Podcasts about Bordeaux

durée : 00:59:42 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit - En 1997, Emmanuel Laurentin proposait un documentaire sur la poche de Royan. Durant l'Occupation, les Allemands font de Royan une place forte, empêchant les Alliés de s'emparer du port de Bordeaux. Les 5 janvier 1945, la ville est bombardée et détruite à 90%, elle ne sera libérée qu'en avril 1945. - réalisation : Lise Côme

Aspen Coffee Link! Adventure awaits! Today the party consists of King Scott, Just Patrick, Navigator Lana, and Dung Merchant Will Brown, who for some reason gets his full name after his title.... We have some great banter, followed by a TON of recent plays, including Duel for Cardia, Nanolith, Dirt & Glory, Bombastic, Viticulture & Pondscape! Todays 8-bit Breakdown goes to Ham Helsing, a cooperative board game set in the universe of the graphic novel. We look back on both Video Game Champion and Middle Ages, before wrapping things up with TWO GAMES ENTER, ONE GAME LEAVES! As always, we'd love to have you join in on the fun in our DISCORD!

Jérôme Rothen se chauffe contre un autre consultant, un éditorialiste ou un acteur du foot.

durée : 00:41:46 - La Terre au carré - par : Mathieu Vidard - Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) est surtout connu pour ses travaux sur la technique. Mais aussi c'est un précurseur de l'écologie politique en France pour avoir, au milieu des années 1930, posé les jalons d'une société limitant volontairement sa croissance économique. - invités : Patrick CHASTENET - Patrick Chastenet : Professeur de sciences politiques à l'Université de Bordeaux - réalisé par : Jérôme BOULET Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Following the success of the famous French-American collaboration, Opus One, Napa Valley is about to experience another historic partnership—this time, featuring the expertise of Bordeaux's Right Bank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mardi 10 février 2026. C'est le premier des trois jours de grèves annoncées par l'intersyndicale d'Ubisoft suite aux annonces faites par Yves Guillemot le 21 janvier. En résumé, dans une communication destinée d'abord aux investisseurs et à la presse, puis ensuite aux salariés, le PDG historique expliquait la réorganisation de l'entreprise en grandes structures appelées «creative houses», et annonçait la poursuite du très gros plan d'économie de ces dernières années de 300 millions d'euros pour sabrer 200 millions d'euros supplémentaires. On apprenait aussi l'abandon de six jeux en développement dont le remake de Prince of Persia Sands of time, et le report de sept autres. Et puis, au détour d'un paragraphe qui semblait posé là un peu par hasard, sans trop de rapport avec le reste, on a découvert, en même temps que les salariés du groupe, la fin du télétravail et le retour en présentiel 5 jours par semaine. Quelques heures plus tard, l'intersyndicale d'Ubisoft appelait à trois jours de grèves. Le premier jour a été suivi selon elle par 1200 personnes sur les 3800 salariés français.Mardi, on s'est donc rendu à Saint-Mandé, avenue Pasteur, là où se tient le piquet de grève qui réunit les salariés du siège et ceux du studio Ubisoft Paris. D'autres ont eu lieu au même moment à Lyon, Montpellier, Annecy et Bordeaux. On a pu poser quelques questions aux salariés et aux représentants syndicaux présents.Pour commenter cette émission, donner votre avis ou simplement discuter avec notre communauté, connectez-vous au serveur Discord de Silence on joue!Soutenez Silence on joue en vous abonnant à Libération avec notre offre spéciale à 6€ par mois : https://offre.liberation.fr/soj/Silence on joue ! c'est l'émission hebdo de jeux vidéo de Libération, avec Erwan Cario et Marius Chapuis.CRÉDITSSilence on joue ! est un podcast de Libération animé par Erwan Cario. Cet épisode a été enregistré le 10 février 2026 à Saint-Mandé . Réalisation : Erwan Cario. Générique : Marc Quatrociocchi.- Photo : GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT (AFP) Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

How can a single bottle of wine completely change your understanding of what wine can be? What makes a wine so remarkable that you can almost taste it again in your memory decades later? Why are people drawn to tasting notes even when words can never fully capture the experience of tasting and smelling wine? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm chatting with Neal Hulkower, a PhD rocket scientist, who has just published his first book, Grape Explications. You can find the wines we discussed at https://www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks.   Giveaway Three of you are going to win a copy of Neal Hulkower's terrific new book, Grape Explications. To qualify, all you have to do is email me at natalie@nataliemaclean.com and let me know that you've posted a review of the podcast. I'll choose three people randomly from those who contact me. Good luck!   Highlights What surprised Neal most when he reread five decades of his own wine writing while compiling Grape Explications? How has his palate, perspective, and choice of writing topics evolved throughout his life? Why did self-publishing matter so much to Neal? How did Neal's first experience with wine shape his early expectations of wine? How did tasting classified growth Bordeaux as a college student completely reset his understanding of what wine could be? How did the Duncan Hines Memorial Bon Vivant Fellowship turn academic milestones into structured wine rituals? Why did Neal choose a 1959 Steinberger Trockenbeerenauslese to mark his PhD, and what made that bottle unforgettable? How did keeping meticulous notes help Neal develop his palate and his writing voice? What pushed him to leave academia for industry? Which emerging wine regions was Neal exposed to through moving across the US? What changed when Neal left a high-level technology career to become a freelance wine writer? How has Neal merged his two passions, wine and mathematics?   About Neal Hulkower Neal D. Hulkower is an applied mathematician and freelance writer living in McMinnville, Oregon. His first contributions to a wine publication appeared in the early 1970s. Since 2009, he has been writing regularly about wine-related topics for academic, trade, and popular publications including the Journal of Wine Research, the Journal of Wine Economics, American Wine Society Wine Journal, Oregon Wine Press, Practical Winery & Vineyard, Wine Press Northwest, the Slow Wine Guide USA, and The World of Fine Wine and on wine-searcher.com, trinkmag.com, and guildsomm.com. Neal is a member of the American Wine Society, the American Association of Wine Economists, and the Circle of Wine Writers. His first book, Grape Explications, was released in 2025. He can occasionally be found pouring some of Oregon's finest in a tasting room at the top of the Dundee Hills.           To learn more, visit https://www.nataliemaclean.com/376.

Welcome to the DMF! I'm Justin Younts, and in this episode I continue my conversation with filmmaker Jaze Bordeaux as we explore the power of mindset, perspective, and personal growth — both in life and in the creative journey.During our discussion, I share a pivotal story from my own life that reshaped how I approach challenges. I talk about trying out for the basketball team and not making it — a moment that felt like failure at the time. That experience led me to join the track team, something completely outside my comfort zone.At first, I resisted it. I felt outmatched and overwhelmed. But over time, that discomfort became the very thing that pushed me forward.The turning point came during a crucial race when I realized my biggest obstacle wasn't physical — it was mental. My perspective had been holding me back. Once I reframed how I saw myself and focused on my strengths, everything shifted — and I ended up winning.Jaze and I use this story as a springboard to discuss how mindset, resilience, and reframing failure are essential tools for filmmakers, actors, and creatives navigating the industry.This episode is packed with insights on perspective, growth, and how shifting your internal narrative can change your external results.Let's dive in.Check out these links:⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jazebordeaux.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/jazebordeaux⁠00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:06 - Discussion on Previous Topics00:00:46 - Personal Story: Track and Field Experience00:09:24 - Lessons Learned from Track and Field Experience00:10:25 - Applying Lessons to Life and Work00:12:04 - Inside the Actors Studio Questions: Morning Routine00:12:50 - Inside the Actors Studio Questions: Nighttime Routine00:13:27 - Inside the Actors Studio Questions: Meditation Practice00:15:07 - Starting Taekwondo and Reading Screenplays00:16:20 - Listening to Music: Hans Zimmer00:16:41 - Discussion on Movie 'Shame' and Favorite Hans Zimmer Track00:18:41 - What are you Watching: TV Series00:21:27 - Last Film Watched in Theater: 'Honey'00:24:07 - Contact Information and Closing

Nouveaux pilotes, un brin déjantés, à bord de la Libre Antenne sur RMC ! Jean-Christophe Drouet et Julien Cazarre prennent le relais. Après les grands matchs, quand la lumière reste allumée pour les vrais passionnés, place à la Libre Antenne : un espace à part, entre passion, humour et dérision, débats enflammés, franc-parler et second degré. Un rendez-vous nocturne à la Cazarre, où l'on parle foot bien sûr, mais aussi mauvaise foi, vannes, imitations et grands moments de radio imprévisibles !

durée : 00:38:05 - Questions du soir : le débat - par : Quentin Lafay, Stéphanie Villeneuve - Dans un sondage réalisé par l'IFOP en 2025, 77 % des sondés voient le maire comme le responsable politique le plus proche des préoccupations concrètes des habitants. Les élections municipales restent, juste après l'élection présidentielle, l'élection la plus mobilisatrice pour les Français. - invités : Nassira El Moaddem Journaliste, présentatrice à Arrêt sur images ; Béatrice Guillemont Docteure en droit, chercheuse associée au laboratoire CERCCLE de l'Université de Bordeaux, membre de L'Observatoire de l'éthique publique

Selon une étude internationale parue dans la revue Nature communications, les pratiques et l'appartenance religieuse sont sur le déclin partout dans le monde et ce, pour toutes les religions. Cette tendance générale n'empêche pas un regain d'intérêt pour le religieux chez certains, en particulier chez les jeunes.  Ainsi, le Royaume-Uni a vu ses jeunes catholiques (18-24 ans) aller davantage à l'église, selon une étude publiée par la Bible Society, organisation caritative britannique. 16% d'entre eux déclarent se rendre à la messe dominicale 1 fois par mois en 2024 contre seulement 4% en 2018. Et la statistique passe à 21% concernant les jeunes hommes. La tendance est similaire en France, où le nombre de baptêmes chez les jeunes a progressé. L'actualité, le contexte géopolitique, écologique pourrait expliquer ce retour à la spiritualité. La religion offre un cadre structurant dans des sociétés qui semblent se déliter.   À l'heure du numérique, la foi ne disparaît donc pas, elle se transforme, se diffuse et s'expose même. Sur les réseaux sociaux, les influenceurs religieux captivent et fédèrent des millions d'abonnés. Ces nouveaux guides spirituels se mettent en scène pour conquérir les âmes. Un vent de fraîcheur pour certains, un risque de dérive pour d'autres. Dans ce contexte, comment les femmes vivent-elles leur foi ? Alors que les structures de pouvoir spirituel restent majoritairement masculines, les femmes se reconnaissent-elles toujours dans des religions dont les pratiques ou les préceptes ne sont pas toujours à leur avantage ? Et dans l'espace numérique, comment négocient-elles leur place pour parler de leur foi ?   Avec : • Estelle Ndjanjo , journaliste et présentatrice de la chronique Voisins connectés, diffusées chez 8 milliards de voisins. Et nos invitées :  • Vanessa Thom, coach, conférencière, autrice de La beauté cachées du célibat (auto édité, 2025) • Charles Mercier, historien, enseignant-chercheur à l'Université de Bordeaux. Co-auteur avec Philippe Portier de l'essai Les Jeunes et leur laïcité (Presses de Sciences Po, 2025) et de l'Église, les jeunes et la mondialisation (Bayard, 2020).   En fin d'émission, la chronique de Jennifer Lufau.  Avec une influenceuse chrétienne ou une podcasteuse afrodescendante, la discussion aborde la manière dont la foi se vit désormais en ligne : sermons écoutés en travaillant, églises installées dans le salon, spiritualité compatible avec l'entrepreneuriat et les réseaux sociaux.    Programmation musicale :  ► Des mythos - Theodora  ► Kalanakh -  Def Mama Def. 

Nouveaux pilotes, un brin déjantés, à bord de la Libre Antenne sur RMC ! Jean-Christophe Drouet et Julien Cazarre prennent le relais. Après les grands matchs, quand la lumière reste allumée pour les vrais passionnés, place à la Libre Antenne : un espace à part, entre passion, humour et dérision, débats enflammés, franc-parler et second degré. Un rendez-vous nocturne à la Cazarre, où l'on parle foot bien sûr, mais aussi mauvaise foi, vannes, imitations et grands moments de radio imprévisibles !

Selon une étude internationale parue dans la revue Nature communications, les pratiques et l'appartenance religieuse sont sur le déclin partout dans le monde et ce, pour toutes les religions. Cette tendance générale n'empêche pas un regain d'intérêt pour le religieux chez certains, en particulier chez les jeunes.  Ainsi, le Royaume-Uni a vu ses jeunes catholiques (18-24 ans) aller davantage à l'église, selon une étude publiée par la Bible Society, organisation caritative britannique. 16% d'entre eux déclarent se rendre à la messe dominicale 1 fois par mois en 2024 contre seulement 4% en 2018. Et la statistique passe à 21% concernant les jeunes hommes. La tendance est similaire en France, où le nombre de baptêmes chez les jeunes a progressé. L'actualité, le contexte géopolitique, écologique pourrait expliquer ce retour à la spiritualité. La religion offre un cadre structurant dans des sociétés qui semblent se déliter.   À l'heure du numérique, la foi ne disparaît donc pas, elle se transforme, se diffuse et s'expose même. Sur les réseaux sociaux, les influenceurs religieux captivent et fédèrent des millions d'abonnés. Ces nouveaux guides spirituels se mettent en scène pour conquérir les âmes. Un vent de fraîcheur pour certains, un risque de dérive pour d'autres. Dans ce contexte, comment les femmes vivent-elles leur foi ? Alors que les structures de pouvoir spirituel restent majoritairement masculines, les femmes se reconnaissent-elles toujours dans des religions dont les pratiques ou les préceptes ne sont pas toujours à leur avantage ? Et dans l'espace numérique, comment négocient-elles leur place pour parler de leur foi ?   Avec : • Estelle Ndjanjo , journaliste et présentatrice de la chronique Voisins connectés, diffusées chez 8 milliards de voisins. Et nos invitées :  • Vanessa Thom, coach, conférencière, autrice de La beauté cachées du célibat (auto édité, 2025) • Charles Mercier, historien, enseignant-chercheur à l'Université de Bordeaux. Co-auteur avec Philippe Portier de l'essai Les Jeunes et leur laïcité (Presses de Sciences Po, 2025) et de l'Église, les jeunes et la mondialisation (Bayard, 2020).   En fin d'émission, la chronique de Jennifer Lufau.  Avec une influenceuse chrétienne ou une podcasteuse afrodescendante, la discussion aborde la manière dont la foi se vit désormais en ligne : sermons écoutés en travaillant, églises installées dans le salon, spiritualité compatible avec l'entrepreneuriat et les réseaux sociaux.    Programmation musicale :  ► Des mythos - Theodora  ► Kalanakh -  Def Mama Def. 

durée : 00:38:05 - Questions du soir : le débat - par : Quentin Lafay, Stéphanie Villeneuve - Dans un sondage réalisé par l'IFOP en 2025, 77 % des sondés voient le maire comme le responsable politique le plus proche des préoccupations concrètes des habitants. Les élections municipales restent, juste après l'élection présidentielle, l'élection la plus mobilisatrice pour les Français. - invités : Nassira El Moaddem Journaliste, présentatrice à Arrêt sur images ; Béatrice Guillemont Docteure en droit, chercheuse associée au laboratoire CERCCLE de l'Université de Bordeaux, membre de L'Observatoire de l'éthique publique

It's Monday, Let's raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It's time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let's begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am honored to share an episode where the table has been turned on me.   I had the honor of being interviewed by Natalie MacLean. If you are unfamiliar with her, here is her self claimed biography: To fund her late-night vinous habits, Natalie MacLean holds down day jobs as a wine writer, speaker and judge. An accredited sommelier, she is a member of the National Capital Sommelier Guild, the Wine Writers Circle and several French wine societies with complicated and impressive names. Funny, brainy and unapologetically tipsy, her goal in life is to intimidate those crusty wine stewards at fine restaurants with her staggering knowledge. If you are a regular listener to this podcast, you know I got the opportunity to interview her also! If you missed it, please go back to episodes 253 and 254. I am not use to being on that side of the microphone, so I hope you enjoy!  While you are listening, please take a moment to rate and review Exploring the Wine Glass. Ratings are now available, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Audible! Taking one minute of your time is the only way the algorithms will suggest Exploring the Wine Glass to others.  Slainte! Music: WINE by Kēvens Official Video  Follow me on Instagram!   Follow me on Twitter! SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES STITCHER | iTUNES | GOOGLE PLAY | SPOTIFY | PODBEAN l AUDIBLE Even ask your smart speaker to play Exploring the Wine Glass GIVE US A RATING AND REVIEW STAY IN THE KNOW - GET SPECIAL OFFERS Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at exploringthewineglass@gmail.com. Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/exploringthewineglass Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, and Snapchat (@dracaenawines) Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.  Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.  Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.  Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION! Sláinte!  Please support our sponsor Dracaena Wines - Our Wines + Your Moments + Great Memories Use code 'Explore' at checkout to receive 10% off your first order

Stroke Effects: What a Hemorrhagic Stroke Did to Jake Stroke effects aren't always obvious. Some show up immediately. Others arrive quietly, long after the hospital discharge papers are signed. For Jake, the stroke effects didn't end when his life was saved; they began there. Four months after a hemorrhagic stroke, Jake can walk, talk, think clearly, and hold a conversation that's thoughtful, articulate, and reflective. To someone passing him in the street, he might look “lucky.” But stroke effects don't ask for permission to be visible. They live beneath the surface, shaping movement, sensation, pain, identity, and recovery in ways few people prepare you for. This is what stroke did to Jake. The Stroke Effects That Came Without Warning Before his stroke, Jake's life was full and demanding. A husband. A father of four. An administrator coordinating drivers and operations. Active. Fit. Always moving toward the next opportunity. But in hindsight, the stroke effects were quietly signaling their arrival. Jake experienced severe headaches with a rapid onset. Nausea. Vomiting. Visual disturbances. At the time, they were dismissed as migraines. His blood pressure had been flagged as “pre-high” years earlier while living overseas, but after returning to Canada, he found himself without a regular doctor in an overloaded medical system. These were early stroke effects masquerading as manageable inconveniences. When the hemorrhagic stroke finally hit, it did so decisively, affecting the right side of his body, disrupting speech, movement, sensation, and cognition all at once. What Stroke Did to His Body One of the most misunderstood stroke effects is how specific and strange the deficits can be. Jake didn't just “lose strength.” He lost motor planning. When he tried to write the letter T, his brain sent the wrong instruction. Instead of a straight downward line, his hand looped as if writing an L. The muscles worked. The intention was there. The signal was wrong. To retrain that connection, he didn't practice ten times. He practiced thousands. This is one of the realities of stroke effects: recovery isn't about effort alone, it's about repetition at a scale most rehab programs don't explain clearly enough. Post-Stroke Pain: The Stroke Effect No One Warns You About If there's one stroke effect that dominates Jake's day-to-day experience, it's pain. Not soreness. Not discomfort. Neuropathic pain. Jake describes it as: Burning sensations Tingling Tightness, like plastic strapping wrapped around his limbs At its worst, a “12 out of 10” pain, like being tased while his hand is on fire This kind of post-stroke pain often resets overnight. One morning, he wakes up and feels almost normal. The next, the pain returns without warning, severe enough to stop him in his tracks. This is a stroke effect that confuses survivors and clinicians alike because it doesn't follow logic, effort, or consistency. It simply exists. And for many survivors, it's one of the hardest stroke effects to live with. The Non-Linear Reality of Stroke Effects Stroke recovery doesn't move forward in a straight line. Jake learned this quickly. One week brings noticeable gains. The next feels like a regression. Then progress returns quietly, unexpectedly. This non-linear pattern is itself a stroke effect. Early on, these fluctuations feel frightening. Survivors worry they're “going backwards.” But over time, patterns emerge. Rest days aren't failures. They're part of recovery. Silent healing days matter just as much as active ones. Understanding this changed how Jake viewed his recovery and how he measured progress. Identity Loss: An Overlooked Stroke Effect Some stroke effects don't show up on scans. Jake wasn't defined by his job, but work still mattered. Structure mattered. Contribution mattered. After the stroke, uncertainty crept in. Would he return to the same role? Could he handle the same responsibility? Should he? Stroke effects often force people to renegotiate identity, not because they want to, but because they must. The question shifts from “What do I do?” to “Who am I now?” For many survivors, this is one of the most emotionally demanding stroke effects of all. Recovery Begins With Action, Not Permission While hospitalized, Jake made a decision. He wouldn't wait passively. He brought in notebooks. Pencils. Hand grippers. Hair clippers. He practiced shaving, writing, and gripping, no matter how long it took. If writing the alphabet took all day, that was the day's work. By discharge, his writing had moved from scribbles to cursive. This wasn't luck. It was intentional engagement with stroke effects, meeting them head-on instead of avoiding them. What Stroke Effects Teach Us Jake's experience reveals something important: Stroke effects are not just medical outcomes. They are lived realities. They affect: How your body moves How pain shows up How progress feels How identity shifts How hope is tested And yet, understanding stroke effects, naming them, and normalizing them can reduce fear and isolation. That's why conversations like this matter. You're Not Alone With These Stroke Effects If you're early in recovery, you might recognize yourself in Jake's story. If you're years in, you might recognize where you've been. Either way, stroke effects don't mean the end of progress. They mean the beginning of a different kind of journey, one that rewards patience, repetition, and perspective. If you want to go deeper into recovery insights, lived experience, and hope-driven guidance: Learn more about the book here: The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened Support the podcast and community here: Recovery After Stroke Patreon Final Thought Stroke effects don't define who you are, but they do shape how you recover. Jake's story reminds us that recovery isn't about returning to who you were. It's about learning how to live fully with what remains and discovering what's still possible. Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. Living With Stroke Effects You Can't Always See Jake reveals the stroke effects that remained after the hospital—pain, motor issues, fatigue, and how he's navigating recovery four months on. Highlights: 00:00 Introduction and Background 05:10 Health Awareness and Signs 16:56 Personal Health Journey and Challenges 23:11 Recovery Process and Emotional Impact 38:28 Attitude Towards Recovery 46:30 Long-Term Recovery and Reflection 55:06 Work and Identity Post-Stroke 01:07:40 Pain Management and Coping Strategies 01:16:16 Community and Shared Experiences Transcript: Introduction and Background Bill Gasiamis (00:00) Today’s episode is one that really stayed with me long after we finished recording. You’re going to meet Jake, a stroke survivor who is very early in recovery and navigating the reality of what stroke actually does to a person long after the emergency has What makes this conversation so powerful isn’t just the hemorrhagic stroke Jake experienced. It’s how openly he talks about the stroke effects that followed. The pain, the confusion. the nonlinear recovery and the parts of stroke that are hard to explain unless you’ve lived them. I won’t give away Jake’s story that’s his to tell, but I will say this. If you’re early in recovery or you’re trying to make sense of symptoms that don’t quite fit the brochures or discharge notes, there’s a good chance you’ll hear something in Jake’s experience that feels confronting and reassuring at the same time. Now, before we get into the conversation, want to pause for a moment and say this, everything you hear, the interviews, the hosting, the editing exists because listeners like you help keep this podcast going. When you visit patreon.com slash recovery after stroke, you’re supporting my goal of recording a thousand episodes. So no stroke survivor has to ever feel like they’re navigating this if you’re looking for something you can lean on throughout your recovery or while supporting someone you love my book, the unexpected way that a stroke became the best thing that happened is available at recovery after stroke.com slash book. It’s the resource I wished I’d had when I was confused, overwhelmed and trying to understand what stroke had done to my life. all right. Now let’s get into the conversation with Jake. Bill (01:40) Jake Bordeaux, welcome to the podcast. Jake (01:42) Hi Bill, how are you this evening? Bill (01:44) I’m very well my friend. It is morning here. Just gone past 9am. We had a late night last night. We went to the opera and we saw Carmen. Jake (01:57) Hmm. How’s that? Bill (01:59) And for those who haven’t seen it, it’s in French and you have to read the subtitles because it has subtitles. I couldn’t read them because I was just a little too far. So I was squinting the whole night. But it’s a great opera, it was a great show, but we got home late so I’m quite tired. Jake (02:20) I couldn’t imagine that. Luckily I do speak French. So I wouldn’t need the subtitles, but that’s something I was afraid of actually, you know, coming out of the stroke is I was afraid almost that I had forgotten how to speak French or that I’d forgotten how to speak both languages. But luckily I speak ⁓ English and French. Bill (02:40) With a name like Bordeaux, I would definitely expect you to at least have some idea of French. Jake (02:45) Yes, indeed, sir. Half English and half French. I’ve been using that largely to my advantage. I’d been working up here in Northern Ontario with Federal Express. So I was working in administration here and sort of coordinating the management and the drivers being the liaison during the two during the day. so, you know, anytime the drivers might have equipment that needs any kind of repair or any kind of issues they might come up with on road as well as when they leave the station and when they come back into the station, I’m the guy that they would deal with. Bill (03:22) Wow, that’s cool. So tell me what was life like before stroke for you? What were you up to? What kind of things did you do? How did you spend your time? Jake (03:33) Well, life has had a lot of ups and downs for me in the last year’s bill. So, ⁓ I had been living for many years in, in Hong Kong and I’m originally from Canada and, I was born in the seventies, born in Ontario here. And by 2009, I had had various, you know, done grit, various career, choices or opportunities, job opportunities here. And I decided to. try my hand at a little something overseas. ⁓ I had an opportunity with a fellow Canadian named Noah Fuller who brought me over wanting to show me how to get into the watch business. And being two ⁓ enthusiasts, you know, being, ⁓ you know, I’d say we were into watch modification, watch restoration, and we were wanting to get a little bit more into building custom parts and building out custom watches. ⁓ working with various ⁓ people, military groups, et cetera, at working on their watch project. So he asked me to come to Hong Kong, learn everything that he knew about the business, and hopefully show me what I was gonna get into over there. That worked out, and while I was over there, I met my wife, I love my wife, I’m still with her. Stroke Effects: Health Awareness and Signs I got together with my wife in 2009 when I had first arrived in Hong Kong and I got married to her in 2010. During that time, Noah unfortunately passed away, so I lost my business partner, but the business continued to grow. So over the years, the business grew with my wife and I running that on our own. ⁓ Unfortunately, maybe it got some of the attention on the world stage. There’s been a lot of political, we’ll say issues in Hong Kong and leading into the pandemic, business was already suffering. ⁓ Once the pandemic hit and Hong Kong was locked down for a ⁓ big chunk of time. that really affected our business and took it down. By the time the pandemic had played its way out, our life over there was looking like it wasn’t panning out the way we’d wanted it to. And a lot of the opportunities that had been unfolding for us all of a sudden came to a close. ⁓ So we moved back to Canada. about two years ago and I started working up here and thinking about our next business opportunity. I’m a lot like you and I’m never really satisfied with what I’m doing and I kind of want to reach for the next thing and I kind of want to reach for more. So I like to work a lot. So while I was working on getting the next thing started, I was working with Federal Express. My days would be really, really busy. I would get up quite early in the morning and I’d chop wood here. I have a dog that I like to walk. I have a golden retriever. I have four children. So I have three girls and a boy and they’re ranging from four years old to 14 years old. They’re all in school. And of course, I was working full time at Federal Express and ⁓ working towards the next thing. So I guess life was pretty active. Bill (07:27) Pretty helpful. Did you have any sense that, you know, with regards to your health, things might take a turn? Was there any information coming to you that you might see now kind of in hindsight and go, well, that was probably a sign. Jake (07:45) Yeah, Bill. So I’ve watched a lot of your podcasts and I found them particularly helpful, especially a lot of the ones relating to hemorrhagic stroke. ⁓ Reason being that’s what happened to me. So ⁓ I had a hemorrhagic stroke ⁓ and it took out a large part of ⁓ my capabilities, I guess, mobility on my right side. So a lot of my body that’s affected is my right side. ⁓ Now, when I got back here from Hong Kong to Canada, unfortunately, I came here to a little bit of an overloaded medical system, to say the least. So I’m hoping that maybe some of what we’re talking today might help people who are in Canada if they suffer the ⁓ same thing as I did to try and get them on track for us, get them back into recovery. ⁓ When I arrived here, the system was overloaded. I didn’t have a doctor. So unfortunately, while I had been warned for several years that I had pre high blood pressure and ⁓ the doctors in Hong Kong had been, you know, monitoring my blood pressure and keeping a pretty close eye on things after arriving here in Canada, that wasn’t a case. And so you know, it would look now that I think about it, that I was having some warning signs. I was having headaches and I’d say that some of those headaches were pretty severe. ⁓ The headaches would come on like a, like a very fast, ⁓ fast onset headache. I would get very nauseated very quickly. ⁓ And then sort of, would, I’d vomit the headache. would pass. At first, I thought I was getting migraine headaches. I’d had one when I was a lot younger. But ⁓ these were coming with some visual disturbance. I was having this horrible headache. was having nausea. So all the things you might expect from a migraine, except that it was going away within minutes and all of a sudden I was back at work. you know, in hindsight, that definitely was ⁓ a warning flashes. And ⁓ had I had a proper physician, if I had somebody watching out for me, they may have caught that. I don’t know, there’s no way for us to know that. So what I would say is, if anybody’s having pretty high blood pressure, keep an eye on that. I would say my blood pressure when I had the stroke was quite high. And if I had been monitoring that, I might’ve been on top of it. So would you like to hear about the day that it happened or? Bill (10:45) Yeah, I would in a moment. So with the blood pressure in Hong Kong, were you being monitored and also medicated or was it just you were being monitored? Bill Gasiamis (10:56) We’ll get back to Jake’s story in just a moment. I want to pause for a second and ask you something important. Why do you listen to this podcast? For many people, it’s because they finally hear someone who understands what they’re going through or because they learn something that helps them make sense of their own stroke effects without feeling overwhelmed or alone. And here’s the part most listeners never really think podcast only exists because people like you help keep it There’s no big company behind it. No medical organization funding the work. 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I wasn’t on any kinds of blood pressure medications, any kind of heart medications. ⁓ I wasn’t on any kind of antidepressants or anything like that. ⁓ I would say that I was pretty much feeling like I was in fairly good shape. haven’t gained or lost a heck of a lot of weight since the stroke. So what you see is what you get. wasn’t overweight. I wasn’t eating a lot of junk. I don’t smoke cigarettes. So. Bill (13:56) Yeah. One of those things. I know what you mean. Like I’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure in the last six months and headaches. Jake, I’ve had headaches for years. I’m talking maybe four or five years. And at the beginning, they were intermittent. They would come and go similar to what you mentioned. And I would be able to get through the day. And I thought they were migraines, although nobody really convinced me that they were migraines. I couldn’t really say. That sounds familiar if I look up what migraine is and all the people who I’ve ever asked about a migraine, it never sounded like, I was never convinced by it. And then a little while ago, was at home, excuse me, I was at home with my wife, feeling really unwell. Did my, checked my blood pressure and it was about 170 over 110, 120, somewhere there. And that was, I knew that’s way too high, know, previously. I’ve checked my blood pressure maybe on the on perfect day and it was 120 over 80. So for me that was pretty serious. We went to the hospital because of all my history and they said your blood pressure is high. It’s probably a migraine causing you to have a migraine which is then causing your blood pressure to go high rather than the other way around. They didn’t say it’s high blood pressure is causing the migraine and or the headache. And then they put me on some migraine medication and they said, if we give you this migraine medication, it’s going to knock you out. You’re going to sleep, but you should wake up without a headache. Well, I woke up with a headache. The migraine medication didn’t do anything. So within a couple of weeks of that particular hospitalization and then going to my general practitioner, he prescribed me a blood pressure medication, came to start on it’s called to help keep the blood pressure down. Now I’m trying to get to the bottom of why do I have high blood pressure? That’s the part that’s frustrating me, because no one can tell you why you have high blood pressure unless they check your arteries and they’re half clogged or you’ve got some other issues with your heart or something like that. And I don’t have any of those issues. So now ⁓ it’s one of those things. It’s kind of like, well, you have high blood pressure. It might be something that runs in your family. When I check with my dad, my dad says that he has high blood pressure. My dad’s 84. So it’s like, you know, and he says, I started taking blood pressure medication at around 50, which is my age. But that’s still, that’s not good enough for me. Like I’m still not comfortable with, well, your dad did. So you are, and then therefore, just move on with life, take this tablet and then move on. Now I’m happy to take the tablet because I do not want to have another hemorrhagic stroke. I’m very comfortable taking a tablet to prevent that, right? No trauma, no traumas. Personal Health Journey, Stroke Effects, and Challenges But ⁓ it’s a very interesting place to find myself in after going through all the three brain hemorrhages that I’ve already had since 2012, brain surgery, learning how to walk again. Now I’ve had enough. I don’t want… I don’t want to be doing this anymore, even though I am finding myself here and I’m tackling it. Part of me is going, man, this is too much. Why do we need to go through this now? Jake (17:29) Yeah, I wanted to ask you something actually, maybe if you’ve had the same, you brought something back to mind here, is that one thing I did have, again, in hindsight, I had visual disturbance. in 2018, my grandmother, bless her shit, my grandmother passed away and I was abroad and I took it pretty hard. was largely raised by my grandfather, my grandmother. And I took it, it was very emotional. And ⁓ when I was grieving, I had an episode where I had a rather bad headache. And again, I had one of these feelings, like I thought I had a migraine headache. Maybe I did, or maybe we’re reading something into it. But coming out of that, I had a visual problem. And it was one of my eyes. in my right eye, you know, again, I have my issues now with my right hand side. My right eye had gotten quite blurry. I was having ⁓ issues with my vision in my right eye. And ⁓ a doctor had decided that, well, maybe it’s a form of macular degeneration. And he decided to do a laser surgery. at the time in Hong Kong. However, it didn’t have any effect. It didn’t help me out at all. And the only thing that helped that was time. And I wonder again now if the reason why treating the eye didn’t take any effect is because he should have been treating or looking at the brain. I think that maybe the issue might have been a small stroke to begin with. and I didn’t realize it at the time. Bill (19:25) That sounds very plausible, right? That’s I think probably a very logical conclusion to get to. Sometimes, you you hear people lose their vision and the way they discovered they’ve had a stroke is they’ll go to the ophthalmologist and they’ll say, I can’t see. And the guy will go, well, your eye looks perfect. I there’s nothing wrong with your lens. There’s nothing wrong with the macula. The eye pressure is fine. Everything’s fine. And that definitely suggests that there is a ⁓ neurological issue of some kind, right? So it’s like, next step is go to the hospital, get it checked out. But ⁓ yeah, well, there’ll be no way of knowing, but I science, I had similar kind of things happen about a year and a half before my first bleed. was at our local football here, which ⁓ my team made the what we call the grand final. There’s usually a playoff series and then the last two teams get to the final game of the year and then the one that wins wins the championship. And my team made it and I was there cheering them on, screaming my head off, you know, just being a really passionate supporter and went home that weekend with a massive headache that lasted about five days and ended up in hospital. They did a lumbar puncture. They checked for a brain hemorrhage or anything along those lines and they didn’t find anything and they also didn’t find the faulty blood vessel that later would cause the first brain hemorrhage. But when I speak to people about it, everyone will say, well, we’ll never know, Bill. There’s no way of knowing whether they were linked. But in my mind, it’s pretty logical to conclude that that first massive five day headache was a sign that something wasn’t right in my brain. And although they had that suspicion of that, they didn’t know what they were looking for. So they couldn’t find the faulty blood vessel. just did a scan, a CT, sorry. Yeah, they just did a CT to actually see if there was any visible signs of a tumor or a bleed or something like that. And since there wasn’t, they weren’t able to diagnose the faulty blood vessel that would later. ⁓ bleed three times. Jake (21:55) That’s incredible, by the way, the three times thing, and that’s got to take a lot of strength to get through. ⁓ I don’t know if I had mentioned to you, how recent this has been. So ⁓ one thing that I’ve noticed with your podcast is that most of the guests who are on have had a considerable amount of time elapse in between when the event has taken place and when they’ve been able to get back lot of their capabilities, a lot of their abilities. So how long exactly did it take you to get back to the stage or the state that you’re in now? Bill (22:36) I would say that I had, ⁓ well, the first three years were tumultuous because every time I was on the road to recovery after the first bleed, then the second bleed happened, that was six weeks apart. And then after the second bleed, I was really unwell. ⁓ Memory issues, couldn’t type an email, couldn’t read, couldn’t drive, couldn’t work. Recovery Process and Emotional Impact angry, really angry. I was probably in that state for the best part of about six to nine months. And then it started to ease and settle down as the blood vessel stopped bleeding. And then the, and then the blood in my head started to dissipate and kind of dissolved, I suppose. And I think I thought everything was going fine. So between February, 2012 and November, 2014, that’s when I had the next bleed November, 2014. the third one. And then when I woke up from that, I had to learn how to walk again. So by the time I got to February 2015, I had been three years in you know, in the dungeon, you know, getting just smashed around by stroke again and again and again, and then brain surgery, then learning how to walk again. And I think personally, I turned the tide maybe at around 2018, 2019. So it took another three to four years for me to feel like even though I’m living with all these deficits, I have got enough of my cognitive function back, my physical function back to be able to go back to my painting company, which had been on pause for a number of years. yeah, so all up, you know, from first bleed, Jake (24:25) incredible. Bill (24:30) to back to the painting company, you know, it seven years. It was quite a long time. And I hear people have similar kind of stories about five, six, seven years. They’re still dealing with everything that the stroke caused, but they have some kind of a turn, like for the better, some kind of like a shift in whether it’s mindset, whether it’s emotionally or whether it’s physically, they have kind of some. Like a fork in the road moment where things change for the better. Jake (25:03) That’s incredibly inspiring for me. So yeah, you give me a lot of hope because I’ve been going through a lot and I’ve only been at this for four months now. so I had this stroke in late July and upon getting into the hospital, again, I wasn’t able to talk. I wasn’t able to use my, couldn’t move my right hand side at all. ⁓ I wasn’t able to go to the washroom, any of the things. I was basically left with kind of like ⁓ a blank slate and everything that I’ve gotten back has been pretty rapid. So I’m really extremely thankful for that, especially that, given that hemorrhagic strokes are rare, ⁓ consequences seem to be more severe and more often fatal. So, yeah, I’ve only been at this for a few months, Bill (26:10) Yeah, I was gonna ask what was it what happened on the day of the strike? What was it like? Jake (26:16) Yeah, so on the day of the stroke, let me get back there for just a second. Right, so on the day of, it was a pretty regular day and I had got up, it was a beautiful day, it was July. ⁓ My family had been on a trip recently, they’d gone to the nation’s capital and visited my family and I was happy to have them back. I just bought my wife a new bike and ⁓ I tuned it up. The dog had been out and I was starting work at 2 p.m. So I was about to go in for 2 p.m. and see the drivers for the whole second part of their day until the closing. ⁓ And I ⁓ was biking into work. again, I was incredibly active. ⁓ So I was biking to work and it would be generally about a 15 minute bike ride and it’s a lot of uphill, et cetera. And some of the route is through some residential areas and even some pathways that go through the woods. Again, I live in Canada and in particular in Northern Ontario in quite a small town named Kirkland called Kirkland Lake, which is a gold mining town. we’re in a gold mining boom right now. And so yeah, I was biking to work, feeling pretty good. ⁓ When I got to work, or when I was just getting to work, I was pretty close to being late ⁓ after messing around with the kids a little bit. And so I pushed myself a little bit harder than I usually do. ⁓ I got to work right on time. I got in a little bit winded. And I started getting my equipment together, got all of my equipment and headed to my office and headed to the window where I’d be greeting all of the drivers as they come into the station. And I started to feel a little bit dizzy. So my thinking was though, I probably just pushed it a little too hard and I probably should have had a drink of water. So I grabbed a drink of water. And ⁓ I sat back down at my desk and the first drivers started to come in. And as they started to come in, I started to feel like it was hard ⁓ to keep track of what they were saying. I was having a hard time concentrating and that’s really not like me. Usually I’m able to concentrate on four children, a wife, a pet, myself. And when I’m at work, I’m able to deal with the whole station full of FedEx workers, drivers, et cetera. So I started asking the drivers, can you just leave your things with me? I’m going to put them aside for a few minutes until I’m back in the game here. I think I’ve winded myself a bit. I’m just going to chill. And the equipment started to pile up, because it was one driver, two drivers. three drivers. And as this was starting to go on, I was looking over at a lady who was working next to me in the office. ⁓ And ⁓ I’m very lucky that she was there. And ⁓ I’ll let you know why in a second. But ⁓ I started to look at her and I started to look at the drivers. And I think at that point, she looked at me and ⁓ it struck her there’s something really not right with Jake. So she came over and started to ask me some questions and she started to try and direct the drivers away from me so that maybe they’d stop asking questions. And it became pretty apparent to her real quick ⁓ that I was having a stroke. Now, thankfully, this lady’s not usually sitting in the office next to me. It was one of those things where she just happened to be there this day and she happens to work with the fire brigade here. and she works with first responders and she’s incredibly well educated as far as first aid and strokes and heart attacks, et cetera. So she was able to recognize what was going on with me right away. ⁓ She had management and she had everybody ⁓ take a look at me and they had the first responders coming right away. The emergency crew showed up within minutes. and they started asking me all the appropriate questions and they started lifting me out of there and driving me away. So I got to work, I guess, at about 2 p.m. That was when my shift started. And ⁓ by 2.25, ⁓ my wife was walking home from the neighborhood park with our kids and heard an ambulance. go by here, not realizing it was me. I’d been taken off in the ambulance. They brought me to a nearby town and then they airlifted me to Sudbury, Ontario. I guess in our nearby town, they determined that yes, I was having a stroke. They did a very quick preliminary scan. They sent me to Sudbury, Ontario, where they started doing more scans and figured out exactly what was going on. Although the medical system had failed me and I didn’t have a doctor going into it, when the rubber hit the road there, they had it together and they got me the appropriate help as fast as possible. That’s probably what helped me to get my recovery online so quick. Bill (32:18) definitely does the time that you take to get to hospital makes a massive difference. That was a good outcome considering everything that was going wrong at the time. So then how does the hospital stay go? How long are you in the hospital and how does it play out? Jake (32:37) Yeah, so I arrived in in the hospital in in Sudbury and I was there for for a few days so ⁓ yeah, I was there for a few days and in that time my My ⁓ my wife and ⁓ one of my good friends one of our children there They managed to come and see me and from what they say I was incoherent at the time So I guess I was still able to talk ⁓ but what was coming out of me was a lot of garbled nonsense. I’ve seen some of your guests say, I thought I was saying, can you please hand me my bag and I need you to bring, and all that was coming out was sort of, blah, blah, blah, blah, like it wasn’t making any sense at all. ⁓ So I was in there for days. And once they had me stabilized in ⁓ Sudbury, Ontario, they decided to transfer me and I had my choice between a couple of different towns. So I would say that by the 25th, 24th, 25th, I was stabilized and I was heading to Sudbury on the 25th. ⁓ Once I arrived in Sudbury, I think I was visited, ⁓ by my folks and my wife and kids. And then I was sent to Timmins, Ontario for my actual recovery. So it was pretty fast. I had the stroke on the 21st and by the 26th, I was in Timmins where I’d spend the rest of my ⁓ recovery time. Bill (34:27) How did they deal with leaking blood vessel? Jake (34:30) ⁓ They didn’t. So they had determined that they were going to probably do a surgery. When they were taking me into the hospital, they had told me that there was a ⁓ brain hemorrhage, ⁓ that it was leaking, that they were going to be monitoring it, that it would be likely there would be a surgery, and that I should probably be be prepared not to make it through. ⁓ So I guess, you know, they gave me some hope. I mean, they told me that we can hope for the best, but they were quite honest with me at the time in saying you might be going for the rest of your life ⁓ wearing diapers or unable to talk. ⁓ And it’s quite probable that you might not make it out of this. Uh, so they monitored it and they continued to bring me while I was in the Sudbury for scans and they continued to monitor the situation. Um, but they didn’t do any surgery. So, uh, I was put on medications to bring the blood pressure down, to keep the blood pressure down. And, uh, and I was placed on those while I was in, in hospital. And I continued to. recover all the way through August. And by the end of August, I had come back home. ⁓ while I was in hospital, I was only visited twice because it was far away from, from my home. And, ⁓ I’m honestly, Bill, I’m glad. ⁓ I was really happy. I was able to see my, my, my wife and kids by phone, obviously, you know, the wonders of modern technology. ⁓ but I was left with a lot of time on my own to reflect and I was left with a lot of time on my own to get better. you know, one of the things I decided once I got to the hospital was I’m not going to spend any time in the lounge. I’m not going to spend any of the time with the other patients who are ⁓ in here, nothing against them or anything like that. But the very first thing I did, was I started to try and find more information about what exactly happened to me and ⁓ what are my chances of getting better and what gives me the best chances. And what I came up with was I had better start working on my recovery immediately. yeah, so one of the very first things that I did is I got my notebook into me. notebook, got pencils, I got a pencil sharpener, I got one of those, ⁓ you know, hand gripper ⁓ exercise, you know, for your hands. ⁓ And I got a razor blade, and I got my wife and kids to bring in a hair trimmer. And I decided that no matter how long it was going to take me to shave, I was going to do that on my own. no matter how long I thought I’m in here, I don’t have anything else to do today. If it’s going to take me all day to cut my hair and shave my face, I’m going to do that. ⁓ If it takes me all day to do the, write the alphabet down, I’m going to get through that. And I went from again, ⁓ scribbles from just scribbles and barely being able to hold onto the pencil to, ⁓ by the time I left the hospital, I was writing in perfect cursive. Attitude Towards Recovery Bill (38:22) Yeah, that’s brilliant. I love that attitude. That attitude is probably ⁓ something that holds people in very, like creates a great outcomes for people, regardless of how much the stroke has affected them, regardless of how bad their deficits are, you know, regardless of what version of stroke they caught, they, they had to experience. And this is what I was doing when I was in rehab as well. So I did the same thing when I came back from hospital. So My first stay, I came back and we were on the internet checking, you know, is a blade in the brain? What is all this stuff? What does it all mean? Trying to get some answers. The second time, ⁓ six weeks later, I was searching for what kind of food should I be eating? If I’ve had a stroke, what should I be avoiding, et cetera? That was pretty cool to find out and learn, wow, there is actually a protocol that you can ⁓ take that supports your brain health instead of one. that doesn’t support your brain health. So that was pretty awesome. And then ⁓ in rehab, I was searching YouTube for videos about neuroplasticity. was searching videos for ⁓ anything that had to do with recovery of a neurological challenge, et cetera. And it was just way better than being ⁓ sort of worrying about my own situation and focusing on me like. internalizing it, you know, I was externalizing it and becoming proactive and I found, ⁓ and I found some great meditations. So I’m lying there. I can’t walk. I’m very sleepy. I need to sleep most of the time because I’m exhausted from all of the rehab. I’ll put on a meditation and just let it do its thing in the background while I was healing, resting, you know, recuperating. ⁓ so I think that approach just changes the way that your body responds as well because your body wants to step up to the plate. If you set an intention, we’re going through the healing process, this is the path that we’re gonna take, the body follows. If you go through the other part, if you take the different path and go, well, things are not going good for us, we’re doing it really tough, we’re feeling sorry for ourselves, we’re not gonna put any extra effort in. the body’s going to go, no, I’m listening. I’ll do exactly what you want. And you get the results that, that your intention has set. Right. So I think that’s brilliant. The way that you went about that and not interacting with other people. kind of get that too, because it can bring you down. Like seeing other people doing it hard can bring you down. And also ⁓ sometimes other people’s attitudes can rub off as well. And they can bring you down if They’re feeling bad about this situation and you don’t want to be around people who are going to ruin your vibe. Doesn’t matter who they are or where they are. Jake (41:27) Right. And one thing that where I think the hospitals and doctors and therapy where I think they really let us down is something that I believe it was on one of your podcasts and someone talking about neuroplasticity is that when we do something for therapy, we should be doing it thousands of times. We shouldn’t be doing it a few times. I think where we’re let down is like, ⁓ for instance, I went for my physiotherapy today and I find it helpful and I definitely do go, I would recommend it to anybody. But we will do each of these exercises 10 times. Do this 10 times, do this 10 times, do this 10 times. But what we’re failing to see is that, you know, To really make those connections, need to do things hundreds or thousands of times. ⁓ I have a, know, a, for instance, for you, you know, I mentioned the writing. So a place where I have an incredible block is, ⁓ I will go to try and begin something, particularly where I’m going to write something down and I’ll have the intention of writing one thing and something different will come. So, I would try and begin a word with the letter T and instead of beginning by going up and then straight down and crossing my T, instead I’m doing a loop like it’s an L. So in order to, you know, retrain, sort of get that, get that connection made, to go and start doing words that begin with the letter T. Bill (43:17) I have Jake (43:24) and a lot of times, mean like thousands of times before I could sit down and write a letter T. if people are feeling like they’re not getting anywhere or it’s not coming along for them and they are doing the exercises, I would say don’t give up and do them more. Don’t give up and do them less, do them more. Bill (43:33) Wow. Jake (43:53) ⁓ If you’re going to be doing something like walking, if you’re finding that difficult, then I think maybe if you walked around the block on Tuesday, go another 10 steps further and do that for the following week and always just keep adding to it because it does get better. And I don’t know about you, do you find Bill like I know one of your recent guests mentioned that it was a challenge for him to deal with how non-linear the recovery is. And I think that only hearing that from other people allowed me to accept that. Because a lot of the time I’ll feel like I’m doing great and things are incredibly better. And then maybe I have a week where I’m doing in respects, I’m doing worse than I was when I was in hospital. And I think that that’s really hard to deal with. you have that too, or did you find that? The non-linear kind of feeling? Yeah. Bill (44:55) Indeed, and then what happens four months, five months, six months, 10 months, is you start seeing the pattern and the pattern is, okay, I’ve made some inroads, okay, here’s the quiet time or the downtime coming and then you feel better about it because it’s not a big deal. You see the pattern and you notice it and it’s less frustrating because that’s actually, it appears as though you’re doing nothing to your head. Your head might be going, oh, I’m not doing anything. Long-Term Recovery and Reflection sitting on my butt, I’m not able to get through a day of physical exertion or anything like that. I must be going backwards. Well, in fact, your body’s just doing a different version of recovery and it looks different. It looks still and it looks silent and it looks fatigued, but it isn’t going backwards. It’s just a different phase and it needs all of it. You need to do that silent, still, quiet, fatigued resting one. And then you need to do the one which is to whatever extent you can, full on, full out, doing too much, going too far, ⁓ over-exerting yourself. And they kind of, you can’t have one without the other. You have to have them both. And ⁓ if you understand that, then you don’t get anxious or upset about it or bothered about it. And you start playing the long game. You stop focusing on today, I didn’t have a lot of effort, but… If I reflect on my last six months or nine months, there was maybe only seven days that I was really low or didn’t feel great. The rest were better days or I felt okay or whatever it was. if you start playing when you’re only four months out, it’s hard to play the long game. But when you get to a year or 12 months out, you look back and reflect, you can see that majority of what you were doing was getting. outcomes that were favorable and therefore, you know, and therefore you can sort of be okay with the quiet days, rest, the rest of all those. I used to go to loud events, whether they were a concert, a family event, a party, wedding, whatever. If they were long drawn out days, I would have to plan for the next day to be completely a write off, nothing on the calendar. No going anywhere, seeing anybody, doing anything so that I could rest properly and get my brain back online so that I could have a good day, the third day, you know? And that’s how we did it for many, many years. And I remember one time when the shift came, when I said to my wife, I am not doing anything tomorrow. You make sure that whatever you do, you do without me. You’re going to go and do your thing, but I’m not going to be involved. And then waking up in the morning and going, hey, I feel fantastic. What are we doing today? And she’s like, I didn’t plan for you, but okay. ⁓ let’s get the ball rolling on something. So we did something minor, but it was more than nothing. And that was my, okay. My moment of things are shifting and I’m able to recover overnight with a good night’s sleep quicker than I was. doing previously. Jake (48:19) That’s great. That’s great. Yeah. A lot of this, I really appreciate talking to you and I appreciate hearing your guests who have been at this a lot longer than I have. ⁓ I’m incredibly encouraged by how well I’ve done so far, but it’s also, there’s a lot of questions. ⁓ For instance, I’m in this stage where I don’t know, Bill, if I’m going to make it back to the same job as I was doing before, don’t know whether it’s reasonable to think that. Right now I’m doing, you know, going through all the steps that I need to go through and doing all the evaluations that I need to do. ⁓ But I’m not sure what the outcome is going to be. And that’s a little bit hard because I’m, you know, like most people who are entrepreneurs or, you know, have large families, we like to have an element of control, you know, with things. So it’s been hard to just sort of sit back here and not know what’s coming along. As far as work goes, I don’t know. Luckily, you know, I have a building here where I do own the building and I do have commercial space downstairs. So maybe I have the option to now use that space for myself. And ⁓ maybe I’ll have to be, maybe I’ll be forced to go back into. entrepreneurship and open my own business. Maybe going back to work ⁓ is not the path for me. We’ll have to wait and see. Bill (49:56) It will emerge. You’ll get a sense of it. I had ⁓ three years where I worked for another organization and it was a completely different field and they were, the role was a very entry level administrative role. Very, we’re talking a role that would probably be replaced by AI now. ⁓ So we, I was doing that for three years and what was good about planning and trying to get back to that level of effort and work was that it served a purpose. And part of the purpose was talking to people, traveling, ⁓ doing work on the computer. It was retraining me as I was getting comfortable with the role, getting used to traveling, getting back to being in loud environments, et cetera. So it was difficult, was tiresome, it was challenging, but it was… kind of like its own therapy. And when it served its purpose after three years, I was done. I just said, okay, I’m out of here. going back to running my own business again. And I’ll be, I’ll do that as slowly or at my own pace in any other way that I can so that ⁓ I create the whole, all the rules around the amount of hours that I attend, the type of work that I take on. You know, so if I was too tired to work the following week, I would just tell my clients I’m busy for a week and I can book you in two weeks down the road, you know. So that was what was good about going back to my business. And also what was good about going back to a job for somebody else because their expectations, you know, working for a corporation, the expectations are far lower than the ones that we put on ourselves when we’re working. for ourselves. So I know some people think working for a corporation is really stressful and all that kind of stuff. And it probably is. No. But I mean, I was barely working six hours a day. Whereas working for myself six hours a day that the day’s just starting, you six hours. You haven’t even hit lunchtime yet. So it’s interesting to think about work and how ⁓ and how you can use it as a therapy. Jake (52:23) It is well, I mean the difference for me is that I was actually in that role that you’re explaining right now when I had the stroke so I I’d gone through a whole bunch of very difficult things in Hong Kong and upon coming back here to Canada, I was almost feeling like I I had a lot of stress going on and I had a lot of things that I needed to sort out and ⁓ there was a lot of things that we need to settle with the kids. There was all sorts of stuff that needed to be done. So the job that I was working was actually, it was already fulfilling that role that you explained. I was having that less responsibility. was going in for a specific amount of hours that they were letting me know. So that was exactly it. was an administration job, but it was really not close to the amount of responsibility that I was used to having. ironically, now that this has happened to me, it might be the amount of control that I have over the amount of worked that might be an advantage after going to stroke. I’d be interested to see or to hear more about ⁓ how people deal with the change that comes with the different type of work they might be forced into, forced out of, and how they deal with that. Because I think that a lot of people deal with, ⁓ they think of their employment or they deal with their life in this sort of way, like people often ask, especially in Asia. What do you do? The first thing that people do if you’re in Hong Kong is they hand you a business card. They call it a name card there. And the very first thing that you do when you meet somebody before you even speak is you hand them the card and you each examine each other’s cards. So this idea of like, what I do is who I am. And I, and I think that when you have something like this happen to you often what you do must change. when you’re identifying with what you do, you’re sort of declaring that as your title, who you are, I would imagine that’s pretty tough. Luckily, I wasn’t tied to Federal Express, thankfully. Work and Identity Post-Stroke Bill (55:00) Yeah, I hear you. is, people will work as a lawyer for 20 years or 30 years, have a stroke, and then it’s like, well, who am I now? What am I now? And that’s the challenge with working and identifying as the work that you do. know, those days are gone in theory. You know, you don’t get named John lawyer anymore. You don’t get named John banker. anymore, you you don’t get the your surname from the occupation that you do back in the day, you know, Baker, carpenter, plumber, you know, all those people, they were their entire job, they did it for 3040 5060 years, that was what they did. And then when they couldn’t work anymore, well, they still identified as john plumber, because they had the name, the name was given to them or John Carpenter or whomever. The thing about it is now with jobs being so ⁓ not long term anymore, you get a job or you go to a particular employer and then two, three years you’re in another role or another title, et cetera, ⁓ or you’ve moved up the corporate ladder, et cetera. Well, if you’ve never even done that, if you’ve only ever worked and you haven’t explored your interests, ⁓ hiking, walking, running, playing ball, ⁓ becoming a poker player, ⁓ whatever, whatever it is other than my job, you’re very, it’s understandable that it’s very narrow how you can explain to somebody how you occupy your time. Like what do you do? Well, I do plumbing, but I also do poker. ⁓ I do this, but I also do that. I’m that guy. Like when you ask me, sometimes I will literally be in a painting outfit, not so often now, but my painting clothes, and then I’ll take them off and I’ll sit in front of the computer and I’ll record a podcast episode. And then at the end of the day, I’ll be doing a presentation somewhere, speaking publicly on a particular topic at the moment. My favorite topic is post-traumatic growth. When somebody asks me, what do you do? If they know me, they know I do podcasting. They know I do painting. They know I do speaking. They know I’ve written a book. ⁓ they know all these things about me. If they don’t know me, depending on which room I’m in, I’m a podcaster. If I’m in one room, I’m an author. If I’m in another room, if I’m in another room, I’m a painter and so on. And what that allows me to do is. not be tied down to my entire existence being about only one thing, because I think that would be boring as, and I would hate to be the guy that only knows something about painting, how to paint the wall fantastically. mean, great, maybe, but not really rewarding, and not a lot of ⁓ spiritual and existential growth in painting a wall. I solve a problem for you, but I haven’t gained anything. other than money for me. It’s not really, you know, it’s not my cup of tea anymore. Now I get to have a podcast, I get to make way less money out of a podcast episode and yet reach hundreds and thousands of people and feel really amazing about that. And what that does is that fills up my cup. That allows me to fill up my cup on the down days where I’m not earning a living. And then it allows me to go earn a living. and then not feel like all I’m doing is working and going through the maze all day every day and just being on the constant cycle of the boredom and the sameness and all that kind of stuff. So I sprinkle a little bit of this and that into my life so that I don’t have ⁓ the same day twice because I can’t cope with the same day three times. Twice is a real bad sign for me. If there’s a third day coming, that’s gonna be the same as yesterday. I’m not up for that, I don’t want to know about it. Jake (59:21) Right. Well, that also helps with your recovery. I think like, as you say, you do a lot of different things and that helps a lot. Right. So, you know, one, for instance, is, know, the, of the first things I started to think of when I was in the hospital in Sudbury and thinking of getting home is my gosh, it’s going to start getting cold soon. Winter’s going to hit. And I really have to start getting that wood all stacked. Right. So So, you know, here I am, I’m benefiting from it now. I burn wood all winter, but, ⁓ you know, I spent a lot of my rehab ⁓ stacking wood. And I mean, that’s incredibly great physiotherapy, right? Whether you’re stacking wood or like you said, you made me think when you’re talking about painting, I’m thinking about like the karate kid, right? Like with wax on wax on paint on, this is the kind of stuff that gets you out of one particular mold. And with your brain sort of like focused on recovering in one single area, you can recover in all these different areas. And I think they contribute to like a big picture of your recovery. Bill (1:00:34) I agree with that. It’s exactly right. It’s you know standing on the ladder which I do less of these days because I Felt off about a year and a half ago. So standing on the ladder and Getting down the ladder holding a paint can and applying paint ⁓ Putting drop shades down and picking up tubs of paint, you know ⁓ That whole every part of that physical activity is using a different part of the brain. Writing a book, even if it’s only 10 minutes a day, writing half a page or 10 paragraphs or whatever it is, that uses a different part of the brain. ⁓ Public speaking, that trains and uses a different part of the brain. Everything that I do definitely kind of helps to rewire the brain in many, different ways and supports my ongoing recovery and… ⁓ is and the idea behind it amongst other things, the idea behind it from a neurological kind of perspective is that it activates more of the brain. The more of the brain that’s activated, the more chance you are of creating new neuronal pathways and having ⁓ more options for healing or recovery. And then it works emotionally for me, it works mentally for me. Do you know, so I get… the emotional fitness and the mental fitness out of it. Speaking on the podcast, meeting people gives back. you know, that serves my, I need to serve other people purpose. Do you know, like, it’s just so much, everyone ⁓ who knows me kind of knows that I wear a lot of hats. I kind of. I kind of like, I do it. I show people like when they’re saying, what are you up to today? I’ve been wearing a lot of hats today. And if I’m not wearing a hat, like I pretend that I put another one off or just took one off when I’m sitting with them or talking with them. It’s crazy how many things I do. And about the only hat I would prefer not to wear right now is I prefer to put the painting hat down. and just hand that over to somebody else and just go, I think that part of my life’s done and I’ll move on to other things. Jake (1:02:57) If you don’t mind, have one, there’s one more thing that right now that I’d like to mention just before I forget. Is that all right? All right. All right. So the only other thing, the thing that I’ve been dealing with myself and I don’t know how many people deal with it or don’t deal with it. I know that not everybody does. don’t, I deal with a lot of post, uh, post stroke pain. So while I don’t have Bill (1:03:04) Yeah, of course. Jake (1:03:25) ⁓ the misfortune of losing use of my feet or losing use of my hand. I mean, it’s limited. do therapy, but I’m able to use my hands. I’m able to write and all this. But coming along with that is an incredible amount of ⁓ burning, tingling ⁓ sort of ⁓ feelings like there is ⁓ almost like the, know, if you can think of newspapers when they’re delivered in a bundle and they’ve got this kind of plastic strapping around it. ⁓ It’s usually it’s yellow, you know, this sort of plastic strapping. I feel often like that is wrapped around my arms, like it’s wrapped around my leg. I deal with a lot of this kind of stuff, unfortunately. So again, I mean, I’m not going to sit here and whine about it because again, ⁓ I can walk, I can do all the things that I need to do and I’d rather have that than what I do. But I’m wondering if it’s really common for a lot of people to have this, you know, post stroke pain. Bill (1:04:44) If 10 was the worst pain you’ve ever experienced in your life, that’s like we’re talking about 10 is somebody’s cut your limb off ⁓ and one is no pain at all. Like where would the pain be for you? Jake (1:05:00) Well, thankfully, again, thankfully ⁓ I’ve had some progress in this. So when I first came to, when I was first starting to get all the feeling back, ⁓ I started to notice that some feeling wasn’t coming back. But while I was in the hospital, I was on quite a lot of medication. So I was on some pretty heavy painkillers. ⁓ I think hydro-morphone, things like this. And I came off of those when I was coming home and a lot of the feelings started coming back. I would say that some days and at some times that pain can be what I would say maybe it’s a 12 out of 10. Like it’s bad. at some points I’ve been left doing nothing but be able to just really just sit there and cry. I’m going to be honest with you. And the pain could be quite severe. Now luckily those days are few and far between. It’s not all the time. ⁓ And here’s the deal. The thing that’s very strange with the post stroke pain or the intensity of it is that it’s like going to sleep or it’s like the start of a new day, the beginning of a new day is like a reset button’s been hit. So for instance, I could wake up on a Monday and I could be hit with the worst pain that I’ve ever had in my life. It feels literally like I’m being hit with a taser gun on the right side of my body and that while somebody’s hitting it with the taser gun, they’ve lit my hand on fire. And, ⁓ And then the very next day after I’ve gone to sleep, I woke up and I’ve had the rest. I wake up almost scared to move because for me, sort of when I wake up and I haven’t moved yet, it’s almost like nothing’s happened to me. It’s like I wake up and I don’t know that I’m numb. don’t know that I’m in pain. don’t know that all this is going on. And then I start to move and sometimes I can sit there and feel a relief. Think, wow. There’s nothing severe going on. This is pretty good and it’s going to be a great day. Or sometimes I can be struck with a type of debilitating pain that I can’t even describe. Yeah. Pain Management and Coping Strategies Bill (1:07:34) Well, what you’re describing is very common. I know a lot of people going through post stroke pain. ⁓ It is a thing. I have a very minor version of exactly the thing that you described about how the tightness and things wrapped around ⁓ your hand, like the newspaper. that’s kind of what I feel on my left side, the whole left side all the time and the burning and tingling sensation all the time. And okay, on my worst days, these days, like it’s probably, you know, I know, it’s probably a four and a terrible one would be a five, but it doesn’t get there much. And what I’ve noticed is that the, either I’ve become more tolerant of it or my my pain has decreased in my awareness. Like I’m aware of the fact that my limb is in the state that it’s in. And sometimes I’ll go to get a massage to get the muscles loo

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Trung tâm này đã đóng cửa vào năm 2012 và năm 2013, Luật sư đoàn Paris đã lập cơ sở quốc tế đầu tiên tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, thu hút một lượng lớn các chuyên gia pháp lý từ các trường đại học cũng như các luật sư Pháp, Việt Nam và châu Âu. Kể từ đó, theo yêu cầu của các đối  tác Việt Nam, chúng tôi đã tham gia vào sự hợp tác này. Đầu tiên, chúng tôi thành lập một hiệp hội gọi là Hội Hợp tác Pháp lý Châu Âu-Việt Nam, hầu như năm nào cũng đến Việt Nam để đóng góp vào sự hợp tác này theo cách riêng và ở cấp độ của mình, thông qua các hội thảo về nhiều chủ đề khác nhau, theo yêu cầu của các đối tác Việt Nam.  Nhóm của chúng tôi luôn sẵn sàng và trong nhóm, chúng tôi bổ sung cho nhau rất tốt, và có một sự liên tục nhất định trong sự hợp tác này, một sự hợp tác cũng gắn liền với cộng đồng Pháp ngữ. Chúng tôi hoàn toàn muốn các hội thảo của mình được tổ chức bằng tiếng Pháp và điều này là theo yêu cầu của các học giả và hiệp hội luật sư Việt Nam.”  Trong Tuần lễ Pháp - Việt Nam về Pháp luật và Tư pháp, một cuộc gặp gỡ đã diễn ra tại trụ sở Liên đoàn Luật sư Việt Nam giữa các luật sư của phái đoàn Pháp với Chủ tịch Liên đoàn Luật sư Việt Nam, các phó chủ tịch và các thành viên Ban Quan hệ Quốc tế của Liên đoàn. Cuộc gặp này là trong khuôn khổ các trao đổi giữa Liên đoàn Luật sư Việt Nam và Hội đồng Quốc gia các Luật sư đoàn Pháp. Tuần lễ Pháp luật và Tư pháp được tổ chức trong tháng 11 vừa qua đã là dịp thúc đẩy và định hình các trao đổi mới trong lĩnh vực đại học, đặc biệt xoay quanh đổi mới sáng tạo và chuyển đổi số, những chủ đề then chốt trong tiến trình hiện đại hóa hệ thống pháp luật của hai nước. Theo bộ Tư Pháp Việt Nam, trong những năm gần đây, phía Pháp đã tiếp tục hỗ trợ bộ này trong quá trình xây dựng và hoàn thiện thể chế, trong đó có các đạo luật quan trọng như Bộ luật Dân sự 2015, Luật Hôn nhân và Gia đình, Nghị định Hòa giải thương mại…, đồng thời tăng cường hợp tác giữa các nghề luật của hai nước như công chứng viên, thừa phát lại, đấu giá viên… Ngoài các phiên họp chính thức, đây đã là dịp để các chuyên gia Việt Nam và Pháp tham gia ba buổi hội thảo về những thách thức pháp lý phát sinh từ quá trình đổi mới sáng tạo và chuyển đổi số, theo lời luật sư Thị Mỹ Hạnh Ngô Folliot: “Pháp luôn được tham vấn mỗi khi Việt Nam thực hiện một dự án cải cách. Pháp được xem là mô hình cho Việt Nam. Năm nay, bộ Tư Pháp của Pháp, trong khuôn khổ Tuần lễ Pháp luật, đã nêu bật những thách thức ở cấp độ châu Âu do việc quản lý trí tuệ nhân tạo và bảo vệ dữ liệu cá nhân đặt ra. Mục tiêu là dung hòa những đổi mới công nghệ với việc bảo vệ các quyền cơ bản và bảo vệ tính độc lập của tư pháp, vốn là nguyên tắc thiết yếu của nhà nước pháp quyền. Do bộ Tư Pháp của Pháp và bộ Tư Pháp của Việt Nam phối hợp tổ chức, với sự hỗ trợ của Đại sứ quán Pháp tại Hà Nội, chương trình của Tuần lễ Pháp luật rất dày đặc, bao gồm chuyến thăm và cuộc gặp với một trong các phó chánh án Tòa án Nhân dân Tối cao. Tiếp theo, ngày hôm sau, chúng tôi có một hội thảo kéo dài cả ngày với Đại học Luật, Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội. Hội thảo này tập trung vào đổi mới sáng tạo và chuyển đổi số, với các bài thuyết trình của nhiều học giả đến từ Đại học Luật Hà Nội và Đại học Huế, cũng như các giáo sư đến từ Pháp. Dĩ nhiên đã có bài thuyết trình của tổng vụ trưởng Vụ Các vấn đề dân sự và ấn tín của Pháp, cũng như của các công chứng viên và chấp hành viên.  Chủ đề chính là trí tuệ nhân tạo, chuyển đổi số, và làm thế nào để kết hợp những đổi mới công nghệ này với việc bảo vệ các quyền cơ bản, duy trì tính độc lập của tư pháp, và làm thế nào để dung hòa tất cả những điều này. Việc xây dựng một môi trường tin cậy là rất cần thiết để đảm bảo AI hoạt động hiệu quả. Chúng tôi đang làm việc cho tương lai. AI không phải là mới, nhưng đúng là chúng ta vẫn chưa hoàn toàn kiểm soát được công nghệ. Chúng ta cần tập hợp các nguồn lực. Bộ Tư Pháp của  Pháp giới thiệu các mô hình châu Âu và trao đổi ý tưởng với các đối tác Việt Nam, những người cũng đã tiến rất xa trong lĩnh vực này. Vì vậy, tôi nghĩ tương lai hoàn toàn khả thi đối với việc sử dụng  trí tuệ nhân tạo trong lĩnh vực pháp luật và tư pháp.” Hội thảo chuyên đề đầu tiên, được tổ chức vào ngày 25/11/2025 tại Trường Đại học Luật – Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, là về chủ đề “Thể chế pháp lý và đổi mới sáng tạo”, tập trung vào việc điều chỉnh pháp luật tại Pháp, Việt Nam và trên thế giới trong bối cảnh phát triển xã hội, khoa học và công nghệ. Hội thảo thứ hai, với chủ đề « Thể chế pháp lý và Trí tuệ Nhân tạo », được tổ chức vào ngày 27/11 tại Trường Đại học Kinh tế - Luật, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, đặt ra những tranh luận thiết yếu về các vấn đề pháp lý xoay quanh trí tuệ nhân tạo và các quy định liên quan. Trong khuôn khổ quan hệ đối tác giữa Trường Thẩm phán Quốc gia (Pháp) và Học viện Tư pháp (Việt Nam), một hội thảo kết hợp trực tuyến và trực tiếp về « Sử dụng trí tuệ nhân tạo của thẩm phán » đã được tổ chức để phân tích sự đóng góp của AI vào việc quản lý tư pháp tại Pháp và Việt Nam. Theo luật sư Thị Mỹ Hạnh Ngô Folliot, trong khi đó Hội Hợp tác Hợp tác Pháp lý Châu Âu-Việt Nam vẫn tiếp tục đáp ứng các nhu cầu đào tạo của phía Việt Nam: “Nhu cầu đào tạo ngày càng tăng, đặc biệt là kể từ khi Việt Nam khởi xướng việc thành lập hai trung tâm tài chính quốc tế trong năm nay tại Đà Nẵng và Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, và chúng tôi có yêu cầu cấp thiết là quay lại hàng năm để cung cấp các khóa đào tạo bằng tiếng Pháp cho các học giả và luật sư nhằm tiếp tục tăng cường hợp tác và cùng nhau tiến lên. Hiệp hội của tôi và cá nhân tôi đã tham gia vào hợp tác pháp lý Pháp-Việt này trong suốt 25 năm qua. Tôi đã mang theo cả một đội ngũ, hầu như năm nào cũng sẵn sàng đến Việt Nam theo yêu cầu của các đối tác Việt Nam. Đó là một đội ngũ bổ sung, mang đến cách tiếp cận đa ngành, và mỗi thành viên đều đóng góp đáng kể vào hợp tác pháp lý Pháp-Việt.  Hầu hết các tổ chức và trường đại học đều do những người nói tiếng Pháp, từng học ở Pháp điều hành. Vì vậy, việc đào tạo tiếng Pháp không phải là vấn đề. Họ hoàn toàn có khả năng, và ngay cả khi đôi khi một số người trẻ không được đào tạo tiếng Pháp cũng nói tiếng Anh và giao tiếp rất tốt với chúng tôi. Chúng tôi đã bắt đầu soạn thảo dự án với các trường đại học và hiệp hội luật sư. Tại hội nghị ngày 25/11/2025, tôi đã gặp lại các sinh viên đến từ các trường đại học Toulouse-Capitole, Lyon 3 và Bordeaux. Theo yêu cầu của các giáo sư, tôi đã hướng dẫn các em trong một ngày học vào tháng Tư năm ngoái trước khi các em sang Việt Nam. Hiện các sinh viên này đang theo học năm thứ hai chương trình Thạc sĩ Hợp tác Kinh tế và Luật Thương mại Quốc tế tại Hà Nội. Ngoài ra, năm 2026 sẽ diễn ra Hội nghị thượng đỉnh Cộng đồng Pháp ngữ lần thứ 20 tại Siem Reap, Cam Bốt , ngay sát bên. Chúng tôi sẽ cố gắng có mặt ở đó, vì một trong những mục tiêu của hiệp hội chúng tôi là Cộng đồng Pháp ngữ. Chúng tôi sẽ cố gắng kết nối hai bên và phát triển hơn nữa tiếng Pháp tại Việt Nam.” Theo báo chí Việt Nam, bộ Tư Pháp Pháp, Quỹ Luật lục địa cũng như Trường Đại học Paris-Assas đang phối hợp với bộ Tư Pháp Việt Nam và Trường Đại học Luật Hà Nội để thúc đẩy việc thành lập Trung tâm Pháp luật Pháp tại đại học này. Phía Việt Nam cho biết Trường Đại học Luật Hà Nội đã chuẩn bị sẵn sàng cơ sở vật chất cho Trung tâm và mong muốn phía Pháp hỗ trợ chuyên gia và giảng viên tới giảng dạy tại Trung tâm Pháp luật Pháp. Tuy nhiên phía Pháp hiện chưa đáp ứng các yêu cầu này.

Wine Paris a ouvert ce matin. Les professionnels des vins et des spiritueux s'y rencontreront pendant trois jours. La nouveauté 2026, c'est le nolo - les boissons sans alcool (no) ou avec très peu d'alcool (low). Comment se porte un secteur longtemps présenté comme faisant partie de la culture hexagonale ? Entre le changement climatique, la baisse de la consommation de vin et les menaces de nouvelles taxes pour le marché américain, les professionnels vont-ils pouvoir s'adapter ? Avec :  - Jean-Marie Cardebat, professeur à l'Université de Bordeaux et affilié à l'Inseec Grande École  - Joan Cortinas Muñoz , chercheur à la Chaire Santé de Sciences Po Paris, co-auteur du livre Des lobbys au comptoir. L'industrie de l'alcool contre la santé, éditions Raison d'agir. 

durée : 00:05:52 - La Chronique vin de Jérôme Gagnez - par : Jérôme Gagnez - Cette cuvée se distingue d'emblée par une approche de vinification peu commune à Bordeaux, offrant un vin délicat, expressif et résolument à part. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Welcome to The DMF — Discovering Meaning in Film and Acting. I'm Justin Younts, and in this episode we explore the evolving landscape of women in film — particularly in non-traditional and physically demanding roles — with filmmaker Jaze Bordeaux.In our conversation, Jaze shares his journey championing stories centered around women in combat sports and mixed martial arts — a concept that, when first pitched in 2016, was met with skepticism from distributors and industry decision-makers. At the time, many questioned whether audiences would support films featuring women in these kinds of physically intense, traditionally male-dominated roles.Despite the resistance, Jaze believed in the cultural and cinematic potential of these narratives and continued pushing forward. Today, the industry has shifted dramatically, with a growing wave of films highlighting women in combat sports and other unconventional spaces.We discuss:Women in non-traditional film rolesMixed martial arts films and combat sports cinemaIndustry skepticism vs audience demandProducing female-driven sports storiesIndependent film challenges during the pandemicFilm festival recognition and awards circuitsJaze also reflects on the success of his projects, which have earned over 30 awards — including honors at the prestigious Palladino D'Oro International Sports Film Festival. While accolades were never the goal, they stand as validation of the passion and perseverance behind these films.We also touch on the broader momentum building around stories like Queen of the Ring and Halle Berry's MMA-focused work, signaling a larger industry shift toward inclusive, boundary-breaking storytelling.Whether you're an actor, filmmaker, or film enthusiast, this episode highlights how persistence, vision, and advocacy can reshape what kinds of stories get told — and who gets to lead them.Join us as we explore the rise of women in combat sports cinema and the future of non-traditional roles in film.Check out these links:⁠⁠⁠http://jazebordeaux.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/jazebordeaux00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:05 - Advocacy for Women in Non-traditional Roles00:00:44 - Initial Resistance to Women's Mixed Martial Arts00:01:50 - Market Reception and Success of Women's Mixed Martial Arts00:04:20 - Accolades and Awards for the Film00:07:40 - Experience at the Palladino Doro International Sports Film Festival00:13:09 - Discussion on Short Film 'Starry Eyed'00:15:08 - Character Development and Casting Decisions00:16:32 - Involvement of Film School Graduates00:17:35 - The Evolution of Storytelling and Directing00:18:42 - Supporting Other Filmmakers and Directors00:19:55 - Introduction to 'Let Go'00:24:52 - Success of 'EFC' and Future Projects00:26:06 - Introduction to 'Genesis'00:26:13 - The Concept and Evolution of 'Genesis'00:30:25 - Clarification on 'The Arrival' Reference00:31:09 - Vision for 'Genesis'00:31:17 - The Timelessness of 'Genesis'00:32:17 - Advice for Storytelling00:32:31 - Closing Remarks

Cap sur Pampilles, la boutique de haute confiserie qui fait pétiller la rue du Loup à Bordeaux !Au micro, Françoise et Barbara nous racontent :l'origine du nom « Pampilles », inspiré des lustres et des papilles, pour sublimer une confiserie de très haute qualité.leur pari : mettre en avant le savoir-faire des confiseurs d'exception de Nouvelle-Aquitaine et du Grand Sud-Ouest, jusqu'en Occitanie.un vrai patrimoine sucré : pâtes de fruits, pâtes d'amande, guimauves, caramels, berlingots, violettes de Toulouse, réglisse d'Uzès, coucougnettes de chez Miot…l'idée forte du projet : remplacer le bouquet de fleurs ou la bouteille de vin par un coffret de douceurs à partager.Pampilles, c'est un magasin pour grands enfants, où l'on vient surtout chercher des souvenirs d'enfance et du réconfort, avec en vedette les guimauves et oursons en guimauve qui attirent tous les regards en vitrine.À écouter dès maintenant sur Ausha pour découvrir cette nouvelle adresse gourmande bordelaise et l'histoire de ces deux reconverties passionnées de confiserie.Copyright : Bordeauxfood / 2026Directeur de publication  : Thomas GalharagueHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

On est en février, c'est donc le mois de l'amour... Vous me voyez venir ? Et oui, ce mois-ci je vous ai concocté 2 épisodes pour être dans le thème ♥️ ! Voici le 1er et je sais déjà qu'il devrait vraiment beaucoup vous plaire... Parce que j'ai adoré aller chez Hugo et Romy, découvrir leur maison, leur rénovation, et on a parlé pendant presque 3 heures de leur histoire (on aurait pu facilement tenir 2h de plus d'ailleurs)…Dans cet épisode, on parle de changer de vie pour arriver en France après 10 ans en Angleterre, du style déco British et de ce mélange de traditionnel et d'excentrique, du graal de la cuisine Devol, de se former à la menuiserie, de poser des tomettes soi-même, de bibliothèque sur mesure DIY, mais, surtout surtout... On a parlé de l'amour des vieilles maisons, de l'amour des jardins, et de l'amour tout court

De Bordeaux, on connaît le vin. Mais un autre produit bordelais est train de conquérir la France : le cannelé. Pour ceux qui l'ignorent encore, c'est une pâtisserie, un petit cylindre rainuré, cannelé, d'où le nom, bien caramélisé, qui sent le rhum et la vanille et qui a une texture particulière qui fait notamment son succès : c'est un peu craquant à l'extérieur, grâce la croute caramélisée, mais moelleux à l'extérieur... Ecoutez Olivier Dauvers : les secrets de la conso du 06 février 2026.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Welcome to The DMF — Discovering Meaning in Film and Acting. I'm Justin Younts, and in this episode I sit down with filmmaker Jaze Bordeaux to dive into an increasingly important conversation in modern cinema: film ownership in the digital age.If there's a movie you truly love and know you'll want to revisit, should you actually own it? With streaming platforms constantly shifting licensing agreements, the risk of losing access to your favorite films is more real than ever. Imagine waking up one day to find your entire digital library gone — removed due to rights expiring or distribution deals changing.Jaze and I explore why taking action now to secure your film collection matters — whether that means investing in Blu-rays, DVDs, or platforms that allow true digital ownership rather than temporary access.In this conversation, we discuss:Physical media vs streamingDigital licensing and film rightsThe fragility of digital librariesFilm preservation and collector cultureThe future of movie ownershipHybrid models of physical + digital accessAs actors, filmmakers, and cinephiles, the way films are stored, distributed, and preserved directly impacts how we study performances and access cinema history. Understanding ownership isn't just about collecting — it's about protecting the films that shape us.Join us as we break down the importance of owning the movies you love and what the future may hold for film libraries in an ever-changing industry.Don't wait until it's too late — let's take control of our movie collections together.Check out these links:⁠⁠http://jazebordeaux.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/jazebordeaux00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:06 - Discussion on Media Ownership00:01:45 - Transition to Physical Media00:02:16 - Creating Your Own On-Demand Service00:02:59 - The Role of Plex00:03:36 - Cross-Platform Media Consumption00:04:02 - Transition to Filmmaking00:04:07 - On-Set Experience00:05:04 - Advice for Film Students00:07:05 - The Importance of Acting00:09:47 - The Work of an Actor00:11:48 - Getting On-Set Experience00:12:52 - Inspiration to Get into Film00:15:13 - Communication Between Directors and Actors00:16:21 - Collaboration with Actors00:16:40 - The Role of Actors in Character Development00:19:42 - Transition to Film Naming00:20:06 - The Story Behind Film Naming00:20:14 - The Inception of EFC00:21:03 - Importance of Film Title00:21:21 - Challenges in Film Naming00:27:12 - Marketing and Audience Expectations00:30:09 - The Origin of EFC

FRANCE 24's Charli James previews a big weekend in arts and entertainment. Bad Bunny promises a "huge party" for everyone at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Also, Mariah Carey sings in Italian at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Plus, a new light show opens in Bordeaux featuring the colours of Henri Matisse and Frida Kahlo.

What if your accredited clients could tap into institutional-quality private deals without locking up their money for a decade?   In this episode of the Registered Investment Advisor Podcast, Seth Greene interviews Joseph DaGrosa Jr., Founder and Chairman of DaGrosa Capital Partners LLC, who explains how his career evolved from auditing at a wirehouse to partnering with an early leveraged buyout pioneer and ultimately building Access Capital to open private equity and private credit to the mass affluent accredited investor market. He also shares why interval funds, rigorous sub-advisor due diligence, and his new educational resource, The Financial Advisor's Guide to Private Investments, are helping RIAs bring institutional-style private allocations to a broader client base.   Key Takeaways: → Why the accredited investor segment represents a massive, historically underserved opportunity for private investments. → How the rules of the Investment Company Act of 1940 limit traditional private equity vehicles. → How Access Capital structures registered vehicles to bring private equity and private credit access to mass affluent accredited investors. → What interval funds are, how their semi-liquid structure works, and why they may be a fit for long-term investors who want private exposure with periodic liquidity. → Why RIAs and RIA aggregators are turning to outsourced CIO relationships to help them evaluate and implement private investments at scale.   Joseph DaGrosa Jr. is the Founder and Chairman of DaGrosa Capital Partners (DCP) and a veteran investor with over 30 years of experience across sports, entertainment, real estate, hospitality, aviation, retail, and more. He has led more than $2 billion in capitalized transactions and oversees several DCP portfolio companies, including Axxes Capital, Kapital Football Group, and Soccerex, the world's largest organizer of soccer business conferences. DaGrosa previously co-founded Quinn Residences, a $900 million single-family rental platform, and played key leadership roles in major turnarounds and acquisitions, including Heartland Food Corp., Jet Support Services Inc., and F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Maplewood Partners and began in capital markets at Paine Webber.   Connect With Joe: Website: https://dagrosacp.com/ X: https://x.com/joe_dagrosa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dagrosa-jr-59415934/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did this author start the book with tasting, rather than history, regions or grapes? Was that because you wanted to get right into the sensory experience, rather than maybe some of the drier knowledge? Why is your experience of what tastes good as personal as a fingerprint? When it comes to wine, what do you mean by structure? Why are these important, these structural components? Do you think they matter more than identifying that, that wine's from Burgundy, that wine's from Bordeaux? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm chatting with Jordan Salcito, author of Smart Mouth: Wine Essentials for You, Me, & Everyone We Know. You can find the wines we discussed at https://www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks.   Giveaway Three of you are going to win a copy of Jordan Salcito's terrific new book, Smart Mouth: Wine Essentials for You, Me, and Everyone We Know. To qualify, all you have to do is email me at natalie@nataliemaclean.com and let me know that you've posted a review of the podcast. I'll choose three people randomly from those who contact me. Good luck!   Highlights Why does our first impression of a wine's aroma matter more than we realize Why did Jordan ultimately walk away from the Master Sommelier service exam? How did the title Smart Mouth come together and capture the spirit Jordan wanted for the book? Why did Jordan choose to begin Smart Mouth with tasting instead of regions, grapes, or wine history? Why does Jordan see point scores and rigid wine hierarchies as a form of ego rather than a useful guide for drinkers? How do different people visualize or conceptualize wine while tasting? How does Jordan's concept of wine personas differ from traditional tasting language? What does the TALL framework explain about wine structure? How can simple sensory exercises help drinkers identify tannin, alcohol, acidity, and earth-driven flavors with confidence?   About Jordan Salcito   Jordan Salcito is an award-winning sommelier, author, and entrepreneur. A wine industry veteran, she has over a decade of experience as a sommelier at restaurants including Momofuku, Restaurant Daniel, and Eleven Madison Park (where she was part of the team to win the award for Outstanding Wine Service from the James Beard Foundation). Her wine programs at Momofuku were regularly recognized in The New York Times, Eater, and Food & Wine, and were named "Most Creative Wine List in the World" by the World of Fine Wine magazine. A pioneer of the ready-to-drink beverage category with her organic Italian spritz company, Drink RAMONA, Salcito will also published her first book, Smart Mouth: Wine Essentials for You, Me, & Everyone We Know, with Penguin Random House's Ten Speed Press.         To learn more, visit https://www.nataliemaclean.com/375.

C dans l'air l'invité du 2 février 2026 avec Jérôme Fourquet, politologue, directeur du département opinion de l'institut de sondages IFOP.Les Français se rendront aux urnes les 15 et 22 mars prochains pour les élections municipales. Quelques 49 millions d'électeurs sont appelés à voter, pour reconduire ou non les 34.874 maires que compte le pays, selon le dernier recensement du Répertoire national des élus du ministère de l'Intérieur réalisé en décembre 2025. Si les têtes de liste labourent le terrain depuis des mois, la campagne débutera officiellement le 2 mars, deux semaines avant le premier tour. Ces élections sont primordiales pour les forces politiques, à un an de la présidentielle et à six mois des élections sénatoriales. Pour Renaissance, l'enjeu sera de parvenir à s'ancrer à l'échelon local. Le parti dirigé par Gabriel Attal a choisi de soutenir des candidats plutôt que de multiplier les têtes de liste. Les Républicains souhaitent conserver leur forte implantation locale. Ce scrutin sera en effet primordial en vue des élections sénatoriales qui auront lieu en septembre 2026. L'élection sera de la plus haute importance pour Edouard Philippe, candidat déclaré de longue date à la présidentielle. Une défaite à la mairie du Havre ne serait pas sans conséquences dans sa course à l'Elysée. Quant au RN, il compte développer son maillage territorial.Du côté de la gauche, le Parti socialiste entend démontrer que l'union avec Les Ecologistes et le Parti communiste est le seul moyen de conserver son ancrage local. Dirigeant un tiers des 42 communes de plus de 100 000 habitants, le PS aura fort à faire pour conserver ses grandes villes. Second tour reporté de trois mois en raison de la crise du Covid-19, taux d'abstention record (58,4% au second tour, soit 20 points de plus qu'en 2014)... Le scrutin de 2020 avait vu une vague verte conquérir de nombreuses grandes villes : Lyon, Bordeaux, Poitiers, Besançon ou encore Strasbourg. Le Parti socialiste avait réussi à conserver la plupart de ses grandes villes, à l'instar de Paris, où Anne Hidalgo, soutenue par Les Verts, s'était imposée avec près de 49% des voix. La France insoumise s'était faite plus discrète, en l'absence d'implantation locale. Les Républicains étaient restés le parti le plus représenté dans les mairies françaises. Le Rassemblement national avait quant à lui enregistré son seul succès dans une commune de plus de 100 000 habitants lors de ce scrutin avec la victoire de Louis Aliot à Perpignan.Jérôme Fourquet, politologue, directeur du département opinion de l'institut de sondages IFOP, et auteur de Métamorphoses françaises, aux éditions du Seuil, nous présentera les cinq enjeux de ce scrutin des municipales 2026.

In this episode of Safe Space, host Francesco Lombardo welcomes Véronique Sanders, the steward of Château Haut-Bailly, a prestigious Bordeaux winery with a rich history dating back 800 years. Véronique shares about the complexity of her family's history with the business, emphasizing the emotional connection she has with the land and the importance of passion in winemaking. She discusses the responsibilities that come with being a custodian of the estate, highlighting the need to preserve its legacy for future generations while adapting to modern challenges such as climate change and shifting consumer habits. Throughout the conversation, Véronique reflects on the evolving landscape of the wine industry, particularly the changing drinking habits of younger generations. She believes that while studies suggest a decline in wine consumption among youth, personal experiences reveal a different narrative. The episode concludes with Véronique offering valuable advice to both current and future generations, urging them to stay curious and authentic while embracing their roles as stewards of their family legacies. Connect with me here: • https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/ • https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice • https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational • https://veritage.ca  

Welcome to The DMF with Justin Younts (Discovering Meaning in Film and Acting). In this episode, host and actor Justin Younts sits down with filmmaker Jaze Bordeaux for an in-depth conversation about film budgets, production costs, and the realities of independent filmmaking.Have you ever wondered why some films — like Godzilla Minus One — can be made for a fraction of the cost of Hollywood blockbusters and still look incredible? In this episode, we break down why film budgets in Hollywood have become so bloated and how filmmakers in other countries are producing high-quality films with far fewer resources.Jaze Bordeaux shares insight into:Why film production costs continue to rise in North AmericaHow tax incentives and film subsidies impact where movies are madeThe differences between the U.S., Canada, and international film industriesHow actors, crew rates, and human capital affect budgetsThe challenges of digital rights, distribution, and streaming platformsWhat independent filmmakers can do to make smarter, more sustainable filmsThis episode is essential listening for actors, filmmakers, producers, and creatives who want to better understand the business side of filmmaking. Whether you're an actor trying to understand how budgets affect casting, or a filmmaker navigating production realities, this conversation offers practical, real-world insight into today's film industry.If you're interested in acting careers, filmmaking strategy, independent film production, or the future of cinema, this episode of The DMF delivers thoughtful, research-driven conversation that goes beyond the surface.Check out these links:⁠http://jazebordeaux.com/⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazebordeaux/⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jazebordeaux⁠⁠https://x.com/jazebordeaux00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:06 - Discussing Spec Scripts00:00:27 - Improving the Film Industry: Budget Perspective00:02:10 - Comparing Film Production Costs: US vs Asia00:03:24 - The Lack of Unifying Body in the US Film Industry00:05:35 - Causes of Bloated Film Budgets00:10:06 - The Impact of Rushing Film Production00:11:35 - Going Outside the System00:14:20 - The Decision Against a Netflix-like Service00:15:32 - The Emergence of Online Video Streaming00:16:43 - The Challenges of Early Online Streaming00:18:13 - The Future of Streaming: Predictions and Reality00:19:45 - The Attempt at Independent Streaming00:23:03 - The Problem of Digital Rights Management00:23:39 - The Persistence of Piracy00:25:15 - The Uncertainty of Digital Ownership00:25:46 - The Resurgence of Physical Media00:26:30 - The Issue of Licensing and Rights00:28:40 - Closing Remarks

Every January the French come to town. Specifically, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. UGC is your chance to try the newest Bordeaux vintage, and to buy these wines before they hit our stores shelves. This year, the 2023 vintage is featured, and we have wine managers Gabe and Jon to walk us through the event and some highlights from the vintage. Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac Leognan Blanc 2023 Chateau Giscours Margaux 2023 Chateau Clinet Pomerol 2023 Chateau Doisy Daene Barsac 2023 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at comments@binnys.com, or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

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Dr. Paul RochonDr. Paul Rochon is a Biopsychologist, Doctor in Cognitive Sciences about Sleep, State of Consciousness and Cognitive process, Master in Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience, and Master in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Bordeaux, France.He is also a clinical behaviour specialist, former director of the mental health department, and current director of the sleep center at Raffles Hospital Beijing. As well as certified in Social Cognition from the Military Academy of Lisbon (Portugal), and Cognitive Linguistics from the University of Mons (Belgium).Dr. Rochon has been practicing biopsychological counselling for 20 years, working mostly with athletes, companies, schools, and individuals. He is making science accessible to everyone with clear and easily implementable behaviour management programs.He is a certified Hypnotherapist from the American Hypnosis Association and the Hypnosis Motivation Institute, Los Angeles. He uses hypnosis for Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss, Anxiety, Guilt and Shame, Mindfulness Cognitive therapy, Sport Performance, Pain Management, and Childbirth.He is also a serial entrepreneur, certified in Executive Business Management from SKEMA Business School, with 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, and Director of the North Asia International Area of the Entrepreneur Organisation.In addition, as a former professional rugby player and coach, he is passionate about the impact of mindset on athletes' performance.Insights from this episode:Emotions start in the body, not the mindWellbeing is a hard skillSleep is a performance multiplierPsychological safety beats motivationEngagement rises when emotions are supportedRecovery must be designed, not assumedEnvironment matters more than programsWearables can increase anxietyPresenteeism is the real productivity drainEmotional literacy is foundationalQuotes from the show:“We are not thinking machines that feel. We are feeling machines that think.” - António R. Damásio“Emotion is not just linked to performance — it is the base of everything you do.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“People don't burn out from too much work. They burn out from too much threat.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“If you are a dysregulated leader, you will create a dysregulated team.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“When people feel safe, they perform at their full potential.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“Presenteeism costs two to three times more than absenteeism.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“The future of work is not resilience workshops — it's biological and emotional skills to stay human.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“What you can name, you can tame.” -  Dr. Sue Johnson “The best trick to have a good sleep is to wake up at the same time.” -  Dr. Paul Rochon“When people feel supported, even if they never use the support, engagement rises.” -  Dr. Paul RochonSTAY CONNECTED—Dr. Paul RochonLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rochonpaul/Engineering Wellbeinghttps://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vC91-IoW4sLjUMNbkWpjLwEngineering Sleephttps://engineeringsleep.com/ *Emotional inclusion:https://www.emotionalinclusion.com/https://www.instagram.com/emotional_inclusion/https://www.linkedin.com/company/emotional-inclusion/ *Get your copy of Emotional Inclusion: A Humanizing Revolution at Work:https://www.penguin.sg/book/emotional-inclusion/

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In the show I discuss these two outstanding appellations that once were Greats in Bordeaux and should be once again -- these are wines we should all be drinking more often, especially at the price we pay (you can get a great bottle for US$30). Located at 44.5°N, northwest of the city of Libourne, Fronsac and Canon Fronsac sit on Bordeaux's Right Bank, overlooking the Dordogne River. These two red-wine-only appellations share some of the best limestone terroir in Bordeaux. And despite the beauty and high quality of the vineyards that cover rolling hills and plateaus, AOC Fronsac and the much smaller AOC Canon Fronsac to the south, are praised by critics but virtually unknown by wine lovers these days. This is even more surprising when we consider that historically, Fronsac was every bit, if not more respected than its way more famous neighbors, Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. But after losing most of the top vineyards to the phylloxera epidemic/French wine blight in the late 1800s neither appellation regained the status they once had. That means today they have enormous untapped potential: savory and high-quality wines that aren't sold at prices they merit, and a lack of investment to help the region shine, despite it having all the ingredients to do so.   Despite the prime location and the ideal terroir and historic legacy, the wines remain one of Bordeaux's best secrets: fruity, complex, and full of bright acidity that, thanks to the cooler limestone soils and long growing season. With climate change, these wines are poised to be successful – they hold up beautifully even in hot years – but will we give them the chance?   Here links to the Expression de Fronsac list of producers and Château George 7, my friend Sally Evan's winery that you should visit!    Full show notes and all back episodes are on Patreon. Join the community today! www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople _______________________________________________________________   This show is brought to you by my exclusive sponsor, Wine Access – THE place to discover your next favorite bottle. Wine Access has highly allocated wines and incredible values, plus free shipping on orders of $150 or more. You can't go wrong with Wine Access! Join the WFNP/Wine Access wine club and get 6 awesome bottles for just $150 four times a year. That includes shipping! When you become a member, you also get 10% all your purchases on the site. Go to wineaccess.com/normal to sign up!   

Step into an atmosphere of elegance, intrigue, and just a hint of the macabre.This week on The Scary Spirits Podcast, we honor what would have been Sharon Tate's 83rd birthday on January 24th with a spellbinding look at the 1966 supernatural thriller Eye of the Devil (also known as 13). In true celebratory fashion, your ever‑spirited hosts Karen and Greg guide you through the film's shadowy corridors—complete with aristocratic secrets, eerie rituals, and Tate's mesmerizing performance—while sipping a specially crafted, devilishly tempting cocktail: the “Devilish Delight.” Join us for an episode brimming with cinematic nostalgia, atmospheric storytelling, and the sort of refined yet playful charm one might enjoy over a late evening drink in a candlelit manor. Tune in, raise a glass, and indulge in a deliciously haunting celebration of Sharon Tate's timeless legacy. Devilish Delight Cocktail • 30 ml vodka• 30 ml amaretto• 30 ml cranberry juice• 10 ml orange juice• 190 ml ice Instructions: Pack ice into glass. Add all ingredients in shaker. Dry shake without ice. Pour over glass over ice. Revitalizing Source: adultbar.com.au A Brief Synopsis: A French winegrower returns to Bordeaux with his wife and family to face ritual sacrifice for another bad year. Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include: Karen gives us a history of Marie Antoinette. We learn about the board game “Scrabble”. Do you know what a parapet is? Greg makes a references to Dokken and Marillion songs. Dr Karen tells us about the belladonna plant and its uses. Our rating of the film: This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it. Take our online survey! We want to know more about you! Please take our survey. All questions are optional and you can remain completely anonymous if you prefer. Tell us what you like or would like to hear more of! All music on the Scary Spirits Podcast is provided by the band “Verse 13”. Please check them out. You can listen to all their music on their Bandcamp page. Get social with us! Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram Subscribe on YouTube to watch Greg attempt to make all the featured cocktails Follow @ScarySpiritsPod Questions, comments or suggestions? Shoot us an email at info@scaryspirits.com As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small percentage of qualifying purchases through our links.

I have to say that I can pick ém. My love of Bordeaux and the volume of Bordeaux I have tasted has lead me to Chateau Haut Bailly. Under the tootlidge of Veronique Sanders-Van Beek, the winery continues to make great strides not only in quality, but developing the experience of wine. You see, wine it not just a beverage, it has a soul, a connection, an expression of its place and of it's time. I have been fortunate enough to consider Veronique a friend and I look for opportunities to tell the story of the Chateau. Here I speak with Cyprien Chamanhet, Marketing Director of the Chateau. I have to tell you, having Cyprien Champanhet from Chateau Haut-Bailly in the studio was a real treat and just the sort of conversation that reminds me why I love hosting Wine Talks. We sat down in Southern California on a January day, and from the get-go, Cyprien brought an honest and unpretentious energy to the discussion—he cuts straight to the point. "Do you like the wine?" he asked, and it was refreshing to hear someone in the trade boil things down to pleasure and emotion, not just technical complexity. Even with fine wines, the fundamental goal is enjoyment. That's a sentiment I think too often gets lost in the shuffle in our industry, which can sometimes take itself a bit too seriously. We quickly dove into the DNA of Chateau Haut-Bailly. Cyprien is both Sales Director and Marketing Communications Director, but more than wearing official hats, he embodies what makes the estate special—the constant drive to improve, to question, and to never stand still. It's not that they have some rigid, well-documented strategy; it's woven into their identity. Every decision they make at the château pivots on the question: will this improve the wine, the hospitality, or the relationships with their partners? That's where the magic really happens, not just in boardrooms, but passing in the vineyards, talking among the team, and always with the Wilmers family, their deeply involved owners. Speaking of the Wilmers, Cyprien talked about Chris Wilmers, their chairman, and professor of ecology at UC Santa Cruz. Now, there's a boardroom influence that definitely filters down into the vines—and you see it in their approach to sustainability. It's much more than lip service. The château doesn't use weed killers or insect killers, maintains century-old vines, and considers not just organic or biodynamic approaches, but a kind of "third way" that balances environmental impact, carbon footprint, and even workers' and neighbors' health. I love seeing how that academic, ecological mindset brings practical, tangible benefits to the vineyard. It's a beautiful fusion of tradition and progress. We did some deep thinking around terroir—that mysterious, oft-referenced concept that supposedly starts and ends in soil. But as I prodded Cyprien, he agreed terroir extends into philosophy, history, and—yes—the boardroom. The energy and ethos of a place, its leadership, and the team all seep into the bottle. That's why I've never bought the idea of "bad vintages" at places like Haut-Bailly. As long as what's in the bottle is an honest expression of what nature and experience handed you that year, it brings emotion and memory—like a great piece of music with recurring themes and intriguing variations. One of my favorite moments came when Cyprien talked about how the industry tries to please the consumer—with supermarket formula wines versus character-driven bottles. He wasn't going to pander; at Haut-Bailly, the style is distinctive, loyal to its roots, and never sacrificed for fast trends. The real reward is in education and curiosity—getting people excited about differences in vintage, terroir, and story. And as we swapped stories about wine tourism, he lit up describing the new tasting room and the personal touch they offer visitors. Every guest becomes an ambassador, every experience becomes a memory, and suddenly, the conversation around the table at home is about what happened at the château, not just what's in the glass. I have to say, trading observations and anecdotes with Cyprien made me optimistic. We're in an industry built on pleasure, memory, and shared stories. And if you ask me, keeping it honest and humble—like Haut-Bailly does—will always be the real cutting edge.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/DuX-gXglUy8 #WineTalks #ChateauHaultBailly #Podcast #WineIndustry #Bordeaux #WineTourism #Sustainability #Terroir #Winemaking #WineExperience #WineEducation #FineWines #ConsumerDriven #WineEmotion #WinePleasure #WineMarketing #Sommelier #WineVintages #VineyardLife #WineConversation  

Au programme des nouveautés : Singuila, Buda B, Rogatien Milord et 2 L entre autres. Dans la séquence Gold, hommage à Sly Dunbar, batteur jamaïcain et membre emblématique du duo Sly & Robbie. L'artiste est décédé lundi 26 janvier 2026. Et dans la séquence Génération consciente, Karfa Diallo nous parle du Black History Month, et Ibrahim Fama Diabaté présente la 7ème édition du QITAA (Quotient Intellectuel & Talents Artistiques d'Abidjan). Playlist du 27 janvier Singuila - Bébé s'en va Buda B feat Waraba - Dougnou baa Franck Lenar - Morpheùs Phoner : Ibrahim Fama Diabaté présente la 7ème édition du QITAA (Quotient Intellectuel & Talents Artistiques d'Abidjan), évènement culturel et académique qui aura lieu au Palais de la Culture de Treichville, en Côte d'Ivoire du 28 au 30 mai. Tuco Gadamn - Cops Rogatien Milord - Aimons-nous vivant Patou Mangamba - Follow money Uzi Freyia - Oulala Ramiro Naka & Tabanka Djaz - Tchon tchoma Naïka - One track mind 2L - Enchantée James BKS - Milli Vanity Pour visionner les clips, cliquez sur les titres des chansons Phoner : Karfa Diallo présente la 7ème édition hexagonale du Black History Month qui aura lieu du 31 janvier au 28 février à Bordeaux, Paris, Rouen et Poitiers.  Le programme du Black History Month Séquence Gold : Pierre Akendengue - Africa Obota (1976) Pierre Akendengue sera en concert à Libreville vendredi 30 et samedi 31 janvier à l'Institut Français du Gabon. Blaaz - Aller retour (2008) Chaka Demus & The Pliers - Murder she wrote (Chanson produite en 1992 par Sly & Robbie) Victor Démé  - Djon maya (2008) A partir de mercredi 28 janvier, un nouveau podcast orginal estampillé RFI mettra à l'honneur le parcours atypique du musicien burkinabè Victor Démé. Une série de 5 épisodes baptisée Notre incroyable histoire avec Victor Démé, produite par David Commeillas et réalisée par Simon Decreuze. Déjà disponible sur rfi.fr, l'application RFI Pure Radio et les plateformes d'écoute Retrouvez la playlist officielle de RFI Musique.

durée : 00:05:15 - Avec sciences - par : Alexandra Delbot - De la défiance envers la science au refus de se soigner, la désinformation en santé a des conséquences très concrètes. Comment la combattre ? Un rapport récent propose 9 recommandations et plaide pour la valorisation de l'information de qualité plutôt que la seule lutte contre les fausses nouvelles. - invités : Mathieu Molimard Pneumologue et chef du service de Pharmacologie au CHU de Bordeaux

Welcome to the DMF! I'm Justin Younts, and today I had the pleasure of speaking with award-winning filmmaker Jaze Bordeaux. In this engaging conversation, we dive deep into Jaze's journey from growing up in the United States to ultimately finding his true home in Canada. He shares his experiences moving through different states, the cultural diversity he encountered along the way, and how those experiences shaped his perspective as a filmmaker.We also discuss the importance of understanding the business side of filmmaking, especially when it comes to financing projects. Jaze emphasizes that every film is essentially a startup, requiring careful planning, clarity, and a solid financial structure. He encourages aspiring filmmakers to take their time developing their stories and to be precise and realistic about their asks when pitching projects.This episode is packed with practical insights and hard-earned wisdom for anyone looking to navigate the complex world of film production. Don't miss these lessons that could save you both time and money on your filmmaking journey.00:00:00 - Introduction and Guest Presentation00:00:42 - Guest's Early Life and Background00:04:03 - Guest's Perception of American and Canadian Mindsets00:06:36 - Guest's Appreciation for North American Diversity00:09:38 - Guest's Entrepreneurial Journey00:14:02 - Guest's Inspiration in Entrepreneurship00:15:16 - Guest's Approach to Financing and Planning00:20:37 - Guest's Learning Experience and Practical Advice00:21:29 - Guest's Insights on Film Production00:22:19 - Advice for Young Filmmakers00:24:22 - Importance of a Clear Pitch00:29:10 - Changes in the Film IndustryCheck out these links:http://jazebordeaux.com/https://www.facebook.com/jazebordeaux/https://www.instagram.com/jazebordeaux/https://www.threads.net/@jazebordeauxhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jazebordeauxhttps://x.com/jazebordeaux

On Today's Replay Menu:•Enshittification — when good spots go to hell faster than you can say “franchise special”•Our Burger Crawl is serious business — chase the perfect patty or die trying•Ambiance can make or break it — too fancy, I'm broke; too grim, I'm gone•Authenticity's our lifeline — mid-meat at One Steakhouse? John would rather eat his shoe•Staff with a pulse save the day — treat ‘em right, or your steak's toast•Corkage fees? Negotiate gracefully, lest Spring Mountain's $35 tariff spoil the vintage•The 80s? John's prime and shame. Dining memories hit harder than a hangover from a bad Bordeaux… for better or worse•Joel Robuchon's restaurants are untouchable — his legacy endures with 20 years of mashed potato perfection and impeccable service•Service post-COVID's a shitshow — empty rooms cling to petty rules, defying hospitality's coreInfluencer clowns? All style, no substance — shilling “certified vibes” while grifting free mealsQuestions, comments, hate mail? Email us at cheers@eattalkrepeat.com!Thanks for tuning into today's episode! If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show, & make sure you leave us a 5-star review. Visit us at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eating Las Vegas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eat. Talk. Repeat.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on social:Twitter/X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EatTalkRepeat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EatingLasVegas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AshTheAttorney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EatTalkRepeatLV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JohnCurtas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AshTheAttorney

What goes into creating a successful international wine brand that tells a story before the bottle is even opened? What does it look like to build a young wine brand vintage by vintage? What makes Bordeaux such a hard place to break into as an outsider? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm chatting with Namratha Stanley, author of the new memoir Vineyard Melody. You can find the wines we discussed at https://www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks.   Giveaway Three of you are going to win a copy of Namratha Stanely's terrific new book, Vineyard Melody: How One Woman Rebuilt Her Life, One Grape At A Time. To qualify, all you have to do is email me at natalie@nataliemaclean.com and let me know that you've posted a review of the podcast. I'll choose three people randomly from those who contact me. Good luck!   Highlights What was it like arriving alone in rural Margaux for an internship? What made Namratha push through fear, exhaustion, and the pressure of a visa dependent on work? Why is the French concept of terroir so powerful in understanding the connection between place, identity, and wine? Why did Namratha make the decision to build her own wine brand instead of becoming an agent for existing wineries? How did the name and branding for Solicantus come together, and what influenced these choices? How did a single LinkedIn message lead to Solicantus wines being listed with the LCBO in Canada? What did the first international sale feel like after years of uncertainty and effort? Why is Namratha passionate about building philanthropy into her wine and book business? How did reuniting with her daughter in France mark a turning point for Namratha?   About Namratha Stanley Namratha Stanley is the debut author of Vineyard Melody, a memoir chronicling her personal and professional transformation. Once confined to a patriarchal household in India, where she was barred from working, she broke free from marital violence and moved to France in 2017 to pursue a Wine MBA. She went on to found Wine Equation, a Bordeaux-based wine merchant company, and created Solicantus, her signature wine brand now distributed in five countries. Today, she serves as Program Director at INSEEC (Omnes), mentors women and students, and donates part of her wine sales to support children's education in India. Her journey—from traditional housewife to entrepreneur—has been featured in Forbes, Decanter and many other magazines. Namratha lives in France with her daughter and two cats, continuing to write and grow her wine business.       To learn more, visit https://www.nataliemaclean.com/373.

First, we look at the float-out of Magellan Discoverer, a new expedition cruise ship built by ASENAV in Chile for Antarctica21. Designed for fly-cruise operations to Antarctica, the Polar Class 6 vessel features hybrid-electric propulsion, battery energy storage, and reduced noise and emissions. We also touch on SELAR's Captain Arctic, another low-impact expedition ship aiming for near-zero emissions when it launches in 2027.Next, Norwegian Cruise Line begins preparing guests for a new Hawaii Transient Accommodations Tax starting in 2026. The tax, applied to cruise fares based on time spent in Hawaiian ports, could add hundreds of dollars per passenger on some itineraries. We break down how the tax is calculated, why Pride of America is most affected, and why the cruise industry is legally challenging the measure.Finally, luxury residential ship The World earns the Best Ship Wine List award for the 11th consecutive year. We explore what sets its wine program apart, including a 15,000-bottle cellar, global sourcing, a new private-label Bordeaux, and the appointment of a new beverage manager with deep cruise industry experience.

durée : 00:06:04 - La Chronique vin de Jérôme Gagnez - par : Jérôme Gagnez - Le château Hostens-Picant est une propriété familiale de 42 ha située aux confins de la Gironde, de la Dordogne et du Lot et Garonne dans une appellation confidentielle qui gagne à être connue, Sainte Foy Côtes de Bordeaux. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

In this episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Tuvia Blau and Hindy Herman address one of the most painful and least talked-about struggles in our community: parental alienation and family estrangement. They unpack what estrangement actually looks like, how it develops, and why the emotional toll on parents and adult children alike can feel unbearable.   With honesty and compassion, Tuvia and Hindy explore both sides of the story, parents and children, touching on boundaries, shame, communication breakdowns, and the tools needed for healing. This conversation isn't about blame. It's about understanding, growth, and the possibility of rebuilding connection, even when it feels impossible. This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors: ► Colel Chabad Pushka App   The easiest way to give Tzedaka   https://pushkapp.cc/meaningful   _________________________   ► Move to San Antonio - The Other Texas   A growing Jewish community offering warmth, learning, affordability, and opportunity. Small-town feel, strong values, and a big future just outside Austin.   https://www.rodfeisholom.com/movetosa   _________________________   ►Rothenberg Law Firm   Personal Injury Law Firm For 50+ years! Reach out Today for Free Case Evaluation   https://shorturl.at/JFKHH   __________________________   ► Town Appliance    Visit the website or message them on WhatsApp   https://www.townappliance.com  https://bit.ly/Townappliance_whatsapp __________________________   ► Pesach with Bordeaux

I have been selling direct to the consumer in the wine trade for over 35 years. The industry certainly is not what it was; in some ways, better, in other ways,  not so much. I've seen it all...well, at least most of it.  The month and year I started with the Original Wine of the Month Club, my father was featuring a Romanian wine; mind you, Romania was still under Soviet rule. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Marinella Ardelean, expert on Romanian wine. I have to tell you, having Marinella Ardelian on the show took me back, and not just because she reminded me that the first Romanian wine I ever sold—way back in 1989—was a $2.50 Sauvignon Blanc from a winery called Premiat. There's something poetic about opening an episode by unearthing an old newsletter my late father wrote about that wine, especially since it was the same month I joined the family business. Wine really does have a way of sharpening your memory. The nose, the flavor, even the price tag—they stick with you. The conversation started with that kind of serendipity, but Marinella Ardelian quickly brought us to the present. She's based in Venice, waves the flag for Romanian wine, and has this bright, unfussy way of making big topics feel accessible. I love guests like that—insightful without being pedantic, and uncannily good at weaving personal experience into global perspectives. Right off the bat, she fine-tuned the narrative: Romanian wine doesn't need to come "back" to the world stage, it needs to stand in the spotlight it deserves, shoulder to shoulder with France and Italy. I'll admit, I never would've guessed Romania is now in the top six worldwide for vineyard acreage—and domestically, folks there are still drinking 30 liters a year! Sure, the numbers dance around a bit, but the underlying story is about a country with real wine culture. We spent a little time reminiscing about the communist days, when the government controlled everything and Vinexport was king. But the part that struck me most was her clear-eyed take on why Romanian wine isn't chasing the bottom shelf in America. "Romanian wines are not cheap," Marinella Ardelian declared, and she meant it. With high domestic demand and only a sliver of production exported, those who do ship overseas bring quality, not just volume. She's keen on stories and education—Romanian wine, she said, needs context, not just curiosity. This segued beautifully into the broader question of how a wine region markets itself. Marinella Ardelian made a compelling case: you can't just sell the wine, you have to sell the country. Romanian wine, for her, is inseparable from Transylvanian castles, farm-to-table food, and the dramatic scenery. I found that refreshing. Too often, we get obsessed with varietals and forget there's a living culture behind every label. She also explained that since the fall of communism in 1989, a whole generation of winemakers has embraced indigenous grapes like Fetească Neagră—known as the "Black Maiden"—with all the finesse of Pinot Noir and the spice of Syrah. That's the kind of local color I live for. And with the second generation now taking the reins and forming actual cooperatives (something even Armenia, my ancestral homeland, struggles with), you can sense something big is building. Wine tourism, she told me, is finally taking off in Romania. Visitors can ride horses, hunt mushrooms, and sip estate wines in places that wouldn't be out of place in Bordeaux or Barolo. That's the future—experience, narrative, and authenticity. If there's a takeaway, it's that Romanian wine is at a crossroads, one foot in ancient soil, the other in the modern world. Marinella Ardelian has a vision for both—and I left our conversation convinced it's only a matter of time before the rest of the world catches on. I can't wait to revisit this story in a few years and see how far it's come.   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wine-in-romania-meet-the-expert-and-wine/id1462215436?i=1000647229708 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kiWrgS5fH8p85I6iS6Gnp?si=McZCVWPEQ6W9T-3jfGGMCQ Wine Talks: https://www.winetalkspodcast.com/wine-in-romania-meet-the-expert-and-wine-comtessse-marinela-ardelean/  

This episode features Tommaso, a vineyard consultant whose career spans from Venice and Montalcino to Burgundy, Bordeaux, and other renowned wine regions. Tommaso discusses his background in viticulture, the technical aspects of working in different European vineyards, and how he manages various grape varieties and regional challenges. The conversation highlights real-world issues such as vineyard management, adapting to climate change, and the critical decisions involved in harvest timing and vine care. A significant part of the discussion focuses on the curretage technique, a method for removing diseased wood from vines using specialized tools. Tommaso explains the origins of this approach, how it is applied in European vineyards, and its role in combating trunk diseases. The episode also covers Tommaso's work as a viticultural consultant specializing team training for vineyard surgery, adapting vineyard design to environmental pressures, and practical steps for maintaining vine health. This episode is well-suited for listeners interested in the technical and operational side of vineyard management.

The lads are on form after a massive round of Champions Cup action, breaking down everything from Saracens win over Toulouse, to Glasgow looking like genuine contenders, Leinster surviving La Rochelle in a bruising classic, and Quins blowing the Stormers away at the Stoop. There's chat on Henry Pollock being public enemy number one in Bordeaux, Bath's European march, and why Pool 2 is absolute chaos with everyone still alive. Jim gives the inside line on crisis meetings, second rows and dodgy penalty calls, while we also get stuck into AI coaches and ROG rumours. Plus, the boys announce their first London Six Nations live show at the 12th Knot rooftop at Sea Containers – free for Pod listeners – so it's one you don't want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Danny, Ugo and Chris review an eventful Champions Cup weekend that produced another big upset after Saracens stunned six-time champions Toulouse. They reflect on the battle between the two Willis brothers and if the result means Sarries are back to their best. Henry Pollock rekindled his love-hate relationship with the Bordeaux fans. We wonder if Damian Penaud is on some kind of assist bonus and we welcome our first ever mortgage advisor onto the pod. Will Crane has gone from the Champ to the Champions Cup after he answered an SOS call from George Skivington. He tells us all about his crazy start to 2026 and his love for the game.

A father and son sit down for an unusually honest conversation about Jewish identity, continuity, and choice. Allen Horowitz was raised with a strong cultural Jewish pride but little religious observance; his son Meir grew up the same way, until a series of experiences slowly pulled him in a radically different direction. What begins as a familiar American Jewish story turns into something far more complex, touching on interfaith dating, generational expectations, and the quiet questions people are often afraid to ask out loud. As Meir's curiosity deepens, through travel, community, and personal struggle, father and son find themselves navigating a widening gap in worldview while trying to preserve trust, respect, and love. This episode isn't about convincing or converting; it's about watching a relationship adapt in real time as one person changes and the other learns how to respond. A raw, thoughtful look at faith, fear, autonomy, and what it really means to support someone you love, even when their path isn't the one you imagined. This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors: ► PZ Deals   Download the app and never pay full price again!   https://app.pz.deals/install/mpp ___________________________   ► Chesed 24/7 — RUN 24.7 Help keep Chesed rooms running in 30 hospitals Join the live 5K at American Dream Mall (Feb 22, 2026) or sign up as a raiser—every mile keeps the rooms going. https://run4chesed.org ___________________________   ► Colel Chabad Pushka App   The easiest way to give Tzedaka. https://pushkapp.cc/meaningful   ___________________________   ►Rothenberg Law Firm   Personal Injury Law Firm For 50+ years! Reach out Today for Free Case Evaluation   https://shorturl.at/JFKHH ___________________________   ►Givat Hashalva   Givat Hashalvah is a new, vibrant, Torah-centered community rising in Givat Ze'ev, only 20 minutes from the heart of Yerushalayim.   https://go.lyo.group/45mgCd1   ___________________________   ► Town Appliance Visit the website or message them on WhatsApp   https://www.townappliance.com https://bit.ly/Townappliance_whatsapp   ___________________________   ► Pesach with Bordeaux