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President Donald Trump said on Monday that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: "They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it's getting late. They should have done so years ago."Authorities confirmed that more than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday. Rescuers are battling to reach remote, mountainous areas cut off from mobile networks along the Pakistani border, where many mud-brick homes collapsed in the quake.A European Union spokesperson said on Monday that the Global Positioning System of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's aircraft was jammed while en route to Bulgaria on Sunday, though it ultimately landed safely. Bulgarian authorities said they suspect Russia's involvement in the incident. The incident occurred while von der Leyen was on a four-day tour to EU member states in Eastern Europe.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban. Eastern Afghanistan is mountainous, with remote areas, and the quake has worsened communications.A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming before safely landing in Bulgaria on Sunday. The commission said Bulgarian authorities suspect this interference was carried out by Russia.President Donald Trump demands pharmaceutical companies "justify the success" of their COVID-19 drugs, amid conflicting opinions within the CDC over the effectiveness of the drugs. Trump says companies should make public the "great" and "extraordinary" numbers they have shown him.

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VOV1 - Trong khuôn khổ chuyến thăm Bulgaria ngày 31/8, Chủ tịch Ủy ban châu Âu Ursula von der Leyen đã đánh giá cao vai trò quan trọng của quốc gia Đông Nam Âu này trong việc hỗ trợ Ukraine và củng cố năng lực quốc phòng của châu Âu.

Guvernul își asumă azi răspunderea pe 5 proiecte. Reforma administrației publice, amânată la cererea PSD. Coaliția nu se întelege pe tăierile de posturi (SpotMedia) - CNAS vrea să scumpească cele mai populare medicamente pentru o suferință frecventă, din cauza căreia mor cei mai mulți români (HotNews) - Institutul pentru Studierea Holocaustului ”Elie Wiesel” cere Primăriei București să revoce autorizarea mitingului de marți, al organizației extremiste neolegionare Noua Dreaptă (G4Media) - Miza discuțiilor de luni între șefa Comisiei Europene cu președintele Dan, ministrul Apărării și militari, la Baza Aeriană M. Kogălniceanu (Europa Liberă) Guvernul își asumă azi răspunderea pe 5 proiecte. Reforma administrației publice, amânată la cererea PSD. Coaliția nu se întelege pe tăierile de posturi (SpotMedia) Guvernul își va asuma astăzi, în Parlament, răspunderea pe cinci proiecte de lege din Pachetul 2 de măsuri fiscale, anunță SpotMedia. Coaliția de guvernare nu a reușit nici duminică să ajungă la un acord privind reforma administrației publice locale, singurul proiect din Pachetul 2 de reforme care nu a fost convenit până acum. După cinci ore de discuții, ședința coaliției s-a încheiat fără consens. Partenerii din coaliţie au convenit că trebuie reduse posturile din administraţia centrală şi locală, însă nu s-a convenit exact asupra modului în care va trebui făcut acest lucru. Astfel, premierul Bolojan își va asuma răspunderea în fața Parlamentului pe restul de cinci proiecte, într-o ședință ce are loc, luni, 1 septembrie, de la ora 19.00: proiectul de lege privind pensiile magistraților; proiectul de lege privind reforma în sănătate; proiectul de lege privind guvernanța corporativă a companiilor de stat; proiectul de lege privind unele măsuri fiscale pentru sustenabilitatea financiară a României și eficientizarea activității unor autorități administrativ autonome (ANCOM, ANRE și ASF): proiectul de lege cu noile taxe și măsuri fiscale de la Ministerul de Finanțe. Cristian Grosu / Capitalismul și democrația României desenate de Ceaușescu (CursDeGuvernare) Toate măsurile de reformă prin care guvernul actual ”dă țara peste cap” (pe bună dreptate, că țara asta chiar trebuie dată peste cap) se vor dovedi inutile peste 5-7 ani, când vom ajunge în aceeași situație financiar-bugetară de astăzi, scrie jurnalistul Cristian grosu, redactor șef al publicației electronice CursDeGuvernare. Asta pentru că reformele sunt aplicate pe o matriță greșită, iar ele se ”vor strâmba la loc” odată cu trecerea timpului. Cât de mare e miza? 47% din populație și 87% din tetritoriu se află în ”responsabilitatea” administrației locale rurale. Totul pleacă de la fundamental-inadecvata administrație a României – o structură care afectează toate celelalte structuri de servicii pe care statul e obligat să le asigure economiei și societății: e România desenată administrativ de Ceaușescu și care nu poate funcționa decât sub regimul Ceaușescu. Doar 1,3% din localități rurale au venituri proprii mai mari decât cele de funționare, astfel încât să rezolve problemele curente ale comunităților – restul sunt bani dirijați. CNAS vrea să scumpească cele mai populare medicamente pentru o suferință frecventă, din cauza căreia mor cei mai mulți români (HotNews) Casa de Asigurări de Sănătate a anunțat că vrea să scadă nivelul de compensare pentru unele dintre cele mai utilizate medicamente prescrise în tratarea bolilor cardiovasculare, ceea ce înseamnă un preț mai mare plătit de pacient.  CNAS spune că e vorba despre 13 medicamente, medicii spun că, de fapt, este vorba despre sute. În comunicat, CNAS spune că e o creștere de 9 lei pe cutie de medicamente, sumă contrazisă de reprezentanți ai medicilor de familie și ai pacienților, în dialogul cu HotNews.  Ministrul Sănătății spune că ar fi „total aberant” ca „după ce am introdus plata CASS pentru pensionari, să îi obligăm să scoată alți bani din buzunar la farmacie”. 48% dintre românii cu vârsta între 30 și 79 de ani suferă de hipertensiune arterială, o boală care, dacă nu este ținută zilnic sub control cu tratament, duce la complicații grave, precum atac de cord sau accident vascular cerebral, arată un raport al Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății din anul 2023.  Institutul pentru Studierea Holocaustului ”Elie Wiesel” cere Primăriei București să revoce autorizarea mitingului de marți, al organizației extremiste neolegionare Noua Dreaptă (G4Media) Institutul ”Elie Wiesel” cere Primăriei București să revoce autorizarea mitingului organizației extremiste neolegionare Noua Dreaptă. Manifestarea de extremă dreapta ar urma să aibă loc marți, împotriva ”rasei non-albe”, conform organizației citate. Organizația este interzisă prin lege conform OUG 31/2002 împotriva manifestațiilor xenofobe. Mitingul, împotriva ”rasei non-albe”, va avea loc la câteva zile după ce un livrator Glovo a fost lovit de un tânăr pe motive rasiale, în urma unui mesaj xenofob al parlamentarului partidului extremist AUR Dan Tănasă. Agresorul se află în arest preventiv în momentul de față, amintește G4Media.  ”Solicităm oficial primarului Municipiului București să revoce autorizarea pentru mitingul organizat de Noua Dreaptă în 2 septembrie. Manifestările de discriminare sunt interzise de legea penală și Constituția României!”, a transmis Institutul Național pentru Studierea Holocaustului din România ”Elie Wiesel”. Șeful Noua Dreaptă, Tudor Ionescu, printre cei mai radicali extremiști din România, a intrat în Parlament pe listele partidului extremist pro-rus SOS România, condus de Diana Șoșoacă, ex-AUR. Este interesantă, în context, analiza publicată de EduPedu. Conform lui Șerban Iosifescu,  acolo unde educația a eșuat, a înflorit legionarismul naționalist și ortodoxist. Harta votului aurist se suprapune cu harta nivelului de educație a populației. Iar Libertatea scrie astăzi despre comerțul cu cărți legionare, la liber pe internet.  Achiziționarea materialelor legionare se poate face foarte ușor dacă ai o conexiune la internet și câteva sute de lei în cont. Pe unul din grupurile de extremă dreapta prezente pe Telegram, am găsit un anunț prin care se vindeau zeci de cărți „Din lumea legionară” - scrise de Victor Puiu Gârcineanu, nou-nouțe, cu prețul de 25 de lei/bucata.  Miza discuțiilor de luni între șefa Comisiei Europene cu președintele Dan, ministrul Apărării și militari, la Baza Aeriană M. Kogălniceanu (Europa Liberă) România este ultima țară din cele șapte state care au graniță cu Rusia sau Ucraina în care președinta Comisiei Europene, Ursula von der Leyen, ajunge în aceste zile. Turneul ei vine înainte ca Executivul de la Bruxelles să anunțe ce proiecte de apărare va finanța prin programul SAFE. Președinta Comisiei Europene, Ursula von der Leyen, a anunțat deja duminică, 31 august, la plecarea din Polonia, că această țară va beneficia de cei mai mulți bani din programul în SAFE (Acțiunea pentru securitatea Europei) în valoare totală de 150 de miliarde de euro. România și Bulgaria se află în competiție pentru găzduirea unui hub de securitate la Marea Neagră, hub ce va fi finanțat de Uniunea europeană. La începutul mandatului de președinte, Nicușor Dan a declarat că România vrea ca acest hub să fie pe teritoriul său și va cere Comisiei să aprobe acest lucru. Surse apropiate discuțiilor au precizat pentru Europa Liberă că Guvernul Uniunii nu a decis încă unde va fi acest hub prevăzut în strategia Uniunii Europene pentru Marea Neagră, document despre care Europa Liberă a scris pe larg.

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, GG Hawkins sits down with filmmaker Macon Blair to discuss his journey from scrappy DIY filmmaking in Virginia to directing the 2025 reimagining of the cult classic The Toxic Avenger. The film hits theaters today, and Blair shares how he balanced homage and originality, kept the humor grounded in absurdity, and tackled the long production process. He also reflects on his start in the industry, the value of creative community, and what it really means to stick it out in an unpredictable industry. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Macon Blair discuss... Macon's early days making VHS films with friends and how that creative community shaped his career The years-long journey from writing spec scripts to directing Sundance winner I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore How Macon was approached to write The Toxic Avenger and how it evolved into his directorial role Reimagining a cult classic while staying true to its outrageous tone and aesthetic How comedy and absurdity play into horror and action, and the challenge of balancing tone The production process in Bulgaria and collaborating with an international crew Designing the film's gritty, stylized world—from production design to costumes and camera movement Lessons from the editing room and how to let audience feedback shape the final cut Macon's advice for emerging filmmakers about perseverance, collaboration, and flexibility Memorable Quotes: “I just wanted to do something with movies... if it's writing, great. If it's acting, great. If it's driving a truck, great.” “We would just pitch things back and forth, and if a line or a reaction would get a laugh from enough people, then it would be like, alright, put it in the movie.” “You have to be flexible enough or open enough to kind of be like, oh, I didn't construct things the correct way. And I kind of owe it to you for you to not be confused.” “Preparation versus flexibility—having everything prepared to the nth degree, and being prepared to totally drop it if you need to.” Guests: Macon Blair Resources: Macon Blair on I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (No Film School interview) Get tickets to The Toxic Avenger (Look Cinemas) Follow GG Hawkins's feature I Really Love My Husband on Instagram Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram  

Presa internațională a reacționat imediat după ce atacurile aeriene rusești de miercuri noaptea au lovit capitala Ucrainei, ucigând 14 persoane. Printre clădirile afectate s-au numărat misiunea diplomatică a Uniunii Europene și sediul British Council. Politico titrează: ”Putin sfidează presiunile pentru pace cu un atac masiv asupra misiunii UE din Kiev”. Potrivit publicației europene, ”atacul asupra Kievului a avut loc în aceeași zi în care miniștrii apărării din UE urmau să sosească la Copenhaga pentru a discuta despre cum să pună mai multă presiune asupra Rusiei atât prin sancțiuni, cât și prin sprijin pentru Ucraina”.   Euronews vorbește despre ”unda de șoc” declanșată de atacul rusesc.   ”Convenția de la Viena din 1961 prevede protecția spațiilor diplomatice și consulare împotriva intruziunii sau deteriorării, deși nu este neobișnuit ca aceste clădiri să fie afectate în timpul de război. Kremlinul a demonstrat un dezinteres constant față de respectarea regulilor internaționale pe tot parcursul invaziei sale la scară largă împotriva Ucrainei”.   Deutsche Welle informează că ”ministrul german al Apărării, Boris Pistorius, a numit atacurile Rusiei asupra Kievului un „act teribil” care arată că președintele rus Vladimir Putin „nu este deloc interesat de pace sau chiar de un armistițiu”. „El continuă ceea ce a făcut tot timpul: atacă Ucraina, ucide civili ucraineni și este un imperialist la apogeul său”, a adăugat el.   Euractiv notează că ”Rusia și-a intensificat atacurile aeriene asupra Ucrainei în ultimele luni, în ciuda eforturilor tot mai mari ale Occidentului de a ajunge la o soluționare diplomatică a războiului. Însă aceste eforturi au stagnat în ultimele săptămâni, Moscova refuzând să accepte o întâlnire bilaterală între președintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski și liderul rus Vladimir Putin - în ciuda sprijinului lui Zelenski pentru această idee și a îndemnurilor repetate ale președintelui american Donald Trump către ambele părți de a ajunge la o soluționare diplomatică”.   Ziarul britanic The Independent informeazăp că ”Sir Keir Starmer l-a acuzat pe Vladimir Putin de „sabotarea păcii” după ce Rusia a lansat două rachete asupra unei clădiri a British Council din Kiev. British Council, care oferă programe în limba engleză ucrainenilor din capitală, a declarat că birourile sale au fost „grav avariate” și un paznic de noapte a fost rănit. În iunie, Moscova le-a interzis cetățenilor să colaboreze cu consiliul, susținând că acesta este o fațadă pentru spionii britanici”.   Iar Le Figaro informează că, în contextul loviturilor, ”Ursula von der Leyen și-a anunțat, de asemenea, intenția de a vizita țările UE care se învecinează cu sau sunt situate în apropierea Belarusului și Rusiei pentru a le transmite „deplina solidaritate” a UE. Ea va călători în Letonia vineri, apoi în Finlanda, înainte de a se îndrepta spre Estonia sâmbătă. Duminică, dna von der Leyen va vizita Polonia, apoi Bulgaria, înainte de a face opriri finale luni în Lituania și România”.

Send us a textIn this thoughtful episode of the Joey Pinz Conversations podcast, Joey sits down with Stan Ivanov, founder and  CTO of ThreatMate, to explore a decades-long journey through software development, entrepreneurship, and personal evolution.

The Secret History of Gold comes out this week. Here for your viewing pleasure is a fim about gold based on the first chapter.“Gold will be slave or master”HoraceIn 2021, a metal detectorist with the eyebrow-raising name of Ole Ginnerup Schytz dug up a hoard of Viking gold in a field in Denmark. The gold was just as it was when it was buried 1,500 years before, if a little dirtier. The same goes for the jewellery unearthed at the Varna Necropolis in Bulgaria in 1972. The beads, bracelets, rings and necklaces are as good as when they were buried 6,700 years ago.In the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, there is a golden tooth bridge — a gold wire used to bind teeth and dental implants — made over 4,000 years ago. It could go in your mouth today.No other substance is as long-lasting as gold — not diamonds, not tungsten carbide, not boron nitride. Gold does not corrode; it does not tarnish or decay; it does not break down over time. This sets it apart from every other substance. Iron rusts, wood rots, silver tarnishes. Gold never changes. Left alone, it stays itself. And it never loses its shine — how about that?Despite its permanence, you can shape this enormously ductile metal into pretty much anything. An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long or plate a copper wire 1,000 miles long. It can be beaten into a leaf just one atom thick. Yet there is one thing you cannot do and that is destroy it. Life may be temporary, but gold is permanent. It really is forever.This means that all the gold that has ever been mined, estimated to be 216,000 tonnes, still exists somewhere. Put together it would fit into a cube with 22-metre sides. Visualise a square building seven storeys high — and that would be all the gold ever.With some effort, you can dissolve gold in certain chemical solutions, alloy it with other metals, or even vaporise it. But the gold will always be there. It is theoretically possible to destroy gold through nuclear reactions and other such extreme methods, but in practical terms, gold is indestructible. It is the closest thing we have on earth to immortality.Perhaps that is why almost every ancient culture we know of associated gold with the eternal. The Egyptians believed the flesh of gods was made of gold, and that it gave you safe passage into the afterlife. In Greek myth, the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, which Hercules was sent to retrieve, conferred immortality on whoever ate them. The South Americans saw gold as the link between humanity and the cosmos. They were not far wrong.Gold was present in the dust that formed the solar system. It sits in the earth's crust today, just as it did when our planet was formed some 4.6 billion years ago. That little bit of gold you may be wearing on your finger or around your neck is actually older than the earth itself. In fact, it is older than the solar system. To touch gold is as close as you will ever come to touching eternity.And yet the world's most famous investor is not impressed.‘It gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or some place,' said Warren Buffett. ‘Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It has no utility. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.'He's right. Gold does nothing. It does not even pay a yield. It just sits there inert. We use other metals to construct things, cut things or conduct things, but gold's industrial uses are minimal. It is a good conductor of electricity, but copper and silver are better and cheaper. It has some use in dentistry, medical applications and nanotechnology. It is finding more and more use in outer space — back whence it came — where it is used to coat spacecraft, astronauts' visors and heat shields. But, in the grand scheme of things, these uses are paltry.Gold's only purpose is to store and display prosperity. It is dense and tangible wealth: pure money.Though you may not realise it, we still use gold as money today. Not so much as a medium to exchange value but store it.In 1970, about 27 per cent of all the gold in the world was in the form of gold coinage and central bank or government reserves. Today, even with the gold standard long since dead, the percentage is about the same.The most powerful nation on earth, the United States, keeps 70 per cent of its foreign exchange holdings in gold. Its great rival, China, is both the world's largest producer and the world's largest importer. It has built up reserves that, as we shall discover, are likely as great as the USA's. If you buying gold or silver coins to protect yourself in these “interesting times” - and I urge you to - as always I recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.Ordinary people and institutions the world over use gold to store wealth. Across myriad cultures gold is gifted at landmark life events — births and weddings — because of its intrinsic value.In fact, gold's purchasing power has increased over the millennia, as human beings have grown more productive. The same ounce of gold said by economic historians to have bought King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon 350 loaves of bread could buy you more than 1,000 loaves today. The same gold dinar (roughly 1/7 oz) that, in the time of the Koran in the seventh century, bought you a lamb would buy you three lambs today. Those same four or five aurei (1 oz) which bought you a fine linen tunic in ancient Rome would buy you considerably more clothing today.In 1972, 0.07 ounces of gold would buy you a barrel of oil. Here we are in 2024 and a barrel of oil costs 0.02 ounces of gold — it's significantly cheaper than it was fifty years ago.House prices, too, if you measure them in gold, have stayed constant. It is only when they are measured in fiat currency that they have appreciated so relentlessly (and destructively).In other words, an ounce of gold buys you as much, and sometimes more, food, clothing, energy and shelter as it did ten years ago, a hundred years ago or even thousands of years ago. As gold lasts, so does its purchasing power. You cannot say the same about modern national currencies.Rare and expensive to mine, the supply of gold is constrained. This is in stark contrast to modern money — electronic, debt-based fiat money to give it its full name — the supply of which multiplies every year as governments spend and borrowing balloons.As if by Natural Law, gold supply has increased at the same rate as the global population — roughly 2 per cent per annum. The population of the world has slightly more than doubled since 1850. So has gold supply. The correlation has held for centuries, except for one fifty-year period during the gold rushes of the late nineteenth century, when gold supply per capita increased.Gold has the added attraction of being beautiful. It shines and glistens and sparkles. It captivates and allures. The word ‘gold' derives from the Sanskrit ‘jval', meaning ‘to shine'. That's why we use it as jewellery — to show off our wealth and success, as well as to store it. Indeed, in nomadic prehistory, and still in parts of the world today, carrying your wealth on your person as jewellery was the safest way to keep it.The universe has given us this captivatingly beautiful, dense, inert, malleable, scarce, useless and permanent substance whose only use is to be money. To quote historian Peter Bernstein, ‘nothing is as useless and useful all at the same time'.But after thousands of years of gold being official money, in the early twentieth century there was a seismic shift. Neither the British, German nor French government had enough gold to pay for the First World War. They abandoned gold backing to print the money they needed. In the inter-war years, nations briefly attempted a return to gold standards, but they failed. The two prevailing monetary theories clashed: gold-backed versus state-issued currency. Gold standard advocates, such as Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, considered gold to be one of the key pillars of a free society along with property rights and habeas corpus. ‘We have gold because we cannot trust governments,' said President Herbert Hoover in 1933. This was a sentiment echoed by one of the founders of the London School of Economics, George Bernard Shaw — to whom I am grateful for demonstrating that it is possible to have a career as both a comedian and a financial writer. ‘You have to choose (as a voter),' he said, ‘between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the Government… I advise you, as long as the Capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold.'On the other hand, many, such as economist John Maynard Keynes, advocated the idea of fiat currency to give government greater control over the economy and the ability to manipulate the money supply. Keynes put fixation with gold in the Freudian realms of sex and religion. The gold standard, he famously said after the First World War — and rightly, as it turned out — was ‘already a barbarous relic'. Freud himself related fascination with gold to the erotic fantasies and interests of early childhood.Needless to say, Keynes and fiat money prevailed. By the end of the 1930s, most of Europe had left the gold standard. The US followed, but not completely until 1971, in order to meet the ballooning costs of its welfare system and its war in Vietnam.But compare both gold's universality (everyone everywhere knows gold has value) and its purchasing power to national currencies and you have to wonder why we don't use it officially today. There is a very good reason: power.Sticking to the discipline of the gold standard means governments can't just create money or run deficits to the same extent. Instead, they have to rein in their spending, which they are not prepared to do, especially in the twenty-first century, when they make so many promises to win elections. Balanced books, let alone independent money, have become an impossibility. If you seek an answer as to why the state has grown so large in the West, look no further than our system of money. When one body in a society has the power to create money at no cost to itself, it is inevitable that that body will grow disproportionately large. So it is in the twenty-first century, where state spending in many social democracies is now not far off 50 per cent of GDP, sometimes higher.Many arguments about gold will quickly slide into a political argument about the role of government. It is a deeply political metal. Those who favour gold tend to favour small government, free markets and individual responsibility. I count myself in that camp. Those who dismiss it tend to favour large government and state planning.I have argued many times that money is the blood of a society. It must be healthy. So much starts with money: values, morals, behaviour, ambitions, manners, even family size. Money must be sound and true. At the moment it is neither. Gold, however, is both. ‘Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men,' said former Republican Congressman Ron Paul. As Dorothy is advised in The Wizard of Oz (which was, as we shall discover, part allegory), maybe the time has come to once again ‘follow the yellow brick road'.On the other hand, maybe the twilight of gold has arrived, as Niall Ferguson argued in his history of debt and money, The Cash Nexus. Gold's future, he said, is ‘mainly as jewellery' or ‘in parts of the world with primitive or unstable monetary and financial systems'. Gold may have been money for 5,000 years, or even 10,000 years, but so was the horse a means of transport, and then along came the motor car.A history of gold is inevitably a history of money, but it is also a history of greed, obsession and ambition. Gold is beautiful. Gold is compelling. It is wealth in its purest, most distilled form. ‘Gold is a child of Zeus,' runs the ancient Greek lyric. ‘Neither moth nor rust devoureth it; but the mind of man is devoured by this supreme possession.' Perhaps that's why Thomas Edison said gold was ‘an invention of Satan'. Wealth, and all the emotions that come with it, can do strange things to people.Gold has led people to do the most brilliant, the most brave, the most inventive, the most innovative and the most terrible things. ‘More men have been knocked off balance by gold than by love,' runs the saying, usually attributed to Benjamin Disraeli. Where gold is concerned, emotion, not logic, prevails. Even in today's markets it is a speculative asset whose price is driven by greed and fear, not by fundamental production numbers.Its gleam has drawn man across oceans, across continents and into the unknown. It lured Jason and the Argonauts, Alexander the Great, numerous Caesars, da Gama, Cortés, Pizarro and Raleigh. Brilliant new civilisations have emerged as a result of the quest for gold, yet so have slavery, war, deceit, death and devastation. Describing the gold mines of ancient Egypt, the historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, ‘there is absolutely no consideration nor relaxation for sick or maimed, for aged man or weak woman. All are forced to labour at their tasks until they die, worn out by misery amid their toil.' His description could apply to many an illegal mine in Africa today.The English critic John Ruskin told a story of a man who boarded a ship with all his money: a bag of gold coins. Several days into the voyage a terrible storm blew up. ‘Abandon ship!' came the cry. The man strapped his bag around his waist and jumped overboard, only to sink to the bottom of the sea. ‘Now,' asked Ruskin, ‘as he was sinking — had he the gold? Or had the gold him?'As the Chinese proverb goes, ‘The miser does not own the gold; the gold owns the miser.'Gold may be a dead metal. Inert, unchanging and lifeless. But its hold over humanity never relents. It has adorned us since before the dawn of civilisation and, as money, underpinned economies ever since. Desire for it has driven mankind forwards, the prime impulse for quest and conquest, for exploration and discovery. From its origins in the hearts of dying stars to its quiet presence today beneath the machinery of modern finance, gold has seen it all. How many secrets does this silent witness keep? This book tells the story of gold. It unveils the schemes, intrigues and forces that have shaped our world in the relentless pursuit of this ancient asset, which, even in this digital age, still wields immense power.That was Chapter One of The Secret History of Gold The Secret History of Gold is available to pre-order at Amazon, Waterstones and all good bookshops. I hear the audiobook, read by me, is excellent. The book comes out on August 28.Hurry! Amazon is currently offering 20% off.Until next time,Dominic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

The Secret History of Gold comes out this week. Here for your viewing pleasure is a fim about gold based on the first chapter.“Gold will be slave or master”HoraceIn 2021, a metal detectorist with the eyebrow-raising name of Ole Ginnerup Schytz dug up a hoard of Viking gold in a field in Denmark. The gold was just as it was when it was buried 1,500 years before, if a little dirtier. The same goes for the jewellery unearthed at the Varna Necropolis in Bulgaria in 1972. The beads, bracelets, rings and necklaces are as good as when they were buried 6,700 years ago.In the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, there is a golden tooth bridge — a gold wire used to bind teeth and dental implants — made over 4,000 years ago. It could go in your mouth today.No other substance is as long-lasting as gold — not diamonds, not tungsten carbide, not boron nitride. Gold does not corrode; it does not tarnish or decay; it does not break down over time. This sets it apart from every other substance. Iron rusts, wood rots, silver tarnishes. Gold never changes. Left alone, it stays itself. And it never loses its shine — how about that?Despite its permanence, you can shape this enormously ductile metal into pretty much anything. An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long or plate a copper wire 1,000 miles long. It can be beaten into a leaf just one atom thick. Yet there is one thing you cannot do and that is destroy it. Life may be temporary, but gold is permanent. It really is forever.This means that all the gold that has ever been mined, estimated to be 216,000 tonnes, still exists somewhere. Put together it would fit into a cube with 22-metre sides. Visualise a square building seven storeys high — and that would be all the gold ever.With some effort, you can dissolve gold in certain chemical solutions, alloy it with other metals, or even vaporise it. But the gold will always be there. It is theoretically possible to destroy gold through nuclear reactions and other such extreme methods, but in practical terms, gold is indestructible. It is the closest thing we have on earth to immortality.Perhaps that is why almost every ancient culture we know of associated gold with the eternal. The Egyptians believed the flesh of gods was made of gold, and that it gave you safe passage into the afterlife. In Greek myth, the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, which Hercules was sent to retrieve, conferred immortality on whoever ate them. The South Americans saw gold as the link between humanity and the cosmos. They were not far wrong.Gold was present in the dust that formed the solar system. It sits in the earth's crust today, just as it did when our planet was formed some 4.6 billion years ago. That little bit of gold you may be wearing on your finger or around your neck is actually older than the earth itself. In fact, it is older than the solar system. To touch gold is as close as you will ever come to touching eternity.And yet the world's most famous investor is not impressed.‘It gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or some place,' said Warren Buffett. ‘Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It has no utility. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.'He's right. Gold does nothing. It does not even pay a yield. It just sits there inert. We use other metals to construct things, cut things or conduct things, but gold's industrial uses are minimal. It is a good conductor of electricity, but copper and silver are better and cheaper. It has some use in dentistry, medical applications and nanotechnology. It is finding more and more use in outer space — back whence it came — where it is used to coat spacecraft, astronauts' visors and heat shields. But, in the grand scheme of things, these uses are paltry.Gold's only purpose is to store and display prosperity. It is dense and tangible wealth: pure money.Though you may not realise it, we still use gold as money today. Not so much as a medium to exchange value but store it.In 1970, about 27 per cent of all the gold in the world was in the form of gold coinage and central bank or government reserves. Today, even with the gold standard long since dead, the percentage is about the same.The most powerful nation on earth, the United States, keeps 70 per cent of its foreign exchange holdings in gold. Its great rival, China, is both the world's largest producer and the world's largest importer. It has built up reserves that, as we shall discover, are likely as great as the USA's. If you buying gold or silver coins to protect yourself in these “interesting times” - and I urge you to - as always I recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.Ordinary people and institutions the world over use gold to store wealth. Across myriad cultures gold is gifted at landmark life events — births and weddings — because of its intrinsic value.In fact, gold's purchasing power has increased over the millennia, as human beings have grown more productive. The same ounce of gold said by economic historians to have bought King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon 350 loaves of bread could buy you more than 1,000 loaves today. The same gold dinar (roughly 1/7 oz) that, in the time of the Koran in the seventh century, bought you a lamb would buy you three lambs today. Those same four or five aurei (1 oz) which bought you a fine linen tunic in ancient Rome would buy you considerably more clothing today.In 1972, 0.07 ounces of gold would buy you a barrel of oil. Here we are in 2024 and a barrel of oil costs 0.02 ounces of gold — it's significantly cheaper than it was fifty years ago.House prices, too, if you measure them in gold, have stayed constant. It is only when they are measured in fiat currency that they have appreciated so relentlessly (and destructively).In other words, an ounce of gold buys you as much, and sometimes more, food, clothing, energy and shelter as it did ten years ago, a hundred years ago or even thousands of years ago. As gold lasts, so does its purchasing power. You cannot say the same about modern national currencies.Rare and expensive to mine, the supply of gold is constrained. This is in stark contrast to modern money — electronic, debt-based fiat money to give it its full name — the supply of which multiplies every year as governments spend and borrowing balloons.As if by Natural Law, gold supply has increased at the same rate as the global population — roughly 2 per cent per annum. The population of the world has slightly more than doubled since 1850. So has gold supply. The correlation has held for centuries, except for one fifty-year period during the gold rushes of the late nineteenth century, when gold supply per capita increased.Gold has the added attraction of being beautiful. It shines and glistens and sparkles. It captivates and allures. The word ‘gold' derives from the Sanskrit ‘jval', meaning ‘to shine'. That's why we use it as jewellery — to show off our wealth and success, as well as to store it. Indeed, in nomadic prehistory, and still in parts of the world today, carrying your wealth on your person as jewellery was the safest way to keep it.The universe has given us this captivatingly beautiful, dense, inert, malleable, scarce, useless and permanent substance whose only use is to be money. To quote historian Peter Bernstein, ‘nothing is as useless and useful all at the same time'.But after thousands of years of gold being official money, in the early twentieth century there was a seismic shift. Neither the British, German nor French government had enough gold to pay for the First World War. They abandoned gold backing to print the money they needed. In the inter-war years, nations briefly attempted a return to gold standards, but they failed. The two prevailing monetary theories clashed: gold-backed versus state-issued currency. Gold standard advocates, such as Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, considered gold to be one of the key pillars of a free society along with property rights and habeas corpus. ‘We have gold because we cannot trust governments,' said President Herbert Hoover in 1933. This was a sentiment echoed by one of the founders of the London School of Economics, George Bernard Shaw — to whom I am grateful for demonstrating that it is possible to have a career as both a comedian and a financial writer. ‘You have to choose (as a voter),' he said, ‘between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the Government… I advise you, as long as the Capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold.'On the other hand, many, such as economist John Maynard Keynes, advocated the idea of fiat currency to give government greater control over the economy and the ability to manipulate the money supply. Keynes put fixation with gold in the Freudian realms of sex and religion. The gold standard, he famously said after the First World War — and rightly, as it turned out — was ‘already a barbarous relic'. Freud himself related fascination with gold to the erotic fantasies and interests of early childhood.Needless to say, Keynes and fiat money prevailed. By the end of the 1930s, most of Europe had left the gold standard. The US followed, but not completely until 1971, in order to meet the ballooning costs of its welfare system and its war in Vietnam.But compare both gold's universality (everyone everywhere knows gold has value) and its purchasing power to national currencies and you have to wonder why we don't use it officially today. There is a very good reason: power.Sticking to the discipline of the gold standard means governments can't just create money or run deficits to the same extent. Instead, they have to rein in their spending, which they are not prepared to do, especially in the twenty-first century, when they make so many promises to win elections. Balanced books, let alone independent money, have become an impossibility. If you seek an answer as to why the state has grown so large in the West, look no further than our system of money. When one body in a society has the power to create money at no cost to itself, it is inevitable that that body will grow disproportionately large. So it is in the twenty-first century, where state spending in many social democracies is now not far off 50 per cent of GDP, sometimes higher.Many arguments about gold will quickly slide into a political argument about the role of government. It is a deeply political metal. Those who favour gold tend to favour small government, free markets and individual responsibility. I count myself in that camp. Those who dismiss it tend to favour large government and state planning.I have argued many times that money is the blood of a society. It must be healthy. So much starts with money: values, morals, behaviour, ambitions, manners, even family size. Money must be sound and true. At the moment it is neither. Gold, however, is both. ‘Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men,' said former Republican Congressman Ron Paul. As Dorothy is advised in The Wizard of Oz (which was, as we shall discover, part allegory), maybe the time has come to once again ‘follow the yellow brick road'.On the other hand, maybe the twilight of gold has arrived, as Niall Ferguson argued in his history of debt and money, The Cash Nexus. Gold's future, he said, is ‘mainly as jewellery' or ‘in parts of the world with primitive or unstable monetary and financial systems'. Gold may have been money for 5,000 years, or even 10,000 years, but so was the horse a means of transport, and then along came the motor car.A history of gold is inevitably a history of money, but it is also a history of greed, obsession and ambition. Gold is beautiful. Gold is compelling. It is wealth in its purest, most distilled form. ‘Gold is a child of Zeus,' runs the ancient Greek lyric. ‘Neither moth nor rust devoureth it; but the mind of man is devoured by this supreme possession.' Perhaps that's why Thomas Edison said gold was ‘an invention of Satan'. Wealth, and all the emotions that come with it, can do strange things to people.Gold has led people to do the most brilliant, the most brave, the most inventive, the most innovative and the most terrible things. ‘More men have been knocked off balance by gold than by love,' runs the saying, usually attributed to Benjamin Disraeli. Where gold is concerned, emotion, not logic, prevails. Even in today's markets it is a speculative asset whose price is driven by greed and fear, not by fundamental production numbers.Its gleam has drawn man across oceans, across continents and into the unknown. It lured Jason and the Argonauts, Alexander the Great, numerous Caesars, da Gama, Cortés, Pizarro and Raleigh. Brilliant new civilisations have emerged as a result of the quest for gold, yet so have slavery, war, deceit, death and devastation. Describing the gold mines of ancient Egypt, the historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, ‘there is absolutely no consideration nor relaxation for sick or maimed, for aged man or weak woman. All are forced to labour at their tasks until they die, worn out by misery amid their toil.' His description could apply to many an illegal mine in Africa today.The English critic John Ruskin told a story of a man who boarded a ship with all his money: a bag of gold coins. Several days into the voyage a terrible storm blew up. ‘Abandon ship!' came the cry. The man strapped his bag around his waist and jumped overboard, only to sink to the bottom of the sea. ‘Now,' asked Ruskin, ‘as he was sinking — had he the gold? Or had the gold him?'As the Chinese proverb goes, ‘The miser does not own the gold; the gold owns the miser.'Gold may be a dead metal. Inert, unchanging and lifeless. But its hold over humanity never relents. It has adorned us since before the dawn of civilisation and, as money, underpinned economies ever since. Desire for it has driven mankind forwards, the prime impulse for quest and conquest, for exploration and discovery. From its origins in the hearts of dying stars to its quiet presence today beneath the machinery of modern finance, gold has seen it all. How many secrets does this silent witness keep? This book tells the story of gold. It unveils the schemes, intrigues and forces that have shaped our world in the relentless pursuit of this ancient asset, which, even in this digital age, still wields immense power.That was Chapter One of The Secret History of Gold The Secret History of Gold is available to pre-order at Amazon, Waterstones and all good bookshops. I hear the audiobook, read by me, is excellent. The book comes out on August 28.Hurry! Amazon is currently offering 20% off.Until next time,Dominic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

As the Great Depression spreads across the globe, Bulgaria is particularly vulnerable for a multitude of reasons. Meanwhile, the country's bachelor king finally finds love. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/239-love-and-depression Learn more about the book and sign up for updates here: thisisbulgaria.org/state-suilders-from-the-steppe/

We followed the story of union members at the bus company jumping from Unite the Union to the GGCA. Unite has been seeking to talk to bus drivers today, GBC understands the union had not been granted access to the bus depot and has told management it has a right to address its members. We spoke to Ros Astengo from the bus depot to see if there have been any developments.Monday's ferry service from Morocco to Gibraltar was cancelled leaving a Gibraltar-based mother and young children stranded, with the next scheduled ferry in two weeks. An added issue for the family, the children need medication and were left without enough medication for the extra time they will be staying in Morocco. So what now? We spoke to dad Kyle Fraser.A basketball initiative to encourage children to get into the sport is being rolled out next month. ‘Hoops For Schools' is a FIBA Europe initiative and encourages kids from all over Europe to participate in a multi-dimensional basketball program targeting children from 5 -12 years old to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity.In sport Jose Mari Ruiz told us about the latest in sport with Europa FC in Bulgaria for their Champions League preliminary round, as well as the news on the transfer window for local sides at the start of this season's Rock Cup. And a new Llanito comedy, ‘Nightmare En El Museo', is coming to the Ince's Hall in October. Tickets have gone on sale today. It's a Nathan Conroy and Michael Prescott production, hot on the heels of last year's production. We asked them what the inspiration was for this new production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JD is back from Bulgaria to talk U20 Worlds, Senior Worlds, and an NCAA lineup. Send in user submissions and questions to ⁠⁠FRLsubmissions@flosports.tv⁠⁠. (0:00) final thoughts from U20 Worlds (11:00) Penn State 2025-26 lineup look (29:39) 79 kg Worlds Preview - how does Levi Haines stack up? (45:20) questions from friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stage is set for a final showdown between Stamboliiski and his long list of enemies. In the aftermath of that coup, Bulgaria experiences unprecedented violence as all manner of factions and movements fight for power and survival. Ultimately though, the country turns to moderate politics, only for that movement to flounder. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/238-experiment-part-2 Learn more about the book and sign up for updates here: https://thisisbulgaria.org/state-suilders-from-the-steppe/

At the EUVC Summit 2025, Mehmet Atici from Bek Ventures aimed a popular narrative—that Europe is underperforming as a tech region. Not because it's untrue, but because it's incomplete.“Yes, there's catching up to do. But you can't argue there's no dynamism in Europe—it's just not evenly distributed.”And once you look closer, the picture changes fast.Much of the “Europe must act” discourse comes from the continent's largest economies—France, Germany, and the UK. But productivity data tells a different story:Poland and Bulgaria are growing steadily.Ecosystems in Tallinn, Lisbon, and Barcelona are booming—fueled in part by digital nomad visas.Eastern European founders are making waves well beyond their borders—with names behind global giants like Databricks and Snowflake.“Building a business isn't a lifestyle choice for them. It's a global ambition from day one.”These founders bring international exposure, capital efficiency, and hunger—without the insular networks that often define more mature markets.Sure, improving regulation—around stock options, company formation, or funding incentives—helps. But as Mehmet put it:“That's medicine without a proper diagnosis.”The bigger issue isn't operational—it's strategic positioning.The U.S. remains the most attractive market: a single language, deeper capital markets, and cultural cohesion.Europe's software market is just 23% of global share, compared to 43% in North America.So even if we fix the mechanics, the gravitational pull of the U.S. won't go away. And in some cases, a European identity may actually slow access to that market—not speed it up.What if fragmentation wasn't our weakness—but our untapped advantage?“The most thriving tech ecosystems are the most politically cohesive—because they serve founders, not flags.”Europe doesn't need to copy the U.S. to succeed. It needs to recognize excellence wherever it emerges, connect the dots, and support founders wherever they're starting from.In Mehmet's words:“Our opportunity is to transcend borders—not erase them.”“Let's not forget: the original EU model was ‘United in Diversity.'”It wasn't a flaw. It was a feature.Europe's next wave of global founders may not come from the centers you expect—but they're already building. Our job is to back them, bridge them, and help them win on a global stage.Let's get to it.Not Just Paris, London, BerlinEurope's Problem Isn't Just PolicyFrom Fragmentation to SuperpowerThe Original European Model Still Applies

Building on the series with my friend Alex in Urugay on the challenges and opportunities of regeneration in areas of the world that are more economically and resource limited, Alex was able to connect with our mutual friend through the Regenerative Skills Discord server, Bobby Dimitrov.  Bobby not only has a unique perspective because of living in Bulgaria, one of the lowest income regions of Europe, but also because he's had a lot of success in leveraging his skill in building community to overcome many of the financial and material access challesges of where he lives.  This episode focuses on his personal journey and how he and his family have built connections in their neighborhood that is consistently yielding benefits that even having a large land base or a massive bank account could bring.  I love this conversation because it reinforces the necessity of building relationships caring for the people around you as the foundation of resilience

For more than a decade, now, the world has been experiencing a process of “democratic backsliding,” while alternatives to governing by popular consent have gained popularity—even in the West. James Fishkin offers a path to improving not just the health of democracy, but the effectiveness of liberal democratic governments. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab. He is best known for developing Deliberative Polling®, a practice of public consultation that employs random samples of the citizenry to explore how opinions would change if they were more informed. His work on deliberative democracy has stimulated more than 100 Deliberative Polls in 28 countries around the world. It has been used to help governments and policy makers make important decisions in Texas, China, Mongolia, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Bulgaria, Brazil, Uganda and other countries around the world. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, and a Visiting Fellow Commoner at Trinity College, Cambridge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with Karen King, creator of Gold Star Pro and founder of The Escapepreneur™ for a conversation about her journey to location independence, world schooling her children, and running her businesses remotely. Karen shares her transition from living a traditional Australian life to traveling for a decade, visiting 57 countries. This episode explores the hidden benefits of traveling full time, including saving $250,000 on accommodation. She shares how setting clear goals, using vision boards and not being afraid to live life beyond societal expectations have helped on her journey. KEY TAKEAWAYS Like most people, Karen and her family did everything society told them they needed to do to be happy. But they were working too hard and had very little extra money or time for their kids. Pet or house sitting is a great way to travel without paying for accommodation. Karen explains how to get started and get the most from this approach. Karen started her business while travelling but advises people to start one before they begin their travels. Automate as much of your business as possible. Karen explains how to automate your lead magnet, email list growth, bookings, making sales and more. Gold Star Pro supports small businesses and helps them use tech to automate processes. Her new initiative The Escapepreneur™ guides people to create online income and live extraordinary lives. Get really clear on what is important to you and what you want out of life. Don't let societal norms restrict your thinking when you sit down to do this. BEST MOMENTS "Life´s too short for ordinary, when extraordinary is an option." "It was cheaper for us to travel full time than to live our very ordinary life in Australia." "We spend three months over winter skiing in Bulgaria, and then we head off and travel." "Automated reminders in in the back end, 24 hours before, an hour before, dramatically increases your conversion rates." "You don't have to go and get a university degree and, you know, do crazy things to be able to fund this lifestyle." ABOUT THE GUEST Karen King https://www.usegoldstar.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldschoolingcentral LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-e-king https://www.amazon.co.uk/4-Hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere-ebook/dp/B006X0M2TS https://www.trustedhousesitters.com VALUABLE RESOURCES Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinancialDoug Facebook Wealth Tribe: https://join.dougbennett.co.uk Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here: https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success BOOKS: Goals Do Come True is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6Z Think Simple, Win Big is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk

Dan's first supposedly true supernatural tales comes to us from Tennessee  where we explore the legend of the White Bluff Screamer.  After that, we'll travel to the end of the 16th century, where in what is now Germany, a man named Peter Stumpp, living in the small farming town of Bedburg , was once tortured and killed after confessing to being a murderous werewolf. 
Finally, we'll stay in the not-so-forgotten past, and explore England's 1612 Pendle Witch Trials—the deadliest witch trials in English history and a precursor to the Salem Witch Trials here in America. Then, Lulu Marie shares a little head scratcher. A new mom is wondering if she has a ghost or if it's her mom or if its her postpartum depression messing with her. Lastly, we head to Bulgaria for a local legend and modern day encounter. STDP Fan Stories Book #6: Don't forget! Today is the day! Annabelle's your books went on sale at 12 noon today! Everyone else, your books are on sale tomorrow, Wednesday August 20th!  All book are pre sale! They will be autographed and in your hands before or on Halloween! YAY! All books can be purchased at  BADMAGICPRODUCTIONS.COMWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Send stories to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.comSend everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.comPlease rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to Deathc/o Timesuck PodcastPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to Death ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

This is part 2 of 2! Georgi reunites with his family in Bulgaria after 13 years. Adnan puts the pressure on Tigerlily. Matt confronts Gino. Elizabeth discovers Andrei's secret. Julia reunites with her parents. 0:16:40 Darcey and Georgi 0:48:21 Tigerlily and Adnan 1:06:30 Big Brother Corner 1:13:48 Libby and Andrei --- Gift the gift of gay! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RealityGays/gift⁠ We're covering Season 2 of Love is Blind UK,  this week!  JOIN RealityGays+ for exclusive content  + Patreon ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RealityGays⁠ or  + Supercast ⁠ ⁠⁠https://realitygaysmulti.supercast.com/⁠  + Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-gays-with-mattie-and-poodle/id1477555097  We covered the latest season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 on Hulu!  Watch us on video ⁠www.youtube.com/@RealityGays⁠ Click here for all things RG!  ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/RealityGays To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgi reunites with his family in Bulgaria after 13 years. Adnan puts the pressure on Tigerlily. Matt confronts Gino. Elizabeth discovers Andrei's secret. Julia reunites with her parents. 0:16:27 Brandon and Julia 0:32:34 The Gilded Age Corner 0:47:30 Gino and Jasmine 0:54:56 Call us! (Sissy D*ckpig) --- Gift the gift of gay! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RealityGays/gift⁠ We're covering Season 2 of Love is Blind UK,  this week!  JOIN RealityGays+ for exclusive content  + Patreon ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RealityGays⁠ or  + Supercast ⁠ ⁠⁠https://realitygaysmulti.supercast.com/⁠  + Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-gays-with-mattie-and-poodle/id1477555097  We covered the latest season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 on Hulu!  Watch us on video ⁠www.youtube.com/@RealityGays⁠ Click here for all things RG!  ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/RealityGays⁠ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey Slaycaters, here we go again…  Another case that will have you scratching your heads and saying, “WTF???” On July 8th, 2014, Lars Mittank entered the airport in Varna, Bulgaria.   It had already been an interesting vacation on the coast of the Black Sea that included a fight with locals in which Lars had sustained injuries preventing him from flying home with his pals.   Now medically cleared to fly, Lars arrived at the Varna Airport — only to be seen suddenly running out of the airport doctor's office headed straight for…our show. Get ready for one of the most bizarre mysteries we've ever covered and see if you can make sense of the madness.   As always, thanks for Slaycating with us and please stay safe out there, both home and abroad!    Slaycation is recorded at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio by Josh Wilcox Editing is by Kelley Marcano MORE KIM!:  Subscribe to SLAYCATION PLUS and get weekly ‘More Kim' bonus episodes. SUBSCRIBE to SLAYCATION PLUS right in Apple Podcasts, or on our website: ⁠⁠https://plus.slaycation.wtf/supporters/pricing⁠⁠ SLAYCATERS ONLY:  Interact with the Hosts and get behind the scenes info, photos and more in our FACEBOOK GROUP: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/394778366758281⁠⁠ MERCH!  Top quality ‘Pack Your Body Bags" tote bags, as well as Slaycation T-shirts, towels, sandals, fanny packs, stickers and more available at:  ⁠⁠https://plus.slaycation.wtf/collections/all⁠⁠ MORE INFO:  to learn more about Slaycation, the Hosts go to: ⁠⁠www.slaycation.wtf⁠⁠ EMAIL:  ⁠⁠info@slaycation.wtf⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VOV1 - Bộ trưởng Quốc phòng Romania Mosteanu mới đây đã kêu gọi Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ và Bulgaria mở rộng nhóm đặc nhiệm chung rà phá thủy lôi ở Biển Đen để bao gồm các nhiệm vụ tuần tra nhằm bảo vệ cơ sở hạ tầng năng lượng và các tuyến đường thương mại.

Wildfires continue to rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. In Spain, a third volunteer firefighter has died from severe burns, and as residents across the continent grapple with the loss of homes and possessions, the E-U has sent assistance to Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania.

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 15th August 2025, including:Interviews, performances and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the origins of the legendary rock band in Becoming Led Zeppelin on NOW TV.When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a ragtag group of soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat in Alien: Earth on Disney Plus.A masked maniac with glowing, red eyes returns every Valentine's Day to slaughter unsuspecting couples in lovable horror slasher Heart Eyes, on Paramount Plus.When her teenage son is jailed for murder in Bulgaria, a flight attendant enters a murky world of drug smuggling and will stop at nothing to save him, in Channel 4's gripping thriller In Flight.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

In which a generation of English peers and their sons look to fix their leaky castle roofs by marrying wealthy American "buccaneers," and John has never kidnapped anyone in Bulgaria. Certificate #33143.

Wine Road Podcast Episode 233 Summary Hosts Marci Gordon and Beth Costa welcome Miro Tcholakov, winemaker at Trentadue Winery, for a lively discussion about wine, winemaking, and his journey in the industry. Key Highlights: Featured Wines: Miro introduces a Rosé of Sangiovese (Rosato) and a Sauvignon Blanc under the La Storia label. The Rosato is made using the "bleeding" method from old and new vineyards, while the Sauvignon Blanc marks a shift in branding for Trentadue. Winery Overview: Trentadue Winery, located in Geyserville, is one of Sonoma County's oldest wineries, bonded in 1969. Miro has been with the winery for 26 years, overseeing significant updates and producing estate-grown wines like Sangiovese, Malbec, and Montepulciano. Miro's Background: Originally from Bulgaria, Miro shares stories of his winemaking roots, including childhood memories of family winemaking and his early career in the U.S. He started his own label, Miro Cellars, focusing on Zinfandel and Petite Sirah. Events at Trentadue: Upcoming events include the Taste Destination 128 Barbecue Cook-Off (Aug 23) and the Lobster Feast (Sept 13). The winery also offers gondola vineyard tours and hosts weddings. Cultural Insights: Miro reflects on his upbringing in Bulgaria, his family's winemaking traditions, and his adventurous spirit, including spelunking expeditions in Europe. Additional Mentions: Lodging Recommendation: The Stavrand in Guerneville, a luxurious property surrounded by redwoods, was highlighted for visitors. Harvest Wine Trail: A one-day event on Sept 12 featuring 30 wineries offering unique harvest experiences. Miro's passion for winemaking and storytelling shines throughout the episode, making it a delightful listen for wine enthusiasts.

Discover the extraordinary journey of Alexandra Dotcheva — from a childhood in communist Bulgaria to becoming a concert violinist, registered nurse, real estate investor, coach, and author of It Really Is Simple: A Holistic Approach to Self-Confidence. In this episode of The Mike Litton Experience, Alexandra shares how she overcame crippling stage fright, transformed her […]

On this podcast episode, Miss H and Mr O discuss Episodes 4-6 of Season 9 of Happily Ever After. On these episodes, Yara gives her dog a very confusing name, Andrei shows off Moldovan real estate, Darcey gets to Bulgaria and convinces herself that Georgi is embarrassed of her, Guillermo moves out and misses Kara's bachata show, Brandon and his folks push Julia to get her fertility reassessed, Adnan meets Tigerlily's parents and enjoys some barbecue, and Gino thinks there's still hope with Jasmine... until she gets physical with Natalie.  We will be back around September 2 to cover Episodes 7 - 9. If you watch Love After Lockup, check out our other podcast channel Love After Lockup Haha, mmkay, which will be back weekly starting in August when the new season premieres: https://lalmmkay.podbean.com/ If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing and give us a rating.

Ever dreamed of ditching your 9-to-5 to travel the world? Meet Karen King—the visionary entrepreneur who did just that, kids in tow. In this episode, the Travel Brats chat with Karen about her bold leap from corporate burnout to full-time global adventuring. As the founder of Gold Star Pro, she helps coaches and solopreneurs simplify their systems and embrace location freedom. She also launched Freedom Families, a 13,000-strong community for worldschooling families, and the Escapepreneur Movement to support others chasing purpose over paychecks. Whether she's taking Zoom calls from a ski slope in Bulgaria or homeschooling on the beaches of Tulum, Karen proves that freedom, family, and fun can mix—and she's here to spill the secrets.

Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we've chosen it. This week, from February: across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria. By Tess McClure. Read by Sara Lynam The Oath documentary: www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/jul/30/the-oath-to-be-a-palestinian-doctor-in-israels-healthcare-system. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Beyond The Outer Realm Welcomes back Fan Favourite, Archeologist and Author Mark Olly Date: August 5th, 2025 EP: 597 Discussion: Mark returns for another Uncensored segment. He will be discussing a topic that is deemed "Forbidden" yet hidden in plain sight for those who know what they are looking for. "Who is really in charge?" Secret Societies and those who control the narrative. Contact for the show - theouterrealmcontact@gmail.com Website: www.theouterrealmradio.com Please Support Us : Like, Subscribe, Share and Comment! Thank YOU!!!! About Our Guest: Mark Olly was born in 1962 in Warrington, England, and educated at Appleton Hall County Grammar School, Warrington College of Art & Design, the University of Liverpool Institute of Extension Studies field archaeology unit, various business schools, and El-Shaddai College of Advanced Ministry U.K. Manchester where he obtained a Certificate of Ministry (Ct.Min.AP) and Diploma of Biblical Studies (Dip.BS.AP). For over 22 years he worked as a professional musician, live DJ, compare, and in music management, founding Angelharp Music, Unicorn Entertainments Agency Ltd. and Legendthink Ltd. (one of the first ‘multi-media' companies in the world) before moving on to pursue a solo career as a writer, archaeologist and television presenter. This career has so far taken him to all parts of the UK, France, Egypt, Norway, Italy, Bulgaria, Cyprus, South America, Turkey, Malta, and North Africa in search of the ancient and the mysterious. His hobbies include collecting antiques and geological specimens, Dark Age, Celtic and Medieval costumed re-enactment, staging occasional exhibitions and live events, public speaking, and investigating ancient sites. He has six major books in print, appeared on Carlton Television's ‘The History Detectives', wrote and presented all three seasons (22 episodes) of ITV Granada's award nominated ‘Lost Treasures' adventure archaeology series, has presented for Sky History Channel, writes, presents and directs DVD's for US media giant Reality Entertainments / Reality Films, wrote and directed four Music Videos for International US band Hayseed Dixie and three for Sacred Wind's 2014/15 Christmas charity single, occasionally appears in movies, and recently played sessions with bands Soul Path, Sacred Wind, Metall Hose, Atakarma Giants, Wolf and Copperworm. He is visiting lecturer at Wilsmlow Guild and the University Of Chester, an exam invigilator, occasionally heads up his own archaeological unit, and runs his own DVD production and props company MythCo. If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by “Liking, Subscribing, Sharing and Commenting: Thank you All A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio are not necessarily those of the TOR Hosts, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and its producers. We will however always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all

08-05-25 The Bizarre File #1867 An 88-year-old Russian man died after flying his own homemade helicopter. A Denmark Zoo is asking people to donate their pets to feed the predators at the zoo. A woman on a long-distance bus to Brazil died and police found 26 phones strapped to her body in what police are calling a possible smuggling case. A man in Bulgaria died after his vehicle hit a moose on his way to Denali. A two-year-old girl was drug into a river by an otter and the child’s mother is suing. All that and more in the Bizarre File!

This is part one! Tigerlily's father questions Adnan's true intentions. Darcey and Georgi rekindle their flame in Bulgaria. Gino gives Jasmine a last chance to explain herself. Yara surprises Jovi with a new addition to their family. Julia's fertility appointment yields unexpected news. Darcey and Georgi 25:22 Gilded Age Corner: 39:49 Tigerlily snd Adnan: 50:20 WANT EPISODES COMMERCIAL-FREE? Join the $8 Tier! JOIN RealityGays+ for exclusive content  + Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/RealityGays or  + Supercast  https://realitygaysmulti.supercast.com/   + Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-gays-with-mattie-and-poodle/id1477555097  Click here for all things RG!  https://linktr.ee/RealityGays To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gino questions why Jasmine chooses to live with Matt instead of being unhoused; Adnan eats BBQ; Georgi was genius boy in Bulgaria but then moved to the US to marry a D-list reality star, and now his family will be SO DISAPPOINTED. IT IS MUCH STRESS. Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit https://www.ollie.com/craycray today for 60% off your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem Feel the difference an extraordinary night's sleep can make with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at BollAndBranch.com/CRAYCRAY. Sign up for our premium podcast feed with 3x the content! Just go to ⁠⁠⁠https://www.realitycraycray.com/⁠⁠⁠ for a 30 second sign up for as little as $5, or if you already have a Patreon account, go to ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/realitycraycray⁠⁠⁠.  Other Links: Instagram ⁠⁠⁠https://realitycraycray.com/instagram⁠⁠⁠ Leave us a review: ⁠⁠⁠https://realitycraycray.com/review-us⁠⁠⁠ Gift a Subscription: ⁠⁠⁠https://realitycraycray.com/gift⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wherein Tigerlily's father questions Adnan's true intentions. Darcey and Georgi rekindle their flame in Bulgaria. Gino gives Jasmine a last chance to explain herself. Yara surprises Jovi with a new addition to their family. Julia's fertility appointment yields unexpected news.— Please support us by giving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music or any podcast app of your choice. Patron supporters get EXCLUSIVE content such us a live every first Monday of the month. Follow us! Instagram, X and TikTok: @docusweeties @justcallmewah @Chrislfarah Patreon.com/docusweeties (http://Patreon.com/docusweeties) Join us on our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/6702616296426962Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/docusweeties-with-chris-and-wah--6618122/support.

There's a powerful story behind the creamy, tangy yogurt that originated in the mountains of Bulgaria. In this episode, I'll share the fascinating legend of how Bulgarian yogurt healed a king, the science that won a Nobel Prize, and the probiotic strains—like Lactobacillus bulgaricus—that make this yogurt one of the most healing fermented foods you can eat. I'll also explain how you can make it at home with my favorite starters, and why it's become a daily staple in my kitchen (and heart). Episode link:  https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-325-bulgarian-yogurt-the-ancient-culture-that-changed-everything/ Link(s) I talked about: Article: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/bulgarian-yogurt-the-ancient-culture-that-changed-everything/ Check out these other links: My Story Video: https://youtu.be/CbX9Nv9OtGM For health tips and recipes, subscribe to our weekly emails. We'll also send you our free Getting Started Guide: http://bit.ly/2BnHpay Listen to all my podcasts: http://bit.ly/cflpodcast Become a Biotic Pro Member: http://bit.ly/2kkhwS1 Cultured Food Recipes: http://bit.ly/2UIfY2x Health and Food Topics: http://bit.ly/2SdzIOS My Amazon Shop: https://bit.ly/3KdhEge MY STARTER CULTURES Milk Kefir Grains: http://bit.ly/2rQ99PE L. Reuteri Superfood: https://bit.ly/LReuteriSuperfoodStarter L. Gasseri Superfood: https://bit.ly/LGasseriSuperfoodStarter Easy Kefir: http://bit.ly/2MQ1nPV Kefir Soda Starter: http://bit.ly/3YVErTa Kombucha Starter: http://bit.ly/2g2R9hE Vegetable Starter: http://bit.ly/2SzzVem Water Kefir Crystals:  http://bit.ly/2irmImW Sourdough Starter: http://bit.ly/2IjaaXK Other items in my store: http://bit.ly/2HTKZ27 STAY CONNECTED Instagram: http://instagram.com/culturedfoodlife/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CulturedFoodLife/ Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/donnaschwenk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/donnaschwenk

Ralph and the crew spend the whole hour with Omer Bartov, professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University, who grew up in a Zionist home, lived the first half of his life in Israel, served in the I.D.F. as a soldier and officer and is the author a New York Times op-ed entitled “I'm a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.” Plus, Ralph pays tribute to legendary Washington Post reporter, Morton Mintz.Omer Bartov is a professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. He has written widely on modern Germany, France, the Holocaust, and representations of war and genocide. He is the author of the Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity, and the forthcoming book, Israel: What Went Wrong?, and he's penned a New York Times op-ed entitled “I'm a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”I published an op-ed in November 2023, and I said there were war crimes, clearly, crimes against humanity, and this will become genocide if it's not stopped. And the Biden administration at the time did nothing. President Biden could have stopped that within two weeks. The Israeli military machine cannot function for more than two or three weeks without constant supply of munitions, without constant supply of financial help, and most importantly, without a diplomatic Iron Dome, especially in the Security Council.Professor Omer BartovIf you say that you are shutting down speech because of anti-Semitism, who are the people who are pushing that? It must be all kinds of Jewish interests that are pushing that. And in that sense, this false campaign against anti-Semitism – some of whose leaders are people with pretty good anti-Semitic credentials themselves – is the best way to raise, to promote and incite anti-Semitism.Professor Omer BartovThere's no moral responsibility, there's no empathy being shown, and much of the population shares that view. To me, as someone who was raised in Israel, spent half of my life there, served four years in the army, to see my own society (including some of my friends) show this kind of moral callousness is frankly quite heartbreaking. And I have to say, it's the result of a long process. It's not only a response to October 7th, it's the result of six decades of occupation, of thinking of Palestinians as not really people who have any right to have rights or any right to health, to security. And in that sense, that long-term occupation has corrupted much of Israeli society. And maybe the most surprising thing is that there's still extraordinary people there who are fighting against that, but their numbers are diminishing, not growing.Professor Omer BartovMorton Mintz was hands-down the greatest consumer reporter of his generation. He opened up one field after another because he had a special sense of newsworthiness that other reporters and editors didn't have. He opened up the coverage of the pharmaceutical industry. He opened up the coverage of the auto industry. And he did so with such formidable documentation and research that other reporters started following the same subject area. So he was a pioneer.Ralph NaderNews 8/1/25* Crusading environmental lawyer Steven Donziger has published a new report in the left-wing outlet Orinoco Tribune on the undercount of the dead in Gaza. In this piece, Donziger uses the statistical model laid out by the prestigious medical journal The Lancet in their 2024 study on the Israeli military campaign, which found the direct and indirect death toll could be as high as 186,000. The Lancet study found that as many as 732 Gazans died every day from these direct and indirect causes. Multiplied by the 594 days the conflict has dragged on, this would equate to a death toll of 434,800, or 20.7% of the enclave's population. As Donziger notes, “If the same level of killing and indirect death that took place in Gaza…happened in the United States proportional to population, roughly 70 million Americans would have been killed.”* In more Gaza news, the Guardian reports that, “On Saturday night, the…IDF…intercepted and boarded the Handala, an aid ship that attempted to reach Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition…According to the coalition, IDF soldiers beat and choked…labor activist Chris Smalls.” The severity of the attack on Christian Smalls – founder of the independent Amazon Labor Union (ALU) – caused international outcry. From the Guardian report, “Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs, leaving visible signs of violence on his neck and back.” The incident also drew criticism for another reason: Smalls was the only Black person on board the Handala. While 21 members of the Flotilla group were detained, in their words ”abducted,” “This level of force was not used.” It is unclear why this level of force was used against Smalls and Smalls alone, other than the color of his skin.* Yet more tragic news from Gaza concerns the death of Odeh Hadalin, the 31-year-old Palestinian activist and English teacher featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. Al Jazeera reports that footage taken by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem “appears to show [Israeli settler Yinon] Levi opening fire on Hadalin during a confrontation in the village [of Umm al-Kheir, south of Hebron].” Levi, already sanctioned by the European Union and the United States over past attacks on Palestinians, reportedly told witnesses he was “glad about it.” Despite all of this, an Israeli court has released Levi on house arrest. Basel Adra, who co-directed No Other Land with Yuval Abraham, wrote “This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time.”* One positive development is in progress however. According to the Embassy of France in the United States, "France is prepared to fully recognize the State of Palestine, and will do so in September." French recognition of the Palestinian state, will If it ultimately comes to pass, have major ramifications on the world stage. While 147 member states of the United Nations have recognized Palestine, only 10 out of 27 EU countries have done so, mostly former Eastern Bloc states like Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania, along with the former country of Czechoslovakia. The modern country of Slovakia has reaffirmed their recognition; Czechia has not. In 2024, several more European nations extended recognition, including Norway, Slovenia, Ireland and Spain. France however would tip the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to a 3-2 majority in recognition of Palestine, along with Russia and China. Moreover, AP reports the United Kingdom is now saying they will “recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza,” among other conditions. If this happens, The permanent members of the Security Council would be split 4-1, with the United States as the lone holdout. This would be nothing short of an international relations sea change on the question of Palestine.* In some more positive foreign policy news, Jeremy Corbyn's new party in the U.K. is getting started with a bang. According to the man himself, over 600,000 people have signed up to register with the new party, which describes itself as “a new kind of political party. One that is rooted in our communities, trade unions and social movements. One that builds power in all regions and nations. One that belongs to you.” Polls show this new party in the lead among Britons aged 18-24 and Corbyn leading Labour Party leader Keir Starmer by “Almost Every Metric,” among members of the rightwing populist Reform Party. That said, the Reform Party is still projected to win an overwhelming victory compared to all other parties in the next elections, though those are not expected to be held until 2029.* In Congress, Bernie Sanders forced a vote Wednesday on two new Senate resolutions to block arms transfers to Israel. Resolution 34 would “prohibit the U.S.-taxpayer financed $675.7 million sale of 201 MK 83 1,000-pound bombs; 4,799 BLU-110A/B General Purpose 1,000-pound bombs; 1,500 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits for MK 83 bombs; 3,500 JDAM guidance kits for MK 83 bombs; and related logistics and technical support services,” while Resolution 41 would “prohibit the sale of tens of thousands of fully automatic assault rifles.” These resolutions got the support of 27 Senators, a new record and a majority of the Democratic Senate Caucus, but still far, far short of even a simple Senate majority. Perhaps a more portentous development is that Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene this week became the first Republican in Congress to call the crisis in Gaza a “genocide,” according to the Hill. It remains to be seen whether this will help break the dam on that side of the aisle.* In New York City, new polling shows stunning results for Zohran Mamdani. The new poll conducted by Zenith Research and Public Progress Solutions shows Zohran dominating the 5-way race, earning 50% and beating out the other four candidates combined. Mamdani does even better in head-to-head matches against disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo and corruption-dogged incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. The crosstabs are even more astonishing. Despite the breathless and baseless accusations of antisemitism, Zohran is winning 67% of Jews under age 45 and a whopping 85% of men ages 18-34. This second number is key as Democrats struggle to attract young men. One warning sign: a recent Pew poll shows Republicans with an 18-point lead among men in the Gen Z cohort.* In an ominous challenge to the separation of church and state, the Hill reports President Donald Trump released a memo Monday allowing federal employees to “attempt to persuade co-workers about why their religious beliefs are ‘correct.'” This memo cites “crosses, crucifixes and mezuzah,” as displays of religious indicia that should not result in disciplinary action. This bizarre and constitutionally dubious policy seems likely to lead to workplace discord.* In more Trump news, CBS reports Trump has ousted “Two top Justice Department antitrust officials.” According to sources, two deputies to Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, who leads DOJ antitrust efforts, were “placed on administrative leave last week and fired on Monday for insubordination.” These two figures are Roger Alford, principal deputy assistant attorney general, and Bill Rinner, deputy assistant attorney general and head of merger enforcement. It is not clear why exactly Alford and Rinner were pushed out, but there has apparently been substantial strife within the administration over the antitrust cases against T-Mobile and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. AAG Slater is also overseeing antitrust lawsuits against Capital One, Apple, Google, and other major companies.* Finally, Wired reports the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is planning the first migration of an entire country. Tuvalu, which could be completely submerged by rising sea levels within the next 25 years, is seeking to resettle 280 Tuvaluans in Australia each year. This climate-driven mass migration is a stark sign of things to come if the international community continues to dither or deny the reality of the oncoming climate catastrophe. Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Today's episode features , writer Katerina Stoykova. Discover how Katerina rekindled her creative spark after years in the corporate world, the challenges and joys of writing in two languages, and her thoughts on immigration, identity, and the power of community. She also discusses founding Accents Publishing, her experiences in filmmaking, and offers advice for anyone seeking to find their own creative voice. Highlights include: Katerina's early life in Bulgaria and her immigration story The struggle to balance creativity with career and family The founding of Accents Publishing and her passion for helping other writers Reflections on poetry, open mics, and the importance of community A reading of her original poetry and thoughts on Bruce Springsteen's “Thunder Road” If you enjoyed this episode, please like, comment, and subscribe! Check out Katerina's books, Accents Publishing, and her podcast for more literary inspiration.

When Konstantin Dzhengozov turned down a corporate development role in the U.S., he wasn't walking away from opportunity—he was running toward a different kind of growth. Having helped lead the FP&A function at a fast-scaling Bulgarian tech firm through its acquisition by a U.S. public company, Dzhengozov knew what came next if he stayed the course. But “the unknown… just felt right,” he tells us. So he stayed close to Bulgaria's booming startup scene—and co-founded Payhawk.In the early days of Payhawk, Dzhengozov was a one-man finance team, juggling everything from chart of accounts and payroll to fundraising and compliance. “You kind of become a bottleneck at some point,” he tells us. “The sooner you realize that, the better.” His approach: build ahead of need. His first finance hire brought Big Four audit expertise. Next came senior hires in FP&A and tax as the company expanded across Europe and the U.S.Rather than compete as another card issuer, Payhawk positioned itself as a software company from the start, charging a subscription to solve real pain points Dzhengozov had faced firsthand: poor data visibility, lack of control, and disjointed processes. The company's dual-revenue model and international-first mindset helped it raise $240 million and become Bulgaria's first unicorn, he tells us.Today, Dzhengozov envisions AI helping CFOs compress decision cycles and model complex scenarios instantly. Still, he remains grounded in principle: “Finance should be enabling the business to grow,” not just reporting on it.

"Immigrant entrepreneurs are powerful at reframing. Reframing rejection. Reframing failure. Reframing their past." - Dr. Neri Karra SillamanWhat if the hardest chapter of your life - the one where you lost everything - turned out to be the thing that shaped you into the leader you were always meant to be? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman, whose journey from child refugee to Oxford professor and global entrepreneur is nothing short of incredible. Her work has appeared in BBC, Forbes, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, CNBC and others. She's also the author of Pioneers: Eight Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs, a book that captures both her lived experience and her research into what really helps immigrant-led businesses thrive - not just survive.You'll hear us talk about:What it was like being forced to flee Bulgaria as a child, and how that shaped her identity and worldviewHow growing up under a regime that tried to erase her culture made her fiercely committed to authenticity and purposeWhy immigrant entrepreneurs often build stronger, longer-lasting businesses - and why that's not a coincidenceWhat “frying in your own oil” means, and why it's such a powerful mindset for building something from scratchHow reframing rejection and failure is a common thread in the stories of successful immigrant foundersThe huge role community, trust, and relationships play in business longevity - and why these things are often overlookedWhy chasing profit isn't the priority for many immigrant entrepreneurs - and what they focus on insteadThe kind of leadership that puts people, not ego, at the center - and why that matters now more than everResourcesNeri Karra Sillaman on Website | LinkedIn | Neri's book: Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant EntrepreneursWinnie da Silva on LinkedIn | On the Web | Substack | Email - winnie@winnifred.org

This summer has already seen unprecedented heat in many places.  It started with a record-breaking heat dome in June in the United States.  Alaska had its first-ever heat advisory that month.  Europe has seen triple-digit temperatures in cities like Paris, Madrid, and Rome and even in places like Austria, Sarjevo, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia.  On […]

With the onset of the 1920s, Bulgaria's firebrand Agrarian leader Alexander Stamboliiski rises to become the preeminent political power in the country. But with each new triumph the opposition steadily grows to his regime. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/237-experiment-part-1

If we had the power to design our own political system, what would it look like? Stanford Professor James Fishkin talks with Steve about deliberative democracy, a method that brings together diverse, representative groups to weigh policy trade-offs in a fact-based, civil environment. He maintains that when people get the chance to discuss issues in depth, they often move away from extremes, suggesting that polarization isn't as unbreakable as pundits claim. James presents some examples, like how deliberative polling in Texas led to a massive shift toward wind energy. Steve acknowledges his skepticism and asks whether James believes this could translate into real power, like shaping a federal job guarantee or breaking the corporate stranglehold on policy. James argues that while deliberative democracy isn't a magic fix, it's a tool to cut through misinformation and empower ordinary people, offering a glimpse of what democracy could be. (When we wrest control from the hands of the ruling class.) James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) and Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab.He is the author of Democracy When the People Are Thinking (Oxford 2018), When the People Speak (Oxford 2009), Deliberation Day (Yale 2004 with Bruce Ackerman) and Democracy and Deliberation (Yale 1991).He is best known for developing Deliberative Polling® – a practice of public consultation that employs random samples of the citizenry to explore how opinions would change if they were more informed. His work on deliberative democracy has stimulated more than 100 Deliberative Polls in 28 countries around the world. It has been used to help governments and policy makers make important decisions in Texas, China, Mongolia, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Bulgaria, Brazil, Uganda and other countries around the world.

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Carl Barney is a libertarian philanthropist and former owner of a network of for-profit colleges across the United States. A vocal advocate of Ayn Rand's Objectivism, he has donated millions to promote individual rights, free-market principles, and philosophical education through institutions like the Ayn Rand Institute and the Prometheus Foundation. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey CARL's LINKS - IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecarlbarney/?hl=en - WEBSITE: carlbarney.com - BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Experiment-Revolutionary-Way-Increase/dp/B0DQ9MTKKD FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 – Abbey Road, Ghosts, XPrize, De-Aging, 120 Years, Sleep, Post-WWII England 11:11 – Siblings, Struggle, Dream at 17, Backpacking, Kindness, India, Sri Lanka 17:42 – Family Distance, Travel Wisdom, Curiosity, Bulgaria, Turkey 1959, India 1960, Education 30:31 – Churchill, Australia, Outback Job, America 1964, Energy, Self-Discovery, Late Calling 40:02 – Age 23–39, Soul, Passion Money, Life Design, Sky Not Falling, Wealth ≠ Joy 52:18 – Accidental Wealth, Zen, Education, Gratitude, Ayn Rand, Values, Purpose 59:02 – Management, Career Schools, No Fluff, 1985, $1M Debt, 100 Campuses, Factory Floor 01:09:15 – Higher Ed Crisis, Socialism, Political Drift, Foreign Influence 01:19:16 – Populism, Disenfranchised, Student Debt, Government Mistakes, AI Professors 01:35:20 – AI Brains, “Playing God?”, Human AI, Global Tuition, 24/7 Learning 01:46:23 – Online U, No Fluff, Avatar Debates, Critical Thinking, Reason, Objectivity, Truth 01:56:02 – Non-Profit Model, Gov Pressure, Self-Funded, Happiness 02:06:29 – Baseline Joy, Steve Jobs, Engine Failure, PreQuest, Legacy Gifts 02:16:11 – Near Death, System Issues, Habits, Read. Think. PLAN. 02:26:17 – Elon Musk, Idealism vs Reality CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 323 - Carl Barney Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In Bulgaria and throughout the Balkans it seems that political experiments are coming to an end. Democracy is ending in Yugoslavia, Agrarianism is being steadily killed off, and moderates are under pressure from all sides. As the 1920s and season 10 come to a close, the Lyapchev government faces its toughest challenges yet. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/236-twilight-experiment

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We meet some of the swimmers participating in this year's swim across the Arctic Circle. Also, the groundbreaking science behind three parent babies, and the grandchildren available for hire in Bulgaria.