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Many thanks to SRAA contributor Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Voice of Mongolia (Mailbox Program)Date of recording: May 13, 2024Starting time: 14:43 UTCFrequency: 12.015 MHzReception location: KiwiSDR in Khabarovsk, RussiaReceiver and antenna: UnknownNotes: Here is a recording of Voice Of Mongolia Mailbox show which occurs every Monday and was hosted by Bilguun and Robert during this time.This was recorded during the 14:30 to 15:00 UTC slot on 12015, which is a challenging catch, even on WebSDRs, due to Voice of Korea interference on the same channel, along with Voice of Vietnam 12020 and CRI on 12010.The transmission was poor anyway. Voice of Mongolia broadcasts are off frequency by 20 or 30 Hz, there's a hum on broadcasts, and distorted modulation. Although the modulation has improved over the past 2 years.As for the mailbox hosts. Bilguun left in November or December 2024 and was replaced by Bumblebee. Robert announced in January 2025 that he needed to travel to New Zealand to visit family and renew his visa. Bilguun returned in April 2025 and co-hosted a mailbox show with Bumblebee and said he was on vacation in the USA. He took over the Wednesday and Thursday programs. Robert returned in May 2025 for 1 or 2 mailbag shows and hasn't been heard on Voice of Mongolia since then. Bilguun has also not been heard from recently. Bumblebee has continued to host the mailbox program since 2024. Voice of Mongolia (Mailbox Program): May 13, 2024 Liam Spencer Download

A poem about a map opens North and South, the first collection of the great twentieth century poet Elizabeth Bishop, and since, maps have been associated with her poetic vision—at once telescoping and binocular—and with the polarities and preoccupations of her work. The map's privileged, sweeping, bird's eye view of the earth is also hand-held, man-made, intimate. Depending on its level of minuteness or obsession, it can contain the tiniest details as well as, let's say, the whole enchilada. And though it purports to be scientific and objective, it is representational and therefore subjective, particular, imaginative, and personal. For several episodes, Wes & Erin will be reading a selection of some of Bishop's most anthologized poems, starting with “The Moose” as expressions of, among other things, her map-like imagination. Upcoming Episodes: Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey”; more Elizabeth Bishop poetry: “First Death in Nova Scotia,” “One Art.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” here: http://subtextpodcast.com/avail For bonus content, become a paid subscriber at Patreon or directly on the Apple Podcasts app. Patreon subscribers also get early access to ad-free regular episodes. This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other Airwave shows like Good Job, Brain and Big Picture Science. Email advertising@airwavemedia.com to enquire about advertising on the podcast. Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Website Transcript 0:11 Erin: A poem about a map opens north and south, the first collection of the great 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop. And since maps have been associated with her poetic vision, at once telescoping and binocular, and with the polarities and preoccupations of her work. The map's privileged, sweeping, bird's eye view of the earth is also handheld, man made intimate. Depending on its level of minuteness or obsession, it can contain the tiniest details as well as, let's say, the whole enchilada. And though it purports to be scientific and objective, it is representational and therefore subjective, particular, imaginative and personal. Over the next few episodes, we'll be reading a selection of some of Bishop's most anthologized poems, starting with the moose as expressions of, among other things, her map, like imagination. This is Erin O'Luanaigh. And this is Wes Alwan, and you're listening to Subtext. Wes, have you ever seen a moose in the wild? 1:12 Wes: I have not, but I have seen Instagram videos of them and people getting too close, and I've heard that they actually are quite dangerous. 1:23 Erin: Oh, perfectly harmless. 1:24 Wes: As cute as they look. So not safe as houses. Which is a very surprising line, unless you think that houses maybe aren't as safe as they seem or ought to be. But that's something we'll talk about later. How about you? 1:38 Erin: I have not. And I actually, it's become a running joke among certain friends of mine that I haven't seen a moose because I long to see a moose in the wild. This is my dearest wish. 1:52 Wes: Is that the first time anyone said that in history? I long to see. 1:56 Erin: I don't know. 1:57 Wes: It's a good first line for a poem, actually. Why do you long. Long to see a moose in the wild? 2:03 Erin: Really? Maybe because of the poem. I don't know. I just really want to, but I. Maybe this will become significant without getting too personal or maybe with getting too personal. With apologies to the listeners. Ten years ago now, when my grandfather passed that summer, my grandmother wanted to go up to Maine and revisit certain places that she had been with him. And we ended up going to Acadia. And I was so excited to see. Am just. I got it into my head that I had to go to Acadia and see a moose. And I even bought a sweatshirt. I'm not wearing it right now. I looked down to see if I was wearing it. It's the same size and shape as this one. This is a Yankees, 1996 World Series sweatshirt. 2:42 Wes: It's not a Rocky and Bullwinkle sweatshirt, is it? 2:45 Erin: No, no, no. It's an acadia and it has a. It has a mousse on it. And so I bought it the first day that I was there and I was like, this is my sweatshirt and it has a moose on it. And I'm gonna. I'm gonna see a moose. And I did not see a moose. And then I. I bought a moose sweatshirt in, I think Grand Teton, and I was like, I'm gonna see a moose. And I did not see a moose. And then I lived obviously many years in Utah, and things would happen. Everybody knew I wanted to see a moose. And I would go to these trails where you could see moose. And I would like be going up a trail and someone would be coming down saying, there are moose up there. We just saw a moose. You just saw baby moose. I'd get all upsided and I would. I would run up and it was gone and people would taunt me. 3:32 Wes: So you don't want to see like a magic white heart or something like that? 3:38 Erin: No, no, I just want to see him. Even the garden variety moose? No, no. Just a humble moose will hide itself from me when. When it knows that I am after it. 3:49 Wes: Because they are a goofy, right? Are they majestic? Are they goofy looking? Are they both? 3:55 Erin: I think they're both. And I think that kind of qual quality is really well captured in the poem. No, I mean that quality of if not being then looking safe as houses or being a gargantuan size, and yet having. I know this is a female moose, which I believe is called a cow, as opposed to a bull. Right. But the bulls, even their horns have that hand like quality to them. You know, it looks kind of like an outstretched hand. 4:22 Wes: Interesting. 4:24 Erin: Yeah. They're not majestic. 4:25 Wes: Yeah, I think that's important to the poem. It's not some obviously majestic creature, although it is large and there is majesty in it in the poem, but it's not the typical majesty that you can just get from, oh, look at this beautiful animal. 4:41 Erin: Yeah. And this is kind of why I brought up my grandfather. There was some connection for me as I think there is something quite personal going on with the moose at the end, other than the shared experience of everybody in the bus, all of that. Like there's something bigger than us, more than us, and yet familiar in a way. And it's magical in a sense, because to see it is kind of a rare thing. Yet it also comes out of the landscape that she's that she's grown up in and that she's part of. I think there's a. Yeah. A lot of interesting dualities going on. 5:17 Wes: Okay. So maybe you can read the whole thing and then you could give a little bit. Or we could give a little bit of the biographical background because this is a bus trip she actually took. Right. 5:26 Erin: Yeah. 5:27 Wes: The significance of Nova Scotia, which is where she's departing from in the poem and all of that stuff. But. Yeah. Do you want to start by reading? 5:35 Erin: Sure. The moose from narrow provinces of fish and bread and tea, home of the long tides, where the bay leaves the sea twice a day and takes the herrings long rides where if the river enters or retreats in a wall of brown foam depends on if it meets the bay. Coming in the bay, not at home, where silted red sometimes the sun sets facing a red sea and others veins the flats. Lavender rich mud and burning rivulets. On red gravelly roads, down rows of sugar maples, past clapboard farmhouses and neat clapboard churches, bleached ridged as clam shells, past twin silver birches through late afternoon a bus journeys west, the windshield flashing pink, pink glancing off of metal, brushing the dented flank of blue beat up enamel, down hollows, uprises and waits patient, while a lone traveler gives kisses and embraces to seven relatives and the collie supervises goodbye to the elms, to the farm, to the dog. The bus starts. The light grows richer. The fog shifting, salty, thin, comes closing in. Its cold round crystals form and slide and settle in the white hen's feathers in gray glazed cabbages on the cabbage roses and lupins like apostles. The sweet peas cling to their wet white string on the whitewashed fences. Bumblebees creep inside the foxgloves and evening commences. One stop at Bass river, then the economies, lower middle, upper five islands. Five houses where a woman shakes a tablecloth out after supper. A pale flickering gone the Tantramar marshes and the smell of salt hay. An iron bridge trembles and a loose plank rattles but doesn't give way. On the left a red light swims through the dark. A ship's port lantern. Two rubber boots show illuminated, solemn. A dog gives one bark. A woman climbs in with two market bags. Brisk, freckled, elderly. A grand night. Yes, sir. All the way to Boston. She regards us amicably. Moonlight as we enter the New Brunswick woods. Hairy, scratchy, splintery moonlight and mist caught in them like lamb's wool. On bushes in a pasture the passengers lie back, snores some long sighs. A dreamy divagation begins in the night, a gentle auditory slow hallucination in the creakings and noises, an old conversation not concerning us but recognizable somewhere back in the bus, grandparents, voices uninterruptedly talking in eternity, names being mentioned. Things cleared up finally. What he said, what she said, who got pensioned. Deaths, deaths and sicknesses. The year he remarried, the year something happened, she died in childbirth. That was the son lost when the schooner foundered. He took to drink. Yes, she went to the bad when Amos began to pray, even in the store and finally the family had to put him away. Yes, that peculiar affirmative. Yes, a sharp indrawn breath, half grown, half acceptance. That means life's like that, we know it. Also death talking the way they talked in the old featherbed, peacefully on and on, dim lamplight in the hall, down in the kitchen, the dog tucked in her shawl. Now it's all right now, even to fall asleep, just as on all those nights. Suddenly the bus driver stops with a jolt, turns off his lights. A moose has come out of the impenetrable wood and stands there, looms rather in the middle of the road. It approaches, it sniffs at the bus's hot hood, towering antlerless, high as a church, homely as a house or safe as houses, a man's voice assures us, perfectly harmless. Some of the passengers exclaim in whispers, childishly, softly, sure are big creatures. It's awful plain. Look, it's a she. Taking her time. She looks the bus over, grand, otherworldly. Why. Why do we feel. We all feel the sweet sensation of joy? Curious creatures, says our quiet driver, rolling his Rs. Look at that, would you? Then he shifts gears for a moment longer by craning backward. The moose can be seen on the moonlit McAdam. Then there's a dim smell of moose, an acrid smell of gasoline. 11:05 Wes: Thank you. Very nice. It's really great to hear it spoken out loud. Spoken is the wrong word. It's the word read, performed. Do you want to say anything about the form of the poem before I ask you about some of the autobiographical background? 11:22 Erin: Yeah. Short lines, six line stanzas, 20, I believe. 28 stanzas in all. Irregularly rhymed, should we say? Kind of like a lot of bishop, you know, we get A, B, C. Then sometimes not rhymed where you might expect. So the rhymes peek their heads out and then. And then recede. Chatty a little bit in places, lots of repetitions of words. But that. That's something we could talk about More. But, yeah, kind of. Kind of mysterious form. One of the best things I've ever heard or read, I guess, about Bishop was by Michael Hoffman, who wrote quite a bit about her. And he said that it seems as though every time Bishop is writing, whether in form or in a kind of nonce form that she's creating, that she seems to be just inventing every form, like from scratch. You know, there's no blueprint. She doesn't have a familiar style in which she writes or particular kind of verse form that she seems to gravitate to. And when she writes, you know, a sistina or a villanelle or a sonnet or something like that, it seems like she's almost inventing the form as she goes along. And in this instance, there's a real. I keep wanting to say homemade after Crusoe in England. But, yeah, I think that's maybe what he was trying to get at, that homemade quality, that sort of bespoke kind of quality. And in the places where the rhyme goes in and out, I think that's really exemplified. 12:53 Wes: Well, it better be bespoke. She took forever to write it. 12:55 Erin: Yeah, that's right. She started this in, I think, 1946. 13:01 Wes: And then she finished it when this 13:04 Erin: was published in Geography 3. So she finished it in the 70s. 13:07 Wes: Okay. 13:08 Erin: Geography 3 came out in 1977. And this must have been published before then, individually, perhaps in the New Yorker, I think. Oh, geography three is 76. I would say maybe 72 is the date that comes to mind. Don't quote me on that. 13:24 Wes: Do we know why it took her so long? Obviously, she put it down for a couple days here and there. 13:29 Erin: It was the July 15th issue, 1972. So close to the day that we're recording. Why did it take her so long? She just worked on things forever and ever and ever. You see it, if you read. I highly recommend to listeners that they Get Words in Air. A very, very thick book of all the letters between Bishop and her friend Robert Lowell. You see her bringing up things or even mentioning in a description that she's writing to Lowell in a letter, a line that will later show up in a poem. Yeah. Low rate of productivity is great to. 14:08 Wes: You know, I can relate to that. 14:11 Erin: I take it as my model, honestly. Like, you know, live. Live Large and die with a slim Collected is kind of a. 14:19 Wes: Kind of a great Monroe Doctrine. But call it. What's another name? Bishpro. 14:28 Erin: That's right. 14:29 Wes: Is it right that she was forced to complete it because she agreed to read it this is something for deadlines. Right. At Harvard's Phi Beta Kappa ceremony. 14:38 Erin: I didn't know that. I know she read it at that ceremony, but I didn't know that that's what. The impetus for completing it. But that doesn't surprise me. 14:45 Wes: Yeah. So deadlines help every once in a while. 14:47 Erin: Absolutely, absolutely. 14:49 Wes: And then biographically. Right. This is based on a trip that she actually took, and she. She'd been to visit relatives in Nova Scotia and then came back on this bus trip. And the. There really was a moose. There really was a collie. Seven relatives for the rest of it. Yeah, yeah. Seven else. 15:11 Erin: Yeah, yeah. The specificity and all of it's. You know, there is a kind of like a photo realism, not just in the style, but in the. You know, we could sort of be certain that these things happened the way that she is recording them somehow, and yet she's spinning it into something more than just reportage. 15:30 Wes: So she was raised partly by her grandparents in Great Village, Nova Scotia. Right. Her. Her father had died in infancy and her mother was institutionalized. 15:41 Erin: That's right, yeah. 15:41 Wes: She aged at. When she was 5. 15:43 Erin: That's right. 15:44 Wes: So it's important just because. Yeah. The bus is leaving Nova Scotia, but go. Go ahead. 15:48 Erin: Yeah, it is important. She was born in 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she's buried there. I've seen her grave up there. It has a line or two lines from the bite on her tombstone. All the untidy activity continues. Awful but cheerful. Yeah. So she was born in 1911. Her father died, I think, of Bright's disease when she was 8 months old. And then her mother was institutionalized when she was 5, and she never saw her again. She didn't die until the 30s, I think, while Bishop was at Vassar. 16:23 Wes: Do we know what she was institutionalized for? Mental illness in general? 16:28 Erin: Yes. I don't know exactly what. In a short story of Bishop's, she describes as her. A scream coming from her mother. And whatever was wrong was exacerbated by her husband's death. And so then Elizabeth was left to be raised by her grandparents in Nova Scotia who were quite poor. And I guess she was kind of running around barefoot on the farm and stuff like that. And her father's family were very wealthy, and so when they came up to visit Elizabeth, they were, I guess, horrified by the fact that she was just like, you know, running around, hanging out with farm animals. And they took her to. Back with him to Worcester, and she was very unhappy there. Very ill child. She had asthma and eczema. And really, like, I think almost died of both at one time or other, very unhappy. And then eventually she moved to an aunt's house in, I want to say, in Revere, Massachusetts, and she was a little happier there. And then she went to Vassar, and I've been to the Vassar campus to see various buildings associated with Bishop and also to see. They did a really fabulous exhibition of her postcards at the Vassar Library a couple of years ago, which I really loved, seeing her hand and her little. In jokes and asides and really amazing to see. Anyway, at Vassar, the librarian there set up a meeting between Bishop and Marianne Moore, who became a mentor to her. They were very close. And then also over the course of her life, she was very close with and had an important friendship with Lowell. Hence the enormous book of letters. I have it here. It's so heavy I could barely pick it up. But this is a great book. It's kind of like an epistolary novel. Yeah. And she was. I think it's important to say, too, that she was a lesbian who had a very long relationship with a Brazilian architect named Lota de Mecedo Soares, who was her partner in Brazil for 15 years. She lived down there, known for travel. A lot of her collections, whether it's Geography three, which is the most obvious one, or north and south, have. There are a lot of Brazilian pumps. There are a lot of geographical poems. The first poem in her first collection, north and south, was the Map, which is often read as a kind of ars poetica. She's known for these types of, you know, sweeping landscapes that the moose begins with, and an interest in landscape and in this kind of bird's eye view. But then also you get these telescoping details, like a cinematic close up interspersed. Much is made of that in Bishop, of that kind of vision of hers, and specifically of, I don't know, the idea that she creates these. These beautiful miniatures, which is true, but maybe sometimes can be a little. I mean, she's revered, as she should be, and she's one of the most popular poets and she also has a great ear and she has so many other great things going on. So I don't want to exclusively focus on that kind of visual element, though it's there and it's very rich. 19:43 Wes: So from narrow provinces of fish and bread and tea. That's a very good opener. Why are they narrow provinces? And what is the. What are the fish and bread and tea doing? Fish and bread sounds vaguely like it could be a biblical reference, but maybe it's not. But you add tea. Right. There's something mundane here and perhaps restricted, provincial. And that's what she's going to be departing from. I mean, well, begins with the tides, but. 20:12 Erin: Yeah, right. Yeah, that's right. Narrow in a few kinds of ways. Because there's a strange. Because of the Bay of Fundy, there's almost that like U shaped corridor of land around it. So Nova Scotia is kind of narrow. And then up into. Then there's the narrow isthmus. I don't know, I don't know if I'm using that word correctly. Up into New Brunswick. Yeah, so there's something maybe a little, I don't want to say spiritually narrow, maybe somewhat limited or like practical. Practical and, you know, just the necessities and a place we learn that that is. That maybe has to be stalwart in response to the vagaries of the water around it. The Bay of Fundy, I was reading online, the tide, over the course of just one tide, can rise and fall 50ft because the bay is like a giant funnel. When it goes out, it just leaves this vast, open, muddy plain basically behind it. 21:16 Wes: She portrays this very beautifully. We get the image of the tide retreating and then the flats that are being illuminated by the setting sun as burning rivulets. And then there's almost a transition into the bus ride when she says on red gravelly roads, eventually the subject of that is going to be the bus. Although in the beginning, before we get to the bus, it looks like the rivulets have almost become roads. So you almost get the sense like the tides come in and it's going to go further inward, it's going to go all the way to Boston, but it's going to become the inhabitants of the bus who are much like the herrings. Right. In the first stanza. The herrings on the tides take herrings on long rides. So it's almost as if as the tide comes in, she is caught in the tide and brought along with it towards her destination. 22:08 Erin: That's right, yeah. And the bay itself, the water itself is also like a traveler, you know, you might go to visit it and find it's not at home, it's gone out for on a trip or something. So there's also that connection as well. Whereas the roads are part of this more solid and dependable and the water being fickle and not always depended on to be there. 22:31 Wes: Well, I was going to say there's something very poignant about the way she describes the tides and whether they're in or out. And I can't put my finger on it exactly. It's almost. It's this idea of. Right. Where if the river enters or retreats in a wall of brown foam depends on if it meets the bay. Coming in the bay, not at home. If the tide is in or coming in the river clashes with it in a wall of brown foam. Is that the idea now? And what's the image there? Is it always a wall of brown foam? Well, either way, I just. Something about this idea of. It depends on whether the bay is at home or something like that. It's a poignant image. 23:12 Erin: It is. It's that sense of just. Of disappointment or just missing someone, like a missed opportunity. Seems kind of surprisingly emotionally resonant, considering that she's talking about a tide. 23:25 Wes: And we. You know, it introduces the idea of home and. Which I think will be significant. And later on we'll talk about whether the moose is safe as houses and the reflections of the elderly and all that stuff. But. 23:40 Erin: And boundaries, too, right. You have very slippery boundary between the bay and the. And the sea, between the rivers and the bay that feeds them. And I think that boundary very much plays into the idea of home. And you could say that the bus seems to be a part of that too. Right. Like the bus becomes the home. So there's a little bit of the slippery idea of this transposition of home life into the bus, or the people on the bus all becoming the. We like a family within it. The way that it can literally cross national boundaries. It's going to Boston across the border. 24:18 Wes: Yeah. And then they'll be observing provincial life, I guess, from within the bus. And. And, you know, a woman shaking out an apron, for instance, or home life. But, yeah, I had the same thought to you. The bus. The interior of the bus becomes its own kind of mobile home, I guess. I guess the wall brown foam part. There's that push and pull, or it's a matter of who's doing the pushing. Right. In one case, the brown foam. The wall of brown foam is caused as. As the river pushes on the retreating tide. And the other case, it's the tide pushing back against the river as it comes in. But in either case, there's a clash there. 24:58 Erin: Then there are places, though, where there's blurring of boundaries. Like one of my favorite lines in the whole poem, the idea of the churches as ridged as clamshells. She always takes that. This is much remarked upon among scholars of Bishop. Where you get the thing that's. That's really big, suddenly reduced in size to the handheld, but coming out of the same idiom. You know, both the clamshell and this clapboard church are in a way equally native to Nova Scotia. The brilliance of connecting those two things and fishing being an industry in the area, you know, sort of springing out of the fishing industry. 25:42 Wes: Yeah. And shells are what's left as the tide retreats. Right. As it's as if the houses are just the natural residue of a retreating tide. 25:52 Erin: That's great. 25:52 Wes: From the beginning of the poem, there's a sense of momentum, and almost like you, at least in my case, I felt like I'm on a camera moving over the landscape, and it starts with the tide, and then it moves to the burning rivulets. Right. So now we're hovering over. I don't know what you would call it, a. A tidal plane. Anyway, she calls it the flats. Right. So all the silt, and we're moving along there, and then suddenly we're on a gravelly road. So the sun takes over from the sea. The redness of the sun. And then the bus takes over from the sun. But that's the momentum of the poem is from sea to sun to bus. 26:37 Erin: Yeah. The bus flashes pink. We get lots of pairs of the same word, creating a kind of chime with each other. So we get the windshield flashing pink. Pink glancing off of metal. And we wonder, I suppose, because part of the reason why the roads are red is because of the clay content. Right. Of the road itself. So we get that combination of, like, something red in the road or in the composition of the soil and rock of the area. 27:07 Wes: Laterite, I think, which I only know because of Graham Green, who I've been reading. Oh, and what heart of the matter. He's talking about laterite houses, like. So from the red clay, you can make, you know, homes from as well, and common in Sierra Leone. So he used the word like a hundred times before he finally looked it up. All right. There must be something that's going to not know what he's talking about. I'm like, oh, okay, now I get it. Yeah. 27:41 Erin: So that's the mineral, the. 27:44 Wes: It's reddish. Yeah. Reddish clay type of soil, topsoil or something like that. I should know more about this because I used to write about this, too, when I was writing about transportation and engineering. 27:56 Erin: Right. 27:57 Wes: It's important what kind of soil you're building on. But anyway, I remember nothing about that. But, yeah. So it could be the right word. Who knows? But. But, yeah. So you're getting at the. Yeah. The way the redness of the sun is interacting with the. 28:12 Erin: Yes, it's coming. 28:13 Wes: The redness of the soil. 28:14 Erin: Yeah. And that kind of redness coming from below and above to glint off of the bus. The windshield is flashing pink from the sun and the metal is flashing pink from the road. They're both brushing the dented flank of the blue beat up enamel from one direction or the other, it seems. Yeah. Sort of tunnel of red in which the. In which the bus is traveling. 28:41 Wes: Such a vivid image that she gives us. It made me think, you know, sometimes it's almost better than film. It's more vibrant or more. Don't know how to say it, but I was thinking about this because in some of the philosophy podcasts we do, there are philosophers who deny that we have imagery in our head. Exactly. Or we can never. Which seems true. Right. We can't imagine anything with the vividness that we would have if we actually saw it. But it makes me think when I read a poem like this, but also. And also reading some of the novels I've been reading. Well, there's a special kind of vividness to figurative language that perception can't capture. In some ways it's more. More vivid, definitely. 29:26 Erin: I think the sonic quality of the word, the repeated. Right. It's on the one hand a repeated image, but then it also creates that kind of just the soundscape, makes them feel somehow more synesthetic to say, but somehow more picturable or more tangible or more. I don't know, the pink glancing off metal, the dented flank beat up enamel. You know, there's just. It's like. I think that's contributing to it, to the vividness of the image. And yeah, you talked about momentum, too. I mean, this entire. This whole first sentence is six stanzas long. It ends with. And Akali supervises. So there's also that kind of. Yeah. Locomotive propulsion of the camera work, so to speak, Zooming in and then following the road into the bus. And then the bus arrives to sort of catch again, quite cinematically the scene that's actually happening or the place where the eye, if there is an eye in the poem, actually is the lone traveler embracing these relatives with the collie watching on. So there's a sense in which the I eye of the poem doesn't actually catch up with the speaker until stanza six and the end of this first sentence until we get goodbye to the elms, to the farm, to the dogs. So there's kind of lamination at that moment of the I eye and the capital I. 30:49 Wes: We seem to be gradually getting more of a point of view. Right. It's very omniscient in the beginning, hovering over the landscape. And I think gradually we're going to be getting a her point of view in the bus and then a we. But also just to note, this is one. I think this is the first of three pauses. Right. There's gonna. It's gonna pause here, the bus. The momentum is gonna stop as the bus lets on the lone traveler, which I presume is her. Right. Her saying goodbye. And then there'll be a pause when the amicable freckled woman gets on. She's there because we need everything to be in threes. And then we. Then we're gonna pause for the moose in the very end. I didn't miss anything. Right. There's not other places where we stop? 31:32 Erin: No. I mean, there are, of course, stanzas that end some more definitively than others and stopped with a period. There's a stop at Bass River. Right. So there is a little bit of that kind of start. Stop syntactically. But I think you're right that those are the stops where there's content. 31:49 Wes: Content goes. 31:50 Erin: Yes. And where there's a very particular. Yeah, the content of the bus, except for the moose obviously doesn't get on the bus. But there's a stop that's motivated, let's say, rather than just being described as various stops along the way where we don't know who got on and who got off or whatever. Certainly there's also a movement toward that more personal experience of the speaker. But then there are also things that the speaker couldn't possibly know or you know, because once she's said goodbye to everyone and gets on the bus, then we also get the sort of nature show close ups. The crystals of fog, the lupins like apostles, the sweet peasants clinging. One of my favorite parts, clinging to their wet white string on the whitewashed fences. Again, we get two uses of white right next to each other. Bumblebees creeping in the foxgloves. All things you really can't see from certainly from a moving bus. 32:43 Wes: Yeah, the point of view gets focused very, very gradually, maybe through the whole palm. Maybe it's not fully focused until the very end, but. Yeah. So you're pointing out something important which is at the sort of omniscient point of view is still here in these very. What do you call it when you take a close up with your phone? Macro, ironically. Yeah. These very close up pictures of flora and fauna and very Beautiful. 33:12 Erin: Yeah. They compound and then they get more and more loaded and mysterious. And just when we're about to maybe go over the edge, we get recalled back a little bit. That's at least how I'm reading, for instance, stanza 12, about the ship's port lantern and the boot and the bark of the dog. And then suddenly a woman climbs on the bus. And so we're sort of stopped from going off into some sort of train of thought that you could follow there down a rabbit hole. But I love that stanza on red light swimming through the dark. It reminds me of the last stanza of disillusionment, of 10 o'. Clock. Do you know the old sailor, drunk and asleep in his boots, catches tigers in red weather? I think that's how it goes, the Stevens bomb, because we get the boots and the red light in the ship, so they're probably. No. No real connection there. 34:07 Wes: So all of these little intricate descriptions that she's giving, right. It begins with the light growing richer, which I take it mean, means we're approaching dusk and evening, or we're in dusk and it's evening is approaching and a kind of mini winter, Right. Something. It's a diurnal cycle, but there's a bit of a parallel to something seasonal. Right. So we get crystals forming and the images like sweet peas clinging and the bumblebees inside foxgloves. As evening commences, it's almost like. I don't know if this is true, but it's almost as if we're getting the response of the animals and flora and fauna to the commencement of evening. That's our first indication of it. So I was surprised to see, okay, it's still light out enough for us to see a woman shaking a tablecloth out after supper. And that is beautifully described as a pale flickering. Right. Almost as if that's something like the light reflecting off the enamel bus, or not pink anymore, but just a flickering of pale light and then gone, I suppose. Does that mean that we're now without light? Is that sort of the way nighttime is ushered in by the end of the next stanza? And it's in the next stanza that we see a red light in the dark. Now we have a ship in the dark. So it's almost as if. Yeah, the shaking of the tablecloth is like a magician. Abracadabra. Now it's nighttime, Right? 35:39 Erin: Yeah. I love that. Yeah. You're making me realize how many connections there are to Keats in this poem. Right. There's something Keatsian about it, very. To Autumn, you get the sweet peas clinging on the fence. You get that image of fecundity things on top of other things. You know, the mossed cottage trees and the late flowers for the bees. And then the shaking out of the tablecloth is like the hair lifted by the winnowing wind. Right. Because there's. There's wind, there are flowers and bees. And then there's also, of course, redness and that image of, you know, like the evening. Autumn. Evening redness. And maybe this is. Yeah. Rows of sugar maples. Those could be red as well. If we're in an autumnal landscape, can't be too late because everything is, you know, it's got to be like August, maybe because we have this. Or. No, I guess maybe not. Gray glazed cabbages. I don't know enough about cabbages to know at what point in their development. 36:40 Wes: Yeah. Whatever season it is. I just think that the evening is almost like a mini winter. It gets colder and we see the. 36:46 Erin: Definitely. 36:47 Wes: We see the effects of it. But, yeah, maybe autumn is probably the logical season for. 36:53 Erin: Right. Yeah. And that point. Or that point in the transition from summer to autumn where, I mean, even on a summer night in Nova Scotia, the evening temperature is quite autumnal regardless. And so when the woman climbs on with the market bags, we get. 37:09 Wes: Shall we take a. Shall we? 37:12 Erin: Oh, yes. 37:13 Wes: Let's let the freckled amicable woman on in part two. 37:17 Erin: She'll have to wait. 37:18 Wes: Let's not let her on the bus yet. 37:20 Erin: You have to wait for everyone else to get off before you can get on. It's one of the cardinal rules of public transportation. Okay, we will continue in part two. Thank you. 37:29 Wes: Thank you.

MILES MORALES TAKES ON THE ENTIRE SPIDER-SOCIETY! Paige Kimsey & Jackie Bonsignore return to the multiverse for their first-time Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse reaction and review on the Road to Beyond the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Miles encounters an elite society of Spider-People led by Miguel O'Hara—but their opposing beliefs about destiny, sacrifice, and what makes someone Spider-Man place Miles at the center of a multiversal conflict. From Gwen's breathtaking watercolor opening and The Spot's hilarious convenience-store fight to the Mumbattan rescue, Spider-Punk's introduction, the Spider-Society headquarters, and Miles' spectacular chase against Spider-Man 2099, Paige & Jackie experience Sony Animation's ambitious sequel! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (Voltron: Legendary Defender), Kemp Powers (Soul, One Night in Miami), and Justin K. Thompson, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse stars Shameik Moore as Miles Morales (Dope, Wu-Tang: An American Saga), Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman (Hawkeye, Bumblebee), Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 (Moon Knight, Dune), Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), Jason Schwartzman as The Spot (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Issa Rae as Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman (Insecure, Barbie), Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker (New Girl, Jurassic World), and Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India (Deadpool, Miracle Workers). Paige & Jackie discuss Miles and Gwen's evolving relationship, Miguel O'Hara's canon-event philosophy, Hobie Brown stealing every scene, The Spot's transformation, Daniel Pemberton's score, the constantly changing animation styles, and how Across the Spider-Verse prepares audiences for Beyond the Spider-Verse. Follow Jackie Bonsignore: https://www.instagram.com/jackiebonsignore/ Follow Paige Kimsey https://www.instagram.com/paige.popcorn?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; we have Damian (aka Truly_Truly_Truly_Outrageous); Rocking back into the Studio to assist us with a 'Musical Spin' on our Regular Segment: The Team! This round we are covering the JEM Universe; so we are switching out the topic from a 'Special Forces Team'; to a 'Truly Outrageous Rock Group!' The Band! So in this case, we are picking a: Vocalist, Guitarist, Keyboard or Drummer, as well as a Wild-Card addition. Then Damian with his incredible passion & knowledge, gets to select not only the Band Manager for this Universal Group; but also an ideal Venue / Arena for them to play at! This was genuinely a lot of fun to discuss!! Then we chat towards the Latest Marvel film that is: Spiderman - Brand New Day. It's killing the box-office right now; so we go into full spoiler discussion & try to decipher that end credit scene too?!?! Rounding out the ep; we reveal our upcoming "Best Cartoon Intro Tournament". Frank breaks down the initial ladder, (subject to adjustment); & potentially what to expect over future eps! All this & more! Enjoy!! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arne Engels is set to leave Celtic for West Ham in a deal worth around £22m — so who replaces him as Martin O'Neill's side head to Tannadice to face Dundee United in the Premier Sports Cup? We preview **Dundee United v Celtic**, looking at the likely Celtic starting XI, the impact of Engels' departure, whether new signing **Mika Baur** could make his debut and how Celtic's new-look attack could line up. After an impressive five-goal performance last weekend, can Celtic continue the early-season momentum and book their place in the next round before attention turns to the huge Champions League play-off against LASK? We also discuss Celtic's summer transfer business so far, with around £27m spent but potentially more than £30m brought back in through player sales — and why Engels must now be replaced before the transfer window closes.

ANYONE CAN WEAR THE MASK—BUT MILES MORALES TAKES THE BIGGEST LEAP OF FAITH! Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code REJECTS at huel.com/REJECTS. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! Jackie Bonsignore & Paige Kimsey enter the multiverse with their first-time Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse reaction and review. Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales develops incredible abilities before meeting Spider-Gwen, Peter B. Parker, and an unforgettable team of Spider-People from across the Spider-Verse, all while the larger Spider-Man legacy continues to expand across film and TV—including upcoming projects like Spider-Man: Brand New Day, making the future of the web-slinger more exciting than ever. From the hilarious Spider-Man origin recaps and dazzling collider battles to the iconic Leap of Faith set to “What's Up Danger” and a soundtrack featuring Post Malone's “Sunflower,” Jackie & Paige experience Sony Animation's groundbreaking superhero adventure! Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey (Rise of the Guardians), and Rodney Rothman, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse stars Shameik Moore as Miles Morales (Dope, Wu-Tang: An American Saga), Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker (New Girl, Jurassic World), Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen (Hawkeye, Bumblebee), Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis (Moonlight, Green Book), Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis (Atlanta, Bullet Train), Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir (Face/Off, National Treasure), and Liev Schreiber as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (Ray Donovan, Spotlight). Jackie & Paige discuss Miles Morales' journey, the Spider-Gwen introduction, Peter B. Parker's reluctant mentorship, the comic-book-inspired animation, Daniel Pemberton's score, the “Sunflower” soundtrack, the movie's heart and humor, and whether Into the Spider-Verse deserves to be called one of the greatest animated superhero movies ever made. Follow Jackie Bonsignore: https://www.instagram.com/jackiebonsignore/ Follow Paige Kimsey https://www.instagram.com/paige.popcorn?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; we are quite Excited & equally Privileged for reaching our Milestone 10th Year of Podcasting Fun! So to Celebrate; we have several things lined up to Celebrate this! First off we are sharing our Annual Daily Collection Pics of Your Collections via Social Media- on Instagram & Facebook! Thankyou; & please submit a pic if you haven't already. Big reveal too; we unveil a New TPP Logo! Huge thanks to Cody Hulks aka SADC_TheClown for bringing this to life for us! But that's not all; we FINALLY have an avenue for you to purchase our Merch via the RedBubble website (See link bellow). And if that all wasn't enough; then listen out; as we have Special Guest: Damian, aka: Truly_Truly_Truly_Outrageous in the studio; to bring us up to speed on all the Exciting News & Collaborations he has been involved in for the world & passion of the Jem Universe!! Plus, as any good Birthday's are known for; some nice Presents! Well, Master Colin Betts has it in spades; as we open some beautiful & very very thoughtful gifts to round out the episode. Thankyou good sir!! A genuinely fun episode & wider Celebration of our little Podcast & the AMAZING Community we have built around us. Thank-you everyone for your on-going support!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our favourite Aussies is back. David joins us for possibly his most mind blowing presentation yet. This is a snippet of what he will be presenting at the 2026 Cosmic Consciousness Conference in Tasmania this November.You can register and find more info here:https://www.cosmicconsciousness.com.au/event-details/2026-cosmic-consciousness-conferenceA couple of notes beforehand...1) You are welcome to listen to the audio feed...but maximum impact will be felt on the Rumble video feed that includes David's stunning visual presentation.2) David expresses some views that are sure to ruffle the feathers of some people. It is an honest expression related to the presentation of the material...a further explanation is near the tail end of the episodeWith that being said...here are some of the things that get discussed in this wild and energetic ride:- 'Demon Face' syndrome- How are minds filter and interpret predatory threats- Why are we threatened by 'sharp' imagery?- Have the dark controllers hijacked the colour green? Likely...yes!- Where do the Reptilians tie into all this?- The correlation of the 7 Hermetic Principles and 12 Universal LawsPlus so much more...***Note***Even though we like to space out David's appearances on the show...he has agreed to come back in September for a further breakdown about our perception of Reptilians...on a very particular date that ties a lot together (I bet you can guess which one)...The more information David delivers...the more it all ties together in unexpected ways so if you feel you can handle this bumpy ride...then strap in...to be continued in September, 2026!Connect with Unexplained Inc. here:https://www.unexplainedinc.com/Watch the video episode on Rumble here:https://rumble.com/user/Unexplainedinc

Today, Abbe welcomes her friend Oliver, who'll gently guide your little one through a calming exercise designed to help toddlers slow down when their body feels extra busy or full of energy. Together, they'll follow a busy bumblebee as it finds a peaceful flower to rest on, helping toddlers feel calmer and ready for whatever comes next - whether that's during the day or before bedtime. Upgrade to Koala Tots Plus for uninterrupted ad-free listening, and access to bonus compilation episodes that will keep your little one sleeping all night long. It takes two taps ⭐️https://koalatots.supercast.com Please hit follow and leave us a review.

Hoy es un buen día para los amantes del buen ritmo y las viejas historias! hoy tenemos un plato fuerte, una joya que estuvo guardada y que en 1962 vio la luz para hacernos mover el pie al ritmo del West Coast. Vamos a escuchar juntos "Back In Town!", el álbum que marcó el regreso de una leyenda: Bumble Bee Slim.

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; even though we are Celebrating our 10th Year of Podcasting; we unfortunately exhausted all our energy on the Previous SDCC Reveals & Announcements Ep. So we are giving you a ReIssue episode instead from the Vault. (Originally Posted as Ep #143 - from October 2019). Original blurb: It’s a very special ep as we’re joined by not one, but two of favourite guests in Davey Damaged and Scotty so that’s right – it’s a Homer episode! Trent takes us through a vintage retrospective look at The Addams family by Playmates. Perfectly timed for Halloween, we wonder what could have been with this short-lived line and look to the future of the franchise as a new movie approaches. What characters didn’t get made, which ones make the camera glow and where does MC Hammer fit into it all? We make the jump to Show and Tell as Davey tries to trump us all with a purchase so large, we doubt it will actually fit in his toy room! There’s some DC, MOTU and even Final Fantasy options to choose from. Frank gives a lovely tribute showing that sometimes, the value of a toy; lays in more than its sticker price. Then it’s Quiz time and with Davey onboard, anything is possible. To say this episode goes off the rails is putting it mildly – but on the plus side we learnt that Trent can’t hold his liquor, Ben thinks photos record sound, Space Jam was an event and Rick Moranis is Trent’s muse. So hold on for this crazy ride that also serves as a farewell for one of the team…Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys finish out the "Plight of the Bumblebee" one off with this crazy little bit of fun with two ner-do-wells. What will happen when the Decepticons find Bumblebee without the support of the rest of the Autobots.If you'd like to contact the guys, they'd love to hear from you!Morethanmeetstheseguys@gmail.comhttps://discord.gg/sKr8jwaAvhIf you'd like to toss a buck or more per episode, we'd adore and say nice things about you. You don't have to, as we'll still gladly hang out with you guys and gals every week, but we appreciate any help! patreon.com/user?u=69144181

There's so so SO much stuff to cover, we just hit record and took our eyes off the clock. We go through all the big player companies (and a few surprises as well) to bring you the biggest review of San Diego Comic-Con 2026 ever! Who wins? Who surprises us? Who dissapoints us? How many Shuttup and Take my Money's are we throwing out there? Strap in because this is hands down our longest episode EVER! Best of luck to Lego Master Trent who finds out if he's winner today! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disponible depuis le 22 juillet 2026 sur Amazon Prime, LES MAÎTRES DE L'UNIVERS version 2026 méritait pourtant une sortie en salles. D'une part, parce que le film est réalisé par Travis Knight à qui l'on doit KUBO ET L'ARMURE MAGIQUE et BUMBLEBEE. D'autre part parce qu'une telle adaptation s'avère particulièrement casse-gueule, tant et si bien que ses mérites se savourent sur grand écran. Mais soyons clairs : si vous n'avez jamais brandi les jouets Musclor et Skeletor pour simuler la bagarre, LES MAÎTRES DE L'UNIVERS n'est pas fait pour vous. Fort heureusement, Julien Dupuy et Stéphane Moïssakis avaient tous les figurines, ce qui justifie l'existence de ce podcast !Retrouvez toutes nos émissions sur http://www.capturemag.frPour nous soutenir, il y a deux adresses :PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/capturemagTIPEEE : https://www.tipeee.com/capture-magLISEZ CAPTURE MAG !Toutes nos revues sont disponibles dans les librairies, les magasins de produits culturels et sites marchands.Akileos : https://bit.ly/AkilsCMCapture Mag est sur LETTERBOXD : https://letterboxd.com/CaptureMag/#mastersoftheuniverse #heman #skeletor Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Codey and Al talk about Kabuto Park. Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:01:58: What Have We Been Up To 00:29:50: Entomology Corner 01:18:25: Kabuto Park 01:42:44: Outro Links Kabuto Park Contact Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/

We have a great fill in story with Bumblebee being all despondent about his place amongst the Autobots. So...he drives to Wisconsin to be all dour, which is where the Decepticons attack!If you'd like to contact the guys, they'd love to hear from you!Morethanmeetstheseguys@gmail.comhttps://discord.gg/sKr8jwaAvhIf you'd like to toss a buck or more per episode, we'd adore and say nice things about you. You don't have to, as we'll still gladly hang out with you guys and gals every week, but we appreciate any help! patreon.com/user?u=69144181

Today we're paying tribute to one of the most influential figures in electric guitar history. Wayne Charvel, the legendary luthier, innovator, and founder of the Charvel guitar brand, has passed away at the age of 85. His impact on modern guitar design, custom builds, and rock music is impossible to overstate. From helping Eddie Van Halen create the iconic Frankenstein guitar to pioneering what would become known as the Superstrat, Wayne Charvel forever changed the way guitarists looked at performance instruments. In this episode we'll discuss:

Guests:Jussi Kantola, Data Analyst at the University of OuluMatthew Campbell, Professor of Neurovascular Genetics, Trinity College DublinDr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland

The boys took a short vacation, but have returned with a bumper double episode. 2 movies, Bumblebee and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, a solid of list of recently watched and a quick discussion about the teaser trailer for Crystal Lake.

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; we dive back into our regular News Segment - with quite a bit to cover! First off, a recap from Episode 1 (of 4) from Trent's latest Lego Masters Bricktacula Event! Then, an exciting announcement from Cards & Collectables season 2 - now with an official release date! A New 4-Armed Beast is announced for the MOTU Origins line; who is hyped for this?! New Movie MOTU characters announced plus some awesome TMNT plus Ghostbusters multi-packs from Mondo. S7 Silverhawks keep on delivering more characters; & Blokees tease an Absolute Batman. McFarlane announces more Batman related characters; then Robosen showcase the most Superior Decepticon of them all! The Cross-Over nobody asked for? -Transformers X Scooby Doo offer. Sometimes you think that some modern toys can't do any better; but somehow, SH Figuarts said "Hold My Beer!" Lego showcase the first round of Pokémon Mini-Figures plus in scale Pokémon Characters too; all in a very nice looking Build. Then Ben tests the lads with the return of The Quiz! Is it too hard? How many did you know? Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glowing pickles, Bumblebee opinions, Optimism benefits, Bamboo rat influx, Catnip skincare, Groovy board games, Wordle strategies. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 7/17/2026. Please consider supporting this ad-free content on Patreon.

Given the never ending stream of new watch releases and related new watch media content, today we ask ourselves the question, is it all just a bit too much?Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

We go live on Facebook to celegrate anotehr milestone episode and without burying the lead, there is chaos. And maybe a Lord of Destruction or two. We go card-based for this ep and unboxed a sealed pack of Batman Returns cards from 1992. Can we get the full set? Who has the best costume? Who had the best comment? Is Scoty over-worked and under paid? If the audio sounds odd then check out the mid on Facebook to see our faces fit for radio! Thanks to all our wonderful Patreons and longtime supporters - we couldn't have done this without you! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“AERODYNAMICALLY, THE BUMBLE BEE SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FLY, BUT THE BUMBLE BEE DOESN'T KNOW IT, SO IT GOES ON FLYING, ANYWAY.” – MARY KAY ASH    WHAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF WE ONLY BELIEVED THAT WE COULD FLY, INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON HOW SMALL OUR WINGS ARE?

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Despite this week having two (2) PGA Tour events and two (2) major championships, this episode must kick off with a Soccer Minute following the USMNT's 4-1 loss to Belgium on Monday night. Andy and Brendan compare the aftermath of the loss to that of a Team USA loss at the Ryder Cup and also try to figure out which golfer is most like Christian Pulisic. After selecting teams to support for the rest of the World Cup, the two move on to this week's Scottish Open. They wonder about the future of the co-sanctioned event and whether it'll appear on the "Championship Series" in 2028 and beyond before absolutely detonating on the final Sponsor Exemption into this week's field. Andy's list of 5 Guys to Monitor This Week has a distinctly DP World Tour feel, as he highlights the Bumblebee, Dick Sterne, and other SGS favorites teeing it up at The Renaissance Club. PJ leads a game of In/Out/Alternate for the ISCO Championship, making Andy and Brendan guess whether the likes of Sangmoon Bae and Dru Love are playing this opposite field event. There's a debate between which of this week's two "majors" - the Amundi Evian Championship and the Kaulig Companies Championship - is more fake, before the American Century Championship and its celebrity field rounds out the Schedule for the Week. In news, Lasagna-Gate continues after Sergio's bad lunch, and Brendan is a big fan of the Open Championship's new "last chance" qualifier for the final spot in the year's last major. We’ve teamed up with Shady Rays to bring you an exclusive offer. Head to shadyrays.com and use code: SHOTGUN for 40% OFF 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Layne and Jon learn about Megatron’s and Optimus’s pre-war relationship as they discuss Chaos Theory in IDW’s The Transformers 22 from 2011. Then John Henry and Bumblebee have a little meet-cute in Transformers: Hearts of Steel 2 from 2006!

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; we have Special Guest: Sean in the Studio to chat all things DC related, with a big focus on Batman & the wider Justice League themselves. Kicking things off, we have our routine Get-To-Know-You questions. Then with a Fantastic recent visit to see Sean's Awesome Collection in person; we highlight a few things to chat towards; including the very controversial & quickly banned Jarts Toy from the early 1960's. Then we get into a discussion about Batman. Everything from Batman 66' & why that particular TV Run is so special to Sean. Highlights about the Batmobile & it's Origins; all the way covering the dynamic characters in the Show! We next pivot across to the Ground-Breaking Toy-line that was Kenner Super Powers. With Sean's expertise about the line, the variants & waxing on just why this particular Toyline out-shines many other interpretations of Super Heroes in Toy form. Then backing up that Super Powers discussion; we entertain another segment of The Team! This round focusing purely on the Heroes from the Kenner Super Powers Run! (with a purpose adjustment to the line-up, so that some certain characters don't get all the Votes!) - Who would you have picked?? Enjoy this fun filled ep! In this episode we promote Sean's good friend Glenn Pluck - whom crates Fantastic Acrylic Cases for your Toys & Collectables. Be sure to check out his Business site: Ultimate Figure Protection on all the social sites or directly via his Website: www.ultimatefigureprotection.com Milestone Episode #450 will be Broadcast LIVE on Facebook & potentially other streams, on Saturday July 11th @8pm (Adelaide, South Australian time). Tune in for Visual Fun, Interaction & Give Aways! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; we have HEAPS of awesome Pop Culture News & Announcements to cover!! But at the very Top of our list, is the extremely exciting announcement that Trent is a contestant again on Lego Masters Australia! This Bricktacular Event will be held over four episodes & he is a part of a team of three - consisting of himself, Alex & Felix! We wish him good-luck in advance! Then onto Toy News with McFarlane Super Powers Officially revealing their wave 14 line-up; plus One:12 Collective announce an awesome Vintage style Punisher figure with ALL the Guns! Another Godzilla figure from Super7 & so many G.I. Joe figures, its hard to keep up with! Star Wars Black Series 'Expands their Universe', plus a neat addition to the Archie Comic Book Figure line-up that rounds out the set of Mighty Mutanimals. A Blind-Box offer of TMNT figs from Playmates that doesn't impress us much; but Batman media announcements & release dates certainly has us hyped indeed. Then we round out the ep with a Classic segment of Reading, Watching, Playing. Ben praises The Absolute Batman Comics, Frank appreciates the Supergirl film, Scot is impressed by the 'Obsessions' film; & Trent is flying the Aussie Flag for the World Cup Soccer! All this & More! Enjoy!! Milestone Episode #450 will be broadcsast LIVE on Facebook & potentially other streams, on Saturday July 11th @8pm (Adelaide, South Australian time). Tune in for Visual Fun, Interaction & Give Aways! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Stasis Pod: The recruits get to go on their very first unsupervised space rescue! But who set off the distress beacon in a strangely shifting abandoned city? Then, Wes asks Wedge to help with his first responder exam, but Wedge wants to hang out with Bumblebee! Can Wedge step up to be a mentor himself?Join us for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “The Empty City” and “First Responder”!

Tony is under the weather but powers through. The guys talk about the big trade that sent Dru Brown back to Winnipeg, and the Bumblebee back in the CFLThe guys also preview week 4 and which game will be the first stinker?!?!?!?!Partnered with  Sports Interaction.  Go to sia.com/rouge and your first deposit is matched up to 100%Sponsored by Manscaped.  go to manscaped.com and enter ROUGE for a 20% discount and free worldwide shipping

We take a deep dive into Tudor's new Black Bay Chrono 39 “Bumblebee” release, and unpack why this release is more significant than one may think.Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast; we have another Segment for The Team - this round featuring the arch Enemy of the M.A.S.K. Heroes - Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem - V.E.N.O.M.! We take into effect their Appearances, their Mask's Capabilities & but not limited to; even pulling from their Stats. The usual run-down of: Leader, Muscle, Specialist, Wheelman & of course Vehicle! This was a fun one. Who would you have picked?!? Then Trent flips through the Magazine Pages of old ToyFare issues - in our repeat "From The Vault" segment. This round it focuses on Predictions (from the early 2000's) with us trying to guess what direction the articles where trying to go in. Plus another Fun article focused around the "Dirty Little Secrets" surrounding our beloved: Masters Of The Universe property. How many do we know? How many did you know? Enjoy!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.