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Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in her ski crash trial against a retired optometrist. But as new facts emerge, is it possible that Gwyneth could be one of America's most-hated celebrities and also a brave defender of justice? Click ‘Subscribe' at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts  Read Vanessa's book, Blurred Lines: Sex, Power and Consent on Campus, and check out Natalie on Instagram at @natrobe To connect with Infamous's creative team, join the community at joincampsidemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the holidays, we're rerunning our story about a ski run mishap. Gwyneth Paltrow is as famous for her luxury lifestyle as she is for her movies. But when she collides with a man on a ski slope in Park City, Utah, she finds herself in a real-life high-end whodunnit, where fact is stranger than fiction. Click ‘Subscribe' at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts  Read Vanessa's book, Blurred Lines: Sex, Power and Consent on Campus, and check out Natalie on Instagram at @natrobe To connect with Infamous's creative team, join the community at joincampsidemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tema del dia Cap d'Any sol ser un bon moment per reflexionar sobre com ha estat l'any anterior i pensar què volem canviar a la nostra vida. Per això, molta gent es fa propòsits: fer més esport, deixar de fumar, mirar menys el mòbil, llegir més... Avui parlem d'això amb el Joan i us fem un anunci important: Repte Gramatical de 14 Dies! (https://easycatalan.org/membership) del 19 de gener a l'1 de febrer una activitat diària relacionada amb els pronoms febles EN i HI a Discord Bonus Què passarà aquest any a Easy Catalan? Som optimistes? Hi haurà Campus d'Estiu? Club de Lectura? Què passarà amb el pòdcast? Transcripció Andreu: [0:15] Bon dia, Joan! Joan: [0:16] Bon dia, Andreu! Andreu: [0:18] I bon any! Joan: [0:19] Bon any, bon any! Andreu: [0:20] Bon any nou. Clar, a veure, avui que gravem l'episodi és dia 30 de desembre, o sigui que… o sigui que encara no hem menjat els 12 grans de raïm, però bé, ja és hora… o sigui, és el moment de felicitar bon any a tothom, a tots els oients. Joan: [0:36] Bon any, bon any. Andreu: [0:37] A la Meritxell, també. Joan: [0:39] Sí, també, també. Andreu: [0:40] I clar, avui és dia 30 que gravem i demà, dia 31, és el dia que es pot veure l'home dels nassos. No sé si els oients hauran sentit a parlar d'aquest home dels nassos. Joan: [0:53] Sí, és una tradició catalana, pel que sé, no sé si a les Espanyes es fa. Però tu la coneixes, Andreu? L'havies viscut, de petit? Andreu: [1:01] No, jo de petit no la vaig… no me la van explicar, aquesta història, no?, perquè és més aviat com una historieta. O… bé, sí, una petita tradició. I l'he descobert de gran. De fet, la vaig descobrir quan vaig venir a viure a Barcelona. I penso que a Lleida no es fa. O sigui, que no es fa a tot arreu. Joan: [1:21] Sí. Jo recordo… L'explico des de la meva vivència de quan era jo petit. Jo recordo que quan s'apropen aquestes dates, no?, els pares, o els meus pares, em comencen a dir: "El…", jo què sé, "El dimarts…", en aquest cas seria dimecres, doncs "El dimecres anirem a mercat a veure l'home dels nassos. Anirem al mercat a veure l'home dels nassos". I jo deia: "Però què vol dir, l'home dels nassos?" I ells em deien: "És un senyor que té tants nassos, però tants, com dies falten perquè s'acabi l'any". I jo pensava: "Buah, deu tenir un munt de nassos, aquest senyor!" Saps? És com una manera de prendre'ls-hi el pèl a la canalla, perquè al final hi vas el dia 31, i quants dies falta perquè s'acabi l'any? Un. Per tant, quants nassos té aquell senyor? Un. I anàvem al mercat, i en aquella època, l'Associació de Comerciants del Barri Centre, a Cornellà, que era on jo vivia, contractaven un senyor, o contractaven… o jo què sé, un del mercat es disfressava, i era un senyor, en aquells… en el meu record, que anava disfressat com així com de pallasso i portava un nas vermell, però només en tenia un. Aleshores, arribaves al mercat i veies l'home dels nassos… Andreu: [2:27] Que només en tenia un. Joan: [2:28] I llavors et miraves els teus pares com dient: "Però només té un nas!" Andreu: [2:33] Una altra mentida, no? Joan: [2:35] No, i et deien: "No, si ja t'ho he dit, tants nassos com dies falten perquè s'acabi l'any!" Però clar, érem a dia 31. Andreu: [2:42] Clar, no és mentida, però sí que és com una petita… un petit engany per als nens petits, no? Joan: [2:48] Sí, una mica frustrant, però és una broma simpàtica, no ho sé. Andreu: [2:52] I se suposa que l'home dels nassos és un personatge que fa por, o no? Joan: [2:58] És que no ho sé, tampoc no conec la tradició més enllà d'aquesta vivència personal, de que em fessin aquesta mena de broma. No sé si es comença a parlar de l'home dels nassos el 28, que és Sants Innocents, llavors ja t'estan enganyant, saps? No ho sé, no ho sé, eh? Andreu: [3:12] Aquesta és una altra. Clar, és que sovint, quan parlem de les tradicions d'aquestes dates, ens centrem en el tió, Nadal, Cap d'Any i Reis, però després busques una mica i encara hi ha altres coses, com això de l'home dels nassos, l'amic invisible... Joan: [3:27] El 28, que és els Sants Innocents. Andreu: [3:29] Els Sants Innocents, exacte. Fes-te membre de la subscripció de pòdcast per accedir a les transcripcions completes, a la reproducció interactiva amb Transcript Player i a l'ajuda de vocabulari. (http://easycatalan.org/membership)

College football's signature event could undergo another overhaul amid travel concerns and other issues. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

For students looking to get involved in a club or activity on campus, Dr. Tyler Steffy, Director of Student Life, talks about five different ways students can get involved and the benefits of signing up.  Recorded by Quinn Szente and Dominic Hernandez and edited by Quinn Szente from the College's Sound Recording and Music Technology Program

Frohes neues Jahr! Und willkommen im Tunnelbahnhof des plutonischen Skorpionprinzips. Beachtet die Hinweisschilder mit folgenden Fragen: Was liegt in mir in den verborgenen Schichten meines Wesens? Lebe ich vorstellungsgeprägt? Habe ich Leitbilder und Ideale von mir kreiert? Wer bin ich wirklich? Bin ich bereit, authentischer zu sein?  Und mich dahingehend zu verändern? Was stelle ich nach außen dar? Stimmt das mit meiner inneren Wahrheit überein? Halte ich an alten Themen und Fixierungen fest? Laufe ich unverändert durch mein bisheriges Leben? Bin ich offen für die Wurzelthemen des Seins? Kann ich mich auch angstfrei mit dem Tod auseinandersetzen? Was waren die Prägungen und Themen in meiner Familie? Wie viel Macht haben sie (noch) über mich? Gab es Prägungen aus meiner Ahnenkette? Ladet euch zur Vorbereitung Randolfs Text zu den Raunächten herunter: https://archetypischekombinationslehre.de/podcast-bonus/Hier findet Ihr Randolfs Advents- und Weihenachts-Seminar für zuhausehttps://randolfschaefer.de/kompetenzen-und-leistungen/seminare-fuer-zu-hause/ Wichtig: Die Archetypische Kombinationslehre-Ausbildung mit dem vorerst letzten Basic-Modul hat gerade begonnen. Du kannst jetzt noch einsteigen und erhältst alle Inhalte in unserem digitalen Campus, als wärst Du beim Start direkt dabei gewesen!https://archetypischekombinationslehre.deDas gerade begonnene Basic-Modul wird das letzte in der bisherigen Form sein, da es künftig Veränderungen geben wird.Sei jetzt noch dabei.Bei Fragen und um gemeinsam zu schauen ob es etwas für Dich ist, sind wir für Dich da:https://calendly.com/d/cqpb-ywv-bwd/beratungscall-team-randolf-schafer Folge Randolf auf Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/randolfschaefer/Weitere Fragen? Dann komm' sehr gerne ins Archetypenforum auf facebook. Dort kannst Du alle Fragen loswerden:https://www.facebook.com/groups/archetypenforumIm Archetypenforum findest Du weiterführende und ergänzende Inhalte zum Podcast.Hier dreht sich alles um das Wissen der Urprinzipien und die Gesetze des Lebens. Hier gehen wir gemeinsam mit Euch auf folgende Thematiken und Fragen ein: - Was sind die Urprinzipien bzw. die Gesetze des Lebens?- Wie gehe ich mit diesem Wissen in meinem Alltag um?- Die Symbolik des Lebens entschlüsseln.- Das Bewusstsein als Grundlage unseres Seins. Und hier gibt es Infos zu Randolf und allen seinen Seminarangeboten:https://randolfschaefer.deIndividuelle Lebensmusterbesprechungen mit Marcel im Sinne der archetypischen Kombinationslehre: http://astrosophie-koeln.de/

This year, Bari Weiss became the new editor in chief of CBS News. The network's owner, Paramount, also acquired Weiss' online publication, The Free Press, for an estimated $150 million. And unconventionally for a news executive, Weiss appeared in front of the camera in December when she hosted a town hall with Erika Kirk. This week, we're revisiting a conversation with Peter Shamshiri, co-host of the podcast If Books Could Kill, about Weiss's rapid rise. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

12.31.25, Denton Day and Producer Max previews the College Football Playoff game between Miami and Ohio State and gives a smell test pick for the game.

Phase Into Fasting // Phil Thompson // PF Campus by The Heart

Learn to Die // Logan Zandhuisen // CDA Campus by The Heart

Mensaje del 28 de diciembre del 2025 en el campus Orlando de la iglesia Caminodevida - Florida por el pastor Robert Barriger.

Eine wunderschöne Silvesterrakete empfängt alle unsere Reisenden auf der siebenten Station - mit folgenden Waage-Prinzip-Fragen: Wer bin ich in Beziehung? Bin ich anderen gegenüber authentisch? Wie denke ich über andere Menschen? Bewerte ich sie, analysiere ich sie? Wie ist das Verhältnis in meiner Partnerschaft? Werde ich dominiert oder dominiere ich selbst? Kann ich anderen Menschen zuhören? Oder erzähle ich nur von mir selbst und gehe nicht auf andere ein? Was möchte ich in Beziehung verändern? Ladet euch zur Vorbereitung Randolfs Text zu den Raunächten herunter: https://archetypischekombinationslehre.de/podcast-bonus/Hier findet Ihr Randolfs Advents- und Weihenachts-Seminar für zuhausehttps://randolfschaefer.de/kompetenzen-und-leistungen/seminare-fuer-zu-hause/ Wichtig: Die Archetypische Kombinationslehre-Ausbildung mit dem vorerst letzten Basic-Modul hat gerade begonnen. Du kannst jetzt noch einsteigen und erhältst alle Inhalte in unserem digitalen Campus, als wärst Du beim Start direkt dabei gewesen!https://archetypischekombinationslehre.deDas gerade begonnene Basic-Modul wird das letzte in der bisherigen Form sein, da es künftig Veränderungen geben wird.Sei jetzt noch dabei.Bei Fragen und um gemeinsam zu schauen ob es etwas für Dich ist, sind wir für Dich da:https://calendly.com/d/cqpb-ywv-bwd/beratungscall-team-randolf-schafer Folge Randolf auf Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/randolfschaefer/Weitere Fragen? Dann komm' sehr gerne ins Archetypenforum auf facebook. Dort kannst Du alle Fragen loswerden:https://www.facebook.com/groups/archetypenforumIm Archetypenforum findest Du weiterführende und ergänzende Inhalte zum Podcast.Hier dreht sich alles um das Wissen der Urprinzipien und die Gesetze des Lebens. Hier gehen wir gemeinsam mit Euch auf folgende Thematiken und Fragen ein: - Was sind die Urprinzipien bzw. die Gesetze des Lebens?- Wie gehe ich mit diesem Wissen in meinem Alltag um?- Die Symbolik des Lebens entschlüsseln.- Das Bewusstsein als Grundlage unseres Seins. Und hier gibt es Infos zu Randolf und allen seinen Seminarangeboten:https://randolfschaefer.deIndividuelle Lebensmusterbesprechungen mit Marcel im Sinne der archetypischen Kombinationslehre: http://astrosophie-koeln.de/

Episode Summary:In this episode of Explaining History, Nick continues his exploration of 1960s radicalism, focusing on the disconnect between the student-led "New Left" and the American working class.While the counterculture is often remembered through images of campus protests and the SDS, the reality was far more complex. Drawing on Kim McQuaid's The Anxious Years and Mike Davis's Set the Night on Fire, we examine why the anti-war movement struggled to build bridges with blue-collar workers who were enjoying unprecedented prosperity.From the "hard hat riots" to the collapse of the Old Left after Khrushchev's secret speech, we delve into the ideological vacuum that student radicals tried—and largely failed—to fill. Why did the New Left view unions as "traitors to their class"? And how did the affluent origins of the student movement alienate the very people they hoped to liberate?Plus: Important announcements about our upcoming live masterclasses for history students in early 2026!Key Topics:The Ivory Tower: Why the New Left remained isolated on university campuses.The Hard Hat Riots: The clash between student radicals and pro-Nixon construction workers.The Collapse of the Old Left: How 1956 and 1968 destroyed faith in Soviet communism.Affluence vs. Revolution: Why prosperity dampened the revolutionary zeal of the American working class.Books Mentioned:The Anxious Years by Kim McQuaidSet the Night on Fire by Mike Davis and Jon WienerOne-Dimensional Man by Herbert MarcuseExplaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperWebsite: explaininghistory.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Reveal podcast,“The Weight of the Wait” is about the tension between God's promise and God's timing. Throughout Scripture, waiting is rarely passive it's formative. Abraham waited decades for Isaac, Joseph endured years before the dream made sense, David was anointed king long before he ever wore the crown, and even Jesus waited thirty years before beginning His ministry.In the Bible, waiting carries weight because it stretches faith, exposes motives, and builds endurance. Isaiah 40:31 reminds us that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength but renewal comes in the waiting, not after it. The delay is not denial; it's preparation.The weight feels heavy because waiting confronts our desire for control. Yet Scripture shows that God often does His deepest work in the unseen seasons. Lamentations says the Lord is good to those who wait for Him, not because waiting is easy, but because God is present in it.The wait is where trust matures, character is shaped, and purpose is refined so when the promise arrives, we're strong enough to carry it.To support this ministry and help us continue our God-given mission, click here:Subscribe to our channel for the latest sermons:https://www.youtube.com/@revealvineyardLearn more about Vineyard Church Reveal Campus:https://www.revealvineyard.com/Follow us on social media!Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/vineyardrevealcampus Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/RevealVineyard

This week at our Perdido Key Campus, Senior Pastor Kyle Valaer concludes our Advent series- “Cradle to Crown.”  We hope this resource is a blessing to you. For more information about The Point Church, please visit us online at www.tothepoint.church.Takeaways:No matter how strong and able the opposition to God appears to be, the Lord never feels threatened.Just as God can use opposition, so He can use apprehension.Jesus came to stand in the place of the rejected and despised.No one has ever been more humble, and therefore, no one has ever been more worthy.

This week at our Jackson Campus, Next Gen Pastor Nic Talley concludes our Advent series, “Cradle to Crown.”  We hope this resource is a blessing to you. For more information about The Point Church, please visit us online at www.tothepoint.church.Takeaways:Surrender your power to Jesus' power.Search for Jesus throughout all of God's word.Serve Jesus humbly with your entire life.

Colleges and universities have been the mothership of radical leftism for more than a century. Dr. Duke Pesta has three decades of personal experience with this philosophical warfare that takes place on campuses nationwide. He is a tenured professor of English and serves as executive director of Freedom Project Academy. He joins Bill Jasper, senior editor ... The post Campus Wars: Inside the Ideological Battle Shaping America's Universities appeared first on The New American.

The arts and humanities bring multiple benefits to students, and society as a whole, but are often dismissed as lacking value by policymakers when pitted against STEM subjects. In this episode of Campus talks, a vice-chancellor-come-artist and a classicist explain why the arts and humanities are so vital to a healthy, well-informed society, the specific lessons and skills these subjects engender in those who study them and how university educators can foreground these. You will hear from: Michael Scott, who is pro vice-chancellor international and a professor of classics and ancient history at the University of Warwick. Michael's research explores the intersection of ancient history and archaeology within the Mediterranean and beyond. He has published numerous books on the ancient world for the popular market and written and presented TV series on the BBC, ITV, History Channel and National Geographic.  Mark Power is vice-chancellor and chief executive of Liverpool John Moores University and a professor of higher education leadership as well as being practicing artist. Mark has worked at Liverpool John Moores University for 44 years having taken up a role as a senior technician in the fine art department at what was then Liverpool Polytechnic in 1981. He has maintained his internationally recognised work as an artist alongside his academic career throughout this time. Take a look at our recent spotlight guide, for more insight and advice on why and how to make the case for the arts and humanities in higher education.

Himmelrath, Armin www.deutschlandfunk.de, Campus & Karriere

At the height of leftwing activism in the Sixties, conservatives funded tax-deducible rightwing groups on campuses to counter Black Power, demands for ethnic studies, and the New Left. As historian Lauren Shepherd illustrates, such groups like Young Americans for Freedom groomed future Republican leaders and influential conservatives, like Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich. There they learned to spin unpopular politics as popular. (Encore presentation.) Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America University of North Carolina Press, 2023 American Campus Podcast The post The Right on Campus appeared first on KPFA.

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Where Do We Belong? Ricky Ruiz

At Christmas time sometimes we can be so busy with festivities that we forget the reason for the season– the One who gives us hope.This is week 3 of our Christmas series on the Sherwood campus.

En este mensaje, Monica nos invita a cerrar el año con una actitud diferente: rendidos y quietos ante Dios. Basado en Salmos 46 y 103, redescubrimos que no se trata de lograr más, sino de reconocer quién es Dios en cada temporada. ¿Y si haces una lista no de pendientes, sino de momentos donde viste a Dios este 2025? Mensaje del 28 de diciembre del 2025 en el campus Surco de la iglesia Caminodevida - Lima, Perú por Mónica Del Castillo - Dir. de Comunicaciones cdv.

En este mensaje basado en 1 Reyes 19:1‑7, el pastor Cristian nos muestra cómo incluso los más grandes creyentes —como Elías— pueden sentirse derrotados, desmotivados o agotados. El enemigo siempre enviará mensajes mentirosos, pero Dios tiene un palabra más poderosa. Descubre cómo Dios restaura, alimenta y prepara tu fe para el largo camino que viene en 2026. Mensaje del 28 de diciembre del 2025 en el campus Lince de la iglesia Caminodevida - Lima por el pastor Cristian Scheelje.

In this episode of ChopTalk, we're talking about how to stay connected, have fun, and keep Lambda Chi Alpha strong when you're away from campus. Joined by Hailey Flavin and Abe Hester, we break down what being a Brother looks like over break — from staying in touch and supporting each other to finding simple ways to keep your chapter culture alive, even when everyone's scattered.Whether you're back home, working, traveling, or just recharging, this episode is all about making the most of break and coming back to campus even closer than before.

The Gavel Podcast is the official podcast of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc., and is dedicated to keeping you updated on the operations of the Legion of Honor and connecting you to stories from our brotherhood. To find out more from the Fraternity, you can always check out our website at www.sigmanu.org. Also consider following us on: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | FlickrHave feedback or a question about this episode? Want to submit an idea for a future topic you'd like to see covered? Contact the Gavel Podcast team at news@sigmanu.org. Hosts for this EpisodeChristopher Brenton - Beta Tau Chapter (North Carolina State) Alumnus and Sigma Nu Fraternity's Director of CommunicationsGuest for this EpisodeDominic Frattura - Zeta Upsilon Chapter (Arizona State) Alumnus and Director of Advocacy for the North American Interfraternity ConferenceEpisode ReferencesNorth American Interfraternity Conference - The North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) is a trade association representing 58 inter/national men's fraternities.ENGAGE - ENGAGE is the go-to network for sorority and fraternity campus leaders and alumni who are passionate about advocating for the fraternal movement. Through various programs and initiatives, ENGAGE supports and promotes participation in government, public policy, and on-campus student government opportunities. Programs and initiatives include FGRC Capitol Hill Visits, ENGAGE Ambassadors, Student Government Grants, and the First Amendment Institute. General ResourcesRegistration for the Sigma Nu Institute - The Sigma Nu Institute is designed to assist with the officer transition process and the learning curve that accompanies taking on new positions of chapter leadership. Both newly elected and mid-term officers will benefit from the program through increased exposure to and education on the knowledge and skills required for their roles. Attendees will also learn about key Fraternity programs, policies, and procedures.Prospective Member Referral - Do you know a young man who would be an ideal candidate for Sigma Nu? Please submit a membership referral.Employment and Staff Hiring Resources - If you are interested in learning more about working for the Fraternity as a consultant. Please visit the employment webpage for resources and access to the position application. The application deadlines are October 15 and March 1. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Contact Scott Smith at scott.smith@sigmanu.org for more information.Become a Volunteer - Learn more and take the next steps to become a volunteer for the Fraternity.Establish or Serve an Alumni Chapter - Learn more about how to help establish and maintain an Alumni Chapter.Organize an Alumni Club - Learn more about how to become engaged with or set up an Alumni Club.Donate to the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation - Give a gift to help advance the Fraternity's honorable Mission.

Die Erziehungswissenschaft hat im 20. Jahrhundert einige Theorien hervorgebracht, die prägend für die weitere Entwicklung pädagogischer Ansätze und Praxis waren. Pädagogen wie Maria Montessori, Peter Petersen oder Carl Orff gaben die Richtung vor. Himmelrath, Armin www.deutschlandfunk.de, Campus & Karriere

En este mensaje, el pastor Taylor nos lleva desde el nacimiento humilde de Jesús hasta la obra del Espíritu Santo en nuestras vidas. A través de Marcos 4 y Gálatas 5, descubrimos cómo el reino de Dios empieza pequeño pero crece sin parar. Una invitación clara a vivir guiados por el Espíritu y a bendecir a otros con el fruto que hemos recibido. Mensaje del 28 de diciembre del 2025 en el campus Lince de la iglesia Caminodevida - Lima, Perú por el pastor Taylor Barriger.

En este mensaje, el pastor Zelmar nos muestra que a veces, después de darlo todo, seguimos vacíos. ¿La clave? No es hacer más, es volver a escuchar la voz de Jesús. A través de la historia de Pablo en Hechos 18, aprendemos que la presencia de Dios en nuestros momentos más débiles es lo que nos sostiene. Voz y voto: escuchar y responder. Mensaje del 28 de diciembre del 2025 en el campus Surco de la iglesia Caminodevida - Lima, Perú por el pastor Zelmar Reyes.

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: A Snow-Covered Campus: Ming's Journey to Balance Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-12-28-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 南京大学的校园在冬日里，一片宁静的白雪覆盖着。En: Nanjing University's campus is covered in a serene blanket of white snow during the winter.Zh: 她的校园浑然天成，处处充满了低调的诗意。En: Her campus appears naturally beautiful, filled everywhere with understated poetic charm.Zh: 几束暗黄的路灯把寂寥的街道照亮，温暖而明亮的灯光流泄在一旁的书架上，映照出书本的影子。En: A few dim yellow street lights illuminate the desolate streets, and the warm and bright light spills onto the bookshelves on the side, casting shadows of the books.Zh: 明是这里的一名勤奋大学生，他每天都在努力学习，为了取得优异成绩并获得奖学金。En: Ming is a diligent student here; he studies hard every day to achieve excellent grades and obtain a scholarship.Zh: 这几天，他忙于准备期末考试，一边翻阅着厚厚的课本，一边做着笔记。En: These days, he is busy preparing for his final exams, both perusing thick textbooks and taking notes.Zh: 他的朋友李却截然不同。En: His friend Li, on the other hand, is quite different.Zh: 李总是随性而为，常常招呼明去休息放松。En: Li always goes with the flow, often urging Ming to take a break and relax.Zh: 即将到来的新年夜，是学生们期盼已久的时光。En: The upcoming New Year's Eve is a time long-awaited by the students.Zh: 但对于明来说，这却是一个两难的选择。En: But for Ming, it presents a dilemma.Zh: 他知道很快就必须在欢庆的阵容中抽身而出，继续准备他的重要考试。En: He knows he will soon have to withdraw from the celebratory crowd to continue preparing for his important exam.Zh: 随着时间的流逝，明的压力越来越大，他甚至开始感受到隐约的焦虑。En: As time passes, Ming's stress grows; he even begins to feel a vague anxiety.Zh: 新年夜的喧嚣声似乎也不断刺激着他的神经。En: The sounds of New Year's Eve festivities seem to constantly stimulate his nerves.Zh: 这天晚上，他在书桌前奋战到深夜，疲惫不堪地趴在课本上，却不小心进入梦乡。En: That night, he works at his desk into the late hours, exhaustedly resting his head on his textbook, inadvertently falling asleep.Zh: 当明醒来时，外面传来鞭炮的响声，钟声也在耳边敲响。En: When Ming wakes up, the sound of firecrackers and the ringing of bells reach his ears.Zh: 他惊慌地看着钟表，不知所措。En: He looks at the clock in panic, not knowing what to do.Zh: 是继续留在寝室补习，还是加入李的行列，体验一下新年的狂欢？En: Should he stay in his dorm to continue studying or join Li and experience a bit of New Year's revelry?Zh: 李走进来，微微笑着说：“明，走吧，大家都在等你。”En: Li walks in with a slight smile and says, "Ming, come on, everyone is waiting for you."Zh: 经过一番思索，明决定放下笔，穿上外套，随着李走出寝室。En: After some thought, Ming decides to put down his pen, put on his coat, and follow Li out of the dorm.Zh: 在寒冷的空气中，他忽然感到一阵轻松。En: In the cold air, he suddenly feels a sense of relief.Zh: 他来到校园中心，和朋友们站在一起，看着漫天的烟火，心中渐渐释然。En: He goes to the center of the campus, stands with his friends, watching the fireworks fill the sky, and gradually feels at ease.Zh: 新年钟声敲响，明感受到了一种久违的平和。En: As the New Year's bells toll, Ming experiences a long-lost sense of tranquility.Zh: 他明白，适度的放松有助于缓解压力，让大脑更清晰地去迎接挑战。En: He understands that moderate relaxation can help relieve stress and allow the mind to face challenges more clearly.Zh: 回到书桌前，明的心态变得平稳。En: Returning to his desk, Ming feels calm.Zh: 他学会了在努力学习和自我放松之间寻找平衡，En: He learns to find a balance between hard work and self-relaxation.Zh: 这次新年，他不仅找到了放松的方式，也为来年的挑战储备了新的动力。En: This New Year, he not only found a way to relax but also stored up new energy for the challenges of the coming year.Zh: 通过这种调整，他认识到勤奋固然重要，但明智地放松也是成功不可或缺的一部分。En: Through this adjustment, he realizes that diligence is important, but wise relaxation is also an indispensable part of success. Vocabulary Words:serene: 宁静desolate: 寂寥diligent: 勤奋achieve: 取得scholarship: 奖学金perusing: 翻阅vague: 隐约anxiety: 焦虑inadvertently: 不小心revelry: 狂欢ringing: 敲响panic: 惊慌slight: 微微relief: 轻松tranquility: 平和moderate: 适度的relieve: 缓解adjustment: 调整indispensable: 不可或缺understated: 低调cherish: 期盼dilemma: 两难stimulate: 刺激exhausted: 疲惫不堪festivities: 喧嚣calm: 平稳balance: 平衡wise: 明智extensive: 厚厚的noteworthy: 优异

After looking back at the most (and least) popular episodes from the past year or so, I share the story of almost dying when I lost my brakes (with five South African friends in tow) going down a 14,700 ft. mountain pass in Tibet. Then, we run through a few China stories that have been sitting on the backburner for awhile, followed by the final Pray for China of the year (Dec 29-Jan 4). Check out all the links/details below! Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network (Christian Podcast Community)! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every day. Send any questions or comments to chinacompass@privacyport.com. Everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us! Also, I’m now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/chinacompass), which not only allows for donations, but also lets me sort podcast episodes into various collections, making it easier to find all the episodes on a certain topic or region, like Tibet, North Korea, or Hong Kong. Check out this past week’s bonus Christmas episode with my wife and daughter… Speaking of old episodes, I want to do a sort of Year-End Round Up of the episodes which received the most downloads (and which ones were listened to the least). And since I didn’t do this at the end of last year, I’ll also give the top and bottom three from 2024 (my first year): Top 3 Episodes from 2025: Dec 5: Doug Wilson Joins China Compass (2286) Sept 13: Charlie Kirk: “America Must Shape Up, or China Wins” (1745) Virtual Tie- Apr 20: Easter in a Chinese Church │"Ignorant Hillbilly" Vance Insults China's Peasants (1551) Virtual Tie- Aug 30: Are All Chinese Students Commies and Spies? (Deace Says Yea, I Say Nay) (1548) Bottom 3 Episodes from 2025: Jan 1: More Prostitutes or Pastors in China? / Near Death on New Year's (Prison Pulpit)(967) Feb 7: In the Face of a Secret Trial, What Will I Do? (Prison Pulpit)(952) July 24: Syrian Pastor/Family Massacred (They Shot Patients In Bed) (Prison Pulpit) (903) Top 3 Episodes from 2024: Aug 24: Tim Walz: China Asset? + Black Dragon River & Double Duck Mountain (1864) Aug 17: From Chinese Reality TV to NSA, Chatting with Brent in Moscow (ID) (1743) Sep 14: Millions of Unadoptable Babies + China's 3 Forbidden "Ts" (& Martyrs of Tianjin) (1680) Bottom 3 Episodes from 2024: 11-21: Wang Yi on God's Use of China's "Unrighteous Politics" (Prison Pulpit #5) (1077) 11-15: Wang Yi on God Raising Up and Deposing Dictators (Prison Pulpit #4) (1006) 12-5: Wang Yi's Pre-Arrest Family Newsletter (Prison Pulpit #7) (1005) Bonus: Top 3 States (TX, CA, VA + WA) & Nations (CA, UK, AU) (+ Bottom States (WY, RI, DE) (Obscure stats: Fiji, Vanuatu, Georgia, 100+ total, 16 in Africa, China=WY, Romania vs Bulgaria) 15 Years Ago This Week (Dec 29): Runaway Van in Tibet @ 14,000 Feet https://chinacall.substack.com/p/runaway-van-14700-feet Now Available on Amazon (+ free PDF): The Millionaire Missionary (BordenofYale.com) Borden’s Missed Opportunity? Borden had a very fruitful ministry both at Yale and Princeton during his tenure as a student, and it strikes me that student ministry in China may have been a better use of his talents than what had been planned for him among the unreached Muslims of NW China. But hindsight is 20/20, and Borden never made it back to China at all (besides his first tour as a teenager). Campus ministry in China has been very fruitful for the past 40+ years, but has become much more difficult recently. Here’s a new article from within China that explains the current situation: Chinese Campus Ministry Troubles https://chinapartnership.org/blog/2025/12/changchun-reaching-campus/ No Tibetan in Chinese Schools https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/02/tibet-china-enforces-restrictions-students/ Chinese Refugee Church Planters? https://chinapartnership.org/blog/2024/12/immigrant-church-in-southeast-asia/ Is China Still a Developing Country? https://www.voanews.com/a/is-china-still-a-developing-country/7244652.html Taiwan Survives Another New Year Celebration https://asiatimes.com/2025/01/note-from-taiwan-the-players-on-the-eve-of-destruction/ Finally, let's take a look at this coming week's Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) cities… Dec 29-Jan 4: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-dec-29-jan-4-2025 Thank you for listening! Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! Don’t forget to follow me on X (@chinaadventures) and email chinacompass@privacyport.com with any questions or comments. Also, I've finally set up Patreon, but my favorite thing isn't the (potential) support, but the ability to create Collections of podcasts by topic, location, etc… There’s also a Paypal link at PrayforChina.us if you’d like to give to our China ministry. Last but not least, for (almost) everything else we’re doing visit PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, vs 2: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, therefore ask the Lord for more. Talk again soon!

Is Brown University Covering Up Their Security Failures?  Security Failure at Brown: How Did This Happen?” Who is being held accountable? Why was Brown security Chief Rodney Chapman put on leave? Will the Federal government punish Brown university for security failures? Listen to tonight's show to find out. Security failed that's obvious. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 68 Virginia Olsen On a brisk spring day in April of 1973, University of North Carolina-Asheville drama major, Virginia Olsen, was found brutally murdered in the University's botanical gardens. Though her homicide was rigorously investigated, only rumors surround her story now, and her case remains unsolved over fifty years later. Check out the book about Virginia's case mentioned in this episode: 'A Murder on Campus'    To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply  visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  Follow Campus Killings on Social Media via the following: Facebook - Instagram - Threads - X Formerly Twitter - BlueSky - Tik Tok -  Twitch - Youtube Or find ALL of our social media platforms with one link: https://linktr.ee/campuskillings   Campus Killings is hosted by Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg. Research and Writing by Abagail Belcastro Produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment

After looking back at the most (and least) popular episodes from the past year or so, I share the story of almost dying when I lost my brakes (with five South African friends in tow) going down a 14,700 ft. mountain pass in Tibet. Then, we run through a few China stories that have been sitting on the backburner for awhile, followed by the final Pray for China of the year (Dec 29-Jan 4). Check out all the links/details below! Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network (Christian Podcast Community)! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every day. Send any questions or comments to chinacompass@privacyport.com. Everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us! Also, I’m now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/chinacompass), which not only allows for donations, but also lets me sort podcast episodes into various collections, making it easier to find all the episodes on a certain topic or region, like Tibet, North Korea, or Hong Kong. Check out this past week’s bonus Christmas episode with my wife and daughter… Speaking of old episodes, I want to do a sort of Year-End Round Up of the episodes which received the most downloads (and which ones were listened to the least). And since I didn’t do this at the end of last year, I’ll also give the top and bottom three from 2024 (my first year): Top 3 Episodes from 2025: Dec 5: Doug Wilson Joins China Compass (2286) Sept 13: Charlie Kirk: “America Must Shape Up, or China Wins” (1745) Virtual Tie- Apr 20: Easter in a Chinese Church │"Ignorant Hillbilly" Vance Insults China's Peasants (1551) Virtual Tie- Aug 30: Are All Chinese Students Commies and Spies? (Deace Says Yea, I Say Nay) (1548) Bottom 3 Episodes from 2025: Jan 1: More Prostitutes or Pastors in China? / Near Death on New Year's (Prison Pulpit)(967) Feb 7: In the Face of a Secret Trial, What Will I Do? (Prison Pulpit)(952) July 24: Syrian Pastor/Family Massacred (They Shot Patients In Bed) (Prison Pulpit) (903) Top 3 Episodes from 2024: Aug 24: Tim Walz: China Asset? + Black Dragon River & Double Duck Mountain (1864) Aug 17: From Chinese Reality TV to NSA, Chatting with Brent in Moscow (ID) (1743) Sep 14: Millions of Unadoptable Babies + China's 3 Forbidden "Ts" (& Martyrs of Tianjin) (1680) Bottom 3 Episodes from 2024: 11-21: Wang Yi on God's Use of China's "Unrighteous Politics" (Prison Pulpit #5) (1077) 11-15: Wang Yi on God Raising Up and Deposing Dictators (Prison Pulpit #4) (1006) 12-5: Wang Yi's Pre-Arrest Family Newsletter (Prison Pulpit #7) (1005) Bonus: Top 3 States (TX, CA, VA + WA) & Nations (CA, UK, AU) (+ Bottom States (WY, RI, DE) (Obscure stats: Fiji, Vanuatu, Georgia, 100+ total, 16 in Africa, China=WY, Romania vs Bulgaria) 15 Years Ago This Week (Dec 29): Runaway Van in Tibet @ 14,000 Feet https://chinacall.substack.com/p/runaway-van-14700-feet Now Available on Amazon (+ free PDF): The Millionaire Missionary (BordenofYale.com) Borden’s Missed Opportunity? Borden had a very fruitful ministry both at Yale and Princeton during his tenure as a student, and it strikes me that student ministry in China may have been a better use of his talents than what had been planned for him among the unreached Muslims of NW China. But hindsight is 20/20, and Borden never made it back to China at all (besides his first tour as a teenager). Campus ministry in China has been very fruitful for the past 40+ years, but has become much more difficult recently. Here’s a new article from within China that explains the current situation: Chinese Campus Ministry Troubles https://chinapartnership.org/blog/2025/12/changchun-reaching-campus/ No Tibetan in Chinese Schools https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/02/tibet-china-enforces-restrictions-students/ Chinese Refugee Church Planters? https://chinapartnership.org/blog/2024/12/immigrant-church-in-southeast-asia/ Is China Still a Developing Country? https://www.voanews.com/a/is-china-still-a-developing-country/7244652.html Taiwan Survives Another New Year Celebration https://asiatimes.com/2025/01/note-from-taiwan-the-players-on-the-eve-of-destruction/ Finally, let's take a look at this coming week's Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) cities… Dec 29-Jan 4: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-dec-29-jan-4-2025 Thank you for listening! Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! Don’t forget to follow me on X (@chinaadventures) and email chinacompass@privacyport.com with any questions or comments. Also, I've finally set up Patreon, but my favorite thing isn't the (potential) support, but the ability to create Collections of podcasts by topic, location, etc… There’s also a Paypal link at PrayforChina.us if you’d like to give to our China ministry. Last but not least, for (almost) everything else we’re doing visit PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, vs 2: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, therefore ask the Lord for more. Talk again soon!

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Lost At Christmas: Part 1 His First Christmas away from home, & His best gift ever. Based on a post by Tx Tall Tales, in 2 parts. Listen to the Podcast at My First time. After my first semester in College, I was eager to go home for the holidays. I was going to school in Rochester, New York, and anybody who'd experienced the lake-effect winters on the Great Lakes would understand my desire to get to somewhere warmer. For me, that somewhere warmer was a long ways away. As a military brat, home was often a moving target, and that winter it was Santiago, Chile, where my father was stationed and where I'd graduated high-school. It was summer in Santiago, and I was looking forward to a pool-party with my old school mates for the Holidays. We didn't have a lot of money, but I was allowed to travel space available on a military flight as a Navy ROTC student. I had to get down to Charleston, South Carolina, and catch an international C1 41 flight that made a loop through Latin America. After finagling a ride to Virginia followed by a very long bus trip down the coast, I finally made it to Charleston AFB. ROTC travel orders in hand, I checked in at the desk, and verified I was on the standby list for the flight leaving on the 23rd. I wouldn't get home until Christmas Day, but better late than never. With pockets nearly empty, a hotel room was out of the question so I slept in the terminal and snacked on the cheapest eats I could get away with. There was a festive mood in the terminal, so many people rushing to get home for the holidays, and I was getting caught up in the feeling, eagerly looking forward to that very long plane ride, first to Panama, then Lima, and finally Santiago. After what seemed an interminable wait, we were an hour away from boarding when I got bumped off the flight by a group of Marines headed to Panama on Active Duty travel orders. I was devastated. The next flight left early the morning of the 26th. At least that one was a huge plane, and nearly empty so I was virtually guaranteed to get aboard, but what was I going to do for Christmas? Looking up at the outgoing flight schedules, I saw a flight listed for Tyndall AFB, Panama City, Florida. "When is the flight to Tyndall headed out?" I asked the airman behind the desk. "In an hour-and-a-half, and it's all but empty. You want on?" He asked, offering some recompense for my last minute bump. I'd lived in Panama City during 9th and 10th grade, and still had some close friends there, many I still kept in touch with. Maybe I could find someone to spend Christmas with there. It had to be better than sleeping in the terminal for 2 more days. "Please," I told him, "but hold my space for Santiago. I'll be back for that flight." I recalled there being a pretty big Greyhound station in Panama City, so I called Greyhound and checked on a bus being able to get me back in time for the flight. They had one, a 7:30 am bus on Christmas morning would get me back before midnight on Christmas. I could easily make the flight the next morning, even if it were delay a few hours. I bought a ticket, using the emergency Am Ex card my parents had given me when I headed off to college. I'd explain the $67.00 to my parents. I called my family in Santiago with the news. It had to be short call because of the expense, so I let them know I had been bumped but would be there on the 28th. I told them I was headed to Panama City, and would be taking a bus back in plenty of time for my flight. My mother cried, and my father told me to go ahead and use the credit card, but to try to keep the expenses reasonable. By the time I hung up I was pretty depressed, but at least I had a plan. Before I could try to contact anyone in Panama City, an announcement was made and suddenly I was on my way to Florida for Christmas, with no place lined up to stay, and practically broke. I was feeling a bit melancholy, but was determined to make the best of it. So there I was, at Tyndall Air Force Base, at 11:20 pm on December 23rd. I was debating who to try first. I had several close friends nearby and I expected they'd all be home for Christmas. After a short internal debate, I had narrowed it down to two. I had always gotten along well with their entire families, and I was still in pretty regular contact with both of them. Mike lived the nearest to me in the old days. He came from a big family, with 6 siblings, including Peggy, who'd been one of my first real deep infatuations. When I had been in 9th grade she'd been a senior, and was pretty and sophisticated. My yearning for her was unrequited, but I relished the idea of seeing her again after four years. She was a college senior, and would probably be home. I knew they'd welcome me, but I was concerned it would be an inconvenience. They did not have a large house, and it was bound to be crowded, particularly with three college kids home for the holiday. On top of that who knew if they had anyone else in tow? Tommy on the other hand came from a relatively well-off family who always lived well within their means. He had an older brother, who was working in Japan and unlikely to be home, a sister, Sheri, just a year behind us in school, and two much younger siblings, who I guessed would be around 9 and 10 by now. They had a spacious house, each kid had their own room, and I wouldn't be putting anybody out if I stayed there. I'd always had a crush on Sheri, but although I'd dated her best friend, I'd never gone out with her. Getting a chance to see her again would be an extra bonus. Feeling nervous and awkward, I dialed Tommy's number from memory, and luckily got him on the first call. If I'd gotten somebody else, I would have really felt uncomfortable. Tommy's answer was unmistakable. He had a funny way of saying hello when he answered the phone, and the sound of his voice took me straight back down memory lane. "Hee-ello," he answered. "Tommy! Guess who?" I asked. I guess my voice must have been similarly recognizable, since he didn't hesitate a second. "Steve-o! What are you up to? Where're you at?" He answered eagerly. It put a smile on my face. Nice to hear a happy, upbeat voice that seemed genuinely pleased to hear from me. "Funny you should ask. It's a long story, but I'm in a bit of a bind. I'm at Tyndall, and stuck here until Christmas Day." I told him. "What happened to Chile, and Rochester?" He asked. "I was on my way home to Chile, when I lost my seat on the plane in Charleston. I couldn't get out again until the 26th, so when I saw an empty plane headed this way, I just hopped on and hoped for the best." I explained. "That's Great!" He almost shouted. "Not great that you couldn't get home, but great that you're here. You want to stay with us? You can have Greg's room, he won't be here, and I'm sure Sheri and Mom would love to see you. The place is kind of 'down' with Greg canceling his trip home at the last minute. Having you here should cheer things up a bit." He did sound enthused, and I couldn't help grinning in reply. "Don't you think you should check?" I laughed. A scream in my ear was the answer, as I heard half of a shouted conversation. "Mom! Guess Who's In Town." "No, Not Greg." "No, Go Ahead Guess." "Guess Again." "Ok, Ok - Steve." "Yeah, Steve Pelland. He's Stuck Here In Town 'Til Christmas Day." "Of Course I Told Him He Should Come Here, I'll Go Get Him." "I Will." "Yes Mom; Yes; I Won't; I Will." I was holding the phone a little away from my head, and almost missed it when he came back on. "Where should I pick you up?" He asked. "The Main Terminal, you know where that is right?" I answered. "Sure - be there in about 30 minutes. Man, this is Great!" I hung up with a big smile on my face, feeling 100% better than I had just 10 minutes earlier. I stood outside waiting for him, and about 20 minutes later the strings of Christmas lights shut off one at a time, as the place closed up for the night. It was dark and quiet, and I started to get nervous again, wondering if this had been such a good idea. I was 500 miles from my flight home and completely at the mercy of old friends. But as far as friends go, I couldn't do much better than mine, and figured at the least I wouldn't be sleeping in a lonely terminal in Charleston for two days, slowly eating my way through my meager funds. When Bob pulled up around midnight, I could see he'd gotten rid of the VW Bug he'd inherited from his mother upon turning 16, and was now driving his brother's old Two-tone Cougar. We spent a minute saying hi, and loading my gear into the trunk, and then we headed back into town, catching each other up on history. When I had first moved to Santiago, I used to write about once every couple of months, as well as call a couple of times a year. In the beginning I'd written Sheri a lot as well. She was one of the most prolific writers among my old friends, and would typically write twice to me for every one I wrote to her. Over the years, that had degenerated into holiday cards and a surprise call maybe once a year. I knew he was attending Florida State, and that Greg had graduated from Georgetown, and had moved to Japan on business. That was about it. Tommy told me all about the old gang, who was in town, who was going to what schools, what people had been up to. I told him a lot more detail about what I'd been up to. "So," he asked, "Got a girl?" "Not now. Thought I had one after the ROTC Christmas ball, but that seems to have been my mistake." I admitted. "Hard to believe. You always had someone. Every letter, every phone-call, just seems like they didn't stay the same all that long." He teased. "I don't know. I had several relationships last pretty long. Two were more than 6 months long." I argued. "Oh! Six Months!" He laughed. "How about you then," I asked in defense. "Still Erin. Almost two years now." He asked. "Shit. What does she see in you? She could do so much better." I teased. "Oh really? Like how?" "Like me!" I laughed. "Right, like that would ever happen! Don't even think about it, or you'll be sleeping in the street." He was laughing as well. "Not if I called Erin I wouldn't," I shot back. I thought it was a great comeback, but it earned me a sock in the arm. We pulled up to his house, which still looked exactly the same, and things were pretty quiet. They used the same window lights, same roof lights, same bush trimmings year after year. It was just as I remembered. Who says you can't go back? "Mom's got to work tomorrow, so I'm sure she's in bed, and you know Dave crashes early, so we better keep it down. We've got lots to do tomorrow anyway." We entered quietly and put my bag in Greg's old room. Tommy stayed and chatted for a few minutes then bid me good night, telling me to sleep in as long as I wanted, as long as it wasn't past 9:00 am, and left me to get settled. Past 9:00? Now I remembered, they'd always been an early-bird household. For me 9:00 am Was the crack of dawn. Tommy and I had breakfast at about 9:30. He was already chiding me for sleeping in and missing the whole family. We had the house to ourselves. He'd been on the phone arranging our day, and once we'd finished the pancakes, we were off to see Mike and his family. Entering Mike's house was the same as it had ever been, but more-so. People everywhere, noise, laughter, roughhousing, it was all taken in stride by Mrs. Frey. We spent a few hours visiting, and getting fed again before we could leave. Mike's older sister Peggy still looked cute to me, but not the amazing creature my memory had somehow stored away. I had to tease her about the Christmas gift she'd given me three years earlier. She'd bought me a Richard Pryor tape, thinking it was Bill Cosby. When I played it for her in my car, she exploded, calling me names and accusing me of vile intent. At the time I had felt bad, confused, angry and a host of other feelings, now thankfully we could laugh at it. When I'd been 16 I'd been somewhat in awe of her, now things were comfortable. Mike's older brother was home as well, with his live-in girlfriend who seemed awfully ill-at-ease, and must have been at least 5 years older than Dan, maybe more. That was a story I'd have to hear more about. The biggest surprise was Alice. She'd been a few years younger than us. I wasn't sure if she was 16 or 17 now, but she was a bombshell. And she was coming on to me like gangbusters. I was really nervous, with her acting all touchy-feely with her mother and Peggy there. I was suddenly glad I had chosen to stay over with Tommy. With a pretty, stacked girl that seemed so infatuated with me around, I'm afraid I might have gotten into a whole lot more trouble than I needed. When we left there Mike joined us, and it was off to see Jack and Russ. They were a year apart in age. Russ had been in our class, and we'd been friendly with him, but Jack, although a year younger was our buddy. We played on the basketball team together, and when Tommy and I formed our first band, Jack was our bassist. At the Chambers house, we once again reminisced, and had to relive our first 'gig'. We had decided to play in the school talent show. With Tommy on piano and Jack on bass, I played guitar. We had a fourth guy on drums we'd all lost contact with. We had played Elton John, Deep Purple, The Eagles, and The Beatles. We had opened with the opening riff of "Smoke on the Water", and had been a hit. We were pretty lousy, but the audience was our friends, our parents and the parents of our friends, and at the end the parents even took up a collection for us. Pretty heady stuff. We'd called ourselves Bronze Myth, and had already designed our first three album covers before we had our first birthday party gig. Jack had been tall then, and had not stopped growing; he was now 6'7" and was attending University of Florida, playing basketball. He reminded me of the time when we went on our first dates together. I had gone with Kathryn Best, easily the most lusted after girl in the whole school, who was in Jack's class a year behind me. Jack, on the other hand, had gone out with our "Valentine's Day Queen", Anne, who was in my class and almost two full years older than Jack. He was always precocious. There had been a third couple with us, Dennis and Suzanne, and Jack broke the news that Suzanne had gotten knocked up, just before I left to go overseas, and she and Dennis had gotten married. There was a huge scandal, but they stuck together, and had the baby. They lived with Suzanne's parents. Dennis was doing alright, working for Suzanne's father. While we were visiting, several friends dropped in, including the aforementioned Kathryn who lived one street over. Kathryn, the stunning brunette who had the body of a 20 year old when she was 15, and had a beautiful face with features that just slayed me. Kathryn, the very first girl I had gotten to Third Base with. She was as pretty as I remembered, and I found out she was going to be attending Mt. Holyoke the following year, which was an odd coincidence since my girlfriend from High School was a sophomore there. Going out with Kathryn, a year younger than me had been a total fiasco. We'd sat together on an out-of-town bus trip and ranked high enough in the pecking order that we got the right hand seat second from the back. These trips were our biggest dates back then. Ours was a small parochial school, and on the bus trips, the athletes, cheerleaders and student fans all rode the same bug. The 30-90 minute trips were like pep rallies on the way out, and like the back of movie theatres on the way back. There were frequent "hand-checks" and the lights would come one as our coaches would walk the aisle, but it seemed like after our wins, the checks would be a little less frequent. Our win at Pensacola was my first real 'make-out' session, as we cuddled and kissed the whole trip home. I even got a chance to play with her breast through her sweater. Less than a week later I asked her to the movies, and we sat in the back with the two other couples, probably both scared spitless and nervous as goldfish in a blender. We'd started necking, which got more and more intense, and my hands boldly went where no hands had gone before. An hour into the movie I was almost out of control, and feverish with desire, and it seemed she was willing to let me do whatever I wanted. If I'd had a little more confidence, or a little more knowledge, who knows what might have happened? As it is, I went pretty far, probably too far, and I was scared to death afterwards. She was the first girl whose flesh I'd touched underneath her clothing. I didn't call her for several days, and even avoided her at school, not knowing what to say. In short I was a total jerk. Everyone thought we should be together, she was the pretty captain of the cheerleaders, with the big boobs, and I was the Big Jock, playing all the sports, while at the same time excelling in school. She was voted "Most Popular." I was "Most Likely to Succeed." However, in this case it turned out she was "Most Slighted", and I was definitely "Most Inept." After waiting several days, amazingly patient in retrospect, she had tasked her best friend Sheri, Tommy's sister, with letting me know that she thought we shouldn't go out. Next thing you know, she was going out with some geeky looking kid, and she dated him for the rest of the school year. I'd changed schools at the end of that year, and had seen her only infrequently the following year, before moving to Santiago. Outside in the backyard, Kathryn and I walked off together and finally had a few minutes alone. "You know Kat, I don't think I ever apologized for being such an idiot, after our first date. I really am sorry." She was quiet for a while. She had a sad little look. "You know, I waited by that phone night after night, crying myself to sleep. I saw you dodging me at school and it broke my heart." "I was young and stupid. I'd never done Anything with a girl before, and could hardly even believe I was with the hottest girl in school. After all the stuff I did, God, I was so embarrassed that I'd overstepped the boundaries, and I had no idea what to say." She sat down underneath the big tree in the backyard and I sat beside her on the circular bench around it. "You could have said something to Jack maybe, or Tommy, and let them tell me. At least let me know that you liked me, or had fun. Something." She looked on the verge of tears, even 3 years later, and I felt even worse. "I know. I kept kicking myself over it. I was so angry with myself and jealous when you went out with Ricky." I admitted. "He was nice to me when I needed it." "But it seemed such an odd fit. He was a nobody; the only thing he ever did noteworthy was date you." I told her. "He lived two houses down. We'd grown up together, and when my heart was broken he picked up the pieces. He could tell something was wrong, and really made me feel a lot better." She confessed. That brought on a short period of silence. It did let me think better of Ricky, who wasn't just lucky or an opportunist. "You know, that was one of the most memorable moments in my life. Touching a girl like that for the first time. I had no idea what I should do, or what I could do, but I kept looking down the row at Dennis and Suzanne, and figured I should be able to do that too. I was in heaven; you were so amazing to be with." I told her, reaching out and taking her hand in mine. Her palm was moist. "You're telling me? You were the big 9th grader with the learner's permit and motorcycle. Big Man on Campus. The guy every girl wanted. And you wanted me. I had no idea what we should or shouldn't do on a date. I was hoping you knew." We laughed at that, remembering the intensity of those feelings. "Given a chance to do it over, I'd have camped out on your doorstep and professed my undying, eternal love the moment you walked out the door." I told her, half serious. "As I recall, you professed your love for me that evening, just before opening the top of my pants." She said with a wicked grin. I'm sure I blushed mightily. "I can't really ask forgiveness, but I really am sorry. Sorry now and sorry then. I fantasized about you for years afterwards, thinking of what could have happened if I hadn't been such a jerk. You have no idea how many of my fantasies you starred in back then." "If only you'd have let me know. Ricky was my first. It could have been you. Given half a chance, it would have been you." She had moved close and was speaking softly. "And this is my punishment. Knowing how bad I fucked up. Seeing you here, as beautiful as in my dreams, and knowing I've screwed up any chance of being with you." I placed my hand behind her head, stroking her hair. "I wouldn't say you'd screwed up Any chance, but you certainly blew that one." We were looking deeply in each other's eyes, recalling strong, painful feelings. I wanted her now, as I'd wanted her then, with a deep burning need, and I leaned forward those last two inches, and captured her lips with mine. She slid forward and melted against me, kissing me with every emotion boiling to the surface. She took my hand and placed it on her incredible chest, and I squeezed her breast, my thumb reliving that first caress of her nipple from so many years earlier. We stayed like that for a couple of minutes, and then broke apart. Her eyes glistened. "I've got a boyfriend." She confessed. I nodded understanding. "If I didn't?" I reached forward pressing my index finger to her lips. "I know. I missed my chance. It's my loss." We just sat side by side a minute, in silence. "You know," she said softly, "what you did to me that night, that was part of the problem." "I know. I'm sorry if I stepped over the line." I said, even now embarrassed at the liberties I'd taken. "No, not anything wrong. What you did to me, how you made me feel. You made me cream my jeans more than once that night. It was the first time I'd ever come. I'd heard about it, but it was almost unreal. Your fingers just drove me wild. It was over a year before another guy was able to do the same." She put her hand between her legs, seemingly remembering that first night. "That makes two of us. I don't know if you knew, but I came in my pants too, and you never even touched me there. By the time I got home I was a terrible sticky mess. I snuck out and threw that underwear away before my mother could find them and ask uncomfortable questions." I told her, laughing. She gave me an odd little look, and then slid around the tree, placing its 3 foot wide trunk between us and the house. She reached out for me, and of course I followed. "Could I, I mean would you mind?" She seemed lost for words. "What? Just ask. I certainly owe you one." I told her. She didn't ask, she just started unbuckling my belt. "I always wondered, and never really had a chance to find out." With the belt open she unbuttoned and unzipped my pants. "I mean, that night, you got to find out pretty much ALL about me, but I didn't; " I lifted my hips and let her pull my pants down a short ways, and then she reached up and pulled my underwear down exposing my fully erect monument to her sexiness. "I knew it, you bastard. Look at that." I didn't have to look. I knew it pretty well. And it was certainly standing tall and making me proud. She took me in hand and stroked me up and down, which after all the discussion and reminiscing was almost enough to get me off. "I just knew it. This should have been my first." She slowly stroked me up and down, and then she leaned over and took me in her mouth for just a second, sucking me deep and then releasing me. That was it. It was too much for me, and I stood up and shot my wad a good two feet out from where we were sitting. She giggled, as she helped me through my release, then pulled my underwear up back over my still dripping cock, and wiped her hand on the front of my briefs, before helping me pull my jeans back up. "If I wasn't tied up, I'd have you paying reparations," she told me as we both stood, and she slapped my hands away from my belt and finished straightening me out herself. "Let's consider it a delayed payoff. If things don't work out for you, maybe we can try it again. Rochester isn't That far from Amherst." Little did I know what the future held in store for us, but that's a different story. We walked back to the house hand-in-hand, laughing at the folly of youth, from the wizened experience of our 18 and 19 years. She had to leave shortly after, as did we, and I kissed her goodbye at the door. Once the door was closed I heard an exclamation from behind me. I turned to Tommy who said, "Now I've seen everything." "Amen," said Jack. "What?" I asked. "After how you treated her after our first date, I was certain you were on her shit-list for life." Jack explained. "Absolutely." Tommy chimed in. "Sheri said that Kathryn fantasized about doing mean and nasty things to you for years. I mean, hell, you did use her pretty bad." "I was a dope. I did some things I'd never done before, and was so embarrassed I didn't know how to even face her. So I screwed up and avoided her. I just made my apologies and we worked things out. I think she understands that I didn't try to be mean; I was just young and stupid. I didn't know what I was doing, and regretted it for years." I told them. "Geez. I always wondered how you could pass on that, when she was so available to you. You really did fuck up, didn't you?" Tommy pointed out. "Yep, not the first time, and I'm certain not the last. But we've buried the hatchet it seems." I answered "I'm just astounded that hatchet isn't in your back." Jack added. We left just a short while after that. We had one last visit to make. Teri Branson was passing through town, and wanted to see us if she could. She was just there for the day, and none of us wanted to miss out on that chance. The summer before 10th grade, I'd practically lived at Teri's. It was football time, and we were doing twice-a-days. We'd have morning practice, then a break so we wouldn't be out all day in the noon-time Florida summer sun. After the break it was afternoon practice. Teri was at our school and I never really knew her until that summer. She lived only a block from Mike, and we had run into her one day out washing the family car. We struck up a conversation, and the rest was history. I spent every football break at her house that summer. Mike didn't play football, but I'd pick him up on the way over there, and we'd hang out. She had a pool table, and a private rec-room with a stand-up arcade game. Her mother would always bring us snacks and drinks. Teri had not been popular, and was new to the school as well. But in a period of just a few months she went from a boyish figured tom-boy, to a devastatingly beautiful teen. Her breasts seemed to almost explode outwards, and once we'd met her mom, we knew where she got it from. She lost some weight, traded glasses for contacts, grew tits, lost the braces, and suddenly this beauty was in our midst, and nobody even knew about her but us. She was our secret. Tommy was going to a different high-school from me and Mike, but we still hung together most of the summer, and we had to let him in on our secret. The closest we'd come to having anything happen was a bizarre game of spin-the-bottle underneath the pool table. Mike, Tommy, me and Teri. Just an excuse for us to take turns kissing her. Her father was being transferred again at the end of the summer. I told her I was going to have a birthday party, and that we were going to play spin-the-bottle, I had hoped she'd be there, but now she was leaving. We were all upset. Tommy suggested we play now, since she couldn't make it then, and we did. It was strange but wonderful. Two weeks later she was gone. We met Teri at the mall, our planned rendezvous. We couldn't miss her; she was the center of a lot of attention. And still gorgeous. We ran up to her and had hugs all around. "I can only stay about 20 minutes," she told us with a pout. "Damn," was all I could say. So the three of us toured the mall, observing all the changes. It had been brand new the year we had been together. We grabbed some drinks, and wandered back outside, our time almost up, and barely even caught up. "Teri, I have a confession." I told her. "I know we acted pretty much like friends, but I was crazy about you. That summer I went home every evening and dreamed of you." "Hell, we all did." Tommy admitted. "We were such idiots," she said. She reached up to my collar and pulled me down for a kiss. Teri stood maybe 5 foot 1, so I had at least a foot on her in height. Bent over I let her kiss me, and I returned it eagerly. Finally she released me. "I was so confused. One day I'd like you, and then the next day you," she said nodding around the group, "and then you. I kept wondering who was going to be my first real boyfriend. I just knew it was going to be one of you. And then it was all over." She looked up at me. "I Still dream about you sometimes." All we could do was laugh it off, and say we'd get together sometime. She was living in Phoenix now, finishing high school, and it looked like she'd be going to Stanford. It was going to be hard to ever make that commute work out, not that she didn't seem like it would be worth the effort. Then her parents drove up. We said hi to her mom (who had been a secret fantasy of mine back then) and then with a last set of hugs it was goodbye to Teri. It was getting late so we dropped Mike back off at his house, driving mostly in quiet. I imagine we were all lost in thought over the quirks of fate and what might have been. For me, it was thoughts of Kathryn and Teri, two incredible opportunities that any teen would kill for, and I'd let them slip through my fingers. We dropped Mike off, but didn't go inside. As it was we were running late, and knew that if we went in, it would be a while before we got out of there. From Mike's it was a 5 minute drive back to Tommy's, but we drove past Teri's old house, just for nostalgia's sake. At Tommy's we were running late. Dinner was going to be at 6:00 pm, and somehow we'd burned the whole day. It was 5:45 before we even walked in the door, and we both wanted to clean up before dinner. The kid's rooms were served by two separate bathrooms, one at the end of the hall, and one off of Greg's room. So I stripped down to my shorts, and went to take my shower. I hadn't expected the bathroom to be full. Sheri was in their, applying the last of her makeup. Fortunately (or unfortunately) she was dressed. When I walked in, she gave a squeal, and came over and gave me a big hug. "I can't believe you're here! You're looking good." She said, stepping back and giving me the once over. "Wow, Sheri, you look great!" was all I could say. She had always been pretty. But the difference between a 15 year old Sheri and this one was night and day. The more mature Sheri was a beautiful young woman. "Thanks," she said, "I'll be out of here in a second, and you can have the place to yourself. I'm dying to talk to you." "I'll be here all night." I joked, stepping back into the room I was using, before my underwear had to undergo any more strain. I sat on the bed waiting, and after just a minute or so she poked her head in and said "It's all yours." She left the door open and walked out the other side of the bathroom. So that was one change at least that I hadn't noticed. Back in the day, this was Greg's bathroom. But since then someone had taken out the linen closet, and the old closet door now opened into Sheri's room. In retrospect it should have been obvious. With Greg away, the bathroom had a lot of stuff in it, although very neat. If I'd opened a cabinet or drawer, I would have seen all the makeup and girl's things. I was using Sheri's bathroom. I rapidly cleaned up and dressed. I was in a bit of a hurry, wanting to still wrap a couple of small presents for my hosts. I had bought several music tapes for my sister as a Christmas present, and decided to gift Tommy with one of them. I also had a photo in a frame for my mom, and decided to make the frame a family gift. It was simple, hand-made by yours truly from apple-wood. After borrowing some paper, tape, and scissors, I was ready to join everyone else just a few minutes later. To be continued in part 2. Based on a post by Tx Tall Tales, in 2 parts, for Literotica

Welcome to this festive episode of the Campus Comics Cast as recorded on Boxing Day 2025 as we discuss the first five appearances of the Black panther and discuss some comic books we have been reading. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:03:20 First Five Black Panther 00:54:27 What We have Been Reading 01:21:35 Outros 01:22:34 Stinger What if Boxing Day isn't just about leftovers and sales—what hidden origins of Black Panther's first appearances could reshape how you see heroic storytelling on screen and in comics? This episode ties into the reader's interest in deep-dive folklore and character origin stories, while also addressing a current desire: understanding how early appearances shape a superhero's long-term impact, which can influence how fans evaluate film and comic book adaptations today. Gain a clearer grasp of the context behind the Black Panther's early appearances and their significance in the character's development. Gather insights into how a superhero's first moments can influence later storytelling choices in comics and movies. Develop a better ability to spot thematic throughlines and foreshadowing in current or upcoming Marvel media. Play now to unlock richer context for the Black Panther's origins as discussed on Boxing Day 2025 by the Campus Comics Cast.

In the late 1990s, Jeffrey Epstein donated money to the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, a relationship that later drew scrutiny after it was revealed he had access to a private cabin on or near the Interlochen campus. Reporting and survivor accounts indicate Epstein used the cabin while visiting the school, raising serious concerns about safeguarding and oversight, particularly given what is now known about his long-running pattern of sexual abuse of minors. At the time, Epstein was presented as a wealthy patron of the arts, and there is no evidence that Interlochen officials were publicly aware of the full scope of his criminal behavior, which had not yet been exposed.Critics argue, however, that the arrangement exemplifies how elite institutions failed to apply adequate due diligence or enforce strict boundaries when accepting money and access from powerful donors. While Interlochen has stated that it has no evidence abuse occurred on its campus and that it severed ties with Epstein once his crimes became public, the episode has continued to trouble survivors and advocates as a case study in institutional blind spots. The presence of a secluded cabin connected to Epstein, in a setting dedicated to young students, has become part of the broader reckoning over how Epstein leveraged philanthropy and cultural credibility to embed himself in environments that demanded far greater scrutiny than they received.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.