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This Week on Dopey! Old School Dopey Abounds! Jason Cabello brings the fucking serious Dopey - too much to describe - but lets just say that his favorite mixture - his signature blend - if you will - was: The Jason Special

A very special episode with our dear friend and third mic from Shingle Springs, California, Scout Dixon West. Scout, as you well know by now, has released three of the most talked about perfumes this year and we were so excited to talk about the process of creating them. Get your cowboy boots ready and pour a tall one as we discuss all three fragrances, how they came to be, and which are most popular amongst delivery folks and HVAC repair people. We also ramble as expected on what we've been wearing, Scout's current want list, and why Jeff's teenage perfume choices were really cool and didn't lead to swirlies. Oh, and of course, The Game.Follow Scout on TikTok and Instagram - @scoutdixonwest / @scoutdixonwestBuy her perfumes at her Scout Dixon West, Ministry of Scent, Luckyscent, and Arielle Shoshana(00:00) - - Intro and Hello Scout (10:04) - - Scents of the Week with SDW Reviews (55:05) - - The Game Perfumes Mentioned In This Episode:Incarnate, Coney Island Baby, and El Dorado by Scout Dixon West / Erba Pura by Xerjoff / Of True Minds by Liis / Nudiflorum by Nasomatto / Terroni by Orto Parisi / Baccarat by MFK / Duro, China White, and Narcotic Venus by Nasomatto / Fiore d'Ambra and Rosea Mundi by Profumom Roma / Le Lion by Chanel / Babycat by YSL / L'Air de Rien by Miller Harris / Benjoin Bohème by Diptyque / Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens / Ambre Precieux by Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier / Rose de Nuit by Serge Lutens / Tabac Tabou and Ambre Russe by Parfum d'Empire / Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood / Anubis, Dryad, Epona, and Salome by Papillon Artisan Perfumes / Grove By The Sea and Almond Suede by Arquiste / Borneo 1834, Muscs Koublai Khan, and Iris Silver Mist by Serge Lutens / Lagerfeld for Men / Gucci Nobile by Gucci / Invasion Barbare by MDCI Parfums / Comète by Chanel / Belle Ame by Les Abstraits / Patchouli Paris by Guerlain / French Affair, Citizen X, Jasmin Fauve by Ex Nihilo / Ginger Essence by Origins / My place or yours Gina, Always In The Mood Miss Gina, and Laugh with me Lee Lee by BenefitThe Game:Fumerie Turque by Serge Lutens / Musc EDP by Bruno Acampora / Claiborne for Men by Liz Claiborne / Iris Celadon by Giorgio Armani / Midnight Special by Ex Nihilo / Spell 125 by Papillon Artisan PerfumesPlease feel free to email us at hello@fragraphilia.com - Send us questions, comments, or recommendations. We can be found on TikTok and Instagram @fragraphilia

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We start this one a bit off the rails with talk on why you make an Old Fashioned with sugar cubes, a mysterious scent wafting about in our home, and an experience with a haunted dog. Now that's what we call perfume podcasting! Once we settle into the actual program, we discuss Hiram Green's new fragrance announcement, baby perfumes, and what we're in the mood for by way of scentwear right now. Plus, we share our wonderment of Fragrantica's Instagram clone, Fragram. Oh, and we debate the idea of a peanut inspired perfume as it resurfaces unsavory peanut breath memories from Jane's childhood. Highlight from the Game - Find out which fragrance smells just like Bjork speaks in that late 80s video clip with her dismantling a TV. You know the one... Here(00:00) - - Old Fashioneds, Mystery Scents, and a Haunted Dog (12:22) - - What's Up with Fragram? (16:32) - - Baby Perfumes (22:15) - - What We're In The Mood For... (34:30) - - Highlights from the Tray (aka Scents of the Week) (49:55) - - The Game Scents Mentioned In This Episode:De Profundis by Serge Lutens / Hexensalbe by Stora Skuggen / Philtre by Hiram Green / Boutonniere No. 7 by Arquiste / Slow Dive by Hiram Green / Baby Dior Bonne Étoile by Christian Dior / Baby Magic and Skin Bracer by Mennen / Clubman by Pinaud / Aqua Velva Ice Blue by Williams / Brut by Faberge / Dita Von Teese Perfumes / Babycat by YSL / Belle Âme by Les Abstaits / Citizen X by Ex Nihilo / Gold by Perfumer H / French Affair by Ex Nihilo / Eau Capitale by Diptyque / Fille En Aiquilles by Serge Lutens / Mars 20 2022 by Runholdz / L'orpheline by Serge Lutens / Incense Rori by Amouage / Mexican Baroque Candle and Anima Dulcis Perfume by Arquiste / Rauque by Roberto Greco / Muguet Fleuri by Oriza L Legrand / Grossmith Perfumes / Claus Porto Perfumes / Fougere Royale by Houbigant / L'Astre by Le Gallon / Bibliotheque by Byredo / Macanudo by Maison d'Etto / Psychédélique by Jovoy / Cannabis Santal and Patchouli Pure by Fresh / Lune Feiine by Atelier Des Ors / Oudh Infini by Dusita / Peanut and Pistachio by DS & Durga / Ambra by Jeroboam / Lightsource by Andrea Maack / Rain Cloud, Ink, and Dust by Perfumer H / My Way by Armani / Oronardo by Xinu / Black Afgano and China White by Nasomatto / Stem by Malin + Goetz / L'Iris by Santa Maria Novella / Muguet Porcelain by HermèsThe Game:Gozo by Jeraboam / Bergamot by Perfumer H / Narcotic V by Nasomatto / Gelsomino by Santa Maria Novella / Petrichor by Marissa Zappas / Rose Ikebana by HermèsPlease feel free to email us at hello@fragraphilia.com - Send us questions, comments, or recommendations. We can be found on TikTok and Instagram @fragraphilia

Dr Gaeta joins the show and we go into the new China bacteria that appears to be harming children. World wars still brew around us as we have a full blown invasion at the border. Hit subscribe and never miss a show! https://www.thematthewdarkshow.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-dark/support

We go Skin Deep with China White, co-author of an Amazon bestselling book, Girl Get Up and Win Every Day, and HIV/AIDS advocate. We discuss her 20-year journey since her diagnosis and her passion for continued education and awareness of the disease. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skindeepradioshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skindeepradioshow/support

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, Aeric and Malcolm kick off the back half of Season 4 by discussing GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE! Oliver Queen: playboy, philanthropist, socialite… SURVIVOR? After he is stranded on a “deserted” island by a former friend, Oliver must struggle to endure through everything the island throws at him. Will he survive and return home? His fate lies in the hands of the mysterious and dangerous China White! Covers Green Arrow: Year One by Andy Diggle and Jock Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets

Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Mike Santoli discussed the markets' road ahead: The Nasdaq headed into Tuesday with gains in five of the last six session, but still on track for its worst month of the year along with the S&P 500. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo headed to Shanghai after meeting with China's vice premier. Eunice Yoon reported from the high-speed train in which the secretary was traveling. Also in focus: The Biden Administration unveiled its list of drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, Best Buy's earnings beat, Verizon and AT&T upgraded, Alphabet trades near 2023 highs, Nvidia's post-earnings moves and AI, what Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly told remote workers about returning to the office.  Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

Ladies and gentlemen, we are back once again. I am joined by Sadira and we get right into the 4th of July recap and our thoughts on the holiday in general. Questions for the class though, how do you celebrate Juneteenth and Independence Day? Hot Topics: Hunter Biden's crack driving skills on display, China White found in the White House bathroom, and we pay homage to Juvenile and his NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Track 1: "Affirmative Action" - The Firm We Discuss the end of affirmative action and what it means to you. We talk about the common misconceptions and who actually benefits from it. This is coming from someone with over 15 years of actual DE&I experience. Track 2: "Body" - Megan Thee Stallion We Discuss Mommy Makeovers, Snap-Back Culture, and the hypocrisy of body positivity. With the increasing rates of botched surgeries and deaths, why are there not more prominent women speaking out against this publicly?. Track 4: "No Competition" - Davido We discuss the recurring theme in society that men are not worth competing for. We pose the question if men hold enough value to be worthy of competing for the same way that you do for anything else in life. What is the value in manhood when the bar is set for exceptionalism, and the bar for the bulk of the dating options are "take me as I am"? Track 5: "Action" - Sweet What current accomplishment would your younger self be most proud of and why? Track 6: "Popular" - Nada Surf What yearbook style superlative would you give to your high school self and why? What superlative would you use to describe you now? Outro: "Ring of Fire" - Eric Burdon & The Animals

Big Breeze drops in the Da Fixx to discuss new projects, collaborating with Scootie Wop, faith, the music business, and his CHH legacy.   It's an all-new Fire 10 Review Friday with DJ Focus and Dice Gamble. Grading on a 5-mic scale for bars and lyrics, message and delivery, beats and production, and creativity and originality. This week our industry vets are taking on songs by Detrick Hadden, China White, Porsha Love, Trip Lee, Dre Murray, Nobigdyl, Big Breeze, Toya Love, Loso, and Sirius.  Catch this wave with Da Fixx on weekday mornings at 6 am est. on Holy Culture Radio, Sirius XM Channel 154, and get your spiritual detox. And don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to join the conversation!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last time we spoke, the Qing Dynasty faced the last real death throes of the Ming Dynasty. What is known as the Revolt of three Feudatories resulted in a war against Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong & Shang Zhixin. One by one each warlord fell to the Qing dynasty's vast armies and with each defeat brought more territory and populace under the Qing yolk. However one last major enemy loomed, the Kingdom of Taiwan established by Koxinga. Koxinga's descendent Zheng Keshuang would eventually be defeated and with his submission it seemed the Qing Dynasty would have eternal peace. However, the Qing' enemies remained within and outside its borders at all times. Holding the new empire together would not be easy. The Qing empire, much like the great wall of China could be destroyed, brick by brick and only time would tell how that wall would hold.    This episode is the White Lotus Rebellion   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on the history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. The revolt of the 3 feudatories had ended, Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong & Shang Zhixin were all defeated. The grandson of Koxinga, Zheng Keshuang was defeated, Taiwan was conquered and brought under the fold of the Qing dynasty. The Qing also managed to defend its borders from the external threat of the Tsardom of Russia. The Russians had ventured into border skirmishes around the Amur River valley, first in 1658 with the Battle of Hutong, in which a force of Manchu and Koreans overwhelmed a force of 500 Cossacks aboard 11 ships, sending them fleeing to Albazin. Albazin was a Russian settlement on the Amur River right along the Qing Dynasty's border and it remained a point of conflict in the late 17th century. Since their defeat at the battle of Hutong, the Russians began a campaign of persuading nearby populaces to their cause rather than the Qing which became such a nuisance by 1685 that the Qing sent a force to lay siege to the settlement. In just one day the settlement garrisoned by 450 men surrendered, however a year later the Russians would return to the settlement looking to re-establish themselves. The Qing yet again besieged the settlement in 1686, however this time it was much bloodier. The Qing threw around 3000 men at Albazin which was garrisoned by 800, by the end of the ordeal it is said just 24 men survived within Albazin and the Qing lost perhaps 1500 casualties. In the greater scheme of things, it was just a small border clash, but the result was rather significant. The Russians had been acting rather boldly, because of all the strife going on between the Qing and Ming, but now that the Qing had consolidated their new empire they were more than capable of defending any encroachments, especially those in Manchuria,their native homelands. After defeating the Russians again at the Siege of Albazin, the Qing government sent letters to the Tsar suggesting they sign a peace treaty, because for quite a long time now, the Qing were dealing with an age old enemy, the Mongols, to be precise the Dzungar Mongols. Emperor Kangxi wished to rid the Russian nuisance from the Amur area which was the northern border so he could focus his army on the north-western problem that was the Dzungar Mongols. The Russians knew they could not hope to defend outposts as far as the Amur region and the idea of peace talks perked their interests as trade would be far more beneficial to them then border skirmishes. A treaty would be signed called the Treaty of Nerchinsk, which established trade between the 2 empires and relative peace for quite a long time. This was also the first treaty between the Tsardom of Russia and the Qing dynasty, so a bit of legitimizing for the new-ish regime.   The Qing would have a hell of a time with the Dzungar Mongols which accumulated into what is known as the Dzungar-Qing war which almost went on for a hundred years. By the time the Qing would effectively end the wars with the Dzungar mongols, and all culminated in what is known as the Dzungar genocide. By the end of the wars in the 1750's it is estimated that around 80% of the Dzungar population, something like 500-800 thousand people were killed. During the early 18th century, the Qianlong Emperor gave a directive stating “"Show no mercy at all to these rebels. Only the old and weak should be saved. Our previous military campaigns were too lenient. If we act as before, our troops will withdraw, and further trouble will occur. If a rebel is captured and his followers wish to surrender, he must personally come to the garrison, prostrate himself before the commander, and request surrender. If he only sends someone to request submission, it is undoubtedly a trick. Tell Tsengünjav to massacre these crafty Zunghars. Do not believe what they say."”. As you can imagine such directives led to the massacres of countless people. On Top of the killings, the remaining Dzungar peoples were forcefully relocated to places all over China. Reports from a QING scholar named Wei Yuan who lived almost 100 years after the events state that 30% of the Dzungar people were killed by the Qing military, 40% died of disease such as a smallpox epidemic, 20% fled to other places like Russia and modern day Kazakhstan. There are quite a few historians who argue the Qianlong Emperor simply engaged in a genocidal campaign. Regardless after this rather horrible and bloody ordeal, for the most part the Qing dynasty undergoes a period of relative peace, and I mean the word peace should be taken with a grain of salt, for all Chinese history I don't think there is a single year some revolt or rebellion is not occurring.    When Emperor Kangxi took the throne from 1661-1722 this began what is called the Qing Golden Age. His successor Emperor Yongzheng continued the golden age from 1723-1735 and was further succeeded by Emperor Qianlong who would rule from 1735-1796 which is seen as the peak of the Golden age. During this period China annexed most of Mongolia, northeast China, Xinjiang, Tibet and Taiwan, aside from Taiwan, its basically the borders of the very China we know today. China at this time amounted to over 32% of the worlds industrial output, its population soared past 100 million for the first time in history and soon grew to an enormous 300 million, hell I live in Canada and we barely have 38 million right now! Despite being such a colossus, China for the most part was quite isolated in its market. China allowed foreign trade through places like Macau, but it was quite limited in scope. Eventually it would be expanded upon.   When the Qianlong Emperor took the throne he began numerous projects including the Ten Great Campaigns, which was a series of military campaigns that enlarged the empire to the extent I had mentioned previously. He put together the largest collection of books in Chinese history to that point known as the Siku Quanshu, “complete repository of the Four branches of Literature”. The exploration of the new world also brought riches in the form of new foods to China. The potato and peanut dramatically improved food supplies allowing for China's population to boom.    Now the upcoming episodes are going to specifically look at the emergence of European powers mingling with China. But this episode is going to be directed at an internal story, and one that is not often talked about. Stating that I will be glossing over some very very important events such as the journey of James Flint and the mission of Lord George Macartney, but rest assured those stories will be the very forefront after this one.   In the spring of 1794, the HMS Lion departed from Macau for its long voyage back home to England and a rumor spread amongst its crew that in the mountainous counties of Shanxi province, that a “true master” had appeared. This so-called Master was said to be marked with the character for the sun upon his left hand and the character of the moon on his right. Together these characters formed the character “Ming”, dun dun dunnnn. According to another rumor, a giant boulder in the village of where this master was born had suddenly split open revealing a hidden scripture inside thar read:  “A black wind will blow for a day and a night. It will destroy men beyond number. White bones will be piled into mountains, and Blood will flow to become an ocean”    It was the telling of an apocalypse, and rumors sprang all through China that the only way to escape the destruction was to memorize that scripture from the boulder and to chant it. Oh and to begin stockpiling guns and other weapons and be ready to support the great master's uprising against the Qing. It was said the “black wind” would hit in the spring of 1796 and it would destroy the world and usher in a new age. Zhang Zhengmo, a peasant living in Hubei province was one of many who believed the prophecy. At 32 years of age he had heard it told to him by a sect leader named Bai who explained to Zhang and many others that the True Master's doctrine was part of the White Lotus teachings.    The White Lotus sect had been around for hundreds of years, it was something like a marriage between Buddhism and Daoism. For the most part, the White Lotus sects amounted to nothing more than harmless people practicing a faith based on healing and protection from misfortune. The founder of the Ming dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang, joined a White Lotus Revolution that took shape in 1352 in Guangzhou. The revolution saw him taking firm control over the head of a rebellious army and he would go on to conquer Nanjing and take the title of Emperor Hongwu ushering in a new age. His title also held religious sentiment of the White Lotus. This religion however like many others held a prediction of an apocalypse and its followers believed that with it would come the second coming of Buddha who would return in the form of a bodhisattva named Maitreya to rid the world of corruption and suffering. Maitreya would destroy the corrupt government and the non believers and a utopia would be formed for those who helped bring upon the apocalypse.    So put yourself in the shoes of the Manchu rulers of the new Qing dynasty. You hear these rumors going around and see the potential rebellion you might be seeing from this religious group. White Lotus groups had sprung uprisings countless times in history and hell the dynasty you just defeated was made by one of those uprisings! Back to Zhang Zhengmo, well he was a recent convert and Bai who was a traveling sect leader became his teacher who indoctrinated him in the True Master's doctrine. Zhang donated money to the cause, not much, he was a peasant after all, but enough to start hoarding weapons. He then began to recruit other followers to become his students…you can see where this is going, think of a good old fashion MLM scam of today like herbalife or scientology haha except instead of toxic shakes or alien stories its people hoarding weapons to begin an apocalypse. So you can sort of get the picture, you become a follower, in the process you pay money to hoard weapons. Then you recruit other followers, rinse and repeat, soon you got yourself a rebellion cooking.    Zhang Zhengmo lived in a part of China considered to be an internal frontier, wide mountain ranges along the points where Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan pressed against another, same types of places all the bandit armies would run up into when the Qing came after them. This particular region was known as the Han River Highlands, which fed into the Yangzi river, not a very hospitable area and thus less developed. It was dense with forest, hills and such, perfect for bandits to hang out in. The reason I am describing this area is to emphasize something that is going on in China. I mentioned the population boom, from 100-300 million, it was enormous. With so many people, the necessity for agricultural expansion was enormous as well. Most of the southern and eastern parts of China were being cleared out for crops, literally everywhere was getting gulped up by farms. More and more people were forced to move into areas like the Han River Highlands and all of this culminated in more and more competition between settlers over natural resources. Like with most frontier societies, this got violent very fast. The Han River Highlands were a pretty scary place to live in the late 18th century, there was just about no security because the government officials were all in other areas. Thus without much intervention, who could step in to marshall such places? The White Lotus thats who.   The White Lotus promised safety for all of its followers and were more than happy to accept any settlers. By 1794 the Qing administration warily watched as regions such as the Han River Highlands had sects such as the White Lotus grow. Provincial authorities saw the potential risk of insurrection and began to work at dismantling such cells before they could cause trouble. A crackdown came in 1794 targeting groups based out of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei. Emperor Qianlong made an edict in September ordering all captured sectarians to be punished according to the nature of their guilt. So for example, spiritual leaders would be executed by being cut into pieces, wozzors. Those who spread the White Lotus teachings would be beheaded. Mere followers, would be arrested and deported to Manchuria as slaves. All in all not a very subtle edict.    So the local Qing officials set to work, first it was village headmen who organized forces to round up White Lotus members. Within a few months time they had arrested 20 teachers and over a hundred followers, and as you can imagine their methodology was brutal and would intensify the situation. There was not enough forces to get the job done so the local officials began to hire local thugs to go house to house. As you can imagine the thugs began to run amok, many began to threaten to arrest people if they didn't pay them off. So those who paid them off or somehow managed to prove they were not White Lotus members received placards that they could put on their doors marking them as “decent people”. Everyone else were open targets for abuse as they were suspected White Lotus members. When Zhang Zhengmo heard the officials going house to house he quickly abandoned his home and fled before inspectors could get him. He returned to his native county in the same province where he continued his mission to recruit more followers. By the late winter of 1796, it is estimated that Zhang had more than 1000 followers. Only 2 months before the planned date for the apocalypse or better called uprising, Zhang found out that local officials were mounting a new crackdown now in his native county. Fearing his arrest, Zhang prepared for their arrival, calling upon his followers and telling him the time had come.   Zhang's followers took to the roads where they joined up with other cells that other recruiters had grown. In only a few days more than 10,000 White Lotus members converged under the leadership of Zhang Zhengmo. They brought with them, swords, guns, gunpowder and other supplies necessary for waging a rebellion. They plundered villages for supplies and began conscripting the local populace, coercing them with food. This all mattered not to the White Lotus believers who were taught that non believers would all be destroyed when Buddha returned regardless, so who cares if they harm any of these people in the meantime. The worshipers and their indentured conscripts soon swelled to 20,000 and they began to create blockades along the roads and pathways and made their way to the hills. Zhang Zhengmo's first HQ was to be a mountain estate of a very wealthy believer, but Zhang worried it was to undefendable and thus brought his force further into the mountains where he knew they could hold up better. A campment was built with thousands of shacks, white banners were spread out and the force began to adopt white headbands to identify themselves as legitimate rebels. Their weaponry was mostly swords, knives, though they did have 300 matchlock rifles and 6 chestnut wood cannons. They also had a ton of crossbows and a lot of poison tipped bolts. The defense of the mountain was typical guerilla stuff seen to this day, booby trapped paths, watch towers, makeshift landmines and people hidden around every nook and cranny.    Despite all the preparation, Zhang Zhengmo was quite reluctant to take his newfound rebel army down the mountain side, fearing they would all be slaughtered by the Qing army who must surely be awaiting them. So they all dug in for months, only sending the occasional raiding party down to gather supplies. July came and Zhang received word the Qing were slowly closing in on the mountain. He had burned his name in the registers hoping that he might be able to make an escape and some of his followers began to see he was not the leader they thought him to be. They had  been told he had met the True master, but many found out this was a lie. They looked to him for guidance, but all he could provide were cheap parlor tricks. When Zhang had called for the uprising he thought all of the White Lotus followers from miles all around would heed the cause. Yet after the first 10,000 flocked to him none others were found, he assumed everyone had been arrested and killed. They were trapped on this mountain, there was nowhere to escape to, there was no help coming. They held out another 2 months, but then in September the Qing broke their perimeter and arrested the lot of them. Zhang was to be executed, but before the deed a Qing interrogator demanded to know why he and his followers rebelled. “You are all peasants, you receive the blessings of the emperor. He relieves you of taxes and tribute grain. He relieves your debts. When there is a flood or a drought he gives you aid. You have a human heart, and you should feel gratitude and abide by the laws. So why, under the banner of these evil teachings, did you start a rebellion? In the end, what was it you wanted?”.  Zhang replied “We have indeed received blessings from the emperor. We had warm clothes and could eat our fill. We were peasants, and we were grateful. It was at a time when I was ignorant, that I first began to practice this religion. It was only because I wanted to encourage people to do good deeds and to avoid misfortune. But then the investigations and arrests intensified, and I saw that when people who practiced our religion were captured, all of them were charged with heavy crimes. So I became afraid”. So he was nothing more than a peasant, who ignorantly was led astray and when the crackdown occurred he did what he did out of fear. It is the excuse given by countless peasant uprisings, reckless bursts of defiance towards an perceived malevolent empire, nothing too remarkable. Zhang's force of 20,000 were brushed aside….and little did they know what had occurred all over China.    The “black wind” uprising spread like wildfire. The vast range and appeal of the apocalyptic rumors that had pushed Zhang and his followers had only increased exponentially. From word of mouth through the province, uprisings began to all explode spontaneously through the hill countries of the Han River Highlands. Zhang had no idea, but it was his movement that became the spark to see the entire forest ablaze. By the time the Qing officials had dealt with Zhang Zhengmo's camp, all of Hubei was engulfed in a wave of rebellion, and soon it spread to the neighboring provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi. On february 9th of 1796, the first day of the lunar new year and just 6 days before Zhang Zhengmo began his uprising, Emperor Qianlong gave up the throne. The abdication had been planned for a very long time, all the way back to 1735 when Qianlong had given an edict that he planned to rule as long as high grandfather had. Emperor Kangxi had reigned for 61 years and Qianlong wanted to keep his word, but not entirely. While on the surface he did quote en quote abdicate on his 60th year as emperor, giving the throne to his son Jiaqing, in reality all he did was install a puppet. The calendars record the new year as Jiaqing Year 1, but within the capital it was truly Qianlong year 61. 2 calendars were kept, 2 sets of imperial annals with one referring to the supreme retired emperor Qianlong, who would continue to rule while his son kept the throne warm.   It probably would have been better for China if Emperor Qianlong really did abdicate, for while his reign was impressive, his effectiveness was deteriorating with his age. A Korean diplomat in 1794 reported to his superiors that Emperor Qianlong had acted in a bizarre manner. He stated that the Emperor ordered breakfast immediately after eating breakfast on some occasions. Thus the implication here was that the Emperor was going senile. Later in 1797 a different Korean envoy reported that the Emperor seemed to be unable to remember what occurred during the morning of their meeting nor what they had done the day prior. With the emperor in a weakened state, factions within his court began to vie for power. One of Emperor Qianlong's closest court officials a man named Heshen began to act out in the emperors name. The more the Emperors mental health declined the more Heshen would speak on his behalf. As observed by the western George Staunton in 1790 “Heshen enjoyed, almost exclusivity, the confidence of the emperor. He might be said to possess, in fact, under the emperor, the whole power of the empire”. It just so happens, Heshen was one of the most corrupt officials in Chinese history during a particularly corrupt ridden time in Chinese history. Heshen treated large amounts of the Qing governments bureaucracy as his own personal patronage network. For example, he began to appoint officials into positions and expected them to pay him handsomely for such appointments. This led the officials to embezzle money to pay him back. In one example he appointed a man to the Yellow River Conservancy, which controlled the funding for flood control over China's second longest river and the man embezzled over 6 million tales of silver each year to pay back Heshen. That money of course was required to help prevent the Yellow River from flooding and by the end of the 18th century about 1/10th of the government funds were actually used for flood prevention. As Heshen and others sucked up the money, the peasants on the floodplain suffered tremendously as the appointed official at the Yellow River Conservancy found it was in the best interests of everyone to allow the river to breach its dikes periodically, just to make sure the government funds kept pouring in. Heshen's corruption was widely apparent to the court, but to make any accusations against him was a death sentence as he had the mouth of the emperor.    Now back to the White Lotus rebellion, it was spreading as I said with great speed and this was greatly aided by government corruption. With the rampant corruption came a huge lack of government forces to respond to the initial uprisings. Skeleton garrisons in key locations such as Hubei allowed for the uprisings to spread like wildfire. The officials were caught off guard and massively unprepared. Across Hubei overwhelmed government forces tried to resist the rebels with whatever weapons they could muster, but soon began pleading other provinces for reinforcement. With such a lack of governmental forces to protect the common people, landowners resorted to raising private militias called “Xiangyong” (means local braves) which in turn began to simply plunder areas. As one witness reported “the so called militia soldiers just continued the work of stealing everything the refugees had left behind in their houses. There wasn't an empty hand anywhere…if the White Lotus rebels are like an ordinary comb, the private militia are the fine-toothed one”. These militias killed, robbed and caused further havoc. To the government all of them were rebels and in turn this caused all the rebels to find common cause. The slogan “the officials oppress, and the people rebel” spread across multiple rebel groups, and at the forefront was the White Lotus. The Qing government began a cycle of violence, redoubled its efforts to extinguish the White Lotus sects, only to give justification to them to increase their rebellious activity.    It is interesting to note the hiring of these militia's will play a crucial role in the downfall of the Qing dynasty. Many scholars attribute the adoption of hired militia's by the Qing government to being something like cutting off your limbs and eating them during starvation. The idea being that while the Qing could raise such militia's to try and stamp out the endless rebellions that will occur during their dynasty's reign, these were short term solutions and only hurt them in the long run. Hiring civilians in war showcased how the Qing standing armies were losing their fighting capability and greatly hurt the Qing treasuries. Regardless this will all be showcased much more in the future.   Emperor Qianlong saw the uprisings as a local issue that should be dealt with by local forces. His focus was on internal unrest, not the problems of the frontier lands and so he denied requests for military aid. He kept telling provincial officials to use the resources they had to deal with the uprisings even though he held ample elite troops that could have swept in to restore the peace. What Emperor Qianlong did do however was send funds to the province to help as the government treasury was jam packed with silver during this age. Without the capitals troops to reinforce them, provincial officials began to follow the lead of the militia rebels and armed peasants to fight off the rebels. At the beginning of the uprising most frontier territories had government militias of just a few hundred, luckier ones perhaps a few thousand. But as the rebellion spread into neighboring provinces and the funds from Beijing poured in, the militia armies grew exponentially. By 1798, Hubei had nearly 400,000 militiamen registered on its books and Sichuan and Shaanxi each had comparably large militia forces. In the concert of the war against the rebels, the 3 provinces reported a total of 100,000 government soldiers and upto a possible million militiamen.    The militiamen strategy proved to be very ineffective against the rebels, in fact the militias did more harm than good. Militiamen came from all walks of life, from farmers, to unemployed city folk to ruthless criminals. If you were a bandit, it was actually far more beneficial to join the militia which paid a salary about the same as a government soldier. These militiamen had no real allegiance beyond the salary they were paid so as the White Lotus watched the government hiring all of these people they simply offered them the same salary or more. By the later years of the uprising it turned out nearly half the White Lotus armies were made up of former militiamen! And if you were wondering what else than money could persuade these militiamen to join the White Lotus hear this. The governor general of Sichuan province reported with disgust that whenever government troops went into battle they simply quote “sent the militia to charge in ahead of them as they hung back where it was safe. If the militiamen got turned back by the rebels and started to run away, the government soldiers just ran after them”. On top of this, tons of false victories over the rebel armies were being reported when in reality, the government troops would just pretend to engage the rebels and continuously move their camps around. There was even reports that government forces would murder refugees from nearby villages and set up their mutilated bodies at their camps to make it look like they had caught rebels. The fact the government forces were really not engaging the rebel armies very much was so apparent one witness said “where the rebels are, there are no government forces; and where the government forces are, there are no rebels”.    With the declining mental health of Emperor Qianlong growing worse, the campaign against the White Lotus fell into the hands of Heshen who was too busy using the opportunity to enrich himself. As emperor Qianlong obsessed over the reports of the rebel war, apparently barely sleeping while he read them day and night according to accounts from his son, well Heshen was doing his best to control which reports came to the emperor. Heshen made sure all the reports were fake victory stories making it seem that the entire campaign was going off without a hitch. Heshen had appointed his own personal goons to be in key military positions who in turn fed falsified victory reports for money or military honors in return. This went further to whitewash massacres done to the civilian population by the government armies. And of course the funds for the military were going to the goons who in turn paid tribute right back to Heshen, making sure they kept their positions regardless of how incompetent they were. For the first 3 years of the war, Heshen effectively controlled the central government's military funding. It would also turn out that the registry of over 300,000 militia soldiers recruited to fight the White Lotus did not exist and it was an embezzlement scheme. It gets even worse. Those militia soldiers who did exist and who died fighting the rebels, well the corrupt officials would embezzle their death benefits, so a ton of mourning families got nothing and this had the disgusting side effect of creating an incentive for corrupt officers to have more of their soldiers die on the battlefield. The Militia related expenses would claim at least half the war effort funding according to Jiaqing who discovered the racket. A scholar in Hubei said this of the situation    “At first they nibbled away like worms, gradually taking more and more until they were gulping like whales. In the beginning, their embezzlements could be reckoned in hundreds and thousands of taels, but presently nothing less than ten thousand would attract notice. Soon amounts ran to scores of thousands, then to hundreds of thousands, then to millions.” Emperor Qianlong expected an easy victory over the White Lotus, but the war was not ending. After reading so many countless reports of victories over the rebels, Qianlong because frustrated and confused as to why the White Lotus rebels did not submit. By 1799, the cost of the war was reaching nearly 100 million taels of silver, an unbelievable sum that had completely exhausted the treasury surplus and there still was no end in sight. Emperor Qianlong spent his last years of life losing his mind to the rebellion and died in a position of helplessness with the treasury emptied. Jiaqing did not have an enviable start to his reign. He was a broad, fat man with a talent for archery and was left with a clean up job that was simply immense. He had been forced to suffer the indemnity of being enthroned in 1796 only to find out he was a puppet and that his father was not even in charge, it was Heshen. He was in his 40's and quite powerless as long as his father remained alive. The day after Emperor Qianlong died in 1799, one of Jiaqings first major acts was to order the arrest of Heshen, boom. There was a swift and very publicized trial where the board of punishments found Heshen to be guilty of a long list of corruption related charges and the sentence would be death. Because Heshen held one of the highest ranks in the court he was allowed to strangle himself with a silk cord, a privilege considered more honorable than having your head cut off. Although the execution of Heshen was symbolically cathartic, it did little to stop the rot of corruption within the government. Heshen was blamed for just about all the sins of the time, as if he alone dragged the empire down…though one could argue he certainly provided a helping hand. All Heshens misdeeds were laid to bare and his enormous wealth was unimaginable.    Heshen had a sprawling mansion of over 730 rooms. In his secondary residence there were 620 rooms. He held landholdings of over 120,000 acres of productive farmland. All the stories you can imagine were there, he had golden chopsticks, silver place settings for banquets, entire rooms filled with jewels, jade and other riches. He owned 10 banks, 10 pawnshops and millions upon millions of taels of silver hoarded into them. Apparently one wall in his main residence turned out to be filled with 5000 pounds of gold bullion if its to be believed. One extremely overexaggerated estimate his sum worth was around 800 million taels of silver, thats around  1.5 billion at the time, around 4 times the entire gross domestic product of the United States of America. More conservative estimates are at around 80 million taels of silver, which was more than the entire treasury surplus that preceded the White Lotus war and enough to make Heshen as wealthy as the Emperor!   After dealing with Heshen, Jiaqing began a campaign against the corruption in the government. However, Jiaqing understood how an anti corruption campaign could fall into chaos and become a general purge, so he allowed it to peter out pretty quick. What did happen, was the Qing government saw a lot of old scores settled and factionalism rose amongst officials. The first order of business after dealing with Heshen was obviously the White Lotus war. The day after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing issued an edict naming the suppression of antigovernment religious sects as the dynasty's most urgent priority. Jiaqing rallied against the corrupt military officers accusing them of dragging out the war in order to fill their pockets. He laid blame for the insurrection upon the civil servants who extorted the peasants. “The peasants enjoy few fruits from their labor. So how can they possibly supply such insatiable demands? It is the local officials who provoked these rebellions”.    Emperor Jiaqing began removing corrupt and incompetent military officials to try and replace them with better men, but the reality at the time was quite thin pickings. Most of the Manchu generals of his father or grandfathers generation were dead or far too old to lead. The younger generation were not born into the same world as their parents. If you've ever listened to Dan Carlin's podcast and yes I am nothing but a mere fanboy, he often makes the analogy of how empires go soft. The old quasi proverb of old wooden shoes going up the stairs and soft silken sandals going down them. This new generation of Manchu did not live the hardened lifestyle of their ancestors, they were living in a world of luxury now. A ton of the younger generation were also tainted by the Heshen click. Yet there was a minority of great warriors and some of the old guard so to say that had won Emperor Qianlong some victories back in the day. The very best of them was a physically enduring Manchu named Eldemboo. At 51 years old in the year of 1799 he was selected to lead the White Lotus suppression. He was quite old, but experienced, ruthless and said to be incorruptible.    Elemboo's had been part of campaigns in the 1770's to bring parts of the frontiers under the Qing Yolk. He fought the Burmese in southern Yunnan. He fought during the Tibetan rebellion in the1770's, during a muslim uprising in Gansu in 1784, helped put down a rebellion in Taiwan in 1787 and served in the far west against the Gurkhas in Tibet and Nepal in the 1790s. By 1797 he was a Lt-general who had just succeeded in suppressing a Miao ethnic uprising in Hunan province. The campaign against the White Lotus faced a crucial problem, that of mobility. The rebels required little in terms of weaponry and could get pretty much anything on the go from just about any village. They did not construct elaborate camps, they were accustomed to the mountains and forests and could carry out guerilla warfare at a moments notice. The Qing military was another beast altogether. It required enormous logistical operations to move its food, matchlock muskets, ammunition, powder, bows and arrows, this all required carts and beasts of burden. Usually these logistics were not a problem, but for mountains and forest regions it was a nightmare. The rebels understood the advantage and made sure to take up positions in the worst possible places for such logistics.    Because of these logistical problems the Qing forces had been simply setting up stations in fixed positions hoping to cast a net around rebel pockets. Many commanders simply did not have the stomach to march into forests or up mountain sides to chase an enemy that would use every obstacle against them. Eldemboo unlike his predecessor commanders not only was willing to venture into the forests and mountains, but was perfectly willing to endure the hardship of such ventures alongside his men. A new approach was necessary for the campaign. Eldemboo called for “jianbi qingye” “fortify the walls and clear the countryside”. The idea was two fold, first to separate the good peasants from those who would support the White Lotus, by concentrating them in places of safety ie, behind fortified encampments known as baozhai. In these Baozhai, some peasants would be trained as militia to defend their respective camps. The second idea was to clear the countryside, by moving all the grain harvest and food stores away and into the Baozhai where all the good peasants would be taking refuge. The hope was the rebels would eventually be unable to scavenge food from the emptied countryside and would be forced to come out of their hiding and fight the government forces on their terms.   Under the command of Eldemboo, the jianbi qingye strategy was implemented throughout the war zone. Hundreds of fortified camps were in the wartorn provinces. The fortified camps held strong walls and deep moats. The militiamen would defend them and not be taken out on campaigns that earlier had caused so much havoc upon the populace. The new role of the militiamen was to protect their own families, neighbors and such and thus they were far less likely to fall into banditry. While the quote “good” population concentrated in their Baozhai, defended by their good militiamen, Eldemboo's manchu and Han troops were now free to campaign at will through any wartorn province. Soon Eldemboo began producing a string of victories over the weakened rebel forces. By early 1803, Eldemboo's campaign had moved into its final phase, a brutal mop up operation. The remnants of the broken rebels needed to be crushed and the demilitarization of all the militiamen needed to gradually begin.  Emperor Jiaqing warned his generals not to relax in their campaigns prematurely. “Though the main disease is cured, there are boils and sores that remain. If even a single rebel is left alive, it would be enough for them to keep spreading and growing”. Emperor Jiaqing's generals heeded his words and continued to ruthlessly crush the remnants of the rebels. A systematic program of pacification was enacted. The “good” populace was continuously resettled into the fortified cities, while the Qing forces pursued and exterminated the rebel guerrilla bands, though it should be noted they did give amnesty to many rebels who deserted. It was the combination of military and social policies that were winning the day. Qing administrators seized and destroyed all White Lotus scriptures they could find in the warzones.  By the late summer of 1803, some of Jiaqing's commanders reported back to him that after 8 years of extermination efforts against the White Lotus in the 3 provinces, it seemed for all intensive purposes the job was complete. In early 1804, Eldemboo traveled back to Beijing and returned his carved seal of authority to the Emperor, signifying that the war was over. It would be the last great victory of Eldemboo's very long career. The next year at the age of 57 Eldemboo died and with him the last of that hardened generation. In 1805, Emperor Jiaqing was able to address the empire without the ongoing drain of resources due to the White Lotus War.   It was a very bitter victory, most rebellions are. A chinese scholar wrote a few decades later that it was estimated that several hundred thousand rebels had been killed during the war. For the governmental forces, militiamen and countless civilians who died of war and starvation the scholar simply stated it could not be calculated. There was also no way to differentiate the White Lotus from the rebels as there were countless groups rebelling for differing reasons.   A major problem with the White Lotus Rebellion aside from the death and horror was the loss of prestige for the Qing military. There was a sort of myth of invincibility for the Manchu warriors, hell they had conquered the Ming Dynasty afterall. But the scale of damage caused by the White Lotus Rebellion was eye opening, it took the Qing 8 years to quell it! And quell it is a strong word, for the White Lotus were not truly gone or anything, there would be sporadic revolts throughout the early 19th century, just not on the same scale as the 8 year war. The Manchu army of the early 19th century was not the same generation that once conquered the Ming. The wooden shoes were being cast off and silky slippers were starting to become the norm so to say for you Dan Carlin fans. To make everything much worse, the adoption of training and hiring militia's would have a devastating effect on the Qing dynasty until its demise in the 20th century. This was not a unique problem for China, many empires fell for this same reason. Take example the Egyptian empire under the Ptolemy's. Under the reign of Ptolemy IV Philophater the military was forced to hire local native Egyptians in large numbers for the first time to deal with the 4th Syrian war of 219-217BC. Prior to this war, the Ptolemiac empire had a military consisted mostly of Greeks and for a very important reason, they did not want to train or arm the native population who did not like them very much. When their backs were against the wall they trained around 30,000 native egyptians as Phalangites and hell it paid off during the battle of Raphia when they smashed the army of Antiochus III. The Ptolemies had finally ended what was an ongoing manpower problem. Oh and then the trained and armed Egyptians rebelled and created a separate kingdom that lasted 20 years. It was an enormous turning point in Ptolemaic history and a bitter lesson.  For the Qing the hiring of militia armies will occur on countless occasions for countless reasons, but one thing is for sure it is part of a long list of reasons as to why the great dynasty will crumble.    I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.  The once mighty Qing have proven to be not so mighty anymore. The 8 year White Lotus Rebellion was quelled, but at what cost to the empire? With the death of Eldemboo came also the deaths of a generation of strong warriors. And while this rebellion was going on, something else was afoot, this time not an internal issue, but a growing external one. 

In ep179 Neil talks about going to T1 Fest night 1 at Reggies in Chicago. We also talk record labels, the Ramones boxset and the new Dead Boys tour. Songs by The Cramps, Zoanoids, Decry, Bitter Truth, Ramones, NOTA, China White, Stains and J Prozac.

PLUS: Joe Biden admits that high gas prices are  a 'transition off fossil fuels'. The Mossad kills a top Iranian terrorist.   

PLUS: Joe Biden admits that high gas prices are really a 'transition off fossil fuels'. The Mossad kills a top Iranian terrorist. Biden keeps making blunders, and the white house staffers keep 'clarifying' his words.

Stone Temple Pilots.    There are two conflicting stories of how frontman Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo actually met; one was that Weiland and DeLeo met at a punk rock icon Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California, in 1985.  They started chit-chatting, discussing their girlfriends, only to realize they were dating the same woman. However, instead of having some beef and fighting over her, they became friends and formed a band after breaking it off with the girl. On the other hand, Weiland had a different version of meeting Deleo, written in his autobiography. The way he tells it, he and his current band Soi Disant, guitarist Corey Hicock, and drummer David Allin pursued DeLeo after watching him play live at different gigs.   Initially calling themselves "Swing," Allin left to pursue other interests after a few years. The remaining members watched drummer Eric Kretz play in a Long Beach club and convinced him to join the band. Guitarist Hicock eventually left the band in 1989; in need of a replacement and auditioning many guitarists, Robert suggested his older brother, Dean DeLeo. He and his brother were born in Montclaire, New Jersey). At the time, Dean was a successful businessman who did what many musicians do and had decided to leave music behind to find a "real job." The band convinced Dean to play for Swing, completing the original STP lineup. Dean hated the name and refused to continue playing in a band called "Swing," changing the name to "Mighty Joe Young," which was a B Movie from the 1940s. They recorded a demo tape around 1990. That demo would have tracks that would go on to be re-recorded for the band's first studio album, "Core," as well as some different styles that wouldn't show up again, like some funk and yodeling. Yes, Yodeling. Mighty Joe Young played a few gigs in the San Diego area, gradually building a fanbase. Their first show supported Henry Rollins (Formerly of that band Black Flag we mentioned earlier) at the world-famous Whisky a Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA. The group then began working on their debut album with first-time producer and mixer Brendan O'Brien, the guy who's worked with future Icons and Outlaws subjects, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Rage Against the Machine, and Bruce Springsteen. Definitely a big deal. One day while recording, they received a call from their lawyer. He informed them that a blues player out of Chicago had already claimed the name Mighty Joe Young and they obviously didn't want to get sued for trademark infringement. So, rumor has it that they were inspired by the STP Motor Oil stickers they loved as kids. Various ideas on the initials "STP" were bounced back and forth, like "Shirley Temple's Pussy" and "Stereo Temple Pirates" before they settled on the name "Stone Temple Pilots."   STP built up their fan base in the San Diego clubs and in 1992 signed a deal with Atlantic Records, who had just released White Lion's "Main Attraction," Rush's "Roll The Bones," and Genesis' "We Can't Dance" the previous year. STP's first album, Core, was released on September 29, 1992, and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Albums Chart. Core was a big success, producing hits "Sex Type Thing," "Plush," (which was rumored to have been written while Eric and Scott were in a Jacuzzi) "Creep," and "Wicked Garden." The debut album was a major commercial success; however, some press called the band "grunge imitators." The name of the album, "Core," refers to the apple in the biblical tale of Adam and Eve. It was recorded in only five weeks! Weiland has said that the album's central theme is that humanity is confused, with songs like "Sex Type Thing" (which is an anti date rape song and written after a woman that Weiland was deeply in love with was raped by 3 football players after a drunken high school party). Whereas "Naked Sunday" dealt with social injustice. "Sex Type Thing," according to Weiland, deals with abuse of power, "macho" behavior, and humanity's attitude toward women, treating them as sex objects. Also, "Naked Sunday" "is about organized religion. "About people who tell others what to do and what to believe. They switch off people's minds and control the masses." He goes on to say, "It gives me a feeling of isolation when I think about it. Organized religion does not view everyone as equals." Weiland says about his lyrics on "Core": "I feel very strongly that all individuals, regardless of age, race, creed, or sexual preference, should have the freedom to exercise their rights as human beings to enjoy life, pursue what they want, and feel comfortable about who they are. I guess I tend to find the darker sides of life more attractive than the yellows and oranges. I know it's something that I relate to when I listen to music."   According to Weiland, "Wicked Garden" 's lyrics deal with the loss of innocence and purity, while "Sin" addresses "violent and ugly" relationships.    Also, the instrumental song "No Memory," the interlude between "Wicked Garden" and "Sin," was written by guitarist Dean DeLeo.   Deleo said about "Core," "You know how when you listen to a Led Zeppelin album, you listen to the entire album, not just the odd song? We wanted to make a record like that. We wanted to create a vibe which would run right through the whole album."    "Core" contained many more bangers, including Dead and Bloated and Crackerman. Since its release, the album has gone eight times platinum, selling over 8 million copies!   Also, that same year, Scott Weiland and Dean DeLeo played an acoustic version of "Plush" on the show Headbangers Ball. If you're not familiar, Headbanger's Ball was a T.V. show consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV and hosted by Riki Rachtman. Some have considered this one of Weiland's most outstanding vocal performances.   Despite some negative reviews from critics, STP continued to gain fans and toured, opening for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Megadeth. Then, 1993 saw the band kicking ass, headlining a two-and-a-half-month tour here in the states.   In 1993, the band filmed an episode of MTV Unplugged, where they debuted the song "Big Empty," which would go on to be on the soundtrack for the movie "The Crow." You can hear our version of this iconic song at the end of the episode.    In a poll in Rolling Stone from 1994, Rolling Stone's readers voted STP Best New Band and Worst New Band by the magazine's music critics. In addition, they took home the "Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist" and "Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist" awards the following month at the American Music Awards. Finally, in March 1994, they won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for "Plush."    Later that same year, STP returned to the studio with Brenden O'Brien, once again producing, to work on their second album, Purple. Unfortunately, around this time, it was also revealed Weiland had become a heroin addict. On the last stop of an STP co-headlining tour with the Butthole Surfers in 1993, in a back room of New York City's Royalton Hotel, Weiland first tried heroin, and in the embrace of this sticky brown shit, his demons were finally at ease. While "Core" took just five weeks to complete, Purple would take less than a month to record. Which, if you're not familiar, is extremely quick. The album's first single was "Big Empty," which debuted at STP's MTV Unplugged acoustic performance in 1993 and reached number one on the Billboard charts. A couple of weeks later, "Purple" also reached the top of the charts, making two for the band in 1994. Although like "Core," "Purple" features grunge elements. However, this album also displays the bands developing sound influenced by other genres, apparent in the psychedelic rock found in "Lounge Fly" and "Silvergun Superman," the country vibes of "Interstate Love Song," and the blues-rock elements of "Big Empty."  AllMusic.com's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "Purple is a quantum leap over [Core], showcasing a band hitting their stride." Erlewine also described "Interstate Love Song" as a "concise epic as alluring as the open highway" and "Big Empty" as "a perfect encapsulation of mainstream alienation.” The other two singles after "Big Empty," "Vaseline," and "Interstate Love Song" also hit the top ten on the Billboard Charts, giving them three top ten hits that year. The album also included other minor hits, including "Pretty Penny" and "Unglued." Purple has been certified 6x platinum, selling over 6 million copies. It sold three million copies just four months after its release. The cover of Purple shows a baby riding a dragon in the sky while some angelic figures look on. It is based on the artwork from a package of China White heroin that Weiland scored in Los Angeles. 1994 also saw Weiland marry Janina Castaneda, in which it is said that "Sour girl" and "Interstate Love Song" were written about. Heading into 1995, Weiland would slide into drug and legal problems. His heroin problems were getting worse. "When I tried heroin for the first time," Weiland recalled in 1998, "it seemed to make all those insecurities just go away. I suddenly felt: 'Wow, this is how normal people feel on a day-to-day basis.'" He was spending over $3,000 a week on smack within a year. Weiland found that heroin not only took away his anxiety but also fed into his carefully concocted "wasted rock star persona" and inspired a "bracing new experimentalism." He credited a lot of his creativity during the "Purple" recording sessions to his addiction to heroin. "Heroin gave me this ability to distance myself from the creative process and thereby gave me the strength and courage to try new things," he told Classic Rock.com. "Part of me felt I couldn't be creative unless I was high."   In October 1995, STP got together to begin recording their third album, "Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop." They rented out a mansion in Santa Barbara, California, to live together during the recording process. Unfortunately, the production process of Tiny Music wasn't easy. In early 1995, shortly after the band was forced to scrap two weeks' worth of recorded material, Scott was arrested, just two days out of another rehab, for heroin and cocaine possession and sentenced to one year's probation. Obviously, it didn't take long for Weiland to lose that little control of the addiction he held during this time. After his wife Janina bailed him out, he literally jumped out of her car at a stoplight and disappeared for days while shooting dope with Courtney Love. Yes, that Courtney Love. Weiland formed his side band, the Magnificent Bastards, and recorded songs for the Tank Girl soundtrack and a John Lennon tribute album in the months following this incident.     They released "Tiny Music" on March 5, 1996 and spawned three singles that reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart: "Big Bang Baby," "Lady Picture Show," and "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart."   The album's sound severely changed from their previous two albums, adding more glam rock and psychedelic styles and less of the hard rock/grunge sound that made them famous. Of course, reception by critics at the time was mixed. Rolling Stone, the magazine that initially dubbed them the "Worst New Band" in 1994, praised the record, calling it the group's best effort to date. However, they were surprised at "the clattering, upbeat character of the music," seeing that Weiland was all over the news with his drug use and arrests. STP was also featured on the cover of Rolling Stones issue No. 753 in February 1997. The band was only partially successful touring in support of Tiny Music... and was forced to pull out as support for Kiss' reunion tour. A small tour in the fall of 1996 commenced in the U.S. However, dates at the end of December and in 1997 had to be canceled for Weiland to enter rehab, claiming that their singer had "become unable to rehearse or appear for these shows due to his dependency on drugs."    At only 24, Weiland went from smoking heroin to injecting the stuff. He spoke about his first shot of heroin by saying. "It's like what they talk about in Buddhism, that feeling of reaching enlightenment," he told Esquire. "They say there's a golden glow that goes from your fingers all the way through every appendage and into the pit of your stomach. That's what it felt like to me. Like I'd reached enlightenment. Like a drop of water rejoining the ocean." The band then decided to take a break to work on other projects. "I can't call the kettle black," remarked Kiss drummer Peter Criss. "I just pray for the guy and hope that he gets himself better because they really are a great band."   Things were getting worse after all of the issues with recording and touring for Tiny Music. In 1998, the same year Weiland released his first solo album, 12 Bar Blues, police arrested Weiland for buying dope in a New York housing project. A drug-related probation violation landed him five months in jail. Later years would bring more arrests for drunk driving, battery, and possession.   During the initial recording of "Tiny Music," STP, without Weiland, recruited Dave Coutts, the singer of Ten Inch Men, and began performing under the name "Talk Show." Talk Show released one self-titled album in 1997 before calling it quits. Robert and Dean had gotten together to figure out which songs should be Tiny Music songs and Talk Show songs. Dean would later say, "Robert and I had about 30 songs, and we sat in the room one night and basically went down the list and marked next to every song: Scott, Scott, Dave, Scott, Dave, Dave, Scott... It's really weird, because in all reality, it was like 'Big Bang Baby' could've been on [the] Talk Show record, and 'Everybody Loves My Car' could've been on Tiny Music." Both albums, Weiland's "12 Bar Blues" and `Talk Shows "self-titled, seemed to please the critics, but neither was commercially successful.   Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins once said, "It was STP's 3rd album that had got me hooked, a wizardly mix of glam and post-punk, and I confessed to Scott, as well as the band many times, how wrong I'd been in assessing their native brilliance. And like Bowie can and does, it was Scott's phrasing that pushed his music into a unique, and hard to pin down, aesthetic sonicsphere. Lastly, I'd like to share a thought which though clumsy, I hope would please Scott In Hominum. And that is if you asked me who I truly believed were the great voices of our generation, I'd say it were he, Layne, and Kurt." In 2016, The A.V. Club noted that Tiny Music "was an almost shocking leap forward in creative ambition" and that "[STP] got weirder and better than anyone gives them credit for." Numbers-wise, the album has been certified twice platinum, selling over 2 million copies.    In late 1998, the band regrouped again and began work on a fourth STP album. 1999s "No. 4" was looked at as a "back-to-basics" rock album in similar to "Core" or "Purple." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote in a review, "it's as if STP decided to compete directly with the new generation of alt-metal bands who prize aggression over hooks or riffs.", comparing the album's sound to the current wave of alternative metal bands. This album found STP scoring one of its biggest hits since the "Core" and "Purple" with the single "Sour Girl," which stemmed from a music video starring "Buffy The Vampire" T.V. star, Sarah Michelle Gellar. STP then went on a summer tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and recorded an episode of VH1 Storytellers, supporting "No.4.", with the surviving members of The Doors. Weiland did vocals on two Doors songs, "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" and "Five to One." That same month Stone Temple Pilots appeared on the Doors tribute CD, Stoned Immaculate, with their own rendition of "Break on Through" as the lead track. Despite the lack of promotion due to singer Scott Weiland's one-year jail sentence shortly before the album's release, it would eventually be certified platinum in August 2000.    The cover art for No.4 generated some brief controversy because it strongly resembled the cover of the debut E.P. from Washington, D.C.-based band Power Lloyd. The Power Lloyd CD "Election Day" was released in 1998, and the cover was a white, five-point star on a black field under the band's name; STP's No.4 also featured a white five-point star on a black field under the band's name. Power Lloyd co-founder Gene Diotalevi explained that after their band had given a song to MTV to be used on the soundtrack of Celebrity Deathmatch, someone at MTV with an advance copy of No.4 noticed that the covers were nearly identical and alerted the band. However, Diotalevi stated that no one from STP's camp would return their calls or letters until his band mailed a cease-and-desist letter to STP's record company. STP's legal team then "made an offer to settle that was unacceptable to us," according to Power Lloyd's lawyer, Will Shill.   That same year, Weiland also recorded two songs with the short-lived supergroup the Wondergirls. The group also featured Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Ian Astbury of The Cult, Shannon Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jay Gordon and Ryan Shuck of Orgy and Julien-k, Doug Ardito of Puddle of Mudd, Ken Andrews of Failure, Martyn LeNoble of Porno for Pyros, and Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age.   During the summer of 2001, the band released "Shangri-La Dee Da." Despite the album's promotion by going on tour with Linkin Park, Staind, and Static X on the Family Values Tour, Shangri-La Dee Da was a commercial disappointment. This album was the fifth and final album released by STP before splitting up in 2002. The album was initially conceived as a double album dedicated to the memory of Andrew Wood, the lead singer, and lyricist of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The record company was not happy with the idea of a double album, and after a while, the band relented to the pressure and made it the single album that was released. During the recording of Shangri La Di Da, the band had a filmmaker record everything that transpired. The filmmaker said the documentary was made to be in the style of The Beatles "Let It Be." Supposedly, there was a coffee table book as a companion to the documentary. Unfortunately, neither the documentary nor the book was released. The biggest hit off of this album was "Days Of The Week," which reached number four on the mainstream rock charts. The album did not perform as well as the previous STP albums, selling just over 500,000 copies and certified gold.   At that point, marketing support from their label was nonexistent, and the band decided to hold on recording any future albums. Finally, however, the band recorded "All in the Suit That You Wear," a song intended to be the lead single on the soundtrack for the 2002 film Spider-Man. However, Chad Kroeger's song "Hero" was ultimately chosen as the lead single. This soundtrack also featured the song "She Was My Girl" by Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and was written by Cantrell and my good friend, Jeff Tomei, who also recorded and produced the song.   Reports that the band had begun work on a sixth studio album in 2002 were put to rest as the band went quiet by the end of that year. An altercation between Dean DeLeo and Scott Weiland after the last show of Stone Temple Pilots' fall 2002 tour led to the final dissolving of the band. As an homage to the band's successful career, in 2003, Atlantic Records released a greatest hits album called "Thank You." The album had a bonus DVD of archive material and music videos. Five days after it's release, the DeLeo brothers revealed that the band was officially done in an interview with Guitar One. Following the band's dissolution, Weiland was recruited to join the successful supergroup Velvet Revolver with Guns N' Roses members Slash (guitar), Matt Sorum (drums), Duff McKagan(bass), and former Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner. Weiland was friends with all four of these fellas, so when they were looking for a singer, they sent him two discs of material. He was not really into the first disc, saying it sounded like "Bad Company gone wrong." After that, the guys sent him the second disc, which Weiland liked more. Weiland declined the invite to sing at the time as STP was not broken up yet. After STP officially announced their breakup in 2003, the band sent Weiland new material, and Weiland added vocals to the track at his studio. This track eventually became the song Set Me Free. He delivered the recording to the band in person but still would not join the band. He recorded two songs with the guys, a version of Set Me Free and a cover of Money by Pink Floyd for The Hulk and The Italian Job movies, respectively. Shortly after, Weiland officially joined the band. Before a screening of The Hulk at Universal Studios, the band chose a name. Slash liked the beginning of the word Revolution after seeing a movie by Revolution Studios, eventually thinking of Revolver because of its multiple meanings. The name of a gun, the subtext of a revolving door, and the name of a Beatles album. When he suggested Revolver to the band, Weiland suggested 'Black Velvet' Revolver,' liking the idea of "something intimate like velvet juxtaposed with something deadly like a gun." They eventually arrived at Velvet Revolver. They announced the name at a press conference and performance showcase at the El Rey Theatre while also performing the songs "Set Me Free" and "Slither" as well as covers of Nirvana's "Negative Creep," Sex Pistols' "Bodies," and Guns N' Roses' "It's So Easy."   In 2004, the band released their debut album "Contraband." The album debuted at number one and has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. 2 million were sold in the U.S., making the album certified double platinum. The album's recording was hampered at times by Weiland having to appear in court for his drug charges and his subsequent sentence for rehab. Nevertheless, two of the album's songs, "Slither" and "Fall to Pieces," reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song "Slither" also won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 2005, an award Weiland had won previously with STP for the song "Plush" in 1994. Velvet Revolver released their second album, Libertad, on July 3, 2007, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200. The delay in releasing their second album, according to Slash, was his fault. He had relapsed on drugs, and this caused issues with the process of getting the album out. The album's first single, "She Builds Quick Machines," peaked at 74 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles. The second and third singles, "The Last Fight" and "Get Out the Door," peaked at numbers 16 and 34 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. Critical reception to the album was mixed. Though some critics praised the album and felt that Libertad gave the band identity of their own, others described the album as "bland" and noted that the band seemed to be "playing to their strengths instead of finding a collective sound. Later Slash would say about Weiland:                  "I just thought he was a great singer, and he'd always been on my mind for [Velvet Revolver]. He was the one vocalist that I knew had the kind of voice that would serve what we were going to do: he had a John Lennon-ish quality, a little bit of Jim Morrison, and a touch of almost David Bowie. He was the best singer to come out in a long time in my opinion."   Likewise, the DeLeo brothers formed the supergroup Army of Anyone with vocalist Richard Patrick of the rock band Filter and session drummer Ray Luzier. The band released its self-titled album in 2006 before going on "indefinite hiatus" in 2007. STP Drummer Eric Kretz kept a lower profile during this time, operating his own studio, Bomb Shelter Studios, and drumming for the band Spiralarms.   Dean DeLeo stated steps toward an STP reformation started with a phone call from Weiland's then-wife, Mary Forsberg. She invited the DeLeo brothers to play at a private beach party, which led to Weiland and the DeLeo brothers mending ways. In 2007, Dean DeLeo and Weiland discussed a concert promoter's offer to headline several summer festivals. Weiland accepted and said he had cleared the brief tour with his Velvet Revolver bandmates. He explained, "everything was cool. Then it wasn't," and said the rest of the band stopped talking to him. Weiland was diagnosed with manic-depressive disorder. He would often refuse to take medication for it and had lots of mood swings as a result. On March 20, 2008, Weiland revealed at Velvet Revolver's show in Glasgow that this would be the band's final tour. After several flares on their blogs and in interviews, on April 1, it was announced by several media outlets that Weiland would no longer be in Velvet Revolver. STP announced they were reuniting for a 65-date North American tour the following month. The group officially reunited for a private gig at the Houdini Mansion and held their first public performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 1. The reunion tour kicked off at the Rock on the Range festival on May 17, 2008. STP toured throughout the summer and fall, headlining the Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore in August of that year and the 10th annual Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. The band's six-month reunion tour wrapped up on Halloween 2008 in Pelham, Alabama. After taking a short break to allow Weiland to support his recently released second solo album, ""Happy" in Galoshes," pre-production for the band's sixth studio album began in mid-2009. The band also hit the road for a 13-date North American summer tour in 2009, in-between the tours for Weiland's "Happy in Galoshes.".The band showcased new material at South by Southwest, the annual get-together of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly in mid-March in Austin, Texas, in 2010. The band performed at England's Download Festival in 2010, the Hurricane Festival and the Southside Festival in Germany, and the Final Four Concert Series in Indianapolis on April 2, 2010. In addition, the band appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman for the first time in ten years on May 19, performing "Between the Lines.'   It would also be the band's last album featuring Weiland on vocals. A lawsuit filed by Atlantic Records on June 12, 2008, actually left the sixth album up in the air. Atlantic eventually withdrew the case, and the band's attorney called the legal situation a "misunderstanding." Against Atlantic Records' wishes, Robert DeLeo insisted that he and his brother Dean DeLeo produce the record themselves, which began production in early 2009. Production took nearly ten months to complete because recording took place during breaks in the band's touring schedule. Three studios were used simultaneously, including Robert's home studio and Eric Kretz's Bomb Shelter Studios. Scott Weiland recorded vocals at his "Lavish Studios." Don Was came in as an additional producer to help keep the band's separate recording sessions in sync and work closely with Weiland during the recording of his vocals. The album was completed in December 2009, and mixing and mastering were finished by February 2010. The album was released on May 25, 2010, leading to two singles, "Cinnamon" and "Between the lines." The album sold 62,000 copies the first week and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard charts.    In September 2010, STP announced it was rescheduling several United States tour dates so that the band could take a "short break." STP toured Southeast Asia for the first time in 2011, playing in the Philippines (Manila), Singapore, and Indonesia (Jakarta). In addition, the band played successful shows in Australia, including sell-out performances in Sydney and Melbourne.   Dean DeLeo told Rolling Stone in December 2011, "What I'd like to see happen is the band go out and do more intimate shows – really lovely theaters around the country." DeLeo also suggested a possible extended reissue of Core, including live archived material, "We have tons of live recordings from that era, and we didn't multi-track record that stuff. There's no fixes, so they'd sound incredible if we just master them." Scott Weiland also commented on the 20th anniversary of Core, saying, "Well, we're doing a lot of special things. [There's] a lot of archival footage that we're putting together, a coffee table book, hopefully a brand new album – so many ideas. A box set and then a tour, of course."    "Alive in the Windy City," STP's first-ever concert film, was released on June 26 on DVD and Blu-ray, filmed at a sold-out show in March 2010 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. STP began to experience problems in 2012. Some were said to have been caused by tensions between Weiland and the rest of the band. Despite the band claiming that their fall tour would be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Core, it never happened. The rest of STP did not want to do the celebration because they believed that Weiland no longer had the vocal range to perform some of the album's songs. Weiland decided to perform the songs they did not want to play on one of his solo tours. The rest of the band didn't tell Weiland that they were pissed, which made him assume that everything was cool. On September 17, set to perform at a show in Abbotsford, British Columbia, STP arrived nearly two hours late and cut their set 30 minutes short, pissing off the crowd. The following day, the band released a brief statement announcing that that night's show in Lethbridge, Alberta, was canceled because Weiland was ordered to go on "48 hours complete vocal rest due to strained vocal cords." On December 7, hearing rumors that Weiland was open to returning to Velvet Revolver, a radio D.J. asked Slash about his possible return. Slash then told radio station 93X that he had heard rumors Weiland had been fired from STP. He claimed Weiland wanting to return to Velvet Revolver had something to do with that, something that Weiland quickly dismissed.   On February 27, 2013, shortly before this solo tour was set to commence, Stone Temple Pilots announced on their website that "...they [had] officially terminated Scott Weiland." Of course, that termination came as news to Scott. He fired back with a statement of his own that set the stage for what was sure to be an epic showdown, saying, "Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band I founded," "but that's something for the lawyers to figure out." Just one day before he was fired from the band, Weiland was giving interviews saying STP was working on tour plans, just another example of how significant the divide between him and his bandmates was.   Chester Bennington of Linkin Park appeared as a special guest on May 18, 2013, with the three remaining members of STP, performing at the 21st Annual KROQ Weenie Roast and the May 19, 2013, Live 105 BFD festival near San Francisco, where they performed a new song, "Out of Time." STP released a free download of their new single "Out of Time" with Bennington on May 19, 2013, citing him as an official member. Bennington had exclaimed that being in STP was his lifelong dream in interviews years before. On May 30, 2013, The new lineup performed, at the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert in Los Angeles, California. They were joined by Weiland's former bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan on to perform Mott the Hooples "All the Young Dudes", a song originally written by David Bowie. STP then announced that they would head out on a small tour in September with Filter opening up. They released a five-track E.P. titled High Rise on October 8, 2013, simply called Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington. "Black Heart," the album's second single, was released through iHeart Radio on September 18, 2013. STP dropped "with Chester Bennington" officially from their name in March 2015. On November 9, 2015, Bennington announced he was leaving Stone Temple Pilots to put more focus on Linkin Park. Chester Bennington committed suicide on July 20, 2017.   Sadly, by the beginning of 2015, all signs pointed to a new cycle of relapse for Scott Weiland. While on tour with his backing band, The Wildabouts, there were rumors the Weiland had started using drugs again. The tour with the Wildabouts was not going as well as Weiland was hoping it would, and soon his rollercoaster life would come to an end. On December 3, Scott Weiland and his Wildabouts limped into Bloomington, Minnesota, to discover that their show had been canceled due to poor sales. The man who once held stadiums captivated in the palm of his hand could not even sell 100 tickets. Just before 9 pm on December 3, in a hotel parking lot just south of Minneapolis, Scott Weiland was found dead in the bunk of his tour bus. He was 48. He had finally hit rock bottom. The medical examiner later determined the cause of death to be an accidental overdose. An array of drugs were found on his tour bus, including cocaine, marijuana, bipolar medication, and anti-anxiety medication for treating addiction. Wildabouts bassist Tommy Black was arrested at the scene on drug charges. Weiland was no apologist for his behavior. Even as far back as the 90s, he admitted that he was entirely responsible for his actions and recovery. "There's no way you can place the blame on anyone but yourself, although, because I am a drug addict, I don't believe I have control over what I do when I start using it, because I feel totally powerless," he said. "But I'm still accountable for what happens."   A few days after his death, Weiland's second wife, Mary Forsberg, wrote a jagged open letter to Rolling Stone magazine. "Noah and Lucy never sought perfection from their dad," she wrote. "They just kept hoping for a little effort. If you're a parent not giving your best effort, all anyone asks is that you try just a little harder and don't give up." Her comments underscore the heartbreaking truth: that among the singer's family, friends and bandmates, in the end, it seemed that the one who cared least about Scott Weiland's sobriety was the man who needed it most. Scott. News of Weiland's death quickly spread throughout the internet, with many of his musical peers, including his former band members, along with fans and music critics throughout the world, sharing their condolences, tributes, and memories. A day following his death, his former bandmates in Stone Temple Pilots issued a statement saying that he was "gifted beyond words" but acknowledged his struggle with substance abuse, calling it "part of [his] curse." A quiet funeral for Scott was held at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on December 11, 2015, in Los Angeles. Members of both Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver attended. Chris Kushner, the wife of Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner, wrote on her Instagram page following the funeral, "A very sad day when (you) bury a friend. He was a good man. Don't believe everything (you) read. Remember, we were all there." Weiland's body was cremated. Mary Forsberg and the two children were not in attendance, later having a private ceremony in honor of their beloved family member.   In February 2016, the remaining members of Stone Temple Pilots went to the internet searching for a new vocalist, stating on their official website: "If you think you have what it takes to front this band, record with this band, and tour with this band, we would dig hearing from you."   STP announced that a 25th-anniversary edition of Core would be released on September 29, 2017. The reissue includes a 25th Anniversary box set, a remastered version of the album, previously unreleased demos and b-sides, and parts of three live performances from 1993  On November 14, 2017, the band revealed that nu-metal band, Dry Cell vocalist Jeff Gutt had been selected as their new frontman. On November 15, 2017, the band released a new song, "Meadow," from the upcoming studio album. On January 31, 2018, the band released a second new song, "Roll Me Under," and announced the release of its seventh studio album. The self-produced L.P., the band's second self-titled album, was released on March 16, 2018, and was their first album with vocalist Jeff Gutt. In mid-2018, the band embarked on a co-headlining tour with Bush and The Cult.   On September 4, 2018 They announced a 15 date Canadian tour with the band Seether.   On November 30, 2018, STP's current label announced the following: "There is a manufacturing error on vinyl copies of Live 2018 that was caused by a defective lathe, resulting in the album playing at a 4% slower speed. We deeply apologize for this unfortunate occurrence and promise to provide replacement copies to everyone that purchased."   May 3, 2019 – – Stone Temple Pilots and Rival Sons announced they will embark on their first-ever co-headlining U.S. tour in the fall. Produced by Live Nation, the exclusive 12-city outing would kick off September 13 in Baltimore and see the two bands performing on intimate stages across the states. These included The Met Philadelphia, Ford Amphitheater in New York City, The Fillmore New Orleans, and more before wrapping October 9 in San Diego.     June 6, 2019, STP Celebrated the 25th anniversary of "Purple" by releasing a 3-CD/1-LP "super deluxe edition" set including a newly remastered version of the original studio album on both CD and vinyl, plus unreleased versions of album tracks and rarities, along with an unreleased full concert recording from 1994. A limited-edition bundle of the PURPLE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION was also available that included a bonus replica 7-inch vinyl single of "Interstate Love Song" that was initially released in the U.K. in 1994. This exclusive bundle is limited to 1,000 copies.   January 24, 2020, The band announced they had to cancel their "Perdida" tour to support their newest album of the same name. The press announcement "We are sorry to announce that we must cancel the upcoming Perdida acoustic tour. Our brother Jeff has a severely herniated disc and doctors have advised immediate surgery which will require weeks of recovery time and physical therapy. Thankfully, Jeff is expected to make a full recovery and we will continue with our Australian tour with Live and Bush in April, the summer tour with Nickelback, and we hope to reschedule the Perdida tour later this year." You thought it was COVID, didn't you?   STP had several live stream performances during 2020, including playing "Core" and "Purple" in their entirety.    On March 25, 2021, They celebrated the 25th anniversary of "Tiny Music..." with the announcement of a super deluxe remastered edition. The 3-CD/1-LP set combined a newly remastered version of the album with unreleased early takes, alternate versions, instrumentals, a full never-before-released MTV Spring Break performance from 1997, as well as a previously unreleased alternate version of the album's first single, "Big Bang Baby."   And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is the story of Stone Temple Pilots. An excellent start to the plethora of Icons and Outlaws we'll be discussing every week.    The research from this episode is due in part from Scott Weiland's Memoir "Not Dead and Not For Sale" classicrock.com Stonetemplepilots.com Adam Moody Articles by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at allmusic.com wikipedia albumoftheyear.org Billboard.com Consider being a producer of the show. www.iconsandoutlaws.com www.accidentaldads.com

Meigl Hoffmann sieht schon klarere Bilder als der Rest der 80 Millionen deutschen Bundestrainer. Die Bayern werden Meister (guten Morgen, Meigl), Dortmund qualifiziert sich für die Champions League (aha) und Fürth hat es ganz schwer in den verbleibenden drei Spielen drölfzig Punkte Abstand aufzuholen, behauptet der Pfeffermühlen-Ästhet und Kicker-Abonnent steif und fest. Meigls Podcast-Partner Guido Schäfer geht noch weiter, erachete ein Europapokal-Finale SGE gegen RB als fix und weiß: „Ganz Deutschland wird den lieblichen Roten Bullen die Daumen drücken!“ Weitere Themen der 84. Rückfallzieher-Nummer: Ralf Rangnicks Expedition ins österreichische Bauerwartungsland, Jürgen Klopps offene Küche und das „Ochsfort-Englisch“ (Hoffmann) der angetüdelten Rangers-Fans. Präsentiert werden Meigl & Guido vom weltbesten Asiaten im Peterssteinweg, dem sagenumwobenen China White. Chefkoch Vincent Lee ist nach eigener Auskunft „der Domino Tedesco der gehobenen asiatischen Küche“, kann am Herd alles.

Ja, der 21. Mai 2022 geht in die Leipziger Fußball-Historie ein. An jenem Tag kämpfen RB in Berlin gegen Freiburg und Chemie beim Chemnitzer FC um Pokal-Weihen. "Die Rückfallzieher" Meigl Hoffmann (Chemiker durch und durch) und Guido Schäfer (Fähnchen im Wind) kommen vor Aufregung nicht mehr in den Schlaf, sehen schon rot-weiß-grün-weiße Landschaften blühen und eine gemeinsame Pokalfeier auf dem Marktplatz. Mugge: Anna Loos im Union-Berlin-Trikot. Catering: Udo Liebmann von der Pfefferkiste. Moderation: Tim Thoelke und Uwe Thomas, beide in Ballonseide (atmungsaktiv) gewandet. Festredner: Philipp Köster (11,5 Freunde). Höhepunkt der 83. Ausgabe des Podcasts: Ein exklusives Gespräch mit Emil Forsberg, der sich als Fan der Rückfallzieher outet. Präsentiert wird der Hörgenuss vom China White im Peterssteinweg. Chefkoch Vincent Lee ist der Christopher Nkunku der gehobenen asiatischen Küche und laut Expertise eines stadtbekannten Z-Promis ein knurriger Könner. Kritik, Lob, Anregungen? Bitte Mail an g.schaefer@lvz.de

Selbst an Feiertagen liegen die Rückfallzieher in Klaus-Fischer-Manier quer in der Luft, verwandeln all die Vorlagen, die die (Fußball-)Welt bietet, mit traumwandlerischer Sicherheit. Heißeste Themen der Herren Hoffmann/Schäfer in Ausgabe 82: Wie viele Bergamotten hielten sich in Schäfers Hotelzimmer rund ums Match Atalanta - RB auf? Ist Polenta ein Dickmacher? Wie nah sind Domenico Tedescos Rasenballer nach dem 2:0 in der Lombardei am Stemmen der 15 Kilo schweren Europa-League-Trophäe? Und wer bekommt nach der abendlichen Fron am Sonntag in Leverkusen einen Fuß vor den anderen? Hoffmann, fordernd-blickig: „Rotation, jetzt muss rotiert werden. Sonst wird‘s nix unterm Bayer-Kreuz.“ Feingeist Schäfer rezitierte erst mehrere Ostergedichte, legte sich dann auf ein 3:3 der Roten Bullen fest und seilte sich am Ende des Hörspiels für Fortgeschrittene zum Eier-Färben ab. Er mag die Eier gerne ganz in Weiß. Präsentiert werden die LVZ-Podcastler vom magischen China-White, der ersten Adresse für Frühlingsrollen im Winter und Sommerrollen im Herbst. Chefkoch Vincent Lee kennt Selbstzweifel und Geschmacksverstärker nur vom Hörensagen und hat neuerdings ab und zu gute Laune. Übrigens: Das CW brilliert mit neuer fernöstlicher Karte. Kritik, Lob, Anregungen? Bitte Mail an g.schaefer@lvz.de

Ja, es gibt Pferdeflüsterer und Nagelsmannflüsterer. Bayern-Coach Julian Nagelsmann hat sich just von sieben Vollblütern erden lassen und sich nach eigener Aussage dank der Zuarbeit der sensiblen Vierbeiner eine sympathischere Aura einverleibt. „Davon habe ich noch nix gemerkt“, sagt Hoffmann. "Der singt doch immer noch auf seiner eigenen Langspielplatte. Vielleicht war es ja ein Pferd zu wenig. In Freiburg gibt es Saures für Julian.“ Meigl tippt auf einen 2:1-Sieg des SC gegen Bayern und stellt fest: „Der Titelkampf ist wieder einer.“ BVB gegen RB? „3:1!“, streut Hoffmann Salz aus seiner Pfeffermühle. Schäfer, dessen Weissagungen noch nie aufgegangen sind, glaubt an ein 4:4. Weitere Themen der alten Herren: Die rundherum positive Einstellung van/von Knutschkugel Louis van Gaal („Der Ball darf net hoppele“) und die deutschen „WM-Freilose“ (Hoffmann). Präsentiert werden die Rückfallzieher vom sagenumwobenen China White aus dem Peterssteinweg. Das CW tischt seit 20 Jahren formvollendet auf, kennt Geschmacksverstärker nur vom Hörensagen, hat im knurrigen Könner Vincent Lee einen Chefkoch der besonderen Art. Lothar Matthäus war auch schon da und hinterließ einen Spruch von bleibendem Wert: „Wenn nicht jetzt, Wan Tan?“ Fritz Wepper schmunzelte doch sehr. Kritik, Lob, Anregungen? Bitte Mail an g.schaefer@lvz.de.

Die Zahl 70 elektrisiert die Fußball-Welt, provoziert Fragezeichen weltumspannender Bedeutung. Wie hat Ulrich Hoeneß, legitimer Nachfolger von König Ludwig II, seinen 70. Geburtstag gefeiert? Stimmt es, dass er im Bauch von Schloss Linderhof Hof gehalten hat? Ist er tief im Innersten ein Fan der Roten Bullen? Antworten auf diese und nie gestellte andere Fragen geben die Rückfallzieher in ihrer Neujahrsausgabe, der 70. (!) insgesamt. Meigl Hoffmann und Guido Schäfer haben im China White zusammen Silvester gefeiert und dabei ein feierliches Gelübde abgelegt: Keine flachen Flachwitze mehr, keine Löstereien über darnieder liegende Fußballspieler und Kölsch trinkende Video-Schiris. Dafür mehr Tiefgang, Herzenswärme - und prominente Stargäste. RB-Boss Oliver Mintzlaff macht den Anfang, spricht über eigene Fehler, Wege zurück ins Glück, das Heimspiel gegen Mainz und den weltweit weltbesten Welttrainer Domenico Tedesco. Weiteres Thema: Schäfers semierfolgreich verlaufene Karriere beim kommenden RB-Gegner aus Mainz. Hoffmann: „Stimmt es, dass Du mit null Euro aus Deiner Karriere gegangen bist, Güüdooo?“ Ja, Meigl, mit null rein, mit null raus. Erster 22er Präsentator des sagenumwobenen Erfolgspodcastes der Leipziger Erfolgszeitung ist das von Martin Schenke und Dirl Kinne erfolgreich geführte Tabak-Kontor in der Hainstraße. Zigarren, Zigarillos, Zigaretten, Pfeifen, hochgeistige Getränke, eine Lounge zum Verweilen - alles auf hohem Niveau. Zu den Stammgästen gehört Udo Lindenberg, gehörte Meigl Hoffmann. Der Gute hat bekanntlich mit allen weltlichen Verlockungen abgeschlossen. Kritik, Anregungen? Bitte Mail an g.schaefer@lvz.de.

When Nicky Louie stalked the streets in the 1970's, he was the first gangster to scare Chinatown in decades. At only 22-years-old, he led his gang of gun-toting teen hitmen known as the Ghost Shadows in countless shootouts against the Flying Dragons. Both street gangs were linked up with the established and secretive community groups known as Tongs that had been operating and controlling Chinatown since the 1890's. Together, the gangs and tongs ran the protection and gambling rackets, getting a piece of every single business in the neighborhood. But when the tongs linked up with Hong Kong Triads, who themselves had linked up with Burmese opium growers churning out the 95% pure heroin known as China White, things really got interesting.

Some of the street names of fentanyl may include China Girl, China White, Apache, Friend, Dance fever, Goodfella, TNT, Tango and Cash, Murder 8, Jackpot, Drop dead, and Percopop.https://recoverypartnernetwork.com/drug/opioid/fentanyl-abuse

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Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss Volume 1 of the Arrow tie-in comic books. They talk which stories they would've liked to see as actual episodes, fleshing out backstories for characters like China White and Huntress, which characters look like themselves in comic form and which don't, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: OFF THE MARKKevonte: OFF THE MARKArtwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysarow@gmail.com

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss Volume 1 of the Arrow tie-in comic books. They talk which stories they would've liked to see as actual episodes, fleshing out backstories for characters like China White and Huntress, which characters look like themselves in comic form and which don't, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: OFF THE MARKKevonte: OFF THE MARKUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperPluto’s OrbitSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiKevin ParlagrecoMahendran RadhakrishnanVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaTom ElliotJim McMahonChristopher LutzGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfCasey PettittAlexander GatesC. Roger McCubbinsChris TribuzioThad HaitVanessa VaughanAnn MarieJim StoffelJoe MignoneYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

La Tienda De Biblioteca Del Metal: Encontraras, Ropa, Accesorios,Decoracion, Ect... Todo Relacionado Al Podcats Biblioteca Del Metal Y Al Mundo Del Heavy Metal. Descubrela!!!!!! Ideal Para Llevarte O Regalar Productos Del Podcats De Ivoox. (Por Tiempo Limitado) https://teespring.com/es/stores/biblioteca-del-metal-1 Freedom Call es una banda alemana de power metal melódico formada en 1998. Chris Bay y Dan Zimmermann se conocieron en el año 1988. En ese momento los miembros de la banda de Cover-Rock de Dan "China White" estaban buscando un nuevo cantante. Chris fue el indicado para China White. Desde ese momento Chris y Dan tocaron en muchas bandas covers (Lanzer por ejemplo) por algunos años. Aunque en ocasiones ellos tomaban caminos distintos, siempre terminaban juntos. Ambos hablaban muy seguido sobre tener su propia banda juntos y en enero de 1998 su visión se volvió una realidad: Chris le dijo a Dan de escribir algunas canciones juntos. Entonces pusieron sus ideas en un casete. A comienzos de 1998, Daniel tenía mucho tiempo libre para hacer varias cosas porque Gamma Ray estaban en un "paro" y en el verano tocaron en pocos festivales. La cooperación entre estos dos muchachos fue realmente muy armoniosa y en unas pocas semanas, pudieron terminar su primer demo de 6 temas. El productor encargado fue Charlie Bauerfeind, quien Chris y Dan conocían hacia un par de años.Charlie ofreció el demo a varias compañías disqueras y las respuestas fueron bastante positivas. La alineación de Freedom Call era completada por Ilker Ersin en el bajo y Sascha Gerstner, un guitarrista que Chris y Dan . Quedaron impresionados por su manera precisa y variable de tocar la guitarra e inmediatamente le ofrecieron que se una a la banda. En el verano de 1998, otras 5 canciones fueron terminadas. En otoño de 1998 los contratos con las discográficas en Francia, Japón y Alemania fueron arreglados y Freedom Call comenzó a ensayar todas las canciones. El 2 de enero, un año después de que Freedom Call se formara, se comenzó a grabar su primer álbum llamado "Stairway to fairyland", el cual les llevó dos meses y medio de grabación. El 25 de mayo de 1999 tuvieron su debut oficial en vivo en un tour por Francia como teloneros de Angra y Edguy en Grenoble. El tour en Francia fue un gran éxito y fue elegida en la revista Hard Rock por las personas como la segunda mejor banda nueva de 1999. Durante el verano de 1999 la banda tocó en algunos festivales como Wacken o Cologne. El resto del tiempo lo aprovechaban para escribir nuevas canciones. A finales de agosto, Freedom Call, comenzó a grabar su mini LP de 5 temas llamado "Taragon", con nuevas canciones y una versión de "Dancing with tears in my eyes" de Ultravox y una nueva versión de Stairway to fairyland incluyendo un bonus track llamado "Kingdom Come" para la versión japonesa y una nueva versión de Tears of Taragon con Biff Byford, cantante de Saxon, narrándola. En noviembre de 1999, Freedom Call, toco en 17 shows en Alemania, Bélgica, Holanda, Francia y Suiza como teloneros de Saxon durante su Metalhead Tour. La reacción del público hacia las actuaciones de Freedom Call fueron muy buenas. Después de finalizar el tour con Saxon, Freedom Call se preparó para entrar nuevamente al estudio para grabar su segundo álbum Crystal Empire. El 17 de diciembre de 1999, la sesión de grabado de batería empezó en Hamburgo. Toda la producción duro hasta mediados de septiembre del año 2000. Durante ese tiempo hubo varios descansos para así poder tocar en algunos shows y festivales como Fulda con Edguy en Bourges (Francia) con Stratovarius y Rhapsody, en Pratteln (Suiza) con Saxon, U.D.O., en Bolonia (Italia) con Gamma Ray y Labyrinth. En octubre de 2000, Freedom Call fue invitado a ser telonero de Hammerfall y Virgen Steele en su Renegade World Tour 2001 desde el 10 de enero hasta el 28 de febrero. En los comienzos del 2001, Freedom Call tocó en 40 shows por toda Europa: Noruega, Suecia, Dinamarca, Alemania, Bélgica, Holanda, Austria, Suiza, Italia, España, Portugal, Hungría, Eslovaquia, Polonia, Francia. En marzo de 2001, después de la gira Renegade World Crusade, Sascha Gerstner dejó la banda diciendo que quería su propia banda y que ya no quería tocar más metal. (Que curiosamente al año siguiente se integraría a Helloween) Después de varias audiciones, Freedom Call encontró a un nuevo guitarrista y la alineación estuvo completa nuevamente. Su nombre era Cedric "Cede" Dupont, de 22 años nacido en Basilea, Suiza. Su gran talento musical, su habilidad para traspasar ideas a música y su buen carácter impresionaron bastante a los demás integrantes. Mientras tanto, el proceso de escribir canciones seguía bastante bien. Durante los festivales de verano, la banda y los fanes tuvieron una gran impresión sobre la performance en vivo de Cede. La química entre la banda y él fue muy buena y los fanes de Freedom Call le dieron una gran bienvenida. A finales de un ocupado y exitoso año 2001, la banda fue invitada para ser teloneros del tour de Blind Guardian en abril y mayo del 2002 en Alemania, Suiza y España. Esta fue la mejor motivación para Chris, Dan, Ilker y Cede para hacer una grandioso nuevo álbum. A mediados de enero del 2002 entraron al estudio para grabar su nuevo álbum llamado Eternity. Esta vez los encargados de producir el álbum fueron Chris y Dan ya que Charlie Bauerfeind no pudo hacer toda la producción. Él fue el responsable de la grabación de la batería y del masterizado final. Debido a la buena química en la banda y las grandes experiencias, todos los miembros lograron seguir durante los últimos años en el estudio y en el escenario. A mediados de abril del 2002 se terminó la producción y empezaron a ensayar para el tour con Blind Guardian. El 3 de junio, en medio de los shows en España, su nuevo álbum Eternity fue lanzado mundialmente y llegó a la posición 55 en las listas alemanas. Toda el tour con Blind Guardian en Alemania y España salió bastante bien. La banda hizo un montón de fanes y amigos. En septiembre del 2002, Freedom Call, continuara su "Eternal World Tour" con shows en Francia, Bélgica, Alemania, Suiza y probablemente Suecia, pero esta vez como banda principal. El teclista que participó en el tour donde grabaron Live Invasion fue Nils Neumann, quien luego fue invitado a convertirse en el quinto miembro de la banda. Después de un gran descanso, el siguiente álbum The Circle of Life fue grabado en el Hansen Studio (Núremberg) de agosto a octubre del 2004 y fue lanzado en marzo del 2005. Después del lanzamiento, Cede Dupony e Ilker Ersin decidieron dejar la banda (independientemente uno del otro). Los reemplazos fueron eventualmente anunciados: Lars Rettkowitz (guitarra) y Armin Donderer (bajo), ambos ex Paradox. Un nuevo álbum con el título de Dimensions fue lanzado el 23 de abril de 2007 y según Dan, el sonido parece más al de Eternity que a su antecesor más experimental. Las canciones "The Wanderer" y "Dimensions" fueron usadas en el juego rítmico en línea "Flash Flash Revolution" En marzo del 2009 la banda anuncio que estaban poniendo los toques finales a su nuevo álbum Legend of the Shadowking que tiene partes con el bajista Amin quien seria reemplazado por Samy Saemann. También Dan Zimmerman anunció que iba a ser sustituido por Klaus Sperling para la gira 2010 ya que seguiría con la gira de Gamma Ray a esas alturas. Más tarde se confirma en la página principal que Zimmermann oficialmente ha dejado la banda. Actualmente está catalogado como un antiguo miembro fundador. La banda sigue trabajando en un nuevo álbum que se lanzaría el 24 de febrero de 2012 llamado Land of the Crimson Dawn. El 15 de septiembre de 2013 se anuncia un nuevo álbum, "Beyond", con una nueva formación. Ilker Ersin regresa a la banda para reanudar sus deberes como bajista después de algunos años de distancia y un nuevo baterista es bien recibido: Ramy Ali. El Video de "Union of the Strong" fue filmado el 15 de diciembre de 2013 para la canción "Unión del fuerte" en las proximidades de Nuremberg y Franconia, la canción forma parte del álbum "Beyond" lanzado el viernes 21 de febrero de 2014.

This episode was off the rails from the beginning. Enjoy. We talked about Hudson Mohawke, Sevdaliza, Redveil, and Flight Color Theory Twitter: @ColorTheoryPod Personal Twitters: @Falco93IsForMe @IstaMaza @TE3ZY12 Intro Song: Trippin (I Like It) - lojii Outro Song: Uncanny - Mann --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/color-theory/support

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the comic book-inspired villains of Arrow's first season. The Royal Flush Gang, Count Vertigo, Dark Archer, Firefly, China White, Deadshot, The Huntress, Dodger, and a original villain or two of note.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?(For this one, hearing it live is part of the fun! Listen and find out!)Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysarow@gmail.com

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the comic book-inspired villains of Arrow’s first season. The Royal Flush Gang, Count Vertigo, Dark Archer, Firefly, China White, Deadshot, The Huntress, Dodger, and a original villain or two of note. BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?(For this one, hearing it live is part of the fun! Listen and find out!)United Federation Of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast! Kevin ParlagrecoTim CooperTom ElliotSimon De LucaCole Sebastian TownsChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaGreg MolumbyChris TribuzioChristopher LutzKevin ScharfPaul McHaleYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

Pure heroin currently costs up to $400 dollars per gram on the streets. But it only costs around $2 per gram to produce. The 40,000% profit margins go to street dealers and traffickers--the cops can't exactly sell it at auction when they confiscate it. This episode details the history, production and use of opium products. From Tramadol to Fentanyl--how strong is each drug, and how is it best consumed? From pills to injections--what dangers do drug users face in the ongoing war on drugs? From black tar heroin to "China White"--what's the difference, and where do these different forms of heroin come from? If you are looking for information about heroin, morphine, fentanyl or other opioids, this is the episode for you.

Brian breaks down the drug-fueled meltdown that left Billy Idol's friends referring to him as "Bilvis." PLUS - the guys check their mailbox and user reviews. Get your own email in at wearethestoryguys@gmail.com.   SHOW NOTES: Story recounted from the book Dancing With Myself, written by Billy Idol (2014): https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Myself-Billy-Idol/dp/0857205609/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=billy+idol+book&qid=1593655017&sr=8-3 Billy Idol Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol Billy [...]

Opium is one of human-kind's oldest drugs. We have been eating, smoking, snorting and injecting it for at least 6,000 years, and fighting wars over it for more than 500 years. Its been cultivated, distilled, processed, and synthesized ever since we realized it was a good buzz, and now there are so many different types of opioids that most of us have no idea what we are taking, or how strong it is compared to other types. This episode details the history, production and use of opium products. From Tramadol to Fentanyl; from pills to injections; from black tar heroin to "China White"--if you are looking for information about heroin, morphine or other opioids, this is the episode for you.

This episode plays some songs that explore some of the compilations in the US from 1982. This episode features music by Rebel Truth, Red C,  The Undead, Los Olvidados, Minutemen, Adrenalin OD, Government Issue, Urinals, False Prophets, China White, MDC, Unaware, Saccharine Trust, Heart Attack, Artificial Peace and DC's Youth Brigade. Also some thoughts on Saccharine Trust not being the black sheep of the SST catalog and the importance of comp only bands.

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Interview with Michae Matteson roadie for local metal band China White. Part of the Makin Metal documentary. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/davednconfuzed/support

This week the Maier's are amazed at the quick transition from Halloween to the Holiday season. Topics include: China White, Halloween, digging a trench, kitchen shopping, Christmas comes early, Christmas craft fair, the singing director, Oliver Bell ringers, S.O.W., love/hate musicians and A Journal Of Musical Things. Reach Us: @kmaemaier  @chrismaierbc  @hwywhoney  hwywhoney@gmail.com

The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review the Arrow finale season second episode “Welcome To Hong Kong.” The reporters discuss their takes on how this episode was another well done trip done memory lane for Arrow's final season, how Flash and Arrow are the two main CW shows leading into the Crisis crossover so far, Lyla's on-screen reveal as The Monitor's Harbinger, Laurel's reaction to Earth-2's destruction, how Oliver is re-evaluating where he is with things prior to Crisis, the possibility of additional Arrow characters in the Crisis Crossover and the reporters reactions of the episode's Flash-Forward scenes.   Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Welcome To Hong Kong” Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST252     Episode:            “Welcome to Hong Kong” [Season 8 Episode 2] Air Date:           Tuesday, October 22, 2019   Director:           Antonio Negret https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624423/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         3x Supergirl / 5x Arrow / 4x The 100 / 2x Legends / 1x Flash   Writers: Sarah Tarkoff https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         13x Arrow   Jill Blankenship https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6669558/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         5x Arrow / 7x The Last Ship Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfj3xucI8Xk   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84 02 Welcome To Hong Kong 22 Oct 19 0.77   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26 02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97 03 Blurred Lines 20-Oct-19 0.92   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62 02 A Flash of the Lighting 16-Oct-19 1.27 03 Dead Man Running 22-Oct-19 1.38   Black Lightning   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird 7-Oct-19 1.16 02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam's Tasbih 14-Oct-19 0.63 03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61   Batwoman   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86 02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45 03 Down Down Down 20-Oct-19 1.22   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Going back to Hong Kong Fight scenes and stunts Hallway fight Oliver and Diggle punch their way through Laurel - canary cry ARGUS Gang busts in Diggle and Oliver fight  Guys w/guns Katana burst through window Safe house Triad show up when Arrow, Spartan and Katana arrive China White and Olver fight Triad gets Wong Garrison Oliver drops in; fights 4 guys Tranq guy Upload data Alpha/Omega virus has been recreated Exchange Katana jumps down Oliver fights Spartan breaks some arms China White v. Katana Oliver shoot while jumping down Lyla backs up Spartan Tatsu gets detonator; China White stabs her China White about to kill Katana; Laurel saves her   Time Travel / Crisis Flashforward Mia Bossy bossy stuff   Connor JJ could've killed us; JJ out to sell stuff Blames self b/c John and Lyla spent lots of time w/him Joined gang to get his brother back William Hackity hackity hack Zoe I know street stuff too, Mia JJ Chat w/Connor Bigger picture - I have vision; I knew you would come here Once movement is gone, I will have power Sent people to liar Deathstroke never a mask Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Redirected b/c of saving Laurel Lance Earth-2 destroyed; Monitor not happy he's not following orders Bring Dr. Wong to Monitor Dr. Wong missing Tatsu - Mar Novu - when w/Crescent Order, crisis brewing Memories of Felicity Dr. Wong - safe house Tatsu - you're reminding me of your old self Let's lure China White out w/virus Tatsu - why does the Monitor want Wong? I left my family, if the Monitor can't fix this, then it would be for nothing China White - leveraged Suicide Squad mess to her advantage Am I making the right choice? I want answers Going to Nanda Parbat John Diggle / Spartan Harbinger sends her regards; gets them into ARGUS space Lyla Arrives in Hong Kong; helps Laurel Survivor's guilt - move forward; you're needed, Laurel Meets w/the Monitor  Thea Queen Laurel Lance Wants to save her Earth; those were real people Fix this -- Earth 2 is gone, like a shadow Monitor Sacrifice of Earth 2 necessary Gets Dr. Wong from Lyla/Harbinger   ARROW NEWS:   Arrow's Stephen Amell Has Socks With Pictures of Himself and Grant Gustin (Date: 21 Oct 2019) On Monday Amell, who has been hard at work filming the final episodes of Arrow as well as episodes of the upcoming "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event, took to Twitter to share that he had finished up work early for the day and that he was "getting comfy" at home. The Tweet included a photo of his idea of "getting comfy" and, well, these may be the best socks ever. Check it out below. No, you do not need to adjust your computer settings or your mobile device's brightness. Those are, in fact, socks featuring both Amell and Gustin looking kind of cozy with bright red hearts around them. https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/21/arrow-stephen-amell-grant-gustin-socks-/ Arrow Showrunner Announces Last Day of Writers Room (Date: 22 Oct 2019) On Tuesday, series showrunner Beth Schwartz took to Twitter to reveal that the show's writers room is in its last official day. She accompanied the tweet with the rather-appropriate hashtag "#EndOfAnEra". Seeing as certain key sets for the series are already being taken down, and Amell recently revealed that he only as one episode of the series left to film, the fact that the writers room is coming to a close both is and isn't a surprise. Still, it's yet another heartbreaking indication of the series' impending end. https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/22/arrow-spoilers-final-season-series-finale-the-cw-writers/   Arrow: Amell Shares BTS Video of His Last Scene Ever with Gustin's Flash (Date: 23 Oct 2019) As principal photography on the epic Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" comes to a close, Stephen Amell has shared a behind-the-scenes look at his last scene with longtime costar Grant Gustin. The actor is seen accidentally dozing off on the set in full costume before being awakened by Gustin's arrival. Amell noted that he learned much from his costar over their many years working together, both as an actor and through his character. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-stephen-amell-grant-gustin-flash-last-scene/ NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-thea-queen-reunites-with-her-brother-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-3-leap-of-faith-a171267  (Date: 22 Oct 2019)    Episode: “Leap of Faith” [Season 8 Episode 3] Air Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019  Summary: Reunited with his sister, Oliver and Thea find themselves searching through a familiar maze of catacombs; John and Lyla partner on a special ops mission. Director: Katie Cassidy Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich and Elizabeth Kim IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9700172/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. 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"Welcome to Hong Kong" where China White rules the triad and Katana fights against them. The Monitor has brought Oliver, Diggle, and Laurel here after the destruction of Earth 2 to find a scientist that is working on redeveloping the Alpha/Omega virus. Oliver is convinced that the last Earth was destroyed because he didn't follow the Monitor's instructions so now he is making some questionable decisions about how to get things done. Laurel is trying to get back home, but all her efforts are for naught because there is nothing left. As Oliver tracks down his target, he runs across his old friend Katana, who reminds him what he's fighting for. In the future, Conner tries to convince JJ that he can be a good guy, but he doesn't really make much progress. Jay and Josh enjoy Chinese food on a business trip to Hong Kong on this week's Green Justice: An Arrow Podcast! Listen in and justice will be served...to your MP3 player!

It's been 8 seasons of Arrow and it's crazy to think about it, but China White has been a constant in the series. She first appeared in episode 2 of the series and here we are in season 8 and she pops back up. If this season of 8 is just taking us on a tour of previous locations and giving us a chance to see actors/characters that have been here since the beginning, we're here for it.  Also the show confirms that Earth-2 was the Earth destroyed last week. So we're really erasing Earths out here. Which leads to an interesting question: Will Crisis end up with all of these shows finally end up in the same World? We'll see.  Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

It's been 8 seasons of Arrow and it's crazy to think about it, but China White has been a constant in the series. She first appeared in episode 2 of the series and here we are in season 8 and she pops back up. If this season of 8 is just taking us on a tour of previous locations and giving us a chance to see actors/characters that have been here since the beginning, we're here for it.  Also the show confirms that Earth-2 was the Earth destroyed last week. So we're really erasing Earths out here. Which leads to an interesting question: Will Crisis end up with all of these shows finally end up in the same World? We'll see.  Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

Mike and Amanda are back for an all-new episode of Quiver: The Green Arrow Podcast to recap the CW Arrow episode, Welcome to Hong Kong. Is Earth-2 really gone for good? What does Oliver need to get in Hong Kong and why is China White already here? Why the heck wasn’t Tatsu made a regular […] The post Quiver S8 Episode 2 – Welcome to Hong Kong appeared first on DC TV Podcasts.

Mike and Amanda are back for an all-new episode of Quiver: The Green Arrow Podcast to recap the CW Arrow episode, Welcome to Hong Kong. Is Earth-2 really gone for good? What does Oliver need to get in Hong Kong and why is China White already here? Why the heck wasn’t Tatsu made a regular […]

Mike and Amanda are back for an all-new episode of Quiver: The Green Arrow Podcast to recap the CW Arrow episode, Welcome to Hong Kong. Is Earth-2 really gone for good? What does Oliver need to get in Hong Kong and why is China White already here? Why the heck wasn’t Tatsu made a regular […] The post Quiver S8 Episode 2 – Welcome to Hong Kong appeared first on DC TV Podcasts.

Cap that pill bottle and enjoy a nice cold beer with us instead. On this episode we talk about the opioid epidemic with our second ever guest and featured healthcare expert and self proclaimed singing judge. She puts the judging skills to the test and lets us know who can sing like Eddie Vedder the best. Test you drug knowledge with us when we try to guess some street names for drugs in a Family Feud style game. Pills are bad and whiskey is quicker for fuck's sake lets just just drink some liquor!

Download the podcast : bit.ly/SBMixPodcast Straight in at number 205 is Joe Corti coming from the fine city of London just like ourselves. The China White boss has racked up tasty releases on Better Listen, Pusic & Club Bad to name a few and are well worth checking out. The fast rising House star has a treat of a mix for us this week so stop faffing about and get this guestmix on! Artist: @joecorti Artist: @joecorti

Nate and Bo from Born Dying join me for one awesome discussion about the local music scene metal music. Started with a tribute to Henry and Sean Mcfarren from China White. Nate and Bo pay respect and give shout outs to lots of local artists given a listen share us and subscribe some of their shout outs are listed below if i miss any tag them!!! There are links to a bunch of local artists mentioned Facebooks below. Brick By Brick https://www.facebook.com/brickbybrickny/ Forest Park https://www.facebook.com/forestpark518/ Born Dying https://www.facebook.com/borndyingband/ Psychomanteum https://www.facebook.com/Psychomanteum-443857976105614/ Between now and Forever https://www.facebook.com/betweennowandforeverband/ Murderers Row https://www.facebook.com/Murderers-Row-Official-Band-Page-221875441262299/ Noncompliants https://www.facebook.com/noncompliants/ Frozen Heads https://www.facebook.com/frozenheads/ Support DavedNConfused at https://patreon.com/davednconfuzed (this one is monthly recurring) Donate with the shop now button on the FB page If you enjoyed the show or feel pity for our sorry lives please hit the subscribe button! and follow me on twitch at https://twitch.tv/davednconfuzed Follow on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-978078139 Subscribe on Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/davednconfuzed/id1445351449 https://anchor.fm/davednconfuzed Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCco76uK6mk5USR_tZuNBkRw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/davednconfuzed/support

Look what the cat dragged in. Man. No matter how hard I try I just can't quit this ish. I'll be honest. I am not sure anyone cares what I think is good music anymore but I guess we're about to find out. Confessionals aside, man it is good to be back doing something to promote bands I love! We're coming in hot right out of the gate. Got that new Sturgill Simpson on tap. Ms. Eilen Jewell has put out a new album that does nothing to discredit her stellar catalog so you know we were gonna drop a song from that. Larkin Poe is keeping it delta and dirty. I have the often rumore but rarely heard new Will Quinlan song as well as a Whiskey Myers song that is, as the kids say, straight fire. So. Do me a favor. Set an hour and a half aside and put your earholes on these songs. Who knows. Your next favorite band might be in there somewhere. If you enjoy the show please like, subscribe, do all that social media stuff and then, go old school and tell your friends about us. Tracklisting: 01. Drive-By Truckers - Nine Bullets 02. Edward David Anderson - The Ballad of Lemuel Penn (Chasing Butterflies) 03. Lost Dog Street Band - Terrible And True (Weight Of A Trigger) 04. Uncle Lucius - Keep The Wolves Away (And You Are Me) 05. Joshua Morningstar - Sellout (The Plea) 06. Cody Jinks - Must Be The Whiskey (Lifers) 07. Larkin Poe - Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues (Venom & Faith) 08. Sturgill Simpson - Sing Along (Sound & Fury) 09. Whiskey Myers - Bury My Bones (Bury My Bones) 10. The Highwomen - Highwomen (Highwomen) 11. Charlie Marie - Rhinestones (S/T) 12. LOLO - The Courtyard (In Loving Memory of When I Used To Give A Shit) 13. Will Quinlan - The Importance of Being Earnest (Unreleased) 14. Have Gun, Will Travel - Blood On The Stage (Strange Chemistry) 15. Eilen Jewell - Crawl (Gypsy) 16. Charles Wesley Godwin - Coal Country (Seneca) 17. Matt Woods - My Southern Heart (Natural Disasters) 18. John R. Miller - Red Eyes (The Trouble You Follow) 19. The Hill Country Devil - Kerr County Dopesick Blues (Nicotine and China White) 20. Justin Wells - Three Quarters Gone (Dawn In The Distance) 21. Lizzo - Juice

This episode is raw and uncut from a documentary we are shooting about a local legend Henry Mcfarren. Henry played in a multitude of bands China White, Trauma School Dropouts, Erotics to name a few. He is one of the most humble me I've ever met. He took so many kids under his wing and taught them the love of music and instruments. His story needs to be told. For this first part I was accompanied by Brother T ( Thomas Hogan) and Nate Peceri. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/davednconfuzed/support

From Hawaii to Hollywood, Kelly Hu, is an actress, voice-over artist, former fashion model, and beauty queen. After being crowned as Miss Hawaii Teen USA and Miss Hawaii USA, Kelly's journey brought her to Los Angeles where she discovered her love of acting. You may have seen her as China White in the hit television show, Arrow, or as Lady Deathstrike in X-Men 2, and many other movies & television shows too numerous to mention. Kelly, influenced by a frugal upbringing, began her investment portfolio at the ripe young age of 8. Here she learned her most valuable life-long lesson: trust your gut. She confides how some of her investment choices may have been a little unusual, but her instincts proved her right and paid off in the end. And while Kelly is most happy when she is traveling abroad, she notes that one does not need much to be comfortable and to survive in this world. Have a listen as Kelly and Bob talk money, travel and life. @KellyHu

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Starling Tribune - Season 7 Edition – Brothers & Sisters (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST231   Episode:            “Brothers & Sisters” [Season 7 Episode 14] Air Date:           Monday, March 4, 2019   Director:           Marcus Stokes https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1684548/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         1x Arrow / 1x Flash / 1x Blindspot / 1x Criminal Minds   Writers: Jeane Wong https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2777027/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         2x Arrow / Script Coordinator: 37x Arrow   Rebecca Bellotto https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3428799/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         8x Arrow / Staff Writer: 12x Arrow Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69nyZbR97rM   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43 02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18 03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15 04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08 05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26 06 Due Process 19-Nov-18 1.03 07 The Slabside Redemption 26-Nov-18 1.31 08 Unmasked 3-Dec-18 1.35 09 Elseworlds Part 2 10-Dec-18 2.06 10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 21-Jan-19 1.22 11 Past Sins 28-Jan-19 1.18 12 Emerald Archer 4-Feb-19 1.07 13 Star City Slayer 11-Feb-19 1.09 14 Brothers & Sisters 4-Mar-19 0.89   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00 02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94 03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86 04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90 05 Tagumo Attacks 19-Nov-18 0.91 06 Tender Is The Nate 26-Nov-18 0.97 07 Hell No, Dolly! 3-Dec-18 0.93 08 Legends of To-Meow-Meow 10-Dec-18 1.10   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52 02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34 03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28 04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23 05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16 06 Call To Action 18-Nov-18 1.13 07 Rather the Fallen Angel 25-Nov-18 1.15 08 Bunker Hill 2-Dec-18 1.26 09 Elseworlds Part 3 11-Dec-18 2.17 10 Suspicious Minds 20-Jan-19 1.04 11 Blood Memory 27-Jan-19 1.34 12 Menagerie 17-Feb-19 1.15 13 What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way 3 Mar 2019 1.14     The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08 02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69 03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87 04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75 05 All Doll'd Up 13-Nov-18 1.73 06 The Icicle Cometh 20-Nov-18 1.60 07 O Come, All Ye Thankful 27-Nov-18 1.79 08 What's Past Is Prologue 4-Dec-18 1.78 09 Elseworlds Part 1 9-Dec-18 1.83 10 The Flash & The Furious 15-Jan-19 1.64 11 Seeing Red 22-Jan-19 1.88 12 Memorabilia 29-Jan-19 2.04 13 Goldfaced 5-Feb-19 1.89 14 Cause and 12-Feb-19 XS 1.71 15 King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd 1.67   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16 02 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02 03 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18 04 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97 05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90 06 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi 20-Nov-18 0.99 07 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange 27-Nov-18 1.06 08 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus 4-Dec-18 0.96 09 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi 11-Dec-18 1.13 10 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros 21-Jan-19 0.86 11 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son 28-Jan-19 0.93 12 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter Two: Just And Unjust 4-Feb-19 0.95 13 The Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire 11-Feb-19 0.94 14 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin 4-Mar-19 0.77   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Oliver and Emiko William and Mia Fight scenes and stunts Suic….oh, yeah, Ghost Initiative training Meeting with Virgil Knew it was a trap Cupid arrows; China White knives and kicks; Kane with swords Virgil jumps out of the window Pennytown meeting Explosive arrow Wild Dog w/guns Emiko arrives with her own moves Dante meeting Diggle, Lyla, Oliver, Felicity, and Diaz at party Director Bell is Dante's source, one of many Diaz shorted out his chip; rats out ARGUS Gunfight! Dante kills Bell and the Princess Dante vs. Oliver - Dante brushes arrows aside, get in fight Felicity pulls gun on Diaz in hallway; Diggle comes - Dante objective, but not priority this time Lyla pulls gun on Dante; he jumps over edge while flinging daggers Diaz back to Slabside Flashforward Connor has to admit that he knows Mia's Oliver's daughter and that he is Diggle's adoptive son; Dinah didn't know about Mia William gets Bunker computer going; people connected to Felicity's death are dying; Mia only wants to find Felicity William: Oliver got my mom killed; he and Felicity promised to stay in my life after grandparents took custody; then never heard from them again (did grandparents shut off his phone and lie to him??); they didn't want me Mia: mom told me dad was a hero, but all of our problems are his fault and the other vigilantes. William talks Mia into helping them Mia knows about cube-within-cube; she knows about 3rd cube; inside is a mini-cassette; encryption via “ancient” tech Oliver Queen / Green Arrow William not answering calls Learns Emiko's mother was killed a year ago I trust Diggle Sneaks into Emiko's liar; gives her information about bullet We're family, Emiko, I want to help, and I can legit get killer Helicopter brother/vigilante Arrests Thornton Figures out Felicity wants to kill Diaz Gives Emiko police transcript; apologizes Felicity Smoak / Overwatch Nightmare Not happy about Diaz; texts Laurel Hacks Diaz's head bomb Our family needs a fresh start; tells Oliver about baby John Diggle / Spartan Has the Talk w/Oliver and Felicity about Diaz; ARGUS makes the world safe Uses Curtis's algorithm to find Dante Lyla's job in danger; GI blown Sometimes best choice is protecting your family Diggle takes the blame so Lyla can still be director and still have her career Dinah Drake / Black Canary Hospital Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog How would you have felt if someone took over your mission when you started out? Just be her brother Laurel Lance / Black Siren Diaz is in custody, I like being DA, so now's not the time to kill Diaz Figures out Felicity is pregnant Pep talk to Felicity Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon Still owes money for Longbow Hunters Would rather have head blow off than face Dante Slabside - in cell, set on fire Emiko Queen Taking back her mission Daggers tennis balls Friend of Dante's   ARROW NEWS:   Arrow: Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson Signs On for Guest Role (Date: 06 March 2019) Ernie Hudson will make a guest appearance in "Spartan," the upcoming 19 episode of Arrow's seventh season. The episode will see Hudson play a Four-Star General with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) who joins Team Arrow for a special mission. The kicker is that Hudson's character apparently has a history with David Ramsey's John Diggle. In turn, unresolved tension from their past is likely to surface when they are once again forced to work together. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-ernie-hudson-guest-star/   The CW Announces 2019 Arrowverse Season Finale Dates (Date: 7 March 2019) As Black Lightning comes to an end and Legends of Tomorrow returns, Arrow will jump to a new time slot. Starting April 15, Arrow will air following Legends of Tomorrow, moving from 8 pm to 9 pm on Mondays. The series will remain in that spot until its May 13th finale. Black Lightning will air its Season 2 finale on March 18 at 9 pm. Arrow Season 7 will end on Monday, May 13 at 9 pm. The following week, Supergirl Season 4 will wrap on May 19 at 8 pm, Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 on May 20 at 8 pm and The Flash Season 5 on May 14 at 8 pm. https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-season-finale-date-2019/   Arrow to End With Shortened Season 8 (Date: 6 March 2019) Oliver Queen is hanging up his bow and arrow: The CW's flagship DCTV series Arrow will end its run with an abbreviated Season 8. Star Stephen Amell made the announcement on Twitter, writing, “Playing Oliver Queen has been the greatest professional experience of my life… but you can't be a vigilante forever.” The actor went on to reveal that the show will “return for a final run of 10 episodes this fall,” before concluding, “There's so much to say… for now I just want to say thank you.” “This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we've made for the past seven years, it was with the best interests of Arrow in mind,” executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Beth Schwartz said in a statement. “We're heartened by the fact that Arrow has birthed an entire universe of shows that will continue on for many years to come. We're excited about crafting a conclusion that honors the show, its characters and its legacy and are grateful to all the writers, producers, actors, and — more importantly — the incredible crew that has sustained us and the show for over seven years.” https://tvline.com/2019/03/06/arrow-ending-final-season-8/ NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-joins-the-scpd-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-15-training-day-a166937 (Date: 5 March 2019)   Episode: “Training Day” [Season 7 Episode 15] Air Date: Monday, March 11, 2019 Summary: Team Arrow attempts to work with the Star City Police Department but much of Oliver's frustration, things don't go as planned. Meanwhile, Dinah gets some life-changing news. Director: Ruba Nadda Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich and Rebecca Rosenberg     IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508618/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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Starling Tribune - Season 7 Edition – Past Sins (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST226   Episode:            “Past Sins” [Season 7 Episode 11] Air Date:           Monday, January 28, 2019   Director:           David Ramsey https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0708981/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         1x Arrow - Diggle!   Writers: Onalee Hunter https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1370980/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         2x Arrow / 7x The Last Ship   Tonya Kong https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2279977/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         2x Arrow / 1x Daredevil / Story editor for Arrow and Daredevil Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-tries-to-make-things-right-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-11-past-sins-a165965   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43 02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18 03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15 04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08 05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26 06 Due Process 19-Nov-18 1.03 07 The Slabside Redemption 26-Nov-18 1.31 08 Unmasked 3-Dec-18 1.35 09 Elseworlds Part 2 10-Dec-18 2.06 10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 21-Jan-19 1.22 11 Past Sins 28-Jan-19 1.18   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00 02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94 03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86 04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90 05 Tagumo Attacks 19-Nov-18 0.91 06 Tender Is The Nate 26-Nov-18 0.97 07 Hell No, Dolly! 3-Dec-18 0.93 08 Legends of To-Meow-Meow 10-Dec-18 1.10   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52 02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34 03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28 04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23 05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16 06 Call To Action 18-Nov-18 1.13 07 Rather the Fallen Angel 25-Nov-18 1.15 08 Bunker Hill 2-Dec-18 1.26 09 Elseworlds Part 3 11-Dec-18 2.17 10 Suspicious Minds 20-Jan-19 1.04 11 Blood Memory 27-Jan-19 1.34   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08 02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69 03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87 04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75 05 All Doll'd Up 13-Nov-18 1.73 06 The Icicle Cometh 20-Nov-18 1.60 07 O Come, All Ye Thankful 27-Nov-18 1.79 08 What's Past Is Prologue 4-Dec-18 1.78 09 Elseworlds Part 1 9-Dec-18 1.83 10 The Flash & The Furious 15-Jan-19 1.64 11 Seeing Red 22-Jan-19 1.88 12 Memorabilia 29-Jan-19 2.04   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16 02 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02 03 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18 04 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97 05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90 06 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi 20-Nov-18 0.99 07 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange 27-Nov-18 1.06 08 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus 4-Dec-18 0.96 09 The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi 11-Dec-18 1.13 10 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros 21-Jan-19 0.86 11 The Book of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son 28-Jan-19 0.93   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Oliver deals w/sins of his father - Emiko and bodyguard's son - Sam Hackett Laurel deals w/sins of her Earth-2 days - tantrum on her birthday and killing the man who killed her father Diggle being confronted by Curtis about starting the Ghost Initiative again Fight scenes and stunts Warehouse to get Kannon Gotta come through a window Police come in one way Oliver chases Kannon tied; cut loose; net arrow Target gets away; quotes from Oliver's sessions w/Dr. Parker Diaz's escape Drugs don't work on Diaz; Curtis panics; Diaz frees others Diaz, China White, Cupid, Slade fight ARGUS agents Diaz slips away, gets to van, confronted by Curtis Curtis killed by Diaz Diaz gets away and calls Dante Surprise! Just a VR sim Hackett at SPCD Causes power to go out; electrifies building Hackett puts electric bombs on cops; give me Oliver or I kill everyone Dinah uses a rug as a shield so she can bust through door Dinah shoot device off Oliver tackles guy Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Vigilante turned SCPD employee Doesn't tell truth about what happened on the raft during first interview; does so later - trust through transparency Kidnapper is an amateur Takes Dinah to Sam's apartment; bursts in w/o a warrant and probable cause 77% of people want him fired Wants to prove he is not like his father To camera - I won't lie again, promise Felicity Smoak / Overwatch Girls night out w/Laurel DNA security system getting better Stops Laurel from killing; she followed Laurel's DNA   John Diggle / Spartan Ghost Initiative - everyone gets stopped saying “Suicide Squad” Diaz Deathstroke, Jr Cutter / Cupid China White Using Ghost Initiative to go after ARGUS; no oversight Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific Against the Ghost Initiative; tasked with making the bombs stable Creates VR program Diaz escapes; kills Curtis; calls Dante connection Michelle - what does it say about Curtis if I thought him getting killed was not a surprise Quits because Diggle won't stop Ghost Initiative program; not following orders blindly anymore Dinah Drake / Black Canary Why is she walking behind Oliver? Yes, he's the star, but she's the police captain Week 1: allows Oliver to break evidence chain; Week 2: bursts in to Sam's apartment illegally - and w/o evidence collecting equipment Gets a note like Laurel's - one by one get them all Laurel Lance / Black Siren Good start as DA - reformed vigilante Killed father's killer after she got her powers Gets notes - I found you; I'm coming for you - thinks it's the guy from Earth-2 Dad killed when she was 13 by Collins, on her birthday, getting a cake after she threw a tantrum   Emiko Queen Why would I want to be a part of this family - she says as she visits her father's grave After second interview, tells Oliver that she is considering talking to him Always knew she was a Queen   ARROW NEWS:                                          The CW Renews 10 Series: ‘Arrow', ‘Black Lightning', ‘Charmed', ‘Legends', ‘Supergirl', More – TCA (Date: 31 Jan 2019) The CW has handed early renewals to ten series for the 2019-2020 season. They include second seasons of the CW's freshman hits Charmed and Legacies, as well as new seasons of Arrow (Season 8), Black Lightning (Season 3), DC'S Legends of Tomorrow (Season 5), Dynasty (Season 3), The Flash (Season 6), Riverdale (Season 4), Supergirl (Season 5), and Supernatural (Season 15). “This season, we expanded our primetime schedule to six nights with the addition of Sunday — which has been an unqualified success for the network, our affiliates and our advertisers. In addition to growing our schedule across the week, we also continue to add more year-round programming. The early renewal of these signature CW series gives us a head start on laying out the 2019-2020 season, and this is just the beginning,” said Pedowitz. “These shows provide a strong foundation for our multiplatform programming strategy, and we look forward to building on this with even more returning and new shows as we approach the May upfront.”   GENERAL NEWS   ‘Batwoman': Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson & Nicole Kang To Co-Star In the CW Pilot (Date: 25 Jan 2019) Teen Wolf alumna Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson (Luke Cage) and Nicole Kang (You) have been cast in lead roles opposite Ruby Rose in Batwoman, the CW's DC drama pilot from Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Tandy will play Sophie Moore, a high-level private security agent and one of Gotham's staunchest protectors. Johnson will portray Luke Fox. A Dark Knight loyalist and son of Wayne's R&D director Lucius Fox, Luke works to keep Wayne Tower secure in his boss's absence. Kang is Mary Hamilton. Mary is Kate Kane's step-sister and polar opposite. https://deadline.com/2019/01/batwoman-meagan-tandy-camrus-johnson-nicole-kang-to-star-in-the-cw-pilot-dc-1202541983/   FEEDBACK   YouTube: From YouTube:  Pfruit0916 I thought this was a decent episode but had entirely too much Rene. That being said, it did get me invested in Emiko & her hunt for her mother's killer. I'm going ahead and predicted that this Dante person, Dig & Lyla are investigating is also responsible for Kazumi's death. Dante/his organization obviously has resources since he paid the long bow hunters for Diaz, so he would be able to commit a murder and set someone else up for it. I'm glad the reveal of Emiko came very quickly. Felicity was able to figure out that it was Thea who killed Sara based on olivers DNA markers in s3 so if she didn't figure this out I would have been annoyed. Oliver's reaction to the news made complete sense. He knows he parents have made questionable choices but they loved him and Thea. So of course it would be hard to reconcile that the same parents who died to protect him would then abandon Emiko.   I really enjoyed The olicity interactions this episode. In 7x08 a big part of their conflict was that she changed and as Oliver said, He fell in love with the old Felicity. And she said she couldn't go back to being the girl he met with the red pen. I think she just needed reassurance that he could accept this new version of her. He gave her that in the crossover, when he said no matter who she grew into he would love her. Now they can move forward as a team. The DNA recognition security system that felicity installed in their apartment may be in the first step toward the Archer program that's mentioned in the future.   Also, I found it interesting that Curtis was the only team arrow member not mentioned as having the Mark of Four. I have a feeling he's dying at some point this season. Lastly, since the show seems to be shifting to Arrow Jr. with the hero's kids showing up I'm wondering when we will see grown up JJ.   NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-gets-hunted-in-the-new-promo-photos-from-season-7-episode-12-emerald-archer-a166100 (Date: 28 Jan 2019)   Episode: “Emerald Archer” [Season 7 Episode 12] Air Date: Monday, February 4, 2019 Summary: As a camera crew follows Oliver and team around to talk about their past as vigilantes and what the Green Arrow means to Star City, Oliver must also deal with William's return from boarding school as well as a new threat to the city. Director: Glen Winter Writers: Marc Guggenheim & Emilio Ortega Aldrich           IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508650/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded on Thursday Tuesday January 31st, 2019.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

The incomparable Kelly Hu is here this week to talk about slicin’ and dicin’ Wolverine in X2 as Lady Deathstrike and throwin’ down with Arrow as China White! PLUS – her latest gig on Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi hit, The Orville! Images TM & copyright © Fox, CW Follow Kelly on Twitter Follow Kelly on Instagram […]

The incomparable Kelly Hu is here this week to talk about slicin’ and dicin’ Wolverine in X2 as Lady Deathstrike and throwin’ down with Arrow as China White! PLUS – her latest gig on Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi hit, The Orville! Images TM & copyright © Fox, CW Follow Kelly on Twitter Follow Kelly on Instagram […]

This episode of Arrow is actually the directorial debut of Arrow's very own David Ramsey. He did a great job as this episode gets us even closer to the Oliver from the comics. We really enjoy how this show has been doing callbacks to the first season. We also discuss the path forward for the show without Oliver and how possible it could be. Oh and there's a Supernatural rant here cause...what the hell folks? The past comes back to haunt both Oliver and Laurel. Curtis is upset when he discovers that Diggle and Lyla have restarted The Ghost Initiative with Diaz, China White, Kane Wolfman and Carrie Cutter. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=8506370 Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

Starling Tribune - Season 7 Edition – My Name Is Emiko Queen (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST225   Episode:            “My Name Is Emiko Queen” [Season 7 Episode 10] Air Date:           Monday, January 21, 2019   Director:           Andi Armaganian https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035243/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         2x Arrow / 1x Blindspot / 1x Flash / 1x Supergirl   Writers: Benjamin Raab https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437177/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         2x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13   Deric A. Hughes https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898703/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         2x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13 Promo: https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/12/12/arrow-season-7-episode-10-shattered-lives-preview-oliver-emiko-queen/   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43 02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18 03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15 04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08 05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26 06 Due Process 19-Nov-18 1.03 07 The Slabside Redemption 26-Nov-18 1.31 08 Unmasked 3-Dec-18 1.35 09 Elseworlds Part 2 10-Dec-18 2.06 10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 21-Jan-19 1.22   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00 02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94 03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86 04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90 05 Tagumo Attacks 19-Nov-18 0.91 06 Tender Is The Nate 26-Nov-18 0.97 07 Hell No, Dolly! 3-Dec-18 0.93 08 Legends of To-Meow-Meow 10-Dec-18 1.10   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52 02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34 03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28 04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23 05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16 06 Call To Action 18-Nov-18 1.13 07 Rather the Fallen Angel 25-Nov-18 1.15 08 Bunker Hill 2-Dec-18 1.26 09 Elseworlds Part 3 11-Dec-18 2.17 10 Suspicious Minds 20-Jan-19 1.04   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08 02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69 03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87 04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75 05 All Doll'd Up 13-Nov-18 1.73 06 The Icicle Cometh 20-Nov-18 1.60 07 O Come, All Ye Thankful 27-Nov-18 1.79 08 What's Past Is Prologue 4-Dec-18 1.78 09 Elseworlds Part 1 9-Dec-18 1.83 10 Seeing Red 22-Jan-19 1.88   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16 02 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02 03 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18 04 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97 05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90 06 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi 20-Nov-18 0.99 07 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange 27-Nov-18 1.06 08 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus 4-Dec-18 0.96 09 The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi 11-Dec-18 1.13 10 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros 21-Jan-19   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Finding out who Emiko Queen is and why she put on the suit Fight scenes and stunts Emiko takes out a bunch of people on her list Chasing guy down alley; strings him up, decks him Warehouse - fights two guys; flip kick and arrow Arrow shoot while bent back Trains by throwing daggers Talis Global Security Gas arrow Copy data Guards wake up, come in shooting She leaps out window to escape; goes to Rene Emiko after Glenmorgan Rene stops gunman; Emiko upset Rene interfered Glenmorgan's place Curtis takes out security system Emiko and Rene against a lot of dudes with guns Explosive arrow; guns Glenmorgan deflects arrow; fight with Emiko Flashforward Rene mayor of the Glades (ugh, that wig) The Archer Program - citywide security system Rene part of plan to destroy Star City Rene doesn't want Zoe to have contact w/Dinah Dinah confronts Rene; Dinah reminds him of their promise to be their for each other - Rene, Dinah, Roy, Diggle, Oliver, and Felicity (no Curtis) Dinah forces Rene to help Oliver Queen / Green Arrow First day as a deputy - convinces Dinah to break chain of evidence Wants to know more about sister before he meets her Father had Oliver right his wrongs after he died; Robert wanted Walter Steele to right his wrong with Emiko after he died Of course Moira prevented Emiko from getting taken care of Finds Emiko at their father's grave Felicity Smoak / Overwatch Looks like the crossover fixed their marriage issues! Security system recognizes DNA Has a DNA thing on her desk DNA reveals new GA is Oliver's half sister Easily gets contents from warehouse to their place John Diggle / Spartan Goes behind Lyla's back about starting the Ghost Initiative again Lyla gets to pull rank, but not happy about John acting like Waller Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific Giddy when he gets to help Rene and Emiko Dinah Drake / Black Canary Happy to have Felicity's help with DNA Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog Present Helps Emiko; convinces her to let him work with her Zoe wants him to help Emiko Rest of team has moved on and found ways to be heroes in a new way, but he hasn't Brings in Curtis Future Mayor of the Glades; reelection campaign Zoe is Chief of Staff; lectures him about how he used to be a hero and he wouldn't just help the select few No one came to help The Glades; Archer Program saved the Glades; went into the wrong hands once, barely recovered Kevin Dale - guy who has plans w/Rene about destroying Star City; killed Felicity, Rene seems to be fine w/that Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon Not cooperating “Dante” helped him pay debt to the Longbow Hunters Agrees to Diggle's offer - work with us and get your freedom Not happy about getting a bomb in his head to be a part of the Ghose Initiative   Emiko Queen Seeking justice for her mother's death “I work alone” Lived with mother in tenement in the Glades After William Glenmorgan - bullet led her to him, but he has an alibi Mother - Kazumi Adachi; Robert abandoned family Who killed her mom? Mother was shot before fire started Embracing darkness to get justice - sound familiar? If she grew up in the Glades, how did she get trained? How did she get the suit?????? Could she have gotten trained because of her day job? What could that be? Military?   ARROW NEWS:                                          Arrowverse: Supergirl Is Behind Bars in Latest Elseworlds Teaser (Date: 18 Nov 2018) This year's Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds' is exactly three weeks away from its starting episode and The CW has released a new promo showing Supergirl in a precarious position. Imprisoned in a containment cell in an alternate version of The Flash's S.T.A.R. Labs, Kara Danvers is confronted by her captor: A twisted incarnation of her adopted older sister Alex. Link: https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-behind-bars-elseworlds-teaser/ BATWOMAN Makes Her Grand Entrance In This Latest ELSEWORLDS Promo - "That's Not Batman" (Date: 19 Nov 2018) Coming off a batch of Elseworlds promo stills, this latest teaser for the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event gives us our first official look at Ruby Rose in action as Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman. It's just a few teasing shots, but we do get to see Gotham City's new Caped Crusader watching over her city, before seemingly dropping in on Green Arrow (Grant Gustin) and Vibe (Carlos Valdes) who are in the process of discussing the "myths" surrounding The Dark Knight. Yes, this promo also features our first official mention of Batman in The Arrowverse! https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/batwoman/batwoman-makes-her-grand-entrance-in-this-latest-elseworlds-promo-thats-not-batman-a164839 NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-tries-to-make-things-right-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-11-past-sins-a165965 (Date: 21 Jan 2019)   Episode: “Past Sins” [Season 7 Episode 11] Air Date: Monday, January 28, 2019 Summary: The past comes back to haunt both Oliver and Laurel. Curtis is upset when he discovers that Diggle and Lyla have restarted The Ghost Initiative with Diaz, China White, Kane Wolfman and Carrie Cutter. Director: David Ramsey Writers: Onalee Hunter and Tonya Kong  IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508632/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded on Thursday Tuesday January 24th, 2019.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

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In this 88th episode, A-Double puts the ammunition of the BMAT gang on the Summer Jam Screen & OJ's coming home. Selling Hope Like Dope is that China White with a sprinkle of Madam Tussaud. Mike Vick has to Hold This L for...well...you know, smh. Not All Heroes Wear Capes, some produce short animated films about Black hair with the backing of the people word to Matthew Cherry (link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matthewacherry/hair-love-animated-short-film )And in Health Over Wealth, I give you an old African proverb to spark your revolutionary spirit!!! Questions/Comments/Feedback: DuragsAndBoatshoes@gmail.com or on Twitter: @DuragsBoatshoes

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Welcome back to the ArrowFansUK episode review podcast. This week, we discuss "The Sin-Eater", an hour that saw the return of three female villains - China White, Cupid, and Liza Warner - with minimal success, instead finding its strengths in other aspects. That includes Thea's Moira-like act, the return of tension over Billy's death, and some entertaining - albeit not narratively strong - flashbacks. Note: If the audio sounds choppy and loosely edited together, that's because technical difficulties meant it was the only way we could get it recorded.

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – The Sin-Eater (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #141   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “The Sin-Eater” [Season 5 Episode 14] Air Date:           Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Director:           Mary Lambert             http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005116/?ref_=tt_ov_dr             1x Arrow | 1x The Blacklist | Mega Python vs. Gatoroid | Pet Sematary             Writers: Barbara Bloom             http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104523/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 1x Arrow   Jenny Lynn             http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528709/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 2x Arrow | 2x Privileged | Chinese translator on 13 episodes of Firefly Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/02/17/arrow-black-canary-dinah-drake-first/   Weekly Ratings   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating Arrow 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 16 Checkmate TBD 17 Kapot TBD   Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89 12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64   Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52 13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24   THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94 13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Anatoly called Ollie a “sin-eater” - someone who takes another's sins as their own Lance feels responsible for Warner turning bad Thea commits sin of helping Ollie by destroying Susan Ollie has to face the sin of killing Malone Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Green Arrow after Trio of Badass Ladies (ToBL) Lance after Warner (has guns) GA against Cupid (not a good hand-to-hand fighter) and China White (a good hand-to-hand fighter); ACU lets ToBL get away to arrest GA, who flash bangs out ToBL against Bertinelli thugs - guy rude to Cupid, China White slits throat (“Thank you for that” “Anything for a friend”), fight Finale at Oak Hill Cemetery ToBL get money, knocked down by Canary Cry Cupid tries to flee; stopped by Diggle Black Canary v. China White (bo staff and cry) Terrific double teamed by Warner and Cupid Green Arrow deals with hired henchmen ACU comes and lets Green Arrow go Lots of bullets. Very little actual damage Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Ollie and Anatoly at the hospital Ollie plans to take down Gregor Gregor shows up at hospital Ollie and Anatoly get trapped Suspense ruined by previous scenes with Anatoly alive Ollie:   Tries to convince Claybourne's mistress to give him son's name Playfully dismisses Susan's question about him being Green Arrow Mentions under breath that all of his distractions will get him impeached (early scene with Lance) Tells Captain Pike to not go after GA - 1st time: you know, because Asks Captain Pike to give Green Arrow a chance - he knows the Green Arrow, he feels guilty about killing Malone, and he's a hero Feeling guilty over killing Billy Malone; flees ACU Upset at Thea - she made a choice to destroy Susan, not a mistake; this is something Momma Moira would do; time for a heart-to-heart talk (off-screen) Decides to go after ToBL as GA; stop them from using Church's money to start their own criminal empire Diggle Ollie's backup at Westfield home (is this the same house from The Flash?) Support during fights Thea Doesn't like that Susan can out Ollie as the Green Arrow Has Felicity hack Susan's laptop; plants false evidence that paints Susan as a plagiarizer - without telling Ollie Ollie's assistant is her informant Felicity Ms. Hacker McHackerton Gets a lot of info from Ollie's visit to Westfield; needs time to go through it Hacks Susan's laptop Gives Dinah Dinah's mask Quentin Lance Wants to arrest people, forgetting he's Deputy Mayor Gets time in the field Gives Ollie and Dinah the okay for Dinah to be Black Canary Feels guilty after Warner tells him she's turning back to crime after learning he worked with Darhk Gives Ollie a pep talk - need to let nothing stop him from doing job as Green Arrow Curtis Improved his jacket with Kevlar Lets Wild Dog knock out guy because it would hurt his wrist Mom doesn't like him being gay Wild Dog Support Recognizes Cupid - probably because she arrested him Dinah Drake / Black Canary Sworn in as cop - that was fast, guess SCPD is low on recruits Gets okay from Lance - he tells her that Laurel wanted someone to carry on the work Uses cry during fight Artemis Traitor Ragman Out there somewhere D.A. Adrian Chase Doesn't like it that ACU is after Green Arrow Doesn't like it that Captain Pike gets original ME report Doesn't like it that Ollie is getting impeached; he could be in trouble too because helped with coverup Susan Williams Asks Ollie if he is the Green Arrow Accuses Ollie of getting her fired Tells Ollie the evidence she has - tattoo, photos Has the lamest of all passwords - 1234 - what decent journalist gets hacked so easily? Bratva The bath house is Gregor's territory Anatoly is a Captain Gregor has an awful haircut Prometheus New developments: Claybourne's mistress is Amanda Westfield and lives in Opal City Has access to ME's original report; mails it - letter has stamp of Opal City (so he took it to his home town and mailed it? So is he chilling out in Opal City before resuming destroying Ollie?) Amanda refuses to give up son's name; hasn't seen son in four years; says son's father killed by monster Leaks evidence of Ollie's coverup of Malone's murder to press Bribing people? Works in police department? Works with ME? Known facts: 30 years old? Ollie's past and that he is Arrow; knows about The List How to fight like Ollie; studied with person Ollie did while in Russia Has a tolerance to Diazepam (Valium); can shake off getting sedated Where and how to get Ollie's old arrows to make his own Team Flash - how they keep metas at Star Labs; Black Siren Sara, the Legends, the Waverider, time travel, and parallel worlds Faked Lyla's voice to lure Diggle Michelle's List O'Suspects: (I'm keeping this active until the mask comes off) Tommy Merlyn Susan Williams (investigating Ollie) Robert Queen - too old? Claybourne's son Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante) Helena Bertinelli Isabel Rochev Mckenna Hall Shado Talia al Ghul Roy - too young? Some guy from the Bratva Some new character Lingering Questions / Issues Where does Ollie live? Bertinelli mentioned again - this better pay off ARROW NEWS:   Arrow Episode 18 Gets A Title And Starts Production (Date: 18 Feb 2017) Executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared the cover page of the episode 18 script on Twitter, stating that it has started production. “Disbanded” is written by Rebecca Bellotto and directed by J.J. Makaro. The team has been in flux all season, with Diggle being out for certain periods of time, Artemis betraying the team, and the loss of Ragman. Curtis and Wild Dog have managed to stick around, though, and the team seems poised to finally get a new Black Canary full time. It would be unfortunate for Olliver's ragtag group to dissolve so quickly, but that definitely might be the case. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/18/arrow-episode-18-gets-a-title-and-starts-production/     GENERAL DC TV NEWS Huge Developments Revealed In Descriptions For SUPERGIRL, THE FLASH, And LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (Date: 16 Feb 2017) The week beginning March 6th promises to be very excited for DC TV fans, with big developments coming in Supergirl, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow. Supergirl - "Exodus" – As Alex searches for Jeremiah (guest star Dean Cain) and Kara investigates a series of alien kidnappings, the sisters realize they must break the rules to foil a new Cadmus plot. The Flash - "The Wrath Of Savitar"– While training with Barry, Wally starts to have visions of Savitar, which he hides from the team. A dangerous secret threatens Barry and Iris' happiness. Legends Of Tomorrow - "Land Of The Lost"— After capturing Rip , he forces the Waverider to crash, leaving the Legends stuck seventy million years in the past. Ray leads Amaya and Nate to recover a vital piece of the ship. In an effort to get the “good” Rip back, Rory suggests they enter Rip's mind, but what Sara and Jax discover in his subconscious is not pleasant and they must fight evil versions of themselves. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/huge-developments-revealed-in-descriptions-for-supergirl-the-a149016   SUPERGIRL SET PICS CONFIRM KEVIN SMITH, LYNDA CARTER'S RETURN (Date: 21 Feb 2017) In one Instagram post, Kevin Smith holds up a hockey jersey emblazoned with a Superman ‘S,' and a trademark goofy look on his face. The post raves about Daxamite technology, so it looks like Smith's episode will be resolving the ongoing mystery of Mon-El and the aliens who would see him captured. The other post has Smith teaming up with none other than Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter! This season has seen Carter taking up none other than the mantle of President of the United States, and the seal on the wall behind the two of them confirms that she is returning to reprise the role. Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-kevin-smith-lynda-carter/    LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SEASON FINALE TO FEATURE JRR TOLKIEN (Date: 21 Feb 2017) According to a cast list for the upcoming season two finale, the show will soon include J.R.R. Tolkien. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared a cast list for the season finale episode, titled “Aruba,” on Twitter. The cast list includes all the usual suspects, like the “Legends” team and the members of the Legion of Doom. It also includes a surprise guest star: J.R.R. Tolkien, played by Jack Turner (Freeform's “Stitchers”). Since we haven't seen a synopsis for “Aruba” just yet, we don't actually know if this is the J.R.R. Tolkien or just another person with that incredibly specific and unique name. The cast list also includes a few other surprise names. Wentworth Miller and Katie Cassidy will reprise their roles as Leonard Snart and Laurel Lance, respectively. Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-jrr-tolkien/   FLASH SET PICS TEASE MYSTERY CHARACTER'S ARRIVAL, KEVIN SMITH'S RETURN (Date: 20 Feb 2017) It's worth pointing out that Kevin Smith was seen in the area of filming as well, leading some to speculate that the director is stepping behind the camera one more time. Link:http://www.cbr.com/flash-set-pics-kevin-smith/   KEVIN SMITH REVEALS SUPERGIRL DAXAMITE THRONE ROOM (Date: 23 Feb 2017) Kevin Smith has taken his place beside The CW's “Supergirl” writers Anna Musky-Goldwyn and Gabe Llanas in a Daxamite throne room. Smith revealed the throne room, part of the set for the upcoming “Supergirl” episode he is directing, to the world via a post on Instagram. Link:http://www.cbr.com/kevin-smith-reveals-supergirl-daxamite-throne-room/   It's A Big Family Reunion In These New Promotional Stills From SUPERGIRL Season 2 Episode 14: "Homecoming" (Date: 23 Feb 2017) Get ready for a big family reunion on Supergirl as both Dean Cain & Helen Slater reprise their roles as Jeremiah & Eliza Danvers. Come check out nineteen new photos from next week's episode. “Homecoming” - DEAN CAIN RETURNS - When Jeremiah Danvers (guest star Dean Cain) is rescued from Cadmus, Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Kara (Melissa Benoist) are thrilled to have their father back. The Danvers arrange a family dinner to celebrate but things go awry when a suspicious Mon-El (Chris Wood) starts to question Jeremiah about his sudden return. Larry Teng directed the episode written by Caitlin Parrish & Derek Simon (#214). Original airdate 2/27/2017. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/its-a-big-family-reunion-in-these-new-promotional-stills-from-a149175   Vixen: The Movie -- Combining Two Seasons of the CW Seed Series -- Is Coming (Date: 23 Feb 2017) Vixen: The Movie combines the first two seasons of the CW Seed digital series into a single uniform story and includes 15 minutes of all-new content. The special features include a brand new featurette as well as a pair of Justice League Unlimited episodes that feature Mari "Vixen" McCabe and have been curated by DC animation legend Bruce Timm. Vixen: The Movie, arrives on Digital HD on May 8, 2017, and on Blu-ray (including Digital HD copy) and DVD on May 23, 2017. Vixen: The Movie is priced to own at $19.98 SRP for the Blu-rayTM and $18.94 SRP for the DVD. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/23/vixen-the-movie--combining-two-seasons-of-the-cw-seed-series--is/   THE FLASH REVEALS ANOTHER DC HERO'S TV DEBUT WITH NEW PHOTO (Date: 23 Feb 2017) The CW's “The Flash” has found its Accelerated Man in Sean Poague. Poague's Accelerated Man will debut on February 28 in the episode “Attack on Central City.” A new photo from the episode reveals the comic-accurate look of Poague's Accelerated Man, who is a Speed Force Conduit and Earth-19's version of the Flash. In the comics, Earth-19 is ruled by the 21st Century's King George and has only just begun enjoying “electric technology.” As a Speed Force conduit in this strange dimension, Accelerated Man enjoys a massively increased heal rate, increased perception, the ability to phase through solid objects and, of course, super speed — basically, he's the Flash. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-accelerated-man-earth-19-speedster-speed-force-attack-on-central-city-photo/     ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS Arrow: Stephen Amell reflects on Oliver's legacy, teases potential tragedy (Date: 21 Feb 2017) As Prometheus plans his endgame, so does Arrow — at least in terms of the original five-year plan for the series. (Don't worry, Arrow has already been renewed for season 6.) EW hit the set of the Vancouver-based series to get Amell's take on Oliver's current predicaments as the show builds toward its big season 5 finale. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/21/arrow-stephen-amell-spoilers/       GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS FUNKO UNVEILS WONDER WOMAN MOVIE TOY LINE (Date: 17 Feb 2017) While the average Funko comic character is brightly colored, this version of Wonder Woman is tinted sepia; with the Pop! and Rock Candy figures, you feel as if you're looking at her through a photo filter. That certainly appears to match the aesthetic of director Patty Jenkins' film. Also notable is Diana's weapons of choice: Although her famed Lasso of Truth is slung on her belt, she wields a sword and shield, emphasizing her role as a warrior. In addition to the Amazon Princess, there will also be Pop! figures of Steve Trevor and Queen Hippolyta. Link:http://www.cbr.com/funko-wonder-woman-movie-toys/      FEEDBACK http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Arrow-Season-3-Why-Huntress-Won-t-Returning-70083.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2681284/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1     NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Episode - “Fighting Fire with Fire” (Date: 22 Feb 2017) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-15-promo-fighting-fire-with-fire-a149163   Episode:   “Fighting Fire with Fire” [Season 5 Episode 15] Air Date:        Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Summary:      VIGILANTE ATTACKS MAYOR QUEEN — Oliver (Stephen Amell) faces his biggest challenge yet as mayor. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) continues down her dark path with Helix. After Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as the mayor, Diggle (David Ramsey) leads the team in a mission to stop Vigilante once and for all. Director:         Michael Schultz Writers:          Speed Weed and Ben Sokolowski IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607508/?ref_=ttep_ep15   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #327 - Arrow 5x14 - The Sin-Eater | Recap & ReviewChina White, Liza Warner and Cupid have busted out, and they want the nest egg Tobias Church stashed away from his Amertek deal.  Green Arrow and the team set out to stop them, but find the ACU and Captain Pike are even more eager to shut down Green Arrow, whom Pike has just learned from an anonymous tip, is the real killer of Billy Malone Now.  Also, Susan straight up asks Oliver if he is the Green Arrow, and he laughs it off.  As a result of the close encounters, Oliver barely escapes an assault by the ACU and Thea lights Susan’s career on fire, which is an overstep that she and Oliver talk about later.  Mayor Queen has a talk with Pike about elicit information he has received from the Green Arrow concerning the death of Detective Malone, and convinces Pike that it was ultimately the work of Prometheus.  Team Arrow figures out where Liza, China White, and Cupid are heading next, and tries to stop them.  It would appear they are hamstrung by the ACU’s arrival, but Pike has taken Mayor Queen’s advice, and instead the squad takes the 3 women into custody.  During this time, Lance learns a lesson about taking too much responsibility for other people’s actions, Curtis tries on a new suit, and Dinah learns there’s a difference between taking someone’s place and carrying on in their place.  Back in a hospital in Russia, Oliver notices a spy, and tries to escape with his  and Anatoli’s life.

SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #327 - Arrow 5x14 - The Sin-Eater | Recap & ReviewChina White, Liza Warner and Cupid have busted out, and they want the nest egg Tobias Church stashed away from his Amertek deal.  Green Arrow and the team set out to stop them, but find the ACU and Captain Pike are even more eager to shut down Green Arrow, whom Pike has just learned from an anonymous tip, is the real killer of Billy Malone Now.  Also, Susan straight up asks Oliver if he is the Green Arrow, and he laughs it off.  As a result of the close encounters, Oliver barely escapes an assault by the ACU and Thea lights Susan’s career on fire, which is an overstep that she and Oliver talk about later.  Mayor Queen has a talk with Pike about elicit information he has received from the Green Arrow concerning the death of Detective Malone, and convinces Pike that it was ultimately the work of Prometheus.  Team Arrow figures out where Liza, China White, and Cupid are heading next, and tries to stop them.  It would appear they are hamstrung by the ACU’s arrival, but Pike has taken Mayor Queen’s advice, and instead the squad takes the 3 women into custody.  During this time, Lance learns a lesson about taking too much responsibility for other people’s actions, Curtis tries on a new suit, and Dinah learns there’s a difference between taking someone’s place and carrying on in their place.  Back in a hospital in Russia, Oliver notices a spy, and tries to escape with his  and Anatoli’s life.

Oliver can often be "The Sin-Eater", taking responsibilities for everyone's actions. After Cupid, China White, and Liza Warner escape from prison, Oliver has a hard time catching up to them. First his girlfriend asks if he's the Green Arrow. Then Prometheus tells the police that he killed Billy Malone and they send the ACU after him. And finally, Thea tries to prevent his secret identity from being discovered by ruining his girlfriend's career. But Oliver is going to have to do what's right, even if the consequences catch up to him. Luckily that seems to work out…until some unfortunate media investigations. Jay and Josh do their best to ignore other people's sins on this week's episode of Green Justice: An Arrow Podcast. Listen in and justice will be served...to your MP3 player!

This week brings Team Arrow not one but three villains to contend with, in the form of familiar faces who recently escaped from Iron Heights prison: Cupid, China White, and Liza Warner. As Diggle, Felicity, and the rest of the team must find and stop the trio of villainesses before they rampage Star City, Oliver and his administration are in jeopardy again, as reporter Susan is approaching her biggest story yet: Oliver Queen is the Green Arrow. The post AS 110 – S5E14 – The Sin-Eater appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts & More.

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Spectre Of The Gun (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #140   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Spectre of the Gun” [Season 5 Episode 13] Air Date:           Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Director:      Kristin Windell                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934663/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1                    1x Arrow | editor: 38x Arrow, 10x Blindspot                    Writer:         Marc Guggenheim                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 Executive producer: Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow | writer: 12x Arrow | 7x Legends Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/02/09/arrow-season-5-episode-13-spectre-of-the-gun-photos-and-trailer/     Weekly Ratings   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating Arrow 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 16 Checkmate TBD 17 Kapot TBD   Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89   Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52   THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Debate about guns Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Guns, guns, and more guns Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Rene's backstory Had a wife a daughter Kept gun in home in a safe; would take it to the Glades, but that broke the house rule Wife used drugs After going to game with daughter, wife's dealer has gun to her head, owes him money Rene talks his way to the safe, daughter spooks guy, Rene fires, guy falls, his gun goes off, killing wife Child in foster care; decides to become Wild Dog after seeing footage of Green Arrow killing Darhk Ollie:   Has to step up as Mayor “Thoughts and prayers” press conference fail Works with Councilwoman and Rene to draft gun ordinance Pulls a Batman move - hangs Bertinelli upside down and threatens Vigilante shows up and kills Bertinelli; Ollie calls him a criminal and a killer Are we adding to the cycle of violence? Diggle Roughs up lowlifes for intel Tells Dinah that wanting a normal life is good, to take small steps Thea Vomits a little at the thought of Ollie with Susan Williams Makes Ollie step up as Mayor Felicity Keeps on working while others debate around her Using Pandora to find Claybourne's mistress Talking about things doesn't help unless it has a purpose and meaning; debating is not enough Quentin Lance Cops want fewer people have guns Makes Ollie step up as Mayor Feels bad not realizing guy was the shooter before it began Curtis Guns need to regulated for safety reasons Need to talk about things in a healthy way to come up with solutions Finds out where Rene's daughter is Rene / Wild Dog Officially Lance's assistant If bad guys have guns, then I need guns too Guns are easy to buy, even if it is illegal for him to own one (this is true; a dishonorable discharge is considered to be a felony; https://www.guntrustlawyer.com/2010/09/dishonorable-discharge-and-nfa.html) Has given up on seeing daughter Dinah Drake / Black Canary Thinks it's okay for civilians to have guns for protection Not sure how to have a normal life after being on a mission of vengeance for three years Gets a studio apartment (with a garden!) and applies to SCPD Artemis Traitor Ragman Gone A. Adrian Chase Shot in shoulder during attack on City Hall Wants Ollie to use personal relationship with Susan to get her to back off about Malone Susan Williams Absent this week Bratva Absent this week Prometheus New developments: The search for Claybourne's mistress has been going on for 3 months; narrowed to Illinois; Felicity is impressed by her ability to hide Known facts: 30 years old? Ollie's past and that he is Arrow; knows about The List How to fight like Ollie; studied with person Ollie did while in Russia Has a tolerance to Diazepam (Valium); can shake off getting sedated Where and how to get Ollie's old arrows to make his own Team Flash - how they keep metas at Star Labs; Black Siren Sara, the Legends, the Waverider, time travel, and parallel worlds Faked Lyla's voice to lure Diggle Michelle's List O'Suspects: (I'm keeping this active until the mask comes off) Tommy Merlyn Susan Williams (investigating Ollie) Robert Queen - too old? Claybourne's son Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante) Helena Bertinelli Isabel Rochev Mckenna Hall Shado Talia al Ghul Roy - too young? Some guy from the Bratva Some new character Lingering Questions / Issues Where does Ollie live? Third mention of Bertinelli - now head of family dead - will we see Helena?   ARROW NEWS:   Spoiler Room: Scoop on The Flash, Once Upon a Time, Supergirl, and more (Date: 10 Feb 2017) Will Oliver find out what's really going on with Felicity on Arrow soon? — Not for several episodes, but you may be surprised by his reaction. “He knows that she's into something, and he knows that she doesn't want to tell him about it, so he's dealing with that in his own way,” Stephen Amell tells me. “For Felicity, it's not something that she and Oliver discuss until they have what is actually an adult conversation about it in [a future episode].” Did you get any Flash scoop on Killer Frost? — When asked how Cisco would try to help Caitlin quell her Killer Frost tendencies, Carlos Valdes dropped a truth bomb: “Caitlin has some secrets of her own that are going to come to light and are going to change not just the dynamic of the team, but also her own feelings about her dynamic within the team,” he says. “It all comes to a head.” Make of that what you will. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/10/spoiler-room-flash-once-upon-time-arrow/    Vigilante Attacks Oliver Queen in "Fighting Fire With Fire" (Date: 10 Feb 2017) He's gone after Team Arrow before -- but always in the name of his own ultra-violent code of justice. So why is Vigilante trying to kill Mayor Oliver Queen? Fans will find out on March 1, when the DC antihero returns to menace city hall. Synopsis: Oliver (Stephen Amell) faces his biggest challenge yet as mayor. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) continues down her dark path with Helix. After Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as the mayor, Diggle (David Ramsey) leads the team in a mission to stop Vigilante once and for all. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/11/vigilante-attacks-oliver-queen-in-fighting-fire-with-fire/   Arrow Showrunners On Why They Wanted To Do A Gun Violence Episode (Date: 12 Feb 2017) "Well, we went into season 5 wanting to do an episode about an issue," Guggenheim said during a screening of the episode. "I'm old, so what does this mean? It means that I grew up on St. Elsewhere and Picket Fences and LA Law. I grew up in a time where it was commonplace, like literally every week, for a one-hour drama to tackle the issues of the day. Somewhere along the line we got away from that -- like, the whole industry got away from that. And now you've got like Blackish and Carmichael Show, but as far as network dramas are concerned? Really not tackling current events, current issues. So we went into season 5 with the desire to. It's the fifth season; we've hopefully earned the freedom to, in 23 episodes of television, you can have 22 episodes of candy and one episode of vegetables. We sort of felt that gun violence felt like the right topic, because of its topicality but also because of the level of gun violence that's on Arrow. We could have done an episode on abortion, but that's not really where the show lives, so gun violence sort of felt like the right thing to tackle." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/13/arrow-showrunners-on-why-they-wanted-to-do-a-gun-violence-episod/   Arrow Boss Explains Thea's Absence, Obstacle Facing Laurel's Next Return (Date: 14 Feb 2017) “Everyone's like, ‘Where's Thea? Where's Thea?' Willa's [contracted for] 14 out of 23 episodes this year,” Guggenheim revealed. “She's not in all 23. That's not her contract. We've had to write around that.” Contractual matters also may prove a hurdle in bringing Katie Cassidy back for another encore as one Laurel or another, even though Cassidy (as reported over the summer) entered the season with one of those #DCTV-wide deals that theoretically would allow her to pop up on Arrow or any of its many offspring. “We have an idea for how to see [Katie] again, but we haven't made a deal with her,” Guggenheim shared. “She's not a series regular anymore, so we have to make a contract with her, and she's got to be available. We haven't had those conversations. But… we know exactly what we do want to do. Link:http://tvline.com/2017/02/13/arrow-season-5-katie-cassidy-contract-status-willa-holland/   Will Arrow Bring Back Suicide Squad Characters? Here's What David Ramsey Says (Date: 13 Feb 2017) David Ramsey recently spoke with CinemaBlend about all things John Diggle, and he told me this about Digg's future with the Suicide Squad on Arrow: “I can say that we have all the elements. Part of what John Diggle brings to the team is his relationship with ARGUS through his wife Lyla. We're waiting to see how that plays itself out. Diggle was freed last week, and Oliver said to him 'You can go home and hug your wife and son.' So that's a real viable part of Diggle that we have always seen on camera, but it would be nice to see more because he's married to the leader of the Suicide Squad. What does that play out? How does that look? What are those conversations like? We have all the elements of it... I think we have the makings of it. ARGUS is a real viable part of our whole universe, of Legends, Flash, and Arrow. And Diggle just so happens to be married to the leader of ARGUS, so it's right there ready for the picking.” Link:http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1624570/will-arrow-bring-back-suicide-squad-characters-heres-what-david-ramsey-says   Arrow EPs Tease Thea's Role Going Forward in Season 5 (Date: 15 Feb 2017) "She's headed in a direction that's very similar to where her mother was before she was killed in Season 2. We're excited about it." revealed Wendy Mericle. "I'm actually really excited about her storyline because we're taking her to a place where she's been dealing with all of these issues the same way Oliver has, with her bloodlust and with her other elements of her past. And this season's going to find her in a similar place but for very different reasons. There's gonna be a great scene coming up between Oliver and Thea that's one of my favorites on the show." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/arrow-thea-queen-willa-holland-season-five/   Arrow EP Teases Prometheus's Next Move (Date: 15 Feb 2017) According to one of the show's executive producers, however, that is all about to change with next week's episode, entitled 'The Sin-Eater'. Marc Guggenheim recently revealed that not only will the villain appear in the February 22nd episode, but his past actions will start to connect. Guggenheim wants fans to keep an eye out for the conclusion of the episode, as it will particularly reveal parts of the villain's motive. "The episode ends, I think, with sort of the next key move in Prometheus' grand plan." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/arrow-marc-guggenheim-prometheus/   Arrow EP: Oliver Will Make Star City Better -- As Mayor (Date: 15 Feb 2017) "One of the things we went into season five with the mindset of is Oliver's mayor, so without it turning into The West Wing, how are we going to find ways to have Oliver be active as mayor, and to everyone's surprise, be a good mayor, end up being a good mayor," explained executive producer Marc Guggenheim during a screening of tonight's episode, "Spectre of the Gun." "And you'll start to see, actually – and this is true in next week's episode, in episode 14 – Thea's going to make a good case to Oliver, of all people, for all the things he's accomplished as mayor, and you start to see like, oh wait, in the first 13 episodes, he actually kind of did some stuff. And he's not done yet. Obviously, the season's not done yet. But we definitely went into the season with the goal of showing that Oliver is actually much better at this job than you might expect." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/15/arrow-ep-oliver-will-make-star-city-better--as-mayor/   Arrow: Marc Guggenheim On What Makes Oliver Different From his Villains (Date: 15 Feb 2017) This season on Arrow, Ollie has been even more affected by that conundrum. He constantly finds himself toe-ing the line between what's right and wrong. According to Marc Guggenheim, Oliver is going to continue that struggle throughout this season. Not only will the rest of this season see Oliver explore that struggle, but the show will also explore what that means for Arrow's entire world. "One of the things we are doing in the back half of Season 5 is really getting underneath that and what that means, not just in terms of morality but in terms of psychology -- specifically Oliver's psychology. There's things about Oliver's killing that you have yet to learn." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/arrow-marc-guggenheim-oliver-and-villains/   The New Black Canary Gets A Mask In These New Images From Next Week's ARROW (Date: 16 Feb 2017) With Laurel Lance unlikely to return at any point in the near future, Dinah Drake looks set to take over the Black Canary mantle in Arrow. However, The CW series is taking a slow burn approach to that, but she finally gets a mask in these new images. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/the-new-black-canary-gets-a-mask-in-these-new-images-from-next-weeks-a149012   GENERAL DC TV NEWS THE FLASH SET PHOTOS HINT AT MUSICAL'S 1940s SETTING (Date: 11 Feb 2017) The latest photos from the British Columbia set of “The Flash” suggest the musical crossover with “Supergirl” may partly take place during the 1940s. Snapped on the streets of New Westminster, a city just southeast of Vancouver, the images reveal rows of 1940s-era automobiles, as well as actors Jesse L. Martin, Victor Garber and John Barrowman in period attire. According to Hollywood North.Buzz, the scenes were to involve car chases with gangsters, but no singing. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-set-photos-hint-at-musicals-1940s-setting/   The Flash: First Look at Grodd's Nemesis Solovar! (Date: 16 Feb 2017) The CW has now released a new batch of photos from "Attack on Gorilla City," including the first two images of Solovar. As you can see, Solovar — who is being voiced by Keith David (The Thing, Community) — is being depicted as a giant, white gorilla. That's a noticeable departure from his comic book counterpart, who looks like a regular gorilla but wears a fancy red cape. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, Solovar made his first appearance in The Flash #106 alongside Gorilla Grodd and Pied Piper. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/the-flash-first-look-at-grodds-nemesis-solovar-/    GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS First Look At Mattel's WONDER WOMAN Toy Line Includes Diana, Steve Trevor, Queen Hippolyta And More (Date: 13 Feb 2017) Ahead of this month's Toy Fair Mattel (via EW) has debuted some pics of its upcoming Wonder Woman toyline. The Barbie-like action figures include Diana in various different outfits (and on a horse), as well as her mother Queen Hippolyta and Steve Trevor. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/wonder_woman/first-look-at-mattels-wonder-woman-toy-line-includes-diana-steve-a148903   DC Rebirth: [SPOILER] Returns in Batman and the Flash's Watchmen Crossover Mystery (Date: 13 Feb 2017) A mysterious figure in Superman, a mysterious button in the Flash, a returning Wally West in Titans, and an imprisoned Legionnaire in Batman have all contributed clues to the overall mystery, but we've yet to see any answers. That's all set to change with a crossover between the Batman and Flash titles, with Tom King, Jason Fabok, Joshua Williamson, and Howard Porter all set to put the world's greatest detectives on a path to find out the significance of that blood-stained smiley face. The crossover begins April 19 in Batman #21. Link: http://comicbook.com/2017/02/13/dc-rebirth-spoiler-returns-in-batman-and-the-flashs-watchmen-mys/ DC Comics To Pay 50% Of Comic Store Ads Playing In Their Local Cinemas (Date: 15 Feb 2017) DC is working with media buyers National CineMedia (NCM) to help promote comics shops in their local cinemas. NCM will help stores tag their details onto a 15 or 30 second DC Universe: Rebirth ad and place it before appropriate movies playing. Stores can then submit expenses to DC Comics to get reimbursements of up to half their costs. Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/15/dc-comics-pay-50-comic-store-ads-playing-local-cinemas/   Green Arrow #17 (Preview) (Date: 14 Feb 2017) * Writer Benjamin Percy | Pencils, Inks, Colors Otto Schmidt | Cover: Juan E. Ferreyra * Out this week: “EMERALD OUTLAW” finale! The biggest GREEN ARROW epic since the start of the Rebirth era comes to a shattering conclusion when Oliver, Emiko and Black Canary unite against the deadly assassin terrorizing Seattle's most prominent citizens. But Malcolm Merlyn won't go down without a fight—even if it takes all of Seattle with him. Link:http://www.cbr.com/green-arrow-17-3/       FEEDBACK           NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “The Sin-Eater” (Date: 15 Feb 2017) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-14-promo-the-sin-eater-are-these-the-gotham-a148973   Episode:   “The Sin-Eater” [Season 5 Episode 14] Air Date:        Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Summary:      China White, Cupid and Liza Warner break out of Iron Heights and head to Star City for revenge. Oliver tries to bring in the newly formed girl gang but the ACU intervenes mid-fight. To his surprise, they are there to arrest the Green Arrow for the murder of Detective Malone. Meanwhile, Lance feels responsible for the prison break after Warner tells him she heard about him working with Damien Darhk. Director:         Mary Lambert Writers:          Barbara Bloom and Jenny Lynn IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607504/?ref_=ttep_ep14   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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