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David N. Gellman interviews Nicholas P. Wood on Let the Oppressed Go Free: Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary AmericaIn Let the Oppressed Go Free, Nicholas P. Wood presents the opponents of slavery who sustained and expanded the antislavery movement during the American Revolution in the face of widespread hostility. These early abolitionists were inspired by antislavery theology: the view that slavery was a sinful form of oppression that would provoke God's wrath against slaveholding societies. These principles were first advanced by a handful of Quakers and Puritans as early as the 1600s, but they did not become widespread until the second half of the eighteenth century. Quakers embraced antislavery theology during the French and Indian War, which they interpreted as divine chastisement for the sin of colonial slavery. Citing the prophet Isaiah, they pledged to please the Lord by letting the oppressed go free.Antislavery theology became even more prominent during the American Revolution. When Parliament provoked an imperial crisis in the 1760s, abolitionists argued it was further evidence of God's anger over slavery. The outbreak of war in 1775 made these arguments increasingly persuasive. Let the Oppressed Go Free demonstrates that antislavery activism during the Revolution by Quakers, African Americans, and evangelical patriots was more sophisticated and influential than historians have recognized. The northern states that began abolishing slavery during the Revolution did so in response to tenacious agitation and generally described their actions as designed to earn God's blessing.Let the Oppressed Go Free challenges many common assumptions about abolitionism and the American Revolution. Wood demonstrates that religion remained central to abolitionism rather than being displaced by “secular” arguments about natural rights. And whereas some have argued that the Revolutionary War hindered antislavery progress and fueled racism, Wood shows that the war accelerated reform. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Repuntes de PUIG y castigos en las socimis Merlin y Colonial, entre otras. Con Carlos Ladero, director de cliente institucional en ActivoTrade.
In this episode, we speak with Hamza Hamouchene and Abi Bae of the Transnational Institute about their new book, Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity, published by Daraja Press.
Caleb and Jackal finally got Josiah to talk about Star Wars on the podcast. On today's episode, we discuss Andor season 1, the Star Wars franchise as a whole, and the way this show and broader franchise has taught basic revolutionary politics and history to the average moviegoing American. Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah's work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsuttonReferences"Why Andor Feels So Real," Thomas Flight on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhgXXhcPQEM"George Lucas on Star Wars Being Anti-Authoritarian," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv9Jq_mCJEoUr-Fascism by Umberto Eco. Check out Episode 82. A Beehive of Contradiction for more, https://share.transistor.fm/s/0acd4f9bThe Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton. Check out Episode 82. The Anatomy of Fascism (Bookclub #8) for more, https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf232faa¡No Pasarán! by Matt Christman. Check out Episode 95. ¡No Pasarán! (Bookclub #9) for more, https://share.transistor.fm/s/37665090Music & Audio creditsMaarva's Monologue, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKrm5txGCQForming Up/Unto Stone We Are - Nicholas BritellYesterday – bloom.Andor Theme Song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2rkeLhgjY"I'm a Star Wars" from The Simpsons, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI9_4L7wuXwKino's Monologue, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKB67KzjO4ABass - NoCopyrightMusicLemon Yellow Black - Jets to Brazil ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
If We Were Buying a House Today: What Real Estate Professionals Would Look For When you're touring a home with your real estate agent and you really like it, there's a good chance you've considered asking: “Would you buy this house?” Or, when it comes time to write an offer: “What would you offer?” They're understandable questions. After all, your real estate agent sees homes every day. They understand the market, recognize potential concerns, know what features buyers tend to value, and have watched countless transactions unfold. But here's the catch: The house your real estate agent would buy isn't necessarily the house you should buy. That's exactly what Melissa Wallace and Boston Connect Real Estate agent Kristen Howlett explored during an episode of Talk Real Estate Roundtable. They turned the tables and asked themselves what they would do if they were buying a home today. What would matter most? What would they compromise on? What wouldn't bother them? What might make them walk away? And perhaps most importantly, how should a real estate professional respond when a client asks, “Would you buy this house?” The answers reveal an important lesson for anyone beginning a home search: the goal isn't to find a universally perfect house. It's to find the house that makes sense for you. Before You Look at Houses, Figure Out What You're Actually Looking For It's tempting to begin a home search by opening your favorite real estate app and scrolling through listings. But before falling in love with photos, start with a conversation. What do you need? What do you want? What are you willing to compromise on? And what would you absolutely regret compromising on? Kristen discussed the importance of becoming knowledgeable about your own priorities before jumping into the search. A feature that's a non-negotiable for one buyer may be something another buyer barely considers. Think of it as creating your own buyer box. That might include: Location Budget Number of bedrooms and bathrooms Commute Yard size Privacy Garage Basement First-floor bedroom Updated kitchen Central air Heating system Septic versus sewer Well versus town water Proximity to family Neighborhood style Outdoor living space Future flexibility And don't be surprised when that list changes. One of the benefits of actually touring homes is discovering things you didn't realize mattered to you. You may walk into your first few houses convinced that you need a huge primary bedroom and eventually realize you'd rather have a smaller bedroom and a finished basement. You might think you need a garage until you find a home in the perfect location without one. Or you may discover that something you thought was a minor preference is actually a dealbreaker. Your home search should teach you something about yourself. Location May Matter More Than the House When Melissa asked Kristen what she would prioritize if she started house hunting tomorrow, Kristen's first answer was simple: Location. It's one of the oldest sayings in real estate for a reason. You can renovate a kitchen. You can paint walls. You can replace flooring. You may be able to add central air, redesign a bathroom, finish a basement, improve landscaping, or build a patio. But you can't pick up the house and move it somewhere else. Melissa and Kristen considered a hypothetical choice: House A: Almost everything you want, but the location isn't your first choice. House B: The location is perfect, but the house needs work and doesn't check every box. Both chose House B. Their reasoning was that many aspects of a property can potentially be improved over time, while the location stays the same. Of course, that doesn't mean every buyer should make the same choice. It means buyers should understand how much location matters to them before making an offer. “Location” Means Something Different to Everyone Location doesn't necessarily mean choosing the most popular town. For one buyer, location may mean being close to the highway. For another, it means being far away from it. It might mean an eight-minute commute to work. Being near the water. Living close to parents who help with childcare. Being able to walk into town. Having privacy. Living on a cul-de-sac. Being near restaurants and shopping. Or having enough land that you can't see your neighbors. Melissa pointed out that while she loves her short commute to work, getting to the highway takes significantly longer. That experience would influence what she considered if she were searching for another home. That's why buyers need to look beyond the house itself. Ask yourself: What will living here actually look like every day? Your Priorities Should Match the Season of Life You're In What matters to you at 30 may be completely different from what matters at 55. A busy road may feel like a dealbreaker when you're raising young children but become much less important later. A four-bedroom Colonial may have been perfect when all the kids were home, but buying another four-bedroom Colonial after they leave may not make sense. Kristen discussed wanting a first-floor bedroom or at least a space that could eventually become one because she was thinking beyond what she needs today. She also emphasized outdoor living space while noting that an outdated kitchen wouldn't necessarily prevent her from purchasing the right home. That's a great way to approach a home search. Don't only ask: “Does this work for me today?” Also ask: “Could this continue working for me if my life changes?” You can't predict everything, but you can think ahead. Don't Automatically Rule Out Cosmetic Updates Buyers frequently say they want something move-in ready. There's nothing wrong with that. But if everything else about a house works, it may be worth separating cosmetic problems from fundamental problems. Dated kitchen? Old bathroom? Paint colors you hate? No central air? Small bedrooms? Those things may or may not matter depending on the buyer. During their rapid-fire discussion, Melissa and Kristen found themselves willing to compromise on several features. A dated kitchen wasn't necessarily a problem. A smaller bedroom could work if there were other living spaces. A garage wasn't necessarily a requirement. This is where buyers can benefit from asking: Can I change this? And if the answer is yes: How difficult or expensive would it be? There is a significant difference between disliking kitchen cabinets and disliking where the house is located. Sometimes You Don't Know What Matters Until You Have It One of the more interesting parts of a home search is discovering preferences you didn't know you had. Melissa talked about how much she values the land and privacy she has at her current home. With approximately 2.7 acres, wooded surroundings and plenty of wildlife, privacy has become something she has grown accustomed to and something she would now consider when purchasing another property. That illustrates why your criteria may evolve. Living somewhere teaches you what you appreciate. Maybe your current home has a basement and you've never thought much about it. Then you tour a home built on a slab and suddenly wonder where you're going to put everything currently stored downstairs. Maybe you've never had a garage and don't care about one. Maybe you've always had central air and can't imagine living without it. Maybe you never thought outdoor space mattered until you had a deck or patio you used every evening. Experience changes priorities. Think About the Function of the Entire House Buyers can become overly focused on individual rooms. The bedrooms are too small. The kitchen isn't big enough. There's only one closet in the primary bedroom. Instead, consider how the entire home functions. Melissa discussed having relatively smaller bedrooms but additional living areas, including a finished basement and another lounge space. Because the house provides those additional areas, bedroom size matters less to her. That's an important distinction. Square footage alone doesn't tell you how a house lives. A smaller, thoughtfully designed home may function better for you than a larger property with wasted space. As you tour, imagine your daily routine. Where does everyone watch TV? Where would you work? Where do coats and shoes go? Where would guests stay? Where would you store holiday decorations? Where does the dog sleep? Where would the kids do homework? Where would everyone gather? The floor plan needs to work for your life, not simply look good in listing photos. What Would Make a Real Estate Professional Walk Away? This is where the conversation became particularly interesting. Melissa and Kristen discussed issues they personally might be unwilling to take on. Water concerns were high on Melissa's list. Significant foundation or structural concerns were another example. Location could also be enough to walk away if the property simply wasn't where they wanted to live. But their larger point was important: Not every red flag automatically means you shouldn't buy the house. Sometimes a red flag simply means: We need more information. A Concern Isn't Always a Dealbreaker Imagine an inspection identifies an electrical concern. That doesn't necessarily mean you immediately walk away. It may mean you consult an electrician. Concern about plumbing? Call a plumber. Possible mold? Talk with the appropriate specialist. Structural question? Seek additional professional guidance. As Melissa explained during the episode, inspectors, attorneys, lenders, insurance professionals, contractors, and other specialists can help buyers gather the information they need before making a decision. That's an important distinction between reacting to a problem and investigating a problem. Your agent's role isn't necessarily to say, “Don't buy this house.” It's to help you recognize when additional information may be appropriate so you can make a more informed choice. Don't Keep Looking at Houses That Violate Your True Non-Negotiables There's value in seeing different types of homes early in your search. It helps you learn. But eventually, you need to stop torturing yourself. If you've decided something is genuinely non-negotiable, continually touring homes that don't meet that requirement can create unnecessary frustration. Melissa and Kristen discussed how the list buyers begin with may change as they see properties. Something that begins as non-negotiable can become negotiable and vice versa. But once you've identified a true dealbreaker, your search can become more focused. The goal isn't to see every house. The goal is to see the right houses. So…Would Your Agent Buy This House? Now we're back to the original question. You're standing in the kitchen. You love the house. You turn to your agent and ask: “Would you buy it?” A good agent may not give you the simple yes or no you're hoping for. Instead, they may ask: Does this property meet the goals you gave me? Do you understand its condition? Can you comfortably afford the property beyond the purchase price? Are you overlooking something because you're emotionally attached to the house? Are you dismissing an otherwise good property because of something relatively easy to change? Are there future resale considerations worth discussing? Those were some of the questions Melissa and Kristen identified as being more useful than simply inserting their personal preferences into a client's decision. Because your agent isn't buying the house. You are. “What Would You Offer?” Is Personal, Too This is another question agents hear all the time. “What would you offer?” Your agent can help you understand comparable sales, asking price, market activity, property condition, competition, conversations with the listing agent, and other information that may help you structure an offer. But there's another component that is much harder to calculate: What is the house worth to you? Melissa described the difference between market value and the emotional value a buyer places on a property. An agent can help explain the market and whether a multiple-offer situation appears likely, but the buyer ultimately has to determine what they're comfortable offering. One helpful question Kristen raised was essentially this: If you offered one amount and later discovered the property sold for slightly more, would you regret not offering more? That's not a formula for determining an offer. It's a way to think about your own comfort level. There should be a number where, if someone else is willing to pay more, you're comfortable saying: “Then it was their house, not mine.” Your Agent's Job Isn't to Choose Your House Perhaps the most important takeaway from the entire conversation came toward the end of the show. A real estate professional's role isn't to make the decision for the buyer. It's to provide the information the buyer needs to make an informed decision. That's the difference between guidance and personal preference. Your agent may personally hate HOAs. You may love the idea of having exterior maintenance taken care of. Your agent may not care about having a garage. You may consider it non-negotiable. Your agent may love an antique home. You may want new construction. None of those personal preferences make one choice right and another wrong. The question isn't: “Would my real estate agent buy this house?” The better question is: “Based on everything we know, does this house make sense for me?” If We Were Buying a House Today... We'd start with the same advice we'd give our clients: Know your budget. Understand your lifestyle. Think about location. Separate needs from wants. Identify true non-negotiables. Be willing to reconsider assumptions. Think about your future without trying to predict it perfectly. Don't dismiss a good property solely because of something you can reasonably change. Don't ignore a major concern simply because you've fallen in love with the house. Ask questions. Bring in additional professionals when you need more information. And lean on your real estate agent for guidance not to make the decision for you, but to help you understand the decision you're making. At Boston Connect Real Estate, that's what we believe buyer representation should look like. Buying a home isn't about finding the house that your agent would choose. It's about finding the home that fits your finances, your priorities, your lifestyle, and the next chapter of your life. If you're thinking about buying a home in Boston, the South Shore, the South Coast, Cape Cod, or surrounding Massachusetts communities, the experienced agents at Boston Connect Real Estate are here to help you navigate the process, ask the right questions, and make an informed decision with confidence. The firm serves buyers and sellers throughout these Massachusetts markets with a holistic approach to real estate. Every move should be a moving experience. Watch our live video on Youtube!
Repsol, Solaria, Puig, BBVA y Colonial, bajo la lupa de Juan Esteve, Director de inversiones de Assured Mind.
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Exploramos las huellas del colonialismo y los procesos de descolonización con la artista argentina La Chola Poblete y con la escritora palestina Adanía Shibli. Viajamos la Casa de la Historia Europea en Bruselas y, además, entrevistamos a uno de los artistas más inclasificables de la escena española: Alberto Cortés
The book Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance & Solidarity (Daraja Press, 2026), published by Daraja Press, portrays a collection of solidarity movements around the world, highlighting the interconnectedness of global struggles with Palestine. It situates Palestine in a wider, historical decolonial liberation movement. By examining the role of economic and political interests, it critically assesses the opportunities and challenges that these movements face. This book is an amazing new addition to the critical literature on Palestine.Abi Bae is a Korean researcher and activist currently working at the Transnational Institute. Hamza Hamouchene is a London-based Algerian researcher-activist, commentator and a founding member of Algeria Solidarity Campaign (ASC), and Environmental Justice North Africa (EJNA). The host of this episode is Sarah Vogelsanger. Sarah Vogelsanger is a feminist researcher and writer based in London. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The book Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance & Solidarity (Daraja Press, 2026), published by Daraja Press, portrays a collection of solidarity movements around the world, highlighting the interconnectedness of global struggles with Palestine. It situates Palestine in a wider, historical decolonial liberation movement. By examining the role of economic and political interests, it critically assesses the opportunities and challenges that these movements face. This book is an amazing new addition to the critical literature on Palestine.Abi Bae is a Korean researcher and activist currently working at the Transnational Institute. Hamza Hamouchene is a London-based Algerian researcher-activist, commentator and a founding member of Algeria Solidarity Campaign (ASC), and Environmental Justice North Africa (EJNA). The host of this episode is Sarah Vogelsanger. Sarah Vogelsanger is a feminist researcher and writer based in London. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Régulièrement, l'équipe de Folie Douce partage avec vous les extraits les plus marquants des épisodes du podcast. Aujourd'hui, on vous propose de réécouter l'autrice et militante Louisa Yousfi.Dans cet extrait, Louisa Yousfi évoque le motif du trou, central dans son livre La Grande Méthode, qui symbolise l'endroit du sacré, inatteignable. Une manière de se demander comment transmettre lorsque l'héritage a été interrompu. Je n'en étais pas à la page 50 de La Grande Méthode de Louisa Yousfi que je savais qu'il fallait que je la reçoive dans Folie Douce. J'ai été cueillie telle une cerise mûre à chaque lecture de ce texte qui relève autant du journal de bord que du livre sacré, oscillant entre la spiritualité la plus élevée et l'odeur de café brûlé d'un local militant la veille d'une manif.Louisa Yousfi est journaliste de formation, militante décoloniale et écrivaine. Depuis l'enfance, elle passe sa vie à “chercher le bon mot” et semble presque subir “une sophistication de la pensée qui est une incapacité à juste vivre”. Elle dédie son livre à sa mère, “qui n'en ferait pas toute une histoire”.Elle qui a secoué le monde des essais politiques avec son premier livre, Rester barbare (2022), embrasse ici le deuil d'un père, et un voyage funéraire vers l'Algérie qui convoque à la fois l'histoire familiale et coloniale.Avec Louisa Yousfi, nous parlons de la catastrophe imminente, du fascisme, de la guerre, de ce que ça fait d'élever deux garçons arabes dans un monde dans lequel “elle n'a aucune confiance” et de la transmission des luttes, comme son père lui a transmis le mot “Palestine”, avec sa force et sa magie.Elle dit qu'elle a l'impression de “comparaître” quand elle doit expliquer son geste créatif aux médias. Mais elle parle si bien de son geste d'écriture en "spirale autour d'un lieu" qui est "un grand secret, un silence, un trou", autour duquel il faut danser. Elle préfère rendre politique ce que d'autres décriraient comme psychique et propose d'affronter la noirceur de l'avenir "comme une grande épreuve qu'on traverse en retenant son souffle", plutôt que de l'aborder en "petites monades fragiles et vulnérables". C'est peut-être ça, sa Grande Méthode. Bonne écoute et partagez en masse sur les réseaux, commentez et likez pour aider Folie Douce à essaimer !Photo : Anthony Francin/La fabrique éditions
Hoy nos adentramos en la costa sur de Sri Lanka para descubrir Galle, una fascinante ciudad fortificada donde la historia colonial europea se cruza con el encanto tropical del océano Índico. Es una ciudad que no me canso de visitar y de recomendar, por eso la incluyo en cada uno de los viajes que hago con la comunidad a este increíble país. Ya somos más de un millón de reproducciones en esta aventura y hemos superado los 1.400 episodios. Este podcast es tuyo y mío; gracias por hacerlo posible.
On this week's episode of The Venue Rx Podcast, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Britt Schrader, owner of The Colonial at Sunset, to explore her unconventional journey from a career in sports management to becoming a successful wedding venue owner. Britt shares what it was like navigating family dynamics while renovating and building the venue, the lessons she learned from launching a wedding planning company in 2020, and how those experiences shaped the way she operates The Colonial today. She also dives into creating all-inclusive wedding packages, building an experience that makes planning easier for couples, and the hiring and leadership challenges that come with growing a venue and building the right team. About Our Guest: Britt Schrader is a wedding and event professional, entrepreneur, and a driving force behind The Colonial at Sunset, a family-owned private estate wedding and event venue located just north of Tampa, Florida. After taking an unconventional path into the wedding industry, Britt helped bring to life a vision for the historic Schrader family property that she had dreamed about for more than a decade.In addition to her work at The Colonial, Britt is the founder and lead designer of Elle Gray Events, a wedding and event planning company that serves as the venue's exclusive planning partner. Her experience on both the planning and venue sides of the industry has helped shape The Colonial's approach to creating seamless, highly personalized celebrations, including its all-inclusive wedding experience.A multi-passionate entrepreneur with a love for people, design, and hospitality, Britt brings together her experience in planning, sales, marketing, and venue operations to create memorable experiences for couples while continuing to grow The Colonial at Sunset as a wedding and event business.Find Here Here: Website: thecolonialatsunset.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/colonialatsunset/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thecolonialatsunset/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecolonialatsunset/
Acknowledgement of country// News headlines: Yemen displacementGaza building collapseWest bank raids by Israeli settlers and militaryAnti-death penalty activists face trial in SingaporeDesignated area declared at Northland Shopping centre today (Thursday), providing for extra police powers// CW: This episode contains mention of colonial violence including genocide, ecoside and the names of First Nations people who have died. If you need support, you can call mob only helplines 13 YARN on 13 92 76 and Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563, or Lifeline on 13 11 14 which is open to anyone. We listened back to a new regular segment from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence called Suburban Hellscapes that examines how cities have been organised by drawing on Henri Lefebvre's Right to The City and anti-colonial critique. In the second part of this series Amy Ciara brings you a case study on the issues facing the Armstrong Creek Urban Development Zone in Greater Geelong. You can hear part one by going to 3cr.org.au/killyourlawn, or tune in to future episodes live on 3CR - fortnightly at 9am on Fridays.// Mhamad Babai, documentary producer and activist from Jaffa, Palestine, joined us to speak about the Australian premiere of the film Human Animals, produced by David Wachsmann. Juxtaposing catastrophic scenes from Gaza with denial, normalisation and enthusiasm for the genocide expressed by Israelis only a few kilometres away, this documentary exposes the history and ideology underpinning the systemic dehumanisation of Palestinians. The film premieres at Kino Cinemas tonight, accompanied by a Q&A with Mhamad Babai and Jewish Council of Australia Community Engagement Director, Ohad Kozminsky. Get your tickets here.// In August we were joined by Bendigo renter and housing advocate, Kristie Hoskins, to talk to us about a petition she launched in the Victorian Parliament to ban continuous video surveillance throughout routine rental inspections. This week, we were fortunate to have Kristie on the show again to learn more about a federal petition she put forward to make it easier for renters to obtain their first home loan, and hear about a recent win she had in her campaign.// We were joined by Jorgen Doyle, an activist who was involved in blockading the access road to the Pine Gap military intelligence facility on October 9, 2025, in protest of Australia's signals intelligence complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza, whose case in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court ultimately concluded with the judge deciding not to record a conviction. We were also joined by criminal defence lawyer Nicholas Hanna, who represented the defendants - Jorgen Doyle and Yul Scarf - in this case. We heard about evidence presented to the court that confirmed Israel's conduct in Gaza constitutes a genocide, and that Pine Gap is sending intelligence to the Israeli military enabling this genocide.//
Nos llevará hasta El Salvador, un país emergente que está despertando el interés de viajeros de todo el mundo y que hoy es considerado la nueva joya de Centroamérica. Para conocer sus paisajes, su historia, su cultura y todo lo que tiene para ofrecer, nos acompaña una invitada especial: la Embajadora de El Salvador, Sra. Astrid Moreno.Además, Marcelo continúa recorriendo Cantabria y nos trae en su relato nuevos paisajes, pueblos y rincones de esta tierra del norte de España que siempre tiene algo más para descubrir. Por último, desembarcamos en Estambul, una ciudad marcada por grandes imperios, palacios, mezquitas y el inconfundible Bósforo. Un viaje donde la historia cobra vida en sus calles y cada rincón nos invita a vivir algo nuevo.
Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz, Sunday 13th of September, beds edition, to find out if you have the answer correct!
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Part of SAND's The Great AI Unraveling Series Artificial intelligence is often framed as a leap forward, a technical revolution, or an inevitable stage in human progress. But what if AI is also asking us to confront something older: the colonial logic embedded in how we define intelligence, progress, neutrality, knowledge, and the human itself? This conversation brought together voices working across technology, culture, race, power, and society to examine what AI reveals about the systems that built it. Rather than treating bias as a technical glitch, this conversation asks what must be unlearned at the level of worldview, institution, data, design, and collective imagination. Facilitated by Christian “ZacaTechO” Ortiz, this dialogue explored AI through a decolonial lens asking necessary questions: Whose knowledge is extracted? Whose futures are optimized away? Whose bodies are surveilled? Whose intelligence is dismissed? And what can liberated knowledge make possible beyond colonial technology? This is not a conversation about making machines more ethical within the same old systems. It is an invitation to question the systems themselves, and to imagine intelligence beyond extraction, domination, and control. Topics 00:00 Welcome, and ZacaTechO 00:04 Why researchers are trained to disconnect 00:09 Red teaming, and what it misses 00:12 John is the doctor, Juan is the patient 00:18 Christian's first encounter with ChatGPT 00:21 How bias became normal 00:26 Justice AI as a model of refusal 00:29 Breaking a language model in the classroom 00:32 One model to rule them all, and the logic of eugenics 00:35 Galton, Namibia, and the through line 00:39 What do we mean by intelligence? 00:41 Emancipatory data science, and where to begin Guests Christian ZacaTechO Ortiz is an Afro-Indigenous decolonial social scientist and technologist. He is the founder of Justice AI GPT and author of the Decolonial Intelligence Algorithmic Framework. He studies how colonial systems still shape law, education, entertainment, and our bodies. The name ZacaTechO came from his father, after the family's origins in Zacatecas. justiceaigpt.ca LinkedIn Academia.edu Profiled in Forbes, September 2025 Substack Dr. Thema Monroe-White is Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Policy in the Schar School of Policy and Government and the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. Her work spans bias mitigation in AI, critical computational methods, and emancipatory data science. She holds a PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy from Georgia Tech, and master's and bachelor's degrees from Howard University. She is an advisory board member and fellow of the Institute in Critical Quantitative and Mixed Methodologies. Faculty profile, George Mason University Research profile The research discussed Laissez-Faire Harms: Algorithmic Biases in Generative Language Models — Shieh, Vassel, Sugimoto & Monroe-White. The open-ended prompting study described in the episode, the one where John is the doctor and Juan is the patient. Emancipatory Data Science: A Liberatory Framework for Mitigating Data Harms and Fostering Social Transformation — Monroe-White's framework for using computation to diagnose rather than to solve. Dismantling Eugenics Logics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence — the through line from Galton to contemporary machine learning. On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? — Bender, Gebru, McMillan-Major & Shmitchell, 2021. Emergent Abilities of Large Language Models — Wei et al., Transactions on Machine Learning Research, 2022. Scholars named in the conversation Timnit Gebru — founder of the Distributed AI Research Institute Joy Buolamwini — founder of the Algorithmic Justice League Ruha Benjamin — author of Race After Technology Safiya Noble — author of Algorithms of Oppression Meredith Broussard — author of More Than a Glitch Emily Bender — co-author of the Stochastic Parrots paper Historical references Francis Galton, who coined the term eugenics and whose statistical methods underpin modern machine learning. R.A. Fisher and William Shockley are named alongside him. The Nama and Herero genocide in Namibia, 1904 to 1908, discussed as a precursor to the Nazi Holocaust, and the site Galton had visited fifty years earlier. Tristan Harris is referenced on AI systems behaving unpredictably. His conversation with SAND is The Great AI Unraveling. Contact SAND podcast@scienceandnonduality.com Support the mission of SAND and the production of this podcast by becoming a SAND Member
Algeria's pivotal role as a historic center for revolutionary and independence movements is frequently overlooked, leaving a gap in public understanding of its complex history. Architectural historian Samia Henni unpacks how the French army utilized architecture and urban planning as tools of counterinsurgency and control. The discussion exposes the shocking and lasting realities of colonial toxicity, detailing how France conducted underground and atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in the Algerian Sahara. By challenging the harmful myth that deserts are empty, this episode confronts enduring colonial legacies and the protocols of history writing. 00:00 Introduction 01:51 Addressing the Historical Knowledge Gap Around Algeria 03:51 Growing Up with the Mythology of the Revolution 05:45 Unpacking the Complexities & Duality of Scholarly Narratives 08:30 Language as a Weapon: Architecture of Counterrevolution 14:19 The Reality Behind Centers of Regroupment and Mass Relocation 19:21 From Secret Camps to Satellite Towns 25:51 Direct Contact & the Deliberate Intent to Pacify 28:46 The Design Philosophy of Colonial Housing Projects 34:34 Unmasking the Haunting Realities of Colonial Toxicity 41:17 The Epistemic Violence of Restricted Archives 45:12 Deserts Are Not Empty 49:27 Agitation, Political Space & Transnational Solidarity She is a historian and an exhibition maker of the built, destroyed, and imagined environments. Her work addresses questions of colonization, wars, resource extraction, deserts, forced displacement, and gender dynamics. She is the author of the multi-award-winning Architecture of Counterrevolution: The French Army in Northern Algeria (gta Verlag 2017, EN; Editions B42, 2019, FR), which received the 2020 Spiro Kostof Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians, and Colonial Toxicity: Rehearsing French Radioactive Architecture and Landscape in the Sahara (2024). She is also the editor of Deserts Are Not Empty (Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, 2022) and War Zones (gta Verlag, 2018), and the maker of exhibitions including Performing Colonial Toxicity (2023–), Discreet Violence: Architecture and the French War in Algeria (2017–2022), Archives: Secret-Défense? (2021), and Housing Pharmacology (2020). She received her PhD (with distinction, ETH Medal) in the history and theory of architecture from ETH Zurich and has taught at Princeton University, Cornell University, ETH Zurich, and Geneva University of Art and Design. In August 2024, she joined the faculty of McGill University's Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. She was born and raised in Algiers. Connect with Samia Henni
Colonial, Merlin, Cirsa e Inditex, bajo la lupa de Antonio Castelo, analista de ibroker.
This edition of the Players' Podcast late-week show takes a look at horse racing action from Colonial Downs for Saturday (Sept. 5) with Mikee P eyeing spot plays alongside horseplayer Kevin Lux before taking a gander at Monmouth Park action for Saturday with ITM Blog contributor Eric Solomon.
This edition of the Players' Podcast late-week show takes a look at horse racing action from Colonial Downs for Saturday (Sept. 5) with Mikee P eyeing spot plays alongside horseplayer Kevin Lux before taking a gander at Monmouth Park action for Saturday with ITM Blog contributor Eric Solomon.
Jason is joined by Pete Aiello to talk about steeplechase racing and handicapping to open the show. Then he looks ahead to the big weekend at Colonial Downs.
Send us Fan MailA $60-$80 single barrel bourbon should not taste like furniture polish, yet sometimes it does and that's the risk we all sign up for when “single barrel” is on the label. We pick up that thread and go deep on Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel from Buffalo Trace, starting with a bottle that didn't taste right and ending with one that absolutely delivers.The turning point is the detective work: we hold the bottle up to the light, find the tiny laser etching, and decode what it means. Our pour is traced to a bottling date of June 9, 2020, and we talk through what the letter and digits can and can't tell you without Buffalo Trace's internal database. From there, we get into the bigger question bourbon fans argue about nonstop: why certain years get more “secondary market chatter,” and why you can't judge a whole label by one off barrel.Then we taste. Expect real, specific bourbon tasting notes: a balanced sweet nose, oak that suggests age, a dry start that blooms into apple-like sweetness, citrus leaning grapefruit, a honey lift, and a medium-to-long finish with a peppery kick and a light Kentucky hug. We also compare bottles, talk store picks like Binny's, and map out a practical “P-O-U-R man's” route to high-end complexity without chasing unicorn prices. If you like bourbon nerdiness with laughs, a surprise Roomba cameo, and a little E.H. Taylor history, this one's for you.Subscribe for more tastings, share this with your bourbon group chat, and leave a review if you want us to keep hunting the best barrels. What's the best single barrel you've ever opened?
Pastor Ben, Matt Barfield, Pastor Caleb, and the Reverend Steve Thompson discuss lesson 2 of Colonial's small groups curriculum on the wilderness wanderings.
When a convoy of British ships assembled in the waters of Port Jackson in January 1788, a young boy from the Eora Nation watched from the shores. Seventeen years later, he was a resistance fighter, battling for Country west of Sydney.
We’re heading towards the controversial year of 1619 by analyzing the prior financial challenges and realities faced by the daring and ambitious Virginia Company of London. E246. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/2OqUj9dBysE which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. The Virginia Venture by Misha Ewen available at https://amzn.to/46itO0f Ben Franklin's World podcast available at https://amzn.to/48kqMKW Jamestown products available at https://amzn.to/3RW5kEm ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: Ben Franklin's World podcast (Episode 355; Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Headlines here II - Darebin Council move to rename the Reservoir Library after Gaetano Greco- CPSU lean support for RAFFWU after the passing of the Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill 2026 through the lower house in Victoria this week. Rally in support of RAFFWU Sat 5th Sept, 1pm Labor Party Headquarters in Docklands.- IDF send 'peace' runners to Sydney marathon while Egyptian satirist barred from entry to Australia.Aboriginal Strikes Acknowledged here II Kim Alley runs through the anniversary of the Gurindji Walk off and other important labour actions by Aboriginal people. She is talking at the 5 hour stop work by NTEU members at MelbUni on Thursday 27 Aug.Voices4Palestine here II While Albanese sat with war industry cohort Thales and CMA-CGM at the recent Australia and NZ shipping and logistics conference on 26 Aug Stop the War on Palestine rallied outside calling out Australia's active involvement in arming and supporting Israel. We hear from Erima Dahl, a rank and file MUA member.Invasive Species here II John Kelly, Conservation Advocate from the Invasive Species Council talks about the issue of invasive species such as deer in undermining our environment. Networking BBQ Sept 2 Holy Cross Centre, 207 Serpells Rd, Templestowe 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Featuring speakers. RSVP johnk@invasives.org.auThis is the Week here II Kevin Healy is on fire with satire of the weeks happenings.Bird Flu Action here II David Mould, from The Victorian Wildlife Alliance gives a view of the seriousness of the bird flu outbreak locally and what needs to happen to keep wildlife and other animals safe.Irish Anti Colonial Warriors here II On the 45th year anniversary of the Irish Republican hunger strikes of 1981 we are joined by Daire Aodh to look at the state of Northern Irish independence and reunification. He is part of a local group called Irish Anti Colonial Warriors.
durée : 00:11:29 - Le Fil de l'histoire - par : Stéphanie Duncan - Dès l'été 1940, de Gaulle entend profiter de la popularité de la France Libre auprès des Britanniques pour lancer les premiers combats dans les colonies africaines de l'Empire français. Première opération imaginé avec Churchill : s'emparer de Dakar, la capitale alors politique et économique de l'AOF - équipe : Claire Destacamp, Anne-Cécile Perrin, Frédéric Martin - invités : Sébastien Albertelli Docteur en histoire, professeur agrégé dans le secondaire Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France
In colonial Massachusetts, a dying woman made her husband lock her gowns and jewels in an attic trunk and swear that her sister would never open it – a promise Henry James turned into one of the coldest ghost stories he ever wrote.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Locked Trunk” (July 21, 1978) ***WD00:46:18.627 = Quiet Please, “Shadow Of The Wings” (April 17, 1949) ***WD01:15:10.049 = Radio City Playhouse, “Wine Of Ora Paula” (December 18, 1949) ***WD01:43:14.151 = Isn't It Crime, “Speaking Of Murder” (December 14, 1945)02:12:06.344 = Sam Spade, “The Rushlight Diamond Caper” (July 04, 1948) ***WD02:39:41.697 = The Sealed Book, “Design For Death” (June 03, 1945)03:09:05.253 = The Shadow, “A Pass To Death” (February 06, 1944) ***WD03:37:48.563 = Sleep No More, “Homecoming And Aunt Cassie” (April 17, 1957) ***WD04:06:34.356 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “Eat Your Heart Out” (October 20, 2007)04:20:24.502 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” (July 23, 1945) ***WD04:33:21.990 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Man Who Knew Everything” (March 20, 1945) ***WD04:45:31.119 = Strange, “Captain Robinson” (1955)04:59:16.313 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0755
VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jackie Diartolomeo discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with a new sports complex coming to Colonial Heights, a lawsuit connected with a Manchester apartment complex and Richmond's Code Refresh effort.
Pastor Phelps teaches a summer elective on what Colonial Hills Baptist Church is all about. Lesson originally taught on June 7, 2026.
Pastor Phelps teaches a summer elective on what Colonial Hills Baptist Church is all about. Lesson originally taught on June 14, 2026.
Pastor Phelps teaches a summer elective on what Colonial Hills Baptist Church is all about. Lesson originally taught on June 21, 2026.
The In The Money Media late-week show starts with a look at Pacific Classic 2026 Day out at Del Mar this Saturday (Aug. 22) with Peter Thomas Fornatale (PTF) analyzing the horse racing action alongside Jonathon Kinchen (JK). Mikee P then takes the reins for the remainder of the show with a look at horse racing spot plays for Claiming Crown Day at Colonial Downs this Saturday (Aug. 22) as well as a look at Monmouth Park action for Sunday (Aug. 23) alongside ITM Blog contributor Eric Solomon.
Send us Fan MailYou know that moment when a bottle has been “a thing” for years, yet somehow you've never sat down and given it a proper, no-distractions review? That's us with Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch, and we fix it with a full tasting plus the kind of bourbon talk you can actually use at the liquor store.We start with some music nostalgia and a detour into Kentucky Colonel lore, then get serious about what's in the glass. We explain what “bottled-in-bond” really signals (yes, that 100 proof shows up), why Buffalo Trace mash bill #1 matters, and how this label can share DNA with other fan favorites while still tasting like its own classic pour. If you've ever wondered why people describe a bourbon as “traditional,” this is a great example: big caramel energy, a touch of honey, a late pop of orange peel, then a finish that dries out into oak and char.We also tackle the practical question: small batch vs single barrel. We lay out why single barrels can be amazing or disappointing depending on the barrel, why small batch aims for consistency, and how that plays into price when Small Batch hovers around $40 retail and Single Barrel creeps higher. Along the way, we talk gifting value, shelf sightings, and the simple rule we use to avoid getting ripped off when bourbon markup starts creeping in.If you're building a bourbon list, hunting Buffalo Trace bottles, or just looking for a dependable, giftable bottled-in-bond bourbon, come taste this one with us. Subscribe, share this with a bourbon friend, and leave a review with your own E.H. Taylor Small Batch take: instant classic or just solid for the money?
The In The Money Media late-week show starts with a look at Pacific Classic 2026 Day out at Del Mar this Saturday (Aug. 22) with Peter Thomas Fornatale (PTF) analyzing the horse racing action alongside Jonathon Kinchen (JK). Mikee P then takes the reins for the remainder of the show with a look at horse racing spot plays for Claiming Crown Day at Colonial Downs this Saturday (Aug. 22) as well as a look at Monmouth Park action for Sunday (Aug. 23) alongside ITM Blog contributor Eric Solomon.
In today's episode of The Quiz, we're testing your knowledge on everything from national capitals to historic state origins. Can you answer these? Colonial Founders: Seeking religious freedom in New England, theologian Roger Williams established a capital city that he believed was guided by divine guidance. What capital did he name? Matching Capitals: Out of fifty state capitals across America, only four share their initial letter with the state they represent. Do you know the fourth capital to join Honolulu, Indianapolis, and Oklahoma City? Historic Origins: Before adopting its modern presidential name, this Midwestern capital was known as Lancaster and went on to pioneer both 911 emergency dispatching and the automated teller machine. Can you identify it? Play. Share. Listen, with FOX News Chief Religion Correspondent, Lauren Green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Piter Panjaitan is a Bataknese surfer and philanthropist from Sumatra. He runs an orphanage in Bali and has risen to prominence speaking truth to power and defending Indonesian people and the environment from exploitation. You can follow him here and his orphanage and philanthropic projects here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Pacific War. In late 1941, the Second Battle of Changsha ended with Chinese forces claiming victory despite suffering nearly 100,000 casualties against roughly 1,670 Japanese losses. Chiang Kai-shek's government launched an aggressive propaganda campaign, flooding international press with fabricated triumph narratives to sustain national morale. Behind closed doors, Chiang was furious at his generals' tactical failures, executing commanders and dismantling units. Meanwhile, geopolitical forces threatened China's survival. Japan's 1939 defeat at Nomonhan crushed hopes for a Soviet alliance against Tokyo. Germany's pact with the Soviet Union left China isolated, while Western powers remained reluctant to commit meaningful support. Britain offered little; the US provided only modest loans. By 1941, facing potential collapse, Chiang desperately searched for allies while Wang Jingwei's Japanese-backed rival government beckoned as an alternative. China's exhausted people endured horror—including a 1941 bombing massacre in Chongqing that killed over 400 trapped civilians. Then Japan unleashed a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. #215 An Implosion in the East 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 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. In the early morning of December 7, 1941, the US Pacific Fleet was anchored at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Two waves of Japanese bomber aircraft, launched from six aircraft carriers, attacked the vessels and their sleeping crews, destroying the battleship Arizona outright and damaging seventeen others, as well as most of the military aircraft parked nearby. Some 2,400 Americans died, and another 1,100 were wounded. Within a day Japanese invasion forces had attacked Siam, Malaya, and the Philippines. Chiang Kai-shek heard the news at one o'clock in the morning and immediately dictated a letter of support to President Roosevelt, pledging commitment to a new "common battle." The news reached Zhou Fohai in Shanghai as well. On December 8 across the international date line from Hawaii he had heard the sounds of firing as the Japanese took over the rest of the city, and then received reports that Japan had declared war on the Western powers. "I heard they'd bombed Honolulu, Manila, Singapore, and Hong Kong. From now on, the Pacific becomes a killing ground." When Japanese carrier planes descended on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, they were executing far more than a tactical strike. They were unleashing the culmination of a strategic vision that had shaped Japanese military planning since the 1920s: the Nanshin-ron, or "Southern Advance" doctrine. The Nanshin-ron represented a critical strategic choice that emerged from internal Japanese debates during the 1920s and 1930s. Japan faced an inescapable vulnerability: it was an island nation with virtually no natural resources of its own. The nation's population had doubled since the Meiji Restoration, growing to over 70 million by 1941. An industrial economy of tremendous sophistication, capable of producing world-class warships, aircraft, and military equipment, depended entirely on imported raw materials. Oil, rubber, tin, iron ore, bauxite, copper, and manganese all had to be acquired through foreign trade or conquest. This resource dependency was not a luxury problem; it was an existential one. A nation that could not feed itself or fuel its economy was a nation vulnerable to strangulation by enemies who controlled the resources it needed. Japanese strategic thinkers divided into two camps on how to resolve this vulnerability. The Hokushin-ron advocates, primarily within the Army, pushed for expansion northward into Siberia and Mongolia, seeking to conquer Soviet territory and resources. The Soviet Union possessed vast tracts of land, mineral wealth, timber, and agricultural output. From a purely materialist perspective, the Northern Advance made geographic sense—it was contiguous with Manchuria, which Japan had already secured in 1931. Yet by the late 1930s, the Hokushin-ron strategy had suffered a catastrophic blow. In 1938 and 1939, Japanese and Soviet forces clashed at Khalkhin Gol in Mongolia in what the Japanese called the Nomonhan Incident. The battles revealed a terrifying truth: the Soviet Red Army, under General Georgy Zhukov, was far more formidable than Japanese military planners had anticipated. Soviet armor, air power, and coordinated tactics annihilated Japanese forces. Japan suffered over 60,000 casualties while inflicting perhaps 10,000 on the Soviets. The defeat was concealed from the Japanese public, but it was unmistakable to military planners. A direct clash with Soviet power could end catastrophically. The Northern Advance, it became clear, would almost certainly provoke war with a nation capable of destroying the Japanese Army. This strategic defeat tilted the balance decisively toward the Nanshin-ron. If Japan could not safely expand northward, it must expand southward, toward Southeast Asia, the Dutch East Indies, Indochina, and the western Pacific. The appeal of the Nanshin-ron was immediately apparent to the Navy, which had always been more oriented toward maritime commerce and expansion across the ocean. The territories to the south were not militarily formidable. The colonial powers, Britain, the Netherlands, France, were either already defeated in 1940 or distracted by their own desperate struggles leaving Britain fighting alone against Germany. The United States, though potentially a formidable adversary, was not yet at war, and there was a chance, however slender, that a decisive blow against American naval power might convince America to negotiate rather than fight. But beyond strategic opportunity, the Nanshin-ron offered something that the Hokushin-ron did not: it offered resources of staggering abundance. The Dutch East Indies possessed oil reserves that could dwarf Japan's consumption for years. Malaya produced the world's rubber. Thailand offered agricultural bounty and geographic position. Burma's timber and agricultural products could feed Japan's growing empire. The Philippines possessed harbors, airfields, and economic output. These were not marginal additions to Japan's economy—they were transformative. Together, they would convert Japan from a resource-hungry island nation into the master of an imperial domain encompassing hundreds of millions of people and containing most of the strategic materials necessary for sustained industrial warfare. In the last episode I explained the western sanctions and embargoes that drained Japan's military of the resources they required to continue the China War. By 1941, Japan faced a civilization crisis. Japan imported roughly 90 percent of its petroleum, and the bulk of that came from the Dutch East Indies and the United States. Suddenly, the American supply was cut off entirely. Reserves would last perhaps 18 months if Japan's military and industrial consumption continued at existing rates. After that, the military machine would sputter and die. The industrial economy would collapse. Even civilian life would become impossible to sustain. Japan was facing not merely economic inconvenience but literal strangulation by the Western powers. Yet it would be a mistake to reduce Japanese motivation to just materialism. Japanese military leaders wrapped their conquests in an ideological framework, one that many of them genuinely believed, or wanted to believe, served a higher historical purpose. The concept of the Daitoa Kyoeiken, the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere," posited a new regional order in which Japan would play the leading role in liberating Asian peoples from Western colonial domination and creating an Asian-centered political and economic system. This ideology drew on genuine anti-colonial sentiment. For a century, Western powers had dominated Asia, treating Asian peoples and nations as subordinate, colonized territories existing to serve Western economic interests. Japan, which had modernized and Westernized enough to avoid colonization, saw itself as the natural leader of an Asian renaissance—a civilizing force that would restore Asian dignity and independence even as it established Japanese hegemony. Of course, this was propagandistic. Japanese conquest represented a substitution of one imperial master for another, and often a harsher and more brutal one at that. But for understanding Japanese decision-making, the ideology mattered profoundly. It provided Japanese leaders with a moral narrative for conquest. It allowed them to understand themselves as liberators rather than mere conquerors. It provided a rationale for extracting resources from occupied territories and for mobilizing subject populations to support the Japanese war effort. And it resonated with anti-Western sentiment throughout Asia, making Japanese occupation seem, in some quarters, preferable to continued Western colonial rule. The slogan Hakko ichiu—"eight corners under one roof", captured this ideological vision: a unified Asia and eventually world under Japanese guidance. Whether Japanese leaders truly believed this vision or cynically deployed it as propaganda, it shaped how they understood their actions and justified them to their subjects. Now I know this is a podcast dedicated to the century of humiliation, ie: China's experience. But I thought it was necessary just to have one episode explain what Dan Carlin titled "a supernova in the east" and I have titled an implosion in the east. I won't go into depth into the campaigns as some of them have a lot of Chinese involvement and we will be covering them in depth, but rather I will explain the rationale for Japan's numerous invasions following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan's assault on Malaya began within hours of the Pearl Harbor attack, indeed, Japanese troops were already landing on the Kota Bharu beachhead on the Malaysian peninsula before dawn on December 8, 1941 local time. Malaya was one of the world's largest rubber producers, and Singapore, at the tip of the peninsula, was the linchpin of British naval power in the Far East.The Japanese interest in Malaya was straightforward but crucial: rubber. The Japanese military consumed vast quantities of rubber for tires, gaskets, hoses, and countless other applications. American and Dutch rubber supplies were now cut off by embargo. Malaya's rubber plantations represented perhaps the world's richest reservoir of this strategic material. Beyond rubber, Malaya and the surrounding region were major tin producers—essential for alloys and manufacturing. For Japan to conduct prolonged warfare, Malaya was not a luxury target; it was a necessity. Singapore represented something different: a symbol of Western power in Asia and a strategic chokepoint. As the major British naval base in the region, Singapore served as the anchor of British imperial authority across the South China Sea. By seizing Singapore, Japan would not only capture crucial resources and port facilities but would also deliver a psychological blow to the entire edifice of Western dominance in Asia. The fortress city that the British considered nearly impregnable fell within seventy days, a stunning demonstration of Japanese military capability and the vulnerability of overextended Western empires. If Malaya was critical for rubber, the Dutch East Indies was essential for oil. The region, comprising present-day Indonesia, was the world's third-largest oil producer and had reserves that could sustain Japanese military operations for years. This was the jewel of the resource-conquest strategy. Japanese planners had long eyed the East Indies, but direct conquest had seemed risky while Britain and America remained neutral or opposed. With both now at war, the window of opportunity had opened. Japan needed the oil so desperately that when the Dutch East Indies Petroleum Company initially agreed to some Japanese oil purchases before the war, Tokyo was already planning its takeover. The conquest of the Dutch East Indies would provide not just oil but also tin, nickel, bauxite, and other materials essential to an industrial war machine. The islands would also provide air and naval bases from which Japan could defend its new empire and potentially threaten Australia. The Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, which began in late December 1941 and accelerated through January and February 1942, was methodical and comprehensive. Various island groups were targeted systematically: Java, Borneo, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Dutch military forces, though brave, were overwhelmed. By March 1942, Japan had secured the entire archipelago,a stunning logistical and military achievement that delivered vast resources into Japanese hands. Thailand presented a fundamentally different case from Japan's other targets. Rather than conquest, Japan pursued alliance with military strongman Plaek Phibunsongkhram, who had seized power in a 1938 coup as a nationalist ideologue determined to reassert Thai sovereignty and recover territory lost to French colonialism in the nineteenth century. Thailand was the last independent state in mainland Southeast Asia, hemmed in by British-controlled Burma and Malaya to the west, and French Indochina to the east. For a century, Thailand had survived by playing European imperial powers against each other. But by the late 1930s, this strategy was becoming obsolete. Europe was distracted by Hitler's Germany. Colonial powers were weakening. Japanese power was visibly ascending. Phibunsongkhram recognized both danger and opportunity. He could resist Japan and invite invasion, or he could ally with Japan and profit from rising Asian power. Japanese diplomats approached Thailand with sophistication: they offered military alliance and support for Thai territorial expansion at French expense. This addressed Thailand's deepest national wound, the humiliation of nineteenth-century territorial losses to France. The Franco-Thai War of 1940-1941 became transformative. With Japan providing military support, advisors, tanks, aircraft, Thai forces defeated the French for the first time in history. By May 1941, Thailand had recovered 54,000 square kilometers of Cambodian territory and portions of Laos. For Phibunsongkhram, this was extraordinary: he had achieved what Thai leaders could not in a century, reclaiming territory from a Western imperial power. Domestically, his position was dramatically strengthened. The parallel to China's century of humiliation—the foundation of your podcast is striking: Thailand too was reversing colonial diminishment through association with rising Asian power. The Thai-Japanese relationship was unique. Unlike the Philippines, Malaya, or the Dutch East Indies, Thailand would retain nominal independence. Phibunsongkhram remained in power. Japanese occupation was light. Thai forces maintained their own command structure. Most importantly, Thailand's territorial gains from the Franco-Thai War were recognized and secured. Japan valued Thai cooperation more than conquest. Burma, controlled by the British, was the next target in Japan's southwestward advance. Japanese planners had multiple motivations for invading Burma. First, it was strategically positioned on India's eastern frontier, and Japan harbored ambitions of eventually striking toward India and linking up with Germany in the Middle East or at least destabilizing the British position in South Asia. Second, Burma was a significant producer of timber and agricultural products. Third, and perhaps most importantly, the invasion of Burma was meant to cut the Burma Road, the crucial supply line that allowed American aid to reach Nationalist China. The invasion of Burma began in late 1941 and accelerated through early 1942. The invasion of the Philippines, which began on December 10, 1941, just days after Pearl Harbor, served multiple strategic purposes. Like the assault on Pearl Harbor itself, it was meant to neutralize American military power in the region, in this case, the American garrison under General Douglas MacArthur and the American colonial administration. But the Philippines were also valuable in their own right. The islands sat directly in the path of what Japan envisioned as its defensive perimeter. By controlling the Philippines, Japan would make it extraordinarily difficult for American forces to project power westward into Southeast Asia. The territory would provide naval and air bases critical to defending Japan's new empire. Additionally, the Philippines possessed some agricultural and industrial resources valuable to the war effort, and their conquest delivered a psychological victory, defeating American forces and ending American colonial rule in Asia, which appealed to anti-Western sentiment that Japan tried to cultivate. Beyond Southeast Asia and the Philippines, Japan rapidly invaded Guam and Wake island to extend Japan's defensive perimeter further into the Pacific and eliminate American air and naval bases that could threaten Japanese operations. Guam, seized on December 10, 1941, fell within two days, the American garrison was small and the island's strategic value lay primarily in denying the United States a forward staging ground for any counteroffensive. Wake Island, attacked the same day and finally captured on December 23 after a brief but heroic American defense, served similar purposes: cutting off American reconnaissance and interdicting potential supply lines to the Philippines. Now I believe that's enough of the implosion in the east, let's get back to the situation in China. After Chiang Kai-shek sent his letter of support to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, pledging Chinese commitment to what he termed a new "common battle." he did something most revealing about his mood towards the global war. He played "Ave Maria" on his gramophone, celebrating with an almost spiritual gratitude the implications of what had just transpired in the American Pacific. This moment crystallized the profound difference Pearl Harbor would mean to different members of the emerging Allied coalition. For the United States, the attack was pure shock, a violation of the sanctity of American soil and the complacency of American isolationism. For Britain, it was like the pricking of a large, painful blister—painful but perhaps not entirely unexpected given Japan's regional ambitions. But for China, the relief that surged through the government and the consciousness of the Chinese people surpassed even Britain's response. For four long years, China had fought Japan almost alone, watching as Western nations remained neutral or limited their commitment to rhetorical support and modest material assistance. Now, suddenly, the trajectory of the entire conflict had shifted with breathtaking speed. Chiang's emotional state at this moment could scarcely be contained, and those close to him understood that beneath his carefully maintained Confucian composure burned an intoxicating sensation of vindication. These Western powers who had been so impatient with Chinese strategy, who had mocked the retreats of the Nationalist Army and spoken scornfully of Japanese capabilities, were now themselves in headlong retreat from those very islanders. In Hong Kong, Singapore, and Manila, British and American forces would be fighting desperately for their lives against the Japanese military that China had been contending with for years. Chiang could not have failed to perceive the irony: the Japanese had conquered vast stretches of China through relentless campaigns, yet Westerners had dismissed Chinese resistance as inadequate. Now the Japanese were proving that they posed a formidable challenge to Western military power as well. There was a bitter satisfaction in this vindication, even as Chiang understood that the strategic implications of American entry far outweighed any emotional satisfaction. What was pragmatic and strategically clear to Chiang, however, was far more important than any emotional satisfaction. The United States was now at war, and it was on China's side. This represented the transformation for which Chiang had labored for years, bringing the full weight of American industrial capacity and military might to bear against the Japanese enemy. The diplomatic foundations for this alliance had already been laid in the months preceding Pearl Harbor. Beginning in the spring of 1941, the United States had begun to commit significant resources to supporting China. In April 1941, following the conclusion of the Soviet-Japanese neutrality agreement, which had devastated Chinese morale by suggesting that Japan might attack the Soviet Union rather than move southward, the Roosevelt administration had determined to provide $45 million worth of militarily useful commodities to China as an immediate gesture of support. Then, on May 6, 1941, President Roosevelt had made a more formal commitment by announcing that the munitions provisions of the Lend-Lease Act applied to China, declaring a phrase that captured the strategic logic of American assistance: "defending China is the key to defending America." This declaration represented a significant shift in American policy, elevating China from a regional concern to a central element of American grand strategy in Asia. Subsequently, in July 1941, Roosevelt had sent Owen Lattimore to China to serve as political adviser to the Chinese government, a position that signaled deepening American engagement with Chinese affairs. In August, the administration appointed John Magruder as military attaché and head of the American Military Mission to China (AMMISCA), with the primary responsibility of overseeing the delivery of Lend-Lease material to the Chinese armed forces. On the diplomatic front, Chiang moved with remarkable alacrity. He had already severed relations with Germany on July 2, 1941, the very day after Hitler had formally recognized the Wang Jingwei puppet government in an attempt to appease Japan and encourage it to finally implement the Southern Advance. Now, on December 8, 1941, just one day after the Pearl Harbor attack, Chiang took the decisive step of formally declaring war against the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan. This declaration transformed China's position from a beleaguered nation fighting a war of survival into a formal member of the Allied coalition. Chiang had seized the opportunity that Pearl Harbor presented to ally China with a genuinely strong power against Japan, a gambit that fundamentally altered the diplomatic weight and international legitimacy of both the Chinese government and the Chinese cause. From a strategic perspective, the Japanese had committed what Chiang and others immediately recognized as a catastrophic blunder. On the operational level, Pearl Harbor was indeed a devastating tactical success, the American Pacific Fleet was crippled, and Japanese forces now enjoyed temporary naval superiority throughout much of the Pacific and Southeast Asia. Yet strategically, Pearl Harbor represented a failure of epic proportions, a miscalculation rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the intangibles of warfare: what motivated the Chinese people and what motivated the Americans. The Chinese had understood, through four years of brutal conflict, that warfare was about more than territorial conquest and resource acquisition. It was about will, about endurance, about the capacity to absorb punishment and continue fighting. The Japanese had learned this lesson imperfectly in China, where despite overwhelming military advantages they had been unable to force a decisive conclusion or compel Chinese surrender. The Americans would teach the Japanese this lesson even more emphatically. The attack on American sailors in Hawaii instantly galvanized the American population to prosecute an unlimited war, with Tokyo itself as the ultimate destination of American counterattack. While Americans would remember the "date that will live in infamy" primarily because of the assault on Pearl Harbor itself, the strategic consequence was that Japanese actions in Hawaii had introduced numerous new adversaries into the Pacific conflict: not only the United States, but also Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. These additions transformed what had been, from the Japanese perspective, a regional conflict with manageable parameters into a global war that Japan could not possibly win through any conceivable means. What made this particularly disastrous for Japan was the context in which the new theater had been opened. Japan was already deeply mired in a quagmire in China—a "malignant quagmire," as one observer would later characterize it, that had consumed vast resources, inflicted enormous casualties, and failed to produce decisive victory. In military strategy, it is sometimes wise to open a new theater in order to attack an enemy from an additional and unexpected direction, thereby dispersing their forces and creating new challenges for them to manage. But opening a new theater that introduces an entirely new, powerful adversary, and doing so when one is already overextended in an existing theater is a prescription for strategic catastrophe. This was precisely what Japan had done at Pearl Harbor. Chiang Kai-shek understood the magnitude of Japan's miscalculation with crystalline clarity. He understood that whatever the military complexities that lay ahead, whatever the challenges of coordinating with Western allies, and whatever the limitations of Western military assistance to China might be, the fundamental equation had changed. The United States would ultimately defeat Japan. The Chinese did not need to defeat Japan by themselves; they merely needed to survive long enough for American industrial and military capacity to grind the Japanese military into defeat. In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Chinese and American officials moved swiftly to formalize the alliance and establish the mechanisms of wartime cooperation. Roosevelt asked Chiang Kai-shek to serve as commander in chief of the Allied forces in the China theater, a designation that recognized China's central role in the Pacific War and elevated Chiang's international standing to something he had long sought: a position as an equal partner in the Allied coalition, a seat at the "top table of global decision-making" alongside Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. To support this expanded role and to ensure effective coordination of the military effort, Roosevelt dispatched Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell to China. Stilwell was not chosen randomly; he brought fifteen years of experience in China, a deep familiarity with the country, its military, and its complexities that few American officers possessed. Stilwell was appointed to serve simultaneously as the U.S. government's military representative in China, as chief of staff of the China Theater, and as commander in chief of the American forces in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater. This appointment established the framework for joint Chinese-American military cooperation and represented an American commitment to the Asian theater that, while never receiving the resources devoted to the European theater, nonetheless signified recognition of China's strategic importance. Trust me, going forward we will be having a lot of time dedicated to the hilarious bromance / bro hatred of Vinegar Joe and Peanut. Yet the formation of an alliance and the establishment of command structures was easier than the practical implementation of military cooperation. The fundamental challenge that would plague Chinese-American relations throughout the war emerged almost immediately: the problem of delivering military assistance to China. Before Pearl Harbor, the United States and China had reached agreement on three major points regarding military assistance. First, the United States would provide training and technical support to assist China in establishing a modern air force. Second, the United States would provide training and equipment for a ground army consisting of thirty divisions. Third, the United States would assist China in constructing railways and highways from Yunnan to Burma, along with the provision of rolling stock and vehicles to support these new transportation routes. These were ambitious plans, reflecting the extent of Chinese need and American willingness to support the Chinese war effort. However, the outbreak of the Pacific War threw American plans into disarray. The fundamental strategic doctrine guiding American policy was the "Europe first" strategy, which meant that the European theater and the defeat of Nazi Germany received priority over the Pacific theater. Additionally, China's geography made it extraordinarily difficult to supply. China could only be reached through supply lines of extraordinary length and complexity, either through the port of Rangoon in Burma and then overland via the treacherous Yunnan-Burma Road, or through the port of Hong Kong, which immediately fell into Japanese hands after Pearl Harbor. The first Sino-American loan agreement had specified that the United States would deliver commodities worth $45 million to China in 1941. However, shipping shortages meant that only $26 million worth of commodities actually left the United States. These commodities were shipped to the transit port of Rangoon, where a massive traffic jam developed as supplies accumulated faster than they could be distributed onward to China. Along the Yunnan-Burma Road, that "much-contested life line" as it came to be known, conditions were chaotic. The road had always been a source of trouble: it was long, extraordinarily difficult to keep in repair, fantastically dangerous to travel, and too narrow to permit much volume of traffic at any one time. Due to mismanagement and pilfering, the commodities that were shipped out of Burma suffered heavy losses in transit, and only one-third of them eventually arrived in Chongqing. Yet the United States had already established one valuable asset in China that could be deployed relatively quickly: an air force nucleus. Just before Pearl Harbor, a group of American aviators had been formally organized in Chongqing who worked on volunteer status for China under the command of Colonel Claire Chennault, an American aviation officer who served as instructor at the Chinese Air Force Cadet School. Some of these men had been flying in China since the Kuomintang first began purchasing American aircraft, having come to demonstrate the aircraft and remaining to pilot and teach. Others had hurried to China after being released from their volunteer service in Spain, where they had gained combat experience during the Spanish Civil War. It was a familiar joke that pilots from both sides of the Spanish conflict were likely to meet and work side by side in China, but political convictions proved immaterial to these professional aviators, they got on well enough with each other, mercenaries of the twentieth century united by their expertise and their willingness to fight. When American traffic on the Burma Road swelled in volume and became chaotic, with cargo lost to pilfering and trucks breaking down from mishandling, the air freight service into Chongqing became increasingly vital to maintaining Chinese military capabilities. The backbone of this organization was American, and it had been in operation for months before the Japanese attack. Halfway down the Burma Road, over the border in Burma, was a plane factory backed by American and Chinese capital, providing some degree of repair and maintenance capacity for the aircraft operating out of China. Recognizing the strategic value of these experienced aviators and the need to formalize and expand their operations, American and Chinese officials moved quickly to incorporate this volunteer group, formally known as the American Volunteer Group or "Flying Tigers," into the U.S. Army Air Force. This transformation of volunteer aviators into official American military personnel represented a commitment to providing air support to Chinese operations, recognizing that air power could compensate to some degree for Chinese numerical disadvantages in ground combat. In Chongqing, it was clear that among the United Nations fighting Japan, America was the only one taking China seriously, the only one prepared to invest significant resources in Chinese military capabilities and the Chinese war effort. Yet Pearl Harbor brought consequences that extended far beyond the strategic and diplomatic spheres. For Western civilians living in China,missionaries, teachers, doctors, businessmen, and journalists, the attack represented a catastrophic change in their status and their fate. Until December 8, 1941, Westerners residing in China had maintained a curious protected status as foreign neutrals, even in areas nominally controlled by the Japanese. This status had provided them with a measure of distance from, and protection against, the grinding reality of the war that had devastated Chinese populations. For a century, Americans had been part of an imperial presence in China, sometimes benevolent, sometimes violent, but always ultimately under Western control. That world came to an abrupt end on December 8, 1941. All across eastern China, Americans and Britons were rounded up and interned. The International Settlement of Shanghai—that remarkable oasis of neutrality that had persisted in the midst of a war-torn city—was now reunified under Japanese control. Thousands of foreigners with Allied nationality were sent to holding camps scattered throughout occupied China. Some, like the eleven-year-old British boy Jim Ballard, would remain imprisoned for the remainder of the war, enduring hunger, cold, and disease in camps like Longhua, which housed approximately 2,000 detainees. Forty years later, as the novelist J. G. Ballard, he would memorialized this experience in his semi-autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun. For missionaries like Velva Brown, the evacuation process was degrading and final. The missionary staff were permitted to pack no more than three suitcases with their belongings. As they prepared to leave, Japanese and Taiwanese "sightseeing" parties arrived to decide which houses they might want to occupy. The journey home aboard crowded Japanese ships offered no concessions to status or dignity; ambassadors, consuls, merchants, and missionaries alike were given "bed-sized strips of Chinese matting which we spread side by side on the iron floor of the hold," as Brown recorded. The humiliation was compounded by the finality of it all. For many, their decades-long presence in China was ending not in orderly retreat but in hasty evacuation, leaving behind "servants, many of whom had been with us for fifteen or twenty years." Despite these immediate human tragedies, the strategic transformation that Pearl Harbor wrought for China was undeniable. Chiang Kai-shek now embarked on an entirely new sort of life, heavily involved with the leaders and generals of the Western powers. He held diplomatic discussions with the leaders of the United Nations and military planning sessions with Western generals. In these unfamiliar circumstances, he did his best to live up to the Confucian ideal of the gentleman, seldom permitting the mask to slip—though the pressure of these new responsibilities and the intoxicating combination of vindication and anxiety would occasionally prove too much even for his considerable self-control. Within weeks of Pearl Harbor, Chiang demonstrated the value he could bring to the new alliance. He visited India and spoke with the leaders of the Indian independence struggle as an ally and friend, as a fellow non-European speaking to others seeking to escape from colonialism and imperial domination. He joined the Allies in their first joint campaign, not in China but in the jungles of neighboring Burma, committing Chinese forces to operations outside China's borders in support of the broader Allied military strategy. Yet the price that Chiang would pay for China's belated entry into the global alliance against the Axis powers would prove to be a heavy one. Chiang desperately needed his new American and British partners, but accepting this alliance would unleash forces within Chinese society that would threaten the very basis of his political control. The complexities of this bargain would become most visible in the four-year struggle between Chiang and General Joseph Warren Stilwell, the American officer who would become simultaneously his chief of staff and the administrator of American military assistance to China. This relationship, shaped by mutual suspicion, different strategic visions, and incompatible political agendas, would define Chinese-American military cooperation during the Pacific War and would have profound implications extending far beyond the battlefields of Asia. 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. Pearl Harbor's shock reverberated through Asia. Japan's assault on Hawaii, combined with invasions of Burma, the Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island, inadvertently transformed regional conflict into global war. Chiang Kai-shek, vindicated after four years of isolation fighting Japan, embraced American alliance with profound relief. The U.S. committed military aid, appointed General Stilwell as chief of staff, and recognized China as a co-belligerent. For Chiang, this partnership brought diplomatic status but also internal tensions that would define the Pacific War's final chapter.
This edition of the In The Money Media Players' Podcast late-week show kicks off with Peter Thomas Fornatale (PTF) sitting with co-host Jonathon Kinchen (JK) to analyze horse racing action from Saratoga Race Course for this Saturday (Aug. 15) in a segment sponsored by the Adelphi Racing Club. PTF then hands over the reins to Mikee P, who chats with ITM Blog contributor Michael Domabyl to find spot plays for Saturday's horse racing action at Colonial Downs before Mikee wraps the show with The Gallop Out's Ryan Anderson in a segment breaking down racing from Monmouth Park for Saturday.
This edition of the In The Money Media Players' Podcast late-week show kicks off with Peter Thomas Fornatale (PTF) sitting with co-host Jonathon Kinchen (JK) to analyze horse racing action from Saratoga Race Course for this Saturday (Aug. 15) in a segment sponsored by the Adelphi Racing Club. PTF then hands over the reins to Mikee P, who chats with ITM Blog contributor Michael Domabyl to find spot plays for Saturday's horse racing action at Colonial Downs before Mikee wraps the show with The Gallop Out's Ryan Anderson in a segment breaking down racing from Monmouth Park for Saturday.
Episode #588: Historian Douglas Ober began questioning the standard history of Indian Buddhism while traveling to Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and other sacred sites in his twenties. The dates he found on buildings and inscriptions did not fit the familiar sequence in which Buddhism vanished, European scholars rediscovered it, Anagarika Dharmapala revived it, and B.R. Ambedkar restored it in 1956. His research led him to argue that “this idea around Buddhism's disappearance from India is kind of a modern myth, and I call it a kind of useful fiction.” Ober does not deny the collapse of monasteries, patronage, and literary production after the thirteenth century. He instead recovers evidence that extinction language excludes: Buddhist images produced into the seventeenth century, manuscripts copied by devotees near Bodh Gaya, and continuing pilgrimage networks linking India with Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Chittagong, Arakan, and Burma. Colonial scholarship further narrowed the record by recognizing textual, monastic forms while treating yogis, borderland communities, and mixed traditions as doubtful or irrelevant. The Bay of Bengal becomes central to this longer history. Rakhine monks and patrons moved through Bengal and northern India; U Chandramani studied with Mahavir, helped establish a Buddhist rest house at Kushinagar, and later officiated Ambedkar's mass conversion of Dalits at Nagpur. Ambedkar's movement therefore emerged from a century of anti-caste Buddhist organizing and transregional monastic connections, even as his rationalist Navayana Buddhism transformed inherited doctrines around karma and rebirth. After independence, Nehru placed Buddhist symbols at the center of Indian statecraft through the dharma wheel on the flag, the Ashokan lion capital, and relic missions across Asia, including Burma. These objects carried genuine devotion and political purpose at once. Ober's history leaves both forces intact: Buddhism survives not outside politics, but through people and institutions repeatedly deciding what it means, who may claim it, and what power can do in its name.
Today's guest, Caro Pirri, is the author of Colonial Failure and Theatrical Form in Early Modern England: Stages of Unsettlement (Oxford University Press, 2025). This book explores how early modern colonial travel writing informed the London theater's spatial and placemaking conventions. It suggests that what the stage found most compelling about narratives of colonial settlement was their failure to claim interpretive control over unfamiliar places and people. The book goes on to link colonial misreadings of places and people to theatrical strategies for staging disorientation, which Pirri characterizes as a condition of “unsettlement.” Each chapter focuses on a specific formal device that emerged from colonial misreadings: “uncommonplacing” in Richard Hakluyt's travel compendium; metonymic possession in Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine; “seasoning” in Ben Jonson's city comedies; “stagewreck” in Shakespeare's The Tempest; and “stagework” in the Lord Mayor's Shows. By approaching form as an interpretive process that is always engaged in the act of making and being made, Colonial Failure and Theatrical Form offers a model for reading past the seeming impasses of colonial narratives. It shows how narratives of failed settlement served as a productive resources for the formal worldmaking conventions of early modern theater. Jane Hwang Degenhardt is Professor English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of Globalizing Fortune on the Early Modern Stage (Oxford UP, 2022) and Islamic Conversion and Christian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage (Edinburgh UP, 2012). She is also a co-editor of the academic journal English Literary Renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Guest host Stev Hull-Allen (Blake's brother in a past life) guides listeners through the abandoned Colonial Terrace, a crumbling catering hall where every room seems to hold onto a different version of the past. As his imagination weaves in and out of oral histories, textbook memories, and invented folklore, Stev explores what abandoned buildings can reveal about timing, healing, and the strange feeling that some friendships don't begin so much as they find their way back to us. ***
Jason looks back at the Jim Dandy from Saratoga as well as the Arlington Million day at Colonial from this past weekend.
As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episodes soon!It's April 25th. In 1777, a 16-year-old by the name of Sybil Luddington went on a 40-mile nighttime ride to warn Colonial troops and citizens of an impending British invasion.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Luddington's midnight ride isn't nearly as famous as Paul Revere's — and how we can ever know if the details of her story are actually true.Join our America250 newsletter community! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now.This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.comGet in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypodOur team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Michael Bernstam discusses China's "colonial" economic relationship with Russia, demanding natural gas at heavily subsidized domestic rates. Capitalizing on Russian weakness, Beijing insists Russia fund its own pipelines while China signals a shift toward supporting Ukrainian territorial integrity, effectively throwing Putin "under the bus" to pressure the West. (1)
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