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The United States and Iran say they've reached a deal to halt their war, which would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and removal of the US naval blockade. The agreement includes the end of the war in Lebanon. The deal is due to be signed on Friday. Also in this podcast: Swiss voters reject capping the population at 10 million. We speak to the Kremlin's teenage enemy, Alexander Browder. And the Dutch try out a speed limit for cyclists.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.ukPhoto: Cargo ships in the Gulf Credit: Reuters

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the famous Dutch Orange Bus, a double-decker bus painted a vibrant orange that has become an emblem of Dutch fans, arrived at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the World Cup events. Thousands dressed in orange gathered near the stadium for the "orand walk" prior to the events. Also Justin Trudeau cheers for USA alongside girlfriend Katy Perry / President Trump's "art of the deal" with Iran to bring an end to the war (again) / breaking down the "Memorandum of Understanding" / the President celebrates his 80th birthday with massive festivities surrounding a UFC fight event on the south lawn of the White House. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to the Blood Red Liverpool FC YouTube channel! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bloodred Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee The summer transfer window is officially OPEN, and the rumours are already hitting overdrive. Join Richard Garnet, Mark Jones, and Morgan King as they sit down to discuss the latest Liverpool FC transfer news and World Cup action. With the market open for business today, the lads dive straight into the reports surrounding RB Leipzig's Ivorian sensation, Yan Diomande. As the Reds push hard to secure a long-term successor on the flank, the Ivory Coast manager has already dropped a massive hint regarding a move to Anfield. Are Liverpool ready to break the bank for the €100m+ rated winger? Over at the World Cup, Liverpool striker Alexander Isak answered his critics in style. Leading the line for Sweden against Tunisia, Isak put in a world-class performance—netting a crucial goal to snap his recent drought and bagging two assists in a ruthless 5-1 victory. The panel discusses what this major confidence boost means for his upcoming season under Andoni Iraola. The boys also look back at how Liverpool's other big names fared on the world stage over the weekend: Virgil van Dijk: The skipper found the back of the net with a towering header for the Netherlands, though the Dutch were ultimately frustrated in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Japan. Florian Wirtz: Liverpool's No. 7 put on a creative masterclass, pulling the strings and providing a beautiful assist in Germany's staggering 7-1 demolition of Curaçao. #LFC #LiverpoolFC #FACup #ArneSlot #Anfield #BloodRed Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon to never miss an episode of the Blood Red podcast. Get exclusive Liverpool FC podcasts and video content everyday right here.  Subscribe to the Blood Red Liverpool FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3OkL9iT Listen and subscribe to the Blood Red Podcast for all your latest Liverpool FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HfBvKq SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/3SdsjeH Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFC Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfc Subscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Download our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aimé Flemm: Why Solo Scrum Masters Get Fired — The Coalition Of The Willing Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   "It doesn't make sense to try and change a system of 2,000 people on your own." - Aimé Flemm   Three months into his first gig out of consultancy, Aimé got the call: you're fired. He was at a Dutch pension fund — 2,000 people, deeply ingrained legacy structure — serving as Scrum Master to three component teams, including a UX-only team that couldn't ship anything end-to-end. Full of ambition and fresh ideas from a meetup, he pushed to restructure the teams to be cross-functional. His manager said "yeah, go for it." But Aimé was the only one pushing. He was, in his words, "poking and fighting the system way too much that they had built." So they didn't extend the contract. The lesson he carries from that firing reshaped how he approaches every change initiative since: do not try to do it alone. Find the coalition of the willing first — other Scrum Masters, other change agents, the volunteers — and build a network before you start pushing structural change. Use Scrum Master Syncs, communities of practice, even pizza budgets. Let the change spread like an oil spill. It takes time. It doesn't happen overnight. But you'll still have a job at the end of it.   In this episode, we refer to the coalition of the willing and change management tactics for Scrum Masters working in resistant systems.   Self-reflection Question: Where in your current organization are you trying to change the system alone — and who could become your first ally if you stopped pushing and started recruiting?   [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

For most people, donor eggs is at the bottom of the list. It is not where you wanted to land. And if your clinic is recommending it, something in you is saying there has to be more to look at first. Here is what we see every week. The donor egg recommendation rarely arrives after a complete workup. It arrives after looking at the AMH, the FSH, the follicle count, maybe a basic semen analysis, and maybe being told your TSH is normal. Those numbers are real. The diagnosis is real. What gets called complete is the question. This episode is the 11 specific things we most often find skipped before the recommendation gets made. Pull it up. Take notes. Bring it to your next appointment. The 11 patterns: 1. Thyroid, the full panel, not just TSH 2. The gut, including H. pylori 3. Hidden food sensitivities 4. Medications you are already on that affect fertility 5. The vaginal microbiome 6. The seminal microbiome 7. The male partner's full bloodwork 8. Sperm DNA fragmentation 9. Vaginal and seminal cross-contamination between partners 10. The nervous system and HPA axis 11. Liver function and hormone clearance These are the tests that sit outside the standard fertility workup. A 2024 study in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics found that ovarian reserve markers like AMH do not significantly predict natural conception in women with regular cycles. The donor egg recommendation comes from one snapshot, not the full investigation. If this is the first episode you have landed on in this series, go back and listen to "Told Donor Eggs Are Your Only Option? Ask This First," then "How Long Should I Try With My Own Eggs Before Donor Eggs?" then "The Gut Findings Your Clinic Did Not Look For," and "Multiple Failed IVF And Told Donor Eggs?" This episode brings all of it together. WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED The companion guide walks through all 11 of these patterns in more detail, so you can take it to your next appointment and ask the questions. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide. FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION A free 45-minute call where I review your labs, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here. ABOUT THE HOST I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them. Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile. If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Donor Egg Recommendation and What Gets Called Complete 01:00 Who's Reviewing Your Case at Fab Fertile 02:00 Thyroid: The Full Panel, Not Just TSH 03:00 The Gut and H. pylori 04:00 Hidden Food Sensitivities 05:00 Medications That Affect Fertility 06:30 The Vaginal Microbiome 08:00 The Seminal Microbiome 08:30 The Male Partner's Full Bloodwork 09:00 Sperm DNA Fragmentation 09:30 Cross-Contamination Between Partners 11:00 The Nervous System and HPA Axis 11:30 Liver Function and Hormone Clearance 13:00 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

One of the most anticipated matches of the group stage delivered in every way, as Japan and the Netherlands produced a captivating contest filled with quality, determination, and unforgettable moments. Japan fought back twice to earn a valuable point, while the Dutch showcased the attacking brilliance that has long made them a force on the international stage. By the final whistle, both teams had left supporters with a match worthy of the occasion.⚽

Voters elected former Frisco ISD trustee Mark Hill as mayor on Saturday, backing a campaign that emphasized unity and inclusion in a city undergoing rapid growth and demographic change. In other news, a Texas parole supervisor has been fired after making an "inflammatory" comment about the Karmelo Anthony case on social media;  the US and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, potentially allowing desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market; and the Netherlands and Japan played to a thrilling 2-2 tie. Dutch coach Ronald Koeman has a distant link to North Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sweden opened their World Cup campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Tunisia to move top of Group F.Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari scored twice in a standout performance for Graham Potter's side.Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres and Mattias Svanberg also found the net for Sweden.Potter hailed the result as an ideal start to the tournament following the convincing win.The Netherlands were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in the other Group F fixture.Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored for the Dutch, but Keito Nakamura and Daichi Kamada earned Japan a point.Germany made a statement in Group E with a dominant 7-1 win over Curacao.Kai Havertz scored twice, while Felix Nmecha, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav also got on the scoresheet.Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute as Cote d'Ivoire edged Ecuador 1-0 in Philadelphia.Ecuador hit the woodwork twice before Diallo's late winner secured all three points for the Ivorians.Today's action sees League of Ireland veteran Pico Lopes make his World Cup debut for Cape Verde against Spain in Atlanta.Spain are being tipped by some pundits as favourites to win the tournament and begin their campaign at 5pm Irish time.Belgium face Egypt at 8pm, with Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Mohamed Salah among the star attractions.Uruguay kick off their World Cup against Saudi Arabia at 11pm, with Darwin Nunez and Federico Valverde leading Marcelo Bielsa's squad.Off the pitch, Ruben Amorim is reportedly set to become AC Milan manager, while Real Madrid have completed the signing of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea on a six-year deal.World Cup Daily on Off The Ball, brought to you by Lynx, “A Proud Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026“. Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

An Ordinary Brazil: Morocco proved they are a genuinely good side, but Brazil looked decidedly ordinary. I take a moment to reflect on the legendary Brazilian teams of years gone by and ask where the magic has gone. Scottish Pride: Well done to Scotland on getting the job done! I loved the brilliant rendition of Flower of Scotland, which really shines a light on our rather dreary English anthem, God Save the King. Credit to Haiti as well—they looked very tidy in places and I think they're arguably quite unlucky to be stuck in such a tough group. Aussie Joy: A huge 2-0 result for the Aussies against Turkey, with the added element of Greek-Aussie joy making it an even sweeter victory down under. Water Break Controversy: Did the mandated water break ruin the flow of the Germany vs Curaçao game? Curaçao had just equalised and were aggressively pressing a genuinely rattled German side, only for Germany to recoup and reassert themselves after the pause. It begs the question: are FIFA fundamentally changing the landscape and rhythm of how the game is played? Underwhelming Oranje: Despite the late drama in the 2-2 draw, it was a fairly underwhelming game between the Netherlands and Japan. Japan were overly defensive for large spells, whilst the Dutch struggled to find that killer pass and ultimately switched off at the back. Plus, I look at Micky van de Ven, who really doesn't look well-suited to operating at left-back. Côte d'Ivoire Grind It Out: A massive three points on the board for Côte d'Ivoire against Ecuador. Picking up hard-fought wins against fairly evenly matched sides is exactly the name of the game in tournament football. Super Swedes: Sweden absolutely smash Tunisia to get their campaign underway. When I look through the Swedish squad, there is an abundance of quality. They might not be looked at as a classic favourite, but they are absolutely a team who could cause serious problems for anyone in this competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Asia's unbeaten run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 has continued after Japan twice came from behind against the Netherlands to draw 2-2 in Dallas. Goals from Keigo Nakamura and Daichi Kamada earned Japan a valuable point against the top-five ranked Dutch outfit. To dissect the result we're joined from Dallas by both Michael Church and ESPN Asia's Gabe Tan to look at what the result means, Japan's overall performance and injury concerns for Takefusa Kubo. Be sure to follow The Asian Game on all our social media channels: X: https://twitter.com/TheAsianGame IG: https://instagram.com/theasiangame Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheAsianGamePodcast   

Visiting Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched Sunday's FIFA World Cup match between Japan and the Netherlands on television with Dutch King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima in the European country.

We're up to the early 1880s where world events are intersecting in various ways with southern African events. The mere ratification of the Pretoria Convention in 1881 failed to bring peace and prosperity to South Africa. The frenzied speculation in diamond shares reached it's height in 1881, and war expenditure had swelled the tide of fictitious prosperity which had flowed from Table Bay to Lydenburg. Now the troops and the glory departed, Natal after the pomp and ceremony of the Wolseley period, drifted into a political backwater — and yet clamoured for responsible government and an augmented imperial garrison. In the Cape, the overcapitalised diamond companies began to topple, and banks shortened credit and in 1882, the crash came. John Scanlen the Cape Prime Minister succumbed to what some called retrenchment mania and laid off judges amongst other members of the bureaucracy. Times were bad, and growing worse, with Phylloxera visiting the Western Cape vineyards, drought had smote the land and red-water fever the cattle. It was old testament level pestilence and suffering, at least if you read the journals of the time. Did I mention the outbreak of smallpox as well? How remiss. It scoured Cape Town first, this pestilence, from whence it followed the railway and wagon route to the diamond fields of Kimberley, and from there into the Orange Free State and Basotholand. Plagues of locusts chewed through what was left. For anyone who would return to an earlier epoch in South African history, believing these were golden years, perhaps the reality I've just outlined would make you recalibrate your Time Machine. SJ Du Toit launched his pro-Afrikaans campaign by the early 1880s, railing against die Engelse and the elites in the Cape who were determined to keep speaking high Dutch instead of this new form which was disparagingly called Kitchen Dutch. Emerging at this messy moment to influence South Africa forever was a lawyer who eventually became known as Lord De Villiers. It's difficult to understand this these days — in the 1880s South Africa was still a mishmash of rebels, settlers, African chiefdoms, Khoesan raiders, dirt tracker miners and trekboers, wild Baltic and Nordic merchants, American and Australian frontiersmen. Every geographical locale was represented by a different language so folks like De Villiers who obsessed over federal ideas were outliers. Self-government meant they leaned towards the Union Jack, the English, for defence, but not the Union Jack as a cloak for interference in the internal affairs of the Cape. The quarrels divided the Anglican community particularly in Natal into adherents of the Church of England, and the Church of the Province of South Africa. The two main questions were these: Must Anglican Bishops in South Africa be appointed by Letters consecrated by the Archbishop of Centebury, and secondly, was the Church in South Africa bound by acts of an Imperial Parliament in England far far away or mainly independent? De Villiers was going to decide both questions — and in doing so — would set the scene for a future South African Republic while also setting in stone, some of our concepts in South Africa of the right to practice the religion we prefer.

Scotland has officially won a World Cup match for the first time in 36 years, Australia just pulled off the shock of the tournament, and Brazil is already in crisis mode! Welcome back to FUT IN REVIEW | World Cup Daily. Day 3 is officially in the books, and it was an absolute feast of football chaos. GPM and Shaq are beaming as they break down a massive four-match slate where the global football hierarchy was completely turned upside down.From a rain of goals to tactical masterclasses and historical heartbreaks, we unpack everything unfiltered:The Boston Rockin' Party: John McGinn's 28th-minute scrappy deflected winner ends a generation of pain for Scotland against a heroic Haiti. But with Morocco and Brazil next in Group C, is one win going to be enough?The Australian Sensation: How Tony Popovich boldly dropped his captain and vice-captain to start 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda (Watford), who terrorized Turkey's fullbacks and scored a certified belter to secure a historic 2-0 win.The 22-Year-Old Brick Wall: The unbelievable debut of goalkeeper Patrick Beach (Melbourne City), who went from zero competitive caps straight into a World Cup clean sheet against Arda Güler and Hakan Çalhanoğlu.Ancelotti's Brazilian Mess: A 1-1 thriller between Brazil and Morocco. We break down Vinícius Jr.'s wondergoal, Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães getting completely dominated by an 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder, and why this is far from a vintage Seleção.The John Review Bell: Chris fires back at our Dutch co-host John with an all-time dig about the Netherlands' empty trophy cabinet, while welcoming the non-stop 5-star review alerts keeping him up at night!Unlock Every Episode Instantly: Don't miss a single second of our daily tournament coverage! Join our Patreon to unlock the daily episodes the exact second we finish recording, plus full access to our active Discord, Predictor Leagues, and the official World Cup Sweepstakes. Check us out at patreon.com/futinreview.Keep the Office Bell Ringing: Take 10 seconds to hit that 5-star review button on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Every review sounds a massive buzzer in the studio, and we celebrate them like a 90th-minute winner!Pass the Pint: Share this episode with a mate who is currently celebrating the Tartan Army or buzzing over the Socceroos' tactical brilliance.Instagram: @futinreviewTikTok: @futinreviewpodcastWebsite: futinreview.com00:00 - Scotland Tops the Group! Welcome to Episode 1300:59 - Day Three Highlights: Sensation in Boston & Australia Buzzing02:07 - Game 1: Switzerland 1 - 1 Qatar (The Group B Basket Case)02:47 - VAR Meltdown: Did the Video Assistant Fail During Embolo's Penalty?03:44 - Game 2: Brazil 1 - 1 Morocco (Two Top-10 Heavyweights Collide)04:36 - The Ancelotti Jaw: Chewing Through Coconuts & Vinícius Jr.'s Salvation05:23 - Midfield Shambles: Casemiro & Bruno Guimarães Dominated by an 18-Year-Old06:09 - Game 3: Scotland 1 - 0 Haiti (The Scrappy End to 36 Years of Pain)07:34 - Haiti Heartbreak: Can Steve Clarke Park the Bus Against Morocco?08:36 - Game 4: Australia 2 - 0 Turkey (Shaq Waxes Lyrical Over the Socceroos)09:51 - Socceros Dynamism: Sparking a Football Revolution Down Under11:24 - Baller of the Day (Chris's Pick): John McGinn's Historic Door Opener13:06 - Slaying the Dutch: The Ultimate John Kay Dig & The 5-Star Review Bell14:08 - Baller of the Day (Shaq's Pick): Nestory Irankunda's Fearless World Cup Introduction16:33 - FIFA's Momentum Graphs vs. The Reality of Popovich's Counter-Tactics17:26 - Bottler of the Day: Switzerland's Abysmal xG Waste & Lightning Green Passports Kits19:55 - The Drama: Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil Selection Crisis & The New World Order23:17 - Patrick Beach's Dream Debut: From Zero Caps to Slaying Arda Güler24:11 - Day 4 Blockbuster Previews: Germany vs. Curaçao & Oranje Enters the Chat25:08 - Outro: Five-Star Reviews, Patreon Predictions & Drop It!

Introducing Pitch and Power: How Soccer Shapes Everything, The Globe and Mail's new soccer podcast for World Cup 2026. Every Thursday, throughout the tournament, host Eoin O'Callaghan will look at eight moments that changed soccer, the moments and stories that extend beyond the field and into politics, culture and the moral climate of their day. In this episode, the focus is on Johan Cruyff, the Dutch master who took the 1974 World Cup by storm with a Total Football movement – but a team's heartbreak turned genius into myth.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to the age of oligarchy, where money buys you influence, where the rich and powerful like to mingle and party and where self-enrichment, corruption and tax evasion are commonplace. Where democracy is threatened by the ultra-wealthy. In this first episode of a new four-part series, we dissect the modern oligarchy with Pieter Omtzigt and Paul Caruana Galizia.When you think of oligarchs, you probably imagine ultra-wealthy Russians with Vladimir Putin's number in their phone. But oligarchy has spread to the Western world as well. Tech tycoons are closely intertwined with power, the United States is even led by an oligarch. In this new series we explore the shadowy network of billionaires, politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals – we introduce you: the new oligarchs.In this first episode, we speak with journalist Paul Caruana Galizia (Financial Times, podcast Londongrad). He wrote a book about the aftermath of the murder of his mother, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who investigated corruption on her home island. Paul Caruana Galizia closely examined the rise of Evgeny Lebedev, the son of a spy who secured a seat in the House of Lords with the help of former prime minister Boris Johnson. Recently, he has been researching Donald Trump's donors and how they have benefited from his second term.Paul Caruana Galizia is an investigative reporter at the Financial Times. He became a journalist in 2018 after his mother Daphne's assassination and has since won ten journalism awards. He has also received the Magnitsky and Anderson-Lucas-Norman awards for campaigning for justice for his mother.Pieter Omtzigt is a former politician and member of the Dutch parliament. On behalf of the Council of Europe, Omtzigt investigated the functioning of the rule of law in Malta following the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.Programme editor: Ianthe MosselmanSupported by: VfondsZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're up to the early 1880s where world events are intersecting in various ways with southern African events. The mere ratification of the Pretoria Convention in 1881 failed to bring peace and prosperity to South Africa. The frenzied speculation in diamond shares reached it's height in 1881, and war expenditure had swelled the tide of fictitious prosperity which had flowed from Table Bay to Lydenburg. Now the troops and the glory departed, Natal after the pomp and ceremony of the Wolseley period, drifted into a political backwater — and yet clamoured for responsible government and an augmented imperial garrison. In the Cape, the overcapitalised diamond companies began to topple, and banks shortened credit and in 1882, the crash came. John Scanlen the Cape Prime Minister succumbed to what some called retrenchment mania and laid off judges amongst other members of the bureaucracy. Times were bad, and growing worse, with Phylloxera visiting the Western Cape vineyards, drought had smote the land and red-water fever the cattle. It was old testament level pestilence and suffering, at least if you read the journals of the time. Did I mention the outbreak of smallpox as well? How remiss. It scoured Cape Town first, this pestilence, from whence it followed the railway and wagon route to the diamond fields of Kimberley, and from there into the Orange Free State and Basotholand. Plagues of locusts chewed through what was left. For anyone who would return to an earlier epoch in South African history, believing these were golden years, perhaps the reality I've just outlined would make you recalibrate your Time Machine. SJ Du Toit launched his pro-Afrikaans campaign by the early 1880s, railing against die Engelse and the elites in the Cape who were determined to keep speaking high Dutch instead of this new form which was disparagingly called Kitchen Dutch. Emerging at this messy moment to influence South Africa forever was a lawyer who eventually became known as Lord De Villiers. It's difficult to understand this these days — in the 1880s South Africa was still a mishmash of rebels, settlers, African chiefdoms, Khoesan raiders, dirt tracker miners and trekboers, wild Baltic and Nordic merchants, American and Australian frontiersmen. Every geographical locale was represented by a different language so folks like De Villiers who obsessed over federal ideas were outliers. Self-government meant they leaned towards the Union Jack, the English, for defence, but not the Union Jack as a cloak for interference in the internal affairs of the Cape. The quarrels divided the Anglican community particularly in Natal into adherents of the Church of England, and the Church of the Province of South Africa. The two main questions were these: Must Anglican Bishops in South Africa be appointed by Letters consecrated by the Archbishop of Centebury, and secondly, was the Church in South Africa bound by acts of an Imperial Parliament in England far far away or mainly independent? De Villiers was going to decide both questions — and in doing so — would set the scene for a future South African Republic while also setting in stone, some of our concepts in South Africa of the right to practice the religion we prefer.

The fifth episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This installment traces the armed conflicts—civil wars and then confrontations with the Dutch and British—that propelled Indonesia into Sukarno's authoritarian Guided Democracy system and cascading economic crisis. Both the military and the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) became increasingly powerful forces on the eve of 1965–when the armed forces would slaughter the communists and inaugurate Suharto's New Order. Featuring Rianne Subijanto, Made Supriatma, and Farabi Fakih. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Register for the Socialism Conference by June 19th for the early bird rate! Socialismconference.org Get 50% off Backlash: The Global Rise of the Radical Right , or any first book purchase from plutobooks.com with code ‘DIG50'

Get 15% off your eSIM today—download the Saily app or visit saily.com/lwos and use code LWOS at checkout. After a bright start to the transfer window for Tottenham, the Club are being faced with the prospect of selling one of Europe's top young talents in Luka Vuskovic to Brighton before he's even played a competitive game for the Club. While the club continues to monitor defensive targets, including Dutch international Jan Paul van Hecke, they must now decide whether Vušković is part of their immediate plans or whether a substantial profit on a player who has not yet featured for the first team is too good to refuse.With Brighton prepared to invest heavily, the battle for one of Croatian football's brightest prospects appears to be entering a crucial phase. Independent Multi-Award Winning Tottenham Hotspur Fan Channel (Podcast) providing instant post-match analysis and previews to every single Spurs match along with a range of former players, manager, special guests. WEBSITE: www.lastwordonspurs.com #THFC #TOTTENHAM #SPURS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: From Pressure to Peace: Discovering True Art Appreciation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-13-07-38-19-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Daan stond tussen de menigte in het Rijksmuseum.En: Daan stood among the crowd in the Rijksmuseum.Nl: De zomerzon scheen door de hoge ramen.En: The summer sun shone through the tall windows.Nl: Lichtvlekken dansten op de glanzende houten vloeren.En: Light patches danced on the gleaming wooden floors.Nl: De zachte stemmige geluiden van mensen om hem heen vulden de ruimte.En: The soft, subdued sounds of people around him filled the space.Nl: Voor hem hing "De Nachtwacht", het meesterwerk van Rembrandt.En: In front of him hung "The Night Watch", the masterpiece by Rembrandt.Nl: Daan voelde zijn hart sneller kloppen.En: Daan felt his heart beat faster.Nl: Hij was een kunstliefhebber uit Rotterdam.En: He was an art lover from Rotterdam.Nl: Vandaag was een droom die uitkwam.En: Today was a dream come true.Nl: Eindelijk zag hij de beroemde schilderijen van Rembrandt met eigen ogen.En: Finally, he was seeing the famous paintings of Rembrandt with his own eyes.Nl: Maar diep vanbinnen voelde hij druk.En: But deep inside, he felt pressure.Nl: Hij wilde begrijpen, bewonderen, en versteld staan.En: He wanted to understand, admire, and be amazed.Nl: Hoe kon hij anders zijn liefde voor kunst bewijzen, zelfs aan zichzelf?En: How could he prove his love for art, even to himself, otherwise?Nl: Daan voelde zweet op zijn voorhoofd.En: Daan felt sweat on his forehead.Nl: Zijn ademhaling werd zwaarder.En: His breathing became heavier.Nl: Hij probeerde zijn focus op het schilderij te houden, maar alles begon te draaien.En: He tried to keep his focus on the painting, but everything began to spin.Nl: De mix van bewondering en druk werd te veel.En: The mix of admiration and pressure became too much.Nl: Opeens werd alles zwart.En: Suddenly, everything went black.Nl: Toen Daan zijn ogen opende, hoorde hij een zachte stem.En: When Daan opened his eyes, he heard a soft voice.Nl: "Gaat het?"En: "Are you alright?"Nl: vroeg Eva, een vriendelijke medewerkster van het museum.En: asked Eva, a friendly staff member of the museum.Nl: Naast haar stond Max, een andere bezoeker die water aanbood.En: Next to her stood Max, another visitor who offered water.Nl: Daan knikte, nog een beetje duizelig.En: Daan nodded, still a little dizzy.Nl: Hij ging op een nabijgelegen bankje zitten en nam voorzichtig een slok water.En: He sat on a nearby bench and carefully took a sip of water.Nl: Terwijl hij zat, dacht Daan na.En: As he sat, Daan thought.Nl: Waarom hield hij zo van kunst?En: Why did he love art so much?Nl: Het was niet om anderen te imponeren.En: It wasn't to impress others.Nl: Het ging om het gevoel, de emotie die kunst hem gaf.En: It was about the feeling, the emotion that art gave him.Nl: Het besef kwam als een warme golf.En: The realization came like a warm wave.Nl: Het ging niet om begrijpen of imponeren.En: It wasn't about understanding or impressing.Nl: Het ging om genieten.En: It was about enjoying.Nl: Daan keek op.En: Daan looked up.Nl: Hij glimlachte naar Eva en Max.En: He smiled at Eva and Max.Nl: "Dank jullie," zei hij.En: "Thank you," he said.Nl: Langzaam stond hij op en liep terug naar "De Nachtwacht".En: Slowly, he stood up and walked back to "The Night Watch".Nl: Deze keer voelde hij zich kalm en ontspannen.En: This time, he felt calm and relaxed.Nl: De druk was weg.En: The pressure was gone.Nl: Hij stond op een afstand en liet het schilderij op zich inwerken zoals het voor hem natuurlijk voelde.En: He stood at a distance and let the painting wash over him as it naturally felt to him.Nl: In dat moment vond Daan de verbinding waar hij naar zocht.En: In that moment, Daan found the connection he was looking for.Nl: De schoonheid van de kunst raakte zijn hart.En: The beauty of the art touched his heart.Nl: Geen druk meer, alleen vreugde.En: No more pressure, only joy.Nl: Het was een waardevolle les.En: It was a valuable lesson.Nl: Nu wist hij waar echte waardering over ging: persoonlijk genot en verbinding.En: Now he knew what true appreciation was about: personal enjoyment and connection.Nl: En dat, besloot hij, was meer dan genoeg.En: And that, he decided, was more than enough. Vocabulary Words:crowd: menigteshone: scheengleaming: glanzendesubdued: stemmigemasterpiece: meesterwerkart lover: kunstliefhebberpressure: druksweat: zweetforehead: voorhoofddizzy: duizeligvisitor: bezoekersip: slokrealization: besefemotion: emotievalue: waardeadmire: bewonderenheavier: zwaarderbench: bankjeconnection: verbindingbeauty: schoonheidjoy: vreugdeappreciation: waarderingenough: genoegnaturally: natuurlijkcalm: kalmrelaxed: ontspannenimpress: imponerenadmiration: bewonderingsoft: zachtedream: droom

I discovered this work when it was published by the Dutch Translation Society, and I asked if I could provide audio for it. It took awhile but I was given permission. I commenced doing so, but abandoned the project because I will not do it, if in the sharing the audio with others it would be a copyright violation. Monergism published a single sermon by Voetius on Psalm 126 and I told them the story of this book co-written by Johannes Hoornbeeke and if they would publish a digital copy and then I will make it known. It was produced, with the aid of Grok A I, translated from the Dutch to English, and I had it in 24 hours. It is unequaled in the English language to anything I know that I have perused and also narrated. It is a theological science that is just not taught in our Seminaries. I have tried to read it, and will continue to do so, as carefully as I am able. The paperback was printed in 2003. It is out of print. There was no demand for it. By abundantly supplying it for free, the goal is to create the demand. One doesn't demand something that they don't even know exists.

The Dutch housing market is fast, opaque, and genuinely unforgiving if you don't know the rules — and most of us didn't get the rulebook. In this episode, Eva is joined by Nic, co-founder of Buy Home Helper, who built a platform specifically for internationals navigating the Dutch home buying process after his own experience of lost bids, hidden costs, surprise neighbours, and a final invoice that came out of nowhere.We get into what the market actually looks like right now, why more internationals are being pushed into buying whether they're ready or not, and how Buy Home Helper guides you from first search to signed keys — with the tips, warnings, and stage-gate reminders your makelaar probably isn't sharing. If you're logging into Funda morning and night, building spreadsheets, and wondering if there's an insider club you somehow missed — this one's for you.Exclusive offer for the Dam Parenting community: Use code DAMPARENTING at buyhomehelper.com — the first 10 listeners get a full year free.

Flowers don’t have to be in bloom to be beautiful, says famed landscape designer Piet Oudolf. Even in the dead of winter, the Dutch gardener’s award-winning designs are known for their stunning appeal. “Beauty is in so many things you wouldn’t think of,” Oudolf says, although some may disagree. “The moment you say I love plants that are dead [dormant],” he said, “then you have a problem because people don’t like dead plants.” Oudolf’s appreciation of plants’ life cycles echoes a core spiritual principle: while we were dead in our sins, God still loved us. “You see,” explained the apostle Paul, “at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6). Paul continued, “God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (v. 8). Jesus chose disciples with flaws. He ate meals with known sinners. He healed outcasts. Oudolf, likewise, is “interested in plants not only for their flowers, but also for their personality, their character”—seeing beauty “in things that, on first sight, are not beautiful.” As bearers of our Father’s image, we show God to the world in how we relate to Him and each other. Planted in His love, we’re anointed by our Father to bloom anew in Him—once-dead sinners showing His beauty to a world longing for a glimpse of Him.

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The Mark Thompson Show Hour 3 (6.11) The crew celebrates Pride Month by discussing celebrities who came out later in life, including a former “Vanderpump Rules” star, Barry Manilow, Kelly McGillis and Clive Davis. They also react to the big Knicks game and Taylor Swift being spotted with Alana Haim (Tim Conway Jr.’s co-star from “Licorice Pizza”) —did Taylor asked for Timmy’s autograph?? The guys pay tribute to the late disco legend Sylvester, chat about how SpaceX has never turned a profit despite the upcoming IPO, and get a kick out of Mark Thompson claiming supermodels are constantly flirting with him. Other topics include the IRS laying off staff only to try and hire back 8,000 employees, and the costly U.S. effort to evacuate a woman exposed to hantavirus from a Dutch cruise ship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New European rules on asylum come into force, but the Dutch immigration service warns it will take a year to clear the backlog. An extradition treaty aimed at busting drug gangs is signed, while the net tightens around the latest "Mr Big". International students numbers fall for the first time in 20 years, but Dutch students are disappearing even faster. The Mauritshuis is allowed to keep a batch of 17th century paintings in a dispute that hinges on a sentence in a French will. And in sport, several key players are missing from Ronald Koeman's World Cup squad but a keyboard player is hoping to be called up to join them.

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Rising Above: Conquering Fears and Uniting Dreams Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-12-22-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Het was een snikhete zomerdag in de stad, en Sanne stond in de lobby van de hoge wolkenkrabber.En: It was a scorching hot summer day in the city, and Sanne stood in the lobby of the tall skyscraper.Nl: De zon glinsterde op de glazen muren van het gebouw, een architectonisch wonder dat zij mede had ontworpen.En: The sun glistened on the glass walls of the building, an architectural marvel that she had helped design.Nl: Sanne was trots, maar de gedachte aan de elevator maakte haar zenuwachtig.En: Sanne was proud, but the thought of the elevator made her nervous.Nl: Bram veegde het zweet van zijn voorhoofd terwijl hij in de technische ruimte werkte.En: Bram wiped the sweat from his forehead while working in the technical room.Nl: Zijn droom was om verder te komen in zijn carrière, maar vandaag was het zijn taak om de lift van de wolkenkrabber te controleren.En: His dream was to advance in his career, but today his task was to check the skyscraper's elevator.Nl: Toen hij Sanne de lobby zag binnenkomen, voelde hij een kans om zijn vaardigheden te laten zien.En: When he saw Sanne enter the lobby, he felt a chance to showcase his skills.Nl: Sanne stapte in de lift, haar ogen gericht op de knoppen, en drukte op het knopje voor de topverdieping.En: Sanne stepped into the elevator, her eyes focused on the buttons, and pressed the button for the top floor.Nl: Bram kwam snel binnen voordat de deuren gesloten werden.En: Bram quickly entered before the doors closed.Nl: "Mooie dag, hè?"En: "Nice day, isn't it?"Nl: zei hij opgewekt, in een poging het gesprek te beginnen.En: he said cheerfully, attempting to start a conversation.Nl: Plotseling maakte de lift een schokkende beweging en stopte.En: Suddenly, the elevator made a jarring movement and stopped.Nl: Sanne greep de reling vast, haar hartslag versnelde.En: Sanne grabbed the railing, her heartbeat quickened.Nl: De temperatuur begon te stijgen.En: The temperature began to rise.Nl: De spiegels van de lift reflecteerden haar bezorgdheid, en de lucht werd zwaarder met iedere seconde.En: The mirrors in the elevator reflected her concern, and the air grew heavier with every second.Nl: Bram zette zijn bekwaamheid aan het werk.En: Bram put his skills to work.Nl: "Geen zorgen, ik kijk ernaar," zei hij met zelfvertrouwen.En: "Don't worry, I'll take a look," he said confidently.Nl: Hij opende het paneel van de lift en begon verschillende draden te controleren.En: He opened the elevator panel and began checking various wires.Nl: Sanne stond gespannen aan de kant en bekeek zijn geconcentreerde gezicht.En: Sanne stood tensely to the side, watching his focused face.Nl: Met haar stem wat trillend zei Sanne: "Ik heb eigenlijk hoogtevrees en... liften maken me nerveus."En: With her voice slightly trembling, Sanne said, "I actually have a fear of heights and... elevators make me nervous."Nl: Bram stopte even en keek haar vriendelijk aan.En: Bram paused for a moment and looked at her kindly.Nl: "Je bent niet alleen.En: "You're not alone.Nl: Ik ben hier om te helpen, en samen kunnen we dit fiksen," stelde hij haar gerust.En: I'm here to help, and together we can fix this," he reassured her.Nl: Met hernieuwd vertrouwen en vastberadenheid werkte Bram verder.En: With renewed confidence and determination, Bram continued working.Nl: Na een paar minuten hoorde ze een tevreden "Aha!"En: After a few minutes, she heard a satisfied "Aha!"Nl: van hem.En: from him.Nl: Plotseling begon de lift zachtjes te bewegen, langzaam stijgend naar boven.En: Suddenly, the elevator gently began to move, slowly ascending upwards.Nl: De deuren van de topverdieping gingen eindelijk open en Sanne glimlachte, een beetje opgelucht.En: The doors to the top floor finally opened, and Sanne smiled, a bit relieved.Nl: "Dank je, Bram," zei ze oprecht.En: "Thank you, Bram," she said sincerely.Nl: "Ik kom een keer op je koffiepauze langs."En: "I'll stop by during your coffee break sometime."Nl: Sanne haalde diep adem en ging naar haar vergadering.En: Sanne took a deep breath and went to her meeting.Nl: Ondanks dat ze wat laat was, voelde ze zich sterker en had ze een nieuw respect voor Bram, die op een bescheiden manier zijn talenten had laten zien.En: Although she was a bit late, she felt stronger and had a newfound respect for Bram, who had humbly showcased his talents.Nl: Bram daarentegen voelde dat het tijd was om zijn dromen na te jagen.En: Bram, in turn, felt it was time to pursue his dreams.Nl: Samen hadden ze meer geleerd dan alleen hoe een lift werkt.En: Together, they had learned more than just how an elevator works. Vocabulary Words:scorching: snikheteglistened: glinsterdearchitectural: architectonischmarvel: wondertechnical: technischeadvance: verder te komennervous: zenuwachtigconcern: bezorgdheidshowcase: laten zienjarring: schokkenderailing: relingtrembling: trillendfear: hoogtevreesreassured: reassureddetermination: vastberadenheidascending: stijgendhumble: bescheidensatisfied: tevredenpause: stoptegently: zachtjesrelieved: opgeluchtsincerely: oprechtbreathe: adempursue: najagencareer: carrièreheartbeat: hartslagmirrors: spiegelsconcern: bezorgdheidfocused: geconcentreerdeconfidence: zelfvertrouwen

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Rising Above: Sanne's Elevator Epiphany Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-12-07-38-19-nl Story Transcript:Nl: In de stralende zon van juni stond het moderne, glanzende glazen gebouw trots in de lucht van de drukke stad.En: In the bright June sun, the modern, gleaming glass building stood proudly in the air of the busy city.Nl: De zomerse hitte weerkaatste van de hoge muren en de lucht was gevuld met het geluid van auto's en mensen.En: The summer heat reflected off the tall walls, and the air was filled with the sound of cars and people.Nl: Sanne stond in de lobby van de wolkenkrabber met haar collega's, Bram en Femke.En: Sanne stood in the lobby of the skyscraper with her colleagues, Bram and Femke.Nl: Ze moesten naar de bovenste verdieping voor een belangrijke vergadering.En: They needed to go to the top floor for an important meeting.Nl: Sanne was een toegewijde architect, bezeten van duurzaam ontwerp.En: Sanne was a dedicated architect, obsessed with sustainable design.Nl: Maar de gedachte aan spreken voor de groep maakte haar zenuwachtig.En: But the thought of speaking in front of the group made her nervous.Nl: Samen stapten ze de lift in.En: Together, they stepped into the elevator.Nl: De stalen deuren sloten met een zachte piep en de lift begon te stijgen.En: The steel doors closed with a soft beep, and the elevator began to ascend.Nl: Bram maakte een grapje over vogelnesten hoog in de lucht, en Femke lachte.En: Bram made a joke about bird nests high in the sky, and Femke laughed.Nl: Sanne glimlachte voorzichtig en hield haar spiekbriefjes stevig vast.En: Sanne smiled cautiously and held her cue cards tightly.Nl: Haar handen voelden klam.En: Her hands felt clammy.Nl: Plotseling stopte de lift.En: Suddenly, the elevator stopped.Nl: Het licht knipperde en doofde uit.En: The light flickered and went out.Nl: Sanne's hart sloeg een slag over.En: Sanne's heart skipped a beat.Nl: "Is alles oké?"En: "Is everything okay?"Nl: vroeg Femke.En: Femke asked.Nl: "Het moet een stroomstoring zijn," zei Bram kalm.En: "It must be a power outage," said Bram calmly.Nl: "Dit gebouw is oud, maar de beveiliging is goed.En: "This building is old, but the security is good.Nl: We zullen snel weer door gaan."En: We'll be moving again soon."Nl: Sanne ademde diep in, probeerde de angst in bedwang te houden.En: Sanne took a deep breath, trying to control her fear.Nl: Ze moest haar tijd verstandig gebruiken.En: She needed to use her time wisely.Nl: Ze haalde diep adem en begon haar presentatie zachtjes te oefenen.En: She took a deep breath and started practicing her presentation softly.Nl: Ze sloot haar ogen en stelde zich voor dat ze sprak met zelfvertrouwen en helderheid.En: She closed her eyes and imagined speaking with confidence and clarity.Nl: Na een tijdje kwamen de lichten weer aan, en de lift begon verder te stijgen.En: After a while, the lights came back on, and the elevator began to rise again.Nl: Sanne voelde haar zenuwen kalmeren.En: Sanne felt her nerves calm.Nl: Toen de deuren eindelijk open schoven, stonden ze op de bovenste verdieping.En: When the doors finally slid open, they were on the top floor.Nl: "Daar gaan we," zei Bram bemoedigend.En: "Here we go," said Bram encouragingly.Nl: Sanne stapte uit de lift.En: Sanne stepped out of the elevator.Nl: De grote glazen ramen van de hoge zaal boden een prachtig uitzicht over de skyline van de stad.En: The large glass windows of the high room offered a stunning view of the city skyline.Nl: De vergadering begon.En: The meeting began.Nl: Sanne voelde haar hart weer sneller kloppen, maar ze herinnerde zich het moment in de lift.En: Sanne felt her heart race again, but she remembered the moment in the elevator.Nl: Ze had herhaald, geoefend, en zich rustig gehouden.En: She had repeated, practiced, and stayed calm.Nl: Ze begon haar presentatie, en woorden stroomden met meer gemak dan ze had verwacht.En: She started her presentation, and words flowed with more ease than she had expected.Nl: Haar passie voor duurzaam ontwerpen was duidelijk merkbaar en boeide haar publiek.En: Her passion for sustainable design was clearly noticeable and captivated her audience.Nl: Na de presentatie keek het panel tevreden en begon te klappen.En: After the presentation, the panel looked satisfied and began to clap.Nl: Sanne glimlachte breed.En: Sanne smiled broadly.Nl: Ze had haar angst overwonnen en had haar passie gedeeld, en dat had een verschil gemaakt.En: She had overcome her fear and shared her passion, and it had made a difference.Nl: Vanaf dat moment wist ze dat ze elk stressvol moment aan zou kunnen.En: From that moment, she knew she could handle any stressful moment.Nl: Haar zelfvertrouwen, net als de zon buiten, straalde helder.En: Her self-confidence, like the sun outside, shone brightly. Vocabulary Words:gleaming: glanzendeskyscraper: wolkenkrabberdedicated: toegewijdeobsessed: bezetensustainable: duurzaamnervous: zenuwachtigelevator: liftascend: stijgencautiously: voorzichtigclammy: klamflickered: knipperdepower outage: stroomstoringsecurity: beveiligingwisely: verstandigclarity: helderheidstunning: prachtigcalm: rustigself-confidence: zelfvertrouwencautiously: voorzichtigpracticing: oefenenencouragingly: bemoedigendstunned: verbijsterdenoticeable: merkbaarcaptivated: boeidepresentation: presentatiecomposure: rustsatisfied: tevredenovercome: overwonnenstressful: stressvolbroadly: breed

There's a spooky hanker in the air... Horror films, Basque Cheesecakes, Dominatrices - it doesn't bear!Jack, fresh from sampling the delights of the Dutch, has come back feeling a little strange after accidentally revisiting a nightclub that changed him for life. While Ash has found her old yearbook from school, which raises more questions than it answers.Want more Jack & Ash? Join our Patreon page and enter 'The Tavern'! Sign up at:https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheJackAndAshShowGOT A PROBLEM? NEED SOME OF OUR BAD ADVICE?

Nergens ter wereld komen zo veel reizigers genieten van groene landschappen, mooie regio's en cultuursteden als hier in Europa. Meer dan 500 miljoen van hen bezochten in 2025 de landen van de EU. Maar liefst tien procent van de Europese economie draait op toerisme. Maar dat succes komt niet vanzelf. Er zijn veel uitdagingen. Klimaateffecten, overvolle steden, nog te weinig duurzaam transport, gebrek aan nieuw jong talent in de sector. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger praten erover met twee Europese topexperts op het European Sustainable Tourism Mobility Forum deze week op Breda University of Applied Sciences. Daarna volgt een bijzonder gesprek met een levende legende uit de Europese politiek, de Oostenrijkse oud-Eurocommissaris Franz Fischler. Hij zette grote landbouwhervormingen in gang en vindt dat het nu, na 25 jaar, weer tijd is voor een grootscheepse hervorming. *** This is a Dutch podcast, but from minute 5 on, the conversation is in English. Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show! Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend ons een mailtje en wij zoeken contact. *** Europees commissaris Apostolos Tzitzikostas werkt in Brussel nu - voor het eerst - aan een strategie voor duurzaam toerisme, geïntegreerd met zijn beleid gericht op duurzaam transport en mobiliteit. Sleutelfiguur daarbij is Mona Bjorklund, directeur beleid bij 'DG MOVE' het directoraat-generaal van de Commissie dat erover gaat. Zij zet helder uiteen hoe zo'n strategie op hoog beleidsniveau tot stand komt. Bepaald niet als 'dictaat uit Brussel', maar als ontwikkeling van een duidelijke, gezamenlijke beleidsrichting voor de lange termijn, samen met bedrijven, organisaties en kennisinstellingen vanuit heel de EU. Zo'n samenwerkingspartner is Fabian Schulz-Luckenbach, hoofd pubic affairs internationaal langeafstand-passagierstransport van Deutsche Bundesbahn. Hij vertelt hoe EU-lidstaten concreet op die langetermijnstrategie inspelen. Zo moeten grote infraplannen gerealiseerd worden voor duurzaam spoorverkeer over de nationale grenzen heen. Aanleg van hogesnelheidsverbindingen tussen Europese metropolen is een grote prioriteit, waar met veel elan aan gewerkt wordt. Minstens zo'n uitdaging blijken de regelstelsels van de lidstaten die elkaar vaak in de weg zitten. Van nationale seinsystemen tot energiekosten waarbij het vliegverkeer nu nog bevoordeeld wordt. De toerismesector is zeer dynamisch. Er is ruimte voor 1 miljoen meer banen en jong talent. Ook daarom is het uitwisselen van bewezen methoden tussen lidstaten, regio's en steden essentieel. Het aansturen van grote bezoekersstromen in culturele hotspots geeft heel wat steden hoofdpijn. Scheefgegroeid toerisme is geen tijdelijk verschijnsel dat zich vanzelf oplost. Oud-eurocommissaris en oud-landbouwminister Franz Fischler herkent vanuit zijn werk op het hoogste niveau in Brussel veel van zulke uitdagingen, zeker voor 'groene regio's'. Hij was in 1995 de eerste Eurocommissaris uit Oostenrijk, dat pas na akkoord van Gorbatsjov EU-lid kon worden. Hij was ook de eerste commissaris die een 'multinationaal kabinet' samenstelde: zes sherpa’s die hem door de Brusselse beleidsjungle loodsten. Meteen bij zijn start kreeg hij de zwaarste portefeuille: landbouw en rurale ontwikkeling. Hoe zijn land de EU in kwam schildert hij met kleurrijke verhalen. Er was een referendum voor nodig. Toen voorstander Jörg Haider – leider van de radicaal-rechtse Vrijheidspartij – ontdekte dat de Groenen de enige oppositie waren, wendde hij de steven en ging bij Fischlers boerenachterban het anti-Europavuurtje opstoken. Dat mislukte. Hoe dat verliep is ook nu nog leerzaam voor de actuele politiek. In de Europese Commissie zag Fischler hoe Jacques Chirac met Gerhard Schröder de landbouwhervorming torpedeerde die hij later alsnog voor elkaar kreeg. "Een gedegen hervorming lukt alleen als je een goede strategie hebt ontwikkeld. En die moet je publiekelijk niet volledig ventileren, maar stap voor stap realiseren." Fischler vertelt met smaak over zijn belevenissen met collega's als president Romano Prodi, Michel Barnier en Frits Bolkestein. "Die was niet zozeer eurosceptisch als wel een scepticus over heel de mensheid, van nature." Ursula von der Leyen noemt hij ‘een sterkere president’ dan de professorale Prodi, maar een waarschuwing geeft hij wel af. "Ze trekt alle besluitvorming naar zich toe. De sfeer in de Commissie is minder goed dan in mijn tijd. En 27 commissarissen is te veel. Dat moet minder, zoals in het Verdrag staat. Maar de lidstaten houden het tegen.” *** Verder luisteren 499 - EU-klimaatdiplomaat Tony Agotha, speciaal gezant in turbulente tijden 471 - De verduurzaming is Nederlands grootste verbouwing ooit 415 – Klimaatbeleid: de inhaalslag van Nederland in Europa 389 - De lange en hobbelige weg naar een klimaatneutraal Nederland 106 - Diederik Samsom over het Europese klimaatbeleid en het crisisherstelplan 446 - Doe wat Draghi zegt of Europa wacht een langzame doodsstrijd 512 – Hoe onderwijs, bedrijven en overheden samen de arbeidsmarktkrapte bestrijden 336 - Timothy Garton Ash: Hoe Europa zichzelf voor de derde keer opnieuw uitvindt 109 - Mathieu Segers: Sterke lidstaten maken Europa sterk *** Tijdlijn 00:00:00 – Deel 1: intro 00:05:43 - Deel 2: Mona Bjorklund & Fabian Schultz-Luckenbach 00:28:46 – Deel 3: Franz Fischler 00:54:01 – Deel 4: Franz Fischler 01:18:48 – EindeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Browning (1812-1889) is often considered one of the greatest of the Victorian poets. Two developments established Browning as an indispensable figure in the history of literature: first, his early taste for Shelleyan knockoffs and lengthy, impenetrable historical narratives gave way to his use of the dramatic monologue, a highly successful and adaptable form he used to striking effect; and second, his marriage to fellow poet Elizabeth Barrett (Moulton-Barrett) Browning, which became one of the greatest literary love stories of all time. In this episode, Jacke offers some reasons to love the poet who gave us "My Last Duchess" and many other voice-driven poems. PLUS author and Washington Irving expert Elisabeth Paling Funk joins Jacke for a conversation about her book The Dutch World of Washington Irving: Knickerbocker's History of New York and the Hudson Valley Folktales, which tells an alternative origin story of American literary culture. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gabrielruizbernal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Help support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/literature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Brent Baxter, Sam Delestienne, Steve Hoffman, John Strenger, and Matt Melsen Winning a banker-run auction at 5% under the highest bid. Closing a deal when co-sellers have not spoken in months. Getting through 22 countries of employment complexity with a client who refused to work with EOR providers. Acquiring a Netherlands-based public company and discovering the due diligence documents were in Dutch. These are the problems that no playbook prepares you for. Four corp dev professionals share how they handled them, and what it cost when they got it wrong. What You'll Learn  How to win a competitive auction when you're not the highest bidder What seller conflict at the closing table looks like (and how to get a deal back on track) When an employer of record works in a cross-border carve-out and when it creates permanent establishment risk Why management trust in the buyer can outweigh the highest bid number What a first European acquisition actually costs in compliance, legal, and cultural surprises If you're running deals where the numbers are right but the relationship isn't, or you're in a market you haven't operated in before, DealPilot, powered by M&A Science, connects you with advisors who have closed deals in exactly that situation. ____________________ This episode of M&A Science is presented by DealRoom. DealRoom just launched the only MCP server built for Buyer-Led M&A™ — so your AI and your deal data finally work together. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot directly to DealRoom and let your AI read your pipeline, analyze due diligence documents, and automatically write findings back.  See for yourself: dealroom.net/mcp ____________________ Episode Chapters [00:00] Intro [03:12] Partners who came to blows over valuation [03:37] The closing table walkout [05:47] Every deal craters on Friday [07:54] Why managing emotions is the hardest job after LOI [13:30] A door blows off an Alaska Airlines jet mid-process [16:00] Winning at $15M under the highest bid [18:23] Trust and reputation as deal currency [23:09] The "baby ugly" lesson [25:06] Preempting banker processes [32:14] What EOR is and when it works [33:52] Permanent establishment risk with C-level hires [34:48] CBA compliance across 22 countries [40:38] First European cross-border acquisition [42:38] Dutch documents and data residency surprises [46:20] Why in-person matters more in Europe [50:38] The $100M tax exposure that was not real [55:57] Outro

Vance sits down with St. Louis radio veteran Mark Reardon — 97.1 FM Talk — for a wide-ranging conversation that quickly reveals just how different two people's information worlds can be. Mark has been in talk radio since he was 15, has survived firings and format flips, and still believes in live local radio. But when Vance starts talking about the Bitcoin Clarity Act or Cynthia Lummis, Mark draws a complete blank — and neither of them finds that reassuring. The gap between boomer and younger media diets, they agree, is now so wide that the two groups are essentially living in different realities. From there the conversation gets into territory that makes Mark visibly uncomfortable in the best way: Vance's argument that young people aren't just disengaged from voting — they're losing faith in the entire system. Housing costs, inflation funneled into boomer-owned assets, Social Security nobody will touch, and now AI threatening whatever intellectual edge younger workers thought they had. Mark pushes back but doesn't fully disagree. He also opens up about his own AI intimidation — just getting started with help from a friend at ThrottleNet — and Vance walks him through the Cambrian explosion framing and Pope Leo's encyclical on building AI like Nehemiah's wall, not the Tower of Babel. The episode covers Iran, the Catholic Church abuse scandal, Vance's prediction of a Pentecostal revival, and whether lynch-mob justice is actually coming — before Mark rescues everyone with an extended, genuinely delightful tangent about Oreo, his litter-trained Dutch rabbit who has taken over his couch and his heart.Articulate.Ventures/IBCLegacyInterviews.com

Film producer Jason Solomons and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day – a film which looks at whether aliens are really out there. John D. MacDonald's psychological thriller The Executioners has inspired two Cape Fear films and now there's a 10-part TV series starring Amy Adams and Javier Bardem. Jason and Zoe give their verdicts. They also talk about M. C. Escher's major exhibition at Somerset House. Famous for drawing optical illusions, impossible buildings, and endless patterns, the Dutch artist's work has inspired film scenes in Labyrinth and Christopher Nolan's Inception. Plus we will be revealing the winners of the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Claire Bartleet

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Unraveling Amsterdam's Hidden Schoolyard Mystery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-11-07-38-19-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Jasper opende zijn kluisje op een zonnige zomerdag in Amsterdam.En: Jasper opened his locker on a sunny summer day in Amsterdam.Nl: De zon scheen door de ramen van de grote historische school en de geur van versgemaaid gras vulde de lucht.En: The sun shone through the windows of the large historic school, and the scent of freshly cut grass filled the air.Nl: Jasper was een rustige jongen, altijd in de schaduw van zijn uitbundige vrienden Anouk en Tom.En: Jasper was a quiet boy, always in the shadow of his lively friends Anouk and Tom.Nl: Maar vandaag stond hij voor een raadsel dat hem misschien wat meer in de schijnwerpers kon zetten.En: But today, he faced a mystery that might shine a spotlight on him.Nl: Tussen de stapel boeken en zijn lunchbox vond hij een mysterieuze brief.En: Among the pile of books and his lunchbox, he found a mysterious letter.Nl: Het papier was oud en vergeeld, maar de tekst was duidelijk: "Zoek onder de versteende boom op het schoolplein.En: The paper was old and yellowed, but the text was clear: "Look under the petrified tree in the schoolyard.Nl: Daar begint je avontuur."En: There begins your adventure."Nl: Zijn hart klopte sneller.En: His heart beat faster.Nl: Een schat op de campus?En: A treasure on campus?Nl: Hij twijfelde, was het een grap?En: He hesitated, was it a joke?Nl: Toch kon hij de verleiding niet weerstaan.En: Still, he couldn't resist the temptation.Nl: Jasper besloot Anouk en Tom in vertrouwen te nemen.En: Jasper decided to take Anouk and Tom into his confidence.Nl: Ze ontmoetten elkaar bij hun gebruikelijke plek, een bankje in de schaduw van een grote eik.En: They met at their usual spot, a bench in the shade of a large oak tree.Nl: "Jullie zullen het niet geloven," begon Jasper en toonde hen de mysterieuze brief.En: "You won't believe it," Jasper began, showing them the mysterious letter.Nl: Anouk fronste, maar Tom was direct enthousiast.En: Anouk frowned, but Tom was immediately enthusiastic.Nl: "Wat hebben we te verliezen?En: "What do we have to lose?Nl: Laten we het uitzoeken!"En: Let's find out!"Nl: En zo begonnen ze aan hun avontuur, geleid door de cryptische aanwijzingen.En: And so they started their adventure, guided by the cryptic clues.Nl: Eerst naar de oude eik op het plein, vervolgens naar een vergeten hoek in de gymzaal, en uiteindelijk naar het oude stenen gebouw van de bibliotheek op het terrein.En: First to the old oak in the plaza, then to a forgotten corner of the gym, and finally to the ancient stone building of the library on the premises.Nl: Jasper voelde zich alsof hij in een detectiveverhaal leefde.En: Jasper felt as if he were living in a detective story.Nl: Elke aanwijzing bracht hen dichterbij, maar vanuit de schaduwen van zijn gedachten kwam de twijfel.En: Each clue brought them closer, but from the shadows of his thoughts came doubt.Nl: "Wat als er geen schat is?"En: "What if there is no treasure?"Nl: fluisterde hij.En: he whispered.Nl: Maar Anouk legde een hand op zijn schouder.En: But Anouk placed a hand on his shoulder.Nl: "Het is de moeite waard, zelfs alleen voor de reis."En: "It's worth it, even just for the journey."Nl: Uiteindelijk, in de schemering van de middag, vonden ze het laatste aanwijzing dat hen naar een luik onder de bibliotheek leidde.En: Finally, in the twilight of the afternoon, they found the last clue leading them to a hatch beneath the library.Nl: Met kloppende harten openden ze het en zagen een stoffige doos.En: With pounding hearts, they opened it and saw a dusty box.Nl: Binnenin waren geen goudstukken of juwelen, maar oude foto's en brieven uit de begintijd van de school.En: Inside were no gold coins or jewels, but old photos and letters from the early days of the school.Nl: Jasper was even teleurgesteld, maar toen hij de brieven las, voelde hij iets anders.En: Jasper was momentarily disappointed, but as he read the letters, he felt something else.Nl: Het waren verhalen van leerlingen van lang geleden, hun dromen en avonturen.En: They were stories of students from long ago, their dreams and adventures.Nl: Dit was het ware erfgoed van de school.En: This was the true heritage of the school.Nl: Samen bekeken Jasper, Anouk en Tom de foto's en lazen de brieven hardop.En: Together, Jasper, Anouk, and Tom looked at the photos and read the letters aloud.Nl: Ze lachten en mijmerden over het verleden.En: They laughed and reminisced about the past.Nl: Jasper realiseerde zich dat de echte schat de ervaring zelf was, gedeeld met zijn beste vrienden.En: Jasper realized that the real treasure was the experience itself, shared with his best friends.Nl: Hij voelde zich plotseling belangrijker dan ooit, niet door de schat, maar door de verhalen die ze samen ontdekten.En: He suddenly felt more important than ever, not because of the treasure, but because of the stories they discovered together.Nl: De zon begon onder te gaan over Amsterdam, maar voor Jasper, Anouk en Tom was een nieuw soort licht aangebroken.En: The sun began to set over Amsterdam, but for Jasper, Anouk, and Tom, a new kind of light had dawned.Nl: Vriendschap en gedeelde herinneringen bleken de grootste schat van allemaal.En: Friendship and shared memories turned out to be the greatest treasure of all.Nl: En dat was iets wat voor altijd zou blijven.En: And that was something that would last forever. Vocabulary Words:locker: kluisjelively: uitbundigeshadow: schaduwmystery: raadselspotlight: schijnwerperspetrified: versteendeschoolyard: schoolpleintemptation: verleidinghesitate: twijfeldeconfidence: vertrouwenusual: gebruikelijkecipher: cryptischeforgotten: vergetenpremises: terreindetective: detectiveverhaalthoughts: gedachtenwhisper: fluisterdeheritage: erfgoedtwilight: schemeringhatch: luikdusty: stoffigedisappointed: teleurgesteldreminisce: mijmerendawn: aangebrokenfriendship: vriendschapadventure: avontuurpile: stapeloak: eikclue: aanwijzingjourney: reis

Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska, details the evolving experience of caring for the 16 Americans evacuated from the Dutch ship, the HV Hondius, following an outbreak on the ship of the Andes strain of the hantavirus. The American passengers were successfully settled May 11 at both the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit (the sole such entity in the United States) and its Biocontainment Unit. These capabilities emerged during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and became essential during evacuations of Americans during Covid-19 from Wuhan City and the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Anxiety and uncertainty emerge in every episode within Nebraska that require systematic efforts to reassure communities and sustain their confidence and trust. There is still no clear U.S. policy on whether American emergency workers operating overseas during outbreaks will be permitted to return home to such special care facilities.  

On today's World Cup Daily, Phil Egan brings you all you need to know ahead of the tournament getting underway this evening.The FIFA World Cup 2026 finally gets underway as Mexico host South Africa in the opening match at the iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.A look back at the famous 2010 World Cup opener between the same nations, featuring Siphiwe Tshabalala's unforgettable goal.Preview of Group A's second fixture as South Korea face Czechia in Guadalajara.Fallout after Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States ahead of the tournament.FIFA president Gianni Infantino urges fans and critics to “chill and relax” amid growing controversy surrounding the World Cup.Infantino responds to criticism over visa issues, tournament logistics and the ongoing debate around ticket prices.Tournament organisers face legal scrutiny in the United States over World Cup ticketing practices.Mexican broadcaster Antonio Rosique explains the mood in Mexico City and why hosting a successful World Cup means so much to the Mexican people.Donald Trump says the United States is working to ensure “the right people” are entering the country during the tournament.Insights from Off The Ball's Inside The Odds team as they assess Scotland's chances ahead of a difficult group featuring Brazil and Morocco.Former US goalkeeper Brad Friedel reflects on his World Cup experiences and memories of facing hosts South Korea in 2002.Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk outlines the Dutch ambition to finally win a first World Cup title.England complete their preparations with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica despite a weather-related delay in Orlando.Thomas Tuchel and Declan Rice react after England's final warm-up match before their World Cup campaign begins.Transfer and managerial news: Manchester City reportedly bid £106 million for Elliot Anderson, Kieran McKenna steps away from Ipswich, Wolves part company with Rob Edwards, and the Green Scene team discusses reasons for optimism about the future of Irish football.World Cup Daily on Off The Ball, brought to you by Lynx, “A Proud Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026“. Smell Your Best When You Look Your WorstBecome a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Episode 1651: Give Me Your Cornbread

The California energy market has historically been defined by extreme contradictions: a regulatory push toward a renewable energy stack on one side, and total dependence on neighboring regions for physical natural gas molecules on the other. While a “perfect storm” early this spring pushed spot prices to historic lows across the state, a looming wall of structural shifts — from cross-border LNG exports to massive data center buildouts — is forcing traders to prepare for a future of unprecedented upside volatility. In this episode of Hub & Flow, NGI's Christopher Lenton sits down with veteran energy trader and NGI's Senior Vice President of Business Development & Client Support David Dutch to break down the complex web of infrastructure keeping California powered. The conversation untangles how three distinct supply basins — West Texas, the Rockies and Western Canada — simultaneously flushed the West with cheap natural gas, and why a hyper-reliance on regional hydro and renewables leaves the state acutely vulnerable to massive basis spikes. Dutch also pulls back the curtain on Mexico's Energía Costa Azul LNG export plant, explaining why a reversed pipeline flow below San Diego could soon send Southern California prices to the moon on peak demand days.

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In this episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast, host Jennifer Alger welcomes back returning guest Mike McGarry of Urban Lumber in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. What started as a one-man pilot project to prove to three levels of government that diseased urban trees could be safely salvaged has grown into what may be one of the largest urban tree recycling and hardwood production operations in the country, processing three to four thousand trees per year with a team of eleven employees. Mike walks through the early days of navigating government roadblocks, building chain of custody tracking, and developing disease mitigation protocols for working with Dutch elm disease wood. He explains how the elm bark beetle carries the fungal spores, why getting the bark off within five days is critical, and how Winnipeg's brutal winters actually work in his favor. The conversation shifts to how Urban Lumber evolved from a sawmill operation selling raw lumber into a fully vertically integrated company. Today, ninety percent of the lumber they produce stays in-house for custom furniture, architectural millwork, boardroom tables, and floating shelves sold online across Canada. Mike talks about the equipment upgrades that made this possible, including a modified Wood-Mizer LT40 extended to handle massive urban logs and an iDry Turbo vacuum kiln that finally solved the challenge of drying American elm without excessive degradation. Jennifer and Mike also dig into the business side: why your next hire should be a dedicated marketing person, how to build a company culture that keeps people around, the economics of smaller bandsaw blades when you're hitting metal every day, and why staying nimble keeps Urban Lumber insulated from market volatility. They close with a candid conversation about the economic climate between Canada and the US, cross-border tariffs on blade prices and shipping, and shifting species trends from maple to walnut to white oak. Chapters 00:00 The Origin Story: From Forestry Student to Urban Lumber Founder 02:29 Government Roadblocks and the Pilot Project 04:19 Disease Mitigation: Dutch Elm, Bark Beetles, and Chain of Custody 08:03 Scaling Up: Equipment, Employees, and Closing the Waste Loop 13:46 Kiln Drying Breakthroughs with the iDry Turbo 15:05 From Sawmill to Fully Vertically Integrated Operation 19:01 Custom Furniture, Architectural Millwork, and the Shaper Origin 21:04 Building a Team and Keeping the Culture 25:20 Marketing, Inventory, and the Business of Running It All 29:01 AI in the Shop: Time Savings and Cautionary Tales 30:56 What Keeps Mike Coming Back Every Morning 33:15 Economic Fears, Tariffs, and Staying Nimble 35:38 Species Trends: Elm, White Oak, and Shipping Challenges The Woodpreneur Podcast brings stories of woodworkers, makers, and entrepreneurs turning their passion for wood into successful businesses - from inspiration to education to actionable advice. Hosted by Steve Larosiliere and Jennifer Alger  For blog posts and updates: woodpreneur.com See how we helped woodworkers, furniture-makers, millwork and lumber businesses grow to the next level: woodpreneurnetwork.com Empowering woodpreneurs and building companies to grow and scale: buildergrowth.io Connect with us at:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sawmillsnearme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodpreneurnetwork/ Join Our Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/woodpreneurnetwork Join our newsletter: https://substack.com/@woodpreneurnetwork You can connect with Mike at: https://www.urban-lumber.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/urban_lumber_mb/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcgarry-967152166?originalSubdomain=ca

As you may have heard in last week's episode, the Culture Gabfest is hanging up its microphones after 18 years of cultural commentary. But before our final episode, we've still got much to discuss!On this special guest-packed show, Steve, Dana, and Nadira Goffe have the power! That is the power to get into it with VSFOP Jamelle Bouie about Masters of the Universe, the latest attempt by Mattel to launch their own cinematic universe. They assess the state of IP-driven superhero movies and whether this newest entry—starring Nicholas Galitzine, as the buff, loin cloth-wearing He-Man, and Jared Leto, as the slightly lascivious Skeletor—is more than brand management.Next, they turn to the wild, surreal revenge thriller Is God Is, written and directed by Aleshea Harris based on her stageplay. They talk about how this tale of twin sisters seeking vengeance fits into the growing pantheon of Black horror as well as the ancient canon of revenge tragedies.Finally, and for the final time, it's time to talk about Taylor Swift. In the wake of her newest release, the song “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, the gang assembles one more time to take up the long-simmering Tay debate. Jody Rosen and Julia jump on the call/enter the Thunderdome for this, of course. In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel pours one out for the recently shuttered Hampshire College and reflects on the changing landscape of the liberal arts.EndorsementsDana: The interactive, Jazz-playing, transit-obsessed, single purpose website Train Jazz. (Hat tip once more to Rusty Foster's Today in Tabs.)Nadira: The Black Film Archive which showcases Black films made from 1898 to 1999 currently streaming. Also, the year 2016 in music. Jody: For some Gabfest replacement therapy, watching academic lectures on YouTube such as the lectures of art historian John Walsh at Yale Art Galleries—including ones on Vincent Van Gogh and Dutch masters— and cultural historian Eric Lott on Racial Masquerade in America and Philippe Petit's legendary tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. Julia: Patrick Radden Keefe's new book London Falling and the song "Come Tomorrow" by Patti Scialfa.Steve: Following up on last week's endorsement, Steve can confirm that Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee is, in fact, good. Also recommended: Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald. --Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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You asked, our favorite gynecologist answered. We brought Dr. Maria Sophocles, a board-certified OB-GYN of 30 years, back on Honeydew Me to tackle the questions our community has been too nervous to ask their own doctors (which we COMPLETELY understand).  Before we got into your questions, she explained exactly why so many of us feel behind: most of us learned about sex from porn, a sibling, or a condom on a banana, and the U.S. still largely refuses to teach it well. (The Dutch, it turns out, are doing it right, and their teens are WAY better off for it.) So no, it's not your fault you don't know this stuff, and you have nothing to be embarrassed about. Now let's get into iiiiit! We cover: When a doctor shames you for asking a question: why a dismissive provider is usually acting from their own discomfort, not your ignorance, and how to advocate for yourself anyway. Can your gynecologist tell if you've had sex recently? The honest answer is yes, but only in one specific case. Dr. Maria explains what actually gives it away and why there's no reason for shame either way. What to expect at your first gyno appointment: why a first visit may not involve an exam at all, what the full exam actually includes, and how to make it a two-step process if you're nervous. Do pap smears have to hurt? Dr. Maria validates that the pain is real and pushes back on the "tough it out" culture, with specific things you can ask for: a smaller speculum, numbing, and meds beforehand. Scared of the gyno or putting it off? Facing the real barriers honestly, including bias in women's healthcare, and why skipping care still only hurts you. What an "abnormal" pap really means: why it's usually not what you fear, what the levels actually signify, and how the HPV connection factors in. The fishy-smell question, answered: what BV actually is, the surprising polyester link, and how to treat it (including whether boric acid really works). This conversation is educational and not a substitute for your own provider's advice. Connect with Dr. Sophocles on Instagram @mariasophoclesmd, on her website here, or by ordering a copy of The Bedroom Gap! ⁠ Learn more about 1:1 coaching HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Honeydew Me Merch HERE!⁠⁠ Thanks to Bellesa for sponsoring the show! Our friends at Bellesa are sending out free toys or gift cards for toys to EVERYONE who signs up! Click the link to get yours!  https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/honeydewme-pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As you may have heard in last week's episode, the Culture Gabfest is hanging up its microphones after 18 years of cultural commentary. But before our final episode, we've still got much to discuss!On this special guest-packed show, Steve, Dana, and Nadira Goffe have the power! That is the power to get into it with VSFOP Jamelle Bouie about Masters of the Universe, the latest attempt by Mattel to launch their own cinematic universe. They assess the state of IP-driven superhero movies and whether this newest entry—starring Nicholas Galitzine, as the buff, loin cloth-wearing He-Man, and Jared Leto, as the slightly lascivious Skeletor—is more than brand management.Next, they turn to the wild, surreal revenge thriller Is God Is, written and directed by Aleshea Harris based on her stageplay. They talk about how this tale of twin sisters seeking vengeance fits into the growing pantheon of Black horror as well as the ancient canon of revenge tragedies.Finally, and for the final time, it's time to talk about Taylor Swift. In the wake of her newest release, the song “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, the gang assembles one more time to take up the long-simmering Tay debate. Jody Rosen and Julia jump on the call/enter the Thunderdome for this, of course. In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel pours one out for the recently shuttered Hampshire College and reflects on the changing landscape of the liberal arts.EndorsementsDana: The interactive, Jazz-playing, transit-obsessed, single purpose website Train Jazz. (Hat tip once more to Rusty Foster's Today in Tabs.)Nadira: The Black Film Archive which showcases Black films made from 1898 to 1999 currently streaming. Also, the year 2016 in music. Jody: For some Gabfest replacement therapy, watching academic lectures on YouTube such as the lectures of art historian John Walsh at Yale Art Galleries—including ones on Vincent Van Gogh and Dutch masters— and cultural historian Eric Lott on Racial Masquerade in America and Philippe Petit's legendary tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. Julia: Patrick Radden Keefe's new book London Falling and the song "Come Tomorrow" by Patti Scialfa.Steve: Following up on last week's endorsement, Steve can confirm that Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee is, in fact, good. Also recommended: Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald. --Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a supporter of The Real Science of Sport, and get ad free shows, exclusive Applied Science shows, and access to our Forums and chat rooms. Plus, you can join our growing Zwift racing community and take on Gareth and Ross in a weekly TT! A monthly pledge is all it takes!In this show:Switzerland's Audrey Werro delivered a stunning plot twist in the women's 800m, running the third fastest time in history (1:53.98) in Stockholm to beat a personal best from Keely Hodgkinson. Suddenly the world record conversation has two names in it. We discuss Werro's emergence and potential, the tactical error that may have cost Hodgkinson slightly, and what this means for the possibilities that the oldest world record in the sport falls this yearWhere does Femke Bol fit into all this? The Dutch 400m hurdles star changed events in search of new challenges, but the event is evolving so fast that the challenge looks significantly greater and she's not even raced outdoors yet! We discuss whether her 400 meter speed is a genuine weapon or whether the 400-800 double is as rare as it is for good reasonCooper Lutkenhaus is the most exciting teenager in track and field, already a world indoor champion, and now a Diamond League winner. We talk about his pedigree and potential, with Gareth nothing a multi-sport background that augurs well for his longevity. Challenges and 'road bumps' await, but he has a ceiling that may lie beyond the current world recordKirsty Coventry said she doesn't believe in paying Olympic athletes, and it has not landed well. Global Athlete has responded with a proposal for interim payments and a breakdown of the IOC's finances that is staggering. The IOC is sitting on nearly five billion dollars in reserves, and Global Athlete are asking for eight percent of the Paris broadcasting revenue. We ponder why Coventry made that statement knowing it would invite significant blowback, and what it reveals about the pressure she is under from inside the IOC. We also speculate on whether there are any good reasons to avoid paying Olympic athletesAnna van der Breggen lost the women's Giro on the final day from the pink jersey, her second Grand Tour lead lost this year. We explore why smaller team sizes in the women's peloton make tactical racing both more unpredictable and more compelling, and why the women's Tour de France is shaping up to be exceptionalThe UCI's weekly rule update: no more front jersey pockets, bike computers limited in size, finishing straights must now be at least 200 meters, and an appeal against the Belgian court ruling on gear ratios. We work through each one, pick out the ones that make sense and the ones that really don't, and ask again why the SAFER data hasn't been made public to respond some of the criticisms the UCI are receivingChristian Eriksen collapsed again during an international friendly, this time saved by his implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Ross explains what the device actually does, how often it fires appropriately versus inappropriately, and why Erikison's second event raises serious questions about whether continuing to play is tenableAnd finally, a listener on Discourse solved the mystery of why Shohei Ohtani's baseball salary looked so low on the Forbes rich list. The answer involves 68 million dollars per year deferred over a decade, void years, ghost contracts, and some of the most creative accounting in professional sport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why did a Valencia orange, abandoned on a tiny arid Caribbean island, transform into a new species that nobody could eat — and how did that inedible fruit end up in cocktail bars on every continent? What made the harbour of Willemstad one of the most consequential trading posts in the Atlantic world, and what does the story of Sephardic refugees, the slave trade, and a language assembled from seven others tell us about how Curaçao became Curaçao? And why does the blue liquid in most bottles labelled "curaçao" contain nothing from the island at all?Join John and Patrick as they tell the story of the laraha — the accidental species, the Dutch distillers, and the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup...----------In Sponsorship with J&K Fresh.The customs broker who is your fruit and veggies' personal bodyguard. Learn more here!-----------Join the History of Fresh Produce Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, book discounts and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Support us!Share this episode with your friendsGive a 5-star ratingWrite a review-----------Subscribe to our biweekly newsletter here for extra stories related to recent episodes, book recommendations, a sneak peek of upcoming episodes and more.-----------Instagram, TikTok, Threads:@historyoffreshproduceEmail: historyoffreshproduce@gmail.com