Podcasts about Dutch

Learn more about the podcast hereLearn more about Give Him Fifteen hereSupport the show

Dutch Ocean Cleanup Folks Are Clearing LA's Rivers of Trash in Time for 2028 Olympics L.A.'s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There's a plan to change that before the Olympics Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aimé Flemm: Renting The Change vs Owning It — Why LeSS Transformations Get Reversed 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.   "They rented the change instead of owning it." - Aimé Flemm   A year ago Aimé helped his Dutch employer adopt LeSS. The teams are happy. They're performing well. And now, he's watching it all get pulled apart. The company was acquired by a German parent that's "actually really German" — traditional, command-and-control. The parent wants to "align" all its companies and is pushing to revert the LeSS structure back to component teams. Why? Because higher management never went to the trainings. They never went through the change themselves. They signed off on it, but they didn't internalize it. And now the loud-but-few voices of the status quo are reaching upward, and management is panicking. That's what Aimé means by "renting the change" — you got the lease, you never bought the building, and the moment pressure rises, you walk away. His experiment for the next sprint, sharpened in this conversation: stop trying to defend the structure. Start a conversation with management to co-create success metrics for the merger itself. Decouple the structure from the definition of success. As long as the merger succeeds, the structure can stay fluid. Speak their language. And remember: coaching is the cherry on top — about 5% of the real gains. The big improvements live in the structural changes.   Self-reflection Question: When you sold your last change to upper management, did they buy it — or are they renting? And what's your plan for the moment when they want to give back the keys?   [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Women's T20 World Cup 2026, Day 5, Australia v Bangladesh, India v Netherlands: Not competitive games, but there was some enjoyment to be had from the Dutch performance, while very nervous, against a powerful India side. Less so as Bangladesh faltered against Australia, but key absences raised more interesting questions about which XI will do the job from here on in. Adam and Geoff look over the day. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and could win a case of Stomping Ground beer for your trouble. Browse their range at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stompingground.beer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your This is W̶o̶m̶e̶n̶'̶s̶ Cricket t-shirt here, and learn about Lacuna Sports bespoke cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lacunasports.co.uk/en/shop/limited-edition/world-cup-t-shirt/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zeussleeps.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ With Morie Candles you can buy one item, get 30% off the next, with the offer code TFW5. At ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morie.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join England's Test tour of South Africa in 2026 with Gullivers Sports Travel. Learn more or book at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gulliverstravel.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lords.org/lords/performancecentre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your big NordVPN discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nordvpn.com/tfw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Duncan Fearnley ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠finalwordcricket.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title track by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Urthboy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn more about the podcast hereLearn more about Give Him Fifteen hereSupport the show

June 15th, 2026 Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X Listen to past episodes on The Ticket’s Website And follow The Ticket Top 10 on Apple, Spotify or Amazon MusicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I always think of CATS as a picture book. Like a children's picture book come to life.” This episode features CATS veteran Tommie Luyben who has performed in the show since 2006 and recently assisted Chrissie Cartwright on the 2025 Australian tour (and the 2022 Asia tour). Tommie traces his early fandom from CDs, library recordings, and the VHS to joining the 2006 Dutch tour as a swing, then performing on the German tent tour as first-cast Mungojerrie and later Skimbleshanks, plus swinging for the Vienna revival while covering many roles. He discusses challenges of performing in German, how rehearsal rooms build character backstories without changing the show's outcome, and a very unique Electra theory. An episode you won't want to miss. 01:19 First CATS Obsession 05:53 Dutch Translation Secrets 09:46 Vienna Swing Life 11:15 Assistant Director Era 13:33 Building Character Lore 20:55 Wild Rehearsal Theories 22:54 Macavity Deep Dive 26:32 Why CATS Still Hits 34:32 Chrissie Wisdom Nuggets 44:48 Rapid Fire Check out Tommie on Instagram: @tommieluyben Produced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alan Seales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Broadway Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin Tyler joins Neil Barnett from Dallas as the FIFA World Cup gets properly underway, bringing a unique view from inside the tournament as football's biggest competition begins to take shape. From the atmosphere around Arlington and the arrival of supporters from across the globe, to life behind the scenes with the host broadcaster, Martin gives his first on-the-ground reflections from the USA. The pair introduce World Cup Wins and Woes, celebrating some of the early stories of the tournament while also tackling the controversies. There's discussion of Raúl Jiménez's emotional first World Cup goal for Mexico, South Africa's costly insistence on playing out from the back, the growing use of hydration breaks, the influence of set-piece coaches, and whether football is becoming too Americanised. In Martin Tyler's Letter From The Gantry, Martin reflects on major stories emerging away from the pitch, including Marc Cucurella's move back to Spain, Denzel Dumfries' rise, José Mourinho's return to Real Madrid, and the remarkable World Cup drama surrounding Japan captain Wataru Endo, who was surprisingly cut from the squad before the tournament began. He also shares some of the pronunciation challenges commentators face when working on a truly global event. Three of the Best returns with standout performers from the opening round of matches. Martin highlights Morocco's teenage midfield talent Isaac Belarouch, Neil makes the case for Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville, and there is praise for Graham Potter's Sweden, Flo Balogun's starring role for the USA, Virgil van Dijk's leadership, Ronald Koeman's legacy, and the brilliance of Achraf Hakimi, described as perhaps the best right-back in world football. Finally, One Trophy Wonders looks at international sides who have only lifted one major honour despite producing great players and memorable teams, including South Africa, Colombia, Portugal, the Netherlands and England. World Cup stories, football debate, commentary insight, and plenty of laughs from Dallas and London as the biggest tournament in sport begins. #worldcup #worldcup2026 #fifa #fifaworldcup #worldcupfinal  Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjg Subscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5 Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Read us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/ Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOF Follow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Follow our Instagram https://https://www.instagram.com/joy_of_football_pod/ Contact us via: therevivelounge@gmail.com Music by Arron Clague - https://www.instagram.com/arronclague?igsh=aHg1bjQ3OHpmaXIz Intro Sequence by Wellong Sadewo (wells.illustration): https://www.instagram.com/wells.illustration/ A massive thank you to our Patreon Supporters: Nick Parmenter Hillary Abbott Daniel Butigan Tommy Mck Katie Watson Nathan A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Delayed Connections: How a Chance Meeting Sparked New Beginnings Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-16-07-38-19-nl Story Transcript:Nl: De ochtendzon scheen helder door de glazen koepel van Schiphol.En: The morning sun shone brightly through the glass dome of Schiphol.Nl: Het geluid van rollende rolkoffers en aankondigingen vulden de terminals.En: The sound of rolling suitcases and announcements filled the terminals.Nl: Sven stond bij gate 17.En: Sven stood at gate 17.Nl: Zijn dag bestond uit routinechecks.En: His day consisted of routine checks.Nl: Hij hield van zijn werk, maar iets in hem wilde meer.En: He loved his job, but something in him wanted more.Nl: Voor hem leek elke dag op de vorige.En: To him, every day seemed like the one before.Nl: Hij droomde van verandering, een nieuw avontuur.En: He dreamed of change, a new adventure.Nl: Marijke stapte net van een vlucht uit Singapore.En: Marijke had just stepped off a flight from Singapore.Nl: Ze was moe, maar tevreden.En: She was tired but satisfied.Nl: Vliegen was haar passie, maar de constante beweging begon zwaar te wegen.En: Flying was her passion, but the constant movement was beginning to weigh heavily.Nl: Ze verlangde naar rust, naar een plek die ze thuis kon noemen.En: She longed for peace, for a place she could call home.Nl: Haar gedachten dwaalden steeds vaker af naar een leven minder vol reizen.En: Her thoughts increasingly wandered to a life less filled with travel.Nl: Een onverwachte vertraging bracht de twee samen.En: An unexpected delay brought the two together.Nl: Marijke staarde naar de monitor bij de gate.En: Marijke stared at the monitor by the gate.Nl: Ze zuchtte.En: She sighed.Nl: "Niet weer een vertraging," mompelde ze.En: "Not another delay," she mumbled.Nl: Sven hoorde haar en glimlachte.En: Sven heard her and smiled.Nl: "Dat gebeurt hier vaker dan je denkt," zei hij bemoedigend.En: "That happens here more often than you'd think," he said encouragingly.Nl: Ze raakten in gesprek.En: They struck up a conversation.Nl: Sven vertelde over zijn plannen om misschien verder te kijken.En: Sven talked about his plans to maybe look further afield.Nl: Misschien kon hij het drukke leven op Schiphol inruilen voor een nieuw avontuur in een andere stad.En: Perhaps he could trade the busy life at Schiphol for a new adventure in another city.Nl: "Maar het is moeilijk om zekerheid los te laten," bekende hij.En: "But it's hard to let go of certainty," he admitted.Nl: Marijke knikte begrijpend.En: Marijke nodded understandingly.Nl: "Ik twijfel ook," gaf ze toe.En: "I have my doubts too," she confessed.Nl: "De wereld rondreizen is geweldig, maar soms wil ik gewoon even stilstaan."En: "Traveling the world is wonderful, but sometimes I just want to stand still for a moment."Nl: Terwijl de tijd verstreek, ontdekten ze dat ze meer gemeen hadden dan ze dachten.En: As time passed, they discovered they had more in common than they thought.Nl: Ze deelden verhalen, dromen en angsten.En: They shared stories, dreams, and fears.Nl: De vertraging gaf hen tijd om na te denken, te reflecteren.En: The delay gave them time to think, to reflect.Nl: Het was een onverwachte kans om hun keuzes te overwegen.En: It was an unexpected chance to consider their choices.Nl: Toen de vlucht eindelijk klaar was om te vertrekken, hadden beiden een besluit genomen.En: When the flight was finally ready to depart, both had made a decision.Nl: Sven besloot zijn moed te verzamelen en voor die nieuwe baan te gaan in een andere stad.En: Sven decided to gather his courage and go for that new job in another city.Nl: Marijke daarentegen besloot een pauze te nemen, een sabbatical te overwegen en misschien een nieuw project in Amsterdam te starten.En: Marijke, on the other hand, decided to take a break, to consider a sabbatical, and perhaps start a new project in Amsterdam.Nl: Bij het afscheid glimlachten ze naar elkaar.En: As they said goodbye, they smiled at each other.Nl: "Wie weet, misschien kruisen onze wegen weer," zei Sven.En: "Who knows, maybe our paths will cross again," said Sven.Nl: Marijke knikte.En: Marijke nodded.Nl: "De wereld is kleiner dan je denkt," antwoordde ze.En: "The world is smaller than you think," she replied.Nl: Sven liep weg met een nieuw gevoel van avontuur.En: Sven walked away with a new sense of adventure.Nl: Marijke stapte richting de luchthavenuitgang met een vreedzaam hart.En: Marijke headed towards the airport exit with a peaceful heart.Nl: Beiden wisten dat verandering niet het einde betekende, maar een nieuw begin.En: Both knew that change didn't mean the end, but a new beginning.Nl: Het was tijd voor een nieuw hoofdstuk.En: It was time for a new chapter. Vocabulary Words:dome: koepelannouncements: aankondigingenroutine: routineconsisted: bestondadventure: avontuursatisfied: tevredenconstant: constantemovement: bewegingweigh heavily: zwaar te wegenlonged: verlangdewandered: dwaaldenunexpected: onverwachtedelay: vertragingencouragingly: bemoedigendcertainity: zekerheidunderstandingly: begrijpendstand still: stilstaanreflect: reflecterenconsider: overwegencourage: moedsabbatical: sabbaticalpaths: wegensense: gevoelpeaceful: vreedzaamchapter: hoofdstukadmitted: bekendecross: kruisentrader: inruilendoubts: twijfelchance: kans

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Behind Airport Doors: Bram's Accidental Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-16-22-34-01-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Bram liep met zijn koffer door Schiphol.En: Bram walked with his suitcase through Schiphol.Nl: De zon scheen helder door de grote ramen van het vliegveld.En: The sun shone brightly through the large windows of the airport.Nl: Het was zomer en de luchtvaartmaatschappijen waren drukker dan ooit.En: It was summer, and the airlines were busier than ever.Nl: Overal waren mensen, koffers en de subtiele geur van koffie.En: Everywhere were people, suitcases, and the subtle scent of coffee.Nl: Bram was op weg naar een strandvakantie en zijn opwinding was groot.En: Bram was on his way to a beach vacation, and his excitement was great.Nl: Hij wilde het meeste uit zijn tijd op de luchthaven halen.En: He wanted to make the most of his time at the airport.Nl: In zijn enthousiasme zag hij een deur met daarop het bordje "alleen personeel".En: In his enthusiasm, he saw a door with the sign "alleen personeel" ("staff only").Nl: Zijn nieuwsgierigheid was sterker dan het bord.En: His curiosity was stronger than the sign.Nl: Hij dacht: "Misschien is er een nieuwe zelf-check toeristenprogramma?"En: He thought, "Maybe there's a new self-check tourist program?"Nl: Hij opende de deur en wandelde naar binnen.En: He opened the door and walked inside.Nl: Niemand leek hem tegen te houden.En: No one seemed to stop him.Nl: Hij kwam in een grote ruimte vol met lopende banden en geluiden van rijdende karren.En: He entered a large room full of conveyer belts and sounds of moving carts.Nl: Een man riep iets naar hem, maar Bram verstond het niet.En: A man shouted something at him, but Bram didn't understand it.Nl: In plaats daarvan pakte hij, in zijn enthousiasme, een koffer en legde die op de band.En: Instead, in his enthusiasm, he grabbed a suitcase and placed it on the belt.Nl: "Wat een interessante ervaring," dacht hij bij zichzelf.En: "What an interesting experience," he thought to himself.Nl: Ondertussen waren Joost en Sanne op het vliegveld.En: Meanwhile, Joost and Sanne were at the airport.Nl: Ze wachtten op hun vlucht en zagen Bram sjouwen met koffers.En: They were waiting for their flight and saw Bram lugging suitcases.Nl: "Wat doet hij daar?"En: "What's he doing there?"Nl: vroeg Sanne verbaasd.En: Sanne asked in surprise.Nl: Joost haalde zijn schouders op.En: Joost shrugged.Nl: "Misschien hoort het bij een nieuw programma?"En: "Maybe it's part of a new program?"Nl: Maar al snel werd de situatie duidelijk.En: But soon, the situation became clear.Nl: Twee beveiligers en een medewerker van de bagageafhandeling kwamen op Bram af.En: Two security guards and a baggage handling employee approached Bram.Nl: "Meneer, dit is een personeelsongeval!"En: "Sir, this is a staff-only area!"Nl: zei een van de beveiligers kordaat.En: said one of the security guards firmly.Nl: Bram stopte abrupt.En: Bram stopped abruptly.Nl: "Oh," zei hij, zich ineens bewust van zijn fout.En: "Oh," he said, suddenly aware of his mistake.Nl: "Ik dacht dat het een nieuwe ervaring op de luchthaven was."En: "I thought it was a new experience at the airport."Nl: De medewerkers lachten om zijn enthousiasme.En: The staff laughed at his enthusiasm.Nl: "Nee, meneer," grinnikte de bagageman.En: "No, sir," chuckled the baggage man.Nl: "Maar we waarderen de hulp."En: "But we appreciate the help."Nl: Met een bescheiden glimlach bood Bram zijn excuses aan.En: With a modest smile, Bram apologized.Nl: De veiligheidsmensen, welwillend gestemd door zijn goede bedoelingen, hielpen hem haastig terug naar de terminal.En: The security people, kindly disposed by his good intentions, hastily helped him back to the terminal.Nl: Bram voelde zijn hart bonzen toen hij de gate bereikte, net op tijd voor zijn vlucht.En: Bram felt his heart pounding as he reached the gate, just in time for his flight.Nl: Toen hij eindelijk in het vliegtuig zat, dacht hij na over zijn avontuur.En: When he was finally seated on the plane, he reflected on his adventure.Nl: "Volgende keer moet ik beter op de bordjes letten," mompelde hij tegen zichzelf, terwijl hij naar de helderblauwe lucht buiten keek.En: "Next time I should pay better attention to the signs," he mumbled to himself, as he looked out at the bright blue sky.Nl: Toch was hij stiekem blij.En: Still, he was secretly pleased.Nl: Want wie kan nu zeggen dat ze op hun vakantie het werk van vliegveldpersoneel hebben ervaren?En: Because who can say they've experienced airport staff work on their vacation?Nl: Dat was in elk geval een verhaal waard om te vertellen.En: That was certainly a story worth telling.Nl: En zo leerde Bram dat soms een beetje oppassen net zo belangrijk is als genieten van het avontuur.En: And so Bram learned that sometimes being a little cautious is just as important as enjoying the adventure. Vocabulary Words:suitcase: koffercuriosity: nieuwsgierigheidconveyer belts: lopende bandenlugging: sjouwenstaff: personeelenthusiasm: enthousiasmesubtle: subtielscent: geurexcited: opwindingdoor: deurprogram: programmabelt: bandtourist: toeristemployee: medewerkersecurity guards: beveiligersshouted: riepsurprised: verbaasdgate: gateterminal: terminalairport: vliegveldflight: vluchtmistake: foutexperience: ervaringhelp: hulpadventure: avontuurabruptly: abruptheart pounding: hart bonzenreflection: nadenkencautious: oppassenenjoying: genieten

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

Learn more about the podcast hereLearn more about Give Him Fifteen hereSupport the show

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

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros break down their biggest takeaways from an action-packed World Cup weekend, presented by Smirnoff Ice. Alexis explains why Mauricio Pochettino proved friendlies are meant for experimentation, why Scotland deserves to be taken seriously beyond their traveling support, and why Gio Reyna may have played his way into a major club transfer after the tournament. Christian highlights the atmosphere created by Zohran ticket winners at Brazil vs. Morocco, the technology that correctly overturned an offside call for Sweden, and why Tim Ream continues to prove he belongs in the USMNT lineup—and perhaps even deserves the captain's armband. Next, the guys react to Tunisia's shocking decision to fire their head coach after a crushing 5-1 defeat to Sweden. Is Sweden's dominant start a sign that they're a genuine contender in this tournament? Christian and Alexis discuss what Tunisia's decision says about the pressure facing managers at the World Cup and whether Sweden may be flying under the radar. To wrap up the show, The Cooligans turn their attention to Norway and debate whether Erling Haaland can be the player who finally delivers World Cup success for his country. The guys also preview the upcoming slate of matches, including Belgium vs. Egypt, Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay and Iran vs. New Zealand, before reacting to one of the most wholesome stories of the tournament: Dutch and Japanese supporters coming together to create unforgettable World Cup scenes.   Timestamps: (2:00) — World Cup opening weekend takeaways (15:15) - Tunisia sack head coach after 5-1 loss (21:45) - Erling Haaland the man to bring World Cup glory to Norway? (35:30) - Matchday preview Subscribe to The Cooligans on your favorite podcast app:

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]

The World Cup is up and running! We were treated to an excellent selection of games over the opening weekend, but was Netherlands 2-2 Japan the pick of the bunch?David Cartlidge and Jonathan Johnson join Dotun to dissect that match. Plus, Germany dominate Curaçao (but not without a brief scare) & Türkiye start their World Cup campaign in the worst possible way with defeat to Australia.Ask us a question on X, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** On The Continent is your definitive podcast for European football. Subscribe for new podcasts every single week and throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

ON TODAYS PROGRAM…   THREE BRITS ON THE PODIUM…LCH TAKES THE WIN IN BARCA AND TOTO SAYS…MAYBE HIS GIRL FRIEND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT!!! LECLERC CONTINUES HIS DOWNWARD SPIRAL KIMI'S DNF SLOWS DOWN HIS MOMENTUM AND… SO SO SAD…FERNANDO DEAD LAST IN QUALI…THE FINAL CURTAIN!   TOYOTA WINS LEMANS AND NICK DE VRIES GETS THE LAST LAUGH! CORVETTE WINS THE GT3 CLASS AND…   THIS WEEK'S NASIR HAMEED CORNER WE HAVE: A MOMENT IN MOTORSPORTS HISTORY…AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKA SALO. MORE GREAT TRIVIA FROM ANDREW. George Russell Congratulations to Lewis (Hamilton). He drove a really impressive race today after being incredibly quick in Qualifying yesterday. Coming into the weekend, I don't think we expected that pace from Ferrari, so we know we've got a challenge coming from them in the races ahead. We will be working hard to tackle that challenge and get back to winning ways. On my side, the race today was not straightforward. I was struggling with the tyres towards the end of my second and third stints; the Virtual Safety Car didn't help us either and it would have been a fascinating race with Lewis without that. I will take the positives from this weekend though. It has been clean from the very start and I come away with 18 points, which is 18 points more than I managed across Canada and Monaco! We will regroup in the week ahead and look to improve for Austria. We've got a big double-header coming up with Spielberg and Silverstone and I am already excited for it. Kimi Antonelli It is very disappointing to retire from P2, but these things can happen in racing. George suffered an issue in Canada and now it's happened to me; we know our reliability is something we need to work on and I am sure the team will be pushing incredibly hard to improve that. It's more important points that we've lost but we must remember that it is the first year of these new regulations and we are all learning quickly. Congratulations to Lewis (Hamilton) on his victory today. He is a great driver and has been so much help in my career so far. I am pleased to see him up there once again as he really deserves it. I think we had the pace today to challenge him for the win, but the Virtual Safety Car came out at a bad time for us, and we didn't get to see how things would have played out. We have one week without racing before returning in Austria. We have seen our competitors take a step forward here this weekend and we will need to raise our game there if we want to fight for victory again. We will pick ourselves up, learn from this weekend, and come back stronger. MAX VERSTAPPEN - 4th "Today we just didn't have the pace to keep up with the cars ahead. I was really just doing my own race as we were a little bit behind the guys that finished in front of me. As a Team we did everything right, it was the winning strategy, so we made the right call there with the tyres. We were just too slow compared to the cars ahead on each compound, unfortunately. We tried our best and put everything into it but ultimately the whole weekend was a bit tough for us. We do struggle more with these high energy tracks with high degradation and we just need to work on things and try to find more pace in the upcoming races." ISACK HADJAR - 6th "I felt like I had good pace this weekend once we got to Qualifying and the race, but I had a shocker at the race start with so much wheelspin, so that's one aspect I really want to focus on before Red Bull Ring. We could have fought with Oscar if we had a good start, so it's a bit of a shame. I think we did way better than we thought we would this weekend given the track layout and conditions. Austria will be a better track for us, and we expect to have a stronger car. We just need to work on the starts." TOYOTA TAKE ITS SIXTH VICTORY AT LE MANS Toyota executed a perfect, textbook strategy throughout the 94th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans to claim its first victory since 2022, securing a sixth overall triumph and equalling the tally of British marque Bentley.     To spectacular fanfare, Japanese powerhouse Toyota Racing lifted the iconic trophy at a sun-kissed Circuit de la Sarthe for the first time in four years, in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators at the venue and millions more watching around the world. Drivers Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries and Mike Conway emerged as the team to beat at the end of the race, guiding the #7 Toyota to victory ahead of the sister #8 Toyota Racing entry, the #20 BMW M Team WRT and the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA machine in an epic four-way battle to the chequered flag – underlining the "Platinum Era" status that the Hypercar category is building. For Kobayashi, it was a second Le Mans victory. It marked a second triumph for British star Mike Conway and, for the first time in 38 years, a historic win for the Netherlands as Nyck de Vries became the latest Dutch driver to conquer Le Mans. It looked set to be another Toyota one-two, but BMW's never-say-die attitude ensured that the FIA World Endurance Championship points leaders – the #20 crew of Robin Frijns, René Rast and Sheldon van der Linde – claimed second overall and a valuable haul of championship points. Toyota could still be delighted with third place, although a few costly mistakes and strategy calls denied the #8 Toyota of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa another victory. Meanwhile, Cadillac can take plenty of plaudits once again. A crowd favourite throughout the week, the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA crew gave everything in pursuit of victory, and the pace they demonstrated at Le Mans suggests they will remain contenders for years to come. Inter Europol Competiton lock-out LMP2  It was a grandstand finish in LMP2 as Inter Europol Competition worked well overnight to bring both cars into the rostrum contention, but a second day charge from Forestier Racing by Panis had everyone on the edge of their seats, but after 24 hours of racing the Polish #43 ORECA with pilots Jakub Smiechowski, Tom Dillmann and Nicholas Yelloly win the penultimate race at Le Mans for this specification LMP2 car! Corvette charge back to the top! Corvette capture the magic of Le Mans once again with iconic yellow #33 Corvette run by TF Sport took LMGT3 laurels with Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar, Nicky Catsburg taking a popular leap onto the top step of the podium. Akkodis ASP Team put Lexus on the podium for the first time at Le Mans with the #78 car second and the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin joins in the celebrations in third. Top 5 Results - 24 Hours of Le Mans: Toyota TR010 Hybrid #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Mike Conway / Kamui Kobayashi / Nyck de Vries – 381 Laps BMW M Hybrid V8 #20 BMW M Team WRT – Robin Frijns / Rene Rast / Sheldon van der Linde – + 10.913 Toyota TR010 Hybrid #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Sébastien Buemi / Brendon Hartley / Ryo Hirakawa – + 20.417 Cadillac V-Series.R #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Louis Delétraz / Will Stevens / Norman Nato – +32.381 Ferrari 499P #51 Ferrari-AF Corse – Alessandro Pier Guidi / James Calado / Antonio Giovinazzi – +2:22.423 Category Winners: LMP2: Oreca 07-Gibson #43 Inter Europol Competition – Jakub Smiechowski / Tom Dillmann / Nicholas Yelloly - 361 Laps LMGT3: Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R #33 TF Sport – Ben Keating / Jonny Edgar / Nicky Catsburg – 336 laps Fastest Lap: Rio Hirakawa (Toyota TR010 – Hybrid #8 Toyota Racing) – 3:25.041 - Lap 306 Retirements: Oreca 07-Gibson #30 Duqueine Team – Doriane Pin / Julien Andlauer / Richard Verschoor Ferrari 499P #50 Ferrari-AF Corse – Antonio Fuoco / Nicklas Nielsen / Miguel Molina Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 #91 Manthey DK Engineering – James Cottingham / Timur Boguslavskiy / Ayhancan Güven Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar #17 Genesis Magma Racing – André Lotterer / Luis Felipe Derani / Mathys Jaubert Ford Mustang LMGT3 #77 Proton Competition –  Eric Powell / Ben Tuck / Sebastian Priaulx Cadillac V-Series.R #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Sébastien Bourdais / Earl Bamber / Jack Aitken Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 #79 Iron Lynx – Johannes Zelger / Matteo Cressoni / Lin Hodenius Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo #54 Vista AF Corse – Thomas Flohr / Francesco Castellacci / Davide Rigon Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 #61 Iron Lynx (Martin Berry / Rui Andrade / Maxime Martin Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R #13 Thirteen Autosport – Orey Fidani / Lars Kern / Matthew Bell

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Awakening Dreams: A Journey Through the Akropolis Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-15-07-38-19-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Het zonlicht kaatste op de witte stenen van de Akropolis, terwijl Joris, Marijke en Elske zich een weg baanden door de drukte van toeristen die dezelfde begeerde bestemming hadden gekozen.En: The sunlight reflected off the white stones of the Akropolis, as Joris, Marijke, and Elske made their way through the throngs of tourists who had chosen the same coveted destination.Nl: De lucht was gevuld met het vrolijke gezang van krekels en het zachte gekwetter van mensen die gefascineerd naar de overblijfselen van het oude Athene keken.En: The air was filled with the cheerful singing of cicadas and the soft chatter of people who were fascinated by the remnants of ancient Athens.Nl: Joris leefde al van jongs af aan voor geschiedenis.En: Joris had been passionate about history since childhood.Nl: Hij wilde de Akropolis zelf ervaren, de verhalen van het verleden in kleur aan zijn leerlingen vertellen.En: He wanted to experience the Akropolis for himself, to tell his students the stories of the past in vivid detail.Nl: Terwijl hij door de ruïnes liep, besloot hij zijn aandacht te richten op de kleine details die vaak werden overzien.En: As he wandered through the ruins, he decided to focus on the small details that were often overlooked.Nl: Hier een inscriptie, daar een verweerde sculptuur.En: Here an inscription, there a weathered sculpture.Nl: Elk stukje vertelde een eigen verhaal.En: Each piece told its own story.Nl: Aan de andere kant volgde Marijke met een kritisch oog de paden van de voormalige tempels.En: On the other hand, Marijke followed the paths of the former temples with a critical eye.Nl: Ze vroeg zich af of haar werk als archeoloog nog steeds zin had.En: She wondered if her work as an archaeologist still made sense.Nl: Toen ze plotseling een oude collega tegenkwam, richtte hij vragen op haar methoden.En: When she suddenly ran into an old colleague, he questioned her methods.Nl: In plaats van in de verdediging te springen, koos Marijke ervoor om met hem samen te werken.En: Instead of becoming defensive, Marijke chose to collaborate with him.Nl: Misschien kon zij nog iets van hem leren en haar passie weer vinden.En: Perhaps she could learn something from him and rediscover her passion.Nl: Elske, met haar camera stevig in de hand, liep ondertussen rusteloos rond, zoekend naar dat ene perfecte plaatje.En: Meanwhile, Elske, with her camera firmly in hand, wandered restlessly, searching for that one perfect shot.Nl: De toeristen maakten het moeilijk om een goed beeld te krijgen.En: The tourists made it difficult to get a good picture.Nl: Maar ze gaf niet op.En: But she did not give up.Nl: Ze waagde zich aan een steile heuvel voor een uniek uitzicht op de Akropolis bij zonsondergang.En: She ventured up a steep hill for a unique view of the Akropolis at sunset.Nl: Ze hoopte dat deze gewaagde zet haar de ultieme foto zou opleveren.En: She hoped this daring move would give her the ultimate photo.Nl: De zon dook langzaam achter de horizon en kleurde de lucht in oranje en goud.En: The sun slowly dipped behind the horizon, coloring the sky in orange and gold.Nl: Het was alsof de oude ruïnes tot leven kwamen in het warme licht.En: It was as if the ancient ruins came to life in the warm light.Nl: Op dat moment voelde Joris zijn hart sneller kloppen.En: At that moment, Joris felt his heart beat faster.Nl: Hij wist dat zijn leerlingen verrast zouden zijn door deze verhalen en beelden.En: He knew his students would be surprised by these stories and images.Nl: Marijke, naast haar voormalige tegenstander, zag de schoonheid en de complexiteit van het verleden met nieuwe ogen.En: Marijke, next to her former opponent, saw the beauty and complexity of the past with new eyes.Nl: Samen vonden ze een nieuw perspectief en dat gaf haar het vertrouwen en de motivatie die ze nodig had.En: Together they found a new perspective, which gave her the confidence and motivation she needed.Nl: Elske knipte haar camera en wist dat ze het had.En: Elske snapped her camera and knew she had it.Nl: De foto was perfect.En: The photo was perfect.Nl: Het was het bewijs van de schoonheid en de magie van de plek, die de wereld zou laten zien hoeveel deze oude stenen te vertellen hadden.En: It was proof of the beauty and magic of the place, which would show the world how much these ancient stones had to tell.Nl: Met het vallen van de avond daalden ze samen de heuvel af naar de stad.En: As evening fell, they descended the hill together toward the city.Nl: Hun doelen waren bereikt, en elk van hen nam iets bijzonders mee terug.En: Their goals were achieved, and each of them took something special back.Nl: Joris had nieuw materiaal voor zijn lessen, Marijke ontdekte haar passie opnieuw, en Elske stond aan het begin van een veelbelovende carrière.En: Joris had new material for his lessons, Marijke rediscovered her passion, and Elske was at the start of a promising career.Nl: Hun avontuur bij de Akropolis had niet alleen de stenen wakker gemaakt, maar ook hun eigen dromen.En: Their adventure at the Akropolis had awakened not only the stones but also their own dreams. Vocabulary Words:reflected: kaatstethrong: druktecoveted: begeerderemnants: overblijfselenpassionate: leefde voorvivid: kleurruins: ruïnesoverlooked: overzieninscription: inscriptieweathered: verweerdecritical: kritischarchaeologist: archeoloogdefensive: in de verdedigingcollaborate: samenwerkenrediscover: opnieuw ontdekkenrestlessly: rusteloossteep: steiledaring: gewaagdehorizon: horizonventure: waagdeultimate: ultiemedipped: dookcomplexity: complexiteitmotivated: motivatieopponent: tegenstanderperspective: perspectiefuncommon: ongewoonproof: bewijspromising: veelbelovenddescend: daalden

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Mysteries Beneath: An Adventurous Quest in Ancient Rome Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-15-22-34-01-nl Story Transcript:Nl: De zon stond hoog aan de blauwe hemel, haar stralen dansten over de oude stenen van het Romeinse amfitheater.En: The sun stood high in the blue sky, its rays dancing over the old stones of the Romeinse amphitheater.Nl: Het was een plek doordrenkt van geschiedenis.En: It was a place steeped in history.Nl: Jasper keek verwonderd naar de imposante structuur.En: Jasper gazed in awe at the imposing structure.Nl: Hij had altijd al gedroomd om zulke ruïnes te verkennen.En: He had always dreamed of exploring such ruins.Nl: Zijn nieuwsgierigheid dreef hem verder, terwijl Femke en Leonie hem volgden.En: His curiosity drove him further, while Femke and Leonie followed him.Nl: “Kom op, Jasper,” lachte Femke.En: "Come on, Jasper," laughed Femke.Nl: “Het is allemaal een groot avontuur, nietwaar?En: "It's all one big adventure, isn't it?"Nl: ” Ze was altijd te porren voor iets spannends.En: She was always up for something exciting.Nl: Leonie daarentegen, bleef iets achter, haar ogen scanden de verweerde booggangen voor inspiratie.En: Leonie, on the other hand, lagged a bit behind, her eyes scanning the weathered arches for inspiration.Nl: “Ik heb gehoord dat er een verborgen deel is,” fluisterde Jasper, terwijl ze door de mensenmassa liepen.En: "I heard there's a hidden part," Jasper whispered as they walked through the crowd.Nl: Hij had gelezen over een afgesloten sectie in het amfitheater, waar nog nooit ontdekte artefacten konden liggen.En: He had read about a closed-off section in the amphitheater, where undiscovered artifacts might lie.Nl: “Maar het is verboden terrein, toch?En: "But it's forbidden territory, right?"Nl: ” vroeg Leonie bezorgd.En: asked Leonie worriedly.Nl: “Ach, regels zijn er om gebroken te worden,” zei Femke, met een knipoog.En: "Oh, rules are meant to be broken," said Femke, with a wink.Nl: Jasper grijnsde, zijn nieuwsgierigheid won het van zijn voorzichtigheid.En: Jasper grinned, his curiosity overcoming his caution.Nl: Samen kropen ze langs de afgezet lijnen, het avontuur tegemoet.En: Together, they crept past the barrier lines, heading towards the adventure.Nl: Binnen mum van tijd stonden ze in een stiller deel van het amfitheater, weg van de drukte.En: In no time, they found themselves in a quieter part of the amphitheater, away from the hustle and bustle.Nl: Het voelde alsof ze waren teruggestapt in de tijd.En: It felt as though they had stepped back in time.Nl: Oude pilaren rezen als wachters uit de grond.En: Old pillars rose like guardians from the ground.Nl: “Kijk daar!En: "Look there!"Nl: ” riep Jasper plotseling, zijn ogen gericht op iets glinsterends tussen de stenen.En: Jasper suddenly shouted, his eyes fixed on something glimmering between the stones.Nl: Voordat ze het goed en wel konden onderzoeken, klonken er snelle voetstappen.En: Before they could properly investigate, quick footsteps sounded.Nl: Een site official verscheen, woedend en waarschuwend.En: A site official appeared, angry and warning.Nl: "Jullie kunnen hier niet zijn!En: "You can't be here!"Nl: " riep hij boos, maar zijn stem verzachtte toen hij zag wat Jasper had ontdekt.En: he shouted angrily, but his voice softened when he saw what Jasper had discovered.Nl: Het leek een klein standbeeld van een gladiator te zijn, verstopt onder lagen stof en puin.En: It seemed to be a small statue of a gladiator, hidden under layers of dust and rubble.Nl: De official bestudeerde het met een groeiende belangstelling.En: The official studied it with growing interest.Nl: “Dit is bijzonder,” zei hij, nog steeds serieus, maar met een begripvolle glinstering in zijn ogen.En: "This is special," he said, still serious but with an understanding glimmer in his eyes.Nl: “Ik deel jullie liefde voor geschiedenis.En: "I share your love for history."Nl: ”De official bood Jasper en zijn vrienden kort de tijd om te kijken, onder toezicht weliswaar.En: The official offered Jasper and his friends a brief moment to look, under supervision, of course.Nl: Terwijl ze het standbeeld bekeken, voelde Jasper een golf van verwondering en respect.En: As they viewed the statue, Jasper felt a wave of wonder and respect.Nl: Hij besefte dat de geschiedenis voorzichtig en geduldig geëerd moest worden.En: He realized that history should be honored carefully and patiently.Nl: Toen ze onder begeleiding het terrein verlieten, voelde Jasper zich tevreden.En: As they left the site under supervision, Jasper felt satisfied.Nl: Er was veel meer te ontdekken, maar dat zou hij op een andere dag doen, op een geduldiger manier.En: There was much more to discover, but that would be for another day, in a more patient manner.Nl: Hij keek naar Femke en Leonie en wist dat het avontuur pas net begonnen was, maar dat het ontdekken van geschiedenis niet altijd betekent dat je regels moet breken.En: He looked at Femke and Leonie and knew that the adventure had only just begun, but that discovering history doesn't always mean you have to break the rules. Vocabulary Words:steeped: doordrenktimposing: imposantegazed: keekawe: verwonderdcuriosity: nieuwsgierigheidlagged: bleefweathered: verweerdeinspiration: inspiratiewhispered: fluisterdeundiscovered: nog nooit ontdekteartifacts: artefactenterritory: terreinworryingly: bezorgdbarrier: afgezethustle and bustle: drukteguardians: wachtersglimmering: glinsterendsproperly: goed en welsite official: site officiallayers: lagenrubble: puingrowing interest: groeiende belangstellingsupervision: toezichtwonder: verwonderingrespect: respecthonored: geëerdsatisfied: tevredenpatient: geduldigadventure: avontuurrules: regels

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

Episode 1652: I Thought This Was America!

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   

3 AT 3 - Amish PA Dutch and Mennonite Folklore Customs Legends Secrets StreamBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

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.

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Rekindling Bonds: A Springtime Reunion in Vondelpark Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-14-22-34-01-nl Story Transcript:Nl: De lente hing in de lucht boven het levendige Vondelpark.En: Spring hung in the air over the lively Vondelpark.Nl: Overal bloeiden bloemen, en de zon scheen door de bladeren van de bomen.En: Flowers bloomed everywhere, and the sun shone through the leaves of the trees.Nl: De sfeer was warm en uitnodigend.En: The atmosphere was warm and inviting.Nl: Bram stond bij de ingang, zijn handen zaten diep in zijn zakken.En: Bram stood at the entrance, his hands deep in his pockets.Nl: Na jaren in het buitenland te hebben gewoond, voelde Amsterdam plotseling zowel bekend als vreemd aan.En: After having lived abroad for years, Amsterdam suddenly felt both familiar and strange.Nl: Jarenlang had Bram zijn zus, Lotte, niet gezien.En: For years, Bram hadn't seen his sister, Lotte.Nl: Een familieruzie had hen gescheiden.En: A family feud had separated them.Nl: Vandaag wilde hij eindelijk die muur breken.En: Today, he finally wanted to break that wall.Nl: Hij had besloten om haar een bericht te sturen, en ze hadden afgesproken om elkaar te ontmoeten in hun geliefde Vondelpark.En: He had decided to send her a message, and they had arranged to meet in their beloved Vondelpark.Nl: Dit park was vroeger hun speelplek, de plek waar ze als kinderen altijd avonturen beleefden.En: This park had been their playground, the place where they always had adventures as children.Nl: Bram zag Lotte onder een grote oude eik staan.En: Bram saw Lotte standing under a large old oak.Nl: Ze was in gesprek met Johan, haar goede vriend die hij vaag herinnerde van vroeger.En: She was talking with Johan, her good friend whom he vaguely remembered from the past.Nl: Hij voelde zijn hart sneller kloppen, nerveus voor hun ontmoeting.En: He felt his heart beating faster, nervous about their meeting.Nl: Toen hij dichterbij kwam, keek Lotte op en glimlachte voorzichtig naar hem.En: As he got closer, Lotte looked up and smiled at him cautiously.Nl: "Hallo Bram," zei ze zachtjes.En: "Hello Bram," she said softly.Nl: "Hallo Lotte," antwoordde Bram.En: "Hello Lotte," Bram replied.Nl: Zijn stem trilde een beetje, maar hij probeerde kalm te blijven.En: His voice trembled a bit, but he tried to stay calm.Nl: Johan gaf hen een knikje en wandelde langzaam weg, hen ruimte gevend.En: Johan gave them a nod and slowly walked away, giving them space.Nl: Bram haalde diep adem.En: Bram took a deep breath.Nl: De zon scheen helder, en sommigen passeerden hen, genietend van de late lentemiddag.En: The sun shone brightly, and some passed by them, enjoying the late spring afternoon.Nl: "Het is lang geleden," zei Bram, zijn ogen op het gras voor hen gericht.En: "It's been a long time," Bram said, his eyes focused on the grass in front of them.Nl: "Ja," antwoordde Lotte.En: "Yes," Lotte answered.Nl: "Waarom ben je zolang weggebleven?"En: "Why did you stay away so long?"Nl: Het was de vraag die hij verwachtte, maar waar hij ook voor vreesde.En: It was the question he expected, but also feared.Nl: "Ik dacht dat je boos op me was," gaf hij toe.En: "I thought you were mad at me," he admitted.Nl: "Maar ik miste je, elke dag."En: "But I missed you, every day."Nl: Lotte keek hem onderzoekend aan.En: Lotte looked at him inquisitively.Nl: De stilte tussen hen werd alleen onderbroken door vogels die in de bomen zongen.En: The silence between them was only interrupted by birds singing in the trees.Nl: "Ik was boos," zei ze uiteindelijk, "maar ik miste je ook, Bram."En: "I was mad," she finally said, "but I missed you too, Bram."Nl: Zijn hart maakte een sprong van hoop.En: His heart leaped with hope.Nl: "Ik wil de dingen goedmaken," zei hij, "als je dat ook wilt."En: "I want to make things right," he said, "if you want that too."Nl: Haar ogen verzachtten.En: Her eyes softened.Nl: "We kunnen proberen," antwoordde ze.En: "We can try," she replied.Nl: Een lichte glimlach verscheen op haar gezicht.En: A slight smile appeared on her face.Nl: Ze begonnen te lopen langs de kronkelige paden van het park, hun schaduwen langer op het pad.En: They began to walk along the winding paths of the park, their shadows longer on the path.Nl: Ze spraken over hun leven, hun herinneringen, en de toekomst.En: They talked about their lives, their memories, and the future.Nl: De warmte van de lentezon leek de weg naar verzoening te verlichten.En: The warmth of the spring sun seemed to light the way to reconciliation.Nl: Tegen het einde van de wandeling voelde Bram zich eindelijk opgelucht.En: By the end of the walk, Bram finally felt relieved.Nl: De angst die hem zoveel jaren had belemmerd, leek te verdwijnen.En: The anxiety that had hindered him for so many years seemed to vanish.Nl: Hij had een nieuwe kans gekregen, en hij wist dat hij die zorgvuldig zou koesteren.En: He had been given a new chance, and he knew he would cherish it carefully.Nl: Toen de avond viel en de zon onderging, liepen Bram en Lotte zij aan zij naar de uitgang van het park.En: As evening fell and the sun set, Bram and Lotte walked side by side to the park's exit.Nl: Voor het eerst in jaren voelde Bram zich echt thuis.En: For the first time in years, Bram felt truly at home.Nl: Hun band was misschien getekend door de tijd, maar ook sterker.En: Their bond might have been marked by time, but it was also stronger.Nl: En hij zou zijn uiterste best doen om die band te herstellen.En: And he would do his utmost to restore that bond. Vocabulary Words:atmosphere: sfeerfamiliar: bekendstrange: vreemdfeud: familieruzieplayground: speelplekadventures: avonturenvaguely: vaagnervous: nerveuscautiously: voorzichtigtrembled: trildeadmitted: gaf toeinquisitively: onderzoekendinterrupted: onderbrokenreconciliation: verzoeningvanish: verdwijnencherish: koesterenbond: bandhinder: belemmerenrestore: herstellenoak: eiksoftened: verzachttenanxiety: angstapproached: naderdehesitant: twijfelendassure: verzekerenwandered: zwierfhesitated: aarzeldeinviting: uitnodigendalleviate: verlichtenembrace: omarmen

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Rekindling Bonds Amid Keukenhof's Tulip Blooms Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-14-07-38-20-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Het zonlicht viel zacht op de bloeiende tulpen in de Keukenhof.En: The sunlight gently fell on the blooming tulips in Keukenhof.Nl: Jasper keek om zich heen, terwijl hij wachtte op zijn zus.En: Jasper looked around as he waited for his sister.Nl: Hij was nerveus.En: He was nervous.Nl: Het was lang geleden dat hij Merel voor het laatst had gezien.En: It had been a long time since he had last seen Merel.Nl: Zijn kunst had hem vaak in zijn eigen wereld gehouden, ver weg van familie en vrienden.En: His art had often kept him in his own world, far away from family and friends.Nl: Maar vandaag was anders.En: But today was different.Nl: Hij hoopte dat de schoonheid om hen heen hen dichterbij zou brengen.En: He hoped the beauty around them would bring them closer together.Nl: Ondertussen naderde Merel, vol enthousiasme zoals altijd.En: Meanwhile, Merel approached, full of enthusiasm as always.Nl: Ze was blij Jasper te zien, maar merkte ook zijn terughoudendheid op.En: She was happy to see Jasper, but also noticed his reticence.Nl: "De bloemen zijn prachtig, hè?"En: "The flowers are beautiful, aren't they?"Nl: begon ze, haar ogen glinsterend van vreugde.En: she began, her eyes sparkling with joy.Nl: Haar liefde voor de natuur was altijd aanstekelijk geweest.En: Her love for nature had always been contagious.Nl: Jasper knikte en probeerde te glimlachen, maar hij voelde de spanning.En: Jasper nodded and tried to smile, but he felt the tension.Nl: "Ja, heel mooi," antwoordde hij zacht.En: "Yes, very beautiful," he replied softly.Nl: Terwijl ze langs de kleurige tulpenvelden liepen, vertelde Merel verhalen over haar reizen en avonturen.En: As they walked along the colorful tulip fields, Merel told stories about her travels and adventures.Nl: Ze probeerde de stilte te vullen met haar levendigheid.En: She tried to fill the silence with her liveliness.Nl: Maar de stilte tussen hen was niet zo makkelijk te breken.En: But the silence between them wasn't so easy to break.Nl: Jasper voelde zich schuldig over de verloren tijd en vond het moeilijk om zijn gevoelens te uiten.En: Jasper felt guilty about the lost time and found it difficult to express his feelings.Nl: Hij wist dat Merel dat voelde.En: He knew Merel felt that.Nl: Ze stopten bij een klein houten bankje, verscholen tussen hoge bloemen.En: They stopped at a small wooden bench, hidden among tall flowers.Nl: Het was daar rustig, alleen het geritsel van bladeren en het zachte gelach van andere bezoekers waren te horen.En: It was quiet there, only the rustling of leaves and the soft laughter of other visitors could be heard.Nl: Merel keek naar haar broer en vroeg, "Hoe gaat het echt met je, Jasper?"En: Merel looked at her brother and asked, "How are you really doing, Jasper?"Nl: Daar, omgeven door de kleuren van de lente, besloot Jasper eerlijk te zijn.En: There, surrounded by the colors of spring, Jasper decided to be honest.Nl: "Ik miste je," gaf hij toe, zijn stem breekbaar.En: "I missed you," he admitted, his voice fragile.Nl: "Ik wist niet hoe ik terug moest komen na al die tijd.En: "I didn't know how to come back after all that time.Nl: Ik was bang dat het te laat was."En: I was afraid it was too late."Nl: Merel glimlachte warm.En: Merel smiled warmly.Nl: "Het is nooit te laat, Jasper.En: "It's never too late, Jasper.Nl: We zijn hier nu samen, en dat is wat telt."En: We are here now together, and that's what matters."Nl: De woorden van Merel raakten Jasper.En: Merel's words touched Jasper.Nl: Hij voelde het ijs tussen hen smelten.En: He felt the ice between them melting.Nl: Ze praatten nog uren verder.En: They talked for hours more.Nl: Ze deelden herinneringen en lachten om de kleine dingen die ze samen hadden meegemaakt.En: They shared memories and laughed about the little things they had experienced together.Nl: Toen ze de tuinen verlieten, voelde Jasper zich opgelucht.En: When they left the gardens, Jasper felt relieved.Nl: De bloemen hadden hun magie gedaan.En: The flowers had worked their magic.Nl: Hij had zijn zus altijd bewonderd om haar openhartigheid en optimisme.En: He had always admired his sister for her openness and optimism.Nl: Vandaag had hij geleerd dat het nooit te laat was om opnieuw te verbinden.En: Today, he learned that it was never too late to reconnect.Nl: Terwijl ze het pad naar de uitgang volgden, was de lucht gevuld met het zoete parfum van bloemen en de vreugde van een hernieuwde band.En: As they followed the path to the exit, the air was filled with the sweet perfume of flowers and the joy of a renewed bond.Nl: Jasper was veranderd, een beetje meer open, klaar om te omarmen wat de toekomst voor hen in petto had.En: Jasper had changed, a little more open, ready to embrace what the future had in store for them.Nl: Merel en hij waren weer een team, en dat voelde heel goed.En: Merel and he were a team again, and that felt very good. Vocabulary Words:sunlight: zonlichtblooming: bloeiendenervous: nerveusreticence: terughoudendheidsparkling: glinsterendcontagious: aanstekelijkliveliness: levendigheidguilty: schuldigrustling: geritselfragile: breekbaarsurrounded: omgevenrelieved: opgeluchtrenewed: hernieuwdeperfume: parfumadmired: bewonderdopenness: openhartigheidoptimism: optimismeembrace: omarmenenthusiasm: enthousiasmegently: zachtdistance: afstandsparkle: glinsterennature: natuursoftly: zachtsilence: stilteshared: gedeeldexperiences: ervaringenfragrance: geurexperience: meegemaakttogether: samen

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

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Stolen Masterpiece: Unveiling Secrets at the Rijksmuseum Gala Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-13-22-34-01-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Het was een zwoele zomeravond in Amsterdam.En: It was a sultry summer evening in Amsterdam.Nl: De lucht was helder en de grachten schitterden in het avondlicht.En: The sky was clear and the canals glistened in the evening light.Nl: Het Rijksmuseum stond trots in de stad, vol geschiedenis en kunst.En: The Rijksmuseum stood proudly in the city, full of history and art.Nl: De jaarlijkse Zomer Kunstgala was in volle gang.En: The annual Summer Art Gala was in full swing.Nl: Mensen in feestelijke kledij wandelden door de brede gangen, bewonderend de meesterwerken aan de muren.En: People in festive attire strolled through the wide corridors, admiring the masterpieces on the walls.Nl: Bram, de somber ogende museumconservator, slenterde door de drukte.En: Bram, the somber-looking museum curator, wandered through the crowd.Nl: Hij had lang gewerkt aan een onderzoek naar een zeldzaam schilderij — de trots van het museum.En: He had long worked on research into a rare painting — the pride of the museum.Nl: Maar niemand leek ooit op te merken hoe toegewijd hij was.En: But no one ever seemed to notice how dedicated he was.Nl: Terwijl hij de menigte bestudeerde, voelde hij een onverwachte leegte.En: As he studied the crowd, he felt an unexpected emptiness.Nl: Het beroemde schilderij was verdwenen.En: The famous painting had disappeared.Nl: Wat begon als een prachtige avond veranderde in een nachtmerrie.En: What had begun as a beautiful evening turned into a nightmare.Nl: Femke, een gepassioneerde kunsthistoricus, had vanavond een doel.En: Femke, a passionate art historian, had a goal for the evening.Nl: Ze wilde het gestolen schilderij opnemen in haar aankomende boek.En: She wanted to include the stolen painting in her upcoming book.Nl: Maar nu was haar kans verloren.En: But now her chance was lost.Nl: Ze verdacht Bram.En: She suspected Bram.Nl: "Wat houdt hij achter?"En: "What is he hiding?"Nl: vroeg ze zichzelf af, terwijl ze hem scherp in de gaten hield.En: she asked herself, while keeping a sharp eye on him.Nl: De raad van het museum wilde het verlies in stilte bedekken.En: The museum board wanted to cover up the loss quietly.Nl: Ze spraken niet over de diefstal.En: They did not speak of the theft.Nl: Maar Bram kon het niet verdragen.En: But Bram could not bear it.Nl: Hij wilde de reputatie van het museum redden.En: He wanted to save the museum's reputation.Nl: Hij besloot Femke te vertrouwen.En: He decided to trust Femke.Nl: Hij kende de weg door de museumarchieven als geen ander.En: He knew his way around the museum archives like no other.Nl: “Misschien kan zij helpen,” dacht hij.En: “Maybe she can help,” he thought.Nl: "Bram, ik denk dat je iets te verbergen hebt," zei Femke op een dag.En: "Bram, I think you have something to hide," said Femke one day.Nl: Hij haalde diep adem en zei: "Nee, Femke, ik wil alleen de waarheid vinden.En: He took a deep breath and said, "No, Femke, I just want to find the truth.Nl: Laten we samenwerken."En: Let's work together."Nl: Samen doorzochten ze elke hoek van het museum.En: Together they searched every corner of the museum.Nl: Hun hoop was klein, maar hun vastberadenheid groot.En: Their hope was small, but their determination was great.Nl: Het duurde niet lang voordat ze iets opmerkelijks vonden.En: It didn't take long before they found something remarkable.Nl: De bewakingsbeelden toonden een verdachte beweging.En: The security footage showed suspicious movement.Nl: Ze zagen een andere conservator, een oude bekende van Bram, met het schilderij wegglippen.En: They saw another curator, an old acquaintance of Bram, slipping away with the painting.Nl: De spanning steeg.En: The tension rose.Nl: Ze hadden een aanwijzing.En: They had a clue.Nl: Femke en Bram haastten zich naar de beste weg naar hun winst.En: Femke and Bram hurried toward the best path to their success.Nl: Hun samenwerking bracht hen tot de dader.En: Their collaboration led them to the perpetrator.Nl: Het schilderij werd teruggevonden, verborgen in de loze ruimte van een opslagruimte op de bovenverdieping.En: The painting was found, hidden in the void space of a storage room on the upper floor.Nl: Het nieuws verspreidde zich snel.En: The news spread quickly.Nl: Bram en Femke werden geprezen voor hun moed en speurzin.En: Bram and Femke were praised for their courage and detective skills.Nl: Eindelijk kreeg Bram de erkenning die hij verdiende.En: Finally, Bram received the recognition he deserved.Nl: Hij voelde een nieuwe energie om zijn onderzoek te publiceren.En: He felt a new energy to publish his research.Nl: Femke leerde de kracht van samenwerken kennen.En: Femke learned the power of collaboration.Nl: Haar boek werd beter dan ze had durven hopen.En: Her book became better than she had dared to hope.Nl: Het was een zomeravond om nooit te vergeten.En: It was a summer evening never to be forgotten.Nl: In de gangen van het Rijksmuseum werden verhalen geboren.En: In the halls of the Rijksmuseum, stories were born.Nl: Kunst verbindt mensen, zelfs in tijden van crisis.En: Art connects people, even in times of crisis.Nl: En de zon ging onder boven Amsterdam, een stad vol historie en verhalen.En: And the sun set over Amsterdam, a city full of history and stories.Nl: Bram en Femke wandelden naar buiten, beide veranderd door de nacht.En: Bram and Femke walked outside, both changed by the night.Nl: Hun avontuur was voorbij, maar hun reis ging verder.En: Their adventure was over, but their journey continued. Vocabulary Words:sultry: zwoeleglistened: schitterdenproudly: trotsfestive: feestelijkecorridors: gangensomber: sombercurator: conservatorwandered: slenterdededicated: toegewijdunexpected: onverwachteemptiness: leegtenightmare: nachtmerriepassionate: gepassioneerdehistorian: historicussuspected: verdachtreputation: reputatiearchives: archievendetermination: vastberadenheidremarkable: opmerkelijksecurity footage: bewakingsbeeldensuspicious: verdachtemovement: bewegingacquaintance: bekendevoid space: loze ruimtestorage room: opslagruimteupper floor: bovenverdiepingrecognition: erkenningcourage: moeddetective skills: speurzincollaboration: samenwerking

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.

Learn more about the podcast hereLearn more about Give Him Fifteen hereSupport the show

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: 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

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

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

I've brought together some of my best conversations on menopause and perimenopause with Dr. Jessica Shepard, Dr. Vonda Wright, and my wife Sage.  Covering why your "normal" labs miss it, how a frozen shoulder can signal hormone changes, and the truth about hormone therapy. If you're navigating midlife, this video is for you. CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARY'S VIP!: https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg Connect with Dr. Jessica Shepherd Website: https://bit.ly/3Pf6ZHG  YouTube: https://bit.ly/47La74k  Instagram: https://bit.ly/3NG17Xu  TikTok: https://bit.ly/416VYLb  Facebook: https://bit.ly/4ryjyeE  X.com: https://bit.ly/4192QaQ  LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Nhrm6x  Connect with Dr. Vonda Wright Website: https://bit.ly/439JGmN YouTube: https://bit.ly/43EDGTe Instagram: https://bit.ly/47UjwHl TikTok: https://bit.ly/3X7Mcq2 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3JGqEhi X.com: https://bit.ly/4oiKJt1 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Lj4T7K Connect with Sage Workinger-Brecka Instagram: https://bit.ly/44sN390 Thank you to our partners A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: http://bit.ly/4kek1ij  AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD   AIRES: "ULTIMATE20 " FOR 20% OFF: https://bit.ly/4a3Duze  BAJA GOLD: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa  BODYHEALTH: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV  COLD LIFE: THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp  CYMBIOTIKA: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4tjyluP  GENETIC METHYLATION TEST (UK ONLY): https://bit.ly/48QJJrk  GENETIC TEST (USA ONLY): ⁠https://bit.ly/3Yg1Uk9  GOPUFF: GET YOUR FAVORITE SNACK!: https://bit.ly/4obIFDC  H2TAB: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg  HEALF: 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: https://bit.ly/41HJg6S  PEPTUAL: “TUH10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4mKxgcn  SNOOZE: LET'S GET TO SLEEP!: https://bit.ly/4pt1T6V  WHOOP: JOIN & GET 1 FREE MONTH!: https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW  Watch  the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8 Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3RQftU0 Connect with Gary Brecka Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs TikTok: https://bit.ly/4coJ8foX: https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf Facebook: https://bit.ly/464VA1H LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2 Website: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU Merch: https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/47ejrws Ask Gary: https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG Timestamps 00:00 - Intro of Show 04:23 - Perimenopause begins in your late 30s 05:16 - Why hormone symptoms don't show on labs 06:55 - The earliest warning signs to watch for 11:38 - Why the whole picture matters more than one number 13:33 - Frozen shoulder reversing after hormone therapy 13:46 - The misquoted study and the FDA reversal 15:37 - Good, better, best: when to start 20:11 - Frozen shoulder as a midlife inflammation sign 23:35 - Dispelling the estrogen and breast cancer myth 24:14 - Why estrogen affects every tissue in the body 29:44 - What "natural" hormone therapy really means 32:37 - Vaginal and facial estrogen, and collagen loss 35:31 - New data in 120 million women 37:59 - Sage's story: brain fog and frozen shoulder 43:31 - Reading the Dutch test results 46:36  - When mold and toxins muddy the picture 48:27 - Three weeks later: everything changed 52:37 - Don't let anyone say it's in your head Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions.  Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and/or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation.  Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn more about the podcast hereLearn more about Give Him Fifteen hereSupport the show

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

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.