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La guerra de Ucrania ha entrado en una fase en la que ambos bandos atacan la retaguardia del contrario, pero el castigo no se reparte por igual. La retaguardia ucraniana es realmente la Unión Europea y el Reino Unido, que este año han aprobado un paquete de 90.000 millones de euros en ayuda y estudian otro paquete similar financiado con activos rusos congelados. Los centros logísticos del ejército ucraniano están realmente en Polonia, Alemania o Rumanía. Rusia, en cambio, paga la guerra con hidrocarburos que vende a descuento a China y la India, y sus aliados, Irán y Corea del Norte, están en la ruina. La asimetría se observa son un simple vistazo. Los drones ucranianos alcanzan objetivos hasta la misma Siberia y han inutilizado más de un tercio de la capacidad de refinamiento rusa, con la consiguiente crisis de suministro de combustible. En Ucrania las gasolineras funcionan con normalidad gracias a las importaciones desde Europa. En Rusia la producción industrial se mantiene plana a pesar de que el gasto militar disparado, los ucranianos, por su parte, han desplazado parte de su producción al resto de Europa, un lugar al que Rusia no puede atacar. Sin un aliado dispuesto a atacar a la OTAN y a absorber las represalias, al Kremlin solo le queda la vía de la guerra híbrida. Se han encontrado drones explosivos en un aeropuerto alemán, se han producido ciberataques contra los ferrocarriles polacos, un incendio en una empresa de defensa estonia, explosiones en polvorines italianos y búlgaros, y proliferan los saboteadores reclutados por Telegram. Los incidentes han pasado de unos 10 al mes en 2024 a unos 15 desde el mes de abril. La ambigüedad beneficia a Putin, porque atribuirle todo este desorden refuerza gratis su reputación. El objetivo es obviamente político. Trata de erosionar el apoyo occidental a Ucrania y agitar la política interna de Alemania, Francia, Finlandia, Estonia y Polonia, que tienen elecciones en los próximos meses. Pero la estrategia no termina de funcionar. Los europeos del este perciben cerca el peligro y redoblan su apoyo a Ucrania. En Polonia, Rumanía y los países bálticos la mayor parte de la población está a favor de seguir enviando dinero y armas a Ucrania. Algo similar sucede en Europa occidental. El reloj corre contra el Kremlin. El ejército ruso pierde unos 35.000 hombres al mes entre muertos y heridos, más de los que consigue reclutar pese a pagar primas de hasta 4 millones de rublos y sueldos para los soldados rasos 3 o 4 veces superiores al salario medio en Rusia. Sostener ese ritmo exigirá una movilización que equivaldría a admitir que no están ganando. Una movilización, además, hundiría la popularidad de Putin en el interior. Bloqueado el avance terrestre, al Kremlin le quedan dos tipos de escalada. La vertical, ya ensayada con ejercicios nucleares sorpresa, que sirva de aviso de que podría recurrir al uso del arsenal nuclear. Y la horizontal, que consistiría en ampliar la extensión del conflicto para congelarlo después en mejores condiciones. Todo aprovechándose de la actitud de Donald Trump que ha debilitado la disuasión hasta tal punto que la semana pasada su Gobierno tuvo que enviar en secreto a Moscú al director de la CIA para recordar a Putin que el artículo 5 sigue en pie. El centro de gravedad ya no está en el Donbás ni en ningún otro lugar del frente, sino en la resistencia de los países europeos y en su disposición a sostener a Ucrania durante el tiempo que sea necesario. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 4:03 La retaguardia ucraniana 36:50 El acuerdo petrolero en Venezuela 46:49 Trump y la provocación de Ontario · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #ucrania #rusia Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

 It's ev.news Briefly for Friday 28 August 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the ev.news Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnewsVOLKSWAGEN TURNS ID.BUZZ INTO CALIFORNIA CRUISEVolkswagen Commercial Vehicles has unveiled the fully electric ID. California Cruise in Düsseldorf, offered in short- and long-wheelbase forms with 79 kWh and 86 kWh batteries respectively, sleeping accommodation for two, and first deliveries due in early 2027 from €60,761 (about $70,800). Standard kit includes the Interior Style and Comfort Packages plus the PowerSocket vehicle-to-load adapter, which delivers 2 kW continuous and 3.6 kW peak power, while California Mode keeps USB ports live and air conditioning running at sleeping temperature for up to 48 hours depending on charge and outside conditions.MERCEDES-AMG CLA 45 IS A DIFFERENT BEASTThe electric Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 saloon is on sale in the UK at £66,750 (about $90,660), matching the outgoing petrol car's price and undercutting the plug-in hybrid C63 by £34,000 for comparable output, with the Shooting Brake £1000 more and the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N its nearest rival at £65,800. Three Yasa axial-flux motors produce 671bhp for a 3.0sec 0-62mph time in the 2.3-tonne saloon, with claimed ranges of 416 and 398 miles, 330kW charging giving 10-80% in 22 minutes, a rear-axle drift mode, and deliveries starting next year.51% OF U.S. CONSUMERS WOULD CONSIDER A CHINA-MADE VEHICLEA Dave Cantin Group market outlook report found 51% of U.S. consumers would consider a China-made vehicle despite Chinese brands not being sold there, with willingness at 77% among under-35s versus 36% among those 55 and older, driven by affordability as average transaction prices sit near $50,000 and monthly payments run far above five-year-ago levels. Chinese brands have taken roughly 10% share in Europe and Mexico in under five years, a pace that took Japanese and Korean makers nearly two decades, and the resulting collapse in established automakers' China business, combined with the EV unwind and tariffs, is already reshaping product and production decisions with direct consequences for U.S. dealers.ELECTRIFIED MODELS FILL JULY'S FASTEST-SELLING USED-CAR TOP 10For the first time since Autotrader UK began tracking the data, no petrol or diesel model appeared in July's 10 fastest-selling used cars, with eight BEVs and two hybrids from MG and Toyota filling the list, led by the hybrid MG ZS at 13 days, the Kia Niro at 15 and the Tesla Model 3 at 17. A year earlier BEVs held only four of the ten places, and July's slowest-selling used models were entirely petrol and diesel, with no BEV among them.TERRA CHARGE PLANS 2,500 NACS POINTS IN JAPANJapan's Terra Charge will begin adding NACS charging from 2028 at commercial sites, major transport routes and hotels, targeting 2,500 points by the end of 2033 and studying a NACS-based AC charger for hotels and apartment blocks, though no specifications or timeline have been disclosed. The move responds partly to Tesla driver demand reported by Nikkei Asia, but with only 1,323 registered NACS points against roughly 68,000 charging points nationally, most on CHAdeMO, and a government goal of 300,000 points by 2030, NACS will add connector variety rather than displace the incumbent standard.DCBEL PLATFORM ADOPTED IN THREE V2X PILOTSDcbel's bidirectional charging platform has been selected for three V2X pilots — California's REDWDS scheme, a PG&E programme and a MassCEC demonstration — offering drivers and fleets equipment funding, lower bills and payments of up to $3,200 per vehicle per year for exporting energy to the grid. The economics depend on vehicle-to-grid export, yet customers have so far opted for vehicle-to-home installations, dcbel had shipped nothing under the programmes at the time of reporting, and most jurisdictions still prohibit grid export altogether.KGM RAISES MUSSO EV AWD TOWING RATINGKGM has lifted the all-wheel-drive Musso EV dual-cab ute's braked towing rating from 1,800kg to 2,300kg, exceeding the 2,000kg rating of Toyota's AWD electric Hilux. The revision undercuts the claim made by former prime minister Scott Morrison during the 2019 Australian election that EVs could not tow a trailer or boat to a camping spot, an argument that became part of the climate culture war, though what any BEV can tow still rests on the rating its manufacturer assigns.PSW WINS ESTONIA FERRY MCS CONTRACTNorway's PSW Power & Automation will equip Estonia's Virtsu–Kuivastu route with a Megawatt Charging System of two charging points at each end, each rated up to 5 MW on a 1,500-volt architecture, to recharge the country's new battery-electric ferry during port stops before its scheduled completion by the end of 2028. The ferry will carry 380 passengers and either 110 cars or eight lorries, making it smaller than the incumbent Piret and Toll, while the charging system will also be open to other compatible vessels, drawing on PSW's Nordic record of more than 250 MW of shore power and over 100 MWh of battery storage.WAYMO SAYS L2 IS INSUFFICIENT FOR L4Waymo has published 10 AI lessons drawn from over 200 million fully autonomous miles, arguing that incrementally improving a Level 2 driver-assistance system is a "false summit" that cannot safely reach Level 4, because neither billions of simulated miles nor millions of supervised miles replicate operating without a human backup. The company, which runs more than 500,000 paid driverless rides a week and targets a million by year-end, uses camera, lidar and radar redundancy and warns against black-box end-to-end networks, in contrast to Tesla's camera-only Tesla Vision, its end-to-end Full Self-Driving versions 14 and 15, and an Austin robotaxi service that has logged 380,000 unsupervised miles.

Follow the Podcast Here: https://www.instagram.com/ctc.podcast/Follow Tennis Athlete Here: https://www.instagram.com/tennisathlete_sta/Follow SotoTennis Academy Here: https://www.instagram.com/sototennis/?hl=enEmail us: info@sototennis.com Ingrid Neel was one of the most decorated US juniors of her generation, winning every Little Mo age group, a 10-and-under world championship in France, and the deciding match in the NCAA finals. Then came a slipped disc in Tokyo, wrist surgery, two and a half years away from the sport, and a ranking that dropped to zero.A year on, she made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, which was her best-ever Grand Slam result. On the court she loves most.This episode is one of the most honest and warm conversations we've had on Control the Controllables. Ingrid speaks about injury, identity, friendship, family and what it really means to keep going when you've lost your relevance, your ranking and your answer to the question of who you are without the sport.In this episode:Wimbledon quarterfinalist, reflecting on her best ever Grand Slam result a year after wrist surgeryBeing present at Wimbledon and the US Open while injured and not competing, and why it helpedHow she genuinely celebrated others' success while struggling herselfCan you have true, real friendships in an individual sport and still be the ultimate competitor?The back injury that nearly ended her season in Tokyo, and how she won the tournament anywayThe wrist surgery that made her question whether she'd ever play againGrowing up in Minnesota, the Bollettieri Academy and Nick giving her open accessBeing a prodigy, winning every Little Mo age group and a 10-and-under world title in FranceDid the values her parents instilled help her, or hold her back?Self-worth, identity and who you are when the ranking says inactiveChoosing to represent Estonia and the story of the grandmother she is named afterThe Quickfire RoundTennisAthlete provides age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete

Reece, Nate and Martin return for the latest episode of The Weekly KickaroundWe discuss the week in Estonian football, as well as our players of the week and what we are looking forward too for the upcoming matchweek

As the US retreats from Nato’s “all for one, one for all” clause, Europe is forging new defence ties. Can the West hold together without Washington? Estonia’s defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, joins the debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig Unger, investigative reporter and author, explores President Donald Trump's unstable foreign policy toward Russia and Ukraine. Unger contends that Trump behaves as a Russian appeaser whose real estate-linked advisers take marching orders from Vladimir Putin. The discussion highlights how Ukrainian-manufactured drones have successfully targeted Russian oil refineries, causing severe fuel shortages and long gas lines across Russia. While these military successes initially impressed Trump, leading him to publicly promise Patriot missiles and production technology to President Zelenskyy, Unger reveals that Trump subsequently withheld this critical support. Unger cautions that as Putin faces an existential crisis and potential military defeat, he may launch a limited incursion into Baltic states like Estonia or Poland. This would trigger NATO's Article 5, which Unger warns Trump would likely refuse to honor, thereby destroying the Western alliance. (4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-19-2026Rebecca Grant, Vice President of the Lexington Institute, discusses technological advancements on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. She details the transition from traditional steam-powered catapults to modern electromagnetic aircraft launch systems (EMALS), which offer superior, adjustable torque to launch both lightweight drones and heavily armed fighter jets. Additionally, Grant highlights the ship's new electromagnetic advanced weapons elevators, which double the capacity of older Nimitz-class systems and move much faster to significantly improve sortie generation rates. However, a White House executive order directing a study to reconsider steam systems threatens to disrupt these advancements. Grant warns that backtracking to older technology on carriers currently in construction, like the CVN-81, could delay delivery by up to seven years, creating dangerous operational gaps as Chinese naval threats rise in the Pacific. (1)Rick Fisher of the International Assessment and Strategy Center analyzes China's advancement in space and its competition with the United States. Fisher discusses China's Gandai constellation, a space debris monitoring satellite system controlled by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which tracked a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster crashing near the moon's Einstein crater from over 380,000 kilometers away. He warns that this constellation can perform dual-use military targeting for space combat and missile defense. Fisher criticizes China's lack of transparency, noting its refusal to give advance notice for earthbound ICBM tests and its intention to let expendable propulsion stages crash into the lunar surface. Finally, he highlights the rapid progress of China's LandSpace with its liquid-fueled, methane-oxygen-powered reusable Zhuque-3 rocket, predicting that ten Chinese companies will offer cheap reusable launch services within five years and directly undercut Western competitors. (2)Greg Scarlatoiu, President and CEO of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, analyzes the multifaceted security threats posed by Pyongyang. Scarlatoiu describes North Korea as a post-communist, dynastic kleptocracy and a crime family masquerading as a nation-state. Under Kim Jong-un, the regime has consolidated its intelligence and police agencies while streamlining its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Scarlatoiu explains that North Korea's war economy exploits its people's human rights and security to fund weapons, which it now exports globally to Russia and Iran. The discussion, co-hosted by Gordon Chang, highlights active military provocations along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), including recent boundary crossings. Finally, Scarlatoiu and Chang evaluate how controversial remarks by the Trump administration praising Kim Jong-un have strained trust in extended deterrence and undermined relationships within the vital US-South Korea alliance. (3)Craig Unger, investigative reporter and author, explores President Donald Trump's unstable foreign policy toward Russia and Ukraine. Unger contends that Trump behaves as a Russian appeaser whose real estate-linked advisers take marching orders from Vladimir Putin. The discussion highlights how Ukrainian-manufactured drones have successfully targeted Russian oil refineries, causing severe fuel shortages and long gas lines across Russia. While these military successes initially impressed Trump, leading him to publicly promise Patriot missiles and production technology to President Zelenskyy, Unger reveals that Trump subsequently withheld this critical support. Unger cautions that as Putin faces an existential crisis and potential military defeat, he may launch a limited incursion into Baltic states like Estonia or Poland. This would trigger NATO's Article 5, which Unger warns Trump would likely refuse to honor, thereby destroying the Western alliance. (4)Caleb Weiss of the Bridgeway Foundation and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies examines the evolution of African jihadist movements. Weiss details the case of Jamal Chima, a Ugandan Guantanamo Bay alumnus who transitioned from Al-Qaeda to recruiting for the Islamic State Central African Province (ISCAP) in Kampala. Weiss explains that East African court systems frequently experience "catch and release" cycles due to strict evidentiary demands for terrorism cases. The segment also addresses the kidnapping of missionary Kevin Rideout by the Islamic State Sahel Province. Weiss describes how these groups raise funds through lucrative ransoms, utilizing regional coordination hubs like the Al-Furqan and Al-Karrar offices to move capital globally to active cells in regions like Afghanistan. Finally, he notes that eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has leveraged anti-jihadist operations to secure Western backing. (5)Michael Bernstam of the Hoover Institution warns of a severe global crisis in refined petroleum products, especially diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. Bernstam explains that the "crack spread"—the cost differential between crude oil and refined diesel—has reached an unprecedented historical peak of over $102 per barrel. This crisis stems from a fifty-year systemic failure, during which no major new refineries were built in the United States or Europe. Compounding this, sophisticated Ukrainian drone strikes have successfully knocked out 40% of Russia's refining capacity, forcing the major oil exporter to ban refined product exports and become an importer. Additionally, China has halted refined exports to meet its domestic demand. Bernstam warns that the resulting global diesel shortage directly threatens agricultural planting, harvesting, and regional food security, particularly for developing nations as winter approaches. (6)Peter Huessy of the Gold Institute for International Strategy critiques the Hollywood film House of Dynamite for its inaccurate depiction of US nuclear command and control. Huessy argues that the movie relies on flawed premises, such as the sudden, unexplained failure of Defense Support Program (DSP) tracking satellites and the total failure of US missile defense interceptors, to fabricate a helpless crisis scenario. He highlights that actual US missile defenses achieve 75% to 85% success in tests and up to 98% in combat scenarios like Israel's missile defense systems. Huessy strongly refutes the film's negative portrayal of military leadership as reckless warmongers and its central message that nuclear deterrence is ineffective. He asserts that the nuclear triad has successfully and perfectly preserved global peace for eighty years, keeping the country safe. (7)Simon Constable, writer for the Wall Street Journal, discusses European climate anomalies and their severe impact on global commodities. Speaking from the south of France, Constable reports temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius, contributing to low water levels in the Danube, Rhine, and Po rivers. These climate constraints, alongside maritime blockades of Ukrainian ports, have driven up prices for energy, wheat, and coffee. Turning to UK politics, Constable criticizes Prime Minister Keir Starmer for failing to spur house-building and notes that regional politicians like Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham lack an international profile. Finally, he reviews a longevity quiz from the Wall Street Journal, which highlights that the wealthiest Americans live fourteen years longer than the poorest. He notes that Japan leads the world in centenarians, emphasizing that geographic location and financial wealth are pivotal factors in determining an individual's healthy lifespan. (8)Andrea Stricker of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies examines Middle Eastern nuclear proliferation and the mystery surrounding legacy materials. Stricker details a positive, US-brokered development in which the post-AssadSyrian government agreed to cooperate and turn over legacy yellowcake uranium stored at a covert facility known as Site 99. This material was intended for a North Korean-built plutonium-producing reactor at Al-Kibar, which was destroyed by Israel in 2007. Despite long-standing Syrian secrecy and the site changing hands among various factions, environmental sampling by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed undeclared, man-made uranium particles at multiple locations. Stricker also raises concerns regarding Turkey's nuclear ambitions, highlighting its civilian programs' potential military purposes and Turkey's recent attempt to secure raw uranium contracts with the military regime in Niger. (9)Joel Kotkin, senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, examines California's economic and demographic challenges. Kotkin notes that California is on the verge of losing its population lead as middle-class families vote with their feet and move to states like Texas. He attributes this out-migration to exorbitant housing costs, a severe shortage of upwardly mobile middle-class jobs, and high electricity prices that hamper manufacturing and modern technology sectors like artificial intelligence. Furthermore, Kotkin highlights systemic social issues, including high teen unemployment, rising store break-ins, and a deteriorating public education system. These factors have depleted the state's middle class, leaving the tax base heavily dependent on a wealthy top one percent who can easily relocate to lower-tax states like Florida. Kotkin warns that this loss of middle-class families threatens California's future tax base and demographic vitality. (10)Corrections applied, several pending your confirmation: Bridgeway Foundation (transcribed as "Ridgeway," segment 5 — Weiss's actual affiliation), Al-Furqan and Al-Karrar offices (transcribed as "Al-Furkan and Al-Karr" — the standard renderings of the ISIS regional offices), LandSpace and Zhuque-3 (transcribed as "Land Space Corporation" and "Juk 3" — the Chinese firm and its rocket), Zelenskyy per house style, and "yellow cake" → yellowcake. One flag: "Gandaiconstellation" (segment 2) — I couldn't verify that name; the audio may be rendering a Chinese program name roughly, worth checking with the transcript or Fisher's notes. In segment 8, note the source describes Keir Starmer as PM and Andy Burnham as Manchester Mayor — this contradicts the recent batches where Burnham is PM. I've left it as the source has it since it's Constable's segment, but flag it if the summary tool garbled the timeline.R

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How did an Amazon seller help scale a brand from $1M to over $10M a month? Learn the Shopify, Meta, Amazon PPC, creative, and product launch strategies behind the explosive growth worldwide.   ► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft   What does it take to go from building a steady Amazon business to helping scale a brand past $10 million in a single month? In this episode, Bradley Sutton travels to Tallinn, Estonia to catch up with Ranno Tasane, the entrepreneur behind Jungle Powders and a partner in Spot Minders. Ranno shares how his journey started with print-on-demand before moving into Amazon FBA, where Jungle Powders eventually grew into a multimillion-dollar brand despite expensive sourcing and increasing competition. But the biggest story is Spot Minders. The Apple Find My-certified tracking brand began on Shopify before Ranno joined the team to lead the Amazon side of the business. One of the biggest factors behind its explosive growth has been speed and creative volume. The team produces around 150 unique creatives every week, then tests multiple hooks and angles for each one—resulting in roughly 600 to 700 ad uploads per week. That relentless testing helped the company go from its first $1 million month to its first $10+ million month roughly a year later. Ranno also breaks down how Shopify, Meta, and Amazon work together instead of competing against each other. Globally, Shopify accounts for the majority of Spot Minders' sales, while the demand generated through Meta advertising creates spillover traffic and branded searches on Amazon. Their Amazon strategy includes aggressively defending branded keywords, bidding heavily on major terms such as wallet trackers, and sometimes accepting break-even or even unprofitable PPC when winning the placement benefits the larger business. New products are also launched on Shopify first and typically tested for two to three months before inventory is sent to Amazon. Perhaps the biggest lesson from Ranno's journey isn't a specific PPC tactic or advertising hack—it's the mindset behind the growth. He credits much of Spot Minders' success to working with partners who think just as big, or bigger, than he does. After reaching $1 million a month, the team's response wasn't to celebrate the finish line; it was to start talking about $10 million, then $30 million or $40 million. For Amazon sellers who have spent years mastering the marketplace, this episode is a reminder that the next level of growth may come from looking beyond Amazon, testing faster, surrounding yourself with ambitious people, and refusing to put an artificial ceiling on what's possible. In episode 761 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Ranno discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 02:05 - Ranno's E-Commerce Journey Begins 05:10 - Growing Jungle Powders On Amazon 07:17 - Competing With Unique Local Products 11:20 - How Spot Minders Got Started 13:50 - Reaching A $10M Revenue Month 16:12 - Producing Hundreds Of Weekly Ad Creatives 17:45 - Shopify Versus Amazon Sales Breakdown 18:32 - Balancing Amazon And Shopify Profitability 22:46 - Aggressively Dominating Amazon PPC Keywords 25:18 - Launching On Shopify Before Amazon 30:01 - Why Your Business Partners Matter 31:45 - Thinking Beyond The Amazon Ecosystem

United States President Abraham Lincoln and his assassin John Wilkes Booth were both deeply immersed in Shakespeare's works. And yet, the conclusions they reached about how best to end tyranny--a feature of both Macbeth and Julius Caesar--could not have been more different. As James Shapiro (Shakespeare in a Divided America) explained to Jacke in a conversation they had in 2023, reading Shakespeare from opposing vantage points is not unusual in American history. What does this mean for our understanding of the past--and our hopes for the future? On Sale Now! For more information and to order ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Great Detective! An Adventure for Two People [2-Book Boxed Set]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Jacke Wilson, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠press.historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPECIAL OFFER! For a limited time, enter promotion code SHIP26 to get free domestic or international shipping! (Available in the U.S., Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Estonia, Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand.) 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

Winging It On Location – Days 4-6-Helsinki: Our First Sauna, Trendy Coffees and Dancing On The StreetIn this on-location episode of Winging It, I continue the Estonia-to-Finland road trip and spend three packed days exploring Helsinki — a city that quickly became one of my favourite capital cities in Europe.From the ferry across the Gulf of Finland to trendy speciality coffee shops, a free walking tour, and our first proper Finnish sauna experience, this episode captures the atmosphere of Helsinki in real time. I share practical travel tips, food recommendations, transport advice, and the honest reactions that make these live-location episodes feel like you're travelling alongside us.We start with the Viking Line ferry from Tallinn, settle into central Helsinki, and dive straight into the city's café culture. After a crash course in Finnish history on a free walking tour, the trip becomes increasingly local: a Saturday morning ParkRun, doing laundry in a quirky neighbourhood café, and then the highlight of the weekend — a two-hour waterfront sauna session at Löyly.The evening turns into an unexpected night out filled with live music, dancing in a closed-off bar street, and one very unusual encounter involving a stranger with a glass of wine.On the final day, we slow things down with outstanding coffee and brunch before taking the ferry to Suomenlinna, Helsinki's UNESCO-listed sea fortress, for coastal views, cannons, history, and gelato by the water.If you're planning a Helsinki weekend trip, looking for sauna recommendations, or want a mix of food, coffee, nightlife, and history, this episode is packed with ideas and real-world travel insights.Places & Activities MentionedViking Line ferry from Tallinn to HelsinkiHotel Finn (central Helsinki)La Torrefazione specialty coffee caféGreen Cap Tours free walking tourHelsinki Central Library OodiRestaurant Khao Tip (Thai food)Tokoinranta ParkRunCafé Tin Tin Tango (laundry + café stop)Löyly waterfront saunaPute's Bar & PizzaMummotunneli nightlife areaSt George's CaféLazy Fox brunchFerry to SuomenlinnaEsplanadi ParkHelsinki CathedralSenate SquareSupport Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

Henry David Thoreau was not a traditional Christian, and yet he was a deeply, profoundly religious man. In this episode, Jacke talks to Lydia Willsky-Ciollo about her book Wildness: Henry David Thoreau and the Making of an American Theology, which describes how Thoreau's experiences in nature helped him imagine and develop a distinctly American theology of the wild. PLUS Douglas Clark (The Will in English Renaissance Drama) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. On Sale Now! For more information and to order ⁠⁠⁠⁠Great Detective! An Adventure for Two People [2-Book Boxed Set]⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Jacke Wilson, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠press.historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPECIAL OFFER! For a limited time, enter promotion code SHIP26 to get free domestic or international shipping! (Available in the U.S., Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Estonia, Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand.) 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

Give us about fifteen minutes a day, and we will give you all the local news, sports, weather, and events you can handle. SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors… Annapolis Subaru, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, MacMedics, Covington Alsina, and  Hospice of the Chesapeake.  Annapolis speed cameras are about to go 24/7, there's progress in the City Dock flooding battle, but Storm Brothers says the financial pain remains, Navy football is embracing some lofty expectations as Fan Fest kicks off the season, and a talented young violin ensemble from Estonia is bringing two free concerts to Anne Arundel County.  All that and more on today's DNB! DAILY NEWS EMAIL LINK: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/493412887.htm Ann Covington from CovingtonAlsina is also here with her Monday Money Report! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (X) NOTE: For hearing-impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis.

What looks like not enough, God calls more than enough.  What looks like something small God can turn it into something great. Take the lack that you have in your hands and put it into God's hands.  God multiplies everything we surrender to Him.  

Check out the new Smart Travel PodcastThis episode is supported by Smart Travel a new podcast from Nerd Wallet. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Follow Smart Travel wherever you get your podcasts.Smart Travel PodcastWinging It On Location – Days 2-3-Tallinn: A Trendy Old Town, Estonian History and Monopoly DealIn this second instalment of my Winging It On Location series from the Baltics, I spend two full days exploring Estonia's capital beyond the first evening impressions. From avocado toast in one of Tallinn's trendiest cafés to a deep dive into the country's Soviet history, this episode blends food, culture, history and the small moments that make a trip memorable.I wander through the cobbled streets of the Old Town in the sunshine, join a free walking tour to learn about Estonia's path to independence, and take in panoramic views across the city. The next day I head out to the seaside district of Pirita, visit the Soviet memorials and cemetery, and reflect on how Estonia preserves difficult parts of its past.There's also excellent coffee, cardamom buns, goulash in a bread bowl, jazz at Philly Joe's, and the beginning of a travel obsession that may last the rest of the trip: Monopoly Deal.If you're considering a European city break that feels safer, quieter and less crowded than many of the continent's major capitals, Tallinn might be the perfect choice.In this episode:Exploring Tallinn's Old Town, cafés and bakeriesLearning about Estonia's history on a free walking tourVisiting Soviet memorials and Pirita BeachJazz, wine and final thoughts on Tallinn as a city breakSupport Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

We hear the latest on the agreement to export prisoners from Sweden to Estonia. Also, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the Radio Sweden's exclusive party leader interviews in English and hear where the Swedish Football Association stands on the chaos surrounding Fifa president Gianni Infantino.Finally we head to the Old Town in Stockholm to find out what visitors think of Sweden. Presenters: Dave Russell and Liv Lewitschnik.Producer: Kris Boswell.

Send us Fan MailWoHos!This week we look at two examples of Folk Horror: PUMPKINHEAD from the US & NOVEMBER from Estonia.Next time we are doing something a little different and looking at a movie Mom has never seen before: IT from 1990.Thank you for all your support. It means the World of Horror™ to us, trule.Remember, WoHos, we love you and DON'T go into the baaseoment! Gerry Entriken: WoHo Outro ThemeSupport the showOpening Theme "Bucket" by Gerry EntrikenClosing Theme "Mop" by Gerry Entriken Interstitial Musicalso by Gerry Entriken. We love you, Gerry!Subscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline

Germany's far-right AfD believes itself to be on the cusp of power in Saxony-Anhalt. What would the AfD's manifesto look like if put into practice? Then: Why Reform UK's Nigel Farage is spending his summer battling a bin and how a tragedy in Ceuta became a crisis in Brussels. Plus, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino's latest scandal and Estonia's musical soft-power.

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Check out the new Smart Travel PodcastThis episode is supported by Smart Travel a new podcast from Nerd Wallet. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Follow Smart Travel wherever you get your podcasts.Smart Travel PodcastWinging It On Location – Day 1: 5-Hour Layover in Amsterdam & Arriving in TallinnThe European tour is officially underway.In this first on-the-road episode, I take you through my journey from Toronto to Tallinn via Amsterdam, including what you can realistically do with a 5-hour layover at Schiphol Airport. I share the exact train route into the city, why I chose the Jordaan district, and the coffee stop that made the short visit worthwhile.After a quick wander through Amsterdam's canals, bridges, and tree-lined streets, I head back to the airport for my flight to Estonia. Once in Tallinn, I give my first impressions of the city, explain the easiest tram connection from the airport, and meet up with friends for dinner in the heart of the Estonian capital.If you're planning an Amsterdam layover, a Tallinn city break, or simply enjoy hearing authentic travel stories from the road, this episode is for you.In this episode:How to do Amsterdam on a short layoverUsing contactless payment on Dutch trainsThe best area to wander for 2–3 hours in AmsterdamCoffee recommendation in the Jordaan districtArriving in Tallinn and getting into the city for €2Hotel informationDinner, drinks, and the start of the Baltic adventureSupport Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

El fin de semana sin Fórmula 1 no dejó precisamente vacío de motor. Mientras el Mundial de Rallies vivía una de sus pruebas más espectaculares en Finlandia, la IndyCar presentó las primeras líneas de su futuro técnico con el IR-28, el coche que debutará en 2028. Y de eso, del automovilismo buscando cómo combinar emoción, tecnología y credibilidad hablamos en el segundo episodio de la semana del Podcast Técnica Fórmula 1, que llega al episodio 1.000 de su andadura. Finlandia siendo Finlandia. Finlandia volvió a demostrar por qué ocupa un lugar tan especial en el Mundial de Rallies. Es velocidad pura, saltos, confianza y una precisión que no admite dudas. Allí no basta con ir rápido: hay que saber volar. Y en ese escenario, Sami Pajari volvió a dar un golpe enorme con una nueva victoria que confirma su progresión y lo coloca definitivamente como uno de los grandes nombres de la temporada. Lo de Pajari ya no puede leerse como una sorpresa aislada. Venía de ganar en Estonia y, en Finlandia, en casa y ante una afición que entiende cada salto y cada rasante, volvió a responder. Su crecimiento cambia el equilibrio interno de Toyota y altera también la lectura del campeonato. El Mundial ya no puede explicarse únicamente como un duelo entre Elfyn Evans y Sébastien Ogier. Ogier, protagonista, a su pesar. Ogier, precisamente, vivió el otro gran momento del rally, aunque por razones muy distintas. Su accidente fue escalofriante y recordó, una vez más, la dureza de Finlandia. Es un rally fascinante, pero también implacable. A esas velocidades, cualquier error en un salto o en una zona ciega puede convertirse en un golpe muy serio. Habrá que seguir con atención su estado físico y, sobre todo, las consecuencias deportivas de un abandono que llega en una fase decisiva del campeonato. La situación del Mundial queda mucho más abierta y mucho más delicada. Evans sigue obligado a sumar con inteligencia, pero cada vez tiene más rivales cerca. Pajari ha dejado de ser un invitado. Oliver Solberg y Takamoto Katsuta también forman parte de una pelea donde Toyota tiene casi todas las cartas. Hyundai necesita encontrar una forma de interferir de verdad en esa batalla, no sólo aparecer en momentos puntuales. El WRC afronta otro cambio importante. La FIA ha llegado a un acuerdo con un nuevo promotor encabezado por Eric Boullier, conocido por su etapa en Lotus y McLaren en Fórmula 1. La noticia abre más preguntas que respuestas. El Mundial de Rallies necesita promoción, relato, presencia internacional y una estrategia más clara para crecer. Pero no es una categoría fácil de rentabilizar. Ni siquiera Red Bull logró convertirla en un producto plenamente explotable a nivel comercial. La duda es si este nuevo promotor será capaz de hacer más visible el WRC sin desnaturalizarlo. Los rallies no son Fórmula 1. No viven de un estadio cerrado ni de una realización sencilla. Su fuerza está en los tramos, en el paisaje, en la imprevisibilidad, en la épica de pilotos y copilotos enfrentados a carreteras reales. Convertir todo eso en un producto moderno sin perder su esencia será el gran reto. La IndyCar nos presenta su futuro. La IndyCar, por su parte, ha enseñado esta semana una vía muy distinta de mirar al futuro. El nuevo IR-28, desarrollado junto a Dallara, llegará en 2028 con un chasis completamente nuevo, menor peso, más potencia, más seguridad y una aerodinámica diseñada específicamente para mejorar la capacidad de seguir a otros coches. Sólo esa última idea ya marca una diferencia importante: pensar el coche desde el principio para competir mejor. El IR-28 conservará motores V6 biturbo de 2,4 litros, con Chevrolet y Honda comprometidas, y una parte híbrida más protagonista. Ahí aparece también la gran pregunta. La electrificación puede ser una herramienta útil si mejora la competición y amplía las opciones estratégicas. Pero otras categorías (y no queremos señalar a nadie, que ya se autoseñalan) han demostrado que, mal planteada, puede acabar alejando al piloto del centro de la acción. Pensando en la carrera como el centro. IndyCar parece haber entendido que el coche debe ser más rápido, más seguro y más espectacular, pero también más manejable en carrera. Menos peso, mejor relación potencia-peso, más posibilidad de seguir de cerca y más margen para la lucha rueda a rueda. Es exactamente el tipo de lenguaje que el aficionado quiere escuchar cuando se habla de un coche nuevo. El contraste con la Fórmula 1 resulta inevitable. Mientras la F1 defiende que a la mayoría del público no le interesa entender cómo se produce la acción, la Indy presenta un coche explicando cómo quiere mejorar precisamente la acción. No basta con prometer adelantamientos. Hay que diseñar coches que permitan competir. Lecturas para las vacaciones. Finlandia, el WRC y la Indy dejan una semana muy útil para recordar algo básico: el automovilismo puede evolucionar sin renunciar a su identidad. Puede incorporar tecnología, híbridos, nuevos formatos y nuevas formas de promoción. Pero la clave sigue siendo la misma de siempre: pilotos llevados al límite por máquinas que exigen talento, valor e inteligencia. Pajari ganó en Finlandia porque fue rápido donde ser rápido significa mucho más que acelerar. La Indy mira a 2028 prometiendo coches pensados para luchar. Y el WRC busca un promotor que sepa vender su grandeza sin convertirla en otra cosa. A ver si ellos consiguen lo que no está logrando la F1. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Chris and Amy to explain why water systems, hospitals and other critical infrastructure are vulnerable to foreign cyberattacks. He also discusses America's preparedness gap and lessons to learn from Estonia.

The kiss! What could be more romantic? And yet, as historian Katie Barclay discovered when writing her book The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power, she found non-romantic kisses to be even more fascinating. In this episode, Jacke kicks things off with a look at some famous kisses from Shakespeare and Byron, some news about his Netflix algorithm and Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, the exciting new promotion of free domestic and international shipping being offered by the History of Literature Press, and the curious response to Homer's use of what's been translated as the "wine-dark" (or "wine-faced") sea. PLUS independent bookstore owners Amy Joyce and Gayle Weiswasser tell Jacke about their experiences owning and operating Wonderland Books in Bethesda, Maryland. On Sale Now! For more information and to order ⁠⁠⁠⁠Great Detective! An Adventure for Two People [2-Book Boxed Set]⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Jacke Wilson, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠press.historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPECIAL OFFER!  For a limited time, enter promotion code SHIP26 to get free domestic or international shipping! (Available in the U.S., Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Estonia, Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand.) 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

!! Sorry about sound issues with our podcast today !!  -- There are many times that timing is important to God. And God's timing is not always the same as we think it should be.  But in the end, the Lord is always on time and He can do greater miracles for us. When Jesus seemed to be late for Lazarus, He knew God was going to do something greater than anyone thought. Faith is not knowing the outcome, but trusting the one who does know. You will see your miracle, if you believe.  

We are very excited to be joined by our colleague from the University of Jyväskylä, Bonn Juego. Bonn is a political economist, Senior Lecturer in International Development Studies, and the four-term Chair of the Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR).Above all, Bonn considers himself a “student of capitalism”—investigating its political-economic, geopolitical, socio-ecological, and technological dimensions. His work bridges global political economy, heterodox economics, and post-colonialism, offering critical insights into the phenomena of “authoritarian neoliberalism” (i.e., a neoliberal economy embedded in the politics of authoritarianism) and “authoritarian populism” (i.e., the popular legitimacy given to anti-democratic personalities and practices), while contributing to conceptualizations of “securitization” (i.e., the dominance of security institutions and agents over societal spheres) and “just sustainability” (i.e., sustainable futures firmly grounded in the principle of justice).In this wide-ranging conversation, Bonn shares his personal and intellectual journey from the Philippines and Malaysia to Estonia, Denmark, and Finland, reflecting on his consciousness formation through lived experiences, progressive mentorship, and pivotal moments that shaped his worldview. He also expands our understanding of extractivisms today by sharing ideas from his contemporary endeavors and writings: examining rent-seeking and extractivist activities of governance elites and the oligarchic class; interrogating the historical-structural link of capitalist development with war and conflict, whereby valuable nature and human beings are prematurely disposed of and profitably transformed into wasted lives and into wasteful things; drawing on his recent policy study on worker and data extractivism in the interplay between labor and technology under conditions of competition-driven AI and other new technical innovations; and reflecting on his ongoing project studying the transnational recruitment and migration of Filipino nurses to the Finnish healthcare system—exposing the contradictions, devaluation, racialization, and inequalities in extractive transnational care relations and the crisis of social reproduction in both a Global South nation and a Nordic welfare state.Confronting complex global crises, Bonn leaves us with a reflexive framework for activist scholarship, taking a cue from Gramsci's “pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.” He makes an inspiring appeal to treat development studies as a prefigurative discipline of conscience—emphasizing means-ends consistency, everyday ethical action, and the indispensable power of collective movements in making a difference.Want to learn more about Bonn's work? Check out his academic profile here: https://www.jyu.fi/en/people/bonn-juego

El Gran Premio de Hungría dejó varias noticias importantes, pero una de las más esperadas estaba lejos de la victoria: Aston Martin llegó a Budapest con un coche profundamente renovado y, por primera vez en mucho tiempo, con señales reales de mejora. Otro de los temas estrella de esta semana y que se trata a fondo en el segundo episodio de la semana del Podcast Técnica Fórmula 1. No fue un milagro. Tampoco podía serlo. El equipo venía de una situación durísima, con carreras en las que Fernando Alonso había terminado doblado dos veces y con un coche que parecía incapaz de competir incluso con rivales de la zona baja. Pretender que una evolución aerodinámica colocara de golpe al Aston Martin en la pelea por podios habría sido vender humo. Pero el avance existió. Y eso importa. La mejora fue amplia, no un simple retoque. El coche apareció renovado en distintas áreas y, sobre todo, funcionó. El resultado todavía no basta para hablar de resurrección, pero sí para cambiar el tono del análisis: Aston Martin ya no parece exactamente el equipo desorientado de semanas anteriores, ese conjunto que iba de un lado a otro sin una dirección reconocible. No ha sido una casualidad. Un salto técnico de este tipo no se consigue por casualidad. Para evolucionar un coche de forma tan amplia y que las piezas trabajen con cierta coherencia, los departamentos tienen que estar coordinados. Puede faltar mucho, pero al menos ya se percibe un hilo. Una buena noticia, si pensamos en la situación desde la que partía el equipo. La lectura debe ser prudente. Hungría es un circuito muy particular, más lento, más revirado y menos dependiente de la velocidad pura que Spa. Además, Aston Martin todavía no cuenta con el nuevo motor que debería llegar en Zandvoort. Por eso la valoración más justa tendrá que hacerse después del parón, cuando el coche tenga también esa segunda pieza del plan. Aun así, Budapest permite hablar de un equipo que empieza a levantarse. No para luchar por victorias, ni siquiera necesariamente por puntos de forma regular, sino para salir del ridículo competitivo en el que había caído. Y no hacer más el rídiculo es un gran paso para un equipo que aspiraba (y sigue aspirando) a todo. También cambia la percepción interna. Los grandes saltos técnicos no sólo se miden en décimas. Se miden en moral, en confianza y en la sensación de que el trabajo de fábrica empieza a tener sentido. Para Alonso, para Stroll y para todo el grupo humano de Aston Martin, Hungría podía ser un punto de ruptura, de inflexión. No será la solución final, pero sí una muy buena señal de por dónde hay que seguir construyendo. Mientras, en el WRC, llegamos a Finlandia. Mientras la Fórmula 1 empieza a mirar hacia el parón de verano, el Mundial de Rallies afronta una de sus citas más espectaculares: Finlandia. Para qué negarlo, junto a Montecarlo y Japón, y quizás por encima de ellas, una de mis citas preferidas. Si Estonia ya fue una prueba rápida, el Rally de Finlandia es otra dimensión. Saltos, pistas rapidísimas, confianza absoluta en las notas y una exigencia extrema para pilotos y copilotos. Además, llega con el campeonato al rojo vivo: Sami Pajari viene de ganar en Estonia y de meterse en la conversación del Mundial con una progresión que ya no puede considerarse casual. Elfyn Evans sigue liderando, pero no puede limitarse eternamente a conservar. Ogier no consiguió en Estonia todos los puntos que necesitaba, aunque con él nunca conviene hacer cuentas definitivas. Y Solberg, después de su segundo puesto, vuelve a tener argumentos para creer. Finlandia obliga a arriesgar. No es un rally para especular demasiado si se quiere pelear por el título. La velocidad es tan alta y las diferencias pueden ser tan pequeñas que cualquier duda se paga. Pero también es una prueba donde el exceso de ambición puede acabar en un error enorme. Ese equilibrio entre atacar y sobrevivir será una de las claves. Para los pilotos nórdicos, Finlandia tiene siempre un punto especial. Conocen el tipo de terreno, entienden los saltos, leen mejor la evolución de las pistas y suelen moverse con una confianza difícil de igualar. Para el resto, es uno de esos rallies donde hay que encontrar ritmo muy pronto o aceptar que la carrera se escapa. Así que empezaremos las vacaciones con el corazón “contento”: en Fórmula 1, Aston Martin empieza a demostrar que no todo estaba perdido, aunque todavía falte mucho para hablar de recuperación real; en rallies, Finlandia puede marcar un antes y un después en un Mundial que se ha apretado justo cuando la temporada entra en su tramo decisivo. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

The official announcement of hundreds more British troops for Estonia, transitioning to a “mobile anti-armour” force, missed out one key detail. It will end a decade of British tanks on Russia's doostep, as Challenger 2's are upgraded to become Challenger 3'sBFBS Forces News reporter James Wharton explains how he uncovered the story, and why it will mean the burden of Estonia deployments being differently spread among British soldiers.Troops will get new kit including drones, and precision fires. Former tank commander Justin Crump tells us what matters is the capabilities they have and whether it makes us look weak or strong.And RUSI Director of Military Sciences, Matthew Savill, explains the job facing British Lieutenant General Tom Bateman who has just taken command of the Multinational Force For Ukraine.

Diane, an accomplished artist who has created work for most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area, was adopted in 1964 by a couple who thought they were unable to have children. 8 months later, her brother, a biological child, was born. Diane's parents told her when she was 4 years old that she was adopted. She was curious about her birth parents, yet it was the one subject in the family that could never be discussed. As a result, Diane developed an avid practice of searching the drawers and cupboards in her family's house, looking for information. Later, in the 1990s, she worked in secret with the Adoptees Liberty Movement Association, discovering, after years of research, the name of her birth mother, only to learn that she had died a decade before. Diane did find an aunt, a younger half-sister, and many of her mother's friends, who together drew a picture of her mother. When genetic genealogy became a viable tool, Diane, through extensive research, was able to find her father, whom she met in New York City five years later. He did not know he had a child, and in the years that followed, until his death at age 89, they became close – talking on the phone every few weeks, visiting a few times a year, and traveling to his homeland, Estonia, together. There, Diane saw where he was born and met members of her extended family.  Through her investigation and the relationships that grew from it, Diane learned that she is the biological child of two artists who grew up in a family of doctors and businesspeople. Knowing nothing of her origins, she became an artist herself, and now makes paintings and sculpture rooted in her adoption experience. Her most recent paintings are shimmering data-driven visualizations of how her DNA connects with that of her parents and her sister. The sculptural and wall works she has been making over the past couple of years are based on her long-ago searches through the drawers of her family house for information relating to her origins. As a means of articulating and expressing her experience as an adoptee, Diane has been drawn to atypical materials, such as unconventionally marbled paper and ostrich skin, to speak about the adoptee experience, which she employs in the sculptures and wall works that explore what happens when the secrets are gone, and the drawers stand open. Diane on YouTube Season 12 Book: The Adoption Paradox by Jean Kelly Widner Eventbrite Link: Live Podcast Event in Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 11th-13th Sign up to be part of our mailing list! Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly ADOPTEE CAFE community. The next meeting will be Saturday, August 8th at 1 pm ET. RESOURCES for Adoptees: Adoptees Connect Adoptee Mentoring Society Gregory Luce and Adoptee Rights Law Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group Dr. Liz Debetta: Migrating Toward Wholeness Movement Moses Farrow - Trauma therapist and advocate National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988. Kristal Parke Because She Is Adopted Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I chat with my 5-year-old daughter about our travels, her favorite foods, the realities of growing up, and whatever else crosses her mind. She may be little, but she has huge aspirations and a lot of love to give.She shares her ongoing obsession with quesadillas and lentils, and gives her take on the fundamental differences between boys and girls.We also dive into our recent travels, from our past trip to Estonia to our current stay in Medellin, Colombia. I ask her about her top travel destinations—Costa Rica is still a favorite—and we discuss the challenges of learning to ride a big-girl bike without training wheels.Her future plans caught me by surprise. She has everything figured out, from teaching fifth grade to eventually stepping back from the classroom to become a mom.Spending this time with her is a wonderful reminder to slow down and appreciate the small moments that make life truly special.

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Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/saunapodcast In this episode with Luke Chapman and Owen Buchanan, founders of Western Sol, you'll hear the story behind the custom sauna I recently had built in my backyard in Idaho, and the story behind the company itself, which started when a mold exposure in Hawaii sent Luke into daily sauna use. You'll gain insights into the actual science of heat shock proteins and dynorphins (the opioid peptides your body releases under heat stress), why most sauna wood is loaded with VOCs, and how thermally pressed aspen and spruce sourced from Estonia solves that problem entirely. We'll also touch on how Western Sol engineers oxygen-rich air recirculation, Himalayan salt therapy, and even full electrical grounding directly into the sauna floor, and you'll get a full walkthrough of what it costs to get a custom or prefabricated sauna built. Luke Chapman and Owen Buchanan are the founders of Western Sol, a custom and prefabricated sauna company based in Idaho. Both grew up around custom home construction in their family businesses before turning their focus toward building non-toxic, low-VOC saunas designed to support healing of the mind, body, and soul. They travel throughout Europe to source materials and study traditional sauna culture at its origin. You can find out more about Western Sol and schedule a free consultation here. Episode Sponsors: Dr. Murray Natural Products ThymoQuin: A clinically researched black seed oil formulated to support healthy cortisol levels and resilience to everyday stress. Visit doctormurray.com/ben and use code BEN25 for 25% off. Manukora: Honey with superpowers. Head to manukora.com/ben or use code BEN to get $25 off your Starter Kit. Just Thrive: The Gut Essentials Bundle pairs a probiotic clinically proven to arrive 100% alive in your gut with Digestive Bitters, a blend of 12 science-backed herbs. Visit justthrivehealth.com/BEN and save 20% with code BEN, or get a full refund if you don't notice a difference. ULTRA: A clean, nicotine-free, caffeine-free pouch delivering smooth, sustained energy and focus using clinically backed nootropics and adaptogens. Visit takeultra.com and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. TruDiagnostic: An advanced at-home epigenetic test measuring over a million biomarkers for personalized insights into aging, energy, and overall health. Visit TruDiagnostic.com and use code BEN20 for 20% off. BON CHARGE: A holistic wellness brand with products that address sleep, performance, recovery, hormone balance, and inflammation. Go to boncharge.com/GREENFIELD and use code GREENFIELD to save 15%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Fórmula 1 llega a Hungría con una pregunta muy concreta para muchos aficionados españoles: ¿servirá el Hungaroring para que Aston Martin empiece, al menos, a salir del lodo? Después de otro fin de semana durísimo en Bélgica, con Fernando Alonso doblado dos veces y Lance Stroll fuera de carrera, el equipo necesita algo más que promesas. El Podcast Técnica Fórmula 1, en su segundo programa de la semana, nos cuenta qué podríamos esperar del equipo este fin de semana previo a las vacaciones de verano. No se espera un milagro. La situación de Aston Martin es demasiado profunda como para pensar en una transformación inmediata. Pero Hungría aparece como una primera oportunidad para medir si las mejoras previstas empiezan a cambiar el tono de la temporada. El objetivo, de momento, parece modesto: no estar tan lejos, no ser doblado con tanta facilidad y ofrecer a Alonso un coche mínimamente digno antes de la segunda fase de evolución que debería llegar en Zandvoort. El Hungaroring puede ayudar a que la imagen sea algo menos cruel. Es un circuito más lento, revirado, con menos tiempo a fondo que Spa y, en teoría, menos expuesto al superclipping que tanto ha afeado algunos Grandes Premios de esta temporada. Eso no significa que los adelantamientos vayan a ser fáciles. Hungría nunca los ha regalado. Pero quizá permita una Fórmula 1 algo más reconocible, con menos coches levantando en zonas donde el espectáculo queda demasiado castigado. Además, el circuito húngaro tiene una importancia especial este año. Será la última carrera antes del parón de verano y la 41.ª visita de la Fórmula 1 al Hungaroring, que cumple cuatro décadas desde aquel primer Gran Premio de 1986, el primero celebrado más allá del Telón de Acero. Una pista con historia, pero con exigencias muy concretas. Según los datos de Brembo, Hungría será una prueba dura para los frenos. Los pilotos los utilizarán durante un 22% de la carrera, con ocho puntos de frenada por vuelta y una curva 1 especialmente exigente, donde los coches pasarán de más de 330 km/h a menos de 100. En una temporada donde muchas frenadas han perdido intensidad por las características de los nuevos monoplazas, el Hungaroring puede devolver algo de protagonismo a un apartado técnico tradicional. La carrera también será clave para Mercedes, Ferrari y Red Bull. Antonelli llega reforzado tras ganar en Spa y sigue encarando el campeonato con una autoridad impresionante. Ferrari necesita confirmar que su buen momento no depende sólo de circuitos concretos. Y Red Bull debe demostrar que la recuperación vista en Bélgica no fue una reacción aislada. Para todos, Hungría será una última nota antes de las vacaciones. Estonia y el WRC nunca defraudan. Mientras la Fórmula 1 mira hacia Budapest, el Mundial de Rallies viene de una prueba mucho más satisfactoria. El Rally de Estonia dejó la primera victoria de Sami Pajari, uno de los grandes nombres propios de la temporada. El finlandés está firmando una progresión enorme y su triunfo lo mete, incluso, en la conversación del campeonato. Lo que hace unas semanas podía parecer una sorpresa puntual empieza a tomar forma de candidatura seria. Oliver Solberg también salió reforzado con un segundo puesto importante. Después de varios rallies complicados, necesitaba un resultado así para recuperar presencia. Estonia, con su velocidad altísima, sus saltos y su carácter de “mini Mil Lagos”, era un escenario perfecto para marcar diferencias entre quienes tienen confianza plena y quienes dudan una décima de más. Ogier, en cambio, no consiguió todos los puntos que necesitaba. Eso no significa que haya que descartarlo. Con Ogier nunca conviene hacerlo. Sigue ahí, sigue siendo una amenaza y cada rally que disputa puede alterar el equilibrio del Mundial. Pero Estonia recuerda que su remontada, por espectacular que sea, exige una precisión casi perfecta. La temporada entra en un momento decisivo. Y no sólo en la Fórmula 1. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

The first huge red Flag in the Cases against the Tates was the Social Media ban in 2022. There were no charges at that time and yet all these different companies from apple to Meta to Twitter to Google all banned Andrew and Tristan on the same day. There was no policy violation stated. They just banned them because they can. But for that all to happen at once that has to be organized from above. The only thing above all those giant companies is a government. This exact same thing happened to me as I was investing ACTUAL human trafficking and rape in the Epstein ring. I got off a flight look at my phone and I was logged out of everything because all my account other than Skype had been banned. Back then Skype was out of Estonia and not yet bought by Microsoft. I had been banned off things before but was normally allowed to appear and have them returned since I never broke any of the rules. That was just normal harassment by Zionist lying about to me get my things shut down. This was different.In the case of Andrew and Tristan both men were banned on all apps on the same day and they had millions of followers. Eventually Elon returned them to X. They never did get their other social media returned. This is an important fact because it shows that a government had it out for them and wanted to shut them up.A false allegation was tried in 2019 but it failed. This was the first rape and trafficking accusations which were in reality just girl friends who had had consensual sex. It was such a poor case that CPS dismissed it. They declined to pursue the case after a 4 year investigation because of insufficient evidence. That did not stop the BBC and other from smearing the Andrew Tate in particular and even getting the Independent Office for Police Conduct IOPC to investigate the CPS. Investigate the investigators because they didn't get the politically desired conclusion.When Hertfordshire Police failed to nail something down they simply had a second go at it with Bedfordshire Police which is where they get the new charges. But lets look at an example of the blatant media manipulation wand why the CPS rejected the accusations by Hertfordshire. This is what the BBC ran the article is still here Sounds terrible but that isn't what it really said. There are intentional omissions here. And that is criminal.If I consent it is not Rape. (no but…)What do you get from me hating it? Mr F*****g Nice Guy yeah. Makes you feel powerful? (no).This is clearly a type of role play. Furthermore the women continued datnig him and having consensual sex. for months after this. And the Police had to recognize this. Before you say well this is one case but what about the others, pause before moving the goal post and acknowledge how important this is. They created a case that was so bad that the CPS said it lacked sufficiant evidence and noted that the victims continuing the date and have sex afterwards discredits their claims. Rape victims to not keep texting much less dating and sleeping with their rapists. They waited so long that many text messages like this could have disappeared by now and wont be available to exonerate the Tate against the new claims by anonymous women. They haven't lived in the UK since 2016.Major news outlets purposely distorted the text messages by only printing what Andrew wrote without any context then accused the police who had the same context of failing at their investigation. They could not have not seen the rest of the messages! This was distorted on purpose to paint Andrew as a criminal. There was another strange incident when Andrew was on the reality show Big Brother a show an employee of mine used to work on. A sex tape was leaked which included belt slapping and play choking. This could have destroyed him right then and there. It led to him being kicked off the show. Fortunately the woman in the tape made 7 videos of her self saying that she is the woman in the tape and that it was consensual and something they were both into.Legally that mattered because it kept him out of serious legal trouble. But it was reputation damning because far more people saw they accusations than the explanation. It also establishes a pattern here that Andrew has a domineering sexual style. Many people do or they are submissive. there is nothing wrong or illegal about that. It is relevant though when a person is writing text messages. Most people do not assume hey I'll be a big celebrity one day and multimillionaire maybe I should be careful what i write to girl friends. That was all from the two thousand teens. One CPS rejected case on hold because in the UK there is no double Jeopardy. There is no right to know your accusers either. There is Epstein client appointees and actual rape gangs being ignored and repeat offenders in the country illegal that end up stabbing people to death and something the cops arrest the stabbing victims. As well as MPs engaged in child pornography and bestiality Florida's Attorney General Jame Uthmeier who opened an investigations into the Tates for the crime of visiting his state, is himself involved in moving ten million dollars from a medicaid settlement into his own PAC. Oh and he will not confirm or deny if he is keeping the conclusion of the grand jury on that matter secret. It would take a long time to explain the utter f******t that was Romania. In the midst of the Calin Georgescu affair, smae honnest prosecutor of the Tates involved in that too, DIICOT fumbled the bag in 2024 while Biden was still president, as they didn't correctly follow procedure. They were given time to correct their mistakes and still they could not do so and thus by early 2025 the Tates were free from judicial control. The case did not go away though.This case was ridiculous. There were women listed as victims who themselves said on film that they are not victims. It ultimately hinged one one women who is extremely not credible. For example in a different lawsuit because she has several against here we get this exchangeNot only are her lies insane she is talking about maintain her lies in order to lie to a court! Father's suicide, brothers overdose, mother trying to take your house, mom finding out we are still seeing each other, mother's boy friend molesting you, 2 fake vivid rape videos, 2 fake pregnancies, 5 fake family members, completely fake sudden discovery of adoption, mother on a meth binge and lying about her age and lying to court. She also posted pictured of herself eating out of a dog bowl with her sides of her pussy lips visible in extremely hiked up Daisy Dukes. A real class act. She claimed the Tates held her against her will when they were not even in the same country 3 of the 5 days she was there. She had her cell phone money and was free to go whenever which is what she did. Her grand “escape” was imply buying tickets online taking an Uber to the airport and leaving. She wasn't even in their house but a home near by that had English/Romanian speakers. She talked with another girl about how she deserved an Oscar and how she planned to cry etc. This is all written down! IF that had ever seen a trial she would have been creamed. But sadly that December trial will now not occur as the brother will be fighting extradition and then these knew UK charges until they are gray haired old men if they live that long. It gets worse too. We know that NGO were involved in orchestrating the whole thing and that the UK pressured Romania to cook something up. Because of the Tate's webcam business they found an angle to attack from. All the Tate haters who didn't like what they said politically online of course were true believers without any evidence needed because it fit their world view. Now we have two men, 38 and 39 facing the rest of their lives in prison still without any convictions, and yet they are in solitary confinement. That goes against the 5th amendment and several state constitutional amendments. But it is two tiered justice. Florida had the most Epstein activity and it was Florida that gave him and his cohorts the Sweetheart deal.More updates pending as the trials move along next one is July 27thRyan Dawson's Anti-neocon Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. 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Stijn Schmitz welcomes back Steve Hanke back to the show. Steve Hanke is a Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University. Hanke highlights the two major wars—the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran and the Ukraine war—as critical disruptors of global commodity flows. He notes that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, with Iran controlling it, and the Houthis threaten the Red Sea chokepoint, severely constricting crude and refined product supplies. Russia's cutoff of diesel exports and domestic fuel shortages compound the strain. Oil markets are in backwardation, with spot prices above futures, signaling dangerously low inventories that have cushioned prices so far but are nearing depletion. Hanke warns that once physical inventories run out, oil prices could spike dramatically, potentially later this summer. He advises going long on oil, especially major producers, as a straightforward trade for most investors. On gold, Hanke maintains a bullish outlook, projecting a peak around $6,000 per ounce based on historical ratios to real disposable income. He attributes recent pullbacks to dollar strength and rising interest rates but sees central bank buying as a fundamental driver. He also discusses the pressure on the Fed to monetize debt, which could fuel inflation and support gold. The conversation shifts to the broader commodity supercycle, fueled by deglobalization, underinvestment, and the need for larger precautionary inventories. Copper and tungsten are identified as clear bullish plays due to supply deficits. Hanke notes that high diesel prices are squeezing mining and agriculture, potentially raising output prices. He also touches on dollarization, recommending developing countries adopt the U.S. dollar to expand its use rather than de-dollarize. The interview concludes with Hanke emphasizing the importance of money supply growth as the key determinant of nominal GDP and inflation. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:05 – Key Developments on Radar 00:04:58 – Oil Predictions vs Reality 00:10:53 – Inventory and Flow Analysis 00:14:40 – Crack Spreads and Refining 00:16:27 – Demand Destruction Dynamics 00:20:51 – Anticipated Oil Price Spike 00:22:32 – Long Oil Opportunity 00:27:37 – Gold Bull Market Outlook 00:29:38 – Central Bank Buying Drivers 00:45:54 – Concluding Thoughts Guest Links: X: https://x.com/steve_hanke Website: https://thegoldsentimentreport.com Amazon Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Money-Work-Rewrite-Financial/dp/1394257260 Amazon Book: https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Interest-Waiting-Controversies-Additions/dp/3031633970 E-Mail: mailto:hanke@jhu.edu Steve H. Hanke is a Professor of Applied Economics and Founder & Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., a Senior Advisor at the Renmin University of China's International Monetary Research Institute in Beijing, a Special Counselor to the Center for Financial Stability in New York, a contributing editor at Central Banking in London, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal's Opinion pages. Prof. Hanke is also a member of the Charter Council of the Society of Economic Measurement and of Euromoney Country Risk's Experts Panel. In the past, Prof. Hanke taught economics at the Colorado School of Mines and at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as a Member of the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors in Maryland in 1976-77, as a Senior Economist on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisors in 1981-82, and as a Senior Advisor to the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress in 1984-88. Prof. Hanke served as a State Counselor to both the Republic of Lithuania in 1994-96 and the Republic of Montenegro in 1999-2003. He was also an Advisor to the Presidents of Bulgaria in 1997- 2002, Venezuela in 1995-96, and Indonesia in 1998. He played an important role in establishing new currency regimes in Argentina, Estonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ecuador, Lithuania, and Montenegro. Prof. Hanke has also held senior appointments in the governments of many other countries, including Albania, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yugoslavia. Prof. Hanke has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Universität Liechtenstein, the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, the Free University of Tbilisi, Istanbul Kültür University, Varna Free University, and the D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics in recognition of his scholarship on exchange-rate regimes. Prof. Hanke and his wife, Liliane, reside in Baltimore and Paris.

The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen declare a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia. Then: Britain’s Armed Forces boost their presence in Estonia. Plus: The Farnborough International Airshow and Sunday shopping in Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is a week of brutal purges, shifting cabinets, and dramatic resets across the London political landscape. Lesley Riddoch and Fraser Thompson deliver their analysis on a fast-moving news cycle as Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes the keys to Number 10 and Sir Keir Starmer retreats to the pub with his ousted frontbench. From cutting energy VAT and scrapping the digital ID scheme to breaking news of a desperate Thames Water bailout offer, they strip away the Westminster spin to ask if this newer Labour administration can truly 'rewire' Britain or if it's all just temporary vibes. In this episode, we discuss:The Burnham Purge & Starmer's Pub of the Damned: An breakdown of the cabinet reshuffle that saw Sir Keir Starmer replaced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. We analyze the northern-heavy cabinet, including Ed Miliband's move to Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper at Health, Miata Fanabulla entering Net Zero, and Louise Haigh's return, while disgruntled Starmerites lick their wounds over pints in a London pub.Ditching the Digital ID for Energy VAT Cuts: We unpick Burnham's headline policy—saving billpayers a modest £45 a year by cutting the 5% domestic energy VAT, funded by axing the digital ID scheme. We look at the OBR's warnings that these departmental savings are completely unidentified and look to Estonia to explain why a genuine, trust-based society is required to build a real digital nation.Devolution Contradictions & Jack McConnell: Former First Minister Jack McConnell took to the airwaves to defend the new devolution agenda, but we examine how he quickly tied himself in knots over energy control. We explore Labour's deep disconnect with rural Scotland and why Burnham's plans to emulate Germany's federalised government structure ignore truly local government.The Thames Water Legal Tussle: Breaking news hits the podcast mid-record as a consortium of lenders offers a "golden share" to the UK government to prevent Thames Water from crashing into nationalisation. Lesley explains why the Burnham government should actively welcome a high-profile legal fight with foreign private equity firms to prove they mean business.Housing First in Finland and Scotland: We look at the long-term success of Helsinki's Housing First program, which dramatically cuts emergency service costs by providing stable housing and community support before tackling addiction. With 26 out of Scotland's 32 local authorities already operating Housing First, we note that Scotland is already leading the way where England struggles.Deconstructing Starmer's Wooden Exit: While the mainstream commentariat swooned over Starmer's final PMQs, we pull away the Emperor's clothes. From his absolute refusal to admit to policy U-turns to his viral primary school anecdote, we explain how his hand-picked gallery guests failed to mask his legacy of two-child benefit caps and winter fuel cuts.Summer Break & Bramble Homework: The podcast takes its summer recess for the next two weeks, returning on Tuesday, August 11th. Fraser sets your holiday homework to challenge your local MPs and MSPs on independence, while Lesley provides a far sweeter alternative: get out to pick this year's bumper crop of mega-brambles and make your own ice cream!LinksGlasgow Times River Clyde Pool Project - https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/26290574.ambitious-plans-floating-swimming-pool-river-clyde/Finland Film - https://youtu.be/J1mpytgMIBU?si=k_Gz8hmFwM7J_k3TLesley's Bramble Ice Cream Recipe - https://www.bakedbyanintrovert.com/fresh-blackberry-ice-cream-no-churn/#recipe ★ Support this podcast ★

Timothy Snyder holds the inaugural Temerty Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Snyder's work has appeared in forty languages and has received a number of prizes, including the Emerson Prize in the Humanities. Snyder was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford, has received the Carnegie and Guggenheim fellowships, and holds state orders from Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland. He is researching a family history of nationalism and finishing a philosophical book about freedom. In this episode, Robinson and Timothy discuss the future of the United States. More particularly, they delve into AI, rebellion, conspiracy theory, our relationship with Russia and Ukraine, Donald Trump, and more. Timothy's most recent book is On Freedom (Crown, 2024).Timothy's Website: https://timothysnyder.orgOn Freedom: https://timothysnyder.org/books/OUTLINE00:00 Will the United States Cease to Exist?13:47 Is Trump Breaking the United States Apart?21:09 Will AI Prevent Armed Rebellion Against the Government?30:20 Trump, Conspiracy Theories, and the Politics of Small Numbers39:46 Putin Does Not Think Ukraine Is Real45:57 What Are Trump's Soft Spots?50:26 How Tim Organizes His Thought57:59 Donald Trump and the SuperloserRobinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

Everyone tells you to release tension. But if you live with panic disorder, OCD, or health anxiety, that advice can backfire fast. This week we're digging into why chasing relaxation as a goal often makes tension worse, and what actually helps instead.We're talking about why physical tension is a normal response to stress and fear, not a problem to fix. Why techniques like jaw stretches, massage, and meditation can turn into more monitoring and checking. And why sometimes the fastest way through tension is to stop trying to manage how you feel and put your attention somewhere else entirely.Plus listener Did It Anyway stories from Florida, Estonia, and Germany, because sometimes the only way through is to just do the thing anyway.--Want to talk about what you heard in this episode? We're hanging out in the Disordered community space:https://disordered.fm/community---The Disordered Guide to Health Anxiety is available as a paperback or on Kindle⁠https://www.disordered.fm/the-disordered-guide-to-health-anxiety/⁠---Struggling with worry and rumination that you feel you can't stop or control? Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Worry and Rumination Explained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a two hour pre-recorded workshop produced by Josh and Drew. The workshop takes a deep dive into the mechanics of worrying and ruminating, offering some helpful ways to approach the seemingly unsolvable problem of trying to solve seemingly unsolvable problems.-----Got a question or did it anyway to share? ⁠Send us an email or voicemail on our website⁠.https://disordered.fm

Stewart Alsop sits down with investor and entrepreneur Adnan Hassan on the Crazy Wisdom Podcast to explore his thesis on creating a small state asset class, using evolutionary insights from asteroids, dinosaurs, and mycelium as a framework for understanding resilient systems. Hassan brings his background in Silicon Valley technology, New York and Washington finance, and sovereign funds—including senior leadership roles at the World Bank—to explain why 162 of the world's 200 states are actually small states with populations under 12 million, and why these distributed, autonomous entities might be best positioned to survive the coming global shocks from AI, currency disruption, and the wobbling international order. For more information about Hassan's work, visit www.sac-holding.com (SAC stands for Small State Asset Class), where you can find two-minute videos explaining his approach to building this new financial architecture.Timestamps00:00 Introduction and the asteroid, dinosaur, mycelium thesis as a framework for understanding evolutionary survival patterns across billions of years05:00 Global order institutions are wobbling while currency systems evolve and AI emerges, creating simultaneous shocks that favor adaptable networked systems over large centralized structures10:00 Small states defined as populations under 12 million represent 162 of 200 global economies, contradicting assumptions that most nations are large centralized powers15:00 States behave as selfish entities seeking regulatory control while individuals seek autonomy, creating tension as the Westphalian system undergoes fundamental transformation20:00 Cooperation versus competition in human systems, examining how KYC requirements and state surveillance are expanding globally including in America and Argentina25:00 Small states are most interested in rule-based global order because they need protection from larger powers, unlike powerful nations that prefer unconstrained action30:00 Of the twenty richest countries by per capita GDP, seventeen are small states, yet no small state asset class exists in financial markets35:00 Uncorrelated assets provide diversification protection for investors, while small states offer geographic distribution across Caribbean, Africa, Europe, Gulf, and Pacific regions40:00 Cross-border family business collaboration between small states will increase, leading to knowledge sharing and a proposed Davos for small states event45:00 The individual sits at the core of this framework, with AI enabling creative minds in small places to access world-class resources previously impossible50:00 Demonstration of accessible technology costing only ten dollars shows how AI removes barriers, allowing creativity to become the distinguishing factor for entrepreneurs globallyKey Insights1. Adnan Hassan presents a thesis grounded in billions of years of evolutionary data, arguing that systems which survive major shocks share common characteristics: they are autonomous, networked, cooperative, resilient, and lack single points of failure. He uses the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs as his central metaphor, noting that while massive dinosaurs went extinct, smaller organisms like mycelium, ants, bees, and marsupials survived because of their distributed and adaptable nature. Hassan believes we are currently experiencing a similar asteroid-level shock to our global systems through the simultaneous disruption of the rule-based global order, currency systems, and artificial intelligence, all happening at once over the next three to five years.2. Hassan identifies 162 out of 200 global states and economies as small states, defined as having populations under 12 million people. This number surprises most people, including sophisticated observers who typically guess around 60 or 70. Even more striking, 17 of the 20 richest countries by per capita GDP are small states, representing 85 percent of the wealthiest nations. These small states have disproportionate resources to deploy internationally and the greatest interest in maintaining a rule-based global order since they have the most to lose from chaos and cannot rely on size or military power for protection.3. The current global institutional framework established after World War Two, including the UN, IMF, World Bank, and WTO, is fundamentally wobbling and reaching the end of an era. Hassan argues that states are inherently selfish creatures addicted to regulatory sovereignty and control, but the systems designed to give these states structure and credibility are now failing. This represents the first major restructuring of the global order since the post-World War Two period, which itself followed 400 years of colonial systems. The transition period will be characterized by significant chaos and convulsions throughout the global system.4. Hassan advocates for creating a new small states asset class in financial markets, which does not currently exist despite small states representing the majority of countries and the wealthiest per capita economies. This asset class would provide large institutional investors like pension funds and sovereign wealth funds with globally diversified, potentially uncorrelated assets while simultaneously supporting political and economic structures that embody the evolutionary principles of survival through distributed, autonomous, networked cooperation. The small states asset class represents both sound evolutionary strategy and pragmatic investment opportunity.5. Technology without philosophy is efficiency without purpose, a concern Hassan raised as early as 1994 when he helped prototype the first electronic trading market on the internet. He witnessed the naive optimism of Silicon Valley technologists who believed simply throwing tools over the wall would create a better world, but this approach made both good and bad activities more efficient. Social media demonstrated this danger by efficiently creating disruption and loss of trust in political systems. Hassan warns that the same mistake is being made with AI, where powerful tools are being deployed without adequate philosophical framework or consideration of consequences.6. Small states and their leading families will find more common language and shared understanding with each other across geographic boundaries than with larger neighboring states. A family business in Montevideo has an easier conversation with counterparts in Singapore or New Zealand than with businesses in Sao Paulo because small state actors recognize each other's unique realities and circumstances. Hassan plans to create a Davos for small states in 2027 to facilitate this knowledge sharing among the mycelium colony, allowing different nodes to exchange innovations and strategies across the distributed global network of small state actors.7. The optimistic future involves unleashing individual creativity globally by giving people access to AI-enabled tools that provide world-class legal, financial, and consulting advice in their language of choice. The solopreneur can now become a conglomerate, with individuals no longer constrained by lack of access to execution machinery. Hassan envisions young people in places like Gabon, Swaziland, or Uruguay having the same access to sophisticated business infrastructure as those in traditional power centers, with the distinguishing factor being creativity of mind rather than geographic or institutional privilege. Small states can pivot faster on regulatory frameworks, sometimes achieving in a dinner meeting what takes large states three years of legislative, executive, and judicial wrangling.

This episode is a short, personal story before I head off to an endless summer of 18 hours of daylight in Sweden and Estonia. I'm sharing a lesson my guides reminded me of that I've tried to live by ever since I received it over 20 year ago: the universe is waiting to gift you. The gems are already on your path — your work is to shift into the vibration that lets you receive them. In This Episode: I'm celebrating two years of Psychedelic Divas as well as our new ranking in the top 3% of all podcasts globally according to ListenNotes. I ask my guides how to make the work of doing the podcast more fun, and they come through! I share how the universe helped me and my friend get into a sold-out Michael Franti show. You'll learn how I received this core message: The universe is waiting to gift you, and how it's impacted my life. If you have stories of how the universe has gifted you, I'd love to hear. Thanks so much for listening. Note: only one episode this month and one in August while I travel and then celebrate my birthday. Connect with Carla If you're inspired by this episode and want to stay connected, follow Carla and Psychedelic Divas on social media or visit the website to get your Psychedelic Safety Guide Including What to Do When Things Go Wrong: Website: PsychedelicDivas.com Carla's Coaching: CarlaDetchon.com Instagram:  @psychedeliddivas YouTube: Want to see what I'm wearing in each episode? Find me on YouTube @carladetchon Subscribe & Review: If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review Psychedelic Divas. Your support helps amplify these important conversations and grow our community.

Read an even deeper-dive into the werewolf trials here: https://weirddarkness.com/wolves-on-trial/Across four centuries of European court records, dozens of men, women, and children confessed to shedding their skins for wolf-hides and hunting under the moon — and the magistrates who heard them believed every word.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RealWerewolfTrialsREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/43rjhjvpFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: We're all familiar with the concept of werewolves – they are all over pop culture, movies, television, comic books, novels, and every other medium you could possibly imagine. And while they are considered fictional, or at least in the realm of cryptids, that doesn't mean there aren't true stories of reported werewolves in history. (Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves) *** Just the idea of going to prison is enough to scare people into living a squeaky-clean life, but if you're one of the most dangerous prisoners known to exist, ordinary prison would look like a vacation as compared to life in the Florence ADX Supermax Prison. (Life In The Supermax) *** What was supposed to be a two day trip turned into a maritime mystery when the ship, the MV Joyita was discovered floating with no crew on board. What happened? (The Mysterious Abandonment of the MV Joyita)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:37.814 = Show Open00:03:32.506 = Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves, Part 100:28:44.978 = Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves, Part 2 ***00:42:51.099 = The Mysterious Abandonment of the MV Joyita ***01:02:49.562 = Life In The Supermax ***01:15:37.977 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves” by Miss Celania for MentalFloss.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84ut66, Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2MFFx5p, WolvesRox on Playbuzz.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9bjcht, and Tim Flight for HistoricCollection.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p87s85sThe short fable, “The Werewolf” was written by Angela Carter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckt8fn6“The Mysterious Abandonment of the MV Joyita” by Marcus Lowth for UFOInsight.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8sux2j“Life In The Supermax” by Jacob Shelton for Ranker.com's Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8u82p9(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2022Weird Darkness digs into three dark corners this time out — the real men and women who were tried and executed as werewolves across Early Modern Europe, the South Pacific ghost ship MV Joyita found drifting with all 25 aboard vanished, and daily life inside America's most locked-down prison, the ADX Supermax in Florence, Colorado.It opens with the documented history of lycanthropy trials, tracing the term back through the Old English werwulf and the Greek myth of King Lycaon, whom Ovid recorded being turned into a wolf by Zeus. From there the episode walks through the real cases: the Gandillon family, burned in France in 1598 after the witch hunter Henri Boguet arranged their arrest; Thiess of Livonia, an eighty-year-old man tried in 1692 who claimed to be a benevolent werewolf who fought the Devil for the year's harvest; Peter Stubbe, the "Werewolf of Bedburg," broken on the wheel and beheaded on October 31st, 1589; Gilles Garnier, the "Hermit of Dole," burned alive in 1573 for killing and eating children; the Werewolves of Poligny; the Wolf of Ansbach, an ordinary wolf hanged from a gibbet in a wig and beard in 1685; teenaged Hans the Werewolf, executed in Estonia in 1651; fourteen-year-old Jean Grenier of Gascony, spared the stake and sent to a friary; the "Demon Tailor" of Chalons; and the more modern Spanish serial killer Manuel Blanco Romasanta, the "Werewolf of Allariz," who used lycanthropy as his legal defense, alongside the Ludwigslust and Angers cases and the cannibal beggar Swiatek of Poland.From there the show turns to the MV Joyita, the yacht built in 1931 in Los Angeles for director Roland West and named for his wife, Jewel Carmen. On October 3rd, 1955, she left Apia, Samoa, for the Tokelau Islands carrying 16 crew and nine passengers, and vanished; found over a month later on November 10th by the merchant captain Gerald Douglas, she was drifting more than 600 miles off course, partially submerged but afloat thanks to her cork-lined refrigerated hold. Investigators found the cabin lights on, the clocks stopped at 10:25, the radio tuned to the distress frequency, a doctor's bag holding a scalpel and blood-stained bandages, mattresses stacked over the engine, and all four escape craft gone — with the cargo, and all 25 people, never recovered. Captain Thomas Miller took the blame for sailing on one engine, but the theories that followed ran from mutiny to Japanese fishermen, Soviet submarines, pirates, and insurance fraud, with researcher Robin Maugham laying out the mutiny case in his book The Joyita Mystery.The episode closes inside the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, the ADX Supermax that has held Ted Kaczynski, Terry Nichols, Robert Hanssen, Ramzi Yousef, and Zacarias Moussaoui since 1994. Inmates spend 23 hours a day alone in 7-by-12-foot concrete cells with a single 4-inch window angled so the sky and the surrounding mountains stay out of view, communicating through drained toilet pipes and "finger handshakes" through recreation-cage fencing. Former inmates and staff — including warden Robert Hood, who called the architecture itself the control, and prisoner Travis Dusenbury — describe a facility that strips away nearly every trace of ordinary life, the suicide of mentally ill inmate Jose Vega in 2010, and the ongoing lawsuits over medical and mental-health treatment that forced ADX to reevaluate its practices in the mid-2010s.

The most exhaustive survey that you will find of the “Bog Bodies” – the highly preserved human remains, often of ancient Iron-Age people whose lives were ended violently, that have been discovered in wetlands all across northern Europe, from Estonia to Ireland, over the past 250 years. We consider how, when, and why these often shockingly intact bodies have been found, what facts can be gleaned about who they were, and finally, when and where the practice of killing people and placing them into bogs originated (hint: it's in the title). In the next installment, we will discuss the competing theories as to why these Iron Age people died violently, incuding murder, execution, and sacrifice. Please support this podcast at any level to hear the patron-only lectures, including the previous episode of “Doorways in Time,” examining Catalhoyuk, the oldest town site on Earth -- www.patreon.com/c/u5530632 Image: The right hand of Old Croghan Man, 300s-200s B.C., discovered in Ireland, 2003 SOURCES: Books: Miranda Aldhouse-Green, “Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery”; Ross & Dobins, “The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of Lindow Man, an Archaeological Sensation”; Karin Sanders, “Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination”; Stead, Bourke, & Brothwell, eds., “Lindow Man: the Body in the Bog”; Melanie Giles, “Bog Bodies: Face to Face with the Past”; Peter Glob, “The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved”; Dick Kirby, “Missing, Presumed Murdered: The McKay Case and Other Convictions without a Corpse” MA Thesis: Solen Ruffy, “The Violent Deaths of Kings and Priests in Ireland and Britain: Case Study of the Iron Age Bog Mummies,” etc., 2023, https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-04560083v1/file/Memoire-2023-LCCC-RUFFY_Solen.pdf Articles: Van Beek, et al, “Bogs, bones and bodies: the deposition of human remains in northern European mires,” Antiquity, Jan. 2023; R.C. Connolly, “Lindow Man: Britain's Prehistoric Bog Body,” Anthropology Today, Oct. 1985; Dalya Alberge, “Lindow Man ‘was a simple murder victim,” The Times, March 22, 2004; Ronald Hutton, “What Did Happen to Lindow Man?”, Worthing Archaeological Society Journal, spring 2004 Lecture: Ronald Hutton, “Gods of Prehistoric Britain,” 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjC0lGr4h04 Podcast Series: “The Discovery Series: The Bog Bodies,” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-discovery-series-the-bog-bodies/id1852306442

For 24 years, Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist—silencing dissent through torture, execution, and the infamous Republican Guard. But in 2003, the regime that seemed untouchable came crashing down in just three weeks. Today we trace the final days of one of history's most brutal dictators: from the shock and awe of Baghdad to Saddam's humiliating capture in a spider hole near Tikrit. Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fight me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠war of the barons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Estonia with me here Travel to China with me here Check out other trips with me here Check out my merch here Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeProperty taxes are two taxes stapled together: one on the land, one on whatever gets built on it. Put up an apartment building and the bill goes up. Pave the lot for parking and it stays low. It discourages building and rewards land speculation. The answer? Tax the buildings less and the land more. The idea of a “land value tax” goes back 150 years, but implementing it today involves navigating tricky constitutional issues. In this episode, I talk with Greg Miller of the Center for Land economics about the rationale for such taxes, and with Kitty Klitzke, a Spokane, Washington council member, about the difficulties of putting it in practice in a real city. Chapters:00:00 Introduction03:22 Henry George and the case for taxing land08:12 How property taxes work now, and what a split rate changes11:26 Land value taxes and upzoning as complements15:18 The Pennsylvania record and the reassessment problem18:51 Vancouver, and why homeowners outlast the policy24:03 Estonia, Singapore, and the Scottish Islands26:53 Washington's uniformity clause and the building exemption33:18 Kitty Klitzke on twenty years of Spokane infill43:27 What Spokane needs from the state legislature45:25 Single family homeowners and the Division corridor48:34 The assessor objection52:45 What the Spokane modeling shows59:31 The plan for next session1:01:44 Virginia, Kentucky, and cross-partisan momentum

Send us fan responses! “Show me your authority” sounds like a movie line until you hear someone rehearse it like a real court strategy. We jump on a candid prep call ahead of a Friday hearing, where we focus on one goal: staying calm, staying precise, and getting everything onto the record so the court cannot pretend it never happened.We talk through unconventional legal theories and courtroom scripts around subject matter jurisdiction, Article III authority, special appearance language, and the pressure to plead. You'll hear why paperwork is treated like leverage, from building a fee schedule and invoice template to documenting notice by certified mail and tracking. We also dig into the emotional side of it: how you keep your footing when the system feels designed to label you, rush you, or trap you into answering the wrong question.Then the conversation widens into money systems and identity systems: trust accounts, funding questions, insurance as collateral, and the speaker's framing of Social Security as insurance and trust structure. We also touch Real ID worries, foreign ID options like Palau, Estonia e-residency, and why “status” language shows up in legal spaces. This is not legal advice, and some claims are controversial, but it is an honest look at how people try to regain agency through documentation, process, and mindset.If you like episodes that challenge assumptions about courts, contracts, and financial systems, subscribe, share this with a friend who loves to fact-check, and leave a review. What's one claim you want us to dig into deeper next time?https://donkilam.com FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - DON KILAMGO GET HIS BOOK ON AMAZON NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Touch-This-Diplomatic-Immunity/dp/B09X1FXMNQ https://open.spotify.com/track/5QOUWyNahqcWvQ4WQAvwjj?autoplay=trueSupport the showhttps://donkilam.com

In a world of GPS tracks and turn-by-turn directions, motorcycle orienteering brings riders back to paper maps, route choices, checkpoints, and discovery. Andrei Tuch explains how moto-orienteering works in Estonia, and why finding your own way can still be part of the adventure.

Saddam Hussein with nothing. Born to a poor peasant family in a mud-brick village. Abandoned by his father before he was born. Raised by an abusive uncle who beat him daily. By thirty, he was an assassin. By forty, he controlled one of the world's most oil-rich nations. By fifty, he was called the "Butcher of Baghdad." How does someone climb from absolute obscurity to absolute power? How do you build a dictatorship in a world that's supposed to have moved on from strongmen and tyrants? Today we're going back to the beginning. From Saddam's brutal childhood to the 1968 Ba'athist coup. From his CIA connections to the 1979 purge that cemented his reign of terror. Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fight me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠war of the barons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Estonia with me here Travel to China with me here Check out other trips with me here Check out my merch here Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1,588.After Russia unleashes one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more, Dom reports on a city that knew the assault was coming hours in advance. He then examines a major new report alleging that Russia's shadow fleet has been used not only to evade sanctions, but potentially to launch drones targeting military bases and civilian airports across Europe, raising profound new questions about the Kremlin's hybrid war against the West. Later, Dom, Adelie and Francis answer your questions in the first edition of our new regular postbag segment.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.Producer: Phil AtkinsSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Listen to ‘Ernstfall: What if Russia Attacks NATO? Inside a German Wargame' (featuring dubs from Francis Dearnley and James Rothwell): – Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ernstfall-what-if-russia-attacks-nato-inside-a/id6785429115 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/033GHuBrh6zwl1mq4TVeY6?si=-RApaIauQXaQhD5tgzhD_g&nd=1&dlsi=50aee65f40c4451b Eighteen killed in massive Russian attack on Kyiv (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/02/ukraine-war-russia-attacks-kyiv-drones-missiles/ Russia's UAV Campaign Over Europe (International Institute for Strategic Studies)https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2026/06/russias-uav-campaign-over-europe/ Russian drones spy on nuclear weapons in Britain (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/02/putin-shadow-tankers-drones-nuclear-weapons-russia-nato/ Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-1-2026/Sanctioned Russian billionaire retains control of Aughinish parent company, Sweden finds (Irish Times)https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/sanctioned-russian-billionaire-retains-control-of-aughinish-parent-company-sweden-finds/Russia buys gasoline from India to tackle shortages, sources say (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-buys-gasoline-india-tackle-shortages-sources-say-2026-07-01/Russia shuts railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-suspends-railway-border-crossings-finland-baltic-neighbors/ How likely is the use of nuclear weapons by Russia? (Chatham House)https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/03/how-likely-use-nuclear-weapons-russiaRussia's Nuclear Signaling in 2026 and Implications for European Security (DGAP) https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/russias-nuclear-signaling-2026-and-implications-european-security Nuclear Signaling since the beginning of the full-scale invasion (Ukraine: The Latest, February 3rd)https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/putin-waits-until-kyiv-hits-20c-before-knocking-out/id1612424182?i=1000747895284Postcards of the Front:https://postcardstothefrontcanada.com/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.Thumbnail image credit: Vlada.UAHIGHLIGHTS:Ukraine's '40-day campaign' to break Russia continues as Kyiv suffers huge attackShadow fleet drones spy on Europe's nuclear warheads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take to build a global mobility company from a country of just 1.3 million people? Markus Villig, founder and CEO of Bolt, joins the show to share how he scaled from Estonia to 50+ countries, navigating early scrappy days, a near-bankruptcy from expanding too fast, and the hard-won lessons behind Bolt's capital-efficient growth. They also discuss building in Europe vs. the U.S., competing against much better-funded rivals, and why culture and ambition matter more than regulation. Finally, Markus lays out what's next: autonomy, robotaxis, and why the future of mobility will be a hybrid of human drivers and self-driving fleets.   Resources: Find Markus on X: https://x.com/villigm Find Gabriel on X: https://x.com/GEVS94   Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Step right up and journey through the wild, weird, and often shocking history of the circus—from its ancient Roman origins to the multimillion-dollar entertainment empire that defined the 19th and 20th centuries, and its eventual collapse in the modern era. Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fight me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠war of the barons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Estonia with me here Travel to China with me here Check out other trips with me here Check out my merch here Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices