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From The Guardian's 'Top 100 Things to Do Before You Die' to Mastercard's 'Top Events Money Can't Buy', University College's June Ball is one of the most iconic nights in the Castle calendar.Set in a UNESCO World Heritage Site and steeped in over a century of tradition, Student Voice goes behind the scenes with the people who bring the magic to life.

It was a strange world that emerged from the Second World War.Both genocide and the mass killing of civilians, above all through bombing, culminating with the A-bombs dropped on Japan, had become somehow normalised. They rather weaken the case of the developed nations, which made these things happen, denouncing ethnic cleansing and terrorist bombs when they happen again today.The Soviet Union had massively extended its control of territory and what Churchill called an ‘iron curtain' had as a result descended across Europe, dividing the continent in two.As for Britain, it had emerged broke, a condition it might have hoped the US would help with, discovering with some shock that actually the aid that flowed in under lend-lease would be stopping far more quickly than expected. Instead, the British government would have to negotiate a loan, which it finally paid off sixty years later.As for its imperial role, the Empire was beginning to fall apart. The major step was the independence of India, something on which the new Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, had been keen for a long time. Sadly, it was done too quickly and botched, amongst massive violence and bitterness, especially with the partition of India to allow the creation of Muslim Pakistan. The violence and pain continued to decades, with wars and genocidal actions, not just in India and Pakistan but also in the other parts of the British Indian empire, Burma (Myanmar) and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). That rather leads to the question, might it not have been better had Britain never set out to rule India in the first place?Illustration: Muslim refugees attempting to flee India sit on the roof of an overcrowded train near Delhi in September 1947. From The Guardian. Photograph: APMusic: Bach Partita #2c by J Bu licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License

Turbo Paul is a social commentator and expert on organised crime involving arts, but also versed in other areas of criminalityYou may remember that there was a painting by Van Gogh which was stolen a while ago. Media coverage was massive, but then the story died.Until now. Turbo Paul has some amazing information, and makes a couple of predictions you will only hear here on the Opperman Report. It's an absolute humdinger of a story, a real old world crime caper with twists and turns and a surprises.From The Guardian;It was a masterpiece with a curse: an early Van Gogh worth €3m-€6m (£2.6m-£5.2m) stolen from a Dutch museum three years ago was being passed around the criminal world like a hot potato, according to art detective Arthur Brand.“We knew that the painting would go from one hand to another hand in the criminal world, but that nobody really wanted to touch it because it wasn't worth anything,” said Brand, who is known for retrieving stolen artworks. “You could only get in trouble. So it was a little bit cursed.”This was the reason that on Monday night, he received an unusual visitor at the door of his apartment in Amsterdam, holding a battered, blue Ikea bag. Brand rushed up his stairs with the bag, carefully unwrapped a long painting from bubble wrap in front of a colleague recording the moment on video, and compared the back of the painting with an image he had been sent as “proof of life” that the Van Gogh still existed. It was the same. “It's him,” he said. “Vincent van Gogh is back. What a day.”Turbo PaulInstagram : Art Hostage Turbo PaulTwitter : TurboPaulYouTube : Art HostageHelp Brad Beat Cancer Go Fund Me.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Fiji has told the Shangri La conference that climate change worries it far more than military conflict in the region, read the story: "Climate change a bigger threat than war, Fiji tells security summit". The BBC has produced: "What is climate change? A really simple guide". On his blog Queensland's John Quiggin says: "If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price". From The Guardian, we read: "Thirty years of climate summits: where have they got us?" PV Magazine tells us: "Butterflies, bees, sheep, and solar energy production can coexist". And from The New York Times: "The Extreme Heat Pummeling India and Pakistan Is About to Get Worse". The Conversations tells us: "Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies". And from EcoWatch it is: "Global Warning: Earth Has 50% Chance of Exceeding 1.5 Degrees Celsius in Next Five Years, Scientists Say". "How to stay cool in hot weather" from Yale Climate Connections. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

The director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in Bangladesh, Saleemul Huq (pictured), was the host of one of the many events at the recent Bonn Climate Change talks. The event was: "Striving for a Resilient Future: Addressing key asks of vulnerable countries". Scientists are concerned "‘Triple La Niña': Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns". And from The New York Times: "As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb'". Here's a good reason to think about the Norwegian sea: "Why care about changes deep down in the Norwegian Sea?" And Vox reports: "Stop telling kids that climate change will destroy their world". From The Guardian were hear: "Climate crisis could make humans shrink in size, says fossil expert". The Conversation is always a reliable source of climate information: "Shifting seasons: using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts". With apologies, here is another of those "doomster" stories: "Scientists Believe Earth will Eventually Descend into Climate Chaos in a Hopeless Doomsday Scenario". Tuvalu fears climate change is being forgotten and so: "Pacific minnow wants to head Commonwealth". From 'ClimateWire' we read: "'Real science?' Pinpointing warming's role in disasters". From Aljazeera, we discover: "Earth's CO2 level passes a new climate milestone". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

Light bulb companies are selling incansescent bulbs to poor people and marking up LEDs in certain neighborhoods. LA is banning oil and gas wells inside the city and U.K. wind turbines are already set to lower your power bill! We're on TikTok and YouTube. Email us at cleanenergyshow@gmail.com James gets his EV tax rebate from a charity that he paid to the Saskatchewan government.  Electric scooter company Ola may be making a car. The Volkswagon ID.Buzz is coming off assembly lines. It's an all-ev updated version of their vans. TeslaTimeNews gets critical of Tesla over its handling of the heat pump issue our friends have experienced this year in Canada. From The Guardian, “The body responsible for managing renewable energy payments, the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), has forecast paybacks from the industry could increase to a total of £770m by the end of winter, shaving an average of £27 from the annual home energy bill. But customers might have been in line for multibillion pound paybacks worth about £140 for a typical annual energy bill if the UK's renewable energy rollout had taken place sooner, according to the industry” Incandescent, Inefficient Light Bulbs Live On at the Nation's Dollar Stores Thanks to a Trump administration weakening of climate rules  not only were LED bulbs less available in poorer areas, they also tended to cost on average $2.50 more per bulb than in wealthier communities. Boycott Phillips bulbs! The Guardian: The University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles has a lot in common with urban areas across the US: a dense population with lots of businesses and housing. A cluster of car dealerships. A row of restaurants. Schools and a community center. But nestled in the predominantly Latino community is something rarely found in urban areas outside California: an oil field. These are set to go away...finally! 120v heat pump water heaters are coming this year which will make it super-easy to switch your water heating. Yamaha launches new scooters using the Gogoro swappable batteries. A listener argues for rooftop solar and tries to change James's mind. Plus, Tesla Cybertruck redesign, Telsa insurance expansion, and Superchargers may be getting a boost in power. Thanks for listening to our show! Consider rating The Clean Energy Show on iTunes, Spotify or other podcast platforms. Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cleanenergypod Check out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecleanenergyshow Visit us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CleanEnergyPod Your hosts: James Whittingham https://twitter.com/jewhittingham Brian Stockton: https://twitter.com/brianstockton Email us at cleanenergyshow@gmail.com Leave us an online voicemail at http://speakpipe.com/cleanenergyshow Tell your friends about us!

Democracy is the answer to the climate crisis, but in a rather fascinating fashion also a significant obstacle. The movie “Big Deal” is a crucial exposé of the sobering influence dirty political donations have on our democracy – including holding back real climate action. Yet it is also funny, heart-warming and ultimately a hopeful story of people power. We begin today with two stories from RenewEconomy: "Too little, too late: Morrison may want praise in Glasgow, but net-zero by 2050 won't cut it"; “Thousands of scientists, academics call for fossil fuel ‘non-proliferation treaty'”; From the World Wildlife Fund: “The Bezos Earth Fund & WWF: investment in community and climate”; Vox reports: “Jeff Bezos will spend $1 billion a year to fight climate change”; Inside Climate News tells readers: “The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was in the Previous 50, a Renowned Climate Scientist Warns”; And Gizmodo reports: “Ida Showed the Fossil Fuel Industry Has Left Louisiana Defenseless”; From The Guardian readers discover: “The body politic: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brings back the political slogan”; On Yale Climate Connections its: “Santa Fe group home to go solar, save money”; Project Syndicate has a series of webinars featuring a host of impressive speakers; Writing in The Guardian Oliver Milman tells readers: “Governments falling woefully short of Paris climate pledges, study finds”; Bloomberg Business reports: “Nikola Showcases German Plant Nearing First Production of Electric Trucks”. Enjoy “Music for a Warming World”. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

The World Resources Institute has announced that Stientje van Veldhoven (pictured) has been appointed to a senior role: "Stientje van Veldhoven Selected to be the Next Head of WRI Europe"; Giles Parkinson from RenewEconomy reports: "Green hydrogen could help solve the puzzle of getting to 100 pct renewables"; Inside Climate News reports about: "Farming Without a Net"; At Yale Climate Connections tells readers about: "Young activist works to shut down oil drilling across Los Angeles"; From Grist we hear: "Can a tiny clothing company force the shipping industry to clean up its act?"; More from Inside Climate News: "Warming Trends: Tuna for Vegans, Battery Technology and Climate Drives a Tree-Killer to Higher Climes"; From NPR it is: "Climate Change Is The Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top Medical Journals Warn"; And from The New Daily: "‘Missing in action': Huge super funds slammed on climate voting"; The Atlantic writes about: "When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable"; The New York Times: "She's Green. She's Young. And She Wants to Change Germany"; From The Guardian, Helena Horton writes: "Animals ‘shapeshifting' in response to climate crisis, research finds"; Again from the Guardian, we discover: "Coal companies allowed to delay environmental offsets on NSW mines for up to 10 years"; We can hear the latest podcast from Juice Media: "Podcast 24: Bullsh|t climate solutions: CCS & Blue Hydrogen | with Richie Merzian"; A 2019 story from the ABC says: "'Passive' home more expensive to build but cheaper to run, achieves highest bushfire risk rating"; And in another ABC story: "Wind farm nuisance test case starts in Victoria Supreme Court"; George Monbiot tells us: "We cannot build our way out of the environmental crisis"; Scientific American carries the story: "To Solve the Environmental Crisis, We Must Foster the Power to Imagine"; Blanche Verlie writing in Scientific American says: "What the Acrid Smoke from Wildfires Can Teach Us"; From the Sydney Environment Institute comes another story from Blanche Verlie: "New Book Tackles Climate Anxiety, Transformation and Possible Futures"; And the Sydney Environment Institute reports: "Accounting for Climate Change: Translating Climate Data into Financial Risk"; Margaret Simmons writes an opinion piece in The Melbourne Age: "News Corp's shift on emissions reveals limitations of power". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

“Surely the infection rate + the pinging app + Monday's potential free for all = a potentially unfathomable nightmare. Why does it feel like the government is in complete denial about this? It's absolutely bonkers.” James O'Brien “Boris Johnson's plan to lift virtually all of England's pandemic restrictions on Monday is a threat to the world and provides fertile ground for the emergence of vaccine-resistant variants, international experts say. Britain's position as a global transport hub would mean any new variant here would rapidly spread around the world, scientists and physicians warned at an emergency summit. They also expressed grave concerns about Downing Street's plans.” From The Guardian. Joanne and I discuss the above (again…) Should we vaccinate children to protect adults? Why do some people believe that taking the knee is so offensive? I ended up editing this out of the episode because we didn't feel comfortable with some of the observations we came up, this will be revisited next time. The Garmin Venu 2s beat the Apple Watch series 6 for Joanne. Why? I like the Garmin in theory, but not in practice. And would a rugged Apple Watch kill Garmin? Music by Tom Munch

The Washington Post and ABC News are reporting - sources are telling them that the Manhattan district attorney has convened a special grand jury in the Trump probe - Could decide whether an indictment is warranted against former President Donald Trump - No charges have been filed - Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance began investigating Trump's business practices based on the congressional testimony of Michael Cohen, who served as the former president's personal attorney and fixer. - Trumps is saying “witch hunt” by New York Attorney General Letitia James CNN is reporting that the White House is touting US reaching goal of 50% adults being fully vaccinated - Source: White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt - Only 1% of Americans were vaccinated when President Joe Biden entered office - 130.6 million Americans are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 Mediaite is reporting a Heavily armed 1/6 suspect who has been arrested drove to Ted Cruz's home to discuss “election fraud” – says court documents - Three weeks before the Capitol riot on January 6, Alabama man Lonnie Leroy Coffman went to the D.C.-area home of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to discuss “election fraud,” according to court filings entered on Monday. - Coffman, a U.S. Army veteran, was arrested on January 6 after police happened to notice weapons in his pickup truck while they were investigating reports of pipe bombs in a sealed off area of Capitol Hill in a matter unrelated to Coffman. In the truck, police found five loaded firearms, 11 molotov cocktail-style incendiary devices, a stun gun, a crossbow, and machetes. Coffman has been indicted on 17 charges. - The Cruz's did not answer the door. From The Guardian, President Biden is scheduled to meet with the family of George Floyd - The Tuesday meeting, marks the first anniversary of his murder by Minneapolis police - The meeting is private - Biden dropped a campaign promise to create a national police oversight commission in his first hundred days in office, reportedly after being advised by civil rights organizations and police unions that it might cause unnecessary delays.

From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/22/are-celebrities-ruining-podcastingThe five biggest celebrities in podcasting in terms of weekly reach: Joe Rogan Michael Barbaro Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat Ira Glass Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark And for comparison, the five highest paid actors from the past year, according to Forbes: Dwayne Johnson Ryan Reynolds Mark Wahlberg Scarlett Johansson Ben Affleck The worst of the John McEnroe show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLX4gzshG0&feature=emb_imp_woytPart one of What Do Listeners Want?Buy me a coffee/support the podcast: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/22/are-celebrities-ruining-podcastingThe five biggest celebrities in podcasting in terms of weekly reach: Joe Rogan Michael Barbaro Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat Ira Glass Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark And for comparison, the five highest paid actors from the past year, according to Forbes: Dwayne Johnson Ryan Reynolds Mark Wahlberg Scarlett Johansson Ben Affleck The worst of the John McEnroe show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLX4gzshG0&feature=emb_imp_woytPart one of What Do Listeners Want?Buy me a coffee/support the podcast:

Co-presented with MOAD. From The Guardian’s Georgina Lawton, a moving examination of how racial identity is constructed—through the author’s own journey grappling with secrets and stereotypes, having been raised by white parents with no explanation as to why she looked black. Raised in sleepy English suburbia, Georgina Lawton was no stranger to homogeneity. Her parents were white; her friends were white; there was no reason for her to think she was any different. But over time her brown skin and dark, kinky hair frequently made her a target of prejudice. In Georgina’s insistently color-blind household, with no acknowledgement of her difference or access to black culture, she lacked the coordinates to make sense of who she was.

Brittney Rigby is a senior journalist at Mumbrella, primarily covering media agencies and editing the opinion vertical. In this episode we go deep into conversation about the state of the media landscape, contemplating the financial models beyond traditional advertising models. From The Guardian through to New York Times, Brittney shares the subscription models that are working (although the outlets are very coy on specific numbers). We talk diversity in the media landscape and Brittney shares some questions she believes we should be asking of ourselves to encourage grassroots changes, as we scramble to catch up on gender and cultural diversity at the executive level. Of course, we talk through what Brittney and Mumbrella are looking for in pitches, if you’re interested in elevating your profile in the marketing and media industry you’ll want to have a pen handy. Find Brittney on Twitter https://twitter.com/brittneyrigby Find Odette Barry online https://instagram.com/odetteandco https://instagram.com/hackyourownpr

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Which story indeed: there are curfews in place and war crimes underway across America. The world is watching in horror as Donald Trump, Bill Barr, the Pentagon brass and an army of cops turn the arsenal of an empire against its citizens. Meanwhile, there were elections in a number of states yesterday. But Trump’s dictator act – not to mention corona – made a free and fair vote all but impossible. And lastly, do not forget, that justice will be won for George Floyd, his family, African- Americans, and all of the oppressed people in this country. In Minnesota, where the uprisings in Floyd’s name began, elected officials are now talking seriously about disbanding a corrupt police department – and a lot more. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: You may be hearing different things about what happened in the United States yesterday depending on where you live and who you are. Propaganda and disinformation abound -- and not just on social media. But here is what people in other countries are hearing about our situation. From The Guardian: Soldiers reportedly poised outside Washington as curfews set in. From the South China Morning Post, in Hong Kong: Protesters defy curfew in New York after Trump threatens crackdown. From Deutsche Welle: Germany urges press freedom at US protests. This is a serious problem – for you, us, everyone. Journalists, dissidents, and human rights advocates are at this moment being targeted by police, paramilitaries, and at least some of the armed forces. Hundreds have already been have arrested around the country. Hundreds more have been attacked without provocation. Government agents are committing war crimes on American soil -- and it is no secret, it is streamed and broadcast live around the world. At the same time top military commanders have announced they were unaware of developments unfolding around them. By all evidence the ruling Republican Party in cooperation with Donald Trump, organized crime, and a faction of the state security forces at the direction or influence of Attorney General Bill Barr. Mainstream press reports including by correspondents for national networks offered ample video evidence that the forces carrying out Trump’s crackdown have at times inflamed, exploited, and at times even stage-managed this crisis. A nationwide protest movement has in a matter of days led to a full-blown authoritarian crackdown by the executive branch. The integrity of the Congress and the judiciary is uncertain, as even federal court buildings have been seen filled with soldiers. Here is more of our latest information. As of yesterday, before curfew, there were at least 550 active protests in all fifty states. Arrests of demonstrators began on both coasts before the announced start of the curfew. Shown among the marches in Washington, DC, Massachussetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren told world press that Trump was QUOTE imposing violence on our people ENDQUOTE. The US Army’s Eighty-Second Airborne Division was deployed to Washington, DC from North Carolina – these were active- duty forces deployed against civilians, and armed with bayonets. Videos showed some soldiers mixing with crowds, and appearing ill at ease with their mission. Others, taking up riot formations, engaged in brutality. One resident reported his daughter picked up an unexploded police grenade that could have seriously injured her. Reporters spotted new secret police around DC who wear no insignia and who say only that they work for Barr’s Department of Justice. Barr granted the Drug Enforcement Agency extraordinary powers to surveil and arrest protesters, and Trump sought to federalize the DC police department. In New York City, Mayor Bill DeBlasio, whose daughter was arrested and threatened by police yesterday, praised the police even as they attacked thousands of his constituents on Manhattan Bridge and around the city. Police even boasted over public radio channels about shooting protesters. In Portland, Oregon, protesters intentionally took a bridge and laid down in a show of passive resistance. But activists reported pre-curfew visits by police and they, along with journalists and the homeless, were gassed indiscriminately. In Los Angeles, police backed by soldiers dragged groups of people out of cars for no apparent reason. In Denver, one officer bragged on social media that the police were starting a riot. In Flordia and some other states, local law enforcement urged homeowners to take up arms to defend against any criminals who threaten their property. Across the country, mayors and Congressional representatives offered little in the way of substantive resistance. Even Republicans refused to comment on their own leaders’ violent and treasonous power grab. The alleged driver of a semi truck that plowed into a protest in Minnesota on Sunday night was released yesterday by the county attorney without charges being filed. Curfews Undermine Election Integrity There were primary elections in eight states and the District of Columbia. Joe Biden reportedly swept in most states with between sixty-one and eighty-five percent of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who suspended his campaign but also hoped to keep collecting delegates, did best in Rhode Island, with nearly thirty percent of the vote. He did worst in Marland with only six percent. In New Mexico, former Central Intelligence Agency operative Valerie Plame lost her bid for Congress to a progressive, Teresa Leger Fernandez. In Iowa, white nationalist Republican Representative Steve King lost his primary to Randy Feenstra. The results were a mixed bag for progressive candidates in Maryland, Montana, South Dakota, and DC, all of which also had elections scheduled for yesterday. But it is hard to imagine anyone, including professional election monitors from this country and other countries, ever accepting the results as legitimate. And here’s the thing. You would expect some questions about the quality of yesterday’s vote, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the miliitary and police curfews around the country, and widespread reports of voter intimidation and suppression by forces loyal to Trump. But that was only the beginning of the problems. The Washington Post reported that in several places, in-person voting was severly restricted as the number of polling locations were cut back. Complete results were not available. Some states said they won’t be ready until next week. Lines were long and voters reported feelings of intimidation and confusion around dates and deadlines. Minneapolis Politicians Consider Abolition As stark and frightening as the news has been, there are also many hopeful and heartening signs. In Minneapolis, where protests against the lynching of George Floyd by four city cops inspired the nationwide democratic uprisings, one ward representative spoke of dramatic changes that might have seemed impossible two weeks ago. The city’s Ward Three Representative, Steve Fletcher, said he was working with other members of the council to totally disband the MPD. From there the council could QUOTE start fresh with a community- oriented, non-violent public safety and outreach capacity ENDQUOTE. Fletcher also described how police had traditionally extorted councilmembers by allowing crime to increase in their districts as punishment for unfavorable votes, and by intimidating local business owners to lobby on the department’s behalf. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a civil rights lawsuit against the MPD. The state’s Human Rights Commissioner, Rebecca Lucero, joined the complaint. She told local TV their first goal was to negotiate a consent decree with the city. Then, courts could enforce it by issuing injunctions and unspecified financial penalties. In the meantime, the popular movement for justice for George Floyd continue to take positive action that is too often underreported. A group of protesters took over a former Sheraton Hotel in an area that reportedly saw theft, vandalism and arson. The building now houses two hundred people who were previously homeless, for free, and it’s managed by volunteers. We’ll see how that goes, but in the meantime, at least people are not in the street, or more likely in this new age of arbitrary curfews, in jail. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The World Health Organization funded a major new study that suggests the US Centers for Disease Control has been dangerously compromised by Trump’s personal interests. The journal Lancet published an analysis, funded by the WHO, of one-hundred and seventy-two different studies about the effectiveness of N95 respirator masks, versus ordinary surgical masks, to protect against the coronavirus. The New York Times says the new study confirms what scientists were already saying about the importance of medical personnel and other high-risk workers actually having N95 masks to wear. Police seem to have plenty available! When financial markets reopened this week, Goldman Sachs bet against the US dollar. Goldman, which looted the Treasury so thoroughly in 2008, has now established short positions on the value of the dollar. The details are complicated, but the upshot is that the more expensive and difficult things get for you as the economy suffers under Trumpism, the more Goldman wins. A rare cyclone headed for Mumbai last night had prompted tens of thousands to evacuate the city on India’s west coast. According to the BBC, it would be the first major cyclone to hit the city in over a century. The Indian Meterological Department was calling it a severe cyclonic storm. The poor will suffer worst and the government is no help. Two weeks ago another cyclone hit the east coast of India, and Bangladesh. Banking regulators in New York have been carrying out a secret investigation of Donald Trump’s lender of last resort, Deutsche Bank. But the investigation reported by The New York Times yesterday is not like other investigations into the bank’s ties to Trump. It involves Deutsche Bank’s relationship with the well-connected serial sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison last year. The state Department of Financial Services wants to know why the bank kept doing business with Epstein after employees raised concerns about his transactions with federal regulators. Unclear if they’ve tried asking Bill Barr, but he is pretty busy right now. June 3, 2020 - AM Quickie HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

From The Guardian and The Guardian’s Football Weekly Podcast, friend of the show Barry Glendenning goes 2 on 1 with Ed and Santo on Sunderland, Socceroos & Social Media. 

Maria and Julio sit down with Alicia Rose DelGallo, editor and co-founder of ProSoccerUSA.com to discuss fútbol (aka soccer)! They chat about the politics of the World Cup, diversity in U.S. soccer and whether or not pro players are using their platform to speak up for justice. Want to read more? From The Guardian, an article about diversity in the MLS and around the coaching system in the U.S. Megan Rapinoe's "Why I Am Kneeling" piece Also from The Guardian, the story of Miguel Aguilar, DACA beneficiary and professional soccer player   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Allyson M Pollock is professor of public health and Director of Institute of Health and Society in the Medical Faculty of Newcastle University. She is a public health doctor and has been researching injuries and rugby injuries for more than ten years. She takes what she describes as the ‘child’s perspective’ and asks – Do children know the risks of playing school rugby? Do all schools have appropriate risk mitigation? She reminds us that the health benefits of physical activity are well proven – but if one critically reviews the literature those benefits have not been proven for school rugby. This is a controversial position that is strongly countered by others. BJSM doesn’t have a position in this debate – our job is to highlight that there is a respectful debate and to encourage scrutiny of the existing evidence. We encourage researchers to add new data to this question and similar ones in sport. Links: University of Newcastle Press Release: Prof Pollock’s letter to all 4 Chief Medical officers of the UK: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/09/banrugbytackleforkids/ World Rugby’s reply to above call. From The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/26/ban-harmful-contact-from-school-rugby-games-to-reduce-injury-risk-say-experts Professor Pollock’s call to ban tackling in rugby in the BMJ: http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2017/09/25/allyson-pollock-and-graham-kirkwood-tackle-and-scrum-should-be-banned-in-school-rugby/ A reply to Prof Pollock by Dr Ross Tucker and colleagues: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/15/921 Prof Pollock’s reply to World Rugby: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/1113 The BMJ profile of Prof Pollock – “BMJ Confidential” (must have BMJ subscription): http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j4625 Prof Pollock’s Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Pollock

They met at Tropical think tank in the Philippines and now they are ready to sit down to podcast 12 months in the making!   Who is Janet Murray   Janet Murray is the founder of soulful PR specializing in helping small business owners sculpt and pitch their ideas and stories to the media. She’s a freelance writer/editor who runs a successful Paid web group called Soulful PR Studio. Alongside a booming podcast and masterfully written blog, Janet is always on the go. I must also mention she has an amazing book called Your Press Release is Breaking my Heart. Let's not forget her Facebook group Soulful PR going almost 10,000 strong.   "I guess the most important thing about my story is that I teach PR but I have never worked in PR," Janet explains.   From The Guardian to The Independent and The National posts, Janet has spent the last 16 years freelance writing and editing for some of the biggest publications in the UK. Never mind the handfuls of magazines; Janet has been there and edited that!   One thing that Janet learned early on in her freelance years is that bad pitchers are everywhere. She began to grow sick of a number of bad pitch emails filling her daily inbox; Hard working people throwing their money into PR firms that just don't get it.   She was inspired to take a stand. It was time for a change, and Janet decides to set out to teach others how to get noticed.   Janet runs the event Your Year in PR, where she takes 8 national journalists and roughly 80 small business owners, stuffs them in a room, and teachers. They learn what it is that consumers look for in a pitch and what sets a good pitch apart from a bad one. Janet says, “You don't need a big budget or fancy PR firm to get top Notch media coverage. The importance of standing out.   Khierstyn cleverly asked which pitches Janet had heard over the years that she still remembers being the worst. Janet skillfully responds that she really can’t recall any terrible pitches. Instead, the ones that that stand out she said are the good ones. Here are the 3 criteria to use to get noticed!   First, you need to show evidence that you actually read or listen to a publication. If it's radio or the newspapers take the time to do your basic research. Journalists have such a small area they can fill and endless crap to sift through.   Second, you must have really strong header/subject. It is important to be direct and to the point, Journalists work fast and read even faster. Avoid trying to be witty or the use of puns in your header. You want to keep the body of the text short and to the point as well adding strong visuals or audio clips. Janet gives us the tip of trying to picture yourself in the shoes of the journalist you are trying to reach.   " In Journalism, we have a term called the 10-word top line." Janet explains that this means if you can't summarize your story in 10 words or less you are not ready for launch.   Third, knowing the different types of media content is very important as well.   News: Reporting on something new that is happening. Opinion article: Published in a newspaper or magazine, that reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Personal article: A story that leads to the point, can be the reason for why you made what you are pitching.   Janet tells us that, rather than starting with your story, tailor each outreach to every different publication.   What advice would you give to the first time entrepreneur trying to find their pitch?   " First off! Anyone that owns a business can get media coverage."   One tool that reigns supreme is HARO, Help A Reporter Out, a place where journalists go to find stories to write about.   Janet takes the time to recant a story of a current client that is working on a app for people with food intolerance. Now, the App is not quite finished but that has not stopped her client from being all over media publications for the last year. Even if you can't get the coverage you want, get any coverage you can! By the time you are ready to launch you have made the bridges and started your following.   Be where the journalists are. There are always events going on; Find a way to be apart of them, set up booths, ask for coffee meetings. You need to find ways of getting into the public eye.   Above all else don't write a press release! You are basically saying you have already sent this story to every other publication you could find. Journalists want a scoop, tailor, tailor, tailor every email you send. Continue listing as Janet teaches you some simple steps to follow when tailoring your pitches.   Episode Outline   Introduction: Pitch Perfect; How to Get Media Coverage at Any Stage   [02:25] Who is Janet Murray [13:12] The importance of standing out [23:00] BackerKit [24:00] What advice do you have for new business owners   Resources and Sponsor Tropical Think tank Janet’s book: Your press release is breaking my heart A Soulful PR Studio HARO http://www.janetmurray.co.uk/ Crowdfunding uncut Jan_Murray Twitter Soulful PR Facebook   Sponsor: BackerKit - use the code “uncut” to get 50% off setup services