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Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday's deadly funicular crash in Lisbon, which killed 16 people, say a cable snapped, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly. They added that the brakeman tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment. Also: the US Navy Seal operation which it's claimed failed and ended up killing North Korea civilians, and why Disneyland Paris is being accused of racism.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

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Putin and Xi are heard on a hot mic discussing immortality, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan questioning before the Senate Finance Committee, 26 nations pledge post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, a report alleges that one-in-four Gaza detainees are identified as militants, at least 15 are killed in a funicular tram crash in Portugal's Lisbon, a mass stabbing in Canada's Manitoba leaves at least two dead, Florida plans to end all vaccine mandates, Texas' Senate passes a bill allowing citizens to sue abortion pill providers, a judge blocks Trump's $2.2B Harvard funding freeze, and the world's largest illegal sports streaming site is shut down. Sources: www.verity.news

Em Portugal, toda a gente está a interiorizar o luto por esta tragédia com o Elevador, o funicular da Glória, no coração de Lisboa, mas toda a gente está também a querer saber o porquê.

El accidente de un funicular en Lisboa que ocurrió anoche ha dejado 16 muertos y más de 20 heridos. Las autoridades lusas tratan de aclarar las circunstancias del incidente.Vamos a estar en París, donde se ha reunido la llamada "Coalición de Voluntarios" para tratar de afinar posturas en torno a unas futuras garantías de seguridad para Ucrania. También estaremos allí, sobre el terreno. Estaremos con el enviado especial de Radio Nacional de España a La Vuelta para saber más sobre las protestas por la participación del equipo israelí y profundizaremos en el "sportswashing" o lavado de cara deportivo en una entrevista con Amnistía internacional. Estaremos en Argentina donde llevan varios días con el panorama político marcado por un escándalo relacionado con unos audios que implican a la hermana del presidente Javier Milei en el cobro de supuestos sobornos.Y hablaremos también de la decisión del estado de Florida sobre suspender la vacunación obligatoria de los niños. Escuchar audio

Journalist Alison Roberts, reports from Lisbon, on the devastating funicular tram crash in the city. Eimear Reavey, an Irish woman resident in Portugal, joins us from Lisbon to speak about the funicular crash which has led to many deaths, and the shock which it has caused.

The death toll from a funicular derailment in Portugal's capital Lisbon has risen by one to 16 and left 21 injured, emergency services have said, as the country held a day of mourning. We get the latest from Laoise Murray, Irish Times reporter in Lisbon.

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Lisbon is mourning a devastating tragedy after the historic Gloria funicular derailed, killing 15 people and injuring at least 18 others, in what officials describe as the capital's worst transport disaster in decades.

Portugal is in national mourning after the Gloria Funicular, one of the best-known tourist attractions in Lisbon, derailed and overturned, killing 15 people.

In Lisbon, at least 16 people have been killed after an accident involving one of the city's iconic yellow funiculars. The ABC's Bridget Rollason spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Joana Moreira, Journalist Observador Lisbon

Portugal cumpre dia de luto nacional; descarrilamento do Elevador da Glória provocou ainda 21 feridos; secretário-geral da ONU enviou os pêsames às famílias das vítimas.

Denis tells PJ about the sorrow in Portugal's capital city Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La actualidad internacional está en Portugal, donde un funicular ha descarrilado, provocando la muerte de al menos 15 personas, a las que se suman 23 heridas, dos de ellas españolas. Además, la madrugada deja nuevos ataques del ejército israelí en la ciudad de Gaza que han dejado al menos nueve palestinos muertos. Las protestas por el genocidio en Gaza han alcanzado la vuelta ciclista en España, que han dejado tres detenidos y ha obligado a finalizar la etapa antes de lo previsto. 

At least 15 people have died and 18 were injured after a famed Lisbon funicular derailed and smashed into a building in one of the Portuguese capital's most popular tourist spots. We get the latest on the tragic accident from Journalist Gonçalo Costa Martins.

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Desde que a manutenção dos elevadores da Carris foi entregue a uma empresa externa ocorreram pelo menos dois acidentes (2013 e 2018). Há sete anos, o elevador da Glória saiu dos carris e um jornalista especializado denunciou “graves falhas na manutenção dos rodados dos veículos” que podiam “ser vistas a olho nu”. Na altura, o acidente não causou vítimas e, talvez por isso, não mereceu grande atenção. Neste episódio, conversamos com o jornalista Miguel Prado sobre o que foi possível apurar nas horas seguintes ao acidente. Este episódio foi originalmente publicado às 23h20 de 03 de setembro, dia da tragédia em Lisboa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At least 15 people have died and 18 were injured after a famed Lisbon funicular derailed and smashed into a building in one of the Portuguese capital's most popular tourist spots. We get the latest on the tragic accident from Journalist Gonçalo Costa Martins.

La actualidad internacional está en Portugal, donde un funicular ha descarrilado, provocando la muerte de al menos 15 personas, a las que se suman 23 heridas, dos de ellas españolas. Además, la madrugada deja nuevos ataques del ejército israelí en la ciudad de Gaza que han dejado al menos nueve palestinos muertos. Las protestas por el genocidio en Gaza han alcanzado la vuelta ciclista en España, que han dejado tres detenidos y ha obligado a finalizar la etapa antes de lo previsto. 

At least 15 people have died after the Gloria Funicular crashes in the Portuguese capita, Lisbon. Some of those killed were foreign nationals. Also: victims of the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, call for all the files on the case to be released, and new research says that even one minute of vigorous physical activity, can be a life saver.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Muere mexicano detenido por ICE en EULluvias y granizo en CDMX esta tarde, ¡Toma precauciones!En Lisboa, 15 muertos tras accidente en “Elevador de Glória”Más información en nuestro Podcast

Las noticias que debes conocer esta tarde, con Aimar Bretos

Tertulia y análisis con Esther Palomera, Carlos Cué y Juanma Marqués

"My field recording was a cable car journey to the top of an old town. In amongst the hubbub of voices there was snatches of music played on a telephone. I decided to use the duration of the cable car journey as a start and end point, placing the listener in the environment, and planting the melodies and rhythms as if caught almost out of ear shot on phones around the space.  "The human ums, aahs, stamps and claps are the sounds of real depth, the passengers perhaps? As the journey ends we escape into the open air and our song is allowed to escape in full fidelity."  San Marino cable car reimagined by Douglas Barelegs.

Este capítulo de El Placer de Viajar es una curiosa ‘batalla' viajera entre dos ciudades que comparten el nombre pese a estar en distintos países. El primer capítulo de El Placer de Viajar de este mes de julio es una curiosa confrontación entre dos ciudades que comparten el nombre –y una parte de su historia– pese a encontrarse en dos países diferentes: el Friburgo de Alemania y el Friburgo de Suiza. Kelu Robles nos propone visitar la ciudad alemana –fundada por la misma dinastía unas décadas antes– mientras que Carmelo Jordá nos lleva a su homónima en la Confederación Helvética. El Friburgo alemán está en el land de Baden-Wurtemberg y a las puertas de la Selva Negra, una zona más que recomendable para un viaje. Está considerada la ciudad más cálida de Alemania y su carácter es marcadamente universitario, tiene un aspecto medieval muy bien preservado que la hace ser muy bonita. Entre sus principales atractivos están su casco histórico, con edificios importantes hechos en su mayoría de una curiosa piedra rojiza de la zona, como la Catedral o la Casa de Aduanas. En esta zona se celebra también un mercado de origen medieval con productores de la zona. Tampoco hay que perderse sus puertas medievales, los restos de las murallas y los pequeños riachuelos que recorren las calles y que se crearon como medida contra los incendios. Ya algo más apartada del centro histórico, está una atracción como el Funicular del Monte Schlossberg, en cuya cumbre se disfruta una vista espectacular de la ciudad. Por último, este Friburgo tiene una nada desdeñable cara gastronómica, con sus conocidas salchichas Lange Rote –de 35 centímetros de largo–, unos vinos muy interesantes en la zona y, como una curiosidad imprescindible, el Cafe Forster Max y sus maravillosos helados. El Friburgo suizo, por su parte, está en el centro de la parte occidental del país, cerca de la ciudad de Berna y en un entorno muy bonito de media montaña. Es una ciudad que tienen un gran encanto medieval, pero que al mismo tiempo sigue estando muy viva. se nota que la gente sigue viviendo en el centro histórico. Además, está dividida en dos zonas, una más alta y otra más baja, que crean perspectivas visuales muy interesantes. Entre sus monumentos destacados están muchos de carácter medieval, entre ellos un puente de madera de 800 años que sigue usándose. También llama la atención su Catedral, no muy grande pero sí muy bonita, una colección de fuentes muy curiosas y un pequeño funicular histórico que se mueve con un sistema de contrapesos de aguas residuales. Escríbenos, explícanos qué te gusta más y si hay algo que no te gusta tanto de El Placer de Viajar, dinos de qué destinos quieres que hablemos y si quieres que tratemos algún tema y, por supuesto, pregúntanos lo que quieras en el correo del programa: elplacerdeviajar@libertaddigital.com.

David and Rachel discuss a devastating fire aboard a funicular in Austria.

Aucklanders have called today 'cold', Queenstown is looking to fast-track a new transport option, and people aren't happy about the closure of a much-loved speedway. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La actualidad de Bizkaia en un minuto. ¿Qué ha ocurrido el jueves 9 de enero de 2025?

Notes and Links to Jessica Whipple's Work      Jessica Whipple writes for adults and children from her home in Eastern PA. Her poetry has been published recently in Funicular, Door Is a Jar, and Green Ink Poetry, and online at Whale Road Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, and Pine Hills Review. Her poem "Broken Strings" has been nominated for a 2023 Pushcart Prize in poetry.    She has published two children's picture books in 2023: Enough Is… (Tilbury House, illustrated by Nicole Wong) and I Think I Think a Lot (Free Spirit Publishing, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon). (Josay Bisay-yohn)    To read more of Jessica's work or to learn about her books, including praise and reviews, peruse her website or follow her on Twitter/X/Instagram @JessicaWhippl17. Buy I Think I Think a Lot   Interview with WESA/NPR, Regarding I Think I Think a Lot   Jessica Whipple's Website At about 2:20, Jessica gives background information on places to buy her books At about 4:40, Jessica speaks to how her reading life is and was At about 7:00, Jessca traces where her writing life kicked in and how her writing life was “reinvigorated”  At about 10:00, Julie Fogliano and other inspiring and beloved children's authors are given kudos At about 12:20, Jessica reads “This is What I'm Thinking at the Container Store” At about 15:50, Jessica expands on the universality and specificity of her poem, talking about OCD as a “spectrum” At about 19:00, The two reflect on some stellar and vivid lines from the poem At about 21:00, Jessica breaks down the different mechanisms of OCD and focuses on the compulsions and obsessions in their mental and outward forms At about 23:35, Jessica introduces and reads her poem, “ Sometimes I Google You” At about 26:25, Jessica explains how she is “speaking to the memory” depicted in the poem At about 29:30, Jessica provides a nice way to think of haiku, thanks to Tim Green  At about 32:45, Pete highlights the beautiful security given in Jessica's work and other standout work At about 33:40, Pete asks about the “Enough” from the title of Enough Is… and Jessica expands upon the “sense of importance” given to the word  At about 35:20, Jessica responds to Pete's questions about using symbolism and analogy in books for kids  At about 37:00, Pete wonders about seeds for the book, I Think I Think a Lot At about 40:15, Pete likens the apologies in the book to a Seinfeld episode At about 41:20, Jessica talks about how the illustrator works off her writing At about 42:45, Pete highlights the ways in which Jessica use nuance and asks Jessica about writing to engender empathy in kids  At about 44:40, Jessica reads and discusses “To My Husband Now a Father”  At about 48:20, Pete asks Jessica about writing about personal things and catharsis At about 50:20, Lauren details exciting upcoming projects           You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.       I am very excited about having one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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She is the author of The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life, the winner of the 2018 Ridenhour Book Prize and a CA Book Award Silver Prize. Her most recent book, A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging, is out in 2024 to acclaim. The episode airs on November 5. Lastly, please go to ceasefiretoday.com, which features 10+ actions to help bring about Ceasefire in Gaza.  

In this episode, the FAQ is: What should I tell people who think I can't travel solo?   Today's Destination is Lake Como, Italy Today's Misstep: Sometimes, you don't love your roommates when you share a room. Here's why.   Travel Advice: Don't buy another timeshare. If you have one, it's really hard to sell it.   FAQ: What do I tell people who think I can't travel solo?   Answer: Ask them why not. Then listen. Then, address each one of their questions or comments if you like. No one says you need permission to travel solo, but it would be good to tell them you are prepared, have planned for things to go wrong, and have taken this travel step by step to be more likely to be successful. They may be telling you in a way that they will miss you, but don't know how to say that. They could also be jealous. They could wish they could make this trip themselves. So there could be a lot of hidden reasons why they have those opinions.   Today's destination: Lake Como, Italy   Lake Como, Italy, was a quick train ride from Milan, Italy.    On a hot day, about 95 degrees Fahrenheit,  I ventured to Lake Como to cool down. I went there solo for three days, staying in town at a hostel that cost me $150 a night for a “middle bunk.” That was the most I paid for sleeping anywhere around the world. It did have a bathroom with a shower en suite.   It may have been less costly if I had booked earlier than two weeks in advance. Either way, here's some advice if you are heading there.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_San_Giovanni_railway_station It was a quick walk from the Como San Giovanni train station to town, so you don't need a car here if you stay in the main city. The lake is a breathtaking view from wherever you are, so the water keeps you cool, even on a boat. Buy the all-day ferry ticket if you can stay for the day. https://lakecomotravel.com/boat-tours-ferry-lake-como/   https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/services/disabled-accessibility-and-prm/   Explore all the ferries and see the episode's notes with links, including accessibility information for getting on and off the ferries.   I spent a full day on a ferry tour of the lake, three hours north at its furthest and with more than one tributary. I got off at Menagio and found a paid private club called Lido, but I did not swim there. A few minutes later, while swimming, I met a family from Denmark at a free swim spot. I walked the town and had Nutella-flavored gelato. I then Took the ferry to Varenna. I walked the town.  Then, I took another Ferry to Bellagio. The line was too long to get back on, so I stayed on board. I got off later in the smaller town. I met another couple from Germany. They agreed it was dreadfully Hot. I Stopped to cool my feet in the sea at Argegno—thunderstorms in the morning. I walked to town.  https://www.explorelakecomo.com/go/lido-di-argegno#google_vignette I met a girl from Munich and her friend, who took a photo of me with some flowers.  Bellagio has the George Clooney Villa. Most of the music I hear is American pop, not Italian.   https://www.bellagiolakecomo.com/en/bellagio-lake-como-italy/poi-points-of-interest/public-transport-lake-como The lake is carved into a deep canyon. The hills above can be accessed by a special bus-like on rails called a Funicular.   I took the Lake Como Funicular at 7:15 pm, running every 30 minutes until midnight. I highly recommend you do this and give yourself time at the top. The views are stunning, and there's a lot to explore here. It connects Como to the town of Brunate. The trip lasts 7 minutes and reaches the maximum allowed gradient of 55%—so that's steep! The fee is small: only 3 euros (4 dollars) for a single journey and 5,50 euros (7 dollars) for a round trip. So worth it!   When leaving the train station, notice the sculpture of large human hands nearby. It is beautiful and dedicated to disabled service people. One hand is healthy,, and one is wounded.    https://www.explorelakecomo.com/go/monumento-ai-caduti-per-servizio Also, I noticed a little bit of Las Vegas here; inside the train station, there was mini gambling, like in Las Vegas. Ironically, there's a hotel in Las Vegas that's called Bellagio.  Today's Misstep: You don't always love your roommates, right?    I went to bed by 9 p.m. because I was busy the next day. My bed was the middle bunk, and there were 5 in the room booked. At 11 p.m., two girls arrived and talked in street voices. I asked them to quiet down nicely. They did not. I finally did get to sleep, but it was rude of them to wake others with their voices and chatter. Would you agree?   Today's Travel Advice: Don't buy a timeshare or another one. If you have one, it's tough to sell it.   We got conned when we tried to sell our timeshare, so don't let that happen to you. We only lost a few thousand dollars, but it was a warning. These are not easy to sell. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If they ask you for money, walk away. Timeshares are hard to navigate to use your week. I spend hours each year trying to book one, and it's very frustrating.   I want to bring meaning to your future travels. Sign up for the Dr. Travelbest newsletter. We can connect on my websites, Facebook page, group, or Instagram. Find the 5 Steps to Solo Travel series on Amazon. The show notes have more details for you to connect. Please support this podcast with a review. 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Show Notes and Links to Porochista Khanpour's Work   For Episode 258, Pete welcomes Porochista Khakpour, and the two discuss, among other topics, her harrowing departure from Iran to the US at a young age, her voracious reading and writing and storytelling, amazing life experiences that have fed her writing, her love of contemporary stan culture and KPop, how her latest book's release is different, seeds for Tehrangeles, modern wellness and conspiracy theory cultures, her experiences with the real Tehrangeles, the role of the outsider as a writer, and so much about themes and topics related to her novel, like celebrity worship, assimilation, cancel culture, and racism.      Porochista Khakpour was born in Tehran and raised in the greater Los Angeles area. She is the critically acclaimed author of two previous novels, Sons and Other Flammable Objects and The Last Illusion; a memoir, Sick; and a collection of essays, Brown Album. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bookforum, Elle, and many other publications. Her latest book is Tehrangeles. She lives in New York City.   Buy Tehrangeles  Porochista's Official Website Porochista's Wikipedia Page “Writing Iranian America…”-2020 Interview from Columbia Journal   At about 1:45: Pete gets the wrong vegetable in remembering his first exposure to Porochista's excellent work   At about 2:45, Porochista talks about the year in publishing and the ways in which this year's tragedies have been in juxtaposition to careful and affectionate feedback for her novel   At about 7:30, Porochista and Pete discuss some politicians' cowardice and Porochsta's book as a “weird distraction”   At about 10:20, Pete asks Porochista about writing satire in an increasingly off-its-hinges world   At about 13:20, Porochista talks about the 1%, richest of the richest, and how “this sort of madness of wealthy people during the beginning of the pandemic”   At about 15:10, Porochsta gives background on the acquisition of her novel    At about 17:25, The two highlight Danzy Senna's great work   At about 18:20, Porochista cites examples of “dark humor” that at times run through Persian cultures    At about 20:10, Porochista reflects on the idea of “perpetual outsiders” and the effect on writing   At about 21:40, Porochista details her family's fleeing Iran and the traumas and memories that came with her odyssey to arriving in the US   At about 24:30, Porochista traces the way that Iran was often viewed by Americans at the time in which her family arrived in the US   At about 25:15, Porochista responds to Pete's questions about her early reading and writing and language life, both in English and Persian    At about 31:45,    At about 32:50, Porochista talks about she's been described as a “maximalist” and the connection to Persian as her first language   At about 34:35, Porochista talks about representation in the texts she read growing up and her early love of particular works that allowed her to learn about the Western canon in order to enjoy it and resist it   At about 37:30, Porochista charts her reading journey from Faulkner to Morrison to Sartre to the Beat Poets and describes her self-designed silent book reading “retreat”   At about 40:20, Porochista describes her reading and writing as responses to her life experiences and her identity revolving around writing   At about 41:35, Porochista describes transformative and formative texts and mentors and her time at Sarah Lawrence College and Oxford   At about 43:50, Porochista talks about the ways in which her reading was affected by how women writers are often limited, and how this connects to her seeking out adventure and life experience in living as a writer, including her going to William Faulkner Country   At about 49:45, The two make appreciations of James Joyce's work    At about 50:55, Porochista makes a case for contemporary writing as comprising a “golden era”   At about 52:00, Pete wonders if and how Porochsta has been influenced by Bret Easton Ellis and David Foster Wallace   At about 54:45, Porochista talks about ways in which Less than Zero and American Psycho and Donna Tartt's work have affected the sensibility of Tehrangeles and especially its ending   At about 59:15, Porochista talks about “dream” casting in case the novel becomes a movie, including Tara Yummy   At about 1:01:00, Porochista talks about the “twisted logic” found on many of the chat rooms/forums she spent time in for book research    At about 1:04:15, Porochista talks about how Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Alcott's experience informed the writing of Tehrangeles   At about 1:07:55, The two discuss how Shahs of Sunset affected the novel   At about 1:10:00, Porochista explains her rationale in making the book's reality show producers a collective   At about 1:10:45, Porochista responds to Pete's question about the book's epitaphs     At about 1:13:55, Porochista talks about the book's untranslated Persian section and “progress” in people's understanding   At about 1:15:20, Pete cites and quotes the book's opening litany and the exposition of Book I   At about 1:16:20, Porochista describes a raucous scene where Roxana, a main character, goes through a “zodiac reassignment”   At about 1:17:50, Porochista digs into Roxana's “Secret”   At about 1:19:10, The two lament Kanye West's horrible recent behavior and other misogynists and abusers, in connection with the setting of the book   At about 1:22:30, The two discuss the world of influencers and their effect on younger generations in line with the characters of the book   At about 1:24:20, Pete recounts the Milani family members and their views of the    At about 1:26:00, Porochista recounts inspiration for Violet's sweets diet from an interview with Momofuku's Christina Tosi and Porochista's time at Sarah Lawrence   At about 1:28:00, The two discuss Violet's experience with a racist and demeaning model shoot that plays on her Iranian heritage    At about 1:29:30, Porochista reflects on Tehrangeles culture and its connection to religion    At about 1:30:35, Porochista discusses KPop and “stan culture” and how Mina “found her voice” through these online forums    At about 1:34:20, Porochista talks about purposely focusing on realistic and empathetic portrayals of gender identity    At about 1:38:30, The two discuss Hailey as representative of the intersections between Covid conspiracy theories and racism and “hidden” CA racism and wellness culture   At about 1:40:00, Porochista talks about her own experiences with the “dark wu wu” of the wellness cultures during her own fragile    At about 1:44:00, The two discuss Ali (Al) and his leaving Iran behind and how he seeks Americanization and how he makes his fortune   At about 1:46:15, Porochista likens events of the book, “The World of Al” to the DJ Khaled song    At about 1:48:05, The two discuss Roxana's desire to have a blowout early Covid-era party and how the physical “wings” of the house connect to the sisters' different growing pains and goals and ethics   At about 1:50:40, The two riff on some beautifully absurd scenes in the book, including a pet psychic's appearance    At about 1:51:50, Porochista gives background on deciding to do untranslated Persian in the book and about Homa and the ways she doesn't want to be part of Tehrangeles; also Editor Maria Goldberg Love   At about 1:55:10, Pete asks about the rationale and background for the book's ending using stream of consciousness   At about 1:57:15, Porochista shouts out Golden Hour Books and City of Asylum Books, and other places to buy her book, including Shawnee, Kansas' Seven Stories, run by 17 yr old Halley Vincent   At about 1:59:45, Porochista shouts out the stellar Deep Vellum and Verso and writers like   At about 2:01:05, Porochista talks about exciting upcoming projects    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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Tara chats with Canadian Susan Wadds, author of What the Living Do.  Winner of the Writer's Union of Canada's Prose Contest in 2016, Susan's award-winning work has appeared in The Blood Pudding, Room, Quagmire, Waterwheel Review, Funicular, WOW--Women on Writing, and many more. The first two chapters of her debut novel, What the Living Do, (Regal House Publishing, 2024), won the Lazuli Group's Prose Contest, and were published in Azure Magazine. Susan is a certified Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) workshop facilitator.  She lives on a quiet river in South-Central Ontario with an odd assortment of humans and cats. https://www.instagram.com/deepamwadds/ https://writeyourwayin.ca/about-me/ https://regalhousepublishing.com/susan-wadds/ Reading Recommendations: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Stones of Burren Bay by Emily de Angelis Unrest by Gwen Tuinman Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel by Lisa Cron  

"I liked the evocation of the place with the original recording and have tried to reimagine it to create a chorus of funicular sound worlds." Budapest funicular reimagined by Mary Hooper.

The Budapest Castle Hill Funicular or Budavári Sikló runs up the hill to Buda Castle - it was opened on March 2, 1870, and has been in municipal ownership since 1920. It was destroyed in the Second World War and reopened on June 4, 1986. This recording is taken from a pedestrian bridge crossing the track halfway up, as the funicular passes back and forth beneath us.  Recorded by Cities and Memory. 

In this episode of the poetry edition of the Reformed Journal Podcast, Rose Postma interviews Ryan Keating about his poem “Jesus Heals a Paralytic.” Ryan is a writer, teacher, and pastor on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. His work can be found in publications such as Saint Katherine Review, Ekstasis Magazine, Amethyst Review, Macrina Magazine, Fathom, Fare Forward, Roi Fainéant, and Funicular. His chapbook, “A Dance In Medias Res” is now available from Wipf and Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reformed-journal/message

Welcome to Episode 114. We actually have a voxel game that we don't think looks terrible. The Game: Ravenlok Intro Song "Letting Go" by Emerge. Title Art by Devious.Pixel. Internet Presence Preamble "In Absentia" by Cherished Ghosts. Podcast Edited by Brian Owsley. Sweet Jams: "Main Title Theme" "Mask Mansion Exploration" "Funicular" "Tea Party" These tracks and more can be found on the Ravenlok OST. The Internet: Twitch Twitter(X) Discord Facebook Instagram Lock Stock Store Patreon Suspension of Disbelief Blake's Story "They Come This Night" 2smokingcontrollers@gmail.com The End --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twosmokingcontrollers/support

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Unveiling the Essence of 'Koselig' in Bergen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/unveiling-the-essence-of-koselig-in-bergen Story Transcript:Nb: Det er en regnvåt ettermiddag i Bergen. Ingrid, Lars og Emma er bestevenner. De elsker sin by. I dag skal de forklare en turist om "koselig".En: It's a rainy afternoon in Bergen. Ingrid, Lars, and Emma are best friends. They love their city. Today they are going to explain to a tourist what "koselig" means.Nb: Ingrid, Lars og Emma ser en dame. Hun er turist. Hun tar mange bilder. Hun har et kart i hånden. Ingrid smiler og sier, "Hei, trenger du hjelp?". Damen ser glad ut. "Ja, tusen takk!", svarer hun.En: Ingrid, Lars, and Emma see a lady. She is a tourist. She is taking many pictures. She has a map in her hand. Ingrid smiles and says, "Hi, do you need help?". The lady looks happy. "Yes, thank you so much!", she replies.Nb: Ingrid peker på kartet. Hun viser henne de beste stedene. Bryggen, Fløyen, Akvariet. Lars forteller om fisketorget. Emma forteller om de smale gatene. Damen smiler. Bergen er jo vakkert.En: Ingrid points to the map. She shows her the best places. The Wharf, Fløyen, the Aquarium. Lars talks about the fish market. Emma talks about the narrow streets. The lady smiles. Bergen is indeed beautiful.Nb: Damen ser på et ord i boken sin. "Koselig", leser hun. "Hva betyr dette ordet", spør hun. Ingrid, Lars og Emma ser på hverandre. Hvordan forklarer man "koselig"?En: The lady looks at a word in her book. "Koselig," she reads. "What does this word mean?", she asks. Ingrid, Lars, and Emma look at each other. How do you explain "koselig"?Nb: Det er Ingrid som begynner. Hun sier, "Det er mer enn bare å ha det fint. Det er på en måte en følelse". Lars peker på en kafé i nærheten. "Se der, det er koselig", sier han.En: It is Ingrid who starts. She says, "It's more than just being nice. It's a kind of feeling." Lars points to a café nearby. "Look there, that's koselig," he says.Nb: De går til kaféen. Det er varm kaffe, peis, blomster på bordene. "Ser du?", spør Emma. "Her er det koselig". Damen nikker. Hun begynner å forstå.En: They go to the café. There is hot coffee, a fireplace, flowers on the tables. "See?" Emma asks. "This is koselig." The lady nods. She is starting to understand.Nb: Men det er mer. De går til Bryggen. Det er mange fargerike hus. Det er tett og trangt. Det er mye liv. Det er også koselig.En: But there is more. They go to the Wharf. There are many colorful houses. It is tight and crowded. There is a lot of life. It is also koselig.Nb: Nå er det tid for Fløyen. De tar Fløibanen opp. Det er vakker utsikt over Bergen. De ser på solen som går ned. De drikker kakao. De har pledd. Det er kaldt, men det er koselig.En: Now it's time for Fløyen. They take the Funicular up. There is a beautiful view of Bergen. They watch the sun setting. They drink cocoa. They have blankets. It's cold, but it's koselig.Nb: På slutten av dagen er de tilbake i sentrum. Damen smiler. Hun sier, "Jeg tror jeg forstår nå". Damen tar et bilde av Ingrid, Lars og Emma. "Det blir et koselig minne", sier hun.En: At the end of the day, they are back in the city center. The lady smiles. She says, "I think I understand now." The lady takes a picture of Ingrid, Lars, and Emma. "It will be a koselig memory," she says.Nb: Ingrid, Lars og Emma ser på hverandre. De smiler. De har forklart "koselig" på best mulig måte. De er glade. Damen er glad. Det har vært en koselig dag i Bergen.En: Ingrid, Lars, and Emma look at each other. They smile. They have explained "koselig" in the best possible way. They are happy. The lady is happy. It has been a koselig day in Bergen.Nb: Og så, selv i regnværet, opplever de alle en følelse av "koselig". En følelse av samvær, av vennskap, av varme, selv i det kalde været. En følelse som ikke bare kan forklares, men også føles.En: And then, even in the rain, they all experience a feeling of "koselig." A feeling of togetherness, of friendship, of warmth, even in the cold weather. A feeling that cannot just be explained but also felt. Vocabulary Words:afternoon: ettermiddagBergen: Bergenbest friends: bestevennercity: byexplain: forklaretourist: turistpictures: bildermap: kartmap: kartplaces: stedeneWharf: BryggenAquarium: Akvarietfish market: fisketorgetnarrow streets: smale gateneword: ordmean: betyrfeeling: følelsecafé: kaféhot coffee: varm kaffeflowers: blomstertables: bordenecolorful houses: fargerike husFunicular: Fløibanenbeautiful view: vakker utsiktsunset: solen som går nedcocoa: kakaoblankets: pleddcity center: sentrummemory: minnetogetherness: samvær

In this episode, Laura and her children continue their Croatian adventure by heading inland.  Plitvice National Park provides stunning natural beauty, along with plenty of crowds.  Zagreb proves itself to be an underrated gem of a capital city.  Its not all easy, but as always, Laura shares the real ups and downs of travel with you.  Travel along to Plitvice and Zagreb!Musical credits:Music: Stars and Laurels by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comTrack: "Oyster Sunday"- Music provided by https://slip.streamBaltic Levity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Fireside Tension by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Support the show

Recuerdo a María Paz Giambastiani.Herencias, encuentros y sorpresas de Amado Gómez Ugarte."Nuestras Madres" con Gemma Ruiz Palá y Arantxa Urretabizkaia en A Tres Bandas.Pauxa y el lenguaje inclusivo.Gorka Belamendia nos presenta a la Alondra Totovía.El martirio del ligamneto cruzado en las chicas con los doctores Iñaki Mediavilla y Arrate Orueta. La Subida al Funicular de Artxanda.según su organizador Fernando Pérez y el atleta Angel López Amor.Juan Flahn nos señala una Nova en el cielo. Notis. Xabier Gutiérrez cocina Boniato Azul y Pato....

  Mordecai Martin is an Ashkenazi Jewish writer, a Bisexual Psychiatric Survivor, an aspiring translator of Yiddish and Spanish, and a fifth generation New Yorker. He lives in Washington Heights, Manhattan with his wife, son, and cat. He is an MFA candidate at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. In his non-fiction he writes to explore family, history, place, and mental illness. In his fiction, he strives to chronicle and capture the peculiarities of voice, the miraculous nature of event, and the depths and edges of Jewish humanity. Using his translation skills, he hopes to create hybridized texts that make personal essays out of translator notes and prefaces, to confound the traditional separation between translator, translated, reader, writer, narrator and self. His creative non-fiction has appeared in Honey Literary, Catapult Magazine, Longleaf Review, Peach Magazine, Autofocus Lit, Anti-Heroin Chic Magazine and The Hypocrite Reader. His fiction has been featured in Identity Theory, Timber Journal, X-Ray Lit, Gone Lawn, Knight's Library Magazine, Funicular, and Sortes.

Funiculars are great, which is why the main image from our previous train episode featured one -- except we didn't actually talk about that one during the show. It's a cable car from Wellington, and as it turns out it's one of hundreds of funiculars in this city. Roman and Kurt are back with another series of railroad tales. All aboard!Train Set: Track Two