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It's not often (ever?) that I get to talk Hegel, Jung, and Goethe with songwriters. But Dragos Chiriac of Men I Trust and I go deep into philosophy in this episode. I am a huge fan of the band and enjoyed our discussion immensely as we discuss the impact these writers have on Chiriac and why he returns to them over and over.Lest you think this episode was all about existential angst, we also discussed the relatively simple reason why the band wrote my favorite Men I Trust song "Billie Toppy."

Der Schauspieler Steffen Groth ist vielen bekannt aus Fernsehserien wie „Doctor's Diary“ oder „Großstadtrevier“ und beweist auch als Hörbuch- und Synchronsprecher wie wandlungsfähig er ist. Im Rahmen des Festivals „RheinVokal“ im rheinland-pfälzischen Schloss Montabaur präsentiert er zusammen mit der SWR Chefsprecherin Isabell Demey Texte rund um Glücksmomente, Sehnsüchte und allzu Vergängliches. Virtuos begleitet wird die Lesung von Konstantin Reinfeld an der Mundharmonika und Benyamin Nuss am Klavier.

Can poetry become a bridge between cultures, faiths, and generations?On this episode of This Week in America with Ric Bratton, acclaimed poet, translator, literary scholar, and Professor Emeritus Martin Bidney discusses three extraordinary books that explore the beauty, wisdom, and spiritual richness of Islamic tradition through poetry and intercultural dialogue.Featured works include:Beauty in Islam: Poems of Wholeness, Light, and ConcordGod the All-Imaginer: Wisdom of Sufi Master Ibn Arabi in 99 Modern SonnetsWest-East Divan: The Poems, with "Notes and Essays": Goethe's Intercultural DialoguesMartin Bidney has pioneered a unique literary form he calls Verse Translation with Interview (VTI), creating poetic conversations with some of history's greatest writers and spiritual thinkers, including Goethe, Shakespeare, Rumi, Hafiz, Virgil, and the renowned Sufi philosopher Ibn Arabi. Through these remarkable works, he demonstrates how poetry can transcend time, language, and culture while encouraging understanding between people of different traditions.Drawing on more than six decades of scholarship, over 60 published books, and a lifetime devoted to literature, Bidney shares why poetry remains one of humanity's most powerful tools for discovering beauty, wisdom, and common ground.In this episode you'll discover:• How poetry can foster dialogue across cultures and religions• Why Goethe was inspired by Islamic and Persian literature• The enduring wisdom of Sufi philosopher Ibn Arabi• How Verse Translation with Interview creates conversations across centuries• Why literature continues to inspire empathy, imagination, and spiritual reflectionThis Week in America with Ric Bratton is one of America's premier syndicated radio shows and podcasts, featuring engaging conversations with bestselling authors, business leaders, health experts, historians, innovators, and thought leaders. Heard on more than 100 radio stations and podcast platforms worldwide, each episode delivers practical advice, inspiring stories, expert insights, and thought-provoking discussions designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. Discover new episodes every week covering business, personal development, health, wellness, technology, history, education, literature, and the issues that matter most.Whether you're interested in world literature, poetry, Islamic studies, Sufism, Goethe, Rumi, comparative religion, intercultural dialogue, philosophy, or spiritual exploration, Ric Bratton's conversation with Martin Bidney offers a fascinating journey into the timeless power of poetry to connect cultures and deepen our understanding of the human experience. Don't miss this enlightening episode of This Week in America.Keywords: Martin Bidney, Beauty in Islam, God the All-Imaginer, West-East Divan, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ibn Arabi, Sufism, Sufi philosophy, Rumi, Hafiz, Islamic poetry, Islamic literature, comparative literature, world literature, poetry translation, Verse Translation with Interview, VTI, intercultural dialogue, spiritual poetry, philosophy, religion, comparative religion, English literature, poetry podcast, author interview, literary criticism, poetry translation, This Week in America, Ric Bratton, podcast interview, literary podcast, Islamic tradition, Persian poetry

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Katharina Germo, geboren in Halle, bringt langjährige Co-Leitungs-, Theater- und Theaterfestivalerfahrungen aus der Schweiz mit. Juliane Hahn, geboren in Friedrichroda in Thüringen, arbeitete von 2020 bis 2024 in Zürich, wo sie Co-Leiterin des Theaterhauses Gessnerallee war. Vom 21.08. bis 06.09. präsentieren sie ein internationales Programm der Gegenwartskünste aus Theater, Tanz, Performance, Musik, Film, Literatur und Bildender Kunst. Neben etablierten Kulturorten werden auch öffentliche Räume in Weimar und in der Region bespielt. Erstmals gibt es mit dem Lichthaus wieder ein Festivalzentrum als zentralen Ort des Festivals. Eröffnet wird das Kunstfest Weimar am 21.08. mir der Open-Air-Performance „RoZeO“ der französischen Kompanie Gratte Ciel im Ilmpark. Artistinnen und Artisten werden auf sechs Meter hohen biegsamen Stangen über der Landschaft schweben. Auf der Festwiese Apolda kommt am selben Abend das außergewöhnliche Konzertprojet „Soundtrack for Midnight TAMURO“ von Masamitsu Araki zur Aufführung. Inspiriert von Erinnerungen des Künstlers an das Aufwachsen im ländlichen Raum Japans und von der Begegnung mit der Thüringer Autotuning-Szene entstand eine Suite für ein Ensemble von Fahrzeugen mit getunten Soundanlagen. 1990 wurde das Kunstfest Weimar als eine der ersten gemeinsamen Kulturinitiativen im wiedervereinigten Deutschland gegründet. Es widmete sich zunächst Persönlichkeiten wie Goethe, Schiller, Bach und Liszt und die Einnahmen flossen in die Restaurierung der Kulturdenkmäler Weimars. Als inzwischen internationales Festival der Gegenwartskünste soll mit der diesjährigen Ausgabe die lebendige, verbindende Kraft künstlerischen Schaffens gefeiert werden und Räume für Begegnungen und gemeinsam geteiltes Erleben. In Halle an der Saale kam Katharina Germo 1991 zur Welt. In Hildesheim studierte sie von 2010 bis 2015 Kulturwissenschaften und ästhetische Praxis mit dem Schwerpunkt Theater und Literatur, welches einen viermonatigen Studienaufenthalt an der Université Aix-Marseille im Fach Szenische Künste enthielt. Von 2015 bis 2019 absolvierte Katharina Germo dem Masterstudiengang Theater mit Vertiefung Dramaturgie an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Sie arbeitete als freischaffende Dramaturgin für freie Tanz- und Theaterproduktionen, übernahm Mentoring und Gesprächsmoderationen, war von 2016 bis 2022 Programmdramaturgin am Theater ROXY Birsfelden und arbeitet 2019 bis 2024 in der Programmgruppe des Theaterfestival Basel. Von 2023 bis 2025 hatte sie die Co-Leitung im Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zürich inne. Seit 2020 war sie in zahlreichen Jurys und Kommissionen in Deutschland und der Schweiz vertreten. Ihre letzte eigene künstlerische Arbeit trug den Titel „What We Know“, eine Installation im öffentlichen Raum für das About Us! Festival Zürich. Moderation Carsten TeschRedaktion: Angelika Zapf

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De komst van editie 600 van Betrouwbare Bronnen bleek een bron van inspiratie voor veel van onze luisteraars en vrienden van de show. Zij kwamen met reeksen verzoeknummers voor het thema waarin we ons in deze bijzondere aflevering zouden moeten verdiepen. Een kroonaflevering moet immers iets bijzonders zijn. Een aflevering waarin politieke actualiteit, historische wortels en cultuurhistorische verbindingen elkaar de hand reiken. *** Deze aflevering bevat een advertentie van VanHarte&Lingsma. Wil jij jezelf ontwikkelen als mens én als leider? Ontdek jouw training bij VanHarte&Lingsma, School voor Human Leadership. Ga naar www.vanhartelingsma.nl/betrouwbarebronnen Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show! Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend ons een mailtje en wij zoeken contact. *** De suggestie van vriend van de show Tim bleek hier een schot in de roos. We nemen je mee naar het jaar 600. Naar de diepe, vroege middeleeuwen die vaak overschaduwd zijn gebleven door de glorie van het Imperium Romanum in de periode daarvoor en de fascinatie van de eeuwen van ridders, kathedralen, kruistochten en Zwarte Dood erna. Toch traden in die jaren rond 600 en in de zevende eeuw mensen naar voren met gebeurtenissen en patronen waarvan wij ook in 2026 nog erfgenamen zijn en de impact volop ondergaan. Zo bereikte paus Bonifatius III in 607 een politieke regeling met zijn politieke baas, keizer Phocas in Constantinopel. Die legde bij decreet vast dat de bisschop van Rome zichzelf als de meest vooraanstaande van alle prelaten mocht zien, als hoofd van de christelijke gemeenschappen in Europa. Zonder die formaliteit hadden we de grote politiek-morele rol van Petrus-opvolgers als Leo XIII en zijn baanbrekende politieke visie niet gekend. En ook niet de opmerkelijke rol van Leo XIV nu als geweten en tolk van kritische stemmen over MAGA en kunstmatige intelligentie. En zelfs het internet vindt zijn oorsprong rond 600. Daarvoor gaan we naar Sevilla, waar in die jaren een toonaangevende geleerde de politiek en de wetenschap een enorme impuls gaf. Daartoe aangedreven door zijn politieke ambitie om in Spanje een vruchtbare en vreedzame integratie van verschillende tradities en herkomst aan te wakkeren. Isidorus van Sevilla werkte decennia aan tientallen wetenschappelijke publicaties en was bovendien een invloedrijk staatsman en kerkelijk prelaat. Zijn twintigdelige 'Etymologiae' werd een bestseller en een van belangrijkste boeken in de tien eeuwen die volgden. Hij bracht daarin alle bestaande kennis bijeen en ordende die in zijn alomvattende wereldencyclopedie als curriculum voor elke school en universiteit tot in de Renaissance. Hij werd een soort eenmans-Wikipedia of zoekmachine. De moslimheersers van Zuid-Spanje vereerden Isidorus minstens zo vurig als de christelijke vorsten, kloosters, universiteiten en andere kenniscentra in heel Europa. Zo werd hij al vroeg de beschermheilige van studenten en maakte in 2002 de Poolse Paus hem beschermheilige van ICT'ers en van het Internet als geheel. Het jaar 600 had in Isidorus een vroege Alexander von Humboldt. De integratie, communicatie en intensieve relaties tussen de volkeren kreeg in de zevende eeuw nog een andere impuls. De naam daarachter was Bumin Khan, leider van de Turkse stammen in Midden-Azië die zich de Göztürken noemden. Hij bracht hen bijeen en veroverde een reusachtig imperium. Zijn heerschappij strekte van Oekraïne en de Krim tot de Muur van China bij Beijing en Mantsjoerije. De Göztürken legden de basis voor de enorme rijken van de Mongolen, de Gouden Horde, het Ilkhanaat in Iran, de Mogol en de wereldomspannende handelsroutes, culturele uitwisseling, commercie en geldverkeer langs de Zijderoute. De erfenis van hun krachtig bewind beheerst nog hun vazallen in het vorstendom Moskou, in de Straat van Hormuz, in China en India. Erfgenaam en wereldheerser Timoer Lenk bevleugelde de fantasie eeuwen later nog. Als operaheld 'Tamerlano' inspireerde hij Händel tot een van diens mooiste opera's. Het fundament voor een wereldomspannende en nog altijd actuele erfenis werd rond het jaar 600 ook gelegd door een koopman uit Mekka. Mohammed was een filosofisch en spiritueel criticus van het veelgodendom van zijn tijd en samenleving. Hij benadrukte de cruciale betekenis van de monotheïstische kerngedachte van jodendom en christendom. Zo werd hij voor zijn volgelingen 'het zegel der profeten'. Hoe zijn traditie en opvolgers na zijn dood die kerngedachte - de Islam - hebben voorgezet is nog altijd relevant en bron van politieke verschillen. Mohammeds invloed op de Europese historie en cultuur sinds 600 is enorm. Van Al-Andalus na Isidorus tot de eeuwen van worsteling met het Huis Habsburg op de Balkan en de Middellandse Zee. Van 'Liever Turks dan Paaps' en 'Alla Turca' muziek en opera's van Mozart tot de dichter Hafez die Johann Wolfgang von Goethe een heel nieuwe bron van poëzie deed ontsluiten. En de komst van Europa rond 600? Daarvoor gaan we terug naar onze eigen streken. Naar Pepijn de Oude uit de streken langs de Maas, Karel Martel en hun politieke manoeuvres die de Merovingische koningen op een zijspoor dwongen en een meer regionalistisch en feodaal Europa liet ontstaan. Hun nazaat Karel bracht daar meer centrale lijn in. Hij sloot een alliantie met een opvolger van Bonifatius III. Keizer en paus zouden samen Europa vorm, gezicht en stijl gaan geven. *** Verder luisteren 574 – Hormuz: eeuwenoud brandpunt van de wereld 567 - De geschiedenis beukt op Europa's deur. Caroline de Gruyter over zondagskinderen in een ruige wereld 561 – Jakub Józef Orlínski en Händel, politiek dier en geniaal musicus 506 – Waarom Leo XIV zich spiegelt aan paus Leo XIII (1810-1903), criticus van kapitalisme en socialisme 500 - Triomf en Tragiek. 400 Jaar Johan de Witt 458 - De gedroomde nieuwe wereldorde van Poetin en Xi 455 - De bufferstaat als historische - maar ongewenste - oplossing voor Oekraïne 315 - Vrouw, leven, vrijheid: oorzaken en achtergronden van het straatprotest in Iran. En: de rijke Perzische cultuur 311 - De wereld volgens Simon Sebag Montefiore 300 - Ethische politiek: het bijzondere Nederland met zijn 'moreel hoogstaande opvattingen' 253 - Poetins bizarre toespraak: hoe de president de geschiedenis van Oekraïne herschrijft 248 - Oekraïne en de eeuwenoude vriendschap tussen Duitsland en Rusland 242 - Adrianus van Utrecht, de Nederlandse Paus 200 - De Heerser: Machiavelli's lessen zijn nog altijd actueel 49 - De koningen van Hispanje die wij altijd hebben geëerd *** Tijdlijn 00:00:00 – Deel 1 00:46:37 – Deel 2 01:09:18 – Deel 3 01:29:14 – Einde See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Za mnoge ljude širom svijeta Goethe-Institut bio je prvo mjesto susreta s njemačkim jezikom i kulturom. Danas slavi 75 godina. U vremenu kada Njemačka traži kvalificiranu radnu snagu iz inozemstva, ova institucija dobiva i novu ulogu – pripremati ljude za studij, posao i život u Njemačkoj. Kako se mijenja misija Goethe-Instituta, donose Maja Marić i Filip Slavković uz razgovor s Ninom Muratović sa sarajevskog Goethe-Instituta. Von Maja Maric.

Beckmann: Home Beckmann: Ja Inchtabokatables: You chained me up Coppelius: Time-Zeit Schwarz: Dieb ASP: Krabat Samsas Traum: K.haos-Prinz und Wind-Prinzessin Subway to Sally: Was ihr wollt In Extremo: Störtebeker Tanzwut: Verrückt Haggard: Herr Mannelig Corvus Corax: Skål Qntal: Palestinalied

I april år 1792 inleddes de så kallade revolutionskrigen i Europa. Det revolutionära Frankrike utmanade monarkierna i en kraftmätning som inleddes mer eller mindre katastrofalt för de franska arméerna. Hösten 1792 hotade en preussisk-österrikisk armé att tränga fram ända till Paris. Revolutionen hade då sannolikt varit över. Men det blev inte så.Vid Valmy den 20 september stoppades den preussiska armén av den franska revolutionsarmén. Den sedermera välkände tyske poeten Goethe fanns med och summerade det inträffade för en grupp preussiska officerare som samlades omkring honom i mörkret och regnet efter slaget: ”Från och med i dag börjar en ny epok i världens historia och ni kommer att kunna säga att ni var där”.I avsnitt 32 av Militärhistoriepodden diskuterar Martin Hårdstedt och Peter Bennesved ett av världshistoriens kanske mest betydelsefulla slag. Eller var det verkligen så betydelsefullt? Vad menar Goethe med att en ny epok inleddes i historien? Slagets del i ett större sammanhang ger anledning att diskutera vad franska revolutionen fick för utrikespolitiska konsekvenser. Att sprida revolutionen var ett mål för det revolutionära Frankrike – men fanns det fler skäl att starta krig mot hela Europas monarkier?På höjderna vid Valmy stod en fransk armé som var en blandning av gårdagen och morgondagen. Den rojalistiska franska armén utgjorde stommen kompletterad med frivilliga och utskrivna för att försvara revolutionen. Det franska artilleriet som räddade dagen för fransmännen var det gamla kungliga artilleriet, medan infanteriet som stod kvar och inte flydde trots den hotande preussiska uppmarschen var till hälften ett resultat av revolutionens massutskrivningar. Generalen Kellermans stridsrop ”Vive la nation” innebar en tydlig markering av att nya tider hade kommit.De nya förhållandena för krigföringen som kom i och med franska revolutionen skulle på sikt förändra både uppträdandet på slagfältet och fälttågens logistik och strategi. Republiken skulle de kommande åren efter Valmy resa sig och faktiskt flytta krigföringen till det tyska området och norra Italien. Den revolutionära krigföringen skulle skörda stora framgångar. Med revolutionen kom även nya möjligheter för ambitiösa och äregiriga unga män – en av dessa var Napoleon Bonaparte.Det finns mycket skrivet om revolutionskrigen, men en bok på engelska som är väldigt bra är T C W Blannings The French Revolutionary Wars 1787-1802. För den riktigt intresserade kan Paddy Griffiths The Art of War of Revolutionary France 1789-1802 ge nya kunskaper. Vill man ha en lite lättare variant med nordiskt perspektiv kan kanske Martin Hårdstedts Omvälvningarnas tid vara något – åtminstone de första delarna av boken.Bild: Slaget vid Valmy, September 20, 1792 av Horace Vernet - The National Gallery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wenn Wissen kein Wettbewerbsvorteil mehr ist, entscheidet Psychologie über den Erfolg.KI verändert nicht nur, wie Unternehmen arbeiten. Sie verändert auch, was Führung leisten muss. Denn wenn Wissen immer schneller zugänglich wird, entsteht Wert nicht mehr allein durch Expertise, sondern durch Zusammenarbeit, Konfliktfähigkeit und die Fähigkeit, komplexe Themen gemeinsam weiterzuentwickeln.Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Hoffmann beschäftigt sich genau mit dieser Schnittstelle. Als Professor für Innovationsmanagement und Experte für Wirtschafts- und Innovationspsychologie verbindet er Unternehmenspraxis, Forschung und psychologische Führung zu einer klaren These: Die Zukunft der Arbeit ist psychologisch.Im Gespräch mit Johannes Füß zeigt Oliver, wie blockierte Führungsgremien, Angst, Aggression und Unsicherheit zu Führungsfragen werden und warum HR Psychologie nicht länger als weiches Kulturthema behandeln darf.Freue dich auf Insights zu:1) Warum KI den Wert von Wissen verändert und Zusammenarbeit wichtiger macht.2) Wie Emotionen zu Führungsdaten statt Störsignalen werden.3) Warum psychologische Sicherheit nicht Harmonie bedeutet.4) Wie HR psychologische Führung als Business-Fähigkeit verankern kann.5) Warum Co-Kreation nicht hierarchisch verordnet werden kann.___________Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Hoffmann freut sich über den Austausch rund um psychologische Führung und Wertschöpfung in der KI-Ära.Wenn du dich angesprochen fühlst, dann melde dich bei ihm auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-dr-oliver-hoffmann/ Oliver Hoffmanns Empfehlungen:Faust II — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | https://amzn.eu/d/0aIe7Wgf Commonwealth-Zyklus — Peter F. Hamilton | https://amzn.eu/d/0hvrdu5W ___________Über unseren Host Johannes Füß:Johannes ist Senior Vice President von EGYM Wellpass, dem Marktführer für Corporate Health Benefits. Auch wenn er eine Schwäche für Schokolade hat, ist Johannes' Bewusstsein für Gesundheit groß: Wenn der gebürtige Münchner nicht gerade dabei ist, Unternehmen dabei zu unterstützen, ihre Teams physisch und mental gesund zu halten, verbringt er seine Zeit aktiv in den Bergen - am liebsten mit seiner Familie.Melde dich bei Johannes Füß auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-f%C3%BC%C3%9F/ 

Unter Büchern geht in den Wald! Der Ort der heißen Stunde: schattig, grün, schön. Der Wald ist Sehnsuchtsort und Natur – genau wie Kultur. Wir schauen in die Geschichte der engen Verbindung von Literatur und Wald, haben Lesetipps parat, die tief in die Atmosphäre und Biologie des Waldes führen.*Jutta Person: "Palmen. Ein Portrait" In dem schößlingsgrünen Buch lernen wir, dass Palmen keine Bäume sind oder weshalb Goethe ein Palmenfetischist war. Klug und witzig, voller Anekdoten und Wissen führt Jutta Person in die Palmenwälder und ihre Geschichte. Im Gespräch mit Katrin Schumacher erzählt sie unter anderem von der Palmenhauptstadt Berlin und dem Problem Palmöl.*Der Wald in der Literatur: Zwischen düsterem Märchenort und Sehnsuchtsort – der Wald hat in der Literatur schon immer eine Rolle gespielt. Ob in den alten Sagen, in denen die Recken natürlich erstmal in den Wald zogen, um etwas zu erleben oder in den Krimis der Gegenwartsliteratur: Wald ist immer mehr als einfach ein Wald. Rainer Moritz führt in die Literaturgeschichte der Wälder. *Mehr Wald? Geht auch im Buch. Fünf ganz besondere Lesetipps hat Bettina Baltschev parat. Warum uns der Wald fasziniert: Fünf Bücher über Natur, Sehnsucht und Zukunft | mdr.de*Und dazu gibt es Gedichte von Waldfans: Erich Kästner und Achim von Arnim

Ehrenfeldt: Crawling back The Cohrsi: Grau zu Licht Twin Noir: Stimmen The Merry Thoughts: Psychocult Love is colder than death: Love and solitude Diary of Dreams: The chemistry of pain In Strict Confidence: Herzattacke Retrosic: Unleash Hell :Wumpscut:: Rise again Heimataerde: Jerusalem Das Ich: Lazarus Rotersand: Merging Oceans And One: Love needs a saving hand

Episode: 1594 The Mad Scientist -- he keeps coming back.  Today, the mad scientist.

Die Geschichte meiner Bässe. Meinen ersten Bass hab ich nicht mehr, und zwei Akustikbässe die ich mal hatte sind auch weg. Aber 5 Bässe zuhause, braucht man das? Nein, aber 4 sind aktiv regelmäßig in Gebrauch, der 5. ist viel genutzt und Einzelanfertigung und einfach wichtig.

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In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Fritz Breithaupt discuss a segment from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel, Elective Affinities. That segment is entitled “The Two Strange Children,” and it was translated by George Barry in 1885. Elective Affinities was Goethe’s third novel, published in 1809. Fritz Breithaupt is Professor of German in the Department of Francophone, Italian and Germanic studies, and also Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his other duties at Penn, Breithaupt directs the Experimental Humanities Laboratory. In the course of his career, Breithaupt has produced a substantial and highly influential body of work in both German and English across the fields of Germanic studies, empathy studies, and narrative studies. Three of his books include: Jenseits der Bilder: Goethes Politik der Wahrnehmung (in English, Beyond Images: Goethe’s Politics of Perception), The Dark Sides of Empathy, and The Narrative Brain. Breithaupt’s most recent book is on the first-time experience and transformative experience, which has been published in German but not yet in English.

Bliss in Triple Rhythm–A Toolbox for Poets: Nine Ways to Shape A Word Song: Shown in 300 Original Poems by Martin Bidney https://www.amazon.com/Bliss-Triple-Rhythm-Toolbox-Poets/dp/1987402561 Mmartinbidney.org This book of word songs in unexpected melodic patterns will surprise you by its equally unusual liveliness. I’m so eager to begin singing for you that, as you noticed, I’ve already written a prefatory poem in one of the varied kinds of triple rhythm units I’ll be illustrating (la LA la; weak STRONG weak; one TWO three; x/x). The strangest thing I’ll be doing in my collection is to bring about a resurrection of ancient stanza patterns embodying the musical structures I love. The uncustomary triple-rhythm stanza forms richly displayed will acquire a real if unlikely novelty by presenting tools so extremely old. About the author Martin Bidney, Professor Emeritus at Binghamton University (NY), writes poetry books that are dialogues. In “Shakespair” he converses in Shakespearean sonnets with the 154 that the bisexual Bard himself wrote in the 1590s about his boyfriend and girlfriend. In “A Unifying Light” Martin converses with Qur’anic passages on the topic of Jews and Christians in the Qur’an and the Islamic virtues they embody. “East-West Poetry” shows Martin replying, in poems, to passages from both the Qur’an and Rumi. “Poems of Wine and Tavern Romance” offers 103 dialogues between Martin and Hafiz, the 14th century Persian pub poet he translates, a Muslim Sufi who was bisexual, like Shakespeare, and whom Germany’s greatest poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, called his “twin” brother! (Martin translates Hafiz from the same version Goethe used.) In fact, Martin has also translated Goethe’s own “West-East Divan” (divan means “collection”) and wrote conversational reply poems to all of Goethe’s 240 lyrics. Martin’s dialogue book with the greatest Polish poet, Adam Mickiewicz, contains, on facing pages, the sonnets he wrote in response to the “Crimean Sonnets” he translated from Polish. In “Like a Fine Rug of Erivan” he translates 39 Pushkin poems from Russian and recites them on a CD. His wide-ranging fascination with revelatory writing stems from “Patterns of Epiphany,” where Martin pioneered a method of analysis he has since applied to over 20 authors.

Würdest du für einen Cappuccino oder ein Stück Kuchen astronomische Summen zahlen? Venedig-Effekt: Warum Kunden im Café Florian 15€ für einen Kaffee zahlen (und was dein Business daraus lernt) Würdest du für einen Cappuccino oder ein einfaches Stück Kuchen astronomische Summen zahlen? Die meisten Menschen würden sagen: "Auf keinen Fall!" Und tun es dann trotzdem. In dieser Folge nehmen wir eine der spannendsten Facetten der Verkaufspsychologie auseinander: Das Geheimnis extrem hoher Preise. Ich nehme dich mit ins legendäre Café Florian nach Venedig. Ein Ort, an dem die Menschen nicht für Bohnen und heißes Wasser bezahlen, sondern für Casanova, Goethe und pure Geschichte. Ich zeige dir exakt, wie dieser psychologische Rahmen (Price Framing) funktioniert und warum die Geschichte hinter einem Produkt den logischen Verstand komplett ausschaltet. Was du in dieser Episode lernst: Die Psychologie des Rahmens: Warum das Wo und Wie über deinen Preis entscheiden – nicht das Was. Premium-Positionierung in Zeiten von KI: Wie du dich in einer Welt voller Standardisierung so aufstellst, dass Vergleichbarkeit für dich kein Thema mehr ist. Das richtige Price-Mindset: Wie du die Angst vor hohen Preisen verlierst und deine Angebote für die absolute Wunschzielgruppe unwiderstehlich machst. Schluss mit den Rabattchlachten und dem Rechtfertigen von Preisen. Es wird Zeit, den Wert deines Angebots richtig zu framen. Umsatz kommt von Umsetzen. Viel Spaß beim Hören und erfolgreichen Umsetzen! Spürst du auch das Potenzial, deine Preise psychologisch fundiert anzuheben? Dann abonniere den Podcast und lass gerne eine Bewertung da.

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Warum ist das englische Königshaus mehr als bunter Boulevard, warum ist Armut in Großbritannien so unsichtbar und wie lebt es sich eigentlich auf einem Hausboot in London? Annette Dittert hat nach fast 20 Jahren als Korrespondentin bei der ARD gekündigt und ein Buch geschrieben, mit dem sie sich auf die Suche nach der Seele Großbritanniens begibt. Dear Britain. Auf der Suche nach der Seele Großbritanniens wurde sofort zum Nummer-1-Bestseller und zur ersten Sachbuchempfehlung für den Sommer von Maja Beckers und Alexander Cammann in dieser Folge. Ein persönliches, unterhaltsames und selbst für Kenner noch lehrreiches Portrait dieses wunderbaren, bisweilen skurrilen Landes. Als Zweites empfehlen die beiden einen herausragenden Nature-Writing-Titel: Die dänische Journalistin Lea Koorsgaard hat sich vorgenommen, in einem Jahr alle Schmetterlingsarten Dänemarks zu sehen. Das Jahr der Schmetterlinge, eine Erkundung dieser zarten Tiere, Dänemarks und seiner Natur und eigentlich des Lebens an sich. Und falls Sie nach Paris fahren, jemals dort waren oder irgendwann hinwollen, sollte Ruth Zylbermans Rue Saint Maur 209 in ihren Koffer, eine außergewöhnliche und wunderbar geschriebene Recherche über die Bewohner eines Pariser Wohnhauses von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis heute. Einen besonderen Fokus legt Zylberman auf die Zeit des Zweiten Weltkrieges, in der jüdische Bewohner von hier aus deportiert wurden und zu der Nazi-Kollaborateure und Retter, die jüdische Kinder versteckten, hier unter einem Dach lebten. Der Klassiker, den man diesen Sommer wunderbar gut lesen kann, ist Die Alpen des berühmten Alpenforschers Werner Bätzing. Er hat sein extrem erfolgreiches Buch von 1984 komplett überarbeitet und mehrere Kapitel neu geschrieben, unter anderem das über die Zukunft der Alpen. Hochaktuell und unterhaltsam – nirgendwo lernt man mehr über Europas größtes Hochgebirge. Und zuletzt geben Maja Beckers und Alexander Cammann auch wieder eine persönliche Empfehlung: Das ist diesmal Shakespeares Schwestern. Wie Frauen die Renaissance schrieben von Ramie Targoff und Ein Sommer mit Goethe von Gustav Seibt. Auch diese beiden sind perfekter Ferienlesestoff. Literaturhinweise: Annette Dittert: Dear Britain. Auf der Suche nach der Seele Großbritanniens, Dumont, 256 Seiten, 24 Euro Lea Koorsgaard: Das Jahr der Schmetterlinge, übersetzt von Kerstin Schöps, Ullstein, 336 Seiten, 22,99 Euro Ruth Zylberman: Rue Saint-Maur 209. Ein Pariser Wohnhaus und seine Geschichten, Schöffling, 480 Seiten, 21,99 Euro Werner Bätzing: Die Alpen. Geschichte und Zukunft einer europäischen Kulturlandschaft, C.H. Beck, 502 Seiten, 39,90 Gustav Seibt: Ein Sommer mit Goethe, C.H. Beck, 272 Seiten, 25 Euro Ramie Targoff: Shakespeares Schwestern. Wie Frauen die Renaissance schrieben, Insel, 431 Seiten, 28 Euro [ANZEIGE] Mehr über die Angebote unserer Werbepartnerinnen und -partner finden Sie HIER. [ANZEIGE] Mehr hören? Dann testen Sie unser Podcast-Abo mit Zugriff auf alle Dokupodcasts und unser Podcast-Archiv. Jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos testen. Und falls Sie uns nicht nur hören, sondern auch lesen möchten, testen Sie jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos DIE ZEIT. Hier geht's zum Angebot. 

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian who has made a career out of explaining Germany to the world—and, just as importantly, to Germans themselves. Born in East Germany in 1985 and now based in Britain, she has written acclaimed histories of the German Empire, the GDR, and most recently the Weimar Republic. Tyler and Katja discuss why communism made East Germans more loyal to the system while it bred dissidents in Poland and Hungary, how happy or unhappy life in the GDR actually was, Tyler's own bleak day-trip to East Berlin in 1984, the underrated literature of the GDR (Christa Wolf, Brigitte Reimann), whether Good Bye, Lenin! got the era right, why it's no coincidence that Richter and Polke came from the East, the strange coexistence of communist prudishness and Germany's nudist culture, what Merkel's East German background did and didn't give her as a chancellor, why East Germans remain dramatically underrepresented in leadership positions today, what makes Weimar the cultural and spiritual heart of Germany, why relatively few Jews ever settled there, how much the citizens of Weimar knew about Buchenwald, what actually killed the Weimar Constitution, how she'd rewrite the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's citizenship problem, underrated German thinkers, the complacency behind Germany's current economic decline, which side of the Weißwurstäquator she'd choose to live on, and much more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on the new dedicated Conversations with Tyler channel. Recorded March 30th, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Katja on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:34 - East German Artistic Creations  00:10:55 - Angela Merkel's East German Background 00:14:08 - East German Underrepresentation Today 00:17:02 - East Germans vs. West Germans 00:20:32 - Goethe and Weimar's Cultural Heritage 00:27:09 - What Weimar Knew About Buchenwald 00:31:10 - Why the Weimar Constitution Failed 00:35:21 - Prussia, Bavaria, and Where Nazism Took Root 00:38:23 - Rewriting the Treaty of Versailles 00:39:59 - Historical Antisemitism in Germany 00:42:27 - Hitler's Citizenship problem 00:45:14 - Weimar's Best Cultural Creations 00:47:02 - The Most Underrated German Thinker 00:49:07 - Improving Weimar 00:52:58 - Germany's Economic Malaise 00:55:38 - Living in Britain as a German Historian 01:00:49 - Outro

Wow, 600. Was ne Zahl. 1000 dann in weiteren 16 Jahren ;) Es ist eine Episode über den Einschlafen Podcast und seine Geschichte. Kein Abgesang!

All ideas have a history, no matter how inevitable and well-entrenched they may seem to us today. The later Enlightenment was a heady time when people were exploring new conceptions of nature, humanity, and the self. Andrea Wulf is a writer of narrative histories, examining the origins of ideas through the lives of the people who explored them. In this episode we discuss three of her books: The Invention of Nature, about Alexander von Humboldt and environmentalism; Magnificent Rebels, about the Jena circle of Romantics including Goethe, Schiller, Schlegel, and others; and most recently The Traveller, about George Forster, an early naturalist, ethnographer, and champion of human equality. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/06/08/356-andrea-wulf-on-enlightenment-nature-romanticism-and-modernity/   Support Mindscape on Patreon. Andrea Wulf was born in India, raised in Germany, and studied design history at the Royal College of Art, London. She is the author of seven books. She is a Miller Scholar at the Santa Fe Institute and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Invention of Nature won multiple prizes, including the Royal Society science book prize and the LA Times book prize. Web site Amazon author page Wikipedia

Episode: 3379 A look at the overarching meaning of the word “Gestalt.”  Today, a curious word: Gestalt.

ON TODAYS PROGRAM…   KIMI WINS 5 IN A ROW WITH A CHERIE ON TOP! PIERRE GASLY ROBBED OF PODIUM HADJAR KEEPS HIS PODIUM… CADILLAC LOOSES FIRST POINTS TO PENALTY.   SINCE LECLERC GOT MARRIED HIS PERFORMANCE HAS DECLINED…SORRY CHARLIE! SINCE GEORGE SIGNED HIS NEW CONTRACT AND GOT HIS FIRST PAYCHECK HIS PERFORMANCE HAS DECLINED!   THIS WEEK'S NASIR HAMEED CORNER WE HAVE: A MOMENT IN MOTORSPORTS HISTORY…AN INTERVIEW WITH BOBBY UNSER… SOME TRIVIA ON THE GRAND PRIX OF TURKEY AND TECH TALK WITH TIM! LCH GETS INTRODUCED TO A LOS ANGELES LOW RIDER!! Kimi Antonelli It's an incredible feeling to win in Monaco. It's such a special weekend and one I'll remember for a long time. Today was one of those days where everything just clicked; I had a lot of confidence in the car, felt strong throughout, and to bring the win home in a place like this makes it even more meaningful. From a race perspective, there were definitely some key moments to manage. The starts are still an area we're working on, but I've made good progress. My first one was solid, and although the second was a bit more challenging with the tyres, it's positive to see improvement. The red flag added a bit of stress, especially knowing the restart could change everything, but we handled it well. In the final laps, I really enjoyed myself out there, even though I still had to carefully manage the tyres. This track demands a lot of focus, you have to find the right balance between pushing and not making mistakes, and once you settle into that rhythm, everything starts to come together. At the same time, I know there's still a lot to learn and improve. I just want to keep pushing, keep building on this momentum, and most importantly, keep enjoying the journey. That's what makes moments like this so rewarding. ISACK HADJAR  "It's been an outstanding result and weekend considering how it started in FP1! The race was difficult and I had to dig very deep. We got off to a clean start and were managing our race, and then within the first 10 to 15 laps I started having big drivability issues. If there's one track you don't want that, it's here, so that was incredibly challenging having to cover 60 laps. There was then uncertainty about what was going to happen with the red flag and you need to get your head back again in focus. Even towards the end, I was still lacking power on the restart. It really was the longest race of my life but now it's finished we got the podium. Whatever happens with the stewards, it's now completely out of my control. I celebrated and had my podium and I will always have that. My moment with the lads. Huge thank you to the Team, I trust these guys. Whatever happens, the emotions on the podium have already happened and I am proud of the Team." MAX VERSTAPPEN - DNF "We don't know what happened today but we think the issue was due to an engine problem. During the formation lap I could feel that something was off and the pre-start was terrible. There was no consistency and then, at the start, the engine just dropped out. I dropped the clutch and it went dead and had no power. When I got a bit more power back, unfortunately it was messed up so I had to bring it back slowly. It was such a shame for us as everything was going really well up to that point. We felt great in the car all weekend and to come out with no points and to finish the race like this when you do everything so well as a Team is of course disappointing." George Russell Firstly, congratulations to Kimi. He did an amazing job today and over the weekend and is a well-deserving winner. On my side, the race was very difficult. I had managed to get to P4 but the penalty for speeding in the pitlane is difficult to understand. I was under the limit but then that was compounded by us not serving the penalty at my second stop; that ultimately cost me a lot and left me with zero points again. It's tough to take but I'm not going to give up. Across the last two races, I've effectively lost around 40 points. It's incredibly frustrating but the rest of the season can still look very different. We saw that last year and, in many seasons previous. It's unfortunate how things have played out so far but I'm aiming to bounce back in Barcelona. I believe in myself and I know what I'm capable of. LAURENT MEKIES - CEO & Team Principal "Mixed emotions today, as Isack and the Team did a great job to get him to the podium, overcoming some technical issues on the car, but on the other side of the garage, we lost Max's car straightaway with an engine issue. It was hard to take as he had incredible pace all weekend. It's frustrating when you miss out on a big points score, but that's part of the game, and we can only apology to him. For Isack it was a very intense battle in the car considering the number of issues he had to deal with. It was also an intense battle for the team in the garage as they worked to keep his car alive to the finish. In that context, making it to the podium is a very strong result. The most important lesson we take away from Monaco is that the underlying performance of the car keeps improving." Badoer earns maiden F3 victory in Monte Carlo. Brando Badoer launched off the line and into the lead and didn't look back, taking his first FIA Formula 3 victory for Rodin Motorsport.  The Italian beat pole-sitter Théophile Nael off the line and on the run to Turn 1, with the Frenchman having to settle for second place at the chequered flag. Freddie Slater completed the podium for TRIDENT.  AS IT HAPPENED  Nael was immediately passed by Badoer while Slater took to the escape road at the opening corner and filtered in behind the top two up the hill, with the remainder of the top five staying as they were on the grid.  Van Amersfoort Racing's Bruno del Pino was able to make up a place, getting ahead of MP Motorsport's Alessandro Giusti for P6 at Turn 1, but for the Frenchman's teammate, his race was over soon after. Tuukka Taponen found the barriers at the penultimate corner after an attempted pass by Maciej Gladysz left the Finn nowhere to go. That incident brought out the Safety Car on Lap 2.  With the MP cleared, racing resumed going onto Lap 5, with Badoer able to gap Nael comfortably, with the Frenchman under attack from Slater on the run to Turn 3. By Lap 10, Badoer had escaped out of DRS range to the Campos driver behind, while Slater, Ugo Ugochukwu and Ernesto Rivera remained within a second of the car ahead.  Drivers inside the top 10 began to back off on some laps in order to generate enough space to attempt a fastest lap for the additional point. Slater was very happy with the balance of his TRIDENT, praising the car over team radio. Lap 18 and Badoer looked unflappable out front, now two seconds clear of the field.  Further back in the pack, Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi was coming under serious pressure from Enzo Deligny in the fight for P15. The Thai driver had to defend into Turn 1 on Lap 21, and later missed the Turn 10-11 chicane, skipping across the run-off as the Frenchman behind turned the screw.  Nael spent the final five laps closing the gap to the leader back down to under a second, but the Rodin driver would not be denied, earning his first win in the Championship around the Principality. Slater completed the podium behind Nael while Ugochukwu and Rivera ensured all three Campos' were in the top five.  Bruno del Pino finished sixth for Van Amersfoort, followed by Giusti in P7, Pedro Clerot in eighth, Sprint Race winner Gerrard Xie in P9 and Noah Stromsted completing the points in 10th.  KEY QUOTE – Brando Badoer, Rodin Motorsport  “I was studying the start all evening with the guys yesterday and I executed it perfectly. I jumped to P1 at Turn 1 and then led the 27 laps. It was a very long race, I was hoping it ended a bit earlier and it felt long in the car, but winning in Monaco is one of my dreams come true! Really happy with the team and my performance. Thanks to everyone.”  THE CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS  Ugo Ugochukwu retains the lead of the Drivers' Championship going onto 43 points. Bruno del Pino is P2 on 35, just a single point ahead of Freddie Slater in third. Brando Badoer's win moves him up to P4 on 28 points, while Théophile Nael rounds out the top five drivers with 22 points.  Campos Racing extend their advantage at the top of the Teams' Standings, moving onto 75 points. Van Amersfoort Racing are P2 with 47, while Rodin Motorsport jumps TRIDENT into third place, 44 points to 43. ART Grand Prix complete the top five with 31 points.  León dominates in lights-to-flag victory in Monte Carlo F2. Noel León led every lap of the Monte Carlo Sprint Race on his way to claiming a dominant second victory of the season. Starting from pole, the Campos Racing driver managed the race expertly before going on to win by over three seconds. DAMS Lucas Oil driver Roman Bilinski achieved his maiden F2 podium in P2 ahead of MP Motorsport's Gabriele Minì in third.  AS IT HAPPENED  It was a good start from León, who kept the lead ahead of Bilinski, while Minì kept P3 ahead of Joshua Duerksen. In the battle for P11 Ritomo Miyata and Oliver Goethe went wheel-to-wheel through the hairpin and Mirabeau. However, they made slight contact which caused the MP Motorsport driver to pit, dropping him to the back of the field.  Out in front, León was struggling to pull away from Bilinski with the DAMS driver consistently within DRS range of the Mexican during the opening laps. The top four drivers of León, Bilinski, Minì and Duerksen were pulling away from the rest of the field, and by Lap 5 just two seconds separated the quartet.  Down the field, Laurens van Hoepen, who started in P21 was up to 15th by Lap 8. However, the TRIDENT driver's charge was halted when he was given a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the start. On to Lap 11 of 30, the drivers entered management mode, but the top four were still close, and were covered by 2.7s.  As the race reached the halfway point, Dino Beganovic had closed the gap to Duerksen and was now within DRS range of the Invicta Racing driver. Miyata, who had been running with a broken front wing since his contact with Goethe on the opening lap, was looking to make a move past Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak at Tabac, but found the door closed on Lap 17.  By the next lap the top two of León and Bilinski had pulled a three-second gap to Minì, as they continued to battle for the lead. The Italian driver was now running on his own having built a 2.3s gap to Duerksen in P4, with Beganovic right on the back of the Invicta driver on Lap 20.  Miyata's pressure on Inthraphuvasak finally paid off on Lap 22 as he dived to the inside of the ART Grand Prix driver on the run to Tabac. On the next lap, the Hitech driver was putting pressure on Nikola Tsolov for P10, while behind them, Mari Boya went around the outside of van Hoepen at the hairpin for P15.  With five laps to go, Inthraphuvasak retired to the pitlane with an issue. At the front of the field, León was now 2.4s ahead of Bilinski with Minì having closed the gap on the Polish rookie, just over a second away on Lap 27. The Campos driver continued to pull away and by the start of the final lap he was over three seconds clear of the rest of the field and would go on to win for the second time this season.  Bilinski held off Minì's charge to take his maiden podium, with Duerksen in P4 ahead of Beganovic. Stenshorne finished sixth ahead of Kush Maini, as Rafael Câmara rounded out the points in eighth.  KEY QUOTE – Noel León, Campos Racing  “Feels great to win in Monaco, my second win in a row on a weekend and in a Sprint. I feel very happy to be honest. Yesterday we missed a bit, we missed pole, but luckily it put me in a position to start on the front row today, to get the 10 points, and for the championship it is great. I have a great opportunity tomorrow to score again good points, that's the goal for this weekend and I am very happy that every weekend we are stronger and stronger and qualifying is going to get there at some points, so very happy.”  THE CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS  Gabriele Minì continues to lead the Drivers' Championship with 63 points, while Noel León has jumped up second, 20 points adrift of his rival. Martinius Stenshorne is third on 38 points, with Rafael Câmara a further point in fourth, as Nikola Tsolov rounds out the top five with 36.  In the Teams' Standings, Campos Racing have taken over at the top with 79 points, while MP Motorsport slip to second with 75. Rodin Motorsport are third with 68 points, with Invicta Racing a further 10 points behind in fourth, as DAMS Lucas Oil sit fifth on 38.  UP NEXT  The drivers have one more chance to hit the jackpot in Monte Carlo with Sunday's Feature Race set to start at 09:25 local time.  2026 FIA Formula 2 - Monte Carlo -  Provisional Classification, Sprint Race |   | DRIVER | LICENCE | TEAM | | 1 | Noel Leon | MEX | Campos Racing  | | 2 | Roman Bilinski | POL | DAMS Lucas Oil  | | 3 | Gabriele Mini | ITA | MP Motorsport | | 4 | Joshua Durksen | PAR | Invicta Racing  | | 5 | Dino Beganovic | SWE | DAMS Lucas Oil  | | 6 | Martinius Stenshorne | NOR | Rodin Motorsport | | 7 | Kush Maini | IND | ART Grand Prix | | 8 | Rafael Camara | BRA | Invicta Racing  | | 9 | Alexander Dunne | IRL | Rodin Motorsport | | 10 | Nikola Tsolov | BUL | Campos Racing  | | 11 | Ritomo Miyata | JPN | Hitech | | 12 | Nico Varrone | ARG | Van Amersfoort Racing | | 13 | Sebastian Montoya | COL | PREMA Racing  | | 14 | Mari Boya | ESP | PREMA Racing  | | 15 | Colton Herta | USA | Hitech | | 16 | Rafael Villagomez | MEX | Van Amersfoort Racing | | 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | BRA | AIX Racing  | | 18 | Cian Shields | GBR | AIX Racing  | | 19 | Laurens van Hoepen | NED | TRIDENT | | 20 | John Bennett | GBR | TRIDENT | NOT CLASSIFIED | DNF | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | THA | ART Grand Prix | | DNF | Oliver Goethe | GER | MP Motorsport | OVERALL FASTEST LAP  |   | Nikola Tsolov | BUL | Campos Racing  |               1:22.100 (Lap 23)   OVERALL FASTEST LAP FOR POINTS  |   | Nikola Tsolov | BUL | Campos Racing  |               1:22.100 (Lap 23)     FIA Pit lane speed trap Monaco 

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L'effet Werther (tiré d'un roman de Goethe paru en 1774), est un phénomène qui décrit comment la mort médiatisée d'un personnage ou d'une célébrité peut en entraîner d'autres. Marilyn Monroe, Dalida, Kurt Cobain, Robin Williams… Après chacun de ces décès très couverts par les médias, les études montrent que le taux de suicide augmente en moyenne de 13 %. Mais il existe un effet inverse, moins connu et pourtant tout aussi puissant : l'effet Papageno. En quoi consiste cet effet ? Cela veut-il dire qu'il ne faut pas parler de suicide dans les médias ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de "Maintenant Vous Savez". Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Laura Taouchanov. À écouter aussi : En quoi le suicide forcé est-il une forme de féminicide ? Qu'est-ce que l'effet Werther ? Comment le papier toilette permet-il de lutter contre le suicide au Japon ? ⁠Peut-on ne pas aimer ses parents ?⁠ Retrouvez tous les épisodes de ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Maintenant vous savez".⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suivez Bababam sur ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paola Capriolo, Teresa Maresca"Il canto della luna"Con la traduzione dal tedesco del "Canto della terra" di Gustav MahlerBibliotheka Edizioniwww.bibliotheka.itNell'autunno 1907 fu pubblicata in Germania l'antologia Il flauto cinese, un centinaio di liriche di autori compresi tra il XII secolo a. C. e l'epoca contemporanea. Gustav Mahler ne venne a conoscenza e l'incontro con quelle poesie ebbe un immediato riflesso sulla sua opera. Nel 1908, sulle Dolomiti, dove trascorse le ultime estati della sua vita, compose infatti il ciclo di lieder Il Canto della Terra, basato su sette poesie della raccolta, traendo spunto per la maggior parte da Li Po (702 – 763). L'ombra fascinosa e potente di uno dei capolavori della musica del ‘900 ha suggerito alla scrittrice Paola Capriolo e all'artista Teresa Maresca un libro a quattro mani che intreccia in modo personalissimo e originale letteratura, pittura e musica.Paola Capriolo vive e lavora a Milano.Ha esordito nel 1988 con i racconti de La Grande Eulalia (Premio Berto), in seguito Il Nocchiero (Premio Rapallo, Premio Selezione Campiello), Il Doppio Regno (Premio Grinzane Cavour), e, tra gli altri, Una Luce Nerissima, Il Pianista Muto, Mi ricordo, Marie e il signor Mahler, Irina Nikolaevna.Tutti i suoi romanzi sono stati tradotti in molte lingue. Ha tradotto classici della letteratura tedesca, tra cui Goethe, Kafka, Kleist, Thomas Mann. Teresa Maresca vive a Milano dagli anni '80.Con una pittura figurativa e visionaria lavora sui temi del paesaggio, spesso rivisto attraverso la memoria cinematografica o la poesia.Hanno scritto di lei Carlo Sini, Sergio Givone, Lalla Romano, Roberto Sanesi, Paolo Biscottini.Ha pubblicato il libro Il Primitivo del Sogno su arte, natura e pensiero primitivo e ha in preparazione la mostra-installazione Stars&Bones per la Fabbrica del Vapore di Milano. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Das Wort zum Sonntag von Jörg Thadeusz

Throughout this series we have pulled apart science by science to show how the Aryan hypothesis works. We have now reached the continent of the unconscious, with it, neurology, psychiatry and psychology etc. We are getting ready to storm the castle that is Carl Gustav Jung.We start with the "invention of the self" during the Sturm & Drang, Goethe‘s urtype and degeneration theory, introduce Schelling as the first irrationalist continue with the forbidden secrets Mesmer revealed about the ancien régime and the role he played in the french revolution.We also present and I read in full a forgotten fragment of Hölderlin, Marx' favorite poet and best friend of Hegel, who it would seem, before the Nazis deemed it a fake, first coined the term Communism, 236 years ago at a small chapel on a romantic hill at the feet of the alps.

Kellerkommando: Kerwa Hämatom & Troglauer: Wir haben Dorf Fiddler's Green: My fairy of the west Sportfreunde Stiller: '54, '74, '90, 2006 Benzin: Chor der Kaputten Betontod: Zusammen Trio: Sunday you need love Monday be alone Rummelsnuff: Pumper Madsen: Neue Erinnerungen Marcus Wiebusch: Der Tag wird kommen Northern Lite: Ich sage ja Goerl: Falscher Ton Reinhold Heil: Weg da, weg da Ascii.Disko: Aldimarkt Ernst Horn: The skies over Baghdad

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3025: Phil Cheney reflects on a painful experience of being underpaid after completing a renovation job and explains why one person's dishonesty doesn't have to destroy your faith in others. Through injury, disappointment, and self-reflection, he shares how trust is ultimately a personal choice rooted in self-awareness, boundaries, and resilience rather than the behavior of others. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/you-can-still-trust-even-if-youve-been-deceived/ Quotes to ponder: “You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.” “Don't assume you can't trust anyone because one person was untrustworthy. You can't control what everyone else does, and some people may deceive you, but you can control what you do, who you choose to trust, and what you learn from each experience.” “You see, my behavior in assessing how much to trust is within my control, while how the other person behaves is outside my control.” Episode references: Frank Crane: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Frank_Crane Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Wolfgang-von-Goethe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Des briques de terre rouge, un imposant baobab et un système de ventilation naturel, le dernier bâtiment de l'architecte burkinabè et allemand Francis Kéré, l'institut Goethe, le centre culturel allemand de Dakar, un bâtiment ultramoderne de 3,4 millions d'euros, veut servir d'exemple pour convaincre que l'architecture à base de briques de terre crue est possible pour des bâtiments publics de grande ampleur et avec étage. Francis Kéré interrogé par Léa-Lisa Westherhoff.

Humans have a tendency to shy away from failure, and for good reason. It hurts. It could cost us our jobs. But what if on the other side of that failure lived an innovation that drove amazing change? Maybe we'd think about failure differently. We think so. R.J. Talyor, CEO & Founder of Backstroke, joins us on this episode to talk about his favorite subject: failure. "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Walt Disney also said, "If you can dream it, you can do it." The current economy surrounding AI has a lot of hype but also a lot of potential. There is this potential for us to leverage AI to allow us to be more human, yet we tend to focus on the dark side where humans are no longer needed. Sure, change is coming. People will lose jobs or remain out of work because of AI tech implementation. But could there be more that lives on the other side of that? We think so. Grab your goggles and swim cap and let's dive right into it.What they coverAI has evolved dramatically from the 1950s to where we are now in the world of generative AI. It's enabled us to do things better & faster.All the AI hype about job replacement and destruction is an alamarist signaling for attention. The reality is change is on the horizon and there will be job loss but the potential is incredible.Beyond the AI hype is true creativity again. AI allows us to take the things machines can do well off our plates and truly lean into our humanness, i.e. creating art or building relationships.AI needs a why and an end goal to truly be functional. You can't just implement AI technology. You need to know why you're doing it and what you hope to achieve at the end of it for it to truly be a successful project.The Longer Game explores the future of retail across Amazon, ecommerce, and brick-and-mortar.The goal is simple: help brands grow by understanding how all channels work together.Retail is evolving. The brands that win are the ones willing to adapt.Subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Learn more: https://thelongergame.comAbout the Guest: R. J. Talyor is a leading voice in email marketing and applied AI. A veteran of ExactTarget, he founded Pattern89, acquired by Shutterstock in 2021. Today he is Co-Founder & CEO of Backstroke, helping brands use AI to drive 10 to 30% more revenue from email, SMS, and mobile.Connect with R.J.: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjtalyor/ Website: https://www.backstroke.comAbout the Host:Michael Maher is Chief Idea Officer of Cartology, an Amazon-focused agency helping brands grow revenue and profitability.Connect with Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/immichaelmaherEmail: michael@thinkcartology.comSponsored by Cartologyhttps://thinkcartology.com

In the 17th century, Descartes, Galileo, and Newton transformed a living world into mechanical clockwork. Descartes drew the fatal line between mind and matter, rendering everything beyond the thinking self inert and available for measurement. This lens birthed science and medicine, but cost us what Goethean scientist Craig Holdrege calls living thinking - thought that is responsive, relational, and shaped by what it encounters.Goethe knew perception isn't passive: to truly see a plant, you must let it work on you. Through Domei's sustained attention, observer and observed dissolve into a meeting of subjects.This Episode Is Brought To You ByRobin HarfordTranscriptsThis episodeStay In TouchWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | FacebookFree NewslettersDomeiEatweedsBooksEdible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and IrelandForage In SpringForage In SummerForage in AutumnThe Eatweeds CookbookCourses30 Days of Domei Plant PracticesMindful In NatureThe Green Path

https://join.unrefinedpodcast.comWhat do you do with stories of people seeing their own double? Is it folklore? Brain malfunction? Astral projection? A demonic imitation? A flesh-and-blood mystery? Or something stranger that does not fit neatly into our modern categories?In this episode rewind, Brandon Spain and Lindsy Waters explore the strange phenomenon of doppelgangers, also known as “double walkers.” The conversation moves through folklore, famous cases, biblical passages, cryptid encounters, scientism, spiritual laws, and the unsettling human ability to recognize when something looks almost human but not quite.The episode begins with the German meaning of doppelganger as “double goer” or “double walker,” then moves into historical and cultural examples like the Irish fetch, changeling stories, Abraham Lincoln, Catherine the Great, Percy Shelley, John Donne, Goethe, and the mysterious case of Pauline Picard. Brandon and Lindsy also look at the famous Emily Sage case, where an entire classroom reportedly saw a teacher's double.The conversation also takes a biblical turn with Peter's “angel” in Acts, the disciples thinking Jesus on the water was a ghost, and the larger question of whether Jewish thought had categories for spirit doubles or familiar beings. From there, the guys explore autoscopy, heutoscopy, sleep paralysis, astral projection, DMT, cryptids that mimic human voices, and the limits of purely material explanations.This is not a neat and tidy answer episode. It's an Unrefined conversation about mystery, discernment, supernatural reality, and why Christians should be careful not to reduce every strange thing to either “just science” or “just demons.”https://join.unrefinedpodcast.com

Friends of the Rosary,Today, May 26, is the Memorial of St. Philip Neri (1515-1595), a gracious, cheerful saint, and Rome's apostle of the sixteenth century.Born in 1515 to a wealthy Florentine family, the young Filippo Neri was brought up with a classical education by the Dominicans of the Monastery of San Marco.His unique charism was his burning love of God, a love that he communicated to all. So ardently did this fire of divine love burn that in his twenty-ninth year, the beating of his heart broke two ribs. It was a wound that never healed.A great educator of youth, Philip Neri, often visited the seven principal churches of Rome. He spent entire nights at the catacombs, near the tombs of the martyrs, meditating on heavenly things. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and burned with an unbounded love for mankind.As a confessor, he was in great demand; among his penitents was St. Ignatius. To perpetuate his life's work, St. Philip founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy without religious vows.The purpose was to kindle piety among the faithful through social gatherings that included entertainment and religious instruction.Goethe, who esteemed him highly, called him the "humorous saint."He died on the feast of Corpus Christi.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠May 26, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Teil 3 meines Griechenlandberichts, und sind die Episodenbilder nicht toll geworden? Danke Bianca!

Rainbirds: Moon Cultured Pearls: too extreme Her Tree: Move on To Athena: Dänke Anna Buchegger: Sches Lem Alicia Edelweiss: Behind the gates Anna Aaron: Sea Monsters Annakin: Torch Song Heidi Happy: Tempting Ellie Benn: Start Living KC McKanzie: Brother, my brother Soap & Skin: Thanatos Avec: Dead Sophie Hunger: The tourist Boy: This is the beginning Fiji: Le Loup Nina Hagen: Walk with me Jesus

Weimar Was a Real Place Before It Became a Political WarningThe “Weimar Republic” has become shorthand for collapse, extremism, and economic chaos — but as historian and author Katja Hoyer argues in this episode of History Rage, Weimar was first and foremost a real town with a rich cultural history stretching back centuries. Home to Goethe, Schiller, Liszt and Nietzsche, Weimar was long considered the spiritual and intellectual heart of Germany before it ever became associated with democratic failure. In this fascinating conversation, Katja dismantles the clichés surrounding interwar Germany by exploring how ordinary people experienced extraordinary political change. Through the lives of Weimar residents — bookbinders, teachers, social democrats and shopkeepers — she reveals how hope, apathy, fear and economic despair gradually transformed a fragile democracy into a dictatorship. From the optimism surrounding Germany's first truly democratic elections in 1919 to the devastation of hyperinflation, the Great Depression, and the rise of Nazism, this episode explores how extremism becomes acceptable when people feel abandoned by politics. Katja explains why the Nazis initially remained a fringe movement, how the economic crash of 1929 changed everything, and why so many ordinary Germans convinced themselves to look away from the horrors developing around them. The discussion also examines Weimar's proximity to Buchenwald concentration camp and the uncomfortable realities of what civilians knew — or chose not to know — as Nazi brutality escalated. This is a powerful exploration of how democratic societies fracture, and why understanding the everyday experience of historical change matters now more than ever. Katja's new book, Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, is available here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780241681244You can also hear Katja on her podcast Reichs and Republics, and follow her work here: Substack: https://www.katjahoyer.uk/X/Twitter: https://x.com/hoyer_kat

Well Golden Gods and Fever dogs its a Podstalgia TM so its a real Digressionary one . Come find out about how everyone in the 70s was terrible with your two favorite guys who weren't there. Also his mother quotes Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, not Søren Kierkegaard although I'm sure Kierkegaard quoted Goethe at some point, but I digress.I'm on drugs.

H-Blockx: Time of my life Marius Müller-Westernhagen: Mit 18 Bap: Diss Naach ess alles drinn Spliff: Herzlichen Glückwunsch Herbert Grönemeyer: Bleibt alles anders Extrabreit: Der Präsident ist tot Udo Lindenberg: Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria Udo Lindenberg: Ich bin Rocker Udo Lindenberg: Mit dem Sakko nach Monakko Udo Lindenberg: Sie brauchen keinen Führer Udo Lindenberg: Germans Udo Lindenberg: Reeperbahn Udo Lindenberg: Woody Woddy Wodka

Thank you to Jerry for sponsoring today's episode on Patreon! Goethe's Faust is considered to be the greatest work of German literature. This sprawling, 2-part play occupied Goethe's life for nearly 60 years, from its original version, begun in 1772, all the way to Goethe's final revisions before his death. It inspired just about every Romantic era composer who came after it, including Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Berlioz, Gounod, Mahler, and our subject for the show today, Franz Liszt. Liszt, who was in many ways the world's first pop star, was initially skeptical of Faust, saying that he couldn't relate to the eponymous main character of the play. He wrote: "Faust's personality scatters and dissipates itself; he takes no action, lets himself be driven, hesitates, experiments, loses his way, considers, bargains, and is interested in his own little happiness." But slowly, Liszt began to be taken in by this remarkable play and decided to try his hand at a reflection on it, writing a massive, 3-movement, 75-minute-long symphony that never attempts to tell the story of Faust, but instead reflects on the psychological nature of the 3 central characters: Faust, Gretchen, and Mephistopheles (the Devil). A lot of English-speaking listeners will know this as the story of a man who sold his soul to the devil, but for Goethe it was much more than that, and it was for Liszt as well. I've never talked about Liszt on the show, because frankly I've never been in love with his music. But this is one of the great things that these Patreon-sponsored episodes can do — help me discover pieces that I've never come across before. So today, we're going to talk about Liszt, Faust, and then take a stab at some of the greatest moments in this symphony. We'll talk about thematic transformation, a technique Liszt essentially invented and which is a vital part of understanding this piece.

Weiter geht es mit dem Bericht aus Griechenland, heute Teil 2 mit der Akropolis und Piräus. Und meinem "endlich ankommen" in Athen. Das war SO schön!

• It's Podmasters' 10th birthday! Get an extra 10% off a year's Patreon backing. The German town of Weimar exudes a dark fascination, and not just because Hitler loved to visit it. How did Germany's cultural capital – home of the Bauhaus, Goethe, Schiller and the doomed inter-war experiment with democracy – also become one of Nazism's earliest strongholds and the location for the Buchenwald concentration camp? Why did the Weimar Republic fall? And can it really teach us how to hold back fascism in our time?Historian and journalist Katja Hoyer tells the story of the town and Germany through the lives of ordinary people in her riveting book Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. She talks to Andrew Harrison about how Germany's beacon of culture became its heart of darkness – and the lessons of Weimar for today. • Buy Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe through our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too.www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

• It's Podmasters' 10th birthday! Get an extra 10% off a year's Patreon backing.  The German town of Weimar exudes a dark fascination, and not just because Hitler loved to visit it. How did Germany's cultural capital – home of the Bauhaus, Goethe, Schiller and the doomed inter-war experiment with democracy – also become one of Nazism's earliest strongholds and the location for the Buchenwald concentration camp? Why did the Weimar Republic fall? And can it really teach us how to hold back fascism in our time? Historian and journalist Katja Hoyer tells the story of the town and Germany through the lives of ordinary people in her riveting book Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. She talks to Andrew Harrison about how Germany's beacon of culture became its heart of darkness – and the lessons of Weimar for today.  • Buy Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe through our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too. www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The town of Weimar looms large in German history. This ancient town nestled in the heart of the country was home to some of Europe's greatest thinkers, Goethe and Schiller, Liszt and Nietzsche among them. It gave its name to the ambitious Weimar Republic crafted in the aftermath of the First World War. But it was also where fascism took hold. Where Bauhaus architects first experimented with new ways of living, Buchenwald was dug out of a beech forest. German-British historian Katya Hoyer has drawn on a wealth of new archival research to tell the story of Weimar through the lives of some of its citizens from the years 1919-1939.  In this episode, she talks to historian Sophie Scott-Brown about some of these vividly drawn characters who, as the events of history swept them up, became witnesses, perpetrators, victims and bystanders. How did Germany, within a few years, turn from one of the most liberal democracies in the world to a genocidal dictatorship? What choices did individual Germans make that enabled this? And what lessons can we learn to avoid repeating their mistakes?  Katja Hoyer is Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She is the author of Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. Dr Sophie Scott-Brown is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By Warren Cole Smith Megachurches are not going away, of course. But data in recent years suggest their growth and numbers are leveling out, and possibly even declining. In 1970, the United States had less than 20 protestant megachurches, churches with more than 2,000 in weekly attendance. Today, that number is close to 2,000, a 100-fold increase. However, this number has been mostly unchanged for the past 10 years. In other words, after a period of explosive growth from 1970 to about 2010, the growth in the number of megachurches, and the number of people who attend them, seems to have stagnated. Outreach Magazine publishes an annual list of the fastest growing churches in America, and the largest churches in America. I recently compared the most recent list to the list from 2006 — 20 years ago. My analysis was not comprehensive, but it was fascinating. For example, the largest church on the 2006 list was Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, pastored by Joel Osteen. In 2006 and 2026, the attendance listed was 45,000. No growth whatsoever over a 20-year period. The No. 2 church on the 2006 list was Florida's Without Walls International Church, led by Randy White, the former husband of Prosperity Gospel preacher and Trump advisor Paula White. Without Walls had 23,900 attendees in 2006. Today, that church is not on the list. It sold its facility in 2011 following the divorce of Randy and Paula White, not to mention other public scandals. Today, the church still exists, but attendance figures are hard to come by. Attendance is likely in the hundreds or — at most —low thousands. Not the tens of thousands of its heyday. The No. 3 church on the 2006 church is the Second Baptist Church of Houston, which listed attendance of 22,266 in 2006 and still has attendance of 19,564 today. That is a slight decline over the past two decades, but Second Baptist is still a substantial church and a force in the Houston area. Rounding out the Top Five on the 2006 list are New Birth Missionary Baptist Church (22,000) and Willow Creek Church (21,500). Both churches have been wracked by scandal and are now much smaller today than then. In short, not one of the Top Five churches of 2006 grew in the intervening decades, and three of the five had very public scandals that precipitated dramatic declines.  I do not want to overstate my case. As William Bennett famously said, “The plural of anecdote is not data.” I am sharing anecdotes, not data — or at least, not all the data. I will be the first to admit that. And I can think of a couple of good counterarguments to my thesis that the Age of the Megachurch is over. First, while these churches have declined, others have emerged, and some of them are very large indeed. For example, Life.Church of Edmond, Okla., led by Craig Groeschel, now claims 85,000 attendees. That makes it the largest church in the nation. Church of the Highlands of Birmingham, Ala., is led by Chris Hodges. That church claims 60,000 attendees. And Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria, Ariz., is both the No. 3 church on this year's list and it remains one of the fastest growing churches in the country, with 54,142 in weekly attendance. However, it is worth noting that all three of these churches are multi-site churches. Life.Church has more than 45 physical locations. Church of the Highlands has at least 27 locations. Christ's Church of the Valley has more than 18 physical locations. The multisite phenomenon was rare in 2006 and nonexistent in 1970. It is obvious that if these multisite churches were not aggregating numbers from dozens of sites, their numbers would be much less eye-popping. The growth in multi-site churches, and the anemic growth in the number of megachurches also make obvious that American infatuation with megachurches seems to be in decline. Ryan Burge, my “go to guy” when it comes to church data, notes that the median size of a church in America is about 70 people. Put plainly, the nation's megachurches attract about five to seven million people each week. But non-megachurches attract 10 times that many — 50 to 70 million people. In other words, the megachurch is not now, nor has it ever been, representative of the church experience in the United States. Megachurches feel dominant because they receive media attention, and they can invest in radio, television, and other mass media. But that is an illusion.  Will these trends continue? The answer to that question is, likely, “yes.” First, lots of church leaders, even those in the church growth movement, are growing tired of the megachurch and multisite model. Here at MinistryWatch, we have written about Watermark Church, which abandoned its multisite model in 2021. Most of those sites became independent churches, and they are now thriving. Some of these independent churches have themselves planted churches. Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., is someone who has never embraced either the megachurch or the multisite model. His church has intentionally stayed relatively small, less than 1,000 in weekly attendance, and it has been equally intentional about planting churches in the D.C. area. So far, CHBC has helped plant or revitalize more than a dozen churches in the surrounding area. Secondly, it is important to note that the megachurch is at least as much a cultural phenomenon as it is a spiritual phenomenon. Megachurches are the brainchild of Baby Boomers and the post-World War II industrialization of America and the world. That is why I often refer to the “Evangelical Industrial Complex” to describe what has happened to religious life since the 1970s. The industrial model, with its features of scale and mass production, has proven damaging to the mission of the church, and it has lost its appeal to subsequent generations, who value community and relationships. We can now see that evangelicalism's industrial model is good at empire building, but not as good at kingdom building. So, to return to the question that started this conversation: Is the Age of the Megachurch over? The answer to that question may be that it really never was. The sturm und drang of the megachurch movement has turned out to be just what Goethe's famous expression suggests: overwrought, full of passion, but fleeting. Megachurches will not disappear, but after a half-century of observation, we can say that the legacy of the megachurch is mixed, and includes scandal, spiritual deconstruction, and cynicism. In short, becoming a megachurch is no longer the goal to which even church growth advocates aspire. Many faithful Christians are discovering the wisdom found along the Old Paths, and they can say with conviction E.F Schumacher might admire: “small is beautiful.” The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm your host Warren Smith. Until next time, may God bless you.

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