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In the final part of this conversation, Mike Sarraille recounts the base attack in Jalalabad where he served as Joint Strike Force commander, dismantles the conspiracy theories surrounding Extortion 17, and shares the story of Guardian dog Bart's final act protecting his handler Jet Li. He then breaks down his transition out of the military, the founding of Talent War Group, and his current role at Overwatch Mission Critical, before diving deep into the booming and controversial world of AI data centers. The episode closes with the story behind the record-breaking 7-continents-in-7-days skydiving mission and his reflections on purpose after service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are facing alarming conditions after an extended deployment; a judge tossed the Trump administration's case against Harvard; newly released documents reveal federal surveillance of anti-ICE activists and organizations; and Trump's Kennedy Center board is trying(again) to put his name on the building. U.S.S. Lincoln-via NY Times, BBC, The Hill, and Navy Times Judge Tosses Trump Case- via CNN and Time iSpy-via The Guardian and Cornell Kennedy Center Board Votes-via NPRColombia Help-Direct Relief Donations for ColombiaVenezuela Help-Project Hope-GoFundMe: I Love Venezuela FoundationTake the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter December. on AmazonSubscribe to the Substack: kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be found at: kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, you can find me on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

If you wish to support our podcast, please follow this link. Thank you! Welcome to a new episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this episode, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach Jo Confino are joined by special guest Pham Minh Huong, businesswoman and spiritual practitioner, to discuss integrating Buddhist teachings into the business world. Pham Minh Huong shares her journey from being a successful but lonely CEO to one who prioritizes trust, mindfulness, and community in her companies – by adopting practices like servant leadership and consensus-building, and by creating a culture of compassion and collaboration. She emphasizes the importance of presence, authenticity, and the power of mindfulness in navigating crises and maintaining a balanced life, but reflects also on the challenges of integrating spirituality into a business world dominated by metrics and competativeness. Brother Phap Huu shares his own experience as the abbot of Upper Hamlet, while Jo reflects on writing about sustainable businesses for The Guardian and on his current work as leadership coach. The conversation highlights the potential for businesses to be a source of meaning, connection, and positive change when guided by spiritual principles. Ms Pham Minh Huong has nearly 30 years of experience in the finance and banking sector. Having previously served as Head of Treasury and Financial Markets at Citibank N.A., she was among the first members to contribute to its operational growth. She is a visionary leader and a pioneer in introducing new products to the market. Her significant contributions to the securities community and her personal professional reputation have established her as a highly respected leader in Vietnam’s financial market. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources Sister Chan Khonghttps://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong Brother Phap Unghttps://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/brother-chan-phap-ung Interbeinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing Plum Village Traditionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition The Way Out Is In: ‘The Three Jewels (Episode #89)'https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-three-jewels-episode-89 Order of Interbeinghttps://plumvillage.org/community/order-of-interbeing ‘The Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village'https://plumvillage.org/articles/the-four-dharma-seals-of-plum-village The Way Out Is In: ‘Space, Time, and the Ultimate Dimension (Episode #54)'https://plumvillage.org/podcast/space-time-and-the-ultimate-dimension-episode-54 The Art of Powerhttps://plumvillage.org/books/the-art-of-power Quotes “Now I have a path, there is nothing to fear.” “When I first came to Plum Village, I saw that things were very organized, but I didn’t see leaders. And when I asked, people said, ‘That’s because of Yidma.' Yidma, in Buddha's teaching, is about consensus. But, at that time, I couldn't believe that we could run a business in a slow way and build democratic governance as per Thay’s vision.” “Good teacher, good methodology, and good friends.” “If everything is important, then, actually, nothing is important.” “What Buddhism and what the Buddha and Thay offer us is another dimension of really asking the question, ‘What is happiness? What is success?'” “Engage, trust – and then there’s cooperation. And when there is cooperation, there is power and the result will come. We have to trust in that.” “Sometimes it’s via absence that people recognize their love. If you’re always there, there's not always the opportunity for that.”

This time we're joined by HRN founder Glenn the Geek and Jason from Field Guardian Fencing Systems, who will be answering all the questions about electrified fence. Host: Coach JennSponsored by: Sentinel Horse NutritionLearn More at https://www.feedsentinel.com/podcastTodays contributor: Horses In The Morning, Field Guardian Fencing Systems

Why do so many AI projects fail to scale even when the technology works?In this episode, we explore a critical question in enterprise AI adoption: is the real barrier of technology, or is it leadership, governance, trust, and people readiness?KEY MOMENTS 00:00 Introduction 3:30 Why AI adoption assessments matter before scaling 5:46 Leadership vs. management in AI transformation 10:15 How to improve employee engagement in AI adoption 12:52 How to convince executives to support AI adoption 15:25 How many companies are investing in AI adoption 19:49 Dr. Marissa Alert's path into AI adoption consulting 22:01 AI governance, guardrails, and responsible adoption 25:22 What MDA Wellness does and how it supports organizations  In this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, host Punit Bhatia speaks with Dr. Marissa Alert, a psychologist and human-centered AI adoption expert, about one of the biggest reasons AI initiatives underperform: organizations focus on tools, but overlook people, leadership, and governance.The discussion looks at AI adoption through a practical business lens. It explains why employee trust, psychological safety, leadership alignment, and clear decision-making often determine whether AI delivers return on investment or stalls after the pilot stage.You will learn why AI training alone is not enough, how resistance and disengagement show up during transformation, and why organizations need governance, guardrails, and stronger executive sponsorship to move from experimentation to sustainable adoption.If you are leading digital transformation, planning an enterprise AI rollout, or trying to improve adoption of generative AI, this episode offers practical insights to help turn AI investment into measurable business value.⸻ ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Marissa Alert is a psychologist, advisor, and human-centered AI adoption expert who helps executive teams address the behavioral, leadership, and trust barriers that slow enterprise AI adoption. She works with organizations to improve readiness, strengthen alignment, and turn AI strategy into measurable business results. Her insights have been featured in Forbes, Newsweek, Yahoo Life, and The Guardian.  ABOUT THE HOST    Punit Bhatia is a privacy expert, trainer, and mentor who works with business and privacy leaders to build strong privacy culture, improve awareness, and make compliance a business priority. He has worked with professionals in more than 30 countries and helps leaders navigate the intersection of privacy, AI, governance, and trust.  ⸻ Resources & Links  Guest Links Marissa Alert • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissadalert/   Grow Skills (Privacy Courses & Insights) • Courses: https://growskills.store/courses/ • Insights: https://growskills.store/insights/ • Website: https://growskills.store/  FIT4Privacy • Website: https://www.fit4privacy.com • Podcast: https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast • Blog: https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog • YouTube: http://youtube.com/fit4privacy  Punit Bhatia • Website: https://www.punitbhatia.com  Books  • Be Ready for GDPR • AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance • Intro to GDPR • Be an Effective DPO 

Rage. That's what consumers are feeling right now. A new survey found consumer complaints hit a record high this year. Another from last year found a huge share of consumers felt ‘rage' with a product or service problem. Just think about the modern consumer experience: hidden fees, ballooning customer support wait times (perpetually experiencing higher call volumes than usual) … shrinkflation! Argh!! What's going on? On today's show, unpacking consumer rage. And Heather Timmons, who covers consumer rights for The Guardian, talks about what we might do about it.Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen — Petty! Econ! Grievances!Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator's weekly newsletter!— Buy the Planet Money book— Find our socials, YouTube and more!For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Death by Boomer with Jeff Styles! I Am First - But Are You?! (Powered by Guardian Investment Advisors) Let's face it - the boomers are the 2nd greatest generation to ever walk planet earth! From our music to our toys (we survived lawn darts) - we made the world better! Yes, better even for you gen x'ers - gen y's and millennials - we're just better!! AND....worse - we also used up all the resources - became a little spoiled and maybe we have clung to power a little too long. Misunderstood - that is what we are! These short episodes will hopefully bridge the gap with the x'ers, y'ers (if that's even a word) and millennials - Death by Boomer with Jeff Styles on DTB - powered by Guardian Investment Advisors! Thanks to our sponsor: Guardian Investment Advisors: https://giaplantoday.com/m/ ===== THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: (Welcome to our NEW sponsor) Signal Investigations: https://www.signalpi.com/ Nutrition World: https://nutritionw.com/ Vascular Institute of Chattanooga: https://www.vascularinstituteofchattanooga.com/ The Barn Nursery: https://www.barnnursery.com/ Optimize U Chattanooga: https://optimizeunow.com/chattanooga/ Guardian Investment Advisors: https://giaplantoday.com/ Alchemy Medspa and Wellness Center: http://www.alchemychattanooga.com/ Our House Studio: https://ourhousestudiosinc.com/ Team Montieth Real Estate - Lori Montieth: https://www.findchattanoogarealestate.com/ Ballinger and Associates - Risk Management: https://ballingerandassociates.com/ AirSpace Acoustics: https://www.airspaceacoustics.com/ BWELL4EVER: Labs and IV Therapies: https://www.bwell4ever.org/ ALL THINGS JEFF STYLES: www.thejeffstyles.com PART OF THE NOOGA PODCAST NETWORK: www.noogapodcasts.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple and giving us a share to your friends! This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

A few months ago I saw a story in The Guardian which answered a question I had wondered about for a while - when did we start using technology to identify wildlife through their calls? I'm an avid user of the Merlin Bird ID App, which records bird songs and attempts to identify them. Before this, I relied on the ears of others - usually experienced naturalists who had spent years honing their hearing before passing on their knowledge to others. But, what came before this?The Guardian story that caught my eye discussed a short film that had recently been released - Alarm Notes - which was about a guy called Ludwig Koch, who is believed to have made the very first recordings of birds back in the late 1800s. This accolade is only part of Ludwig's life story, and the further I read into it, the more astounding it got. As a jewish family living in Germany at the dawn of the second world war, Ludwig and his wife had to leave their home and escape to the UK. They also unknowingly hosted a Bulgarian communist who may or may not have burned down the Reichstag building in their home, putting them at even more risk from the incoming Nazi regime. The Bulgarian man managed to get away with the crime however, then later went onto become the first prime minister of Bulgaria, so things turned out ok for him!The technology used in the early 1900s to record birds in zoos and in the wild would make modern day sound techs run for the hills - think miles of wires held up on stilts over bodies of water, tracing between microphones and a huge recording van. The technological advances that happened over the course of Ludwig's life were truly remarkable.Ludwig continued his bird recording work in the UK, becoming one of the very first natural history celebrities. He recorded song books - vinyl that came with a book about the birds that were featured - but also recorded the soundscapes of places, including parts of London and Paris, transporting the listener from their home to places they may have never visited before. He also featured on BBC radio, becoming a familiar voice and even the subject of comedy routines.I wanted to speak to the makers of the film, Anthea Kennedy and Ian Wiblin about the story and the filmmaking process. I was also interested to hear about Andrea's personal connection with the subject of the film, as she is Ludwig's great granddaughter.To find out more about the film, or any of the other films that Anthea and Ian have made about her family's remarkable stories, head to their website.The sound recordings used in this episode were digitalised by the British Library from Ludwig Koch's archive. The music used in today's episode is from Blue Dot Sessions.Support the making of Earth to Humans by becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Summary DeMarcus revisits a presentation he first offered the community a couple of years ago, walking through what the Ra Contact and the Q'uo channelings tell us about the worlds that share our sun. Four planets in this system have hosted third-density life; two hold life now; one more may yet. The through-line is a single sub-Logos making a set of formative choices — the bipedal ape form, the opposable thumb, twenty-two archetypes — and then living with the consequences across billions of years. Venus produced the most harmonious third density known in this system and still harvested less than a fifth of its population. Maldek destroyed itself and collapsed into a knot of fear no one escaped. Mars poisoned its own water cycle and was rescued by a Guardian whose love outran its understanding. Earth inherits all three histories at once. The session closes with discussion of harvest mechanics, the sinkhole of indifference, dual-activated bodies, and why the planet is currently venting heat through weather and geology. Topics Covered The sub-Logos's choice of the grasping hand, and Ra's own speculation about why Venus: the golden ones, the tarot, and the two wanderers who flipped polarity Maldek: 705,000 years ago, the knot of fear, and karmic alleviation through second-density bodies Mars: ecological collapse, the water cycle, and the Yahweh transfer Yahweh as Guardian: genetic intervention, the Anak, and the Orion co-optation of the name Earth as mixing pot: sixteen planetary origins and the incoherence of our catalyst Harvest: 51%, 95%, the sinkhole of indifference, and the stairway of light Dual-activated bodies and the pioneers of Earth's fourth density Planetary adjustment: unusable heat and ruptures in the outer garment Uranus and Saturn: the beginning and the watchpost Key Ra References (verified) Topic Session Ra's Venusian origin; golden integument 6.4 Venus third density inhospitable; fifth and sixth conducive to learning 6.6 Council located in the octave of Saturn, in the rings 6.8 Council of nine in constant session; twenty-four Guardians 7.9 Maldek entities in deep passageways, known as Bigfoot 9.18 Three types of Bigfoot 9.22 Earth population as Martian complexes plus genetical adjustments by Guardians 9.7 Maldek: Atlantis parallel, 705,000 years, the knot of fear 10.1 Karmic alleviation via second-dimensional physical chemical complexes 10.3 None escaped the knot 10.7 Harvest approximation for this cycle 17.29 51% service to others for positive harvest 17.31 5%/95% for negative harvest 17.32 The sinkhole of indifference 17.33 Planetary adjustment; unusable heat; ruptures in the outer garment 17.1 Yahweh group and Mars, 75,000 years ago, the cloning process; the Anak 18.20 The Anak experiment as a decided failure; elitism 18.21 Lifespan of approximately 900 years at cycle opening 20.12 Population breakdown: half Martian, quarter Terran, quarter other 20.20 Alternate Maldek timeline (500,000 / 200,000 / 46,000) 21.5 The Confederation "became concerned" after the second cycle 22.16 Orion impressing the name Yahweh as source of elitism 24.6 Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus — metaphysical descriptions 30.14 Transition period of 100 to 700 years 40.8 Dual-activated bodies; the double body in activation 63.13–63.16 Number of harvested third-density entities incarnate here 63.12 Stairway of light; the threshold between densities 82.29 Tarot originated on Venus; the archetypal work 88.13–88.14 Ra's third density concluding as Earth's second density began 89.9 Venus's current core vibration 89.12 Ra's harvest figures 89.28 "A harshly bright planet" 89.29 The two wanderers: origin, method, polarity reversal 89.31–89.43 The opposable thumb and the intensification of the veil 90.12 Warfare traced to the grasping thumb 90.18 Three major and thirteen minor planetary influences 91.13 Q'uo / Confederation material referenced (outside the Ra corpus, held more loosely): the intentionality behind Maldek's destruction; the disruption of the Martian water cycle and the fading of the planet's soul; the reincarnation of Maldekian entities into twentieth-century nuclear work; the Earth's decision to release heat through natural events rather than a pole shift. Note on Timelines Sessions 10.1 and 21.5 give different dates for the Maldek sequence. Ra repeatedly acknowledged difficulty with our time measurements and issued corrections during the contact. The presentation follows 10.1. Listeners comparing the two should expect the discrepancy. Notable Exchanges A member new to the Law of One asks for a plain explanation of harvest, prompting a walk through the seven densities and the mechanics of graduation. A member asks whether the unharvestable are self-serving or simply unaware, and DeMarcus grounds the answer in intention: most people will never encounter this material and do not need to. A member offers the image of an electric stove element — resistance producing heat, copper conducting without it — as a picture of what increasing love and light do to whatever in us remains unconductive. DeMarcus identifies this as precisely the planetary process. A member asks for clarification on whether the entity at Sinai was Yahweh or an impostor, which opens toward a future presentation on the Yahweh material.

⚡️WOW - 48 hours after the show is released...Aug 12-14, 2026 my guest Myriam and I will personally jump into the comment section on my YouTube channel here to answer your questions/comments personally. Just scroll down below the video, leave your remark, and watch for replies. Join the New Earth Evolution... engage!Every soul on this planet is holding a memory older than Earth itself, and you're about to touch yours. I have a heart-to-heart with galactic astrologer, family constellation facilitator, and geomancer Myriam Wiedemann, whose path from architecture into the unseen led her to a single question: what actually operates beneath and above the space we live in?She reveals galactic astrology. Then she takes it further. Myriam has expanded family constellation work beyond your bloodline entirely, into your galactic ancestry, surfacing trauma and gifts passed down not just through your family, but through your star family. What she uncovers will make you question every "unexplainable" thing you've ever felt.We go deep into Atlantis, Lemuria, Germany and the wars, the elementals, nature beings and what it really means to co-create the New Earth with the Guardian races and Earth herself. If you've ever looked at the night sky and felt an ache for somewhere you can't name, this episode is for you.At the end, Myriam delivers the "New Earth Practice" - a guided journey to your star family. This is your homecoming.Time Stamps:00:00 — Eden's Cosmic Opening: A Longing for a Place You Cannot Quite Remember00:38 — Welcome Myriam 01:47 — Teasing Tonight's Deep Dive: Galactic Astrology, Germany, Atlantis, and the Elementals02:18 — Myriam's Bio: Galactic Astrologer, Geomancer, and Family Constellation Facilitator04:07 — What Will the New Earth Actually Look Like?07:30 — Eight Billion Souls, Endless Star Systems: Imagining Galactic Diversity08:33 — Diving Into Galactic Astrology10:31 — What Is Geomancy? 12:30 — Myriam's Awakening: Psychic Gifts, Fear, Family History of Mental Illness15:01 — Finding Her Way Through a Jungian Psychotherapist and Family Constellation Work16:11 — Feeling Extraterrestrial Presences as a Child18:33 — When Architecture Fell Away: Shift Into Deep Spiritual Work20:17 — Growing Up Near Dachau: War as a Profit Machine21:59 — The Ethics of War,  Nazi Scientists Recruited24:54 — Mind-Blowing Postwar Tech and the Eisenhower Treaties26:10 — Majestic 12, Alien Tech, and the Bob Lazar Connection27:28 — Antarctica, Shambhala, and Germany's Hidden Esoteric Undercurrent30:53 — Eden's Personal Session Reveal with Myriam… Her Soul Family33:37 — The Elemental Kingdom Explained: Nature Beings vs. Four Keeper Races37:51 — Myriam's Favorite Elemental39:36 — Miriam's Dragon Companion From a Past Inner-Earth Life41:32 — Segue Into Atlantis/Lemuria42:45 — The Fall and Reconciling46:38 — Myriam Reads Eden's Own Atlantis-Lemuria Chart Placement… Messenger Placement/Podcast as Sacred Transmission52:25 — The Golden Triangle: Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus Align in July 2026. Opening the Door into our Evolution as Galactic Society.57:35 — What Really Happened When Atlantis Fell1:00:20 — On Dolores Cannon and the Waves of Volunteers1:03:13 — New Earth Practice: A Guided Meditation to Meet Your Star Family1:12:49 — Eden's Reflection: Feeling Supported by the Galaxies and Soul Family1:13:36 — Where to Find Myriam and Her Extended Meditation1:14:37 — YouTube engagement. Bonus Round: Myriam's Galactic Family Constellation Work.1:17:37 — Closing Thoughts and Thank You to MyriamThe full meditation from our show:https://myriam-wiedemann.myflodesk.com/star-family-meditationMyriam's Links:Website: https://myriam-wiedemann.deGalactic Soul Tribe (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1QzyGDh7aez7y7xaGalactic Soul Tribe (Telegram): https://t.me/myriam_wiedemann_lebenskunstInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lebenskunst_myriam_wiedemannYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@myriamwiedemann

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Unveiling the Legend: A Ruin's Silent Guardian Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-08-12-07-38-20-it Story Transcript:It: Il sole estivo bruciava sul colle, dove le antiche rovine dormivano sotto la coltre del tempo.En: The summer sun burned on the hill, where ancient ruins slept under the blanket of time.It: Cicale cantavano incessantemente, riempiendo l'aria di un suono continuo.En: Cicadas sang incessantly, filling the air with a continuous sound.It: Giulia camminava tra le alte erbe ed edere rampicanti.En: Giulia walked among the tall grasses and climbing ivy.It: Era un'archeologa brillante, con gli occhi pieni di curiosità e il desiderio ardente di fare una grande scoperta.En: She was a brilliant archaeologist, with eyes full of curiosity and a burning desire to make a great discovery.It: Lorenzo la guidava fra le pietre millenarie.En: Lorenzo guided her through the millenary stones.It: Conosceva ogni sentiero nascosto e ogni racconto legato a quei luoghi.En: He knew every hidden path and every tale linked to those places.It: C'era una leggenda su un artefatto, un simbolo di potere antico; ma Lorenzo sapeva che non tutto andava svelato.En: There was a legend about an artifact, a symbol of ancient power; but Lorenzo knew that not everything should be revealed.It: La storia della sua famiglia si intrecciava con quella dell'artefatto.En: The history of his family intertwined with that of the artifact.It: "Giulia, devi fare attenzione," disse Lorenzo, fermandosi davanti a un arco crollato.En: "Giulia, you must be careful," said Lorenzo, stopping in front of a collapsed arch.It: "Questo sito è fragile, e vi sono storie su chi ha tentato di scoprire troppi segreti."En: "This site is fragile, and there are stories about those who have tried to uncover too many secrets."It: Giulia ascoltava, ma la sete di conoscenza era forte.En: Giulia listened, but the thirst for knowledge was strong.It: "Capisco l'importanza di rispettare il luogo," rispose lei, "ma questo artefatto potrebbe rivoluzionare la storia che conosciamo."En: "I understand the importance of respecting the place," she replied, "but this artifact could revolutionize the history we know."It: Continuarono a camminare, finché non giunsero a una stanza sotterranea parzialmente crollata.En: They continued to walk until they reached a partially collapsed underground chamber.It: Giulia insistette per entrare.En: Giulia insisted on entering.It: Nonostante i dubbi, Lorenzo accettò di accompagnarla.En: Despite his doubts, Lorenzo agreed to accompany her.It: Ma mentre esaminavano le colonne decorate, il terreno tremò.En: But as they examined the decorated columns, the ground shook.It: Un rumore sordo fu seguito dal crollo di un'altra parte del soffitto.En: A dull noise was followed by the collapse of another part of the ceiling.It: Polvere e frammenti di pietra caddero intorno a loro.En: Dust and fragments of stone fell around them.It: "Lorenzo, dobbiamo uscire!"En: "Lorenzo, we must get out!"It: gridò Giulia, cercando di mantenere la calma.En: shouted Giulia, trying to remain calm.It: Ma mentre si muovevano, Giulia inciampò su qualcosa di duro e freddo.En: But as they moved, Giulia stumbled over something hard and cold.It: Era una cassa di pietra, e al suo interno, un oggetto luccicante riposava avvolto in tessuti antichi.En: It was a stone chest, and inside it, a gleaming object lay wrapped in ancient cloths.It: Era l'artefatto.En: It was the artifact.It: Con un occhio all'oggetto e l'altro al possibile pericolo, Lorenzo decise di fidarsi.En: With one eye on the object and the other on the possible danger, Lorenzo decided to trust.It: Aiutò Giulia ad alzarsi.En: He helped Giulia up.It: Insieme, trovarono un passaggio nascosto che portava all'esterno.En: Together, they found a hidden passage leading outside.It: Il sole caldo le accolse con sollievo.En: The warm sun greeted them with relief.It: Giulia rigirò l'artefatto tra le mani.En: Giulia turned the artifact over in her hands.It: "Questo è un momento importante per me," sospirò, "ma non posso ignorare ciò che rappresenta per te e il tuo passato."En: "This is an important moment for me," she sighed, "but I can't ignore what it represents for you and your past."It: Lorenzo sorrise, riconoscente.En: Lorenzo smiled, grateful.It: "Forse possiamo trovare un modo di raccontare questa storia che rispetti entrambe le cose."En: "Perhaps we can find a way to tell this story that respects both."It: Giulia tornò nel suo studio in città con una nuova prospettiva.En: Giulia returned to her studio in the city with a new perspective.It: Scrisse tutto ciò che aveva vissuto, rispettando il silenzio che avvolgeva l'artefatto.En: She wrote down everything she had experienced, respecting the silence that enveloped the artifact.It: Aveva imparato che proteggere un segreto poteva essere prezioso quanto scoprirlo.En: She had learned that protecting a secret could be as valuable as discovering it.It: Lorenzo capì che poteva fidarsi di qualcuno al di fuori della sua comunità.En: Lorenzo understood that he could trust someone outside his community.It: Insieme, avevano dato nuova vita alla leggenda, intrecciando passato e futuro.En: Together, they had breathed new life into the legend, intertwining past and future.It: La storia delle rovine poteva continuare, rispettata e condivisa.En: The story of the ruins could continue, respected and shared.It: Con il sole al tramonto, le cicale cantavano ancora, e le rovine, custodi di segreti, aspettavano il prossimo viaggiatore.En: With the sun setting, the cicadas still sang, and the ruins, custodians of secrets, awaited the next traveler. Vocabulary Words:the hill: il collethe ruins: le rovinethe blanket: la coltrethe cicadas: le cicaleincessantly: incessantementethe grasses: le erbethe ivy: le ederecuriosity: la curiositàdesire: il desideriodiscovery: la scopertathe stones: le pietrethe path: il sentierothe tale: il raccontothe artifact: l'artefattosymbol: il simbolopower: il poterehid: nascostocollapsed: crollatothe chamber: la stanzaunderground: sotterraneaexamined: esaminavanoshook: tremòthe noise: il rumorethe dust: la polverefragments: i frammentichest: la cassathe cloths: i tessutiwrapped: avvoltogleaming: luccicantethe legend: la leggenda

... and other autism/ADHD research! So pleased to have Dr. Jenessa Seymour back - this time with a variety of studies in the Autism and ADHD realms. Jurek, L., Duchier, A., Gauld, C., Henault, L., Giroudon, C., Fourneret, P., … Nourredine, M. (2025). Sensory processing in individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder compared with control populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 64, 1132-1147. Le Cunff, A., Russell, C. & Dommett, E.J. (2026). Hyperactive–impulsive ADHD traits predict Higher curiosity in adults: evidence from a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychology, 14, 1-11. White, R.C. & Remington, A. (2018). Object personification in Autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it. Autism, 23, 1042-1045. Botha, M. & Cage, E. (2022). “Autism research is in crisis”: A mixed method study of researcher's constructions of autistic people and autism research. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1-22. Devlin, H. (July 5, 2026). Pioneer of ‘extreme male brain' theory of autism now says phrase unhelpful. The Guardian. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please support the show on Patreon! You get ad-free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/seriouspod

Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we're reading less and less. This is a problem because reading has a wealth of cognitive benefits that we're in danger of missing out on. To find out why declining literacy could affect everything from memory to IQ, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian's science editor, Ian Sample. She also hears from Prof Falk Huettig, an experimental psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and author of The Perks of Being a Bookworm. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

A dazzling novel about a community where an upcoming film production brings their past into sharp focus--and nobody's version is the same. In Derry, the locals are already in a twist about the arrival of Hollywood actress Monica Logue to research her role for a show about the Troubles--and then she goes missing. Everyone has a story to tell--about Monica's possible whereabouts, and about the historic events that brought her here in the first place: the show's screenwriter, desperate for this last shot at success; the grieving mother whose story he's adapting; the ex-IRA member who knows the price of survival; the local psychic who's seen too much ... Prestige Drama (Cardinal, 2026) brings to life a chorus of characters as they locate themselves in Monica's disappearance, and in the truth about their own history. From the author of the acclaimed memoir Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?, Prestige Drama is heartbreaking, hilarious, and profound, an indelible portrait of a community both obsessed with its past, and desperate to forget it. SÉAMAS O'REILLY is a writer and author who has worked as a columnist for the Observer, the Irish Times and the Irish Examiner. He is Features Editor of London satirical magazine, The Fence and his writing has appeared in The Guardian, the New Statesman and the New York Times. His memoir Did Ye Hear Mammy Died topped the Irish Times Bestseller List for seven weeks, and won Best Biography at the 2021 Irish Book Awards. Séamas currently lives in Walthamstow, London with his family. Recommended Books: Patrick Radden Keefe, London Falling Susannah Dickey, Into the Wreck Jonathan Wilson, The Power and The Glory: A History of the World Cup Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amelia Tait is a British journalist and author whose work has made her one of the sharpest observers of modern life online and off. As a freelance writer, she has built a reputation for following the strange, revealing currents of contemporary culture — writing about the internet, and remarkable people for publications including The New Yorker, The Guardian, Wired, and the New York Times.Her reporting is often drawn to the places where technology and absurdity collide, finding the human story inside subjects other people might dismiss as niche or ephemeral. Now she has turned that same wit and curiosity to fiction with her debut children's book, Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller, a funny, fast-moving adventure about a girl bouncing through history while trying to survive friendship drama and the general embarrassment of being thirteen.LINKSAmelia Tait – website & writingAmelia Tait – official websiteThe Waiting Room – Amelia's Substack newsletterLily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time TravellerLily Tripp – Waterstones (Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, June 2026)Lily Tripp – Amazon UKAmelia's Perfect ConsoleTheme Hospital (1997) – WikipediaThe Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – WikipediaThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – WikipediaThe Sims Bustin' Out (Game Boy Advance, 2003) – WikipediaStardew Valley – official siteStardew Valley – SteamOther games mentionedAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – NintendoThe Simpsons: Hit & Run – WikipediaAmelia's journalism – selected piecesAre Disney Adults the Happiest Debtors on Earth? – The New YorkerAmelia Tait – articles on The GuardianNext week's guestDuppy Detective Tashia – Glen Henry / Spritewrench Studios – SteamSpritewrench Studios – itch.ioSupport the showMy Perfect Console – episode archiveSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're navigating with both tools and touch as we attempt to make sense of the paltry romance between Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron in F. Gary Gray's 2003 remake of The Italian Job! Join in as we discuss the film's ensemble cast, Mini Cooper marketing, and the tie-in roller coaster. Plus: Why was Edward Norton forced to be in the movie? Why does Stella (Theron) practice safecracking in her underwear? And is Becky the cable girl the true victim of the movie? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: No Reservations (2007)---------------------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:"Keepin' it Wheel" (Entertainment Weekly)"Seth Green Answers Every Question We Have about The Italian Job" (Vulture)"Ed Norton to Paramount's Sherry Lansing: Burn This!" (The Observer)"BMW's Mini Just Keeps Getting Mightier" (Business Week)"Bond Causes Stir with Taste for Beer in Skyfall" (The Guardian)

Drew Forsyth is an award-winning portrait photographer and director based in the North West of England, working with commercial and advertising clients across the UK and internationally. His work centres on people who've given everything to be extraordinary at what they do — from dancers with English National Ballet and musicians of the BBC Philharmonic and the Hallé Orchestras, to Nobel Prize-winning scientists, politicians, and performers at the height of their careers. His photography has been featured by BBC News, The Guardian, The Times, and Rolling Stone, and recognised by the Royal Society of the Arts. He's an AOP Accredited Photographer and Fellow of the RSA, and speaks internationally at events like Photo North, Pas de Deux Photo Conference, and the Royal Photographic Society.In this episode, Drew and Nikki trace his path from a JCPenney-style family portrait studio to photographing world leaders, Nobel laureates, and major corporate campaigns — and he breaks down exactly how he prices that work today. They dig into setting boundaries on set (and how to say yes to more without losing your mind), why those early "conveyor belt" studio years became his real technical training, and why he believes his biggest competition isn't other photographers — it's being forgotten. Drew also walks through how he actually quotes corporate jobs (day rates, itemized breakdowns, and the cautionary tale of a client who blamed him for "cheap-looking" dresses), how personal passion projects like his "Breaking Ground" series and a helicopter shoot over Manhattan became his best marketing, and the "Helsinki Bus Station Theory" — his framework for why so many photographers give up on their style right before it becomes distinctive.Topics covered:Setting boundaries with clients without losing bookingsWhy "conveyor belt" studio work builds indispensable technical skillsThe accidental path from individual sessions to corporate/organizational clientsPricing corporate shoots: day rates, itemized quotes, and scope questionsWhy past-client relationships and personal introductions beat cold outreachMarketing through consistent presence, not constant hard-sellingPassion projects as a client-acquisition strategyThe Helsinki Bus Station Theory: staying the course creativelyIf you're building a photography business, want to grow your portrait photography income, or are curious about how to make money from photography online, this conversation is packed with actionable advice.

This week on Sinica, I welcome back Evan Osnos of The New Yorker, whose marvelous new essay, “The Future, Made in China,” chronicles a tech-focused return trip to Beijing, where he lived from 2005 to 2013 — first for the Chicago Tribune, then as The New Yorker's China correspondent. Evan is the author of Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, which won the National Book Award, as well as Wildland: The Making of America's Fury and The Haves and Have-Yachts.His essay is far more than another breathless account of China's advances in robotics and electric vehicles. It's a meditation on what China's technological ascent means for the United States, for how both societies are organized, and for the rest of us, whose futures increasingly seem to be wagered by two small circles of powerful men in Beijing and Washington. We talk about the Xiaomi Hyperfactory, “Chinamaxxing,” the export control debate, and the deeper contest Evan identifies: not democracy versus authoritarianism, but humanism versus scientism.3:04 – Walking Beijing's streets again: quieter, richer, more surveilled11:26 – The Xiaomi Hyperfactory: choreography, awe, and what's actually real18:10 – Doomed to coexist: Evan's message for the American reader24:15 – Schrödinger's China: joke or juggernaut?27:16 – The limits of knowability in an increasingly opaque system31:56 – Threat narratives vs. “Chinamaxxing”: America's two China conversations43:20 – “Thank Trump”: America's self-inflicted wounds47:29 – Revisiting the Sullivan doctrine and export controls53:10 – Mankind 2000: humanism, scientism, and rival oligarchies1:02:48 – Convergence: arriving at dystopia from opposite directions1:07:21 – Self-strengthening redux: Levenson and America's meum-verum gap1:17:53 – The other Sputnik moment: the backlash against tech oligarchyPaying It ForwardYi-Ling Liu, author of The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet — Evan admires how her work grapples with the competition between scientism and humanism across national borders.Chang Che, who writes for The New Yorker and The Guardian — watching China's technological developments up close, “creating history in real time.”RecommendationsEvan: How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University by Theo Baker — the youngest-ever Polk Award winner on how a rising generation at Silicon Valley's feeder school perceives its opportunities and obligations. Also True Grit by Charles Portis — splendid, sentence-savoring dialogue.Kaiser: Butcher's Crossing by John Williams, author of Stoner — a Western with the same sentence-level craft; for fans of Melville and Cormac McCarthy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason Arday era, hasta la semana pasada, catedrático de sociología de la educación en la universidad de Cambridge. Consiguió el puesto en 2023 cuando tenía 37 años, lo que le convirtió en el catedrático negro más joven en historia de esta centenaria universidad. Su ascenso parecía un milagro. Hijo de inmigrantes ghaneses criado en un barrio de clase trabajadora del sur de Londres, contaba que le habían diagnosticado autismo y retraso del desarrollo, que no habló hasta los 11 años y que no leyó ni escribió hasta los 18. A pesar de todo ello, en menos de veinte años se hizo con una cátedra en una de las universidades más antiguas y prestigiosas del mundo. A eso había que añadir méritos múltiples como filántropo, atleta y santo laico que recaudaba millones de libras corriendo maratones. Hasta cierto punto se entiende que los medios le adorasen porque su historia era realmente conmovedora. El problema es que esa historia no era cierta. Todo empezó hace cosa de un año con unas acusaciones de plagio en su tesis doctoral que realizó un periodista de Times Higher Education, una revista especializada en temas educativos. Pero el asunto quedó aparcado porque la universidad en la que hizo el doctorado, la John Moores de Liverpool, dio por buena la tesis. Poco después el biólogo Nathan Cofnas se encargó de revelar en Substack decenas de pasajes casi literales copiados de una tesis ajena que se presentó en 2009. La historia estalló cuando la retomaron grandes rotativos londinenses como The Times, The Daily Telegraph o The Guardian. La universidad de Cambridge respondió denunciando una vil campaña de desprestigio contra Arday, la izquierda mediática entretanto cerró filas con él hablando de racismo. Pero dos hechos lo cambiaron todo. El primero fue que Retraction Watch revisó la información relativa al plagio y constató que era cierta. Arday había plagiado de forma extensa otra tesis. En Cambridge, además, lo sabían. Peor aún, la universidad hizo todo lo posible para intimidar a quienes investigaban. Un año antes Arday contrató a Carter-Ruck para amordazar al periodista de Times Higher Education y le denunció ante la policía por acoso cuando tan solo se había limitado a enviar tres correos muy educados en dos meses. El segundo fue que, gracias al escrutinio de periodistas y aficionados, se supo que Arday no había falseado solo su obra, sino su vida entera. Todo lo que decía sobre sus propios logros era mentira. Sus hazañas maratonianas no aparecen en ningún registro y no hay constancia de que la obra solidaria que dijo realizar en Sudamérica sea cierta. Tampoco son ciertas las supuestas amenazas racistas que aseguró que había tenido que padecer en Cambridge. Presumía también de haber sido profesor en varias universidades, de un libro que la editorial Palgrave McMillan rechazó, de aparecer en un documental grabado antes de que él naciera y de haber recibido castigos físicos en el colegio. Tampoco está muy claro que sea autista. Por lo demás, su obra académica es muy deficiente, está llena de charlatanería posmoderna y cursilerías propias de un manual de autoayuda. Como profesor era pésimo. Muchos de sus alumnos se quejaron porque las supervisiones eran muy malas o inexistentes. El miércoles pasado la universidad de Cambridge abrió una investigación interna y Arday dimitió horas después. La cuestión de fondo no es tanto Arday en sí mismo como el sistema académico que lo ha hecho posible. Una universidad rendida a todos los delirios posmodernos, incapaz de exigir a un académico negro los estándares que se exigen a otros, hizo de Arday una mascota. El racismo invertido sigue siendo racismo. Al impostor, entretanto, le abrieron la puerta de par en par sin mirarle siquiera el currículum. 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Ben Black, Donald Trump's appointee to lead the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, is facing scrutiny after released DOJ Epstein records showed personal and business connections between him, his family, and Jeffrey Epstein. The records reviewed by the Guardian show that Black and family members invested in Environmental Solutions Worldwide in 2011, a company where Epstein held a stake through his Virgin Islands entity, Financial Trust. Ben Black and his brother Joshua became directors of the company that same year, while Epstein's involvement intersected with Leon Black, Ben's father and Epstein's highest-paying known client. The Guardian also reported records suggesting Epstein was scheduled to meet Ben Black, obtained his contact information after a family estate-planning meeting, claimed to have attended Ben Black's 30th birthday, weighed in on Ben's $11.5 million townhouse purchase, and appeared in correspondence involving a woman who sought Epstein's advice about communicating with Ben. Black has not been accused of wrongdoing, and his spokesperson denied that he had any personal or professional relationship with Epstein.The controversy matters because Black now oversees the DFC, a taxpayer-backed overseas investment agency whose lending cap was recently tripled to $205 billion, dramatically increasing the power of the office he runs. Trump appointed Black after Black and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale promoted a more market-driven approach to foreign aid, but the Guardian reported that some DFC staff had already questioned his qualifications before the Epstein records became an internal concern. The broader issue is not just whether Ben Black personally did anything improper; it is that another person placed in a high-level federal role sits inside the sprawling overlap of Epstein, elite finance, inherited power, private investment, and political appointment. The reporting also places Ben Black's rise against the backdrop of Leon Black's long financial relationship with Epstein, including the Senate Finance Committee's finding that Leon Black paid Epstein $170 million for what Black described as legitimate tax and estate-planning services.to contact me:bobbycapuccI@protonmail.comsource:Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show | Trump administration | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

This week's episode is a little about the family of Aurora, the main protagonist of The Thirteenth Hour sequel - Dare.  In many ways, the whole book is about family, but Aurora, who grew up in an orphanage on a different continent, never really knew her family and had no recollection of where she was originally from.   But she gets to know all about it this book, though not by choice.  In The Thirteenth Hour, there are hints that Aurora comes from a family of powerful magic users, but I left that plot thread intentionally hanging to explore one day in a future sequel.When Aurora is kidnapped, she is brought to a technologically advanced city (Aulurwen City, the capital) that looks something like this.  The black castle is where Aurora is brought and study magic and fulfill her family destiny.Aurora's parents are from neighboring countries.  They are both from Guardian families - these are the magic users of their world who channel, guard, and provide the magic their world runs on.Aurora's father when he was about three.  Marshall is Aurora's grandfather and also comes from a Guardian family, as does his wife, though he leaves that life when she gets sick.  Aurora's maternal family - her grandparents are sort of the opposite of her paternal family in look and personality.  They are outwardly cold, rigid, very thin, and very image and duty focused.   They believe their work as Guardians and maintaining a proper family blood line are most important.  Demetria is Aurora's teenage cousin and wants the position that Aurora is brought back for.  She views Aurora as a barbarian and is not shy about expressing her views.The castle where Aurora finds herself essentially captive has a color palate of whites, greys, and blacks - smooth, cold, minimalist, with sharp lines - a direct contrast to the natural environment of Aurora's home.  This is a sketch of the room where she is to stay (actually her mother's room as a child).  She is a bit overwhelmed by it, though later comes to appreciate some of the modern conveniences this world has.  Aurora's arc literally and figuratively has to do with figuring out what parts of this world and her heritage she wants to keep and which parts she does not want, similar to what all of grapple with as adults.    More next week!∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞Once Upon a Dream, the second Thirteenth Hour soundtrack, is now out in digital form!   It is out on most major streaming services such as Bandcamp, Spotify, and YouTube Music.  (If you have no preference, I recommend Bandcamp since there is a bonus track there and you will eventually be able to find tapes, CDs, and special editions of the album there as well.)-Check out the pixelart music videos that are out so far from the album:-->Logan's Sunrise Workout: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7SM1RgsLiM-->Forward: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VgILr1TDc-->Nightsky Stargazing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0p3jKRTBo-->Aurora's Rainy Day Mix: https://youtu.be/zwqPmypBysk∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Signup for the mailing list for a free special edition podcast, a demo copy of The Thirteenth Hour, and access to retro 80s soundtrack!Like what you see or hear? Consider supporting the show over at Thirteenth Hour Arts on Patreon or adding to my virtual tip jar over at Ko-fi. Join the Thirteenth Hour Arts Group over on Facebook, a growing community of creative people.

Watch the conclusion of our first Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Of Grave Dissonance!Brad and The Moosh thought they would be celebrating The Cut Music's 100th episode by taking a look back over the years, a solid but cliché idea, but Mike had other plans. Just when they thought the show was about to kick off as planned, Mike praised the improv group, Dropout, and initiated a #Gamechanger!Be sure to watch Episode 100: Of Grave Dissonance Part I before proceeding with this episode, and see if you can guess who the Secret Guardian is!Click Here to go to our Spotify profile. Here you can browse the playlists for our most recent episodes.This episode is sponsored by Skillshare. Click the link below to get your first month free with the purchase of an annual membership, and help support our show!Get One Month FreeContactthecutmusic1@gmail.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thecutmusic1/

In our 45th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the wimpy blobfish himself, Ted Cruz. From his pedantic debate team days, to his impeccable vacation timing with natural disasters, to bending the knee to Trump after he degraded his wife, to getting dog-walked by Tucker Carlson, this may be our most craven guy, yet!Ted Cruz: The Distinguished Wacko Bird from Texas (GQ)Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, stars as 2016 campaign supersurrogate (Washington Times)Ted Cruz paints over graffiti in Houston targeting late conservative figure Charlie Kirk (USA Today)Ted Cruz's family story: Poignant but incomplete (McClatchy DC)Ted Cruz Reads ‘Green Eggs and Ham' on Senate Floor — And That's Not the Weird Part (McClatchy DC)Ted Cruz says there is a "cancer" of rising anti-semitism on the right (Reddit)Ted Cruz thanks Trump for "getting rid of that ridiculous red card." (Reddit)Cruz burns Trump (Politico)Sen. Ted Cruz: “How about we all come together and say let's stop attacking pedophiles?" (Reddit)US election: Ted Cruz fights back for not endorsing Trump (BBC) Ted Cruz tried to insult James Talarico's masculinity. It backfired immediately. (LGBTQ Nation)There's No Greater Joy Than Watching Ted Cruz Humiliate Himself (Esquire)Meet some of Ted Cruz's harshest critics - Republicans (BBC) Ted Cruz 10 years ago freaking out over rumors told about his family (Reddit)Tucker Carlson calls Ted Cruz 'morally repulsive' as drama between the two grows (Houston Chronicle)Screenshot of Ted Cruz Liking a 'Sexual Post' Video on 9/11 Resurfaces After Calling Out a Democrat Candidate (International Business Times)Tucker Carlson Tears Into Ted Cruz In The Most Gloriously Awkward Interview You'll See (Huff Post)Ted Cruz: Donald Trump Is a 'Pathological Liar' (YouTube)Ted Cruz and his wife lived apart for the first 7 years of their marriage (The Week)Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, stars as 2016 campaign supersurrogate (Washington Times)Ted Cruz's Father Worked With Supplements Maker Sued by Investors (NYT)Ted Cruz Mocked After Warning on Space Pirate Threat (Newser)Sen. Ted Cruz wants to settle Twitter feud with wrestling match between actor Ron Perlman and Rep. Jim Jordan (Washington Post)Jimmy Kimmel, Ted Cruz sweat their way to bad basketball glory in Blobfish Classic (ABC News)Ted Cruz and Jimmy Kimmel are better at raising money for charity than they are at playing basketball (CNN)The Basketball Game That Promises Very Little: Ted Cruz Vs. Jimmy Kimmel (NPR)Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, Mexico, amid weather crisis (BBC)Ted Cruz Punches Then Elbows His Wife in the Head and Face (YouTube)Trump says Cruz would be a 'guarantee' for Supreme Court (FOX 7 Austin)From 'Lyin' Ted' To 'Beautiful': How Trump And Cruz Found Political Love (NPR)Trump under fire for jabs aimed at Cruz's wife (PBS News)These 43 Republicans Voted Against Capping Insulin Costs (Newsweek)Ted Cruz addresses NRA convention the day after refusing to discuss 'politics' of Uvalde shooting (Houston Chronicle)Ted Cruz and 16 other Texans refused to certify the 2020 election. None would say whether they see it as legitimate today. (Texas Tribune)Ted Cruz took refuge in supply closet during January 6 riot, book reveals (The Guardian)Ted Cruz Jokes to Oil Lobbyists About Eating Someone's Son – (Mother Jones)Trump leads Rubio Even Head To Head in Florida (Public Policy Polling)Things you probably didn't know about Ted Cruz: From avocados to ‘The Princess Bride' (Yahoo News)Sen. Ted Cruz Faces Backlash For His Role In Capitol Violence : (NPR)Audio shows Cruz outlining plan to Fox News to delay 2020 election certification (The Hill)Ted Cruz's Weird, Anti-conservative Posturing on Elections (Cato Institute)Ted Cruz reimbursed himself $555,000 after successfully challenging a political spending law at the Supreme Court (Business Insider)This awful bill shows how Ted Cruz threatens the citizenship rights of all Americans (The Week)Ted Cruz's misleading memories of his 2013 gun proposal (The Washington Post)All the terrible things Ted Cruz has voted against this year already | (The Independent)Ted Cruz Doesn't Believe You Have the Right to Masturbate (Vanity Fair)Ted Cruz's college days as a widely hated masturbator have come back to haunt him. (The New Republic)Fuckin' Craig Mazin: An Appreciation of Ted Cruz's College Roommate (Jezebel)Ted Cruz's college roommate recalls his creepy habits (My San Antonio)Ted Cruz Sex Scandal Story Just the Latest Bombshell in a Bizarre Campaign (US News)Why is US Senator Ted Cruz trending for porn? (BBC)Ted Cruz and porn: a brief history (CNN Politics)Ted Cruz flew to Cancún as millions of Texans endure power outages (Texas Tribune)Tragic Details About Ted Cruz's Relationship With His Daughter Caroline (The List)Special airport security escort for political VIPs moving forward in Congress (Politico)Cruz's Podcast Deal Appears to Have Illegally Funneled Soft Money into Elections | (Campaign Legal Center)Ted Cruz's Growing Scandals (Texas Democratic Party)Ted Cruz: the GOP's self-made monster (The Guardian)

This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou cover the biggest stories in American politics.⚖️ The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche — Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer — as the permanent Attorney General by a single vote. Mom was told Blanche was just an interim replacement. That was a lie. Blanche has already withheld over 3 million Epstein documents, doxxed victims including their nude photos, and negotiated the deal that made Trump and his family permanently immune from paying taxes. We ask Mom: do you see the conflict of interest now?⛽ Iran published its list of demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since February: end the war permanently, lift the naval blockade, withdraw U.S. forces, lift sanctions, release frozen assets, and pay war reparations. Trump and Rubio are unlikely to agree because it would mean admitting they lost. We ask: should Trump just meet the demands and get gas prices back down?

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 381, my conversation with Bill Clegg, esteemed literary agent and author of several books, including the debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family? (Scout Books). Air date: September 23, 2015. Bill Clegg is a literary agent in New York and the author of the bestselling memoirs Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and Ninety Days, and another novel called The End of the Day. He has written for the New York Times, Lapham's Quarterly, New York magazine, The Guardian, and Harper's Bazaar. *** Today's episode is brought to you by Rula. Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that's actually covered by insurance. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rula.com/otherppl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Otherppl with Brad Listi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, etc. Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to Write a Novel,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the debut audio course from DeepDive. 50+ hours of never-before-heard insight, inspiration, and instruction from dozens of today's most celebrated contemporary authors. Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brad's email newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠proud affiliate partner of Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poet Maya C. Popa on writing with wonder, the ruthless craft of revision, and building a sustainable life in poetry. You'll learn Why wonder has more in common with the sublime — the beautiful and the terrible — than with simple delight. How a poem loses its charge the moment its ending is visible from the opening line. What “negative capability” asks of a writer stuck in the dark middle of a draft. The question worth asking when the work feels uncomfortable and you're certain something has gone wrong. A ruthless method for finding a poem's true entry point — often buried three-quarters of the way down. When to cut the images you love most, even the ones that took hours to invent. How to write about longing and love without collapsing into confession. Why asking your writing to carry your finances can quietly poison your relationship with it. What to guard at all costs while holding space for other writers. The freedom that arrives once rejection stops meaning anything at all. Resources & Links

After more than 800 episodes, I've observed that many of my remarkable guests are connected by one or more common threads. Each episode of Special Collections focuses on a particular thread that ties together some of my guests. In this episode, that common thread is poetry. This episode features five remarkable, world-class poets who have expanded the range of artistic expression featured on this podcast. When I started this podcast just over five years ago, as a musician myself, I focused primarily on great musicians as my guests. But as those guests began introducing me to other artists, a wonderful development occurred: my focus expanded to include other creative disciplines, including poetry. And my first poet guest led me to the second, and so on. I've now built a roster of extraordinary poets — and I look forward to continuing to add to it. What makes poetry especially interesting to me is that I've adapted the SongFest portion of each interview — which I do with my musician guests — into a PoetryFest segment for my poet guests, where they read one of their works live on the air. I love it. So with that in mind, let me reintroduce these five remarkable poets and share a portion of the poem each performed live on the podcast. ⸻ Robert Pinsky is a three-time United States Poet Laureate. He has received numerous awards and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He created the Favorite Poem Project, has performed with Bruce Springsteen, and was featured on The Simpsons.   Paul Muldoon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning Irish poet. He is the editor of Paul McCartney's book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present. He is also the author of 15 collections of poetry and has been a professor at Princeton for more than 35 years.   Rowan Ricardo Phillips is an award-winning poet and writer, with works including Silver, The Ground, and Heaven. He is also a sportswriter and serves as the poetry editor of The New Republic.   Tom Sleigh is an award-winning poet, dramatist, and essayist. He has written 11 books of poetry, including The King's Touch, Army Cats, and Space Walk.   Declan Ryan is an Irish poet now based in London. His first collection is titled Crisis Actor. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Guardian, The Observer, and The Irish Times.   So there it is — five extraordinary poets who have been guests on this podcast. As I mentioned during their interviews, poetry is not always emphasized in American education. My own exposure was limited to classics like “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. But the art of poetry stands alongside all the other arts, and I'm proud to feature these great poets on the podcast — and I look forward to presenting more. Thank you for listening, and stay tuned for another Special Collections episode soon. This is Robert Miller with Follow Your Dream.      

Jon Nelson brings you the best of SDH AM from the week of August 7, 2026. Three conversations worth your time heading into the weekend. First, Kacey White joins to break down Houston Dynamo's win over Sporting Kansas City, walking through Guilherme's opening goal, a costly turnover from Calvin Harris that turned into Houston's second, and what a second half red card meant for Sporting Kansas City down the stretch. She also previews her stacked Leagues Cup week across Dallas and Austin, touches on the NWSL's growing transfer market, and reacts to new fan rules at Como under Cesc Fàbregas. Then, Guardian senior soccer editor Alex Abnos joins for a look inside the sourcing and verification behind his and Pablo Mauer's investigation into the youth academy at Austin FC, currently under review by police and the FBI. Abnos walks through the difference between off the record, on background, and on the record reporting, and what it takes to get a story like this over the line responsibly. To close, Santiago López of El Farolito checks in after the club won back to back NPSL national titles, this time beating Bristol Rhythm FC in the final, while also making a run to the semifinals of the Amateur Cup with a rotated roster. López talks the logistics and toll of fielding two teams at once, what he learned about himself as a coach, and what it means to carry on the legacy his father started with El Farolito in San Francisco's Mission District. Soccer Down Here covers the beautiful game from a Southern perspective. Find the Morning Espresso newsletter, SDH AM, podcasts, features, and more at soccerdownhere.net and on social media at @soccerdownhere.

The ranger's journey from level 5 to 20 is a majestic tale of growth, survival, and discovering that Hunter's Mark may not actually deserve permanent custody of your concentration. Randall's Gloom Stalker becomes an invisible crossbow machine, Ash's Drakewarden takes to the skies aboard a fire-breathing murder lizard, and Tyler spends sixteen levels converting every available feat, spell slot, and medical supply into increasingly desperate attempts to keep one flying snake alive. By level 20, two of these characters are legendary hunters. The third is still shouting, "Don't worry, buddy, I have Cure Wounds!" while filling out another pet insurance claim. Show Notes In this episode, we continue building our 2014 DnD 5e rangers, taking Randall's Gloom Stalker, Ash's Drakewarden, and Tyler's original Player's Handbook Beast Master from level 5 all the way to level 20. Extra Attack immediately improves everyone's combat potential, although Tyler is mostly excited because he can finally attack without ordering his flying snake to do it for him. From there, we examine the spells, feats, subclass features, and questionable design decisions that define the ranger's later levels. We also commit ranger heresy by asking whether Hunter's Mark is actually worth using. Magic Weapon offers better accuracy, reliable damage, an hour-long duration, and none of the constant bonus-action reassignment that interferes with Crossbow Expert, companion commands, and other important ranger abilities. As the builds gain more attacks and begin using Sharpshooter, improving the chance to hit becomes increasingly valuable, leaving Hunter's Mark standing in the wilderness wondering why nobody invited it to combat. The three subclasses develop very differently. Randall's Gloom Stalker continues doing Gloom Stalker things, including attacking repeatedly, disappearing into darkness, gaining Greater Invisibility, and generally becoming Batman with a crossbow. Ash's Drakewarden gains elemental damage, a flying companion, and a breath weapon that can turn a battlefield into an aerial geometry problem. Meanwhile, Tyler's Beast Master slowly crawls toward competence, eventually allowing his snake to attack twice and share spells, assuming it survives long enough to enjoy either feature. At the highest levels, the ranger's progression becomes much less exciting. Fifth-level spells offer a few useful options, Feral Senses arrives with awkward limitations, and the class gives players several excellent reasons to multiclass after level 15. The journey concludes with Foe Slayer, a capstone so underwhelming that the group proposes replacing it with a legendary death arrow capable of instantly killing enemies, because a level-20 ranger should receive something more exciting than occasionally adding Wisdom to one attack. Finally, the Question of the Week examines why players reacted differently to the DnD 2024 rules and the Pathfinder 2e Remaster. The discussion explores community expectations, the circumstances behind each revision, compatibility concerns, and the uncomfortable space occupied by an update that changes too much to feel like ordinary 5e but not enough to feel like a genuinely new edition. Key Takeaways Hunter's Mark is not mandatory. Rangers have several competing uses for concentration and bonus actions. Magic Weapon, Elemental Weapon, Guardian of Nature, and subclass abilities may provide more value depending on the build. Accuracy becomes increasingly important. Extra Attack, Crossbow Expert, Sharpshooter, and subclass features reward effects that improve the chance of landing multiple attacks rather than adding modest damage to only one target. The original Beast Master demands too much maintenance. Tyler considers healing feats, defensive buffs, and other resources simply to keep his low-CR companion alive, although the subclass eventually gains respectable features such as Bestial Fury and Share Spells. Gloom Stalker remains extremely powerful. Additional attacks, darkness-based invisibility, Stalker's Flurry, Greater Invisibility, and strong action economy allow the subclass to remain dangerous throughout the ranger's progression. Drakewarden delivers the strongest companion fantasy. Its drake gains mobility, elemental abilities, flight, and a flexible breath weapon without requiring the ranger to build an entire emergency medical system around it. Ranger spells are useful, but spell slots are scarce. Pass Without Trace, Spike Growth, Lightning Arrow, Elemental Weapon, Guardian of Nature, and other options can be excellent, but rangers need to make each limited spell slot count. The late-level class features are underwhelming. Feral Senses has frustrating restrictions, and Foe Slayer offers too little for a level-20 capstone, especially for rangers making numerous attacks every round. Subclass choice dramatically changes the ranger experience. One ranger becomes Batman, another gets an airborne dragon flamethrower, and the third spends sixteen levels inventing increasingly elaborate snake-based healthcare. Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. 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Admidst the storms in life, Jesus invites us to keep our eyes on HIm and Come to Him   (we Walk By Faith - Haugen -St Francis de Sales Parish Choir, Canada)The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. AvilaPastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MAThanks for listening! May God's Word find a home in you.

This episode I am reading from JM DeBord's book 'The Science of the Paranormal: The Truth Behind Telepathy, ESP, Reincarnation, and More Mysterious Phenomena'. Discover the truth behind ESP, paranormal powers, and psychic abilities—the perfect gift for curious minds and bold scientists alike. Some paranormal phenomena and powers of the mind are real, but mainstream science dismisses it all as fantasy. The Science of the Paranormal looks toward the overwhelming evidence that something weird and wild lies behind our everyday reality. Credible witnesses have seen paranormal activity with their own eyes. Scientists have studied it in their labs. And everyday we see depictions of it in popular media like Stranger Things and X-Men. Separate fact from fiction in this book and get answers to questions like: Can objects be moved with psychokinesis? Is the future foreseeable? Can we communicate telepathically? What does science say about ESP? Where is the evidence for reincarnation and spirits? Bio Known online as RadOwl, he's published over 25,000 dream interpretations at r/dreams — Reddit's largest dreaming community, which he's led as head moderator since 2014. No other public record of dream expertise comes close. He's the author of DREAMS 1-2-3: Three Steps to Interpret Dreams — the most complete modern guide to dream interpretation — plus The Dream Interpretation Dictionary, RadOwl's Crash Course, and The Science of the Paranormal. Recognized by the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Former dream expert-in-residence at Canyon Ranch Spa. Featured in The Guardian and a recurring guest on Coast to Coast AM. He built the DREAMS 1-2-3 method to give anyone a practical system for decoding what their mind is actually saying at night. Because your dreams are telling you something — and once you know how to listen, everything changes. https://dreams123.net/ https://jmdebord.com/ https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/dreamsthatshapeus/ https://www.amazon.com/Science-Paranormal-Reincarnation-Mysterious-Phenomena/dp/1510778160 https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcasthttps://simonbown.com/My new book, Aspects of Alien Abduction https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9YZen AI bit.ly/zenAI_bpp_ufo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

OA1285 - This week on Rapid Response Friday: regulators, mount up! We take a closer look at the actual documents provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche which convinced John Cornyn and Thom Tillis to change their votes, how deregulation caused a national cyclospora outbreak (and the legal response to it), and state efforts to stop the “prediction market” racket which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been all too happy to ignore. And in today's footnote: three very different cases which prove why prediction markets shouldn't be a thing at all. Documents provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche on August 2, 2026 “Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot,” Dr. Robert B. Shipner, The Guardian (7/16/2026) Complaint in Null v. Taylor Farms, filed 7/21/206 Complaint in New York v. Kalshiex LLC, filed 7/31/2026 Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do! Listen ad-free and support the show at patreon.com/law.

That's right. The trade deadline has come and gone. The Mets win their 50th game in style by sweeping the series from a potential playoff team in the Cleveland Guardians. Exciting! P.S. T-Shirts are back on sale if you want to buy one.... or two! https://breakingt.com/products/the-rico Please like, rate, follow, favorite or subscribe to Rico Brogna here: ⁠⁠https://link.chtbl.com/RicoBrogna⁠⁠ Email TheRicoB@gmail.comExplore the podcast

With more than 7m pairs reportedly sold in 2025, Meta's Ray-Ban smartglasses are fast becoming the world's most popular new gadget. But while supporters say they are transforming photography and accessibility, others have labelled them ‘pervert glasses', with some UK pubs and restaurants, including Wetherspoons, banning the technology from their premises. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian's deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Grace Lin and Alvina Ling check in on how they're doing with their new year's resolutions at the halfway through the year(ish) point. They remind themselves about their words of the year, and then run through four resolutions each, and talk about their aspirations and what they wanted to get rid of/stop doing this year. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about a recent Guardian article outlining four different types of thinkers: the worriers, the domestics, bodily thinkers, and work hard-play hard. They discuss which ones they think apply to them. And they end as always with what they're grateful for.  Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1 Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfriendsforever_podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

Leon Black has faced mounting scrutiny over his long and deeply intertwined relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, particularly after newly surfaced court filings revealed an aggressive behind-the-scenes legal effort tied to a woman accusing Black of rape connected to Epstein's network. According to the reporting, Black's legal team privately contacted federal Judge Jed Rakoff in an effort to challenge and ultimately reverse a multimillion-dollar compensation award granted to the accuser through an Epstein victims' settlement fund. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, alleged that Black sexually assaulted her as a teenager at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse. The Guardian's reporting detailed how Black's attorneys argued the settlement process had been manipulated by fraudulent evidence and sought to protect Black's reputation from what they characterized as false allegations. Critics, however, argued the case highlighted how wealthy and powerful figures connected to Epstein continue to wield enormous legal and financial influence long after Epstein's death.The legal battle became even more controversial after a federal judge sanctioned Jane Doe and her former attorney for falsified evidence tied to parts of the case, though the court still allowed portions of the civil rape lawsuit against Black to proceed. Black has vehemently denied ever meeting or assaulting the accuser and has refused settlement offers, framing the allegations as entirely fabricated. Still, the broader controversy surrounding Black has persisted because of the extraordinary extent of his documented relationship with Epstein, including revelations that Black paid Epstein roughly $170 million for financial and tax-related services over several years despite Epstein already being a convicted sex offender. The case has become emblematic of the larger questions surrounding Epstein's network of elite associates, the power imbalance between wealthy defendants and accusers, and the ongoing struggle by survivors to seek accountability within a legal system critics argue often bends toward those with enormous resources and institutional influence.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his ‘good name' | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

On today's show (recorded in mid-May), Calvin and Alex explore the Trump administration's recently released national counterterrorism strategy. As a rhetorical artifact, this document offers a revealing window into how this administration frames security threats and who counts as an enemy of the state. And of course, the fact that it was written by would-be cartoon supervillain Sebastian Gorka makes it all the more dark and ridiculous.We first trace the strange evolution of "terrorism" as a category, from its shaky, vibes-based definitions to the wildly different ways it's been deployed across US presidential administrations. We then look at how the strategy document organizes its priorities, who gets named as a threat, and who conspicuously doesn't. We ask what work certain word choices and framings are doing beneath the surface, and what those choices reveal about the coalition of interests this administration is trying to hold together.Along the way, we talk about the document's global scope, from the Middle East to Latin America to Europe, and the throughlines connecting migration, security, and the Trump admin's cultural chauvinism across all three. We also get into the language used to describe newly added domestic “threats” - in particular left-wing, anti-fascist, and other groups that might be construed as enemies of Trump's right-wing government.Text Analyzed in this EpisodeThe White House's “United States Counterterrorism Strategy”Works and Concepts Cited in this Episode:McGee, M. C. (1980). The “ideograph”: A link between rhetoric and ideology. Quarterly journal of speech, 66(1), 1-16.Speri, A. (2026, 9 May). ‘Largely slop': Trump's new counter-terrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies. The Guardian. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-counter-terrorism-policy-sebastian-gorkaWalton, L. (2023, 1 Aug.). Making monsters: How media encourage hatred of immigrants. Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Retrieved from: https://fair.org/home/making-monsters-how-media-encourage-hatred-of-immigrants/ [on the “invasion” and “disaster” metaphors often used to portray immigrants and migration]

White House Correspondent April Ryan guest hosts with Erin to discuss Abdul El-Sayed's win in Michigan, the latest in Republican Rep Max Miller's snowballing awfulness, and Republicans' ongoing obsession with Dr. Fauci. Then friend of the show, Minnesota's LT. Governor Peggy Flanagan stops by to discuss her run for the U.S. Senate, and her favorite foods at the Minnesota State Fair. They wrap up with a very petty edition of the sanity corner.  The Most Powerful Men in America Are Eating Only Steak and Sauerkraut. Could I? (NYT 8/4)Trump declines to call for Max Miller's resignation amid abuse allegations (The Guardian 8/3)North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conduct (AP News 8/5)Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller (NOTUS 7/29)

Ciarán Donnelly, senior vice president for International Programs at International Rescue Committee talks about the ongoing war and displacement crisis in Sudan, plus Mark Townsend, senior global development reporter at the Guardian and the author of No Return: The True Story of How Martyrs Are Made (Guardian Faber Publishing, 2020), explains the role of the UK and the United Arab Emirates in the conflict. Photo: KHAZAN TUNJUR, JEBEL MARRA, NORTH DARFUR, SUDAN — FEBRUARY 26, 2026: A Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) soldier walks past dead donkeys on the outskirts of a remote village. Residents say a livestock disease has killed animals relied on to transport food, water and firewood. In this isolated, SLA-held area, where many displaced civilians have sought refuge from surrounding violence and remain largely cut off from markets and aid routes, the loss has compounded already severe hardship. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Avaaz via Getty Images)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Badenoch after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for next year's local elections. The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised. Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights'. He says he has carried out counter-extremism work since he was released from prison. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian political correspondent Ben Quinn – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Congressman Ro Khanna zooms in to discuss his push for Epstein-related transparency and the apparent progressive insurgency in primaries ahead of the midterms.Andrea Cabral, former public safety secretary for Mass., zooms in to discuss Todd Blanche's confirmation. Plus, force-feeding in ICE detention uncovered by the Guardian and the specific harm of re-shackling Haitians with ankle monitors.Nicole Nguyen, personal tech columnist for WSJ, joins to discuss what happens to our brain when we are inundated with uncanny valley AI images.Linda Champion, candidate for Suffolk DA, joins in Studio 3 to discuss her bid for the seat currently held by Kevin Hayden.

Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, Guardian science editor, to discuss three eye-catching science stories including an investigation that has identified four distinct types of thinker. Also on the agenda is the unprecedented cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US which has now been linked to two fatalities, and the funding cuts that threaten the iconic Jodrell Bank world heritage site, home to the Lovell telescope. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

Death by Boomer with Jeff Styles! Real Friends! (Powered by Guardian Investment Advisors) Let's face it - the boomers are the 2nd greatest generation to ever walk planet earth! From our music to our toys (we survived lawn darts) - we made the world better! Yes, better even for you gen x'ers - gen y's and millennials - we're just better!! AND....worse - we also used up all the resources - became a little spoiled and maybe we have clung to power a little too long. Misunderstood - that is what we are! These short episodes will hopefully bridge the gap with the x'ers, y'ers (if that's even a word) and millennials - Death by Boomer with Jeff Styles on DTB - powered by Guardian Investment Advisors! Thanks to our sponsor: Guardian Investment Advisors: https://giaplantoday.com/m/ ===== THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: (Welcome to our NEW sponsor) Signal Investigations: https://www.signalpi.com/ Nutrition World: https://nutritionw.com/ Vascular Institute of Chattanooga: https://www.vascularinstituteofchattanooga.com/ The Barn Nursery: https://www.barnnursery.com/ Optimize U Chattanooga: https://optimizeunow.com/chattanooga/ Guardian Investment Advisors: https://giaplantoday.com/ Alchemy Medspa and Wellness Center: http://www.alchemychattanooga.com/ Our House Studio: https://ourhousestudiosinc.com/ Team Montieth Real Estate - Lori Montieth: https://www.findchattanoogarealestate.com/ Ballinger and Associates - Risk Management: https://ballingerandassociates.com/ AirSpace Acoustics: https://www.airspaceacoustics.com/ BWELL4EVER: Labs and IV Therapies: https://www.bwell4ever.org/ ALL THINGS JEFF STYLES: www.thejeffstyles.com PART OF THE NOOGA PODCAST NETWORK: www.noogapodcasts.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple and giving us a share to your friends! This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

It's a wide-ranging Thursday Thoughts for SDH AMGuardian US Senior Sports Editor Alex Abnos visits with his thoughts on Larry Berg named new MLS Commissioner and pulls back the curtain on the piecing together of the Austin FC investigation at the paper- looking at how a story of this import comes togetherWe look at Leagues Cup Match Day 2 and preview Match Day 3 with Pulso Sports/Sounder at Heart's Niko Moreno and South America with our Nino Torres live from PeruPlus, transfer news and rumors from Atlanta United to Europe and back

Guardian-US Senior Sports Editor Alex Abnos bats leadoff on SDH AM on a couple of topicsAlex was in the press conference introducing new MLS Commissioner Larry Berg to the assembled press earlier this week- we get his thoughts on the appointmentPlus, with the Austin FC story he and Pablo Maurer posted to the publication involving youth-on-youth sexual abuse and the ongoing investigation, SDH gets a backgrounder on the journalism involved in making sure the story is presented in a 100-percent factual manner

Law enforcement around the state and country are finding Flock traffic cameras smashed, cut off from their power sources or simply whisked away. The devices use artifical intelligence to record and store vehicle information like license plate numbers. Police departments say they help solve crimes and find missing people. But privacy advocates say they allow law enforcement to gather too much information about individuals and their movements, without warrants. Some critics are taking their concerns to public meetings. Others are physically taking out the cameras. Sanya Mansoor is a freelance journalist who recently covered what she described as a “growing vigilante movement” against Flock cameras for The Guardian. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about her reporting.

At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 injured in another round of deadly Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for more air defence weapons, saying ballistic missile interceptors ‘could have saved the lives of those killed today'. For months, Ukraine has been warning about shortages after Donald Trump backtracked on his promise to let Ukraine manufacture missiles locally. In response to the attack, the EU's Ursula von der Leyen said ‘Russia must pay' – but will it? Lucy Hough talks to the Guardian's Russia affairs correspondent, Pjotr Sauer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Cameroon's 93-year-old president has not been seen for many weeks. The Guardian's Eromo Egbejule and Giovanni Wanneh tell Annie Kelly how the country is managing without its leader, and why Cameroonians still have hope for the next chapter. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

We're back from our Summer Break™ with an episode about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. It's not easy to tackle the zeitgeistiness of a poem that's been circulating for thousands of years, but leave it up to Hannah and Marcelle to try anyway. In this episode, we chat about the creation of Homeric epics, authorship, the cultural force of the so-called Western Canon, and the fluidity of The Odyssey as a culture text in and of itself.***To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back next week with a Material Concerns episode!Material Girls is a show that makes sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both.Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”.Works CitedBostick, Dani. “The Classical Roots of White Supremacy.” Learning for Justice. Southern Poverty Law Centre, 4 January 2021. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/the-classical-roots-of-white-supremacy/. Hall, Edith. The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer's Odyssey. London: I.B.Tauris, 2008. Kellman, Steven G. “The Literary Canon.” EBSCO Research Starters. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/literary-canon. Mahdawi, Arwa. “Why is Elon Musk so threatened by the casting of The Odyssey?” The Guardian 22 May 2026. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/22/elon-musk-the-odyssey-casting. Mcleod, E.M. [@mcleodmouth]. “LUPITA GET BEHIND ME .” Instagram, 3 May 2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DX4pI19pP0a/?hl=en. Wilson, Emily, trans. The Odyssey. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heat waves don’t get as much attention as blizzards, floods, and hurricanes, but extreme heat is one of the deadliest weather events on average. Research: National Weather Service. “Weather Related Fatality and Injury Statistics.” https://www.weather.gov/hazstat Last, John. “This Summer’s Drought Is Europe’s Worst in 500 Years. What Happened Last Time?” Smithsonian Magazine. 9/8/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-summers-drought-is-europes-worst-in-500-years-what-happened-last-time-180980711/ Wetter, Oliver; Seneviratne, Sonia I. et al. “The year-long unprecedented European heat and drought of 1540 - a worst case.” Climatic Change 125(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1184-2 Orth, Rene et al. “Did European temperatures in 1540 exceed present-day records?” Environmental Research Letters. 11 (2016) 114021 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/114021. United Nations Environment Programme. “Impacts of summer 2003 heat wave in Europe.” Environmental Alert Bulletin. https://www.unisdr.org/files/1145_ewheatwave.en.pdf Pfister, Christian. “The ‘Black Swan’ of 1540: Aspects of a European Megadrought.” From Climate Change and Cultural Transition in Europe. Brill. 1/1/2018. doi:10.1163/9789004356825_007 Grodzinsky, Ewa, and Märta Sund Levander. “History of the Thermometer.” Understanding Fever and Body Temperature: A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Clinical Practice 23–35. 23 Aug. 2019, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21886-7_3 John Huxham, Dr. Watson. “Remarks upon the Heat of the Air in July 1757. in an Extract of a Letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to William Watson, M. D. F. R S. Dated at Plymouth 19th of That Month. With Additional Remarks by Dr. Watson.” Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 50 (1757 - 1758), pp. 428-430 (3 pages). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/105279. Huxham, John. “An Account of the Extraordinary Heat of the Weather in July 1757, and of the Effects of It. In a Letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to Wm. Watson, M. D. F. R. S..” Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 50 (1757 - 1758). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/105292 Smeaton, John. “Remarks on the Different Temperature of the Air at Edystone, from That Observed at Plymouth, between the 7th and 14th of July 1757. By Mr. John Smeaton, F. R. S.” Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 50 (1757 - 1758). https://www.jstor.org/stable/105286 Sunderland, Helen. “The Great British Summer? A Historical Heatwave.” Doing History In Public. 8/12/2025. https://doinghistoryinpublic.org/2025/08/12/the-great-british-summer-a-historical-heatwave/ Scott, John. “Four elegies, descriptive and moral.” London J. Buckland. 1760. The Western Flying Post; or, Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury. Page 3. 8/15/1757. Lind, James. “An essay on the most effectual means of preserving the health of seamen in the Royal Navy.” 1774. Walpole, Horace. “The letters of Horace Walpole, fourth earl of Orford.” Vol. 3: 1750-1756. Oxford. 1903. Zwierlein, Cornel. "Chapter 3 The Danger between Nature and Culture: The Quotidian Threat of Urban Fires in the Premodern Era". Prometheus Tamed. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004431225_004 Web. Luterbacher, Jürg et al. “European Seasonal and Annual Temperature Variability, Trends and Extremes since 1500.” Science 303, 1499 (2004). DOI: 10.1126/science.1093877 Beniston, Martin. “The 2003 heat wave as an example of summers in a greenhouse climate? Observations and climate model simulations for Basel, Switzerland.” Global and Planetary Change. Volume 44, Issues 1–4, December 2004. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921818104000980 Franck, Marcy. “Heat waves and annual death rates in older adults in the United States.” Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 3/16/2026. https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/heat-waves-and-annual-death-rates-in-older-adults-in-the-united-states/ Poitras, Colin. “Warming U.S. climate linked to rising deaths from heat.” Yale School of Public Health. 11/7/2025. https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/warming-us-climate-linked-to-rising-deaths-from-heat/ World Meteorological Association. “Western Europe has hottest June on record.” 7/9/2026. https://wmo.int/media/news/western-europe-has-hottest-june-record Cole, Deborah. “Germany records nearly 100 drowning deaths, many of them young men, in June heatwave.” The Guardian. 6/12/2026. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/12/germany-drowning-deaths-heatwave-paris-france-spain PBS News. “Europe swelters under an early heat wave as France records 40 drowning deaths.” 6/23/2026. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/europe-swelters-under-an-early-heat-wave-as-france-records-40-drowning-deaths See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.