Podcasts about Hadrian

"On this day in history, September 13th: Hadrian began construction on a great wall across the north of England (122)...Michelangelo began carving the statue, 'David' (1501)...Army physician Walter Reed was born (1851)...so was Bill Monroe (1911)...Nintendo released a game called 'Super Mario Brothers (1985). And on this day in history in the year 335, The Church of the Holy Sepulcher was dedicated in Jerusalem, marking the location of Jesus' death and resurrection. That church - with its strange and tormented history - is a pretty good representation of Christianity at its most honest and nitty-gritty. I think it is a good metaphor for the institution itself, and that it can also speak to our individual, personal faith..."

From the Brushy Fork of John's Creek to the streets of Wexford Town, this collection spans reels, marches, shanties, and songs. A wounded hussar, a recruiting sergeant, and a man of the house all make an appearance, woven together by fiddle and voice from Ireland, Scotland, Québec, and beyond.. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #774.  -  -  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com! Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau, Hildaland, Jesse Ferguson, Celtic Underground, Marc Gunn, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Mick Flannery, Trí, The Leftovers, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Derek Byrne, Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson, Hadrian's Wall, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Release the Craicen GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items with what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2026 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Royal Lochnagar Distillery 0:11 - Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau "Le Cyclone" from Le Cyclone 3:44 - WELCOME 6:32 - Hildaland "The Brushy Fork Of John's Creek" (feat. Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan) from Fiddle Tunes (feat. Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan)  -  EP 9:40 - Jesse Ferguson "Roddy McCorley" from Carried Forward 14:15 - Celtic Underground "Man of the House Reel" from You Can Always Go Home 15:47 - Marc Gunn "Bring Me Home, Boys" from Sci Fi Drinking Songs 19:32 - FEEDBACK 20:33 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Two Cardinals" (march) from Whirring Wings 23:21 - Mick Flannery "Bonnie Rogue" from The House Must Win 25:57 - Trí "L'ennui / The Recruiting Sergeant" from 1919 31:06 - The Leftovers "Wexford Town" from Heart of Buffalo 34:35 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "The Wounded Hussar" from Tunes in the Morning 38:12 - THANKS 40:18 - Derek Byrne "Mingulay Boat Song" (feat. Paddygrass) from The Unexpected Voyage 44:54 - Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson "The Pride of Clyde No. 1 / The Drummer Boy / The Pride of Clyde No. 2" from Once Through the Hall 48:44 - Hadrian's Wall "Glengarry to Maidstone" from Play Us a Tune 52:51 - Adam Agee & Jon Sousa "Coppers and Brass / Munster Buttermilk" from Ceol nag Carad (Ceol na gCarad is pronounced "Kee - ohl nuh GAR - ad," Irish for "music of friendship.") 56:51 - CLOSING 58:01 - Release the Craicen "The Wellerman" from Live! Songs on a Boat 1:01:26 - CREDITS Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White, II. Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. 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Adventure gets sold to us as faster, harder, higher. In this week's Tracy chats with Lynne Nieman, founder of Wander Your Way and Wander Your Way Adventures, about soft adventure travel in Europe and why gentle can be the most memorable way to explore.What soft adventure means and what it avoidsWhy Europe's countryside and small towns make travel feel more connectedSimple ways to add a short walk to a city-based itineraryUsing local tourism boards and information centres to find easy routesAllTrails and helpful keywords such as family walks and discovery walksSoft adventure spots that surprise people, from England's footpaths to accessible Dolomites trailsWhat to carry for gentle walks, including water, rain jacket, phone, map photo and chargerHow small group tours reduce planning stress and add local guiding, meals and logisticsLynne's Hadrian's Wall walking tour coming in 2027If you're planning a trip to Europe and have a question, leave us a voice message through SpeakPipe. And if you know someone who would love a gentler kind of adventure, please share this episode with them.Show notes - Episode 104Plan your next trip step by step with our free Global Trip Planner - download it here.Support the show

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman Emperor Hadrian built a wall to protect the empire's northern frontier. Today, another Hadrian is building something very different—but with a similar purpose: helping protect America by rebuilding its industrial strength. Chris Power is the founder and CEO of Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company using AI and automation to produce critical components for America's aerospace and defense industries. Born in Australia, Chris believes America is the greatest country in the world—and he's determined to help keep it that way. His mission is to reinvigorate America's industrial base, starting with the Defense Industrial Base. Chris joins Mike to discuss manufacturing, national security, and why America's ability to defend itself ultimately depends on its ability to make things. Because sometimes the best defense isn't another wall. It's the ability to make what you need, when you need it. Many thanks to our excellent sponsors GoodRanchers.com/ROWE—100% of their meat from American farms and ranches and delivered straight to your door. Start your plan and get a free Ground Beef Bundle with your firs order. Good Ranchers—American meat delivered. ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe—The recruiting site that really is the smartest way to hire. Post a job for FREE and find a qualified candidate in 24 hours.

Changing the numbering system to be more suggestive of a bracket. Sixtus is the third one seed, if you will. Image: Sandro Botticelli, 1480, Pope Sixtus II Popes names Sixtus (originally Xystus): St Sixtus I 117 or 119 to 126 or 128 Martyr St Sixtus II 257 to 258 Famous martyr, in the Roman Canon St Sixtus III 432 to 440 Sixtus IV 1471 to 1484 Sistine Chapel named for him Sixtus V 1585 to 1590 Great reformer of the Papal States and Curia   Sixtus or Xystus I: the earliest pope we have covered so far, in the very uncertain period of the second century, during the reign of Hadrian. The chronicles that look back to this time do not agree on the dates of his ministry and otherwise only record a few vague details. He is supposed to have placed the chanting of the Sanctus at its present place in the Mass, right after the Preface; he is also recorded to have been martyred, although nothing seems to be preserved about the event.   Sixtus / Xystus II: pope during the persecution of Valerian in the third century. His brief reign saw a reconciliation with St. Cyprian and churches in Africa and Asia Minor, which had been requiring heretics to be rebaptized. The persecution was stepped up in August 258 and Pope Xystus was beheaded with four deacons in a cemetery where he was celebrating Mass; two more deacons were executed the same day; the last and most famous deacon, Lawrence, survived a few days to be captured and according to legend roasted to death. Pope Sixtus to this day is mentioned in the full version of the Roman Canon of the Eucharistic Prayer.   Sixtus / Xystus III: prior to his election as pope, a correspondent with St. Augustine. Approved the acts of the Council of Ephesus and rededicated the restored basilica of St. Mary Major. This historical period included continued disputes with both Pelagians and Nestorians. Defended and maintained papal supremacy over Illyricum. Succeeded by Leo the Great.   Sixtus IV: pope of the late fifteenth century. Born of poor parents; became a Franciscan and a notable theologian. Unfortunately once pope he became a traditional nepotist and involved the Papal States in wars to put his nephews in charge of Florence and Ferrara, and wars of this nature continued to absorb papal attention through the beginning of the Reformation. He opposed and annulled the decrees of the Council of Constance and was successful in turning the Church away from conciliarism. He was a great builder and is said to have made Rome much more livable, helping continue its recovery from the Avignon period of the papacy. He reorganized and essentially refounded the Vatican Library and most famously built the Sistine Chapel.   Sixtus V: also of poor birth and Dalmatian ancestry, whose family had fled from Turkish expansion; supposedly a swineherd as a boy. Also became a Franciscan and rose to prominence in that order, also for a time appointed to the Inquisition in Venice. Accompanied the future Gregory XIII to Spain to investigate claims that the Archbishop of Toledo was a heretic, and the two did not get along. During Gregory XIII's long reign he was sidelined. Similarly to his time as an inquisitor, he proved to be an effective but severe and even brutal ruler of the Papal States. He had perhaps ten thousand to thirty thousand brigands to deal with and nearly exterminated them. He put the papal finances in order and built many useful and beautiful buildings, but seems to have taxed the economy into a stupor. Of particular significance, he created fifteen Congregations to organize the cardinals and created much of the current structure of the Curia. He caused editions of the Septuagint and the Vulgate to be printed, although his edition of the Vulgate is not considered to be of high quality, and even at the time was recalled and corrected in 1592 due to many errors already recognized. He was supposedly on the point of forcing the Jesuits to change their name from the "Society of Jesus" and change some of the rules of the order when he died. For a change he was actually notably non-nepotistic.   Why Sixtus VI: A cardinal would take this name in order to revive the memory of Sixtus II (and I), recognizing that the Church in so many parts of the world faces persecution on a massive scale. That by itself might be enough. The early modern era Popes Sixtus, especially Sixtus V, might contribute to the idea especially if 1) the cardinal is a Franciscan and 2) he plans to address the Vatican finances and the organization of the Curia at large.  

In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Dr. Richard Claxton, Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme, for a conversation about one of the most quietly magical institutions in Britain. On weekends across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, ordinary people — and some rather extraordinary ones — throw open their garden gates and invite strangers in. You pay around six pounds, wander through someone's private paradise, and then sit down to homemade Victoria sponge and a cup of tea. Every penny goes to charity, most of it to nurses. Richard came to the role by an unusual route: a GP for 23 years in Tonbridge, he became a leading advocate of "green prescribing" — the idea that time in a garden can be genuine medicine — founded the charity Gardening4health, launched an NHS therapy garden, retrained as a garden designer specializing in healthcare spaces, and volunteered as a guide at Sissinghurst. He explains the real clinical evidence behind therapeutic horticulture, tells the story of Elsie Wagg and the 600 gardens that opened in 1927 to fund the Queen's Nurses, walks through how the scheme works today and how visitors can find and book gardens, describes the intensive care roof garden and the spinal unit gardens the charity funds, unpacks what makes an English garden English, tells the love story behind Sissinghurst, reveals his own favorite garden in the scheme, and — live on air — writes Jonathan a green prescription. Note: Cover image is Wordsworth Garden in Cumbria, which I don't think is actually in the scheme, but it is the prettiest picture of a garden I had! Links The National Garden Scheme National Garden Scheme — Official Website Find a Garden to Visit Who We Are & What We Do The National Garden Scheme App — iOS & Android NGS on Instagram Dr. Richard Claxton on Instagram — @richardclaxtongardens Beneficiary Charities Mentioned The Queen's Nursing Institute Macmillan Cancer Support Parkinson's UK Marie Curie Carers Trust Horatio's Garden — Gardens for Spinal Injury Centres Greenfingers Charity — Gardens for Children's Hospices Gardens Mentioned Sissinghurst Castle Garden — National Trust, Kent Knole, Sevenoaks — National Trust Also Mentioned Friends of Anglotopia Club Takeaways The National Garden Scheme is a charity, not a membership body — a network of around 3,500 private gardens across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands that open to the public on set days each year. Scotland has its own equivalent scheme. Entry is typically around six pounds, and there is almost always cake. The scheme was founded in 1927 by Elsie Wagg, the daughter of a wealthy stockbroking family, who sat on the committee funding the Queen's Nurses — a fledgling service of community district nurses struggling for money in the era before the NHS. Her idea was simple: get as many people as possible to open their gardens and charge the public a shilling. In the first year, 600 gardens opened and raised £8,000. Ninety-nine years later, the scheme has given away roughly £80 million, and currently distributes about £4 million every year. It is now the single biggest funder of many of Britain's major nursing and healthcare charities — including Macmillan Cancer Support, Parkinson's UK, Marie Curie, Carers Trust, hospices, and still, most enduringly, the Queen's Nurses. The charity is tiny in staff and vast in reach: only 13 paid employees, supported by around 600 volunteers who coordinate garden openings county by county across the country. Green social prescribing is not, as Richard is careful to stress, "mumbo jumbo." The evidence shows that ten sessions of therapeutic horticulture delivers benefit for moderate depression and anxiety roughly equivalent to ten sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy — at significantly lower cost — and roughly equivalent to a much longer course of SSRI antidepressants. Gardeners who grow their own produce also show lower rates of obesity, dementia, and several cancers. About half a million pounds a year goes specifically to the charity's Gardens and Health program. Projects include a roof garden on an intensive care unit in London — designed so that ventilated, sedated patients can be brought outside to feel sun and breeze, with all life-support equipment plugged into cupboards concealed within the flower beds — and Horatio's Garden, which builds and staffs gardens at all eleven UK spinal injury centres. Gardens are not selected by contest. Most owners approach the scheme themselves; occasionally the scheme approaches an exceptional garden. A county team member then visits to assess quality, access, parking, and catering arrangements, and to work out when in the year the garden looks its best. Beyond the scheduled open days, many gardens offer "by arrangement" visits — meaning if you see a garden you like the sound of but there's no date listed, you can simply contact the owner directly, explain you'll be in the area, and more often than not they'll say yes and bake you a cake. The classic English cottage garden — densely planted, lush, mixing vegetables and fruit with ornamental flowers timed to bloom in relay across the season — is changing under pressure from drought and hosepipe bans. Richard is seeing a marked shift toward Mediterranean-style planting, grasses, and drought-tolerant species. The National Garden Scheme's centenary falls in 2027. Only about 75 of the original 1927 gardens still open today, but the charity is aiming for 150 to 200 of them next year, alongside gala events, concerts and dinners in gardens, a traveling exhibition, show gardens at county shows, and a full impact report covering the charity's first hundred years. Soundbites "It was the dream ticket for me, because it combined both gardening and health and visiting gardens and garden design and people — and cake. I really am the cat that got the cream." — Richard on landing the job. "I would emphasize I'm not a complete hippie as a doctor. I'm not remotely new age. I was very conventional as a GP. Green social prescribing is simply a way of pointing out, in a holistic sense, a prescription that isn't necessarily in a packet of pills." — Richard on what green prescribing actually is. "Ten sessions will be equivalent in benefit to a course of cognitive behavioral therapy for the same amount of time, and it will cost a lot less. It's not mumbo jumbo. There is real evidence behind it." — Richard on the clinical case for therapeutic horticulture. "She said to her committee: why don't we get as many people as possible to open their gardens for charity and let the public in? And so in 1927, 600 gardens opened for the very first time and they charged a shilling a head." — Richard on Elsie Wagg's original idea. "If I went and saw a movie at a cinema, that would be between fifteen and twenty-five pounds. Or if I went to a large public garden, twenty, twenty-five. These are six pounds a head. And there's almost always cake." — Richard on the value proposition. "I'd literally not even got my feet under the desk and I was being asked to write checks for half a million pounds to these charities. It really brought home to me the value and the impact of what we do." — Richard on his first weeks in the job. "Patients who are effectively on life support machines, ventilated and sedated, can come up and feel the sun on their face and the breeze. They can look into the tree canopy. It's been designed so you can plug in all the equipment that keeps them alive into cupboards buried in the flower beds." — Richard on the intensive care roof garden the scheme part-funded. "All the best gardens are ones where there's a love story behind them. And Sissinghurst is the ultimate example of a love story garden for me." — Richard on why Sissinghurst is his favorite garden in the world. "They lived in squares, they painted in circles, and they loved in triangles." — Richard quoting the saying about the Bloomsbury set. "They set out the garden at the beginning of their married life with a wedding present ask for everyone who came to their wedding: a cutting, a small little plant of yew or box. And from those wedding presents they have grown the most extraordinarily beautiful topiary garden I've ever been in — with twelve-foot-high peacocks and dogs and chess pieces." — Richard on Balmoral Cottage, his favorite garden in the scheme. Chapters 00:21 Introduction — Open garden gates, Victoria sponge, and one of Britain's most charming institutions 01:47 Welcome, Richard — Recording on a bank holiday Monday 01:59 From GP to Garden Scheme — Sweet peas with grandad, gardening through junior doctor years, and a roundabout route 03:26 Twenty-Five Years as a Community Physician — Recognizing that lifestyle problems could respond to time in nature 04:25 Building the Path — A therapy garden for the NHS, founding a charity, and a garden design diploma for hospital spaces 05:00 The Dream Ticket — Gardening, health, gardens, design, people, and cake 05:27 What Is Green Prescribing? — And a firm assurance that Richard is not a hippie 06:19 How It Actually Works — Ten sessions of therapeutic horticulture, and how it compares to CBT and SSRIs 08:12 Preventative Healthcare — Why gardeners are thinner, eat better, and have lower rates of cancer and dementia 08:46 The Bigger Picture — Food security, climate, biodiversity, loneliness, and what gardens can connect 09:13 Volunteering at Sissinghurst — And why they wouldn't even give him a pair of clippers 10:14 What Is the National Garden Scheme? — 3,200 gardens, four nations, and a charity not a membership body 10:44 The Origins — Elsie Wagg, the Queen's Nurses, and 600 gardens in 1927 12:12 Ninety-Nine Years Later — How the formula works today 13:29 Six Pounds and a Slice of Cake — Lemon drizzle, Victoria sponge, and why it's such good value 13:45 Why People Come Back — Inspiration, holidays, meeting family halfway, and buying plants propagated on site 14:59 Not Just Stately Homes — Ordinary back gardens, group openings, and allotments 15:47 What Is an Allotment? — Richard explains a very British institution to an American audience 17:17 How a Garden Joins the Scheme — Not a contest; the county team visit; access, parking, catering and timing 17:38 Thirteen Staff, Six Hundred Volunteers — How a tiny charity achieves such enormous reach 18:36 Finding a Garden to Visit — The website, the app, booking online or paying at the gate 19:08 Is It Only One Weekend a Year? — No: set days across the season, planned around what's in bloom 20:17 "By Arrangement" Openings — How to get a bespoke private visit, and why they'll probably bake you a cake 21:20 Where the Money Goes — £80 million lifetime, £4 million a year, and the charities it funds 22:03 Why These Charities Exist — The NHS, community care, and the charitable infrastructure alongside it 23:43 The Biggest Funder — Hospices, Parkinson's nurses, Macmillan, spinal units, veterans, and the Queen's Nurses 24:39 Every Slice of Cake — The duality of generosity that runs through the whole scheme 25:38 Writing the Checks — Half a million pounds in the first two months on the job 26:03 A Casino in Indiana — Jonathan's tangent about local charitable giving 26:56 Who the Real Beneficiaries Are — Not the charities, but the British public 28:11 Leaving Patients After 23 Years — And why the impact of this job is greater than one-to-one care 29:07 The Gardens and Health Program — Half a million a year, and what it funds 30:18 The Intensive Care Roof Garden — Life support in a garden, and equipment hidden in the flower beds 31:35 Horatio's Garden — Gardens at all eleven UK spinal injury centres 32:06 Smaller Projects — A garden for teenagers with mental health problems in a deprived northwestern area 32:43 What Makes an English Garden English? — The cottage garden style and where it came from 33:53 A Changing Climate — Drought, hosepipe bans, crispy brown lawns, and the shift to Mediterranean planting 35:33 Why Sissinghurst? — All the best gardens have a love story 36:21 Vita and Harold — Knole, inheritance law, a ramshackle ruin, and the tower like Rapunzel's 37:36 A Brilliant Pair — Harold laid the bones, Vita did the planting 38:11 The Bloomsbury Set — Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, Keynes, Eliot, and living in squares 39:52 What You'll Actually See — The White Garden, the moat, the herb garden, the lime walk, and the view from the tower 41:14 Lucky Not to Inherit — Why losing Knole gave the world Sissinghurst 41:39 The Centenary in 2027 — Gala events, concerts, dinners, exhibitions, and 200 original gardens reopening 43:40 Richard's Favorite Garden in the Scheme — Balmoral Cottage in Kent 44:41 A Wedding Present Garden — Cuttings of yew and box, and twelve-foot topiary peacocks 46:08 Jonathan Asks for a Green Prescription — Live on air, and slightly off script 46:37 Shinrin-yoku — What a two-hour walk in green space does to your heart rate and cortisol 48:03 Grow Your Own — Nutrition, plot to plate, and why supermarket sweetcorn disappoints 49:03 Gardening as Exercise — Why an hour or two of gardening equals half an hour in the gym 49:51 The Real Advice — Start with a walk; if you like it, get an allotment 50:14 Hadrian's Wall — Jonathan's training walks and what they've done for his health 50:48 Making It Stick — Why the hardest part is building it into your life, and why gardens are just outside your back door 52:09 Wrap-Up — Where to find the National Garden Scheme, the app, and Richard's own Instagram Video Version

Greg Jenner is joined in western Europe by historian Dr Serena Dyer and comedian and actor Vic Michaelis to learn all about the hidden history of underwear. For as long as people have been wearing clothes, they have been wearing garments under them – Romans at Hadrian's Wall were sent underpants, and even Ötzi the Iceman was discovered wearing a form of undergarment. But what were people wearing before the invention of underwires and elastic, so essential to our modern conceptions of underwear? This episode traces the history of our underthings in western Europe and the USA from the medieval period, through the Tudor, Regency and Victorian eras, and into the modern day. Moving around the body, it takes in the linen shifts and shirts that were the universal undergarment for much of history, the development of drawers and stockings, and the shockingly recent invention of knickers and briefs. It also tackles stays and corsets, asking whether they were really as painful as film and TV depictions suggest, and looking at the reliability of on-screen underwear in programmes like ‘Bridgerton'. If you're a fan of fashion trends of the past, evolving views on beauty and the body, and debunking historical myths, you'll love our episode on the history of underwear. If you want more historical fashion and beauty trends, check out our episodes on the History of High Heels, Renaissance Beauty and haircare entrepreneur Madam CJ Walker. You're Dead To Me is the comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Every episode, Greg Jenner brings together the best names in history and comedy to learn and laugh about the past. Hosted by: Greg Jenner Research by: Lily Tidman Written by: Dr Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Dr Emma Nagouse, and Greg Jenner Produced by: Dr Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Gill Huggett Senior Producer: Dr Emma Nagouse Executive Editor: Philip Sellars

This is a special one. Recorded on home soil just days before departure, this is Jonathan Thomas's complete pre-trip briefing before he leaves to walk the entire 84-mile length of Hadrian's Wall — coast to coast across Northern England. It has been fifteen years in the making. Jonathan walks through the whole story: the conversation with his wife a year ago that set everything in motion, the year of training that followed, why he chose this particular trail, and how a long-held someday became a definite date on the calendar. He then goes deep into the logistics — the Macs Adventure app and luggage transfer service, his full ten-stage itinerary from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, why he's walking east to west, the "day zero" plan to get the first five miles out of the way, the gear he's packing (and the beloved Ordnance Survey maps he's leaving behind), and the tradition he's borrowing from the Wainwright Coast to Coast. Finally, he lays out everything coming down the line: a ten-episode podcast series sponsored by SplashMaps, social posts from the trail, mini-documentaries, articles, a possible book, a possible revival of the Travels in Britain video series — and the extra week in England afterward, taking in the Settle & Carlisle line, four days in York, a day out in Yorkshire with Tim Barber, Castle Howard, and a final stretch in London that includes Buckingham Palace, the Ceremony of the Keys, the Wallace Collection's Churchill exhibition, and a recording of next month's What's On in London from inside Emery Walker's House. The Anglotopia Hadrian's Wall Hub — Progress Tracker & All Content Links The Sponsors Macs Adventure — Hadrian's Wall Path Walking Holidays Macs Adventure — Hadrian's Wall Path East to West, 9 Days SplashMaps SplashMaps — The New Hadrian's Wall Challenge Series Map (Anglotopia Collaboration) Previous Anglotopia Episodes Mentioned Episode 70 — Tips on Walking the Hadrian's Wall National Trail with Emily Graver of Macs Adventure Episode 87 — How to Walk Hadrian's Wall with Quintin Lake Episode 82 — Your Travel Guide to Britain in 2026 Tim Barber — The Real Yorkshire Tours Episode Dr. Lucy Davis — Winston Churchill the Painter at the Wallace Collection What's On in London: August — Including the Ceremony of the Keys Anglotopia Background Reading Anglotopia's Big Plans for 2026: Walking Hadrian's Wall and More Training for Hadrian's Wall — The Full Archive Jonathan on the SplashMaps Adventure Habits Podcast Friends of Anglotopia Club — Everything Posts Here First The Trail Itself Hadrian's Wall Path — Official National Trail Hadrian's Wall Passport & Stamps Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend — Where the Walk Begins Vindolanda Roman Fort & Museum AD122 Hadrian's Wall Bus Service Cicerone Guide — Hadrian's Wall Path Trailblazer Guide — Hadrian's Wall Path Places on the Itinerary Lumley Castle Hotel, Chester-le-Street Beamish — The Living Museum of the North Tyne & Wear Metro Tynemouth Priory & Castle — English Heritage The Twice Brewed Inn, Once Brewed Northumberland International Dark Sky Park Sycamore Gap — National Trust Lanercost Priory — English Heritage Carlisle Castle — English Heritage Carlisle Cathedral The Week After the Walk The Settle & Carlisle Railway Ribblehead Viaduct National Railway Museum, York Visit York Castle Howard, North Yorkshire Emery Walker's House, Hammersmith Ceremony of the Keys, Tower of London Buckingham Palace State Rooms & East Wing Tour Winston Churchill the Painter — The Wallace Collection Frida Kahlo — Tate Modern James McNeill Whistler — Tate Britain Star Trek at 60 — Science Museum Follow Along The Anglotopia Hadrian's Wall Hub — Progress Tracker & All Content Anglotopia on Instagram Anglotopia on Facebook Friends of Anglotopia Club Takeaways This walk has been fifteen years in the making. Deep in the Anglotopia archive is what Jonathan calls "the graveyard of my ambitions" — every previous attempt to start training for Hadrian's Wall that never became a trip. The difference now is life stage: what would have been an enormous ask with a young family in his twenties is achievable in his forties with teenagers who can manage without him for two and a half weeks. The trip exists because of a single conversation. About a year ago, Jonathan's wife Jackie told him she could see something was wrong and that he needed to do something about it. What came out of that conversation was a plan: get to England, do something big, and train for it. A year later he's roughly forty pounds lighter, knows he can walk long distances because he has, and says he's been happier this year than he's ever been — before even setting foot on the trail. Two sponsors made it happen. Macs Adventure — a self-guided walking and cycling specialist — planned and booked the entire trip, which is what made it financially possible in the first place. SplashMaps, the fabric map company Jonathan has been a fan of for a decade, came in last May to sponsor the forthcoming ten-episode podcast series, and has commissioned a special Hadrian's Wall map for the Challenge Series in collaboration with Anglotopia. The Macs Adventure app is the centerpiece of the self-guided model. It holds the full itinerary, all hotel and booking details, day-by-day route overviews, downloadable offline GPS mapping, weather, luggage transfer information, and — Jonathan's favorite feature — tips left by other walkers who have done the same stage. Because of it, the treasured Ordnance Survey maps and guidebooks are staying home. Luggage transfer changes everything. Each morning the suitcase goes down to hotel reception by 9am and is moved to the next hotel, meaning Jonathan only carries a day pack with camera, laptop, microphones, water and snacks. This is also why he's traveling carry-on only for the entire two and a half weeks. The route runs Wallsend → Heddon-on-the-Wall → Corbridge → Chollerford → Once Brewed → Gilsland → Haytongate → Carlisle → Bowness-on-Solway, over ten days. Jonathan is walking east to west specifically for the experience of walking out of a city into open countryside — an idea that came directly from the Quintin Lake and Macs Adventure guide episodes. "Day Zero" is the smart move. Rather than face a fifteen-mile first day, Jonathan is arriving in Newcastle a day early, collecting his Hadrian's Wall passport at Segedunum in Wallsend, and walking the first flat five city miles back to his hotel — leaving a more manageable ten miles for day one proper. He notes that even ten miles will be the longest single-day walk of his life. He's borrowing a tradition from the Wainwright Coast to Coast. Walkers there dip their toes in the North Sea at the start and the Irish Sea at the finish. Since the Hadrian's Wall Path doesn't start at the sea, Jonathan is taking the Tyne & Wear Metro out to Tynemouth to dip his toes in the North Sea before beginning — and will do the same at Bowness-on-Solway if the tide is in. There is a great deal of content coming, and almost none of it will be published from the trail. A one-off Macs Adventure episode arrives in September, followed by the ten-part SplashMaps-sponsored series starting in October (after the six-part Jane Austen series in September). Expect two podcasts a week for the rest of the year, plus reels, mini-documentaries, articles, photography, a possible book, and possibly a revival of the Travels in Britain video series — which quietly accumulated half a million YouTube views over the years. The week after the walk is a trip in itself: the Settle & Carlisle railway line and the Ribblehead Viaduct, four days based in York including the National Railway Museum, a full day exploring Yorkshire and Castle Howard with Tim Barber from the Real Yorkshire Tours episode, then London for the Ceremony of the Keys, Buckingham Palace State Rooms and East Wing, the Wallace Collection's Churchill exhibition, a recording of next month's What's On in London from inside Emery Walker's House, and a celebratory dinner with Anglotopia's columnists. Soundbites "This is the last episode that I'm recording on home soil before I leave for Britain to walk the entire length of Hadrian's Wall. Or as I've been telling people who don't know what Hadrian's Wall is — I'm walking across England, quite literally, from coast to coast." — Jonathan opening the episode. "If you go deep into Anglotopia's archive, you can see the graveyard of my ambitions — all the times I tried to begin training for Hadrian's Wall and failed and never went and did it." — Jonathan on fifteen years of false starts. "We had a conversation that was basically life changing. It's the kind of conversation you can only have with somebody who's been your partner for twenty years." — Jonathan on the moment a year ago that set everything in motion. "If I had attempted to do this walk a year ago in the shape I was in a year ago, I probably would have ended up in a hospital somewhere in northern England, which would not have been good." — Jonathan on a year of training. "I'm actually not that interested in the history so much anymore. I'm interested in the walk." — Jonathan on how his relationship with Hadrian's Wall has shifted over the past year of research. "I'm looking forward to starting in a city and literally walking out of a city. I've never experienced that before. And then walking into the open countryside. There's a romance to it that I feel like is really appealing." — Jonathan on why he chose to walk east to west. "They were in the Durham area in a village called Shincliffe. This is the landscape they inhabited, and it's the landscape they left and came to North America and never went back to. So this is kind of me going back and understanding this landscape that they felt like they needed to leave." — Jonathan on the ancestral connection running underneath the walk. "I'm not going to do a few miles and then get on the bus and get to the next trailhead, because that's not doing it. I'll never be able to live with myself that I went through all of this to go do this and then I didn't do it all." — Jonathan on why he's taking the full ten days. "Thank you for talking to me a year ago and making me realize I needed to make some changes and needed to do this — because I have been the happiest I've ever been and I haven't even gone on the walk yet." — Jonathan's message to his wife Jackie. "If you've got something big you want to do, do it. You can just do things. So get on with it." — Jonathan's closing thought before departure. Chapters 00:22 Introduction — The last episode before leaving for Hadrian's Wall 01:25 Thank You to the Sponsors — Macs Adventure and SplashMaps 02:43 Fifteen Years in the Making — The graveyard of ambitions in the Anglotopia archive 03:38 A Year Ago — The conversation with Jackie that changed everything 04:25 Training and Health — Why the walk became a goal worth building a year around 05:02 An Amazing Year — Where the training got him and how he's feeling now 06:09 Why Hadrian's Wall? — Roman history, Game of Thrones, and a frontier where civilization stopped 06:59 What Actually Interests Him Now — Less the history, more the walk itself 07:53 Walking Out of a City — Why east to west, and the appeal of Newcastle 08:27 The Durham Ancestral Connection — Shincliffe and the landscape his family left 09:08 Not a Natural Walker — Hating gym class, and finding walking as the least bad option 10:41 The Indiana Problem — Busy county roads, trail apps, and some surprising discoveries close to home 11:35 Someday Becomes Now — Goals, accountability, and being public about it 12:32 Macs Adventure Comes On Board — When booking confirmations made it real 13:06 Meet Hudson — The Irish setter bought to encourage the walking, and the most handsome misbehaved dog imaginable 14:36 A Bigger Deal Than One Episode — How the walk grew into a ten-part series 15:33 SplashMaps Comes On Board — And the special Hadrian's Wall map commissioned for the trip 16:13 Planning — The library of Hadrian's Wall books built up over fifteen years 16:59 The Ordnance Survey Maps — Laid out across a basement floor, and why they're staying home 17:31 The Macs Adventure Welcome Packet — Luggage tag, guidebook, and what arrived by Royal Mail 17:51 How Luggage Transfer Works — Bag to reception by 9am, day pack only 19:15 The Macs Adventure App — Offline mapping, itinerary, hotel details, weather, and tips from other walkers 21:42 The Itinerary Begins — Flying from Chicago, arriving early, and a buffer day 22:17 Lumley Castle — A 14th-century castle hotel in Chester-le-Street for night one 22:57 Beamish — Squeezing in the living history museum if jet lag permits 23:56 The Geography of the Walk — Wallsend, the Roman line, and where the trail actually runs 24:15 The Hadrian's Wall Passport — Collecting stamps along the route 25:06 The Ten Stages — Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, stage by stage 26:01 East to West vs West to East — Why the Quintin Lake and Macs Adventure episodes settled it 26:54 Day Zero — Getting the first five city miles out of the way on arrival day 27:41 Ten Miles on Day One — The longest single walk of his life 28:25 Dipping Toes in Two Seas — Borrowing a tradition from the Wainwright Coast to Coast 30:43 The Tyne & Wear Metro — Newcastle's underground, and the train nerd's excitement 31:23 A Boring Walk? — Why Jonathan disagrees with the guidebooks about the Newcastle stretch 32:03 Building a Rough Itinerary — TripIt, research, and accepting he can't see everything 33:19 What He Wants to See — Sycamore Gap, Lanercost Priory, Carlisle Castle and Cathedral, an aviation museum 34:05 The AD122 Bus — Why nothing is truly missed 35:00 Ten Days, Not Four — Taking his time and refusing to skip sections 36:01 The Weather Forecast — Sixties and seventies Fahrenheit, and rain almost every day 36:21 Gear — Boots, walking shoes, waterproofs, day pack, and the Columbia socks he trained in 37:45 Carry-On Only — Two weeks of clothing in a carry-on, and why no walking poles 38:42 The Twice Brewed Inn — Once Brewed, the Dark Sky Park, and hoping to see the Milky Way 39:45 Cameras and Microphones — What's coming in the day pack 40:09 Anglotopia Hats and Green Glasses — And a thank you to his parents 40:42 What's Coming — Content plans for the next year and beyond 41:06 The Macs Adventure Episode — Coming in September 41:52 Why He Won't Publish From the Trail — Lessons learned from Land's End to John o'Groats 43:05 The Ten-Episode Series — Recording twenty to thirty minutes at the end of every day 43:26 Release Schedule — Two podcasts a week for the rest of the year, after the Jane Austen series 44:17 Social Media From the Trail — Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Bluesky 44:34 Mini-Documentaries and Reels — Filming now, editing later 45:08 Friends of Anglotopia First — Podcasts, articles, updates and photography 45:20 A Book? — Undecided, and the problem with middle-aged men writing about walking 46:24 Travels in Britain — The old Rick Steves-style series that quietly got half a million views 47:33 After the Walk — An extra week in England 48:00 Why Jackie Isn't Coming — A tree fell on the house in May and reconfigured the summer 48:57 Leaving the Day Before School Starts — And how that happened 50:11 Making Wine From Sour Grapes — Doing things his wife would hate 50:22 The Settle & Carlisle Line — The Ribblehead Viaduct and one of Britain's great railway journeys 50:54 Four Days in York — Finally doing the city properly 51:33 The National Railway Museum — Enjoying it thoroughly and alone 52:14 A Day Out With Tim Barber — Castle Howard, a ruined abbey, and the North York Moors 53:18 On to London — Staying with a friend 53:38 Emery Walker's House — Recording next month's What's On in London on location 54:07 The Ceremony of the Keys — Finally doing it after years of wanting to 54:22 Exhibitions — Frida Kahlo, Whistler, Star Trek, and knowing he can't do it all 54:43 Buckingham Palace — The State Rooms and the newly renovated East Wing 55:14 The Wallace Collection Churchill Exhibition — Booked months ago 55:29 An Anglotopia Dinner — Meeting the columnists in person 55:57 What He'll Miss — The Bayeux Tapestry press view and a February return 56:31 Closing Thoughts — A year ago this wasn't happening, and now it is 56:44 Thank You, Jackie — The person who made it happen 57:22 If You've Got Something Big You Want to Do — Just do it 58:03 How to Follow Along — Friends of Anglotopia, the Hadrian's Wall hub, and the progress tracker 58:57 See You on the Other Side of the Wall Video Version

The Cuckoo sings in May and the King of the Dogwoods reigns over an hour built from polkas, ballads, and Gaelic song. This episode moves between Ireland, Scotland, and the wider Celtic diaspora, featuring both first - time voices on the show and beloved regulars who have shaped its sound for years. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #770.  -  -  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!   Trí, Celtic Underground, Blackwillow Starling, Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson, Irish Millie, The Bilge Pumps, Callan, Boiled In Lead, Mairi McGillivray, Hadrian's Wall, Colin Steele, Sean Griffin, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, John Doyle   Marc Gunn, Trí, Blackwillow Starling, Irish Millie, Mairi McGillivray, Sean Griffin, Colin Steele, John Doyle, Boiled In Lead GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX   The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items with what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. 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The Roman Conquest of Britain. The furthest western point of the empire. How did life change for ordinary people after the invasion? Why do Middle Eastern gods end up on Hadrian's Wall in Northern England? And how does the famous gorgon face carved into stone in Bath blend Celtic and Roman spiritual beliefs? In Episode 2 of this series, William Dalrymple and Anita Anand are joined by Dr Eleanor Barraclough, author of Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts, to discuss how the arrival of the Romans altered the gods of these isles. Try Attio for free at attio.com/empire Summer sale is here: get an annual Empire Club membership for an extra 20% off with code SUMMER26. That's ad-free listening, early-access, every bonus episode, and full access to our exclusive members' series. Sale ends August 31st, so grab it before summer's over.   For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Imogen Marriott Editor: Bruno Di Castri Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russ asks, "I don't know what it is called, but at a certain point ( or a certain number of points) in time, Rome decided to build walls to defend their empire. Most famous, of course, is Hadrian's Wall. But of course they are many more, such as the Antonine Wall, Walls of Lugo, Aurelian's Wall and Londinium Walls, to name a few. These walls were constructed differently and had different purposes. Anyway, were the Walls revolutionary? Or something else?"   Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast  

Wandering Works for Us PodcastDate: 1 August 2026Title: York & Corbridge, UK: Ghosts, Vikings, and the Wall That Ended Our England LegSummary of EpisodeYork earns the title of favorite city on the trip: walkable, atmospheric, and layered with Viking, medieval, and LGBTQ+ history. We cover the Shambles and its Harry Potter branding, the Jorvik Viking Centre's ride-through experience (built on the actual Coppergate dig), a haunted pub crawl at the Black Swan, a walk on the city walls at sunset, and the Holy Trinity Church plaque marking Anne Lister and Ann Walker's 1834 union. We're honest about regretting skipping York Minster. From there, we head to Corbridge for one final England stop — reuniting with an old friend, visiting Corbridge Roman Town, and touring Hadrian's Wall — before the coastal drive north to Edinburgh closes out the England chapter of the trip.Key Topics[03:25] The Shambles and its Harry Potter-themed shops[06:10]  The butterbeer verdict (get it for the show, not the taste)[11:00]   Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate — Anne Lister and Ann Walker[13:00]  The Black Swan and York's haunted-pub reputation[13:30]  Walking York's city walls at sunset[15:00]  Where we ate in York (Côte York, The Fat Badger, Kalpakavadi)[16:35]  Jorvik Viking Centre: the Coppergate dig and the immersive ride experience[23:50] York Minster — the one we regret skipping[26:00] Corbridge and the Golden Lion Inn[26:30] Corbridge Roman Town and its museum[27:40] Reconnecting with an old friend for a personal tour of Hadrian's Wall[29:00]  The coastal drive north to EdinburghImportant Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places, and feel free to email us at wandering@wwforus.comLike what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going!InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!Blog post for this episode: Things to Do in York: Vikings, City Walls, and a Butter Beer we wouldn't order again.RESOURCES & LINKSLooking to plan your next trip to Portugal? We can help! Check out our guides and Itineraries at wwforus.comFree Lisbon ItineraryPacking ListEssentials for every tripRenting a car in PortugalLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!**Wandering Works for Us contains affiliate links and is part of Viator, Get Your Guide, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Expedia, Awin,  and Amazon Services Associates Program LLC. If you make a purchase using one of the links, I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

She was a maiden from Antioch who lived (perhaps as a slave) in the house of Sabina, wife of a Senator. When Seraphima brought the senator's wife to faith in Christ, the governor summoned Seraphima before him. When she held firm in her faith, he cast her into prison and send several young men to her cell by night to defile her. When they arrived, she was praying to God, and an angel of the Lord appeared before them, clothed in light and bearing a sword; and the young men fell down unconscious. Finally, Seraphima received her martyr's crown when she was beheaded by the governor's order. Sabina, the senator's wife, recovered and buried her body, from which a healing myrrh flowed. This was during the reign of Hadrian.

This week, we're covering chapters 45 - 51, Visitation - Merchant of Death. Here we explore so much more about what was going on last week, and the eventual downfall and truth of Lord Bourbon. More to come next week on this exciting premise, as they're about to be whisked off, as Hadrian has won the chance to go to Colchis. Next week, we're covering Falling off the Edge of the World - Island in the Sun, Chapters 52 - 59. Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/315-demon-in-white-episode-7-visitation-the-merchant-of-death

In this sponsored episode of the Anglotopia Podcast — brought to you by ACP Rail and BritRail — Jonathan Thomas sits down with Tim Roebuck, a man who has spent his entire career in rail travel: station manager, head of BritRail Travel International in New York, senior VP at ACP Rail for 25 years, and one of the most knowledgeable people alive on the subject of getting around Britain by train. This is the episode Jonathan has wanted to make for a long time — a complete, practical, friendly guide to understanding and using the BritRail Pass, demystifying the network for international visitors, and unlocking the kind of trip most Americans never imagine is possible. They cover the history of British Rail and the coming Great British Railways rebrand, how London's multiple terminal stations work, the game-changing Elizabeth line, the best scenic routes in the country (from the East Coast Main Line's North Sea coastal run to the Far North Line to Wick and Thurso), how train ticket types actually work and why the BritRail Pass cuts through all the confusion, the difference between a consecutive and a flexi pass, what the pass does and doesn't cover, seat reservations, luggage tips, apps to use, and Tim's all-time favorite rail journey. Plus: a giveaway. To celebrate this episode, Anglotopia and ACP Rail are giving away a first-class BritRail four-day flexi pass. Enter at anglotopia.net/britrail. Giveaway closes August 15th. Links Sponsor ACP Rail — Buy Your BritRail Pass BritRail Pass Options & Map

Hey folks! This week, we're covering chapters 37 - 44, Blade Without a Handle - Along Comes a Spider. We get into the nitty gritty of who tried to kill Hadrian, as well as working out a precise plan to get back at those who did. There's so much more to come, too, as we look towards the future. Next week, we'll be back chatting about Visitation - The Merchant of Death, Chapters 45 - 51. Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/314-demon-in-white-episode-6-blade-without-a-handle-along-comes-a-spider

Running for about 177 miles along the Welsh-English border is the remains of an earthwork, a fortification over a hundred miles longer than Hadrian's Wall. Built sometime in the eighth century, it is known as Offa's Dyke, one of the few surviving reminder of one of the most formidable kings in English history.“As a man,” writes my guest Roy Naismith, “Offa is effectively lost.” Winston Churchill framed the issue thus: “In studying Offa we are like geologists who instead of finding a fossil find only the hollow shape in which a creature of unusual strength and size undoubtedly resided.” Or as the historian Kenneth Sisam observed, Offa “seems to have had all the attributes of a great ruler except a contemporary historian.”But if he is effectively lost, then how can Naismith have written a new book titled Offa: King of the Mercians? Because he has, to paraphrase modern terminology, historyed it. This is a conversation about a great English king; but it's really a master class in the careful and demanding work of historical inference.

Welcome back for a new season! Marlon and Jake catch up on what they've been reading, writing, and working on, including Marlon's new novel, and explore the books they return to when it's time to create. They discuss the stories that inspire rather than intimidate, the surprising value of giving up on a book, and the writers they revisit to clear the cobwebs from their minds. Tune in to hear how reading shapes their creative process, from finding the right voice to discovering what makes great dialogue. Subscribe to our River-herd digital newsletter and our print newspaper, The Eddy, for sneak peeks of our upcoming books, free giveaways, and exclusive content: https://sites.prh.com/the-eddy-newspaper. “A Trifle from Life” by Anton Chekhov Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne War Music by Christopher Logue The Odyssey by Homer The Oresteia by Aeschylus Letters from a Stoic by Seneca Maurice by E. M. Forster Ernesto by Umberto Saba Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar New Hampshire by Robert Frost In Parenthesis by David Jones Civil War by Lucan

Hey folks! This week, we fight back against the horrifying Iubalu, and continue on with Hadrian's trip in the ship, his triumph, and more. Next week, we'll be back chatting about Selene - The First Steps. Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/312-demon-in-white-episode-4-in-the-belly-of-the-whale-beyond-the-doors-of-dark

The Epistle of Barnabas is one of the earliest Christian writings outside the New Testament, offering a glimpse into how believers shortly after the apostolic age understood Scripture, Jesus, and the Christian life.In this episode of Kitchen Table Theology, Pastor Jeff and Tiffany explore what the Epistle of Barnabas is and why the early church valued this document without recognizing it as Scripture. The letter reads the Old Testament through the lens of Christ, why Jesus is the fulfillment and center of God's story, and how the “way of light” and the “way of darkness” remind believers that following Christ is not only about knowing truth, but walking in it.Chapters:00:50 Introduction to the Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas is an early Christian document that offers insight into how believers shortly after the New Testament period understood Scripture, Jesus, and the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.01:35 Who Was Barnabas?The name Barnabas often points people to Paul's companion in Acts, but the letter itself does not identify its author.02:45 When Was the Epistle of Barnabas Written?Many scholars date the letter sometime after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and before Hadrian's rebuilding of Jerusalem in the early 130s AD.04:45 Why the Letter Is Not ScriptureThe early church valued the Epistle of Barnabas, but eventually recognized it as helpful Christian literature rather than part of the New Testament canon.06:30 Seeing Jesus in the Old TestamentThe letter reads the Old Testament in light of Jesus and presents Christ as the fulfillment and center of Scripture.08:00 Allegorical Interpretation in the Early ChurchAllegorical interpretation looks beyond the immediate event to see a deeper spiritual meaning, especially in Old Testament stories understood as pointing to Christ.11:15 The Way of Light and the Way of DarknessThe letter presents humanity as walking one of two paths: the way of light or the way of darkness. Following Jesus means walking in the way of light.14:30 Why the Epistle of Barnabas Still MattersThis ancient document reminds believers to see the whole Bible as pointing to Jesus and to let God's truth shape their choices, habits, and character.“The Epistle of Barnabas is an early Christian writing that gives us a window into how some believers shortly after the New Testament period were thinking about scripture, Jesus, and specifically the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.” – Pastor Jeff CranstonSources: Background on the Epistle of Barnabas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle_of_BarnabasRead the Epistle of Barnabas: https://dn760005.eu.archive.org/0/items/epistleofbarnaba00barn/epistleofbarnaba00barn.pdf

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Hey folks! This week, we're with Hadrian on the ship over the long journey... and then we're headed to battle! We touch on a bit of history as we run through the hallowed halls of this Kingdom of Death. Next week, we'll be back chatting about In The Belly of the Whale - Far Beyond the Sun. Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/311-demon-in-white-episode-3-night-journeys-beyond-the-doors-of-the-dark

Today we welcome thru-hiker Gaby or "Baby Steps" who talks about her treks along the Hadrian's Wall Path in England, the West Highland Way in Scotland, and the Hexatrek in France. Gaby was part of the THRU-r Trail Team in 2025 when she hiked these trails, and it was so fun to follow along with her!In this episode, Baby Steps goes into:1. Her favorite, worst, & scariest moments (including a deathly allergy!)2. Three days of the most epic trail magic3. How to use a pee funnel & more!Follow along with Baby Steps:⁠⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaby_hike/Did you love this episode? If so, please help fellow hikers find the show by following, rating, and reviewing the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect With Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Trail Family⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cheer's YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cheer's Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode Music: "Communicator" by Reed Mathis

Hey folks! This week, we're back, and so are the birds! Or rather, they're here, now, for real. As is the larger conspiracy that might be afoot to knock Hadrian off track. Next week, we'll be back chatting about Night Journeys - Beyond The Doors of the Dark. Should be a blast! Bookish #Suneater #booktube #Podcast Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/310-demon-in-white-episode-2-pinion-and-claw

In this special on-location episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, recorded at the Chicago History Museum on the occasion of His Majesty the King's official birthday, Jonathan Thomas sits down with Richard Hyde — His Majesty's Consul General in Chicago and the senior British diplomatic representative across 14 states in the American Midwest. Speaking just before the British Consulate's King's Birthday Garden Party, Richard explains what a Consul General actually does, why Britain doesn't have a National Day, how he approaches representing modern Britain to the heartland of America, and what King Charles's address to a joint session of Congress meant for the Special Relationship. The conversation also uncovers a remarkable piece of Anglo-Chicago history: after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Queen Victoria and 8,000 British donors — including Disraeli, Tennyson, and John Stuart Mill — sent books to Chicago, directly founding the Chicago Public Library. Plus: the Beatles, Frank Lloyd Wright's Welsh roots, Abraham Lincoln's North Wales ancestry, and why Chicago is Richard's favorite city in the world. Note: We had originally planned to do a 100th Q&A for our 100th episode, but a much bigger opportunity arose last week, which we thought was more fitting. We'll do the Q&A soon! Links British Consulate General Chicago Website UK In Chicago on Instagram British Consulate General Chicago on X/Twitter British Embassy Washington DC UK Government in the USA Chicago History Museum Chicago Public Library Foundation Hawksmoor Chicago Celtic Crossings Chicago Chicago Shakespeare Theater America 250 Friends of Anglotopia Club Takeaways The United Kingdom is one of the only countries in the world without an official National Day — which is why British consulates abroad use the King's official birthday in June as their annual celebration, conveniently timed to coincide with Trooping the Colour. Richard Hyde covers 14 American states as Consul General — roughly 25% of the entire United States — including 105 members of the House of Representatives and 28 senators, making the Midwest a critical region for understanding where American politics is heading. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Queen Victoria personally led a donation drive that saw 8,000 British donors — including Benjamin Disraeli, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and John Stuart Mill — send books to Chicago, directly founding the Chicago Public Library. Victoria's personally signed copy of a biography of Prince Albert is still in the library's special collection. King Charles's address to a joint session of Congress during his America 250 visit was, in Richard's assessment, a masterclass in diplomatic communication — speaking to shared values rather than political divisions and reminding both nations of the deep historical thread connecting Magna Carta to the US Constitution. Frank Lloyd Wright's family were Welsh; Abraham Lincoln's great-great-grandfather came from a small village in North Wales just 40 miles from Richard's hometown of Liverpool; and Anish Kapoor — who designed Chicago's Cloud Gate Bean — is British. Britain's cultural fingerprints are everywhere in Chicago. The British Consulate deliberately chose the Chicago History Museum and the Chicago Public Library Foundation as partners for this year's King's Birthday event to honor the Victorian book donation story — and encouraged guests to donate to the Foundation in the spirit of Queen Victoria's original gesture. Richard argues that British culture in America is simultaneously everywhere and invisible — so deeply embedded in American music, film, language, and history that most Americans don't register it as foreign. The Beatles are the perfect example: four working-class kids from Liverpool whose music plays in every country in the world, including a Chinese restaurant in Somalia in 1998. The Special Relationship, Richard says, is ultimately about 80% agreement — both countries share fundamental values on democracy, freedom, and human rights, and the disagreements, while loud, are at the margins. King Charles's Congress speech focused on that 80%. Richard's most unexpected discovery in Chicago: Midwesterners are the most authentically friendly people he's encountered in 10 overseas postings. They follow up. They text you. They actually become your friends — not just professional contacts. Richard's message to young Americans: spend time abroad. Not a two-week vacation, but a semester, a few months, living in someone else's culture. It will change how you see America — and make you appreciate it far more deeply. Soundbites "I like to joke that Chicago is one of America's two great cities with proper downtowns. Everywhere else is sprawl. But the difference is — in Chicago, the people are nice, the streets are clean, and the food's better." — Richard on why Chicago stands apart. "We're celebrating America 250. We're celebrating the fact that this is the greatest startup in history. We argued a little bit and there was some spilled tea — and despite all of that, 250 years on, no two countries do more together in the world." — Richard on Britain's approach to America 250. "Queen Victoria and 8,000 British donors sent books to Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871 — and that donation directly led to the founding of the Chicago Public Library. Victoria's signed copy is still there. It's a gesture from 1871 that still resonates now." — Richard on the Anglo-Chicago library story. "The King rises above the moment. He was able to come at a challenging time in our relationship and remind Americans — and remind Brits — that there are fundamentally more important things than the moment we're in. And that is our shared values." — Richard on King Charles's Congress speech. "I've been all around the world. I've never really been a great theater-goer. But Ed Hall at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre has kind of infected me. I've become addicted to theater." — Richard on an unexpected Chicago conversion. "The flag in the United States is the symbol of their liberty. Our flag was created from existing countries we already had. So Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland — the Union flag is basically a combination of four different crosses. We didn't have to fight for it." — Richard on why Brits and Americans relate to their flags so differently. "I've lived here almost two years. Of all the places I've lived, this is the easiest place in the world to actually build a network of friends. You can stand in a bar and someone starts talking to you about the Cubs and fundamentally how terrible everyone is at the moment — and they actually follow up." — Richard on Midwestern friendliness. "The longer I stay away and the more I've represented my country overseas, the prouder I am of that country. Warts and all. I'm proud of the history — even the complicated history. You have to understand it, not erase it." — Richard on representing Britain from a distance. "I have to say — I saw Hamilton recently and the best character in Hamilton is the King. Everyone agrees. He has the best songs." — Richard on George III stealing the show. "If you ever get a chance to travel — and I say this to a lot of young Americans — don't mean a two-week vacation. Go spend a semester abroad. Go spend a few months in somebody else's culture. And you'll understand A, that the country you love isn't perfect. But the longer you think about it, the more you'll appreciate what your country does." — Richard's message to young Americans. Chapters 00:21 Introduction — Jonathan sets the scene at the Chicago History Museum on King's Birthday 01:36 Welcome from Richard Hyde — The occasion, Chicago, and what the day means 01:58 Richard's Background — Liverpool, an Indian father, and a career that took him to India, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Texas, and Chicago 02:47 What Surprised Richard Most About Chicago — Midwest vs. Texas, great food, accessibility, and why Chicago rivals New York 04:44 British Things in Chicago — Hawksmoor, Celtic Crossings, Irish pubs, and a Sunday roast worth traveling for 07:08 What Does a Consul General Actually Do? — The difference from an ambassador, 14 states, 25% of the US, and what the job really looks like day to day 10:25 Representing Modern Britain — Multicultural, proud, complicated history, and the gap between Downton Abbey and reality 11:30 The Scope of the Midwest Region — 105 House members, 28 senators, and listening to farmers in South Dakota 15:22 What Is the King's Official Birthday? — Why Britain has no National Day and how the official birthday fills that gap 17:42 The Anglo-Chicago Library Story — The Great Fire of 1871, Queen Victoria, 8,000 British donors, Disraeli, Tennyson, and the founding of the Chicago Public Library 19:49 Chicago's Literary Heritage — Hemingway, Carnegie libraries, and the bookishness of the Midwest 20:15 America 250 — Celebrating the greatest startup in history, spilled tea, and why Britain is all in 22:20 The Founding Fathers as British People — A nuance most Americans don't consider 22:33 King George III in Hamilton — Richard's verdict: the best character, the best songs 23:07 King Charles's Address to Congress — What it meant, how it landed, and the 80% agreement principle 26:02 Getting the King to Chicago — Deep dish dreams and the challenge of a royal itinerary 26:36 The Anglo-Chicago Connection — Frank Lloyd Wright's Welsh roots, Lincoln's North Wales ancestry, Anish Kapoor's Bean, and why British culture in America is invisible because it's everywhere 29:14 The Transatlantic Flow Goes Both Ways — Charles Yerkes and the London Underground, Gordon Selfridge, and Chicago's British legacy 29:46 Does Representing Britain Change How You See It? — Absence, appreciation, complicated history, and Churchill in Fulton, Missouri 33:08 What Richard Champions in the Midwest — The Beatles, Liverpool, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and British music's global reach 35:25 Chicago's Theater Scene — Shakespeare, Kinky Boots, Harry Potter, and how theater became Richard's unexpected passion 36:10 The Tea Question — Richard's honest answer, builder's tea, Yorkshire Tea, and the biscuit problem 37:06 Hadrian's Wall and Health Plans — Jonathan's August walk, no sugar in the tea, and necessity 37:37 Richard's Favorite Thing About Chicago — The people, authentic friendliness, and why this is his best posting in 10 assignments 39:39 The World Cup Question — England's chances, Richard's divided loyalties, Wales, Argentina, and playing in the heat 40:46 Wrap-Up — Thank you to the Chicago History Museum, how to follow the British Consulate General Chicago Video Version

The Canadian government is going all in on AI, without understanding the real effects of the technology. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood joins Paris Marx to discuss Mark Carney's push for large-scale investment in AI, despite being unable to describe how adoption will work, how Canadians will benefit, and what policies will be implemented to mitigate growing risks and harms. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Support the show on Patreon.Also mentioned in this episode:Hadrian wrote about the Canadian government's new AI strategy.Paris wrote about the AI strategy and the new social media policy.The Canada Revenue Agency chatbot is expensive and giving incorrect information.The Canadian Immigration Department is using AI that hallucinates when reviewing applications.AI tools intended for Ontario doctors are providing incorrect information.Here's an overview of the federal AI strategy, “AI for All.”Support the show

The Canadian government is going all in on AI, without understanding the real effects of the technology. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood joins Paris Marx to discuss Mark Carney's push for large-scale investment in AI, despite being unable to describe how adoption will work, how Canadians will benefit, and what policies will be implemented to mitigate growing risks and harms.Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

An honored Roman commander in Tripoli of Phoenicia, he was described as being 'of great physical stature, powerful, strong and bold in battle'. When it was learned that he was a Christian and had given grain to the poor from the imperial storehouse, the governor Hadrian, a great persecutor of Christians, sent Hypatius, a military commander, and Theodoulus, a soldier, along with some others to arrest him. On the way Hypatius fell gravely ill with a fever, and the company had to delay its mission. One night an angel of the Lord appeared to Hypatius and said, 'If you desire to be healed, you and your soldiers must cry to heaven three times: "O God of Leontius, help me!"'. Hypatius told his comrades of his vision, and when they all cried out as instructed Hypatius was instantly healed. Hypatius and Theodoulos then went on ahead of the other soldiers and found Leontius. Leontius received them hospitably and offered them refreshment. As they rested in his house, he proclaimed his faith in Christ and their hearts began to burn within them. While Leontius was still speaking, a bright cloud descended upon the two soldiers and shed dew on them while Leontius said 'In the name of the All-holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.' Thus were they baptized by the Holy Spirit Himself.

In this special episode, Madeline continues chatting again with her friend Ben Stapleton and new guest Fr. Gabriel Mosher, OP about Empire of Silence, book 1 of the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio. During their conversation, the three discuss pick up where they left off in the previous episode with the second half of Empire of Silence and the questions the book tackles. See the previous episode for part 1 of the discussion.You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes before the Empire of Silence discussion here and here.Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, a Dominican friar of the Western Province, and a beta reader for the Suneater series. You can follow him on his Twitch here.Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for Empire of Silence.Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcastDon't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

In the library of a theological seminary, a researcher opens Eusebius's Church History and traces the bishops of Jerusalem - the mother church, the apostolic see of sees. He finds fifteen names spanning nearly two centuries. Marcus. Cassian. Publius. Maximus. Julian. Gaius. Symmachus. And eight more.No biographies. No letters. No sermons. No doctrines. No martyrdom accounts. Not a single quotation from their enemies. Fifteen bishops, two hundred years - and a perfect, surgical silence.Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria - churches that suffered the same persecutions - all preserved rich documentary traditions. Only Jerusalem is a vacuum. Not a damaged record. An erasure.This is Part 1 of "Sleight of Hand, Sleight of Scripture" - a documentary series from Pre-Nicene Perspective, hosted by Darren Kelama, based on the 2026 paper "The Myth of the Jerusalem Continuity" by Chancellor A.W. Mitchell (Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies).In this episode, we walk the crime scene: Aelia Capitolina, the pagan colony Hadrian built on the rubble of Jerusalem in AD 135. Banned from the city on pain of death were not only Jews - but Jewish scriptures. Inside those walls, the only Christian canon that could legally exist was one without the Old Testament: the Evangelion and the Apostolikon. Hadrian, unwittingly, granted the unalloyed Pauline gospel a two-hundred-year sanctuary.And we meet the first ghost: Marcus, the first Gentile bishop of Aelia Capitolina, whom Mitchell identifies as the first Christian bishop in the Pauline sense - leader of a church whose Bible had no Torah, whose God was not Yahweh, whose throne was the mother church itself, and whose treasury held the accumulation of Paul's diaspora collection. ▶ PART 2 DROPS NEXT WEEK—————————⏱ CHAPTERS—————————0:00 — Cold Open: Fifteen Names, Fifteen Ghosts1:52 — The Question That Launched a 1,700-Year Cold Case2:20 — Welcome to Pre-Nicene Perspective (Series Intro)2:48 — Aelia Capitolina (AD 135)4:12 — Possessing the Septuagint Was a Capital Crime5:08 — The Only Christians Who Could Survive in Aelia6:04 — The Mitchell Thesis (2026 Paper)7:00 — Part III — The Red Herrings8:24 — Claim 1: "The Records Were Lost"9:48 — Claim 2: Irenaeus Never Quotes Them10:44 — Claim 3: "Jerusalem Was Always Yahwist"11:40 — Part IV — The Investigation Begins12:36 — The First Christian Bishop in the Pauline Sense13:04 — The Treasury of the Mother Church13:52 — The Apostolikon — Paul's War Report14:28 — Marcus Resolves to Act (Cliffhanger — Part 2 Next Week)—————————ACADEMIC SOURCES & FURTHER READING—————————

Începem discuția despre Dacia Romană cu o introducere scurtă legată de sursele pe care le avem la dispoziție, și apoi vorbim despre granițele provinciei Dacia. Discutăm și despre evoluția granițelor, despre abandonarea de către Hadrian a Munteniei și sudului Moldovei. Încercăm să facem o ordine în întrebările legate de Dacia Romană pe care le-am avea - și ne concentrăm deocamdată pe granițe și administrare.

Hey folks! This week, we're back talking about this absolutely badass Hadrian that... we swear, we're not obsessed with him, he's just cool, okay? The kids call it... aura? Next week, we'll be back chatting about Pinion and Claw - Lorian. Should be a blast! Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/309-demon-in-white-episode-1-behold-a-pale-horse-the-devils-cohort

Fifteen bishops. Two hundred years. Zero surviving words. In the mother church of Christianity—Jerusalem—there is a two-century black hole. Fifteen bishops ruled the holy city between 135 AD and 325 AD, yet they left behind no writings, no sermons, and no biographies. They are the "ghost bishops" of Jerusalem. But what if this absolute silence isn't an accident of history? What if it's the evidence of a cover-up?In this explosive premiere of the Sleight of Hand, Sleight of Scripture series on Pre-Nicene Perspective, host Presbyter Darren Kelama reopens a 1,700-year cold case and uncovers a forensic smoking gun that rewrites the history of the early church.We travel back to 135 AD. Emperor Hadrian has just crushed the Bar Kokhba revolt, banned all Jews from Jerusalem on pain of death, and rebuilt the city as a pagan colony. In this new Roman city, possessing the Torah or worshipping Yahweh is a capital crime. So, what kind of Christian community can survive in a city where the Old Testament is illegal?Only one: A church whose Bible contains no Jewish text. A church whose God is not Yahweh. A church we now call Marcionite.In this episode, we investigate: How Hadrian's ban on Judaism structurally evicted Yahweh from Jerusalem and inadvertently created the first purely Christian episcopate. The inevitable, history-altering meeting between Jerusalem's first Gentile bishop, Marcus, and the shipmaster Marcion of Sinope. The 200,000 sesterces sent to Rome—and why returning the fortune was the ultimate receipt of a rejected embassy.

When the Romans left Britain in the early 5th century AD, Hadrian's Wall did not simply collapse into ruin. Its forts and ramparts endured, becoming strongholds for the communities who continued to live along this ancient frontier.Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Rob Collins to explore the fascinating story of Hadrian's Wall after the end of Roman rule. Who were the people who remained on the frontier? How did life change in post-Roman Britain? And what happened to the soldiers, families and settlements that had called the Wall home for generations?MOREThe Fall of Roman BritainListen on AppleListen on SpotifyHadrian's WallListen on AppleListen on SpotifyPresented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, plus early access ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Notes: From Hiking to River Cruises Lauren Messmore opens the conversation by sharing her experience of hiking Hadrian's Wall in England with her husband, which she describes as a highlight of her international travels. She explains that her husband, an anglophile,  had the idea and that she enjoyed the travel and training for the hike, and that she had also lived in England for a few years in the '90s. Lauren details her training routine, including walking six to seven miles two to three times a week and using hiking sticks. They used a service called Mac Adventure for the hike, which provided luggage transport and accommodations. Lauren mentions that after the hiking adventure, she and her husband have shifted to less arduous travel, such as river cruises. She describes a river cruise on the Danube, ending in Budapest, and an upcoming trip to France and Normandy.  Starting a Career on Wall Street After graduation and a brief backpacking trip to Europe, Lauren launched into her career as an investment banking analyst on Wall Street. She talks about the challenges and excitement of her first day on the job. She contrasts the investment banking culture with her academic experience at Harvard, noting the strict adherence to rules and lack of creativity in the banking world. Lauren discusses her experience working in London and Madrid, including the unique challenges of being an American woman in a male-dominated field.  A Career Shift to M&A in Madrid Lauren describes the transition to Madrid, where she worked on a mix of mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Lauren highlights the millennium bug and the subsequent acquisition of her office by Citigroup, which led to her move to Spain. She shares her experience of learning Spanish on the job and the importance of being fluent in English for international transactions. She also talks about the cultural and personal differences she experienced in business transactions and expectations while working at Citigroup and the difficulties she faced when she decided to leave Citigroup.  Launching an Investment Banking Boutique Lauren talks about starting her own investment banking boutique in 2002. She explains the challenges of working in a small market like Spain and the cultural clash with the American banking model. Lauren describes the success of her boutique, which focused on private equity clients and independent advisory work. She mentions the financial crisis of 2008 and the impact on her business, leading to a liquidity event and her return to the United States. Returning to the U.S. Lauren talks about her return to the United States and the financial crisis's impact on her business, including the divestment of her solar farms. She describes the decision to cash out and the subsequent reinvention of her career in Boston. Lauren took a year off to recharge and plot a new course, eventually finding a strategic consultant role at a community bank. She became the CFO of the bank, which underwent a significant acquisition and went public, marking a shift from advisory to operational roles. The Current Career Path Lauren explains her current career path, focusing on creating a portfolio of Board of Directors positions. She describes the process of building this portfolio over three years and the satisfaction of having a busy but less demanding workload. Lauren emphasizes the importance of taking time off to recharge and plot a new course, especially after significant life changes. She shares her approach to setting New Year's resolutions, focusing on easy but impactful habits like daily flossing, drinking two cups of water, and daily stretching. Harvard Reflections When asked about a compliment she has never forgotten, Lauren shares a memory of being told she was a leader, which changed her self-perception. She emphasizes the importance of betting on oneself and encouraging others to do the same. She shares a few  simple New Year's resolutions and reflects on the importance of small, repetitive routines and their cumulative impact over time. She mentions taking Spanish at Harvard, which turned out to be the most useful course for her career. Timestamps: 03:52 Lauren's Journey and Hiking Adventures 08:45: River Cruises and Early Career  13:14: Experience in London and Madrid  21:15: Starting Her Own Investment Banking Boutique  25:25: Return to the United States and New Career Path  32:51: Current Career and Board of Directors Positions  33:19: Offbeat Questions and Final Thoughts  Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-messmore/ Solar farm video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kI_s7NntQg This episode on The 92 Report:  *AI generated show notes and transcript

On May 4, President Trump issued a proclamation which reads: In special honor of 250 glorious years of American independence and on the weekend of Rededicate 250—a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving—Jewish Americans are encouraged to observe a national Sabbath. From sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16, friends, families, and communities of all backgrounds may come together in gratitude for our great Nation. This day will recognize the sacred Jewish tradition of setting aside time for rest, reflection, and gratitude to the Almighty.  It is worth pausing on what an astonishing thing that is. For most of Jewish history, when the most powerful ruler in the world turned his attention to the Jews, it was not to encourage their devotion to Jewish law. It was to constrain the Jews, to tax them, to suppress them, to expel them, or to put an end to the miraculous story of the Jews in history. So did Pharaoh, Antiochus, Hadrian, the kings of England and Spain, and the tsars. Even more benign monarchs—the Habsburg emperors, or Napoleon—conditioned the protections of civic life on the Jews giving up some of their distinctiveness. America is exceptional. And now, in the year of America's 250th birthday, the incumbent of the most powerful office on earth has issued a formal proclamation encouraging the Jews to be more Jewish. To discuss this momentous occurrence, Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver is joined by the historian, writer, former government official, and Washington insider Tevi Troy, who recently wrote an article titled, "A National Sabbath for American Jews." The article appeared on May 14, 2026 in the Wall Street Journal, and is the point of departure for today's discussion.

Why did the West dominate all rivals on Earth? How did a group of states that were nearly wiped out in the late Middle Ages by enemies to the south and east grow to conquer the globe by the 16th century? To answer that question, we need to go back to its beginning and see what made Europe, Europe. As good a point as any is the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, when Athens preserved democracy from Persian conquest. It consolidated further in 146 BC when Rome began continental integration, and more so under Charlemagne when it became defined as wherever Christian rulers governed rather than by Hadrian's fixed borders six centuries earlier. Overall, it’s a mix of Greek political systems, Roman law, Christianity's moral architecture, and Niall Ferguson's "killer app" of competition where states and merchants constantly vied to outdo each other in ways China's unified empire never experienced. Today's guest is Roderick Beaton, author of Europe: A New History. We discuss why the Scientific Revolution happened in Europe and not Asia or China (the reintroduction of Greek scholarship into universities combined with the printing press allowing radical ideas to bypass censorship), how representative government emerged when Dutch and English merchant classes traded tax revenue for permanent voice in state policy, and why the European Union's visionary supranational system with open borders under rule of law did not mark the end of history as America celebrated in 1991. Beaton explains that while Princeton dropped even the language requirement for Classics majors in recent years, Europe as an idea and collective identity cannot simply be deconstructed without offering any replacement for the framework we all still use.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.Erat autem homo ex pharisaeis, Nicodemus nomine, princeps Judaeorum. 2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.Hic venit ad Jesum nocte, et dixit ei : Rabbi, scimus quia a Deo venisti magister, nemo enim potest haec signa facere, quae tu facis, nisi fuerit Deus cum eo. 3 Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei : Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit denuo, non potest videre regnum Dei. 4 Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again?Dicit ad eum Nicodemus : Quomodo potest homo nasci, cum sit senex? numquid potest in ventrem matris suae iterato introire et renasci? 5 Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.Respondit Jesus : Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua, et Spiritu Sancto, non potest introire in regnum Dei. 6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.Quod natum est ex carne, caro est : et quod natum est ex spiritu, spiritus est. 7 Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.Non mireris quia dixi tibi : oportet vos nasci denuo. 8 The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.Spiritus ubi vult spirat, et vocem ejus audis, sed nescis unde veniat, aut quo vadat : sic est omnis qui natus est ex spiritu. 9 Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?Respondit Nicodemus, et dixit ei : Quomodo possunt haec fieri? 10 Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei : Tu es magister in Israel, et haec ignoras? 11 Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.amen, amen dico tibi, quia quod scimus loquimur, et quod vidimus testamur, et testimonium nostrum non accipitis. 12 If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?Si terrena dixi vobis, et non creditis : quomodo, si dixero vobis caelestia, credetis? 13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.Et nemo ascendit in caelum, nisi qui descendit de caelo, Filius hominis, qui est in caelo. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:Et sicut Moyses exaltavit serpentem in deserto, ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis : 15 That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.ut omnis qui credit in ipsum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam aeternam.[5] "Unless a man be born again": By these words our Saviour hath declared the necessity of baptism; and by the word water it is evident that the application of it is necessary with the words. Matt. 28. 19.After the victory gained by Constantine by virtue of the cross which appeared to him in the skies, and whose sign he reproduced in the Labarum, St Helena, his mother, went to Jerusalem to try to find the true Cross. At the beginning of the second century, Hadrian had covered Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre under of terrace of 300 feet in length, on which had been erected a statue of Jupiter and and temple of Venus. The Empress razed them to the ground, and, in digging up the soil, they discovered the nails and the glorious trophy of which we owe "life salvation and resurrection". The miraculous cure of a woman authenticated the sacred tree.

Episode 188 April 23, 2026   Bingo!  Friday may 22 to monday sept 7 On the Needles 5:03 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info   Scultura by Cecelia Campochiaro, AVFKW Floating in Ripple Effect    No Pressure shawl by Stephanie Lotven, Invictus Yarns Unafraid Sock Blank in Mauve Segue   Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam   Anker's Shirt by PetiteKnit, Cascade 220 Superwash Wave in Spectrum– DONE!   Knitted knockers cascade ultra pima   Gather hat by Tin Can Knits, Cascade 220 in Tutu On the Easel 11:00 More Museums! Denver Art Museum, National Gallery of Art–Washington D.C., The Phillips Collection, The Kreeger Museum, The VMFA in Richmond. On the Table 21:30   Vignarola (Roman Spring Vegetable Braise) via Good Things by Samin Nosrat   Gnocchi with asparagus and miso butter from Simple Pasta https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026745-skillet-gnocchi-with-miso-butter-and-asparagus   Pepperoni Pizza Flowers    Noodle Night! Cookbook Week - April 21-25, 2026    Corn flake-fortified chocolate chip cookies!! AWESOME. On the Nightstand 41:00 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves (shetland #9, perez and reeves #1) The Astral Library by Kate Quinn The Final Problem by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, trans by Grace Frick Nights are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, trans by Ruth Martin (audio) Brawler by Lauren Groff The Keeper by Tana French     The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Theo of Golden by Allen Levi  

Episode 93: Mark Peebles - Types of Solo Modes - Top 5 Games with Great Solo Modes - Cooking and GardeningMy Twitch streamer friend, Mark, joins me to talk about different types of solo modes, our favorite games with great solo modes and a couple of things that brings us joy, cooking and gardening.00:00:00 Intro00:00:20 Get to know MP aka Mr. Peebles aka Mark and HIs hobbies00:07:21 Solo Games - Different Types and Modes00:08:01 Discussing - Beat Your Own Score Mode00:11:25 Automation / AI Bots Modes00:17:29 Solo Only games00:19:05 Campaign or Legacy Solo00:20:39 Two-Handed Solo Play: Pros and Cons00:23:40 Exploring Solo War Games00:28:41 Top 5 Games with the Best Solo Modes00:29:34 Black Forest00:33:07 Delivery Witches00:35:37 Boonlake00:40:25 The Guild of Merchant Explorers00:43:59 Hadrian's Wall00:49:37  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game00:54:21 Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin 00:01:00:51 Cascadia00:01:03:39 Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game00:01:09:33 Planet Unknown00:01:16:11 Honorable Mentions in Solo Gaming00:01:16:30 Suna Valo: Solomodus00:01:18:49 The Surprising Solo Mode of Fluxxhttps://www.looneylabs.com/solofluxxDog Fluxx00:01:25:26 Moments of Positivity00:01:35:24 Where to find Mr. PeeblesMPeebles on Twitchmpplays.com00:01:37:38 Outro(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)Register for Brave & Bold Learn-to-play events at Gen Conhttps://resurrection.games/products/brave-bold-bag-building-combat-game?variant=48030270587112&UTM_medium=referral&UTM_source=bggpodcast&UTM_campaign=gencon26 The Crew: Make Your Own Missions Contest during the month of May to celebrate the upcoming launch of The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth at Gen Con this summer. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVvJrK6T1E-95FancGXZPJcS9l6AzoEzxg3TTx6Mbdcfxqew/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=101624608455211411169Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Hey there folks! This week, we finally step onto the negotiation stage, and get a greater understanding of the Cielcin, as well as witnessing Valka and Hadrian's next steps. Next week, we continue reading the Limits of Reason - The Narrow Way. See you there next week! bookish #booktube #suneater #Howlingdark Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/301-howling-dark-episode-9-the-verge-of-history-valka-again

New research suggests that dredging is affecting water quality in Lough Neagh. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast believe that commercial dredging for sand which is widespread across the Lough has a deeper more harmful impact on ecosystems than originally thought. Serious concerns have been raised about weaknesses at Northern Ireland's Agri-food and Bio-sciences Institute. A report from the Health and Safety Executive highlighted issues with bio containment and the condition of the facilities. AFBI is an arm's length government body which carries out scientific research and also testing for diseases like bluetongue. The HSE report said that at the time of the inspection that testing was unsafe, with measures required to protect the environment. The Institute says action has been taken to 'to drive improvements and address all issues raised.'All this week we've been hearing from our National Parks, and today is the turn of Northumberland, covering much of Hadrian's Wall and the vast Cheviot Hills, it sells itself as home to England's cleanest rivers and darkest skies. It's also the least visited and one of the most remote of the National Parks in England and Wales. Rural churches are a hotspot for theft and vandalism according to a new report from the Countryside Alliance. It got data from 37 police forces across the UK which shows that last year nearly 4,000 crimes at churches were recorded, in urban and rural areas, however it says churches in villages and countryside areas are particularly vulnerable.Presenter = Charlotte Smith Producer = Rebecca Rooney

By any measure, Julius Caesar is one of the most significant and famous figures in Roman history. Self-identified as a "popular" politician, he advocated for effective government to better the lives of average Romans,but believed such a government could not be based upon the existing democracy. Only through his personal authority and the massive organization he built to overthrow the government could the prosperity of all Rome's citizens be ensured. Through a careful analysis of the ancient sources, especially Caesar's own writings, David Potter offers us a stunning and original portrait of this great general and statesman. Master of Rome: A Life of Julius Caesar (Oxford UP, 2025) reveals Caesar as a highly organized manager with an extraordinary ability to adjust to circumstances while maintaining the ancient equivalent of a positive "media presence." After his death, Caesar's followers put forward a narrative of his life that made his rise to power seem inevitable, but Caesar's own writing tells us a different story—one of a detail-oriented general who demanded a high degree of accountability from his subordinates.A critical aspect of Caesar's philosophy of command was the need to find room for former enemies to serve in his organization. While this philosophy catapulted Caesar to great fame as a general during the wars in Gaul, when he attempted to put this method into effect in the wake of the civil war that established him as the master of Rome, it led to his brutal assassination in 44 BCE.Master of Rome tells the dramatic story of one of history's most intriguing figures, who rose from the fringes of Roman political society to unprecedented heights. Along the way, Potter identifies the extraordinary qualities that enabled Caesar to dominate the world in which he lived. David Potter is Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. His previous books include The Origin of Empire: Rome from the Republic to Hadrian, Constantine the Emperor, The Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium, and Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

By any measure, Julius Caesar is one of the most significant and famous figures in Roman history. Self-identified as a "popular" politician, he advocated for effective government to better the lives of average Romans,but believed such a government could not be based upon the existing democracy. Only through his personal authority and the massive organization he built to overthrow the government could the prosperity of all Rome's citizens be ensured. Through a careful analysis of the ancient sources, especially Caesar's own writings, David Potter offers us a stunning and original portrait of this great general and statesman. Master of Rome: A Life of Julius Caesar (Oxford UP, 2025) reveals Caesar as a highly organized manager with an extraordinary ability to adjust to circumstances while maintaining the ancient equivalent of a positive "media presence." After his death, Caesar's followers put forward a narrative of his life that made his rise to power seem inevitable, but Caesar's own writing tells us a different story—one of a detail-oriented general who demanded a high degree of accountability from his subordinates.A critical aspect of Caesar's philosophy of command was the need to find room for former enemies to serve in his organization. While this philosophy catapulted Caesar to great fame as a general during the wars in Gaul, when he attempted to put this method into effect in the wake of the civil war that established him as the master of Rome, it led to his brutal assassination in 44 BCE.Master of Rome tells the dramatic story of one of history's most intriguing figures, who rose from the fringes of Roman political society to unprecedented heights. Along the way, Potter identifies the extraordinary qualities that enabled Caesar to dominate the world in which he lived. David Potter is Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. His previous books include The Origin of Empire: Rome from the Republic to Hadrian, Constantine the Emperor, The Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium, and Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Hey there folks! This week, Kross and Josh talk a lot about Hadrian and his friends, as well as the result of his meeting with Switch. Next week, we continue onward through Valka Again. See you next week! Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/300-howling-dark-episode-8-the-devil-and-the-honest-man-bringing-storm

Air Canada CEO [Michael Rousseau] to step down in 2026 amid recent controversy over French-language skillsThe Board of Directors of Air Canada has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, following nearly two decades with the airline.Did the official press release mention the crash?Did the official press release mention the CEO's inability to speak French?Will he remain on the board?According to the Board, when did it start the internal succession planning process?According to the Board, when did it start the external succession planning process?Did the press release stick to Canadian/Quebec language laws and use the appropriate accents in Montreal and Quebec? YES: Montréal, Québec.Some TRUE and FALSE questions from the company's latest proxy statement:TRUE of FALSE: Air Canada “regularly test the linguistic skills of its more than 15,000 public facing employees in respect of Canada's official languages”TRUE of FALSE: The proxy states it has “2 official languages.”TRUE of FALSE: In the CEO's opening letter to shareholders he states that “We are immensely proud of … promoting our official languages.”TRUE of FALSE: Language proficiency is an official skill used to describe directorsTRUE of FALSE: Air Canada is the only airline required to offer services in both official languages in CanadaTRUE of FALSE: “Air Canada uses both official languages of Canada in its corporate, customer and employee communications and is committed to promoting both official languages of Canada across the country, and have policies, programs, procedures and tools to help our employees learn and improve their language skills. Six of the seven members of our Executive Committee are bilingual.”Xerox Board of Directors Appoints Louie Pastor as Chief Executive OfficerWill he be chair or just a director?How many CEOs since 2022?How many CFOs since 2025?What is the average board tenure of a Xerox director?How many different executive positions has Louis Pastor held at Xerox since 2018?How many times has Louis Pastor resigned from Xeros since 2018?On March 25, 2026, Starbucks Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting of ShareholdersAverage support for directors?Number of directors with 99% support?Lowest support?Percentage against Say on Pay?The Accountability Board submitted a shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority voting requirements. The board gave no recommendation? What percentage of shareholders supported this proposal?How many supported an SHP asking for an Independent Chair?Why was it so low?Finally, there were 4 anti-SG/anti-woke/anti-DEI. What was their average level of support?Democrats Examine Elon Musk's Role in Suspension of Business Disclosure LawThe Corporate Transparency Act requires companies to report information about their ownership to the government, an effort to combat problems such as money laundering and terrorism.In February, a New York Times investigation revealed that Mr. Musk was quietly operating at least 90 private companies in Texas that would have been subject to heightened disclosure; and that he has used limited liability companies that disclose little about their ownership structure to disguise his spending, including to support Mr. Trump in the 2024 election.The Treasury Department suspended the law last March one day after Mr. Musk posted on X, in response to a user frustrated about the law, that he “can look into it.”Who is the group examining Elon Musk led by?What is Chick-fil-A offering families to ditch phones at the table in push to unplugTotal bill forgiveness“Conversation Cards” sponsored by Chick-fil-AA signed photograph of CEO Andrew Cathy, the third generation of the Cathy family to lead the companyEarly access to new menu itemsIce CreamNetflix cofounder Reed Hastings says his first boss out of college would wash his dirty mugs at 4:30 a.m.—so now he returns the favor for his staff too“One morning I came in very early to the office [at] like 4:30 [a.m.], and I went into the bathroom, and there was my CEO. And he's washing coffee cups,” Hastings explained. “And I was like, ‘Barry, are you washing my coffee cups?' And he said, ‘Yes.' And I said, ‘Have you been doing that all year?'” “He said ‘Yes.' And I'm like, ‘Why?'” “And he said, ‘Well, you do so much for us and this is the one thing I can do for you.'”How does Reed return the favor to his staff?Investors Suing to Vote on ESG Proposals Meet Corporate PushbackChubb Ltd. and BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. are pushing back against shareholder lawsuits seeking to place ESG proposals on annual meeting ballots.Chubb: 23% F (3/13) with 13% total influenceThere are only 3 women on Chubb's board, how many Michaels do they have?CEO (2004-) and Chair (2007-) Evan Greenberg has been at the helm for 22 years. How many years has he served with Lead Independent Director Michael Connors (2011-)?BJ's Wholesale Club30% F with 14% influenceTwo of 10 key executives at BJ's are women. How many of BJ's 6 key board leadership positions are led by women (3 committee chairs, CEO, Chair, Lead Director)?A CEO trying to reindustrialize America says blue-collar pay is headed for ‘massive hyperinflation' and kids should skip college to become weldersThis is from Hadrian Automation, a high-tech manufacturing company that builds "software-defined factories" for the aerospace and defense industries using AI-powered software, unlike a traditional machine shop which relies on the "tribal knowledge" of veteran machinistsWhat is the name of Hadrian's CEO?Duke ThunderRex ChargerChris PowerBlaze CannonJack HammerDid he graduate from college?

David Ulevitch speaks with Chris Power, founder and CEO at Hadrian, and Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, the Pentagon's first direct reporting portfolio manager for submarines, at the opening of Hadrian's Factory Four in Cherokee, Alabama. They discuss the state of America's submarine industrial base, why the Navy now needs more than five times the manufacturing capacity it had a decade ago, and how software-driven factories and a new workforce can close the gap.   Resources: Follow Chris Power on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powerc/ Follow VADM Robert Gaucher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertgaucher/ Follow David Ulevitch on X: https://x.com/davidu Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Follow Anglotopia in all the places Anglotopia website: anglotopia.net Anglotopia store: store.anglotopia.net Anglotopia app: available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store Quentin Lake's coastal walk: https://theperimeter.uk/ ----- What makes someone dedicate their life to a country that isn't their own? Jonathan Thomas, founder of Anglotopia, has spent 19 years building a community for Americans obsessed with British history, culture, and travel. We talk about how he started the site in a closet in Chicago, what turns a casual Anglophile into a lifelong devotee, the best places to visit in Britain beyond the tourist trail, and his plans to walk Hadrian's Wall this summer. Plus we swap notes on what it actually takes to build a business around something you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices