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Justin Herbert sits down with Mark Sanchez for the debut episode of NFL on FOX Presents: Rearview after the Chargers' huge Week 1 win over Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Brazil. Herbert hands out 3 game balls to his teammates, reacts to Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson showdown on Sunday Night Football, and makes his Super Bowl halftime prediction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We barely survived Week 1 and Mike actually switched his Survivor pick mid-week (never again). Lightning delays, near-upsets, and a Sunday Night miracle later… we're somehow up and sprinting on the Road to $10K. In this episode: Andy Reid shockers, a (maybe) god-tier Herbert, Bills as team of destiny, Dolphins doom, Russ reality, why home favorites matter in Survivor, and the exact bets we've already placed for Week 2 — including a spicy Raiders flyer and a big Bills position. Plus: the contrarian traps to avoid and which teams to “burn early” before the value evaporates. Want our mid-week card? Subscribe to the Substack (free + $5 insider tier for bonus picks): search The Sports Hangover on Substack. Drop a comment with your game and we'll give you a tailor-made read. Chapters 00:00 Cold Open — We survived… barely (and a brutal Survivor switch) 00:52 Cowboys/Titans late-game chaos + Eagles after the lightning 01:38 Chiefs Week 1 shock & the Kelsey/Worthy conspiracy 02:22 New Friday game rules & why it's going away 02:53 Three teams we misread (and why Week 1 lies) 03:20 Herbert unleashed: “Joe Montana or Justin Herbert?” 04:49 Raiders respect: Pats overhyped, Vegas for real? 06:05 Off-season noise ≠ wins (Diggs boat jokes included) 06:19 SNF insanity: Bills comeback and why we turned it off

Aidan is back with three winners and three losers from NFL Week 1—no “moral victories,” just who truly helped or hurt their season outlook!Winners49ers – Gritty road win in Seattle, CMC back in full force despite injuries; late Bosa strip-sack seals it.Bills – Instant classic comeback vs. Ravens; Allen plants an early MVP flag.Chargers – Clean late-game execution vs. the Chiefs in Brazil; Herbert delivers when it mattered most against the big bad bully.LosersFalcons – Missed a statement at home vs. Bucs; Penix era has to cash chances late.Lions – Post–Ben Johnson offense looked stuck in mud at Lambeau; chunk plays missing.Giants – O-line overwhelmed, predictable script, sideline buy-in in question; QB carousel watch begins.Drop your own W/L lists below and tell us what we missed!Subscribe for weekly recaps, instant reactions, and mini breakdowns all season.

Justin Herbert lit up the field in the Chargers' season opener in Brazil, stunning the Chiefs with a nuclear performance. On The Format Podcast, we break down Herbert's explosive start, his chemistry with Quentin Johnston, and what this means for the Chargers' playoff hopes. Is this the breakout year fans have been waiting for? We also discuss the impact of Xavier Worthy's injury and how Herbert's leadership is redefining the AFC West race. Don't miss this deep dive into one of the hottest starts in the league.Sit back, relax and listen up!@OpinionStated @Mandownsports @sportsnfitnessrants @SportzTea @AngryOldHoops @DREAMERSPRO @UnCommonCents-865 @MichaelJordanFansAreTheBestIf you want to support, every little bit helps!We appreciate SuperChats, or you can donate:CashApp: $TheFormatPodcastVenmo: TheFormatPodcast

This week on Da play call we discussed:  Eagles win, but Dan played well, Herbert finally beats the Chiefs stoping their winning streak, pictures and more news.  Do not forget to share, like, subscribe and comment.  #daplaycall #football #podcast 

Chiefs vs Chargers in Brazil was crazy. Herbert went full MVP with 3 TDs and a clutch scramble to seal it. Mahomes did what he could, but the Chiefs' offense looked shaky — drops, missed kicks, and bad execution all night. And yeah… my take? Travis Kelce is cooked. KC's offense is in trouble, and the Chargers took advantage in a 27-21 win.

Matt "Money" Smith & Lorenzo Neal are both in São Paulo for the Chargers vs. Chiefs game. Key topics include Kansas City's recent dominance over the Chargers, the importance of limiting mistakes, and how upgrades in the Chargers' run game and tight end group could change the outcome. They highlight Patrick Mahomes' knack for capitalizing in crunch time and emphasize the need for the Chargers to improve their late-game execution, particularly in running out the clock and finishing drives. They discuss the challenges of containing Mahomes, the importance of complementary football, and how special teams could play a decisive role. Ultimately, both are optimistic about the Chargers' chances to finally snap their losing streak against the Chiefs if they execute well on all fronts. 00:00:18 – Live from Brazil 00:01:09 – Game Preview & FanDuel Odds Discussion of current betting lines, Kansas City being favored, and the recent history (seven-game winning streak) the Chiefs have over the Chargers. 00:02:44 – Defenses and Over/Under Prediction Deep dive into both teams' defensive strengths, previous low-scoring matchups, and speculation on game outcome based on over/under odds. 00:03:19 – Turnovers and Key to the Game Explores the importance of turnovers, Mahomes' mistakes in past matchups, and the Chargers' need to capitalize when given chances. 00:06:37 – Chargers' Struggles to Finish Games Recap of Chargers' leads in previous games lost in the fourth quarter; focuses on their inability to run the four-minute offense. 00:08:35 – Upgraded Chargers Run Game Detailed look at the new running back group, the importance of finishing games, and getting backs involved in the passing game. 00:11:33 – Herbert vs. Mahomes—The Quarterback Showdown Discussion on Justin Herbert's star power, expectations for him to step up in big games, and the narrative around his career and playoff wins. 00:12:33 – Chargers' Need for Breakthrough Performances Explores the need for Herbert to “not blink” against Mahomes, referencing other quarterbacks who thrive in big moments. 00:15:35 – Tight End & Offensive Upgrades Examines the overhauled tight end group, the importance of new acquisitions, and expectations for a more versatile offense. 00:17:28 – Importance of Setting Season Tone Both discuss how starting with three divisional games adds pressure and opportunity, and how a win would help change the Chargers' recent narrative. 00:20:36 – Defensive Keys vs. Chiefs A look at what the defense needs to do to contain Mahomes, specific matchups, and the rotation on the defensive front. 00:23:20 – Role of Derwin James and Linebackers Talk about Derwin James' versatility, linebacker play, and the importance of limiting Kansas City's run game. 00:24:47 – Limiting Yards and Success Strategies Analysis of last year's defensive performance, third down/red zone defense, and the importance of controlling the run. 00:26:33 – Complimentary Football & Game Management Explains why offense and defense must play off each other, the need for sustained drives, and winning third downs. 00:28:27 – Special Teams & Execution in Big Moments Emphasizes all three phases, the possibility for special teams to decide the outcome, and the pressure on both players and coaches to execute. 00:31:07 – Predictions and Closing Thoughts Final score predictions (both pick Chargers to win), summary of keys to the game

Send us a textThe NFL SZN is finally here, and the Chargers are kicking things off in Brazil against the Kansas City Chiefs!

The Drive reacted to Joe Montana saying if he were to start a franchise he would take Justin Herbert over Patrick Mahomes.

Bill Barnwell makes his return to the show for the annual QB tier episode, where Charlie ranks every starting QB by tier while Domonique criticizes his opinions and tier names. 0:00 Welcome back to The Domonique Foxworth Show 1:02 QB tier rankings 2:19 The top tier 7:00 The QBs who could reach the top tier this season 11:22 The Stafford and Herbert tier 15:18 The Dak Prescott tier 17:12 Previously overrated QBs who are now underrated 19:24 The optimistic mystery box tier 23:45 The make-or-break season tier 28:47 The "just fine" tier 31:09 The Bryce Young and Caleb Williams tier 37:20 The true mystery box tier 40:00 The "bad, but how bad?" tier 44:05 The bottom tier QBs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Barnwell makes his return to the show for the annual QB tier episode, where Charlie ranks every starting QB by tier while Domonique criticizes his opinions and tier names. 0:00 Welcome back to The Domonique Foxworth Show 1:02 QB tier rankings 2:19 The top tier 7:00 The QBs who could reach the top tier this season 11:22 The Stafford and Herbert tier 15:18 The Dak Prescott tier 17:12 Previously overrated QBs who are now underrated 19:24 The optimistic mystery box tier 23:45 The make-or-break season tier 28:47 The "just fine" tier 31:09 The Bryce Young and Caleb Williams tier 37:20 The true mystery box tier 40:00 The "bad, but how bad?" tier 44:05 The bottom tier QBs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Barnwell makes his return to the show for the annual QB tier episode, where Charlie ranks every starting QB by tier while Domonique criticizes his opinions and tier names. 0:00 Welcome back to The Domonique Foxworth Show 1:02 QB tier rankings 2:19 The top tier 7:00 The QBs who could reach the top tier this season 11:22 The Stafford and Herbert tier 15:18 The Dak Prescott tier 17:12 Previously overrated QBs who are now underrated 19:24 The optimistic mystery box tier 23:45 The make-or-break season tier 28:47 The "just fine" tier 31:09 The Bryce Young and Caleb Williams tier 37:20 The true mystery box tier 40:00 The "bad, but how bad?" tier 44:05 The bottom tier QBs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Barnwell makes his return to the show for the annual QB tier episode, where Charlie ranks every starting QB by tier while Domonique criticizes his opinions and tier names. 0:00 Welcome back to The Domonique Foxworth Show 1:02 QB tier rankings 2:19 The top tier 7:00 The QBs who could reach the top tier this season 11:22 The Stafford and Herbert tier 15:18 The Dak Prescott tier 17:12 Previously overrated QBs who are now underrated 19:24 The optimistic mystery box tier 23:45 The make-or-break season tier 28:47 The "just fine" tier 31:09 The Bryce Young and Caleb Williams tier 37:20 The true mystery box tier 40:00 The "bad, but how bad?" tier 44:05 The bottom tier QBs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Lonte Smith talk NFL season long player props and much more. The 2025 NFL season kicks off with Pregame's Props Podcast diving into NFL player props and futures betting. Host Munaf Manji (0:05–0:59) returns after last year's success, joined by Lonte Smith from the College Football Podcast, ready to break down the best season-long prop bets across quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. By the one-minute mark (0:59–1:18), Lonte expresses excitement for profitability and preparation as kickoff approaches. Munaf (1:18–2:34) lays out the plan: four props each across positions, reminding listeners to shop for the best numbers. Quarterbacks open the show. Lonte (2:35–4:16) takes Justin Herbert under 3,650.5 yards, pointing to Jim Harbaugh's run-heavy approach, the addition of Najee Harris, Herbert's injury history, and a tough AFC West. Munaf (4:16–6:21) agrees, highlighting Herbert's inconsistency, weak defenses inflating numbers last year, and how divisional upgrades could suppress his totals. Munaf (6:24–8:59) then targets J.J. McCarthy under 3,650.5 yards. The rookie Viking, fresh off an ACL recovery, faces high expectations equal to top-12 rookie seasons all time. With Justin Jefferson's hamstring, Addison's suspension, and a run-first scheme with Aaron Jones, he calls the over unrealistic. Lonte (9:00–10:45) echoes that McCarthy isn't a gunslinger and won't consistently reach 300 yards weekly. Running backs bring debate. Lonte (11:22–12:53) bets Breece Hall over 5.5 rushing TDs, boosted by Justin Fields creating lighter boxes and red-zone chances. Munaf (12:59–15:45) takes the opposite side, fading Hall's rushing yards under 850.5 due to offensive line issues, Fields' dual-threat style, and negative game scripts forcing the Jets to pass. Receivers headline next. Lonte (18:41–19:32) backs Tyreek Hill over 980.5 yards, calling it a buy-low after last season's 959 yards. Munaf (21:07–23:21) supports the case, noting Hill's 82 career TDs and Miami's playoff-or-bust year. Munaf (23:22–25:33) also hammers Mike Evans over 950.5 yards, citing his decade-long 1,000-yard streak, Mayfield's trust, and a thin Bucs WR corps. Tight ends feature with Lonte's favorite play (28:13–30:52): Tyler Warren over 575.5 yards. A first-round pick in an empty Colts WR room, Warren projects as a focal point. Munaf (31:14–35:11) agrees, pointing to his 6'6” frame and red zone upside. For his final pick, Munaf (31:14–35:11) highlights Drake London over 1,225.5 yards, citing Michael Penix Jr.'s arm and London's 100-catch, 1,271-yard 2023. Lonte (35:12–37:08) compares London to Mike Evans and sees expanded slot usage boosting targets. They close with bonus leans: George Pickens over 875.5 yards in Dallas' pass-first system (38:00–39:19), Bucky Irving over 1,000.5 rushing yards if he seizes RB1 (41:27–43:49), and Matthew Stafford unders given lingering back injuries (43:50–44:55). Both spotlight C.J. Stroud (44:59–49:14) as a breakout candidate with new weapons, betting angles pointing to potential MVP value at 25–30/1. This debut 2025 Props Podcast underscores why NFL season-long player prop betting is surging: sharp handicapping, injury context, scheme fits, and matchup analysis. From Herbert and McCarthy unders to Hill, Evans, Warren, and London overs, the insights offer bettors actionable edges for the new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is the best way to start your NFL Sunday! Join Matt Watson and the Sunday Morning Slants crew as they break down all things NFL. X/Twitter: @MattWatsonMedia @MasonGreene01 @KyleFennimore @LukeHarker @Pkell22 @EthanRappleye

Munaf Manji and Lonte Smith talk NFL season long player props and much more. The 2025 NFL season kicks off with Pregame's Props Podcast diving into NFL player props and futures betting. Host Munaf Manji (0:05–0:59) returns after last year's success, joined by Lonte Smith from the College Football Podcast, ready to break down the best season-long prop bets across quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. By the one-minute mark (0:59–1:18), Lonte expresses excitement for profitability and preparation as kickoff approaches. Munaf (1:18–2:34) lays out the plan: four props each across positions, reminding listeners to shop for the best numbers. Quarterbacks open the show. Lonte (2:35–4:16) takes Justin Herbert under 3,650.5 yards, pointing to Jim Harbaugh's run-heavy approach, the addition of Najee Harris, Herbert's injury history, and a tough AFC West. Munaf (4:16–6:21) agrees, highlighting Herbert's inconsistency, weak defenses inflating numbers last year, and how divisional upgrades could suppress his totals. Munaf (6:24–8:59) then targets J.J. McCarthy under 3,650.5 yards. The rookie Viking, fresh off an ACL recovery, faces high expectations equal to top-12 rookie seasons all time. With Justin Jefferson's hamstring, Addison's suspension, and a run-first scheme with Aaron Jones, he calls the over unrealistic. Lonte (9:00–10:45) echoes that McCarthy isn't a gunslinger and won't consistently reach 300 yards weekly. Running backs bring debate. Lonte (11:22–12:53) bets Breece Hall over 5.5 rushing TDs, boosted by Justin Fields creating lighter boxes and red-zone chances. Munaf (12:59–15:45) takes the opposite side, fading Hall's rushing yards under 850.5 due to offensive line issues, Fields' dual-threat style, and negative game scripts forcing the Jets to pass. Receivers headline next. Lonte (18:41–19:32) backs Tyreek Hill over 980.5 yards, calling it a buy-low after last season's 959 yards. Munaf (21:07–23:21) supports the case, noting Hill's 82 career TDs and Miami's playoff-or-bust year. Munaf (23:22–25:33) also hammers Mike Evans over 950.5 yards, citing his decade-long 1,000-yard streak, Mayfield's trust, and a thin Bucs WR corps. Tight ends feature with Lonte's favorite play (28:13–30:52): Tyler Warren over 575.5 yards. A first-round pick in an empty Colts WR room, Warren projects as a focal point. Munaf (31:14–35:11) agrees, pointing to his 6'6” frame and red zone upside. For his final pick, Munaf (31:14–35:11) highlights Drake London over 1,225.5 yards, citing Michael Penix Jr.'s arm and London's 100-catch, 1,271-yard 2023. Lonte (35:12–37:08) compares London to Mike Evans and sees expanded slot usage boosting targets. They close with bonus leans: George Pickens over 875.5 yards in Dallas' pass-first system (38:00–39:19), Bucky Irving over 1,000.5 rushing yards if he seizes RB1 (41:27–43:49), and Matthew Stafford unders given lingering back injuries (43:50–44:55). Both spotlight C.J. Stroud (44:59–49:14) as a breakout candidate with new weapons, betting angles pointing to potential MVP value at 25–30/1. This debut 2025 Props Podcast underscores why NFL season-long player prop betting is surging: sharp handicapping, injury context, scheme fits, and matchup analysis. From Herbert and McCarthy unders to Hill, Evans, Warren, and London overs, the insights offer bettors actionable edges for the new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bengals did it! They got all of their guys signed for this year. Hate to say it but we are impressed. We talk the Micah Parsons situation and discuss Herberts new gf and what is a good board game for a date.

Speaking to investigative journalist Matt Kennard, retired Major General Charlie Herbert who served in the British Army for more than three decades, expresses his disgust and dismay at Israel's ongoing onslaught in Gaza. He says “I suspect I would have resigned" over this had he still been serving in the British Army given Britain's high level of complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide, and questions why we haven't seen more resignations. They discuss British complicity and participation through spy flights from RAF Akrotiri, the role of the Zionist Lobby in Britain, the recent proscription of Palestine Action and the shattering of Western credibility in the international arena.

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This week on the Bad Taste Video Podcast we went LIVE  to discuss the low budget foreign homage to "Re-Animator" , 1992's "Trepanator"!!!!Subscribe to our YouTube channel!!! https://www.youtube.com/@badtastevideopodcastVisit our website!!!!https://www.badtastevideo.com#horror #horrormovie #scariest #horrorlive #horrorstories #scary #horrorshortfilm #horrorvideo #vhs  #1980s #1990s #lowbudget #slasher #Trepanator #reanimator #HerbertWest ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After listening to him for many years, I'm honored to have Herbert Ong of  ⁨@BrighterwithHerbert⁩ on the show!Other than being a T$LA investor, he has also founded 3 companies, awarded the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Star Performance Excellence Award in 2007, and was the Head Product Manager who built and launched CareDiscovery (used by the majority of US hospitals). Watch the incredible episode on YoutubeEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[00:00-07:14] Why Tesla? The S-Curve of Innovation[07:15-08:11] Diversifying Beyond Tesla[08:12-12:00] Growth vs. Value Investing[12:01-6:02] The Data Edge: Tesla's  Advantage[16:01-20:00] Robotaxis: The Economic Case[20:01-23:36] Optimus: The Next Layer of AI[23:37-27:54] Real-World Data: The Key to AGI[27:55-32:03] Glipse of the Age of Abundance[32:04-38:09] Solar farms? Global Energy Shifts[38:10-44:45] Utopia or Dystopia? The AI Future[44:46-48:00] Should we be afraid?[48:01-51:47] A Holodeck FutureSpecial Mentions:Elon Musk, Tesla AI, EVs, robotaxi, Optimus, Waymo, AppleTony Seba, Ray Kurzweil, Gary Black, AIM Free Book: The Singularity is Near, predicting AGI by 2029.Any questions?*** Start taking action right NOW!

In this episode of Bleav in Chargers, Matt 'Money' Smith and Lorenzo Neal  discuss the Chargers' preseason performance, roster battles, injury updates, and expectations as the team prepares for their final preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers. Major talking points include offensive line issues, running back depth, Trey Lance's progression, wide receiver competition, and tight positional battles on defense. They take questions on the 53-man roster, special teams, and how the coaching staff is maximizing player potential. 00:00:17]  team's preseason so far, and looking ahead to the matchup at Levi's Stadium. [00:01:57] Discussion of potential starters' playtime, concern over preseason injuries (e.g., Quentin's concussion), and depth chart implications. [00:03:32] Evaluation of offensive line combinations, struggles in recent games, and the effect on the run game. [00:08:09] Analysis of running back injuries and battles, tight end roles, and Tucker Fisk's importance to the roster. [00:12:56] Deep dive into who makes the team, especially in the backfield and wide receiver positions. [00:16:14] Trey Lance's impact as backup QB, discussion on if he brings competition to Herbert, and the value of strong QB2. [00:21:33] How the coaching staff is approaching player development and the "next man up" philosophy. [00:25:04] Noting standout performances (like Trey Harris), changing dynamics in the WR room, and what to expect from the Chargers' air attack. [00:30:07] Uncertainty and competition among DBs, potential cuts, and the importance of special teams. [00:38:06] Marlo Wax's production, comparison to other backers, and tough cut-down decisions. [00:44:15] Use of IR/PUP to stash players, and approach to keeping key special teamers. [00:45:52] Rapid responses to fan comments, evaluation of key rookies, and final thoughts ahead of cutdown.

BELLY UP FANTASY LIVE: DRAFT DAY EXTRAVAGANZA! Vince, Kevin & Brian are LIVE for the Belly Up Sports league fantasy football draft! Your favorite hosts break down every pick, share insider strategies & debate the hottest draft day decisions! DRAFT DAY DRAMA! Early round surprises, rookie risks & the great kicker debate! DJ Stewart shocks everyone with his bold kicker strategy - find out why he's all in on early K picks! QB QUANDARY! When's the right time to grab your signal caller? Brian explains his 7th round Herbert pick & the crew discusses waiting vs. securing a top-tier QB. GUEST STARS! DJ Stewart, Kelcey Coyne & Dustin join the action, bringing fresh perspectives & spicy takes to the draft day madness! DON'T MISS A MOMENT of this fantasy football frenzy! Catch the full episode on YouTube @bellyupsports & follow @bellyupfantasy on X, Facebook & Instagram for more fantasy football fire all season long!

C&R double-dog-dare Lowenkron to do what for free lunch all week? The guys discuss your favorite sports chair. Joe Flacco starts, & MLB's commissioner is pressing baseball's luck! They have fun talking Machado's face, & Cam Ward talks to only his team, parents & dog! Love his focus? 'LAST ONE STANDING' is a battle & Herbert is pimpin.' Plus, A'Ja Wilson's farts & the "McWeiner!" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covino & Rich have fun talking Machado's face, & Cam Ward's statement about talking to NO ONE but his team, parents & dog! Love his focus? The guys debate. 'LAST ONE STANDING' is a battle & Herbert is pimpin.' Plus, A'Ja Wilson's farts & the "McWeiner!" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I am alone, but I am not lonely.” That is what Herbert said to me. Do you feel the same way, or are you lonely?

Justin Herbert finished just 26th in the league in pass attempts last season. Will the Chargers' offense open things up in 2025? We break down Herbert's outlook, Omarion Hampton's rise with Najee Harris sidelined, and how Keenan Allen's arrival impacts Ladd McConkey's slot role. Plus, which other wide receivers are flashing in camp, and who is the deep sleeper fantasy managers need to know?Joe Bond is joined by Eric Smith, Chargers Editorial Director. Follow him on Twitter @Eric_L_Smith.

While Chargers QB Justin Herbert is widely considered a top 10 NFL quarterback, the advanced metrics suggest a different picture. The first episode of The 2025 Preview Series makes the case against Herbert and considers whether the Chargers defense can compensate. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To get 5-Nugget Saturday, a curated list of bets and analytics, sign up for the free newsletter here: https://thepowerrank.com/

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The sound of mining — And the sound of money — All across Griqualand West, tent towns mushroomed overnight, teeming with fortune seekers from around the world. Tens of thousands by 1873, all descending on a patch of dusty ground that was soon to become a beacon of development on the landscape. Kimberley. In the modern world, industrial diamonds have hammered the industry business model, China overwhelmingly dominates global production of synthetic industrial diamonds accounting for about 90% of the total total. But in the 19th century, diamonds were still as rare as as teetotaler in a Kimberley tavern. This episode we'll hear about the entrepreneurs both black and white, and the future Robber Baron and colonial Dreamer, Cecil John Rhodes. It was in May 1871 after the harvest at the Rhodes brothers cotton farm in Richmond in Natal had come in, that Rhodes began his long career of harvesting the right connections. Brother Herbert sailed to Natal two years earlier, and now Cecil was helping manage the 250 acre farm, helped by 30 black labourers. Herbert however had heard about the riches discovered in Griqualand West and headed off to the Diamond Fields in early 1871, leaving Cecil to run the show in Natal. Young Cecil attended the annual meeting of the colonies agricultural society where he exhibited samples of their cotton, in attendance were Natal's colonial elite. There were long after-dinner political speeches, all ending with a toast. IN the haze of cigar and tobacco smoke, and a haze of multiple shots of whiskey, one settler called for a man to offer the traditional toast to the Ladies. So it was ironic that Cecil Rhodes rose in response, and thus delivered his first ever public speech according to his friend and biographer, Lewis Mitchell. Ironic because Rhodes would never form a initimate relationship with a woman as far as we know . As he grew more powerful, he would always surround himself with young male private secretaries and later would make one - Neville Pickering, the sole beneficiary of his will. In the Victorian era, being openly homosexual was socially unacceptable and illegal, so any such relationships would have been kept private. We are hampered by a lack of personal diaries or revealing letters from Rhodes himself, making it difficult to reach a firm, irrefutable conclusion about his private life. The scale claim-owners did much of their own manual labour, but for the most part the work was done by black labourers, picking at the ground, smashing the bumps of earth and rock, sieving the lime dust through a coarse wire sieve, rubble thrown aside, what remained placed on a sorting table. A small scraper would be used to spread the rock on the tables, scooping after picking the diamonds out, repeat repeat. In early 1872 Herbert went back to their farm in Richmond to welcome yet another brother, Frank, to South Africa. Cecil was left in charge and suffered under the stress, hard labour in a harsh climate, supervising his business, and a sudden death of his friend John Thompson. He was smoking and drinking too much, breathing in too much dust, dehydrated — and collapsed — to be nursed back to health by John Blades Currey's wife, Mary. He was still only 18 years old and almost died. In his miasmic state, he wrote his will which is prescient, and somewhat theatrical, leaving all his possessions to Britain's Secretary of State for the colonies, Lord Kimberly instead of his family. New promulgations were thus passed by the miners themselves, black people could not stay in the mining camps for longer than two days without a master, they also had to observe a curfew after 9pm. Punishment for failing to observe these rules, 25 lashes or 10 shillings fine. All this at a time when most of the English-speaking world was repealing lashing.

THE BROACH OF SELFISHNESS 1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. (NIV) Matthew 7:3-5 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (NIV) 2. THE BROACH OF NOT SERVING Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (NIV) Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. (NIV) 3. THE BROACH OF UNFORGIVENESS Colossians 3:12-13 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (ESV) 4. THE BROACH OF COMMUNICATION Proverbs 13:17 An unreliable messenger can cause a lot of trouble. Reliable communication permits progress. (TLB) 4A. BE CONSISTENT 4B. BE A LISTENER James 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (NIV) 4C. BE TRUTHFUL Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV) 4D. BE LOVING Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV) 4E. BE SELECTIVE Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (NIV) 4F. BE A PEACEMAKER Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (NIV) 5. THE BROACH OF INVESTING Revelation 2:4–5 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (NIV) Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (NIV) 6. THE BROACH OF COMMITMENT Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” (NIV)

Ali Herbert shares a message on how often our vision of Jesus can be clouded by our own mind, and if we shift these things, it can change everything.

Sermon date: 8-17-25 Location: City Life Church, Grand Rapids, MI

Hour One of the Good Morning Football Podcast begins with hosts Jamie Erdahl, Kyle Brandt, and Manti Te’o discussing Matthew Stafford’s timeline and Justin Herbert’s playing time in NFL preseason. MAD MINUTE - previewing NFL preseason action. Justin Pugh joins the show and talks about his retirement, Giants QB competition, and podcasting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The time has come. It's the LAST EVER episode of And Just Like That… and back by popular demand is Rosemary Mac Cabe. AND the man you've all been asking for- Dave- is finally forced to reckon with this show. Yes, we absolutely do spend two hours discussing every single moment of this 34 minute episode. The episode Cathy mentioned about Michael Patrick King was on this week's Fixing Famous People. Cathy has gone back and watched the fashion show scene for the third time and no it doesn't look like they made any nefarious changes to LTW's conversation with Charlotte in the post-edit. She really chose Herbert. Find Rosemary Mac Cabe on substack here and on Instagram here. Thanks to all the listeners and guest for this mini series- it's been a total blast and you're all the best fun! If you enjoyed this podcast please follow, rate, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William J. Sharkey was a pickpocket, a con man, a politician, and a murderer, though whether or not that murder was an accident became the question at the center of a case that gripped New York for months. And then, he vanished. Sort of. Research: “An Assassin’s Career.” New York Times. March 22, 1875. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1875/03/22/91671169.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 Asbury, Herbert. “The Escape of William J. Sharkey.” The New Yorker. Feb. 27, 1931. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1931/03/07/and the-escape-of-william-j-sharkey “Criminal’s Chances.” New-York Tribune. Nov. 20, 1873. https://www.newspapers.com/image/85393879/?match=1&terms=William%20J.%20Sharkey “The Death Penalty.” The New York Times. July 4, 1873. https://www.newspapers.com/image/20559978/?match=1&terms=William%20J.%20Sharkey The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Boss Tweed". Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boss-Tweed “The Escaped Murderer.” The Sun. Feb. 24, 1875. https://www.newspapers.com/image/51905732/?match=1&terms=maggie%20jourdan “Found Guilty.” New York Times. June 22, 1873. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1873/06/22/90527758.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 “Last Days of the Tombs.” New-York Tribune. May 23, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/image/78349840/?match=1&terms=%22william%20j.%20sharkey%22 “Maggie Jourdan Bailed.” New York Daily Herald. Jan. 4, 1874. “The Murder Record: The Dunn Murder.” New York Times. June 20, 1873. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1873/06/20/90526851.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 “Scanlan, the Actor, Dead.” The Sun. Feb. 20, 1898. https://www.newspapers.com/image/79111299/?match=1&terms=%22william%20j.%20sharkey%22 “The Sharkey Case.” The New York Times. July 25, 1873. https://www.newspapers.com/image/20561956/?match=1&terms=William%20J.%20Sharkey%20%22writ%20of%20error%22 “Sharkey Is Still Alive.” The Evening World. March 6, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/50555426/?match=1&terms=%22william%20j.%20sharkey%22 “Sharkey’s Escape.” New York Times. Nov. 20, 1873. https://www.newspapers.com/image/20503882/?match=1&terms=maggie%20jourdan “Trial of William J. Sharkey … “ New York Daily Herald. June 21, 1873. https://www.newspapers.com/image/329612596/?match=1&terms=William%20J.%20Sharkey “Why Is the Manhattan House of Detention Called the Tombs?” The New York Historical. https://www.nyhistory.org/community/manhattan-house-of-detention “Wm. J. Sharkey’s Escape.” The Sun. June 23, 1879. https://www.newspapers.com/image/78200292/?match=1&terms=maggie%20jourdan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our earlier discussion with Zaakir Tameez about his biography of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, he discussed his differences with Professor David Herbert Donald on the same subject. On December the 24th, 1995, Professor Donald talked about his book called "Lincoln" on the Booknotes television program. David Donald died in 2009 at age 88. During his teaching career, which he finished as a professor of history at Harvard, Professor Donald was praised for his "Lincoln" book by historian Eric Foner. "It is often considered the best single volume of Lincoln ever. It's the most balanced of the biographies out there," said Foner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our earlier discussion with Zaakir Tameez about his biography of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, he discussed his differences with Professor David Herbert Donald on the same subject. On December the 24th, 1995, Professor Donald talked about his book called "Lincoln" on the Booknotes television program. David Donald died in 2009 at age 88. During his teaching career, which he finished as a professor of history at Harvard, Professor Donald was praised for his "Lincoln" book by historian Eric Foner. "It is often considered the best single volume of Lincoln ever. It's the most balanced of the biographies out there," said Foner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What happens when you read Lenin completely, chronologically, and in context? You discover a thinker far more complex and pragmatic than most portrayals suggest.In this illuminating conversation, Professor Alex Herbert shares insights from his ambitious "Lenin in 45 Volumes" project, where he's systematically reading Lenin's complete works in their original Russian. Herbert reveals how Lenin's ideas evolved significantly over time in response to specific historical conditions—a reality often obscured when revolutionaries and critics alike cherry-pick quotes without context.Contrary to how he's often portrayed, the Lenin that emerges from this chronological reading supported electoral participation throughout much of his early career while maintaining principled socialist positions. His approach to the national question developed in response to concrete debates within the Russian Empire about language rights and cultural autonomy. We learn how Lenin distinguished between theoretical disagreements and personal animosity, maintaining working relationships with those he fiercely criticized in print.The conversation explores fascinating historical specifics: debates about Ukrainian language in schools, the "liquidationist" trend within the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, and Lenin's early recognition of China's revolutionary potential. Herbert helps us understand how political positions that might seem contradictory actually reflected a materialist approach to changing circumstances.Perhaps most valuable for contemporary leftists is the discussion of challenges Lenin couldn't fully anticipate—from modern environmentalism to the transformed nature of class in post-industrial economies. These areas require applying Marxist methods to new conditions rather than searching for ready-made answers in century-old texts.Join us for this thought-provoking exploration of revolutionary theory, historical context, and the continuing relevance of materialist analysis for today's political struggles.Send us a text Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon

Dave, Josh, and Mario are back live breaking down the importance of Rashawn Slater being out for the season. Can the Chargers win without Slater? Should they sign a LT? The crew also go into the annual QB tiers from The Athletic and why Herbert dropped. 

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In this non-sensical penultimate episode of AJLT, no one wants to go to Miranda's for Thanksgiving except Brady's baby mama, Harry can't get hard, Herbert is a big sulky baby and Carrie's publisher is blown away by her brilliance but wants her to change the ending.Check out VIIA gummies at VIIAHEMP.COM Order now for 15 percent off, free shipping and a free gift with purchase over 100 bucks.USE CODE ROSEPRICKS! You won't be sorry!

Trey Lance may have earned a real chance in the NFL. A debate over fondu and the Herbert brothers. Plus, Lee’s LeftoversSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autumn is here, and Carrie is writing her way through the pain inside her (finally) fully furnished apartment. Executive producers Michael Patrick King and Julie Rottenberg, along with co-executive producer Samantha Irby and executive story editor Rachel Palmer, dive into “Better Than Sex.” The writers discuss the significance of Duncan broaching the castle wall and coming upstairs. They also get into Herbert's election woes, Brady's bombshell reveal, and the making of that eyebrow-raising Giuseppe puppet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last time we spoke about the battle of Luodian. Following a significant counter-offensive, the initial optimism waned as casualties escalated and morale plummeted. The strategically vital town of Luodian became a pivotal battleground, with the Chinese determined to defend it at all costs. Despite heroic efforts, including a daring nighttime assault, the overwhelming Japanese forces employed superior tactics and artillery, steadily gaining ground.  As September progressed, Japanese reinforcements flooded the frontline, exacerbating the already dire situation for the Chinese defenders. By late September, the fierce struggle to control Luodian culminated in a forced retreat by the Chinese forces, marking a significant turning point in the fight for Shanghai. Though they withdrew, the Chinese army earned newfound respect, having showcased their tenacity against a formidable adversary. The battle became a testament to their resilience amid overwhelming odds, setting the stage for the tumultuous conflict that lay ahead in their fight for sovereignty.   #160 The Battle of Shanghai Part 5: Fighting along the Wusong Creek Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. The tides of warfare had shifted in Shanghai. In late September, the Japanese high command dispatched three divisions to the Shanghai area, starting with the 101st Division landing on September 22. This was followed by the 9th and 13th Divisions, bolstering Japan's military presence to five divisions in the city, despite the Chinese forces numbering over 25 divisions. However, the true dynamics of the confrontation revealed a complex picture: while the Chinese boasted numerical superiority, the Japanese divisions, each comprising around 15,000 soldiers, were supported by nearly 90,000 troops when including marines and infantry. China's units, often as small as 5,000 men, made their effective deployment difficult. The Japanese forces also leveraged their advantages in materials, aircraft, and naval artillery, which could effectively target critical positions along the Chinese front. With these reinforcements in place, Japanese commanders, including Matsui, devised a bold strategy: to execute a powerful thrust across Wusong Creek and advance toward Suzhou Creek. The goal was to encircle and annihilate the main Chinese force in a maneuver they had envisioned since their arrival in China.  Ogishima Shizuo, a reservist of the 101st division had just been through his first night at the front. Within his trench, soldiers leapt up from their slumber to a hail of bullets. Ogishima looked over the edge of the trench. It was still dark, making it hard to discern what was happening, but he thought he saw a flash of a helmet in a foxhole near the creek's edge. It wasn't a Japanese helmet. Suddenly, it hit him that the gunfire wasn't a mistake. “It's the enemy! The enemy!” he yelled. Others began to shout as well. “The enemy! They're behind us! Turn around!” Under the cloak of darkness, a Chinese unit had managed to bypass the Japanese lines and launch an attack from the rear. The sound of aggressive gunfire erupted, and a Japanese heavy machine gun joined in the fray. However, most of the bullets were fired haphazardly into the night. A force of 50 Chinese were firing on them. Japanese officers ordered the men to storm their positions, seeing infantrymen leap over their trench into the barrage. The Japanese and Chinese fired at each other and tossed grenades when close enough. The Japanese jumped into the Chinese foxholes and stabbed at them with bayonets. Ogishima thrust his bayonet into the belly of a Chinese soldiers, marking his first kill. He felt no emotion. Within minutes the little battle was over, every Chinese soldier lay dead, it was a suicide mission. Ogishima saw countless comrades dead around him, it was a scene of carnage. It was the morning of October 7, the 101st Division had crossed Wusong Creek from the north in the early hours of October 6, specifically, only half of the division had made it across. The other half remained on the far side, unable to get their boats past the 300 feet of water protected by unseen Chinese machine guns and mortar crews that would open fire at the slightest hint of movement on the northern bank. Dozens of corpses floated in the murky water, serving as grim evidence of the carnage from the previous 24 hours. Ogishima, alongside tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were entering the most brutal part of the Shanghai campaign. Matsui's vision of a quick and decisive end to the Shanghai campaign, would not come to be. Matsui detailed his plans in an order issued on September 29. The attack was to be conducted from west to east by the 9th, 3rd, and 101st Infantry Divisions. The 11th Infantry Division was assigned to follow the 9th Division, securing the right flank against potential Chinese counterattacks from the west. The 13th Infantry Division would serve as the reserve. The objective was to capture Dachang, an ancient town encircled by a medieval-style wall, and then advance as quickly as possible to breach the Chinese lines north of Suzhou Creek. Matsui had arranged an unusually high concentration of troops; the three divisions were aligned along a front that spanned only three miles. This meant that each division had less than half the front length that the Japanese field manual typically recommended. The decision to compress the divisions into such a narrow front was partly to compensate for the artillery shortcomings that were still hindering the Japanese offensive. The Japanese attackers confronted a formidable and well-prepared enemy. After extensive discussions, the Chinese commanders ultimately recognized that they had no choice but to shorten their front line. Defending Liuhang, a town situated along the route from Luodian to Dachang, had proven too costly, offering no prospect of victory. Chen Cheng, the commander of the Chinese left wing, had often visited Liuhang and understood how dire the situation was. He repeatedly urged that the unwinnable battle be abandoned and that valuable troops be withdrawn to stronger positions. However, his pleas initially went unheeded. Chiang Kai-shek was primarily driven by the belief that war was about securing territory, and he insisted on maintaining control over Liuhang at all costs. Meanwhile the Chinese positions north of Wusong Creek had been breached in numerous places during late September and this caused Chiang Kai-Shek to finally relent. A fighting retreat began on the night of October 1st and would be completed by dawn of the 3rd. The new defensive line extended just over a mile west of the road from Luodian to Dachang, providing the Chinese defenders with excellent opportunities to harass the advancing Japanese Army with flanking fire for several miles as they moved south. At Wusong Creek, the Chinese line curved eastward and followed the southern bank for several miles. The creek provided a significant advantage to the Chinese defenders; despite its name, it would be more accurate to describe it as a river. It reached widths of up to 300 feet in some areas, and in several spots, the southern bank formed a steep six-foot wall. Anyone attempting to scale this barrier under intense mortar fire would be met at the top by rows of barbed wire and heavy machine gun fire. For a full mile south of the creek, the Chinese had spent weeks constructing a dense network of defenses, transforming farm buildings into formidable fortifications linked by deep trenches. They had learned valuable lessons from their German mentors, many veterans of the battles of Somme and Verdun, and they applied these lessons effectively. The Japanese took Liuhang on the 3rd and were met with counterattacks, but these were easily repelled. More confident, Matsui issued new orders on the 4th for the 3rd, 9th and 101 divisions to cross the Wusong Creek and advance a mile south. Beginning on the 5th, the 3 divisions crossed and carved out a narrow bridgehead under heavy resistance. The Chinese were frantic now, as after the Wusong Creek, the last remaining natural obstacle was the Suzhou Creek. Two miles west of the key road from Luodian to Dachang,  battalion commander Yan Yinggao of the 78th Division's 467th Regiment awaited the anticipated Japanese assault. The regiment had fortified three villages near a creek, reinforced with sandbags, barbed wire, and cleared fields of fire, along with deep trenches for troop movement. The 1st Battalion occupied the westernmost village, the 3rd Battalion held the other two, while the 2nd Battalion remained in reserve. The initial Japanese attack began with a heavy artillery bombardment. Despite facing significant casualties, their infantry was forced to withdraw from all three villages. They returned later in the afternoon with an even fiercer artillery assault. The 1st Battalion suffered devastating losses, including its commander, leading to the loss of the village to the Japanese. Yan Yinggao, observing from the rear, dispatched a reinforcement company, but it was quickly annihilated within ten minutes. Simultaneously the Chinese 3rd battalion at Tangbeizhai were nearly encircled. Yan received orders for his regiment to advance over to relieve them, but as they did a Japanese column of 60 soldiers approached from the opposite direction. A battle ensued over the smoking rubbled of the bombed out village. The few survivors of the 3rd battalion made a last stand, allowing the 2nd battle to fight their way in to take up their position. It was a small and temporary victory. Units arriving to the Shanghai theater were being tossed right into the front lines, such as the Tax Police Division. Despite its name they were a fully equipped military formation and quite well training consisting of 6 regiments, roughly 25,000 armed men. Their officers had previously served under the young marshal, Zhang Xueliang. They were rushed to Tangqiaozhan, lying on the road from Luodian to Dachang, bridged by the Wusong Creek. The bridge was crucial to the entire operation, as holding it would enhance the Chinese's chances of delaying the Japanese advance. The Tax Police, stationed at the northern end of the bridge, became surrounded on three sides. Intense fighting ensued, occasionally escalating to hand-to-hand combat. By the second day after their arrival, casualties had escalated significantly, forcing the Tax Police units to retreat south across the bridge, which ultimately fell to the advancing Japanese forces. A crisis atmosphere surrounded the meeting of the 3rd War Zone staff, chaired by Chiang Kai-shek, in Suzhou on October 11. Everyone agreed the previous efforts to halt the Japanese advance south across Wusong Creek had utterly failed. Each engagement resulted in Chinese troops being repelled without regaining significant territory. Chen Cheng proposed an attack in his sector, specifically targeting the area around Luodian. However, most felt that such an operation would not effectively influence the Japanese advance at Wusong Creek and ultimately dismissed the suggestion. Bai Chongxi, whom at this point held an informal advisory role, called for simultaneous attacks along both banks of Wusong Creek, thrusting into the right flank of the advancing Japanese. This would require an enormous amount of troops if there was to be any chance of success. Bai Chongxi was pushing to take 4 divisions from Guangxi, already in transit to Shanghai for the task. Chiang Kai-Shek liked the idea of a single decisive blow and agreed to Bai's idea. The German advisors were not so keen on this one. In fact the Germans were getting depressed over a concerning issue. It seemed the Chinese staff simply talked too much, taking far too long to produce very few decisions. There were a lot of reasons for this, a lot of these figures held to many positions. For example Gu Zhuong, Chiang Kai-Sheks deputy in Suzhou, was a chief of staff and also held two advisory roles. Then there were these informal generals, such as Bai Chongxi. A man such as Bai had no formal command here, yet he was providing views on operational issues. To the Germans who held clear military hierarchies as the bible, it looked obviously chaotic. There was notable hope though. The Germans acknowledged the Chinese were improving their artillery situation. For the first time since the battle for Shanghai began, 6 artillery battalions were moved into positions in the vicinity of Nanxiang, under the unified command of the headmaster of the Tangshan artillery school near Nanjing. From there they could coordinate barrages in the area south of the Wusong Creek.  Sun Liren got off at Nanxiang railway station on October 7th. At 36 he was leading one of China's best units, the 4th regiment of the Tax Police. Within confusion he was assigned to the 88th division, who were fighting the heaviest battles in the campaign. By noon of the next day, nearly all of Sun Liren's regiment were cannibalized, sent as reinforcements to the 88ths front lines. Afterwards all the was left was Sun and a group of 20 orderlies and clerks. At 2pm he got a call from th division, they needed more reinforcements at the front or else a small bridge north of Zhabei would be taken, collapsing their lines. Sun replied he had no troops left only to be told “its an order. If you disobey, you'll be courtmartialed”.  Without any choice, Sun hastily organized dozens of soldiers and marched them to the bridge. As they arrived, his men saw Chinese troops withdrawing away from the bridge. He asked one man what was going on “the officers have all left, we also don't want to die”. To this Sun said he was an officer and would stay and fight with them. The Japanese in pursuit were shocked to see the Chinese turn around attack them. In general the Japanese were surprised by the sudden resilience of the Chinese around the Wusong Creek. Many assaults were being beaten back. In the Zhabei district, much more urbanized, foreigners were watching in awe. A war correspondent wrote “Every street was a defense line and every house a pocket fort. Thousands of holes had been knocked through walls, linking the labyrinth of lanes into a vast system of defense in depth. Every intersection had been made into a miniature fortress of steel and concrete. Even the stubs of bomb-battered walls had been slotted at ground level for machine guns and rifles. No wonder the Japanese Army was months behind its boasts”.  East of the Huangpu River at Pudong, Sun Shengzhi commanded an artillery regiment whom began launching a barrage across the river upon the Gongda airfield, that had been allowing the Japanese air forces to support their infantry. Meanwhile Chinese soldiers rolled a battery of 8 bofor guns 300 yards from the riverbank and at dawn began firing upon aircraft taking off. They reported 4 downed Japanese aircraft and 7 damaged. By mid-October the 88th division took advantage of a lull in the fighting and prepared a ambitious attack aimed at cutting off the Sichuan North road, which the Japanese were using to as a supply line from the docks to units north of the city. The German advisors developed this attack using Stosstruppen tactics taken from WW1. For stosstruppen, the main means of weakening the enemy line was via infiltration, rather than a massive frontal attack. The attack was unleashed on the 18th after a bombardment by artillery and mortars as lightly armed Chinese stormed down the streets near the North railway station and took the Japanese there by complete surprise. They quickly occupied a segment of the Sichuan North Road cutting the Japanese supply chain for many days. Back on the 13th, Kuse Hisao led a company of the Japanese 9th division to perform an attack on Chenjiahang, located due north of Wusong Creek. It was a strategic and heavily fortified stronghold that obstructed the southward advance. As Kuse's men reached its vicinity they stopped to rest with orders to begin the assault at 1pm. The Japanese artillery kicked off the fight and was soon met with much larger Chinese artillery. This was an unpleasant surprise for the Japanese, whom to this point had always had superiority in artillery. Regardless the assault went ahead seeing wave upon wave of attackers fighting through cotton fields and bullets. Kuse's men were forced to crawl through the field. Kuse crawled his way to a small creek to discover with horror it was full of Japanese and Chinese corpses at various stages of decomposition.  The assault on Chenjiahang bogged down quickly. Kuse and his men spent a night amongst the rotting dead. The following day orders arrived for two neighbouring units to renew the assault as Kuse's fell back into the reserve. That day's attempt fared no better, simply piling more bodies upon the field and waterways. The next day Kuse watched Japanese flamethrower units enter the fray as they led an attack over a creek. Men jumped into waist deep water, waded across to fight up slopes through mazes of Chinese trenches. Then to all of their surprise they stormed and unoccupied Chenjiahang without firing a shot. Kuse and his men suddenly saw a grenade come flying at them. Kuse was injured and taken out by comrades to the rear. Chenjiahang and been bitterly fought over for weeks. Alongside Yanghang it was considered two key points necessary for the Japanese to be able to advance against Dachang further south.  Meanwhile Sichuanese troops were being pulled back for the fresh 4 Guangxi divisions to come in. They wore lighter brown uniforms with British styled tin hat helmets. One of their divisions, the 173rd was sent straight to Chenjiahang, arriving before dawn of the 16th. While the handover of positions was taking place, the Japanese launched an intense aerial and artillery bombardment causing significant casualties before the 173rd could even deploy. Later that day, one of their regiments engaged the Japanese and were slaughtered on the spot. Two-thirds of their men became casualties. The battle raged for four days as the 3 other Guangxi divisions moved to the front. There was no break on either side, as one Guanxi officer recalled, “I had heard the expression ‘storm o f steel' before, but never really understood what it meant. Now I do.” By mid October, Matsui's optimism about his southern push was waning. Heavy rain over the past week had slowed his men down considerably. Supplies were taking much longer to reach the front. Intelligence indicated the senior Chinese commanders had moved from Suzhou to Nanxiang, with some in Shanghai proper. To Matsui this meant they were nowhere near close to abandoning Shanghai. Matsui wrote in his diary “It's obvious that earlier views that the Chinese front was shaken had been premature. Now is definitely not the time to rashly push the offensive.” During this rainy time, both sides received some rest as a no-mans land formed. Winter uniforms were arriving for the Japanese 3rd and 11th divisions, causing some encouragement. The 3rd division had already taken 6000 casualties, but received 6500 reinforcements. Matsui estimated their combat strength to only by one-sixth of its original level.  On the 19th Matsui received reports that soldiers from Guangxi were arriving in Shanghai and deploying around Wusong Creek. To relieve some pressure the IJN sent a mock invasion force up the Yangtze to perform a 3 day diversion mission. 8 destroyers and 20 transport vessels anchored 10 miles upriver from Chuanshakou. They bombarded the area to make it seem like a amphibious invasion was imminent. Meanwhile both nations were fighting a propaganda war. On October 14th, China filed a complaint at the League of Nations accusing Japan of using poison gas in Shanghai. To this the Japanese accused them of using gas, specifically mentioning at the battle for Chenjiahang. Early in the campaign they accused the Chinese of using sneezing gas, a chemical adopted during WW1. To this accusation, Shanghai's mayor Yu Hongjun stated to reporters ‘The Japanese sneeze because they've got cold feet.” Back to our friend Ogishima with the 101st. His unit crossed the Wusong Creek early on. Afterwards the fighting became confused as the Chinese and Japanese started across 150 yards of no man's land. Every now and then the Japanese would leap out of trenches and charge into Chinese lines, but the attacks all ended the same. Rows of the dead cut down by machine guns. It was just like the western front of WW1. The incessant rain kept the trenches drenched like knee-deep bogs. Officers who had read about the western front routinely had their men line up for health checks. Anyone trying to fake a disease risked being branded a deserter, and deserters were shot. As Ogishima recalled “The soldiers in the frondine only have one thought on their minds. They want to escape to the rear. Everyone envies those who, with light injuries, are evacuated. The ones who unexpectedly get a ticket back in this way find it hard to conceal their joy. As for those left in the frontline, they have no idea if their death warrant has already been signed, and how much longer they have to live.” Nohara Teishin with the 9th division experienced pure hell fighting entrenched Chinese firing through holes in walls of abandoned farm buildings. Japanese officers urged their men to charge over open fields. Out of 200 men he fought with, 10 were able to fight after the battle. As Nohara recalled “All my friends died there. You can't begin to describe the wretchedness and misery of war.” Watanabe Wushichi, an officer in the 9th division was given orders to secure water supplies for the front line troops. A task that seemed simple enough given the sheer amount of creeks and ponds in the area. However they were all filled with corpses now. For many troops dying of thirst, it became so unbearable when anyone came across an unpolluted well, they would crown around it like zombies turning into a mud pool. Officers were forced to post guards at all discovered water sources. Watanabe was shocked by the Chinese fierceness in battle. At one point he was attacked pillboxes and upon inspecting the captured ones he was horrified to see how many Chinese bodies lay inside still clutching their rifles.  International outcry mounted over the invasion. On October 5th, president Franklin Roosevelt made a speech in Chicago calling for concrete steps to be taken against Japan. “It would seem to be unfortunately true that the epidemic of world lawlessness is spreading. When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the community against the spread of the disease.” Meanwhile Chiang Kai-Shek pushed the international community to sanction Japan and deprive her of oil, iron, steal, all materials needed for waging her illegal war. The League of Nations proved completely inept. On October 21st, Japanese foreign minister Hirota Koki approached the German ambassador in Tokyo, Herbert von Dirksen, asking if China was willing to negotiate. Germany declared she was willing to act as mediator, and to this Japan sent demands. Japan sought for Chinese concessions in north China and a demilitarized zone around Shanghai. Germany's ambassador to Nanjing, Oskar Trautmann conveyed this to Chiang Kai-Shek. Instead of replying Chiang asked the German what he thought. Trautmann said he considered the demands a basis for further talks and gave the example of what happened to his nation at the negotiating table during WW1. To this Chiang scoffed and made it clear he intended to restore the situation to its pre-hostile state before any talks.  Back at the front, Bai Chongxi planned his counterattack into the right flank of the Japanese. The attack was set for the 21st. The Guangxi troops at Chenjiahang were extricated and sent to assembly points. Matsui wrote in his diary on the 23rd “The enemy will launch a counterattack along the entire front tonight. It seems the planned attack is mainly targeted at the area south of Wusong Creek. It will give us an opportunity to catch the enemy outside of his prepared defenses, and kill him there. At 7pm the Chinese artillery began, an hour later troops were advancing east. The left wing of the Chinese attack, led by the 176th Guangxi Division north of Wusong Creek, initially advanced swiftly. However, it soon encountered significant obstacles, including numerous creeks and canals that disrupted progress. Concerned about supply trains lagging behind, the vanguard decided to relinquish much of the ground it had gained as dawn approached, hoping to reclaim it later that night. Meanwhile, the 174th Guangxi Division's assault south of Wusong Creek also struggled. It met unexpectedly strong resistance and had difficulty crossing the canals due to insufficient bridge-building materials. Fearing artillery and air attacks before dawn, this division retreated to its starting line, abandoning the hard-won territory from the previous night. Both divisions then dug in, preparing to withstand a counterattack during the daylight hours, when the Japanese forces could fully leverage their air superiority. As anticipated, the counterattack occurred after sunrise on October 22. In the 176th Division's sector, Japanese forces surrounded an entire battalion by noon, resulting in its complete destruction, including the battalion commander. The main success for the day came from a Guangxi unit that, despite facing an attack from Japanese infantry supported by five tanks, managed to hold its ground. Initially on the verge of collapse, they organized a rapid defense that repelled the Japanese assault. One tank was destroyed, two became stuck in a canal, and two others retreated, highlighting the challenges of tank warfare in the riverine terrain around Shanghai. An after-action report from the Guangxi troops read  “The Japanese enemy's army and air force employed every kind of weapon, from artillery to tanks and poison gas,” it said. “It hit the Chinese front like a hurricane, and resulted in the most horrific losses yet for the army group since it entered the battle.” As the sun rose on the 23rd, Japanese airplanes took to the skies. At 9:00 a.m., they targeted the already battered 174th Guangxi Division south of Wusong Creek. A Guangxi general who survived the assault recounted the devastation: “The troops were either blown to pieces or buried in their dugouts. The 174th disintegrated into a state of chaos.” Other units suffered similarly catastrophic losses. By the end of October 23, the Chinese operation had incurred heavy casualties, including two brigade commanders, six regimental commanders, and around 2,000 soldiers, with three out of every five troops in the first wave either killed or injured. Consequently, the assault had to be called off. Bai Chongxi's counterattack was a complete disaster. Many Guangxi veterans would hold grudges for years for what was seen as a senseless and hopeless battle.  Meanwhile in Zhabei Zhang Boting, the 27th year old chief of staff of the 88th division came to the headquarters of General Gu Zhutong, urging him to move to a safer location, only to be told “Chiang Kai-shek wants your division to stay in Zhabei and fight. Every company, every platoon, every squad is to defend key buildings in the city area, and villages in the suburbs. You must fight for every inch of land and make the enemy pay a high price. You should launch guerrilla warfare, to win time and gain sympathy among our friends abroad.” The command had more to do with diplomacy than any battlefield strategy. The Nine-Powers Conference was set for Brussels the following week and it was important China kept a spectacle going on in Shanghai for the foreigners. If the war advanced into lesser known hamlets in the countryside there would be no talk amongst the great powers. To this explanation Zhang Boting replied “Outside o f the streets of Zhabei, the suburbs consist o f flat land with little opportunity for cover. It's not suitable for guerrilla warfare. The idea o f defending small key points is also difficult. The 88th Division has so far had reinforcements and replacements six times, and the original core of officers and soldiers now make up only 20 to 30 percent. It's like a cup o f tea. If you keep adding water, it becomes thinner and thinner. Some of the new soldiers we receive have never been in a battle, or never even fired a shot. At the moment we rely on the backbone o f old soldiers to train them while fighting. As long as the command system is in place and we can use the old hands to provide leadership, we'll be able to maintain the division as a fighting force. But if we divide up the unit, the coherence will be lost. Letting every unit fight its own fight will just add to the trouble.” Zhang Boting then rushed east to the 88th divisional HQ inside the Sihang Warehouse laying just across from the International settlement. Here a final stand would be made and whose participants would be known as the 800 heroes, but that's a story for a later podcast.  Zhang Boting had returned to his HQ on October 26th, by then the Shanghai situation had deteriorated dramatically. The stalemate around Wusong Creek had suddenly collapsed. The IJA 9th division broke the Guangxi forces and now Matsui planned for a major drive south against Dachang. Before he even had time to meet with his colleagues the 3rd and 9th divisions reached Zoumatang Creek, which ran west to east two miles south of Wusong Creek. In preparation for the continued advance, the Japanese began dropping leaflets over the Chinese positions. Each one offered the soldiers who laid down their arms 5 Chinese yuan each, roughly half a US dollar each at the time. This did not meet much results, as the Chinese knew the Japanese rarely took prisoners. Instead the Guangxi troops continued to retreat after a brutal week of combat. Most of them were moving to prepared positions north and south of the Suzhou Creek, the last remaining natural obstacle to stop the Japanese conquest of Shanghai. In the early hours of the 25th the Japanese gradually realized the Chinese were withdrawing. The Japanese unleashed hundreds of aircraft and employed creeping barrages with their artillery. This may have been the first instance they employed such WW1 tactics during the campaign. The barrage was kept 700 yards in front of the advancing Japanese forces, giving the Chinese ample time to emerge from cover and re-man positions they had abandoned under artillery fire. Despite a general withdrawal, the Chinese also mounted a strong defense around Dachang.  Two strategic bridges across Zoumatang Creek, located west of Dachang, were defended by one division each. The 33rd Division, a recent arrival in Shanghai, was tasked with securing the westernmost bridge, Old Man Bridge, while the 18th Division, also newly arrived, was stationed near Little Stone Bridge, closer to Dachang. However, neither division was capable of stopping the advancing Japanese forces. On October 25, a Japanese column, led by more than 20 tanks, overwhelmed the 33rd Division's defenses and captured Old Man Bridge. As the Chinese division attempted a fighting retreat toward Dachang, it suffered severe casualties due to superior Japanese firepower. By mid-afternoon, only one in ten of its officers and soldiers remained fit for combat, and even the division commander had been wounded. The Japanese force then advanced to Little Stone Bridge, and after intense fighting with the 18th Division that lasted until sunset, they captured the bridge as well. Meanwhile, the 18th Division fell back into Dachang, where their commander, Zhu Yaohua, received a blunt order from Gu Zhutong to hold Dachang at all costs, warning that disobedience would lead to court-martial. Concerned that losing Little Stone Bridge might already jeopardize his position, Zhu Yaohua quickly organized a nighttime counterattack to reclaim it. However, the Japanese had anticipated this move and fortified their defenses near the bridge, leading to a disastrous failure for the Chinese. On October 26, the Japanese unleashed all available resources in an all-out assault on Dachang. The town had been nearly reduced to rubble, with only the ancient wall remaining as evidence of its former population. Up to 400 airplanes, including heavy bombers, targeted Chinese troops in and around Dachang, causing significant casualties among both soldiers and pack animals. A Western correspondent watching from afar described it as the “fiercest battle ever waged in Asia up to that time. A tempest of steel unleashed by Japanese planes, which flew leisurely overhead while observation balloons guided them to their targets. The curtain of fire never lifted for a moment from the Chinese trenches”. Following the aerial assault, more than 40 Japanese tanks emerged west of Dachang. The Chinese forces found themselves defenseless against this formidable armored column, as they had already relocated their artillery to safer positions behind the front lines. Left to fend for themselves, the Chinese infantry was quickly overwhelmed by the advancing wall of enemy tanks. The defending divisions, including Zhu Yaohua's 18th Division, stood no chance against such material superiority and were swiftly crushed. After a brief skirmish, the victorious Japanese forces marched in to claim Dachang, which had become a sea of flames. Matsui observed the scene with deep satisfaction as the Rising Sun banner flew over the smoldering ruins of the town. “After a month of bitter fighting, today we have finally seen the pay-off,”. In stark contrast, Zhu Yaohua faced immediate criticism from his superiors and peers, many of whom believed he could have done more to resist the Japanese onslaught. The weight of this humiliation became unbearable for him. Just two days after his defeat at Dachang, he shot himself in the chest ending his life. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In late September, the Battle of Shanghai intensified as Japanese forces surged with reinforcements, pressing against Chinese defenses in Luodian. Amidst chaos, Japanese soldiers like Ogishima fought bravely in the trenches, witnessing unimaginable carnage. As October began, the battle's brutality escalated, with waves of attacks resulting in devastating casualties on both sides. However, the Chinese forces showcased remarkable resilience, adapting their strategies and fortifying defenses, marking a significant chapter in their struggle for sovereignty against overwhelming odds.  

(Part 2) It's the episode we've all been waiting for! Finally LTW tells Herbert not to call her at work! And, oh yeah, Carrie tells Aiden it's over. But don't worry, there's plenty of bad acting and over the top writing to make fun of!

It's the episode we've all been waiting for! Finally LTW tells Herbert not to call her at work! And, oh yeah, Carrie tells Aiden it's over. But don't worry, there's plenty of bad acting and over the top writing to make fun of!