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Prince George of Battenberg, later the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, was the third child of Louis Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and was by all accounts a pretty good dude. Like his father, he set his sights on a naval career, and excelled at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, entering the Royal Navy in time to participate in World War I. His 1916 marriage to Countess Nadajda de Torby, called Nada by her friends, would become a source of significant scandal in 1934, when a former maid became a key witness in the high profile custody battle over young heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. The mail alleged on the stand that Nada and the girl's mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, were lovers, and the story was so salacious for its time that the judge cleared the courtroom entirely. After the family dropped "Battenberg" in favor of "Mountbatten" in 1917, at the height of anti-German sentiment in England, George Mountbatten would continue being one of the few stable presences in the life of Prince Philip, and Queen Elizabeth II, his eventual niece-in-law, was extremely fond of George. His death at the young age of 45, from bone marrow cancer, was yet another tragedy in young Philip's life, while Nada would remain close friends with Edwina Mountbatten, her sister-in-law, and the wife of Philip's next mentor, Louis Mountbatten. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to ⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prince George of Battenberg, later the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, was the third child of Louis Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and was by all accounts a pretty good dude. Like his father, he set his sights on a naval career, and excelled at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, entering the Royal Navy in time to participate in World War I. His 1916 marriage to Countess Nadajda de Torby, called Nada by her friends, would become a source of significant scandal in 1934, when a former maid became a key witness in the high profile custody battle over young heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. The mail alleged on the stand that Nada and the girl's mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, were lovers, and the story was so salacious for its time that the judge cleared the courtroom entirely. After the family dropped "Battenberg" in favor of "Mountbatten" in 1917, at the height of anti-German sentiment in England, George Mountbatten would continue being one of the few stable presences in the life of Prince Philip, and Queen Elizabeth II, his eventual niece-in-law, was extremely fond of George. His death at the young age of 45, from bone marrow cancer, was yet another tragedy in young Philip's life, while Nada would remain close friends with Edwina Mountbatten, her sister-in-law, and the wife of Philip's next mentor, Louis Mountbatten. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second child of Prince Louis of Battenberg (later, Louis Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven) and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was Princess Louise, born July 14, 1889. While most royal were promptly shuttled into marriage, Louise was an independent, progressive young woman whose heart was set on marrying for love. There were suitors, to be sure, but Louise was insistent that she would never marry a king or a widower, and of course, that the union be based on love. This led her down some blind alleys, most notably with a Scottish portrait and landscape artist living in Paris, whom she met when they worked together at a military hospital during the First World War. Alexander Stuart-Hill was charming but eccentric, and was decidedly not rich. Fearing her family's reaction, Louise kept the pair's engagement secret for two years; by the time she revealed her secret, her parents asked that she delay marriage until the war had ended. After Alexander visited the Mountbattens a few times, earning the nickname 'Shakespeare' from his would-be in-laws, Louis Mountbatten had to sit his poor daughter down and explain to her that there were people called homosexuals, and he believed her fiance was one. It's unclear precisely how this resolved between Louise and Alexander, beyond the fact that the engagement ended in 1918. Princess Louise would find love at last, however, and in a most unexpected place. Sweden's Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, recent widower of Louise's mother's cousin, visited London in 1923 and took a real shine to Louise, then into her 30s. Sure, he was a widower, and sure, he was destined to be King of Sweden, but at long last, Louise had fallen in love with someone who loved her back. Her new in-laws loved her, and she became the devoted step-mother of Gustav's children. As Princess and then Queen Consort, she was beloved by the people of Sweden for her rejection of royal airs, belief in gender equality and civil rights, humanitarian work during World War II, and democratic reforms to the monarchy. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to ⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second child of Prince Louis of Battenberg (later, Louis Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven) and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was Princess Louise, born July 14, 1889. While most royal were promptly shuttled into marriage, Louise was an independent, progressive young woman whose heart was set on marrying for love. There were suitors, to be sure, but Louise was insistent that she would never marry a king or a widower, and of course, that the union be based on love. This led her down some blind alleys, most notably with a Scottish portrait and landscape artist living in Paris, whom she met when they worked together at a military hospital during the First World War. Alexander Stuart-Hill was charming but eccentric, and was decidedly not rich. Fearing her family's reaction, Louise kept the pair's engagement secret for two years; by the time she revealed her secret, her parents asked that she delay marriage until the war had ended. After Alexander visited the Mountbattens a few times, earning the nickname 'Shakespeare' from his would-be in-laws, Louis Mountbatten had to sit his poor daughter down and explain to her that there were people called homosexuals, and he believed her fiance was one. It's unclear precisely how this resolved between Louise and Alexander, beyond the fact that the engagement ended in 1918. Princess Louise would find love at last, however, and in a most unexpected place. Sweden's Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, recent widower of Louise's mother's cousin, visited London in 1923 and took a real shine to Louise, then into her 30s. Sure, he was a widower, and sure, he was destined to be King of Sweden, but at long last, Louise had fallen in love with someone who loved her back. Her new in-laws loved her, and she became the devoted step-mother of Gustav's children. As Princess and then Queen Consort, she was beloved by the people of Sweden for her rejection of royal airs, belief in gender equality and civil rights, humanitarian work during World War II, and democratic reforms to the monarchy. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Louis Battenberg's (later Louis Mountbatten) successful campaign to marry Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, the couple set about having babies. The first of these, Princess Alice, was born in 1885, and came into the world congenitally deaf. Given the era, no particular accommodations were made for her, and while her condition caused many to underestimate her, she compensated by learning to lip-read (in several languages) and spoke English, German, French, and, later, Greek. Her marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was happy only for a while, but the pair had five children. Alice occupied herself with charity work, and when hostilities broke out between Greece and Turkey, she served as a nurse at the front line, earning the deep affection of the Greek people. During the First World War, Greece exiled the royal family, and setting up in Paris, Alice and Andrew became estranged. He would ride out the rest of his life in the south of France with his mistress, while Alice's life became strange and complicated. She fell in unrequited love, though history has not retained the identity of her affection, and developed a religious fervor. She was hospitalized in sanitariums and treated with cutting edge techniques for schizophrenia, like hitting her abdomen with X-rays to destroy her ovaries. During her convalescence, which she wanted out of, her daughters married without her knowing and her youngest son, Prince Philip, gradually grew from a child to a man, with no real connection to his mother or father. Alice spent World War II in Athens, caring for the poor and hungry, and sheltering a Jewish family. When the Nazi occupiers came to search her home, she leaned into her deafness, pretending not to understand what they wanted until they were so bamboozled they left empty handed. She founded a religious order, but when Greece again abolished the monarchy, her son Philip, now married to Queen Elizabeth II, ensured her safe passage to Great Britain, where she lived out her days simply and humbly, as a quiet resident of Buckingham Palace. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Louis Battenberg's (later Louis Mountbatten) successful campaign to marry Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, the couple set about having babies. The first of these, Princess Alice, was born in 1885, and came into the world congenitally deaf. Given the era, no particular accommodations were made for her, and while her condition caused many to underestimate her, she compensated by learning to lip-read (in several languages) and spoke English, German, French, and, later, Greek. Her marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was happy only for a while, but the pair had five children. Alice occupied herself with charity work, and when hostilities broke out between Greece and Turkey, she served as a nurse at the front line, earning the deep affection of the Greek people. During the First World War, Greece exiled the royal family, and setting up in Paris, Alice and Andrew became estranged. He would ride out the rest of his life in the south of France with his mistress, while Alice's life became strange and complicated. She fell in unrequited love, though history has not retained the identity of her affection, and developed a religious fervor. She was hospitalized in sanitariums and treated with cutting edge techniques for schizophrenia, like hitting her abdomen with X-rays to destroy her ovaries. During her convalescence, which she wanted out of, her daughters married without her knowing and her youngest son, Prince Philip, gradually grew from a child to a man, with no real connection to his mother or father. Alice spent World War II in Athens, caring for the poor and hungry, and sheltering a Jewish family. When the Nazi occupiers came to search her home, she leaned into her deafness, pretending not to understand what they wanted until they were so bamboozled they left empty handed. She founded a religious order, but when Greece again abolished the monarchy, her son Philip, now married to Queen Elizabeth II, ensured her safe passage to Great Britain, where she lived out her days simply and humbly, as a quiet resident of Buckingham Palace. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to ⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Louis Battenberg's (later Louis Mountbatten) successful campaign to marry Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, the couple set about having babies. The first of these, Princess Alice, was born in 1885, and came into the world congenitally deaf. Given the era, no particular accommodations were made for her, and while her condition caused many to underestimate her, she compensated by learning to lip-read (in several languages) and spoke English, German, French, and, later, Greek. Her marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was happy only for a while, but the pair had five children. Alice occupied herself with charity work, and when hostilities broke out between Greece and Turkey, she served as a nurse at the front line, earning the deep affection of the Greek people. During the First World War, Greece exiled the royal family, and setting up in Paris, Alice and Andrew became estranged. He would ride out the rest of his life in the south of France with his mistress, while Alice's life became strange and complicated. She fell in unrequited love, though history has not retained the identity of her affection, and developed a religious fervor. She was hospitalized in sanitariums and treated with cutting edge techniques for schizophrenia, like hitting her abdomen with X-rays to destroy her ovaries. During her convalescence, which she wanted out of, her daughters married without her knowing and her youngest son, Prince Philip, gradually grew from a child to a man, with no real connection to his mother or father. Alice spent World War II in Athens, caring for the poor and hungry, and sheltering a Jewish family. When the Nazi occupiers came to search her home, she leaned into her deafness, pretending not to understand what they wanted until they were so bamboozled they left empty handed. She founded a religious order, but when Greece again abolished the monarchy, her son Philip, now married to Queen Elizabeth II, ensured her safe passage to Great Britain, where she lived out her days simply and humbly, as a quiet resident of Buckingham Palace. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While royal houses are often insular and even incestuous (at least at the cousin-marrying level), new blood does manage to enter those gene pools from time to time. Meet the Mountbattens! The family's story begins in Russia, circa 1850, where the orphaned daughter of a Polish general named Julia von Hauke was serving in the household of Maria Alexandrovna, future wife of future Tsar Alexander II. Maria's brother, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, fell hard for the common-born Julia, a romance that was seemingly halted by Emperor Nicholas I, who wanted Prince Alexander to marry his niece. Unable to shake off their love, the two eloped, which left Alexander persona non grata in the Russian court. Returning to his native Hesse, Prince Alexander's brother, Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse-Darmstadt, granted Julia the title of Countess of Battenberg, named for a town in the north of the duchy, and later, Princess of Battenberg. But Europe's royal houses have both a long memory and an enormous snobbery, meaning that when Alexander and Julia's sons, The Battenberg Boys, began pursuing the granddaughters of England's Queen Victoria for marriage a generation later, the courtships - successful and unsuccessful - were rife with intrigue and scandal. But it was the marriage of Louis Battenberg to Queen Vic's granddaughter Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine that would eventually transform the family from a tainted, common-born Battenberg lineage to the British Mountbattens, the house of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. But that's a story for next week. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While royal houses are often insular and even incestuous (at least at the cousin-marrying level), new blood does manage to enter those gene pools from time to time. Meet the Mountbattens! The family's story begins in Russia, circa 1850, where the orphaned daughter of a Polish general named Julia von Hauke was serving in the household of Maria Alexandrovna, future wife of future Tsar Alexander II. Maria's brother, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, fell hard for the common-born Julia, a romance that was seemingly halted by Emperor Nicholas I, who wanted Prince Alexander to marry his niece. Unable to shake off their love, the two eloped, which left Alexander persona non grata in the Russian court. Returning to his native Hesse, Prince Alexander's brother, Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse-Darmstadt, granted Julia the title of Countess of Battenberg, named for a town in the north of the duchy, and later, Princess of Battenberg. But Europe's royal houses have both a long memory and an enormous snobbery, meaning that when Alexander and Julia's sons, The Battenberg Boys, began pursuing the granddaughters of England's Queen Victoria for marriage a generation later, the courtships - successful and unsuccessful - were rife with intrigue and scandal. But it was the marriage of Louis Battenberg to Queen Vic's granddaughter Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine that would eventually transform the family from a tainted, common-born Battenberg lineage to the British Mountbattens, the house of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. But that's a story for next week. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to ⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say it with me: It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here. Today, Jacques, Hesse, and I are back with another talk radio episode. Between playing some of our favorite tracks, we come up with an idea to take down Marvel and DC, discuss some wretched homosexual behavior directed at Zohran, and debate the evil (or perhaps freedom) of Klarna. Plus, we read a couple of selections from The Ethicist, the NYT's advice column for neurotic liberals. Submissions feature a trigger-happy lesbian and the question of what to do about those weird noises coming from a storage unit.

While royal houses are often insular and even incestuous (at least at the cousin-marrying level), new blood does manage to enter those gene pools from time to time. Meet the Mountbattens! The family's story begins in Russia, circa 1850, where the orphaned daughter of a Polish general named Julia von Hauke was serving in the household of Maria Alexandrovna, future wife of future Tsar Alexander II. Maria's brother, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, fell hard for the common-born Julia, a romance that was seemingly halted by Emperor Nicholas I, who wanted Prince Alexander to marry his niece. Unable to shake off their love, the two eloped, which left Alexander persona non grata in the Russian court. Returning to his native Hesse, Prince Alexander's brother, Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse-Darmstadt, granted Julia the title of Countess of Battenberg, named for a town in the north of the duchy, and later, Princess of Battenberg. But Europe's royal houses have both a long memory and an enormous snobbery, meaning that when Alexander and Julia's sons, The Battenberg Boys, began pursuing the granddaughters of England's Queen Victoria for marriage a generation later, the courtships - successful and unsuccessful - were rife with intrigue and scandal. But it was the marriage of Louis Battenberg to Queen Vic's granddaughter Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine that would eventually transform the family from a tainted, common-born Battenberg lineage to the British Mountbattens, the house of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. But that's a story for next week. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

La ilustradora María Hesse da vida a una nueva edición de 'El Principito' con sus propias imágenes. Todo un reto que ha explicado en 'A vivir Baleares' y que presentará el próximo miércoles en Rata Corner.

Hesse and Raina join us for a spiritual journey into rooms where Garfield went corporate and money was implied. Subscribe to Fortune Kit on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/fortunekit Ending song "Sugar We All End Up in Diapers" (from Podcast About List): www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aOQ7h9S4kI Join the Discord: discord.com/invite/HabqgJf

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Full Episode on Patreon Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I unbox a gift Jacques father gave him. It's from his grandfather and mostly full of poison which Jacques then low key ingests. We also talk about attempted pozz'ings upon Jacques. Then we clear the air about spoiling Euphoria and discuss Karamo Brown's recent crashout– the sexual harassment allegations, the missing saliva glands, his crying mom etc.

Mens medstifter af Barnekammer Sille Ehlers-Hesse, og hendes kæreste Karim går og drømmer om at få en 3'er, tager det pusten fra dem da de får beskeden om at de venter tvillinger.  Vi skal høre Sille fortælle om, hvordan beskeden i starten sender hende ned i et mørke, hun aldrig før har oplevet. Men ved 20-ugers-scanningen tager graviditeten en drejning, der bekræfter hende i, at de små piger i maven er ønskede og elskede. I uge 32 bliver alt endnu engang vendt på hovedet, og Hannah og Paula bliver født ved akut kejsersnit på grund af det, der efter fødslen viser sig at være tarmslyng hos Hannah. Efter fødslen venter en intensiv indlæggelse, der er præget af ensomhed, uvished og savn, og først efter 30 dage bliver familien på 6 forenet.  Det er en samtale om at navigere efter det, der er bedst for flest, når livet bliver uforudsigeligt, og om den styrke og stolthed, Sille står tilbage med i dag som mor til fire små børn.

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss which one of us is most likely to start the next Sexual pandemic, how veterans are the most annoying special interest group, and list all the hobbies that are being stolen from us by rich people. Allegedly.

We're back with a completely reworked and expanded 2026 version of one of our most requested redo episodes: Alexandra Feodorovna, the last empress of Russia. Originally covered way back in 2018, we realized there was so much more to unpack about the woman who would become the tragic final tsarina of Imperial Russia. So this time, we're slowing down, diving deeper, and fully embracing the gaudy, dramatic chaos of the Romanov court. In part one, we explore Alexandra's early life as Princess Alix of Hesse, Queen Victoria's favorite granddaughter, whose happy childhood was shattered by tragedy, illness, and loss. We talk about the spread of hemophilia through Europe's royal families, Alexandra's intense religious beliefs, and the deeply romantic (and deeply codependent) love story between Alix and the future Tsar Nicholas II. From doomed romance to catastrophic public relations disasters, this is the beginning of the end for the Romanovs. Timestamps: 00:00 Return to Imperial Russia & Alexandra Feodorovna Redo02:39 The Revised “Rasputin” Cocktail Recipe03:40 Alexandra Feodorovna's Birth, Family & Triple Gemini Chaos05:24 Queen Victoria, Royal Upbringing & Life in Hesse10:12 Hemophilia in Europe's Royal Families Explained16:22 Alexandra's Religion & the Divine Right of Kings21:42 Alexandra Feodorovna's First Trip to Russia22:22 Young Nicholas II Meets Alexandra for the First Time27:14 Nicholas and Alexandra's Romantic Letters & Courtship34:26 Nicholas II Proposes & Alexandra's Religion Crisis38:03 Alexandra Arrives in Russia as the Tsar Dies45:40 Alexandra Feodorovna's First Impressions at Court47:35 Nicholas II's Coronation & the Khodynka Field Disaster53:06 “She Came to Russia Behind a Coffin” — Bad Omens Begin Sources: Queens of Misfortune The History Chicks Ambivalent Offenders Check out our Dagmar of Denmark series Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss my recent hauntavirus diagnosis, Disney Adults, and cheating poly senators. Plus Max joins us!

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I nominate our dream cast for a Rachel Dolezal biopic, discuss the new Michael Jackson movie, and hear from Jacques beautiful queen of a mother. Yes, she's making her damn debut on the podcast!

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I open the show by discussing some regional drama in Lafayette, then we get to the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents Dinner as well as the accompanying Grindr sponsored party in DC.

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Hello Seekers! Today we're bringing you another episode of the ONLY movie recap podcast available. Hesse and Jacques are joined by Michelle Gold to review the movie Now You See Me. Follow Michelle on IG/Twitter @waziot

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Des Hongrois hurlant leur joie aux cris de « Les Russes à la maison » après une participation record de 80%. Une page politique se tourne en Hongrie après 16 ans de pouvoir pour le Premier ministre Viktor Orban et son parti Fidesz. Le prochain Premier ministre Peter Magyar et son parti conservateur Tisza obtiennent 138 sièges sur les 199 du Parlement, loin très loin devant le Fidesz de Viktor Orban. Notre invité, Lukas Macek, politologue, spécialiste de l'Europe centrale et chef du centre Grande Europe à l'Institut Jacques Delors, décrypte pour nous le legs Orban et ce qui va changer en Hongrie et sur la scène européenne.  Et cette élection, elle a bien sûr été scrutée de près par les voisins européens.  Le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz a estimé que le scrutin marquait une lourde défaite pour le populisme de droite.     Opération de dédiabolisation pour la branche jeunesse de l'AFD allemande En Allemagne, deux grosses élections régionales dans l'est du pays prévues en septembre 2025 donnent, selon les sondages, le parti d'extrême droite en tête avec 30 à 40% des intentions de vote. Delphine Nerbollier s'est rendue en Hesse pour assister à l'élection du nouveau président régional de la section jeune de l'AFD. Mot d'ordre du parti : lisser le discours et éviter tous les dérapages. Pari à moitié réussi, comme l'a constaté sur place notre reporter.     Marine Traffic, l'application qui suit les tankers dans le détroit d'Ormuz Des talks-shows américains aux médias internationaux, le monde entier, a les yeux rivés sur le détroit d'Ormuz et le passage ou non des pétroliers... Une petite application grecque Marine Traffic s'est fait une spécialité de les suivre pas à pas ... ces petits points verts et rouges qui évoluent sur les mers du globe intéressent, au plus haut point, entreprises, assureurs et gouvernements.... Emmanuelle Steels s'est rendue dans leurs locaux à Athènes. 

Des Hongrois hurlant leur joie aux cris de « Les Russes à la maison » après une participation record de 80%. Une page politique se tourne en Hongrie après 16 ans de pouvoir pour le Premier ministre Viktor Orban et son parti Fidesz. Le prochain Premier ministre Peter Magyar et son parti conservateur Tisza obtiennent 138 sièges sur les 199 du Parlement, loin très loin devant le Fidesz de Viktor Orban. Notre invité, Lukas Macek, politologue, spécialiste de l'Europe centrale et chef du centre Grande Europe à l'Institut Jacques Delors, décrypte pour nous le legs Orban et ce qui va changer en Hongrie et sur la scène européenne.  Et cette élection, elle a bien sûr été scrutée de près par les voisins européens.  Le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz a estimé que le scrutin marquait une lourde défaite pour le populisme de droite.     Opération de dédiabolisation pour la branche jeunesse de l'AFD allemande En Allemagne, deux grosses élections régionales dans l'est du pays prévues en septembre 2025 donnent, selon les sondages, le parti d'extrême droite en tête avec 30 à 40% des intentions de vote. Delphine Nerbollier s'est rendue en Hesse pour assister à l'élection du nouveau président régional de la section jeune de l'AFD. Mot d'ordre du parti : lisser le discours et éviter tous les dérapages. Pari à moitié réussi, comme l'a constaté sur place notre reporter.     Marine Traffic, l'application qui suit les tankers dans le détroit d'Ormuz Des talks-shows américains aux médias internationaux, le monde entier, a les yeux rivés sur le détroit d'Ormuz et le passage ou non des pétroliers... Une petite application grecque Marine Traffic s'est fait une spécialité de les suivre pas à pas ... ces petits points verts et rouges qui évoluent sur les mers du globe intéressent, au plus haut point, entreprises, assureurs et gouvernements.... Emmanuelle Steels s'est rendue dans leurs locaux à Athènes. 

Le parti d'extrême droite Alternative pour l'Allemagne (AfD) a tenu son congrès national à Magdebourg, dans la région de la Saxe-Anhalt, où il espère gagner d'importantes élections régionales en septembre. Pour élargir sa base, le parti cherche aussi à contrôler davantage son organisation de jeunes, critiquée pour sa radicalité. Une nouvelle structure a été créée en novembre, Generation Deutschland, et désormais, c'est au tour des régions de créer leurs organisations locales. Le but affiché : se montrer respectables.  Un reportage de notre envoyée spéciale dans la Hesse, près de Fulda, à retrouver dans la longueur dans le podcast Accents d'Europe. À lire aussiEn Allemagne, l'extrême droite en embuscade aux élections professionnelles

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Marley Gotterer joins Jacques, Hesse and I to discuss our varying paths to fame in Los Angeles, Jacques erehwon haul, and working at queer summer camp. NYC go see Marley 's Woke Is Back SHE-MMEDIATELY at the Bell House and find her other shows here

En dag kommer ett gäng forskare hem till familjen Hesse och tömmer deras villa på allt som innehåller plast. Allt bärs ut i trädgården för att dokumenteras. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Programmet är en repris från den 18 februari. Utställningen som nämns är öppen till den 16 maj.Familjen fick sen leva utan plast i en månad. Inga plastleksaker, inga plastburkar i köket och ingen soffa med skumplast i sitsen. Madrasser och sportkläder försvann, liksom smink som innehåller plast.Det var ett forskningsexperiment lett av Sara Ilstedt, professor i produkt- och tjänstedesig på KTH, för att visa hur djupt materialet är integrerat i våra vardagsliv – men också vilka alternativ som faktiskt finns.Nu finns en utställning om projektet på Form/Design Center i Malmö.Reporter: Lena Nordlundlena.nordlund@sr.seProducent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2961: Kate Hesse challenges the habit of over-apologizing and shows how it can quietly blur personal boundaries and responsibility. By replacing automatic “I'm sorry” with more intentional language like “I hear and sympathize,” she demonstrates how to communicate empathy without taking ownership of what isn't yours. This shift not only strengthens relationships but also builds a clearer, healthier sense of self. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/stop-apologizing/ Quotes to ponder: "When we were saying “I'm sorry”, what we really meant was “wow, that sucks, I wish you didn't need to deal with that”." "By changing my language, I was able to change my sense of responsibility." "By being more careful of when I actually say I'm sorry, I am creating healthy boundaries with the world around me." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Pontus' absence, András carries the torch this week and tells about Italian electoral abstentions and in TWISH we here about Robert Bunsen, who knew how to burn things with scientific rigor. Then, it's time for the news:UK: Polls shows public wants religion out of schoolsAUSTRIA / GERMANY: Florian Aigner's new book out – ‘Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr'INTERNATIONAL: Academic Freedom Index on decline worldwideINTERNATIONAL: Wikipedia bans AI-generated contentThe Really Right Award goes to the Ministry of the Interior in Hesse, Germany, for helping its citizens to fight conspiracy theories.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-525.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:03:25 TWISH0:07:15 News0:16:48 Really Right0:18:52 Quote0:20:25 Outro0:21:47 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello Seekers! Ben here, reporting from LA. Jacques, Hesse, and I discuss us keeping secrets from each other, our inability to drive, and giving Jacques a hair cut. Plus we read through a selection of submissions to The Ethicist. Intro & Outro–Supermerk2, Que Calor

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss the texts between Chappell Roan and Kash Patel, mood board our future children, and Jacques hits on a picture of Whoopi Goldberg.

It's yet another Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss Rama Duwaji's resurfaced tweets, Jacques being framed for murder, and then wetake a quiz for girls. It gets extremely competitive.

Painter Philip Wolfhagen is a well-known name in the Australian art world. His family comes from Hesse. His gallerist is Dominik Mersch, who considers Wolfhagen to be one of the best landscape painters of all. - In der australischen Kunstwelt ist der Maler Philip Wolfhagen ein bekannter Name. Seine Familie stammt aus Hessen. Sein Gallerist ist Dominik Mersch, der Wolfhagen für einen der besten Landschaftsmaler überhaupt hält.

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I discuss the fight I got into at Whole Foods while bleeding out of my face, Jacques refines his Squid Games-esque funeral plans, and Hesse tells us about the Oscars.

The Movies…. Are back. The Mindset….Continues. Bet you thought we had forgotten? Will and Hesse get in right under the gun for another Movie Mindset Oscars Special. Our two professional film critics and acclaimed indie film stars discuss this year's finest offerings from Tinsel Town and debate which among them deserves to be immortalized with that finest of names “Oscar.” Will PTA finally have his crowning moment of glory this year or will it be One Disappointment After Another for the wunderkind director as he's snubbed yet again… Who will win the ideological battle over fascism this year? Will it be The Secret Agent, which maintains that fascism is bad or F:1 which stands for Fascism = #1? Is having a parent evil, or is being a parent evil? And Is it better to exist or not to? Films like this year's Frankenstein, Sentimental Value and Hamnet all delve into this tricky and universal human dilemma. The Best Actor race is among the tightest in recent memory with many industry insiders saying it's going to come down to Michael B Jordan playing a set of twins who are divided over eating pussy and becoming a vampire and Timothee Chalamet who plays an arrogant, pushy Jewish guy who gets everything he wants and conquers the world. Will and Hesse discuss all this and more! Also Train Dreams? Place your bets NOW on which of this year's movies will win, and which ones each of these professional film critics still haven't seen!

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3945: Kate Hesse explains how the body's sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems shape our response to stress, from adrenaline-fueled survival reactions to the restorative “rest and digest” state. She shows how modern life keeps many people stuck in chronic stress and why learning to intentionally activate the parasympathetic system is essential for health. Understanding this balance can help you regain energy, improve digestion, and build practical habits that calm the body and mind. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/nervous-system/ Quotes to ponder: "Our body can't tell the difference between actual life threatening danger and everyday stress." "When you are in parasympathetic nervous system response it is the equivalent of parking your car at the gas pump." "By taking slow and intentional breaths, you send a message to your body that it should be in a parasympathetic nervous system state." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3945: Kate Hesse explains how the body's sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems shape our response to stress, from adrenaline-fueled survival reactions to the restorative “rest and digest” state. She shows how modern life keeps many people stuck in chronic stress and why learning to intentionally activate the parasympathetic system is essential for health. Understanding this balance can help you regain energy, improve digestion, and build practical habits that calm the body and mind. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/nervous-system/ Quotes to ponder: "Our body can't tell the difference between actual life threatening danger and everyday stress." "When you are in parasympathetic nervous system response it is the equivalent of parking your car at the gas pump." "By taking slow and intentional breaths, you send a message to your body that it should be in a parasympathetic nervous system state." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3945: Kate Hesse explains how the body's sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems shape our response to stress, from adrenaline-fueled survival reactions to the restorative “rest and digest” state. She shows how modern life keeps many people stuck in chronic stress and why learning to intentionally activate the parasympathetic system is essential for health. Understanding this balance can help you regain energy, improve digestion, and build practical habits that calm the body and mind. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/nervous-system/ Quotes to ponder: "Our body can't tell the difference between actual life threatening danger and everyday stress." "When you are in parasympathetic nervous system response it is the equivalent of parking your car at the gas pump." "By taking slow and intentional breaths, you send a message to your body that it should be in a parasympathetic nervous system state." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I discuss our various embarrassing tattoos, Jacques gives us a recap of an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine he watched recently and then we take a peek at the NYT's horrid advice column for nerds. Plus we check in on a small town electoral race in rural Peru.

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques Hesse and I discuss Shia's continued crash out and how Jacques and I may have triggered it. Plus we take a listen to Bill and Hillary's Epstein Deposition, think about what we would do if we met Jesus, and Jacques comes up with a new prank involving a giant megaphone and roller skates. --- Check out this weeks Interior Motives with Hari Nef and Juliana Huxtable Subscribe to Hesse's new podcast Trouble in River City and Book Jacques at yayveryfun@gmail.com

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here. Today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss our Bucket Lists, Jacques apocalypse plans, and the discourse surrounding the snowball fights in NYC. Plus I attempt to apply for Cajun citizenship, Jacques plans to become famous in China without realizing it, and then we quiz each other on geography. See you next week divas, have a beautiful Seeking Sunday!

Josiah Hesse explores Mason City's religious history, linking the Music Man allegory to the Scopes trial and traveling preachers who exploited regional evangelical fervor. 13.1886 COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH

Josiah Hesse describes his parents' journey through the apocalyptic 1970s Jesus movement into a prosperity gospel church that resulted in extreme poverty and financial disillusionment. 14.1887 BERKSHIRES

Josiah Hesse reports that Paul Weyrich used abortion as a wedge issue to mobilize evangelical voters, successfully aligning Iowa's religious community with the Republican Party during Reagan's campaign. 15.1910 GAR TOLEDO

Josiah Hesse recounts the psychological fear of his religious upbringing while observing how Donald Trump's populism continues to resonate deeply with modern Iowa evangelical voters. 161880 BEECHERS

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I are joined by our dear Mr. Max to discuss the Gay Tech Mafia allegedly operating in Silicon Valley. Then Max's co-host on the Drain, Dave Kempa, joins us for a preview of their show about California politics. Intro & Outro–Yerba Brava, Como Te Voy A Olvidar

[sorry for the noisiness on Magda's mic it's only at the beginning

Josiah Hesse grew up in northern Iowa during the farm crisis of the 1980s, a moment of economic collapse, rising poverty, and quiet desperation across the rural Midwest. In this episode, he joins Straight White American, Jesus to talk about his new memoir, On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right. Through his family's story—parents who poured everything into a prosperity-gospel church, even giving dollar-for-dollar what they earned—Hesse traces how faith, trauma, and economic pressure collided in a home and a church marked by dysfunction, scandal, and exploitation. What emerges is not a caricature, but a deeply human portrait of people searching for meaning, stability, and hope in a system that ultimately consumed them. Our conversation moves from the intimate to the national, mapping Hesse's personal journey onto the rise of the Christian Right from the 1980s to today's Christian nationalist movement. We talk about fear of the end times, purity culture, religious trauma, sexuality, and the long road out of evangelicalism—alongside the compassion required to reckon honestly with the people and places that shaped him. Hesse, a journalist based in Colorado, brings unflinching analysis and rare empathy to a genre crowded with deconversion stories, showing how the forces that shaped his childhood are now shaping our public square. Subscribers can stick around for an extended discussion on how his story illuminates the political and moral crises we're living through right now. www.axismundi.us www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com Hesse, On Fire for God: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721105/on-fire-for-god-by-josiah-hesse/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices