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Hey guys before you listen to this one, do realize this is part 3 on a series about General Kanji Ishiwara, so if you have not already done so I would recommend listening to Part 1 & 2.    This episode is General Kanji Ishiwara part 3: The gradual fall into War with China   I tried so hard this time to finish this up neatly in part 3 and utterly failed. I wrote pages and even deleted them to keep squeezing, but theres simply too much to the story. Part 3 will be focusing on the insane politics of the 1930's and how Ishiwara tried to prevent war with China.   Its rather ironic that the man who was the chief instigator that ushering in the conquest of Manchuria was unable to impose his will when it came to molding Manchukuo. Now while Ishiwara Kanji was the operations officer given official responsibility over the planning and conduct of military operations to seize Manchuria, the arrangements for that new state, being political in nature, were not in his sphere of influence. Regardless, Ishiwara was extremely vocal about his opinions on how Manchukuo should develop and he heavily emphasized racial harmony. He continuously hammered his colleagues that the economic development of Manchukuo should reflect the spirit of racial cooperation. Ishiwara assumed the economic interests of Manchukuo would simply coincide with that of the Kwantung army, by definition both's ultimate goals would be unity of Asia against the west. He was very wrong. Ishiwara was consumed by his theory of final war, everything he did was to prepare for it, thus his obsession of racial harmony was another part of the plan.    In 1932 the self government guidance board was abolished in march, leaving its functions and regional organizations to be tossed into brand new bureaus of the new government of Manchukuo. An organization emerged in April called the (Kyowakai / Concordia Association). It was brought together by Yamaguchi Juji and Ozawa Kaisaku, and its purpose was to promote racial harmony and it was backed by members of the Kwantung army, notably Ishiwara, Itagaki and Katakura. The Kwantung army flooded money into the organization and it grew rapidly…well amongst the Japanese anyways. General Honjo was a bit weary about how much the organization might have in the political sphere of Manchukuo, he did not want to see it become an official political party, he preferred it remain in a educative role. By educative role, I of course mean, to be a propaganda arm of the Kwantung army to exert influence over Manchukuo without having real skin in the game.    But to Ishiwara the Concordia Association was the logical means to unify the new nation, guiding its political destiny, to be blunt Ishiwara really saw it should have much more authority than his colleagues believed it should. Ishiwara complained in August of 1932, that Manchuria was a conglomerate of conflicting power centers such as the Kwantung army, the new Manchukuo government, the Kwantung government, the Mantetsu, consular office and so on. Under so many hats he believed Manchukuo would never become a truly unified modern state, and of course he was one of the few people that actually wanted it to be so. He began arguing the Kwantung army should turn over its political authority as soon as possible so “Japanese of high resolve should hasten to the great work of the Manchurian Concordia Association, for I am sure that we Japanese will be its leaders. In this way Manchukuo will not depend on political control from Japan, but will be an independent state, based on Japanese Manchurian cooperation. Guided by Japanese, it will be a mode of Sino-Japanese friendship, an indicator of the present trends of world civilization” Needless to say the Concordia Association made little headway with the Chinese and it began to annoy Japanese leaders. The association gradually was bent into a spiritless propaganda and intelligence arm of the IJA, staffed largely by elite Japanese working in the Manchukuo government.    Ishiwara began using the Concordia Association to promote things such as: returning leased territories like the Railway zone, abolition of extraterritoriality, equalizing payment between the races working in Manchukuo, the kind of stuff that would promote racial harmony. Such advocacy as you can imagine deviated heavily with the Japanese military, and Ishiwara's reputation would be hurt by this. The Kwantung Army staff began shifting dramatically, seeing Ishiwara isolated, aside from Itagaki and a few other followers being around. The upper brass as they say had had enough of the nuisance Concordia Association's and gradually took control of it and made sure to stop the talk of concessions. In August of 1932 Ishiwara received a new assignment and it seems he was only too happy to leave Manchuria.   Ishiwara returned to Japan, disgusted with the turn of direction Manchuria was going, and believing he would be blamed for its future failures he submitted his resignation. But the IJA knew how popular Ishiwara was and how dangerous he could become so they rejected his resignation. Instead they gave him a military decoration. He was in a very strange spot now, for the youthful officers of the Kodoha faction loved Ishiwara, but the senior top brass of the IJA were extremely suspicious of him and lets just say he was kept under close watch.   Now with Ishiwara back in Japan he would get himself involved in a bit of a war between two factions. As many of you probably already know, the Japanese military of the late 1920s and early 1930's saw the emergence of two factions: the Kodoha “imperial way” and Tosei “control” factions. The Kodoha sought what they called a “showa restoration” to give the emperor absolute power like the good olds days as they say. They were willing to even form a coup if necessary to make this happen. Another thing they believed was in the Hokushin-ron “northern strike” war plan. The idea behind this was that the USSR and communism as a whole was Japans largest threat and the IJA needed to invade the USSR. Now the Tosei faction believed in most of what the Kodoha did, but they differed on some issues. Number 1) they were not willing to perform a coup to usher in a showa restoration, no they thought they could work with the existing Zaibatsu elites and politicians to get things done. THe Kodoha hated the politicians and Zaibatsu to the point they wanted to murder them, so differing opinions. The Tosei also believed the next world war would require a total war strategy, to build up Japan to fight the USSR, but probably the US as well. They favored Nanshin-ron “the southern strike” policy, to target the resources of south east asia necessary to give Japan what it needed to be self sufficient. Another thing that separated these two factions, the Kodoha typically were younger officers.   Despite their differences, everyone in the Japanese military understood forceful expansion into Asia was going to happen and this meant collison with the USSR, America and Britain. Ishiwara's first assignment back in Japan was a temporary duty with the foreign ministry, he was a member of the Japanese legation to the league of nations under Matsuoka Yosuke. The league of nations at this time was performing the Lytton Commission which was investigating the Macnhurian problem, ie: Japan invading Manchuria. Upon returning to Japan in summer of 1933, Ishiwara sought a regimental command, but found it difficult to acquire because of his troublemaker like history. Then General Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko who commanded the 2nd sendai division gave him command over the 4th infantry regiment. Ishiwara went to work training the men under him to counter the latest soviet infantry tactics and of course he lectured extensively about his final war theories. During this time rumors emerged that Ishiwara supported the Nanshin-ron strategy. Many of his old colleagues who supported Hokushin-ron demanded he explain himself and Ishiwara did. These rumors were actually false, it was not that Ishiwara favored the Nanshin-ron strategy, it was simply that he did not back all aspects of the Hokushin-ron strategy.   Ishiwara believed to challenge the USSR, first Japan needed an Asian union, which he thought would take probably 30 years to create. But to usher such an Asian union, first Manchukuo needed to be hammered out properly, something Ishiwara thought Japan was failing to do. Also Japan's military strength was insufficient to overwhelm the multiple enemies before her, the war she would enter would be a protracted one. To win such a war she needed resources and allies, notably Manchukuo and China. To confront the USSR, Japan would need to subvert outer mongolia, but to confront the USA and Britain she would have to seize the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Guam. It was going to be a global clash.   Ishiwara was gravely concerned with how powerful the USSR was becoming in the early 1930s. In the 3 years since he had left Manchuria, the Soviet divisions in east asia had jumped from 8 to 14 by the end of 1935, while Japanese divisions in Manchuria were only 3. For aircraft the Soviets had 950 vs 220 for Japan. On top of that the Soviets had TB-5 long range bombers, capable of hitting Japan, but the Japanese had no comparable aircraft. A large reason for such build up's were literally because Kodoha leaders were publicly threatening the Soviets such as Generals Sadao Araki. The Kodoha faction faced a lot of challenges as to how they could hope to face off against the USSR. They figured out three main principles needed to be overcome: 1) Japan had to prevent the USSR from being able to defeat its enemies to the west and east one at a time, Japan should seek diplomatic aims in this like allying with Germany. 2) A devastating blow was necessary to the USSR far east, perhaps against the Trans-siberian railway and air bases in the maritime provinces. 3) If Japan was able to demolish Soviet resistance in the far east, Japan would need to take forward positions on the Manchurian border for a protracted war. Ishiwara tried to figure out ways to get by these principles. First he advocated for Japanese troops strength in Manchuria and Korea to be 80% equivalent to that of the Soviets east of Lake Baikal at the offset of hostilities. He also urged cooperation with Germany and to preserve friendly neutral relations with Britain and the US, that is until the soviets were dealt with of course. Ishiwara vigorously felt the Nanshin ron strategy to push into southeast asia and the pacific was far too ambitious for the time being and that all efforts should be made to consolidate Manchuria for resources. Ishiwara tried to win over some Naval support for his plans, but none would be found. When Ishiwara showed his formal plans for Asia to the war ministry, they told him his projections in Manchuria would cost at least 1 billion 300 million yen. They also notified Ishiwara the navy were asking for about the same amount for their programs. Now while Ishiwara spent years trying to produce a 6 year plan to build up Manchuria, other significant things were going on in Japan.   The Kodoha faction as I said had a lot of younger officer support and a lot of these were men who came from rural parts of Japan. A lot of these men came from poor families suffering, and it looked to them that Japan was a nation full of social injustice and spiritual disintegration. These young officers were becoming more and more vocal in the early 1930's about wanting a showa restoration. They thought Japan would be better off as a military state with the emperor on top. Ishiwara empathized with the desire for a showa restoration, and many of the young officers calling for it claimed he was one of their champions. He made some fiery speeches in 1935 linking the evils of capitalism to the destitution of rural japan. He argued farmers were bearing crushing burdens because of economic privation. In his words “if the clash between the exploiters (landlords and capitalists) and the exploited continues much longer the exploited will be ground to bits. The present system of free economic competition has produced a situation where there is a small number of fabulously rich and limitless number of desperately poor. The national has indeed reached a national crisis. Liberal capitalism must inevitably give way to a newer system". What that “newer system was” however differed from what the youthful officers saw as their Showa restoration. Ishiwara wanted the Japanese government to create plans and policy, the Kodoha hardliners wanted to form a violent coup.    Kodoha officers began to push Ishiwara to champion their cause more and more. However by late 1935 Ishiwara's name would actually begin to be connected to the Tosei faction. While Ishiwara supported much of the Kodoha ideology, he simply did not share their beliefs in the same Showa restoration, he was more akin to the Tosei in that regard. Now after the manchurian incident the two factions kind of went to war with another to dominate the military. The Kodoha faction was early on the most powerful, but in 1934 their leader Araki resigned from the army due to failing health and he was replaced by General Senjuro Hayashi who favored the Tosei. In November of 1934, a plot was discovered that involved Kodoha officers seeking to murder some top ranking politicians. The result of this saw the Tosei faction force the resignation of the Kodoha leader General Jinzaburo Masaki, who was serving as the inspector general of military education. In retaliation to this, the Kodoha officer Saburo Aizawa murdered the Toseiha leader General Tetsuzen Nagata. This caused a frenzy, things began to really escalate, and many looked at Ishiwara Kanji to prove which side he favored. While in prison awaiting trial, Aizawa asked Ishiwara to be his defense counsel, to which he promised he would consider it. At the same time other Kodoha officers began pressing Ishiwara to support their cause openly. It is really hard to see where exactly Ishiwara was in all of this as all of his speeches prior were purposely ambiguous. He looked like a fence sitter and after what will be the February coup of 1936, there was testimony that Ishiwara was a middle-echelon member involved in the coup, other testimony literally had him on the list of people to be assassinated. A few weeks before Aizawa's trial, Ishiwara refused his request.   On February 26th, Ishiwara was awakened at his Tokyo home by a telephone call from Colonel Suzuki Teiichi informing him a rebellion was underway. Ishiwara, though ill at the time rushed over to the Military police HQ in Kudan. There he was informed of what was going on and how the officers were now taking the side of the showa restorationists or to quell the rebellion. From there he rushed to meet War Minister Kawashima Yoshiyuki where he demanded a proclamation of martial law to cope with the rebellion. He then urged Vice Chief of staff Sugiyama to order units from garrisons around Tokyo to overwhelm the rebels. Within 24 hours of the event, Ishiwara was then named operations officer of the Martial Law headquarters and he began coordinating plans to deal with the crisis. Thus Ishiwara occupied a crucial position in quelling the coup. On the night of the 27th a bunch of officers who sympathized with the rebels came to the HQ to argue for delaying actions against them. To this Ishiwara rose up and announced “we shall immediately carry forward plans for an assault. All units will assemble for that purpose. The army will wait until noon of the 28th; then it will begin its assault and crush the rebellion”. The next day,  Ishiwara went to the main entrance of the War Ministers office, where a large number of the rebels occupied and he demanded to talk to their leaders face to face. He hoped the youthful officers who looked up to him would see reason. They let him in, after they had shot Captain Katakura Tadashi for trying to do the same thing. Ishiwara then told them he shared many of their goals, but condemned their use of force. With a pistol pointed at him Ishiwara declared this “If you don't listen to reason you will be crushed by the severest measures”. He delivered his ultimatum and just walked out the door.    By the 28th the tides turned on the rebels. Emperor Hirohito put his foot down, demanding an end to the mutiny, many of the top Kodoha leaders walked away because of this. The Navy brought all of its power to Tokyo bay including its SNLF marines, all guns were on the rebels. Some of the rebels held out, still hoping the Emperor would change his mind and order a showa restoration, but by the 29th it fell apart. The rebels surrendered, aided by Colonel Tomoyuki Yamashita (one of my favorite generals of WW2, fascinating character). In the words of Matsumura Shuitsu a member of the Martial law HQ “In the midst of all the confusion and commotion, Ishiwara never lost sight of his objective and dealt with the criss with cool efficiency. If ever there was a case of the right man in the right place it was Ishiwara at that time. No doubt, what brought about the ultimate surrender of the rebel forces, was, of course, the Imperial command. But I believe that in a large part the collapse of the rebellion was due to the decisiveness of Ishwara, who never swerved, never hesitated. In short, Tokyo was saved by Ishiwara's courage”. It is rather ironic, many would point out it was Ishiwara who instigated the insurrection, but when it came time for it, he was the largest one to stamp down upon it. One could argue, by suppressing the rebellion, Ishawara had exploited the crisis in order to earn the political power necessary to bring about his version of a Showa Restoration.   During the mutiny, after meeting the rebels, Ishiwara actually had a secret meeting with two Kodoha officers at the Imperial Hotel. They were Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro and Colonel Mitsui Sakichi. He spoke to them about the possibility of forming a new government. The 3 of them came to these conclusions to actually perform a real Showa restoration. The rebels needed to go back to their barracks; the emperor needed to endorse the showa restoration; and members of the cabinet and top military leaders had to support it. Ishiwara then went to the Martial Law HQ and demanded Army vice chief of staff Sugiyama that he submit to the emperor a petition “to establish a restoration which would make clear the spirit of the nation, realize the national defense, and stabilize the peoples livelihood”. Sugiyama wanted nothing to do with this and told him “its simply impossible to relay such a request from the army” Ishiwara knew Sugiyama's position was too strong to challenge directly so he backed off, this was his last attempt to alter the nation's course through confrontation. Because of his actions during the quelling of the rebellion, this little scene was forgotten, his reputation was not tarnished…well it was amongst the Kodoha hardliners who saw him as a traitor, but other than that. Yet again he seems to be a man of many contradictions.  After the February coup the Kodoha faction ceased to exist and the Toseiha's ideology grabbed most of the military, though they also faded heavily.     Ishiwara went back to planning and lecturing taking a heavy notice of how Germany and Italy's totalitarian models were looking like the most efficient ones that Japan should emulate. He pushed heavily for a national defense state. He kept advocating for a 5 year plan he had to push Japan into a total war economy, but the industrialists and economists kept telling him it was far too much. I could write pages on all the ideas he had, he covered every aspect of Japanese society. He wanted the whole of Japan to devote itself to becoming the hegemonic power in Asia and this required self-sufficiency, more territory, alliances, an overhaul of Japan's politics, economy, etc etc he worked on this for years. One thing I find amusing to note, Ishiwara's plans had the national defense state not run directly by the military. No instead the military would only focus on military affairs to maximize their efficiency, thus civilians would lead the government. In his words “the tactics and strategy of national defense in the narrow sense are unquestionably the responsibility of the military. But national defense in the widest sense, industry, economy, transportation, communications are clearly related to the field of politics. Of course, the military can naturally express their opinion on these matters in order to counsel some minister whose duties are political, but to go before the general public and discuss the detailed industrial and economic is an arrogation of authority”. So ye, Ishiwara actually sought to remove military officers from political positions.    In 1937 Ishiwara was promoted to the rank of major general and his duties were of the operations division of the general staff. Because of his popularity and now his rank, some began to see him almost as that of a rising dictator. In January of 1937, the government of Hirota Koki who had come to power largely because of the february coup were having problems. Politicians were unable to deal with the rising military budgets. Ishiwara was eager to press forward his national defense state idea. Alongside this Captain Fukutome Shigeru, his naval counterpart was angry at the cabinet for hindering funding and called for their dissolution. In one meeting Ishiwara blurted out “if there's any disturbance the military should proclaim martial law throughout the country until things were straightened out”. Well within days the cabinet fell on its own and now everyone looked to a successor.    The Army and Navy fought for their candidate. The Nazi favored Ugaki Kazushige, but the Army held grudges against him. Ishiwara also did not like his appointment stating he had a bad political past, by bad that meant he had advocated for military budget cuts. Ugaki refused the job because of the pressure and made a note about Ishiwara's remarks towards him. Seeing Ugaki pushed aside, Ishiwara and his followers pushed for 3 other candidates; Hayashi Senjuro, House President Konoe Fumumaro and President of the privy council Hiranuma Kiichiro. Ishiwara sent to each man his 5 year plan to test their enthusiasm for it. Hiranuma didn't like it, Konoe was neutral and Hayashi liked it. So Ishiwara backed Hayashi go figure. All of his Manchurian oriented followers pushed to get him into office. When Hayashi was given Imperial command to head a new government, Ishiwara met with his Manchurian faction friends to draw a list of people to put in the cabinet. Itagaki Seishiro was chosen as war minister; Admiral Suetsugu Nobumasa known to have radical reformist leanings for navy minister; Matsuoka Yosuke or SHiratori Toshio for foreign minister, industrialist Ikeda Seihin for finance, Tsuda Shingo for commerce and industry, Sogo Shinji as chief cabinet secretary and Miyazaki as chairman. Ishiwara himself stayed carefully in the background to make it seem like he was only attending military duties.    But rivals to Ishiwara began working against him, especially some of those Kodoha hardliners who felt he betrayed them. They pressed Hayashi to not accept many of Ishiwara's cabinet candidates such as Itagaki and Hayashi backed off the majority of them as a result. The effort to form a Macnhurian cabal failed and this further led to a lack of enthusiasm for Ishiwara's national defense plans. Hayashi's government which Ishiwara had placed his hopes upon became antagonistic towards him and his followers.    Now over in Manchuria, the Kwantung army was looking to seize territory in northern China and inner mongolia. This was something Ishiwara was flip floppy about. At first he began speaking about the need to simply develop Manchukuo so that China and Inner mongolia would follow suite, but gradually he began to warm up to schemes to invade. Though when he heard his former Kwantun colleagues were basically going to perform the exact same plan he had done with the Mukden incident he traveled back to Manchuria to dissuade them. Ishiwara landed at Dairen and within days of his arrival he learned that 15,000 troops under Prince Demchugdongrub, known also as Prince Teh of Mongolia, backed by Kwantung arms and aircraft were launching a full scale invasion of Suiyuan province. Ishiwara was furious and he screamed at the General staff “the next time I visit the Kwantung Army I'm going to piss on the floor of the commanders office!”    Within a month, the Warlord Yan Xishan, now fighting for the NRA turned back Prince Teh's forces. This angered the Kwantung army, fueling what Ishiwara always feared, a war between China and Japan. Ishiwara began lecturing left right and center about how Japan needed to curb her imperialist aggression against China. He advocated as always racial harmonization, about the East Asian League idea, cooperation between China and Japan. He thought perhaps China could be induced by joined a federation with Japan and to do all of this Japan should help develop Manchukuo as a positive model. Ishiwara warned any aggressive actions against China would waste valuable resources needed dearly to be directed against the USSR. In his words “China was an endless bog that would swallow men and materiel without prospect of victory and it would cripple the possibility of East Asian Union” Prophetic words to be sure.   Ishiwara was still influential and many in Hayashi's cabinet headed him, trying to push for more diplomacy with China. But by spring of 1937 Tokyo HQ had split over the issue. On one side were Ishiwara and those seeking to obtain a sort of treaty with China to form an alliance against the USSR. On the other hand the Nationalists and Communists were on the verge of forming a united front allied to the USSR, thus the invading China faction was gaining steam. This faction simply sought to get China out of the way, then focus on the USSR. As much as Ishiwara fought it, the China War would come nonetheless.   In June of 1937, a report from a Japanese civilian visiting China reached Colonel Kawabe Torashiro. The report stated that the China Garrison Army in the Peking area were planning an incident similar to what had occurred in Mukden in 1931. Kawabe took the report to Ishiwara who said he would investigate the matter. Ishiwara pressed the war ministry to send Colonel Okamoto Kiyotomi to the military administration section to north china to warn Generals Hashimoto Gun of the China Garrison Army and Kwabe Msakazu commander the brigade station in the Peking area that Tokyo would not tolerate provocation actions. Okamoto came back and stated they reassured him it was just rumors and nothing was occurring.   Two weeks later on July 7th, the infamous Marco Polo Bridge incident began WW2. When it began, Tokyo took it as a minor incident, just some skirmishes between minor forces, but the fighting grew and grew. The two factions in Tokyo who we can call the “expansionists and non expansionists” began arguing on what to do. The expansionists argued this was the time to deliver a quick and decisive blow, which meant mobilizing and dispatching divisions into northern China to overwhelm them. The non expansionists argued they needed to terminate hostilities immediately and seek diplomacy before the conflict got out of hand. From the offset of the conflict, Ishiwara led the doomed non expansionists. Ishiwara tried to localize the conflict to prevent more Japanese from getting involved. To do this he urged Prince Kan'in to send a cable on July 8th to the local Japanese forces to settle the issue locally. But they reported back that the Nanjing government was tossing 4 divisions of reinforcements to the area, prompting the Japanese to mobilize 3 divisions in response. For 3 days Ishiwara tried to halt the reinforcements, but the Nanjing report came true, the Chinese reinforcements arrived to the scene, pushing the Japanese to do the same. General Kawabe Masakazu argued 12,000 Japanese civilians were in the area and now under threat, thus Ishiwara had to stand down.   The conflict at the Marco Polo Bridge quickly got out of hand. Ishiwara was very indecisive, he tried to thwart the spread of the conflict, but he was continuously forced to stand down when reports false or true poured in about Chinese offensives. In fact, Ishiwara's efforts were getting him in a ton of trouble as his colleagues began to point out they were hindering the military operations which at the time were trying to end the conflict quickly. Ishiwara did not go down without a fight tossing one last attempt to stop the conflict. He urged Prime Minister Konoe to fly to Nanjing to speak directly with Chiang Kai Shek, it was a last ditch effort before the Japanese reinforcements arrived. When Konoe received requests to do this from multiple Japanese military leaders on urged on by Ishiwara, he was initially favorable to the idea and had a plane prepared for the trip. But within hours of the idea leaked out raising a storm of protests from the expansionists. Sugiyama then told Konoe it was Ishiwara pushing the idea and that his views represented a small minority in the military. Konoe ultimately back down and chose not to do it. Ishiwara was outraged when he found out screaming “tell the Prime minister that in 2000 years of our history no man will have done more to destroy Japan than he has by his indecisiveness in this crisis”.   Ishiwara began fighting with his colleagues as the situation worsened. He tabled a motion to press Nanjing to support Manchukuo in order for the Japanese to withdraw, but his colleagues blocked it. By August the conflict had spread as far as Shanghai and now even the IJN were getting involved. To this Ishiwara argued they should just evacuate Japanese civilians in Shanghai and pay them several hundred million yen in compensation as it would be cheaper than a war. He was quickly overruled. Thus the North China Incident simply became the China incident. In early september Ishiwara tried one last attempt to negotiate a settlement, trying to get Germany to mediate, but by mid september Ishiwara's influence had dropped considerably. By late september Ishiwara was removed from the General staff by General Tada. The remnants of Ishiwara's followers in the central army were defeated, particularly when Konoe declared in January of 1938 that Japan would not treat with Chiang Kai-shek. Ironically Konoe would quickly come around to believe Japan had made a grave mistake. By 1938 24 IJA divisions were tossed into China, the next year this became 34. 

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In this special bonus episode of the Kankakee Podcast, host Jake LaMore takes listeners on an exclusive tour of the B. Harley Bradley House—Kankakee's own Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece—guided by Executive Director Bob Bowman. Together, they explore the architectural marvels of the 125-year-old home, uncovering the stories behind its unique design features, clever engineering, and fascinating original details.WATCH ON YOUTUBEBob shares how Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative “compression and release” concept shapes the experience of moving through the house, and explains the mix of original and carefully restored elements, from white oak woodwork and period pianos to intricate stained glass laylights. Listeners learn about the Bradley family's legacy, the house's early electrification and plumbing, and even the hidden radiators tucked behind built-in seating for cozy winter reading.The episode delves into the history of the property—from its time as a private residence, to its stint as the famed Yesteryear restaurant, to its painstaking restoration led by devoted preservationists. Bob fondly shares tidbits about special artifacts, surprise donations (including Frank Lloyd Wright-designed beds and Imperial Hotel china), and the thoughtful adaptations for accessibility, reflecting on how Wright tailored the design for the Bradley family's needs.Jake and Bob also tour the lower level's Education Lab, where local students now discover careers in design and building, and visit the beautifully restored carriage house—once home to horses, cows, and now a thriving gift shop. From original blueprints to playful tales of furniture owned by Barbra Streisand, this episode is packed with history, humor, and a deep appreciation for the ongoing stewardship that keeps this Kankakee treasure alive.What's it like to wander the halls of a true Wright original? What hidden details reveal the genius behind America's most famous architect? And how does the legacy of the Bradley House continue to inspire today's community? Tune in for a warm, insightful journey through Kankakee's architectural gem!Interested in supporting the house or bringing your own group through for a tour or special educational experience? Bob and the team have you covered—just listen in for all the inside info.Send us a text Support the show

The Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, in Sydney's inner west, has been added to the NSW heritage register. It means the iconic pub will have its future protected in recognition of its deep cultural and historical significance to the queer community. - L'Imperial Hotel di Erskineville, nell'inner west di Sydney, è stato inserito nel registro del patrimonio culturale del NSW. Ciò significa che l'iconico pub sarà protetto in futuro, in riconoscimento del suo profondo significato storico e culturale per la comunità queer.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 25ú lá de mí Aibreán, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1986 tháinig giall Michelle Hanlon ar ais lena thuismitheoirí tar éis a tharla troid gránghunna I gContae na Mí an oíche roimhe. I 1997 tháinig sé amach go ndúirt daoine go raibh an rialtas ag smaoineamh ar cháin a chur ar morgáiste nua chun stop a chur ar phraghas na tí ag dul suas. I 2004 tháinig an rialtas amach le níos mó eolas chun cabhrú le daoine le ríomhvótáil. Ainmnithe An Electronic Voting Roadshow – an aidhm a bhí ann chun tuiscint a thabhairt chuig daoine roimh an toghchán áitiúil. I 2010 tháinig Willie Barrett amach ag rá go mbeadh sé ag lean ar aghaidh mar is gnáth mar réiteoir cé go ngortaíodh é in ionsaí I rith cluiche. Bhí sé sa spotsolas nuair a bhuail duine a bhí ag féachaint ar an gcluiche é. Sin Blondie le Call Me – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1980. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 2007 I rith an turas a bhí The Rolling Stones ag déanamh dúradh nach raibh George Bush ábalta sínigh isteach chuig svuít in óstán cúig réalta de bharr go raibh sé ag Mick Jagger. Chaith Mick Jagger nach mór 4 míle punt gach oíche ar an svuít sin san Ostair. I 2008 bhí an Empire State Building I Nua Eabhrac soilsithe I ndathanna cosúil le labhandair, bándearg agus bán in onóir de Mariah Carey. Rinne siad é sin de bharr gur rinne sí a lán rudaí don tionscal an cheoil. Bhí sí an chéad duine riamh a rinne siad é seo dóibh. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Al Pacino I Meiriceá I 1940 agus rugadh aisteoir Renée Zellweger I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1969 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sí. Beidh mé ar ais libh an tseachtain seo chugainn le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 25th of April, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1986: hostage girl michelle hanlon was reunited with her parenrs after a bizzare shotgun drama ended peacefully in co.meath last night 1997: the government should consider putting a tax on new mortgages in a bid to stop property prices and housing debt spiralling. 2004 – The government launched an information drive to help familiarise people with electronic voting. Titled the 'Electronic Voting Roadshow', it aimed at creating awareness and information, ahead of the local election.  2010 - Former intercounty GAA referee Tipperary's Willie Barrett vowed to continue refereeing despite being injured in an assault during a club game, The Ardfinnan man made headlines after being struck by a spectator while taking charge of a south senior hurling championship  That was Blondie with Call Me – the biggest song on this day in 1980. Onto music news on this day In 2007 During The Rolling Stones current world tour, aides to George Bush were told they couldn't book a luxury five star hotel suite because Mick Jagger had already booked it. Jagger had splashed out £3,600 a night for the suite at the five-star Imperial Hotel in Vienna, Austria, in advance of the band's appearance there. 2008 The Empire State Building in New York City was lit up in Mariah Carey's motif colours, lavender, pink, and white, in celebration of her achievements in the world of music. Carey was the first person in history to be honoured with this event. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – actor Al Pacino was born in New York in 1940 and actress Renée Zellweger was born in America on this day in 1969 and this is some of the stuff she did. I'll be back with you next week with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 25ú lá de mí Aibreán, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1986 tháinig giall Michelle Hanlon ar ais lena thuismitheoirí tar éis a tharla troid gránghunna I gContae na Mí an oíche roimhe. I 1997 tháinig sé amach go ndúirt daoine go raibh an rialtas ag smaoineamh ar cháin a chur ar morgáiste nua chun stop a chur ar phraghas na tí ag dul suas. I 1980 bhí na sean stiúrthóir de Chipboard LTD I Scariff chun buail leis an rialtas chun thaispeáin go raibh pacáiste acu don todhchaí agus chun cosain post de nach mór 300 duine. I 1986 tháinig an nuacht amach go raibh plean ag Dunnes Stores sa chontae a raibh impleacht ó thaobh costais de do na daoine áitiúla. Sin Blondie le Call Me – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1980. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 2007 I rith an turas a bhí The Rolling Stones ag déanamh dúradh nach raibh George Bush ábalta sínigh isteach chuig svuít in óstán cúig réalta de bharr go raibh sé ag Mick Jagger. Chaith Mick Jagger nach mór 4 míle punt gach oíche ar an svuít sin san Ostair. I 2008 bhí an Empire State Building I Nua Eabhrac soilsithe I ndathanna cosúil le labhandair, bándearg agus bán in onóir de Mariah Carey. Rinne siad é sin de bharr gur rinne sí a lán rudaí don tionscal an cheoil. Bhí sí an chéad duine riamh a rinne siad é seo dóibh. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Al Pacino I Meiriceá I 1940 agus rugadh aisteoir Renée Zellweger I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1969 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sí. Beidh mé ar ais libh an tseachtain seo chugainn le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 25th of April, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1986: hostage girl michelle hanlon was reunited with her parenrs after a bizzare shotgun drama ended peacefully in co.meath last night 1997: the government should consider putting a tax on new mortgages in a bid to stop property prices and housing debt spiralling. 1980: fromer directors of chipboard ltd, scariff were to meet the government that thursday to present a package to safeguard the future and protect the jobs of nearly 300 people. 1986: there was a recent announcement of the upcoming planning action by dunnes stores which had already had implications for local finanaces. That was Blondie with Call Me – the biggest song on this day in 1980. Onto music news on this day In 2007 During The Rolling Stones current world tour, aides to George Bush were told they couldn't book a luxury five star hotel suite because Mick Jagger had already booked it. Jagger had splashed out £3,600 a night for the suite at the five-star Imperial Hotel in Vienna, Austria, in advance of the band's appearance there. 2008 The Empire State Building in New York City was lit up in Mariah Carey's motif colours, lavender, pink, and white, in celebration of her achievements in the world of music. Carey was the first person in history to be honoured with this event. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – actor Al Pacino was born in New York in 1940 and actress Renée Zellweger was born in America on this day in 1969 and this is some of the stuff she did. I'll be back with you next week with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

Han är kanske inte så känd hemma i Sverige, men Per Oscar Brekell har verkligen gjort sig ett namn i Japan där han både ger ut böcker och är med i TV och berättar om sin stora passion, nämligen japanskt te. Japanpodden hängde med till tehuset Higashiya i Tokyo för att höra mer om Hojicha, Gyokuro och andra tevarianter. De må komma från samma buske, men odlingsprocessen, liksom skördandet och inte minst smaken skiljer sig markant mellan sorterna. NYHETERBank of Japan varnar för ekonomisk osäkerhetChefen för den japanska centralbanken Bank of Japan - Kazuo Ueda - uttryckte i veckan oro över osäkerheten kring USA:s handelspolitik och varnade för att oron i sig undergräver hushållens förtroende för ekonomin. Bank of Japan överväger att justera räntorna om det visar sig att inflationen överskrider förväntningarna. Styrräntan i Japan i januari till 0,5 % i januari efter att ha legat mer eller mindre stilla runt noll procent eller på minus under flera år.Handelsöverskottet med USA fortsätter att växaJapan hade under det senaste räkenskapsåret som slutade i mars ett överskott i handeln med USA på motsvarande 630 miljarder svenska kronor. Denna obalans är central i de pågående samtal med Trumpadministration om tullar. Trump har hotat med 24 % tull på japanska importvaror. Som ett motdrag överväger man från japanskt håll att öka importen av amerikanskt ris. Bara under mars månad ökade Japans export till USA med 3 % jämfört med året innan, medan exporten till Kina minskade under samma period.Japanska företagsledare vill se Takaichi som premiärministerEn opinionsundersökning gjord på uppdrag av nyhetsbyrån Reuters visar att över 90 % av de japanska företagen är missnöjda med premiärminister Shigeru Ishibas och hans regering. Bara en av tio tillfrågade företagsledare tycker att regeringen lever upp till förväntningarna. Många föredrar Ishibas partikamrat i det Liberaldemokratiska Partiet - Sanae Takaichi - som efterträdare. Företagen tycker dock att LDP i allians med Komeitopartiet ska fortsätta i regeringsställning eller möjligen som en trepartiallians med det Demokratiska Partiet som i nuläget är i opposition.Expo 2025 öppnar i OsakaI söndags, alltså den 13 april öppnade världsutställningen Expo 2025 i Osaka. Temat är "Re-Connect". Kejsar Naruhito och premiärminister Ishiba deltog i invigningen. Utställningen pågår i 184 dagar och syftet är att främja global samverkan och innovation. Utställningen förväntas locka miljontals besökare, även om prognoserna skruvats ned något eftersom många Osakabor tycker att inträdet på motsvarande nära 500 kronor per person är i högsta laget.Vad kan man då räkna med att få se? Ja, vad sägs om flygande bilar i form av elektriska drönare, grus från månens baksida och ett konstgjort hjärta i miniatyr framställt av stamceller.Sverige har tillsammans med övriga nordiska länder en gemensam paviljong och vill du hur den ser ut och se och höra intervjuer med nordiska företrädare rekommenderas Japanpoddens Youtubekanal.Japans födelsetal når ny bottennivå - Tokyo stad inför fyradagarsveckaUnder 2024 föddes endast 720 988 barn i Japan. Detta är det lägsta antalet sedan statistik började föras 1899. Födselantalet har minskat nio år i rad.Tokyos stadsförvaltning har på försök infört fyra dagars arbetsvecka för sina anställda från april 2025. Syftet är att förbättra balansen mellan arbete och privatliv samt att motverka den sjunkande födelsetalen. Anställda får möjlighet att ta tre dagar ledigt per månad. Föräldrar med små barn kan minska sin arbetstid med upp till två timmar per dag. Initiativet är en del av en bredare arbetslivsreform. Även flera företag i Tokyo sägs överväga att korta arbetstiden för sina anställda. Efter pandemin har även distansarbete blivit vanligare och många vill gärna fortsätta på den vägen. ​Hotellkedjor misstänks för kartellbildningJapans konkurrensmyndighet, Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), överväger att utfärda varningar till 15 hotelloperatörer i Tokyo för misstänkta brott mot antimonopollagen.Hotellen anklagas för att ha haft månatliga möten och delat information som rumspriser, beläggningsgrad och framtida prisprignoser. Även om man inte kunnat påvisa ren kartellbildning så uppger konkurrensmyndigheten att vissa hotell använde konkurrenters data för att sätta sina egna priser.Bland de berörda finns välkända aktörer som New Otani, The Okura Tokyo och Imperial Hotel.Myndigheten anser att detta informationsutbytet kan ha påverkat marknaden negativt.Hotellbranschen i Japan har återhämtat sig starkt efter pandemin, med ökad inhemsk och internationell efterfrågan. Detta, tillsammans med inflationen, har drivit upp rumspriserna rejält under 2024.Ado till Köpenhamn i juniDet japanska musikfenomenet Ado, känd för att hemlighålla sin identitet och inte visa sitt ansikte, ska ge sig ut på en ny världsturne och hon kommer till Köpenhamn och Royal Arena den 14 juni. Hennes mest spelade låt är hiten "Usseewa" ni just hördeAdo var mobbad i skolan och började sin karriär genom att ladda upp covers som hon spelade in hemma i garderoben, på Niconico och YouTube, och har sedan dess blivit den mest framstående artisten inom J-pop och anime-musik.Hennes andra världsturné, "Hibana World Tour", inleds den 26 april och pågår till den 24 augusti. Totalt 34 konserter på fyra kontinenter:"Hibana", betyder "gnista" på japanska, och Ado, som är född 2002, hoppas kunna tända en gnista globalt med turnen. Men vem hon är och vad hon egentligen heter, ja det får vi fortsätta sväva i okunnighet om. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit japanpodden.substack.com

Khách sạn Imperial ở Erskineville phía tây nội thành Sydney, đã được thêm vào danh sách di sản của New South Wales. Điều đó có nghĩa là quán rượu mang tính biểu tượng này sẽ được bảo vệ trong tương lai, để ghi nhận ý nghĩa văn hóa và lịch sử sâu sắc của nó đối với cộng đồng LGBTIQ+.

The Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, in Sydney's inner west, has been added to the New South Wales heritage register. It means the iconic pub will have its future protected in recognition of its deep cultural and historical significance to the LGBTIQ plus community.

Frank Lloyd Wright expert Tim Totten and Dana Thomas House Foundation past president Cinda Klickna, spoke to Community Voices about Frank Llyod Wright's Imperial Hotel Tokyo. Tim provides background on Wright's life during the hotel's design, he explains the unique architectural features and the hotel's resilience during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Tim also shares about the hotel's legacy and future. Cinda shares details about the upcoming event, "The Perilous & Amazing Journey of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel – Tokyo," happening at The Inn at 835 on April 11, 2025. Tickets and more information can be found here.

LIILLLLYYYY (bitte in Maurice Geschrei lesen) ist Dschungelkönigin! In dieser finalen Podcastfolge spricht Maribel mit Queen Lilly, Prinz Pierre und Alessia im Bus zurück ins Imperial Hotel. Außerdem berichtet Maribel euch von ihrem ersten Besuch im Dschungelcamp und verrät euch, wie sich die Pritschen so anfühlen. Danke fürs treue Einschalten! Ganz liebe Grüße aus Down Under!Ich bin ein Star - der offizielle und einzige Podcast von vor Ort jeden Tag kostenlos und exklusiv auf RTL+.Hier geht's zum Podcast:Der offizielle Dschungelcamp Podcast für IBES Fans | RTL++++ Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/ichbineinstar +++ Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Five community hubs have been set up across Clare as the aftermath of Storm Éowyn continues to be felt. It follows a briefing held by the local authority yesterday afternoon to identify the areas of the county most impacted by the fallout. The hubs will provide free hot meals, showers and charging facilities daily, at Ennistymon Community Centre from 7am to 10pm and Kilrush Golf Glub, Loughraney Community Centre and Cnoc Na Gaoithe in Tulla from 10am to 4pm. Hotel Doolin will also provide the service and will be accessible at all hours up to and including Thursday, after this the hub will be available at the Imperial Hotel in Lisdoonvarna until next Tuesday. Interim CEO of Clare County Council, Carmel Kirby, is hopeful the measure will alleviate the pressure of an unsustainable situation for people right across the county.

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「【ANoTHER IMPERIAL HOTEL × DIME】コラボ商品の開発プロジェクトが始動！」　帝国ホテルは、新規事業としてオンラインモール「ANoTHER IMPERIAL HOTEL（アナザー インペリアルホテル）」をローンチした。開業記念日である11月3日より公式サイトをオープンし、37ブランド、約100アイテムにのぼるオリジナル商品を発売する。

「帝国ホテルが日本全国の銘品が集積したオンラインモール「ANoTHER IMPERIAL HOTEL」を11月3日にオープン」　帝国ホテルは、新規事業としてオンラインモール「ANoTHER IMPERIALHOTEL（アナザー インペリアルホテル）」を2024年11月3日12時より開業すると発表した。

Broadcasting out of the Imperial Hotel in Dundalk for another 'Open for Business' roadshow, Bobby chatted to Stephen Kenny about his love of Dundalk, all things Irish football, and more.

Broadcasting out of the Imperial Hotel in Dundalk for another 'Open for Business' roadshow, John Colleary stopped by to chat to Bobby ahead of his gig in the Spirit Store in Dundalk.

Following a hugely enjoyable broadcast from the Imperial Hotel in Dundalk as a part of our 'Open for Business' roadshow, the team wrapped things up with a song from musician, Bobby McCarthy.

75 Ukrainian refugees living in Phoenix House in the Shannon Town Centre will be relocated to Lisdoonvarna later this month. The residents were informed of this decision in a letter issued to them last Monday and unless they find housing in the intervening period, 60 will be placed in the Imperial Hotel while the remaining 15 will go into the Burren Castle Hotel next Monday June 24th. In a statement to Clare FM, the Department of Integration claims the decision is "part of the Government's policy of reducing its accommodation portfolio", and those fleeing the war in Ukraine who are availing of emergency accommodation are "regularly encouraged to make their own independent arrangements for accommodation". Clare FM's Seán Lyons visited the residents of Phoenix House to see how the decision will affect them, and started by speaking to Tetyana who is a single mother living in the complex.

#JAPAN: Prepping for war with Beijing & What is to be done? Grant Newsham, author Chapter 10, The Swing State Japan, The Boiling Moat.  https://www.amazon.com/Boiling-Moat-Urgent-Defend-Taiwan/dp/0817926453 1920 IMPERIAL HOTEL

If you live in a historic house or just love historic architecture, you'll enjoy hearing from this episode's guest, Dennis Northcott. Northcott is an archivist at the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center, specializing in genealogy and house history. Through a variety of digitized resources, he passionately assists researchers in their quest to uncover the stories hidden in their home, as well as the fascinating details that bring to life its past residents, making house history research more accessible and intriguing than ever before. The Missouri Historical Society's Library and Research Center is open to the public, and no membership is required. Staff members are available to assist you with your research and help answer your questions, no matter how farfetched they may seem. Listen and follow House of Lou on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or most places podcasts are available. Thank you to Karr Bick Kitchen & Bath for sponsoring this episode.  From design and construction to interiors, Karr Bick serves as a one-stop-shop for all the essentials needed to create spaces that are #NothingOrdinary. Schedule a free design consultation at karrbick.com. Got an idea for a future House of Lou episode?  We love hearing from our audience. Send your thoughts or feedback to Veronica at vtheodoro@stlmag.com or to podcasts@stlmag.com. We can't wait to hear from you! Looking for more inspo? Subscribe to our Design+Home newsletter to receive our latest home, design, and style content in your inbox every Wednesday. And follow Veronica (@vtlookbook) and St. Louis Magazine on Instagram (@stlouismag). Interested in being a podcast sponsor? Contact Lauren Leppert at lleppert@stlmag.com. Mentioned in this episode: History Museum Library & Research Center Andrew Raimist  Pilgrim Congregational Church on Union  Washington University History Department  City of Maplewood  Hacienda Restaurant on Manchester  Sievers Photo Studio  Magic Chef Mansion Gingerbread houses in South City  City of Webster Groves  Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park Landmarks Association of St. Louis Westmoreland and Portland Places: The History and Architecture of America's Premier Private Streets, 1888-1988, by Julius Hunter Saint Louis Art Museum, Unpacking the Imperial Hotel at 100: Frank Lloyd Wright and the World You may also enjoy these SLM articles: How to search for the history of a St. Louis home See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join me for My Chat with Mike & Peter Clancy from Lough Ree Distillery. Mike and Peter were in Cork for the launch of Cork Whiskey Society's inaugural Exclusive Bottling, Lough Ree Sheares St. While they were knocking about my way, I said it would be a travesty if I didn't catch them for a chat, so i did. We met up in the back bar of the Imperial Hotel and I had a ball finding out all about the Lough Ree project. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you. https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast I hope you enjoy our chat, Laurie

This week Kent and C.J.talk about the recent happenings in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and legislature as well as the design and construction of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

Photo: 1920 Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Oceania: #Nauru: Eight strategic square miles dividing the #PRC BRI and the US sanctions rege: Cleo Paskal, FDD https://sundayguardianlive.com/investigation/the-complicated-case-of-nauru-which-stood-up-to-china

Boy Wonder by Day. Boy Toy by Night.A child TV personality from a prominent Filipino family and the son of an accomplished academic, Jobert Abueva was a high achiever at his all-boys Catholic international school in Tokyo, Japan. Whatever Jobert did, he had to be the best, racking up achievements. He was a favorite among his fellow students, who elected him three times to the Student Council as class president, vice president, and president. Jobert was a triple all-star winner on the brain bowl interschool academic competition, debate, and speech teams, as well as a varsity track hero. He wrote for the school newspaper and yearbook and performed in school plays. A golden boy who could do no wrong. But Jobert had a secret nobody could know. After school, he led a clandestine existence turning tricks with foreign male guests at Tokyo's world-renowned Imperial Hotel. So it's not surprising that he had to be the best and was handsomely paid for it. More exciting and better pay than waiting tables. A BMOC (Big Man on Campus), he juggled dual identities of boy wonder and boy toy, sure that if exposed, he would be shunned by his friends and devastate all who groomed him for greatness.Boy Wander is an intimate coming-of-age portrait of the author's sexuality as seen through the eyes of a child of the 1960s and 70s and a teenager before the advent of AIDS and finally as a young man arriving in America. From Manila, Kathmandu, Bangkok, and Tokyo to New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, the author navigates denial and acceptance, erotic and unconditional love, transience, and transnationalism. Even as the world has become more accepting over the decades, this book's present-day relevance provides inspiration to those struggling to reconcile family values and societal expectations with being true to themselves.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jason And Sheila talk to Dale Welch about The Imperial Hotel in Monterey TN

This episode April is sounding flawless with her new boom mic stand and foam thingy and Katie has some big news! OMG! April tells us about the questionable happenings stemming clear back from the 90's. Celebrities like Kat Von D and Paris Hilton have allegedly both been victims of mistreatment at this school. #breakingcodesilence Katie's story takes us to Park City where we learn about the haunted Imperial Hotel. It was originally a boarding house for miners but then turned into a hotel. One day, a man caught his wife cheating and shot and killed her. Lizzy now haunts the hallways and windows of the hotel. Thank you for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hauntandcold/support

TCW Podcast Episode 182 - The KOEI Dynasty   We continue our look at KOE and their move onto the console space. This transition is rocky due to the increased costs of cartridge manufacturing. They were able to secure funding by holding a luncheon at the Imperial Hotel for distributors. They were able to start production on Nobunaga's Ambition for the NES. From there they continue to improve setting up development groups to explore new opportunities. The company was still niche until Dynasty Warriors 2 where they could finally move to mainstream gaming. When KOEI acquired Taito, doors opened to other companies' intellectual properties. This led to games like Dynasty Warriors Gundam, Hyrule Warriors, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Fire Emblem Warriors. The company continues to expand and thrive today by helping Nintendo produce the popular Fire Emblem Three Houses, and the RPG NIOH. Still led by the founders in their 70s Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa are truly the power couple of the video game industry!   Ishin no Arashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DPZoxThbiA Pictures of Nobunaga's Ambition Famicom Cart: https://japanretrodirect.ocnk.com/product/1834 Imperial Hotel Advertisement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKbnsY3uxO4 Imperial Hotel Tokyo Dinning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0tOFciWRw Uncharted Waters NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwY4TGd5M4 Winning Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMoXa_hgmns Angelique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXdUcDBM0s4 WinBack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwELCSF0YBg Dynasty Warriors 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p0keIVNNHA Dynasty Warriors 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4GpDnf4wqk Nobunaga's Ambition Online Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqx101PC3w Dynasty Warriors Gundam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqtJwFIv3OQ Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79pjJAZ14Q Dragon Quest Heroes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAABK1M0PII&list=PLGKJJhcJXlNzN9nddSJPe0HtjMuhtymL7 Fire Emblem Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGzTii3RBDA&list=PLtJifsYDxDHGZtOx2H7IkHEksUj9kN3sc Fire Emblem Three Houses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLqZh8DkZc NIOH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa1GrqelJC8     New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and major online retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Travel with us to the paradise that is the Noosa Shire. We visit the famous Noosa main beach and the most beautiful headland walk in the world in Noosa National Park. We wander down the famous main street - Hastings Street - and give you an overview of the glamorous shops, restaurants and bars along the way. There are many great restaurants to tempt you in Noosa and we share some of our favourites, including the Noosa Surf club. Noosa accommodation is varied, and we have a couple of favourites, plus we give you some other great options. Noosaville is another popular spot we visit along the Noosa River as well as the Noosa Marina. We take a day trip to Habitat Noosa which is a nature lovers delight. You start at Lake Cootharaba and take a leisurely boat ride through one of only two everglades in the world. The Noosa Everglades is so beautiful, relaxing and quiet and you can definitely capture some amazing photos in the reflective waters. After the cruise you can try one of their special artesian craft beers in the restaurant and outdoor dining area. Next, we visit the Eumundi Markets with over 600 stalls and then enjoy another craft beer at the Imperial Hotel across the road. Listen to the end to hear all about a bonus audio we have done with this episode and also the main reason we love Noosa so much and visit regularly, and I'm positive you won't guess what that is. You can go to show notes here to access the bonus audio www.beachtravelwine.com/39/noosa (hint - it's about Lyle and a world famous event that is held every year in Noosa) Access show notes here. www.beachtravelwine.com/39/noosa Or visit our website at www.beachtravelwine.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leanne-mccabe/message

On today's episode we compare the manga to the anime, specifically some key scenes set before the final chapters. As well as share some facts on the setting of Death Note and compare them to the real-world place they are based on. Skip synopsis @ 4:01   Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   098: Death Note vol. 11 ⁓ Kindred Spirits Story by Tsugumi Ohba Art by Takeshi Obata Translation by Tetsuichiro Miyaki Lettering by Gia Cam Luc   With the battle now set to end in Japan, Near organises a face-to-face meeting with Light and vows to have proof on Kira's identity. In doing so he will avenge the Death of his predecessor, L. Plot twist, Light is Kira! But chances are you already knew that!   Before a date is set by Near, he must first determine who could be a Kira proxy, whom he titles as X-Kira. Making a time line of events and scanning multiple video records he suspects Teru Mikami. But only when Near's team discover that he has a Death Note do they respond, first they determine where ever or not a god of death is following Mikami, that way they can safely copy and or tamper with the Death Note without being noticed. Takada and Misa have dinner together only to fight over their love for Light Yagami. Afterwards Near decides to capture and detain Misa, knowing that she was once a proxy for Kira, Misa having no memories of the Death Note agrees to de detained following a belief that Light wants to capture Kira and a willingness to cut any plans made with Takada.   Near contacts Light, and establishes that they will meet in the yellow box warehouse within Daikoku Wharf on January 28th 1p.m. Light meets Takada so to inform Mikami on the location of the final confrontation between Kira and Near. The question still stands, if Kira can kill Near and his agents then what will be the fate of Near's rival and the second successor to L? Mello himself not being one to stick to the shadows for too long comes out and abducts Takada.   What will Kira's next move be?     Fun Facts:   Tetsuro Araki directed the anime to Death Note, having worked on the first episode he helped establish the tone of the series alongside the series musician/composer Hideki Taniuchi and Yoshihisa Hirano. It was Masato Bessho who directed and storyboarded the infamous “potato chip scene”   Real World Settings of Death Note:   Daikoku Wharf, or Daikoku Pier is known as 大黒埠頭, Daikokufutō, located around the port of Yokohama. Light studied at To-oh University, which is possibly analogous to the real-life Tokyo University, a notable clue being that they share the nickname Todai, short for Tokyo Daigaku University and the place is referenced using the nickname Todai. Not to be confused with the real-life Toho University, which has a similar sounding name. The hotel that Light and Takada have their meetings in is Teito Hotel, possibly named after a real hotel, previously known as Hotel Teito it was then merged with and is known as the Imperial Hotel. Located in Marunouchi nearby the Imperial Palace. Episode 12 of ‘I love Lucy' was set in this hotel. The anime adaptation uses this hotel's exterior as the model however in the Death Note manga the hotel maybe based more so on the Prince Park Hotel and/or the Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Premier. This is because outside the window of Light and Takada's room we can see a noteworthy view of the Tokyo Tower, at the very least, the interior maybe based on the latter. The Tokyo Tower is certainly one of one of Tokyo's most iconic landmarks alongside the Sensoji temple and the Hachiko statue, especially since many pictures show it beside the landmark that is Mt. Fuji. It also makes an appearance in the 2006 Death Note movie, ‘The Last Name', the final shot of the movie is outside Misa's window, where we can see Ryuk flying around the Tokyo Tower. The New York headquarters of the SPK is located near Nick. St. Station however most inner-city streets in New York favour numbers and not names for their streets. LAX is a real place, an abbreviation of Los Angeles International Airport. NHN is based on NHK, short for ‘Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai' or ‘Japanese Broadcasting Corporation' in English. It is similar to the BBC in England. Sakura TV is not based on any TV station. In the 2006 movie, the exterior is depicted as an outdoor food court with a giant TV screen assembled with multiple monitors. For further reading on locations more so specific to the anime you can check this tourism blog and this similar tourism page Facebook Instagram Twitter Official Website   Email

英语故事︱为减少食物浪费 日本酒店研制出“无边面包”AJapanese company recently released a white crust milk bread that it hopes will curb the practiceof removing the crust when making sandwiches.一家日本公司最近推出了一款白边牛奶面包，希望以此遏制在制作三明治时去掉面包边的行为。Didyou know that the vast majority of milk bread sandwiches made daily in Japanhave their crusts removed? While crusted sandwiches do exist, the generalperception is that the fluffy, white part of Japanese shokupan milk bread istastier than the brown crust. This perception dates back to a time long agowhen the crust was harder to chew through, but things are definitely a lotdifferent today. The crust is nice and soft, but people still seem to prefercrusted sandwiches. That results in a lot of food waste, but one company hopesto change that with an innovative white crust shokupan bread.你可知道，日本每天制作的牛奶面包三明治绝大多数都会去掉面包边？尽管也存在带面包边的三明治，但是大众普遍认为日式牛奶吐司松软的白色部分比棕色面包边更好吃。这一观念要追溯到很久以前，那时候面包边很硬，但现在情况大不相同了。如今的面包边细腻柔软，但是人们似乎还是更喜欢去掉面包边的三明治。结果就导致大量食物浪费，于是一家公司希望能通过新创的白边日式牛奶吐司来改变这一现状。TokyoChef Sugimoto and his team at the Imperial Hotel Co., Ltd. spent six monthsdeveloping an innovative type of bread that they claim eliminates the need toget rid of the crust. People have been coming up with all sorts of ways torecycle bread crusts in order to curb food waste, but Sugimoto's idea was tocreate a crust that didn't have to be discarded in the first place.东京主厨杉本和他在帝国酒店的团队花了6个月时间研制出一款新式面包，据称能免除去边的需要。一直以来人们想出各种办法来回收面包边以遏制食物浪费，但是杉本的想法是制作出一款原本就不必丢弃的面包边。AlthoughImperial Hotel did not fully disclose the secret behind its new white crust bread, itdid mention that it is baked slowly at a lower temperature than regularshokupan bread, which results in a white color all through the bread and a moremoist texture.尽管帝国酒店没有完全公开这款新白边面包的秘方，但是提到了这款面包要文火慢烤，比常规的日式牛奶吐司烘烤温度更低，这样面包才能通体白色，质地更润。Foundedin 1890 by Japanese aristocracy,Imperial Hotel used to serve crustless milk bread sandwiches to its customers,but starting on October 1st of this year, they will be switching to this newwhite crust bread, thus decreasing its food waste considerably.由日本贵族创立于1890年的帝国酒店过去供应给顾客的都是去边牛奶面包三明治，但是从今年10月1日起，帝国酒店将改为供应这种新式白边面包，从而大幅减少食物浪费。Thewhite crust bread will be served in the Imperial Hotel's restaurants and atbanquets, but people will also be able to purchase it from GargantuaDelicatessen, a luxury bakery that has been operating since 1971.这款白边面包将在帝国酒店的餐厅里和宴会上供应，但是人们也可以从该酒店的高档面包房GargantuaDelicatessen购买，这家面包房从1971年营业至今。英文来源：OddityCentral翻译&编辑：丹妮crust英[krʌst]；美[krʌst]n.面包皮;（馅饼）酥皮;硬层;地壳discard英[dɪˈskɑːd, ˈdɪskɑːd]；美[dɪˈskɑːrd, ˈdɪskɑːrd]v.丢弃，抛弃n.被抛弃的人/物disclose英[dɪsˈkləʊz]；美[dɪsˈkloʊz]v.揭露，泄露;使公开aristocracy英[ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi]；美[ˌærɪˈstɑkrəsi]n.贵族（阶层）

Fidelma Collins is the grandniece of Michael Collins and joins Ryan in Cork at the Imperial Hotel to mark his centenary.

Allen Flynn is the owner of The Imperial Hotel Michael Collins was a regular guest at the hotel, and stayed there on his final night. Allen tells Ryan about room 115 which has been renovated as “The Michael Collins Suite” featuring a bust of Collins on the writing desk.

Historian Bartle Darcy joins Ryan at the Imperial Hotel in Cork and discusses the largest private collection of revolutionary materials, including Michael Collins army revolver.

PJ talks to Ali about the calligraphy, artefacts, body art and more that you can see at the Imperial Hotel this coming Sun Aug 20th Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitzi MacIntosh is the drag persona of the artist Graeme Browning (oh, yeah, and she also happens to be queer Sydney royalty). Graeme moved to Sydney, from Canberra, in the late 80s and quickly established himself as a powerhouse performer, full of the typical down-to-Earth Australian wit and adorned with the most fantastic costumes. It was in the Imperial Hotel, which at the time was owned by Dawn O'Donnell, that Mitzi got the opportunity to really create big, bold exciting drag shows with her contemporaries and that's when she fell in love with this space. This is a really fun episode. We talk all about how Graeme met his husband (at The Imperial, no less!), the power he found in community, and we also get a little educational - teaching you Aussie slang like root and thongs... Do you have any memories of The Imperial Hotel, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos! You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod) Find out more about Mitzi by following them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mitzi_Macintosh) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/k-anderson/message

My regular Rotary meeting held every week at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo has a featured speaker.   Our speaker this time was a celebrity in his eighties and very well known to the audience.  Rotary runs like clockwork and every section of the hourly meeting is choreographed and the meetings always finish on time. Not this time though.  Our speaker gave a rambling talk, which seemed to lack any direction or point.  For no good reason he also managed to go way over his allotted speaking time, so the meeting finished late.  This Rotary audience is full of the captains of industry in Japan and so they are busy executives, for whom time is their most valuable resource.  I was sitting there thinking what have we got here with this speaker's thinking?   My conclusion was that this speech was for his pleasure.  He wanted to ramble around and across a number of unrelated subjects.  He clearly liked the sound of his own voice and was happy to have a big audience in front of him.  The fact that he managed to go over the time was amazing given there was almost no structure to his talk and he could have ended anywhere really.  Japan loves its celebrities, so they get cut a lot of slack and are indulged.  This has probably been the speaker's experience for decades and today he is quite indulgent with himself, because clearly for him, there are no boundaries.   It reminded me though of the importance of focusing on our audience.  The danger can be we become wrapped up in our subject or in this case, wrapped up in our own importance.  This happens in business too. High powered CEOs jet in to give a speech, they have people fawning all over them and are treated like rock stars.  A few years of that and their sense of proportion starts to drift.  The issue though, is as speakers, they represent the brand.  If they are too impressed with themselves and their superior expertise and ability, the audience can feel it.  It becomes obvious they are focused on themselves and not the message or the audience. This is not a plus for the brand.   It can happen with passionate speakers too.  They may be legitimate experts in their field and are fully sold on the merits of what they are doing or offering.  All great stuff, but this can lead to a shift in focus away from the audience on to the details of the subject and their glorious part in it all.  In many ways this talk is all about them and their love for the subject.  We don't want that outcome either.   From start to finish, the focus has to be on getting the key messages into the brains of the audience and selling them on why those messages are important.  We the speaker are the vehicle not the main act.  As we get more confident speaking in front of audiences and as we start to enjoy holding sway over large crowds, the danger arises that this becomes an extension of our egos about how great we in fact are.  Anytime we switch the focus off our audience, be it to the details of the technology or to our glorious selves.  When this happens we are clearly going in the wrong direction.   The design and execution of the talk should be solely focused on the audience and giving them what they want.  We know this by our prior research into who is coming - gender, age, job titles, company name - and by mingling with the early arrivals, to get a sense of what brought them here etc.  We know that the Q&A section will help us address specific interest points for individuals in the audience, which may not have been fully covered in the main body of the speech.  It will also flush out any disagreements with what we have said.  That can happen in Japan, although usually not from the Japanese members of the audience.  Throw a couple of foreigners into the mix and you can be assured they will push back on your views, if they don't agree with them.    The starting point of why we are doing this talk should be clear.  It is not about us, but about those who have taken the time and made the effort to listen to us.  If we start the design phase from that perspective we will be well down the track to get the talk right for that audience.  We need to navigation of the talk to help make clear the key points we are trying to make.  We need to work on our delivery to achieve the same aim.  Hitting key words and phrases makes a big difference in raising the status of certain ideas over others.   In sales, we say we have to “join the conversation going on in the mind of the prospect”.  In presentations, the same logic applies. We have to consider what the audience is expecting to hear.  What are the points they want more information on and think about how they can gain something worthwhile from our talk.   Our personal and professional brands are on show every time we speak in front of audiences.  Being highly indulgent with ourselves and not considering the value transaction of listener time being traded for gain is a brand destroyer.  We need to keep our eye on the prize, which is be someone of real worth for our audience, based on how they define their idea of value.  If we do that every time we will be successful as a speaker and presenter.

Ralph Kiggell has been an important part of the international mokuhanga community for many years. Ralph takes many different elements of mokuhanga, the energy and exploration of an artist, to create some of the most dramatic and ambitious mokuhanga today. On this episode of The Unfinished Print I speak with mokuhanga printmaker Ralph Kiggel about his life in Thailand, using locally sourced materials for his mokuhanga from that country; we also speak on his artistic ambitions, his observations on the current state of the mokuhanga community, and what he would like to see as its future.  Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own print work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints Twitter @unfinishedprint, or email me at theunfinishedprint@gmail.com Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Ralph Kiggell - website, Instagram, interview with Evil. O Japan and the West - Japan as a country has had an uneasy relationship with the "West." In many cases this relationship has focused solely with the United States. For a fine early description of this particular relationship please read The Making of Modern Japan, by Marius B. Jansen, and Empreror of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912 by Donald Keene.  ukiyo-e - is a multi colour woodblock print generally associated with the Edo Period (1603-1867) of Japan. What began in the 17th Century as prints of only a few colours, evolved into an elaborate system of production and technique into the Meiji Period (1868-1912). With the advent of photography and other forms of printmaking, ukiyo-e as we know it today, ceased production by the late 19th Century.  Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) - was a Dutch painter, considered to be a part of the Dutch Golden Age of painting. He was notable for his self-portraits, landscape painting, and empathic painting.  Serigraphy - is another word for the art of silk screen printing. Silk screen printing can be in on various materials, silk, canvas, paper, etc.  Western Engagement with Mokuhanga -  the connection with woodblock prints and the West, predominantly with the United States and Britain, began when the elite of both countries started collecting ukiyo-e. Collecting ukiyo-e was the fashion for wealthier patrons of the arts who saw the beautiful images from Japan and their “Oriental” aesthetic as worth collecting. By the start of the twentieth century ukiyo-e production had began to wane. It wasn't until Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962) who worked in the woodblock print business, and who exported prints to the West to a foreign market, saw the benefit of focusing his business for foreign buyers. He established his publishing house in Tōkyō for making woodblock prints with high end techniques (almost lost at that point) and used the traditional hanmoto system of print production to facilitate the demand. This began a fruitful business which created a new generation of woodblock production and Japanese aesthetic. The two important types of woodblock print styles from this period are shin-hanga (new prints), and sōsaku-hanga (creative prints). shin-hanga - or, new prints, is a style of woodblock print production connected to the early twentieth century in Japan. Attributed to Watanabe Shōzaburō, and were created via the ukiyo-e, hanmoto system. Prints are produced through a hierarchy. This hierarchy is as follows: publisher commissions artist who designs the prints, professional woodblock carvers carve the prints, and professional printers print the prints. This collaboration system helped make shin-hanga into the collectable works we find today. They help to codify a romanticized Japanese aesthetic, for a Western audience.  sōsaku-hanga - or creative prints, is a style of printmaking which is predominantly, although not exclusively, prints made by one person. It started in the early twentieth century in Japan, in the same period as the shin-hanga movement. The artist designs, carves, and prints their own works. The designs, especially in the early days, may seem rudimentary but the creation of self made prints was a breakthrough for printmakers beginning to move away from where only a select group of carvers, printers and publishers created woodblock prints.  War prints & Japanese Imperialism - as Japan entered the Pacific Theatre of war (1941-1945) with the United States, the fascist military government had complete power in Japan at the time, and used woodblock prints, as well as other mediums such as lithography and photography, to propagandize their war effort. Printmakers such as Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) even got involved in producing prints that helped the war effort. He designed several war prints during this time period. Prints such as The Red Setting Sun, is a prime example of how the times and aesthetic show a relatively innocuous scene of figures (Japanese soldiers) riding on horses with a setting sun back drop. For more detailed information regarding war time prints I suggest, Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan, ed. Philip K. Hu w/ Rhiannon Paget, and The Politics of Painting by Asato Ikeda. My interview with Rhiannon Paget PhD can be found, here.  The American Occupation and Woodblock Prints - the occupation of Japan occurred after the end of the Pacific theatre (1941-1945) and World War 2 (1939-1945). The Occupation of Japan was from 1945-1952. During this period of nation rebuilding, the Japanese print market as a post-war souvenir was very popular. The rapid growth of the woodblock print in the immediate post-war is attributed to several factors. Robert O. Muller (1911-2003) was an American collector who helped establish print connections with Japan and the United States. From owning the Shima Art Co. of New York City, to working with Shōzaburō in Tōkyō after the war, Robert O. Muller's contribution can be considered unprecedented in woodblock print history.  Kōshirō Onchi (1891-1955) was another factor in the rise of woodblock prints during the Allied Occupation. His First Thursday Society, and with the help of his daughter who worked directly with the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers (SCAP), Onchi was able to spread the word on the creative prints project (sōsaku hanga) by making connections with important collectors in the American military government, as well as recruiting American artists, such as Ernst Hacker (1917-1987).  For more information regarding the American Occupation of Japan and woodblock prints please read, Japanese Prints during the Allied Occupation 1945-1952, and Troubled Times and Beyond: Japanese Prints 1931-1960, published by Nihon no Hanga, Amsterdam. My interview with Maureen de Vries, curator of Nihon no Hanga, can be found, here.  Evolving Techniques in Japanese Woodblock Prints - is a book published by Kodansha International in 1977. It was written by Canadian woodblock printer Gaston Petit, and Amadio Arboleda, who currently apprentices as a violin maker in Tōkyō.  Tama Art University - is an arts university located in various campuses in Tōkyō. It has various departments such as Architecture, Product and Textile Design, and Art Studies.  入門 - "nyuumon" in the title of the book Ralph speaks about in our interview, where we discuss what the following kanji means. There are a few meanings for this particular kanji, but in regards to the book I believe it to mean, "beginning training." 水生 - "suisei" is a Japanese word meaning, "water based." 刷物 - "surimono" is a Japanese word which means, literally, "printed thing." These were also privately commissioned prints made by wealthier clients for special occasions. These prints usually were extremely extravagant, using high-end techniques and pigments.  I could not in my research find whether or not "surimono" was used more colloquially, rather than "ukiyo-e." kentō - is the registration system used by printmakers in order to line up the colour woodblocks with your key block, or outline block, carved first.   Wood Like Matsumura - is an online and brick and mortar store, for woodblock printmaking, located in Nerima City, Tōkyō. website. Will Francis - is a British mokuhanga printmaker who works predominantly for American graphic designer Jed Henry, and Mokuhankan.  shina - is a type of Japanese plywood used in mokuhanga. jigsaw cutting - Ralph uses various methods when making his mokuhanga. One such method is jigsaw cutting, where the blocks are cut and those cuts are used to make prints. In this video, Ralph explains his process on making his prints. Akira Kurosaki 黒崎彰 (1937-2019) - one of the most influential woodblock print artists of the modern era. His work, while seemingly abstract, moved people with its vibrant colour and powerful composition. He was a teacher and invented the “Disc Baren,” which is a great baren to begin your mokuhanga journey with. At the 2021 Mokuhanga Conference in Nara, Japan there was a tribute exhibit of his life works. Azusa Gallery has a nice selection of his work, here. Munakata Shikō 志功棟方 (1903-1975) arguably one of the most famous modern printmakers, Shiko is famous for his prints of women, animals, the supernatural, and Buddhist deities. He made his prints with an esoteric fervour where his philosophies about mokuhanga were just as interesting as his print work. flâneur - is a French word, meaning idler, walker of streets, a way to see a city, to understand it. The freedom to walk a city is a type of freedom that allows someone to truly understand where they are.  While almost always written in French literature [(Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)], for men there has been a question about why women haven't been associated with the word. Lauren Elkin, an American writer in Paris, tries to understand why women aren't associated with the term. The CBC podcast, IDEAS, interviewed her and it was a great way to understand what makes a flâneur, or flâneuse. You can find it, here.  Alex Kerr and Lost Japan  - Alex Kerr is an American Japanologist who lives and works in Japan. He has written many books on Japan, but is famous for Lost Japan, published in 1993. It describes the modernity of Japan, and what is destroyed when searching for that modernity.  Meiji-jingu (明治神宮) - is a large parkland area near the Harajuku neighbouhood of Tōkyō. It is dedicated to Emperor Meiji (Prince Mutsuhito - [1867-1912]). It is open 365 days of the year and is especially busy during the New Years celebrations.  Black Ships - are associated with the American naval commodore, Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858). The United States wanted to open trading with Japan, who had been in self-imposed isolation with the West since 1635. Matthew C. Perry essentially bullied his way into the conversation of trade with Japan and these "Black Ships" he arrived on, became a symbol of this moment.  Frank Lloyd Wright and the Imperial Hotel - (1867-1959) FLW was an American architect who designed many different buildings in Japan since his first visit in 1905. The Imperial Hotel was located in Tōkyō in the Hibiya district. It was moved to, and reconstructed in 1968 at the Meiji-mura Museum Village in Aichi Prefecture. It was built in the Mayan Revival style. I got a chance to visit it in Aichi and it's pretty spectacular, and smaller than I thought it would be. The Imperial Hotel still exists today.  Kozo paper - is a long fibered mulberry paper used for mokuhanga and cloth making. It is produced in Japan, Thailand, and South America.  Lampang, Thailand -  located in Northern Thailand and is a trading city with tourism, and farming. Yoshida Family of Artists - The Yoshida's are one of the most famous family of artists from Japan. Begun with painter Yoshida Kasaburō (1861-1894), made famous by Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) and his work with woodblock printing. The Yoshida family has helped shape many artists around the world. More info from the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, here. Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) - a watercolorist, oil painter, and woodblock printmaker. Is associated with the resurgence of the woodblock print in Japan, and in the West. It was his early relationship with Watanabe Shōzaburō, having his first seven prints printed by the Shōzaburō atelier, that made Hiroshi believe that he could hire his own carvers and printers and produce woodblock prints, which he did in 1925.  Yoshida Tōshi (1911-1995) - eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida. Having been affected by polio, and the pressure of continuing his fathers legacy, Tōshi Yoshida made prints and paintings which gradually became expressive, avant garde and abstract. Later in life he focused on birds and mammals. Yoshida Hodaka (1926-1995) - the second son of Hiroshi Yoshida, Hodaka Yoshida seemed to be a bit of the black sheep of the Yoshida family. His desire to become an artist was against his fathers wishes, and his work was an extreme departure from what his father had produced as well as his older brother. Inspired by western artists such as Henri Matisse (1869-1954), and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Hodaka began to move away from painting to woodblock prints in the 1950's. Hodaka travelled (the Yoshida family were constant travellers) and was constantly inspired by the world. This was reflected in his woodblock prints and woodblock/photo etching prints.  Yoshida Tsukasa (b.1949) - is the son of Tōshi Yoshida. He is a woodblock printmaker focusing on themes of nature and especially the moon. Bangkok Art Biennale - is an art biennale located in Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 2018, and was created for visitors to immerse themselves in Thai culture through various arts installations and shows. The 2022/23 biennale will be from October 22, 2022 - February 23, 2023. (IG) Province of Manitoba, Canada - joined Confederation in 1870, and is known for its natural beauty and vast landscapes. The capital is Winnipeg.  Province of Saskatchewan, Canada - joined Confederation in 1905, and is known for its vast fields and flat land. Its capital is Regina.  April Vollmer - is an established artist who works predominantly in mokuhanga. Her book Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop is one of the authoritative books on the subject and has influenced many up and coming mokuhanga artists.  Natasha Norman - is an artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Here mediums are mokuhanga, mokulito, monotype, and paintings. My interview with Natasha Norman can be found, here.  MDF - Medium-density fibreboard is a board made of discarded wood fibres and bonded together by wax and resin, which makes it bad for you if you carve it.  opening and closing credit music - Spadina Sounds as told by the walkway which had a moving sidewalk.  Here are some of the sources used for the above notes: LIPSHULTZ, SANDRA LAWALL. A Japanese Legacy Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists. Laura W. Allen, Kendall H. Brown, Eugene M. Skibbe, Matthew Welch, Yasunaga Koichi. Held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts from FEBR. 2 to April 14, 2002. Chicago, Ill: Art Media Resources, 2002. MARTIN, KATHERINE. Highlights of Japanese Printmaking: Part Two - Shin Hanga. Scholten Japanese Art, 2006. DE VRIES, MAUREEN, Chris Uhlenbeck, and Elise Wessels. Troubled Times and Beyond: Japanese Prints 1931-1960. Nihon no Hanga, 2013.  © Popular Wheat Productions logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny  Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) Слава Україну If you find any issue with something in the show notes please let me know. ***The opinions expressed by guests in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of André Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.***        

Gerry Murphy from Met Eireann joined Andrea on LunchtimeLive to discuss the latest on Storm Barra along with Eoin O'Sullivan from M&P O'Sullivan and the President of the Cork Business Association and Soizic from the The Imperial Hotel in Cork....

Spooky Season continues! Krysti leads off with the Imperial Hotel, thank you Kitten!  This hotel was built in the 1860s in Picton and was then converted to a hospital shortly after. This made the change to a hotel once again and some of the hospital patients never left. Tori continues on smartly with yet another cemetery, shocker right? St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans is an iconic landmark in a city full of spooky stories. This was one of the first cemeteries that required the above ground burial. This is also the final resting place of the Voodoo Queen herself, Marie Laveau. She and many other apparitions still frequent this city of the dead. Tours of St. Louis #1 are still available but need to be gotten from licensed vendors. Krysti brings it back to her old stomping ground and tell us more Athens spooky stories. Wilson Hall is supposed to be at the center of the Athens pentagram, note the word supposed in that sentence. Wilson Hall room 428 is now sealed shut, this was used as boiler room before it was sealed completely. The rumors of poltergeist behavior and student deaths in this room are passed on this day to incoming freshman. Seems like most of the frat/sorority houses are haunted as well. PSA: Lifeline Australia 131114 Suicide Hotline USA 800-273-8255 Please get help before you do anything that cannot be undone, there is always hope. Our Sources: Aminoapps.com, 4girlsandaghost.wordpress.com, Wikitree.com, nolacatholiccemeteries.org, frenchquarter.com, nolaghosts.com, Shopathensohio.com,oklahoman.com Our theme music: “Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trendylobotomypodcast Find us at FB/Instagram @TrendyLobotomyPod and at Twitter @TrendyPod as well as our blog trendylobotomypodcast.blogspot.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/trendylobotomypodcast?fan_landing=true)

PJ takes us through what the new restrictions mean with Adam Higgins from The Irish Sun, Bastien Peyraud of The Imperial Hotel and Sen Jerry Buttimer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David ponders maps, memory and a sense of place, while sharing a story of his time in the Sydney University Catholic Society, David Moutou has worked in local government in Western Sydney for the last ten years. Prior to this, he worked for Twenty10, and was a Director and Chairperson of The Aurora Group, a LGBTIQ philanthropic foundation. In the years before YouTube and Smart Phones, David performed as Sandy Toggs at The Imperial Hotel. David is addicted to 1980s style aerobics and has a side hustle as a Civil Marriage Celebrant.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow Maeve Marsden on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I do want to acknowledge the gadigal people of the eora nation, the traditional custodians of this land on which I work and live on. I pay respect to elders past, present and future. Welcome to the Coffee Chat Podcast! On today's episode I chatted to Demon Derriere, a body positive activist, booty manipulator and creative director of body positive festival Big Thick Energy. We chatted about all things body positivity, diversity in the arts, her creative practice and Big Thick Energy - of course. And some fun rapid fire questions. So, grab a coffee and enjoy! :) BIO: Demon Derriere is a body positive activist, booty manipulator and creative director of body positive festival Big Thick Energy. Demon demands society's attention to break the stereotypes of beauty, to abolish discrimination and fatphobia and to liberate all bodies. As a POC HoH queer woman she aims to display the essence of the music through the feeling vibrations create. Her fiery energy will give your soul a spiritual awakening as their jiggling ass will shake the room. Demon explores her experiences of “otherness” as she expresses sexual energy and blurs the lines between dance and pornography using traditional Egyptian Belly Dance and African Mapouka/Twerk. Demon's current achievements include being 2021's Ambassador for The Sydney Fringe, resident artist at The Imperial Hotel and staring on ABC's ‘The Catalyst'. You may have spotted her badonkadonk shaking it on the stages of Imperial, Darlinghurst Theatre company, Malthouse, MCA, Art Gallery on NSW, The People of Cabaret (TPOC), The Bearded Tit, Oyster club, Uplate & Uncut, Hellfire, Mr Falcons Burlesque, Speigltent, and many more. Instagram: @demon_derriere // @bigthickenergy_ // @shes_an_artist

Jumanji Leopard and Our Evolution of Thought   I suspect that our tour guides just don't know what to say about Jumanji the black leopard because I often overhear people saying, or I read in some article that Jumanji came from the pet trade.  His story online and in the Safari Guide is below and does not say that, even though it is true in a sense.  Jumanji's parents, Sabre and Lola were pets who were rescued by Big Cat Rescue but Jumanji was born here on 2/23/96.  Back then we didn't know any better and the people who advised us were breeders who said these were endangered species (true) and that they should be bred for conservation purposes (false).  By 1997 we had figured out that none of the wild cats in private hands were part of the Species Survival Plans (SSP) and thus could never be used for any legitimate conservation breeding program.  That is why we stopped breeding cats in 1997.   We had a few accidents in the first couple of years after that as we were trying to get all of the cats separated, spayed and neutered.  Like TrickE and MrE the Amur Leopard Cats whose parents were in their late teens and thought too old to breed, Windstar Bobcat who was born to a hybrid father, who should have been sterile as the result of being a lynx hybrid, and the bearcats Mocha, Bean and Thing whose parents had been separated.  We later discovered that binturongs are delayed ovulators meaning they can get pregnant but not have the babies until conditions are optimal.  (Thank goodness, because we thought they might be the result of immaculate conception and that would have really messed with some of our religious beliefs.)   I use Jumanji's stop as a way to introduce guests to our evolution of thought.  While people are captivated by his beauty I say, “Big Cat Rescue was not always what it is today.  Jumanji was born here in ‘96 because in the early years we were told that these were rare and endangered species that should be bred for future generations.  What we learned was that none of the wild cats in private hands will ever be bred for return to the wild.  In fact, the more we came to learn about these magnificent cats, the more we realized that they don't belong in cages at all.  They were designed to roam hundreds of square miles and it is cruel to confine them to cages measured in square feet.  As a result, we stopped breeding in 1997 and began working on ways to end the abuses that cause so many beautiful cats like Jumanji to end up in cages.”   This helps you set the stage for later questions when people ask about cats on the tour path who were born here.  We don't post on their signs or on the website that they were born here because if a person only lands on that page, or only notices that sign, they may come away with the belief that it is OK to breed cats for lives of confinement.  We need to be sure they get the whole answer.   I have also heard people say that he was Jamie's pet, but in 1996 when he was born, Jamie was 16 and was feverishly working to complete high school two years early because she was needed so badly at the sanctuary to help with all of the cats.  The kittens had to be fed every two hours for weeks, then every four hours, then every six.   Jumanji and Black Magic were litter mates and Magic was a stargazer and very ill and hard to feed.  Auroara the tiger was a cub (not born here) at that time as were some servals, caracals and bobcats.  Jamie was feeding all of them around the clock.   There were some high profile cases where Jamie walked Jumanji on a leash, including the People Magazine article, one in the Palm Beach Post and then at a fundraiser in Chicago for the Cheetah Conservation Fund.  We used to tell the story, which is pretty funny, about the latter, but don't any more because we don't want people to think that they too could walk a leopard on a leash.  It was a bad idea then and we know better now.   This was the story that we don't share on tours but I kept in my diary:   It had to be late 1997 or 1998 (maybe even as late as 1999) that we were invited to bring Jumanji Leopard, Hercules the Snow Leopard and Jayla Cougar to a fundraiser in Chicago for Laurie Marker Kraus' Cheetah Conservation Fund.  Later I would come to hate that she unwittingly promotes the extinction of cheetahs by promoting images of herself treating cheetahs as if they could be pets.     The event was at the Imperial Hotel and Mel Gibson was there filming a movie (Maybe What Women Want?) and staying at the Imperial.  Jamie spent most of the night walking Jumanji up and down the hallways hoping for a glimpse of the actor.  One funny moment happened when a man, clearly drunk, saw Jumanji and yelled to his wife that there was a black panther in the hall.  The wife called him a drunk and told him to go to bed.  He kept insisting so Jamie moved to the next floor.   The event was a black tie gala where Jim Fowler wanted an array of wild animals to be brought on stage where he would pontificate on them and the need for funding the Cheetah Conservation Fund.  Our cats were NOT trained my the methods others used (such as starvation, beating, cattle prods and such).  Our cats were allowed to pretty much be cats and we were just happy if they didn't bite anyone.  We get to the event room to practice and are told that Jumanji has to be walked down a spiral staircase, then across the ballroom floor, past a grand piano and huge, velvet theater drapes to a table.  Then he's supposed to jump up onto the table, stand there while Jim Fowler talks, and when dismissed, the cat is to hop off the table and exit stage right.    Jamie decides right then that she's going to have to wear her hiking boots under her flowing, full length gown, because Jumanji is going to see all of this as a huge playground.  Sure enough, during practice, he's leaping off the spiral staircase, dragging Jamie by the leash.  He jumps on the piano, leaps into the velvet curtains before taking her practically skiing behind him all over the room.  All of this while it's just Jamie, Judy Watson and me in the room.  We know that adding a couple hundred people, in sparkly attire and bird feathers boas and hats is going to make matters even worse.     Hercules and Jayla are far less rowdy, and we go through the motions with them, except they aren't going to do the staircase thing.  They will have to enter from stage left.  That's OK.  Jamie will make the grand entry meant to awe the audience into silent check writing.  We practice for hours.  Jumanji is having the time of his life, as are Hercules and Jayla.  We are wondering if we should bow out or take the chance of the evening being an utter fiasco.   The event time comes and we are all sweating bullets.  I'm watching from stage right, as Jamie and Jumanji descend that spiral staircase as if the cat were computer generated to do exactly what was requested.  He passed by the previously undeniable call of the piano and curtains, walks right up to the table and hops to his spot.  Jamie and I look at each other is total disbelief!     Jim Fowler does his talk and indicates to Jamie to walk Jumanji off the table to where I am standing in the wings.  Jumanji is just LOVING the attention of everyone in the audience and has no intention of leaving.  Jamie tries pulling, pushing, coaxing and the crowd starts to laugh as Jim makes some comment about the cat's love of the spotlight.  Now it's getting crazy and that cat isn't budging.  I do the only thing I know a wild cat can't resist.  I turn my back and crouch down to the floor.   In an instant Jumanji leaps off the table for my back, and all I can hope is that Jamie has a good enough grip on the leash and sense of balance to keep the three of us from rolling out into the audience in a brawling blood bath.  Jamie manages to keep her balance and grip, if not her composure.  We both know what a dumb move that was but it got Jumanji off the table.  That was the last time we took our cats out to a fundraiser, I think.   JUMANJI Male Leopard DOB 2/23/96   Since he is one of the first black leopards you see at the sanctuary, Jumanji is used to quite a bit of attention. Most days, he can be found in the shadiest part of his cat-a-tat lounging on his fern-covered tree log. It is very easy to see how well black leopards camouflage themselves in the jungle since most people walk right by without noticing him there. People magazine certainly noticed Jumanji though.  His photo was featured in an article written about Big Cat Rescue. Jumanji is also known as quite the superstar achiever in our Operant Conditioning Program.  He learns very quickly and always wants to please, especially when treats are involved.  If the keeper is not quick enough with the reward, Jumanji will offer other behaviors to see if maybe the keeper wants something else.  He makes it easy to capture and reward other behaviors, which he will then subsequently remember.  The adage that leopards have the longest memories truly applies to Jumanji. On 2/3/09 Panther International pledged to donate $20,000 to Jumanji's life time care.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.      

New York nightlife is back in full swing and we are living for it -- Mijon even took a note from Art Simone and finally danced in the club to Chromatica!! With the first season of Drag Race Down Under coming to a close, it was only right to discuss the finale with a couple of fabulous Aussie queens; and the lovely Bree Vin-Ammyl and Krystal Kleer have us covered. We deep-dive into the final episode, the drama on Drag Race España, and even talk about drag at a funeral!On the pod:Drag Race Down Under episode 8, “Down Under Grand Finale” Kita Mean takes home the first Down Under crown and we couldn't be happier! Scarlet Adams apologized for blackface but the problem goes deeper Seriously, what was Ru Paul wearing?  Could Art Simone's dress have touched the floor?  Did Trixie and Katya make Karen From Finance famous before she was ready?  The queens' final interviews: who actually made Ru laugh Drag Race España episode 3, “Mocatriz” Unpacking ‘Mocatriz' Supremme is slaying her looks!! Inti's dramatic exit About our guests:Krystal Kleer is both your wildest dream and your worst night terror, perfectly balanced on a 6.5-inch single sole pump. Known as the Lip-Sync Assassin, this Queen will never cease to surprise, dazzle, and amaze you whether she's a magical green garden troll or an albino fairy with kaleidoscope eyes. Krystal performed for icons like Kylie Minogue, Dawn French, Baz Luhrmann, and Cher. Worked for clients like Marc Jacobs, Bundaberg Rum, Biscuit Anderson, Airbnb and Fox Sports. Other personal highlights include performing at the Sydney Opera House, being photographed atop the Sydney Harbor bridge for Sydney LGBT Mardi Gras, and being crowned Miss Dragnation 2018. Personable, witty, and dangerously funny, there is no way to explain the ethereal beauty that is Krystal Kleer.   Bree Vin-Ammyl is an Aussie queen based just outside of Sydney NSW. She has been doing drag professionally for 10 years and worked in all of Sydney's iconic bars including Stonewall Hotel, Midnight Shift, and the Imperial Hotel (of Priscilla fame), and worked alongside some of Down Under's most iconic queens! Including Carlotta, Maxi Shield, Tora Hymen. Not to mention playing hostess to a number of the Ru girls while they toured Down Under. Lately, she hosts regular trivia “The Big Fact Hunt” and bingo nights in the Wollongong and greater Sydney region. When she's not entertaining, she can be found styling wigs for local theatre and queens from all over or behind the sewing machine whipping up a frock for her next gig!FOLLOW KRYSTALInstagram: @krystalkleerofficialFacebook: Krystal KleerTikTok: @krystalkleerofficialFOLLOW BREEInstagram: @thatssobreevinFacebook: Bree TaylorTikTok: @thatssobreevinFOLLOW NICK Instagram: neprobst and grow_withnickTwitter: neprobst  FOLLOW MIJON Instagram:majorzu FOLLOW THE HUNTYS Instagram: whisperinghuntysFacebook: whisperinghuntysTiktok: whisperinghuntysTwitter: huntywhisperingWhispering Huntys Website  Whispering Huntys is an Apocalypse Podcast Network Podcast. Sign up to our Listserv: http://eepurl.com/hfnySr

Joel Creasey, Luke Heggie, Danielle Walker and Carl Donnelly recorded live at the European Bier Cafe as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.Come see the podcast live this Sunday at 6pm. Tickets at joshearl.com.au and while you're there get tickets to the stand up show Apparently that I'm doing with Ben Lomas on until the 18th at The Imperial Hotel.Also support the podcast by becoming a Patreon subscriber at patreon.com/dykwia and for only $5 a month you get a weekly podcast called Top 5 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ross Noble, Celia Pacquola, Georgie Carroll, Andrew Wolfe and a packed room at the European Bier Cafe find out what secret Georgie knew about her dads new wife, why Wolfey didn't want to go to work, and how Ross scared a woman in her 70's.Come along this Sunday at 6pm to the European Bier Cafe AND also come to Apparently at the Imperial Hotel to see brand new half hours from Josh and Ben Lomas. Tickets for both shows at joshearl.com.auPlus become a Patreon subscriber at patreon.com/dykwia and recieve a weekly podcast called Top 5 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tommy Dassalo and I sit down to discuss the best Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows we have seen. Hear the full episode by becoming a $5 a month Patreon subscriber at patreon.com/dykwia you can this and 50 other Top 5 episodes with new ones released every week.MICF is on now so if you're in Melbourne come and see the live podcasts Sundays at 6pm at the European Bier Cafe and my new stand up show Apparently alongside Ben Lomas at 9:30pm at the Imperial Hotel from April 6-18 All tickets at joshearl.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The former West Indies cricketer, Learie Constantine, took the Imperial Hotel in London to court in 1943. It had refused to let him and his family stay because they were black. He won his case. Susan Hulme brings you his story from the BBC Archives.Photo: Sir Learie Constantine and his wife in the 1960s. Credit: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.