Podcasts about Senegal

Sam Fenwick takes a look at the soaring cost of cybercrime, as attacks sweep across industries and threaten global business stability, spotlighting Japan's Asahi Breweries, one of the latest victims. A liquefied natural gas platform meant to bring economic prosperity in the West African nation of Senegal is at the centre of controversy.And in Tokyo, the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party heats up. With five contenders and the economy centre stage, we explore what's at stake for the nation's future.

This week on Bad For The Community, we're joined by Caliph, a Grammy-winning artist from New Bedford who's been entrenched in Boston's music scene since the early 2010s.Caliph opened up about his powerful journey immigrating from Senegal, the insecurity and setbacks he faced as a DACA recipient, and how he turned that adversity into purpose through music. We also explored the evolution of Boston's music scene—from the 12 for 12 era to today's wave of promising talent—and discussed the responsibility artists carry to uplift their city when they make it out.Whether you're an artist, an immigrant, or just someone chasing legacy, this conversation encompassed resilience, community, and the importance of using your story to create something bigger than yourself! Enjoy the conversation!Time Stamps:0:00 - Intro/ Gratitude and life purposes16:08 - Berto on his recent trip to the Netherlands20:50 - Caliph on his experience immigrating from Senegal 26:08 - How Caliph became interested in making music29:50 - Caliph on his Grammy win/ Getting his protected status revoked 37:17 - Next Steps & Safe+ / The importance of passing things on the next generation44:55 - Is _____ a net positive to hip-hop culture? 58:04 - The different eras Boston's music scenes/ Caliph on 12 for 121:04:00 - Benzino's comments/ Do artists have a responsibility to put on for the city?1:11:34 - Caliph on the impact of Jefe Replay 1:18:45 - Caliph on Good Karma, 'Heart in Mind', and his new music appFind us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

Sam Fenwick takes a look at the soaring cost of cybercrime, as attacks sweep across industries and threaten global business stability, spotlighting Japan's Asahi Breweries, one of the latest victims.A liquefied natural gas platform meant to bring economic prosperity in the West African nation of Senegal is at the centre of controversy. And in Tokyo, the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party heats up. With five contenders and the economy centre stage, we explore what's at stake for the nation's future.

Esta tarde se ha conocido la noticia del fallecimiento, a los 91 años, de la primatóloga Jane Goodall. Su labor durante más de seis décadas ha dejado una huella indeleble en nuestra comprensión de los animales y ha inspirado la curiosidad, la esperanza y la compasión de personas de todo el mundo. La Dra. Goodall llegó al Parque Nacional de Gombe, en Tanzania, en el año 1960, cuando era una veinteañera, y allí se convirtió en la pionera en el estudio de campo de los chimpancés salvajes. Pero el impacto de Goodall no se limita al estudio de los grandes primates, sino que más tarde se extendió también con su trabajo de divulgación sobre la protección de la biodiversidad y el futuro del planeta. Esta madrugada hemos querido contar en 'El Faro' con una persona que la conoció de cerca a nivel profesional, pero también personal: Federico Bogdanowicz, director del Instituto Jane Goodall en España y Senegal

Esta tarde se ha conocido la noticia del fallecimiento, a los 91 años, de la primatóloga Jane Goodall, una mujer cuya labor durante más de seis décadas ha dejado una huella indeleble en nuestra comprensión de los animales. Esta madrugada hemos querido contar en 'El Faro' con una persona que la conoció de cerca a nivel profesional, pero también personal: Federico Bogdanowicz, director del Instituto Jane Goodall en España y Senegal. De neveras hemos hablado con Marita Alonso, autora del artículo de ICON de 'El País' "Sociología de la nevera: tu refrigerador dice si piensas como un rico (o si aspiras a serlo)". Y como cada miércoles, hemos abierto la consulta del Dr. Bueno para que nos resuelva algunas dudas sobre cuánto tiempo podemos conservar los alimentos en la nevera, sobre en qué ocasiones son buenos los baños con hielo, sobre cómo evitar un resfriado y sobre cómo conservar un dedo cercenado para que se pueda reimplantar en el hospital. 

Manu Marlasca y Luis Rendueles nnaran los hechos sucedidos en una de las embarcaciones que tratan de alcanzar las costas de las Islas Canarias desde Senegal, donde la brutalidad de los patrones produjo que al ser rescatada tuviera 50 tripulantes menos de los que se embarcaron en las costas africanas. 

Manu Marlasca y Luis Rendueles nnaran los hechos sucedidos en una de las embarcaciones que tratan de alcanzar las costas de las Islas Canarias desde Senegal, donde la brutalidad de los patrones produjo que al ser rescatada tuviera 50 tripulantes menos de los que se embarcaron en las costas africanas. 

Manu Marlasca y Luis Rendueles nnaran los hechos sucedidos en una de las embarcaciones que tratan de alcanzar las costas de las Islas Canarias desde Senegal, donde la brutalidad de los patrones produjo que al ser rescatada tuviera 50 tripulantes menos de los que se embarcaron en las costas africanas. 

Sometimes the most powerful conversations happen outside the studio. Recorded live at the Abilities Expo in Chicago, this episode introduces you to Victoria Jembe, a remarkable self-autism advocate revolutionizing opportunities for people with disabilities through the captivating rhythms of West African drumming.Victoria shares the inspiring story behind founding Victoria Djembe Academy in 2021, where students with disabilities learn authentic drumming techniques from Guinea, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Mali. Her vision goes beyond simply teaching music—she's creating spaces where people with disabilities can be "seen, heard, and celebrated" through cultural expression and public performance. We explore Victoria's entrepreneurial journey and recent successes, including features on Fox 32 Chicago and in Block Club Chicago newsletter. Her ambitious plans to expand nationally and eventually connect back to West Africa demonstrate her commitment to both disability inclusion and cultural preservation. The conversation highlights additional community initiatives, including monthly drum workshops and disability-focused open mic events that welcome talents ranging from poetry to comedy.Whether you're interested in disability advocacy, cultural arts, or inclusive entrepreneurship, Victoria's story offers inspiration and practical insight. Discover how rhythmic expression is creating powerful new opportunities for community building and creative celebration. Visit Victoria's website or attend an upcoming event to experience firsthand how West African drumming is breaking barriers and building bridges.

Esta semana el programa viene muy de ruta. La introducción cunetera, desde la carretera. La entrevista a Josín Castro, en la terraza de un bar de carretera. reflexiones desde el casco y mirada a viajes futuros.

Rahman and Ed discuss the France forward with roots in Senegal, Mauritania and Mali being crowned the world's best player as Liverpool's Salah ended up in fourth place. They are also joined by agent Segun Jegede to discuss the pathway for young African players.

El Rey Felipe VI interviene en la ONU, defendiendo el multilateralismo y el liderazgo de la organización. Pide el fin de la masacre en Gaza, condenando el ataque del 7 de octubre y exigiendo la liberación de los rehenes. También aborda el cambio climático y la inmigración. En España, Pedro Sánchez defiende a la ministra de Igualdad, Irene Montero, por el escándalo de las pulseras telemáticas, mientras el bloque de investidura se resquebraja con abstenciones de ERC y Junts en la reprobación de la ministra. El PP espera que esta situación aumente. Carles Puigdemont critica a PP, Vox y Podemos por "engordar los extremos". Sánchez anuncia que se presentará a las próximas elecciones. En el programa "Poniendo las calles" de COPE, se conoce la labor de Carlos Baradají, cirujano que opera a niños en Senegal, y de Pablo Sánchez Vergara, creador de incubadoras de bajo coste. La audiencia comparte sus recuerdos y tiendas favoritas. Se escucha música del Dúo Dinámico y de The Beatles. El programa ...

In the aftermath of the shipwreck, France was scandalized by what had happened as the details emerged. And artist Théodore Géricault became obsessed with it. Research: Amigo, Ignacio. “How a biologist turned amateur sleuth to solve a century-old art riddle.” The Guardian. Oct. 23, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/27/how-a-biologist-turned-amateur-sleuth-to-solve-a-century-old-art-riddle Barran, Julian. “Théodore Géricault, Illustrations to Alexandre Corréard’s ‘Le Naufrage de La Méduse.’” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 119, no. 889, 1977, pp. 311–310. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/878824 Baudelaire, Charles. “WHAT IS ROMANTICISM?” The Salon of 1848. https://writing.upenn.edu/library/Baudelaire-Salon-1848.pdf Burgos, Javier S. “A new portrait by Géricault.” The Lancet Neurology, Volume 20, Issue 2, 90 – 91. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30479-8/fulltext Burgos, Javier. S. “In search of Théodore Géricault’s lost monomanias.” Metode. June 3, 2024. https://metode.org/issues/article-revistes/in-search-of-theodore-gericaults-lost-monomanias.html Dard, Charlotte Adelaide Picard. “The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816.” Constable and Co. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1827. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22792/22792-h/22792-h.htm Dione, Babacar and Mark Banchereau. “France withdraws from Senegal, ending its permanent military presence in West Africa.” AP. July 17, 2025. https://apnews.com/article/senegal-france-military-withdrawal-57d150687e18cd20ac6a6d7194821208 The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Treaties of Paris". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaties-of-Paris-1814-1815 “The Frigate Medusa … “ The Raleigh Minerva. Nov. 4, 1816. https://www.newspapers.com/image/58081420/?match=1&terms=medusa “Gericault.” The Illustrated Magazine of Art, Vol. 2, No. 11 (1853), pp. 282-283 Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20538136 Géricault, Théodore. “Cuirassier blessé, quittant le feu.” 1814. Louvre. https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010059200 Géricault, Théodore. “Race of the Riderless Horses.” 1817. Getty Museum. https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RH8 Géricault, Théodore. “Race of the Riderless Horses at Rome, Study.” 1817. The Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/665793 Huet, Marie-Hélène. “The Face of Disaster.” Yale French Studies, no. 111, 2007, pp. 7–31. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20479368 “Loss of the French Frigate Medusa.” Hartford Courant. Oct. 29, 1816. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105494685/?match=1&terms=medusa Miles, Jonathan. “The Wreck of the Medusa.” Atlantic Monthly Press. 2007. Savigny, Jean Baptiste Henri, and Alexandre Correard. “Narrative of the Voyage to Senegal.” London : Printed for Henry Colburn. 1818. https://archive.org/details/narrativeofvoyag00savirich/page/xiv/mode/2up Smith, Roberta. “Art Review: Oui, Art Tips From Perfidious Albion.” New York Times. Oct. 10, 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/arts/art-review-oui-art-tips-from-perfidious-albion.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on CxC Weekly, we unpack another round of culture-shaking headlines and conversations you don't want to miss. From Hollywood drama to hip-hop debates, we break it all down with our signature mix of insight and laughs. We kick things off with late-night TV chaos as Jimmy Kimmel faces an indefinite ban and the internet reacts. Then, we shift into music world buzz—Cardi B drops both a pregnancy announcement and album news, leaving fans in a frenzy. We dicussed Pretty Punishment, and dived into the Saweetie conversation—when image, beauty, and public perception collide, who really pays the price? We unpack how culture rewards and penalizes in the same breath. In Olodo of the Week, Dame Dash takes center stage with his latest antics. And for Care for the Culture, we highlight an inspiring initiative from Senegal—schools designed specifically to prepare husbands, rethinking what partnership and responsibility can look like. It's a packed episode full of culture, critique, and conversation—tune in and join the debate.

The first episode of this two-parter covers the French mission to Senegal that the frigate Medusa led in 1816. Soon, the mission fell disastrously apart. Research: Amigo, Ignacio. “How a biologist turned amateur sleuth to solve a century-old art riddle.” The Guardian. Oct. 23, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/27/how-a-biologist-turned-amateur-sleuth-to-solve-a-century-old-art-riddle Barran, Julian. “Théodore Géricault, Illustrations to Alexandre Corréard’s ‘Le Naufrage de La Méduse.’” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 119, no. 889, 1977, pp. 311–310. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/878824 Baudelaire, Charles. “WHAT IS ROMANTICISM?” The Salon of 1848. https://writing.upenn.edu/library/Baudelaire-Salon-1848.pdf Burgos, Javier S. “A new portrait by Géricault.” The Lancet Neurology, Volume 20, Issue 2, 90 – 91. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30479-8/fulltext Burgos, Javier. S. “In search of Théodore Géricault’s lost monomanias.” Metode. June 3, 2024. https://metode.org/issues/article-revistes/in-search-of-theodore-gericaults-lost-monomanias.html Dard, Charlotte Adelaide Picard. “The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816.” Constable and Co. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1827. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22792/22792-h/22792-h.htm Dione, Babacar and Mark Banchereau. “France withdraws from Senegal, ending its permanent military presence in West Africa.” AP. July 17, 2025. https://apnews.com/article/senegal-france-military-withdrawal-57d150687e18cd20ac6a6d7194821208 The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Treaties of Paris". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaties-of-Paris-1814-1815 “The Frigate Medusa … “ The Raleigh Minerva. Nov. 4, 1816. https://www.newspapers.com/image/58081420/?match=1&terms=medusa “Gericault.” The Illustrated Magazine of Art, Vol. 2, No. 11 (1853), pp. 282-283 Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20538136 Géricault, Théodore. “Cuirassier blessé, quittant le feu.” 1814. Louvre. https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010059200 Géricault, Théodore. “Race of the Riderless Horses.” 1817. Getty Museum. https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RH8 Géricault, Théodore. “Race of the Riderless Horses at Rome, Study.” 1817. The Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/665793 Huet, Marie-Hélène. “The Face of Disaster.” Yale French Studies, no. 111, 2007, pp. 7–31. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20479368 “Loss of the French Frigate Medusa.” Hartford Courant. Oct. 29, 1816. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105494685/?match=1&terms=medusa Miles, Jonathan. “The Wreck of the Medusa.” Atlantic Monthly Press. 2007. Savigny, Jean Baptiste Henri, and Alexandre Correard. “Narrative of the Voyage to Senegal.” London : Printed for Henry Colburn. 1818. https://archive.org/details/narrativeofvoyag00savirich/page/xiv/mode/2up Smith, Roberta. “Art Review: Oui, Art Tips From Perfidious Albion.” New York Times. Oct. 10, 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/arts/art-review-oui-art-tips-from-perfidious-albion.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH“The Messenger is the Message” (Titus 1:1-16) For the bulletin in PDF form, click here.Message SlidesTitus - F.F. BruceTitus - Robert YarbrouchTitus: The Man and the Letter - Gordon FeeCrete - Baker Illustrated Bible DictionaryCrete - Reobert YarbroughProclaiming the Gospel in a Pluralistic Society - Walter LiefeldIntroduction: Mount Vesuvius, Pompey, and HerculaneumSalutation and Greeting (1:1-4)EXPOSITIONFor this reason I left you in Crete,that you would set in order what remainsand appoint elders in every city as I directed you (1:5 ) NASBPastoral: Appointing Elders in the Church (1:5-16) • Charge: Set things in order (1:5). • Character: Qualifications for Elders (1:6-9). • Need: False Teachers must be rebuked (1:10-16). - Influence: They Lead Whole Families Astray (1:11). - Character: They Reject the Truth (1:12-14a). - Errors: Their Deeds do not Match their Doctrine (1:4b-16).APPLICATIONThey claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing anything good. (1:16 ) NIVRelevance: Practical Points in Reverse Order (1:5-16) • Problem: Rebellious people in the world and in the church (1:11-16). • Solution: Rebellious people must be taught the gospel truth (1:6-9). • Method: The Message is often in the Messenger (1:5-9).God designed the church to be led by qualified spiritual leaders who are able to refute false teaching with sound doctrine and limit its impact in the lives of the community.Home Church QuestionsPaul sets a very high standard for Church Leadership (1:5-9). • Why is an elder's character tied so closely to his teaching (vv. 6–9)? • How might this principle apply to every believer who represents Christ in daily life?Paul warns that false teachers were “upsetting whole families” (v. 11). • What examples can you think of where unhealthy teaching has divided your family or churches where you have been involved? • How should we respond in both truth and love?Paul emphasizes that often the “messenger is the message” (vv. 5–9). • When were you inEluenced more by someone's life than by their words? • Tell a story about someone who had impact on your spiritual journey.False teachers “profess to know God, but deny Him by their works”. • What are some subtle ways this danger might creep into our own lives? • How can we help one another stay authentic and live our lives as a “winsome witness before a watching world.”Pray for the Unreached: The Wolof of SenegalThey are the largest people group in Senegal, known for their rich culture, Islamic heritage, and historic resistance to French colonial rule. Many now live in cities and work in education or trade. Most still farm peanuts as a key cash crop. Despite access to Christian resources, few follow Christ. Pray for culturally sensitive believers to share the gospel and for Wolof hearts to be open to Jesus.FinancesWeekly Budget 34,615Giving For 09/07 38,110Giving For 09/14 23,974YTD Budget 380,769Giving 326,633 OVER/(UNDER) (54,136)Women's RetreatJoin us for a powerful weekend of rest, renewal, and connection at the beautiful Red Apple Inn in Heber Springs. Step away from the noise, spend time with the Lord, and cultivate meaningful friendships—both new and old. We're already praying for you! Early Bird Registration is open through September 28• Double occupancy: $195 (early) | $215 (after) • Single occupancy: $375 (early only) • College students: $100 (4-person room)Registration includes 2 nights, all Saturday meals, and Sunday breakfast. Sign-ups close October 12. Register at fellowshipconway.org/womenNew to Fellowship?We are so glad that you chose to worship with our Fellowship Family this morning. If you are joining us for the first time or have been checking us out for a few weeks, we are excited you are here and would love to meet you. Please fill out the “Connect Card” and bring it to the Connection Center in the Atrium, we would love to say “hi” and give you a gift. Join a Home ChurchHome Church small groups are about building a deep community where we are transformed into the image of Christ and serve a broken world for the sake of the gospel. If you are not in a Home Church, we encourage you to talk with Michael at the Home church kiosk after service or go to fellowshipconway.org/homechurch. Fellowship College Are you a college student or between the ages of 18–22? You're invited to be part of the College Ministry at Fellowship Bible Church! We gather Thursday evenings (6:30 pm) for worship and Wednesday afternoons (1-5pm) for coffee. Contact Andrew at astauffer@fellowshipconway.orgEquipping OpportunitiesFellowship's Equipping Ministry exists to equip and release our church body to deepen their understanding and experience of God & His word, develop genuine, Spirit-led living, and consistently invest in making disciples. Check out this Fall's opportunities at Fellowshipconway.org/equipping. Fellowship Kids at Schaefer's Pumpkin Patch | October 4 | 10 AM - 12 PMJoin us for a morning of fall fun! Enjoy games, a petting zoo, hay rides, and food trucks. Grab your hay ride tickets at the booth and meet us by the tractor at 11:00 AM for a ride with other Fellowship families. Don't miss out—it's going to be a blast!Special Pack OCC | Pack • Pray • Send — Be Part of the Mission!On Monday, October 6, join us at Fellowship for a powerful Operation Christmas Child Packing Event! Together, we'll pack 2,800 shoeboxes to share the love of Jesus with kids in hard-to-reach places. Sessions: 11 AM–1 PM or 6–9 PM (childcare available in the evening for 6 years and under) Let's fill every box, pray over every child, and send the Good News across the globe!Fellowship Kids Father/Son Camp out (Kindergarten-6th Grade)Calling all dads and sons! Get ready for an awesome weekend just for you. We're planning a fun father and son camp out on October 10-11, at 53 Wasson Road in Conway. We'll have games, a campfire, and plenty of time to hang out. If camping isn't your thing, you can still join us for all the activities on Friday night. Saturday breakfast is included. Register at fellowshipconway.org/register.

Send us a textDrug-resistant germs are hidden killers in more than one way. Not only are the microbes invisible to the human eye, in many places, they're invisible because people simply are not looking for them systematically.Doctors often do not know what infections their patients have and treat them based on best guesses, which allows for ineffective treatments and exacerbates drug resistance. Policymakers don't know which infections are most common among populations and cannot make informed decisions about needed treatments or vaccines.This is a major problem across Africa and a new report shows just how complex the problem is.The Mapping AMR and Antimicrobial use Partnership (MAAP), which included the One Health Trust as well as the African Society for Laboratory Medicine; Africa CDC; the East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community; Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases, and Disasters, a nonprofit focused on technology and communication;  the clinical research group IQVIA; and the West African Health Organization, collected data from laboratories from 14 countries in Africa (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Eswatini, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). “The study revealed significant gaps in bacteriology testing capacities,” the group, whose work was paid for by the UK government's Fleming Fund, wrote in PLoS Medicine.It's the biggest survey yet of testing for antimicrobial resistance – AMR or drug resistance – in Africa.Among the gaps: too little testing overall, a lack of laboratory capacities, and poor coordination and analysis of records. Many records were kept only on paper, which made them almost impossible to access.None of this surprises Dr. Sabiha Essack, South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance and One Health and Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In an ideal world, she says, a doctor, nurse or other professional should see a patient, test them to see what specific microbe is causing an infection, check to see which drugs will successfully fight that germ, and then treat the patient accordingly.Cheap point-of-care tests should be available everywhere and the results of those tests should be entered into systems that officials can use to make policy decisions, she says. Listen as she tells One World, One Health host Maggie Fox other ways to improve our knowledge about the drug-resistant infections that lurk out there. Want to know more? You can find One World, One Health episodes on drug-resistant infections in cancer patients; superbugs and microplastics; the personal toll of antibiotic resistance; one woman's antibiotic resistance nightmare; how to prevent drug resistance, and more.

Welcome to the Motos and Friends Podcast. This episode is brought to you by Insta360, the leader in 360-degree action camera technology. This episode is also brought to you by the 33rd annual Biketoberfest® rally that takes place in the Daytona Beach and Volusia County areas, Florida; on Oct. 16-19. *  *  *  *  * In our first segment, Don Williams gives us the low down on the another of the new Harley-Davidson Softails… this one is the Street Bob. The Street Bob can sometimes be overlooked as it's a slightly simpler motorcycle than some of its Softail siblings, but it's definitely worth a look as it still has that amazing 117-inch Milwaukee-8 motor, and it's a really easy-riding motorcycle with bags of charisma.    *  *  *  *  * Have you checked out Insta360, the leader in 360-degree action camera technology? Their latest camera, the Insta360 X5, shoots in all directions at once in incredible 8K30 resolution. Just hit record, focus on your ride, and then find the best angles in the edit with Insta360's mobile app—it's easy, smooth, and packed with AI tools to make it easy and super-fast. The X5's huge sensors, triple AI chip, and dedicated low-light shooting mode deliver unmatched detail and image quality—even at night. The X5 is waterproof, reliable, and features Insta360's toughest-ever replaceable lenses and lens guards. There are some incredible accessories are available including the Ultra Battery for more runtime, and ND Filters, specially designed to give you complete control in any lighting condition. There is also the GPS Preview Remote with its built-In mic: it's an all-in-one creative tool for smoother, smarter shooting. So, to bag a free invisible selfie stick worth US$24.99 with your X5 purchase, head to store.insta360.com and use the promo code "ULTIMATE", (available for the first 30 purchases only). Or click here *  *  *  *  * We've been talking excitedly for the past few weeks about the upcoming Biketoberfest rally in Daytona Beach, Florida on October 16th through the 19th. So this episode we take a few minutes to chat with Lori Campbell-Baker, Brian Bentley, and Andrew Booth, from the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Biketoberfest is all about the beautiful Florida weather, live music, the industry's top vendors, bike shows, and motorcycle racing at Daytona International Speedway. But especially, there are miles of scenic rides along the famous A1A, historic Main Street and the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop. Besides the riding, places like the new rainforest part of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure and it features multiple species of mammals and exotic birds including Toucans, Sloths, Otters, and Tamarins. Also, the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet has reopened after a multi-million dollar renovation, and there are several new exhibits on the campus of the Smithsonian-affiliated Museum of Arts & Sciences. You should also know about the Harley Dream Giveaway… Tickets are available to win a Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST and a Ford F-250 Harley-Davidson edition from Teddy Morse's Daytona Harley-Davidson. There really is something for everyone here, even families, and almost every event and attraction is free to attend. So if you want a fun few days out in the Florida sunshine, Biketoberfest really is the place to be. Download the Biketoberfest mobile App from Apple or Google Play or visit www.biketoberfest.org for more details. *  *  *  *  * “I'm no superhero” says Vanessa Ruck aka “The Girl on a Bike”, who is our guest for this episode. But… actually, I think she's wrong, I'd say she is every bit a superhero. Teejay chats with Vanessa about that time she took on one of the most difficult and prestigious off-road races in the history of Motorsports: the original and real Dakar Rally; now known as The Africa Eco Race. This is the legendary desert race which covers 13 days and 6,000 kilometers, sometimes in over 120-degree heat. It runs from Monaco, Europe, through Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania, eventually to Dakar in Senegal, West Africa. This is the race where 54% of the entrants didn't finish; and yet Vanessa on her trusty KTM became the first British female—and only the second female ever—to actually finish this crazy test of human endurance and spirit.   *  *  *  *  * Here's a quick reminder to leave us your comments on our social media—we're on all the usual platforms at Ultimate Motorcycling. We love hearing your feedback… so good or bad, please let us know what you think. If there's something you'd like us to cover, we'd love to hear those ideas too!   @ultimatemotorcycling  @UltimateMotoMag  @UltimateMotorcycling  producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com

This series is from our Adult Getaway Conference.Pastor Doug Anderson is profoundly influenced by his early years as an “MK” (missionary kid) in Haiti. Shortly after college, Doug and his wife, Dawn, sensed God's call to return to the mission field to plant a church in Haiti. It was during this time that Doug also served as administrator of UFM Medical Ministries and as an MK educator! Following his time in Haiti, Pastor Doug served as senior pastor of three different Evangelical Free Churches in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. More recently, TEAM, a global missions organization, asked Doug to join their ministry as pastor to their global missionary force. Currently, Pastor Doug serves as the interim senior pastor at a church in Florida! Having a passion for discipleship, Doug developed Walking with Jesus, a daily devotional that reflects on a portion of God's Word. Walking with Jesus is available in both print and audio and has reached over 1,200 cities in 71 countries, including regions closed to the Gospel and Christian missionaries! Pastor Doug and Dawn currently live in Leesburg, Florida. Their only child, April, met and married her husband at Moody Bible Institute. They now serve as third-generation missionaries with their five girls in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. They have five little girls!

In this special report, FRANCE 24 follows the incredible journey of Senegal's national para-cycling team. At its helm is Macoumba Sarr, a paraplegic athlete who is coaching his teammates towards an unprecedented challenge: a 450-kilometre endurance race alongside able-bodied athletes. FRANCE 24's Sarah Sakho reports.

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This series is from our Adult Getaway Conference.Pastor Doug Anderson is profoundly influenced by his early years as an “MK” (missionary kid) in Haiti. Shortly after college, Doug and his wife, Dawn, sensed God's call to return to the mission field to plant a church in Haiti. It was during this time that Doug also served as administrator of UFM Medical Ministries and as an MK educator! Following his time in Haiti, Pastor Doug served as senior pastor of three different Evangelical Free Churches in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. More recently, TEAM, a global missions organization, asked Doug to join their ministry as pastor to their global missionary force. Currently, Pastor Doug serves as the interim senior pastor at a church in Florida! Having a passion for discipleship, Doug developed Walking with Jesus, a daily devotional that reflects on a portion of God's Word. Walking with Jesus is available in both print and audio and has reached over 1,200 cities in 71 countries, including regions closed to the Gospel and Christian missionaries! Pastor Doug and Dawn currently live in Leesburg, Florida. Their only child, April, met and married her husband at Moody Bible Institute. They now serve as third-generation missionaries with their five girls in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. They have five little girls!

This series is from our Adult Getaway Conference.Pastor Doug Anderson is profoundly influenced by his early years as an “MK” (missionary kid) in Haiti. Shortly after college, Doug and his wife, Dawn, sensed God's call to return to the mission field to plant a church in Haiti. It was during this time that Doug also served as administrator of UFM Medical Ministries and as an MK educator! Following his time in Haiti, Pastor Doug served as senior pastor of three different Evangelical Free Churches in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. More recently, TEAM, a global missions organization, asked Doug to join their ministry as pastor to their global missionary force. Currently, Pastor Doug serves as the interim senior pastor at a church in Florida! Having a passion for discipleship, Doug developed Walking with Jesus, a daily devotional that reflects on a portion of God's Word. Walking with Jesus is available in both print and audio and has reached over 1,200 cities in 71 countries, including regions closed to the Gospel and Christian missionaries! Pastor Doug and Dawn currently live in Leesburg, Florida. Their only child, April, met and married her husband at Moody Bible Institute. They now serve as third-generation missionaries with their five girls in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. They have five little girls!

Raffaele Mantegazza"O Capitano! Mio capitano!"Festival Filosofiawww.festivalfilosofia.itFestival Filosofia, SassuoloVenerdì 19 settembre 2025, ore 15:00Raffaele MantegazzaO capitano! Mio capitano!Il congedo tra insegnanti e allieviNella formazione, che importanza riveste il congedo dei docenti dagli allievi?Questa lezione riflette sul momento della separazione come passaggio educativo decisivo, analizzando i tre possibili rapporti didattici — imposizione, ribellione e collaborazione — per comprendere come ciascuno influenzi la trasmissione del sapere e la crescita personale degli studenti.Raffaele Mantegazza insegna Scienze pedagogiche presso l'Università di Milano-Bicocca e presso l'Istituto Universitario Salesiano Torino-Rebaudengo. Collabora con numerose scuole all'organizzazione di corsi di aggiornamento per insegnanti e incontri di formazione per un pubblico ampio: insegnanti, studenti, genitori, personale sanitario, educatori. Le sue ricerche sono caratterizzate da una forte interdisciplinarità, si occupano di relazione educativa e di didattica, di crescita e fragilità adolescenziale nell'era digitale, di pedagogia interculturale, della memoria e del lutto e anche di spiritualità, sogno, sport come contesti formativi. I suoi studi spaziano dalla pedagogia della Shoah alla mistica giudaico-cristiana, con esperienze di ricerca interculturale in paesi come Senegal, Kosovo, Giappone e Israele. Tra i suoi libri: La scuola dopo il coronavirus (Roma 2020); Sopravvivere alla DAD. Scuola a distanza: vademecum per docenti e studenti (Roma 2020); Imparare a resistere. Per una pedagogia della resistenza (Milano 2021); Il sogno e la pedagogia. In ascolto, la notte (Roma 2023); Elogio dell'Italia. Meticcia, aperta, inclusiva, plurale, anarchica, ironica e tanto altro (Roma 2024); Arrivederci ragazzi. L'educatore e il congedo: fine della relazione e gestione del lutto (Roma 2024); Con la maglia numero sette. Le potenzialità educative dello sport nell'adolescenza. Nuova ed. (Milano 2025, 1a ed. 1999).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

This series is from our Adult Getaway Conference.Pastor Doug Anderson is profoundly influenced by his early years as an “MK” (missionary kid) in Haiti. Shortly after college, Doug and his wife, Dawn, sensed God's call to return to the mission field to plant a church in Haiti. It was during this time that Doug also served as administrator of UFM Medical Ministries and as an MK educator! Following his time in Haiti, Pastor Doug served as senior pastor of three different Evangelical Free Churches in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. More recently, TEAM, a global missions organization, asked Doug to join their ministry as pastor to their global missionary force. Currently, Pastor Doug serves as the interim senior pastor at a church in Florida! Having a passion for discipleship, Doug developed Walking with Jesus, a daily devotional that reflects on a portion of God's Word. Walking with Jesus is available in both print and audio and has reached over 1,200 cities in 71 countries, including regions closed to the Gospel and Christian missionaries! Pastor Doug and Dawn currently live in Leesburg, Florida. Their only child, April, met and married her husband at Moody Bible Institute. They now serve as third-generation missionaries with their five girls in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. They have five little girls!

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi recaps Matchday 8 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the African zone. This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comREAD: Colonize then, deport now https://africasacountry.com/2025/09/colonize-then-deport-nowFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

Israele: attacco a Doha in Qatar per colpire i leader di alto livello di HamasGaza: un elenco di morte, nuovi civili uccisi. Gli attacchi non si fermanoCisgiordania e Palestina: le forze israeliane hanno sparato nel campo profughi di JeninGlobal Sumud Flotilla: secondo giorno, secondo attacco, colpita la nave AlmaUcraina: attacco russo a Yarova nella regione di Donetsk, uccise 24 persone in coda per ricevere la pensione. La Germania annuncia di investire 300 milioni di euro in droni a lungo raggioLondra: un nuovo murales dell'artista Bansky sul muro dell'Alta Corte che raffigura un giudice mentre prende a martellate un manifestante a terraQuesto – e non solo – nel notiziario di Radio Bullets, a cura di Stefania Cingia.

Education in Africa must do more than keep up — it must leap ahead. Vimbai Masiyiwa champions entrepreneurship education that sparks job creation, while Minister Serigne Mbaye Thiam draws lessons from reforming Senegal's school system for a digital future. Tina Muparadzi links skills development directly to economic transformation, making the case for public–private partnerships that align learning with labor market needs. The conversation digs into how digital literacy, innovative financing, and gender equality can work together to equip Africa's next generation. It's a blueprint for education that prepares students for the future of work and leadership. Guests Minister Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Chair of the Global Partnership for Education and former Minister of Education of Senegal Ms. Tina Muparadzi, Executive Director for the Education and Transitions programming platform at Mastercard Foundation's Education, Learning & Youth Livelihood Team Vimbai Masiyiwa, Entrepreneur & CEO of Batoka Africa Background Materials Educating Girls Generates Economic Transformation In Africa, Mastercard Foundation Why Africa Urgently Requires Transformation of its Education Systems, Brookings Education Multiplies Possibility: Young People's Call for Action, Global Partnership for Education

This series is from our Adult Getaway Conference.Pastor Doug Anderson is profoundly influenced by his early years as an “MK” (missionary kid) in Haiti. Shortly after college, Doug and his wife, Dawn, sensed God's call to return to the mission field to plant a church in Haiti. It was during this time that Doug also served as administrator of UFM Medical Ministries and as an MK educator! Following his time in Haiti, Pastor Doug served as senior pastor of three different Evangelical Free Churches in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. More recently, TEAM, a global missions organization, asked Doug to join their ministry as pastor to their global missionary force. Currently, Pastor Doug serves as the interim senior pastor at a church in Florida! Having a passion for discipleship, Doug developed Walking with Jesus, a daily devotional that reflects on a portion of God's Word. Walking with Jesus is available in both print and audio and has reached over 1,200 cities in 71 countries, including regions closed to the Gospel and Christian missionaries! Pastor Doug and Dawn currently live in Leesburg, Florida. Their only child, April, met and married her husband at Moody Bible Institute. They now serve as third-generation missionaries with their five girls in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. They have five little girls!

This series is from our Adult Getaway Conference.Pastor Doug Anderson is profoundly influenced by his early years as an “MK” (missionary kid) in Haiti. Shortly after college, Doug and his wife, Dawn, sensed God's call to return to the mission field to plant a church in Haiti. It was during this time that Doug also served as administrator of UFM Medical Ministries and as an MK educator! Following his time in Haiti, Pastor Doug served as senior pastor of three different Evangelical Free Churches in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. More recently, TEAM, a global missions organization, asked Doug to join their ministry as pastor to their global missionary force. Currently, Pastor Doug serves as the interim senior pastor at a church in Florida! Having a passion for discipleship, Doug developed Walking with Jesus, a daily devotional that reflects on a portion of God's Word. Walking with Jesus is available in both print and audio and has reached over 1,200 cities in 71 countries, including regions closed to the Gospel and Christian missionaries! Pastor Doug and Dawn currently live in Leesburg, Florida. Their only child, April, met and married her husband at Moody Bible Institute. They now serve as third-generation missionaries with their five girls in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. They have five little girls!

In this episode of Conversations from the Diaspora, I'm joined by Nandi Kaye, travel and self-discovery enthusiast and founder of Nature is Balm. Over the last 15 years, she has traveled to nine African countries and now curates holistic cultural birthright experiences to Senegal and The Gambia.We talk about her personal journey of reconnecting with the continent despite not having direct family ties, how travel can be a tool for healing and identity-building, and what it means to create safe, intentional spaces for members of the African diaspora to experience belonging.From her background in criminal justice reform to her mission of bridging community and self-discovery, this conversation reminds us that travel isn't just about movement — it's about memory, healing, and reimagining Black joy.

Interview with Segun Lawson, CEO of Thor Explorations Ltd.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/thor-explorations-lsethx-surging-cash-flow-debt-paydown-and-exploration-upside-for-2024-5141Recording date: 5th September 2025Thor Exploration (LSE:THX) has emerged as a compelling West African gold story, operating Nigeria's first large-scale commercial gold mine while building a multi-jurisdictional portfolio across the region. The company's Segilola mine produces approximately 85,000 ounces annually with industry-leading 93% recovery rates, positioning it among the lowest-cost producers globally.The Nigerian operation currently faces a strategic inflection point as management evaluates the optimal transition from open-pit to underground mining. Recent drilling has revealed continued mineralization below the current pit design, with CEO Segun Lawson noting that rising gold prices favor extracting additional open-pit material before transitioning underground. Technical studies through year-end will determine the final approach, balancing strip ratio economics against favorable commodity pricing.Thor's growth strategy centers on the advanced Douta project in Senegal, which holds 1.78 million ounces of global resources and is progressing toward a Q4 2025 preliminary feasibility study. The project targets 100-120,000 ounces of annual production using conventional processing methods, benefiting from Senegal's established mining infrastructure and regulatory framework.Early-stage exploration in Côte d'Ivoire adds further portfolio diversification, with the Guitri project showing high-grade intersections across an 8km by 5km anomalous area. The company has committed to delivering a maiden resource by year-end, while the Marahui project presents additional upside with impressive rock chip results across a 5-kilometer anomaly.Thor's capital allocation strategy reflects management confidence in both current operations and future growth prospects. The company has initiated quarterly dividend payments while simultaneously increasing exploration budgets across all jurisdictions. This balanced approach addresses immediate shareholder returns while maintaining aggressive investment in resource expansion, supported by strong cash generation and an improved balance sheet that provides access to development capital for future projects.View Thor Exploration's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/thor-explorations-ltdSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi recaps Matchday 7 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the African zone. Morocco became the first team to qualify for the World Cup and Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt positioned themselves to qualify over the next 48-72 hours.This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comOrder our "Revelution Deferred" our physical edition here: https://africasacountry.com/store/product/revolution-deferredFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

In this high-stress Flashback Friday episode of The Radio Vagabond, I find myself in the heart of Dakar, Senegal, with a bus leaving at 7 am – and a taxi driver who has no idea where the bus terminal is. What follows is a chaotic ride through a waking city, a ticking clock, and rising panic. But this episode isn't just about the stress. Along the way, I also meet a talented local artist and an inspiring Italian woman working with UNICEF. It's a snapshot of the real Senegal – unpredictable, vibrant, and full of character. See pictures and read more on https://www.theradiovagabond.com/118-dakar/ This Flashback Friday episode was first released on November 12, 2020.

In this high-stress Flashback Friday episode of The Radio Vagabond, I find myself in the heart of Dakar, Senegal, with a bus leaving at 7 am – and a taxi driver who has no idea where the bus terminal is. What follows is a chaotic ride through a waking city, a ticking clock, and rising panic. But this episode isn't just about the stress. Along the way, I also meet a talented local artist and an inspiring Italian woman working with UNICEF. It's a snapshot of the real Senegal – unpredictable, vibrant, and full of character. See pictures and read more on https://www.theradiovagabond.com/118-dakar/ This Flashback Friday episode was first released on November 12, 2020.

Episode 490 / David HuffmanDavid Huffman is a painter who explores identity, memory, and the material implications associated with the Black diasporic experience.(b. 1963, Berkeley, CA) has work in the collections of SFMOMA, San Francisco; LACMA, Los Angeles; Berkeley Art Museum, CA; Studio Museum, Harlem; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; Oakland Museum of California; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; San José Museum of Art, CA; Denver Art Museum, CO; and the Embassy of the United States of America, Dakar, Senegal, among others. Huffman was the subject of a 2022 solo exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco and has been included in recent group exhibitions at the de Young Museum, San Francisco; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, CA; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; and Birmingham Museum of Art, AL. He is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies including the Eureka Fellowship, ARTADIA San Francisco, Palo Alto Public Arts Commission, and the Barclay Simpson Award. He studied at the New York Studio School and received his MFA at California College of the Arts & Crafts, San Francisco. Huffman lives and works in Oakland, CA and teaches at California College of the Arts. David just had a show A Brilliant Blackout at Jessica Silverman in San Francisco, CA that closed September 3rd. 

          Episode Description Episode Description         Sign up to receive this Unreached of the Day podcast sent to you:                                             https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11770/SG Dear Friend, The Batak people of North Sumatra didn't have a written language until 1834. Today, they're one of the largest Christian populations in Indonesia, with over 6 million believers. The transformation happened because someone, a German missionary named Ludwig Nommensen, decided their spiritual poverty was unacceptable. That was 190 years ago. Today, 4,473 people groups are still waiting for their Ludwig Nommensen moment. The People Group Adoption Program launches today, and here's how it works: It meets you where you are. You're not being asked to become a missionary in the field (though if God calls you to that, we'll cheer you on). You're being invited to use your current gifts, prayer, advocacy, networking, research to support those who are already called to go. It's strategic. Every people group in our database has been vetted by researchers and field workers. These aren't randomly selected communities. They're the 100 largest frontier people groups, the populations with the least gospel access and the greatest potential for kingdom impact. It grows with your capacity. Whether you're adopting as a family, church, or organization, the commitment adjusts to what you can offer. Some will pray weekly. Others will fund translation projects. A few will end up moving to the field. All contributions matter. When you adopt a people group today, you'll receive: Immediate next steps for your specific adopted group A digital covenant card to mark your commitment Information about your frontier people group Regular updates as we develop more resources and connections Beyond the practical resources, you'll receive something harder to quantify: the knowledge that you're part of a strategic response to the most urgent spiritual need on our planet. The Batak people have been sending missionaries to unreached groups for decades now. Their story didn't end with their own transformation; it multiplied exponentially. Your adopted people group could be the next

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Episodio exclusivo para suscriptores de Se Habla Español en Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iVoox y Patreon: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2E2vhVqLNtiO2TyOjfK987 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sehablaespanol Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sehablaespanol/w/6450 Donaciones: https://paypal.me/sehablaespanol Contacto: sehablaespanolpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/sehablaespanolpodcast Twitter: @espanolpodcast Hola, ¿cómo va todo? Parece mentira que ya se acabe el mes de agosto. Y en mi caso, lo peor es que ya he vuelto a trabajar. Bueno, digo lo peor porque me gusta más estar de vacaciones, claro. Pero tener trabajo es un privilegio, porque hay muchas personas que no lo tienen. Así que, estoy muy agradecido, sobre todo porque el ambiente de trabajo es bastante bueno. Nos llevamos bien entre los compañeros del departamento audiovisual. Y como solía decirme un amigo mío con el que trabajé hace tiempo, mi amigo Alberto, sentirse a gusto en el trabajo es lo mejor que te puede pasar. Y hablando de trabajo, cada año miles de personas de países menos desarrollados tienen que abandonar sus casas para desplazarse al llamado “primer mundo”. España, por su ubicación geográfica, es una de las principales puertas de entrada a Europa para miles de personas que buscan una vida mejor. Muchas de ellas lo hacen de forma legal, pero otras llegan sin los permisos necesarios, lo que se conoce como inmigración irregular. En 2024, más de 56.000 personas entraron en España de manera irregular, un aumento significativo o considerable con respecto al año anterior La ruta canaria fue la más utilizada, con más de 21.000 llegadas solo a las Islas Canarias procedentes de África. Las personas migrantes suelen llegar por varios medios: Por mar, en pateras o cayucos, desde países como Marruecos, Senegal o Mauritania. Por tierra, cruzando las vallas fronterizas de Ceuta y Melilla. O incluso por aire, con visados turísticos que luego vencen. Una vez en territorio español, los migrantes irregulares pueden ser detenidos hasta 72 horas para su identificación, pueden acceder a programas de atención humanitaria, gestionados por entidades como Cruz Roja, y también pueden solicitar protección internacional o asilo, si cumplen ciertos requisitos. En muchos casos, son alojados en centros de acogida o pisos tutelados, especialmente si son menores o personas vulnerables. En cuanto a la manera de regularizar su situación, existen varias vías legales para obtener la residencia: Arraigo social: tras vivir 3 años en España y demostrar integración. Arraigo laboral: si han trabajado al menos 6 meses. Arraigo familiar: si tienen hijos españoles o familiares directos. Arraigo para la formación: si se comprometen a estudiar un curso profesional. Te cuento todo esto porque la noticia que vamos a escuchar hoy está muy relacionada con este tema. En concreto, habla de una de las formas utilizadas para introducir inmigrantes ilegales en España. Así que, lo mejor es que la escuchemos por primera vez. Como casi siempre, pertenece a Radio Nacional de España. “En camionetas, en dobles fondos, sin ventilación, sin ninguna medida de seguridad. Estas son las condiciones en las que más de 500 migrantes, incluyendo también menores, fueron introducidos en Europa, a través de una red de tráfico que ha desmantelado un operativo conjunto de la Policía Nacional de España con la francesa y con la Europol. Hay siete detenidos, ¿no? Sí, esta red utilizaba una ruta inédita para introducir en España migrantes irregulares, la mayoría marroquíes y argelinos. Desde estos países viajaban en avión hasta el Reino Unido para no levantar sospechas. Se quedaban en ese país y antes de que se les acabara el permiso de residencia, eran trasladados a Francia y desde ahí a España en camiones o furgonetas, como decías antes, sin ninguna medida de seguridad, tumbados entre la mercancía, sin comida ni agua, lo que suponía un grave riesgo para su vida, según ha explicado la Policía Nacional. Tanto en España como en Francia, estas personas residían hacinados en pisos a las afueras de las ciudades. El objetivo era venderlos como mano de obra para labores agrícolas. Cada migrante pagaba entre 350 y 1.500 euros a la red para poder ser trasladados. Llegaron a organizar 68 viajes con unos 500 migrantes. La recaudación superó el medio millón de euros.” Como ves, hay personas que se hacen ricas aprovechándose de la situación vulnerable de otras. Pero no siempre se salen con la suya, no siempre tienen éxito, como en esta ocasión, porque la policía está muy pendiente de estas mafias que trafican con personas. En cuanto a las palabras más destacadas, empezamos con el doble fondo, que es un compartimento oculto dentro de un objeto,como una maleta o un vehículo, que no es visible a simple vista y que se usa para esconder cosas o personas. La policía encontró a varios migrantes escondidos en un doble fondo del camión. El coche tenía un doble fondo en el maletero para ocultar mercancía ilegal. En muchas ocasiones, esos dobles fondos no tienen ventilación, o sea, no hay entrada o circulación de aire. Eso es la ventilación. Las personas viajaban sin ventilación, lo que ponía en riesgo su salud. En el sótano no hay ventanas, así que la ventilación es muy mala. El verbo desmantelar significa deshacer o eliminar una estructura, organización o sistema, especialmente si es ilegal o peligroso. Las autoridades lograron desmantelar una red de tráfico de personas. La policía desmanteló un laboratorio clandestino de drogas. El adjetivo inédita se refiere a algo que nunca antes se había visto, hecho o utilizado; nueva o desconocida. El masculino sería inédito. La red utilizaba una ruta inédita para entrar en España sin ser detectados. El escritor publicó una novela inédita que había guardado durante años. La expresión levantar sospechas es hacer que alguien empiece a dudar o sospechar que algo no es normal o legal. Lo importante es el verbo que usamos, levantar. Viajaban al Reino Unido para no levantar sospechas en los controles fronterizos. Su comportamiento extraño empezó a levantar sospechas entre los vecinos. Si una persona está tumbada es que se encuentra en posición horizontal, acostada, generalmente sobre el suelo o una superficie plana. Los migrantes iban tumbados entre cajas, sin espacio para moverse. Estaban tumbados en el suelo del camión, sin comida ni agua. Y si los migrantes estaban hacinados es que se encontraban muy juntos en un espacio reducido, sin condiciones adecuadas de higiene o comodidad. Vivían hacinados en pisos pequeños a las afueras de la ciudad. Los refugiados estaban hacinados en un centro sin recursos suficientes. Por último, la recaudación es el dinero obtenido a través de cobros, ventas o actividades, especialmente si es de forma organizada. La recaudación del partido superó los dos millones de euros. El concierto benéfico logró una recaudación de más de 10.000 euros. Muy bien. ¿Alguna duda? Espero que no. Si lo necesitas, puedes escuchar de nuevo las explicaciones. Si no, si está todo claro, pasamos al segundo pase de la noticia. “En camionetas, en dobles fondos, sin ventilación, sin ninguna medida de seguridad. Estas son las condiciones en las que más de 500 migrantes, incluyendo también menores, fueron introducidos en Europa, a través de una red de tráfico que ha desmantelado un operativo conjunto de la Policía Nacional de España con la francesa y con la Europol. Hay siete detenidos, ¿no? Sí, esta red utilizaba una ruta inédita para introducir en España migrantes irregulares, la mayoría marroquíes y argelinos. Desde estos países viajaban en avión hasta el Reino Unido para no levantar sospechas. Se quedaban en ese país y antes de que se les acabara el permiso de residencia, eran trasladados a Francia y desde ahí a España en camiones o furgonetas, como decías antes, sin ninguna medida de seguridad, tumbados entre la mercancía, sin comida ni agua, lo que suponía un grave riesgo para su vida, según ha explicado la Policía Nacional. Tanto en España como en Francia, estas personas residían hacinados en pisos a las afueras de las ciudades. El objetivo era venderlos como mano de obra para labores agrícolas. Cada migrante pagaba entre 350 y 1.500 euros a la red para poder ser trasladados. Llegaron a organizar 68 viajes con unos 500 migrantes. La recaudación superó el medio millón de euros.” Mucho mejor ahora, ¿verdad? Bueno, pues no vamos a parar aquí, sino que ahora te voy a ofrecer algunos sinónimos de las palabras que aparecen en la noticia en mi resumen habitual. Viajaban en furgonetas, en compartimentos ocultos, sin aire, sin protección alguna. Así fueron transportadas más de 500 personas migrantes, incluidos niños y adolescentes, hacia Europa, por medio de una organización criminal dedicada al tráfico de seres humanos, que ha sido desarticulada gracias a una acción coordinada entre la Policía Nacional española, las autoridades francesas y Europol. Hay siete arrestados. Esta estructura delictiva empleaba una vía poco habitual para introducir en territorio español a extranjeros en situación irregular, en su mayoría originarios de Marruecos y Argelia. Desde esos países, los migrantes volaban primero al Reino Unido para que todo pareciera normal. Permanecían allí un tiempo y, antes de que expirara su permiso temporal de estancia, eran trasladados a Francia, y desde allí a España, ocultos en vehículos de carga, sin ventilación, acostados entre mercancías, sin acceso a alimentos ni agua, lo que representaba un peligro extremo para su integridad física, según informó la Policía. Tanto en territorio español como en el francés, estas personas eran alojadas en viviendas saturadas, situadas en zonas periféricas de las ciudades. El propósito final era explotarlos laboralmente en el sector agrícola. Cada migrante pagaba entre 350 y 1.500 euros a la red por el traslado. En total, se organizaron 68 desplazamientos, movilizando a unas 500 personas, y la ganancia obtenida superó los 500.000 euros. Como te decía antes, esos 7 detenidos estaban haciendo mucho dinero con este negocio ilegal. Escuchamos la noticia por última vez y luego te cuento más cosas. “En camionetas, en dobles fondos, sin ventilación, sin ninguna medida de seguridad. Estas son las condiciones en las que más de 500 migrantes, incluyendo también menores, fueron introducidos en Europa, a través de una red de tráfico que ha desmantelado un operativo conjunto de la Policía Nacional de España con la francesa y con la Europol. Hay siete detenidos, ¿no? Sí, esta red utilizaba una ruta inédita para introducir en España migrantes irregulares, la mayoría marroquíes y argelinos. Desde estos países viajaban en avión hasta el Reino Unido para no levantar sospechas. Se quedaban en ese país y antes de que se les acabara el permiso de residencia, eran trasladados a Francia y desde ahí a España en camiones o furgonetas, como decías antes, sin ninguna medida de seguridad, tumbados entre la mercancía, sin comida ni agua, lo que suponía un grave riesgo para su vida, según ha explicado la Policía Nacional. Tanto en España como en Francia, estas personas residían hacinados en pisos a las afueras de las ciudades. El objetivo era venderlos como mano de obra para labores agrícolas. Cada migrante pagaba entre 350 y 1.500 euros a la red para poder ser trasladados. Llegaron a organizar 68 viajes con unos 500 migrantes. La recaudación superó el medio millón de euros.” La inmigración irregular es un fenómeno complejo que requiere respuestas coordinadas, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional. En los últimos años, España y la Unión Europea han intensificado sus esfuerzos para controlar los flujos migratorios, proteger los derechos humanos y combatir las redes de tráfico de personas. Por lo que se refiere a España, ha reforzado su estrategia en varios frentes: Cooperación con países africanos: Ha firmado acuerdos bilaterales con Senegal, Mauritania y Gambia, entre otros, para fomentar la migración regular y segura, y combatir las mafias que trafican con personas. Migración circular: A través de este modelo, personas de países como Marruecos, Honduras o Colombia pueden venir a trabajar de forma temporal y regresar a su país, evitando así la irregularidad. Control fronterizo: Se han reforzado los medios en puntos críticos como Ceuta, Melilla y las Islas Canarias, con más vigilancia marítima y terrestre. Campañas informativas: En países de origen, para desmentir falsas promesas de las mafias y explicar los riesgos reales del viaje. Lo que parece claro es que la inmigración irregular no se resuelve solo con muros o patrullas. Requiere mucha cooperación internacional, vías legales de acceso, y mejoras en los países de origen de esas personas que buscan una vida diferente. Pero es un tema muy complejo, muy complicado, con difícil solución. Venga, vamos a repasar las palabras y expresiones que hemos aprendido hoy. -Doble fondo: Compartimento oculto dentro de un objeto (como una maleta o un vehículo) que no es visible a simple vista y se usa para esconder cosas. -Ventilación: Entrada o circulación de aire en un espacio cerrado para mantenerlo fresco o respirable. -Desmantelar: Deshacer o eliminar una estructura, organización o sistema, especialmente si es ilegal o peligroso. -Inédita: Que nunca antes se había visto, hecho o utilizado; nueva o desconocida. -Levantar sospechas: Hacer que alguien empiece a dudar o sospechar que algo no es normal o legal. -Tumbados: En posición horizontal, acostados, generalmente sobre el suelo o una superficie plana. -Hacinados: Muy juntos en un espacio reducido, sin condiciones adecuadas de higiene o comodidad. -Recaudación: Dinero obtenido a través de cobros, ventas o actividades, especialmente si es de forma organizada. Perfecto. Aquí se termina este episodio, al igual que el mes de agosto. Ahora empieza una nueva temporada de trabajo para muchas personas, sobre todo en España, donde este mes suele ser el más habitual para las vacaciones, un mes en el que muchas empresas cierran para descansar. En otros países, sin embargo, ya han empezado las clases en los colegios, así que ya han vuelto a la rutina. Sea cual sea tu caso, te deseo lo mejor para esta nueva temporada. Muchas gracias de nuevo por acompañarme en esta aventura. Ha sido un placer. Adiós. Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Se Habla Español. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/171214

To celebrate the upcoming release of Cheikh Lô s new album, here's a very special episode looking back at his career! He doesn't record often as this is only his sixth album to date, so it's a good time to show love to one of the OK Jazz Podcast first ballot Hall of Fame members, the remarkable Ceikh Lô from Senegal!

Send us a textOnce smashed into the west side of Africa, Florida has bits of its ancient history buried nine miles beneath its sands. With a hurricane birth canal that parallels the path slave ships took long ago, what other traces of Africa still exist in Florida land, sea and lore? Let's get into it.p.s. Not mentioned in the episode (because I found this out later) but the iconic African Baobab tree resides in Florida, too. Just couldn't help but share that fact.Show Source - What to read, watch, listen to NEXT!From Africa to Florida, an ancient connection, www.fnai.orgThe SHOCKING History of Florida's African Connection Nobody Knows, OopsZoo, YouTubeThe REAL Garden of Eden - is it Florida?, Anthony Talcott, Orlando News 6Florida's Fountain of Youth, a visit with Travels with Tam!When Florida Was Africa, ExtinctZoo, YouTubeHurricanes, African Slave Trade, and Angry Spirits?!? My Thoughts, NOLA Chic BlogJunetheenth, Slavery, and the Hurricane Connection, Forbes, Marshall ShepherdAfrican Manatee, WikipediaWest African Mud TurtleI don't accept sponsors and paid advertisers. I choose people, podcasts and authors I believe in to highlight in the ad segment. That's why I've been shining a spotlight on Derek Condit at Mystical Wares. He is both talented and generous with those gifts. Please give his books a look on the Mystical Wares website.Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on Twitter (X)Curious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTokArt Director, Nora, has a handmade, ethically-sourced jewelry company!

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This week we talk about flesh-eating screwworms, weeds, and the US cattle industry.We also discuss genetic modification, procreation, and tsetse flies.Recommended Book: 1177 BC by Eric H ClineTranscriptThe term ‘autocidal control‘ refers to a collection of techniques that are meant to control populations of some type of living thing, animal or plant, by disrupting their procreationary capacity.So rather than attempting to control pest by spraying poisons all over the place, or controlling plants you consider to be invasive weeds by launching huge weed-pulling efforts in the afflicted areas, you might instead figure out how to keep this current generation of pests and weeds from having as many offspring as they might otherwise have, and then repeat the process with the next generation, and the next, and so on, until the unwanted species is either eradicated in the relevant region, or reduced to such a small number that its presence is no longer such a big deal.There are all kinds of approaches one might take in trying to achieve this sort of outcome.Experimental genetic modification measures, for instance, have been tried in, so far at least, limited ways, the idea being to either make the disliked species less competitive in some way (by making them slower, and thus more likely to be eaten by predators, maybe), or by making them less likely to have offspring, or less likely to have fit offspring—the next generation becomes super slow and clumsy, or they're carriers of a gene that keeps them from procreating as much, or at all.That approach seems like it could be effective, and there are quite a few efforts, globally, that're working to refine and perfect it with mosquito species in particular, specifically the ones that are carriers of malaria-causing parasites and similar maladies that cause immense harm to local human (and other mammal) populations.There have also been attempts to spray mating grounds with pheromones that disrupt mating behavior, or to use what's called the Autodissemination Augmented by Males, or ADAM approach, which has been used to decent effect in some trials, and which involves basically just sprinkling a bunch of male mosquitos with pesticide, releasing them into mosquito mating grounds, and then having them deliver those pesticides to the females they mate with.All of these efforts are meant to reduce populations via some procreationary mechanism, while also attempting to ameliorate some of the other issues associated with other, widely used pest- and weed-control approaches. Most of which rely on some kind of chemical being introduced into the right environment, that chemical helping to kill or disrupt these populations, but in many cases also leading to unwanted, and often initially unforeseen side effects, like those chemicals messing with other species, getting into the groundwater and possibly being associated with maladies in humans, and so on.What I'd like to talk about today is another approach, the sterile insect technique, why it's become so popular in recent decades, and how it's being used, today, to address a burgeoning population of a pest that was previously eliminated in North America using this technique, but which has recently become a problem, once more.—The New World screwworm fly is thus named because its larvae, its baby offspring, are planted in warm-blooded animals. These offspring eat not just dead tissues, like the maggots of other flies, but healthy tissues as well.These maggots are often deposited near wounds, like cuts or scrapes, but also injuries caused by the castration or dehorning of cattle, or orifices and other sensitive areas with soft tissue, like the corner of a host's eye.They don't typically infest humans, but it does happen, and they're most likely to be found on wild and domesticated mammals, the females of the species depositing somewhere between 250 and 500 eggs in the flesh of their hosts, the maggots screwing their way deeper into their host's flesh as they grow, burrowing and eating for the next three to seven days, at which point they fall off and enter the next stage of their lifecycle. By that point the host may already be dead, depending on the extent of the damage these things manage to cause in the interim.These flies were originally found across the Americas and on some Caribbean islands, and they have long been a headache for cattle ranchers in particular, as they will sometimes infect one cow or goat, and then work their way through the entire herd in relatively short order, causing enough damage to seriously injure or kill a whole lot of the rancher's stock.As a result, humans have been trying to get rid of these things for ages, but nothing seemed to make much of a dent in their populations until the emergence of what's called the sterile insect technique, which is exactly what it sounds like: a method of autocidal control that involves sterilizing members of the species, usually the males, and then releasing them back into the population.Variations on this concept were developed by a few different researchers in a few different places around the world in the lead-up to WWII, but just after that conflict, scientists working at the US Department of Agriculture realized that they could use x-rays to reliably sterilize male screwworm flies, and that if they did this to a large number of them, then released those males into the local population of screwworm flies, to the point where there are more sterilized males than non-sterilized ones, that would serve to dramatically reduce the size of the next generation. If you then repeat this over and over again, you can eventually wipe out the species in a given region, as they successfully showed in the early 1950s by eradicating all the screwworms on Sanibel Island in Florida.The same technique was then used to kill all the screwworms on the island of Curacao, off the coast of Venezuela—that kill-off achieved in just seven weeks. Over the next few decades, sterilized male flies were then released across other afflicted US states, and both Mexico and Belize were able to kill all their screwworms in the 1980s, followed by Central America in the 1990s.This approach was also applied to other pests, almost always those that either spread disease to humans, or threatened local industries, like cattle or agricultural industries.For instance, tsetse flies, carriers of a parasite that causes sleeping sickness, were entirely or almost entirely eradicated from Tanzania, Zanzibar, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda between the 1940s and late-1990s, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the carriers of dengue and yellow fever, were sterilized by a bacteria called Wolbachia in Queensland, Australia, in the late-20-teens, which reduced the populations of this disease-carrier in trial areas by 80%, and Japan eradicated the melon fly, an agricultural pest, in 1993.This approach to pest-control has become so popular that dozens of facilities have been set up in countries around the world, exclusively to breed and sterilize different species, which can then be shipped to where they will be released. The first of these facilities was built in Mexico in the 1960s, where Mexican fruit flies were bred and then shipped for release in Texas.It's maybe fitting then that a new round of construction is happening, today, intending to combat the renewed presence of screwworms in Mexico, which have been making their way up into Texas via these two nations' cattle industries.The US Department of Agriculture recently announced that it will be building a sterile screwworm fly facility in Texas, which has suffered due to the US's recent decisions to halt the import of cattle from across the border in Mexico due to issues with screwworms hitching a ride on that cattle stock, and thus infiltrating US herds. The government tried several times to drop this cessation of imports, as the US cattle industry is pretty reliant on those imports, but each time they tried, new screwworm infestations were found, and the import halt was put back into place.US cattle populations are already at their lowest level in decades, and that's impacting meat and dairy prices, while also putting other warm-blooded animals in the afflicted regions, especially Texas, at risk.The folks behind the new facility have said they hope to be up and running in relatively short order, aiming to be releasing sterile male New World screwworms into the wild within a year. This deployment will operate in tandem with other, more direct efforts, like fly traps and parasite-sniffing dogs stationed at ports of entry.The concerns here are not just theoretical: screwworms alone cause an estimated $1.5 billion in damage each year, and the cost of implementing a sterilization program of this kind usually adds up to something like a billion dollars, spread across decades; not a bad return on investment.These programs are not universally effective, though, as in some rare cases non-irradiated males have accidentally been shipped to their intended mating location, temporarily inflating rather than deflating population numbers. And while these programs are relatively cheap to operate on scale, the cost of producing enough sterilized males to make such an effort effective can be prohibitive when aimed at smaller regions, or when attempted by governments or agencies without the budget to see what can sometimes be a long-term project through.That said, this approach does seem to work very well when done correctly, and while its ecosystem impact is not zero, as, for instance, predators who eat these pests might suddenly find themselves without one of their staple food sources, which can lead to knock-on effects across the food web, it does seem to be one of the least foodweb ripple-producing approaches, as genetic modifications can theoretically lead to far more elaborate unforeseen consequences, and the widespread spraying of chemicals has semi-regularly led to die-offs and maladies in other local species, in addition to sometimes causing long-term, even fatal health problems for humans who rely on local food or water sources.Show Noteshttps://archive.is/20250815192422/https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/usda-build-texas-facility-fight-flesh-eating-screwworms-2025-08-15/https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/08/how-to-stop-flesh-eating-parasite-from-devastating-us-cattle-government-will-breed-billions-of-flies.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/fly-factories-flesheating-parasite-cattle-texas-429ce91225bbab4a45c9040f1be356a5https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia_hominivoraxhttps://archive.is/14Rdkhttps://archive.is/afmt2https://archive.is/QfTvGhttps://archive.is/dxbcZhttps://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/08/how-to-stop-flesh-eating-parasite-from-devastating-us-cattle-government-will-breed-billions-of-flies.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_insect_techniquehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sterile_insect_technique_trialshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210416164524/http://www-iswam.iaea.org/drd/refs_files/195_The-Area-wide-SIT-Screwworm.pdfhttps://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/sterile-insect-technique-used-to-suppress-mosquito-disease-vectors-in-floridahttps://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/genetically-modified-mosquitoes.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30722-9https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4313646/ This is a public episode. 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