Podcasts about Tanzania

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia msaada wa kibinadamu katika ukanda wa Gaza, na mradi wa kutengeneza barabara katika kaunti ya Meru nchini Kenya. Makala tunaangazia simulizi ya mkurugenzi na mwanzilishi wa filamu iitwayo FURU, na mashinani tunakwenda Tanzania.Wafanyakazi wa misaada wa Umoja wa Mataifa leo wamesema kwamba bado wanangoja kibali kutoka kwa Israel ili kusambaza msaada wa kuokoa maisha ulioruhusiwa kuingia Gaza mwanzoni mwa wiki ambapo  malori matano yalifanikiwa kuingia baada ya vikwazo kwa wiki 11.Nchini Kenya, katika kaunti ya Meru hatua rahisi iliyochukuliwa inaleta mabadiliko makubwa na dhahiri kwani maeneo ambako awali barabara zilikuwa hazipitiki na hakuna mawasiliano, ubunifu wa kijapani umerejesha matumaini.Katika makala wakati ulimwengu ukiendelea kupaza sauti dhidi ya vitendo vya ukatili wa kijinsia, tunaelekea nchini Mali, ambako Fatou Cissé, mkurugenzi wa filamu na mwanzilishi wa filamu iitwayo FURU, anatumia sanaa kuangazia suala zito la ndoa za kulazimishwa.Na mashinani, fursa ni yake Ruth Nkurlu, Mtaalamu wa lishe kutoka Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto, UNICEF Tanzania, ambaye anatoa mafunzo ya lishe bora kwa watoto Mkoani Njombe kwa ajili ya kupunguza udumavu wakati wa ukuaji wa mtoto.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

The British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has announced the suspension of negotiations with Israel on a new trade agreement - due to what he called its "intolerable" and "abominable" recent actions in Gaza. The World Health Organisation says two million people in Gaza are starving. As Israel allows some aid in after an eleven week blockade, the British government says it's nowhere near enough. Also on the programme: Tanzania detains two prominent human rights activists who had travelled to Dar es Salaam to observe an opposition leader's treason case. And we'll have an appreciation of a ballet maestro with an iron fist.(Photo: Britain's Foreign Minister David Lammy delivers a statement on the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal, at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, January 16, 2025. Credit: House of Commons/Handout via REUTERS)

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayomulika wafugaji wa nyuki nchini Tanzania leo ikiwa ni siku ya nyuki duniani iliyopitishwa na Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa tarehe 20 Desemba mwaka 2017 kupitia azimio namba A/72/211.Baada ya miaka mitatu ya majadiliano, leo katika Mkutano wa Kimataifa wa Afya unaoendelea Geneva, Uswisi, nchi zimepitisha rasmi makubaliano ya kihistoria ya kuzuia, kujiandaa, na kukabiliana vyema na majanga ya magonjwa kwa siku zijazo. Taratibu zote zitakapopitishwa na angalau nchi 60, mkataba utaanza kutumika rasmi mwakani.Kutokana na mamlaka za Israeli kulegeza kwa muda mzingiro uliodumu kwa wiki 11, angalau sasa matumaini kidogo yamerejea Gaza, yameeleza leo mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa. Msemaji wa Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Masuala ya dharura, OCHA, Jens Laerke amesema tayari wamepata ruhusa ya kuyavusha malori matano yaliyokuwa yamezuiliwa jana.Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, WFP limetahadharisha  leo kwamba bila ufadhili zaidi, huenda katika muda wa wiki chache zijazo likalazimika kusitisha msaada wa chakula kwa takribani nusu ya watu linaowahudumia kwa sasa mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC.Na katika mashinani, fursa ni yake Hanan Al-Dayya, Mkimbizi wa ndani katika ukanda wa Gaza, eneo la Palestina linalokaliwa na Israeli, akisimulia  madhara ya mashambulizi yanayoendelea kutoka Israeli.Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu!

Leo tunaangazia ,hatua ya  Tanzania kuwazuia  Mawakili, wanaharakati wa haki za binadamu kutoka nchini Kenya, akiwemo Jaji Mkuu mstaafu Willy Mutunga  waliokwenda kusikiliza kesi ya uhaini inayomkabili kiongozi mkuu wa upinzani Tundu Lissu. Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan, amesema serikali yake haitaruhusu wanaharakati wa kigeni kuingia nchini Tanzania na kuingilia masuala ya ndani ya nchi yake.

In April, we asked VOM Radio listeners to sponsor Bible delivery to Christians living in restricted nations and hostile areas. This week, Ty Scott, VOM's Regional Leader for East and Southern Africa, tells us about the work and effort involved in actually placing Bibles into the hands of Christians living in cities and villages in Sudan, Tanzania, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Statistically, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania are majority-Christian nations. Yet each has communities where almost every person is a Muslim. How is the gospel spreading in such places? And how are new followers of Christ treated by their families and the wider Islamic community? Ty will share about family persecution in Comoros, a country we've never discussed on VOM Radio, where Christians comprise only tenths of a percent of the population. Listen as Ty and VOM Radio Host, Todd Nettleton, discuss places where ethnic identity and Islam are completely intertwined. As gospel workers share the hope of Christ in those places, they don't ask people to leave their ethnicity but to fulfill what God would have them be. Hear the amazing testimony of a young man who brought his father, an imam (Islamic prayer leader), to faith in Christ, and how the gospel brought many into Christ's kingdom through his father's witness. Ty will also share specific ways you can pray for Christians in eastern and southern Africa. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians throughout the year, as well as providing free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.

This week on Pod Have Mercy, we're recording from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with a very special guest: Bishop Moyambe. Together, we explore the inspiring work of the United Methodist Church in Tanzania, how it's growing, how lives are being changed, and what the future holds.Bishop Moyambe shares firsthand stories of transformation, hope, and the power of the Gospel in action. We talk about the challenges and opportunities facing the Church here, and how people around the world can partner through prayer, support, and presence.This is more than a conversation: it's an invitation to be part of something bigger.Ways to Pray and Partner:Pray for the churches, leaders, and communities in TanzaniaSupport development projects like clean water, education, and new church plantsLearn more at Chapelwood.org

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia uhakika wa chakula, na takwimu za afya za janga la COVID-19 kusababisha vifo, muda wa kuishi na hali ya afya na ustawi kwa ujumla. Makala tunakwenda nchini Tanzania na mashinani nchini DRC, kulikoni?Ukosefu wa uhakika wa kupata chakula na utapiamlo kwa watoto uliongezeka kwa mwaka wa sita mfululizo mwaka 2024, na kuwatumbukiza mamilioni ya watu karibu na baa la njaa, huku wengine wakiepuka kutokana na misaada ya kimkakati. Imesema Ripoti ya Kimataifa kuhusu Janga la Chakula (GRFC) iliyotolewa leo huko Roma, Italia na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Chakula na Kilimo, FAO.Ripoti ya Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Afya Duniani (WHO) ya takwimu za afya duniani iliyochapishwa jana Mei 15 ikionesha athari kubwa zaidi za kiafya zilizosababishwa na janga la COVID-19 kuhusu vifo, muda wa kuishi na hali ya afya na ustawi kwa ujumla, imeweka wazi kuwa katika kipindi cha miaka miwili pekee, kati ya mwaka 2019 na 2021, matarajio ya kuishi yalipungua kwa mwaka mmoja na miezi nane  ikiwa ni maporomoko makubwa zaidi katika historia ya hivi karibuni hali iliyobatilisha mafanikio ya afya yaliyopatikana kwa muongo mmoja.Katika makala Leah Mushi anatupeleka nchini Tanzania kusikia namna wanawake wenye ulemavu walivyoweza kujikwamua kutoka kwenye changamoto mbalimbali ikiwemo za kiuchumi na kuchangamkia fursa za uongozi.Na katika fursa ni yake Bernadette Kambonesa, mkimbizi wa ndani kutoka kijiji cha Bogoro, jimboni Ituri nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC akizungumzia manufaa yatokanayo na uwepo wa Ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Kulinda Amani nchini humo (MONUSCO).Mwenyeji wako ni Assumpta Massoi, karibu!

Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalohusika na masuala ya wanawake UN WOMEN nchini Tanzania linaendesha mradi wa wanawake na uongozi chini ya ufadhili wa Finland mradi unaolenga kuwawezesha wanawake wenye ulemavu kujikwamua kiuchumi na pia kushiriki katika ngazi za uongozi katika maeneo yao.Kupitia makala hii Leah Mushi anatukutanisha na wanawake wawili walionufaika na mradi huo wa UN WOMEN na wanaeleza namna jamii zao zilivyokuwa kabla na baada ya kupatiwa elimu ya masuala mbalimbali yahusuyo watu wenye ulemavu. 

Dr Nandipha Magudumana's legal team say they will study the full judgment and possibly appeal at the Constitutional Court. Magudumana's bid to have her arrest declared unlawful has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal. However, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed a judgment to dismiss Dr Nandipha Magudumana's application to have her arrest in Tanzania declared unlawful. Here is the NPA national spokesperson; Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga

In 2015, the World Health Organisation set the goal of eradicating rabies deaths from dog-bites to “Zero by 2030”. A team at the University of Glasgow and colleagues in Tanzania have been assessing the efficacy of dog vaccination schemes for reducing the numbers of human infections over the last 20 years. As Prof Katie Hampson tells Science in Action, in rural areas especially, vaccinating dog populations does work, but you need to keep at it, and not leave patches untouched. It should be funded as a public health measure, rather than a veterinary issue. Last weekend, the remains of a failed 1972 Soviet mission to Venus landed harmlessly somewhere back on earth. As the BBC's Maddie Molloy explains, the fears were that the robust lander craft would survive re-entry into earth's atmosphere as it was originally engineered to withstand the harsh pressures and chemistry of Venus. How and why then would sketches be emerging of Chinese plans to launch a sample-return mission to Venus in the next decade? Science Journalist Andrew Jones describes some of the challenges they will face collecting droplets of the highly acidic atmosphere somewhere 60km above the surface and turning round to head back to earth. Why? William Bains of Cardiff University is one of a growing number of scientists interested in exploring some of the more exotic possibilities for complex organic biology in the otherwise destructive sulphuric, hot, dense, low pH clouds they will find. Could a different sort of information-encoding molecular chemistry enable life, though not as we know it? Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Jasmine Cerys George and Josie Hardy Photo: A domestic dog receives a rabies vaccine during a mass vaccination in Bunda, Tanzania, October 8, 2012. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayoturejesha katika mkutano wa CSW68 kumsikia Christina Kamili Ruhinda, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Mtandao wa Mashirika yanayotoa huduma ya msaada wa kisheria nchini Tanzania, TANLAP. Pia tunakuletea muhtasari wa habari na uchambuzi wa neno la wiki.Wakati dunia ikiadhimisha miaka 77 tangu Nakba ambapo zaidi ya wapalestina 700,000 walifurushwa kutoka vijiji na miji yao mwaka 1948, shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la msaada kwa Wakimbizi wa Kipalestina UNRWA limetoa onyo kali kuhusu sura mpya ya mateso na ufurushwaji wa lazima uonaoendele Gaza.Akiwa na wasiwasi kutokana na ripoti za kuaminika kwamba wakimbizi wa Rohingya kutoka Myanmar walilazimishwa kushuka kutoka kwenye meli ya jeshi la wanamaji la India na kutoswa katika bahari ya Andaman wiki iliyopita, Mtaalamu wa UN wa Haki za Binadamu kuhusu wakimbizi wa Myanmar, ameanzisha uchunguzi kuhusu kitendo hicho alichoeleza kuwa ni cha kushangaza na kisichokubalika.Na baada ya muda mrefu kuonekana kama mchangiaji mkubwa wa utoaji wa hewa chafuzi duniani, sekta ya usafirishaji majini sasa iko mstari wa mbele katika kuonesha ushirikiano wa kipekee wa kimataifa wa kupunguza hewa hizo zitolewazo na meli za usafirishaji majini.Na katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili mtaalam wetu ni Onni Sigalla, Mhariri Mwandamizi Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa nchini Tanzania, BAKITA anafafanua maana ya neno "KIANGO".Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

Katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili mtaalam wetu ni Onni Sigalla, Mhariri Mwandamizi Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa nchini Tanzania, BAKITA anafafanua maana ya neno "KIANGO."

Listener Peter Celeste joins Jeremy to discuss his climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.  Peter recounts his epic adventure to reach the summit of the tallest mountain in Africa.  Although it's a challenging climb to the top of this massive volcano, it's one that many of us could do.  Jeremy fills us in on some of the history of the area, and we might even talk about the famous snows of Kilimanjaro.  Also, as announced in the episode, we are launching Trails Worth Hiking Adventures, where we'll team up with adventure travel companies to bring you amazing treks in fantastic locations:  If you want to join Jeremy to trek the Camino de Costa Rica in March 2026, you can express your interest here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfb5S6T-jzYA7iNny8anzf6muSg72XLQpccQDuWCdhc0UqaTA/viewform  And if you'd like to join Jeremy to trek the Annapurna Base Camp trek in Nepal in October 2026, you can find info on the route here:  https://enepaltrekking.com/annapurna-base-camp-trek  and you can contact Earthbound Expeditions and let them know you want to join the Trails Worth Hiking trek in October 2026.  Or just reach out to Jeremy at trailsworthhiking@gmail.com and he'll help get you information on the trips.  Last, but not least, our sponsor Outdoor Herbivore has brought back the TWH10P discount code on their fantastic backpacking food:  https://outdoorherbivore.com/  so it's time to refill your backpacking pantry!

Episode overview: In this conversation, Verto co-founder and CEO Ola Oyetayo shares the journey of building a cross-border payments platform that tackles the unique challenges African businesses face when making international transactions. Since graduating from Y Combinator in 2019, Verto has established itself as what Oyetayo describes as a profitable and cashflow positive fintech serving multiple African markets. Incidentally, the company recently made headlines after winning the prestigious $1 million Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech. He discusses his team's pragmatic approach to addressing payment barriers in emerging markets, why traditional financial institutions have failed to serve these regions effectively, and how technology can disrupt traditional banking networks that have historically excluded certain markets. Andile Masuku engages Oyetayo on the evolution of fintech in Africa, the role of privilege and networks in business success, and the future potential of stablecoins to revolutionise cross-border payments in ways that might prove more transformative for emerging markets than developed ones. Key topics: - Verto's position in the cross-border payments landscape - The strategic decision to focus on B2B rather than consumer payments - The untapped $286 billion trade flow between Africa and China - Why 96-97% of business cross-border payments still go through traditional banks - The innovator's dilemma Verto faces with the rise of stablecoins Notable points: 1. In 2018, Oyetayo launched Verto's business model alongside his co-founder Anthony Oduu after spotting a solutions gap for African businesses making international payments outside of traditional banks 2. Verto has been profitable and cash flow positive for approximately 18 months 3. How a chance meeting with legendary VC Vinod Khosla at YC in 2019 first turned him on to the stablecoin investment opportunity—years before they became mainstream 4. The company operates in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and the Francophone region 5. Despite previous experience in institutional finance, Oyetayo admits "ignorance is bliss" helped him tackle a problem others saw as too risky 6. The potential of stablecoins to solve liquidity, volatility and capital control challenges in emerging markets Listen out for Oyetayo's take on Paystack's B2C play Zap, the fintech ecosystem implications of Moniepoint's "unicornification," and his contrarian insight that stablecoins will revolutionise emerging markets while having minimal impact in developed economies: "This is not a popular opinion... There's just no case for stablecoins in developed markets. People talk about, oh, it's going to disrupt Visa and MasterCard... I don't see that coming anytime soon." Image credit: Verto

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia haki za wanawake na wasichana nchini Sudan na hali ya kina mama na wanawake wajawazitio katika ukanda wa Gaza. Makala tukwenda nchini Burundi na mashinani nchini Tanzania, kulikoni?Wataalamu huru wa haki za binadamu, leo Mei 14 wamekemea vikali ukiukwaji mkubwa na wa kimfumo dhidi ya wanawake na wasichana nchini Sudan ukiwemo ukatili wa kingono unaohusiana na vita, utekaji nyara, na mauaji, ambayo mengi yameripotiwa kufanywa na kundi la kijeshi la Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Huko Gaza, eneo la Palestina linalokaliwa na Israeli, wanawake na wasichana wakiwemo wanawake wajawazito na wale waliojifungua, wamelazimika kukimbia makazi yao na wanaishi katika mazingira hatarishi bila huduma za msingi za kiafya. Sharon Jebichii anaangazia simulizi ya mama mmoja, mkazi wa kambi ya wakimbizi ya Jabalia, Kaskazini mwa Gaza, ambaye alijifungua akiwa amekimbia vita,na sasa anahangaika kumtunza binti yake mchanga.Katika makala Assumpta Massoi kwa makala hiyo na zaidi ya yote shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi nchini Burundi kwa kuiandaa na kuhakikisha wakimbizi wanapata usaidizi.Na mashinani, fursa ni yake Juliana Sanga, mama kutoka Mkoa wa Njombe nchini Tanzania ambaye ni mnufaika wa mafunzo ya lishe bora kwa ajili ya kupunguza udumavu kwa watoto inayofanikishwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto, UNICEF Tanzania. Yeye anaeleza kile anachoondoka nacho.Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu!

The note the builders found at the metropole - now we've found all the mens families...I couldn't go back on the lie - what Richard Satchwells trial is continuing...Laptops for Tanzania - all the way from Kinsale & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind every Afropop YouTube megahit and dancefloor sensation, there is a producer, a beat-maker striving to imagine the next big thing, basically inventing the future. In part 2 this two-part podcast, we meet Dami TNT, a rising producer in Lagos, Nigeria. And we hear a discussion between Zimbabwean producer Kooldrink, Pierre Kwenders of the Moonshine Afro-house about beats, tempos, and the emergence of super-fast youth music, like Tanzania's singeli, in urban African centers. Produced by Banning Eyre PA 038

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina ambayo inamulika lengo namba moja la Malengo ya Maendeleo Endelevu, SDG1 la kutokomeza umaskini na inatupeleka nchini Tanzania ambako Umoja wa Mataifa umeona bora kusaidia wafugaji kuku kuondokana na umaskini.Katika mkutano wa ngazi ya mawaziri kuhusu mustakabali wa ulinzi wa amani unaofanyika leo mjini  Berlin Ujerumani Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres ameeleza vipaumbele vitatu vya msingi katika mageuzi ya ulinzi wa amani kwa muktadha wa dunia inayobadilika kwa kasi.Mashariki ya Kati leo shirika la afya la Umoja wa Mataifa WHO limeonya kuhusu vifo vya watoto kutokana na utapiamlo Gaza, sababu kubwa ikiwa ni kuendelea kukosekana kwa msaada wa kibinadamu unaojumuisha lishe maalum kwa watoto.Wakati mahitaji ya kibinadamu yakizidi kuongezeka duniani watu milioni 308 katika nchi 73 wakihitaji msaada wa dharura , Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la masuala ya wanawake UN Women limeonya kuwa wanawake na wasichana ndio wanaoathirika zaidi wa migogoro, wakikumbwa na utapiamlo, vifo vinavyoweza kuzuilika vinavyohusiana na ujauzito, na ukatili wa kingono kwa kiwango cha juu, huku mfumo wa misaada ya kibinadamu ukikumbwa na ukata wa fedha.Na katika mashinani, fursa ni yake Jean Todt, Mjumbe Maalum wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu usalama barabarani akieleza ni jambo gani lifanyike kuhakikisha usalama barabarani wakati huu dunia inaadhimisha Wiki ya Usalama Barabarani maudhui yakijikita kwenye kuhakikisha barabara ni salama kwa ajili ya waenda kwa miguu na waendesha baiskeli.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

Narrator: Simon Mattacks

The end of the nineteenth century witnessed the “scramble for Africa”, during which European powers imposed colonial regimes upon nearly the entire African continent. Yet the decades preceding that imperial feeding frenzy were times of revolutionary ferment and change, both politically and economically. In his new book The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century, Richard Reid examines those changes by focusing on a stretch of road in Tanzania, one of the most active commercial highways of its time, weaving the larger African and European context around characters and events on that road. Richard Reid is professor of African history at the University of Oxford and a fellow of St Cross College. His books include Shallow Graves: A Memoir of the Ethiopia-Eritrea War; A History of Modern Uganda; and Warfare in African History.  

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Iga Motylska a Travel Journalist, and the Founder of Eagerjourneys.com about the Kenya vs. Tanzania for the Great Migration. Is it better to go to Tanzania or Kenya to see the Great Migration? 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 702 every weekday afternoon. Relebogile brings a lighter touch to some of the issues of the day as well as a mix of lifestyle topics and a peak into the worlds of entertainment and leisure. Thank you for listening to a 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja podcast. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 13:00 to 15:00 (SA Time) to Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/2qKsEfu or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/DTykncj Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://buff.ly/qb3TsVe 702 on TikTok: https://buff.ly/7grIrVs 702 on Instagram: https://buff.ly/7grIrVs 702 on X: https://buff.ly/5XRmScd 702 on YouTube: https://buff.ly/UL2kzls See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles and Jon talk to Shavez Cheema, founder of Borneo1Stop Wildlife, from his home in Sabah.Shavez talks about a childhood in Brunei surrounded by wildlife and how, at the age of nine, he was inspired to work in conservation after seeing a neighbour's senseless killing of a monitor lizard. We discuss the massive potential for growth in conservation tourism across Borneo, and both the benefits and problems it might create. And Shavez explains why Borneo1Stop Wildlife is committed to opening up new mammalwatching areas and what visitors can expect from them. Any conversation about Borneo will feature some premier league mammals. Shavez's favorite moments include an unexpected encounter with a Tufted Ground Squirrel and walk away views of a Clouded Leopard.For more information visit www.mammalwatching.com/podcastNotes: More details of Borneo1Stop Wildlife's destinations in Tawau Hills, Beluran and INIKEA are here. And this is a report of a 2024 bat photography workshop. There are many many Borneo trip reports on mammalwatching.The jaw-dropping photographs from the migration in South Sudan that Charles mentioned were part of the media pack accompanying this African Parks press release. Check out this extraordinary image!Jon's Romania mole-rat safari report is here.Cover art: Walk away views of a Clouded Leopard, Shavez Cheema.Dr Charles Foley is a mammalwatcher and biologist who, together with his wife Lara, spent 30 years studying elephants in Tanzania. They now run the Tanzania Conservation Research Program at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.Jon Hall set up mammalwatching.com in 2005. Genetically Welsh, spiritually Australian, currently in New York City. He has looked for mammals in over 110 countries.

Katika Jarida la Umoja wa Mataifa hii leo Flora Nducha anakuletea-Gaza: Mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa leo yakemea mpango wa Israel kutumia misaada kama mtego-Mradi wa HOTIGRO wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Maendeleo UNDP nchini Tanzania wainua wakulima wa mboga na matunda -Makala leo inatupeleka Uganda kumulika kiwanda cha kutengeneza chokoleti-Na mashinani tunabisha hodi Kenya kunakofanyika mkutano wa UNESCO kuhusu urithi wa utamaduni wa Afrika

April: Welcome to the Weinberg in the World Podcast where we bring stories of interdisciplinary thinking in today's complex world. My name is April and I'm your student host of this special episode of the podcast. I'm a second year student studying physics and integrated science, and I'm looking forward to learning more about our guest's career. Today, I'm excited to be speaking with Rachel Pike who graduated from Northwestern in 2006 and is now COO at Modern Treasury. Thank you, Rachel, for taking the time to speak with me today. Rachel: Nice to be here. Nice to meet you April. April: You too. To start us off today, I was wondering if you could tell us more about your time at Northwestern as an undergrad. What did you study? And how did you get to your current career path? Rachel: Oh, man, two different parts. The easy part is to say what I did at Northwestern, so I majored in chemistry, physical chemistry specifically. I had a minor in African studies through the center or program for African Studies. And I did my honors chemistry work with Franz Geiger, Professor Franz Geiger in the chemistry department. So that's sort of the what. My major extracurricular was Fusion Dance Company. That's where I spent a lot of my time. How I went from there to here is such a circuitous, crazy path. It is not direct. I left Northwestern and did a Gates scholarship, I did a PhD in chemistry at Cambridge. Loved it, but I was not meant to be a professor. You could ask John Pyle or Franz Geiger, both of whom advised me. It's just it takes a very certain wonderful mindset, but it's not me, to be a lifelong academic. So I left academics and got an amazing role in venture capital and got to learn all about startups from the investing side. Did that for just over four years. And in my last couple years, started getting really close to one of our companies and operating with them and ended up launching products for them and got the bug. Realized that that was a better calling, a better match for me, which we can talk more about what I mean by that. And moved into operating, so then I worked for a health tech healthcare software company and then I moved here into FinTech. So it sort of couldn't be more random, but also each step made sense only as one step. It's just as a sum, they lead you very far from where you were. Not normal in any sense, but in the end I just don't think anything is normal. All paths turn out to be good as you make these accumulation of small decisions. April: Yeah, okay. What are the most challenging and rewarding aspects of your current job then? Rachel: There's a lot. The hardest thing in a startup, there's so many things that are hard about startups, growing startups, but prioritization and focus is one of the hardest things. And you have to actually prioritize not doing things you want to do, which is very antithetical to what it's like to be a driven, hungry person and be in a company of 200 driven, hungry people. You want to do everything that you see that seems like a big opportunity and a challenge that we need to fix, but you can't. There just literally is not enough time in the day and there's opportunity cost to lack of focus. So I think the hardest thing is, the phrase I always use with my teams is you have to let that fire burn. You just have to pick things that you know are broken that you're not going to fix, that it's not the highest priority thing to fix or things you want to work on that you know we just can't go work on that thing right now, we have to work on this other thing. So it's very counterintuitive and I would say that's the hardest thing to learn when you enter startups, how to get through that kind of mindset. April: Yeah, prioritization is pretty hard when there's so many options. Rachel: Yeah. Yeah, when there's so many options and when you're hungry and you feel like a small startup is always up against big Goliaths, so there's a billion things you can do to go after companies that are bigger. So I would say that's the hardest in terms of not the content of what we do is the wrong word, but what Modern Treasury builds and how we bring it and sell it in the market and how we run the company. Letting fires burn and ruthless prioritization is the most unnatural part of working for a startup, I would say. On the interpersonal part, so not what we do, but how we do it, like in every stage of life and everywhere I've been, the hardest part of anything is getting really good at giving and receiving feedback. And that is a lifelong, you have to dedicate your life to it and using that to make decisions with people. April: Could you talk a little bit more about what your company does and what your role is? Rachel: Yeah, sure. So I'm chief operating officer of Modern Treasury. Modern Treasury is a payment operations software platform. So we help companies of all sizes, from other startups to huge big public companies, manage their money movement. And it sort of sounds like a back office thing, but really, we actually mostly get bought by product and engineering teams. And those product and engineering teams that are our customers want to do payment stuff. They want to build a digital wallet or embed payments in their application. Or we also serve non-tech companies, so you're buying a house and you need to pay the real estate agent or you're buying a house and you have to go through the title and escrow process on that home purchase. A lot of money moves around in those businesses. In fact, it's core to all of those products to move and manage and track money. So we build the software for that. Complex payment systems get built on top of us and complex payment products. We have an engineering database product called Ledgers, which is how you, with high performance and perfect fidelity, track balances, which is a really hard computer science problem, although it seems that it should be easy. It's a very hard computer science problem. And then you can imagine that as we grow and have more and more data and understanding, we're building more and more AI into our platform, so teams can run in a safe way with AI helping them. So anyway, yeah, it's a complicated thing that we do, but we help companies move and manage their money movement. April: Okay, cool. So how well did college prepare you for this career, do you think? Or what was the most important skill that you learned from college? Rachel: There's so many things that you learn in college as you sort of separate from home life and become your own person. I think there's soft skills and hard skills. I obviously don't use the traditional academic knowledge that I got in my undergrad and graduate experiences in chemistry, not a chemist anymore. But I don't think there's anything that can replace scientific training in how to think and pursue questions and how to separate how to go through a research process and understand and also understand the limits of your knowledge. That is a very profound experience the more advanced you get in science. I didn't even get that advanced. But in understanding the boundaries of what the community of scientists knows and what personally and how to ask questions, build a hypothesis, and go again. And I know that the hypothesis process is something you learn in like second grade or fourth grade or whatever, you go to school, but truly, that process is very hard, like holding yourself to a standard of making a rigorous, very thought out hypothesis and understanding what would prove or disprove that. In a scientific setting in a lab, sometimes it's a little easier to go through that process. Hey, if this experiment works, I'll see X. In a business environment, that's actually very hard. How do you measure? Is that metric actually counting that? What else is getting conflated into these signals and systems? And then almost everything, unless it's something like website clicks or latency or something that's directly measurable, almost all the signal that you get is mediated through people. So not only do you have to go through this process of trying to constantly get to truth, everything that you're trying to pursue is going through people. So I would say academically, that's the longest lasting impression for me. My team gets annoyed because I say things like rate-limiting step all the time, which is a chemistry phrase. So it taught me how to think. I think another very impactful part of my college, two other very impactful parts of my college experience, Fusion was just getting started, I was one of the people that helped get it started. And starting a club that is, very proud to say it's long-standing and I could never audition and get accepted today, is a lot like starting any organization. How do you run things? What is governance like? How do you navigate people? What are the expectations? How do you communicate that? How do you do things excellently? Starting and building a club is very similar to starting and building an organization, it's just we get a lot more complicated with time. So I learned a lot in that process and running rehearsals and putting on a show and what it's like to run an audition process. I have very fond memories of that. And lastly, I would say is I studied abroad for all of junior year. And I don't know if this is true, but someone along the way of me, because chemistry has so many sequential requirements, and it was very hard for me to figure out how to do those requirements and still be away for a year, someone along the way told me I was the only chemistry major who was ever away for a year then. It's probably not true now. I also don't know if that's true, speaking of rigorous hypotheses, so that's an aside. But the experience of being abroad, I was in Tanzania, was obviously profoundly eye-opening. And being in multiple cultural contexts, not just for travel, but for a long period of time with real life, day-to-day life, it just changed my whole perspective on the world. And then same thing, I lived abroad again for my PhD, so I was abroad on and off again for about like five out of six years. It really changed my perspective on the world, my perspective on people, and I only got that opportunity because of college. April: Yeah, college is a great time to study abroad and do those things. Rachel: Yeah. Yeah. April: [inaudible 00:09:31] possibilities, yeah. Also, it's so interesting to hear that you found Fusion or helped found it because it's such a big thing on campus now. Rachel: It's such a huge thing now. April: [inaudible 00:09:39]. Rachel: Yeah, no. We really grew it, but it was small when we started. We were just in parades and doing small shows, and then we finally started putting shows on in Tech my last two years there. It was very fun, really meaningful experience. April: That's great. Yeah. Rachel: Yeah. April: Then you kind of touched a little bit on this, but could you elaborate more on the biggest adjustment you had to make going from undergrad to industry? Rachel: I actually got this piece of advice when I went from my PhD to venture. I went and had coffee. One of the coolest things about Silicon Valley and the technology community is that it's very open and if you ask people for advice, they're really open to giving it and having conversations like this, but times 10. So one of the coffees I had was with someone who had also had a PhD and moved into venture. And he said something to me that has always stuck with me, which is the biggest adjustment you're going to have to make is the complete lack of rigor in business decisions, which is hysterical, and I don't think fully true, which I'll explain, but it is true, the standards of rigor in academic science are completely different than the standards of rigor in making a business decision. So I always think about that moment of you got to get used to the fact that they make decisions with less information. I think that's only partially true. I think one of the reasons is true is what we talked about, that data is often mediated through people, and so it doesn't feel as rigorous. But actually, the decisions you're making about and with people are just as important. It's just different, and that is a very big adjustment. There is not always right. It's not a test or a thesis or whatever, and that's a big change. There's just making a decision and then owning the consequences of the decision and upside of the decision. But that, it's a huge change. So that's what I would say one of the biggest adjustments that I had to make. On a more practical basis, specifically like Silicon Valley and startups, they're just opportunities, they are roles, sorry, environments with very little management structure. That's the whole point, you're doing something from scratch. There's not someone telling you what to do. That's not true if you go into industry and go to a very big technology company or a bunch of industries I've never been in that are managed in totally different ways. That obviously is like two hops from undergrad. I had a PhD and then I had time in investing. But yeah, working without a lot of oversight, also a big change. April: [inaudible 00:11:58]. The training you get from undergrad to grad school and then going to industry, it's a bit of an adjustment, but yeah. Rachel: Yeah. April: It's an interesting problem, how you would apply your scientific training to the business world. Rachel: Yeah. What do we know and what do we not know, is a question I often try and ask myself. In fact, I was thinking about it late last night about something we're trying to figure out in our business. And it's hard because you sometimes feel like you know things that you don't. It's a trick of the brain. April: Then sort of related, but what are some current trends that you're seeing in the industry or in the area that you work or some of the modern day challenges? Rachel: I would be remiss if I didn't say the most enormous trend in technology right now is AI. So there's sort of no other answer you can give them that, this unbelievable explosion in technical capability and then it's application into all kinds of industries. So I don't know, Modern Treasury has been such an interesting ride. One of the things that is interesting about startups is you really cannot predict the world around you. So this tiny company, we're not tiny anymore, but this company that was tiny, I was the first employee, it was just the four of us, just us chickens in a co-working space, trying to build this payment operations company. And in the interim, COVID happened and we could never work together again until many years later. And then Silicon Valley Bank crashed and there were multiple bank failures all over the country. If that had happened two years earlier, it would've taken our business down. As it happened, it accelerated our business like, oh my god, better lucky than good. Now we're going through an AI transformation. Crypto has gone up and down three times in those six and a half years. It's just wild what happens around you and how that affects the work you do day to day. So I don't know. One thing I would say is things are unpredictable. I have never learned that more than in this particular job I'm in now. April: For sure. Would you say that kind of unpredictability is characteristic of working at a startup versus a larger company or even in academia, for example? Rachel: It's a good question. I'm not sure I'm the right person to answer because I've never worked in a huge company. I've always worked in... Investing is also in the business of startups, so I don't think I'm the right person to answer. I think I have a hypothesis that it affects you less. If you're in a big established company where things don't go, the amplitude of the curve isn't quite the same level, I don't think you necessarily feel it as much. AI is happening to everyone no matter where you work, right? I assume you're all using it every day in your undergraduate environment. So that's universal. I think how it affects your job or what you're using it for is probably different. If you're a computer science undergrad, it's really affecting what your experience is like compared to five years ago. If you're a physical chemistry undergrad like I was, doing some frequency generations two floors below in the basement of Tech, I'm sure it's helping on the research side, but nothing changes the lasers but hands yet, until the AI robots come. So I just think it depends how much the volatility affects your certain area of pursuit. April: That makes sense, yeah. So with all this volatility, how do you approach work-life balance? Rachel: I don't think there is any, in all honesty. My mornings are totally insane between the 27 things I'm trying to do, and I'm always later than I want to be to my first meeting, and that just is what it is. I actually have a four-page document called Working with Rachel and for people to get to know what it's like to work with me when I hire and bring on new teams or new managers, et cetera. And one of the things that's in here is my mornings are insane and I'm always late and I'm totally frazzled and whatever, but I can almost always talk in the afternoons and nights almost any day. You just have to know your rhythm. Exercise is a huge part of my management of work-life balance. So probably started before Fusion, but definitely long, hard dance practices helped me get through undergrad. And at every phase of life I've sort of had a different exercise, deep exercise pursuit and crutch, I would say, to get through the craziness of life. So that's really important for me personally to focus and, I don't know, just get to a different level than the overly intellectual all the time, brainwave level into the body and into the breath. So that's huge. And then more tactically, I'm terrible about always having my phone around, but I do always have my laptop on do not disturb. So when I'm working in my environment, Slack and email are going constantly nonstop, especially Slack. So if I actually want to write or actually want to read or actually want to listen, the pings don't help. But to do my job, I need to be ever present with my teams. So just practically, it's always on do not disturb, and then I pick when I check. So I don't know, that goes from small to big of how I manage and cope with work-life balance, but it's the truth. April: There's some pretty good tips though. Sympathize. Rachel: Do people in Northwestern use Slack? Is that part of an undergrad life or no? April: Some of the clubs use it. I have a couple- Rachel: More texting? April: Yeah, they use GroupMe. Yeah. And then I know a lot of the research labs use Slack. Rachel: Oh, that makes sense. April: Yeah. Rachel: Yeah. But less of the all in every day, all encompassing, et cetera. April: Yeah. Rachel: Yeah. April: Do you think those work-life balance habits were developed during your graduate school years or in college or as you go into industry? Rachel: I don't know about do not disturb because technology has, not technology, but the physical hardware of communication has advanced so much. I'm so old compared to you guys. And when I was an undergrad, Facebook came out when I was a sophomore. So just think about how different of a world it was then. We had really kludgy Hermes email, Hermes email server at Northwestern. So the never ending notification encroach on our life, it existed then. And of course, we texted, but we texted T9. So it's just a different world. So we had it and obviously we all needed to learn how to focus, but not to the extent that it is a challenge for people in college and PhD programs now, I don't think. That's my guess as an outsider. But some things, like exercise, 100%. I think those things get developed earlier on. But once you're in university, it's your decision to continue to pursue them and how much you pursue them and how much they're a part of the rhythm of your life. So that, I would say for sure, I established for myself at Northwestern. April: Was there anything at Northwestern that you wish you had participated in that you didn't? Or the other way around, that you did but you wish you had opted out? Rachel: I wish I'd done dance marathon earlier. I only did it senior year and it was like what an incredible experience. Once you had the experience, then you realize, oh, I should have been doing this the whole time because it's like, I don't know, it's just something you could only do in an all encompassing environment like that. My major regret at Northwestern is actually academic, which is a silly small choice, but I studied French in elementary and high school and I really wanted to learn Spanish as a California person. So I took it in college, but that ate up a lot of quarters of getting my language credit because I was going from scratch. So my regret, and I'm not very good at languages anyway, so it's not like it stuck around, my regret is actually not that I took it, it came from good intentions, but that I used up six possibilities of taking classes in non-chemistry, non-African studies. Just you're spoiled for opportunity in undergrad of going to learn about everything. And it's one of the amazing parts about Northwestern and the way they do the core curriculum, that everyone has to learn a little bit of everything somehow. And that's my biggest regret. I regret not taking a philosophy class or a whatever. I took one world religion class, but should I have taken two. That breadth is the thing that I crave and miss. And by the time you get to PhD, and certainly in the British education system, you specialize earlier, so that opportunity's gone. You can obviously go to lectures and stuff, which I did, but it's not the same as being in a class. So yeah, my biggest I wish I had is I wish I hadn't taken Spanish in that environment and done it some other way and had six quarters to go just do dealer's choice of interesting things in departments I never would've gotten to know. April: Did you have the Weinberg language requirement? Rachel: Yes. April: But you got out of it with French? Rachel: I could have taken I think only one quarter or no, I can't remember how my testing was, sorry. But I could have taken either one quarter or zero quarters of French. But I instead put myself from scratch with Spanish because I've never taken it before. So I don't know, I just think that was good intentions, wrong decision. April: It happens. Rachel: Anyway, yeah, that's my biggest, I don't know, regret is too strong a word, but if I had a magic wand and could do it all over again, I would've taken more general humanities or other types of classes. April: Speaking of classes, what were some of your favorite classes at Northwestern? If you were to- Rachel: Oh my God, do I even remember? April: Yeah. Rachel: The physical chemistry. I don't remember if it's physical chemistry honors class or physical chemistry practicum. It's the last thing you take senior year with real world lab problems. And that class, there were six of us and we were in lab, I don't know, four or five hours twice a week. We were there all the time. It was so hard and so intellectually stimulating. I remember that class extremely well. I remember my world religions class. I don't remember who taught it, but it was the only time I ever studied anything like that. That was interesting. And I remember some of the seminar debates I had with other people. I don't know, those are the two that come to mind. April: Very cool. Now that we're getting towards the end of our time, the last question is if you were to look back on your undergrad, which I suppose we already did a little bit, but what advice would you give, I suppose, other people in your position? Rachel: I have one very specific piece of advice that I give to a lot of undergrads or people early in career, which I can share. And then the other is one that I give all the time now, but I don't know if it's relevant, but I'll share that one too. I'll start with the second one first because it might be less relevant. The one I give now, that is also can be very counterintuitive to people who are working on giving and getting feedback and what it takes to truly manage and motivate teens, is that clarity is more compassionate than kindness. And I don't mean don't be kind because the goal is, of course, to deliver clarity with extreme compassion and care. But it's nerve wracking to tell someone, "You're not meeting expectations for this role," or, "We did not hit our goal as a company and we have to make this really hard decision," or whatever the hard thing is that you have to say. It's harder to say it clearer than to say, "Well, I know you this and what about that, and I'm so sorry and this is hard, blah, blah, blah. But I think maybe the role," and then the person walks away and is like, "I don't know what I heard," and they don't know that they're not meeting expectations. So I would say that took me, it's a lifelong pursuit, I don't think I'm perfect at it yet. No one anywhere in my academic career, undergrad or grad, really taught me that. So that's one. I'm not sure if that's relevant for a sophomore undergrad, but maybe. April: I think so. Rachel: Could be. The advice that I often give to undergrads or very early in career folks, who are either looking for startups or end up whatever. I actually have a call with one this afternoon who's a woman who's a family friend who's thinking about a job change and she's like just wants my advice. I think that one of the unrealistic things that somehow culturally gets imbued in very driven and successful students, like all of the people who get accepted to Northwestern, is that you can have it all in your first job. And that is fucking bullshit. And I think it leads to a huge amount of heartache and angst because it's not true. Now, what you can have is one or two awesome things. So when you're, like you graduated at 21 or 22 or whatever age you are, you have usually no strings attached. You can make incredible broad decisions that you can't make later on and that affords you the opportunity to go do amazing things. But what you can't do is do it all at once in that one first job. So the specific example that I often give is you could pick where you work or what industry you work in or that you make a lot of money, but it is basically impossible to pick all of those things. So if you're a econ undergrad at Northwestern, of which there are many, it's probably pretty hard to work in a mission-driven company, make a 300,000 a year banker undergrad job, and move abroad for that first job as an American, blah, blah. That doesn't exist. If you want to make a lot of money, there are incredible programs with established firms where they really reward you for hard work really early on and that's the trade that that job encompasses. And if that's valuable to you, awesome. But you're probably going to be in one of their major locations and they're unlikely to ship you to Sydney for being 22. If you have the opportunity to go do something extremely mission driven that speaks to you, that's amazing, go do that. But you're probably not necessarily going to pick where or you're not going to be highly compensated. So I often talk to people who are in their early 20s who are like, "But I really want to be in New York, but I really want to work, I want to be in the arts and I want to do this, but I need a lot of money to support this thing." You're like, "You can't have it all." And that's not bad, it's just true. And it's much more compassionate for me to tell you, April, if you want to pursue physics, that's awesome. I was a PhD student. You're not going to make any money in your 20s. April: That's true. Rachel: But you might work at the cutting edge of science in something incredible that super motivates you. That's awesome. So if I could wave a magic wand for undergrads, I would get rid of that angst of that decision making. And the decision can have angst because it can be hard to choose a path, but the you can have it all, I think is a great lie. That's not fair to people in their late teens and early 20s in undergrad. I thought of another one, so I'm going to give you a third, even though you didn't solicit another one. Which is you at the beginning of this you asked about my career, which is kind of all over the place from a traditional perspective. I was in academics and then I went to investing, and then I went to startups. And then in startups, I was in healthcare and I went into payments in FinTech. It's all over the place. Every time I made the jump, everyone around me told me I shouldn't because I was leaving their path. And to be an amazing professor, you stay in academics. So people leaving academics is like, they don't want to give you the advice to do that. Or when you're in investing, the way you stay in it, and particularly in private investing, it's long feedback cycles. You got to stay and practice the craft. So I said, "Hey, I'm an operator at heart. I'm going to go do this thing." Some people encouraged me, but many people said, "Why would you ever do that? Why would you ever leave the job you have? Stay in practice." And then same when I left healthcare and picked a totally new thing. So that's more mid-career advice, which is like it's okay to leave that perfect tracked path and trust your gut. April: Yeah, that's actually really valuable advice, so thank you. Rachel: I hope so. April: Yeah. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to talk with me and to give all this advice to whoever's listening. Rachel: Yeah. It's awesome. Nice to meet you, April. April: Mm-hmm. And thank you for listening to this episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast. We hope you have a great day and go Cats.  

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa ambayo Flora Nducha wa Idhaa hii ya Kiswahili alipata fursa ya kuzungumza na kiongozi wa kijamii kutoka Jamii ya wafugaji ya Wamaasai mkoani Morogoro nchini Mashariki mwa Tanzania Adam Kulet Ole Mwarabu.Wiki kumi baada ya kuanza kwa mzingiro kamili wa Israel dhidi ya wakazi wa Gaza, zaidi ya robo tatu ya kaya katika eneo la Palestina kuna uhaba mkubwa wa huduma ya maji, huku hali ya usafi ikizidi kuwa mbaya, yameonya leo mashirika ya misaada ya Umoja wa Mataifa huku wasiwasi ukiongezeka kuhusu athari za "uhaba huo wa maji kwa kuzingatia kuwa msimu wa joto unakaribia.”Ripoti kutoka Sudan zikidai kwamba juzi jumatano kulikuwa na jaribio la mashambulizi mapya ya ndege zisizo na rubani dhidi ya kitovu muhimu cha misaada nchini humo juzi, Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres kupitia tamko alilolitoa jana jioni kwa saa za New York, Marekani, ameongeza nguvu yake katika kutoa wito unaozidi kuwa wa muhimu kuhamasisha kuanzishwa kwa mazungumzo ya amani ya kweli.Kufuatia kuendelea kwa mvutano wa majirani, India na Pakistani, Rais wa Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa, Philemon Yang, ametoa wito wa kuzitaka nchi hizo mbili kuchukua tahadhari na kuepuka hatua zinazoweza kuongeza mzozo. Balozi Yang anasisitiza mazungumzo ya amani na kufuata sheria za kimataifa ndiyo njia pekee ya kusuluhisha migogoro.”Na katika jifunze Kiswahili leo Dkt. Mwanahija Ali Juma, Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Kiswahili Zanzibar nchini Tanzania, BAKIZA anafafanua maana ya neno "DALALI”Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

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Jukwaa la Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu watu wa jamii za asili limekunja jamvi mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita hapa Makao Makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa na kandoni mwa jukwaa hilo Flora Nducha wa Idhaa hii ya Kiswahili alipata fursa ya kuzungumza na mmoja wa washiriki kiongozi wa kijamii kutoka Jamii ya wafugaji ya Wamaasai mkoani Morogoro Mashariki mwa Tanzania Adam Kulet Ole Mwarabu, wamejadili mengi lakini Ole Mwarabu anaanza kwa kukumbusha alichokibeba kwenye jukwaa la mwaka jana kinavyotekelezwa nchini mwake.

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"Do you know what you want to preserve for the next generation?" asks community leader Ndinini Kimesera Sikar. Drawing on her experience growing up in a family of 38 in a traditional Maasai village in Tanzania — where every chore was shared, every story was sung and belonging meant survival — she explores how we can blend the old with the new to build the life we want, encouraging us all to ponder our list of "must-haves" for the future.

Today as part of the Tales of a Nuffield Scholar podcast which aims to share the stories of Nuffield UK Alumni we welcome Jenna Ross.

What would it look like to keep all living creatures in the loop on the development of new technology? Reid sat down for a wide-ranging solo discussion with Jane Goodall on that very subject – and more. They talked about how to maintain hope and focus on local impact in today's often chaotic world, how technology – and AI in particular – might be helpful for conservation, and Jane's global youth program, Roots & Shoots. Plus, the Jane Goodall institute shared audio from a cutting edge acoustic array that helped them discover a brand new species in Gombe National Park in Tanzania! Jane reflected on her legacy and shared stories about bridging unlikely divides, defying the scientific community early in her career, young people opening their eyes to the natural world for the first time, and so much more. Thank you to the incredible team at the Jane Goodall Institute and WildMon (L. Pintea, B. Wallauer, K. Harmon, M. Campos, Gabriel Leite, Tomaz Melo, Guilherme Melo, D. A. Collins, D. C. Mjungu) that, with funding from Google, utilized an acoustic array to discover brand new species in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, including Thomas's Dwarf Galago (Galagoides thomasi). For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/  Topics: 03:38 - Hellos and intros 03:45 - “Name that baby” game 05:34 - How Jane has used technology in her work 09:13 - Discovering a new species with an acoustic array 11:57 - How AI can help conservation 16:55 - AI as an animal translator 19:58 - Essential lesson for research 22:30 - Similarities between humans and chimpanzees 26:42 - Bridging divides between unlikely groups 30:32 - “We must either redefine man, redefine tool, or…” 32:20 - Government funding cut from Jane Goodall Institute 36:26 - Youth program Roots and Shoots 39:57 - How to maintain hope 42:53 - What we can learn from kids 44:33 - Global impact of the Roots and Shoots program 46:18 - Jane's ideal AI tool 48:22 - Jane asks Reid: Can AI become sentient? 51:27 - AI's impact on the brain 54:55 - Rapid-fire Questions Select mentions:  APOPO's “Amazing Rats” | How It Works Regeneration by Paul Hawken TACARE Program Roots & Shoots Possible is an award-winning podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Tune in for grounded and speculative takes on how technology—and, in particular, AI—is inspiring change and transforming the future. Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with an ambitious builder or deep thinker on a topic, from art to geopolitics and from healthcare to education. Each episode seeks to enhance and advance our discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively.

In this episode, Dr. Samuel B. Lee, MD sits down with Christopher August, founder of Beats & Breath, author of Master Your Breath, and a pioneer in the conscious breathwork movement. From escaping the corporate grind to a near-death experience in the Zambezi River, Christopher's journey is a profound exploration of soul awakening, trauma release, and divine remembrance through the breath.Christopher shares how a drowning accident sparked a rebirth and awakened his mission to teach breath as a spiritual technology. He speaks deeply about the somatic intelligence of the body, his time in the Peace Corps in Tanzania, and how merging ancient breathwork with cannabis and music has helped thousands heal and awaken.This episode dives deep into parasympathetic breathwork, trauma stored in the body, and the sacred intersection of breath and intention, offering powerful tools for those seeking grounded healing, spiritual insight, and an embodied sense of purpose.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia mvutano unaoendelea barani Asia kati ya majirani wawili India na Pakistani, na msaada wa mguu bandia uliowezesha mtototo nchini Kenya kwenda shule. Makala tunakupeleka nchini Tanzania na mashinani tunakwenda katika ukanda wa Gaza.Huko barani Asia majirani wawili India na Pakistani wameendelea kuoneshana mvutano kati yao kwenye eneo la Jammu na Kashmiri tangu tarehe 22 mwezi uliopita wa Aprili baada ya shambulizi huko Pahalgam. Katibu Mkuu ametoa wito kwa mara nyingine tena.Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto UNICEF kwa kushirikiana na wadau wameleta neema kwa watoto wanaoishi na ulemavu katika Kaunti ya Kisumu Magharibi mwa Kenya baada ya kuwapa msaada wa vifaa ikiwemo viti mwendo na viungo bandia kupitia mradi wa ubunifu kwa ajili ya watoto wenye ulemavu, msaada uliobadili maisha yao.Makala katika wiki ya chanjo duniani, iliyotamatishwa tarehe 30 wiki iliyopita, mtaa wa Butiama, ulioko Mtoni Kijichi katika wilaya ya Temeke, jijini Dar es Salaam, nchini Tanzania ulishuhudia wazazi na walezi wakijitokeza kuwapatia watoto wao chanjo muhimu za kuwalinda dhidi ya maradhi hatari. Miongoni mwao ni Hija Halfani ambaye alimpeleka mtoto wake mwenye umri wa siku 42 kupata chanjo yake ya kwanza.”Na mashinani mashinani, kama sehemu ya juhudi za kutoa nafasi ya kujieleza kisanii na kuwaunga mkono Wapalestina kihisia (emotional support), UNRWA imeandaa maonesho ya sanaa katika Shule ya Al-Rimal, ambayo sasa ni makazi ya wakimbizi wa ndani katika ukanda wa Gaza, na watoto walipata fursa ya kuonesha kazi za sanaa zinazoakisi(reflect) madhila wanayopitia wakati wa vita kati ya Israeli na Hamas ambavyo bado vinaendelea. Malak Fayad, msichana mkimbizi kutoka Beit Hanoun ni mmoja wao akionesha sanaa yake.….Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

Katika Wiki ya Chanjo duniani, iliyotamatishwa tarehe 30 wiki iliyopita, mtaa wa Butiama, ulioko Mtoni Kijichi katika wilaya ya Temeke, jijini Dar es Salaam, nchini Tanzania ulishuhudia wazazi na walezi wakijitokeza kuwapatia watoto wao chanjo muhimu za kuwalinda dhidi ya maradhi hatari. Miongoni mwao ni  Hija Halfani ambaye alimpeleka mtoto wake mwenye umri wa siku 42 kupata chanjo yake ya kwanza. Je, ni mafanikio gani yamepatikana na kwa nini chanjo hizi ni muhimu? Ungana na Sharon Jebichii kwa makala hii iliyoandaliwa na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto, UNICEF nchini  Tanzania.

“A Shot of Hope – Stories of Quiet Resilience” is a memoir by John Travers and covers more than ten years in the life of a medical doctor. John leads research on reversing frailty and building resilience. He has also worked as a healthcare volunteer in India, Tanzania and Ghana.

AK Lalani, the founder of Rollout, joins us to share the profound challenges associated with API integrations within the real estate sector. He elucidates how Rollout endeavors to streamline the integration process, thereby enabling proptech companies to focus on their core offerings without the burden of complex API management. Drawing from his rich background, including a formative upbringing in Tanzania and extensive experience in the tech industry, AK shares insights into his entrepreneurial journey and the motivations behind his innovative solutions. Our conversation traverses his early ventures, the lessons learned from working at startups, and the pivotal moment that led him to address the critical integration issues plaguing the industry. As we delve into the future of technology in real estate, AK emphasizes the transformative potential of AI and the imperative for seamless data connectivity across platforms.The dialogue with esteemed guest AK Lalani unveils a profound narrative of his formative years, tracing back to his upbringing in Tanzania and the indelible impact of his familial background on his entrepreneurial aspirations. Lalani's reflections on growing up in a developing nation highlight the stark contrasts between his educational experiences and those of his peers in the United States. He articulates a burgeoning sense of empathy fostered by witnessing the struggles of those in his community, which ultimately propelled him to initiate a poverty reduction initiative during his high school years. This endeavor exemplifies how early exposure to socio-economic challenges instilled in him a desire to effectuate tangible change, a theme that resonates throughout his professional journey.Transitioning from his roots, the conversation delves into Lalani's academic pursuits at Stanford University, where he encountered the duality of being both a standout student and a member of a highly competitive cohort. His experiences at Stanford were transformative, shaping his understanding of entrepreneurship and technology. The narrative highlights the pivotal moments that led him to recognize his strengths in economics, steering him away from traditional engineering pathways. This realization set the stage for his eventual foray into the startup world, where he sought to learn from existing enterprises before embarking on his entrepreneurial ventures.The latter part of the discourse centers on Lalani's current ventures, particularly his role as the founder of Rollout, which addresses the intricate challenges associated with API integrations in the proptech sector. He elucidates the complexities faced by companies striving to connect various software solutions, emphasizing the time-consuming nature of building and maintaining integrations. Rollout's innovative approach—allowing companies to build once and integrate everywhere—represents a significant advancement in simplifying this process. Lalani's insights into the future of technology in real estate, particularly the integration of AI through their recently released MCP server, underscore his forward-thinking perspective and commitment to enhancing the operational efficiency of proptech companies.Takeaways: Growing up in Tanzania provided AK Lalani with a unique perspective on community and empathy, shaped by the challenges of poverty. His entrepreneurial journey began in high school with a poverty reduction initiative called Prompt, reflecting a commitment to social impact. AK's experience at Stanford was transformative, challenging him to outwork his peers and discover his true talents in economics. Rollout, the company founded by AK, addresses the complexities of API integration in prop tech, aiming to simplify data connectivity for businesses. The MCP server introduced by Rollout enables advanced AI capabilities, facilitating seamless communication between CRM systems and...

“Walking in the shadow of a giant” si jambo rahisi—na inakuwa ngumu zaidi pale “Giant” huyo akiwa  ni Augustine Mahiga, mwanadiplomasia mashuhuri wa Tanzania, na wewe ni mtoto wake wa kiume, unayejulikana kama Andrew Mahiga.Kwa wengi, jina la mwisho linaweza kufungua milango, lakini je, kila nafasi unayoipata ni kwa sababu ya uwezo wako au kwa sababu unaitwa Mahiga? Hilo ndilo swali ambalo Andrew amekuwa akilazimika kulikabili katika safari yake ya kujitambua.Katika episode hii ya kipekee ya Men Men Men: The Podcast, Andrew anakaa nasi na kufungua moyo wake kuhusu changamoto za kuishi na jina kubwa, shinikizo la kulingana na hadhi ya baba, na hatimaye furaha aliyopata alipogundua kuwa—ndiyo, yeye ni mtoto wa baba yake, lakini si lazima awe kama baba yake.Zaidi ya hayo, Andrew anazungumzia kwa kina umuhimu wa mentorship kwa wanaume—na jinsi kuwepo au kutokuwepo kwa wanasihi kunaweza kumjenga au kumvunjilia mbali mwanaume wa Kitanzania.Baada ya kuisikiliza episode hii, utaelewa kwa nini tumeiita: "Embracing the Legacy, Creating My Own Path."

After spending his childhood in Tanzania and then moving to London, Alnoor Dhanani expected small-town Chattanooga would be a two-year stopover. Yet, forty-five years later, he's still proud to call it home.   In this episode, Alnoor shares how growing up across different continents shaped his unique perspectives on life, a behind-the-scenes look at doing business internationally, and how Double Cola got its name.   Alnoor Dhanani is the CEO of Double Cola, a 103-year-old beverage company headquartered in Chattanooga. You can connect with Alnoor on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/aldhanani) and you can learn more about Double Cola on their website: doublecolacompany.com If you like this episode, we think you'll also like: Christian Höferle's Morning Cup (E76) Peppo Biscarini's Morning Cup (E81) Angela and Michael Ballard's Morning Cups (E96) My Morning Cup is hosted by Mike Costa of Costa Media Advisors and produced by SpeakEasy Productions.  Subscribe to the weekly newsletter here and be the first to know who upcoming guests are!

Ikiwa leo ni siku ya kimataifa ya wakunga, tunakwenda nchini Tanzania kummulika mkunga ambaye alinusuru maisha ya wajawazito wawili wakati wa mafuriko makubwa ya Novemba 2023 wilayani Hanang, mkoani Manyara, kaskazini mwa taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki, ikiwa ni ushuhuda wa majukumu mazito yanayokumba wakunga. Anold Kayanda na maelezo zaidi.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia Siku ya kimataifa ya wakunga na kazi zao muhumi, na mafunzo ya jerahani kwa wakimbizi wa ndani nchini DRC. Makala tunasalia hapa makao makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa na mashinani tunakwenda Gaza.Ikiwa leo ni siku ya kimataifa ya wakunga, tunakwenda nchini Tanzania kummulika mkunga ambaye alinusuru maisha ya wajawazito wawili wakati wa mafuriko makubwa ya Novemba 2023 wilayani Hanang, mkoani Manyara, kaskazini mwa taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki, ikiwa ni ushuhuda wa majukumu mazito yanayokumba wakunga.Wanawake 125 katika kambi ya wakimbizi wa ndani ya Kigonze, karibu na Bunia, mji mkuu wa jimbo la Ituri, mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC) ambako ghasia huripokiwa mara kwa mara, sasa wana matumaini mapya ya kujikwamua kiuchumi baada ya kujiunga na mradi wa mafunzo ya kushona nguo unaofadhiliwa na Ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Kulinda Amani nchini humo (MONUSCO).Makala Assumpta Massoi anamulika uzinduzi wa mtandao wa Mashirika ya Manusura wa Ugaidi duniani,  VoTAN      uliofanyika wiki iliyopita hapa makao makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa.Na mashinani kupitia video iliyoandaliwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Uhamiaji (IOM), fursa ni yake Rawhiyeh, mkimbizi kutoka Gaza eneo la Palestina linalokaliwa na Israel ambaye anasimulia kwa uchungu madhila yanayowakumba yeye na familia yake baada ya kupoteza makazi yao kutokana na mashambulizi ya mabomu.Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

On today's podcast I chatted with the wonderful author, artist, photographer, nature lover and sometimes life philosopher, Sue Stolberger. Sue has had the most fascinating life, with most of it spent living in a tent in the Ruaha National Park in the East African wilderness. In part 1 of this two part podcast, Sue chats about her early magical idyllic life in Tanzania, her love of painting, living hand to mouth for four years in Italy, and then finally returning to Tanzania and purchasing a jeep with the proceeds of an exhibition of her work.   After spending some time exploring and painting in different locations at weekends, she met and fell in love with sculptor Rob Glen after a few twists and turns. A good turn to a stranger in need, resulted in a permit to live and work in Ruaha National Park, where they were the only people permitted to be there. Sue remembers a safari visit there when she was young, and feeling that her heart was going to burst with happiness. Let's hear the story that brought her there... Podcast Production by Greg Canty Greg's blog Greg on Twitter  Greg on LinkedIn Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests: greg@fuzion.ie

Our travels have recently taken us across Costa Rica, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, and Tanzania — so it's high time for a catch-up! In this episode, George, Alvaro, and Mollee swap stories from the field, from color-changing marlins to Galápagos rail rediscoveries to grizzly bear rewilding efforts.We also talk about how birds pick up dozens of local names (hello, timberdoodle!) and how birding stays with you even during major life changes. Yep, one of us is making an international move. Come for the octopus escapes and marlin flash mobs, stay for a conversation about how birding threads through every part of life.Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

This week, Mike announces his latest side hustle: custom 3D-printed guitar picks—because what every musician needs is a pick made by a guy who loathes geese. Meanwhile, Tony is officially back in the music game with an album dropping this fall and plans to hit the stage again (watch out, Denver!).We go deep on TikTok drumming prodigies, ancient nightmare fuel like 5-foot scorpions and 42-foot snakes, and the terrifyingly casual way psychopaths and sociopaths roam the world. Also: how many people actually get away with murder? Seems like probably a lot.Then it's Gorilla vs. Human—a cultural moment we couldn't ignore. We each take a side, and no, it's not the one you'd expect. Plus: a 43,000-year-old shrub in Tanzania that's still kicking, and a breakdown of the personality differences between Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus (aka: aggressive war chimps vs peaceful sexual chimps). Trippy stuff!It's chaos. It's curious. It's The Mike and Tony Show.Cheers!m&tPSWe'll be trying some new intro music over the next several weeks. Hit us up in the comments if you hear one you like.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia Siku ya kimataifa ya uhuru wa vyombo vya habari Mei 3 tukikuletea ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu umuhimu wake. Pia tunamulika hali ya msaada wa kibinadamu nchini Sudan.Kuelekea siku ya kimataifa ya uhuru wa vyombo vya habari Mei 3, Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres amesema waandishi wa habari wanakabiliwa na hatari kila uchao huku teknolojia mpya ya akili mnemba au AI ingawa licha ya manufaa nayo pia inaibua hatari mpya kwenye uhuru wa kujieleza.Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, (WFP) tayari limeanza usambazaji wa chakula katika maeneo mbalimbali ya Sudan ambako watu wanakabiliwa na jaa huku wengine wakilazimika kuhama kambi moja hadi nyingine.Makala inamulika siku ya uhuru wa vyombo vya habari duniani itakayoadhimishwa kesho Jumamosi Mei 3 ambayo mwaka huu ikijikita na athari za Akili Mnemba au AI katika uhuru wa habari za vyombo vya habari. Ili kufahamu AI inavyoleta mabadiliko katika vyombo vya habari hususan Afrika Mashariki ambako pia pengo la kidijitali ni kubwa."Na mashinani fursa ni yake Volker Turk Kamishna, Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Haki za Binadamu wa Umoja wa Mataifa akitoa wito wa mshikamano dunia itakapoadhimisha kesho siku ya Uhuru wa Vyombo vya Habari.Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

Katika kuelekea siku ya uhuru wa vyombo vya habari duniani itakayoadhimishwa Jumamosi Mei 3 ambayo mwaka huu imebeba maudhui yanayoangazia athari za Akili Mnemba au AI katika uhuru wa habari na vyombo vya habari tunazungumza na mmoja wa wanahabari wa siku nyingi ili kufahamu AI inavyoleta mabadiliko katika tasnia ya habari na vyombo vya habari hususan Afrika Mashariki ambako pia pengo la kidijitali ni kubwa. Ungana na Flora Nducha  kwa undani zaidi katika makala hii.

Live from Roatán, Honduras, Dr. Mark Costas shares a raw behind-the-scenes look at mission dentistry in some of the toughest conditions imaginable—no suction, limited tools, storage containers turned operatories. This isn't about comfort. It's about impact. With Smile Outreach International, Mark and his team are building sustainable clinics across the globe, from Mexico to Tanzania, creating long-term solutions where dental care is nearly nonexistent. For anyone burned out in dentistry or business, this is a reminder: your skill set can change lives. You just have to put it to work where it matters most. EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.truedentalsuccess.com Dental Success Network Subscribe to The Dentalpreneur Podcast

Get ready for a riveting new episode of Dangerous Dames, airing Monday at 5pm CST on Rumble! Co-hosts Courtenay Turner-host of The Courtenay Turner Podcast-and Dr. Lee Merritt, known as "The Medical Rebel," return to deliver the "dangerous truths that the mainstream doesn't want you to hear." This week, the Dames tackle a packed slate of headline-grabbing topics:Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: The latest developments as Russia signals openness to direct negotiations and announces a 72-hour ceasefire, while Ukraine remains skeptical and demands an immediate halt to hostilities. Killing of an Iranian General: The ongoing fallout from the targeted killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, including renewed warnings of retaliation and its impact on global security. What's Happening in Palestine: Updates from Gaza, where Israeli military operations have intensified, leading to significant casualties and renewed protests among Palestinians demanding an end to both the war and Hamas's rule. Marburg Virus Fears: Fresh concerns as Tanzania confirms new Marburg virus cases, with health officials on high alert due to the virus's high fatality rate and lack of available treatments. The Death and Funeral of Pope Francis: A look at the passing of Pope Francis, his unprecedented burial outside the Vatican, and the global reaction to his legacy and the unique details of his funeral. Thailand's Robocop: The debut of Thailand's first humanoid AI police robot, ROBOCOP, equipped with advanced surveillance and facial recognition, marking a new era in public safety technology. Arcturus Starseeds & Self-Replicating mRNA: A deep dive into the latest fringe science and alternative theories, exploring the intersection of cosmic identities and cutting-edge biotechnology as a potential 'mark of the beast'? Join Courtenay Turner and Dr. Lee Merritt for unfiltered analysis and bold conversations you won't find anywhere else. Tune in for the facts, the questions, and the perspectives that challenge the mainstream narrative-only on Dangerous Dames .__________________________________________________________This Show Is Only Possible With Support Of Our Dangerous Audience!----------------------------------------------▶Support our show by supporting your health & wealth! ▶The Medical Rebel Shop: Promo Code: DANGEROUS* Healthy Foundation Pak 2.5 * Rebel Immunity * Greska's Carbon-60 ▶Richardson Nutrition CenterUse Promo Code: DANGEROUS for a 10% Discount! ▶ Defy The Grid - GoldbacksUse Promo Code: DANGEROUS ▶ RedLife: Red-Light TherapyUse Promo Code: DANGEROUS------------------------------------- ▶Follow & Connect with Courtenay:https://linktr.ee/courtenayturner ▶Follow & Connect with Dr. Merritt:https://drleemerritt.com/ ©2025 All Rights Reserved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we examine two recent articles about coelacanth discoveries. Which one is real and which one is fake?! Further reading: Fake California Coelacanth First record of a living coelacanth from North Maluku, Indonesia A real coelacanth photo: A fake coelacanth photo (or at least the article is a fake) [photo taken from the first article linked above]: A real coelacanth photo [photo from the second article linked above]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. I had another episode planned for this week, but then I read an article by geologist Sharon Hill and decided the topic she researched was so important we need to cover it here. No, it's not the dire wolf—that's next week. It's the coelacanth. We talked about the coelocanth way back in episode two, with updates in a few later episodes. Because episode two is so old that it's dropped off the podcast feed, and to listen to it you have to actually go to the podcast's website, I'm going to quote from it extensively here. In December of 1938, a museum curator in South Africa named Marjorie Courtenay Lattimer got a message from a friend of hers, a fisherman named Hendrick Goosen, who had just arrived with a new catch. Lattimer was on the lookout for specimens for her tiny museum, and Goosen was happy to let her have anything interesting. Lattimer went down to the dock. Then she noticed THE FISH. It was five feet long, or 1.5 meters, blueish with shimmery silvery markings, with strange lobed fins and scales like armored plates. She described it as the most beautiful fish she had ever seen. She didn't know what it was, but she wanted it. She took the fish back to the museum in a taxi and went through her reference books to identify it. Imagine it. She's flipped through a couple of books but nothing looks even remotely like her fish. Then she turns a page and there's a picture of the fish--but it's extinct. It's been extinct for some 66 million years. But it's also a very recently alive fish resting on ice in the back of her museum. Lattimer sketched the fish and sent the drawing and a description to a professor at Rhodes University, J.L.B. Smith. But Smith was on Christmas break and didn't get her message until January 3rd. In the meantime, Lattimer's museum director told her the fish was a grouper and not worth the ice it was lying on. December is the middle of summer in South Africa, so to keep the fish from rotting away, she had it mounted. Then Smith sent her a near-hysterical cable that read, “MOST IMPORTANT PRESERVE SKELETON AND GILLS.” Oops. Smith got a little obsessed about finding another coelacanth. He offered huge rewards for a specimen. But it wasn't until December of 1952 that a pair of local fishermen on the island of Anjuan, about halfway between Tanzania and Madagascar, turned up with a fish they called the gombessa. It was a second coelacanth. Everyone was happy. The fishermen got a huge reward—a hundred British pounds—and Smith had an intact coelacanth. He actually cried when he saw it. Most people have heard of the coelacanth because its discovery is such a great story. But why is the fish such a big deal? The coelacanth isn't just a fish that was supposed to be extinct and was discovered alive and well, although that's pretty awesome. It's a strange fish, more closely related to mammals and reptiles than it is to ordinary ray-finned fish. The only living fish even slightly like it is the lungfish, which we talked about in episode 55. While the coelacanth is unique in a lot of ways, it's those lobed fins that are really exciting. It's not a stretch to say its paired fins look like nubby legs with frills instead of digits. Until DNA sequencing in 2013, many researchers thought the coelacanth was a sort of missing link between water-dwelling animals and those that first developed the ability to walk on land. As it happens, the lungfish turns out to be closer to that stage t...

Pastor Jeff shared an encouraging message about the importance of community and prayer within the church, highlighting the joy of witnessing growth in faith among the congregation. He emphasized the need for pastors to feel the burdens of their people deeply, prepare them for the inevitable struggles of life, and rejoice in their faith and love. He also called for fervent prayer for holiness and growth, reminding the congregation that Jesus is coming back soon and we must live in readiness. As he prepares to travel to Tanzania to train pastors, he asked for prayers and encouraged the church to continue standing firm in their faith and supporting one another. Speaker: Jeff Schwarzentraub