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BRITPOD - England at its Best
Nach der Queen: Verliert das britische Königshaus seinen Zauber?

BRITPOD - England at its Best

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2026 33:04 Transcription Available


Seit dem Tod von Queen Elizabeth II. zeigt sich das britische Königshaus nahbarer, persönlicher und weniger entrückt. König Charles zapft Bier im Pub, Camilla tritt mit ihren Hunden auf, William und Catherine gewähren bewusst natürlichere Einblicke in ihr Familienleben. Doch die neue Nähe wirft eine grundsätzliche Frage auf: Wie normal darf eine Monarchie werden, deren Wirkung seit Jahrhunderten auf Distanz, Ritual und außergewöhnlichen Bildern beruht? In dieser Folge BRITPOD – England at its best spricht Alexander-Klaus Stecher mit dem Journalisten und Adelsexperten Andy Englert über die Strahlkraft der Krone nach der Queen. Alexander vermisst die großen Royal-Übertragungen im deutschen Fernsehen und fragt: Hat das Interesse am Königshaus nachgelassen? Fehlen die großen Anlässe? Oder haben sich vor allem die Medien und ihre Prioritäten verändert? Trooping the Colour zeigt, dass es dem Königshaus keineswegs an Pomp und Tradition fehlt. Die historische Militärparade bringt bis heute Uniformen, Kutschen, königliches Zeremoniell und die Royal Family auf den Balkon des Buckingham Palace. Die Bilder existieren weiterhin. Doch erreichen sie außerhalb Großbritanniens noch dieselbe Aufmerksamkeit wie zu Lebzeiten der Queen? Auch aktuelle Royal-Schlagzeilen kommen auf den Prüfstand: Was ist an Berichten über angebliche Spannungen zwischen König Charles und Prinz William tatsächlich dran? Wie tief ist der Bruch mit Harry? Und was lässt sich über das Leben von Harry und Meghan in Kalifornien, ihre hohen Kosten und ihre wirtschaftliche Zukunft seriös sagen? Im Zentrum steht eine Institution, die zugleich nahbar und unantastbar, modern und traditionsbewusst sein muss. Denn möglicherweise liegt die größte Herausforderung des britischen Königshauses nicht in seinen Skandalen, sondern in der Frage, wie es seinen Zauber ohne die Queen bewahrt. BRITPOD – England at its best WhatsApp: Schick Alexander und Claus direkt eine Nachricht. Welche Ecke Großbritanniens sollten sie besuchen? Zu welchen Themen wünschst Du Dir eine Folge? Oder möchtest Du eigene Fotos und Reiseerlebnisse teilen? Speichere einfach die Nummer +49 8152 989770 und erreiche BRITPOD direkt per WhatsApp. Ein ALL EARS ON YOU Original Podcast.

Unstoppable Mindset
Episode 458 – How Art, Media, and Service Can Change the World with Bircan Ünver

Unstoppable Mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 66:39


What does it really mean to build bridges that last for decades? I want you to meet Bircan Unver, whose lifelong commitment to responsibility, creativity, and global citizenship has shaped more than 25 years of meaningful work through Light Millennium. From growing up as the eldest of seven children in Turkey to creating an internationally recognized nonprofit connected with the United Nations, Bircan shares how art, public media, and open dialogue can bring people together across cultures. We explore why responsibility begins with each of us, how local communities can help solve global challenges, and why issues like water security, environmental stewardship, and human connection matter more than ever. I believe you'll enjoy hearing how one person's unstoppable mindset continues to inspire collaboration, education, and hope for a better future. Highlights: 06:55 - How growing up with responsibility shaped Bircan's lifelong commitment to serving others. 18:30 - Why public access television became the foundation for sharing voices and building community. 26:15 - The story behind founding Light Millennium and creating a nonprofit built on dialogue and education. 36:55 - How local communities can play a meaningful role in advancing United Nations goals. 49:45 - Why water security, cybersecurity, and gender equality are becoming deeply connected. 55:40 - Bircan reflects on preserving ideas through books, creativity, and lifelong learning. About the Guest: Bircan Ünver is the Founder-President of The Light Millennium, a Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization (LMGlobal.Org, 2001, New York); Executive Producer of the LMTV Programs; Multi-Media and Event Producer; Host, Author, Publisher, Public Speaker; [Head] NGO Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications since 2005 (formerly, UN.DPI); and Chair, Outreach and Partnerships Subcommittee at Global NGO Executive Committee and director for the 2021-2023 term. She has been also a Content Provider at QPTV since 1992, and she is the editor and co-founder of the U.S. Turkish Library & Museum Project. She has undertaken the Organization's e-publications, public programs since its inception in August 1999, and #LightMillenniumTV Series and Specials in all aspects of it since January 2000; along with, the LMGlobal.Org's all UN-related activity and programs since 2005. Bircan is the author and director of the Compulsory Peace & ICTs Education from Kindergarten to K-12, and Beyond Campaign, which she launched it through the Light Millennium Global in support of the Summit of the Future in 2024. The Campaign has delivered its 8th session along with the Coalition for the Campaign, which contains 22 organizations and educational institutions including The Light Millennium Global as the leading organization. Further,  she is also author of the bi-annual international high school project, “J.U.C. Media, Research, Writing & Innovation Awards”. The third of its kind was dedicated to the “Water Action Decade” and was delivered  (virtually) on the World Water Day, March 22, 2025. Bircan served as a mentor to the GPODS for three consecutive terms in Winter'22, Summer'22, and Fall'22 Fellowship Programs; and delivered lectures on “How to associate with the UN-NGO”, Public Access TVs in the U.S., and the latest one was on the #WaterActionDecade and the #2023UNWater Conference. To attach that, on behalf of LMGlobal.Org, she organized and hosted an Outside-UN Side Event ID #W175, titled, “What Is Your Commitment To The #WaterActionDecade? ~ Seven Core Ideas Toward #WaterAwareness, #WaterConscience and #GameChangers” in NYC on March 21, 2023, and was the head delegate of the LMGlobal.Org at the #UN2023WaterConference. Based on LMGlobal.Org's Commitments to the #WaterActionDecade, she launched #OneMinuteWaterActionCommitment during the #W175 Side Event, along with continues to work toward #WaterAwareness toward building up #WaterConscience.  She served as the chair of the ATAA Committee on UN Relations, guided its association to the UNDGC in 2020, and also served as the New York Regional Vice-President of ATAA (Assembly of Turkish American Associations) from October 2019 to January 2022. Furthermore, she served on several Planning Committees of the UN-Civil Society Conferences, and the Planning Committee of the High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace (HLF-CoP). She has been a strong advocate of the UN Vision, Programs & Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) along with the relevant UN Days, which are in line with the LMGlobal.Org's Mission/Purposes since its association with the UNDGC (formerly, UN.DPI/NGO) in December 2005. Currently, Bircan is on the Advisory Board of the Turkish Forum (based in Germany). She encourages and guides interested civil society organizations and members of academia toward their educational institutions' associations with the UN, along with engaging them with the UN Programs that are within her networks and beyond. Further, she is an Ambassador of Peace and Goodwill for Anuvrat (Anuvibha) Global Organization (Jaipur, India, since 2014); and a Member of the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace (GMCoP, since 2012). Bircan is also the founder and president of the IsikBinyili.Org Association based in Istanbul (2010), which is a sister organization and counterpart of the LMGlobal.Org. Author of the following four book titles in print (Turkish): “En Kutsalı Yaratmak” (The Most Sacred is to Create) (1995, 2022), “Sanatın Labirentlerinde” (The Labyrinths of Arts) (2016), and “Işık Yollarında (“The Ways of the Light”) (poetry, 2017), and “Bin Yıl Daha…” (2020, A Thousand Years More…). Also, she is the author of the concept and compilation of the “Hope Never Fades” (English) book (Istanbul, 2023). Bircan initially received her local and studio television production certificates at QPTV.Org in 1992. Based on this capacity, she produced and broadcasted near to 260 television programs through local channels in New York City, which are also available online through www.vimeo.com/channels/LightMillenniumTV including 36 #OneMinute #WaterAction PSAs. Bircan celebrated her 30th Anniversary at QPTV.Org through a video profile, titled, “A Turkish Experience in America” (Duration: ~9 min. Production Year: 2022). Her works through The Light Millennium Global is a recipient of various national (U.S.) and international awards and recognitions including two awards from the Foundation of Alliance Community 2023 Hometown Media Awards (F-ACM-HMA for her “GroundWater” Light Millennium TV program in Web-based Programming and Online Events / Independent Producer categories (received at Brick TV, New York), the Anuvrat Ahimsa Award For International Peace-2023 (received in Mumbai, India), and the 2023 International Volunteer President Award by Institution of Green Engineers (received in Chennai, India), and ashe is also the recipient of the 2024 Best Web-Based Program – Independent Producer for the #HopeNeverFades program by F-ACM-HMA, which was produced based on the 2023 J.U.C. Media, Research & Writing Awards (ACM HomeTown Media Awards, San Jose, CA). Bircan holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul, 1988) and a Master's Degree (M.A.) from Media Studies of the New School University (New York City 1999). Ways to connect with Bircan**:** Websites: www.lmglobal.org  (active web site) | www.lightmillennium.org (serves as the organization's web archive)#LightMillenniumTV | www.vimeo.com/LMTV | www.vimeo.com/channels/LightMillenniumTV Social Media: Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bircan-ünver-7353207 X@lightmillennium Instagram@lightmillennium About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset . Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes: Michael Hingson  00:04 What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't what's in front of you, but rather what you believe? Welcome to Unstoppable Mindset, where inclusion, diversity, and the unexpected meet. I'm your host, Michael Hingston, speaker, author, and advocate for inclusion and possibilities. This podcast explores how the beliefs we carry shape the way we live, lead, and connect with others. Each week, I talk with people who challenge assumptions, face adversity head-on, and show what's possible when we choose curiosity over fear. Together, we focus on mindset, resilience, and the small shifts that lead to meaningful change. Let's get started. Well, hello everyone, and I want to welcome you to another edition of Unstoppable Mindset, and today we get to talk to a very interesting person with a with a lot of roots in Turkey, but she is also doing a lot of work with the United Nations here in the U.S. and other places. Her name is Birchan Umfer, and I hope I got that right. And Bircan Unver  01:23 thank you. Michael Hingson  01:24 Oh, good. And Berjan is is with us, and is going to talk about a number of things that she is working on. She's working on, and for years has been involved with a program called Light Millennium, and we'll we'll talk about all that, but let's just start and and as usual we'll have a great conversation. So, Bir John, I want to welcome you to Unstoppable Mindset. We're glad you're here. Bircan Unver  01:50 Thank you so much, Michael Hingston. It's great honor and privilege to have your guests. Especially, I love the title Unstoppable Minds. It's really inspiring and triggering the mind. Thank you. Michael Hingson  02:08 Well, my pleasure. We're glad that you have the time to to spend with us, and we will we will we will do it and make it work. Well, let's start. I love to start this way because I really want people to learn about you. Tell us kind of about the early Birchan growing up, and then we'll go from there. So tell us about Birchan and growing up, and and and all of that. Bircan Unver  02:32 Thank you. This will be a little bit different than most people know about me, my work. Well, we'll get to Michael Hingson  02:38 your work. Bircan Unver  02:40 Yeah, I know. I mean, the people who already know my work. What I'm gonna say now is completely too different from Berja. So I am a elder of seven siblings, and I was born in an ancient village in Mid Anatolia, actually nearby the Black Sea region, and I'm proud with my age, 1959, and my family moved to town first from the village, and then Istanbul for our educations for their kids, and but I don't know really as a girl child growing up with seven kids, as especially with a traditional family, being older girl is not a good idea. But but maybe it was a kind of tough childhood as a girl child. I I don't feel that I never been a child. That's really what I feel. But on the other hand, and that was you know when you are growing up, living through like I was a kind of second mom, and also our home was kind of everyone our guest from the village town and stay over not only one night, like or a week, like sometimes months, even years. You won't believe that, and it was not because either. So, but those kind of build up maybe my feeling to be responsible, so I consider myself a responsible person because I was responsible for my sisters, brothers, and also washing dishes, making helping my mom to prepare the meal, lunch, breakfast, and clean up. Like you know, I was kind of second person, second mom at home. So those early things, all those stolen my childhood, but at the same time, provide me being able to do everything from very early age. Even though I remember several times at the time. The bread wasn't, you know, you you weren't buying the bread from the market, but from the bakery, real where they were baking the bread. So she was, and time to time also she was making the the bread at home, and then she she wasn't sending me to school because then I had to stay with my brothers and kids so she can make the you know breads a big amount for a couple days. So that said, also gave my idea. I want to suddenly want to work as soon as you know I'm 17, 1617, So and then I started early working at a bank, and it was my first eight years. I worked at a bank in Istanbul. It is called Istanbul Bank, and then my graphic is like life graphic is a little bit different, like curvy, not like straight line. Then after eight years working at a bank, I started to university and fine arts, and then I had kind of interest art history, especially TV production, art history, arts in in the concept is producing art documentaries. That was kind of my vision. Also, it was also my reason initially coming to the U.S. learning TV production. Of course, English as first. So that was very much my childhood until you know 18 until starting at the bank, and then the rest is another story. I have, I must say, I would have three different life. Michael Hingson  06:48 Well, you had certainly an interesting childhood, needless to say, and I, I can understand what you're saying about being the oldest and all the challenges. I was not. I was the youngest, but we only had two siblings, and neither of us we were we were both males, and so we we did not do a lot in terms of preparing meals and all that sort of stuff. Except my brother and I were both in the Boy Scouts, and so when we went camping and other things like that, we learned how to cook on an open or an open fire and and things like that. But still, I understand that you you had a a lot that you had to do. What lessons did you learn by being the oldest child? What kinds of things do you think that you you carry over to what to your life today, because you were the oldest. Bircan Unver  07:44 I think two different components of that. One is also because it wasn't only I was the as a kid at the home and as a girl, girl, but also at the time there wasn't that kind of awareness which we have today. Which I mean, my mom got married with my dad at the age of 15, and she had birth. She had given me birth at the age of 16, the reason I'm bringing up this, when we were going to shopping Kapolechar, Grand Market of Istanbul, when I was 1516, and literally we were halfway age difference between my mom and myself. And when I was saying mom, and the people were surprised, and she and isn't your sister, other sister? They were asking me, and she was my mom. So, but this is in the long later years. I always become the best friend with my mom, and even my brother was saying, "Oh, now I understood that she, you are the joy of my mom because she can kind of a joke, and the others, my kids, like they are kids, but I'm her friend because they kind of feel similar. That is one, you know, lifetime developed feeling and strong connection, different connection with my mom, and the other also, as I mentioned at the beginning, it really this whole, you know, not selected, but where you, which house you born, which condition you grow up, that build up for me early high level responsibility. I feel responsible to do everything, and I, you know, that's a little bit tiring because that's what I want to say here. You say something in our after our initial Zoom meeting. It's really very inspiring. You say something. I just took note. We can solve all the worst problem. We can. You say you don't say we cannot. You say we can. Solve all the world's problems. So, like, it wasn't possible. It's not possible, but you know, as if I could solve the problems or I could carry everything. So it's kind of you know build up my bricks in my life. Michael Hingson  10:18 One of the things that you certainly, it sounds like you learned as you were growing up, though, was was all about responsibility and and and learning to take charge, but learning about responsibility and and feeling that it was okay to be responsible for others in your family and so on. And I think a lot of people don't necessarily learn a lot of lessons about responsibility, like they should. But you were put in a position where you had to do that, which is is certainly a good thing because you clearly have have done that in your life. Bircan Unver  10:54 That's very true, and also it goes with everything. Let's say sometimes some people think maybe unnecessary action when people cut trees, even in their you know backyard or front yard, whatever trees or any type of trees or fruit trees. I really get mad and upset because it is irresponsible to nature, to their own environment, just feeling they're responsible to trees, loving the trees, loving the you know, for instance, if when I was it was two weeks ago, I was working on at my desk, a bees was you know flying around me, and I don't like you know trying to hit and chase the bees, and I just left the window open, moved the room two hours, and it's gone. So I don't want to hurt things, even though if it bites, it would hurt me, right? So to kind of find a way, being responsible, because also I have a subconscious thinking that if I try to chase a herd, if an insect, any of them, they you know they react sharp. So I'm not a threat to them. So they are not threat to me. So I kind of make a subconscious connection, communication. Michael Hingson  12:22 Well, and it's it's better to to learn to love than than not. So I I hear what you're saying. Now you didn't go to college or university, right? Or you did? Bircan Unver  12:35 Of course, I did. That's what I was just briefly brought this stair at that level. That after eight years working at at Istanbul Bank, from literally actually 17 to 24 or 23 late 23 early 24 then I started at the Fine Arts University in Istanbul, and I mainly study both as major Turkish tradition arts and also along with as a minor. We didn't have a minor, but we had we didn't have the minor degree, but we had a selected course. So I was following up several like four years in a row and also whole year around, not a quarter semester base artist troy and contemporary art. So I started writing on art and exhibit and interviewing artists while I started study at the Fine Arts University, which is top university in Fine Arts in Istanbul, Myanmar, Sinan Fine Arts University. Michael Hingson  13:44 So you learned a lot about fine arts, and Bircan Unver  13:47 yeah, Michael Hingson  13:47 and you had obviously learned about finance from the bank, which Bircan Unver  13:51 is didn't learn that Michael Hingson  13:53 much, huh? Bircan Unver  13:53 Not at all, and I didn't like it. That's why I, you know, I changed all my life line. Michael Hingson  14:00 Right, but but you enjoyed art. Bircan Unver  14:03 Yes, and because also art always for me, and it as it is today. Whatever the life problems we cannot be resolved, art is always for me a branch to hold on and to kind of feel strength, connect with the nature, with the art culture, whom I never might met, or maybe you know through art, through music, through books. So it's kind of really, I think the the best human conscious and what we leave behind is what we produce. Creative might be a little bit another discussion. What is the term defined? And now everyone using like creative for everything, but creativity is like really what stays, you know, central. And something as what is already before, and what you brought it something new, that new perspective, like cubism and faism and expressionism and all that different genres or pop arts and another one Dali's movement. So all the Dadaism, so each of them brought something what is already existed, and then you know moved to different level, and also technology and communication brought where we are today. So and music, I'm not any degree. Degree train or understand, but I love music as most people about music and arts and literature and writing is always for me. Also taking pictures. I don't trust my memory much, but this is not new, not because of my age now. But I somewhat I always like take the pictures, whether I have cell phone, the oldest, you know, digital or the manual photo photographs. So even though when I run into where where was it, where I was, who was with, who next to me? I can't remember. But why I love that? Because really, it brings, it captures your life, even you don't remember, and then reconnect. Also, I I come up with a new concept. I haven't done anything yet, but it's kind of developing in my mind, that we can, we are able to capture the past, but we cannot capture the future, because you know whether you know unexpected the one photo comes up, or an audio recording, or all those movies, musics, and documentaries and paintings throughout artistry, you can really capture the past depending on what you know your background or interest and education, but you cannot capture the future. But you can imagine, we can imagine the future. We can invest into the future. Michael Hingson  17:16 Well, and and the the reality is that that the future is based on so many things that happen in the past, and so you can learn to to use some of that information and and have a better idea of what the future might be like, and that's that's pretty fascinating too. So so, how long did you go to college Bircan Unver  17:42 in in Turkey the basic four university education is annual base, not semester base. It's a four years, and actually when I started it was five years. Then later on they the system education board changed it to like four years plus two years. So I graduated from a four years fine arts, and then I have a master's degree based in New York News School University. Michael Hingson  18:20 Ah, in New York. Bircan Unver  18:21 Yeah. Michael Hingson  18:22 Okay. So that was was that two years. Bircan Unver  18:27 Yes, but it was a little bit different again. Yeah. See, because first when I was here for the first time, 18 919, 89 to 1994, I started and I took to six credits and I love it. But I had to go back to Istanbul, so then I got the you know absence live of absence, and then but coming back three years later, I readmitted, and then I finish it. I got my graduate diploma in 1999 May 1999 Michael Hingson  19:12 Okay, so Bircan Unver  19:14 you've been dealing late. You've been Michael Hingson  19:17 dealing with school for a while, but but while all that was going on, you got interested in, and you started to to do things regarding public access television. And you started that, if I read your biography correctly, in in 1991, you started doing things with public public access TV. Tell us a little bit about that, and why did you do that? Bircan Unver  19:41 That's really the kind of key point in my life. In as for the initial one of the two reasons that I came to the U.S. as the first time, I was you know the first aim to learn English. The second also. To learn the TV production, and then my first year was in the U.S. was in L.A. and then I was looking for the schools and just I'm I I'd like to get the formal education, formal training, and then one of my friends there, whom I met there, she said my aunt is TV producer at Queens Public TV in New York, and she is looking for someone like you who really wants to get in and all that. And then I think a couple months later, I had a very brief trip to New York, and I met with her, and then I met with her at QPTV. Now she is unfortunately not with us, but she was also she was the first Turkish producer at QPTV, and I'm forever grateful in memory of her. She was the one who introduced me QPTV, so I met Victor at QPTV in 1990, and then when I went back to LA, I decided to move to New York. So as soon as I moved to New York and I registered to QPTV's both field production and studio, and at the time, there were seven, eight months waiting list. Eventually, I got it on the list, 1991, and first I got the field production certificate, and it was I think six months something, and we had a group project and solo project, and then studio and studio production. It's when the same group project after you are learning all the equipment and then shooting and everyone is crewing everyone is helping each other within the same group of the class and then also producing group project and then the individual project that it is the similar step for the field production and the studio, that also provides a certificate to enabling us to use QPTV equipment, studios taking out the equipment, inviting studios, studios. Unfortunately, after COVID 19, there has been a long dragging issue. They haven't opened the studios. This is I don't want to get in because it is beyond our concept, but because that was my initial reason also moving to New York. And then once I started producing program and airing, I really loved idea from one idea, just idea, and then put paper and develop it. Bring yes, bring the crew, especially with the manual three-inch tapes, and to present, put everything in a tape, and then submit it an ARC schedule. I really love that. So then, while I was there, and then I said, "Okay, I want to really have a master's degree on TV production. So my master's degree from New Zealand University is in media studies. So and I got my diploma May 1999 So, but New Zealand was amazing. I learned all the first my you know my life although it was 39 maybe 3839 years old when I was Photoshop and Premiere or Evid and all the first offline digital all the software program I learned at the new school and I edited my first program offline at the new circle as well, but when I got diploma, and then I had nowhere no access to continue. Also, you know, it's just I, I never been about the person. My mind and my heart wealthy, but not financial terms. And then, so QPT was always my second home because it provides me continuing the producing and provides me access, provides me equipment. It's like provides the community. That's what it is exists for, especially in support of the Article First Amendment and freedom of expression, and also QPTV format is really, really not well known, or not QPTV loaned. It is public access, pack programming, public education and government programming, non-commercial. So it's it is not much known widely, but it is really one of the best symbol of democracy. And now it's kind of a little bit diminishing because also widespreading out other web streaming platforms like this or other, so that there are so many. Discussion and issues, and also there is one petition to the New York Senate that is called Team New York that could also bring in all the web streaming to this community media access public access media. So then, Michael Hingson  25:19 oh, go ahead. Bircan Unver  25:20 No, I mean the question is so QPTV had has been the longest since 1991. I've been providing content, and as long as I am in the US, if I'm out of the country, even if I am out of the country, my previously submitted programs are rerunning in different, you know, whenever they schedule for my new programs, I determine which time slot because I have a time slot to be scheduled, and whether 28 minutes or one hour. But especially again after COVID 19, I couldn't produce anything at the studio at QPTV, but like this Zoom-based programs, and then for the late million organization, the programs I produce and then edit them, reformat them to schedule for QPTV. But it wasn't as it used to be produced at QPTV, at the studio with the crew, that's the excitement teaming up. It's really, I love it. But Zoom, this type also make more maybe manageable, but also bring more intonation speakers. You know, through online connection. If Speaker 1  26:54 you enjoy Unstoppable Mindset and would like to help us continue bringing these conversations to you each week, we've created a way for you to support the show. Your contribution helps us cover production costs and continue sharing stories, insights, and ideas that inspire people to live with purpose and possibility. If supporting the podcast feels right for you, you'll find the link in the show notes. Thank you for being part of the Unstoppable Mindset Community. Michael Hingson  27:28 So you you started in public access television and and and are still doing that essentially. But in 2000 you started Light Millennium TV. Tell us about Light Millennium Television. Bircan Unver  27:42 Thank you so much. Because Late Millennium, I still consider it's my third child because already 25th anniversary. The flyer on my back says 25th That also refers the 25th anniversary of the Light Millennium. I think a the experience and production, and also providing three platform QPTV, Queens Public TV, but actually the 1992 Communication Act and PAC programming, public government public education and government programming; those emerge with my new school education, like Fatrus, Plato, the concept of the two ways of messaging, and for the first time in my life, at the age of I think it was I was 39 I was able 3039, I was able to use. It was very new, also for the war. Internet. We had the internet at the new school as our media class, the open forum. One week media theory class. We have open discussion forum about Greek philosophy, further is communication, media theory. The other class we had the classic format. So all these together merged in my mind, and I really felt I found my medium. That medium is the internet, which me, especially someone is living in New York, who has you know 30 years first life in Turkey, Istanbul, that culture, and then I I didn't want to kind of disconnect from my root cultures, and internet provided me that connections, and also I always like to write and communicate, so so it becomes like natural medium. And then when I just graduated in May 1999 I send out by then like 40 people with my friends. Colleagues, and then I said, "Oh, I want to start a platform. This platform is going to be ours. And everyone wants to say, kind of to expand the QPTV's concept, because when I say QPTV's concept, this is the again First Amendment, and they don't control the content. They don't say anything you can do, you cannot unless it is a threat to someone's life. So it's all the content, or you are responsible as the producer. So I really love that freedom and responsibility again. And then then I was mentoring at the New York Food Moon Finance and Television, and I was kind of trying to find what I want to do, and I was already producing programs at QPTV. I never give up as as long as I could afford to produce the time and edit. Edit is always more time consuming, and then the executive director of the at the time 1999 Woman Film Man Television, she said you can form a nonprofit. I never taught it before, and I'm forever thankful to her. And then I said I don't know what to do where to start because she perhaps she saw the potential because I was producing non-commercial and publishing, trying to promote, you know, through group emails, and whatever the you know social media available at the time. Well, mostly email and group emails, and then she suggested me a volunteer lawyers of arts that she said they can help you, and I never knew and I never thought I if I never came to U.S. maybe I will never had a concept of forming a nonprofit or light minimum. So that U.S. and all combination brought me and news called Queens Public TV, First Amendment, United Nations Article of 19 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Everything together kind of merged in my mind. Also, the projects I produce, I communicate, is contact with people, I learn from them. So then, when I contacted with them, they ask me, you know, what is my statement this type? And then I drafted all of them, and they put in medical, you know, terms and terminology, and I was lucky that we got a pro bono at the time one of the you know major U.S. law firms. I I think I can say now because they even though I think merged K Shuler, but they took our case and they formed my organization on on a pro bono basis and officially the first as a non profit organization done with the 500 1c T V together. So we officially formed 2001 July 17, and we and then right after that they filed 501c3 for us, and then we granted that in September 18, 2002. Bircan Unver  33:14 My memory is not good, but I I remember that date as of today because it was kind of imprinted in my mind, but also the beauty was that the granted granting 501 c3 was effective of the formation date, which is July 17 2001 So then, since I developed started the light minimum concept, introducing speaking people trying creating an open platform that everyone can you know contribute be part of it, so then I started in January 2000 on January 13 2000 started first monthly the like TV series at like at QP TV. That's how it came about. Michael Hingson  34:02 Yeah, you have certainly created quite a niche in in the whole light millennium and all the other things that you've done, which is pretty fascinating. How did you get connected with the United Nations? Because I know you're doing work with them. Bircan Unver  34:18 Thank you. Actually, the concept with the UN use, I don't do work for them. Michael Hingson  34:29 Right. Bircan Unver  34:29 We do work with them. Right. You're connected Michael Hingson  34:34 with them. You're not working for them. I understand that. Bircan Unver  34:36 Yeah, I just you know one word, but it's key key differences. But as as I mentioned, how the light millennium concept emerged, and also my master's degree program, media studies at the New School, and also there is another person I have to mention here, also in. Separate for her respectful and loving memory, Danielle Camille. She was my advisor for my thesis project advisor at the new school, and all that TV ideas and my thesis project. And she loved, and I got all A. And my first TV ideas project was peace, reality, or utopian dream, and it was 11 minutes or so. It was just before the first Clinton administration election, just October, I think 2002 and then I interviewed many academicians, civil society, non-profits who whose focus area on peace and war and you know against nuclear or all that and and then that actually the concept peace reality or utopian dream that took me to the United Nations I don't know now as a as an outsider, at the time it was so welcoming, and I went to photo department. They share me with photos, and I got all the books I was looking for. Of course, public library. I got all the books about the peace and peace organization. So that 12 minutes program, peace rate or utopian dream, and physically led me to step in the UN for the first time, and then producing this project, searching kind of open to me new horizon, and also my advisor was persistent. Birjan, we know you are great. You produce fundamental programs on arts, but I want you to do something else. So that actually also forced me to move beyond producing something beyond arts. And so then then peace, reality, or utopian dream concept came in, but also it wasn't far topic in my life because my son was born 20 when I was 2022 Now he is 45 His name is Borush, and mean is in Turkish peace. Peace also at the time, you know, Africa hunger, and I was hoping when I get 4050, this will be over. It's not the case, but as a vision, I always look for humanistic positive for the humanity, not you know for myself well-being. Michael Hingson  37:38 Well, you you kind of act as a bridge between UN programs and local communities. Tell me more about that because you view that you view yourself as being a bridge between UN programs and the local community. Why do you why do you view yourself as more of a bridge? Bircan Unver  38:00 That's very nice metaphor, and I think it's very true for me too. Maybe I could take it two three step backs. One is the village I was born. There is a river, and and then there was a bridge, and that bridge was kind of fundamental. Really, going to where you know people are established, living in all the agriculture and large fields, and it was kind of nostalgic to me. It's a bridge, but it's a stone, short bridge. That's the the first part. The second Istanbul. You know, my life main path when I was in Istanbul, Turkey in Istanbul, and Istanbul the Bosphor and then the Istanbul Bridge. Now the name changed, and now three bridges, and not just the bridge itself, but also Turkish geographic Turkey's geographical space place on Earth and especially on in between Europe and Asia and Black Sea and then the Mediterranean Sea and then when you go down North Africa, and then you go up like Russia and North Europe. So you see that that connection physically, geographically, and troy physical bridges. We live, we grow up with this kind of as part of our DNA and vision. When I was working on this, the first the initial need you know in the non-profit world to describe the need need was to connect with my culture, people, friends, family, the internet medium, and then village is also metaphor, and when we associated with the. I let I'm proud to say it. Let the association process. That was also my vision from that small video for the class project. And then, then I realize this is also. I think today is real fact that local communities, even Queens here, people are paying 1000s of dollars to come to New York to get visas. All that trying to get the sponsor, you know, to attend a conference, and I I didn't see much interest within the local nonprofits there, and that little bit was shocking realization for me. So I brought to my programs UN visions programs, MDGs, UN days, sustainable development goals. For instance, when it was announced at the UN for the 2023 agenda, we created dreams for humanity. So we brought people from lots of life, poets, authors, and youths to really share their ideas for humanity, for peace. Michael Hingson  41:12 Well, you-it sounds like, from all that I've read and and studied, you're you're, or at some point, you kind of have moved more into dealing with a lot of things with the environment. So I know that your program has been able to get a credit accredited as an observer observer status with the UN Environment Program. How is how has that affected what you do and all of your work going forward. Bircan Unver  41:43 Thank you. This is also another important, I think, milestone for us. The first in connection with the UN, associated with the in the formerly United Nations Department of Public Information, and then it has changed to Department of Global Communications. Officially, we've been associated since 2005, active and good standing, and we are able to be presented at the UN with six representatives, and therefore we are able also to reflect back to our committee's networks from the UN and it's two ways. I really like the concept two ways messaging, and then always environment in somewhat it involves in our programs. But let's say through water, through energy, through, for instance, when the forest fires really burns my heart. So being sensible and trying to, as much as I could, to attend the meetings, especially MDGs for the first phase of the Millennium Declaration, really, it's. I consider UN is the best school I ever had, and it's for me lifetimes to call, and I learn about so many countries I will never otherwise know them much. Some of the names you hardly hear in media and anywhere else, so it's kind of opens and to see the global spectrum. Also, one of the things I really love at the UN, whether you you are a ambassador or president or prime minister of a country that has maybe a population 1 million or 2 million or 1 billion or two 1.6 billion, the largest one, so you have the same minutes of speaking time, same voting, especially of course, I'm talking about the general assembly. So those things I follow up, and we try to incorporate time to time. And water issue always, I wanted to involve. I want to do something about, but it's just not like because I love the tourists, and I'm not, you know, scientist, so I'm not officially trained. So also, I'm not able to protect the, you know, fires in the forest. And every year it's getting worse and worse. And then I'm sensible, but you know, you can't do much about it. And eventually, although our last name is same, but we are not blood connected. Professor Oljoymer, at the time he was vice president for the UN Water at the UN, and we connected. And I was following up, and I was aware his work before we met. We connected through the UN. So then, especially during the COVID era, then when I've seen his speeches, natural-based solutions, and then his piece on smart water, so I propose him if we can do something. About water, and then he was very supportive, very kind, very modest. We had our first water program on the World Water Day in March 2001 and then it has turned out an annual program, and we kind of made the global connections and collaborations, and especially first three, four of them, Professor Olja led and guide, and also we worked together in a sense that I brought one part of the speakers and he brought other parts. So it was also great, diverse speakers and also the level of the speakers from whether civil society, academia, UN, and youth, all that. So we already presented six of them, and 2023 we were part of the UN Water Conference. We presented a program, and then last year we participated and presented a program site event in Nice on the Ocean Conference, and we kind of we also had previously on the ocean again. So plastic also become whether ocean, whether water, whether land life, like plastic, is becoming a huge in every level. Not plastic, but also chemical, all all sorts of polluters on in environment. So then we become promoting, producing, and there are really great level of academicians and experts, and they also like to share and connect their research and their findings. So it's a platform to break down together, and then when it is a video, when it is posted as both a summary along with the full presentation or speech, so it becomes a really source where you know you can find diverse voices, diverse solutions, diverse ideas, and also we align them in support of the UN days, UN conferences, SDGs, sustainable development goals like Water Days. Also, we collaborate with an organization in India, IGEN Green Institution, Green Engineers Institute of Green Engineers. So they are focusing on energy SDG seven. So we contribute them, bringing speakers. Bircan Unver  47:40 So then they join us to our program. So really, it's an organic volunteer base. So that that actually, I was so proud that we got a call, invitation to submit the application for this accredited status, and it was June 2025 after the ocean conference. I think ocean conference kind of brought them cumulatively and maybe brought their attention. And then October they asked our official documents, the bylaws and and certificate of organization, which is the regular require any formal application at the UN, and then I I submitted them in I think it was October 1525 but I haven't heard anything, and then I thought maybe you know they didn't consider, and then literally a year later, in June, last June, we got approval, and with a, it's not just accredited for a special one particular conference. It is an observer status assembly to contribute draft ideas. I mean, to contribute drafts, draft resolution to observe, to participate, and then also to be responsible to provide every four-year quadrennial report. Let's say if we fail to produce contribution at any level to this cause, then you know we may lose that observed status, but of course we'll do our best to contribute and to continue. Michael Hingson  49:27 With all of the work that you've done in all of this, I want to come back to World Water Day in a moment. But with all the work that you've done and all the the the things that you've done in public television and so on, when you host these meetings or you participate in these meetings, do they get televised? Also, are you able to bring those to to the public through public television? Bircan Unver  49:53 When it is Zoom, then I edit within my time slot within the limits of. Time slots and QPTV provides two different time slots. One is 20-eight minutes, the other one is 50-eight minutes. So then, let's say if it's two-hour session, I you know a little bit edit and then title, etc. and part one, part two, and also depending on the length of the session or 20-eight minutes. So then I schedule them through the local channels, as we spoke at QPTV. Also, I make them available through our vmail.com/lmtv channel on web on the web. Also, when we have a summary or outcomes, so we also provide those links and share through social media. Try our best to make those information available, visible, and reachable. Michael Hingson  50:51 Well, that I'm glad you do that. I'm glad that it gets to be something that is a lot more publicized than you just attending a meeting-that's important, I would think, to do when when you talk about World Water Day and so on. One of the things that that I I understand you do is you compare water security directly with cybersecurity and gender equality. Those are three different sorts of things when you include water security. Tell us more about that. Bircan Unver  51:24 This was our latest program in last March, and we had in our prior program on AI a discussion on AI a public discussion on AI policy or AI arc. So he's a professor and at the SUNY, and he's a mathematician, and he's also teaching cybersecurity. And when I was talking about when we met about the water conference upcoming, actually in this December, in the United Emirates on I think December six to eight. Even I was thinking to attend, but I wanted part a bit this time virtually instead of going there. So when we were talking about and and I really like this idea and I say as I asked exactly what you asked for, and then his really statement explanation made great sense because everything is nowadays control troy some form of electronic or AI or a combination of those systems, right? Competing systems. So if or if there is a technical issues, that's one case. But if there is a hack, especially water is the life source for everyone, whether you are billion or trillion, or you are you know ordinary people on the you know everyday life. So water is the source for everything, including producing the energy. AI. So water is the life itself. So then, when he said, if any hacking, whether you know small you know some you know people with a bad intention or some maybe big corporation because some profit purpose they want to sell more you know bottled water whatever or some international security issues you you may name this many other things. So if a computer system, if the control mechanism, if the AI system, whatever that combination in that system, is hack, then everything is a huge risk, and that's number one. How it connects with the water. Also now you know we smart how everything is electronic. Everything and then when that somewhat the life collapses there. So including water, including energy. So everything is so much you know interconnected. And then how that the gender equality came. Also, we follow Michael the UN annual-based dedication team for each UN Day or conferences. For instance, last year, water and gender equality, because water and gender required is also so inseparable concept and conditions in many parts of the world, and then also our professor Emre Tokus, he also. Make beautiful connection that if woman or when woman, if and when women are more in the security, cyber security, IT technology sectors, they are more sensitive. They are more like maybe natural in their dealings, like mother protection. So more protective, so there is less risk than where it is now. So to increase the gender equality, both not burden on the woman, you know, where it's the water scarcity that woman has to carry the burden. Girls, even five, seven years old, when developing countries, when it comes to developing countries, and then if the girls are, and also that was staggering. Stats he gave sort of shocked me today because he is a professor at SUNY. So what I mean by that, he said one of his class has only four girls out of 31. of his class has only one girl. One of his class doesn't have no girl. So even though if if girls are girls are not getting in this field, how we gonna bring the gender balance in all cross-cutting sectors of society. So that's how both from the UN perspective, the dedication team, also cybersecurity, the profile from a university that girls are not showing attention, interest studying cybersecurity. That was the fact based on his class last semester. One Michael Hingson  56:46 of the things that you have done, as I understand, is you've written several books. Bircan Unver  56:53 Yes, there are more, but hopefully I could get work on them, publish them as well. The my first book was Michael, based on my interviews with artists and my reviews on art exhibits, and also when I had questionnaire surveys like with artists, galleries, academicians, professors, students. When I before my first life prior prior the U.S. So when I went back after four years and I was really eager to get in a job for as a TV producer and somewhat that didn't work despite all my efforts even I my project load and everyone was after me, but they want to take the project, but not give me the role what I deserve for. So then I kind of close myself, and then I said I want to compile my books, my articles, my interviews. So that was how my first book came about in Turkish. To create is the most sacred. So, like the value to give the highest value for the creativity, intellectual production. That is through all those interviews, reviews, and questions. So that's that was the first book. The second book is in a way a bridge again between U.S. and Istanbul, New York and Istanbul, or maybe L.A. New York and Istanbul. Because when I came in, also I've done freelance journalism, so I wrote some you know reviews and the magazine. I used to, you know, send and appear my interviews and reviews. So and it was include not too frequent, but it was include some of major exhibits, both from LA and also from the Metropolitan Museum in MoMA in New York. Also Turkish artists here. So I met them, you know, when I was living. I started living in here. So then I a combination of those, and also that was another metaphor developed in my mind when I was Istanbul. I was feeling like the labyrinths of arts. So that's my second book title in Turkish labyrinths in arts. So like you are like this kind of narrow and small world in Istanbul art worlds and very high competition, and then nobody expanding to New York and LA expansion means bringing some, for instance, Franz Bacon, Thomas Hart Benton, and Max Ernst and Marina Magritte. Those also the last part connecting with the New York Istanbul from my art based on my art background. Michael Hingson  59:51 So, were any of the books published in English? The Bircan Unver  59:54 last 120, 23 is English, but. It is a compilation concept is written me. I directed the project, and of course I have some pieces also beside the concept. But it is a compilation by 24 contributors. It is based on the JUC Media Research Writing Awards 2021 and 2023 High School Awards Project, and also it is also engaging the youth to involve the UN programs at an early age and encourage them award them. So that also the next one is going to be on the Water Action Decatur in the same line, same concept, and also I have a book project since 2022 I couldn't still 2022 2020 actually. I dream, therefore I am. I have 80% of the book manuscript is ready, but I couldn't finalize it, and so the other one also I was hoping but couldn't to have a book for the 25th anniversary of the latentium. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. It's a little bit seemingly not going to happen this year to come up 25th anniversary of late millennium, but I had 20 anniversary of the late millennium in Turkish, and so this is completely different issue because I introduced like Millennium both in Turkish and in English, so it's like Tiffany Sister is the Turkish one, and then I formed Turkish sister in 2010, and then so on the 20th anniversary of the Turkish organization, as it is association, official association. So I compile the first part, the concept vision, very much like Millennium, because it's the system. But the second part based on the programs, activities, and challenges in Istanbul. So this book also in English will be first the the manifesto and the first all the history will be very much in English, the original one. But the second part is going to be completely, you know, selected ideas and projects and programs from the website and public programs from the last 20-five years, and it's hard hard things to do. It it's very challenging. I couldn't do it. Michael Hingson  1:02:47 It's it's a lot of work. Well, Berjan, I I want to tell you that we have now been talking for more than an hour. Time flies when you're having fun. Man, I'm going to go. I'm going to have to go ahead and and end our time, but we'll have to do this again and and continue the discussion. But I really appreciate you taking the time to be here, and I hope that people will monitor your programs and and and read your books if they can read Turkish or English, whichever works. Troy Bircan Unver  1:03:18 has so many English pieces, and now everyone welcome to look out our website. And what's the Michael Hingson  1:03:26 website again? Bircan Unver  1:03:28 lmglobal.org. Michael Hingson  1:03:32 lmglobal.org. Okay. Bircan Unver  1:03:34 Yes, but the whole archive from 2019 to 2000 no, 2019 no. of course not 2019 1999 to 2018 The archive. Our initial website is light millennium.org Millennium is with double N double N. So the everything we are talking about, all the process, our UN programs, and the reports from the UN NGO briefings, some conferences we participated. If anyone has any question, I'll be happy to provide the link and you know to contact them. Michael Hingson  1:04:17 And we will put that information in the show notes, the notes for the podcast. So I want to thank you for being here. This has been absolutely informative. I really appreciate your time, and I hope the programs continue to go well. So I want to thank you again for being here, and this has just been a lot of fun. Bircan Unver  1:04:39 Thank you so much, Michael Kingston, it is great honor and privilege. Especially, you are a hero, and your your story is amazing, and you are also taking really one of the challenges works like producing these programs, and we never met in real life. And then this is also like Millennium and your work. How we connected through? Otherwise, there was no like regular environment or database environment that we could meet. Your work and your dedication and your inspiring contribution really connected us and bring us together in this session. Thank you, and I'm really grateful for that. Michael Hingson  1:05:29 Thank you for being here with me on Unstoppable Mindset. I hope today's conversation left you with a fresh perspective, a new insight, or at least something worth thinking about. If you're ready to go deeper into the ideas that shape how we see ourselves and others, I have a free gift for you. Head over to michaelhingson.com and download my free ebook, Blinded by Fear. It explores the invisible beliefs that hold us back and shows you how to reframe them so you can move forward with clarity and confidence. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share this show with someone who can use a reminder that growth starts with mindset. When people think differently, we all move forward together. 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Brotlose Kunst - Der Podcast der Theaterakademie Köln
#65 - Schauspielschule für Amateure - Mit Frederike Bohr

Brotlose Kunst - Der Podcast der Theaterakademie Köln

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026


Frederike Bohr sitzt im Nachbarbüro. Seit September 2025 leitet sie das Schauspieltraining an der TAK – und hat damit eine Institution übernommen, die seit 35 Jahren in Köln existiert. Die erste Amateur-Schauspielschule in Deutschland. In dieser Folge reden wir darüber, was das Schauspieltraining eigentlich ist, wie es aufgebaut ist – und warum Menschen, die eigentlich Buchhalter:innen, Ingenieur:innen oder sonst was sind, immer wieder zurückkommen. Themen dieser Folge: Was das Schauspieltraining von einer Berufsausbildung unterscheidet – und warum das kein Nachteil ist Wie das Modulsystem funktioniert: von Grundkurs 1 bis Abschlussprojekt in anderthalb Jahren Warum aus Kursteilnehmer:innen manchmal Ensembles werden – und die Kunst einfach weiterlebt Das neue Programm ab September – inklusive Sprechtraining mit Bühnen- und Mikrofonsprache Und: Warum „König" mit CH am Ende gesprochen wird. Ein Wespennest ist dabei runtergefallen! Das neue Kursprogramm startet im September. Anmeldung und Schnuppertraining: schauspieltraining@theaterakademie-koeln.de Alle Kurse und Infos: https://theaterakademie-koeln.de/schauspieltraining-kursprogramm/

Times Higher Education
Campus Talks: The strengths that multilingualism brings to universities

Times Higher Education

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 31:18


In a globalised world, and the increased internationalisation of higher education, multilingualism can be a key strength for universities. The ability to communicate in more than one language has cognitive and learning benefits, as well as boosting communication skills, employability, cultural awareness and an open mindset. So, how can universities, which often host speakers of scores of languages, capitalise on this skill set? For this episode, we talk to Anwei Feng, a professor in language education whose research and extensive publications focus on bi- and trilingualism with a particular interest in Chinese minority languages. He is chair professor of multilingual education in the School of Education and English in the Institution of Asia and Pacific Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Feng, who speaks Mandarin, English and several Chinese dialects, has worked at universities in China, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK, where he did his PhD. He is a key founder and vice-president of the Chinese Society of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education and is co-editor, with Bob Adamson, Zhen Li and Christine Lee, of Nurturing Glocal Talents: The Role of China's Transnational Higher Education (Routledge), which will be published later this year. For more advice and insight to support student success in the multilingual classroom, head to the latest spotlight guide on Campus.

Rosary Garden
Ep. #312 - Rosary, Luminous Mysteries

Rosary Garden

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 29:30


Weekly Rosary, recorded live, including your thoughts and intentions.Luminous Mysteries:1. Baptism of Christ in the Jordan (Mat 3:16-17)2. Wedding Feast at Cana (Jn 2:1-5)3. Jesus' Proclamation of the Coming of the Kingdom of God (Mar 1:15)4. Transfiguration (Mat 17:1-2)5. Institution of the Eucharist (Mat 26:26)https://www.RosaryGarden.net/episodes/312

Wieder was gelernt - Ein ntv-Podcast
Teure Institution: Wofür brauchen wir eigentlich noch Apotheken?

Wieder was gelernt - Ein ntv-Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 8:57 Transcription Available


+++ Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/wiederwasgelernt +++ Immer mehr Apotheken in Deutschland schließen. Die neue Apothekenreform soll die Entwicklung stoppen. Doch die Konkurrenz scheint übermächtig: Versandapotheken, Drogerieketten und Discounter drängen in den lukrativen Markt. Aus Hessen kommt ein radikaler Vorschlag: Die meisten Apotheken können weg. Text und Moderation: Caroline Amme Sie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.de Sie möchten "Wieder was gelernt" unterstützen? Dann bewerten Sie den Podcast gerne bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify. Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von Julep Media: sales@julep.de Wir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, melden Sie sich hier: datenschutz@julep.de

ParentEd
How Youths Can Rise Up as Family Champions

ParentEd

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 23:15


All of us want to have value. All of us want to belong somewhere, and for many, family is that place. Life begins with family.Hosted by June, this episode spotlights young family champions Hannah Cheong and Adele Wang as they share their FamChamps journeys and explain why strong families matter. Hannah reflects on how family shapes identity and provides a sense of security, while Adele opens up about overcoming low self-esteem and learning that no family is perfect—but perspectives can change.Together, they discuss how weak connections at home, academic pressure, and poor communication can leave young people feeling unseen or valued only for their performance. Yet, they offer hope: young people can show grace and take steps to strengthen family bonds.Their encouragement is heartfelt: invest in family now, push past awkwardness, communicate face to face, listen without judgement, and remember that a small “how are you?” matters.--This Family Future Maker program is for youth ages 18–30 who care deeply about strengthening families and want to make a meaningful impact in their communities. Find out more www.famchamps.sg/FFM2026.--If you have enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It'll be very helpful for others to find our podcast. You can also help us by copying this link www.family.org.sg/parentedpodcast to share with your friends.You can also support us by giving monthly. We appreciate your generous giving as every dollar helps to sustain our efforts in strengthening families. Please note that if you are based in Singapore, as a donor-supported charity with Institution of a Public Character status, all monthly and one-time donations of $50 and above, will qualify for 250% tax deduction.

Padre Peregrino
RCT 79: Extreme Unction 1: Institution.

Padre Peregrino

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 29:16


-The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p. 328-333. -The Sacraments, ep. 31. -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/

institution sacraments extreme unction roman catechism
SRF Musikwelle Brunch
Vereinscoach Hanu Fehr über Gemeinsamkeit und Geselligkeit

SRF Musikwelle Brunch

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2026 56:44


«Ohne Vereine würde die Schweiz nicht so laufen, wie sie läuft.» Davon ist Vereinscoach Hanu Fehr überzeugt. Die Schweiz gilt als Land der Vereine – doch viele kämpfen heute mit sinkenden Mitgliederzahlen und der schwierigen Suche nach engagierten Vorstandspersonen. Hanu Fehr kennt die Vereinswelt von Grund auf. Schon als Kind war er im Turnverein aktiv, später übernahm er selbst Verantwortung im Vorstand. Heute begleitet er als Vereinscoach Vereine in herausfordernden Situationen und unterstützt sie bei der Suche nach neuen Perspektiven. Zudem leitet er beim Sportamt Thurgau Vereinsschmiede-Kurse für Vereinsvorstände. Im «SRF Musikwelle Brunch» spricht Hanu Fehr über die Stärken und Herausforderungen des Schweizer Vereinswesens. Warum geraten Vereine unter Druck? Weshalb ist es manchmal schwierig, Freiwillige für Ämter zu gewinnen? Und was braucht es, damit Vereine auch in Zukunft das Herzstück des gesellschaftlichen Lebens bleiben? Freuen Sie sich auf ein spannendes Gespräch über eine Institution, die die Schweiz seit Generationen prägt: die Vereine.

SWR2 Zeitgenossen
Udo Dahmen: „Ich wollte mich immer ausleben mit dem, was ich tue“

SWR2 Zeitgenossen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2026 43:16


„Erklär mir Pop“. Udo Dahmen kann das und macht es seit 2013 in SWR KULTUR am Samstagnachmittag. 20 Jahre lang war er künstlerischer Direktor, Geschäftsführer und Professor der Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim, einer in dieser Form einzigartigen Institution, die er maßgeblich mitaufgebaut hat. Seit mehr als 40 Jahren setzt er sich für die Aus- und Weiterbildung im Pop ein. Und ist selbst ein exzellenter Schlagzeuger: Mit der Jazz-Rock-Band „Kraan“ schrieb er in den 1970er Jahren deutsche Musikgeschichte. Außerdem hat er mit Eberhard Schoener, Sting und vielen anderen zusammengearbeitet.

SWR1 Meilensteine - Alben die Geschichte machten
Loreley Open Air – Der Fels rockt – Dire Straits | Special (2/5)

SWR1 Meilensteine - Alben die Geschichte machten

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 37:55


Die wilden Pioniertage sind vorbei. In den 1980er-Jahren wächst die Loreley zu einer festen Größe der internationalen Rockszene heran. Die Bühne wird größer, die Produktionen spektakulärer und die Liste der auftretenden Bands immer prominenter. Gemeinsam mit Dire Straits-Bassist John Illsley und Wishbone Ash-Gitarrist Andy Powell reisen wir in ein Jahrzehnt voller musikalischer Veränderungen. Härtere Gitarrenklänge, gigantische Open Air-Shows und eine Atmosphäre, die bis heute unvergessen ist. Barclay James Harvest-Sänger John Lees erinnert sich an die Magie eines Publikums, das seine Begeisterung noch mit Feuerzeugen statt Smartphone-Lichtern ausdrückte. Die Folge erzählt, wie aus einem Festival eine Institution wurde – und warum manche Konzerte nicht nur musikalisch, sondern auch hinter den Kulissen für spektakuläre Geschichten sorgten. __________ Kapitel • (01:05) – Auf in die 80er! • (05:11) – Heavy Metal auf der Loreley • (07:45) – Dire Straits werden auf den Rockfelsen eingeladen • (20:46) – Staus und Verkehrschaos beim Festival • (24:53) – Booking für die Loreley • (26:22) – Bootlegs und Konzertmitschnitte • (28:21) – John Lees erinnert sich an die Loreley • (32:20) – Ausblick auf Folge 3 __________ ARD-Podcast-Tipp: "Der verbotene Vater" im Podcast "Alles Geschichte - Der History-Podcast": https://1.ard.de/alles-geschichte-der-verbotene-vater

The Money Maze Podcast
What Do You Call an Institution That Can Play Anywhere in the Capital Stack? With Sixth Street's Co-CIO & Co-President Julian Salisbury

The Money Maze Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 52:18


In a world where investment classification rules supreme, Sixth Street believes that its flexible architecture, approach, and culture make the firm different.   Sixth Street, founded in 2009, manages more than $130 bn, suggesting flexible capital unlocks opportunities in a world that never stands still.    Sixth Street's Partner, Co-President & Co-CIO Julian Salisbury is a veteran of 25 years at Goldman Sachs, including former head of its asset management and merchant banking businesses.    Julian discusses how Sixth Street works as One Team with a shared mission to deliver the best investment opportunities for its investors, as well as Sixth Street's priorities when identifying and sourcing opportunities, industry preferences, timelines, and exits.    He then explores the conundrum of growing assets and preserving alpha and reflects on current obstacles in the private markets. He also describes “the complexity premium,” changes in the world of direct lending, calibrating risk in an untraditional fund structure and private markets, and more. The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by J.P. Morgan Asset Management*, IFM Investors, World Gold Council and LSEG.*During the episode we cite J.P. Morgan Asset Management as Europe's leading active ETF provider by assets under management. This is sourced from J.P. Morgan Asset management and Bloomberg, data as of 30 March 2026.

Tech Path Podcast
Institutional Buying Spree?

Tech Path Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 19:59


Ethics concerns from Senate Democrats remain the biggest obstacle for the upper chamber to pass a crypto market structure bill. Meanwhile, whales are still buying Ethereum ETFs. ~This Episode is Sponsored by OKX~ Trade RLUSD/XRP on OKX + claim the new user offer! Deposit $100 to get $50 ➜ https://bit.ly/OKXRP Use code: paulbarron *Terms Apply* 00:10 Sponsor: OKX 00:50 Tingling feeling 01:10 Scott Melker: Bottom building 02:40 Matt Hougan: Feels like 2019 05:10 BTC in 2019 06:20 ETFs rising 270K BTC in 30days 07:10 Vanguard bends the knee? 08:10 July rally? 08:30 Institution loading up on ETH 09:00 ETH/BTC in 2019 09:45 Robinhood chain ETH Unlock 11:30 Fed blames AI for inflation 12:50 Bloomberg: AI will take time 14:15 CNBC: Inflation vs politics 16:15 CNBC: The market vs the fed minutes 17:10 BOJ precursor? 17:45 Iran's leverage 18:20 Strategy earnings 18:45 CLARITY mess #crypto #bitcoin #ethereum ~Institutional Buying Spree?

#MenschMahler - Die Podcast Kolumne - podcast eins GmbH
Red Card I Didn't know what a red Card was

#MenschMahler - Die Podcast Kolumne - podcast eins GmbH

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 1:45


260709PC Trump Card beats the Red CardMensch Mahler am 9.7.2026O Ton Trump: I didn't know what a red card was Klar, woher soll ein dummer Mensch, der nichts von Fußball versteht wissen, was eine rote Karte ist?Also zog er die goldene America fist Trump Maga Karte. Mit der hat er immer bekommen, was er will. O Ton Trump: I didn't know what a red card was Und siehe da: Die Karte sticht. Giani Infantino, FIFA Boss, der ebenso wenig von Fußball versteht wie Trump, aber ebenso viel von Geld, Macht und Korruption, nahm die rote Karte zurück. Wenn schon sein Freund, in dessen Land sie spielen, ihn darum bittet. Er hat schon Milliarden mit der WM 2026 gemacht, warum dann einem Freund nicht einen kleine Gefallen tun …O-Ton Trump: And tehy say he can't play. Thats very unfair.Ja verdammt noch mal. Die Fifa Regeln, die die ganze Welt befolgen muss, sind unfair, wenn Donald das sagt. Warum sagt er so was? Weil er es kann. Und damit auch noch durchkommt.Damit haben Trump und Infantino geschafft, was nicht einmal Russlands Putin und Katars Scheichs mit ihren Menschenopfern hingekriegt haben: Sie haben die FIFA gekillt. Sie ist keine Institution mehr, die im Weltfußball irgendeine Autorität besitzt. Diese WM muss annulliert werden. Und im nächsten Jahr findet eine neue statt. Mit einem neuen Verband, ohne Idioten die nichts von Fußball verstehen ….O Ton Trump: I didn't know what a red card was … und ohne Schweizer Funktionäre wie Blatter und Infantino, die nur eins im Kopf haben: nämlich wie sie die ganze Welt beklauen können. Sie haben im Fußball nichts zu suchen und der Fußball darf ihnen keine Bühne geben.O Ton Trump: I didn't know what a red card was Nein, du Vollpfosten, du wusstest nicht einmal was Fußball ist. Während der WM warst du bisher kein einziges Mal im Stadion. Du musstest Käfigkämpfe gucken. Davon verstehst du wenigstens was.Also: Abbruch und Abreise. FIFA boykottieren, eine neue Fußball-Weltorganisation aufbauen ohne Korruption und nächstes Jahr spielt die Welt wie früher einmal in acht Gruppen a 4 Mannschaften, die Gruppen-Ersten und zweiten kommen ins Achtelfinale, der Rest geht nach Hause und die Einzigen, die was zu sagen haben, sind die Schiedsrichter. Wenn sie nicht gekauft sind.Wir holen uns den Fußball zurück. So viel ist sicher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Citizens Report
11 - MASS ORGANISING - A new institution to fight for the people

The Citizens Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 3:41


11 - MASS ORGANISING - A new institution to fight for the people by Australian Citizens Party

Der KI-Podcast
Rettet Gott uns vor der KI?

Der KI-Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 43:29


Viele Menschen suchen im KI-Zeitalter nach Orientierung. Kann eine 2000 Jahre alte Institution sie bieten? Papst Leo XIV. versucht es zumindest - überraschend technikfreundlich und präzise. Gregor und Fritz sprechen über seine neue Enzyklika "Magnifica Humanitas", warum so viele Menschen gerade nach einer moralischen Autorität suchen und warum manche im Silicon Valley darauf mit Wut reagieren.

Folk und Welt bei MDR KULTUR
Rudolstadt 2026: Botschafterin für Northumbrian Smallpipes - Die Studiosession mit Kathryn Tickell

Folk und Welt bei MDR KULTUR

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2026 21:47


Kathryn Tickell ist eine Institution. Die Britin ist vor allem für ihr Spiel mit der Northumbrian Smallpipe oder auch Northumberland Bagpipe bekannt. Unterstützt von Musikerin Amy Thatcher war sie zu Gast bei MDR Kultur. Moderiert von Ellen Schweda und Johannes Paetzold.

The John Batchelor Show
S8 Ep1088: Ronald White, guest author, explains that after his governorship, Chamberlain returned to Bowdoin College as its president, determined to modernize the institution. He introduced progressive reforms, including science, a medical school, and co-

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2026 6:52


Ronald White, guest author, explains that after his governorship, Chamberlain returned to Bowdoin College as its president, determined to modernize the institution. He introduced progressive reforms, including science, a medical school, and co-education, though these changes faced significant resistance from traditional alumni and faculty. His tenure was further complicated by religious tensions as Unitarianism challenged the college's Congregationalist roots, a conflict that reached into his own home as Fanny and his daughter Grace drifted from the traditional church. Despite his physical exhaustion and the heavy burden of fundraising for the college's infantile endowment, he remained a sought-after speaker who utilized his background as a professor of rhetoric to captivate veterans and civilians alike. He attempted to resign twice due to the stress, but the college refused to let its most famous son leave, recognizing his vital role in dragging the school into the modern era. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (6)1879 AUGUSTA

KASIEBO IS NAKET
Freeze All Developments on Wetlands to Curb Flooding – IET Ghana Urges Government

KASIEBO IS NAKET

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 37:16


Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Ghana has called on the government to immediately halt all development activities on wetlands across the country as part of efforts to address Ghana's recurring flooding challenges

The Rebbe’s advice
6353 – Expressing Appreciation, Encouragement, and Support for a Torah Institution – הבעת הערכה, עידוד, ותמיכה במוסד תורה

The Rebbe’s advice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026


The Rebbe expresses appreciation for Rabbi Shmuel's efforts in supporting a Torah institution, emphasizing the spiritual value of such work. He encourages continued and increased involvement, highlighting the importance of completing mitzvos and wishing blessings for success in all endeavors. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/017/010/6353

The Rebbe’s advice
4246 – Teaching Torah in a Chassidic Institution and Tefillin Practices – הוראת תורה במוסד חסידי ומנהגי תפילין

The Rebbe’s advice

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026


The Rebbe addresses the importance of regular correspondence from an educator in a Chassidic institution, discusses Torah study, clarifies points about Amalek's punctuation, and details the practice regarding the placement of tefillin during prayer. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/012/007/4246

The 'X' Zone Radio Show
Rob McConnell Interviews - TOM HOGAN - The Sins of the Catholic Church

The 'X' Zone Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 41:59 Transcription Available


Throughout history, the Catholic Church has played a significant role in shaping religion, culture, politics, and society. In this compelling episode of The ‘X' Zone, Rob McConnell welcomes author and researcher Tom Hogan to discuss his work, The Sins of the Catholic Church, and the historical controversies that have challenged one of the world's oldest religious institutions. Tom examines various events, scandals, and institutional decisions that have generated criticism and debate over the centuries. He discusses the historical context surrounding these issues, the impact they have had on the Church and its followers, and the ongoing efforts toward accountability, reform, and healing. During this thought-provoking conversation, listeners will gain insight into the complexities of balancing faith, tradition, leadership, and human fallibility within large institutions. The discussion also explores how religious organizations respond to criticism and what lessons can be learned from history. Whether you are interested in religious history, institutional accountability, social issues, or the relationship between faith and human behavior, this episode offers an engaging and informative examination of a topic that continues to generate discussion around the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Across four decades on Heswall's Dawstone Road, drivers and a motorcyclist reported a seven-foot horned figure that seized their vehicles and threw them into the sandstone wall.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DawstoneDemonREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2en5ubwwFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Dawstone Road is where some say the veil between our reality and the unknown is thin. A motorist's brush with death in 1961 sparked a chain of inexplicable events. From encounters with horned entities to unexplained accidents, the road holds secrets that seem to defy rational explanation. (The Demon of Dawstone Road) *** There is a dark history and supernatural secrets at the Manila Film Center. Built as a symbol of power and prestige during the Marcos regime, its construction was rushed, resulting in a catastrophic collapse that claimed numerous lives. But the horror didn't end there. Stories of hauntings, spectral hands reaching out, and cries for help still echo through its halls. (Horrors At Manila Film Center) *** When 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins vanished during a hotel party, it sparked a viral whirlwind of speculation and suspicion. Despite authorities ruling her death an accident, questions lingered – as they should, seeing as her body was found in the hotel freezer. (Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza) *** For over a century, these ghostly orbs have captivated and spooked travelers in Queensland, Australia. Are they supernatural spirits or mere mirages? (The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min) *** AND MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:07.004 = Demon of Dawstone Road00:11:30.917 = Horrors at Manila Film Center ***00:31:46.055 = Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza ***00:40:24.583 = Ghostly Orbs of Min Min00:50:15.674 = Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema ***00:56:56.461 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckujv2n“The Demon of Dawstone Road” by Tom Slemen for Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/muvz6wbv“Horrors At Manila Film Center” by Lucia for TheGhostInMyMachine.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9es3ka3j“Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza” by Amanda Sedlak-Hevener for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8drf6j“The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min” by Kimberly Lin for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ea9zway9(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 15, 2024This episode of Weird Darkness travels from a haunted stretch of English road and a tower built on dead workers to a teenager found frozen in a hotel kitchen, a century of phantom lights in the Australian Outback, and an 18th-century medical practice involving tobacco and a part of the body it had no business near.It opens on Dawstone Road in Heswall, where a Neston motorist crashed through a six-foot sandstone wall in the winter of 1961 and later told a surgeon at Clatterbridge Hospital that a horrible devil had pushed his car sideways, despite no alcohol in his blood. That March, a 23-year-old Wallasey man named Rory was thrown from his motorbike at the Baskervyle Road junction by a seven-foot horned figure that seized his handlebars, and he woke to a face with pointed ears and luminous eyes muttering about the pit. The road's reputation reaches back to November 1934, when a posse hunted a demonic creature that a wealthy mansion owner blamed on his escaped bulldog, an explanation a local policeman rejected by asking how a broad bulldog squeezed through iron gate bars. The pattern continued through a stalled Hillman Imp shoved backwards in 1969 and a nurse's 1978 sighting of a horned man in black standing beside a ten-foot hole that glowed red and echoed with screaming.From there the episode moves to the Manila Film Center, the cinema palace Imelda Marcos rushed to completion for the first Manila International Film Festival in January 1982, where part of the structure collapsed on November 17, 1981 and buried workers in wet cement during a 24-hour construction schedule. Eyewitness Nena Benigno described seeing men carried out frozen in cement that had not fully hardened, while official counts from the Marcos regime claimed only a handful of deaths against outside estimates ranging as high as 169. Architect Froilan Hong put the toll at seven and denied the burial stories, yet legends persisted that the dead were entombed in the walls, and a medium reportedly brought in by Imelda Marcos to exorcise the building announced during a trance that the spirits now numbered 169 after the road death of project supervisor Betty Benitez.Next comes the death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, found face-down in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont on the morning of September 11, 2017, nearly a full day after security footage caught her stumbling through the hotel and entering an unused kitchen. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from hypothermia, with a blood-alcohol level of 0.112 and epilepsy medication cited as contributing factors, but her mother Teresa Martin questioned how a teenager could open the freezer's heavy steel doors and filed a $50 million lawsuit against the hotel. Viral speculation drew comparisons to the 2013 death of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel, fueled by footage in which background music was mistaken for a cry of help and an anonymous tip claiming a gang had killed her for $200.The episode then crosses to the Outback near Boulia in Queensland, where Min Min lights have trailed travelers since Europeans first documented them in 1838, hovering about three feet off the ground, changing color, and following people on foot, on horseback, and in cars. A stockman riding past the burned ruins of the Min Min Hotel reported a glow the size of a watermelon that chased him to the edge of town, and Arrernte elder Mavis Malbunka tied the lights to a Dreamtime story of a mother searching for a child fallen from the Milky Way. University of Queensland physiologist Jack Pettigrew traced the phenomenon to a Fata Morgana, an optical illusion in which warm air over cold bends light from sources hundreds of kilometers beyond the horizon, a finding he published in 2003 after recreating the effect with car headlights ten kilometers away.The episode closes on the tobacco enema, the 18th-century practice of blowing smoke into a patient's rectum to revive the drowned, with resuscitation kits hung near English waterways for emergency use. Nicholas Culpeper adapted the method from Native American medicine and Richard Mead carried it forward, and an early 1746 account credits a husband with reviving his apparently drowned wife by inserting a pipe stem and puffing smoke through it. Nicotine absorbed this way could raise a patient's heart rate, which gave the treatment a plausible mechanism, and the 1774 Institution for Affording Immediate Relief to Persons Apparently Dead from Drowning built its work around it before being renamed the Royal Humane Society, which still operates in England today.

ThePrint
ThePrintPod: AIIMS Delhi exodus: Why top faculty & HODs are leaving India's most prestigious medical institution

ThePrint

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 8:29


ThePrint correspondent Sneha Richhariya examines why some of AIIMS Delhi's most senior doctors left India's premier public medical institution years before retirement. Between 2023 and 2025, at least 15 senior faculty members, including several heads of department, opted for voluntary retirement. Most later joined private hospitals. Their departures come as AIIMS struggles with hundreds of vacant faculty posts, growing competition from the private healthcare sector, housing shortages, and concerns over governance and internal politics. Drawing on conversations with more than a dozen current and former AIIMS doctors, this video explores what is driving the exodus, how it could affect the institute's future, and why many doctors now see AIIMS as a stepping stone rather than a lifelong career destination. The video also looks at the history of AIIMS, the growing salary gap between public and private healthcare, findings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, and the reforms experts believe are needed to retain India's top medical talent.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/health/bureaucracy-slow-career-growth-private-sectors-pull-a-quiet-exodus-of-doctors-at-aiims-delhi/2964388/

ParentEd
Sandwiched Generation Struggles

ParentEd

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 22:17


How do married couples stay together when pulled between raising children and caring for ageing parents? What family support helps them navigate these hardships?In this episode, host June creates a safe, honest space for Vincent and Jean Goh to share their 21-year journey—marked by love, planning, and courageous conversations that began even before marriage. Through caregiving for a father with dementia, alongside parenting and work, they face tension, conflict, and guilt. Yet trust, faith, and daily check-ins help anchor their marriage through caregiver burnout.Vincent speaks candidly about feeling “stuck in between”, while Jean shares openly about emotional exhaustion and depression—realities many couples quietly carry.Their story reminds us that marriage resilience is built through choosing your spouse and family, again and again.If this season feels heavy, simply say, “let's try again.”--For more family resources, you can check out the articles below.How to Spot and Prevent Parental BurnoutIdentifying Burnout Before It's Too LateKeeping Love Alive While Raisng a Large Family--If you have enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It'll be very helpful for others to find our podcast. You can also help us by copying this link www.family.org.sg/parentedpodcast to share with your friends.You can also support us by giving monthly. We appreciate your generous giving as every dollar helps to sustain our efforts in strengthening families. Please note that if you are based in Singapore, as a donor-supported charity with Institution of a Public Character status, all monthly and one-time donations of $50 and above, will qualify for 250% tax deduction.

Überdosis Crime
#158 Bete, büße, blute: Die Magdalenen-Wäscherein

Überdosis Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 76:54


Wer gegen die moralischen Regeln verstößt, wird gebrandmarkt. Besonders hart trifft es Frauen, die nicht in das starre Raster der Tugendhaftigkeit passen. Als „gefallene Frauen“ werden sie von der Gesellschaft verstoßen.Die wohlhabende Adlige Lady Arabella Denny beschließt zu helfen. Sie will das Problem an der Wurzel packen und gründet 1767 eine Institution, die für verzweifelte Frauen ein sicherer Hafen sein soll. Aber unter der späteren Leitung der katholischen Kirche verlieren sich die Einrichtungen in Folter und Demütigung...! TRIGGER-WARNUNG !Institutionelle Gewalt, sexuelle Gewalt, Folter, Gewalt gegen Kinder und Frauen, TodWIR GEHEN LIVE!! CONTRA CREATE präsentiert: Überdosis Crime LIVE 2026

Tactical Living
E1127 When the Department Fails Its Own People: What First Responders Need to Hear

Tactical Living

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 11:30


In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosts Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton talk about something that many first responders have experienced but few feel safe enough to say out loud: the moment they realized the department they gave everything to was not going to show up for them the way they showed up for it. This is not about bitterness. This is not about being anti-law enforcement or anti-institution. This is an honest conversation about what happens when the systems and leadership structures that are supposed to protect, support, and advocate for first responders fall short — and what that failure costs the people who trusted them most.

Arroe Collins
The Smithsonian Honors America's 250th Birthday Our Guide Is Monique M Chism

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 9:11 Transcription Available


As America's institution, the Smithsonian is honored to help lead the commemoration of the nation's 250th anniversary. For nearly 200 years, the Smithsonian has preserved the objects, discoveries, and ideas that tell the American story by documenting the nation's achievements, advancing scientific innovation and examining the ongoing pursuit of the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence.To mark this historic milestone, the Smithsonian has launched Our Shared Future: 250, a nationwide initiative featuring all-new exhibitions, programs and events unfolding across all 21 Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo and communities throughout the country. This initiative brings together the Smithsonian's unparalleled collections, scholarship and expertise to explore America's past, illuminate its present and invite Americans to imagine the future they are shaping together.To discuss this initiative is Monique M. Chism, Under Secretary for Education at the Smithsonian Institution. Responsible for establishing the Institution's educational priorities, Chism oversees the Smithsonian's collective initiatives, communication strategies and funding for programs with the goal of bringing the Smithsonian into every classroom in America. Before joining the Smithsonian in 2021, she served as vice president for education policy and strategic initiatives at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C.As Independence Day approaches, this interview offers a timely opportunity to explore how history, education, and shared ideals connect Americans across generations and how the Smithsonian is helping bring those stories to life nationwide. It also comes as the Institution prepares for its upcoming National Education Summit, a free, three-day event convening in July focused on new approaches to civics teaching and engaging the next generation around the nation's founding ideals.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Arroe Collins Like It's Live
The Smithsonian Honors America's 250th Birthday Our Guide Is Monique M Chism

Arroe Collins Like It's Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 9:11 Transcription Available


As America's institution, the Smithsonian is honored to help lead the commemoration of the nation's 250th anniversary. For nearly 200 years, the Smithsonian has preserved the objects, discoveries, and ideas that tell the American story by documenting the nation's achievements, advancing scientific innovation and examining the ongoing pursuit of the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence.To mark this historic milestone, the Smithsonian has launched Our Shared Future: 250, a nationwide initiative featuring all-new exhibitions, programs and events unfolding across all 21 Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo and communities throughout the country. This initiative brings together the Smithsonian's unparalleled collections, scholarship and expertise to explore America's past, illuminate its present and invite Americans to imagine the future they are shaping together.To discuss this initiative is Monique M. Chism, Under Secretary for Education at the Smithsonian Institution. Responsible for establishing the Institution's educational priorities, Chism oversees the Smithsonian's collective initiatives, communication strategies and funding for programs with the goal of bringing the Smithsonian into every classroom in America. Before joining the Smithsonian in 2021, she served as vice president for education policy and strategic initiatives at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C.As Independence Day approaches, this interview offers a timely opportunity to explore how history, education, and shared ideals connect Americans across generations and how the Smithsonian is helping bring those stories to life nationwide. It also comes as the Institution prepares for its upcoming National Education Summit, a free, three-day event convening in July focused on new approaches to civics teaching and engaging the next generation around the nation's founding ideals.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

First Bible Network
Who Were the Ghost Bishops of Jerusalem? Exposing a 1,700 Year Coverup (Part 1)

First Bible Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 15:14


In the library of a theological seminary, a researcher opens Eusebius's Church History and traces the bishops of Jerusalem - the mother church, the apostolic see of sees. He finds fifteen names spanning nearly two centuries. Marcus. Cassian. Publius. Maximus. Julian. Gaius. Symmachus. And eight more.No biographies. No letters. No sermons. No doctrines. No martyrdom accounts. Not a single quotation from their enemies. Fifteen bishops, two hundred years - and a perfect, surgical silence.Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria - churches that suffered the same persecutions - all preserved rich documentary traditions. Only Jerusalem is a vacuum. Not a damaged record. An erasure.This is Part 1 of "Sleight of Hand, Sleight of Scripture" - a documentary series from Pre-Nicene Perspective, hosted by Darren Kelama, based on the 2026 paper "The Myth of the Jerusalem Continuity" by Chancellor A.W. Mitchell (Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies).In this episode, we walk the crime scene: Aelia Capitolina, the pagan colony Hadrian built on the rubble of Jerusalem in AD 135. Banned from the city on pain of death were not only Jews - but Jewish scriptures. Inside those walls, the only Christian canon that could legally exist was one without the Old Testament: the Evangelion and the Apostolikon. Hadrian, unwittingly, granted the unalloyed Pauline gospel a two-hundred-year sanctuary.And we meet the first ghost: Marcus, the first Gentile bishop of Aelia Capitolina, whom Mitchell identifies as the first Christian bishop in the Pauline sense - leader of a church whose Bible had no Torah, whose God was not Yahweh, whose throne was the mother church itself, and whose treasury held the accumulation of Paul's diaspora collection. ▶ PART 2 DROPS NEXT WEEK—————————⏱ CHAPTERS—————————0:00 — Cold Open: Fifteen Names, Fifteen Ghosts1:52 — The Question That Launched a 1,700-Year Cold Case2:20 — Welcome to Pre-Nicene Perspective (Series Intro)2:48 — Aelia Capitolina (AD 135)4:12 — Possessing the Septuagint Was a Capital Crime5:08 — The Only Christians Who Could Survive in Aelia6:04 — The Mitchell Thesis (2026 Paper)7:00 — Part III — The Red Herrings8:24 — Claim 1: "The Records Were Lost"9:48 — Claim 2: Irenaeus Never Quotes Them10:44 — Claim 3: "Jerusalem Was Always Yahwist"11:40 — Part IV — The Investigation Begins12:36 — The First Christian Bishop in the Pauline Sense13:04 — The Treasury of the Mother Church13:52 — The Apostolikon — Paul's War Report14:28 — Marcus Resolves to Act (Cliffhanger — Part 2 Next Week)—————————ACADEMIC SOURCES & FURTHER READING—————————

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast
Designing the Future: How to Build an Institution That Can Hold the Next Stage of Growth

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 15:52


Growth should feel like momentum. For most nonprofit leaders between $1M and $3M, it feels like barely surviving — because the organization was built for a prior stage and never structurally redesigned for the current one. Brooke Richie-Babbage calls this the Design Deficit: the measurable gap between an organization's structural capacity and what its next stage of growth actually requires. In this episode, Brooke walks through why this gap exists, why resourceful leaders unintentionally mask it, and what it takes to close it. She introduces the Stability Flywheel — three architectural pillars (Capital Engine, Capacity Matrix, Clarity Compass) that must work together for an organization to sustain growth. Listeners will learn how to diagnose which pillar is stalling their flywheel, what institution-building actually requires, and how to shift from holding the organization together personally to designing one that holds itself.What You'll Learn:The Design Deficit and why it's predictable, not personal — why organizations built at $400K buckle at $1.5M and how to recognize the structural strain before it becomes a crisis.The three pillars of the Stability Flywheel — Capital Engine, Capacity Matrix, and Clarity Compass — and the specific signals that indicate which one is stalling your organization's growth.How to shift from operator to architect — the practical difference between holding an organization together and designing one that can hold itself, including the single reframe that changes every decision about hiring, systems, and CEO time.Key Takeaways:The Design Deficit is a predictable stage, not a leadership failure. When a nonprofit grows past its original structural design, leaders experience strain that feels personal — but the real cause is an architecture that was never updated for the current stage. This happens because the same resourcefulness that built the organization actively masks the infrastructure gaps beneath it.An organization that is growing is not the same as an organization built to sustain growth. Most nonprofits between $1M and $3M function because of the people in them, not the design beneath them. At this stage, nonprofit leaders must transition from operating inside the machine to redesigning it — the Operator-to-Architect shift.The Stability Flywheel stalls at the weakest pillar — and strengthening the other two won't fix it. Capital, Capacity, and Clarity reinforce each other when all three work. When one breaks, the others compensate — and the leader absorbs the difference personally. The most effective approach is to identify the weakest pillar and start there.Want to work together? Apply for the Next Level Nonprofit Mastermind, a high-touch coaching and training accelerator for established organizations with $1M+ budgets that are ready to design for impact sustained at scale.  Budget under $1M? Join Elevate and get proven step-by-step playbooks + coaching support to build each of the core elements of your nonprofit's operating system - strategic clarity, a fundraising engine, a high-performance team, and an active and engaged board!   Connect with me!LinkedInInstagramYouTube

Up To Date
How Brookside Soccer became a Kansas City youth sports institution

Up To Date

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 18:19


Youth soccer programs seem almost ubiquitous in modern America. But not that long ago, there weren't many options for young athletes who wanted to play the sport. Bill Finn, who co-founded Brookside Soccer Club with two other local dads in 1977, joined KCUR's Up To Date on Tuesday to talk about how it all got started.

PBS NewsHour - World
Ex-DOJ officials reflect on Trump's transformation of the institution

PBS NewsHour - World

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 8:25


Justice Department officials appointed by President Trump have made sweeping changes since he returned to office. They've redefined the focus of key divisions and challenged legal norms, and thousands of career lawyers have resigned or been fired. Justice Correspondent Ali Rogin asked several former DOJ attorneys and leaders to reflect on what they believe it means for the institution's future. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Neuro-Oncology: The Podcast
Ivosidenib in predominantly recurrent IDH1-mutant glioma: A single-institution experience

Neuro-Oncology: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 16:12


Podcast Host and Interviewee: Host: John Fortunato Interviewee: Sofia Rael, Ugur Sener    Podcast Description: Dr. John Fortunato interviews Dr. Sofia Rael and Dr. Ugur Sener on their recent manuscript, titled "Ivosidenib in predominantly recurrent IDH1-mutant glioma: A single institution experience."

Confident Communications
The New Orleans Five and the ADA's Worst Week

Confident Communications

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 56:58 Transcription Available


Five scientists were escorted out of a diabetes conference by police for handing out a scientific paper — published in the host's own journal. By the time the American Diabetes Association finished explaining itself, its president and president-elect had resigned, and the editorial those five hoped 200 people might read had 76,000 views.Everyone is covering the removal. Molly is covering the two statements that came after it — the apology that blamed the people it was apologizing to, the peace-offering email that arrived days after an arrest threat, and the moment the ADA's response became a bigger story than the thing it was responding to.Chapters:0:00 — The PR Breakdown Live: New Format, One Deep-Dive Crisis1:43 — Why the American Diabetes Association Story Is Personal: Type 1 Diabetes and a Donor's Stake3:03 — The One-Sentence Version: ADA Removes Five of Its Own Scientists6:07 — ADA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans and the NIH Keynote Spark8:56 — Keynote Canceled for a Trump Meeting: Members Mobilize12:06 — Friday June 5: The Diabetes Care Editorial Handout12:57 — Police Remove the New Orleans Five: Why Optics Always Win14:25 — The Scott Pelley CBS Parallel: Making It About Policy and Procedure19:31 — The ADA's First Statement: Policy Defense and a Blaming Apology29:18 — Own It, Explain It, Promise It: The Indestructible PR Framework31:07 — The Badge Offer Backfires: An Olive Branch on Fire36:14 — Running the Crisis Playbook Backwards41:33 — Two Crisis Traps: Protecting the Institution and Playing the Victim43:45 — The Media Data: 24 to 86 Articles and 60% Negative Sentiment46:27 — The Resignations: ADA President and President-Elect Step Down50:41 — How the ADA Recovers: The Courageous Leadership Playbook

Les interviews d'Inter
"Gérald Darmanin" a "une responsabilité dans l'effondrement" de l'institution judiciaire, dit Sébastien Chenu

Les interviews d'Inter

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 21:47


durée : 00:21:47 - Les interviews d'Inter - par : Ali Baddou, Marion L'Hour - Sébastien Chenu, député Rassemblement national du Nord, estime ce vendredi sur France Inter que le garde des Sceaux et "ceux qui l'ont précédé durant dix ans ont une responsabilité et une culpabilité dans l'effondrement de notre institution judiciaire", remise en cause depuis l'affaire Lyhanna. - invités : Sébastien Chenu Homme politique français Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Rabbi Moshe Walter's Podcast
Shayla of the Week #203: Chatzi Hallel on Rosh Chodesh: What Is The Source of Its Institution?

Rabbi Moshe Walter's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 22:29


TARABUSTER with Tara Devlin
Tarabuster Thursdays: Republicans Destroy ANOTHER American Institution

TARABUSTER with Tara Devlin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2026 64:11


Soundside
Front Page: a CCTV fight, a proposed tax hike, and we 'wave' goodbye to a Washington institution

Soundside

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 20:16


Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward. Guest: David Kroman, Seattle Times city hall reporter Related stories: Bob Kettle says Mayor Wilson is legally required to turn on CCTV cameras - Seattle Times Mayor Katie Wilson pitches sales tax increase for transit - Seattle Times Giant warehouse planned for Wild Waves property in Federal Way - Federal Way Mirror Car drives onto elevated light rail tracks in Seattle - KING5 Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR NetworkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The EdUp Experience
How Do You Have 3 Presidencies at the Same Institution Without Switching Schools? - with Rich Dunsworth, President, University of the Ozarks

The EdUp Experience

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2026 46:59


It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rich Dunsworth, President, University of the OzarksIn this episode, President Series #482, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a president 13 years in at the same 800 student institution take a 90 day sabbatical to enter his 3rd presidency without switching schools?Why does rural remote & small not mean less than when you're changing the trajectory of first gen Pell eligible students & their entire families?What makes partnership with schools similar to you the path to optimize enrollment & cost structure when adding graduate programs makes no sense for a town of 9,000?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

The John Batchelor Show
S8 Ep931: Preview for Later Today: Liz Peek examines new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's mission to reform the institution. Warsh, mentored by Alan Greenspan, aims to avoid the perceived political mistakes and inflationary missteps of his predeces

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 1:22


Preview for Later Today: Liz Peek examines new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's mission to reform the institution. Warsh, mentored by Alan Greenspan, aims to avoid the perceived political mistakes and inflationary missteps of his predecessor, Jay Powell.1917 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

Tactical Living
E1116 When the Department's Culture Is Part of the Problem for First Responders

Tactical Living

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 10:34


In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosts Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton talk about something that does not get said directly enough in law enforcement and emergency services: sometimes the environment you work inside of is part of what is making you struggle (Amazon Affiliate). Not the calls. Not the danger. Not the public. The culture inside the walls of your own department. The unwritten rules about who you are supposed to be, how you are supposed to handle things, and what happens when you do not fall in line. This episode takes an honest look at how toxic department culture develops, what it does to the people inside it, and how to protect yourself when the place that is supposed to have your back becomes part of the weight you are carrying.

Pod Be With You
Pentecost: Inspiration and Institution

Pod Be With You

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 44:55


Pentecost, the wild, untamed unboundaried arrival of the promised Holy Spirit. It' s exciting, and inspiring, launching visions for the future and excitement for the present...and the Institution of the Church. Because, in order to hold on to what is good, there have to be some guardrails. The dance between Inspiration and Institution, Spirit and Stability, Freedom and Fence. It's all there in the text...so dive in.

Banished by Booksmart Studios
"Virtually No Institution of Higher Learning is Safe"

Banished by Booksmart Studios

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 42:16


 In January this year, PEN America released its most recent annual report, Expanding the Web of Control: America's Censored Campuses 2025. It  provides a meticulous analysis of the threats to free speech and academic freedom on U.S. campuses. Amna spoke with Jonathan Friedman, Director of U.S. Free Expression Programs at PEN America and Amy Reid, Program Director for PEN America's Freedom to Learn Program, about why 2025 was such a catastrophic year for higher ed. Show notes* Pen America's report: Expanding the Web of Control: America's Censored Campuses 2025* Trouble Ahead: PEN America's Jeremy Young on What Trump 2.0 Portends for Higher Education This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit banished.substack.com/subscribe

Tactical Living
E1110 The Law Enforcement Staffing Crisis and What It's Doing to Officers

Tactical Living

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 10:59


In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosts Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton talk about something that is affecting nearly every department across the country right now: the law enforcement (Amazon Affiliate) staffing crisis — and the very real toll it is taking on the officers who remain. Fewer officers means more calls, longer shifts, less recovery time, and an increasing pressure to do more with less. But beyond the logistics, this episode looks at what the staffing crisis is doing to officers emotionally, physically, and relationally — and why those impacts are not being talked about enough.

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Day 129: Many Vocations (2026)

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2026 12:46


This "In Brief" section reviews all that we have learned in recent episodes. In the Church, “the faithful" refers to clerics and the laity with various callings in each. Fr. Mike explains how God calls every human being to unity with him. No matter our vocations, we must surrender our lives to the Lord and participate in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly offices of Christ. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 934-945. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Dr. Laura Call of the Day
Why the Institution of Marriage Provides Stability Benefits for Children

Dr. Laura Call of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 8:39


"Why the Institution of Marriage Provides Stability Benefits for Children" - Listen to my Morning Monologue: I'm sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you'll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It's the free therapy you need!  Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com Follow me on social media: Facebook.com/DrLaura Instagram.com/DrLauraProgram YouTube.com/DrLaura Join My Family!! Receive my Weekly Newsletter + 20% off my Marriage 101 course & 25% off Merch! Sign up now, it's FREE! Each week you'll get new articles, featured emails from listeners, special event invitations, early access to my Dr. Laura Designs Store benefiting Children of Fallen Patriots, and MORE! Sign up at DrLaura.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Stuff You Missed in History Class
Gladys Bentley

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 40:10 Transcription Available


Gladys Bentley was a part of the Harlem Renaissance as a performer – she played piano and sang in ways that drew huge crowds starting in the 1920s, and she was completely out as a lesbian. But her story takes some surprising turns. Research: Adkins, Judith. “These People Are Frightened to Death.” Prologue Magazine. National Archives. Summer 2016. Vol. 48, No. 2. https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/summer/lavender.html Britannica Editors. "rent party". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Nov. 2016, https://www.britannica.com/topic/rent-party Chase, Bill. “House Rent Parties Were an Institution.” New York Age. Oct. 29, 1949. https://www.newspapers.com/image/40993834/?match=1&terms=Gladys%20Bentley Church, Moira Mahoney. “If This Be Sin: Gladys Bentley And The Performance Of Identity.” University of South Carolia. (Theses and Dissertations.) 2018. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5705&context=etd “Colored Detective Lieutenant Acquitted of Murder Charge.” Philadelphia Tribune. Aug. 4, 1927. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1135383911/?match=1&terms=Maceo%20Sheffield The Doll House advertisement. Dec. 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/image/580248504/?match=1&terms=Gladys%20Bentley “Gladys Bentley, Entertainer, Dies.” Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. February 12, 1960. https://www.newspapers.com/image/554602763/?clipping_id=66402293 “Harlem’s Gladys Alberta Bentley, Friend Of Cary Grant, Stanwyck, And Others, Way ‘Out’ Ahead Of Her Time.” Harlem World. June 24, 2023 https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/harlems-gladys-alberta-bentley-friend-of-cary-grant-stanwyck-and-others-way-out-ahead-of-her-time/ “J.T. Gipson Dead.” California Eagle. July 17, 1952. https://www.newspapers.com/image/693556889/?clipping_id=172230200 Levette, Harry. “Movie Lots Gossip.” The Call. Aug, 22, 1952. https://www.newspapers.com/image/957555211/?match=1&terms=%22Never%20Married%20to%20Gladys%20Bentley%22 Moses, Alvin. “Alvin Moses Says.” Chicago Defender. Dec. 30, 1944. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1135809373/?match=1&terms=Gladys%20Bentley “New York Police Launch Drive on Harlem Cafes.” The Chicago Defender. March 17, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1136311398/?match=1&terms=Gladys%20bentley Onion, Rebecca. “An Affectionate 1932 Illustrated Map of Harlem Nightlife.” Slate. April 15, 2016. https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/04/e-simms-campbell-s-1932-illustrated-map-of-harlem-nightlife.html Roy, Rob. “’8 to the Bar,’ Style Gladys Bentley Made Famous, a World Favorite Today.” The Chicago Defender. May 14, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1135895140/?match=1&terms=Gladys%20Bentley Russonello, Giovanni. “Gladys Bentley.” New York Times. Overlooked. 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/gladys-bentley-overlooked.html Shah, Haleema. “The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules.” Smithsonian. March 14, 2019. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-blues-singer-gladys-bentley-broke-rules-180971708/ “Wales Padlock Law Censors Risque Theater.” EBSCO. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/wales-padlock-law-censors-risque-theater Wilson, James F. “Bulldaggers, Pansies, and Chocolate Babies PERFORMANCE, RACE, AND SEXUALITY IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE.” University of Michigan Press. 2010. Winchell, Walter. “On Broadway.” Evening Courier. Feb. 6, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/480106281/?match=1&terms=%22Gladys%20Bentley%22 Yaeger, Patricia. “Editor’s Note: Bulldagger Sings the Blues.” PMLA, vol. 124, no. 3, 2009, pp. 721–26. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614318 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.