Podcasts about James Brooke

Vielen Dank an alle, die uns auch diesmal wieder so viel spannendes Feedback geschickt haben. Wir besprechen in diesem FeedGAG die Folgen ab GAG477 bis GAG489. Aus Zeitgründen haben wir die Postkarten aufgeteilt, der andere Teil landet im nächsten FeedGAG. Alle Infos zur 500. Folge: https://www.geschichte.fm/allgemein/jubilaeumsfolge-gag500/ /// Podcasts des Monats * MAMMUT - Ein Mord in meiner Familie und meine Suche nach Antworten: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/mammut-ein-mord-in-meiner-familie-und-meine-suche-nach-antworten/13862515/ * Food Crimes - Was schmeckt dahinter? – https://food-crimes.podigee.io/ /// Tools * GAG Tools – https://gag.tools * Chronologisch Hören – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NTHLJ2dXjYzTl28tmD_aj-8g-lZU00N_I18T0v9nFoo/edit?gid=681791364#gid=681791364 * Zufällige Folgen Bookmarklet: Hier der Code als `copy-paste-fire-and-forget` Version (öffnet neuen Tab): ``` javascript:(()=>{var url="[https://www.geschichte.fm/archiv/](https://www.geschichte.fm/podcast/)";var maxEpisode;var now=new Date();var first=new Date("2015-10-01");var diff=(now.getTime()-first.getTime())/1000; diff/=(60*60*24*7);maxEpisode = Math.abs(Math.round(diff));var episode = Math.floor(Math.random()*maxEpisode);if(episode270){url=" "+url+"gag"+episode;}window.open(url,"_blank");})(); ``` // Museen & Ausstellungen Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum – Ausstellung zur Geschichte Ryukyus und Okinawas Website des Museums: https://www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/en/oki_museum Brooke Heritage Museum, Kuching – Über die weißen Rajas von Sarawak Website des Museums: https://www.brookemuseum.com/ Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München Ausstellung: https://www.bsb-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen-und-ausstellungen/article/farben-japans-holzschnitte-aus-der-sammlung-der-bayerischen-staatsbibliothek-6502/ Sumida Hokusai Museum, Tokio – Alles über Hokusai & Ukiyo-e Offizielle Website: https://hokusai-museum.jp/ British Museum: „The Great Wave and its 111 Versions“ YouTube-Video: https://youtu.be/U_025NB8alw Artikel Japan Times: Warum die Ryukyu-Sprachen vom Aussterben bedroht sind Artikel lesen: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2020/06/15/voices/okinawan-language/ BBC: Der schwierige Status Okinawas in Japan Artikel lesen: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49182716 Der Halley'sche Komet und die Panik von 1910 NASA-Artikel: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/halley/in-depth/ „Der Jupiter-Effekt“ – Das Pseudowissenschafts-Buch von 1974 Wikipedia-Seite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jupiter_Effect DailyArt: „How Japanese Woodcuts Were Made“ Artikel lesen: https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/how-japanese-woodcuts-are-made/ Popkultur & Empfehlungen Film „Profound Desires of the Gods“ (1968) IMDb-Seite: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063538/ „Europa Universalis IV“ – Three Mountains Achievement Spielinfos auf Paradox: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/europa-universalis-iv/about Dokumentation „The Pen: Mightier Than The Sword“ – Die Geschichte des Kugelschreibers YouTube-Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6wCrBqHdxs TV-Serie „Sandokan – Der Tiger von Malaysia“ (1976) – Über Piraten und britische Kolonialherrschaft in Borneo IMDb-Seite: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073977/ Film „Edge of the World“ (2021) – James Brooke als Abenteuerfilm mit Jonathan Rhys Meyers Trailer & Infos: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3006472/ Animationsfilm „Miss Hokusai“ (2015) IMDb-Seite: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3689910/ Fast Forward Science: Die Ausschreibung läuft noch bis 30. April 2025 https://fastforwardscience.de/ Methodisch inkorrekt! sprechen in ihrer Folge über die IG-Nobelpreise über eine Studie, in der es um die Blauen Zonen geht https://minkorrekt.de/mi328-ig-nobelpreise-2024/

Wir springen in dieser Folge nach Borneo. Im 19. Jahrhundert begründet dort ein britischer Abenteurer eine Dynastie, die über mehr als hundert Jahre Bestand haben sollte. Wir sprechen darüber, wie es dazu kam, was das für das kleine Königreich Sarawak bedeutete und wie die Dynastie schließlich, unter Rajah Vyner und Ranee Sylvia ihr Ende fand. // Erwähnte Folgen - GAG349: Konstantin Phaulkon im Königreich Ayutthaya – https://gadg.fm/349 - GAG352: Wallace und das Rennen um die Evolutionstheorie – https://gadg.fm/352 - GAG445: Alexandra David-Néel – https://gadg.fm/445 - GAG290: Der Angriff der Leichten Brigade – https://gadg.fm/290 // Literatur - Kaur, Amarjit. “The Babbling Brookes: Economic Change in Sarawak 1841-1941.” Modern Asian Studies 29, no. 1 (1995): 65–109. - Middleton, Alex. “Rajah Brooke and the Victorians.” The Historical Journal 53, no. 2 (2010): 381–400. - Philip Eade. Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters: An Outrageous Englishwoman and Her Lost Kingdom. Hachette UK, 2018. - Tarling, Nicholas. Britain, the Brookes, and Brunei. Kuala Lumpur, New York, Oxford University Press, 1971. http://archive.org/details/britainbrookesbr0000tarl Das Episodenbild zeigt James Brooke auf einem Gemälde aus dem Jahr 1846. //Aus unserer Werbung Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/GeschichtenausderGeschichte //Wir haben auch ein Buch geschrieben: Wer es erwerben will, es ist überall im Handel, aber auch direkt über den Verlag zu erwerben: https://www.piper.de/buecher/geschichten-aus-der-geschichte-isbn-978-3-492-06363-0 Wer Becher, T-Shirts oder Hoodies erwerben will: Die gibt's unter https://geschichte.shop Wer unsere Folgen lieber ohne Werbung anhören will, kann das über eine kleine Unterstützung auf Steady oder ein Abo des GeschichteFM-Plus Kanals auf Apple Podcasts tun. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr den Podcast bei Apple Podcasts oder wo auch immer dies möglich ist rezensiert oder bewertet. Wir freuen uns auch immer, wenn ihr euren Freundinnen und Freunden, Kolleginnen und Kollegen oder sogar Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn von uns erzählt! Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio

Send me a messageIn the 1840's an Englishman, created his own private kingdom on the island of Borneo. Supported by the Royal Navy,  one of whose commanders is a far off relative to Queen Camilla, he fought the Borneo Pirates.This is the story of James Brooke, the white Rajah of Sarawak, and the Borneo Pirates.Become a Patron; join my Supporter's ClubGet my history newsletterSupport the show

The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the "white Raja" of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who claimed the title Prince of Ghor.The story was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (Volume Five of the Indian Railway Library, published by A H Wheeler & Co of Allahabad in 1888). It also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories in 1895, and in numerous later editions of that collection.It is the basis for John Huston's 1975 film of the same name, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the "kings", and Christopher Plummer as Kipling. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the "white Raja" of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who claimed the title Prince of Ghor.The story was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (Volume Five of the Indian Railway Library, published by A H Wheeler & Co of Allahabad in 1888). It also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories in 1895, and in numerous later editions of that collection.It is the basis for John Huston's 1975 film of the same name, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the "kings", and Christopher Plummer as Kipling. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Grab your chance to learn from Michael Robinson, the ecommerce retail leader who launched and grew Anthropologie.com into a $200m+ online retailer, and James Brooke, ex-founder and CEO of Amplience, who scaled them into a market leading global DXP. In this episode we cover a hugely important topic, one that affects pretty much all retailers: maximising inventory availability online. Getting stock online is harder than it seems! For many businesses, siloed processes and technology result in inefficiency and slow down the speed to market for new products and range launches. Not to mention the sheer number of spreadsheets and manual effort involved to move products from one stage to the next. The longer a product remains offline, the greater the margin loss because the window of full price opportunity shrinks. In this episode, we share the combined experience of two ecommerce leaders who are helping ecommerce retailers improve automation and join the dots to speed-up product launches and minimises the number of products that are in stock but not available to buy on the website.

Past Phil and Ed sat down to watch the movie Edge of the World, featuring James Brooke, the Raj of Sarawak (S03 E05). In real life, James Brooke was a towering pillock, but can Jonathan Rhys Myers do him justice? No. Check out our orginal episode on the Raj of Sarawak: S03 E05 Raj of Sarawak - Countries That Don't Exist Anymore | Podcast on Spotify and visit our website: ctdeapod.com

ติณณภพจ์ สินสมบูรณ์ทอง และภาวิน มาลัยวงศ์ พูดถึงเรื่องเล่าต่อผู้ก่อตั้งสิงคโปร์ยุคใหม่อย่างสแตมฟอร์ด แรฟเฟิลส์ (Stamford Raffles) และอาณานิคมอังกฤษบนเกาะบอร์เนียว ได้แก่ เจมส์ บรูก (James Brooke) รายาแห่งซาราวัก ทั้งนี้ในปัจจุบันที่มีกระแสหลังอาณานิคม และการต่อต้านอดีตเจ้าอาณานิคม ทั้งสิงคโปร์ และรัฐซาราวัก ของมาเลเซีย มีวิธีจัดการเรื่องเล่าและความทรงจำรำลึกต่อ “ผู้บุกเบิก” อาณานิคมอย่างไร ติดตามได้ในรายการหมายเหตุประเพทไทย

James Brooke Turner is Director of Yoke and Co and Investment Director of the Nuffield Foundation. He was voted one of the inaugural four Inspiring Leaders in the Voluntary Sector and writes about financial governance for charities. Our conversation starts with his study of art history, how he found that discipline and the perspective and insight it gave him for his ultimate career in finance.We spend some time diving into the dynamics of investing as a charity, and differentiate it from managing a pension.  Whereas in the realm of pension fund investing the focus is on the future and liabilities, in the case of a charity the focus is on the past and on staying true to the historic mission. We talk about how that translates into an extremely long time horizon, which enables the group to have a strong equity focus and make extensive use of private assets. Given James's extensive involvement in different committees, I asked him what it takes to be a good chairman or board member.  He responded by referring to the ancient Greeks, where characteristics valued included things like curiosity, the ability to argue with each other and to disagree in a non confrontational way, the enjoyment of argument and discussion. Other traits included laughter because of its ability to diffuse situations and overall curiosity, respect, enthusiasm, and enjoyment. We finish with a description of an incident that was a reminder of the basic good in people, and James describes a time he participated in an art installation at Trafalgar Square. Standing there, vulnerable, and on display, he realized that most people are good and wish for the success of others.Series 5 is sponsored by Astarte Capital Partners, an asset management firm focused on sustainable real asset sectors, acting as anchor investor and partner to specialist emerging managers. Astarte is headquartered in London with a presence in Sydney and Toronto.

The British Empire gained a new colony on 1st July, 1946 - the kingdom of Sarawak. For over 100 years, it had been ruled as the personal fiefdom of a Devonshire family: the ‘White Rajahs'. ‘Adventurer' James Brooke had taken the territory in 1838, and then established a male, hierarchical, absolute monarchy in the country. His (increasingly eccentric) descendants enlarged the size of the country, but often spent more time in the UK than in their own nation. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly recall the investigation of whether Brooke was excessively brutal towards the native people; consider whether he really was shot in his nethers, as has often been reported; and reveal the curious reason why his son refused to allow his children to eat jam…  Further Reading: • ‘The last of the White Rajahs: The extraordinary story of the Victorian adventurer who subjugated a vast swathe of Borneo' (Mail Online, 2011): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367066/The-White-Rajahs-The-extraordinary-story-Victorian-adventurer-subjugated-vast-swathe-Borneo.html • ‘The Sultan who owes his throne to a gay Englishman - by erinambersmith' (Medium, ): https://medium.com/@erinambersmith/the-sultan-who-owes-his-throne-to-a-gay-englishman-171c85cad059 • ‘Rajah Muda Anthony Brooke of Sarawak' (interview, circa 2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u0Fd0ofr4A For bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors We'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill. Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Photo: #Ukraine: Victory Day without the Doomsday Plane. James Brooke @JimBrookeUKR,   @FDD Visiting Fellow https://news.yahoo.com/moscow-marks-victory-day-shadow-150332698.html

Malajsie je jednou z nejrychleji se rozvíjejících zemí světa a rozhodující podíl na tom má těžba a prodej ropy a zemního plynu. Největší ropná i plynová pole jsou na ostrově Borneo a v jeho pobřežních vodách. Přesně na tomto místě před téměř dvěma sty léty sváděli boje legendární Sandokan alias Tygr z Montpračemu a bílý rádža ze Sarawaku neboli James Brooke.

Malajsie je jednou z nejrychleji se rozvíjejících zemí světa a rozhodující podíl na tom má těžba a prodej ropy a zemního plynu. Největší ropná i plynová pole jsou na ostrově Borneo a v jeho pobřežních vodách. Přesně na tomto místě před téměř dvěma sty léty sváděli boje legendární Sandokan alias Tygr z Montpračemu a bílý rádža ze Sarawaku neboli James Brooke. Všechny díly podcastu Zápisník zahraničních zpravodajů můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

VIDEO: Sandokan (la tigre della Malesia) SIGLA➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtDlcM0ZmzgVIDEO: SALVOKAN di Fabio Lucentini parodia SANDOKAN ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e1GEsy-yFoTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6897IL VERO SANDOKAN FU VESCOVO E MISSIONARIO di Rino CammilleriCom'è noto, Emilio Salgari non si mosse mai dalla biblioteca pubblica. Da dove trasse le descrizioni di una regione remota come il Borneo, di cui nessuno a quel tempo sapeva niente? L'ipotesi, niente affatto campata in aria, è che le abbia lette sui rapporti e sulle mappe che tale Carlos Cuarteroni stilò, disegnò e inviò alla Santa Sede nel 1849 per convincerla ad aprire una missione da quelle parti. Non solo. La vita avventurosissima di quell'uomo pare abbia ispirato i romanzi salgariani su Sandokan e i Pirati della Malesia. La storica spagnola Alicia Castellanos Escudier lo sostiene nel suo libro Cuarteroni y los piratas malayos (1816-1880), ed. Silex, segnalato da diverse pagine culturali e anche sul sito web Aleteia.org. Qui ci interessa perché il nostro Sandokan-Cuarteroni finì la sua carriera come vescovo, particolarmente impegnato contro la tratta degli schiavi (attività preferita dai veri pirati malesi).MARINAIO NELLE FILIPPINESalgari cominciò a pubblicare a puntate il suo romanzo e nel 1895 dovette sostenere un duello con un giornalista che gli aveva dato praticamente del truffatore perché descriveva luoghi nei quali non era mai stato. In fondo era vero, ma ciò torna a merito di Salgari (che tra l'altro vinse il duello). Veniamo al nostro personaggio. Carlos Cuarteroni Fernánez era il quarto dei nove figli che l'italiano Giovanni Quarteroni aveva avuto con la moglie spagnola. Nacque a Cadice nel 1816 (il cognome era divenuto Cuarteroni, perché "qua" in spagnolo sarebbe stato pronunciato "ca"). Famiglia molto religiosa: due figli divennero sacerdoti e un altro missionario laico. Il padre aveva un fondaco di rifornimento per le navi che andavano nelle Americhe e nelle Filippine. Nel 1829 Carlos si iscrisse alla scuola marittima e fu imbarcato per Manila. La situazione era questa: non c'era il canale di Suez, si andava a vela, si doveva doppiare il pericoloso Capo di Buona Speranza e affrontare l'ancora più rischioso Oceano Indiano, coi suoi monsoni, uragani e soprattutto pirati. Le Filippine, una delle colonie ancora rimaste alla Spagna, erano un arcipelago labirintico impossibile da pattugliare con la scarsa flotta disponibile. Per ciò, chi faceva la scuola nautica era automaticamente un militare. Fu così che in pochi anni Carlos ebbe i gradi di capitano e su un brigantino fece la spola tra Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore.L'ARGENTO RITROVATO NEGLI ABISSINel 1842 si mise in proprio: comprò una goletta (ma forse era un praho filippino) che battezzò Mártires de Tonkin (Martiri del Tonchino) e, con equipaggio di ventisette uomini, tutti filippini, si diede alla pesca di perle e tartarughe, attività lucrosa ma che richiedeva notevoli capacità da sub. Epperò, data la rarità di tale merce, in molti si chiesero se fosse valsa la pena di rinunciare allo stipendio di capitano. In realtà era una copertura. Il furbo Cuarteroni cercava ben altro e lontano da occhi indiscreti: l'anno prima era affondata la nave inglese Christina carica di lingotti d'argento lungo le coste dell'isoletta di Labuan. Val la pena di ricordare che la fidanzata di Sandokan, Marianne, era detta la "perla di Labuan". E il "malvagio" sir James Brooke, il "rajah di Sarawak", esisteva davvero ed era un buon amico del nostro Cuarteroni (v. il recente film Ai confini del mondo. La vera storia di James Brooke, con Jonathan Rhys Meyers e Dominic Monaghan, l'hobbit Merry di Tolkien), il quale nei suoi diari ne descrisse la nipote. E una località chiamata Sandokan. La Christina faceva la spola tra Macao e Bombay carica di oppio indiano che vendeva in Cina per tornare col ricavato in argento. La storia: con le famose "guerre dell'oppio" gli inglesi avevano costretto il Celeste Impero a comprare per forza l'oppio coltivato in Nepal e Bengala, oppio che la Cina aveva vietato ai suoi sudditi perché fonte di intuibili guasti sociali e sconquassi anche economici. Cuarteroni nel 1844 il tesoro d'argento lo trovò veramente. La zona che esplorò per primo ancora oggi porta il suo nome: Cuarteron Reef. E a ventott'anni si ritrovò ricchissimo. Tonnellate d'argento, decine di milioni di odierni euro. Poteva fare come Brooke, che, da governatore, a furia di comprare terreni era diventato "rajah". O trattare un'alta carica politica per sé con la Spagna. Invece no, aveva in mente altro.TRATTATIVE PER APRIRE LE MISSIONIAveva visto troppe donne e bambini tratti schiavi di pirati malesi, troppe incursioni, villaggi distrutti, massacri, stupri. E in quegli anni non aveva fatto altro che disegnare carte geografiche, vergare descrizioni, preparare progetti. La sua intenzione era di portare tutto questo materiale alla Congregazione de Propaganda Fide affinché aprisse una missione nel Borneo. I soldi ce li avrebbe messi lui. Depositato l'argento in una banca di Singapore, dedicò due anni ad approntare la documentazione necessaria da sottoporre alla Santa Sede. Si trattava infatti di far conoscere la geografia, le popolazioni e la situazione di una parte del mondo che l'Occidente (a parte le varie Compagnie delle Indie) conosceva poco. Roma si convinse, lo ordinò sacerdote (dell'ordine dei Trinitari, nati nel Medioevo appunto per riscattare gli schiavi cristiani in mano agli islamici) e lo nominò Prefetto apostolico. In tale veste Cuarteroni ritornò nei suoi mari e creò tre missioni nella zona, tra Borneo, Sumatra e Malesia, oggi nel sultanato del Brunei. Non fu facile né aprirle, né mantenerle in piedi. Ogni volta venivano distrutte dagli attacchi schiavisti e ogni vota bisognava sia ricostruirle che riscattare i battezzati rapiti. Spesso occorreva ricomprarli più volte. Le imprese del missionario Cuarteroni, prete cattolico col rango di vescovo, divennero note e leggendarie in tutte le isole comprese tra la Cina e le Filippine. Che sono migliaia. Era diventato così esperto in trattative coi pirati che le autorità civili e anche militari ricorrevano a lui quando loro cittadini venivano catturati. E lui navigava, sopportava naufragi, arrembaggi all'arma bianca, perfino complotti. Così per vent'anni. Alla fine, povero e malato, tornò a morire a casa sua a Cadice, dove si spense nel 1880. Il territorio della sua diocesi missionaria fu occupato dai soliti inglesi, e oggi non ce n'è più traccia. Tre anni dopo, Salgari cominciò a pubblicare a puntate il suo Sandokan. Il primo Prefetto apostolico di Labuan e Borneo, nominato nel 1857 e diventato l'apostolo del Borneo, riposa nella cripta della cattedrale di Cadice. Alle potenze commerciali del tempo gli esseri umani non interessavano. Anche perché, darwinianamente, erano "razze inferiori". L'unico a prendersene cura fu un vescovo cattolico, e di tasca sua.

Photo:  Andriyvskiy descent in 1900's #Ukraine: Kyiv is the natural resources authority of Eastern Europe. James Brooke @JimBrookeUKR,   @FDD Visiting Fellow. https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/04/26224416/why-ukraines-infrastructure-resources-are-pivotal-to-the-global-economy

Photo:  Polish troops in Kiev #Ukraine: The 100-year Russian attack on Kyiv. James Brooke, @ FDD. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/04/guy-brutal-joe-biden-insists-vladimir-putin-must-face-war-crimes/

WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with Ukraine/Russia expert James Brooke, a veteran journalist and foreign affairs columnist who has worked for Voice of America, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Berkshire Eagle, and more. Photo: WikiCommons.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Ukraine/Russia expert James Brooke, a veteran journalist and foreign affairs columnist who has worked for Voice of America, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Berkshire Eagle, and more. Photo: WikiCommons.

On Washington Wednesday, Mary Reichard talks to James Brooke with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies about the U.S. policy response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine; on World Tour, Onize Ohikere reports on China's latest crackdown on Christians; and Kim Henderson visits a church in the New Orleans French Quarter ministering during Mardi Gras. Plus: commentary from Janie B. Cheaney, a dinner worth a thousand clams, and the Wednesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, a network of investors who have provided fourteen million dollars of growth capital since 2018 to entrepreneurs who show and share Jesus through their businesses. More at ambassadorsimpact.com And from Free Lutheran Bible College in Plymouth, Minnesota, a two-year, accredited, on-campus program for the study and application of Scripture. Students Start here. Go anywhere. Grounded in God's Word. More at flbc.edu.North Korea is one of the most secretive, closed-off countries in the world, but World Help has a network of trusted partners there with 20+ years of experience smuggling Bibles and other aid to believers. These partners use donations to print, ship, and secretly distribute Bibles as well as food to people who have been desperately praying for help. And since North Koreans share their Bibles with trusted family and friends, each copy impacts around five people. More at worldhelp.net/podcast.

As feared and anticipated, Vladimir Putin sent his troops over the border into Ukraine – an act of aggression and a blatant violation of international law. If Ukrainians, over the days ahead display courage, defiance, and determination, can they stop Putin from stripping them of their right to independence, sovereignty, and self-determination? Having shown little will to contain Putin after he dismembered Georgia in 2008, or after he seized Crimea from Ukraine and annexed it in 2014, what can – and should – American and European leaders do now? And if Putin emerges victorious from this war, will that sate his appetite — or whet it? Discussing these issues with Foreign Podicy host Cliff May are James Brooke, FDD visiting fellow who has lived in and covered Russia for The New York Times, Bloomberg, the Voice of America and other publications; Ivana Stradner, Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; and John Hardie, research manager and research analyst at FDD.

Today's guests: James Brooke, Visiting Fellow - Foundation for Defense of Democracies Ganna Zakharova, Ukraine Youth Association in Alberta / Ukrainian Canadian Congress Stephen Poloz, former Bank of Canada governor / author - “The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, investigative journalist Rosemary Armao, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick. For a portion of the program we were joined by journalist and Ukraine expert James Brooke.

Vladimir Putin is threatening to erase the sovereignty, independence, and self-determination of Ukraine. What caused this crisis?  What are the likely consequences not only for Russia and Ukraine but for the U.S., Europe, and NATO? How would a war between Russia and Ukraine turn out? What lessons are the rulers of China and Iran learning? How do Russian energy resources – and Europe's need for them – factor in? What are Putin's goals – short-, medium-, and long-term? What should be the goal of the U.S. and its allies? James Brooke is a former New York Times foreign correspondent and Voice of America Moscow bureau chief who just days ago left Ukraine where he had lived for six years as editor-in-chief of Ukraine Business Journal. Bradley Bowman is senior director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP). He previously served as a Senate national security advisor, U.S. Army officer, and assistant professor at West Point. Brenda Shaffer is FDD's Senior Advisor for Energy. They join Foreign Podicy host Cliff May for a wide-ranging conversation.

Vladimir Putin is threatening to erase the sovereignty, independence, and self-determination of Ukraine. What caused this crisis?  What are the likely consequences not only for Russia and Ukraine but for the U.S., Europe, and NATO? How would a war between Russia and Ukraine turn out? What lessons are the rulers of China and Iran learning? How do Russian energy resources – and Europe's need for them – factor in? What are Putin's goals – short-, medium-, and long-term? What should be the goal of the U.S. and its allies? James Brooke is a former New York Times foreign correspondent and Voice of America Moscow bureau chief who just days ago left Ukraine where he had lived for six years as editor-in-chief of Ukraine Business Journal. Bradley Bowman is senior director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP). He previously served as a Senate national security advisor, U.S. Army officer, and assistant professor at West Point. Brenda Shaffer is FDD's Senior Advisor for Energy. They join Foreign Podicy host Cliff May for a wide-ranging conversation.

We have read and reviewed Paper Castles by B Fox in this episode for your listening pleasure.  The write up on Amazon reads as follows, but what did we think of it?  "Foreclosures are hitting record highs; unemployment is skyrocketing, and the economy is in shambles. Equally broke and futureless, 28–year–old James Brooke, a graduate architect, coffee-addict, and self–described average nobody has returned to his small hometown in West Ohio. Torn between his fanciful dreams and the need to pay off bills, he struggles to find his own identity while facing a harder–than–ever reality. But living under his father's rooftop while keeping his head in the clouds soon turns out to be a bad combination, and the mounting student debt forces him to settle for any job he can find. That's when he stumbles across a new coffee shop, a wayward girl with a talent for storytelling, and his own unresolved past. This unexpected set of things could help him figure out what his place in the world is—if that place even exists. Paper Castles is a story about the search for meaning in times when everything seems meaningless." Download and listen to this review, as well as an author interview with a difference. Maybe you'll be tempted to read this one on our recommendation? pop on social media and let us know your thoughts.  Also Huge thanks to every one who contributed to last years Bare Books Anthology. Pop along to Amazon where you can buy the eBook, paperback or hardback version.  All profits will go to charity. We went with the very worthy Book Trust UK [Getting Children Reading]. Available on the best podcast platforms, including, but not limited to Apple podcasts, Spotify and Podbean, with us, your regular hosts Daizi Rae and April Berry. Come share your opinion about the podcast, the authors and their books on: Instagram @barebookspodcast and Twitter @barebookspod1 Submit your book for a possible future review to submissions@barebooks.co.uk General enquiries to contactus@barebooks.co.uk Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @diy.is.dead

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Today in botanical history, we celebrate Laurel Hill and Root Crop Preservation in 1835. We'll also remember the botanist who discovered the Titan arum and a little poem about the November garden by Louise Driscoll. We'll hear an excerpt from Pomegranate Soup. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a beautiful garden book from 2016. And then we'll wrap things up with a look back at a charming garden column from 1999.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there's no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Curated News Circulating Specimens: History | herbariumworld.wordpress.com | Maura Flannery   Important Events November 16, 1776 On this day, around 7 am Hessian troops allied with the Britsh opened fire on the American revolutionaries on Laurel Hill in Philadelphia. Laurel Hill is not named for the plant called Laurel. Laurel Hill was originally part of the Joseph Sims estate, and Joseph went by "Laurel," the property was named Laurel Hill in his honor. Mountain Laurel is botanically known as Kalmia latifolia in honor of the Finnish botanist Pehr Kalm. After his expedition to North America in the mid-1700s, Pehr correctly predicted that the American colonists would eventually rebel. Laurel Hill became America's first National Historic Landmark Cemetery.   November 16, 1835 On this day, the Hartford Courant wrote a piece called Gardener's Work For November. It is now quite time to [preserve] the roots and ...Mr. McMahon's method of preserving roots is as follows: Previous to the commencement of severe frost, you should take up, with as little injury as possible, the roots of your turnips, carrots, parsnips, beets, salsify, scorzonera, Hamburg, or large-rooted parsley, skirrots, Jerusalem artichokes, turnip-rooted celery, and ...horseradish… On the surface of a dry spot of ground, in a well-sheltered situation, lay a stratum of sand two-inches thick, [the place the root crops], covering them with another layer of sand, (the drier the better,) and…continue to layer about of sand and roots till all are laid in… then cover the heap or ridge [with] a good coat of straw, up and down as if thatching a house.   November 16, 1843 Birth of Odoardo Beccari, Italien botanist. After growing up an orphan, Beccarri managed to get an education in his native Italy, and he eventually traveled to England to study at Kew. Beccarri was friends with Hooker and Darwin, but he also befriended James Brooke, which meant he could spend three years exploring Borneo. During his lifetime, Becarri traveled all over India, Malaysia, and New Zealand. But it was on a little voyage he took to central Sumatra (in Indonesia) in 1878 that Beccarri discovered the plant with which he will forever be associated: the Amorphophallus titanum - or the Titan arum - the largest flower in the world. Seven years later, in 1885, the first Titan arum specimen bloomed at Kew, and when it happened, it created a sensation. Today, a Titan arum bloom still draws thousands of visitors. People love to take a selfie in front of the giant blooming plant. The flower is commonly referred to as the corpse flower as it smells like rotting flesh.   In a recent fascinating article, scent scientists identified the compounds that make up that terrible smell. The odor includes aspects of cheese sweat, rotting fish, decomposing meat, and garlic, among even worse unmentionable compounds. The putrid smell is meant to attract beetles and other insects to move pollen between blooming plants so that they can reproduce. It takes the corpse flower a decade before it can bloom. Incredibly, the plants only bloom for 24-36 hours before collapsing. Between that first bloom at Kew (back in 1885) and the year 2000, fewer than fifty Titan arum blooms had been recorded. But, in 2016, suddenly, dozens of corpse flowers around the world bloomed within weeks of each other. Horticulturists are still attempting to discern the reason for the clustered bloom event.   November 16, 1920 On this day, The Buffalo Times shared a poem by Louise Driscoll that had appeared in The New York Times called November Garden. Here's the first and last verse. In my November garden, I found a larkspur blossoming,  A lovely, radiant blue thing.  It swayed and shone,  And did not seem to know It was alone  In my November garden.  Where dry, dark leaves are falling  And all the birds have flown. The birds and Summer went  A way that no man knows. But here is honey that No bee will find.  No bird will linger at  This larkspur cup. This grace the butterfly  Has left behind. Summer went away And gave it up Yet it is bravely blue Swinging there alone  As if to challenge you!     Unearthed Words It is the pomegranate that gives Fesenjoon its healing capabilities. The original apple of sin, the fruit of a long-gone Eden, the pomegranate shields itself in a leathery crimson shell, which in Roman times was used as a form of protective hide. Once the pomegranate's bitter skin is peeled back, though, a juicy garnet flesh is revealed to the lucky eater, popping and bursting in the mouth like the final succumber of lovemaking. Long ago, when the earth remained still, content with the fecundity of perpetual spring, and Demeter was the mother of all that was natural and flowering, it was this tempting fruit that finally set the seasons spinning. Having eaten six pomegranate seeds in the underworld, Persephone, the Goddess of Spring's high-spirited daughter, had been forced to spend six months of the year in the eternal halls of death. Without her beautiful daughter by her side, a mournful Demeter retreated to the dark corners of the universe, allowing for the icy gates of winter to finally creak open. A round crimson herald of frost, the pomegranate comes to harvest in October and November, so Fesenjoon is best made with its concentrate during other times of the year. ― Marsha Mehran, Pomegranate Soup   Grow That Garden Library Plant by Phaidon Editors  This book came out in 2016, and the subtitle is Exploring the Botanical World. This book is gorgeous. You might remember it - it's got a black background and then a simple blossom design. Each of the leaves is made with a different type of fabric which makes for a magnificent cover. Now, of course, like all Phaidon books, this book is so visually appealing from the cover to the inside of the book. The whole point is to show the beauty and the diversity of plants through 300 works of botanical art that date back from ancient times all the way to modern times. You'll see plants and flowers and the entire botanical world portrayed using a variety of different mediums. Phaidon did a great job of curating all of these images. This is the first book to pull together botanical art across so many different media types and from such a broad timeline and every corner of the globe. Of course, in this book, you're going to see beautiful botanical art, but then you're also going to get lots of expert information about the pieces of art and the plants that are depicted. Phaidon is known for putting together high-level, very specialized books. And in this case, to tackle this broad topic of plants, they pulled together all kinds of experts, museum curators, horticulturists, historians, botanists, and more. Then they had each of them contribute their expertise in creating the text for this book. I love what Gardens Illustrated wrote about this book: "A dazzling collection of more than 300 images of plants that brings the evolution of botanical art right into the 21st century... Alongside old favorites, such as Redoute and Mary Delany, there is much here that is both unfamiliar and arresting... An extraordinary collection."  This book is 352 pages of botanical art that gives us a new appreciation and understanding of plants and their role in our history and culture. You can get a copy of Plant: Exploring the Botanical World by Phaidon Editors and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $17.   Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart November 16, 1999 On this day, The Columbus Telegram shared a column by Elizabeth Coblentz  - an Old Order Amish woman who handwrote her column by lantern light in her Indiana home. November is now on the calendar, and we are still having beautiful days in the 70s. The laundry is drying well out there on the clothesline, and work is continuing in our garden.  I have been taking the celery, carrots, red beets, cabbage, and pumpkins out from the garden today. Hopefully, the weather will stay nice, and some vegetables will grow even larger.  To the reader who sent me radish and turnip seeds to plant: I did plant them in August, and we are now feasting on them. They are very good and tender, which was surprising considering our hot, dry summer.  I put some leftover small potatoes in the ground, and the yield was good. I should have put more sweet potato plants in the ground, but at least we have enough for a good taste this winter. We'll be glad for all this hard work in the garden during the long, cold, dark days of January when we can open those canning jars and taste the bounty of summer.  Sunday evening, we planned a favorite around here for supper: tacos.  We had a large gathering, but having family over is the best of times. Those sweet, precious grandchildren are always welcome here, so the house was full of children. We all enjoy a taco supper. The tomatoes, mangoes (peppers) and onions used on the tacos were all from our garden. Canned hamburger was browned for the tacos, and there was lots more to feast on because everyone else brought a covered dish. As the family gets bigger and older we have to use larger containers now.  Here is a good dessert to use those beets from the garden:   Red Beet Chocolate Cake  1 1/2 cups sugar  3 eggs  1 cup oil  1 1/2 cups cooked, pureed, fresh beets  2 (1 ounce) squares of unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled  1 teaspoon vanilla  1 3/4 cups flour  1/2 teaspoon salt  1/2 teaspoon baking soda  sifted confectioner's sugar Mix flour, soda, and salt. Set aside. Combine sugar, eggs, and oil in a mixing bowl. Stir vigorously. (People who use electric mixers can use them here at medium speed for 2 minutes.) Beat in beets, chocolate, and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients, beating well after each addition. Pour into buttered 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or till cake tests done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan. Cover and let stand overnight to improve flavor. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. PS. You can put cream cheese icing on instead of powdered sugar.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury and James Brooke, as they discuss the previous Serie A gameweek and also talk about Italy's UEFA Nations League game against Spain.

Photo: In the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, the headquarters of the Russian-backed wing of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, often referred to as the Moscow Patriarchate, 26 members of the monastery have become infected with Covid.  here: the Dormition Cathedral, which is part of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves) Orthodox Christian monastery. CBS Eyes on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Virus, vaccine and recovery in Kiev. James Brooke, Ukraine Business News https://ubn.news/summer-travel-from-lviv-is-off-to-a-strong-start/

Photo:  Tracking natural gas prices:  Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price    https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/rngwhhdm.htm CBS Eyes on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow What of the skyrocketing natgas prices and Nordstream2? James Brooke, Ukraine Business News https://ubn.news/tightening-the-natural-gas-shortage-in-the-eu-gazprom-has-cut-by-50-gas-shipments-through-the-yamal-pipeline-to-poland-and-stopped-pumping-gas-into-underground-storage-facilities-in-austria-germany/

Photo:   Uncontrolled gas well . CBS Eyes on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Russia already weaponizing natural gas to Europe. James Brooke. Ukraine Business News. Kiev. With European gas prices at 13-year highs, Gazprom declined an opportunity yesterday to increase its shipments across Ukraine in August by 50% , reports the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3287291-russia-keeps-using-gas-as-geopolitical-weapon-against-ukraine-eu-naftogaz-ceo.html

Photo:   The Cathedral of the Ascension of the Virgin, Pecherskoi Monastery, Kief, Russia. Kiev was not at the table for the Nordstream2 deal. James Brooke, Ukraine Business News.      U.S., Germany strike Nord Stream 2 pipeline deal to push back on Russian 'aggression' https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-germany-deal-nord-stream-2-pipeline-draws-ire-lawmakers-both-countries-2021-07-21/

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury and James Brooke to look back on a memorable set of quarter-finals - as Italy notably beat Belgium for a place in the semis, where they will face a resurgent Spain team tomorrow.

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury, James Brooke and Raphaël Jucobin to break down a hectic week of managerial changes among Serie A's elite, with eight of the top ten sides changing managers. The team is also joined by Ligue 1 expert Alex Barker to give us the lowdown on Milan's new goalkeeper, Mike Maignan.

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury and James Brooke to recap a frantic final weekend of the Serie A season, as Juventus beat Napoli to a Champions League spot after winning the Coppa Italia in midweek. The team also discusses the results of this week's GIFN awards voting and give their own picks for each category.

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury and James Brooke to break down the weekend in Calcio, as Milan convincingly beat Juventus in a crucial clash in the top four race while Dušan Vlahović impressed once again with a double in a win over Lazio.

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury, James Brooke, Tom Cserép and Raphaël Jucobin to break down the past weekend of Serie A action, and discuss the ramifications of the new Super League as three Italian clubs sign up for the breakaway project.

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury, James Brooke and Raphaël Jucobin to break down the past matchday in Serie A, as Inter made it 11 wins in a row, Ibrahimović saw red in a Milan win, and Atalanta came out on top in a five-goal thriller.

In our 68th episode, we're joined by James Brooke and John Williams, CEO and CTO from Amplience, who discuss how headless CMS solutions work and add value, common requirements for CMS solutions for different types of retailers and the broader role of a CMS for ecommerce businesses.

Sam Brookes is joined by Francesco Amesbury, James Brooke and Raphaël Jucobin for an Easter extravaganza of an episode, breaking down all ten games this week in Serie A - from Inter's hard fought win against Bologna, to Milan and Juventus dropping points yet again.

Sam Brookes is joined by James Brooke, Francesco Amesbury and Raphaël Jucobin for a bumper episode, as Inter took another step towards the title with a hard-fought win over Torino as Milan lost to Napoli, while Atalanta prepare to face Real Madrid a goal down in their Champions League tie.

Sam Brookes is joined by James Brooke and Raphaël Jucobin to break down a crucial weekend in the Serie A title race, as Romelu Lukaku fires Inter to the top of the table against Lazio while Napoli grind out a win against Juventus.

Sam Brookes is joined by Tom Cserép, James Brooke and Raphaël Jucobin to break down the last matchday in Calcio, including late drama involving Lazio and Fiorentina parting ways with manager Beppe Iachini.

Sam Brookes is joined by Tom Cserép, James Brooke, Jake Smalley and Raphaël Jucobin to discuss an eventful week in Calcio, as Milan take the Derby della Madonnina and Napoli convincingly beat Atalanta.

Sam Brookes is joined by Tom Cserép, Jake Smalley, James Brooke and Raphaël Jucobin to preview the new Serie A season, along with a guest appearance from Norwegian football expert Ben Wells to give the lowdown on Milan's Europa League opponents Bodø/Glimt.

Tramore's newest restaurant The Beach House is already expanding its offering with plans for a new wine bar - Damien talks to owner Peter Hogan and wine expert James Brooke

Communications and PR is playing a critical role helping businesses in some of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. Rooster managing director James Brooke and Palm PR founding director Liam Keogh take us through the challenges faced by travel, tourism and hospitality, and how the crisis is having a major impact on their own agencies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Communications and PR is playing a critical role helping businesses in some of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. Rooster managing director James Brooke and Palm PR founding director Liam Keogh take us through the challenges faced by travel, tourism and hospitality, and how the crisis is having a major impact on their own agencies.

In this episode, Dirk and Kelly sit down with Amplience's Founder/CEO, James Brooke to discuss the early days of enterprise SaaS, Amplience's founding story, the alphabet soup of acronyms that are commonly used in the industry, where the industry is headed, their relationship with analysts, where Amplience is headed and much more,,

In Rooster's inaugural podcast, our founder and CEO, Henry Hemming, and Managing Director, James Brooke, introduce the history of the agency and what to expect from Rooster as we celebrate our 20th anniversary this week. Hear from Henry and James discussing Rooster's history and look forward at the agency's new branding, strapline, and target markets, plus announcing the launch of our sustainability practice. Stay tuned for more on the 'We are pr.' podcast every fortnight. Hosted by members of the Rooster team, the 'We are pr.' podcast gives listeners the inside track on best practice PR with free tips and case studies, together with discussion on industry news and glimpses into Rooster life.

Today we celebrate the Frenchman who designed the very first secateurs or pruners and the Italian orphan who grew up to discover the corpse flower. We'll learn about the Dutch botanist who was trying to figure out what was going on with his tobacco plants and made a significant discovery for science. We'll hear the Autumn Garden Poem that highlights the crimson of the sumac and the woodbine "For the pageant of passing days." We Grow That Garden Library with a cookbook called Flowers in the Kitchen by Susan Belsinger. I'll talk about gathering up your empty containers and pots as well as protecting any ironwork, and then we'll travel back in time to 1875 to hear some thoughts about Autumn Work in the garden.   But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.     Earlier this month, on October 10th, the world celebrated World Mental Health Day.  There was a lovely article featured in Thrive - an organization using gardening to change lives. "As a charity focussed on promoting the health benefits of gardening, Thrive knows how time spent in gardens and nature can bring significant mental health benefits. [They] see and hear how it helps people cope when times are tough." "We see how gardening can reduce stress and anxiety, how the process of nurturing plants can give fragile people a sense of achievement which in turn builds confidence, self-esteem, quality of life and, ultimately, hope."   Most gardeners often joke that gardening is cheaper than therapy. But the truth is that gardening is therapeutic. Connecting with nature is restoratives. Monty Don, Gardeners' World presenter, said this about gardening,   "However you come at it, whoever prescribes it or gets you to do it, gardening heals."   Thrive shared the comments of young people they had worked within the garden. The kids were 12-16 years old with severe psychological and psychiatric disorders like bulimia and anorexia. They worked in the garden and reported: ‘Gardening takes my mind off things.’ ‘I feel happier and less anxious.’ ‘It has helped me be more sociable and to be able to distract myself when I feel bad.’    This is why, at The Daily Gardener, I make a point of giving you ideas and ways to keep connecting with nature all year long - even throughout the winter. It's why I end the show every day with: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."    So, there you go - the best reason to garden - staying physically healthy and mentally healthy. If you see or know of someone struggling, please tell them about the surprising benefits of gardening.   Here's a friendly reminder to keep visiting your farmer's markets and local farmers.    They still have plenty of excellent produce to buy. Think pears, apples, winter squash, pumpkin, brussel sprouts, broccoli, parsnips, beets, and sweet potatoes. And, if you feel so inclined,  bring along an extra hot chocolate or coffee for the sellers, I know they always appreciate that this time of year and who knows? You might just make a new friend.     Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck- because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So there’s no need to take notes or track down links - just head on over to the group - and join.  Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of Count Bertrand de Molleville, who was born on this day - 275 years ago - in 1744. During the French Revolution, Molleville escaped to England, where he developed the secateurs or the pruner. He created them to help with pruning grapevines - something he was all too familiar with back home in France. Before the secateurs, a knife or small machete was the primary tool used to prune grapes vines and fruit trees. That said, by 1840, there was actually a riot over the use of the secateurs in a small French town. When the town agricultural committee met to decide whether the secateurs should replace the pruning knife in the vineyards, over 300 farm workers showed up and marched in the streets to protest the decision.  The workers felt that the humble secateurs would replace the need for so many vinedressers. Ah, technology.     #OTD On this day in 1843 the New England Farmer shared a simple update to the nation:  Wisconsin, it is said, will have for sale this year, 1,000,000 bushels of wheat.   #OTD  Today is the anniversary of the death of Odoardo Beccari, who died on this day in 1920. After growing up an orphan, Beccarri managed to get an education in his native Italy, and he eventually traveled to England to study at Kew. Beccarri was friends with Hooker and Darwin, but he also befriended James Brooke, which meant he was able to spend three years exploring Borneo. During his lifetime, Becarri traveled all over India, Malaysia, and New Zealand. But it was on a little voyage he took to central Sumatra (in Indonesia) in 1878 that Beccarri discovered the plant with which he will forever be associated: the Amorphophallus titanum - or the Titan arum- the largest flower in the world. Seven years later, in 1885, the first Titan arum specimen bloomed at Kew, and when it happened, it created a sensation. Today, the Titan arum bloom still draws thousands of visitors. People love to take a selfie in front of the giant blooming plant. The flower is commonly referred to as the corpse flower as it smells like rotting flesh.  In a fascinating article, scent scientists recently identified the compounds that make up that terrible smell. The odor includes aspects of cheese sweat, rotting fish, decomposing meat, and garlic, among even worse items that I won't mention here. And, it takes the corpse flower a decade before it can bloom. The putrid smell is meant to attract beetles and other insects to move pollen between blooming plants so that it can reproduce. Incredibly, the plants only bloom for 24-36 hours before collapsing. Between that first bloom at Kew (back in 1885) and the year 2000, fewer than 50 Titan arum blooms had been recorded. But, in 2016, suddenly dozens of corpse flowers around the world bloomed within weeks of each other. Horticulturists are still attempting to discern the reason for the clustered bloom event.     #OTD  During this week in 1990, the Longview Newspaper shared a cautionary article about the upcoming flu season. Buried in the story was this reminder: "A hundred years ago, a Dutch botanist discovered a disease-carrying micro-organism smaller than bacteria and called it a virus, the Latin word for poison." The unnamed botanist was Martinus Beijerinck (pronounced “by-a-rink”), who was searching for the reason tobacco plants were dying. In his research, Beijerinck ground up some diseased tobacco leaves and then pressed the juices through a bacteria filter. He was utterly shocked when the filtered, bacteria-free liquid still spread the disease. After reviewing his experiment, Beijerinck concluded that a "contagious living fluid" was the culprit, and he called it a virus. Today, two of the most common viruses are the flu and the common cold.     #OTD  Today is the 8th anniversary of the death of the botanist Bernard Verdcourt or who died on this day in 2011. For over 60 years, Bernard Verdcourt was known as "BV" to his colleagues at Kew. Verdcourt specialized in East African flora, and he had an unrivaled knowledge of around 4,000 species. He was also an expert on snails and slugs. (Kind of a unique combination of interests). Verdcourt's passion for snails was a hobby he happily cultivated. Somehow he found time to publish work on mollusks in addition to the 1,000 articles he wrote about botany. He wrote all of his 1220 papers and books by hand. Rumor has it that the Kew typing pool felt BV had the second most terrible handwriting at Kew. BV didn't shy away from controversy. He enjoyed bringing adversaries together to watch them work through their issues. He couldn't abide fools or sports. He could be cantankerous, but he was also kind and helpful to young botanists.        Unearthed Words   Autumn Song Shall we not grow with the asters? - Never reluctant nor sad, Not counting the cost of being, Living to dare and be glad. Shall we not lift with the crickets A chorus of ready cheer, Braving the frost of oblivion, Quick to be happy here? The deep red cones of the sumach And the woodbine's crimson sprays Have bannered the common roadside For the pageant of passing days. These are the oracles Nature Fills with her holy breath, Giving them glory of color, Transcending the shadow of death. - Bliss Cameron, Canadian Poet Laureate     Now it's time to Grow That Garden Library with today's book: Flowers in the Kitchen by Susan Belsinger.   As Susan reminds us in the intro to her cookbook, "Petals or whole blossoms of many common garden flowers add color, flavor, and drama to simple recipes." Susan incorporates 50 different flowers into her recipes - from Borage and Fennel flowers to Marigolds and Pineapple Sage flowers. Each flower is introduced with a photo followed by growing hints and instructions for preparing them for the recipe that follows.  This book came out in 1990. You can get used copies using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $2. This book intrigued me so much that I went back and looked at what newspapers were saying about it in 1990.  When they featured Susan's book, newspapers shared some of her go-to recipes like: Golden Corn Muffin with Calendula Petals, Herbed Cucumber Dip with Borage Blossoms (the borage supposedly echos the taste of the cucumber), Berries with Sweet Woodruff, Dandelion Mushrooms, Nasturtiums Stuffed with Albacore Tuna, Nasturtiums with Guacamole, and my favorite, Marigold Rice - which I think sounds perfect for the holidays. Today's Garden Chore Todays a great day to gather up your collections in the garden; look for empty containers, pots, and garden ornaments. There are a few things I use outside to keep my extra pots and garden items looking great. First, I like to use ironwork like an old bakers rack or iron stand of some kind for stacking my clay pots. I line the inside of the pot with burlap before stacking the pots, so they don't stick together. Second, for my ironwork, all of that will get one last shot of clearcoat (ideally) before winter sets in. This year, it sounds like the cold is really coming early - just in time for Halloween. Lastly, consider bringing a few items indoors to enjoy during the winter. Some of my favorite pieces are things that weren't necessarily the star of the show outside - but they transform into something wonderfully grounding when you bring them indoors. Think of old cracked containers or items with patina. I love to pair an older, smaller container with one of the robin's nests that survived over the summer. They all come indoors and add a touch of something natural and rustic, which is quite lovely when layered in with the more refined decor of a home.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart We're going to travel back in time, about 144 years ago, and read William Taylor's thoughts on Autumn Work that he shared in The Nottinghamshire Guardian on this day in 1875. He wrote: WHAT a relief to the flower gardener to bid farewell to the summer of 1875!   The work has been quite double that of ordinary seasons; weeds and grass have grown as they never grew before, while the more tender plants in beds have scarcely grown at all.   Now and then, we had a gleam of sunshine to cheer and encourage us to make another effort, and again and again, as soon as we began to get a little tidy came a thunderstorm or a hurricane, thwarting all our attempts at neatness.   Gardeners, however, never give up for [such] trifles, and it is not till October is here that we acknowledge ourselves beaten.   The trees are now putting on their autumnal tints; Elms and Tulip Trees are being arrayed in the brightest of gold, [...]    Leaves of every hue are playing about in the gentle breeze as they fall to rustle beneath our feet. What a mistake to run after every leaf with a barrow and a besom as it falls!  What a waste of time and a want of taste!   Gather them up certainly before they begin to decay on the walks and so discolor them. But, employers, please remember that October is a month in which trimness is impossible out-of-doors, and if it were not impossible, it would still be undesirable.   And there is another reason for not insisting on too much trimness in October; it is a month in which the professional gardener has two seasons at once. In one respect, his new year begins somewhere about Michaelmas, the same time as the Russian Violet commences flowering. Forcing has to be prepared for in earnest, planting pushed forward with all possible speed—evergreens first, and fruit trees immediately afterwards.   Pruning has also to be finished, with the modern gardener, before Christmas, and where there is much to do must be commenced with early. Currants are already fit for the secateurs; Gooseberries will shortly be, then Plums, Morellos, and Peaches. After the first leaves are ripe, the sooner such trees are pruned, the better.   The secateurs, or French pruning-shears, is a very handy little instrument; its total length is about 9 inches, and its weight half a pound. It can be gripped with the whole hand, and consequently does not tire the operator like the ordinary shears; it cuts clean as a knife, and by its aid, the pruner can do his work much faster than with a knife. No one who has used it for one season will go without it till a better instrument is invented, which will probably be some time first.   Digging, trenching, potting bedding plants, planting box-edging, laying turf, storing fruit and vegetables, sheltering tender plants, and a multiplicity of other things too numerous to write of, all want doing now, and it is altogether an exceedingly busy month.   Gardeners generally have [less work] during August and September. They are enabled to look round themselves at home, and often to make a little tour and pick up useful hints from others of the fraternity; they then begin about October with renewed vigor to work for another year.   This year, however, I know many have found it impossible to keep up with their work, and consequently, anything like relaxation has been out of the question. [...] The work is so exciting and so intensely satisfying that it is almost impossible for an enthusiast to think of his health while he is behind with his work, and consequently, many go on till nature can no longer stand it. I would ask employers, then, if they happen to possess an excellent and enthusiastic gardener whom they value, to be careful just now and not tax him too much, for there are some hundreds at this moment which if they had another straw placed on their backs would breakdown. But enough of this.   Autumn is here. Bright and breezy autumn, I give you a hearty welcome; you shut out of sight forever our dismal wintry summer; you release me from floricultural millinery, and put an end for a time to my polychromatic disappointments. I go to enjoy my vacation with a spade and a pruning-hook, for the most perfect rest is a change of occupation.—William Taylor.       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

When I suggested the idea #apodadayinmay in the podcast's closed Facebook group and asked what people wanted to hear, questions and requests for shows about how to deal with office politics, corporate culture and workplace issues made up about 60% of the comments. So in this episode I want to address the topic as a whole, offers some resources but also use it as a place to say that this definitely a subject we are going to explore in much more detail with the help of experts and contributors who can add value to the conversation.In the meantime, here are the links referenced in the show:How to Survive a Cutthroat Corporate Culture by Liz Ryan on Forbes.comThe Moment I Realised I was Working for an Idiot by Liz Ryan on Forbes.comWhat I Learned about Office Politics that Changed my Career by Bonnie Marcus on Forbes.com5 Tips for Dealing with Office Politics when you're a Nice Person on cnbc.comOffice Politics: How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty Tricks by Oliver James.Be Bulletproof: How to achieve success in tough times at work by James Brooke and Simon Brooke.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The White Rajahs of Sarawak tells the story of the Brooke family’s rule of Sarawak. They ruled for 100 years from 1841 until the Japanese Invasion in December 1941. The talk starts with some of the history of the area in the centuries preceding the arrival of James Brooke. James used an inheritance to purchase … Continue reading "The White Rajahs of Sarawak (a) – Talking History with Farnham U3A – S2018/9 05A" The post The White Rajahs of Sarawak (a) – Talking History with Farnham U3A – S2018/9 05A appeared first on The MrT Podcast Studio.

Vi sänder fortsatt från vår resa i Sarawak, Borneo, där historien om äventyraren James Brooke får en hårresande upplösning. Blir James och Badruddin ett par? Vilka planer smider sultanbassisten med kloarmen? Och framförallt, hur ska det gå i maktkampen om Borneo? Följ med in i krutdimman från kanonerna!

Vi sänder fortsatt från vår resa i Sarawak, Borneo, där historien om äventyraren James Brooke får en hårresande upplösning. Blir James och Badruddin ett par? Vilka planer smider sultanbassisten med kloarmen? Och framförallt, hur ska det gå i maktkampen om Borneo? Följ med in i krutdimman från kanonerna!

Denna gång sänder vi från Borneo, där vår berättelse utspelar sig. En halsbrytande historia om pirater, huvudjägare, turister och kriminella krokodiler!

Denna gång sänder vi från Borneo, där vår berättelse utspelar sig. En halsbrytande historia om pirater, huvudjägare, turister och kriminella krokodiler!

The Flavor MatrixThe Art And Science Of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary DishesBy James Briscione with Brooke Parkhurst Suzy Chase: Welcome to the Cookery By The Book Podcast with me, Suzy Chase.James: I'm James Briscione, author of the new book The Flavor Matrix, which I wrote with my wife Brooke Parkhurst.Suzy Chase: Let me just start with a few of your impressive titles. Director of Culinary Research at the Institute of Culinary Education, ICE. Celebrity Chef. The first ever two-time champion of Chopped. I'd like to add culinary scientist to the list because you teamed up with IBM super computer Watson to discover flavor combinations based on different foods compatibility. Before we dig into the book, I'm dying to hear about your time at IBM and cooking with Watson.James: Thank you so much for having me on, Suzy. That was really an incredible experience that changed so much for me in the way I cook, and the way I think about cooking, and flavor. That opportunity, working with chef Watson, which all began in my role at ICE, the Institute of Culinary Education. IBM came to us at ICE with this idea about how they wanted to use a computer to help people be more creative. I kind of heard that pitch and just kind of laughed in their faces, like "Yeah, right. Like a computer knows more about cooking than me." I was very skeptical going in. But I thought "You know what? Let's give it a shot, let's see what happens. If anything, I can say that I beat the computer." I was feeling very cocky. We went through this kind of experiment really. No one really knew what was going to happen or how it was going to turn out. Where a computer was suggesting ingredients that we would then take into the kitchen and use the created dish really from scratch. No measurements, no quantities, no instructions on how to use ingredients, just Watson told us that you could use these ingredients to create a dish, and it's going to taste good if you do it right, basically. Immediately as I saw these combinations of ingredients were coming, I was like "Why? Why does it say that those ingredients would be good together?" Then, we'd started kind of working backwards through the system and finding some of the science, and some of the connections that Watson was making just using this incredibly dense data essentially about flavor. I was absolutely fascinated by the process, and really just kind of ignited me to want to go learn more about it. I realized, that information didn't really exist anywhere outside of the most powerful super computer in the world. That's what put me on the journey to start creating The Flavor Matrix.Suzy Chase: I'm going to read a passage from the book that blew my mind. "Strong pairings in a flavor matrix like citrus or olives indicated that there may be a greater connection between the ingredients. It shows that the ingredients have something in common, maybe they're native to the same area, or have a botanical relationship, or similar flavor profile." Was that something that Watson kind of came up with?James: It was something that, as I kept looking at the data and seeing these connections, and in research, I mean, just a massive amount of research that went into creating The Flavor Matrix that I started seeing and we saw these really strong pairing scores between different ingredients. There was a reason for them. We could often trace them back to something I think olive, olive is one of the most interesting examples. It also kind of sent us down this path ... there's the age old adage of what grows together goes together. There seems to be a lot of evidence through a lot of these pairing scores that we saw that a lot of flavor in ingredients is derived from the environment. Plants that are native to similar geographical areas tend to be good matches. Because there's things from that environment that are kind of imprinting certain parts of the flavor into that food, which to me was really fascinating. That thing can be a whole other rabbit hole to go down at some point, and spend another couple of years researching.Suzy Chase: Talk about the old and new model of combining flavors.James: For me, as a chef, I learned, it was just something you learn. You cooked a lot as a young chef, I was going to create a new dish, I was going to make something with oysters. If I didn't know immediately what the best ingredients to pair with oysters, or I just go to my massive collection of cookbooks and pull down every single one, or the ones that I like the best, and go to the index and look up oysters and start looking at the ingredients that other chefs use. You learned a lot from what you saw and tasted in other places and through your own experience. Building what we call taste memory, so that in my mind I know the flavor of an oyster now, and I know the flavor of a shallot, and I can kind of mentally combine those two without actually having to taste them. But it relies so much previous experience, or having some familiarity with an ingredient. I think nowadays we have such incredible access to ingredients. We can have ingredients from all over the world at our door in 24 hours if we just click a button and pay enough money for it. To me, I think it's helpful to have another tool in your arsenal, another way to think about flavor and analyze flavor to make decisions about what ingredients go together. That's The Flavor Matrix, which is, for sports fans, I liken it to the analytics of cooking. In Baseball, and other sports analytics are big, and you're looking at stats, and using data to kind of make evaluations. That's the same thing we do in The Flavor Matrix. In this case, the data is the chemical compounds in each ingredient that create the flavor in that ingredient. We're talking that we're down to the molecular level, talking about each one of these individual little compounds and in something like a strawberry, there are just over 400 different compounds that combine to make the flavor of the strawberry. Only a few of those are readily perceptible by nose. When you slice into a strawberry, you're going to be able to detect some of them. There are so many more that make up the flavor of the strawberry that we don't necessarily, wouldn’t necessarily detect on our own with the nose. But, when we're able to look at those ingredients, or look at those compounds in analysis, then we can start finding these hidden connections between ingredients because when two ingredients have a bunch of these compounds in common, we can very accurately predict that they're going to taste good together when we combine them in a dish. Just how we land at something like mushrooms and strawberries together in a dish. Where that doesn't make any sense, and I would never put those together on my own. But through the research, we see that connection and go on. That's kind of an interesting weird thing, but it actually tastes really great.Suzy Chase: God, it's so logical. No one has ever talked about this. That's crazy.James: We talk about it in the book, kind of the origin of this whole concept. It is quite new, especially if you look it at the scope of all cooking. It's less than 20 years ago, Heston Blumenthal and his research team at The Fat Duck kind of put this theory forward, the flavor pairing theory. Yeah, it's been kind of quiet in a few chef nerd circles just for a little bit. It hasn't moved much beyond that, and really it didn't kind of make its way into my radar until five, six years ago when we started working with chef Watson, who was using flavor pairing theory to make some of its decisions about ingredients.Suzy Chase: You mentioned taste memory earlier, and this book relies on chemistry rather than taste memory. Explain what taste memory is.James: I think it's important, with the book, and I think, often when we're dealing with anything new to kind of remembering with The Flavor Matrix I really love to encourage people to learn this, and use it as another tool in their arsenal, a way to make decisions about ingredients and think about the flavor pairing, so that you can add that to what you already have in what we call taste memory, which is basically, it's not like those memories you cherish from grandma's roast chicken, or whatever grandma used to make for you. But, you do remember the flavor of that. You also remember the flavor of a lot other things that you've tasted before. The more eat, the more you travel, you start to build taste memory. Chefs, it's some we kind of work in our careers. It's a bit of training your palate as well, it's kind of knowing flavors just inherently, and being able to kind of combine them in your minds to put two flavors together and sort of know what it's going to taste like without actually having to taste them together. But I think that really kind of elite level of taste memory to be able to do that, it's something that just professional chefs have. You kind of spend your whole life developing it. It's not easy.Suzy Chase: Talk about the difference between taste and flavor.James: Yeah. This is really one of the things we like to focus on in the book, and we talk a lot about. It's an important difference really. Because we tend to use those two words interchangeably, but in reality they come from different places. Taste comes from the tongue, flavor comes from your nose, it comes from all of your olfactory senses together, not just in your nose, but in the back of your throat, and sort of all around. Taste really only refers to six specific sensations, which is the tastes that we know, sour, sweet, salty, bitter, those are kind of the four classic ones, then two more that we've recently added with umami, and fat. These are things that are actually detected on the tongue, a chemical reaction happens on the tongue and relays that information to the brain about what's in the food that you're tasting. The tongue, I like to kind of describe the tongue's job as being a nutrient and toxin detector. It's just kind of the gatekeeper for your body. When your tongue recognizes sugar, it signals your brain, your brain is happy, it knows that things with sugar in them are things like ripe fruits, so they have good nutrition. Or it's just sugar, and it's something that your body can easily and quickly utilize for energy. Your body likes that, so it wants to take in more. With umami it means protein, it's amino acids coming in, and your body knows it needs that as building blocks. When it tastes something that's very sour, that's often a sign of under ripe, fruits or vegetables, they all tend to be sour. They don't offer much benefit to our body, so we tend to not like those quite as much. Things that are bitter are often a sign of toxin. When your tongue detects a toxin, it kind of makes you pause and be a little more cautious about what you're eating and wonder if you actually want to swallow it or not. This is really ... I think another great example is like when you're at the beach and you get hit in the face with a big wave, and you have that mouth full of sea water, you immediately start coughing and trying to spit it out because your tongue instantly recognizes that high concentration of salt is not good for your body and doesn't want to allow it in. That's really what our tongue is doing. Then, everything that we perceive as flavor is coming through our nose. It's coming through these chemical compounds that we've talked about that are in the food that actually create flavor. That part of the equation, when we talk about taste and flavor, is so much more complex and so much more nuanced. But often, when we describe food, it's just savory, or salty, or sweet. We don't get into talking about all these wonderful, rich, complex flavors that exist in food. Just like we do in wine, or coffee, or beer.Suzy Chase: Three factors help form a complete picture of flavor, you wrote in the book, taste, aroma and texture. But you said that aroma is far more influential. Talk a little bit about that.James: When we take a bite of food and there is so much ongoing research and kind of developing science around, there's a really understanding the physiology of taste and perception, and all of this very well, we're starting to understand it much better than we ever have before. We now know that about 80% of what we taste when we have a bite of food, that 80% is coming through the flavor receptors, through olfactory, through aroma. About 20% is relayed by the tongue. Things like texture, sound, actual sound can influence how we perceive food, lights. All of our senses really combine to change how we perceive a bite of food, but the heavy lifting is fairly being done by the nose and the tongue.Suzy Chase: I bought my very first durian in Chinatown a few weeks ago, and I can vouch for that in terms of aroma. It was so smelly.James: It is, it take a day or two to clear that out of the house.Suzy Chase: And out of your nose. You wrote this book with Brooke Parkhurst. Tell us about her.James: She is my wonderful wife. We live together here in the West Village in New York, but not for much longer, we're actually about to head down to Florida to open our first restaurant down on the Gulf Coast in Florida. That's super exciting. Brooke will be the Wine Director there, and I'll be the chef. It's a whole new adventure for our little family, but very exciting. Brooke has been, obviously, she has been my life partner for over 10 years now. But also my cooking partner and writing partner. She is a wonderful writer, and before we met she was finishing her first novel about a small town Southern girl moving to New York City, who stayed connected to home through the recipe she made. Our pairing of being chef and writer has been a really great one. This is our second book that we've written together. We're finding a way to take all of this complicated scientific jargon and put it in a form that really is accessible to anybody and everybody.Suzy Chase: I think one of the many special things about this cookbook is that it has 150 of the most commonly used ingredients that surprisingly work together. You're not out there searching for weird, oddball ingredients.James: Yeah. We really wanted to focus on ingredients that people are using every day, because I think, often, when you open a book, and you go through an ingredient list, and you see two ingredients ingredients "I don't even know what that is, I don't know where to find those." It can be a big turnoff. We've really wanted this to be a book that worked on different levels for different people. For professional chefs, and really big foodie home cooks, and just kind of the average, everyday cook, who has their dishes that they make all the time, and love, but was looking for a way to sort of change things up a little bit. Even if you just want to find one new ingredient to add to your favorite dish that you always make just to kind of change it up, or get a little different take on it, I find you can find that in The Flavor Matrix.Suzy Chase: Last week, I made your shrimp and lamb gumbo on page 89. The spices in this dish were so minimal, but the flavor was huge.James: Yeah. Thank you so much, I had a lot of fun following along on Instagram watching as you were making all these dishes, I think it looks like you did a fabulous job.Suzy Chase: Thank you, in my tiny West Village kitchen.James: I'm glad you were digging in there, and making these, they looked great. That to me was one of these just wonderfully, surprising combinations, was shrimp and lamb. Two things I would never think about putting together. But their flavors match up so well. Like you said, when you start with kind of flavor first in a recipe, you don't need as much to really bring it all together and to make it happen. That's a quick, simple recipe that I think really comes together so nicely because we start building on those common flavors from the beginning with the shrimp and the lamb.Suzy Chase: I also made the lemon curd with crunchy olives on page 181. I have no words for this. It was so good. Can you describe this heavenly dish?James: I think anyone who's eaten at any form of Mediterranean style restaurant, you've probably had a seafood dish that has lemon and olives in it, or a vegetable dish with lemon and olive. It's not a surprising combination, but as I looked at it, and saw just what a really, really strong combination it was, I thought [inaudible 00:19:49] thinking about "Why don't we use that more? What are other ways we can use that fantastic combination that are a little more interesting or a bit more surprising?" Naturally, I was like "Let's make a dessert out of them." That's exactly what we did. Starting with kind of ... it starts like a classic lemon curd with just egg yolks and sugar, and lemon juice, and lemon zest to really get the most intense flavor. But then, once the curd is cooked and is nice and thick on the stove, and it has just kind of that creamy, beautiful, smooth consistency, take it out and start whipping it. As it cools, emulsifying olive oil into it, instead of the classic butter. That olive oil gives it a smooth, beautiful shine and really gorgeous consistency and such a unique flavor. I finish it with a little bit of butter as well, just because it kind of needs it for the structure, it's too runny if it's made with just olive oil. Just to kind of give it a little bit of structure, we add that butter. But the flavor and shine that that olive oil gives to lemon curd is just so, so fantastic. Then, we top it off with these little dehydrated olives that we just coat with a little bit of honey and bake in a low oven until they're crunchy, and they're salty, and sweet. Just the perfect match to that lemon curd.Suzy Chase: I also made the crab, mango, dill and poblano salad on page 241. That was like perfect for summer. I wanted to talk to you about the cucumber in this recipe. I felt like the chopped poblano was enough crunch. What did the cucumber bring to this dish?James: The chopped poblano does give some nice crunch and a bit of spice. The cucumber has these really great kind of ... it's almost sort of a bridge in those ingredients, because the two most prominent aromas in cucumber are just green grassy and melon. They're kind of the link between the pepper and the herbs, which peppers tend to have whatever type of pepper we're talking about, in this case the poblano, tend to have a little bit of that kind of melon and fruity flavor. The dill, which I think is such a great herb that's just not nearly used enough, but [inaudible 00:22:31] match it back to the mango. That cucumber is sort of there as that bridge. I think it adds just another great layer of crunch to the dish.Suzy Chase: In your opinion, what was the most surprising flavor combination that you came across for this book?James: I think I tipped it earlier with the strawberry and mushrooms.Suzy Chase: Mine was the blueberry and horseradish jam.James: That is another great. The blueberry and horseradish really is a lot of fun. You, I think, would love this. We ran an event down in Florida that we did down in Ocala, Florida. We had a bunch of local chefs and they got together and they all had different pairings from The Flavor Matrix. We had this great, big kind of local chefs gala where they all made different dishes of their own design from pairings out of The Flavor Matrix. We had a mixologist there who made a blueberry and horseradish cocktail. Really, rally great, unique, just wonderful flavor. But yeah, blueberry and horseradish jam is such a great condiment. One of different ways you can use that ... blueberries on their own have just these little tiny hints of kind of pine, and almost, like [inaudible 00:24:01] like rosemary. These little hints of pine in them. That's a really prominent aroma in horseradish as well. It's one of those things that, again, you wouldn't necessarily perceive on your own, but when you start to see the flavors in those ingredients, and then you start to make those connections, it all makes sense, and kind of shows you the way. That's really with a lot of the recipes in The Flavor Matrix, they're more like the blueberry and horseradish jam. They're meant to be something wonderful that you can make and use in a bunch of different ways. That can be a great condiment on a cheese plate or charcuterie board. It's wonderful to spread on sandwiches, and there's lots of different ways you can use it.Suzy Chase: I saw The Flavor Matrix book cover on a Times Square billboard. Is this the first ever cookbook that's been featured in Times Square?James: Oh, boy. I don't know, I should hope so.Suzy Chase: I've never seen a cookbook in Times Square.James: That was very exciting. Once again, my wonderful wife knows all of the right people who were able to make that happen, but yes, you saw The Flavor Matrix up in the big, bright lights of Times Square. It was really a thrilling moment.Suzy Chase: Where can we find you on the web and social media?James: Brooke and I write together at The Couple's Kitchen, so thecoupleskitchen.com. Also The Couple's Kitchen on Instagram. On Twitter and Instagram you can also find me under James Briscione, just my name. Basically, if you just throw my name into Google Search, you'll probably find out more than you ever wanted to know about me.Suzy Chase: What a wonderful conversation. Thanks, James, for coming on Cookery By The Book Podcast.James: Thank you for having me, Suzy, it's been a lot of fun.Suzy Chase: Follow me on Instagram @CookeryByTheBook. Twitter is @IamSuzyChase. Download your Kitchen Mixtapes music to cook by on Spotify at Cookery By The Book. As always, subscribe in Apple Podcasts.

James Lott Jr talks about the storylines he's enjoying on The Bold and the Beautiful AND gives an update on the Bold Breakdown TV show on AfterbuzzTV!

James Lott Jr talks about the storylines he's enjoying on The Bold and the Beautiful AND gives an update on the Bold Breakdown TV show on AfterbuzzTV!

Bohdan Nahaylo interviews James Brooke, editor of Ukraine Business Journal, about doing business in a country at war

Angela Edmond and James Brooke from global production and distribution company All3Media tell us what they're looking for as far as Atlanta content goes!

Have been suffering all week from a dodgy wisdom tooth trying to escape my jaw, so wasn’t up for mixing live tonight. Instead I played a couple of mixes. The first hour was a guest mix I did for James Brooke’s Elements show here on Melbourne’s Kiss FM earlier this year. The second hour was […] The post Disc Breaks with Llupa – 215 – 16th August 2012 appeared first on Llupa.

After a weeks break while I sunned myself in Bali, we’re back and this week have a guest mix from a local talent – James Brooke. James has been playing round Melbourne for a while as well as having his own label and is a great one for supporting local music and events as well […] The post Disc Breaks with Llupa – 202 – ft. James Brooke – 17th May 2012 appeared first on Llupa.

In the 1830s, James Brooke sailed toward the Malay Archipelago and ended up becoming the Rajah of Sarawak. Brooke governed Sarawak until the 1860s and made several beneficial reforms. But what happened next? Join Sarah and Deblina to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers