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Pat is joined by Lina Gautam from Monty's of Kathmandu, a stalwart Nepalese restaurant in the Temple Bar where they talk through two dishes to get your tastebuds going for the coming weekend.

This weekend on The Pat Kenny Show: Pat finds out how Washington has responded to Trump's cynical speech;We get a brief history of the naming of American airports with Simon Tierney;Prof Luke O'Neill has good news about Alzheimer's from the WHO; The NHS doctor who has admitted to shortening the lives of his patients; We get some delicious Nepalese recipes from the owner of Monty's of Kathmandu;Pat asks if a PR voting system could make the UK great again;All that and more, plus the latest in all the weekend's sports and news headlines;That's The Pat Kenny Show, on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 10am

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Guff Guff Pass join the Sushant Pradhan Podcast for an entertaining and insightful conversation covering everything from UFC, Road to UFC, Nepali fighters, AI, Nepal Crime Branch, Kathmandu, superstitions, government, geopolitics, Iran War, Conor McGregor, and much more. The discussion begins with stories from Grasslands Festival, Nepali artists performing in the USA, Nepalese communities abroad, underrated Nepali MMA fighters, stress management, health myths, Chitwan adventures, monks, superstition, and Nepal's changing society. The conversation then shifts towards UFC, Nepal Crime Branch, Kumari traditions, Hinduism in the USA, Japan, AI, Kathmandu's paradox, marathon culture, digital tracking, World Cup, Hitler, Iran War, Gen Z revolution, skincare, sunscreen, technology, films, Mark Zuckerberg, Road to UFC preparation, and the future of Nepal. If you enjoy long-form conversations about Nepal, UFC, AI, current affairs, sports, technology, history, and culture, this episode is packed with interesting perspectives and hilarious moments. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe for more episodes of the Sushant Pradhan Podcast. GET CONNECTED WITH: Guff Guff Pass YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qSUnLZnRB84bvKhNtxagQ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/guffguffpass/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/guffguffpass/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@guffguffpass Diwiz Piya Lama x Tej Bajracharya x Rishabh Shirneth Thakuri Diwiz Piya Lama Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/diwizpiyalama/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@diwizpiyalama Tej Bajracharya Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tedo___/ Rishabh Shirneth Thakuri Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rishabhsthakuri/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RishabhSThakuri  

During a recent trip to Nepal, I met with Lama Glenn Mullin, spiritual teacher, Tibetologist, and author of over 30 books on Buddhism. Glenn was in Kathmandu to lead a group of pilgrims into tantric retreat and graciously agreed to film with me at various sacred sites before and after their retreat. In this video, Glenn and I travel to Pharping where we explore sacred sites, temples, and meditation caves. We meet a student of Glenn's who performs a fire pūjā after a multi-year cycle of tantric retreat, enter the meditation cave of Padmasambhava, view a self arising Tara image, and encounter guard dogs at the Vajrayoginī temple. Glenn converses with monks, explains the meaning of prayer flags, and traces the esoteric history of the region. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep369-esoteric-pharping-lama-glenn-mullin Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Pharping as a sacred site 01:32 - Pāṃthiṅpa brothers 02:21 - Fire pūjā footage 03:02 - Esoteric meaning of the fire puja 04:17 - Guru Rinpoche's enlightenment place 04:43 - Other great masters who practiced in Pharping 06:05 - History of Tibetan monasteries in Pharping 09:27 - Ra Lotsawa Tulku's monastery 10:17 - View of the developing valley 10:58 - Self-arisen (rangjung) Tara shrine 11:21 - Ganesh in Buddhism 11:51 - Entering the shrine and viewing the self-arisen Tara 12:26 - About the rangjung phenomenon 13:48 - Lighting the butter lamp 15:56 - Drupthob Rinpoche and persecutions 18:58 - 5 visions of Tsongkhapa 19:16 - Retreat huts 20:00 - About prayer flags 21:16 - Origin of the Dalai Lamas 23:00 - Prayer in Buddhism 24:52 - Evening vs morning kora advice 26:20 - About Thrangu Rinpoche 27:31 - Namo Buddha and the Buddha's sacrifice 28:28 - Towards the Asura cave 30:12 - Guru Rinpoche cave 31:51 - Hand print of Guru Rinpoche 33:00 - Entering the cave 34:04 - Walking and conversations 37:11 - Vajrayoginī temple 38:31 - Kathmandu's Buddhist past 40:25 - Remarks on religious conflict … Previous episodes with Lama Glenn Mullin: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=glenn%20mullin 
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APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. Over the past few years, a series of popular uprisings across the world have been described by mainstream media as “Gen-Z Uprisings” – movements led by young people and described in western media as generally being against government corruption. These movements have been most notably visible in our own media due to their use of technology, including platforms like Discord and TikTok, and internationally consistent adoption of pop culture symbolism, like the flag of the “straw hat pirates,” a black flag depicting a grinning jolly roger wearing a straw hat. The flag is the banner of the protagonists of the long-running hit anime series One Piece whose adventures often find them coming to the defense of marginalized communities around their world. But these movements didn't come out of nowhere (or the internet for that matter). Understanding their origins – and the elections that have resulted from their successes – can shed light both onto the international struggle against authoritarianism and the challenges we face building an alternative. In this episode we are looking at two countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, where popular uprisings in the summer of 2024 and fall of 2025 have led to elections this year. In this episode, we are joined by two US based organizers, Sharmin Hossain and Samir Shrestha, whose work as part of South Asian diasporas has rooted them in movement work here in the US while maintaining relationships and solidarity abroad. Sharmin Hossain is a Bangladeshi Muslim organizer from Queens, New York, who is currently the Organizing Director for 18 Million Rising. To learn more about 18 Million Rising, check out their site at www.18millionrising.org. Follow Sharmin on all platforms at @sharminultra Samir Shrestha belongs to the indigenous Newari tribe of Nepal, where he was born. He has spent the last 18 years involved in movement work here in the US. To learn more about The Ruckus Society and request a training, visit: www.ruckus.org/training-action-support/training-requests/ To learn more about Convergence Magazine and the Block and Build Podcast, follow them at @_convergencemag and @blockandbuildpod. Check out Covergence's work at www.convergencemag.com. Transcript Swati Rayasam: [00:00:00] welcome fellow travelers to Apex Express. It's been a minute, but in case you don't remember, my name is Swati Rayasam, and I'm gonna be your conductor tonight. I have been very excited about this week's episode for a few months because tonight Apex is featuring Convergence Magazine's Block and Build podcast. Block and Build is creating a roadmap for the movement that's working to block the impacts of [00:01:00] rising authoritarianism while building the strength and resilience of the broad front that we need to win. And both the team at Convergence and the guests for tonight's show are close comrades and friends of Apex. On this episode, Cayden Mak, podcast host and editor-in-chief of Convergence, is joined by Samir Shrestha and Sharmin Hossain, two US-based organizers from the South Asian diaspora, Nepal and Bangladesh respectively. Sharmin and Samir will talk about the history and continued struggles of the international Gen Z uprisings, which have only really made a blip in Western media coverage. They'll discuss the history of those movements and the political conditions which created them, as well as help us understand how Americans can be in meaningful solidarity with people's movements abroad. Without further ado, I'll hand it over to Cayden. Cayden: Over the past few years, a series of popular uprisings across the world have been described by mainstream media as the Gen Z uprisings, movements led by young people and described in Western media as [00:02:00] generally being against government corruption. These movements have been most notably visible in our own media due to their use of technology, including platforms like Discord and TikTok, and internationally consistent adoption of pop culture symbolism. but these movements didn't come out of nowhere, or out of just the internet, for that matter. Understanding their origins and the elections that have resulted from their successes can shed light both onto the international struggle against authoritarianism and the challenges that we face building an alternative. In this episode, we're looking at two countries in particular, Nepal and Bangladesh, where popular uprisings in the summer of 2024 and fall of 2025 have led to elections this year. I was recently joined by two US-based organizers, Sharmin Hossain and Samir Shrestha, whose work as part of the South Asian diaspora has rooted them in movement work here in the US while maintaining relationships and solidarity abroad. Sharmin Hossain is a Bangladeshi Muslim organizer from Queens, New York, who's currently the organizing director for 18 Million Rising. Sharmin, thanks so much for joining us today  Sharmin: Thank you for having me. I love Convergence.  Cayden: Thank you. [00:03:00] And, Samir Shrestha belongs to the indigenous Newari tribe of Nepal, where he was born. He spent the past 18 years involved in movement work here in the US, and Samir, it's really good to see you this morning.  Samir: So good to see you too, Cayden.  Cayden: Well, to start us off, let's try and set some context Sharmin. I'm wondering if you can give us kind of a quick gloss of the 2024 uprisings in Bangladesh, where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party were ousted from power. What are the sort of themes of the protests, and then the way that the state responded, and where are we kind of now? Sharmin: Wow, absolutely. Thank you so much for having me. It's an honor to talk about my country and all the amazing things that happened, because I think the Global South really forges, like, new possibilities as far as, like, what we can do and, and consolidate as far as power goes. So today is actually March 26th, and it's Bangladeshi Independence Day, coincidentally. Cayden: Happy independence Day.  Sharmin: Happy Independence Day. I find it very serendipitous for us to delve into this layered and complex history, um, of the student movement. So [00:04:00] the Bangladesh student protests of July 2024, were deeply rooted in systemic inequalities that the young working class and the poor faced. Nearly 32 million young people were actually out of the workforce, or education in a population of a country of 170 million. So that's a pretty significant number. And so that issue was a focal point for widespread discontent in the country. In July of 2024, the High Court of Bangladesh actually reinstated a quota system for government jobs after an appeal was made when the then-ruling Hasina government abolished the quota system, um because in 2018 she faced a lot of pressure from student protesters. But this quota system is really interesting, and it represents a lot. It reserved 30% of government jobs for descendants of freedom fighters. And in Bangladeshi history, that's a very complex and layered identity. Millions of our [00:05:00] ancestors actually fought in the liberation war against the US-backed Pakistani military, and the Bangladeshi Liberation War, and genocide in Bangladesh actually resulted in the death of over three million people who sacrificed for the birth of our nation. And so for the Hasina government, the quota system was actually what she used to appoint a lot of her loyalists and her supporters to high levels of government, the military, and it basically created the political ecosystem for the Awami League, her party, to maintain dominance. And the Awami League actually was the party that once led the liberation struggle, and over the course of 15 years, we actually saw how much they consolidated power through political repression, the Digital Security Acts that was surveilling and targeting freedom of speech, as well as the corruption and fear that they [00:06:00] stoked against their opposition. And these government jobs, like most of us, it represents many things. It represents the government's responsibility to take care of poor people, um, economic and political opportunity, and it also represents, like, the corruption and the authoritarian rule of the Awami League, and how they were rigging elections, and how the court systems, and even entrance exams for the Bangladeshi civil service, were actually regularly leaked and compromised. And so -within that background, that's when you have the Students Against Discrimination movement take the streets in July demanding fair access to government jobs. And things actually got violent really fast. Within seven days, nearly 174 people were murdered, and thousands were injured. There was an indefinite curfew, social media blackouts, and then a military occupation with shoot on sight orders. And of course, the bullets that were raining upon, Bangladeshis were US, [00:07:00] arms. So students were terrorized by these vigilante groups that were collaborating with the Bangladeshi police. And these student groups were actually organized by the Bangladeshi Awami League. These student groups were notorious for repressing student elections, sexually assaulting students, um really threatening people that were running for student elections. And so there's already this, like, vigilante ecosystem that exists within the campuses that was weaponized during the student protests. And then you have a climax moment on July 14th. Sheikh Hasina went on television accusing the students of being Razakars, and Razakars are collaborators of the Pakistani army, and it's a very derogatory term in Bangladesh, and it refers to people who support the Pakistani military's operation to suppress the Bangladeshi Liberation War. They're also accused of heinous crimes. And so when students were accused of being Razakars, it, like, [00:08:00] lit a fire. Millions took the streets that day, and they were like, “Oh, hell no.” Like, “How dare she disrespect us?” While there's thousands of people who are on the streets, blood, everywhere. Rickshaw wallas are having to pull students into hospitals. There's just so much violence happening on the ground. And so on that National Day of Action, July 15th, clashes happen. Multiple deaths are live-streamed, and one of them, Abu Sayeed, he was a university student at Rangpur University in northwest Bangladesh, really galvanized the country because we watched this student, who is not armed, surrender and get sh- shot, by the Bangladeshi police. And we know what these spontaneous moments of violence do to the public, right? It usually always sets fire to another wave of social protests and action. And so then millions start marching to Sheikh Hasina's home, and [00:09:00] really, her brutal and arrogant response sealed her fate. And the protesters, and at this point, this is a populist movement, millions of people that are rickshaw wallas, working-class people, students, teachers, are taking the streets, marching towards her house. And they demand her resignation. And on August 5th, within 36 days of the movement, she resigns and flees to India, our neighboring country. Over 1,400 people have been killed, under her brutal repression. And so that's some of the background of the student movement, and we can talk more about some of the dynamics of it. Cayden: Yeah, that's super helpful, and I think reflecting on the ways in which also the sort of, like, escalation on the part of the government is, I think, a really important story here, for sure. Samir, I'll also now turn it to you. What should our listeners know about last fall's uprisings in Nepal, which also ousted the sitting government of, K.P. Oli and his, his party and how they led to [00:10:00] elections, earlier this month, in March of this year?  Samir: Thanks, Cayden, and Happy Independence Day to you, Sharmin. I am somebody who was born and raised in Nepal, and am spending most of my life in the diaspora now, and I wanna name the limitations of, uh, my understanding of what's going on in Nepal because of me not being on the ground organizing with the masses. And, I wanna honor the work that's been happening in Nepal, on the ground one of the big things that, that's really n- is important to name is, like, it's only been 20 years since we abolished monarchy. Uh- Mm-hmm. … uh, 2006, right? That is a big thing for us to understand. And the party that was in power, and has been in power since, was the party that has been organizing our movements, and that is the organized left in Nepal, and, like, really betrayed our people once we, once they got into power, right? And, like, started kind of veering towards the right once they got in power. So 20 years later The economic conditions of our people on the ground are really dire. There's no jobs available. People are migrating. A lot of our folks, one of the biggest source of economy and source of money for our, [00:11:00] our people back home is, like, migrant work, uh, in Dubai and, traveling to Dubai, Qatar, and working under very bad conditions. So one- that's one of the big things that's also been informing,, lot of the consciousness of the- our young people in Nepal, right? And then one of the other things that's named really important is, so since the election, since 2006, the Communist Party, the Congress Party, and the Maoist Party have been, they're the only ones who have been in power for the last 20 years, and these are all old upper caste men, even though they were the ones who were leading the movement and were organizing at left. But these were s- the representation and the leaders in these parties were all upper caste, caste Arya people, which is the dominant caste in Nepal, right? And that's a very important layer to name. And that really informed, I think, a lot of the ways they showed up after we won. And, and that's one, one big question that we always have in the left, right? What do we do after we- Yeah … abolish monarchy? What do we do after we win? And we haven't figured that out too, as does any other movements, right? And 20 years later, the frustration is on the very high, against the status quo. And then we, and there [00:12:00] was a lot of, like, obviously there was a lot of inspiration from Bangladesh, like Indonesia, and, like, the uprisings there. And, like, this one, uh, thing started trending the young people started organizing around Nepo babies. There's like, you know, “Yeah, you don't have access to we do, you're gonna take our access away from social media while your kids, and people who have connections to you and have, access to you are just posting about the life, the lavish life they're living abroad and in my homelands,” right? So that's one of the places where it started. And once that started, there was online campaign. And there was already conversations around banning social media in Nepal, and they were- Hmm … finding, like, different ways around it, and that really escalated the way people really responded to the situation, is like once they started organizing around Nepo babies and how they were, like, getting momentum around that, that's when exactly the social media ban went into effect, right? And that's a really important name because, like, one of the biggest pet peeves for me as a diaspora person has been this idea of people only started the uprising and took the streets because of the social media ban. [00:13:00] But just- Hmm. Mm-hmm … all these other things really added up to it. That was just the, just the point of escalation, right? So fast-forward, people started organizing on Discord. Uh, also the irony of it is that was one of the apps that was banned, uh, in Nepal as, uh… And people started organizing in Discord. And also wanna name the reality of, like, the only people who had access to Discord are also, like, privileged folks like us- Sure like younger, upper middle class people. So we were not really getting folks from outside Kathmandu and from our villages and from rural areas, right? So they didn't really have any say in what the organizing would look like. So it happened very, organically, very decentralized. So there was a call for people to show up at Maitighar which has been a popular protest space in Nepal, for a very long time. And it was like at the, at the center of Kathmandu. So there was a call out september 8. A lot of folks came out, and then people from outside Kathmandu that couldn't make it to Kathmandu started coming in big numbers. And the goal of the protest was peaceful protest, right? [00:14:00] And one of the things that happened, don't quote me on this, but my understanding of it from, talking to people there is, like, a lot of political parties who had, who were the opposition from the Communist Party at that time started infiltrating the protest, and the protest started becoming, quote-unquote, “violent,”, which was not, uh, what the young people wanted. So fast-forward, that led to 19 deaths on the first day of the protest, which led to the home minister resigning, at the end of the day. But Oli, the prime minister, is so arrogant and really didn't figure out the power of young people and, like, how they could keep mobilizing and organizing. He decided to just downplay them and say, “I'm not resigning,” which led to more heightened escalated protests the second day, where people started marching to the parliament buildings and started burning down buildings. And people started, people got to a lot of, like, the political parties' political party leader home and started burning them, and, really started, holding them accountable. And also , there was videos of clips of, like, people torching into people's homes and, like, [00:15:00] Sher Bahadur Deuba, who has been in power for the last 20 years in different, ways, who's one of the, considered one of the most corrupt leader in Nepal, from Nepali Congress party, got attacked by the protesters. So fast-forward, more escalation led to, like, 52 more deaths, and the Oli party finally decided to resign at the end of that night, and that's, that's when curfew was impo- imposed by, the army. So that led to, like, a total of 72 deaths. I wanna name, like, in just the two days of mobilization, two days of organizing, because sometimes in the left we don't understand. We talk about the similarities of our struggles but we don't really talk about the conditions that led to it and, like, the level for the risk that our folks leveraged, to be able to topple the government, right? So I just wanna name that out loud and honor that part of, like, how the, how people, like, really leveraged risk. And then fast-forward, people started organizing. The conversation kept going on on Discord, and then there was, like, a town hall style meetings happening on Discord where, like, I think 7 to 8,000 people were on it. And also I still wanna name again, the people who didn't have access to the internet and [00:16:00] phones were not able to part- participate in that. And decided Susila Karki, who was a chief justice 10 years ago, a woman, who also joined protesters during the first day of them mobilizing in the street. They decided, they voted, to hold her as the interim prime minister for now. And There was also one other layer is like a lot of people wanted Balen Sah, who is our prime minister now, but constitutionally if he was part of the interim government, he wouldn't be able to run for prime minister. So that was like a strategic decision that, uh, like he made, and the movement made around not electing him as part of the interim government. So one of the big responsibilities of the interim government was to hold elections in six months, which honestly I was not very-  Cayden: That's hugely ambitious. Samir: It is hugely ambitious, right? And also the reality is it happened, and also there are questions around, yeah, were we able to hold elections in a way where everybody had access to it, right? And that is a big question that I'm still asking, I'm still sitting with. But there were like record numbers that showed up to the polls, but [00:17:00] we haven't really, like we still really don't have answers around what accessibility looked like for people to show up at the polls. And fast-forward now, the Rastriya Swatantra Party which emerged at like a, at a very popular party in 2022, won with majority. And we just sworn in our new Prime Minister Balen Sah yesterday, we can talk about more later. Cayden: Well, thank you for summing up, both of you for summing up- Pretty long, complex histories fairly quickly for us. I've been thinking about the way that, like, Western media largely reports on these kinds of uprisings as if they come out of nowhere. And, like, we know as movement people that rarely, if ever, like, do they truly come out of nowhere. So, like, yeah, I wanna dig into what the longer arc of these stories really is. And I, I really wanna talk about, I guess, like, the specific texture in both Bangladesh and Nepal about how these protest movements position themselves against the government, against, like, other social forces, and, like, how kind of, like, other social phenomena acted on and shaped [00:18:00] these movements as well. Sharmin: I love that question 'cause it allows us to see, like, also the rich history of our, like, respective areas, and how much, like, young people have always been at the forefront of so many revolutionary struggles. And we often, um, you know, uh, post social media era like to make generalizations that this never existed before. But actually, you know, in Bangladesh, students are the most incredibly organized force that has shaped much of our history since 1947. The 1969 uprisings against Ayub Khan, the 1971 Liberation War, and then the , 1987 protests against the military dictator Ershad. And then later, our return to democratic governance in 1990 and the road safety protests of 2018, which actually laid the groundwork for so much of the student, frustration with the government not being able to keep students safe because of road safety issues and [00:19:00] just, the general mismanagement of transportation and, public resources. And so the campus has always been a key space for the pulse of the nation. But it's also a key space for goons and vigilante groups to organize their forces. So the Bangladesh Awami League has their faction, the Chhatra League, and then there's, you know, the Jamaat-e-Islami, which is the right-wing Islamist group of Bangladesh that has been growing, has their faction, the Chhatra Shibir. And then the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which, you know, has been in opposition to the Awami League, also has their goons on campuses. And so one of the major, trends you'll see during these moments is how these factions are actually weaponized to make sure that the violent state apparatus is deployed within public spaces. And, you know, you asked about, like, missteps and some of the things that political formations, might forget to plan for or think [00:20:00] about. And, you know, one of the things that I, I'm sure Samir can relate a little bit is, like, a lot of these student organizations, you know, students against discrimination, there was a group of men who claimed leadership of the student movement and formed, a party, the National Citizens Party. And you notice quickly the contradictions of their formation. All the women leaders were either asked to leave or they left because of what an undemocratic, unfeminist space it was. And then you noticed quickly that the National Citizen Party started allying itself with the right-wing forces to gain a populist base. And that, to me, is the, one of the biggest contradictions of what do leftists do when we gain power? And also, like, the sober conversation is, are these leaders leftists? Or did-  Cayden: Yeah, were they ever? Were they ever?  Sharmin: Or did we project our leftist dreams onto them and I think one of the things that [00:21:00] we've been doing for many generations, and I think Vincent Bevins' work really synopsizes this well, in looking at the last decade of popular uprisings, is that we've been doing politics without ideology, right? Mm-hmm. That these political for- formations actually don't have a coherent theory of change when they're contesting for power. And so you notice quickly the National Citizens Party was very reactionary, and it was very anti-fascist by, their vernacular, but what anti-fascism meant was that we hate the Awami League, we're gonna ban the Awami League, and the Awami League is no longer going to exist. And then we're- Yes … gonna fight for Sheikh Hasina to be hanged, right? And so that became their populist slogan.  Cayden: Hmm.  Sharmin: And so, you know, there is no left force in Bangladesh, and that's something that we have to name, that for sure there are garment workers that are organizing a party. There's a communist league that does not actually grow in their base. Um- Hmm … and that is why coming out of [00:22:00] the July uprisings, you notice this leadership actually turned center right really fast because they didn't have a, a vision that was rooted in economic and political struggles of the working-class students who made up majority of the base of people that were on the streets. Um, and you know, it was surprising, Cayden, I'll just say, like, after the, the NCP was getting ready for elections that just happened this past February, they joined a coalition with the largest Islamist force of Bangladesh, and this is such a misstep, right? To join forces. W- your enemy of your enemy is not your friend, right? Like, wh- where, like, where, when has that gotten us anywhere? It falls into the traps of organizing without a clear, coherent ideology, and then the post-uprising impact is weakened. And so a lot of that groundwork of, like, theoretical work, we actually have to do that to be able to be ready for fights that take power in the way that [00:23:00] feel, restorative and generative, instead of what we're seeing now, which is a populist right-wing growth in Bangladesh. Cayden: That feels like such an important lesson that we need to learn, unfortunately, over and over again, and I feel like this theme of, the enemy of my enemy is sometimes still my enemy has been coming up on this show a lot lately. That like, it, I, uh, you know, we see it happening in our movement politics here too, especially in, in this sort of moment of authoritarian retrenchment in our own government, that like, there are, there are challenges around that, and there's like ways that I think, yeah, it makes sense that it feels good in the moment to be like, “Yeah, there's more of us than there are of them.” But it's like, well, who, who are us? Like, what is the us that we're talking about? Samir, I will pass it to you to talk about, I guess, some of the texture that we should know about the protest movement in Nepal, and like what are the ways that, other social forces also outside the state have shaped the way that the protests have played out there. Samir: I was listening to Sharmin, and I was like, “Oh, there's so many similarities,” [00:24:00] like in a lot of the political forces that led our movements and also like talking about K.P. Oli, there's so many similarities of like how they were the face of the movement. And as somebody who really admired K.P. Oli because, you know, he was part of the social movement left. He was part of , like the first people's movement struggles, uh, that happened in the '90s that got rid of absolute monarchy. He was the face of the Communist Party. He did take up arms, right? So all of the tools that our revolutionary histories have used to, find liberation, right? So he used a diversity of tactics. Like, he started as somebody who believed in picking up arms. And then he led a people's movement in the '90s of, like with other political parties to get rid of the Panchayat system, which was a system of absolute monarchy and where all the political parties were dissolved right by the king from the 1960 to 1990, right? But one of the big things that I think we didn't think about when our movements were being led, when our movement ancestors were organizing and like really thinking about is like what does identity mean for our movements. There's political forces, [00:25:00] the social movement parties that are leading our people and organizing our people, and they did the organizing that happened in Nepal, the door-to-door, the base building that happened, if that was done by political parties, right? Which is true, and we need to name that layer, too. And I think one of the things that we're missing in this moment right now is we have been so, so frustrated by the last 20 years of governance by these forces. We wanna forget the political history of how we got here, right? Mm-hmm. And that has been one of my big critique of the young people in Nepal, right? And for me, I also think about as somebody who's getting older and also had access to my dad who was part of this movement, right? He was a big force as part of the Communist Party, and now he's heavily traumatized because of the way he got betrayed by his comrades, right? And I think one of the forces I was talking about identity is, like, all of these political forces were led by upper caste Brahmin men, and there was no indigenous representation. So finally, the 1990, we were able to get rid of absolute [00:26:00] monarchy. By '96, we still don't have full democracy in Nepal, so, you know, the Maoists decided to wage a civil war where they really organized the masses, and really created conditions for the monarchy, to bow down, right? And the Maoist party came out of this forest and, like, built a coalition with the Communist Party and the Congress Party to take the streets again. In 2006, we finally were able to get rid of monarchy, but 2006 to 2014 was a struggle to, like, really, draft a new constitution for us, where we made some progress and where we also did some things where it took us back around, like, women's rights, right? And so there was a big feminist movement that really created, like, organizing conditions of 2026 in so many ways, right? And one of the things that we were seeing during the last 20 years is what's happening is all the communist parties, the people who led our movements and uprisings were veering towards the right, right? Hmm. Because they consolidated more power, like, you know, exactly what happened with, uh, Bangladesh. They consolidated more power where, you know, they could stay in power [00:27:00] for long. The indigenous folks were part of the struggles and the uprisings in the 100 years of our movement struggles. But once we won and they got, the Communist Party got into power, they started, like, pushing policies that would not benefit indigenous peoples, right? And then one of the big things that Nepal wanted is federalism in terms of, like, one of the big critiques of Nepal has been the government is so centralized in Kathmandu. Other people outside of Kathmandu really don't get to take part in politics. And, so federalism was one of the big things that we pushed for, right? At Indigenous Struggles, that is the one thing that we pushed for so that we can govern our homelands, and that was the one thing that Oli was, like, against too, and that was also one of the reasons why he started becoming less and less popular, right? But one of the things that's 2026 was, I think it's also really important to understand, is the 2026 uprisings were led by youth who I believe, I dare to say, didn't have, the full understanding, the political understanding of our political histories in that way. And there's this, like, disconnect in terms of, like… it's hard for me to bridge the 100 years of left in Nepal [00:28:00] and like, you know, this youth uprising that's happening in Nepal that has no connection because it's not an organized group, right? It's very decentralized. Right. It happened on Discord. And that is one of the big questions we have now is, like, how do we as young people, the young people who led this uprisings, how do they stay organized, right? And that is a big question we still don't, we don't have answers to, right? The movement histories and, you know, the last 20 years has been very traumatizing, but there's also so many lessons and so many beautiful things that happened during the organizing, right? So how do we make those connections? How do we ask those questions? How do we talk to this feminist group? How do we talk to, like, workers, right? We need to figure that out. And I think one of the big things, like Sharmin talked about too, is like the student protest student movements were a big part of how we got liberation in Nepal, and the student movements are like directly connected to political parties because they have the student wing. But that also doesn't mean they are not organized. Yes, they were organized, and they really figured it out, but they have gotten corrupt. There's goons there, there's only men there. [00:29:00] And, like, how do we really ask those questions as a movement now and start building on some of our social movement histories? And that is a big question. And I haven't heard anything, and I'm very curious what's gonna happen on that, and I've been sitting with that a lot, too.  Cayden: Yeah. No, I, I mean, I feel like thinking about the challenges in remembering and then sometimes, like, having movement history misremembered to us by people with motivations. I can see how in that way for these young people who are getting organized, who are, like, trying to figure out what they want from the government in the future . there's some real, delicate territory for them to negotiate around, like, understanding themselves in a lot of ways as political and historic actors, which is really interesting. Swati Rayasam: You are tuned in to Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, 89.3 KPFB in Berkeley, 88.1 KFCF in Fresno and online@kpfa.org.  Cayden: One of the other trends that [00:30:00] I would love to talk about is this, sort Western media trend where, an uprising happens somewhere, a protest movement happens somewhere, and they're like, “Oh, there's an interim government. Great.” And then, like, in the US, we don't hear anymore the establishment of interim government is, first of all, deeply informed by the social movements and social forces that are already moving on the ground and also glosses over the way politics is done in a particular place. I'm wondering if there's stuff that you've noticed that has really been lost from the international media discourse about the politics of both Bangladesh and Nepal since the sort of student uprising moment. And if there's stuff that you've been seeing in the like, interim government moments that you're like, “Oh, this is something to watch out for.” Like, “This is something that we can draw some lessons from.”  Sharmin: Yeah. Well, in Bangladesh we had a United States favorite Nobel Laureate, you know, Muhammad Yunus- Mm-hmm as our interim government. And, and I think what's so fascinating is that, you know, he is the world's sweetheart because he created [00:31:00] this, like, you know, microfinancing program that is, a program that they say, you know, empowers the poor people. And, we know that in practice it actually did not reverse poverty, and it actually left millions of people in more debt, than, they or- originally were projected to gain. And so I think what's very fascinating about having such a pro-capitalist, figure that is, a sweetheart of empire, it spoke to his legacy in office, you know? During his time, he also signed one of the most devastating US-Bangladesh trade agreements with Trump- Hmm … which actually, further isolates China from the Bangladeshi trade market and, forces Bangladesh to do all of our trade deals with the US. And it's a non-binding agreement. And so it is, deeply unlawful and also devastating to the economy of this area of Southeast Asia that actually needs China as, an ally, as a country that has, contributed a lot to the development of [00:32:00] our, transportation systems and, so for us it- it's also about how much of this interim government was, you know, representing the interests of the global elite and what he was willing to do to be able to s- to, to squash, revolutionary energy within the country. The Women's Commission was one of the most powerful consolidation of feminist leaders under the interim government that were looking to reform land laws for women. And similar to what, Samir was saying, right? Women's rights just are the first thing that these governments throw under the bus and that- women's commission report that was looking to really examine land laws and inheritance laws and and the rights of women economically like actually triggered one of the largest anti-feminist rallies in the country's history- Wow … where millions, millions of Jamaat-e-Islami men and their supporters took the streets in [00:33:00] protest of women having rights. And that was something you did not see the Western media touch, even-  Cayden: No …  Sharmin: even though the Western media was, like, so excited for this revolution, right? You know, on the ground too, you have those people that are like, “This is a CIA-backed, like, uprising,” right? And then on the ground you see, like, oh yeah, people actually don't want to touch the complexities of this country because it is layered within, like, religious nationalisms- Mm-hmm ethnic nationalisms, and caste. And so in my experience, I would just say that people know very little of the political forces within this, greater West Asian political landscape and how it connects to US imperialism here and abroad, you know? Pakistan was once the CIA's closest ally in the Cold War, and they continue to be during the war on terror right now, right? Mm-hmm. The United States provided Pakistan with military, diplomatic, and economic support because a [00:34:00] pro-US military dictatorship in this region that was a staunch anti-communist ally created a buffer between the axis of the USSR, China. Cayden: Hmm.  Sharmin: And then I'll say at the same time, on the ground, there were dozens of reports of mobs that were attacking temples and Hindu leaders. Hindus are a minority in Bangladesh that have been historically, marginalized, and these contradictions were, were getting highlighted, right? Because that violence was eerily similar, right? The partition of South Asia- Yeah …  Cayden: excluded  Sharmin: Hindu-Muslim communalism, and there were tensions and divides that fell across class lines. And for Western and, hegemonic media outlets, this looked like, oh, the Muslims are attacking the Hindus again.  Samir: Right.  Sharmin: And so for me, like, the being able to reckon Islamophobia, communal violence, identity and class politics, but also the way nationalism operates in South Asia, it, it's a tricky dance [00:35:00] And I've been learning how to really convey this complex history because the country's, uh like, beautiful history of, like, using guerrilla warfare to defeat US-backed forces in the region, it also represents something different from its neighbors, India and Pakistan. Mm-hmm. And within that, you know, we have Bangladesh joining the PLO in Lebanon to fight on behalf of Palestinian liberation. We have the fact that the country's actually i- inception was based on a socialist vision, right? And it's now one of the fastest-growing economies in the world with the fast fashion garment industry that's also ravaged by climate crisis and mass displacement. And so for me, it always just comes back to anti-war and anti-imperialism, like all the nodes of my brain, because I'm like, “Here's this US global death-making machine and this defense industry that sells tear gas shells to my country and [00:36:00] sells Israeli surveillance technology to my country.” And then there's this Bangladesh trade agreement that Trump was able to wager during this vulnerable moment for our country and it's at the core of all the political and economic violence within my country. And so the neoliberalization of our campuses and what these students are facing is because of the war economy. And so, so I just, like, zoom out in those moments, and I'm like, “Oh, this, this feels very much so like Cold War politics and the aftermath.”  Cayden: Yeah, like the politics of the Cold War have just simply never left us. Like, they're still here, and it's like we've sort of swapped in China as the big bad in a lot of ways.  Sharmin: Right.  Cayden: Samir, I wonder if there's, stuff that you've been seeing about the interim government in Nepal that you think are worth our sort of examination as kind of like lessons that we can draw from what happens after the protest, and yeah, like how that has been part of the electoral moment also we're in in Nepal right now. Samir: Yeah, [00:37:00] well, the interim government was, what was it, about five months. I think we didn't really see a lot of work that happened from the interim government, but obviously one of the big wins of the interim government was they were successfully able to hold elections. And the Western media has only focused on Balen Saha, this, quote-unquote, “rapper,” this charismatic guy who is gonna, who's 35 years old and is gonna lead. And then like Sushila Karki, I mean, one of the big things that everybody is like, “Oh, she's the first woman prime minister of Nepal, and what does that mean for us?” And, you know, this identity politics of like, “Oh, we finally got a woman president.” And for us it's like when we talk about it, that's the only thing we see in the discourse. But the reality is she was also a woman prime minister in an interim government that she knew was gonna last for six months, right? And also one of the things that a lot of people don't think about and realize is like the youth really didn't know who she was. And I think that's one of the big things that Sarmin talked about too, is like how do our youth have the consciousness? And do we have a left, social movement left, that's actually supporting them to really understand, you know, the conditions [00:38:00] of our people and who we're electing and, like, how we're organizing and what that means for us, right? But one of the big popularities about her was, like, she was not a career, jurist as she was appointed, was a lawyer that was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009 by the Judicial Council, and she had this reputation of pushing back against some of the political parties and some of the establishments in that time. So that was, like, one of the big things that really lured our folks, there was this one interview of her that went really viral about how she talks about, you know, establishment parties and how she challenged, some of the status quo while she was… Because a lot of times what happens with some of these appointments are people who are loyal to the to the parties, right? That was the one big thing that really attracted a lot of our young folks, to mobilize around her being the prime minister. And it's just, like, a lot of unknowns around, like, we still don't know because with the older parties, it was very clear to us that the Communist Party was, like, more loyal to China, right? And the Congress party was more loyal to India. And then one of the things a lot that we don't see in the discourse even in left spaces, right? Even [00:39:00] in, like, media spaces is, more than US imperialism, India and China is also waging some form of imperialism in our homelands, right? And that we don't wanna name that layer because in the US, as, us being in the belly of the beast, our only responsibility is to fight US imperialism. And then for me, as somebody from the Global South, I understand that how that impacts our movement and how that is dangerous and harmful to our people in our, back in our homeland. Because China and India are bullying Nepal in a lot of different ways politically, right? Because nothing happens in Nepal without the consent of India and China, right? And India obviously has more power, and they're, like, fighting over that power in Nepal right now. And the other thing that I wanted to name is, I was hoping K.P. Oli, during our interim prime ministership, during that interim government, would be held accountable, which didn't happen. And we're not talking about that, right? And also she [Karki] had a lot of limitations, and we still are figuring out what, like, what kind of power she held, right? But the hope was for me was, like, that she would hold the people who were responsible for our people's deaths accountable during the six months she was there, which [00:40:00] really didn't happen and really moved. And that's one of the things that hasn't been talked about, and I think that was a big political opportunity for her to do some of that work to push K.P. Oli out of power because he, after doing all of this, was still able to contest the elections and lost really badly. But one of the things for me, the inspiration was, like, how Sheikh Hasina was pushed out of the country, right? Like, that was one of the hopes and dreams, and that didn't really happen, during this interim government.  Cayden: Hmm. That's interesting that there's, like, a possibility that he might be back. Well, I wanna turn a little bit to thinking about this history that's been unfolding and, like, what it is like to be observing, talking to comrades and loved ones as an organizer who's based here in the US as part of your diasporic community. One of the things I think a lot about is, like- When we talk about solidarity with people's movements internationally in the US, sometimes we forget that, like, people from those diasporas are our comrades. They are here. And that we have a lot to, [00:41:00] like, learn from them. What has it been like watching the sort of, like, social movements in Bangladesh and Nepal respectively, and what has it been like to have that consciousness as an organizer here in the US dealing with all of the political stuff that we've been dealing with here? Samir: I love that you asked that question, Cayden, and also, like, yes, I just wanna start with, like, this layer of like, oh, yes, we have comrades here who are from these diasporic communities who actually can inform us in this. And to add another layer to that, even with, with my, you know, my history of being born and raised in Nepal and, like, being connected to our movements there and, like, living here for the last 20 years now, right? That also creates another layer where I don't have access to everything, and that also creates a layer of, like, that I don't have to know everything, right? And I wish our left- Mm-hmm … Western left understood that layer sometimes because – In our movements, I'm gonna go be a little– I'm gonna little shit about our movements here, you know? Because one of the things that happens is, like, the romanticization of what's going on in our homelands without understanding, and this idea- Mm-hmm of, like-like, we have to know the answers to every… It's okay to not have answers. I think that's a big thing that I reflect on a lot as somebody here, [00:42:00] right? And also, the reality is I have access to my father, who is, for me, the only revolutionary that I know who was part of, like, social movements and who, like, really spent his whole life to the movement and is now still doing things after being betrayed by his party, right? So I think that's one of the big things. I think it's okay to know that. I think the second thing for me as somebody in the diaspora, it's my role in the diaspora. It's also what is my role in the diaspora to inform my comrades. If you're an upper-caste person, it is your responsibility to name that in the movement spaces that you hold and name that layer- Mm … and inform people about that layer. I think about that a lot. I sit up, I sit with that and reflect on that a lot, and that really informs the way I show up as somebody in the diaspora. And my responsibility, one of the things that we saw when all of this was happening you know, the movements, the social movement left was so fast, got into this train of, like, it's a Color Revolution [i.e., the revolution is backed by the US government/is a US-led intervention], as if our peoples don't have the capacity to organize. Yes, there was infiltrations. Yes, India was involved. But yes, there was also uprising where 70 people died, right? So just, bringing it down to, like, it's not really being complex and, like, [00:43:00] being nuance about that. And that really is harmful to our people back home, right? Because that, in that, when we're doing that, we're taking away, like, access from our people in terms of, like, how they are doing things. And also, like, really, I think invalidating the fact that our, the governments that was being oppressing against the uprisings are oppressive. So that just, like, invisibilizes, uh, what the state is doing, right? Because it is a Color Revolution, you know. The, it is not led by the people. We're, there was even sign, things like they said, like, “Oh, there were signs in English.” Like, can you just think about, you know, the, the orientalist, uh, you know-  Cayden: Yeah …  Samir: orientalist way that you are thinking even as somebody who considers yourself a social movement left. So that's, I think, one my, that, for me, that is a big responsibility. And- And that is where I can also make an impact as somebody in the diaspora. I am not on the ground, that is the reality of it, and knowing where I can make impact and how I can make impact, and knowing very clearly that I don't have all the answers, and I'm not– I'm an outsider in so many… I go back home every time I go home for a couple of months, the way I show up in these movement spaces [00:44:00] is I'm here to listen and I'm an outsider, and I'm trying to figure out how I can support you, right? And that is, for me, a role as a diasporic person, and I'm very clear on that. And I think it's also because I have access to my dad who grounds me in that, and it's like- Mm-hmm “Samir, you don't live here anymore.” He will remind me very clearly. He's like, “You don't live here anymore.” And you need to understand that, and that's okay.” And he will ground me in that, and that really helps me in terms of thinking of how I wanna show up as a diasporic person.  Cayden: Yeah. No, that's, that's really helpful, and I think that, like, this thing that you're describing about the sort of like in some ways, like, healthy, but in other ways sort of, like, overblown skepticism that US observers can have about uprisings, revolutions in other countries just because, like… The, the word that came to mind as you were describing it was, like, infantilizing, right? That it's, like, as if people can't independently form their own political opinions without the intervention of the, like, global superpower is just sort of, like, baffling to me. You hit on something that, like, I think about a lot [00:45:00] also as somebody who is, like, a generation removed from the immigrant generation in my family. I don't have a ton of relationships with my family who are in Hong Kong and China, but, like, how do I, like how do I relate to that? It's very challenging, and it's- and I, I think that there's so much in, like, US like left social movement discourse that I'm just kind of like, “I actually don't know how to relate to this as a diasporic person sometimes.” Sharmin, I'm also interested to hear from you on this.  Sharmin: Yeah. Yeah, similarly, I feel, I feel like there is this, like, uh, relationality that it's pushing people that are here to really think about more clearly. I feel like some of the early '70s through the '90s was a very, like, symbolic type of solidarity that we had- Mm-hmm where, where, you know, we would do the cultural attire, the cultural associations, you know, the melas, which are, like, big fairs that we have in these hubs of, like, immigrant communities. And now I think the politics are coming back. Like, I think after the July uprising, [00:46:00] you actually saw solidarity actions popping up across hubs in, you know, New York and California where people were like, “Actually, this impacts me and I wanna talk about what this means. I wanna talk about the cultural and political organizations that run this local community.” And one thing that I really took back from the last two visits to Bangladesh is really learning the skills of talking to somebody who disagrees with me because-  Cayden: Hmm …  Sharmin: I think in the United States the left does not practice, being able to engage, talk, even, like, be in relationship with people that might be politically opposed to you. And so when I go to Bangladesh, I'm actually surrounded by a lot of homophobes. I'm surrounded by a lot of men who, like, support the Awami League, and I've had to kind of, like, sit in this in between of being like, “Oh, yeah, like, I actually have to learn how to debate better. I have to learn how to, like, you know, be that person that's, like, holding humanity but also holding the, the critical left analysis that I, I believed in to be right because I [00:47:00] know I'm right.” Right? And I know that, like, this is a hill that's worth dying on. And I think with Mamdani's win in, in New York, like, there's so many examples of how that, like, South Asian left politic that's actually talking about class exists- Mm-hmm.  Cayden: Yeah …  Sharmin: within the geography of our communities. And, you know, especially for, you know, Samir and I are, like, the minority South Asians, so we're not the Indian upper caste. And so for us, we're like, “This has always been the reality of our people.” They are working-class organizers. They're people who know how to talk about the intricacies of domestic labor, about the unorganized labor forces, about the people that are left out of the political agenda of our government. And so for me, like, I really take some of the lessons that DRUM [ Desis Rising Up and Moving]  is doing on the ground in New York around what it means to actually build a member base that's rooted in relationship, but also towards a North Star. And that North Star, it looks a little socialist. It looks a little working class. It looks [00:48:00] very deeply rooted in a feminist, anti-oppressive politic. And I think for someone in diaspora, that's been the biggest growth area for me, where I'm like, “How do I hold this vision and not lose hope that my people are not, like, all right-wing people that are out to, like, you know, destroy me and my people?” But we are in this center-right populous moment that will require us to do cultural shift. It will require us to do that, like, slow work of tilling the land, like Ella Baker spade work. And you know, a comrade of mine, Nafiz, who's a brilliant writer at Jamhor, when I was talking to him about processing the February elections, he was just like, “You know, I actually think, like, I'm seeing a lot of possibility right now because I saw what happened to Egypt after Tahrir Square, and I saw where Egypt went and what a military dictatorship did to that country.” And he was like, “And Bangladesh, that's not what happened to us.” And, and he was like, “And this is important for us to really reckon with how… Not to [00:49:00] say, like, ‘Oh, it could be so much more worse,' but it could be so much more worse.” And we have to work within these, like, terrains in a way that's, like, really reckoning with why are people wanting to find comfort in these right-wing religious social groups, because they are the only organized groups of people that are providing shelter and food. And so unless the left fills that gap, we are gonna see right-wing populism, and we've seen it within white supremacy here, but it translates to every Global South country, from Brazil to, you know, um, obviously South Asia. And so yeah, I just am trying to be more, like, relative in that way, where I'm like-  Cayden: Hmm Sharmin: “Oh, we're a lot more relative than we think we are.”  Cayden: Yeah. That is such a good insight about, like, having to context switch Across geography, across political context, like builds a, like a really important muscle for us as organizers. This has been an absolutely fantastic [00:50:00] conversation and I've learned so much from both of you. My one sort of like, well I have two outgoing questions and they're sort of related to one another. One is thinking about like as a monolingual English speaker, as somebody who's like in the US, I think one of the things that I've often felt a challenge around is like where do I look to for news, for updates, and for analysis about what's going on in the Global South, especially for places where I have no cultural or language connection. And like when you're assessing news and information that's coming out about movement politics. What do you consider, what do you think about, what are the questions you ask yourself when you're like seeing headlines, kinda day-to-day that you think would be useful for other folks to start thinking about? Sharmin: Yeah. I, I really think about, like, multiple nationalisms right now, that there's, like, these competing forces of, like, who gets to tell the story. And I always, like to think about, like, how, uh, US [00:51:00] interests, Chinese interests, or even, like, Indian interests are determining the news landscape right now. And I don't like to think about it, but I, I've been looking at so much coverage that feels very much like, yikes, like what is going on, with our, like, news ecosystem? And unfortunately, I think we need to get back on Facebook. Like, I think that the fact that- … progressives and the left have left Facebook, like, I get it. Fuck Meta, and Facebook is the main place for so much like organizing. And we-  Cayden: Contest every space.  Sharmin: Get back on Facebook. Who cares if there are right-wing trolls on it? You we have to create alternative like information systems that are, like, really amplifying to these networks and groups of people that are getting inundated with that information. And I think we're really lucky because there's a lot of leftist South Asian publications now, Himal South Asian, Jumphore, you could become Patreon supporter and really be a part of these legacy, South Asian [00:52:00] left, thinkers that are actually thinking about, like, the long-term arc, and they, they're contending with socialism. They're contending with the communist, like, legacies of our organizations. And so, I just really appreciate that they're doing political analysis with politics and not just focusing on, like, symbolic forms of, like, political analysis. So shout-out to them and, and their hard work because yeah, they, they're English media that is getting translated for this day and age, you know? Cayden: Yeah. I… It was really exciting to me to, like, do a lot of the sort of, like, background for this conversation and find, like, English language movement media coming out of South Asia. I was like, “This is so exciting.” Like, this is… I feel like in some ways the thing that they're trying to do is, like they're kind of our comrades- Mm-hmm in a sense, right? Like, they're trying to do a similar thing to the thing that we're trying to do at Convergence, and I was like, “Ooh, this is really cool. Like, I'm bookmarking this.” Yeah. So I don't know. Samir, do you have, do you have other thoughts about, like, what things [00:53:00] US people should be thinking about as they're kind of assessing news and developments? Samir: Yeah, big ups Himal Magazine. I think that is a big source of information for me too. And also as somebody who struggles with reading Nepali now, which I'm very embarrassed of it's really hard for me to get access. to. I have to sit with my dad to, like, really go through some of the news articles, which, you know, my dad gracefully agrees. Uh, I think one of the big things is, like, I do benefit a lot from his free labor. I'll just name that on this podcast. But I think, and one of the things I would say is like- Thanks,  Cayden: dad …  Samir: really, like, figuring out, like, I don't know, like, pushing through the binary of, like, what US imperialism means for Nepal and what also there's, there could be other forms of imperialism that I named earlier, that Sharmin named too. And also right now, I think there's a lot of unknowns for us too, right? We have this party that was not part of the political establishment that came into picture in 2024. So we are still grappling with the idea of, like, what does this mean for us? Who are they gonna be loyal to, and how does, what does this mean for geopolitics in Nepal, right? So we are still sitting with that question. And there is some clarity around, I think one of the things I would say is there's a [00:54:00] lot of excitement, even in diaspora community, and my role in the diaspora also has been talking to some of my friends who are stoked about this prime minister right now because we haven't built a left that is informing them of the nuances and, like, how we can actually figure out the critique of this person, right? Because for me, I think it's really important the social movement left to understand because even my friend, my comrades are sending me, “Oh, this rapper is a prime minister now.” It's somebody that I trust a lot, right? Yeah. And I have to do the work of like, “Hey, this person has this history of governing in this way when he became the mayor of Kathmandu, where he was against poor people,” right? He did some changes, structural changes that helped, upper middle class people. And using that as a way to, like, really assess what he's gonna do for Nepal, and I'm actually skeptical, right? He is somebody from the Madhesi movement, which is a indigenous group that is very marginalized in Nepal, but he also comes from a very upper class background, right? And that's also real. We have to name that. His party's ideology is to push us away from federalism in some sense, right? And also the reality is they had a majority, they won a majority because we didn't have a social movement left outside of political parties that would help us assess him, right? [00:55:00] So that's, I think that's the question. Those are some of the questions I would love people to ask, because I am asking those questions as somebody who is from Nepal and from the diaspora, and I check myself every time. And yeah, I will end it with, like, it's okay to not have all the answers, and just, yeah, do some of that work of, like, reflecting on, like, asking yourself how you are taking in some of the information that you're seeing. And obviously, Himal Magazine is a big source, and one of the Substacks that I would highly recommend too is, I think we could put it in the links later, it's called Kalam Weekly, which is on Substack. I have some critiques of their writing too, but that's really been helping me understand what's going on in Nepal right now.  Cayden: You both have been so incredibly generous with your time, and this has been such a rich conversation. I don't know if there are places also where if our listeners want to follow your work, I don't know, if there's organizations or places where you are publishing thoughts, either your own or organizationally that you wanna share. Sharmin, is there any place people can find you online? Sharmin: Yeah, for sure. We're building the Asian American left at 18 Million Rising, so you could follow us there, and I'm @sharminultra [00:56:00] on all social media.  Cayden: And Samir, is there a place people can find you?  Samir: Uh, yeah, I am a very quiet person. Uh, but direct action has been a big part of our struggles in the last few years, and we are really thinking about, like, how we can escalate strategically, so I am part of a network of direct action trainers called the Ruckus Society. Hit us up. We do trainings, go to our website, request a training if you need any direct action support. We love nerding out on action design and thinking about action curriculum and how we train our people to do action safely. And follow Ruckus Society, and I don't really have a social that's public, so…  Cayden: that's so fair. I respect your choice not to be perceived.  Samir: I mean, also, I'm not Sharmin, I feel I learn from her so much, from Sharmin, so I just wanna name that, and also just from how I- And  Sharmin: we're friends. Like, we, we've done direct actions together. Like, we've been arrested together. Like-  Cayden: Yeah. …  Sharmin: we're comrades, so it's just so fun to be able to talk about this- Well, I really-  Cayden: Yeah …  Yeah. Thanks again, Sharmin, Samir. Absolutely a pleasure to talk, and I'm, I'm sure we'll talk again soon.  Sharmin: Talk soon. [00:57:00] Thank you, guys.  Samir:

Dom talks with Kathmandu CEO Megan Welch about signing on with Zentera Wool Company as its latest brand partner, increasing the volume of merino wool for its apparel and the latest trends in outdoor fashion and manufacturing. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Listeners call in to share a news story from the country they're cheering on at the 2026 World Cup. Photo: An Indian (R) and Nepalese football player (L) vie for the ball during a qualifier match for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 at Dasrath Stadium in Kathmandu on March 17, 2015. The teams drew 0-0. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP via Getty Images)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen to Nepal Update, a weekly podcast from SBS Nepali featuring some of the top stories from Nepal in the past seven days. - गत सात दिनका नेपालका मुख्य समाचारहरू समेटिएको एसबीएस नेपालीको साप्ताहिक पोडकास्ट प्रस्तुति नेपाल अपडेट सुन्नुहोस्।

Craig Mildenhall did not start in ecommerce.He started in loyalty. Years at Loyalty New Zealand. A stint at adidas in Europe, running global loyalty and consumer engagement. And somewhere in all of that, he figured out something most digital leaders are still catching up to: the data tells you what happened. The customer tells you why.As GM of Digital at Kathmandu, Craig has spent two years rebuilding one of Australia and New Zealand's most loved outdoor brands from the platform up. New site. New loyalty program. New way of working. And a four-month Shopify migration launched right in the middle of a flash sale.This one is full of practical stuff.Connect with Craig Mildenhall Explore KathmanduSubscribe to the Add To Cart newsletter  SMS us to Suggest a Guest Connect with Nathan Bush Join the Add To Cart Community 

In this fascinating episode, historical photo collector and photographer Jagdish "Jags" Bhandari shares decades of research, rare photographs, and overlooked stories that challenge popular narratives about Nepal's history. The conversation explores the real story behind Rani Pokhari, the history of Dharahara and the claim that there were once two Dharaharas, the importance of preserving Nepal's heritage, and how historical facts are often misunderstood or forgotten over time. Jagdish also discusses his extensive collection of historical Nepal photographs and explains how photography serves as a crucial tool for understanding history. We dive deep into the Rana Dynasty and examine whether the Rana rulers have been portrayed unfairly in Nepali history. Other topics include the story of the Kritipur Bell, Nepal's territorial history, discussions surrounding the Sugauli Treaty, Nepal-British relations, the history of Kathmandu's temples, the significance of the Shreepech, the truth about Nepal's national flag, and stories connected to Nepal's royal family. Whether you're interested in Nepal History, Nepal Heritage, Kathmandu History, Historical Nepal Photos, the Rana Dynasty Nepal, Nepal Flag History, Rani Pokhari History, Dharahara History, Nepal Kingdom History, Nepal Royal Family, Nepal Heritage Conservation, Nepal British Relations, Sugauli Treaty, Kathmandu Temples History, or Untold History of Nepal, this episode offers valuable insights and historical perspectives rarely discussed in mainstream conversations. GET CONNECTED WITH Jagdish Jags Bhandari: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jagdish_jags_/reels/?__d=dist Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tasvirmanepal/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jagdish.bhandari.357/# YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-O--FgyVo7VG8t7AoPNBA  

Radio Essen-Stadtreporter Timm Schröder trifft Stephan Thiemann im Meybuschhof in Katernberg. Am Ende der kleinen Sackgasse stand früher das Elternhaus des Esseners. Heute ist aus der Gaststätte mit Kegelbahn und Pferdestallungen eine Moschee geworden. Trotz des Umbaus gibt es viele Erinnerungen. Er zeigt uns die Fenster hinter der früher die Küche war. Hier hat er als 4-jähriger schon die Salate für die Gäste vorbereitet. Ein paar Jahre später war er für die Kipppfanne und damit für die Schnitzel zuständig. Es gab aber auch ein Leben auf den Straßen und Plätzen in Katernberg inklusive Schlägereien, Schneeballschlachten und Shoppingtripps hoch zu Ross zum nächsten Supermarkt oder zur Grundschule. Während der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 1974 wurde er zum Spielball der Gäste. Nach dem Sieg der WM wurde er als Kind minutenlang durch den Gaststätte geworden. Als nicht gerade "sexy" hat er das noch heute in Erinnerung. Später scheitert die Ehe seiner Eltern. Zusammen mit seiner Schwester und der Mutter zieht er in eine kleine Mietwohnung an der A40. Es folgen der Selbstmord seines Vaters, wechselnde Partner seiner Mutter inklusive einer Karriere im Milieu, sehr viel Gewalt und der Umzug in ein Internat. Nach der Schule zieht Stephan Thiemann seine erste Company in Essen auf. Zunächst mit Portemonnaies, später mit Handtaschen und Schuhen verdient er gutes Geld. Unter anderem auf der Rüttenscheider hat er einen Laden. Er ist aber auch auf vielen Messen und Märkten unterwegs. Seine wellenförmigen Geldbörsen werden sogar für einen Designpreis nominiert. Er heiratet und bekommt einen Sohn. Trotzdem schafft er es nicht sesshaft zu werden. Immer wieder zieht es ihn in die Welt und das am liebsten auf zwei Rädern. Schon als Kind liebte er mit dem Mokick durch die Dünen von Zandvoort zu brettern. Als Erwachsener zeigt er kleinen Motorradgruppen zum Beispiel die Schönheit von Nepal. Hier lernt er auch seine zweite Frau Urmila kennen. Mit ihr und vier weiteren Motorradfahrern fährt er dann auch rund 20.000 km von Katernberg nach Kathmandu. Eine Reise, die dem Motorradguide fast das Leben gekostet hätte. Bei 55 Grad im Schatten wird eine Wüste im Iran für die Gruppe zur Hitzehölle und wegen eines Bürgerkriegs in Pakistan kommen sie für mehrere Tage in Gefängnis. Hier gibt es für sie nur das Kondenswasser aus einer verschimmelten Klimaanlage zu trinken. Und das war noch längst nicht alles ... Über seine Kindheit in Essen und diese Zeit spricht Stephan Thiemann in unserem Podcast. Außerdem hat er darüber auch ein Buch geschrieben. Sein nächstes Projekt ist ein Motorradfahrer Resort in Nepal. Hier laufen schon die Bauarbeiten unter anderem für ein Hotel, ein Cafe und eine Werkstatt. In der Rubrik „Mittendrin" ist Radio Essen-Stadtreporter Timm Schröder immer irgendwo in Essen mit einem oder mehreren Interviewpartnern unterwegs. Sie zeigen ihm ein Stück aus ihrem Leben. Euch hat die Folge "Essen im Ohr" gefallen? Dann lasst gerne eine Bewertung da und abonniert den Podcast, um keine neue Folge zu verpassen. Unseren Podcast gibt es immer dienstags – zuhören könnt Ihr auf Eurer Lieblings-Podcast-Plattform. Ihr wollt selbst mal einen Gast für das neue Format mit den Kategorien Gesundheit, Sport und Mensch vorschlagen? Oder ihr möchtet Lob oder Kritik loswerden? Dann meldet euch gerne per E-Mail an podcast@radioessen.de.

From the corridors of the World Bank in Washington DC to the chaotic streets of Kathmandu, we're diving deep into the untold truths of Nepal's private capital markets, the illusions of a venture ecosystem, and what it really takes to build something meaningful in a country the world keeps underestimating.    This is a conversation about conviction, and the quiet courage of coming home. Dipta Shah, who chose to trade a global career to build back in Nepal.    In the upcoming episode, we talk about: -How Nepal's so called "venture capital" market is not a venture capital market  -How "grantrepreneurs" are silently killing Nepal's startup ecosystem  -How a bootstrapped company with zero offices is quietly placing Nepali freelancers in global market and growing 100% year on year -How AI is reshaping power, opportunity, and inequality across the world -Why digital labor may become Nepal's strongest export   While the rest of the world races toward AI, infrastructure, and innovation, Nepal is running out of time to decide whether it wants to compete or simply watch from the sidelines.    Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 12:23 Careful about Quantum of Capital Raised  17:56 8–9 License Managers in Nepal 18:11 Nepal is a Private Capital Market 22:08 Why Do These Portfolio Management Services Exist? 26:50 What Nepal Can Learn from India's Startup Ecosystem 31:40 The Funding Gaps in Nepal's Startup Ecosystem 34:35 The Hidden Cost of Lack of Grant Money 45:23 How AI is Changing the Venture Capital Industry 50:48 Why AI is Making People Work More, Not Less 54:00 Nepal's Fear of Missing Out on AI 59:22 Nepal's Hidden Superpower 1:07:45 The Vision Behind Vikasa Tech 1:11:45 The State of Tech Talent Today 1:12:50 Traditional Business vs. Vikasa Tech's Approach 1:18:15 Observing the Rise of "New Nepal" in 2026 1:21:10 How Can Nepal Bring Back Ultra High Achieving Individuals back? 1:22:08 Why Successful Nepalis Want to Return Home 1:23:27 The Burning Desire to Create Impact in an Underdeveloped Country If you love reading, don't miss our newsletter on Substack Link: https://substack.com/@doersglobal?    Want to join us live in the studio as an audience member? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/xZi8yptyoxkkc6aa8    ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com  

We hear from the man who survived for nearly a week on one of the most dangerous parts of Mount Everest with little food, no water and few supplies. Dawa Sherpa became separated from his group after running out of oxygen during bad weather and his family had begun mourning his death. But, after six days, he was found by a cleaning crew, crawling and sliding his way back to base camp.Also: The teenager who was surprised to find his exam paper included a poem he'd inspired. It had been written by his mum several years earlier. How an art student from Germany ended up in charge of a Swedish island. The US singer Barry Manilow returns to the stage after overcoming lung cancer. Plus the boy who can impersonate the calls of more than a hundred birds; and the mysterious knitted toys that have been popping up around an English village. Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.(Photo: Dawa Sherpa arriving at a hospital in Kathmandu. Credit: Reuters)Presenter: Holly Gibbs. Music composed by Iona Hampson

AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on Pride celebrations around the world.

Das Massaker im nepalischen Königshaus von 2001 brachte mit Gyanendra Bir Bikram einen König hervor, den das Volk auch beim zweiten Mal nicht auf dem Thron wollte. Von Murat Kayi.

Renowned Nepali writer Ram Babu Subedi turns 80 today, according to the Nepali calendar. Born in Kaski in 1947, May 27, Subedi is best known for children's songs he penned, such as ‘Aitabar Bihanai', ‘Mero Gaun Jyamire' and many more. With more than three decades of teaching experience at institutions including Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu and Eton College in the UK, he has also been honoured with numerous literary awards. In this podcast trailer, Nepal correspondent Girish Subedi speaks with Ram Babu Subedi about the story and inspiration behind the iconic children's song ‘Mero Gaun Jyamire'. - सन् १९४७ मे २७ मा कास्कीमा जन्मिएका कवि रामबाबु सुवेदीको आज नेपाली पात्रो अनुसार ८० औँ जन्मोत्सव परेको छ। उनी वि.स. २००४ जेठ १४ मा कास्कीको हंसपुरमा जन्मिएका हुन्। अनेकौँ पुरस्कारबाट सम्मानित र विभिन्न साहित्यिक संस्थाहरूसँग पनि आवद्ध रहेका सुवेदीसँग नेपाल संवाददाता गिरिश सुवेदीले गर्नुभएको कुराकानीको यो अंशमा हामी उनका चर्चित बाल गीतहरू मध्य एक — ‘मेरो गाउँ ज्यामिरे' पछाडिको कथा सुन्ने छौँ।“आइतवार बिहानै” र “मेरो गाउँ ज्यामिरे” जस्ता चर्चित बाल गीतका लेखक रहेका उनीसँग काठमाण्डूको बूढानीलकण्ठ स्कूल र युकेको इटन कलेज जस्ता नाम चलेका शैक्षिक संस्थाहरूमा तीन दशक भन्दा बढी समय नेपाली विषयको अध्यापन गरेको अनुभव छ। हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।जानकारी: आफ्ना बच्चाहरूको साहित्यिक प्रतिभा एसबीएस नेपालीमार्फत प्रस्तुत गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ? अस्ट्रेलियामा हुर्कँदै गरेको दोस्रो पुस्ताका नेपाली भाषीहरूका भावना, कल्पना र सिर्जनात्मक अभिव्यक्तिलाई समेट्ने प्रयासका साथ हामी ‘बाल जगत्‌' लिएर आएका छौँ। विभिन्न नेपाली भाषा विद्यालयमा पढ्दै गरेका विद्यार्थीहरूले वाचन गरेका कविताहरूको उक्त प्रस्तुतिमा आफ्ना बच्चाहरूलाई पनि सहभागी गराउन चाहनुहुन्छ भने, हामीलाई nepali.program@sbs.com.au मा सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्। https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbW4waFsLb8&list=RDSbW4waFsLb8&start_radio=1

In this powerful podcast, Dr. Umesh Bogati, a geriatrician, social worker, and doctor at Bir Hospital, shares deep insights into the Nepal healthcare system and the real challenges doctors face every day. From choosing government hospitals over private practice to navigating doctor burnout in Nepal, this conversation uncovers the truth behind the medical profession. We explore doctor life in Nepal after graduation, the struggle of working in resource-limited hospitals in Kathmandu, and the reality of healthcare resources in Nepal. Dr. Bogati also explains geriatric care in Nepal, focusing on elderly care, aging population challenges, and how old patients should be treated with dignity and proper medical attention. The discussion dives into dementia in Nepal, including symptoms, diagnosis, and dementia treatment practices. We also talk about healthcare reform in Nepal, government priorities, health insurance systems, digitization in hospitals, and the gap between public vs private hospitals in Nepal. Additionally, the podcast highlights social work in healthcare, cultural shifts in family systems, and how elderly people are affected when children move abroad. If you're interested in Nepal medical system, doctor lifestyle, or healthcare challenges in developing countries, this episode offers real, unfiltered insights. GET CONNECTED WITH Dr. Umesh Bogati: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Dr.UmeshBogati/ LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/umesh-bogati-4067a245  

ITP - 146 Audrey Forgeron, international educator, podcaster, and certified life coach, discusses her global teaching journey across Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Chile, Senegal, Italy, Jamaica, and Nepal. Audrey shares insights on international education, transitioning from teaching into life coaching, cultural adjustment abroad, and how her coaching business, Forge Your Best Life, supports educators and professionals seeking growth and balance.Audrey's Coaching Website: https://forgeyourbestlife.com/Audrey's Podcast: https://educatorsgoingglobal.com/(00:00) Introduction to the International Teacher Podcast (03:24) Exploring the Educators Going Global Podcast (06:14) Audrey's International Teaching Journey (11:42) The Journey of a Life Coach (11:57) Personal Growth and Coaching Success (16:56) Cultural Insights and Personal Stories-more information-The International Teacher Podcast is a bi-weekly discussion with experts in international education. New Teachers, burned out local teachers, local School Leaders, International school Leadership, current Overseas Teachers, and everyone interested in international schools can benefit from hearing stories and advice about living and teaching overseas.Additional Gems Related to Our Show:Greg's Favorite Video From Living Overseas - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQWKBwzF-hw⁠Signup to be our guest  ⁠https://calendly.com/itpexpat/itp-interview?month=2025-01⁠Our Website⁠ -  ⁠https://www.itpexpat.com/⁠Our FaceBook Group - ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/itpexpat⁠⁠JPMint Consulting Website  - ⁠https://www.jpmintconsulting.com/⁠Hannah's Personal IG - https://www.instagram.com/thatexpatfamily?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Greg's Personal YouTube Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs1B3Wc0wm6DR_99OS5SyzvuzENc-bBdO⁠Books By Gregory Lemoine:⁠International Teacher Guide: Finding the "Right Fit" 2nd Edition (2025)⁠ | by Gregory Lemoine M.Ed.⁠⁠"International Teaching: The Best-kept Secret in Education"⁠⁠ | by Gregory Lemoine M.Ed.Apps by Greg:https://apps.apple.com/app/6755244840  1. Who's That? Name & Face Trainer  Nov 21, 2025https://apps.apple.com/app/6756509803   2. Facetag | Memory Trainer   Dec 16, 2025

Clint, Meg and Dan kick off with jokes and a wild Port Douglas hotel review before playing “More or Less” on global tech sales. They chat with Michelle, a site supervisor, then debate clickbait “daily sex” studies and take listener calls. The team “Take the Edge Off My Life” by helping Crystal with a $400 power/internet bill as she cares for her terminally ill husband, and later helps Lucy with ferry costs for a fresh start in Christchurch. Clint interviews The Inspired Unemployed about their Kathmandu puffer collab and COVID rise, they debate leaving concerts early, propose new faces for NZ currency, read Dan’s teenage diary about youth group antics, play Roll Call Roulette, promote Pink Shirt Day, and “catch a cheater” over a Kmart trolley text. 00:44 Port Douglas Review 02:42 More Or Less Tech 06:18 Pop Culture Scandal 08:09 First Call Michelle 12:12 Naughty 6:40 19:12 Take The Edge Off 22:36 Inspired Unemployed Chat 26:58 Leaving Concerts Early 35:33 Currency Face Swap 44:03 Take The Edge Off Winner 48:16 Dans Diary Youth Group 51:55 Youth Group Scandals 55:54 Roll Call Roulette 01:00:21 Celebrity Sightings Call 01:04:11 Pink Shirt Day Talk 01:07:18 To Catch A Cheater 01:10:09 Wrap Up And Outro

Legendary travel writer Rick Steves reflects on his days adventuring down "the hippie trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu... and we discover why you might find him eating at McDonald's in Paris; plus The Lullaby Project brings together singer-songwriter Stephanie Schneiderman and the Oregon Symphony to perform a song co-written by an incarcerated mother for her child. 

In this new episode, we continue our conversation with world-renowned fashion designer Prabal Gurung, whose designs have been worn by celebrities including the former US First Lady Michelle Obama and Bollywood star Alia Bhatt. In this second part of the conversation, Gurung takes us down memory lane to his school days at St. Xavier's in Kathmandu and shares the reactions he received from family friends when he told them of his ambitions in the fashion industry. He also reveals his ultimate dream: to dress the first female President of the United States, while hinting at the designers he would like to dress him. This interview was recorded at SBS's Federation Square studio during his visit for Melbourne Fashion Week 2026. - एसबीएस नेपालीको यो पोडकास्ट अङ्कमा हामी, अमेरिकाकी पूर्व प्रथम महिला मिशेल ओबामादेखि भारतीय सिनेकर्मी आलिया भट्‌सम्मलाई, आफूले डिजाइन गरेको पोसाक लगाइदिन सफल र चर्चित फेसन डिजाइनर प्रबल गुरुङसँगको कुराकानीलाई जारी राख्दै छौँ। वार्तालापको यो दोस्रो भागमा उनले काठमाण्डूस्थित सेन्ट जेभियर्सको आफ्नो स्कूले जीवनका केही पलहरू सम्झिएका छन् भने फेसन डिजाइनर बन्छु भन्दा नेपालमा रहेका नातागोता लगायतकाले उनलाई सुनाएका कुरा अनि भविष्यमा अमेरिकाको पहिलो महिला राष्ट्रपति हुने व्यक्तिलाई आफ्नै डिजाइनको ड्रेस लगाइदिने इच्छा खुलाउँदै आफूलाई पनि मन पर्ने डिजाइनरहरू बारे सङ्केत गरेका छन् । यो कुराकानी केही समय अगि सम्पन्न मेलबर्न फेसन वीक २०२६ मा भाग लिन गुरुङ मेलबर्न आएको बेला, एसबीएसको फेडेरेसन स्क्वेरस्थित स्टुडियोमा गरिएको थियो।

Nepal Royal Massacre is one of modern history's most shocking royal tragedies: a family gathering in Kathmandu that ended with King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, and much of Nepal's royal family dead. In this dark history podcast episode, we trace the Nepal Royal Massacre through Crown Prince Dipendra, his blocked relationship with Devyani Rana, the Shah dynasty prophecy, and the palace dinner on 1 June 2001 that turned into a massacre. This history podcast episode also examines the official account, Dipendra being crowned king while in a coma, Gyanendra's succession, the Kathmandu riots, and the conspiracy theories that still surround the Nepal Royal Massacre. It is a story of love, power, dynasty, public distrust, and one of the most unsettling real life mysteries in modern true crime history. Topics Include: The Shah dynasty prophecy and the “tenth generation” curse Crown Prince Dipendra and Devyani Rana Royal astrology, status, and marriage politics The June 2001 family gathering inside the palace The massacre, the “accident” cover story, and Dipendra's coma Succession, outrage, and the conspiracy theories that followed Resources and Further Reading Nepalese royal massacre - Wikipedia A royal massacre - ABC Massacre at the Palace - by Jonathan Gregson Nepal Royal Family Massacre - Zero Hour Documentry Host & Show Info Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland Community & Calls to Action Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast Website: TheCompendiumPodcast.com Support us: Sign up to Patreon Certified Freaks: Submit your job Descriptions Share this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Host & Show InfoHosts: Kyle Risi & Adam CoxIntro Music: Alice in dark WonderlandCommunity & Calls to ActionReview & follow on: Spotify & Apple PodcastsInstagram: @theCompendiumPodcastWebsite: thecompendiumpodcast.comSupport us: Sign up to PatreonCircus Job Board: Apply to join the CircusShare this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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On the Hippie Trail by Rick Steves tells the origin story of the travel writing superhero. Rick joins us to talk about looking back on his twenties, chronocentrism, travel vs tourism, serendipity and more with cohost Brenda Allison. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves Whistler by Ann Patchett Europe on 5 Dollars a Day by Arthur Frommer  

Nepal just experienced one of Asia's most dramatic recent political upheavals. A former rapper and Kathmandu mayor, Balen Shah, swept to power in a landslide election, winning 182 of 275 parliamentary seats and wiping out every established political party. With half of Nepal's 30 million people under 25, this “Gen Z Revolution” could signal a trend for young democracies worldwide.In this episode, Sujeev Shakya - Chair of the Nepal Economic Forum and senior advisor for Nepal and Bhutan at BowerGroupAsia - explains what happened, why it matters, and what comes next for this small Himalayan country sandwiched between India and China.We explore:•⁠ ⁠How a youth-led anti-corruption movement toppled the government and formed an interim administration on Discord in just five days•⁠ ⁠Why Nepal's new PM is focused on public service delivery rather than grand promises, and whether he can actually end decades of entrenched corruption•⁠ ⁠Nepal's remarkable economic transformation: GDP growth from $7B to $44B in 20 years, fueled by $15B in annual remittances and a booming IT export sector•⁠ ⁠How Nepal navigates its position between India and China - aiming to be an economic “bridge” rather than a geopolitical buffer•⁠ ⁠The impact of the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz closure on Nepal's fuel supply and its two million workers in the Gulf•⁠ ⁠Why thousands of Nepali soldiers are fighting for Russia in Ukraine - and the new government's challenge of bringing them home•⁠ ⁠Investment opportunities in hydropower, agriculture, technology, tourism, and infrastructureWhether you follow South Asian politics, India-China competition, or youth-led political movements, Nepal's story offers insights into how small states survive and thrive between great powers.

Poet, author, and social psychologist, Dr. Jaiya John shares his journey of being separated from his mother at birth. With tenderness and transparency, he provides powerful insights from his latest book entitled Wild Flowers Praying at Midnight. Integrating indigenous wisdom, cultural truths, and sacred practices, he provides guidance on how we can remember the truth of who we are. Dr. Jaiya John was orphan-born on ancient Indigenous Anasazi and Pueblo lands in the high desert of New Mexico, and is an internationally recognized freedom worker, poet, novelist, author, and speaker. Jaiya is the founder of Soul Water Rising, a global rehumanizing mission to eradicate oppression. The mission has donated thousands of Jaiya's books in support of social healing, and offers grants to displaced and vulnerable youth. He is the author of numerous books, including Daughter Drink This Water, We Birth Freedom at Dawn, Fragrance After Rain, and Freedom: Medicine Words for your Brave Revolution. Jaiya writes, narrates, and produces the podcast, I Will Read for You: The Voice and Writings of Jaiya John, and is the founder of The Gathering, a global initiative and tour reviving traditional gathering and storytelling practices to fertilize social healing and liberation. He is a former professor of social psychology at Howard University, and has spoken to over a million people worldwide and audiences as large as several thousand. Jaiya holds doctorate and master's degrees in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a focus on intergroup and race relations. As an undergraduate, he attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and lived in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he studied Tibetan Holistic Medicine through independent research with Tibetan doctors and trekked to the base camp of Mt. Everest. He is a Lewis & Clark College Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. His Indigenous soul dreams of frybread, sweetgrass, bamboo in the breeze, and turtle lakes whose poetry is peace. Dr. John's book titles include We Birth Freedom at Dawn, Volumes One and Two, Dear Artist, All These Rivers and You Chose Love, No Man Came, Fragrance After Rain, Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution, Your Caring Heart: Renewal for Helping Professionals and Systems, Daughter Drink This Water, Calm: Inspiration for a Possible Life, Sincerity of Sunlight, Fresh Peace, Legendary: A Tribute to Those Who Honorably Serve Devalued Children, Beautiful: A Poetic Celebration of Displaced Children, Reflection Pond: Nurturing Wholeness in Displaced Children, Clear Moon Tribe, The Day Jumoke Found His Name, Father to Son: Ode to Black Boys, Habanero Love: A Poem of Sacred Passion, Lyric of Silence: A Poetic Telling of the Human Soul Journey, and Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and share. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

One of Natalia's favorite quotes:Because it's there- George Leigh MalloryEpisode Description: In Part 2 of my conversation with Natalia, we go all in, from the moment the dream became real to standing at the foot of the highest mountain on Earth.We start with the preparation. Not the highlight reel, but the real stuff. Training for altitude, building endurance, dialing in gear, and figuring out what actually matters when you're heading into the Himalayas. Natalia opens up about what she did to get ready, what worked, what didn't, and the fears she carried before ever stepping on a plane.Then we hit Nepal.She takes us right into the chaos and beauty of Kathmandu… and that moment in Lukla when it all becomes real. From there, we walk step by step through the trek itself, the rhythm of the days, the people on the trail, the food, the exhaustion, and the moments that take your breath away in more ways than one.We talk about altitude… hitting the wall… pushing through… and the mental side of a journey like this that most people don't see.And then Basecamp.That moment. The emotion. The reality of standing there after everything it took to get there.We wrap with reflection, what this experience taught her, how it changed her, and what happens when you come back home after something like Everest. Because the truth is… you don't come back the same.If you've ever thought about Everest Basecamp or just wondered what it really takes, this episode gives you the full picture.And yeah… we might even talk about what's next.

Before the guidebooks, the PBS show, and 60 published titles, there was a 23-year-old piano teacher with a hard-bound journal, a Pentax camera, and a one-way ticket to Istanbul. In 1978, Rick Steves  traveled the old overland route  from Istanbul to Kathmandu. The notes and photos he brought home  became the seed  of  a career  spent showing Americans a smarter way to see the world. In this episode, host Angie Orth sits down with legendary travel writer and TV host Rick Steves to discuss his newest book, On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer. Rick shares the stories and lessons from that trip, and what they still have to offer travelers today.You'll hear Rick's take on the difference between a tourist, a traveler, and a pilgrim; why culture shock is something to seek out rather than avoid; and how the world has changed since the days of money belts and bus tickets from bucket shops. He'll also point you toward the destinations where that original spirit of adventure is still very much intact.What You'll Learn:1:24 Rick's life before the guidebooks, and the trip that set everything in motion 7:26 Tourist, traveler, or pilgrim: how to raise the bar on any trip9:29 Istanbul then and now and why it's still one of the world's most underrated cities13:45 The travel lesson from 1978 that Rick still teaches today21:54 Where to find that hippie trail spirit in the modern worldConnect with Rick Steves:Website: https://www.ricksteves.com/Monday Night Travel free webinars (archived + live): https://www.ricksteves.com On the Hippie Trail (book): https://www.ricksteves.com/about-rick/hippie-trail-bookInstagram: https://instagram.com/ricksteveseurope/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rickstevesLinkedIn:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickstevesX: https://twitter.com/RickStevesEurWhat's the most profound travel experience you've had? Tell us about it in the comments!Connect with AAA:Book travel: https://aaa-text.co/travelingwithaaa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AAAAutoClubEnterprisesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAAAutoClubEnterprises

Martha Wright is a shamanic medicine woman whose work is deeply rooted in lived experience, global exploration, and spiritual remembrance. Raised in a government family, Martha spent her formative years moving across countries and cultures—experiences that unknowingly initiated her into a path of profound soul reconnection. From time spent in a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, to the sea cliffs of Ireland, to the Mayan ruins of Copán in Honduras, her journey has been anything but conventional.

Listen to Nepal Diary, encapsulating news from Nepal over the last seven days. - गएका सात दिन यताका प्रमुख नेपाली घटनाहरू बारे जानकारी दिने साप्ताहिक नेपाल डायरी सुन्नुहोस्।

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In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. You can find Rick's most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. And here's NPR's story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.If you're new to the show, welcome. We're so glad you're here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna's newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. You can find Rick's most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. And here's NPR's story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.If you're new to the show, welcome. We're so glad you're here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna's newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. You can find Rick's most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. And here's NPR's story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.If you're new to the show, welcome. We're so glad you're here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna's newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#223 - What does it take to stay teammates for 30 plus years while crossing borders, missing comforts, and choosing the hard route on purpose? I'm joined by John and Ann Craig Cinnamon, a travel power couple who've visited 120 plus countries on seven continents, and they're honest about the part most people skip: real adventure travel can be exhausting, tense, and unpredictable, and that's exactly why it changes you.We dig into the way travel exposes personality fast, from idea-making to logistics to how you handle stress when plans break. John and Ann share the travel philosophy they call “While We're In The Neighborhood,” why they rarely visit just one country at a time, and how experiences like the Running of the Bulls, Oktoberfest, and the Trans-Siberian Railway became markers in a life built on curiosity. Their all-time favorite story is a Himalayas trek from Kathmandu toward Mount Everest, where tea houses, altitude, a local guide, and even a hard-earned scar turned a difficult hike into a memory they still revisit.The conversation also goes deep on authentic travel and human connection: meeting locals in Cambodia who insisted on giving a gift in return, laughing with a Mongolian guide who loved NBA shooters, navigating political conversations abroad, and facing fear during a Moscow airport interrogation. If you care about couple travel, travel storytelling, and the mindset behind meaningful trips, you'll leave with both practical perspective and a bigger heart for the world.Check out their book, Travel Is No Vacation: A Love Story, then subscribe, share this with someone you'd travel with, and leave a review so more people can find The Human Adventure.To learn more about the Cinnamons and their book check out www.travelisnovacation.com.To learn more about me and see clips from past, present, and future shows give me a follow on Instagram @humanadventurepod.Want to be a guest on The Human Adventure? Send me a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/journeywithjake Xploreum connects you with authentic wilderness expeditions led by trusted local experts. Browse real adventures, book directly with experienced guides, and get $200 off your first trip using code HumanAdventure2026 at xploreum.io/humanadventure. 

In his latest book, “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer,” Steves writes about his own transformational travels and what can be gained from getting out of your comfort zone. He'll be speaking at the Unity Temple on the Plaza on April 23.

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We hear why the city of Potsdam — home to elegant Prussian palaces and parklands, all in quick reach of central Berlin — is worth a day's visit. Then we get a sense of what life was really like for the emperors of ancient Rome, with the help of classicist Mary Beard. And we travel back to 1978 with Rick and his longtime buddy Gene Openshaw as they retrace their post-college adventures along the infamous "Hippie Trail" from Istanbul to Afghanistan to India, all the way to Kathmandu. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Gen Z protestors were shot dead in the street, Nepal's state buildings were razed to the ground, and the government collapsed last autumn. Now, after an historic election, the country is taking a step into the unknown with a new government. It is led by a rapper-turned-politician and it's pledged to the aims of its youth.Jonny Dymond and a panel in Kathmandu debate audience questions covering the death and destruction of September 2025, future prospects for the country's young adults, and the danger of a continuing Middle Eastern war to life in Nepal.The Panel:Rakshya Ban: Youth activist and Coordinator of the Gen Z FrontSishir Khanal MP: Minister for Foreign AffairsDr Prakash Mahat: Former Finance Minister and Spokesperson for Nepali Congress PartyDr Mandira Sharma: Director, Asia and Pacific Region, International Commission of Jurists

Gen Z protestors were shot dead in the street, Nepal's state buildings were razed to the ground, and the government collapsed last autumn. Now, after an historic election, the country is taking a step into the unknown with a new government. It is led by a rapper-turned-politician and it's pledged to the aims of its youth. Jonny Dymond and a panel in Kathmandu debate audience questions covering the death and destruction of September 2025, future prospects for the country's young adults, and the danger of a continuing Middle Eastern war to life in Nepal.The Panel:Rakshya Bam: Youth activist and Coordinator of the Gen Z FrontShishir Khanal MP: Minister for Foreign AffairsDr Prakash Mahat: Former Finance Minister and Spokesperson for Nepali Congress PartyDr Mandira Sharma: Director, Asia and Pacific Region, International Commission of Jurists Producer: Charlie Taylor(Photo: A demonstrator holding Nepal's flag celebrates at the Singha Durbar office complex Credit: Reuters)

Is Nepal sitting on untapped gas and oil reserves? In this insightful podcast, Dr. Sudhir Rajaure, a leading geologist and seismologist, breaks down the reality of Nepal's gas reserves, oil potential, and the future of energy independence in Nepal. From methane gas in Kathmandu to unexplored natural resources across the country, this episode dives deep into Nepal's energy future. We explore how gas is formed from rocks, whether fuel found in Nepal is usable, and the time required for gas extraction and production. The conversation also highlights the environmental impact of fossil fuels in Nepal and the risks involved in extraction processes. Beyond energy, Dr. Rajaure shares critical insights into earthquake risk in Nepal, including the possibility of major seismic events and what we should expect in the long run. Given that Nepal lies in a highly active geological zone, understanding these risks is crucial. If you're interested in Nepal geology, natural gas, earthquake prediction, and the country's untapped potential, this podcast is a must-watch. GET CONNECTED WITH Dr. Sudhir Rajaure: LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/dr-sudhir-rajaure-b385a353 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sudhir.rajaure.9  

On 9 April 1990, people gathered at Khula Manch, an open stage in Kathmandu. They were celebrating the end of Nepal's party-less Panchayat system and the beginning of multi-party democracy.Among the crowd was Durga Thapa, who had spent weeks organising and coordinating the protests.A photo of her in a sea of men, leaping up and giving the peace sign, her hands covered in red paint, came to mark the movement.She speaks to Ribika Moktan about that day and her role in Nepal's 1990 democracy movement.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines' life and Omar Sharif's legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives' ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.(Photo: Durga Thapa celebrating in Khula Manch on the 9th of April 1990. Credit: Min Ratna Bajracharya)

Karuna Sharma is a current Langham Scholar from Kathmandu, Nepal, and the first Nepali woman to pursue a PhD in theological studies. She is completing her doctoral work through the Oxford Center for Mission Studies, where her research explores the challenges of inter-caste marriage among Nepali Christians. In addition to her studies, Karuna serves as a teacher and Dean of Women at Nepal Theological College in Kathmandu, where she has been equipping students for ministry since 2013. In her conversation with Chris, Karuna shares about the rapid growth of the church in Nepal, the ongoing influence of caste within Christian communities, and her vision to strengthen the church through theological education that shapes both individuals and the communities they serve.

On December 22nd, 1991, a 22-year-old medical student from Brisbane crawled under a rock overhang in the Nepalese Himalayas and waited for help. He had a sleeping bag, two chocolate bars, four books, and no way to make fire. No one knew where he was. The record for survival at that elevation in Himalayan winter — without food, without shelter beyond a sleeping bag, without fire — was ten days. Every expert, every search coordinator, every official who looked at the timeline said the same thing. It had been too long. The mountain didn't give people back after this many days. James Scott lasted forty-three. In this episode, Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen trace every decision that put him under that rock, what his body went through in the weeks that followed, and the two parallel stories running at the same time — a young man alone in the dark doing whatever it took to stay alive, and a sister in Kathmandu who refused, day after day, to accept what everyone around her was saying. This one will stay with you. 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:39 Storm on the Pass 02:35 Alone in the Whiteout 04:19 Shelter Under the Rock 05:16 43 Days Survival Setup 07:04 Backstory and Trek Plan 09:12 Winter Hazards and Bad Gear 12:15 Split Decision at the Pass 14:33 Creek Descent Goes Wrong 16:44 Rationing and Staying Alive 18:26 UV Damage and Darkness 19:26 Search Begins and Family Arrives 20:08 Joanne Refuses Defeat 21:15 Search Limits at Altitude 22:23 Life Under the Overhang 24:16 Why He Stayed Put 25:49 Helicopter Missed Signal 26:28 Giving Up Then Reversing 27:55 Collapse After 100 Meters 29:10 Day 42 Final Flyover 29:48 Blue Sleeping Bag Spotted 31:39 Hospital Recovery and Aftermath 33:30 Other Cases and Key Variables 35:18 Book, Media, and Missing Answers 37:05 Why He Survived 38:31 Hosts Reflect and Wrap   Listen AD FREE: Support our podcast at patreaon: http://patreon.com/TheCruxTrueSurvivalPodcast Email us! thecruxsurvival@gmail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecruxpodcast/ Get schooled by Julie in outdoor wilderness medicine! https://www.headwatersfieldmedicine.com/   SOURCES Primary Scott, J. and Robertson, J. (1993). Lost in the Himalayas. Melbourne: Lothian. Edinburgh edition 1994. Scott, J. (1992). 'James Scott: How I Survived.' Sun Herald, March 8, 1992. Republished at medicaltranslation.com.au Scott, J. and Bailey, E. (1993). 'Miracle in the Himalayas.' Reader's Digest, February 1993, pp. 31–38. UPI Archives (February 5, 1992). 'Man survives 43 days in mountains on snow and ice.' Includes direct quotes from Carl Harrison and Dr. F. Garlick. upi.com/Archives/1992/02/05/ Secondary Farafoot Survival Stories (2014). 'Lost in the Himalayas — A Fight for Survival.' farafootsurvivalstories.wordpress.com. Contains extended first-person account from James's 1992 Sun Herald article. Academic thesis: 'Traumatic Event Without Loss of Life.' Chapter 6, pp. 202–223. University of Queensland. reporting4work.com.au. Contains interview with Joanne Robertson. Wellcome Collection (1993). Archival illustration and reference materials. wellcomecollection.org/works/z65xekgt Zimmerman, M.D. et al. (1997). 'On being a patient: survival.' Annals of Internal Medicine, 127: 405–409. Hilless, B. (December 1998). 'A vision of human survival.' AMAQ News, Journal of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Medical Association. Real Risk Podcast, S2 E7 (October 15, 2020). 'Lost in the Himalayas — The Impossible Tale of James Scott.' realriskpodcast.com Trail Context Going the Whole Hogg (2025). 'Gosainkunda Trek: The Essential Guide.' goingthewholehogg.com/gosainkunda-trek-guide/ Note on Mark Fulton: Mark Fulton's account of events after he separated from James is not part of the public record. His absence from the book and from press coverage is documented in reader reviews of Lost in the Himalayas (Goodreads, 2020). This script reflects only what is verifiably documented. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The guys discuss CostCo, deep dive into KMD Brands emergency capital raise, the Australian Governments disastrous fuel excise cut, the RBA loses the plot (again), customer just love Waymo and concerns for Adam as he agrees with a Victorian Government decision Thanks to our sponsor Acquire Intelligence - visit https://acquire.ai/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Drift into deep rest with this immersive guided sleep meditation set high in the Himalayas, where a hidden sacred lake rests quietly among snow-covered peaks. This deeply relaxing sleep story and visualization takes you far from the noise of the world, leaving behind the crowded streets of Kathmandu as you walk along ancient mountain trails into the stillness of the high Himalayas. Prayer flags sway gently in the wind, distant rivers echo through deep valleys, and the silence of the mountains becomes more profound with every step. At the end of the path lies a mysterious lake so sacred it has never been given a name. Its luminous waters reflect not only the surrounding mountains, but also the deeper truths within yourself. As you sit beside the water, the lake becomes a place of reflection, renewal, and quiet release, inviting you to let go of what you no longer need to carry. This soothing sleep meditation combines storytelling, mindfulness, and tranquil natural imagery to help calm the mind, reduce tension, and guide you towards restful sleep. Perfect for listeners searching for: • Guided sleep meditation • Guided sleep story for deep sleep • Relaxing visualization for bedtime • Mindfulness meditation for sleep • Nature meditation and mountain ambience • Stress relief and nighttime relaxation Your Sleep Guru is an independent sleep podcast created and produced by Clara Starr. Every episode is written, narrated, and crafted to help listeners relax deeply, fall asleep more easily, and reconnect with the quiet rhythms of nature. If this episode helps you relax or sleep better, please consider following the podcast, leaving a rating or review, and sharing it with someone who may need rest tonight. For additional guided meditations, mindfulness courses, soundscapes, nature audio, and exclusive sleep content, you can support this independent podcast by subscribing to the Your Sleep Guru app.    

What happens when a high-achieving woman checks every box society handed her — only to realize none of it was truly hers? In episode 252 of Joy Found Here, Recalibrate Coaching founder Hema Crockett shares the deeply personal moment that cracked everything open and led her to ask, for the very first time: what do I actually want?In This Episode, You Will Learn:(01:52) Meet Hema: coach and "recovered HR executive" (04:45) Growing up between East and West (06:09) Nearly 20 years in the corporate grind (07:03) The turning point: living in Kathmandu, Nepal (10:14) The IVF journey that changed everything (13:00) How "what do I want?" became Recalibrate Coaching (18:10) Introducing the Disrupting Default podcast (21:51) Why awareness, once gained, can't be undone (27:10) Inside the Recalibrate process: digging, the void, building (33:23) Recalibration as a lifelong practiceHema Crockett grew up as the daughter of Indian immigrants in Arizona, straddling Eastern traditions and Western culture — conditioning she didn't recognize until much later. After nearly 20 years as a corporate HR executive in tech and biotech startups, she had the corner office, the stock options, and the title, but felt completely disconnected. The breaking point came during IVF, when she realized mid-transfer that she didn't want children — and her husband, waiting in the car, felt exactly the same. That moment of radical honesty sent her on a years-long journey of unraveling everything she'd been told to want.In this episode, Hema walks Stephanie through the philosophy behind her coaching practice, Recalibrate, where she works one-on-one with high-achieving women in midlife who have "made it" by every measure but feel unfulfilled. She shares her process of guiding clients from discovery to a conscious "choice point," then into intentionally building a life rooted in desire rather than expectation — no quitting required, just micro-shifts in awareness. She also introduces her new podcast, Disrupting Default, co-hosted with her retired Marine husband, which challenges the everyday autopilot habits we never stop to question. Connect with Hema Crockett:WebsiteInstagramYouTubeLinkedInPodcast: Disrupting DefaultLet's Connect:WebsiteInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sáu tháng sau các cuộc biểu tình do giới trẻ dẫn đầu ở Nepal lật đổ chính phủ, cử tri đã bầu chọn rapper 35 tuổi chuyển sang làm chính trị gia Balendra Shah. Đánh bại cựu Thủ tướng KP Sharma Oli, chiến thắng áp đảo của cựu thị trưởng Kathmandu cho thấy sức mạnh bền bỉ của phong trào do giới trẻ lãnh đạo.

Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the first half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: “Venice Drowned” (10:53), “Ridge Running” (19:25), “Before I Wake” (26:55), “Black Air” (34:18), “The Lucky Strike” (44:23), “A Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions” (55:29), “Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (1:09:15), “The Blind Geometer” (1:17:30), “Our Town” (1:25:25), “Escape from Kathmandu” (1:28:54), “Remaking History” (1:44:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices