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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Joe Lansdale:Author of the “Hap & Leonard” series of novels, and other genre works Post Views: 24 Joe R. Lansdale, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky f, recorded November 12, 2025, discussing his latest Hap & Leonard book, “Hatchet Girls,” his recent collections, and his life as a writer. Joe R. Lansdale writes a broad spectrum of fiction, from his successful Hap and Leonard series of noir mysteries, to fantasy and horror short fiction, to western novels and short stories, as well as a variety of genre mash-ups. His latest Hap and Leonard mystery, Hatchet Girls, according to Wikipedia, is the 27th in that series. There are forty books in the series, plus over forty short story collections, including the most recent to date, In the Mad Mountains, stories inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. There are five books in his Drive-In series, three in his Ned the Seal series, plus various chapbooks. He's also written for television and film, including episodes of Love, Death and Robots, and a Hap and Leonard TV three-season series, which ran originally on AMC+ and later on Netflix, starting in 2016. Complete Interview     Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  See website for upcoming productions. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Jan. 21 – Feb. 1, 2026, Toni Rembe (Geary). Paranormal Activity, Feb. 19 – March 15, Toni Rembe. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. An Evening with David Sedaris, .Jan. 3 – 11, Roda Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company See website for upcoming productions. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, December 16-28, Orpheum. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  A Beautiful Noise, December 30 – January 4. See website for other events. Center REP: Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon, March 29 – April 19. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works After Happy by Patricia Milton, Feb. 28 – March 29. Cinnabar Theatre. My Fair Lady, January 23 – February 8, 2026. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre A Chorus Line, June 6 – 21 See website for other events and concerts. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Hillbarn Theatre: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, December 4 – 28. What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck, January 22 – February 8. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Soulful Christmas, December 27-28, Magic Theatre. Los Altos Stage Company. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre presents Soulful Christmas, December 27-28. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov Jan . 29 – Feb. 22, 2026. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Ruthless,  Dec. 5 – January 11, 2026. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. See website for upcoming 2026 season. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. My Fair Lady, Feb 20 – March 8. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. Next production: The Play That Goes Wrong. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Mean Girls. May 2026. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Into the Woods. November 30 – January 17, 2026. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions.. Theatre Rhino  Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. 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The end of the world isn't loud — it's chosen. In Pluribus Episode 9 (“La Chica o El Mundo”), Carol faces the ultimate choice: save humanity or save the woman she loves. After nine episodes of grief, paranoia, denial, and moral uncertainty, Vince Gilligan delivers a quietly explosive ending — capped off by the show's biggest twist yet.Brandon & Chanel unpack the finale's deepest truths and toughest questions:Carol finally meets Manousos — and their alliance is immediately testedZosia and the Others double down on charm… and slowly disappear into Carol's lifeThe rebuilt diner, the kiss, and the emotional manipulation: does Zosia truly love Carol? Or is it strategy?The stem cell reveal: Carol's eggs are the key to her assimilationKusimayu's cultural erasure pushes Carol back into fight mode — too late?Manousos's signal test ends in horror, but might also be humanity's last hopeCarol makes her choice… and shows up at Manousos's door with an atom bombFinal line: “You win. We save the world.” Cut to credits, cue ConquistadoraThis finale cements Pluribus as a genre-defying meditation on grief, agency, and what it means to belong. Is Carol a savior? A narcissist? A tragic romantic? All of the above? Brandon & Chanel are here to break it all down — one missed voicemail and mind-virus metaphor at a time.

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This week, Adam hiked the Kepler Track: one of New Zealand's 11 Great Walks. The 60km loop, located in the South Island's Fiordland National Park, is a stunning track, including forests, lakes, ridge walks, and destructive native birdlife! Tune in to find out why the endangered Kea is New Zealand's most dangerous bird.Tales of a Trip returns with a backpacking horror story involving more native wildlife. Perhaps camping in Australia's outback isn't the best time to watch a horror movie after all.Submit your travel stories here: https://www.tripologypodcast.com/talesofatripHelp support the show and access bonus content. In this week's Lost & Found section, Alun shares a story involving hitchhiking, a rainforest night walk, and a rare tarsier sighting!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tripologypodcastNeed travel insurance? We recommend SafetyWing! Click here to get started: ⁠⁠⁠https://safetywing.com/?referenceID=26035801&utm_source=26035801&utm_medium=AmbassadorRequire an onward flight? Please use this fantastic flight rental service: ⁠⁠⁠https://onwardticket.com/tripologypodcast⁠⁠⁠Discord: https://discord.gg/JB9wcRbqInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tripologypodcast/Website: https://www.tripologypodcast.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tripologypodcastX: https://x.com/tripologypod

In this episode of Pluribus by Story Archives, hosts Mario Busto and Zachary Newton break down episodes 7 and 8 of the latest season. They discuss the decision to combine these episodes due to the lack of substantial content in episode 7, and express their disappointment about the season finale approaching sooner than expected. Key topics include character developments, storyline twists, and intriguing new information about Kepler 22 B. The hosts also speculate on the potential conflicts and darker turns the series might take in its concluding episodes.00:00 Welcome Back to Pluribus00:44 Episode 7 and 8 Recap01:21 The Penultimate Episode Discussion02:09 Character Analysis: Manu and Carol03:31 Kepler 22 and Galactic Conquest06:11 Human Connection and Alien Isolation06:52 Symbolism and Dialogue Breakdown13:06 Moral Complexity of the Aliens18:12 Speculations and Predictions24:58 Fast and Furious Tangent26:53 Dark Realizations for Carol27:57 Reflecting on Helen's Character28:26 Alien Theories and Speculations30:06 Camera Angles and Hobbit Comparisons31:12 Movie Review: Roof Man32:28 Nostalgia and Social Media Evolution35:31 Apple's Innovation and Criticisms39:38 Christmas Preparations and Decorations42:39 Stranger Things Volume One Critique44:43 TV Show Recommendations and Discussions48:52 Game of Thrones Prequel Speculations50:54 Outro and Holiday WishesKeep up with all things Story Archives Official Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠soapbox.house⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠contact@soapbox.house⁠⁠⁠Support this show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠Follow the hosts on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mariobusto @zacharyrnewtonMario's Production Company: 1992films.comZachary's Design Company: zacharyrnewton.com

Em abril deste ano foi anunciada a detecção de possíveis sinais de vida extraterrestre num planeta fora do sistema solar com o telescópio espacial James Webb, mas a descoberta não foi confirmada. Afinal, tem ou não tem vida nesse outro planeta? Que planeta é esse? Como é possível saber alguma coisa sobre um planeta distante? Este episódio do Oxigênio vai encarar essas questões com a ajuda de dois astrônomos especialistas no assunto: o Luan Ghezzi, da UFRJ, e a Aline Novais, da Universidade de Lund, na Suécia. Vamos saber um pouco mais sobre como é feita a busca por sinais de vida nas atmosferas de exoplanetas.  __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ROTEIRO Danilo: Você se lembra de quando uma possível detecção de sinais de vida extraterrestre virou notícia de destaque em abril deste ano, 2025? Se não, deixa eu refrescar a sua memória: usando o telescópio espacial James Webb, pesquisadores teriam captado sinais da atmosfera de um exoplaneta que indicariam a presença de um composto químico que aqui na Terra é produzido pela vida, algo que no jargão científico é chamado de bioassinatura.  A notícia bombou no mundo todo. Aqui no Brasil, o caso teve tanta repercussão que a Folha de São Paulo dedicou um editorial só para isso – os jornais costumam comentar política e economia nos editoriais, e raramente dão espaço para assuntos científicos. Nos dois meses seguintes, outros times de pesquisadores publicaram pelo menos quatro estudos analisando os mesmos dados coletados pelo James Webb e concluíram que as possíveis bioassinaturas desaparecem quando outros modelos são usados para interpretar os dados. Sem o mesmo entusiasmo, os jornais noticiaram essas refutações e logo o assunto sumiu da mídia. Afinal, o que aconteceu de fato? Tem ou não tem vida nesse outro planeta? Aliás, que planeta é esse? Como é possível saber alguma coisa sobre um planeta distante? Eu sou Danilo Albergaria, jornalista, historiador, e atualmente pesquiso justamente a comunicação da astrobiologia, essa área que estuda a origem, a evolução e a possível distribuição da vida no universo. Nesse episódio, com a ajuda de dois astrofísicos, o Luan Ghezzi e a Aline Novais, vou explicar como os astrofísicos fazem as suas descobertas e entender porque a busca por sinais de vida fora da Terra é tão complicada e cheia de incertezas. Esse é o primeiro episódio de uma série que vai tratar de temas relacionados à astrobiologia. [Vinheta] Danilo: Eu lembro que li a notícia quentinha, assim que ela saiu no New York Times, perto das dez da noite daquela quarta-feira, dia 16 de abril de 2025. No dia seguinte, acordei e fui checar meu Whatsapp, já imaginando a repercussão. Os grupos de amigos estavam pegando fogo com mensagens entusiasmadas, perguntas, piadas e memes. Os grupos de colegas pesquisadores, astrônomos e comunicadores de ciência, jornalistas de ciência, também tinham um monte de mensagens, mas o tom era diferente. Em vez de entusiasmo, o clima era de preocupação e um certo mau-humor: “de novo DMS no K2-18b fazendo muito barulho”, disse uma cientista. Outra desabafou: “eu tenho coisa melhor pra fazer do que ter que baixar a fervura disso com a imprensa”. Por que o mal-estar geral entre os cientistas? Já chego lá. Os cientistas eram colegas que eu tinha conhecido na Holanda, no tempo em que trabalhei como pesquisador na Universidade de Leiden. Lá eu pesquisei a comunicação da astrobiologia. Bem no comecinho do projeto – logo que eu cheguei lá, em setembro de 2023 – saiu a notícia de que um possível sinal de vida, um composto chamado sulfeto de dimetila, mais conhecido pela sigla DMS, havia sido detectado num planeta a 124 anos-luz de distância da Terra, o exoplaneta K2-18b. Eu vi a repercussão se desenrolando em tempo real: as primeiras notícias, os primeiros comentários críticos de outros cientistas, a discussão nas redes sociais e blogs. Como eu estava no departamento de astronomia de Leiden, vi também como isso aconteceu por dentro da comunidade científica: os astrônomos com quem conversei na época estavam perplexos com a forma espalhafatosa com que o resultado foi comunicado. O principal era: eles não estavam nem um pouco animados, otimistas mesmo de que se tratava, de verdade, da primeira detecção de vida extraterrestre. Por que isso estava acontecendo? Vamos começar a entender o porquê sabendo um pouco mais sobre o exoplaneta K2-18b, em que os possíveis sinais de vida teriam sido detectados. Primeiro: um exoplaneta é um planeta que não orbita o Sol, ou seja, é um planeta que está fora do sistema solar (por isso também são chamados de extrassolares). Existem planetas órfãos, que estão vagando sozinhos pelo espaço interestelar, e planetas girando em torno de objetos exóticos, como os pulsares, que são estrelas de nêutrons girando muito rápido, mas quando os astrônomos falam em exoplaneta, quase sempre estão falando sobre um planeta que gira em torno de outra estrela que não Sol. O Sol é uma estrela, obviamente, mas o contrário da frase geralmente a gente não ouve, mas que é verdade… as estrelas são como se fossem sóis, elas são sóis. As estrelas podem ser maiores, mais quentes e mais brilhantes do que o Sol – muitas das estrelas que vemos no céu noturno são assim. Mas as estrelas também podem ser menores, mais frias e menos brilhantes do que o Sol – as menores são chamadas de anãs vermelhas. Elas brilham tão pouco que não dá para vê-las no céu noturno a olho nu. O K2-18b é um planeta que gira em torno de uma dessas anãs vermelhas, a K2-18, uma estrela que tem menos da metade do tamanho do Sol. Só que o planeta é relativamente grande. Luan Ghezzi: Ele é um planeta que tem algo entre 8 e 9 vezes a massa da Terra, ou seja, é um planeta bem maior do que a Terra. E ele tem um raio ali aproximado de 2.6 vezes o raio da Terra. Então, com essa massa e com esse raio há uma dúvida se ele seria uma super-Terra, ou se ele seria o que a gente chama de Mini-Netuno, ou seja, super-Terra, são planetas terrestres, mas, porém, maiores do que a Terra. Mini-Netunos são planetas parecidos com o Netuno. Só que menores. Mas com essa junção de massa e raio, a gente consegue calcular a densidade. E aí essa densidade indicaria um valor entre a densidade da Terra e de Netuno. Então tudo indica que esse K2-18b estaria aí nesse regime dos mini-Netunos, que é uma classe de planetas que a gente não tem no sistema solar. Danilo: Netuno é um gigante gelado e ele tem uma estrutura muito diferente da Terra, uma estrutura que (junto com o fato de estar muito distante do Sol) o torna inabitável, inabitável à vida como a gente a conhece. Mini-Netunos e Super-Terras, de tamanho e massa intermediários entre a Terra e Netuno, não existem no sistema solar, mas são a maioria entre os mais de 6 mil exoplanetas descobertos até agora.  A estrela-mãe do K2-18b é bem mais fria, ou menos quente do que o Sol: enquanto o Sol tem uma temperatura média de 5500 graus Celsius, a temperatura da K2-18 não chega a 3200 graus. Então, se a gente imaginasse que o Sol fosse “frio” assim (frio entre aspas), a temperatura aqui na superfície da Terra seria muito, mas muito abaixo de zero, o que provavelmente tornaria nosso planeta inabitável. Só que o K2-18b gira muito mais perto de sua estrela-mãe. A distância média da Terra para o Sol é de aproximadamente 150 milhões de quilômetros, enquanto a distância média que separa o K2-18b e sua estrela é de 24 milhões de quilômetros. Outra medida ajuda a entender melhor como a órbita desse planeta é menor do que a da Terra: a cada 33 dias, ele completa uma volta ao redor da estrela. E comparado com a estrela, o planeta é tão pequeno, tão obscuro, que não pode ser observado diretamente. Nenhum telescópio atual é capaz de fazer imagens desse exoplaneta, assim como acontece com quase todos os exoplanetas descobertos até agora. São muito pequenos e facilmente ofuscados pelas estrelas que orbitam. Como, então, os astrônomos sabem que eles existem? O Luan Ghezzi explica. Luan Ghezzi: a detecção de exoplanetas é um processo que não é simples, porque os planetas são ofuscados pelas estrelas deles. Então é muito difícil a gente conseguir observar planetas diretamente,  você ver o planeta com uma imagem… cerca de um por cento dos mais de seis mil planetas que a gente conhece hoje foram detectados através do método de imageamento direto, que é realmente você apontar o telescópio, e você obtém uma imagem da estrela e do planeta ali, pertinho dela. Todos os outros planetas, ou seja, noventa e nove porcento dos que a gente conhece hoje foram detectados através de métodos indiretos, ou seja, a gente detecta o planeta a partir de alguma influência na estrela ou em alguma propriedade da estrela. Então, por exemplo, falando sobre o método de trânsito, que é com que mais se descobriu planetas até hoje, mais de setenta e cinco dos planetas que a gente conhece. Ele é um método em que o planeta passa na frente da estrela. E aí, quando esse planeta passa na frente da estrela, ele tampa uma parte dela. Então isso faz com que o brilho dela diminua um pouquinho e a gente consegue medir essa variação no brilho da estrela. A gente vai monitorando o brilho dela. E aí, de repente, a gente percebe uma queda e a gente fala. Bom, de repente passou alguma coisa ali na frente. Vamos continuar monitorando essa estrela. E aí, daqui a pouco, depois de um tempo, tem uma nova queda. A diminuição do brilho e a gente vai monitorando. E a gente percebe que isso é um fenômeno periódico. Ou seja, a cada x dias, dez dias, vinte dias ou alguma coisa do tipo, a gente tem aquela mesma diminuição do brilho ali na estrela. Então a gente infere a presença de um planeta ali ao redor dela. E aí, como são o planeta e a estrela um, o planeta passando na frente da estrela, tem uma relação entre os tamanhos. Quanto maior o planeta for, ele vai bloquear mais luz da estrela. Então, a partir disso, a gente consegue medir o raio do planeta. Então esse método do trânsito não só permite que a gente descubra os exoplanetas, como a gente também pode ter uma informação a respeito dos raios deles. Esse é o método que está sendo bastante usado e que produziu mais descobertas até hoje. Danilo: e foi por esse método que o K2-18b foi descoberto em 2015 com o telescópio espacial Kepler. Esse telescópio foi lançado em 2009 e revolucionou a área – com o Kepler, mais de 2700 exoplanetas foram detectados. Com ele, os astrônomos puderam estimar que existem mais planetas do que estrelas na nossa galáxia.  A órbita do K2-18b é menor do que a do planeta Mercúrio, que completa uma volta ao redor do Sol a cada 88 dias terrestres. Mas como sua estrela-mãe é mais fria do que o Sol, isso coloca o K2-18b dentro do que os astrônomos chamam de zona habitável: nem tão longe da estrela para que a superfície esfrie a ponto de congelar a água, nem tão perto para que o calor a evapore; é a distância ideal para que a água permaneça em estado líquido na superfície de um planeta parecido com a Terra. Só que o estado da água depende de outros parâmetros, como a pressão atmosférica, por exemplo. E é por isso que a tal da zona habitável é um conceito muito limitado, que pode se tornar até mesmo enganoso: um planeta estar na zona habitável não significa que ele seja de fato habitável. Claro, estar na zona habitável é uma das condições necessárias para que a superfície de um planeta tenha água líquida, o que é fundamental para que essa superfície seja habitável. Ter uma atmosfera é outra condição necessária. Além de estar na zona habitável, o K2-18b tem atmosfera e o Luan também explica como os astrônomos fazem para saber se um exoplaneta como o K2-18b tem uma atmosfera. Luan: a gente estava falando sobre o método de trânsito. E a gente falou que o planeta passa na frente da estrela e bloqueia uma parte da luz dela. Beleza, isso aí a gente já deixou estabelecido. Mas se esse planeta tem uma atmosfera, a luz da estrela que vai atingir essa parte da atmosfera não vai ser completamente bloqueada. A luz da estrela vai atravessar a atmosfera e vai ser transmitida através dela. A gente tem essa parte bloqueada da luz que a gente não recebe, a gente percebe a diminuição de brilho da estrela, com o método de trânsito, mas tem essa luz que atravessa a atmosfera e chega até a gente depois de interagir com os componentes da atmosfera daquele planeta. Então a gente pode analisar essa luz, que é transmitida através da atmosfera do planeta para obter informações sobre a composição dela. Danilo: e como é possível saber a composição química dessa atmosfera? A Aline Novais é uma astrofísica brasileira fazendo pós-doutorado na Universidade de Lund, na Suécia. A tese de doutorado dela, orientada pelo Luan, foi exatamente sobre esse tema: a coleta e a análise dos dados de espectroscopia de atmosferas de exoplanetas. Aline: No início, a gente não está olhando uma foto, uma imagem dos planetas e das estrelas. A gente está vendo eles através de uma coisa que a gente chama de espectro, que é a luz da estrela ou do planeta em diferentes comprimentos de onda. O que é o comprimento de onda? É literalmente o tamanho da onda. Você pode ver também como se fossem cores diferentes. Então a gente vai estar vendo vários detalhes em diferentes comprimentos de onda. O que acontece? A gente já sabe, não da astronomia, mas da química de estudos bem antigos que determinados compostos, vou usar aqui, por exemplo, a água, ela vai ter linhas muito específicas em determinados comprimentos de onda que a gente já conhece, que a gente já sabe. Então já é estabelecido que no cumprimento de onda X, Y, Z, vai ter linha de água. Então, quando a gente está observando novamente o brilho da estrela que passou ali pela atmosfera do planeta. Interagiu com o que tem lá, que a gente não sabe. Quando a gente vê o espectro dessa estrela que passou pela atmosfera, a gente vai poder comparar com o que a gente já sabe. Então, por exemplo, o que a gente já sabe da água, a gente vai ver que vai bater. É como se fosse um código de barras. Bate certinho o que tem na estrela, no planeta e o que tem aqui na Terra. E aí, a partir disso, a gente consegue dizer: “Ah, provavelmente tem água naquele planeta.” Claro que não é tão simples, tão preto no branco, porque tem muitas moléculas, muitos átomos, a quantidade de moléculas que tem ali também interferem nessas linhas. Mas, de forma mais geral, é isso. A gente compara um com o outro. E a gente fala: essa assinatura aqui tem que ser de água. Danilo: Em setembro de 2023, o time de pesquisadores liderado pelo Nikku Madhusudhan, da Universidade de Cambridge, na Inglaterra, anunciou a caracterização atmosférica do K2-18b feita com o telescópio espacial James Webb. Alguns anos antes, a atmosfera do exoplaneta tinha sido observada com o telescópio espacial Hubble, que havia indicado a presença de vapor de água. Com o James Webb, esses cientistas concluíram que a atmosfera não tinha vapor de água, mas fortes indícios de metano e dióxido de carbono, o gás carbônico. Não só isso: no mesmo estudo, eles também alegaram ter detectado, com menor grau de confiança, o sulfeto de dimetila, também chamado de DMS, uma molécula orgânica que aqui na Terra é produzida pela vida marinha, principalmente pelos fitoplânctons e microalgas. O DMS pode ser produzido em laboratório mas não existe um processo natural em que o nosso planeta, sozinho, consiga fazer essa molécula sem envolver a vida. Ou seja, o DMS seria uma possível bioassinatura, um sinal indireto da existência de vida. Por isso, esses cientistas alegaram ter encontrado uma possível evidência de vida na atmosfera do K2-18b. O fato é que a suposta evidência de vida, a detecção de DMS lá de 2023, tinha um grau de confiança estatística muito baixo para contar seriamente como evidência de vida. O time liderado pelo Madhusudhan continuou observando o K2-18b e voltou a publicar resultados apontando a presença de DMS usando outros instrumentos do James Webb. Foram esses resultados que fizeram tanto barulho em abril de 2025. E por que tanto barulho? Porque esse novo estudo apresenta um grau de confiança estatística mais alto para a detecção de DMS. Ele também alega ter detectado outra possível bioassinatura, uma molécula aparentada ao DMS, o DMDS, ou dissulfeto de dimetila. O resultado pareceu reforçar muito a hipótese da presença dessas possíveis bioassinaturas no K2-18b e, por isso, os grandes meios de comunicação deram ainda mais atenção ao resultado do que há dois anos atrás. O problema é que é muito complicado analisar os resultados do James Webb sobre essas atmosferas, e ainda mais difícil cravar a presença desse ou daquele composto químico ali. Aline Novais: Acho que a primeira etapa mais difícil de todas é como você tinha falado, Danilo, é separar o que é a luz do planeta e o que é a luz da estrela. Quer dizer, da atmosfera do planeta e o que é luz da estrela. E isso a gente faz como quando a gente está observando o trânsito. A gente não só observa o planeta passando na frente da estrela. Mas a gente também observa a estrela sem o planeta, e a gente compara esses dois. É literalmente subtrair um do outro. Então, assim, supondo que a gente já tem aqui o espectro pronto na nossa frente. O que a gente vai fazer para entender o que está naquele espectro? Aquilo ali é uma observação. Só que a gente tem da teoria da física, a gente sabe mais ou menos quais são as equações que vão reger a atmosfera de um planeta. Então a gente sabe o que acontece de formas gerais, que é parecida com o que acontece aqui na Terra e com o planeta do sistema solar. Então a gente sabe mais ou menos como deve ser a pressão, a temperatura. A gente sabe mais ou menos quais compostos químicos vão ter em cada camada da atmosfera, que depende de várias coisas. A gente sabe que se um planeta está muito próximo da estrela, ele vai ter determinados compostos químicos que ele não teria se ele estivesse muito mais longe da estrela dele. Então tudo isso interfere. E aí, o que a gente faz? A gente tem os dados, a gente tem o que a gente observou no telescópio. E a gente vai comparar com a teoria, com modelos que a gente faz no computador, programando, parará, parará, que vão reger aquela atmosfera. E aí, a partir disso, a gente vai comparar e ver o que faz sentido, o que não faz, o que bate e o que não bate. Danilo: Notaram que a Aline ressalta o papel dos modelos teóricos na interpretação dos dados? Os astrônomos comparam os dados coletados pelo telescópio com o que esperam observar, orientados pelas teorias e modelos considerados promissores para representar o que de fato está lá na atmosfera do planeta. E é nessa comparação que entra a estatística, a probabilidade de que as observações correspondem a este ou aquele modelo teórico. Aline Novais: Na estatística, a gente sempre vai estar quando a gente tiver probabilidade de alguma coisa, a gente sempre vai estar comparando uma coisa X com uma coisa Y. A gente nunca vai ter uma estatística falando que sim ou que não, vai ser sempre uma comparação de uma coisa ou de outra. Então, quando a gente, por exemplo, a gente tem o espectro lá de um planeta, a gente tem assinaturas que provavelmente podem ser de água, mas vamos supor que essa assinatura também é muito parecida com algum outro elemento. Com algum outro composto químico. O que a gente vai fazer? A gente vai comparar os dois e a resposta não vai ser nem que sim nem que não. A resposta vai ser: “Ah, o modelo que tem água é mais favorável.” Ou então, ele ajusta melhor os dados, do que o modelo com aquele outro composto químico.  Danilo: O time do Nikku Madhusudhan, que fala em possível detecção de DMS, tem um modelo predileto que eles mesmos desenvolveram para explicar planetas como o K2-18b: os mundos hiceanos, planetas inteiramente cobertos por um oceano de água líquida debaixo de uma espessa atmosfera de hidrogênio molecular – por isso o nome, que é uma junção do “hi” de hidrogênio e “ceano” de oceano. É esse modelo que orienta a interpretação de que os dados do K2-18b podem conter as bioassinaturas.  Aline: Todo o resultado final, que é: possivelmente detectamos assinaturas, não dependem dos dados em si, mas dependem de como eles analisaram os dados e que modelos foram utilizados para analisar esses dados. […] Os resultados vão sempre depender de como a gente analisou esses dados. […] Então a questão da detecção, ou possível detecção de bioassinatura depende principalmente de como foram colocados os modelos, do que foi inserido nos modelos e como esses modelos foram comparados. Nesse caso, os modelos utilizados foram modelos que estavam supondo que o planeta era hiceano. Que o planeta tinha um oceano e tinha uma atmosfera de hidrogênio, majoritariamente de hidrogênio. Porém, outros estudos levantaram também a possibilidade de esse planeta não ser desse tipo, ser um planeta, por exemplo, coberto de lava e não de oceano, ou com uma atmosfera, com compostos diferentes, onde a maioria não seria hidrogênio, por exemplo. E esses modelos não foram utilizados para testar essas bioassinaturas. Então o que acontece: no modelo deles, com o oceano, com a atmosfera X, Y e Z, é compatível com a existência de bioassinaturas. Porém, é completamente dependente do modelo.  Danilo: Então, a escolha de modelos teóricos diferentes afetam a interpretação dos resultados e das conclusões sobre a composição química da atmosfera de exoplanetas.  Aline: Esse grupo acredita que o planeta tenha majoritariamente hidrogênio na sua composição. O que eles vão fazer no modelo deles? Eles vão colocar sei lá quantos por cento de hidrogênio na composição, no modelo deles. Então eles estão construindo um modelo que seja semelhante ao que eles acreditam que o planeta tem. Eu não vou colocar nitrogênio se eu acho que não tem nitrogênio. Então, aí que entra a controvérsia, que é justamente o modelo ser feito para encontrar o que eles tentam encontrar. Então, assim, se você pegasse um modelo completamente diferente, se você pegasse um modelo, por exemplo, de um planeta feito de lava, que tem metano, que tem isso, que tem aquilo, será que você encontraria a mesma coisa? Danilo: Saber qual modelo teórico de atmosferas de exoplanetas corresponde melhor à realidade é algo muito difícil. O que dá pra fazer é comparar os modelos entre si: qual deles representa melhor a atmosfera do exoplaneta em comparação com outro modelo. Aline: A gente nunca vai estar falando que o modelo é perfeito. A gente nunca vai estar falando que a atmosfera é assim. A gente sempre vai estar falando que esse modelo representa melhor a atmosfera do que um outro modelo. E se você pegar uma coisa muito ruim que não tem nada a ver e comparar com uma coisa que funciona, vai ser muito fácil você falar que aquele modelo funciona melhor, certo? Então, por exemplo, no caso do K2-18b: eles fizeram um modelo que tinha lá as moléculas, o DMS, o DMDS e tal, e compararam aquilo com um modelo que não tem DMS e DMDS. O modelo que tem falou “pô, esse modelo aqui se ajusta melhor aos dados do telescópio do que esse outro que não tem”. Mas isso não significa que tenha aquelas moléculas. Isso significa que aquele modelo, naquelas circunstâncias, foi melhor estatisticamente do que um modelo que não tinha aquelas moléculas.  Danilo: O Luan tem uma analogia interessante pra explicar isso que a Aline falou. Luan: É como se você, por exemplo, vai em uma loja e vai experimentar uma roupa. Aí você pega lá uma mesma blusa igualzinha, P, M ou G. Você experimenta as três e você vê qual que você acha que se ajusta melhor ao seu corpo, né? Qual ficou com um caimento melhor? Enfim, então você vai fazendo essas comparações, não é que a blusa talvez M não tenha ficado boa, mas talvez a P ou a G tenha ficado melhor. Então os modelos são agitados dessa forma, mas também como a Aline falou depois que você descobriu o tamanho, por exemplo, você chegou à conclusão que o tamanho da blusa é M, você pode pegar e escolher diferentes variações de cores. Você pode pegar essa mesma blusa M, azul, verde, amarela, vermelha, né? E aí elas podem fornecer igualmente o mesmo bom ajuste no seu corpo. Só que a questão é que tem cores diferentes. […] A gente obviamente usa os modelos mais completos que a gente tem hoje em dia, mas não necessariamente, eles são hoje mais completos, mas não necessariamente eles são cem por cento completos. De repente está faltando alguma coisa ali que a gente não sabe.  [Música] Danilo: Eu conversei pessoalmente com o líder do time de cientistas que alegou ter descoberto as possíveis bioassinaturas no K2-18b, o Nikku Madhusudhan, quando ele estava na Holanda para participar de uma conferência em junho de 2024. Ele pareceu entusiasmado com a possibilidade de vir a confirmar possíveis bioassinaturas em exoplanetas e ao mesmo tempo cuidadoso, aparentemente consciente do risco de se comunicar a descoberta de vida extraterrestre prematuramente. A questão é que ele já cometeu alguns deslizes na comunicação com o público: por exemplo, em abril de 2024, num programa de rádio na Inglaterra, ele disse que a chance de ter descoberto vida no K2-18b era de 50% – o próprio apresentador do programa ficou surpreso com a estimativa. Naquela mesma conferência da Holanda, o Madhusudhan também pareceu muito confiante ao falar do assunto com o público de especialistas em exoplanetas – ele sabia que enfrentava muitos céticos na plateia. Ele disse que os planetas hiceanos eram “a melhor aposta” que temos com a tecnologia atual para descobrir vida extraterrestre.   Na palestra em que apresentou os novos resultados esse ano, o Madhusudhan contou que essa hipótese de mundos hiceanos foi desenvolvida com a ajuda de alunos de pós-graduação dele quando ele os desafiou a criar um modelo teórico de Mini-Netuno que oferecesse condições habitáveis, amenas para a vida. Mas a questão é que a gente não sabe se os mundos hiceanos sequer existem. É uma alternativa, uma hipótese para explicar o pouco que sabemos sobre esses exoplanetas. Há outras hipóteses, tão promissoras quanto essa, e muito menos amigáveis à existência da vida como a conhecemos. Enfim, a gente ainda sabe muito pouco sobre esses exoplanetas. Ainda não dá para decidir qual hipótese é a que melhor descreve a estrutura deles. Mas o que vai acontecer se algum dia os cientistas conseguirem resultados que apontem para uma detecção de possível bioassinatura que seja num alto grau de confiança, a tal ponto que seria insensato duvidar de sua existência? Estaríamos diante de uma incontroversa descoberta de vida extraterrestre? Digamos que os cientistas publiquem, daqui a algum tempo, novos resultados que apontam, com um grau de confiança altíssimo, para a presença de DMS no K2-18b. Mesmo que a gente tivesse certeza de que tem DMS naquela atmosfera, não seria possível cravar que a presença de DMS é causada pela vida. Como a gente tem ainda muito pouca informação sobre os ambientes que os Mini-Netunos podem apresentar, e como o nosso conhecimento sobre a própria vida ainda é muito limitado, vai ser muito difícil – para não dizer praticamente impossível – ter certeza de que a presença de uma possível bioassinatura é de fato uma bioassinatura.  Luan: A gente sabe que aqui na Terra, o DMS e o DMDS estão associados a processos biológicos. Mas a gente está falando de um planeta que é um Mini-Netuno, talvez um planeta hiceano. Será que esse planeta não tem processos químicos diferentes que podem gerar essas moléculas sem a presença da vida?  Danilo: Como disse o Luan, pode ser que processos naturais desconhecidos, sem o envolvimento da vida, sejam os responsáveis pela presença de DMS no K2-18b. A gente sabe que o DMS pode ser gerado fora da Terra por processos naturais, sem relação com a presença de vida. Para que seja gerado assim, são necessárias condições muito diferentes das que temos aqui na Terra. O interior de planetas gigantes como Júpiter, por exemplo, dá essas condições. DMS também foi detectado recentemente na superfície de um cometa, em condições muito hostis para a vida como a gente a conhece. Mais hostis ainda são as condições do meio interestelar, o espaço abissal e incrivelmente frio que existe entre as estrelas. Mesmo assim, DMS já foi detectado no meio interestelar.  É por isso que detectar uma possível bioassinatura num exoplaneta não necessariamente responde à pergunta sobre vida fora da Terra. É mais útil pensar nesses dados como peças de um quebra-cabeças: uma possível bioassinatura em um exoplaneta é uma peça que pode vir a ajudar a montar o quebra-cabeças em que a grande questão é se existe ou não existe vida fora da Terra, mas dificilmente será, sozinha, a resposta definitiva. Luan: Será que as bioassinaturas efetivamente foram produzidas por vida? Então, primeiro, estudos para entender diversos processos químicos ou físicos que poderiam gerar essas moléculas, que a gente considera como bioassinaturas, pra tentar entender em outros contextos, se elas seriam produzidas sem a presença de vida. Mas fora isso, nós astrônomos, nós também tentamos procurar conjuntos de bioassinaturas. Porque se você acha só o DMS ou o DMDS é uma coisa. Agora, se você acha isso e mais o oxigênio ou mais outra coisa, aí as evidências começam a ficar mais fortes. Um par muito comum que o pessoal comenta é você achar metano e oxigênio numa atmosfera de exoplaneta. Por quê? Porque esses dois compostos, se você deixar eles lá na atmosfera do planeta sem nenhum tipo de processo biológico, eles vão reagir. Vão formar água e gás carbônico. Então, se você detecta quantidades apreciáveis de metano e oxigênio numa atmosfera, isso indica que você tem algum processo biológico ali, repondo constantemente esses componentes na atmosfera. Então, a gente vai tentando buscar por pares ou conjuntos de bioassinaturas, porque isso vai construindo um cenário mais forte. Você olha, esse planeta está na zona habitável. Ele tem uma massa parecida com a da Terra. Ele tem uma temperatura parecida com a da Terra. Ele tem conjuntos de bioassinaturas que poderiam indicar a presença de vida. Então você vai construindo um quebra-cabeça ali, tentando chegar num conjunto de evidências.  Danilo: Talvez só vamos conseguir ter certeza quando tivermos condições de viajar os 124 anos-luz que nos separam do K2-18b, por exemplo, para examinar o planeta “in situ”, ou seja, lá no local – só que isso ainda é assunto para a ficção científica, não para a ciência atual. Não quer dizer que, dada a dificuldade, a gente deva desistir de fazer ciência nesse sentido, de detectar bioassinaturas nos exoplanetas. Luan: É claro que é super interessante aplicar esses modelos e sugerir a possível existência dessas moléculas. Isso ajuda a avançar o conhecimento, porque isso gera um interesse, gera um debate, um monte de gente vai testar, e outras pessoas já testaram e mostraram que, ou não tem a molécula nos modelos deles, ou eles não detectam ou detectam uma quantidade muito baixa. Enfim, então isso gera um debate que vai avançar o conhecimento. Então isso, no meio científico, é muito interessante esse debate, que gera outras pesquisas, e todo mundo tentando olhar por diferentes ângulos, para a gente tentar entender de uma maneira mais completa. Mas o cuidado… E aí, o grande serviço que o seu podcast está fazendo é como a gente faz chegar essa informação no público, que é o que você falou, uma coisa é: utilizamos um modelo super específico, e esse modelo indica a possível presença dessas moléculas que, na Terra, são associadas à vida. Outra coisa é dizer, na imprensa, achamos os sinais mais fortes de vida até agora. É uma distância muito grande entre essas duas coisas. Aline: Se eu analisei o meu dado e eu vi que tem aquela molécula de bioassinatura, uma coisa é eu falar: “Tem!” Outra coisa é falar: “Ó, eu analisei com esse modelo aqui e esse modelo aqui faz sentido. Ele representa melhor os meus dados do que o outro modelo”. São maneiras diferentes de falar. Mas qual que é a que vende mais? Danilo: Foi no final do nosso papo que o Luan e a Aline tocaram nessa questão que tem se tornado central nos últimos anos: como comunicar os resultados da astrobiologia da forma mais responsável? É possível que com o James Webb vamos continuar vendo potenciais detecções de bioassinaturas num futuro próximo. Por isso, a comunidade científica está preocupada com a forma como comunicamos os resultados da busca por vida fora da Terra e está se movimentando para contornar os problemas que provavelmente teremos no futuro. Eu venho participando desses esforços, pesquisando como a astrobiologia está sendo comunicada, e até ajudei a organizar um evento no ano passado para discutir isso com cientistas e jornalistas de ciência, mas conto essa história em outra hora. No próximo episódio, vamos falar sobre uma possível detecção de bioassinatura sem o James Webb e muito mais próxima da gente. A notícia veio em setembro de 2025. O planeta em que a bioassinatura pode ter sido encontrada? O vizinho cósmico que mais alimentou a imaginação humana sobre extraterrestres: Marte. Roteiro, produção, pesquisa e narração: Danilo Albergaria Revisão: Mayra Trinca, Livia Mendes e Simone Pallone Entrevistados: Luan Ghezzi e Aline Novais Edição: Carolaine Cabral Músicas: Blue Dot Sessions – Creative Commons Podcast produzido com apoio da Fapesp, por meio da bolsa Mídiaciência, com o projeto Pontes interdisciplinares para a compreensão da vida no Universo: o Núcleo de Apoio à Pesquisa e Inovação em Astrobiologia e o Laboratório de Astrobiologia da USP [VINHETA DE ENCERRAMENTO]

Oggi a Cult, il quotidiano culturale di Radio Popolare: Maurizio Schmidt presenta "Sketches and Short PLays" di Harold Pinter al Teatro Out Off e lo spazio di formazione BAS alla Barona; al Teatro alla Scala torna "La bella addormentata" con la storica coreografia di Nuereyev; "A Place of Safety" della compagnia Kepler -452 ha vinto il Premio UBU 2025 come Miglior Spettacolo; la rubrica EXtraCult a cura di Chawki Senouci...

Kia ora e te whānau. In this week's second episode, join Andrew McDowall for the 2025 Dirt Church Radio Kepler live show. Andrew took up the baton from Matt and Eugene, journeyed down to Te Anau to host a vibrant live show, and then tackled the 60km Kepler Challenge the following day—which, in typical AMCD style, he knocked out of the park. Settle into your long run this weekend, and enjoy Andrew's conversation with Men's and Women's 60km champions Dan Jones and Frances Redmond, Kepler Challenge chair Steve Norris, Nikki Everton, and DCR returning champion Daniele Danesin. Excellent Stuff. Dirt Church Radio – Best Enjoyed Running.​--- --- --- Episode Links Kepler ChallengeDan Jones InstagramFrances Redmond InstagramNikki Everton InstagramDaniele Danesin DCR 231Sign up for the DCR AidStation newsletter.The Squadrun 4-Week Training Trial for DCR Listeners!Dirt Church Radio on InstagramDirt Church Radio on FacebookFurther Faster New ZealandEnjoy!Music by Andrew McDowall, Digicake

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Telefónica, Kepler, ACS, Logista y Naturgy son los protagonistas. Lo analizamos con Adrian Hostaled, analista de XTB.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Lauren Gunderson: Playwright, the “Christmas at Pemberley” series, The Book of Will Lauren Gunderson, recognized as the most produced contemporary playwright in America four of the last five years, including 2025, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Lauren Gunderson is a prolific playwright whose plays are produced all over North America and in Britain and Europe. She is best known for such plays as “The Book of Will” and the “Christmas at Pemberley” series of three plays (co-written by Margot Malcon). She also worked on the script for the Pixar film “Lightyear,” and her book for the musical version of “The Time Traveler's Wife” recently played in London. As of the first week in December, two plays are currently being produced in the San Francisco Bay Area. Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, runs December 5-28 at TheatreWorks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, and Ada and the Engine plays at the Pear Theatre in Mountain View through December 7th. A third play, Louisa Alcott's Little Women played earlier in 2025 at TheatreWorks in Mountain View, and plays at Portland Center Stage through December 21st. In this interview, she discusses those plays and others, with emphasis on Muse of Fire, in which she performs, directed by Evren Odcikin, which wil be produced by the Magic Theatre from September 22nd through October 11th. Among upcoming plays in 2026 are Silent Sky in Bethesda Maryland in February. The Book of Will in Wisconsin in January and Raleigh, North Carolina in April, The Revolutionists in Rhode Island in May and Raleigh in August, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women at the Guthrie in Minnesota next April through June. The Half Life of Marie Curie will be in Eureka California iwill be performed in February, 2026 in Eureka, California. . Alan Furst: Master Spy Novelist Alan Furst, historical spy novelist, discussing his early career and resistance during World War II  in a unaired excerpts from an interview recorded September 26, 2002 in the KPFA studios while he was on tour for Blood of Victory. His latest novel, Under Occupation, was published in 2019. Alan Furst's career took off with his novel Kingdom of Shadows in 2000, the sixth book in his series of stand-alone novels about heros and villains in Europe in the years leading up to, and including World War II.  Suffused with atmosphere, his books feel as if you're living with the characters in those haunted times. Of course, there is added resonance as we live through what might be similar times today. These excerpts are from the second of five Bookwaves interviews with Alan Furst. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Alan Furst Wikipedia page     Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  See website for upcoming productions. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre Judy Garland, We Need A Little Christmas with Debbie Wileman, Strand, Dec. 6-7. Rudolph & Scrooge, A YC Double Feature, December 18-20, Strand. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Jan. 21 – Feb. 1, 2026, Toni Rembe (Geary). Paranormal Activity, Feb. 19 – March 15, Toni Rembe. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Annie. November 7- December 21. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 21, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company See website for upcoming productions. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: The Golden Girls Live,  December 4-21, Curran. Moulin Rouge! The Musical, December 16-28, Orpheum. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  A Beautiful Noise, December 30 – January 4. See website for other events. Center REP: A Christmas Carol, Dec. 10 – 21.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works See website for information on the 2026 season. Cinnabar Theatre. Holiday Songbook, Dec. 19-21. My Fair Lady, January 23 – February 8, 2026. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Hillbarn Theatre: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, December 4 – 28. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Soulful Christmas, December 19-21, Magic Theatre. Los Altos Stage Company. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre presents Soulful Christmas, December 19-21. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: The Gift of Nothing  by Patrick McDonnell, Aaron Posner and Erin Weaver, Dec. 13 – 23. .The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov Jan . 29 – Feb. 22, 2026. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Ruthless,  Dec. 5 – January 11, 2026. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. See website for upcoming productions. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Mean Girls. May 2026. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Into the Woods. November 30 – January 17, 2026. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21, Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions.. Theatre Rhino  Pirates! by John Fisher, December 4 – 13. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   . The post December 4, 2025: Lauren Gunderson, Oft-Produced Contemporary Playwright appeared first on KPFA.

Dr. Carlos Eire and Dr. Kirsten Macfarlane on October 29, 2025 at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall. Levitation. Bilocation. Witchcraft. Demonic Possession. Europe in the early modern era was simultaneously the site of Kepler, Newton, Copernicus–and of eyewitness accounts of levitating saints and nocturnal witches' sabbats. In his history of the impossible, award-winning historian Carlos Eire mines the firsthand accounts and archival evidence of the miraculous and demonic. How did an increasingly skeptical and scientific culture account for events deemed impossible by its leading intellectuals? What does this say about the supposed boundaries between the natural and supernatural that marked the transition to modernity? In this lecture, Carlos Eire explores the major themes of "They Flew" and asks: what makes something impossible? And is there more to reality than meets the eye? University of Chicago Divinity School professor Kirsten Macfarlane offers a response and engages Eire in a conversation. --- This project was made possible through the support of In Lumine Tuo: Expanding and Sustaining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Nationwide (grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation and the generous support of the University of Chicago Divinity School and the Workshop on the Early Modern World. The opinions expressed in this publication ​are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

Welcome to the DMF! I'm Justin Younts, and today I have the pleasure of introducing Kris Keppeler, an incredible audiobook narrator, voice actress, and writer. Kris shares her fascinating journey from the snowy winters of Michigan to the sunny deserts of Washington, and how each move shaped her love for the arts.She talks about her early experiences with singing, the challenges she faced, and how she overcame discouragement to find her true voice. Kris's story isn't just about acting—it's about resilience, reinvention, and the joy of discovering one's passion.If you've ever felt afraid to pursue your dreams or doubted your abilities, Kris's journey will inspire you to take that leap of faith. Join us as we dive into her experiences in theater, film, and voiceover work, and learn how she transformed her life through the arts.Don't miss this engaging conversation that just might motivate you to follow your own creative path!00:00:00 - Introduction and Guest Welcome00:00:20 - Guest's Early Life and Moving Experiences00:03:45 - Interest in Arts and Initial Singing Experience00:05:28 - Transition to Acting00:07:24 - Acting Training and Techniques00:09:59 - Challenges and Experiences in Improv00:12:57 - Education and Career in Allied Health00:14:21 - Return to Acting and Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking00:16:21 - Transition to Film Acting00:17:02 - Challenges in Transitioning from Stage to Film00:18:34 - The Art of Film Acting00:19:20 - Exploring Voiceover Work00:20:11 - The Importance of PracticeHere is her website:https://www.kriskeppeler.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf34F6oBy2VEGbLYXHlot2sPgvaGIaIf8qAKbqbVtqHzK1-eIMwAwDRng0KEw_aem_ITCHIEhwWKr_memIv26Zbwhttps://www.instagram.com/kriskeppelerCheck out her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBpQqs-cpq3z7FLcVTrf0Tw

In this Foojay Podcast, we're exploring a critical topic that's becoming increasingly important in our industry: developing sustainable software that is both performant and environmentally friendly.At the Devoxx and JFall conferences, I had fascinating conversations about how we as Java developers can make a real impact on both our cloud costs and our carbon footprint. And it's interesting to learn how these two goals are often perfectly aligned: what's good for your budget is usually good for the planet too.We start with Daniel Witkowski. He published an article on Foojay that takes us on a deep dive into performance tuning. He explains why optimizing your code can have a thousand times more impact than saving 30% on cloud costs, and walks us through his journey of turning a simple integer validation challenge into a masterclass on Java performance optimization.Next, I caught up with Ko Turk, who shares his passion for sustainable engineering and space exploration. He introduces us to Kepler, a tool for monitoring the energy consumption of your applications, and explains how performance optimization naturally leads to sustainability improvements.Then Ronald Dehuysser, founder of JobRunr, reveals how his open-source job-scheduling library now enables carbon-aware job processing. He explains how JobRunr can automatically schedule non-time-critical jobs to run when renewable energy is most available.And finally, Jan Ouwens joins us to discuss practical strategies for reducing both costs and CO2 emissions in your applications. He explains why cloud spending is actually a good proxy for your carbon footprint.00:00 Introduction of topic and guests02:07 Daniel Witkowskihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwitkowskihttps://foojay.io/today/the-art-of-performance-tuning-why-saving-30-in-the-cloud-means-nothing-if-your-code-wastes-1000x-more/https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-83/Why Saving 30% in the Cloud Means Nothing if Your Code Wastes 1000× MorePerformance tuning is less about syntax and more about craftsmanship.29:46 Ko Turkhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ko-turk-b271b929/https://github.com/sustainable-computing-io/keplerSustainable engineeringKubernetes Efficient Power Level Exporter (Kepler)32:46 Ronald Dehuysserhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ronalddehuysser/https://www.jobrunr.io/en/Carbon-aware job processing with JobRunrGrowing from an open-source project to a company37:36 Jan Ouwenshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janouwens/https://jqno.nl/Reducing the cost and CO2-emissions of your applicationPrivate cloud versus cloud providers45:14 Outro

 Kia ora e te whānau. It turns out, the Wai2k is hard mahi. I mean, we always thought that, but to have our suspicions confirmed by AMCD as he valiantly sent it in the weekend's 100km was oddly satisfying. Gareth Thomas builds hard races, as those who have had the pleasure of attempting the WUU2K will attest. To hear that compared the the WAI, the WUU is “a kid's run” apparently. AMCD's pain is indeed our gain. This week, the gang debriefs Andrew's most epic weekend, we've got a sweet little interview that Andrew did with Gareth himself, and we run down our upcoming travels (to Kosci, Kepler, and Nelson), all the trail tea, and how awesome Tamaki is for heavy music. All this and more on this week's episode of the AidStation Podcast. Excellent stuff.Dirt Church Radio – Best Enjoyed Running.--- --- --- Episode Links Sign up for the DCR AidStation newsletterThe Squadrun 4-Week Training Trial for DCR Listeners!Dirt Church Radio on InstagramDirt Church Radio on FacebookFurther Faster New ZealandEnjoy!Music by Andrew McDowall, Digicake

From his home in Winchester, Massachusetts, Odense-born Danish astrophysicist, former soccer player, and artist SØREN MEIBOM came to the US in 1999 for his PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after a career in professional soccer, and recalls his work on NASA's Kepler mission at the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He talks about his role with the Global Curiosity Institute, and shares his vision for his third chapter fusing visual art with the language of science.Søren selects a work by Jens Søndergaard from the SMK collection.https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS4895(Photographer: Priscilla Fitzgerald)----------We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:website: https://danishoriginals.com/email: info@danishoriginals.com----------And we invite you to donate to the American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst and become a patron: https://donorbox.org/american-friends-of-statens-museum-for-kunst

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Malcolm Margolin (1940-2025): Legendary Berkeley Publisher Malcolm Margolin (1940-2025), the long-time publisher of Heyday Books in Berkeley, who died on August 20, 2025 at the age of 84, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA Studios on November 21, 2014. Malcolm Margolin founded Heyday Books, the renownedy non-profit publishing house located in Berkeley, in 1974 and stayed until he retired in 2015. He was the author and editor of several books, most notably The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco – Monterey Bay Area, along with magazines and other periodicals. This interview was recorded November 21, 2014 upon the publication of his memoir/history, The Heyday of Malcolm Margolin: The Damned Good Times of a Fiercely Independent Publisher.  Malcolm Margolin retired in 2015 but continued to work until his death. His final book, Deep Hanging Out: Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California. was published by Heyday in 2021.   Azar Nafisi: Best-selling Author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran” Azar Nafisi,author of the best-selling memoir, “Reading Lolita in Tehran,”  in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on January 12, 2009 while on tour for the memoir, “Things I've Been Silent About.” Azar Nafisi burst on the literary scene in 2003 with her memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran in 2003, which remained on the New York Times best seller list for 117 weeks. Born in Tehran, Iran, she came to the United States in 1997 and became an American citizen in 2008. A professor of literature, she'd previously written a critical study of the works of Vladimir Nabokov. There would be a second interview with Azar Nafisi  in 2015 for her book about the importance of literature, The Republic of the Imagination. Azar Nafisi Wikipedia page     Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre Judy Garland, We Need A Little Christmas with Debbie Wileman, Strand, Dec. 6-7. Rudolph & Scrooge, A YC Double Feature, December 18-20, Strand. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Jan. 21 – Feb. 1, 2026, Toni Rembe (Geary). Paranormal Activity, Feb. 19 – March 15, Toni Rembe. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Annie. November 7- December 21. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 21, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company See website for upcoming productions. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: The Golden Girls Live,  December 4-21, Curran. Moulin Rouge! The Musical, December 16-28, Orpheum. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  Kinky Boots, Nov. 28-30. See website for other events. Center REP: A Christmas Carol, Dec. 10 – 21.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works See website for information on the 2026 season. Cinnabar Theatre. Holiday Songbook, Dec. 19-21. My Fair Lady, January 23 – February 8, 2026. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Hillbarn Theatre: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, December 4 – 28. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Soulful Christmas, December 19-21, Magic Theatre. Los Altos Stage Company. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  August Wilson's King Hedley II, November 8 -30. BAM House, Oakland. Magic Theatre. Actors Reading Collective: Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, See website for other events and productions. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: The Gift of Nothing  by Patrick McDonnell, Aaron Posner and Erin Weaver, Dec. 13 – 23. .The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov Jan . 29 – Feb. 22, 2026. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Ruthless,  Dec. 5 – January 11, 2026. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. See website for upcoming productions. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Mean Girls. May 2026. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Into the Woods. November 30 – January 17, 2026. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21, Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions.. Theatre Rhino  Pirates! by John Fisher, December 4 – 13. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   . The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – November 27, 2025: Malcolm Margolin – Azar Nafisi appeared first on KPFA.

“Science disproves God.”You've heard it. Your kids hear it at school. Atheists repeat it like it's settled fact.But here's the truth: science only exists because early scientists believed in an intelligent Creator.Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Bacon — the fathers of modern science — all believed the universe was rational, ordered, and discoverable because a rational God created it.In this episode, we break down:✅ Why science actually depends on a Creator✅ Why the Big Bang points to God, not away from Him✅ Why something must be eternal — and it can't be the universe✅ Micro vs macro evolution (and why Christians should know the difference)✅ Why the Bible never states the age of the earth✅ Multiple Christian interpretations of Genesis — without panic✅ Why “everything came from nothing” is a bigger miracle than the Resurrection✅ How to explain this confidently as an ambassador for ChristIf you're a Christian dad, you MUST be able to answer these questions for your kids: • “Does evolution disprove the Bible?” • “Did Jesus and science ever conflict?” • “If there was a Big Bang, who caused it?” • “Does Christianity contradict astronomy or physics?” • “Where did everything come from?”This video equips you with clear, simple, powerful answers rooted in logic, Scripture, and science.Stop being intimidated by the science vs religion debate.There is no conflict — only clarity.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador's Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Queridos Fans de la nave, hoy os traigo la obra visionaria de Johannes Kepler que se adelantó a su tiempo para convertirse en la primera novela de ciencia ficción de la historia. Kepler fue una figura clave de la Revolución Científica que sucedió entre los siglos XVI y XVII. Es recordado principalmente por haber descubierto las leyes que rigen el movimiento de los planetas de nuestro Sistema Solar. A través de un viaje astronómico sin precedentes, Kepler entrelaza conocimiento científico y fantasía, llevando al lector en una aventura hacia la Luna que desafía la percepción del universo en el siglo XVII. Esta narrativa fascinante no solo revela el ingenio y la imaginación de Kepler, sino que también sirve como un puente entre la ciencia y la literatura, invitando a explorar los límites del espacio y del conocimiento humano. Somnium es una lectura obligatoria para los amantes de la ciencia ficción y la astronomía. Hace más de cuatro siglos, un hombre escribió una historia en latín, y la escondió en los pliegues del tiempo. Su nombre era Johannes Kepler y su relato se llamó Somnium. Un sueño que viajó hasta la Luna, cuando aún era imposible tocarla. Allí, entre sombras y astros, Kepler imaginó criaturas, atmósferas y misterios… mucho antes de que existiera la palabra “ciencia ficción”. Según Carl Sagan e Isaac Asimov, 'Somnium', la novela corta del gran astrónomo Johannes Kepler es la primera novela de Ciencia Ficción de la historia. Aplicando sus conocimientos científicos, Kepler relata un fascinante viaje a la luna, con descripción de sus habitantes y, en especial, de la astronomía lunar. 🎙️ Un clásico anticipado al futuro, esta noche en Historias para ser leídas. Cierra los ojos. Estamos a punto de viajar. TÍTULO ORIGINAL: Somnium sive Astronomia lunaris Johannes Kepler, 1634 ILUSTRACIÓN: Román García Mora 🚀 Voz y sonido Olga Paraíso, música Epidemic Sound con licencia premium para este podcast. BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Gracias Tabernero Galáctico 🌚por sostener el timón de este pequeño universo, y por seguir compartiendo cada historia que nos lleva un poco más allá de las estrellas. Hasta la próxima, cuando volvamos a abrir las puertas de lo imposible y nos dejemos perder en otro sueño.🚀✨ Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. With us this week is current X-artist Phillip Sevy and their partner, comic writer and journalist Christie Porter! We dive into their anniversary issue where Polaris. Is. Pissed. Also in this episode: Skinwalker Ranch Phillip's penis comic Wolverine chooses to be a short king Polaris is bipolar, finished her PhD, and loves coffee - get on board If you're FWB with a cosmic force you assume you know best Iceman isn't a top "To me, my fillings" Jean was right All this and we go deep on the very human thing we all fall into: self doubt. What does any of this mean for their future as a couple? Tune in to find out! Phillip Sevy is an artist who has spent the last few years drawing for Marvel on titles like X-Men (Astonishing, Unlimited, and From the Ashes), Avengers, Venom, Deadpool, and others. They broke into the comics industry through the Top Cow Talent Hunt, where they drew The Tithe and The Freeze, before moving over to Dark Horse for a lengthy run on Tomb Raider. They wrote The House (with artist Drew Zucker), and wrote and drew Triage, Paradox, and Kepler (with David Duchovny). When they're not feverishly working on comics, you can find them (literally) running around their neighborhood, hiking in the hills, or DMing endless sessions of DnD. Check out their website here. Christie Porter is a writer, journalist, editor, and producer based in Salt Lake City, where they live with their found-family. They also write short comics, appearing in “When I Was Young…” An LGBTQIA+ Charity Comic Anthology, “Bi Visibility: A Bisexual Anthology,” A Wave Blue World's “Color of Always,” and Dark Horse's “Headless Horseman” Halloween anthology. Occasionally, they cosplay superheroes, but their only superpower is identifying dog breeds. Check out their website here. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Francine Prose: Reflections on 1974 and the Pentagon Papers Francine Prose, author of “1974, A Personal History” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of twenty novels and ten books of non fiction, Francine Prose is best known for such novels as “Lovers at the Chameleon Club, 1932,” “The Vixen,” “Household Saints” and “Mister Monkey,” and non-fiction such as “Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, The Afterlife,” Francine Prose has also written two short story collections , and a picture book. Two of her novels have become films, and one, “The Glorious Ones,” became a Broadway musical. In this book, she recalls her time hanging out with Anthony Russo, who along with Daniel Ellsberg, was responsible for The Pentagon Papers, in San Francisco in 1974 and then a few months later, in New York, capturing the vibe of what it was like to live in that time and place, and differences between then and now. Complete Interview.   Wes Craven (1939-2015): Master of Horror Movies. Wes Craven (1939-2015), noted director of horror and genre films, interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on October 13, 1999 while on tour for his one novel, “Fountain Society.” Wes Craven, who died at the age of 76 on August 30, 2015, was considered one of the masters of cinema's horror genre. Best known for The Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream films, ,He was best known for two series of films, the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and the Scream series, which also served as an academic deconstruction of the genre. Starting life as a humanities professor, Wes Craven moved over to film as first a sound editor, and then film editor before turning to writing and directing with The Last House on the Left. Along with the first Nightmare film (and the deconstruction last New Nightmare entry), he directed all four Scream films, along with Red Eye, Cursed, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and the non-genre Meryl Streep vehicle, Music of the Heart. His first and only novel, “Fountain Society,” was published in 1999, and it was during his book tour that he stopped by KPFA where he was interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. That interview was digitized and re-edited in 2017 by Richard Wolinsky. Complete interview       Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre  Stereophonic (in association with BroadwaySF, at the Curran), Oct 28 – Nov 23. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Annie. November 7- December 21. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 32, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company See website for upcoming productions. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: Stereophonic (in association with ACT), Oct 28 – Nov 23, Curran. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  Kinky Boots, Nov. 28-30. See website for other events. Center REP: The Woman in Black, U.S. Tour, November 5-23.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works See website for information on the 2026 season. Cinnabar Theatre. Young Rep: Disney's The Little Mermaid, November 14-23, Studio Space, Petaluma Outlet Mall. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Hillbarn Theatre: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, December 4 – 28. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Soulful Christmas, December 19-21, Magic Theatre. Los Altos Stage Company. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  August Wilson's King Hedley II, November 8 -30. BAM House, Oakland. Magic Theatre. Actors Reading Collective: Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, See website for other events and productions. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: Sally and Tom by Suzan-Lori Parks. October 30 – November 23. The Lightning Thief, MSC Teen Company, November 7 -9. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Spanish Stew by Marga Gomez, October 17 – November 23. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. See website for upcoming productions. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Mean Girls. May 2026. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Into the Woods. November 30 – January 17, 2026. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21, Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions.. Theatre Rhino  The Break-Up written and performed by Tina D'Elia, November 6-23. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A Driving Beat by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Oct 29 – Nov. 23, . Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage.Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   . The post November 20, 2025: Francine Prose – Wes Craven appeared first on KPFA.

Jack and David return with today's feature where we have "Entropy: An Original Sci-Fi Audio Drama". In the year 2309, Humanity is at an all out civil war between Earth and her colonies, as the Kepler Government seeks to rule the entire Colonial Sector with an iron grip. Using Authoritarian tactics, Kepler relentlessly slaughters it's own people in an attempt to make the Central Colonial Council (CCC)budge. With the discovery of a potential new planet suitable for colonization, the CCC and the Earth Military create a mission: To bring a team of extraordinary people to establish a base on the planet, and become beacons of hope for the dying denizens of Kepler. The first four episodes begin now... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Amy Bloom: Award-Winning Literary Novelist, 2007 Amy Bloom, award-winning novelist and short-story writer, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios, on October 4, 2007 while on tour for her second novel, “Away.” Amy Bloom, says the New Yorker, gets more meaning into individual sentences than most authors manage in whole books. The author of five short story collections and two works of non-fiction, including a memoir, she has only written five novels since she debuted in 1997 with Love Invents Us.  She would be interviewed again on Bookwaves for her third novel, Lucky Us,  Her most recent novel, I'll Be Right Here, was published in June 2025.     John Banville: Irish Literary Master John Banville, Booker Prize winning novelist, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios, on March 19, 2007 while on tour for the novel, “Christine Falls,” written under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. John Banville is a giant of Irish literature, winner of the Booker Prize for his novel, The Sea, and the Franz Kafka Prize in 2011. A literary novelist of the first order, he took a turn in 2007 with a mystery novel, Christine Falls, featuring a detective named Quirke, under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. Since that time there have been ten Quirke mysteries, three written under his own name, and four novels under the pseudonym. He continues to write literary and noir fiction. His most recent novel is “Venetian Vespers,” published in October, 2025.   Review of “A Driving Beat” at TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage, through November 23, 2025.   Review of “Sally and Tom” at Marin Theatre through November 23, 2025   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre  Stereophonic (in association with BroadwaySF, at the Curran), Oct 28 – Nov 23. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Annie. November 7- December 21. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 32, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company See website for upcoming productions. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: Stereophonic (in association with ACT), Oct 28 – Nov 23, Curran. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  Kinky Boots, Nov. 28-30. See website for other events. Center REP: The Woman in Black, U.S. Tour, November 5-23.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works Dada Teen Musical: The Play by Maury Zeff, Oct. 18 – Nov. 16, Cinnabar Theatre. Young Rep: Disney's The Little Mermaid, November 14-23, Studio Space, Petaluma Outlet Mall. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Hillbarn Theatre: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, December 4 – 28. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Soulful Christmas, December 19-21, Magic Theatre. Los Altos Stage Company. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  August Wilson's King Hedley II, November 8 -30. BAM House, Oakland. Magic Theatre. Actors Reading Collective: Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, See website for other events and productions. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: Sally and Tom by Suzan-Lori Parks. October 30 – November 23. The Lightning Thief, MSC Teen Company, November 7 -9. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Spanish Stew by Marga Gomez, October 17 – November 23. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. Newsies, November 8-16. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Mean Girls. May 2026. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Into the Woods. November 30 – January 17, 2026. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21, Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico Frankenstein, October 11 – November 2. Theatre Rhino  The Break-Up written and performed by Tina D'Elia, November 6-23. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A Driving Beat by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Oct 29 – Nov. 23, . Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage.Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   . The post November 13, 2025: Amy Bloom – John Banville appeared first on KPFA.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message!Our guest this week is Natalie Batalha. Natalie is professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz where received her PhD. Previously, she was a research astronomer in the Space Sciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center. She held the position of Science Team Lead on the Kepler Mission, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size planets around other stars. This mission revolutionised our understanding of planetary systems.The Kepler Mission discovered thousands of exoplanets revealing that planets are common in the galaxy, not rare and many even lie in the habitable zone.Natalie is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2017.We talk about:Where is everyone AKA the Fermi ParadoxWhat is an exoplanetThe Drake equation in simple termsThe revelation that planets like ours are more common than ever imaginedWhat was the Kepler mission and what did it achieve?Who owns space?Will our alien friends be receptive?Can we be trusted to become multi-planetary?Unfortunately, we had a couple of technical issues on this recording but have done our very best to iron them out.Let's look through the telescope!Web: www.whereshallwemeet.xyzTwitter: @whrshallwemeetInstagram: @whrshallwemeet

 In 1600, Johannes Kepler arrived at Tycho Brahe's castle hoping to escape religious persecution and gain access to the most precise astronomical data in Europe. Their relationship was strained by clashing temperaments — Tycho's secrecy and pride meeting Kepler's impatience and ambition — yet their collaboration began to bear fruit as Kepler tackled problems of planetary motion and optical theory. Despite constant uncertainty, Kepler's time at Benátky marked the beginning of a partnership that would reshape astronomy and set him on the path toward his greatest discoveries. Support the showSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.socialMusic Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

A place of safety è uno spettacolo teatrale della compagnia bolognese Kepler-452 sui salvataggi dei migranti nel Mediterraneo. Il quarto stato, il famoso quadro di Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, ha trovato una nuova casa alla Gam di Milano e per l'occasione è stata allestita una mostra sul maestro del divisionismo italiano. A Roma è cominciato Novembre nordico, un festival dedicato alla cultura scandinava. Sono una strega è un libro dello storico Germano Maifreda che studia i casi di confessioni spontanee di stregoneria nell'Italia del nord tra quattro e cinquecento. CONAnnalisa Camilli, giornalista di InternazionaleRoberto Dulio, docente di storia dell'architettura al Politecnico di Milano Marie Kraft, direttrice del Circolo scandinavoGermano Maifreda, docente di storia economica all'Università degli Studi di Milano A place of safety: https://kepler452.it/Pellizza da Volpedo: https://www.gam-milano.com/mostre/200/pellizza-da-volpedo-i-capolavoriNovembre nordico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEAm6-qqwcwSono una strega: https://www.einaudi.it/catalogo-libri/storia/sono-una-strega-germano-maifreda-9788806263140/Ci piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1942-2025) Tanith Lee (1947-2015) This program honors two master practitioners of horror, fantasy and science fiction, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Tanith Lee, with two interviews back to back. In the first, in 1983, Tanith Lee is interviewed by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. In the second, in 1979, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.  Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, who died on August 31, 2025 at the age of 82, was best known for her historical horror novels featuring the vampire the Count Saint.-Germain. Along the way, she wrote in several genres, including science fiction and westerns, and wrote over seventy novels, along with several short stories. Along with her writing, which includes a series of books about a channeler,  titled Messages from Michael, she was a cartographer, palm reader, and composer. In 2009, she received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association. She also wrote novels under several pseudonyms. In this podcast, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro joins Richard A. Lupoff to speak with Tanith Lee. In the second interview, she talks about her vampire hero. Count Saint-Germain, and about writing historical horror fiction. It was recorded shortly after her second San Germain novel, The Palace, was published, which would put it in late 1978 or early 1979..   Tanith Lee, who died of breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 67, also wrote fantasy, science fiction and horror, and her work is considered to be similar and a forerunner of the work of Neil Gaiman. She received a lifetime achievement award from the World Horror Convention in 2013. Nominated for several awards for her novels and short stories, she won the 1980 British Fantasy Award for her novel, Death's Master. In this first undated tnterview from Probabilities, most likely recorded at BayCon in San Jose in November 1983, Tanith Lee is interviewed by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Richard A. Lupoff. This is the only interview conducted by Quinn Yarbro for Probabilities. Tanith Lee's novel set during the French Revolution was eventually retitled The Gods Are Thirsty, and was finally published in 1996. You've been listening to an interview with Tanith Lee, conducted by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Richard A. Lupoff for the Probabilities radio program on KPFA. It was digitized, remastered and edited on September 24. 2025. Review of “Stereophonic” at BroadwaySFCurran Theatre through November 23, 2025   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre  Stereophonic (in association with BroadwaySF, at the Curran), Oct 28 – Nov 23. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Annie. November 7- December 21. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 32, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company The Tempest, Oct. 24 – Nov. 2,  Immersive theatre. Point Montara Lighthouse. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: Stereophonic (in association with ACT), Oct 28 – Nov 23, Curran. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  Kinky Boots, Nov. 28-30. See website for other events. Center REP: The Woman in Black, U.S. Tour, November 5-23.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works Dada Teen Musical: The Play by Maury Zeff, Oct. 18 – Nov. 16, Cinnabar Theatre. Young Rep: Disney's The Little Mermaid, November 14-23, Studio Space, Petaluma Outlet Mall. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  Pilgrimage by Humaira Ghilzal and Bridgette Dutta Portman, a co-production with Z Space, October 24 – November 8, Z Space's Steindler Stage. Hillbarn Theatre: Murder for Two, a musical comedy, October 9 – November 2, 2025. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. Los Altos Stage Company. Freaky Friday, The Musical. October 24 – November 2. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  August Wilson's King Hedley II, November 8 -30. BAM House, Oakland. Magic Theatre. Actors Reading Collective: Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, See website for other events and productions. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: Sally and Tom by Suzan-Lori Parks. October 30 – November 23. The Lightning Thief, MSC Teen Company, November 7 -9. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Spanish Stew by Marga Gomez, October 17 – November 23. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. Newsies, November 8-16. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: The Rocky Horror Show. October 9 – November 1, The Oasis. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Noises Off by Michael Frayn. September 25 – November 8. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21, Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico Frankenstein, October 11 – November 2. Theatre Rhino  The Break-Up written and performed by Tina D'Elia, November 6-23. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A Driving Beat by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Oct 29 – Nov. 23, . Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage.Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   The post November 6, 2025: Tanith Lee & Chelsea Quinn Yabro, Virtuosos of Horror and Fantasy appeared first on KPFA.

Entre para o Grupo Vip da Maior Black Friday da História da Levante:https://lvnt.app/jvtu2p05/11 - Ibovespa Recorde 153 mil e Kepler +6%Olá, sejam bem-vindo a mais um Fechamento de Mercado, hoje é a Super 4ª., comigo Flávio e Ricardo, direto dos estúdios da Levante, com Copom prestes a manter os juros em 15% a.a. e o importante será o comunicado pós-reunião.O Ibovespa sobe 1,90% aos 153.564, às 17h38, com volume alto de R$ 23,4 bi podendo chegar a R$ 25 bi, com investidores animados com a possibilidade do Copom suavizar um pouco o comunicado de “juros altos por um período bastante prolongado”, mais os resultados fortes de empresas e bancos como o do Itaú com lucro líquido recorrente recorde de R$ 11,88 bilhões no 3T25, alta de +3,2% t/t e +11,3% a/a, em linha com o consenso e nossas projeções O dólar comercial, depois da forte alta de ontem, caiu -0,77% e fechou a R$ 5,36 versus R$ 5,40 ontem. A moeda norte-americana recuou -0,10% frente ao DXY (moedas fortes) e -0,33% frente moedas emergentes. Os juros longos, como era de se esperar, caíram com o Tesouro Prefixado 2032 para 13,62% de 13,66% ao ano, ontem. Já o IPCA+ 2029 avançou para 8,01% de 7,99%.Veja recomendações de compra de ações do Conde e Ricardo no vídeo de Fechamento de hoje.

Ellen Kamhi, The Natural Nurse, talks with Carmen Turner Schott, a practicing clinical social worker and bestselling author.  She is the founder of Deep Soul Divers Astrology and has worked as an astrologer with survivors of trauma for over 28 years. She is the author of many books including her new book, YOUR ASTROLOGICAL ENERGY. Turner-Schott has presented astrology workshops for the Association of Research and Enlightenment. She is a faculty member and coordinator of the counseling and relationship astrology certificate programs for Kepler College of Astrology.  https://carmenturnerschott.com/

Conoce el modo en que el gran astrónomo británico concebía el cosmos que habitamos. Escucha la anécdota de la Kepler astrólogo, la cultura espacial del analema, y el desafío de este episodio.Escríbeme a: laika.podcast@gmail.comSígueme en instagram: @laika.podcast

Receba no mínimo 3 recomendações de opções por semana no seu celular:Clique aqui e veja como participar gratuitamente: https://lvnt.app/fo3mw230/10 - Kepler +11%

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Susan Hill: Master of Ghost Stories and Noir Susan Hill, author of “The Woman in Black” and other novels, in conversation by phone with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded November 29, 2021. The Woman in Black, a play by Stephen Mallatratt and directed by Robin Herford is playing in Walnut Creek at The Lesher Center under the auspices of CenterREP from November 5th through November 23, 2025. Susan Hill has written over thirty novels, most of them stand-alones in the gothic ghost story genre, and eleven crime novels featuring her detective Simon Serrailer, the most recent being The Benefit of Hindsight, published in 2020, with A Change of Circumstance published in March 2022. She's also written six collections of short stories, an autobiography among nine non-fiction works, five plays, and 13 Children's Books. She became a Dame of the British Empire in 2020. Complete 48-minute interview.   Rita Moreno: Broadway and Hollywood Legend Richard Wolinsky and Rita Moreno, Sept. 16, 2011 at KPFA. Rita Moreno, legendary Hollywood star, actress, dancer and singer, in conversation about her career and her one-woman show, “Rita Moreno: Life Without Make-up,” recorded September 16, 2011 in the KPFA studios. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. The talented winner of the big four awards, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony, Rita Moreno continues to work in film and television. In this interview recorded during previews of her one-woman show at Berkeley Rep ten years ago, she discusses not only her work on the show, but her time in Hollywood, her five year relationship with Marlon Brando, her work on the film The King and I, working with Morgan Freeman on PBS, and other stories. Complete 35-minute interview. Review of “Suffs” at BroadwaySF Orpheum Theatre through November 9, 2025   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre  Stereophonic (in association with BroadwaySF, at the Curran), Oct 28 – Nov 23. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Playhouse. Annie. November 7- December 21. Once, February 20 – March 22.  Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 32, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company The Tempest, Oct. 24 – Nov. 2,  Immersive theatre. Point Montara Lighthouse. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: Stereophonic (in association with ACT), Oct 28 – Nov 23, Curran. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  Kinky Boots, Nov. 28-30. See website for other events. Center REP: The Woman in Black, U.S. Tour, November 5-23.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works Dada Teen Musical: The Play by Maury Zeff, Oct. 18 – Nov. 16, Cinnabar Theatre. Young Rep: Disney's The Little Mermaid, November 14-23, Studio Space, Petaluma Outlet Mall. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  Pilgrimage by Humaira Ghilzal and Bridgette Dutta Portman, a co-production with Z Space, October 24 – November 8, Z Space's Steindler Stage. Hillbarn Theatre: Murder for Two, a musical comedy, October 9 – November 2, 2025. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. Los Altos Stage Company. Freaky Friday, The Musical. October 24 – November 2. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  August Wilson's King Hedley II, November 8 -30. BAM House, Oakland. Magic Theatre. Actors Reading Collective: Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, See website for other events and productions. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: Sally and Tom by Suzan-Lori Parks. October 30 – November 23. The Lightning Thief, MSC Teen Company, November 7 -9. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Spanish Stew by Marga Gomez, October 17 – November 23. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. Newsies, November 8-16. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: The Rocky Horror Show. October 9 – November 1, The Oasis. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Noises Off by Michael Frayn. September 25 – November 8. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21, Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico Frankenstein, October 11 – November 2. Theatre Rhino  The Break-Up written and performed by Tina D'Elia, November 6-23. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A Driving Beat by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Oct 29 – Nov. 23, . Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage.Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   The post October 30, 2025: Susan Hill – Rita Moreno appeared first on KPFA.

Send us a textEpisode 197 -  Raising Confident Kids Without Hovering, with Kepler Knott “How do I help my child grow into a confident adult without controlling their every step?”If you've ever asked yourself that question, you're not alone.Parenting today's generation is a whole different ball game. With the rise of social media, constant comparison, digital overload, and the fear of letting our kids fail, it's no wonder so many parents feel stuck between wanting to protect their children and wanting them to grow strong and resilient.In this episode of the Coaching Your Family Relationships Podcast, I talk with Kepler Knott, author of Raising Tomorrow—a powerful new book that began as heartfelt letters to his daughters and grew into a guide for modern parenting. Together, we explore how to raise emotionally healthy kids in a world full of noise, pressure, and expectations.You'll hear us unpack:How to advise your kids without trying to control the outcomeThe emotional cost of constant comparison for both kids and parentsWhy technology can quietly erode confidence—and how to counter itThe surprising way that service and giving build resilient, grounded kidsWhy modeling a growth mindset matters more than everThis episode isn't about perfect parenting. It's about parenting with intention, humility, and heart.Whether your child is pulling away emotionally, you feel like you're walking on eggshells, or you simply want to build a more connected relationship, this conversation will give you fresh insight and practical tools to start showing up differently.Learn more at https://www.raisingtomorrow.org/ Download the Free Guide: “The 3-Step Solution to Keeping Your Cool Around Family Holiday Drama” Holidays can stir up old patterns and emotions—this guide will help you stay grounded and respond with grace.Grab your copy here: DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE Ready to learn how to manage your emotional reactions? Calm Core is your guide:Being able to manage your emotional reactions to others is a vital step in repairing family relationshipsCLICK HERE TO SEE CALM CORE Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tinagosneycoaching/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tinagosneycoaching ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach. Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

What if music isn't just entertainment—but the very architecture of reality?In this paradigm-shifting episode we explore the radical proposition that vibration is not merely a metaphor. From ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience, near-death experiences to channeled symphonies, we trace a breathtaking arc across time and consciousness to uncover a unified theory: that sound, frequency, and resonance are the keys to understanding who we are, where we come from, and what reality truly is.We begin with the ancients. Pythagoras' “music of the spheres” and Kepler's celestial harmonics weren't poetic musings—they were mathematical assertions that the cosmos itself is structured like a divine instrument. From there, we zoom into the microcosm: the human being as vibrational receiver. Drawing on metaphysical sources like Andrew Jackson Davis, we explore the idea that every atom is a string in a divine orchestra, and that alignment—feeling “centered,” “in tune,” or “in one accord”—is not just metaphorical, but literal. Discord, then, becomes vibrational misalignment, a friction against the grain of existence.This sets the stage for one of the most compelling bodies of evidence: near-death experiences (NDEs). Across cultures and contexts, experiencers report hearing indescribably beautiful music—not as entertainment, but as truth made audible. Dr. Michael Newton's regression research reveals souls recognized by their unique vibrational signatures, suggesting that each consciousness is a distinct note in a cosmic symphony. Hospice workers echo this, documenting patients perceiving ethereal choral music moments before death. These accounts challenge materialist assumptions: if the brain is offline, what is doing the hearing?Next, we explore the human conduit: savants, creatives, and channelers who seem to access music not through learning, but reception. Cases like Leslie Lemke and Gloria with Williams syndrome suggest that profound musical ability may be latent in all of us, unlocked by unusual brain wiring or trauma. Dr. Alan Snyder's research proposes that inhibiting certain brain regions can temporarily reveal savant-like perception, implying that genius may be a matter of tuning in rather than building up.Then come the channeled currents. Rosemary Brown claimed to transcribe music dictated by deceased composers, while Stuart Sharp spent decades trying to capture the “Angeli Symphony” he heard after personal tragedy. Jacqueline Ott went further, channeling music from non-human intelligences—cosmic languages, liquid light, divine blueprints—suggesting a source beyond individual spirits, perhaps a universal vibrational database.This leads us to the primacy of consciousness. Drawing on quantum physics, Vedanta philosophy, and contact modality research, we explore the idea that consciousness is not produced by the brain, but fundamental to reality itself. Nobel laureates like Sir James Jeans and Erwin Schrödinger leaned toward this view, echoing ancient insights that the observer and the observed are one.If consciousness is primary, then phenomena like UFOs, NDEs, OBEs, and channeling may be different expressions of the same underlying truth: consciousness interacting with other layers of reality. Researchers like Dr. Kenneth Ring and the FREE group found that experiencers across modalities report similar transformations—less fear, more compassion, a shift toward love and service.And that's the final chord. Across all sources, the message is consistent: the purpose of consciousness is evolution. Not technological or biological, but vibrational. We are here to raise our frequency, reduce entropy, and harmonize with the larger consciousness system. The method? Unconditional love and selfless service.This episode invites you to reconsider everything—from the music you hear to the thoughts you think—as part of a cosmic composition. You are not just a listener. You are a note. A radiant tone in the divine chord.Are you in tune?

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Richard Powers: Playground, a novel about Big Tech and AI Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, “Playground” with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios October 31, 2024. Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize i 2019 for “The Overstory,” and the National Book Award in 2006 for “The Echo Maker.” He is also the author of “The Time Of Our Singing,” “Orfeo,” and “Bewilderment.” He has been a Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist multiple times. “Playground” brings together the history of Silicon Valley and the growth of A.I. with a look at deep ocean diving and the notion of floating cities in a story that circles back on itself, and was possibly written by an artificial intelligence. Complete interview     Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2025), Best Selling Novelist Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded August 23, 2001 while on tour for her novel, “What You Owe Me.” In her books, she explored racial justice, childhood obesity and the tensions in friendships between Black and white people; she shared the stigma of mental illness and memories of the summers she spent with her father in North Carolina. Bebe Moore Campbell died of brain cancer on November 27, 2006 at the age of 56,  and was on the verge of recognition as a major African American novelist and journalist at the time of her death. Her first novel, published in 1992, Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, won the NAACP Image Award for Literature that year, and was a notable book in both the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Her second novel, Brothers and Sisters, hit the New York Times best seller list after two weeks. Along the way, she became a regular commentator on NPR's Morning Edition. I interviewed Bebe Moore Campbell on August 23, 2001 while she was on the publicity tour for her fourth novel, What You Owe Me. Most of the interview focuses on that book. Bebe Moore Campbell would only write one more novel before her untimely death 72 Hour Hold. As for October, 2025, none of her works have been adapted for film or television. This was one of the final Bookwaves interviews recorded on analog tape, and was digitized and edited on October 20, 2025. This interview has not aired since 2002. . Bebe Moore Campbell Wikipedia page   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others for shorter periods each week. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 110th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, May 31 – June 1, 2025. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley.  See website for readings and events. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. American Conservatory Theatre  Stereophonic (in association with BroadwaySF, at the Curran), Oct 28 – Nov 23. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. The Hills of California .by Jez Butterworth, Oct. 31 – Dec. 7, Roda Theatre. Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, World Premiere, Nov. 14 – Dec. 32, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company The Tempest, Oct. 24 – Nov. 2,  Immersive theatre. Point Montara Lighthouse. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for events listings. BroadwaySF: Stereophonic (in association with ACT), Oct 28 – Nov 23, Curran. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  Some Like It Hot, Oct. 21-26. See website for other events. Center REP: The Woman in Black, U.S. Tour, November 5-23.. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works Dada Teen Musical: The Play by Maury Zeff, Oct. 18 – Nov. 16, Cinnabar Theatre. Young Rep: Disney's The Little Mermaid, November 14-23, Studio Space, Petaluma Outlet Mall. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Joel Roster, December 6 –  21. . See website for other events. Golden Thread  Pilgrimage by Humaira Ghilzal and Bridgette Dutta Portman, a co-production with Z Space, October 24 – November 8, Z Space's Steindler Stage. Hillbarn Theatre: Murder for Two, a musical comedy, October 9 – November 2, 2025. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. Los Altos Stage Company. Freaky Friday, The Musical. October 24 – November 2. A Christmas Carol, November  28 – December 21.. Lower Bottom Playaz  August Wilson's King Hedley II, November 8 -30. BAM House, Oakland. Magic Theatre. Actors Reading Collective: Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, directed by Amy Kossow, November 6 – 30, See website for other events and productions. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for events and productions. Marin Theatre: Sally and Tom by Suzan-Lori Parks. October 30 – November 23. The Lightning Thief, MSC Teen Company, November 7 -9. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Spanish Stew by Marga Gomez, October 17 – November 23. New Performance Traditions.  See website for upcoming schedule Oakland Theater Project. Cabaret, November 21 – December 14. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. Ada & The Engine  by Lauren Gunderson, November 21 – December 7. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. Disney's Moana JR., Oct 17-19; Newsies, November 8-16. Presidio Theatre. Peter Pan Panto, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: The Rocky Horror Show. October 9 – November 1, The Oasis. Ross Valley Players: See website for New Works Sunday night readings and other events. San Francisco Playhouse. Noises Off by Michael Frayn. September 25 – November 8. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for events and upcoming season Shotgun Players.  Sunday in the Park with George, November 15 – December 30. South Bay Musical Theatre:  Let It Snow: A Broadway Holiday Celebration, December 20-21,Little Women, The Broadway Musical, January 24 – February 14, 2026. SPARC: See website for upcoming events. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico Frankenstein, October 11 – November 2. Theatre Rhino  The Break-Up written and performed by Tina D'Elia, November 6-23. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A Driving Beat by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Oct 29 – Nov. 23, . Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage.Georgiana & Kitty, Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Dec. 3 – 28, Lucie Stern Theatre. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAMPFA: On View calendar for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org   The post October 23, 2025: Richard Powers – Bebe Moore Campbell appeared first on KPFA.

Send us a textStart with a world that looks arranged and ask the most honest question: who arranged it? We walk up the Areopagus with Paul, listen to his bold claim that God made “the world and all things in it,” and then follow that claim into modern labs, star fields, and the quiet intricacy of a single living cell. From the intuitive logic of Mount Rushmore to the stubborn math behind monkeys at typewriters, we weigh whether time and chance can truly write coherent sentences—much less encode the deep, layered information of DNA.Together we unpack why Paul began with origins when speaking to curious, skeptical minds. The term he chose—cosmos—means order and arrangement, and that word shapes how we read everything from gravitational harmony to biochemical choreography. Along the way, we hear how thinkers like Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, and even a late-life Anthony Flew saw purpose in the fabric of reality. We revisit Darwin's own cautions and explore why the discovery of information-rich systems in the cell complicates a purely unguided story of life. Far from shutting down science, this vision of creation energizes it—inviting us to seek laws because we trust the Lawgiver and to ask better questions because we expect real answers.All of this lands close to home. If a God wise enough to order galaxies also numbers our days, then trust is not blind; it's fitting. We talk frankly about the cultural costs of denying design—how meaning, morality, and hope begin to slip—and we point to a better foundation: Christ the Creator, the one who holds all things together and can steady our steps. If He keeps the planet spinning and the Milky Way in motion, He can guide a week, a decision, a life. Listen, share with a friend who loves science and good questions, and if this conversation moved you, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us: where do you see design most clearly?Support the showStephen's latest book, The Disciples Prayer, is available now. https://www.wisdomonline.org/store/view/the-disciples-prayer-hardback

Send us a textStart with a world that looks arranged and ask the most honest question: who arranged it? We walk up the Areopagus with Paul, listen to his bold claim that God made “the world and all things in it,” and then follow that claim into modern labs, star fields, and the quiet intricacy of a single living cell. From the intuitive logic of Mount Rushmore to the stubborn math behind monkeys at typewriters, we weigh whether time and chance can truly write coherent sentences—much less encode the deep, layered information of DNA.Together we unpack why Paul began with origins when speaking to curious, skeptical minds. The term he chose—cosmos—means order and arrangement, and that word shapes how we read everything from gravitational harmony to biochemical choreography. Along the way, we hear how thinkers like Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, and even a late-life Anthony Flew saw purpose in the fabric of reality. We revisit Darwin's own cautions and explore why the discovery of information-rich systems in the cell complicates a purely unguided story of life. Far from shutting down science, this vision of creation energizes it—inviting us to seek laws because we trust the Lawgiver and to ask better questions because we expect real answers.All of this lands close to home. If a God wise enough to order galaxies also numbers our days, then trust is not blind; it's fitting. We talk frankly about the cultural costs of denying design—how meaning, morality, and hope begin to slip—and we point to a better foundation: Christ the Creator, the one who holds all things together and can steady our steps. If He keeps the planet spinning and the Milky Way in motion, He can guide a week, a decision, a life. Listen, share with a friend who loves science and good questions, and if this conversation moved you, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us: where do you see design most clearly?Support the showStephen's latest book, The Disciples Prayer, is available now. https://www.wisdomonline.org/store/view/the-disciples-prayer-hardback

In today's talk we will hear about what the Bible has to say about long-suffering, what the long-suffering mom believes, and how we can teach our children to respond to trials and difficulties. Resources mentioned:The Long-Suffering Mom playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5UfxEEqqh3nP9L1XTEJ2si?si=Z3zdCHs_T06TeUYX0V6vQw&pi=qbQgDWNqSGW5K&fbclid=IwY2xjawNSnzxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyTUh0SnBWemZiVTJ5SmxLAR4t6T4EzHNsk1iZkPR-WJKEzmUUqlgdyjKQwebczfFZAFg1Nc1fKVIdBlRyrA_aem_tSsWTGWurKJWhiei6I4dUA&nd=1&dlsi=92453af93241465eReach out at:unshakenpsalm622@gmail.comChrist the Word Sermonshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-the-word-church-sermons/id1515599033Christ the Word Truth and Lifehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-the-word-church-sunday-classes/id1699277705Fellow Heirs Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fellow-heirs/id171490

If you're a parent in America, it's possible your kids have it better in many ways than children ever have. Yet many trials, real or perceived, are coming for adolescents aiming for adulthood.Perhaps there is a need for more hope and less mope to help make kids (and their parents) ready for the future?Constructed from a series of letters from a father to his daughters, Raising Tomorrow is an entertaining rant driven by curiosity, hope, and humor for both parents and kids. Each chapter offers a focused conversation on an important topic.In this playbook for perspective, you will discover:Thought-provoking views on issues kids face, from identity and work to love and technologyActionable ideas and stories to spark honest, useful talks between parents and kidsInsights and tools for kids and parents that help foster independence, responsibility and resilience.The next generation will need to be more independent and interdependent than ever. How we all we raise our children will make a profound difference.Raising Tomorrow aims to inspire conversation and action among parents and kids to try to help us all be confident, compassionate, and competent grown-ups.Kepler and James talk about the various subjects he brings up in the book Raising Tomorrow (available on Amazon)

On this episode of ID The Future out of our archive, plant geneticist Richard Buggs speaks to the hosts of the Table Talk podcast about the long-standing claim that science and religion are at odds. The myth that science and religion are incompatible, also known as the warfare myth, was conjured by materialists bent on propagating a Darwinian view of life. But in reality, many of the giants of the scientific revolution, including Newton, Kepler, Boyle, and others, were inspired to do great science because of their faith, not in spite of it. The faith Dr. Buggs examples turns out to be a science starter, not a science stopper. Source

 Johannes Kepler rose from a difficult childhood to become a brilliant but unconventional student, deeply influenced by his Lutheran faith, Copernican astronomy, and a belief in divine harmony within the cosmos. In Graz he developed his bold first theory, published in Mysterium Cosmographicum, which linked the orbits of the planets to the five Platonic solids and made him one of the earliest open defenders of heliocentrism. Facing religious persecution and desperate for accurate data, Kepler set out to join Tycho Brahe in Prague, convinced that Tycho's observations were the key to uncovering the universe's hidden order. Support the showSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.socialMusic Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Brodes hosted Saturday afternoon on WIP asking if Aaron Nola should start a Game 3 for the Phillies over Jesus Luzardo?

Brodes talks about the Phillies clinching the NL East out in LA!!DraftKings - Bet just $5 and get $300 in bonus bets INSTANTLY. Plus grab over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket from Youtube and Youtube TVPromo Code BRODES - https://myaccount.draftkings.com/signup?intendedSiteExp=US-NJ-SB&returnPath=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2FEmilio Cigars: https://cigarsncigars.com/search.php?page=1§ion=product&search_query_adv=Emilio&x=0&y=0 Code: BRODES10 for 10% off your purchase!SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: Cigar Smoking Can Cause Cancers of the Mouth and Thoat, Even If You Do Not InhaleGreen Lawn Fertilizing: https://www.greenlawnfertilizing.com/lp/brodes?utm_campaign=GLF%20-%20Influencer%20Marketing&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_term=brodes

Brodes hosted on 94.1 WIP Thursday night following the Phillies 4 game sweep over the Mets!

Brodes reacts to the Phillies win 11-3 against the Mets!!DraftKings - Bet just $5 and get $300 in bonus bets INSTANTLY. Plus grab over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket from Youtube and Youtube TVPromo Code BRODES - https://myaccount.draftkings.com/signup?intendedSiteExp=US-NJ-SB&returnPath=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2FEmilio Cigars: https://cigarsncigars.com/search.php?page=1§ion=product&search_query_adv=Emilio&x=0&y=0 Code: BRODES10 for 10% off your purchase!SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: Cigar Smoking Can Cause Cancers of the Mouth and Thoat, Even If You Do Not InhaleGreen Lawn Fertilizing: https://www.greenlawnfertilizing.com/lp/brodes?utm_campaign=GLF%20-%20Influencer%20Marketing&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_term=brodes

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In a relatively short period of time, exoplanets (planets around stars other than our Sun) have gone from an intriguing conjecture to an active field of scientific study, with over 5,000 confirmed discoveries. The task now is to move beyond merely accumulating new examples, and embarking on systematic studies of their properties. What fraction of stars have planets, how are they distributed in size and distance, what kinds of atmospheres do they have, are any promising homes for life? I talk with Natalie Batalha about what we've learned so far, and prospects for future discoveries.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/08/25/326-natalie-batalha-on-what-we-know-and-will-learn-about-exoplanets/Support Mindscape on Patreon.Natalie Batalha received a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is currently a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC. She has served as Science Team Leader, Mission Scientist, and Project Scientist for NASA's Kepler satellite observatory. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2017.Web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsWikipediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 503 of The Astrology Podcast astrologer Rod Chang joins me to discuss the long and fascinating history of comets in astrology, how astrologers viewed them as omens in ancient times, and creating a new foundation for interpreting them today. While comets are a notable astronomical phenomenon and are famous in legends from ancient times as powerful omens, there has been very little discussion about their meaning or use in modern astrology. Part of the reason for this is that they appear so infrequently, are difficult to calculate, and are not included in most astrology software, which has led to them being largely overlooked by contemporary astrologers. We begin the discussion by exploring the long history of comets in astrology, noting the contrast between the Western tradition and the Chinese tradition. In the West, research into comets was set back for centuries by Aristotle's mistaken belief that they were merely atmospheric phenomena. In the Chinese tradition, however, comets were meticulously documented for thousands of years, where they were often referred to as "broom stars" that could sweep away the old government or indicate the need for reform. This eventually led to a rich history of astrological interpretation, which we are only now beginning to recover and understand. During the course of the episode we talk about what comets are from an astronomical perspective, as well as how their erratic and unpredictable nature became a key part of their astrological interpretation. Traditionally comets were interpreted as omens that signified major disruptions, the death of prominent people, and important turning points in history. Their meaning was often derived from their visual appearance, such as their color or the shape of their tail. While often viewed as negative omens that coincided with natural disasters or the death of rulers, there are also instances where they were interpreted positively. Towards the end of the episode we discuss how contemporary astrologers are now in a much better position to study comets, with new tools that allow us to calculate their positions and go back and research what was happening in the world when major comets appeared in the past. This is a large part of the focus of Rod's new book titled Comets in Astrology, where he identifies some of the most important "Great Comets" in history and documents the events that coincided with their appearance. We hope that this discussion provides a good foundation for a subject that will become an exciting new area of research in astrology in the years to come. Rod's book was just released August 13, and you can get it now: Comets in Astrology on Amazon You can find out more information about Rod on his website: RodChang.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Rod's journey into studying comets 00:02:40 Why comets are overlooked in modern astrology 00:07:09 What is a comet? 00:10:04 Short-period vs. long-period comets 00:16:55 Erratic and unpredictable quality of comets 00:19:18 Aristotle's error vs. Chinese documentation 00:24:30 Edmond Halley, Brahe, and Kepler 00:28:58 Recent comets: Pons-Brooks 00:33:52 Decline of astrology hindered comet research 00:36:39 Researching historical comets and mundane events 00:39:01 What defines a “Great Comet” 00:51:04 Chinese “broom stars” and political significance 01:01:06 Comets as omens 01:11:47 Death of prominent people 01:15:02 Mark Twain and Halley's Comet 01:25:52 Observational astronomy 01:36:18 Comet's tail and directionality 01:40:03 Positive interpretations of comets 01:43:27 Setting a foundation for comet research 01:48:11 Rod's upcoming work, website, and classes 01:51:29 Concluding remarks Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-UtgNIRCnY –