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In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Robert Parker, a man widely considered the most powerful critic of any genre in history, about changing careers to pursue a passion. Pulitzer-prize winning media critic David Shaw, in his two-part Front Page profile for the Los Angeles Times, called wine critic Robert Parker “the most powerful critic of any kind, anywhere.” Parker's impact on the wine world has been unrivaled, and many others agree that no critic of any genre, be it theatre, movies, music, art or fashion, has been as influential in their industry as Robert Parker has been in wine. Internationally acclaimed and recognized, Parker is the only wine critic ever awarded France's highest Presidential honor, which he received twice, from France's Presidents Chirac and Mitterrand. Robert was the first critic given Italy's top honor by Italy's President Berlusconi. He was also the first critic given Spain's highest civilian honor by King Juan Carlos. Even though his influence is global, being hounded by paparazzi when he'd visit places like Japan, Robert Parker is an American writer who has had an enormous impact on America's interest in and fascination with wine, and many say he's been a major influence on how wine tastes and is made today. Listen to the show broadcast on Salem Radio in San Francisco, via live-streaming on iHeart Radio worldwide or anytime, on ANY podcast platform, including Apple Podcast, Spotify, iTunes, TuneIN, Stitcher, Google Play and all the others. Sign up for the podcast here. SHOW NOTES: ROBERT PARKER: BIO: BIO: Robert Parker Robert Parker (wine critic) – Wikipedia WEBSITE: https://www.robertparker.com/ VIDEO: Robert Parker's interview with Charlie Rose BOOK: The Emperor of Wine-The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste  – Elin McCoy

0:00 2009年英语专业四级 新闻11:13 2009年英语专业四级 新闻22:03 2009年英语专业四级 新闻33:03 2009年英语专业四级 新闻42009年英语专业四级 新闻1Eleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of Russia's Far East have been rescued after sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base.自去年10月以来，11名被困在俄罗斯远东偏远地区的渔船船员在一个废弃的军事基地避难近3个月后获救。The eight man and three women took refuge at the base after their small boats collided on Oct. 10.10月10日，八名男子和三名女子的小船相撞后，他们就在基地避难。Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed and they had to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and cooking fat.他们试图修好其中一艘船，但没有成功，他们不得不留在废弃的基地，那里只有面粉和烹调用油。Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003, included Christmas ornaments; and the crew members put them upon a small tree inside their quarters.在2003年被遗弃的基地里，还有其他一些物品，包括圣诞装饰品；船员们把它们放在住处里的一棵小树上。But supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields.但供应开始减少，本周早些时候，五个人开始步行穿越雪地。On Friday, after four days of trudging, they reached a working military radio station.星期五，经过四天，他们到达了一个正在运作的军事电台。The center called rescuers, and helicopters were sent to take the 11 to the regional capital.该中心叫来了救援人员，并派出直升机将这11人送往地区首府。2009年英语专业四级 新闻2Spain's King Juan Carlos, with 32 years on the throne, turns 70 Saturday.西班牙国王胡安·卡洛斯在位32年，周六迎来了他70岁的生日。But after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981, he's recently faced more difficult times.但在西班牙人多年来称赞他在1981年镇压了一场未遂政变后，他最近面临着更艰难的时期。Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down.小群左派人士烧毁了他的照片，右翼人士也对他进行了猛烈的批评，一位主要的保守派电台主持人呼吁他下台。Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defence of his reign in a recent speech.胡安·卡洛斯在最近的一次演讲中，罕见地公开为自己的统治辩护。"It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy." the king said.国王说，“这是西班牙议会君主制中持续时间最长的稳定和繁荣时期。2009年英语专业四级 新闻3It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting,在伊拉克，让妇女参与战斗是违反宗教禁忌的，but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.但是最近三起由妇女实施的自杀式炸弹袭击表明叛乱分子越来越绝望。On Nov. 4th, a woman detonated an explosive vest next to a U.S. patrol in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, wounding seven U.S.troops and five Iraqis.11月4日，在巴格达东北部35英里处的迪亚拉地区首府巴古拜，一名妇女在美军巡逻队旁边引爆了一件炸弹背心，导致7名美军士兵和5名伊拉克人受伤。On Dec. 7th, a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group fightingal-Qaidain Iraq, killing 15 people and wounding 35.12月7日，一名妇女袭击了以迪亚拉为基地的逊尼派组织的办公室，其打击伊拉克的“基地”组织，造成15人死亡，35人受伤。Then,on Dec. 31st, a bomber in Baqouba detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol, wounding five policemen and four civilians.然后，12月31日，一名自杀炸弹袭击者在巴古拜的一名警察巡逻队附近引爆了她的炸弹背心，造成5名警察和4名公民受伤。2009年英语专业四级 新闻4Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in the country.中国政府将于今年2月进行首次全国污染源调查，以帮助控制中国的环境恶化。The study will identify and collect data on sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months.这项研究将在两个月内确定和收集工业、农业和住宅污染源的数据。Last year, China's environment was facing a grave situation, with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste.去年，中国的环境面临着严峻的形势，一些主要河流和湖泊被工业废料堵塞。China's environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth, and a lack of technology especially.20多年来中国经济的快速增长，特别是技术的缺乏，损害了中国的环境治理。Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from government departments.各省、自治区、直辖市都建立了人口普查局，并将向一个由政府部门官员组成的主要中心报。Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008.在将数据放入数据库之前，将对数据进行多次审查，并在2008年下半年进行分析。Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.研究结果将于2009年年中前检查和审批。

In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Robert Parker, a man widely considered the most powerful critic of any genre in history, about changing careers to pursue a passion. Pulitzer-prize winning media critic David Shaw, in his two-part Front Page profile for the Los Angeles Times, called wine critic Robert Parker “the most powerful critic of any kind, anywhere.” Parker's impact on the wine world has been unrivaled, and many others agree that no critic of any genre, be it theatre, movies, music, art or fashion, has been as influential in their industry as Robert Parker has been in wine. Internationally acclaimed and recognized, Parker is the only wine critic ever awarded France's highest Presidential honor, which he received twice, from France's Presidents Chirac and Mitterrand. Robert was the first critic given Italy's top honor by Italy's President Berlusconi. He was also the first critic given Spain's highest civilian honor by King Juan Carlos. Even though his influence is global, being hounded by paparazzi when he'd visit places like Japan, Robert Parker is an American writer who has had an enormous impact on America's interest in and fascination with wine, and many say he's been a major influence on how wine tastes and is made today. Listen to the show broadcast on Salem Radio in San Francisco, via live-streaming on iHeart Radio worldwide or anytime, on ANY podcast platform, including Apple Podcast, Spotify, iTunes, TuneIN, Stitcher, Google Play and all the others. Sign up for the podcast here. SHOW NOTES: Robert Parker: BIO: BIO: Robert Parker Robert Parker (wine critic) - Wikipedia WEBSITE: https://www.robertparker.com/ VIDEO: Robert Parker's interview with Charlie Rose BOOK: The Emperor of Wine-The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste  - Elin McCoy

Picture the scene... Lisa and Simon Hunter (Madrid based journalist) are in the centre of Madrid at the fabulous Ocean Drive Hotel with a balcony over- looking over the Opera square having a chat about politics, celebs, nightclubs, tapas and more before heading up to the rooftop pool for a Vermouth...On this episode we talk..the short trip that turned into a lifetime love of Madrid, becoming the go-to person for British news on Spanish TV, big stories in the busy newsroom in El Pais, the surprise abdication of King Juan Carlos, Spain's mad politics, the eerie quiet over the city at the time of the 2004 bombings, the violent ETA period, spending ‘several years' in Spanish nightclubs, beautiful beaches in Cadiz, arguing over sun loungers in Benidorm, old sherry bars and ‘la hora del Vermouth' Simon's fantastic ‘Walk & Eat' tapas tours, oh and Simon's new abs! So much to unpack there. Join us in Madrid now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1136, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State Sandwich 1: It's sandwiched between Mississippi and Georgia. Alabama. 2: It's sandwiched between California and Utah. Nevada. 3: It's the cheesy filling between Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Wisconsin. 4: It's sandwiched between Oregon and Wyoming. Idaho. 5: It's sandwiched between Minnesota and Missouri. Iowa. Round 2. Category: I'M Latin Intolerant 1: I cannot tolerate this Latin phrase abbreviated A.D. when referring to the time since Jesus was born. Anno Domini. 2: I don't care that it's only 4 letters long; I'm not using this abbrev. phrase meaning "and others" in a crossword clue. et al.. 3: I certainly won't call you this word meaning "retired but still retaining the title of your old position". emeritus. 4: Not that I care but...it means "for the time being"; you'll find it as part of a Senate job title. pro tem. 5: It's a fact; there's no way I'm saying this phrase that means "in fact" (as in the man behind the scenes, perhaps). de facto. Round 3. Category: Beatlewomania 1: Lady Gaga was among the stars who joined her new "Plastic" band for a 2010 rendition of "Give Peace A Chance". Yoko Ono. 2: Ringo Starr wed first wife Maureen Cox in London in 1965; she'd been born in this Mersey River city in 1946. Liverpool. 3: Buddy Clark's 1947 chart-topping song "Linda" was written about the future wife of this Beatle (when she was 5 years old). Paul McCartney. 4: "Half of what I say is meaningless", John Lennon sang on "Julia", which bears the name of this woman in his life. his mother. 5: Before she was married to Eric Clapton, George Harrison wrote the song "Something" about her. Pattie Boyd. Round 4. Category: Current Monarchs 1: He spoke Catalan at the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympics. King Juan Carlos (of Spain). 2: He is the reigning prince of Monaco. Prince Rainier. 3: Princess Stephanie of Monaco is his youngest child. Prince Rainier. 4: Bhumibol Adulyadej, not Yul Brynner, current rules this country. Thailand. 5: OPEC nation ruled by King Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz. Saudi Arabia. Round 5. Category: Pick A Number From 1-10 1: The prefix kilo signifies 10 to the power of this. 3. 2: Number of singers in the group that hit No. 1 in 1970 with "ABC". (Jackson) 5. 3: You should know this number is an anagram and a homophone of the German word for "no". nine. 4: Legend says only Adrastus survived out of a group of this many heroes who took on Thebes. 7. 5: In 1816 Ferdinand I ruled over the kingdom of this many Sicilies. 2. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Freelance journalist James Badcock has reported on the numerous scandals of Juan Carlos closely over the years from dodgy dealings to his mistresses. He has even interviewed Juan Carlos's ex-lover Corinna. James joins Alan to discuss Leonor's recent elevation to heiress, Felipe's battles and, of course, the playboy king himself. This is the sordid story of the modern Spanish Royal family.

Under cover of his signature top hat and distinctive moustache, Lewis Wilson has accomplished more than most people dream of. His list of achievements includes success as a glass art instructional video producer, demonstrating lampworking artist, promoter of the world's largest hot glass competition, and founding member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers. A fixture at glass bead and pipe shows, “Looie” is also a fire-eating juggler, knife swallower and a black belt in karate. In his Crystal Myths gallery, you'll find everything from goblets and vases to birds and dinosaurs. The fantasy realm is where this artist draws much of his inspiration. Being from New Mexico, it is only fitting that Wilson is also known for glass sculptures of Native American ceremonial dancers. The intricately costumed pieces have not only become prized additions to private collections, but were also given as official presentations from the state of New Mexico to visiting dignitaries such as King Juan Carlos of Spain, blues legend Bo Diddley, and Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Born in 1949 in Roswell, New Mexico, Wilson was part of a military family that moved frequently to places such as Dallas, Texas, then Morroco, North Africa, and on to Riverside, California. In 1960, 11-year-old Wilson moved with his family to Goose Bay, Canada, where he taught himself how to eat fire, juggle, throw knives and do various magic and circus tricks. In 1963 following a move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he started learning Shotokan karate, receiving his first-degree black belt in 1969.  Joining the United States Air Force in 1970, Wilson was a medic during the Vietnam war, stationed at Cocoa Beach, Florida. During the slow hours of the night, he taught himself about glass through an old scientific glass blowing book he found in the Air Force base library. The medical lab was his studio and a Bunsen burner his equipment. There he made intricately woven animal figurines from 4 mm Pyrex stirring rods. Wilson's first real lessons in glass blowing came in 1973 under the tutelage of Alfonso and Tomas Arribas who had reportedly caught the attention of Walt Disney when the brothers represented Spain at the 1964–‘65 New York World's Fair. Wilson talked them into an apprenticeship at the Crystal Arts on Main Street, U.S.A at Disneyworld where he made thousands of crabs, teapots and birdbaths for the tourists. Mexican glass blower Miguil Bonilla, who also worked for Disney, was another of his mentors. Upon leaving the Air Force in 1974, Wilson went the following day to Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida, to try to secure a job as a glassblower. There were no glassblowing openings, however they did have a vacancy for a juggler and fire-eater. For the next two years he worked with tattooed belly dancers, a magician, and an organ grinder and his monkey. Later that year, Wilson married, and his family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he opened his glass business, Crystal Myths.  In 1993, Wilson produced his first glassworking video, Glass Bead Making, and now has produced more than 20 titles. In 1996, Crystal Myths promoted its first show, The Best Bead Show, in Tucson, Arizona, earning him the nickname of “the P.T. Barnum of Beadmakers.” In 2002, Wilson promoted the world's largest hot glass competition called the Albuquerque Flame-Off. There, 300 glass workers from the U.S. and Canada worked on six torches running for 12 hours a day for two days.  In 2005, Wilson demonstrated at the Kobe International Lampworking Festival in Kobe, Japan, and only spoke Japanese, which he taught himself, during the demo. Later that year, a building was named after him at Art Glass Invitational in September, one of the highlights of his career.  Wilson sold the Best Bead Shows in 2008, re-emerging as a talented artist able to concentrate fully on lampworking. Later that year, at the Oakland ISGB convention, he was presented with the Hall of Flame Award. In 2011, Wilson married glass artist Barbara Svetlick with whom he founded Soft Glass Invitational, promoted for two years in Hilliards, Pennsylvania. In 2015, the event was given to Kris Schaible, and she continues to promote the event.  These days, Wilson spends the bulk of his time filling commissions and doing standard production work, with the remainder dedicated to new designs. He and his wife enjoy collaborating, which comprises about 10 percent of each artist's work. With Svetlick's flowers added to Wilson's glass sculpture or her sculpture incorporating his beads, the artwork benefits from the best of both worlds.  

In this edition of Mike & Zeits, Jack and super producer Becca discuss the Little Mermaid character posters, the mistakes you're making while ordering at Popeye's, getting zombie'd, King Juan Carlos' secret daughter, and the passing of national treasure Jerry Springer!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ah, the monarchy… they are so great. And in June 2014 for Bugle 271 it was Spain's King Juan Carlos keeping us entertained. Hear more of our shows, go to the march sale, and donate here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode, we share an exclusive interview with the hosts of Corinna And The King – Mishel Prada, who narrated the series in English, and Laura Gómez, in Spanish. In conversation, they reveal their thoughts on Corinna and King Juan Carlos, how they approached the narration, and what it was like to tell this unbelievable true story of corruption and love gone wrong at the heart of the Spanish royal family. Thanks for listening. To hear the shocking details of this podcast for yourself, listen to the full series right now by subscribing to Corinna And The King, wherever you get your podcasts. Or, if you'd like to listen in Spanish, subscribe to Corinna y El Rey. Corinna and The King is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts. For more fearless storytelling visit brazen.fm, home to all our podcasts, documentaries and newsletters. At Brazen, we show you how the world really works – from espionage and corruption to deal-making and organised crime, we'll take you inside stories from hidden worlds.

There's no doubt about it, David and Brad mean business. This week, they discuss a controversial meeting at Mar a Lago, a cunning strategy by King Juan Carlos of Spain, and a potentially momentous lawsuit involving the makers of Velveeta.

Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour has lured golfers from the PGA- resulting in controversy about money & human rights. The former King Juan Carlos who stepped down in the favor of his son after corruption rocked his reign. The Spanish Royal Family was left red-faced when he showed up to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II without their consent. Lord Mountbatten was an influential figure in the courtship of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as well as steering away King Charles III from Camilla. On 27 August 1979, he was assassinated by an Irish Republican volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).   If you enjoyed this episode, check out the story of Princess Margaret, the Princess of Vice on Misdeedsandintrigue.com. Follow Misdeeds & Intrigue Podcast on Social Media Twitter: www.twitter.com/misintriguepod Facebook: www.facebook.com/misintriguepod Instagram: www.instagram.com/misintriguepod   Follow for Curated Collections of Articles Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MisIntriguepod Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@misintriguepod Watch Related Videos & Clips TikTok: @misintriguepod https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeD9hE5u/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBIxvkybymGErnYs-7XL0g IMDB Playlist: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls088470884/ This episode in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by general law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research.

Disgraced former King Juan Carlos of Spain has arrived at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen's state funeral amid a row over his attendance. The former monarch, 84, who currently lives in Abu Dhabi, was reportedly asked not to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II by Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchéz. But he was pictured being ushered into the Palace by Queen Sofía while clutching the hand of an official for support ahead of the 'reception of the century', where King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will greet leaders from around the world. Legend has it that all the men who have owned the Koh-i-Noor have fallen from grace. A Hindu text from the 14th century states that “he who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God or woman can wear it with impunity.” No one has dared to challenge the prophecy, but things could change, as it is a man, King Charles III, who has just inherited the diamond. “By appointment to the Queen” is a royal mark of quality that will disappear now that the Queen has passed on, affecting around 600 companies across the UK. Liz Truss and Fracking and poverty stricken Romanian villagers rose up to reject fracking when they arrived in their country. The UK has overlapping drinking water aquifers and fracking uses a poisonous , carcinogen cocktail. UK shale is also clay heavy unlike US shale which is silica rich therefore more suited to the fracturing process.hough I doubt ignorant Tory ministers know and/or are too rich to care. Their advice would probably be to simply move. A Canadian high school teacher has sparked controversy after pictures emerged of her wearing large breast prosthetics while teaching students. Kayla Lemieux, a Manufacturing Technology teacher at Oakville Trafalgar High School in Ontario, has been pictured online taking classes while wearing the huge prosthetics, which stretch her clothing and stick out prominently. Ms Lemieux, who began transitioning from being male to a female a year ago, has gone viral online after students took photos and videos of the teacher, seemingly without her knowledge. A pack of more than six dogs is set loose on a wild boar in its death throes in a video uploaded to an Instagram account dedicated to hunting. The unsettling images show the animal bleeding as it attacked by the canines, and an accompanying text commentary praises the ferocity of the attacking beasts. “Money can't buy the assurance they give me with their grip,” writes the owner of the account. A problem-plagued project to build a £5.5bn fleet of new armoured vehicles for the British Army has been branded a 'disgraceful use' of taxpayers' cash after it emerged the scheme was still stuck in limbo amid safety fears and delays. Whitehall has already spent at least £3.2bn - the same cost of one of the Royal Navy's huge new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers - on the Ajax fighting vehicles.

Sri Lanka has been rocked by violent protests. The country is out of cash, which means it is struggling to import fuel, food and basic medicines. This in turn has prompted political turmoil, with anti-government protestors coming under attack from supporters of the ousted government. Rajini Vaidyanathan was there as battles broke out. It was Archbishop Desmond Tutu who first called South Africa the 'Rainbow Nation', reflecting hopes for a new era of equality for the country and as it emerged from decades of apartheid. Now though, migrants in South Africa are being blamed for unemployment and other social problems - some have been murdered by vigilantes. Shingai Nyoka reflects on this rising animosity with particular personal interest, as she herself moved to South Africa from Zimbabwe. It's eight years since King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicated, following a string of highly embarrassing scandals. But just recently, the former king returned to Spain for a brief visit - the first since he left. Plenty of Spanish people turned out to welcome their former ruler with full-on patriotic fervour, but as Guy Hedgecoe explains, such sentiments were far from universal. The death toll in Ukraine numbers the tens of thousands, but there are fears that vastly more people could die as an indirect result of the conflict, as supply lines for wheat and fertiliser are severely disrupted. Jonathan Head reports on how the war is affecting rice farmers thousands of miles away in Thailand. The war in Ukraine has presented a huge logistical challenge - for citizens and the military, and also for journalists. Joe Inwood has spent most of his BBC career as a producer, but as his team moved across Ukraine, he found himself having to help run a hotel after all the local staff left town.

Ukrainians from Mariupol go through Russian filtration camps - Erdogan vows to send home Syrian refugees in Turkey - Burkinis continue to cause a stir in France - England's dental deserts - On the trail of Martin Luther - A new sustainable source of protein for our plates - And more...

The fifty-ninth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories cited in the podcast:Ukraine: Executions, Torture During Russian OccupationTurkey holds firm against NATO bids by Finland and SwedenRussian soldier pleads guilty to killing Ukrainian civilian in first war crimes trialNigeria treasury chief suspended amid fraud claimsUS military probe finds no wrongdoing in deadly Syria air strikeUN rights chief condemns 'unimaginable' violence in HaitiNorth Korea's suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 millionTea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few toolsSpain's former King Juan Carlos to visit Spain after 2-year exileHouse administrator canceling Peloton staff perk after criticism See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

El rey emérito de España no es inviolable en Reino Unido. La justicia británica acaba de abrir una vía para sentar a Juan Carlos I en el banquillo. Y de camino hace público detalles que no teníamos sobre la denuncia de Corinna Larsen. Vamos a indagar en esta historia con nuestro compañero Alberto Pozas, especializado en información judicial. **** Si te gusta este podcast, en el boletín ‘Al día' te resumimos cada mañana las claves de la actualidad en un correo electrónico que tardas cuatro minutos en leer. Se envía a las 7.30h. Suscríbete aquí: https://www.eldiario.es/blog/al-dia/suscribir-boletin-al-dia/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former King of Spain Juan Carlos wants to return home and does not care about possibly damaging the Royal Family's reputation by doing so, an expert has claimed. Juan Carlos, 83, who abdicated in 2014 in favour of his son Felipe VI, 53, has been living in Abu Dhabi since summer 2020 after becoming the target of several probes in Spain over his financial dealings. However, the elderly royal is reportedly hoping to see out his final years home, despite a majority of the Spanish public opposing his return. Speaking to The Times, Pablo Simon, a professor of political science at Carlos III University in Madrid, explained Juan Carlos 'does not care' whether his actions damage his son and his family.

Dennis Altman is an avowed Australian republican, but he can see the use of constitutional monarchies in times of transition. The question is: do they have the ability to withstand pressure from autocrats?

Dennis Altman is an avowed Australian republican, but he can see the use of constitutional monarchies in times of transition. The question is: do they have the ability to withstand pressure from autocrats?

Episode 84 features sculptor and painter Leonardo Benzant, a Dominican-American artist with Haitian heritage born and raised in Brooklyn. His practice is informed by his studies of the Kongo, Yoruba and his spiritual beliefs shaped by research into African and Caribbean religion, art, history, culture, rituals and informed by modern and contemporary art. He deploys a wide variety of media and found objects to create dynamic overhanging (or suspended) beaded sculptures and he is an impressive painter. Leonardo received a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, attended Pratt Institute and the Galveston Artist Residency in Texas. He has also participated in select exhibitions including Coffee, Rhum, Sugar & Gold, A Postcolonial Paradox, at MoAD in California, The Burke Prize, The Future of Craft Part 2, the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Visionary Aponte: Art & Black Freedom at King Juan Carlos of Spain Center at NYU. He also participated in Untitled in Miami Beach in 2019 and 2020, Expo Chicago, Pulse contemporary, and the Claire Oliver Gallery. His work is included in several important private and public collections including the Weisman Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Bunker Artspace, and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture, Charlotte North Carolina. In this episode the artist will share with us ‘Notes' to himself. Leonardo is currently exhibited by the Claire Oliver Gallery in Harlem. His first solo exhibition at the gallery titled Across Seven Ruins & Redemptions_Somo Kamarioka, opened on November 11th and will close on January 8th, 2022. Claire Oliver Gallery https://www.claireoliver.com/artists/leonardo-benzant/ Joan Mitchell Foundation https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/leonardo-benzant Museum of Arts and Design https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/burke-prize-2018 Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco https://www.moadsf.org/blog/profile-leonardo-benzant/ San Francisco Examiner https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/museum-of-african-diaspora-hosts-artists-in-studios/ In the Trove https://inthetrove.com/leonardo-benzant-interview Gotham To Go https://gothamtogo.com/leonardo-benzant-across-seven-ruins-redemptions-somo-kamarioka-to-open-at-claire-oliver-gallery/ Taubman Museum of Art https://www.taubmanmuseum.org/calendar/24585/virtual-conversation-with-artist-leonardo-benzant and interview on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNjBgpCIY2M

Mickey: Sinema's tax plan is screwing up the infrastructure bill ... Bob: It's a political mistake to cut free community college ... Did Biden accidentally commit to defending Taiwan against attack? ... Why you shouldn't worry about China's new missile ... JD Vance's weird tweet about Alec Baldwin ... Can Trump be convinced not to run in 2024? ... Bob: Steve Bannon is still an extremely dangerous person ... US Covid numbers remain inscrutable ... Parrot Room preview: What Dave Chappelle said about Mike Pence, Merrick Garland's conflict of interest, how to bribe Trump into staying out of the race, death threats in politics, more car advice, Bob takes another crack at besting Mickey's joke, meditation retreats, Bob defends “the pounce move,” Alec Baldwin, King Juan Carlos's sex drive, and the French election ...

Mickey: Sinema's tax plan is screwing up the infrastructure bill ... Bob: It's a political mistake to cut free community college ... Did Biden accidentally commit to defending Taiwan against attack? ... Why you shouldn't worry about China's new missile ... JD Vance's weird tweet about Alec Baldwin ... Can Trump be convinced not to run in 2024? ... Bob: Steve Bannon is still an extremely dangerous person ... US Covid numbers remain inscrutable ... Parrot Room preview: What Dave Chappelle said about Mike Pence, Merrick Garland's conflict of interest, how to bribe Trump into staying out of the race, death threats in politics, more car advice, Bob takes another crack at besting Mickey's joke, meditation retreats, Bob defends “the pounce move,” Alec Baldwin, King Juan Carlos's sex drive, and the French election ...

Best selling author and Oscar nominated documentary film maker Sebastian Junger discusses his new book Freedom with Jon Lee Anderson at 5x15. Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this 5x15 podcast Sebastian Junger examines the tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human with American author and journalist Jon Lee Anderson. Sebastian Junger is the No.1 New York Times best selling author of The Perfect Storm, Fire, A Death in Belmont, War, Tribe, and Freedom. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. Junger is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film "Restrepo", a feature-length documentary (co-directed with Tim Hetherington), was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Jon Lee Anderson is an American author and journalist who began his career in the early 1980s, reporting on Central America's civil wars for TIME magazine and other journals. As a New Yorker staff writer since 1998, he has covered numerous international conflicts, including those in Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Angola, Mali, Liberia, and Central African Republic. He has reported extensively on Latin America as well. Anderson has profiled a number of international public figures such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Augusto Pinochet, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Hamid Karzai, Mahmoud Ahmadinajad and Charles Taylor, the Liberian war criminal. Anderson is also the author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life. Anderson has written several other books, including Guerrillas: Journeys In the Insurgent World; The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan, and The Fall of Baghdad. He is also the co-author of Inside the League and War Zones: Voices from the World's Killing Grounds with his brother Scott Anderson. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories

Power, greed, and a $65m 'gift': the story of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Corinna, his lover See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution?PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration on all podcasting platforms courtesy the good folks at Ad-Auris. Global Policy Watch — Storming Se Storming Tak: From 1642 To 2021- RSJHere’s a short quiz to begin things. What’s common to these dates (not an exhaustive list)?4 January 1642: EnglandFeb 27, 1933: Germany Feb 23, 1981: SpainApril 27, 2017: MacedoniaDifficult? Here’s a clue. The latest entrant to this listJan 6, 2021: USA‘Workout-able’ now? These are select instances of attacks on parliament buildings in democracies over the years. Of course, this is different from attacks that happen within the parliament building where lawmakers have a go at each other using microphone stands, paper-weights and files as projectiles. That’s a rich and glorious tradition where Taiwan, South Korea and India are global leaders.The attacks on parliament from the outside is a different phenomenon. It points to a fracture in the common belief among citizens about the power or legitimacy of the sovereign. This is not mere symbolism. Often the attacks are real attempts to disrupt or change the outcomes of a parliamentary process to elect the head of the government. That’s what happened, say, in Spain on Feb 23, 1981 when Lt. Col Tejero and his small band of army men burst into the lower house of the Spanish legislature during the vote to elect a new Prime Minister. The attempt to overthrow the democratic regime came unstuck when King Juan Carlos denounced it in a televised address. The storming of the Macedonian parliament in 2017 was done in somewhat similar circumstances though without any section of army backing it. That brings us to Germany. The fire at Reichstag in 1933 right after the Hitler had been sworn in as the Chancellor was blamed on a communist conspiracy. It is almost certain now that this was engineered by the Nazis to demonise their opponents. This incident of arson was then used by the Nazis to issue a nationwide emergency and pursue the communists with a vengeance. The Communists MPs were arrested and the Nazis won the elections to those vacant seats as was expected. Within a year the Nazis had complete control over the German state. You know how that story ends.The Original StormingMy interest, however, is in the first instance of the storming of a Parliament: Jan 4, 1642. This was no ordinary rebel laying siege over the lawmakers in Westminster. It was Charles I, the king of England. He entered the Parliament with armed soldiers to arrest five MPs who he accused of treason. What had they done? Well, to the king and his loyalists, they were anti-nationals. Sounds familiar. They were accused of encouraging Scotland to invade England and a conspiracy to defame the king. Charles went into the parliament and called out the name of the five MPs seeking their arrest. He asked the House speaker, William Lenthall, about their whereabouts. Lenthall responded:“May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as this House is pleased to direct me whose servant I am here; and I humbly beg your majesty's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what your majesty is pleased to demand of me.” In a historic first of sorts, the speaker had sided with the parliament over the divine will of the king.“All my birds have flown,” Charles I said as he scanned the member benches for the five MPs.The storming of the parliament by Charles I was a seminal moment in the history of democracy. The tussle for sovereignty between the parliament and monarchy that had been simmering for over three decades had reached its flashpoint. The English parliament in those days was a collection of landed gentry who controlled the exchequer through their power of collecting taxes. The king needed its approval to raise taxes. By the time Charles I ascended the throne in 1625, the Crown was deep in debt no thanks to the expensive wars of the Tudor and Stuart periods and the lavish lifestyles of the royalty. This apart Charles had other problems too. There was a deep suspicion among the aristocrats about the strength of his Protestant affiliation after he married the Catholic Bourbon princess Maria of France. His subsequent religious acts did nothing to dispel this impression. The desire of Charles I to go to war with Scotland meant he wanted the parliament to increase taxes and do his bidding. The parliament continued to resist and Charles dissolved it in 1629. The next 11 years when he ruled without a sitting parliament is termed his ‘personal rule’. He introduced new taxes arbitrarily, supported Catholic religious policies and hounded the aristocrats who opposed him. The tyranny was going well but for a small hitch. He still needed the parliament to convene for collecting the tax revenues. He called a new parliament in 1640 in the hope he will be able to control it. Not quite. The parliament passed an act that forbade its own dissolution and went about rolling back the policies that Charles had set in motion. The stage was set for him to storm the parliament looking for the errant MPs.The Post-Metaphysical AgeThe storming of the parliament led to what is collectively called the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. Charles I was tried and executed in 1649 (none of this namby-pamby impeachment business in those days). There were three key outcomes of the civil wars:The replacement of English monarch by the Commonwealth of EnglandThe consolidation of Protestant ascendancy and the defeat of Catholicism in England. The downstream impact of this was hugeThe precedent that the English monarch cannot rule without the Parliament’s approval. The seal of Parliamentary sovereignty and the establishment of individual rights, however, were legally established only after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. There’s a subplot here. A gifted English polymath who had fled England in 1640 to Paris watched all this unfold with interest and concern. A man of science who counted Galileo, Bacon and Mersenne among his friends, he was developing a theory of about people, nature and politics as he came to terms with the chaos in his country. He was also the tutor to Charles II, the young prince, who was in exile in Paris. By 1650, he was ready with his magnum opus that broke new ground on the relation between the state and its subjects. In 1651, he returned to England. His name was Thomas Hobbes. The book was Leviathan. The Genesis Of The Modern Liberal StateHobbes is, arguably, the founder of modern political philosophy and Leviathan is a masterpiece of original thinking. Hobbes made three core arguments in it:The State of Nature: Human beings left to themselves will pursue their objectives of maximising their comforts. These pursuits will bring them in conflict with others. People are similar (within a range) in terms of their physical and mental prowess. So no one person can dominate others for long. This led him to conclude that humans in their state of nature would be in constant strife with one another. “A war of everyone against everyone” is how he called it. In this state, he famously said, human life would be “nasty, brutish and short.”The Laws of Nature: Hobbes argued that humans were rational beings who understood the futility of living in the state of nature. They would seek a practical solution to establish peace. To Hobbes, this solution was for people to establish mutual covenant (agreement) among themselves to submit to the authority of a sovereign. Simply put, people will be willing to forego some of their freedoms to a sovereign institution in return for peace and rule of law governed by that authority.Unlimited Sovereign Authority: For Hobbes, once the people had come together to hand over the power to the sovereign, its power was unlimited. There was no quid pro quo involved here. No real checks and balances. So long as the sovereign kept peace among its people and protected them from outside powers, it retained its political legitimacy. Nothing else mattered. Any attempt to split the powers of the sovereign would render it ineffective. The impact of Leviathan on future political philosophers was profound. In many ways, it is the foundational text of the modern state. Everyone from Locke, Rousseau, Weber to Rawls have used it either as a springboard or as a counter to develop their social and political theories. The criticism of Hobbes over the centuries is also useful to shine a light on the originality of his thinking. The usual arguments offered against his political philosophy include:A bleak view of human nature: The short conclusion easily drawn from Leviathan is that Hobbes held no illusions about the nature of human beings. Left to themselves in a natural state, they would be in an endless series of internecine wars. This is Hunger Games territory. But Hobbes was a bit more nuanced than that. To him, it is not human nature to be in a war of everyone against everyone. Instead, in the absence of laws and its enforcer, human beings pursuing their rational interests will get in the way of each other. This will be the basis for strife and not the absence of better angels of their natureSocial contract theorist: Some view Hobbes belonging to the line of social contract theorists who thought and wrote about the arrangement between the society and the state or the ruled and the rulers. This isn’t exactly accurate. Social contract theory assumes that society already exists with a contract among its members. The society then enters into a ‘second contract’ with the state by relinquishing some of its freedom in exchange for peace and stability from the sovereign. For Hobbes, there was no second contract. The society or the state don’t exist ab initio. There is only a single contract - the covenant between the members of the society to come together. The sovereign emerges from this. It is almost like the ‘Big Bang’ theory of political philosophy.Totalitarian: The other criticism of Hobbes is he justifies a totalitarian regime when he lets the sovereign off the hook for any kind of quid pro quo contract with the society. This is misreading of the term absolute. Hobbes considers the sovereign absolute in terms of its power which means they ‘can interfere’ in ‘any aspect’ of the lives of its citizens. This is different from a totalitarian regime which is based on the idea that the state ‘will permeate’ into ‘every aspect’ of the lives of its people. In fact, Hobbes was the first to free religion from the construct of the state. Once you are free from theology, you set the basis for a liberal state. Bookended By HobbesThe storming of the Capitol building by pro-Trump protesters marks a moment in the history of democracy in America. There’s always a temptation to over-read the current moment. But the irreversible slide of the discourse, the shrinking of the middle ground with a loony, conspiracy-theory fed right and an anarchist, self-righteous left and an almost cult-like adherence to prior beliefs that get accentuated in the echo chambers of social media have meant this moment was nigh. The strength of the social covenant (“we, the people) is under stress rarely experienced before. Once that covenant is broken, the political authority wanes or gets delegitimised as we see it happening in America for most of last year. Unless checked and reversed, we will be back to the state of nature. Chaos will follow. Maybe there’s a polymath philosopher watching all of this unfold with unease while developing an original political thesis like Hobbes over four hundred years ago. The storming of the English parliament of 1642 and the siege of the Capitol in 2021 seem to bookend the political era whose foundation was laid by Hobbes. There’s a need for a new social contract for these times. A Framework a Week: OOOTools for thinking public policy— Pranay KotasthaneThe union government’s first post-pandemic budget will be presented in the Parliament on Feb 1. The all-consuming buildup has already begun as if it were a Rajinikanth movie. As the budget date nears, you will come across many more number-based narratives — the need for higher public health expenditure, the imperative to reduce allocations for subsidies, and the necessity to adequately fund the requirements of our armed forces. So let’s revisit a framework that helps put these numbers in perspective. The Outlays-Outputs-Outcomes (OOO) framework is a useful way to analyse the many schemes that the Finance Minister will announce on Feb 1. Inputs/Outlays refer to the resources provided to a scheme or project that the government runs. Once the budget is presented, virtually all the public discussion will be on these outlays. This gives an idea of how the union government prioritises all its functions. But as we all know, outlays for a project is no guarantee for success. To measure success, policies or schemes need two other parameters: outputs and outcomes. Outputs refer to the direct and measurable product of program activities, often expressed in physical terms or units. Outcomes, on the other hand, are the long-term benefits that a project or intervention is designed to deliver.Using this framework allows us to scrutinise government schemes better. As Ajay Shah writes:This framework became famous around education, where the inputs are school buildings and recruitment of teachers, the outputs are kids who are enrolled and attend school, and the outcomes are what the kids actually know. From about 2004 onwards, we have understood that very large increases in public expenditure in the per-pupil expenses were associated with essentially no gains in the outcomes. The education bureaucracy has proclaimed its victories as counted by school buildings, teachers employed or kids enrolled. But at a fundamental level, state spending on elementary education has not delivered: vast increases in the input has not delivered gains in the outcome.This framework also yields a useful vocabulary for measuring success. We can assess policies in terms of its economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Economy refers to inputs. It answers the question: are project inputs being purchased at the right price? Efficiency relates to outputs over inputs. It answers the question: what is the relationship between investment in inputs and the outputs that are produced? Effectiveness relates to outcomes over outputs. It answers the question: are outputs leading to the expected outcomes? (all definitions are taken from Indicators of Inputs, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts in Security and Justice Programming, DFID).Ideally, any government programme should begin with a theory of change that connects the desired end state (outcomes) to the programme activities that need to be carried out (outputs) which further require a set of resources (inputs). Seen from this frame, a policy that fails to achieve the desired outcomes can mean two things. One, that there was an implementation failure. Insufficient outlays or difficulty in converting outlays into outputs due to corruption are examples of implementation issues. Two, that there was a theory of change failure which means that the assumed causal linkage between outputs and outcomes was incorrect. In the Indian context, a commonly held notion is that governments have good policies but poor implementation. What’s less appreciated is that policies often fail because the underlying theory of change itself is inaccurate. Better data and feedback help uncover this theory of change failure. For example, ASER surveys have now shifted the conversation on education by disproving the theory that more schools and better-paid teachers alone can lead to better student learning outcomes. The National Family Health Survey data can similarly help question the assumed causal linkages between health outlays, outputs, and outcomes. It is indeed a positive sign that on both health and education, we are talking effectiveness and not just outlays. This reflects that governance in these areas is maturing. PS: For the upcoming budget, skip the outlay PDFs and open this new document called the Output Outcome Framework. It maps each government scheme outlay to the desired outcomes and outputs over the next financial year. If the budget were also to map the performance of each scheme against the promised outcomes in the year gone by, it will go a long way in correcting both implementation and theory of change failures.Matsyanyaaya: False Equivalences with Chinese Characteristics Big fish eating small fish = Foreign Policy in action— Pranay KotasthanePolitical turmoil in the US has understandably shaken many of us here in India. Events of this magnitude lead to a general despondency about democracy itself. The hope is that this despondency would get displaced by introspection and positive alternatives. At the same time, we need to guard against narratives that cite these events to equate the US and China. One strand of Indian strategic thought has long held the view that a world order shaped predominantly by the PRC might be just as good (or bad) for India as the current one underpinned by US power. China’s border incursions last year led to the deprecation of this narrative but the churn in the US can give it a new lease of life. Aided by the PRC’s attempts at drawing false equivalences on one hand and spurred by the self-criticism that is bound to dominate American thinking, we might see arguments such as this make a comeback:We do not know how Chinese hegemony will work in the future, but we know the exploitative and heinous character of the French and the British Empires. The question is, why are we not as afraid of the West as we are of the Chinese? [China is Not Alone in Adding to the Indian Ocean Woes, Economic & Political Weekly, Atul Bhardwaj, April 2018]Nothing can be further from the truth. For one, there is enough evidence to suggest that a Sinocentric world order will not align with India’s quest for yogakshema — peace and prosperity for all Indians. Look at the way China has alienated — simultaneously and purposively — a new generation of peoples in all of its neighbouring countries. Look at how the Chinese Communist Party has imposed one language on a diverse set of its own peoples. And finally, look at how it has transformed its all-weather friend into a mere tributary. Second, it’s true that the US conduct on the liberal international order is not untainted. But the norm of a liberal international order is in India’s own self-interest. We must and we do question the US when it deviates from this norm. For example, the Indian PM’s condemnation of the Capitol violence is possible in the current order. In a Sinocentric world, this norm itself will cease to exist. If the Indian PM were to criticise something even remotely equivalent in China, the party-state will spring into concerted anti-India action in economic, political, and military dimensions.These are two clear and important differences that we shouldn’t take our eyes off in the zeitgeist. HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Book] Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes with an essay by the late W. G. Pogson Smith (skip the religious bits) [Article] Tom Mctague in The Atlantic: Is This How Greatness Ends? [Article] Rathin Roy distinguishes between the better and worse forms of deficit financing.[Paper] Abel Schumann’s OECD paper Using Outcome Indicators to Improve Policies is a must-read for public policy enthusiasts.[Podcast] Indrani Bagchi discusses the geopolitics of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue on Puliyabaazi. . Get on the email list at publicpolicy.substack.com

In this second episode talking to writer & journalist William Chislett we look at current economic, societal and political problems that Spain is dealing with and the future challenges the country faces. William talks us through the education system, unemployment, the Spanish economy, pensions and the implications of the EU’s €140 billion pandemic recovery fund that Spain is set to receive. William is a former Madrid correspondent for the UK´s Times newspaper. He was based in Madrid and reported first-hand on Spain’s transition to democracy from 1975-1978. He even interviewed King Juan Carlos. He subsequently worked for the Financial Times based in Mexico covering Central America, before returning to the Spanish capital in 1986, where he still lives. William has written numerous books on Spain including, Spain – What Everyone Needs to Know and he writes a monthly article called Inside Spain - A lively look at Spanish current affairs - for the Elcano Royal Institute think tank. Well worth reading if you´re interested in Spanish politics. William´s work can be found at https://williamchislett.com/ 

In this episode we look at a fascinating and monumental period in Spanish history – The death of Franco in 1975 and Spain's transition to democracy that followed in the late 1970s. In this part one of a two part podcast I had the great pleasure of talking to writer and journalist William Chislett. William is a former Madrid correspondent for the UK´s Times newspaper. William was based in Madrid and reported first-hand on Spain’s transition to democracy from 1975-1978. He even interviewed King Juan Carlos. He subsequently worked for the Financial Times based in Mexico covering Central America, before returning to the Spanish capital in 1986, where he still lives. In the interview William reflects on what life was like in Spain following the death of Franco, what the atmosphere was like and talks us through the key developments that lead to the 1977 elections - the first free elections held in Spain since 1936 - and the enactment of Spain´s 1978 constitution. William has written numerous books on Spain including, Spain – What You Need to Know and he writes a monthly article called Inside Spain - A lively look at Spanish current affairs - for the Elcano Royal Institute think tank. Well worth reading if you´re interested in Spanish politics. William´s work can be found at https://williamchislett.com/   

It's been three years since violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people to flee to Bangladesh. Since then home has been the crowded Cox's Bazar refugee camp. BBC Bangla's Shahnewaj Rocky has revisited the camp and met some of the children living there. My Hometown: Samut Prakan We travel to the outskirts of Bangkok with Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai of BBC Thai to sing karaoke with his many, many cousins. Spain's royal soap opera The Spanish royal family has been through a turbulent time with corruption allegations involving former King Juan Carlos, and revelations about his numerous affairs. Juan Carlos recently left Spain to live in the United Arab Emirates. But his wife, Queen Sofia, has remained respected and admired. Mar Pichel of BBC Mundo tells us why. Image: Nayeem, born in Cox's Bazar Credit: BBC Shahnewaj Rocky

" Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos has fled Spain, adding to his string of scandals that have surfaced since 2012. Very few people know where he fled to. But we do know that since he isn’t king anymore, he doesn’t get to enjoy the same immunity from prosecution in Spain. Perhaps he’s fleeing jail time? Plus, learn the expression “come to light.” -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today’s full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/289 -- Learning English should be fun! That’s why our lessons are about current events and trending topics you care about: business, travel, technology, health, science, politics, the environment, and so much more. Our free English lessons always include English expressions and phrasal verbs, too. -- Learn even more English at PlainEnglish.com, where we have fast and slow audio, translations, videos, online English courses, and a supportive community of English learners like you. Sign up free at PlainEnglish.com/Join -- Aprende inglés gratis en línea con nuestro curso de inglés. Se habla a una velocidad lenta para que todos entiendan. ¡Aprende ingles con nosotros ahora! | Aprenda Inglês online grátis com o Plain English, a uma velocidade menor, para que todos possam entender. Contact: E-mail jeff@plainenglish.com | WhatsApp +1 312 967 8757 | Facebook PlainEnglishPod | Instagram PlainEnglishPod | Twitter @PlainEnglishPod "

This episode, I'm joined by frequent contributor Gabriel Aquino (@g_aquino1) on a special Royal Roundup of Summer 2020, in which we discuss King Juan Carlos' self-imposed exile, Princess Anne's 70th Birthday, and the latest activities (and our views) on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex among a variety of royal happenings over the past few months! You can find me on social media as ‘The Royal Watcher' [@saadsalman719 on Twitter and @the_royal_watcher on Instagram], as well as on royalwatcherblog.com! Please use the #RoyalWatcherPodcast on social media and tell me what you want me to talk about in future episodes!

Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty… The emeritus king, Juan Carlos, has left Spain. But the man who propelled his nation from dictatorship to democracy is under intense public scrutiny. At the heart of allegations against the former king is a $100 million gift from the Saudi Royals. The Supreme Court in Madrid is investigating whether Juan Carlos can be accused of any crimes related to this cash. Spain’s often unquestioning acceptance of its monarchy began to unravel in 2012 when King Juan Carlos fractured a hip during an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana. Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, his former lover, was with him in Africa. She talks exclusively to Crossing Continents about a multi-million Euro gift from the king, claims she was pursued by Spain's intelligence service, and - that elephant. Presenter / producer: Linda Pressly Presenter / producer in Spain: Esperanza Escribano Editor: Bridget Harney

King Juan Carlos of Spain has gone into exile, revealing his decision in a letter sent to his son, King Felipe VI. The former monarch's finances have caused huge controversy but his choice to go has led to more questions than answers.Lydia Starbuck, Brittani Barger and Moniek Bloks discuss what now for Spain's monarchy and also consider the happy news that reached Denmark's royals this week. Plus there's a look ahead to a very special birthday indeed....

In the continuation of the episode on exogamic marriage, we turn the spotlight today on Barcelona, Spain where we talked with Mr. Daniel-Jesus Coll Rodriguez and Mrs. Comfort Odekhiran Coll a Christian biracial couple. They talked about their christian faith and their union where they reiterated that good communication and understanding is the key to keeping a good marriage. It is worthy to note that in this heightened tension on racial discrimination and prejudice prevalent in the world today, God has a way of bringing His own together regardless of geography. In their own words, when we make Jesus our focus, everything will be okay. Also discussed today was the political situation in Spain and the consequent exile of the King - Juan Carlos. The interview was done in Spanish, listen and be blessed! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fernando-mendes1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fernando-mendes1/support

This comes weeks after the embattled former King was linked to an inquiry into alleged corruption. Also: red card for footballers caught deliberately coughing, and other mammals lose out in panda conservative drive.

Brexit doing your head in? Are you planning to come to live in Mallorca? Want to know what to do? Vicki McLeod and Oliver Neilson host "Majorca, Mallorca", the only English language podcast about the island and aim to tell you about their adopted home with humour, clarity and insider knowledge.In this episode, Vicki speaks to Becky Bellafont Evans from Mallorca Solutions about the red tape and paperwork you will need to either have to cut through or gather to be able to stay on the island. You can contact her via http://www.mallorcasolutions.com/Vicki and Ollie also speak about Ses Rotes wine (https://sesrotes.com/) and the breaking news that King Juan Carlos has just announced that he will no longer be living in Spain...It's still 40 degrees in Mallorca and Aunty Nelly, the dog, is struggling with the heat. You can follow the podcast on various platformshttps://www.facebook.com/MajorcaMallorcaPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/majorcamallorcapodcast/https://twitter.com/MajMalPodcastOr email majorcamallorcapodcast@gmail.com 

Transcript (uncorrected) Day 91   Sunday and Uncle Pedro has been doing his weekly Zoom meeting, he likes to surprise the regional Governments, just to remind them all he is the one in charge.   So he has brought forward the date when Spain will open its borders to everyone except Portugal, so on Monday 22nd June the Lockdown will be over, for now and so will this Podcast, I still have the story to tell about one of the stupidest things I did some years ago. I will keep that for later in the week.   But you can’t have a Podcast about Spain without mentioning the Spanish Royal family and in particular the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos de Borbón.   It must be remembered that Juan Carlos although swore allegiance to Franco as soon as Franco had popped off, Carlos started the transition to democracy back in 1975, which, with one or two hiccups along the way, seems to have served Spain well, although there are some who would wish that Franco was still in charge.   My Aunty Isobel who had a large portrait of Franco in her sitting room in Luton, She eulogised the man.  She used to say things like, “when you come to Spain you will find no crime, because the General has eradicated it,”    My late father used to describe Aunty Isobel’s rantings about how great Spain is under Franco’s rule as, bollocks, - he was very fond of that word, as are the Spanish, I often hear the word cojones used in everyday Spanish slang.   Where we would say I couldn’t give a toss, the Spanish say they couldn’t give tres cojones, we might say I swear on my mother’s grave, the Spanish say Me corto los cojones, - I would cut my own balls off. Finally we say you will die laughing, the Spanish say descojonada , laugh your balls off.    Sadly, King Juan Carlos hoping that he might be remembered as the great architect of Spain’s transition to democracy is overwhelmed by his terrible reputation as a corrupt old philanderer.   He had been accused by an old German socialite – Fräulein Sayn-Wittgenstein of not only giving her a good old philander but of using her to squirrel away money in secret overseas assets.   He also took the Fräulein on his secret trip in 2012 to Botswana to hunt elephants, most people are going to find it hard to like a man, let alone a King who in this modern age would think that was an OK thing to do.   I have to say our own Royal Family quite like killing animals for sport as well, but I think Prince Philip would stop short at bagging an elephant, .. I think?   He didn’t do very well with his trip to Botswana and managed to break his hip, which is how the scandal came about. But on previous occasions he had managed to kill one of these magnificent beasts and there is a picture of him standing next to a dead Elephant.   At the time in 2012 he was the Honorary President of the World Wildlife Fund, I mean you couldn’t make this kind of thing up.   In his younger days Juan Carlos loved nothing better than riding his Harley Davidson motorbike around Spain on his one King mission to philander as many eligible Spanish girls as he possibly could.   He loved to ride along the hairpin bends, as they were then of the old coastal road that passes by the bottom of our estate here near Salobreńa, indeed some of the Kings friends from Almuńecar are still alive today and remember him travelling the coast on his own and without any security, well it was a different time.   Now according to our friend Carmen he would pull up outside our estate and take the Canada, goat road down to the tiny secluded beach below us, park up his motorbike there and give some poor local girl he had met a good philandering.   Then after jumping her he would jump back on his motorbike and disappear back to Madrid.   The popularity of the King, amid the accusations of corruption and playboy lifestyle, tarnished the monarchy in Spain and made them quite unpopular.   But suddenly, as things often happen in Spain, the King decided to abdicate in 2014 and was replaced by his son King Felipe the sixth of Spain. He is married to Letizia a former news journalist and a very glamorous Queen in the mode of Princess Diana.   In dramatic contrast Felipe has set an example of a modern monarch, he is married to a former TV news journalist, they lead an understated life.   A couple of months ago in a massive snub to his father Juan Carlos, he renounced his personal inheritance from his father, worth millions of Euros but coming from a secret offshore fund with ties to Saudi Arabia.   Felipe has said he wants to renounce his inheritance along with any asset or financial structure who character is not in accordance with the law.   A modern Monarchy for a new modern era, something that Spain badly needs in a time of the new normal and the exit from the Lockdown.     Enjoying Spanish Practices, hit the subscribe button on your favourite Podcast Player, catch up with all 91 episodes.     The music Leaving Havana was composed by Marty Stone and Ben Hatten and both are reproduced under licence from Storyblocks. Spanish Practices is a Creative Radio Partnership Ltd Production.

Day forty nine, Gin and Toksvig, Life behind the police lines in Lockdown Spain for a British couple and their three good legs cat.   Find out more at: https://www.thesecretspain.com Day 49 Gin and Toksvig It is day 49 of our Spanish Lockdown, the start of phase zero and limited outings for exercise both for children and adults.  The day is going to be hot so an early start to build some shelves for a cupboard and to finish plastering over the cables I had put in for the wifi.  All done by 10am before the sun starts to make things uncomfortable.   10 am is usually second breakfast time for the Spanish, so we had a coffee and a biscuit.   The sudden hot weather has brought with it many, many flies, they get it in the moment you open a door or a window. You can spend a great deal of time chasing them around the place.  We have mosquiteros or what the Americans call ‘screens’ and this time of year they are a godsend, that and have persianas or shutters that you can lower to darken a room and finally Toldos – awnings that come down on an electric motor and provide shade for the balcony.   In other words, it is all about opposites, opposite to the British was of letting as much light in, opening every window and sitting outside unprotected by the sun, trying to get some kind of tan before the rain starts again.   It always amuses me on those places in the sun shows, where the voiceover goes.. “and this charming Spanish house has a rooftop solarium.’ Accompanied with a shot of a red painted rooftop. There is no way on gods earth you would want to sit up on a rooftop in the midday sun.. you will die.   Day 49 and we are both getting worried about just how Spain will manage to recover from the pandemic.  Not only from a health point of view, but the Spanish economy, which still hadn’t really recovered from the 2008 crisis.   It is quite disconcerting to see the ‘militarising’ of the whole pandemic.  Whilst it was sort of reassuring to see soldiers on the streets, it was equally disturbing and you can’t help thinking are the military wondering if this is an opportunity, rather like the 1981 coup d’état when the parliament was stormed by the Guardia who took hostages not before they turned off all the TV cameras.. or so they though. Unfortunately for them, they stupidly left the main camera on and the whole world saw what was going on. King Juan Carlos denounced the whole affair and although shots were fired, the hostages were released without anyone being killed.    I worry that if Spain does not get some kind of tangible help from the E.U. the country will face bankruptcy, not at all a healthy situation for the European Union, but much worse for the ordinary Spanish who have weathered the storm of financial crisis that has dragged on since 2008, now only to get another even bigger wave of possible poverty and loss of employment and services.   We shall have to wait and see what the response is from the E.U. You always get the feeling that the far right is quietly waiting in the wings for another chance at a more successful coup d’état. This time they will remember to switch all the cameras off in the Congress of Deputies.   Day 49 and the afternoon has been glorious and I have been for a chilly swim with Chris he insists on proper swimming, today 100 six metre lengths.   Then my phone went off, I am trying to make the weekends different by not reading emails or going to much on social media, most weekends I fail, but Lockdown kinda merges all the days into each other – and that isn’t healthy.   The message read ‘have you finished the timecode editing.’ It was from my client Tony, woops, I thought the deadline was Monday, so I have spent an hour or so doing some work for him.   I got into Podcasting by accident, I was working on the Sandi Toksvig show on LBC in about 2005 when we noticed this new thing called Podcasting that was happening in the U.S.   Sandi is an Americophyle and she had noticed that listening to audio files called Podcasts seemed to be growing in popularity in the states and were starting to be listened to in the UK too.   So I made a ‘podcast’ a special episode of her show with a few extra bits in it.  Some very bright guys in engineering got it into the iTunes system and we also posted it online.   We expected maybe a few hundred downloads of the special show.  We were right we got three hundred downloads – in the first hour! Then hundreds and hundreds more. That attracted the attention of ‘The Management’ who decided to offer a subscription Podcast service.  The software was designed by a brilliant engineer who the BBC quickly poached to write software for their new on demand service the BBC iPlayer.   And I became the Podcast Manager, not only overseeing everybody’s contribution to the service but having to manage all the subscriptions and payments.. what a bloody nightmare that was. In its time it made a good deal of money, a NDC prevents me from saying how much, but it did well.   Now everybody seems to either about to start or have their own Podcast, even the two of us got in on the act with The Campen Players Podcast.. and now Spanish Practices. Day 49 is ending and a gin and ginger beer with ice is waiting for me, and we look forward to phase 1 starting in a week or so.          

US President Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth, D-Day 75th Anniversary, including George VI's Speech, King Juan Carlos retires and Princess Madeleine's book launch.See more in this week's show.Become a patron today https://www.patreon.com/join/rightroyalroundup?Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram @rightroyalroundup.

Just 30 deputies showed up for a session, prompting an angry reaction from Jean-Claude Juncker:The European Parliament is ridiculous. Very ridiculous. I welcome those of you who made the effort to come to the chamber. But the fact that only around 30 MEPs have shown up for this debate amply demonstrates that this parliament is not serious August 1 is an important date in Germany: most companies across the country open the deadline for young people to apply for a dual vocational training (FP). As a result of the Brexit negotiations, the British government has studied the Spanish immigrants closely for the first time, and found that over half of Spanish workers in the UK work in education, health and finance. Sex changes filed at Spain’s Civil Registry have tripled in the last seven years, according to data from the Justice Ministry. The number of people applying to amend their gender on their Spanish ID document – known as the DNI – went from 132 in 2009 to 436 in 2016. Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos is reportedly annoyed not to have been invited to a ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the first sitting of the country’s Congress after the return to democracy. A heroic lorrydriver was forced to drive along the roads of Granada whilst its cargo was on fire. He'd noticed his trailer was ablaze and was forced to make the difficult decision on whether to stop the vehicle or not. NO less than 538 live mortar shells were found by surprised divers in a river in Aragon whilst searching for a missing person. The UK will be expected to hand asylum to potentially thousands of refugees to ease the 'unprecedented' migration crisis in Italy, Brussels chiefs said yesterday. The London Bridge terror attack mastermind Khuram Butt's sister has been sacked from Heathrow after being suspended over security fears. Her husband was also suspended from his job at the airport. Foreign boats will no longer be allowed to catch fish close to Britain’s coastline under a move announced by Ministers Pilots today warned of a 'disaster' unless drones are subjected to tougher regulation after a drone caused chaos at London Gatwick Airport. A Muslim student union leader at Salford University has claimed she would like to 'oppress white people' and has suggested there would be an Islamic takeover if more people read the Koran. Meanwhile, another headline reads 'I call on my fellow Muslims to stop blaming VICTIMS of child sex gangs': Lawyer who helped jail the Rochdale grooming gang calls to end violent misogyny he says 'excuses these monsters' Hospitals should ban handshakes and encourage ‘fist bumps’ as an alternative greeting, it has been claimed.

Just 30 deputies showed up for a session, prompting an angry reaction from Jean-Claude Juncker:The European Parliament is ridiculous. Very ridiculous. I welcome those of you who made the effort to come to the chamber. But the fact that only around 30 MEPs have shown up for this debate amply demonstrates that this parliament is not serious August 1 is an important date in Germany: most companies across the country open the deadline for young people to apply for a dual vocational training (FP). As a result of the Brexit negotiations, the British government has studied the Spanish immigrants closely for the first time, and found that over half of Spanish workers in the UK work in education, health and finance. Sex changes filed at Spain’s Civil Registry have tripled in the last seven years, according to data from the Justice Ministry. The number of people applying to amend their gender on their Spanish ID document – known as the DNI – went from 132 in 2009 to 436 in 2016. Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos is reportedly annoyed not to have been invited to a ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the first sitting of the country’s Congress after the return to democracy. A heroic lorrydriver was forced to drive along the roads of Granada whilst its cargo was on fire. He'd noticed his trailer was ablaze and was forced to make the difficult decision on whether to stop the vehicle or not. NO less than 538 live mortar shells were found by surprised divers in a river in Aragon whilst searching for a missing person. The UK will be expected to hand asylum to potentially thousands of refugees to ease the 'unprecedented' migration crisis in Italy, Brussels chiefs said yesterday. The London Bridge terror attack mastermind Khuram Butt's sister has been sacked from Heathrow after being suspended over security fears. Her husband was also suspended from his job at the airport. Foreign boats will no longer be allowed to catch fish close to Britain’s coastline under a move announced by Ministers Pilots today warned of a 'disaster' unless drones are subjected to tougher regulation after a drone caused chaos at London Gatwick Airport. A Muslim student union leader at Salford University has claimed she would like to 'oppress white people' and has suggested there would be an Islamic takeover if more people read the Koran. Meanwhile, another headline reads 'I call on my fellow Muslims to stop blaming VICTIMS of child sex gangs': Lawyer who helped jail the Rochdale grooming gang calls to end violent misogyny he says 'excuses these monsters' Hospitals should ban handshakes and encourage ‘fist bumps’ as an alternative greeting, it has been claimed.

The Museum of the Old Colony is a work of conceptual art conceived by Pablo Delano. The exhibit at the King Juan Carlos l of Spain Center at New York University, 53 Washington Square South, NYC, gathers still photographs and moving images of Puerto Rico that reveal the visual logics of colonialism. This repertoire of images and subjects form a visual history of the political and cultural hegemony imposed by the United States on virtually all aspects of Puerto Rican life. More info here: http://www.kjcc.org/event/the-museum-of-the-old-colony/

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland, including the Game of Thrones set. King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates, Crown Princess Mary takes her children to a One Direction Concert. How much does the monarchy cost in Britain? News of Royal Ascot, Prince Harry and more ...See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup.

In this week's show Chris Dooley discusses the latest travails of the World Cup competition with Tom Hennigan in Sao Paulo and Ken Early from the Second Captains. He also hears from Michael Jansen in Damascus as the Syrian elections take place and from Paddy Worthworth on the abdication of King Juan Carlos. Worldview is a foreign affairs podcast presented by the deputy editor of the Irish Times Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O'Shea. It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes. It can be delivered for FREE to you each week via this link. itun.es/i66S3JH #iTunes Android users can access this podcast via stitcher.com/s?fid=44906&refid=stpr

Tim Montgomerie is joined by Matthew Parris, Ann Treneman and David Aaronovitch. Matthew Parris Spain's King Juan Carlos was respected in the 1980s for his brave refusal to support a coup against democracy. That respect has been squandered: hence (in part) the abdication, but are we smug in pointing this out? The fading of British republicanism in recent decades has been enormously dependent on the growing personal popularity of our Queen. Our real monarchists are probably a minority. The majority are, firstly, Elizabethists. Woe betide our monarchy if we ever got a real stinker on the throne. David Aaronovitch The Newark by-election on Thursday is a genuinely interesting contest. My contention - and polls seem to back it up - is that the Euro elections were a Ukip high point. As Ukip has grown, so the proportion of people alarmed by them has grown too. But the media appreciation of this fact has been slow in developing. If the Tories hold on to Newark with any degree of comfort then the understanding... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My son and I got to take part in a unique celebration. We were privileged to hear the King of Spain, in person, give a speech in Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola claims the distinction of being the first European settlement in North America. The King and Queen of Spain came to town to participate in the … Continue reading "King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain visit Pensacola"