Podcasts about Kraftwerk

The raw ingredients of this week's news gently diced, simmered and served as a nutritious broth. And flavoured with the following … … why Lily Allen's divorce album doubled the value of her house … how can you play real living people as fundamentally bad after Steve Coogan's ‘Lost King' court case? … the cowbell on Honky Tonk Women, the guiro on Gimme Shelter, the tambourine on classic Motown: Richard Pite gives a percussion demo … Kraftwerk, 10cc, Coolio, George McCrae – more records that sound unique … music used in movies to say ‘we're flying East!' … You Have Selected Regicide, Kill Wealthy Dowager: Morrissey song or line from the Simpsons? … Woodbines, potted herrings, Paris buns: things we expect to find in Van Morrison's soon-to-open childhood home ... why it's worth hearing Mishima by Philip Glass and John the Revelator by Son House … the time Jack Ashford was flown across America just to add a tambourine … people who found they had a famous father … and Mick ‘Two Pairs of Maracas' Jagger and what Eno predicted about I Feel Love.Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manche setzen große Hoffnungen auf einen Reaktor, den es noch gar nicht gibt: Noch vor 2040 soll die Kernfusion CO2-freien Strom liefern. In die Entwicklung fließt viel Geld, auch in Start-ups aus Deutschland. Welche Pläne verfolgen sie? Und ist es realistisch, dass in 15 Jahren die ersten Reaktoren ans Netz gehen? Ein Podcast von Frank Grotelüschen.

In the seventh installment of Sekret Machine Music, Dimitri and Khalid explore the origins and colossal impact of West German electro-pop pioneers Kraftwerk, including: the looming influence of Karlheinz Stockhausen, the Cologne-based Studio for Electronic Music and its murky entanglements with Cultural Cold War operations, the late 60s rise of ‘krautrock' and attempts to forge a new organic post-Nazi German identity, the ambiguities around cultural symbolism on 1974's “Autobahn” and nuclear power on 1975's “Radioactivity”, the US/UK success of their seminal 1977 album “Trans-Europe Express”, Kraftwerk blowing up on African-American radio stations in the northeast and midwest, leaning into the “robotic” German stereotypes, the gradual introduction of Kraftwerk's music onto the discotheque dancefloors of the late 1970s, the birth of disco in gay bathhouses, Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer forever marrying synthesizers and disco together with “I Feel Love”, and the strange proto-MAGA rockist culture war that culminated in Chicago's “Disco Demolition Night” riot of 1979… For access to premium SJ episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, subscribe at https://patreon.com/subliminaljihad.

***Verlosung: Wir verlosen 5x2 Plätze für die ausverkaufte Live-Aufzeichnung von «Alles klar, Amerika?» am 19. November 2025 im Kraftwerk in Zürich. Um an der Verlosung teilzunehmen, schreibt ihr eine Mail an podcasts@tamedia.ch. Alle Infos zum Live-Podcast findet ihr hier.***US-Präsident Trump hat mit martialischer Sprache die Stärke der US-Marine beschworen. Der amerikanische Matrose sei bereit, die Feinde «zu zerschmettern, zu versenken, zu zerstören und auszulöschen», sagte er in einer Rede bei einem Truppenbesuch auf einem Flugzeugträger des US-Marinestützpunkts Yokosuka nahe Tokio. Kein Feind werde auch nur davon träumen, Amerikas Marine zu bedrohen. Ohne Venezuela zu erwähnen, dürfte sich der US-Präsident vor allem an dessen Diktator Nicolás Maduro gewandt haben. Trump wies in seiner Rede auf die Drogentransporte mit Schnellbooten hin, die die USA gestoppt hätten. Am Dienstag haben die US-Streitkräfte weitere vier Schiffe versenkt, die mutmasslich Drogen transportierten, wie die «Washington Post» berichtete. Dabei seien 14 Personen getötet worden, teilte US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth mit. Seit Anfang September wurden bei solchen Aktionen unter anderem vor Venezuelas Küste insgesamt 60 Personen getötet.Geht es Donald Trump mit seiner Politik gegenüber Venezuela nur um den Kampf gegen den Drogenhandel, oder verfolgt er auch politische Absichten? Wie steht es um Washingtons Verhältnis zu anderen lateinamerikanischen Staaten wie Kolumbien, Brasilien oder Argentinien? Und erlebt die Monroe-Doktrin dank Trump ein Revival als «Donroe»-Doktrin, wie es bereits heisst? Darüber unterhält sich Christof Münger, Leiter des Ressorts International, mit Charlotte Walser, der Korrespondentin des «Tages-Anzeigers» in Washington, in einer neuen Folge von «Alles klar, Amerika?».Produzent: Noah Fend Mehr USA-Berichterstattung finden Sie auf unserer Webseite und in den Apps. Den «Tages-Anzeiger» können Sie 3 Monate zum Preis von 1 Monat testen: tagiabo.ch.Feedback, Kritik und Fragen an: podcasts@tamedia.ch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vi pratar om auktionen av Florian Schneiders prylar: har Niklas och Jouni lyckats buda hem en flöjt – eller kanske en vocoder? Och är en apparat som en gång ägts av en synthlegend egentligen värd mer, eller är det bara vår nostalgi som får oss att jaga prylar med proveniens?Dessutom har Niklas med sig sin stora påse med mixtips, full av idéer, knep och insikter för hur vi kan mixa våra låtar bättre i studion. Massor av inspiration utlovas i dagens avsnitt!Länklista:1.) Florian Schneider Auktion - https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/the-florian-schneider-collection2.) Kraftwerk Bok - https://books.google.se/books/about/Kraftwerk.html?id=jyKuiI3kV_gC&redir_esc=y3.) Hainbach genomgång av auktionen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxYGxpXBEos4.) Historiska syntpriser https://syntpris.se/5.) Klevgränd Korvpressor - https://klevgrand.com/products/luxe6.) Klevgränd Lux - https://klevgrand.com/products/luxe7.) TrackSpacer - https://www.wavesfactory.com/audio-plugins/trackspacer/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Formé au tout début des eighties, Takenoko a fait partie des pionniers français de la synthpop. Entre New Order, Kraftwerk et un Japon fantasmé à travers les pages du magazine Elle, le trio bordelais a créé une pop électronique à la fois dansante, ironique et visionnaire.Dans cet épisode, les éternels Jeunes Gens Mödernes, Bruno, Jean-Louis et Jean-Michel racontent leur odyssée rétro-futuriste : de Elle à Tokyo à John Wayne, de la new wave à leur récent retour sur scène.Extraits : Elle à Tokyo, John Wayne=====Dans Le Volume sur 11, je vais à la rencontre de nouveaux sons, de nouveaux noms. Dans chaque épisode, une nouvelle rencontre. Une interview. Un artiste qui parle de son parcours et présente sa musique. Avec de la pop, du rock, de l'electro, du metal, du punk, du rap… Ouvrez vos chakras!

Playlist: Grandbrothers - ShorelinesChristian Löffler - Dir JehovaKosuke Anamizu, Moshimoss - MinasokoJonas Gewald - FlowingPeter Gregson - VisionMikael Lind, Johanna Sjunnesson - Wave Cycle - Ambient VersionJane Antonia Cornish - Wave CyclesJeff Roy, Austin Ray - OceanSlow Meadow - Tethered to the EarthGabriel Olafs - Loa - Bing and Ruth ReworkJelena Ciric, Snorri Hallgrimsson - Green GrassSarah Pagé - RELUCESCO IOlafur Arnalds, VOCES8 - nyepi - choir versionBlurstem - Memories of AutumnLandon Caldwell - Flower Heads in the AfternoonWillow Skye-Biggs - The SpellFischersund - SolVincent Isler - As Good A Place as AnyPeter Broderick - Earnest LeslyeSaltbreaker - DormancyRameses III - I Could Not Love You MoreKhotin - Sound Gathering TripLow Chord - TouchSuperposition - A01/Submerge

Sorsdöntő fordulat: Patai Anna kiválasztotta saját mentorát Mennyire ismered Mel Gibson legjobb filmjét? – Kvízzel ünnepeljük A rettenthetetlen bemutatásának 30. évfordulóját Igazi hollywoodi nagyágyú lehet az új Miami Vice-film főszereplője Demi Moore bevallotta, hogy nagyon zavarba hozta Tom Cruise-t az Egy becsületbeli ügy forgatásán Kraftwerk-relikviákat bocsátanak árverésre A rozsdás mellkas fölött gyönyörű arc Fischer Gábor: "Ősszel nehéz versenyre számítottunk, de jobban állunk időszakosan, mint vártuk." Chicagóban díjazták a Csendes barát operatőrét A 7 legjobb film és sorozat az őszi bekuckózáshoz a Netflixen Sodró Eliza vallomása: "Bármi történik, feltalálom magam" "A Netanjahu-rezsim közelébe se mennék" - a Radiohead most már biztosan nem koncertezne Izraelben A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sorsdöntő fordulat: Patai Anna kiválasztotta saját mentorát Mennyire ismered Mel Gibson legjobb filmjét? – Kvízzel ünnepeljük A rettenthetetlen bemutatásának 30. évfordulóját Igazi hollywoodi nagyágyú lehet az új Miami Vice-film főszereplője Demi Moore bevallotta, hogy nagyon zavarba hozta Tom Cruise-t az Egy becsületbeli ügy forgatásán Kraftwerk-relikviákat bocsátanak árverésre A rozsdás mellkas fölött gyönyörű arc Fischer Gábor: "Ősszel nehéz versenyre számítottunk, de jobban állunk időszakosan, mint vártuk." Chicagóban díjazták a Csendes barát operatőrét A 7 legjobb film és sorozat az őszi bekuckózáshoz a Netflixen Sodró Eliza vallomása: "Bármi történik, feltalálom magam" "A Netanjahu-rezsim közelébe se mennék" - a Radiohead most már biztosan nem koncertezne Izraelben A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Was wenn wir das Gleichnis Jesu von der verloren Munze einmal anders erzahlen - so als wenn es in unserer Zeit passieren wurde? Du wirst uberrascht sein welche Wirkung es dann entfaltet. Eine Predigt in der kleinen Reihe von den "neuen-alten Gleichnissen" von Frank Vornheder am 26.Oktober 2026 in der FCG Lenzburg #Predigt #Andacht #GleichnisJesu #Bibel #Glauben #Jungerschaft #NachfolgeJesu #JesusChristus #GottVertrauen

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„Wenn ihr als Kino kein Popcorn habt, dann macht den Laden dicht. Ganz ehrlich, dann könnt ihr es lassen.“ Das, meine lieben 360-Grad-Lover, war Till Reiners nach einem - sagen wir – sehr, sehr enttäuschenden Kinoerlebnis. Wie daraus der unangenehmste Fail der Woche und damit eine neue Kategorie wurde, hört ihr hier. Denn das Gute ist, falls ihr nach dieser Woche ein Kraftwerk der Liebe braucht – Moritz und Till liefern! Talk ohne Gast live am 15.11 im Haus des Rundfunks: https://rbburl.de/45q „falsch, aber lustig“ mit Ludwig Benecke, Fred Costea und Filiz Tasdan: https://youtu.be/cZKlMiQEt7k „falsch, aber anders lustig“ in der ARD MEDIATHEK: https://1.ard.de/falsch-aber-anders-lustig-2 Podcast Empfehlung: „Hateland“: https://1.ard.de/hateland_podcast_tog released by rbb media

***Live-Aufzeichnung von «Alles klar, Amerika?» ein Jahr nach der Trump-Wahl: Am 19. November 2025 im Kraftwerk in Zürich. Alle Infos dazu findet Ihr hier: tagesanzeiger.ch/allesklar***US-Präsident Donald Trump zeigt keine Zweifel, dass Frieden einkehren wird im Nahen Osten. Gleichzeitig will Trump die Hamas entwaffnet sehen – notfalls auch unter dem Einsatz von Gewalt. Ein sogenanntes Board of Peace, eine Art Verwaltungsrat für den Frieden mit dem Vorsitzenden Donald Trump, soll die Oberhoheit über den Gazastreifen übernehmen. Dieses Board of Peace wiederum soll ein Komitee einsetzen, das konkret und vor Ort für den Wiederaufbau des Gazastreifens zuständig wäre. Heissen soll diese Organisation «Gaza International Transitional Authority», der internationale und palästinensische Experten angehören sollen.Im Gespräch für den Chefposten der «Gaza International Transitional Authority» ist unter anderen Tony Blair, der frühere britische Premierminister. Blair hat Nahosterfahrung, er war nach seiner Amtszeit Sondergesandter des Nahostquartetts – bestehend aus den USA, der EU, der UNO und Russland. Ausserdem kann Blair als Friedensstifter einen Erfolg vorweisen: Er war massgeblich am Karfreitagsabkommen in Nordirland beteiligt und wurde mit Lorbeeren für sein diplomatisches Verhandlungsgeschick überhäuft, als er sich mit dem irischen Premier Bertie Ahern und US-Präsident Bill Clinton auf den Friedensprozess in Nordirland einigte.Allerdings ist Blair nicht unumstritten: Sein Handicap ist, dass er 2003 vehement für den Irakkrieg eingetreten ist und die Lüge von Saddam Husseins Massenvernichtungswaffen als Wahrheit verbreitet hat. Die Ernennung des Briten Blair für diesen Posten hätte ausserdem einen kolonialistischen Beigeschmack, da Palästina einst britisches Mandatsgebiet war, was nicht nur palästinensische Kritiker monieren.Was braucht es, damit aus dem Waffenstillstand im Gazastreifen ein Friede im Nahen Osten wird? Kann man mit einer Terrororganisation wie der Hamas überhaupt verhandeln? Und könnte das Karfreitagsabkommen von Nordirland als Blaupause für den Friedensprozess dienen? Darüber unterhält sich Christof Münger, Leiter des Ressorts International, mit Tina Kempin Reuter, Professorin für Politikwissenschaft in Birmingham, Alabama, in einer neuen Folge des USA-Podcasts «Alles klar, Amerika?».Produzent: Noah Fend Mehr USA-Berichterstattung finden Sie auf unserer Webseite und in den Apps. Den «Tages-Anzeiger» können Sie 3 Monate zum Preis von 1 Monat testen: tagiabo.ch.Feedback, Kritik und Fragen an: podcasts@tamedia.ch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Playlist: Ludivico Einaudi - Santiago - Reworked by Leo EinaudiJon Hopkins, Vylana - RITUAL (palace)Rhian Sheehan, Arli Liberman - DriftPeter Gregson - ConstellationPatrik Berg Almkvisth - Like Silver (Nangkartshang)Erland Cooper - Berriedale WoodEydis Evensen - Helena's SunriseChristopher Willits - EmbraceOwsey - The Trace of a Name - Lost Tape EditionVince Pope, London Contemporary Orchestra - On a Calm Sea pt 1Federico Albanese - Ballad for the Lost KingHior Chronik, Natalia Tsupryk, Asia Dojnikowska - Yellowed Leaves Drift DownBulgarian Radio Choir - Hymn of the CherubimKyiv Chamber Choir - To Thee We Sing - S. Rachmaninov VersionSchola Cantorum Reykjavicensis - Hyer himna smidurPaul Smith, VOCES8 - KyrieMax Richter - Path 3 / Whose Name is Written on WaterKyle Preston - Submersion SymmetryHemisphere West - Over Yonder Breaks the DawnSix Missing, Patrik Berg Almkvisth - Developments 1: FormsEmily A Sprague - Each StoryAbstract Aprils - EnclosureKara-Lis Coverdale - Curve Traces of Held SpaceDavid Cordero - Espacios ImperfectosHammock - Requiem for JohanNeighborhood Libraries - Tunnels Under our Feet

Predigt von Frank Vornheder #FrankVornheder in dem Gottesdienst der FCG Lenzburg am Sonntag den 12. Okt. 2025 #Gleichnis #Christsein #Glauben #JesusNachfolgen #Nachfolge #Jüngerschaft #VerlorenerSohn #Bibel #Gott #Jesus #HeiligerGeist

Nahost-Abkommen unterzeichnet / Demonstrationsverbot am Opernhaus / Koalitionsausschuss in Berlin beendet / EU-Rechnungshof rügt fehlerhafte Ausgaben / Regierung stützt Glencore mit Millionenhilfe / Kritik an Rückkehraktion aus Syrien / Chemie-Nobelpreis an Australier vergeben / Regierungschaos in Frankreich / Russland greift ukrainisches Kraftwerk an

Javiera Mena nos visita para hablar de discos inmersivos, en concreto sobre estos 4, aparte del propio 'Inmersión':Lo que pasa es que terminamos hablando de cómo se dice marica y lesbiana en Chile.'From Here to Eternity' de Giorgio Moroder'Computer World' de Kraftwerk'Confessions on a Dancefloor' de Madonna 'The First Album' de Miss Kittin & The Hacker

(Kevin)Playlist: Bailey Miller - Still Water IPatrick Shiroishi - To become another being there has to be some kind of deathPatrick Shiroishi, featuring Mathieu Ball - guitar - Trying to get to heaven before they close the doorDaniel Bachman - Stretching SpiritJefre Cantu-Ledesma - SEPTEMBERJakob Bro & Midori Takada - あなたに出会うまで / Until I Met YouJoanne Robertson, featuring Oliver Coates - Always WereAlmost An Island - Wide Open (In Two Parts)Hammock - NeverthelessHarbors (Hollie Kenniff & Goldmund) - Warmth Within the WindHyldýpi - HvíldLárus Sigurðsson - Con motoMalibu, featuring Oliver Coates - Spicy CityEstroe - Into the StillnessKelly Moran - ChrysalisArid Landscapes - Blink IIFlaer - Our HandsM. Sage - Wading the PlainGwenifer Raymond - Dreams of Rhiannon's BirdsToby Hay - Driving With The Person You LoveMason Lindahl - Violence in repetition - Same Day WalkingThrowing Shapes - SonnohŠirom - For You, This Eve, the Wolves Will Be Enchantingly Forsaken

Die Mitte-Partei möchte das Gebiet zwischen Oensingen und Balsthal wirtschaftlich wiederbeleben. Dafür hat sie einen Volksmotion eingereicht. Der Solothurner Kantonsrat muss sich nun mit der Situation in der Klus auseinandersetzen. Weiter in dieser Sendung: · In der Limmat bei Wettingen wurde eine tote Frau im Kraftwerk entdeckt. Die Frau wurde seit Ende September vermisst. · Die Mitte-Partei zieht sich aus dem Wahlkampf um die verbleibenden Stadtratsitze in Aarau zurück. Dafür wolle man die Kandidierenden der FDP und GLP unterstützen, schreibt die Partei. · Ende September wurden die Massnahmen gegen den Japankäfer im Raum Gunzgen aufgehoben. Eine Verschleppung der invasiven Käfer konnte verhindert werden. Der Bestand besteht jedoch weiterhin.

This week, Steve picked a set of STEM songs, as in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.  In this show you will hear these artists: Charles Bradley, Polara, Pale Lips (2X), New Musik, The Quarks, Kraftwerk, Rush, Caesars, Paramore, Pulp, Teen Machine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs with Perfume Genius, Pierce The Veil, We Are Scientists, The Clientele. AI-free since 2016! On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio *** 5pm Friday *** *** 10am Sunday *** *** 8pm Monday *** Stream live at http://209.95.50.189:8178/stream Stream on-demand most recent episodes at https://wbnh1051.podbean.com/category/suburban-underground/ And available on demand on your favorite podcast app! Facebook: SuburbanUndergroundRadio *** Instagram: SuburbanUnderground *** #newwave #altrock #alternativerock #punkrock #indierock  

Met ditmaal: Led Zeppelin, Patti Smith, David Bowie, The Tubes, Lou Reed, Kraftwerk, Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen. Concerto Radio, aflevering 616 (3 oktober 2025): Led Zeppelin, Sick Again: Physical Graffiti Patti Smith, Free Money: Horses David Bowie, Fascination: Young Americans The Tubes, White […]

In this episode, we chat with Choni Fernández, Chief Sustainability Officer and Customer at PortAventura World, the first carbon-neutral theme park in the world, and now proudly B Corp certified.Choni isn't just ticking ESG boxes, she's leading a cultural shift in how attractions operate. From zero-emissions hotels to renewable energy and deep supply chain work, PortAventura is setting the global standard.In this episode, we dive into the real work behind the headlines. How do you build a sustainability culture that actually sticks? Can you lead without a big green team? And what does digital sustainability really mean?If you're serious about sustainability, or wondering where to start, this is the conversation you need to hear.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden, with co host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on LinkedIn. Show references:  PortAventura World website: https://www.portaventuraworld.com/nosotros/trabaja-con-nosotrosChoni Fernández on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choni-fern%C3%A1ndez-veciana/Choni Fernández is Customer, Sustainability and Communications Director at PortAventura World. With a background in Economics and over a decade at BASF, she joined PortAventura in 2007, where she has led Procurement, Logistics, and Sustainability. She spearheaded the company's sustainability strategy, achieving the milestone of B Corp Certification, and now leads the newly created Customer Department to drive a more customer-centric approach. Choni also serves as Catalonia Delegate at DIRSE and is Chair of the IAAPA EMEA Sustainability Committee. Plus, live from the IAAPA Expo Europe show floor, we catch up with:Jakob Wahl, President & CEO of IAAPAhttps://iaapa.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-wahl/Elliot Hall from Expression Capital Partners LLPhttps://expressioncapitalpartners.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-h-1b804a6a/Matt Barton, CEO / Co-Founder CurtainUp Ltd. & President of Themed Entertainment Association TEA https://www.curtainup.livehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-barton-99a8039/Melissa Oviedo, Chief Executive Officer, Themed Entertainment Association TEA https://www.teaconnect.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-oviedo-ruminot-90a63228/Kevin Murphy, Senior VP, Kraftwerk Living Technologieshttp://www.kraftwerk.athttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-murphy-854439/Jacob Thompson, CX Director, Attractions.io https://attractions.iohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-thompson-icap-151271149/ Transcriptions:  Welcome, skip the queue, to Barcelona.Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about the world's best attractions and the amazing people that work in them. I'm your host, Paul Marden, and along with my co-host, Andy Povey, and roving reporter Claire Furnival, we're bringing you the latest news from IAAPA Expo Europe in Barcelona.Paul Marden: You join me today tired and just a little bit emotional at the airport after an amazing week at the show.Paul Marden: In this episode, we wrap up our time at IAAPA Expo Europe with a final look back at the show floor buzz. I catch up with Jakob Wahl, Chief Executive Officer of IAAPA, to get his reflections on an unforgettable week, from standout innovations to what's next for the global attractions industry. But first, Andy sits down with Choni Fernandez, Chief Sustainability Officer at PortAventura World, to explore what it really takes to become the first carbon neutral theme park on the planet and why sustainability must be at the heart of guest experience going forward.Andy Povey: So hello, everybody. I'm joined today by Choni Fernandez from PortAventura World. Choni is responsible for sustainability and guest experience and a number of other things, I believe, Choni. Hello and welcome to Skip the Queue. Hello. Choni Fernandez: Thank you very much for your invitation. Andy Povey: So, Choni, you guys at PortAventura World are really leading the industry and probably more than just our industry. In terms of sustainability, you were the first carbon neutral theme park in the world and in '24, the first theme park company to achieve a BCorp certification. Am I right?Choni Fernandez: Yes, you're right. It was, in fact, we are VCOPS since 2022. And yes, we were operational carbon neutral because we reduced our emissions during several years. And after that, we acquired some carbon credits to compensate the result of the balancing emissions. For scope one and two. Yes. So since then we are operational carbon neutral. That is not really an official name, but it's easy to explain what we are doing. Andy Povey: Okay. So what is the official name?Choni Fernandez: The official name, in fact, now that's interesting because it's a big discussion in the European community. We chat the terms we can use or not. In the new CCRG, that is going to change. Some words like green, sustainable, are probably forbidden, words that cannot be used any longer. And you need to speak properly about the impact of your activity without using these words that can lead to a type of greenwashing. And you need to be more clear about when you say, for instance, 'carbon neutral,' you need to say, 'we have reduced emissions, we compensate.' More explanation than just using one word that can be easily misunderstood.Andy Povey: Okay, yeah, yeah. That makes a lot of sense. Just buying carbon credits. You're actually doing something positive. Taking action. Like, is it Europe's largest solar farm?Choni Fernandez: It's the largest solar farm. That was one of the biggest at the source of Europe. And for sure, I guess, is still the biggest in Spain.Andy Povey: The biggest solar farm in Spain.Choni Fernandez: Sorry, in a holiday resort, yes. There are other very big solar plants that they produce energy for third parties, but they are not linked to a tourist industry.Andy Povey: No, that makes absolute sense. So you're generating your own power.Choni Fernandez: We generate 30%. The plant is not big enough and we have some restrictions of the government. So we cannot sell the surplus of energy we produce. So we could only make the plan as big as the low on consumption we have in a period of a year.Andy Povey: That makes absolute sense.Choni Fernandez: So that means that there are several months where we produce 100% energy we need. But then, obviously, in the peak of the season, we need extra energy. We buy from the net, but we always buy green energy from the net, too. Then 100% of the energy we consume is green energy, not coming from non-renewable.Andy Povey: It all becomes much more complicated as you dive into the detail, doesn't it?Choni Fernandez: Yes, yes, yes. Everything is much more complicated. And in Europe, yes, I would say even one step more complicated than the rest of the world because of all the regulations.Andy Povey: So what was it that inspired PortAventura World and how did you persuade PortAventura World to take sustainability so seriously?Choni Fernandez Okay, the history starts really with, I would say, a huge pain point, even when they were designing the park. And it was related to water. We are established in an area where we suffer from water scarcity many periods. So for those designers, they already designed the park with sustainability in mind. So they have created a complex system to recover all water rains in a big tank that is our Mediterranean lake.Andy Povey: Yeah, yeah, yeah.Choni Fernandez: So water was a treasure since the beginning. And they have also in a private-public investment. Take all the gray waters from the park, sending it to a water treatment plant several kilometres far away from the resort, and making the pipe bring the recycled water back to the resort for gardening. So PortAventura was using recycled water since 30 years ago. And that was really the starting point of sustainability at PortAventura. So we start with all the environmental impacts that the activity was going to have. And they created the park open doors in 1995. So in 1997, just two years after that, they have created the Green Team.Choni Fernandez: It's a team from different members of different departments who takes care of the environmental impacts and how they can reduce the use of water, energy and so on. And this team is still working nowadays and takes care of more complex things, certifications, but with the same, I would say, purpose, you know, that is to reduce the environmental impact of the resort, and now we start to regenerate different areas. So it's not producing impact, it's creating positive impact through regeneration.Choni Fernandez: And that was a starting point. But I like to repeat that sustainability has not fixed rules. So that is the story of Pota Aventura, because we are what we are. We are located where we are. But for instance, in the Global Sustainability Committee of IAAPA, SCARBRED was a member of that. And SCARBRED, the sustainability, had not begun for the water scarcity. They don't have this problem.Choni Fernandez: So sustainability there was more linked to the social sustainability, how to integrate communities in the project. So it really depends, again, in that moment, the momentum, you know, that we call. Where you are, who you are, what is your future footprint of your activity in your community and in the environment.Choni Fernandez: So we start with that. And year after year, we consolidate this beginning. So any new activity of PortAventura, it doesn't matter— new hotel, new park, convention centre has always followed the same philosophy that we started in 1997.Andy Povey: Very good.Choni Fernandez: Yes, because I think that this makes the project really coherent, consistent, and resilient. So it's something that we have not done from day to night, you know. It's something that we have. It's like a dish you have cooked in a low, low temperature, you know. Andy Povey: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Slow cooker. Choni Fernandez: Slow cook. That is. Sustainable PortAventura is slow cook. But at the end, you know, the dish is very good cooked and it's good.Andy Povey: Absolutely. And then, as the person responsible for customer experience within PortAventura World, before talking to you, I wouldn't necessarily have put... sustainability and customer experience together in the same group.Choni Fernandez: You're right because, okay, that is something that has changed also through years, you know, so sustainability was linked and happened at PortAventura. It was totally linked to the environmental part. But that is only one third of what sustainability means. Sustainability is also the social impact and obviously the governance.Choni Fernandez: We call also ESG. Okay, it has some difference because it has more financial meaning. But what is clear when you talk, when we talk about sustainability, we talk about the environmental impacts and the social impacts. And the social impacts are the impacts that your activity, our activity has on people. And when we talk about people, we talk about employees, we talk about our community that's surrounding us, we talk about shareholders, we talk about suppliers, and we talk about guests or visitors. And the activity of any company should have a positive impact on these people that are affected by the activity, that they are also called stakeholders.Choni Fernandez: So, and here is the reason why we try to improve every year the guest experience in order to improve this positive impact. And at the end of the day, because we are not NGOs. We strongly believe that a positive impact on the guest experience is going to be translated in future revenues, more attendance for our parks, and makes our resort more resilient because it's more profitable in the long term.Andy Povey: So this really is a sort of a wheel or a cycle. Choni Fernandez: You are right. You are right. You are right. So we really differentiate at PortAventura. I mean, sustainability is also a new angle to see your business. There is the financial angle. And then there is the angle— how your activity affects the difference they hold up. But that is clear that both need to go together. I mean, business and sustainability. In fact... One of the reasons to become a BCorp company is to evolve our mission and vision with a purpose that integrates sustainability in the business model. So it is much easier for us to talk to employees, to talk to suppliers, to talk to guests. About what is the reason why it exists and why it's important to have sustainability included in order, again, to make our business resilient through the past of the years.Andy Povey: So we have a lot of listeners around the world. What would be your advice to someone running a venue that doesn't have the advantage of starting with sustainability right at the heart and from where they started their business? How do you make a start on this?Choni Fernandez: That is a very interesting question. And the first I think any company needs to do is really to understand the stakeholders they are affecting too. Because just with this complete transparent and dialogue with the different stakeholders, you really can understand what is the impact you are producing on them. And from this result, then you know where are your main pain points, where you need to focus first on. Obviously, there are some general rules. Your impact on the environment, as I told you before, normally a new venue has, for sure, clients, or at least customer guests, employees, probably shareholders, and then in another level, suppliers, community, etc.Choni Fernandez: So, and depends what is the situation, you need to start with that. You need to prepare a good analysis because, if not, what could happen? Imagine that you focus a lot on the environmental part and you start with that because you have seen that PortAventura has started with that.Choni Fernandez: But then that is not your problem because you are in an area where your resources are really well controlled or your resort has very good standards, very efficient, because it has done with high technology, but you have an employee problem.Choni Fernandez: You have problems perhaps to attract employees, to retain the talent, or really to make them happy working with you. Then you have to start the sustainability for not the most important topic in your company. So the most important is to understand what the stakeholders need from you and then to prepare. And it's also very interesting, I think, to start, you know, things small.Choni Fernandez: Making small projects that can be consolidated and embedded into the company. Because what is really important in a company is that each department, each area of the company, maintenance, procurement, human resources, marketing, and each of the departments really is doing the part of sustainability they need to, because it is impossible that one person on every team produces all the sustainability that the whole company needs to do.Choni Fernandez: So if sustainability is really not embedded in the activity of each Japan, it's really impossible to be a successful company in terms of sustainability. You know what I mean?Andy Povey: I know exactly what you mean. That rule is so true for so many things, isn't it? You could replace the word sustainability with guest experience or ride safety. Choni Fernandez: Yes, it's the same. Andy Povey: Any number of different things.Choni Fernandez: I always explain when people say, 'but you have done a lot, Choni.' I say, 'no, no, no, no, no.' Choni has not done a lot.Choni Fernandez: Many people are doing a lot, you know. And sustainability managers or directors normally are orchestra directors. But each one needs to play its own instrument so we have a nice music, you know. If not, it does not work at all, you know, like in orchestra. So we need the maintenance guy, really. or the energy manager to really take care of that. And human resources really to prepare inclusivity, et cetera, policies linked to employees. And marketing, doing really an ethic marketing to guests. So, and that is how everyone is really doing a part of the peak and sustainability of the company.Andy Povey: That sounds very familiar and I'm sure for our guests will ring true in many different areas. It's interesting you talk about really understanding where you are. What it is you're doing. We've done some work here in the UK on the sustainability of websites. So by not printing a park map, you obviously save resources, you save paper. But if you put that on a really inefficient webpage, then you're just consuming someone else's electricity. It doesn't make you any more sustainable.Choni Fernandez: And one thing I would like to tell you is that one of the big steps for us was when our investors make the management very clear that investors of the private funds that own PortAventura were asking for sustainable investments. So that was also a way, really, to receive more money from the investors to the owners. And that is very important because when the financial markets really recognise that sustainability is a plus for an investment, then, you know, things change. Things happen. And we had two moments in this company, in my opinion, for us, for sustainability managers, that make this big change in our mindset. Choni Fernandez: One is the world of our shareholders. And that was really a big, big step forward. Because we realised then, 'oh my God, we are sustainable. We can be sustainable. Our sustainability is a lever really to receive more funds to our business.'Choni Fernandez: And the second one was when we have two different businesses, really a B2C— final customer— and a B2E— travel agencies, companies who do their conventions in our convention, et cetera, et cetera. Once upon a time, a company came to PortAventura asking for a quotation for a big convention, European size, very big one.Choni Fernandez: And before receiving the quotation, they asked, 'Please, can you send us your sustainability report?' Because we would like to see if that's the venue where we want to go. Now, everything changed.Andy Povey: Absolutely.Choni Fernandez: Because at first time, sustainability was bringing business to the company. It was not a nice to have, something that we need to have. It was really part of the business. And that changed the history of the, I would say, the sustainability journey of this company when we have both shareholders' commitment and really request to continue on that. And on the other side, we were recognised for our sustainability activity in a business case.Andy Povey: It's very interesting when you get push or pull from both sides. Choni Fernandez: You're right. Then you realise that there is no other way to do that, you know, so you need pushing, pushing.Andy Povey: You're doing a lot of work about education, work, and working with schools, and having to engage them in your journey.Choni Fernandez: That's again the same case, you know. So in our guest segmentation, school groups are one of them. And it is a very important group for us and I guess for other operators too. As we receive many schoolers. But, you know, the teachers, not students, they thought that the trip to PortAventura was really 100% entertainment. And schools were looking for something more cultural, educational.Choni Fernandez: So then, at that moment, we prepare some workshops at the beginning of the day before the park opens. If the park opens at 10, we can deliver a sustainability workshop from 9 to 10. For instance, talking to kids about biodiversity, about waste management, how to produce green energy. So in the solar plant, we don't have only solar panels. We also have some instruments, some elements to explain children how to produce green energy with movement, with wind, with sun, with solar energy. And they can experiment with their hands. With this element, how to produce this green energy. And they understand very well because that is part of the curriculum that they have to study at school. But now they can put it in practice in a different way, in a way... that our industry delivers very well, that is entertainment, you know?Andy Povey: Yes, yeah, yeah.Choni Fernandez: And that is driving more schools to visit us. So again, there is another link with sustainability, more business, more attendance, more revenues.Andy Povey: We're back on the cycle.Choni Fernandez: Yeah, again, the cycle. We close the loop, you know.Andy Povey: Absolutely. Choni, is there something you'd like to leave as a sort of parting message or a final thought to everybody that's listening to the podcast? A single sentence about how they can emulate your success.Choni Fernandez: No, I think that, okay, sometimes in life, you know, for sustainability managers, I mean, and now in the world, perhaps you feel like Talmon, you know, coming up to the river.Andy Povey: Yeah, yeah, yeah.Choni Fernandez: In a difficult situation, but it doesn't matter. So the evidence is so strong that, if you really can close the loop, as we have been talking, if you can really demonstrate and we can close the gap. Between the sustainability impacts and the financial impacts, then sustainability is part of your business. I think that should be the goal— to really don't have sustainability as something nice to have additional to the business. Avoid that at all.Choni Fernandez: Sustainability is part of the business and makes the business more resilient and more profitable in the long term.Andy Povey: Lovely. That's a great message to leave us with. Paul Marden: Now let's hear some of the buzz from the show floor.Claire Furnival: So day three of IAAPA and I've just bumped into Matt Barton. Matt Barton: Hello. Claire Furnival: Matt, you wear many hats.Matt Barton: My day job is I'm the founder and CEO of Curtain Up. I'm also the owner of 7th Sense, a company that makes media servers and pixel management systems. But I'm also the president of the Themed Entertainment Association, better known as the TEA.Claire Furnival: Crumbs, the busy man. I hear you had a party last night. Matt Barton: We did. Yeah, we had a very successful mixer. We have a great relationship with IAAPA and we have a mixer at all of IAAPA's events around the globe. And we bring our members together, usually on the second or third night of the event.Claire Furnival: Anything announced last night at the party?Matt Barton: Yeah, so we announced our next SAIT conference, and SAIT stands for Storytelling, Architecture, Technology equals Experience. So it's a thought leadership conference where we talk about trends in the industry, best practices to follow, that kind of thing. We've just finished our SAIT Asia event just three weeks ago now, and that was in New Zealand this year. And we just last announced that we're going to be in Dubai next year. Again, building on that great relationship we have with IAAPA, we're actually doing it almost like a pre-conference event. So it's tied in with IAAPA Middle East, which is going to be in Abu Dhabi. We're going to be the week before. So people can then come to SAIT, enjoy SAIT with us, and then go straight down to Abu Dhabi for the IAAPA conference.Claire Furnival: What activities is it that the TEA do? What do you offer your members?Matt Barton: So a whole range of things. And what I'm going to do now is introduce our CEO, Melissa. Melissa Oviedo.Claire Furnival: Great to meet you, Melissa. So what is it that TEA offers its members?Melissa  Oviedo: We are really the connection community. The connection community for the design, the makers, the builders, the creators. Everybody who delivers world-class experiences around the world, that's really who we are and what we represent. That can be from theme parks to museums to cultural to location-based entertainment. Claire Furnival: So I understand that the TEA does an annual benchmark report. Melissa  Oviedo: Yeah, we've just rebranded this. This is the TEA Theme Experience Index. This is the 19th year that we're doing this benchmark study. Yeah, it's really exciting for us. And what this is, is this is the annual attendance report that tracks attendance data from around the globe for the top theme parks, water parks, and museums globally. It really looks at trends, so we can understand where are the guests going, where are they spending their time, how are the parks, especially as they're coming new on the market, how do they influence those trends? And we're actually going to be launching this on October 22nd.Claire Furnival: So a couple of questions spring to mind on that one. So first of all, can anybody access the report?Melissa  Oviedo: Yeah, sure can. It's a completely free resource. You can go online. If you're not a member, we just ask for you to fill out a quick form so we know who's downloading the report. And you will have full access to all of the data, and we will have actual books to hand out at IAAPA in Orlando in November.Claire Furnival: The sector's very, very, very lucky to have this piece of research. So can you give us any snippets as to what we might see in the report?Melissa  Oviedo: I think you'll see that the theme parks are really consistent. The big players are still the big players with Disney and Universal really driving the... main attendance data. And then China, with Chimalong Park, really still holding rank at number one water park in the world. We're seeing the attendance coming back in a fierce way in China.Melissa  Oviedo: Outlook is positive. Overall, though, you'll be able to find in the report a lot of the trends that we're seeing. A lot of what we're not only anticipating in 2025, but in the future as well, with all of the developments that are happening. So, really exciting, this year's report. Claire Furnival: And what about 2026? What does that bring the TEA? Melissa  Oviedo: Momentum is high, right? The community continues to look at how they diversify as an organisation or as a business. Theme parks is our core, but we're so much more than just that. So I think you're going to see. More people doing really cool and immersive things in new places. I think the definition of themed entertainment gets broadened and further defined. I think that you're going to see more activity and more collaboration because collaboration is really when the magic happens. And you're going to start to see that even more robustly in 2026 and beyond. Claire Furnival: Sounds exciting. So last thought from you, Matt.Matt Barton: Yeah, I just wanted to touch on a couple of things we've got left in 2025 before we look to 2026. So I mentioned SAIT earlier. We also have our SAIT conference in North America coming up. So that's in October. at Knott's Berry Farm, and that ties in with when we're launching the Global Experience Index. And then in November, we've got our mixer, our international mixer, combined with the IAAPA conference in Orlando. And so on the Tuesday night of IAAPA, we have our international mixer at the Isle of Berk attraction at Epic Universe. We've got the whole land, we've got dinner and drinks, and it's going to be a good one, so make sure you get your tickets in.Claire Furnival: One not to miss. Well, it's fabulous to catch up with both you, Matt, and you, Melissa. So thank you very much for your time.Matt Barton: Thank you.Melissa  Oviedo:  Thank you so much, Claire.Andy Povey: So we're on day three, and I'm sitting here with Elliot Hall, who's one of the founding partners behind Expression Capital Partners. Elliot, hello. Elliot Hall: Hi, Andy. Good to see you. Andy Povey: For our listeners at home, can you just tell me what Expression Capital Partners do and treat me like an idiot because I really don't understand the world of investment banking and all that kind of stuff.Elliot Hall: Okay, so Expression Capital Partners is the advisory firm to Entertainment Investments 1LP. Which is specialising in the entertainment industry. Andy Povey: Interesting. So I understand you're doing some work with Hasbro and in particular things like Monopoly.Elliot Hall: Yes, yes, yes, absolutely. So we're looking to open monopoly-themed hotels and casinos around the world. Andy Povey: Wow. Elliot Hall: Along with many of the different types of brands, as we're rather across their 1000 plus brands. Andy Povey: I understand there's also some sporting connections. Tell us a little bit about, tell us what you can. Elliot Hall: Yeah, so what we can. We are working with some brands that have relationships and contracts for the IP for UEFA, FIFA and the FA. Yeah, so some really exciting products there and businesses. And we are in a position to be able to sign licenses and lease agreements and so on. And we're looking at bringing all of those brands together, either in the same cluster of IP attractions or within one building under one roof. Andy Povey: So, Elliot, you guys really are the people that are bringing the magic together. The IP, the operators, and then working out how someone funds it all.Elliot Hall: Yes, absolutely, yes. Andy Povey: Fantastic.Claire Furnival: So I'm here talking to Kevin Murphy from Kraftwerk Living Technologies. How are you finding the show this year and what do you see the trends for 2026 for you, Kraftwerk or also the industry?Kevin Murphy: I think in many respects, the trend at the moment is survival, which isn't being negative, but the world is a different place from how it was pre-COVID. The industry, though, is very, very alive. There's a lot happening out there. It's good to see the show for full. We actually tried to get a booth this year and couldn't. Everything had sold out. It's busy. People are wandering around with a very positive vein. But there's no doubt that there's— world tensions and there's problems with investment— and it does affect the industry and you know we're not immune from that. Kevin Murphy: But what's been good about this show is that a lot of the partners and Clients that we're working with are starting to announce their new projects. You have to bear in mind, for us, we do high technology behind the scenes in parks and museums and science centres. We can be working on them for many, many years. So we've had projects that have been brewing and they're just starting to get announced now. So what I'm seeing is, although there's concern about the industry, there is a slightly more positive vein coming through. I think the economy is improving out there, investors are starting to come out, and you can make money out of our industry.Claire Furnival: So what in particular have you got going on in 2026? Anything you can talk about and share with us?Kevin Murphy: Well, we're very, very pleased it's been announced, so I can talk about it. Plopsaland, which is a park in Belgium, are working with Mac. And I'm delighted to see that they've just announced, earlier than we expected, we're still working behind the scenes, but they've now announced their new flying theatre. Which will be ready and prepared at the end of 2026 for the 2027 opening.Claire Furnival: Congratulations, that's really, really exciting news.Kevin Murphy: Sadly, a lot of the other projects, I still can't say too, too much, because they may not have announced.Claire Furnival: Yeah, the dreaded NDAs.Claire Furnival: Just bumped into Jacob from Attractions. io. How's the show been for you?Jacob   Thompson: Great. This is my second time at IAAPA in Barcelona. It's been even better than the first time. So the weather's held out. Great conversations, great company. So overall, a success.Claire Furnival: And a little birdie has told me that you have a new feature coming out.Jacob   Thompson: That is true. So, yeah, we have launched a new product this month called GX Pulse. And the idea is it's enabling operators to make sense of all the noise of guest reviews and sentiment by breaking... reviews down from TripAdvisor, Google reviews, their own internal platforms to make sense and map that across a guest journey, specifically for attractions. So it's able to understand sentiment across things like queue management, your attractions, your food and beverage, give you scores and benchmark you against other venues. But most importantly, give you actionable insights to make improvements to the guest experience.Claire Furnival: Brilliant use of data there. Really, really, really good. So is this product now launched?Jacob  Thompson: Yes, yes it is. So we've been demoing it across some attractions at the trade show floor this week and it's had some really positive feedback. This product is completely separate from our core app platform and experience. So even if you don't have a mobile app and don't need a mobile app, this can be valuable for anybody that is looking to understand the sentiment and experience of their guests across their attractions.Claire Furnival: Fabulous. Guest will be seeing you in IAAPA Orlando.Jacob   Thompson: Yes, and I heard there's going to be a great party hosted by Skip the Queue.Claire Furnival: I'm not sure we'll be hosting a party, but we'll certainly be partying.Jacob   Thompson: Well, I'll be there to join you nonetheless.Paul Marden: So we're here for the final day of IAAPA Expo Europe. I've had a whale of a time and I'm sat here with Jakob Wahl, who amazingly, considering three days into this fantastic expo, is still looking fresh and bright. Jakob, please introduce yourself for our listeners who may not know you.Jakob  Wahl: I'm president and CEO of IAAPA, the Global Association for the Attractions Industry. I've done that now for two and a half years, but in total I've been with IAPA for, I think, nearly 15 years.Paul Marden: Wow, so man and boy almost.Jakob  Wahl: Yeah, you know, and I always say the kid in the candy store— I love doing what we do and bringing people together.Paul Marden: How could you not? So this is my first IAAPA. It has been fantastic and stood on the show floor. I think it was yesterday. I was on my own, done so many interviews. I've been bouncing around, but I just had a few minutes by myself and just stood in the middle of it all. Totally is like being a kid in a candy store, the Willy Wonka moment isn't it? Of what this place is like, because it is so fantastic.Jakob  Wahl:  It is and the most wonderful thing about it is, you know, we as an association, we create a framework, but it is actually all of you, our members, who fill it with life. Because everybody comes together. It's just a massive class reunion. People know each other. And the best thing about it is they're all willing to help and support each other. So obviously, the trade show floor is one component, but we have all those networking sessions, the education sessions, safety corners, we have places where people can exchange, depending on what they work in or where they work, and everybody comes together to share. That is so wonderful, because it's not only family-owned parks, small parks, big parks, but it's also the big private equity corporate players. They're all here to really benefit from this platform, and that fills me with pride.Paul Marden: Good. So, as the week draws to a close, what's been the real highlights for you?Jakob  Wahl: How much time do I have? First of all, the people. It's always the people. It's, you know, for me, it's my team coming together from all around the world, putting this together. And then it's... the people coming and creating those education sessions, creating those moments together, sharing their knowledge. That is just wonderful. There's not one specific moment like that, but it happens all the time. Jakob  Wahl: And then one of the highlights for me is always, always, always the opening reception. That is our Tuesday night event, which took place at Tibidabo, this classic historic amusement park on top of Barcelona. We were a little bit concerned Monday. Will it rain? Will it not rain? So we had to rent tents to make sure that everybody will stay dry. And what happens if you're intense? Obviously, it doesn't rain. Jakob  Wahl: There was an expensive insurance, but it turned out to be exactly that evening. And we have been to Barcelona three times now. We have been to the Tibidabo three times and I think I can be pretty sure that when we go back to Barcelona in three years, we will also go again to Tibidabo because, you know, it's just this evening filled with magic and good people.Paul Marden: Excellent. You've had some time wandering the show floors, I'm sure, talking to suppliers, getting a feel for what's happening in the industry. What have you heard from the show floor that you think is going to influence the sector over the year ahead?Jakob  Wahl: I would have loved to ask you that question, actually. What is your impression?Paul Marden: Oh, the blending of tech with real life I find really interesting. We all want to take our kids to attractions because we want to pull them away from their screens. But there's got to be a hook, I think. And in many cases, there are rides or there are amusements of some form that is a skillful blending of that tech with an in-life, in-real-life experience that I think is the hook to get the kids in. But then we're still wrenching them away from the screens. They're doing something for real with family.Jakob  Wahl: Yeah, I think technology enhances the experience. It doesn't replace the experience. I think that is something which is very clear on the show floor, that there are different ways of how you can combine existing attractions with new technology. And we sometimes call it fusion attractions, where you bring several elements into play with each other. And I think that is very important. What we have seen also is an increase in what I would call smart technology. How can you use technology... to improve the guest flow, to make it even smoother. We all want to have a smooth process. It should be easy on the phone. All those things, besides the classic coasters and water slides and inflatables, that is, I think, some area which has really grown on our trade show floor over the past years.Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. If you can smooth that process from the moment that they hit the website all the way through, getting them to the experience and then back out the other side and encouraging them to want to return again is really important, isn't it?Jakob  Wahl: And the same is for operations and maintenance, the front of house for the customer, but also the back of house. And we learned some fascinating things. We talked in our leadership breakfast with the CEO of a large park group, and he said, 'There are tools that can now predict 93% of the attendance of every day.' And that is just fascinating because that helps operational planning, that helps food and beverage planning, that helps all those aspects in running a park successfully or running an attraction successfully.Paul Marden: Absolutely. So, as we come to the end of IAAPA Expo Europe, there are many US listeners, I'm sure, also quite a few Brits as well, anticipating IAAPA Expo Orlando in November. Have you got any insider tips or things that we can look forward to in Orlando? Jakob  Wahl: I can say it will be epic. There's quite a significant theme park which opened this year, Epic Universe, which is just down the road from the convention centre.Jakob  Wahl: And we actually have not only... Mark Woodbury is speaking in our keynote in our leadership breakfast. But we also have privatised the park on Thursday evening for the IAAPA Celebrates for four hours. So it is Epic Universe, just for IAAPA members, which will be amazing. I've had the luck to visit the park several times. And I can only tell you, you know, you should be there. The evening before the show opens on Monday, IAAPA has the Legends event, the honorary evening for the Hall of Fame. And this year we're actually inducting five inductees. Among them is Dolly Parton. So if you have ever wanted to meet Dolly Parton. Paul Marden: The real Dolly Parton. Wow.Jakob  Wahl: Yeah, Dolly Parton is getting into the IAAPA Hall of Fame, besides some other really fantastic candidates or inductees. And she will be there to receive that accolade. And as you said, you have many British listeners. Next year, IAAPA Expo Europe is in London.Paul Marden: Now, I'd quite like to do an edit for my family that might be listening, because that did sound quite epic. And we need to be absolutely clear that there's lots of hard work to be done in Orlando, as well as enjoying ourselves at Epic and seeing Dolly Parton.Jakob  Wahl: Yeah, I'm pretty sure we need to Skip the Queue on site for a podcast from Orlando.Paul Marden: Oh, there we go. There we go. I think we should end it there. Jakob, it has been delightful to meet you. I've really enjoyed it. I'm so grateful for being invited to come to IAAPA this year. Bring the podcast here. I've had so much fun. I've learned so much. It's been wonderful. Thank you.Jakob  Wahl: Oh, we love what you do. Thank you, you know, for making the attractions industry present in the digital space. And we are all great listeners of your podcast. So thank you for what you do for us.Paul Marden: Wow, what a week. A massive thank you to IAAPA for hosting us in Barcelona. It was an incredible few days of connection, innovation, and inspiration. We've absolutely loved being part of it. And who knows, maybe we'll see you again sooner than you think. If you liked today's episode, please like us or leave a comment on your podcast platform. It really does help people to find us. And lastly, thank you to all of the team that made these daily episodes and today's wrap-up session. A possibility without the team it could not have been possible to have done this— thank you to Emily and Sami at Plaster, Steve at Folland Co. Wenayn, Claire, and Andy back at Skip the Queue HQ. 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Drohnen über dem Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, über Kiel und auch über Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Ausgespäht wurden mutmaßlich eine Marinewerft, ein Kraftwerk, Gebäude der Landesregierung von Schleswig-Holstein und weitere kritische Infrastruktur. Land und Bund haben den Vorgang tagelang unter der Decke gehalten. Matthias Gebauer vom SPIEGEL erklärt im Gespräch mit Rixa Fürsen, was genau vorgefallen ist – und warum Land und Bund selbst überrascht waren, dass es Tage gedauert hat, bis die Ereignisse öffentlich wurden. Außerdem geht es um die Reaktionen auf das Eindringen und die Mutmaßungen, welche Daten die Drohnen gesammelt haben könnten. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team liefern Politik zum Hören – kompakt, international, hintergründig. Für alle Hauptstadt-Profis: Der Berlin Playbook-Newsletter bietet jeden Morgen die wichtigsten Themen und Einordnungen. Jetzt kostenlos abonnieren. Mehr von Host und POLITICO Executive Editor Gordon Repinski: Instagram: @gordon.repinski | X: @GordonRepinski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Playlist: David Handler - Sunbled Sky (Kid Koala Remix)Francesca Marongiu - SpiralThe OO-Ray - MarginalsDimming, Alto Aria - poolKaitlyn Aurelia Smith - I Miss the Way You SwimJulianna Barwick, Mary Lattimore - Perpetual AdorationRosie Turton, Miryam Solomon - into the maarK. Leimer - LittoralF.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm - Leuchter 1Arve Henriksen - Nautical PulseLaura Cannell - In Visible LightJessica Moss - until all are freeM. Sage - Fracking StarlightWillow Skye-Biggs - The SpellOla Budzynska - 5:45Emily A Sprague - HokkaidoChris Williams - Visage (feat. Kalia Vandever)Almost An Island - Promise to FadeIda Urd, Ingri Hoyland - Duvet

Send us a textJohn Harris' excellent book Maybe I'm Amazed has been one of my non-fiction top reads this year. It was a huge pleasure to welcome James Booth to the podcast to discuss it, and share some of our experiences.  We are both GPs, we are both parents of autistic young people and we both found John's book relatable, funny, warm, moving and necessary.If you want to know more about the book, here's what the publisher's say:"In this extraordinary memoir, a father tells the story of how music has opened up the world to his son, one song at a time. Obsessed with music since he was a child, John Harris had no idea that he was in fact preparing himself for the greatest challenge of his life. But so it transpired. When his son James was born, and three years later diagnosed with autism, music became a source of precious connection and endless wonder for both of them.Maybe I'm Amazed describes how the music of The Beatles, Kraftwerk, Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground, Amy Winehouse and many more were soon woven into the fabric of James's life, becoming an essential part of who he is. It takes us through the struggles of raising an autistic child in a prejudiced world, and uncovers a hidden history of neurodivergence and creativity that casts new light on why notes, chords and lyrics speak so powerfully to the human mind.Anyone who has fallen in love with a band or heard their life reflected back to them by a song will recognise themselves in the story of this father and his son. And in considering the intense and transcendent way James absorbs and connects with music, it has lessons in listening and living for us all."

Send us a textWendy Stonehenge stops by the show to discuss the Candy Whip's new EP, inspiration, Ai and more.******Oakland, CA-based CANDY WHIPS released their new covers EP MOONLIGHT via Josie Cotton's Kitten Robot Records On August 26th! The EP features classic tracks “Duke of Earl” (originally recorded by Gene Chandler), “Earth Angel” (The Penguins), and “Bad Boy” (Jive Bombers), among others, the EP Moonlight was inspired by both the post-punk and new wave bands of the late ‘70s/early ‘80s who in turn were inspired by the music of the ‘50s and early ‘60s. Another catalyst for Wendy's creative influence was also being inspired by Silicon Teens, which is an experimental project by producer and founder of Mute Records Daniel Miller from 1980, which infamously redid Chuck Berry songs into a synthesizer construct, Wendy Stonehenge set out to put his own angular spin on classic and iconic 1950s tracks, keeping the inherent structure of each song intact to keep them recognizable while giving them a fresh, modern edge. "I've always been a big oldies fan," says WENDY STONEHENGE of CANDY WHIPS about his new EP MOONLIGHT, which features reinterpretations of radio hits of the 1950s, including “Duke of Earl” (Gene Chandler), “Earth Angel” (The Penguins), and “Bad Boy” (Marty Wilde), among others. "When I was a kid, it was always on the radio. These days, oldies radio doesn't really exist so you have to actively seek it out." Due out August 26th, 2025, via Kitten Robot, the EP dusts off the radio hits of yore and polishes them with synths, vocal effects, and drum machines, buffing them with shiny, modern production. "My choice of tracks is more of an intentional thing. I've noticed that I'm particularly drawn to doo wop and old vocal groups." Already an established member of the well-known Northern California glam rock band Glitter Wizard, Wendy Stonehenge formed Candy Whips as a side project to dabble in music that didn't fit his other band. When live shows ground to a halt during the pandemic, he re-ignited the project in his home studio and transported Kraftwerk's roborock to Oakland, fusing the genres punk, electronic, and synthpop. Previously known for creating the critically-hailed gonzo cyberpunk of his 2021's debut LP Automaton, 2023's hypnotic A.L.T.C.H.B.S., and 2024's angular synth-pop album Artificial Melodies, which was released last year, MOONLIGHT is a refreshing and modernized take on classic tracks that are captivating yet intriguing to the ear.*****If you would like to contact the show about being a guest, please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.comUpcoming guests can be found: https://dmneedom.com/upcoming-guest Follow us on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedomIntro and Outro music compliments of Fast Suzi©2025 Better To...Podcast with D. M. NeedomSupport the show

Synthpionjärerna Karl Gasleben och Dan Söderqvist träffades på det frisinnade Experimentgymnasiet (där elever och lärare tillsammans bestämde läroplanen) i Göteborg i slutet av sextiotalet. De spelade i varsitt progressivt band innan de 1978 förenades i Cosmic Overdose och som första svenskar döpte sin musik till "elektropunk". Tre år senare fick de spela förband åt det nybildade New Order, vilket ledde till gig i England där konsertagenturen krävde att de skulle överge namnet Cosmic Overdose. "Alla trodde att vi var långhåriga hippies i träskor", minns Karl Gasleben. De bytte till Twice a Man och började samtidigt att sjunga på engelska. Hemma hos Strage pratar gruppen (som också inkluderar Jocke Söderqvist) om sitt nya album "The coloured breeze is a new dimension", om sitt intresse för naturen och kommunikationen mellan träd, om när Florian Schneider från Kraftwerk ville bjuda dem på frukost, om att nästan få skivkontrakt med de legendariska etiketterna Factory och Mute, om att programmera de första digitalsyntarna och om att fortfarande inte känna sig som ett synthband. De hinner också avfärda The Clash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Die New Yorker setzen sich fast schon chirurgisch mit dem Synth- und Wave-Sound der 70er und 80er auseinander. Auf dem 4. Album «Dance Called Memory» transplantierten sie musikalische Erinnerungen an Kraftwerk, New Order oder Brian Eno erneut gekonnt ins Jetzt.

Cerramos la temporada charlando con Manuel Pinazo de Muzikalia sobre las nuevas publicaciones de la editorial, el renacimiento de la PAM (Periodistas Asociados de Música), el regreso de Oasis o Suede. Suenan: Carolina Durante, Kraftwerk, Slowdive y La Dama se Esconde. + información - https://linktr.ee/b90podcast Espacio patrocinado por: Pelayo García - boldano - Morgan Dexter - Yago Llopis - estebansantosjuanesbosch - Vicent Martin - Matias Ruiz Molina - Boldano - Jorge - Javier CM - Próxima Estación Okinawa - AlberStorm - Rosa Rivas - estebansantosjuanesbosch - Achtungivoox - jvcliment - Jaume Solivelles - Dreifor- Javier Alcalde - jmgomez - Jorge - Chisco Fernández Sainz - Ana Isabel Miguélez Domínguez - Pablo Carrasco Santos - Iñigo Albizu - Rachael - utxi73 - Jorge Sánchez - Naïa - Dani GO - kharhan - garageinc78 - Juan Carlos Acero Linares - Jaime Cruz Flórez - DOMINGO SANTABÁRBARA - faeminoandtired - Jose Manuel Valera - Ivan Castro - Javi Portas - Belén Vaca - Ana FM - tueresgeorge - Boldano - Eduardo Mayordomo Muñoz - Barrax de Pump - PDR - Fernando - QUIROGEA - J. Gutiérrez - Gabriel Vicente - Carlos Conseglieri - Miguel - Isabel Luengo - Franc Puerto - gritando - HugoBR - angelmedano - Vicente DC - Alvaro Gomez Marin - Alvaro Perez - Sergio Serrano - Antuan Clamarán - Isranet - Paco Gandia - ok_pablopg - Crisele - David Reig - Wasabi Segovia - Dani RM - Fernando Masero - María Garrido - RafaGP - Macu Chaleka - laura - davidgonsan - Juan Carlos Mazas - Bassman Mugre - SrLara - Próxima Estación Okinawa - Barullo - Francisco Javier Indignado Hin - Unai Elordui - carmenlimbostar - Piri - Miguel Ángel Tinte - Jon Perez Nubla - Raul Sánchez - Nuria Sonabé - Pere Pasqual - Juanmi - JulMorGon - blinddogs - JM MORENTE - Alfonso Moya - Rubio Carbón - LaRubiaProducciones - cesmunsal - Marcos - jocio - Norberto Blanquer Solar - Tolo Sent - Carmen Ventura - Jordi y varias personas anónimas.

Von Michael Nikbakhsh. Teil 2 unserer Serie zu den Memoiren des Lobbyisten Peter Hochegger. Heute tauchen wir ein ins Österreich der 1980er Jahre. Peter Hochegger und sein Bruder Paul kommen mit einem umstrittenen Lobbyisten in Kontakt – und über diesen zu ihren ersten undurchsichtigen Geschäften. 1983 sind die Hocheggers an der Gründung einer Schein-Partei namens “Österreich-Partei” beteiligt. Deren einziges “Parteiprogramm”: Die damals noch zerstrittenen Grünen am Wahltag zu schwächen, um sie am Einzug in den Nationalrat zu hindern. Bei der Nationalratswahl 1983 schaffte die “Österreich-Partei” unter dem “Vorsitz” eines gewissen Franz Olah übrigens stattliche 0,12 Prozent. Und: An der Gründung dieser “Partei” waren unter anderem Hell's Angels-Rocker und Wiener Taxifahrer beteiligt. Ein Jahr später mischen Peter und Paul bei den Anti-Hainburg-Protesten mit. Im Auftrag des staatlichen Rüstungskonzerns Steyr Daimler Puch. Ihre Direktiven erhalten sie vom Steyr-Marketingchef - in einer Sauna im 3. Wiener Gemeindebezirk. Steyr Daimler Puch lässt sich die Unterstützung der Umweltbewegung auch einiges kosten. Doch die Konzernspitze verfolgt ganz andere Ziele, als ein Kraftwerk in der Hainburger Au zu verhindern. // Die Dunkelkammer ist ein Stück Pressefreiheit.  Unabhängigen Journalismus kannst Du mit einer Mitgliedschaft via Steady unterstützen https://steady.page/de/die-dunkelkammer/about Vielen Dank! Michael Nikbakhsh im Namen des Dunkelkammer-Teams 

(Kevin)Playlist: Brock Geiger - EvidenceMoat Bells - Forest PopsCeleigh Cardinal - Boundless PossibilitiesThanya Iyer - Wash it all awayJulianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore - Perpetual AdorationHermitess - A Harp & A HornPeace Flag Ensemble - Lover's SpatBuildings & Food - Clear SkiesHarbors (Hollie Kenniff & Goldmund) - Forest Rain LoopKieran Hebden + William Tyler - TimberTim Hecker - IcesynthRebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes - ReverieJeremy Young - Whirld, Pt. IIPedro Monkeyfinger - five waysT. Gowdy - Richmond RdShabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats - Our DetourMasayoshi Fujita - New Family Love – End CreditNick Storring - Parque TinguiJakob Bro & Midori Takada - SparklesArid Landscapes - Blink ISteve Gunn - Pedvale SunriseMichael Scott Dawson - Changing ColoursLuke Schneider - For Dancing in Quiet Light (coda)Loscil - SparkGreg Block, featuring Astralis Quartet - Beach SongAbigail Lapell - Serpent a sonnetteKara-Lis Coverdale - Suspension of Swallowed EarthStefan Christoff - VIILaurie Torres - Golden t-shirtsMyriam Gendron - Dorothy's BluesGrotta Veterano - For the BirdsSarah Houston - Dancing Shadows

Playlist: Cubicolor - Got This FeelingCephas Azariah - Faber SanctumHollie Kenniff - Soft Slowed - Helios RemixJohn Hayes - Human OneAdrian Walther, Chelsea McGough - RedemptionAina Myrstener Cello - Ater aterVincent Isler - As Good A Place as AnyFelix Rosch, mondena quartet - On an Evening, At the LakeHoward Shore - Lament for GandalfAntonio Ministeri - MuseSnorri Hallgrimsson - Row Softer HomePoppy Ackroyd - Unravel - Reimagined by Christina VantzouAkira Kosemura - StellarTim Hecker - Morning (Piano Version)Erland Cooper, Freya Goldmark - Asleep on the Wing - EditStars of the Lid - Piano AquieuJoshua Van Tassel - We See the Same MoonsArooj Aftab - Island No 1Grouper - Moon is SharpThe Album Leaf - Dance of SeasonsCity of Dawn - Sapphire HourKilometre Club, Tewksbury - Under Heavy Blankets

#526 Zog On Speed. Our Mr Ireson takes a Porsche Macan EV from London to North Wales and back. He loves Porsche, is a great advocate of EVs, but is it a perfect coupling? Internecine conflict at McLaren and Tesla's pivot. Plus: Kraftwurst's Zuffenhausen.

The “Minneapolis Sound” is eclectic at its core. From the funktified innovations of Prince and André Cymone to the polished productions of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and the alt-rock fire of The Replacements, the scene always made space for everything—and everyone—even an offbeat band like Information Society. In 1982, the same year The Purple One invited us to party like it was 1999, InSoc burst onto the scene with a robotic synth style that recalled Kraftwerk, early Devo, and Gary Numan. Paul Robb, Kurt Larson, and James Cassidy embraced the DIY ethos of punk, quickly building a loyal following. But true recognition didn't come until the band relocated to New York City, where they forged their signature sound—a fusion of electro and pulsating dance beats that launched them onto the charts. With the guidance of seasoned producer Fred Marr, the trio absorbed everything around them, from radio staples to late-night TV static. Armed with samples—and a certain '60s sci-fi phenomenon like Star Trek—Paul Robb crafted InSoc's pop breakout hit, a track that dominated clubs from L.A. to Rio and beyond. It set the foundation for the group's unique brand of intellectual, tech-driven pop, a sound that remains as vibrant today as ever. Show Tracklisting:Swan's Splashdown (Perry and Kingsley)The Little Man from Mars (Perry and Kingsley)Are Friends Electric? (Tubeway Army)Bacchanale (Information Society)Running (Information Society)What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Information Society)Walking Away (Information Society)What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Live at Rock in Rio (Information Society) Information Society on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/informationsociety_official/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/informationsocietyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/informationsocietyBandcamp: https://informationsociety.bandcamp.com/ Host and Producer: Diego MartinezExecutive Producer: Nicholas "NickFresh" PuzoAudio Engineer: Adam Fogel Follow us on social media: @choonspod

(Kevin)Playlist: Scree - TV SometimesSQUANDERERS - Theme for SkantagioAiko Takahashi - Foam, glue and pencil on paperIdaho - ZaboSteve Gunn - Mossy StumpGrand River - Tuning the WindHyldýpi - OpnunToby Hay - To Look A Whale In The EyeS.G. Goodman - SolitaireKyle Church - To Live You Gotta DieRunnner - When Your Love Has GonePurelink, featuring Loraine James - RookieShabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats - Lose My BreathLuke Schneider - A Map of Invisible TrailsOren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin - SheshHeather Stebbins - CardinalTim Didymus & Foster Neville - LatentHainbach & Ensemble Recherche - So We Found SerenitySarah Houston - Whispers of Sunlight

Playlist: Swimming Paul - VHSGorgon City - Lovelessjigitz - tell you straightLost Kings - Insomniabbno$ - 1-8001tbsp - The City Never Felt So GoodTom Odell, BUNT - Best Day of my Lifenimino - Beside of MeWorakls - SalzburgSum Wave - Smoke N' StuffKenji Niinuma - Disco PrinceMajor Tweaks - The HillsJones Meadow - AlikeBen Jonovski - Piano ParkKiasmos - Sistersonil:lo - ListLycoriscoris - EchoAK - BittersweetTor - SunyataJon Hopkins - Ritual (palace)Lucid Keys - In MotionOsaki - EvergardenElle Limebear - here / presentNiklas Paschburg - HoltnevelJess Gillam Ensemble - NocturneOlafur Arnalds - OldurotJim Perkins - TributeCephas Azariah - Mellowness of the HeartNourey - Outer Reach

Fast 5000 Kilometer ohne jede Unterstützung: Das Transcontinental Race zählt zu den härtesten Radrennen der Welt. Martin Moritz ist in diesem Jahr Zweiter geworden und berichtet von diesem besonderen Rennen. (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:01) Begrüßung Martin Moritz (00:03:13) Vom TCR zurück in den Alltag (00:04:23) Wieso Ultra-Distanz-Radrennen? (00:07:51) „The Ferry Race“ (00:12:39) Begegnung mit Victor Bosoni (00:22:48) Schlafen beim TCR (00:25:23) Entscheidung für das TCR (00:28:01) Vorbereitung für das TCR (00:32:26) Hochs und Tiefs (00:35:47) Die gesperrte Brücke und der Schlussparcours (00:43:45) Was bleibt vom TCR? (00:47:24) Verabschiedung (00:48:10) Kraftwerk – Trans-Europa Express Hier könnt ihr uns bei Steady unterstützen: https://steadyhq.com/de/antritt/about WERBUNG Kloster Kitchen unterstützt euch Stück für Stück dabei, euer Wohlbefinden und eure Lebensqualität auf einfache und natürliche Weise zu verbessern. Für einen bewussten Lebensstil – Inspiriert von traditionellem Wissen und modernen Bedürfnissen. Mit dem Code ANTRITT15 erhaltet ihr 15% Rabatt auf alle Produkte (ausgenommen Abos und Gutscheine) auf www.klosterkitchen.de. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/antritt >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/gesellschaft/antritt-transcontinental-race

Baxie talks to bass player Craig Fort from the Nebraska metal band Leafblower! After spending the last eight years slowing releasing demos and EP's, Leafblower has finally released their debut album--"Burn Cruise"! And it absolutely CRUSHES!!! Craigs talks about the growing music scene in their hometown of Omaha (It ain't all just football and corn fields, folks!), their earlier releases, and about how the band has finally gotten to this point in their career! We also talk about band finding itself being lumped into a genre known as "Yardcore". Or as some have described it, "Kraftwerk with Landscaping Equipment"! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and on the Rock102 app! Brought to you by Metro Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Chicopee!

(Kevin)Playlist: Eva Lunny - CycleCharbel Haber, Nicolás Jaar and Sary Moussa - Part 2Michael Grigoni * Pan•American - Baritone BoderlandsSteve Gunn - SundayBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Big Empty Country IIMountains - Map TableDrones Over Dufferin - Driving to Cap RockN Kramer & Magnus Bang Olsen - HarvestTides - But Not WeakToby Hay - In The Long GrassJoseph Decosimo - Puncheon CampsBenedicte Maurseth, featuring Håkon Stene – melodic percussion, 12-string guitar, and percussion; Mats Eilertsen – double bass, electric bass, and electronics; Morten Qvenild – keyboards and electronic processing - Simleflokk under månenArid Landscapes - SummerhillGlåsbird - 1975Aiko Takahashi - Vases À IrisAlmost An Island, featuring David Cuetter - pedal steel - What Got Us To Our FeetOwsey - I Let Go Of EverythingRindert Lammers - Summer in ShibuyaMemotone - Time Is Away ThemeCassandra Jenkins - Only Relaxationleon todd johnson - sei (instrumental)

Sofía Kourtesis, productora y DJ peruana radicada en Berlín, conversa con Albina Cabrera sobre su nuevo EP Volver en un recorrido track by track que revela su motor creativo y su compromiso social. El episodio explora la conexión entre Madres y Volver, su activismo por la comunidad LGBTQ+, y cómo su madre sigue siendo su brújula emocional y política. Su cancionero personal une clásicos de unidad latinoamericana con pilares de la música moderna: desde “Panalivio” de Susana Baca y “Latinoamérica” de Calle 13, hasta el refugio emocional que encontró en “Love Will Tear Us Apart” de Joy Division durante su adolescencia en Lima, el espíritu experimental de Kraftwerk en “Computer Liebe” y el latido profundo de “Corazón”, pieza central de Volver. Escucha este episodio en español en el feed del podcast El Sonido: Cancioneros y con subtítulos en inglés en el canal de YouTube de KEXP. Una producción original de KEXP. Cancionero curado por Sofía Kourtesis:• “Panalivio” – Susana Baca• “Latinoamérica” – Calle 13• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Joy Division• “Computer Liebe” – Kraftwerk• “Corazón” – Sofía Kourtesis Créditos:Producción y conducción: Albina CabreraAsistencia de producción: Dev Vasquez GonzalezEdición editorial: Dusty HenryDirección editorial: Larry Mizell Jr.Mastering: Matt OgazMúsica original del podcast: Roberto Carlos Lange (Helado Negro) Apoya El Sonido: kexp.org/el-sonido Una producción original de KEXP. Donde la música importa. Peruvian producer and DJ Sofía Kourtesis joins Albina Cabrera for a track-by-track journey through her new EP Volver, revealing her creative “motor” and her deep social commitment. The episode explores the connection between Madres and Volver, her activism for the LGBTQ+ community, and how her mother remains her emotional and political compass. Her personal songbook bridges Latin American unity classics with pillars of modern music: from Susana Baca’s “Panalivio” and Calle 13’s “Latinoamérica,” to the emotional refuge she found in Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” during her youth in Lima, Kraftwerk’s “Computer Liebe,” and the deep house heartbeat of “Corazón,” the centerpiece of Volver. Listen to this episode in Spanish on the El Sonido: Cancioneros podcast feed and with English subtitles on KEXP’s YouTube channel. An original KEXP production. Songbook curated by Sofía Kourtesis:• “Panalivio” – Susana Baca• “Latinoamérica” – Calle 13• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Joy Division• “Computer Liebe” – Kraftwerk• “Corazón” – Sofía Kourtesis Credits:Host & Producer: Albina CabreraProduction Assistant: Dev Vasquez GonzalezEditorial Editing: Dusty HenryEditorial Director: Larry Mizell Jr.Audio Mastering: Matt OgazOriginal Podcast Music: Roberto Carlos Lange (Helado Negro) Support El Sonido: kexp.org/el-sonido An original KEXP production.Support the show: http://kexp.org/elsonidoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Playlist: Kieran Hebden & William Tyler - If I Had a BoardTourist - BlinkCephas Azariah - Mellowness of the Heart - Julia Gjertsen RemixFelix Laband - Getting OldGrandbrothers - ShorelinesFederico Albanese - First PoemSnorri Hallgrimsson - Row Softer HomeMax Richter - Patterns / Solo - Pt. 2 / FadedKoss - Endless FlightRemy Van Kesteren - Close in on DreamsNonkeen - Re:turn!Trio Ramberget - OrihimeKajsa Lindgren - How it Sounded in My HeadLoscil - SparkSky H1 - LabyrinthAnita Tatlow - Evening TidesTokyo Ambient Collective - ocean wavesJoy Moughanni - For a Moment, We Stopped to ListenGollden - there will be birds in september

This week's entire show is devoted to songs about or that refer to travelling and being a tourist.  Here are the artists in this show: Billy Mick, Arctic Monkeys, Matt Pond PA, The Police, Simple Minds, Hot Rod Circuit, Interpol, Ryan Adams, Robert Finley, Japan, The Bottle Rockets, Kraftwerk, Tindersticks, Fountains Of Wayne, Electric Light Orchestra, Pixies. AI-free since 2016! On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream live at http://209.95.50.189:8178/stream Stream on-demand most recent episodes at https://wbnh1051.podbean.com/category/suburban-underground/ And available on demand on your favorite podcast app! Facebook: SuburbanUndergroundRadio   ***    Instagram: SuburbanUnderground   ***    #newwave #altrock #alternativerock #punkrock #indierock

This week we look at the subject of AI - Artificial Intelligence.  What is it?  How will it impact us?  Are AI companions for real?  Ethical issues - plagiarism, deepfakes and bias; Is humanity doomed?  AI weapons; Was Hiroshima necessary?  AI and jobs;  AI and money;  AI and Climate Change; Country of the Week - South Korea; AI and the Church; Fake Bible characters; Our Future is AI Serfdom - B.Duncan Moench; The biblical answer to AI....With music from Kraftwerk; Christy Moore; Styx; OMD; Radiohead; BTS;  REM; Rage Against the Machine;  Back Free Church; Gaelic Psalm Singing. 

We discuss censorship in alternative and electronic music across the globe. Featuring the music and stories of Sama Abdulhadi, The Cranberries, Kraftwerk, and Oingo Boingo.SOURCESBain, Katie. (2021 May 2). Months After Her Arrest Made Global Headlines, Sama Abdulhadi Is Still Pushing Palestinian Techno Katie Bain. Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sama-abdulhadi-palestinian-dj-arrest-interview-9565884/ Boiler Room. (2018 September 29). “Sama' Abdulhadi | Boiler Room Palestine”. [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9VYKrtziSgFRANCE 24. (2017 July 17). Music: Meet Sama Abdulhadi, the pioneering Palestinian DJ! [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-QDvepXhU Kaiman, Jonathan. (2018, February 22). Kraftwerk denied China visa over 1999 Free Tibet concert. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/29/kraftwerk-denied-china-visa-tibetKeith, Casey. (2025, July 29). Clear Channel Memorandum: A misguided ban on American songs. US History, SEO, AI, and More. https://caseykeith.substack.com/p/clear-channel-memorandum-a-misguidedOingo Boingo Last.FM. https://www.last.fm/music/Oingo+BoingoKraftwerk Last.FM. https://www.last.fm/music/Kraftwerk Music Censorship. (2025 July 8). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_censorship Sama Abdulhadi Resident Advisor https://ra.co/dj/samaabdulhadi Stewart, A. (2021, October 8). The fallout over Clear Channel's do-not-play list lasted well past 9/11. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/clear-channel-911-list/2021/10/07/2dd3dee2-17d8-11ec-b976-f4a43b740aeb_story.html Stoic Rockstar. (2025 March 18). The Cranberries on Writing Zombie. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SnYqrxGzInoZombie (The Cranberries song). (2025 July 12). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song) 

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How do we bridge the skills gap in UK manufacturing while pushing the boundaries of automation technology? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Mark Gray, UK and Ireland Country Manager at Universal Robots, to explore how collaborative robots, or cobots, are rewriting the rules for companies big and small. Universal Robots, founded by three university professors in Denmark about twenty years ago, brought the world its first cobot and recently celebrated a landmark achievement with the sale of its 100,000th unit worldwide. Mark unpacks how this milestone reflects a shift in how industries from aerospace to pharmaceuticals now approach automation. He shares how the company's easy-to-deploy cobots help tackle the tasks that many workers prefer to avoid, focusing on the dirty, dangerous, and repetitive jobs, freeing human talent for higher-value work. But this conversation goes deeper than robot arms on production lines. Mark's passion lies in addressing the UK's well-documented skills shortage, a topic that resonates with manufacturers across the country. He explains why Universal Robots is investing in free technical training courses for apprentices, aiming to equip young people with practical robotics skills and inspire fresh interest in engineering and manufacturing careers. Based in Sheffield, Mark also reveals how the city's industrial heritage and its connections with institutions like the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre help nurture a vibrant robotics ecosystem, attracting startups and fostering local innovation. We discuss the growing adoption of cobots by small and medium-sized enterprises, the impact of labour shortages on automation strategies, and how businesses can begin their journey without overhauling entire production lines at once. From practical roadshows to free line-walk audits, Mark outlines the resources available for any company curious about automation. Whether you're a manufacturing leader looking for ways to future-proof operations or a young listener intrigued by robotics as a career, this episode shows how thoughtful investment in skills and technology can shape a more productive and resilient future for the UK and beyond. Could cobots be the missing link between today's workforce challenges and tomorrow's manufacturing success? Let's find out. Here's the link to the Kraftwerk video    

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has been undermining public trust in vaccines and overseeing crippling cuts to research across American science. And yet his “make America healthy again” highlights themes more familiar in liberal circles: toxins in the environment, biodiversity, healthy eating. Kennedy has put junk food at the center of the political conversation, speaking about ultra-processed foods and their established links to chronic disease—despite President Donald Trump's well-known reverence for fast food of all kinds. Marion Nestle, a leading nutrition researcher and the author of “Food Politics,” has written in depth on how money and politics affect our diet and our health, and about the ways that American science research has been hampered by limited funding. She tells the physician and contributing writer Dhruv Khullar, who's been reporting on the American diet, that “it would be wonderful if R.F.K., Jr., could make the food supply healthier. I just think that in order to do that, he's going to have to take on the food industry, and I don't think Trump has a history of taking on corporations of any kind. . . . I'll believe it when I see it.” Kraftwerk—the pioneering electronic music group that débuted more than half a century ago —has been touring the U.S., with stops planned in Europe this year. The staff writer Kelefa Sanneh calls them one of the most influential bands of all time, playing a formative role in hip-hop, techno, EDM, and much of popular music as we know it. Sanneh picks tracks from Kraftswerk's repertoire and demonstrates how those sounds trickle out through music history, from Afrika Bambaataa to Coldplay.