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Being Jewish podcast host Jonah Platt—best known for playing Fiyero in Broadway's Wicked—joins People of the Pod to discuss his journey into Jewish advocacy after October 7. He reflects on his Jewish upbringing, challenges media misrepresentations of Israel, and shares how his podcast fosters inclusive and honest conversations about Jewish identity. Platt also previews The Mensch, an upcoming film he's producing to tell Jewish stories with heart and nuance. Recorded live at AJC Global Forum 2025. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC. Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: Untold stories of Jews who left or were driven from Arab nations and Iran People of the Pod:  Latest Episodes:  Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War: The Dinah Project's Quest to Hold Hamas Accountable Journalist Matti Friedman Exposes Media Bias Against Israel John Spencer's Key Takeaways After the 12-Day War: Air Supremacy, Intelligence, and Deterrence Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Transcript of the Interview: Manya Brachear Pashman:   Jonah Platt: is an award winning director of theater and improv comedy, an accomplished musician, singer and award winning vocal arranger. He has been on the Broadway stage, including one year as the heartthrob Fiyero in Wicked and he's producing his first feature film, a comedy called The Mensch. He also hosts his own podcast, Being Jewish with Jonah Platt:, a series of candid conversations and reflections that explore the many facets of Jewish identity.  Jonah is with us now on the sidelines of AJC Global Forum 2025. Jonah, welcome to People of the Pod. Jonah Platt:   Thank you so much for having me, happy to be here.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So tell us about your podcast. How is being Jewish with Jonah Platt: different from Jewish with anyone else? Jonah Platt:   That's a great question. I think it's different for a number of ways. I think one key difference is that I'm really trying to appeal to everybody, not just Jews and not just one type of Jews. I really wanted it to be a very inclusive show and, thank God, the feedback I've gotten, my audience is very diverse. It appeals to, you know, I hear from the ultra orthodox. I hear from people who found out they were Jewish a month ago. I hear from Republicans, I hear from Democrats. I hear from non Jews, Muslims, Christians, people all over the world. So I think that's special and different, especially in these echo-chambery, polarized times online, I'm trying to really reach out of that and create a space where the one thing we all have in common, everybody who listens, is that we're all well-meaning, good-hearted, curious people who want to understand more about our fellow man and each other.  I also try to really call balls and strikes as I see them, regardless of where they're coming from. So if I see, let's call it bad behavior, on the left, I'll call it out. If I see bad behavior on the right, I'll call it out. If I see bad behavior from Israel, I'll call it out. In the same breath that I'll say, I love Israel, it's the greatest place.  I think that's really unfortunately rare. I think people have a very hard time remembering that we are very capable of holding two truths at once, and it doesn't diminish your position by acknowledging fault where you see it. In fact, I feel it strengthens your position, because it makes you more trustworthy. And it's sort of like an iron sharpens iron thing, where, because I'm considering things from all angles, either I'm going to change my mind because I found something I didn't consider. That's going to be better for me and put me on firmer ground.  Or it's going to reinforce what I thought, because now I have another thing I can even speak to about it and say, Well, I was right, because even this I checked out, and that was wrong. So either way, you're in a stronger position. And I feel that that level of sort of, you know, equanimity is sorely lacking online, for sure.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Our podcasts have had some guests in common. We've had Dara Horn, Sarah Hurwitz, you said you're getting ready to have Bruce Pearl. We've had Coach Pearl on our show. You've also had conversations with Stuart Weitzman, a legendary shoe designer, in an episode titled Jews and Shoes. I love that. Can you share some other memorable nuggets from the conversations you've had over the last six months? Jonah Platt:   I had my dad on the show, and I learned things about him that I had never heard about his childhood, growing up, the way his parents raised him. The way that social justice and understanding the conflict and sort of brokenness in the world was something that my grandparents really tried to teach them very actively, and some of it I had been aware of, but not every little specific story he told. And that was really special for me. And my siblings, after hearing it, were like, We're so glad you did this so that we could see Dad and learn about him in this way. So that was really special.  There have been so many. Isaac Saul is a guy I had early on. He runs a newsletter, a news newsletter called Tangle Media that shows what the left is saying about an issue with the right is saying about an issue, and then his take. And a nugget that I took away from him is that on Shabbat, his way of keeping Shabbat is that he doesn't go on social media or read the news on Shabbat. And I took that from him, so now I do that too.  I thought that was genius. It's hard for me. I'm trying to even start using my phone period less on Shabbat, but definitely I hold myself to it, except when I'm on the road, like I am right now. When I'm at home, no social media from Friday night to Saturday night, and it's fantastic.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   It sounds delightful. Jonah Platt:   It is delightful. I highly recommend it to everybody. It's an easy one.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So what about your upbringing? You said you learned a lot about your father's upbringing. What was your Jewish upbringing? Jonah Platt:   Yeah, I have been very blessed to have a really strong, warm, lovely, Jewish upbringing. It's something that was always intrinsic to my family. It's not something that I sort of learned at Hebrew school. And no knock on people whose experience that is, but it's, you know, I never remember a time not feeling Jewish. Because it was so important to my parents and important to their families. And you know, part of the reason they're a good match for each other is because their values are the same.  I went to Jewish Day School, the same one my kids now go to, which is pretty cool. Manya Brachear Pashman:  Oh, that's lovely. Jonah Platt:   Yeah. And I went to Jewish sleepaway camp at Camp Ramah  in California. But for me, really, you know, when I get asked this question, like, my key Jewish word is family. And growing up, every holiday we spent with some part of my very large, amazing family. What's interesting is, in my city where I grew up, Los Angeles, I didn't have any grandparents, I didn't have any aunts or uncles or any first cousins. But I feel like I was with them all the time, because every holiday, someone was traveling to somebody, and we were being together. And all of my childhood memories of Jewish holidays are with my cousins and my aunts and my uncles and my grandparents. Because it was just so important to our family. And that's just an amazing foundation for being Jewish or anything else, if that's your foundation, that's really gonna stay with you. And my upbringing, like we kept kosher in my house, meat and milk plates. We would eat meat out but no pork, no shellfish, no milk and meat, any of that. And while I don't ascribe to all those things now, I'm grateful that I got sort of the literacy in that.  In my Jewish Day School we had to wrap tefillin every morning. And while I don't do that now, I'm glad that I know how to do that, and I know what that looks like, and I know what that means, even if I resisted it very strongly at the time as a 13 year old, being like what I gotta wrap this up every day. But I'm grateful now to have that literacy. And I've always been very surprised to see in my life that often when I'm in a room with people, I'm the most observant in the room or the most Jewish literate in the room, which was never the case in my life.  I have family members who are much more observant than me, orthodox. I know plenty of Orthodox people, whatever. But in today's world, I'm very grateful for the upbringing I had where, I'll be on an experience. I actually just got back from one in Poland. I went on a trip with all moderate Muslims from around the North Africa, Middle East, and Asia, with an organization called Sharaka. We had Shabbat dinner just this past Friday at the JCC in Krakow, and I did the Shabbat kiddush for everybody, which is so meaningful and, like, I'm so grateful that I know it, that I can play that role in that, in special situations like that.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So you've been doing a lot of traveling. Jonah Platt:  Yes. Manya Brachear Pashman:   I saw your reflection on your visit to Baku, Azerbaijan. The largest Jewish community in the Muslim world. And you went with the Jewish Federation's National Young leadership cabinet. Jonah Platt:   Shout out to my chevre. Manya Brachear Pashman:   And you posted this reflection based on your experience there, asking the question, how much freedom is too much? So can you walk our listeners through that and how you answered that question? Jonah Platt:   Yes. So to be fair, I make very clear I don't have the answer to that question definitively, I just wanted to give people food for thought, and what I hoped would happen has happened where I've been getting a lot of people who disagree with me and have other angles at which they want to look and answer this question, which I welcome and have given me a lot to think about.  But basically, what I observed in Azerbaijan was a place that's a little bit authoritative. You know, they don't have full freedom of the press. Political opposition is, you know, quieted, but there's no crime anywhere. They have a strong police presence on the streets. There are security cameras everywhere, and people like their lives there and don't want to mess with it.  And so it just got me thinking, you know, they're an extremely tolerant society. It's sort of something they pride themselves on, and always have. It's a Muslim majority country, but it is secular. They are not a Muslim official country. They're one of only really two countries in the world that are like that, the other being Albania. And they live together in beautiful peace and harmony with a sense of goodwill, with a sense of national pride, and it got me thinking, you know, look at any scenario in our lives. Look at the place you work, look at the preschool classroom that your kid is in.  There are certain rules and restrictions that allow for more freedom, in a sense, because you feel safe and taken care of and our worst instincts are not given space to be expressed. So that is what brought the question of, how much freedom is too much. And really, the other way of putting that is, how much freedom would you be willing to give up if it meant you lived in a place with no crime, where people get along with their neighbors, where there's a sense of being a part of something bigger than yourself. I think all three of which are heavily lacking in America right now that is so polarized, where hateful rhetoric is not only, pervasive, but almost welcomed, and gets more clicks and more likes and more watches. It's an interesting thing to think about.  And I heard from people being like, I haven't been able to stop thinking about this question. I don't know the answer, but it's really interesting. I have people say, you're out of your mind. It's a slippery slope. The second you give an inch, like it's all going downhill. And there are arguments to be made there.  But I can't help but feel like, if we did the due diligence, I'm sure there is something, if we keep the focus really narrow, even if it's like, a specific sentence that can't be said, like, you can't say: the Holocaust was a great thing. Let's say we make that illegal to say, like, how does that hurt anybody? If that's you're not allowed to say those exact words in that exact sequence, you know. So I think if it's gonna be a slippery slope, to me, is not quite a good enough argument for Well, let's go down the road and see if we can come up with something. And then if we decide it's a slippery slope and we get there, maybe we don't do it, but maybe there is something we can come to that if we eliminate that one little thing you're not allowed to say, maybe that will benefit us. Maybe if we make certain things a little bit more restrictive, it'll benefit us. And I likened it to Shabbat saying, you know, on Shabbat, we have all these restrictions. If you're keeping Shabbat, that's what makes Shabbat special, is all the things you're not allowed to do, and because you're not given the quote, unquote, freedom to do those things, you actually give yourself more freedom to be as you are, and to enjoy what's really good about life, which is, you know, the people around you and and having gratitude. So it's just something interesting to think about.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   It's an interesting perspective. I am a big fan of free speech. Jonah Platt:   As are most people. It's the hill many people will die on. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Educated free speech, though, right? That's where the tension is, right? And in a democracy you have to push for education and try to make sure that, you know, people are well informed, so that they don't say stupid things, but they are going to say stupid things and I like that freedom. Did you ever foresee becoming a Jewish advocate? Jonah Platt:   No. I . . . well, that's a little disingenuous. I would say, you know, in 2021 when there was violence between Israel and Gaza in the spring over this Sheik Jarrah neighborhood. That's when I first started using what little platform I had through my entertainment career to start speaking very, you know, small things, but about Israel and about Jewish life, just organically, because I am, at the time, certainly much more well educated, even now, than I was then.  But I was more tuned in than the average person, let's say, and I felt like I could provide some value. I could help bring some clarity to what was a really confusing situation at that time, like, very hard to decipher. And I could just sense what people were thinking and feeling. I'm well, tapped into the Jewish world. I speak to Jews all over the place. My, as I said, my family's everywhere. So already I know Jews all over the country, and I felt like I could bring some value. And so it started very slowly. It was a trickle, and then it started to turn up a little bit, a little bit more, a little bit more. I went on a trip to Israel in April of 2023. It's actually the two year anniversary today of that trip, with the Tel Aviv Institute, run by a guy named Hen Mazzig, who I'm sure, you know, well, I'm sure he's been on the show, yeah.  And that was, like, sort of the next step for me, where I was surrounded by other people speaking about things online, some about Jewish stuff, some not. Just seeing these young, diverse people using their platforms in whatever way, that was inspiring to me. I was like, I'm gonna go home, I'm gonna start using this more.  And then October 7 happened, and I couldn't pull myself away from it. It's just where I wanted to be. It's what I wanted to be spending my time and energy doing. It felt way too important. The stakes felt way too high, to be doing anything else. It's crazy to me that anybody could do anything else but be focusing on that. And now here we are. So I mean, in a way, could I have seen it? No. But have I sort of, looking back on it, been leaning this way? Kinda. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Do you think it would've you would've turned toward advocacy if people hadn't been misinformed or confused about Israel? Or do you think that you would've really been more focused on entertainment.  Jonah Platt:   Yeah, I think probably. I mean, if we lived in some upside down, amazing world where everybody was getting everything right, and, you know, there'd be not so much for me to do. The only hesitation is, like, as I said, a lot of my content tries to be, you know, celebratory about Jewish identity. I think actually, I would still be talking because I've observed, you know, divisions and misunderstandings within the Jewish community that have bothered me, and so some of the things I've talked about have been about that, about like, hey, Jews, cut it out. Like, be nice to each other. You're getting this wrong.  So I think that would still have been there, and something that I would have been passionate about speaking out on. Inclusivity is just so important to me, but definitely would be a lot lower stakes and a little more relaxed if everybody was on the same universe in regards to Israel. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You were relatively recently in Washington, DC. Jonah Platt:   Yeah. Manya Brachear Pashman:   For the White House Correspondents Dinner. I was confused, because he just said he was in Krakow, so maybe I was wrong. Jonah Platt:   I flew direct from Krakow to DC, got off the plane, went to the hotel where the dinner was, changed it to my tux, and went downstairs for the dinner.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Wow. Jonah Platt:   Yeah. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Are you tired? Jonah Platt:   No, actually, it's amazing. I'll give a shout out. There's a Jewish businessman, a guy named Andrew Herr, who I was in a program with through Federation called CLI in LA, has started a company called Fly Kit. This is a major shout out to Fly Kit that you download the app, you plug in your trip, they send you supplements, and the app tells you when to take them, when to eat, when to nap, when to have coffee, in an attempt to help orient yourself towards the time zone you need to be on. And I have found it very useful on my international trips, and I'm not going to travel without it again. Yeah. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Wow. White House Correspondents dinner. You posted some really thoughtful words about the work of journalists, which I truly appreciated. But what do American journalists get wrong about Israel and the Jewish connection to Israel?  Jonah Platt:   The same thing that everybody who gets things wrong are getting wrong. I mean, we're human beings, so we're fallible, and just because you're a journalist doesn't make you immune to propaganda, because propaganda is a powerful tool. If it didn't work, people wouldn't be using it. I mean, I was just looking at a post today from our friend Hen Mazzig about all the different ways the BBC is getting things horribly, horribly wrong. I think part of it is there's ill intent. I mean, there is malice. For certain people, where they have an agenda. And unfortunately, you know, however much integrity journalists have, there is a news media environment where we've made it okay to have agenda-driven news where it's just not objective. And somehow it's okay for these publications that we've long trusted to have a story they want to tell. I don't know why that's acceptable. It's a business, and I guess maybe if that, if the dollars are there, it's reinforcing itself. But reporters get wrong so much. I'd say the fundamental misunderstanding that journalists as human beings get wrong, that everybody gets wrong, is that Jews are not a group of rich, white Europeans with a common religion. That's like the number one misunderstanding about Jews. Because most people either don't know Jews at all on planet Earth. They've never met one. They know nothing about it except what they see on the news or in a film, or the Jews that they know happen to maybe be white, rich, European ancestry people, and so they assume that's everybody. When, of course, that's completely false, and erases the majority of Jews from planet Earth. So I think we're missing that, and then we're also missing what Israel means to the Jewish people is deeply misunderstood and very purposefully erased.  Part of what's tricky about all of this is that the people way behind the curtain, the terrorists, the real I hate Israel people agenda. They're the ones who plant these seeds. But they're like 5% of the noise. They're secret. They're in the back. And then everybody else, without realizing it, is picking up these things. And so the vast majority of people are, let's say, erasing Jewish connection to Israel without almost even realizing they're doing it because they have been fed this, because propaganda is a powerful tool, and they believe it to be true what they've been told.  And literally, don't realize what they're doing. And if they were in a calm environment and somebody was able to explain to them, Hey, here's what you're doing, here's what you're missing, I think, I don't know, 75% of people would be like, holy crap. I've been getting this wrong. I had no idea. Maybe even higher than 75% they really don't know. And that's super dangerous. And I think the media and journalism is playing a major role in that. Sometimes things get, you know, retracted and apologized for. But the damage is done, especially when it comes to social media. If you put out, Israel just bombed this hospital and killed a bunch of doctors, and then the next day you're like, Oops, sorry, that was wrong. Nobody cares. All they saw was Israel bombed a bunch of doctors and that seed's already been planted. So it's been a major issue the info war, while you know, obviously not the same stakes as a real life and death physical war has been as important a piece of this overall war as anything. And I wouldn't say it's going great. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Did it come up at all at the Correspondent's Dinner, or more of a celebration? Jonah Platt:   No, thank God. Yeah. It was more of a celebration. It was more of just sort of it was cool, because there was no host this year, there was no comedian, there was no president, he didn't come. So it was really like being in the clubhouse with the journalists, and you could sense they were sort of happy about it. Was like, just like a family reunion, kind of a vibe, like, it's just our people. We're all on the same page. We're the people who care about getting it right. We care about journalistic integrity. We're here to support each other. It was really nice. I mean, I liked being sort of a fly on the wall of this other group that I had not really been amongst before, and seeing them in their element in this like industry party, which was cool.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Okay, so we talked about journalists. What about your colleagues in the entertainment industry? Are you facing backlash from them, either out of malice or ignorance?  Jonah Platt:   I'm not facing any backlash from anybody of importance if I'm not getting an opportunity, or someone's written me off or something. I don't know that, you know, I have no idea if I'm now on somebody's list of I'm never gonna work with that guy. I don't know. I don't imagine I am. If I am, it says way more about that person than it does about me, because my approach, as we've discussed, is to try to be really inclusive and honest and, like, objective. And if I get something wrong, I'll delete it, or I'll say I got it wrong. I try to be very transparent and really open that, like I'm trying my best to get things right and to be fair.  And if you have a problem with that. You know, you've got a problem. I don't have a problem. So I wouldn't say any backlash. In fact, I mean, I get a lot of support, and a lot of, you know, appreciation from people in the industry who either are also speaking out or maybe too afraid to, and are glad that other people are doing it, which I have thoughts about too, but you know, when people are afraid to speak out about the stuff because of the things they're going to lose. Like, to a person, maybe you lose stuff, but like, you gain so many more other people and opportunities, people who were just sort of had no idea that you were on the same team and were waiting for you to say something, and they're like, Oh my God, you're in this with me too. Great, let's do something together, or whatever it is. So I've gotten, it's been much more positive than negative in terms of people I actually care about. I mean, I've gotten fans of entertainment who have nasty things to say about me, but not colleagues or industry peers.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So you would declare yourself a proud Zionist. Jonah Platt:   Yes. Manya Brachear Pashman:   But you wrote a column in The Forward recently over Passover saying, let's retire the word Zionist. Why?  Jonah Platt:   Yes. I recently wrote an op-ed and actually talked about on my pod as well about why I feel we should retire the word Zionism. Not that I think we actually are. It's pretty well in use. But my main reasoning was, that the way we all understand Zionism, those of us who actually know what it is, unlike a lot of people –is the belief that Jews should have self determination, sovereignty in some piece of the land to which they are indigenous. We have that. We've had it for almost 80 years. I don't know why we need to keep using a word that frames it as aspirational, that like, I believe we should have this thing. We already have it.  And I feel by sort of leaving that sentence without a period, we're sort of suggesting that non-existence is somehow on the table. Like, if I just protest enough, Israel's going to stop existing. I want to slam that door closed. I don't think we need to be the, I believe that Israel should exist people anymore. I think we should be the I love Israel people, or I support Israel people. I'm an Israel patriot. I'm a lover of Israel, whatever the phrase may be. To me, the idea that we should continue to sort of play by their framework of leaving that situation on the table, is it only hurts us, and I just don't think we need it. Manya Brachear Pashman:   It lets others define it, in their own terms.  Jonah Platt:   Yeah, we're playing, sort of by the rules of the other people's game. And I know, you know, I heard when I put that out, especially from Israelis, who it to them, it sort of means patriot, and they feel a lot of great pride with it, which I totally understand. But the sort of more universal understanding of what that word is, and certainly of what the Movement was, was about that aspirational creation of a land, that a land's been created. Not only has it been created, it's, you know, survived through numerous wars, it's stronger than ever. You know, third-most NASDAQ companies in the world. We need to just start talking about it from like, yeah, we're here. We're not going anywhere, kind of a place. And not, a we should exist, kind of a place. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So it's funny, you said, we all know what Zionism is. And I grinned a little bit, because there are so many different definitions of Zionism. I mean, also, Zionism was a very inclusive progressive ideology packaged in there, right, that nobody talks about because it's just kind of not, we just don't talk about it anymore.  So what else about the conversation needs to change? How do we move forward in a productive, constructive way when it comes to teaching about Jewish identity and securing the existence of Israel? Jonah Platt:   In a way, those two things are related, and in a way they're not. You can have a conversation about Jewish identity without necessarily going deep down the Israel hole. But it is critical that people understand how central a connection to Israel is, to Jewish identity. And people are allowed to believe whatever they want. And you can be someone who says, Well, you know, Israel is not important to me, and that's okay, that's you, but you have to at least be clear eyed that that is an extreme and fringe position. That is not a mainstream thing. And you're going to be met with mistrust and confusion and anger and a sense of betrayal, if that's your position.  So I think we need to be clear eyed about that and be able to have that conversation. And I think if we can get to the place where we can acknowledge that in each other. Like, dude, have your belief. I don't agree with it. I think it's crazy. Like, you gotta at least know that we all think you're crazy having that idea. And if they can get to the base, we're like, yeah, I understand that, but I'm gonna believe what I'm gonna believe, then we can have conversations and, like, then we can talk. I think the, I need to change your mind conversation, it doesn't usually work. It has to be really gently done. And I'm speaking this as much from failure as I am from success. As much as we try, sometimes our emotions come to the fore of these conversations, and that's–it's not gonna happen. You know, on my pod, I've talked about something called, I call the four C's of difficult conversation. And I recently, like, tried to have a conversation. I did not adhere to my four C's, and it did not go well. And so I didn't take my own advice. You have to come, like, legitimately ready to be curious to the other person's point of view, wanting to hear what they have to say. You know, honoring their truth, even if it is something that hurts you deeply or that you abhor. You can say that, but you have to say it from a place of respect and honoring. If you want it to go somewhere. If you just want to like, let somebody have it, go ahead, let somebody have it, but you're definitely not going to be building towards anything that. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So before I let you go, can you tell us a little bit about The Mensch? Jonah Platt:   Yeah, sure. So the Mensch is one of a couple of Jewish entertainment projects I'm now involved with in the last year, which, you know, I went from sort of zero to now three. The Mensch is a really unique film that's in development now. We're gonna be shooting this summer that I'm a producer on. And it's the story of a 30 something female rabbi in New Mexico who, life just isn't where she thought it would be. She's not connecting with her congregation. She's not as far along as she thought things would be. Her synagogue is failing, and there's an antisemitic event at her synagogue, and the synagogue gets shut down. And she's at the center of it. Two weeks later, the synagogue's reopening. She's coming back to work, and as part of this reopening to try to bring some some life and some juzz to the proceedings, one of the congregants from the synagogue, the most eccentric one, who's sort of a pariah, who's being played by Jennifer Goodwin, who's a fantastic actress and Jewish advocate, donates her family's priceless Holocaust-era Torah to the synagogue, and the rabbi gets tasked with going to pick it up and bring it. As things often happen for this rabbi, like a bunch of stuff goes wrong. Long story short, she ends up on a bus with the Torah in a bag, like a sports duffel bag, and gets into an altercation with somebody who has the same tattoo as the perpetrator of the event at her synagogue, and unbeknownst to the two of them, they have the same sports duffel bag, and they accidentally swap them. So she shows up at the synagogue with Jennifer Goodwin, they're opening it up, expecting to see a Torah, and it's full of bricks of cocaine. And the ceremony is the next day, and they have less than 24 hours to track down this torah through the seedy, drug-dealing, white nationalist underbelly of the city. And, you know, drama and hilarity ensue. And there's lots of sort of fun, a magic realism to some of the proceedings that give it like a biblical tableau, kind of sense. There's wandering in the desert and a burning cactus and things of that nature.  So it's just, it's really unique, and what drew me to it is what I'm looking for in any sort of Jewish project that I'm supporting, whether as a viewer or behind the scenes, is a contemporary story that's not about Jews dying in the Holocaust. That is a story of people just being people, and those people are Jewish. And so the things that they think about, the way they live, maybe their jobs, even in this case, are Jewish ones. But it's not like a story of the Jews in that sense. The only touch point the majority of the world has for Jews is the news and TV and film. And so if that's how people are gonna learn about us, we need to take that seriously and make sure they're learning who we really are, which is regular people, just like you, dealing with the same kind of problems, the same relationships, and just doing that through a little bit of a Jewish lens. So the movie is entertaining and unique and totally fun, but it also just happens to be about Jews and rabbis. Manya Brachear Pashman:   And so possible, spoiler alert, does the White Nationalist end up being the Mensch in the end? Jonah Platt:   No, no, the white nationalist is not the mensch. They're the villain.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   I thought maybe there was a conversion moment in this film. Jonah Platt:   No conversion. But sort of, one of the themes you take away is, anybody can be a mensch. You don't necessarily need to be the best rabbi in the world to be a mensch. We're all fallible, flawed human beings. And what's important is that we try to do good and we try to do the right thing, and usually that's enough. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Well, I thought that kind of twist would be… Jonah Platt:   I'll take it up with the writer.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Well, Jonah, you are truly a mensch for joining us on the sidelines here today. Jonah Platt:   Thank you. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Safe travels, wherever you're headed next.  Jonah Platt:   Thank you very much. Happy to be with you.   

Msgr. Roger J. Landry Chapel of the Vincentian Seminary, Krakow, Poland Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C July 13, 2025 Deut 30:1-14, Ps 69, C0l 1:15-20, Lk 10:25-37   To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/7.13.25_Homily_1.mp3   The following points were attempted in the homily: The question of […] The post The Way of the Good Samaritan, 15th Sunday (C), July 13, 2025 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Msgr. Roger J. Landry Basilica of Corpus Christi, Krakow, Poland Thursday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I Votive Mass of the Holy Eucharist July 10, 2025 Gen 44:18-21.23-29.45:1-5, Ps 105, Mt 10:7-15   To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/7.10.25_Homily_1.mp3   The following points were attempted […] The post Remembering the Marvels The Lord Has Done and Continues To Do, 14th Thursday (I), July 10, 2025 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Wednesday 25 June 2025 The Nocturnal Affair return to Europe Las Vegas Dark Rockers Join Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on Selected Dates.THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR are returning to the UK and to mainland Europe for the first time on a 14 city run alongside Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on selected dates. They are out in promotion of the last video “Benefit of Doubt” (watch the video below), as well as their latest Radio Single “Cross Me Out” which reached Number 28 on the Billboard Rock Charts.THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Thurs 24 July, Buckley, Wales @ Tivoli w/ Wednesday 13 Fri 25 July, Birmingham, England @ Asylum w/ Wednesday 13 Sun 27 July, Preston, England @ The Blitz w/ Wednesday 13 Tues 29 July, Sheffield, England @ Corporation w/ Wednesday 13 Wed 30 July, Brighton, England @ Chalk w/ Wednesday 13 Sat 2 Aug, Berlin, Germany @ S036 w/ Drowning Pool Sun 3 Aug, Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima w/ Drowning Pool Mon 4 Aug, Krakow, Poland @ Hype Park w/ Drowning Pool Wed 6 Aug, Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse w/ Wednesday 13 Fri 8 Aug, Augsburg, Germany @ Kantine w/ Drowning Pool Sat 9 Aug, Utrecht, Netherlands @ De Helling w/ Wednesday 13 Sun 10 Aug, Karlsruhe, Germany @ Substage w/ Drowning Pool Wed 13 Aug, Sittard, Netherlands @ Volt w/ Drowning Pool Thurs 14 Aug, Hoofddorp, Netherlands @ Cpunt w/ Drowning PoolLas Vegas dark rockers The Nocturnal Affair are the brainchild of singer/songwriter Brendan Shane. The band's crushing and melancholic musical style is an ode to darker alternative music torchbearers like Type O Negative, HIM, David Bowie, Gary Numan, and Nine Inch Nails. They capture a uniquely haunting sound steeped in downtrodden melodies enveloped in the darkness. Since releasing their debut single, “Down”, on Earache Records in November of 2021 and completing their debut album (META)MORPHOSIS, which was produced by Grammy-nominated Disturbedbassist, John Moyer, Nocturnal have become a dominant force in the Vegas alternative music scene. The band's latest single “Cross Me Out”, co-written by active-rock songwriting heavyweight Jonny Andrews (Halestorm, Three Days Grace) and co-produced/mixed by Logan Mader (of Machine Head and Once Human) has achieved almost 3million views on YouTube and is currently taking US rock radio by storm.Follow The Nocturnal Affair: https://linktr.ee/thenocturnalaffairmusic https://www.facebook.com/thenocturnalaffair https://www.instagram.com/thenocturnalaffair https://x.com/noxaffair https://www.youtube.com/@thenocturnalaffair https://www.tiktok.com/@thenocturnalaffair https://open.spotify.com/TheNocturnalAffair https://earache.lnk.to/MetamorphosisFollow @pipemanradio on all socials.Subscribe to The Adventures of Pipeman at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/supportVisit Pipeman Radio on the Web at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradio, www.theadventuresofpipeman.com and www.pipemanradio.com. Download The Pipeman Radio APP.

Wednesday 25 June 2025 The Nocturnal Affair return to Europe Las Vegas Dark Rockers Join Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on Selected Dates.THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR are returning to the UK and to mainland Europe for the first time on a 14 city run alongside Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on selected dates. They are out in promotion of the last video “Benefit of Doubt” (watch the video below), as well as their latest Radio Single “Cross Me Out” which reached Number 28 on the Billboard Rock Charts.THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Thurs 24 July, Buckley, Wales @ Tivoli w/ Wednesday 13 Fri 25 July, Birmingham, England @ Asylum w/ Wednesday 13 Sun 27 July, Preston, England @ The Blitz w/ Wednesday 13 Tues 29 July, Sheffield, England @ Corporation w/ Wednesday 13 Wed 30 July, Brighton, England @ Chalk w/ Wednesday 13 Sat 2 Aug, Berlin, Germany @ S036 w/ Drowning Pool Sun 3 Aug, Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima w/ Drowning Pool Mon 4 Aug, Krakow, Poland @ Hype Park w/ Drowning Pool Wed 6 Aug, Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse w/ Wednesday 13 Fri 8 Aug, Augsburg, Germany @ Kantine w/ Drowning Pool Sat 9 Aug, Utrecht, Netherlands @ De Helling w/ Wednesday 13 Sun 10 Aug, Karlsruhe, Germany @ Substage w/ Drowning Pool Wed 13 Aug, Sittard, Netherlands @ Volt w/ Drowning Pool Thurs 14 Aug, Hoofddorp, Netherlands @ Cpunt w/ Drowning PoolLas Vegas dark rockers The Nocturnal Affair are the brainchild of singer/songwriter Brendan Shane. The band's crushing and melancholic musical style is an ode to darker alternative music torchbearers like Type O Negative, HIM, David Bowie, Gary Numan, and Nine Inch Nails. They capture a uniquely haunting sound steeped in downtrodden melodies enveloped in the darkness. Since releasing their debut single, “Down”, on Earache Records in November of 2021 and completing their debut album (META)MORPHOSIS, which was produced by Grammy-nominated Disturbedbassist, John Moyer, Nocturnal have become a dominant force in the Vegas alternative music scene. The band's latest single “Cross Me Out”, co-written by active-rock songwriting heavyweight Jonny Andrews (Halestorm, Three Days Grace) and co-produced/mixed by Logan Mader (of Machine Head and Once Human) has achieved almost 3million views on YouTube and is currently taking US rock radio by storm.Follow The Nocturnal Affair: https://linktr.ee/thenocturnalaffairmusic https://www.facebook.com/thenocturnalaffair https://www.instagram.com/thenocturnalaffair https://x.com/noxaffair https://www.youtube.com/@thenocturnalaffair https://www.tiktok.com/@thenocturnalaffair https://open.spotify.com/TheNocturnalAffair https://earache.lnk.to/MetamorphosisFollow @pipemanradio on all socials.Subscribe to The Adventures of Pipeman at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/supportVisit Pipeman Radio on the Web at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradio, www.theadventuresofpipeman.com and www.pipemanradio.com. Download The Pipeman Radio APP.

Msgr. Roger J. Landry Chapel of St. Leonard Wawel Cathedral, Krakow, Poland Beginning of the Tertio Millennio Seminar Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit July 7, 2025 Is 61:1-3.6.8-9, Ps 104, Jn 14:23-26 To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click below: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/7.7.25_Homily_1.mp3   The following points were made in the homily: […] The post Responding to the Holy Spirit like St. John Paul II, Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit, July 7, 2025 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Msgr. Roger J. Landry Vincentian Seminary, Krakow, Poland Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C July 6, 2025 Is 66:10-14, Ps 66, Gal 6:14-18, Lk 11:1-12.17-20   To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/7.6.25_Homily.mp3   The following points were attempted: Jesus’ call of 72 “others” (beyond the apostles) and […] The post Bringing the Joy of the Gospel, the King and his Kingdom to Others, 14th Sunday (C), July 6, 2025 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Send us a textIn our last episode Dr Commander, Dr Krakow and Eve escaped and freed Captain Credo from his station at the french fry machine. However before they could leave the kitchen and free Captain Flashman from his double-drugging, Carl made his way to that very same kitchen. Will our newly freed trio capture Chief Magician Carl and use him to free Captain Flashman from his drug induced infatuation of Queen Cerulean? Or will Carl turn the tables and doom our heroes to a life in servitude in Cerulean's evil kitchens?Episode Website: https://captainflashmandefenderoftheuniverse.buzzsprout.comTo keep up to date on all Captain Flashman news, follow him on Facebook and Instagram.This episode stars:Melyssa Ade as TanyaGene Abella as Captain CredoSam Agro as the Announcer and Chief Magician CarlSean Browning as Captain Flashman and Shawn the HR PersonDave Healey as the Stuffed-Up Sponsor and Khan the CruelVicki Jenkins as Dr KrakowJane Luk as Queen CeruleanAnn McDougall as Eve ArdenMusic by Jeff RosenthalProduced, Directed and Written by Dave HealeyAssociate Producer Vicki Jenkins Episode Recorded, Mixed and Soundscape Design by Dave HealeyIntro and Outro Designed by Dave Healey and Dylan Shropshire and Mixed by Dylan Shropshire.© Dave Healey 2025Support the showCaptain Flashman Fighting Evil Since 2023

In this episode, Chad Hughes welcomes Kristina Hamernik, Energy Storage Development Manager at Innergex, to the show to talk about land access and stakeholder engagement from the developer perspective. Kristina talks about the personal experience she had living abroad that led her to study renewable energy. She shares her career journey since then, her philosophy, and how the technology being used to develop battery storage sites is changing. It was the experience of living abroad in Krakow, Poland and developing allergic reactions to the smog while running that led Kristina to research clean air and into getting her Masters at Sciences Po in France. Her career has led her through Public Energy where shse was focused on diversifying energy mixes and fossil fuel dependant remote locations to her position with Innergex today. She tells Chad about her experiences working with land professionals and hearing landowner stories early on in her work.   Chad and Kristina dive into the very human element of land development projects, the company perspective of not just generating revenue but focusing on people and prosperity and ensuring a benefit to the planet, and what factors can cause land owners to back away from projects being discussed. Kristina also explains what battery energy storage looks like and her role in working to develop and expand the adoption and understanding of the advantages of energy storage. This episode highlights work in the renewable space and the vital importance of the human element of the land piece. “... energy storage is moving fast, and it's exciting because it's moving quickly, which might be a cause for concern, but I have to say, this industry is so quick on adopting lessons learned. There are so many success cases. And then there are cases where there's definitely things to be taken for the future and adopting different measures. And I think principally everything is health and safety. That's the crux of it. But it's an industry where best practices are advancing so, so quickly because the lessons learned are being adopted and taken very seriously, which is really exciting. And then when you combine that with decreasing price trends because of increased demand, for example, these projects are commercially viable.” - Kristina HamernikAbout Kristina Hamernik:While living abroad, a personal experience served as the catalyst for Kristina's career change and dive into the energy industry. She is passionate about the opportunities for enhancing energy security while adopting clean energy solutions. Kristina has worked as a business and early-stage project developer for renewable energy solutions for remote regions and islanded diesel power grids and included work on projects for remote mining operations, Northern communities, post-natural disaster grid reconstruction and modular renewable solutions for military applications. Kristina's current role is Development Manager for Energy Storage at Innergex, where she is driven by the opportunities and benefits of wide-spread adoption of energy storage across Canada and internationally. Based out of Montreal, Kristina is enjoys being active outdoors during all-seasons with a love for cross country and downhill skiing, hiking as well as regularly practicing kickboxing. She is currently training for her first triathlon.---Chad Hughes | CEO, Entrepreneurial Leader, Author: website |linkedinKristina Hamernik |Energy Storage Development Manager, Innergex: website | linkedin

As a child, Roman Polanski escaped from a Krakow ghetto on the day the Nazis took his father to a concentration camp. As a new filmmaker, he became the toast of young Hollywood with his 1968 horror masterpiece, Rosemary's Baby. But after the brutal murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, at the hands of the Manson family, Polanski unraveled. He wound up committing a heinous crime that led him to escape yet again – this time fleeing the country when an angry judge was ready to throw the book at him. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including child sexual abuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I vårt längsta och mest heltäckande avsnitt hittills går vi igenom Karl X Gustavs alla krig – vilket blir en del eftersom karln hann med – och Stormaktssverige under 1650-talet i allmänhet.Mattis beskriver Sveriges krig mot Polsk-litauiska samväldet, Ryssland, Danmark, Österrike, Brandenburg, tartarer, Nederländerna (m.fl.) samt även alltifrån 1600-talets klimatkatastrof och artillerikonst, till tidens syn på våld och transsylvanska armén. Per tar sig å sin sida an stormaktens ekonomi, tidens ganns och Nederländerna. Därtill ställer han relevanta frågor och försöker hjälpa lyssnaren med att hänga med i Östeuropageografin.Det här avsnittet kom till tack vare våra Patreons. Gillar du det vi gör och vill ha fler liknande avsnitt? Bli vår Patreon idag!Se kartor, bilder m.m. och följ med bättre i krigen på vår hemsida här: krigshistoriepodden.com/Karl-X-Gustavs-alla-krig-i-bilderDet här blev absurt långt, så nedan har du lite timestamps.0:00:00–1:22:06 – inledningOm 1600-talet, det krigiska Europa, Sverige och vägen mot stormakt, Karl X Gustav, Polsk-litauiska samväldet, Smolenskkriget, kosackupproret, Ryssland, ryska armén och hur Sverige beslöt sig att gå i krig.1:22:07–3:25:04 – 1655Om stormaktens ”ekonomi”, finansieringen av kriget, svenska armén, den svenska invasionen av Polen, Karl X Gustav får feeling, polsk-litauisk kollaps och armé, belägringen av Krakow, det polska gerillakriget, kontribution, logistik och plundring.3:25:05–5:11:23 – 1656Om vinteroperationerna i Sandomierz, Karl X Gustav får feeling, DET MEST BADASS SOM SVENSKA ARMÉN GJORT, brandenburgska armén, tredagarsslaget vid Warszawa, eldhandvapen, sjukvård och begravningar, Karl X Gustavs (trattiga) ryska krig, kommendant MADDAFAKKING Bengtsson, generaliserat Östeuropastök, Sverigebilden.5:11:24–7:17:30 – 1657Om det försämrade läget i Polen, transsylvanska armén, besvikelsen till vårfälttåg, det (efterlängtade) danska kriget, det förödda Polen, synen på våld, danska armén, danska missöden, svenskarna stöter på en ointaglig fästning, töntig småskalighet längs norska gränsen, det patetiska ryska kriget fortsätter och avslutas, östeuropeisk anarki, österrikiska armén ingriper/gör sig omöjlig.7:17:31–9:07:09 – 1658Om den svenska meritokratin, svenska armén går på vatten, svenskans vackraste ord – Roskildefreden, än mer anarki i Östeuropa, Sverige invaderar Kurland, Karl X Gustav går till sitt happy place och anfaller Danmark igen, första krigshösten i andra danska kriget, holländarna och deras flotta, svenska flottan, slaget vid Sundet, svenska artilleriet och belägringen av Thorn.9:07:10–10:00:01 – 1659Om fortsatta polska problem, stormningen av Köpenhamn, det kollapsande läget i Danmark, Sverige invaderar Brandenburg x 2, det kollapsande läget i Polen, total anarki på alla krigsskådeplatser, slaget vid Nyborg, soldaten Nils Svenssons öde, Karl X Gustav fortsätter kriget.10:00:02–10:22:06 – 1660 och slutetKarl X Gustavs sista tid, frederna, konsekvenserna, svenska stormaktens förmågor samt begränsningar och en fyraårings promenad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Put the kettle on and get ready to hear Dominika Noworolska talk to us about her love of tea. She describes her journey from discovering tea culture as a teenager in Krakow's atmospheric tea houses to becoming a dedicated tea enthusiast in the UK, and how those early experiences in dimly lit basement tea houses created lasting associations between tea and meaningful dialogue. She explains the difference between Western and Eastern brewing methods, discusses how different teas create distinct moods and effects, and shares her discovery of Scotland's tiny craft tea industry. Dominika emphasizes tea as both a sensory experience and a ritual for focus and relaxation, while offering practical advice for newcomers to move beyond tea bags—most importantly, investing in a temperature-controlled kettle!Guest BioDominika Noworolska (she/her) is a Polish (turned Scottish) monotropic researcher and facilitator driven by her desire to support meaningful change by making sense of complexity, in our social world and ourselves. She has worn many hats over the years: commercial semiotician, ethnographer, user researcher, and mediator. Through her company Cosense, she aspires to facilitate collective sensemaking and better dialogue across differences; with warm tea in hand.LinksDominika on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominika-noworolska/Dominika on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominikanow.bsky.socialScottish Tea Factory https://scottishteafactory.co.uk/Mei Leaf channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MeiLeafCreditsCover design by Raquel Breternitz.

"The transitioning nature of the field recording made for some melodic transitioning in the background. The trumpet call ends abruptly but returns again and again." Krakow trumpet call reimagined by Moray Newlands. IMAGE: Oliszydlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Wednesday 25 June 2025 The Nocturnal Affair return to Europe Las Vegas Dark Rockers Join Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on Selected Dates.THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR are returning to the UK and to mainland Europe for the first time on a 14 city run alongside Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on selected dates. They are out in promotion of the last video “Benefit of Doubt” (watch the video below), as well as their latest Radio Single “Cross Me Out” which reached Number 28 on the Billboard Rock Charts.THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Thurs 24 July, Buckley, Wales @ Tivoli w/ Wednesday 13 Fri 25 July, Birmingham, England @ Asylum w/ Wednesday 13 Sun 27 July, Preston, England @ The Blitz w/ Wednesday 13 Tues 29 July, Sheffield, England @ Corporation w/ Wednesday 13 Wed 30 July, Brighton, England @ Chalk w/ Wednesday 13 Sat 2 Aug, Berlin, Germany @ S036 w/ Drowning Pool Sun 3 Aug, Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima w/ Drowning Pool Mon 4 Aug, Krakow, Poland @ Hype Park w/ Drowning Pool Wed 6 Aug, Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse w/ Wednesday 13 Fri 8 Aug, Augsburg, Germany @ Kantine w/ Drowning Pool Sat 9 Aug, Utrecht, Netherlands @ De Helling w/ Wednesday 13 Sun 10 Aug, Karlsruhe, Germany @ Substage w/ Drowning Pool Wed 13 Aug, Sittard, Netherlands @ Volt w/ Drowning Pool Thurs 14 Aug, Hoofddorp, Netherlands @ Cpunt w/ Drowning PoolLas Vegas dark rockers The Nocturnal Affair are the brainchild of singer/songwriter Brendan Shane. The band's crushing and melancholic musical style is an ode to darker alternative music torchbearers like Type O Negative, HIM, David Bowie, Gary Numan, and Nine Inch Nails. They capture a uniquely haunting sound steeped in downtrodden melodies enveloped in the darkness. Since releasing their debut single, “Down”, on Earache Records in November of 2021 and completing their debut album (META)MORPHOSIS, which was produced by Grammy-nominated Disturbedbassist, John Moyer, Nocturnal have become a dominant force in the Vegas alternative music scene. The band's latest single “Cross Me Out”, co-written by active-rock songwriting heavyweight Jonny Andrews (Halestorm, Three Days Grace) and co-produced/mixed by Logan Mader (of Machine Head and Once Human) has achieved almost 3million views on YouTube and is currently taking US rock radio by storm.Follow The Nocturnal Affair: https://linktr.ee/thenocturnalaffairmusic https://www.facebook.com/thenocturnalaffair https://www.instagram.com/thenocturnalaffair https://x.com/noxaffair https://www.youtube.com/@thenocturnalaffair https://www.tiktok.com/@thenocturnalaffair https://open.spotify.com/TheNocturnalAffair https://earache.lnk.to/MetamorphosisFollow @pipemanradio on all socials.Subscribe to The Adventures of Pipeman at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/supportVisit Pipeman Radio on the Web at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradio, www.theadventuresofpipeman.com and www.pipemanradio.com. Download The Pipeman Radio APP.

Where in the world am I? Eurail Travel planning   Hi there, I'm Dr. Mary Travelbest. I'm in San Diego now, sharing my best travel ideas and working on another book for you to enjoy: 5 Steps to Solo Travel, Part C. I'm about to launch on a 90-day trip around the world.   Listener Story Spotlight I want to tell you about a listener named Kristen. Kristen loves to travel. She recently received a Fullbright Scholarship and took a trip with her husband and sons to a foreign country, Portugal, for several months. She's full of great travel ideas and will be helpful as I continue to travel and make my adventures more mobile. She's encouraging me to keep going in my travels and is a professor in Southern California. Quick fire FAQ: The FAQ for today is:  Do you find that air travel dries your sinuses? Do you get dry and scratchy throats afterward? Yes, it happens. Let's talk about how to rid yourself of this in advance.    How to avoid the dryness of airline flights? The answer:   My solution is Saline Nasal Spray. I bought the 1.5-oz size for $4.00, which will last my entire trip. Before you get dry sinuses, squirt some in each nostril and then relax as it goes to work. What are the ingredients? Water, sodium chloride, disodium phosphate, benzyl alcohol, sodium phosphate, and benzalkonium chloride. Water and salt. There are three ways to use it: Squeeze twice in each nostril, and it delivers a spray, a stream, and a drop upside down. Take your pick. 60-second confidence challenge   Advice for Active Seniors :  “There is no shame in prioritizing and slowing down vs. overdoing. Most injuries happen when people are rushing. “Go slower, arrive sooner” is a helpful mantra.”  (Ellen McCabe) If you like today's Confidence Challenge, Chapter 2 of my book dives deeper buy it on Amazon or https://www.5stepstosolotravel.com   See Book A for addressing all of these items.   Today's destination is Eurail Travel Planning I said: You are traveling in Europe in the Summer of 2025. You arrive in Athens, Greece, then go to Krakow, Warsaw, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and end in Edinburgh, Scotland, where you leave the EU. You will travel for five weeks. How many days will you want to use the Eurail pass for trains and ferries? Plan the trip, including seat fees and senior discounts with these countries, and suggest other places that would be a good stopping point or worth seeing. I am a solo woman in my prime. Include a mention of the low-cost airlines that I should take when not on the train or ferry.   Answer:   1  Where a Eurail day genuinely saves you money Below is every leg: (a) scenic or pricey at full fare and (b) covered or discounted by the pass if the trip is a low-fare train, like under $10.regional hop, we skip the past day and just pay cash—why burn powder you might need later?    1  Day 3 Athens → Kalabaka  €3 IC seat  Sunset over Meteora cliffs—worth the four-hour train.  2  Day 5 Kalabaka → Thessaloníki  free (regional) No supplement, but one more travel day.  3  Day 9 Krakow → Oświęcim (return) free (regional) Auschwitz day trip; counts once.  4  Day 11 Krakow → Warsaw (EIP)  ~PLN 35 ≈ €8  High‑speed, mandatory seat.  5  Day 13 Warsaw → Gdańsk or Toruń (optional)  PLN 3 ≈ €0.70 Use if you “dive” north.  6  Day 16 Tallinn → Helsinki ferry  deck = free; cabin = ‑20 %  Tallink Silja It counts oas ne travel day.  7  Day 17 Helsinki → Tampere & back  €0–€6 VR seat  Eurail Pendolino; book in app.  8  Day 19 Helsinki o/night ferry → Stockholm  deck = free; cabin –20 % Same Tallink perk.  9  Day 21 Stockholm → Uppsala (return)  €0 (regional) Same‑day out‑and‑back.  10  Day 22 Stockholm → Gothenburg  ≈ €7 SJ seat  Eurail Community 3 h X2000.  11  Day 23 Gothenburg → Oslo  free No reservations.  12  Day 25 Oslo → Bergen  ≈ NOK 50 ≈ €4 seat Bergensbanen panorama.  13  Day 26 Bergen → Flåm train + Nærøyfjord boat  boat covered A rail‑and‑fjord combo.  14  Day 30 Copenhagen → Roskilde day‑trip  ≈ €9 seat  Eurail Vikings have & an easy return.  15  Day 32 Edinburgh → Inverness  £0–£5 seat UK still in the Eurail network.   * Fees are 2ᵈ ‑class, summer 2025 published rates.   Total Eurail travel days = 15 – the cap of the 15‑days‑in‑2‑months Senior Global Pass  2  What about the long, awkward gaps? Why wrestle with two‑day rail marathons when a 90‑minute hop costs less than your hostel?   Segment Suggested airline(s) Typical July fare if bought 3 mo ahead Thessaloníki ✈ Krakow Ryanair, Aegean €55–€85 Warsaw ✈ Tallinn airBaltic, LOT, Ryanair €45–€90 Bergen ✈ Copenhagen Norwegian, SAS €65–€110 Copenhagen ✈ Edinburgh easyJet, Ryanair, Norwegian €40–€80   Question: could you train Thessaloníki→Krakow via Budapest? Yes—but it burns 2‑3 pass days plus €30‑€45 in night‑train supplements. The low‑cost flight is simply cheaper and quicker.   3  Five‑week skeleton itinerary   Week Base & ideas Safety‑first extras for a 65‑yr‑old solo traveler  1 Athens 3 d – dawn Acropolis, Plaka food walk → train to Meteora 2 d (monastery sunsets) → Thessaloníki 2 d for Byzantine walls & waterfront. Central hotels near Syntagma & Aristotelous squares; use the eat taxi app after dark.  2 Fly to Krakow 3 d (+ Auschwitz) → Warsaw 2 d → optional day to Toruń or Gdańsk. Women‑only dorms at Greg & Tom (Krakow) and OkiDoki (Warsaw); trains arrive before dusk.  3 Fly to Tallinn 2 d → ferry to Helsinki 3 d with day‑trip to Tampere—Telliskivi creative city, Suomenlinna flat walks; Bolt taxis for late returns.  4 Night ferry to Stockholm 3 d (+ Uppsala) → train to Gothenburg 2 d → rail to Oslo 2 d. Stockholm hostel “City Backpackers” has curtained bunks; carry Rail Planner live‑trip link to share location.  5 Oslo‑Bergen rail & fjords 3 d → Fly to Copenhagen 3 d (+ Roskilde) → Fly to Edinburgh; finish with Highlands loop 4 d (Inverness, Aviemore hikes) before departure. Fjord cruise boats have good handrails; Scottish B&Bs offer single rooms beside stations.   4  Is the pass still worth it? That's $200-250 saved, plus the flexibility to reroute if wildfires, strikes, or your whims intervene.   5  Quick checklist before you lock it in Buy the Senior Global Pass (15 days/2 months) before prices rise.   Book the four trains with limited seats (EIP Poland, X2000 Sweden, Bergensbanen, Copenhagen reservations) as soon as reservations open—usually 60–90 days in advance.   Use the Rail Planner app to activate travel days on the morning you board; keep two blanks until the very end in case you shuffle plans.   Flights: watch Friday flash sales on Ryanair/Norwegian; they routinely drop

In this episode, Jon sits down with Jacek Marmuszewski, founder of Let's Go DevOps, to explore the evolution of DevOps from its chaotic early days to today's specialized platform engineering landscape. Broadcasting from Krakow, Poland's thriving tech hub, Jacek shares his 15+ year journey from Java developer to building a 20+ person DevOps consultancy that addresses some of the most complex infrastructure challenges in the industry.From creating AWS's first-of-its-kind "ultra cluster" with 8TB of unified memory to inadvertently shutting down an entire European country's internet while migrating half a petabyte of data, this conversation is filled with war stories, technical insights, and practical advice for modern DevOps challenges.Key TakeawaysDevOps Evolution: The field has shifted from "hire DevOps to fix everything" mentality to specialized platform engineering roles focused on creating developer highways for faster software deliveryMulti-Cloud Reality Check: True multi-cloud implementations often create more pain than benefits - most companies should focus deeply on one primary cloud provider rather than spreading thin across multiple platformsSecurity-First Approach: Implementing "shift-left" security by embedding scanning tools, least-privilege access, and compliance restrictions directly into reusable platform modulesSpecialization Over Generalization: Rather than trying to solve every problem, focusing on deep expertise in specific areas (AWS/GCP, Linux, cloud-native) delivers higher quality resultsContinuous Learning Culture: Building teams where knowledge sharing and experimentation are encouraged through regular show-and-tell sessions and competitive security testingScale Challenges: Moving from startup "Swiss Army knife" DevOps to an enterprise-scale platform teams requires careful evolution of both technical approach and team structureYouTube Timeline00:00 Introduction - From Krakow to the Cloud00:32 Jacek's 15+ Year DevOps Journey01:33 How DevOps Has Changed Over the Years02:55 What's Missing from Today's DevOps04:40 Introducing Let's Go DevOps - The Team Approach07:11 Specialization vs. Swiss Army Knife Consulting08:09 Biggest Technical Challenges - The "Ultra Cluster" Project09:58 Krakow's Tech Ecosystem Impact11:09 Multi-Cloud Strategy and Reality Check13:48 Security-First DevOps Implementation15:14 Shifting Security Left in Development17:38 Vision for the Future of DevOps19:17 Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve20:18 Achievement Showcase - AWS Ultra Cluster21:12 The "Hot Potato" Project - Half Petabyte Data Migration22:09 When DevOps Accidentally Shuts Down a Country's Internet23:21 Wrap-up and Final Thoughts

In this episode, Jon sits down with Jacek Marmuszewski, founder of Let's Go DevOps, to explore the evolution of DevOps from its chaotic early days to today's specialized platform engineering landscape. Broadcasting from Krakow, Poland's thriving tech hub, Jacek shares his 15+ year journey from Java developer to building a 20+ person DevOps consultancy that addresses some of the most complex infrastructure challenges in the industry.From creating AWS's first-of-its-kind "ultra cluster" with 8TB of unified memory to inadvertently shutting down an entire European country's internet while migrating half a petabyte of data, this conversation is filled with war stories, technical insights, and practical advice for modern DevOps challenges.Key TakeawaysDevOps Evolution: The field has shifted from "hire DevOps to fix everything" mentality to specialized platform engineering roles focused on creating developer highways for faster software deliveryMulti-Cloud Reality Check: True multi-cloud implementations often create more pain than benefits - most companies should focus deeply on one primary cloud provider rather than spreading thin across multiple platformsSecurity-First Approach: Implementing "shift-left" security by embedding scanning tools, least-privilege access, and compliance restrictions directly into reusable platform modulesSpecialization Over Generalization: Rather than trying to solve every problem, focusing on deep expertise in specific areas (AWS/GCP, Linux, cloud-native) delivers higher quality resultsContinuous Learning Culture: Building teams where knowledge sharing and experimentation are encouraged through regular show-and-tell sessions and competitive security testingScale Challenges: Moving from startup "Swiss Army knife" DevOps to an enterprise-scale platform teams requires careful evolution of both technical approach and team structureYouTube Timeline00:00 Introduction - From Krakow to the Cloud00:32 Jacek's 15+ Year DevOps Journey01:33 How DevOps Has Changed Over the Years02:55 What's Missing from Today's DevOps04:40 Introducing Let's Go DevOps - The Team Approach07:11 Specialization vs. Swiss Army Knife Consulting08:09 Biggest Technical Challenges - The "Ultra Cluster" Project09:58 Krakow's Tech Ecosystem Impact11:09 Multi-Cloud Strategy and Reality Check13:48 Security-First DevOps Implementation15:14 Shifting Security Left in Development17:38 Vision for the Future of DevOps19:17 Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve20:18 Achievement Showcase - AWS Ultra Cluster21:12 The "Hot Potato" Project - Half Petabyte Data Migration22:09 When DevOps Accidentally Shuts Down a Country's Internet23:21 Wrap-up and Final Thoughts

Irish digital marketing agency Vroom Digital has been recognised at the 2025 European Search Awards, taking home two category wins for work delivered in partnership with EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. The awards ceremony took place earlier this month in Krakow, Poland, bringing together Europe's leading agencies to celebrate innovation in digital search and performance marketing. Recognised as a benchmark of excellence across the industry, the European Search Awards honour outstanding work in SEO, paid media, and digital PR. Vroom Digital took home two major awards for standout campaigns created in partnership with EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. Competing against agencies from across Europe, the team secured Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign for The Love Story Before 'Love Story': Driving Links Through PR & Storytelling, a campaign that paired emotional narrative with a strategic digital PR approach. They also won Best Use of Social Media in a Search Campaign for The EPIC Untold Story Behind Fairytale of New York, which tapped into nostalgia and platform-specific creative to drive engagement and boost search visibility. Both campaigns were executed in close collaboration with EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, combining emotional storytelling, strategic PR, and targeted digital distribution to drive meaningful engagement and improve search performance. Shane Curtin, CEO & Founder of Vroom Digital, said, "We're incredibly proud to see these campaigns recognised on a European stage. It's a true testament to the strength of our partnership with EPIC and their creative partners, Public House, and the collaborative thinking that drives success on all sides. At Vroom, we've built a team that thrives on delivering culturally relevant, performance-led campaigns - and these awards reflect our commitment to meaningful storytelling that delivers real results. Working with EPIC gave us the opportunity to push creative and strategic boundaries, and to show the impact that smart, well-executed digital - across PR and paid media - can truly have when driven by insight and intention." The agency continues to strengthen its reputation for delivering integrated digital campaigns that balance creativity with performance. These European Search Award wins follow recent recognition at The Spider Awards, Ireland's longest-running digital awards, where Vroom received the Grand Prix and Best in Storytelling award. Vroom Digital delivers tailored SEO, Paid Media, and Digital PR strategies that help clients cut through the noise, build a stronger online presence, and drive measurable growth. See more stories here.

Send us a textIn our last episode the still double-drugged Captain Flashman and Queen Cerulean defeated Dr Krakow and her rescue army by freezing them with a Ring Bomb. Queen Cerulean then ordered Chief Magician Carl to unfreeze Dr Krakow but before doing so, he learned that his newly adopted son, Carl Jr. had died. Embittered, Carl unfroze Dr Krakow and reunited her with Eve, hoping to use Dr Krakow for his own purposes. However once together, Eve and Dr Krakow began to plan their escape. Will Eve and Dr Krakow make good on their escape plans? Will captain Flashman remain double-drugged and the love slave of Queen Cerulean? And will Captain Credo ever return to our adventure? There's only one way to find out… for those of you slow on the uptake, that means you need to listen to the newest episode to find out. Episode Website: https://captainflashmandefenderoftheuniverse.buzzsprout.comTo keep up to date on all Captain Flashman news, follow him on Facebook and Instagram.This episode stars: Gene Abella as Captain Credo and Morris the GuardMelyssa Ade as Earl the Guard and the CookSam Agro as the Announcer and Chief Magician CarlSean Browning as Captain FlashmanDave Healey as the Stuffed-Up Sponsor and Khan the CruelVicki Jenkins as Dr Krakow and Princess HaloJane Luk as Queen CeruleanAnn McDougall as Eve Arden and Un-Named GuardMusic by Jeff RosenthalProduced, Directed and Written by Dave HealeyAssociate Producer Vicki Jenkins Episode Recorded, Mixed and Soundscape Design by Dave HealeyIntro and Outro Designed by Dave Healey and Dylan Shropshire and Mixed by Dylan Shropshire.© Dave Healey 2025Support the showCaptain Flashman Fighting Evil Since 2023

An Irish airline has announced a new based aircraft and three additional routes at Shannon Airport. Ryanair has confirmed that its fourth based aircraft at the facility will enable it to run services to Lapland, Madeira and Madrid from Winter 2025/26. Extra flights have also been added to existing routes to Alicante, Edinburgh, Krakow, Lanzarote, Manchester and Wroclaw. The announcement is expected to boost Ryanair's annual passenger numbers through Shannon per annum by 20%, or 100,000, to over 1.6 million, while supporting 1,500 local jobs. The airline's Irish Growth Plan states its intention to boost its Shannon passenger numbers to three million and its number of aircraft to six by 2030. Ryanair Chief Commercial Officer Jason McGuinness has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons only a shift in national aviation policy can bring about a further increase in passenger traffic through the Midwest base.

In this episode of the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast, Justin Vacula and co-host Darren Remsberg dive into Justin's affordable travel experiences using credit card points and miles. The episode features a detailed trip report on Justin's recent visit to Krakow, Poland, highlighting how he used credit card rewards to minimize costs. They discuss accommodations, local attractions, transportation, and practical tips for maximizing points. Justin also shares details about upcoming meetups and conferences, along with offering insight on leveraging points for future travels. Practical advice and personal anecdotes make this a valuable listen for anyone interested in budget travel strategies. 00:00 Introduction to Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast 00:44 Krakow Poland Trip Report Begins 01:46 Booking and Travel Logistics 04:26 Navigating Newark and Toronto Airports 10:00 Exploring Business Class on Lot Polish Airlines 13:28 Arrival and Train Journey to Krakow 18:50 Staying at Hyatt Place Krakow 22:04 Exploring Krakow and Surroundings 25:14 Salt Mine Experience and Lord of the Rings Cosplay 26:07 Travel Tips and Recommendations for Poland 29:24 Exploring Japanese Culture in Poland 30:15 Using Credit Card Points for Dining 32:29 Safe Solo Travel in Poland 32:54 Navigating Flights and Airports 44:31 Upcoming Travel Plans and Events 48:14 Supporting the Podcast and Final Thoughts -- Main website, including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravelpodcast.com Referral links: https://hurdygurdytravel.com/donate-referral-links/ CardPointers affiliate link: https://cardpointers.com/hurdygurdytravel Join me for in-person meetups I host in Willow Grove, PA: https://www.meetup.com/phillymilesandpoints/ SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/hurdy-gurdy-travel SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/hurdygurdytravelpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hurdy-gurdy-travel-podcast/id1489093490 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8EcIcoNU1HK4KKhQtTkAWw Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hurdy-gurdy-travel-podcast Google Play: https://www.play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/l5bmuntd4wpvtklvg42ejg42ejg4apiu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HurdyGurdyTravelPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/HGTravelPodcast Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Copy and paste the podcast RSS feed -- http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:706382626/sounds.rss -- to listen on your favorite podcast-playing platform!

Kennedy, host of the Kennedy Saves The World podcast, joined The Guy Benson Show today to reflect on her recent trip to Poland with Guy, Mollie Hemingway, Emily Compagno, and Mary Katharine Ham. After visiting concentration camps, Kennedy described her visceral reaction to pro-Hamas protestors back in Krakow, where her and other ladies on the trip called out the protestors vile behavior. Kennedy also weighed in on the now-viral moment when Brigette Macron slapped President Emmanuel Macron while deboarding a plane, which prompted absurd Russian disinformation theories (again) from the media. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode #202: The Ramo Saves The City Of Krakow From Eating Treif

In this enlightening episode of Adjusted Reality, we welcome renowned sleep medicine specialist and author Dr. Barry Krakow to explore the powerful connection between sleep and mental health. With over 30 years of groundbreaking research, Dr. Krakow has pioneered efforts to understand how treating sleep disorders can dramatically improve mental well-being, especially for those facing mental health challenges.Join Dr. Sherry McAllister and Dr. Krakow as they dive into key topics from his latest book, Life Saving Sleep: New Horizons in Mental Health Treatment. Discover what inspired his life's work, the importance of sleep posture, the most common myths about sleep, and practical insights on how to recover from a poor night's rest. If you've ever wondered how your sleep might be affecting your mood, focus, or emotional health, this episode is for you!In the Adjusted Reality podcast, well-known athletes, celebrities, actors, chiropractors, influencers in the wellness industry, and other podcasters will talk with host Dr. Sherry McAllister, president, F4CP, about their experiences with health and wellness. As a special gift for listening today visit f4cp.org/health to get a copy of our mind, body, spirit eBook which focuses on many ways to optimize your health and the ones you love without the use of drugs or surgery. Follow Adjusted Reality on Instagram. Find A Doctor of Chiropractic Near You.Donate to Support the Chiropractic Profession Through Education.

Kasia Madera speaks to Radosław Sikorski, the Foreign Minister of Poland.As a key, long-term ally to Ukraine, Poland has played a pivotal role in supporting its neighbour following the full-scale invasion by Russia in 2022.Mr Sikorski talks about the growing threat Poland, as well as Europe, faces from Russia, and follows his country's decision to close the Russian consulate in Krakow.The move was made in response to a shopping centre fire in Warsaw last year, that Poland blames on Moscow. The Kremlin has dismissed the accusation as completely without foundation - it accuses Poland of hostility, and describes relations between the countries as deplorable.Mr Sikorski also gives his take on the prospect of a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine, the involvement of the US President Donald Trump, and the future of NATO.The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Presenter: Kasia Madera Producers: Lucy Sheppard, Ben Cooper Editor: Emma RipponGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

VOV1 - Ba Lan đã tuyên bố trục xuất ba nhà ngoại giao từ lãnh sự quán Nga tại Krakow. Động thái này diễn ra sau khi Ba Lan cho rằng có bằng chứng cho thấy tình báo Nga đã dàn dựng vụ tấn công đốt phá một Trung tâm thương mại ở Vacsava vào tháng 5 năm ngoái.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Poland has ordered the closure of a Russian consulate, citing an arson attack blamed on Moscow.

Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Stephen Miller insists Trump has to suspend habeas corpus because the Supreme Court doesn't understand the law.Then, on the rest of the menu, a probation officer in Oregon was fired for using a Nazi salute at work but an arbitrator restored his job; Trump fired the chief of the US Copyright Office days after she prevented Musk from using copyrighted work without permission as fair use for his artificial intelligence network; and, Elizabeth Holmes may be the face of one of the 21st century's most famous fraud cases, but that isn't stopping her partner from doing something incredibly brazen.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Poland ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Krakow, citing an arson attack blamed on Moscow; and, the Supreme Court of Argentina has discovered archives linked to Hitler's Nazi regime.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help." -- Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.

TTEC in Krakow is growing and they have a wealth of new entry-level career opportunities for enthusiastic, hard-working team players who want to grow along with them.Check out their available positions at https://www.ttecjobs.com/en/location/krakow-city-jobs/44028/798544-858786-3094802/4 TTEC City: Greenwood Village Address: 6312 S. Fiddler's Green Circle Website: https://www.ttecjobs.com/en

St. Mary's Trumpet Call or Hejnal is a traditional, five-note Polish bugle call closely bound to the history and traditions of Kraków. It is played every hour on the hour, four times in succession in each of the four cardinal directions, by a trumpeter on the highest tower of the city's Saint Mary's Basilica.

POLAND PILGRIMAGE: Mass in the private chapel of the Archbishop of Krakow; site of the priestly ordination of Pope St. John Paul IIHistory was changed because of what transpired on this floor. A young man who knew his identity as a beloved son chose to bet his life on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Karol Wojtyla lived free from fear and concern for what others think. He lived free from the spirit of the world, because he lived the song of the World Youth Day celebration which he himself started: “Jesus Christ, you are my life!”

Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Listen now to the words of Coach Dale Brown describing his trip to the death camp, Auschwitz, in Krakow, Poland.Aaron also discusses the 2,000-year longing of the Jewish people to return to their homeland, Israel. After the Holocaust, the doors to Israel were opened, and Jewish survivors returned to the land they had heard of for centuries.

News includes EEF board elections with voting beginning May 9th, Gleam v1.10.0 enhancing security with SBoMs and SLSA build provenance, an AshAuthentication vulnerability with mitigation steps, the Elixir Secure Coding Training project finding a permanent home at the EEF, announcements for both ElixirConf US 2025 in Orlando and ElixirConfEU in Krakow with speaker lineup, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/250 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/250) Elixir Community News https://paraxial.io/ (https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today's show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a limited time offer. https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2025 (https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2025?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEF board elections announced with important dates - candidacy submissions by May 8th, voting open May 9-16th. https://x.com/TheErlef/status/1911847956308959650 (https://x.com/TheErlef/status/1911847956308959650?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.10.0 will ship with Build SBoMs and SLSA build provenance for all release artifacts and Docker images, improving visibility into dependencies and software supply chain security. https://x.com/theerlef/status/1910348770514006242 (https://x.com/theerlef/status/1910348770514006242?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The "Elixir Secure Coding Training (ESCT)" project has been transferred to the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation for a more permanent home and maintainership. https://bsky.app/profile/davelucia.com/post/3lmcqhzoc7c26 (https://bsky.app/profile/davelucia.com/post/3lmcqhzoc7c26?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dave Lucia shares information about the ESCT project transfer from Podium to TvLabs and ultimately to the EEF. https://github.com/erlef/elixir-secure-coding (https://github.com/erlef/elixir-secure-coding?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – An interactive cybersecurity curriculum designed for enterprise use at software companies using Elixir. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/6184 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/6184?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Fix for Plug.Debugger screen which was showing ANSI codes in HTML. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/6194 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/6194?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Fix for the Phoenix installer's incorrect application of custom variants in tailwind v4. https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/security/advisories/GHSA-3988-q8q7-p787 (https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/security/advisories/GHSA-3988-q8q7-p787?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AshAuthentication vulnerability published with mitigation steps - update packages, set requireinteraction to true, and add confirmroute above auth_routes. https://elixirconf.com/ (https://elixirconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf US 2025 is open for submitting talks and workshops in Orlando. Talk submissions due April 29, workshop submissions due April 15. https://x.com/elixirconf/status/1907843035544826137 (https://x.com/elixirconf/status/1907843035544826137?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement for ElixirConf US 2025 in Orlando with deadlines for talk and workshop submissions. https://x.com/ElixirConfEU/status/1911747531953832323 (https://x.com/ElixirConfEU/status/1911747531953832323?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConfEU Speakers were announced for the upcoming conference in Krakow, Poland. https://www.elixirconf.eu/#tickets (https://www.elixirconf.eu/#tickets?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Ticket information for ElixirConfEU - 250 Euros for virtual ticket, 600 Euros for in-person ticket. https://www.elixirconf.eu/#keynotes (https://www.elixirconf.eu/#keynotes?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Keynote information for ElixirConfEU in Krakow, Poland, May 14-16 (training on May 14, regular sessions on May 15-16). 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Two shockingly similar murders happened around the same time in Krakow, Poland.

سفر با قطار، یکی از تصاویر دائماً تکراری در آثار ناظم است؛ این شعر مهمترین و بهترین نمونه‌های ادبیات جهان است. شعر «به زردی کاه»، از سیصد خط و "به ورا تولیاکوا" تقدیم شده. 1961 در دوران سفرش از ورشو، کراکوف، پراگ، مسکو، پاریس، هاوانا و دوباره مسکو نوشت؛ آنچه وحدت را در شعر رقم میزند، سرعت فوق العاده‌ی گذر زمان بر انسان است؛ ریتم قطار و تکرار نقش یک زن که روی تختخواب طبقه زیرین کوپه‌ی قطار خوابیده. اشتیاق سیاسی با میل جنسی و وهم و در رویایی درهم می‌آمیزند؛ و در بخش دوم شعر، زمانی که ناظم با عابدین دینو، دوست صمیمی‌اش در پاریس درباه‌ی علم مدرن و عرفان قرون وسطایی بود صحبت میکنند، میتواند یادآور نثر بلز ساندرار نویسنده‌ی قرن نوزدهمی فرانسوی باشد.«خوشبختی» را می‌توانی نقاشی کنی عابدین؟نه تصویر سیب‌ها را بر دستمالی سفیدو نه تصویر مادری را که کودک فرشته‌رویش را شیر می‌دهد!می‌توانی «تصویر هزار هراز شکر امروز را هم دیدمو دیگر غمی ندارم» را نقاشی کنی؟«خوشبختی» را می‌توانی نقاشی کنی عابدین؟کلمۀ «آزادی» را اما بدون دروغ؟کاری از حامد کیان______________Traveling by train is one of the most recurring images in Nazim's works; this poem is one of the most important and best examples of world literature. The poem "To the Yellowness of Straw" consists of three hundred lines and is dedicated to "Vera Tolyakova". He wrote it during his 1961 trip from Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Moscow, Paris, Havana and back to Moscow; what creates unity in the poem is the extraordinary speed of time passing on a person; the rhythm of the train and the repetition of the role of a woman sleeping on a bed in the lower floor of the train compartment. Political passion is mixed with sexual desire and illusion in a dream; and in the second part of the poem, when Nazim talks with Abedin Dino, his close friend in Paris, about modern science and medieval mysticism, it can be reminiscent of the prose of Blaise Cendrars, a 19th-century French writer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we travel from Poland to the United States as we sit down with Jamie Bogner—co-founder and editorial director of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine and host of the Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast. Jamie's journey into beer journalism is as fascinating as the industry itself. From his early days in media to helping shape one of the most influential beer publications in the U.S., he has witnessed the evolution of craft beer culture firsthand. We explore the impact of beer media, the rise of Polish craft brewing, and the latest trends shaping the industry—including the fine balance between tradition and innovation. But Jamie's story isn't just about beer. Having lived in New York City in 2001, he experienced 9/11 firsthand—a moment that not only shaped his life but also reinforced the power of community and resilience in the face of adversity. That same spirit of togetherness can be found in the beer world, where brewers and beer lovers rally around each other in tough times, whether facing economic challenges or global crises. And of course, no BierTalk episode is complete without a beer in hand! We sample some exceptional Polish brews, discuss the influence of beer media, and reflect on the role of storytelling in keeping beer culture alive.

Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Stanislaus of Krakow, 1030-1079; after ordination, he was appointed preacher and archdeacon to the bishop of Krakow, and then became bishop of Krakow himself in 1072; during an expedition against the Grand Duchy of Kiev, Stanislaus became involved in the political situation of Poland; he attacked the evils of the peasantry and the king, especially the unjust wars and immoral acts of King Boleslaus II; the king repented, but reverted to his old ways; Stansislaus resumed his criticisms despite threats of treason and death; finally, he excommunicated the king, who ordered soldiers to kill the bishop; they refused, so the king killed Stanislaus with his own hands Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/11/25 Gospel: John 10:31-42

It's not often you meet a 96-year-old who is still working hard to make the world a better place. But for Ben Lesser, a Holocaust survivor who lived through the atrocities of the Krakow ghettos and concentration camps, silence is not an option. As Ben puts it, he has a responsibility to share his story “to keep this world from acquiring amnesia.”⁣ In this episode, his daughter Gail joins him, because this conversation is not just about the past—it's about the future. This episode doesn't sugarcoat. You'll hear about Ben's experience during the Holocaust and the moment that made him open up and begin sharing his story for the betterment of humanity. How mindset and miracles kept him alive. What sparked him to write a book, start the Zachor Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, and encourage the next generation to shout out and choose love—so we never forget.⁣ ⁣ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains extremely sensitive material⁣ ⁣ Connect with Ben, Gail or the Zachor Holocaust Remembrance Foundation⁣ https://www.ZachorFoundation.org⁣ https://www.facebook.com/ZachorFoundationBenLesser⁣ https://www.instagram.com/zachor18⁣ ⁣⁣ Living a Life that Matters: From Nazi Nightmare to American Dream by Ben Lesser⁣ https://amzn.to/3RJgc94⁣ ⁣ As an Amazon Affiliate, I may earn commissions⁣ ⁣ DISCOVER HAVENING TECHNIQUES TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS⁣ https://www.hilaryrusso.com/training⁣ ⁣ JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK https://substack.com/@hilaryrusso ⁣ BOOK HILARY FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT OR ATTEND!⁣ https://www.hilaryrusso.com/events⁣ ⁣ CONNECT WITH HILARY⁣ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilaryrusso⁣ https://www.instagram.com/hilaryrusso⁣ https://www.instagram.com/hilisticallyspeaking⁣ https://www.youtube.com/hilaryrusso⁣ https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast⁣ ⁣ MUSIC by Lipbone Redding⁣ https://www.lipbone.com

Karen Glass discusses the power of narration in education, sharing her journey from homeschooling mom to Charlotte Mason education expert and author of "Know and Tell: The Art of Narration."• Narration is simply telling back what you've learned, a natural human activity we use to build relationships• Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy centers on two key principles: "children are born persons" and "education is a science of relations"• Narration develops multiple cognitive skills including comprehension, memory, ordering of thoughts, and communication• The progression of narration moves from oral telling (ages 6-9) to written narration (10-12) to formal composition (junior high and high school)• Narration can be applied to any subject and take many forms—oral, written, artistic, dramatic, or even through building models• Children don't always enjoy narration, but it works effectively regardless, developing communication skills that serve students throughout life• Special needs children can benefit from narration through alternative expressions like drawing, building, or dramatic play• The mental processes involved in narration help students build connections between subjects and with their prior knowledgeAbout our guestKaren Glass has been studying and learning about Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education since 1994. She homeschooled her four children who are now all adult graduates, but her passion for this life-giving view of education has not diminished and she welcomes opportunities to share it with others. She has spoken at homeschool conferences, taught online classes, conducted teacher training at schools, and served as an adjunct professor to teach college-level classes. She is the author of several books based upon Charlotte Mason's ideas, including Consider This, Know and Tell: The Art of Narration, In Vital Harmony, and most recently Much May Be Done with Sparrows. After living in Krakow, Poland for almost 25 years, she now lives in rural Indiana where she continues to read, learn, teach, and write.Connect with KarenOrder Know and TellLearn more about Karen's workGot a story to share or question you want us to answer? Send us a message!About the podcastThe KindlED Podcast explores the science of nurturing children's potential and creating empowering learning environments.Powered by Prenda Microschools, each episode offers actionable insights to help you ignite your child's love of learning. We'll dive into evidence-based tools and techniques that kindle young learners' curiosity, motivation, and well-being. Got a burning question?We're all ears! If you have a question or topic you'd love our hosts to tackle, please send it to podcast@prenda.com. Let's dive into the conversation together!Important links:• Connect with us on social • Get our free literacy curriculum Interested in starting a microschool?Prenda provides all the tools and support you need to start and run an amazing microschool. Create a free Prenda World account to start designing your future microschool today. More info at ➡️ Prenda.com or if you're ready to get going ➡️ Start My Microschool

On April 2 we marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul at 9:37 pm on April 2, 2005, vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday, the new name given to the Second Sunday of Easter by John Paul! To commemorate that day and those years I have prepared a special about a man – a priest, a pope and a saint. It is about a life and legacy, seen through my memories and those of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, secretary to John Paul for 40 years, now archbishop emeritus of Krakow, Poland, and Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal liturgical ceremonial official under John Paul and now, papal almoner under Francis.

On this episode of Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys head to Krakow, the intellectual heart of Poland. The city is home to beautiful churches, endless Pope John Paul II memorabilia, one of the oldest universities in the world (Copernicus attended), and moving remembrances of Jewish citizens killed in the Holocaust. Plus, a quick detour to the historic Wieliczka Salt Mine. Things We Talked About on Today's Episode: Schengen Area: https://dailypassport.com/what-is-the-schengen-area/ Remains of the Ghetto wall https://g.co/kgs/ammrVVz Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory https://muzeumkrakowa.pl/en/branches/oskar-schindlers-enamel-factory MOCAK https://en.mocak.pl/ https://www.instagram.com/prosciuttko_/?hl=en

Frank Hermans from Let Me Free swings by the show to talk about his latest show coming to the Meyer Theater. It's called King of Krakow. The run starts on April 3rd and runs through the 19th. The show features Amy Riemer (as Angel of Angelica), Lisa Borley (as Wack Job), Sarah Galati (as Sarah the Italian), Tom Verbrick (King Brezinski), Paul Evansen (as Pauly Pencil Neck), Pat Hibbard (as Tick-Tock), Blake Hermans (as Stooley), Frank Hermans (as Lard Face). Sounds like another great time! Then Karl Loewenstein from Sturgeon Spirits in Oshkosh joins from our WISS studios. Sturgeon Spirits is part of our Maino & The Mayor's Top Craft Pick promotion. Karl is the founder and president of Sturgeon spirits, and is passionate about the craft and traditions of distilling. He retired from a 21-year career teaching history at UW Oshkosh in January 2024 and believes in community, sustainability, and spirited living. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-9 am on WGBW in Green Bay and on WISS in Appleton/Oshkosh. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Maino and the Mayor! Guests: Frank Hermans, Karl Loewenstein

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#NUKES: POLAND, SOUTH KOREA. HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC. 1895 KRAKOW

Boutique-Hotel am Rande der Altstadt Krakaus mit dem besonderen Flair der Zwanziger Jahre

(3:03) Bible Study: Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge. Jesus casts out demons because he had authority. Sirach 1:1-10 Mark 9:14-29 (22:22) Break 1 (24:01) Letters: Can you still bring dinner to the priests on Sunday? Question about turning the other cheek in regards to domestic abuse? Why did the NAB translation remove fasting from Jesus' statements? What does it mean when I offer up my suffering? (38:31) Break 2 (39:47) Word of the Day: Ligare (44:36) Phones: Kevin-confused about St. Faustina comment about angel hovering over Krakow. Didn't St. Faustina die before WWII Teresa-Could we go to 2 Masses in a day?

As someone who experienced the upheavals of both the Thirty Years War, as well as the Khmelnytsky uprisings of 1648-49 (Tach Vitat), Rav Yomtov Lipman Heller (1579-1654) lived and led his people during an auspicious time. Much of his early rabbinical career was spent in Prague. Much of his travails were recorded by him, in a unique and rare rabbinical autobiography entitled Megillas Eivah. As the author of many popular Torah publications, he was accused of blasphemy against the Church in one of his writings and was arrested on trumped up charges. This was due to dissent within his own community regarding a progressive income tax which was imposed by the imperial authorities in order to fund the Thirty Years War. He was arrested and initially sentenced to death, but ultimately his sentence was reduced to a hefty fine, as well as foregoing his rabbinical position in Prague. He was later restored to his glory as rabbi of Krakow, where he spent his last years rehabilitating the community in the wake of the Khmelnytsky massacres. As a protection against future tragedies, he famously composed a special Mi Shebeirach to be recited in honor of those who abstain from talking in shul.   Cross River, a leading financial institution committed to supporting its communities, is proud to sponsor Jewish History Soundbites. As a trusted partner for individuals and businesses, Cross River understands the importance of preserving and celebrating our heritage. By sponsoring this podcast, they demonstrate their unwavering dedication to enriching the lives of the communities in which they serve. Visit Cross River at https://www.crossriver.com/   Subscribe to Jewish History Soundbites Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ or your favorite podcast platform Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history or feedback contact Yehuda at:  yehuda@yehudageberer.com  

Poet's don't typically compete for “coolest book cover,” and it's probably because Zbigniew Herbert won years ago. Today's poem is his tender look at poverty, pleasure, and irretrievable loss. Zbigniew Herbert was born on October 29, 1924, in Poland in the city of Lvov, which is now a part of the Ukraine. His grandfather was an Englishman who settled in Lvov to teach English. His father, a former member of the Legions that had fought for restoration of Poland's independence, was a bank manager. Herbert's formal education began in Lvov and continued under German occupation in the form of clandestine study at the underground King John Casimir University, where he majored in Polish literature. He was a member of the underground resistance movement. In 1944, he moved to Krakow, and three years later he graduated from the University of Krakow with a master's degree in economics. He also received a law degree from Nicholas Copernicus University in Torun and studied philosophy at the University of Warsaw under Henryk Elzenberg.During the 1950s, Herbert worked at many low-paying jobs because he refused to write within the framework of official Communist guidelines. After widespread riots against Soviet control in 1956 brought about a political “thaw,” Herbert became an administrator at the Union of Polish Composers and published his first collection, Struna swiatla [The Chord of Light] (Czytelnik, 1956). The book immediately placed him among the most prominent representatives of the “Contemporaries” (young poets and writers associated with the weekly Contemporary Times).In 1957, Herbert published his second collection of verse, Hermes, pies i gwiazda [Hermes, the Dog and the Star] (Czytelnik). Four years later, he published his third book of poems, Studium przedmiotu [Study of the Object] (Czytelnik, 1961). In 1968, his Selected Poems, translated into English by Czeslaw Milosz and Peter Dale Scott, was released in both the United States and England, making Herbert one of the most popular contemporary poets in the English-speaking world. In 1971, he released the first Polish edition of Selected Poems.Herbert's 1983 collection, Raport z oblezonego miasta i inne wiersze [Report from the Besieged City] (Instytut Literacki), dealt with the ethical problems Poland faced while under martial law. The book was issued simultaneously through an emigré publishing house and as an underground edition in Poland. He also published a number of essay collections and works of drama. In 1962, he released his famous work, Barbarzyńca wogrodzie [Barbarian in the Garden] (Czytelnik), which was eventually translated into numerous languages.Herbert's numerous awards include the Kościelski Foundation Prize, the Austrian Lenau Prize, the Alfred Jurzykowski Prize, the Herder Prize, the Petrarch Prize, the Bruno Schulz Prize, and the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society.Herbert was a coeditor of the poetry journal Poezja from 1965 to 1968 but resigned in protest of antisemitic policies. He traveled widely throughout the West and lived in Paris, Berlin, and the United States, where he taught briefly at the University of California, Los Angeles. He died in Warsaw on July 28, 1998.-bio via Academy of American Poets This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe