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Last time we spoke about the fall of Wuhan. In a country frayed by war, the Yangtze became a pulsing artery, carrying both hunger and hope. Chiang Kai-shek faced a brutal choice: defend Wuhan to the last man, or flood the rivers to buy time. He chose both, setting sullen floodwaters loose along the Yellow River to slow the invaders, a temporary mercy that spared some lives while ripping many from their homes. On the river's banks, a plethora of Chinese forces struggled to unite. The NRA, fractured into rival zones, clung to lines with stubborn grit as Japanese forces poured through Anqing, Jiujiang, and beyond, turning the Yangtze into a deadly corridor. Madang's fortifications withstood bombardment and gas, yet the price was paid in troops and civilians drowned or displaced. Commanders like Xue Yue wrestled stubbornly for every foothold, every bend in the river. The Battle of Wanjialing became a symbol: a desperate, months-long pincer where Chinese divisions finally tightened their cordon and halted the enemy's flow. By autumn, the Japanese pressed onward to seize Tianjiazhen and cut supply lines, while Guangzhou fell to a ruthless blockade. The Fall of Wuhan loomed inevitable, yet the story remained one of fierce endurance against overwhelming odds.   #174 The Changsha Fire Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. In the summer of 1938, amid the upheaval surrounding Chiang Kai-shek, one of his most important alliances came to an end. On June 22, all German advisers to the Nationalist government were summoned back; any who refused would be deemed guilty of high treason. Since World War I, a peculiar bond had tied the German Weimar Republic and China: two fledgling states, both weak and only partially sovereign. Under the Versailles Treaty of 1919, Germany had lost extraterritorial rights on Chinese soil, which paradoxically allowed Berlin to engage with China as an equal partner rather than a traditional colonizer. This made German interests more welcome in business and politics than those of other Western powers. Chiang's military reorganization depended on German officers such as von Seeckt and von Falkenhausen, and Hitler's rise in 1933 had not immediately severed the connection between the two countries. Chiang did not share Nazi ideology with Germany, but he viewed Berlin as a potential ally and pressed to persuade it to side with China rather than Japan as China's principal East Asian, anti-Communist partner. In June 1937, H. H. Kung led a delegation to Berlin, met Hitler, and argued for an alliance with China. Yet the outbreak of war and the Nationalists' retreat to Wuhan convinced Hitler's government to align with Japan, resulting in the recall of all German advisers. Chiang responded with a speech praising von Falkenhausen, insisting that "our friend's enemy is our enemy too," and lauding the German Army's loyalty and ethics as a model for the Chinese forces. He added, "After we have won the War of Resistance, I believe you'll want to come back to the Far East and advise our country again." Von Falkenhausen would later become the governor of Nazi-occupied Belgium, then be lauded after the war for secretly saving many Jewish lives. As the Germans departed, the roof of the train transporting them bore a prominent German flag with a swastika, a prudent precaution given Wuhan's vulnerability to air bombardment. The Japanese were tightening their grip on the city, even as Chinese forces, numbering around 800,000, made a stubborn stand. The Yellow River floods blocked northern access, so the Japanese chose to advance via the Yangtze, aided by roughly nine divisions and the might of the Imperial Navy. The Chinese fought bravely, but their defenses could not withstand the superior technology of the Japanese fleet. The only substantial external aid came from Soviet pilots flying aircraft bought from the USSR as part of Stalin's effort to keep China in the war; between 1938 and 1940, some 2,000 pilots offered their services. From June 24 to 27, Japanese bombers relentlessly pounded the Madang fortress along the Yangtze until it fell. A month later, on July 26, Chinese defenders abandoned Jiujiang, southeast of Wuhan, and its civilian population endured a wave of atrocities at the hands of the invaders. News of Jiujiang's fate stiffened resolve. Chiang delivered a pointed address to his troops on July 31, arguing that Wuhan's defense was essential and that losing the city would split the country into hostile halves, complicating logistics and movement. He warned that Wuhan's defense would also be a spiritual test: "the place has deep revolutionary ties," and public sympathy for China's plight was growing as Japanese atrocities became known. Yet Chiang worried about the behavior of Chinese soldiers. He condemned looting as a suicidal act that would destroy the citizens' trust in the military. Commanders, he warned, must stay at their posts; the memory of the Madang debacle underscored the consequences of cowardice. Unlike Shanghai, Wuhan had shelters, but he cautioned against retreating into them and leaving soldiers exposed. Officers who failed in loyalty could expect no support in return. This pep talk, combined with the belief that the army was making a last stand, may have slowed the Japanese advance along the Yangtze in August. Under General Xue Yue, about 100,000 Chinese troops pushed back the invaders at Huangmei. At Tianjiazhen, thousands fought until the end of September, with poison gas finally forcing Japanese victory. Yet even then, Chinese generals struggled to coordinate. In Xinyang, Li Zongren's Guangxi troops were exhausted; they expected relief from Hu Zongnan's forces, but Hu instead withdrew, allowing Japan to capture the city without a fight. The fall of Xinyang enabled Japanese control of the Ping-Han railway, signaling Wuhan's doom. Chiang again spoke to Wuhan's defenders, balancing encouragement with a grim realism about possible loss. Although Wuhan's international connections were substantial, foreign aid would be unlikely. If evacuation became necessary, the army should have a clear plan, including designated routes. He recalled the disastrous December retreat from Nanjing, where "foreigners and Chinese alike turned it into an empty city." Troops had been tired and outnumbered; Chiang defended the decision to defend Nanjing, insisting the army had sacrificed itself for the capital and Sun Yat-sen's tomb. Were the army to retreat again, he warned, it would be the greatest shame in five thousand years of Chinese history. The loss of Madang was another humiliation. By defending Wuhan, he argued, China could avenge its fallen comrades and cleanse its conscience; otherwise, it could not honor its martyrs. Mao Zedong, observing the situation from his far-off base at Yan'an, agreed strongly that Chiang should not defend Wuhan to the death. He warned in mid-October that if Wuhan could not be defended, the war's trajectory would shift, potentially strengthening the Nationalists–Communists cooperation, deepening popular mobilization, and expanding guerrilla warfare. The defense of Wuhan, Mao argued, should drain the enemy and buy time to advance the broader struggle, not become a doomed stalemate. In a protracted war, some strongholds might be abandoned temporarily to sustain the longer fight. The Japanese Army captured Wuchang and Hankou on 26 October and captured Hanyang on the 27th, which concluded the campaign in Wuhan. The battle had lasted four and a half months and ended with the Nationalist army's voluntary withdrawal. In the battle itself, the Japanese army captured Wuhan's three towns and held the heartland of China, achieving a tactical victory. Yet strategically, Japan failed to meet its objectives. Imperial Headquarters believed that "capturing Hankou and Guangzhou would allow them to dominate China." Consequently, the Imperial Conference planned the Battle of Wuhan to seize Wuhan quickly and compel the Chinese government to surrender. It also decreed that "national forces should be concentrated to achieve the war objectives within a year and end the war against China." According to Yoshiaki Yoshimi and Seiya Matsuno, Hirohito authorized the use of chemical weapons against China by specific orders known as rinsanmei. During the Battle of Wuhan, Prince Kan'in Kotohito transmitted the emperor's orders to deploy toxic gas 375 times between August and October 1938. Another memorandum uncovered by Yoshimi indicates that Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni authorized the use of poison gas against the Chinese on 16 August 1938. A League of Nations resolution adopted on 14 May condemned the Imperial Japanese Army's use of toxic gas. Japan's heavy use of chemical weapons against China was driven by manpower shortages and China's lack of poison gas stockpiles to retaliate. Poison gas was employed at Hankou in the Battle of Wuhan to break Chinese resistance after conventional assaults had failed. Rana Mitter notes that, under General Xue Yue, approximately 100,000 Chinese troops halted Japanese advances at Huangmei, and at the fortress of Tianjiazhen, thousands fought until the end of September, with Japanese victory secured only through the use of poison gas. Chinese generals also struggled with coordination at Xinyang; Li Zongren's Guangxi troops were exhausted, and Hu Zongnan's forces, believed to be coming to relieve them, instead withdrew. Japan subsequently used poison gas against Chinese Muslim forces at the Battle of Wuyuan and the Battle of West Suiyuan. However, the Chinese government did not surrender with the loss of Wuhan and Guangzhou, nor did Japan's invasion end with Wuhan and Guangzhou's capture. After Wuhan fell, the government issued a reaffirmation: "Temporary changes of advance and retreat will not shake our resolve to resist the Japanese invasion," and "the gain or loss of any city will not affect the overall situation of the war." It pledged to "fight with even greater sorrow, greater perseverance, greater steadfastness, greater diligence, and greater courage," dedicating itself to a long, comprehensive war of resistance. In the Japanese-occupied rear areas, large armed anti-Japanese forces grew, and substantial tracts of territory were recovered. As the Japanese army themselves acknowledged, "the restoration of public security in the occupied areas was actually limited to a few kilometers on both sides of the main transportation lines." Thus, the Battle of Wuhan did not merely inflict a further strategic defeat on Japan; it also marked a turning point in Japan's strategic posture, from offense to defense. Due to the Nationalist Army's resolute resistance, Japan mobilized its largest force to date for the attack, about 250,000 personnel, who were replenished four to five times over the battle, for a total of roughly 300,000. The invaders held clear advantages in land, sea, and air power and fought for four and a half months. Yet they failed to annihilate the Nationalist main force, nor did they break the will to resist or the army's combat effectiveness. Instead, the campaign dealt a severe blow to the Japanese Army's vitality. Japanese-cited casualties totaled 4,506 dead and 17,380 wounded for the 11th Army; the 2nd Army suffered 2,300 killed in action, 7,600 wounded, and 900 died of disease. Including casualties across the navy and the air force, the overall toll was about 35,500. By contrast, the Nationalist Government Military Commission's General Staff Department, drawing on unit-level reports, calculated Japanese casualties at 256,000. The discrepancy between Japanese and Nationalist tallies illustrates the inflationary tendencies of each side's reporting. Following Wuhan, a weakened Japanese force confronted an extended front. Unable to mount large-scale strategic offensives, unlike Shanghai, Xuzhou, or Wuhan itself, the Japanese to a greater extent adopted a defensive posture. This transition shifted China's War of Resistance from a strategic defensive phase into a strategic stalemate, while the invaders found themselves caught in a protracted war—a development they most disliked. Consequently, Japan's invasion strategy pivoted: away from primary frontal offensives toward a greater reliance on political inducements with secondary military action, and toward diverting forces to "security" operations behind enemy lines rather than pushing decisive frontal campaigns. Japan, an island nation with limited strategic resources, depended heavily on imports. By the time of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Japan's gold reserves,including reserves for issuing banknotes, amounted to only about 1.35 billion yen. In effect, Japan's currency reserves constrained the scale of the war from the outset. The country launched its aggression while seeking an early solution to the conflict. To sustain its war of aggression against China, the total value of military supplies imported from overseas in 1937 reached approximately 960 million yen. By June of the following year, for the Battle of Wuhan, even rifles used in training were recalled to outfit the expanding army. The sustained increase in troops also strained domestic labor, food, and energy supplies. By 1939, after Wuhan, Japan's military expenditure had climbed to about 6.156 billion yen, far exceeding national reserves. This stark reality exposed Japan's economic fragility and its inability to guarantee a steady supply of military materiel, increasing pressure on the leadership at the Central Command. The Chief of Staff and the Minister of War lamented the mismatch between outward strength and underlying weakness: "Outwardly strong but weak is a reflection of our country today, and this will not last long." In sum, the Wuhan campaign coincided with a decline in the organization, equipment, and combat effectiveness of the Japanese army compared with before the battle. This erosion of capability helped drive Japan to alter its political and military strategy, shifting toward a method of inflicting pressure on China and attempting to "use China to control China", that is, fighting in ways designed to sustain the broader war effort. Tragically a major element of Chiang Kai-shek's retreat strategy was the age-old "scorched earth" policy. In fact, China originated the phrase and the practice. Shanghai escaped the last-minute torching because of foreigners whose property rights were protected. But in Nanjing, the burning and destruction began with increasing zeal. What could not be moved inland, such as remaining rice stocks, oil in tanks, and other facilities, was to be blown up or devastated. Civilians were told to follow the army inland, to rebuild later behind the natural barrier of Sichuan terrain. Many urban residents complied, but the peasantry did not embrace the plan. The scorched-earth policy served as powerful propaganda for the occupying Japanese army and, even more so, for the Reds. Yet they could hardly have foreseen the propaganda that Changsha would soon supply them. In June, the Changsha Evacuation Guidance Office was established to coordinate land and water evacuation routes. By the end of October, Wuhan's three towns had fallen, and on November 10 the Japanese army captured Yueyang, turning Changsha into the next primary invasion target. Beginning on October 9, Japanese aircraft intensified from sporadic raids on Changsha to large-scale bombing. On October 27, the Changsha Municipal Government urgently evacuated all residents, exempting only able-bodied men, the elderly, the weak, women, and children. The baojia system was mobilized to go door-to-door, enforcing compliance. On November 7, Chiang Kai-shek convened a military meeting at Rongyuan Garden to review the war plan and finalize a "scorched earth war of resistance." Xu Quan, Chief of Staff of the Security Command, drafted the detailed implementation plan. On November 10, Shi Guoji, Chief of Staff of the Security Command, presided over a joint meeting of Changsha's party, government, military, police, and civilian organizations to devise a strategy. The Changsha Destruction Command was immediately established, bringing together district commanders and several arson squads. The command actively prepared arson equipment and stacked flammable materials along major traffic arteries. Chiang decided that the city of Changsha was vulnerable and either gave the impression or the direct order, honestly really depends on the source your reading, to burn the city to the ground to prevent it falling to the enemy. At 9:00 AM on November 12, Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed Zhang Zhizhong: "One hour to arrive, Chairman Zhang, Changsha, confidential. If Changsha falls, the entire city must be burned. Please make thorough preparations in advance and do not delay." And here it seems a game of broken telephone sort of resulted in one of the worst fire disasters of all time. If your asking pro Chiang sources, the message was clearly, put up a defense, once thats fallen, burn the city down before the Japanese enter. Obviously this was to account for getting civilians out safely and so forth. If you read lets call it more modern CPP aligned sources, its the opposite. Chiang intentionally ordering the city to burn down as fast as possible, but in through my research, I think it was a colossal miscommunication. Regardless Zhongzheng Wen, Minister of the Interior, echoed the message. Simultaneously, Lin Wei, Deputy Director of Chiang Kai-shek's Secretariat, instructed Zhang Zhizhong by long-distance telephone: "If Changsha falls, the entire city must be burned." Zhang summoned Feng Ti, Commander of the Provincial Capital Garrison, and Xu Quan, Director of the Provincial Security Bureau, to outline arson procedures. He designated the Garrison Command to shoulder the preparations, with the Security Bureau assisting. At 4:00 PM, Zhang appointed Xu Kun, Commander of the Second Garrison Regiment, as chief commander of the arson operation, with Wang Weining, Captain of the Social Training Corps, and Xu Quan, Chief of Staff of the Garrison Command, as deputies. At 6:00 PM, the Garrison Command held an emergency meeting ordering all government agencies and organizations in the city to be ready for evacuation at any moment. By around 10:15 PM, all urban police posts had withdrawn. Around 2:00 AM (November 13), a false report circulated that "Japanese troops have reached Xinhe" . Firefighters stationed at various locations rushed out with kerosene-fueled devices, burning everything in sight, shops and houses alike. In an instant, Changsha became a sea of flames. The blaze raged for 72 hours. The Hunan Province Anti-Japanese War Loss Statistics, compiled by the Hunan Provincial Government Statistics Office of the Kuomintang, report that the fire inflicted economic losses of more than 1 billion yuan, a sum equivalent to about 1.7 trillion yuan after the victory in the war. This figure represented roughly 43% of Changsha's total economic value at the time. Regarding casualties, contemporary sources provide varying figures. A Xinhua Daily report from November 20, 1938 noted that authorities mobilized manpower to bury more than 600 bodies, though the total number of burned remains could not be precisely counted. A Central News Agency reporter on November 19 stated that in the Xiangyuan fire, more than 2,000 residents could not escape, and most of the bodies had already been buried. There are further claims that in the Changsha Fire, more than 20,000 residents were burned to death. In terms of displacement, Changsha's population before the fire was about 300,000, and by November 12, 90% had been evacuated. After the fire, authorities registered 124,000 victims, including 815 orphans sheltered in Lito and Maosgang.  Building damage constituted the other major dimension of the catastrophe, with the greatest losses occurring to residential houses, shops, schools, factories, government offices, banks, hospitals, newspaper offices, warehouses, and cultural and entertainment venues, as well as numerous historic buildings such as palaces, temples, private gardens, and the former residences of notable figures; among these, residential and commercial structures suffered the most, followed by factories and schools. Inspector Gao Yihan, who conducted a post-fire investigation, observed that the prosperous areas within Changsha's ring road, including Nanzheng Street and Bajiaoting, were almost completely destroyed, and in other major markets only a handful of shops remained, leading to an overall estimate that surviving or stalemated houses were likely less than 20%. Housing and street data from the early post-liberation period reveal that Changsha had more than 1,100 streets and alleys; of these, more than 690 were completely burned and more than 330 had fewer than five surviving houses, accounting for about 29%, with nearly 90% of the city's streets severely damaged. More than 440 streets were not completely destroyed, but among these, over 190 had only one or two houses remaining and over 130 had only three or four houses remaining; about 60 streets, roughly 6% had 30 to 40 surviving houses, around 30 streets, 3% had 11 to 20 houses, 10 streets, 1% had 21 to 30 houses, and three streets ) had more than 30 houses remaining. Housing statistics from 1952 show that 2,538 houses survived the fire, about 6.57% of the city's total housing stock, with private houses totaling 305,800 square meters and public houses 537,900 square meters. By 1956, the surviving area of both private and public housing totaled 843,700 square meters, roughly 12.3% of the city's total housing area at that time. Alongside these losses, all equipment, materials, funds, goods, books, archives, antiques, and cultural relics that had not been moved were also destroyed.  At the time of the Changsha Fire, Zhou Enlai, then Deputy Minister of the Political Department of the Nationalist Government's Military Commission, was in Changsha alongside Ye Jianying, Guo Moruo, and others. On November 12, 1938, Zhou Enlai attended a meeting held by Changsha cultural groups at Changsha Normal School to commemorate Sun Yat-sen's 72nd birthday. Guo Moruo later recalled that Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying were awakened by the blaze that night; they each carried a suitcase and evacuated to Xiangtan, with Zhou reportedly displaying considerable indignation at the sudden, unprovoked fire. On the 16th, Zhou Enlai rushed back to Changsha and, together with Chen Cheng, Zhang Zhizhong, and others, inspected the disaster. He mobilized personnel from three departments, with Tian Han and Guo Moruo at the forefront, to form the Changsha Fire Aftermath Task Force, which began debris clearance, care for the injured, and the establishment of soup kitchens. A few days later, on the 22nd, the Hunan Provincial Government established the Changsha Fire Temporary Relief Committee to coordinate relief efforts.  On the night of November 16, 1938, Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Changsha and, the next day, ascended Tianxin Pavilion. Sha Wei, head of the Cultural Relics Section of the Changsha Tianxin Pavilion Park Management Office, and a long-time researcher of the pavilion, explained that documentation indicates Chiang Kai-shek, upon seeing the city largely reduced to scorched earth with little left intact, grew visibly angry. After descending from Tianxin Pavilion, Chiang immediately ordered the arrest of Changsha Garrison Commander Feng Ti, Changsha Police Chief Wen Chongfu, and Commander of the Second Garrison Regiment Xu Kun, and arranged a military trial with a two-day deadline. The interrogation began at 7:00 a.m. on November 18. Liang Xiaojin records that Xu Kun and Wen Chongfu insisted their actions followed orders from the Security Command, while Feng Ti admitted negligence and violations of procedure, calling his acts unforgivable. The trial found Feng Ti to be the principal offender, with Wen Chongfu and Xu Kun as accomplices, and sentenced all three to prison terms of varying lengths. The verdict was sent to Chiang Kai-shek for approval, who was deeply dissatisfied and personally annotated the drafts: he asserted that Feng Ti, as the city's security head, was negligent and must be shot immediately; Wen Chongfu, as police chief, disobeyed orders and fled, and must be shot immediately; Xu Kun, for neglect of duty, must be shot immediately. The court then altered the arson charge in the verdict to "insulting his duty and harming the people" in line with Chiang's instructions. Chiang Kai-shek, citing "failure to supervise personnel and precautions," dismissed Zhang from his post, though he remained in office to oversee aftermath operations. Zhang Zhizhong later recalled Chiang Kai-shek's response after addressing the Changsha fire: a pointed admission that the fundamental cause lay not with a single individual but with the collective leadership's mistakes, and that the error must be acknowledged as a collective failure. All eyes now shifted to the new center of resistance, Chongqing, the temporary capital. Chiang's "Free China" no longer meant the whole country; it now encompassed Sichuan, Hunan, and Henan, but not Jiangsu or Zhejiang. The eastern provinces were effectively lost, along with China's major customs revenues, the country's most fertile regions, and its most advanced infrastructure. The center of political gravity moved far to the west, into a country the Nationalists had never controlled, where everything was unfamiliar and unpredictable, from topography and dialects to diets. On the map, it might have seemed that Chiang still ruled much of China, but vast swaths of the north and northwest were sparsely populated; most of China's population lay in the east and south, where Nationalist control was either gone or held only precariously. The combined pressures of events and returning travelers were gradually shifting American attitudes toward the Japanese incident. Europe remained largely indifferent, with Hitler absorbing most attention, but the United States began to worry about developments in the Pacific. Roosevelt initiated a January 1939 appeal to raise a million dollars for Chinese civilians in distress, and the response quickly materialized. While the Chinese did not expect direct intervention, they hoped to deter further American economic cooperation with Japan and to halt Japan's purchases of scrap iron, oil, gasoline, shipping, and, above all, weapons from the United States. Public opinion in America was sufficiently stirred to sustain a campaign against silk stockings, a symbolic gesture of boycott that achieved limited effect; Japan nonetheless continued to procure strategic materials. Within this chorus, the left remained a persistent but often discordant ally to the Nationalists. The Institute of Pacific Relations, sympathetic to communist aims, urged America to act, pressuring policymakers and sounding alarms about China. Yet the party line remained firmly pro-Chiang Kai-shek: the Japanese advance seemed too rapid and threatening to the Reds' interests. Most oil and iron debates stalled; American businessmen resented British trade ties with Japan, and Britain refused to join any mutual cutoff, arguing that the Western powers were not at war with Japan. What occurred in China was still commonly referred to in Western diplomatic circles as "the Incident." Wang Jingwei's would make his final defection, yes in a long ass history of defections. Mr Wang Jingwei had been very busy traveling to Guangzhou, then Northwest to speak with Feng Yuxiang, many telegrams went back and forth. He returned to the Nationalist government showing his face to foreign presses and so forth. While other prominent rivals of Chiang, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and others, rallied when they perceived Japan as a real threat; all did so except Wang Jingwei. Wang, who had long believed himself the natural heir to Sun Yat-sen and who had repeatedly sought to ascend to power, seemed willing to cooperate with Japan if it served his own aims. I will just say it, Wang Jingwei was a rat. He had always been a rat, never changed. Opinions on Chiang Kai-Shek vary, but I think almost everyone can agree Wang Jingwei was one of the worst characters of this time period. Now Wang Jingwei could not distinguish between allies and enemies and was prepared to accept help from whomever offered it, believing he could outmaneuver Tokyo when necessary. Friends in Shanghai and abroad whispered that it was not too late to influence events, arguing that the broader struggle was not merely China versus Japan but a clash between principled leaders and a tyrannical, self-serving clique, Western imperialism's apologists who needed Chiang removed. For a time Wang drifted within the Kuomintang, moving between Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, and Chongqing, maintaining discreet lines of communication with his confidants. The Japanese faced a governance problem typical of conquerors who possess conquered territory: how to rule effectively while continuing the war. They imagined Asia under Japanese-led leadership, an East Asia united by a shared Co-Prosperity Sphere but divided by traditional borders. To sustain this vision, they sought local leaders who could cooperate. The search yielded few viable options; would-be collaborators were soon assassinated, proved incompetent, or proved corrupt. The Japanese concluded it would require more time and education. In the end, Wang Jingwei emerged as a preferred figure. Chongqing, meanwhile, seemed surprised by Wang's ascent. He had moved west to Chengde, then to Kunming, attempted, and failed to win over Yunnan's warlords, and eventually proceeded to Hanoi in Indochina, arriving in Hong Kong by year's end. He sent Chiang Kai-shek a telegram suggesting acceptance of Konoe's terms for peace, which Chungking rejected. In time, Wang would establish his own Kuomintang faction in Shanghai, combining rigorous administration with pervasive secret-police activity characteristic of occupied regimes. By 1940, he would be formally installed as "Chairman of China." But that is a story for another episode.  In the north, the Japanese and the CCP were locked in an uneasy stalemate. Mao's army could make it impossible for the Japanese to hold deep countryside far from the railway lines that enabled mass troop movement into China's interior. Yet the Communists could not defeat the occupiers. In the dark days of October 1938—fifteen months after the war began—one constant remained. Observers (Chinese businessmen, British diplomats, Japanese generals) repeatedly predicted that each new disaster would signal the end of Chinese resistance and force a swift surrender, or at least a negotiated settlement in which the government would accept harsher terms from Tokyo. But even after defenders were expelled from Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan, despite the terrifying might Japan had brought to bear on Chinese resistance, and despite the invader's manpower, technology, and resources, China continued to fight. Yet it fought alone. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In a land shredded by war, Wuhan burned under brutal sieges, then Changsha followed, a cruel blaze born of orders and miscommunications. Leaders wrestled with retreat, scorched-earth vows, and moral debts as Japanese force and Chinese resilience clashed for months. Mao urged strategy over martyrdom, Wang Jingwei's scheming shadow loomed, and Chongqing rose as the westward beacon. Yet China endured, a stubborn flame refusing to surrender to the coming storm. The war stretched on, unfinished and unyielding.

Marami akong pinagnilayan bago ko gawin ang video na ‘to. Alam kong sensitive ang Emman Atienza incident, at baka hindi ito para sa lahat. Pero kung nandito ka, I ask you to suspend your judgement and listen until the end. Hindi ako mental health expert — opinion video ito. Gusto ko lang magtanong ng mga bagay na madalas hindi natin pinaguusapan. Sa video na ‘to, tatanungin natin kung ano ba ang ugat ng kalungkutan? Nasa utak ba? O nasa kaluluwa? Pag-uusapan din natin ang mga aral mula sa nangyari kay Emman, ang toxicity ng social media.

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A reflections on true origins of economic development and democratization.

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Insurance riders that cover nearly all private hospital bills have created a situation where patients go for tests they may not need, insurers lose money and premiums spiral upward. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung tells Steven Chia how the government is looking into setting benchmarks for private hospital charges - similar to what has been done for surgeon fees.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mukhang sarap na sarap ka naman daw, pero bakit ganun? Hindi mo matandaan ang mga nangyari. Pwede pala yun? Yan ang kwento ng hotline caller natin for this episode, si JIN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this compelling episode of Reading with Your Kids, host Jed Doherty explores two remarkable stories of human experience through children's literature, featuring authors Isabella Kung and Anesa Kajtazovic. First, Isabella Kung takes listeners behind the scenes of her picture book "Nunu in the Sea", revealing a deeply personal journey of emotional exploration. Kung shares how a meditation class sparked a narrative about a child's inner emotional landscape, transforming her own childhood experiences into a beautifully illustrated story. As an illustrator-turned-author, she discusses the delicate balance of visual storytelling, explaining how sparse text can help children understand and process complex feelings. Immediately following Kung's segment, the podcast shifts to an equally powerful conversation with Anesa Kajtazovic, who shares her profound refugee experience through her children's book. Kajtazovic candidly discusses her childhood during the Bosnian War, offering listeners a heart-wrenching yet hopeful perspective on displacement. Her book aims to humanize the refugee experience, highlighting that 43 million refugees worldwide are ordinary people with extraordinary resilience. Both authors demonstrate the transformative power of children's literature, using their personal experiences to create narratives that educate, inspire, and build empathy. Kung's exploration of emotional landscapes complements Kajtazovic's real-world narrative of survival, offering young readers nuanced understanding of human experiences. Parents and educators will find inspiration in these authors' approaches to discussing complex topics with children. Whether navigating emotional journeys or understanding global humanitarian challenges, these books provide valuable tools for meaningful conversations. For those interested in children's literature, creative processes, or stories of human resilience, this episode of Reading with Your Kids offers an unforgettable listening experience. Listeners will come away with a deeper appreciation for the art of storytelling and the incredible stories behind children's books. Click here to visit our website – www.ReadingWithYourKids.com Follow Us On Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readingwithyourkids Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/readingwithyourkids/ X - https://x.com/jedliemagic LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/reading-with-your-kids-podcast/ Please consider leaving a review of this episode and the podcast on whatever app you are listening on, it really helps!

In the midst of resistance against cyclical corruption in Philippine politics, how are the younger generation of Filipinos speaking up and fighting back? - Sa gitna ng laban sa cyclical corruption sa pulitika, paano sumasali ang mga kabataan sa usapan at debate?

De Chinese beperkingen op de export van zeldzame aardmetalen hebben nauwelijks impact op de Taiwanese chipindustrie. Dat zegt de Taiwanese minister Ming-Hsin Kung voor Economische Zaken. Volgens Kung zijn de zeldzame aardmetalen die onder de nieuwe beperkingen vallen niet zo belangrijk voor de productie van chips. Niels Kooloos vertelt erover in deze Tech Update. Ondanks de verzachtende uitspraken van Kung, zijn de koersen van veel chipbedrijven alsnog omlaag gedoken sinds de aankondiging van China. Zo stond de koers van het Taiwanese TSCM, de grootste chipproducent ter wereld, maandagochtend Nederlandse tijd bijna twee procent in de min, nadat de koers vorige week al enkele procenten verloor. Als reactie op de Chinese exportbeperkingen, heeft de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump importheffingen van 100 procent op Chinese goederen aangekondigd. Ook dat heeft gezorgd voor koersdalingen, maar dan op de Amerikaanse beurzen. Zo sloot de koers van Nvidia bijvoorbeeld 5 procent lager afgelopen vrijdag. Verder in deze Tech Update: Ook Apple is aangeklaagd voor het gebruik van gestolen werk om AI te trainen Barron Trump, de 19-jarige zoon van Donald Trump, zou als kandidaat voor het bestuur van de Amerikaanse tak van TikTok zijn voorgedragen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Antonella Lumini"Salto nel vuoto: lo spirito cresce per sottrazione"Torino Spiritualitàwww.torinospiritualita.orgwww.circololettori.itdomenica 19 ottobre 2025 h 15 | Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano, aula della Cameracon Antonella Lumini, eremita di città e custode del silenzio, e Gabriele Goria, libero meditatore e artista marzialemodera Armando Buonaiuto, curatore Torino SpiritualitàC'è un salto che non conduce lontano, ma in profondità. È il salto nel vuoto: non caduta, ma resa. Quando smettiamo di accumulare aspettative, strutture e narrazioni, ci accorgiamo che lo spirito cresce non per aggiunta, ma per sottrazione. Nel silenzio che scava, nel dolore che purifica, nell'abbandono che spoglia, il vuoto si rivela pieno: di presenza, di luce, di amore che circola senza ostacoli. A condurci in questi orizzonti rarefatti, due voci lontane ma complementari: Gabriele Goria, libero meditatore tra le foreste della Finlandia, e Antonella Lumini, eremita metropolitana di Firenze. Percorsi diversi che si incontrano dove ogni parola diventa più rara, ogni gesto più essenziale. Lì dove nulla è da possedere e tutto è donato.Antonella Lumini, custode del silenzio, da oltre quarant'anni vive un'esperienza di silenzio e solitudine nella sua casa di Firenze, città in cui è nata nata. Dopo studi filosofici, si è dedicata allo studio della Bibbia e di testi di spiritualità cristiana. Ha lavorato presso la Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze occupandosi di libri antichi. Partecipa a incontri di spiritualità e guida gruppi di meditazione a Firenze e in altre città italiane. Fra i libri: La custode del silenzio (con P. Rodari, Einaudi, 2016), Mistica e coscienza (Paoline, 2024), Passione secondo Maria Maddalena. L'esperienza del deserto (Lindau, 2025). Scrive articoli per quotidiani e riviste, in particolare per «L'Osservatore Romano».Gabriele Goria, artista marziale, pedagogo teatrale e illustratore, pratica arti marziali e meditazione da oltre trent'anni. Insegna T'ai Chi, meditazione e Kung fu presso il Performing Arts Research Centre della University of the Arts di Helsinki e conduce laboratori e seminari di formazione e di studi interreligiosi in vari istituti in Finlandia e in Italia. Ancorata al dialogo tra arte e spiritualità, la sua ricerca esplora il rapporto tra introspezione ed espressione creativa. Tra le pubblicazioni: Active Silence: Reinventing spirituality through art-research (Mimesis, 2015) e Conversazioni intorno al fuoco. Meditazione e tradizioni spirituali (con P. Scquizzato, Lindau, 2022).Armando Buonaiuto, curatore del festival Torino Spiritualità, di SOUL Festival della Spiritualità di Milano e delle Officine di Spiritualità di Venezia, collabora con la Fondazione Circolo dei lettori di Torino. Ha insegnato comunicazione sociale nei progetti di formazione giornalistica realizzati da Rai e Ministero degli Affari Esteri nei Balcani e nell'Africa saheliana. Per Rai Radio3 è tra i conduttori della trasmissione di cultura religiosa “Uomini e profeti”. Ha curato e commentato il volume Racconti spirituali (Einaudi, 2020).Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

For Arki Talks MerchPlease contact Chai https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=ch%C3%A4i%20siangcoTo leave Mark, Chai, and Mau a message for them to answer on the show, please go to linktr.ee/ArkiTalksPodcast Listen to us: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ovl3sUF3KBaws8qu68wmH Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arki-talks/id1513048968?uo=4 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZTg0ODMyMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor FM: https://bit.ly/3DkZhE2 Subscribe to us: Spotify: https://bit.ly/2Ikqc8j Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/39hpmDl Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/2LEPAHr Anchor FM: http://bit.ly/3q9Bblw

Jake Cuenca, "No formal break up with Chie!""Kung di dahil sa amin, di kayo sisikat!"Super Tekla, napikon sa audience, gumanti!

We launched Skingraphica and basically, we couldn't be more proud – amazing effort by the whole team. It's set up for success and insha'Allah it will cover us all in gold – or at least copper. Nick is making coffee now, and that's great.  You gonna hear all about that. March is too big for his new Kwoon, and how is that surprising?   Enjoy.

We answer questions about movies. Kung kinailangan niyo pa ng caption para maintindihan kung ano ang episode nito… wag mo na pakinggan to. Aral ka muna.

Natuloy narin ang part 2 compilation natin iba't ibang nakakatakot na experience sa mga bundok ng Pilipinas. Kung di mo pa napakinggan ang part 2 ng Mountain Horror StoriesMountain Horror Stories Part 1 - https://youtu.be/U3k2MdRW9OcMaraming Salamat sa lahat nang nagkwento. Eto ang iilang link nung mga episode ng past guests:FallenHospital Stories - https://youtu.be/2AM3N5HG-CsPart 1 - Paranormal Tales - Fallen Goddess - https://youtu.be/iqgfxKn1N-EPart 2 - Italy & Deities - https://youtu.be/TEPn8CGTmBcPart 3 - Daughter of the Underworld - https://youtu.be/keTPGoKc8zATata JEp 174 - Ang Manggagamot - https://youtu.be/oWjdsntubR0NinongEp 189 - Ang mga turo ni Ninong - https://youtu.be/J9edSYvgtUUDr. EEP 186 - Doctor E - https://youtu.be/zBvt45Xu8UoDrewEp 231 - Drew's Stories - https://youtu.be/6rHXAmGTHoUKapEp 222 - A Captain's Story - https://youtu.be/ARK4uEP3RXcKung may Mountain Stories ka at gusto mo share, message nyo lang yan sakin sa paranormalsph@gmail.comKung wala ka pa sa Discord, sa mga chikahan tungkol sa paranormal, click mo lang ang link sa baba:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YWF4BpS4gQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kung ito ang unang episode ng podcast na narinig mo, bak gusto mo magsimular sa Episode 1:EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor -https://youtu.be/AHSHtHOsNP0 Baka ikaw naman marinig kong nagkwekwento pag gising ko hehehe.Kung di nyo pa nabalitaan, meron tayong episodes na Deep Dive, English and Tagalog, mahahanap lang yan sa YouTube:English - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KrMPaZK-9AkbDNNDS0venx⁠Tagalog - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KpB4E63SE1nG_Bm7IGkgd4⁠If you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions Rate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsFor brand partnerships, advertisements, or other collaboration opportunities with our podcast, please contact our management team at info@tagm.comEnjoy. 

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jonathan Kung, a chef, cookbook author, and influential content creator known for his vibrant “third culture” cooking—blending cultural traditions, flavors, and ingredients that hold personal meaning. They discuss what it means to be a third culture cook, how to combat misinformation around nutrition and health, and the local, grassroots communities that he hopes to see more young people plug into to drive change. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Kung ang pagmulat mo sa sex ay di maganda, mali, full of trauma ... paano pwede magbago ang tingin mo sa sex ... for it to be beautiful, wonderful and simply good? LOVE. Sex na may pagmamahal ang sagot. Ang caller for this episode is PEONY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Itong Special Undas Episode ay part 2 ng usapan namin ni DJ Joe. Meron syang mga kwentong kakaiba sa isang Haunted House sa Bulacan, mga matatangkad na entity, at pagpapatawad itong panahon ng undas.Kung di mo pa narinig ang Part 1 ng usapan namin ni DJ Joe, pwede mo pakinggan yan saJoe's Paranormal Protocols - https://youtu.be/LjDpVMJF5T0Mahahanap rin si DJ Joe sa Tiktok sa pangalang DJ joeKung meron sa mga kwento ni DJ Joe ang nakapag paalala sayo nung mga experience mong kababalaghan, pwede mo yan kwento sakin, email mo lang yan sa ⁠⁠⁠paranormalsph@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠You can also share your stories on Discord, click on the invite link below:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YWF4BpS4gQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kung ito ang unang episode ng podcast na narinig mo, bak gusto mo magsimular sa Episode 1:⁠⁠EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor⁠⁠Kung di nyo pa nabalitaan, meron tayong episodes na Deep Dive, English and Tagalog, mahahanap lang yan sa YouTube:English - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KrMPaZK-9AkbDNNDS0venx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tagalog - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KpB4E63SE1nG_Bm7IGkgd4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions Rate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsFor brand partnerships, advertisements, or other collaboration opportunities with our podcast, please contact our management team at info@tagm.comEnjoy. 

Sa episode natin ngayong gabi, kasama natin ang Monarch of Philippine Radio. Nagulat ako paggising ko nung isang umaga at nagkwekwentuhan sila sa Discord Voice Chat, at ayun nga nagkwekwento ang one and only na si Kuya Chico :DSalamat ulit sa pag share ng mga kwento Kuya Chico. Kung may mga kwento kayong kababalaghan at gusto nyo i share, message nyo lang si Kuya Chico sa:Kuya ChicoFB- https://www.facebook.com/kuyamongchicoYT - https://www.youtube.com/@UCeCgOFGiNDAw8W4k46CTKag Meron rin mga compilation nung mga horror special nya pag Halloween Season, ito ang isa:https://youtu.be/ohUxOndW6xo?si=x7T1v-GYmeJprp4MThank you and credit to Jiann pala for suggesting this Episode Title.Kung may nakwento naman si Kuya Chico at naalala mo yung experiences mo rin at gusto mo share, message nyo lang yan sakin sa paranormalsph@gmail.comKung wala ka pa sa Discord, sa mga chikahan tungkol sa paranormal, click mo lang ang link sa baba:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YWF4BpS4gQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baka ikaw naman marinig kong nagkwekwento pag gising ko hehehe.Kung ito ang unang episode ng podcast na narinig mo, baka gusto mo magsimular sa Episode 1:EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor -https://youtu.be/AHSHtHOsNP0 Kung di nyo pa nabalitaan, meron tayong episodes na Deep Dive, English and Tagalog, mahahanap lang yan sa YouTube:English - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KrMPaZK-9AkbDNNDS0venxTagalog - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KpB4E63SE1nG_Bm7IGkgd4Ito pala yung link nung episode ni Shawn Ryan na nakwento ko sa LL:https://youtu.be/fbMOBedJ-Ow?si=qYl_SPyrinMGGIQEIf you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions Rate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsFor brand partnerships, advertisements, or other collaboration opportunities with our podcast, please contact our management team at info@tagm.comEnjoy. 

May “starting over again” season ka rin ba? Kung dumadaan ka rito ngayon o sakaling dadaanan mo ito in the future, sana'y piliin mong magsimula muli by making God's word the guiding light to your path. All Rights Reserved, CBN Asia Inc.https://www.cbnasia.com/giveSupport the show

Protestanteng si Charlie Kirk, may matinding komento sa Simbahang Katoliko tungkol kay Mama Mary!

Welcome to Heroes Three podcast! This week we're joined by SWIMFANS co-host Jennifer Hocking to close out our summer arc with 2002's critically acclaimed crime drama, Infernal Affairs!Check out some H3 art and merch! - https://www.teepublic.com/user/kf_carlito Full cast and credits - HKMDBFind us online - https://linktr.ee/Heroes3PodcastEmail us! - heroes3podcast@gmail.com⁠Listen to SWIMFANS!⁠Timestamps(0:00) Intro(1:09) Jennifer Hocking(2:00) The Departed(7:51) Andrew Lau and behind the scenes stuff(13:14) Back of the VHS(13:58) Movie Recap(1:20:53) Final thoughts(1:29:40) Listen to Swimfans!(1:33:25) The End??

Sa panahon ngayon, uso na ang DINK lifestyle — “Dual Income, No Kids.”Marami ang naniniwala na ito raw ang mas “smart” at mas “masarap” na paraan ng pamumuhay. Pero… ano nga ba talaga ang mali sa DINK mindset?In this video, we break down the problems behind the DINK lifestyle, bakit ito empty, at paano ito nakakaapekto sa pamilya at lipunan.Kung gusto mong maintindihan kung bakit hindi ito nakakatulong sa tunay na fulfillment sa buhay, panoorin mo hanggang dulo.

Under stormaktstiden inlemmades flera tidigare danska, norska och tyska områden i Sverige. Svenska lagar och kyrkoordning infördes, samtidigt som nya städer, universitet och hovrätter etablerades. Motståndet var dock ofta mycket starkt: varken livländska aristokrater eller skånska präster ville underordna sig överheten.Försvenskningen skedde i olika faser och ledde till drastiska förändringar i kulturlandskapet. Det syns särskilt tydligt i Blekinge och Bohuslän, där städer som Ronneby och Kungälv utsattes för administrativ diskriminering och ibland hotades av utslocknande. Samtidigt grundades och utvecklades andra städer till nya regionala maktpunkter. Till exempel var Strömstad tänkt som en försvarsbas mot Norge, medan Karlshamn och Karlskrona skulle bli svenska fästen i sydöst. Karlskrona satsades särskilt stort på – på kort tid växte den nya marinbasen till en av Sveriges största städer.På ett annat plan visade sig försvenskningen långt svårare. Skånska kyrkoherdar motsatte sig envetet att överge sina gamla traditioner, exempelvis de danska gudstjänsterna. Svenska ABC-böcker och katekeser mottogs med tvekan. Även svenska handelsregler var impopulära bland bönder och borgare i de nyerövrade provinserna.I detta avsnitt av podden Harrisons dramatiska historia samtalar Dick Harrison, professor i historia vid Lunds universitet, och fackboksförfattaren Katarina Harrison Lindbergh om försvenskningen av de nyerövrade provinserna på 1600-talet.Bild:1600-talskarta över Skåne, Blekinge och Halland av De Wit – med inramad delkarta över Bohuslän. Amsterdam, ca 1680. Källa: De Wit, Accurata Scaniae, Blekingiae, et Hallandiae descriptio, ca 1680. Public domain.Klippare: Emanuel Lehtonen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bago pumanaw si Charlie Kirk, may sinabi siya tungkol kay Birheng Maria na ikinagulat ng marami—lalo na ng mga Protestante.

Huwag gawin sa iba ang ayaw mong gawin nila sa'yo. Kung gusto ng tahimik na buhay, tratuhin lalo nang maayos ang kapitbahay. Pakinggan ang kwento ni Prince sa Barangay Love Stories.

If you're planning to enroll your baby or toddler in daycare, Specialist GP Dr. Angelica Logarta-Scott explains why they should be immunised. - Alamin kung bakit mahalaga ang kumpletong bakuna bago ipasok sa daycare ang iyong anak sa panayam ng SBS Filipino sa Specialist GP na si Dr. Angelica Logarta- Scott.

Ayon sa pinakabagong Commonwealth Bank Regional Movers Index, nanguna ang Albury sa listahan ng mga regional hotspot matapos makapagtala ng pinakamalaking pagtaas ng mga lumilipat mula sa capital cities.

What if you had experiences that you couldn't explain? Our guest for this episode, Mitch, shares her unexplainable experiences and her personal confusion with the paranormal nature of these experiences.Mitch, thank you ulit sa pag share. Gaya nga ng sabi ko, kung ma explain nyo yung Aso sa Ospital, yung dumadalaw sa panaginip, message nyo lang ako at i relay ko yan kay Mitch.Kung ikaw rin ay nalilito sa mga experience mo at gusto mo is share yan, pwede mo yan email sa paranormalsph@gmail.comIf this is the first episode of the podcast you are listening to, I suggest you start at Episode 1:EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor -https://youtu.be/AHSHtHOsNP0 Or if you prefer to share your stories through chat, you can share it on the Discord Server of Para Normal Podcast, to join just click on the invite link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YWF4BpS4gQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eto yung episode ng Mysterious Universe na nasabi ko sa LL portion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OflxfzsbRVsIf you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions For brand partnerships, advertisements, or other collaboration opportunities with our podcast, please contact our management team at info@tagm.comRate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsEnjoy. 

Welcome to Heroes Three podcast! This week we're sneaking out in costume to grab a snack to discuss the 2004 superhero film Zebraman directed by Takashi Miike and starring Sho Aikawa!Check out some H3 art and merch! - https://www.teepublic.com/user/kf_carlito Full cast and credits - IMDBFind us online - https://linktr.ee/Heroes3PodcastEmail us! - heroes3podcast@gmail.comFull blogpost with gifs here!Timestamps(0:00) Intro(0:52) Why Zebraman(4:05) Matthew's History(5:59) Marty's Experience(9:47) Miike as a director(14:30) Zebraman Production(20:11) Show Aikawa(22:40) Back of the VHS(23:27) Movie Recap(58:50) Final thoughts(1:00:14) Zebraman 2(1:03:03) Plugs and training for next week

Kung isa kang “loo scroller,” baka mas nakakasama pa kaysa nakakatulong ang dagdag na oras sa paggamit ng toilet.

Ipinapakita ng bagong pag-aaral na maaaring makabawas nang malaki sa gastusin sa grocery ang home brand shopping.

Pano kung malaman mong hindi sa lupa ang past life mo? Pakinggan natin ang kwento ni Emmerson sa kanyang posibleng past life at ang kanyang spiritual journey.Salamat uli kay Emmerson sa pag open up sa kanyang spiritual journey at experiences, sana maisip rin ito ng ibang nagbabalak mag develop ng Intuitive skills nila. Kung di nyo pa nabalitaan, meron tayong episodes na Deep Dive, English and Tagalog, mahahanap yan sa YouTube:English - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KrMPaZK-9AkbDNNDS0venxTagalog - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KpB4E63SE1nG_Bm7IGkgd4Kung meron ka ring experience sa mga syokoy or spirit walk at gusto mo share, email mo lang sa paranormalsph@gmail.comIf this is the first episode of the podcast you are listening to, I suggest you start at Episode 1:EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor -https://youtu.be/AHSHtHOsNP0 Or if you prefer to share your stories through chat, you can share it on the Discord Server of Para Normal Podcast, to join just click on the invite link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YWF4BpS4gQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions For brand partnerships, advertisements, or other collaboration opportunities with our podcast, please contact our management team at info@tagm.comRate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsEnjoy. 

From being a Calvinist pastor to becoming a Catholic theologian—ito ang inspiring story ni Dr. John Bergsma.

Lemuel Lopez began his journey in Australia as an international student and scholar at the University of Melbourne. It was there that he met his wife, Lucille, and together they had a son named Lucas. However, their life together was not without challenges—especially when the pandemic hit. What kind of challenges did they face? - Nagsimula si Lemuel Lopez sa Australia bilang international student at scholar ng University of Melbourne. Dito niya nakilala ang kanyang asawa na si Lucille, at nagkaroon sila ng anak na si Lucas. Ngunit hindi naging madali ang kanilang pagsasama nang dumating ang pandemya—ano kaya ang mga pagsubok na kanilang hinarap?

Eto na ang part 3 ng ating mga Spooky School Stories natin. May mga multong nakikinig sa scary stories, mga nawawalang pasahero, pari na pugot ang ulo, atbpSalamat sa lahat ng nagkwento.Kung meron ka ring mga kakaibang experience or kwento sa school na gusto mo i share, email mo lang yan sa paranormalsph@gmail.comKung di mo pa napakinggan, eto ang part 1 and part 2 ng School StoriesSchool Stories Part1 - ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/sM922ihnR3YSchool Stories Part2 - ⁠https://youtu.be/mMos-dBA2jg⁠If this is the first episode of the podcast you are listening to, I suggest you start at Episode 1:EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor -https://youtu.be/AHSHtHOsNP0 Or if you prefer to share your stories through chat, you can share it on the Discord Server of Para Normal Podcast, to join just click on the invite link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YWF4BpS4gQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions Rate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsEnjoy. 

Lords: * Xalavier * https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139570/CoopKaijuHorror_Cooking/ * Cort Topics: * What's the coolest instrument to give a child? * What happened to sound lasers? * Appearing Canes * https://www.amazon.com/Healifty-Retractable-Collapsible-Professional-Accessories/dp/B093G7J6JG * The Story of Mel * http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html * https://melsloop.com/docs/the-story-of-mel/pages/mel-kaye-cv Microtopics: * Whether your middle name is really Danger. * Half an extra plug. * The inexplicable aliveness of Strange Scaffold. * Co-op Casual Horror Cooking. * Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival. * Making a game so that you can voice act the main character. * How many careers you're allowed to have before the world begins to rip them away from you. * Hiring the designer of Frog Fractions when Frog Fractions is already designed. * A boxing game featuring the inside of your mouth. * Knockout Kings 2003 or Fight Night Round 3. * Your dad explaining all the ways grownups are better than children while soundly trouncing you at Fight Night Round 3. * Tattooing a message on your infant son's head so that he reads it when he begins to bald. * Playing music with humans. * What's special about playing an analog monosynth. * Getting an analog synthesizer and finally sounding like the 70s. * Your larynx thinking "I'm singing meat!" while you push air through it, making it vibrate. * All the ways your larynx is confused about the nature of music. * Sitting in a circle and playing music together. * The Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Festival. * Playing folk songs within ten minutes of owning a mandolin. * How Irish sessions compare to Bluegrass sessions. * Being too far back in the crowd to have sex with Neil Young. * A big long guitar with only four strings. * Bass Sherpa Hunter Bond. * Practicing bass with your bass unplugged because plugging in your bass feels like an imposition. * Short-scale basses. * Finding the bass that makes it feel like you're holding Mjolnir. * The Minibrute, Microbrute, Matrixbrute and Polybrute. * The problematic acoustic P-bass. * Travel amps and amp alternatives. * The non-problematic acoustic P-bass. * Oh yeah, that's the acoustic bass player! * The only instrument in a rock band that can go up to. x6 multiplier. * Coming back to Rock Band after learning the actual instrument. * The Rock Band Pro Controller. * What about Second Topic? * Asking a parent if it's okay to give their child an accordion and backpedaling when they start white-knuckling their chair. * Kung fu instructionals. * The smallest member of the mandola family. * Instruments that require elongation. * Chapman sticks. * The kind of musical instrument you can stab someone with. * Vibrating your bones. * That time science stopped itself from inventing something awful. * Non lethal directed acoustic energy weapons. * Sound cannons as an anti-piracy measure. * SASERs. * Using headphones as a microphone and vice versa. * Plugging a bass into a guitar amp. * Traveling to another country and trying out the basses that they have there. * Whacking the high tension wires to make laser noises. * What they have on BART now instead of high tension wire noises. * Raising Cain's. * Trying to reload your appearing cane. * The type of thing the TSA would miss but should watch out for. * Terrorists taking over the plane by doing such an impressive magic show that the passengers are like "that was amazing, we'd better do what he wants" * It poked me straight in the middle of my eye. * A sound laser for mischief and giggles. * Fighting those who would be your comrades in shenanigans. * Easy to operation! * If you love something, let it go. If you hold onto it, it will stab you in the hand. * A frog boiling effect but for extremely long poems. * Computers made out of drums and vacuum tubes. * Royal McBee Computer Corp. * Executing another complete revolution to find the next instruction. * If the thesis of Summoning Salt was that "this is what all gamers should be doing all the time." * When you get old enough that most of the people you don't like are now dead. * When you decide to hate somebody, taking comfort in the fact that one day they will die, or maybe you'll die, and either way you won't have to deal with them any more. * Taking comfort that Mel is out there writing in direct hexadecimal for all us sinners. * Jobs you wish you'd had in the past but that you wouldn't take today. * The honor in choosing not to be famous. * Our first pangram rhyme scheme. * Version control plugins that scan commits for variable names that scan to the Ninja Turtles theme. * Winston on the Microbrute.

En unik författning, makten från folket, inte från kungen. Peter den store - Rysslands brutale nationalhjälteSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/vigartillhistorien. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Heroes Three podcast! This week we're joined by The Fanatical Dragon to celebrate 150 episodes and discuss Jackie Chan's take on Indiana Jones/James Bond, Armour of God!Check out some H3 art and merch! - https://www.teepublic.com/user/kf_carlito Full cast and credits - HKMDBFind us online - https://linktr.ee/Heroes3Podcast Email us! - heroes3podcast@gmail.comCheck out the Mic'd Avengers Podcast!

Alam niyo ba na may mga sikat na celebrities na hindi nahihiyang ipakita ang kanilang Catholic faith?

Kung tama ang pag-ibig ng magulang sa anak, magmamahal din ito nang lubos at walang panghihinayang. Pakinggan ang kwento ni Karina sa Barangay Love Stories.

On #DearKuyaJush, we share a deeply moving letter from Benedict—a son carrying the quiet weight of regret. Now a father himself, Benedict reflects on the years he spent chasing responsibilities, building a life, and unintentionally drifting from the two people who gave him everything.This episode isn't just about grief—it's a wake-up call. Benedict's story reminds us that time with our parents isn't guaranteed. The dinners we postpone, the calls we forget to make, the stories we never ask to hear—they don't wait for us. And sometimes, we realize too late that the most important moments were the ones we let slip by.Kuya Jush invites you to listen with your heart wide open. Reflect on your own relationships, share your thoughts, and honor the memory of those who shaped you. Whether your parents are still with you or only live on in memory, this episode is a space for healing, honesty, and the kind of love that transcends time.Your voice matters—chime in with your reflections, your stories, and your two cents. dearkuyajush@phlvradio.com#relationshipadvice #relationships #lovestory#LifeAdvice #LifeLessons #LoveLetters #relationshipletters#lifeexperience#PHLV #phlvradio #jushandowitt #DearKuyaJush #kuyajush #AlamMoBa #AlamMoBaWithJushAndowitt

Naging kontrobersyal ang latest post ni Xian Gaza tungkol sa BINI, pero ang mas malalim na tanong: ok lang ba talaga maging Marites?

Akala natin, patuloy lang ang pagbaba ng bilang ng mga Kristiyano at Katoliko, lalo na sa Gen Z. Sa West, bumaba na nga ang Mass attendance sa maraming bansa—katulad sa Australia na from 11.8% naging 8.2% na lang!