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Are you interested in the dimensions of urban futures? What do you think about urban experimentation? How can we create the future of cities as it depends upon our imagination? Trailer for episode 372 - interview with Arman Mirzakhani, architect, urban designer, and researcher. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, dimensions of cities, rethinking infrastructure, defining the future by our imagination, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in investigating urban experiments? Debate of the article titled Interrogating urban experiments from 2016, by Federico Caprotti and Robert Cowley, published in the Urban Geography journal.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Arman Mirzakhani in episode 372 talking about the importance of urban experimentation. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see whether urban experimentations really live up to their names. This article presents urban experiments as a popular driving force for urban transitions, but also seven areas needing critical attention.Find the article through this link.Abstract: The notion of the “urban experiment” has become increasingly prevalent and popular as a guiding concept and trope used by both scholars and policymakers, as well as by corporate actors with a stake in the future of the city. In this paper, we critically engage with this emerging focus on “urban experiments”, and with its articulation through the associated concepts of “living labs”, “future labs”, “urban labs” and the like. A critical engagement with the notion of urban experimentation is now not only useful, but a necessity: we introduce seven specific areas that need critical attention when considering urban experiments: these are focused on normativity, crisis discourses, the definition of “experimental subjects”, boundaries and boundedness, historical precedents, “dark” experiments and non-human experimental agency.Connecting episodes you might be interested in:No.271R - Experimentation or projectification of urban change? A critical appraisal and three steps forwardNo.293R - Rethinking the governance of urban infrastructural transformations: a synthesis of emerging approachesYou can find the transcript through this link.What was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in the dimensions of urban futures? What do you think about urban experimentation? How can we create the future of cities as it depends upon our imagination? Trailer for episode 372 - interview with Arman Mirzakhani, architect, urban designer, and researcher. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, dimensions of cities, rethinking infrastructure, defining the future by our imagination, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in the dimensions of urban futures? What do you think about urban experimentation? How can we create the future of cities as it depends upon our imagination? Trailer for episode 372 - interview with Arman Mirzakhani, architect, urban designer, and researcher. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, dimensions of cities, rethinking infrastructure, defining the future by our imagination, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Soms zegt je kind niets of kan hij/zij nog niet zeggen wat er speelt, maar toch voel je dat er iets is. Een blik, een houding of juist druk gedrag dat van alles lijkt te willen vertellen. In deze podcastaflevering neem ik je mee in wat je kind je probeert te vertellen zonder woorden. Ik deel met je hoe je als ouder kunt leren luisteren naar wat er onder het gedrag ligt en hoe dit niet alleen je kind helpt, maar ook jou als ouder rust, vertrouwen en verbinding geeft. En ik deel hoe je deze manier van luisteren verder kunt verdiepen in de opleiding tot Luisterkindwerker. Daar leer je afstemmen, luisteren op zielsniveau en boodschappen verstaan die anders onuitgesproken blijven. Want soms is stil aanwezig zijn al genoeg. Meer informatie over de opleiding tot Luisterkindwerker vind je via onderstaande link: https://selmavannoije.nl/opleiding/ Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode 84 - Murdock and Marvel: 2013 Part 1 It was a pretty monumental year in comics, in the opinion of your humble co-host. 2013 is probably the best year for new comics of the 21st century to date, with a ton of variety and quality. And people noticed! The Year in Comics Comics in Other Media DC Comics Other Publishers Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel TOTAL SERIES: 450 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 328 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 316 SERIES OVER 100 ISSUES: 2 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Age of Ultron (19 issues) and Infinity (54 issues) BEST SELLING COMICS: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Superior Spider-Man #1 Infinity #1 X-Men #1 Age of Ultron #1 Uncanny X-Men #1 Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Al Ewing Dan's Favorite Next week: 2013 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
"The state should be an asset for its citizens, it shouldn't be a burden."Are you interested in how to establish a new country? What do you think about using blockchain and AI technology in government? How can we reconfigure governance as a shareholder state? Interview with Vít Jedlička, President of Liberland. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, direct meritocracy, good and bad governance elements, establishing a new country, and many more.A visionary entrepreneur, Vít Jedlička holds degrees from the University of Economics, Prague, and the CEVRO Institute. Vít has conducted numerous interviews with prestigious media outlets like The New York Times and Fox Business Network. A sought-after speaker, he has presented at prominent conferences such as the Horasis Global Meeting, TedX, ALEC, and the St. Gallen Symposium. Vít proclaimed The Free Republic of Liberland, also known as Liberland in 2015, which is a sovereign state located between Croatia and Serbia. As the President of Liberland, Vít's primary mission is to create a flourishing, prosperous nation for its citizens.Find out more about Vít through these links:Vít Jedlicka on LinkedIn@Vit_Jedlicka as Vít Jedlicka on X@vjedlicka as Vít Jedlicka on InstagramVít Jedlicka on WikipediaLiberland websiteLiberland on WikipediaLiberland on LinkedIn@Liberland_org as Liberland on XLiberland Youtube channelLongevity Vision and Strategy Workshop in November 2025Free Cities Conference in November 2025Liberland Christmas Party in December 2025Ark Liberland Village in 2026Connecting episodes you might be interested in:No.294 - Interview with Erick A. Brimen about Honduras Prospera, a new city in a free economic zoneNo.318 - Interview with Mark Lutter about charter citiesNo.369R - Liberland Blockchain WhitepaperWhat was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Daan (mijn man) en ik hebben laatst een keuze gemaakt en die vond ik zo lastig. Om welke keuze het precies gaat en wat het met me deed/doet, deel ik met je in deze podcastaflevering. Wil je ook hulp bij het maken van keuzes? Vraag dan nu een opstelling aan via onderstaande link: https://selmavannoije.nl/familieopstellingen/ Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in how to establish a new country? What do you think about using blockchain and AI technology in government? How can we reconfigure governance as a shareholder state? Trailer for episode 370 - interview with Vít Jedlička, President of Liberland. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, direct meritocracy, good and bad governance elements, establishing a new country, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in new forms of governance? Summary of the whitepaper titled Liberland Blockchain Whitepaper, published on the Liberland website.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Vít Jedlička, the president of Liberland in episode 370 talking about their new governance structure based on blockchain. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how we can utilise the upcoming technologies, like blockchain to improve our governance systems. This whitepaper presents how Liberland operates its government entirely on a public blockchain which aims to ensure transparency and accountability, balancing decentralisation with necessary permissioned access for citizens.Find the white paper through this link.Abstract: Liberland is a country founded in 2015 on a terra nullius between Croatia and Serbia, with its founders being enthusiasts of blockchain and liberty. The goal of the Liberland Blockchain is to provide all e-government services to its citizens via a Substrate-based blockchain system, with governance as its first use case. The Liberland Blockchain is designed as a layer 1 public blockchain, governed by the holders of its native tokens, the Liberland Dollar (LLD) and Liberland Merit (LLM). The system also supports Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) representing land and other assets and implements a decentralised identity solution. In the future, it will support an online judiciary system, enabling non-smart but self-executing contracts on the blockchain with the judiciary as an oracle. The judiciary will also enable features like account recovery and recourse against fraud and theft.Connecting episodes you might be interested in:No.022R - Crypto citiesNo.180 - Interview with Ben Vass about new technologies, like blockchain, influencing the future of citiesYou can find the transcript through this link.What was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in how to establish a new country? What do you think about using blockchain and AI technology in government? How can we reconfigure governance as a shareholder state? Trailer for episode 370 - interview with Vít Jedlička, President of Liberland. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, direct meritocracy, good and bad governance elements, establishing a new country, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
It's not surprising that those suffering from chronic pain are more likely to experience depression and thoughts of suicide. As Christians, how are we supposed to think about these things? Should we understand depression differently than the world does? Does the Bible offer any hope, or are we merely victims of biology? This episode is an honest, even painful, look at how I've walked through depression and suicidal thoughts in my life, and how God's word can guide us into not only understanding why we experience these things, but what we can do about them. Find biblical counseling near you: https://biblicalcounseling.com/find-a-counselor/?srsltid=AfmBOopDtuLmzUKtFiNsBXmOjxqzBGSkd33BuUqVO4jXy-GnsNB2kWwI https://www.ccef.org/find-a-counselor-near-you/ Online biblical counseling: https://www.biblicalcounselingonline.com/ Support My Work • Monthly Support: https://www.Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith • One-Time Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith | https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6 Articles: Christians and Psychology (where I've discussed my depression): https://onwardinthefaith.com/christians-and-psychology/ How I Survive Depression: https://onwardinthefaith.com/how-i-survive-depression/ Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onward-in-the-faith/id1501743376 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nbdmFCNWm4gGzeQQzW14d RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/onwardinthefaith/feed.xml Depression stats: Normal population: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html Chronic pain: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/216320https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278584617304670?via%3Dihub Fibromyalgia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30699852/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3998848/ Check Out My Devotionals on Amazon (affiliate links): • 40 Moments From Christ's Final Days: https://amzn.to/4kGDDgE • 25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament: https://amzn.to/41GuqfK Hashtags #Christianity #Theology #Faith #Pain #Suffering #ChronicPain Music Credits • YouTube Outro Music by UNIVERSFIELD from Pixabay • Podcast Outro Music by LesFM from Pixabay
Are you interested in how to establish a new country? What do you think about using blockchain and AI technology in government? How can we reconfigure governance as a shareholder state? Trailer for episode 370 - interview with Vít Jedlička, President of Liberland. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, direct meritocracy, good and bad governance elements, establishing a new country, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode 83 - Murdock and Marvel: 2012 Part 2 2012 was a year when the big news in comics all happened outside of shops, with movie theaters and social media dominating the industry. This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 2012. The Year in Daredevil Appearances: Daredevil v3 #6-19, Daredevil: End of Days #1 Fantastic Four #600, New Avengers #19-24 and #30-31, Amazing Spider-Man #677, Punisher #7 and 10, Avengers #24, Avengers vs X-Men #1-4 and #7-9, Avenging Spider-Man #6, Hulk #50, AVX Vs #2, Daredevil Annual #1, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #4, Secret Avengers #33 Writer: Mark Waid (#6-19) Pencils: Marcos Martin (#6), Paolo Rivera (#7 and #9-10), Kano (#8), Khoi Pham (#10.1 and 13), Marco Checchetto (#11), Chris Samnee (#12, #14-16, and #18-19), Mike Allred (#17) Inks: Marcos Martin (#6), Joe Rivera (#7 and #9-10), Kano (#8), Khoi Pham (#10.1), Marco Checchetto (#11), Chris Smanee (#12, #14-16 and #18-19), Tom Palmer (#13), Mike Allred (#17) 2012 Begins with the last couple books of the Omege Drive, MegaCrime Organizations and the Mutually Assured Destruction that allowed Daredevil and friends to get out of a sticky situation but also left a target on Daredevil's back. In February, we get an award winning 1-shot where after Matt Murdock attends a holiday party, he volunteers to take some blind kids on a ski trip. The bus ends up getting into a crash and Daredevil tries to lead the kids out of the cold – but it ends up being the kids that save Murdock and themselves. In March, we get a two-part story that starts in Amazing Spider-Man #677 called “The Devil and the Details”. In it, we see Peter Parker lamenting his recent breakup with Carlie Cooper, trying to be cool with Black Cat (which goes horrible) and then seeking out Matt Murdock & Daredevil when Black Cat is arrested. She says she's been frames for a break-in at Horizon Labs. After Black Cat breaks out of police custody, the three locate the inventor of stolen Holographic projector. He's been poisoned and has little time to live. Spider-Man rushes him to a hospital while Black Cat and Daredevil secure the projector from members of Black Spectre and basically removing them as a threat. As a “reward” for helping, Black Cat and Daredevil passionately kiss with Spider-Man looking on and saying one of the best lines ever “I think this is my super villain origin.” They go back to Matt's place but before anything happens – he's called away to the graveyard of his father where some weird things are going on. Specifically, that his and other graves have been emptied. This leads us into the next story that involves heading underground and a confrontation with Mole Man. Mole Man is stealing coffins to try to find the love of his life Lorna whom he loved as Dr Harvey Elder and wants to be with. Daredevil ultimately “saves” the body of Lorna (and some diamonds) and returns to the surface. Upon going home, he reads a note from Black Cat admitting she was hired to steal the Omega Drive from him – but doesn't and warns him to watch his back After a 10.1 book that acts as a lead-up, we get a 3-part crossover where Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Punisher team up in order to protect the Omega Drive from the Megacrime organizations with each book getting part of the story titled “The Omega Effect.” This will be our spotlight story this week. Next, we get a 1-shot story showing Matt Murdock and Kirsten McDuffie on a date – which goes well until a Black Spectre agent threatens the pair about the Omega Dive. That leads to a giant battle in the middle of Time Square between himself (with the Omega Drive) and the 4 megacrime organizations while the events are broadcast throughout the city. The fight ends with a Black Spectre Agent securing the drive and leaving. Later, Daredevil kicks down the door of Avengers Mansion, where members of the New Avengers - Wolverine, Mockingbird, Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage - are changing out of Black Spectre uniforms and we learn the fight in Time Square was staged and the drive is destroyed. Turns out there are repercussions for losing Latveria a lot of laundered money and Daredevil is next abducted and being held at Castle Doom in Latveria by the Minister of Bank Chancellor Exchequer Beltran. After a failed escape attempt, Daredevil is eventually rescued by the Avengers but not before some nanobots are injected into Daredevil causing his senses to all but disappear. Back in America, Hank Pym shrinks to micro size and enters Murdock's brain to fight the nanobots with the guidance of Dr Strange. Despite some weird readings, Pym successfully destroy all the nanobots and Murdock's senses start to return. Later, Murdock returns to Nelson & Murdock law offices where he's confronted by Foggy Nelson saying he's found Matt's secret – showing him Jack Murdock's remains and boxing gloves in Matt's desk. A stunned Matt tries to tell Foggy he didn't rob his own father's grave, that he's been set up, but Foggy will hear none of it. Foggy tells Matt that they're through until Matt gets the help he needs. After a flashback story involving Stilt-man, we see Nelson and Murdock still at odds over the remains. Foggy's worries about Matt's mental state are increased because Matt calls him and says Milla Donovan is in apartment unaware of anything bad ever happening to her. Nelson agrees to go to the hospital where Milla was committed if Daredevil will look into a case involving a drug lord Hierra dying and an innocent nurse accused of murder. The year ends with Foggy telling Matt that he must have hallucinated Milla because he can see her inside her room at the hospital. Daredevil going after one of the drug lords bosses only to suspect Jardeim Salazar himself seemly falls down an elevator shaft trying to escape him. That leads to Daredevil dropping in on the only other Hierra's bosses as he tries to consolidate power – Anthony Tortino. Daredevil tries to warn the men about their common enemy, but things quickly turn south. Daredevil believes it's The Spot who's doing all this and jumps into a circular black portal after Tortino but is knocked out. He awakens to his hands being cuffed behind a post. Daredevil shouts in rage that Spot is a dead man, but the black hands that abducted him pick his detached head and the tormentor introduces himself as Coyote. This Week's Spotlight: Avenging Spider-Man #6 June 2012 “The Omega Effect Part 1”, Punisher vol 9 #10 June 2012 “The Omega Effect Part 2” and Daredevil vol 3 #11 June 2012 “The Omega Effect Part 3” Recap Why We Picked This Story Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions The Takeaway It is getting harder to separate comics from culture, to the detriment of the industry and its readers. Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
Voel je je als moeder of vrouw ook vaak opgejaagd? Alsof je nooit echt kunt ontspannen, omdat er altijd nog iets moet gebeuren. De was, het werk, de kinderen, het huishouden, die ene afspraak... In deze podcastaflevering heb ik het over het idee van vrouwen dat je rust eerst moet verdienen. Dat je pas mag ontspannen als alles gedaan is. Ik bespreek: waarom het gevoel van constant aanstaan ontstaat welke overtuigingen en verwachtingen daarachter zitten hoe het je energie, emoties en gezin beïnvloedt wat je kunt doen om dit patroon te doorbreken Ik deel praktische tips/simpele oefeningen voor meer rustmomenten en inzichten over zelfleiderschap: bewuste keuzes maken en leren kiezen voor wat goed voor je is. Wil je hier dieper mee aan de slag, dan is oktober 2025 je laatste kans. Alleen deze maand (oktober) kun je nog een gratis kennismakingsgesprek aanvragen voor mijn all-in ontspanningstraject Stralend jezelf. Met dit traject help ik vrouwen om uit de opgejaagde modus te komen, zodat je weer rust, energie en verbinding met jezelf voelt. Het traject is praktisch, persoonlijk en diepgaand. Precies wat je nodig hebt als je voelt dat het tijd is om echt iets te veranderen. Klik op de link voor meer informatie en om het kennismakingsgesprek aan te vragen: https://selmavannoije.nl/stralend-jezelf/ Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Que penser de la théologie de la prospérité? La théologie de la prospérité promet des récompenses matérielles aux personnes professant la bonne foi. Cependant, plusieurs pasteurs l'utilisent pour s'enrichir ou faire grandir leur communauté. Plusieurs histoires de la Bible et de Jésus nous enseignent une relation plus éthique avec l'argent. Dans cet épisode, Joan et Stéphane réfléchissent sur la notion du partage de la richesse et se demandent qui profite de cette prospérité. Site Internet: https://questiondecroire.podbean.com/ ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/question-de-croire/id1646685250 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Xurt2du9A576owf0mIFSj Réfome: https://www.reforme.net/podcast/ Contactez-nous: questiondecroire@gmail.com Notre commanditaire: L'Église Unie du Canada Moncredo.org * Musique de Lesfm, pixabay.com. Utilisée avec permission. * Photo de Alexander Schimmeck, unsplash.com. Utilisée avec permission. Bonjour! Bienvenue à Question de croire, un podcast qui aborde la foi et la spiritualité, une question à la fois. Cette semaine : que penser de la théologie de la prospérité? Bonjour! Bonjour, Joan, bonjour à toutes les personnes qui sont à l'écoute Comment utiliser la prospérité pour faire grandir une paroisse [Joan] Ce qui est marrant avec cette théologie de la prospérité c'est que j'en ai entendu parler depuis le début de mes études en fait donc on peut dire fin années 90. Il y a l'un de nos professeurs, André Birmelé, très grand systématicien, qui a vraiment consacré sa vie aux dialogues bilatéraux et œcuméniques, entre Églises, entre œuvres, qui a travaillé au sein de la Fédération luthérienne mondiale, enfin voilà. Il a vraiment consacré sa vie aux dialogues entre les Églises en fait. Il a cru en cette paix de l'église universelle. Un jour, il avait je ne sais quelle assemblée, je ne sais où, et donc on leur a dit est-ce que vous êtes intéressé de connaître un peu les réalités des gens sur le terrain? Quelles sont les Églises en croissance? Et puis il est parti avec, je les imagine un petit peu des délégués qui viennent d'un peu partout, pas que d'Europe ni d'Occident d'ailleurs. Et puis je les imagine dans leur petit bus en train d'aller voir dans je ne sais quelle banlieue, je ne sais quelle Église. Et là, il y a un pasteur qui très, très, très, mais alors très fièrement, leur a dit de toute façon, vous ne savez pas faire en Europe ou en Occident, vous ne savez pas comment faire pour avoir de la croissance d'Église. Ah bon? Ils ont été très intéressés. Que faut-il donc faire? Il dit, ce qu'il faut faire, c'est que tu pries avec ta communauté et tu demandes qui a faim et tu demandes qui n'a plus rien sur le compte ou qui n'a plus d'argent dans la poche. Et tu as une équipe qui repère qui sont les personnes. Et le lendemain, tu leur fais déposer des sachets de courses. Et le dimanche d'après, tu dis, qui avait faim et a été nourri? Qui a eu de l'argent alors qu'ils n'avaient plus rien dans la poche? Vous, vous, vous? C'est Dieu qui vous a bénis. C'est parce que vous êtes venus à l'église prier. Et maintenant que vous avez été bénis, pensez bien à bénir les autres. Et d'ailleurs, il y a une collecte à la fin. C'est un vrai travail d'équipe quand tu écoutes ça, c'est bien organisé comme affaire. Il faut que tu aies des gens qui repèrent, qui notent où habitent les gens, d'autres qui aillent faire des courses, d'autres encore qui déposent des courses de façon discrète sans se faire voir. Comment je dois dire, une sacrée logistique. J'ai de l'admiration pour cette logistique. Mais ce qui me faisait marrer, c'est le décalage entre André Birmelé, quelqu'un qui connaît très bien sa Bible, les écrits symboliques, qui a beaucoup travaillé théologiquement, qui s'est donné du mal pour créer tous ces accords et ces liens entre Églises, et puis le pasteur de je-ne-sais-où qui a trouvé une espèce d'esbroufe, comme on dit en français de France. C'est une espèce d'esbroufe pour tout simplement tromper son monde, mais qui en est très fier, très, très fier. Voilà, théologie de la prospérité, il y a une petite part de manipulation, je crois qu'on peut le dire. Une théologie qui récompense matériellement les bons croyants [Stéphane] Je dois avouer que ce n'était pas sur mon radar. Par exemple, lors de mes études en théologie, on n'en a jamais parlé. Même lorsqu'on aborde les différents courants théologiques ou les différentes manières d'être l'Église, ce n'était pas là. Mais j'ai reçu cet été un courriel d'un auditeur qui, justement, me posait des questions là-dessus. Et il me dit « Ah, ce serait bien de faire un épisode. » Et en réfléchissant, il y a plein de choses qui me sont revenues en mémoire. Par exemple, dans les années 70-80 (1970-1980), tous ces télévangélistes américains et leurs émissions hebdomadaires où on voyait le pasteur, l'épouse et les enfants. Ils étaient très beaux, très belles images et qui invitaient les gens à donner. Tout ce courant-là qui existe en Amérique du Nord depuis quand même assez longtemps, qui est encore visible aujourd'hui, ça a pris d'autres formes et on dirait que, pour certains d'entre nous, peut-être qu'on fait une blague comme ça, mais on fait presque semblant que ça n'existe pas. Et pourtant, il y en a plusieurs. Ce n'est pas que c'est la majorité, mais il y a quand même plusieurs paroisses, plusieurs pasteurs qui sont dans cette mouvance-là, qu'ils y croient, qu'ils n'y croient pas, on pourra toujours en débattre, mais qui font la promotion de cette idée-là que Dieu récompense financièrement ou sur le plan matériel les bons croyants, les bonnes croyantes. C'est quand même quelque chose. Le décalage entre Jésus et l'argent [Joan] Alors, moi, ce qui me frappe dans la théologie de la prospérité, c'est que c'est une théologie qui se veut vraiment très littérale, avec une lecture de la Bible, comment est-ce qu'on pourrait dire, très soigneuse. Mais, il me semble que le péché le plus abordé dans la Bible, c'est l'argent. L'argent mal gagné, l'argent non partagé, l'argent qui passe avant le reste. Il me semble que Jésus, en ce sens, est exemplaire. Il y a vraiment plein d'aspects de la vie de Jésus qui, moi, me frustrent parce que je ne sais pas comment, quel genre de mari c'était. J'aimerais bien savoir s'il était végétarien ou pas. On sait qu'il mangeait du poisson, donc il n'était pas végétarien. Il y a vraiment plein de choses que j'aimerais savoir à propos de Jésus. Par contre, ce qui est sûr et certain, c'est qu'il avait un rapport très détaché aux biens matériaux, qu'il était vraiment très peu dans le matériel, très peu dans l'argent et qu'il était assez dur en fait envers les personnes qui voulaient amasser de l'argent, qui ne voulaient pas partager de l'argent, qui n'avaient pas un moyen, comment est-ce qu'on pourrait dire, éthique de gagner de l'argent. Et donc j'ai vraiment beaucoup de peine à comprendre comment est-ce qu'on peut être pasteur dans le sens comme moi je l'entends, et puis avoir ce rapport tellement obsessionnel avec l'argent. Et puis comme tu dis, d'utiliser en plus le visuel, le paraître pour obtenir de l'argent, ma petite famille, mon petit machin, la plus belle image télé, le plus beau setting. Je ne sais pas, pour moi il y a un énorme décalage et du coup, ce qui m'interroge le plus, c'est qu'est-ce que les personnes recherchent là-dedans? Vouloir croire malgré les signes contraires [Stéphane] En anglais, on a cette expression « suspension of disbelief », la suspension de l'incrédulité. C'est de vouloir accepter la fiction comme quelque chose de vrai. Comme tu dis, Jésus n'était pas là pour faire du fric. Même, on retourne dans le Premier Testament, le discours des prophètes. Ils disaient aux puissants, aux riches, vous abusez des pauvres gens, vous abusez des veuves, vous abusez des orphelins pour devenir plus important, devenir plus riche. En même temps, on veut croire qu'il y a comme une formule magique, que Dieu est comme une sorte de distributrice de bonbons. Si on met suffisamment de prières, les bonbons vont arriver, l'argent va arriver, et que, tout simplement, tout va bien aller. Mais on sait que ce n'est pas ça. Si on regarde dans notre monde, non, ce n'est pas nécessairement ça. Oui, il y a des gens qui font de bonnes choses et ces personnes s'enrichissent. Bravo! Mais il y a des personnes qui font également les bonnes choses et ne s'enrichissent pas pour toutes sortes de raisons. On vit entre autres dans un monde capitaliste. L'éthique n'est pas toujours au rendez-vous, mais on veut y croire à quelque part. que nous sommes le peuple élu, nous sommes un peu comme les préférés de Dieu, alors Dieu va nous faire une faveur, va nous favoriser par rapport aux personnes qu'on aime moins ou les personnes qui n'ont pas la bonne religion, de notre point de vue naturellement. On veut y croire, mais à quelque part, on le sait, si on regarde les faits, que ça ne fonctionne pas. Et on dirait qu'il y a cette déconnexion dans notre cerveau. L'histoire de la veuve de Sarepta [Joan] On avait travaillé avec le groupe des femmes du 8 mars l'histoire de la veuve de Sarepta. Il y a un prophète Élie, il s'est passé plein de trucs. Et puis, Élie lui demande à manger. Et elle lui répond « Aussi vrai que l'éternel ton dieu est vivant, je n'ai pas le moindre morceau de pain chez moi. Il me reste tout juste une poignée de farine dans un pot et un peu d'huile dans une jarre. » Alors là, lui, il l'exhorte à faire ce pain et il lui dit qu'en fait, finalement, le pot de farine ne se videra pas et la jarre d'huile non plus jusqu'au jour où l'éternel fera pleuvoir sur le pays. Et ce qui est intéressant c'est que c'est un très, très beau récit et on l'a travaillé avec les femmes pour la célébration autour du 8 mars. Et nous notre conclusion c'était finalement que c'était une parabole, un conte qui nous enjoignait à toujours faire confiance à Dieu, qui nous donnera toujours d'une certaine façon en abondance, effectivement comme tu l'as dit pas exactement ce qu'on croyait, ce qu'on voulait, ce qu'on cherchait, mais que ça marchera surtout si on a confiance l'une dans l'autre, si on met en commun nos dons et nos charismes. En fait, ce qui est intéressant avec cette histoire, c'est que c'est une femme qui est désespérée et il y a quelqu'un qui la considère, et qui s'intéresse à elle, et qui l'écoute. Et un peu plus loin, on verra aussi qu'il y a tout un réseau de voisinage. Ce qui est intéressant dans tous ces textes bibliques, c'est qu'ils sont de toute éternité finalement. Ils pourront toujours nous parler, mais plus on veut qu'ils fonctionnent comme des incantations magiques ou comme des formules magiques, moins ils vont nous offrir de l'air, de l'espace, de la place dans nos vies, dans nos têtes et dans nos cœurs. Qui bénéficient braiment de cette prospérité [Stéphane] Et dans ces récits, je pense qu'on peut inviter les gens à réfléchir à qui bénéficie de ça. Dans cet exemple, Élie ne dit pas « Donne-moi 50 pièces d'or et tu auras du pain pour le reste de tes jours. » Non! Vas-y, fais le pain et tu vas voir, ça va bien aller. Parce que c'est ça aussi, à quelque part. Là, je vais aller dans les extrêmes. Ces pasteurs, moi, je vois surtout Américains qui disent « Envoyez-moi de l'argent pour que je m'achète un jet privé. » Ce n'est pas parce que je veux un jet privé, mais j'ai cette mission d'aller enseigner l'Évangile de par le monde. Il faut que je me déplace. Donc, envoyez-moi cet argent-là et tout le monde va en profiter. Qui en profite ici? Moi et Joan, on s'en va des courtes vidéos, parfois un peu rigolotes. Quelles quarantenaire ou cinquantenaire ne font pas ça? Je crois que c'est un pasteur, avec son micro, il dit « Ah, ne demandez pas où va l'argent des offrandes. Non, pensez que vous êtes les sponsors du royaume de Dieu. « Sponsor du royaume de Dieu! » Mais où va l'argent? Dans quelle poche? De partager nos ressources, oui, j'en suis. Je pense que ça fait partie du message du Christ. Je pense que ça fait partie du message de l'Évangile. On partage ce qu'on a et on peut mettre des choses ensemble et on peut accomplir plus lorsqu'on est ensemble. Et encore une fois, tout va bien. Je pense que oui, ça a absolument du sens. Mais c'est lorsqu'on sent qu'il y a quelqu'un qui s'enrichit derrière ça et que de croire à cette théorie du ruissellement de la richesse, si les riches s'enrichissent, les gens en dessous vont s'enrichir nécessairement. Encore une fois, on sait que ça ne fonctionne pas. Cela fonctionne seulement pour les ultrariches, bien sûr, mais pour monsieur et madame tout le monde, ça ne fonctionne pas. On revient avec cette idée de récompense. Si on travaille fort, on est récompensé. La pauvreté, on entend ça beaucoup, particulièrement avec ce que j'appelle les discours fascistes, c'est la faute des pauvres, s'ils sont pauvres. Ils n'ont qu'à travailler plus fort, qu'à changer le niveau de métier, de changer de condition de travail. Telle personne a réussi de sortir de la misère, donc tout le monde est capable de sortir de la misère. Ce n'est pas vrai qu'on commence tous au même point dans la vie. Ce n'est pas vrai qu'on commence tous et toutes à zéro. Il y a des gens qui commencent leur vie à 50, il y a des gens qui commencent leur vie à moins 100, parce que les conditions sociales, par le pays dans lequel on vient au monde. C'est sûr que moi je suis venu au monde au Canada, si j'étais venu au monde en Afghanistan, ça serait drôlement plus difficile. Ce n'est pas vrai que tous et toutes peuvent s'en sortir juste en ayant la bonne foi, les bonnes prières et la confiance en Dieu que la richesse va me tomber dessus comme la manne dans le désert. Être transparent avec notre argent [Joan] Tout ce temps passé à prêcher, la prospérité individuelle, la richesse, l'enrichissement, tout ce temps-là, c'est du temps pendant lequel on n'enseigne pas d'autres choses aux gens, en fait. C'est ça qui m'inquiète. Ce n'est que ce n'est pas une bonne façon de partager la Bible, ce n'est pas une bonne façon de faire grandir une communauté. C'est vrai qu'on a, il faut en parler peut-être, c'est peut-être l'occasion de cette émission, on a cette pratique d'envoyer des lettres de demande de dons, souvent dans les Églises luthéro-réformées, deux fois par an, on fait une circulaire et puis on explique un peu la situation, la chaudière, le truc, le machin. Ici, dans le canton de Vaud, toutes ces réparations sont prises en charge par l'État, en tout cas pour l'instant. Donc il y a moins cette tradition d'expliquer qu'on a un problème de porte et de chaudière et qu'il y a une fenêtre qui s'est détachée. Mais dans l'Église dans laquelle on servait en Alsace, on devait le faire en fait. En quelque sorte, les paroissiens sont aussi des adhérents, des cotisants. Ils ont le droit de savoir ce qu'on a fait avec leur argent. Ils ont le droit de pouvoir planifier éventuellement d'autres dons le prochain semestre en fonction des besoins matériels de la communauté. C'est vrai qu'il faut en dire un mot, c'est vrai qu'on demande de l'argent aussi pour fonctionner parce qu'on est comme tout le monde, on a une vie de foi, une vie spirituelle. On a besoin d'argent pour fonctionner. Et ça, c'est OK et ça fait partie un petit peu du tout, un petit peu comme quand tu es dans un club de sport, de temps en temps, ils font du fundraising, voilà. Et puis après, il y a le cœur de notre vie communautaire, ce qui fait qu'on est en communion, ce qui fait qu'on partage quelque chose. Moi, je resterais luthérienne, c'est parole et sacrement, parole et sacrement. On est là pour partager la parole, vivre les sacrements, adorer. Parole, sacrement, adoration. Et puis, activité de lien, passer du temps ensemble, se connaître, se soutenir, avancer ensemble pour construire le royaume. Finalement, si tu passes tellement de temps à parler d'argent ou de prospérité aux gens, est-ce que véritablement tu mets l'accent sur les autres choses importantes? Je n'en suis pas sûre. Se centrer sur la mission [Stéphane] J'ai l'impression qu'il y a eu tellement d'abus, et il y a encore tellement d'abus, que pour plusieurs Églises, dont celle à laquelle j'appartiens, l'Église Unie du Canada, il y a comme un malaise de parler d'argent. On ne sait pas trop comment bien le faire. On a tendance à se tourner vers des méthodes faciles, des méthodes peut-être un peu plus corporatives, de dire qu'on va vous demander de l'argent, un peu le principe de l'abonnement ou des choses comme ça. Un des conseils que j'ai reçus, que j'ai vraiment aimé, c'est de regarder les institutions qui ont des missions. On m'avait donné l'exemple d'un hôpital pour enfants de la région. Quand ils vous envoient des lettres, ils ne vous parlent pas des revenus, des dépenses, il faut changer, comme tu as dit, la porte, la chaudière, peu importe. Elles parlent, ces institutions, de leur mission. Elles parlent de guérir des enfants. Et je crois que c'est quelque chose, un peu comme tu dis, lorsqu'on parle juste d'argent, on perd de vue la mission. Une Église ne devrait pas chercher de l'argent pour boucler le budget à la fin de l'année. Une Église devrait trouver sa mission spécifique dans son contexte et trouver ensuite les outils qui, entre autres, est l'argent, mais aussi les bénévoles, mais aussi les appuis d'autres organismes pour accomplir ses missions. Moi, je suis quelqu'un comme ça, je ne suis pas le seul. Je suis toujours inspiré lorsque je sais pourquoi je donne. On va accueillir des réfugiés. On va aider un groupe de jeunes mères monoparentales en situation désavantagée. Il y en a tellement de choses. Donc, le message n'est pas sur l'argent. Je ne donne pas pour recevoir plus d'argent, je donne à une cause, je donne à une mission, je donne à un ministère. Et c'est ça que je crois qu'on doit se réapproprier ce langage-là, de dire, nous, c'est ça notre travail. On fait des trucs. On ne peut pas tout faire, on ne peut pas aider tout le monde, malheureusement, c'est triste, mais ça, on peut le faire. Est-ce que tu as le goût de participer à cette réalisation-là du royaume de Dieu, ou ce petit projet bien précis dans le temps et géographiquement, peu importe, et d'aborder la question financière sous cet angle-là? Il y a un lien qu'il faut rétablir et un lien qu'il faut qu'il soit fort. La condamnation de la théologie de la prospérité [Joan] Et dans ce cas-là, tu es redevable, c'est-à-dire tu es responsable, le fameux terme très, très nord-américain de accountability. Et c'est la raison pour laquelle, quand on fait des levées de fonds, quand on demande de l'argent, c'est ciblé, c'est pour la chaudière, c'est pour la porte, c'est pour les familles monoparentales. Voilà quoi, on est redevable, on doit pouvoir expliquer si l'argent va pour un jet. Si l'argent va pour une fortune personnelle, on n'est plus digne de confiance et ça ne va pas. Et cette confiance-là même, figurez-vous que le Conseil national des évangéliques de France ne la donne pas aux communautés, aux pasteurs, aux prédicateurs qui se réclament de l'Évangile de la prospérité ou de la théologie de la prospérité. Il la qualifie de « corde à trois brins ». D'un côté, on l'a beaucoup dit, la richesse matérielle, mais aussi la santé, dont on a moins parlé, mais tu en as parlé pour un bout, de dire qu'on peut très bien faire tout plein de prières et être en mauvaise santé, il n'y a pas de lien. Et puis aussi, quelque chose qui nous met assez mal à l'aise du côté des luthéro-réformés, la libération des démons. Le fait que si tu pries assez, tu seras libéré des démons. Et puis tu vois, dans le contexte de la migration, par exemple Stéphane, être libérés des démons, ça peut être libéré des démons qui t'empêchent d'avoir un passeport. Donc tu vas faire des jeûnes, tu vas faire des pratiques de contrition, tu vas donner le peu d'argent que tu as à tes pasteurs ou à je ne sais pas trop qui pour qu'ils intercèdent, pour que les démons libèrent ta demande de passeport, par exemple, ou de visa plutôt d'ailleurs. C'est quand même épatant, cette manipulation qui est derrière là. Et bien sûr, tout ça, c'est pour te dire, si tu adoptes telle, telle, telle pratique dont moi, je te fais la liste, tu auras la bénédiction spirituelle. Et ça, par contre, la bénédiction spirituelle, ça pourrait faire l'objet d'un autre épisode. Bien malin sera celui ou celle qui saura comment fonctionne cette affaire de bénédiction spirituelle. Croire en la prospérité pour tous et toutes [Stéphane] Mais je crois que c'est une invitation pour nous tous et toutes de croire en l'amour de Dieu qui n'est pas réservé ou qui n'est pas transmis par une ou certaines castes de personnes bien précises. Moi, je crois en l'abondance, et l'abondance pour tous et toutes. Moi, je crois que nous avons déjà tout ce qu'il nous faut pour, par exemple, nourrir l'humanité. Il y a assez de nourriture pour nourrir l'humanité. S'il y a des famines, c'est parce que nous, êtres humains, avons de la difficulté à partager et on ne croit pas en cette abondance divine la même chose pour les faveurs divines, les bénédictions. Si je crois que Dieu n'a pas de favoris, si je crois que Dieu répand ses bienfaits à l'ensemble de l'humanité, ben je n'ai peut-être pas besoin de passer par une théologie de la prospérité ou quelqu'un qui en fait la promotion pour essayer peut-être d'avoir une plus grande part du gâteau que normalement je pourrais avoir si je suis capable de faire confiance. Cela ne veut pas dire nécessairement d'être passif, mais confiance que nous avons tout ce que nous avons collectivement pour réussir. Le fardeau n'est pas sur Dieu, le fardeau n'est pas sur deux, trois personnes, le fardeau est sur nous tous et nous toutes, de dire qu'on peut faire un meilleur monde. Ça fait partie de ma compréhension du royaume de Dieu. Ce n'est pas juste Dieu qui arrive, qui établit toutes les normes et voilà, je vous sauve, tout va bien. Ça fait partie de nous aussi, nous avons notre part à faire pour créer un meilleur monde, une meilleure société, avec les outils qu'on a en notre possession et qu'il y en a suffisamment pour tout le monde. Conclusion [Joan] Merci en tout cas à Martin de nous avoir emmenés dans cette exploration. C'est vrai que là, on est assez d'accord, Stéphane et moi. Il n'y avait pas l'un des deux qui a dit « ouais, non, c'est génial » et tout. Mais on est assez d'accord parce que je pense qu'on va toujours montrer un front uni lorsqu'il s'agira de manipulation lorsqu'il s'agira de tirer un peu sur la corde sensible, lorsqu'il s'agira de personnes qui peuvent être vulnérables, des personnes malades, des personnes qui traversent des difficultés économiques, des difficultés amoureuses, des difficultés de toutes sortes. Et là, je pense qu'on sera toujours alignés, qu'on ne va pas vous offrir un débat contradictoire parce qu'on trouve ça inadmissible, je crois, tous les deux, que la Bible soit utilisée à des fins personnelles. Et cette théologie de la prospérité, peut-être que des gens très bien l'utilisent, parce que c'est des gens qui croient bien faire, mais je crois qu'à certains moments, il faut poser un signe et poser un stop, et se lever pour dire que ce sont des pratiques qu'on ne peut pas accepter. Et donc voilà, c'était un épisode sans contradiction, on était pleinement alignés. [Stéphane] Merci à l'Église unie du Canada qui nous permet de faire ce projet et le diffuser sur plusieurs plateformes. Et si vous voulez rentrer en contact avec nous, nous vous donnons non pas notre compte bancaire, mais... notre adresse courriel qui est questiondecroire@gmail.com. Laissez-nous vos commentaires, on adore. Si vous avez des suggestions, en voici la preuve, cet épisode. On vous écoute, on essaie de répondre à vos interrogations dans nos propres mesures, avec nos propres capacités. À très bientôt, Joan. À bientôt. Et sois béni, abondamment béni. Ah, ben oui. Et à la prochaine!
"Transportation is the movement of people and goods ... allowing people to do what they want."Are you interested in predicting urban transportation systems and their effects? What do you think about transportation as the movement of people and goods? How can we consider the first, second and third rate consequences? Interview with Josh Rands, Co-Founder and CEO at TerraCity. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, transportation, sustainability, second and third rate consequences, and many more.Josh Rands is the Founder and CEO of TerraCity, a software startup he founded in 2022 that's developing AI-powered modeling tools to help cities with comprehensive planning and decision-making across transportation and land-use. Josh previously founded Litter CleanUp, a nonprofit that built a mobile volunteering platform to empower community-driven action to fight litter and pollution. At TerraCity, he serves as Principal Investigator on research and development projects funded by the United States Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to develop novel AI technology.Find out more about Josh through these links:Josh Rands on LinkedInTerraCity websiteTerraCity on LinkedInLitter CleanUp websiteLitter CleanUp on LinkedIn@litter_cleanup as Litter CleanUp on InstagramConnecting episodes you might be interested in:No.274 - Interview with Richard Gill about how economics drive behaviour changeNo.354 - Interview with Andrew J Cary about a new way of urban transportationNo.367R - The fundamental issues and development trends of AI-driven transformations in urban transit and urban spaceWhat was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
In this episode of SB Talks, CEO Vincent O'Neill and CIO Nick Ryder, unpack the latest escalation in US-China trade tensions, focusing on China's new rare earth export controls and their global ripple effects. They explore how these restrictions could impact industries from semiconductors to defense, and the strategic scramble for alternative suppliers. The conversation shifts to OpenAI's circular investment deals, with chipmakers like Nvidia and AMD raising questions about sustainability and bubble-like behaviour in the AI sector. Nick shares insights into the massive energy demands behind AI infrastructure and the uncertain path to profitability. The duo examines gold's sharp rise, central bank buying, and the unusual coexistence of record highs in both equities and safe-haven assets. Music provided by: Autumn Trumpet Background Corporate by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Are you interested in predicting urban transportation systems and their effects? What do you think about transportation as the movement of people and goods? How can we consider the first, second and third rate consequences? Trailer for episode 368 - interview with Josh Rands, Co-Founder and CEO at TerraCity. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, transportation, sustainability, second and third rate consequences, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Slaap lijkt zo vanzelfsprekend. Totdat het dat ineens niet meer is. Je ligt in bed, moe van de dag, maar je hoofd blijft maar doorgaan. Je piekert, woelt en de slaap wil maar niet komen. Herkenbaar? In deze podcastaflevering vertel ik je hoe Reiki je helpt om weer diep en rustig te slapen, zodat je oplaadt en de volgende dag uitgerust wakker wordt. Ik deel 5 praktische manieren om Reiki zelf toe te passen voor een betere nachtrust. En ik leg uit hoe en waarom slaap of in ieder geval de voorbereiding erop overdag al begint. Je hoort hoe kleine momenten van aandacht en aanraking een groot verschil maken. Voor jou en voor je kind. Wil je zelf leren hoe je Reiki gebruikt? Meld je dan aan voor de Reiki 1 cursus via de volgende link: https://selmavannoije.nl/reiki-i-cursus/ Dit is je laatste kans om deel te nemen aan een online Reiki sessie. Op 27 oktober 2025 geef ik deze voor de allerlaatste keer. Daarna komt het niet terug. Het is dus je allerlaatste kans om mee te doen. Je investering is nu geen 29,99, maar 19,99. Stuur een mail naar info@selmavannoije.nl om je aan te melden. Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in AI-driven urban transformations? Debate of the article titled The fundamental issues and development trends of AI-driven transformations in urban transit and urban space from 2025, by Haishan Xia, Renwei Liu, Lu Li, and Yilan Zhang, published in the Sustainable Cities and Society journal.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Josh Rands in episode 368 talking about AI prediction for urban transportation. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how we can utilise AI and Machine Learning tools and techniques to uncover non-linear urban relationships. This article highlights that AI technology helps address the spatiotemporal imbalance and proposes a future of human and artificial intelligence collaboration.Find the article through this link.Abstract: Changes in transportation demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping urban spatial structures, and the continued development of AI is expected to exacerbate the spatiotemporal imbalance between urban spatial structures and transportation behaviors. Studying the interaction between urban transit and spatial factors helps to achieve precise alignment between structures and behavior. This study demonstrates the immense potential of AI technologies in uncovering complex, high-dimensional, non-linear interactions between pertinent factors using clustering analysis and further reveals the urban transformations induced by Urban AI and their broader macro impacts. A multi-factor equilibrium model of human and artificial intelligence is also proposed as a direction for future research, aiming to help scholars familiarize themselves with the latest trends and emerging technologies as well as to provide inspiration and guidance for future studies.Connecting episodes you might be interested in:No.325R - Economic and social impacts of public transport investments: A scoping literature reviewNo.326 - Interview with Sarah Bridges about the potential benefits of public transportationYou can find the transcript through this link.What was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Ken je dat gevoel dat er iets speelt in je gezin, maar je kunt er je vinger niet op leggen? Dat je kind op een bepaalde manier reageert, dat er spanning in huis hangt en dat je niet goed begrijpt waarom? In deze podcastaflevering vertel ik je hoe een familieopstelling je helpt om inzicht te krijgen in wat er echt speelt in je gezin. Zonder oordeel, zonder schuldgevoel, maar vanuit begrip en rust. Je ontdekt: wat een opstelling precies is hoe het je helpt om patronen en onbewuste dynamieken te herkennen waarom inzicht vaak al genoeg is om rust en verbinding terug te brengen hoe je als ouder bewuster kunt reageren, vanuit vertrouwen in plaats van frustratie Voor meer informatie over opstellingen ga je naar: https://selmavannoije.nl/familieopstellingen/ Ik deel met je dat alleen deze maand (oktober) je nog een gratis kennismakingsgesprek kunt aanvragen voor mijn 1-op-1 traject Stralend Jezelf. Voor vrouwen die voelen dat ze zichzelf kwijt zijn en klaar zijn om ontspanning en rust te voelen. Check hier voor alle info en om je aan te melden: https://selmavannoije.nl/stralend-jezelf/ Daarnaast vertel ik dat de laatste groep van de opleiding tot Luisterkindwerker start op 29 november. Op woensdag 5 november geef ik voor de laatste keer de gratis introductieworkshop, waarin je kunt proeven aan de opleiding, ontdekken of dit pad bij je past en ervaren hoe afstemmen voelt. Klik hier voor meer info en om je aan te melden: https://selmavannoije.nl/opleiding/ Ik heb geen idee of dit allemaal na mijn verlof terugkomt. Toen ik moeder werd van Mees veranderde mijn bedrijf met mij mee. Ik verwacht dat dat nu weer gebeurd en ik heb nog geen idee welke kant dat opgaat. Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in predicting urban transportation systems and their effects? What do you think about transportation as the movement of people and goods? How can we consider the first, second and third rate consequences? Trailer for episode 368 - interview with Josh Rands, Co-Founder and CEO at TerraCity. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, transportation, sustainability, second and third rate consequences, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in predicting urban transportation systems and their effects? What do you think about transportation as the movement of people and goods? How can we consider the first, second and third rate consequences? Trailer for episode 368 - interview with Josh Rands, Co-Founder and CEO at TerraCity. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, transportation, sustainability, second and third rate consequences, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
In deze podcastaflevering neem ik je mee in wat er op een diepere laag gebeurt als er een tweede (of derde of vierde) kindje in het gezin komt. Het lijkt iets vanzelfsprekends, een baby erbij, maar systemisch gezien verandert er echt iets in de ordening van je gezin. Hoe dat precies werkt en wat er dan gebeurt, dat vertel ik je in deze podcastaflevering. Daarnaast vertel ik over de laatste kansen die je hebt om nog met mij te werken voor mijn verlof. Ik deel met je dat alleen deze maand (oktober) je nog een gratis kennismakingsgesprek kunt aanvragen voor mijn 1-op-1 traject Stralend Jezelf. Voor vrouwen die voelen dat ze zichzelf kwijt zijn en klaar zijn om ontspanning en rust te voelen. Check hier voor alle info en om je aan te melden: https://selmavannoije.nl/stralend-jezelf/ Daarnaast vertel ik dat de laatste groep van de opleiding tot Luisterkindwerker start op 29 november. Op woensdag 5 november geef ik voor de laatste keer de gratis introductieworkshop, waarin je kunt proeven aan de opleiding, ontdekken of dit pad bij je past en ervaren hoe afstemmen voelt. Klik hier voor meer info en om je aan te melden: https://selmavannoije.nl/opleiding/ Ik heb geen idee of dit allemaal na mijn verlof terugkomt. Toen ik moeder werd van Mees veranderde mijn bedrijf met mij mee. Ik verwacht dat dat nu weer gebeurd en ik heb nog geen idee welke kant dat opgaat. Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode 82 - Murdock and Marvel: 2012 Part 1 2012 was a year when the big news in comics all happened outside of shops, with movie theaters and social media dominating the industry. The Year in Comics Comics in Other Media The Punisher: Dirty Laundry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAoBsIZ-M3A DC Comics Other Publishers Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel TOTAL SERIES: 613 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 450 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 491 SERIES OVER 100 ISSUES: 2 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Avengers vs. X-Men (71 books), Minimum Carnage (6) BEST SELLING COMICS: Uncanny Avengers #1 at 305,000. Also a lot of AvX Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Francesco Francavilla Dan's Favorite Next week: 2012 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
In deze aflevering neem ik je mee in een persoonlijke update na de vakantie. Ik vertel hoe het met me gaat, hoe ik me voel in mijn zwangerschap, hoe de vakantie was, et cetera. Ik vertel over de 13 weken echo die we afgelopen week hadden, de voorbereidingen op de komst van de kleine met de verbouwing, et cetera. Daarnaast vertel ik over de laatste kansen die je hebt om nog met mij te werken voor mijn verlof. Ik deel met je dat alleen deze maand (oktober) je nog een gratis kennismakingsgesprek kunt aanvragen voor mijn 1-op-1 traject Stralend Jezelf. Voor vrouwen die voelen dat ze zichzelf kwijt zijn en klaar zijn om ontspanning en rust te voelen. Check hier voor alle info en om je aan te melden: https://selmavannoije.nl/stralend-jezelf/ Daarnaast vertel ik dat de laatste groep van de opleiding tot Luisterkindwerker start op 29 november. Op woensdag 5 november geef ik voor de laatste keer de gratis introductieworkshop, waarin je kunt proeven aan de opleiding, ontdekken of dit pad bij je past en ervaren hoe afstemmen voelt. Klik hier voor meer info en om je aan te melden: https://selmavannoije.nl/opleiding/ Ik heb geen idee of dit allemaal na mijn verlof terugkomt. Toen ik moeder werd van Mees veranderde mijn bedrijf met mij mee. Ik verwacht dat dat nu weer gebeurd en ik heb nog geen idee welke kant dat opgaat. Dank je wel voor het luisteren. En als je iemand kent die dit ook mag horen, deel de aflevering gerust. Wil je alle podcastafleveringen overzichtelijk onder elkaar en wil je als eerste op de hoogte gebracht worden als er een nieuwe podcastaflevering online staat? Abonneer je dan op de podcast door op de knop “Volgen”, “Subscribe” of “Abonneer” te klikken en klik op het belletje. Ondersteun je mijn missie en wil je je ook weer jezelf voelen? Laat dan een review achter in de podcastapp via waar je deze afleveringen luistert. Hoe meer reviews, hoe beter de podcast vindbaar is en dus hoe meer moeders en kinderen ik kan helpen. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
"Place isn't optional, we have to have a place. So we have to constantly figure it out."Are you interested in place branding? What do you think about participating in the civic brand at your place? How can we involve the next generation to create urban futures? Interview with Ryan Short, author of ‘The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place' and co-founder of CivicBrand. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, place branding, choosing where to live, opportunities opening up, the next generation, and many more. Ryan Short is the CEO of CivicBrand, a firm dedicated to place-branding for U.S. cities and local governments. With 17 years of experience, Ryan guides communities to define their unique identities through shared values, vision, and actionable strategies, transcending traditional logos and slogans. His upcoming book, The Civic Brand: The Power and Responsibility of Place (September 2025), delves into how branding fosters unity, civic pride, and a sense of belonging, featuring a foreword by Charles Marohn of Strong Towns. Ryan has spoken at prestigious events, such as City Nation Place Global, sharing insights on community identity. He has collaborated with numerous municipalities, helping align branding with policy to create lasting impact. Ryan's work empowers places to articulate their essence, strengthening community bonds and driving meaningful change through strategic, values-driven branding.Find out more about Ryan through these links:Ryan Short on LinkedInThe Civic Brand - book by Ryan ShortCivicBrand websiteRyan Short at CivicBrandCivicBrand on LinkedIn@civicbrand as CivicBrand on InstagramConnecting episodes you might be interested in:No.312 - Interview with Gilbert Rochecouste about placemakingNo.333R - Place and Place-making in cities: A global perspectiveNo.365R - The Civic BrandWhat was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in place branding? What do you think about participating in the civic brand at your place? How can we involve the next generation to create urban futures? Trailer for episode 366 - interview with Ryan Short, author of ‘The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place' and co-founder of CivicBrand. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, place branding, choosing where to live, opportunities opening up, the next generation, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in place branding? Our summary today works with the book titled The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place from 2025, by Ryan Short. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Ryan Short in episode 366 talking about place branding and the civic brand. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how we can utilise place branding more than just a marketing tool. This book highlights space branding as a necessary strategic tool to combat fragmented, reactive urban planning and balance out people, profit and place, as the triple bottom line.Find the book through this link.Connecting episodes you might be interested in:No.312 - Interview with Gilbert Rochecouste about civic engagementNo.333R - Place and Place-making in cities: A global perspectiveYou can find the transcript through this link.What was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in place branding? What do you think about participating in the civic brand at your place? How can we involve the next generation to create urban futures? Trailer for episode 366 - interview with Ryan Short, author of ‘The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place' and co-founder of CivicBrand. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, place branding, choosing where to live, opportunities opening up, the next generation, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Are you interested in place branding? What do you think about participating in the civic brand at your place? How can we involve the next generation to create urban futures? Trailer for episode 366 - interview with Ryan Short, author of ‘The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place' and co-founder of CivicBrand. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, place branding, choosing where to live, opportunities opening up, the next generation, and many more.Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode 81 - Murdock and Marvel: 2011 Part 2 It was a quiet year in the comics world, but there were a lot of developments going on behind the scenes, and up on the screen. Oh, and we did get ONE new character worth talking about… This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 2011. The Year in Daredevil Appearances: Daredevil v2 #512, Daredevil v3 #1-5, Daredevil Reborn #1-4, Shadowland #5, Ultimate Avengers #15-18, Ultimate Spider-Man #150, Bullseye: Perfect Game #2, What if? 200 #1, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #15, Avengers #17, Vengeance #2, Captain America Corps #4-5, New Avengers #16, FF #11, Season One Guide #1 and the Spider-Man Chapter One graphic novel. Writer: Andy Diggle (Reborn #1-4), Mark Waid (#1-5) Pencils: David Gianfelice (Reborn #1-4), Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin (#1), Paolo Rivera (#2-3), Marco Martin (#4-5) Inks: David Gianfelice (Reborn #1-4), Marcos Martin and Joe Rivera (#1), Joe Rivera (#2-3), Marcos Martin (#4-5) 2011 begins with the final few issues of the Shadowland crossover event we talked about a couple weeks ago. In it, Murdock is the leader of the Hand and tries to use them for good in NYC but he's corrupted by Snakeroot and “the Beast” and threatens to take down all of humanity before Iron Fist, Luke Cage and friends can stop him. Elektra smuggles Murdock's lifeless body from the scene but who know he survives because Ben Urich gets a recording from Murdock saying he's sorry for what happened and needs to get away to find the right path again. In March, we learn what happened to Murdock in a 4-part limited series entitles Daredevil Reborn. In it, we learn he's been wandering the country by foot and by bus and has found his way to New Mexico and proves to be the only story we get outside New York. We'll cover it as this week's spotlight story. In September, we get issue #1 of Daredevil volume 3, a double sized issue from a new creative team. In this book we actually get 3 stories – “Here Comes…Daredevil” a 1-page recap of Daredevil history, “Man without Fear” in which Daredevil saves a mob bosses daughter from being abducted by the Spot during her wedding day but then Matt gets removed as lawyer from a case he's working on because he's Daredevil. Finally, in “Sometimes, in my dreams… I can See” Matt goes to his father's grave site with Foggy. As volume 2 continues, Daredevil has a talk with Captain America, Steve Rogers, about what he did in New York during Shadowland and convinces him it won't happen again. Next Daredevil investigates why no one else was willing to work on the Jobrani case he was removed from. Turns out other lawyers who considered it were being threatened and supposedly Jobrani is hearing voices. After a run-in with the Klaw – who was the one causing Jobrani to hear voices, Murdock decides the best way he can help people is coaching them to represent themselves in court. After working with Jobrani, he wins his court case and Matt decides this is the new way forward for Nelson & Murdock. Meeting with new potential clients under their new business model, Murdock meats with Austin Cao, a blind man who was working as a linguist for Midas Investments before he was abruptly fired. While that initially doesn't look like much of a case, some men try to murder Austin and Matt while they are talking which causes Matt to take the case as Daredevil. Matt dispatches the mercenaries and he hides Austin at his apartment. There he learns Austin overheard parts of a plot by Midas to broker a deal between Hydra, A.I.M., Black Spector, Zodiac and possibly other crime organizations. Daredevil confronts Austin's old boss Mr. Randall who tells him he was only trying to protect Austin by firing him. More Midas mercenaries attack Randall who realizes what he's done, and Daredevil must fight them off including Bruiser, an up-and-coming mercenary with powers trying to make a name for himself. This story ends in early 2012 with a face-off between Daredevil and the 5 megacrime organizations using the threat of mutually assured destruction. He tells them they're going to let him and his friends go, because in order for one of them to take the Omega drive, they'll have to kill the other four agents and inevitably start a gang war. The agents lower their weapons and Daredevil walks out with Randall and Austin. He tells the terrorists that if their bosses want the Omega drive, they know where to find him. This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil Reborn #1 from March 2011 “Reborn, Chapter One” through Daredevil Reborn #4 July 2011 “Reborn, Chapter Four” Recap Why We Picked This Story Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions The Takeaway It's time for a reset at Marvel! New characters, new directions, etc. Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
In this episode of SB Talks, CEO Vincent O'Neill and CIO Nick Ryder, unpack the Reserve Bank's decision to hold rates at 3.6%, following three cuts earlier this year. They explore what's behind the RBA's cautious stance, rising services inflation, stronger consumer spending, and signs of renewed momentum in the housing market. The conversation shifts to the US government shutdown, where a deepening political standoff could stretch on for weeks, highlighting the economic toll drawing on past shutdowns, and the estimated $400 million daily hit to the US economy. They discuss how this, along with tariffs and other policy moves, adds complexity to the global outlook. As we enter the final quarter of 2025, Vincent and Nick take stock of market sentiment, strong corporate earnings, and the ongoing AI investment wave. Music provided by: Autumn Trumpet Background Corporate by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 80 - Murdock and Marvel: 2011 Part 1 It was a quiet year in the comics world, but there were a lot of developments going on behind the scenes, and up on the screen. Oh, and we did get ONE new character worth talking about… The Year in Comics Comics in Other Media DC Comics Other Publishers Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel TOTAL SERIES: 791 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 636 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 640 SERIES OVER 100 ISSUES: 3 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Age of X (11), Fear itself (125), Spider-Island (33), X-Men: Schism (11) and Shattered Heroes (74) BEST SELLING COMICS: Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings Marvel anoints Bendis, Fraction, Brubaker, Hickman and Aaron as the “Architects” of the Marvel Universe. Passings: Gene Colan and Joe Simon ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jordie Bellaire Dan's Favorite Next week: 2011 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
Matt Reisetter, CC's Executive Director, and Tim Boettger, The CC Broadcast's Radio Preacher, and Ike Boettger, Tim's son who is similar in age to Charlie Kirk, sit down to discuss the spiritual significance of Charlie's assassination and his memorial service, and what it means for each of them as well as for the broader Body of Christ.YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Im8QCz9i5Ow?si=dAU_qEDcjMfBvnrKApologies for the audio issues during the first 35-40 minutes. Darn!For more information about Christian Crusaders, the ministry under which CC Podcasts are produced: Conversations is produced, visit https://christiancrusaders.org.Also, check out our other podcasts:To listen to The CC Podcast: Daily Dose Devotions, where we're currently going through an overview of the Bible, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/ccpod-daily-doseTo listen to our weekly radio broadcast, The CC Broadcast, which has aired since 1936, and which features a 30 minute worship service, including music and preaching, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/the-cc-broadcastTo listen to Homer Larsen Live, an archive of Pastor Homer Larsen's sermons preached live at Nazareth Church, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/homer-larsen-live (Pastor Larsen was radio preacher for CC for over 50 years, and also served as Senior Pastor at Nazareth -- many of his radio broadcasts, dating back to the early 2000s, are archived on The CC Broadcast, but this set of sermons are the ones he preached live from the pulpit.)Thanks to Terri, our intro/outro announcer!Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode 79 - Murdock and Marvel: 2010 Part 2 2010 is an odd year in a lot of ways. It was quiet, but not in a “before the storm” way. More in a “putt your head down and get to work” sense. Great comics were made, and big things were happening mostly under the surface. This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 2010. The Year in Daredevil Appearances: Daredevil #502-512, Shadowland #1-5, Shadowland After the Fall #1, Daredevil: Cage Match #1, Daredevil Black & White #1, New Avengers #59-60, New Avengers Annual #3, What If? Secret Invasion #1, Avengers: The Initiative #32, Black Widow: Deadly Origin #3-4, Siege #4, World War Hulks: Hulked-Out Heroes #2, X-Factor #204, Sentry: Fallen Sun #1, New Avengers #1, Atlas #4, Shadowland Bullseye #1, Thanos Imperative #3, Ultimate Avengers #13-15, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #6, Shadowland Elektra #1, Shadowland Power Man #2, Shadowland Spider-Man #1 and Strange Tales graphic novel. Writing: Andy Diggle (#502-504, 509-512), Diggle and Antony Johnson (#505-508) Pencils: Roberto De La Torre (#502, 504, 508-509, 511), De La Torre and Marco Checchetto (#503), Checchetto (#505-507, 510, 512) Inks: Roberto De La Torre (#502, 504, 508-509, 511), De La Torre and Marco Checchetto (#503), Checchetto (#505-507, 510, 512) The year begins the story “The Devil's Hand” in which Daredevil, White Tiger and Black Tarantula patrolling New York and taking on criminals and corrupt cops with the help of the Hand. Meanwhile, Foggy and Becky win a case against some corrupt cops only to have the judge throw out the verdict which outrages Foggy, and he gets arrested for contempt of court and loses his law license. Daredevil orders the construction of Shadowland – a Japanese Style fortress to be constructed on the site of the building explosion caused by Bullseye that killed 107 protesters in the The List at the end of 2009. It is to be the headquarters of the Hand in NYC. Tensions escalate as Kingpin sends Lady Bullseye to infiltrate and assassinate both police officers and H.A.M.M.E.R. agents to cause chaos and a reaction. Which it does as Norman Osborn responds by deploying a full H.A.M.M.E.R. unit to Hell's Kitchen, which causes Daredevil to launch a declaration of war against the police, triggering a full-scale battle. At the end of The Devil's Hand, Matt travels to Japan to deal with important matters involving the Hand, so he leaves Black Tarantula in charge of the city and takes White Tiger with him. Next in story “Left Hand Path” we see Matt in Japan hoping to unite the other leaders of the Hand. However, Bakuto, the Daimyo of South America, causes trouble. The other leaders seem to be conspiring against him. Despite their differences, Matt saves Bakuto from an attack and we learn Snakeroot has co-opted White Tiger to aid in the very intricate plans for Murdock and Shadowland back in New York City. We return back to New York and the start of Shadowland, the big crossover event that goes into the Hand's plans for New York and Murdock ultimately, falling prey to them. This story was too big for just the Daredevil title and spawned its own limited series that needed to be read to understand what was going on in the Daredevil title. Those books along with a wrap up book entitled After the Fall while be our spotlight for this week. Buckle up everyone, you're in for a ride... This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #508 September 2010 “Shadowland Part 1” through Daredevil #512 February 2011 “Shadowland Final Issue” plus Shadowland #1 September 2010 “Shadowland Part 1 of 5” through Shadowland #5 January 2011 “Shadowland Part 5” and Shadowland After the Fall #1 February 2011. Recap Why We Picked This Story Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions The Takeaway For the first time in a long while, I am starting to feel that quality and sales are becoming decoupled in the LCS / direct market model. Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
In this episode of SB Talks, CEO Vincent O'Neill and CIO Nick Ryder, dive into a pivotal moment for global markets as 16 central banks, led by the U.S. Federal Reserve, prepare for critical policy decisions. With rate cuts back on the table, inflation still sticky, and labor markets showing cracks, what lies ahead for monetary policy? They unpack the political tension behind the Fed's independence, the looming U.S. government shutdown, and the uncertain future of U.S.-China trade talks, starting with TikTok. Meanwhile, Wall Street's AI euphoria shows no signs of slowing, with tech giants surging past $3 trillion valuations. Music provided by: Autumn Trumpet Background Corporate by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
In this episode of Meet the Investor, Joey Mouracadeh sits down with Abigail Glerum, Principal at GoldenTree Asset Management, a global credit investment powerhouse managing over $58 billion USD in assets. Abby takes us inside the firm's multi-strategy credit platform, explaining how GoldenTree goes far beyond traditional bonds. From high-yield bonds and leveraged loans to structured credit, distressed debt, real estate debt, and emerging marketing credit, the firm's reach spans the full spectrum of credit opportunities. They also unpack the differences between credit instrument. What exactly is structured credit? How does distressed investing work in practice? And how does GoldenTree's collaborative, asset-class-agnostic process allow them to pivot across market cycles and seize opportunities others may miss? Music provided by: Autumn Trumpet Background Corporate by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 78 - Murdock and Marvel: 2010 Part 1 2010 is an odd year in a lot of ways. It was quiet, but not in a “before the storm” way. More in a “putt your head down and get to work” sense. Great comics were made, and big things were happening mostly under the surface The Year in Comics Comics in Other Media DC Comics Other Publishers Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel In many ways these were the darkest days of the Marvel Universe, at least in terms of the stories told in the 616. Evil was ascendant and heroes were on the run. TOTAL SERIES: 710 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 547 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 552 SERIES OVER 100 ISSUES: 5 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): The Thanos Imperative (10), World War Hulks (15), Heroic Age (116), Shadowland (31) BEST SELLING COMICS: Avengers #1, X-Men #1 and the Siege books Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings Marvel anoints Bendis, Fraction, Brubaker, Hickman and Aaron as the “Architects” of the Marvel Universe. Passings: Al Williamson, American comics artist and inker ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kelly Sue DeConnick Dan's Favorite Next week: 2010 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
The "Digging Deeper" series is category of episodes on CC Podcast: Conversations where CC Broadcast Radio Preacher, Tim Boettger, further discusses topics and ideas raised during his radio sermons, but in a conversational interview format. As you'll notice, the title of each episode mirrors the title of the radio sermon on the CC Broadcast that it corresponds with. It is our hope that these supplemental conversations will help listeners grow even deeper in their Christian faith and their understanding of God's Word than is possible by only listening to a sermon.Here are links to the two CC Broadcasts (audio) featuring the two parts of the message referenced in this conversation:Part 1: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a99c9703-7d88-4510-9658-efbd5be94230/Part 2: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7993090b-bc6b-4f3a-b34f-bfab0315a683/Here is a link to the video of the same message, from Nazareth Church's website: https://vimeo.com/1101310290?fl=pl&fe=vlHere's a link to the CC Podcast: Conversations episode featuring Sarah Buzynski and LifeWise Academy, which was referenced multiple times in this conversation: https://youtu.be/9XJKUwliVgUFor more information about Christian Crusaders, the ministry under which CC Podcasts are produced: Conversations is produced, visit https://christiancrusaders.org.Also, check out our other podcasts:To listen to The CC Podcast: Daily Dose Devotions, where we're currently going through an overview of the Bible, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/ccpod-daily-doseTo listen to our weekly radio broadcast, The CC Broadcast, which has aired since 1936, and which features a 30 minute worship service, including music and preaching, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/the-cc-broadcastTo listen to Homer Larsen Live, an archive of Pastor Homer Larsen's sermons preached live at Nazareth Church, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/homer-larsen-live (Pastor Larsen was radio preacher for CC for over 50 years, and also served as Senior Pastor at Nazareth -- many of his radio broadcasts, dating back to the early 2000s, are archived on The CC Broadcast, but this set of sermons are the ones he preached live from the pulpit.)Thanks to Terri, our intro/outro announcer!Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Should you share your suffering with someone who has it worse than you? What's the point of God's comfort? How can we think biblically and faithfully about suffering in our lives and the lives of others? This episode explores the importance of how to think about comfort, and what God wants us to do with it. Support My Work • Monthly Support: https://www.Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith • One-Time Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith | https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6 Check Out My Devotionals on Amazon (affiliate links): • 40 Moments From Christ's Final Days: https://amzn.to/4kGDDgE • 25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament: https://amzn.to/41GuqfK Hashtags #Christianity #Theology #Faith #Pain #Suffering #ChronicPain Music Credits • YouTube Outro Music by UNIVERSFIELD from Pixabay • Podcast Outro Music by LesFM from Pixabay
Episode 77 - Murdock and Marvel: 2009 Part 2 2009 was a tough year for comics, in that sales declined and a number of stores (nearly 50% in some areas) closed their doors. Closings of Waldenbooks and other book outlets also made getting product into customers' hands difficult. We also saw cover prices rise, even as the recession continued to impact fans ability to spend. This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 2009. The Year in Daredevil Appearances: Daredevil #113-119, 500-501, Daredevil Noir #1-4, Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil #1, New Avengers #47, Secret Invasion #8, Secret Invasion: Front Line #5, Age of Sentry #4 and 6, Fantastic Four #562 and 569, Might Avengers #20, What If? Newer Fantastic Four #1, What If? Secret Wars #1, New Warriors #20, Amazing Spider-Man #587 and 600, Marvels: Eye of the Camera #2 and 4, Ultimate Spider-Man #132, Astonishing Tales #3-5, Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #2-3, Deadpool: Suicide Kings #3-5, Exiles #6, Strange Tales #2 and Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection. Writing: Ed Brubaker (#113-119, 500), Andy Diggle (#501) Pencils: Michael Lark (#113-114, 117-119), Lark, Tony Zonjic and Gaudiano (#115), David Aja (#116), Lark and Gaudiano (#500), Roberto De La Torre (#501) Inks: Stefano Gaudiano (#113-114, 116-119), Matt Hollingsworth (#115), Klaus Janson, Chris Samnee and Paul Azaceta (#500), Roberto De La Torre (#501) 2009 begins with the final three parts of the Lady Bullseye storyline we talked about to finish up 2008. In that we Daredevil, Black Tarantula and White Tiger along with Master Izo trying to take down the Hand once and for all – but the Hand are trying to recruit Daredevil to be their leader. The story ends with Lord Hirochi, Lady Bullseye, Black Tarantula, and White Tiger board a plane to Spain, where Lady Bullseye says they will pursue Plan B. In March, we get the return of another old foe – Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin himself in an aptly titled story called Return of the King. In part one of the story, we see Fisk in Spain where he befriends and falls in love with a woman, Marta, and her kids – only to see Lady Bullseye and the Hand killing them causing him to revert back to his old ways. Kingpin returns to New York and announces his return and his plans to deal with Daredevil. That plan turns out to be working with Daredevil to take down the Hand. Meanwhile, Foggy is upset that Matt constant absence from the firm confronts him and ultimately fires him. Daredevil tries to locate Master Izo without success and begins to doubt his alliance with Kingpin, suspecting that Fisk is using the Hand and the Owl to wipe out his rivals. Fisk, still haunted by visions of Vanessa, meets with the Owl and gives him Lady Bullseye's next target – Foggy Nelson. The conclusion of this story – is a renumbered issue 500 of Daredevil and the conclusion of Ed Brubaker on Daredevil – will be our spotlight story for this week. In Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil #1 we see Bullseye (now operating under the Hawkeye identity) go after Daredevil at the behest of Norman Osborn. Daredevil pursues him but falls into a trap: Bullseye lures him into a building full of protestors and then blows it up. The blast kills 107 people, leaving Matt devastated and furious—determined to take action. Following that we get the start of a new story from new creative team - Andy Diggle and Roberto De La Torre entitled The Devil's Hand. In it, we see Matt as leader of the Hand. Since most of this story takes place in 2010 – we'll save talking about it more until our 2010 discussion. This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #500 October 2009 “Return of the King, Conclusion” Recap Why We Picked This Story Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions The Takeaway It had been a rough decade for the United States, and the Marvel Universe showed the strain as the decade ended. Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
This is Sarah Buzynski's second time on The CC Podcast: Conversations (click here for link to first episode with Sarah), and lots has changed for her and for Lifewise Academy, the ministry she now works for, since our last episode. Lifewise Academy exists to provide Bible education to public school students during school hours off school property. The growth they're seeing across the country is very encouraging, and Sarah is part of it all.Click here for a trailer/teaser for Lifewise's documentary "Off School Property," which will be showing in theaters across the country on October 23, 2025: https://youtu.be/MuuXJ1wBg34For more information about Christian Crusaders, the ministry under which CC Podcasts are produced: Conversations is produced, visit https://christiancrusaders.org. Also, check out our other podcasts:To listen to The CC Podcast: Daily Dose Devotions, where we're currently going through an overview of the Bible, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/ccpod-....To listen to our weekly radio broadcast, The CC Broadcast, which has aired since 1936, and which features a 30 minute worship service, including music and preaching, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/the-cc....To listen to Homer Larsen Live, an archive of Pastor Homer Larsen's sermons preached live at Nazareth Church, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/homer-.... (Pastor Larsen was radio preacher for CC for over 50 years, and also served as Senior Pastor at Nazareth -- many of his radio broadcasts, dating back to the early 2000s, are archived on The CC Broadcast, but this set of sermons are the ones he preached live from the pulpit.)Thanks to Terri, our intro/outro announcer!Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode 76 - Murdock and Marvel: 2009 Part 1 2009 was a tough year for comics, in that sales declined and a number of stores (nearly 50% in some areas) closed their doors. Closings of Waldenbooks and other book outlets also made getting product into customers' hands difficult. We also saw cover prices rise, even as the recession continued to impact fans ability to spend. The Year in Comics Comics in Other Media DC Comics Other Publishers Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel In many ways these were the darkest days of the Marvel Universe, at least in terms of the stories told in the 616. Evil was ascendant and heroes were on the run. TOTAL SERIES: 681 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 513 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 506 SERIES OVER 100 ISSUES: 7 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): War of Kings (54 issues), Utopia (13), Nation X (21), Necrosha (14) BEST SELLING COMICS: ASM #583 (530K!), Captain America Reborn #1 (199K), Dark Avengers #1 (136K) Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kieron Gillen Dan's Favorite Next week: 2009 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
Episode 75 - Murdock and Marvel: 2008 Part 2 2008 in the United States was a year of war and recession, leading to a bleak short-term outlook for Americans. Comics and comic book movies reflected that, but also gave fans a lot to enjoy, hopefully taking people's minds off social and economic issues they were facing. This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 2008. The Year in Daredevil Appearances: Daredevil #102-#112, Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula #1, Avengers #36-37 and 39, World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1, Civil War Chronicles #5-6 and 8-12, What if? Civil War #1, Exiles #1, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control #1-3, Black Panther Annual #1, New Exiles #0, Ultimate Fantastic Four #52-53, Might Avengers #12 and 16, King Size Hulk #1, Eternals #1, New Avengers #42, Ultimate Origins #3, Wolverine #68, Age of Sentry #2, Secret Invasion #7, Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #3, and Thunderbolts #125 Writing: Ed Brubaker (#102-106, 111-112) Brubaker and Greg Rucka (#107-110) Pencils: Michael Lark (#102-103, 107-112), Lark and Azaceta (#104-105), Paul Azaceta (#106), Clay Mann (#111) Inks: Stefano Gaudiano (#102, #105, #107-112) Gaudiano and Paul Azaceta (#103), Gaudiano and Tom Palmer (#104), Paul Azaceta (#106) The year begins with the parts 3 through 6 of the Without Fear storyline we talked about in 2007. Daredevil takes down Mr Fear but not before Matt Murdock and Milla Donvan's life is turned upside down. In May, we get a single story “Sympathy for the Devil” that bridges us to the next big story arch. In it we see Matt Murdock struggling to deal with everything that's happened to him and Milla. This interesting story will be our spotlight story for the year. Next, we get the 4-part “Cruel and Unusual” story arch in which Matt Murdock tries to help a death row inmate “Big Ben” Donovan who's unwilling to get help to stay his execution. Murdock can tell there's more going on here and Dakota North being assaulted, warned away from investigating Big Ben case by her father Samuel North and finally shot all seem to confirm that suspicion. After Dakota is shot, Matt decides to investigate the shooter and, after following the clues, realizes that there had been men watching his law office from the beginning. These men turn out to be federal agents, who explain why Donovan was framed. Apparently, the special units needed crime boss Eric Slaughter to watch over the docks, which is why they protected him. In the end, Matt speaks with Samuel J. North. North tells him how the special units crossed the line, that he didn't want his daughter caught in the crossfire, that they needed someone to blame, and Donovan fit the profile. Interestingly, this story was billed as a 5-part story that ended after 4. To finish out 2008, we get the return of Bullseye, well kind of. In a story titled “Lady Bullseye”, we see the Hand and their newest assassin – a woman who goes by the alias Lady Bullseye and was inspired by the original Bullseye who tore through the Yakuzi years before. Lady Bullseye frames Murdock for murder to keep him occupied (though he's arrested the morning after cheating on his wife Milla with Dakota North) while they go after Iron Fist (Danny Rand) and Black Tarantula (Carlos LaMuerto). North provides an alibi for Murdock so he gets released and upon returning home and upon returning home they find Black Tarantula hogtied and an old man rummaging through Matt's kitchen, who introduces himself as Master Izo and says Matt is going to help him destroy the Hand. Apparently now is an opportune time as the Hand is in chaos as factions are fighting for control after Elektra is revealed to be a Skrull. As the story progressed, we see that the Hand has a series of targets and eventually possesses Tarantula and White Tiger before a finally confrontation with Daredevil. It's then that Lady Bullseye reveals to Matt her true plan—she wants him to lead the Hand, and her efforts so far have not been to attack his friends and family, but rather to remove them as obstacles. Stunned, Matt strikes her. They fight again and she knocks him out, saying the Hand does not take no for an answer. Master Izo helps Matt up, and assumes he refused the Hand's offer; Matt says nothing. The story ends with Lord Hirochi, Lady Bullseye, Black Tarantula, and White Tiger board a plane to Spain, where Lady Bullseye says they will pursue Plan B. One side story in the Lady Bullseye story arch, is Milla Donovan's parents have checked her out of the hospital Matt's been visiting and are trying to keep him away from their daughter. In the Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula one-shot, Daredevil helps Carlos LaMuerto face down his cousin, Luis, who is being backed up by his former gang from Argentina as they have arrived in New York to steal the power of the Black Tarantula and return it to its country of origin. This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #106 May 2008 “Sympathy For the Devil” Recap Why We Picked This Story Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions The Takeaway This is the year that comic book superheroes evolve into billion-dollar movie properties. Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! 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Bienvenida de regreso a un nuevo episodio de Hacia la Cima!Hoy te comparto una historia personal sobre una situación que estoy atravesando y cómo la disciplina se ha convertido en mi ancla para seguir adelante. Te invito a reflexionar en qué áreas de tu vida has estado postergando actuar, esperando a que llegue la motivación o la inspiración.Este episodio es un recordatorio de que la disciplina puede ser una medicina poderosa y un llamado a tomar acción con intención.Gracias por Ser y por Estar! Este camino se recorre mejor acompañadas. Respira. Vamos despacio, juntas, Hacia la Cima.links:hacialacimapodcast/Unete a la Comunidad: hacialacimapodcasthacialacimapodcast@gmail.comMusic: Birds' forest song by ShidenBeatsMusic from Pixabay. Forest Lullaby by Lesfm from Pixabay
Join Phil and Miss Kay Robertson's oldest son, Alan, star of popular TV Series "Duck Dynasty" and The Unashamed Podcast along with our host and Christian Crusaders Executive Director, Matt Reisetter, for a Q&A following Al's presentation at the 104th Cedar Falls Bible Conference.For a link to a video Al's message to the Cedar Falls Bible Conference, via CFBC's YouTube page, visit https://www.youtube.com/live/zpetv9OLjEw?si=aKL8IBRjbzSJOEXM (Friday evening, 8/1/2025).For more information about Christian Crusaders, the ministry under which CC Podcasts are produced: Conversations is produced, visit https://christiancrusaders.org. Also, check out our other podcasts:To listen to The CC Podcast: Daily Dose Devotions, where we're currently going through an overview of the Bible, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/ccpod-....To listen to our weekly radio broadcast, The CC Broadcast, which has aired since 1936, and which features a 30 minute worship service, including music and preaching, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/the-cc....To listen to Homer Larsen Live, an archive of Pastor Homer Larsen's sermons preached live at Nazareth Church, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/homer-.... (Pastor Larsen was radio preacher for CC for over 50 years, and also served as Senior Pastor at Nazareth -- many of his radio broadcasts, dating back to the early 2000s, are archived on The CC Broadcast, but this set of sermons are the ones he preached live from the pulpit.)Thanks to Terri, our intro/outro announcer!Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Join Mark Mittelberg, author of several books on evangelism and apologetics, former staffer at one of North America's largest churches, and writing partner and close friend with Lee Strobel, along with our host and Christian Crusaders Executive Director, Matt Reisetter, for a Q&A during Mark's series of messages at the 104th Cedar Falls Bible Conference.For a link to a video Mark's messages to the Cedar Falls Bible Conference, via CFBC's YouTube page, visit https://www.youtube.com/live/8YKo7lcaRho?si=Ef9SvQMMDc5u7QFD (Wednesday evening, 7/30/2025), https://www.youtube.com/live/fF__4lR8hD4?si=clr4D0fp_3w-ela8 (Thursday morning, 7/31/2025 at 9:30 am), and https://www.youtube.com/live/vr8FrStCZDA?si=lQPlHRB8gBZDE3Dj (Friday morning, 8/1/2025 at 11 am).For more information about Christian Crusaders, the ministry under which CC Podcasts are produced: Conversations is produced, visit https://christiancrusaders.org. Also, check out our other podcasts:To listen to The CC Podcast: Daily Dose Devotions, where we're currently going through an overview of the Bible, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/ccpod-....To listen to our weekly radio broadcast, The CC Broadcast, which has aired since 1936, and which features a 30 minute worship service, including music and preaching, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/the-cc....To listen to Homer Larsen Live, an archive of Pastor Homer Larsen's sermons preached live at Nazareth Church, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/homer-.... (Pastor Larsen was radio preacher for CC for over 50 years, and also served as Senior Pastor at Nazareth -- many of his radio broadcasts, dating back to the early 2000s, are archived on The CC Broadcast, but this set of sermons are the ones he preached live from the pulpit.)Thanks to Terri, our intro/outro announcer!Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Join Dr. Joe Rigney, professor at New St. Andrew's College and preacher at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and author of books several books including "The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits" and "Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World" along with our host and Christian Crusaders Executive Director, Matt Reisetter, for a Q&A during Joe's series of messages at the 104th Cedar Falls Bible Conference.For a link to a video Joe's messages to the Cedar Falls Bible Conference, via CFBC's YouTube page, visit https://www.youtube.com/live/_3CQ8cVHdeE?si=Nw9jgm95jAgG-14r (Monday evening, 7/28/2025), https://www.youtube.com/live/MxO4kG0mSUE?si=r393yN-64USIMF68 (Tuesday morning, 7/29/2025 at 9:30 am), https://www.youtube.com/live/CN6qcJGEvio?si=T6SlzS2CPPIcrcXG (Tuesday morning, 7/29/2025 at 11 am), and https://www.youtube.com/live/orR9jXI9x5c?si=_f7QxtzC_lFIkmtl (Tuesday evening, 7/29/2025).For more information about Christian Crusaders, the ministry under which CC Podcasts are produced: Conversations is produced, visit https://christiancrusaders.org. Also, check out our other podcasts:To listen to The CC Podcast: Daily Dose Devotions, where we're currently going through an overview of the Bible, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/ccpod-....To listen to our weekly radio broadcast, The CC Broadcast, which has aired since 1936, and which features a 30 minute worship service, including music and preaching, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/the-cc....To listen to Homer Larsen Live, an archive of Pastor Homer Larsen's sermons preached live at Nazareth Church, click here: https://christiancrusaders.org/homer-.... (Pastor Larsen was radio preacher for CC for over 50 years, and also served as Senior Pastor at Nazareth -- many of his radio broadcasts, dating back to the early 2000s, are archived on The CC Broadcast, but this set of sermons are the ones he preached live from the pulpit.)Thanks to Terri, our intro/outro announcer!Music by Lesfm from Pixabay