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Latest podcast episodes about Lilt

The Bomb Squad Pod
Ep. 115: DYSTOPIAN SPEED DATING & WEDDING SEASON!

The Bomb Squad Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 70:38


This week: McCann tries AI speed dating, the ultimate wedding survival guide, YouTube censorship, love language, last minute tux, shopping hacks, best man speech, silent discos, RFK's hot takes, TikTok lingo, beatboxing nuns, lilting vs. diddling, Lilt the drink & much more.Sign up to Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for access to exclusive episodes out every Thursday.⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBombSquadPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow @TheBombSquadPod on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted by:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Colin Geddis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aaron McCann⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced & Edited by:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Niall Fegan

Noclip
Oblivion Remastered, Rematch, Look Outside

Noclip

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 82:30


On this week's Crewcast: Danny sneaks in a bit of time with Oblivion Remake that dropped immediately before recording, Jeremy returns to his horror happy place with Look Outside, Frank tells us all about his trip to WrestleMania, and the crew somehow turn a discussion about Sloclap's soccer game REMATCH into a deep-dive on Lilt soda. iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter 00:00 - Intro  06:24 - Oblivion Remaster  24:55 - Look Outside 55 33:08 - REMATCH   43:29 - Lilt Soda  51:21 - Frank's Wrestling Trip  1:03:1 - Emails  1:16:46 - Sign Off     

WPGU News
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

WPGU News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 4:56


The NWS will not pursue a new contract with artificial intelligence company Lilt, President Trump signed an executive order aiming to boost coal production, Charlie Kirk visited the University on his American Comeback tour, and the Virginia Theater reopened in Champaign.Hosted by Zayna QuraishiStories by Faith Routley, Abby Timm, and Emily HuffmanMusic by Boxout

The Good Guy Podcast
112. Lilt (with Marty Gleeson)

The Good Guy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 62:14


Mike and Vittorio's Guide to Parenting is a weekly podcast, where two London-based Irish comedians Mike Rice and Vittorio Angelone tackle the current issues facing parents from the unique perspective of not having any children, any interest in children, or mentioning children at all.Check out Marty's stuff here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHYzclOMmTL/?hl=enWatch Mike's Special here: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/aWgW4LBZHz8⁠⁠Buy ticket's for Vittorio's Australia and US shows here: ⁠⁠https://vittorioangelone.com/tour⁠⁠Sign up for Mike's mailing list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mikericecomedy.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bb23fc6659c6ccb17551262ef&id=c27f2130fa⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Vittorio's mailing list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/60fb9a4d4173/vittorioangelone ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for listening! Like, subscribe, drop a comment, all the good stuff. Subscribe to Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/parenting⁠⁠

EGOriferiti - di Giuseppe Cardinale e Vassily Sortino
58 Francesca Glorioso: Cuore delle Dragonesse di LILT Palermo [EGOriferiti]

EGOriferiti - di Giuseppe Cardinale e Vassily Sortino

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 110:40


Secondo me se non guardate questo episodio dal primo all'ultimo frame (a 'sto giro rigorosamente in video e non solo in audio) siete degli scellerati. Francesca - per dirla alla Battiato - è un essere speciale... e lei... ha cura di molte persone. La Fra e le sue Dragonesse ci hanno regalato un'irripetibile esperienza di vita di cui certamente faremo tesoro e speriamo che pure voi possiate fare lo stesso. Ora non ve la prendete a male... ma iò mi va cuircu! Buonano... ehhhhh! Buona visione! #EGOriferiti #podcast #vodcast #LILT #LILTPalermo #prevenzione #TumoreAlSeno #FrancescaGlorioso #dragonesse #Palermo #tumore #cancro #diagnosi #DragonBoat

Ultim'ora
SkinLongevity Magazine - Puntata del 29/11/2024

Ultim'ora

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 45:06


MILANO (ITALPRESS) - Tutto per una lunga vita della pelle, sana, giovane e bella. Nella quarta puntata di Skinlongevity Magazine, nuovo format Tv dell'agenzia di stampa Italpress, Antonino Di Pietro, direttore dell'Istituto Dermoclinico Vita Cutis di Milano del Gruppo San Donato, intervista Mario Cristofolini, presidente dell'Istituto G.B. Mattei per la ricerca termale e presidente della Lilt, sezione di Trento, e Antonino Trischitta, responsabile di branca presso l'Asl Napoli 2, e presidente e socio fondatore di Adeca. Tra gli argomenti della puntata, l'incontro promosso da Adeca e Isplad in programma a Napoli, e i progressi della dermatologia nei decenni. sat/gsl

Ultim'ora
Dermatologia, negli anni evoluzione continua

Ultim'ora

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 19:48


MILANO (ITALPRESS) - Nel corso di "SkinLongevity", magazine televisivo dell'agenzia Italpress, Antonino Di Pietro, direttore dell'Istituto Dermoclinico Vita Cutis, intervista Mario Cristofolini, dermatologo, presidente dell'Istituto G.B. Mattei per la ricerca termale. Tra gli argomenti del colloquio l'evoluzione della dermatologia e il termalismo.sat/gsl

Content Amplified
What does Demand Gen look like in 2024 and beyond?

Content Amplified

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 14:35


In this episode, we interview Han Mai, an experienced marketer with 14 years in the field, currently working at LILT. Han shares her insights into the ever-evolving world of demand generation and marketing, with a focus on the game-changing role of AI. What you'll learn in this episode: • The rise of AI in content creation and its impact on productivity. • Strategies for creating personalized, high-quality content that builds trust. • How to optimize email campaigns and avoid common pitfalls. • The importance of targeting and intent data in modern demand generation. • Why community building and customer advocacy are key to marketing success. • Trends and tactics for a successful 2024 and 2025 marketing strategy. Tune in to explore the cutting-edge tools and approaches reshaping marketing today!

Tough To Say
Green Grass & Galaxy Gas

Tough To Say

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 56:14


Sniping iguanas w/ Lil T, man. 

Smart Venture Podcast
#156 Intel Capital's Senior Managing Director Mark Rostick

Smart Venture Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 57:02


Mark Rostick is a Vice President & Senior Managing Director located in Raleigh, NC. He is a voting member of Intel Capital's investment committee. He joined Intel Capital in 1999. Mark also co-manages our Cloud domain investment activities and portfolio. He has deep investment experience in cloud applications, infrastructure hardware and software, as well as AI/ML. As a member of Intel Capital's Investment Committee, he is responsible for approving investments proposed by Intel Capital investors, as well as managing the group's personnel and operations. Mark currently serves as a director or observer on the boards of Beep, RunPod, Hypersonic, Immuta, Lilt, MinIO, Opaque Systems, Tetrate, and Verta. Prior to Intel, Mark worked as a practicing attorney and in banking.   You can learn more about:   How to invest in the top AI/ML companies How to build a successful career in corporate venture The evolving landscape of enterprise software investments   #IntelCapital #VentureCapital #TechInvestment #CloudComputing #AI #ML   ===================== YouTube: @GraceGongCEO Newsletter: @SmartVenture LinkedIn: @GraceGong TikTok: @GraceGongCEO IG: @GraceGongCEO Twitter: @GraceGongGG ===================== Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, superstar founders, as well as well-known tech executives in silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.  

SlatorPod
#221 Localization Is a Top ROI Use Case for GenAI with Lilt CEO Spence Green

SlatorPod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 45:39


Spence Green, CEO and Co-founder of LILT, the AI solution provider for enterprise translation, joins SlatorPod. On the podcast, Spence discusses the evolution of LILT's end-to-end platform, which integrates AI models with human verification to ensure quality standards.The CEO notes a significant shift in enterprise approaches towards localization, now being more software-driven rather than service-driven, which has been influenced by the broader adoption and focus on AI technologies post-ChatGPT.Spence emphasizes the importance of continuous training and customization of AI models to improve accuracy and efficiency in translation. He highlights how localization has emerged as an early winner to showcase the return on investment in AI.Spence addresses the impact of AI on the translation industry, including the potential for linguist shortages due to low rates driven by machine translation post-editing. He predicts that the market will eventually adjust, but in the meantime, there is a need for higher-skilled linguists to manage the gap left by AI models.The podcast concludes with insights into LILT's recent features, such as AI Analytics, which provide clients with deeper insights into the impact of AI on their localization processes. Spence also talks about the potential for multilingual content creation using AI, the challenges of segment-level interfaces, and the importance of workflow orchestration in localization.

Ecovicentino.it - AudioNotizie
Gli Alpini e la sua grande famiglia piangono Andrea. “Nel suo cuore la musica e le Penne Nere”

Ecovicentino.it - AudioNotizie

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 1:30


Comedy of the Week
Do Gooders

Comedy of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 28:15


Garrett Millerick's Do Gooders is a new ensemble sitcom that takes us behind the charity curtain and mines the numerous frustrations that come with trying to ‘do good' on an industrial scale. With Frank Skinner, Fay Ripley, Lisa McGrillis, Ahir Shah and Ania Magliano.The series follows the exploits of the fundraising events team at a fictional mid-level charity, The Alzheimers Alliance. Fundraising for this kind of mid-table organisation comes with its own unique set of challenges, be it setting up eye catching events, courting celebrity endorsement or juggling the inter charity politics.And while certainly not languishing on the lowest rungs of the charity league table, Alzheimers hasn't got the dazzling sheen or the pulling power of a cancer charity, nor does it capture the public's sympathies in the way lifeboats or guide dogs do.If Cancer Research is Coca-Cola, Alzheimers Alliance is Lilt. A cracking drink, but they've got to work hard to remind people they exist - or face total extinction.Episode One - The Team Player Clive has one day to prove to Harriett that he can be a team player, or risk losing his status as a manager. Lauren and Ken battle it out over the new hot desking arrangements and Gladys introduces the new hire Achi to the peculiarities of life at The Alzheimers Alliance.Cast: Lauren – Ania Magliano Gladys – Lisa McGrillis Clive – Garrett Millerick Harriett – Fay Ripley Achi – Ahir Shah Ken – Frank SkinnerWriter – Garrett Millerick Sound Engineer – David Thomas Editor – David Thomas Production Assistant – Jenny Recaldin Producer – Jules Lom Executive Producers – Richard Allen-Turner, Daisy Knight, Julien Matthews, Jon ThodayAn Avalon production for BBC Radio 4

Copperplate Podcast
Copperplate Time 478

Copperplate Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 94:11


http://www.copperplatemailorder.com                              Copperplate Time 478                      presented by Alan O'Leary                      www.copperplatemailorder.com  1. Bothy Band:  Green Groves/Flowers of Red Hill.   After Hours 2. Mulcahy Family: Galway Rambler/The Morning Dew/Boston Sligo Reel.  The Reel Note 3. John McEvoy & John Wynne:  The Kilkenny Jig/Ballinafad Fancy/Mulhaire's.  The Dancer at the Fair4. Elaine Reilly:  The Galway Jig/The New Concert Flute.                  Epiphany 5. Alfi: The Drinl Song.  Wolves in the Woods 6. Cillian Vallely & David Doocey: Mickey Callaghan's Fancy/Glentown Reel/Fair Haired Boy/O'Reilly's Greyhound.                                        The Yew & The Orchard  7. Tommy Guihen:         The Parcel of Land/The Street Player/The Drunken Landlady.                         The Torn Jacket 8. Oisin MacDiarmada, Daithi Gormley & Samantha Harvey:              The Melvin Wave/Lane to the Glen.  Lane to the Glen 9. Mary McPartlan:  Cúmha (A Parting Sorrow). Petticoat Loose 10. Michelle Mulcahy: Miss McGuinness/ Rooney's/The Green                 Gowned Lass.    Lady on the Island 11. Sorcha Costello: Master Crowley's/ The Trip to Proitzer/                  Fisherman's Lilt. The Primrose Lass 12. The Goodman Trio:The Wash Woman/Aberdeen Reel/The Merry Days of Easter. More Tunes From the Goodman Manuscripts 13. The Waterboys: The Stolen Child.  Fisherman's Blues 14. David Power: Úr Chnoc Cheim Mhic Cháinte.   Apples in Winter 15. Tommy Fitzharris & Donal McCague: White Fairy/All About Weaving/The Prince's Feather. The Bank of Turf 16. Angela & Peter Carberry: The Girl from the Big House/The Dawn Chorus/O'Sullivan's March. An Traidisiun Beo17. John McKenna: Colonel Fraser. The Buck from the Mountain 18. The Dublin Trio:    Will You Come Home With Me/Trip to                        Athlone/Eilis's Jig.    The Pride of Pimlico19. Caoimhin O'Fearghail & Paddy Tutty:             The Holy Land/The Laurel Tree.  Flute & Fiddle 20. Lunasa:  Winnie Haye's/The Blue Fiddle.  Live in Kyoto 21 Bothy Band:  Green Groves/Flowers of Red Hill.   After Hours

RadioPNR
Presentazione del gruppo LILT, Lega Italiana Lotta Tumori

RadioPNR

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 6:00


Aldo Alpa, medico facente parte del gruppo LILT, ci racconta dell'importanza della prevenzione contro i tumori e ci parla dell'evento di raccolta fondi in programma questo sabato 27 Luglio

Dermot & Dave
Dave And David O'Doherty Have Big Plans For Power Washers And Lilt

Dermot & Dave

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 12:51


It may be rebranded but Lilt will always have a place in our hearts. And maybe on our legs. Ahead of his gigs at Vicar Street (July 5th and 6th), David O'Doherty popped in to chat Bake Off, banks and make big plans for Dave and his power washer.

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Cinedicate
#145 - UFO Revolution: Airborne Anomalies, Interdimensional Beings, and Otherworldly Craft

Cinedicate

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 100:17


In what promises to be an otherworldly journey, today, I'm joined by two aficionados of the extraterrestrial enigma: my cousin Pete, a childhood abductee of alien fiction, and Todd from WSTR Galactic Public Access, whose encounters with the unknown stretch beyond the screen to the night sky itself.We're taking a deep dive into a gripping documentary series that explores the mysteries surrounding UFOs and alien life. From meme-inspired alien cakes to the serious implications of the 2017 New York Times article on UAPs, we pull apart the threads of evidence, from gravity propulsion vehicles to the Vatican's secret vaults.What to expect from the episode:1. Personal UFO sightings and experiences shared by the hosts and guests.2. In-depth discussions on UFO documentaries, government conspiracies, and extraterrestrial theories.3. Engaging banter among UFO enthusiasts that weaves between personal anecdotes and broader cultural implications.Episode Chapters:00:00 Intro01:23 X-Files, the gateway to conspiracy theories and UFOs.11:41 Childhood fascination with Roswell15:53: The documentary focuses on key UFO players.20:46: Discussion of UFO videos with evidence of unexplained technology.26:37: Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp.30:24: Rep. Burchett and David Grush want accountability for UFO projects.34:50: David Grush on Joe Rogan: Govt in possession of UFOs since 1930s, Lockheed Martin reverse engineering.40:33: Government threatens witnesses.47:27: UFO sightings and a book by Richard Dolan.51:32: Multiple UFO sightings off the coast of California, stigma prevents pilots from reporting.59:35: Strange stories and government conspiracies.01:02:00: Biblically accurate angels and Lovecraftian monsters.01:10:34: Astral projection experiences01:13:48: Apollo missions return with shocking experiences, photos doctored.01:18:15: NASA Apollo mission discovers moonquakes, rings like a bell.01:28:06: Suggests mental health issues and eccentric behavior, possibly related to aliens.01:34:58: Fear of superior extraterrestrial craft leads to cover-up.01:38:56: Outro----------Listen to Todd on his podcast, WSTR: Galactic Public Access and Big T & Lil T----------The Cinedicate on InstagramThe Cinedicate's Discord Community Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adultish Whines
79. A Girl Dad, Mama's Boy & a Baller Shot Caller

Adultish Whines

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 61:53


Tidarian's been funny if y'all are just now finding out - not as funny as P though lmao. Lil T talks about how he got started with comedy, the push he got from his dad to do so and also shares about how he keeps his mental health game strong. Paige might have offended him with the short king comment - but wants to make it very clear she doesn't want any trouble..or pretzels.Follow the Pod: instagram.com/adultishwhines/Follow your Host: instagram.com/paige_crutcher/Follow Tidarian: https://www.instagram.com/tidarianb/Tidarian's Website: www.ibeenfunny.comBuy Adultish Merch: adultishwhines.comGo to https://betterhelp.com/adultish for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsoredUse code ADULTISH at adameve.com for 50% off, free gifts and free shipping.Use code AWCLUB at kingsofneon.com for 10% off a custom neon sign.

ChipMusic.org - Music RSS Feed
firebrandboy - celesta lilt

ChipMusic.org - Music RSS Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024


bleeps and bloops at the weekend 2024 Creative Commons CC Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike (BY-NC-SA)

Copperplate Podcast
Copperplate Podcast 289

Copperplate Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 64:40


http://www.copperplatemailorder.com                     Copperplate Podcast 289                 presented by Alan O'Leary                             January 2024 1. Danu:  The Garsun Who Beat His Father. All Things Considered 2. The Outside Track:   Dark Reels.        Rise Up 3. Dezi Donnelly & Mike McGoldrick: Happy to Meet/The Stolen Purse/Maud Miller. Dog In the Fog 4. Eilis Kennedy:   The Elk River Dam.  Westward 5. Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely:    Days Around Lahinch/The Man from Moyosta.                On Common Ground 6. Sorcha Costello:          Master Crowley's/The Trip to Proitzer/Fisherman's Lilt.              The Primrose Lass  7. Catherine McEvoy:        McGovern's Fave/The Casagh Reel/Martin Ainsboro's.            The Home Ruler                                8. Sean Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin & Ronan Browne:            Dan O'Hara.  And So the Story Goes 9. Caoimhin O'Fearghail & Paddy Tutty:                Palm Sunday/Mulqueeney's.   Flute & Fiddle 10. Mick O'Brien & Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh:             Kitty Lie Over/Munster Buttermilk.   Kitty Lie Over 11. Nioclas Tóibín: Eochail.   Amhrain Aneas 12. Michelle Mulcahy:  Eochail.  Lady on the Island 13. Denis Murphy: Kennedy's Fave/Woman of the House.   Kerry Fiddles14. Patsy Moloney: Dooney Rock/Paddy Fahy's.               Temple in the Glen 15. London Lasses: The Caves of Kiltannon/The New Home/The Clare Shout.    LL 25TH Anniversary Album

Wetootwaag's Podcast of Bagpipe Power
S7 E25 200 Year old tunes on a 100 Year old Chanter Donald MacDonald Playthrough part 3

Wetootwaag's Podcast of Bagpipe Power

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 68:17


Tunes: Donald MacDonald: Coutie's Wedding, The Braes of Lochaber, The High Way to Linton, Fall of Foyers (The Whimsical), The Bride Has a Bonny Thing, The House of Gray (Plovers in the Hills), Morag is Domhnull (Marion & Donald), The Smith's Daughter, An Irish Jig, The Bridge of Perth, The Kilt is My Delight, I ha'e a Wife o' My Ain, Roslin Castle, MacFarlane's Lilt, The Campbells are Coming, The Duke of Perth, Kate Dalrymple (Jingling Johnie),The Boat Leaks (The Three Girls of Portree), The Munster Mare, The Wren's Death, A Mulinn Dubh, Buckskin Kilt, The Wren's Death, The Kilt is my Delight, Jenny Dang The Weaver, The Grinder, Lady Bighouse's Reel, Brigis Mhic Ruaridh Thanks to Tiber for Visiting with me this summer and letting me share some of our chat and his own lovely singing. +X+X+X+ All of the Tunes this week come from Donald MacDonald's 1828 collection of dance music. You can see the National Library of Scotland's Copy here: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682638 +X+X+X+ FIN Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my First Album on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes or my second album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker or my third album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

Hotspur Way, An Adult Tottenham Hotspur Podcast
Hotspur Way \ S01E16 \ Tizer, Frazzles, and Lilt

Hotspur Way, An Adult Tottenham Hotspur Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 57:20


John, Perchy, Jaymes & Ross talk about what it's like being joint top of the Premier League after beating Fulham and going 2 points clear. The guys also talk about the upcoming away game against Crystal Palace whilst reminiscing about snacks of yesteryear. Hotspur Way is a Tottenham Hotspur Podcast. If Twitter (or X) is your thing, give the guys a follow. Ross is @SpursSimpsons, Perchy is @ThePerchy & Jaymes is at @JaymesCOYS. We'd ❤️ a Review We'd love it if you could give us a 5 star review, but only if you've liked the show. If not, then it's been nice having you. Isn't It Time You Took Part & Joined Us On Our Show? The Hotspur Way podcast is growing and we think it's time we started to grow our squad of hosts as more shows are coming! If you've got a decent mic and want to be on the show, simply follow us on Twitter (@HotspurWayShow), and DM us with voice message telling us who you are and why you want to be on. Where Else You Can Listen

Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slush Pile
Episode 119: Line Breaks & The Iambic Lilt

Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slush Pile

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 58:06


When to break a line, Slushies. And why? What's the shape your poem takes, and how does the poem's form serve its complexities, subtleties, and heart? Three poems by Karl Meade are up for consideration in this episode of The Slush Pile, and they call the editors into conversation about trauma in literature, narrative (in)coherence as craft, and the pleasurable risks of stair-stepped stanzas. Poet L.J. Sysko joins the conversation on this  episode  of The Slush Pile as we discuss “Beach Fall,” “Christmas Break,” and “Doom Eager.” (If a tree falls in the woods, Slushies. Ammiright?)   At the table: Kathleen Volk Miller, Marion Wrenn, L. J. Sysko, Jason Schneiderman, Samantha Neugebauer, Alex J. Tunney   Karl Meade's work been published in many literary magazines, a few of which he didn't even donate heavily to, or previously serve as editor—including Literary Review of Canada, Tusculum Review, Arc Poetry Magazine, Grain Magazine, Chronogram, Umbrella Factory Magazine, Contemporary Verse 2, Event Magazine, The Fiddlehead, Open Letter, Under the Sun, and Dandelion. His work has also been mistakenly longlisted for four CBC Literary Prizes, shortlisted for The Malahat Review's Open Season Creative Nonfiction Award, and Arc Poetry Magazine's Poem of the Year. His novel, Odd Jobs, written as a solemn literary manifesto, was a finalist for the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year for Humor, and an iTunes Top 20 Arts and Literature podcast—“Laugh Out Loud,” one listener said of this grave work.   Karl's chapbook “Doom Eager” has just been released in September 2023 by Raven Chapbooks, just in time for us to publish this podcast, which has waited longer than it should for release!    Author website: www.karlmeade.com Guest Editor: L.J. Sysko   L.J. Sysko's work has been published in Voicemail Poems, The Pinch, Ploughshares, Rattle, Best New Poets, and elsewhere. She is the author of a poetry chapbook, BATTLEDORE (Finishing Line Press, New Women's Voices series). Poetry honors include several Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg awards, two fellowships from Delaware's Division of the Arts, and poetry finalist recognition from The Fourth River, The Pinch, and Soundings East. Sysko holds an MFA in poetry from New England College.   X: @lj_sysko Instagram: @lesliesysko Facebook: @lesliesysko Author website: http://www.ljsysko.com   beach fall for Holli and Terry   Mountain to stone, prairie to sand, redwood to ash, from here I can see the heart of the sea, but not the beach   he fell on. I can see the picture window you sit in—waiting, watching the shore, iPad in lap, short-haired   Flossy at your side, the one who dug your dad's water bottle from under him. I don't know why   you brought his suitcase to his wake empty—what it was between you. Only he knew the words   you could not say. The doctors' words for you—non-verbal, spectral—sent him back to rage. He said they weren't worth the hair   on a dead chicken, that aut-ism was just too much self for them to take from you. He knew what his raging   love could do: four hours a night on the couch, talking through your iPad. He called himself Manitoban, the prairie farm-boy   who watched his dog run away for three days, the rain-man to lead you out, teach you how to mouth the O, the awe   in Holli. Yes, from here I can see the redwoods fall, the mountains decay, his sea-bed—   they say all the big hearts of the earth love where they fall, that his heart stopped   before he hit the beach. But we both know why his mouth was full of sand.     Christmas break for Doug and Arlene   The earth heaves, the ice cleaves. Erosion cuts the heart from every stone, while every night   I watch you drive your family past a starving glacier, turn from a truck laden with salt. You head off   the head on, take the bumper to the heart, leave your family straining your lungs' last   words from the floor of the minivan. I'm on the floor beneath my desk, straining   to plug in the phone that I will blame for years: why did I plug it in? Every night   I watch the driver's stoned eyes, petrified as your broken daughters in the back. Every night   I piece you all back together: brake, I say, turn over and over while the glacier leaves   its terminal moraine. I gather the stones, offer them to the moon, last witness   to your last turn. I turn to your wife, try to face her head on   with what the earth knows: core to crust, mouth to lung   the rupture comes, the rupture stays. Every Christmas   she wakes to the words brake, turn.     doom eager*       because one of us took a spike to the lung               a minivan to the chest                            hit the beach with his heart                                          to say nothing of the one                                                       whose only breath was broken water   because I believe               the hand, the wound, the moon                             is how I show you where I fell                                          through the hole I thought I was                                                       diving for pearls through the green                                                                     fuse of ice in my dream of you                             because I run naked                                         through the forest on a moonless night                                                        with a penlight in the hand that broke                                                        my mother's heart waning at the seed                                                                     of light the moon won't show me                                                                                    because its dark side calls all of us                             because I believe                                         I'll find your heart in the east                                                      your marrow in the moon                                                                     fever just before the sun rises                                                                                   I'll swim for it all day forgetting                                                                                                how the earth turns east south west                                                                                                                        circling all night forgetting                                                                                                                                                                                 there is no moon                                                                                                                                                                                 in the new moon                                                       because the only way out                                                                   is my hand on your chest                                                                                  I walk the shore all night                                                                                               dream back the back of the moon                                                                                                                                                               because the only cure                                                                                                                                                                                   for the wound                                                                                                                                                                                      is the wound     *after Ibsen, Graham, Moore: an Icelandic term for the isolation, restlessness, caughtness an artist experiences when sick with an idea

The MOJO Record Club
The MOJO Record Club with Kristin Hersh

The MOJO Record Club

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 52:03


The MOJO Record Club with Kristin Hersh Catch a wave with Kristin Hersh, as the Throwing Muses legend tells Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole about “tasty” sounds, Experimental Jelly, being a surf mom, and 40 years of fighting the good fight against the music biz. Plus the new album from Blake Mills, and some unheard revelations from Vivian Stanshall… A glance from an expiring cod!Tracklisting:1. Ms Haha from Clear Pond Road, written by Kristin Hersh and released on Fire Records2. He Quits, written by Tomorrow's Tulips and released on Burger Records in 20133. A Waste, written by Tomorrow's Tulips and released on Burger Records in 20134. Skeleton Is Walking, from Blake Mills Jelly Road, written by Blake Mills and Chris Weismann and released on the New Deal and Verve label5. Lady Rawlinson's Lilt, from Rawlinson End, written by Vivian Stanshall and released by Madfish Records

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast
Irish Sessions With Kinnfolk #609

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 113:11


Today we have a special treat, an interview with Kinnfolk! Mitchell Petersen, our engineer behind the curtain, talks with Josh & Julie Kinn about their latest adventures as they take us on a journey to the sessions of Ireland. Fun stories and insights, lessons learned, and an episode bursting with tune sets! It's all right here this week on The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, show #609! Kinnfolk, Arise & Go, Mary - Grace Autumn Lee, Cavort Celtic, The Tannahill Weavers, ÚLLA, The Gothard Sisters, Lilt, Wolf & Clover, Jon Pilatzke, House of Hamill, The Fire, West of Eden, Rising Gael, Marc Gunn GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2023 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2023 episode.  Vote Now! Two weeks after the episode is launched, I compile your votes to update a playlist on Spotify and YouTube. These are the results of your voting. You can help these artists out by following the playlists and adding tracks you love to your playlists. Follow us on Facebook to find out who is added each week. Listen on Spotify and YouTube. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 00:02 - Intro: Mitchell Petersen 00:06 - Arise & Go “Sheepskin and Beeswax / Le Voyageur / Roddy McDonald's Fancy” from EP 04:05 - WELCOME / WHAT'S NEW WITH KINNFOLK 20:37 - Mary - Grace Autumn Lee “Return to Brooklyn: Muireann's Jig/Trip to London (Jigs)” from Eyre 24:37 - Cavort Celtic “The Goat Set” from Kilted Cavort 31:17 - The Tannahill Weavers “Pipe Major George Allan Set” from Live And In Session 36:42 - ÚLLA “Fr. Kelly Set (Reels)” from Ulla 40:45 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW: STORIES FROM THE ROAD 51:34 - The Gothard Sisters “Midsummer Jigs” from Story Girl 54:05 - Lilt “The Price of My Pig / The Coming of Spring / Paddy Fahy's” from X 57:47 - Wolf & Clover “The Columbus Set” from Twelvemonth and a Day 1:01:57 - Jon Pilatzke “The Canadian Set: Fisher's Hornpipe / Cotillon d'Avila LeBlanc / Reel du Forgeron (The Blacksmith's Reel)” from Amongst Friends 1:05:23 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW: CELTIC MUSIC PERSPECTIVES 1:24:21 - Kinnfolk “Siúil a Rún” (live recording) 1:27:19 - House of Hamil “The Sneezing Loon” from Folk Hero 1:33:22 - The Fire “The Session Set” from Radiance 1:36:48 - West of Eden “The Scilly Set” from Safe Crossing 1:40:22 - Marc Gunn “Battle of Aughrim / Star of Muenster” From upcoming CD, Come Adventure With Me, feat. Sam Gollogily 1:43:57 - THANKS 1:48:39 - Rising Gael “The Parting Glass” from Roots 1:52:25 - CREDITS This episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Mitchell Petersen, Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of our Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, and you get a private feed to listen to the show.  All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $10. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast?  Send a written comment along with a picture of one of your trips to Ireland. Email me at celticpodcast@gmail, message Marc on Facebook, or contact him through Mastodon @celtfather@c.im.

Brotherly Pod
Flyerside Chat #109 "Pizza Lilt"

Brotherly Pod

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 59:28


Shane and Dan return to talk Shane's life decline, consuming other podcasts, diners, favorite blends of coffee, favorite live and cover songs, hockey romance novels, will the PWHPA and PHF unite? Steve returns, more!

SlatorPod
#159 The GPT-4 Exposure of Translators and Interpreters

SlatorPod

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 25:54


Florian and Esther are back for a packed news pod. The two catch up with OpenAI announcing the release of its much anticipated GPT-4 large language model. They unpack OpenAI's research on GPT or GPT-powered systems' impact on the labor force, including specifics around how exposed translators and interpreters are to large language models.Over at the University of Edinburgh, researchers looked at hallucinations in large multilingual translation models. The research looked at hallucinations across models of different scale, translation directions, and data conditions.Lilt announced the launch of Contextual AI Engine, a new GPT-style model which Lilt claims has higher accuracy than Google Translate and GPT-4 for many enterprise contexts. Esther talks about Acolad appointing Bertrand Gstalder as the Super Agency's new CEO.At the Google for Games Developer Summit 2023, the Tech Giant announced that developers now have access to free machine translation (MT) for their Android apps. Keynote Speaker, Greg Hartrell, also revealed an early access program for machine translation in the Play Console.Meanwhile, Disney lawyers have filed a subpoena request to force Reddit to identify the person or people responsible for leaking a movie dialogue transcript. It was revealed that a Reddit community shared a Google Doc transcript in Portuguese of the film “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” weeks before it was released.

Spencer & Vogue
BONUS: Swapping Bodies & Spotting Vogue

Spencer & Vogue

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 20:26


On today's Bonus ep: Lilt is gone, swapping bodies with each other, top 5 toast toppings, Vogue's spotted in Howth, sucking a chicken in aisle 6 in the supermarket, and a fella jumping ahead on a wedding...without a proposal.Remember, if you want to get involved you can:Email us at Spencerandvoguepod@gmail.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams @spencermatthews and the new @spencer_and_vogueListen and subscribe to Spencer and Vogue on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

GRAPPL Spotlight
Spotlight: "Lilt" (Sami Zayn, WWE Elimination Chamber, Khan vs Helwani, Mercedes Mone, Jay White, Muto's Last Match)

GRAPPL Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 146:06


Benno and JP are joined by Matty Edwards to review Elimination Chamber and Sami Zayn losing to Roman Reigns, plus to talk the ongoing Khan vs Helwani nonsense on Twitter, Jay White leaving New Japan at Battle in the Valley and Mercedes Mone winning the IWGP Women's Title.They also preview Dynamite, talk the Muto retirement show, BT Sports becoming TNT, CM Punk and lots more, plus GRAPPL Gareth drops by for the Intro to the show as Benno reveals his somewhat predictable Dealer's Choice and the lads talk more STEVE Austin after the career retrospective on GRAPPL Patreon this week!SHOWNOTES00:00 Intro, STEVE, Benno's Dealer's Choice Reveal17:48 Elimination Chamber, Sami Zayn01:07:05 Khan vs Helwani, CM Punk, BT Sport becomes TNT1:35:10 New Japan Battle in the Valley, Merceds Mone, Jay White2:00:10 Muto retirement show, Okada/Kiyomiya2:09:31 AEW Dynamite Preview, Ratings talkThanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns & Chris Platt. Get the extended version of Spotlight with pre and post-show, as well as live video, daily updates, weekend previews and all our bonus content at Patreon.com/GRAPPL!Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight:Spotify || Apple || Google || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || RSSFollow us on Twitter:Benno || JP || Matty ||  GRAPPLDownload GRAPPL the wrestling rating app:App Store || Google Play || GrapplApp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The All Seeing Guys with Greg & Joe

Welcome to episode 199 of The All Seeing Guys Podcast With Greg and Joe. We got an old skool episode here, catch up, Geezedroppng, we cover a topic and wrap up with a W*nkerty W*ank The guys sit down together in Greg's kitchen on Valentine's Day, talk about Blink 182, Coca-Cola's recent announcement regarding Lilt, then it's onto a packed Geezeropping with plenty sent in by you awesome people. The guys look at the world of curses, from tombs to movie sets, and what it means to be cursed, and then the final monologue from Goodfellas gets the Wanktery Wank treatment.  All this and more Enjoy

For the Many with Iain Dale & Jacqui Smith
370. Sturgeon meets her Waterloo

For the Many with Iain Dale & Jacqui Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 97:47


Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith discuss Nicola Sturgeon's shock news, the disappearance of Nicola Bulley, Centrica profits, whether Boris Johnson could make a comeback, the axing of Lilt (is nothing sacred?), pelvic thrusts, the death of Raquel Welsh, 99 red balloons from China and whether you should smear poo on a theatre critic.

Dermot & Dave
Dermot & Dave's Best Of Podcast-17/02

Dermot & Dave

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 164:07


Missed some of your favourite bits during the week? Want to catch up on the craic from Dermot and Dave? Well look no further than the Dermot and Dave Best Of podcast, your home for all of the messing with none of the music. Whether you're on a drive, out on a walk, getting stuck into the gaff or garden or looking for a bit of distraction from work, the Dermot and Dave Best of podcast has just some of our favourite moments from the week gone by. It's been a busy week for us, and we've even given away some lap blankets! Dave was horrified when he was tricked into believing that Valentines Day had an even bigger meaning this year, Seán got the nation fighting over their favourite roads and we even heard Cathal's weird Lilt theory. We learnt about the most popular name in music, Dermot explained why he won't be taking over from Larry Mullen on drums and we asked the question…when should you get a pint during a match? Plus all your faves from Dave's Bad Jokes to Say Stuff that Suits The Music and some of the most incredible stories from schooldays of yesteryear.

Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast
Sturgeon, Marley, Meloni, Revivial and more!

Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 33:18


This week we look at Sturgeon's resignation, JK Rowling ban fails; Shooting Balloons;  Are Aliens Invading? The Woke Language Police;  Lilt, the totally tropical taste;  Did Bob Marley become a Christian? the first 100 days of Meloni;  Prevent fails to Prevent; He Gets Us adverts;  and The Asbury Revival

Dermot & Dave
Lilt Is Dead - And Our Cathal Is Slightly Relieved

Dermot & Dave

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 10:52


Have you heard the old wives' tale about Lilt and male fertility (which is COMPLETELY UNTRUE and backed by zero scientific evidence - Coca Cola please don't sue us)? Well on the morning the news broke that the iconic tropical tasting soft drink will cease to exist in its original form, Cathal decided to share it with Dermot and Dave. Naturally, chaos ensued.

Ike's Flame: A Star Wars Adventure
Episode 44 - Armorer/Grogu with bigT&LILt; Star Wars Podcast Day

Ike's Flame: A Star Wars Adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 43:05


Join Isaac and bigT&LILt on Star Wars Podcast Day to talk about Armorer and Grogu! This starts our February hype for Season 3 of the Mandalorian! You can find bigT&LILt on Instagram and Twitter!

Tom + Mat Attack
TMA 288 – Rowan Atkinson's Lilt

Tom + Mat Attack

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 65:23


On yet another TMA, Mat's been breaking apart books to try obscure literary puzzles and playing Square Enix's tabletop card / role playing game – Voice of Cards, while Tom's been seeing what the new Golden Eye game is all about and dabbling in some Halo 3… Download it here.

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast
Celtic Instrumental Reconnect #591

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 73:02


Reconnect with your Celtic heritage with instrumental episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #591. The Byrne Brothers, Poisoned Dwarf, Widening Gyre, One Street Over, Sylvia Woods, Lilt, Mason Brown, Robin Huw Bowen, W Ed Harris, Keith Hinchliffe, West of Mabou, Sliotar, Kilrush, Scythian, Jonathan Milton VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2023 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2023 episode.  Vote Now! Two weeks after the episode is launched, I compile your votes to update a playlist on Spotify and YouTube. These are the results of your voting. You can help these artists out by following the playlists and adding tracks you love to your playlists. Follow us on Facebook to find out who is added each week. Listen on Spotify and YouTube. GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Jen Midkiff 0:07 - The Byrne Brothers "Savage Cabbage  -  McKennas Jig, Ships are Sailing, Ormond Sound Reels (Traditional)" from Living the Dream 4:10 - WELCOME 5:29 - Poisoned Dwarf "Col Rebertson's" from Bolt The Door 11:56 - Widening Gyre "MacDougall's Pride" from Reel Shadows 15:44 - One Street Over "Across the Black Water" from Beyond the Gate 17:56 - Sylvia Woods "Morning Calm" from The Harp of Brandiswhiere 21:12 - FEEDBACK 25:02 - Lilt "The Price of My Pig / The Coming of Spring / Paddy Fahy's" from X 28:42 - Mason Brown "Mark Miller's Jig" from I am a Handsome Devil New album: Los Boyos 32:45 - Robin Huw Bowen "Y Fwyalchen" from Iaith Enaid 39:08 - W Ed Harris "O'Dowds  -  Master Crowleys  -  Dogs Among the Bushes" from The Well Below The Valley Project Two new albums: Family, Friends, Choices, & Memories and also Cares of Tomorrow (Can Wait) 43:02 - Keith Hinchliffe "A WEE DRAM or HENRY THE HORSE'S HORNPIPE " from A WEE DRAM 44:58 - THANKS 49:19 - West of Mabou "Lime Hill (With Wendy MacIsaac)" from The Bridge 52:40 - Sliotar "The Boys of the Town" from Voyage 57:42 - Kilrush "Monaghan / Dunmore Lassies" from Kilrush [Explicit] 1:03:29 - Scythian "Scratchbox Reel" from American Shanty 1:06:12 - CLOSING 1:07:57 - Jonathan Milton  "Gander" from Just One More... The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. You'll get access to our Best of this Year Playlist. You can subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME CELTOPHILE TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a musician and podcaster out of Atlanta, Georgia. This Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Do you have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app? It's 100% free. You can listen to hundreds of episodes of the podcast. Download it now. Hey Celtic Bands, I'm looking for new music and stories in 2023. To submit your band, just complete the permission form at 4celts.com. You'll also find information on how to submit a story behind one of your songs or tunes. Get a free Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music eBook. email gift@bestcelticmusic THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion, and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, and you get a private feed to listen to the show.  All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $10. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. In 2023, we're going on a Celtic Invasion of County Mayo in Ireland. We're gonna explore the area and get to know Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can take a screenshot of the podcast on your phone. You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. How would you like to introduce an episode of the podcast? It's super easy. Contact me for details. Email me at celticpodcast@gmail, message me on Facebook, or contact me through Mastodon @celtfather@c.im. Rob emailed Greetings from the Snowy North: "Good day Celt Father, I just to want to say thank you for the amazing musical offerings, it makes shoveling the winter snow a much more pleasant experience, and to ask for a favor. After replacing my phone some apps did not make the transfer successfully. Since than I have a song stuck in my head that I cannot track down and I swear that it was from an episode of the podcast. I did some digging and matched up the lyrics to "The Barroom Girls" by Gillian Welch but I can not find the version that played on the podcast. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you again for a wonderful podcast and thank you again for the motivational snow shoveling music." Daphne Arthur of the Homespun Ceilidh Band sent holiday greetings last month: "I've been saving up all the Christmas - themed episodes of music podcasts until the actual start of Christmastide, so I'll have them to listen to during the twelve days, so on the first day of Christmas, I was listening to #586 while waiting for my after - Christmas - dinner tea to steep, and making sure Guillaume didn't accidentally burn his tail on my teeny tiny, improvised Advent wreath.  Enjoying the music, as always! Merry Christmas to you and yours!" Leti and Rodolfo emailed: "The best time to listen to Celtic music is ...during breakfast! Hi Marc, This is Leti and Rodolfo from Madrid, Spain. We always listen to your podcasts while we have our banana and oats pancake breakfast on weekends. It has become a kind of a ritual and we really enjoy the music and the food before going out for a walk in the country. Keep up the good work. Thanks a million!"

Captivate the Room
Biased or Researched

Captivate the Room

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 24:32


Today I'm covering one of the many sounds that can cost you your ideal prospects, sales, and return customers. And that's the lilt.   Lilt is one of the ways we affect our voices–it's where your voice lifts up at the end, making everything sound like a question even when it's not.    The problem with lilt is it can consciously and unconsciously be interpreted by your listener as asking for permission; that you aren't the expert you say you are. It creates the feeling that you don't know what you are talking about.    Having a lilt is not bad–it can be a powerful choice in certain situations. Part of what I do with my students is uncover what sounds truly belong to them and what don't.    More often than not I find that the lilt is based out of a cultural habit or motivated from pleasing people. None of that is bad, it's important to know whether your subconscious is tricking you into using the lilt to protect your heart and hamper your truest expression.

NOBODY IS LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC PODCAST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncFy1zRA9HM 28 DAYS LATER Written by Alex Garland CLOSE ON A MONITOR SCREEN: Images of stunning violence. Looped. Soldiers in a foreign war shoot an unarmed civilian at point- blank range; a man is set on by a frenzied crowd wielding clubs and machetes; a woman is necklaced while her killers cheer and howl. Pull back to reveal that we are seeing one of many screens in a bank of monitors, all showing similar images... Then revealing that the monitors are in a... INT. SURGICAL CHAMBER - NIGHT ...surgical chamber. And watching the screens is a... ...chimp, strapped to an operating table, with its skull dissected open, webbed in wires and monitoring devices, muzzled with a transparent guard. Alive. Behind the surgical chamber, through the wide doorframe, we can see a larger laboratory beyond. INT. BRIGHT CORRIDOR - NIGHT A group of black-clad ALF Activists, all wearing balaclavas, move down a corridor. They carry various gear - bag, bolt cutters. As they move, one Activist reaches up to a security camera and sprays it black with an aerosol paint can. INT. LABORATORY - NIGHT The Activists enter the laboratory. CHIEF ACTIVIST Fucking hell... The Chief Activist takes his camera off his shoulder and starts taking photos. The room is huge and long, and darkened except for specific pools of light. Partially illuminated are rows of cages with clear perspex doors. They run down either side of the room. In the cages are chimpanzees. 2. Most are in a state of rabid agitation, banging and clawing against the perspex, baring teeth through foam-flecked mouths. They reach the far end of the lab, where on a huge steel operating table they see the dissected chimp. FEMALE ACTIVIST Oh God... The dissected chimp's eyes flick to the Activists. Blood wells from around the exposed brain tissue. Tears starts to roll down the Female Activist's cheeks. CHIEF ACTIVIST (to Female Activist) Keep your shit together. If we're going to get them out of here... The Finnish Activist is checking the perspex cages. FINNISH ACTIVIST I can pop these, no problem. CHIEF ACTIVIST So get to it. The Finnish Activist raises his crowbar and sticks it around the edge of one of the doors - about to prise it open. At the moment, the doors to the laboratory bang open. The Activists all turn. Standing at the entrance is the Scientist. A pause. The Scientist jumps to a telephone handset on the wall and shouts into the receiver. SCIENTIST Security! We have a break-in! Get to sector... A hand slams down the disconnect button. SCIENTIST ...nine. The Chief Activist plucks the receiver from the Scientist's hands, and then rips the telephone from the wall. A beat. 3. SCIENTIST I know who you are, I know what you think you're doing, but you have to listen to me. You can't release these animals. CHIEF ACTIVIST If you don't want to get hurt, shut your mouth, and don't move a fucking muscle. SCIENTIST (BLURTS) The chimps are infected! The Activists hesitate, exchanging a glance. SCIENTIST (continuing; stumbling, FLUSTERED) These animals are highly contagious. They've been given an inhibitor. CHIEF ACTIVIST Infected with what? SCIENTIST Chemically restricted, locked down to a... a single impulse that... CHIEF ACTIVIST Infected with what? The Scientist hesitates before answering. SCIENTIST Rage. Behind the Activists, the bank of monitors show the faces of the machete-wielding crowd. SCIENTIST (desperately trying to EXPLAIN) In order to cure, you must first understand. Just imagine: to have power over all the things we feel we can't control. Anger, violence... FINNISH ACTIVIST What the fuck is he talking about? 4. CHIEF ACTIVIST We don't have time for this shit! Get the cages open! SCIENTIST No! CHIEF ACTIVIST We're going, you sick bastard, and we're taking your torture victims with us. SCIENTIST NO! You must listen! The animals are contagious! The infection is in their blood and saliva! One bite and... FEMALE ACTIVIST They won't bite me. The Female Activist crouches down to face the wild eyes of the infected chimp behind the perspex. SCIENTIST STOP! You have no idea! The Scientist makes a desperate lunge towards her, but the Chief Activist grabs him. FEMALE ACTIVIST Good boy. You don't want to bite me, do you? The Female Activist gives a final benign smile, then the Finnish Activist pops open the door. SCIENTIST NO! Like a bullet from a gun, the infected chimp leaps out at the Female Activist - and sinks its teeth into her neck. She reels back as the chimp claws and bites with extraordinary viciousness. At the same moment, a deafening alarm begins to sound. FEMALE ACTIVIST (SHRIEKING) Get it off! Get if off! The Finnish Activist rips the ape off and throws it on to the floor. The infected chimp immediately bites into the man's leg. He yells with pain, and tries to kick it off. 5. Behind him, the Female Activist has started to scream. She doubles up, clutching the side of her head. FEMALE ACTIVIST I'm burning! Jesus! Help me! SCIENTIST We have to kill her! FEMALE ACTIVIST I'm burning! I'm burning! CHIEF ACTIVIST What's... SCIENTIST We have to kill her NOW! Meanwhile, the Female Activist's cries have become an unwavering howl of pain - and she is joined by the Finnish Activist, whose hands have also flown to the side of his head, gripping his temples as if trying to keep his skull from exploding. CHIEF ACTIVIST What's wrong with them? The Scientist grabs a desk-lamp base and starts running towards the screaming Female Activist... ...who has ripped off her balaclava - revealing her face - the face of an Infected. She turns to the Scientist. SCIENTIST Oh God. She leaps at him. He screams as they go tumbling to the ground. The Chief Activist watches in immobile horror as she attacks the Scientist with amazing ferocity. INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT Another ACTIVIST makes his way down the corridor towards the lab. ACTIVIST (HISSES) Terry? Jemma? 6. No answer. ACTIVIST Mika? Where are you? He reaches the door to the lab, which is closed - and... ...as he opens it, we realize the door is also soundproofed. A wall of screaming hits him. He stands in the doorway - stunned by the noise, and then the sight. Blood, death, and his colleagues, all Infected. ACTIVIST Bloody hell. The Infected rush him. FADE TO BLACK. TITLE: 28 DAYS LATER INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON Close up of Jim, a young man in his twenties, wearing pale green hospital pyjamas. He has a month's beard, is dishevelled, and asleep. We pull back to see that Jim is lying on a hospital bed, in a private room. Connected to his arms are multiple drips, a full row of four or five on each side of his bed. Most of the bags are empty. Jim's eyes open. He looks around with an expression of confusion. Then he sits up. He is weak, but he swings his legs off the bed and stands. The attached drips are pulled with him and clatter to the floor. Jim winces, and pulls the taped needles from his arm. JIM Ow... His voice is hoarse, his mouth dry. Massaging his throat, he walks to the door. 7. INT. COMA WARD - LATE AFTERNOON The door to Jim's hospital room is locked. The key is on the floor. He picks it up and opens the door. Jim exits into a corridor. At the far end, a sign read: COMA WARD. There is no sign of life or movement. Jim walks down the corridor. One of the doors is half-open. From inside, there is the sound of buzzing flies. INT. HOSPITAL WARDS - LATE AFTERNOON Jim moves as quickly as he can through the hospital, still weak, but now driven by adrenaline. All the wards and corridors are deserted. Medical notes and equipment lie strewn over the floors, trolleys are upended, glass partition doors are smashed. In a couple of places, splashes of dried blood arc up the walls. He reaches A&E. On one wall is a row of public pay phones. He lifts a receiver, and the line is dead. He goes down the line, trying them all. In the corner of the A&E reception is a smashed soft-drinks machine, with a few cans collected at the base. Jim grabs one, rips off the ring-pull and downs it in one go. Then he grabs another, and heads for the main doors. EXT. HOSPITAL - LATE AFTERNOON Jim exits and walks out into the bright daylight of the forecourt. The camera begins to pull away from him. JIM Hello? Aside from a quiet rush of wind, there is silence. No traffic, no engines, no movement. Not even birdsong. EXT. LONDON - SUNDOWN Jim walks through the empty city, from St. Thomas's Hospital, over Westminster Bridge, past the Houses of Parliament, down Whitehall, to Trafalgar Square. 8. A bright overhead sun bleaches the streets. A light drifts litter and refuse. Cars lie abandoned, shops looted. Jim is still wearing his hospital pyjamas, and carries a plastic bag full of soft-drink cans. EXT. CENTRAL LONDON ROAD/CHURCH - NIGHT Jim walks. Night has fallen. He needs to find a place to rest... He pauses. Down a narrow side street is a church. He walks towards it. The front doors are open. INT. CHURCH - NIGHT Jim walks inside, moving with the respectful quietness that people adopt when entering a church. The doors ahead to the main chamber are closed. Pushing them, gently trying the handle, it is obvious they are locked. But another open door is to his left. He goes through it. INT. CHURCH - STAIRWELL - NIGHT Jim moves up a stairwell. Written large on the wall is a single line of graffiti: REPENT. THE END IS EXTREMELY FUCKING NIGH INT. CHURCH - GALLERY LEVEL - NIGHT Jim moves into the gallery level, and sees, through the dust and rot, ornate but faded splendor. At the far end, a stained- glass window is illuminated by the moonlight. Jim pads in, stands at the gallery, facing the stained-glass window for a moment before looking down... Beneath are hundreds of dead bodies. Layered over the floor, jammed into the pews, spilling over the altar. The scene of an unimaginable massacre. Jim stands, stunned. Then sees, standing motionless at different positions facing away from him, four people. Their postures and stillness make their status unclear. Jim hesitates before speaking. 9. JIM ...Hello? Immediately, the four heads flick around. Infected. And the next moment, there is the powerful thump of a door at the far end of the gallery. Jim whirls to the source as the Infected below start to move. The door thumps again - another stunningly powerful blow, the noise echoing around the chamber. Confused, fist closing around his bag of soft drinks, Jim steps onto the gallery, facing the door... ...and it smashes open. Revealing an Infected Priest - who locks sight on Jim, and starts to sprint. JIM Father? The Priest is half way across the gallery JIM Father, what are you... And now the moonlight catches the Priest's face. Showing clearly: the eyes. The blood smeared and collected around his nose, ears, and mouth. Darkened and crusted, accumulated over days and weeks. Fresh blood glistening. JIM Jesus! In a movement of pure instinct, Jim swings the bag just as the Priest is about to reach him - and connects squarely with the man's head. JIM Oh, that, was bad, that was bad... I shouldn't have done that... He breaks into a run... INT. CHURCH - STAIRWELL - NIGHT Down the stairwell... 10. INT. CHURCH - NIGHT ...into the front entrance, where the locked door now strains under the blows of the Infected inside. JIM Shit. EXT. CHURCH - NIGHT Jim sprints down the stone steps. As he reaches the bottom the doors are broken open, and the Infected give chase. EXT. CENTRAL LONDON ROAD - NIGHT Jim runs - the Infected have almost reached him. A hand fires up a Zippo lighter, and lights the rag of a Molotov cocktail. As Jim runs, something flies past his head, and the Infected closest to him explodes in a ball of flame. Jim turns, and sees as another Molotov cocktail explodes, engulfing two in the fireball. He whirls, now completely bewildered. WOMAN'S VOICE HERE! Another Molotov cocktail explodes. The Infected stagger from the blaze, on fire. WOMAN'S VOICE OVER HERE! Jim whirls again, and sees, further down the road... ...Selena, a black woman, also in her twenties. She wears a small backpack, a machete is stuck into her belt - and she holds a lit Molotov cocktail in her hand. ...Mark, a tall, good-looking man - throwing another bottle. It smashes on the head of the last Infected, bathing it in flame... The burning Infected bumps blindly into a car. Falls. Gets up again. 11. Blindly, it staggers off the road, into a petrol station - where an abandoned car has run over on the pumps. The ground beneath it suddenly ignites, and the petrol station explodes. EXT. SIDE STREET - NIGHT Selena and Mark lead Jim into a side street. JIM (DAZED) Those people! Who were... who... MARK This way! Move it! Jim allows himself to be hurried along. EXT. SHOP - NIGHT Selena stops outside a newsagent's shop. The shop's door and windows are covered with a metal security grill, but the grill over the door lock has been prised away enough for Selena to slip her hand through to the latch. INT. SHOP - NIGHT Inside, most of the shelves have been emptied of confectionery. Newspapers and magazines litter the floor. The magazine covers of beautiful girls and sports cars have become instant anachronisms. At the back of the shop, a makeshift bed of sheets and sleeping bag is nestled. This has obviously been Selena and Mark's home for the last few days. INT. NEWSAGENT - NIGHT Jim, Mark and Selena enter the newsagent's and pull down the grill. MARK A man walks into a bar with a giraffe. They each get pissed. The giraffe falls over. The man goes to leave and the barman says, you can't leave that lying there. The man says, it's not a lion. It's a giraffe. 12. Silence. Mark pulls off his mask and turns to Selena. MARK He's completely humorless. You two will get along like a house on fire. Selena, who has already taken off her mask, ignores Mark. SELENA Who are you? You've come from a hospital. MARK Are you a doctor? SELENA He's not a doctor. He's a patient. JIM I'm a bicycle courier. I was riding a package from Farringdon to Shaftesbury Avenue. A car cut across me... and then I wake up in hospital, today... I wake up and I'm hallucinating, or... MARK What's your name? JIM Jim. MARK I'm Mark. This is Selena. (BEAT) Okay, Jim. We've got some bad news. Selena starts to tell her story, and as the story unfolds we see the images she describes. SELENA It began as rioting. And right from the beginning, you knew something bad was going on because the rioters were killing people. And then it wasn't on the TV anymore. It was in the street outside. It was coming through your windows. We all guessed it was a virus. An infection. You didn't need a doctor to tell you that. It was the blood. 13. Something in the blood. By the time they tried to evacuate the cities, it was already too late. The infection was everywhere. The army blockades were overrun. And that was when the exodus started. The day before the radio and TV stopped broadcasting there were reports of infection in Paris and New York. We didn't hear anything more after that. JIM Where are your families? MARK They're dead. SELENA Yours will be dead too. JIM No... No! I'm going to find them. They live in Greenwich. I can walk. (heading for the exit) I'm going to... to go and... SELENA You'll go and come back. JIM (pulling at the grill) Yes! I'll go and come back. MARK Rules of survival. Lesson one - you never go anywhere alone, unless you've got no choice. Lesson two - you only move during daylight, unless you've got no choice. We'll take you tomorrow. Then we'll all go and find your dead parents. Okay? EXT. TRAIN TRACKS - DAY Jim, Selena and Mark walk along the Docklands Light Railway in single file. Ahead is a train. Behind the train, as if spilled in its wake, are abandoned bags, suitcases, backpacks. Mark drops pace to let Jim catch up. 14. MARK How's your head? Fucked? No reply. MARK (gesturing at the city) I know where your head is. You're looking at these windows, these millions of windows, and you're thinking - there's no way this many people are dead. It's just too many windows. Mark picks up a handbag from the tracks. MARK The person who owned this bag. Can't be dead. Mark reaches in and starts to pull things out as they walk, discarding the personal possessions. MARK A woman - (car keys) - who drove a Nissan Micra - (teddy) - and had a little teddy bear - (condoms) - and carried protection, just in case. Marks tosses the condoms behind him. MARK (DRY) Believe me, we won't need them anymore than she will. He hands the bag to Jim and walks ahead. Jim pulls out a mobile phone. He switches it on. It reads: SEARCHING FOR NETWORK. The message blinks a couple of times. Then the screen goes blank. Jim looks left. He is now alongside the train. The inside of the windows are smeared with dried blood. Pressed against the glass is the face of a dead man. 15. Jim drops the phone and breaks into a run - running past Mark and Selena. MARK (HISSING) Hey! EXT. GREENWICH COMMON - DAY Jim, Selena and Mark jog across Greenwich Common. Jim gestures towards one of the streets on the far side of the green. JIM (LOW VOICE) Down there. Westlink Street. Second on the left. EXT. WESTLINK STREET - DAY The street is modest red-brick semi-detached houses. They stand outside Number 43. Jim waits while Selena scans the dark facade. SELENA If there's anyone in there who isn't human... JIM I understand. SELENA Anyone. JIM I understand. Selena shoots a glance at Jim. Jim is gazing at the house. MARK Okay. EXT. BACK GARDEN - DAY Jim uses the key under the flowerpot to open the back door. INT. HOUSE - DAY Jim, Selena and Mark move quietly through the kitchen and the downstairs of the house. 16. Surprisingly, everything is neat and tidy. Washed plates are stacked by the sink, newspapers on the table are neatly piled. The headline on the top paper reads simply: CONTAINMENT FAILS. They reach the bottom of the stairs. Selena gestures upwards, and Jim nods. They start to ascend. At the top of the stairs, Selena sniffs the air, and recoils. Jim has noticed it too. His eyes widen in alarm. MARK (WHISPERS) Wait. But Jim pushes past and advances along the top landing, until he reaches a door. By now the smell is so bad that he is having to cover his nose and mouth with the sleeve of one arm. Jim pushes open the door. Inside, two decomposed bodies lie side by side on the bed, intertwined. On the bedside table are an empty bottle of sleeping pills and a bottle of red wine. Mark appears behind him. Jim stares at his parents for a couple of moments, then Mark closes the door. INT. BATHROOM - DAY Jim sits on the toilet, alone. He is crying. In his hand is a piece of paper: "Jim - with endless love, we left you sleeping. Now we're sleeping with you. Don't wake up." The paper crumples in his fist. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY Jim, Selena and Mark sit in the living room, on the two sofas. Jim looks dazed, uncomprehending. Selena watches Jim, her expression neutral. SELENA They died peacefully. You should be grateful. JIM I'm not grateful. Jim's words hang a moment. Then Mark talks, simply, unemotionally, matter-of-fact throughout. 17. MARK The roads out were all jammed. So we went to Paddington Station. Hoping: maybe we could get to Heathrow, maybe buy our way on a plane. My dad had all this cash, even though cash was already useless, and Mum had her jewellery. But twenty thousand other people had the same idea. (A MOMENT) The crowd was surging, and I lost my grip on my sister's hand. I remember realizing the ground was soft. I looked down, and I was standing on people. Like a carpet, people who had fallen, and... somewhere in the crowd there were infected. It spread fast, no one could run, all you could do was climb. Over more people. So I did that. I got up, somehow, on top of a kiosk. (A MOMENT) Looking down, you couldn't tell which faces were infected and which weren't. With the blood, the screaming, they all looked the same. And I saw my dad. Not my mum or my sister. But I saw my dad. His face. A short silence. MARK Selena's right. You should be grateful. SELENA We don't have time to get back to the shop before dark. We should stay here tonight. Jim nods. He isn't sure what he wants to say. JIM My old room was at the end of the landing. You two take it. I'll sleep down here. SELENA We'll sleep in the same room. It's safer. 18. EXT. LONDON - DAY TO NIGHT The red orb of the sun goes down; the light fades. As night falls, London vanishes into blackness, with no electric light to be seen. Then the moon appears from behind the cloud layer, and the dark city is revealed. INT. HOUSE - NIGHT Jim is on the sofa. In the moonlight, we can see that his eyes are open, wide awake. Selena is curled on the other sofa, and Mark is on the floor - both asleep. The house is silent. Jim watches Selena sleeping for a couple of moments. Then, quietly, he gets off the sofa and pads out of the living room, down the hall to the kitchen. INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT Jim enters, standing just inside the doorway. He looks around the room. On one wall, a faded kid's drawing of a car is framed. Above the counter, on a shelf of cookery books, an album has a handwritten label on the spine: "Mum's Favorite Recipes". Jim walks to the fridge. Stuck to the door is a photo of Jim with his parents, arm in arm, smiling at the camera. Jim is on his mountain bike, wearing his courier bag. FLASH CUT TO: Jim, sitting at the kitchen table as his Mum enters, carrying bags of shopping. Jim walks over to the bags and pulls out a carton of orange juice, which he pulls straight to his mouth and begins to gulp down. His Dad walks in from the garden. JIM'S DAD Give me a glass of that, would you? JIM (draining the carton, and giving it a shake) It's empty. CUT BACK TO: 19. Jim touches the photo, their faces, lightly. Jim is facing away from the back door, which has a large frosted-glass panel. Through the glass panel, unseen by Jim a dark silhouette looms against the diffused glow from the moonlight. Through the kitchen window, a second silhouette appears. Then there is a scratching noise from the back door. Jim freezes. Slowly, he turns his head, and sees the dark shapes behind the door and window. A beat - then the door is abruptly and powerfully smashed in. It flies open, and hangs loosely held by the bottom hinge. Standing in the doorframe is an Infected Man. Jim shouts with alarm as the Man lunges at him - and they both go tumbling to the floor. At the same moment, the figure behind the kitchen window smashes the glass, and an Infected Teenage Girl starts to clamber through the jagged frame. The Man gets on top of Jim, while Jim uses his arms to hold back the ferocious assault. A single strand of saliva flies from the Man's lips, and contacts Jim's cheek. JIM (SCREAMS) Help! Suddenly, Selena is there, holding her machete. The blade flashes down to the back of the Man's neck. Blood gushes. Jim rolls the Infected Man off, just in time to see... ...Mark dispatch the Girl half way through the kitchen window. The Girl is holding Mark, but her legs are caught on the broken glass. Mark jabs upwards into the Girl's torso - she stiffens, then slumps, and as Mark steps back we see he is holding a knife. Jim hyperventilates, staring at the corpse on the kitchen floor. JIM It's Mr. Bridges... Selena turns to Jim. She is hyperventilating too, but there is control and steel in her voice. 20. SELENA Were you bitten? JIM He lives four doors down... Jim turns to the Girl sprawled half way through the window. JIM That's his daughter... SELENA Were you bitten? Jim looks at her. Selena is still holding her machete at the ready. JIM No... No! I wasn't! SELENA Did any of the blood get in your mouth? JIM No! SELENA Mark? Jim turns to Mark. He is standing in the middle of the room. Stepped away from the window. The Girl's blood is on his arm - and he is wiping it away... ...off the skin... where a long scratch cut wells up fresh blood. A moment. Then Mark looks at Selena, as if slightly startled. MARK Wait. But Selena is swiping with her machete. Mark lifts his arm instinctively, defensively, and the blade sinks in. Selena immediately yanks it back. MARK DON'T! Selena swipes again - and the blade catches Mark hard in the side of the head. Mark falls. 21. Jim watches, scrabbling backwards on the floor away from them, as Selena brutally finishes Mark off. Selena looks at Mark's body for a couple of beats, then lowers the blade. She picks up a dishcloth from the sink counter and tosses it to Jim. SELENA Get that cleaned off. Jim picks up the rag and hurriedly starts to wipe the Infected's blood from around his neck. SELENA Do you have any clothes here? JIM (fazed, frightened of her) I... I don't know. I think so. SELENA Then get them. And get dressed. We have to leave, now. With practiced speed, Selena starts to open the kitchen cupboards, selecting packets of biscuits and cans from the shelves, and stuffing them into her backpack. SELENA More infected will be coming. They always do. EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT Jim and Selena exit the front door. Jim has changed out of his hospital gear into jeans and a sweatshirt. He also has a small backpack, and is carrying a baseball bat. EXT. LONDON ROAD - NIGHT Jim and Selena walk: fast, alert. But something is not being said between them... until Jim breaks the silence. JIM (QUIET) How did you know? Selena says nothing. Continues walking. JIM (INSISTENT) How did you know he was infected? 22. SELENA The blood. JIM The blood was everywhere. On me, on you, and... SELENA (CUTTING IN) I didn't know he was infected. Okay? I didn't know. He knew. I could see it in his face. (A MOMENT) You need to understand, if someone gets infected, you've got somewhere between ten and twenty seconds to kill them. They might be your brother or your sister or your oldest friend. It makes no difference Just so as you know, if it happens to you, I'll do it in a heartbeat. A moment. JIM How long had you known him? SELENA Five days. Or six. Does it matter? Jim says nothing. SELENA He was full of plans. Long-distance weapons, so they don't get close. A newsagent's with a metal grill, so you can sleep. Petrol bombs, so the blood doesn't splash. Selena looks at Jim dispassionately. SELENA Got a plan yet, Jim? You want us to find a cure and save the world? Or fall in love and fuck? Selena looks away again. SELENA Plans are pointless. Staying alive is as good as it gets. Silence. 23. They walk. Jim following a few steps behind Selena. A few moments later, Jim lifts a hand, opens his mouth, about to say something - but Selena cuts him off without even looking round. SELENA Shhh. She has seen something... A line of tower blocks some distance away, standing against the night sky. In one of them, hanging in the window of one of the highest stories, colored fairy lights are lit up, blinking gently. INT. TOWER BLOCK - NIGHT Jim and Selena walk through the smashed glass doors of the tower block. It is extremely dark inside. Selena switches on a flashlight and illuminates the entrance hall. It is a mess. The floor is covered in broken glass and dried blood. The lift doors are jammed open, and inside is a dense bundle of rags - perhaps an old corpse, but impossible to tell, because the interior of the lift has been torched. It is black with carbon, and smoke-scarring runs up the outside wall. Selena moves the flashlight to the stairwell. There is a huge tangle of shopping trolleys running up the stairs. Selena gives one of the trolleys an exploratory tug. It shifts, but holds fast, meshed in with its neighbor. Then she puts a foot into one of the grates, and lifts herself up. Shining her light over the top of the tangle, she can see a gap along the top. JIM Let's hope we don't have to get out of here in a hurry. She begins to climb through. INT. TOWER BLOCK - NIGHT Jim and Selena move steadily and quietly up the stairwell, into the building. Reaching a next landing, they check around the corner before proceeding. Through a broken window, we can see that they are already high above most London buildings, and on the wall a sign reads: LEVEL 5. 24. SELENA Need a break? JIM (completely out of breath) No. You? SELENA No. They continue a few steps. JIM I do need a break, by the way. Selena nods. They stop on the stairs. Jim slips off his backpack and sits, pulling a face as he does so... SELENA What's up? JIM Nothing. She gives him a cut-the-crap expression. JIM I've got a headache. SELENA Bad? JIM Pretty bad. SELENA Why didn't you say something before? JIM Because I didn't think you'd give a shit. A moment, where it's unclear how Selena will react to this. Then she slips off her own backpack. SELENA (going through the bag) You've got no fat on you, and all you've had to eat is sugar. So you're crashing. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot we can do about that... 25. Selena starts to produce a wide selection of pills, looted from a chemist. SELENA ...except pump you full painkillers, and give you more sugar to eat. She holds up a bottle of codeine tablets, and passes it to Jim. SELENA As for the sugar: Lilt or Tango? JIM (CHEWING CODEINE) ...Do you have Sprite? SELENA Actually, I did have a can of Sprite, but... Suddenly there is a loud scream, coming from somewhere lower down the building. Jim and Selena both make a grab for their weapons. JIM Jesus! SELENA Quiet. The scream comes again. The noise is chilling, echoing up the empty stairwell. But there is something strange about it. The noise is human, but oddly autistic. It is held for slightly too long, and stops abruptly. SELENA That's an infected. Then, the sound of metal scraping, clattering the blockade. SELENA They're in. INT. SHOPPING TROLLEY BLOCKADE - NIGHT Two Infected, a Young Asian Guy and a Young White Guy, moving with amazing speed over the blockade. 26. INT. STAIRS - NIGHT Jim and Selena sprint up the stairs. Behind them, we can hear the Infected, giving chase, howling. They pass level eight, nine, ten... Jim is exhausted. SELENA Come on! JIM (out of breath, barely able to speak) I can't. Selena continues, and Jim looks over the edge of the stairwell, to the landing below... ...where the two Infected appear, tearing around the corner. INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT Selena sprints up the stairs... and Jim sprints past her, in an amazing burst of energy and speed. They round another bend in the stairwell... ...then both Jim and Selena scream. Standing directly in front of them is a Man In Riot Cop Gear - helmet with full visor, gloves, a riot shield in one hand, and a length of lead pipe in the other. The Man lunges past both of them, barging past, where the Infected White Man has appeared at the stairwell. The Riot Gear Man swings his lead pipe and connects viciously with the White Man's head. The White Man falls backwards against the Asian Man. Both fall back down the stairs. The Riot Gear Man turns back to Jim and Selena. MAN Down the corridor! Flat 157! Jim and Selena are stunned, but start to run down the corridor. The Asian Man is coming back up the stairs. Jim looks back over his shoulder in time to see the Riot Gear Man deliver a massive blow to the Asian Man's head. 27. INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT Jim and Selena run towards Flat 157. The door is open, but as they approach, it suddenly slams shut. JIM AND SELENA (hammering on the door) Let us in! GIRL (O.S.) Who is it? SELENA Let us in! The door opens a fraction, on the chain. The face of a girl appears. She is fourteen, pale, solemn-faced. GIRL Where's Dad? Jim looks back down the corridor. At the far end, the Man appears. He is holding the limp body of one of the Infected - and he tips it over the balcony, where it drops down the middle of the stairwell. MAN (CALLS BACK) It's okay, Hannah. Let them inside. The door closes, we hear the chain being slipped off, then it opens again. INT. FLAT - NIGHT Jim and Selena enter past the pale-faced girl. The flat is council, three-bed, sixteenth floor of the block. It has patterned wallpaper, and nice but boring furnishings. It is lit by candles. The entrance hall leads straight to the living room, which has French windows and a small balcony outside. On one wall, a framed photograph hangs, which shows the Man standing beside a black taxi cab. Next to him is a middle aged woman - presumably the Man's wife. Hannah sits at the cab's steering wheel, beaming. Another photo, beside, show Hannah sat in the seat of a go- kart. The Man follows Jim and Selena inside. 28. MAN Come in, come in. They follow the Man through to the living room, and Hannah recloses the front door, which has an impressive arrangement of locks and dead-bolts. INT. FLAT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT In the living room, the fairy lights hang in the window, powered by a car battery. Lit by their glow, the Man goes through a careful ritual of shedding his gear, helped by Hannah. First, he lays down the riot shield. Then he puts the bloodsmeared lead pipe on a small white towel. Next, he removes his gloves - and places them beside the bar on the towel. Then he folds the towel over the weapon and gloves, and puts it beside the riot shield. Finally he removes the visored helmet. Jim and Selena watch him. They look pretty rattled, not really knowing what to expect. After the Man has finished shedding his gear, he turns. MAN So... I'm Frank, anyway. He extends his hand to Jim and Selena. Jim hesitates very briefly, then shakes it. JIM I'm Jim. SELENA Selena. Frank beams, and suddenly he seems much less frightening and imposing. If anything, he is just as nervous as Jim and Selena. FRANK Jim and Selena. Good to meet you. And this is my daughter, Hannah. (turning to Hannah) ...Come on, sweetheart. Say hello. Hannah takes a step into the room, but says nothing. FRANK So... so this is great. Just great. It calls for a celebration. 29. I'd say. Why don't you all sit down, and... Hannah, what have we got to offer? HANNAH (QUIETLY) We've got Mum's creme de menthe. An awkward beat. FRANK Yes, her creme de menthe. Great. Look, sit, please. Get comfortable. Sit tight while I get it. Frank exits. Selena, Jim and Hannah all stand, until Selena gestures at the sofa. SELENA Shall we? Jim and Selena take the sofa. Hannah stays standing. FRANK (O.S.) Where are the bloody glasses? HANNAH Middle cupboard. FRANK (O.S.) No! The good ones! This is a celebration! HANNAH Top cupboard. Another short, uncomfortable pause. Hannah looks at Jim and Selena from her position near the doorway. Her expression is blank and unreadable. JIM This is your place, then. Hannah nods. JIM It's nice. Hannah nods again. Frank re-enters. Frank is beaming, holding the creme de menthe, and four wine glasses. 30. FRANK There! I know it isn't much but... well, cheers! EXT. TOWER BLOCK - NIGHT The moon shines above the tower block. INT. FLAT - NIGHT Jim, Selena and Hannah all sit in the living room, sipping creme de menthe. Frank is disconnecting the fairy lights as he talks, and pulling the curtains closed, rather systematically checking for cracks along the edges. FRANK Normally we keep the windows covered at night, because the light attracts them. But when we saw your petrol station fire, we knew it had to be survivors... So we hooked up the Christmas tree lights. Like a beacon. Finished with the sofa, he sits on the armchair. SELENA We're grateful. FRANK Well, we're grateful you came. I was starting to really worry. Like I say, we haven't seen any sign of anyone normal for a while now. JIM There aren't any others in the building? Frank shakes his head. SELENA And you haven't seen any people outside? Frank's eyes flick to Hannah. FRANK We haven't left the block for more than two weeks. Stayed right here. Only sensible thing to do. Everyone who went out... 31. SELENA Didn't come back. FRANK And there's two hundred flats here. Most of them have a few cans of food, or cereal, or something. SELENA It's a good set-up. FRANK It isn't bad. He puts a hand on Hannah's shoulder, and gives it a squeeze. FRANK We've got by, haven't we? INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT

Chatting with Sherri
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Michael Panter!

Chatting with Sherri

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 44:00


Chatting With Sherri welcomes  award-winning writer; Michael Panter! Michael Panter is an English author and journalist with exceedingly high ambitions and a frustratingly low word count per day. A language enthusiast, he speaks fluent Swedish and is well on his way to learning Italian. His writing journey began humbly when, aged seven, he penned the sequel to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. George Lucas went with Attack of the Clones instead. Michael's love for secondary-world fantasy, meanwhile, was fostered largely by Tolkien. In 2018, one of his novellas, Deathsworn, won a Watty, Wattpad's highest honour, reminding him that he is good enough, he can do this writing thing. “Lilt of a Lark,” his first professional sale, tells the story of a hapless musician who has the power to sway the minds of others through song. Droll, witty, and devilishly handsome, drawing parallels between character and author is permissible. Michael currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his partner Jonna and their one-year-old bear cub, Ivar. He is hard at work on a full-length fantasy novel that he hopes will hit bookshelves before his hair goes grey. Stockholm, Sweden writer Michael Panter was honored at the Writers of the Future Contest his story, "Lilt of the Lark," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.    

The Movie Rant Break
The Black Phone with guest Angela

The Movie Rant Break

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 51:13


In this episode 1upwhatup goes over the film “The Black Phone” with guest Angela   Angela is the most scrubbadocius dental hygenist.   Instagram   @1upwhatup @themovierantbreak     Host Movie Score: 7 out of 10  Guest Movie Score: 10 out of 10   Song by 1upwhatup feat. Lil T. Cup - “Look in the Mirror”      The 91st best album of all time “Lily Flower” is available now: https://www.1upwhatup.com/product-page/lily-flower-album     https://www.1upwhatup.com

The Movie Rant Break

In this episode 1upwhatup goes over the film “Morbius”   Vulture was the name I couldn't think of.....   Instagram   @1upwhatup @themovierantbreak     Host Movie Score: 3.1 out of 10    Song by 1upwhatup feat. Lil T. Cup - “Look in the Mirror”      The 91st best album of all time “Lily Flower” is available now: https://www.1upwhatup.com/product-page/lily-flower-album     https://www.1upwhatup.com  

What is UX?
S6E9 How to find job opportunities with Meesh Lin, Product Designer at Okta

What is UX?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 47:36


Meesh Lin began designing and launching websites at age eight by learning from her self-taught web designer mother. She's had an unconventional path to design—having freelanced, contracted, and designed-in house for start-ups and public companies over the last 6+ years. Today, Meesh is designing Okta's first consumer product.Inspired by her design journey, she discovered a deep passion for mentorship and helping aspiring designers and technologists break into tech. Also, having worked alongside so many different people and personalities on global remote teams, Meesh has mastered the art of leveraging soft skills to build authentic relationships at work, which lead to effective cross-functional collaboration and happier teams.Meesh mentors for ADPList, Co.Lab, and First Round Fast Track. She also provides design advice for early-stage start-ups. Prior to Okta, Meesh designed at Lilt, 15Five, Reddit, eBay, and Gigster.In this episode, we talked about:What is Okta?How did Meesh learn design from her momHow to find opportunities as new designersPay gapsHow to advocate for yourselfHow to get people to engage more in a meetingMeesh's first job and her challengesFrom archaeologist to designerLinks:https://meesh.design/https://twitter.com/meesh_linhttps://www.instagram.com/meesh.lin/

The Geeky Dad Podcast
S2- Ep 22- Father's Day with Big T and Lil T.

The Geeky Dad Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 49:15


The Multiverse Kids try to surprise me for Father's day and we get a special visit from the Father and Son Podcasting duo, Big T and Lil T. Just like our show, it's about a Geeky Dad and his lovable, quirky kids. * Follow Big T and Lil T on Twitter- twitter.com/bliltpodcast * Follow on Twitch- www.twitch.tv/bigtlilt * Listen on Apple podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/big-t-lil-t-a-star-wars-podcast/id1487375005 * #ObiWan #Kenobi #DarthVader #TheBatman #ShangChi #StarWars #Red5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegeekydadpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegeekydadpodcast/support

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast
Singing Scots Gaelic #554

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 75:09


A glass of beer and some outstanding Celtic music, plus learning Scots Gaelic with the Celtic Rock band Syr. It's today on the latest Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The Gothard Sisters, Telenn Tri, Wolf & Clover, Runa, Matt & Shannon Heaton, The Gatehouse Well, Coast, Lilt, Tom Eure, Syr, The Rolling Kings, Songs for Ceilidh, Hunting McLeod, Kyle Carey I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you Heard a song, tune or artist that you loved, I'd like you to share this episode and tag the artist on social either on your page or in a Celtic group you're a part of. Include the show time so they can quickly listen and enjoy. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support so they can keep creating new music. If music in this show inspired you, you can buy their CDs, digital downloads, shirts, pins, and other merch. You can follow them on streaming and see their shows. More and more Celtic musicians are on Patreon, just like this podcast. And of course, I always appreciate it when you drop artists an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Irish & Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2022 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2022 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The Gothard Sisters "Willow's Waltz" from Story Girl 5:01 - WELCOME 6:15 - Telenn Tri "Glass of Beer / Lochaber Badger / Ash Plant / St. Kilda Wedding" from Mouse in the Kitchen 11:00 - Wolf & Clover "An Rógaire Dubh" from Twelvemonth and a Day 14:55 - Runa "Runa Alumni Set" from Ten: The Errant Night 20:17 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Demon Lover" from Tell You in Earnest 24:08 - FEEDBACK 28:34 - The Gatehouse Well "Breaking Ground" from Undone 31:56 - Coast "River (Acoustic Version)" from On This Day (Acoustic Version) 35:12 - Lilt "Deirdre Hurley's / Open the Door for Three / The Gathering" from X 38:56 - Tom Eure "The Carving Tree" from The Coin The Prayer The Crow 42:49 - THANK YOU PATRONS 44:33 - CELTIC STORIES “Albion II” 53:14 - Syr "Albion Ii" from Sentinel 57:57 - The Rolling Kings "In Through The Narrows" from Raise A Glass 1:00:04 - Songs for Ceilidh "Finnegan's Wake" from Beneath the Waves 1:04:51 - Hunting McLeod "The Congress" from Leod and Proud 1:08:45 - CLOSING 1:10:38 - Kyle Carey "Wind Through Casper" from North Star The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. Subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or on our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. Greetings Celtophiles WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a musician and podcaster. I want to introduce you to some amazing Celtic bands and musicians. The artists in this show need your support, which you can do by buying their music. You can find a link to all of the artists, along with show times and chapters for each song when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. We have another Celtic Story today. That's where a band shares a story behind their music. This time it's by the Celtic Rock band Syr. They share the challenges of writing a song in a non - native language, Scots Gaelic. Oh! And you may also notice I'm letting others introduce the latest episode. If you would like to do so, email me. I'll send you instructions. And if you're band, I can also send instructions on how to submit music to the podcast and how to share your own Celtic Story with the show. BUY SELCOUTH BY MARC GUNN My latest CD features Sci F'Irish music. That means it is original songs fusing pop culture themes with Irish drinking songs. There are some traditional music on the album. But mostly, it features songwriting by Marc Gunn with guests including: Screeched Inn, The Muckers, Jamie Haeuser, Sam Gillogly, Nathan Deese, and Mikey Mason. Selcouth means, “when everything is strange and different, yet you find it marvelous anyway.” The album is not completely Celtic and it's not just science fiction and fantasy. It's a fusion of the two. It's heartfelt and a lot of fun. It's now on sale in my Bandcamp store. Check out Selcouth now. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you hear episodes before regular listeners. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. You can also get music - only episodes and free MP3s when you become a Song Henger. You can enjoy Celtic Stories as stand - alone episodes. A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Henry C, Patrick D, Davida K, Stan B HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to SongHenge.com. That takes you to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $10. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Or what you are doing with your local celtic community? Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Rey Glunt commented on Facebook: "I was just listening to this one walking the dog tonight!! Good stuff!!" Eugene McDonnell emailed: "Hi Marc, how is Patreon connected to your Celtic Music Magazine?" Peter Bengtson sent a photo: "On my morning walk, this is only about 1/2 of the painted rocks at this house. Zoom in for detail" And another: "My morning walk close to the Catalina mountains. Beautiful sunny (but cold), listening to episode 548  -  very nice" Michael R. Gorman emailed: "Marc, I hope this email does not come across as too strange, but before about 45 minutes ago, I had never heard of you. I was searching Pandora for some traditional Celtic music to play as a background to a personal spring/renewal ritual I felt compelled to do on this cool California night. When I happened upon your Podcast #196, I immediately knew I had my background music. I thought your talking would be a distraction, but it was not at all, like an extension of the music of the ancestors. I won't go into detail about my ritual tonight, other than to say this ritual marks the end of a very long period of trial and pain in one of my life's dark valleys, but the thing about valleys is that there are always the hills beyond to climb if you can just keep walking. I did, and tonight is like a new birth from the cauldron of the Cailleach. I have not cut my hair in ten years until tonight (by no means short, but shorter), a show of faith in renewed growth, and to offer a red - blonde lock as tribute to the ancestors. I don't know much about you or what your spirituality may be, but I felt the need to thank you for being with me on this small milestone in my journey. I look forward to getting to know you better through your work. And thank you. Blessings of the Tuatha de,”