Podcasts about Loon

(Jul 21, 2025) Nina Schoch has banded hundreds of loons in the Adirondacks to track their health as their population has rebounded. We talk with the founder of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation about the state of loons as she steps away from the organization. Also: School districts across New York have less than two weeks to figure out how to ban smartphones from the classroom.

We talk about the home loss to LAFC despite the team's new sweet kits, we review the away draw against the Portland Timbers late Saturday night, and we mourn the end of the Bromance Era as Sang Bin packs his bags for St. Louis.    (5:40) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (10:40) Quick Hits (24:20) LAFC Recap (39:20) Portland Recap (53:50) St. Louis Preview (58:40) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

Your whole life is governed by spin. The rotation of our planet tells you when to wake up, and Earth's orbit around the Sun is the reason why some of us dig out a jumper for half the year and a t-shirt for the rest. But what if that all changed? That's exactly what 8-year-old Geronimo in Ecuador wants to know. He and his dad, Fabian, have got themselves dizzy trying to figure out what would happen if the Earth stopped spinning, or better yet, started spinning in the opposite direction. Would everyone fly off into space? Would school be at night? Eager for answers, they decided to ask CrowdScience. Presenter Anand Jagatia embarks on an interstellar journey, blasting off with the celestial origins of spin itself. Astronomer Amy Bonsor from the University of Cambridge in the UK explains how Earth's rotation began, with collapsing clouds of gas, planetary pile-ups and crushing gravitational force. At Keele Observatory, things get apocalyptic. Anand meets astronomer Jacco van Loon, who explains what would happen if Geronimo somehow waved a magic wand and brought Earth's rotation to a halt. With months of unbroken daylight or darkness, devastating storms and even the loss of the Earth's magnetic shield, it's like the script of a disaster movie. Wave that magic wand again and we imagine a world where the Earth not only stops... but starts spinning the other way. Meteorologist Joao Basso from the University of Leipzig in Germany walks us through a mind-bending 2018 study that tells us the surprising things that would happen to the global climate. Presenter: Anand Jagatia Producer: Harrison Lewis Series Producer: Ben Motley

Aan de hand van de nieuwste wetenschappelijke inzichten en negen concrete tools leert Petr Ludwig je in deze wereldwijde bestseller hoe je afrekent met uitstelgedrag en je werk beter kunt organiseren Uitgegeven door Kosmos Uitgevers Spreker: Jurjen van Loon

In dit derde deel van de komische graphic-novel-serie nemen Rik en Jesper (Glowmovies) een schoolopdracht misschien wel te serieus. Een spannend verhaal voor 7+ met tekeningen van Tamara Boon. Uitgegeven door Kosmos Uitgevers Sprekers: Jurjen van Loon, Ruben Brinkman

We talk about the “most aggressive set-piece team in the world.” We review the friendly draw with the Germans, the Open Cup win over the Fire, and the thrashing of the Quakes 4-1. And we get ready for two matches against Western Conference teams that are trying to catch our Loons in the standings.   (4:40) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (11:00) Quick Hits (26:15) Holstein Kiel Recap (28:10) Chicago Fire Open Cup Recap (45:40) SJ Earthquake Recap (1:01:15) LAFC Preview (1:04:30) Portland Preview (1:08:25) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

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Deze aflevering van Word Waterwijs is de tweede aflevering uit een drieluik over de kaderrichtlijn water (KRW). In deze aflevering bespreken Daniël en Janine welke stoffen wij in ons water tegenkomen. Dat doen ze samen met Arnaut van Loon (onderzoeker grondwaterkwaliteit) en Thomas ter Laak (onderzoeker chemische waterkwaliteit). We leren welke richtlijnen er zijn voor oppervlakte- en grondwaterkwaliteit binnen de KRW. Daarnaast bespreken we welke stoffen in het oppervlakte- en grondwater voorkomen en hoe deze stoffen zich verspreiden in het water. Water houdt zich niet aan grenzen en daarom bespreken we ook hoe omliggende landen met stoffen in het water omgaan. De tips van Arnaut en Thomas om waterwijzer te worden op het gebied van de KRW? Laten we verstandiger omgaan met ons afvalwater, een borstel gebruiken in plaats van bestrijdingsmiddelen om de algen uit je tuin te verwijderen, en ga eens opzoek naar lokale producten bij bijvoorbeeld de markt om de hoek. Wil je meer weten over KRW en over het werk dat KWR doet voor schoner water? Kijk dan op https://www.kwrwater.nl/actueel/kaderrichtlijn-water-de-tijd-dringt/. Introductiemuziek van #Uppbeat, Licentiecode: RTJT9WV5JOCM0AI0.

We're joined by a second Loonlet, John Rynders, who takes his chances at Loon or Loonlet Trivia, we talk about that win in Dallas thanks to two more set piece goals, and we'll get you ready for another busy stretch for our Loons that including a home game in the US Open Cup Quarterfinals this Tuesday.    (10:50) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (18:50) Quick Hits (35:30) FC Dallas Recap (50:40) Holstein Kiel Preview (51:50) Chicago Fire Open Cup Preview (57:30) SJ Earthquake Preview (1:01:30) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

In deze aflevering ontvangt Eva Koreman schrijver Jante Wortel (https://www.instagram.com/bospeens/). De nieuwe roman van Jante 'Ik, de ander (https://dasmag.nl/product/ik-de-ander/)' is net uitgekomen bij uitgeverij Das Mag. Ze deelt haar cultuurtips met Eva en de luisteraar. Boek: Zij is van mij (https://www.amboanthos.nl/boek/zij-is-van-mij/) Podcast: De waanzinnige belofte (https://podcastluisteren.nl/pod/De-waanzinnige-belofte) Cabaret: Henry van Loon (https://www.henryvanloon.nl) Documentaire: They Called Him Mostly Harmless (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31049718/) Muziek: Agnes Obel (https://www.agnesobel.com) Film op streaming: Toxic (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30327762/), We Live in Time (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27131358/) Andere tip: Hortus Botanicus (https://hortusleiden.nl) Heb je cultuurtips die we niet mogen missen? Mail de redactie: eenuurcultuur@vpro.nl

We take a look at that Bongi Brace on Dylan Wolpers birthday that had the South African running to his mama. We review the 2-2 draw at Red Bull Arena that had Sandro Schwartz filing reports. And we get ready for a Fourth of July clash with FC Dallas that will include the return of 3 of our 4 Loons away from the team.    (6:35) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (12:40) Quick Hits (31:05) Houston Dynamo Recap (46:35) New York Red Bulls Recap (1:03:05) FC Dallas Preview (1:06:35) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

(Jun 26, 2025) Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was in Plattsburgh yesterday to announce new funding for a local nonprofit; registration to be a volunteer observer for New York's annual loon census is open; and a conversation about how the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts transitioned to a new home in Blue Mountain Lake this summer.

We're joined for the full episode by the ever present and always funny Jon Marthaler, freelance Loons beat writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. We check in on our Loons away at the Gold Cup. And we'll look ahead at not one, but two, games coming up this week for the Loons.    (5:30) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (12:50) Quick Hits (38:15) Houston Dynamo Preview (48:50) New York Red Bulls Preview (54:00) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

In deze nieuwsaflevering blikken we vooruit op de Zomer Efteling, praten we je bij over alle ontwikkelingen rond het Efteling Grand Hotel en nemen we weer eens lekker de tijd om te armchair imagineeren. Verder bespreken we de AI Sprookjesboom, proberen we een aantal ingewikkelde vragen van luisteraars te beantwoorden én loopt Tim volledig leeg over zijn verblijf in Disneyland Resort Parijs! Show notes Beleef vanaf 4 juli een zomer vol betovering (https://www.efteling.com/nl/blog/nieuws/beleef-vanaf-4-juli-een-zomer-vol-betovering) Wat straalt daar in de Efteling Grand Hotel lobby? (https://www.efteling.com/nl/blog/nieuws/wat-straalt-daar-in-de-efteling-grand-hotel-lobby) Unavezmasmuebles (https://www.unavezmasmuebles.com/) Jeroen_Twee - Ben erbij! (https://jeroentwee.nl/) Geen touw aan vast te knopen: Efteling-bezoekers laten AI-Sprookjesboom onzin uitkramen - Looopings (https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/29259/Geen-touw-aan-vast-te-knopen-Efteling-bezoekers-laten-AI-Sprookjesboom-onzin-uitkramen.html) Files en wachtrijen door extreme drukte in de Efteling, park langer open - Omroep Brabant (https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4705323/files-en-wachtrijen-door-extreme-drukte-in-de-efteling-park-langer-open) Opnieuw chaos rondom de Efteling, tientallen automobilisten negeren verplichte rijrichting | Loon op Zand | (https://www.bd.nl/loon-op-zand/opnieuw-chaos-rondom-de-efteling-tientallen-automobilisten-negeren-verplichte-rijrichting~aaaea0c9/)bd.nl (http://bd.nl) Werken bij de Efteling (https://werken-bij.efteling.com/nl/vacatures) Changemaker Femke van Es (Efteling): Een toekomstbestendig attractiepark moet zijn zaken op orde hebben - Change Inc. (https://www.change.inc/future-leadership/changemaker-femke-van-es-efteling-een-toekomstbestendig-attractiepark-moet-zijn-zaken-op-orde-hebben) Na maandenlang werken heeft John zijn Eftelingattractie eindelijk af - Omroep Brabant (https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4706739/na-maandenlang-werken-heeft-john-zijn-eftelingattractie-eindelijk-af) Kleine Boodschap Data - Kaart (https://kleineboodschapdata.vercel.app/kaart.html) Attraction Mission Bermudes au futuroscope - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiN_iVTM6hY) Magische zomer | Disneyland Paris (https://www.disneylandparis.com/nl-nl/zomer) Milieuzones & milieustickers in Frankrijk | ANWB (https://www.anwb.nl/vakantie/frankrijk/reisvoorbereiding/milieuzones) Hotel Grand Parc Marne la Vallée | OFFICIAL SITE | Hotel, Bar, Spa (https://grand-parc-hotel.com/) Discovery Museum | Voor iedereen die nieuwsgierig is. (https://www.discoverymuseum.nl/) Lilo & Stitch - Trailer & tickets | Disney (https://www.disney.nl/films/lilo-en-stitch-2025) Snow White - Disney+ (https://www.disney.nl/films/snow-white-2025) Kleine Boodschap 344: Mijmeren met Job van Tol (https://kleineboodschap.com/afleveringen/2023/8/7/344-mijmeren-met-job-van-tol) Gieren met de pinguïns - Job van Tol - Kinderboeken.nl (https://www.kinderboeken.nl/boek/gieren-met-de-pinguins/)

durée : 00:02:10 - Le grand format - Près de Dunkerque, la peur s'est installée dans le camp de migrants de Loon-Plage après plusieurs fusillades. Une augmentation de la violence liée à la surpopulation et aux conditions de vie très difficiles, selon les associations, qui pointent du doigt la politique migratoire de l'État. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

David Gass from Soccerwise joins The Loony Bin to talk about the history of the sandwich, our favorite theorems, and all things Minnesota United. Matt and Dan also dig deep into the home loss against San Diego FC.    (5:35) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (12:20) Quick Hits (22:10) David Gass Interview (1:09:00) San Diego FC Review (1:34:50) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

We take a look at that Vancouver whitecaps loss down in Mexico that has everyone in the shits, we have a conversation with Minnesota's head groundskeeper Ryan Moy, and we'll give mid-season awards and grades to some of our boys in black and blue.   (6:35) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (12:45) Quick Hits (24:10) Ryan Moy Interview (55:10) Mid-Year Awards and Grades (1:08:05) San Diego Preview (1:13:25) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

Today, we read about an animal that is crazy as a loon, in fact, he is a loon! We read the story titled “Where Dippy the Loon Got the Name of Being Crazy” from the book “Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories” written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode460.pdf   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   YouTube: https://youtu.be/FgW2PKqlNzc/   Book(s): “Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories” http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17250   Music/Audio: Artist – Analog by Nature http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://www.nasa.gov   Song(s) Used: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755 

Opeens barstte de bom. Elon Musk was het zo zat dat zijn voormalige vriend Donald Trump zijn Big Beautiful Bill wilde doorvoeren, dat hij niet langer stil kon blijven zitten. Na een week aan boze berichten op X gaat Musk echt in de aanval nadat Trump zegt dat ze geen goede vrienden meer zijn. Trump zou volgens Musk in de Epstein-files staan. Daarmee maakt hij Trump de facto uit als pedofiel. Trump dreigt vervolgens om miljarden dollars aan contracten met de bedrijven van Musk te schrappen. En in reactie daarop verliest Tesla zo'n 150 miljard dollar aan beurswaarde. Wie van de twee lijdt er het meest onder deze ruzie? En ga jij er ook nog wat van voelen? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. En dan hebben we het ook over de Amerikaanse economie. Eerder deze week schrokken beleggers van cijfers over het aantal vacatures. Onnodige zorgen, blijkt uit een nieuw rapport. Want groei van de economie remt veel minder hard af dan gedacht. Verder leer je iets over de wereld van rook- en knakworsten. De verkoop van Unox gaat namelijk minder soepel dan Unilever had gehoopt. De Autoriteit Consument en Markt wil eerst onderzoeken of de nieuwe koper niet te machtig wordt. En we vertellen je wat Toyota en Hello Kitty met elkaar te maken hebben.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to your weekly dose of true HedKandi Anthems!  We bring you the ultimate selection of house music, vocal house, nu-disco, funky house, and the occasional chill-out track every week! Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/hedkandi https://www.instagram.com/hedkandi/ Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hedkandigroup   TRACKLIST ⤵ HOUR 1 00:00:00 Jonk & Spook - The Flow (Extended Mix) 00:04:29 Brock Edwards, Patrick Meeks - Way Ya Movin (Original Mix) 00:09:58 Mr Jay, Jesse James - Burnin Up (Extended Mix) 00:13:51 Stereosoulz - Wanna Feel it (Original Mix) 00:19:17 Intrallazzi, Hector Romero, The Cube Guys - Pik Nik (The Cube Guys & Hector Romero Original Edit) 00:25:41 The Shapeshifters, Tripolism - Lola's Theme (Tripolism Extended Remix) 00:32:05 Sentinel Groove - Make Love ! (Original Mix) 00:36:57 DJ Gregory, Africanism, Baron (FR) - Block Party (Baron Extended Remix) 00:41:21 The Good Men, THEMBA (SA), Khenya (IBZ) - Give It Up (Extended Mix) 00:47:44 Supersavage - Feel it (Original Mix) 00:51:33 LoLo Knows - Higher Place 00:55:25 David Penn, Mason, Erire - Dusk Till Dawn (Extended Mix) HOUR 2 01:00:00 Earth n Days - Gonna Do (Extended Mix) 01:04:44 Daniel Dash, Early 90s, Used Disco - Going Back To The Old School (Extended Mix) 01:09:36 Low Steppa & Capri - Got The Funk (Extended) 01:16:27 Stephan M - On The Ground (Original Mix) 01:21:53 Chris Lake, Odd Mob, Abel Balder - Ease My Mind (Odd Mob Extended Remix) 01:27:00 ATFC, Lisa Millett, Clüb De Combat - Bad Habit (Clüb De Combat Extended Remix) 01:32:49 Richard Grey - Remember Me 01:37:56 Ralphi Rosario, Saliva Commandos - DE LA CRUZ 01:43:19 Mobin Master - Get Your Hands Up (Extended Mix) 01:47:16 Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas - Blessings (Original Mix) 01:51:06 TwoSlice - Back Again (Original Mix) 01:55:59 David Guetta, Sia - Beautiful People (Miss Monique Extended Remix)

754 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/766 Presented By: Fish The Fly, Pescador on the Fly, Waters West, Drifthook Fly Fishing California is one of the most populous states in the US and one of the most diverse places to fly fish. From the base of the Sierra Nevadas to the Pacific Coast, steelhead in the North, carp on the flats, and saltwater opportunities in Southern California. It's just about all here. Today you're gonna get an inside look at where to fish and what to expect straight from a guy who reps some of the top brands in fly fishing and helps design gear you're probably using right now. Matt Callies, product designer at Loon Outdoors fly tyer and longtime fly fishing rep joins us to share some of his go-to tips from years in the game. You're gonna hear which Loon product tops the charts these days and has for a while, what new gear is turning heads, and what life on the road as a rep really looks like. Plus, Matt's going to break down one liter he always carries. And why building your own might not be worth the hassle anymore. Heading back to Cali, here we go... Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/766

Show notes: (0:00) Intro (00:56) Meet Dr. Luc Van Loon and his background in protein research (01:51) How much protein is too much—or not enough? (06:03) Can your body really "waste" extra protein? (07:53) Is the post-workout protein window real? (09:00) Daily protein needs and what the data really says (12:51) Plant vs. animal protein (17:40) Do essential amino acid supplements work like protein powder? (22:15) What to know about collagen protein and muscle growth (30:09) Protein before bed and how your body uses it overnight (34:29) Advice for staying strong and healthy as you age (40:38) Do men and women differ in muscle response to protein? (42:08) Are cold plunges helpful or harmful for muscle growth? (47:11) Where to learn more from Dr. Van Loon and his research team (48:24) Outro   Who is Luc van Loon?   Luc van Loon is a Professor of Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition and Head of the M3-research group at the Department of Human Biology at Maastricht University. Luc has an international research standing in the area of skeletal muscle metabolism, has published well over 530 peer-reviewed articles (more than 32.000 citations) achieving an H-index of 95 (Web of Science profile). Current research in his laboratory focuses on the skeletal muscle adaptive response to physical (in)activity, and the impact of nutritional and pharmacological interventions to modulate metabolism in both health and disease. The latter are investigated on a whole-body, tissue, and cellular level, with skeletal muscle as the main tissue of interest. To support the use of stable isotopes in biomedical research, Luc is also scientific coordinator of the Stable Isotope Research Centre (SIRC) at Maastricht University Medical Centre+.   Connect with Luc: Website: https://www.m3-research.nl/ Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram  

We take a look at the late night mid-week draw against Vancouver that was tough to stay awake for, then we'll revel in the first point (and we got three!) the Loons have ever earned in Seattle. And we salute all the women's professional teams in Minnesota that keep showing us how to deliver wins and championships.    (6:56) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (12:30) Quick Hits (28:28) Vancouver Whitecaps Recap (40:47) Seattle Sounders Recap (1:03:50) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

In de podcast ‘Stoere Kerels’ bespreken BD-clubwatchers Dolf van Aert en Job Willemse het wel en wee van Willem II. In aflevering 41 (de voorlopig laatste van dit seizoen) gaat het uiteraard over de degradatie van de Tricolores en het perspectief richting volgend seizoen.Beluister al onze podcasts: https://www.bd.nl/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to your weekly dose of true HedKandi Anthems!  We bring you the ultimate selection of house music, vocal house, nu-disco, funky house, and the occasional chill-out track every week! Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/hedkandi https://www.instagram.com/hedkandi/ Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hedkandigroup   TRACKLIST ⤵ HOUR 1 00:00:00 Kimchii - Do You Ever 00:04:33 Woolfy vs Projections - Seeds 00:10:43 Prep & Eddie Chacon - Call It (Turbotito Remix) 00:15:44 Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Sgt Slick ReCut) 00:20:35 Laliberté, Hannes Bieger - Can't Stop Me Now feat The Frog Collective 00:27:55 Ralphi Rosario, Eric Kupper - TAKE ME UP 00:31:31 Saison featuring Natalie Maddix & E-Man - Find Myself (Extended Mix) 00:37:00 Antonello Ferrari feat Sulene Fleming - Music of Life - Michael Gray Extended Mix 00:42:30 Mirko & Meex - Ain't Right (Extended Mix) 00:47:27 Revival House Project & Kathy Brown & GeO Gospel Choir - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher (Soul Avengerz Remix) Club [Revival Records] 00:52:00 Todd Terry & Trimtone - Fire In The House (Todd Terry Remix) 00:55:56 David Morales - Solid State (Original Mix) HOUR 2 01:00:00 DJ Meme - Saudade 01:07:41 Yooks, Ellis Aaron - Do it For The Soul (Original Mix) 01:12:48 Reverendos Of Soul, Sheree Hicks, Micky More & Andy Tee - Wasted Time (Micky More & Andy Tee Extended Mix) 01:18:59 Doug Willis & Mike Dunn - Luv 2 Dance (Extended Mix) 01:24:11 Mark Lower & Dyanna Fearon - Endlessly (Extended Mix) 01:27:57 The Reflex - Weekend (Extended Mix) 01:33:30 MASTERS AT WORK ft. India - I Can't Get No Sleep (Peverell re-work) 01:38:22 DAVID NOVACEK & GEORGE COOPER - BAILA (SUGARSTARR REMIX) 01:42:12 Low Steppa & Capri - Got The Funk (Extended) 01:48:06 WEISS & Louise Marshall - Promises (Extended Mix) 01:52:02 The Good Men, THEMBA (SA), Khenya (IBZ) - Give It Up (Extended Mix) 01:55:18 ATFC ft Lisa Millett - Bad Habit (Club De Combat Remix)

Sven chats with Robert Hirschfeld (He/Him) of Common Loon about his song "Automatic Skin," the CU music scene past and present, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Part One- Ted Williams, author of "Earth Almanac: A Year of Witnessing the Wild from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale." (2020) Part Two- David Rothenberg, author of "Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound." (2008)

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We take a look at the Open Cup win against St. Louis City that has the Loons in the Quarterfinals and we review the home draw against the defensive Austin FC. And we take a look ahead to a trip northwest that has Minnesota playing against some top dawgs in the West. In memory of George Floyd.    (6:40) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (12:00) Quick Hits (21:11) St. Louis City US Open Cup Recap (34:00) Austin FC Recap (52:35) Vancouver Whitecaps Preview (56:08) Seattle Sounders Preview (1:00:20) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

Preston Van Loon, Ethereum Core Developer at Offchain Labs, joined me to discuss the impact of the Pectra upgrade to the Ethereum network.Topics:- Benefits of the Pectra upgrade- How the upgrade impacts Layer 2s- Upcoming Ethereum upgrades - Why major institutions build on Ethereum - Arbitrum overview - Future of Web advertising and monetization - US Crypto OutlookShow Sponsor -

We're talking all about Coach Ramsay's decision to rotate the squad on Wednesday at Houston and whether it was justified by the comprehensive win at home against St. Louis City on Saturday. It's short rest as the Loons host that same St. Louis City team in the US Open Cup Round of 16 followed by a visit from Austin FC on Saturday. And news out of LA regarding their head coach is a bit of a surprise for Loonlet Matt and many others.    (7:38) Loon or Loonlet Trivia (13:45) Quick Hits (25:41) Houston Dynamo Recap (36:47) St. Louis City Recap (55:40) St. Louis City US Open Cup Preview (1:01:43) Austin FC Preview (1:06:50) Loon Droppings   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast

Jan Van Loon has over 30 years experience coaching including at Arsenal, the Dutch FA and Utrecht. Jan joins Glen and Saul to talk about his journey and his experiences coaching in England, Holland and India

Het seizoen 2024/2025 gaat de geschiedenisboeken in. Het onbegrijpelijke verval van PSV, de opkomst van Ajax en in de cruciale weken van het seizoen toch weer het verval bij de recordkampioen. PSV won de laatste weken wel weer en kan het zondag gaan afmaken, op Het Kasteel in Rotterdam. Of gaat Maurice Steijn zijn oude club Ajax nog een mooie dienst bewijzen? In de AD Voetbalpodcast bespreekt Etienne Verhoeff met Sjoerd Mossou de wonderlijke 33ste speelronde in de Eredivisie. Op die woensdagavond vielen ook wat definitieve beslissingen, met Feyenoord dat als derde eindigt en de degradatie van RKC Waalwijk en Almere City. Beluister de hele AD Voetbalpodcast nu via AD.nl, de AD App of jouw favoriete podcastplatform.Support the show: https://krant.nl/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's a mega-episode! We talk about the road US Open Cup win before we focus on that memorable 4-1 win against Leo Messi and Miami. We're looking ahead to two MLS games, first at Houston and then home against St. Louis. And don't skip over our conversation with Mike Imburgio, the lead consultant for American Soccer Analysis in their new relationship with Minnesota United.    Loon or Loonlet Trivia - 7:00 Quick Hits - 14:18 American Soccer Analysis' Mike Imburgio Interview - 22:22 Louisville City Recap - 1:03:25 Inter Miami Recap - 1:10:30 Houston Dynamo Preview - 1:40:35 St. Louis City Preview - 1:44:40 Loon Droppings - 1:49:02   ------------------   BlueSky: @loonybinpodcast.bsky.social Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social) Email: theloonybinpod@gmail.com Website: theloonybinpod.com.  Insta: instagram.com/theloonybinpod  YouTube: youtube.com/@loonybinpodcast  

Sheriff Coors and Deputy Maisie the Loon welcome Bad Nancy Drew into the squad car!

It was a solid road win for the Loons against Austin, aided by one of the worst goalie blunders you will ever see. We have two game previews as the Loons head to Kentucky for a US Open Cup match and then come home to face some team called Inter Miami. And we wonder if anyone found Matt during the Loonlet scavenger hunt.   Loon or Loonlet - 6:10 Quick Hits - 13:03 Austin FC Recap - 24:52 Louisville City US Open Cup Preview - 44:12 Inter Miami Preview - 48:08 Loon Droppings - 54:20   ------------------   Connect with us on Blue Sky (@loonybinpodcast.bsky.social), email us at theloonybinpod@gmail.com or find us at www.theloonybinpod.com.    Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social)  

The newest Loon, Julian Gressel, joins former opponent Zarek to talk about the trajectory of his career, club culture, and the 2017 Snow Opener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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It's a wake up call for our Loons in their 1-3 loss to Vancouver's B team. We're getting ready for the trip to Austin to play the Verde and Black and we'll check in on the Twoonies, Teemu Pukki, and the likely addition of Julian Gressel.    Loon or Loonlet - 3:20 Quick Hits - 11:20 Vancouver Whitecaps Review - 24:33 Austin FC Preview - 42:15 Loon Droppings - 48:15   ------------------   Connect with us on Blue Sky (@loonybinpodcast.bsky.social), email us at theloonybinpod@gmail.com or find us at www.theloonybinpod.com.    Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social)  

Positive: Eight games unbeaten with one goal conceded in their last four games! Negative: Loons draw 0-0 for the second straight game, this time against a severely limited FC Dallas. We'll also get you ready as the Loons now host the Supporters Shield leading Vancouver Whitecaps this weekend in a game in between their two CONCACAF Champions Cup games against Inter Miami. And we know where Minnesota will head for their first US Open Cup game in the Round of 32.    Loon or Loonlet - 4:40 Quick Hits - 12:00 FC Dallas Review - 24:17 Vancouver Whitecaps Preview - 41:17 Loon Droppings - 47:05   ------------------   Connect with us on Blue Sky (@loonybinpodcast.bsky.social), email us at theloonybinpod@gmail.com or find us at www.theloonybinpod.com.    Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social)  

It's a scoreless draw for Dayne and Tani in their hometown of Toronto as the Loons go 7 games unbeaten. With a home game coming up against middling FC Dallas, we look for the guys to get back in the win column. And we discuss the news that MLS won't flip the calendar in 2026, coming out of the World Cup.    Loon or Loonlet - 4:30 Quick Hits - 11:00 Toronto FC Review - 25:00 Dallas FC Preview - 46:00 Loon Droppings - 50:40   ------------------   Connect with us on Blue Sky (@loonybinpodcast.bsky.social), email us at theloonybinpod@gmail.com or find us at www.theloonybinpod.com.    Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social)  

The Loony Bin was joined by Dayne St. Clair as we talked all about penalty kicks, away fans and holding on to that #1 goalie position for the Canadian Men's National Team. Matt and Dan also break down the soccer game won on a baseball field and get you all ready for the Loon's first trip to Toronto since 2019.    Loon or Loonlet - 3:15 Quick Hits - 10:19 Dayne St. Clair Interview - 16:45 NYCFC Review - 1:03:46 Toronto FC Preview - 1:22:16 Loon Droppings - 1:27:42   ------------------   Connect with us on Blue Sky (@loonybinpodcast.bsky.social), email us at theloonybinpod@gmail.com or find us at www.theloonybinpod.com.    Dan Elias (@oyvey2you.bsky.social) Matt Leaf (@mnloonlet.bsky.social)  

For a limited time, upgrade to ‘The Storm's' paid tier for $5 per month or $55 per year. You'll also receive a free year of Slopes Premium, a $29.99 value - valid for annual subscriptions only. Monthly subscriptions do not qualify for free Slopes promotion. Valid for new subscriptions only.WhoIain Martin, Host of The Ski PodcastRecorded onJanuary 30, 2025About The Ski PodcastFrom the show's website:Want to [know] more about the world of skiing? The Ski Podcast is a UK-based podcast hosted by Iain Martin.With different guests every episode, we cover all aspects of skiing and snowboarding from resorts to racing, Ski Sunday to slush.In 2021, we were voted ‘Best Wintersports Podcast‘ in the Sports Podcast Awards. In 2023, we were shortlisted as ‘Best Broadcast Programme' in the Travel Media Awards.Why I interviewed himWe did a swap. Iain hosted me on his show in January (I also hosted Iain in January, but since The Storm sometimes moves at the pace of mammal gestation, here we are at the end of March; Martin published our episode the day after we recorded it).But that's OK (according to me), because our conversation is evergreen. Martin is embedded in EuroSki the same way that I cycle around U.S. AmeriSki. That we wander from similarly improbable non-ski outposts – Brighton, England and NYC – is a funny coincidence. But what interested me most about a potential podcast conversation is the Encyclopedia EuroSkiTannica stored in Martin's brain.I don't understand skiing in Europe. It is too big, too rambling, too interconnected, too above-treeline, too transit-oriented, too affordable, too absent the Brobot ‘tude that poisons so much of the American ski experience. The fact that some French idiot is facing potential jail time for launching a snowball into a random grandfather's skull (filming the act and posting it on TikTok, of course) only underscores my point: in America, we would cancel the grandfather for not respecting the struggle so obvious in the boy's act of disobedience. In a weird twist for a ski writer, I am much more familiar with summer Europe than winter Europe. I've skied the continent a couple of times, but warm-weather cross-continental EuroTreks by train and by car have occupied months of my life. When I try to understand EuroSki, my brain short-circuits. I tease the Euros because each European ski area seems to contain between two and 27 distinct ski areas, because the trail markings are the wrong color, because they speak in the strange code of the “km” and “cm” - but I'm really making fun of myself for Not Getting It. Martin gets it. And he good-naturedly walks me through a series of questions that follow this same basic pattern: “In America, we charge $109 for a hamburger that tastes like it's been pulled out of a shipping container that went overboard in 1944. But I hear you have good and cheap food in Europe – true?” I don't mind sounding like a d*****s if the result is good information for all of us, and thankfully I achieved both of those things on this podcast.What we talked aboutThe European winter so far; how a UK-based skier moves back and forth to the Alps; easy car-free travel from the U.S. directly to Alps ski areas; is ski traffic a thing in Europe?; EuroSki 101; what does “ski area” mean in Europe; Euro snow pockets; climate change realities versus media narratives in Europe; what to make of ski areas closing around the Alps; snowmaking in Europe; comparing the Euro stereotype of the leisurely skier to reality; an aging skier population; Euro liftline queuing etiquette and how it mirrors a nation's driving culture; “the idea that you wouldn't bring the bar down is completely alien to me; I mean everybody brings the bar down on the chairlift”; why an Epic or Ikon Pass may not be your best option to ski in Europe; why lift ticket prices are so much cheaper in Europe than in the U.S.; Most consumers “are not even aware” that Vail has started purchasing Swiss resorts; ownership structure at Euro resorts; Vail to buy Verbier?; multimountain pass options in Europe; are Euros buying Epic and Ikon to ski locally or to travel to North America?; must-ski European ski areas; Euro ski-guide culture; and quirky ski areas.What I got wrongWe discussed Epic Pass' lodging requirement for Verbier, which is in effect for this winter, but which Vail removed for the 2025-26 ski season.Why now was a good time for this interviewI present to you, again, the EuroSki Chart – a list of all 26 European ski areas that have aligned themselves with a U.S.-based multi-mountain pass:The large majority of these have joined Ski NATO (a joke, not a political take Brah), in the past five years. And while purchasing a U.S. megapass is not necessary to access EuroHills in the same way it is to ski the Rockies – doing so may, in fact, be counterproductive – just the notion of having access to these Connecticut-sized ski areas via a pass that you're buying anyway is enough to get people considering a flight east for their turns.And you know what? They should. At this point, a mass abandonment of the Mountain West by the tourists that sustain it is the only thing that may drive the region to seriously reconsider the robbery-by-you-showed-up-here-all-stupid lift ticket prices, car-centric transit infrastructure, and sclerotic building policies that are making American mountain towns impossibly expensive and inconvenient to live in or to visit. In many cases, a EuroSkiTrip costs far less than an AmeriSki trip - especially if you're not the sort to buy a ski pass in March 2025 so that you can ski in February 2026. And though the flights will generally cost more, the logistics of airport-to-ski-resort-and-back generally make more sense. In Europe they have trains. In Europe those trains stop in villages where you can walk to your hotel and then walk to the lifts the next morning. In Europe you can walk up to the ticket window and trade a block of cheese for a lift ticket. In Europe they put the bar down. In Europe a sandwich, brownie, and a Coke doesn't cost $152. And while you can spend $152 on a EuroLunch, it probably means that you drank seven liters of wine and will need a sled evac to the village.“Oh so why don't you just go live there then if it's so perfect?”Shut up, Reductive Argument Bro. Everyplace is great and also sucks in its own special way. I'm just throwing around contrasts.There are plenty of things I don't like about EuroSki: the emphasis on pistes, the emphasis on trams, the often curt and indifferent employees, the “injury insurance” that would require a special session of the European Union to pay out a claim. And the lack of trees. Especially the lack of trees. But more families are opting for a week in Europe over the $25,000 Experience of a Lifetime in the American West, and I totally understand why.A quote often attributed to Winston Churchill reads, “You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the alternatives.” Unfortunately, it appears to be apocryphal. But I wish it wasn't. Because it's true. And I do think we'll eventually figure out that there is a continent-wide case study in how to retrofit our mountain towns for a more cost- and transit-accessible version of lift-served skiing. But it's gonna take a while.Podcast NotesOn U.S. ski areas opening this winter that haven't done so “in a long time”A strong snow year has allowed at least 11 U.S. ski areas to open after missing one or several winters, including:* Cloudmont, Alabama (yes I'm serious)* Pinnacle, Maine* Covington and Sault Seal, ropetows outfit in Michigan's Upper Peninsula* Norway Mountain, Michigan – resurrected by new owner after multi-year closure* Tower Mountain, a ropetow bump in Michigan's Lower Peninsula* Bear Paw, Montana* Hatley Pointe, North Carolina opened under new ownership, who took last year off to gut-renovate the hill* Warner Canyon, Oregon, an all-natural-snow, volunteer-run outfit, opened in December after a poor 2023-24 snow year.* Bellows Falls ski tow, a molehill run by the Rockingham Recreation in Vermont, opened for the first time in five years after a series of snowy weeks across New England* Lyndon Outing Club, another volunteer-run ropetow operation in Vermont, sat out last winter with low snow but opened this yearOn the “subway map” of transit-accessible Euro skiingI mean this is just incredible:The map lives on Martin's Ski Flight Free site, which encourages skiers to reduce their carbon footprints. I am not good at doing this, largely because such a notion is a fantasy in America as presently constructed.But just imagine a similar system in America. The nation is huge, of course, and we're not building a functional transcontinental passenger railroad overnight (or maybe ever). But there are several areas of regional density where such networks could, at a minimum, connect airports or city centers with destination ski areas, including:* Reno Airport (from the east), and the San Francisco Bay area (to the west) to the ring of more than a dozen Tahoe resorts (or at least stops at lake- or interstate-adjacent Sugar Bowl, Palisades, Homewood, Northstar, Mt. Rose, Diamond Peak, and Heavenly)* Denver Union Station and Denver airport to Loveland, Keystone, Breck, Copper, Vail, Beaver Creek, and - a stretch - Aspen and Steamboat, with bus connections to A-Basin, Ski Cooper, and Sunlight* SLC airport east to Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, Brighton, Park City, and Deer Valley, and north to Snowbasin and Powder Mountain* Penn Station in Manhattan up along Vermont's Green Mountain Spine: Mount Snow, Stratton, Bromley, Killington, Pico, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, Bolton Valley, Stowe, Smugglers' Notch, Jay Peak, with bus connections to Magic and Middlebury Snowbowl* Boston up the I-93 corridor: Tenney, Waterville Valley, Loon, Cannon, and Bretton Woods, with a spur to Conway and Cranmore, Attitash, Wildcat, and Sunday River; bus connections to Black New Hampshire, Sunapee, Gunstock, Ragged, and Mount AbramYes, there's the train from Denver to Winter Park (and ambitions to extend the line to Steamboat), which is terrific, but placing that itsy-bitsy spur next to the EuroSystem and saying “look at our neato train” is like a toddler flexing his toy jet to the pilots as he boards a 757. And they smile and say, “Whoa there, Shooter! Now have a seat while we burn off 4,000 gallons of jet fuel accelerating this f****r to 500 miles per hour.”On the number of ski areas in EuropeI've detailed how difficult it is to itemize the 500-ish active ski areas in America, but the task is nearly incomprehensible in Europe, which has as many as eight times the number of ski areas. Here are a few estimates:* Skiresort.info counts 3,949 ski areas (as of today; the number changes daily) in Europe: list | map* Wikipedia doesn't provide a number, but it does have a very long list* Statista counts a bit more than 2,200, but their list excludes most of Eastern EuropeOn Euro non-ski media and climate change catastropheOf these countless European ski areas, a few shutter or threaten to each year. The resulting media cycle is predictable and dumb. In The Snow concisely summarizes how this pattern unfolds by analyzing coverage of the recent near loss of L'Alpe du Grand Serre, France (emphasis mine):A ski resort that few people outside its local vicinity had ever heard of was the latest to make headlines around the world a month ago as it announced it was going to cease ski operations.‘French ski resort in Alps shuts due to shortage of snow' reported The Independent, ‘Another European ski resort is closing due to lack of snow' said Time Out, The Mirror went for ”Devastation” as another European ski resort closes due to vanishing snow‘ whilst The Guardian did a deeper dive with, ‘Fears for future of ski tourism as resorts adapt to thawing snow season.' The story also appeared in dozens more publications around the world.The only problem is that the ski area in question, L'Alpe du Grand Serre, has decided it isn't closing its ski area after all, at least not this winter.Instead, after the news of the closure threat was publicised, the French government announced financial support, as did the local municipality of La Morte, and a number of major players in the ski industry. In addition, a public crowdfunding campaign raised almost €200,000, prompting the officials who made the original closure decision to reconsider. Things will now be reassessed in a year's time.There has not been the same global media coverage of the news that L'Alpe du Grand Serre isn't closing after all.It's not the first resort where money has been found to keep slopes open after widespread publicity of a closure threat. La Chapelle d'Abondance was apparently on the rocks in 2020 but will be fully open this winter and similarly Austria's Heiligenblut which was said to be at risk of permanently closure in the summer will be open as normal.Of course, ski areas do permanently close, just like any business, and climate change is making the multiple challenges that smaller, lower ski areas face, even more difficult. But in the near-term bigger problems are often things like justifying spends on essential equipment upgrades, rapidly increasing power costs and changing consumer habits that are the bigger problems right now. The latter apparently exacerbated by media stories implying that ski holidays are under severe threat by climate change.These increasingly frequent stories always have the same structure of focusing on one small ski area that's in trouble, taken from the many thousands in the Alps that few regular skiers have heard of. The stories imply (by ensuring that no context is provided), that this is a major resort and typical of many others. Last year some reports implied, again by avoiding giving any context, that a ski area in trouble that is actually close to Rome, was in the Alps.This is, of course, not to pretend that climate change does not pose an existential threat to ski holidays, but just to say that ski resorts have been closing for many decades for multiple reasons and that most of these reports do not give all the facts or paint the full picture.On no cars in ZermattIf the Little Cottonwood activists really cared about the environment in their precious canyon, they wouldn't be advocating for alternate rubber-wheeled transit up to Alta and Snowbird – they'd be demanding that the road be closed and replaced by a train or gondola or both, and that the ski resorts become a pedestrian-only enclave dotted with only as many electric vehicles as it took to manage the essential business of the towns and the ski resorts.If this sounds improbable, just look to Zermatt, which has banned gas cars for decades. Skiers arrive by train. Nearly 6,000 people live there year-round. It is amazing what humans can build when the car is considered as an accessory to life, rather than its central organizing principle.On driving in EuropeDriving in Europe is… something else. I've driven in, let's see: Iceland, Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Montenegro. That last one is the scariest but they're all a little scary. Drivers' speeds seem to be limited by nothing other than physics, passing on blind curves is common even on mountain switchbacks, roads outside of major arterials often collapse into one lane, and Euros for some reason don't believe in placing signs at intersections to indicate street names. Thank God for GPS. I'll admit that it's all a little thrilling once the disorientation wears off, and there are things to love about driving in Europe: roundabouts are used in place of traffic lights wherever possible, the density of cars tends to be less (likely due to the high cost of gas and plentiful mass transit options), sprawl tends to be more contained, the limited-access highways are extremely well-kept, and the drivers on those limited-access highways actually understand what the lanes are for (slow, right; fast, left).It may seem contradictory that I am at once a transit advocate and an enthusiastic road-tripper. But I've lived in New York City, home of the United States' best mass-transit system, for 23 years, and have owned a car for 19 of them. There is a logic here: in general, I use the subway or my bicycle to move around the city, and the car to get out of it (this is the only way to get to most ski areas in the region, at least midweek). I appreciate the options, and I wish more parts of America offered a better mix.On chairs without barsIt's a strange anachronism that the United States is still home to hundreds of chairlifts that lack safety bars. ANSI standards now require them on new lift builds (as far as I can tell), but many chairlifts built without bars from the 1990s and earlier appear to have been grandfathered into our contemporary system. This is not the case in the Eastern U.S. where, as far as I'm aware, every chairlift with the exception of a handful in Pennsylvania have safety bars – New York and many New England states require them by law (and require riders to use them). Things get dicey in the Midwest, which has, as a region, been far slower to upgrade its lift fleets than bigger mountains in the East and West. Many ski areas, however, have retrofit their old lifts with bars – I was surprised to find them on the lifts at Sundown, Iowa; Chestnut, Illinois; and Mont du Lac, Wisconsin, for example. Vail and Alterra appear to retrofit all chairlifts with safety bars once they purchase a ski area. But many ski areas across the Mountain West still spin old chairs, including, surprisingly, dozens of mountains in California, Oregon, and Washington, states that tends to have more East Coast-ish outlooks on safety and regulation.On Compagnie des AlpesAccording to Martin, the closest thing Europe has to a Vail- or Alterra-style conglomerate is Compagnie des Alpes, which operates (but does not appear to own) 10 ski areas in the French Alps, and holds ownership stakes in five more. It's kind of an amazing list:Here's the company's acquisition timeline, which includes the ski areas, along with a bunch of amusement parks and hotels:Clearly the path of least resistance to a EuroVail conflagration would be to shovel this pile of coal into the furnace. Martin referenced Tignes' forthcoming exit from the group, to join forces with ski resort Sainte-Foy on June 1, 2026 – teasing a smaller potential EuroVail acquisition. Tignes, however, would not be the first resort to exit CdA's umbrella – Les 2 Alpes left in 2020.On EuroSkiPassesThe EuroMegaPass market is, like EuroSkiing itself, unintelligible to Americans (at least to this American). There are, however, options. Martin offers the Swiss-centric Magic Pass as perhaps the most prominent. It offers access to 92 ski areas (map). You are probably expecting me to make a chart. I will not be making a chart.S**t I need to publish this article before I cave to my irrepressible urge to make a chart.OK this podcast is already 51 days old do not make a chart you moron.I think we're good here.I hope.I will also not be making a chart to track the 12 ski resorts accessible on Austria's Ski Plus City Pass Stubai Innsbruck Unlimited Freedom Pass.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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Minnesota's love of loons is everywhere these days, from license plates to our pro soccer team's nickname. But it took decades for lawmakers to make the loon our state bird. The goldfinch and scarlet tanager are among the others that nearly took the title instead. Kevin Duchschere joins host Erica Pearson to discuss the surprising history of how the loon landed its role. LINKS: Why is the loon Minnesota's state bird? It almost didn't happen. Loon call recording from Mark Robbins / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Buck Sexton is joined by Auron MacIntyre to break down the controversy surrounding Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University protester facing possible deportation. They discuss whether the U.S. is applying its deportation policies consistently and the broader implications for anti-American activism. The conversation then shifts to Trump's ongoing battles, including government shutdown fights, the importance of immigration enforcement, and the Democratic Party's struggling opposition. Plus, what should Trump prioritize in the coming months?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.