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After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause before another war began. They wanted to make sure that the next time war broke out with Germany, they were ready and could never be invaded again.  To that end, they created a series of defensive fortifications they believed to be impregnable.  Spoiler alert: it didn't work.  Learn more about the Maginot Line, why it was built, and why it failed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info  Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The French had this cool thing called the Maginot Line, what has been happening there? Come check out my keynote speech on the topic of Deception in February 2025: https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ Coupon Code: SECOND Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we trace how France, despite emerging victorious from World War I, was left weakened by economic struggles, a decimated workforce, and a neglected military. As Germany rearmed in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, France's attempts to counter the Nazi threat were thwarted by political divisions, including anti-Semitic opposition to Prime Minister Léon Blum, and by British foreign policy focused on containing the Soviet Union rather than confronting fascism. At key junctures—such as the remilitarization of the Rhineland and the appeasement at Munich—France and its allies hesitated, missing crucial chances to halt Hitler's aggression. We'll discuss how these decisions, alongside strategic miscalculations like the flawed reliance on the Maginot Line and the poorly timed deployment of reserves, led not only to France's swift fall in 1940 but also to the spread of Nazi atrocities across Europe.

France left World War I victorious and was reputed as having the greatest military in the world. Nevertheless, the war cost France an entire generation of manpower, a landscape riddled in destruction and diminished industrial capacity vis-a-vis Germany. Having sustained two invasions by German forces in recent memory, France knew that it wouldn't be long before the Germans would try again - leading France to begin construction of the Maginot Line in 1928. As reactionary and antisemitic politics gained an unwavering momentum during the 1930s, the victory of France's left-wing Popular Front and formation of a Léon Blum's government offered hope to the working masses and a veritable alternative to Adolf Hitler. Still, the the leftist government faced an uphill battle owing to the chronic neglect of France's armed forces by previous governments, the superior state of German industry, political instability at home and an industrial class that would put their own interests ahead of the French Republic.We want to thank our guest Sam for bringing us this amazing series. We encourage our listeners to check out his substack for his latest analysis on international affairs: turnbaugh.substack.comStay tuned for Part 2.

Rupert Read, co-director of the Climate Majority Project and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of East Anglia.We mentioned his role in amplifying a piece by Jonathan Leake in the Telegraph, which quoted IPCC jefeJim Skea, and the headline of which piece said he was calling time of death on the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5C.Skea actually said, "1.5°C is slipping away"— a phrase he notes is usually associated with moment when a person is slipping away from life.Rupert argues that it's time to admit this failure, embrace the psychological impact, and use it to build momentum for the next phase of the climate struggle. This isn't about giving up; it's about moving beyond the impossible and starting to take adaptation, loss, and damage seriously. Together, we dive into the implications of this hard truth, the resistance from within the climate community, and what happens once we stop pretending we can hold the line at 1.5°C.Some key points from our conversation include:* 1.5°C as the Maginot Line: Read compares the climate community's adherence to the 1.5°C target to France's ill-fated defense strategy during World War II. Like the Maginot Line, holding on to 1.5°C when it has already been breached does more harm than good by distracting from more realistic and necessary action.* Admitting Failure, Unlocking Power: Read emphasizes the need to acknowledge failure as a turning point. He references his viral 2018 talk, This Civilization is Finished, which resonated because it wasn't about false hope—it was about truth, grief, and the courage to move forward together. Facing the reality of 1.5°C's loss could catalyze a powerful shift in climate action.* Why Not Everyone Wants to Let Go: Throughout our conversation, we explore the reluctance from key figures in the climate establishment to publicly admit that 1.5°C is gone. Fear of triggering widespread despair or "doomerism" keeps many leaders in line with the 1.5°C goal, but Read counters that the real danger lies in continued denial, not in accepting reality.* The Moral Case for Honesty: In addressing what Read calls the "noble lie" stratagem, he argues that the climate establishment's reluctance to tell the truth may be well-intentioned, but ultimately, it's misguided. Instead, he advocates for a new narrative—one rooted in courage, collective responsibility, and shared resilience.* Minutes to Midnight: As we edge closer to climate disaster, Read likens our current moment to the final minutes before midnight, where decisions made now will determine the fate of future generations. He believes that accepting we've passed the point of no return on 1.5°C is the wake-up call humanity needs to mobilize on adaptation and loss and damage at scale.As always, we aim to spark difficult conversations, and this episode is no exception. It's an honest, sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary discussion about where we are in the climate fight—and where we need to go next. Rupert's insights are invaluable for anyone grappling with the reality of our climate crisis and looking for a path forward that doesn't rely on false hope, but on actionable truth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Dr. Josh “Bugsy” Segal discusses his ongoing concerns about the “American Maginot Line.” He is concerned that the United States is insufficiently and inappropriately funding the cognitive war that is bearing down on us. Moreover, the United States domestic political system hampers progress. Our gallop across the information landscape includes political hot button topics, sea stories, open source intelligence, and also some bright spots. Recording Date: 29 May 2024 Resources: Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned #49 Matt Armstrong on the Smith-Mundt Act #187 Randy Rosin on Reflexive Control #129 Eliot Jardines on Open Source Intelligence Deft9 Solutions Colour Revolution EU vs Disinformation Disinformation Governance Board Disinfo 2024 Conference Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy by Kishore Mahbubani Disinformation: The Nature of Facts and Lies in the Post-Truth Era by Donald A. Barclay Link to full show notes and resources Guest Bio:  Dr. Joshua “Bugsy” Segal is the Co-Founder & Vice President for Strategy and Innovation at Deft9 Solutions. A veteran of over 30 years in national security policy, strategy and operations, and intelligence, both military and civilian, Dr. Segal is an internationally recognized expert in arms control, countering foreign malign influence, and counter-WMD. Dr. Segal spent over a decade as a member of U.S. multilateral arms control delegations in Geneva, Vienna, and The Hague, including the negotiations to finalize the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention and establish the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. After leaving the federal government and then retiring from the military, Dr. Segal serves as an advisor to senior DoD leaders on operations in the information environment and teaches OSINT tradecraft. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, 1) IPA earns from qualifying purchases, 2) IPA gets commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

Peter hasn't seen Ronnie Costello in 53 years, since they played together on their high school baseball team. It has also been 60 years since they attended Belmont Hills Elementary School together. They lived on different sides of Mary Waters Ford Road, the street that, like the Maginot Line, separated the mostly Irish and Italian kids of "The Hill" from the mostly Jewish kids of Penn Valley. There are a lot of stories that each of them could tell (and have) about living on those two sides of the road, and a few years ago Ronnie decided it was time to do just that -- but as a series of imaginative adventure stories under the general title called the On The Hill series. In these books, such as Dead Kids Don't Speak, Insomnia, and The Visitor, the kids that both Ronnie and Peter grew up with back in the day, are now fictional characters (but under their real names) in fabulous action adventures where they go up against the Mafia, Russian spies, and even alien invaders in the 1960's. Think of these books as The Bowery Boys meets The Hardy Boys meets David Lynch, all happening in Belmont Hills.One thing that Ronnie and Peter had in common as kids is that they both loved the pizzas and cheesesteaks at Mama's Pizzeria. Now, 53 years later, they reconnect in this nostalgic, memory-lane conversation about Ronnie's terrific, action-packed books, while discussing all that has passed since those not so innocent childhood days on "The Hill." They also talk about what it was like reinventing Ron's old friends and family members as fictional characters and placing them into outrageous, roller-coaster-like adventures. As you will see, this conversation brought back a flood of memories for them both as they share their divergent journeys of roads taken, and not taken, to places neither of them thought they would go.For more about Ronnie's book's, check out his website at https://www.onthehillbooks.comClick here for the video versions of Pizza Quest. If you count on HRN content, become a monthly sustaining donor at heritageradionetwork.org/donate.Pizza Quest is Powered by Simplecast.

After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause before another war began. They wanted to make sure that the next time war broke out with Germany, they were ready and could never be invaded again.  To that end, they created a series of defensive fortifications they believed to be impregnable.  Spoiler alert: it didn't work.  Learn more about the Maginot Line, why it was built, and why it failed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month ButcherBox Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free steak for a year and get $20 off."  Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the news: Cash Wheeler gets arrested, CM Punk throwing weight and shade, Edge wrestles his last in WWE and Asuka addresses her enemies! Then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Juggalo Championship Wrestling? Tony Khan booking everything at once on Dynamite, World Wide from this week in 1986 and MORE!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the news: Cash Wheeler gets arrested, CM Punk throwing weight and shade, Edge wrestles his last in WWE and Asuka addresses her enemies! Then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Juggalo Championship Wrestling? Tony Khan booking everything at once on Dynamite, World Wide from this week in 1986 and MORE!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/shake-them-ropes-pro-wrestling-podcast-wwe-nxt-njpw/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  1. Friendly Fire by John Dorney (3 parts) When the TARDIS needs to reset itself, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan find themselves having to fill time on a space-hub filled with numerous attractions. This pleases Tegan and Nyssa no end... but the Doctor is more interested in visiting an alien friend of his living on a nearby mining planet and is able to persuade his friends to join him. But on arrival, his friend is nowhere to be found and the locals are more than slightly unwelcoming. With limited options for departure and a hostile populace they may be in a lot of trouble. Sometimes true monsters are found in the strangest places. 2. The Edge of the War by Jonathan Barnes (3 parts) France in the summer of 1936. The village of Villy is in a state of contentment, tinged only slightly with unease. A kilometre away, construction is underway on a large underground fortification, part of the Maginot Line project which has seen the building of a series of defences against future invasion. A young artist has arrived in the village to paint the landscape. Her name is Nyssa and she has taken a room in the local inn, run in its owner's absence by a young Australian woman called Tegan. But she's not the only newcomer. A detective called the Doctor has just got in from Paris. And he has quite a mystery to solve... This release comes with a bonus download audiobook: Gobbledegook by Frazer Lee, performed by Dan Starkey.

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Welcome to THE TARDIS CREW: a Doctor Who podcast.In our next Big Finish review, Baz Greenland discusses Conflicts of Interest, the latest volume in the Fifth Doctor range, starring Peter Davison as the Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa of Traken.SYNOPSISIn the far future and the recent past, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan discover that humans can be monsters too.Friendly Fire by John Dorney (3 parts)When the TARDIS needs to reset itself, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan find themselves having to fill time on a space-hub filled with numerous attractions. This pleases Tegan and Nyssa no end... but the Doctor is more interested in visiting an alien friend of his living on a nearby mining planet and is able to persuade his friends to join him.But on arrival, his friend is nowhere to be found and the locals are more than slightly unwelcoming. With limited options for departure and a hostile populace they may be in a lot of trouble.Sometimes true monsters are found in the strangest places.2. The Edge of the War by Jonathan Barnes (3 parts)France in the summer of 1936. The village of Villy is in a state of contentment, tinged only slightly with unease. A kilometre away, construction is underway on a large underground fortification, part of the Maginot Line project which has seen the building of a series of defences against future invasion.A young artist has arrived in the village to paint the landscape. Her name is Nyssa and she has taken a room in the local inn, run in its owner's absence by a young Australian woman called Tegan. But she's not the only newcomer. A detective called the Doctor has just got in from Paris. And he has quite a mystery to solve...Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Conflicts of Interest is available to purchase at the Big Finish site HERE.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandExecutive ProducerTony BlackWe Made This on Twitter: @wmt_networkwemadethisnetwork.comThe TARDIS Crew on Twitter: @CrewTARDISTitle music: Science or Fiction (c) Blackout Memories via epidemicsound.comArtwork: Quill Greenland

Rumoured to run to 120 miles, Russia is digging a vast trench stretching the full length of Ukraine's eastern flank. An enormous feat of engineering, but does it mean they're digging in or desperate? The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, tells us that this line of defence, like the Maginot Line before it, is no guarantee against a Ukrainian advance. We also hear about the alleged use of cluster bombs. Human Rights Watch says it's seen the tell-tale fragmentary patterns left by the explosions and spoken to people who have lost limbs. And listeners share Ukrainian songs and artwork they've discovered since the war began. Today's episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliff. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480

Virginia Hall enlists in France's organization that provided medical assistance to soldiers on the battlefield. It would be a grueling endeavor. Virginia is given basic medical training, learning how to apply tourniquets and bandages on some of the worst wartime injuries recorded in human history. They were supposed to work in the echoes of gunfire, long after the battle was over, but she often found herself closer to firefights and exploding shells than she expected. Virginia was given a job as an ambulance driver and stationed near the Maginot Line. She was to witness hell.It only took a few months for the work to become both physically and emotionally overwhelming. Virginia finds her dreams haunted by the dislocated bones and missing limbs of the blood-soaked soldiers. Virginia leaves France for Britain. She attends a cocktail party of one Ms. Vera Atkins, an anti-fascist sympathizer. There, Virginia sets herself on the path that would change her life--and eventually the entire course of World War II.Learn more at diversionaudio.com/good-assassinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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“My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, excellent situation, I am attacking.”– General Ferdinand Foch, 1914 In the episode, we take a look at the difference in offensives during the two world wars.  It is commonly asserted that the defensive was superior in WWI, and thus the generals who ordered the attacks are often portrayed as unthinking donkeys who ordered futile attacks.  Have memories of the horrors of Verdun and Passchendaele biased postwar judgements of the WWI generals?  Are there other reasons that might explain why the combat in WWII was so markedly different than in WWI?  

Episode: 2324 Jumping fences and inventing things: kissin' cousins.  Today, let's jump a fence.

This week our guest is Taylor Pearson, Principal of Mutiny Fund, author of the book End of Jobs and the Interesting Times Newsletter. Our conversation is a summary of Taylor's amazing blog posts such as: What is ergodicity, the Sand Pile Effect, Maginot Line, and Attractor Landscapes. He also tells us his investing journey and the origin story of the Cockroach Portfolio. [0:00] Who is Taylor Pearson [3:30] The Cockroach Portfolio [6:00] Ray Dalio's All Weather Portfolio [11:00] Nassim Taleb's Black Swan [13:30] What is Ergodicity? [18:00] The Ergodicity Problem in Economics [21:00] Sand Pile Effect: Stability breeds Instability [31:00] The White Moose Problem [33:00] Maginot Line: Soldiers are Prepared to Fight the Last War [43:00] The Beer Game [47:00] Attractor Landscapes [56:00] Driven by Compression Processing [1:02:00] More from Taylor and Closing Questions If you like what you heard, make sure to follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorPearsonME --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valuehive/support

Samson Folk of Raptors Republic and Minute Basketball joins the show to discuss Donovan Mitchell's fit with the Cavs. We hit on the strengths and weaknesses of a Mitchell-Garland backcourt, the need for defensive effort from Mitchell, the insulating effect of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley on the back line, the NBA version of the Maginot Line, and trying to win without wings. Then, we delve into some of the tactics and stylistic trends that will define the NBA in 2022-23, from "grindball" to post playmaking to ghost screens to declining rim frequency and more. Finally, a look at the Raptors' innovative defense, and a case for the Pelicans as 2023 champions.

We hope you enjoy today's show. If you do, could you vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Award? It doesn't take long to cast your vote and it would really mean a lot to both Ryan and I. Thanks very much. Cheers!   To vote, please click here.   There is a compelling and interesting Sci-Fi show on Netflix called “The OA.” But I don't recommend watching it.    I wouldn't watch it because this show was victim of outdated broadcast content strategy in a streaming-dominated world of television. However, I mention it because it represents what can happen if you neglect to update your customer strategy to invest in your Long Tail business model.    The Long Tail refers to a different inventory approach made possible by the Internet. It represents the ability to have any number of options available in virtual form for the consumption of consumer groups of any number and still be profitable. It allows you to offer more options without regard for the shelf space needed in a physical space. The Long Tail strategy is particularly applicable to content, like books or television shows, but it likely has applications in many other business verticals as well.    In this episode, we explore the implications of the Long Tail strategy for customer experiences and how we can learn a lot from Netflix's mistakes in this area. We also give you practical ways to apply these business lessons to your own Long Tail customer strategy.    Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience   “The OA” is a show with two seasons, referred to as parts, that ends the second season with a significant cliff hanger. However, since the other three parts of the original five-part story arc were never made, it hangs there in the Netflix Original inventory unresolved, forever. It is an unsatisfying end to an otherwise compelling show. That's why even though you can watch the “The OA”  right now, I don't recommend it. You will never get the answers you seek about what happened. We take a look at why this happens and what we can learn from it for your Long Tail customer strategy.   Here are a few key moments in the discussion:   01:36  Ryan introduces the premise of what happened with the Netflix show “The OA” and why their content strategy creates problems with their catalog.  04:32  Colin explains the concept of Long Tail and how it applied to Amazon's business model in the early days and later became an essential part of other businesses' offerings. 12:16  We discuss how Netflix might be a victim of using an old broadcast strategy to their approach to creating and renewing content, and how it can poison their Long Tail offering.     17:04  Colin asks Ryan to explain why humans need completion from a psychological standpoint, which Ryan ascribes to cognitive dissonance and our discomfort with feeling unresolved. 22:26  Ryan tells the story of France's Maginot Line and how fighting an old war did nothing to help defend the country from the Germans in World War II. 24:52 We explain how you can apply what we see happening at Netflix to your own experience and its Long Tail possibilities and opportunities.     Please tell us how we are doing! Complete this short survey.    Customer Experience Information & Resources   LinkedIn recognizes Colin Shaw as one of the 'World's Top 150 Business Influencers.' As a result, he has 290,000 followers of his work. Shaw is Founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy LLC, which helps organizations unlock growth by discovering customers' hidden, unmet needs that drive value ($). The Financial Times selected Beyond Philosophy as one of the best management consultancies for the last four years in a row. Follow Colin on LinkedIn and Twitter.   Click here to learn more about Professor Ryan Hamilton of Emory University.    Why Customers Buy: As an official "Influencer" on LinkedIn, Colin writes a regular newsletter on all things Customer Experience. Click here to join the other 35,000 subscribers.      How can we help? Click here to learn more about Beyond Philosophy's Suite of Services.

We hope you enjoy today's show. If you do, could you vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Award? It doesn't take long to cast your vote and it would really mean a lot to both Ryan and I. Thanks very much. Cheers!   To vote, please click here.   There is a compelling and interesting Sci-Fi show on Netflix called “The OA.” But I don't recommend watching it.    I wouldn't watch it because this show was victim of outdated broadcast content strategy in a streaming-dominated world of television. However, I mention it because it represents what can happen if you neglect to update your customer strategy to invest in your Long Tail business model.    The Long Tail refers to a different inventory approach made possible by the Internet. It represents the ability to have any number of options available in virtual form for the consumption of consumer groups of any number and still be profitable. It allows you to offer more options without regard for the shelf space needed in a physical space. The Long Tail strategy is particularly applicable to content, like books or television shows, but it likely has applications in many other business verticals as well.    In this episode, we explore the implications of the Long Tail strategy for customer experiences and how we can learn a lot from Netflix's mistakes in this area. We also give you practical ways to apply these business lessons to your own Long Tail customer strategy.    Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience   “The OA” is a show with two seasons, referred to as parts, that ends the second season with a significant cliff hanger. However, since the other three parts of the original five-part story arc were never made, it hangs there in the Netflix Original inventory unresolved, forever. It is an unsatisfying end to an otherwise compelling show. That's why even though you can watch the “The OA”  right now, I don't recommend it. You will never get the answers you seek about what happened. We take a look at why this happens and what we can learn from it for your Long Tail customer strategy.   Here are a few key moments in the discussion:   01:36  Ryan introduces the premise of what happened with the Netflix show “The OA” and why their content strategy creates problems with their catalog.  04:32  Colin explains the concept of Long Tail and how it applied to Amazon's business model in the early days and later became an essential part of other businesses' offerings. 12:16  We discuss how Netflix might be a victim of using an old broadcast strategy to their approach to creating and renewing content, and how it can poison their Long Tail offering.     17:04  Colin asks Ryan to explain why humans need completion from a psychological standpoint, which Ryan ascribes to cognitive dissonance and our discomfort with feeling unresolved. 22:26  Ryan tells the story of France's Maginot Line and how fighting an old war did nothing to help defend the country from the Germans in World War II. 24:52 We explain how you can apply what we see happening at Netflix to your own experience and its Long Tail possibilities and opportunities.     Please tell us how we are doing! Complete this short survey.    Customer Experience Information & Resources   LinkedIn recognizes Colin Shaw as one of the 'World's Top 150 Business Influencers.' As a result, he has 290,000 followers of his work. Shaw is Founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy LLC, which helps organizations unlock growth by discovering customers' hidden, unmet needs that drive value ($). The Financial Times selected Beyond Philosophy as one of the best management consultancies for the last four years in a row. Follow Colin on LinkedIn and Twitter.   Click here to learn more about Professor Ryan Hamilton of Emory University.    Why Customers Buy: As an official "Influencer" on LinkedIn, Colin writes a regular newsletter on all things Customer Experience. Click here to join the other 35,000 subscribers.      How can we help? Click here to learn more about Beyond Philosophy's Suite of Services.

War brings them together. Liberation will tear them apart. A powerful portrait of war. a heartbreaking story of love. The extraordinary new novel from the author of While Paris Slept. Paris 1944. Elise Chevalier knows what it is to love...and to hate. Her fiancé, a young French soldier, was killed by the German army at the Maginot Line. Living amongst the enemy Elise must keep her rage buried deep within. Sebastian Kleinhaus no longer recognises himself. After four years spent fighting a war he doesn't believe in, wearing a uniform he despises, he longs for a way out. For something, someone, to be his salvation. Brittany 1963. Reaching for the suitcase under her mother's bed, eighteen-year-old Josephine Chevalier uncovers a secret that shakes her to the core. Determined to find the truth, she travels to Paris where she discovers the story of a dangerous love that grew as a city fought for its freedom. Of the last stolen hours before the first light of liberation. And of a betrayal so deep that it would irrevocably change the course of two young lives life for ever.

Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to lovely episode 71! Today, Kat covers the blunder of the Maginot Line and the Fall of Paris during World War Two then Kaleigh  covers the life and times of Oscar Wilde.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses Finland and Swedish membership in NATO, key factors to consider as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ways the international community could break Moscow's blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports, continuing lessons from the war, what the Maginot Line can teach modern strategists and planners, and a look ahead at the week in Washington with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today's Saturday Matinee, the impenetrable Maginot Line, 280-mile-long defensive border the French erected to keep Germany out. It didn't work. Link to the History of the Second World War podcast: http://historyofthesecondworldwar.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The generation to which I belong has a bad conscience.”- Marc Bloch, 1940In the episode, we take a look at the fall of France to Nazi Germany during WWII.  Although the German Blitzkrieg has a reputation for being a military powerhouse, the reality is that the Allied forces were stronger on paper.  Not only did the Allies lose, but they also did so in spectacular fashion as France surrendered after just six weeks of fighting in what the famous historian Mark Bloch called a "Strange Defeat."

Resveratrol may be an effective intervention for lung aging The Saban Research Institute (Los Angeles), February 22, 2022 In a study by The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, researchers demonstrate, for the first time that inhaled resveratrol treatments slow aging-related degenerative changes in mouse lung. Lung aging, characterized by airspace enlargement and decreasing lung function, is a significant risk factor for chronic human lung diseases. The study is published online in the journal Thorax. Resveratrol (RSL), a chemical found in red wine, is an antimicrobial chemical substance produced by plants to protect against infection and stress-related changes. RSL prophylaxis by inhalation was a novel measure taken by the research team as a potential approach for slowing age-related deterioration of lung function and structure by preserving alveolar epithelial type 2cells (AEC2) which line alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs through which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place) and produce surfactant which is vital for efficient breathing. (NEXT) Plant product shows promise in mouse model of Parkinson's Disease University of California, Davis, February 22, 2022 A natural product from the dried root of a pea-family plant, potentially combined with an enzyme inhibitor discovered in the laboratory at the University of California, Davis, may provide hope in alleviating neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease. The team found that a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitor combined with kurarinone, a compound from the dried root of Sophora flavescens, reduced neuroinflammation in an animal model with Parkinson's disease. The dried root, also known as kushen, has been used for hundreds of years in traditional Chinese medicines. (NEXT) Tai Chi may reduce stroke risk Chinese University of Hong Kong, February 22, 2022 Weekly Tai Chi exercise sessions may reduce stroke risk by lowering high blood pressure and increasing the good cholesterol, or high-density lipoprotein (HDL), according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference. Researchers studied how Tai Chi compared to brisk walking for reducing stroke risk in 246 adults with known stroke risk factors, including high blood pressure. Participants were randomly assigned to a group that participated in two 60-minute Tai Chi sessions each week; a walking group that walked briskly for 30 minutes every day; or a control group, which was told to maintain the activities they were doing before the study. At three months into the assigned activities, researchers found: The Tai Chi group had notably greater reductions of 10.25 mm Hg in systolic (upper number) and 6.5 mm Hg in diastolic (lower number) blood pressure measurements than those in the control group. (NEXT) Postmenopausal women who increased intake of collagen peptides demonstrated improved bone mineral density, study finds Kapodistrian University (Greece) A randomized trial reported  in the Journal of Clinical Densitometry found that the addition of collagen peptides to a standard bone-supporting regimen of calcium and vitamin D3 was associated with greater improvements in measures of bone health compared to calcium and vitamin D3 alone.1 Collagen is important for bone health because it enables bones to absorb energy and have some flexibility – such that they don't instantly fracture when they are highly stressed. “It is known that the mechanical integrity of the collagen network in human bone deteriorates with age, and such adverse changes correlate with the decreased toughness of the aged bone,” authors Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and colleagues wrote. The study included 45 postmenopausal women with osteopenia,. All participants received 500 mg of calcium and 10 mcg of vitamin D3 (400 IU) daily for one year and 23 women also received 5 grams per day of collagen peptides, the building blocks of collagen. After one year of treatment, women who received collagen peptides plus vitamin D and calcium experienced significant improvements in parameters related to bone mineral content and bone density in the trabecular portion of their tibia while the group receiving only vitamin D and calcium did not. Bone mineral density and mineral content also improved in the cortical bone (outer more solid portion) of the tibia among collagen peptide-intake participants compared to the calcium/vitamin D group. The group that received the collagen peptides also had greater bone density of their lower spine and changes suggestive of slight improvements in markers of bone turnover. (next) Wokeism Is a Cruel and Dangerous Cult Wokeism's natural logic is to destroy the lives of people of both genders, of all races, and—if need be—of those of every age, all to leverage an otherwise unworkable ideological agenda. Victor Davis Hanson (Stanford University) January 23, 2022 Wokeism has been described by its critics as the omnipresent use of race—and to a lesser extent, gender—to replace meritocracy and thus ensure equality of result. What follows from implementing that ideology are reparatory actions to reward those of the present by atoning for the injustices done to others in the past. Some see it as an update of 1960s cultural Marxism fads. Others scoff that it is just a return to 1980s-style political correctness. Still more see it as the logical successor to 1990s-type race, class, and gender obsessions—albeit with a shriller and more dangerous Jacobin, Soviet, and Maoist twist. Wokeism's hysteria also invites comparisons to the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism. But few have described wokeism as the cruel creed that it is. Wokeism's natural logic is to destroy the lives of people of both genders, of all races, and—if need be—those of every age, all to leverage an otherwise unworkable ideological agenda. It is nihilist and destroys everything it touches. It tears apart foes and friends alike, whether by fueling media-driven hatred of Donald Trump or faux-deification of the disaster that is now Joe Biden. Woke's Victims Defunding law enforcement and defaming police resulted in record numbers of murders in 12 U.S. cities. A wave of violent crime is even hitting America's suburbs. Without much fear of arrest, indictment, conviction, and incarceration, emboldened violent career criminals for the past year have robbed, assaulted, and killed the innocent with impunity. The victims at the bus stop, the subway, or in the furniture store do not seem to warrant media or progressive attention, much less sympathy. They are the ignored—the unnamed, and the forgotten collateral damage from the grand experiment of redefining crime as a social construct. The guilty are the elite academics, activists, and billionaires like George Soros who are untouched by what they birthed. We have all seen videos of the vast expanse of flotsam and jetsam strewn by train thieves along the Union Pacific tracks in Los Angeles. Yet the Wild West mess is still more than just the concrete manifestations of Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascón's unhinged efforts to excuse criminals from legal consequences. The packages thrown along the ground by thugs and gangsters represent, among other things, lost COVID-19 test results of the ill. Presumably, they unknowingly are waiting still by the window for the delivery of results that never arrive. The package in the dirt was, perhaps, a key tractor part eagerly awaited, in vain, by the broke farmer in the Central Valley. The mess included the life-saving medicines shipped to the sick that disappeared. And our elected leaders did what in response? Governor Gavin Newsom apologized for using the insensitive word “gangs” to describe those who plunder, loot, and trash railcars. Always In Search of Targets It is a cruel thing to indoctrinate children with the lie that they are innately guilty of oppression due to their skin color. One accurate definition of racism is collective ill-treatment of an individual due to his innate appearance—on the pretext that such bias is deserved, given the target is deemed mentally, spiritually, or morally inferior because of said traits. But that, in a nutshell, is the essence of critical race theory: the destruction of all human traits and unique characteristics, as demonized individuals are reduced to stereotyped, faceless members of a collective. The Forgotten Broken Eggs of the Woke Omelet Equity in our Orwellian world is not equality, but payback. Again, it is the idea of making the current generation pay for the supposed sins of the long dead of centuries past. Aside from the destruction of merit by the substitution of racial criteria, millions from a discarded generation will have doors slammed on their careers—simply because of the color of their skin. And they will never forget that. The woke do not even make the effort to admit that class matters as much as, or more than, race. By doing so, they doom millions of poor white and Asian students, who managed in poverty to achieve excellent grades and test scores, from being admitted to top-tier schools. Their actual achievement, despite their absence of wealthy, college-educated, or well-connected parents, means little. Once a morally bankrupt society—for naïve, utopian, or ignoble reasons—begins to calibrate graduation ceremonies, dorm space, roommate selection, achievement, and grading standards based on race, then it not only will lose its standard of living, but it will deserve to. And it may have a future date with the violence of Rwanda, Iraq, or the Balkans. Power, Not “Equity,” Is the Creed In sum, wokeness is not about kindness, equality, fairness, or morality. It is the power agenda of the elite of all races. For differing reasons, they rig the game in their own interests, without a care about who suffers. Rich white people assume that they possess the money, the influence, the networking skills, and the connections to navigate around the very exclusionary rules they make for others. For them, there are seldom costs. But they win apparent psychological gain at feeling spiritually superior while driving a Range Rover. They get high on the sense of power they wield to engineer the lives of millions deemed less important than they. And to the degree they feel guilty about their own monopoly of wealth and leisure, such transient superficial remorse is alleviated by abstract caring for the “other.” If they can ensure that 50 percent of TV commercials highlight African Americans, then they worry little about the nation's existential crisis of 800 blacks murdered in Chicago last year. And no such television execs have a clue—or likely a concern—about how to stop it. The woke take out a medieval contract that all their material indulgences can be balanced by virtue-signaling caring for the less fortunate—although always at someone else's expense. Woke = Wealthy Careerists And for the millions of the affluent, elite nonwhite? The resurgence of racial obsessions conveniently destroys the old idea of class, even though now it is the far more precise calibration of inequality. For all the woke talk about “constructs” of gender, race is somehow alone exempted and declared innate, definable, and immutable. One's appearance becomes the permanent victimized refuge—even of NBA multibillionaires and billionaire rappers alike. A Ward Churchill or Elizabeth Warren can desperately seek to leverage a career in becoming Native American, apparently as if they were almost trapped in their own white bodies. Yet they can still not manage to construct such assumed identities in the manner of Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner. If race is now the sole immutable barometer of who is a victim, who a victimizer, then LeBron James, Jay-Z, Kayne West, Chris Rock, Michelle Obama, and Oprah Winfrey are always to be among the eternally oppressed. The enormous influence, power, status, and wealth they wield never negates their victimhood, despite a nation three generations into affirmative action. In the immoral calculus of woke, the poor white or Southeast Asian offspring of poorly paid high-school dropouts constitute “the privileged.” And a multimillionaire racist like the TV anchorwoman Joy Reid claims to be the perpetual victim, not the inner-city African American retiree who in 2021 has lost local police protection. No wonder the woke elite and the affluent leftists fixate on race, given they are now the ruling class. Otherwise, their own privilege would be the obvious target of the once-beloved “Revolution.” So, they fear that by their own prior left-wing standards, they too could end up on the wrong side of their moral Maginot Line. Wokeism's obsessions with ferreting out “white privilege” are a way for rich people to head off (so to speak) the fate of Marie Antoinette. Totalitarian Wokeism A final note. We know wokeism is both contrary to human nature and antithetical to democracy and constitutional government. Without public support, it has instead embraced an entire array of cruel, Soviet, and Maoist means to achieve its own self-interested ends. Woke talk about “racists” eerily emulates Soviet boilerplate about “counterrevolutionaries.” Today's wokeist spouts things that could come right out of the mouth of the novelist Boris Pasternak's character Army Commissar Strelnikov, or Mao's Little Red Book concerning “suppression of counterrevolutionaries.” No wonder the woke, so-called “humanists” are the first to resort to Trotskyization and iconoclasm. They are masters of censoring, blacklisting, scapegoating, deplatforming, ritual humiliation, doxxing, cancel-culture, ostracism, and disbarring. Wokeism's logic is the eternal one of the bully Jacobin with his guillotine lists of the revolutionary unpure, the 19th-century lynch mob storming the frontier jail, the Red Guards hounding the counterrevolutionary, and the forced mental hospitalizations of the Soviet Union. But above all, wokeism is a cruel cult—created by and for the careerist benefit of the privileged.

Depression linked to reduced arginine levels University of Eastern Finland, February 20, 2022 People suffering from major depressive disorder, MDD, have reduced arginine levels, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Arginine is an amino acid which the body uses to produce, e.g., nitric oxide. Nitric oxide, in turn, is a nervous system and immune defence mediator, and it also plays a role in vascular regulation. The global arginine bioavailability ratio, GABR, is an indicator of the body's arginine levels, and the ratio has previously been used to measure the body's capacity to produce nitric oxide. Reduced arginine bioavailability is also known to be an independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. (NEXT) Vitamin D supplementation associated with improvement in mood, desire in women Medical University of Silesia (Poland), February 19 2022  A study reported in Endokrynologia Polska resulted in improvement in female sexual desire, orgasm and satisfaction, as well as mood, after supplementation with vitamin D. Based on researchers Robert Krysiak and colleagues' previous finding of an association between deficient vitamin D levels and abnormal female sexual function, a trial that examined the effects of six months of oral vitamin D supplementation was conducted among 47 women with deficient or insufficient plasma vitamin D levels. Women with vitamin D deficiency, defined as plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels that were lower than 2 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), were given 4,000 international units (IU) vitamin D per day, and participants with insufficient levels of 20-30 ng/mL were given 2,000 IU daily or no vitamin D. Questionnaires that evaluated female sexual function and depressive symptoms were completed before and after the treatment period. Supplementation with vitamin D was associated with improved sexual desire in both deficient and insufficient women. Among participants with vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D improved total sexual function scores and scores for sexual satisfaction and orgasm, while decreasing total depression scores. (NEXT) Midwifery linked to better birth outcomes in state-by-state report cards Oregon State University, February 22, 2022  Midwife-friendly laws and regulations tend to coincide with lower rates of premature births, cesarean deliveries and newborn deaths, according to a new U.S.-wide “report card” that ranks all 50 states on the quality of their maternity care. The first-of-its-kind study found a strong connection between the role of midwives in the health care system – what the researchers call “midwifery integration” – and birth outcomes. States with high midwifery integration, like Washington and Oregon, generally had better results, while states with the least integration, primarily in the Midwest and South, tended to do worse. The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE. About 10 percent of U.S. births involve midwives, far behind other industrialized countries, where midwives participate in half or more of all deliveries. Each state has its own laws and regulations on midwives' credentialing, their ability to provide services at a client's home or at birth centers, their authority to prescribe medication and the degree to which they are reimbursed by Medicaid. (NEXT) Microbiome changes could underlie nicotinamide riboside's ability to protect against weight gain Medical College of Wisconsin, February 21 2022. The January/February 2022 issue of the journal mSystems reported how the vitamin B3 derivative nicotinamide riboside (NR) impacts the gut microbiome and protects against weight gain. NR is a precursor of NAD+, a coenzyme found in all cells that aids in the production of energy. “Gut bacteria produce vitamin B3 in the colon and are capable of salvaging and metabolizing vitamin B3 and its derivatives,” wrote Valery V. Lozada-Fernández of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and colleagues. “However, it is unknown how dietary supplementation of NR alters the microbiome and if those alterations contribute to deflection of weight gain.” Mice were given diets that were high in fat with or without the addition of NR. NR supplementation resulted in less body mass gain, lower fasting glucose levels and differences in gut microbes, including a greater number of bacteria that produce butyrate. (NEXT) How sound waves could help regrow bones RMIT University (Netherlands), February 22,2022 Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease. The innovative stem cell treatment from researchers at RMIT University offers a smart way forward for overcoming some of the field's biggest challenges, through the precision power of high-frequency soundwaves. Tissue engineering is an emerging field that aims to rebuild bone and muscle by harnessing the human body's natural ability to heal itself. Additionally, the few clinical trials attempting to regrow bone have largely used stem cells extracted from a patient's bone marrow—a highly painful procedure. In a new study published in the journal Small, the RMIT research team showed stem cells treated with high-frequency sound waves turned into bone cells quickly and efficiently. (Videos) 1. Justin Trudeau's China dictatorship gaffe (1:30) (start at :25) 2. Edward Dowd Clip (5:50) 3. Banishment From The Financial System The War On Dissent (11:51) 4. “OH MY GOD! Six Fatal Mistakes in Two Weeks”Jordan Peterson 5. Communism Has Arrived   6. Jonathan Haidt & Yuval Noah Harari: Adapting to Change in an Accelerating World (15:00 to 30:00)   (OTHER NEWS) Wokeism Is a Cruel and Dangerous Cult Wokeism's natural logic is to destroy the lives of people of both genders, of all races, and—if need be—of those of every age, all to leverage an otherwise unworkable ideological agenda. Victor Davis Hanson (Stanford University) Wokeism has been described by its critics as the omnipresent use of race—and to a lesser extent, gender—to replace meritocracy and thus ensure equality of result. What follows from implementing that ideology are reparatory actions to reward those of the present by atoning for the injustices done to others in the past. Some see it as an update of 1960s cultural Marxism fads. Others scoff that it is just a return to 1980s-style political correctness. Still more see it as the logical successor to 1990s-type race, class, and gender obsessions—albeit with a shriller and more dangerous Jacobin, Soviet, and Maoist twist. Wokeism's hysteria also invites comparisons to the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism. But few have described wokeism as the cruel creed that it is. Wokeism's natural logic is to destroy the lives of people of both genders, of all races, and—if need be—those of every age, all to leverage an otherwise unworkable ideological agenda. It is nihilist and destroys everything it touches. It tears apart foes and friends alike, whether by fueling media-driven hatred of Donald Trump or faux-deification of the disaster that is now Joe Biden. Woke's Victims Defunding law enforcement and defaming police resulted in record numbers of murders in 12 U.S. cities. A wave of violent crime is even hitting America's suburbs. Without much fear of arrest, indictment, conviction, and incarceration, emboldened violent career criminals for the past year have robbed, assaulted, and killed the innocent with impunity. The victims at the bus stop, the subway, or in the furniture store do not seem to warrant media or progressive attention, much less sympathy. They are the ignored—the unnamed, and the forgotten collateral damage from the grand experiment of redefining crime as a social construct. The guilty are the elite academics, activists, and billionaires like George Soros who are untouched by what they birthed. We have all seen videos of the vast expanse of flotsam and jetsam strewn by train thieves along the Union Pacific tracks in Los Angeles. Yet the Wild West mess is still more than just the concrete manifestations of Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascón's unhinged efforts to excuse criminals from legal consequences. The packages thrown along the ground by thugs and gangsters represent, among other things, lost COVID-19 test results of the ill. Presumably, they unknowingly are waiting still by the window for the delivery of results that never arrive. The package in the dirt was, perhaps, a key tractor part eagerly awaited, in vain, by the broke farmer in the Central Valley. The mess included the life-saving medicines shipped to the sick that disappeared. And our elected leaders did what in response? Governor Gavin Newsom apologized for using the insensitive word “gangs” to describe those who plunder, loot, and trash railcars. Always In Search of Targets It is a cruel thing to indoctrinate children with the lie that they are innately guilty of oppression due to their skin color. One accurate definition of racism is collective ill-treatment of an individual due to his innate appearance—on the pretext that such bias is deserved, given the target is deemed mentally, spiritually, or morally inferior because of said traits. But that, in a nutshell, is the essence of critical race theory: the destruction of all human traits and unique characteristics, as demonized individuals are reduced to stereotyped, faceless members of a collective. The Forgotten Broken Eggs of the Woke Omelet Equity in our Orwellian world is not equality, but payback. Again, it is the idea of making the current generation pay for the supposed sins of the long dead of centuries past. Aside from the destruction of merit by the substitution of racial criteria, millions from a discarded generation will have doors slammed on their careers—simply because of the color of their skin. And they will never forget that. The woke do not even make the effort to admit that class matters as much as, or more than, race. By doing so, they doom millions of poor white and Asian students, who managed in poverty to achieve excellent grades and test scores, from being admitted to top-tier schools. Their actual achievement, despite their absence of wealthy, college-educated, or well-connected parents, means little. Once a morally bankrupt society—for naïve, utopian, or ignoble reasons—begins to calibrate graduation ceremonies, dorm space, roommate selection, achievement, and grading standards based on race, then it not only will lose its standard of living, but it will deserve to. And it may have a future date with the violence of Rwanda, Iraq, or the Balkans. Power, Not “Equity,” Is the Creed In sum, wokeness is not about kindness, equality, fairness, or morality. It is the power agenda of the elite of all races. For differing reasons, they rig the game in their own interests, without a care about who suffers. Rich white people assume that they possess the money, the influence, the networking skills, and the connections to navigate around the very exclusionary rules they make for others. For them, there are seldom costs. But they win apparent psychological gain at feeling spiritually superior while driving a Range Rover. They get high on the sense of power they wield to engineer the lives of millions deemed less important than they. And to the degree they feel guilty about their own monopoly of wealth and leisure, such transient superficial remorse is alleviated by abstract caring for the “other.” If they can ensure that 50 percent of TV commercials highlight African Americans, then they worry little about the nation's existential crisis of 800 blacks murdered in Chicago last year. And no such television execs have a clue—or likely a concern—about how to stop it. The woke take out a medieval contract that all their material indulgences can be balanced by virtue-signaling caring for the less fortunate—although always at someone else's expense. Woke = Wealthy Careerists And for the millions of the affluent, elite nonwhite? The resurgence of racial obsessions conveniently destroys the old idea of class, even though now it is the far more precise calibration of inequality. For all the woke talk about “constructs” of gender, race is somehow alone exempted and declared innate, definable, and immutable. One's appearance becomes the permanent victimized refuge—even of NBA multibillionaires and billionaire rappers alike. A Ward Churchill or Elizabeth Warren can desperately seek to leverage a career in becoming Native American, apparently as if they were almost trapped in their own white bodies. Yet they can still not manage to construct such assumed identities in the manner of Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner. If race is now the sole immutable barometer of who is a victim, who a victimizer, then LeBron James, Jay-Z, Kayne West, Chris Rock, Michelle Obama, and Oprah Winfrey are always to be among the eternally oppressed. The enormous influence, power, status, and wealth they wield never negates their victimhood, despite a nation three generations into affirmative action. In the immoral calculus of woke, the poor white or Southeast Asian offspring of poorly paid high-school dropouts constitute “the privileged.” And a multimillionaire racist like the TV anchorwoman Joy Reid claims to be the perpetual victim, not the inner-city African American retiree who in 2021 has lost local police protection. No wonder the woke elite and the affluent leftists fixate on race, given they are now the ruling class. Otherwise, their own privilege would be the obvious target of the once-beloved “Revolution.” So, they fear that by their own prior left-wing standards, they too could end up on the wrong side of their moral Maginot Line. Wokeism's obsessions with ferreting out “white privilege” are a way for rich people to head off (so to speak) the fate of Marie Antoinette. Totalitarian Wokeism A final note. We know wokeism is both contrary to human nature and antithetical to democracy and constitutional government. Without public support, it has instead embraced an entire array of cruel, Soviet, and Maoist means to achieve its own self-interested ends. Woke talk about “racists” eerily emulates Soviet boilerplate about “counterrevolutionaries.” Today's wokeist spouts things that could come right out of the mouth of the novelist Boris Pasternak's character Army Commissar Strelnikov, or Mao's Little Red Book concerning “suppression of counterrevolutionaries.” No wonder the woke, so-called “humanists” are the first to resort to Trotskyization and iconoclasm. They are masters of censoring, blacklisting, scapegoating, deplatforming, ritual humiliation, doxxing, cancel-culture, ostracism, and disbarring. Wokeism's logic is the eternal one of the bully Jacobin with his guillotine lists of the revolutionary unpure, the 19th-century lynch mob storming the frontier jail, the Red Guards hounding the counterrevolutionary, and the forced mental hospitalizations of the Soviet Union. But above all, wokeism is a cruel cult—created by and for the careerist benefit of the privileged.

We discuss the basics of the first half of WWII. What was happening in Spain before WWII? Does Luftwaffe mean "air waffle"? Why did Hitler hate the Jews? What was the Winter War? Who was Simo Häyhä? What was the Maginot Line? What was the Vichy government? How long could the German airplanes fly once over England? What did the German navy look like? Who was Francisco Franco? Had the Japanese officially declared war on the US before the attack on Pearl Harbor? What was the Bataan Death March? How did the Americans know to prepare for the Battle of Midway? Come learn it from a layman.

Al and James debate whether the British produced the best tanks during the war. They also discuss the key characters involved in the development of the Maginot Line and read extracts from the Alanbrooke Diaries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ASX 200 tried to rally off lows following RBA abandoning yield curve controls, but failed with the ASX 200 down 47 points to 7324 (0.6%). Banks were the soft point today after the very disappointing WBC results yesterday and broker downgrades. The stock fell another 2.7% bringing the two-day loss to 10%. The Big Bank Basket dropped to $184.93 down 1%. Other financials also under pressure as volatility continued in the bond market. IAG updated the market on perils on the sea and fell 7.0%. MQG down 1.5% and new kid on the block (NKOTB) GQG capped off a disappointing debut falling another 4.4%. Miners were the other weak points, coal stocks in a hole, WHC down 9.5% and CRN off 4.8%, iron ore miners also falling BHP down 2.3% and FMG down 2.6% after announcing plans to embrace a large hydrogen investment in South America. Energy stocks and gold miners drifted lower too. Industrials were relatively firm, GMG shooting the lights out with an upgrade rising 5.6%. ALL rose 1.6% after rights are no longer traded, IEL rose 3.0% as NSW hastened its reopening. In corporate news, NWL bid for PPS up 14.5%, TLX gained 8.1% on TGA approvals. In economic news, the RBA abandoned its yield curve controls as the financial equivalent of the Maginot Line. But stopped short of pulling the rug on stimulus. Full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes.Why not sign up for a free trial? Get access to expert insights and independent research and become a better investor.

We have talked about the Maginot Line and rearmament, now it is time to look at what the French army was planning to do.

A pastoral colleague of mine, Dr. Roy Clements, has preached through a number of psalms under the series title “Songs of Experience.” The title is insightful. Though they are full of doctrine, the psalms are not summaries of doctrine. Many of them are, quite literally, songs of experience. In the Psalms, not a few doctrines become firmly planted in our minds, or their implications are worked out in our lives, precisely because they are heated up in the cauldron of experience. To put the matter another way, the existential value of many doctrines is best seen in the way they are worked out in human lives. So there are psalms of hope, of fear, of doubt, of exuberant joy, of forgiveness, of disappointment, of danger, of despair, of solitude, of contemplation. Many psalms plunge from one mood to another.One of the psalms before us, Psalm 61, finds David hungering for the security that only God can give. When the psalm opens, David is apparently suffering from exhaustion or depression (Ps. 61:2). Perhaps when he penned these lines he was a long way from home: “From the ends of the earth I call to you” (Ps. 61:2). On the other hand this may simply be a poetic way of expressing how alienated he feels, how far removed from the living God. What he wants, then, is “refuge” (Ps. 61:3), “a strong tower against the foe” (Ps. 61:3)—or, in the line that has been incorporated into many hymns, he begs God, “[L]ead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps. 61:2). This conjures up competing images: a rock that will provide shelter to a person beaten down by the sun, a rock that is a craggy redoubt—something far more secure than the man himself can be.But the following verses show that the security David longs for can never be reduced to physical strength, “a strong tower”—a Maginot Line, a nuclear deterrent, a carrier task force. “I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings” (Ps. 61:4). The prayer for security has become immensely personal: David hungers above all for the presence and assurance of God himself. This God protects his own—and his own are those who have been granted the glorious heritage of fearing God's name (Ps. 61:5). It is almost as if the precise nature of the security God affords gradually dawns on David. Each verse adds an ever-deepening grasp of the true ground of the believer's security, culminating in this prayer for the king: “May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him” (Ps. 61:7). No greater security is possible. Small wonder David ends his reflection in unbounded praise (Ps. 61:8)—as must we. This podcast is designed to be used alongside TGC's Read The Bible initiative (TGC.org/readthebible). The podcast features devotional commentaries from D.A. Carson's book For the Love of God (vol. 2) that follow the M'Cheyne Bible reading plan.

During the interwar period the French decided to take a bit of concrete and build some fortifications, 5 billion Francs later they had completed an impressive bit of construction.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” -Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  “If you play at being an apolitical artist in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If you make films about the oppressor holding him as a hero, then spend the rest of your life complaining about people calling you a Nazi, cry me a river, sunshine.” -Nicola.   This week on Women of War we finally step over the Maginot Line and examine possibly the most famous Nazi woman, propagandist (though she said she wasn't), auteur and artist Leni Riefenstahl. Leni Riefenstahl felt herself destined for stardom, first as a(n average) dancer, then a (bad) actress and eventually as a director. She'd stop at nothing to get her way, just as Hitler would stop at nothing to control Germany and destroy the democratic world. And Leni saw nothing wrong with that. She would be the greatest director in the world and not even the collapse of the Third Reich would slow her down. This episode contains references to atrocities committed by the Nazi regime in WWII, rape, racism, anti-Semitism, attempted suicide, self harm, mental anguish, gendered pejorative language, and drug use. It also contains bad language.  Check out Lindsay Ellis' video on the Hunchback of Notre Dame, providing extra context on the Cannes and Venice film festivals in the 1930s. Also check out her video “Mel Brooks, the Producers and the ethics of satire about Nazis” here, if you would like to hear some discussion about the theatrics of fascism present in some of Riefenstahl's work. If you need a chuckle, click here to see “General Adolph takes a walk,” proof that people have always been people no matter when in history they were from. That's the Lambeth Walk you can hear playing about a third of the way into the episode, which we do not have permission to use. It's for an educational purpose, okay? If you need a snooze, check out Riefenstahl's Olympia on YouTube. You can also find Triumph of the Will without much looking online, but instead we're going to link to Roger Ebert's review that Nicola quoted. If you've seen the medal scene in Star Wars: A New Hope, and Be Prepared from the Lion King, you've basically got the gist of Triumph of the Will. Think massed formations. Think marching. Think a lot of trumpets. For more information on the podcast, go to womenofwarpod.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Sign up to our newsletter at womenofwarpod.com/subscribe to get notified of the newest episodes plus all the cool things we couldn't fit into the episode.   Intro and Outro Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

June 2021  In May 1940, the much-anticipated German attack on France brings the Phoney War to an end. The French have the largest land army in the world, the Maginot Line giving them hundreds of miles of defences and they know the route the Germans will take. But in the space of only a few weeks, the entire strategic course of World War Two is turned on its head. The Germans have gambled on a new invasion plan, ‘Fall Gelb’ (or ‘Case Yellow’) to set them on a risky route through the Ardennes and a dash to the coast. With so many dramatic events happening in such a short period of time, we will be telling the story of ‘Fall Gelb’ over two ‘It Happened Here’ episodes. In this first part, Dr Thomas Cheetham takes us through the planning and first phases of the operation, and the German and Allied intelligence activity that surrounded it.  Special thanks go to Sarah Langston and Dr Ben Thompson for voicing our archival documents. Image: Commander Denniston’s 1940 Diary ©Bletchley Park Trust 2021 #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #OralHistory,

Members of Congress and the public are understandably puzzled about why the U.S. Capitol remains a razor-wired, heavily defended Green Zone. It seems to be an expensive Maginot Line against a wildly exaggerated external threat to American democracy. The real peril to our constitutional Republic is now an impending inside job. In both the House and Senate, the slimmest of Democrat majorities are poised to jam through legislation that would: preclude free and fair elections in the future; disarm Americans; open our borders and incentivize millions more aliens to come here illegally; and destroy the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The idea seems to be to use the fortification of Capitol Hill not only to minimize voters’ access to their representatives – especially the 40-plus highly vulnerable Democrats – but to intimidate American patriots into acquiescence to the crushing of their freedoms. This is Frank Gaffney.

TOMMY WALLER, Director of Infrastructure Security, Center for Security Policy, Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps Reserves, Secure the Grid Coalition, Twitter: @Secure_the_Grid Tommy Waller delves into the actual magnitude of the recent SolarWinds hack Waller: the recent attack was meant to target our supply chains and the federal government's new cloud architecture Instead of trying to access our electric grid networks via hacking, China has bypassed our "Maginot Line" by exporting around 300 electrical transformers with possible backdoor capabilities to the US ROBERT SPENCER, Director, Jihad Watch, Weekly columnist, PJ Media and FrontPage Magazine, Author, "Mass Migration in Europe: A Model for the U.S.?," Twitter: @jihadwatchRS A former CIA official, Robert Grenier, recently argued that the government needs to "hunt down" the individuals behind the Capitol 6th riot the same way the US targeted Al Qaeda and ISIS Robert Spencer: If Biden wants to go after the "right wingers," he will crack down on dissent throughout the country, possibly outlawing it Spencer finds that France is "a little further down the road" than the US when it comes to dealing with Islamists in their own country JEFF NYQUIST, Writer, Newsmax, WorldNetDaily, SierraTimes, Financial Sense and Epoch Times, Author, “Origins of the Fourth World War and The New Tactics of Global War,” JRNyquist.blog, and Twitter: @JRNyquist "The Road to Civil War: A Spanish Analogy" and how the patterns of violence in 1930s Spain almost mirror those of Antifa/BLM in the US today In the lead up to the 1933 Spanish election, the those on the Left argued that should the Right take power, the country would change the rules, ensuring that the conservatives would never rise to power again Jeff Nyquist: As the past 6 months have shown, the Left in America will take to the streets on the slightest pretext KEVIN FREEMAN, Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy, Host, Economic War Room on TheBlaze TV, Author, “Game Plan” and “Secret Weapon," Twitter: @SecretWeaponUSA A new COVID stimulus bill making its way through Congress may further exacerbate the US's ever-growing deficit Forces both within and outside of the US are working to undermine the US dollar as the reserve currency of the world - China developed a new crypto currency  Will President Trump use his impending impeachment trial as an opportunity to present his case for fraud in the 2020 election? 

In this first part of a two part series, I talk with noted technologist and futurist, Mike Courtney, about innovation. We discuss what it takes for individuals or organizations to succeed at innovating, things that stand in the way of best practices, and lessons that can be learned from past innovation failures and successes. Because our audience is focused on military innovation and high technology, our discussion ranges widely: from the Maginot Line and Noorden bombsight, to the iPhone and ethical concerns about some classes of innovation. As someone who guides organizations in the process of imagining and innovating their future, Mike offers concrete advice to both commercial companies and the military on how to innovate successfully as well as suggestions on pitfalls to avoid. Email addresses: mark@commercebasix.com and mike@aperioninsights.com

On this latest podcast jewel of the universe, Mike and Jay welcome special guest Joe.  Joe proclaims to be an amateur scientist, alien enthusiast, snappy dresser and an elite bowler.  Joe talks all about his interest and intimate knowledge of possible alien civilizations across the universe and their contact with earthlings.  He also informs the audience on how he took part in a secret military m.r.e. tasting program.  We are thankful he lived to tell the tale.  Other topics to be discussed are the origins of Jay's brain damage, white walkers and the Maginot Line as well as Mike and Jay's Hollywood acting experience.  California based band White Fuzzy Bloodbath also makes a musical appearance on the program.  Sit back, relax and prepare to be taken on ride through a galaxy of knowledge and nonsense.  The truth exists, believe it!!!

Michael Kist and Mark Schofield review Carson Wentz's performance against the Ravens, set their expectations for his game against the Giants and preview Daniel Jones! Powered by SBNation and Bleeding Green Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The construction of the Maginot Line was the best military decision of of 1914. Unfortunately it was built 20 years later. We like to use history to help us inform our decisions but we often are fighting the last battle, not the present one. The election dates of 1968, 1972 and 2016 are batted about in regard to 2020. Why is this wrong? Learn more in this podcast.

Podcast: Energy Central Power Perspectives™ PodcastEpisode: 19: ‘Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Secure the Grid? ’ with Joe Weiss of Applied Control SolutionsPub date: 2020-08-25In recent months, the federal government and the utility sector have come to a reckoning about the state of cybersecurity on the U.S. grid, leading to an Executive Order from the President to prevent foreign-made equipment to be installed on the grid due to potential creation of backdoors into our vulnerable systems by foreign adversaries. While this move and other security measures about what to do next have been getting plenty of attention from energy professionals, Joe Weiss has another important question: what about the equipment that’s already been installed across our grid? As Managing Partner of Applied Control Systems, Joe spends his time thinking through the vital questions surrounding cybersecurity of industrial control systems, both in the utility sector and in wider industry applications, and Joe joins Jason Price and Matt Chester in this episode of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast to provide warning about how critical the situation has become. Seeing the weaknesses that exist across the U.S. grid, Joe asks whether security professionals and government officials are doing everything that needs to be done to provide for sufficient defense of our energy systems, especially in the less obvious and more seldomly discussed areas. For anyone who recognizes the threat that an attack on our power industry would present (or especially for someone who hasn’t given that topic much thought), this episode is not one you’ll want to miss! Key Links: Joe Weiss’s Energy Central Profile: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/238118/about ICS cyber security is the second coming of the Maginot Line – and the Chinese have breached it: https://energycentral.com/c/iu/ics-cyber-security-second-coming-maginot-line-%E2%80%93-and-chinese-have-breached-it Presidential Executive Order 13920 was not due to a malware event - recent and upcoming events will discuss the event: https://energycentral.com/c/iu/presidential-executive-order-13920-was-not-due-malware-event-recent-and-upcoming Emergency Executive Order 13920 – Response to a real nation-state cyberattack against the US grid: https://energycentral.com/c/iu/emergency-executive-order-13920-%E2%80%93-response-real-nation-state-cyberattack-against Link to register as a member of the Energy Central community: https://energycentral.com/user/registerThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Energy Central, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

In recent months, the federal government and the utility sector have come to a reckoning about the state of cybersecurity on the U.S. grid, leading to an Executive Order from the President to prevent foreign-made equipment to be installed on the grid due to potential creation of backdoors into our vulnerable systems by foreign adversaries. While this move and other security measures about what to do next have been getting plenty of attention from energy professionals, Joe Weiss has another important question: what about the equipment that’s already been installed across our grid? As Managing Partner of Applied Control Systems, Joe spends his time thinking through the vital questions surrounding cybersecurity of industrial control systems, both in the utility sector and in wider industry applications, and Joe joins Jason Price and Matt Chester in this episode of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast to provide warning about how critical the situation has become. Seeing the weaknesses that exist across the U.S. grid, Joe asks whether security professionals and government officials are doing everything that needs to be done to provide for sufficient defense of our energy systems, especially in the less obvious and more seldomly discussed areas. For anyone who recognizes the threat that an attack on our power industry would present (or especially for someone who hasn’t given that topic much thought), this episode is not one you’ll want to miss! Key Links: Joe Weiss’s Energy Central Profile: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/238118/about ICS cyber security is the second coming of the Maginot Line – and the Chinese have breached it: https://energycentral.com/c/iu/ics-cyber-security-second-coming-maginot-line-%E2%80%93-and-chinese-have-breached-it Presidential Executive Order 13920 was not due to a malware event - recent and upcoming events will discuss the event: https://energycentral.com/c/iu/presidential-executive-order-13920-was-not-due-malware-event-recent-and-upcoming Emergency Executive Order 13920 – Response to a real nation-state cyberattack against the US grid: https://energycentral.com/c/iu/emergency-executive-order-13920-%E2%80%93-response-real-nation-state-cyberattack-against Link to register as a member of the Energy Central community: https://energycentral.com/user/register

Q & A: https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/blog/post/summary_of_july_15th_2020_purdue_seminar_on_control_system_cyber_security/Critical infrastructures such as electric power, oil/gas, water/wastewater,pipelines, transportation, and manufacturing utilize process control and safetysystems to monitor, control, and assure safe operating conditions. Controlsystems consist of Internet protocol (IP) networks and HMIs to provide operatorinput and big data analytics. These systems have been designed with cybersecurity and authentication. However, what makes control systems unique are thecontrol system devices such process sensors, actuators, drives, power supplies,etc. that have no cyber security or authentication and are a direct threat topersonnel and equipment safety. Control system cyber security impacts are real.There have been more than 1,250 actual control system cyber incidents with morethan 1,500 deaths and more than $70Billion in direct damage. There is a need toget the computer scientists/network engineers that understand networks and thedomain engineers that understand the physical processes to work together orthere is no hope in securing the critical infrastructures. About the speaker: Joseph Weiss is an industry expert on controlsystems and electronic security of control systems, with more than 40 years ofexperience in the energy industry. Mr. Weiss spent more than 14 years at theElectric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the first 5 years managing theNuclear Instrumentation and Diagnostics Program. He was responsible fordeveloping many utility industry security primers and implementationguidelines. He was also the EPRI Exploratory Research lead on instrumentation,controls, and communications. Mr. Weiss serves as a member of numerousorganizations related to control system security. He served as the Task ForceLead for review of information security impacts on IEEE standards. He is also aDirector on ISA's Standards and Practices Board. He has provided oral andwritten testimony to three House subcommittees, one Senate Committee, and aformal statement for the record to another House Committee. He has alsoresponded to numerous Government Accountability Office (GAO) information requestson cyber security and Smart Grid issues. He is also an invited speaker at manyindustry and vendor user group security conferences, has chaired numerous panelsessions on control system security, and is often quoted throughout theindustry. He has published over 80 papers on instrumentation, controls, anddiagnostics including chapters on cyber security for Electric PowerSubstations Engineering and Securing Water and Wastewater Systems.He coauthored Cyber Security Policy Guidebook and authored ProtectingIndustrial Control Systems from Electronic Threats. In February 2016, Mr.Weiss gave the keynote to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, andMedicine on control system cyber security. Mr. Weiss has conducted SCADA,substation, nuclear and fossil plant control system, and water systemsvulnerability and risk assessments and conducted short courses on controlsystem security. He has amassed a database of more than 1,100 actual controlsystem cyber incidents. He was a member of Transportation Safety Board Committeeon Cyber Security for Mass Transit. He was a subject matter expert to theInternational Atomic Energy Agency on nuclear plant control system cybersecurity. He started the annual Industrial Control System (ICS) Cyber Security Conferencein 2002. Mr. Weiss has received numerous industry awards, including the EPRIPresidents Award (2002) and is an ISA Fellow, Managing Director of ISA FossilPlant Standards, ISA Nuclear Plant Standards, ISA Industrial Automation andControl System Security (ISA99), a Ponemon Institute Fellow, and an IEEE SeniorMember. He has been identified as a Smart Grid Pioneer by Smart Grid Today. Heis a Voting Member of the TC65 TAG and a US Expert to TC65 WG10,Security for industrial process measurement and control – network and systemsecurity and IEC TC45A Nuclear Plant Cyber Security. Mr. Weiss was featured inRichard Clarke and RP Eddy's book- Warning – Finding Cassandras to StopCatastrophes. He has patents on instrumentation, control systems,and OT networks. He is a registered professional engineer in the State ofCalifornia, a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified inRisk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). Website: www.controlglobal.com/unfetteredBook: Protecting Industrial Control Systemsfrom Electronic Threats

Q & A: https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/blog/post/summary_of_july_15th_2020_purdue_seminar_on_control_system_cyber_security/ Critical infrastructures such as electric power, oil/gas, water/wastewater,pipelines, transportation, and manufacturing utilize process control and safetysystems to monitor, control, and assure safe operating conditions. Controlsystems consist of Internet protocol (IP) networks and HMIs to provide operatorinput and big data analytics. These systems have been designed with cybersecurity and authentication. However, what makes control systems unique are thecontrol system devices such process sensors, actuators, drives, power supplies,etc. that have no cyber security or authentication and are a direct threat topersonnel and equipment safety. Control system cyber security impacts are real.There have been more than 1,250 actual control system cyber incidents with morethan 1,500 deaths and more than $70Billion in direct damage. There is a need toget the computer scientists/network engineers that understand networks and thedomain engineers that understand the physical processes to work together orthere is no hope in securing the critical infrastructures.

we continue with part 2, in this part we talk to Jon Russell and review our favorite moments from the past 3 1/2 years of Bolt Action and podcasting. break music The Maginot Line, out music is our old lead in music Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition from episode 1 and 2 (don't listen to them please they're not that good actually)

The Maginot Line

Cell Phone plus auxiliary cord to Vehicle Audio = Action Radio on your Radio! Patreon memberships:  https://www.patreon.com/ActionRadio Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/radiolegislature/ Twitter:  GregPenglis@ActionRadioGP Bill writing site:  www.WriteYourLaws.com *****  Show Notes:  6/22/20 Intro - The Rice Report, with City Councilwoman Shannon Rice.  Lots to talk about as our local government continues with their stupid "orders" as everyone openly defies them now.  Which is fine because they aren't legal anyway, and Covid peaked back in early April. 7:30 - The National Security Report, with Dr. Peter Vincent Pry.  This was amazing as usual.  We started with Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia by Germany in WW2, and ended with how can we pit China and Russia against each other today, as that would be Leftist on Leftist, just like WW2.  We concerned ourselves mostly with Dr. Pry's article on a surprise EMP attack from China.  It's in The Hill.  We discussed among other things, our old technology, like aircraft carrier groups, our modern day "Maginot Line," and perhaps just as useless to a missile attack. 1:20:00 - Main Topic, Guests and Callers.  Dr. Pry stuck around awhile engaging one of our regular callers, and then we talked about all the ways our government got tied up in Coronavirus. ***** Action Radio is the synergy of radio broadcast technology, the internet, the radio audience, articles, podcasts, news videos, state and federal legislators, the governors, and even the President, in an entirely new way to make our laws.  The citizens, us, we will write the bills, online, and on the air, for submission to the various legislators.  Then we will lobby our bills with as large an audience as we can build.

Even a virtue assigned to the tech world has all kinds of holes in it.  While an individual might have protection inside of the companies that actually bother to care about it.   When a secure company shares their data with an insecure company (facebook) or government (China) then it doesn't matter how secure they are INTERNALLY, they are absolutely insecure out of their narrow walled garden.

80 years ago this week, one of the most extraordinary evacuations in military history was under way: 'The Miracle of Dunkirk'. But how, and why, did the Allies find themselves in such a dire position? On this podcast, I was joined by one of the great historians of the Second World War, Peter Caddick-Adams, who took me through The Fall of France and the Low Countries - one of the most catastrophic defeats in military history. In just a couple of weeks, the German army achieved what it had failed to achieve in four years of brutal fighting in The Great War. They had bypassed the Maginot Line and crossed the the River Meuse to encircle much of the Allied forces at the port of Dunkirk. Was it technology, doctrine, or careless mistakes which allowed this to happen? How did each side utilise these events in the propaganda war? We also discussed the remarkable circumstances troops found themselves in - many of whom were fighting and commanding in exactly the same positions as they had in the First Word War, two and a half decades previously. Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of this podcast from the beginning (400 extra episodes). We're running live podcasts on Zoom, we've got weekly quizzes where you can win prizes, and exclusive subscriber only articles. It's the ultimate history package. Just go to historyhit.tv to subscribe. Use code 'pod1' at checkout for your first month free and the following month for just £/€/$1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

80 years ago this week, one of the most extraordinary evacuations in military history was under way: 'The Miracle of Dunkirk'. But how, and why, did the Allies find themselves in such a dire position? On this podcast, I was joined by one of the great historians of the Second World War, Peter Caddick-Adams, who took me through The Fall of France and the Low Countries - one of the most catastrophic defeats in military history. In just a couple of weeks, the German army achieved what it had failed to achieve in four years of brutal fighting in The Great War. They had bypassed the Maginot Line and crossed the the River Meuse to encircle much of the Allied forces at the port of Dunkirk. Was it technology, doctrine, or careless mistakes which allowed this to happen? How did each side utilise these events in the propaganda war? We also discussed the remarkable circumstances troops found themselves in - many of whom were fighting and commanding in exactly the same positions as they had in the First Word War, two and a half decades previously. Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of this podcast from the beginning (400 extra episodes). We're running live podcasts on Zoom, we've got weekly quizzes where you can win prizes, and exclusive subscriber only articles. It's the ultimate history package. Just go to historyhit.tv to subscribe. Use code 'pod1' at checkout for your first month free and the following month for just £/€/$1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we continue the story of World War II. We briefly look at the Phony War and then continue with Germany's attack on Denmark and Norway. We then consider Germany's plan for the rest of Europe, specifically looking at the Maginot Line and Von Manstein's plan to invade France through the Ardennes. We look at the attacks on the Netherlands and Belgium and how the Germans managed to pin the Allied forces to the coast. We also discuss what happened at Dunkirk and how the Germans then set course for Paris. We end the discussion with the creation of the Vichy government. We've drawn on the work of historians Marvin Perry and Sir Basil Liddell Hart. as well as the excellent courses @TheGreatCourses.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Q8KGSAT37YCPA&source=url)

A very brief introduction to the Maginot Line, the extensive border defense system established by France in the aftermath of the first World War. This short lecture was produced for students in my spring 2020 HIST 153 "Borderlands in World History" course at Calvin University.

Late last week the Michael Gordon wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal (you gotta pay to read it) entitled “Marines Plan to Retool to Meet China Treat” —- on Monday, US Naval Institute News led with the headline “New Marine Corps Cuts Will Slash All Tanks, Many Heavy Weapons As Focus Shifts to […]

Welcome to episode 213 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode we're talking to Nic Pearce - Chair 2020 IABC World Conference about what goes into planning and executing an event of the scale of #IABC20. From the overarching theme, to the selection of keynotes and breakout speakers, to what attendees can expect as they arrive in Chicago this June for IABC World Conference. Video version of our conversation with Nic Pearce: https://youtu.be/1ENHRQKgMT0 -- But first we check in with Brennen Schmidt. Brennen is a senior consultant with Deloitte Canada. Prior to joining Deloitte, he served as a communication consultant with Saskatchewan’s public service for the greater part of a decade. His passion for technology has enabled him to work with clients and stakeholders across Canada and the United States to help discover how to better connect people, process, and technology. Schmidt co-authored Cyber City Safe: Emergency Planning Beyond the Maginot Line, a work which explores how we can live smarter, safer, and healthier lives. Session link: https://wc.iabc.com/a-spotlight-on-cyber-emerging-from-the-shadows-of-it/ -- So, let's say that you have decided that you need to attend IABC World Conference because you see how it can benefit your career and your organization, but you don't know how to pitch it to your employer. There is a great resource on https://wc.iabc.com/business-case-letter-wc/ which outlines the business case for attending the IABC World Conference. It is designed to assist you with requesting funding from an employer or other sponsor to help you attend. All you have to do is tailor the information on that letter to fit your needs. -- Thanks for listening to this episode. Music is from Joakim Karud (https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud) and Ikson (https://soundcloud.com/ikson) Produced and Presented by Dan Gold This is an IABC Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go. So make the best of this test and don’t ask why. It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time. It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right. We hope you had the time of your life. We certainly did. Starting way back in August, Tres Amigos los Fantasia Futbol Fiesta have been bringing you witty banter, prescient insight, and actionable directives to help you reach this point: your fantasy football title match. Or maybe the third-place game, or the Toilet Bowl, or you’ve been reduced to attempting to fatten up that DFS bankroll; hey, 60 percent of the time it works every time. But it hasn’t been for lack of trying. We challenge you to find a fantasy football podcast that so painstakingly pairs intelligent analysis with juvenile humor. Where else will you get a breakdown of both the Maginot Line and the Vikings backfield? Why not toss back a Lift Bridge Tan Van or the weekly Grain Belt Premium while looking forward to Bo finishing his 50/50 with a Younghoe? Who else can look at the Tampa Bay receiving corps post-Hamstringagedon and note the literary and reproductive allegories of Ishmael Hymen? In the show to end all shows, or at least the 2019 campaign, you had 2V laying down the Killer Gs at tight end while trotting out a naked Philip Rivers and leaning on the Change Bank for support; Magsh decked out in the ugliest Christmas outfit this side of Tim Allen in Santa Clause 3 while eschewing the ceilings for more floor time and high-probability outcomes; and Bo, with his home life literally going to the dogs, finding the inner fortitude to flawlessly decipher the teleprompter for both the news and weather. In no other 69 plus five minute span of audio will you find more singular fantasy analysis and double entendres from three guys uniquely qualified to drink beer and help you win a fantasy championship. May we present, for the final time in 2019, the Fantasy Football Party podcast. ***** Follow the show on Twitter @TheFFParty and its co-hosts @MplsMaggio, @Bo_Mitchell, and @jtuvey Support your local show sponsors! Use the code FFParty to get a seven-day free trial of rake-free DFS at FantasyDraft. Perk up and slap yourself in the face with this week’s $150,000 Hooters Main Event at https://www.fantasydraft.com/contest/1597677/. At FantasyLabs, the code 10OFF saves you $10 on a trial membership at the site all the FF Party-goers turn to to help set their DFS lineups. Works for hockey and basketball, too; like the Jelly-of-the-Month Club, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. At JL Beers, come for the new breakfast sandwiches and stay… ah, what the heck, stay until you’ve slayed a keg. Odds are you’ll bump into at least two of the three Party-goers somewhere along the way.

With the penultimate week of any self-respecting fantasy football season upon us, the three wise men who make up The Fantasy Football Party convened once again at JL Beers to quaff ales, break hearts, and make podcast magic. With witty repartee snapping like Mike Evans’ hamstring, Tres Hombres los Futbol Fiesta Fantasia shared fantasy playoff and DFS regrets to help you the listener avoid similar fates. Delivering gut feelings from guts in far better shape than Calvin Ridley’s (Narrator: round is a shape), our beloved party-goers delivered actionable advice designed to fatten your wallet. And, like Marvin Jones’ ankle, they gave out… only in this case it was lineups jam-packed with players more than half of you could theoretically pick up and put to good use this week. You had Magsh hip-hopping on the Raheem Mostert locomotive while laying the groundwork for a “Christmas Vacation” reprise (not a remake, a continuation). You had Bo building a gritty, gutty, and sneaky-fast wide receiver corps for his 50/50 team, summing it all up with an Internet meme involving an angry woman (Narrator: She’s not angry, she’s just pointing) and a cat (Narrator: Hey, I know you! I know you!). And you had 2V lamenting the bulk of his playoff teams going udders-up before rallying to give you a never-nude Eli, the Maginot Line of defenses, and the greatest fantasy tight end since J-Lo was a Fly Girl. It was either Socrates or Sean Payton who famously said, “Worry about your freakin’ meat!” We assume at least one of them was talking about Sam the Butcher, but don’t let that dissuade you from dialing up the podcast you see before you and sucking down its content like it was the last glorious drop from the soon-to-be-slayed keg of Prairie Artisan Screenshot. After all, it’s the playoffs; you need to be at the apex of your game… and this is just the podcast to take you there. ***** Follow the show on Twitter @TheFFParty and its co-hosts @MplsMaggio, @Bo_Mitchell, and @jtuvey Support your local show sponsors! Use the code FFParty to get a seven-day free trial of rake-free DFS at FantasyDraft. Perk up and slap yourself in the face with this week’s $175,000 Hooters Main Event at https://www.fantasydraft.com/contest/1587684/. At FantasyLabs, the code 10OFF saves you $10 on a trial membership at the site all the FF Party-goers turn to to help set their DFS lineups. At JL Beers, come for the new breakfast sandwiches and stay… ah, what the heck, stay until you’ve slayed a keg. Odds are you’ll bump into at least two of the three Party-goers somewhere along the way.

Year 6 talk about WW1 and WW2, The Blitz, tips for surviving assessment and their sporting activities at Lyndhurst: iceskating trips, athletic competitions and hockey. They share the books they've been reading and converse in French. Music from this week includes: The White Cliffs of Dover by Chelsea Pensioners The Great Escape: Theme tune by Dominik Hauser Totality by Arash Amirzadeh The Yabba by Battles Skating by Vince Guaraldi Trio International Athletics by Keith Mansfield Skating in Central Park by Bill Evans & Jim Hall Actually by Rozi Plain Imagine Me in the Maginot Line by George Formby

We cover Jeopardy! episodes from the week of October 28th. Kyle learns how bad he is at writing quiz questions, and we all learn a bit about the Maginot Line. BONUS: Emily gives her predictions for the quarterfinals of the upcoming Tournament of Champions!Check out potentpod.com, and find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1)!

In Nov. 2018, French President Emanuel Macron declared war on “offensive and hateful content” on the internet. Subsequently, France adopted strict laws against both online hate speech and fake news, which is thought to threaten France’s liberal democratic values.  But this is not the first time in history that France has sought to combat supposedly “dangerous content” spread by clandestine networks intent on undermining essential values and moeurs.  When Paris became the capital of the High-Enlightenment around the mid-eighteenth century, the Old Regime monarchy created a Maginot Line of overlapping pre- and post-publication censorship. This system was intended to ensure that good books were encouraged and privileged while bad books that attacked the monarchy and Catholic orthodoxy or morals were kept out of circulation or suppressed.   Just as French regulators today may struggle to distinguish between hate and political speech, it was not easy to draw the line between useful new ideas and subversive philosophy in a society in flux. As Enlightenment ideas took hold and literacy increased, a public sphere emerged from under the shadow of royal absolutism and strict religious orthodoxy. In this sphere, Enlightenment philosophers like Voltaire and Diderot fought to expand the limits of tolerance and free speech, while counter-enlightenment anti-philosophers tried to stem the rising tide of what they saw as godless sedition. Each faction tried to exert decisive influence over the institutions of the Old Regime and land the decisive blow in the battle over the public sphere shaping French mores.  The stakes were high and the outcome uncertain. But perhaps the events of pre-revolutionary France may help explain why even today the democratically elected president of France has taken the lead in fighting the nebulous concept of “offensive and hateful content.” In this episode, we will explore: How salons, cafés, and an increase in literacy and print created a new public sphere The ins and outs of pre-and post-publication censorship in the Old Regime How censorship and book monopolies created a booming black market, flooding France with philosophy and pornography  How a culture of honor limited free expression  How royal censors both furthered and frustrated the efforts of Enlightenment authors  How a group of radical Enlightenment philosophers challenged religious and moral authorities from the Salon of Baron D’Holbach and through the pages of the Encyclopédie — a bold and subversive attempt to compile all the knowledge in the world How France’s chief censor saved the Encylopédie from destruction and ensured its eventual triumph  How a 19-year-old teenager became the last person to be executed for blasphemy in France How French philosophers including Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire failed to formulate a coherent and robust free speech doctrine  Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firewall. You can subscribe and listen to Clear and Present Danger on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, YouTube, TuneIn, and Stitcher, or download episodes directly from SoundCloud. Stay up to date with Clear and Present Danger on the show’s Facebook and Twitter pages, or visit the podcast’s website at freespeechhistory.com. Email us feedback at freespeechhistory@gmail.com.

In a full episode, Allan and Darren return to the perennial topics of Australian foreign policy—our relationships with the United States and China, with events of recent weeks offering yet another illustration of how complex and challenging these relations are. As a result of the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense visiting Sydney for AUSMIN in early August, Australia was asked to contribute to (another) military operation in the Middle East, a very controversial proposal for stationing US missiles in Australia was floated, and China came in for much American criticism. Was this Australia being “squeezed” by Washington, and how did the government handle it? Australia’s bilateral relationship with China is also making headlines, in particular because of Andrew Hastie MP’s op-ed in which he invoked a controversial analogy involving Germany and the Maginot Line. Meanwhile, duelling protests are being carried out on Australian soil regarding Hong Kong. Allan and Darren grapple with these questions, and finish the episode by covering PM Scott Morrison’s trip to Tuvalu for the Pacific Islands Forum, which did not go as he would have hoped with climate change being the major fault line between Australia and its South Pacific family. As always, we invite our listeners to email us at this address: australia.world.pod@gmail.com We welcome feedback, requests and suggestions. You can also contact Darren on twitter @limdarrenj Our thanks go to new AIIA intern James Hayne for his help research and audio editing and Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant links “Joint Statement Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2019”, Media Release, 4 August 2019: https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2019/mp_mr_190804.aspx Andrew Hastie, “We must see China - the opportunities and the threats - with clear eyes”, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2019: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-must-see-china-the-opportunities-and-the-threats-with-clear-eyes-20190807-p52eon.html Simon Birmingham, “Interview on ABC insiders”, 11 August 2019, transcript: https://trademinister.gov.au/transcripts/Pages/2019/sb_tr_190811.aspx?w=97hIoZC4PHe7VC%2F%2F1w31%2FA%3D%3D Kate Lyons, “Fiji PM accuses Scott Morrison of ‘insulting’ and alienating Pacific leaders” The Guardian, 17 August 2019: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/fiji-pm-frank-bainimarama-insulting-scott-morrison-rift-pacific-countries Chernobyl, HBO series: https://www.hbo.com/chernobyl The Golden Compass / Northern Lights by Philip Pullman, Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119322.The_Golden_Compass

Episode 827 Meg Rowley, managing editor of The Hardball Times, discusses not only (a) the rules of the game but also (b) how much fretting is appropriate over those rules — both for commissioner Rob Manfred and for private citizens at their homes. Also: how the Maginot Line — that is, a line of fortifications […]

Jonathan attends a rather strange dinner party. Mark is concerned about the welfare of his new employee. July is the Maginot Line: http://www.podbean.com/premium-signup/jf62q-4bef7/Sadly+Lacking+Radio. 

Here are the show notes from this episode: Moving from Thinking to Taking Action! If you don’t execute, nothing happens! Move away from analysis paralysis and towards action. Closing in on MINDSCAPING certification on Friday May 4th, 2018! Melissa Tiers will be arriving from New York to teach her Addictions Protocol Word of the Day: Vehicle – Getting from where you are to where you want to be… The Magic Question again! What do you want? or the Clean Language version: What would you like to have happen? Check out the Hypnotherapy Sandwich here. Identify the target in positive terms, because you’re the one who’s going to take action! Be very thorough in your changework so the change lasts… Don’t attempt to fix everything at once! One key thing or key big-chunk at a time is enough Chris says “Life is a Road-trip” which is a great metaphor! Stop blowing money? Or start saving money? What do you want? Tiny changes over time stack up and lead to great rewards. You have to start though… Write down your plan and make it manageable to avoid Overwhelm. Too much Chaos steals Order! The 2 Minute Rule! It enables you to get started NOW! Celebrate small victories… The Big Chunks of Life – Resources, Health, Money, Relationships…etc. What’s the priority for you? If I could only have one of these important things, which would it be? Clear the clutter, and the time-clutter! What will you remove that takes too much of your time? A word from our sponsor: The Shizzjigg Corporation Six Action Shoes: Navy blue formal shoes – Procedures, checklists, routines. Gray sneaker – Exploration, investigation, sneaking and gathering evidence. Brown brogues – Sensible shoes for practicality and pragmatic action. Orange gumboots – Firefighter boots for safety, emergencies, urgent problems. Pink slipper – Care, compassion, sensitivity, human feelings and comfort. Purple riding boots – Emperor on a horse. Leadership, command and Imperial authority. Read Six Action Shoes by Edward De Bono. It’s an awesome book so buy it now! Empowering Question:  What will I take action on today to get myself moving toward where I want to be? What will I do this very day to get started in the optimal direction for my life? Empowering Metaphor: The Minden Tidal Wave Ending: The Border Crossing at the Maginot Line     

After the historic breakout in Normandy and their rapid advance through northern France, the Third Army faced an unexpected obstacle at Fort Driant on the Maginot Line. A seasoned garrison of Wehrmacht troops put up a staunch resistance. Historian Kevin Hymel returns to discuss the action there.

The Chinese Nationalist forces have pulled back from the coast, yet are determined to establish their own Maginot Line. But as both sides have reinforcements in route, the fighting around Shanghai will continue. Thus giving the world, its first large clash, using modern weapons within a civilian population, five years before Stalingrad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conflicts of the Greatest Generation The Maginot Line, Winston Churchill, America Joins the War, Fundamentalists vs. Evangelicals Presentation Online giving

The 12th Armoured Division set off from New York for the European theatre of war on September 20th 1944. They would spend November and December surging across northern France encountering the enemy in Alsace and at the Maginot Line, liberating parts of France as they went. They were one of only two US Armoured Divisions to have african american combat companies integrated into the division. They adopted the nickname "Hellcats" symbolising their toughness and readiness for combat. They would meet their toughest opposition against German Forces at Herrlisheim - part of Hitler's Operation North wind.  Dur: 20mins  File: .mp3

UGP #560 Battle Of France And The Growth Of Young Conservative Clubs... Tonight I have a rare guest, Sean-Michael from All Saints Episcopal School. He has created a board game about the French part of WWII and their Maginot Line of defense. He also created a young conservative club at his high school and is heading to an Ivy League school! Come hear why the professor has a new hope for the future when he talks to Utes like Sean-Michalel...

War Comes to America Check out this video on Public Access America https://youtu.be/kOpokrl-ZZs This Podcast examines world events that pulled the U.S. into World War II. Reel 1 dramatizes the early settling of the U.S., the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and a winter at Valley Forge. It explains the colonists' thirst for independence. Reel 2 dramatizes later European migrations to the U.S. stressing the strength brought to the U.S. by her immigrants. It shows luxury items (cars, radios, etc.) which contribute to U.S. life. It also depicts educational facilities, recreational activities (including many sport scenes), and prohibition era scenes. In Reel 3, U.S. troops man trenches in France in 1917. Crowds in New York City celebrate the armistice. Secretary of State Henry Stimson denounces Japan's march into Manchuria. Shows the Bonus March on Washington, D.C., and breadlines in the 1930s. Adolf Hitler watches a military display in Berlin. Haile Selassie visits the front in Ethiopia in 1935. Senator Hiram Johnson speaks for the Neutrality Act of 1935. German planes bomb cities, and street fights flare during the Spanish Civil War. Shanghai is bombed in 1937. Gallup polls find U.S. citizens isolationists. In Reel 4, Emperor Hirohito inspects Japanese troops. Representative Andrew J. May urges arming before the House Military Affairs Committee. Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison asks the Naval Affairs Committee for funds. Maps illustrate Nazi conquests of 1939. Hitler ridicules President Roosevelt's peace proposal before the Reichstag. Warsaw is bombed. French artillery on the Maginot Line fires. President Franklin Roosevelt requests Congress to amend neutrality laws. Senators Gerald P. Nye and Elbert D. Thomas voice opposing views. The Gallup poll finds citizens united to amend the laws. In Reel 5, Dean Acheson sums up arms embargo legislation. Maps illustrate Nazi aggression in Western Europe. Refugees clog French roads and FDR denounces Italy's entry into the war. Hitler, Hermann Goring, and Admiral Karl Doenitz, receive the French surrender; Nazis parade through Paris. Secretary of State Cordell Hull asks for hemispheric solidarity at Havana in 1940. FDR asks Congress for military funds and National Guard units, and Edward R. Murrow reports during a London air raid. In Reel 6, Axis powers sign the Berlin Pact in 1940. Mussolini and Hitler report to their people; Charles Lindbergh pleads isolationism; Wendell Willkie asks for aid to England. The Gallup poll echoes this view; FDR speaks to Congress on lend-lease. Lend-lease material is unloaded at several ports. In Reel 7, Stimson and Wendell Willkie ask that merchant ships be armed. Saburo Kurusu meets Secretary of State Hull in Washington, D.C. Hull sums up Japan's conditions for peace. Pearl Harbor is attacked. Draftees are inducted. Source Link https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.36073 Copyright Link https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Vonadler discusses the French plans and preparations for World War 2. The purpose and efficacy of the Maginot Line, the problem of the "hollow classes," and the overall strategy are discussed along with side tangents into the French influence on American artillery tactics and geopolitics.

As Winston Churchill watched the French army march past on Bastille Day, 1939, amid the tensions of Europe, he exclaimed "Thank God for the French army ..." and with good reason.  France had the best equipped and largest army on the continent. Further bolstered by the virtually impregnable Maginot Line on its eastern border with Germany, a fleet second only to Britain's and a mighty air force, conventional thinking was that the Franco-British forces could and would defeat Germany's Wehrmacht if need be, or starve Germany to death by blockade.  In this episode, we learn how a German general came up with the one plan that might succeed in winning the war and how the Battle of France was lost by the Allies, dooming the continent to five years of slaughter and destruction.

Featuring the Maginot Line, glowing soliders and cheap Audis. Plus waterfalls, worms, thunderbirds and gambling. Increasing the price by a penny every time you click, it’s Skeptics with a K.

The Problems: the Greek dessert crisis (from the root, disagreeos); analyzing the tactical dearth of mousse in the Maginot Line; a shared fate for Ernst Röhm and the Clampett family; disruptive oninonomics behind food that blooms; no Abrahamic sandwiches for Halal the Elder; some phallocentric appeals of flan and its equipment; John’s beef with the compulsory heat of Turkey’s nuts; why hasenpfeffers are expendable; ruined by a young Marlo Thomas; when *M*A*S*H* got all Chachi; line-editing Raymond Carver’s cocktail napkins; accent on the fakeyest Cockneys, Guv’na; formally moving on to African-American-tie racism; efforts to secure Ann-Margret’s hips (and flips) a place on our canonical phalanx; John’s morbid—and ultimately unfounded—fear of Neil Young’s doobie; saving a lovely, dark-haired girl from hipster yodeling; and some editorial follow-up on why Merlin could still use a good Pounding. Ep. 05: “Carry on, Maude” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer “La carte des desserts” by tedseverson Roderick on the Line Ep. 05 Show Notes