Podcasts about Makeshift

INTERVIEW: Justina King on upcoming Makeshift festival by Zac Hoffman on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Revealing countries that will actually pay you to move there, reacting to the greatest upcoming sports month in history, how much it costs to be Kim Kardashian, four terrifying fast food items, and more!==========SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!USE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid==========0:00 COUNTRIES THAT PAY TO MOVE THERE4:40 MAKESHIFT UPDATES8:38 EVERY ANSWER STARTS WITH 'S'13:42 GREATEST MONTH IN SPORTS HISTORY?20:11 JOIN LEGENDZ!22:05 DEATH ROW MEAL BIRTH MONTH!30:21 BRIAN PLAYS WHO AM I!33:06 HOW MUCH TO BE KIM K?!36:26 CHANGE GENDERS OR MUFFINS?39:38 4 TERRIFYING FAST FOOD ITEMS!47:09 WHICH SEAT ARE YOU CHOOSING?50:34 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Winks and MakeShift got to see Detonation Festival in Arizona (Winks for the 1st time, MakeShift for the 1st time since 2014) and had a blast hanging out in Uranium Springs. We got Mitzy and Keilbasa to join us to talk about Detonation and their burlesque troop, The Molotov Mollies.  Check out Detonation and the rest of the Uranium Springs events: https://endofdays.us/ Sign up for the Patch of the Month club at patreon.com/theapocalypsepost Check out the Mollies on insta @molotovmollies

5pm - A landmark 45-year study of over 1,000 children found that early self-control—not IQ or wealth—is the strongest predictor of lifelong health, success, and stability, though it can still be strengthened over time // North Seattle neighborhood builds makeshift barricades after shootings near Aurora // LETTERS

Neotropolis 2026 was the best one yet and MakeShift and Winks talk about thier experiences, what worked and what didn't, and some favorite moments, all while crammed in the back of a car because... they're insane.

Guessing ten businesses the Cristiano Ronaldo owns or is invested in, determining what album has the best first five songs in history, how much the White House UFC fight costs to go to, and more==========SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!USE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid==========FOLLOW OUR GOLF THIS YEAR!https://app.adjust.com/1x27c76v?og_title=TheGrint.+Where+Golf+Happens.&og_description=Track+your+game.+Get+a+handicap.+Join+the+golf+community.&og_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F65c14ebc4af79bb767e4fad2%2F69810c06c4a1cae2de25bc1b_Untitled%2520design%2520%289%29.png==========0:00 10 BUSINESSES RONALDO OWNS!3:34 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!5:34 WHAT ALBUM HAS THE BEST START?9:31 ARMY OF DWARVES OR A DRAGON?14:19 $5 PER PUSHUP OR $1M NOW?18:22 JOIN LEGENDZ TODAY!20:56 WHITE HOUSE UFC FIGHT COST?24:03 6 MIND BLOWING FAST FOOD FACTS!29:44 WHAT WILL THE WORLD LOOK LIKE 2050?33:31 NAME EVER MAMBO NO 5 GIRL!37:17 BRIAN'S MONOLOGUE!39:41 WE FREESTYLE RAPPED TOGETHER46:01 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Newfoundland was a treacherous launch site, characterized by ice-packed coastlines, boggy ground, and constant rain. Teams had to ship their aircraft in pieces and assemble them in makeshift aerodromes while waiting for favorable winds. Many contemporaries viewed the mission as suicidal. Harry Hawker and Matt Grieve, flying a small Sopwith, grew impatient and launched into a cloud bank in May, disappearing from sight. When they failed to arrive in Ireland after 30 hours, the world presumed them dead, sparking global grief. Shortly after Hawker's departure, Fred Raynham's attempt ended in a "heart-rending" crash during takeoff. This left the field open for Alcock and Brown, who arrived late with their massive Vickers Vimy bomber. This fabric-and-wood machine successfully carried the duo through relentless North Atlantic clouds until they landed in Ireland, simply declaring they were from "America." (3/4)1923

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Revealing five companies that go to the extreme to protect their recipes, who to email on your wedding day to get free gifts, food, and trips, unbelievable facts about Kim Jong Un that you won't believe, reacting to the Met Gala and it's rules, and more!==========SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!USE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid==========FOLLOW OUR GOLF THIS YEAR!https://app.adjust.com/1x27c76v?og_title=TheGrint.+Where+Golf+Happens.&og_description=Track+your+game.+Get+a+handicap.+Join+the+golf+community.&og_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F65c14ebc4af79bb767e4fad2%2F69810c06c4a1cae2de25bc1b_Untitled%2520design%2520%289%29.png==========0:00 PROTECTED COMPANY RECIPES!6:16 UPDATES AND FOLLOW US ON THE GRINT!9:41 COMPANY WEDDING GIFTS!14:20 BYE BYE SPIRIT AIRLINES!21:56 NBA PLAYOFFS!23:21 SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!26:14 5 KIM JONG UN FACTS!31:11 ORIGINAL MEANING OF THESE WORDS?36:03 NEXT 30 YEARS LIKE THE LAST…40:24 MET GALA RULES YOU DIDN'T KNOW!46:48 BRIAN'S MONOLOGUE48:24 QUICK MIND BLOWING FACT49:12 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

We dive into the world of golf with Will from Golf Digest. From his journey in cricket to mastering the greens, Will shares how he turned a childhood passion into a thriving career. Will Irwin has working on social media efforts at Golf Digest for over seven years. His career began in the UK, where he played cricket before a serious injury led him to pick up golf. After moving to the Middle East and then to the United States, Will joined Golf Digest and also contributes to the Makeshift project, focusing on engaging content in the golf community.In today's digital age, social media plays a crucial role in engaging audiences. Will explains how Golf Digest approaches content creationSend us a message and let us know what you thought about this episode! Acorn Hills Clothing Co.Use code BASIC15 for 15% off. Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good. A Zero Waste Clothing CompanyCourse RecordUse BasicBogeys10 at checkout for 10% off their functional hydration drink!Tally TumblerUse BASIC20 for 20% Tally Tumbler. The tumbler to stay hydrated, competitive, and in control! The Putter ShopUse code BasicBogeys15 for 15% off your order!BagBoy - Dynamic BrandsUse code TJ15 at checkout for a discount on your very own Nitro BagBoy Push Cart!Trouble Off the TeeUse code BASIC20 for 20% off Trouble Off the Tee Hats. Play Golf Your Way! Thanks for listening. Tune in next Thursday for our next episode! Support the showFollow Basic Bogeys here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basicbogeysTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@basicbogeysYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@basicbogeys?sub_confirmation=1

Kevin, Grayson, and The Chief lived long enough to see an FC Cincinnati win! A 2-0 victory at home saw the team pinging passes around, Denkey bagging goals, and a few eyebrow raising referee decisions. Is Andrei Chirila the real deal!? PLUS listener questions about disc golf and PRO.   Timestamps:  (2:33) - New York Red Bull Review and Reactions (1:24:52) - Listener Questions    Links:  Looking for an MLS podcast? Check out The World's GAM Visit our friends at Streetside Brewery Check out The Post at www.thepostcincy.com Music by Jim Trace and the Makers Join the Discord Server and jump into the conversation Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter,  Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePostCincy

The Makeshift Podcast - The "Disney and The Economist Shitting the Bed" Episode by Aaron Clarey

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Inside Sports with Al Eschbach -Al's baseball memories, organized games, Dennis Eckersley neighbor, makeshift ball fields and more. Follow the Sports Animal on Facebook, Instagram and X Follow Tony Z on Instagram and Facebook Listen to past episodes HERE! Follow Inside Sports Podcasts on Apple, Google and SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when the design of everyday things misses the mark? People fill in the blanks. Designer Kate Canales has spent more than 20 years photographing the handmade, improvised signs that appear when the original falls short. From perplexing bathroom directions to our struggles with doors and point-of-sale machines, her photos capture something technology can't replace: our instinct to look out for each other and leave a few instructions behind.If you've got a photo you've taken of a makeshift sign like the ones Kate discusses in her talk, she'd would love to see it! Please visit www.thereifixedit.design to learn more.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Makeshift Podcast - "What Good is Money in a Fat, Ugly World" Episode by Aaron Clarey

Uncovering the reasons why GTA IV is going to cost $2 billion to make, testing to see if we're in the top 1% of the planet, the earliest and latest time to eat meals, free food you can get from restaurants on your birthday, and more!==========SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!USE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid==========FOLLOW OUR GOLF THIS YEAR!https://app.adjust.com/1x27c76v?og_title=TheGrint.+Where+Golf+Happens.&og_description=Track+your+game.+Get+a+handicap.+Join+the+golf+community.&og_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F65c14ebc4af79bb767e4fad2%2F69810c06c4a1cae2de25bc1b_Untitled%2520design%2520%289%29.png==========0:00 5 REASONS WHY GTA 6 SO PRICEY!3:49 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!6:07 GTA 6 CO-OP CAMPAIGN?9:07 ARE YOU IN THE TOP 1% OF THE PLANET?15:11 BALANCING FOR LEGENDZ! SIGN UP!19:10 EARLIEST AND LATEST MEAL TIMES!24:25 FREE RESTAURANTS ON YOU BDAY!27:02 FOLLOW US ON THE GRINT!30:06 VISIT EVERY 7 ELEVEN IN THAILAND!33:22 7 THINGS AT 7 ELEVEN IN ASIA36:50 OPENING PACKAGES!41:08 SPAIN IS LOOKING FOR WINE DRINKERS!43:55 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Sharing six drinks that have been banned in countries outside of America, finding out what the US Pentagon has spent $22 million on in one month, learning what airlines are hiding from us, and more!==========SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!USE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid==========0:00 AMERICAN DRINKS BANNED IN COUNTRIES!7:32 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!11:02 US PENTAGON SPENT ON WHAT?!18:59 DOES SHE LOVE YOU OR NOT?24:33 AIRLINES ARE HIDING THESE THINGS!29:54 MASTERS PICKS AND LEGENDZ!34:04 ACRONYMS STAND FOR?39:02 HOW THE HUMAN BODY CHANGES!45:30 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

The Makeshift Podcast - Men Too Dangerous to Hike With!!! by Aaron Clarey

Trying to name the national animal for each country, finding out how we compare to the average American, more nepo baby celebrities revealed, deciding the greatest cereal mascot of all time, and more!==========SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!USE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid==========FOLLOW OUR GOLF THIS YEAR!https://app.adjust.com/1x27c76v?og_title=TheGrint.+Where+Golf+Happens.&og_description=Track+your+game.+Get+a+handicap.+Join+the+golf+community.&og_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F65c14ebc4af79bb767e4fad2%2F69810c06c4a1cae2de25bc1b_Untitled%2520design%2520%289%29.png==========0:00 ANIMAL FOR EACH COUNTRY4:10 WELCOME BACK TO THE POD!6:50 COMPARE TO AVERAGE AMERICAN13:36 WORD BAR STANDS FOR WHAT?16:12 6 ANIMALS THAT PLAN REVENGE!20:11 SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!22:15 NEPO BABY CELEBRITIES!28:21 5 ANIMALS THAT CAN SURVIVE DEATH!37:41 GREATEST CEREAL MASCOT ALL TIME?43:17 BRANDS WITH UNSOLD PRODUCTS!47:49 RED BULL'S NEWEST DRINK!49:31 A SPECIAL MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Guessing the top 10 most aggressive animals in the world, answering the most complex Thanos snap question ever created, Zach spirals over his baldness, real or made up NYC facts, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 TOP 10 MOST AGGRESSIVE ANIMALS3:27 WELCOME BACK TO THE POD6:10 THANOS SNAP QUESTION8:36 STILL LOVE GIRLFRIEND IF CATERPILLAR?9:53 BALD ZACH SPIRALS…13:03 SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!14:35 DEODORANT ON YOUR FEET?17:32 REAL OR MADE UP NYC FACTS?21:20 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Marky Makeup - The Cosmetic Mechanic joins MakeShift and Winks to talk about season 2 of the Fallout TV show on Prime. We go over a bunch of characters, what we liked (or didn't) and our hopes and dreams for the upcoming Season 3.   Find Marky at https://www.youtube.com/@cosmeticmechanic  and on Insta @TheCosmeticMechanic   Support on Patreon and join the Patch of the Month Club at Patreon.com/theapocalypsepost

Makeshift Podcast - How to Win the Chore Argument, Forever by Aaron Clarey

Guessing the top 10 highest rated tv shows of the 21st century, seeing how Europe compares to the USA in different life categories, revealing the greatest voice actor nobody knows, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 TOP 10 HIGHEST RATED TV SHOWS!5:29 REAL FACTS OR MADE UP?11:30 HOW DOES USA AND EUROPE COMPARE?15:02 JOIN LEGENDZ!16:41 ICONIC VOICE ACTOR YOU'VE NEVER KNOWN!22:10 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Scouts around the world help out their communities in different ways. And which is better: a foam mattress, or an air mattress?Podcast TopicsGear Recommendation: Should you use a foam mattress or an air mattress beneath your sleeping bag? There are pros and cons to each...but please use one or the other if you want to enjoy a warm night's rest.News StoriesYouth-led farming is strengthening food security in MalawiAção Bandeira 2025: A national moment for the oceanThe Gambia Scout Association revamps Youth Programme with innovative, youth-centred reformsScouting: learners and educators co-creating educational experiencesDiscussionNot much discussion this week. Scouter Ken might have some big news to share later this month, but for now has to keep it under wraps.There is the matter of the Scouting Stuff neckerchiefs. Those should have hit the podcast website for sale at some point last year, and didn't. Once a viable means of adding a storefront to the site can be found, they'll hopefully be available this year!Survival Tip: Did you know that you can improvise a makeshift compass using a metal needle, a container of water, a leaf, and a magnet or some silk, fur, or hair?SubscribeFollow Us and SubscribeSupportHit the Tip Jar | Scouting Stuff StuffBe Our GuestRegister as a GuestSend FeedbackEmail Us | Leave Us a Voice Message | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Discord | Telegram | Leave Us a ReviewMusicUpbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex GrohlPack Light, Dream Big, by Jamboree Powell

MakeShift and Winks go over some of thier favorite Post-Apocalyse and Sci-fi shows from the past year - including Pluribus, Fallout, Gladlands, Stranger Things, and Severance, plus a few others thrown in. Listen along and let us know what to watch next. Support the show at Patreon.com/theapocalypsepost

Guessing the top 10 highest grossing actors of all time, debating if we would do certain things for $10 million, determining the greatest cocktail hour food, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 TOP 10 HIGHEST GROSSING ACTORS!4:06 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!7:46 WOULD YOU DO THESE THINGS FOR $10M?14:51 SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!17:56 GREATEST COCKTAIL HOUR FOOD ALL TIME?21:38 CALLAWAY SENT US NEW GOLF CLUBS!24:17 CAN 72 BALLS MAKE IT THROUGH SEASON?26:32 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Every perk Robert Downey Jr. gets while filming Avengers and Tom Brady gets broadcasting, everything Elon Musk can buy with his money, GTA 6 gets released early to a select individual, Bill Gates did the coolest thing ever, and more.----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 RDJ AVENGERS PERKS!4:42 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!8:41 LET AIR OUT AND SCREAM!10:16 TOM BRADY CONTRACT PERKS!16:23 5 THINGS FOR HEALTHY HAIR!20:58 JOIN LEGENDZ TODAY!22:38 EVERYTHING ELON CAN BUY!29:50 THEY RELEASED GTA 6 EARLY?!33:04 5 DOORS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN OPENED!38:00 BILL GATES DID THE COOLEST THING EVER!40:49 THE MONOLOGUES!45:07 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

As we enter 2026, let us be intentional about making real, lasting changes in our lives. This is the year to move beyond settling for temporary solutions or makeshift fixes. Instead of accepting quick remedies, let us commit ourselves to purposeful actions that lead to meaningful progress and greater accomplishments. By choosing steady growth over shortcuts, we position ourselves to experience true transformation and lasting impact throughout the year.

Makeshift Podcast - When Society Punishes Truth Episode by Aaron Clarey

How much does GTA 6 predict it will cost to finish making, the five things most likely to happen in 2026, building our perfect Pixar Avengers lineup, breaking down the Pop SuperBowl conspiracy, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 COSTS MORE? GTA OR THESE THINGS?4:19 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!8:23 5 THINGS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN!13:32 PIXAR AVENGERS MOVIE, WHO YOU GOT?20:51 CATHOLIC POPE SUPER BOWL CONSPIRACY!23:27 SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ!24:40 WHAT CHATGPT WOULD DO AS A HUMAN?36:02 BRIAN'S MONOLOGUE!37:22 ZACH'S MONOLOGE!39:37 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Uranium Springs hosts Detonation among other post-apocalyptic festivals throughout the year. MakeShift and Winks pay a visit to the land's steward - Rev'rend Lawless, and are joined by former Wasteland Weekend Co-Owner and Art Director - Adam Chilson. We discuss how the land has grown over the years, due to the allowing of permanent builds on site, and get into desert survival and homesteading. They point out some differences the festivals offer while still paying tribute the event that inspired them. If you dig this channel and think I've earned your support, please consider joining my Patreon where you'll get early access to every video and be able to join the Patch of the Month Club ($8+ tiers). www.patreon.com/theapocalypsepost Find Detonation and the rest of their events at https://endofdays.us/

Makeshift The Minnesota Episode by Aaron Clarey

How much The American Dream costs in 2025, Sydney Sweeney's overrated movies, Spider Man's war against unemployed villains, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 HOW MUCH THE AMERICAN DREAM COSTS?4:51 GUESS ZACH'S CHIPOTLE ORDER!8:34 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!12:56 SYDNEY SWEENEY OVERRATED?17:41 JOIN LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOK!19:58 SPY KIDS 3 BEST CAST EVER?25:36 7 PLACES SCIENTIST CAN'T EXPLAIN!30:24 SPIDERMAN VS UNEMPLOYMENT!35:47 WHY NASA STOPPED THE OCEAN!41:55 YOUR PHONE IS LISTENING!47:01 OUTRO AND MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on tough weather conditions for hundreds of thousands of Gazans that live in makeshift tents after Israel's military destroyed their houses in airstrikes.

How Brian's beard has lost us 62,000 subscribers, breaking down MrBeast's new theme park in Saudi Arabia, how much Mariah Carrey is making off All I Want For Christmas, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 BRIAN'S BEARD IS RUINING OUR PODCAST!4:32 MAKESHIFT UPDATES!7:14 MRBEAST THEME PARK OPENING!13:28 HOW MUCH MONEY DOES MARIAH CAREY…17:37 JOIN LEGENDZ TODAY!19:06 HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD YOU HAVE TODAY?23:38 GEN ALPHA SLANG TERMS29:41 LIFETIME SPONSORSHIP FROM _____?34:48 STEPH CURRY OR JAVALE MCGEE?39:59 275 DAY CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD!44:22 MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

The Makeshift Podcast - IIs It Time to Steal from Corporations? by Aaron Clarey

10-30 49er broadcaster Tim Ryan discussed the defensive breakdowns vs Houston and how Keion White and Cle Ferrell will fit on makeshift lineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10-30 49er broadcaster Tim Ryan discussed the defensive breakdowns vs Houston and how Keion White and Cle Ferrell will fit on makeshift lineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Makeshift Podcast - "Women's Sexual Neuroticism is Not Your Problem" Episode by Aaron Clarey

Determining the greatest snack of all time, the average cost of living in New York City, how long you have to work to afford the iPhone 17 Pro, things Michael Jordan can buy, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKUSE CODE: "MAKESHIFT" for 100% Matchhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 THE GREATEST SNACK OF ALL TIME IS…2:49 WELCOME BACK AND MAKESHIFT UPDATES!6:28 AVERAGE PERSON COST LIVING IN NYC?12:19 HOW LONG TO WORK FOR AN IPHONE 17 PRO?15:44 JOIN LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOK!17:25 HOW MANY STATES HAVE YOU BEEN?22:19 DRAKE VS KENDRICK WORLD SERIES?24:56 ONE OUTFIT FOR LIFE!30:13 THINGS MICHAEL JORDAN COULD BUY!34:34 2026 WILL BE THE GREATEST FOR MOVIES!39:38 ALL WORDS START WITH THE LETTER “A”43:36 OUTRO AND MEMBER SHOUTOUTS!

Trying The Rizzler's new Arizona flavor, debating which person we would add to Makeshift, sending your girlfriend to prison for $100 Million, the most attractive accents in the world, and more!----------SIGN UP FOR LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOKhttps://www.legendz.com/en-US/?register=me&btag=59_37ga824cidpidvar1var2var3var4var5affid59tid----------0:00 TRYING THE NEW RIZZLER ARIZONA FLAVOR!2:50 WHO WOULD YOU ADD TO MAKESHIFT?5:38 SEND YOUR GIRL TO PRISON FOR $100M?8:08 FOUR INGREDIENTS OF GUINNESS!12:46 NBA PLAYERS REAL NAMES!14:25 JOIN LEGENDZ CASINO AND SPORTSBOOK!16:02 TOP 8 MOST ATTRACTIVE ACCENTS!18:31 OUTRO AND SHOUTOUTS!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sempremilan.substack.comLorenzo and Stefano discuss the injury crisis that AC Milan find themselves in, especially in light of the Fiorentina game on Sunday evening.

MakeShift and Winks go over Wasteland Weekend 2025 starting with the rainy beginnings to the fair-weathered middle.  Here about all the crazy things they did at the world's biggest post-apocalypse festival.

Spam joins MakeShift to talk about all the things a Wasteland Weekend Firstyear should know before attending the world's biggest post-apocalypse festival.

October 6th, 2025 Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X Listen to past episodes on The Ticket’s Website And follow The Ticket Top 10 on Apple, Spotify or Amazon MusicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last time we spoke about the battle of Nanjing. In December 1937, as the battle for Nanjing unfolded, terror inundated its residents, seeking safety amid the turmoil. General Tang Shengzhi rallied the Chinese forces, determined to defend against the advancing Japanese army. Fierce fighting erupted at the Gate of Enlightenment, where the determined Chinese soldiers resisted merciless assaults while tragedy loomed. By mid-December, the Japanese made substantial advances, employing relentless artillery fire to breach Nanjing's defenses. Leaders called for strategic retreats, yet amid chaos and despair, many young Chinese soldiers, driven by nationalism, continued to resist. By December 13, Nanjing succumbed to the invaders, marking a tragic chapter in history. As destruction enveloped the city, the resilience of its defenders became a poignant tale of courage amidst the horrors of war, forever marking Nanjing as a symbol of enduring hope in the face of despair.   #168 The Nanjing Massacre Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. So obvious disclaimer, today we will be talking about, arguably one of if not the most horrific war atrocities ever committed. To be blunt, it may have been worse than some of the things we talked about back during the fall of the Ming Dynasty, when bandit armies raped and pillaged cities. The Nanjing Massacre as its become known is well documented by both Chinese and foreign sources. There is an abundance of primary sources, many well verified. Its going to be extremely graphic, I am going to try and tell it to the fullest. So if you got a weak stomach perhaps sit this one out, you have been warned. Chen Yiding began evacuating his troops from the area surrounding the Gate of Enlightenment before dawn on December 13. En route to Xiaguan, he took the time to visit a dozen of his soldiers housed in a makeshift hospital located in an old cemetery. These men were too severely injured to participate in the evacuation, and Chen had to leave them with only a few words of encouragement. Little did he know, within days, they would all perish in their beds, victims of the Japanese forces. Upon arriving in Xiaguan later that morning, Chen was met with grim news: his divisional commander had crossed the Yangtze River with his chief of staff the previous afternoon. Now, he was on his own. He didn't linger near the riverside chaos, quickly realizing there was nothing he could do there. Instead, he chose to move downstream, hoping to find a secure spot for himself and his soldiers to wait out the next few days before devising an escape from the war zone.  He was fortunate, for soon the Japanese would live up to their notorious reputation developed during their advance from Shanghai; they were not inclined to take prisoners. That afternoon, several hundred Chinese soldiers arrived at the northern end of the Safety Zone. The committee responsible for the area stated that they could offer no assistance. In a misguided attempt to boost morale, they suggested that if the soldiers surrendered and promised not to engage in combat, the Japanese would likely show them "merciful treatment." This optimism was woefully misplaced. Later that same day, Japanese troops entered the zone, dragging out 200 Chinese men, the majority of them soldiers, for execution just outside the city. On December 13, Japanese soldiers started patrolling the riverbank, shooting at anything and anyone floating downstream. Their comrades aboard naval vessels in the river cheered them on, applauding each time they struck another helpless victim in the water. Civilians were not spared either. While traveling through downtown Nanjing as the battle concluded, Rabe observed dead men and women every 100 to 200 yards, most of them shot in the back. A long line of Chinese men marched down the street, numbering in the hundreds, all destined for death. In a cruel twist, they were compelled to carry a large Japanese flag. They were herded into a vacant lot by a couple of Japanese soldiers and as recalled by American correspondent Archibald Steele "There, they were brutally shot dead in small groups. One Japanese soldier stood over the growing pile of corpses, firing into any bodies that showed movement." The killings commenced almost immediately after the fall of Nanjing. The victorious Japanese spread out into the city streets, seeking victims. Those unfortunate enough to be captured faced instant execution or were taken to larger killing fields to meet a grim fate alongside other Chinese prisoners. Initially, the Japanese targeted former soldiers, whether real or imagined, but within hours, the scope of victims expanded to include individuals of all age groups and genders. By the end of the first day of occupation, civilian bodies littered the streets of downtown Nanjing at a rate of roughly one per block. The defenseless and innocent were subjected to murder, torture, and humiliation in a relentless spree of violence that persisted for six harrowing weeks. At the time of the attack, Nanjing felt eerily abandoned, houses stood boarded up, vehicles lay toppled in the streets, and the once-ubiquitous rickshaws had vanished. However, hundreds of thousands remained hidden indoors, seeking refuge. The most visible sign of the city's new rulers was the display of the Japanese flag. On the morning of December 14, the Rising Sun flag was hoisted across the city, seen in front of private homes, businesses, and public buildings. Many of these flags were hastily made, often a simple white sheet with a red rag affixed, hoping to be spared. As the days progressed, horrifying accounts of violence began to emerge. A barber, the sole survivor among eight people in his shop when the Japanese arrived, was admitted to a hospital with a stab wound that had nearly severed his head from his body, damaging all muscles at the back of his neck down to his spinal canal. A woman suffered a brutal throat wound, while another pregnant woman was bayoneted in the abdomen, resulting in the death of her unborn child. A man witnessed his wife being stabbed through the heart and then saw his child hurled from a window to the street several floors below. These are but a few stories of individual atrocities committed. Alongside this there were mass executions, predominantly targeting young able-bodied men, in an effort to weaken Nanjing and deprive it of any potential resistance in the future. American professor, Lewis Smythe recalled “The disarmed soldier problem was our most serious one for the first three days, but it was soon resolved, as the Japanese shot all of them.” On the evening of December 15, the Japanese rounded up 1,300 former soldiers from the Safety Zone, binding them in groups of about 100 and marching them away in silence. A group of foreigners, permitted to leave Nanjing on a Japanese gunboat, accidentally became witnesses to the ensuing slaughter. While waiting for their vessel, they took a brief walk along the riverbank and stumbled upon a scene of mass execution, observing the Japanese shooting the men one by one in the back of the neck. “We observed about 100 such executions until the Japanese officer in charge noticed us and ordered us to leave immediately”. Not all killings were premeditated; many occurred impulsively. A common example was when Japanese soldiers led lines of Chinese POWs to holding points, tightly bound together with ropes. Every few yards, a Japanese soldier would stand guard with a fixed bayonet aimed at the prisoners as they trudged forward. Suddenly, one of the prisoners slipped, causing a domino effect as he fell, dragging down the men in front of and behind him. The entire group soon found themselves collapsed on the ground, struggling to stand. The Japanese guards lost their patience, jabbing their bayonets into the writhing bodies until none remained alive. In one of the largest massacres, Japanese troops from the Yamada Detachment, including the 65th Infantry Regiment, systematically executed between 17,000 and 20,000 Chinese prisoners from December 15 to 17. These prisoners were taken to the banks of the Yangtze River near Mufushan, where they were machine-gunned to death. The bodies were then disposed of by either burning or flushing them downstream. Recent research by Ono Kenji has revealed that these mass killings were premeditated and carried out systematically, in accordance with orders issued directly by Prince Asaka. A soldier from the IJA's 13th Division described killing wounded survivors of the Mufushan massacre in his diary “I figured that I'd never get another chance like this, so I stabbed thirty of the damned Chinks. Climbing atop the mountain of corpses, I felt like a real devil-slayer, stabbing again and again, with all my might. 'Ugh, ugh,' the Chinks groaned. There were old folks as well as kids, but we killed them lock, stock, and barrel. I also borrowed a buddy's sword and tried to decapitate some. I've never experienced anything so unusual”. Frequently, the Japanese just left their victims wherever they fell. Corpses began to accumulate in the streets, exposed to the elements and onlookers. Cars constantly were forced to run over corpses. Corpses were scavenged by stray dogs, which, in turn, were consumed by starving people. The water became toxic; workers in the Safety Zone discovered ponds clogged with human remains. In other instances, the Japanese gathered their machine-gunned or bayoneted victims into large heaps, doused them in kerosene, and set them ablaze. Archibald Steele wrote for the Chicago Daily News on December 17th “I saw a grisly scene at the north gate, where what was once a group of 200 men had become a smoldering mass of flesh and bones, so severely burned around the neck and head that it was difficult to believe he was still human.” During the chaos in the beginning, whereupon the Japanese had not yet fully conquered the city, its defenders scrambled desperately to escape before it was too late. Individually or in small groups, they sought vulnerabilities in the enemy lines, acutely aware that their survival hinged on their success. Months of conflict had trained them to expect no mercy if captured; previous experiences had instilled in them the belief that a swift death at the hands of the Japanese would be a fortunate outcome. On December 12, amid intense artillery fire and aerial bombardment, General Tang Sheng-chi issued the order for his troops to retreat. However, conflicting directives and a breakdown in discipline transformed the ensuing events into a disaster. While some Chinese units successfully crossed the river, a far greater number were ensnared in the widespread chaos that engulfed the city. In their desperation to evade capture, some Chinese soldiers resorted to stripping civilians of their clothing to disguise themselves, while many others were shot by their own supervisory units as they attempted to flee.Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of individual escape stories emerged from this period. In some rare instances, entire units, even up to divisional strength, successfully infiltrated Japanese lines to reach safety. For others, such as the 156th Division, there were detailed plans outlining escape routes from Nanjing. Several soldiers and officers adhered to this three-day trek, skillfully evading Japanese patrols until they reached Ningguo, located south of the capital. Nonetheless, these cases were exceptions. The vast majority of soldiers from China's defeated army faced significant risk and were more likely to be captured than to escape. Some of Chiang Kai-shek's most elite units suffered near total annihilation. Only about a thousand soldiers from the 88th Division managed to cross the Yangtze safely, as did another thousand from the Training Division, while a mere 300 from the 87th Division survived. Even for units like the 156th Division, the escape plans were only effective for those who learned of them. These plans were hurriedly disseminated through the ranks as defeat loomed, leaving mere chance to determine who received the information. Many stayed trapped in Nanjing, which had become a fatal snare. One day, Japanese soldiers visited schools within Nanjing's Safety Zone, aware that these locations sheltered many refugees. They called for all former soldiers to step forward, promising safety in exchange for labor. Many believed that the long days of hiding were finally coming to an end and complied with the request. However, they were led to an abandoned house, where they were stripped naked and bound together in groups of five. Outside, a large bonfire had been ignited. They were then bayoneted and, while still alive, thrown onto the flames. Only a few managed to escape and share the horrifying tale. The Japanese were of course well aware that numerous soldiers were hiding in Nanjing, disguised as locals, evidenced by the piles of military uniforms and equipment accumulating in the streets. Consequently, they initiated a systematic search for soldiers within hours of taking control. The Safety Zone was not spared, as the Japanese Army suspected that Chinese soldiers had sought refuge there. On December 16, they raided Ginling College, despite a policy prohibiting the admission of men, except for elderly residents in a designated dining room. The soldiers brought axes to force open doors that were not immediately complied with and positioned six machine guns on the campus, prepared to fire at anyone attempting to escape. Ultimately, they found nothing. In cases where they did encounter young men of military age, the soldiers lined them up, scrutinizing for distinct telltale features such as close-cropped hair, helmet marks, or shoulder blisters from carrying a rifle. Many men, who had never served in the military but bore callouses from hard manual labor, were captured based on the assumption that such marks indicated military experience. As noted by Goerge Fitch the head of Nanjing's YMCA “Rickshaw coolies, carpenters, and other laborers are frequently taken”. The Japanese employed additional, more cunning tactics to root out soldiers. During an inspection of a camp within the Safety Zone, they struggled to get the approximately 6,000 men and women to surrender. Before leaving, they resorted to one last trick. “Attention!” a voice commanded in flawless Chinese. Many young men, conditioned by months or years of military training, instinctively responded. Even though most realized their mistake almost immediately, it was too late; the Japanese herded them away. Given the scale of the slaughter, efforts were soon organized to facilitate the killing and disposal of as many individuals as possible in the shortest time. Rows of prisoners were mowed down by machine-gun fire, while those injured were finished off with single bullets or bayonets. Much of the mass murder occurred near the Yangtze River, where victims could be disposed of easily by being pushed into the water, hoping the current would carry them away.As the weeks progressed and the Japanese grew increasingly concerned about the possibility of former soldiers still at large, the dragnet tightened. Beginning in late December, Japanese authorities implemented a registration system for all residents of Nanjing. At Ginling College, this process lasted about a week and resulted in scenes of almost indescribable chaos, as the Japanese also decided to register residents from the surrounding areas on campus. First, the men were registered, followed by the women. Often, women attended the registration to help save their husbands and sons, who would otherwise have been taken as suspected former soldiers. Despite these efforts, a total of 28 men were ultimately seized during the registration process at Ginling College. Each individual who registered received a document from the authorities. However, it soon became clear that this paper provided little protection against the caprices of the Japanese military. That winter in Nanjing, everyone was a potential victim. While systematic mass killings primarily targeted young men of military age, every category of people faced death in the days and weeks following the Japanese conquest of Nanjing. Reports indicated that fifty police officers from the Safety Zone were executed for permitting Chinese soldiers to enter the area. The city's firefighters were taken away to meet an uncertain fate, and six street sweepers were killed inside their dwelling. Like an uncontrollable epidemic, the victors' bloodlust seemed to escalate continuously, seeking out new victims. When the Japanese ordered the Safety Zone committee to supply workers for the electricity plant in Xiaguan to restore its operations, they provided 54 individuals. Within days, 43 of them were dead. Although young men were especially targeted, the Japanese made no distinctions based on age or sex. American missionary John G. Magee documented numerous instances of indiscriminate killings, including the chilling account of two families nearly exterminated. Stabbings, shootings, and rapes marked the slaughter of three generations of innocents, including toddlers aged four and two; the older child was bayoneted, while the younger was struck in the head with a sword. The only survivors were a badly injured eight-year-old girl and her four-year-old sister, who spent the following fortnight beside their mother's decaying body. The violence was often accompanied by various forms of humiliation, as if to utterly break the spirit of the conquered people. One woman lost her parents and three children. When she purchased a coffin for her father, a Japanese soldier tore the lid off and discarded the old man's body in the street. Another soldier, in a drunken stupor, raped a Chinese woman and then vomited on her. In yet another incident, a soldier encountered a family of six huddled over a pot of thin rice soup; he stepped over them and urinated into their pot before continuing on his way, laughing heartlessly. The atrocities committed at Nanjing were not akin to something like the Holocaust. Within places like Auschwitz killings became industrialized and often took on an impersonal, unemotional character. The murders in Nanjing had an almost intimate quality, with each individual perpetrator bearing the blood of their victims on their hands, sometimes literally. In this sense, the Nanjing atrocities resemble the early Holocaust killings executed by German Einsatzgruppen in Eastern Europe, prior to the implementation of gas chambers. How many died during the Nanjing Massacre? Eyewitnesses at the time recognized that the Japanese behavior had few immediate precedents. Missionary John Magee compared the situation to the Turkish genocide of the Armenians during World War I, which was still fresh in memory. Despite this, no consensus emerged regarding the exact number of fatalities, a state of affairs that would persist for nearly eight decades. In his first comprehensive account of the atrocities following the conquest of the capital, New York Times correspondent Tillman Durdin reported that 33,000 Chinese soldiers lost their lives in Nanjing, including 20,000 who were executed. Foreign correspondent Frank Oliver claimed in a 1939 publication that 24,000 men, women, and children were put to death during the first month of the city's occupation. As time progressed, much larger figures began to circulate. After returning to Germany in 1938, John Rabe held a lecture where he cited European estimates that between 50,000 and 60,000 people had died. In February 1942, Chiang Kai-shek stated that 200,000 were slaughtered within one week. The Nanjing tribunal established by Chiang's government to try Japanese war criminals in 1946 and 1947 reported that more than 300,000 lives had been lost following the city's fall. The highest estimate recorded comes from a Chinese military expert, who put the death toll at 430,000. Currently, the figure most commonly accepted in official Chinese media is 300,000, a number also cited by various authors sympathetic to China's contemporary regime. The debate over the Nanjing death toll has been a complex and extensive discussion, likely to remain unresolved to everyone's satisfaction. As missionary and Nanjing University teacher Miner Searle Bates remarked when he testified before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in July 1946, “The scope of this killing was so extensive that no one can provide a complete picture of it.” On December 16, American missionary Minnie Vautrin witnessed a truck passing by Ginling College, loaded with eight to ten girls. When they saw the Western woman, they cried out, "Jiu ming! Jiu ming!" which means “Help! Help!” Vautrin felt powerless, fully aware of the fate that awaited them. As early as Tuesday of that week, she had documented rumors of girls being raped. The following night, women were taken in large numbers from their homes. Another missionary, John Magee wrote to his wife “The most horrible thing now is the raping of the women, which has been going on in the most shameless way I have ever known”. A tentative list compiled by Lewis Smythe detailed instances of rape occurring soon after the Japanese Army entered Nanjing: four girls at noon on December 14; four more women that evening; three female refugees on December 15; and a young wife around the same time. The accounts revealed chilling individual horrors. A 15-year-old girl was taken to a barracks housing 200 to 300 Japanese soldiers and locked in a room, where she was raped multiple times daily. Victims ranged from as young as 11 to over 80. American correspondent Edgar Snow recalled “Discards were often bayoneted by drunken soldiers,. Frequently, mothers had to witness their babies being beheaded, only to then be raped themselves.” Y.M.C.A. head George Fitch reported the case of a woman whose five-month-old infant was deliberately smothered by a soldier to silence its cries while he raped her. Such acts were a gruesome form of humiliation, designed to demonstrate that the vanquished were powerless to protect their own families. Japanese soldier Takokoro Kozo recalled “Women suffered most. No matter how young or old, they all could not escape the fate of being raped. We sent out coal trucks to the city streets and villages to seize a lot of women. And then each of them was allocated to fifteen to twenty soldiers for sexual intercourse and abuse. After raping we would also kill them”. Women were frequently killed immediately after being raped, often through horrific mutilations, such as being penetrated with bayonets, long bamboo sticks, or other objects. For instance, one six-months-pregnant woman was stabbed sixteen times in the face and body, with one stab penetrating her abdomen and killing her unborn child. In another case, a young woman had a beer bottle forcibly inserted into her vagina after being raped, and was subsequently shot.  On December 19, 1937, the Reverend James M. McCallum wrote in his diary “I know not where to end. Never I have heard or read such brutality. Rape! Rape! Rape! We estimate at least 1,000 cases a night and many by day. In case of resistance or anything that seems like disapproval, there is a bayonet stab or a bullet... People are hysterical... Women are being carried off every morning, afternoon and evening. The whole Japanese army seems to be free to go and come as it pleases, and to do whatever it pleases”.  Rabe wrote in his diary dated December 17 “wo Japanese soldiers have climbed over the garden wall and are about to break into our house. When I appear they give the excuse that they saw two Chinese soldiers climb over the wall. When I show them my party badge, they return the same way. In one of the houses in the narrow street behind my garden wall, a woman was raped, and then wounded in the neck with a bayonet. I managed to get an ambulance so we can take her to Kulou Hospital... Last night up to 1,000 women and girls are said to have been raped, about 100 girls at Ginling College...alone. You hear nothing but rape. If husbands or brothers intervene, they're shot. What you hear and see on all sides is the brutality and bestiality of the Japanese soldiers”. In a documentary film about the Nanjing Massacre, In the Name of the Emperor, a former Japanese soldier named Shiro Azuma spoke candidly about the process of rape and murder in Nanjing. “At first we used some kinky words like Pikankan. Pi means "hip", kankan means "look". Pikankan means, "Let's see a woman open up her legs." Chinese women didn't wear under-pants. Instead, they wore trousers tied with a string. There was no belt. As we pulled the string, the buttocks were exposed. We "pikankan". We looked. After a while we would say something like, "It's my day to take a bath," and we took turns raping them. It would be all right if we only raped them. I shouldn't say all right. But we always stabbed and killed them. Because dead bodies don't talk”. Without anyone to defend them, the women of Nanjing resorted to desperate measures for their safety. The young and attractive cut their hair and smeared soot on their faces to diminish their allure. Others donned boys' clothes or the garments of elderly women. However, the Japanese were well aware of these tactics and were not easily deceived. As American correspondent Snow described, it was an orgy of unprecedented debauchery, involving not only the lower ranks of the Japanese military but also officers who turned their quarters into harems, bedding a new captive each night. Open-air sexual assaults were common. During the first ten days of occupation, groups of Japanese soldiers entered the Ginling campus ten to twenty times daily, brandishing fixed bayonets stained with fresh blood. So overwhelmed, Vautrin decided to prioritize saving lives over salvaging possessions, spending those early days frantically moving across campus to prevent marauding soldiers from taking away women. A particularly tense situation unfolded on the evening of December 17, when Vautrin and other staff members at Ginling College were called to the front of the campus to confront a group of Japanese soldiers. Earlier, Vautrin had received documentation from another officer affirming that the area was a legitimate refugee camp. The soldiers torn up the document in front of her. For hours, with armed Japanese soldiers encircling them, Vautrin and her colleagues were left standing or kneeling, uncertain of what awaited them. Gradually, it became clear that they had been lured to the front gate so that other soldiers could enter through a side entrance and abduct twelve women. As Vautrin recalled “Never shall I forget the scene. The dried leaves rattling, the moaning of the wind, the cries of women being led away.” The staff remained at the entrance until 11:00 pm, fearing that hiding soldiers might fire on them if they moved. This was the only time that Vautrin was unable to prevent rape, a failure that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Some Japanese soldiers, seeking young girls, ordered a middle-aged Chinese woman to assist them in finding targets. When she either could not or would not comply, they shot a rifle across her abdomen, narrowly missing and taking away “three handbreadths of flesh.” When the Japanese Army entered Nanjing, little damage had been inflicted on the buildings, as noted by U.S. missionary James McCallum at the end of December. On the first day of their occupation, Japanese soldiers immediately dispersed into Nanjing in small groups, breaking shop windows and looting the goods within. They carried away their spoils in crates and stolen rickshaws. Initially, the looting was partly a makeshift response to the poor logistics of the Japanese Army. Combat soldiers had arrived well ahead of their supply lines and faced severe food shortages until the roads reopened and the Yangtze River became navigable.  Every building in Nanjing was looted and turned upside down. Everything not nailed down was stolen: doors and window frames were removed, safes opened with rifle shots or grenades. Japanese soldiers often pillaged property while the owners were present, threatening them with bayonets. Abandoned cars littered the streets, typically overturned and stripped of useful items, including batteries. Like Russian soldiers in Berlin seven and a half years later, the rank-and-file soldiers displayed a particular interest in watches. As the scale of plunder grew, transportation became scarce. By the end of December, looting was being conducted using trucks. When vehicles were unavailable, Japanese soldiers resorted to wheelbarrows and even children's prams. Mules, donkeys, and people were also commandeered. Just as during their advance from Shanghai to Nanjing, the Chinese were forced to assist in looting their own homes. A common sight was a Japanese soldier leading a group of Chinese down the street, laden with stolen goods. While Chinese soldiers had also engaged in some looting during their evacuation of Nanjing, it was nothing compared to the scale of the Japanese victors' plunder. The Chinese forces had deliberately avoided breaking into foreign buildings, a distinction that the Japanese disregarded. The American, British, and German embassies, along with the ambassadors' residences, were ransacked, stripped of everything from bedding and money to watches, rugs, and artwork. The American School was looted, and its wall breached to remove the piano. As the Japanese stripped the city, they also began to burn it. While the winter sky could have been sparkling, it was instead filled with smoke from thousands of fires across the city. Some fires resulted from carelessness, such as when soldiers cooked meat from a stolen cow over a bonfire, accidentally igniting an ancient building. Others were acts of mindless vandalism. The Nanking Music Shop saw all its instruments and sheets piled in the street and set ablaze. The extent of the massacre can, to some degree, be linked to a breakdown in discipline among Japanese soldiers. Released from weeks or months of hardship on the battlefield, many soldiers experienced an intoxicating sense of freedom, resembling misbehaving boys. The deterioration of order among Japanese soldiers astonished those familiar with the stories of the stringent discipline within Japan's armed forces. Observers commented on soldiers laughing at proclamations from their own officers or tearing up orders and tossing them to the ground. Some foreign witnesses speculated that this lack of discipline was exacerbated by the absence of visible individual numbers on soldiers, making it challenging to identify wrongdoers. The issue also stemmed from the quality of the Japanese officer corps and their ability to manage a large army of young men, many of whom were experiencing freedom from societal constraints for the first time. Not all officers rose to the occasion; Vautrin witnessed an officer almost fail to prevent a soldier from raping a girl. Even worse, some officers transitioned from passive bystanders, guilty by inaction, to active participants in prolonged rape sessions. While a few attempted to instill discipline among their troops, their efforts often fell short. A Japanese colonel, for instance, slapped a soldier attempting to rape a Chinese woman. Another general was seen striking a private who had bayoneted a Chinese man and threatened two Germans, raising questions about how much of this discipline was merely performative for the benefit of foreign observers. Ultimately, disciplinary measures had little impact. As Rabe noted in his diary dated December 18th “The soldiers have almost no regard for their officers”. The absence of effective higher leadership during this critical period likely exacerbated the problem. General Matsui had been suffering from malaria since November 3, which left him largely incapacitated from December 5 to 15. A subordinate later testified that he had been informed of "incidents of stealing, killing, assault, and rape and had become quite enraged.” Although Matsui may have been displeased by the unruly behavior of his soldiers, it is conceivable that his inaction led to even greater levels of atrocity than might have occurred otherwise. He insisted on holding a victory parade on December 17, immediately after recovering from his illness, which likely triggered a security frenzy among Japanese officers concerned about the safety of Prince Asaka, uncle to Emperor Hirohito. This reaction likely prompted a surge in searches for, and executions of, suspected former Chinese soldiers. The Japanese high command in Tokyo was also aware of the unraveling discipline. On January 4, 1938, Army Headquarters sent Matsui an unusually direct message ordering him to restore control among his troops: Our old friend Ishiwara Kanji bitterly criticized the situation and placed the blame on Matsui “We earnestly request enhancement of military discipline and public morals. The morale of the Japanese had never been at a lower level.” A detachment of military police eventually arrived in Nanjing, leading to some improvements, though their presence was mixed. Some officers stationed outside the Safety Zone ignored atrocities occurring before them and, in some cases, participated directly. At Ginling College, the experience with military police was decidedly uneven. The first group of about 25 men tasked with guarding the college ended up committing rape themselves.  Despite frequent visits from Japanese soldiers in search of loot and victims to assault, the Safety Zone was perceived as successful. Many believed that both the zone and the work of its managing committee were responsible for saving countless lives. W. Plumer Mills, vice chairman of the committee, noted that the zone “did give some protection during the fighting…but the chief usefulness of the Zone has been the measure of protection it has afforded to the people since the occupation.” Shortly after the Japanese conquest, the population of the Safety Zone swelled to a quarter million people. Around 70,000 of these were organized into 25 pre-arranged camps, while the majority sought accommodation wherever possible. Makeshift “mat-shed villages” sprang up in vacant areas throughout the zone. Nanjing quickly became informally divided into two distinct cities. Outside the Safety Zone, the atmosphere was ghostly, with a population dwindling to around 10,000, while within the zone, bustling activity thrived. Shanghai Road, which ran through the center of the zone and had once been a wide boulevard, transformed into a hub of barter and trade, resembling a festive market during Chinese New Year, overflowing with makeshift stalls, tea shops, and restaurants, making it nearly impossible to traverse by vehicle. The Japanese held a degree of respect for Westerners, although this sentiment was not universal and did not always offer protection. Many foreigners tried to safeguard their homes by displaying their national flags outside, but they often found that Japanese soldiers would break in regardless. To protect Ginling College, American flags were displayed at eight locations around the compound, and a large 30-foot American flag was spread out in the center. However, this proved to be “of absolutely no use” in preventing Japanese soldiers from entering the area. Despite this, there was some limited outright hostility towards Americans. Stronger negative sentiments were directed towards the Russians and the British, who were viewed as representatives of nations with competing interests against the Japanese Empire. The Japanese displayed particular reverence for one nationality, the Germans. Rabe would shout “Deutsch” or “Hitler” to command respect from unruly Japanese soldiers or show them his swastika armband, indicating his allegiance to the Nazi Party. Germany was seen as a rising power and rapidly becoming one of Japan's closest allies, a fellow outcast in global politics. However, as time passed, the limits of this respect became evident; individual soldiers began searching for women within the German embassy compound, and eventually, nearly all German buildings were broken into. Despite all the challenges, there was no doubting that foreigners offered a form of protection unavailable elsewhere. Within days of the Japanese conquest, women and children began appearing in large numbers outside Rabe's home, kneeling and knocking their heads on the ground as they begged to be let into his already overcrowded garden.  At 1:00 pm on January 1, the Chinese were proclaimed rulers of their own city, or at least this is what Japanese propaganda sought to convey. On the first day of the new year, a puppet government was established in a ceremony held just north of the Safety Zone. A new five-bar flag, the one associated with the early Chinese republic was raised, signaling a patriotic spirit in a gesture that felt unconvincing. As the new leaders took office, vowing to resurrect their city, buildings burned all around them. The ceremony marked the culmination of two weeks of preparatory work. As early as December 15, General Matsui met with a local Chinese leader, referred to in the Japanese commander's diary only as Chen, who had been selected to assist in forming this new puppet government. Chen had been present in the northern port city of Tianjin two years earlier when Matsui helped establish the Chinese chapter of the Greater Asia Association. He subscribed to Matsui's concepts of “Asia for Asians,” but cautioned that Chinese fears of the Japanese would complicate the governance of the conquered territories.   The new government aligned with the Japanese army to implement a system of indoctrination centered on conservatism, primarily targeting the youth, who were perceived as most likely to resist. The indoctrination included messages like, “You must follow the old custom in marriage, letting your parents make arrangements for you. You must not go to theaters or study English, etc. China and Japan must become one, and then the nation will be strong.” Few were deceived by these attempts to win hearts and minds. The government-sanctioned newspaper, the Xinshengbao, or New Life Journal, was immediately dismissed as a crude vehicle for propaganda. Additionally, the government made minimal progress in more urgent tasks, such as restoring peacetime conditions and revitalizing Nanjing's economy, a challenge made formidable by Japanese brutality. Given the fate of the first group of volunteers at the electricity plant after the conquest, no one could be found to fill the needed 40 to 45 worker slots. The same was true for firefighters. The predictable outcomes followed. Water and limited power were restored to parts of the city by January 2, but within two days, the city was plunged back into darkness. By January 13, the waterworks were still non-operational, and the power supply remained intermittent while fires continued to blaze well into January. The government was not taken seriously, struggling even with the Japanese. It quickly built a reputation for being venal and corrupt. One of its names was the Nanjing Autonomous Government, which a clever member of the foreign community humorously rebranded as the “Automatic Government,” reflecting its actual role as a puppet regime devoid of autonomy.  While Nanjing endured its own nightmarish reality, the city's inhabitants had little understanding of the events transpiring beyond its walls. The first radio news that reached foreign residents came on January 7, reporting Japanese air raids on Wuhan. There were also unconfirmed rumors suggesting that Hangzhou was experiencing similar horrors to those in Nanjing, but details were scarce. It was perhaps expected that reports from afar would be limited in wartime, yet information about situations closer to Nanjing was similarly scarce, and the horrific truth gradually dawned on the city's populace. A Westerner who managed to escape east from Nanjing in early January reported that all villages within a 20-mile radius had been burned to the ground. Outside the city, Japanese soldiers were randomly shooting civilians, including children. A German who drove an hour from Nanjing encountered no living souls. After the conquest, Chinese who managed to leave Nanjing reported that every pond between the city and Juyong was filled with the decaying corpses of people and animals. Many of the atrocities committed during this time appeared to stem from boredom and a search for cheap thrills. American missionary Magee witnessed a young farmer who had sustained severe burns on his upper body. After the soldiers demanded money from him and he failed to comply, they doused him in kerosene and set him ablaze. Similarly, a young boy suffered horrific burns after he failed to lead a group of soldiers to his “mama.” People in the rural areas surrounding Nanjing faced danger from numerous directions. Not only were they potential targets for marauding Japanese soldiers, but they were also at risk from bands of Chinese outlaws, who preyed on the large influx of refugees on the roads and the few souls who remained at home despite the fierce conflict raging nearby. Magee encountered a 49-year-old woman whose home was invaded by bandits looking for money. “When she and her husband said they had none they battered her head and breast with a stool and burned her feet until she revealed their savings of between four and five dollars.” In the absence of a formal government, informal authority was often wielded by secret societies. For instance, the “Big Sword Society” reportedly offered protection not only against Japanese soldiers and local bandits but also against small groups of Chinese troops seeking to escape back to their lines and resorting to theft for survival. What a blast from the past eh?   Rumors began to circulate in early January 1938 that the Chinese Army was preparing to retake Nanjing and that Chiang Kai-shek's soldiers had already been spotted inside the city walls. Many of the small makeshift Japanese flags that had appeared outside private homes in mid-December suddenly vanished, and some Chinese residents who had been wearing Japanese armbands hastily removed them. There was even talk of launching an attack on the Japanese embassy. Word spread that the Japanese were becoming frightened and were searching for Chinese clothing to disguise themselves as civilians in the event of a retreat. In reality, none of this was true. The Chinese Army was still reorganizing after the costly campaign that had forced it from Shanghai to Nanjing and then further into the interior. However, this did not imply that the Japanese had achieved complete control over the city. After six weeks of terror, Nanjing began to reassert itself. Japanese soldiers faced fatalities and injuries in skirmishes with members of secret organizations like the “Yellow Spears” and the “Big Sword Society.”  After the New Year, the population within the Safety Zone began to dwindle. A week into 1938, the number of refugees at Ginling College, which had peaked at more than 10,000, fell to around 5,000. Less than a month after the conquest, many former residents started returning to their homes during the day and then coming back to the college at night. Still, the city was far from safe, and even for those whose homes were located within the Safety Zone, Vautrin believed it was unwise to stray too far from her refugee camp. One month after Japanese forces had surged through its gates, Nanjing was a thoroughly devastated city, with fires still being set every day and night. By mid-January, estimates suggested that more than half the city had been burned down, with the main shopping district completely gone, as well as the entertainment area surrounding the Confucius Temple. Nevertheless, slowly but surely, the shell-shocked city began to pull itself together and started the long process of renewal. Vautrin considered opening an industrial school offering four-month courses for women to help compensate for the loss of labor resulting from the indiscriminate killing of men. Chinese New Year fell on January 31, 1938. Celebrated throughout Asia, it was also recognized by the Japanese. It was a “dismal, muddy” day, and as many feared, soldiers who appeared “too happy” from excessive drinking attempted to enter the Safety Zone in search of women but were stopped. The sound of thousands of firecrackers filled the air, fulfilling the age-old purpose of scaring away evil spirits. Refugees in Rabe's compound presented him with a large red silk banner adorned with a gold Chinese inscription. His Chinese friends translated the message for him “You are the living Buddha For a hundred thousand people”. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In December 1937, the battle for Nanjing left its residents in terror as the Japanese army advanced. Following the invasion, a horrific massacre began, with thousands targeted in brutal killings, torture, and humiliation. Civilians and soldiers alike were indiscriminately slain, and the Japanese military showed no mercy. To this day the Nanjing Massacre stands as a testament to the unbelievable evil man holds within him.

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For a free copy of Julie's book go here, https://askjulieryan.com/request-ebook/In this episode, I recount a surreal experience inside a storm-battered building where over 30 covered corpses lined a hallway, watched over by the spirits of townsfolk and passengers from a long-ago train derailment. Ghosts in Sunday best and work clothes wandered the space, searching for loved ones. One, a panicked woman named Betsy dressed in green velvet, stepped through a door that opened on its own, desperate to find her missing daughter.As the energy in the room intensified, there was a powerful moment: a wall vanished to reveal a glowing passage to the afterlife. Spirits crossed over, pulled gently into the light.  https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlifeMy book 'Verified Near Death Experiences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP