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    The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison
    Weekend Morning Run

    The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 21:04 Transcription Available


    Amy and T.J. discuss the stories that kept them talking this week including the Bitcoin hostage horror story in Manhattan, the French President’s face shove caught on camera, the Devil on the Loose in the Ozarks and Sydney Sweeney’s bath water for sale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Amy and T.J. Podcast
    Weekend Morning Run

    Amy and T.J. Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 21:04 Transcription Available


    Amy and T.J. discuss the stories that kept them talking this week including the Bitcoin hostage horror story in Manhattan, the French President’s face shove caught on camera, the Devil on the Loose in the Ozarks and Sydney Sweeney’s bath water for sale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How Men Think with Brooks Laich & Gavin DeGraw
    Weekend Morning Run

    How Men Think with Brooks Laich & Gavin DeGraw

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 21:04 Transcription Available


    Amy and T.J. discuss the stories that kept them talking this week including the Bitcoin hostage horror story in Manhattan, the French President’s face shove caught on camera, the Devil on the Loose in the Ozarks and Sydney Sweeney’s bath water for sale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Rose Pricks: A Bachelor Roast
    AJLT: S3 E1: And Just Like...HAT

    Rose Pricks: A Bachelor Roast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 70:35


    The girls are back - well all except Nya and Che - and Carrie is settling into her ginormous 10,000 square foot Manhattan apartment. Miranda sleeps with a nun and need we say more than that? We're so excited to be back on this beat!

    True Crimecast
    Crypto King of Kentucky - John Woeltz

    True Crimecast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 7:41


    Today's story is about a chilling 17-day ordeal that unfolded behind the doors of a luxurious Manhattan townhouse. When a 28-year-old Italian man traveled to New York under the promise of reclaiming stolen Bitcoin, he instead found himself the victim of a harrowing kidnapping.Bound, beaten, drugged, and tortured for his cryptocurrency password, the victim faced death threats and unimaginable abuse—all in pursuit of digital wealth. It's a true crime story that exposes the high-stakes danger lurking in the shadowy corners of the crypto world. --For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!

    Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
    CLIMATE ONE: I'm Walkin' Here! A Report Card on Congestion Pricing

    Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 61:01


    In January, congestion pricing went into effect in New York City. The policy's implementation took decades; along the way, multiple moments suggested that it wouldn't happen at all. Now, drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak hours are required to pay a toll. Meanwhile, other cities like San Francisco are considering a similar initiative. But Trump opposes New York's plan. Governor Hochul and state policy leaders encountered a political quagmire pushing the plan through. And its future is only certain up until around next fall, when legal proceedings are expected to come to a resolution. So, is congestion pricing making a worthwhile difference? How do New Yorkers — and those traveling into Manhattan — feel about it? Guests: Eric A. Goldstein, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council Sarah M. Kaufman, Director of NYU's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management Ryan Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO, Culdesac On June 4, Climate One is hosting a special screening of the documentary “Good Grief: The 10 Steps” followed by a climate anxiety workshop. Join us for this intimate conversation about the importance of mental health live at The Commonwealth Club. Tickets are available through our website. Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. For show notes and related links, visit our website. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Our Big Dumb Mouth
    OBDM1297 - Jeremy Renner NDE | DMT Entities | Strange News

    Our Big Dumb Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 127:23


    00:00:00 - Discussion about AI Songs and Naked Man in Shed The episode opens with technical hiccups and updates on new AI song packs created by the hosts. They discuss a bizarre news story about a naked man found in a Lowe's display shed with Vaseline and a telephone, inspiring a new AI song called "Don't Look in the Shed." 00:10:00 - Alex Jones Clips and Jeremy Renner Teaser Debut of the AI song “Don't Look in the Shed,” filled with humorous and grunge-inspired lyrics. A roundup of Alex Jones' wildest clips of the week. A Steven Seagal-style preview introduces upcoming topics: Jeremy Renner's near-death experience, DMT entities, haunted dolls, Ohio marijuana legislation, AI homework tools, and alien spheres. 00:20:00 - Jeremy Renner's Spiritual Awakening Renner shares how his near-death accident changed his view on life, describing a peaceful, out-of-body experience. Emphasis on spiritual growth and valuing love over material things. Conversation shifts toward DMT as a possible bridge to the afterlife. 00:30:00 - Guide to DMT Entities Breakdown of various DMT entities reported by users: machine elves, clowns, angels, demons, reptilians, and spirit guides. Speculation about whether these entities exist outside the mind or are purely internal hallucinations. Stats from research showing most users encounter intelligent, often benevolent beings. 00:40:00 - Machine Elf Queen and Reptilians Vivid account of a user's encounter with a voluptuous, green-skinned machine elf queen. Discussion about insectoid and reptilian entities during DMT trips that resemble alien abductions. Stories blur lines between alien encounters and psychedelic experiences. 00:50:00 - Jesus, Pets, and the Afterlife on DMT Encounters with “Space Jesus,” dead pets, and deceased relatives during DMT trips. Some users describe transformative emotional healing and major life changes. Link made between DMT visions and alien abduction experiences involving spirits of the dead. 01:00:00 - Alien Sphere Found in Colombia Analysis of a metallic orb recovered in Colombia, believed by some to be alien. Sphere has no welds, strange engravings interpreted using AI, and alleged circuitry inside. Theorized as a surveillance drone or part of an ancient defense grid. 01:10:00 - Haunted Dolls and Giant GPS Genitals Panic over the haunted doll Annabelle going missing is debunked. Review of GPS "penis art" created by fitness enthusiasts running elaborate routes. Consideration of whether this qualifies as performance art or absurdist satire. 01:20:00 - Harvard Body Part Trafficking Network Ongoing story of stolen human remains from Harvard Medical School's morgue. Deep dive into how parts were sold and how widespread the black market really is. Compilation of previous similar stories from 2019 to present. 01:30:00 - DIY Crosswalk Hero Arrested A man in Virginia paints his own crosswalk for pedestrian safety but is arrested. Discussed alongside other vigilante efforts like pothole filling and guerrilla street art. Commentary on local government inefficiency and citizen action. 01:40:00 - Japan Cracks Down on Baby Names Japan enacts new laws banning eccentric names like Pikachu and Caesar. Aimed at protecting children's well-being and social integration. Also covered: passenger attempts to open plane door mid-flight, prompting emergency landing. 01:50:00 - Kansas City: Global Capital of Dog Semen Kansas City is revealed to be the number one global hub for the storage and transportation of dog semen. The region is part of the Animal Health Corridor, which stretches from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri, home to 56% of the U.S. animal health diagnostics and pet food sales. Companies in the corridor conduct R&D and manage massive semen storage for horses, pigs, cattle, dogs, and more.   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Phone: 614-388-9109 ► Skype: ourbigdumbmouth ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

    The Lawfare Podcast
    Lawfare Daily: Jonah Bromwich on New York vs. Donald J. Trump

    The Lawfare Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 52:47


    It's been nearly one year since Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in Manhattan criminal court. Lawfare Senior Editor sits down with New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich to talk about Jonah's new book on the subject, “Dragon on Centre Street,” take a look back at the trial, consider its legacy, and discuss what comes next.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    C3 NYC
    True Joy In Real Life | Manhattan

    C3 NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 39:37


    Psalm 126 paints a vivid picture of joy rising out of sorrow. It recalls the Israelites' return from exile, a moment of divine restoration that reflects our own journey with God. As they remembered what He had done, their mouths were filled with laughter, and hope was reignited. This act of remembering is not just nostalgic; it's a spiritual practice that fuels endurance. We're called to sow in tears, remaining faithful in seasons of struggle, trusting that God is cultivating something deeper. Pastor Kevin Myers points out that the life of faith is a steady ascent one that shapes us through every high and low. As we walk this path in community, we learn to ask boldly, trust deeply, and anticipate the harvest of joy that God promises.

    Kentucky Fried Homicide
    The Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Drowned in Secrets

    Kentucky Fried Homicide

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 48:51


    Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!The Cigar Girl: The Unsolved Death of Mary RogersIn 1841, Mary Rogers was the most admired woman in Manhattan—a stunning young clerk in a bustling cigar shop who caught the eye of politicians, poets, and even Edgar Allan Poe. But when she vanished one summer Sunday, and her body was found floating in the Hudson near Hoboken days later, her fame turned into infamy. Was it murder? A botched abortion? Or something more sinister?Join us as we dig into one of America's first media-fueled murder mysteries—one that inspired Poe's fiction and left behind more questions than answers.

    The Crexi Podcast
    Faraz Cheema & Building Mastery in Manhattan's Office Market

    The Crexi Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 82:34


    This episode explores the intricacies of Manhattan's office market and becoming a subject matter expert with Faraz Cheema, Crexi Platinum Award winner and Managing Partner of BKREA.The Crexi Podcast explores various aspects of the commercial real estate industry in conversation with top CRE professionals. In each episode, we feature different guests to tap into their wealth of CRE expertise and explore the latest trends and updates from the world of commercial real estate. In this episode of the Crexi Podcast, host Shanti Ryle, Director of Content Marketing at Crexi, sits down with Faraz to discuss the nuances of the Manhattan office market. Faraz shares his extensive background in commercial real estate, including his journey from finance and asset management to brokerage in New York. The conversation covers valuable insights into market trends, office to residential conversions, and effective brokerage strategies. They also delve into how to build a strong social media presence and the importance of focused, quality engagement over quantity in networking.  Introduction and Guest OverviewFaraz Cheema's Background and Career PathFamily Business and Early CareerTransition to Commercial Real EstateMoving to Manhattan and New ChallengesOffice Market Insights and TrendsOffice to Residential ConversionsCorporate Real Estate Trends in ManhattanLuxury Retailers and Real EstateBrokerage Analysis and AI IntegrationProspecting and Client EngagementSocial Media Strategies for BrokersBuilding a Social Media PresenceNetworking and Referrals in Real EstateChallenges of Starting in a New MarketBalancing Social Media and BrokerageRapid Fire Questions and Investment StrategiesFinal Thoughts and Contact Information About Faraz Cheema:Faraz Cheema, SIOR, CCIM, focuses on the Manhattan Office Market at BKREA. Faraz brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in commercial real estate, making him an invaluable addition to the BKREA team.Previously, Faraz Cheema was the Managing Group Principal Coldwell Banker Commercial Realty - Atlas Advisory Group and prior was Investment Sales Specialist since September 2016. Originally a Washington D.C. native, Faraz currently resides in Potomac, MD.With over 7 years experience as a financial analyst and 6 years as an asset manager, Faraz has a unique understanding of the investment side of commercial real estate. He has worked specifically within the retail and hospitality sectors in the Washington DC / Baltimore MD metropolitan area focusing on: acquisitions, disposition, asset management, & property management before entering the commercial real estate brokerage industry.Faraz possesses a Master of Science degree in Real Estate and Infrastructure, and in conjunction with his SIOR and CCIM designations, he is positioned to squarely meet his clients' diverse commercial real estate needs. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to our newsletter and enjoy the next podcast delivered straight to your inbox. For show notes, past guests, and more CRE content, please check out Crexi's blog. Ready to find your next CRE property? Visit Crexi and immediately browse 500,000+ available commercial properties for sale and lease. Follow Crexi:https://www.crexi.com/​ https://www.crexi.com/instagram​ https://www.crexi.com/facebook​ https://www.crexi.com/twitter​ https://www.crexi.com/linkedin​ https://www.youtube.com/crexi

    NYC NOW
    Morning Headlines: Judge Blocks Federal Retaliation Over Congestion Pricing, ‘Roommate Court' Finds Viral Fame, and 9/11 Museum Offers Free Student Field Trips

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 3:02


    A federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from withholding funds from New York in retaliation for the city's congestion pricing program. Meanwhile, a TikTok show called “Roommate Court” is gaining popularity for its comedic takes on apartment disputes. Plus, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum will now offer free field trips to students across the Tri-state area.

    Agriculture Today
    1941 - New Director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency...Too Much Water for Crops?

    Agriculture Today

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 27:53


    David Schemm Returns to Kansas FSA Crops in Saturated Soils What to do With Herpes in Cattle   00:01:05 – David Schemm Returns to Kansas FSA: Beginning today's show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as we learn more about him as he begins in this role of state executive director for the second time. He mentions what his goals are for the agency. Farmers.gov   00:12:05 – Crops in Saturated Soils: K-State Extension agronomist Tina Sullivan continues the show as she explains what concerns she has for crops from the recent weather. Tina discusses wheat, corn and soybeans. Soybean Response to Standing Water and Saturated Soils Effect of Standing Water and Saturated Soils on Corn Growth Mesonet.k-state.edu   00:23:05 – What to do With Herpes in Cattle: The Beef Cattle Institute's Cattle Chat podcast with Brad White, Bob Larson and Brian Lubbers concludes the show as they converse about a listener question asking about herpes in cattle. BCI Cattle Chat Podcast Bovine Science with BCI Podcast Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.   Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

    CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast
    Milos Uzan pivots back to Houston; Pop Isaacs defects to A&M: K-State surprisingly lands PJ Haggerty

    CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 53:33


    Milos Uzan is returning to Houston after flirting with the 2025 NBA draft. How high will Gary Parrish have the Houston Cougars ranked in his preseason Top 25 And 1? Plus: Mr. Haggerty goes to Manhattan ... Kansas. Find out if PJ can be the catalyst to make the Wildcats an NCAA Tournament team in a big year for Jerome Tang. AND Pop Isaacs makes his way from Omaha to College Station — heading into the SEC. 00:00 - Start 00:50 - Milos Uzan returns to Houston, Pop Isaacs is headed to Texas A&M 27:27 - PJ Haggerty goes to Manhattan....Kansas. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rover's Morning Glory
    TUES FULL SHOW: A new caper is being investigated at the radio station, a trip to the flea market, and who is Maggie?

    Rover's Morning Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 180:09


    Flea markets, meditation, and weight gain. Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing wealthy trader in a townhouse in Manhattan. Man claims to have been drugged and robbed of his crypto after smoking a cigarette given to him by his Uber driver. What is wrong with this American flag? JLR dominates the most misspelled words. Did JLR mail off his urine sample Friday? Trips to Walmart. A driver plows through a crowd of people in Liverpool. Who is Maggie from the western? Video of a self driving Tesla in Alabama driving off the road and into a tree. A decade ago, Elon Musk claimed we would have Level 5 autonomous vehicles. A trend on TikTok has manly men calling each other to wish their male friends goodnight. A new caper is being investigated at the radio station. Vanilla Charlie visited Duji's donut truck. The President of France was pushed in his face by his wife.

    Rover's Morning Glory
    TUES FULL SHOW: A new caper is being investigated at the radio station, a trip to the flea market, and who is Maggie?

    Rover's Morning Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 179:50


    Flea markets, meditation, and weight gain. Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing wealthy trader in a townhouse in Manhattan. Man claims to have been drugged and robbed of his crypto after smoking a cigarette given to him by his Uber driver. What is wrong with this American flag? JLR dominates the most misspelled words. Did JLR mail off his urine sample Friday? Trips to Walmart. A driver plows through a crowd of people in Liverpool. Who is Maggie from the western? Video of a self driving Tesla in Alabama driving off the road and into a tree. A decade ago, Elon Musk claimed we would have Level 5 autonomous vehicles. A trend on TikTok has manly men calling each other to wish their male friends goodnight. A new caper is being investigated at the radio station. Vanilla Charlie visited Duji's donut truck. The President of France was pushed in his face by his wife. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Rover's Morning Glory
    TUES PT 1: Flea markets, meditation, and gaining weight

    Rover's Morning Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 51:27


    Flea markets, meditation, and gaining weight. Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing wealthy trader in a townhouse in Manhattan. Man claims to have been drugged and robbed of his crypto after smoking a cigarette given to him by his Uber driver.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Rover's Morning Glory
    TUES PT 1: Flea markets, meditation, and gaining weight

    Rover's Morning Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 51:04


    Flea markets, meditation, and gaining weight. Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing wealthy trader in a townhouse in Manhattan. Man claims to have been drugged and robbed of his crypto after smoking a cigarette given to him by his Uber driver.

    This Day in Esoteric Political History
    Hippies vs. Hard Hats (1970)

    This Day in Esoteric Political History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 27:32


    It's May 26th. This day in 1970, Richard Nixon is hosting a group of labor leaders at the White House, where they present him with a hard hat. A few weeks earlier, in New York City, construction workers had attacked tens of thousands of anti-war protesters in lower Manhattan, cheered on by Wall Street workers.Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the events of that Spring realigned the cultural and political coalitions in American politics, with labor drifting towards Republican politics, largely along racial and cultural lines.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at thisdaypod.comThis Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.comGet in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypodOur team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

    Conversing
    Pentecostal Political Power: The New Apostolic Reformation, with Leah Payne and Caleb Maskell

    Conversing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 61:12


    What is the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? And what does it have to do with conservative political power in the United States and abroad? Leah Payne and Caleb Maskell join Mark Labberton for a deep dive into the emergence and impact of the New Apostolic Reformation—a loosely affiliated global network blending Pentecostal Christian spirituality, charismatic authority, and political ambition. With their combined pastoral experience and scholarly expertise, Payne and Maskell chart the historical, theological, and sociopolitical roots of this Pentecostal movement—from Azusa Street and Latter Rain revivals to modern dominion theology and global evangelicalism. They distinguish the New Apostolic Reformation from the broader Pentecostal and charismatic traditions, and explore the popular appeal, theological complexity, and political volatility of the New Apostolic Reformation. Episode Highlights “Isn't this just conservative political activism with tongues and prophecy and dominion?” “At no point in time in the history of these United States … have Protestants not been interested in having a great deal of influence over public life.” “You can be super nationalistic in Guatemala, in Brazil, in India, and in the United States. … It is a portable form of nationalism.” “They are not moved by appeals to American democracy or American exceptionalism because they have in their mind the end times and the nation of Israel.” “Charismatics and Pentecostals, unlike other forms of American Protestantism … do not have a theological value for democracy.” Main Themes Pentecostalism's history and global influence Charismatic Christianity versus Pentecostalism Defining and explaining the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) C. Peter Wagner, Lance Hall, and Seven Mountain Mandate Dominion theology, Christian nationalism, and the religious Right Pentecostals and Trump politics Zionism in charismatic theology Vineyard movement, worship music, and intimacy with God Linked Media References About Vineyard USA God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah Payne The New Apostolic Churches by C. Peter Wagner This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti Atlantic Article: “The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows” by Stephanie McCrummen Bonhoeffer's America: A Land Without Reformation, by Joel Looper Another Gospel: Christian Nationalism and the Crisis of Evangelical Identity, by Joel Looper Show Notes Leah Payne defines Pentecostalism as “a form of American revivalism” William J. Seymour Marked by interracial desegregated worship and spiritual “fireworks” like tongues and prophecy Mystical experiences of God Desegregation and physically touching one another in acts of miraculous healing The Azusa Street Revival (1906) identified as a global catalyst for Assemblies of God denomination There is no founding theological figure, unlike Luther or Calvin Caleb Maskell emphasizes Pentecostalism's roots in “a founding set of experiences,” not a founding theological figure “Limits to what makes a church” Lack of ecclesiological clarity leaves Pentecostalism open to both renewal and fragmentation Leah highlights Pentecostalism as “a shared experience … a shared series of practices.” “Holy Rollers” and being “slain in the Spirit” “A different way of knowing” “Christians are made through an encounter with Jesus.” The global “charismatic movement” and how it has had cross-denominational Influence “Charismatic” was a mid-twentieth-century term for Spirit-led practices arising within mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions Charismatic means “gifted” or “being given gifts” “‘Charismatic' has typically been a more inclusive word than ‘Pentecostal.'” Emphasis on personal spiritual gifts and intimate worship styles “They are not respecters of institutions.” Figures like Oral Roberts and Amy Semple McPherson were “too big” for denominational constraints “Too-bigness” as driven by both an over-inflated ego and spiritual mysticism Frederick Buechner: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.” Spellbound, by Molly Worthen (see Conversing episode 212) What are the origins and key ideas of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? New Apostolic Reformation: “a form of institutionalized charismatic identity that builds on grassroots consensus.” “NAR” coined by C. Peter Wagner at Fuller Seminary in the 1990s Wagner promoted post-denominationalism and “reality-based” church governance centred on individual charismatic gifts Emerged from a “larger soup” of charismatic ideas—often practiced before being systematized. Closely tied to the “Seven Mountain Mandate”: that Christians should influence key societal sectors—family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government The role of dominion theology and political alignment “The convergence of egos, the convergence of ethos … is a natural thing to see emerging.” “Dominion is really just two or three logical steps from an obsession with cultural relevance.” Payne sees dominionism as a Pentecostal-flavoured version of a broader conservative political strategy. “Charismatics and Pentecostals are everywhere … so we should expect them on the far right.” Many deny the NAR label even as they operate in its mode. ”When Bob Dylan's in your church, suddenly your church is relevant, whether you like it or not.” Defining “Dominionism” “Dominion is really just two or three logical steps from an obsession with cultural relevance. Cultural relevance says church should fit—not prophetically, but should fit all but seamlessly—into modes of culture that people are already in.” What are the “Seven Mountains of Culture”?  Family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government—”the world would go better if Christians were in charge of each of those arenas.” “At no point in time in the history of these United States and the history of European settlers in the new world have Protestants not been interested in having a great deal of influence over public life.” Trump, Zionism, and global Pentecostal nationalism Christian nationalism versus religious Right “They are not moved by appeals to American democracy. … They think the nation of Israel is the nation of all nations.” “Isn't this just conservative political activism with tongues and prophecy and dominion?” Anti-institutional and anti-structural How Trump seeks power and ego affirmation Christian theocratic rule? ”It may simply be a part of what it is to be a Christian is to say, at some level, within the spheres that I'm given authority in, I ought to have the right kind of influence, whatever it is.” “ I think what's scary about the moment that we're in right now is in fact the chaos.” A book about Donald Trump—God's Chaos Candidate, by Lance Wall ”The beliefs in divine prophecy are so widespread that they transcend partisanship.” Black Pentecostalism: immune to the charms of Trump and populist conservatives Trump's Zionist overtures strategically captured charismatic loyalty The rise of global Pentecostal nationalism in countries like India, Brazil, and Guatemala parallels US patterns. “They don't actually care long-term about American democracy.” “They are not moved by appeals to American democracy or American exceptionalism because they have in their mind the end times and the nation of Israel.” Prosperity gospel Dominionism and the Roman Catholic “doctrine of discovery” The gospel of Christ as “sorting power” “It is a portable form of nationalism.” Concerns about power, order, and eschatology Mark Labberton reflects on Fuller Seminary's controversial role in NAR's intellectual development. Payne critiques the equation of widespread Pentecostal practices with far-right dominionism. “What's scary … is the chaos. And a number of people associated with NAR have celebrated that.” NAR theology often prioritizes divine chaos over institutional order. Warnings against super-biblical apostolic authority and spiritual authoritarianism. Pentecostalism beyond politics “There's a vivid essentialism—make everything great and all the nations will gather.” Vineyard worship as a counterweight to dominionism—emphasizing intimacy and mystical union with Christ. “That emphasis on Jesus as a friend … is a really beautiful image of God.” Vineyard music helped export a gentle, intimate charismatic spirituality. About Leah Payne Leah Payne is associate professor of American religious history at Portland Seminary and a 2023–2024 public fellow at the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). She holds a PhD from Vanderbilt University, and her research explores the intersection of religion, politics, and popular culture. Payne is author of God Gave Rock and Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music (Oxford University Press, 2024), and co-host of Rock That Doesn't Roll, a Public Radio Exchange (PRX) podcast about Christian rock and its listeners, and Weird Religion, a religion and pop culture podcast. Her writing and research has appeared in The Washington Post, NBC News, Religion News Service, and Christianity Today. About Caleb Maskell Caleb Maskell is the associate national director of theology and education for Vineyard USA. Born in London, he immigrated with his family to New Jersey in 1986, at the age of nine. Caleb has been involved in leadership in the Vineyard movement for twenty-five years. After spending a gap year at the Toronto Airport Vineyard School of Ministry in 1995, he went to the University of Chicago to study theology, philosophy, and literature in the interdisciplinary undergraduate Fundamentals program. While there, he joined the core planting team of the Hyde Park Vineyard Church, where he served as a worship leader, a small group leader, a setter-up of chairs, and whatever else Rand Tucker asked him to do. After college, full of questions that had emerged from the beautiful collision of serious academic study and the practical realities of church planting, Caleb enrolled in the MDiv program at Yale Divinity School. For four years, he immersed himself in the study of theology, church history, and Scripture, while also leading worship and working with middle school and high school youth groups. After graduating in 2004, he worked for three years as the associate director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University. In 2007, along with his wife Kathy and their friends Matt and Hannah Croasmun, Caleb planted Elm City Vineyard Church in New Haven, Connecticut. That year, he also began a PhD program at Princeton University, focusing on the history of American religion, with an additional emphasis in African American studies. After moving to Manhattan for four years while Kathy went to seminary, the Maskells ended up in suburban Philadelphia, where Caleb completed his PhD while teaching regularly at Princeton Theological Seminary, and serving as the worship pastor at Blue Route Vineyard Church. Since 2010, Caleb has led the Society of Vineyard Scholars, which exists to foster and sustain a community of theological discourse in and for the Vineyard movement. Caleb is passionate about developing leaders and institutions that will help to produce a healthy, courageous, and hospitable future for the church in the twenty-first century. Caleb and Kathy now live with their two kids, Josiah and Emmanuelle, in the heart of Denver, where Kathy pastors East Denver Vineyard Church. Production Credits Conversing is produced and distributed in partnership with Comment magazine and Fuller Seminary.

    Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation
    Loofah, Doofah, and Floofah? with Caitlin Kenny of Sunset Zoo

    Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 47:46


    Today, the Safari heads to Manhattan, KS, to hang out with Caitlin Kenny of the Sunset Zoo. We talk tiger training, red panda baby time, going from lemurs to...lemurs? and so much more! EPISODE LINKS: sunsetzoo.com @sunsetzoo ROSSIFARI LINKS: Rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok patreon.com/rossifari 

    Storied: San Francisco
    Mike Irish, Owner of Emmy's Spaghetti Shack (S7E15)

    Storied: San Francisco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 31:28


    Mike Irish is his actual name. Welcome to my episode with the current (it no longer works to say “new”) owner of one of my favorite places in San Francisco—Emmy's Spaghetti Shack. I'm not sure where to begin, but I suppose a sprinkle of backstory can't hurt. Back in 2022, I recorded an episode with Emmy Kaplan, then the owner and forever the founder of Emmy's. It was a fun interview, and through that chat with Emmy, we discovered that we had been across-the-street neighbors in the Mission back in the early 2000s. Fast-forward to summer 2024 when I applied to be on KQED's Check Please! Bay Area and rated Emmy's as my No. 1 pick among the three spots I proposed. Then a funny thing happened—before we shot the Check Please episode, Emmy sold her restaurant to one of the bartenders at the place—Mike Irish. That brings us to this episode. From the first time Erin and I met Mike at the bar at Emmy's, I knew I liked the dude. Now let's get to know Mike together as he approaches the one-year mark of owning his first restaurant, an SF institution. Mike was born in Houston, but he didn't stay there long. His dad ran catering trucks for restaurants, and soon moved around bit before settling in Arizona, in the Phoenix area, where Mike mostly grew up. He came of age in the late-Nineties/early 2000s. Being in Arizona, Mike tells us some of the things about life there that he just considered normal, things like wearing oven mitts to get into your car in the summer. It was hot, but swimming pools were easy to find. Sports was pretty central to young Mike's life. He played basketball, baseball, soccer, and other sports. His dad coached some of the teams he was on. He was a good kid. Basketball took over, eventually. He looked up to local players, especially Charles Barkley, whose number Mike shaved into his head. But after a couple years playing in high school, basketball started to fade and was replaced by theater and drama. Looking back, he calls it a “hard turn,” but we both recognize the plasticity of that age—the teen years. In his drama classes, Mike gravitated toward writing. He played guitar and wrote songs. He wrote a play for his school. All that young talent and creativity led to Mike and his friends making movies. He was also in bands playing mostly folk music. With all this going on, he met his first girlfriend. They dated briefly, didn't talk for 20 years years, and today are married. But we'll get to that later. Mike graduated from high school and went to New York City for college pretty much right away. He had visited NYC once before and liked it. He got into film school there, beginning a journey that lasted until three years ago or so. And so, for nearly 20 years, Mike Irish existed as a filmmaker in New York City. The school and his place were both in Manhattan. When he first arrived, he knew one guy from a band they'd both been in, and Mike was grateful for that. But of course they didn't become close in their new hometown, as they attended different schools and made new friends. Mike made student films, and kept going after he graduated. To survive and pay rent, he started bartending, something that, later in life, would prove crucial to where he is today. I ask him to name-drop some of the bars in New York where he worked. He rattles off several, then summarizes by saying he worked at possibly 50 different sports in NYC. We talk about the films he made over that almost two-decade span. Some won awards, both domestically and internationally. The most highly acclaimed of his movies was The Life of Significant Soil, which Mike says he's seen being played on airplanes. Another movie, Permanent Collection, premiered in San Francisco at the Roxie. Mike came out here for that and stayed for a week. That was February 2020, weeks before COVID shut The City and the world down. Going back to his first girlfriend, whom Mike had met in high school, she already lived in San Francisco. They had lost touch over the years. But she noticed his name on a movie showing at The Roxie and came out to the premiere. A reconnection was made, but Mike returned home to New York after that week. Still, the two kept in touch. Once it was possible, one would fly out to be with the other, either in New York or here in San Francisco. That eventually gave way to Mike's decision to move to The City. Check back next week for Part 2 and the conclusion of our episode about Mike Irish. We recorded this podcast at Emmy's Spaghetti Shack in the Mission in April 2025. Photography by Jeff Hunt

    NYC NOW
    Midday News: Second Arrest in Alleged Soho Kidnapping, Rainy Week Ahead, and Increase in Times Square Complaints

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 8:00


    Police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and torture of a 28-year-old man in Soho earlier this month. Meanwhile, forecasters say the New York region is in for several rainy days starting Wednesday and continuing through Saturday. Plus, some New Yorkers say Times Square feels more chaotic post-pandemic, even as data shows violent crime there is at a ten-year low.

    NYC NOW
    Evening Roundup: MTA Goes to Court in Congestion Pricing Fight Against Trump, Rent Guidelines Board Considers Lower Rent Increase, Electric Bills Go Up in New Jersey, Bird Lovers Plan for Avian Oases, and Van Gogh's Flowers

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 9:03


    A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration not to block or withhold funding for New York state as retaliation for the MTA's congestion pricing program. Plus, the panel that sets the rent for tenants in a million stabilized apartments held a rare "re-vote" on Tuesday. Also, electric bills for New Jersey residents are about to jump up around 20% next month. Meanwhile, bird lovers in Manhattan plan to turn Broadway malls into avian oases. And finally, the New York Botanical Garden's new exhibit pays tribute to Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh with botanical displays and large scale art.

    The Property Podcast
    ASK478: Should I sell and buy in a high growth area? PLUS: Does the monopoly strategy work in the north?

    The Property Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 9:20


    Rob & Rob are back and they've got two new great questions from our listeners!    (0:40) Lloyd is a British investor living in Manhattan with properties in both the US and UK. He's hoping Rob & Rob can shed some light on whether he should trade up his hassle-free UK properties for something with stronger capital growth potential or keep them ticking along and let time do the work. (5:14) Rob P's been investing up north for five years in areas that have historically performed well in terms of cashflow and yields, rather than capital appreciation. He's now eyeing the Monopoly strategy, but the numbers don't seem to stack up on cashflow alone. Can Rob & Rob help him make sense of the numbers?  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  Find out more about Property Hub Invest 

    Agriculture Today
    1940 - Bringing Back Wildlife...Futures Prices in the Cattle Market

    Agriculture Today

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 27:53


    Fins, Fur and Feathers: Dire Wolves Cattle Market Headlines Controlling Flies at a Dairy   00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Dire Wolves: Part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode with Drew Ricketts, Joe Gerken and specialist guest Danny Lindahl begins today's show. They discuss dire wolves and what they could mean for the environment. Fins, Fur and Feathers Wildlife.k-state.edu   00:12:05 – Cattle Market Headlines: A cattle market update from University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, Elliott Dennis, keeps the show moving as he talks about futures prices, the Cattle on Feed report, JBS and new world screwworm.   00:23:05 – Controlling Flies at a Dairy: Ending the show is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he says producers can get a jump on controlling flies on the dairy by using a multi-pronged approach that combines sanitation, biological control and targeted insecticides.     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.   Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

    Stop Making Yourself Miserable
    Episode 111 - Spears and Switchblades: One Stubborn Species

    Stop Making Yourself Miserable

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 17:43


    Welcome back to our Podcast. and in this episode, we are going to explore the mysterious junction between human potential and the human predicament. Today, we're diving into an idea that may sting a little at first, but, if we look closely, it might also open a hidden door to hope. It involves the unfortunate observation that while human technology, what we do, has evolved at an astonishing pace, human consciousness, who we actually are, has lagged significantly behind. Our ability to split atoms, utilize instant global communications, and code digital realities has raced ahead at lightning speed, fueling our Modern Times. But our capacity for empathy, humility, compassion and having the capacity to be able to live a peaceful, and meaningful life looks much more like we're still stuck the Middle Ages. Which brings us to the content of this episode called “Spears and Switchblades: One Stubborn Species.” To help bring the basic idea into focus, we're going to compare two of the most iconic love tragedies ever put on the stage: William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and its mid-20th century musical reincarnation, West Side Story. Though separated by more than 350 years, these two narratives—one set in Renaissance Verona and the other in 1950s New York City—are mirrors reflecting the same fundamental human flaws. Jealousy. Tribalism. Miscommunication , Stubborness and Pride, among many others. All of which are run by an emotional impulsivity that can turn love into war, and beauty into ashes. So, the first question that we want to explore is: have we grown at all in the past 400 years? Or have we simply become more sophisticated in the weaponry that we have developed in order to kill each other more efficiently? Let's start with the core human dynamics that drive both plays, because even though they are separated by centuries, their basic human flaws remain exactly the same. In Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers fall in love across the boundary of a family feud. The Montagues and Capulets have nursed a blood vendetta for so long that no one even remembers how it started. And it doesn't matter anymore. They just plain hate each other. And its consequences are clear: violence in the streets, death, heartbreak, and ultimately, a double suicide. What are the dominant negative human traits here? Hatred passed down like an heirloom Honor culture run amok Impetuous emotion overpowering reason A lack of inner stillness or reflection, overcome by rage Fast forward 400 years to West Side Story, and we meet Tony and Maria, two lovers from opposing street gangs: the Jets, composed mostly of white working-class youths, and the Sharks, made up of Puerto Rican immigrants. Once again, love blossoms in hostile soil, and once again, the terrible price of primal tribal hatred is death. Different clothes, different slang, different soundtrack. Same madness. And this is the bottom line of the issue. Totally different external world, everything has changed, as well it should. After all, four hundred years have gone by and the situation facing the teenagers living in the streets of New York City would be absolutely unimaginable to the kids running around in the late 1500's.  Completely different on the outside – yet the inner madness remains exactly the same. And the ramifications of this imbalance are immense. Let's compare the outer worlds of these two stories: Romeo and Juliet takes place in late 16th-century Verona. It's a world without electricity, medicine as we know it, or organized police. Family ruled everything. Honor was a matter of life and death. Raw emotions emerged dramatically and physically. And the sword was both symbol and solution. West Side Story unfolds in 1950s Manhattan, post-WWII. Televisions had entered the living room. Jet engines had conquered the sky. The UN had been formed, civil rights movements were stirring. Science had given us vaccines, electricity, and refrigeration. And yet... disputes were still settled with violence. In this case, the weapon of choice was the switch blade. Anger and tribal pride still led to bloodshed. And the beauty of love still ended in the tragedy funerals. So, what changed? The world around us got faster, smarter and ever-more connected. But the world inside us? Pretty much the same old garbage pail. And one of the primary central drivers in both stories is basic tribalism—the instinct to form in-groups and out-groups. The name of the game is us-versus-them. In Romeo and Juliet, the tribes are defined by blood. In West Side Story, by race and ethnicity. In both, the borders are irrational and absolute. This human trait is ancient, seemingly almost hardwired into our survival code. We evolved in small tribes where loyalty equaled life, and strangers equaled threat. But now we live in megacities, online echo chambers where we're still addicted to tribalism. We divide ourselves by politics, religion, race, nationality, gender identity, and more—often with a sense of inner hostility that's far more emotional than rational. In both plays, the pride of belonging to an in-crowd becomes a major fuse. Tybalt's stone cold sense of us and them, along with an ego based identification with personal honor won't let him ignore Romeo's presence at the Capulet ball. Four hundred years later, Bernardo's defense-based sense of belonging to the Sharks won't let him see Tony as anything but another American self-entitled Jet. In both cases, primal tribal dignity demands a serious and significant attack against the perceived enemy. So, the basic recipe for tragedy that spans the centuries remains the same: paranoid pride, mixed with anger and fear, driven by impulse and untampered by any wisdom or understanding turns into a violent weapon of darkness and death. In a certain sense, what happened to us over the years isn't evolution at all. It's just plain repetition Unfortunately, of course this didn't end in the late 1950's. Far from it. While we've vastly upgraded our weaponry, we've also developed more subtle, yet powerful ways to threaten and hurt each other, like social media shaming for example,  where it becomes pretty easy to ruin someone's life just by pressing a few buttons. In the time between William Shakespeare and Leonard Bernstein, humans invented calculus, steam engines, telegraphs, airplanes, televisions, and atomic bombs. We mapped the human genome. We put men on the moon. But we still haven't figured out what we're really all about. Oh, we all know how to chase things, but are these things that we've been programmed to chase real, or they just illusions? Maybe we're just addicted to chasing, itself. In that regard, we've all heard about the tendency of dogs to chase cars. But there are two key aspects to that particular pursuit. One – the dog can never really catch the car. It is much too fast for it. And secondly – what happens if the dog actually does catch the car and we all know the answer to that – nothing. The dog can't do anything if and when it catches the car. It's the same way for us. We're just running after things on the outside, oblivious to who we really are and what we are really made of, not to mention what can actually make us truly happy and satisfied. And all of this goes on while we continue to improve our technology by leaps and bounds. Yet, we still don't know how to disagree without resorting to violence. We still haven't universally adopted the idea that every human being, regardless of their identity, has intrinsic value. We still raise children who feel unloved, unheard, or unsafe. We're still driven by fear disguised as pride. We still confuse dominance with dignity. And we still kill the thing we love because we don't know how to hold it. And the bottom line of it all is basically defending the inherent illusion of our ego selves, which is still at the basic foundation of our inner C-Suite. As such, we still confuse noise with strength. And we still take most the good things in our life for granted, which is truly tragic. Like Joni Mitchell sang in a seemingly earlier age, “Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone.” As it all continues to spiral further, in so many ways, the message to us is crystal clear – It's time to wake up and grow up. Romeo and Juliet loved across a line they weren't supposed to cross. Tony and Maria did it too. Their love was a shining light in the midst of all this darkness. Even though everything seemed to be against them, they knew what they had. And we knew it too. And despite what we knew it was that they were facing, we all rooted for them, because something about the higher thing in life, the Better Angels of Our Nature, speaks to the deepest part of our intelligence, both in our hearts and in our minds. We have more tools than ever to connect across cultures, to educate, to innovate, to heal. And yet, we still face the same old demons. But here's the good news: we are capable of change. Unlike the characters in those plays, our story isn't written yet. We are not locked in a script. We can choose awareness. We can choose evolution. The keynote to both of these tragedies is that it is time to individually bring our inner light to our own inner darkness. The Wisdom of the Ages as well as modern brain science tell us that we do have the power to protect this light from the winds of hate, fear and pride, and that we can, and essentially must, cultivate the inner skills of patience, compassion, empathy, and yes - courage. NeuroHarmonics: Inner Technology for a New Humanity That's what the NeuroHarmonic Method is all about: cultivating the inner circuitry to match the brilliance of our outer inventions. It's not just about brainwaves or affirmations or even spirituality. It's about training the nervous system to return to equilibrium, to respond rather than react, to perceive the human being behind the mask, and ultimately to shift from emotional immaturity to presence. From the rage of vengeance to an intuitive sense grace. But this is a path toward real evolution that can only be travelled one person at a time. Because the world won't evolve until we do it individually. Not really. So here we are, somewhere between Shakespeare's Verona and the 21st century, still caught in the drama. But I hate to tell you that the Bard didn't invent this particular tale. The truth is, it stands atop a mountain of ancient stories echoing the same theme—love thwarted by fate, culture, or conflict. And this motif is not unique to the Renaissance or even to Western civilization. The same basic story can be found in the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, Babylon, ancient Egypt, Persia, and India. Indeed, it's one of the most enduring themes in human storytelling. And the deeper you dig, the further back you go, the more you realize: the tragedy of love versus society and the battle of light versus darkness is as old as storytelling itself. But maybe, just maybe, we're ready to write a different ending. One where love doesn't die. One where pride yields to peace. One where technology finally partners with wisdom. Let's imagine a future version of West Side Story, maybe 400 years from now. What would it take for that version not to be a tragedy? Maybe the gangs might still exist, but their interchange would consist of words instead of weapons. Maybe love would not be hidden in the shadows, but declared in daylight. Maybe reconciliation would be taught in schools, right alongside science and math. Maybe forgiveness would be considered a mark of strength, not weakness. Consciousness evolution would be about not just developing new tools, but new tendencies, moving us from: From reaction to reflection From judgment to curiosity From pride to presence From tribalism to universalism It means valuing not just intelligence, but wisdom. This all represents something to look forward to and welcome into our lives in the here and now, as much as we are able. And if we're not able to yet, at least we can make our intentions known to ourselves. Well, this will be the end of this episode. As always, keep your eyes, mind and heart open, and let's get together in the next one.

    Monocle 24: The Urbanist
    Tall Stories 460: Waldorf Astoria, New York

    Monocle 24: The Urbanist

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 7:27


    Sally Howard tells us the secrets behind a repolished jewel in Manhattan’s hospitality crown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc
    545. The Psychological Impact of Living With Social Inequality with Keith Payne

    unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 50:37


    Contrary to popular belief – making more money doesn't necessarily mean you'll be happier in life. The same can be said for societies as a whole, especially when it comes to countries with lopsided wealth distribution leading to high levels of inequality. So what are the connections between that inequality,people's general wellbeing, and politics? Keith Payne is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill. His books, Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide and The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die explore the science behind inequality and the far-reaching impact it has on modern society. Keith and Greg discuss how inequality affects subjective wellbeing and societal outcomes, the connection between inequality and political polarization, strategies to mitigate psychological harm of inequality, and how understanding these psychological mechanisms can improve cross-party dialogues and reduce divisiveness.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:Why facts don't win arguments51:42: Starting with the goal of understanding is  important, and then when we're actually engaging with the other person, we have this tendency , as soon as they say something is true, we say, well, that's not true, and here are my facts and figures. And so we need to stop trying to bludgeon the other person into agreeing with us by citing facts and better evidence. That may sound counterintuitive, especially in the academic world where I live, because, but that's the currency, right, for argumentation. That's not where most people are coming from. I mean, they care about the facts, but only as tools to defend their social identities. And so, I think a better question to ask is, well, not why do you believe that in terms of why are you wrong about the facts, but what is believing that doing for your psychological bottom line? How is that serving your sense of identity and your group loyalties?Status is more than your paycheck12:50: We need to find ways to judge our status not purely in terms of wealth or income, and to make those richer kind of social connections, as a source of status. Because those are things we have more control over than how rich the 1% is.What shapes our political beliefs06:39:  It is perceived inequality that makes a big difference. And you have to see the wealth around you. And usually, that's not comparing ourselves to the top one-tenth of 1%, because we don't see the billionaires. Even if you live in Manhattan and are surrounded by billionaires, you still don't see it much, right? People like that live in gated communities, surrounded by privacy-insuring mechanisms and stuff. What we see is maybe the top 20% who are driving expensive cars and showing off their vacation pictures on Facebook. So, for the psychological comparisons, you do have to have some visible inequality there. But there's other ways that extreme levels of inequality affect society through non-visible means. [07:34] When it comes to the day-to-day psychological experience of living in an unequal society, the blatant visibility or invisibility of wealth has a lot to do with it.How inequality reshapes our behavior37:07: We found that in high inequality countries, and in high inequality states within the United States, people are engaged in more risky financial behavior — whether that's buying lottery tickets, or not investing for retirement, going to check cashing places rather than traditional banking, et cetera. So that all happens more in high inequality places, and you can see the same sort of patterns with regard to non-financial risk taking around health, like drug use, cigarette smoking — things that are high risk but immediate reward in terms of hedonic or affective reactions — are better predicted by inequality than by poverty as well.Show Links:Recommended Resources:Easterlin paradoxPhilip ConverseDonald KinderNathan P. KalmoeEdmund BurkeJohn Stuart MillGravity Payments“The marketplace of rationalizations” by Daniel WilliamsGuest Profile:Professional WebsiteProfessional Profile on XHis Work:Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous DivideThe Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die

    Cornell (thank) U
    From Hotelie to Hometown Host: Behind the Bar with Justin McManus

    Cornell (thank) U

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 29:28


    He has set the bar high for Hotelies everywhere. (pun intended)In this episode, we talk to Justin McManus '03, a proud graduate of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration and fourth-generation owner of the iconic Peter McManus Cafe in Chelsea, New York City.Peter McManus Cafe has been serving up drinks, award-winning burgers, and unforgettable memories since 1911—and Justin is now carrying that torch with heart, hospitality, and a healthy dose of humor. We had a lot of fun with him.We talked about his path from city kid to first-generation college graduate, how Cornell shaped his approach to business, and all about his late nights, hustle and even Law and Order. as bar owner.You'll hear what it's like to grow up in the bar business, why customers keep coming back, and how Justin balances innovation with tradition in one of Manhattan's oldest family-run bars. And we get his take on what pairs well with bar food so that you can order like a pro.Visit Peter McManus Cafe: https://petermcmanuscafe.comFollow on Instagram: @petermcmanuscafeNot sponsor by or affiliated with Cornell University

    Architecture is Political
    Housing, Politics and Mitchell-Lama

    Architecture is Political

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 54:33


    Jonathan Tarleton, an urban planner and oral historian, talked about his book 'Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons.' We discussed his motivation behind writing the book, which focuses on two social housing cooperatives in Brooklyn and Manhattan. We go in-depth about the ongoing housing crises in the U.S., the difference between cooperatives and social housing as well as the disparities in wealth-building opportunities for Black and Brown communities. Tarleton explains his personal viewpoints on the Mitchell-Lama program, challenges in the co-op governance, the technicalities behind privatization and the broader fight for social housing. We also touch on how larger community involvement and public perception towards viewing housing as a public good can help sustain affordable housing models.Jonathan Tarleton is a writer, urban planner, and oral historian. He is the author of Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons. He previously served as the chief researcher on Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas and as the editor of Urban Omnibus. His essays have appeared in Orion, Jacobin, Hell Gate, Dirt, and beyond.Social media: instagram: @jonathantarleton; twitter: @jttarleton; bluesky: @jonathantarleton

    NYC NOW
    Midday News: DOJ Sues NJ Cities Over Immigration Policies, Albany Payroll Tax Fight, Parents Frustrated by School Group Chats, and St. Marks Food Scene

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 8:25


    The Justice Department is suing Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, and Paterson over sanctuary policies it says obstruct immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Albany are at odds over a new payroll tax plan. Also, New York City parents are frustrated by the nonstop flood of WhatsApp messages from school group chats. Reporter Vito Emanuel explains. Plus,Plus, a food tour through St. Marks Place in the East Village highlights standout spots for cheesesteaks, San Diego style burritos, and regional Chinese noodles.Plus, a food tour through St. Marks Place in the East Village highlights standout spots for cheesesteaks, San Diego style burritos, and regional Chinese noodles.Plus, a food tour through St. Marks Place in the East Village highlights standout spots for cheesesteaks, San Diego style burritos, and regional Chinese noodles. Plus, food critic Robert Sietsema gives a tour of St. Marks Place in the East Village, highlighting standout spots for cheesesteaks, San Diego style burritos, and regional Chinese noodles.

    Finding Genius Podcast
    The Science Of Hair Restoration: A Conversation With Dr. Alan Bauman

    Finding Genius Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 44:18


    In today's episode, we dive into the science of hair restoration with Dr. Alan Bauman. As the founder of Bauman Medical and a prominent hair restoration physician, Dr. Bauman has committed more than 20 years of his career to treating hair loss. He is known for his multi-therapy approach to hair restoration – combining many diverse techniques to help patients enhance, maintain, and restore their hair…  Join the conversation to find out: What drew Dr. Bauman to this unique field of medicine.  How hair restoration has evolved and improved over the years.  Factors that contribute to hair thinning. The difference between hair plugs and modern hair transplants. Preventative treatments for hair loss.  Why hair is such an important part of people's self-image.  Dr. Bauman earned his medical doctorate from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. He completed his internship and residency in surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan before moving into the field of hair transplant surgery and the treatment of hair loss, with a primary focus on androgenetic alopecia — otherwise known as hereditary male or female pattern hair loss. To learn more about Dr. Bauman and his work, visit the Bauman Medical website! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

    Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Anime Podcast
    10.51: Victory

    Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Anime Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 60:45 Transcription Available


    Show Notes This week on MSB: Victory Gundam episode 51. After a wild road-to-air-to-space trip that took us from Kasarelia all the way to Kasarelia, we've reached the final stop and we're ready to type up our TripAdvisor reviews. Opinions on Victory's ending seem to vary quite a big, and ours certainly did! Please listen to it! As usual, this week we're focusing on the final episode itself and reserving our judgment of the show as a whole, along with our responses to listener questions, for 10.52 (in two weeks). Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut. Lenapehoking is still the homeland of the Lenape diaspora, which includes communities living in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. You can learn more about Lenapehoking, the Lenape people, and ongoing efforts to honor the relationship between the land and indigenous peoples by visiting the websites of the Delaware Tribe and the Manhattan-based Lenape Center. Listeners in the Americas and Oceania can learn more about the indigenous people of your area at https://native-land.ca/. We would like to thank The Lenape Center for guiding us in creating this living land acknowledgment. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, visit our website GundamPodcast.com, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or email your questions, comments, and complaints to gundampodcast@gmail.com. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photos and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses. All music used in the podcast has been edited to fit the text. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to gundampodcast@gmail.comRead transcript

    NYC NOW
    Andrew Cuomo and Jeanine Pirro Have a Combative History. Now, She Might Oversee a Federal Probe Into Him

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 8:33


    Former Governor and mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo and Jeanine Pirro have a long, combative history. Now, The New York Times reports that Pirro, recently appointed to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington D.C., is overseeing a criminal investigation into Cuomo's congressional testimony about his handling of COVID in nursing homes. WNYC's Samantha Max explores their political rivalry and what it could mean for the case.

    The Bowery Boys: New York City History
    #459 Moses vs. Bard: The Battle for Castle Clinton

    The Bowery Boys: New York City History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 69:38


    In 1939, Robert Moses sprung his latest project upon the world -- the Brooklyn-Battery Bridge, connecting the tip of Manhattan to the Brooklyn waterfront, slicing through New York Harbor just to the north of Governor's Island.To build it, Moses dictated that the historic Battery Park would need to be redesigned. And its star attraction the New York Aquarium would have to be demolished.The aquarium was housed in the former military fort Castle Clinton which had seen so much of New York City's history pass through its walls under the name Castle Garden -- first as an early 19th century entertainment venue and later as the Emigrant Landing Depot, which processed millions of newly arriving immigrants.This valuable link to American history would surely have been lost if not for activists like Albert S. Bard, a revolutionary landmarking advocate who countered and disrupted Moses every step of the way.In this episode, Greg interviews another landmarking superstar -- author and civic activist Anthony C. Wood -- on the occasion of his new biography of Bard titled Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero.In his research,  Wood discovered a personality far more interesting than his public persona and a man with far more at stake than just his beliefs in preservation.Visit the website for more information and images of things discussed on this show. This episode was edited by Kieran Gannon. 

    Palisade Radio
    Tony Greer: Gold is Trading like a Prophecy, What are the Risks?

    Palisade Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 46:20


    Tom Bodrovics welcomes back Tony Greer, trader, editor of The Morning Navigator , and co-founder of the MacroDirt podcast, to discuss the current state of global markets. The conversation begins with an overview of the chaotic economic landscape, including regime change dynamics, inflationary pressures, and market volatility across sectors like bonds, gold, oil, and Bitcoin. Tony highlights the breakdown of traditional market correlations, making it difficult to predict trends. He emphasizes gold as a key store of value, noting central bank buying but expressing caution about its current highs and potential vulnerabilities if buyers step back. Gold miners, meanwhile, are performing well, though Tony questions whether larger investors will shift allocations into them. The discussion turns to bond markets, particularly the Japanese situation, where yields have spiked, raising concerns about central bank intervention. Tony suggests that yields may continue to rise before any potential stabilization. He also touches on inflation, noting that while official numbers appear tame, everyday costs remain high, and the impact of tariffs could linger. Oil prices are surprisingly stable despite geopolitical tensions, with plenty of supply keeping prices in check. Tony speculates that energy stocks could rebound if oil prices stabilize but remains cautious about their profitability at current levels. The interview also covers the broader economic picture, including the risks of a U.S. recession and the impact of Trump's trade policies. Tony expresses skepticism about chasing recession narratives, instead focusing on market trends and central bank behavior. He concludes by reiterating the importance of watching stores of value like gold and Bitcoin, given the ongoing themes of currency debasement and geopolitical uncertainty. Timestamp References:0:00 - Introduction0:43 - Interesting Times1:42 - Politics & Correlations3:44 - C.B. & High Gold Prices12:05 - Timeframes & Signals16:46 - Capital Rotation Miners19:44 - Global Debt Markets22:57 - Volatility & Confusion25:16 - C.B. Coordination & YCC27:00 - Inflation Threats?28:41 - Oil Price Drivers33:18 - Recession Risks?35:25 - Tariff Ramifications37:14 - Copper?38:10 - Trump's Administration40:40 - 2025 What to Watch43:58 - U.S. Debt Overhang?45:21 - Wrap Up Guest Links:Substack: https://tgmacro.substack.com/Twitter: https://x.com/tgmacroWebsite: https://tgmacro.com/E-Mail: tony@tgmacro.comMacro Dirt Podcast: https://www.google.com/search?q=macro+dirt+podcast After graduating from Cornell University in 1990 Tony followed in his father's footsteps to a Wall Street trading operation. He quickly learned his career path would be vastly different. He says, "I would not be sitting in the same seat on the same trading desk managing the same risk for the same firm for over 30 years." We have clearly entered a new era in financial markets. He began in the treasury department of Sumitomo Bank on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center downtown Manhattan. Tony was an FX trading assistant while the Quantum Fund was breaking the Bank of England in 1992. In 1993 he joined Union Bank of Switzerland as an FX and commodities trader, spending half a year as a Vice President in their Zurich treasury department. Then returned to New York City early in 1995 to join J. Aron & Company, the privately held commodity trading arm of Goldman Sachs. He managed risk for the Goldman Sachs Commodities Index, in precious and base metals trading, and futures and options trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He started his first venture in 2000 – Machine Trading which happened right before the tech bubble burst. That decision was his first excruciating life lesson in market timing. It turned out to be an extremely valuable learning experience. He believes there is a massive opportunity with both the unprecedented situation in global markets and in the way financial news is consum...

    Tour Stories
    The Check-In with Peter Negroponte-Guerilla Toss

    Tour Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 40:34


    Peter Negroponte is the drummer and a founding member of Guerilla Toss.  Guerilla Toss's newest single, Psychosis Is Just A Number, produced by Stephen Malkmus, is out now via Sub Pop Records.  Peter shares his early experiences with music growing up in Manhattan, eventually attending a music conservatory and how that all led to forming Guerilla Toss. Peter and Joe dig into some drum talk, discuss the bands writing and recording process's and the two compare their views on “overproduction” We have a look into how band translates their records into live performance, and we learn why Stephen Malkmus came to produce the new single. Guerilla Toss Sub Pop Records

    1010 WINS ALL LOCAL
    NYC officials prepare safety plans as summer approached... LI vape company shuts down following a lawsuit... UWS residents say they live on the most rat-infested block in Manhattan

    1010 WINS ALL LOCAL

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 6:39


    The All Local Afternoon Update for Friday May 23rd 2025

    Bar Crawl Radio
    Helping UWS Migrant Neighbors

    Bar Crawl Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 42:36


    Bar Crawl Radio is back at the West Side Community Garden talking with UWSers helping those in need on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.Wendy Straus and BCR producer Alina Larson talked about their work for Open Hearts Initiatives and Pastor K [Karpan] told us about his Church on W. 86th Street. These two UWS organizations are doing in many programs to help our recent migrants from around the world looking for a safe place to be free and complete their dreams and homeless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    NYC NOW
    Morning Headlines: Cuomo Under Federal Investigation, Memorial Day Travel Delays, and East River Tunnel Construction

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 12:48


    The Associated Press is reporting that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is under federal investigation for allegedly lying to Congress about his administration's pandemic response. Meanwhile, Memorial Day weekend travel is expected to cause major delays on roads and at airports across the region. Also, the Knicks will try to even their series against the Indiana Pacers tonight at Madison Square Garden in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Plus, this week's transit updates include Amtrak construction on the first of its two East River tunnels, a proposed 34th Street busway, and Mayor Adams' $400 million plan to redesign part of Fifth Avenue.

    NYC NOW
    Midday News: Detained Columbia Grad Student Mahmoud Khalil Granted Contact Visit with Infant Son, Jersey City Bans AI Rent Pricing, and AmeriCorps Cuts Threaten Childcare in Brooklyn Community

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 5:44


    Detained Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, has held his infant son for the first time after a judge blocked the Trump administration's effort to keep them separated. Meanwhile, Jersey City lawmakers are banning landlords from using AI software to set rents. Plus, AmeriCorps funding cuts by the Trump administration threaten childcare programs in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

    NYC NOW
    Evening Roundup: Rent Guidelines Board to Re-vote on Hike, “Train Daddy” Tapped for Penn Station Redevelopment, Beach Drones Join Rescue Crews, Adrienne Adams Reflects on Personal COVID Loss, and Queens Co-op Faces Steep Fee Increase

    NYC NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 11:21


    New York City's Rent Guidelines Board will hold a re-vote next week after internal disagreements over proposed rent hikes for stabilized two-year leases. Meanwhile, The White House says Andy Byford AKA “Train Daddy”, who ran the city's subways and buses from 2018 until early 2020, has been tapped by President Trump to lead the redevelopment of Penn Station. Also, the city will deploy drones with life-saving equipment and speakers to assist lifeguards at public beaches this summer. Plus, mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams delivered an emotional speech marking the anniversary of her father's death and linked it to former Governor Andrew Cuomo's handling of the pandemic. Finally, residents at Rochdale Village, a co-op complex in Southeast Queens, are bracing for steep increases in monthly maintenance fees to cover repairs, mortgage debt, and an unpaid water bill.

    What A Day
    Inside Diddy's Federal Sex-Trafficking Trial

    What A Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 23:15


    If you're a certain age, Sean' Diddy' Combs was inescapable during some really formative years of your music-listening habits. The entertainment mogul and producer showed up in music videos, hosted a reality show, and had a clothing line. His label Bad Boy Records helped launch the careers of iconic names in Hip-Hop and R&B, like Mary J. Blige, Usher and Notorious B.I.G. Now, he's standing trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, and faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison, if convicted. Anne Branigin, a staff writer for The Washington Post has been covering the trial from the Manhattan courthouse. She joins us to talk about the latest developments in the case and what's still to come.And in headlines: The U.S. government officially accepted a $400 million Boeing 747 from Qatar, President Donald Trump lectured the president of South Africa about a 'white genocide' in his country that's not happening, and Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly passed away at 75 after a battle with esophageal cancer.Show Notes:Follow Anne for more coverage of the trial – www.washingtonpost.com/people/anne-branigin/Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

    Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)
    Episode 413 - Myron McCormick

    Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 92:47


    Myron McCormick took home a Tony for his performance as gruff but lovable sailor Luther Billis in the original Broadway production of South Pacific, and before his premature passing at the age of 54 he logged several memorable turns on the stage and screen. We'll hear him as an archeologist who may have found a lost treasure in “Door of Gold” (originally aired on CBS on February 10, 1957) and as a mental patient who escapes from the hospital with revenge on his mind in “Madman of Manhattan” (originally aired on CBS on March 8, 1959). Plus, he plays detective in “No Time for Murder” from Crime Club (originally aired on Mutual on September 25, 1947).

    A Little Time
    Episode 371: Enemy Reels with Maggie Crane

    A Little Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 78:38


    Wow the lads ride again with their friend and comedian Maggie Crqane to FINALLY figure out the difference between LA and New York, the Ireland to Staten Island pipeline, when you want a server to be rude, hit the Energy Drink Corner and more!

    The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast
    Podcast #206: SE Group Principal of Mountain Planning Chris Cushing

    The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 78:17


    The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoChris Cushing, Principal of Mountain Planning at SE GroupRecorded onApril 3, 2025About SE GroupFrom the company's website:WE AREMountain planners, landscape architects, environmental analysts, and community and recreation planners. From master planning to conceptual design and permitting, we are your trusted partner in creating exceptional experiences and places.WE BELIEVEThat human and ecological wellbeing forms the foundation for thriving communities.WE EXISTTo enrich people's lives through the power of outdoor recreation.If that doesn't mean anything to you, then this will:Why I interviewed himNature versus nurture: God throws together the recipe, we bake the casserole. A way to explain humans. Sure he's six foot nine, but his mom dropped him into the intensive knitting program at Montessori school 232, so he can't play basketball for s**t. Or identical twins, separated at birth. One grows up as Sir Rutherford Ignacious Beaumont XIV and invents time travel. The other grows up as Buford and is the number seven at Okey-Doke's Quick Oil Change & Cannabis Emporium. The guts matter a lot, but so does the food.This is true of ski areas as well. An earthquake here, a glacier there, maybe a volcanic eruption, and, presto: a non-flat part of the earth on which we may potentially ski. The rest is up to us.It helps if nature was thoughtful enough to add slopes of varying but consistent pitch, a suitable rise from top to bottom, a consistent supply of snow, a flat area at the base, and some sort of natural conduit through which to move people and vehicles. But none of that is strictly necessary. Us humans (nurture), can punch green trails across solid-black fall lines (Jackson Hole), bulldoze a bigger hill (Caberfae), create snow where the clouds decline to (Wintergreen, 2022-23), plant the resort base at the summit (Blue Knob), or send skiers by boat (Eaglecrest).Someone makes all that happen. In North America, that someone is often SE Group, or their competitor, Ecosign. SE Group helps ski areas evolve into even better ski areas. That means helping to plan terrain expansions, lift replacements, snowmaking upgrades, transit connections, parking enhancements, and whatever built environment is under the ski area's control. SE Group is often the machine behind those Forest Service ski area master development plans that I so often spotlight. For example, Vail Mountain:When I talk about Alta consolidating seven slow lifts into four fast lifts; or Little Switzerland carving their mini-kingdom into beginner, parkbrah, and racer domains; or Mount Bachelor boosting its power supply to run more efficiently, this is the sort of thing that SE plots out (I'm not certain if they were involved in any or all of those projects).Analyzing this deliberate crafting of a natural bump into a human playground is the core of what The Storm is. I love, skiing, sure, but specifically lift-served skiing. I'm sure it's great to commune with the raccoons or whatever it is you people do when you discuss “skinning” and “AT setups.” But nature left a few things out. Such as: ski patrol, evacuation sleds, avalanche control, toilet paper, water fountains, firepits, and a place to charge my phone. Oh and chairlifts. And directional signs with trail ratings. And a snack bar.Skiing is torn between competing and contradictory narratives: the misanthropic, which hates crowds and most skiers not deemed sufficiently hardcore; the naturalistic, which mistakes ski resorts with the bucolic experience that is only possible in the backcountry; the preservationist, with its museum-ish aspirations to glasswall the obsolete; the hyperactive, insisting on all fast lifts and groomed runs; the fatalists, who assume inevitable death-of-concept in a warming world.None of these quite gets it. Ski areas are centers of joy and memory and bonhomie and possibility. But they are also (mostly), businesses. They are also parks, designed to appeal to as many skiers as possible. They are centers of organized risk, softened to minimize catastrophic outcomes. They must enlist machine aid to complement natural snowfall and move skiers up those meddlesome but necessary hills. Ski areas are nature, softened and smoothed and labelled by their civilized stewards, until the land is not exactly a representation of either man or God, but a strange and wonderful hybrid of both.What we talked aboutOld-school Cottonwoods vibe; “the Ikon Pass has just changed the industry so dramatically”; how to become a mountain planner for a living; what the mountain-planning vocation looked like in the mid-1980s; the detachable lift arrives; how to consolidate lifts without sacrificing skier experience; when is a lift not OK?; a surface lift resurgence?; how sanctioned glades changed ski areas; the evolution of terrain parks away from mega-features; the importance of terrain parks to small ski areas; reworking trails to reduce skier collisions; the curse of the traverse; making Jackson more approachable; on terrain balance; how megapasses are redistributing skier visits; how to expand a ski area without making traffic worse; ski areas that could evolve into major destinations; and ski area as public park or piece of art.What I got wrong* I blanked on the name of the famous double chair at A-Basin. It is Pallavicini.* I called Crystal Mountain's two-seater served terrain “North Country or whatever” – it is actually called “Northway.”* I said that Deer Valley would become the fourth- or fifth-largest ski resort in the nation once its expansion was finished. It will become the sixth-largest, at 4,926 acres, when the next expansion phase opens for winter 2025-26, and will become the fourth-largest, at 5,726 acres, at full build out.* I estimated Kendall Mountain's current lift-served ski footprint at 200 vertical feet; it is 240 feet.Why now was a good time for this interviewWe have a tendency, particularly in outdoor circles, to lionize the natural and shame the human. Development policy in the United States leans heavily toward “don't,” even in areas already designated for intensive recreation. We mustn't, plea activists: expand the Palisades Tahoe base village; build a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon; expand ski terrain contiguous with already-existing ski terrain at Grand Targhee.I understand these impulses, but I believe they are misguided. Intensive but thoughtful, human-scaled development directly within and adjacent to already-disturbed lands is the best way to limit the larger-scale, long-term manmade footprint that chews up vast natural tracts. That is: build 1,000 beds in what is now a bleak parking lot at Palisades Tahoe, and you limit the need for homes to be carved out of surrounding forests, and for hundreds of cars to daytrip into the ski area. Done right, you even create a walkable community of the sort that America conspicuously lacks.To push back against, and gradually change, the Culture of No fueling America's mountain town livability crises, we need exhibits of these sorts of projects actually working. More Whistlers (built from scratch in the 1980s to balance tourism and community) and fewer Aspens (grandfathered into ski town status with a classic street and building grid, but compromised by profiteers before we knew any better). This is the sort of work SE is doing: how do we build a better interface between civilization and nature, so that the former complements, rather than spoils, the latter?All of which is a little tangential to this particular podcast conversation, which focuses mostly on the ski areas themselves. But America's ski centers, established largely in the middle of the last century, are aging with the towns around them. Just about everything, from lifts to lodges to roads to pipes, has reached replacement age. Replacement is a burden, but also an opportunity to create a better version of something. Our ski areas will not only have faster lifts and newer snowguns – they will have fewer lifts and fewer guns that carry more people and make more snow, just as our built footprint, thoughtfully designed, can provide more homes for more people on less space and deliver more skiers with fewer vehicles.In a way, this podcast is almost a canonical Storm conversation. It should, perhaps, have been episode one, as every conversation since has dealt with some version of this question: how do humans sculpt a little piece of nature into a snowy park that we visit for fun? That is not an easy or obvious question to answer, which is why SE Group exists. Much as I admire our rough-and-tumble Dave McCoy-type founders, that improvisational style is trickier to execute in our highly regulated, activist present.And so we rely on artist-architects of the SE sort, who inject the natural with the human without draining what is essential from either. Done well, this crafted experience feels wild. Done poorly – as so much of our legacy built environment has been – and you generate resistance to future development, even if that future development is better. But no one falls in love with a blueprint. Experiencing a ski area as whatever it is you think a ski area should be is something you have to feel. And though there is a sort of magic animating places like Alta and Taos and Mammoth and Mad River Glen and Mount Bohemia, some ineffable thing that bleeds from the earth, these ski areas are also outcomes of a human-driven process, a determination to craft the best version of skiing that could exist for mass human consumption on that shred of the planet.Podcast NotesOn MittersillMittersill, now part of Cannon Mountain, was once a separate ski area. It petered out in the mid-‘80s, then became a sort of Cannon backcountry zone circa 2009. The Mittersill double arrived in 2010, followed by a T-bar in 2016.On chairlift consolidationI mention several ski areas that replaced a bunch of lifts with fewer lifts:The HighlandsIn 2023, Boyne-owned The Highlands wiped out three ancient Riblet triples and replaced them with this glorious bubble six-pack:Here's a before-and-after:Vernon Valley-Great Gorge/Mountain CreekI've called Intrawest's transformation of Vernon Valley-Great Gorge into Mountain Creek “perhaps the largest single-season overhaul of a ski area in the history of lift-served skiing.” Maybe someone can prove me wrong, but just look at this place circa 1989:It looked substantively the same in 1998, when, in a single summer, Intrawest tore out 18 lifts – 15 double chairs, two platters, and a T-bar, plus God knows how many ropetows – and replaced them with two high-speed quads, two fixed-grip quads, and a bucket-style Cabriolet lift that every normal ski area uses as a parking lot transit machine:I discussed this incredible transformation with current Hermitage Club GM Bill Benneyan, who worked at Mountain Creek in 1998, back in 2020:I misspoke on the podcast, saying that Intrawest had pulled out “something like a dozen lifts” and replaced them with “three or four” in 1998.KimberleyBack in the time before social media, Kimberley, British Columbia ran four frontside chairlifts: a high-speed quad, a triple, a double, and a T-bar:Beginning in 2001, the ski area slowly removed everything except the quad. Which was fine until an arsonist set fire to Kimberley's North Star Express in 2021, meaning skiers had no lift-served option to the backside terrain:I discussed this whole strange sequence of events with Andy Cohen, longtime GM of sister resort Fernie, on the podcast last year:On Revelstoke's original masterplanIt is astonishing that Revelstoke serves 3,121 acres with just five lifts: a gondola, two high-speed quads, a fixed quad, and a carpet. Most Midwest ski areas spin three times more lifts for three percent of the terrain.On Priest Creek and Sundown at SteamboatSteamboat, like many ski areas, once ran two parallel fixed-grip lifts on substantively the same line, with the Priest Creek double and the Sundown triple. The Sundown Express quad arrived in 1992, but Steamboat left Priest Creek standing for occasional overflow until 2021. Here's Steamboat circa 1990:Priest Creek is gone, but that entire 1990 lift footprint is nearly unrecognizable. Huge as Steamboat is, every arriving skier squeezes in through a single portal. One of Alterra's first priorities was to completely re-imagine the base area: sliding the existing gondola looker's right; installing an additional 10-person, two-stage gondola right beside it; and moving the carpets and learning center to mid-mountain:On upgrades at A-BasinWe discuss several upgrades at A-Basin, including Lenawee, Beavers, and Pallavicini. Here's the trailmap for context:On moguls on Kachina Peak at TaosYeah I'd say this lift draws some traffic:On the T-bar at Waterville ValleyWaterville Valley opened in 1966. Fifty-two years later, mountain officials finally acknowledged that chairlifts do not work on the mountain's top 400 vertical feet. All it took was a forced 1,585-foot shortening of the resort's base-to-summit high-speed quad just eight years after its 1988 installation and the legacy double chair's continued challenges in wind to say, “yeah maybe we'll just spend 90 percent less to install a lift that's actually appropriate for this terrain.” That was the High Country T-bar, which arrived in 2018. It is insane to look at ‘90s maps of Waterville pre- and post-chop job:On Hyland Hills, MinnesotaWhat an insanely amazing place this is:On Sunrise ParkFrom 1983 to 2017, Sunrise Park, Arizona was home to the most amazing triple chair, a 7,982-foot-long Yan with 352 carriers. Cyclone, as it was known, fell apart at some point and the resort neglected to fix or replace it. A couple of years ago, they re-opened the terrain to lift-served skiing with a low-cost alternative: stringing a ropetow from a green run off the Geronimo lift to where Cyclone used to land.On Woodward Park City and BorealPowdr has really differentiated itself with its Woodward terrain parks, which exist at amazing scale at Copper and Bachelor. The company has essentially turned two of its smaller ski areas – Boreal and Woodward Park City – entirely over to terrain parks.On Killington's tunnelsYou have to zoom in, but you can see them on the looker's right side of the trailmap: Bunny Buster at Great Northern, Great Bear at Great Northern, and Chute at Great Northern.On Jackson Hole traversesJackson is steep. Engineers hacked it so kids like mine could ride there:On expansions at Beaver Creek, Keystone, AspenRecent Colorado expansions have tended to create vast zones tailored to certain levels of skiers:Beaver Creek's McCoy Park is an incredible top-of-the-mountain green zone:Keystone's Bergman Bowl planted a high-speed six-pack to serve 550 acres of high-altitude intermediate terrain:And Aspen – already one of the most challenging mountains in the country – added Hero's – a fierce black-diamond zone off the summit:On Wilbere at SnowbirdWilbere is an example of a chairlift that kept the same name, even as Snowbird upgraded it from a double to a quad and significantly moved the load station and line:On ski terrain growth in AmericaYes, a bunch of ski areas have disappeared since the 1980s, but the raw amount of ski terrain has been increasing steadily over the decades:On White Pine, WyomingCushing referred to White Pine as a “dinky little ski area” with lots of potential. Here's a look at the thousand-footer, which billionaire Joe Ricketts purchased last year:On Deer Valley's expansionYeah, Deer Valley is blowing up:On Schweitzer's growthSchweitzer's transformation has been dramatic: in 1988, the Idaho panhandle resort occupied a large footprint that was served mostly by double chairs:Today: a modern ski area, with four detach quads, a sixer, and two newer triples – only one old chairlift remains:On BC transformationsA number of British Columbia ski areas have transformed from nubbins to majors over the past 30 years:Sun Peaks, then known as Tod Mountain, in 1993Sun Peaks today:Fernie in 1996, pre-upward expansion:Fernie today:Revelstoke, then known as Mount Mackenzie, in 1996:Modern Revy:Kicking Horse, then known as “Whitetooth” in 1994:Kicking Horse today:On Tamarack's expansion potentialTamarack sits mostly on Idaho state land, and would like to expand onto adjacent U.S. Forest Service land. Resort President Scott Turlington discussed these plans in depth with me on the pod a few years back:The mountain's plans have changed since, with a smaller lift footprint:On Central Park as a manmade placeNew York City's fabulous Central Park is another chunk of earth that may strike a visitor as natural, but is in fact a manmade work of art crafted from the wilderness. Per the Central Park Conservancy, which, via a public-private partnership with the city, provides the majority of funds, labor, and logistical support to maintain the sprawling complex:A popular misconception about Central Park is that its 843 acres are the last remaining natural land in Manhattan. While it is a green sanctuary inside a dense, hectic metropolis, this urban park is entirely human-made. It may look like it's naturally occurring, but the flora, landforms, water, and other features of Central Park have not always existed.Every acre of the Park was meticulously designed and built as part of a larger composition—one that its designers conceived as a "single work of art." Together, they created the Park through the practice that would come to be known as "landscape architecture."The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

    Zeitsprung
    GAG504: Ein Nashorn auf großer Tour

    Zeitsprung

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 51:21


    Im Jahr 1515 schenkte der portugiesische König Manuel I. dem Papst Leo X. ein Nashorn – das allerdings nie lebend in Rom ankam. Eine Beschreibung und eine Skizze des Tiers fielen allerdings Albrecht Dürer in die Hände. Sein „Rhinocerus“ prägte anschließend lange Zeit das Bild von Nashörnern in Europa. Bis ein niederländischer Kapitän ab 1746 mit dem Panzernashorn Clara zu einer Europa-Tour aufbrach. Wir sprechen in der Folge über Tiere als Statussymbole in fürstlichen Menagerien, Elefantendiplomatie und wie schließlich Wandermenagerien die Vorstellung von nicht-heimischen Tieren in Europa veränderten. //Erwähnte Folgen - GAG279: Muskat und Manhattan – https://gadg.fm/279 - GAG440: Eine Giraffe für den König – https://gadg.fm/440 - GAG204: Obaysch - das viktorianische Nilpferd – https://gadg.fm/204 - GAG373: Morocco und der Kluge Hans – https://gadg.fm/373 - GAG71: Wie die Kartoffel nach Europa kam (und alles veränderte) – https://gadg.fm/71 // Literatur - Silvio Bedini: The Pope's Elephant, 1997. - Louise E. Robbins: Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century Paris, 2002. - Glynis Ridley: Clara's Grand Tour: Die spektakuläre Reise mit einem Rhinozeros durch das Europa des 18. Jahrhunderts, 2005. - Laura Fuchs & Katrin Hirt: Ein Nashorn namens Clara, 2022. (Kinderbuch) //Aus unserer Werbung Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/GeschichtenausderGeschichte //Wir sind jetzt auch bei CampfireFM! Wer direkt in Folgen kommentieren will, Zusatzmaterial und Blicke hinter die Kulissen sehen will: einfach die App installieren und unserer Community beitreten: https://www.joincampfire.fm/podcasts/22 //Wir haben auch ein Buch geschrieben: Wer es erwerben will, es ist überall im Handel, aber auch direkt über den Verlag zu erwerben: https://www.piper.de/buecher/geschichten-aus-der-geschichte-isbn-978-3-492-06363-0 Wer Becher, T-Shirts oder Hoodies erwerben will: Die gibt's unter https://geschichte.shop Wer unsere Folgen lieber ohne Werbung anhören will, kann das über eine kleine Unterstützung auf Steady oder ein Abo des GeschichteFM-Plus Kanals auf Apple Podcasts tun. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr den Podcast bei Apple Podcasts oder wo auch immer dies möglich ist rezensiert oder bewertet. Wir freuen uns auch immer, wenn ihr euren Freundinnen und Freunden, Kolleginnen und Kollegen oder sogar Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn von uns erzählt! Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio

    Reflections of a DJ
    Episode 353: THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY “The ‘Club Yacht Rock' Mixshow”

    Reflections of a DJ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 97:52


    Episode 353: THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY “The ‘Club Yacht Rock' Mixshow” On this week's episode of the @RoadPodcast, the crew is joined by @TheCapts to discuss their new radio show on @SiriusXM's Yacht Rock channel (1:07). They dive into why they chose Yacht Rock, citing its unique vibe and @Questlove's take on it as “the best sitting down dancing music” (10:05), and introduce a star-studded guest DJ lineup including @DJAngieVee, @DJExcel, @Fashen, @DJGoldfingerNYC, @Monalisa7872, @DJJazzyJeff, @MyFavoriteDJ @IAmMarkRonson, @DJRobLV, @DJRizNYC, @MrSonnyJames, @StevenHartkaMusic, and @ZTrip (13:50). They break down their top Yacht Rock tracks (19:40)and discuss the evolution from Season 1 to Season 2 of their show (31:01).. The episode also features a candid discussion on the relevance of DJ agencies today (1:07:20), the emergence of “Detroit-style” LA (1:15:10) and exclusive membership clubs (1:24:50). This episode is sponsored by @SoundCollectiveNYC, an industry-leading music school, musical space and community located in downtown Manhattan for aspiring DJ's, Producers, Musicians and more. Take private Ableton lessons, practice DJ routines, experiment with different audio equipment and reserve studio spaces for just the day, maybe a week or sign up for their monthly membership. Check www.soundcollective.com for more info and try their Online Classes free for a month by entering the code “ROAD”. If you're in the New York area, visit them at 28 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 and tell them the Road Podcast sent you!! Try Beatsource for free: https://btsrc.dj/4jCkT1p Join DJcity for only $10: https://bit.ly/3EeCjAX