Podcasts about Manila

This week Seth Paridon, Jon Parshall and their buddy, John McManus, talk about the initial Japanese landings on Luzon in December 1941. The guys get into the very real panic that was in Manila following the debacle at Clark Field and how the citizenry reacted to the news that the Japanese were indeed going to invade. The landings at Aparri, Legaspi and Vigan are discussed as are the main Japanese landings at Lingayen Gulf and MacArthur's response to those landings and the actions that follow. The early actions of the 26th Cavalry as well as Wainwright and others are discussed as we continue the set-up for the disaster that is soon coming on Bataan. #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear #nationalarchives #nara #johnford #hollywood #fdr #president #roosevelt #doolittle #doolittleraid #pearlharborattack #salvaged #medalofhonor #tarawa #malayalam #singapore #guadalcanal #china #burma #oil #marinecorps

K makes only her 3rd appearance on GTWM, and first time in 3 years and the two friends team up for some eye-opening female dominate caller list. It's a back-to-back set that we are certain you will enjoy!Caller #1 Dee 48yrs from Queenstown, New Zealand. Dee absolutely loves her partner -- just the sight on him who make her wet. He has an awesome career and is an all-around great guy. But he can't match her sex-drive and he is very vanilla in the bedroom. So Dee hooks up with old French-African fling who can easily hit her needs. Caller #2 is Ellie 28yrs from Manila. Ellie is in a mutually abusive relationship. In a recent fight, Ellie pushed her partner down the stairs that could have nearly killed the person. They have decided to get therapy but Ellie's issues trace back from an abusive childhood trauma. Caller #3 is B 33ys from Angeles City. B is also in an abusive relationship but she has decided to hook up with a guy from her past as well. GTWM and Good Times Radio are now streaming exclusively live on Discord!Join the Discord community by going to ⁠⁠⁠www.discord.gg/goodtimesradio

This month I continued to scale Pokémon at Walmart, but it feels like it may be nearing a breaking point due to the massive quantities of accounts that have been created in the last few months. We also went on a trip to southern Japan, Guam, and Manila, including several FHR properties, which ended up being a lot of fun!For more information on the Patreon and private Slack group, head over to churninglife.com.

Send us your feedback — we're listeningIsaiah 40:29 — When You Feel Emotionally Drained And Tired Recorded live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Houston • Brisbane • Abuja • Manila • Bogotá RENEWAL • STRENGTH • ENCOURAGEMENT Christian prayer for emotional exhaustion • prayer when you feel tired and worn out • finding strength in difficult seasons • God's strength for everyday life Isaiah 40:29 (NIV) “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” There are times when tiredness runs deeper than a lack of sleep. Even after a full night's rest, the heart can still feel weary. Responsibilities accumulate, demands continue, and the steady rhythm of everyday life can quietly drain more from us than we realise. Many people are carrying more than they talk about. They continue showing up. They continue helping others. They continue doing what needs to be done. Yet beneath the surface there is a weariness that comes from giving out more than has been received back. Perhaps that is where you find yourself today. Not defeated. Not without faith. Simply tired. The beautiful promise of Scripture is that God does not reserve His strength for extraordinary people. He gives strength to ordinary people living ordinary lives. He meets us in our weariness, not with criticism, but with compassion. He understands the pressures we carry and the burdens that sometimes feel invisible to everyone else. Father, thank You that You see beyond appearances and understand the true condition of my heart. Thank You that I do not need to pretend to be stronger than I am when I come before You. Jesus, where I feel emotionally drained, renew me. Where I feel mentally tired, strengthen me. Where discouragement has quietly settled into my thoughts, replace it with fresh hope and renewed confidence. Lord, help me remember that Your strength is not measured by my energy. When I feel weak, remind me that You remain strong. When I feel stretched, remind me that Your grace remains sufficient. Let Your presence refresh my spirit and restore my joy. Across the world, from Houston to Brisbane, from Abuja to Manila and Bogotá, may weary hearts find fresh strength and tired souls discover renewed courage in the God who never grows weary Himself. Jesús, fortalece mi corazón hoy. Jesus, fortalece o meu coração hoje. Jesus, palakasin Mo ang puso ko ngayon. Father, thank You that Your strength is always greater than my weakness. Amen. Isaiah 40 prayer, prayer for strength, Christian encouragement, emotional exhaustion, God's strength, daily prayer, Christian devotion, prayer for weary hearts Christian prayer for emotional exhaustion, prayer when you feel tired and worn out, finding strength in difficult seasons, God's strength for everyday lifeSupport the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

Funny people make it look easy, while the rest of us overthink every conversation, worry how we'll come across, or try too hard to get a laugh. But improv teaches you that the harder you try to be funny, the harder it gets—and it isn't about being loud, witty, or the life of the party. If you've ever believed, “Hindi talaga ako funny,” this conversation might surprise you. Aryn Cristobal has been an improv performer for SPIT (Silly People's Improv Theater) Manila performer since 2006. After studying improv in New York at Magnet Theater and The PIT, she returned to Manila as a founding member and instructor of Third World Improv, the country's first dedicated improv school. She also co-hosts Tawa, Let's! and Dead Air: A Horror Podcast and is one-half of the improv music duo A II Z with Zsaris.For any collaboration, brand partnership, and campaign run inquiries, e-mail us at info@thepodnetwork.com.

Send us your feedback — we're listeningJames 1:5 — When You Need Wisdom For A Difficult Decision Today Recorded live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Houston • Brisbane • Abuja • Manila • Bogotá WISDOM • CLARITY • DISCERNMENT Christian prayer for wisdom today • prayer for difficult decisions • seeking God's guidance and clarity • trusting God when choices feel overwhelming James 1:5 (NIV) “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” Some decisions in life are simple. Others seem to carry a weight that follows us throughout the day. We think about them while driving, while working, while trying to rest, and sometimes even while lying awake at night. The options before us can feel unclear, and the fear of making the wrong choice can quietly drain our confidence. Many people today are not lacking information. They are overwhelmed by information. Advice comes from every direction. Opinions arrive from every angle. Yet more information does not always create more clarity. Sometimes what we need most is wisdom. The kind of wisdom that comes from God. The wisdom that helps us see beyond the immediate moment and recognise the path that leads toward peace, faithfulness, and purpose. Father, thank You that You understand every decision I face today. Thank You that I do not have to carry uncertainty alone or rely solely on my own understanding. Jesus, where my thoughts feel crowded, bring clarity. Where I feel uncertain, bring wisdom. Where fear is influencing my thinking, replace it with peace. Help me hear Your voice above the noise of competing opinions and conflicting advice. Lord, teach me to trust that You are able to guide me. Give me wisdom that is gentle, practical, and rooted in truth. Help me make decisions that honour You and bring peace to my heart. When the road ahead feels unclear, remind me that You are not confused. When I feel uncertain, remind me that You remain steady. When I do not know what to do next, help me take the next faithful step. Across the world, from Houston to Brisbane, from Abuja to Manila and Bogotá, may hearts find wisdom, clarity, and confidence in the God who generously guides His people. Jesús, dame sabiduría para este día. Jesus, dá-me sabedoria para este dia. Jesus, bigyan Mo ako ng karunungan para sa araw na ito. Father, thank You that Your wisdom is always available when I seek You. Amen. James 1 prayer, prayer for wisdom, Christian encouragement, prayer for difficult decisions, God's guidance, daily prayer, Christian devotion, prayer for clarity Christian prayer for wisdom today, prayer for difficult decisions, seeking God's guidance and clarity, trusting God when choices feel overwhelmingSupport the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

Funny people make it look easy, while the rest of us overthink every conversation, worry how we'll come across, or try too hard to get a laugh. But improv teaches you that the harder you try to be funny, the harder it gets—and it isn't about being loud, witty, or the life of the party. If you've ever believed, “Hindi talaga ako funny,” this conversation might surprise you. Aryn Cristobal has been an improv performer for SPIT (Silly People's Improv Theater) Manila performer since 2006. After studying improv in New York at Magnet Theater and The PIT, she returned to Manila as a founding member and instructor of Third World Improv, the country's first dedicated improv school. She also co-hosts Tawa, Let's! and Dead Air: A Horror Podcast and is one-half of the improv music duo A II Z with Zsaris.For any collaboration, brand partnership, and campaign run inquiries, e-mail us at info@thepodnetwork.com.

Send us your feedback — we're listeningGalatians 6:9 — Do Not Give Up, God Is Still Working Recorded live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Houston • Brisbane • Abuja • Manila • Bogotá PERSEVERANCE • FAITHFULNESS • HOPE Christian prayer for perseverance • encouragement when progress feels slow • trusting God in difficult seasons • prayer for strength to keep going  Galatians 6:9 (NIV) “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” There are seasons in life when progress feels difficult to measure. We continue to pray, continue to trust, continue to serve, and continue to move forward, yet the results we hoped to see can sometimes feel frustratingly slow. It is often during these quieter seasons that discouragement begins to whisper questions into our hearts. We wonder whether our efforts still matter. We wonder whether our prayers are making a difference. We wonder whether the seeds we have faithfully planted will ever produce the harvest we hoped for. Yet God's work is rarely rushed. Some of His greatest works happen beneath the surface, hidden from our immediate view. While we focus on what we cannot yet see, God continues to work faithfully according to His wisdom, His timing, and His purpose. The Lord has not forgotten your prayers. He has not overlooked your faithfulness. He has not abandoned the work He began in your life. Father, thank You that Your plans continue even when I cannot see them clearly. Thank You that Your faithfulness does not depend upon my circumstances and that Your promises remain trustworthy through every season. Jesus, strengthen me when I become weary. Renew my hope when progress feels slow. Help me remain faithful in the ordinary moments and patient in the waiting. Remind me that every prayer matters, every act of kindness matters, and every step of obedience matters. Lord, help me trust Your timing as deeply as I trust Your promises. Teach me to keep moving forward with confidence, knowing that You are always at work, even when the results are not yet visible. Across the world, from Houston to Brisbane, from Abuja to Manila and Bogotá, may hearts be encouraged to keep believing, keep praying, and keep trusting the God who never stops working. Jesús, ayúdame a no rendirme. Jesus, ajuda-me a não desistir. Jesus, tulungan Mo akong huwag sumuko. Father, thank You that You are still working, even when I cannot yet see the harvest. Amen. Galatians 6 prayer, prayer for perseverance, Christian encouragement, prayer for hope, trusting God's timing, daily prayer, Christian devotion, prayer for strength Christian prayer for perseverance, encouragement when progress feels slow, trusting God in difficult seasons, prayer for strength to keep goingSupport the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

In this episode we discuss the latest filming activities in Atlanta for "Man of Tomorrow", the massive wave of "Supergirl" merchandising and giveaways, including a breakdown of the first footage showing Superman and Supergirl meeting, details on global popup tours in cities like LA and Manila, a DC partnership with US Soccer, your favorite Lex Luthor warsuit designs, and much more.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Philippines has risen to at least 37, with more than 400 people injured. Reuters journalist Karen Lema spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Manila.

Derek & Drew headed over to the DFW Airport to enjoy BGG Spring Con 2026! Listen in as we talk Cross Bronx Expressway, 1830, Euro Crisis, and many more! Enjoy the show!0:00 - Opening Discussion3:10 - Day One (Santiago, 1830, Snowp, Puerto Banana)22:00 - Day Two (DNUP, Night Soil, Euro Crisis)41:30 - Day Three (Cross Bronx Expressway, Tricktaker Event, Giants)1:13:20 - Day Four (Baltic Empires, Manila, Late Night Madness)1:35:00 - Day Five (Crits & Tricks, Die Verbotene Stadt)Information & Signups for DoaMcoN VI - August 19-23: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10h3wllpU-VjCqA7YcL3JUndSmZY2AqE1U9K1K4sRNuA/edit?usp=sharinghttp://www.dadsonamap.comhttp://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamapSupport the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap

Send us your feedback — we're listeningHebrews 13:5 — God Is Closer Than You Realise Today Recorded live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Houston • Brisbane • Abuja • Manila • Bogotá PRESENCE • REASSURANCE • COMPANIONSHIP Christian prayer when you feel alone • prayer for God's presence today • encouragement for difficult days • trusting that God is near Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” There are moments in life when loneliness has very little to do with how many people are around us. We can be surrounded by conversations, responsibilities, and activity, yet still feel as though we are carrying something deep within our hearts that nobody else fully understands. Many people quietly carry that feeling. They keep moving forward. They fulfil their responsibilities. They show up for others. Yet beneath the surface there is a longing to know that someone truly sees the burdens they carry and understands the journey they are walking. This is why God's promise is so powerful. Not because He promises a life without challenges. But because He promises His presence within them. The Lord does not walk away when life becomes difficult. He does not withdraw when we feel weak. He does not abandon us when answers seem slow in coming. His presence remains steady, faithful, and close even in the moments when we feel most alone. Father, thank You that I never have to face this day by myself. Thank You that Your presence is not based on my feelings but upon Your faithfulness. Even when I cannot see what You are doing, help me remember that You are near. Jesus, walk beside me through every conversation, every responsibility, and every challenge I face today. Where I feel isolated, bring companionship. Where I feel discouraged, bring encouragement. Where I feel uncertain, remind me that You remain constant. Lord, help me become more aware of Your presence throughout this day. Let Your peace settle my heart and Your faithfulness strengthen my spirit. Teach me to rest in the assurance that I am never forgotten and never alone. Across the world, from Houston to Brisbane, from Abuja to Manila and Bogotá, may hearts be comforted by the promise that God remains close, faithful, and present in every season of life. Jesús, gracias porque estás cerca de mí. Jesus, obrigado porque estás perto de mim. Jesus, salamat dahil malapit Ka sa akin. Father, thank You that Your presence goes with me wherever I go today. Amen. Hebrews 13 prayer, prayer for God's presence, Christian encouragement, prayer when feeling alone, daily prayer, trusting God, Christian devotion, prayer for reassurance Christian prayer when you feel alone, prayer for God's presence today, encouragement for difficult days, trusting that God is nearSupport the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

Feels like the old days with Mo, Alex and Mara teaming up for this episode, it's GTWM the Podcast Year 15 Episode 34!  Prepare for a fun and smart take on a variety of life's issues -- from red flags to spicing up the bedroom.  Lezzgo!Caller #1 is JD 38yrs from Manila.  JD wants to know ifhe is a toxic boyfriend after getting into a big fight with his gf over a church guy dropping her off at home after mass. Caller #2 is Josh 28yrs from Manila.  Josh is in acomplicated LDR with a lot of insecurities, trauma, and bad memories.  Can two people going through different levelsof healing from past traumas be together?Caller #3 is Goldie 37yrs San Francisco.  Goldie's husbandcheated on her over a span of 3-4yrs.  Now, Goldie finds his sex stories to be a bedroom enhancer.  Is it trauma or has she been able to take lemons and turn it into lemonade? GTWM and Good Times Radio are now streaming exclusively live on Discord! Join the Discord community by going to www.discord.gg/goodtimesradio

Plus: Pierre Poilievre is expected to call for a shift in federal policies with rising separatist movements in Alberta, Iran's military says it's stopping offensive operations after exchanging fire with Israel, and looking ahead to the World Cup - security and the top-ranked stadiums. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us: Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Or @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Before leaving for a three-week seminary intensive in Manila, Pastor Chris shared a vision for the summer centered on a powerful truth from Ephesians 2: Jesus takes people who should never belong together and makes them family.He began by observing that our world is deeply divided. People often build their identities around political, cultural, economic, or generational differences. Yet this struggle is not new. Paul addressed a similar reality in the first century through the division between Jews and Gentiles—two groups separated by generations of hostility, prejudice, and misunderstanding.Paul's answer to this division is the gospel. Before Christ, all people were spiritually homeless—separated from God, without hope, and searching for belonging. Pastor Chris emphasized that every person longs for a place where they are known, loved, and accepted. Apart from Christ, that longing can never be fully satisfied.The turning point comes with the words “But now.” Through Jesus, those who were far from God have been brought near. Christ is not only the giver of peace; He is our peace. Through His death on the cross, He destroyed the walls that separated people from God and from one another, creating one new family united in Him.The cross does more than forgive sins—it turns strangers into family.Paul describes believers as fellow citizens of God's kingdom, members of God's household, and ultimately a dwelling place for God's presence. The church is not simply a gathering people attend; it is the family God builds. While imperfect, it remains God's answer to loneliness, division, and isolation.Pastor Chris challenged the church to reject a casual view of community. Jesus loves His church, died for His church, and is building His church. Because the church is the Bride of Christ, believers cannot claim to love Jesus while remaining disconnected from His people.As the church enters the summer months, he encouraged everyone not to drift spiritually but to stay engaged in God's family. Some may need to come home to God, some need to reconnect with biblical community, and others need to actively help build the family through service, encouragement, and commitment.The sermon closed with a reminder that Jesus is still doing what He has always done: bringing broken people together, saving them by grace, and building them into a family where strangers become friends and friends become family. One day every earthly division will fade away, but the family of God will remain forever.

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TUI Cruises returns Mein Schiff ships to their regular itineraries after rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz disruption, a sign of how quickly lines adapt to geopolitical risk. New York commits to a 2028 opening for a new cruise terminal at Buffalo's Outer Harbor, betting on Great Lakes growth. And the Philippines projects cruise passengers will nearly triple to around 75,000 in 2026 as luxury and expedition lines flock to ports from Manila to Boracay, positioning the country as an emerging Asian destination.

Japan sits just 68 miles from Taiwan, while the Philippines is even closer at 61. As one guest puts it, “You can't invade Taiwan if you don't control the northern Philippines.” That geography is exactly why three countries - the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines - are quietly building what may become the backbone of deterrence in the Western Pacific.In this episode, co-hosts Ray Powell and Jim Carouso sit down with Lisa Curtis, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and research assistant Ryan Claffey to discuss their report: “U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Cooperation: The Bedrock of a New U.S. Indo-Pacific Deterrence Strategy.”The conversation covers:Why the First Island Chain, from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines, is the most strategically consequential geography in the world todayHow a bankrupt Subic Bay shipyard nearly fell into Chinese hands and is now being transformed into a military-commercial hub central to U.S. forward postureThe expansion of the U.S.-Philippine Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in northern Luzon and what permanent missile deployments in Batanes would mean for deterrence across the Luzon StraitWhether Trump's transactional approach to Beijing and the prospect of a trade-focused summit could undermine allied solidarityPhilippine political risks, including the Sara Duterte faction and what a change in Manila's leadership could mean for the allianceJapan's growing security role under Prime Minister Takaichi, from record defense spending to missile deployments across the Southwest IslandsThe race for critical minerals, the Luzon Economic Corridor, and how economic resilience underpins the security architectureWhy this trilateral could become the foundation for a broader networked deterrence strategy across the Indo-PacificWhether you're following the South China Sea, Taiwan, U.S.-China competition, Japan's security pivot, or the future of Indo-Pacific alliances, this episode breaks down why the U.S.-Japan-Philippines triangle may become one of the region's most important strategic partnerships.

Join the Veterans Breakfast Club on Thursday, June 4 at 7:00pm ET for a special livestream conversation with historian Nicholas Evan Sarantakes about his acclaimed new book The Battle of Manila: Poisoned Victory in the Pacific War. In February 1945, American and Japanese forces fought one of the most brutal urban battles of World War II: the month-long struggle for Manila. Often overshadowed by Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the Battle of Manila became the third-bloodiest city battle of the war, leaving much of the Philippine capital destroyed and more than 100,000 Filipino civilians dead. Sarantakes' groundbreaking book examines the campaign from American, Japanese, and Filipino perspectives, revealing the chaos of house-to-house fighting, the role of Filipino guerrillas, and the devastating human cost of liberation. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes is a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and an award-winning historian whose work explores the Pacific War, military strategy, and American foreign policy. His new study sheds light on a pivotal but often overlooked campaign that helped determine the final outcome of World War II in the Pacific. #BattleOfManila #WWII #WorldWarII #PacificWar #Philippines #MilitaryHistory #USArmy #DouglasMacArthur #NicholasSarantakes #VeteransBreakfastClub #WW2History #HistoryLivestream #Manila1945 #PacificTheater #WWIIHistory

In this episode Becky sits down with Butch Meily, the author of the powerful new memoir, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey with America's First Black Tycoon. Meily shares his incredible personal journey—from a young immigrant in the Philippines to reaching the highest tiers of corporate public relations in New York City. He offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at his time working alongside the legendary Reginald Lewis, America's first Black tycoon, providing a complete portrait of the man behind the business empire. Listeners will explore the complexities of success, the personal sacrifices made during high-stakes corporate life, and the importance of staying grounded in one's core values. Butch also discusses his experience transitioning from author to narrator, the creative process of recording his audiobook, and why he believes the audio format is a vital tool for preserving legacy. butchmeily.com proaudiovoices.com amplifyaudiobooks.com #Audiobooks #Memoir #Entrepreneurship #ImmigrantStories #ReginaldLewis #Podcast #AuthorInterview #AudiobookProduction #BusinessHistory #AmplifyAudiobooks

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Sometimes, the truth is weirder and stranger than anything we could make up -- and that's something a worldbuilder can use to their benefit! Guest Gabriella Buba joins us to talk about building real science into our magical worlds -- and the implications that can, in turn, have about a society's relationship with information, education, and the power structures that both derive from and control them. When blending science and magic together, writers can play with a lot of different factors and considerations. Is magic in a given world really about the movement of electrons or the interaction of chemicals, or is it a truly unexplainable force? What do your characters think about the scientific realities of their world? How do they test theories, and do they have a magical R&D department? And what might be the difference between how much the writer needs to know, how much the characters need to know, and how much the reader needs to know? Finding the balance can be tricky, and won't be the same for every project, but getting it right can add invaluable texture to your world. [Transcript for Episode 182] Our Guest: Gabriella Buba is a mixed Filipina-Czech author-illustrator and chemical engineer based in Texas who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes epic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered. Her debut SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW, a Filipino-inspired epic fantasy, was shortlisted for the 2025 Aldiss Award for World Building in Speculative Fiction. The sequel DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY was a top trending Spotify LGBTQ+ Audiobook title. Her work as part of the anthology Witchcraft: Folk Tales & Horror Short Stories edited by Marie O'Regan & Paul Kane was a #1 New Release on Amazon. She has a Gothic Novella set during the Japanese Occupation of Manila coming with Absinthe Books Spring 2027. Alchemist of Bohemia her next novel will be out May 2027 with Titan Books. She has a Filipino Fantasy short stories in the anthologies Strange Religion: Speculative Fiction of Spirituality, Belief, & Practice & Of Stardust: A Queer Fantastical Anthology volume 1 & 2, Short stories placed with the Sci Phi Journal and PodCastle Fiction and essays on Filipino Identity in Prairie Fire Press and With Love: What We Wish We Knew About Being Queer and Filipino in America.

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The economy was designed to serve life. At some point, it forgot. This article traces how that happened - through colonial extraction, currency manipulation, and centuries of treating the Earth as an inexhaustible resource - and more importantly, what is already being built in its place. It is also worth naming what is being built against it. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), digital identity systems, and the broader technocratic agenda advancing through institutions like the World Economic Forum represent a competing vision of the future - one where economic participation is surveilled, programmable, and ultimately controlled by the few. That is not a regenerative economy. It is the extractive economy in a new interface. The regenerative economy moves in the opposite direction: toward decentralization, sovereignty, reciprocity, and life. From Time Banks in New York to community currencies in Ecuador to worker cooperatives in Spain, it is not a future vision. It is a present reality, waiting to be joined. And while blockchain and regenerative finance are real and important parts of this picture, the regenerative economy is bigger than any single technology. It is a whole-systems redesign - cultural, spiritual, and practical - of how human beings relate to value, to each other, and to all living beings on Earth.A System Feature | Designed to ExtractA president steps up to the podium in Manila, praising the economic progress their country has fulfilled after, what many of us call “ the plandemic”. Outside the auditorium, a young mother carries her child on her hip, knocking on car windows at a red light, eyes down, asking for alms. The applause inside the hall doesn't reach her. It never does.The president says the currency has strengthened. That prices are coming down. Meanwhile, across the city, a farmer named Rodrigo is standing in the field he has worked for thirty years, calculating whether this harvest will cover the loan he took out before the last typhoon swept his crop away. It didn't. This is not an exception to the economic system. It is a feature of it. A reflection of a culture that does not care about those actually in need.Many nations measure their health through GDP - Gross Domestic Product - which essentially dictates whether or not an economy is “progressing.” It runs under one quiet assumption: that the Earth will keep giving. Indefinitely. Without asking anything in return. That before the calculations around supply, demand, and the balance of everything else, all the raw materials are already ideally supplied.The Earth is answering. Typhoons that once came once a generation now arrive like clockwork. Harvests that fed communities for centuries are failing across the Andes, the Sahel, the Mekong delta. The seasons that indigenous peoples read as living calendars have become erratic, unreliable, grieving. None of this is random. It is a response - accurate and proportional - to an economy built on the assumption that extraction has no cost.If we were truly “abundant” financially, we would not have billions of people at risk of starvation, homelessness, and other manifestations of neglect and poverty. The economy was supposed to serve all life. It has forgotten this. And in forgetting it, it has begun to abandon human life itself.The Story We InheritedMoney was supposed to be a promissory note for the gold reserves one actually held. The paper was a symbol - pointing at something real, something held in a vault somewhere, something that could be touched.Then the notes began circulating. And the longer they circulated, the more people forgot what they were pointing to. Eventually, the circulation gave rise to the idea of turning the notes into currency itself. The symbol became the standard. It became backed not by gold, but by story - a story so strong, so repeated, so programmed into every transaction of daily life, that we began to mistake it for the truth.We placed a middleman between ourselves and our needs. And somewhere along the way, we forgot we had done it. Perhaps, by design. Here is what the story never tells you: the gold itself did not arrive innocently.In 1302, Pope Boniface VIII issued Unam Sanctam, declaring papal authority supreme over all earthly power - making the Earth itself, philosophically, ownable. A century and a half later, that claim became economic policy. Dum Diversas (1452) authorized the enslavement of non-Christians across the globe. Romanus Pontifex (1455) granted Portugal the right to colonize and extract across Africa and the New World. Inter Caetera (1493) extended the same to Spain and the Americas.These were the founding economic legislation of the extractive world we live in - all cloaked in religious language.What followed was centuries of forced extraction. Economists Flynn and Giráldez have documented that colonial American silver - mined through indigenous forced labor in Potosí and across Peru and Mexico - became the standard monetary foundation of early global trade. The gold in the vault was never simply there. It was coercively taken.And then, on August 15, 1971, even that material trace was erased. President Nixon closed the gold window, ending the Bretton Woods system and severing the dollar's convertibility to gold. According to the Federal Reserve's own record, the international community was not consulted. From that moment, currency was backed by nothing but the authority of the government printing it.Knowing that we wrote ourselves into this story, we are now remembering that we can write ourselves out of it. Not only by writing new stories, but by reconnecting with stories that existed long before our current economic situation - stories that are still alive, still practiced, still remembered by the communities that never abandoned them.What Has Always WorkedBefore the conquest of certain nations to centralize power into their hands, other societies practiced more communal and regenerative ways of exchanging value. To them, considering other people and the Earth itself was not an ethical add-on. It was integral to the flourishing of their economies.Pre-colonial PhilippinesLong before the Spaniards arrived, the Philippine archipelago was a major hub in the maritime Silk Road - one of Asia's most active trade networks. Communities exchanged with Chinese, Japanese, Arab, and Indian traders at coastal ports and river settlements.The archipelagic geography made it impossible to consolidate wealth in any single place. Different tribes like the Maranao exchanged surplus agricultural produce, textiles, metalware, and forest products through robust barter systems built on kinship ties and alliances among polities. Value moved between two people who chose to relate. No middleman. Mutual trust was the economic infrastructure.Andean PeoplesThe Quechua people organized their economy around a relational foundation that lives in the language itself. Ayni - sacred reciprocity. Minka - collective community work. Randi-Randi - generalized reciprocity, the understanding that what circulates returns. All three connect to the broader principle of Sumak Kawsay: good living in right relationship with community, land, and the living world.Sumak Kawsay does not separate prosperity from the wellbeing of ecosystems. It understands them as one thing. This recognition runs so deep that Ecuador enshrined it as the central guiding principle for its national development in its 2008 constitution - the living legal inheritance of an ancient economy that knew how to stay.Haudenosaunee in North AmericaIn their 1981 formal statement to the United Nations, the Haudenosaunee Council of Chiefs articulated what their communities had practiced for centuries: that the earth was created for all to use, forever - not for the present generation to exhaust. Under their law, land is held by the women of each clan, who farm and care for it for the benefit of future generations.The Haudenosaunee saw land as a responsibility to be stewarded in trust. Anthropologist Kurt Jordan from Cornell University documented their economic practices and described them as “a reasonably sustainable, localized economy” even under intense external pressure. They had embodied communal stewardship long before theories about such things were written down.Southern Africa“I am because we are.”This is Ubuntu - the philosophy at the core of both social and economic life across Southern Africa. Communities in South Africa and Mozambique relied on mutual aid networks, intergenerational knowledge systems, and participatory rituals as practical economic infrastructure. These systems enhanced community cohesion and collective resilience precisely in the moments when extractive economies failed them. They understood, bone-deep, that no human being thrives in isolation.Diversity of Regen Economic SystemsMany communities across continents are actively rebuilding economic systems beyond the extractive model. The following are not theoretical. They are actively running. Hence, the more diversity of economic systems each person and community practices, the more abundant, unbreakable and independent we are from degenerative systems from governments and corporations that want to control it all. The Commons FoundationOne body of research forms the intellectual foundation for nearly all of them: the life's work of Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics. Ostrom spent decades documenting over 800 cases of communities successfully governing shared resources - in Switzerland, Kenya, Guatemala, Nepal, and beyond - without either privatization or state control.Her conclusion was simple and radical: communities do not inevitably destroy what they share. Given the right institutional design, they protect it and pass this duty to the next generation. And her eight design principles for successful commons governance - the framework that emerged from all that fieldwork - describe, as she herself acknowledged, the same governance systems that indigenous communities had been practicing for centuries.Her work is not a new idea. It is a confirmation of ancient ones.Regenerative Economics | Beyond ReFi - The Whole-Systems VisionWhen most people first encounter the term “regenerative economy,” they arrive through crypto. Through ReFi - regenerative finance - and the promise of blockchain as a tool for funding ecological restoration, decentralizing power, and making impact transparent. These are real contributions. They matter.But John Fullerton, founder of the Capital Institute and one of the most rigorous thinkers in this field, spent two decades on Wall Street before arriving at a different and more fundamental question: what if the entire framework of modern finance is running in conflict with how life actually works?Fullerton's work focuses on building an economic framework that supports the long-term health of people, communities, and the planet - not by tweaking the existing system, but by replacing its underlying logic. His core argument is that we are running our society in conflict with the patterns and principles that explain how life works.His answer is what he calls regenerative economics: eight principles drawn from living systems science that describe how healthy economies - like healthy ecosystems - actually function. Diversity. Balance. Circular flow. Robust circulation. Surplus financial capital, in his framework, needs to be recycled and regenerated into other forms of capital - natural, social, and cultural. Not hoarded nor extracted. Composted back into the living system that produced it.ReFi, in Fullerton's framing, is one tool within this larger architecture. Blockchain can decentralize power. Tokenized nature credits can make ecological value legible to markets. Community currencies can circulate value locally. But the technology is only as regenerative as the values underneath it. A crypto project built on extraction logic is still extraction, regardless of the chain it runs on.Regenerative economy is not a financial product. It is a civilizational shift - in how we measure wealth, in what we decide to protect, in whose voices count when decisions are made. ReFi is welcome in that shift. It is one current in a much larger river.Time BanksIn Jackson Heights, Queens, a retired nurse named Gloria hasn't touched the formal economy in months for the things that matter most to her. She spends three hours teaching English to a recent immigrant. Those hours become credits. She spends them on home repairs from a neighbor who knows carpentry. He spends his credits on childcare. The loop keeps moving.This is a Time Bank - a community exchange system built on one radical premise: everyone's time is worth the same. One hour of legal advice equals one hour of gardening equals one hour of emotional support. The hierarchy of market wages disappears. What remains is a web of people who need each other.Edgar Cahn, who developed Time Banking in the 1980s after surviving a near-fatal heart attack, called it “co-production” - the idea that the economy needs what the market can never price: care, community, civic participation, the work of raising children and holding elders. Time Banks make that invisible labor visible, and circulate it back into the community that produced it.Today there are over 500 Time Banks operating in more than 30 countries. Some have formalized into neighborhood institutions. Others run through apps. All of them rest on the same foundation the Quechua called Ayni - sacred reciprocity - translated into the language of modern urban life.Mondragon CorporationThe Mondragon Corporation in Spain's Basque region remains the most studied proof that democratic ownership functions at scale. Founded by six worker-owners in 1956, it now comprises 96 cooperatives employing over 70,000 people, with annual revenues exceeding €11 billion. Workers own the company collectively, vote on strategy at general assemblies, and operate under a constitutionally capped pay ratio of 6-to-1 between the highest and lowest earners.Traditional Dream FactoryIn a 25-hectare village in Alentejo, Portugal, Traditional Dream Factory is a living prototype of the self-sustaining regenerative community - blending collective ownership, ecological restoration, intentional community, and decentralized economy in one working place. They have raised over €1.25 million in total capital across 280+ token holders. Their 2026 build phase is completing co-living rooms, artist studios, a farm-to-table restaurant, a mushroom farm, and a biopool wellness space.AtreyuInvestment, as most of us have encountered it, prioritizes short-term financial returns above all else. Atreyu challenges this at the root by approaching investment through living systems principles and deep relational due diligence. They support their investees to ensure that both the enterprises and the ecosystems they steward realize their potential - together. They focus on early-stage businesses and actively encourage steward-ownership models that enshrine self-governance and purpose orientation.Muyu CoinOne of the first social coins in South America, Based in Ecuador - Muyu serves as an alternative exchange system rooted in community trust and an understanding of sacred economy. It protects the sovereignty of communities in their production, distribution, exchange, consumption, and post-consumption - keeping the loop of value inside the community rather than extracting it outward. It uses Cyclos, an enchrypted platform, a base.It first did an attempt to start in 2015, but not many people showed interest. It then came back very strong in 2020, due to the “plandemic”. People felt the need to have alternative ways to transact that was not controlled by limiting governments. Giving communities complete independence. Currently with over 150+ members who are exchanging goods and services in different nodes throughout the country. From food produce, clothing and art -to- car mechanic, dentists and school teachers serving to the community.Grassroots EconomicsFounded in Kenya, Grassroots Economics supports communities in building their own self-sustaining economies - even when national currency is scarce - through a model called Commitment Pooling.Consider Wanjiru, a vegetable seller in Mombasa's Bangla Pesa network. During a slow week when Kenyan shillings are tight, she issues a Community Asset Voucher - a commitment to provide vegetables - and deposits it into a communal pool. Her neighbor, a carpenter named Kamau, redeems it. He offers his own labor in return. The loop closes. Food reaches a family that needed it. A roof gets repaired. No national currency changes hands.This is not a workaround. It is a return to how value was always supposed to move.Since Grassroots Economics was established in 2010, they have supported 26,600 people across 290+ communities, issuing over 2,140 vouchers. Their protocol is inspired by indigenous Rotational Labor Associations similar to Kenya's mwethya and harambee traditions. It is open-source and blockchain-agnostic - meaning any community, anywhere, can deploy it.The Choice in Front of UsThese regenerative endeavors share one answer to the core assumption of the extractive economy: the economy does not need to extract in order to function. Value can circulate and regenerate rather than accumulate. Ecological health, community resilience, and the wellbeing of the next generations are not costs to minimize - they are the actual metrics that demonstrate economic success.The question is no longer whether it is possible. It is happening. The question is whether enough of us choose to participate in building it, and whether we remember our roles as stewards of the Earth that has always sustained us.We get to choose the future we want for ourselves, our children, and the seven generations that come after.Your Role in the Regenerative EconomyReading this is already a kind of remembering. The question that follows is simple: where do you begin?The regenerative economy is not waiting to be invented. It is waiting to be joined. Every one of the models described here started with a small group of people who decided to practice a different relationship with value - before it was proven, before it was popular, before it was funded.Here are real entry points, available now:Start with your immediate circle. Identify three skills or resources you have in excess - time, knowledge, food from a garden, tools sitting unused. Offer them. Ask for what you need in return. This is Ayni. It requires no platform, no signup, no permission.Relocalize your spending. Every dollar (fiat currency) that circulates inside a local economy multiplies its impact without leaving the community. Farmers markets, community-supported agriculture, local cooperatives, regenerative small businesses - these are not lifestyle choices. They are votes for a different system, cast weekly.Find or start a Time Bank in your area. hOurworld.org and TimeBanks.org maintain active directories. If nothing exists near you, starting one requires little more than a spreadsheet and a Telegram/Whatsapp group.Join a community working on this. It can be our Regenerative Leadership Community from www.regenerativeculture.life is one place. There are others - transition towns, ecovillages, commons networks - in most regions of the world. Find your people. The regenerative economy is, at its root, a relationship economy. It does not work alone.Learn the language. Permaculture design, commons governance, cooperative economics, sacred reciprocity - these are not abstract concepts. They are practical skills with deep traditions behind them. The more fluent you become, the more useful you are to the communities building this.The scale of what needs to change can feel paralyzing. It is not meant to. The models described in this article did not begin at scale. Mondragon began with six people. Grassroots Economics began in one neighborhood in Mombasa. The Quechua did not design Ayni for a movement - they designed it for a harvest.Start where you are. With what you have. With whoever is near you. That has always been enough to begin. It's not easy, but it is possible.Written by Gertie Farenas and Yoshi Pantera - 90% by us humans and 10% AI assisted.This Audio is recorded by a true voice - Yoshi PanteraThis article is part of the Regenerative Culture Chronicle - a publication exploring the ideas, practices, and communities building a world that benefits all life.Learn more at RegenerativeCulture.LifeThanks for reading Regenerative Culture Chronicle! This post is public so feel free to share it.Regenerative Culture Chronicle is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thank you! Get full access to Regenerative Culture Chronicle at regenerativecultureworld.substack.com/subscribe

Once Americans landed in Manila, tensions simmered between the Filipino independence movement and emerging power of the United States in the Pacific. Attempts to come to any accommodation failed. Emilio Aguinaldo led an Army but failed to wrest control from the United States. Rather than give up the fight, Aguinaldo pursued a guerilla campaign. While they put up a good fight, they failed to secure independence. In a struggle that lasted longer than the campaign against Cuba, the United States was now saddled with the consequences of pursuing an empire. While they won over many Filipinos, tensions remained.  Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at americawarpodcast@gmail.com. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/. Thanks for listening!

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Lucien (recording from Riyadh, mid-apartment move) and Hanna (in London, riding out an unlikely heat wave) open Episode 70 (!) catching up with each other. Between Arsenal's recent win of the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years, and the Seattle Seahawks winning the Super Bowl, it is the year of Championship Hanaa. She lives within earshot of the Emirates Stadium in Islington, her son knows every chant and every stat, and the neighborhood has been in full kit ever since. Hanna is also headed to Miami this summer for a World Cup match, though she'd have preferred the Egypt v. Iran fixture in Seattle — her kids are still in school. And the wins keep on coming: On June 3rd, she'll be co-hosting the 7th edition of the Middle East Sports Investment Forum in London. Before the main segment, the hosts share a piece of listener feedback that landed: a message on LinkedIn, from a listener who said The Twenty30 "was one of the most valuable sources of information they had when deciding whether to accept a job offer in Riyadh." That's the whole point of the show, and the hosts don't take it lightly.  Then, Lucien does a deep dive on Riyadh Air. Lucien frames it personally first: he's taken six flights in the last six weeks, lives an hour and a half from Dulles in D.C., and values a direct flight more than almost anything else in travel. Saudia currently holds the only nonstop service from Washington and New York into Riyadh, which should make it the obvious choice — except that Saudia's in-flight internet on long-haul routes is essentially non-functional. He's been routing through Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Dubai instead, noting that all three of those hubs have been noticeably quiet during the conflict. Every time he boards, the thought is the same: where is Riyadh Air? The answer is: closer than it looks. Riyadh Air received its GACA operating approval in February 2025 and operated its first flight — an invite-only Riyadh to London Heathrow service using a wet-leased Oman Air 787-9 — in April 2025. The commercial launch has been held up not by Riyadh Air but by Boeing. Seven fully built Riyadh Air 787-9s are currently sitting at Boeing's Charleston, South Carolina factory awaiting certification, with an eighth still on the final assembly line. The first A321neo delivery is expected in Q4 2026, with the 787 Dreamliners to follow. In January 2026, Riyadh Air locked in Neo Space Group as its WiFi provider for the A321neo fleet — Skywaves connectivity, up to 300 Mbps, free for Sphere loyalty members — layered on top of an existing Viasat contract for the 787 fleet that was signed in April 2025. The internet situation, in other words, is going to be the opposite of Saudia's. Qatar Airways already has Starlink and Lucien describes it as faster than his home connection. That's the bar -- let all airlines seek to best it! The initial network was leaked via Airport Coordination Limited and shows 15 destinations: Amman, Bangkok, Cairo, Dubai, Islamabad, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester, Manila, Mumbai, and Paris. Washington, DC is not on the list :( Three of those routes — Madrid, Manchester, and Jakarta — would be nonstop firsts from Riyadh. Jeddah, Madrid, and Manchester were officially confirmed via Riyadh Air's social media on April 20th. In early May, the airline formally applied to the US Department of Transportation for a foreign air carrier permit with a request for expedited clearance — so DC may not be far behind. On May 19th, public ticket sales opened for the daily Riyadh to London Heathrow service launching July 1st. The aircraft will have four classes: Business Elite (four first-class suites on the first aircraft), Business (24 seats), Premium Economy (39 seats), and Economy. Hanaa flags premium economy as the sleeper feature. Qatar Airways doesn't offer it. British Airways isn't flying to Saudi at the moment. For families, or for anyone who can't justify business class on a personal trip, it fills a genuine gap. Lucien agrees — he's a last-minute booker and business class prices close to departure get punishing.  On the competitive landscape: Singapore Airlines announced four-times-weekly nonstop service from Singapore to Riyadh on the A350-900, scheduled to start June 2nd before being delayed by the conflict. That announcement read like a signal — Singapore Airlines effectively saying it wasn't going to let Riyadh Air own the premium international corridor into Saudi unchallenged. European carriers largely exited during the hostilities; Lufthansa pulled Lucien off a connecting flight in late January, rerouting him through London and adding a full day to his journey. British Airways still isn't flying to Saudi. The supply contraction has pushed prices up significantly on what routes remain. Riyadh Air stepping into this environment — with new aircraft, working internet, and routes that don't yet exist nonstop from Riyadh — is well-positioned (if it can seize the timing of this moment).  The workforce story is its own headline. Riyadh Air has received two million (two million!) applications across its hiring portals.  The hosts close the segment by zooming out. Airlines are structurally brutal businesses. What gives Riyadh Air a real edge, at least at launch, is route exclusivity and limited competition into Riyadh. As long as pricing is in range, travelers choose the direct. That simple fact, combined with Vision 2030's tourism and modernity goals, makes Riyadh Air something bigger than just an airline. King Khalid International Airport remained one of the most operationally open airports in the region during the conflict. The infrastructure is there. The aircraft are nearly there. Riyadh Air is coming. The episode wraps with a brief detour into domestic flying in Saudi — the Riyadh to Jeddah corridor, the high proportion of passengers in Ihram performing Umrah year-round, and genuine praise for Saudia's cabin crew and their quietly impressive ability to reshuffle seating at boarding so that women aren't seated next to unrelated men. Seamless, fast, and genuinely underappreciated. The one criticism of Saudia that neither host will let go: the internet!

VOV1 - Trong khuôn khổ chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Cộng hòa Philippines, ngày 01/6, sau khi dự Lễ đón cấp Nhà nước tại Phủ Malacanang, thủ đô Manila, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm đã tiến hành hội đàm với Tổng thống Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.Tổng thống Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nhiệt liệt chào mừng Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm cùng Phu nhân và Đoàn đại biểu cấp cao Việt Nam; nhấn mạnh chuyến thăm có ý nghĩa quan trọng, là chuyến thăm đầu tiên của một Tổng Bí thư Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam đến Philippines và diễn ra đúng dịp hai nước kỷ niệm 50 năm thiết lập quan hệ ngoại giao (1976 – 2026). Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm và Tổng thống Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. chụp ảnh chung trước hội đàm - Ảnh: TTXVN

In the new musical On This Side of the World, a woman flies from Manila to New York City with a one-way ticket and a suitcase full of stories collected from immigrants who came before her. Over the 17-hour flight, she shares these stories with fellow immigrants-to-be — and each story comes to life, with a cast of six actors performing over 40 roles, including young lovers, gossipy church ladies, millennial princesses, contract workers and undocumented immigrants. Through a lush, eclectic score that is both intimate and sweeping, On This Side of the World captures multiple snapshots of the immigrant experience, and shows us how stories bring us together and embolden us to face unknown futures.

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- Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm rời Singapore lên đường thăm cấp Nhà nước Philipines.- Hôm nay, ngày rằm tháng 4 âm lịch, Phật tử Việt Nam trang trọng cử hành Đại lễ Phật đản Phật lịch 2570.- Liên minh 7 tổ chức bảo tồn thiên nhiên hàng đầu tại Việt Nam gửi kiến nghị tới Thủ tướng Chính phủ về việc sắp xếp các khu bảo tồn, nhấn mạnh tránh cách tiếp cận “cắt giảm cơ học” theo địa giới hành chính.- Các doanh nghiệp đầu mối và cửa hàng bán lẻ xăng dầu tại Hải Phòng đã sẵn sàng các điều kiện để kinh doanh xăng sinh học E10 từ ngày mai 1/6.- Hơn 3 triệu rưỡi người Mỹ mất trợ cấp thực phẩm sau cải cách phúc lợi của Tổng thống Donal Trump- Còn tại Nhật Bản, người dân chuẩn bị đón cơn “bão giá” mới, với hơn 1.000 mặt hàng tăng giá từ ngày mai.- Pháp bắt giữ hơn 400 CĐV quá khích sau trận chung kết Champions League, khi PSG giành chức vô địch.

- Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm tới Manila bắt đầu các hoạt động thăm Cấp Nhà nước tới Philipines- Với chủ đề “Tiết kiệm năng lượng - Thịnh vượng tương lai”- hôm nay, ngày 31/5 - là Ngày toàn dân tiết kiệm, chống lãng phí đầu tiên được tổ chức theo quy định của Luật Tiết kiệm, chống lãng phí.- Thí sinh hoàn thành môn Toán, khép lại kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 công lập tại Hà Nội được đánh giá là một trong những kỳ thi có mức độ cạnh tranh cao nhất cả nước.- Giám đốc Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Hà Nội cho biết: Giai đoạn từ 2026 – 2030, Hà Nội sẽ có thêm khoảng 22 trường trung học phổ thông công lập mới nhằm giảm áp lực tuyển sinh trong những năm tới.- Iran tuyên bố bắn hạ thêm máy bay trinh sát quân sự của Mỹ. Trong khi, Mỹ vẫn chưa đưa ra quyết định cuối cùng về thỏa thuận với Iran- Nhân Ngày Thế giới Không Thuốc lá 2026, Tổ chức Y tế Thế giới (WHO) kêu gọi bảo vệ thế hệ trẻ trước chiến lược tiếp thị ngày càng tinh vi của ngành công nghiệp thuốc lá.Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm và Phu nhân đến sân bay quân sự Villamor Airbase, Manila. (Ảnh: Thống Nhất/TTXVN)

VOV1 - Chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm tới Philippines từ ngày 31/5 đến 1/6 đang thu hút sự quan tâm rộng rãi của truyền thông khu vực và quốc tế, đặc biệt là báo chí nước chủ nhà.Nhiều bài viết đánh giá đây là dấu mốc quan trọng trong việc làm sâu sắc hơn quan hệ Đối tác chiến lược Việt Nam – Philippines, đồng thời phản ánh vai trò ngày càng nổi bật của Việt Nam trong thúc đẩy hợp tác, liên kết và duy trì vai trò trung tâm của ASEAN trước những biến động của môi trường khu vực. Nhiều cơ quan báo chí của Philippines đặc biệt nhấn mạnh ý nghĩa lịch sử của chuyến thăm lần này. Tờ Manila Times đăng bài bình luận của nhà nghiên cứu Ei Sun Oh nhận định Việt Nam đang từng bước chuyển từ vị thế một quốc gia hưởng lợi từ vai trò trung tâm của ASEAN sang một quốc gia chủ động góp phần định hình tương lai của khu vực. Theo bài viết, chuyến công du của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm diễn ra vào thời điểm Việt Nam nổi lên như một trong những nền kinh tế năng động nhất Đông Nam Á, với dòng vốn đầu tư nước ngoài tiếp tục tăng mạnh và vị thế chiến lược ngày càng được các cường quốc coi trọng. Manila Times cho rằng cùng với đà tăng trưởng kinh tế, Việt Nam đang thể hiện sự tự tin hơn trong vai trò kiến tạo khu vực.Không chỉ báo chí Philippine, Tờ South China Morning Post cũng cho rằng chuyến thăm đầu tiên của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm tới Manila trên cương vị lãnh đạo cấp cao nhất của Việt Nam cho thấy Việt Nam tiếp tục theo đuổi chính sách đối ngoại cân bằng, đồng thời coi trọng việc tăng cường quan hệ với các nước ASEAN. Báo dẫn ý kiến nhiều chuyên gia nhận định Việt Nam và Philippines ngày càng chú trọng các lợi ích chung về kinh tế, an ninh và hàng hải hơn là những khác biệt trong vấn đề Biển Đông.Trong khi đó, hãng tin Reuters nhận định chuyến thăm của của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm đến Philippines diễn ra trong bối cảnh Manila đang đẩy mạnh mở rộng các mối quan hệ đối tác khu vực và tăng cường hợp tác an ninh. Các cuộc hội đàm giữa lãnh đạo hai nước dự kiến tập trung vào các lĩnh vực thương mại, an ninh và hợp tác hàng hải. Hãng tin Reuters đặc biệt nhấn mạnh Việt Nam và Philippines tiếp tục duy trì quan hệ tích cực, thậm chí mở rộng các hoạt động hợp tác giữa lực lượng hải quân và cảnh sát biển trong những năm gần đây. Những đánh giá từ truyền thông quốc tế cho thấy Việt Nam đang được nhìn nhận ngày càng rõ nét như một nhân tố tích cực và có trách nhiệm trong khu vực. Chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm tới Philippines lần này không chỉ củng cố lòng tin chính trị giữa hai nước, mà còn phản ánh xu hướng tăng cường liên kết và hợp tác nội khối ASEAN. Trong bối cảnh khu vực đứng trước nhiều cơ hội và thách thức đan xen, những nỗ lực tăng cường đối thoại, hợp tác và gắn kết giữa các thành viên ASEAN được kỳ vọng sẽ tiếp tục góp phần củng cố vai trò trung tâm của Hiệp hội trong cấu trúc khu vực./.Phương Anh/Ban Thời sự VOV1

Preview for Later Today: Jim Fanell analyzes the Balikatan military exercises, highlighting Japan's historic participation alongside the Philippines. This collective demonstration of regional resolve aims to counter China's naval dominance and daily bullying tactics within the South China Sea.1921 MANILA

Carmina and Patch discuss the oft forgotten 20-month British occupation of Manila. They trace how a global conflict reached Philippine shores, the reasons for Britain's invasion, and the unexpected husband-and-wife Ilocano heroes who emerged from this brief episode. Join them in the exploration of this short-lived conquest and how things could have been had the British succeeded. Learn more: Battlefield Diplomacy and Empire-building in the Indo-Pacific World during the Seven Years' War, Yuchengco Museum exhibit: "The British Occupation of Manila and Cavite 1762–1764", Securing Trade: The Military Labor of the British Occupation of Manila, 1762–1764, The Manila-Madras Connection and the 1762 British Invasion of Spanish-ruled Philippines, 17th c Spanish Cannon (San Lorenzo), 17th c Spanish Cannon (San Pedro), Escudo de Armas, Spanish Armouries taken from Manila in 1762, Prelude-The British Invasion of Manila during the Seven Years' War, Why the Chinese Helped the British Invade Manila in the 18th Century, Princeton University Library's DPUL platform, Alexander Dalrymple, and 1762 Archive. Visit https://filtrip.buzzsprout.com. Drop a note at thefiltrip@gmail.com. Thanks to FilTrip's sponsor SOLEPACK. Visit thesolepack.com for more details.See https://www.buzzsprout.com/privacy for Privacy Policy.

Mary Varghese Presti didn't plan to end up running healthcare AI for one of the most powerful technology companies on earth. She came to the United States at four years old, the daughter of an Indian nurse recruited by Penn Medicine during India's brain drain era. Growing up in Philadelphia in the shadow of one of the world's top nursing schools, she watched her mother and many of the women in her Indian community use the nursing profession as a vehicle for immigration, education, and female empowerment in a generation where very few professional doors were open to them. She began her career as a pediatric nurse at Johns Hopkins. On the floors, she saw everything in a single shift: early cases of congenital HIV, double lung transplants in young children, East Baltimore asthmatic exacerbations. And she kept asking the same question over and over again: why is healthcare organized this way? That single question became a career. From bedside nursing she moved into consulting, working on harmonizing clinical quality measures across NCQA, NQF, AMA and CMS, foundational work that paved the way for value-based care. She helped shape the policy framework that led to meaningful use and the electronic health record adoption wave. She joined Pfizer at the exact moment Lipitor was losing patent protection, watching 10 billion dollars in revenue evaporate in a single year while the entire pharma commercial model was rewritten around her. Today she is the Corporate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft's Health & Life Sciences organization, leading at what she calls one of the few generational shifts in technology in her lifetime. In this episode of Inspiring Women, host Laurie McGraw sits down with Mary to talk about the arc from bedside nursing to Microsoft, from the Manila folder era of medicine to a Stanford pilot where AI agents now compress cancer treatment decisions from weeks and months down to days. They go deep on the AI that hundreds of thousands of physicians are already using today, why nurses describing themselves as "data entry analysts" broke something in her, and what it actually means to build technology that fades into the background instead of getting between a patient and the person caring for them. They discuss: - Growing up as the daughter of an immigrant nurse, and what nursing did for female empowerment in her mother's generation in India - Why she began her career at Johns Hopkins and the moment as a 24-year-old floor nurse that turned her into a systems thinker - The four-act arc of her career across nursing, policy, pharma and technology, and why every zig and zag felt rational at the time - Inside Pfizer during the Lipitor patent cliff, when one drug lost 10 billion dollars in revenue in a single year - Why healthcare still tolerates a digital experience nobody would accept from Uber, Venmo, or online banking - Dragon Copilot for physicians, and how it removes the keyboard from between doctor and patient - Dragon Copilot for nurses, and why nursing workflows demand a fundamentally different technology design - The physical, emotional and cognitive burden that AI is finally lifting off frontline clinicians - The Stanford multi-agent tumor board experiment compressing cancer treatment decisions from weeks to days - Why she refuses to be put in a box as clinician, operator, strategist or policy person, and what a lattice career actually looks like - What she means when she says she expects to remain intrepid for the next five years If you care about the future of healthcare, the real impact of AI on frontline workers, or what a non-linear career built across nursing, policy, pharma and tech actually looks like, this one is for you.

The boys have a back-to-back of GTWM for you guys to kick of the new week! It's two episodes that can bring multiple topics of debate when it comes to relationships. Let's go!Caller #1 is Chopper 45yrs from San Francisco. Chopper has a girl bff who lives next door. Their kids are friends. Seems like perfect neighbors! Until, her husband tried to make a few moves on her. She doesn't want to end her friendship over this, what to do?Caller #2 is Jay 29yrs from Makati. Jay scammed an OnlyFans type of streamer and his gf found out and broke up with him. Caller #3 is Marga 29yrs from Manila. Marga was looking for a Fubu on Reddit and hooked up with a comedian from Comedy Manila. He's a top 3 performer but she also has a lot of demands from a fwb setup. GTWM and Good Times Radio are now streaming exclusively live on Discord!Join the Discord community by going to ⁠⁠⁠www.discord.gg/goodtimesradio

What if the best advice you ever receive sets you up to walk straight into danger? In this episode, Thom shares why meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi personally changed the course of his life, and how following that guidance led him into the middle of political unrest in The Philippines.What unfolds is a remarkable account of trust, action, and the role meditation can play in cooling collective consciousness during a national crisis. Listen or watch to learn how one instruction became a lived lesson in courage, steadiness, and peace.Episode Highlights[00:45] Meet Maharishi in Person[01:42] Do What He Says[02:31] A Crisis in The Philippines[04:26] Maharishi Sends Me to Manila[06:34] Into the Presidential Palace[08:21] A Meditation Campaign for Peace[10:49] Sixty Thousand People Meditating[12:11] A Peaceful Transition of PowerUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

Brandon, James, Britnee and Hanna discuss a selection of films that have been restored by Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, starting with the Iranian familial thriller Chess of the Wind (1976) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:11 Obsession (2026) 09:09 Microcosmos (1996) 18:42 The Housemaid (2025) 25:55 Maya Deren 32:54 The World Cinema Project 41:09 Chess of the Wind (1976) 1:09:39 Lucía (1968) 1:33:58 The Night of Counting the Years (1969) 1:51:01 Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

Randy and Andy recap the Atlanta Braves' victory over the Marlins, highlighting Ronald Acuña Jr.'s impactful return to the lineup. They debate the most disrespectful dunks in NBA history and the physical demands of guarding Victor Wembanyama. The discussion shifts to Randy's upcoming family trip to Manila and the hilarious reality of being the "ultimate dad" on vacation before diving into robot conspiracy theories. 01:01 - Braves Bounce Back 02:00 - Disrespectful NBA Dunks 05:08 - Beach Dad Struggles 07:54 - Acuña's Energy Boost 12:00 - Robot Conspiracy Theories

Randy discusses the trials of a 14-hour flight to Manila and his duties as a beach dad before debating the most disrespectful dunks in NBA history. They analyze the return of Ronald Acuña Jr. to the Braves lineup and the team's decision to move on from Aaron Bummer. Grant McCauley joins to provide insight into Joe Jimenez's injury status and the current state of the Atlanta bullpen. 02:01 - NBA Dunks and Wembanyama 05:09 - Randy's Manila Travel Woes 08:12 - Braves Win and Acuña Returns 12:00 - Robot Conspiracy Theories 16:06 - Grant McCauley Braves Analysis

Send us Fan MailAt a pristine resort on the outskirts of Manila, 17-year-old tee-girl Isabel tries to return a mislaid golf club to Dr. Palanca, the club president, discovering sinister revelations about her workplace, its elite members, and her own past.Filipiñana will be screening at this year's Sydney Film Festival (SFF) on June 7 & 11 (sold out)https://tix.sff.org.au/Sessions/FilipinanaNote: this interview is audio only. For other video interviews check out our YouTube playlist.Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

What does it take to build a thriving, high-performance culture inside one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the world, without ever requiring a college degree to get in the door? Mandy Mekhail, Chief of Staff of People at ClickUp, went from teaching in a classroom to leading the people function at a 1,200-person global company, and her journey is anything but conventional. In this episode, Mandy pulls back the curtain on ClickUp's non-traditional hiring philosophy, their obsession with onboarding excellence, and how they're turning AI agents into literal coworkers on the org chart. Whether you're an HR professional, a people leader, or simply curious about where work is headed, this conversation will challenge the way you think about hiring, culture, and the role of AI in your organization. Don't miss it. Key Timestamps [00:00:00] — Introduction: Mandy's Unconventional Path to People Leadership From educator to customer support to Chief of Staff of People at ClickUp, Mandy shares the leap of faith that started it all and the mindset that carried her through. [00:03:00] — Joining ClickUp at Employee #110 Mandy reflects on what it was like to join ClickUp when it had fewer than 100 functional employees and what it's meant to watch it scale to 1,200 people globally. [00:04:00] — The Role That Shaped Everything: Building the Quality Team Six months into ClickUp, Mandy was tasked with building the customer support quality function — and it became the role that fused her education background with her passion for people impact. [00:05:00] — Recruiting Power Users: ClickUp's Unconventional Hiring Strategy Forget job boards. ClickUp finds top talent by recruiting passionate product users from online forums and communities — and it's still a core part of their strategy today. [00:07:00] — Why ClickUp Dropped the Degree Requirement From Day One CEO Zeb Evans made a deliberate call early on: if a bachelor's degree isn't the real signal of capability, don't require it. Mandy explains how skills, integrity, and passion took its place. [00:09:00] — The Interview Question That Reveals Everything One question ClickUp asks every candidate regardless of role: "Give me an example of when you showed fortitude." Mandy explains why resilience is the great equalizer in hiring. [00:10:00] — Onboarding 500 Employees with a 99% KPI Success Rate Within 90 Days Mandy breaks down the layered, outcome-first onboarding framework that got new hires fully productive in weeks — by embedding them in the product from day one. [00:13:00] — Maintaining Culture Across Time Zones, Countries, and Hub Offices With teams spanning San Diego, Dublin, Sydney, Manila, and beyond, Mandy shares how a shared mission and core values become the unifying force across global subcultures. [00:15:00] — Preventing Burnout in a High-Growth, Fast-Shipping Environment High expectations don't have to mean burnout. Mandy explains why clear communication and respectful manager relationships are the real guardrails — not just PTO policies. [00:17:00] — Practical Boundaries in a Always-On World Mandy shares her personal rule: the ClickUp mobile app gets turned off at 5 PM. A small habit with a big message about modeling the boundaries you want your team to keep. [00:18:00] — Inclusion at Scale: How ClickUp Runs Global All-Hands Meetings Rotating time zones, recorded sessions, and a commitment to giving every employee the opportunity to attend live — Mandy breaks down what operational inclusion actually looks like. [00:19:00] — Why Every Single Communication at ClickUp Lives Inside ClickUp No side channels. No email threads. Every conversation, every message, every decision — all in ClickUp. Here's why that radical commitment powers both inclusion and AI at scale. [00:22:00] — The AI Agent Hour: One Hour a Week That's Changing Everything ClickUp gives employees one dedicated hour per week to play with AI Super Agents — no agenda, no expectations. Mandy explains how this structured playtime is dismantling fear and unlocking innovation. [00:27:00] — Advice for HR Leaders Who Are Afraid of AI Mandy's message to people leaders sitting on the fence: don't let your own fear set the tone for the rest of your organization. Start by understanding it yourself — and lean into your compliance and legal superpowers along the way. [00:29:00] — Where AI Has Made the Biggest Impact in the People Function Tier-one operational tasks are the obvious win, but Mandy points to something most HR teams are still missing: using AI for sentiment analysis of HR processes — and why that's the next frontier. [00:31:00] — AI as a Multiplier, Not a Replacement On the noise around AI layoffs, Mandy is clear: ClickUp treats AI agents as coworkers, not substitutes. They even appear on the org chart with the same data architecture as human employees. [00:33:00] — 5,000 AI Agents for 1,200 Employees Inside ClickUp's internal "agent wins" channel and Help Wanted Board — a grassroots knowledge-sharing system that has resulted in more AI agents than people at the company. [00:36:00] — Closing Thoughts: Don't Be Afraid to Try Something for the First Time Mandy's parting challenge to every listener — whether you're in tech or not: dive in, explore, and trust that understanding AI will transform how you see your role, your team, and your future. A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST Podcast: Transform Your Workplace, sponsored by Xenium HR Host: Brandon Laws In Brandon's own words: "The Transform Your Workplace podcast is your go-to source for the latest workplace trends, big ideas, and time-tested methods straight from the mouths of industry experts and respected thought-leaders." 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This episode brings together two of the most gripping conversations in the show's recent run: a man who survived an extended stint in a Philippine jail on fabricated charges, and a medical student whose addiction and grief turned out to be more entangled than she had ever let herself understand. (Content note: accusations of sexual assault, child abuse, false imprisonment) Scott McMahon went to Manila for a construction job, ended up befriending a Belgian neighbor, and got pulled into a nightmare when that neighbor's wife turned the Philippine justice system against him. What followed was five and a half years in a maximum-security cell with 300 men, corrupt cops showing up every six weeks with a cash demand, and a family he could only see through a chain-link fence. It is one of the most staggering survival accounts this show has ever aired. (Content note: addiction, overdose death) Chelsea Dalsey was a medical student with a photographic memory, a habit she couldn't shake, and a lifelong partner in crime named Alex. Her conversation with Kevin Allison is part confession, part excavation, arriving at a truth she had spent 14 years burying alive. Leave your reactions to these stories and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-risk-35  You can find all of our Best of RISK! episodes at risk-show.com/bestofrisk Be Part of RISK!