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We cover major cruise news, including American cruise passengers arrested in Nassau, a foiled plot to bomb a cruise ship in Greece, a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean, updates on Perfect Day Mexico, and the delivery of Legend of the Seas. Richard also answers a listener question about casino bounce-back offers. The episode features a detailed review of the Majestic Princess by first-time cruiser Chris, who shares details including his inaugural cruise out of Port Everglades, how good the dining on board was, scuba diving in Cozumel, and Mayan ruins in Belize. Sponsor Cruise line protection is designed to help if you can't take your cruise. Third-party travel insurance helps protect you during the trip. Including medical care, delays, and unexpected issues. Compare plans and save up to 30% at TripInsurance.com. About Cruise Radio: Cruise Radio has been delivering cruise news, ship reviews, and money-saving tips weekly since 2009.

Exploring Hidden Histories, Technology, and Cultural Quirks - June 3rd, 2026 Discover a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from ancient symbolism and controversial historical insights to modern tech innovations and societal oddities. This episode unpacks complex topics with a mix of humor, skepticism, and curiosity, appealing to those interested in deep dives into conspiracy theories, cultural observations, and technological breakthroughs. In this episode: The mysterious meaning behind "hot rods" and car-related origins of the term The significance of nighttime erections as health markers The role of nicotine in COVID-19 resistance and long COVID protocols Examining climate change predictions, the Mayan calendar, and ancient symbolism The paradoxes of open public spaces and bizarre health regulations in Canada Deep dives into AI advancements including self-hosted AI systems and water usage concerns The alleged secret activities of Palantir and connections to global surveillance Critical perspectives on media narratives, geopolitical strategies, and societal control measures The ongoing revelations about child exploitation rings within large corporations like Disney Analyzing the influence of Israel, Muslim nations, and global power structures The future scenarios of monetary systems, societal automation, and global alliances   To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support.   For second half of video (when applicable and audio) go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals  https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/ or Patreon https://www.patreon.com/grimericaoutlawed   Support the show directly: https://open.spotify.com/show/2punSyd9Cw76ZtvHxMKenI?si=ImKxfMHgQZ-oshl499O4dQ&nd=1&dlsi=4c25fa9c78674de3 Watch or Listen on Spotify https://www.simulationmaps.com/#products Disaster Maps, Volcano Sim, Asteroid Sim, Shipwreck Map, UFO Map etc https://grimericacbd.com/ CBD / THC Tinctures and Gummies https://grimerica.ca/support-2/ Our Adultbrain Audiobook Podcast and Website: www.adultbrain.ca Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - 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The potential for leadership shifts, geopolitics, and cautious optimism 110:00 - Wrap-up reflections, societal victories, and upcoming content teasers

Join us as we explore an adventurous trip to Belize, sharing experiences with wildlife, ancient Mayan ruins, and the challenges of exploring caves. Discover insights into travel, nature, and the thrill of adventure, all wrapped in a lively conversation.

The egg that will ovulate three months from now is starting to mature right now. In this solo episode, Michelle dives into one of the most hopeful conversations in fertility: the 90 day window of egg development. Both ancient wisdom and modern science agree that what you do during this window can directly influence the quality of the egg that eventually releases. Michelle walks you through what's actually happening inside your ovaries during those three months, bridges the modern research on mitochondria with the Chinese medicine concepts of Jing and Blood, and shares the five practical pillars she uses with her patients to support egg quality from the inside out. Whether you're trying to conceive naturally, preparing for IVF, or thinking about your fertility for the future, this episode is a foundational one. You have far more influence over your fertility than you've ever been told, and this episode shows you exactly how to work with your body during the window that matters most. Key Takeaways: • Egg development spans roughly a 90 day window, and the environment of your body during those three months directly shapes the quality of the egg that ovulates. • Eggs are the most mitochondria-rich cells in the body, which is why mitochondrial health is the foundation of egg quality. • The Chinese medicine concepts of Jing (essence) and Blood are describing the same phenomenon modern research calls mitochondrial health and ovarian blood flow. • Pillar 1 — Nourish with real food: prioritize protein, healthy fats, antioxidant-rich vegetables, iron-rich foods, and warming cooked meals. • Pillar 2 — Protect your mitochondria: CoQ10 (ideally Ubiquinol), omega 3s, consistent 7 to 9 hours of sleep, and personalized supplementation under a practitioner's guidance. • Pillar 3 — Support blood flow: acupuncture, gentle movement, abdominal massage (like Mayan or Arvigo), warmth over the lower belly and back, and no ice water around your cycle. • Pillar 4 — Regulate your nervous system: extended exhale breath work, time in nature, reduced screen time, pockets of silence. You cannot out-supplement a dysregulated nervous system. • Pillar 5 — Reduce your toxic load: swap plastic for glass, upgrade skincare and cleaning products, eat organic from the dirty dozen, filter water, and skip handling receipts. • Your body is asking for partnership, not perfection. One day does not make or break an egg; a pattern of loving care over 90 days is what shapes the environment. Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or fertility care. Fertility Detox (free ebook) https://www.michelleoravitz.com/fertility-detox The Wholesome Fertility Journey (memberships + calls) https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey Ready to discover what your body needs most on your fertility journey? Take the personalized quiz inside The Wholesome Fertility Journey and get tailored resources to meet you exactly where you are:  https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey For more about my work and offerings, visit: www.michelleoravitz.com Curious about ancient wisdom for fertility? Grab my book The Way of Fertility: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility Join the Wholesome Fertility Facebook Group for free resources & community support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/ Connect with me on social: Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertilityFacebook: The Wholesome Lotus

Lords: Aubrey http://glowhno.com/ Avery Topics: Every day since 1981 Yuri Borisovich Norstein and his wife Francheska Yarbusova have worked on their masterpice--an animated adaptaion of Gogol's short story The Overcoat. They couple is now in their 80s and will most likely never complete their film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Overcoat_(animated_film) Video game urban legends https://vimeo.com/91436410 https://saint-arthur.tumblr.com/post/146680746144/riding-immortal-on-the-seeking-road Bay Area Airport Naming Drama The Only Animal by Franz Wright https://april-is.tumblr.com/post/89794820/april-25-2008-the-only-animal-franz-wright Microtopics: Loving only the parts you don't hate. Finishing the whole pack of Red Vines because you refuse to let them defeat you. An album you haven't put on Spotify. You know. Those podcasts. The sort of thing we don't do around here. Holding up cue cards so the guests know what to say. Reading all 180,000 messages in the Frog Fractions 2 ARG solvers discord. The tech company you're applying to sending you all the Enron emails, saying "review these before the interview" Mysteries, Easter eggs, and rose-tinted glasses. Hedgehog in the Fog. Arduous animation processes. Working on an animated feature by yourself for over 40 years. Great Family Entertainment. A story about a guy who has everything he needs who dies while trying to buy an overcoat. A huge pack of Red Vines that you and your wife have been eating since 1981. Burning yourself out very quickly if you don't put guardrails in place. Perfectionists throwing away years of work because it's not good enough. DJs who still spin vinyl and other artists who choose to do things the hard way. Enveloping yourself in an emotion. Refusing to break character for the entire time you're making the Youtube documentary. Putting away art you're having a hard time with and coming back to it later. Everything that happened between the Sigil Master and Austin Walker. Losing track of whether art looks good. The fine line between pacing yourself and torturing yourself. The statue in the background of Frog Fractions that turns red when you're on Mars. Encouraging people to have whimsy. Space Knight Rom. Snagglepuss the 1950s playwright. Back when you could make up a video game rumor and not have it immediately debunked. GTA San Andreas urban legends. Windows Movie Maker transition screens. Gravitating towards the unknowable. Self-destructing music. Scarcity and unknowability. Buying an album from the record shop and perusing the indie record label catalog that comes with it. Searching for the 16th colossus. Forming a small community and feeling communal with them. Playing games with a group of friends like a book club. An MMO full of ARGy type stuff. Automatically grouping people into a puzzle solving community. Being paralyzed by the sheer amount of information that you don't know. What's going on with the iGlyphs? Finding evidence of the Jejune Institute on a telephone pole. Painstakingly making the 7th Frog Fractions game, 45 years from now. The history of Seeking Mr. Eaten's Name. Game secrets that can't be ruined by one jerk with a decompiler. Sleep No More. Getting pulled into a secret compartment during an interactive play. Multi-city zombie larps. The Oakland Airport renaming themselves to the San Francisco Bay International Airport and then later the lawsuit becoming the Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. Bay Area topology. San Francisco and South San Francisco. The Unincorporated Area of San Mateo County International Airport, or UAOSMCIA. American cities named after European cities. The Bass Pro Shop Pyramid in Memphis, TN. Filling a 32-story disco pyramid with sports equipment. Fry's Electronics. Another episode of Topic Lords where we read from Wikipedia. A huge empty building with paintings of Mayan gods holding torches that used to be an electronics store. One more way in which people forget about San Diego. The only animal that brushes its own teeth A monkey wearing a spacesuit trying to smoke a cigarette through the face shield. The only animal that smokes cigarettes. (Todd, who works down at the warehouse.) Meeting your estranged dad when at the awards show when you're both up for the same Pulitzer. Whether that fuckin' awesome monkey is a Bored Ape. Whether Google Image Search is making up images yet. That time Ryan North and his dog got stuck in an empty swimming pool and turned it into an interactive text adventure. By the time you've smelt it, they have dealt it. Topics are over!

Can you truly protect your assets if a third party controls your data? The Global Circular Bitcoin Economy Summit in El Zonte just wrapped up, and the focus on the ground was centered entirely on the raw, unyielding mechanics of financial survival and digital sovereignty rather than price action or trading charts. This week, we are cutting straight through the fiat marketing noise to talk to the world-class builders who are physically constructing parallel, decentralized, un-surveillable systems right now.First, we sit down with Renata Rodrigues (@renatarodr) from Fedi to unpack why digital privacy is a complete necessity in an era of tightening global surveillance. Renata breaks down how the Fedi wallet and the open-source Fedimint protocol are giving localized communities the tools to completely break free from centralized platforms like Telegram or WhatsApp. We look directly into how combining encrypted chat with shared financial custody allows any group to establish its own autonomous federation. This gives sovereign individuals total control over what data they choose to reveal to the outside world, and we track exactly how these systems are scaling globally, from the closed-loop nodes defying bans in Indonesia to the intense intellectual proof of work required by communities in South Korea.Then, Daniel (@wph_merida) from Bitcoin Merida joins us to map out why true local adoption has to integrate with local geography, native culture, and the ultimate goal of absolute, off-grid self-sufficiency. Daniel pulls back the curtain on the massive legal and structural undertaking behind the INAH Citadel, which is a 230-acre intentional community built deep in the Mexican jungle of Yucatan, alongside their local urban hub, the White Paper House. We break down exactly how their team established a secure Fideicomiso trust structure to handle real estate transactions, how they are leveraging local tourism to empower nearby Mayan agricultural schools, and the wild story behind a massive private cenote that secures total water independence for the citadel.We cover a massive amount of ground in these conversations, including the deployment of private community wallets, zero-custody financial tools, the twelve-book entry requirement for Bitcoin South Korea, the legal architecture for buying property in Mexico, and integrating solar grids for alternative energy independence.If you are ready to stop waiting for permission, achieve true self-sufficiency, and learn how to build a resilient Bitcoin circular economy that can withstand state overreach, make sure to subscribe, leave a comment, and share this episode because your support helps us bring more of these underground stories to light. Just remember, if anyone asks who gave you permission to opt out of the legacy system, tell them the President of Bitcoin approved it.—Bitcoin Beach TeamLearn more about the guests:X (Renata Rodrigues): https://x.com/lobaestrangeiraX (Daniel): https://x.com/inahcitadelX (White Paper House): https://x.com/whitepaper_HX (FEDI): https://x.com/fedibtcSupport and follow Bitcoin Beach:X: https://www.twitter.com/BitcoinBeach IG: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoinbeach_sv TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livefrombitcoinbeachWeb: https://www.bitcoinbeach.com Browse through this quick guide to learn more about the episode:00:00 Intro00:53 Fedi wallet vs Telegram for decentralized community coordination03:01 How Fedimint protocol protects local transaction privacy07:31 Bypassing crypto bans with closed loop Bitcoin networks09:07 Proof of work requirements for sovereign Bitcoin onboarding15:09 Hyperbitcoinization strategies and local adoption in Mexico18:00 How to build an off-grid Bitcoin citadel infrastructure23:04 Real-world hyperbitcoinization and business node integration25:42 Buying Mexican real estate via Bitcoin Fideicomiso trust31:02 Securing off-grid water sovereignty and energy independenceLive From Bitcoin Beach

This episode engages with both the thought and practice of interconnectivity and collective consciousness in Indigenous theory. Niu/Knew/Neo Tā-Vā is framed as a talanoa/tzijonïk/storying conversation between Tāvāism, critical and global Indigenous theory. Mayan philosophy of time space is introduced and demonstrated to have overlaps with ideas of reality and life in Tā-Vā, which is explored along with critical thought. Some themes include: apocalyptic thought and response to change; cross cultural connections of shared social values; temporality beyond linearity; and calibrating actions. The role of sacrifice in sharing time-space is also considered in this emerging project, which is one of shifting the hoa (pairing) of Tā-Vā from dominant to global Indigenous philosophical traditions.   References: Giovanni Batz. The Fourth Invasion. University of California Press, 2024. Floridalma Boj Lopez. Indigenous Archives. Duke University Press, 2026. Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower. Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993. Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Talents. New York: Warner Books, 1998. Lewis Gordon. A philosophical look at Black music. Quinnipiac University (26 Sep 2019). Epeli Hau‘ofa. We are the ocean: Selected works. University of Hawaii Press, 2008. Tēvita Kaʻili. “Ancestral Voices of the Sea: Hearing the Past to Lead the Future.” In Anne Perez Hattori and  Jane Samson (Eds.), The Cambridge History of The Pacific Ocean Volume II: The Pacific Ocean Since 1800. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Miguel León-Portilla. Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya. University of Oklahoma Press, 1990. Alexus McLeod. Philosophy of the ancient Maya: Lords of time. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Manulani Aluli Meyer. “Holographic epistemology: Native common sense.” China Media Research, 9(2), 2013. Victor Montejo. Mayalogue: An Interactionist Theory of Indigenous Cultures. State University of New York Press, 2021. Arcia Tecun, ‘Inoke Hafoka, Lavinia ‘Ulu ‘ave, and Moana ‘Ulu ‘ave-Hafoka. "Talanoa: Tongan epistemology and Indigenous research method." AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 14, no. 2 (2018): 156-163. Teresia Teaiwa. “On analogies: Rethinking the Pacific in a global context.” The Contemporary Pacific 18 (1), 2006: 71-87. Victor Turner. The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Aldine Publishing, 1969. Sione Vaka. A Tongan approach of integrating mental health care. TedxNuku'alofa (2 Dec 2021).

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests Mayan Calendar Energies, Solar Waves, Cuba, the New Earth, and the Light of the Soul Rainbird Opens the Mayan Calendar Segment In this episode of Hard News on Friday, Rainbird opens the program by welcoming listeners and leading a short centering practice with breath, heart focus, guides, ancestors, totems, and a virtual council fire. She calls in the seven galactic directions in the Mayan tradition and then turns to the Mayan record of days. Rainbird identifies the day as Blue Lunar Monkey, or 2 Chuen, connected with stabilization, challenge, polarization, play, illusion, and magic. She describes the energy as supporting innocence, spontaneity, humor, gratitude, compassion, and the wise use of magical artistry. Rainbird Looks Ahead Through the Week Rainbird then walks listeners through the energies of the coming week. She discusses Yellow Electric Human, Red Self-Existing Skywalker, White Overtone Wizard, Blue Rhythmic Eagle, Yellow Resonant Warrior, Red Galactic Earth, and White Solar Mirror. Across these days, she emphasizes themes of enlightenment, cosmic consciousness, dimensional awareness, shamanic integrity, service, planetary harmony, intuition, honesty, grounding, and self-understanding. She also notes portal or activation days, the full moon, and the idea that certain days support weeding the garden, whether literally, mentally, or spiritually. Donations, Support, and the Talking Stick After the calendar reading, Rainbird shifts into support information for the listener-supported program. She explains how listeners can donate through BBS Radio for Hard News on Friday and the Saturday program, The True History, and she also gives information for assisting Tara and Rama through the Rainbow Roundtable. Rainbird provides donation details, a mailing address, and the Rainbow Roundtable website, then passes a symbolic talking stick to Rama, describing it as carrying world-service energy, rays, flames, universal laws, ascension waves, fairies, feathers, little people, unicorns, dolphins, and whales. Rama on the Full Moon, Solar Activity, and New Earth Host Rama, thanks Rainbird and begins by discussing the coming full moon in Sagittarius, Lord Maitreya, the cosmic Christ, and the idea of calling in higher assistance. He mentions Dr. Steven Greer's recent work on disclosure and CE5 contact, saying humanity's galactic family is present and that people can connect through the heart. Rama frames current events through ascension language, saying humanity is regaining galactic memory and activating the “temple of living radiance.” He also discusses solar cycle 25, solar flares, tectonic activity, Kilauea, ley lines, grid lines, and the emergence of a “new heaven, new Earth” timeline. Clips and Commentary on Cuba, Code Pink, and Medea Benjamin Much of the middle of the show is composed of an inserted clip from BreakThrough News featuring Medea Benjamin of Code Pink. The clip discusses reports that the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control had sent questions or subpoenas connected to a humanitarian delegation that brought aid to Cuba. Medea explains that the communication was sent to Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans by email, describes it as an intimidation tactic, and says the delegation's aid work was legal and morally necessary. She argues that U.S. policy toward Cuba harms ordinary people, including babies, elders, and families facing shortages, blackouts, and lack of basic resources. Rama Connects the Clip to Old Timelines and New Energies After the clip, Rama says Cuba is important and frames the situation as part of an old timeline falling away. He connects Medea Benjamin's comments with his broader view that current events are showing the need for more love, spiritual awareness, and resistance to fear-based systems. He references Schumann resonance updates, solar flares, the human body's energetic changes, Dr. Greer, and teachings about the “temple of living radiance.” He also mentions beings and sources such as Kryon, Lord Kryon of Magnetic Service, Leonara from Atlantis, WingMakers, and other figures in what he describes as a cosmic story. A Channeled Reflection on Love, Light, and the Golden Thread The program then includes a long spiritual clip or reading focused on gratitude, light work, Father/Mother God, the company of heaven, and humanity's role in Earth's ascension. The speaker says that loving thoughts and gratitude add to the light of the world, and that each person has a “golden thread of life” woven from many lifetimes of love, wisdom, courage, skill, willingness, and tenacity. The message encourages listeners not to give up when outer events seem chaotic or discouraging, but to serve as an open door for divine light, using the affirmation of the I AM Presence and consecrating breath and life force to the light of God. Kryon Clip from Egypt and the Circle of 12 Near the end, Rama plays or introduces a clip from Kryon of Magnetic Service, recorded in Egypt at Abu Simbel. The clip describes Ramses II, Nefertari, and the temples as a great human love story, while also pointing to the Egyptian relationship with the divine. Kryon says the Egyptians understood themselves as standing next to the gods and having a direct relationship with the Creator. The clip then guides listeners into a visualization connected with the soul chakra and the Circle of 12, inviting them to cross a bridge from the known to the unknown and experience the soul as home, light, and eternal connection beyond ordinary human age or identity. Closing with the Saturday Program Invitation Rainbird responds that the Kryon clip was powerful and says they can continue it on the next program. She reminds listeners that the Saturday show will continue at 3:30 Central / 4:30 Eastern on BBS Radio station two. Rama closes by thanking everyone, saying the wisdom being shared has always been known and is now being activated. He encourages listeners to work with the violet flame and ends with a spiritual blessing.

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Mystery at Tikal: Chasing Artifacts in the Mayan Marketplace Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2026-05-27-07-38-19-es Story Transcript:Es: El sol brillaba en lo alto, bañando las antiguas ruinas de Tikal con una luz dorada que hacía resplandecer las imponentes pirámides mayas.En: The sun shone high above, bathing the ancient ruins of Tikal in a golden light that made the imposing Mayan pyramids shimmer.Es: La selva a su alrededor era un mar verde y susurros del viento acariciaban las hojas, creando una sinfonía con los cantos de los pájaros.En: The jungle around them was a sea of green, and the whispers of the wind caressed the leaves, creating a symphony with the songs of the birds.Es: Santiago y Marisol caminaban entre las sombras de este mágico lugar, sus ojos llenos de admiración y asombro.En: Santiago and Marisol walked in the shadows of this magical place, their eyes full of admiration and wonder.Es: A medida que se acercaban al mercado local, la atmósfera cambiaba.En: As they approached the local market, the atmosphere changed.Es: La calma de las ruinas se convertía en el bullicio de voces, aromas exóticos y colores vivos.En: The calm of the ruins transformed into the hustle and bustle of voices, exotic aromas, and vibrant colors.Es: Las carpas de los vendedores estaban llenas de tejidos, objetos de cerámica y joyas que brillaban bajo el sol de la primavera tardía.En: The vendors' tents were filled with textiles, ceramic objects, and jewelry that sparkled under the late spring sun.Es: Santiago, un entusiasta de la historia, tenía un solo objetivo en mente: encontrar un artefacto auténtico que, según los rumores, ocultaba secretos de la antigua ciudad de Tikal.En: Santiago, a history enthusiast, had a single objective in mind: to find an authentic artifact that, according to rumors, concealed secrets of the ancient city of Tikal.Es: Alguien le había mencionado que un vendedor tenía algo especial.En: Someone had mentioned to him that a vendor had something special.Es: Sin embargo, Marisol estaba allí para asegurarse de que su amigo no fuera víctima de su propia emoción y entusiasmo.En: However, Marisol was there to ensure that her friend wouldn't fall victim to his own excitement and enthusiasm.Es: "Ahí está", dijo Santiago, señalando con emoción.En: "There it is," said Santiago, pointing with excitement.Es: En un rincón del mercado, un hombre canoso, con ojos astutos y sonrisa astuta, les mostraba un pequeño objeto cubierto de polvo.En: In a corner of the market, a gray-haired man with sharp eyes and a sly smile showed them a small, dust-covered object.Es: "Este es el artefacto", anunció el vendedor con un aire de misterio.En: "This is the artifact," announced the vendor with an air of mystery.Es: Marisol, siempre pragmática, miró al vendedor con escepticismo.En: Marisol, always pragmatic, eyed the vendor with skepticism.Es: "¿Cuánto cuesta?En: "How much does it cost?"Es: ", preguntó, sabiendo que debía ser cautelosa.En: she asked, knowing she had to be cautious.Es: La cifra que el vendedor reveló era considerable.En: The figure the vendor revealed was considerable.Es: Santiago sintió un impulso, una urgencia por adquirir el artefacto sin importar el costo.En: Santiago felt an urge, a pressing desire to acquire the artifact regardless of the cost.Es: Sin embargo, Marisol lo detuvo.En: However, Marisol stopped him.Es: "Espera, Santiago.En: "Wait, Santiago.Es: No podemos gastar todo nuestro dinero aquí.En: We can't spend all our money here.Es: Necesitamos discutirlo."En: We need to discuss it."Es: El entusiasmo de Santiago comenzó a nublar su juicio.En: Santiago's enthusiasm began to cloud his judgment.Es: "Pero, Marisol, ¡es único!En: "But, Marisol, it's unique!"Es: ", arguyó, sus ojos brillando de emoción.En: he argued, his eyes shining with excitement.Es: Marisol frunció el ceño, recordando a su amigo la importancia de mantener los pies en la tierra.En: Marisol frowned, reminding her friend of the importance of keeping his feet on the ground.Es: "Necesitamos saber más sobre esto.En: "We need to know more about this.Es: Podría no ser lo que parece."En: It might not be what it seems."Es: La tensión crecía mientras Santiago se debatía entre su deseo de poseer el artefacto y la sabia advertencia de su amiga.En: The tension mounted as Santiago wrestled with his desire to own the artifact and his friend's wise warning.Es: Finalmente, algo en la voz de Marisol lo hizo dudar.En: Finally, something in Marisol's voice made him hesitate.Es: "Está bien", cedió, "negociemos".En: "Okay," he conceded, "let's negotiate."Es: Recorrieron el mercado averiguando más sobre el artefacto.En: They scoured the market to learn more about the artifact.Es: Pronto descubrieron que el vendedor había exagerado sus cualidades.En: Soon they discovered that the vendor had exaggerated its qualities.Es: Armados con esta información, regresaron al puesto.En: Armed with this information, they returned to the stall.Es: Marisol, con su mejor tono diplomático, explicó lo que habían descubierto.En: Marisol, with her best diplomatic tone, explained what they had discovered.Es: La negociación fue intensa, pero finalmente lograron un acuerdo.En: The negotiation was intense, but they finally reached an agreement.Es: Santiago comprendió la importancia de escuchar y analizar en lugar de ser arrastrado por la emoción pura.En: Santiago understood the importance of listening and analyzing instead of being swept away by pure emotion.Es: Juntos, Santiago y Marisol salieron del mercado, el artefacto en la mochila de Santiago.En: Together, Santiago and Marisol left the market, the artifact in Santiago's backpack.Es: Esta experiencia había convertido a Santiago en una persona más reflexiva, alguien que todavía podía emocionarse con la historia, pero que ahora sabía cuándo escuchar la voz de la razón.En: This experience had turned Santiago into a more reflective person, someone who could still be excited by history but now knew when to listen to the voice of reason.Es: Las sombras de las pirámides se alargaron cuando caminaban de regreso a las ruinas, agradecidos por la aventura y el aprendizaje.En: The shadows of the pyramids lengthened as they walked back to the ruins, grateful for the adventure and the lesson learned.Es: En la selva de Tikal, Santiago había hallado más que un objeto antiguo; había encontrado un equilibrio entre su curiosidad insaciable y la sabiduría de la paciencia.En: In the jungle of Tikal, Santiago had found more than just an ancient object; he had found a balance between his insatiable curiosity and the wisdom of patience. Vocabulary Words:the sun: el solto shine: brillarthe ruins: las ruinasthe jungle: la selvathe pyramid: la pirámideto bathe: bañarthe market: el mercadothe atmosphere: la atmósferathe hustle and bustle: el bulliciothe vendor: el vendedorthe tent: la carpathe rumor: el rumorthe object: el objetothe artifact: el artefactoto conceal: ocultarthe secret: el secretoto ensure: asegurarthe excitement: la emociónthe skepticism: el escepticismoto hesitate: dudarto negotiate: negociarthe negotiation: la negociaciónthe buyer: el compradorto acquire: adquirirpragmatic: pragmáticothe agreement: el acuerdothe backpack: la mochilathe shadow: la sombrato frown: fruncir el ceñothe spring: la primavera

President Trump's administration just sent a crystal-clear message to Iran: “No dust, no dollars.” In a major new stance, the Trump White House declared that the Islamic Republic will get zero sanctions relief, zero cash, and zero economic breathing room unless it completely surrenders its stockpile of highly enriched uranium — “nuclear dust.” This tough position comes as negotiations continue over reopening the Strait of Hormuz after recent conflict. While some Republicans expressed concerns about the pace of talks, Trump officials are making it clear: This will not be another weak Obama-style deal with pallets of cash flying to Tehran. We also cover: Pope Leo XIV apologized for Church slavery. President Trump honors WWII veterans. Director Tulsi Gabbard on 2020 elections. Mayor Jacob Frey honors George Floyd on Memorial Day. Meteor explodes above an active Mayan volcano. If you support a strong America and standing up to radical regimes, hit LIKE

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests Solar Light, Planetary Ascension, and Healing Beyond the Old Timeline Gathering Around the Council Fire In this episode of Hard News on Friday, Rainbird opens the program by welcoming listeners and guiding them into a meditative heart space. She invites the audience to gather symbolically around a virtual council fire with guides, guardians, ancestors, totems, and healing teams, then invokes the seven galactic directions in the Mayan tradition accompanied by drumming. Rainbird continues with a reading of the Mayan energies for the present day and the week ahead, describing themes including integrity, flowering, transformation, forgiveness, unconditional love, play, cosmic consciousness, and releasing fear or stagnation. She then gives program-support information and asks listeners to assist with BBS Radio fees and the needs of Rama and Tara. Rama Arjuna on Incoming Energies and the Shift in Consciousness After Rainbird passes the talking stick, host Rama Arjuna speaks about what he describes as unusually powerful spiritual and electromagnetic energies arriving from the sun. He discusses an astrological conjunction involving Sedna, Uranus, and the Pleiades, connecting it with solar flares, earthquakes, volcanoes, and accelerating ascension frequencies. Rama says humanity is being stretched into a new way of being, while what he calls the “dark side” or “old power crowd” attempts to distract people from the incoming light. He also comments on current politics, Congress, the Epstein files, the events of January 6, military power, and his view that humanity should move away from war and toward peace. Caroline Oceana Ryan Questions History, Power, and Palestine Guest speaker Caroline Oceana Ryan joins Rama in a discussion focused on Israel and Palestine, historical power structures, and the beliefs that influence modern conflict. Caroline asks Rama whether the present situation connects with ancient control systems or bloodline-based claims of superiority. Rama responds with his view that the conflict reflects exclusion, racism, Zionism, suppressed history, and longstanding power structures. He also makes historical claims concerning Palestine, Israel, the Khazarians, and early American leadership. Caroline encourages listeners to call in with questions, emphasizing that the program is intended to examine what the speakers regard as hidden history and concealed political or spiritual realities. Messages from Lady Nada, Mr. X, and the Galactics Rama then reads a series of updates he says he received during spiritual visits to natural locations where he sat with deer, birds, owls, bobcats, and other animals while performing the Adi Shakti mantra. In these accounts, he reports receiving encrypted messages from figures he identifies as Lady Nada, Mr. X, Darby O'Dell, and other members of “the crew.” These messages describe a new moon opening the way for light, the fading of an old timeline, possible X-class solar flares, radio blackouts, and healing rays of violet, emerald green, and sapphire blue light. Rama also relays a message that galactic beings are sending nourishing rays of light to people in Gaza and throughout the planet to support human bodies and raise spiritual energies. Standing Armies, Arrests, and Healing the Planet Following the break, Caroline asks Rama further questions about Saint Germain's teaching that standing armies are unnecessary in times of peace, the influence of solar energies, and the alleged actions of the old power structure. Rama argues that military spending, black-budget technology, corporate power, and entrenched political systems serve interests opposed to peace and planetary awakening. When Caroline asks about reports of possible arrests in Washington, D.C., Rama says he has been told that members of Congress are working through the rule of law to remove the person occupying the Oval Office and members of that administration for alleged constitutional violations. Throughout this portion, Rama frames the way forward as compassion, forgiveness, meditation, divine government, galactic assistance, and the replacement of conflict with love. Mother's Message, the Sun, and Expanded Chakras Near the conclusion, Rama channels a being referred to as Mother, who speaks about radiant light pouring in from the sun, transforming human cells and helping people awaken into higher states of being. The message encourages listeners to go into the heart, connect with sunlight, meditate, and recognize themselves as living bodies of radiant light. The program then plays part of a message attributed to Kryon, discussing an expanded chakra system moving from seven to twelve chakras, including a grounding chakra below the root and additional chakras above the crown associated with the soul and galactic connection. Caroline closes by describing the present time as intense but potentially joyful, encouraging listeners to notice nature, reclaim their power, and return for Rama's Saturday broadcast.

Speech-language pathologist Iván Campos joins the podcast to discuss multilingual assessment and intervention in the schools. Campos brings stories from his time delivering school services to students speaking Mayan languages, and he shares what he learned from that.In our conversation, he talks about dynamic assessment, collaborating with interpreters, and what the concept of translanguaging means to him professionally and as a multilingual speaker.Learn More:ASHA Voices: What Might Translanguaging Mean for Multilingual Services?Considerations in Utilizing Translanguaging Practices to Meet the Language Needs of Maya Children in U.S. SchoolsASHA Voices: A Personal and Professional Look at Multilingualism and CSDSimple Steps to Support Multilingual Students in SchoolsTranscript

Recovery changes more than one life. In this special RecoverED episode, Mayan and Angela Corioso read "The Family Afterward" together — as a recovered alcoholic and a Family Support committee member — sharing their experience as a family restored.The Magdalen House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping alcoholics achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles. Please note that the curriculum we teach through our programs is from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. However, we are not an A.A. group, and we are not associated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.All donations help us to provide programs and services to alcoholics and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you'd like to donate, text MAGGIES to 44321 or visit ⁠⁠magdalenhouse.org/donate⁠⁠.

Did you know there were mega cities in history that were way ahead of their time? Take Mohenjo-Daro in ancient India—it had an advanced drainage system and grid-like streets 4,500 years ago! Or the Mayan city of Tikal, with its towering pyramids and complex water management systems hidden deep in the jungle. Angkor in Cambodia was another mind-blower—it was the largest pre-industrial city, with an incredible network of canals and reservoirs. These places were bustling hubs of innovation, culture, and trade, long before modern cities were a thing. It's amazing to think how advanced they were, only for many to vanish under the sands of time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Shindell explores how ancient civilizations interpreted Mars to understand their connection to the cosmos. He explains that archaeologists studying the Mayan Dresden Codex identified a "Mars beast" representing the planet's opposition and retrograde motion. In ancient China, astronomy served as a political tool, where planetary patterns helped hold rulers accountable for maintaining heavenly harmony. Shindell highlights Mesopotamian omen-tracking as the foundational "birth of science" due to their meticulous record-keeping and predictive mathematics. Finally, he discusses how Greek philosophers like Aristotle and Ptolemy struggled to reconcile Mars's erratic behavior with their earth-centered models. (1/4)june 1954

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests New Earth Timelines, Solar Ascension, and the Awakening of Inner Light Opening the Council Fire and the Mayan Record of Days In this episode of Hard News on Friday Night, Rainbird opens with a ceremonial grounding, inviting listeners into breath, heart space, guides, ancestors, spirit teams, and a virtual council fire. She calls in the seven galactic directions through the Mayan tradition and then turns to the Mayan record of days for the current week. The day is described as One Kabon, the red magnetic earth, beginning a new wave centered on purpose, synchronicity, navigation, and evolving with the Earth. Rainbird walks through the upcoming days, including the new moon, storm energy, sun energy, dragon energy, wind energy, night energy, and seed energy, framing the week as one of transformation, intuition, navigation, and new beginnings. Donations, Community Support, and the Talking Stick Rainbird then shifts into practical support for the radio programs and the people behind them. She explains that listener-supported donations help cover weekly BBS Radio expenses for Hard News on Friday Night and the Saturday program The True History, The History NESARA and Our Galactic Origins. She also shares specific financial needs for Tar and Rama, including bills, rent, and living expenses, and gives donation instructions through PayPal and mail. After expressing gratitude to the listeners and community, she passes the talking stick to Rama, describing it as filled with universal laws, essential ways, and the intention of peace on Earth. Rama on Timelines, Ascended Masters, and the New Earth Rama speaks about the rapid movement toward NESARA, Saint Germain, ancient wisdom, and the return of founding principles connected to the ascended masters. He describes a shift in consciousness in which timelines are diverging, with one prominent timeline becoming the “new timeline” of heaven on Earth. He references beings such as Arcturians, Lady Master Lea Nara, Babaji, gnomes, fairies, elves, hobbits, deer, crows, cats, and magical Earth beings as part of a living spiritual reality. Rama also discusses global events, including Gaza and southern Lebanon, calling for violet fire and more love in response to suffering and conflict. Two Timelines and Staying Calibrated A major section of the episode features an extended recording from Dana Stovern about functioning as a human being while two distinct timelines are active on Earth. Dana explains that after significant ascension shifts, especially around mid-April 2026, many people are now walking in a newly hatched ascended landscape while another lower-frequency reality continues to generate fear-based events and information. She urges listeners to check in each morning, ask which timeline they are calibrated to, talk with their spirit team, and stay aligned with their highest and best path. Her core advice is to catch triggers, ground, breathe, center, and ask whether a given headline, fear, or event truly pertains to one's timeline, region, and spiritual path. Solar Frequencies, Violet Flame, and Inner Alchemy Tar and Rama continue by emphasizing that the sun, the Great Central Sun, solar flares, ley lines, dragon lines, and interdimensional energies are affecting the Earth and human consciousness. They describe ascension frequencies pouring in and upgrading people into higher-dimensional awareness. The episode then moves into a guided teaching on the violet flame of inner alchemy, explaining that transformation does not come from forcing oneself to change, but from expanding awareness and allowing dense or contracted energy to be met, softened, and reorganized. The meditation invites listeners to sense a luminous violet presence in the heart, allowing emotions, memories, or contractions to be held in a field of transformation. Ancient Egypt, History Before History, and the Creator Within The episode closes with a recording from Kryon speaking at Abydos in Egypt about ancient history, the Osirion, and civilizations that may predate commonly accepted historical timelines. Kryon describes the structure as older than Egypt and connected to “history before history,” suggesting that future technologies may reveal forgotten civilizations and deeper human origins. The message emphasizes that many civilizations have recognized the Creator because the divine is intrinsic to human biology. Kryon links ancient Egyptian spirituality, reincarnation, old souls, and the compassion of the Creator to the new energy coming to Earth, saying that old souls who remember the wisdom of ancient Egypt are important for helping manifest a more compassionate future.

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests Navigating the Great Shift: Mayan Wisdom, Astrological Masks, and Divine Protection This broadcast of Hard News on Friday explores the intersection of ancient Mayan cycles, significant astrological transitions, and the ongoing planetary ascension. The speakers provide a roadmap for navigating the "Great Shift" through spiritual discipline, the dismantling of false personas, and the invocation of divine feminine protection. Detailed Summary of the Week Ahead The session opens with a sacred ritual calling upon the seven galactic directions and the energy of the "Fire Horse" year. This sets the stage for a detailed reading of the Mayan record of days, emphasizing that we are currently in a ten-day "portal" period. This window is described as a powerful planting season where intentions are magnified by resonant tones and specific tribal energies, such as the "White Resonant Dog," which focuses on unconditional love and healing past pains. As the week progresses, the energies shift through various archetypes. Saturday's "Blue Galactic Monkey" encourages a balance between work and play, while Sunday (Mother's Day) highlights the "Yellow Solar Human," activating cosmic consciousness. The cycle concludes next Thursday with the "Yellow Cosmic Warrior," a day for trusting the journey and communicating with the divine, followed by a New Moon on Friday under the "Red Magnetic Earth" sign, marking a new wave of planetary harmony. The discussion then pivots to the "Quantum Field" and recent physical phenomena. Rama notes that an M-class 6.5 solar flare recently impacted Earth, contributing to the "ascension frequencies" that are reportedly raising human consciousness toward the 12th dimension. This transition is mirrored in global events, including volcanic activity in Indonesia and a renewed focus on "free energy" technologies that bypass traditional oil dependency. The speakers suggest that while the "dark side" is running out of time, the current chaos is a necessary byproduct of moving into higher bodies of light. A significant portion of the broadcast is dedicated to an astrological analysis of the Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius and Pluto's retrograde. This cosmic alignment acts as a "permission slip" to drop three specific "masks" or false personas: the professional/social mask of success, the relational mask of people-pleasing, and the internal mask of self-deception and perfectionism. Dropping these masks is described as a "psychological death" that allows for the emergence of the "original face" or the unconditioned self. This process may manifest physically as nervous system hyper-vigilance or disrupted sleep patterns as the body recalibrates to a new frequency. The broadcast concludes with a powerful spiritual transmission focused on Goddess Durga, the "Invincible Fortress." This meditation invokes her as both Divine Mother and Divine Warrior to create an impenetrable shield of light around the individual. This energy is intended to dissolve ignorance and banish "evil" or "darkness" while restoring a sense of justice and peace. The speakers emphasize that love is the ultimate key to opening "star gates" and completing the ascension process, moving humanity toward a predicted 100,000 years of peace. The current cosmic climate is one of "structured transformation." By aligning with the Mayan calendar's portal days and courageously stripping away the ego's masks, individuals can navigate the volatile frequencies of ascension. As the speakers suggest, the transition from the old paradigm to the new is not merely a personal journey but an evolutionary necessity where "love is the only answer."

Fires on the Moon, Interstellar Glaciers, and Mayan Mathematics In this captivating episode of Space Nuts, hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson explore a range of extraordinary topics that bridge the gap between the familiar and the cosmic. From the unexpected phenomenon of fires on the Moon to the discovery of interstellar glaciers, and a deep dive into the mathematical brilliance of the Mayans, this episode is packed with insights that will ignite your curiosity.Episode Highlights:- Fires on the Moon: Andrew and Fred Watson discuss NASA's upcoming Flammability of Materials on the Moon Experiment (FM2), designed to investigate how fire behaves in lunar gravity. With safety as a priority, they explore the implications of this research for future lunar habitats and the challenges posed by combustion in a 1/6 gravity environment.- Interstellar Glaciers: The hosts delve into the findings from NASA's SphereX, which has revealed the presence of galactic ice and the building blocks of life within molecular clouds. They discuss the significance of these discoveries for our understanding of water in the universe and the potential for life beyond Earth.- The Mayan Calendar and Mathematics: In a fascinating exploration of ancient knowledge, Andrew and Fred Watson examine new research highlighting the sophisticated mathematical techniques used by the Mayans to predict astronomical events. They discuss how this insight reshapes our understanding of their civilization's intelligence and longevity.- Artemis 2 Records: The episode wraps up with a quirky revelation about the Artemis 2 mission, where the distance between astronauts aboard Artemis and those on the Chinese space station Tiangong set a new record for human separation in space. The hosts reflect on the implications of this milestone for the future of human exploration.For more Space Nuts, including our continuously updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, Instagram, and more. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favourite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/about.Stay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.

Shadow people slip through the dark in three escalating forms — fleeting glimpses, lingering watchers, and rare physical encounters that defy every rational explanation. But what are they?HOUR ONE: When you think of human sacrifice, you might picture Aztec or Mayan ceremonies, or maybe a Satanic cult standing in a pentagram with a naked woman on an altar – possibly even a volunteer. Personally, I picture Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. While civilizations and groups such as these certainly did (and maybe still do) their share of brutal sacrificing, they are by no means the only ones that conducted death rituals. Some will most certainly surprise, and possibly disturb, you. (Sadistic Sacrificing of Souls) *** A shadow person is a humanoid figure that you perceive in a patch of shadow. Some believe that they are supernatural spirits or extra-dimensional beings. What are they? Paranormal researchers have a theory, neuroscientists have another theory. (Contact With a Shadow Man) *** An astronomy professor says we should begin focusing on space archaeology – starting with our own moon. Why? Well, he believes E.T. might have left a clue there of his existence. (Extraterrestrial Evidence on the Moon) *** Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery that involved boring holes through a person's skull. Why on earth would they do such a thing? (Trepanation: I Need That Like Another Hole In The Head) *** What Does It Mean To Dream About Aliens?==========HOUR TWO: David Parker Ray is believed to have tortured and killed more than 50 women inside his soundproof trailer. A trailer he referred to as his “toy box”. (The Toy Box Killer) *** Two friends sipping soda and playing pool find the green table stained blood red, with no warning whatsoever. (Murder At The Pool Table) *** Malta, Italy is known for its splendid ruins, historical monuments, and ancient sites, but one of these places stands out; a mysterious underground complex that holds with in it many enigmas and oddities that remain unsolved to this day. (Malta's Cryptic Catacombs) *** Weirdo family member Robert Foster tells of a creepy incident that happened to him while working security at an army depot in Oregon. (The Phantom Truck) *** Imagine opening up the newspaper and reading this paragraph: “If anyone doubts this story in the least… they are reliable men who would under no circumstances lend their names to an untruth.” Newspapers just do not stand by their sources this unwaveringly, at least not anymore… and especially if the subject of the article is a haunted house. (The Ghost Told Them To Move)==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: What if we were to discover there were aliens still living on the moon – and they were meddling in our affairs? How would you feel about that? Should extraterrestrials interfere in human affairs if they can help our society, or should we refuse that kind of leap in technology and medicine? (Should Aliens Interfere With Earthly Affairs?) *** Those who work nights are already in the creepy position of working what is called the “graveyard shift” - so you have to expect something to go wrong. If you are a security guard actively looking for something out of the ordinary during the graveyard shift, you know you're going to go home with stories to tell. (Tales of Graveyard Shift Security)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“What Does It Mean To Dream About Aliens” from Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazineBOOK: “The Secret War: The Heavens Speak of the Battle” by Heidi Holllis: https://amzn.to/3c0oeD7“Trepanation: I Need That Like Another Hole In The Head” by Robin Wylie for the BBC: https://tinyurl.com/yatx2ruu“Sadistic Sacrificing of Souls” by T.L. Perez for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y9noz4wz“Contact With a Shadow Man” by Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/y8j6j7qb“Extraterrestrial Evidence on the Moon” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/y86xeukz“Should Aliens Interfere With Earthly Affairs?” by Ellen Lloyd for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/y9yle3a6“The Toy Box Killer” by Christina Skelton: https://tinyurl.com/yafys82x“Murder At The Pool Table” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y3bzlff6“Malta's Cryptic Catacombs” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/ya9pa9je“Tales of Graveyard Shift Security” gathered by Bailey Brown for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/ycyyuh3w“The Phantom Truck” by Weirdo family member Robert Foster“The Ghost Told Them To Move” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/ycrke6qn==========Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com//syndicateWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. 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Welcome to Barcast Comedy where Semi Pro Comedians Zach and OldSchoolCurt Answer Crazy Would You Rather Questions!Follow us on: Tik Tok @TheBarCast. https://www.tiktok.com/@thebarcastInstagram @TheRealBarcast https://www.instagram.com/therealbarc...Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7E9PlPe...OldSchoolCurthttps://www.youtube.com/@badguylarGuest: Bear Love Comedyhttps://www.instagram.com/bearlovecom...0:00 bear love comedy podcast0:02 would you rather podcast0:05 Zach McNamara podcast0:40 Bar fight stories Bear love comedy1:10 5k a month to hibernate like a bear2:05 How tall to beat a grizzly bear in a fight2:30 backflip dog question2:50 sneaking into the Mayan ruins3:40 end of the world in Mexico5:00 hitch hiking in gucci5:30 robbed by cops hitch hiking11:00 bus ride to Gutalherra Bear love Story13:20 more hitch hiking stories sleeping on cafe floor16:00 hostel living stories 16:30 My favorite moment of the trip

The movie 2012 (released in 2009) is a smörgåsbord of disasters -- solar flares, volcanoes, earthquakes, fires, flaming rocks from the sky -- just about everything but zombies. All of that was what the producers imagined might happen when the Mayan calendar ended in December, 2012. The many scenarios are too over-the-top to be of any practical prepper value, but if the movie is taken as a grand-scale caricature, there are several prepper issues played out. So, Mic, Brian, and Jeff will approach the movie that way. Show your support! Since you're enjoying these topical DoomCasts, consider showing your support by buying Mic a cup of virtual coffee at  Buy Me A Coffee or by becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, to keep the Doom light shining.

Martha Wright is a shamanic medicine woman whose work is deeply rooted in lived experience, global exploration, and spiritual remembrance. Raised in a government family, Martha spent her formative years moving across countries and cultures—experiences that unknowingly initiated her into a path of profound soul reconnection. From time spent in a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, to the sea cliffs of Ireland, to the Mayan ruins of Copán in Honduras, her journey has been anything but conventional.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

A description of two opposite Natural Time/Mayan calendar ‘tribes’ or day signs. You are born on one of 20 Mayan day signs, and you adopt the characteristics of the day, just as with Zodiac astrology. Use these introductory descriptions to learn your own personal astrology, or others’ in your life. For more information about Mayan astrology and Lisa Star, see ResonantTruth.com. She has written books and offers affordable readings, available through her website.

Comic/Writer/Actor/Podcast-Entrepreneur Al Madrigal talks to Jay about representing our culture in our work.  We also chat about the dangers of a guest based podcast, the pleasures of morning golf vs lunch, how Neal Brennan's podcast “Blocks” is better than Jay's, ADD, Vyvanse, roadrage, comic on comic anger, leaving the parent's staffing company business to be a comic, the reality of show business having no guarantees despite everything looking great, never buy a car until the show is being picked up, good work ethics, trying your best, mentors from school and comedy clubs, writing more, his comic book PRIMOS - connecting with comic book giant Axel Alonso and developing a diverse character, superhero for Jews, latinos has no representation on TV, The trouble getting latino ensembles on TV, writing every single day, fighting ICE, digging in, making peace with people who disagree, clubs vs cults, standing up now is when it counts, gardening, and the dangers of wearing a pilgrim outfit, murder and turkey throwing in his family's past. Bio:  Al Madrigal broke out of San Francisco's vibrant comedy scene with a sharp wit and an even sharper sense of timing — talents that would take him from stand-up stages to television screens and writers' rooms. Al Madrigal cut his teeth in San Francisco's stand-up scene, drawing on his Mexican and Italian roots to shape a comedic voice that's sharp, self-aware, and distinctly his own. Madrigal's star began to rise when he won a Jury Award for Best Stand-Up Comedian at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, leading to multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Conan O'Brien. In 2011, he began a five-season stint on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as the “Senior Latino Correspondent,” a role he recently revisited following the inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2025.  His first one-hour special, Why Is the Rabbit Crying?, premiered on Comedy Central in 2013 and was named one of the top 10 comedy specials of the year by Westword and The Village Voice. His follow-up, Shrimpin' Ain't Easy, released two years after his award-winning 2015 docu-comedy Half Like Me, was recognized in Decider and Vulture's Top 10 Lists. Rolling Stone Magazine praised him in an article titled “The Best Stand-up TV Right Now,” saying, “The Daily Show alum spins comedy gold.” As an actor, Madrigal boasts a diverse IMDb page, with roles in Lopez vs. Lopez, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bob's Burgers, St. Denis Medical, Single Parents, About a Boy, Lucifer, Rutherford Falls, and feature films such as Air and The Way Back with Ben Affleck, and Night School alongside Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.  Madrigal has lent his voice to a range of television projects including Jim Carrey's I'm Dying Up Here and Broke with Jaime Camil. He is also developing an extensive slate of TV projects under his current deal at CBS Studios. But his writing isn't limited to just TV. In 2022, Al teamed up with AWA and former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso to publish his Mexican and Mayan-influenced comic book, Primos.  Behind the camera, Madrigal has executive-produced stand-up specials for Demetri Martin, Ronny Chieng, Neal Brennan, Shane Gillis, Whitney Cummings, Mae Martin, and Bill Burr, his partner in the number one-rated comedy podcast network, All Things Comedy. He was appointed to the board of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers where he provides industry access and helps amplify underrepresented voices to champion stories rooted in cultural authenticity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Heidi Brooks and Zoe Chance invite you to step out of the transactional pursuit of influence and into the relational, visceral reality of self-influence through coaching.  Through their conversation, Heidi and Zoe take you on a journey to reframe coaching not as a corrective tool for fixing what is broken, but as an enlivening stance for everyday leadership and human connection. You'll get a sneak peak into the big ideas guiding the upcoming professional coaching certificate at Yale and why the cohort model is an important element of the program. They deconstruct traditional ideas of interpersonal influence, putting them back together as an inside-out process where changing our relationships requires us to first renegotiate our relationship with ourselves. Ultimately, Heidi and Zoe invite you to take a coaching stance to stretch beyond your comfort zone and expand your capacity to thrive. Connect with Zoe Chance at zoechance.com and check out her book. Learn more about the Yale SOM Certificate in Professional Coaching. New! Turn a challenge you are facing into a "Learning through experience" moment with Heidi Brooks. Leave a voice note and we may bring your voice to the show. Learn more and consider recording a voice note here.  Note: 00:00 - Introduction Heidi opens the show with a short vignette into her day of teaching and invites you to shift the energy with her in real time.  03:20 - Knowing Isn't Enough Zoe shares the vulnerable, embarrassing story of her time with a Mayan shaman in the rainforest. Heidi and Zoe explore the deep friction between having conceptual information and the visceral, embodied reality of an experience. 08:00 - The Trojan Horse of Influence Heidi and Zoe wrestle with traditional, transactional ideas of influence and how Zoe's course often acts as a Trojan horse for personal transformation. The conversation highlights the inside-out approach of becoming someone others naturally want to say yes to. 13:20 - Co-Creating a New Experience: Coaching at Yale The hosts dream in public about their upcoming certificate for professional coaching and the intentional design of a cohort-based experience. They look at how learning to coach in a group setting acts as a micro-society for humanizing the workplace. 18:20 - The Messy Work of Being Coachable Heidi shares a grainy moment from her early days coaching "perfect" executives to surface an inconvenient tension: being coachable requires a person to be influenceable. They invite the audience to ask if they are willing to stretch beyond the safety of their expertise. 25:20 - System 1 "Soup" and The Logic of Commitment The two dive into the intuitive, habitual "emotional soup" of System 1, which Zoe names as the hidden engine of human behavior. Heidi introduces Jim March's framework to ask how leaders can anchor their work in the enlivening "logic of commitment" rather than the transactional "logic of consequence". 36:20 - The Ultimate Challenge: Influencing the Self The conversation lands on the profound realization that the hardest person in the world to influence is the self. Heidi and Zoe explore how adopting a coaching stance helps individuals renegotiate their relationship with themselves and expand their capacity to thrive. 42:20 - A Genuine Invitation The episode concludes with an invitation to the listener to pay attention to their own possible transformations. Heidi shares a new way for the audience to leave a voice note via SpeakPipe so the community can co-create this learning experience together.

Christine Hernandez returns to A Psychic's Story to go deeper into Mayan astrology — an ancient system rooted in cosmology, sacred time, and energetic alignment. In this conversation, Nichole and Christine explore what it means to live in “real time” — not by the clock, but in harmony with the natural rhythms of energy that shape each day and each life path. Christine shares how the Mayan calendar functions as a reflection of both the cosmos and the human experience, offering insight into your soul's purpose, natural gifts, and life cycles. And she walks through Nichole's personal Mayan chart, giving listeners a real-time example of how this system reveals deeper layers of identity, healing, and purpose. In this episode, you'll hear: What Mayan astrology is — and why it's more accurately described as cosmology.  The concept of sacred time and how each day carries a unique energetic frequency. How modern timekeeping may disconnect us from natural rhythms. The structure of the Mayan calendar (260-day cycle, energies, and number patterns). How your personal Mayan signature influences your path, purpose, and challenges.  Key life cycle ages (26, 36, 42, 52) and what they represent energetically.  A live breakdown of Nichole's Mayan chart and what it reveals.  Christine describes this system as a way to live in alignment with both the seen and unseen worlds — where life begins to flow with more synchronicity, clarity, and meaning.  To learn more about Christine and her teachings, visit her website or follow her on Instagram @christineolivia. To connect with Nichole, schedule a 1:1 session or join The Psychic Club go to apsychicsstory.com. If you're interested in the Angelic Academy, you can sign up HERE.  If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe to it and/or: FOLLOW @apsychicsstory on Instagram.  SIGN-UP to the newsletter for updates. JOIN Patreon for exclusive, ad-free content.  LEAVE A REVIEW to help others.  This podcast is intended to inspire you on your personal journey to inner peace. Its host, co-hosts or guests are not psychologists or medical doctors and do not offer any professional health or medical advice. If you are suffering from any psychological or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified health professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496 Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Tab Murphy. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, it stars Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Jim Varney, Corey Burton and Leonard Nimoy. Set in 1914, the film follows young linguist Milo Thatch, who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to the lost city of Atlantis. Development of the film began after production had finished on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Instead of another musical, directors Trousdale and Wise, producer Hahn, and screenwriter Murphy decided to do an adventure film inspired by the works of Jules Verne. Atlantis: The Lost Empire was notable for adopting the distinctive visual style of comic book artist Mike Mignola, one of the film's production designers. The film made greater use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) than any of Disney's previous traditionally animated features and remains one of the few to have been shot in anamorphic format. Linguist Marc Okrand constructed an Atlantean language specifically for use in the film. James Newton Howard provided the film's musical score. The film was released at a time when audience interest in animated films was shifting away from traditional animation toward films with full CGI. Atlantis: The Lost Empire premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 3, 2001, and went into its general release on June 15. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Budgeted at around $90–120 million, Atlantis grossed over $186 million worldwide, $84 million of which was earned in North America; its lackluster box office response was identified as a result of being released in competition with Shrek, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Fast and the Furious and Dr. Dolittle 2. As a result of the film's box office failure, Disney cancelled a planned spin-off animated television series, Team Atlantis; an underwater Disneyland attraction; and a volcanic Magic Kingdom attraction based on it. Atlantis was nominated for several awards, including seven Annie Awards, and won Best Sound Editing at the 2002 Golden Reel Awards. The film was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002, and on Blu-ray on June 11, 2013. Despite its initial reception, reception in later years became favorable and has given Atlantis a cult following[5] and reappraisal from critics as a mistreated classic, due in part to Mignola's unique artistic influence.[6][7] A direct-to-video sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return, was released in 2003. Plot In 1914 Washington, D.C., archaeo-linguist Milo Thatch obsesses over finding the legendary lost city of Atlantis, believed to have sunk thousands of years ago. His employers ridicule his theories, but he gains an unexpected ally in eccentric millionaire Preston B. Whitmore, a friend of Milo's deceased adventurer grandfather who also sought the city. Determined to honor his old friend's quest, Whitmore recruits Milo for an expedition to Atlantis, having recently uncovered the Shepherd's Journal, an ancient Atlantean manuscript that contains directions to the lost city. Aboard the submarine Ulysses, Milo meets his teammates: Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, Lieutenant Helga Sinclair, demolitions expert Vincenzo Santorini, geologist Gaetan "Mole" Molière, medical officer Joshua Sweet, mechanic Audrey Ramirez, radio operator Wilhelmina Packard, mess cook Jebidiah "Cookie" Farnsworth, and a platoon of mercenaries. Upon reaching a cave entrance leading to the lost city, the submarine is destroyed by a massive mechanical leviathan, killing most of the crew. Milo and the survivors escape in smaller craft, navigating through the cave to emerge among ancient ruins. Milo translates the journal, guiding the team through caves beneath a dormant volcano until they reach the worn remains of Atlantis. There, they are greeted by Princess Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh, who, despite being around 8,500 years old, has the appearance of a young woman. She leads them to her father, King Kashekim, who orders them to leave. Learning that Milo can read their language—a skill lost to the Atlanteans over millennia—Kida asks for his help in uncovering their forgotten history and highly-advanced technology, without which the city has declined and resources have dwindled. Milo learns that Atlantis is powered by the Heart of Atlantis, a massive crystal that grants longevity and health to its citizens through the smaller crystals they carry. Rourke betrays Milo and the Atlanteans, revealing his true intention to steal the Heart for profit, despite knowing the Atlanteans will perish without it. He mortally wounds the King while seizing control and uncovers the crystal's hidden location beneath the city. Sensing the danger, the crystal merges with Kida, who is then captured by Rourke. He departs with the crystallized Kida and his mercenaries, except for Vincenzo, Molière, Sweet, Audrey, Packard, and Cookie, who refuse to take part in the Atlanteans' destruction. Before dying, the King reveals that Atlantis was devastated by a megatsunami after he attempted to weaponize the crystal's vast power. To protect the city, the crystal merged with a royal family member, Kida's mother. This created a protective dome over the city's inner district, shielding it from total destruction as Atlantis sank beneath the waves, but Kida's mother never returned. To prevent the crystal from ever merging with Kida, the King hid it, inadvertently accelerating Atlantis' decline. He warns Milo that Kida will be lost forever if she is not soon separated from the crystal and pleads with him to save her. Alongside his allies, Milo rallies the Atlanteans to reactivate their long-dormant flying machines. Together, they eliminate Rourke and his mercenaries in the volcano. Milo and the others fly the crystallized Kida back to Atlantis as the volcano erupts. Kida ascends into the air and awakens Stone Guardians, who erect a barrier that shields the city from the lava flow. With Atlantis saved, the crystal separates from Kida and remains suspended in the sky. Milo chooses to stay in Atlantis with Kida, having fallen in love with her. Before returning to the surface, Vincenzo, Molière, Sweet, Audrey, Packard, and Cookie each receive a small crystal and a share of treasure. The six reunite with Preston on the surface and agree to keep their adventure a secret to protect Atlantis. Preston opens a package from Milo containing his own crystal and a note thanking him. The newly crowned Queen Kida and Milo carve a stone effigy of her father to join those of past rulers floating beside the Heart of Atlantis, as the city stands restored to its former glory. Voice cast Production layout sketch of Milo and Kida. Milo's character design was based in part on sketches of the film's language consultant, Marc Okrand. Michael J. Fox as Milo James Thatch, a linguist and cartographer at the Smithsonian who was recruited to decipher The Shepherd's Journal while directing an expedition to Atlantis. James Garner as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, the leader of the band of mercenaries for the Atlantean expedition. Cree Summer as Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh, the Princess of Atlantis and Milo's love interest. Natalie Strom provided dialogue for Kida as a young child. Summer also voiced the unnamed Queen of Atlantis, Kida's mother and Kashekim's wife who was "chosen" by the Crystal during the sinking of the city. John Mahoney as Preston B. Whitmore, an eccentric millionaire who funds the expedition to Atlantis. Lloyd Bridges was originally cast and recorded as Whitmore, but he died before completing the film. Mahoney's zest and vigor led to Whitmore's personality being reworked for the film.[8] Claudia Christian as Lieutenant Helga Katrina Sinclair, Rourke's German-born second-in-command. Don Novello as Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini, an Italian demolitions expert. Phil Morris as Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet, a medic of African-American and Arapaho descent. Jacqueline Obradors as Audrey Rocio Ramirez, a Puerto Rican mechanic and the youngest member of the expedition. Corey Burton as Gaetan "Mole" Molière, a French geologist who acts like a mole. Jim Varney as Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth, a Western-style chuckwagon chef. Varney died in February 2000, before the production ended, and the film was dedicated to his memory. Steven Barr recorded supplemental dialogue for Cookie. Florence Stanley as Wilhelmina Bertha Packard: an elderly, sarcastic, chain-smoking radio operator who is also the expedition's photographer. Leonard Nimoy as Kashekim Nedakh, the King of Atlantis and Kida's father. David Ogden Stiers as Fenton Q. Harcourt, a board member of the Smithsonian Institution who dismisses Milo's belief in the existence of Atlantis. Production Development The production team visited New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns to get a sense of the underground spaces depicted in the film. The idea for Atlantis: The Lost Empire was conceived in October 1996 when Don Hahn, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, and Tab Murphy lunched at a Mexican restaurant in Burbank, California. Having recently completed The Hunchback of Notre Dame,[9] the producer, directors and screenwriter wanted to keep the Hunchback crew together for another film with an "Adventureland" setting rather than a "Fantasyland" setting.[10] Drawing inspiration from Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), they set out to make a film which would fully explore Atlantis (compared to the brief visit depicted in Verne's novel).[11] While primarily utilizing the Internet to research the mythology of Atlantis,[12] the filmmakers became interested in the clairvoyant readings of Edgar Cayce and decided to incorporate some of his ideas—notably that of a mother-crystal which provides power, healing, and longevity to the Atlanteans—into the story.[13] They also visited museums and old army installations to study the technology of the early 20th century (the film's time period), and traveled underground in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns to view the subterranean trails which would serve as a model for the approach to Atlantis in the film.[14] The filmmakers wanted to avoid the common depiction of Atlantis as "crumbled Greek columns underwater", said Wise.[15] "From the get-go, we were committed to designing it top to bottom. Let's get the architectural style, clothing, heritage, customs, how they would sleep, and how they would speak. So we brought people on board who would help us develop those ideas."[16] Art director David Goetz stated, "We looked at Mayan architecture, styles of ancient, unusual architecture from around the world, and the directors really liked the look of Southeast Asian architecture."[17] The team later took ideas from other architectural forms, including Cambodian, Indian, and Tibetan works.[18] Hahn added, "If you take and deconstruct architecture from around the world into one architectural vocabulary, that's what our Atlantis looks like."[19] The overall design and circular layout of Atlantis were also based on the writings of Plato,[18] and his quote "in a single day and night of misfortune, the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea"[20] was influential from the beginning of production.[9] The crew wore T-shirts which read "ATLANTIS—Fewer songs, more explosions" due to the film's plan as an action-adventure (unlike previous Disney animated features, which were musicals).[21] Language The Atlantean letter A, created by artist John Emerson. Kirk Wise noted that its design was a treasure map showing the path to the crystal, "The Heart of Atlantis". Main article: Atlantean language Marc Okrand, who developed the Klingon language for the Star Trek television and theatrical productions, was hired to devise the Atlantean language for Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Guided by the directors' initial concept for it to be a "mother-language", Okrand employed an Indo-European word stock with its own grammatical structure. He would change the words if they began to sound too much like an actual, spoken language.[16] John Emerson designed the written component, making hundreds of random sketches of individual letters from among which the directors chose the best to represent the Atlantean alphabet.[22][23] The written language was boustrophedon: designed to be read left-to-right on the first line, then right-to-left on the second, continuing in a zigzag pattern to simulate the flow of water.[24] The Atlantean [A] is a shape developed by John Emerson. It is a miniature map of the city of Atlantis (i.e., the outside of the swirl is the cave, the inside shape is the silhouette of the city, and the dot is the location of the crystal). It's a treasure map. — Kirk Wise, director[25] Writing Joss Whedon was the first writer to be involved with the film but soon left to work on other Disney projects. According to him, he "had not a shred" in the movie.[26] Tab Murphy completed the screenplay, stating that the time from initially discussing the story to producing a script that satisfied the film crew was "about three to four months".[27] The initial draft was 155 pages, much longer than a typical Disney film script (which usually runs 90 pages). When the first two acts were timed at 120 minutes, the directors cut characters and sequences and focused more on Milo. Murphy said that he created the centuries-old Shepherd's Journal because he needed a map for the characters to follow throughout their journey.[28] A revised version of the script eliminated the trials encountered by the explorers as they navigated the caves to Atlantis. This gave the film a faster pace because Atlantis is discovered earlier in the story.[29] The directors often described the Atlanteans using Egypt as an example. When Napoleon wandered into Egypt, the people had lost track of their once-great civilization. They were surrounded by artifacts of their former greatness but somehow unaware of what they meant. — Don Hahn, producer[30] The character of Milo J. Thatch was originally supposed to be a descendant of Edward Teach, otherwise known as Blackbeard the pirate. The directors later related him to an explorer so he would discover his inner talent for exploration.[31] The character of Molière was originally intended to be "professorial" but Chris Ure, a story artist, changed the concept to that of a "horrible little burrowing creature with a wacky coat and strange headgear with extending eyeballs", said Wise.[32][33] Don Hahn pointed out that the absence of songs presented a challenge for a team accustomed to animating musicals, as action scenes alone would have to carry the film. Kirk Wise said it gave the team an opportunity for more on-screen character development: "We had more screen time available to do a scene like where Milo and the explorers are camping out and learning about one another's histories. An entire sequence is devoted to having dinner and going to bed. That is not typically something we would have the luxury of doing."[16] Hahn stated that the first animated sequence completed during production was the film's prologue. The original version featured a Viking war party using The Shepherd's Journal to find Atlantis and being swiftly dispatched by the Leviathan. Near the end of production, story supervisor John Sanford told the directors that he felt this prologue did not give viewers enough emotional involvement with the Atlanteans. Despite knowing that the Viking prologue was finished and it would cost additional time and money to alter the scene, the directors agreed with Sanford. Trousdale went home and completed the storyboards later that evening after visiting a strip club where he boarded the new sequence on a napkin.[34] The opening was replaced by a sequence depicting the destruction of Atlantis, which introduced the film from the perspective of the Atlanteans and Princess Kida.[35] The Viking prologue is included as an extra feature on the DVD release.[36] Casting Kirk Wise, one of the directors, said that they chose Michael J. Fox for the role of Milo because they felt he gave his characters his own personality and made them more believable on screen. Fox said that voice acting was much easier than his past experience with live action because he did not have to worry about what he looked like in front of a camera while delivering his lines.[37] The directors mentioned that Fox was also offered a role for Titan A.E.; he allowed his son to choose which film he would work on, and he chose Atlantis.[38] Viewers have noted similarities between Milo and the film's language consultant, Marc Okrand, who developed the Atlantean language used in the film. Okrand stated that Milo's supervising animator, John Pomeroy, sketched him, claiming not to know how a linguist looked or acted.[24] Kida's supervising animator, Randy Haycock, stated that her actress, Cree Summer, was very "intimidating" when he first met her; this influenced how he wanted Kida to look and act on screen when she meets Milo.[39] Wise chose James Garner for the role of Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke because of his previous experience with action films, especially war and Western films, and said the role "fits him like a glove". When asked if he would be interested in the role, Garner replied: "I'd do it in a heartbeat."[40] Producer Don Hahn was saddened that Jim Varney, the voice of Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth, never saw the finished film before he died of lung cancer in February 2000, but mentioned that he was shown clips of his character's performance during his site sessions and said, "He loved it." Shawn Keller, supervising animator for Cookie, stated, "It was kind of a sad fact that [Varney] knew that he was not going to be able to see this film before he passed away. He did a bang-up job doing the voice work, knowing the fact that he was never gonna see his last performance." Steven Barr recorded supplemental dialogue for Cookie.[41] John Mahoney, who voiced Preston Whitmore, stated that doing voice work was "freeing" and allowed him to be "big" and "outrageous" with his character.[42] Dr. Joshua Sweet's supervising animator, Ron Husband, indicated that one of the challenges was animating Sweet in sync with Phil Morris' rapid line delivery while keeping him believable. Morris stated that this character was extreme, with "no middle ground"; he mentioned, "When he was happy, he was really happy, and when he's solemn, he's real solemn."[43] Claudia Christian described her character, Lieutenant Helga Katrina Sinclair, as "sensual" and "striking", and was relieved when she finally saw what her character looked like, joking, "I'd hate to, you know, go through all this and find out my character is a toad."[44] Jacqueline Obradors said her character, Audrey Rocio Ramirez, made her "feel like a little kid again" and she always hoped her sessions would last longer.[45] Florence Stanley felt that her character, Wilhelmina Bertha Packard, was very "cynical" and "secure": "She does her job, and when she is not busy, she does anything she wants."[46] Corey Burton mentioned that finding his performance as Gaetan "Mole" Molière was by allowing the character to "leap out" of him while making funny voices. To get into character during his recording sessions, he stated that he would "throw myself into the scene and feel like I'm in this make-believe world".[47] Kirk Wise and Russ Edmonds, supervising animator for Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini, noted Vinny's actor Don Novello's unique ability to improvise dialogue while voicing the role. Edmonds recalled, "[Novello] would look at the sheet, and he would read the line that was written once, and he would never read it again! And we never used a written line, it was improvs, the whole movie."[48] Michael Cedeno, supervising animator for King Kashekim Nedakh, was astounded at Leonard Nimoy's voice talent in the role, stating that he had "so much rich character" in his performance. As he spoke his lines, Cedeno said the crew would sit there and watch Nimoy in astonishment.[49] Animation For comparison, the top image (panoramic view of Atlantis) is cropped to Disney's standard aspect ratio (1.66:1); the bottom image was seen in the film (2.35:1). At the peak of its production, 350 animators, artists and technicians were working on Atlantis[50] at all three Disney animation studios: Walt Disney Feature Animation (Burbank, California), Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida (Orlando), and Disney Animation France (Paris).[51] The film was one of the few Disney animated features produced and shot in 35mm anamorphic format. The directors felt that a widescreen image was crucial, as a nostalgic reference to old action-adventure films presented in the CinemaScope format (2.35:1), noting Raiders of the Lost Ark as an inspiration.[52] Because switching to the format would require animation desks and equipment designed for widescreen to be purchased, Disney executives were at first reluctant about the idea.[16] The production team found a simple solution by drawing within a smaller frame on the same paper and equipment used for standard aspect ratio (1.66:1) Disney-animated films.[52] Layout supervisor Ed Ghertner wrote a guide to the widescreen format for use by the layout artists and mentioned that one advantage of widescreen was that he could keep characters in scenes longer because of additional space to walk within the frame.[53] Wise drew further inspiration for the format from filmmakers David Lean and Akira Kurosawa.[16] The film's visual style was strongly based upon that of Mike Mignola, the comic book artist behind Hellboy. Mignola was one of four production designers (along with Matt Codd, Jim Martin, and Ricardo Delgado) hired by the Disney studio for the film. Accordingly, he provided style guides, preliminary character, and background designs, and story ideas.[54] "Mignola's graphic, the angular style was a key influence on the 'look' of the characters," stated Wise.[55] Mignola was surprised when first contacted by the studio to work on Atlantis.[56] His artistic influence on the film would later contribute to a cult following.[57] I remember watching a rough cut of the film and these characters have these big, square, weird hands. I said to the guy next to me, "Those are cool hands." And he says to me, "Yeah, they're your hands. We had a whole meeting about how to do your hands." It was so weird I couldn't wrap my brain around it. — Mike Mignola[56] The final pull-out shot of the movie, immediately before the end-title card, was described by the directors as the most difficult shot in the history of Disney animation. They said that the pull-out attempt on their prior film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, "struggled" and "lacked depth"; however, after making advances in the process of multiplaning, they tried the technique again in Atlantis. The shot begins with one 16-inch (40.6 cm) piece of paper showing a close-up of Milo and Kida. As the camera pulls away from them to reveal the newly restored Atlantis, it reaches the equivalent of an 18,000-inch (46,000 cm) piece of paper composed of many individual pieces of paper (24 inches [61 cm] or smaller). Each piece was carefully drawn and combined with animated vehicles simultaneously flying across the scene to make the viewer see a complete, integrated image.[58] Scale model of Ulysses submarine by Greg Aronowitz, used by digital animators as reference during production.[59] At the time of its release, Atlantis: The Lost Empire was notable for using more computer-generated imagery (CGI) than any other Disney traditionally animated feature. To increase productivity, the directors had the digital artists work with the traditional animators throughout the production. Several important scenes required heavy use of digital animation: the Leviathan, the Ulysses submarine and sub-pods, the Heart of Atlantis, and the Stone Giants.[60] During production, after Matt Codd and Jim Martin designed the Ulysses on paper, Greg Aronowitz was hired to build a scale model of the submarine, to be used as a reference for drawing the 3D Ulysses.[59] The final film included 362 digital-effects shots, and computer programs were used to seamlessly join the 2D and 3D artwork.[61] One scene that took advantage of this was the "sub-drop" scene, where the 3D Ulysses was dropped from its docking bay into the water. As the camera floated toward it, a 2D Milo was drawn to appear inside, tracking the camera. The crew noted that it was challenging to keep the audience from noticing the difference between the 2D and 3D drawings when they were merged.[62] The digital production also gave the directors a unique "virtual camera" for complicated shots within the film. With the ability to operate in the z-plane, this camera moved through a digital wire-frame set; the background and details were later hand-drawn over the wireframes. This was used in the opening flight scene through Atlantis and the submarine chase through the undersea cavern with the Leviathan in pursuit.[63] Music and sound Since the film would not feature any songs, the directors hired James Newton Howard to compose the score after they heard his music on Dinosaur. Approaching it as a live-action film, Howard decided to have different musical themes for the cultures of the surface world and Atlantis. In the case of Atlantis, Howard chose an Indonesian orchestral sound incorporating chimes, bells, and gongs. The directors told Howard that the film would have a number of key scenes without dialogue; the score would need to convey emotionally what the viewer was seeing on screen.[64] Gary Rydstrom and his team at Skywalker Sound were hired for the film's sound production.[65] Like Howard, Rydstrom employed different sounds for the two cultures. Focusing on the machine and mechanical sounds of the early industrial era for the explorers, he felt that the Atlanteans should have a "more organic" sound utilizing ceramics and pottery. The sound made by the Atlantean flying-fish vehicles posed a particular challenge. Rydstrom revealed that he was sitting at the side of a highway recording one day when a semi-truck drove by at high speed. When the recording was sped up on his computer, he felt it sounded very organic, and decided to use it in the film. Rydstrom created the harmonic chiming of the Heart of Atlantis by rubbing his finger along the edge of a champagne flute, the sound of sub-pods moving through the water with a water pick, while a ceramic pot from a garden store was used for the sounds of the movement of the Giant stone guardians.[66] Release Atlantis: The Lost Empire had its world premiere at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 3, 2001[67] and a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on June 8; a wider release followed on June 15.[4][61] At the premiere, Destination: Atlantis was on display, featuring behind-the-scenes props from the film and information on the legend of Atlantis with video games, displays, laser tag, and other attractions. The Aquarium of the Pacific also loaned a variety of fish for display within the attraction.[68] Promotion Atlantis was among Disney's first major attempts to utilize internet marketing. The film was promoted through Kellogg's, which created a website with mini-games and a movie-based video game give-away for UPC labels from specially marked packages of Atlantis breakfast cereal.[50] The film was one of Disney's first marketing attempts through mobile network operators, and allowed users to download games based on the film.[69] McDonald's (which had an exclusive licensing agreement on all Disney releases) promoted the film with Happy Meal toys, food packaging and in-store decor. The McDonald's advertising campaign involved television, radio, and print advertisements beginning on the film's release date.[70] Frito-Lay offered free admission tickets for the film on specially marked snack packages.[71] Home media Atlantis: The Lost Empire was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002.[72] During the first month of its home release, the film led in VHS sales and was third in VHS and DVD sales combined.[73] Sales and rentals of the VHS and DVD combined would eventually accumulate $157 million in revenue by mid-2003.[74] Both a single-disc DVD edition and a two-disc collector's edition (with bonus features) were released. The single-disc DVD gave the viewer the option of viewing the film either in its original theatrical 2.39:1 aspect ratio or a modified 1.33:1 ratio (utilizing pan and scan). Bonus features available on the DVD version included audio and visual commentary from the film team, a virtual tour of the CGI models, an Atlantean-language tutorial, an encyclopedia on the myth of Atlantis, and the deleted Viking prologue scene.[72] The two-disc collector's edition DVD contained all the single-disc features and a disc with supplemental material detailing all aspects of the film's production. The collector's-edition film could only be viewed in its original theatrical ratio, and also featured an optional DTS 5.1 track. Both DVD versions, however, contained a Dolby Digital 5.1 track and were THX certified.[72][75] Disney digitally remastered and released Atlantis on Blu-ray on June 11, 2013, bundled with its sequel Atlantis: Milo's Return.[76] Reception Box office Before the film's release, reporters speculated that it would have a difficult run due to competition from Shrek and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Regarding the market's shift from traditional animation and competition with CG-animated films, Kirk Wise said, "Any traditional animator, including myself, can't help but feel a twinge. I think it always comes down to story and character, and one form won't replace the other. Just like photography didn't replace painting. But maybe I'm blind to it."[61] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly noted that CGI films (such as Shrek) were more likely to attract the teenage demographic typically not interested in animation, and called Atlantis a "marketing and creative gamble".[77] With a budget of $100 million,[3] the film opened at #2 on its debut weekend, behind Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, earning $20.3 million in 3,011 theaters.[78] During its second weekend, it would drop into fourth place behind the latter film, Dr. Dolittle 2 and The Fast and the Furious, making $13.2 million.[79] The film's international release began September 20 in Australia and other markets followed suit.[80] During its 25-week theatrical run, Atlantis: The Lost Empire grossed over $186 million worldwide ($84 million from the United States and Canada).[4] Responding to its disappointing box-office performance, Thomas Schumacher, then-president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, said, "It seemed like a good idea at the time to not do a sweet fairy tale, but we missed."[81] Critical response Atlantis: The Lost Empire received mixed reviews from critics,[82][83][84] many of whom criticized its story.[85] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 48% of 144 professional critics have given Atlantis: The Lost Empire a positive review; the average rating is 5.5/10. The site's consensus is: "Atlantis provides a fast-paced spectacle, but stints on such things as character development and a coherent plot".[86] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 29 reviews from critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[87] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[88] While critics had mixed reactions to the film in general, some praised it for its visuals, action-adventure elements, and attempt to appeal to an older audience. Roger Ebert gave Atlantis three-and-a-half stars out of four. He praised the animation's "clean bright visual look" and the "classic energy of the comic book style", crediting this to the work of Mike Mignola. Ebert gave particular praise to the story and the final battle scene and wrote, "The story of Atlantis is rousing in an old pulp science fiction sort of way, but the climactic scene transcends the rest, and stands by itself as one of the great animated action sequences."[89] In The New York Times, Elvis Mitchell gave high praise to the film, calling it "a monumental treat", and stated, "Atlantis is also one of the most eye-catching Disney cartoons since Uncle Walt institutionalized the four-fingered glove."[90] Internet film critic James Berardinelli wrote a positive review of the film, giving it three out of four stars. He wrote, "On the whole, Atlantis offers 90 minutes of solid entertainment, once again proving that while Disney may be clueless when it comes to producing good live-action movies, they are exactly the opposite when it comes to their animated division."[91] Wesley Morris of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote positively of the film's approach for an older audience: "But just beneath the surface, Atlantis brims with adult possibility."[92] Other critics felt that the film was mediocre in regards to its story and characters, and that it failed to deliver as a non-musical to Disney's traditional audience. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C+ rating, writing that the film had "gee-whiz formulaic character" and was "the essence of craft without dream".[93] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said the storyline and characterizations were "old-fashioned" and the film had the retrograde look of a Saturday-morning cartoon, but these deficiencies were offset by its "brisk action" and frantic pace.[94] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Disney pushes into all-talking, no-singing, no-dancing and, in the end, no-fun animated territory."[95] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon wrote of Disney's attempt to make the film for an adult audience, "The big problem with Disney's latest animated feature, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, is that it doesn't seem geared to kids at all: It's so adult that it's massively boring."[96] Rita Kempley of The Washington Post panned the film, calling it a "new-fashioned but old-fangled hash" and wrote, "Ironically Disney had hoped to update its image with this mildly diverting adventure, yet the picture hasn't really broken away from the tried-and-true format spoofed in the far superior Shrek."[97] In 2015, Katharine Trendacosta at io9 reviewed the film and called it a "Beautiful Gem of a Movie That Deserved Better Than It Got" and said that the film deserves more love than it ended up getting.[6] Lindsay Teal considers "Atlantis" to be "a lost Disney classic". Describing the film as highly entertaining, she praises the writing and characterisation – in particular, Sweet, Helga and Kida.[7] In particular, much praise has been given to the character of Kida.[98] Summer has regarded the character of Kida as one of her favourite roles and even considers the character among the official Disney Princess line-up. Themes and interpretations Several critics and scholars have noted that Atlantis plays strongly on themes of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism. M. Keith Booker, academic and author of studies about the implicit messages conveyed by media, views the character of Rourke as being motivated by "capitalist greed" when he pursues "his own financial gain" in spite of the knowledge that "his theft [of the crystal] will lead to the destruction of [Atlantis]".[99] Religion journalist Mark Pinsky, in his exploration of moral and spiritual themes in popular Disney films, says that "it is impossible to read the movie ... any other way" than as "a devastating, unrelenting attack on capitalism and American imperialism".[100] Max Messier of FilmCritic.com observes, "Disney even manages to lambast the capitalist lifestyle of the adventurers intent on uncovering the lost city. Damn the imperialists!"[101] According to Booker, the film also "delivers a rather segregationist moral" by concluding with the discovery of the Atlanteans kept secret from other surface-dwellers in order to maintain a separation between the two highly divergent cultures.[102] Others saw Atlantis as an interesting look at utopian philosophy of the sort found in classic works of science fiction by H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.[103] Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water controversy When the film was released, some viewers noticed that Atlantis: The Lost Empire was similar to the 1990-91 anime Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, particularly in its character design, setting, and story.[104] The similarities, as noted by viewers in both Japan and America, were strong enough for its production company Gainax to be called to sue for plagiarism. According to Gainax member Yasuhiro Takeda, they only refrained from doing so because the decision belonged to parent companies NHK and Toho.[105] Another Gainax worker, Hiroyuki Yamaga, was quoted in an interview in 2000 as saying: "We actually tried to get NHK to pick a fight with Disney, but even the National Television Network of Japan didn't dare to mess with Disney and their lawyers. [...] We actually did say that but we wouldn't actually take them to court. We would be so terrified about what they would do to them in return that we wouldn't dare."[105] Although Disney never responded formally to those claims, co-director Kirk Wise posted on a Disney animation newsgroup in May 2001, "Never heard of Nadia till it was mentioned in this [newsgroup]. Long after we'd finished production, I might add." He claimed both Atlantis and Nadia were inspired, in part, by the 1870 Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.[106] However, speaking about the clarification, Lee Zion from Anime News Network wrote, "There are too many similarities not connected with 20,000 Leagues for the whole thing to be coincidence."[107] As such, the whole affair ultimately entered popular culture as a convincing case of plagiarism.[108][109][110] In 2018, Reuben Baron from Comic Book Resources added to Zion's comment stating, "Verne didn't specifically imagine magic crystal-based technology, something featured in both the Disney movie and the too similar anime. The Verne inspiration also doesn't explain the designs being suspiciously similar to Nadia's."[110] Critics also saw parallels with the 1986 film Laputa: Castle in the Sky from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (which also featured magic crystals, and Atlantis directors Trousdale and Wise both acknowledged Miyazaki's works as a major influence on their own work)[104] and with the 1994 film Stargate as Milo's characteristics were said to resemble those of Daniel Jackson, the protagonist of Stargate and its spinoff television series Stargate SG-1 — which coincidentally launched its own spinoff, titled Stargate Atlantis; the plot of the 1994 film is also paralleled involving a group visiting an unknown world, a fictional language made for the other world's people, the main protagonist having apparent knowledge of the people's culture, falling in love with one of the female locals and electing to stay behind when the others return home.[111] Accolades Award Category Name Result 29th Annie Awards[112] Individual Achievement in Directing Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Nominated Individual Achievement in Storyboarding Chris Ure Nominated Individual Achievement in Production Design David Goetz Nominated Individual Achievement in Effects Animation Marlon West Nominated Individual Achievement in Voice Acting – Female Florence Stanley Nominated Individual Achievement in Voice Acting – Male Leonard Nimoy Nominated Individual Achievement for Music Score James Newton Howard Nominated 2002 DVD Exclusive Awards[113] Original Retrospective Documentary Michael Pellerin Nominated 2002 Golden Reel Award[114] Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature Film Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers, Mary Helen Leasman, John K. Carr, Shannon Mills, Ken Fischer, David C. Hughes, and Susan Sanford Won Online Film Critics Society Awards 2001[115] Best Animated Feature Nominated 2002 Political Film Society[116] Democracy Nominated Human Rights Nominated Peace Nominated World Soundtrack Awards[117] Best Original Song for Film Diane Warren and James Newton Howard Nominated Young Artist Awards[118] Best Feature Family Film – Drama Walt Disney Feature Animation Nominated Related works Main article: Atlantis (franchise) Atlantis: The Lost Empire was meant to inspire an animated television series entitled Team Atlantis, which would have presented the further adventures of its characters. The series would have been akin to an animated steampunk version of The X-Files and feature a crossover with Gargoyles. However, because of the film's underperformance at the box office, the series was not produced.[119] On May 20, 2003, Disney released a direct-to-video sequel titled Atlantis: Milo's Return, consisting of three episodes planned for the aborted series.[120] Disneyland planned to revive its Submarine Voyage ride with an Atlantis: The Lost Empire theme with elements from the movie. These plans were canceled and the attraction was re-opened in 2007 as the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, its theme based on the 2003 Pixar film Finding Nemo, which was far more successful commercially and critically.[121] In addition, after the Submarine Voyage's Magic Kingdom counterpart, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage, closed down in 1994, four years before Disneyland's, there were proposals of a new attraction that would take its place, with one of them a volcano attraction inspired by that film's Vulcania location, being approved for the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland area. Around 1999, during development of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, it was decided that it would be themed to the movie, with it taking place in 1916, two years after the film's events. The ride would have focused on Preston Whitmore, a character from the film, seeking to make Atlantis existence public and offer expeditions to visitors in newly developed vehicles. However, due to mishaps, the vehicles would be forced to make a detour through the lava-filled caverns of the volcano. The attraction would have used a unique hybrid ride system, in which it would start as a standard coaster before the trains hook up to a suspended track midway through to fly through the caverns. The attraction would have been accessed by a new canyon path in between Pirates of the Caribbean and a re-routed Jungle Cruise that would have led to a Whitmore Enterprises base camp at the edge of the Walt Disney World Railroad path, with the mountain itself being built outside the berm. However, like the previous Submarine Voyage retheme, the ride was cancelled due to the film's disappointment in the box office.[122]

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What if the plagues weren't a punishment but a dismantling? Brother David Hadlock joins us to explore Exodus 7-13 as a deliberate reversal of the Genesis creation account, unpacking the types of Christ and the ten plagues as a direct takedown of Egypt's gods.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/kcXAuN_ZqgsSHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT215ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT215FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT215DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT215PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT215ESALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 1 - Brother David Hadlock01:32 Teaser02:54 Bio05:14 A Jonah parallel09:54 Pablo the scriptorian13:50 Keys of Moses: Gathering to a place16:45 Gathering to a knowledge or a person20:50 Temple imagery23:03 Coming to a knowledge of God26:14 Mayan ball ritual28:49 Exodus as reenactment of Genesis30:46 Egypt as symbol35:02 Bondage and true messengers38:57 Deliverance and the rod41:19 The serpent symbology43:59 A seed that grows47:05 Why a serpent?52:20 The Plagues and the Creation55:14 Lice, flies, cattle, and hail58:36 Locusts, darkness, and firstborn1:01:46 Plagues and Egyptian deities1:06:20 Deliverance begins1:08:26 End of Part 1 - Brother Dave HadlockThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Dr. James Fitzsimmons, Professor of Anthropology at Middlebury College, joins us today to talk about various aspects of Mayan life. From mysterious hieroglyphs and ancient technology to their rituals, previous rulers, lost cities, and other fascinating topics...WELCOME TO CAMP!

Hear about a road trip through Central America as the Amateur Traveler talks about traveling overland through Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in search of volcanoes, tropical birds, colonial cities, crater lakes, Mayan ruins, and a few new countries added to his map. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Why should you visit Central America? This multi-country journey combines some of the region's best experiences into one trip: cloud forests in Costa Rica, volcanic landscapes in Nicaragua, changing fortunes in El Salvador, the Mayan ruins of Copán in Honduras, and the lakeside villages and colonial cities of Guatemala. Along the way, Chris finds colorful markets, Scarlet Macaws, crater lakes, beautiful colonial architecture, and more volcanoes than he expected. In this episode. Chris shares stories from a 15-day small-group trip that began in San José, Costa Rica, and ended in Antigua, Guatemala. The trip was designed to pick up three new countries for him: Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador, while also revisiting Costa Rica and Guatemala. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/central-america-road-trip/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Todd & Leslie chat with Survivor Guatemala winner Danni Boatwright. They talk about Danni's journey to winning Survivor Guatemala, including memorable moments like the Mayan sacrifice ceremony and mysterious glowing figure she encountered at the ruins, along with the challenges of playing in extreme conditions. Danni opens up about her contrasting experiences on Winners at War versus her more positive time on the reality competition show "99 to Beat," where she formed close bonds with 99 other contestants. The conversation also touches on faith, parenting, the nature of reality TV competition, and Danni's current projects including writing a movie script about intense baseball parents and her podcast "Beyond the Edit." Throughout the episode, all three survivors share candidly about their post-show lives, health issues from filming, and their continued connection to the Survivor family.Special thanks to the best Whiskey on the Planet Watertown Whiskey! Check them out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watertownwhiskey/?hl=en Tell them Fairplay sent you! Please Drink Responsibly https://watertownwhiskey.com/Our new Website is live! Check it out at: www.realityaftershow.comJoin our Patreon at RealityPatron.comIf you would like a cameo from Jonny Fairplay order one now! cameo.com/jonnyfairplayCheck us out on Tiktok @fairplaytokBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reality-after-show--5448874/support.

For seventy years, the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull was celebrated as proof of a lost ancient civilization — a relic so perfectly crafted that Hewlett-Packard's own scientists said it shouldn't exist — and every word of the story behind it was a lie.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: Does the mysterious ancient “Crystal Skull of Doom” really have mystical, paranormal properties? (The Crystal Skull's Stare of Death) *** Was the unidentified man found dead on an Adelaide beach in 1948 a Cold War spy? (The Taman Shud Case) *** Two boys exploring the woods in Long Island, New York, found more than just the chestnuts they were looking for. (The Waldron Woods Mystery) *** One pupil discovers that Mystery Meat Monday isn't the only thing to fear when heading to lunch at the school cafeteria. 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