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A World View from London: Protests, a daring Christmas crime and environmental alarm bells Adam Gilchrist joins John Maytham for a global check-in on three stories making headlines. The discussion looks at mass protests in Iran driven by economic strain and public frustration, a bold festive bank heist in Germany where thieves drill into a vault and escape with millions, and fresh warnings about endangered shark populations in the Mediterranean as scientists call for stronger protections. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London: Protests, a daring Christmas crime and environmental alarm bells Adam Gilchrist joins John Maytham for a global check-in on three stories making headlines. The discussion looks at mass protests in Iran driven by economic strain and public frustration, a bold festive bank heist in Germany where thieves drill into a vault and escape with millions, and fresh warnings about endangered shark populations in the Mediterranean as scientists call for stronger protections. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_BEST-OF-2025.mp3 Canon Fodder Best of 2025 Film critic Daniel Barnes and comedy legend Corky McDonnell review their favorite films and moments from the last year of the Canon Fodder podcast. Your hosts also offer bonus mini-reviews and rulings on disputed films such as Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes, Bound, Salvatore Giuliani and Pale Flower. CANON FODDER 2025 FACTS & FIGURES Episodes released in 2025: 23 First film reviewed: India Song Last film reviewed: Metropolis Most popular episode: Videodrome NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) IMDB synopsis: “Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.” Our review of Pierrot le Fou comes out Tuesday, Jan. 20. Join us next week when Daniel shares his Best and Worst Films of 2025! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder Best of 2025 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

Fluent Fiction - French: Sketches of Serendipity: A Holiday Encounter in Nice Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2025-12-27-08-38-20-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Le vent frais de l'hiver danse le long de la Promenade des Anglais, emportant avec lui l'odeur salée de la mer.En: The fresh winter wind dances along the Promenade des Anglais, carrying with it the salty scent of the sea.Fr: Au cœur de Nice, un petit café surplombe la mer Méditerranée, ses grandes fenêtres encadrant une vue magnifique.En: In the heart of Nice, a small café overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, its large windows framing a magnificent view.Fr: Des guirlandes et des lumières de Noël décorent l'intérieur, répandant une lueur dorée chaleureuse.En: Garlands and Christmas lights decorate the interior, spreading a warm golden glow.Fr: Les rires des clients se mêlent à l'arôme apaisant du café fraîchement moulu.En: The laughter of customers mingles with the soothing aroma of freshly ground coffee.Fr: Émilie, une jeune artiste, s'assoit à une table près de la fenêtre.En: Émilie, a young artist, sits at a table near the window.Fr: Elle cherche l'inspiration.En: She is searching for inspiration.Fr: Ses cheveux blonds encadrent son visage pensif alors qu'elle sort son carnet de croquis et ses crayons.En: Her blonde hair frames her pensive face as she takes out her sketchbook and pencils.Fr: Elle dessine, ses gestes précis et délicats, mais son esprit vagabonde.En: She draws, her gestures precise and delicate, but her mind wanders.Fr: À l'autre bout du café, Luc, un voyageur avec un livre à la main, prend note de l'agitation autour de lui.En: At the other end of the café, Luc, a traveler with a book in hand, takes note of the hustle around him.Fr: Il est venu à Nice en quête de quelque chose qu'il ne peut pas définir.En: He has come to Nice in search of something he can't define.Fr: Avec un café devant lui, il observe Émilie, intrigué.En: With a coffee in front of him, he observes Émilie, intrigued.Fr: Son livre, pourtant intéressant, reste ouvert mais ignoré.En: His book, although interesting, remains open but ignored.Fr: Leurs regards se croisent brièvement.En: Their eyes meet briefly.Fr: Surpris, Luc hésite mais décide de rester.En: Surprised, Luc hesitates but decides to stay.Fr: Émilie relève la tête de son carnet et le regarde avec curiosité.En: Émilie looks up from her notebook and gazes at him with curiosity.Fr: "Bonjour," dit-elle avec un sourire timide.En: "Hello," she says with a shy smile.Fr: "Bonjour," répond Luc, refermant doucement son livre.En: "Hello," Luc replies, gently closing his book.Fr: "Tu dessines bien."En: "You draw well."Fr: Merci," Émilie rougit légèrement.En: "Thank you," Émilie blushes slightly.Fr: "Je cherche... une nouvelle idée, je crois."En: "I am looking for... a new idea, I think."Fr: Luc s'appuie sur sa chaise, des fenêtres illuminant son regard d'une lueur douce.En: Luc leans back in his chair, the windows illuminating his gaze with a soft glow.Fr: "Je comprends.En: "I understand.Fr: Moi aussi, je cherche quelque chose.En: I too am looking for something.Fr: Peut-être pas un dessin, mais... quelque chose de vrai."En: Maybe not a drawing, but... something real."Fr: Encouragée par sa sincérité, Émilie lui montre ses dessins.En: Encouraged by his sincerity, Émilie shows him her drawings.Fr: Luc, bien qu'amateur, admire son talent.En: Luc, though an amateur, admires her talent.Fr: Ils commencent à parler, partageant leurs histoires.En: They begin to talk, sharing their stories.Fr: Émilie parle de ses pensées créatives bloquées.En: Émilie speaks of her creative thoughts being blocked.Fr: Luc, de son voyage solitaire et de sa quête de sens.En: Luc, of his solitary journey and his search for meaning.Fr: Peu à peu, la réserve qui entourait leurs âmes solitaires disparaît.En: Gradually, the reservations surrounding their solitary souls disappear.Fr: Le café animé devient un refuge intime au fil de la conversation.En: The bustling café becomes an intimate refuge as the conversation unfolds.Fr: Leurs rires s'envolent et s'accordent à la musique douce qui flotte dans l'air.En: Their laughter soars and blends with the soft music floating in the air.Fr: Alors que l'après-midi touche à sa fin, Émilie propose, un peu hésitante, de visiter ensemble les marchés de Noël de la ville.En: As the afternoon comes to a close, Émilie proposes, a bit hesitantly, to visit the city's Christmas markets together.Fr: Luc, souriant, accepte.En: Luc, smiling, agrees.Fr: Ils se lèvent, leurs manteaux protégeant du froid nocturne qui s'installe.En: They rise, their coats protecting them from the nighttime cold that settles in.Fr: La magie de Noël enveloppe Nice.En: The magic of Christmas envelops Nice.Fr: Les lumières brillent comme des étoiles terrestres, et les odeurs de chocolat et de vin chaud envahissent les allées du marché.En: The lights shine like earthly stars, and the scents of chocolate and mulled wine fill the market aisles.Fr: Ensemble, Émilie et Luc s'émerveillent des étals colorés, des petits cadeaux artisanaux et des délices locaux.En: Together, Émilie and Luc marvel at the colorful stalls, the small handcrafted gifts, and the local delights.Fr: Lorsque la nuit devient tardive, ils retournent vers le café.En: When the night grows late, they return to the café.Fr: Leurs cœurs sont remplis de joie et leurs esprits, de nouvelles perspectives.En: Their hearts are filled with joy and their minds with new perspectives.Fr: Ils échangent leurs coordonnées, leurs promesses de rester en contact sincères.En: They exchange their contact information, their promises to keep in touch sincere.Fr: Émilie rentre chez elle, inspirée.En: Émilie returns home, inspired.Fr: Elle a trouvé non seulement une nouvelle muse, mais aussi un nouvel ami.En: She has found not only a new muse but also a new friend.Fr: Luc, de son côté, réalise que le voyage le plus enrichissant n'est pas toujours celui que l'on planifie.En: Luc, on his side, realizes that the most rewarding journey is not always the one you plan.Fr: Le café à Nice, avec sa vue imprenable et son ambiance chaleureuse, a été le décor d'une rencontre précieuse.En: The café in Nice, with its breathtaking view and warm ambiance, has been the setting of a precious encounter.Fr: Ils se séparent, leurs âmes enrichies et leurs cœurs allégés, illuminant leur hiver d'une nouvelle lumière.En: They part ways, their souls enriched and their hearts lightened, illuminating their winter with new light. Vocabulary Words:the wind: le ventthe promontory: la Promenadethe garland: la guirlandethe Christmas lights: les lumières de Noëlto decorate: décorerthe aroma: l'arômeto grind: moudrethe sketchbook: le carnet de croquisto wander: vagabonderthe observer: l'observateurthe chair: la chaisethe journey: le voyagethe gaze: le regardthe sincerity: la sincéritéto admire: admirerto share: partagerthe solitude: la solitudethe refuge: le refugethe music: la musiquethe perspective: la perspectivethe contact information: les coordonnéesto hesitate: hésiterto illuminate: illuminerto be inspired: être inspiréthe muse: la museto enrich: enrichirthe delight: le délicethe handcrafted gift: le cadeau artisanalto marvel: s'émerveillerto promise: promettre

Episode 132 The Mediterranean Sea and Giving What You Get Another early reading as I am learning how to process the thoughts that come through from Spirit. Two of the biggest lessons in my mediumship have been, "Leave no room for doubt" and "Give what you get." This is an example of that process. Allowing Spirit to use my voice and trust that voice, has been a real game changer to every part of my life.  We are scheduling now for Season Two. If you are interested in receiving a reading with a loved one in the afterlife, or a soul existence reading as part of a future episode, contact  linkingpodcast@gmail.com. Purchase Donna's books on Amazon. You can find out more about Donna here:  https://linktr.ee/donnaboylemedium To schedule a private or group reading, contact Donna at  dboylemedium@gmail.com Producer and editor: Donna Boyle Music from Freesound.org Opening: CD_PLENITUDE_002 kevp888  Closing: Pinecone ambient evanjones4 #theafterlife #mediumship #trust #spirituality #soulpurpose #consciousness #channeling #innerwork #spirit #spiritguide #pastlife    

After months of political wrangling, parts of the long-awaited Epstein files have been released by the US Justice Department. The trove consists of thousands of documents related to the late sex-offender. Pictures include the former US President Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - Britain's former prince, musicians Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson. Being named or pictured in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. The justice department did not release all existing files, and the published ones were heavily redacted, prompting frustrated reactions from survivors of Epstein's abuse.Also: the US carries out dozens of strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria. Anti-government youth protesters in South Korea are taking cues from the American right's MAGA movement. Italy announces a fee for tourists to visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Putin vows revenge on Ukraine after an oil tanker was blown up in the Mediterranean Sea. Palestinians tell the BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons. And how a lost radio play by Tennessee Williams was found more than four decades after his death, and has now been heard for the first time.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—a major expansion of Ukraine's campaign against Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers. For the first time in the war, Ukraine has struck a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, delivering another significant blow to Moscow's energy revenues and their clandestine global shipping network. Later in the show—The manhunt for the Brown University shooter has come to an end. The suspect, who is now also linked to the murder of an MIT professor, has been identified and found dead. But key questions about motive remain unanswered. I'll have the details. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Debt Relief Advocates: Learn what debt reduction you may qualify for. Go online and visit https://DRA.com/podcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1,394.Today, as the dust settles on the critical overnight deal in Brussels to loan €90 billion to Ukraine, we report on another strike against a vessel in Russia's shadow fleet – this time in the Mediterranean Sea. And later, we offer clear answers to the hardy perennial questions you're likely to hear at Christmas parties from those who haven't been following the war, before opening our podcast Secret Santa presents.ContributorsDominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.SIGN UP TO THE ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.CONTENT REFERENCED:EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine – but won't use frozen Russian assets (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/19/european-union-agrees-loan-ukraine/Russia won't get back frozen $300bn assets under latest peace plan (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/18/russia-wont-get-frozen-300bn-assets-latest-peace-ukraine/ Ukrainian drones blow up Russian oil tanker in Mediterranean (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/19/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-tanker-in-mediterranean/LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IN NEW LANGUAGES:The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatestSubscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a video message that he has approved the largest energy deal in Israel’s history. The natural gas deal with Egypt is worth NIS 112 billion ($34.7 billion), of which NIS 58 billion ($18 billion) will go into public coffers. Magid gives insight into the slow rollout of this massive deal. Magid reported yesterday that the US has secured commitments from Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany to have their leaders join US President Donald Trump on the Board of Peace that will oversee the postwar management of Gaza. We review the significance of the names that are currently not on the list and the ambiguous mandate of the International Security Force -- including an apparent walk-back from forcing Hamas to disarm. On Sunday, hundreds of Palestinians attended protests across the West Bank against the Palestinian Authority’s new prisoner payment system. Does this public anger indicate that Ramallah is moving ahead with the Western-pushed welfare reform, or is it all smoke and mirrors, as Israel's Foreign Ministry alleges? In the annual Hanukkah party on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that Congress “is becoming antisemitic,” as the “Jewish lobby” is no longer the strongest in Washington. Though he wasn't given a White House latke this year, Magid agrees to set the scene and delves into statements made at the celebration.Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: ‘Historic moment’: Netanyahu announces $34.7 billion natural gas deal with Egypt Six countries have committed to joining Trump’s Board of Peace, say officials ISF will not fight Hamas, say US officials, who still seek to deploy force next month Palestinians protest PA prisoner payment reform, in apparent sign of implementation At White House Hanukkah party, Trump laments ‘Jewish lobby’ no longer most powerful Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. IMAGE: A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on August 29, 2022. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_E52.mp3 Metropolis (1927; Dir.: Fritz Lang) Canon Fodder Episode 52 Daniel and Corky crank up the city lights for the jaw-dropping dystopia of Fritz Lang’s fully restored Metropolis (1927). Directly or indirectly influencing a century of pop culture from Blade Runner to Diamond Dogs, Lang’s film continues to amaze and inspire. But did your hosts appreciate Lang’s outstanding vision, or are they on the Fritz? METROPOLIS (1927) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #67 [tied] World premiere: Jan. 10, 1927 IMDB synopsis: “In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Official trailer for Metropolis (1927) The Moloch! Maria’s transformation Metropolis cityscape NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) IMDB synopsis: “Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.” Our review of Pierrot le Fou comes out Tuesday, Jan. 20! Join us in two weeks for our Best of Canon Fodder 2025 episode! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Metropolis (1927) – Canon Fodder Episode 52 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

In Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War (Independently Published, 2024), the author graduates from an elite university and enters the submarine service in the mid-1980s when rhetoric between the US and USSR threatens to turn the Cold War hot. He encounters an unforgiving world where submarines hunt each other unseen and unheralded in the ocean depths and in which minor mistakes can result in catastrophe. On four classified missions to the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, and the North Pole, he gradually and painfully learns the trade of a nuclear submarine officer in a world few people know of and even fewer have experienced. These missions exert a heavy personal toll. At sea, the submarine crew exercises total radio silence and the rescue buoy is welded fast to the hull, ensuring that their families will never know if a catastrophe occurs. During these missions, his young wife suffers a miscarriage and later gives birth via emergency C-section, all while the author is at sea and unaware. While she undergoes these trials alone, the sub conducts missions vital to the security of the United States. Far from home, in the unforgiving depths, they track adversary submarines in dangerous games of cat and mouse where a mistake could result in a collision, flooding, and death. A storm damages the sub on the way to the North Pole, jeopardizing the ability to surface through the ice. They finally do so, after weeks of transiting through underwater ice canyons of pressure ridges capable of rupturing the hull on impact. While under the ice the crew suffers a poison gas leak and has to find a hole to surface quickly or perish. The main theme of the work is growth. As the author journeyed to the ends of the earth and the depths of the ocean, he also made a personal journey from a sniveling boy-man to an apex predator of the deep. Sub-themes are how men and women cope with adversity, and how when things are at their worst, people are at their best. It is a tribute to the human spirit, especially the men who sailed these ships, and the families who loved and supported them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War (Independently Published, 2024), the author graduates from an elite university and enters the submarine service in the mid-1980s when rhetoric between the US and USSR threatens to turn the Cold War hot. He encounters an unforgiving world where submarines hunt each other unseen and unheralded in the ocean depths and in which minor mistakes can result in catastrophe. On four classified missions to the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, and the North Pole, he gradually and painfully learns the trade of a nuclear submarine officer in a world few people know of and even fewer have experienced. These missions exert a heavy personal toll. At sea, the submarine crew exercises total radio silence and the rescue buoy is welded fast to the hull, ensuring that their families will never know if a catastrophe occurs. During these missions, his young wife suffers a miscarriage and later gives birth via emergency C-section, all while the author is at sea and unaware. While she undergoes these trials alone, the sub conducts missions vital to the security of the United States. Far from home, in the unforgiving depths, they track adversary submarines in dangerous games of cat and mouse where a mistake could result in a collision, flooding, and death. A storm damages the sub on the way to the North Pole, jeopardizing the ability to surface through the ice. They finally do so, after weeks of transiting through underwater ice canyons of pressure ridges capable of rupturing the hull on impact. While under the ice the crew suffers a poison gas leak and has to find a hole to surface quickly or perish. The main theme of the work is growth. As the author journeyed to the ends of the earth and the depths of the ocean, he also made a personal journey from a sniveling boy-man to an apex predator of the deep. Sub-themes are how men and women cope with adversity, and how when things are at their worst, people are at their best. It is a tribute to the human spirit, especially the men who sailed these ships, and the families who loved and supported them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

In Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War (Independently Published, 2024), the author graduates from an elite university and enters the submarine service in the mid-1980s when rhetoric between the US and USSR threatens to turn the Cold War hot. He encounters an unforgiving world where submarines hunt each other unseen and unheralded in the ocean depths and in which minor mistakes can result in catastrophe. On four classified missions to the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, and the North Pole, he gradually and painfully learns the trade of a nuclear submarine officer in a world few people know of and even fewer have experienced. These missions exert a heavy personal toll. At sea, the submarine crew exercises total radio silence and the rescue buoy is welded fast to the hull, ensuring that their families will never know if a catastrophe occurs. During these missions, his young wife suffers a miscarriage and later gives birth via emergency C-section, all while the author is at sea and unaware. While she undergoes these trials alone, the sub conducts missions vital to the security of the United States. Far from home, in the unforgiving depths, they track adversary submarines in dangerous games of cat and mouse where a mistake could result in a collision, flooding, and death. A storm damages the sub on the way to the North Pole, jeopardizing the ability to surface through the ice. They finally do so, after weeks of transiting through underwater ice canyons of pressure ridges capable of rupturing the hull on impact. While under the ice the crew suffers a poison gas leak and has to find a hole to surface quickly or perish. The main theme of the work is growth. As the author journeyed to the ends of the earth and the depths of the ocean, he also made a personal journey from a sniveling boy-man to an apex predator of the deep. Sub-themes are how men and women cope with adversity, and how when things are at their worst, people are at their best. It is a tribute to the human spirit, especially the men who sailed these ships, and the families who loved and supported them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

It's Thursday, December 4th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark European country of Monaco expelled Swiss evangelist Evangelical Focus reports officials in Monaco recently detained and then expelled a Swiss evangelist without much explanation. Monaco is a sovereign city-state in Western Europe, bordered by France to the north, east, and west, with the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Stephan Maag has shared the gospel on streets across 28 European countries. He's known for carrying an 80-pound collapsible cross, generating conversations about Jesus. His evangelistic walks were well-received until he visited Monaco, a microstate in south-eastern France. Police detained Maag, telling him what he was doing was not allowed there. They even told him his cross was too big! The evangelist said, “Nothing like this has ever happened to us in Europe.” In Romans 1:16, the Apostle Paul wrote, “I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.” Germany beefs up security for iconic Christmas markets German cities are tightening security in preparation for opening their iconic Christmas markets this year. Renardo Schlegelmilch with Germany's largest Catholic radio station said, “There are more than 3,000 Christmas markets every year in Germany, with around 170 million visitors — more than twice the population of the country. They set the tone of Advent, even for people who are not active in the Church.” The security cost for this centuries-old tradition has skyrocketed in recent years. Security concerns have risen since 2016 when an Islamic extremist drove a truck into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people. Mississippi evangelist makes case before Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case involving a Mississippi evangelist yesterday. Gabriel Olivier is an evangelical Christian who desires to share his faith with others. However, the City of Brandon, Mississippi passed an ordinance to effectively silence his evangelism. Lower courts sided with the city. Now, First Liberty Institute is representing Gabriel before the U.S. Supreme Court. The group noted, “Gabe's case could overturn decades of bad precedent in the lower courts. A clarifying opinion from the Supreme Court will bolster the rights and religious freedom of millions.” More U.S. soldiers identify with Christ while U.S. more secular U.S. military members are becoming more religious even as America becomes more secular. That's according to a study by Ryan Burge, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. The study compared 18- to 45-year-olds in the military and outside the military. Members of the military are more likely to identify as Christians than the rest of the population. Military members are also more likely than civilians to attend church. And church attendance in the military has actually increased over the past 12 years. U.S. military abortions are down The Dallas Express reports that military abortions are down to their lowest level in five years. The military's TRICARE health service program covered five abortions this year as of June, down from 49 abortions in 2021.  This follows efforts by President Donald Trump to cancel abortion-related policies.  Although taxpayer-funded abortions at military facilities are down, the general use of medication-induced abortions has skyrocketed in recent years. Republicans won Tennessee special House of Reps. election The Grand Old Party won the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday.  Republican Matt Van Epps beat Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine percentage points with 53.9% of the vote, reports the Nashville Banner. The victory means Republicans will have a 220-213 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Listen to comments from Epps, thanking God and his supporters for the victory. EPPS: “We did it. Thank you all. This is just an incredible win. Tonight, you've sent a message, loud and clear. The people of Middle Tennessee stand with President Donald J. Trump. First and foremost, I want to thank God for His guidance and grace every step of the way.” Martyred U.S. medical missionary in Congo featured on Time in 1964 And finally, medical missionary Paul Carlson appeared on the covers of Time Magazine and Life Magazine on December 4, 1964, sixty-one years ago today. The successful doctor left a comfortable life in California to be a missionary in Africa. Carlson arrived in the Congo with his wife and two children in 1963. He continued to care for people despite political unrest. However, communist-inspired rebels eventually arrested him and falsely accused him of being an American spy. On November 24, 1964, the rebels opened fire on a group of prisoners, including Carlson. He died helping other prisoners escape the onslaught. Carlson's wife, Lois, carried on her husband's work, supporting medical care and education in the area. His tombstone bears this inscription from John 15:13, “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Thursday, December 4th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne单词提示1.thermometer 温度计2.sinking 下沉原文Chapter 7: A Terrible StormNow,our journey felt even more dangerous.The professor was frightened, but nothing could stop him from going to the center of the earth.Hans continued to sail the boat, but we did not see land.We travelled for hours, but we did not hear or see anything.Then,there was a sound like fast running water.We couldn't see it, but we could hear it.It got louder. Then we saw it."Look,it's water shooting up into the air!""And it's coming from the body of a huge sea creature."We tried to turn the boat, but the waves pulled us near the creature.For a moment, I thought that this was the end of our journey.The water went up 500 feet high into the air.An animal that could do this, could kill us easily.Then,we saw that the long black body, we thought was an animal, was an island.It was like a small volcano, shooting up water, instead of lava."That's where all this water is coming from.""Axel,check the temperature of the water here."I took a thermometer out of my inside jacket pocket and I put it in the water fora few seconds."163 degrees Fahrenheit.""We're close to the center.""Wecan't go on, uncle. It's too hot.""Wemust."The electric light coming from the rocks over our heads began to make explosions.The clouds were now near the water.Small lines of light that looked like snakes exploded all around us.The waves were bigger now and pushed us away.I was very scared. "What's happening?"The explosions were too loud for us to hear each other."It's an electrical storm, Hans!"Hans tried to keep the boat from sinking.The wind pushed us through the water like a race car.Suddenly,a large ball of white electric light fell on the boat.None of us could move.It held our feet with its electric power.We shouted to each other, but none of us could hear anything.The boat moved by itself, and there was nothing we could do.Suddenly,the ball of electricity exploded.We all fell down and a huge wave threw us into the water.Hans had the professor in one arm and me in the other.I don't know how he did it, but he got us to land safely.I began to think that all the energy he saved by not talking, made him the strongest man on earth.The storm stopped and we saw the boat, still on the water, a hundred feet away.Hans swam out to save our food and equipment.The professor and I tried to understand where we were."I think that sea is 800 miles wide.""That means we went under Europe. The Mediterranean Sea is now over our heads!""Let's wait for Hans to bring back the compass."When Hans brought back the compass, the professor and I could not believe what we saw.It said we were north and not south.That meant the wind took us back to the place where we started.翻译第七章：可怕的风暴现在，我们的旅程更加危险了。教授很害怕，但没有什么能阻止他去地球的中心。汉斯继续驾着船，但我们没有看到陆地。我们走了几个小时，但什么也没听到，什么也没看到。然后，有一种像流水一样的声音。我们看不见它，但我们能听到它。声音越来越大。然后我们看到了。“看，水喷到空中去了！”“它来自一个巨大的海洋生物的身体。”我们试图把船转向，但海浪把我们推到那个生物附近。有那么一瞬间，我以为我们的旅程到此结束了。水升到500英尺高的空中。有这种能力的动物，很容易杀死我们。然后，我们看到了长长的黑色的身体，我们认为是一个动物，是一个岛屿。它就像一座小火山，喷出的不是熔岩，而是水。“这就是所有这些水的来源。”“阿克塞尔，检查一下这里的水温。”我从夹克里面的口袋里拿出一个体温计，把它放在水里几秒钟。“163华氏度。”“我们离中心很近。”“我们走不下去了，叔叔。太热了。”“我们必须。”从我们头顶岩石上发出的电光开始爆炸。云朵现在离水面很近了。像蛇一样的小光柱在我们周围爆炸了。现在海浪更大了，把我们推开了。我非常害怕。“发生了什么?”爆炸声太大，我们彼此听不见。“这是暴风雨，汉斯！”汉斯竭力使船不沉。风把我们像赛车一样推过水面。突然，一个巨大的白光球落在船上。我们谁也动不了。它的电力支撑着我们的脚。我们互相喊着，但谁也听不见。船是自己移动的，我们什么也做不了。突然，电球爆炸了。我们都摔倒了，一个巨浪把我们扔进了水里。汉斯一手拉着教授，一手拉着我。我不知道他是怎么做到的，但是他让我们安全着陆了我开始想，他不说话所节省下来的精力，使他成为地球上最强壮的人。暴风雨停了，我们看见那艘船还在一百英尺外的水面上。汉斯游出去救了我们的食物和设备。教授和我试图弄明白我们在哪里。“我想那片海有800英里宽。”“这意味着我们在欧洲之下。地中海现在就在我们的头顶上了！”“我们等汉斯把指南针带回来吧。”当汉斯把指南针拿回来时，教授和我都不敢相信我们所看到的。上面说我们在北方而不是南方。这意味着风把我们带回到我们出发的地方。

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Treasures and Triumph: Maya and Eli's Adventure in Haifa Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-12-02-23-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: הבוקר היה קריר כשמאיה ואלי טיפסו במעלה גבעת החורבה בחיפה.En: The morning was cool as Maya and Eli climbed up the ruins hill in Haifa.He: רוח קרה נשבה מן הים התיכון וליטפה את פניהם.En: A cold wind blew from the Mediterranean Sea and caressed their faces.He: חנוכה עמד בפתח, והחיים בעיר היו מלאים באור של נרות.En: Hanukkah was just around the corner, and life in the city was filled with the light of candles.He: אבל מאיה ואלי לא חשבו עכשיו על החג, אלא על מקדש נסתר שאליו שמעו שמועות רבות.En: But Maya and Eli were not thinking about the holiday, but rather about a hidden temple they had heard many rumors about.He: "מאיה, את בטוחה שזה רעיון טוב?" שאל אלי בחשש קל.En: "Maya, are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Eli with slight apprehension.He: הוא התאפק לא למשוך את צווארון המעיל יותר מידי על פניו.En: He refrained from pulling his coat collar too much over his face.He: "זה יכול להיות מסוכן."En: "It could be dangerous."He: "אל תדאג, אלי," השיבה מאיה בביטחון.En: "Don't worry, Eli," replied Maya with confidence.He: היא הייתה ארכיאולוגית שאפתנית וידעה היטב כיצד לגשת למצבים כאלה.En: She was an ambitious archaeologist and knew well how to approach such situations.He: "הסיכונים הם חלק מהחיפוש אחרי סודות העבר."En: "Risks are part of the search for the secrets of the past."He: היער שמסביב הסעיף לאור השמש הבוקר, אך האור לא חדר אל המקדש המסתורי.En: The forest around them scattered the morning sunlight, but the light did not penetrate the mysterious temple.He: הם עמדו בכניסה והתפלאו לראות את החדר המוסתר שהיה שם.En: They stood at the entrance and were astonished to see the hidden room that was there.He: כתבי קודש בעיטורים עתיקים קישטו את הקירות.En: Sacred writings in ancient decorations adorned the walls.He: מאיה לחצה בלחץ על אחת האבנים, ופתאום נשמע צליל חורק.En: Maya pressed one of the stones with pressure, and suddenly a creaking sound was heard.He: הדלת החלה להיפתח, חושפת חדר מלא במנעולים ומלכודות.En: The door began to open, revealing a room full of locks and traps.He: מאיה ואלי נדרשו לפתור חידות כדי להתקדם.En: Maya and Eli needed to solve puzzles to progress.He: חרדה קטנה התגנבה ללבו של אלי, אך עיניה המבריקות של מאיה עודדו אותו להמשיך.En: A small anxiety crept into Eli's heart, but Maya's bright eyes encouraged him to continue.He: בכל שלב, הייתה חידה מסובכת יותר מהקודמת.En: At each stage, there was a puzzle more complicated than the previous one.He: התאור במקדש היה אפלולי, ואור הנרות מחוץ למקדש היה רחוק.En: The lighting in the temple was dim, and the light from the candles outside the temple was distant.He: למרות הקור, זיעת מתח בצבצה על מצחיהם של השניים.En: Despite the cold, beads of anxious sweat appeared on their foreheads.He: לבסוף עמדו בפני החידה האחרונה.En: Finally, they faced the last puzzle.He: זו הייתה קשה במיוחד, והזמן היה קצר.En: It was particularly difficult, and time was short.He: אם לא יצליחו לפתור בזמן, מנגנוני ההגנה של המקדש יפעלו.En: If they did not succeed in solving it in time, the temple's defense mechanisms would activate.He: אבל מאיה לא ויתרה.En: But Maya did not give up.He: "תיזכר בחנוכה," לחשה מאיה.En: "Think of Hanukkah," Maya whispered.He: "כשהיה נראה שאין שום סיכוי, קרה נס."En: "When it seemed there was no chance, a miracle happened."He: ביחד הם פתרו את החידה ואור נפלא הציף את החדר.En: Together they solved the puzzle, and a wonderful light flooded the room.He: דלת סודית נפתחה, וחדר האוצר נגלה לפניהם.En: A secret door opened, and the treasure room was revealed before them.He: מכוסים באבק שנים רבות, בהם צפונים אוצרות זהב וספרים עתיקים.En: Covered in dust from many years, treasures of gold and ancient books lay hidden there.He: "זה מדהים!" קרא אלי בהתרגשות.En: "This is amazing!" exclaimed Eli excitedly.He: "אנחנו הצלחנו!"En: "We did it!"He: מאיה הסתכלה על האוצר, אך גם על אלי, מודעת למשמעות האמיתית של ההרפתקה.En: Maya looked at the treasure, but also at Eli, aware of the true meaning of the adventure.He: היא תפסה את ידו בחיוך.En: She grasped his hand with a smile.He: "גילינו לא רק אוצר.En: "We discovered not just a treasure.He: למדנו שהחברות והעבודה הצוותית חשובות לא פחות מחשיפת הסודות."En: We learned that friendship and teamwork are just as important as uncovering secrets."He: הם עמדו יחד, נסחפים בסיפור של עבר.En: They stood together, swept up in the story of the past.He: הניצחון היה יותר מתגלית אובייקטיבית; הם התקרבו, ובאווירה של ניצחון וחג, יצאו אל האור החורפי שבחוץ, מוכנים לשוב הביתה לחגוג את חנוכה.En: The victory was more than an objective discovery; they grew closer, and in the atmosphere of triumph and celebration, they stepped out into the winter light outside, ready to return home to celebrate Hanukkah. Vocabulary Words:cool: קרירruins: חורבהcaressed: וליטפהapprehension: חששrefrained: התאפקambitious: שאפתניתscattered: הסעיףpenetrate: לא חדרastonished: התפלאוsacred: כתבי קודשdecorations: עיטוריםcreaking: חורקtraps: מלכודותpuzzles: חידותanxiety: חרדהcomplicated: מסובכתbeads: צבצהmechanisms: מנגנוניםactivate: יפעלוmiracle: נסtreasure: אוצרותdust: אבקforeheads: מצחיהםgrasped: תפסהobjective: אובייקטיביתswept up: נסחפיםvictory: ניצחוןtriumph: חגcelebration: חגוגBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

The Palestinian Rights Committee, formed in 1982, aims to raise awareness, educate and advocate for Palestinian Human Rights across New York's Capital Region. It believes Palestinians deserve to live in dignified peace in Palestine with full civil and economic rights. The PRC believes in equality for all peoples living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, regardless of religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual identity. Tom Ellis of PRC talks to Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine. On Saturday Dec. 6 they will hold a fundraiser for farmers and beekeepers in Gaza at the Radix Center in south Albany.

In this relaxing sleep story, I invite you to relive the mythical Twelve Labors of Heracles, one of the most enduring legends of Ancient Greece. From Heracles' birth under the curse of the goddess Hera to his path toward redemption, we embark on a colorful journey across Greece and the Mediterranean Sea, meeting countless characters along the way. Gods like Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Artemis, and Hades; monsters such as the Nemean Lion, the Hydra, and the Cretan Bull; and other figures including Eurystheus, Pythia, Chiron, Geryon, Atlas, and the Hesperides. #sleep #bedtimestory #asmr #sleepstory #history #hercules #mythology Welcome to Lights Out Library Join me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style bedtime stories read in a calming ASMR voice. Learn something new while you enjoy a restful night of sleep. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt bloodlessly in 332 BC, he was welcomed as a liberator after a period of Persian domination. Establishing cities like Alexandria and Philadelphia, his short life meant that the double-crown passed shortly to one of his most trusted generals, Ptolemy I Soter, kicking off a 300-year reign of Greek-Macedonian leadership over the ancient country.But times were changing during that three century period, with the power of Greece ebbing and a new superpower, Rome, emerging across the Mediterranean Sea. By the time that Ptolemy XII was securing the Egyptian throne for his children, Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII, Julius Caesar was large and in charge well beyond Italy, and took a keen interest in the troubles the two co-pharaohs were having. It turns out things between the young rulers were worse than even Caesar expected, with the two factions in armed rebellion against each other. Ptolemy XIII made the choice to attack Caesar and Cleopatra in Alexandria, and subsequently died in the Battle of the Nile.There was romance between Caesar and Cleopatra that produced a child, but upon Caesar's death, Cleopatra had to once again take a look at the power dynamics of the world around her to preserve her kingdom and her dynasty. The Roman general Mark Antony fit the bill as both a strategic partner and lover - for a time, anyway.Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast.To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thursday, 27 November 2025   But the boat was now [b]in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Matthew 14:24   “And the boat: already it was amidst the sea being tormented by the waves, for the wind, it was contrary” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus dismissed the multitudes and then went up on the mountain alone and prayed alone. Matthew next says, “And the boat, already it was amidst the sea.”   In John's gospel, he records that the boat was about 25 or 30 stadia. This equates to 3 or 4 miles. The width of the sea varies, but it is about 7 miles across. Therefore, they were literally in the sea's midst. While they were in this spot, it says they were “being tormented by the waves.”   This wasn't the case as they left. Rather, John also records, “The sea arose because a great wind was blowing.” This is a phenomenon seen in the Sea of Galilee. The winds off the Mediterranean coast blow inland.   As they reach the mountains, there is a pass, the Arbel pass (aka the Valley of the Doves or Wadi Hamam), where they are compressed. This pass is a particular geographical feature located to the west of the Sea of Galilee, bordered by Mount Arbel to the south and Mount Nitai to the north. This east-west-oriented valley funnels air from the Mediterranean Sea towards the lower-lying Sea of Galilee.   The cold wind rushes at an increased speed and blows toward the sea. This meets the warmer air rising from the lake. This then causes the waves to suddenly jump in size. The storms can come on with almost no notice and change the face of the sea in mere minutes. This is what occurred as these men took their boat across. As it says, “for the wind, it was contrary.”   With such a sea having arisen, there would be very little the men could do. The chaotic waves and winds would leave even the hardiest of men terrified.   Life application: It is with all certainty that Jesus knew the men would face this contrary wind as they crossed. The narrative is purposeful in this regard. But such things serve a greater purpose in helping us to understand who Jesus is and what His intent for His people is. Therefore, the men were allowed to undergo this arduous trial to learn and to pass the event on in their writings.   When we encounter life's storms, we should take time to evaluate the circumstances and attempt to discover what God would have us learn from them. This doesn't mean only literal storms, such as tornados and hurricanes, although those too can affect us. Rather, we may face storms of trials such as financial woes, interpersonal conflicts, etc.   We may also be the target of a robbery or some other situation that causes us to question our lives. When such times arise, taking time to reevaluate our lives and priorities can change our direction. This is what wise people will do. They will consciously evaluate the circumstances and see how their lives might be better directed toward the Lord.   From what may seem a terrible ordeal, good things can arise. As long as we look for the guiding hand of the Lord through them, we will normally find that what occurred had a purpose we never expected. The apostles certainly had time in their lives to evaluate that terrifying night on the Sea of Galilee.   Some of them wrote about it. One of them ultimately seems to have not learned a thing from it. What a vast difference between the outcomes of their lives as they took in the ministry of Jesus and evaluated their lives and the events that happened in relation to it.   Glorious God, even though we may not enjoy the troubles and trials that arise in our lives, we may find that good came out of them in ways we never expected. Help us to have a positive attitude that seeks out the knowledge that Your gracious hand rested upon us, even as we endured such times. Amen.

In July of 2022, two scientists descended to the Challenger Deep—the deepest spot in the oceans. The first thing they saw on the bottom wasn't a new species of life or some other exotic wonder. It was a glass beer bottle—sitting seven miles deep. Litter isn't limited to the giant “garbage patches” on the ocean surface. It's found on the bottom as well—even in the deepest of all locations. It's been seen on the floors of all the oceans and seas, including the Arctic and Southern oceans. A recent study, for example, used video cameras to survey a portion of the Calypso Deep—a three-mile-deep spot in the Mediterranean Sea, near Greece. The cameras recorded about 150 items of trash: paper bags and cartons, glass bottles and jars, and lots and lots of plastic—bags, crates, bottles, fishing gear, and more. Based on that sample, researchers calculated the region should average about 70 thousand pieces of trash per square mile. The spots with the highest estimated density of trash yet recorded are a couple of mile-deep canyons in the South China Sea: 135 thousand pieces per square mile. Trash washes out to sea from rivers, is lost from ships, or is deliberately dumped. And it's a menace to any organisms on the sea floor. It can entangle them, or strangle or poison them if they try to eat it. And with an estimated seven million tons of trash added to the oceans every year, the problem will only get worse in the years ahead. The post Deep Trash appeared first on Marine Science Institute. The University of Texas at Austin..

Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Well-known for a huge collection of megaliths, Menorca has seen human activity since the prehistoric era. This period was the Talayotic period, which lasted until 123 BCE. The island fell under Roman occupation, Vandal conquest, the Byzantine Empire, and, centuries later, British occupation. It is now part of Spain, and its official languages are Catalan and Spanish. But an island that has seen so much human activity for so long is bound to have a legend or two. Menorca's tales involve religious icons, enchanted cities, giants, and even the Cyclops. Let's explore them in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore… Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/menorca-legends/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/ Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595 Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick Fabulous Folklore Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulous_folklore Pre-recorded illustrated talks: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick/shop Request an episode: https://forms.gle/gqG7xQNLfbMg1mDv7 Get extra snippets of folklore on Instagram at https://instagram.com/icysedgwick Find Icy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/icysedgwick.bsky.social 'Like' Fabulous Folklore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabulousfolklore/

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Unlocking Inspiration: A Journey Through Art and Friendship Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-11-16-08-38-20-he Story Transcript:He: הים התיכון הרחב נצבע בגוונים של זהב וכתום.En: The vast Mediterranean Sea was painted in shades of gold and orange.He: הסתיו בלב יפו העתיקה הביא איתו רוח קרירה ומתקתקה.En: Autumn in the heart of Old Jaffa brought with it a cool and sweet breeze.He: אריאלה, נועם וטלי טיילו יחד בנמל הישן.En: Ariela, Noam, and Tali strolled together in the old port.He: זה היה סוף שבוע ספונטני שהחלטנו לקחת כדי למצוא השראה וביחד להתענג על האוויר הנעים.En: It was a spontaneous weekend we decided to take to find inspiration and together savor the pleasant air.He: אריאלה חיפשה רעיונות חדשים לציוריה.En: Ariela was searching for new ideas for her paintings.He: היא הייתה אמנית בנשמה אך לאחרונה חוותה מחסום יצירתי שהקשה עליה.En: She was an artist at heart but recently experienced a creative block that was troubling her.He: נועם, שתמיד היה שם בשבילה, תמך בה מסירות.En: Noam, who was always there for her, supported her with dedication.He: בלבו הוא נשא את התקווה שיום אחד יספר לאריאלה מה שהוא מרגיש באמת.En: In his heart, he carried the hope that one day he would tell Ariela what he truly felt.He: טלי הייתה הרוח החיה שביניהם.En: Tali was the lively spirit among them.He: היא הגיעה במיוחד, לאחר שנים שלא ראו אחד את השני.En: She came especially after years of not seeing each other.He: היא רצתה לאחות מחדש את הקשרים הישנים ולהזכיר להם את השמחה שבחברות.En: She wanted to reconnect the old ties and remind them of the joy in friendship.He: השלושה הסתובבו בין הגלריות, רחובות מתפתלים עם שלטים צבעוניים.En: The three wandered among the galleries, winding streets with colorful signs.He: כל גלריה הציגה עולם חדש, סיפורים שנכתבו על קנבס.En: Each gallery presented a new world, stories written on canvas.He: אבל אריאלה הייתה מוסחת, מצד אחד הנוף עוצר הנשימה ומצד שני המחשבות על נועם שלא נתנו לה מנוחה.En: But Ariela was distracted, on one hand by the breathtaking view and on the other by thoughts of Noam that would not let her rest.He: "אני צריכה קצת לבד," אמרה פתאום, נוטשת את השניים ופונה למקום שקט יותר, ליד קו המים.En: "I need a little alone time," she suddenly said, leaving the two and heading to a quieter place by the water's edge.He: היא עמדה שם, מרגישה חלק מהנוף וחלק מהתנועה, חושבת על אומנותה ועל חבריה.En: She stood there, feeling like part of the scenery and part of the movement, thinking about her art and her friends.He: אז היא נכנסה לגלריה קטנה ונסתרת.En: Then she entered a small, hidden gallery.He: על הקיר התנוססה תמונה שכבשה את ליבה.En: On the wall hung a picture that captured her heart.He: התמונה הייתה של נמל ביום חורפי, אך החמימות שבה הקסימה אותה.En: The picture was of a port on a wintry day, yet its warmth fascinated her.He: דמעות עלו בעיניה כשהיא הבינה שמשהו בתוכה נפתח.En: Tears welled in her eyes as she realized that something inside her had opened.He: נועם, שעקבה אחרי, מצא אותה שם.En: Noam, who had followed her, found her there.He: "אריאלה," אמר ברוך, "אני רוצה שתדעי משהו.En: "Ariela," he said gently, "I want you to know something.He: אני מעריך אותך יותר ממה שאת חושבת.En: I value you more than you think.He: אולי אני אוהב אותך מאז ומתמיד.En: Maybe I've loved you all along."He: "ברגע הזה, עם התמונה ברקע ונועם לפניה, הבינה אריאלה שהאומנות שלה לא חייבת להיות מסע בודד.En: At that moment, with the picture in the background and Noam before her, Ariela realized that her art didn't have to be a solitary journey.He: ההשראה נמצאת בחבריה הנאמנים, בתמיכה של נועם ובשמחה שטלי מביאה.En: Inspiration lies in her loyal friends, in Noam's support, and in the joy that Tali brings.He: בסופו של היום, היא לא קיבלה רק השראה אלא גם חיבור מחודש אל חייה ואל האומנות שלה.En: By the end of the day, she gained not only inspiration but also a renewed connection to her life and her art.He: העולם נראה לפתע בהיר יותר, והיא הייתה מוכנה להתחיל מחדש, עם חיוך על פניה ולב מלא אהבה.En: The world suddenly seemed brighter, and she was ready to start anew, with a smile on her face and a heart full of love. Vocabulary Words:vast: רחבpainted: נצבעshades: גווניםautumn: סתיוbreeze: רוחport: נמלspontaneous: ספונטניinspiration: השראהsavor: להתענגartist: אמניתcreative block: מחסום יצירתיdedication: מסירותhope: תקווהreconnect: לאחות מחדשjoy: שמחהwandered: הסתובבוwinding: מתפתליםbreathtaking: עוצר הנשימהsolitary: בודדjourney: מסעloyal: נאמניםedge: קוscenery: נוףhidden: נסתרתcaptured: כבשהfascinated: הקסימהtears: דמעותvalue: מעריךrealized: הבינהrenewed: מחודשBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Just as things cool down a bit in the middle east, the US has relocated the USS Gerald Ford from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean while the Trump administration discusses plans to bomb Venezuela. Reading by Tim Foley.

Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where the vessels are left abandoned. In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming those discarded boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. The post From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins appeared first on The World from PRX.

During his 60 Minutes interview on Sunday night, when asked about a so-called two-state solution, President Trump did not indicate whether or not he supports such a move. On this week's Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten said it was positive the president doesn't endorse such a plan, but ideally, he would come out against it. Josh has argued many times that the establishment of another state between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea would be an existential threat to the state of Israel.

In this week's episode, we take a look at the Praetorian Guard of the Roman Empire, and consider how ancient history can inspire fantasy novels. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Silent Order series at my Payhip store: SILENT2025 The coupon code is valid through November 10, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 275 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is October 31st, 2025, and today we're talking about the Praetorian Guard of Ancient Rome and how that can inspire fantasy novels. Also, Happy Halloween (or Happy Protestant Reformation Day, if you prefer). Before we get into all that, we will have Coupon of the Week and a progress update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. First up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in my Silent Order series at my Payhip store: SILENT2025. And as always, both the coupon code and the links to my store will be in the show notes. This coupon code will be valid through November 10th, 2025. So if you need a new ebook for this fall as we come into winter, we have got you covered. And now for an update on my current writing and publishing projects. As I mentioned last week, Cloak of Worlds is now out and you get it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Apple Books, Smashwords, and at my Payhip store. The initial response has been very strong and very positive, so thank you for that and I'm glad that people are enjoying and reading the book. Now that Cloak of Worlds is done, my next main project is Blade of Shadows, which will be the second book in my Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series. I'm currently 44,000 words into it, which puts me on chapter 9 of 20, though I'll probably have more chapters in the final draft than I will in the first draft. I found people really do tend to prefer shorter punchier, shorter chapters. Anyway, I'm about 44,000 words into it. I think I'll be about 109,000 words, when all is said and done. So hopefully that will be out in November. I'm also 4,500 words into the next Rivah book, which is Wizard-Assassin. It'd originally been entitled Elven-Assassin, but I decided Wizard-Assassin sounded punchier, so we went with that instead. I'm about 4,500 words into that and if all goes well, it will come out in December, which will make it the final book I'll publish in 2025, though hopefully I'll be publishing more books in 2026 before too much longer. In audiobook news, Brad Wills is currently recording Blade of Flames and we've been listening to some proof chapters of it and are very excited about what we're hearing. Hollis McCarthy is starting work on recording Cloak of Embers. That'll be the 10th book in Cloak Mage, and hopefully we will have both of those audiobooks out before the end of the year, if all goes well. So that is where I'm at with my current writing and publishing projects. 00:02:33 Main Topic: Praetorian Guard of the Ancient Roman Empire Now let's move on to our main topic this week, which is the Praetorian Guard of the Ancient Roman Empire, and they were very bad at their jobs, but we'll get into that more very shortly. One of the fascinating (if occasionally depressing) aspects of history is how often institutions end up having the exact opposite outcome of what they were intended to do. The late science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle had something called Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy, which once the bureaucracy got large enough, it will inevitably start turning its main focus to perpetuating the bureaucracy rather than carrying out its actual mission. And we can see examples of that time and time again, and no doubt you yourself can think of many examples: schools that make their students dumber, military organizations that fail to defend, hospitals that make people sicker, bureaucracies that exacerbate the problems that they are created to solve, and so forth. This can also apply to social movements as well. My favorite example of this is Prohibition in America. The Temperance movement of the late 19th and early 20th century achieved its goal of banning alcohol sales in the United States during the Prohibition period, but the backlash and the consequences made it unpopular. And today, while alcohol is much more heavily restricted than it was at the end of the 19th century, the idea of banning alcohol in the United States is utterly implausible. The Praetorian Guard of Ancient Rome, the personal bodyguards of the Emperor, might be another example of such an institution that utterly failed at its primary goal. For over a thousand years, people have been asking why the Roman Empire fell, and I think that might actually be the wrong question. The better question is why did the Roman Empire last as long as it did, because it sure almost didn't. At the height of its power, the Empire controlled land on three different continents in an area larger than many modern states, and it had to maintain that control without anything resembling modern technology and organization. Think of the difficulties involved in governing a large multi-ethnic state in the 21st Century with modern technology and communications and imagine how much harder it was in the first century AD. Travel was difficult and dangerous even with the Roman road system. The account of St. Paul's shipwreck in the book of Acts must've been an all too common experience in the Roman Empire, given the number of Roman wrecks on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Messages could take weeks to reach their recipients, and there was no division between civilian and military authority. That meant if the Emperors wanted to do anything, they had to use the army to do it because the army was the only pool of skilled men loyal to the state. Since the Empire never really solved the problem of succession and the transfer of power, it didn't take long before ambitious men figured out that the man with the largest army could declare himself Emperor and the Roman Empire actually broke apart into three competing mini empires and almost fell apart entirely in the middle of the 200s AD. So as we can see, there were a lot of reasons the Roman Empire fell apart and the Praetorian Guard, the bodyguard of the emperors, was one of them. The Praetorian Guard certainly wasn't the sole reason the Roman Empire collapsed, but the guard most definitely didn't help. In the last century of the Roman Republic, one of the growing problems was that the armies were less loyal to Rome and more loyal to their general, who made sure they got paid and received grants of land upon discharge. To show their prestige and to guard against the danger of assassination from rivals, generals began collecting personal bodyguards. Since the Roman generals commanded from a tent in a legionary camp called a "praetorium," the general's private guards became called "praetorians." Obviously, the general wanted his best troops as his bodyguards so becoming a praetorian was a privileged position with higher pay and perks. This practice continued as the Roman Republic split apart into civil wars between the ambitious generals of the First and Second Triumvirates. The civil wars of the Roman Republic ended with Octavian, later known as Caesar Augustus, as the last man standing with sole control of what we now think of as the Roman Empire. Augustus is remembered as the first Roman emperor, but the office of Emperor didn't really exist at the time, not the way we think of it now. Rather, Augustus was essentially a military dictator, but after he won, he went to great lengths to conceal his power under cloak of legality by having the Senate invest him with various official powers and offices. In modern terms, it'd be like if the United States was ruled by a military dictator who simultaneously held the offices of President, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, the governorships of the five most populous states, all while claiming to be only the first citizen among equals. Essentially, Augustus invented the powers of the Roman emperor on the fly while being a military dictator and his successors followed suit. Julius Caesar famously pardoned his enemies and went around without a bodyguard to show his courage, which ended up getting him assassinated. Augustus, by contrast, was determined not to repeat that mistake. So after annihilating his enemies, he founded a personal bodyguard in what we know today as the Praetorian Guard. That's a modern term. The praetorians never called themselves the Praetorian Guard, and they always refer to themselves as the praetorian of whichever emperor they happen to be serving like the Praetorians of Augustus or the Praetorians of Claudius and so forth. Augustus seems to have seen some of the potential danger in the institution of the Praetorian Guard, and during his reign, they were scattered around Italy with ones guarding him rotated out every so often. The Praetorians in Italy, when not guarding the Emperor, tended to do odd jobs for the government that needed doing like policing, construction, surveying, settling boundary disputes, and so forth. However, Augustus's successor Tiberius concentrated the Guard in Rome, which made it even more dangerous. It also tied into another problem with the Roman Empire, one that it never quite managed to solve, which was the succession problem. Augustus was a military dictator who assembled a sort of ad hoc legality around his position with various offices and powers. But how would he pass that onto a successor or what if someone else decided they were the proper successor? Augustus had taken his office by force, so why shouldn't anyone else? The Praetorian Guard exacerbated this problem further. Was their loyalty to the office of the Emperor (which was tricky because that office didn't technically exist)? Was it to the man himself or to his heirs? Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Praetorian Guard eventually settled on the most practical answer to this question. Their loyalty belonged to whoever paid them the most money. There's a very high chance that Tiberius was murdered by the prefect of the Praetorian Guard, which means that the imperial bodyguard made it only two emperors [repeated for dramatic emphasis] before it started killing them. Tiberius's successor Caligula was famously insane and the Guard eventually got sick of him and participated in his murder. After Caligula's death, the guard declared Claudius as the new Emperor, who repaid them by giving them lavish donatives. That meant the Guard had gone from protecting the emperors to killing ones that didn't like, and then installing new ones. After the Senate turned against Nero and he committed suicide in 69 AD, the Roman Empire had its year of four emperors: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and finally Vespasian, who won the civil war and became the new emperor. Each of the potential claimants had their own praetorians who fought against other praetorians. The original Praetorian Guard of Nero did not cover itself in glory, as their comfortable life in Rome did not make them effective as field soldiers and they lost against the toughened legionaries from the frontier armies who came to fight in the civil war. That said, during the reigns of the Five Good Emperors (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius) from 96 to 180 AD, we don't hear much about the Praetorian Guard. The most likely explanation is that these emperors were strong and capable rulers, so the guard had no reason to turn against them, and therefore any potential conspiracies that would've involved the Guard just didn't get off the ground. However, part of the reason the 100s AD were the apex of the Roman Empire is that Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius did not have sons, so they adopted a capable leader as their son and heir, thereby creating continuity of rule. Marcus Aurelius unfortunately had a natural son named Commodus, and after he died, Commodus became Emperor. Commodus was a spectacularly incompetent narcissist, nowadays famously known as the villain from the movie Gladiator. If anything, Gladiator toned down Commodus' brutality, though to be fair to Commodus, he didn't murder his father like the fictional version did in the movie. Commodus was eventually assassinated, and the Praetorian Guard hit its lowest point soon after. Pertinax became Emperor after Commodus, and there was hope he would be a Nerva-type figure, a respected elderly Senator who would adopt a capable heir the way Nerva did with Trajan. However, Commodus had used the Guard as his privileged force of personal thugs, and Pertinax tried to impose discipline upon them. The Guard most definitely did not care for that, so they murdered Pertinax and then auctioned off the title of Emperor to whoever would pay them the most. Soon after Septimius Severus seized control of the Empire and he summarily fired all the Praetorian and put his own veteran legionaries in their place. So the Praetorian Guard, which had been intended to guard the emperors, ended up murdering the Emperor on a regular basis and sometimes choosing a successor and even auctioning off the title of Emperor to the highest bidder. Septimius Severus was a brutal ruler and held the Empire together long enough to die of natural causes. His sons Caracalla and Geta were his successors, and Caracalla murdered Geta before he was assassinated himself by yet another plot from disgruntled praetorians. After that, both the Empire and the Guard declined precipitously. This was the period later historians would call the Crisis of the Third Century, when the Roman Empire fractured into the three competing mini empires I mentioned earlier. A depressing pattern rapidly took hold. The Praetorian Guard or the army would kill an Emperor and proclaim a new one. The Emperor would last until he tried to do something the army didn't like, such as imposing discipline and then the pattern would repeat. The Praetorian Guard was never really reformed, but like so many failed institutions, it gradually became obsolete. Part of the reason was that the Empire was subject to frequent barbarian invasions throughout the 200s. The Emperor was required constantly on the frontiers to supervise the defense with the field armies. The emperors developed a different kind of bodyguard called the "scholae palatinae", a mounted group of soldiers that would accompany him in the field as he moved about the Empire. The constant defensive warfare also resulted in a subtle shift within the Empire. Rome was no longer the center of power within the Empire. The center of power was actually wherever the Emperor happened to be at the moment. The city of Rome itself had become in many ways an expensive vestigial relic of another age. Some of the emperors only visited Rome once. Some of the shorter-lived ones never made it there at all, and the Emperors certainly did not rule from Rome. Because of these changes, the idea of the Praetorian Guard, a permanent bodyguard force based in Rome, had become obsolete. The actual end of the Praetorian Guard came after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, the battle where the Emperor Constantine famously had the vision that led him to convert to Christianity. The Praetorian Guard sided with Constantine's opponent Maxentius, and since Constantine had no use for the Praetorian Guard and indeed would move his capital to the new city of Constantinople, he simply had the Guard disbanded and continued to rely on mounted cavalry units for his personal bodyguard. So the Praetorian Guard, after three centuries of frequent treachery and corruption, had come to an end. Amusingly, while the Guard was gone, the title of "praetorian prefect" remained in use in the Empire for the rest of its history, which came to show just how powerful the commander of the Guard could become. In the end, the Praetorian Guard was yet another example of institution that became a hindrance to the very goals it was founded to advance. This seems to be a curse of any organization, and the only cure is constant vigilance and strong leadership, two qualities, alas, that are all too rare at any age of history. Yet you can definitely see why I say history is the best source of material for fantasy writers. You could get like 20 different novels out of the events I discussed above. So that is it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you all next week.

Sailors toss Jonah into the Mediterranean Sea where he is gulped by a huge fish.

f Asa's final years, which are characterised by some serious failures to rely on Yahweh. Firstly, when Baasha king of Israel began acting aggressively to Judah, he hired the Syrians to attack the northern kingdom. He had failed to heed that the LORD had granted victory against the Ethiopian horde. The great lesson that Hanani the seer told Asa was, "The eyes of Yahweh run to and fro throughput the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward Him" (verse 9 ESV). From now on he would have wars. He became enraged with the prophet and placed him in stocks in prison. His anger was also vented against others of God's people. The irony of Asa, whose name means 'physician', is that when he became diseased in his feet, Asa did not seek healing from the great Physician, but died in suffering. Nonetheless, Judah were saddened by the death of the great reformer. Chapter 17 says Judah were blessed when Asa's son, Jehoshaphat, ascended the throne and he, too, walked "in the early ways of David his father". The kingdom was established by Jehoshaphat and the surrounding lands made no war against him, but paid him tribute. Ezekiel 48 dealt with the allotments to the tribes both north and south of the temple precinct and the allocation of its territory. Note that the northern border of the territory of the kingdom of God under the reconstituted and restored Israel is the Euphrates river; the southern border is the Nile; the western border is the Mediterranean Sea; and the eastern border the Gulf of Arabia - the entire land through which Abraham walked upon and was promised (see also Psalm 72). The city that will be constructed to service the House of Prayer for all nations will be of a square construction and have a perimeter of about 64.5 kilometres and will be called Yahweh Shammah - or Yahweh is there. John 17 outlines Jesus' wonderful prayer for unity with himself and his Father. Having struggled to subject his will to the Father in Gethsemane and being strengthened by an angel to do that, the victory had been won, and all that remained were the trials, scourging and crucifixion which our Master would endure. So, the prayer began with an acknowledgment of the coming glory - verse 4 the glory that the Father had planned for the Son before creation. Then followed a plea for men to know the Father and the servant Son sent into the world to reveal the Father's character; and in that "knowing" would come life eternal. The prayer was to preserve the believers in that truth and so save them. None would be lost save Judas, the 'son of destruction'. Eventually everyone sanctified by the truth would be united with the Father in the same way His Son was. John chapter 18 records the betrayal and arrest of the Lord in the garden ofGethsemane. Judas arrived with a heavily armed contingent of temple thugs, who when they asked the Lord, who they sought, they fell to the ground illustrating that where he was they could not come (John 7:36). He gave himself voluntarily into their hands after miraculously restoring the severed ear of Malchus- the high priest's servant and rebuking Peter who had mistakenly tried to protect his Lord. Jesus faced Annas and Caiaphas in trial. Peter's first denial followed. Then Jesus is placed under oath by the high priest, who contrary to the law commanded our Master to be struck and was rightly rebuked by Jesus. Peter's second denial followed. The rulers attempted to force from Pilate, the Roman Governor, during the night, the death sentence - another illegality - on the unproven charge of treason. Pilate questioned Jesus and it was clear that our Lord had total mastery of the situation and it was Pontius Pilate who quailed in the presence of the Son of God. Jesus bore witness to the Truth that he came into the world to be "King of the Jews" (see 1 Timothy 6 verses 12-16). Pilate declared him to be innocent of the charge; but the rulers clamoured for his death and the acquittal of Barabbas.

In this episode, we'll explore the rediscovery and legacy of Thonis-Heracleion, a sacred port city that was lost beneath the Mediterranean Sea for over 1200 years. During its peak, the city stood as both a major checkpoint for foreign merchants entering Egypt and a spiritual center tied to the worship of Amun, Khonsu, Osiris, Aphrodite, and many more Egyptian and Greek deities.Rituals connected the site to Canopus through the Osirian Mysteries, and I'll share details about the archaeological evidence of these rites, including a sacred barge that carried the statue of Osiris between the two cities. As with its neighbor Canopus, Thonis-Heracleion became closely associated with a Greek mythical hero. According to Herodotus, this was where Heracles (Hercules) set foot in Egypt for the first time and Heracles became syncretized with Khonsu over time.Listen now to explore how the rediscovery of Thonis-Heracleion has helped reshape our understanding of Egypt's sacred coastline during the Late Period and Ptolemaic Dynasty.TranscriptsFor transcripts of this episode head over to: https://archpodnet.com/tpm/24LinksSee photos related to episode topics on InstagramLoving the macabre lore? Treat your host to a coffee!ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetAPN ShopAffiliatesMotion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Seagull Escapade: A Picnic Adventure in Empúries Ruins Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-10-08-07-38-20-ca Story Transcript:Ca: A les ruïnes antigues d'Empúries, les fulles de tardor ballaven al vent, creant un paisatge màgic contra el mar Mediterrani.En: Among the ancient ruins of Empúries, the autumn leaves danced in the wind, creating a magical landscape against the Mediterranean Sea.Ca: En Jordi, la Marta i en Pau havien viatjat fins allà per gaudir d'un pícnic tranquil.En: Jordi, Marta, and Pau had traveled there to enjoy a peaceful picnic.Ca: La Marta admirava les restes de pedra mentre en Pau feia broma sobre si els romans també tenien problemes amb les gavines.En: Marta admired the stone remains while Pau joked about whether the Romans also had trouble with seagulls.Ca: En Jordi, amb el seu toc meticulós, havia portat una cistella plena de deliciosos entrepans.En: Jordi, with his meticulous touch, had brought a basket full of delicious sandwiches.Ca: Volia que tot fos perfecte.En: He wanted everything to be perfect.Ca: Van trobar un lloc assolellat i van estendre una tovallola de quadres.En: They found a sunny spot and spread out a checkered blanket.Ca: Els riures ressonaven entre les ruïnes mentre gaudien de la vista.En: Laughter echoed among the ruins as they enjoyed the view.Ca: De sobte, l'aparició inesperada d'una gavina destorbà la pau.En: Suddenly, the unexpected appearance of a seagull disturbed the peace.Ca: Amb un moviment ràpid i atrevit, l'ocell va agafar un dels entrepans i va sortir volant.En: With a quick and bold move, the bird grabbed one of the sandwiches and flew away.Ca: La Marta primer va quedar sorpresa, però la situació va començar a fer-la riure.En: Marta was initially surprised, but the situation soon made her laugh.Ca: En Pau, no perdent l'oportunitat de fer una altra broma, va cridar: "És el roba entrepans més ràpid de la història!En: Pau, not missing a chance to make another joke, yelled, "It's the fastest sandwich thief in history!"Ca: "En Jordi es va aixecar ràpidament.En: Jordi quickly stood up.Ca: Aquest no era el pícnic que havia planejant, però no es rendiria sense més.En: This wasn't the picnic he had planned, but he wouldn't give up just like that.Ca: Es va girar cap als seus amics i, amb un somriure decidit, els va proposar seguir l'ocell.En: He turned to his friends and, with a determined smile, proposed they follow the bird.Ca: Els tres van començar una persecució divertida a través dels antics carrers d'Empúries.En: The three began a fun chase through the ancient streets of Empúries.Ca: Les ruïnes, amb els seus racons secrets i arcs antics, es van convertir en un escenari per a la seva aventura.En: The ruins, with their secret corners and ancient arches, became a stage for their adventure.Ca: En Pau, aprofitant les columnes, corria d'un costat a l'altre fent veure que era un explorador boig.En: Pau, taking advantage of the columns, ran from side to side pretending to be a mad explorer.Ca: La Marta seguia la gavina amb crits plens d'alegria.En: Marta followed the seagull with shouts full of joy.Ca: Finalment, després de moltes rialles i corredisses, van trobar la gavina aturada sobre una pedra, ja sense interès en l'entrepà.En: Finally, after much laughter and running, they found the seagull perched on a stone, no longer interested in the sandwich.Ca: En Pau, amb una idea esbojarrada, va fer una petita dansa que fins i tot va sorprendre l'ocell.En: Pau, with a wild idea, did a little dance that even surprised the bird.Ca: La gavina es va posar a volar, deixant enrere el que quedava de l'entrepà.En: The seagull took flight, leaving behind what remained of the sandwich.Ca: Amb l'entrepà recuperat, tot i que una mica desfet, el trio va tornar al seu lloc original del pícnic.En: With the sandwich recovered, although a bit ruined, the trio returned to their original picnic spot.Ca: Vam riure fins que no vam poder més mentre gaudien de la resta de l'àpat.En: They laughed until they couldn't anymore while enjoying the rest of the meal.Ca: En Jordi va adonar-se que, moltes vegades, l'alegria dels moments inesperats supera qualsevol pla perfecte.En: Jordi realized that, many times, the joy of unexpected moments surpasses any perfect plan.Ca: I així, mentre el sol s'amagava lentament darrere de les onades, en Jordi, la Marta i en Pau van saber que aquell pícnic seria recordat, no pels entrepans sinó per l'aventura compartida.En: And so, as the sun slowly set behind the waves, Jordi, Marta, and Pau knew that the picnic would be remembered, not for the sandwiches but for the shared adventure. Vocabulary Words:ruins: les ruïnesleaves: les fulleswind: el ventlandscape: el paisatgestone: la pedraremains: les restesseagulls: les gavinesmeticulous: meticulósblanket: la tovallolaappearance: l'apariciópeace: la paumove: el movimentthief: el lladreadventure: l'aventurachase: la persecucióstreets: els carrerscorners: els raconsarches: els arcsstage: l'escenariexplorer: l'exploradordance: la dansasunset: la posta de solwaves: les onadesmeal: l'àpatjoy: l'alegriamoment: el momentplan: el placolumns: les columnesmoonlight: la llum de la llunawhisper: el murmuri

What do you bring to a potluck that's guaranteed to be a hit, is easy to prepare, and can travel well?Choosing what dish to bring to a potluck or tailgate can feel tricky, and that's why this week we're sharing our go-to dishes for feeding a crowd. These trusted recipes will allow you to show up to your next potluck with a dish that's guaranteed to be one of the first things to disappear from the table. By the end of this episode, you'll learn:Stress-free recipes, like an eye-catching twist on pigs in a blanket and a buttery take on slidersTwo meatless mains that showcase seasonal produce Sweet, simple treats that can be baked days in advance and are easy to pack up and transport, anywhere you want to goPress play and get inspired with recipes that will make you the MVP of your next potluck or tailgate!***This week's episode is sponsored by La Baleine, makers of ancestral sea salts harvested from France.La Baleine's Kosher Sea Salt is 100% natural. Unlike other kosher salts, it is uniquely harvested from the Mediterranean Sea, crystallized by the sun and sea breezes, and responsibly sourced.Additive-free, its small, flake-like crystals make it perfect for everyday cooking. It seasons evenly, is easy to pinch, and enhances everything from soups and pastas to vegetables and meat.

“Medicane” sounds like a mash-up of medicine and a candy cane—maybe something to get your kiddos to take their medicine. The term is a mash-up, but there's nothing sweet about it. The word is short for “Mediterranean hurricane”—a compact storm twirling across the Mediterranean Sea. Unlike hurricanes in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans, those in the Mediterranean are most likely to fire up in the fall and early winter. A cold low-pressure system moves in from the Atlantic or the Arctic. As the cold air crosses the warmer sea water, the temperature difference builds big thunderstorms. Air swirls around the storms, forming a spinning system that looks like a tropical storm or hurricane. Because the Mediterranean is fairly small, so are the medicanes. They're seldom more than about 150 miles in diameter. And they seldom last more than about three days. With less time and space to develop, they can't grow as powerful as their bigger cousins in the Atlantic and Pacific. Only one has reached the equivalent of a category-two hurricane. Even so, medicanes are deadly. They can dump huge amounts of rain, causing major flooding. The strongest medicane pelted parts of Greece with more than two feet of rain, killing four people. And the deadliest one, known as Daniel, hit in September of 2023. It killed 16 people in Greece, then crossed the Mediterranean to Libya. Flooding there killed an estimated 6,000—the deadly power of a medicane. The post Medicanes appeared first on Marine Science Institute. The University of Texas at Austin..

On Wednesday, the government announced new energy reforms in its Energy Package. This follows a review into the sector being undertaken by Frontier Economics. Despite this, the government has decided not to follow a significant amount of recommendations within the review. For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party's Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Court about this package, and some of the backlash the government has received from the sector regarding it. They also discussed Samuel Leason, Rana Hamida, and Youssef Sammour, being detained in Israel by attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. The interception of these vessels is illegal under international law, as the interceptions took place in the Mediterranean Sea between 70-80 nautical miles off of the Gazan coast. This comes a month after over a hundred humanitarian groups have signed an open letter calling for Israel to allow essential aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. They say they are “not authorised” to deliver aid, unless they comply with tough Israeli measures. Joel also spoke to Court about the three New Zealand detainees, and what the government is doing to get them home. But first, they discussed energy reforms.

A President for AllAll three candidates in the Presidential election have made commitments in support of Irish Unity. Clear evidence of the growing importance of Irish Unity to the electorate.Last Saturday Catherine Connolly was invited to address a Sinn Fein conference in Dublin. There was a palpable buzz of anticipation in Dublin City University as over 500 party activists gathered to discuss ‘Building For Unity.'  It was an opportunity to judge her style, hear at first hand her vision for the future of our island, and to assess her ability to challenge the establishment parties and their candidates.Connolly has been an outspoken critic of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and an advocate for workers, communities, and equality. She supports the need for the Irish government to plan for the future unity referendums. A call Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and their candidates refuse to make.Real sanctions needed nowLast Friday I spoke on my podcast to Chris Andrews a Sinn Fein Senator who is on the Global Sumud Flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea which, as a I write this, is trying to bring much needed humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people of Gaza. The flotilla, which has already been bombed by Israeli drones, sails under the constant threat of Israeli assault. The 50 boats involved left the coast of Crete on Sunday. Another flotilla of ten vessels also left Sicily on Sunday. When I spoke to Chris we discussed the danger and challenges facing the flotilla. He urged the Irish government and Tánaiste Simon Harris to do more in support of the flotilla's mission and the Palestinian people.Last week at the United Nations most state representatives refused to sit while Israeli PM Netanyahu ranted against those who opposed his genocidal policies.  Every day Israeli forces are continuing to assault the people of Gaza City and scores of Palestinians are being killed, and others, mostly children, are dying from forced starvation.Using your Loaf!This week I want to highlight the virtues of the humble Belfast Bap and the man who created it. During the week I breakfasted on boiled eggs served on a sliced  bap plastered with butter and sprinkled with black pepper. An bhlasta. Really scrumptious. Try it. You won't be disappointed. This particular bap came ready sliced. I prefer to slice my bap myself so that the slices are thick and well able to carry the butter and the boiled  egg. This is real finger food.  The ready sliced baps can be a wee bit thin. Still tasty but a bit messy. So slice your own. 

The Global Sumud Flotilla has embarked on the most dangerous leg of its mission to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians in the midst of genocide. As of Monday morning, over 40 vessels with delegations of peace activists from around the world are just over 300 nautical miles from Gaza, and will be entering the "high risk" zone within the next 24-48 hours. Naval ships from three countries—Spain, Italy, and Turkey—are now accompanying the humanitarian fleet as a security escort. Calling in from the Mediterranean Sea, flotilla members Iara Modarelli and Leila Hegazy speak with TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez about the current status of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the critical days ahead.Guests:Iara Modarelli is a broadcast journalist and humanitarian from Spain who is sailing with the Global Sumud FlotillaLeila Hegazy is a musician and social media creator from the United States who is sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla.  Additional Links/Info:Global Sumud Flotilla website, TikTok, and InstagramRuwaida Amer's documentary reporting for TRNN from GazaMaximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Why US veterans are sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla”Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Chris Smalls: Sabotage attempts and death threats won't stop Gaza Freedom Flotilla”Credits:Studio Production: Maximillian AlvarezPost-Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Stephen FrankHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!WE'RE FINALISTS FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS SIGNAL AWARDS. HELP US WIN!Click here to vote!:https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/historyMichael Fox is also a finalist in the History Podcast category for his truly unique, rich, and inspirational weekly series Stories of Resistance------------Click here to vote for Marc Steiner!: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/individual-episodes/cMarc Steiner is a finalist for Best Host of an Individual Episode 

I'm back again this week with four more "lost cities" for you. First we'll explore the  Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion that literally sank beneath the Mediterranean Sea and was rediscovered some 1,200 years later. Next, we'll hop over to Jordan to discover the ancient Nabataean city of Petra with it's grand facades etched into the red rock landscape. After that it's off to Cambodia to learn about the not actually lost at all Khmer city of Angkor. And finally the mountains of Peru where majestic and little understood Machu Picchu looms among the picturesque peaks. But, while it's fun to think about "lost cities," the obvious lesson of this week's episode is: be careful what you call "lost" and be careful how easily you throw out the term "discovered." These words carry weight and they've already caused a lot of damage. Let's fix that. Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: The Guardian "Lost Cities #6: how Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years under water"The British Museum "Timeline of Ancient Egypt"Franckgoddio.org "Sunken Civilizations"National Geographic "Who built the 'lost city' of Petra and why did they leave?"Natural History Museum of Utah "Angkor: The 'Lost City' That Never Needed to be Discovered"Wikipedia "Angkor"Wikipedia "Machu Picchu"Shoot me a message!

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universesIt's been a busy week for the MCU starting with a potentially big leak where costumes from Avengers: Doomsday were revealed. With filming now wrapped, an image from the wrap party gifts showed those who want to look what our characters may look like in the upcoming blockbuster. In other “oops” news, Spider-Man actor Tom Holland suffered a mild concussion while filming a stunt for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, halting filming for several days. Here's hoping Spidey's bump on the noggin heals fast! Daredevil: Born Again has already been renewed for a third season. The return to Charlie Cox's outing as the Man Without Fear was well received this year on Disney+ and season two will premiere next May. Lastly, Marvin Jones, III will appear as Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. On Monday, Lucasfilm dropped the long-awaited teaser trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu - Star Wars' newest feature film coming out in May 2026. As we've discussed before, this will be Lucasfilm's first feature film for the franchise since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker and it seems like a lot is riding on Grogu's tiny green shoulders.James Gunn didn't leave us hanging this week as the writer/director/co-chair of DC Studios shared an Instagram post of his second draft of the script for Man of Tomorrow. An image taking up most of the cover shows an anatomical cutout of a human head and brain leading to speculation that Brainiac will be the villain Superman and perhaps Lex Luthor have to team up against. Matt Reeves also chimed in on the same topic, though separately, and shared that the villain for The Batman: Part II will be a character that has “never really been done” in a film before. Reeves also confirmed his films are Elseworlds projects not part of the DCU.The first trailer has been released for Sony's comedic reimagining of the 1997 film Anaconda which stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd. The film will hit theaters on December 25.Director Shawn Levy posted a photo to Instagram last week of Ryan Gosling in costume on the set of Star Wars: Starfighter, offering the first look from the film's shoot. Gosling and co-star Flynn Gray are seen posing with the Mediterranean Sea behind them.Paul Walter Hauser is joining the cast of director Zach Cregger‘s new Resident Evil movie.DC announced last week that its Batman No. 1, a relaunch of the Caped Crusader by writer Matt Fraction and artist Jorge Jiménez, has sold over 500,000 copies, making it the top selling comic of the year by far.Stan Lee will posthumously return to L.A. Comic con, this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans. Fans will be able to speak with the hologram at the Stan Lee Experience section of the con, a 1,500 ft. enclosed booth which costs between $15-$20 to enter, depending on whether you buy tickets ahead of time. And like meeting a celebrity or getting autographs, there will be paid opportunities to take photos with the hologram or have a three-minute, one-on-one conversation with it.Taylor Swift is returning to theaters from Oct. 3-Oct. 5 for her album release. Swift is partnering with AMC theaters for the event film which will feature behind the scenes making of her new album Life of a Showgirl, as well as a music video premiere. The Eras Tour film was a phenomenon two years ago, becoming the top grossing concert film of all time with $261.6 million globally.After rumors last week that Paramount was looking into making a bid for Warner Brothers, Puck News is now reporting that a well placed inside source has verified that Netflix is preparing to make a bid for the studio as well.

In the annals of US military history, there are no doubt many unsolved and perplexing mysteries, but few could compare to the fate of the US Navy spy ship that was mercilessly attacked by one of its closest allies intentionally and without warning. One of the reasons it is still a mystery is because it is also the only peacetime attack on a US naval vessel that, to this day, has never been investigated by the Congress of the United States.The USS Liberty was a 455-foot, 10,150-ton electronic intercept spy ship, originally a standard-design Victory Ship--a more evolved version of the World War II Liberty Ships--which were built as supply ships, not intended for direct fighting. The Liberty had been converted to an Auxiliary Technical Research Ship (AGTR), known colloquially as a "spy ship," first deployed in 1965; its top speed was only 18 knots.Yet the Liberty's fate, one of the most enigmatic, unresolved military mysteries of all time, is, paradoxically at its core, quite clear-cut and undisputed. The basic facts generally accepted by all are that, on the fourth day of the Six Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors (Egypt, Syria and Jordan), the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) savagely attacked the U.S. spy ship, the USS Liberty.On the warm, sunny-bright day of June 8, 1967, starting at about 6:00 a.m., at least twelve, possibly thirteen Israeli aircraft of different types began surveilling the Liberty, some of which were only 1,000 feet or less in altitude, apparently to photograph and "map" her for later targeting purposes. The precision of the later attack could only have been accomplished through such pre-planning, specifically identifying the priority targets, starting with the gun mounts to render the ship defenseless, followed by all of the forty-five different radio antennae and related transmitting equipment. . Beginning just before 2:00 p.m., three unmarked French-built Mirage III-C swept-wing fighter jets, without warning, settled into a triangular formation, aimed straight at the Liberty and proceeded to bore down on the ship in a fast low-level attack that began with rockets targeted at the four gun mounts and heat-seeking missiles aimed at the communications gear, with their warmed transmitters. . When the attack was over, thirty-four men were dead and one hundred seventy-four were injured to varying degrees, some near death.Unlike all other books ever written about the tragic attack - none of which provide a satisfactory explanation of what really caused it - Remember the Liberty! examines it in complete context of how it was positioned there by Johnson himself, for the very purpose of being attacked, and sunk, with every one of the 294 men on board going to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. His purpose was to use that event - while blaming Egyptian President Gamal Nasser for the attack - as a pretext for joining Israel in the war, even at the risk of igniting World War III with the Soviet Union. This book provides the only realistic explanation for why Lyndon Johnson did what he did, and why, in the heat of battle, he intervened with his Navy officers who were determined to rescue the Liberty and ordered them to recall the squadrons of fighter jets they had already dispatched - twice, 90 minutes apart - for that purpose.When the heroic crew saved the ship from sinking, it stopped Johnson's plan to join Israel in the war and thereby saved the world from certain nuclear conflagration. It also prevented his strategy of entering what he felt would be a "popular war" (unlike his other one in Vietnam) in order to give him a better chance to be reelected president the following year. When that failed to materialize, so did his reelection campaign; ten months later he was forced to announce his decision to not re-run for the office that he had always considered his destiny.https://amzn.to/4n9s0zkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

This week on The Lowdown military aviation news: Hungarian MiG-29 theft – Thieves broke into Kecskemét Air Base and stole radar components from retired MiG-29 fighters. Was it an inside job inside NATO territory? F-15 accidental ejection – At Barnes Air National Guard Base a passenger unexpectedly ejected from an F-15D during taxi. We break down how this could happen. MQ-9 Reaper crash – A $13 million Reaper drone was lost in the Mediterranean Sea after a propeller failure. Singapore cancels Guam F-15 training plan – Why Singapore and the United States decided not to move forward with this fighter detachment. B-2 bomber Alaska appearance – A stealth bomber and F-35 escorts arrive during the Putin and Trump Alaska event. 

In early July, the Mediterranean Sea experienced a marine heatwave. The surface of the water reached temperatures of 30 degrees in some places. A social media post at the time claimed that some of these sea temperatures were so different to the normal sea temperature at this time of year, that the sea was experiencing a “1-in-216,000,000,000-year sea temperature anomaly”. This would suggest that the likelihood of the event was on a timescale far longer than the amount of time the entire universe has existed. Is the claim true? Dr Jules Kajtar, a physical oceanographer from the National Oceanography Centre, takes a look at the statistics. We heard about this story because a listener spotted it and emailed the team. Get in touch if you've seen a number you think we should look at. moreorless@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Rosie Strawbridge Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   4/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   7/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   5/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   6/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   3/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   2/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   1/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.

FRESHLY FOUND INTERSTELLAR COMET I3/ATLAS AND THE THEORY OF LITHOPANSPERMIA:   8/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday.  https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands,Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life.