Podcasts about Merchant

Today, I'm joined by Sam O'Keefe, co-founder & CEO of Flex.   Enabling use of HSA and FSA funds at checkout, Flex unlocks tax-advantaged spending on preventative health products — from fitness and recovery to supplements and wearables.   In this episode, we discuss making "pay with HSA/FSA" as common as PayPal.    We also cover:   Confusion around HSAs & FSAs Value props for merchants and consumers Integrating with Equinox's membership flow    Subscribe to the podcast → insider.fitt.co/podcast  Subscribe to our newsletter → insider.fitt.co/subscribe  Follow us on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/fittinsider    Flex's Website: www.withflex.com  Shop with Flex: www.withflex.com/shop  Instagram: www.instagram.com/paywithflex/  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/withflex/  X (Twitter): https://x.com/paywithflex  Sam's Email: sam@withflex.com    -   The Fitt Insider Podcast is brought to you by EGYM. Visit EGYM.com to learn more about its smart fitness ecosystem for fitness and health facilities.   Fitt Talent: https://talent.fitt.co/  Consulting: https://consulting.fitt.co/  Investments: https://capital.fitt.co/    Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:39) Sam's background (02:26) Why HSA/FSA funds are hard to use (04:00) Making HSA/FSA work (05:35) IRS regulations (07:05) The education problem (09:00) Merchant value proposition (10:30) Increased accessibility (11:10) API-first infrastructure (12:05) Custom integrations (14:40) Patterns across fitness, sleep, supplements, wearables (16:15) Women directing family healthcare spending (18:00) Subscription retention (19:15) Psychology of separate health spending pool (21:25) Equinox partnership (22:40) Seamless checkout integration vs reimbursement friction (24:15) Fitness language shift (25:05) Making HSA/FSA ubiquitous in every checkout (27:15) $150 billion underutilized in HSA/FSA accounts (28:40) Consumer marketplace (29:30) Growing B2C alongside B2B focus (30:30) 2026 priorities (32:33) Conclusion  

What can Hollywood (and the haunted souls who still occupy it) learn from another picture-based entertainment industry that once was dead, but is now reborn? I probe my personal history and tragedies in the sports card trade, from the late 90s to the present day, for all they are worth.   Part 2/2 - for the full 2 hr episode (and double the adventures + other perks) subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian   If you like what you hear, please review and spread the word

The second in our 'Beyond the Stage' series, where we speak to the individuals behind some of the biggest events and conferences in the world, whether that's in retail, payments, technology or fintech. Graham Barrett is joined by Filip Rasovsky, Head of Event Production at MPE, Merchant Payments Ecosystem, taking place in Berlin from March 17-19. MPE is one of the leading events of its kind when it comes to payment acceptance and is now the home of the global merchants payment community. The show attracts over 500 global merchants and brands from every major vertical. As a media partner to MPE, we have secured a 10% discount code for our followers. When registering for the event, be sure to use the code: c-suite10 to secure your 10% discount, which is valid until March 17 2026

A London gravedigger spent two years quietly digging up the dead by day and selling their bodies, teeth, and severed limbs to hospitals by night — with a 14-year-old girl holding the basket.HEAR THE NEW SONG FOR THIS EPISODE! https://youtu.be/7_uVLP_0YUM *** For the final story in this podcast episode, "Knights, Dragons, and Dino DNA"... “DINOSAUR” is a pop-punk thought experiment about ancient monsters, biblical beasts, and the uncomfortable possibility that some things might not be as settled as we're told. From Behemoth to Leviathan to a certain long-necked lake resident, the song asks a simple question: if it looks like a dinosaur, sounds like a dinosaur, and terrifies everyone like a dinosaur… what exactly are we waiting for? It's a raised eyebrow to long-held beliefs set to power chords. (Interpret responsibly.)IN THIS EPISODE: The Phaistos Disc was discovered in 1903, by Italian archaeologists in southern Crete. Since then the disc has remained a mystery as no one has been able to decipher the writings upon it, nor who made the object, what was it used for, and even if it's a genuine archaeological discovery or a clever fake. (The Phaistos Disc) *** Usually you learn that a place is haunted simply because people say it is. It's common knowledge around the town or neighborhood… but when the government of your country says a place is haunted, you'd better danged well listen. Such is the case with India's Bhangarh Fort. (Bhangarh Fort – The Most Haunted Place in India) *** At the end of 1894 French army captain Alfred Dreyfus, a graduate of the École Polytechnique, and a Jew of Alsatian origin, was accused of handing secret documents to the Imperial German military. After a closed trial, he was found guilty of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment on the dreaded Devil's Island. But that's just the beginning of the story that later became known as The Dreyfus Affair. (The Dreyfus Affair) *** We've all heard of the power of the mind – it's been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of pain, some well-trained individuals can use their mind to slow their rate of respiration, to bring their heartbeat down to almost nothing with no long-term ill effects… but what about controlling things outside of your own body? Is the mind that powerful? Some believe so – and they also believe it's one possible explanation for hauntings. (The Wild PK of the Poltergeist) *** Is it possible that our history books are wrong and that humans actually did walk with dinosaurs? It might not be as far-fetched as it sounds, especially when you look at tales of knights, dragons, and T-Rex DNA. (Knights, Dragons, and Dino DNA) *** We'll have a short tale about Joseph Naples… who chose the macabre career of being a grave digger… but only because it made it easier for him to be a grave robber… and a body snatcher. (A London Body Snatcher)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:56.690 = A London Body Snatcher00:11:52.171 = The Phaistos Disc ***00:24:08.962 = Bhangarh Fort – The Most Haunted Place in India00:32:12.421 = The Dreyfus Affair ***00:41:16.636 = The Wild PK of the Poltergeist00:47:23.109 = Knights, Dragons, and Dino DNA ***00:56:08.245 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakHELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES…https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harmhttps://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar SOURCES and RESOURCES:#ChurchOfTheUndead: “DRAGONS, SLAYERS, AND A DINO BOAT RIDE”: https://weirddarkness.com/dragons-slayers-and-a-dino-boat-ride/“Knights, Dragons, and Dino DNA” posted at Earth Chronicles: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9cvh5mwa“A London Body Snatcher” by Suzie for DiggingUp1800.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/akvjtuxk“The Phaistos Disc” by Brian Haughton: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/swkhu9ah“Bhangarh Fort” from BuggedSpace.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/r3uyrjc4“The Dreyfus Affair” by Syd Albright for CDA Press: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n5upfkvb“The Wild PK of the Poltergeist” by Dr. Michael Grosso for Consciousness Unbound:=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. 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Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. 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In Time for Learning sucht dein Host Nawid Company das Gespräch mit anderen Branchenexperten. Hier erfährst du, wie es im Affiliate Bereich wirklich läuft und was die neusten Trends sind. Machst du also bereits Affiliate Marketing und arbeitest in dem Bereich, bist Merchant und betreibst deinen eigenen Online-Shop oder möchtest dich einfach weiterbilden, dann bist du hier genau richtig. Im zweiten Teil der heutigen Folge 'Time for Learning' sprechen Nawid Company und CRO-Experte Anas Elimani über AOV-Steigerung durch smarte Bundle-Strategien, die Macht von Post-Purchase-Befragungen und wie die 5 kritischen Nutzerfragen jede Landing Page zum Erfolg führen. Heute geht es um folgende Themen: - Abo-Subscription - Amazon Marketplace - Average Order Value (AOV) - Bounce Rate - Bundle-Angebote - Conversion Rate - Heatmaps (Hotjar/Clarity) - Post-Purchase-Fragen - Trust-Elemente

Centra Camogie League 1B Round 1 game played at GAA Abbottstown, PITCH 1 Saturday 14th February 2026 at 2pm.  Introduced by Jim Collins with commentary by Pat McNamara and analysis from Nicholas Rynne and Eleanor Walsh. -00.00 introduction and teams -34.09 half time analysis , -38.02 second half, -01.12.10 end of game analysis, -01.16.50 interview Clare Manager Eugene Foudy

Ash Merchant is a business advisor, coach and senior executive fluent in a diverse range of topics in human capital, risk management, total rewards, workplace trends and diversity.  He currently serves as the Founder and President of Lionheart Partners, a firm specializing in Advisory Services, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching for clients in the US and around the world. Ash has successfully built a reputation of coaching and developing others while also taking exceptional care of client relationships.

Discover how Nasdaq uses data platforms at a massive scale to power markets and prepare for AI. Angie Ruan, Nasdaq's CTO of Capital Access Platforms, explains how large-scale data systems support market integrity, transparency, and decision-making across public and private markets. She defines what it really means to be AI-ready, how leaders should modernize data platforms, and how market fundamentals help separate real AI value from hype.Key Moments:Why Nasdaq Is More Than a Stock Exchange (06:10): Angie reframes Nasdaq as a global technology company rather than a traditional exchange, explaining how data, platforms, and engineering underpin trust, resilience, and transparency across public and private markets.The Scale of Market Data Powering the Global Financial System (11:15): Angie breaks down the massive scale of Nasdaq's data ecosystem, including hundreds of billions of market messages per day and platforms supporting more than $90 trillion in assets. She explains how data quality and reliability are foundational to market integrity and decision-making.Building a Unified Data Intelligence Platform at Nasdaq (16:35): Angie explains how Nasdaq approaches data architecture, governance, and platform design to create a unified data intelligence layer. She shares why access control, operational efficiency, and data trust matter more than raw data volume when enabling analytics and AI at scale.The AI-Ready Playbook for Data and AI Leaders (19:20): Drawing on her experience across startups and large enterprises, Angie outlines a practical framework for data and AI transformation. She emphasizes cloud adoption, breaking down silos, listening to business needs, and treating platform modernization as both a technical and organizational challenge.Is AI a Bubble? Using Market Data to Separate Hype from Reality (31:00): Angie applies a data-driven lens to the AI bubble debate, examining earnings growth, margins, return on equity, and capital investment. She explains why current financial indicators suggest today's AI moment differs fundamentally from past technology bubbles.Key Quotes:“ The foundation of any data strategy is actually cloud… If you don't put the data or the actual system in the cloud, it's much harder in terms of services and platform, let alone AI.” - Angie Ruan“Data is great, but the more important [thing]... is how we put it all together.” - Angie Ruan“ The world is going to change so fast… Being curious [and] continuing to learn, it is so important.” - Angie RuanMentionsInside the Invitation-Only Stock Market for the WealthyNasdaq eVestment: The Institutional Intelligence Platform Powering $90T+ in DecisionsGuest Bio Angie Ruan is the Chief Technology Officer, Capital Access Platforms at Nasdaq. An award-winning industry leader, Ms. Ruan holds four technical patents and has been instrumental in driving digital transformation across many industries, including enterprise application, e-commerce, payment, and capital markets. She most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Chime before returning to Nasdaq where she was the Senior Vice President of Global Technology, responsible for overseeing the development of Key Market Technology Products and Corporate Platforms. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Ms. Ruan served as the Global Group Technology Vice President of consumer experiences and platform for American Express, where she was responsible for the digital transformation of American Express web and mobile technology. Before then, she was the Unit CIO for U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business, and was also Head of Engineering for Global PayPal Retail and Merchant product lines. As well, she held various executive engineering leadership roles at eBay including building the eBay messaging system, creating the eBay mobile platform, and transforming the DevOps organization.Recognized as one of Silicon Valley's Women of Influence, Ms. Ruan holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and studied undergraduate in Computer Science at Tsinghua University of China. Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

Guidance and key skeletal growth signs that signal the need for a pediatric endocrinology referral. Learn more about pediatric endocrinology at Children's Health.  Learn more about Dr. Merchant.  

Tom and Eric are back from the Dice Tower Cruise, trying not to make Julie jealous, but failing miserably. We talk about games played, ports visited, and flights cancelled. Plus, we dive into the listener mailbag, and gather a new round of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:54 - Dice Tower West and The Library 02:33 - Merchant of Venus in The Library 04:26 - Dice Tower Cruise - Pre-Cruise 10:50 - Cruise: Most Checked-Out Games 21:57 - Cruise: St. Thomas Game Day 25:02 - Eric's Travel Woes 27:26 - Jibber Jabble 29:44 - Julie's Cruise Contribution 30:47 - Question: Too Social? 38:33 - JiSoGi: Anime Studio Tycoon 46:07 - Eternal Decks 49:44 - Ham Helsing 55:11 - Cosy Stickerville 59:03 - Fest Season Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

In this episode of Biz/Dev, we talk with Oz Merchant, founder of Futureproof, about the real struggle of building a company from the ground up.We talk about being a founder, navigating funding, getting leads, and what it actually takes to go from zero to one and close that first meaningful sale.LINKS:acceleratorhub.runfeatureproof.comOz on LinkedInFutureproof on LinkedIn___________________________________ Submit Your Questions to: hello@thebigpixel.net OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube Our Hosts David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel The Podcast David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start. In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture. Contact Us hello@thebigpixel.net 919-275-0646 www.thebigpixel.net FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC Big Pixel 1772 Heritage Center Dr Suite 201 Wake Forest, NC 27587 Music by: BLXRR

In Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Ian Smith urges readers of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet to develop “racial literacy.” Through both wide social influences and specific professional pressures, Shakespearean critics have been taught to ignore, suppress, and explain away the racial thinking of the plays, a set of evasion strategies that inevitably have political and social ramifications in the contemporary United States. As Ian writes in the introduction, Black Shakespeare is intended to “shift the focus to conditions that shape readers, inform their epistemologies, and influence their reading practices” (3). Today's guest is Ian Smith, Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Ian is the author of the previous monograph, Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance: Barbarian Errors (Palgrave, 2009), as well as one of the most important articles in early modern literary criticism of the last twenty years, “Othello's Black Handkerchief.” Ian is the current President of the Shakespeare Association of America. John Yargo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His specializations are early modern literature, the environmental humanities, and critical race studies. His dissertation explores early modern representations of environmental catastrophe, including William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He has published in Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Ian Smith urges readers of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet to develop “racial literacy.” Through both wide social influences and specific professional pressures, Shakespearean critics have been taught to ignore, suppress, and explain away the racial thinking of the plays, a set of evasion strategies that inevitably have political and social ramifications in the contemporary United States. As Ian writes in the introduction, Black Shakespeare is intended to “shift the focus to conditions that shape readers, inform their epistemologies, and influence their reading practices” (3). Today's guest is Ian Smith, Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Ian is the author of the previous monograph, Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance: Barbarian Errors (Palgrave, 2009), as well as one of the most important articles in early modern literary criticism of the last twenty years, “Othello's Black Handkerchief.” Ian is the current President of the Shakespeare Association of America. John Yargo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His specializations are early modern literature, the environmental humanities, and critical race studies. His dissertation explores early modern representations of environmental catastrophe, including William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He has published in Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Ian Smith urges readers of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet to develop “racial literacy.” Through both wide social influences and specific professional pressures, Shakespearean critics have been taught to ignore, suppress, and explain away the racial thinking of the plays, a set of evasion strategies that inevitably have political and social ramifications in the contemporary United States. As Ian writes in the introduction, Black Shakespeare is intended to “shift the focus to conditions that shape readers, inform their epistemologies, and influence their reading practices” (3). Today's guest is Ian Smith, Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Ian is the author of the previous monograph, Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance: Barbarian Errors (Palgrave, 2009), as well as one of the most important articles in early modern literary criticism of the last twenty years, “Othello's Black Handkerchief.” Ian is the current President of the Shakespeare Association of America. John Yargo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His specializations are early modern literature, the environmental humanities, and critical race studies. His dissertation explores early modern representations of environmental catastrophe, including William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He has published in Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Ian Smith urges readers of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet to develop “racial literacy.” Through both wide social influences and specific professional pressures, Shakespearean critics have been taught to ignore, suppress, and explain away the racial thinking of the plays, a set of evasion strategies that inevitably have political and social ramifications in the contemporary United States. As Ian writes in the introduction, Black Shakespeare is intended to “shift the focus to conditions that shape readers, inform their epistemologies, and influence their reading practices” (3). Today's guest is Ian Smith, Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Ian is the author of the previous monograph, Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance: Barbarian Errors (Palgrave, 2009), as well as one of the most important articles in early modern literary criticism of the last twenty years, “Othello's Black Handkerchief.” Ian is the current President of the Shakespeare Association of America. John Yargo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His specializations are early modern literature, the environmental humanities, and critical race studies. His dissertation explores early modern representations of environmental catastrophe, including William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He has published in Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Studies. 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 Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Ian Smith urges readers of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet to develop “racial literacy.” Through both wide social influences and specific professional pressures, Shakespearean critics have been taught to ignore, suppress, and explain away the racial thinking of the plays, a set of evasion strategies that inevitably have political and social ramifications in the contemporary United States. As Ian writes in the introduction, Black Shakespeare is intended to “shift the focus to conditions that shape readers, inform their epistemologies, and influence their reading practices” (3). Today's guest is Ian Smith, Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Ian is the author of the previous monograph, Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance: Barbarian Errors (Palgrave, 2009), as well as one of the most important articles in early modern literary criticism of the last twenty years, “Othello's Black Handkerchief.” Ian is the current President of the Shakespeare Association of America. John Yargo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His specializations are early modern literature, the environmental humanities, and critical race studies. His dissertation explores early modern representations of environmental catastrophe, including William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He has published in Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Studies.

In Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Ian Smith urges readers of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet to develop “racial literacy.” Through both wide social influences and specific professional pressures, Shakespearean critics have been taught to ignore, suppress, and explain away the racial thinking of the plays, a set of evasion strategies that inevitably have political and social ramifications in the contemporary United States. As Ian writes in the introduction, Black Shakespeare is intended to “shift the focus to conditions that shape readers, inform their epistemologies, and influence their reading practices” (3). Today's guest is Ian Smith, Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Ian is the author of the previous monograph, Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance: Barbarian Errors (Palgrave, 2009), as well as one of the most important articles in early modern literary criticism of the last twenty years, “Othello's Black Handkerchief.” Ian is the current President of the Shakespeare Association of America. John Yargo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His specializations are early modern literature, the environmental humanities, and critical race studies. His dissertation explores early modern representations of environmental catastrophe, including William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He has published in Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Merchant account applications denied over and over? You might be on the MATCH / TMF blacklist. MATCH / TMF list is the payment processing blacklist that can silently block individuals from opening merchant accounts. In this video, Maria breaks down what the MATCH list is, why people get placed on it, and how it impacts your ability to process credit card payments. She explains how to find out if you're listed, what steps you can take to get removed, and what to do if there's no way off the list. From understanding processor risk to navigating account approvals, this video gives you the insights you need to protect your business and avoid repeated rejections.____________________________________________

Ferg & Lee travel to Brazil, on the run, hunted by a relentless listener demanding content (hashtag: Ferg's mum), and in desperate need of a score. Identifying a bank vault filled to the brim with satire, angst, and whimsy, they decide to go all out and steal it.   Wait, that's not quite the plot (if it could be called that) of one of them there Fust & Farious films.   If you thing this is absurd, wait until you hear what Ferg & Lee discuss this season. Yes, season. We're back, and more middle aged than ever (Ferg prematurely so). After a long break, not long enough according to some industry commentators, The Maker & The Merchant return with their own brand of...err, stuff. It's a bumper episode to kick off season 5. Is this because there's lots to cover? Is it because of a glut of wine trade happenings that urgently need discussed? Is it because we want to give you, the listener, incredible value for money? No, none of these. It's becasue we don't use timers in the office nor actually script what we do.   Prepare for our regular 'This Is The News' feature, which at the time of recording was highly topical and insightful...who knows how it will sound now. Ferg updates us on the day his carer signed an official agreement to keep an eye on him indefinitely, and we review what has been described as 'The Best Vintage We Have Ever Seen'*   So, strap in, take a tranquiliser, and ready your ears for some incredible and valuable insights couched in the language of insanity.   It's good to be back.   *2025 to be clear, no '24, 0r '23, or...you get the idea.

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by W.Brett Wilson - CEO & Chairman of Prairie Merchant Corp - a private merchant bank which finances key personal investments in five major areas - energy, agriculture, real estate, entertainment and sport.Prior to founding Prairie Merchant Corp, W.Brett Wilson co-founded investment banking advisory firm, Wilson Mackie & Co., in 1991, and in 1993, co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary, Alberta with Rick Grafton, Jim Davidson, and N. Murray Edwards. W.Brett Wilson was a season 3, 4 & 5 panelist on CBC Television's Dragons' Den. He has written regularly on entrepreneurship for publications including Oilweek, Alberta Venture and the National Post, and in 2012, he published the book titled Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes.His sports interests include ownership in the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. W. Brett Wilson has supported hundreds of charities including, The Southern Alberta Institute of Urology, the David Foster Foundation, Right to Play & the Wilson Centre for Domestic Abuse Studies at the Calgary Counseling Centre.W. Brett Wilson obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary.In 2010, W. Brett Wilson received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Royal Roads University. In 2011, he was awarded the Order of Canada and subsequently received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2012.Among other things, we learned about FirstEnergy ~1992 & Dragons' Den Lessons.Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsAmbyintJSGBidell Gas CompressionBunch ProjectsSupport the show

Atlas Merchant Capital CEO Bob Diamond joins "Bloomberg Crypto" to discuss the cryptocurrency market amid a Bitcoin price decline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textA large National Council of Teachers of English teacher survey reported by Education Week lists Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet among the most frequently assigned texts in U.S. And Folger Shakespeare Library notes its edition sales (a good “what schools buy” proxy) had Romeo and Juliet first, followed by Hamlet, Macbeth, then A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, and Julius Caesar.But before I start talking about British school subject matter, I better describe one certificate and one assessment of skills that are more or less standard in the United Kingdom.First, there is the GCSE or General Certificate of Secondary Education.It's the main set of school qualifications students typically take in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, usually at age 15–16 (Year 11). Students take several subjects (like English, Math, Sciences, History, etc.), and the results are used for next steps such as A-levels or vocational courses.And then there is the AQA -  which stands for Assessment and Qualifications Alliance an exam board in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland that creates the syllabuses, sets the exams, and award qualifications for subjects such as English, History, Sciences, etc.).Now back to the Shakespearean plays most frequently studied in the United Kingdom.Most-studied in UK secondary schools - In the UK, the gravitational center is Macbeth—especially at GCSE level. A UK secondary teaching survey reports Macbeth as the most popular overall, and one study cited within the literature reports ~65% teaching it for GCSE (with Romeo and Juliet next).Exam boards also list Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night.  12th night is sometimes add it to the list.So before I start going into some of the modern productions of Shakespeare's plays, I thought it might be more fun, as well as instructional, to go back and look at the originals.But first I'm going to give you what I hope is a simple timeline - about a minute - that roughly puts Romeo and Juliet into perspective date wise.Early 1590s: early blood-and-thunder tragedy + first big history hits (think Henry VI plays, Richard III).1594–1596: lively early comedies and experiments as his voice sharpens (e.g., Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream).c. 1594–1596: Romeo and Juliet (mid-1590s), one of his early breakthrough tragedies.1595–1596: Richard II (another key mid-1590s work).1596–1597: The Merchant of Venice (often placed around this period).1598–1599: Much Ado About Nothing (late-1590s “mature comedy”).1599–1600: Julius Caesar (turn-of-the-century political tragedy).1599–1601: Hamlet (written around this window; many place it at 1601).Early 1600s: the “big tragedy” period ramps up (including Macbeth, usually dated after James's 1603 accession).1610–1611: late “romance/magic” phase, including The Tempest and The Winter's Tale.1613: very late career work like Henry VIII.Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

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Lin Zexu believed moral clarity and the largest drug bust in history could end the opium crisis and avert war. Yet, as his solution drained into Humen Bay, so too did the last hope of peace between China and Britain.Time Period Covered:1836–June 1839 Major Historical Figures: The Qing Empire:The Daoguang Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Minning) [r. 1820–1850]Lin Zexu, Imperial Commissioner and Governor-General of Huguang [1785–1850]Deng Tingzhen, Governor-General of Liangguang [1776–1846]Huang Juezi, Minister and court official (opium policy advocate) The British Empire:King William IV [r. 1830–1837]Queen Victoria [r. 1837–1901]Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Foreign Secretary [1784–1865]Charles Elliot, Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China [1801–1875]Lancelot Dent, Opium trader and head of Dent & Co. [1799–1875]James Matheson, Merchant and political advocate for war [1796–1878] Major Sources Cited:Fairbank, John K. Trade and Diplomacy on the China CoastPlatt, Stephen R. Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden AgeWakeman, Frederic, Jr. “The Canton Trade and the Opium War,” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 10Wakeman, Frederic, Jr. The Fall of Imperial ChinaLovell, Julia. The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we learn about Google Merchant Center and how Etsy shops can use it to get free traffic! (Step by Step!)    

In this episode, we hosted the talented Kethan, and talked about his interesting journey on rebranding and music. Enjoy!Sandwich Sundays Ticket: https://tikozetu.com/events/sandwich-sundays

Merchant of Record, Stripe, or your own merchant account — what's the real difference, and why does it matter?In this video, Maria breaks down the key differences between using a payment service provider like Stripe, a Merchant of Record setup, and having your own merchant account. While all three allow you to accept credit cards, they are fundamentally different in how risk, liability, control, and scalability are handled.Maria explains how each option works, when each makes sense, and why the “as long as I can accept payments” mindset often leads businesses into dead ends as they grow. From legal seller implications and account ownership to scalability, flexibility, and long-term success, this video will help you choose the right payment setup for your business — and know when it's time to make a switch.____________________________________________

Originally livestreamed November 20, 2025. Rizwan Merchant from the Toku Secrets podcast joins Nathan for a round-up of all the crazy Sentai news that's been swirling the last few weeks. How will this all affect Super Sentai, Power Rangers, and our show? Watch the original livestream on the HPV3 YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/Ao8jQ8Cr2H8. New discussion episodes are coming! Podcast Socials:                 Twitter/X: @HenshinPowerV3 The Markalite Lounge (official Facebook group) The Markalite Lounger (official Discord server) Power Rangers Legacy (Power Trip Facebook group) YouTube Channel: @HenshinPowerV3 Nathan's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand

In 1942 a German U-boat approached the entrance to New York's Lower Bay - surprised to see the lights of Manhattan blazing as usual.

From delectable marchpane in Romeo and Juliet, and the herbs of the Merchant of Venice to stew'd prunes of Henry IV, and carving capons in Love's Labour's Lost, there is a wide gambit of meals consumed in Shakespeare's plays that span from bawdy feasts to elite noble banquets, and even popular meals eaten as much to control your behavior as they were seen as nourishment. The details about food found throughout Shakespeare's plays reflect the real foods enjoyed from the peasants to the royalty of Shakespeare's life.   This week we are diving into these delectable delights with food historian and author Sam Bilton, to talk about her latest book, Much Ado About Cooking—which was created in collaboration with Shakespeare's Globe---that allows us to get a literal taste of Shakespeare. Much Ado About Cooking takes Shakespeare's own food references and pairs them with real recipes from his lifetime, then reimagines those recipes for the modern cook so that you can easily make, and eat, food from the life of William Shakespeare. 

In this episode of Energy Transition Today, Leonard and Maja start with the fallout from the UK's AR7 offshore wind auction, looking at record awarded volumes alongside cancelled projects and growing strain on the development pipeline. They then turn to Poland, where RP Global is progressing a highly leveraged, largely merchant onshore wind project, highlighting rising lender confidence in Central and Eastern Europe. The focus moves to the Netherlands and its decision to introduce a temporary one sided CfD to relaunch a 1GW offshore tender and rebuild investor appetite. The episode also examines Germany's newly approved gas capacity programme and what it means for system security, before closing with the surge in battery storage investment, including major equity and debt financings for terralayr in Germany and Greenvolt's grid scale project in Hungary.Hosts: Maya Chavvakula and Leonard MüllerThis epsiode was edited by Leonard Müller. Reach out to us at: podcasts@inspiratia.comFind all of our latest news and analysis by subscribing to inspiratia For tickets to our events email conferences@inspiratia.com or buy them directly on our website. Listen to all our episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other providers. Music credit: NDA/Show You instrumental/Tribe of Noise©2025 inspiratia. All rights reserved.This content is protected by copyright. Please respect the author's rights and do not copy or reproduce it without permission.

This week on Thumb Cramps, yeah, we're thinking they're back as the summer break is finally over and it's safe to be a gamer once more. Joining them for their return episode is Ruby Innes as they take a look at Luigi's Mansion 1, 2 and 3 for the Nintendo Switch 2, A Merchant's Promise for the PC, White Knuckle for the PC, Metal Garden for the PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PC, Pokemon Legends: Z-A for the Nintendo Switch 2 and of course Thumb Cramps Wrapped 2025. Yeah, it's a big episode. Thank you to XZ Neal for providing us with the stats and thank you to everyone coming back to listen to this normal podcast in 2026.Get Tickets to Thumb Cramps Live in Sydney Here (50 tickets left!!)Get Thumb Cramps Long Sleeve Shirts HereThumb Cramps+ has launched! Ad-free podcasts and a bonus monthly episode of Speedrunning Television; a brand new podcast that innovates how to watch television as gamers. Subscribe now on Sanspants Plus OR Apple Podcasts! Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram;Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | RubyWatch us on Twitch;Jackson | Duscher | Sanspants Radio | Back PocketYou can physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073.Join our facebook group here or join our Discord here.Theme music by Benny Davis! You can find all his stuff at his website or check out his YouTube channel.Parts of this episode were recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land, we respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Episode 100 10 Favorite (current) Worship Songs 1. My Testimony by Elevation Worship 2. Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me by City Alight 3. Scars by I Am They 4. I Thank God by Maverick City Music 5. Goodness of God by CeCe Winans 6. Sing Wherever I Go by We the Kingdom 7. Thank You Jesus for the Blood by Charity Gayle 8. What an Awesome God by Phil Wickham 9. Bless God by Brooke Ligertwood 10. Jesus Lifted Me by Cain  10 Favorite Bible Verses 1. “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 2. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” II Corinthians 1:3-4 3. “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis 5:20 4. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 5. “I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9: 1-2 6. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Act 4:12 7. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 8. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,” Joel 2:25 9. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6-7 10. “Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6:19 10 Favorite Treats 1. Milka chocolate bars 2. Iced lattes 3. Manzanilla green olives from Trader Joe's (yes, specifically these) 4. Homemade popcorn 5. Coffee ice cream 6. Roasted and salted macadamia nuts  7. Kettle cooked potato chips 8. Kouign-amann pastries 9. Chips and salsa 10. Italian Confetti Almonds from Trader Joe's (yes, specifically these) 10 Favorite Books 1. How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn 2. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri 3. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 4. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 5. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder 6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7. Persuasion Jane Austen 8. The Chronicles of Narnia (the whole series) C. S. Lewis 9. Rainbow Valley by Lucy Maud Montgomery 10. God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew 10 Favorite Movies 1. It's a Wonderful Life 2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 3. Napoleon Dynamite + Nacho Libre (cannot pick one and they are a pair to me) 4. My Fair Lady 5. Sleepless In Seattle 6. Little Women (1994 version) 7. Sense and Sensibility 8. That Thing You Do 9. To Kill a Mockingbird 10. Up  10 Favorite Places I've Visited 1. Cinque Terre, Italy 2. The Cotswolds, England 3. Big Sur, CA 4. Murren, Switzerland 5. Meteora, Greece 6. Olympic National Park, WA 7. Annecy, France 8. Hyderabad and Secunderabad, India 9. Reykjavik, Iceland 10. Glacier National Park, MT  10 Favorite Coffee Shops  1. Scout Coffee, San Luis Obispo, CA 2. Honest Coffee, Franklin, Tenn 3. Orange Inn, Laguna Beach, CA 4. Certified Kitchen and Bakery, Boise, ID 5. Merchant, Long Beach, CA 6. Giovanni Cova & C, Milan, Italy 7. Jo's Coffee, Austin, TX 8. Barista Parlor, Nashville, TN 9. Hooray Coffee, Redlands, CA 10. Sant' Eustachio Il Caffee', Rome, Italy  10 Favorite Things That Were Also Really Hard 1. Natural childbirth 2. Writing books 3. Being a public high school teacher 4. Becoming a speaker 5. Sharing the most vulnerable parts of our marriage story publicly 6. Running a half marathon 7. Fighting porn 8. Parenting teens and young adults 9. Home schooling 10. Becoming a podcaster  10 Favorite Things from Nature 1. Giant Sequoia trees 2. Cardinals 3. Sea otters 4. California Poppies 5. Coast Live Oak trees 6. Moss 7. Tidepools 8. Red Tailed Hawks 9. Wild Mustard 10. Dolphins  10 Favorite Adventures 1. My Christian walk 2. Being married to Aaron 3. Becoming a mom 4. Spending 2 summers in my teens in India with my dad 5. Summering in Scotland with 25 teens + Aaron when we were newlyweds 6. Becoming an author 7. Family road trip from California to Minnesota 8. Home schooling our kids 9. Backpacking through Europe as a young married couple 10. Family trip to Italy  10 Misc Favorite Things: 1. The color yellow 2. My Blundstone boots 3. My Nugget ice maker 4. Wearing brand new socks 5. Watching travel shows with Aaron (especially Stanley Tucci, Rick Steves and Travel Man) 6. Colorful bags from Orla Keily 7. My collection of Yearly bangles that Aaron started for me 8. Red shoes 9. Stickers – especially travel and encouraging words 10. My collection of Ronnie Kappos jewelry that Aaron started for meThe Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Ali Merchant reveals the small shifts you can implement today to become a better leader immediately. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How to make difficult conversations easier 2) The three things exceptional managers do3) How to upgrade your one-on-ones with one questionSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1121 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ALI — Ali Merchant has spent two decades scaling Learning & Development departments for public companies, tech brands, and the world's largest ad agencies. Today, he's the founder of All-In Manager, a leadership development firm that trains and coaches managers to become leaders. Since 2018, Ali has trained thousands of managers and coached hundreds of senior leaders worldwide. He's also the author of The All-In Manager: Become a better leader today, not someday. Ali lives in Chicago with his wife, Sarah, and their dog, Lenny. • Book: The All-In Manager: Become a better leader today. Not Someday• LinkedIn: Ali Merchant• Website: AllInManager.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “The rocky road from actions to intentions” by Elizabeth Newton• Tool: Descript• Tool: Google NotebookLM• Book: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) by Marshall Rosenberg and Deepak Chopra• Book: Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini• Book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks• Book: Firefighter Zen: A Field Guide to Thriving in Tough Times by Hersch Wilson— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Threads of Compassion: A Merchant's Heartfelt Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-01-19-23-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Tussen de oude gebouwen van Amsterdam, glinsterend in de winterzon, rook men de geur van versgebakken broodjes en warme kruiden.En: Amidst the old buildings of Amsterdam, glistening in the winter sun, one could smell the scent of freshly baked rolls and warm spices.Nl: Het was een drukte van belang op de middeleeuwse markt, met vrolijke inwoners die zich warm hadden ingepakt.En: It was bustling on the medieval market, with cheerful locals bundled up warmly.Nl: Maarten, de jonge handelaar, stond trots bij zijn kraam vol zeldzame stoffen.En: Maarten, the young merchant, stood proudly by his stall full of rare fabrics.Nl: Zijn droom was om zijn zaken uit te breiden, verder dan Amsterdam.En: His dream was to expand his business beyond Amsterdam.Nl: Vandaag was een belangrijke dag.En: Today was an important day.Nl: Niet ver van hem stond Femke.En: Not far from him stood Femke.Nl: Ze was bekend vanwege haar kennis over kruiden en haar veelzijdige remedies.En: She was known for her knowledge of herbs and her versatile remedies.Nl: Al hoewel ze meestal stil was over haar hartconditie en de uitdagingen daarmee, genoot ze van de sfeer op de markt.En: Although she was usually quiet about her heart condition and the challenges that came with it, she enjoyed the atmosphere at the market.Nl: Ze was vastbesloten haar onafhankelijkheid te behouden en de dag zonder problemen door te komen.En: She was determined to maintain her independence and get through the day without problems.Nl: Vandaag was bijzonder koud.En: Today was particularly cold.Nl: De adem van de mensen vormde wolkjes in de lucht.En: People's breath formed little clouds in the air.Nl: Terwijl Maarten aan een potentiële klant zijn prachtige lila zijde demonstreerde, merkte hij Femke aan de overkant van het marktplein op.En: While Maarten was demonstrating his beautiful lilac silk to a potential customer, he noticed Femke across the market square.Nl: Ze leek plots te wankelen.En: She suddenly seemed to wobble.Nl: Haar gezicht werd bleek.En: Her face turned pale.Nl: Maarten aarzelde, maar slechts een fractie van een seconde.En: Maarten hesitated, but only for a fraction of a second.Nl: Hij rende naar haar toe, de kleuren van zijn stoffen wervelend achter hem.En: He ran towards her, the colors of his fabrics swirling behind him.Nl: Femke viel op haar knieën.En: Femke fell to her knees.Nl: Haar adem was kort.En: Her breathing was short.Nl: Maarten knielde naast haar, onzeker over wat te doen.En: Maarten knelt beside her, uncertain of what to do.Nl: Maar hij kon haar duidelijk niet alleen laten.En: But he clearly couldn't leave her alone.Nl: De markt om hen heen leek plotseling veel lawaaieriger en ver weg.En: The market around them suddenly seemed much noisier and far away.Nl: De stemmen mengden zich tot een vaag geroezemoes.En: The voices blended into a vague murmur.Nl: Op dat moment verscheen Jeroen, de sterke smid en trouwe vriend.En: At that moment, Jeroen, the strong blacksmith and loyal friend, appeared.Nl: Zijn handen, sterk van het smeden, namen Femke's slappe pols voorzichtig vast.En: His hands, strong from forging, gently took Femke's limp wrist.Nl: Met kalmte stelde hij vast wat er moest gebeuren.En: With calmness, he determined what needed to be done.Nl: "Hier, Femke, gebruik je eigen kruiden," zei hij terwijl hij snel in Femke's tas rommelde.En: "Here, Femke, use your own herbs," he said as he quickly rummaged through Femke's bag.Nl: Maarten en Jeroen werkten samen om Femke weer op haar voeten te krijgen.En: Maarten and Jeroen worked together to get Femke back on her feet.Nl: Ze gaven haar de kruiden en wachtten.En: They gave her the herbs and waited.Nl: Langzaam kwam de kleur terug op haar wangen.En: Slowly, her cheeks regained color.Nl: "Dank jullie," fluisterde Femke, nog licht in het hoofd, maar al sterker.En: "Thank you," Femke whispered, still a little lightheaded but already stronger.Nl: Met Femke stabiel op een bankje en onder de zorgzame blik van Jeroen, keerde Maarten haastig terug naar zijn kraam.En: With Femke stable on a bench and under the watchful eye of Jeroen, Maarten hurried back to his stall.Nl: Hij verwachtte zijn klanten kwijt te zijn.En: He expected to have lost his customers.Nl: Maar, in plaats daarvan, trof hij een verrassing aan.En: But, instead, he found a surprise.Nl: De mensen die hem hadden gezien, opmerkten zijn bereidheid om zijn zaken even te laten liggen voor zijn vriendin.En: The people who had seen him noted his willingness to set aside his business for his friend.Nl: Het gerucht verspreidde zich door de markt dat Maarten een man met een groot hart was.En: The rumor spread through the market that Maarten was a man with a big heart.Nl: De marktkooplui en bezoekers verzamelden zich rond zijn kraam, nieuwsgieriger dan ooit naar zijn stoffen.En: The market vendors and visitors gathered around his stall, more curious than ever about his fabrics.Nl: Het werd een drukke middag, maar Maarten glaande van vreugde.En: It became a busy afternoon, but Maarten beamed with joy.Nl: Zijn bezoekers waren niet alleen getroffen door zijn producten, maar ook door zijn verhaal.En: His visitors were not only impressed by his products but also by his story.Nl: Uiteindelijk leerde Maarten dat echte rijkdom niet altijd in goudstukken gemeten wordt, maar in de banden tussen vrienden en de gemeenschap die men opbouwt.En: Ultimately, Maarten learned that true wealth is not always measured in gold coins but in the bonds between friends and the community one builds.Nl: Die avond vertrok hij van de markt, met meer verkopen dan hij had durven dromen en een hernieuwd respect voor de kracht van vriendschap en medemenselijkheid.En: That evening, he left the market with more sales than he had dared to dream and a renewed respect for the power of friendship and humanity.Nl: Maarten voelde zich rijker, en niet alleen maar door zijn handelswaar.En: Maarten felt richer, and not just through his merchandise. Vocabulary Words:amidst: tussenglistening: glinsterendscent: geurbaked: gebakkenspices: kruidenbustling: druktemedieval: middeleeuwsemerchant: handelaarexpand: uitbreidenremedies: remediesversatile: veelzijdigeindependence: onafhankelijkheidwobble: wankelenswirling: wervelendpale: bleekmurmur: geroezemoesblacksmith: smidforging: smedenlimp: slapperummaged: rommeldelightheaded: licht in het hoofdloyal: trouwevendors: marktkoopluibonds: bandenhumanity: medemenselijkheidmerchandise: handelswaarstalled: kraamrejuvenate: hernieuwencheerful: vrolijkedetermined: vastbesloten

Fluent Fiction - Danish: A Spice Merchant's Tale: Triumph at Copenhagen's Market Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2026-01-19-08-38-19-da Story Transcript:Da: Markedet i København var fuld af liv.En: The market in København was full of life.Da: Folk myldrede mellem boderne på de brostensbelagte gader.En: People swarmed between the stalls on the cobblestone streets.Da: Lystige stemmer blandede sig med råbene fra handlende, der reklamerede for deres varer.En: Cheerful voices mixed with the shouts from vendors advertising their goods.Da: Duften af friskbagt brød og salte bølger fra den nærliggende havn fyldte luften.En: The scent of freshly baked bread and salty waves from the nearby harbor filled the air.Da: Astrid stod ved sin lille bod.En: Astrid stood by her small stall.Da: Hun solgte sjældne krydderier.En: She sold rare spices.Da: Hendes familie havde brug for penge, og hun måtte sælge alt, inden vinterstormen ramte.En: Her family needed money, and she had to sell everything before the winter storm hit.Da: Ved hendes side gik Freja, hendes yngre søster.En: By her side was Freja, her younger sister.Da: Frejas øjne glitrede af nysgerrighed, mens hun iagttog de mange farverige boder.En: Freja's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she observed the many colorful stalls.Da: "Vi har brug for held," sagde Astrid blidt til Freja.En: "We need luck," Astrid gently said to Freja.Da: "Vi mangler stadig at sælge meget."En: "We still have a lot to sell."Da: Soren, byens venlige smed, kom forbi.En: Soren, the town's friendly blacksmith, passed by.Da: Han smilede til Astrid.En: He smiled at Astrid.Da: "Stormen nærmer sig.En: "The storm is approaching.Da: I skal snart pakke sammen," sagde han.En: You should pack up soon," he said.Da: "Jeg bliver lidt længere," svarede Astrid.En: "I'll stay a little longer," replied Astrid.Da: "Jeg håber på en sidste kunde."En: "I'm hoping for one last customer."Da: Vinden tog til.En: The wind picked up.Da: Skyerne blev mørke, og folk forlod langsomt markedet.En: The clouds grew dark, and people slowly left the market.Da: Astrid begyndte at miste håbet.En: Astrid began to lose hope.Da: Men lige som hun skulle pakke sammen, dukkede en velklædt mand op.En: But just as she was about to pack up, a well-dressed man appeared.Da: Han var rejst langvejs fra og manglede krydderier til en vigtig ret.En: He had traveled from afar and needed spices for an important dish.Da: "Jeg har netop de krydderier, du søger," sagde Astrid med et forsigtigt håb.En: "I have just the spices you're looking for," said Astrid with cautious hope.Da: Manden købte alt, hvad hun havde.En: The man bought everything she had.Da: Astrid havde nu nok til at redde familiens forretning.En: Astrid now had enough to save the family's business.Da: Hun takkede manden og greb Frejas hånd.En: She thanked the man and took Freja's hand.Da: "Vi skal afsted nu," sagde Astrid og trak Freja med sig.En: "We must go now," said Astrid, pulling Freja along with her.Da: Mens de løb gennem de iskolde gader, begyndte de første snefnug at falde.En: As they ran through the icy streets, the first snowflakes began to fall.Da: Astrid smilede, hendes hjerte let som sneen omkring dem.En: Astrid smiled, her heart light as the snow around them.Da: Hun havde klaret det.En: She had made it.Da: Familien var reddet.En: The family was saved.Da: Stormen ramte, men Astrids hjerte var varm af nyfundet styrke.En: The storm hit, but Astrid's heart was warm with newfound strength.Da: Hun vidste nu, at modgang kunne overvindes med vilje og beslutsomhed.En: She now knew that adversity could be overcome with will and determination.Da: Hun havde lært vigtigheden af at gribe mulighederne, når de viste sig.En: She had learned the importance of seizing opportunities when they presented themselves.Da: Sammen med Freja skyndte hun sig hjemad, klar til at fortælle familien den gode nyhed.En: Together with Freja, she hurried home, ready to tell the family the good news.Da: De farverige flag i markedet blafrede vildt i vinden, mens folket søgte ly fra stormen.En: The colorful flags in the market flapped wildly in the wind as people sought shelter from the storm.Da: Astrid så frem mod en ny dag, fyldt med håb og tillid til fremtiden.En: Astrid looked forward to a new day, filled with hope and confidence in the future. Vocabulary Words:swarmed: myldredecobblestone: brostensbelagtecheerful: lystigevendors: handlendeadvertising: reklameredeharbor: havnrare: sjældnecuriosity: nysgerrighedsparkled: glitredeblacksmith: smedapproaching: nærmer sigcautious: forsigtigtadversity: modgangdetermination: beslutsomhedopportunities: mulighedernepresented: viste sigseizing: gribeflapped: blafredeshelter: lyseize: grebwell-dressed: velklædtpack up: pakke sammenicy: iskoldesnowflakes: snefnugstrength: styrkeconfidence: tillidfilled: fyldtenearby: nærliggendestall: bodobserved: iagttog

Way back in 1978, craft beer legends Charles and Rose Ann Finkel founded a small importing business and began shipping classic European beers into the US, effectively changing the American craft beer landscape for generations. Nearly five decades later, and they’re still setting the standard. Aaron Cohn, regional sales manager at Merchant du Vin, joins us this week.  After many years in the beer industry working with local breweries, Aaron found his calling slinging the absolute best beer in the world to American consumers looking to deepen their knowledge and appreciation for the classics. Tune in to hear about Aaron’s history in the beer world, his affinity for the funk, and that one time he ghosted the rep for one of the most sought-after breweries on the planet! Tap, tap, tap Alright, Grit & Grainers! Please email us at cheers@gritandgrainpodcast.com with your comments, opinions, and your best import-beer moments. You can subscribe to GGP on YouTube, Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, and iHeartRadio, and please leave us a review. Be sure to also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. If this podcast is not what you expected, please alter your expectations. No such thing as a bad time to visit Tacoma. No such thing as too much barleywine. Tune in next Friday for more sweet chatter. Cheers! The post Episode 173: Merchant du Vin with Aaron Cohn appeared first on Grit & Grain Podcast.

Isn't Carrotty Bess great?Topics in this episode include why Stephen compares Shakespeare to Shylock, Shakespeare's father John Shakespeare and his many business ventures, his legal troubles caused by some of those business ventures, Shakespeare's corn-hoarding during a famine, the irony of Irish Nationalists being devoted to Shakespeare, Shakespeare's role in providing propaganda for Britain's colonial project, Mr. Deasy's thoughts on Shakespeare, Chettle Falstaff, the time Shakespeare sued a guy over some malt, how The Merchant of Venice stoked Elizabethan antisemitism, plays that Shakespeare wrote to please various monarchs, James I and Macbeth, political propaganda found in Shakespeare's comedies, and why Stephen's point-of-view as an Irish person alters his interpretation of Shakespeare.Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: He drew Shylock out of his own long pocket.Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

Megyn Kelly opens the show by breaking down the various videos of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, new information about the background on the ICE agent involved, and more. Then MK True Crime hosts Dave Aronberg, Phil Holloway, and Ashleigh Merchant join to discuss the potential criminal and civil lawsuits we may see related to the Minnesota ICE shooting case, breaking down the various components that will come into play from all sides, the key question of whether the ICE agent in the MN shooting felt he was in danger, the problem with eyewitness accounts, Nick Reiner's high profile lawyer Alan Jackson leaving the case, whether it was a conflict of interest or financial, if an insanity defense could actually work, and more. Then Alex Berenson, author of "Unreported Truths" Substack, joins to discuss the truth about today's dangerous marijuana and cannabis, the way it can cause psychosis in certain people, why the messaging around pot has been so harmful, the significance of Nick Reiner's marijuana use, how other infamous killers have used marijuana often, and more. Subscribe to MK True Crime:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mk-true-crime/id1829831499Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4o80I2RSC2NvY51TIaKkJWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime?sub_confirmation=1Social: http://mktruecrime.com/ Aronberg- https://substack.com/@davearonbergHolloway- https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsqBerenson- https://substack.com/@alexberenson Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on goldCozy Earth: Visit https://www.CozyEarth.com/MEGYN & Use code MEGYN for up to 20% offPureTalk: Cut your wireless bill to $20/month—switch to PureTalk now at https://PureTalk.com/KELLYAll Family Pharmacy: Order now at https://allfamilypharmacy.com/MEGYN and save 10% with code MEGYN10   Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Peter Krask, creator of Myth Merchant and former Hollywood producer, shares his journey from quitting grad school to producing reality TV to building a business around storytelling and mythology. After realizing a PhD wasn't his path, Krask dove into the entertainment industry, learning the business side of creativity—budgets, staff, international shipping, and legitimacy through visibility. He explains how being on television instantly validated his work in ways that years of independent effort couldn't, why many people stay in PhD programs despite knowing it's not right for them, and what he's learned about balancing artistic ambition with commercial viability. This conversation explores the tension between creative freedom and financial sustainability, the cultural weight of visible success, and how mythology and narrative shape the way we understand our lives and work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The new book The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World tells the story of Mary Ann Patten, who became the first woman to captain a merchant ship in the 19th century after her husband fell ill in the midst of a voyage. Author Tilar J. Mazzeo discusses the book.

 DANIEL DEFOE ENCOUNTERS THE GENTLEMAN PIRATE Colleagues Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan, The Pirate King. The conversation shifts to Daniel Defoe, a debt-ridden merchant and dissenter seeking financial redemption. Defoe encounters Avery in disguise, who is fleeing a manhunt but evolving into a political operative. Cowan describes Avery as a "gentleman pirate" whose intelligence allowed him to survive while other pirates perished. NUMBER 2