Podcasts about Micronesia

In this episode we speak to the award-winning author, Will Storr (@wstorr) about The Science of Storytelling, from his research process to planning and writing his first draft, why he thinks “writing is mostly about rejection” and why ultimately critics' feedback doesn't matter to him. We also delve into his signature “Sacred Flaw” technique, which will help you truly understand your character (if fiction), or yourself if you're writing a memoir.*ABOUT WILL STORRWill Storr is an award-winning writer. He's the author of five critically acclaimed books: The Status Game (Sept 2021), The Science of Storytelling, The Selfie, The Heretics and The Hunger and The Howling of Killian Lone. His journalism has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. His prizes include a National Press Club award for excellence and the AFM award for Best Investigative Journalism. He's an in-demand ghostwriter whose books have spent months at the top of The Sunday Times bestseller chart.*QUOTES BY WILL:“There was a study in the 1950s  of a small island in Micronesia which ran  this status game of yams and whoever brought the biggest yam to the feast was declared number one. The  yam growers would  grow in secret plots on the island and cover them with overgrow everywhere they would see the yams. I always think about the yams because this book is a yam is what it is and all the things that we're trying to do, it's just a big, bloody yam. That's all it is.it's really useful to remind ourselves that it's just symbols that we're chasing. And we are kind of drugged into thinking that it is of immense importance that this critic likes my book, but it isn't no one else really cares. It's just a yam.”RESOURCES:Connect with WillTwitter:@wstorrWebsite: willstorr.comWill's Books:The Status GameThe Science of StorytellingThe SelfieThe HereticsThe Howling of Killian Lone*For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.comFor free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/​​WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon

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Christine discusses the finale of Survivor: Vanuatu with two-time Survivor contestant Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins). Timestamps for when other seasons of Survivor are spoiled (skip around 15-30 seconds ahead. Timestamps may be a few seconds off depending on where you're listening): Around 51:10 to 51:40 - Minor Micronesia spoilers Around 52:29 to 52:42 - Minor Micronesia spoilers Around 55:00 to 55:05 - Micronesia winner spoilers

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1/4: Origins of the Battle for Oceania: 1/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific.  by Nicholas Thomas An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2/4: Origins of the Battle for Oceania: 2/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific.  by Nicholas Thomas An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 3/4: Origins of the Battle for Oceania: 3/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific.  by Nicholas Thomas An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 4/4: Origins of the Battle for Oceania: 4/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific.  by Nicholas Thomas An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

- Rituales Secretos Extraños exorcismos en Gambia. Siniestros personajes en forma de espíritu en Senegal. Ceremonias prohibidas en Gabón. Rituales de magia en Togo, procesiones de muertos en Micronesia. El viajero y documentalista Daniel Landa ha podido presenciar los rituales más secretos de diferentes tribus y pueblos perdidos del mundo. Sus experiencias a veces le han puesto al borde de la muerte y lo que ha visto le ha dejado sin palabras. - Mitos del Pasado. ¿Fue la aparición del hombre programada? ¿Quiénes eran los dioses llegados de las estrellas? ¿Se ha previsto el futuro de la humanidad? ¿Existieron civilizaciones y tierras ahora perdidas? Los mitos han ayudado a conformar el mundo que conocemos pero, ¿Existe alguna realidad tras ellos? David Suárez Dorta nos lleva a través del tiempo para conocerlos. - Leyendas de Extremadura Damas que se aparecen en carreteras, criaturas monstruosas, monjes fantasma, fiestas tenebrosas. Estos son algunos de los ejemplos sobre fenómenos extraños que se manifiestan en diferente lugares de Extremadura. Jose Manuel García Bautista nos trae un sin fin de historias tan populares como siniestras.

In this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig documents her discoveries on Pohnpei, revealing how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures and universal motifs throughout the world, including the Australian Aborigines, the Inca in Peru, the Vedic civilization of India, early Norse runes, and Japanese symbols. She provides evidence that Pohnpaid is closely related to--yet predates--neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpaid was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmueiso, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria.Discussing the archaeoastronomical function of the Pohnpaid stones, the author examines how many of the glyphs symbolize celestial phenomena and clearly reveal how their creators were sky watchers with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, geophysics, geomancy, and engineering. She shows how the scientific concepts depicted in the petroglyphs reveal how the citizens of Mu had a much deeper understanding of the living Earth than we do, which gave them the ability to manipulate natural forces both physically and energetically. Combining archaeological evidence with traditional oral accounts, Nervig reveals Pohnpaid not only as a part of a geodetic network of ancient sacred sites and portals but also as a remnant of the now submerged but once enlightened Motherland of Mu. Watch/Listen https://www.facebook.com/transformationtalkradio/live_videos/

In this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig documents her discoveries on Pohnpei, revealing how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures and universal motifs throughout the world, including the Australian Aborigines, the Inca in Peru, the Vedic civilization of India, early Norse runes, and Japanese symbols. She provides evidence that Pohnpaid is closely related to--yet predates--neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpaid was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmueiso, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria. Discussing the archaeoastronomical function of the Pohnpaid stones, the author examines how many of the glyphs symbolize celestial phenomena and clearly reveal how their creators were sky watchers with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, geophysics, geomancy, and engineering. She shows how the scientific concepts depicted in the petroglyphs reveal how the citizens of Mu had a much deeper understanding of the living Earth than we do, which gave them the ability to manipulate natural forces both physically and energetically. Combining archaeological evidence with traditional oral accounts, Nervig reveals Pohnpaid not only as a part of a geodetic network of ancient sacred sites and portals but also as a remnant of the now submerged but once enlightened Motherland of Mu. Watch/Listen https://www.facebook.com/transformationtalkradio/live_videos/

In this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig documents her discoveries on Pohnpei, revealing how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures and universal motifs throughout the world, including the Australian Aborigines, the Inca in Peru, the Vedic civilization of India, early Norse runes, and Japanese symbols. She provides evidence that Pohnpaid is closely related to--yet predates--neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpaid was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmueiso, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria. Discussing the archaeoastronomical function of the Pohnpaid stones, the author examines how many of the glyphs symbolize celestial phenomena and clearly reveal how their creators were sky watchers with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, geophysics, geomancy, and engineering. She shows how the scientific concepts depicted in the petroglyphs reveal how the citizens of Mu had a much deeper understanding of the living Earth than we do, which gave them the ability to manipulate natural forces both physically and energetically. Combining archaeological evidence with traditional oral accounts, Nervig reveals Pohnpaid not only as a part of a geodetic network of ancient sacred sites and portals but also as a remnant of the now submerged but once enlightened Motherland of Mu. Watch/Listen https://www.facebook.com/transformationtalkradio/live_videos/

The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: The Petroglyphs of Mu: Pohnpei, Nan Madol, and the Legacy of Lemuria with Guest Carole Nervig. In this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig documents her discoveries on Pohnpei, revealing how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures and universal motifs throughout the world, including the Australian Aborigines, the Inca in Peru, the Vedic civilization of India, early Norse runes, and Japanese symbols. She provides evidence that Pohnpaid is closely related to--yet predates--neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpaid was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmueiso, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria. Discussing the archaeoastronomical function of the Pohnpaid stones, the author examines how many of the glyphs symbolize celestial phenomena and clearly reveal how their creators were sky watchers with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, geophysics, geomancy, and engineering. She shows how the scientific concepts depicted in the petroglyphs reveal how the citizens of Mu had a much deeper understanding of the living Earth than we do, which gave them the ability to manipulate natural forces both physically and energetically. Combining archaeological evidence with traditional oral accounts, Nervig reveals Pohnpaid not only as a part of a geodetic network of ancient sacred sites and portals but also as a remnant of the now submerged but once enlightened Motherland of Mu. Carole Nervig first moved to Micronesia as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1969. With her creation of the Nan Madol Foundation in 1990, she again returned to reside on the small Pacific island of Pohnpei, and at which time she discovered that a recent brush fire had exposed hundreds of previously undocumented petroglyphs carved on gigantic boulders. This portion of the overgrown megalithic site called Pohnpaid was unknown even to Pohnpei's state historic preservation officer. The petroglyphs were unlike others from Oceania, so Nervig began investigating and comparing them with petroglyphs and symbols from around the world as evidence of a universal Mother Culture.

The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: The Petroglyphs of Mu: Pohnpei, Nan Madol, and the Legacy of Lemuria with Guest Carole Nervig. In this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig documents her discoveries on Pohnpei, revealing how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures and universal motifs throughout the world, including the Australian Aborigines, the Inca in Peru, the Vedic civilization of India, early Norse runes, and Japanese symbols. She provides evidence that Pohnpaid is closely related to--yet predates--neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpaid was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmueiso, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria. Discussing the archaeoastronomical function of the Pohnpaid stones, the author examines how many of the glyphs symbolize celestial phenomena and clearly reveal how their creators were sky watchers with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, geophysics, geomancy, and engineering. She shows how the scientific concepts depicted in the petroglyphs reveal how the citizens of Mu had a much deeper understanding of the living Earth than we do, which gave them the ability to manipulate natural forces both physically and energetically. Combining archaeological evidence with traditional oral accounts, Nervig reveals Pohnpaid not only as a part of a geodetic network of ancient sacred sites and portals but also as a remnant of the now submerged but once enlightened Motherland of Mu. Carole Nervig first moved to Micronesia as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1969. With her creation of the Nan Madol Foundation in 1990, she again returned to reside on the small Pacific island of Pohnpei, and at which time she discovered that a recent brush fire had exposed hundreds of previously undocumented petroglyphs carved on gigantic boulders. This portion of the overgrown megalithic site called Pohnpaid was unknown even to Pohnpei's state historic preservation officer. The petroglyphs were unlike others from Oceania, so Nervig began investigating and comparing them with petroglyphs and symbols from around the world as evidence of a universal Mother Culture.

Serendipity, synchronicity, coincidence. Curious. It would seem there was a bit of behind the scenes influence and a purpose for Carole finding herself in just the right place at just the right time to make an amazing discovery...  The Petroglyphs of Mu: Pohnpei, Nan Madol, and the Legacy of Lemuria, Amazon. Author: Carole Nervig has spent more than four decades researching Micronesian traditional culture and oral history as well as the sacred sites of Micronesia and Hawai'i. About: Carole lived on the small Pacific island of Pohnpei while she was in the Peace Corps: 1969 - 1971, and then returned in 1990 - 1993. Never would she have guessed a brush fire would change her life. That brush fire exposed hundreds of previously unknown petroglyphs carved on gigantic boulders. She provides evidence that Pohnpei is closely related to—yet predates—neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpei was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmuesio, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria. She talks about one extraordinary experience that convinced her of the presence of a portal - doorway to a different dimension while scuba diving near the sunken city. It also motivated her to continue her research for the book. She now lives in Ecuador. Nan Madol. Site. Smithsonian Magazine has information and pictures. Link.  Wendy's Blog - Talking to Nightlights

Dillon Quitugua is an Hawaiian trail and ultra runner sponsored by Janji. Dillon recently ran the 100 mile perimeter of Guam, an island in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. In doing so, Dillon wanted to change the perspective that Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders don't do certain things outside the traditional paradigm. He wanted to empower his people and promote sport and physical fitness among his people. Dillon named the FKT after his father and he's now planning to organize a 100m race on the same route. He's also founded The Tribe Collective, a project with the mission to empower individuals to be their best selves through unity and service, and uplift Pacific Islanders. The organization is launching a full scholarship for a Pacific Islander to travel and trek to the Everest Base Camp at the foothills of Khumbu Glacier in 2023. Where did these ideas come from? how did Dillon get started with trail running? what was people's reaction to his feat? Discover Dillon's story and follow his projects and adventures! @dill_daddy More on Runners World article Share this episode on social media

Christine discusses the eleventh episode of Survivor: Vanuatu with Amanda (@DrAmandaR) and Bill (@billthechemist). Timestamps for when other seasons of Survivor are spoiled (skip around 15-30 seconds ahead. Timestamps may be a few seconds off depending on where you're listening):   Around 3:00 - All-Stars spoilers Around 6:45 - All-Stars spoilers Around 1:24:25 - Survivor 41 spoilers Around 1:25:00 - Micronesia spoilers

At the peak of global colonialism no island however small was exempted from European greed. We conclude our Scramble for Oceania series with the scrambles for the many islands in the Pacific. Many of these are still colonies today, given names like “special overseas territory” to hide the fact. ALSO: I'm trying to do loudness … Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 3: Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia"

Mysterious Petroglyphs At Pohnpaid May Reveal The Secrets Of Life. While residing on the small Pacific island of Pohnpei in the 1990s, Carole Nervig discovered that a recent brush fire had exposed hundreds of previously unknown petroglyphs carved on gigantic boulders. This portion of the megalithic site called Pohnpaid was unknown even to Pohnpei's state historic preservation officer. The petroglyphs were unlike others from Oceania, so Nervig began investigating and comparing them with petroglyphs and symbols from around the world.In this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig documents her discoveries on Pohnpei, revealing how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures and universal motifs throughout the world, including the Australian Aborigines, the Inca in Peru, the Vedic civilization of India, early Norse runes, and Japanese symbols. She provides evidence that Pohnpaid is closely related to—yet predates—neighboring Nan Madol and shows how Pohnpaid was an outpost of the sunken Kahnihmuesio, a city of the now-vanished civilization of Mu, or Lemuria. In this episode Carole Nervig will Discuss the archaeo-astronomical function of the Pohnpaid stones. She will also share how many of the glyphs symbolize celestial phenomena and clearly reveal how their creators were sky watchers with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, geophysics, geomancy, and engineering. We will discover how the scientific concepts depicted in the petroglyphs reveal how the citizens of Mu had a much deeper understanding of the living Earth than we do, which gave them the ability to manipulate natural forces both physically and energetically. Please listen in and learn how the Mysterious Petroglyphs At Pohnpaid May Reveal The Secrets Of Life.The author, Carole Nervig, has written a fascinating book on this subject. She has spent more than four decades researching Micronesian traditional culture and oral history as well as the sacred sites of Micronesia and Hawai'i. She first moved to Micronesia as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1969. In the 1990s she discovered a previously unknown megalithic portion of the Pohnpaid petroglyphic site on the Micronesia island of Pohnpei. Creator of the Nan Madol Foundation, she now lives in Ecuador. You can buy her book, The Petroglyphs of Mu.

The first documented case of aerial skyjacking occurred on July 29, 1938, when 15 Americans disappeared somewhere around beautiful Micronesia. For twenty years, Guy Noffsinger has painstakingly pieced together accounts, reports, information, and evidence that links the missing Hawaii Clipper to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.Join us at Patreon.com/gameofcrimes for great content you won't hear anywhere elseDonate at paypal.me/gameofcrimes or go to paypal.com and use our email: gameofcrimespodcast@gmail.comGo to GameOfCrimesPodcast.com for more info and NEW MERCH!Follow us on...TwitterFacebookInstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Federated States of Micronesia has opened its international borders despite a worsening Covid-19 outbreak.

The first documented case of aerial skyjacking occurred on July 29, 1938, when 15 Americans disappeared somewhere around beautiful Micronesia. For twenty years, Guy Noffsinger has painstakingly pieced together accounts, reports, information, and evidence that links the missing Hawaii Clipper to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.Join us at Patreon.com/gameofcrimes for great content you won't hear anywhere elseDonate at paypal.me/gameofcrimes or go to paypal.com and use our email: gameofcrimespodcast@gmail.comGo to GameOfCrimesPodcast.com for more info and NEW MERCH!Follow us on...TwitterFacebookInstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ashely Meredith serves as the National Cultural Anthropologist and Deputy National Historic Preservation Officer for the Federated States of Micronesia. Micronesia is a sovereign island country in Oceania situated north east of Australia and Papua New guinea. consists of 600 islands covering a massive area of around 1 million square miles. There are 18 languages spoken across the islands. Echoing what we might call a traditional fieldwork approach, Ashley works with a team to document, preserve, and establish cultural pathways for different Micronesian communities. This includes work like demographics, surveys, linguistic studies and observational fieldwork. Her work also is applied anthropology. She talks with communities to understand what they want in terms of infrastructure, tourism, education, or heritage development and works with them to find resources, generate funding and support. Beyond this, she interfaces between communities, government and international relations including with the United States and UNESCO. Ashley's breadth of experience provides a key perspective for rethinking how we use data. This includes why we need qualitative data in a world obsessed with numbers, but also how transmission matters. As we explore in this conversation, transmission has to do with cultural practices like storytelling as much as with technological limitations such as internet speed across the islands.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Virus Outbreak Micronesia.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Virus Outbreak Micronesia.

 This is a free preview of our latest patron rewatch series, Survivor: Micronesia, below, here, or on iTunes here. Follow along with the rest of the season (plus complete coverage of HvV, China, Gabon, Guatemala, Fiji, BB7, BB8, BB10, The Mole 1+2, and much more) at patreon.com/domandcolin

The President of the Federated States of Micronesia, David Panuelo, speaks about the Suva Agreement, why he believes Kiribati can come back to the Pacific Islands Forum, and China's rising influence in the region.

The President of the Federated States of Micronesia says its unfortunate Kiribati missed discussions among Micronesian countries and has pulled out of the Pacific Islands Forum.

By RNZThe number of leaders attending the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit has dropped further, with both the President of the Marshall Islands and the Cook Islands prime minister pulling out.It was revealed at the weekend that the Kiribati president Taneti Maamau was not attending the gathering, and his nation had formally withdrawn from the Forum.Nauru's Lionel Aingimea was also understood to not be attending, ostensibly because of the soaring levels of Covid-19 in his country.Now, Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown has also pulled out, and said he wants to focus on the election, which is to be held in three weeks.And Marshall Islands president David Kabua has said he would have attended the summit, but was not able to because of a legislatively-binding action to terminate the country's membership in the forum.That legislation had resulted from the five Micronesian leaders threatening to pull out 18 months ago over the failure of their nominee to be given the secretary generalship.A forum committee announced last month that a remedy had been found for this rift and that it would be voted on at this week's meetingKabua announced that the Marshall Islands are no longer members of the forum, and haven't been so since March of this year.The five Micronesian states which raised concerns at the appointment of Cook Islands politician Henry Puna as secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum were the Marshalls, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia.Reactions to the withdrawal of Kiribati from the Pacific Islands ForumFederated States of Micronesia president David Panuelo said he was surprised and saddened by Kiribati's surprise decision to withdraw from PIF.He reiterated his country's commitment to their membership in the regional forum."It's a bit surprising, because we believe that the Suva agreement - when we came last month and met with the forum chair, was a big achievement ... I did say that the cloud has lifted from the Pacific because of that achievement. We did achieve the reforms that Micronesian subregion was asking [for]."China has denied claims it was behind Kiribati's withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum.Asked about such claims at a media briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that they were groundless.Wang said China does not interfere in the internal affairs of Pacific Islands countries and hopes to see greater solidarity and closer cooperation among the nations for common development.European Union ambassador to the Pacific Sujiro Seam said the withdrawal of Kiribati on the eve of the summit was sad news for the region.He said the EU had first-hand experience of the difficulties associated with the exit of one of its members, and was urging forum leaders to address the situation.The EU had always considered the Pacific Islands Forum as the premier political organisation for the region, Seam said.And the EU remained committed to strengthening its dialogue with the Pacific and supporting all efforts to maintain a united, balanced and inclusive Pacific Islands Forum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 51st Pacific Island Forum will formally open this afternooon with Kiribati notably absent after withdrawing over the dispute about Micronesia's role. The "no- show" has dashed the Forum's chances of coming up with a united strategy to tackle climate change which is top of the agenda for these talks. Political reporter Anneke Smith spoke to Susie Ferguson from Suva.

The Pacific Islands Forum begins today and it's already off to a rocky start. Kiribati - a country in Micronesia - has pulled out at the last minute - re-exposing a rift over the leadership of the Forum. This week marks the first chance for Pacific leaders to discuss the security agreement signed by Solomon Islands and China. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.

Kiribati has withdrawn from the Pacific Islands Forum meeting, which starts in Fiji today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the meeting of 18 countries including Australia and New Zealand. In a letter sent to the forum's secretary general on Saturday, Kiribati President Taneti Maamau's outlined his reasons for not attending, including a "gentleman's agreement" that Micronesia would be awarded the organisation's secretary general role. Cook Islander Henry Puna was appointed to that role, and the Micronesian states said they felt sidelined. Massey University senior lecturer in security studies Dr Anna Powles has been watching developments closely. She spoke to Corin Dann.

What Part Does the East-West Center Play. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum and Bob Riley. Suzanne Vares-Lum, U.S. Army retired and now president of the East-West Center, and Bob Riley, retired career diplomat and ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Chief Operating Officer of the East West Center, help us understand current developments at the Center, including the Journalism program at the Center last week; Suzanne Vares-Lum's new job at the Center and what she brings to it; how she will change the Center; the role of the Center in Asia-Pacific diplomacy and security; the Center's challenges going forward; and the importance of Asia-Pacific to the US and to Hawaii. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 3/4: Origins of the Oceania Peoples now in dispute: 3/4    Nicholas Thomas, author, Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific; @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 4/4: Origins of the Oceania Peoples now in dispute: 4/4: Nicholas Thomas, author, Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific; @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2/4: Origins of the Oceania Peoples now in dispute: 2/4    Nicholas Thomas, author, Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific; @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1/4: Origins of the Oceania Peoples now in dispute: 1/4    Nicholas Thomas, author, Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific; @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

LEVITATION. The ruins of several ancient civilizations - like the pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge in the UK, and many others - are monuments constructed of massive stones. How the great pyramids of Egypt were built has been the subject of debate for a long time. The fact is, no one really knows for certain exactly how some of these megaliths were constructed. Some researchers think ancient cultures may have mastered levitation through sound which allowed them to easily manipulate massive objects. Unfortunately, anyone suggesting the use of this kind of technology is attacked and labeled a "pseudoscientist". Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masudi is known as the Herodotus of the Arabs. Like everyone, he was awestruck by the pyramids. He wrote a very intriguing passage about how the giant stone blocks were transported -- through levitation. The Great Pyramid of Giza does possess some extraordinary acoustic properties, and can dramatically amplify sounds at certain frequencies. The Egyptians clearly knew a lot about sound science. Let's explore the Coral Castle in Florida, built by Edward Leedskalnin, who cut, transported and sculpted over 1,000 tons of rock into a sprawling complex -- alone, without heavy machinery. We'll visit The Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek in Lebanon which boasts the largest stones ever carved by human hands. Nan Madol is an archaeological site in Micronesia. It's been called the Machu Picchu of the Pacific. The engineering of Nan Madol is so complex, no one can figure out how it was built. Let's hear the story told by Dr. Jarl about Tibetan monks who lifted stones by chanting and playing instruments -- which Jarl put on film. There is science behind all these stories, yet "mainstream" academia dismisses each and every one as pseudoscience. Why is it wrong to want to explore ancient knowledge that contradicts modern beliefs? Isn't this the exact purpose of science? I think so. Let's find out why.

Oh, we've got a good one for you this week as Survivor 42 runner-up Mike Turner Zooms into the pod… and he's not alone. Find out which Survivor champion and which Micronesia star are with him. And all we can say is, there is a lot of kissing going on. Seriously! Mike talks about his love of the New York Giants (and Mets). Will he make like Ryan Ulrich and infuriate Brendan by claiming that Eli Manning is a Hall of Famer? Listen in to find out! Mike also shares the story behind his epic Survivor audition video and talks about what went wrong at his final Tribal Council. And that's not all as the fellas chat about the latest in Commanders mascot news and Jack Del Rio's social media “dust-up.” There's always something with this team and we've always got something to say about it. Time codes below!0:00 – Start of show5:40 – Commanders mascot talk12:00 – Jack Del Rio's dust-up27:40 – Mike Turner talks New York Giants & Mets46:50 – Mike Turner (and surprise guests) on Survivor and his epic audition videoKiss My MikeA podcast with a Gaysian flavor!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

In a watershed moment, leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum have agreed on a way to prevent Micronesian countries from breaking up the regional body. The row came to a head in February last year over the selection of a candidate for the Forum's top job. Micronesia was annoyed its candidate Gerald Zackios was overlooked in favour of the former Cook Islands prime minister Henry Puna. A high level meeting was held in Fiji yesterday. RNZ Pacific's Fiji correspondent Lice Movono reports.

Photo:   1852 map of Oceania by J.G. Barbie du Bocage. Includes regions of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia and Malaysia. #Oceania: #PRC works to fence off #Australia and #NewZealand. Gregory R Copley, editor and publisher of Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.ft.com/content/d177b829-ef19-48a1-8c80-53d352018b84

Giorgio Tsoukalos y David Childress exploran la misteriosa cadena de islotes artificiales en Nan Madol de Micronesia. Construidas a partir de la asombrosa cantidad de 250 millones de toneladas de roca volcánica, ¿podrían ser ciertas las leyendas locales, que extraños visitantes hicieron flotar las enormes rocas por el aire? ¿Y podrían ser las poderosas anomalías magnéticas del sitio el resultado de tecnología extraterrestre?

China has dangled security agreements and cooperation on communications and cybersecurity before 10 Pacific nations. The Federated States of Micronesia has warned them not to go along with China. Also, Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has made the company a lot of money — tens of billions of dollars in sales. Those dizzying returns have led to accusations of pandemic profiteering. Also, the Marcos family looted an estimated $10 billion from the Philippine government in the 1970s and '80s. Now, the Marcos family is back in power and once again, flaunting its wealth. And, spoken communication is not just a human gift. Chimpanzees have a 400-word language, according to new research published in the journal Communications Biology.

Olifat was the Micronesian equivalent of the Norse god Loki, M'ii the coyote, the African Anansi or the Korean Seokga who were known as trickster gods in their respective mythology. In the myths of the people of the Pacific island nation of Micronesia, the adventures of a trickster known as Olifat were common. He was often cruel to the gods, made fools of men, and caused death and injury to humans. Despite his harmful behaviour, he sometimes helped people by giving them advice on love and other personal matters.Olifat was considered to be unconventional looking which made him think he was unattractive and made him jealous towards all living beings. Olifat was a precocious baby who matured miraculously fast and demonstrated feats of strength.Read more at https://mythlok.com/olifat/

Today is a day where we talk more about marriages. This time in Ulithi.

Photo: 4/4:  Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: 1/4    Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: 2/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: 3/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.

Photo: Samoan canoer @Batchelorshow Nicholas Thomas: #Unbound the complete, 40-minute interview, June 15, 2021 Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific. Hardcover – June 15, 2021; by Nicholas Thomas An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake. .