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Most Europeans who came to the United States made the trip overland, east to west, to reach the place they would call home.  Lori Price's...

On air with Vasil Holovanov we discussed the main news of the week:➤ 00:00 The main news of the past two weeks: the terrorist attack in Crocus, massive shelling of Ukraine, military assistance to Israel from the United States.➤ 02:05 Will there be a massive strategic Russian counteroffensive in summer? Putin's political framework, main goals and possible directions of attack.➤ 10:30 Rumors about a threat of a Russian nuclear strike will continue until the end of the war.➤ 11:20 Reasons for the intensification of Russian missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine specificallt targeting electric plants.➤ 15:25 Problems with air defense missiles in Ukraine.➤ 16:00 Ukrainian air defense can be strengthened by F-16s. Russian army is rushing to gain advantage before they arrive to the front.➤ 17:40 How can Putin use the Crocus terrorist attack against Ukraine?➤ 20:35 Could Kremlin organize a similar terrorist attack in Kyiv?➤ 21:27 Why did Russia not respond to the US warning about the terrorist attack?➤ 22:06 The problem of migrants from Tajikistan in light of Crocus attack.➤ 23:22 Assessment of personnel changes in the Office of the President of Ukraine.➤ 26:18 Assumptions about further personnel changes in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.➤ 26:50 Opinion on the appointment of Aleksandr Litvinenko as secretary of the RNBO.➤ 28:04 Does Arestovich communicate with Zaluzhny?➤ 28:45 Training for the Ukrainian military.➤ 30:41 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky: "there is no need to mobilize 500,000 people to Ukrainian army" Inept actions of the military-political leadership of Ukraine lead to the problem of mobilization not having enough time to catch up with accumulation of Russian troops in the summer.➤ 36:03 The lower mobilization age bracket of 21. Consequences of non-conscription of youth to the front.➤ 38:21 Why is the adoption of the mobilization law delayed?➤ 39:01 Results of  raids to Russia by “RDK”, “Siberian Battalion” and the Legion “Freedom of Russia”.➤ 40:31 Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan about the unreliability of American allies in helping Ukraine.➤ 41:24 10th anniversary of the legendary "Huilo" song about Putin.➤ 41:45 Brief scenarios for the development of events in Ukraine - from bad to good.➤ 48:28 How can a direct clash between Russia and NATO happen?➤ 50:38 We discussed President Zelensky's quote about trust in Putin and his readiness for dialogue, as well as Russia's partnership with the coalition of the global South. The problem with the current situation is the weakness of the West, not the strength of Russia in coalition with China.➤ 54:35 Most Europeans are determined and ready to fight with Russian troops.➤ 58:27 There will probably be no Taurus missiles for Ukraine under Scholz.➤ 58:40 Paying off collective karma: the state of affairs in the Ukrainian army after its destruction over three decades. Prospects for a repeat Russian attack on Ukraine.➤ 01:04:52 Belief in quick success in an unstable economy. The Ukrainian state is organized in such a way that Ukrainians do not understand their sponsorship of Russian aggression. Ukrainian military personnel lost in bets in Russian online casinos in 2023 is an equivalen to the cost of least 1000 Bradley APCs.Join this channel to support our work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3qCbfcPbnph7QS3CPBTMQ/joinOriginal in Russian: https://youtu.be/QQ1BsOq-XyIVasil Holovanov: https://cutt.ly/AVUAiZeDaily War Chronicles: Arestovych, Nikolay Feldman, Yuriy Romanenko @ALPHAMEDIACHANNELEnglish translation #PrivateerStation -Olexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Former Advisor to the Office of Ukraine President : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_ArestovychOfficial channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWy2g76QZf7QLEwx4cB46g --------------------------------------------------Privateer Station on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/privateer-station-war-in-ukrainePS on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1582435PS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privateerstationPS on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-privateer-station-war-in-uk-101486106/PS on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iEdf0Jyw1Y3kN04k8rPibPS on ApplePodcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/privateer-station-war-in-ukraine/id1648603352PS on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNTY0NzQzOS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVkPS on PadcastAddict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4079993PS on PodChaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/privateer-station-war-in-ukrai-4860097PS on Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/4546617PS on Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id5162050If you like what we do and would like to support our channel, consider becoming a member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3qCbfcPbnph7QS3CPBTMQ/join

This week we're wrestling with a big idea: time, and the lack of it. Most Europeans have experienced burnout, or felt close to it, at some point in their lives. What if we redesigned policies to give citizens their time back? To find out more, we called up Ariadna Güell Sans, one of the coordinators of the Barcelona Time Use Initiative, about how the city is using time to try to make life easier and fairer. We're also talking about incomprehensible euro-speak, and healing Franco-German relations with train tickets. You can find Christian Rauh's study on the European Commission's unintelligible press releases here and Sarah Wheaton's reporting on it here in Politico. The European burnout survey can be found here. This week's Isolation Inspiration: 'Something to Do' from Zadie Smith's 'Intimations', and Katy's Notion planner. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify. 02:35 Bad Week: Impenetrable euro-speak 10:46 Good Week: French and German young'uns 19:12 Interview: Ariadna Güell Sans on giving Barcelona's citizens their time back 34:57 Isolation Inspiration: 'Something To Do' by Zadie Smith, Notion and Rádio Olisipo 38:36 Happy Ending: The Netherlands' high school mayo dealers Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. You can find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com

Today in botanical history, we celebrate a Dutch botanical illustrator, a writer from New Orleans, and a hymn writer - who wrote over 400 hymns. We'll hear an excerpt from Terri Irwin - just fabulous - wife of the late great Steve Irwin. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about Living on the Land. A hot topic since 2020. And then we'll wrap things up with a touching story about Beatrix Potter.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there's no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.       Curated News TOP TREES FOR FALL COLOR | Garden Design | Mike MacCaskey Fall Foliage Prediction Map   Important Events October 12, 1817 Birth of Berthe Hoola van Nooten ("Bair-tah Hole-lah van NO-ten") Dutch botanical artist. Berthe's life story is incredibly moving. She was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She married a judge named Dirk Hoola van Nooten who secured a position in the Dutch colony of Suriname SurahNAM in South America. The couple frequently traveled between Jakarta and Suriname. Along the way, Berthe collected and drew plant specimens which she would send back home to the botanical gardens in the Netherlands. By the mid-1840's the couple moved to New Orleans to establish a Protestant school for girls on behalf of the Episcopal Church. But in the summer of 1847, New Orleans was ravaged by an epidemic of yellow fever that wiped out ten percent of the population. After the yellow fever claimed Dirk's life, Berthe was left to fend for herself and her five children at the age of thirty. She attempted to open another school in Galveston but was unable to pay her creditors. Eventually, Berthe joined her brother on a trip to Java. There she opened another school, but she also had a patron in Sophie Mathilde, the wife of William II (Netherlands). The result was her masterpiece - a collection of forty plates of her botanical art - called Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java or Selected Flowers, Fruits and Foliage from the Island of Java (1863-64). Berthe's work was dramatic, featuring rich colors and bold illustrations. Most Europeans had never seen such magnificent plants. In the introduction, aware of her station as a woman and penniless widow during the Victorian age, Berthe apologized for her daring attempt at creating such work, writing, You may not, like myself, have tasted the bitterness of exile… you may not, like myself, have experienced, even in the springtime of life, the sorrowful separation from home and country – the absence of the friendly greeting, on a foreign shore… Death may not have snatched away from you, the arm which was your sole support… bereavement may not have entered your dwelling, like mine, as with one sudden stroke to tear away the veil of sweet illusions, which, as yet, had hidden from your eyes the stern realities of life – to place you, with a lacerated heart, a shrinking spirit, and a feeble and suffering body, before an unpitying necessity, which presents no other alternative than labour. In 1892, Berthe died impoverished on the island of Jakarta. She was 77.   October 12, 1844 Birth of George Washington Cable, American writer, and critic. A son of New Orleans, he has been called the first modern southern writer. Despite being a German Protestant, instead of French Catholic, George understood Creole culture and is most remembered for his early fiction about his hometown, including Old Creole Days (1879), The Grandissimes "Gran-DE-seem" (1880), and Madame Delphine "Delphine" (1881). Today the George Washington Cable House is open to visitors. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Located at 1313 8th Street, in the Garden District of New Orleans, the home features gardens that George designed. In fact, The neighborhood is known for outstanding restaurants and beautiful gardens. The beauty of New Orleans inspired George, and he was especially fond of nature and gardens. In The Taxidermist, his story begins with these words, One day a hummingbird got caught in a cobweb in our greenhouse. It had no real need to seek that damp, artificial heat. We were in the very heart of that Creole summertime when bird-notes are many as the sunbeams. The flowers were in such multitude they seemed to follow one about, offering their honeys and perfumes and begging to be gathered. Our little boy saw the embodied joy fall, a joy no longer, seized it and, clasping it too tightly, brought it to me dead. He cried so over the loss that I promised to have the body stuffed. This is how I came to know Manouvrier “Man-vree-yay,” the Taxidermist in St. Peter Street. In My Own Acre, he wrote, A garden, we say, should never compel us to go back the way we came; but in truth, a garden should never compel us to do anything. Its don'ts should be laid solely on itself.  “Private grounds, no crossing”–take that away, please, wherever you can, and plant your margins so that there can be no crossing. Wire nettings hidden by shrubberies from all but the shameless trespasser you will find far more effective, more promotive to beauty, and more courteous. “Don't” make your garden a garden of don'ts. For no garden is quite a garden until it is “Joyous Gard.” Let not yours or mine be a garden for display. Then our rhododendrons and like splendors will not be at the front gate, and our grounds be less and less worth seeing the farther into them we go. Nor let yours or mine be a garden of pride.  And let us not have a garden of tiring care or a user up of precious time.  Neither let us have an old-trousers, sun-bonnet, black fingernails garden–especially if you are a woman. Finally, in The American Garden, he wrote, One of the happiest things about gardening is that when it is bad, you can always–you and time–you and year after next–make it good. It is very easy to think of the plants, beds, and paths of a garden as things which, being once placed, must stay where they are; but it is shortsighted, and it is fatal to effective gardening. We should look upon the arrangement of things in our garden very much as a housekeeper looks on the arrangement of the furniture in her house. Except buildings, pavements, and great trees–and not always excepting the trees–we should regard nothing in it as permanent architecture but only as furnishment and decoration. At favorable moments you will make whatever rearrangement may seem to you good.   October 12, 1895    Death of Cecil Frances Alexander, Anglo-Irish hymn writer, and poet. She wrote over 400 hymns. In addition to There Is a Green Hill Far Away and the Christmas carol Once in Royal David's City, she wrote All Things Bright and Beautiful. Here are the garden and nature-related verses, along with the refrain at the end. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wings. The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one; The tall trees in the greenwood, The meadows for our play, The rushes by the water, To gather every day; All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.   Unearthed Words The name of the zoo was the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. As I crossed the parking area, I prepared myself for disappointment. I am going to see a collection of snakes, lizards, and miserable creatures in jars, feel terribly sorry for them and leave. It was October 1991. I was Terri Raines, a twenty-seven-year-old Oregon girl in Australia on an unlikely quest to find homes for rescued American cougars. A reptile park wasn't going to be interested in a big cat. I headed through the pleasant spring heat toward the park, thinking pessimistic thoughts. This is going to be a big waste of time. But the prospect of seeing new species of wildlife drew me in. I walked through the modest entrance with some friends, only to be shocked at what I found on the other side: the most beautiful, immaculately kept gardens I had ever encountered. Peacocks strutted around, kangaroos and wallabies roamed freely, and palm trees lined all the walkways. It was like a little piece of Eden. ― Terri Irwin, Steve & Me   Grow That Garden Library Carving Out a Living on the Land by Emmet Van Driesche ("DRY-sh") This book came out in 2019, and the subtitle is lessons in resourcefulness and craft from an unusual Christmas tree farm. Well, I have to confess that I'm a huge fan of Emmett's YouTube channel. He does everything that he's talking about in this book - Even carving his own spoons. But what I especially love about this book is learning about what it's like to be a Christmas tree farmer. I find this fascinating.  (And to me, this book is an excellent option for a Christmas gift. So keep that in mind as well.) Now what Emmett is writing about is simplicity - living a life that's in tune with nature,   A life that is away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the daily grind. Emmett is busy,  but he has plenty of time to do the things that matter - Even pursuing his favorite pastime of spoon carving. Now I have to confess that I discovered a very pleasant surprise when I started reading Emmett's book; he's an excellent writer. And I wanted to give you a little taste for his writing, a little sample.  Just by reading what he wrote in the introduction to his book. He wrote, The air is cold enough for my breath to show.  But I'm about to break a sweat.  I'm harvesting balsam branches, grabbing each with one hand and cutting them with the red clippers in the other. ...I work fast and don't stop until my arm is completely stacked with branches and sticking straight out, and I look like a kid with too many sweaters on under his jacket.  Pivoting on my heel.  I stride back to my central pile of balsam boughs and dump the armload on top, eyeballing it to gauge how much the pile weighs.  I decide I need more and head off in another direction into the grove.   The balsam fir grows from big wild stumps and thickets that can stretch 20 feet around, the trees crowded so closely together, in no apparent order or pattern, that their branches interlock. Instead of single trees, each stump has up to three small trees of different ages growing off of it. They are pruned as Christmas trees, and I am a Christmas tree farmer.   Isn't that fascinating? Well, this book is 288 pages of self-reliance and the Christmas spirit. You can get a copy of Carving Out a Living on the Land by Emmet Van Driesche and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $13.   Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart October 12, 1907 On this day, a 41-year-old Beatrix Potter wrote to Millie Warne, the sister of her publisher, friend, and former fiance Norman Warne (who died two years earlier - a month after their engagement - at the age of 37). Beatrix wore Norman's ring on the ring finger of her right hand until she died three days before Christmas in 1943 at the age of 77. My news is all gardening at present and supplies. I went to see an old lady at Windermere and impudently took a large basket and trowel with me. She had the most untidy garden I ever saw. I got nice things in handfuls without any shame, amongst others a bundle of lavender slips ...and another bunch of violet suckers. Incidentally, twenty years earlier on this day, in 1887, that a 21-year-old Beatrix drew her first fungus, the Verdigris Toadstool "Vir-dah-greez" (Stropharia aeruginosa).   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

The results of the latest Eurobarometer survey released on the 3rd of June show that consequences of the coronavirus crisis are increasingly felt for citizens. Most Europeans expect the EU institutions to focus on issues such as public health, fighting poverty, and supporting the economy in the face of the crisis. In this interview, Philipp Schulmeister, Head of Public Opinion Monitoring Unit in the European Parliament looked closely at the results of the survey and explained its prominent role in shaping the EU's policy. The interview was conducted by Karolina Zbytniewska, the editor-in-chief of EURACTIV Poland.

It is said that most Americans have feet fetish....Most Europeans prefer Meters Today we are joined by Ennie and explore the underrated appendage, the feet. While the Fiddly Dickers don't have much of a foot to stand on with this subject, Ennie is a pro and teaches us on all the mystery and splendor. Check out Ennis podcast Oh Those Toes today. Have a great day everyone Twitter: @fdicking (https://twitter.com/FDicking) Facebook: Fiddly Dicking Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/fiddlydicking/) Instagram: Fiddly Dicking Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fiddlydicking/)

In this latest issue of my weekly podcast, we discuss the threat of Covid-19 adaptive mutations. Moderna-NIH just released their new study on the effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine against the South African mutation. Yes, the vaccine protects against the new variant, but the antibodies' strength is reduced by 4 to 6X. This is the first sign that vaccines will most likely need to be updated in the future. Suga's public approval plummets. The Japanese PM's approval rating has fallen from 74% in September to 42% in January. This is the result of pandemic missteps, a slow vaccine rollout, and lack of charisma. Come the September elections, his party may look for a replacement. Conte resigns. After surviving a confidence vote in parliament but failing to secure a majority, PM Giuseppe Conte has resigned in attempts to create a new government. If he fails, the two largest parties will be given a chance to make their own government. But if they too fail, it will trigger new nationwide elections. Salvini can't wait.Tensions over Taiwan heat up. Over the weekend, China flew eight H6K bombers near Taiwan's airspace, making it the 20th flyby this month. The Biden administration publicly declared support for Taiwan and moved the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt into the South China Sea. Taiwan remains a lively flashpoint between Xi-led China and Biden-led America. Protests break out in Russia. Over the weekend, jailed opposition leader Alexie Navalny released a YouTube documentary accusing Putin of using government funds to build a pleasure palace on the Black Sea. This led to widespread protests throughout the country; over 40,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Moscow. In an unprecedented move, Putin held a press conference to deny the accusations.Most Europeans now believe the U.S. political system is "broken." New data show that Europeans are turning away from their traditional transatlantic security ties and, in the event of a conflict between America and China or Russia, would prefer to remain neutral.**********The content featured here is a small part of Hedgeye’s Demography Unplugged, a game-changing market intelligence product brought to you by historian, demographer and best-selling author Neil Howe. Visit us to find out more and subscribe.

The Government's shoddy EU Deal means the live music business will have to cope with mountains of red tape it thought was in the past. Singer FISH, ex- of prog rock legends Marillion and now a successful solo touring artist, set out the details of this nightmare in a blistering social media post at the weekend. Now he talks to Andrew Harrison about how the strangling complexity of permits and visas will choke off emerging British talent even when COVID lifts, and why the Government isn't even pretending to help small businesses I one of Britain's true global industries.Find out more about Fish and buy aptly-titled new album Weltschmertz at fishmusic.scot“This will kill new bands wanting to establish themselves in Europe.”“We could be playing seven cities in ten days before we know someone is infected.”“Most Europeans learned English through rock and pop songs.”“Our albums are three times more expensive now – they cost 31 euros on the continent”“I was supposed to retire in 2022. That's out the window.”Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Biden sweeps primaries in the Midwest, Harvard tells students to stay home after Spring Break, New York deploys the National Guard, Most Europeans support banning short-range flights. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day: Trump vs. Biden, the race is on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it take to scale European Amazon sellers? How does language play a part in expanding businesses in Europe? Find out in today's podcast. Augustas will have different events in 4 countries Augustas wants to bring sellers together which is much harder to do in Europe. Every country has its own culture and gets isolated, especially European Amazon sellers. Rumanian sellers communicate with Rumanians; Lithuanians with others etc. Most Europeans are excited to meet other nationalities. You find different perspectives on how people see the same thing. Different perspectives on the same thing from different nationalities For example, in China - big learning -visiting China for 3 weeks 20 years ago. In Europe we say “round table” - if a Chinese person looks at it - it's an “Ellipse”. From the side, it is an eclipse. What are your experiences between British sellers and other countries? Multiple languages Brits often have a disadvantage as they are mono-lingual. Even Germans tend to speak German and English. It opens up information that is shared among those people for European Amazon sellers. Even if you don't speak German and sell in Germany - you're going to need to hire a translator. Recently Augustas was organising an event in Israel - and he didn't realise how hard it would be to organise! He was relying on the business partner for marketing. He couldn't read any of the Hebrew. There weren't systems in place to translate quickly and easily for European Amazon sellers. Central & Eastern European experience as Amazon sellers Especially Central and Eastern Europe, he holds lots of events in Russia - Georgia in a few weeks. Ukraine is more known in the Russian community. They tend to go for less expensive services, they are more geared to keep cheap in Western Europe. Photographer in Lithuania Lithuanian Amazon sellers run away when he tells them the price. They think it should be €200-300, not €700 Trends - seller behaviour Eg selling in The USA? European marketplaces? Augustas's Story as an entrepreneur - background He was a programmer who went into the Amazon industry Not native English speaker - got known with virtual summits Now does live events. Events (English language)  Augustas jumped into the arena about 3 years ago and has done 6 virtual summits. In 2019, he started doing live events. He's done several events so far: He has done one event in Prague - for European ones “European Seller Conference.” One in Israel - Sellerfest -for local sellers. He has also done one event in Lithuania - Sellerfest Uses the same event name for multiple countries.  Topics Lithuania is serving different market segments: Some intermediate sellers; However, the PPC Congress in Oct 3,4 in Amsterdam will be only talking about Amazon advertising. This will be the first of its kind. There are conferences around Google ads etc. but not yet Amazon advertising. Hopefully he will attract some agencies who help a lot of Amazon sellers. Augustas is looking to serve 3 types of companies: Amazon sellers, agencies, software. He's bringing interesting speakers who will talk about PPC strategies; but he'll also have a slot for sharing experience in running an agency Liran Hirschkorn, Danny McMillan. Speakers Brian Johnson, Liz Martin Adamson (known in the advertising industry) Then less-known names but Augustas always asked friends about their opinion. He's also serving different regions - 10 speakers in Israel. In Lithuania, he's bringing in 14 speakers from 9 different countries. Organising events What are the pros and cons of doing this? Augustas is trying to help people first of all. It's not driven by Monday. March 2019 Prague - mentally he prepared 2 years in advance. There were 8-9 months of planning for this. Augustas's first thought - creating an event or a conference. But every event has 200 microtasks!

Most Europeans were once cannibals, licking your elbow doesn’t make you special and your eyelashes are being assaulted by millions of mites. Scott and Joshua also explore exoplanets, Ebola, eating dead people, eagles, earworms, Elephant Man, enemas, eunuchs, edibles and eBay.

Show summary This week we cover a mishmash of topics ranging from the slow death of bilingualism in Canada to discovering the secret recipe of Jasmin’s special breakfast. Also, did you know that marshmallows were eaten by ancient Egyptians to sooth sore throats, and that there are some countries where divorce is still illegal? Open up another tin of your favourite Surströmming and get ready to learn something new. Show notes 1:50 - “As a kid, I always thought it would be impossible for me to learn another language” 2:28 - “This is verb conjugation... memorize it, and you can speak French!” 3:36 - Bilingualism in Canada is dying... Those who learn French in schools can’t actually speak it 5:06 - Learning languages in German schools vs. in Canadian schools 7:15 - Bilingual kindergartens in Germany 9:02 - “Remember, remember the fifth of November...” (Listen to a reading of the poem) 9:47 - “That’s what the Anonymous mask is based on” (V for Vendetta the film) 10:43 - Most Europeans think you can speak French if you’re from Canada 11:25 - “Force feeding yourself French vocabulary” (Great website for learning vocabulary for almost any language) 12:39 - Tips on how to improve the teaching of French in Canadian schools 14:47 - Throwback to episode 4 (Practising French with a chatbot) 17:13 - How was it to learn German? 18:01 - Overcoming my biggest language barrier... me 21:04 - Learning German slang... “It’s sausage!” 22:48 - The advantages of Romance language roommates (Romance languages) 25:08 - One of the last countries in the world that might legalize divorce: Philippines (YouTube link) 28:26 - Who initiates divorce more often, men or women? (Research article) 29:20 - The big five personality traits in psychology (Wikipedia article) 30:18 - Some personality traits may influence who initiates divorce first (Research article) 32:32 - Is it a good idea to marry your best friend? 35:07 - Jasmin’s special breakfast 37:01 - Be satiated... when you eat more fat, you tend to eat fewer carbohydrates, sugars, etc. 37:37 - Alternatives to yogurt: Skyr and Kefir (Corrections: Skyr is not fermented and Kefir is not traditionally Icelandic or Mongolian. It originates from the Caucasus region. Kumis is similar to Kefir, but originates from the Central Asian steppes.) 38:12 - Fermented Baltic herring from Sweden (Surströmming) is claimed to be the smelliest food in the world (Watch people trying to eat Surströmming) 38:59 - Probably the unhealthiest breakfast in the world: Pop-Tarts 40:20 - People have been eating marshmallows for thousands of years; the original marshmallows came from a mallow plant found in marshes (Clip from SciShow about the origins of marshmallows 2:25 to 4:38) 44:25 - Kids in South Carolina being sent to “simulated” jail (YouTube link) 45:35 - Statistics about growing up in a single-parent home 46:10 - What is a telomere? 47:34 - Children become biologically stressed when they lose their father (Research article)

Most Europeans first encountered tattoos after sailors visiting the South Pacific returned covered in them. From then on, with a few notable exceptions, tattoos have been associated with fringe dwellers in the West. Learn all about tats in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Most Europeans first encountered tattoos after sailors visiting the South Pacific returned covered in them. From then on, with a few notable exceptions, tattoos have been associated with fringe dwellers in the West. Learn all about tats in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers