Podcasts about Nordic

Swedish American writer Linda McGurk is the author The Open-Air Life and There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather. In episode 17, she shares some of the fascinating Scandinavian histories that gave rise to the Nordic concept of Friluftsliv and how it's practiced today - from troll forests to barefoot walkabouts to forest cemeteries.This episode is brought to you by The Open Air Outpost, a nature escape with luxury tiny home and glamping options just 1.5 hours from the Twin Cities metro and 2 hours from Madison, Wi. Learn more at openairoutpost.com

Anyone familiar with UFO and alien abduction lore knows that all manner of creatures have been reported to be associated with the phenomenon.  While the "Grays" have dominated the popular culture imagination, some who claimed encounters recall things as fantastic and diverse as robots, androids, simians, reptilians, humanoid hybrids, and even Nordic-looking "Space Brothers and Sisters."  Yet one scary entity may be at the apex of strange intruders, an evolved lifeform with telepathic powers, a tall, biped body, and a triangular-shaped head resembling an earthly mantis insect.  But what if these insectoid organisms existed apart from the transportation technology we'd like to think they travel with?  What if they were a natural, independent species from another world that overlaps ours, unintentional visitors from another planet or dimension, or maybe they've been here all along and just developed a way to cloak themselves, but it sometimes fails?  While many tales of these characters connect to UFOs, a significant number of testimonies describe terrifying singular surprise appearances in wilderness settings.  Two such separate anecdotes come from fishermen along the same stretch of the upper Musconetcong River near Stephens State Park in New Jersey.  One interesting note is that the men strikingly felt that, whatever they were, the beings were just as shocked to see them as they were to see the beings.  So who are they, and what do they want?  Should we fear them, or with their advanced intelligence, are they apprehensive about us and feel they need to control us?  Wade with us into the frightening and mysterious waters of the Mantis Men. Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode.

Presents evidence of early Norse settlement in Greenland and North America• Explores in depth how Greenland and its surroundings were inhabited for nearly 5 centuries by two Nordic colonies, Vestri-bygd and Eystri-bygd• Shares extensive evidence from the still-living indigenous oral tradition of the Far North as well as surviving sculptural art to show how the Vikings and the Inuit formed a harmonious community• Examines ancient maps and other cartography, such as the 15th-century Martin Behaim globe, as well as explorers' records of their voyagesSharing his extensive and meticulous research, Jacques Privat reveals that the Vikings were in Greenland, its neighboring islands, and the eastern shores of Canada long before Columbus. He examines in depth how Greenland and its surroundings were inhabited for nearly five centuries by two Nordic colonies, Vestribygð and Eystribygð, which disappeared mysteriously: one in 1342 and the other in the 16th century. Drawing on the still-living indigenous oral tradition of the Far North, as well as surviving sculptural art carvings, he shows how, far from being constantly at odds with the native population, the Norsemen and the Inuit formed a harmonious community. He reveals how this friendly Inuit-Viking relationship encouraged the Scandinavian settlers to forsake Christianity and return to their pagan roots.Working with ancient European maps and other cartography, such as the 15th-century Martin Behaim globe, as well as explorers' records of their voyages, the author examines the English, Irish, German, Danish, Flemish, and Portuguese presence in the Far North. He explores how Portugal dominated many seas and produced the first correct cartography of Greenland as an island. He also reveals how Portugal may have been behind the disappearance of the Vikings in Greenland by enslaving them for their European plantations.Dispelling once and for all the theories that the Inuit were responsible for the failure of the Scandinavian colonies of the Far North, the author reveals how, ultimately, the Church opted to cut all ties with the settlements—rather than publicize that a formerly Christian people had become pagan again. When the lands of the Far North were officially “discovered” after the Middle Ages, the Norse colonies had vanished, leaving behind only legends and mysterious ruins.Jacques Privat holds a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne and works as a translator of Scandinavian languages. In addition to his degrees from the Sorbonne and the Arctic Center of Paris, he has studied at INALCO in Paris, the Greenland Art School, and the Institut for Eskimologi in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lives in Paris.

This week we're talking about the evolution of the word "bitch" with the creators of the Virgin Beauty Bitch Podcast, Christopher and Heather. They share personal stories on the reclamation of the word's power and autonomy for women. Virgin Beauty B!tch aren't words women can dismiss or escape. These words are ideas and ideals that have become a birthright of power and privilege passed on in the psyche of men to boys. We must understand how these three words suppress, dictate, and suck the humanity out of women's lives.We discuss the history and power of the word “bitch” in modern North American culture, including its origins in ancient Greek and Nordic culture and the Bible, and begin to understand femininity beyond tradition and patriarchy.During our conversation, we talk about:• The word bitch carries emotional weight for women due to its historical use as a power tool to subordinate them.• The rise of the term bad bitch in pop culture has helped women redefine the word as a symbol of autonomy and empowerment.• Men use the word as a power tool to establish dominance over women.• The word bitch varies across different areas of everyday culture and has prickly edges that are hard to define.• The word Karen has a universal meaning and applies to a specific behavior, whereas bitch can take on various personas and attitudes.• "Bitch" refers to women fighting for the right to vote during women's suffrage in the United States.CONNECT WITH Virgin. Beauty. BitchVIRGINBEAUTYBITCH.COMVIRGINBEAUTYB!TCH: Origin of The Man-Made Woman (Book)CONNECT WITH USInstagram https://www.instagram.com/efficiencybFacebook https://www.facebook.com/efficiencyBSupport the show

Ministers are expected to sign off on a sovereign wealth fund in a bid to manage the surpluses expected in the public finances. It is expected to draw on the experience of similar funds, such as Norway's fund, which Richard Milne, Nordic and Baltic correspondent at the Financial Times, walks us through.

In Season 1 (2021) of Birdsong, Imelda Almqvist join us. In Season 1 (2021) of Birdsong, Imelda Almqvist join us. Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of Sacred Art and Seidr/Old Norse Traditions (the ancestral wisdom teachings of Northern Europe). She has published three books: Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit for Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages) in 2016, Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit (Where Art Meets Shamanism) in 2019 and Medicine of the Imagination - Dwelling in possibility (an impassioned plea for fearless imagination) in 2020. She has presented her work on both The Shift Network and Sounds True. She appears in a TV program, titled Ice Age Shaman, made for the Smithsonian Museum, in the series Mystic Britain, talking about Neolithic arctic deer shamanism. She is currently finishing up her fourth book, about the pre-Christian spirituality of The Netherlands and Low Countries. She has already started her fifth book: about the runes of the Futhark/Uthark. Her response to the 2020 pandemic was starting an on-line school on Teachable called Pregnant Hag Teachings, to make more of her classes available on-line. Imelda's website: http://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk Imelda's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/imeldaalmqvist Pregnant Hag Teachings: https://pregnant-hag-teachings.teachable.com/   TIMESTAMPS: [3:39] Sigrdrifa's Prayer (or Invocation): commonly used to open sacred space in the Northern Tradition [5:42] Sacred art and the meaning of what's sacred [9:30] Norse gods, ancient books and the language of the soul [15:08] “Painting my way onto the shamanic path” [15:59] The old Norse god Baldr [17:37] Shamanic initiations [21:29] Core shamanism vs Norse shamanism [25:24] The Poetic Edda, Prose Edda & Nordic history [31:02] The shamanic characteristics of these ancient texts - prophecies, oracles, runes, chants and more… [33:05] Direct revelation and the high seat ceremony [37:33] If everything was preserved and written down things would become prescriptive [38:44] Gods are living evolving beings within their relationship to human beings [40:11] Sitting on grave mounds as a Northern European shamanic practice [49:29] Rune stones, rune magicians, and reading runes as a divinatory practice [55:10] Runic resources and books [56:19] Runes of the FUTHARK / UTHARK [1:00:14] Viking berserkers, amanita muscaria, and musings on the destabilizing nature of ayahuasca [1:06:22] Safety, boundaries, wild animal spirits and wild states of consciousness [1:09:03] Connecting with the nature beings in our own environment [1:10:23] The spirits of the trees and the great reindeer mother [1:12:40] Mystery teachings from the poison mother [1:15:17] Nordic methods and suggestions for cultivating psychic or intuitive abilities [1:19:20] Cultivating 3-5 spiritual practices for depth rather than breadth [1:21:38] Natural Born Shamans: Shamanism for young people of all ages [1:25:13] Medicine of the Imagination - Creating a healthy functional vital reality [1:27:45] Writing as a spiritual practice [1:30:00] Pregnant Hag Teachings - Rune Magicians, Intro to Seidr, and more…

Are you someone who has a tracker to keep tabs on things like your sleep and calorie count? We are increasingly obsessed with data and tracking – and we are also increasingly out of touch with the signals of our body. Christie Aschwanden is an award winning journalist, Nordic skier and the author of the fascinating book - Good To Go: What the athlete in us can learn from the strange science of recovery.She emphasises the importance of getting in touch with our bodies and learning to directly heed the signals it gives us, and to be with our bodies and minds - without distraction. It's the key to recovery, relaxation – and vital for a life well lived.**MyTwitter: https://twitter.com/simonmundieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonmundie/Email: info@simonmundie.comAnd for the 'Mundie on Monday' newsletter - featuring three of the best Life Lessons from four years and 200 of these conversations - head to simonmundie.com (where you can also drop me an email)Please do share this episode - it makes a big difference in helping people find this podcast. Much obliged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the bench, we are joined with David Dragseth, Lutheran paster and CEO of Superior Saunas. Let's consider for a moment, the Venn Diagram overlap of A: Lutheran Pastors and B: Sauna business CEOs. To my knowledge, the overlap is a body of one: David Dragseth. Also of note, if we consider the Venn Diagram overlap of A: Lutheran Pastors and B: Guests to the podcast Sauna Talk, well, i'm happy to report that David Dragseth is joined with Lutheran Pastor Dave Pearson. For those looking for some good spiritual sauna continuity, I encourage you to have a listen to both of these podcast episodes. David and Glenn Sauna Talk David and I were together on my Minneapolis sauna bench recently. We enjoyed sauna and then communing in urban nature, relaxing between rounds on my sauna deck, outdoor shower and cold plunge adjacent. A wood burning sauna and a sauna deck in the rain are perfect backdrops for me to have David expand upon some of his Venn Diagram overlap of religion and sauna as a religion. You could say that if Jesus grew up in a Nordic country, he may have been a sauna builder. We'll never know, but we do know that David and I are both sauna builders, which is just the beginning of our Venn Diagram overlap. David fell naturally into the world of sauna building and the sauna business. In this episode, we learn about David's sabbatical to Finland, and being impressed and influenced by Finnish confirmation camps. Could there be a place in North America for similar camps? We talk about one of my favorite subjects: the spiritual connection of sauna, as both a noun and a verb. We talk about his business Superior Saunas. How it came into his life, and now, how it is a big part of his life. Without further ramblings, please welcome David Dragseth to Sauna Talk.

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Welcome to episode 5 of season 7 of HappyPorch Radio!  In this episode we welcome Elin Bergman, known as the Circular Economy Queen of Sweden. Elin is the CEO of Cradlenet, a network devoted to promoting and implementing a circular economy in Sweden. She is also a Co-founder and Managing Partner of the Nordic Circular Hotspot, a collaboration platform with a mission to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in the Nordic region. Elin shares her perspective on the circular economy's progress and the importance of networks, digital tools, and challenges of consumer perception. She shares examples of circular businesses in Sweden and the level of maturity required for businesses to adopt circular practices. We discussed the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to a circular economy, emphasizing the significance of collaboration and digitalisation in driving this transformation. We also covered the importance of creating demand for circular products and services through policy changes and mandatory reporting by companies.  Tune in now to hear more about Elin and be inspired by her passion for the circular economy.  

Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, lands in Syria, the first state visit to Damascus by an Iranian leader in 13 years. Plus: Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Helsinki for a Nordic summit and the latest World Press Freedom Index.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Throughout this episode, Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue weaves a wonderful conversation that brings nature alive in our awareness. He sees plants and fungi as our ancestors and kin with their own intelligence, and we delve into the concept of identity and what it means to break the habit of being human. He speaks of a time when the King was wedded to the land and that the core of our suffering is due to forgetting and the severing of our relationship with it. Sean shares his insights into animism, where the world is alive, and all beings, including humans, are equal in significance. He suggests that building a relationship with other-than-human beings is vital, and it begins with consistency and spending time with a place in the natural world, or a tree, river, local or plant to develop a relationship. Sean suggests that dropping the veil is necessary to see beyond certain levels of reality and see's our consciousness as a variation of the microrisal webs that form the minds of forests and fields, and that in order to reach beyond- reorganization of the brain is necessary. Take a deep dive into discovering your true self and your connection to the natural world in this episode Topics discussed: * Herbalism and plants/fungi as ancestors * Astrology * Sovereignty * Building relationships with other-than-human beings * Identity * Animism Sean is an herbalist, writer, poet, teacher, and initiated priest in two traditions, and his work with plants and fungi weaves together traditional western herbalism, contemporary science, Irish and Nordic animism, and his own lived experience. Special Guest: Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue.

Snus originally comes from Sweden, but is also consumed a lot in other Nordic countries like Denmark and Norway, as well as the United States. It's made headlines in the last few months, with young people using it more and more.  The latest media discussions have centred on a number of Premier League footballers being spotted using snus on camera. It's a semi-legal cigarette alternative, which comes in the form of a small moist pouch of powdered tobacco, a little like a teabag. Is snus safe to use ? What is the legal status of snus in the UK? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : Why can't Royals take selfies ? How can I beat my work addiction? How is AI being used in the legal system? A Bababam Originals podcast.A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tim Alberino is back to take us on a fascinating journey into the blurry history of Peru. Tim lived in Peru for more than a decade and in his travels, he went to remote villages and met native people that had remarkable encounters with legendary creatures. Deep in the mountains, the locals told him stories of a strange race of cloaked-white-haired Nordic-looking men that live under the Andes. Some of the native people told stories of these men coming and going on strange metallic craft and appearing many times in villages in the remotest parts of the Andes mountains. Local priests told Tim of giants and strange red-eyed entities that acted as the gatekeepers for arranging meetings with these mysterious "Viracochas". Local legends of these sightings go all the way back to the earliest post-flood civilizations that allegedly received help from these entities in rebuilding after a great cataclysm. This is a topic that Tim has never spoken on publicly and his first episode on the Viracochas of Peru.  support the show! blurrycreatures.com/members Guest: timothyalberino.com Intro song: Dreamkid83 contact: blurrycreaturespodcast@gmail.com blurrycreatures.com Socials instagram.com/blurrycreatures facebook.com/blurrycreatures twitter.com/blurrycreatures Music Kyle Monroe: tinytaperoom.com Aaron Green: https://www.instagram.com/aaronkgreen/ Mastering: ironwingstudios.com Outro Song: TimeCop1983: timecop1983.com

Nordic Aquafarms recently announced that it was making a switch: yellowtail kingfish, a fish native to the warm waters of the Pacific, instead of Atlantic salmon. Biologically, the two fish require different environments, with yellowtail needing warmer, saltier water compared to chilly brackish water for Atlantic salmon. Yellowtail, perhaps better known as hamachi to our Japanese cuisine loving friends, also has a higher price point than Atlantic salmon, meaning that Nordic can make the same return on fewer fish. These changes will alter the environmental impacts from the project, conceivably for the better, with an anticipated reduction in total energy use, project footprint, and freshwater demand. Scott Thompson and Jacki Cassida of Nordic Aquafarms join the show to explain the change. Support the show

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On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan triggering a massive tsunami and shifting the earth on its axis. Nearly 20,000 residents in the Tōhoku region lost their lives, with many hundreds of thousands more injured, displaced, and left with horrific loss. Dr. Pilvi Posio shares her PhD research based on eight months of fieldwork in the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi prefecture, where 635 residents lost their lives. She began her research on long-term community recovery four years after the disaster, when national focus was shifting from recovery and restoration (fukkyū 復旧) to reconstruction (fukkō 復興 ). Learn how large-scale, government-funded initiatives, including the construction of three new compact cities away from the immediate coastal area, had the unintended effect of causing "reconstruction disaster” by aggravating resident anxieties and accelerating depopulation. In presenting her concept of Aspired Communities, Dr. Posio argues that community is best viewed not as a static, territorially-bound identity, but as a dynamic process, one which is continually constituted from a future-oriented outlook of collective aspiration. Pilvi Posio is a senior researcher at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Finland, and is currently working on sustainability issues in Asia. Her dissertation can be found here. Satoko Naito received her PhD in Japanese literature from Columbia University and teaches as a docent at CEAS. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-a... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan triggering a massive tsunami and shifting the earth on its axis. Nearly 20,000 residents in the Tōhoku region lost their lives, with many hundreds of thousands more injured, displaced, and left with horrific loss. Dr. Pilvi Posio shares her PhD research based on eight months of fieldwork in the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi prefecture, where 635 residents lost their lives. She began her research on long-term community recovery four years after the disaster, when national focus was shifting from recovery and restoration (fukkyū 復旧) to reconstruction (fukkō 復興 ). Learn how large-scale, government-funded initiatives, including the construction of three new compact cities away from the immediate coastal area, had the unintended effect of causing "reconstruction disaster” by aggravating resident anxieties and accelerating depopulation. In presenting her concept of Aspired Communities, Dr. Posio argues that community is best viewed not as a static, territorially-bound identity, but as a dynamic process, one which is continually constituted from a future-oriented outlook of collective aspiration. Pilvi Posio is a senior researcher at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Finland, and is currently working on sustainability issues in Asia. Her dissertation can be found here. Satoko Naito received her PhD in Japanese literature from Columbia University and teaches as a docent at CEAS. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-a... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan triggering a massive tsunami and shifting the earth on its axis. Nearly 20,000 residents in the Tōhoku region lost their lives, with many hundreds of thousands more injured, displaced, and left with horrific loss. Dr. Pilvi Posio shares her PhD research based on eight months of fieldwork in the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi prefecture, where 635 residents lost their lives. She began her research on long-term community recovery four years after the disaster, when national focus was shifting from recovery and restoration (fukkyū 復旧) to reconstruction (fukkō 復興 ). Learn how large-scale, government-funded initiatives, including the construction of three new compact cities away from the immediate coastal area, had the unintended effect of causing "reconstruction disaster” by aggravating resident anxieties and accelerating depopulation. In presenting her concept of Aspired Communities, Dr. Posio argues that community is best viewed not as a static, territorially-bound identity, but as a dynamic process, one which is continually constituted from a future-oriented outlook of collective aspiration. Pilvi Posio is a senior researcher at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Finland, and is currently working on sustainability issues in Asia. Her dissertation can be found here. Satoko Naito received her PhD in Japanese literature from Columbia University and teaches as a docent at CEAS. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-a... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan triggering a massive tsunami and shifting the earth on its axis. Nearly 20,000 residents in the Tōhoku region lost their lives, with many hundreds of thousands more injured, displaced, and left with horrific loss. Dr. Pilvi Posio shares her PhD research based on eight months of fieldwork in the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi prefecture, where 635 residents lost their lives. She began her research on long-term community recovery four years after the disaster, when national focus was shifting from recovery and restoration (fukkyū 復旧) to reconstruction (fukkō 復興 ). Learn how large-scale, government-funded initiatives, including the construction of three new compact cities away from the immediate coastal area, had the unintended effect of causing "reconstruction disaster” by aggravating resident anxieties and accelerating depopulation. In presenting her concept of Aspired Communities, Dr. Posio argues that community is best viewed not as a static, territorially-bound identity, but as a dynamic process, one which is continually constituted from a future-oriented outlook of collective aspiration. Pilvi Posio is a senior researcher at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Finland, and is currently working on sustainability issues in Asia. Her dissertation can be found here. Satoko Naito received her PhD in Japanese literature from Columbia University and teaches as a docent at CEAS. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-a... 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

For our second bonus episode this week's we're going to listen to the familiar voice of our Nordic editor Richard Orange and his recent interview with Henry Catalini Smith, chairman of the Unionen trade union club at Spotify. The interview was recorded on the 14th of April, a couple of days after Unionen submitted its request to start negotiations with Spotify over the introduction of a collective bargaining agreement. We'll hear why Henry Catalini Smith wanted to start a union club, how he tailored the message for Spotify's many immigrant workers, how layoff announcements have affected the company, how management reacted to his union efforts, and much more. Last week, after this interview was recorded, Spotify pushed back against the drive to unionize by distributing leaflets to employees arguing against the need for a collective bargaining agreement. Read more about Spotify's counter-arguments and other perspectives on the unionization process via the links below.Would foreign tech workers in Sweden gain or lose from a union deal?Swedish word of the day: KollektivavtalINTERVIEW: ‘Spotify need to realise they're a bigger player and should act like one'And don't miss our two-part interview with Sen Kanner, union club chairperson at Klarna, which you can find in the two previous episodes._Become a member of The LocalShare your feedback on Sweden in Focus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A week after visiting Finland, we're staying in the Nordic countries - kind of.  Emily Vikre's family comes from Norway. There were always aquavit and hearty meals to be had. But when it came time to do something with that heritage - something that had nothing to do with her PhD in food policy and behavioral theory - she came home to Duluth to found Vikre Distillery.  Yes, they're making whiskey, but this episode is whiskey-lite. Instead, I wanted to take the time to delve into the Scandinavian origins of aquavit, the caraway style favored in Denmark with which I've fallen in love, and how Vikre fits in the rising wave of Nordic cuisine.  Emily, of course, has thought about all of this already. I love doing research for these episodes so I'm as prepared as possible - Emily came just as prepared as I did, armed with generations of knowledge, a 17-course feast in her rearview, and a true understanding of where Vikre is, where she wants it to be, and what its identity is. This may be a shorter episode than usual, but believe me I felt as elatedly exhausted as I do after a two-hour one. That's the sign of a great guest.  I can't wait to have her back on. Thanks Emily! _________________ Before we jump into the interview just a few quick notes: If you haven't joined the Patreon community yet, please consider doing so! Only 5 Spots Remain in the Barrel Club. The $5 tier has access to the Patreon-only segment called “Under the Influencer”, where some of your favorite YouTubers/Instagrammers/Podcasters and more join me to talk whiskey, life, and influencing. This tier will also have priority access to upcoming barrel picks. The $25 tier - for people who really want to propel the pod and website forward - will have the same benefits as the $5 tier plus right of first refusal to join me on future barrel picks, access to bottles I'm sent to taste and review, and more. Only 5 spots remain!  You can still support for as little as $1 a month if you'd like to stay up to date with these changes and news about what we've got coming up.  Finally, please do like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening - it really helps the Whiskey Ring Podcast move up the rankings.  If you haven't yet, please follow Whiskey in my Wedding Ring and the Whiskey Ring Podcast on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to the newsletter on the website.  Thanks for reading! Now here's Emily Vikre, Founder (with husband Joel!) of Vikre Distillery. Vikre Distillery Vikre Distillery Website Vikre Distillery on Instagram Vikre Distillery on Facebook Vikre Distillery on Twitter Vikre Distillery Reviews Vikre Distillery Øvrevann Aquavit Review (Coming soon!) Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, ImpEx Beverages https://impexbev.com ImpEx on Instagram ImpEx on Facebook ImpEx on Twitter Thanks to our Sponsor, Scotch Malt Whisky Society SMWS Website SMWS of America Website (Use code WRP for 20% off your membership!) SMWS/A Facebook SMWS/A Instagram SMWS/A Twitter SMWS/A YouTube

Today I'm speaking with Alpine Fit founder Jen Loofbourrow. Jen launched Alpine Fit to be an outdoor activewear brand in line with her customer's values offering fit options for body proportions, odor-resistant fabrics for spending more time outdoors, and making products in Alaska. Raised in Ontario, Canada in a hard-working, outdoor-loving family. She went on to live in Vancouver followed by Galway, Ireland before settling down in Anchorage with her husband, and two children, and they all love the outdoors including hiking, running, skiing, kayaking, and camping. Facebook Twitter Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Sign up for my Newsletter HERE. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! You can contact me here: email: rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com or leave me a message on Speakpipe! Presented to by: Show Notes In your early twenties, you fell in love with expeditions kayaking the outer islands of Alaska's Southeast coastline. How were you introduced to the outdoors? Was it kayaking? Well, that definitely wasn't my first time getting into the outdoors. I'd say I got introduced to the outdoors as a child going to my grandparents' little cabin up north in Ontario, Canada. we called it a cottage, but it was what you would more identify as an off-grid cabin in the woods. You know, outhouse. Pump for house getting the water up from the lake to closer to the cabin for washing dishes. Endless trails to hike through the woods. So pretty remote. And you have a BS in chemistry and an MBA? Were those degrees intentional? I felt like I should probably go into the sciences because I was highly more likely to get a job that I'd be able to do after university. And somehow that science career led me to chemistry, which did bizarrely lead me to fabric development and did indeed, create a building block over my career. But, I don't know if I do chemistry over again. If I had the choice.  How'd you get into science? Where'd that come from? I certainly always liked questions and problem-solving and seeking solutions. And I do remember having one of those nerdy, you know, microscope sets. But I think I really always liked Science and Art. I mean, that sounds like the most diplomatic answer I could possibly give, but I really, really enjoyed both science and art and I think I just picked science because I thought maybe I'd be able to get a better job. How were you inspired to get into design? That must have been the art side of your brain. Yeah, definitely. I mean, I always did painting and you know, my mom did a lot of sewing in her younger years and my grandmother as well was a quilter. So I think I've always been around art, fabric, and textiles my whole life. So, it was just kind of a natural fit to pull on those different building blocks of my, upbringing. And one of your first design-related jobs was as a material developer at Lululemon in Vancouver. How did you connect with Lululemon? Well, I was going to university in Vancouver, BC, Canada and I needed a job to help pay some of the student life bills. And I actually worked in their stores. This is a long time ago before Lululemon kind of has become what it has become now. So this is like 2007ish. And basically, my apartment was where their flagship store was. We're a stone's throw from one another. It was an obvious, growing, cool vibe of the company at the time. And, it was just a great place to get exposed to potentially different types of jobs behind the scenes in, outdoor and technical fabric apparel. And just by happenstance, I got a job there just as a salesperson that they call educators, and I was such a keen, let's say, fabric nerd. I just loved the technical fabrics that they had and, what they did with their design, incorporating those specific purpose-built textiles into the designs. And how long were you there? How long did you do that? Really only two years. I was pretty young and had sort of the call to go backpacking in South America and all that sort of stuff, And you had a lingerie and swimwear retail store in Ireland. How'd you get to Ireland? How'd that start? That's another side-tangent, chapter of my resume. Basically, my, now husband, got into school in Ireland. And he got into school while we were on that trip traveling in South America. And of course, it seemed like, Hey, why not? Let's move to Ireland. You're young, you know, the economy's not that great. Let's go do something crazy. And then it turned out that, of course, the economy's not so great. And even though I had this chemistry degree that I thought was. great for getting jobs anywhere. There was no chance of getting your European work visa or Irish work visa. There were no jobs at all. It was happening just as bad or worse over there than it was in North America. So there was no status for anyone, like a spouse or anything of a student to be over there for longer than like a one-year work holiday visa or a three-month work holiday visa, I can't remember. Maybe it was a one-year maximum. And I was like, okay, I gotta figure out a better plan. And it turns out that if you can come up with a business plan and idea and apply to the Irish government for a status called business permission, they will allow you to move over and start the business. Contribute to the local economy, hire EU or Irish Nationals to be employed. Then evaluate you at the end of the year and offer you the opportunity to continue. So that is what I did. Do you have anybody in your family that's entrepreneurial? Does that come from someone in your family? I'd say there's a definite trend of an entrepreneurial spirit and, many, many self-employed people in my family. So then you're back in the States as the operations manager at a Swedish women's brand. Shkoop? Yep. Skhoop. So Skhoop is a Swedish brand that has North American offices in Anchorage Alaska. They basically make Puffy down skirt s and jackets. So picture a puffy, you've probably seen them. They're really popular in cold areas, right? They make other types of, you know, they have a spring and summer collection as well as other pieces like base layers and vests and things like that too. But the product that they started with was this sort of puffy jacket skirt version. So you, you can wrap it around, you're really easily, like over your snow pants or, you know, if you're spectating outdoor sports or things like that. You just zip it fully on and fully off, and it can layer over your other layers. Quite honestly in Alaska in the winter, you need that extra warmth. So by the time, you came around to the idea of Alpine Fit, you had a pretty well-rounded  personal experience in education on how to start a business, run a business, hire reps. I mean, yes, I felt very well prepared. and then only in hindsight or when I was in the thick of the early years, you know, of Alpine Fit, it's been just over four years, in those first couple of years I realized I was missing a couple building blocks. Yeah. Those definitely were the most challenging things. Who's gonna make it? How'd you figure that out? Well, that was a rough road. you know, there's not much of an industry. There's a big outdoor industry, but there are not a lot of sewing products or manufacturing industries. I mean, there certainly are businesses that have come before me. Revelate Designs and the bike packing worlds you know, they, they were there. Right alongside the emergence and development of those types of products. And they're based here in Anchorage, Alaska. And then there are some fishing-related sewing product businesses. How did Alpine Fit come to life? Oh, well, it, you've asked me so many questions about those building blocks. It was the call of me wanting to be an entrepreneur again. And then just kind of bringing together all of these passions that I have for all these various things together. And namely, I mean, the way I like to personally recreate is to spend long periods of time outdoors. You asked me earlier about this first long expedition-style kayak trip that I did. Those kinds of trips are my favorite thing. You pack one very small kit of gear and your self-supported food supply and all of your camping gear, and you go and you go for many days. Those trips give you a lot of time to think about what you want to have on those, trips with you. And they make you really think about the features you like and don't like about the gear you brought. So basically just to start in refining like these kit of essentials that would be good for these kinds of trips and then also this like fit options thing. Tell us more about that silver-infused fabric. So I knew that this fiber existed and I knew what kind of fabric feeling I wanted it to have. I didn't want it to have a plastic bag feeling. I didn't want it to be cold to the touch or hot and clammy to the touch, depending on the season or the condition, not another fleece product. So, basically, I didn't even have a company at the time, just the business names. And, I literally like, reached out to the fiber supplier and was like, please take me seriously. I have this whole idea, I wanna include this fiber. Basically, there is an awesome US-based fiber supplier that's working with Silver in wearable application Technologies. And, I knew of them from my time at Lululemon. Fast forward 10 years later when I start embarking on what I'm going to do for this business, they were still top of mind as the leader out there for working on, this sort of antimicrobial fiber technology. So my first step was to reach out to them. And learn about what they have, and what's possible out there that exists that's not, you know, infringing on any exclusivity that another brand might have. Right. Name Lee Lululemon. Totally unique. Yeah. Yeah. That's kind of where it all began. That's amazing. do you wanna name that, that company? The fiber supplier company is Noble Biomaterials. I believe they'd probably be delighted if I mentioned them. What outdoor activities, maybe I should flip this question. What outdoor activities don't you participate in? Oh my goodness. you're gonna tap into my Alaska Imposter Syndrome. The first thing that comes to mind is like, also the funny thing is, everything is so relative, right? Mm-hmm. I mean, I'm gonna say that I'm not really into something, but then maybe I'm into it compared to other people, right? I'm an adult learned Cross Country skier. I absolutely love it. And I go at least three times a week in the winter. But where I live is world-class Cross Country skiing, and I literally have friends that are former Olympians. Relative to them. I'm not really into cross country. It's hard to say what I don't do. I mean, the, there are some things that I don't, that are definitely outdoor recreation that go in the sports realm, but like we do a little bit of fishing. Again, that's not like maybe. Like sport. I would say like, we do fishing, we're not like way into fishing. My favorite, I guess the road biking is not very good. Sorry if anyone's planning a fun road trip, biking trip to Alaska, but I personally think that road biking is not very good here. The mountain biking is phenomenal. The gravel biking thing is taking off. And fat tire biking is phenomenal. So maybe, I don't know what I'm missing. rock climbing. I love rock climbing. Backpacking too. And pack grafting. More recently, in the past few years, got have gotten way into pack grafting. I mean this a boat that's basically an inflatable kayak sort of thing, and it folds down to a seven-pound little parcel. Do you have any suggestions or advice for folks wanting to get into the outdoor biz? I would say if you're wanting to get into being an entrepreneur of any kind, be prepared to work hard at it. But actually getting into the outdoor world, you probably need to actually still physically go to where people meet in person to build a network of connections in the outdoor industry. So that may not mean you have to travel to one of the big national trade shows. Those, though, are, you know, a very fun place to go and meet your people. You can build a network closer to home. Personally, I have existed as an entrepreneur, sort of flailing in the wind for longer than I should have, and there were networks and communities that I could intersect with earlier that I'm glad that I now have. Mm-hmm. For instance, we've formed ourselves a little Alaska woman-led outdoor product business group. So there's a handful of us that are geographically based that are doing outdoor-oriented products and we're all women-led businesses. And meet quarterly and we share our challenges, successes, you know, bounce ideas off each other, plan some co co-branded marketing campaigns and just generally try to like, You know, be a community for the unique, challenges and successes that we're facing. So build a, build a network, get some peers. Do you have a favorite piece of outdoor gear that costs under a hundred dollars? Are you meaning a non-Alpine Fit thing or an Alpine Fit thing? The Alpine Fit one's way easier to answer, our little Nordic, we call it our Nordic Anywhere Marino wool hat. I'll just say the first thing that came to mind is recently I discovered these little, trail mitten things that I'm loving for spring running. They're called run mitts, white paws run mitts. Okay. And they're basically this little sort of fleecy thing that you, it's a thumbless mitten that you just put your hand inside of and it flips over. And then when you're too hot, which happens all the time really quickly in these sort of late winter, early spring runs, especially in cold places like this, you can just flip it open and then push it up your arm like a cuff. So it's like, it's like really versatile. Do you have any favorite books? My favorite thing that I'm reading right now is, my just turned nine-year-old daughter and myself have been working through a 13-book series. And it's the Lemony Snickets Series of Unfortunate Events book series. And I have to say that is action-packed with adventure, and it has been so fun. But the other books that I'm reading at the moment, is Jim Collins, B 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship. As we wrap up, is there anything else you'd like to say to our listeners or ask of our listeners? I guess I should tell you how to look up Alpine Fit online. alpine fit.com, and on social media, on Instagram and Facebook at Alpine Fit Co. And then if you're physically traveling to Anchors Alaska, we welcome visitors. You can pick up our address on alpine fit.com and come and visit us in our workshop space. And we'd love to hear your travel stories here about what you're doing in Alaska and meet more people.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show. On Monday's show, we visit with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com, about current global events including developments in Israel, Russia, Ukraine, and Sudan. President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education Larry Reed and I discuss whether Nordic countries are socialist as many people think. We also visit with former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief and author Jim McTague about the debt ceiling negotiations and about who's really running the country. Please join us for Tuesday's show. We have terrific guests including our State Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, President of Less Government Seton Motley, Boo Mortenson, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

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This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on April 22. It dropped for free subscribers on April 25. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe for free below:WhoDoug Fish, president and founder of the Indy PassRecorded onThe majority of this conversation took place on April 3, 2023. Three days later, I left for a Montana ski trip, with the intent of releasing this either on the trip or when I returned. A week later, however, news broke that Indy would (at least temporarily) cease pass sales for 2023-24 products on April 11, making a small portion of our conversation irrelevant. Fish and I then recorded a new segment focused specifically on the decision to halt pass sales, on April 20, 2023. This section also includes a recap of the top 10 Indy Pass resorts for the 2022-23 ski season.About the Indy PassIndy Pass is the coolest thing going. If Indy were a person, everyone would gloss him “IP.” In the ‘80s, IP would have rolled in a Firebird with T-tops off and a flame-eagle emblazoned upon the hood. Or in a door-less Jeep with his boys gripping the rollbar, feathered-hair and sunglasses cool. Or rocking a skateboard, Walkman, and jean jacket, Michael J. Fox-style, transforming into a werewolf or traveling through time in a f*****g DeLorean. IP's not the most popular kid. In fact the cool kids, in their poloshirts and loafers, don't care much for the interloper at all. But we all see a bit of ourselves in the young rogue, middle finger aimed at the social-status gatekeepers and their lackies, flouting conventions of deference and sobriety, in possession of secret powers that will scare them once they know. IP is our hero because we are him. Or he's a supercharged superhero cartoon version of us. Or because he is whatever the hell he wants to be. IP rules!Or, if that doesn't work for you, how about this: IP is a season-long ski product that delivers up to 210 days of alpine skiing for four dollars more than the price of a one-day walk-up peak-day lift ticket at Vail or Beaver Creek. “Yeah but it's not Vail or Beaver Creek, Man – don't you get that?” I sure do, Biff. And I love both mountains, but give me the choice of one serving of caviar or a pizza every day all season long, and I gotta roll pizza, my friend (this is the 2022-23 roster; ignore the prices, ignore the blackouts. The robots are still fighting my efforts to update this chart for 2023-24. The only ski area that we know will change as of now is Snow Valley, which ran off with the Ikon Pass):More partners are inbound. Perhaps not as many as the 58 new ski areas (25 alpine, 19 cross-country, and 14 Allied), that signed onto Indy over the 2022 offseason. But I already have a partial list, and it will be at least a dozen. Perhaps many more as Indy looks to turboboost its XC roster.Too bad you already missed the best price: $279 for renewing passholders, $299 for waitlistees, $319 for the disorganized masses. Indy is currently off sale. It may come back in the fall. How will you know? Subscribe to their notifications, and they will send you eight to 12 emails and texts per day about it once the time comes. In the meantime, activate learning mode and enjoy this IP 101.Why I interviewed himDoug Fish is one of skiing's class acts. He's built a product that works. For skiers, for ski area operators, and for him and everyone working for him. This is not Liftopia 2.0, an online discount center where money falls into a blackhole. When you buy an Indy Pass, 15 percent of that money goes to Indy, the other 85 percent goes directly to the ski areas. You get a bargain, they get paid. Everyone wins.This whole thing could have been a scam. Or a crock. Or a fiasco. It could have disintegrated in a storm of partner and passholder anger over dysfunctional tech or missing paychecks or unregistered skier accounts. It could have been Fyre Ski – show up and there's nothing there.That was my fear the first time I cashed in my Indy Pass, at Caberfae, Michigan, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. I approached the ticket window and informed the clerk that I had an Indy Pass. She stared at me as though I'd just asked her which way to the kitten fur-hat section. Indy had just launched – I probably redeemed the first lift ticket in the ski area's history. But Pete Meyer, part-owner and GM, was standing right behind her, and he nodded and I nodded (this was the month after The Storm launched, and we were not yet acquainted), and I attached my metal wicket ticket to my jacket and went skiing.I've never had an issue cashing in an Indy Pass ticket since. Neither has anyone else that I've talked to. That's why the passholder base is exploding to the point that Indy has suspended sales. And that consistency – in the form of (mostly) hassle-free redemptions and steady paychecks, is why 104 out of 105 alpine partners are returning to the pass for the 2022-23 ski season. The only exception is Snow Valley, a two-season partner that surely would have returned had it not been devoured by Alterra Mountain Company and notched into the Ikon Pass ammo belt.For someone who has built something so transcendent, Fish remains modest and humble, at least in his public dealings and those with the media. He answers texts and emails. He takes hard questions. He owns his mistakes. He fulfills his promises. He gives everything he has to making this thing that he created work.The Indy Pass could have come from just about anywhere. It could have been a monetized version of the Powder Alliance or sprung from an alt-world Liftopia or formed from a regurgitated M.A.X. Pass or been some sort of quirky Wal-Mart version of a 1980s Christmas catalogue special G.I. Joe boxset – a cool niche product that is kind of hard to get but coveted by those whose existence is defined by their fringe knowledge.That IP came from Portland Doug, with his West Coast chill and self-aware need to preserve peace in Skidom – and, by extension, his own reputation – is a blessing to us all. This career marketing guy with a love of Hood pow and a knack for actualizing good ideas turned out to be exactly the shepherd indie skiing needed.Because of this remarkable thing Fish has created, he's been on the podcast four times. But I've never bothered asking about his story until now. Who is this person that spun the Indy Pass out of his imagination? Where did he come from, and why did he turn out to be the proper hero for the moment, not only creating this ark but steering it through the asteroid belts of Covid and evergrowing Epkon Pass sales? That's a big part of what I was after here, and Fish, as always, delivered.What we talked aboutWhy Fish sold the Indy Pass, how he's feeling about it, and what his role is now; “the only reason you start a business is to someday sell it”; the hardest part of walking away from Indy; the highs and lows of creating and managing the Indy Pass; Indy's mass adoption; Entabeni Systems, Indy's new owner; Indy's plan to massively expand its Nordic program; the first year of Indy XC; the most popular Indy XC resorts; how close Indy was to partnering with a tech company other than Entabeni, how Entabeni won the contract, and how that switch set Indy up for long-term business success; the first non-Western ski area to join Indy; what may or may not change in how the Indy Pass works; how often skiers actually use their Indy Passes; the surprising ownership alternative that Fish considered for Indy; the challenge of scaling the Indy Pass from 10 partners to 139 in four years; the impact of Indy's 40 percent  2021-22 price increase in retrospect; comparing what the Indy Pass is currently to what Fish thought the Indy Pass would be five years ago; whether we could see more density in already-dense Indy regions; are oversold Epic and Ikon passes benefitting Indy?; can Indy Pass last a decade or longer?; what could ruin the pass; Portland and the Mt. Hood ski scene, in the 1960s and now; “if you envy someone for what they do, then you should be doing that thing”; the advantage of starting something huge in your 60s; why Indy will switch to a physical pass for the 2023-24 ski season; how Indy has been able to largely retain its ski area partner roster and how important that is; how Jay Peak changed the pass forever; why Indy Pass signs one-year contracts with its partners, and whether that could change; oh Dear Lord what have I done I used the word “brand equity” without irony sorry; what would have happened had Indy lost Jay; why Indy kept Jay even though it is now part of a small ski area conglomerate; whether Jay owner Pacific Group Resorts could add any of its other five ski areas to Indy; why Indy may not announce any new partners until fall; what Indy Pass blackout tiers will look like for the 2023-24 ski season; how Indy Passes sold during the renewal, waitlist, and general public sales periods; why Indy limited and ultimately cut off pass sales for the 2023-24 ski season; the problem that blackouts can't solve; trying not to break the machine; how Indy will determine whether passes will go back on sale in the fall; new partners inbound; the top 10 Indy Pass partners by number of redemptions for the 2022-23 ski season; and the newest member of the Indy top 10 club.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewFish appears on the podcast as regularly as the snow melts.May 27, 2020 (Storm Skiing Podcast #16):April 27, 2021 (Storm Skiing Podcast # 45):May 9, 2022 (Storm Skiing Podcast #85):So every 40 podcasts or so. And here he is, back again exactly on cue, with podcast number 125. He would have been here no matter what, to discuss the ever-evolving, ever-fascinating Indy Pass. We could probably fill an hour every month of the year. But this year is different: in March, Fish sold Indy Pass to longtime tech partner Entabeni Systems. Wow. It seemed like IP just rolled into the party. And now all this. What gives, man? And why can't my boy Stiles scoop up an Indy just because he was busy picking out his new speakers at the boombox store for the past three weeks? And why are you mailing me a pass like it really is 1985? And do I still get my two days at Jay Peak? And when are you actually gonna add Tahoe man cause my cousin said it was sick out there? And since you're mailing a pass can you throw in some stickers Brah? So much to dig into.Why you should consider the Indy PassWell do you like skiing? Do you like selling your grandmother's heirloom candlesticks to pay for skiing (terrible example, actually, as candles and all related paraphernalia out to be recycled into a giant bouncy ball and shot into space to create a second moon). If you answered “yes” to the first question and “no” to the second, then the Indy Pass might be for you.One of the worst takes in skiing is that there's nothing on the Indy Pass “worth” traveling out West for. I would have to walk into a McDonald's and observe people eating their rancid food to witness a dumber idea. Indy's northern Rockies kingdom is stacked with launchpads larger than anything in New England: Mission Ridge, 2,250 vertical feet on 2,000 acres of skiable terrain; Mt. Hood Meadows, 2,777 feet/2,150 acres; Lost Trail, 1,800 feet/1,800 acres; Brundage, 1,921 feet/1,920 acres.That's just the start of the list. If you're an eastern or Midwestern skier who lives anywhere within the Indy orbit, this one super-cheapo discount product can give you an over-the-top amazing ski season. Buy an Indy Pass. Then hit all your locals. Then hit them all again. Then fly or drive of #VanLife your way west and loop the circuit. You get the western pow and the western vibe and the wide-open western glades without the western destination-town alienation and crowds.For years I was that guy who flew west and blew right past Loveland on my way to Copper or Keystone or Breck or Vail. But I'm not that guy anymore. I still love – will always love – the megaresorts of the American West. But last week, after an outstanding six days at Big Sky, I angled east toward Red Lodge, seated on the Montana side of Beartooth Pass. It was sprawling, gorgeous, glorious and empty. Admittedly, the conditions kind of sucked. But they'd sucked the day before at Big Sky too – a storm had cargoed in three inches after a big thaw. Dust-on-crust? More like dust-on-concrete. But that, according to everyone I spoke with at both ski areas, had been the first thaw all winter. This is Montana high country, oases rising out of the flats. The architecture of the mountains, the dreamily spaced trees, the steady fall lines, the broad ski-everything kingdom, promised something glorious another day.I found it the next day, at Great Divide, a little-known but riotous locals' bump off I-15 outside of Helena. A 1,500-foot vertical drop on 1,600 acres, split into three or four treed bowls served by open-basket Riblet doubles. Four or five inches from an overnight storm, mostly smooth base below. A half-dozen whooping runs. What felt like limitless lines. No liftlines at all. Even on a Saturday. Just skiing. Skiing skiing skiing. All day long in the Montana backwoods.Great Divide is not an Indy Pass partner, but it could (and should) be. Family-owned, rich in vibe and attitude, complex and glorious in its sprawling terrain, empty of pretense and a knick-knack souvenir veneer. If you want a cheeseburger, it's $8.50. If you want a T-shirt, you buy it in the rental shop, which is also the ticket desk, which also appears to be the main office. There's a good chance one of the four owners will be there working the register. I think this is what Fish means when he describes a mountain as “authentic.” Which seems to mean people running a ski area like it's a family sandwich shop, with everyone doing what they can at all times to make it work.This version of skiing is not for everyone. Some people really want that #ExperienceOfALifetime hashtag on their Instapost. But if you're a little bit over that, or just want a break from it once in a while, well, jump on that IP email list and plan to pick one up this fall.Podcast NotesOn retro IndyRetro Indy is a funny notion, as the website flipped live less than a goldfish's lifetime ago. But a look at this landing page, captured by the Wayback Machine on March 17, 2019, underscores how fast Indy has grown:On SnowvanaFish talked about his Northwest “stoke festival,” Snowvana, which has become an annual Portland tradition. You can learn about it here.On Peak Performance agingOn a 10-hour drive from South Tahoe to San Diego last month, I streamed an episode of The Reinvention Project with Jim Rome that featured author Steven Kotler. He'd recently written a book called Growing Old, Staying Rad, which exposes myths around physical and mental degeneration and aging. One giant takeaway: your skills only decline if you let them. I brought this up in the context of Doug's career because he created the Indy Pass at age 62, a cultural waypoint at which most Americans are hypnotized to believe their most productive time is past them. And here Fish creates one of the greatest products in skiing in his seventh decade. It's a remarkable anecdote that proves Kotler's point and underscores the incredible power of moving forever forward.I have been listening to Jim Rome's daily sports talk radio show for decades, and my interview style largely mimics his. This one is well worth a listen if you're at all interested in aging with style:On the Indy Pass top 10In the podcast, Fish lays out the top-10 most-redeemed Indy Pass ski areas for the 2022-23 ski season. Here they are:1)    Jay Peak2)    Waterville Valley3)    Cannon Mountain4)    Pats Peak5)    Bolton Valley6)    Saddleback7)    Magic Mountain8)    Berkshire East9)    Powder Mountain10) Lutsen MountainsAnd here's what the list looks like year-by-year since Indy's inaugural season:Most of the sliding around between this season and last can be attributed to blackout dates: Lutsen and Pats Peak increased theirs and thus slid in the rankings. Cannon reduced theirs and so advanced. And then there's Saddleback:On Saddleback blackoutsFish notes that Saddleback was a first-time entrant into the Indy Pass top 10. There was no mystery as to why: “A lot of resorts in New England added blackouts, Saddleback took theirs away,” for the 2021-22 ski season, Fish tells me on the podcast.Saddleback General Manager Jim Quimby and I discussed exactly this, and how crucial Indy Pass has been to the mountain's renaissance since re-opening in 2020 after a five-year closure, in our recent podcast conversation (1:28):Honestly though just listen to the whole thing. Quimby delivers the rich history of Saddleback with an unforgettable series of anecdotes, reflections, and emotion. One of the best episodes I have to offer.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing all year long. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 38/100 in 2023, and number 424 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, or, more likely, I just get busy). You can also email skiing@substack.com. 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How might we imagine justice in times of ecological harm? How are human struggles for social justice entangled with the lives of other beings including plants, animals, fungi, and microbes? What is at stake when claims are made about who or what is the subject of justice? These questions and more are explored in this conversation between Terese Gagnon and Sophie Chao, co-editor of the new volume The Promise of Multispecies Justice from Duke University Press. In addition to unpacking key questions posed by the volume Terese and Sophie discuss some of the volume's chapters, which are empirically rooted in Asia. These chapters cover topics of spectral justice in the Indian Himalayas, and justice for humans and “pests” on banana plantations in the Philippines region of Mindanao. Additionally, Sophie shares about her research on more-than-human solidarities in racial justice protests in the Indonesian-controlled province of West Papua. This interdisciplinary conversation covers critical developments in the social sciences and humanities as well as works of contemporary art and poetry including by Chamorro scholar Craig Santos Perez, author of Navigating CHamoru Poetry. Sophie Chao is Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney. Her research investigates the intersections of Indigeneity, ecology, capitalism, health, and justice in the Pacific. Chao is author of In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua and co-editor of The Promise of Multispecies Justice. Related podcasts Karen Sanctuaries: Memory, Biodiversity, and Political Sovereignty Urban Climate Change and Adaptation: Messages from the IPCC Report for Southeast Asia Transcendence and Sustainability: Asian Visions with Global Promise The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

How might we imagine justice in times of ecological harm? How are human struggles for social justice entangled with the lives of other beings including plants, animals, fungi, and microbes? What is at stake when claims are made about who or what is the subject of justice? These questions and more are explored in this conversation between Terese Gagnon and Sophie Chao, co-editor of the new volume The Promise of Multispecies Justice from Duke University Press. In addition to unpacking key questions posed by the volume Terese and Sophie discuss some of the volume's chapters, which are empirically rooted in Asia. These chapters cover topics of spectral justice in the Indian Himalayas, and justice for humans and “pests” on banana plantations in the Philippines region of Mindanao. Additionally, Sophie shares about her research on more-than-human solidarities in racial justice protests in the Indonesian-controlled province of West Papua. This interdisciplinary conversation covers critical developments in the social sciences and humanities as well as works of contemporary art and poetry including by Chamorro scholar Craig Santos Perez, author of Navigating CHamoru Poetry. Sophie Chao is Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney. Her research investigates the intersections of Indigeneity, ecology, capitalism, health, and justice in the Pacific. Chao is author of In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua and co-editor of The Promise of Multispecies Justice. Related podcasts Karen Sanctuaries: Memory, Biodiversity, and Political Sovereignty Urban Climate Change and Adaptation: Messages from the IPCC Report for Southeast Asia Transcendence and Sustainability: Asian Visions with Global Promise The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. 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

How might we imagine justice in times of ecological harm? How are human struggles for social justice entangled with the lives of other beings including plants, animals, fungi, and microbes? What is at stake when claims are made about who or what is the subject of justice? These questions and more are explored in this conversation between Terese Gagnon and Sophie Chao, co-editor of the new volume The Promise of Multispecies Justice from Duke University Press. In addition to unpacking key questions posed by the volume Terese and Sophie discuss some of the volume's chapters, which are empirically rooted in Asia. These chapters cover topics of spectral justice in the Indian Himalayas, and justice for humans and “pests” on banana plantations in the Philippines region of Mindanao. Additionally, Sophie shares about her research on more-than-human solidarities in racial justice protests in the Indonesian-controlled province of West Papua. This interdisciplinary conversation covers critical developments in the social sciences and humanities as well as works of contemporary art and poetry including by Chamorro scholar Craig Santos Perez, author of Navigating CHamoru Poetry. Sophie Chao is Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney. Her research investigates the intersections of Indigeneity, ecology, capitalism, health, and justice in the Pacific. Chao is author of In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua and co-editor of The Promise of Multispecies Justice. Related podcasts Karen Sanctuaries: Memory, Biodiversity, and Political Sovereignty Urban Climate Change and Adaptation: Messages from the IPCC Report for Southeast Asia Transcendence and Sustainability: Asian Visions with Global Promise The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

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How might we imagine justice in times of ecological harm? How are human struggles for social justice entangled with the lives of other beings including plants, animals, fungi, and microbes? What is at stake when claims are made about who or what is the subject of justice? These questions and more are explored in this conversation between Terese Gagnon and Sophie Chao, co-editor of the new volume The Promise of Multispecies Justice from Duke University Press. In addition to unpacking key questions posed by the volume Terese and Sophie discuss some of the volume's chapters, which are empirically rooted in Asia. These chapters cover topics of spectral justice in the Indian Himalayas, and justice for humans and “pests” on banana plantations in the Philippines region of Mindanao. Additionally, Sophie shares about her research on more-than-human solidarities in racial justice protests in the Indonesian-controlled province of West Papua. This interdisciplinary conversation covers critical developments in the social sciences and humanities as well as works of contemporary art and poetry including by Chamorro scholar Craig Santos Perez, author of Navigating CHamoru Poetry. Sophie Chao is Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney. Her research investigates the intersections of Indigeneity, ecology, capitalism, health, and justice in the Pacific. Chao is author of In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua and co-editor of The Promise of Multispecies Justice. Related podcasts Karen Sanctuaries: Memory, Biodiversity, and Political Sovereignty Urban Climate Change and Adaptation: Messages from the IPCC Report for Southeast Asia Transcendence and Sustainability: Asian Visions with Global Promise The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Life in Norway Show Episode #70: A US-Poland dual citizen joins the show to chat through her process of moving to Norway, and why she wants to share what she's learned with you. Full Show Notes: https://www.lifeinnorway.net/unlock-norway-podcast/ Gabriella Mikiewicz is the founder of Unlock Norway, which she created to help fellow newcomers understand the country better. She said her experience of living in Norway has been enriched by her Norwegian partner and friends, who have given her so much content and context to understand the country better.

Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. So it is for the Indigenous Sámi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, whose story unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. As described in From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture (University of Minnesota, 2023) by Barbara Sjoholm, the objects created by the Sámi for daily and ceremonial use were purchased and taken by Scandinavians and foreign travelers in Lapland from the seventeenth century to the present, and the collections described in From Lapland to Sápmi map a complex history that is gradually shifting to a renaissance of Sámi culture and craft, along with the return of many historical objects to Sápmi, the Sámi homeland. The Sámi objects first collected in Lapland by non-Indigenous people were drums and other sacred artifacts, but later came to include handmade knives, decorated spoons, clothing, and other domestic items owned by Sámi reindeer herders and fishers, as well as artisanal crafts created for sale. Sjoholm describes how these objects made their way via clergy, merchants, and early scientists into curiosity cabinets and eventually to museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, and abroad. Musicians, writers, and tourists also collected Sámi culture for research and enjoyment. Sjoholm follows these objects and collections from the Age of Enlightenment through the twentieth century, when artisanship took on new forms in commerce and museology and the Sámi began to organize politically and culturally. Today, several collections of Sámi objects are in the process of repatriation, while a new generation of artists, activists, and artisans finds inspiration in traditional heritage and languages. Deftly written and amply illustrated, with contextual notes on language and Nordic history, From Lapland to Sápmi brings to light the history of collecting, displaying, and returning Sámi material culture, as well as the story of Sámi creativity and individual and collective agency. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. So it is for the Indigenous Sámi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, whose story unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. As described in From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture (University of Minnesota, 2023) by Barbara Sjoholm, the objects created by the Sámi for daily and ceremonial use were purchased and taken by Scandinavians and foreign travelers in Lapland from the seventeenth century to the present, and the collections described in From Lapland to Sápmi map a complex history that is gradually shifting to a renaissance of Sámi culture and craft, along with the return of many historical objects to Sápmi, the Sámi homeland. The Sámi objects first collected in Lapland by non-Indigenous people were drums and other sacred artifacts, but later came to include handmade knives, decorated spoons, clothing, and other domestic items owned by Sámi reindeer herders and fishers, as well as artisanal crafts created for sale. Sjoholm describes how these objects made their way via clergy, merchants, and early scientists into curiosity cabinets and eventually to museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, and abroad. Musicians, writers, and tourists also collected Sámi culture for research and enjoyment. Sjoholm follows these objects and collections from the Age of Enlightenment through the twentieth century, when artisanship took on new forms in commerce and museology and the Sámi began to organize politically and culturally. Today, several collections of Sámi objects are in the process of repatriation, while a new generation of artists, activists, and artisans finds inspiration in traditional heritage and languages. Deftly written and amply illustrated, with contextual notes on language and Nordic history, From Lapland to Sápmi brings to light the history of collecting, displaying, and returning Sámi material culture, as well as the story of Sámi creativity and individual and collective agency. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. 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

Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. So it is for the Indigenous Sámi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, whose story unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. As described in From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture (University of Minnesota, 2023) by Barbara Sjoholm, the objects created by the Sámi for daily and ceremonial use were purchased and taken by Scandinavians and foreign travelers in Lapland from the seventeenth century to the present, and the collections described in From Lapland to Sápmi map a complex history that is gradually shifting to a renaissance of Sámi culture and craft, along with the return of many historical objects to Sápmi, the Sámi homeland. The Sámi objects first collected in Lapland by non-Indigenous people were drums and other sacred artifacts, but later came to include handmade knives, decorated spoons, clothing, and other domestic items owned by Sámi reindeer herders and fishers, as well as artisanal crafts created for sale. Sjoholm describes how these objects made their way via clergy, merchants, and early scientists into curiosity cabinets and eventually to museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, and abroad. Musicians, writers, and tourists also collected Sámi culture for research and enjoyment. Sjoholm follows these objects and collections from the Age of Enlightenment through the twentieth century, when artisanship took on new forms in commerce and museology and the Sámi began to organize politically and culturally. Today, several collections of Sámi objects are in the process of repatriation, while a new generation of artists, activists, and artisans finds inspiration in traditional heritage and languages. Deftly written and amply illustrated, with contextual notes on language and Nordic history, From Lapland to Sápmi brings to light the history of collecting, displaying, and returning Sámi material culture, as well as the story of Sámi creativity and individual and collective agency. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

It's a bit late - had a great event on Japanese whisky last night!  ----------- How much do you know about Finland? Yep, probably about the same I did. Not much.  Turns out, there's a whole lot to learn. I started, oddly enough, with a well-timed episode of Timesuck learning about the sniper known as the White Death from the Winter War of WW2. Besides a fascinating story, it taught me that Finland is both Nordic and Scandinavian, yet its culture - everything from its mythology/pantheon to its drinking culture - are closer to Germany and Russia than to Sweden or Denmark.  Teerenpeli is a symbol of that identity. Fiercely independent, making whisky where few others are (they're the only active distillery making whisky in Finland!), Teerenpeli is out to prove that Finland has a lot to offer the world whisky community. I think they just might.  Thanks also to previous guest Fred Barnet of Anthem Imports for the introduction!  _________________ Before we jump into the interview just a few quick notes: If you haven't joined the Patreon community yet, please consider doing so! Only 5 Spots Remain in the Barrel Club. The $5 tier has access to the Patreon-only segment called “Under the Influencer”, where some of your favorite YouTubers/Instagrammers/Podcasters and more join me to talk whiskey, life, and influencing. This tier will also have priority access to upcoming barrel picks. The $25 tier - for people who really want to propel the pod and website forward - will have the same benefits as the $5 tier plus right of first refusal to join me on future barrel picks, access to bottles I'm sent to taste and review, and more. Only 5 spots remain!  You can still support for as little as $1 a month if you'd like to stay up to date with these changes and news about what we've got coming up.  Finally, please do like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening - it really helps the Whiskey Ring Podcast move up the rankings.  If you haven't yet, please follow Whiskey in my Wedding Ring and the Whiskey Ring Podcast on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to the newsletter on the website.  Thanks for reading! Now here's Anssi Pyysing, Founder of Teerenpeli Distillery.  Teerenpeli Distillery Teerenpeli Distillery Website Teerenpeli Distillery on Instagram Teerenpeli Distillery on Facebook Teerenpeli Distillery on Twitter Teerenpeli Distillery on YouTube Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, ImpEx Beverages https://impexbev.com ImpEx on Instagram ImpEx on Facebook ImpEx on Twitter Thanks to our Sponsor, Scotch Malt Whisky Society SMWS Website SMWS of America Website (Use code WRP for 20% off your membership!) SMWS/A Facebook SMWS/A Instagram SMWS/A Twitter SMWS/A YouTube

Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. So it is for the Indigenous Sámi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, whose story unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. As described in From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture (University of Minnesota, 2023) by Barbara Sjoholm, the objects created by the Sámi for daily and ceremonial use were purchased and taken by Scandinavians and foreign travelers in Lapland from the seventeenth century to the present, and the collections described in From Lapland to Sápmi map a complex history that is gradually shifting to a renaissance of Sámi culture and craft, along with the return of many historical objects to Sápmi, the Sámi homeland. The Sámi objects first collected in Lapland by non-Indigenous people were drums and other sacred artifacts, but later came to include handmade knives, decorated spoons, clothing, and other domestic items owned by Sámi reindeer herders and fishers, as well as artisanal crafts created for sale. Sjoholm describes how these objects made their way via clergy, merchants, and early scientists into curiosity cabinets and eventually to museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, and abroad. Musicians, writers, and tourists also collected Sámi culture for research and enjoyment. Sjoholm follows these objects and collections from the Age of Enlightenment through the twentieth century, when artisanship took on new forms in commerce and museology and the Sámi began to organize politically and culturally. Today, several collections of Sámi objects are in the process of repatriation, while a new generation of artists, activists, and artisans finds inspiration in traditional heritage and languages. Deftly written and amply illustrated, with contextual notes on language and Nordic history, From Lapland to Sápmi brings to light the history of collecting, displaying, and returning Sámi material culture, as well as the story of Sámi creativity and individual and collective agency. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Episode 133: Counter Move - Interview with L.A. Marzulli Show NotesSummary: Once again we are honored to interview the intrepid L. A. Marzulli! L.A. is an award-winning author, lecturer, and filmmaker who has penned 13 books including The Nephilim Trilogy, which made the CBA best sellers list, and Counter Move: How the Nephilim Returned After the Flood, which we will discuss today.Notes:L.A. Marzulli is a frank super-naturalist who lectures on the subjects of UFOs, the Nephilim, and ancient prophetic texts, presenting his exhaustive research at conferences and churches, and through media appearances and interviews on numerous national and international radio and television programs.Questions:You make a great analogy out of the disclosure/revealing of UFO's by the US Government to rungs on a ladder. Where are we on the ladder at this point?Do you believe or have evidence that a covenant was made between the so-called Grays and Pres. Eisenhower to allow abductions of US citizens in exchange for advanced technology?What, in your opinion, is the purpose of the alleged alien/hybrid breeding program?You recently showed photos of what appears to be an actual “Nordic” or fallen angel on a trail cam. It also looks as if an orb or some kind of portal opened seconds before it appeared. What is your take on why this entity allowed itself to be seen?Recent discussion by a Pentagon official indicates there is a “mothership” sending smaller crafts to the earth. What is your take on the deflection/psy-ops that might be going on here?Many of us, including myself, believe there is a direct correlation between the Nephilim and genetic corruption of Genesis 6 to what is going on today in the alien abduction phenomenon. Do you think today's “Nephilim” are present, active and perhaps not of gigantic size as they were in the past?In Counter Move you explain your theory for how the Nephilim reappeared after the flood of Noah. You take a different position than some on this. Can you briefly summarize your position on this?Also in Counter Move you provide information that the wives that were taken by the Sons of God in Genesis 6 were not by agreement, but may have been forcefully taken or raped. If we compare Gen. 2:24, (Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.) Dan. 2:43, (they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another) and Matt. 24:38, (For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage) there appears to be an agreement or contract of some kind involved in the exchange. Do you think there were no such arrangements and this was all by force only?Do you believe there are Deep Underground Military Bases operating where human Dark Budget military personnel cooperate with fallen entities and demons?Do you have any idea or guess as to when this is all coming to a head?Takeaway:The world is seeing a proliferation of demonic activity today, indicating we are very close to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Just as the Dragon used Nephilim hybrids to disrupt God's prophetic program, L.A. reveals a final incursion of Nephilim