Podcasts about Norwegian

A review of Norwegian Spirit. Ben reviews a 16-night Norwegian Spirit cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu, combining Alaska, five sea days, and Hawaii. We cover the renovated ship, his balcony cabin, dining, entertainment, casino, thermal spa, and what it's like spending more than two weeks aboard Norwegian Spirit. Ben also shares his experiences in Ketchikan, Sitka, Icy Strait Point, Haines, Maui, and Kauai, including seeing bears in Alaska and exploring Hawaii. Plus, the cruise takes an unexpected turn when a tropical storm threatens Hawaii, forcing Norwegian Spirit to change plans, return to Honolulu early, head back out to sea, and ultimately extend the cruise by an extra night. Share your thoughts: doug@cruiseradio.net  Sponsor Cruise line protection is designed to help if you can't take your cruise. Third-party travel insurance helps protect you during the trip. Including medical care, delays, and unexpected issues. Compare plans and save up to 30% at TripInsurance.com. About Cruise Radio: Cruise Radio has been delivering cruise news, ship reviews, and money-saving tips weekly since 2009.

Full show notes: BenGreenfieldLife.com/506 In this episode, you'll discover three things I've been asked about constantly: whether the melatonin heart failure headline is worth worrying about, how much sleep is actually too much or too little, and the shortest route to a higher VO2 max. I break down what the melatonin study did and did not reveal, why a key prescription detail changes how the findings should be interpreted, and why I still use high-dose melatonin for jet lag. Then I move to VO2 max, including the Norwegian 4x4 explained the way I used to coach it, what the sprint interval research says about doing it faster, and the tools that work beyond exercise, from heat acclimation to altitude to correcting an iron deficiency. You'll also hear what a new Nature study of half a million people found about the 6.4 to 7.8 hour sleep window, and why I still sleep less than that on purpose. Finally, fertility for men and women. On the male side, scrotal temperature, timing intercourse around ovulation, the lubricant problem nobody mentions, and the supplements with real human data behind them, from L-carnitine and CoQ10 to zinc and shilajit (use code GREENFIELD for free shipping). On the female side, ovulation tracking, acupuncture, CoQ10 before egg retrieval, and inositol. Plus how to preserve fertility if you're on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Episode Sponsors: BIOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough Advanced 10: Ten bioavailable forms of magnesium with active vitamin B6 and ionic trace minerals to support uptake, sleep, recovery, stress, and metabolic health. Go to bioptimizers.com/ben and use code ben15 for 15% off any order. Timeline: Give your cells new life with Mitopure, Timeline's powerful ingredient that unlocks a precise dose of the rare Urolithin A molecule. Mitopure now starts at $79 at timeline.com/BEN. ULTRA: A clean, nicotine-free, caffeine-free pouch that delivers smooth, sustained energy and focus using clinically backed nootropics and adaptogens, with no jitters or crashes. Visit takeultra.com and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. Tiny Health: An at-home microbiome test that analyzes your full gut ecosystem and gives you personalized, evidence-based diet and supplement recommendations. Get $50 off your first kit at TinyHealth.com/BEN. Active Skin Repair: Uses hypochlorous acid, a molecule your body naturally produces, to support skin repair and defense without harsh chemicals. Go to ActiveSkinRepair.com and use code BEN for 20% off, or find it on Amazon and at your local CVS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.We hear how Norwegian teachers resisted peddling Nazi propaganda during the German occupation of the Second World War and our guest, Dr Rachel Pistol, talks us through other examples of resistance around Europe.Plus, the Stardust nightclub fire in Dublin in 1981, the Iranian engineer who connected homes to the internet using cable TV and the birth of India's call centre industry.Finally, this week's Sporting Witness - the most successful Paralympian and the discovery of the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks.Contributors: Mr Roll Hansen - Norwegian teacher. Dr Rachel Pistol - a historian specialising in the Second World War, from the University of Southampton. Antoinette Keegan - survivor of the Stardust nightclub fire. Rouzbeh Yassini - father of the cable modem. Pramod Bhasin - businessman who set up India's first call centre. Trischa Zorn-Hudson - the most successful Paralympian. Juan Manuel Santos - former President of Colombia.(Photo: German troops marching through Oslo in occupied Norway during World War Two in 1940. Credit: European / FPG / Getty Images)

On this week's episode, the gang tastes the new Hazy IPA, Just a Krush, spotlighting the Krush hop. Then they discuss a new seasonal release from Low-Hanging Ciders, a spiced hard cider for fall. -- Have a question for us? If we read it on an episode, we'll send you a free Land-Grant shirt. Submit yours over on our website! -- Want to try the beers we're drinking on the pod? Track them down with our handy Beer Finder or stop by the taproom for a pour.

In this week's news roundup, regulators and courts take centre stage: REA Group settles with the ACCC, a Chicago judge hands MRED and Compass a win over Zillow, Hemnet's activist investors reshape the board and pause the buyback, and Schibsted appears to be lining up to take on its own former marketplaces business in Norway.Chapters:00:00 Intro01:34 REA Group Signs ACCC Undertaking Over Listing Clauses13:38 Are Regulators Cracking Down On Portal Pricing?17:39 Zillow Loses Injunction Bid Against MRED & Compass23:35 Who Portals Really Serve: Buyers & Sellers29:54 Hemnet Pauses Buyback After Board Shake-up33:20 Why Hemnet's New Board Went Local38:03 Can Hemnet's Share Price Recover?40:20 Schibsted Media, Polaris & Amedia Team Up To Take On Finn48:00 Vend At PPW Madrid & WrapREA Group Vs ACCCOn 14 September Australia's competition regulator accepted a court enforceable undertaking from REA Group over contract terms that, between 2013 and 2025, required or rewarded agencies for listing all or most of their properties on realestate.com.au. From 1 January 2027 agencies can move at least 25% of eligible listings to cheaper tiers, and the undertaking runs for three years. REA stressed there was no finding of wrongdoing. Simon explains why agents such as BresicWhitney want to hold listings back for their own sites, why this is marketing fuel for CoStar-owned Domain, and why rising portal costs against falling sales volumes mean regulators from Switzerland to Sweden and Spain are taking a closer look.Zillow Vs MREDA US judge has refused Zillow a preliminary injunction in its Sherman Act case against Chicago MLS MRED and Compass, and ended the temporary order that restored Zillow's listings feed. In the court's words, transparency is not, standing alone, a goal of the antitrust laws, and opacity is not an anticompetitive effect. Harvey read all 54 pages so you don't have to (selected quotes are on onlinemarketplaces.com), and Simon takes it back to basics: the buyer and the seller are the only essential parties, and a portal that loses listings loses relevance.Hemnet Vs BuybackAn extraordinary general meeting called by Vor Capital and Sprints Capital replaced most of Hemnet's board, with former REA and Rightmove executives making way for directors with deep Swedish market experience. The share buyback has been paused, with around SEK 189m already spent, as Hemnet enters what it calls a transformative phase. Simon, who has sat on boards on both sides of that debate, explains why local knowledge wins, why an 80% share price fall will take many quarters to recover from, and why "transformative" probably means an acquisition.Schibsted Vs Schibsted?!Schibsted Media, Polaris and Amedia have formed an equal three-way joint venture that looks set to take on Vend's Finn in Norwegian classifieds. Simon on why starting from zero against a dominant number one is so hard, the three-headed dog problem of media joint ventures, and why Vend should keep an eye on it without letting it become an anchor.The PPW Conference is in Madrid from 28 to 30 October. Get your tickets at ppweurope.com.Presented by:• Edmund Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmund-keith/• Harvey Hancock: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvey-hancock/• Simon Baker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stbaker/

Marius Bakken is a medical doctor, author of The Norwegian Method Applied, and a 2x Olympian who specialized in the 5,000m. He's also competed in three World Championships and two European championships, while being a 3x Norwegian 1500m champion and a 2x champion in the 5,000. He holds personal bests of 3:38 in the 1500m, 13:06 in the 5k, and 28:26 in the 10k. Mind you, this is before the era of super shoes. This conversation focuses on lactate threshold, how to find it, and why this "golden zone" may be the most important training intensity of them all. Resources:  Marius' new book The Norwegian Method Applied: Threshold Training and Intensity Control for Faster, More Durable Running at Every Level MariusBakken.com Brad Culp on the Norwegian Method SR Training Programs Thank you Altra! New customers can ge 10% off your entire order with code jason10 here. I've been wearing Altra shoes for years - I absolutely love the roomy toe box that leaves extra room for my feet to move more naturally.  And these shoes look distinct compared to other shoes: they're shaped like actual feet. They can give your feet just what they need, especially if you want a roomier toebox because of bunions or a hammer toe, or just wanting more comfort. Altra shoes aren't just zero-drop anymore, either. They have 4mm heel-toe drop models and I've found that this is my personal sweet spot. I love shoes that have between 4 and 8mm so the FWD Via 2 are quickly becoming my favorite pair. And plus, I do actually like the 0 drop Altras for walking and casual wear - like a quick trip to the grocery store. They're a training tool to help me build foot strength, promote a more natural gait, and give my foot the room it needs to expand naturally.  I've partnered with Altra to get new customers 10% off your next order. Go to Altrarunning.com and use code jason10 to save 10% today. Stay out there! Thank you LMNT! A big thanks to LMNT for their support of this episode! They make electrolyte drinks for athletes and low-carb folks with no sugar, artificial ingredients, or colors. They are offering a free gift with your purchase at LMNT. And this does NOT have to be your first purchase. You'll get a sample pack with every flavor so you can try them all before deciding what you like best. And DOUBLE big news! Their newest flavor Lemonade Salt is now permanently available (it's now my favorite). They're also offering 12oz cans of sparkling LMNT water that has half the sodium concentration of a packet. Check them out. LMNT's products have some of the highest sodium concentrations that you can find. Anybody who runs a lot knows that sodium, as well as other electrolytes like magnesium and potassium, are essential to our performance and how we feel throughout the day. LMNT is my favorite way to hydrate. I'm now in the habit of giving away boxes of LMNT at group runs around Denver and Boulder and everyone loves this stuff. Boost your performance and your recovery with LMNT. They're the exclusive hydration partner to Team USA Weightlifting and quite a few professional baseball, hockey, and basketball teams are on regular subscriptions. So check out LMNT to get a free sampler pack and get your hydration optimized for the upcoming season.  

Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche defines himself as a “chord progression artist”: “You establish a pattern, and then of course, you have to break it,” he says. This line of thinking is likely what drives him to disrupt the normal sequence of his daily life too, by staying out all night before a recording session, just to tap into the right emotion for a song the next day. Some artists don't respond well to structure while creating and Sondre Lerche is definitely one of them. Whether he's exploring acrobatic melodies that push his lungs to their limits or jumping from one genre to another, he seems to put the art first and figure out where he fits in it as a vessel later.Sondre Lerche's latest album, aptly titled Acrobats, contains a big, cinematic sound, while blending elements of folk, jazz, pop, and rock. But his background in musical theatre becomes more apparent when it's just him and his guitar, as he addresses the subjects of his songs as though they're right by his side with unmistakable realism, for this episode of Soundcheck. - Sırma MunyarPS – Sondre Lerche is on tour in North America and Europe this Fall: https://www.sondrelerche.com/tour(Photo of Sondre Lerche by Hilde Solli)Setlist: 1.Little Kids 2.Acrobats 3.How Much of This Was Planned Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is a lot to love about the English non-leagues, but it will be hard to top the sensational story that emerged about SE Dons goalie George Desmond Kamurasi last week. The 36-year-old, who plies his trade in England's ninth tier, has been chosen to be the next king of the Tooro people, one of the four traditional kingdoms in Uganda, following the death of his cousin, King Oyo, in late August. There are so many questions to be answered. Who, for example, has chosen him to be the king – and why? Could he miss his cousin's funeral for football? Does he want to be royalty in Africa? And what might happen if he rejects the offer and stays in the UK? Plus, Dominica's national team takes the unusual step of appealing on social media for a new goalkeeper, Vanuatu hosts its first professional matches, and Norwegian side Strømmen send their reserves to the Arctic Circle. You can already listen to Monday's bumper bonus podcast on Patreon. It features tales from the CAF Confederation Cup, such as the Seychelles side drawn to play in Ebola-hit DR Congo and Botswana club Jwaneng Galaxy's on-pitch sorcery. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:02 – Uganda's non-league king 07:04 - Dominica's online goalkeeper hunt 13:30 - Vanuatu's first professional match 16:41 – The Norwegian cup cop-outs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Constantin Baack is CEO of MPC Oceanic Group (formerly MPC Capital) and CEO of MPC Container Ships ASA. Baack has 20 years of experience across shipping operations, corporate strategy, capital markets, and alternative assets. Under his leadership, MPC Oceanic has grown into an integrated investment, services, and operating group spanning maritime and energy infrastructure, managing or operating more than 500 vessels and energy assets worth over €5.4 billion.Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy the episodes, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and executives.Listen to Vonheim on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vKLfVRListen to Vonheim on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/39125GbChristopher Vonheim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisVonheimChristopher Vonheim on Web: https://christophervonheim.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can a small nation with a fierce warrior tradition teach the world's largest militaries about keeping wounded soldiers alive? Brig. Gen. Petter Iversen, M.D., Surgeon General of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Chair of the NATO Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services, sat down with WarDocs at the Defense Strategies Institute Operational Medicine Symposium in San Antonio to answer it. An orthopedic trauma surgeon with deployments to Afghanistan, Chad, and anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean, Brig. Gen. Iversen brings a frontline surgeon's view of war surgery and the future of Allied military medicine. His central concern is capacity, not competence. Twenty-five years of expeditionary warfare gave NATO air supremacy, controlled evacuation routes, and constrained battlespace. Large-scale combat operations will offer none of that. Treatment and evacuation will happen close to a long, contested front line, and Brig. Gen. Iversen states plainly that the Alliance does not have enough military medical troops to sustain that fight. That capacity problem reframes what military medicine is for. Modern forces are small and highly specialized, with no bench of spare soldiers. Deployment itself costs health — people get sick, exhausted, and mentally worn. Brig. Gen. Iversen cites the fifteen percent of Ukrainian recruits trained in Europe who return to the front with mental health problems, and the two-thirds of them who can go back to duty when treatment is available nearby. Return to duty, in his framing, is not a personnel metric. It is combat power. He is equally direct about training. Norway has required a war surgery course of every general surgery trainee for more than fifty years, precisely because a specialized hospital system does not produce clinicians who are comfortable with an open belly and limited consumables. Resilience, he argues, is generalist competence — and the curriculum debate now underway in Norway is a debate every Allied medical service is having. Brig. Gen. Iversen also walks through the Norwegian aeromedical evacuation enterprise built with Scandinavian Airlines: a civil airliner reconfigured into a medical evacuation platform in roughly twenty hours, flying near-weekly missions since 2022, more than thirty-five hundred patients moved out of Ukraine, and no fatal outcomes en route. The hard part, he says, was never the aircrew. It was patient selection, cross-border communication, and knowing where a nation's wounded ended up. He closes with a message aimed squarely at American listeners: prepare mentally for something much bigger than you have imagined, on more than one front at once. Chapters (01:08-05:25) The Capacity Gap in Large-Scale Combat Operations (05:25-09:12) Return to Duty as Combat Power (09:12-13:35) Resilience, Generalist Surgery, and the Technology Trap (13:35-18:15) Flying the Wounded Out of Ukraine (18:15-22:08) The Arctic, and a Direct Message to America Chapter Summaries (01:08-05:25) The Capacity Gap in Large-Scale Combat Operations Brig. Gen. Iversen names insufficient military medical troop strength as his single greatest concern for a large-scale fight. He contrasts twenty-five years of expeditionary warfare — air supremacy, controlled evacuation routes, constrained geography — with a long contested front line where treatment and evacuation must happen forward and under threat. (05:25-09:12) Return to Duty as Combat Power Modern forces are small and specialized, with no redundancy, so every clinician who returns a soldier to the line adds combat power. He cites the fifteen percent of Ukrainian recruits trained in Europe who develop mental health problems at the front, and the two-thirds who can return with treatment delivered nearby. (09:12-13:35) Resilience, Generalist Surgery, and the Technology Trap Norway has required a war surgery course of every general surgery trainee for more than fifty years. Brig. Gen. Iversen argues that resilience is generalist competence, and that surgeons trained inside highly specialized systems are measurably less comfortable with open surgery than a decade or two ago. (13:35-18:15) Flying the Wounded Out of Ukraine A partnership with Scandinavian Airlines, built after the tsunami, converts a civil airliner into a medical evacuation platform in about twenty hours. More than thirty-five hundred patients have moved out of Ukraine on near-weekly missions since 2022 with no fatal outcomes en route. The hard part is patient selection and cross-border coordination, not the flying. (18:15-22:08) The Arctic, and a Direct Message to America Cold changes the math on combat casualty care: the protocols are known, but the resource cost and training burden rise sharply, and the same wound is more likely to be fatal. Brig. Gen. Iversen closes by telling American listeners to prepare mentally for a conflict far larger than they have imagined, potentially in Europe and the Pacific at once. Take Home Messages Capacity is the binding constraint, not clinical skill: Allied military medicine knows how to treat combat casualties. What it lacks is enough medical troops to do it along a long, contested front line without air supremacy. Treating this as a force-structure problem rather than a training problem is the first honest step. Return to duty is combat power: Specialized forces carry no bench. Every soldier treated forward and returned to the line is worth more than a replacement who does not exist. Primary care and mental health care delivered near the front are operational capabilities, not welfare services. Mental health treatment near the front works: Fifteen percent of Ukrainian recruits trained in Europe return to the front with mental health problems and must be withdrawn within weeks. Two-thirds of them go back to duty when treatment is available close by. Proximity is what makes the difference. Resilience is generalist competence: Surgeons trained inside highly specialized, well-resourced hospital systems are less comfortable with open surgery and austere conditions than they were fifteen years ago. A mandatory war surgery course for every general surgery trainee, sustained for fifty years, is one answer to that drift. Strategic evacuation is a coordination problem: A civil airliner can be reconfigured into a medical evacuation platform in about twenty hours, and aircrew integrate with military medical teams easily. The hard parts are selecting the right patients, communicating across national borders, and letting a nation keep track of its own wounded. Episode Keywords military medicine, NATO COMEDS, Norwegian Armed Forces, surgeon general, large scale combat operations, LSCO, combat casualty care, war surgery, aeromedical evacuation, medevac, Ukraine, Arctic medicine, cold weather casualty care, TCCC, return to duty, military medical readiness, trauma surgery, orthopedic trauma, allied medical support, Article 5, military health system, deployed medicine, military mental health, Defense Strategies Institute, OpMed TV, WarDocs podcast Hashtags #MilitaryMedicine, #WarDocs, #NATO, #CombatCasualtyCare, #LSCO, #Medevac, #ArcticReadiness, #WarSurgery More from the Operational Medicine Symposium This episode is part of the WarDocs and OpMed TV interview series recorded at the Defense Strategies Institute Operational Medicine Symposium in San Antonio, March 2026. Watch the full set of DSI OP MED videos here: https://hubs.li/Q04jRhjP0   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission- WarDocs exists to honor the legacy of Military Medicine, preserve its history, and inspire every generation — across all Services, Corps, and Ranks — to serve with excellence and pride. Through mentorship, coaching, and education, we equip those considering, entering, and serving in military medicine with the knowledge, connections, and community they need to thrive. We celebrate Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoW, and Our Nation. Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm   WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called “Docs” as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms. 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Bridget joins the podcast to help me break down every moment of this amazing episode! Did Charles REALLY walk 100 miles? hmmmm Join us as we revisit this beloved television series and explore every memorable moment, meaningful storyline, fascinating character, and unforgettable detail along the way. I'm thrilled to have you with me as we take a closer look at one of our favorite shows. If you're enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting the show on Patreon. I would also love to hear from you, whether you have questions, ideas, or would like to join me in reviewing an episode. You can reach me anytime at mark@walnutgrovecast.com. “When their wheat crop is ravaged by a hailstorm, the discouraged Walnut Grove men leave town to search for work. During his long walk, Charles meets Jack Peters ‘powder monkey’, a flamboyant hard rock miner who recommends Charles for the well-paying but dangerous job, part of a 2-man hole drilling team needed to hand-set blasting charges in a rock quarry. Meanwhile, back in Walnut Grove, Caroline organizes the women to try to salvage what they can of the damaged wheat. In the end, though separated by distance and circumstance, the pioneer families work together to meet the challenge of unpredictable prairie life.” 100 Mile Walk originally aired on September 25, 1974 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check them out at: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectBrundlefly Become a Patron! The post Episode by Episode: 100 Mile Walk first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.

This episode is a supplementary full interview with Simen Sætre from Episode 4 of the Edible Empire podcast series. Here, we explore the hidden impacts of salmon farming in northern Europe, revealing the human and environmental costs behind cheap, year-round food.What connects salmon farming in northern Europe with tomato farming in southern Spain? These two, seemingly distinct food supply chains ensure that our supermarket shelves are stocked with cheap, year-round food. What we don't see, however, are the hidden links - the overfishing along the coast of West Africa that destroys local communities' livelihoods and drives migration to Europe; the dangerous journeys by small boat where 1 in 5 people die; the entrapment of migrants arriving in exploitative agricultural labour in Spain's intensive greenhouses. This interview examines the story of salmon farming - and highlights the hidden costs of this highly commodified food.Simen uncovers the destructive, interconnected global supply chains linking northern European salmon aquaculture to the overexploitation of West African artisanal fisheries. He traces how the booming Norwegian salmon farming industry relies heavily on wild-caught ocean feed extracted from West Africa, exposing the ecological crises, corporate opacity, and false sustainability narratives surrounding salmon aquaculture.Resources from this interview:https://norla.no/en/books/1286-the-new-fish-the-global-history-of-salmon-farminghttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735421/the-new-fish-by-simen-saetre-and-kjetil-ostli/To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

On 25 September 1066, King Harold Godwinson won a crushing Anglo Saxon victory at Stamford Bridge, destroying the invading Norwegian army of Harald Hardrada and Harold's own brother Tostig just days before the Norman landing at Hastings. Harold's army had marched roughly 185 miles north in under a week, catching the Vikings by surprise as many were camped east of the River Derwent without their armour on a hot day.  The English surged across (and around) the bridge, broke the Norwegian line, and drove them back toward their ships in a bloody rout in which both Hardrada and Tostig were killed. Contemporary chronicles stress the ferocity and the scale of the slaughter, of around 300 ships that had brought the invaders, only about 20 25 were needed to carry the survivors home.  One famous passage even describes a lone Norwegian holding the bridge against the English until he was speared from below, allowing Harold's men to pour across and finish the battle. Stamford Bridge ended the last serious Viking attempt to conquer England and secured the north for Harold but at heavy cost.  

When Norway was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940, a collaborative government led by Norwegian Vidkun Quisling was put in place. Quisling believed that Norwegians would become more receptive to Nazi ideology if the education system was controlled. However, thousands of the country's teachers resisted joining a new union. More than 1,000 of them were sent to concentration camps for their refusal. Mr Roll Hansen taught in Norway during the occupation. He told the BBC in 1944 about what it was like working in those conditions. This edition of Witness History is produced and presented by Tim O'Callaghan in collaboration with the BBC Archives. Witness History is a short BBC World Service podcast about history that takes you inside big moments from the past through first-hand testimony and archive. Each weekday, in around nine minutes, we revisit one moment that helped shape the world and hear it through the voice of someone who was there. Scientists, artists, campaigners, soldiers, leaders and everyday people tell their true stories.When you subscribe to Witness History, you'll be taken inside turning points in world affairs from West Africa's fight back against Boko Haram in 2015 to the behind-closed-doors talks that led to the US-Cuba “thaw” and the surprise announcement of restored relations. You'll discover what it was like to experience disasters and how people recovered from them, including the Tabasco floods in Mexico, Portugal's worst train disaster, and the huge clean-up after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. You'll explore culture and ideas too: Sweden's Expedition Robinson, often credited as the first modern reality TV game show; the friendship between The Beatles' George Harrison and Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar; and the night a tiger attack brought Las Vegas superstars Siegfried and Roy's show to a sudden end. And if you're curious about inventions, we'll tell you how air fryers, BlackBerry, YouTube, Alexa, GPS, superglue, the shopping cart (shopping trolley) and bubble tea were created.If you're new to Witness History, the appeal is simple: real voices, one strong true story, and a fresh way to understand today through events from history – all in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of tea or a walk around the block. Join millions of BBC World Service podcast listeners around the globe and enjoy the insight, context and detail Witness History will bring you.(Photo: Nazi German soldiers parade through Oslo during the occupation of Norway. Credit: Ullstein Bild via Getty Images)

You can't sit with us, but you can listen! We dive into the 2000s most-quotable teen comedy, Mean Girls (2004) with co-host of The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Josh Boerman. We're so going to make fetch happen!  Where to find Josh:https://www.joshboerman.com/The Worst of All Possible Worlds: https://www.worstpossible.world/Ill Conceived: https://www.illconceivedpodcast.com/Contact the Podmoviestruckpod@gmail.comwww.moviestruck.transistor.fmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruckDiscord: https://discord.gg/cT2vm3KdeSBlueSky: @moviestruck.bsky.socialTheme by Prod. DomSoundcloudThank you to our $10 Patrons!i love dune 1984 its a pretty good movie, aRabidGerbil, Kaeldrannas, Maddy New, Adam Bagnall, Christian Jolliff, UwU, Zas, Ken M, Jacob Hunt, Azraq Shinji, Case Aiken, AnOptimist, Lairde Ray, the Norwegian one, Travis Poe, William Warren, Stag Hart (Deer Deer), Rusty_Fork, Mura Purcell, insomnite, Nathan Dunlap. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dean Guedo is an Edmonton, Alberta-based online nutrition coach and strength/nutrition professional with roughly a decade in fitness, athletics and strength sports, and Jeb Stuart Johnston is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and the Charleston, SC-based founder of Food on the Mind, specializing in emotional eating and food obsession.Dean and Jeb join Dr. Mike T Nelson for their yearly AI check-in, getting into whether creators should disclose AI use and why deepfaked video is a very different beast than AI-assisted writing. The conversation ranges into dead internet theory, why so much hard-won fitness expertise never made it onto the internet at all, and why demanding physical skills may become more valuable, not less, as AI accelerates.Expect to learn whether creators should disclose their AI use and why deepfaked video is a fundamentally different risk category than AI-assisted writing, why LLM writing may have already "peaked" and regresses toward the average, why fitness's hard-won oral tradition (Charlie Francis, Louie Simmons, old forums) never made it onto the internet at all, why oral defense of your own thinking may be the most AI-proof skill you can build, and why demanding physical skills could become more valuable — not less — as AI accelerates, and much more.Connect with Dean:Instagram: @walk.more.kingWebsite: getfluxed.caConnect with Jeb:Website: foodonthemind.comInstagram: @jebstuartjohnstonNewsletter: Tangential, Inconsequential, Existential and Experiential (Substack)Episodes you'll enjoy next:Episode 136 — Flex Diet, Phys Flex, Metabolism and Nutrition Research for Compound Performance (Jeb and Dean interview Dr. Mike T Nelson): Listen hereS2 Ep 28 — High Flux Model and More for Fat Loss and Client Coaching, an interview with Dean Guedo and Jeb Johnston of StrongerU: Listen hereEpisode Timestamps:01:35 Welcome to the podcast & guest introductions03:15 Should you disclose your AI use?06:32 Deepfake video vs. AI-assisted writing: a different risk category07:53 AI's exponential growth and the "singularity" question11:11 What is "AI slop," and does it actually matter?12:42 Why LLMs regress toward average (and the Reddit problem)15:15 Falsely accused of "AI slop" for your own writing style21:36 "Automate your business with AI" — the wrong things to automate25:23 Dead internet theory: has AI writing already peaked?26:34 Why AI can't reason about truly novel, hypothetical situations28:37 Hemingway's unfinished-thought trick and "open-loop" thinking with AI35:06 Why weird, opinionated writing might be AI-proof44:49 Fitness's lost oral tradition: Charlie Francis, Louie Simmons, old forums47:03 Stoner, the trivium, and teaching without teaching48:06 Oral defense as the AI-proof assessment56:08 Research vs. coaching: the application gap (Norwegian 4x4, tabata)1:07:26 Will AI push us back toward hard physical skills?1:15:00 Where to find Jeb & Dean Get the Daily Fitness Insider newsletter (free): https://www.miketnelson.com/newsletter

We welcome back our Incredibles for episode 3 of their Road to the Dublin Marathon. Are they all on track with their training, and what is their approach to upcoming races? We've also got a special co-host for this week's episode: Cliodhna from last year's Road to Dublin series00:00 Cliodhna joins Seán for this week's Intro to the podcast, and we find out how she has gotten on since The Road To Dublin 2025 series. 33:00: We welcome back The Incredibles33:33: Francis's training progress and knee niggle36:42: Managing injuries38:48: Streets of Galway race recap with Danny40:53: Dee's injury and fatigue47:16: Chloe's Electric Picnic weekend and return to running56:14: Danny's three-quarter marathon and Norwegian training approach62:33: Dee on using tune-up races before a marathon67:27: Francis's VO2 max re-test and Dublin Marathon strategy71:17: Chloe's plan for the final training block74:08: Fuelling, hydration, and using Speed Dust in the marathon83:20: What the next few weeks look like for our IncrediblesYou can follow us on Instagram:@anygivenrundaypodcastThe Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HEREGet the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!! If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie. ALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).altarfuel.com

Night three of Mørketid is out. Norway.She Carries a Rake...A craft decision I want to explain...The draug should have been the finale. He's the better monster by any obvious measure — a drowned fisherman in oilskins with a mass of seaweed where his head should be, sailing half a boat against the wind, screaming out on the water where there is nobody. That's a closing image.I put him second, and gave the ending to an old woman walking up a path.Here's why. Everything in these four episodes has a countermeasure. Say the Näkki's name. Turn your coat inside out. Be polite to the Huldra and keep your luck. Stay off the water. Every horror in this series comes with something small and stubborn you can do about it — that's the whole argument the finale makes.Pesta has nothing. She isn't cruel and she isn't kind and she cannot be bargained with and nothing you did brought her. In 1349 the plague came into Bergen on a ship and Norway lost somewhere between half and two thirds of its people in about eighteen months, and because Norway is a country of valleys reachable by one path each, it didn't sweep. It walked. At the speed of a person, because it was carried by people.So you knew it was coming. You'd had word. It had been three valleys over, and then two, and then the next one.And what they made out of that is the most efficient piece of horror I've ever come across. She carries either a rake or a broom. A rake has gaps — things slip between the tines, and some of you live. A broom has none.And you can see her on the path, a long way down, for about an hour. And the only thing you are doing for that entire hour is trying to work out what's in her hand.If you want to go deeper...Theodor Kittelsen painted Pesta over and over in the 1890s and those images are what most Norwegians still picture. Worth looking up before you listen. It's the flatness of her face that does it — she isn't malicious. She's just arriving.Next Episode...Sweden. And that one was the hardest of the four to write, so fair warning.The candle stays lit.

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:• Reuters reveals how Iran has used a billion-dollar barter-like system with China to turn sanctioned oil revenues into Chinese goods, including military equipment, while avoiding normal international banking channels.• British, Norwegian and American forces disrupted a secret Russian submarine operation reportedly aimed at threatening NATO's undersea infrastructure.• Ukrainian drones are striking Russia from the Arctic to the Black Sea, targeting key gas infrastructure and hitting the resort city of Sochi.• The long-running U.S. criminal case against Huawei has finally reached trial, with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech giant of stealing American technology and operating as a criminal enterprise.To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com.Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybriefMUD/WTR: Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code PDB at https://mudwtr.com/PDB#mudwtrpodRidge Wallet: One thing to pack, five ways to power! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code PDB at https://www.Ridge.com/PDB#Ridgepod

Norwegian adventurer, mountaineer and pilot Thomas Lone doesn't do anything halfway. He's the youngest Norwegian to summit the Seven Summits — the highest peak on every continent — and now he's setting his sights on the 2027 Red Bull X-Alps. Meanwhile, he and his wife just welcomed their first child into the world, guide paragliding, backcountry skiing and snow kiting tours, and Thomas has quietly become one of the more formidable race-to-goal pilots on the circuit. The post #281 Risk and Reward: Mastering Extreme Environments with Thomas Lone first appeared on CLOUDBASE MAYHEM.

Send us Fan MailWhat if building muscle isn't just about looking better—but about living longer, staying independent, and maintaining your health as you age?In this episode of the Fit Rx Health & Wellness Podcast, Dr. Greg Dennis continues the 7 Pillars of Optimal Health series with Pillar #3: Movement & Strength.Exercise has been a major part of Dr. Dennis's life for more than 30 years, but the reasons for exercising have changed. What may start as a desire to build muscle or improve appearance becomes something much more important as we age: preserving strength, metabolic health, mobility, and the ability to keep doing the things we love.In this episode, Dr. Dennis discusses:Why skeletal muscle can be thought of as an organ of longevityThe powerful relationship between physical fitness and lifespanHow muscle helps regulate blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivityWhy maintaining muscle becomes increasingly important as we ageThe connection between strength training, bone health, mobility, and independenceWhy simply walking is important—but isn't a complete exercise programHow often you should strength trainWhat progressive overload means and why it mattersWhy cardiovascular fitness is just as important as strengthWhat Zone 2 cardio is and how to incorporate itWhat VO₂ max measures and why it's such an important marker of longevityHow high-intensity intervals such as the Norwegian 4x4 can improve aerobic fitnessHow to balance strength training, Zone 2 cardio, and VO₂-max trainingDr. Dennis's own weekly exercise routine and how he approaches training for both muscle and longevityYou don't have to become a bodybuilder or an endurance athlete to benefit from exercise. The goal is to move every day, build and preserve muscle, and develop the cardiovascular fitness necessary to remain capable throughout life.Muscle isn't just about appearance. Muscle is freedom. It helps preserve your ability to work, travel, climb stairs, carry groceries, play with your children or grandchildren, recover from illness, and maintain independence as you age.Don't just exercise to weigh less. Train for the life you want to be capable of living.This is the third episode in the 7 Pillars of Optimal Health series from the Fit Rx Health & Wellness Podcast.Support the show

In today's Research Roundup we bring you four recent studies. How world-class Norwegian endurance coaches programme strength and speed, the factors determining how a runner's physiology holds up over two and a half hours of running, a defence of the critical power model written by the people who built it, and a polarised versus high-intensity trial in cyclists with a result neither of us expected.HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS:Strength and speed training across eight Olympic endurance sports (including triathlon, swimming, cycling and running), from 12 world-class Norwegian coaches whose athletes have won over 400 international medals. How many hours a year each sport does, and which sport sits at the bottom of the table.What those sessions look like: exercises, sets, reps and how close to failure the athletes are taken, which is a long way from what randomised trials prescribe. Plus the 10 hours a year of speed training every sport did, and what it looks like.How Daniel and Mikael each place strength and speed work in a real training week, where they differ from the Norwegian model, and why an age-group athlete in their forties is a different case from an Olympic athlete in their twenties.Physiological resilience (durability) during two and a half hours of continuous unfed running, with thresholds, running economy and VO2max retested at the end. Which variables fall most, which barely move, and how runners of different ability differ.Mikael sets the running economy decline against what a pair of carbon shoes buys you and asks which is bigger. Plus the two qualities that separated the runners who held up, one aerobic and one from the gym.Ten common criticisms of the critical power model, answered by the group that built it: whether CP is just FTP renamed, whether the model claims you can hold CP forever, whether a power law fits the curve better, and where the authors concede most.Critical power as a moving number rather than a fixed one, what that does to how you prescribe a threshold session, and the gap between the test durations the paper recommends and the ones Mikael actually uses.Polarised against high intensity with the hard sessions held identical, three a week for six weeks, one group adding four hours a week of easy riding. What the time trial showed, and why Mikael thinks the result is wrong (a strong statement!).SHOWNOTES, LINKS, RESOURCES AND RELATED EPISODES:Follow Daniel Rowland and Endurance Ideas and Implementation on his website, Substack and Instagram.The shownotes for today's episode can be found here.The full podcast episode archives (including category filters) can be found here.Related episodes:New Research on Torque Training, Ketones, Carb Loading and Pacing | Daniel Rowland | EP#698The 10% Rule Applies to Your Long Run, Not Your Week | Research Roundup | EP#709Is VO2max more important than lactate threshold? | Research roundup | EP#705[Triathlon Science] Durability decoded – a 2025 perspective with Michele Zanini, PhDStudies discussed:Strength and Speed Training Practices for Olympic Endurance Sports: Insights From World-Class Coaches - Haugen et al. 2026Determinants of Physiological Resilience Among Recreational-To-Competitive Endurance Runners - Malinen et al. 2026Ten Common Criticisms of the Critical Power Model Revisited - Black et al. 2026The effectiveness of polarized versus high-intensity training in moderately trained cyclists: a randomized parallel-design study - Moran-MacDonald et al. 2026Best-Practice Training Characteristics Within Olympic Endurance Sports as Described by Norwegian World-Class Coaches - Sandbakk et al. 2025Strength Training Improves Running Economy Durability and Fatigued High-Intensity Performance in Well-Trained Male Runners: A Randomized Control Trial - Zanini et al. 2025Effects of Exercise Training on Mitochondrial and Capillary Growth in Human Skeletal Muscle: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression - Mølmen et al. 2024 SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration produce our favourite gels, sports drinks, and electrolyte and carbohydrate products here at That Triathlon Show and Scientific Triathlon. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake in your next event, and get 15% off your first 2026 order by using the code TTS2026 at checkout. Rouvy is hands down the most complete indoor cycling platform for triathletes. Among their thousands of beautiful bike courses from all around the world, all filmed in stunning quality, they have over 75 IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 race courses plus 20+ Challenge Family courses, so you can pre-ride your race from home. Real gradients, real visuals, and real feel! Head to rouvy.com and use the code TTS to get your first month free on top of a 7-day free trial. Effortless Swimming produce the best swim goggles for triathletes and open water swimmers. Their NanoClear anti-fog lenses give you clear, fog-free vision that lasts and doesn't wear off. Don't let foggy or leaky goggles ruin another swim. 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Thursday marks one year since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA. We speak with Michael Knowles, who was a friend of Kirk. Then, as Ukraine strikes Russian gas plants in a grinding war of attrition, Russian drones are suspected of flying over European countries. This week, a drone nearly hit a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Norway, according to the Norwegian prime minister. We discuss the risky strategy with NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

First, we delve into a new study that points to several types of remodeling as potential causation of AFib. Then we look at elite Norwegian coaching practices around strength and speed training.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your heart is ageing faster than you think. It stiffens between 35 and 50, and shrinks between 50 and 65. For years this was written off as an unavoidable part of getting older. It isn't.The right type of exercise has been shown to reverse almost 20 years of cardiac ageing, and it takes far less time than you've been told. If you're exercising more than ever but still feel exhausted, or pouring hours into cardio with nothing to show for it, this episode explains what's really happening in your heart, your mitochondria and your metabolism after 40, and the exact way to train smarter, not longer. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN - Why is my heart ageing faster after 40 and can I reverse it? - Why do I feel tired but wired in perimenopause? - What is metabolic flexibility and why do I lose it after 40? - How little zone two exercise do I actually need to see results? - What is the Norwegian 4x4 protocol and is it safe for women over 40? - Do I really need 10,000 steps a day? - How do squats after meals improve blood sugar and lower mortality risk? TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Your Heart Is Ageing Faster Than You Think (and How to Reverse It) 02:00 The Five Heart Rate Zones Explained, From Recovery Walks to VO2 Max 06:32 Tired But Wired? How HRV and Your Mitochondria Drive Energy in Perimenopause 10:32 How Little Zone Two You Actually Need for Insulin Sensitivity and Stamina 12:57 The Study That Made Sedentary Hearts 20 Years Younger 15:11 The Norwegian 4x4: 40 Minutes for Extraordinary Heart Gains (Plus Why Cortisol Isn't the Enemy) 18:19 Don't Start Here If You're Burnt Out: Rebuild Your Capacity First 20:46 Movement Snacks, Squats and the Truth About 10,000 Steps 23:46 Your Sustainable Weekly Framework in Just 3.5% of Your Time Want to go deeper? Start here:Take the BioSyncing Quiz to help you understand what's actually happening in your body — and how to fix it.  https://biosyncing.scoreapp.com/ Reset your hormones, restore your energy, and reconnect with your body in just 21 days. https://www.highperformance-health.com  Fresh Start Sunday Newsletter Your weekly 3-minute guide to creating the healthiest, most vibrant version of you.Each Sunday, get one simple habit to boost energy, balance hormones, and enhance longevity - joined by 25,000+ women worldwide. https://angelafosterperformance.com/ The Ultimate Guide to Creatine for Women - https://academy.angelafosterperformance.com/creatine-guide️ 10 Habits that Helped me reverse my Biological Age by 25 years in Perimenopause -  https://academy.angelafosterperformance.com/10-habits-optin-pageAbout Me: Angela Foster is a corporate lawyer turned health and performance coach, keynote speaker, and creator of the BioSyncing:registered: Method. Host of the High Performance Health Podcast with 500+ episodes featuring world-leading experts in longevity, hormones, neuroscience, and female performance science. The most accomplished women have everything handled on the outside, but their hormones, energy, and nervous system are quietly paying the price. The old playbook stops working in midlife.This channel is designed to help high-performing women optimise energy, hormones, cognitive performance, and longevity using science-backed strategies built around female biology. Angela's personal mission is to help 1 million ambitious women perform better, age slower, and never have to choose between success and their health.If you want to be part of that mission, make sure you subscribe and share the channel with a woman you care about. Follow me for daily health and performance tips:Instagram: @angelasfosterFacebook: @AngelaFosterPerformance

In 1867, Norwegian missionary Lars Skrefsrud and a colleague went to the Santal people living in the area north of Calcutta, India.  Skrefsrud quickly learned the language and began proclaiming the Gospel.  These people were far removed from Jewish or Christian influences, and he wondered how long it would take for them to show interest in the Good News. To his surprise, the Santal were immediately receptive to the message.  He heard them say, “This proves that Thakur Jayu [the Genuine God] has not forgotten us!”   “How do you know about Thakur Jayu?” asked Skrefsrud.  “Our forefathers knew him long ago.” “Well, then, why don't you worship Him instead of the sun or worse yet, demonic powers?” “That is the bad news.” So one of the sages, Kolean, told the story. For more, check out our latest sermon “I Am With You,” based on Matthew 28, here:

In this episode, I sit down with Alexander Saverys, CEO of CMB.TECH, to talk tankers, dry bulk, the company's recent ship sales, and what investors can expect from CMB.TECH going forward.CMB.TECH is an Belgium and Oslo-based shipping group with a fleet of 200+ vessels spanning tankers, dry bulk, and offshore assets, plus a newbuilding program aimed at future-proofing the fleet. The company has diversified beyond tankers in recent years, including its acquisition of Golden Ocean in dry bulk. Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy the episodes, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers. Leave a positive comment if you want to support the show!Listen to Vonheim on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vKLfVRListen to Vonheim on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/39125GbChristopher Vonheim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisVonheimChristopher Vonheim on Web: https://christophervonheim.comDisclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Level 99 has taken over the old DisneyQuest and NBA Experience building at Disney Springs, and it's exactly Lisa's kind of place. This week Steve and Lisa are joined by special guest Laura from Game Masters Escapes, who has designed 21 escape rooms, runs 14 of them (plus three holiday rooms) in Canada, and has installed rooms everywhere from the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas to Mexico City. Laura walks us through what makes Level 99 such a smart addition to Disney Springs, why interactive entertainment is so good for families (grandparents, parents, and kids all playing on the same team), and what goes on behind the scenes of an escape room: how designers balance "too easy" and "too hard," why the game master wants you to win in the last five minutes, the room that makes you dance and chant, the props guests accidentally destroy, and the one leg lamp that has survived seven years of players. We also get into which cruise lines have escape rooms (Royal Caribbean and Norwegian do; Disney doesn't yet), why Disney resorts like the Polynesian or Wilderness Lodge would be perfect spots for one, tips for anyone nervous about trying their first escape room, and what's next for the industry, from projection mapping to Activate-style physical games. Thinking about owning your own escape room business, or want one at your hotel or resort? Visit GameMastersEscapes.com. Mouse Chat is sponsored by Pixie Vacations. Ready to plan your Disney World, Universal Orlando, or cruise vacation? Our agents plan it for free at PixieVacations.com. Questions or comments for the show? Email us at comments@mousechat.net.

This week, Taylor, Doug and Taddea Richard discuss a water-flood is the Ortego basement, Dolly Parton's experimental drug use, a shake-up in Norwegian royalty, the rise of Chinese hackers and much, much more!

Anne returns to the podcast to help me break down every moment of this amazing episode! Join me as we revisit this beloved television series and explore every memorable moment, meaningful storyline, fascinating character, and unforgettable detail along the way. I'm thrilled to have you with me as we take a closer look at one of our favorite shows. If you're enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting the show on Patreon. I would also love to hear from you, whether you have questions, ideas, or would like to join me in reviewing an episode. You can reach me anytime at mark@walnutgrovecast.com. “Mean Nellie Oleson snubs Laura and Mary for wearing homespun dresses on their first day at school and, when Laura later complains, Caroline reminds her to be kind to Nellie to win her friendship. But Caroline forgets her own wise words, loses her temper with Nellie’s haughty mother, store owner Harriet Oleson, and impulsively buys dress fabric she can barely afford. Later, Laura struggles to write an essay for the Visitors’ Day program and Caroline must decide what to do with the expensive fabric. When Visitors’ Day arrives, their love for each other helps both mother and daughter solve their problems.” Country Girls originally aired on September 18, 1974 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check them out at: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectBrundlefly Become a Patron! The post Episode by Episode: Country Girls first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.

A commanding Tuesday night under the Selhurst Park lights as Crystal Palace cruised into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Middlesbrough. Despite Pierre Sage making eight changes from Saturday's victory at Fulham, the Eagles controlled proceedings from the first whistle, breaking through courtesy of Jørgen Strand Larsen's clinical header before the Norwegian striker doubled his tally shortly after the restart. Substitute Daichi Kamada sealed the tie with a lovely finish to cap a dominant, professional display that showcased the squad's impressive depth and kept the winning momentum rolling in SE25.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/holmesdaleradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norway's extraordinary wealth as one of the world's richest countries is a source of both pride and debate, with views divided over whether it is a blessing or a burden.  In the wake of King Harald's passing, attention turns to the state of the Norwegian economy and the management of its vast riches. Øystein Olsen, former governor of Norges Bank and member of OMFIF's advisory council, joins David Marsh, chairman of OMFIF, to discuss his new book, Our Rich Country (Vårt Rike Land), co-authored with Eivind Thomassen. The discussion covers Norway's sovereign fund, its oil wealth and the argument that this abundance has contributed to stalled productivity. Olsen also sets out the case made in Our Rich Country, which offers a counterargument to Martin Bech Holte's 2025 book The Country That Became Too Rich (Landet som ble for rikt).

Last time we spoke about the battle of Hong Kong. On the night of December 18th, six Japanese battalions crossed Hong Kong harbour under cover of darkness and burning oil tanks. The Rajputs fought stubbornly but were overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Maltby fatally underestimated the assault, holding reserves against a frontal attack that never came. The breakthrough sparked a cascade of disasters. Elderly British businessmen and World War I veterans—the Hughsiliers—heroically held the North Point power station for 18 hours, delaying the entire Japanese advance. Private Geoghan, wounded but undeterred, charged a Japanese officer and killed him, incredibly surviving. The battle's focal point became Wongneichong Gap, where Brigadier Lawson died defending his headquarters. Desperate, piecemeal counter-attacks by Canadians and Scots failed amid chaos and poor coordination. Finally, a single Canadian company under Lieutenant Blackwood held the position for four days against overwhelming odds, killing over 200 enemy soldiers before surrendering. The Japanese suffered 800 casualties but seized the island's strategic heart.   #218 The Battle of Hong Kong Part 3: Black Christmas Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. By dawn on December 20, the Japanese Army had consolidated its position across Hong Kong Island. The 1/229th and 2/228th prepared to sweep southeastward from Taitam and Saiwan toward Stanley. The 2/229th and 3/229th, positioned near Stanley Gap, readied themselves to advance toward Repulse Bay. East of Wongneichong Gap, the 1/228th poised for the push toward Deep Water Bay, while the 3/228th, one of the original reserve battalions, had just arrived on the northern shore. On Jardine's Lookout, two fresh battalions—the 1/230th and 2/230th—prepared to advance westward across the gap. The West Brigade, meanwhile, held a fragile, ill-defined line: Z Company of the 1st Middlesex and Rajput survivors at Leighton Hill in the north, the 2 Royal Scots on the northern slopes of Mount Nicholson, and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, minus D Company, still clinging to pillboxes at Wongneichong Gap. The 228th Regiment moved first, tasked with clearing Postbridge House of its remaining defenders. Simultaneously, the 229th dispatched reconnaissance teams past Violet Hill toward the cliffs overlooking Repulse Bay Hotel—that opulent five-star resort now transformed into an impromptu fortress sheltering evacuees, soldiers, and sailors. What awaited was an epic three-day siege. Despite their gains, the Japanese later confessed that British resistance proved far stiffer than anticipated. They spent much of the 20th consolidating positions and bringing up supplies rather than pressing forward. Maltby, determined not to cede the initiative, dispatched a Royal Rifles company and two HKVDC platoons to the hotel with orders to attack the Gap from the south via Violet Hill. They recaptured the garages and outhouses but lacked the artillery support necessary to advance further. Growing anxious, Maltby sent a desperately weak platoon of the 2/14 Punjab—only 25 men—to reinforce them and push along the southern coast. Colonel Kidd, commanding the Punjab regiment, personally led an assault on Shouson Hill to link up with besieged sailors. He was killed in the attempt, and the mixed force of sailors and Punjabis fell back with severe losses. By the 22nd, after pressing forward from Shouson Hill, the Japanese seized Brick Hill and systematically beheaded all survivors. Yet the Japanese conquest contained stubborn pockets that refused to crumble. The HKSRA gunners held one end of Brick Hill. A ragtag force of HKVDC, naval personnel, Canadians, and Middlesex under Major Dewar maintained Little Hong Kong's ammunition store. HMS Cicala, providing artillery support from Deep Water Bay, was struck from the air and scuttled, eventually sinking in the Lamma Channel. Colonel H. B. Rose, the HKVDC commander, assumed control of the West Brigade following Brigadier Lawson's death. He spent much of the 20th preparing an ambitious counter-attack: the 2 Royal Scots and Winnipeg Grenadiers would drive toward the Gap from the west, supported by B Company of the Grenadiers, brought up from Pokfulam on the island's western coast. The operation commenced poorly. B Company arrived late to find that the Royal Scots had already departed Mount Nicholson's eastern slopes for reasons no one could later explain. The Grenadiers attacked alone through pitch darkness and torrential rain, splitting into two groups that circled Mount Nicholson from opposite directions, meeting above the Gap at dawn. Colonel Doi's tactical instinct struck again. Observing the undefended summit of Mount Nicholson—lost through British inattention—he seized the moment. That afternoon, under cover of heavy rain, he ordered the 1/228th in a three-company formation to take the position without opposition. When B Company blundered into the Japanese, a savage close-quarters battle erupted that cost the Grenadiers all their officers, seven NCOs, and 29 men. Overwhelmed, B Company retreated to Mount Nicholson's western slope as Doi prepared to exploit his success and assault Mount Cameron. At dawn on the 21st, Wallis proposed a new coordinated attack on the Gap. Major T. G. MacAuley of the Royal Rifles led a combined force of Canadian and HKVDC troops from Stanley Mount at 0915 hours. Accurate mortar fire from Red Hill met them immediately. Hand-to-hand combat erupted at Bridge Hill and Notting Hill before the force could push toward the Gap via Violet Hill. By 1700 hours, MacAuley and all HKVDC officers were wounded. Wallis ordered withdrawal. That same morning at 1030 hours, the Japanese launched a second amphibious assault, driving toward Victoria City itself and reaching the east side of what is now Victoria Park. The anti-aircraft gun at Watson's factory in Causeway Bay was silenced. The naval yard suffered devastating mortar bombardment; all its guns fell silent. Major C. R. Templer, assigned to command at Repulse Bay, had successfully repulsed numerous probing attacks. When ordered to assault the Gap with two platoons of Canadian infantry and two HKVDC machine-gun sections, he encountered such overwhelming Japanese force that he abandoned the operation and withdrew beyond Middle Ridge. By dawn on the 22nd, the Japanese finally established heavy artillery on Hong Kong Island. Two battalions of the 229th concentrated on Repulse Bay Hotel. The divisional reserves—1/229th and 1/230th—deployed against the East Brigade as it fell back to its last bastion: Stanley Peninsula. Stanley's defenses were organized in three concentric zones. The forward area, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Home, comprised elements of the 1st Middlesex, Royal Rifles companies, and HKVDC troops, supported by a single 2-pounder gun. Stanley village, under Lieutenant Colonel Wilcox, held the second line with artillery pieces and mixed infantry. A final reserve at Stanley Hill and Fort, under Lieutenant Colonel Shaw, contained the last of the artillery and the 1st and 2nd HKVDC batteries. To the west, British forces barely held their positions. The 2/14 Punjab, 1st Middlesex, 4/7 Rajputs, Royal Scots, and Winnipeg Grenadiers stretched along Mount Cameron and the northern heights—a thin, exhausted line facing Japanese battalions concentrated along a kilometer-long front. At noon on the 22nd, Japanese forces attacked Stanley Mound and Sugarloaf, held by B Company of the Royal Rifles augmented with platoons from HQ and D Companies. Despite multiple repulses, ammunition shortages forced the Canadians to retire to the southern slopes. The situation at Repulse Bay Hotel deteriorated daily, yet Major Templer continued to hold against repeated assaults. As Christmas Eve dawned, all defenders faced grim circumstances. The Royal Rifles of Canada, shattered from bearing the brunt of Japanese attacks, withdrew into Stanley Fort—but not before a heated confrontation between Lieutenant Colonel Home and Brigadier Wallis in which the Canadians bitterly accused their comrades of not "pulling their weight." In the evening of december 21st, Lt Colonel Home, now the senior surviving Canadian officer, spoke to Lt Colonel Sutcliffe, learning about the plight of the Winnipeg grenadiers trying to hold the crest of Mount Cameron. Sutcliffe reported that "his battalion was decimated and yet the high command was ordering his men to make counter attacks. So he asked Home if he could not do something to stop what he considered a useless waste of lives." Home took this to heart and began to inform Brigadier Wallis that he wanted to see the Governor. He said to Wallis "his battalion was exhausted; further resistance would only result in the waste of valuable Canadian lives; as senior Canadian officer he felt a grave responsibility" Wallis persuaded Home to wait until morning. Home the next morning was more than ever convinced of the futility of resistance. Its important to note the relationship between senior Canadians and British officers were all but poisoned in Hong Kong, let alone imagine how the Indian or Chinese volunteer forces felt. The Canadians distrusted the British commanders who for the most part got everything wrong in the whole damn operation. Home was threatening a separate Canadian surrender as they had lost confidence in Brigadier Wallis of the east brigade, Maltby and other British staff officers. It seemed to the Canadians they were being sacrificed to ensure the honor of the garrison. As Royal Rifles Major John H price put it  " There were plenty of Canadian officers who had battle experience in the first war who were competent to judge as to the possibility of a successful outcome of the defence of the island. Consider the facts - The Island had been split in two by vastly superior Japanese forces. On the eastern brigade front, which included the Stanley Peninsula, the Royal Rifles and one company of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force were the only troops who had fought continuously day and night, without rest, since the landing on the 17th and were still carrying all the fighting. By the 21st they had been greatly reduced in fighting strength and by the 23rd to a strength of around 500 all ranks. (It might be interesting to note that when troops in this sector were marched out of Stanley fort as Prisoners of War, they numbered over 2000). It required no great military genius to predict the outcome of the battle once the Japanese had landed on the island with their control of sea and air and great superiority in weapons and men. He felt, I think rightly, that he would be derelict in his duty to his men and to the Canadian Government if he did not communicate his conclusions to the highest authority. Also neither Home nor his officers had any faith in Brig. Wallis' judgement or in his conduct of operations. And who had better right than he had? He and his men were bearing the brunt of the fighting and knew from first hand knowledge the strength and armament of the forces against them. The Higher Command had consistently shown an inability to grasp realities of the situation and to pursue tactics which might have prolonged the struggle but could not have altered the final result."  Stanley's defenses were reorganized into multiple lines. HKVDC companies held scattered positions at Chung Honkok, near the police station, and throughout the village. The 1st Middlesex manned pillboxes with medium machine guns. The second defensive line crossed Stanley Peninsula near St Stephen's College, defended by British, Chinese, and Indian policemen alongside HKVDC troops under Corporal E. C. Drown—all senior officers and NCOs having fallen. The final reserve stretched across St Stephen's Prep School north of the prison, held by Sergeant Murphy's HKVDC section and Captain F. G. Rees's 1st Battery HKVDC. By this stage, prison staff, wardens, and inmates had been pressed into the HKVDC. Among them was "Crumb" Chattey, a former captain of the 1st Middlesex serving a court-martial sentence for homosexual offences under the law of the time. Chattey assumed command of forty jailers and assorted men, including the colony executioner, who mounted a spirited defense. Japanese forces massed on Taitam Road with obvious intent to crush Stanley's remaining defense. Their first assault failed but destroyed two 18-pounders and two 2-pounder guns. Shortly before 2100 hours, a second attack commenced, this time supported by three tankettes. Two were destroyed by 2-pounders, yet No. 2 HKVDC Company was forced back to Stanley village with most of its men lost. Major H. R. Forsyth, the company commander, was recommended for a Victoria Cross for his stubborn defense against overwhelming odds. After midnight, a pillbox manned by C Company of the 1st Middlesex was overrun; Sergeant Sheehan and most of his crew were killed. The HKVDC line fractured. During all of this chaos, at midnight of the the Japanese made it to the field hospital at St Stephens College and this is where our story is going to take one of its darkest turns. In the early hours of Christmas day, the Japanese approached St Stephen's hospital which held approximately 96 wounded soldiers. Doctors and nurses stepped forward to surrender. Two doctors in charge, Lt Dr Colonel Black and his second in command Captain Dr Witney Barred the front door and Black called out 'You can't come in here' 'this is a hospital'. With deliberate aim, one of the Japanese soldiers raised his rifle and shot the doctor through the head.The Japanese mob then surged into the hospital ward, the body of Dr Black was repeatedly bayoneted as he lay at the door. The Japanese proceeded to enter the building and a massacre of unprecedented ferocity took place. The Japanese ripped the bandages off the wounded patients and plunged their bayonets into the amputated arms and legs before finishing them off with a bullet. In half an hour fifty-six wounded soldiers had been massacred while the nursing staff looked on helplessly.  They cut off ears, gouged out eyes, beat and raped the nurses. I want to read to you some testimony made by Sister Miss Amelia Fleming Gordon who witnessed what we now call the St Stephens College Massacre, something probably unknown to many outside Canada or Hong Kong. "Just before dawn there was a terrific howl and shortly afterwards Japanese arrived in large numbers at the front entrance. Captain Scotcher was pulled out and shortly afterwards he instructed me to come out and put my hands above my head. They took my steel helmet and cracked me over the head with it, searched my pockets, took off my red cross band and removed my watch that I had. They shouted for everyone to come out and everyone did except Sgt Parkin, who attempted to run past but was shot dead. We were marched single file into one of the adjacent classrooms, the patients also being brought in. Here we remained for about an hour or two, crowded and huddled together with no room to lie or sit down. Several of our patients between 50 to 60 I imagine were killed during the day. After 2 hours we were marched in single file upstairs and saw dead bodies and blood covering the stairs. We were then put into different classrooms, I went into a small room with four VADS (Mrs smith, Mrs Begg, Mrs Buxton and Mrs Simmons) where there were 5 chinese women. At 4:30m some Japanese soldiers came in and removed Mrs Smith, Begg and Buxton, I never saw them again. One of the Chinese girls told Mrs Simmons they had taken out the 3 women to kill them and would return for us. We were later ordered to bandage wounded Japanese soldiers. They took us to another room overlooking the tennis court, where there were five dead bodies of Red Cross personnel. We were made to sit on these dead bodies. I and Mrs Fideo were taken to other rooms. In my room there were two dead bodies, and I was made to take off all my clothes whilst they removed theirs. Before touching me they apparently became afraid someone was coming and made me put my clothes on again and I was returned to the room where Mrs Simmons and Mrs Andrews-Levinge still were. Mrs Fideo joined us almost immediately in a weeping state and told us she had been raped. We were left in peace for a short time only, 3 soldiers came in and took me in a small adjacent bathroom, knocked me down and all raped me one after the other, and then let me return. Mrs Fideo was then taken and underwent a similar experience. Both Mrs Fideo and I were then taken out a second time and raped as before Mrs Simmons and Mrs Andrews-levigne remained untouched. We were all now desperate and discovering there was a Yale lock on the door we pulled it locking ourselves in. They returned several times during the night but did not force an entrance."   Rifle man Sydney Skelton of "D" company of the Royal Rifles had this to say. ""The Japs stormed the hospital throwing grenades and bayoneting the wounded. I had rolled under a bed and lay as still as I could. A Jap turned me over, kicked me in the face, and tore off my bandages. I didn't move, or make a sound. The guy must have thought I was dead and took off. I heard screams coming from outside, terrible screams I can still hear in my head twenty years later. I saw a Jap coming into the hospital and take men outside at random. One of the wounded they dragged from his bed, cut off his ears, and ripped out his tongue. Then they took him outside and shot him. There was a lull in the din and he heard a British officer shout: "If you can walk or crawl to the door you may be allowed to live."  At this point Skelton tried to crawl to the door: "I was really confused from the anesthetic and I started to crawl, dragging my blanket, towards the door. A guy just ahead of me, a Hong Kong Volunteer, with a clasp knife in his belt, but his hands raised, was bayoneted as soon as he went out the door. The Padre grabbed me and slapped me to my senses. I'm alive today, thanks to him." A Japanese officer entered the hospital, saw Skelton with his wounds bleeding. He tore off Skelton's watch, hit him with the flat side of his sword and ordered him to go upstairs. Though badly wounded, Skelton crawled up the stairs and into a room that would be his prison for the next two days. Skelton spent nearly four years as a captive, first in Hong Kong and later in Japan where he worked as a slave labourer in a coal mine. Somehow, he made it home, where he lived in Scarsboro, Ontario. In a 1961 interview, he said: "Twenty years have passed, but I can never forget Christmas, 1941." On Christmas morning, Brigadier Wallis ordered C Company of the Royal Rifles of Canada to lead a counter-attack retaking the bungalows on Stanley village's ridge. Lieutenant Colonel Home refused. Wallis deployed D Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers under Major Parker instead. At 1300 hours, the attack went in without artillery support. The 18th Platoon under Sergeant McDonnell penetrated to Stanley village, inflicting heavy casualties in savage hand-to-hand combat, but was eventually driven back to the fort. Of 148 men who attacked, only 44 answered roll call at day's end. Urban defense collapsed in stages. Using mines and a Bofors 40-millimeter gun in an anti-personnel role, the 230th Regiment pushed into Wanchai, held up briefly at the China Fleet Club. At Wanchai Market, an 18-pounder was destroyed. Japanese forces reached the Naval Dockyard's western boundary. The Rajputs fell back west of the racecourse. Mount Parish fell, opening the final approach to Victoria City. Back on December 21st, General Maltby sent a communique to the war office indicated that resistance was almost at an end. According to Sir John Kennedy, the director of Military operations in London "We had to decide whether to order the troops to fight it out or give the Governor permission to surrender as he wished to do... the psychological aspect was of overriding importance, particularly with an Oriental enemy. If we fought to the last round and the last man at Hong Kong, we should gain an indirect military advantage, in that the Japanese would judge our powers of resistance elsewhere by the same standard. Therefore my opinion was that, although it was an unpleasant decision, the garrison should be told to fight it out.". When Prime Minister Churchill was informed he sent a typical churchillian message "there must be no thought of surrender..the enemy must be compelled to expend the utmost life and equipment. There must be vigorous fighting in the inner defenses, and, if need be, from house to house. Every day that you are able to maintain your resistance will help the allied cause". Both the Governor and General had little choice but to agree, on Christmas the governors message was "fight on. Hold fast for king and empire".  By the afternoon it was clear further resistance was futile. At 1530 hours on December 25, Governor Young officially surrendered. A white flag rose over the colony. Young and Major General Maltby crossed Victoria Harbour from Queen's Pier to meet General Sakai at the Peninsula Hotel, renamed "Toa" by its new occupants. It was the first occasion on which a British Crown Colony had surrendered to an invading force. The garrison had held out for 17 days, the day is known in Hong Kong as "black christmas". Lieutenant Colonel R. G. Lamb and Lieutenant J. T. Prior descended from Fortress Headquarters to Stanley to order Brigadier Wallis to lay down arms. Wallis refused without written confirmation. When Major Harland arrived with official orders, Wallis finally capitulated. At 0230 hours on December 26, 1941, he and 2,000 men crossed the lines in surrender. Two days later, on the 28th, the Japanese staged a 2,000-man victory parade led by Lieutenant General Sano on a white horse. While the general paraded, his troops—officially granted three days of "rest and recreation"—embarked on systematic rape and pillage across the fallen colony. Rear-Admiral Chan Chak arrived in Hong Kong in 1938 as an unlikely businessman—General Manager of a stockbroker's firm—but his true role was far more consequential. The one-legged Chinese admiral commanded the Military Mission tasked with coordinating China's war effort with British operations. Working seamlessly with the police special branch and intelligence services, Chan orchestrated a shadow campaign against Japanese sympathizers and traitors, drawing on a network of Nationalist agents, many of whom carried Triad connections. His inner circle included Col. Yee Shiu Kee of Chinese intelligence (posing as an insurance salesman), Lt. Cdr. Henry Hsu as aide-de-camp, and Coxswain Yeung Chuen as bodyguard. As Governor Young prepared to sign the unconditional surrender on Christmas afternoon 1941, Chan received permission to lead an escape attempt. The 2nd MTB Flotilla—vessels MTBs 7, 9, 10, 11 and 27—waited in hiding near Aberdeen Island, but Chan's perilous journey through Victoria's ruins delayed his arrival. Finding the MTBs absent, he boarded HMS Cornflower II instead, only to come under withering machine-gun fire as the launch attempted to reach open water. Abandon ship was called. Chan removed his wooden leg and surrendered his lifebuoy to his non-swimming bodyguard, diving into the chaos with Lt. Cdr. Hsu. Almost immediately, a Japanese bullet tore through Chan's wrist—a crippling wound for a one-armed, one-legged swimmer fighting through hostile fire. The Japanese, sensing they had their quarry, ignited the hillside grass with tracer rounds to drive the men back into the sea. Col. Yee remained aboard the bullet-riddled vessel and was last seen attempting to hide; he would eventually make his way to unoccupied China after several harrowing days. The other escapees scattered across Aberdeen Island in desperation. Hearing the gunfire from their concealment on the far side of the island, the MTBs approached cautiously, rescuing survivors as they went. By 2130 hours on Christmas Day, sixty-eight survivors were racing toward Mirs Bay to rendezvous with Communist guerrillas. There the MTBs were scuttled after valuables were salvaged, and the escape party was welcomed as heroes and guided safely to Huizhou in unoccupied China. This dramatic flight marked the first of many escapes and signaled the beginning of Allied cooperation with the Chinese Communist forces. As British forces withdrew from Kowloon, a new force emerged from the shadows. The Guangdong People's Anti-Japanese Guerrillas East River Column (ERC)—a battle-hardened Communist organization founded in 1938—took up the struggle against the Japanese invaders. The ERC had consolidated various local anti-Japanese forces that sprang up after Guangzhou fell to Japan, anchoring itself on two formidable core units: Zeng Sheng's Baoan People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Main Force and Wang Zuorao's East Baoan regiment. By the eve of Hong Kong's invasion, the Third and Fifth Column fielded fifteen hundred fighters—seasoned veterans who had waged three years of resistance across Guangdong Province. Even as the British capitulated, Chinese Hongkongers—farmers and fishermen mostly—took up arms alongside their Communist allies. By year's end, over one hundred ERC members operated clandestinely in Hong Kong. In February 1942, to better organize this growing force, the HKKIB was formally established under Cai Guoliang's command, with Political Commissar Chen Daming answering to Zeng Sheng as overall commander of the ERC. The ERC's first mission was audacious in scope: rescue prominent Chinese and foreign VIPs trapped in Hong Kong. While China burned, the colony had remained a haven for industrialists, politicians, authors and dignitaries fleeing the war—now all vulnerable to Japanese occupation. Between December 1941 and June 1942, the ERC spirited over eight hundred key figures past Japanese lines to safety, while simultaneously escorting more than two thousand overseas Chinese volunteers eager to join the anti-Japanese war effort. The guerrillas also became architects of POW liberation. In March 1942, when British prisoners were forced to labor at Kai Tak Airport, the ERC deployed English-speaking operatives disguised as street vendors to infiltrate the airfield and extract Captain Thompson and four comrades through the rainwater culvert system. Among notable rescues were Lt. Col. Ride of the HKVDC (who would establish the British Army Aid Group), naval officers including Lt. J. W. Hurston of the Royal Navy, artillery officer Lt. G. D. Clagne, Indian soldiers such as Lashkar Singh and Mehnga Singh, and key civilians: the HSBC banker T. J. J. Fenwick, Police Superintendent W. P. Thompson, and foreign nationals—Russians, Danes, Norwegians—who found sanctuary in the unoccupied interior. Most were escorted to safety in China, but two Royal Scots soldiers—Joseph Gallaher and Daniel Hodges—remained with the ERC for six weeks, training guerrilla fighters in the use of British weapons and medium machine guns. These two Scottish soldiers became among the few Westerners to fight alongside Chinese Communist forces, a testament to the bonds forged in shared struggle against the Japanese occupier.   The casualty figures for Hong Kong remain contested. General Maltby's immediate post-war reports claimed 2,123 defenders dead or missing with 1,332 wounded, but these were later deemed inflated. The Chief Signal Officer, imprisoned after the surrender, compiled a more credible tally: 2,721 dead and missing. Modern estimates place military casualties around 1,600, including medical personnel from St John Ambulance. Civilian losses proved far grimmer—estimates suggest approximately 7,000 killed. Japanese records tell a different story. The Defence Agency historical section documented 1,720 Japanese deaths, while the Japanese occupation authority's own newspaper, Hong Kong News, reported 1,966 dead and 6,000 wounded on 29 December 1941. On 20 February 1942, Major-General Isogai Rensuke took office as Governor, commanding occupation forces under Brigadier Okada Umekichi. Three independent infantry regiments and supporting artillery maintained control of the colony. The occupiers' brutality would not escape Allied judgment. Major-General Ito, commander of the division's infantry, faced war crimes convictions. More prominently, Lieutenant-General Sakai, the 38th Army's commander and temporary governor, was tried, convicted, and executed by firing squad in 1946. Major-General Isogai received life imprisonment for war crimes but was released in 1967. Lieutenant-General Tanaka, final Japanese Governor and commander of the 23rd Army, was executed in 1947. Of the senior commanders, only Vice-Admiral Niimi survived the war, living to age 106.  General Maltby endured captivity throughout the East, moving from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Taiwan, finally reaching a camp near the Chinese-Mongolian border before repatriation from Shenyang (Mukden). His tenure received no official recognition despite the stubborn defense he had mounted. Lieutenant-Colonel White of the 2 Royal Scots survived internment but died shortly after returning to Britain, his health shattered by cancer. Governor Young resumed office in late 1946, attributing the colony's rapid loss to insufficient Chinese support for the British war effort. His attempts to introduce representative government alarmed London, which promptly replaced him with Sir Robert Black. Young retired in 1947. Maltby, too, retired from the Army soon afterward, also without honor. Not all were forgotten. Rear-Admiral Chan received an honorary KBE from British Ambassador Sir Horace Seymour. Colonel Yee was granted an honorary CBE, and Lieutenant-Commander Henry Hsu an honorary OBE. Hsu, a gifted athlete, became a member of the International Olympic Committee representing Chinese Taipei. Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart of 1 Middlesex died from illness in 1942. Three HKRNVR men—Petty Officer J. W. Fallace, W. C. Johnstone, and civilian Arthur Evans—escaped from the Lisbon Maru and reached Chongqing (Chunking). Of 1,834 POWs aboard that transport, only 716 returned home. Lieutenant Walda, responsible for brutal treatment of prisoners, died before sentencing; Captain Koyda, the Lisbon Maru's commander, received seven years' imprisonment. The British authorities formally acknowledged the East River Column's role—without its aid, no escapee would have survived the treacherous journey to freedom. When future Prime Minister James Callaghan raised questions in Parliament, the government responded with generous monetary awards, free medical care, and employment opportunities for survivors and their families. Many settled in the United Kingdom; others remained to serve in public and private sectors until Hong Kong's return to China in 1997, when the ERC liaison office became the local branch of the New China News Agency. Zeng Sheng, the ERC commander, rose to become Deputy Chief of Staff of the South China Military Region, then Deputy Provincial Governor and Mayor of Guangzhou. Purged during the Cultural Revolution, he was rehabilitated and became Minister of Communication in 1979. He died in Guangzhou in November 1995. One hundred twenty-eight HKVDC members, forty-nine soldiers of the British Army, and fifty personnel from transport and civil defense units escaped to Free China. The RAF transported them to Assam, then Calcutta, via the British Army Aid Group. The first groups joined the 9th Battalion of the Border Regiment at Fort William; the third and fourth joined the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Initially relegated to non-combatant roles, their fortunes changed when Brigadier Michael Calvert—who had served in pre-war Hong Kong commanding the Chinese Sappers—called for volunteers to fight the Japanese in Burma. All stepped forward. After months of intensive training, they were formally enrolled on 14 February 1943 as the Hong Kong Volunteer Company, integrated into Wingate's legendary Chindits, where they would see action deep behind Japanese lines in the jungles of Burma. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.   During Hong Kong's 1941 Christmas invasion, Japanese forces committed atrocities against wounded soldiers and nurses. After seventeen days of brutal resistance, Governor Young surrendered on December 25th. Rear-Admiral Chan Chak escaped through machine-gun fire, while the East River Column guerrillas conducted daring rescues, extracting over 800 VIPs and 2,000 volunteers to safety in unoccupied China.          

Max Pearson presents a collection of science fiction themed Witness History stories from the BBC World Service.Our guest is Lisa Yaszek, Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech in the USA.Actor Peter Coyote looks back on the making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, sharing memories from the set and reflecting on the film's enduring appeal.We hear the story of Octavia E. Butler, who overcame poverty, racism and sexism to become one of the most influential voices in science fiction.Plus, how American television boldly went where it had never gone before with what is claimed to be the country's first interracial kiss broadcast on television, in an episode of Star Trek in 1968.We also hear about Turkish Star Wars, the cult film that would go on to gain a reputation as one of the world's worst movies.And how the success of the original Star Wars transformed toy marketing forever.Then, in Sporting Witness, the story behind Norwegian commentator Bjørge Lillelien's legendary reaction to Norway's 2-1 victory over England in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo in 1981.Contributors: Lisa Yaszek - Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech in the USA. Peter Coyote - actor in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Nisi Shawl - friend of Octavia E. Butler. Nichelle Nichols - actress who played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek (archive). Çetin İnanç - film director (archive). Jim Swearingen - toy designer. Marius Lillelien - son of Bjørge Lillelien.(Photo: On the set of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Credit: Universal/Getty Images)

In 1981, Norway pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history, beating England 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo. But the match is remembered just as much for what happened after the final whistle. Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien, caught up in the joy of the moment, delivered one of the most famous lines in sports broadcasting: “Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!” His breathless commentary on NRK became a national treasure in Norway, and later a legendary sporting soundbite around the world. As he celebrated the win, Bjørge switched between English and Norwegian, calling out the names of famous figures from British history and culture before ending with the line about the then UK prime minister that made him famous. Uma Doraiswamy speaks to Bjørge Lillelien's son, Marius Lillelien, about the man behind the microphone, the night Norway stunned England, and how a few seconds of radio commentary became one of football's most unforgettable moments.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You'll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women's World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football's biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who've had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.(Photo: Norway v England 1981 in Oslo. Credit: Monte Fresco/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

We're eating our way around the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and sharing our completely unfiltered reactions as each dish hits the table, or more accurately, the nearest Disney trash can. In Part 1 of our two-part live review, we try everything from basil pesto chicken dumplings and Buffalo dill pickle wings to tempura shrimp tacos, Norwegian caramel cream bread, a Dubai-style chocolate pistachio cookie, pumpkin pie funnel cake, and plenty more. Some dishes absolutely wow us, while others leave us wondering how they escaped the kitchen. Our friend and fellow food reporter Jon Self joins the fun as we discuss festival favorites, disappointing bites, value, portion sizes, and whether Italy may finally be turning things around. These reactions were captured live while filming our festival videos, so you're hearing our honest opinions before we've had time to reconsider—or recover from eating quite so much. This episode features edited audio from our original video reviews. To watch the complete videos and see all the dishes and reactions for yourself, visit WonderlandCrew.com. You can join the Wonderland Crew for full access or purchase the individual videos you'd like to watch.

Press XJoin the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rwTopics:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe free update adds 8-player on one screen on Switch 2 and more https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/free-update-now-available-for-mario-kart-8-deluxe/Norwegian retailer lists Monolith Soft as the Ocarina of Time remake developer https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1w5psto/monolith_soft_listed_as_developer_of_zelda/?utm_source=iftttNinja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Ikari Warriors, and R.C. PRO-AM 2 join Nintendo Classics https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2094953707368534306State of Play reaction: Maneater 2, Lego PlayStation, Rhapsody in Scarlet, Until Dawn 2, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Ghost of Yotei, (MMXCM?) etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvyezhN16IU / https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-at-sonys-state-of-play-september-2026Live TV on PS5 launches, bringing free ad-supported TV to PS5 in the US https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/31/live-tv-on-ps5-launches-today-bringing-free-ad-supported-tv-to-ps5-players-in-the-u-s/ Questions from Discord:Joe Polycule: You can give any game GTA6's budget: Which game would you choose? The caveat being it'll also take just as long to develop. Also, just assume the game will end up being great.Bailey: Are there any specific tropes, themes, or story elements in games that you feel like have been overdone lately? Any that you're getting a little tired of? My answer to this doesn't necessarily apply to new games, but a few games I've played somewhat recently all have had the “becomes a good dad to a character that is not their biological daughter” trope and I'm getting mildly sick of it lol (twd, pragmata, tlou) It's not that I think it's bad, I've absolutely loved all of these games, but I'm definitely ready to not see it in a game for a minute.jtlawbass the unc: If you could rent out a movie theater to play one game on the big screen, which game would you pick? I would choose either Uncharted 4 since it's so cinematic or I'd pick Halo if the boys from college can come so we can play split-screen one more time on the biggest of screens.What we're playing: Mary: Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dead by Daylight, and NOT Love and DeepspaceJohn: Baldur's Gate 3, Tomodachi Life: Living the DreamGreg: Marvel Rivals random Switch 1 games Brett L: Splatoon Raiders, Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyBrett M: The Blood of Dongwalker

A rancher outside Kansas City put collars on 30 cows and went from moving them every two days to every four or five days on the same ground, at the same cow condition. That is double the carrying capacity overnight, and we spent most of this episode on how virtual fencing works and what it costs. The collar runs $280 plus a subscription. Users report getting back 8 to 10 hours a week. The GPS is accurate to about 4 or 5 feet, which is roughly one fat cow in any direction. One challenger cow averaged 800 sound warnings a day for three weeks, about one every 30 seconds she was awake, while other cows in the same group got one a week. When a cow does get out, she is back inside 80 percent of the time within 5 to 10 minutes, because her friends are still there. There are around 6,000 of these collars in North America and they only started selling here in June. Then we put the skeptic hat on. What happens to your herd if the company runs out of money. Who owns the data. Why he tells customers to never trust a virtual fence alone along a highway, because the liability is too big. And what happens to cattlemen when Silicon Valley decides cattle are a robotics problem. Also in this one: an engineer who quit a VP title in Norway, visa on Monday and a plane on Friday, a farmhouse built in 1318 and the man who will not give it up, why so many farmers keep a town job for the insurance, and what a Norwegian thinks of American water, groceries, and youth sports. Low profit is the one problem every farmer in every country has in common. The other is that not one of them thinks he owns the land. What do you want us to dig into next week? Drop it in the comments and we read them. JOIN THE BARN TALK NEWSLETTER & GET LIVE EVENT ACCESS: We're on a mission to get 10,000 subscribers, and once we do, we're hosting a live event at the barn! Sign up to get exclusive access to tickets and details.

John Bennett is joined by Mina Rzouki and Julien Laurens to assess the aftermath of the transfer window on Ligue 1 in France after many of its young stars departed for the Premier League. Julien also gives us the lowdown on Malick Fofana's dramatic deadline day move to Sunderland.We're also joined by Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen, joint-head coaches of Norwegian side Viking, following their qualification for the Champions League league phase.The team look at whether moving to Juventus can revitalise Nick Woltemade's career. And we find out how SV Elversberg, from a town of 13,000 people, have reached the Bundesliga.TIMECODES 03:30 – Malick Fofana, Sunderland, Palace and two private jets 10:00 – Ligue 1 selling their stars to the Premier League 17:30 – Can Juventus rejuvenate Nick Woltemade? 25:50 – Viking's joint-head coaches on their Champions League qualification 40:30 – Osnabruck's TIFO 44:00 – The fairytale of Elversberg 5 LIVE/BBC SOUNDS COMMENTARIES Saturday 3pm: Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (5 Live) Saturday 3pm: Manchester City v Coventry City (5 Sports Extra) Saturday 5:30pm: Hull City v Aston Villa (5 Live) Sunday 2pm: Everton v Manchester United (5 Live) Sunday 4:30pm: Arsenal v Chelsea (5 Live)

A seven-night MSC Meraviglia cruise from Brooklyn, New York, with a focus on the MSC Yacht Club experience. We cover priority embarkation, his upgraded Yacht Club balcony stateroom, butler service, the private Top Sail Lounge and pool deck, dining, drinks, thermal spa access, and whether the premium experience is worth the price. Jason also compares MSC Yacht Club with Norwegian's Haven and Royal Caribbean's suite experience. The cruise included stops at Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, and Nassau, including a visit to the private Yacht Club area at Ocean Cay. Plus, cruise news on Carnival's new loyalty program, Caribbean cruise deals, the canceled Serenade of the Seas Alaska sailing, Norwegian Prima Legionnaires' disease cases, and Royal Caribbean's new bidding program for onboard experiences. Share your thoughts: doug@cruiseradio.net  Sponsor Cruise line protection is designed to help if you can't take your cruise. Third-party travel insurance helps protect you during the trip. Including medical care, delays, and unexpected issues. Compare plans and save up to 30% at TripInsurance.com. About Cruise Radio: Cruise Radio has been delivering cruise news, ship reviews, and money-saving tips weekly since 2009.

It was a deadline day of decisions for young Malick Fofana who ate breakfast thinking he was going to Arsenal, sipped his French onion soup at lunchtime eyeing up a move to Crystal Palace, but ended up having dinner in Sunderland.Lars Sivertsen joins Dotun and Andy to detail the extraordinary story of Fofana's move to the Black Cats. Plus, is Borussia Dortmund the right move for Ethan Nwaneri? How long will José Mourinho's honeymoon at Real Madrid last? And how far can the Norwegian sides go in this season's Champions League?Ask us a question on X, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** On The Continent is your definitive podcast for European football. Subscribe for new podcasts every Thursday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 European football season, covering the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, the Süper Lig, Eredivisie, Liga Portugal and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norwegian Fjords Find us on Youtube - please like and subscribe!  Looking to plan a Disney parks or a cruise vacation? Let Joe do all the hard work for you, helping you get the best discount, at no cost to you as your travel agent. Get started by e-mailing josephcheung@travelmation.net today!  Episode Description One last cruise report for the summer! Joe sailed on the Disney Dream out of the UK to Norway to visit the fjords. We discuss beautiful scenery, the English Channel, Maelstrom, extended family cruising, and a whole lot more on this bucket list trip. Connect with us  by e-mailing disneydeciphered AT gmail DOT com, messaging us on social media, or leaving a comment on our Youtube page. You can also follow us on Instagram! Episode Notes (all timestamps are approximate) 02:02 - Pre-cruise in London 04:38 - Transportation to the port in Southampton 07:33 - Norwegian Fjords Itinerary 14:19 - Haugesund and Olden 22:21 Alesund and Stavanger 31:56 - Money in Europe 35:21 - Disney vs. 3rd Party Excursions 37:04 - Was the cruise worth it? 39:33 - Disney dos and don'ts If we've helped you to plan your trip and you'd like to thank us we'd appreciate you considering a one time donation. Or if you'd like to receive bonus content, check out our Patreon page and our special subscriber only content! You can also support the show by buying tickets (if they're the best deal, of course) using our Undercover Tourist link or signing up for Mouse Dining through our link. If you like what you hear, please share and subscribe! Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, PlayerFM, iHeartRadio, or Google Podcasts (please leave a positive review if you're enjoying the show), like our Facebook page, or follow us on Bluesky and Instagram!  

On this week's show Patrick Gray and James Wilson are joined by guest co-host The Grugq to talk through the week's news, including: Two alleged TeamPCP hackers got arrested in Australia The White House has a plan to boost security for water facilities, but we can't see it working OpenAI keeps the ol' Hugging Face discourse going for another week with an incident debrief Tech companies write another open letter about AI… we're getting CISA Shields Up flashbacks, but for robots Much, much more… This week's show is brought to you by Ent AI. Co-founder Brandon Dixon joins Pat to talk through some of the absolutely wild fraud and abuse the company's endpoint security tool is finding when it's deployed inside large organisations. This episode is also available on YouTube Show notes Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP' Hackers Arrested in Australia | krebsonsecurity.com How Brian Krebs doxxed TeamPCP - Risky Business Media | Social Signals FIRST ON FOX: Texas becomes testing ground for new defense against attacks on America's water systems | Social Signals OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers | wired.com The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations | clem

Dr. Hannah Spier joins Trending with Timmerie. A Norwegian-born psychiatrist and cognitive behavioral psychotherapist based in Zurich, she dissects how liberal narratives, pop-therapy fads, and identity politics have reshaped the mental health field. Episode Guide Motherhood scripted as a risk and framed as a psychiatric diagnosis through postpartum depression (2:49) Rethinking how we support new mothers (25:37) How feminism reshapes female psychology and common sense (37:21) Resources Mentioned Dr. Hannah Spierhttps://hannahspier.substack.com/podcast Article: How Motherhood Became a Diagnosishttps://substack.com/@psychobabblewithspier/p-176354823

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button.   You can find Marian Yee at marianyee.com or on IG at @mariangyee   Remember the 1996 film Jerry Maguire and its famous line, “You had me at hello?” Well, our guest this week, Marian Yee, had me at hello with her novel 4 Janes, which is a genre- and time-bending re-imagining of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. It is a novel that you'll want to read a second time (or even a third) and discuss with others because there are so many layers.    And our book rec segment features female authors in translation. August was Women in Translation month and yes we missed it by a few days, but we still have some great suggestions to last you all year long. We've got historical fiction set in a brothel in early 20th century Japan, a fantasy filled with Norse mythology, a psychological thriller set in Iceland, a family saga set in early 20th century Mexico filled with magical realism, the story of an old woman and her neighbors living outside Chernobyl, and the plight of young women in a mental asylum in Paris.   Books Mentioned in This Episode:   1- 4 Janes: A Novel by Marian Yee  2- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë  3- The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin  4- Love and Other Monsters by Emily Franklin  5- Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist by Geoffrey Kelly  6- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez  7- The Whisper Man by Alex North  8- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy  9- War and Peace: The Graphic Novel by Leo Tolstoy, Alexandr Poltorak, and Dmitry Chukhrai 10- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley  11- Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennie Capo Crucet  12- Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës by Devoney Looser  13- Snap by Susin Nielsen 14- 5 Star Read by Fellow Book Lover Brenna Julian - Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan  15- The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia, translated from Spanish by Simon Bruni 16- The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mad, translated from French by Frank Wynne  17- Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky, translated from German by Tim Mohr  18- A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata, translated from Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter  19- The Night Guest by Hilda Knutsdottir, translated from Icelandic by Mary Robinette Kowal  20- Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, translated from Norwegian by Siân Mackie and Paul Russell   Media Mentioned: 1- The Last Seen Podcast - https://www.wbur.org/podcasts/lastseen/last-seen-season-one 2- One Hundred Years of Solitude (Netflix, 2024 - present) 3- The Whisper Man (Netflix, 2026) 4- The Mad Women's Ball (Amazon Prime, 2021)      

This week I'm joined by A.A. from the Norwegian black metal outfit Malum to dig into their excellent new album, “From The Voids”. We get into the band's origins as a studio project, the evolution of their sound from their debut, “In Nauseam”, to the new record, and the intersection of Polish and Norwegian character that has emerged in their music. We also talk about taking Malum from the studio to the stage, their appearances at Inferno, the challenges of maintaining anonymity in the middle of Oslo's black metal scene, and what the future might hold for a band that increasingly looks like it's on the verge of becoming something much bigger. On the weekly news rant, I'm joined by two surprise guests - long-time Legion General, @kelu666, and my good friend, Katy Irizarry from Suspiria PR. We celebrate the brilliance of the latest singles by Carnifex, Wayfarer and Manveira, while wailing in despair at the career-worst humiliations offered by the new Pain and Fear Factory tracks. We also talk essential Metallica tracks, bad tour booking and on my Swirly of the Week, the world's worst bedroom techno dork pays a visit to the Porcelain Bowl of Reckoning.    Featured Bands Malum: https://norwegianmalum.bandcamp.com/     Immiserator: https://immiserator.bandcamp.com/    Ovate: https://www.facebook.com/ovatemusic/     Visit intothenecrosphere.com for playlists and more. Subscribe for weekly black and death metal interviews, news rants and reviews. Follow on X, Instagram and Facebook, and check out the Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse: Horrorwolf 666, Iblis Manifestations, Everything Went Black, Necromaniacs and The Sol Nox Podcast.

Two podcasters, both alike in dignity (or lack thereof), in fair Moviestruck where we lay our scene... It's time to talk Romeo+ Juliet (1996) with Noir from Rolling with Difficulty! Spoiler alert, we really like this one. A high note to end this Shakespearience! ---The Patron Drive is back! Join the Moviestruck Patreon at any paid tier to work towards bonus episodes of Moviestruck! At 150 total paid Patrons of any tier, we'll be covering Dune (1894) with OSP Red. Head on over to Patreon and stick around for the post roll for all the deets on this monthly event.---Where to find Noir:BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.socialInstagram: @noirgalaxiesContact the Podmoviestruckpod@gmail.comwww.moviestruck.transistor.fmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruckDiscord: https://discord.gg/cT2vm3KdeSBlueSky: @moviestruck.bsky.socialTheme by Prod. DomSoundcloudThank you to our $10 Patrons!i love dune 1984 its a pretty good movie, aRabidGerbil, Kaeldrannas, Maddy New, Adam Bagnall, Christian Jolliff, UwU, Zas, Ken M, Jacob Hunt, Azraq Shinji, Case Aiken, AnOptimist, Lairde Ray, the Norwegian one, Travis Poe, William Warren, Stag Hart (Deer Deer), Rusty_Fork, Mura Purcell, insomnite, Nathan Dunlap. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Josh and Drusilla watch Joaquim Trier's lesbian genre exploration, Thelma (2017). From wiki: “Thelma is a 2017 supernatural thriller drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eskil Vogt. The film stars Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. Thelma tells the story of a sheltered young woman who discovers she has an inexplicable power that materializes when she feels desire for a female student at her university. Thelma was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[4][5][6] but did not receive the nomination.[7][8]”Also discussed: The End of Oak Street (2026), Revenge (2017), You're Next (2011), The Worst Person in the World (2021), Sentimental Value (2025) and more. NEXT WEEK: Pin (1988)Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/https://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/  

A seven-night Norwegian Jewel cruise review from Philadelphia to Bermuda and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jacob shares what it was like sailing from Philadelphia's developing cruise terminal, including the unusual hotel check-in and shuttle process, as well as his first impressions of the 21-year-old Norwegian Jewel. We cover his interior cabin, a frustrating plumbing issue, the main dining room and buffet food, and specialty dining at Cagney's, Le Bistro, Moderno, and La Cucina. Jacob also discusses Norwegian's Freestyle Dining concept, entertainment, crowds, and whether the older ship still delivers good value. In Bermuda, he visits Horseshoe Bay, takes a sunset rum cruise, and goes clear kayaking before Norwegian Jewel heads north for a short stop in Halifax. Plus, we cover the week's cruise news, including changes to Norwegian Cruise Line's Free at Sea specialty dining benefit, Carnival's White Hot Night, Margaritaville at Sea's plans for Galveston, and Disney Cruise Line's return to New York. Share your thoughts: doug@cruiseradio.net  Sponsor Cruise line protection is designed to help if you can't take your cruise. Third-party travel insurance helps protect you during the trip. Including medical care, delays, and unexpected issues. Compare plans and save up to 30% at TripInsurance.com. About Cruise Radio: Cruise Radio has been delivering cruise news, ship reviews, and money-saving tips weekly since 2009.

Four hundred years ago, the last of Britain's native beavers were hunted to extinction. But in 2009, scientists began a grand experiment to bring the furry, buck-toothed rodents back. They relocated a pair of Norwegian beavers to a remote rainforest in Scotland, hoping they'd become the Adam and Eve of a new line of British beavers. Today on The Sunday Story, NPR's Lauren Frayer travels from the wilds of Scotland to a tube station in London, to explore how these animals – beloved by some humans and loathed by others – are transforming the British landscape.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy