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Let us know what you think! Text us!Rowing across the Pacific Ocean isn't just about endurance—it's a battle of the mind, body, and spirit. In this powerful episode of Security Halt!, we sit down with the team from Corsair Racing to uncover what it really takes to survive and thrive in one of the world's most grueling challenges: ocean rowing.From the brutal reality of day five—when exhaustion, unpredictable seas, and mental strain collide—to the unbreakable bonds forged between veterans, this conversation dives deep into teamwork, resilience, and personal growth. We explore how pushing beyond physical limits can transform lives, strengthen mental health, and inspire purpose long after the oars are put away.Discover the mission behind Corsair Racing, their vision for supporting veterans through adventure, and why community and camaraderie are essential to overcoming life's biggest waves—both on the water and off.
Clay and his good friend Russ Eagle discuss the rivers Lewis and Clark traveled from Pittsburgh to the Pacific Ocean, including the Ohio, the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Clearwater, the Snake, and the Columbia. The paradox of Clay's 2025 Airstream journey along the Lewis and Clark Trail is that they floated America's rivers, and Clay has been driving along the roads closest to those rivers. To overcome this, he has contrived ways to get on the rivers of the expedition. In North Dakota, he floated for three days in a pontoon from Fort Rice to Bismarck with two young comrades. Just north of Yellowstone National Park, he and his friends, including his daughter and her fiancé, took a day-long raft trip on the Upper Yellowstone, where it remains a whitewater stream. As they recorded this podcast, Clay and Russ, plus 20 others, were about to float the famous White Cliffs section of the Missouri, east of Fort Benton, Montana. And Clay plans to get passage on an excursion boat near the mouth of the great Columbia River. Why are rivers so important to Clay? What is it about the source of mighty rivers that so engages his historical imagination? This podcast was recorded on July 20, 2025.
Susan Latta LMFT, FT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Department Head of Clinical Services at the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. Susan holds a Fellow in Thanatology, the study of death and dying, and received her BS from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University and her MA from Fuller Theological Seminary. Susan brings 35 years of counseling individuals, children, and families through the many challenges that occur when a child is diagnosed with cancer, with over 23 years of experience in the medical field. Susan loves to be in nature, travel, cuddle with her 2 miniature dachshunds, Gertie and Maggie and find time to return to California to see her family and to walk on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean.Austin Hatcher Foundation's Mission: The Austin Hatcher Foundation's mission is to provide a lifetime of free, comprehensive support to childhood cancer patients and their families through mental, behavioral, educational, and social services, so they can cope in the present and thrive in the future. Austin Hatcher Foundation's Approach: Recognizing that pediatric cancer impacts every aspect of a family's life, the Austin Hatcher Foundation provides comprehensive, integrative care for childhood cancer patients, survivors, and their families — supporting cognitive development, emotional well-being, and essential life skills.Through a unique blend of therapy, education, and psychological support, the Foundation addresses each family's complex and evolving needs, helping them build resilience, restore hope, and thrive through every stage of the cancer journey.Listeners can learn more by visiting HatcherFoundation.orgGoldribbon-kids.orgNationalpcf.org Email tiffany @ info@goldribbon-kids.orgemail Kelly @ kgoddard@nationalpcf.orgSupport the show
A Harvard astronomer is suggesting that an interstellar object nearing Earth could be an engineered object — rather than a natural one — after making similar claims in in 2023 and 2017.Avi Loeb, the chair of Harvard's astronomy department, told CNN on Thursday that the 31/ATLAS interstellar object detected by the Deep Random Survey remote telescope in Chile could have an alien origin."The brightness of the object implies a diameter of 20 km, and there is not enough rocky material in interstellar space to deliver such a giant object per decade," Loeb said.He noted that it takes "10,000 years for that much mass to arrive to the inner part of the solar system."Loeb also said that the object will be closest to the Earth when our planet is on the opposite side of the sun, meaning we won't be able to actually see it."We won't be able to observe it, but that's the perfect time for it to maneuver, and so we just need to watch it," he said.He went on to say he thinks there's a chance that the object could be engineered rather than naturally occurring."I'm not saying it's an alien technology," Loeb said. "I'm just saying it doesn't look like a very common thing, and actually, the glow that is around this object, usually for comets, you see a trailing tail behind the object and here the glow from the Hubble Space Telescope image is actually in front of the object."The astronomer said that "we've never seen such a thing" and noted that a comet wouldn't "have glow in front of it."He argued that it's prudent for humanity to examine any interstellar objects entering our solar system, just to be sure they're harmless.“[31/ATLAS] may come to save us or destroy us,” he said. “We'd better be ready for both options and check whether all interstellar objects are rocks.”31/ATLAS made news in July after scientists confirmed it originated outside of our solar system, making it one of only three known interstellar objects discovered in our little slice of space.The object is massive, with scientists estimating it is more than 12 miles wide.Loeb theorizing a more enigmatic origin of the object isn't exactly off-brand for him. In 2023 he made headlines after he and a team recovered a meteor that fell into the Pacific Ocean. He claimed at the time that an analysis found previously unseen metal alloys in the rock, suggesting at very least an origin outside of our solar system, but other astrophysicists were skeptical of those claims.Back in 2017, Oumuamua, a long, rod-like object, became the first known interstellar object detected in our solar system.Loeb released a paper in 2021 exploring the idea that the strange object — which about the length of a football field but only as thick as a common cigar — was possibly using a "light sail" that captures the sun's energy as a means of propulsion.He was essentially suggesting that Oumuamua could have been crafted by aliens or some other intelligence.n 2023, researchers published a study that found the object's strange orbit and apparent propulsion was actually achieved through a mechanism found in many icy comets. Essentially, hydrogen was being released from the object as it was warmed by the sun's heat.“For a comet several kilometers across, the outgassing would be from a really thin shell relative to the bulk of the object, so both compositionally and in terms of any acceleration, you wouldn't necessarily expect that to be a detectable effect,” UC Berkeley assistant professor of chemistry Jennifer Bergner said at the time. “But because Oumuamua was so small, we think that it actually produced sufficient force to power this acceleration.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.
According to a World Meteorological Organisation report from May 2023, it's now more likely than not that global temperatures will surpass the key milestone of 1.5°C warming. This is of course down to human-related greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the El Nino weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, which was confirmed to have started as of early June. Of course the long term impact of such warming is expected to be catastrophic, but even in the short term it means that all of us are faced with increasingly frequent heatwaves, the likes of which saw temperature records broken across the UK in July 2022. Should we take cold showers ? Should we drink a cold beverage ? Should we leave our fan on all night while we're sleeping ? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : What is brain tapping, the viral technique for improving sleep quality? What is the half and half drinking method? How can heatwaves impact our mental health? A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First broadcast: 13/7/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 337 | Big Strange Vacation Week 10 ! Set your sails for the Pacific Ocean as Michael and Riley explore three legendary locations full of cryptids, curses and curiosity : Palmyra Atoll, Solomon Islands and Easter Island! Join BCC CLubhous eon Supercast! Watch this Episode on YouTube Alien Caught on Camera? BCC is Brought to You By... Hims - To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit Hims.com/BCC Miracle Made - Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/BCC and use the code BCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. -- SHOW INFORMATION Bigfoot Collectors Club is produced by Riley Bray. BCC Clubhouse on Supercast: https://bcc.supercast.com Merch: https://bigfoot-collectors-club-podcast-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/all Listener-Files Submissions: BigfootCollectorsClub@gmail.com Instagram: @BigfootCollectorsClub BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bccpodcast.bsky.social Our theme song is “Come Alone” by Suneaters, courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Follow Suneaters on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fasten your seatbelts and stow your disbelief, because “Crash Landing” (2005) is Wynorski at cruising altitude—never aiming for art, but always ready to drop the landing gear on your funny bone. This is the kind of movie where gravity is optional, logic is banned from the cabin, and an entire cargo hold of explosions—many borrowed from other, possibly better, movies—are always just a nervous copilot away from erupting. If you’re a Wynorski fan, you know exactly what kind of clearance you’re in for: low, turbulent, and unapologetically entertaining. Antonio Sabato Jr. takes the stick as the world’s most reluctant action hero, trying to land a plane full of rich snotty college kids who end up in a kidnapping plot - over the Pacific Ocean. The acting, if you can call it that, ranges from “midday soap” to “community theater hostage situation.” The villains are less “Die Hard” and more “Weekend at Bernie’s,” bumbling their way through a hijacking plot so dumb you almost wish they’d succeed, just for the novelty. Special mention must go to the action set pieces—chiefly the endless parade of stock explosions and crash footage Frankensteined from the vaults of late-90s action movies. The airplane’s physics seem to exist in a separate reality where turbulence is whatever the camera operator can shake into frame, and gunfights happen in slow motion, possibly to save money on blanks. Add in the kind of CGI that would embarrass a 2001 Weather Channel forecast and you’ve got a recipe for a beautiful, cheesy mess. “Crash Landing” isn’t trying to fool anyone. It knows it’s ridiculous, it revels in being ridiculous, and, best of all, it delivers the kind of brainless, late-night fun that Wynorski made his name on. If you’re here for believable drama, you’ve boarded the wrong flight. But if you want to laugh, riff, and marvel at how many ways one movie can break the rules of both Hollywood and aerodynamics, this is your ticket to so-bad-it’s-good bliss.
Heading into yesterday's U.S. 100-meter finals, Kenny Bednarek and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden were already among the best in the world at what they do.And then they got better. Both Bednarek and Jefferson-Wooden are Olympic medalists and U.S. leaders in the sprint events, and both athletes have been running fast all year. In the 100m finals, however, they ascended to a new level, one everyone knew they were capable of, but was still fantastically impressive to watch come to fruition.Bednarek picked up the first U.S. title of his career — despite being a two-time Olympic medalist, he's heretofore always been overshadowed by the Noah Lyleses and Christian Colemans of the world. But not today: Today was Kenny's day. He decisively dispatched an extraordinarily strong field and clocked the first wind-legal sub-9.80 of his career with a 9.79 victory, leading a field where the top five finishers ran under 9.90.Jefferson-Wooden continued doing what she's done all year: win. But despite consistently beating the competition, Melissa has been plagued by unhelpful winds all year — either over the legal limit for a tailwind, or blowing in her face and slowing her down. Finally, she got favorable race conditions at just the right time, and the results were astonishing: a 10.65 victory, the fifth fastest in history, tying the likes of Shericka Jackson, Marion Jones, and Sha'Carri Richardson on the all-time list.Everywhere you looked, really great athletes were outperforming the past versions of themselves. Eugene may be 50 miles or so from the Pacific Ocean, but Hayward still felt like it was feeling the effects of rising tide in the sport, with Americans in all disciplines are forced to step up their game to new levels just to have a shot at competing with the rest of the world.__________Hosts: Chris Chavez, Eric Jenkins, Aisha Praught-Leer, Paul Hof-Mahoney & Anderson EmeroleProduced by: Mac Fleet & Jasmine Fehr__________Find everything you need to know about the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships here:Listen: Day 1 Recap ShowSubscribe: CITIUS MAG NewsletterRead: Distance preview | Sprints + hurdles preview | Throws + heptathlon preview | Jumps + decathlon preview__________SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOLIPOP: Olipop is a prebiotic soda that tastes like a throwback to your favorite childhood drinks, but it's loaded with benefits that your body will thank you for. Each can has 2-5g of sugar, 6-9g of fiber, and a science-backed formula designed to help you support your digestive health. They've got plenty of flavor options like Classic Root Beer, Crisp Apple, Grape, Cream Soda and wild hits like Peaches and Cream. You can grab Olipop at Target, Whole Foods, and Walmart or you can go to DrinkOlipop.com and use promo code CITIUS25 at checkout for 25% off all of your orders.NEW BALANCE: The FuelCell Rebel v5 was built to feel fast—and look the part. With a sleek, race-inspired mesh upper and lightweight PEBA/EVA foam blend, it offers a responsive, energetic ride that's ideal for everything from steady miles to speedwork. A redesigned heel and added forefoot rubber provide comfort and traction, making this your go-to for runs when you want to pick up the pace. The Rebel V5 shows up every time. Find the New Balance FuelCell Rebel v5 at newbalance.com or your local running shop today.
The United States has imposed travel restrictions on members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel. The US State Department said those targeted continued to support terrorism and were internationalising the conflict, for example through the International Criminal Court. Washington's special envoy Steve Witkoff, who's in Israel trying to salvage Gaza ceasefire talks, will travel to the territory on Friday where he will inspect aid distribution sites. Also: In another blow to the Pakistan opposition leader, Imran Khan, senior members of his party have been jailed for up to ten years, and scientists exploring the Pacific Ocean say they've discovered entire ecosystems of marine life at depths of over eight kilometres.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
Chairman Grassley calls this "one of the biggest political scandals and cover-ups in American history." He's right. The classified annex of the Durham report has been declassified, and it confirms what we all suspected. Hillary Clinton, Obama, and the intelligence community worked together to launch a smear campaign against President Trump. Today, we will be diving into what these declassified pages hold. Later, Trump and RFK have just announced a new digital health tech ecosystem, with some drawing parallels to biometric surveillance. Not everyone is happy about this, pointing toward the United States possibly being ushered into a sort of digital twin surveillance state. Finally, we'll be discussing how Jerome Powell is refusing to lower interest rates, Nancy Pelosi exploding on live television, and the tsunami that is looming in the Pacific Ocean. All this and more on today's Untamed!
MUSICNine Inch Nails and Foo Fighters have pulled off a drummer swap. https://www.instagram.com/stories/nineinchnails/3688433742679989471/ A final farewell was paid to Ozzy Osbourne today (Wednesday) as his funeral procession passed through the heart of his hometown, Birmingham, England, where he gave his final performance on July 5th -- both solo and with Black Sabbath. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36072785/ozzy-osbourne-funeral-sharon-black-sabbath/ Sammy Hagar and his family are safe in Maui after being moved to higher ground following the tsunami warnings issued for the Pacific Ocean following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia earlier today (Wednesday). https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvkohQSvlw/ Carrie Underwood is officially set to return with the Sunday Night Football show open on NBC for the 13th straight year. https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvHcQ7stvz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3DDead & Company will celebrate the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary this weekend, with three shows at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. But even some diehard fans are skipping the shows because of ticket prices. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/grateful-dead-60th-anniversary-ticket-prices/ In case you missed it, this week a fan's video of Miranda Lambert's buttcheeks set the internet on fire. https://people.com/miranda-lambert-cheekiest-response-viral-miniskirt-mishap-11782220 TVThe way celebrities are dropping like flies these days, 94-year-old William Shatner can't be feeling too secure. And according to the not-always-reliable RadarOnline.com, he's NOT. https://radaronline.com/p/william-shatner-body-preservation-death-fear/ MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:Jason Momoa has a new look! The Aquaman star shaved off his beard for the first time in six years for the filming of Dune: Part Three, where he'll reprise his role of swordmaster Duncan Idaho. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jason-momoa-shaves-dune-3-video-1236474817/'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' actor Pedro Pascal has gushed about his love for goth rock pioneers The Cure. https://www.nme.com/news/film/pedro-pascals-favourite-band-is-the-cure-3881652Listerine, yes, the mouthwash brand, insured Cynthia Erivo's mouth for $2 MILLION. https://consequence.net/2025/07/cynthia-erivo-mouth-2-million-listerine/Here's a new trailer for "Zootopia 2". https://people.com/ginnifer-goodwin-jason-bateman-zootopia-2-trailer-11781294AND FINALLY49 Funniest Movie Insults of All Time.AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia, triggering tsunami waves that reached Japan, Hawaii, and the US West Coast. Wednesday's earthquake occurred along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a series of seismic faults surrounding the Pacific Ocean, where most of the world's earthquakes take place. This significant tremor may have been caused by a planetary realignment, an attempt to correct the wobble and the magnetic glitch we experienced earlier this month. Another is expected on August 5th. The Earth again reminds us that we live on a violent planet as Mother Nature shows her fury from time to time. Listen to Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis M-F from 7-10 pm, pacific time on groundzeroplus.com. Call in to the LIVE show at 503-225-0860. #groundzeroplus #clydelewis #earthquake #tsunami #magneticshift #tectonic
We follow a long set of wooden stairs deep underground to a sea cave with a mysterious and colorful past, and take in a spectacular, hidden view of the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla. Learn more about The Cave Store: https://www.cavestore.com/All this week, the Atlas Obscura Podcast is hitting the sand, and taking a tour of the world's most unusual beaches. Plus: Pre-order your copy of our new book, The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World, today!
Guest - Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson - Council approves Council President Nelson’s bill dedicating anticipated public safety tax revenue to recovery services // Waves reach Hawaii, California after 8.8-magnitude Russia quake // Tsunami advisory for Washington coast canceled // 3 reasons why the Pacific Ocean tsunami fizzled before reaching WA // ‘I was stunned’: Pierce County executive calls out sheriff’s sobriety test comment
Guest - Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson - Council approves Council President Nelson’s bill dedicating anticipated public safety tax revenue to recovery services // Waves reach Hawaii, California after 8.8-magnitude Russia quake // Tsunami advisory for Washington coast canceled // 3 reasons why the Pacific Ocean tsunami fizzled before reaching WA // ‘I was stunned’: Pierce County executive calls out sheriff’s sobriety test comment
As the world watched this week as an 8.8 earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean region, we must pause and seek the Lord as to what He is saying. Join us today as we unpack some of the revelations of this event.
In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Steve Moby Leitch, a faith-driven ultra-marathon swimmer, author of Against the Current, and producer of the award-finalist documentary Beyond the Shoreline. Sober for over 14 years by God's grace, Steve shares his journey from addiction and spiritual bankruptcy to a life of purpose as a husband, father of six, and mentor to men in recovery. Through his Legacy Lifestyle Coaching and upcoming Rise and Thrive ministry, Steve inspires others to build a relationship with God and live out their faith through action. He discusses how faith, rooted in daily spiritual disciplines, empowers men to navigate life's storms with resilience and grace, drawing from his own experiences, like swimming 28 miles across the Pacific Ocean while battling sickness and adversity.Steve emphasizes that positive influence in faith comes from cultivating a deep relationship with God through consistent habits like prayer, worship, journaling, and scripture reading. He shares a powerful lesson from his swim: God doesn't promise to calm the seas but to calm you in them, reframing expectations to focus on Christ amidst challenges. Steve also highlights the importance of prioritizing your spouse as your primary earthly relationship and extending grace to yourself when life's plans go awry. With a call to surrender to God's providence, Steve encourages men to embrace their purpose; loving God, loving others, and serving with their talents; to live a life of impact.Key Takeaways:Faith as Relationship: Build faith through daily disciplines; prayer, worship, journaling, and scripture; to stay focused on Christ, not the storm (James 2:17).Spiritual Foundation: Prioritize spiritual habits first, as they anchor physical, relational, and financial growth, creating a life built on the “rock” of God.Grace in Adversity: Expect challenges but trust God's calming presence; extend grace to yourself when plans falter, knowing His script surpasses your own.Spousal Priority: Cultivate your marriage daily through communication and prayer, not just weekly date nights, to honor God's design for unity.Actionable Step: Journal God's activity in your life daily, starting with a verse or prayer, to track His provision and grow in faith.“God never promised to calm the seas. He promised to calm you in the seas.” - Steve Moby LeitchLearn more about Tim through the following links:FacebookPodcasting group
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We're in an ideal location to pick up fishing as a hobby: Oregon offers year-round opportunities to catch a ton of different kinds of fish, in nearby rivers, mountain lakes, or even the Pacific Ocean. But where do you start? And what fish are safe or even legal to eat? Today, executive producer John Notarianni talks with local fishing legend Keevin “Crappie Killa" Collier. He's going to set us up with all we need to know to get our first catch: the gear, the locations, and even some cooking tips. Discussed in today's episode: Blue Lake Regional Park Henry Hagg Lake Duckworth Dock ODFW Licensing Information ODFW Fishing Species Crappie Killa Bait Co. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. If you enjoyed today's interview with Kenai-Red Fish Company's Founder, Clint Benson, learn more here. Learn more about the other sponsors of this July 30th episode: Rose City Comic Con PaintCare Oregon Coast Visitors Association Cathedral Park Cohousing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Tom Hanks film “Castaway,” the main character, Chuck, finds himself in the ultimate terrifying situation. Chuck's plane goes down in the ocean, and he finds himself stranded on a very deserted island.Years pass.Chuck's family and friends long ago gave up on him, and why not? No one could have known he was sitting on a remote pile of sand in the Pacific Ocean.He learns to survive, but then reflects on the future. What happens if he gets sick? What happens if he's injured?Staying put isn't an option.**SPOILER ALERT** Next thing you know, he's pushing away from the island on a homemade raft. This risky adventure eventually puts him right in the path of a ship.When He went to be with His Father in heaven, Jesus left His disciples with a simple but big adventure idea: Go tell people about me. It won't be safe, and you might even be in danger, but life depends on it.Mark 16:15 says, “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.'”Jesus called us to ride the ultimate wave.Let's pray.Lord, sometimes life intimidates us. But we have you as our lifeboat, and we thank you for not letting us drift away. In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.
Dr Martin Molhoff, Seismologist with the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, on Tsunami warnings across Pacific Ocean after 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
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B.C. has cancelled a tsunami advisory issued after an 8.8-magnitude underwater earthquake off the coast of Russia sent off warnings to coastal communities along the Pacific Ocean. Collin Paul, a seismic analyst for Natural Resources Canada, explains the impact of the earthquake and precautions British Columbians can take.
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2yrpl99b Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Major tsunamis threatened in the Pacific Ocean. Súnámaithe móra á mbagairt san Aigéan Ciúin. It is considered one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. Áirítear é bheith ar cheann de na creathanna talún is láidre a ndearnadh taifead riamh air. Countries and regions in the North Pacific remain on high alert, including the west coast of the United States. Tá tíortha agus réigiúin i dtuaisceart an Aigéin Chiúin fós ar a n-airdeall, cósta thiar na Stát Aontaithe san áireamh. Large tsunami waves have already made landfall in the Kamchatka region of Russia and the American state of Hawaii, 3,000 miles offshore west of California. Tá tonnta móra súnámaithe cheana féin tar éis briseadh i dtír i réigiún Kamchatka sa Rúis agus i stát Meiriceánach Hawaii, 3,000 míle i bhfarraige siar ó California. However, it is understood that the worst of this is now over. Tuigtear áfach go bhfuil an chuid is measa de seo thart anois. Residents in Hawaii who had been warned have been told that it is now safe for them to return to their homes. Dúradh le háitritheoirí i Hawaii a raibh fainic curtha orthu, go bhfuil sé sábháilte dóibh anois filleadh ar a dtithe cónaithe. Nearly 2m people were also warned to leave their homes in Japan. Bhí rabhadh tugtha freisin do bheagnach 2m duine a dtithe cónaithe a fhágáil sa tSeapáin. This earthquake off the east coast of Russia had a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale. 8.8 an chumhacht ar an scála richter a bhí ag an gcrith talún seo amach ó chósta thoir na Rúise.
Psalm 94,O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?4 They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.5 They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage.6 They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;7 and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”8 Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?9 He who planted the ear, does he not hear?He who formed the eye, does he not see?10 He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?He who teaches man knowledge—11 the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.12 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,13 to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.14 For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.16 Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?17 If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.18 When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.20 Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.22 But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.23 He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out. Growing up, when my family took road trips, my brothers and I would tell time in “ninja turtle shows.” It was our way of saying, “Are we there yet?” Inspired by our favorite tv-show, featuring four adolescent, pizza-eating, crime-fighting reptiles in a half shell. “Mom, how many turtle shows until we get there?” “How many turtle shows until we eat?” “Dad, I have to go the bathroom.” “Okay, we'll stop in two ninja turtle shows.” “No, Dad, I need to go in now ninja turtle shows.” Mind you, we weren't actually watching ninja turtle shows in the car (that needs to be clarified today). There were no screens on those 6, 7, 12-hour drives.How many ninja turtle shows? This was our 8-year-old, 9-year-old way of saying, How long? We're tired of this car. We're tired of this uncomfortable seat belt. We're tired of Dad's banjo music. We just want to get to the cabin, or the ocean, or the mountains, or wherever we were going. How long, Mom? How long, Dad?I thought of those car-rides as I was studying Psalm 94 over the last month. The psalm reminded me how much of life, even the Christian life — especially the Christian life — is waiting. Some of you are waiting right now, and you've been waiting a long time. And you're tired. You're tired of the doctor's visits. You're tired of the hard conversations. You're tired of the applications and interviews. You're tired of the demoralizing headlines and all the evil you see in the world. You're tired of trying to bring up Jesus again, because you know how angry it makes them — but you love them, so you keep bringing him up. You're tired. . . . How long, O Lord?That's the kind of prayer this is. This particular psalm is wrestling with wickedness and waiting for God to bring justice for his people, but much of it really does apply to whatever pain or uncertainty you're carrying right now. Their ‘How Long' SongSo this is a how long song, and there are dozen or so of these in the psalms. They prayed this kind of prayer a lot. They certainly weren't afraid to pray and ask how long, to plead with him to put an end to their pain and confusion and suffering. Here's Psalm 13:How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?Notice, they weren't questioning if, but when. They knew he was going to do what he said he would do — and they told him they knew that — but they weren't afraid to ask when. It was an honest, faith-filled way to express their anguish to God. Lord, when will you make this right? How long? We know the day's coming, we know you'll come through for us, we know you'll put an end to their evil, but why can't it be today? Can't it be today, God? Don't be afraid to pray how long prayers. God teaches us to pray those kinds of prayers, again thirteen times in the psalms.So what were the people waiting for here in Psalm 94? Let's start in verse 3:O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage.They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”This psalm, like many psalms, is wrestling over evil in the world. These are really wicked people. He says they're attacking God's people. They're killing widows and sojourners and orphans. And they're not doing it in secret. “They pour out their arrogant words;” verse 4, “all the evildoers boast.” They brag about killing kids. Can you imagine? It's horrifying that we don't have to imagine. . . . Do we? No, their wicked tribe is alive and well today in America, where we kill nearly a million children in the womb every year. And then people parade their abortions, right here in our city. How long, O Lord! Put an end to this wickedness. Save these precious boys and girls. It's wicked today, and it was wicked then, and God's people were tired of it — tired of the killing, tired of the boasting, tired of the blaspheming. “God, how long are you going to let them talk about you like that!” Make it all stop. Put it to an end. Show them who you are. Show them that you love us.This psalm is their how long song, and the song addresses three audiences with three different messages, and those are my three main points:God, take vengeance.Believers, take heart.Sinners, take heed.1. God, Take VengeanceThis is where the psalm begins, verses 1–2:O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!God of vengeance. The God who confronts and punishes those who wrong him, everyone who wrongs him. The God of Psalm 94 will wage terrifying war on every unforgiven sin against him. He will have his vengeance. Is that how you think about God? Is that how you pray?We don't pray like this much, do we? You don't hear this in our prayers on Sundays, at least not often. Maybe that's because the church isn't a nation like Israel, and so we don't have the same kinds of national enemies Israel did. We're not dealing with Egypt and Assyria and Babylon. We also live in the New Covenant age, and so we might think that God was a God of vengeance and wrath, but now he's a God of compassion and mercy. Not so. The God of Psalm 94 is the God of wondrous compassion and mercy (we'll see that in a moment). And the God of John 3:16 and Romans 8:28 is every bit the God of consuming wrath and certain vengeance.The same letter that gave us the promises of Romans 8 says, just four chapters later, Romans 12:19:“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.'”Vengeance is still his, and he will repay.We should shudder to think about what's coming to those who will not repent and believe in Christ. Their destruction is coming, and it will be worse than any of us can imagine.God is still a God of vengeance, and the people of God still have enemies. Some estimate that tens of thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith, in places like China, India, Ethiopia, Iraq, and North Korea. And the murderers are still boasting. They're still preaching the same lies, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” No one's going to do anything to us. It's evil and God will have his vengeance. And one way that vengeance will come is through our prayers for justice. “O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!” You show your awesome glory in mercy, and you show it in wrath. Shine forth! Show them who you are. Show them that you see and that you love us.2. Believers, Take HeartSo, first, they pray, “God, take vengeance.” The psalmist also turns, though, and addresses the afflicted, in verses 12–23. He speaks to those who are waiting and suffering and praying, and he strengthens them to wait well with four key messages. 1. Your waiting will end.We'll start where the psalm ends, verse 23:[God] will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out.It often seemed like evil was unchecked and might go unaddressed, so God's people wrote songs to remind themselves that every evil will be fully punished. As we just saw in the last point, God will have his vengeance, and his vengeance is a refuge for all who belong to him. We can trust that every sin against us will be paid for in full.And not just our waiting for justice and vindication, but all our waiting will end one day and soon. “‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,'” Revelation 21, “‘and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.' And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.'” No more tears or death or pain waiting, and all things new. Your waiting, whatever you're waiting for in this life, will end.2. Your waiting is not condemnation.There are twin confusions when the wicked keep hurting God's people. The first is why the wicked seem to get away with so much and for so long. The second is why God allows his people to suffer like we often do. God speaks to both in this psalm. God will judge the wicked — all the wicked for all that they have done — and God is not judging you. Verses 12–13:Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.What's he saying? He's saying that the painful waiting that the faithful are enduring isn't condemnation. It's discipline. It's not a pain that leads to death, but a pain that leads to life, and holiness, and joy. “Blessed” — happy — “is the man whom you discipline, O Lord.” Our waiting is a refining and a training for righteousness. It's the love of a Father, not the sword of a Judge.And even while we wait and endure his fatherly discipline, he comforts us by speaking to us.“Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.”While they are being afflicted, for as long as they are afflicted, he's teaching them his law — he's revealing himself to them through his word — in order to comfort and strengthen them. He'll have his vengeance soon — justice will be done — and until then, he's going to keep speaking rest into your waiting. And that brings us to the third message.3. Your waiting isn't too heavy for him.Your waiting might feel too heavy for you. And that might make you think that it's too heavy for God. You can't imagine carrying what you carry another year, another month, maybe another day. And so you start to wonder if there's any way to carry it. God can carry it. This is verses 16–18:Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.When I thought, “My foot slips” — I can't carry this anymore. I can't take even one more step — The Lord held me up.I love these verses because even though things are going badly for God's people right now, even though the wicked have the upper hand for now and they're causing terrible pain and loss, the psalmist can still see and feel the kindness of God.“If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.”If the Lord had not been my help, it could have been so much worse than this. This suffering and waiting is awful — How long, O Lord! — but I'd rather bear this with your help than bear anything apart from you. You've helped me. You haven't abandoned me. We're going to see in a minute how persistent sin hardens and blinds a person and keeps them from seeing God. We see the opposite here, though. Because the psalmist's heart is soft and his eyes are clear, he's able to see the grace and help of God even in terrible suffering, even in the darkness of the valley. He can still see. What would this have been like if the Lord had not been my help? But he was my help. He is your help, no matter how dark it gets. Your waiting isn't too heavy for him.4. You can have joy while you wait.This is all under point #2. Point #1: God, take vengeance. Point #2: Believers, take heart. And we hear four precious reasons to take heart:Your waiting will end.Your waiting is not judgment.Your waiting isn't too heavy for him.And now, fourth, you can have joy while you wait.This last one comes from verse 19 (this verse was the reason I asked to preach this psalm). I've returned here again and again and leaned on this verse to remind myself how good God can be, even in trials. Verse 19:When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.Even though everything around me's going wrong right now, you cheer my soul. Your consolations comfort and satisfy me. God can cheer any soul, even yours, even now. You might have to wait for justice, or for healing, or for reconciliation — and you might have to wait a long time — but you don't have to wait for joy. Not with this God. Not if God himself is your joy. Even when the cares of your heart are many, he can cheer your soul. Your cares will never exhaust his consolations. Your pain will never surpass the joy of his presence.The apostle Paul understood Psalm 94:19. He says, “In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy” (2 Corinthians 7:4). Why? He tells us in Philippians: “I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord . . .” (Philippians 3:8). I have Christ — my life is his, and he lives in me, and he's more than I could ever have or enjoy without him. So when the cares of my heart are many, they're not too many. No, even then, my God is able to cheer my soul. I promise you, he's able to cheer your soul.3. Sinners, Take HeedWhen we're waiting for God to make what's wrong right and put an end to all the evil around us, we say to God: “God, take vengeance.” We say to one another, “Believer, take heart.” And, last point, we say to the enemies of God: “Sinner, take heed.”We get a glimpse here into the heart and logic of evil, verse 6:[The wicked] kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”Satan whispered to Adam and Eve, “Did God really say?” Here, he whispers, “Does God really see?” God doesn't see what you're doing. He's not able to watch everyone all the time, and if he is, he couldn't possibly have the time or interest to deal with it. No, God doesn't see your sinning.And they don't just believe what he's saying, they don't just think this is the back of their minds while they keep sinning. No, by verse 7, they're preaching Satan's sermon. They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” God's not going to do anything about this. Do you really believe that? No, God's not going to do anything about this, because there is no God. That's what they're really preaching. And that's what indulging in sin — any sin — does to us. This is the hardening and blinding I mentioned earlier. Sin takes us from believing “God doesn't see” to preaching “God doesn't see” to eventually rejecting and ignoring God altogether. Sin hardens us until we can't see or hear or feel anymore. We walk and eat and sin in a world filled with the glory of God, and yet we can't see him or hear him anywhere. It's like walking along the Pacific Ocean, and looking around wondering where the water is. Sin does horrible things to people, and this is the worst thing it does to us. It slowly poisons our eyes until the unspeakably glorious God seems small, weak, boring, imaginary. Giving into sin will destroy your soul by slowly blotting out heaven. Is some sin doing that to you? You might say that God is real, and that he sees everything, and that he'll judge every wrong one day, but if you secretly persist in that sin, you're really saying you don't believe any of that. And if you keep returning to that swamp of lust or bitterness or greed or self-pity, you'll see less and less and less until you can't see anything at all. You won't be able to see the ocean, even if you're standing in it.Hear the warning, verses 8–11:Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge — the Lord — knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.He made the eye. Do you think he can't see what you're doing? He made the ear. Do you think he can't hear what you're saying? He doesn‘t just know what you're doing and saying; he knows what you're thinking — “he knows the thoughts of man.” You're not fooling him at all, not even for a second. You're fooling yourself, and you'll destroy yourself if you stay on that path. God sees all, and he will have his vengeance. But even now, even after you've given into that sin again and again, the God of vengeance, the God of perfect justice, is holding out a hand of mercy to you, a blood-stained hand of mercy. And this brings us to the Table.God of Vengeance and MercyWe meet the God of vengeance and mercy in the face of Jesus Christ, who comes to execute judgment against all who refused to repent and to save all those who repent of their sins and treasure and follow him. Listen to 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9:God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance — terrible vengeance — on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints — stunning mercy — and to be marveled at among all who have believed.He is the God of vengeance. Every wrong will be made right — every wrong committed against you and every wrong committed by you. And those wrongs will be made right one of two ways. Either God will inflict his vengeance on you, because you refused his mercy. Or he will have poured out his vengeance on his Son, at the cross, because you humbled yourself, believed in his Son, and were saved. Those who are forgiven through faith will never taste the wrath of God, not one ounce and not for one second.
In this series, Jeff and Andy look at historical events that took place on this day.Today in history, a leader from the ‘Gangs of New York' is born, the man with the most hours on television passes away, and York lays eye on the Pacific Ocean.This series is brought to you by the great Boss Shot Shells.
This Day in Legal History: Apollo 11On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission concluded when astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, returning from the first successful lunar landing. While the event was widely celebrated as a scientific and political triumph, it also raised an unexpectedly terrestrial legal issue: customs law. Upon returning to Earth, the astronauts were required to fill out a standard U.S. Customs declaration form. The departure point was listed as “Moon,” and the flight number: “Apollo 11.” Among the items declared were “moon rock and moon dust samples,” brought back from the lunar surface.Despite their unprecedented journey, the crew still had to comply with Department of Agriculture and Customs rules designed to monitor and control potentially hazardous biological materials. In the “Declaration of Health” section of the form, they noted that the presence of any condition that could spread disease was “To be determined.” This moment captured how U.S. law, even in its most routine forms, extended to the edge of human experience.The astronauts' re-entry into the U.S. technically triggered the same legal processes that greet travelers arriving from abroad. This event also underscored the broader legal challenge of adapting existing statutes to cover entirely new domains like space travel. Though humorous in hindsight, the customs declaration reflected a serious concern: whether extraterrestrial material might carry unknown biological risks.The completed form, now a historical artifact, reminds us that legal frameworks often evolve reactively. In 1969, space law was largely uncharted territory. Today, those early steps form part of the foundation for international agreements like the Outer Space Treaty and modern debates over resource rights beyond Earth.The U.S. Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump the authority to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), reversing a lower court ruling that had temporarily blocked the dismissals. The CPSC was established by Congress in 1972 as an independent agency to protect the public from hazardous products, and its members were traditionally shielded from at-will removal by the president. The justices, in a brief unsigned order, suggested that Trump was likely to prevail in arguing that the Constitution gives him broad authority to remove executive officials, even from agencies Congress meant to be independent.This move followed a June ruling by District Judge Matthew Maddox, who sided with the ousted commissioners, citing a 1935 Supreme Court precedent (Humphrey's Executor v. United States) that upheld removal protections for independent agency officials. The Supreme Court's majority, with all three liberal justices dissenting, appeared to undermine that precedent. Justice Elena Kagan's dissent warned that using the Court's emergency docket to erode agency independence risked shifting constitutional power toward the presidency.The fired commissioners, whose terms extended through 2025 to 2028, had sued Trump, arguing their removal lacked legal justification. Their attorney, Nicolas Sansone, criticized the Court's decision as harmful to public safety oversight. The Justice Department, however, contended that limiting the president's removal power was unconstitutional.This decision echoes a similar ruling in May allowing Trump to remove members of other federal boards, reinforcing a pattern of the Court endorsing expanded executive control over federal agencies.US Supreme Court lets Trump remove consumer product safety commissioners | ReutersSupreme Court Lets Trump Oust Top Consumer-Safety Officials - BloombergU.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals withdrew a June 30 opinion in a securities fraud case against CorMedix Inc. after attorneys pointed out significant factual and legal errors. Lawyers flagged that the opinion included invented quotes, misattributed statements, and references to non-existent or misidentified cases. Among the problems was a supposed quote from Dang v. Amarin Corp. about “classic evidence of scienter,” which does not appear in the actual case, as well as misquoted content from a case involving Intelligroup and a fabricated citation to a Verizon case in the Southern District of New York.The withdrawn opinion had denied CorMedix's motion to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging the company misled investors about its FDA approval efforts for the drug DefenCath. CorMedix's counsel, Andrew Lichtman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, raised concerns but clarified he wasn't seeking reconsideration, only correction of the record. The same opinion had been cited as persuasive authority in a separate but similar shareholder lawsuit against Outlook Therapeutics Inc., before being discredited due to its inaccuracies.The incident drew attention not just for the mistakes themselves, but because judicial errors of this nature are rare—especially when resembling the kind of AI-generated errors that have recently led to lawyer sanctions. There is no indication AI was involved in drafting Judge Neals' opinion, but the situation reflects heightened scrutiny of legal drafting in an era where reliance on technology is increasing.Judge Withdraws Pharma Opinion After Lawyer Flags Made-Up QuotesColumbia University has agreed to pay over $200 million to the U.S. government in a settlement with the Trump administration, resolving federal investigations and securing the reinstatement of most of its previously suspended federal funding. The dispute stemmed from Columbia's handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests and alleged antisemitism, which led the administration in March to freeze $400 million in grants. In addition to the main settlement, Columbia will pay $21 million to resolve claims brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The agreement includes several conditions: Columbia must discipline students involved in severe campus disruptions, reform its Faculty Senate, review its international admissions process, and overhaul its Middle Eastern studies programs to promote “viewpoint diversity.” The university is also required to eliminate race-based considerations in hiring and admissions and to dismantle its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.Columbia has agreed to appoint two new administrators: one to oversee compliance with the settlement and another to address antisemitism. The university has also severed ties with the pro-Palestinian group Columbia University Apartheid Divest and adopted a new definition of antisemitism that equates it with opposition to Zionism—moves that have sparked backlash among students and faculty.Rights advocates have voiced alarm over academic freedom and due process, especially amid reports of deportation attempts against foreign pro-Palestinian students. Critics say the government is equating legitimate political protest with antisemitism, while ignoring rising Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias.Columbia University to pay over $200 million to resolve Trump probes | ReutersFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a defamation lawsuit in Delaware against U.S. right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, alleging she spread false and harmful claims about Brigitte's gender identity. The suit centers on Owens' podcast series Becoming Brigitte, which claims Brigitte was born male under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux—actually the name of her older brother—and accuses the couple of incest and identity fraud. The Macrons argue these assertions amount to a global smear campaign intended to boost Owens' profile and cause personal harm.Owens responded by labeling the lawsuit a politically motivated PR move and maintained it is an attack on her First Amendment rights. Her spokesperson framed the suit as a foreign government's attempt to silence an American journalist. The Macrons, however, stated that they had made multiple requests for a retraction, all of which Owens ignored.Defamation lawsuits by sitting world leaders are rare, and as public figures, the Macrons must meet the high legal bar of proving “actual malice”—that Owens knowingly spread falsehoods or acted with reckless disregard for the truth. The complaint also notes the rumors originated in 2021 and were amplified by other high-profile commentators like Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan. A similar French court case involving Brigitte ended in a temporary victory, but was later overturned on appeal and is now pending before France's highest court.French president Macron sues right-wing podcaster over claim France's first lady was born male | Reuters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe
This edition of Unearthed! continues, this time covering the mixed items we call potpourri, shipwrecks, edibles and potables, books and letters, and exhumations. Research: Agencia Brasil. “Cave Paintings Discovered in Rio de Janiero Park.” 4/13/2025. https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/educacao/noticia/2025-04/cave-paintings-discovered-rio-de-janeiro-park Anderson, R. L., Salvemini, F., Avdeev, M., & Luzin, V. (2025). An African Art Re-Discovered: New Revelations on Sword Manufacture in Dahomey. Heritage, 8(2), 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8020062 Archaeology Magazine. “5,000-year-old Bread Buried in Bronze Age House.” 6/4/2025. https://archaeology.org/news/2025/06/04/5000-year-old-bread-buried-in-bronze-age-house/ Archaeology Magazine. “Fried Thrush Was a Popular Street Food.” 6/6/2025. https://archaeology.org/news/2025/06/06/fried-thrush-was-a-popular-roman-street-food/ Arnold, Paul. “Dentist may have solved 500-year-old mystery in da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man.” Phys.org. 7/2/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dentist-year-mystery-da-vinci.html Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). “New revelations on sword manufacture in 19th-century Dahomey, West Africa.” Phys.org. 5/11/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-revelations-sword-19th-century-dahomey.html Black, Jo. “Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine.” BBC. 5/15/2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm23zjknre7o Boucher, Brian. “Antique Condom on View at the Rijksmuseum Riles Christian Group.” ArtNet. 6/26/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/antique-condom-rijksmuseum-christian-protest-2661519 Brown, Mark. “Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors.” The Guardian. 4/4/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/rare-wall-paintings-found-in-cumbria-show-tastes-of-well-off-tudors Carvajal, Guillermo. “The Oldest Vanilla Pod in Europe, Used in Alchemical Experiments, Discovered at Prague Castle.” LBV. 3/31/2025. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/03/the-oldest-vanilla-pod-in-europe-used-in-alchemical-experiments-discovered-at-prague-castle/ Carvajal, Guillermo. “Thrushes Were the “Fast Food” of Romans in Imperial Cities, Not an Exclusive Delicacy for Banquets.” LBV. 6/3/2025. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/06/thrushes-were-the-fast-food-of-romans-in-imperial-cities-not-an-exclusive-delicacy-for-banquets/ Carvajal, Guillermo. The Spectacular Tomb of the Ice Prince, a Medieval Child Buried in an Ancient Roman Villa, Frozen for Study.” LBV. 5/25/2025. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/05/the-spectacular-tomb-of-the-ice-prince-a-medieval-child-buried-in-an-ancient-roman-villa-frozen-for-study/ Chen, Min. “Roman Villa in Spain Yields More Than 4,000 Painted Wall Fragments.” ArtNet. 4/21/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-villa-villajoyosa-wall-fragments-2634055 Chen, Min. “These Medieval Manuscripts Were Bound With an Unlikely Animal Hide.” ArtNet. 4/12/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/clairvaux-medieval-manuscripts-sealskin-2630996 Chen, Min. “Think Shakespeare Left His Wife? This Newly Discovered Letter Tells a Different Story.” ArtNet. 4/28/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shakespeare-anne-hathaway-marriage-letter-2636443 Chen, Min. “This 6th-Century Bucket Discovered at Sutton Hoo Is More Than It Seems.” ArtNet. 5/22/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sutton-hoo-bromeswell-bucket-not-bucket-2648124 Dartmouth College. “Archaeologists uncover massive 1,000-year-old Native American fields in Northern Michigan that defy limits of farming.” Phys.org. 6/5/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-archaeologists-uncover-massive-year-native.html Davis, Josh. “Ancient humans ritually feasted on great bustards as they buried their dead.” Phys.org. 4/17/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-humans-ritually-feasted-great.html Drenon, Brandon. “Tulsa plans $105m in reparations for America's 'hidden' massacre.” BBC. 6/2/2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dqnz37v1wo Equal Justice Initiative. “City Announces Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre.” https://eji.org/news/city-announces-reparations-for-tulsa-race-massacre/ “Researchers estimate that early humans began smoking meat to extend its shelf life as long as a million years ago.” 6/3/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1086138 Fox, Jordan. “Anthropologist uncovers the 11,000-year history of avocado domestication.” Phys.org. 6/24/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-anthropologist-uncovers-year-history-avocado.html Fratsyvir, Anna. “Ukraine grants Poland permission to exhume 1939 war graves in Lviv.” The Kyiv Independent. 6/11/2025. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-grants-poland-permission-to-exhume-1939-war-graves-in-lviv/ Giuffrida, Angela. “Two near lifesize sculptures found during excavations of Pompeii tomb.” The Guardian. 4/1/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/two-near-lifesize-sculptures-found-during-excavations-of-pompeii-tomb Guardian staff and agencies in Lima. “Peru drops plan to shrink protected area around Nazca Lines archaeological site.” The Guardian. 6/9/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/09/peru-nazca-lines-protected-area Hamilton, Eric. “Ancient Andes society used hallucinogens to strengthen social order.” EurekAlert. 5/5/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1082461 Hashemi, Sara. “Ancient Chinese Poems Reveal the Decline of a Critically Endangered Porpoise Over 1,400 Years.” Smithsonian. 5/6/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-chinese-poems-reveal-the-decline-of-a-critically-endangered-porpoise-over-1400-years-180986570/ Hung, Hsiao-chun. “Remote cave discovery shows ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300 km of Pacific Ocean.” Phys.org. 6/26/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-remote-cave-discovery-ancient-voyagers.html Hunt, Katie. “125,000-year-old ‘fat factory’ run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany.” CNN. 7/4/2025. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/04/science/neanderthal-fat-factory-germany Hurriyet Daily News. “5,000-year-old bread unearthed in Küllüoba goes on display.” 5/23/2025. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/5-000-year-old-bread-unearthed-in-kulluoba-goes-on-display-209487 Jarus, Owen. “We finally know why Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt.” LiveScience. 6/23/2025. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/we-finally-know-why-queen-hatshepsuts-statues-were-destroyed-in-ancient-egypt Kuta, Sarah. “Did a Neanderthal Who Lived 43,000 Years Ago Paint a Red Nose on a Rock That Looked Like a Face?” Smithsonian. 6/2/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-a-neanderthal-who-lived-43000-years-ago-paint-a-red-nose-on-a-rock-that-looked-like-a-face-180986704/ Kuta, Sarah. “How Researchers Discovered a 168-Year-Old Dutch Shipwreck Off the Coast of Australia in Underwater ‘Blizzard’ Conditions.” Smithsonian. 5/16/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-researchers-discovered-a-168-year-old-dutch-shipwreck-off-the-coast-of-australia-in-underwater-blizzard-conditions-180986637/ Kuta, Sarah. “Tourists Are Stuffing Coins Into the Cracks of the Giant’s Causeway, Damaging the Iconic Site in Northern Ireland.” Smithsonian. 6/4/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tourists-are-stuffing-coins-into-the-cracks-of-the-giants-causeway-damaging-the-iconic-site-in-northern-ireland-180986745/ Kuta, Sarah. “Why Was a 1940s Car Discovered in the Wreck of an American Naval Ship That Sank During World War II?” Smithsonian. 4/23/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-1940s-car-discovered-wreck-american-naval-ship-that-sank-during-world-war-ii-180986485/ Larson, Christina. “Ancient DNA confirms New Mexico tribe's link to famed Chaco Canyon site.” Phys.org. 4/30/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-oral-histories-dna-picuris-pueblo.html Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “A Life-Sized Statue of a Bejeweled Ancient Priestess Is Unearthed in Pompeii.” ArtNet. 4/2/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-life-sized-statue-of-a-bejeweled-ancient-priestess-is-unearthed-in-pompeii-2627176 Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Rare Artwork by Emily Brontë Scooped at Auction by Museum.” 4/11/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rare-artwork-by-emily-bronte-scooped-at-auction-by-museum-2631133 Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Vatican Brings ‘God’s Architect’ Antoni Gaudí One Step Closer to Sainthood.” ArtNet. 4/15/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vatican-antoni-gaudi-one-step-closer-to-sainthood-2632185 Leahy, Diana. “Depictions of the Milky Way found in ancient Egyptian imagery.” 4/30/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-depictions-milky-ancient-egyptian-imagery.html MacKay, Mercedes. “'It's a mystery that's hung over our area for 50 years': Salem, Illinois, exhuming grave of unknown Amtrak train derailment victim.” KDSK. 3/13/2025. https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/salem-illinois-exhuming-grave-of-unknown-amtrak-train-derailment-victim/63-2770a303-4e54-4647-8b13-dff304b93e30 net. “Magna Carta at Harvard dates to the Year 1300, historians find.” 5/2025. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/05/magna-carta-at-harvard-dates-to-the-year-1300-historians-find/ net. “Medieval Merlin Manuscript Fragment Revealed Through Digital Unfolding.” 5/2025. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/04/medieval-merlin-manuscript-fragment-revealed-through-digital-unfolding/ net. “Medieval Mystery Solved: Sutton Hoo Bucket Was a Cremation Vessel.” 6/2025. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/06/medieval-mystery-solved-sutton-hoo-bucket-was-a-cremation-vessel/ net. “Rethinking Rye: Study Reveals Medieval Cultivation Was Intensive and Strategic.” 5/2025. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/05/rethinking-rye-study-reveals-medieval-cultivation-was-intensive-and-strategic/ net. “Tudor Wall Paintings Uncovered in Northern England Lodge.” 4/2025. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/04/tudor-wall-paintings-uncovered-in-northern-england-lodge/ Mira, Chad. “Multiple bodies found in exhumed Salem, Ill., grave.” Fox2. https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/multiple-bodies-found-in-exhumed-salem-ill-grave/ Organization of American Historians. “Statement in Response to Secretary Order 3431 and Censorship of History in the National Park Service.” 6/18/2025. https://www.oah.org/2025/06/18/statement-in-response-to-secretary-order-3431-and-censorship-of-history-in-the-national-park-service/ Oster, Sandee. “New Holocene Aboriginal rock art style identified in recent study.” Phys.org. 4/29/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-holocene-aboriginal-art-style.html#google_vignette Oster, Sandee. “Study provides new insights into medieval sex workers and childcare.” Phys.org. 5/22/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-insights-medieval-sex-workers-childcare.html “Exhumations in Volhynia. Wróblewska on the beginning of work in Zboiska.” 6/23/2025. https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/ekshumacje-na-wolyniu-wroblewska-o-poczatku-prac-w-zboiskach org. “Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation project.” 4/9/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-sweden-17th-century-warship.html Pinotti, Thomaz et al. “Picuris Pueblo oral history and genomics reveal continuity in US Southwest.” Nature. 4/30/2025. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08791-9 Public Library of Science. “Italians spent thousands of years perfecting grape cultivation, ancient seeds show.” Phys.org. 4/23/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-italians-spent-thousands-years-grape.html Radio Prague International. “Rare Roman soldier’s wrist purse discovered in South Moravia.” 6/24/2025. https://english.radio.cz/rare-roman-soldiers-wrist-purse-discovered-south-moravia-8854920 Shams, Housnia. “Work begins to exhume remains of 800 dead babies at unwed mothers’ home in Ireland.” 6/17/2025. https://www.irishstar.com/news/ireland-news/work-begins-exhume-remains-800-35409145 SO 3431 - Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3431-restoring-truth-and-sanity-american-history Sweeney, Rory Mac. “Leonardo's Vitruvian Man: modern craniofacial anatomical analysis reveals a possible solution to the 500-year-old mystery.” Journal of Mathematics and the Arts. 3/28/2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513472.2025.2507568 The History Blog. ‘Installation of Vasa’s new support structure begins.” 4/14/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72910 The History Blog. “16th c. mural found on the Grand Canal.” 4/15/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72918 The History Blog. “3,500-year-old bronze daggers found in corn field.” 4/1/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72799 The History Blog. “First English cheese treatise digitized, transcribed.” 5/1/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73045 The History Blog. “Life and death of little “Ice Prince” revealed.” 5/26/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73246 The History Blog. “Oldest baked bread flying off the shelves.” 5/29/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73273 The History Blog. “Roman soldier’s bronze wrist purse found in Czech Republic.” 6/25/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73467 University of Leeds. “Curd your enthusiasm: Secrets of oldest book on cheese revealed.” Phys.org. 4/28/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-curd-enthusiasm-secrets-oldest-cheese.html University of St. Andrews. “New tool to identify toxic pigments in historic books.” Phys.org. 6/6/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-tool-toxic-pigments-historic.html#google_vignette Vargas Ariza, Daniela et al. “The Cobs in the Archaeological Context of the San José Galleon Shipwreck.” Antiquity (2025): 1–6. Web. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/cobs-in-the-archaeological-context-of-the-san-jose-galleon-shipwreck/66532DCA302A8C08A1EBFE4AC7E4E6C1 Wexler, Ellen. “The Only Black, All-Female Unit to Serve Overseas in World War II Receives the Congressional Gold Medal.” Smithsonian. 4/30/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-only-black-all-female-unit-to-serve-overseas-in-world-war-ii-receives-the-congressional-gold-medal-180986528/ Whiddington, Richard. “A 19th-Century Condom With a Bawdy Print Makes Its Museum Debut.” 6/3/2025. ArtNet. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/old-condom-erotica-rijksmuseum-show-2652526 Whiddington, Richard. “A Lost WWI Submarine Is Discovered ‘Remarkably Intact’ After 100 Years.” ArtNet. 5/27/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-lost-wwi-submarine-is-discovered-remarkably-intact-after-100-years-2649437 Whiddington, Richard. “Archaeologists Identify France’s Deepest Shipwreck.” ArtNet. 6/20/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/france-deepest-shipwreck-camarat-4-2659029 Whiddington, Richard. “Nazca Lines Under Threat? Peru’s Downsizing Plan Sparks Alarm.” Artnet. 6/3/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nazca-lines-reduced-reserve-plan-2652342 Whiddington, Richard. “Who Designed the Bayeux Tapestry? Its 93 Penises Offer Clues.” 5/2/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bayeux-tapestry-93-penises-offer-clues-2639001 Wizevich, Eli. “By Shoving a Bed Frame Against the Door, This Pompeii Family Tried to Survive Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption.” Smithsonian. 5/13/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/by-shoving-a-bed-frame-against-the-door-this-pompeii-family-tried-to-survive-mount-vesuvius-eruption-180986608/ Wizevich, Eli. “It could take years for archaeologists to properly excavate and preserve the delicate wooden vessel, which likely became shipwrecked.” 4/30/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-rare-medieval-boat-discovered-over-18-feet-below-sea-level-in-barcelona-180986524/ Wong, Jun Yi. “The Afterlife of Hatshepsut’s Statuary.” Antiquity 99.405 (2025): 746–761. 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Genghis Khan, born as Temujin in 1162 on the harsh steppes of Mongolia, rose from the shadows of tribal betrayal and childhood adversity to become one of the most formidable conquerors in world history. Orphaned as a boy, hunted by enemies, and shaped by struggle, he united the scattered Mongol tribes with unmatched charisma, strategy, and brutal determination. Under his leadership, the Mongols transformed from nomadic warriors into an unstoppable military force that built the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever seen. Genghis Khan's empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe, rewriting the map of the known world. He shattered ancient kingdoms, crushed powerful armies, and introduced military tactics that changed warfare forever. Yet he was more than just a warrior—he established laws, promoted trade, welcomed diverse faiths, and created a postal system that rivaled modern networks. Feared by many and admired by others, he was a paradox of cruelty and vision. His name struck terror in his enemies and continues to echo through the centuries. Genghis Khan did not just build an empire—he built a legacy. His story is not only about conquests, but about survival, resilience, and transformation. From the plains of Mongolia to the gates of Baghdad and beyond, his impact was seismic. Few names in history carry such raw power and mystique. This is the incredible story of the man who rose from nothing to rule everything—the thunder from the steppes, Genghis Khan. This is Part 2 of 2 Part series.
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This installment of Unearthed! starts with lots of updates! And then some art-related unearthings, and a few things at the end that fall under the category of adult content. Research: Agencia Brasil. “Cave Paintings Discovered in Rio de Janiero Park.” 4/13/2025. https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/educacao/noticia/2025-04/cave-paintings-discovered-rio-de-janeiro-park Anderson, R. L., Salvemini, F., Avdeev, M., & Luzin, V. (2025). An African Art Re-Discovered: New Revelations on Sword Manufacture in Dahomey. Heritage, 8(2), 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8020062 Archaeology Magazine. “5,000-year-old Bread Buried in Bronze Age House.” 6/4/2025. https://archaeology.org/news/2025/06/04/5000-year-old-bread-buried-in-bronze-age-house/ Archaeology Magazine. “Fried Thrush Was a Popular Street Food.” 6/6/2025. https://archaeology.org/news/2025/06/06/fried-thrush-was-a-popular-roman-street-food/ Arnold, Paul. “Dentist may have solved 500-year-old mystery in da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man.” Phys.org. 7/2/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dentist-year-mystery-da-vinci.html Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). “New revelations on sword manufacture in 19th-century Dahomey, West Africa.” Phys.org. 5/11/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-revelations-sword-19th-century-dahomey.html Black, Jo. “Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine.” BBC. 5/15/2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm23zjknre7o Boucher, Brian. “Antique Condom on View at the Rijksmuseum Riles Christian Group.” ArtNet. 6/26/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/antique-condom-rijksmuseum-christian-protest-2661519 Brown, Mark. “Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors.” The Guardian. 4/4/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/rare-wall-paintings-found-in-cumbria-show-tastes-of-well-off-tudors Carvajal, Guillermo. “The Oldest Vanilla Pod in Europe, Used in Alchemical Experiments, Discovered at Prague Castle.” LBV. 3/31/2025. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/03/the-oldest-vanilla-pod-in-europe-used-in-alchemical-experiments-discovered-at-prague-castle/ Carvajal, Guillermo. “Thrushes Were the “Fast Food” of Romans in Imperial Cities, Not an Exclusive Delicacy for Banquets.” LBV. 6/3/2025. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/06/thrushes-were-the-fast-food-of-romans-in-imperial-cities-not-an-exclusive-delicacy-for-banquets/ Carvajal, Guillermo. The Spectacular Tomb of the Ice Prince, a Medieval Child Buried in an Ancient Roman Villa, Frozen for Study.” LBV. 5/25/2025. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/05/the-spectacular-tomb-of-the-ice-prince-a-medieval-child-buried-in-an-ancient-roman-villa-frozen-for-study/ Chen, Min. “Roman Villa in Spain Yields More Than 4,000 Painted Wall Fragments.” ArtNet. 4/21/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-villa-villajoyosa-wall-fragments-2634055 Chen, Min. “These Medieval Manuscripts Were Bound With an Unlikely Animal Hide.” ArtNet. 4/12/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/clairvaux-medieval-manuscripts-sealskin-2630996 Chen, Min. “Think Shakespeare Left His Wife? This Newly Discovered Letter Tells a Different Story.” ArtNet. 4/28/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shakespeare-anne-hathaway-marriage-letter-2636443 Chen, Min. “This 6th-Century Bucket Discovered at Sutton Hoo Is More Than It Seems.” ArtNet. 5/22/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sutton-hoo-bromeswell-bucket-not-bucket-2648124 Dartmouth College. “Archaeologists uncover massive 1,000-year-old Native American fields in Northern Michigan that defy limits of farming.” Phys.org. 6/5/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-archaeologists-uncover-massive-year-native.html Davis, Josh. “Ancient humans ritually feasted on great bustards as they buried their dead.” Phys.org. 4/17/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-humans-ritually-feasted-great.html Drenon, Brandon. “Tulsa plans $105m in reparations for America's 'hidden' massacre.” BBC. 6/2/2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dqnz37v1wo Equal Justice Initiative. “City Announces Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre.” 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This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!**PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded just before Leslie Lemon - the custard-loving WW2 hero that so many listeners emailed us about - died at the age of 106 years old, last week. In tribute to the great man, we've left in our celebration of his custard-guzzling ways.**This week we're hitting the road and exploring the incredible travels of the likes of Eva Dickson, we'll be getting in a canoe across Belgium with Robert Louis Stevenson and we'll head to the Pacific Ocean with Meriweather Lewis.Elsewhere, what on earth did writers do before google docs? Meet up in person? Imagine! If you've got anything on this or custard or anything else, you can email us: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you fancy a bunch of OWAT content you've never heard before, why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?Up for grabs is:- two bonus episodes every month!- ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- And much moreSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice and Wondery +. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can also follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).Chris, Elis and Tom xSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
While popular memory may have forgotten them, about half of the sailors, soldiers, missionaries, tradesmen, and colonists that made up the Spanish Empire were black, people who were part of the African diaspora. Studying their history allows scholars new ways to research and interpret Spanish colonialism, perhaps especially in the Pacific context. Dr. Leo Garofalo, Virginia Eason Weinmann 1951 Professor of History at Connecticut College, is laying the foundation for generations of new research on the Black Pacific. In his work on Afro-Andeans he has illuminated the central role played by the black people of Spanish Peru in the expansion of Iberian power across the Pacific Ocean. As skilled sailors and shipbuilders they built and operated the ships, charted the routes, and advanced the missions that formed the very marrow of imperial might. Focus on the African diaspora as it emanated across the Atlantic and Indian oceans accompanying and staffing Iberian imperial projects, underscores the intersection of the two streams in the Pacific and the creation of a Black Pacific world. In support of his work Garofalo received funding from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library. For more information, and more Hagley History Hangouts, visit us online at hagley.org. To make a donation underwriting this program and others like it please visit our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/underwriting-donation-tickets-1470779985529?aff=oddtdtcreator
**PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded just before Leslie Lemon - the custard-loving WW2 hero that so many listeners emailed us about - died at the age of 106 years old, last week. In tribute to the great man, we've left in our celebration of his custard-guzzling ways.**This week we're hitting the road and exploring the incredible travels of the likes of Eva Dickson, we'll be getting in a canoe across Belgium with Robert Louis Stevenson and we'll head to the Pacific Ocean with Meriweather Lewis.Elsewhere, what on earth did writers do before google docs? Meet up in person? Imagine! If you've got anything on this or custard or anything else, you can email us: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you fancy a bunch of OWAT content you've never heard before, why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?Up for grabs is:- two bonus episodes every month!- ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- And much moreSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice and Wondery +. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can also follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).Chris, Elis and Tom xSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Topics China's equivalent to the US Space Force, the PLA Aerospace Force, is busy preparing its space assets for a future space war. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1944221420264751589 JP has shared a video with approximate locations of oval shaped space arks in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans based on briefings he has received. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1944377099889815689 Researchers have uncovered documents that an aircraft carrier sized UFO crashed during a 1962 atmospheric nuclear test and efforts to salvage the UFO failed. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1944387966354239520 The Why Files examines the Wingmakers material and Project Ancient Arrow which is helpful for those that are new to it. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1944409222310961324 Surge in UFO Sightings: Over 2,000 Reports in First Half of 2025 https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1944438030942490796 Giants, Medbeds, AI & Ancient Nuclear Wars - Interview with John Vivanco https://t.co/WvQvKwPqKf More humor to start the week. - BIGFOOT VLOG: GATOR GITMO | Alligator Alcatraz https://t.co/Om5KUy0Mov According to Rep. Eric Burlison, the upcoming congressional hearing on UFOs could mark a watershed moment in government transparency. https://x.com/disclosureorg/status/1944496048891650197 Good overview of the Buga Sphere case which has raised much controversy. My best guess is that it is some advanced corporate technology https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1945297490816749690 A Pew Research Center poll give us answers to the question of why President Donald Trump is playing dumb when it comes to the existence of extraterrestrial life and does not promote UFO disclosure. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1945679812858675571 Why does President Trump now believe the existence of the Jeffrey Epstein client list/files is a hoax? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1945689523557372059 Lifetime of Gray Abductions and MILABs as a Galactic Envoy: Interview with Erica Amoreena. https://t.co/P5WHCShJMk Awakening of the Guardians and Role of the Returned Anunnaki https://www.patreon.com/posts/134075209 Next Exopolitics Monthly Briefing is today, July 19. https://t.co/SgniM5Ijq8 Join Dr. Salla on Patreon for Early Releases, Webinar Perks and More.Visit https://Patreon.com/MichaelSalla/
Presented by Cobra GolfIn this special episode, we travel to the edge of the Pacific Ocean for a rare, on-location conversation with Nathan Smith, captain of the 2025 United States Walker Cup team. Standing at Cypress Point Club, one of the most iconic venues in the game, Smith shares what it means to lead Team USA into the 50th edition of this storied amateur competition.We talk:Why Cypress Point is the ultimate match-play courseThe legacy of Walker Cup friendships and team cultureThe impact of NIL and the modern amateur experienceInside look at roster decisions, including the mid-amateur debate between Evan Beck and Stewart HagestadReflections on clinching the winning point in 2013 and coming full circle as captainNathan Smith isn't just a captain—he's one of the most accomplished mid-amateurs in USGA history. His perspective is shaped by decades of elite amateur play, deep respect for tradition, and passion for shaping the next generation of Team USA.
Earthquakes have recently been triggered in the Pacific Ocean, as well as various places like Alaska and Nevada. On top of that, scientists have found a new thermal opening at Yellowstone National Park. What's going on?? Click on the podcast […] The post Rumblings and Seismic Shifts – What in the World is Going On? first appeared on Voices of Montana.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chadcrouch.substack.comThe Columbia River basin is roughly the size of France. The Columbia is the fourth-largest river in the United States by flow, and the largest river emptying into the eastern Pacific Ocean. In the last 90 years, this mighty river has been mightily renovated. The multitude of dams (around 150) in the basin now represent 44% of all US hydro-electric power generation. It all started in the 1930's with the Bonneville Dam, a signature project of The New Deal. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) was created by Congress to market the power generated by the dam. The agency would grow over the years as more and more dams were built in the basin. My father was hired by BPA around 1970 as an electrical engineer. Within a few short years his salary enabled him to purchase a new home for his young family of four, and a new Ford Mustang for his commute to work from the Portland suburbs. As the 70's drew to a close, my father began climbing a managerial ladder at BPA. Visiting his office was exciting for a kid. At one point it was located on the upper floors of the tallest building on Portland's east side. The cars on the street looked like toys from up there. Elevator rides were a thrill. My sister and I would jump at the first sign its rapid ascent was slowing, elated by the hang time we felt.In 1984 dad moved to a new office, in an even fancier building with a curved facade overlooking the freeway. I distinctly remember him telling me about a modern white noise system that was built in. It made the office seem quieter, he said, by adding sound; a special sound that made background noise less noticeable. Conversations in far-off cubicles couldn't be heard. This puzzled me. It sounded like white noise was black magic. Adding sound, in my experience, was a surefire way to make something— someplace—louder. What exactly he did at work in those years wasn't obvious to me. His white collar job, in his white noise office wasn't tangibly connected to the mechanics of hydro-power or the delivery of electricity into our homes in the Pacific Northwest. Similarly, now a generation removed, my son is both uninterested and unimpressed by my vocation, which amounts to me spending a lot of time in my home office/studio with headphones on, plunking away on a midi keyboard, scrutinizing bands of orange-hued spectrogram stereo files, poking and prodding at them with a mouse in hand.In the words of Woody Guthrie—who was hired by BPA in 1941 to ennoble the burgeoning hydro-electric empire in song—the Columbia rolls on. It rolls on four miles north of our home. Electrons arriving in wires from turbines at Bonneville Dam are converted to LCD light and computational power right here in front of me, enabling, in part, the wonderfully complicated but seemingly straightforward task of drafting this post. It rolls on and I take it for granted. Air conditioning requires a great deal many more electrons, which I'm also currently enjoying, with little thought given to it. While the hydroelectric empire of the Columbia has given the region abundant renewable electricity and supplied it with water to irrigate arid landscapes, it has done so at the cost a once great salmon fishery.Here BPA would say, no it wasn't us. We've helped Salmon. We've spent billions. Look at all our hatcheries and fish ladders. We even transport fish in trucks around our dams. It was the fishermen and canneries who depleted the fishery before the dams were built. On that score, they wouldn't be entirely mistaken. The early 1900's Columbia commercial fishery knew no bounds, and within half a century it brought about its own demise. But to say that salmon and dams can get along hunky-dory, well, that's increasingly hard to fathom.Less than a year ago, three hundred miles to the south, a campaign of dam removals was concluded on the Klamath River. The basin is still far from its pre-Euro-American state, but it was is a big move for restoration of salmon spawning habitat in the upper Klamath. Within days of the last dam removal, fall run Chinook were observed upriver for the first time in a century. Years from now perhaps stakeholders will look to the Klamath for answers about what to do about the aging infrastructure on the Columbia.Celilo Falls and the Cascades of the Columbia, once roaring, are but memories of a mighty river that ran wild nearly a century ago. Submerged by slackwater pools, today's river soundscape is now formed by the wakes created by cargo ships and barges that ply its lower reaches. This recording is essentially a slice of time on a mild December day in 2024 between two such vessels. Centered on a reach of river absent of shoreline highways, it harkens back to a quieter time. It captures the sound of a great expanse; miles in all directions.Accordingly, the musical composition and arrangement are imbued with harmonic complexity that I don't usually reach for: 7th suspended 4th chords, add-9th chords. Delivered in slow, overlapping succession, these unsettled voicings follow each other rhythmically, like waves tumbling ashore. Small animals scuttle through the brush on the shore while gulls and Bald Eagles cry in the middle distance. Common Mergansers call to each other upriver. Whorls of water formed by the current hint at the great power that lies beneath the placid surface. Roll on Columbia, roll on… Thanks for reading and listening, friend. Quiet Columbia Suite is available under the artist name Listening Spot on all streaming platforms today Friday, July 18th.
In this episode, I sit down with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb to explore his provocative new article analyzing the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — a visitor from beyond our solar system that might not be natural.
Imagine this: you're a scientist listening to underwater microphones in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, when suddenly—you hear a loud, rumbling bloop. It's so loud, it echoes across thousands of miles of ocean. What made it? A sea monster? A secret submarine? Something we don't even know exists?That's the mystery we're solving today.So zip up your scuba suits, adjust your goggles, and hold your breath—we're diving into the strange sound scientists call…The Bloop.Birthday Shout Out FormInstagramResources, Books, Photos, Coloring pages and more!Mysterykidspodcast.comBecome a Patron Or a Subscriber on Spotify!
The Rock. An island all to its own housing the country's most dangerous criminals. Isolated and dangerous, escape was impossible. Until one fateful night, when three men were willing to risk it all for freedom. Did they succumb to the dark waters of the Pacific Ocean or did their impossible scheme actually work? This week's episode is Escape from Alcatraz Revisited with Updates. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to HelixSleep.com/Creepy for their July 4th Sale starting June 13, 2025 and get 27% Off Sitewide. -Shop our favorite bras and underwear at SKIMS.com. After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.
Unbeknownst to most people, Japan recently released its 12th batch of radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.This latest batch of discharge weighed approximately 7,800 tons, or around 15.6 million pounds.Including this latest batch, it means that Japan has dumped an estimated 86,000 tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean thus far. This sounds like a lot, but it's actually only the beginning. Its plan is to continue doing this for the next 30 years, and in the process, dump roughly 1.3 million tons of nuclear wastewater.The reason for this stems from what happened 14 years ago, during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. That was when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a near meltdown of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.The disaster led to the contamination of a million tons of water.For the past 14 years, Japan has kept this water inside the plant, where it has been slowly treating it. But it ran out of space. Therefore, the Japanese government began to slowly release this treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.Let's go through the full story, as well as what the latest research has found, in terms of the effects that this wastewater is having on the local marine life.
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean? Who was Balboa and why did he set his bloodhounds on Native people in Panama? Why do we remember Cortes over the brutish conquistador Balboa? Anita and William are joined by Mark Horton to discuss the conquistadors in Panama. Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members' chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Genghis Khan, born as Temujin in 1162 on the harsh steppes of Mongolia, rose from the shadows of tribal betrayal and childhood adversity to become one of the most formidable conquerors in world history. Orphaned as a boy, hunted by enemies, and shaped by struggle, he united the scattered Mongol tribes with unmatched charisma, strategy, and brutal determination. Under his leadership, the Mongols transformed from nomadic warriors into an unstoppable military force that built the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever seen. Genghis Khan's empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe, rewriting the map of the known world. He shattered ancient kingdoms, crushed powerful armies, and introduced military tactics that changed warfare forever. Yet he was more than just a warrior—he established laws, promoted trade, welcomed diverse faiths, and created a postal system that rivaled modern networks. Feared by many and admired by others, he was a paradox of cruelty and vision. His name struck terror in his enemies and continues to echo through the centuries. Genghis Khan did not just build an empire—he built a legacy. His story is not only about conquests, but about survival, resilience, and transformation. From the plains of Mongolia to the gates of Baghdad and beyond, his impact was seismic. Few names in history carry such raw power and mystique. This is the incredible story of the man who rose from nothing to rule everything—the thunder from the steppes, Genghis Khan. This is Part 1 of 2 Part series.
Deep-sea isopods come in all shapes and sizes, and Henry Knauber is excited to see all of them. In this paper, he and his coauthors describe five new species and redescribe another as part of a large expedition to examine the biodiversity of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench region of the northwest Pacific Ocean. These new species are part of what he calls his “god complex,” a cluster of closely-related cryptic species he has spent much of his scientific career distinguishing and naming after Greek gods and mythical characters. Listen along as Henry describes a paper that is a culmination of years of work, and brings you deep into the sea to examine these amazing creatures in a new way.Henry Knauber's paper “Across trench and ridge: description of five new species of the Haploniscus belyaevi Birstein, 1963 species complex (Isopoda, Haploniscidae) from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench region” is in volume 101 issue 2 of Zoosystematics and Evolution. It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.137663A transcript of this episode can be found here: Henry Knauber - TranscriptNew Species: Haploniscus apaticus, Haploniscus erebus, Haploniscus hades, Haploniscus kerberos, and Haploniscus nyx.Episode image credit: Henry KnauberCheck out Henry's German Science Communication Platform called "Abyssarium" on Instagram: @abyss.ariumAlso take a look at @oceanspecies on instagram for more work like Henry'sRead part of Henry's master's thesis on the delineation of the Haploniscus belyaevi species complex: https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2022.2099477A joyful deep-sea specimen encounter: coverage of the first footage of a Colossal Squid and an interview by Science Friday: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/colossal-squid-video/Be sure to follow New Species on Bluesky (@newspeciespodcast.bsky.social) and Instagram (@NewSpeciesPodcast) and like the podcast page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NewSpeciesPodcast).Music in this podcast is "No More (Instrumental)," by HaTom (https://fanlink.to/HaTom)If you have questions or feedback about this podcast, please e-mail us at NewSpeciesPodcast@gmail.comIf you would like to support this podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, please consider doing so at https://www.patreon.com/NewSpeciesPod
A new week means new questions! Hope you have fun with these!What animal symbolizes the World Wide Fund for Nature?The South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest, oldest, and deepest what on the moon?Who is credited for renaming the South Sea as the Pacific Ocean in the early 1500s?In golf, what is another name for a bunker?What is the only great ape found in Asia and is the world's largest arboreal mammal?Which monarch was killed in 1057 in the Battle of Lumphanan?What is the capital of Malaysia?In The Simpsons, what are the names of Ned Flanders sons? 5 points for each correct answerOdysseus is credited with suggesting the building of what, to King Agamemnon?MusicHot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Don't forget to follow us on social media:Patreon – patreon.com/quizbang – Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support!Website – quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question!Facebook – @quizbangpodcast – we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Instagram – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Twitter – @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia – stay for the trivia.Ko-Fi – ko-fi.com/quizbangpod – Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!
Lehua Kamalu (c. 1980-present) was the first woman in modern history to captain and navigate a voyaging canoe using the traditional Polynesian practice of wayfinding. Without maps or GPS, she navigated the Pacific Ocean using cues from the currents, the winds and the stars. For Further Reading: This woman navigated a 3,000-mile Pacific voyage without maps or technology Talk Story with Hōkūle‘a Captain and Navigator Lehua Kamalu - Hawaii Magazine Women Increasingly Take The Helm To Perpetuate Polynesian Voyaging Traditions - Honolulu Civil Beat ‘We know the way': How Polynesian voyagers navigate Earth’s biggest ocean | Popular Science This month, we’re talking about Maritime Madams. Whether through scientific study, aquatic exploration, or legendary prowess, they harnessed the power of the bodies of waters that cover our earth. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music by Brittany Martinez. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The family of seabirds called alcids is an eclectic bunch that includes puffins and murres. The largest alcids are about the size of a duck, but the smallest — called the Least Auklet — could fit in the palm of your hand. With their short wings whirring, these miniature seabirds look like swarms of feathered bumblebees as they forage for tiny crustaceans on the ocean's surface. Least Auklets form massive breeding colonies on rocky islands of the north Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. In August, when the young birds are ready to take their first flight, millions of auklets scatter to the winds across the northern seas.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.
Russillo starts the show by sharing his thoughts on the biggest signings to start free agency (0:48). Then, the Maclean brothers come on to explain why they're rowing across the Pacific Ocean, how logistics work aboard the boat, and what they're most looking forward to once they finish (20:27). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle (41:53)! Should I tell my girlfriend that I've slept with most of my female friends? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Lachlan Maclean, Ewan Maclean, and Jamie Maclean Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Marcelino Ortiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices