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watch the video below: listen to the podcast below: It's time to close out yet another year of the Dandy Fun House. While all those “other shows” are slacking off and giving you retrospectives of everything they've already done in the past year, it is instead our tradition here at the Dandy Fun House to leave the past exactly there… in the past and instead look ahead to the brand spankin' new year coming at us like Frehley's Comet and take a glimpse at the coolest stuff we've been able to find that's waiting for us in 2026! We're going to look at theme parks, movies, pinball and of course the TOTY AWARD NOMINATION picks for the upcoming 2026 Toy of the Year Awards! Are you ready to get your kicks in 26? Then LET'S step into the FUN HOUSE! Hello and welcome to the Dandy Fun House 2025 year-end extravaganza where we wear the hats and blow our hooters about the very best in retro pop culture, toys and games and all the fun stuff! I’m your host Neil Dandy and in this episode we're going to look ahead at WHAT’S HOT ON THE HORIZON FOR 2026 in the worlds of theme parks, movies, pinball and my personal picks for the 2026 TOTY AWARDS (Toy of the Year). BUT FIRST! I have to show you these amazing DANDY FUN HOUSE T-Shirts before time runs out! Perfect for swaddling the baby new year, They have a front and a back so you don’t get cold and we even cut 4 holes in them! One to crawl your body into, one to stick your head out of and two to poke your arms through! Find them in the Dandy Fun Shop at the Dandy Fun House website at dandyfunhouse.com before the Dandy Ball Drops! Alrighty, hold on tighty and let’s get right into what's hot on the horizon for 2026 starting with… THEME PARKS! And up first is going to be UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD (which isn't actually in Hollywood, it's in Studio City kind of like the LA Angels baseball team is actually in Anaheim and how they call the Embassy Suites here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee “Nashville South” which we absolutely are not. But anyway that's a rabbit hole rant for another day.) Anyway, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS in the greater Los Angeles, California area is breaking ground on a new roller coaster where each individual car experiences its very own 360 degrees of rotation. The coaster is called FAST AND FURIOUS HOLLYWOOD DRIFT themed after the Fast and Furious movies obviously. This one is expected to peel out in 2026! And Legoland California is busy building the Lego Galaxy space-themed land including an indoor roller coaster. Over at Kings Island in Ohio they're opening what they are calling a new “dark ride” in 2026 called “PHANTOM THEATER: Opening Nightmare.” It's in the location that has most recently held an attraction called Boo Blasters but is apparently the site of a previous attraction also called PHANTOM THEATER and this is apparently the return of that attraction with some various upgrades. I went to the Kings Island website to get more information and there's just a teaser video showing two girls walking into Boo Blasters and ending up in the Phantom Theater which appears to be a very loose sendup on the Phantom of the Opera. The cartoon phantom character they show in the teaser graphic is obviously based on the classic Lon Chaney silent film character, and visitors ride inside cars that resemble opera boxes. So… yeah. Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (my neck of the woods kinda sorta) will be undertaking a $50 million expansion and also opening the world's first ever hybrid indoor family coaster and whitewater river raft ride called the “Night Flight Expedition.” Then under at Sea World, Orlando Florida they're diving into a new dark ride called SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep. If you don't know what a dark ride is, it basically means it's indoors and you get moved from scene to scene. It doesn't necessarily mean it's actually dark. Anyway, this new dark ride at Sea World Orlando will be what they are calling a suspended dark ride. The only information about this ride currently is that the rider will “discover dazzling ecosystems, legendary sea life, and breathtaking stories of resilience and wonder.” NEW MOBILITY DEVICE POLICY AT SEA WORLD! And speaking of Sea World, they have a controversial new policy which has been making the news lately that has just rolled out regarding mobility devices for the disabled. It appears that rollator walkers with seats are no longer permitted. The official updated policy from the Sea World website is as follows: “For the safety of our guests and employees, rollator walkers with seats on them are not permitted at SeaWorld Orlando. Alternative personal transportation options, including standard wheelchairs and Electric Convenience Vehicles (ECVs), are available. Walkers without a seat are permitted.” I'm guessing that more than a few guests were using their rollators like wheelchairs and it was causing some sort of safety concern in the parks. As someone who transports disabled people as my profession and handles mobility devices all day long, I can tell you from personal experience that a wheelchair itself is something you need to exercise caution with while pushing someone around. A rollator walker would be very, very easy to tip over if someone were attempting to use it as a wheelchair. So while I am disappointed at the inconvenience some disabled guests are going to face with this new policy, I want to be very careful not to demonize Sea World too quickly on this new policy. Guests can still borrow suitable mobility devices from guest services. Ok, time to work our flippers over to the world of PINBALL! Here are the rumored pinball releases expected in 2026 that caught my eye during the research for this episode. Please keep in mind these are only rumors… AMERICAN PINBALL is rumored to be releasing a CUPHEAD pinball machine in 2026 based on the wildly popular video game featuring some amazing vintage animation styles. I'll admit I'm not familiar with the character or the video game but I do love this vintage cartoon style! SPOOKY PINBALL is said to be working on a MOTORHEAD pinball machine for 2026. NO offense to guitarist Wurzel or drummer Mickey Dee (now playing with the Scorpions) who were crucial to keeping the band going in its later years, but I'm really hoping it honors the original lineup of Lemmy, Philthy Phil and Fast Eddie! BARRELS OF FUN PINBALL appears to be cooking up some GOONIES pinball for the new year! RAMPS PINBALL will be coming out with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! Oh please let the carnivorous plant eat the ball! And last but not least in our pinball 2026 rumours we have PINBALL ADVENTURES bringing us SUSHI MADNESS! Ni Ohashi Kudasai ! And if you're REALLY a pinball nut as we know you are, you'll want to put March 20th through the 22nd on your calendar because that's when Frisco, Texas braces itself for the annual TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL! Over 440 games. One incredible weekend! The website says tickets go on sale October 4th 2026. I have to imagine that's a typo and they really mean 2025 otherwise only those with the ability for reverse time travel will be able to attend. There will be tournaments and challenges, special guests and panels, exhibitors, parts, memorabilia, new games and there will be a special tech day for those trying to upgrade and/or fix their own machines. That's the TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL 2026! Rope you a ticket today! Yeehaw! Alright, I think we're ready to “steer” away from pinball and “drive” this herd into… MOVIES! First I'll start with letting you know a few of my favorite movies of 2025 before we get into what's ahead for 2026: JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH: Ok, it was pretty much par for the course but it had Scarlett Johansson carrying the entire movie on her shoulders alone and she pulled it off amazingly! MICKEY 17: This is a movie about a guy who signs on to do very dangerous grunt work in space for a corporation and every time he gets killed, the company just prints out a new copy of him with all his same memories. The crux is that the new copy never knows if he's actually the person being reborn every time or if he really dies and the new copy just has his memories and merely thinks he's the same person. Weird stuff. THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS – After many fantastic fails at trying to make this work on the big screen, they finally got the Fantastic Four right! The retro future vibe was spot on and all the actors were perfect! SUPERMAN: I was really upset about losing Henry Cavill as Superman, but James Gunn came back with a fresh new fun feel on this one starring David Corenswet, even bringing in Supe's dog Krypto! This movie was just a great time! More please! THE SMASHING MACHINE: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a dramatic role co-starring Emily Blunt. It's the story of Mixed Martial arts and UFC Champion Mark Kerr and how he conquered his biggest opponent: addiction. And finally in my roundup of my favorite movies of 2025 I bring you… BUGONIA! This movie was a crazy trip with some really wild twists and many moments of pure cringe and I loved it! Starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons who seems to be showing up in everything lately! It's a story about two conspiracy nuts who kidnap a corporate CEO thinking she's a space alien trying to destroy the Earth. This was easily my biggest delightful surprise of 2025. But before we get to 2026, I'd like to give a special nod to TRON: ARES because I always expect anything starring Jared Leto to suck eggs and this did not! And SPINAL TAP II: The End Continues… Rest in peace Marty DiBergi. MOVIES I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2026! THE ODYSSEY Expected Jul 17, 2026: After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe along the way. starring Matt Damon, Mia Goth, and Anne Hathaway. This could be really good or it could be really stupid. I'm betting this is going to be good and double or nothing that Mia Goth will be a siren or maybe Medusa. I think she'd make a good Medusa! EVIL DEAD BURN Expected Jul 24, 2026 – I'm a sucker for the Evil Dead movies. This one is not likely to have any Bruce Campbell, but they're keeping the details under tight wraps for now so who knows? COYOTE VS. ACME Expected Aug 28, 2026 PG A story set in the ACME warehouse, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters. And apparently John Cena is voicing one of the characters! Oh please oh please oh please get this right! If 2025's “The Day The Earth Blew Up” starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig is any indication, I think we can have high hopes here! Ooh, that’s another one of my favorites from 2025 I left off the list! INSPECTOR GADGET – No details are available but I think we're long overdue for some Go Go Gadget action! DUNE Part Three Expected Dec 18, 2026 It follows Muad’dib, heir to unimaginable power, as he brings to fruition the ancient scheme to create a superbeing ruler among men, not in the heavens. And according to imdb it’s starring Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Timothée Chalamet and Anya Taylor-Joy. Did you pick up what I just picked up? Zendaya is not listed as a cast member on IMDB! How can this IMD Be!? You tell me! PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (untitled) – That's all we know folks. Hopefully they got things squared away with Johnny Depp. That is if they want to sell tickets. I AM LEGEND 2 – Military scientist Robert Neville seems the sole survivor in virus-ravaged New York. He’s waging a fight against “Darkseekers”, mutants resembling vampires trying to capture him as he searches for a cure. Starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan Alright! I could go for a sequel to I AM LEGEND! Especially when you add Michael B into the mix! I'd really like a sequel to iRobot but this'll do me for now! BLADE – That's right they are teasing a new Blade movie for 2026 with Mia Goth listed in the cast but of course the burning question is DO THEY HAVE WESLEY SNIPES??? They gave him a cameo as Blade in the Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie last year. But Snipes is NOT listed in the cast on IMDB as of yet! There is also an Untitled Denzel Washington Project Based on the historical figure of Hannibal, considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. The film covers the crucial battles he led against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. You had me at Denzel, not to mention I love historical action movies. Bring it on! THE BRIDE Expected Mar 6, 2026 In 1930s Chicago, Dr. Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Christian Bale THIS IS THE ONE I'M WAITING FOR! Love Christian Bale and love the concept of setting the story of The Bride of Frankenstein in 1930's Chicago! Let's go! SCANDALOUS! This will be the story behind the Hollywood romance of Sammy Davis Jr. and actress Kim Novak. I love anything related to Sammy Davis Jr. “It's gonna be fantastic baby!” CLAYFACE – Expected Sep 11, 2026 A shape-shifting creature made of magical clay haunts Gotham City, alternating between villain and ally of Batman. Ok, it's a Batman villain and not a super obvious one! Looks interesting! EVEL KNIEVEL ON TOUR – This one is going to be about Legendary motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel and apparently the drama that surrounded the run-up to his 1974 attempt at jumping the Snake River Canyon in Idaho.Starring Leonardo DiCaprio Ok, first of all, Evel was planning to jump the Grand Canyon but couldn't get the ok from the US Government so he made a deal with an Indian tribe to jump the Snake River Canyon seeing how it was located on sovereign tribal land. Anyway, a new movie about Evel Knievel? Heck yeah! THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING – Expected Nov 20, 2026 This new installment of the Hunger Games will explore Panem 24 years before Katniss’ saga, starting on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, where a young Haymitch Abernathy participates. Ok, this could be alright. I'm not super excited about it but I could be swayed since it won't have Jennifer Lawrence in it. And that's it for THE MOVIES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2026! Now for TOYS! What I like to do this time of year is see what toys from 2025 have been nominated in various categories for a coveted TOY OF THE YEAR award otherwise known as a TOTY and let you know my personal picks, not that anyone in the industry is giving me a vote. Maybe someday. BUT TODAY I bring you MY PERSONAL 2026 TOTY AWARD NOMINEE PICKS! ACTION FIGURE OF THE YEAR: I like Avatar Interactive Shoulder Banshee by Disney Consumer Products – This thing looks pretty cool. It's basically a small, colorful looking dragon that sits on your shoulder and attaches via a magnetic base you wear under your clothing. A handheld controller allows you to control head and wing movements as well as its voice. This thing is pretty darn awesome! In the COLLECTIBLES category: There are two different nominees that caught my eye. One is Sticki Rolls Series 2 by Sky Castle Toys which is basically charm bracelets marketed to girls with rolls of small stickers on them with different fun graphics. The other nominee I like is Wigglitz by ZB Designs. These are tiny toy figurines of almost every type of fun character you can imagine that have some sort of wiggly aspect to them, or better put: something that moves when you wiggle them. If I had to choose between these two, I'd probably go with Wigglitz because it's something you'll get continual enjoyment from whereas the Sticki Rolls are only fun until you run out of stickers. CONSTRUCTION PLAYSET OF THE YEAR: I have to give it to GeckoBot 2.0 by Thames & Kosmos, This is a kit where you build your very own robotic gecko that actually climbs up your windows. Thames & Kosmos just keeps knocking it out of the park! CREATIVE TOY OF THE YEAR: Crayola Marker Airbrush has got my vote (that is if I HAD A VOTE which I don't!). If you've ever dreamed of someday making awful-looking t-shirts and hats on the boardwalk, then THIS could be your starter kit! It's an actual working airbrush sprayer courtesy of everyone's favorite crayon company, Crayola! It even comes with various spray color cartridges so you start saying it by spraying it! DOLL OF THE YEAR: Admittedly, I as a 57 year old man should absolutely NOT be voicing my opinion on the Doll of the Year Award (DOTY award?) but if I had to choose from the list of 2026 nominees I would hands-down pick Woof & Co by Sunny Days Entertainment. It's a collection of fashionable dogs of various breeds who all dress FABULOUS! Yeah, this is the one I'd go for. EDUCATIONAL TOY OF THE YEAR: In this category I am really liking the SNAP CIRCUITS SPY KIT by Elenco Electronics. This has a bunch of components that you just snap together to make all sorts of cool stuff like a vibration sensor, motion detector, trip wire, voice changer and a whole lot more. Oh the trouble I would have gotten myself into if I had something like this when I was a kid! GAME OF THE YEAR: I've gotta tell you, there's not a bad one in the bunch of nominees this year for Game of the Year! They've got an EXPLODING KITTENS BOARD GAME where you actually flip the entire board and all the pieces stay in place! There's a Simon game (you know, the memory game Simon?) where they took it and incorporated it into a dance mat called SIMON JUMP. So you stomp out your moves on the dance mat! Then there's COWS IN SPACE where magnetic flying saucers dangle from your forehead via a sproingy headstrap and the object is to abduct cows from a field with your flying saucer! But the game that caught my attention the most was TETRIS TUMBLE XL! It's sort of like Giant Jenga except there is a base that rocks side to side and you roll a die to see what tetris pieces you have to stack on top of it and of course whoever makes the stack fall to the ground is the LOSER! I like this. It's like a great big fun yard game you could also play in your living room. TETRIS TUMBLE XL for Game of the Year is my choice! INFANT / TODDLER TOY OF THE YEAR: Ok, maybe another category I might not be the best judge for but I'm who you've got pal! And in this category I choose Pour ‘N’ Grow Pop-Up Garden by Yookidoo. This appears to be mainly a bath time toy kit but you could play with it really anywhere as long as you have some water onhand. It's pretty simple: you've got three different toys, The fill and water flower, Peek A Bee and Pop Up Worm. You pour water into them or onto them and the water turns some internal mechanisms to make the flower open, the worm come out and wiggle or gets the bee to play peek a bee with you! Very unique and inventive and in my opinion, the absolute best of this year's bunch! KIDULT TOY OF THE YEAR: Kidult? That means it's made for ages 14 and up. And I'm really torn down the middle between two nominees on this one. I like the Miniverse Make it Mini Food Diner Series 4 by MGA Entertainment which is an art kit for making your own food minis that you control the designs and colors of. Have you ever walked past a restaurant that had fake food on display showing examples of their most popular dishes? Well that's what you'll be making with this kit only really, really small. The name is way too long though. Or if you just want something cool to play with that doesn't really take any time and effort, I offer you the ZipString Aracna, which is a newer version of the ZipString string loop toy, but it attaches to your wrist so you can shoot it out like Spiderman! (although they obviously aren't allowed to actually invoke Spiderman but they sure are bending over backwards suggesting it as extremely as they legally can!) The really cool feature of this Kidult toy of the year nominee is the glow feature! Flip a switch on the ZipString wrist launcher, turn off the lights and do all sorts of awesome tricks and shapes in the dark with a glowing string loop. So… Miniverse Make it Mini Food Diner Series 4 or the the ZipString Aracna! The Miniverse Make it Mini Food Diner Series 4 triggers me relentlessly with that obnoxiously long name, so on that basis alone I am giving the nod to the ZipString Aracna! OUTDOOR TOY OF THE YEAR: I think there should really be two sub categories here. One for younger kids and one for older. For the older kids, I was really blown away by the Crazy Cart Shuffle by Razor USA. This thing is like a Big Wheel or a Green Machine on steroids. Not only can you pedal around in this thing but you can spin and also drift. It's really neat. And speaking of neat, for the little ones I absolutely love the Outdoor Kitchen by Hape. It's not a real kitchen of course but it's a really cool miniature toy version of an outdoor kitchen setup! Come on TOTY Awards, let's break this one up by age groups! PRESCHOOL TOY OF THE YEAR: Ok, there were some good ones in here and maybe I'm judging on my own male bias from a bygone era but my favorite here was the Little Tikes Creative Construction Power Cuts Set by MGA Entertainment. It's a woodworking shop playset with an actual working , low-powered plastic chop saw which cuts through foam 2x4s and also comes with a play hammer, nails, measuring tape and carpenter pencil which is actually a marker. In the video demonstration I watched, the chop saw did struggle getting through the foam wood, but when you're talking about preschoolers, that's probably about the best you can hope for. We desperately need more encouragement and inspiring of our youth towards the skilled trades in my humble opinion and this is a refreshing step in that direction. Nicely done! SPECIALTY TOY OF THE YEAR: I was truly taken by the Yes & Know Original Invisible Ink Trivia Game Books by Tree Town Toys. These are basically activity books where different things are revealed with the use of a special invisible ink pen. This looks fantastic for keeping the younguns busy on a road trip or maybe in a waiting room or anywhere you want to keep them distracted. That is until you run out of invisible ink and invisible ink activity books! And those are my picks for the 2026 TOTY AWARDS and THAT'S our look ahead at what's hot on the horizon for 2026! What are YOU looking forward to? Let me know! If you’re enjoying this episode on one of the socials, leave a comment. Otherwise you can email me at neil @ dandyfunhouse . com And even though I said I wasn't going to do a retrospective of this past year, I will tell you my favorite Dandy Fun House episode from this past year of 2025: Oh, who am I kidding? It's always the Halloween episode where the Dandy Fun House becomes the Dandy Spook Shack and I get to dress up like a ghoul. But my second favorite might have to be the deep dive into the iconic toy company WHAM-O! I learned so much doing that one! You might think I just come on here and already know all this stuff I talk about but on the contrary, I do a great deal of research in the weeks leading up to producing an episode and I'm constantly learning amazing new things which is why I really love doing this! DANDY FUN HOUSE Plans for 2026? More of the same of course! We're getting really close to monetization on YouTube. Technically we're already supposed to be there but YouTube gives conflicting information on this and is notorious for constantly moving the goalposts. So while we love publishing to YouTube, we certainly don't put all our Dandy Eggs in that basket. We also publish to Instagram, Facebook, X, Tik Tok and Rumble as well as our very own DANDY FUN HOUSE WEBSITE AT dandyfunhouse.com where you can watch the video, listen and subscribe to the podcast or read the entire episode in written form along with pictures! Who does that!? WE DO! THAT'S WHO! And we do it by hand. No AI stuff. Okay, full disclosure, we DO use AI to help transcribe the episodes into written form and also the captions for the short form videos, but it always gets things wrong so we always go over it personally and make the needed corrections. But while you're on our website checking out all the episodes and buying stuff from the Dandy Fun Shop, be sure to visit our PATRONAGE PAGE where you can support future productions with your modest financial gifts! SUPPORTERS gain access exclusive bonus content AND SUPER SUPPORTERS gain that same access plus I’ll personally send you something amazing from right here at the Dandy Fun House Studios if you include your mailing address! Podcast Listeners may often support through a donation link in your listening app of choice of the app offers it, I understand not all do. And your 5 star reviews wherever you can leave them are always highly appreciated! And THAT ladies and gentlemen sticks a fork in 2025. Please don't forget the reason for the season, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and come on back next year for some amazing new frivolities in 2026! You never know what kind of crazy trouble we could get into, right here at the Dandy Fun House where everything is always FUN AND DANDY! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody! Neil Dandy is the creator of The Dandy Fun House and the alter-ego of Neil Smith, the Big Cheese at Neil Smith Entertainment, follower of Jesus, musician, Emcee, Paratransit Driver and Author. Aren't you impressed?

Patriot games are coming. Larry Ellison in the spotlight. Hi Ho Silver and away! PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - CTP Cup - All systems go! 9 participants! - ELON gets his $$$ - Kids account challenge - Patriot games are coming... Markets - Not much headwinds - EOY approaching - Analysts predicting SP500 for 2026 - 7,500 (12% upside) - More Oracle back and forth - Gold and Silver Elon - Elon Musk's net worth surged to $749 billion late Friday after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion that were voided last year - He also recently received a $1T pay plan approval - Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang combined - His fortune exceeds the GDP of nations like the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. - He is richer than every country in Africa by GDP - He is projected by some reports to become the world's first trillionaire by 2027 When did Larry Ellison and Oracle become newsworthy? - Every day in the news.... - Larry Ellison NOW Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Bros. - The announcement of Mr. Ellison's personal guarantee is meant to address concerns that the Warner Bros. Discovery's board had expressed about Paramount's original offer. - Helping out sonny-boy? More Oracle - Oracle stock slid after a report that Blue Owl Capital won't back a $10 billion data center for OpenAI. (Michigan) - Oracle has $248 billion in lease commitments for data centers and cloud capacity commitments over the next 15 to 19 years. - Oracle later responded to the FT report, saying the project was moving forward and that Blue Owl was not part of equity talks. EVEN MORE! - Multiple media outlets, including the Associated Press, reported that ByteDance has reached an agreement with Oracle ORCL, Silver Lake, and Abu-Dhabi-based MGX to set up a joint venture for TikTok's US operations. Oracle will hold a 15.0% stake in the new entity, while ByteDance will retain a 19.9% stake. - The important thing her is that TikTok stays as a major tenant of OCI as ORCL needs this cash flow... - Of all of the items, this may be why ORCL stock has bounced te last few days. Congressional Ban - A vote on legislation banning members from owning or trading stocks could get a vote in the new year, according to House leadership and Republican members. - President Donald Trump has said he supports a congressional ban but has pushed back on versions that include the executive branch. - Basically this bill would prohibit the ownership of individual stocks by congress Over to Japan - Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2% - Yen still VERY weak - trading at 157/USD - (problematic) - The BOJ said that real interest rates are expected to remain “significantly negative,” adding that accommodative financial conditions will continue to firmly support economic activity. - The yen weakened 0.25% against the USD after the decision - therefore still dovish and stimulative Economic Numbers - Estimates, partial numbers and best guesses. OH, 2-month averaging as well - The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual headline inflation rate and core CPI rate for last month were 2.7% and 2.6%, respectively, well below expectations. - Due to government shutdown, BLS to make certain methodological assumptions about the prior month's inflation levels. - Those assumptions in the methodology were not clear to economists and were not fully explained in the release. - Here is a big issue: The price changes in October for the OER (owners equivalent rent) appear to have been “set to zero.”  Sports Prediction Markets - Sports is fueling the growth and is forecasted to make up 44% of volume as prediction markets mature. - According to one expert: the fundamental elements of consumer demand and an array of diverse brands looking to meet that demand are clearly in place - Sportsbooks are getting a bit nervous.... First Dell, then... - Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates and his wife, Barbara, committed to seed Trump accounts for approximately 300,000 children in Connecticut. - Following the Dells' pledge, the funds will be aimed at kids who live in a Connecticut ZIP code where the median income is less than $150,000. - The Dalio grant will fund $250 per child for approximately 300,000 children in Connecticut. This applies to children who live in a ZIP code where the median income is less than $150,000. About 87% of Connecticut ZIP codes meet that criteria, according to a CNBC analysis of Census Bureau data. - “Ray has joined what we are calling the 50-state challenge,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press conference on Wednesday. - A growing number of companies have announced they would match contributions to Trump accounts for their employees, including BNY and BlackRock. Patriot Games (Hunger Games?) - Trump announced: The Washington Monument will be illuminated with festive lights, a triumphal arc will be constructed and the “Patriot Games” will commence. The games are an “unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes: one young man and one young woman from each state and territory. - Uhhhhhh "And so it was decreed that, each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. (Hunger Games 2012) - What next - PURGE NIGHT? Fed Pick - Now it seems as if it is a 4 person race... - President Trump says "Nowadays, when there is good news, the market goes down because everybody thinks that interest rates will be immediately lifted"; says "I want my new Fed Chairman to lower interest rates if the market is doing well"; says "Anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman!" San Fran Blackout - Alphabet-owned Waymo resumed its robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area Sunday evening after pausing it amid widespread blackouts that had affected their vehicles' behavior. - Waymo said it worked with city officials throughout the blackout and had “proactively” initiated a temporary suspension of its service. - Interesting point there - what happens when grid disruptions for internet with self-driving Angry Shareholders (For a minute) - Tricolor CEO Daniel Chu directed a deputy to send him $6.25 million in bonuses in August, weeks before the company filed for bankruptcy, U.S. prosecutors alleged. - Subprime autofirm that had alleged fraud - This happens all the time - Big issue to keep alert to is the news about "Subprime" WEED - Trump's executive order shifts cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, easing research, banking and tax restrictions and marking the biggest federal cannabis policy change in decades. - Shares of cannabis conglomerates were down following the announcement, likely from worries of new competition from international companies. - NOT legalization - NOT for recreational use... - Banking, Institutional capital ..... OpenAi - Beggars cup continues - OpenAI is in initial discussions to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon.com Inc. and use its chips, a potential win for the online retailer's effort to broaden its AI industry presence and compete with Nvidia Corp. - The deal under discussion could value OpenAI north of $500 billion and see it adopt Amazon's Trainium chip, a person with knowledge of the matter said, asking to remain anonymous to describe private negotiations. - Talks, however, are at a preliminary stage and terms could change, the person added. High Ho Silver and Away! - Silver up 135% YTD - Gold up 70% - Best year since strongest annual performance since 1979 for Gold - 1970's was inflation, USD weakening, Energy crisis. - What is similar/different now? (Big difference is buying up (China, Poland, Turkey, India) Light menu - Darden Restaurants will roll out a new lighter portion entrées menu at all Olive Garden locations in January, the company announced during its quarterly earnings call last Thursday. - Citing affordability: "Olive Garden has seen a double-digit increase in affordability perceptions from guests who order from the lighter portions menu and an increase in frequency among these guests, which should help build traffic over time," Cardenas said. - Sooooo 0 due to high costs, Americans are cutting back on food? - If it were for weight loss, no need for Oliver garden to cut back on portions as most inedible anyway... Copper - Copper prices topped $12,000 a ton for the first time, extending the metal's recent bull run as mine outages add to concerns about supply. - The threat of US import tariffs on the metal has also been an important factor pushing up prices this year, with copper piling up in American warehouses. - Industry analysts have said that much of the richest and most easily accessible mining resources are now exhausted, and experts are warning that the market is on the cusp of a major deficit. Jim Beam - Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is ready. - Jim Beam said the decision to pause bourbon making at its Clermont location in 2026 will give the company time to invest in improvements at the distillery. 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Britt and Chris have a riveting conversation with long-time listener Dallas about propaganda and public relations in the Hunger Games books. They explore key moments of propaganda in SOTR, what has changed by Mockingjay, and how Katniss and Peeta subverted the Games' entire messaging. They also laugh about Katniss being a PR nightmare and think about Maysilee as the queen of constructing propaganda while Lenore Dove represents how to deconstruct it. Britt, Chris, and Dallas then close the episode with a live activity of creating their own posters using 5 principles for crafting propaganda. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com

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Tarzan ist ausgebrochen und spukt jetzt durch ein Horrorhaus in welchem eine lange vermisste Freundin unterkommt. Außerdem lernen wir das Commonwealth aka Panem 2.0 kennen. Und Alicia kommt partout nicht drauf, was hier nicht stimmt... Wir besprechen heute The Walking Dead Staffel 11 Folge 5, 6, 7 & 8. Nächste Woche besprechen wir 4 Folgen! Instagram: @aliciajoe und @cashisclay_attitude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 149 - Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsFirst-Time Reader vs. Long-Time FanIt's time to return to Panem and this time, Sam and Danielle are coming in with very different reading histories. One is experiencing Catching Fire for the first time, the other knows exactly what emotional devastation is coming.We break down the love triangle drama, why President Snow is so bad at his job, the impact of the other victors, how The Quarter Quell changes everything, and what makes the rest of this book such a turning point in the series.Expect strong opinions, moral outrage, and the beginning of things getting very serious.New episodes every Monday at 8 AM EST✨Next week: Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon⏱️ Time Stamps00:00 Intro00:54 Background04:30 Age & Content Warning05:10 Judge a Book by It's Cover05:55 Discussion07:08 Love Triangle Drama21:26 President Snow is an Idiot31:58 The Other Victors49:50 The Hunger Games56:03 The Rest of the Book01:11:50 General Thoughts01:13:41 One Question for the Author01:19:13 Rating01:20:21 Read Again?01:21:24 Favorite of the Series so Far01:23:50 Outro

Weil sich alles gerade mal wieder wettrüstet, holen wir zum Fest der Liebe und Militärpropanda auch diesen Klassiker unter den Netflix Weihnachtsfilmen aus dem frühen Fundus hervor. 1000 Dank an Andrew Collberg für unseren neuen weihnachtlichen Jingel, der uns schon so manch ohrwurmige Tage beschert hat. Und vielen herzlichen Dank an alle die Annika auf Patreon und Rebekka auf Steady unterstützen. _______Diesmal gibt's von Netflix produzierte Militär-Propaganda in Weihnachtsoptik samt Kolonialismus-Vibes. Mit "Operation Christmas Drop" steigen wir tief ein in einen quasi Image-Film des amerikanischen Militärs, in dem keiner darüber redet, was die Air Force eigentlich tatsächlich so in Guam treibt, weshalb der Stützpunkt so wichtig ist (strategisch gesehen), sondern die gesamte Militärbasis wird als riesige Weihnachtswerkstatt dargestellt, mit den Soldat*innen als Wichteln. Einer der Killertribute von Panem ist der romantische Held, der die harte Karrierefrau bezirzen und vom Geist der (militärischen) Weihnacht überzeugen muss.Wir liefern Kontext durch verstörende Statistiken zu Militäreinsätzen und der amerikanischen Präsenz in Guam, literaturwissenschaftlichen Exkursen zum kolonialen Topos des "edlen Wilden" und "compassionate conservatism".In diesem Sinne - Frohe Weihnachten, falls ihr feiert - und schöne freie Tage, falls nicht. In jedem Fall: Gute Nerven (und hoffentlich ein bisschen Ruhe.)Ho ho ho!

In this episode of Geek Freaks, we get you ready for Stranger Things season 5 with a full recap of seasons 1 through 4, plus a review of Wicked For Good and reactions to the new Hunger Games prequel trailer, Sunrise on the Reaping. We also break down the new live action TMNT reboot news and what that means for The Last Ronin, along with George R. R. Martin's latest Game of Thrones spinoff teases. Frank and Jonathan kick things off with some Thanksgiving week chatter, holiday prep, and a quick update on the redesigned GeekFreaksPodcast.com and this year's Patreon holiday swag bundles. From there, they talk about Sunrise on the Reaping, why the Hunger Games world still works, and why Wicked For Good might actually top the first film for musical fans. The bulk of the episode is a big Stranger Things refresher. The guys walk through seasons 1 through 4, season by season, covering major story beats, character arcs, and the emotional moments that still hit, while calling out why Vecna, Max, Eddie, and the Starcourt Mall finale matter so much as we head into season 5. They wrap with current watch recommendations and a Thanksgiving thank you to the Geek Freaks community. Timestamps & Topics 00:00 – Thanksgiving Week Check-In & Housekeeping Holiday plans, cleaning for family visits, and trying (and failing) to start Christmas decorating early. 00:59 – New Website & Patreon Holiday Bundles Frank explains the revamped GeekFreaksPodcast.com and reminds Patreon members to update their addresses for the holiday swag packs. 02:06 – TMNT Live Action Reboot & The Last Ronin Delay Reactions to a new live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, practical suits vs CGI, and frustration that The Last Ronin adaptation is being paused. 04:31 – Game of Thrones / Westeros Spinoffs Talk George R. R. Martin's sequel teases, who deserves a spinoff (Arya, Davos, the Manderlys, Dorne), and what corners of Westeros and Essos they most want to see. 13:06 – Sunrise on the Reaping Trailer & Hunger Games Worldbuilding First impressions of the new Hunger Games prequel trailer, why the tech vs poverty contrast in Panem still works, and how closely the films stick to Suzanne Collins' books. 18:30 – Roofman Ad Read Frank drops a mid-episode spot for Roofman and why the premise stands out. 18:30 – Wicked For Good Review (Spoilers Light) Why Frank loved Wicked For Good, how it runs alongside The Wizard of Oz, character growth for Glinda and Elphaba, and thoughts on musicals in general. 26:15 – What Did Not Work In Wicked For Good Some middle-act clutter, narrative complexity around Elphaba's sister, and how the dual narratives can get a little dense. 32:16 – Setting Up the Stranger Things Season 5 Rewatch Prep Explaining the plan to recap seasons 1–4 as a full refresher to get ready for Stranger Things season 5. 32:29 – Stranger Things Season 1 Recap & Reactions The disappearance of Will, the first trip to the Upside Down, meeting Eleven, and why the show's early mystery and 80s vibes hit so hard. 36:02 – Stranger Things Season 2 Recap & The Lost Test Subjects The Mind Flayer's first move, Max and Billy's introduction, Eleven's "sister" detour, and how fan reactions may have changed the direction of the show. 40:07 – Stranger Things Season 3 Recap & Starcourt Mall Finale Rats, Russians, mall culture nostalgia, the Billy redemption, and Hopper's "death" in the gate machine. 46:33 – Stranger Things Season 4 Recap: Vecna's Curse Chrissy's death, Max's "Running Up That Hill" escape, the Creel House, Hopper in Russia, Eddie's hero moment, and Hawkins merging with the Upside Down, setting the stage for season 5. 52:35 – Nostalgia Done Right: Stranger Things, Stephen King, Welcome to Derry Comparing Stranger Things' style of nostalgia to cheap reboots, thoughts on Welcome to Derry and Pluribus, and why good worldbuilding feels fresh even when it looks retro. 58:18 – Weekly Recommendations Jonathan: Rewatch Stranger Things as season 5 approaches, and check out Pluribus on Apple TV. Frank: Make Some Noise on Dropout and why good improv feels like magic. 59:52 – Thanksgiving Wrap-Up & Five-Star Reminder Thanking the Geek Freaks community and reminding listeners to drop those five stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Key Takeaways The new GeekFreaksPodcast.com is live with a cleaner layout that makes it easier to share news and highlight shows across the network. Patreon holiday bundles are going out soon, so supporters need to confirm or add their mailing addresses to actually receive the swag. The new live action TMNT film has fans worried that The Last Ronin adaptation is getting shoved aside, and there is a strong preference for practical suits over full CGI turtles. George R. R. Martin continues to develop Westeros spinoffs, and there is a lot of interest in stories about Arya's travels, Dorne, the Manderlys, and Davos rather than revisiting the same old angles. Sunrise on the Reaping, the new Hunger Games prequel, looks like classic Hunger Games with the same sharp contrast between Capitol excess and district poverty that made the original films land. Wicked For Good nails its character work, deepens Glinda and Elphaba, and cleverly runs parallel to The Wizard of Oz, even if the middle stretch gets a bit tangled. The Stranger Things recap walks through all four seasons to give listeners a full refresher before Stranger Things season 5, hitting major character arcs, big deaths, and how the Upside Down threat has evolved. Season 4's Vecna twist, Max's near death, and Eddie's "Master of Puppets" distraction set up a darker, more apocalyptic final season, with Hawkins literally merging with the Upside Down. Stranger Things is praised for doing nostalgia the right way, feeling familiar without just copying older stories, similar to the best of Stephen King adaptations. Memorable Quotes "If this looks at all good, I know I'll be seeing it." – Frank on the new live action Ninja Turtles movie. "Just stop doing these retellings of the same story and continue to make us fresh content that just happens to be related to the things we already like." – Jonathan on constant reboots. "Northern mermaid folk with tridents on their banners? Come on, man, how are we not doing a show about them?" – Frank on the Manderlys. "That 'Running Up That Hill' scene basically broke the internet." – Jonathan on Stranger Things season 4. "It is not the same song, but it sounds familiar. That is what good nostalgia should feel like." – Frank on Stranger Things and Goonies-style stories. "I officially give you permission to yell at people who sing full volume in the theater." – Frank on musical movie etiquette. 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Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠Analytic Dreamz breaks down the highly anticipated official teaser for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, hitting theaters and IMAX November 20, 2026. Dive deep into the return to Panem 24 years before Katniss Everdeen, set on the morning of the 50th Hunger Games reaping—the infamous Second Quarter Quell featuring Haymitch Abernathy, played by Joseph Zada. Analytic Dreamz analyzes the teaser's visuals, tone, lore connections, casting choices, and what this prequel means for the franchise's future. From Capitol propaganda to District 12's despair, get unfiltered reactions and insight only on Notorious Mass Effect by Analytic Dreamz.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Es ist schon wieder zu lange her, dass wir uns an ein Ranking gewagt haben. Dieses Mal schauen wir uns Buchverfilmungen an und da sind wir Bookies sehr kritisch.Wie nah sind wir an der Buchvorlage dran? Mögen wir die Filme überhaupt oder weigern wir uns zu akzeptieren, dass das die Buchverfilmung sein soll?Ob Rubinrot, the summer I turned pretty oder Tribute von Panem .. heute gehen wir allem an den Kragen.Intro & Outro Music: Picnic (Prod. By Lukrembo)

Witam was w podkaście Historie Biblijne. Dzisiaj zajmiemy się jednym z najstarszych miast na świecie. Chodzi o Jerycho. Historycy uważają je właśnie za jedno z najstarszych, nieprzerwanie zamieszkanych miast na świecie. Czy jednak było ono nieprzerwanie zamieszkane? Do tego pytania wrócimy. Zacznijmy jednak od początku.Jerycho znajduje się na wschód od Jerozolimy. Prowadziła tam droga, o której opowiadał Jezus w przypowieści o Miłościwym Samarytaninie. W Łukasza 10:30 czytamy: “Pewien człowiek szedł z Jerozolimy do Jerycha i wpadł w ręce zbójców, którzy go obrabowali, poranili i odeszli, zostawiając go na pół umarłego”. Żyd z tej opowieści schodził z Jerozolimy do Jerycha. Jerozolima leży w górach, a gdzie jest Jerycho? Znajduje się ono w dolinie Jordanu, jakieś 250 metrów poniżej poziomu morza. Dlaczego ludzie się tam osiedlili?W okolicach Jerycha znajduje się wiele źródeł wody. Ponieważ to miasto znajduje się w dolinie Jordanu, 250 metrów poniżej poziomu morza, panuje tam klimat podzwrotnikowy. Właśnie to miasto oglądał Mojżesz z drugiej strony Jordanu. W Powtórzonego Prawa 34:3 czytamy co widział: "I Negeb, i obwód doliny Jerycha, miasta palm, aż po Soar". Jerycho nazwano miastem palm. Warto zapamiętać także tę nazwę.Nazwa Jerycho prawdopodobnie znaczy Miasto Księżyca. Jarikh to słowo z języka amoryckiego. Oznacza przynajmniej trzy rzeczy: imię boga, księżyc oraz miesiąc. To słowo weszło do języka hebrajskiego i było zapisywane jako JRH. Uczeni zajmujący się lingwistyką nie są zgodni, ale wielu wskazuje, że nazwa Jerycho pochodzi od imienia tego boga księżyca. Co o tym mieście zdradziła archeologia?Wykopaliska w tych rejonach prowadzono jeszcze przed I wojną światową. Np. już w 1868 pierwsze wykopaliska przeprowadził Charles Warren (znany z szybu Warrena). Najbardziej są jednak znane wykopaliska profesora Johna Garstanga z 1930 roku. Twierdził on, że odkrył mury z czasów Jozuego. Jednak późniejsi archeolodzy uważają, że odkryte przez niego mury pochodziły z 3000 p.n.e. Niestety, wykopaliska z 1930 roku zniszczyły cenne warstwy archeologiczne, utrudniając badanie pozostałości 12 innych murów.Najstarsze zabudowania w Jerychu były okrągłe. Chodzi o to, że budynki były zbudowane na fundamencie w kształcie koła. Także Wieża, która jest najstarszym budynkiem w tym mieście, była okrągła. To miasto zostało jednak zburzone, a kolejne miało już budynki o podstawie prostokątów. Takich warstw, jak już mówiłem, jest 12, a najstarsza ma właśnie te budowle o okrągłych podstawach. Później nadeszła era domów na planie prostokątnym. Ludzie mieli wtedy już udomowione owce i kozy. Wygląda na to, że te starsze domy o podstawie koła powstały przed udomowieniem tych zwierząt.Najbardziej znaną postacią biblijną mieszkającą w Jerychu była Rachab. W Jozuego 6:25 czytamy: “Nierządnicę Rachab, rodzinę jej ojca i wszystko, co miała, zachował Jozue przy życiu. Zamieszkała ona wśród Izraela po dzień dzisiejszy, ponieważ ukryła posłańców, których wysłał Jozue, aby przeprowadzili wywiad w Jerychu”. Znalazła się w linii rodowej Jezusa jak mówi Ewangelia Mateusza 1:5.Jeżeli więc spodziewaliście się, że archeologia potwierdzi lub zaprzeczy zdobyciu Jerycha przez Jozuego to muszę was rozczarować. Współczesna archeologia prowadzi bardzo ostrożne wykopaliska z pędzelkiem i małą łopatką. Niestety w okresie międzywojennym wykorzystywano zwykłych robotników z łopatami. Nie ma dowodów na zdobycie miasta przez Jozuego, ale jest chyba dowód na coś innego.Według Biblii Jozue zdobył Jerycho około roku 1473 p.n.e. W Jozuego 6:26 czytamy, że przeklął każdego kto odbuduje to miasto. W 1 Królewskiej 16:34 czytamy: “Za jego to czasów Chiel z Betelu odbudował Jerycho. Na Abiramie, swoim pierworodnym, założył jego fundamenty, a na Segubie, swoim najmłodszym jego, bramy, według słowa Pana, jakie wypowiedział przez Jozuego, syna Nuna”. Z Biblii wynika, że Jerycho było nieodbudowanie przez parę stuleci. Czy archeologia to potwierdza?Według archeologów Jerycho pozostało nieodbudowane przez jakieś 500 lat, od około XV do około X wieku p.n.e. Według Biblii Jerycho zburzono w czasach Jozuego. Odbudowano je w czasach izraelskiego króla Achaba. Wtedy żona Achaba Jezebel wprowadziła kult Baala. Właśnie wtedy jakiś człowiek odważył się odbudować przeklęte przez Jozuego miasto.Odbudowano Jerycho w czasach króla Achaba, który uciskał Moab, o czym mówi nie tylko Biblia ale także stela Meszy, króla Moabu. Co ciekawe wcześniej zdarzyło się coś odwrotnego. W Sędziów 3:13 o królu Moabu Eglonie czytamy: “Skupił on przy sobie Ammonitów i Amalekitów a wyruszywszy, pobił Izraela, i zajęli miasto Palm”. Chodzi o Jerycho, które nazywano miastem palm. Dlaczego Eglon i Achab potrzebowali Jerycha?Przy tym mieście znajdował się bród. Eglon który mieszkał po wschodniej części Jordanu aby najeżdżać Izrael potrzebował bezpiecznej przeprawy przez Jordan. Dokładnie tego samego potrzebował później Achab, który zdobył Moab. Tak więc Eglon robił najazdy z Moabu przez Jordan na Izrael. Wiele wieków później Achab najeżdżał Moab przekraczając rzekę w drugą stronę.Biblia więc mówi, że Jerycho zostało zniszczone w czasach Jozuego i ponownie odbudowanie w czasach Achaba. Archeologia potwierdza, że miasto pozostawało nieodbudowane. Czy to znaczy, że nikt tam nie mieszkał? Prawdopodobnie w okolicznych kamieniołomach mieszkał król Moabu Eglon. Przy samej przeprawie mieszkali też ludzie w czasach króla Dawida. Mieszkali tam też proroczy, a szczególnie Elizeusz.W czasach Elizeusza był problem z wodą. W 2 Królewskiej 2:19 czytamy: “Rzekli więc obywatele tego miasta do Elizeusza: Oto dobrze się mieszka w tym mieście, jak to mój pan sam widzi, lecz woda jest zła i ziemia jest niepłodna”. Prorok miał uzdrowić tą wodę. Dziś w Jerychu jest źródło Eliasza, nazwane tak według tradycji że to właśnie tamto, które miał uzdrowić prorok.Z Jerychem jest związana pozorna sprzeczność. W Ewangelii Mateusza 20:29 czytamy: “gdy On wychodził z Jerycha, szło za nim mnóstwo ludu”. Jezus wychodzi z Jerycha i spotyka później niewidomych. Tak samo opisano to w Marka 10:46. Jednak w Łukasza 18:35 czytamy: “gdy On przybliżał się do Jerycha, pewien ślepiec siedział przy drodze, żebrząc”. Czy więc Jezus wychodził z Jerycha czy do niego wchodził? Czy rację mieli Mateusz i Marek czy Łukasz?Odpowiedź związana jest z historią tego miasta. W I wieku p.n.e. istniało starożytne miasto Jerycho. Herod Wielki zbudował obok starożytnego miasta drugie Jerycho właśnie obok źródła Eliasza. Było to coś w rodzaju kurortu. Jest tam bardzo ciepły klimat. Jednak w 36 p.n.e. Marek Antoniusz podarował Jerycho swojej kochance Kleopatrze. Dalej mieszkał tam Herod ale musiał płacić Kleopatrze czynsz. Właśnie w tym okresie Herod Wielki kazał zamordować swojego szwagra właśnie w Jerychu.Arystobul III brat Mariamne żony Heroda utopił się w Jerychu w basenie. Prawdopodobnie to Herod Wielki kazał go tam utopić. Józef Flawiusz pisze, że Herod zaprosił szwagra do swojego pałacu w Jerychu. Podczas jednej z uczt został namówiony do kąpieli w basenie. Tam utonął w obecności sług Heroda. Arystobul był ostatnim męskim potomkiem dynastii hasmonejskiej. Był bardzo popularny wśród ludzi, a Herod był Idumejczykiem.Wracając do pozornej sprzeczności w Ewangeliach. Prawdopodobnie Jezus wychodził z jednego Jerycha i szedł w kierunku drugiego. Istniały wtedy dwa Jerycha. W historii Polski też były takie wypadki. Np. istniały dwie Warszawy obok siebie. Dla pełnego obrazu warto wspomnieć, że w czasach bizantyjskich i islamskich powstało trzecie Jerycho, które istnieje do dzisiaj. Gdybyście pojechali dziś do Jerycha pojechalibyście do tego trzeciego miasta.W czasach Jezusa panowali tam Rzymianie. Kontynuacją tego byli Bizantyjczycy. Jednak po wiekach panowania rzymskiego i bizantyjskiego, Jerycho zostało zdobyte przez armie muzułmańskie w 638 roku n.e., włączając je do rozwijającego się kalifatu. Później miasto weszło w skład Imperium Osmańskiego (Tureckiego), które dominowało w regionie do I wojny światowej. W 1918 roku Jerycho przeszło pod kontrolę brytyjską, stając się częścią Mandatu Palestyny. Po wojnie arabsko-izraelskiej w 1948 roku, rejon Jerycha i Zachodni Brzeg Jordanu zostały zajęte i włączone do Jordanii.Ten status utrzymał się do wojny sześciodniowej w 1967 roku, kiedy to miasto zostało zajęte przez Izrael. Następnie, na mocy Porozumień z Oslo w 1994 roku, Jerycho stało się pierwszym miastem oficjalnie przekazanym pod kontrolę rodzącej się Autonomii Palestyńskiej. Choć później, w okresie Drugiej Intifady (rozpoczętej w 2000 roku), było tymczasowo ponownie zajęte przez siły izraelskie (w marcu 2002 roku), ostatecznie zostało w pełni oddane Palestyńczykom 16 marca 2005 roku, zgodnie z ustaleniami Sharm el-Sheikh.A Jezus, nawiązując do tego, rzekł: Pewien człowiek szedł z Jerozolimy do Jerycha i wpadł w ręce zbójców, którzy go obrabowali, poranili i odeszli, zostawiając go na pół umarłegohttp://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/Ewangelia-Lukasza/10/30I Negeb, i obwód doliny Jerycha, miasta palm, aż po Soar.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/5-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/34/3Nierządnicę Rachab, rodzinę jej ojca i wszystko, co miała, zachował Jozue przy życiu. Zamieszkała ona wśród Izraela po dzień dzisiejszy, ponieważ ukryła posłańców, których wysłał Jozue, aby przeprowadzili wywiad w Jerychu.https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/Ksiega-Jozuego/6/25W tym czasie kazał Jozue ludowi złożyć przysięgę: Przeklęty będzie przed Panem mąż, który podejmie odbudowę tego miasta, Jerycha! Na swoim pierworodnym założy jego fundament i na swoim najmłodszym postawi jego bramyhttp://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/Ksiega-Jozuego/6/26

Sie war der Teenie-Schwarm einer ganzen Generation: Jennifer Lawrence als Katnis Everdeen in „Die Tribute von Panem“. Von ihrem Image als Gladiatorin hat sie sich längst freigespielt. Ab Donnerstag ist sie gemeinsam mit Ex „Twilight“-Vampir Robert Pattinson auf der Leinwand zu sehen - in einem radikalen Film über eine Frau mit einer postnatalen Depression. Filmkritikerin Anna Wollner hat "Die My Love" von Lynn Ramsey gesehen und schätzt den Film im Gespräch mit SWR Aktuell-Moderator Jonathan Hadem ein.

What a week Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood have had! Not only did they have a trip to Panem to sample the stage adaptation of The Hunger Games (the results left a lot to chew on), but Sarah's been down to Middle Temple Hall to celebrate a brand new initiative to help make Shakespeare more accessible in schools, courtesy of the Foyle Foundation and the RSC (with a helping hand from Helen Mirren, Adjoa Andoh and Ian McKellen). Meanwhile, Alex has been chatting all things new seasons with Alan Cumming, who just unveiled his brand new programme at Pitlochry Festival Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Killershows wie bei Die Tribute von Panem oder Squid Game machen immer wieder Spaß. Auch die Neuauflage von The Running Man hat seine spannenden Momente, aber so ganz überzeugt ist Kollege Sanel nicht.

Marcus' What You Know 'Bout That trivia game for Tuesday November 4th, 2025.

Neue Podcast-Episode: Bugonia, The Long Walk & The Woman in Cabin 10 – plus Erics Marathon-Reise In unserer aktuellen Podcast-Folge erwarten euch gleich drei spannende Film-Highlights und ein sehr persönlicher Einblick: Bugonia: Yorgos Lanthimos, bekannt für The Favourite und Poor Things, bringt mit Emma Stone und Jesse Plemons eine düstere, groteske Parabel auf die Leinwand. Zwei Verschwörungsgläubige entführen die Chefin eines Pharmakonzerns, weil sie überzeugt sind, dass sie ein Alien ist. Ein Film zwischen Wahnsinn, Macht und Menschlichkeit. The Long Walk: Francis Lawrence (Die Tribute von Panem) adaptiert Stephen Kings dystopischen Roman. 50 Jugendliche treten in einem tödlichen Marsch gegeneinander an. Wer stehenbleibt, stirbt – nur der letzte Überlebende gewinnt. Intensiv, brutal und gesellschaftskritisch. The Woman in Cabin 10: Basierend auf dem Bestseller von Ruth Ware. Eine Journalistin beobachtet auf einer Luxuskreuzfahrt einen Mord – doch niemand glaubt ihr. Mit Keira Knightley und Guy Pearce in den Hauptrollen ein packender Psychothriller. Zusätzlich erzählt Eric von seinem bald erscheinenden Blogartikel über seine 9-jährige Transformation vom Kino-Couchpotatoe zum Marathonläufer – eine inspirierende Geschichte über Disziplin, Leidenschaft und Veränderung. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Einleitung 00:01:55 BUGONIA (spoilerfrei) 00:24:42 Wir tippen den nächsten Sneakfilm 00:27:02 The Long Walk - Todesmarsch 00:43:12 Kinocharts und Neustarts 00:48:14 The Woman in Cabin 10 00:50:19 Streamingtipps 00:53:06 Erics Marathon -

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This week, Aaron and Leyla finally bring peace to Panem in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts 1 and 2! Join us to discuss booby-trapped Salt Lake City, some of our most left-field references, and a very 2025 lens on this 2014 film. Bad Cinderella Is One of the Musicals of All Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkTz-SWzQnU The Excruciating Tale of Bad Cinderella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvU8173saNw -- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com

The Pentagon has ordered an urgent meeting of top U.S. military commanders in the United States, scheduled to take place in Virginia next week. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth issued the highly unusual and vague directive. Perhaps the briefing is to put a swift end to the warlike paralysis we have been experiencing -- the spinning of our wheels with the Ukraine/Russia war, or the trouble with Israel and Gaza, or even the possibility of a military rule of law overturning Posse Comitatus. We may want to look into whether or not it is a war crime to continue the supply of weapons to Ukraine and Israel. It appears there is no way out of this continuous war in Europe and the continued slaughter in Palestine. 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 #war #Pentagon #military

PRESIDENT SNOW ORIGINS!! The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015) Movie Reaction:    • THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (2015)...   The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) Movie Reaction:    • THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 (2014)...   The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Movie Reaction:    • THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (2013) IS ...   The Hunger Games (2012) Movie Reaction:    • THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) IS A DYSTOPIAN EPI...   With The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping coming next year, Aaron & Andrew jump into the extended HG series, giving their The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Reaction, Recap, Analysis, & Spoiler Review! Aaron Alexander & Andrew Gordon sit down to review The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), the prequel in Suzanne Collins' blockbuster YA dystopian saga. Directed by Francis Lawrence (Catching Fire, Mockingjay) and adapted by Michael Lesslie & Michael Arndt, the film takes us 64 years before Katniss Everdeen's time, exploring the origins of President Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth – Billy the Kid), when he's still a mentor in Panem and seeking to restore his family's lost prestige. Standout moments include Snow and Lucy Gray's performances in reaping ceremonies, the provocative “snake pit” element in the Games, and the tension-filled scenes that show Snow's moral decay—especially his final acts as he begins to embrace power at any cost. With lush cinematography, ethical dilemmas, and emotional character arcs, Songbirds & Snakes offers both spectacle and introspection, casting a dark light on how one young man transforms into the tyrant Panem would come to fear. Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen King-Fans haben Glück, denn mit dem Kinostart von THE LONG WALK – DER TODESMARSCH startet diese Woche der dritte der vier King-Verfilmungen aus diesem Jahr. Was Alper, Lenny & Xenia von dem dystopischen Film halten und wie er verglichen mit anderen King-Adaptionen abschneidet, erfahrt ihr in diesem Podcast! Dann geht es noch um die restlichen Starts der Woche, von den Kinofilmen HONEY DON'T und KUNG FU IN ROME bis zum ersten Teaser zu WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Außerdem haben die drei noch etwas Lustiges mitgebracht, nämlich insgesamt 9 absurde Top-3-Listen! Wenn ihr also wissen wollt, was Xenias schlechteste Filme für das erste Date oder Lennys Lieblings-Toiletten sind, dann hört hier rein auf CINEMA STRIKES BACK. Viel Spaß!

THE BEST HUNGER GAMES MOVIE?! The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Get your New Customer offer + 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/REJECTS Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Aparrel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ With The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping on the horizon, Aaron & Andrew continue their journey giving their The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Reaction, Recap, Analysis, & Spoiler Review! The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), directed by Francis Lawrence, continues the epic dystopian saga based on Suzanne Collins' bestselling novels. Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook, X-Men: First Class) returns as Katniss Everdeen, who finds herself once again thrust into the deadly Hunger Games arena after her defiance in the previous installment inspires rebellion across Panem. Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terabithia, The Kids Are All Right) stars as Peeta Mellark, her fellow victor and partner in survival, while Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song, Independence Day: Resurgence) plays Gale Hawthorne, torn between loyalty and revolution. Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job, MAS*H) returns as the chilling President Snow, joined by Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, The Master) as the sly new Gamemaker, Plutarch Heavensbee. Supporting performances include Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Zombieland) as Haymitch, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Lego Movie) as Effie Trinket, and Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Spotlight) as the flamboyant Caesar Flickerman. From Katniss and Peeta's unforgettable Victory Tour to the shocking Quarter Quell reveal, the film builds to one of the franchise's most iconic cliffhangers. With stunning visuals, political intrigue, and the unforgettable “girl on fire” moments, Catching Fire set the stage for the Mockingjay films while cementing Katniss Everdeen as one of cinema's most enduring heroes. Join Aaron Alexander & Andrew Gordon as they react, review, and break down the most emotional, action-packed, and game-changing moments of this blockbuster sequel. Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat seems to be worried about Keith's bee sting. College football ramping up. Trump discusses raids on churches in South Korea while meeting with the South Korean president in the Oval Office. Trump shows a picture of himself with Putin. Trump says that we will continue to allow 600,000 Chinese students into the U.S., and Pat isn't happy about it. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) isn't happy that Trump is threatening to send the National Guard into Chicago. Fat Five: pumpkin spice lattes and robot taxis! Burning an American flag could now get you one year in jail. Does Pat agree with Jeffy on sending in the National Guard? VP Vance says that Trump deploying the National Guard has saved at least six lives. DNC holds summer meeting in Minnesota and cries about stolen land. "Maryland Man's" deportation was again blocked by a judge, leading the Democrats to break out in song. Illegal immigrant children are scared to go to school. Zelenskyy needs more money. SpaceX cancels launch due to one cloud? 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 02:24 Game Week 04:54 South Korea Raiding Churches? 07:31 Israel Bombs Hospital 11:56 Trump Shows Off Picture with Putin 13:21 600,000 Chinese Students Coming to the US??? 22:55 Chicago Headlines 24:53 JB Pritzker on the National Guard in Chicago 26:38 JB Pritzker Does NOT Want Trump in Chicago 27:43 Brandon Johnson Needs More Money 32:42 Fat Five 50:03 No More Flag Burning in America 53:56 Trump on Chicago Crime 54:51 Trump on JB Pritzker's Weight 55:37 JB Pritzker's Response to Trump's Weight Comment 57:51 DC is Safe Again 59:04 JD Vance on DC Stats 1:00:31 Are We Turning into Panem? 1:05:57 Florida is Erasing Rainbow Crosswalks 1:07:58 DNC Summer Meeting 1:14:32 Kilmar Abrego Garcia Doesn't Know English 1:17:46 New Democrat Song for Abrego Garcia 1:19:03 Keith Ellison Sues President Trump 1:20:21 Amy Klobuchar on Illegals in America 1:21:21 Amy Klobuchar Didn't Say This 1:23:28 Immigrant Families are Scared 1:27:54 Zelenskyy Needs $1 Billion a Month?! 1:30:14 More on 3I/ATLAS Heading to Earth 1:32:07 SpaceX Cancels Another Launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FULL SPOILERS**We're back in Panem for Mockingjay Part 2 - the final chapter in the Katniss saga. Unlike Part 1, some things actually happen in this one… albeit I don't think this could've been a more dour and depressing entry if they tried.  Joining us is returning guest Noah, and fun fact: he's the one who COMPOSED the Film is Lit theme song!  Together, the three of us try to unearth the best attributes hidden in this otherwise “meh” finale. So grab your bows, take aim, and tune in as we wrap up our Hunger Games coverage!#JenniferLawrence #JoshHutcherson #PhilipSeymourHoffman #JulianneMoore #WoodyHarrelson #LiamHemsworth #DonaldSutherland #FilmIsLitPodcast #Podcast #MoviePodcast #FilmPodcast #PodcastCommunity #PodcastersOfInstagram #MockingjayPart2 #TheHungerGames #KatnissEverdeen #PeetaMellark #GaleHawthorne #HungerGamesFans #PanemForever #MovieDiscussion #BookToFilm

This episode continues the Tales of Panem book club series with a discussion of the book The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, featuring special guest Cailyn.We discuss English history, revisiting childhood favorites as an adult, each protagonist's relationship to the supernatural, the recently released graphic novel, and more.CONTENT WARNING for discussions of child abuse. Please listen at your own discretion.Follow @talesofpanem on Twitter / Instagram / TikTok for updates, episode information, and more.Contact me: talesofpanem@gmail.com----Resources to donate or find other ways to get involved:Fight for the FutureFunds for GazaOperation Olive BranchWomen's Health and Reproductive Rights OrgsSubscribe to the Project Fulcrum newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel & Jessica discuss The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & 2.Released: 2014/2015Rated: PG-13Synopsis: Part 1: Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.Part 2: Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.Directed by: ⁠Francis Lawrence⁠Starring: ⁠⁠Jennifer Lawrence⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Josh Hutcherson⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Liam Hemsworth⁠⁠-----Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flabberpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠SpeakPipe⁠⁠⁠⁠Text Us: 779-236-6843⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flabberpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This episode kicks off the Tales of Panem book club series with a discussion of the book Private Rites by Julia Armfield, featuring special guest Ollie (@olliephresh).We discuss the book's dystopian setting, break down the individual characters, and share our extremely sarcastic fancasts. Follow @talesofpanem on Twitter / Instagram / TikTok for updates, episode information, and more.Contact me: talesofpanem@gmail.comFind Ollie on social media HERE.----Resources to donate or find other ways to get involved:Fight for the FutureFunds for GazaOperation Olive BranchWomen's Health and Reproductive Rights OrgsSubscribe to the Project Fulcrum newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back from our summer break with an episode about The Hunger Games. Heads up that this episode connects the fictional world of Panem to real-world issues of representation and human rights, drawing parallels between the text and the genocide in Gaza. In this conversation, Hannah and Marcelle dig into representations of violence, resistance movements, and the normalization of child death. They then explore how Suzanne Collins' dystopian series engages with the concept of "grievability" and they consider The Hunger Games' immersive marketing campaigns that cemented the work as a mainstream cultural phenomenon. To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back next week with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***Material Girls is a show that makes sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back from our summer break with an episode about The Hunger Games. Heads up that this episode connects the fictional world of Panem to real-world issues of representation and human rights, drawing parallels between the text and the genocide in Gaza. In this conversation, Hannah and Marcelle dig into representations of violence, resistance movements, and the normalization of child death. They then explore how Suzanne Collins' dystopian series engages with the concept of "grievability" and they consider The Hunger Games' immersive marketing campaigns that cemented the work as a mainstream cultural phenomenon. To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back next week with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***Material Girls is a show that makes sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel & Jessica discuss The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.Released: 2013Rated: PG-13Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.Directed by: Francis LawrenceStarring: ⁠Jennifer Lawrence⁠, ⁠Josh Hutcherson⁠, ⁠Liam Hemsworth⁠-----Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flabberpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠SpeakPipe⁠⁠⁠Text Us: 779-236-6843⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flabberpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rachel & Jessica discuss The Hunger Games.Released: 2012Rated: PG-13Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.Directed by: Gary RossStarring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth-----Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flabberpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a voice message: ⁠⁠SpeakPipe⁠⁠Text Us: 779-236-6843⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flabberpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Die Themen: 4.000 Komparsen für „Tribute von Panem“ gesucht; Eine Typologie der Armbanduhren; Fortsetzung zu „F1 – Der Film“; Lollapalooza Festival startet; Fußballexpertin Lena Cassel; Frauen denken beim Thema Hausarbeit häufiger über eine Trennung nach; Sabrina Carpenters Cover für ihr kommendes Album; Musikforschung zur „besten Band der Welt“ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/ApokalypseundFilterkaffee

Die Themen: Geschichtsstudent gewinnt 646 mal in französischer Quiz-Show; Punktgenaue Prognose FDP Vorhersage von der BTW; Generaldebatte im Bundestag: Merz wirbt für Zuversicht; Geheime Aufnahme enthüllt Trump drohte Putin, Moskau zu bombardieren; Schauspieler Ulrich Matthes kritisiert Kulturstaatsminister Weimer; Hersteller ersetzen teure Zutaten durch günstigere; Scarlett Johansson ist dank Jurassic World die erfolgreichste Schauspielerin überhaupt und 4.000 Komparsen für „Tribute von Panem“in Köln und Duisburg gesucht Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/ApokalypseundFilterkaffee

Für den neuen Film der "Tribute von Panem" werden Statisten gesucht. Finanziell lohnt sich das Ganze nicht wirklich - sind schließlich "Hungerspiele". Von Uli Winters.

Send us a textWe're back in Panem, and this time it's on the big screen! This week, we're rewatching The Hunger Games movie and diving into all our thoughts — the casting, the scenes that still give us chills, and our excitement for the new movie on the horizon.

With a lot going on in the world, Britt and Chris wanted to have a different kind of episode that is one part serious and one part fun! It includes a little US-Iran history and some Panem capitalist enterprises the Capitol would definitely have (or at least have tried and failed at). Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com

In this episode of The Book Fix, Yajaira and Cheli return to Panem to review The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins—and they're not holding back. They dive into the origin story of a young Coriolanus Snow and debate whether the prequel adds anything meaningful to the Hunger Games universe. Was the love story believable? Did Lucy Gray deserve better? And what was up with all that singing?? Tune in as they unpack the slow burn (literally) of Snow's villain arc, the book's commentary on control and spectacle, and whether this prequel hit the right notes—or just dragged its feet through the mud. Support the showOur Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebookfix?utm_source=linktree_admin_sharebecome our Patron ♡ https://www.patreon.com/BookFixbuy us a book ♡ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebookfixBusiness Inquiries: thebookfixpodcast@gmail.comfollow us on Tiktok! ♡ https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookfix

Send us a textHunger Games Summer isn't over yet, nerds!

Das Tribute von Panem-Franchise erlebt gerade ein Comeback, das sich gewaschen hat: Mit den Prequels “Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes” und “Sunrise on the Reaping” haben sich die Werke von Suzanne Collins wieder in das kollektive Bewusstsein der Buch- und Filmnerds gespült – und deshalb wird es für uns Zeit für einen richtigen Deep Dive! In dem Format #AskaFan erklärt Xenia dem Hunger-Games-Padawan Jonas, was ihr auf der Seele brennt. Warum gibt es die Hungerspiele? Wie sieht die Welt und die Karte von Panem aus? Und welches Werk ist denn das beste? Das alles und mehr klären wir hier, in diesem neuen Video auf Cinema Strikes Back!

Send us a textThis week, we're taking a quick break—but Hunger Games Summer rolls on!

In this episode of The Book Fix, Yajaira and Cheli continue their Hunger Games deep dive with a chaotic, passionate breakdown of Catching Fire (2013). The episode kicks off with a spirited conversation about bread (or the shocking lack of it from Panem's most famous baker), before diving into everything from sourdough dreams to Peeta's missed opportunities to be a true himbo hero.They reflect on Katniss kissing Gale way too much, Peeta being the ultimate damsel in distress, and all the key moments the movie left out—like the iconic medicinal plant book scene and the loss of Peeta's leg. The girls also demand more vulnerability from Katniss, more strength from Peeta, and more context for why their characters live in fancy houses now.Of course, things derail into talk about dating short kings, catching the ick, workplace cringe, and whether it's even possible to hate a movie that meant so much to them growing up. They may have complaints, but this one still gets a nostalgic 5 out of 5. Snow may be obsessed with their love story, but Yajaira and Cheli are obsessed with this movie.Support the showOur Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebookfix?utm_source=linktree_admin_sharebecome our Patron ♡ https://www.patreon.com/BookFixbuy us a book ♡ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebookfixBusiness Inquiries: thebookfixpodcast@gmail.comfollow us on Tiktok! ♡ https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookfix

Send us a textWelcome to Hunger Games Summer, nerds!

Every year, two children from one of twelve districts in Panem are chosen to participate in the Hunger Games, where they will fight each other to the death for the entertainment of the Capitol–and the chance to bring undreamt of wealth back to their poor families. When young Primrose is chosen as one of the tributes, her older sister Katniss sacrifices herself to go in her place. But now, 16-year-old Katniss must learn how to survive–and how to kill.  Recommended in this episode: Julia Bartz's The Writing Retreat and Paulette Kennedy's The Devil and Mrs. Davenport    Thanks to Fox and Wit for sending us their Nightshade Fox and Wit book box.   NEWS: We have a Bookshop.org shop now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses.    UP NEXT: Summer HIATUS! We will be back with new episodes soon! Buy our books here, including our newest Toil and Trouble.

Survive the epic world of Panem, the setting of The Hunger Games, as Geek History Lesson unfolds the complex narrative history behind Suzanne Collins' YA dystopian franchise! In this arena of an episode episode, we dissect the classical structure shared in each Hunger Games novel, explore Collins' Greco-Roman mythological inspiration, debate which characters deserve solo stories next, and discuss the socio-political themes that shaped a generation of Young Adult fiction. With Sunrise on the Reaping in stores now, delve with us into the saga's multi-media evolution, offering an exploration for seasoned fans and newcomers alike! You'll want to read all 5 Hunger Games books after listening to this one!For exclusive bonus podcasts like our Justice League Review show our Teen Titans Podcast, GHL Extra & Livestreams with the hosts, join the Geek History Lesson Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/JawiinGHL RECOMMENDED READING from this episode► https://www.geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreadingFOLLOW GHL►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekhistorylessonThreads: https://www.threads.net/@geekhistorylessonTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@geekhistorylessonFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylessonGet Your GHL Pin: https://geekhistorylesson.etsy.comYou can follow Ashley at https://www.threads.net/@ashleyvrobinson or https://www.ashleyvictoriarobinson.com/Follow Jason at https://www.threads.net/@jawiin or https://bsky.app/profile/jasoninman.bsky.socialThanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!

On this week's show, the hosts discuss Apple TV's latest ode (tragic comedy?) to the movie industry with The Studio. Then, they step up to the plate and take a swing at the baseball film Eephus. Finally, they invite Slate's Rebecca Onion to discuss the new edition to Panem's dystopia: Suzanne Collin's Sunrise on the Reaping. Endorsements: Dana: A French Village Podcast Steve: “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship” by Hannah Arendt Dan: Sky Daddy' by Kate Folk Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, the hosts discuss Apple TV's latest ode (tragic comedy?) to the movie industry with The Studio. Then, they step up to the plate and take a swing at the baseball film Eephus. Finally, they invite Slate's Rebecca Onion to discuss the new edition to Panem's dystopia: Suzanne Collin's Sunrise on the Reaping. Endorsements: Dana: A French Village Podcast Steve: “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship” by Hannah Arendt Dan: Sky Daddy' by Kate Folk Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, the hosts discuss Apple TV's latest ode (tragic comedy?) to the movie industry with The Studio. Then, they step up to the plate and take a swing at the baseball film Eephus. Finally, they invite Slate's Rebecca Onion to discuss the new edition to Panem's dystopia: Suzanne Collin's Sunrise on the Reaping. Endorsements: Dana: A French Village Podcast Steve: “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship” by Hannah Arendt Dan: Sky Daddy' by Kate Folk Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, the hosts discuss Apple TV's latest ode (tragic comedy?) to the movie industry with The Studio. Then, they step up to the plate and take a swing at the baseball film Eephus. Finally, they invite Slate's Rebecca Onion to discuss the new edition to Panem's dystopia: Suzanne Collin's Sunrise on the Reaping. Endorsements: Dana: A French Village Podcast Steve: “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship” by Hannah Arendt Dan: Sky Daddy' by Kate Folk Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we recast the characters of the young adult dystopian franchise, The Hunger Games. Join us as we step into the casting director's chair to reimagine Panem's most iconic characters with the best pop culture replacements from the 90s and 2000s. May the casting odds be ever in your favor!Relevant links: Full show notes at knoxandjamie.com/599Get our new Hunger Games bundle at knoxandjamie.com/shopThe Books | The MoviesKatniss: Mulan | Natalie PortmanGale: Morris Chestnut | Gary from Teen Mom S1 Peeta: Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Shia LaBeouf /Joseph Gordon-LevittFinnick: Jordan Catalano | Josh Hartnett Red Lights: Mother Nature | iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Green Lights:Jamie: book - Crowns of Nyaxia Series: Book 1 & Book 2 by Carissa BroadbentKnox: movie - How to Blow Up A Pipeline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.