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Last time we spoke about the second phase of the One Hundred Regiment Offensive.  During the second phase of the Hundred Regiments offensive, CCP forces emphasized strongpoint and transportation warfare across the Taihang/Jizhong area. Units were organized with wings containing Japanese positions while a central force struck deeper, as in the Renhe Dasu fighting in early October 1940. Night raids seized strongholds, while engineers and sabotage teams disrupted roads, bridges, and mobility, and ambushes targeted Japanese foraging and supply routes. Across these theaters, the strategy was consistent: make Japanese control porous by destroying or capturing local nodes and forcing constant repairs, re-routing, escorts, and slowed reinforcement, so occupation logistics and strongpoint networks could not function reliably. This approach supported wider offensives by isolating strongpoints, draining enemy strength, and giving Communist base areas room to endure and expand.   #204 The One Hundred Regiment Offensive Phase Three Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. After the two large-scale offensives carried out over wide areas of North China, the Japanese army did what it always did when control started to slip: it tried to turn mobile pressure back into something it could "manage" again. The Eighth Route Army's continued fighting had shown that Japanese-occupied space was not secure, and that base areas could still resist, strike, and persist even while under counterpressure. That was dangerous for occupation. If the enemy could keep operations going, Japanese lines of movement stayed uncertain and "stabilization" became a temporary illusion. To prevent the situation from worsening and to re-stabilize the occupied areas as quickly as possible, the Japanese mobilized heavy forces and launched retaliatory counter–"mopping-up" operations against anti-Japanese base areas in North China beginning October 6. The Japanese attempt wasn't only to punish; it was designed to take advantage of an asymmetry: the Eighth Route Army was striking and fighting continuously, and it did not have the luxury of resting, replenishing, and re-cohering as neatly as a garrison army might. Japanese commanders hoped that if they struck hard enough in enough places, the Communist main forces could be isolated, destroyed, or at least forced into a defensive posture that would break their operational tempo. At Liaodong and Yulin, Japanese reinforcements also created a second political-military stake. After the Yuliao Campaign ended, the Eighth Route Army headquarters issued instructions on October 1 to major regions, warning that enemy reinforcements in Liaodong and Yulin might use the opening to "sweep" the Taibei region. In the Communist operational mind, this wasn't just one threat; it was a pattern. A "sweep" could come as a wave that pushed inward, burned villages, destroyed supplies, and tried to force Communist forces out of their protected networks. Even if the offensive couldn't win a conventional decisive battle, it could aim to strip the base areas of people, food, and mobility—things that make guerrilla and strongpoint warfare possible. By October 19, 1940, the Eighth Route Army headquarters issued a counter–"mopping-up" operation plan, and civilian and military authorities in various regions launched counter-"mopping-up" operations accordingly. This is important background: in these campaigns, "mopping-up" was not only an army activity. The Japanese were attempting to break the base system itself—its logistics, its local administration, and the relationship between armed units and civilians who hid, moved, fed, and replaced them. So the counter-operations had to be just as systemic. The Communists needed to keep people alive, keep movement possible, and keep the enemy from consolidating inside a cleared space. In southeastern Shanxi's Taihang and Taiyue regions, the Japanese 1st Army aimed to strike the main force of the 129th Division and destroy anti-Japanese base areas by running a series of mopping operations from October 6 to December 5. The plan had a typical occupation logic: push through strongholds gradually, clear pockets methodically, and rely on local superiority—especially in manpower, logistics, and the ability to reinforce by road. And because the Communist main force had been operating without meaningful rest after the earlier offensives, the Japanese believed they could catch formations while they were still "in between battles." On October 6, in the Taihang region, more than 800 enemy troops from Wu'an in western Hebei began a "mopping-up" operation in the Yangyi area. By October 11, the Japanese posture escalated. Part of the Japanese Independent Mixed 4th Brigade departed from Liaoxian and Wuxiang, while part of the 36th Division departed from Lucheng and Xiangyuan; together they totaled over 3,000 troops. Coordinating from north and south, they carried out operations to "mop up" both banks of the Zhuozhang River between Yulin, Liaoxian, and Wuxiang, encircling and clearing the south side of the Yulin–Liaoxian highway. This emphasis on riverbanks and highway corridors reveals the Japanese method: move along terrain that controls movement, then compress enemy options until the defenders have to fight inside a narrowing space. The counter to that method required more than bravery. The Eighth Route Army's 385th and 386th Brigades, along with the 1st Column of the Decisive Battle, fought on inner lines—where they could move more rapidly between known local positions and threaten the enemy's flanks or supply behavior. Meanwhile the New 10th Brigade fought on outer lines, where it could intercept, delay, and force the enemy to spend time reacting instead of clearing. By the morning of October 15, the New 10th Brigade delivered a concrete example of that interception strategy. Two regiments ambushed an enemy motor-transport convoy at Gongjiagou on the Heliao Highway, destroying more than 40 vehicles and annihilating more than 100 Japanese soldiers escorting the convoy. The meaning of a convoy ambush is strategic even when the numbers are modest: vehicles represent speed, logistics, and reinforcement. If the enemy loses vehicles repeatedly, "mopping" becomes slower, and slower clearing creates openings for the defenders to reorganize, disperse, or shift main effort. After that, on October 17, the enemy forces that had been mopping up the convoy withdrew in different directions. Withdrawal in multiple directions is a sign that the Japanese clearing operation, meant to compress a space, had instead been forced into a reactive mode. It also hints at a recurring pattern in these years: Japanese units could clear what was already weak, but when defenders hit their movement corridors, the occupiers had to spend time and combat power simply to recover mobility. The next major sweep began October 20, 1940, and it was much larger. Nearly 10,000 troops—from the 36th Division and Independent Mixed Brigade No. 4—set off from multiple locations, including Wu'an, Liaoxian, Wuxiang, and Lucheng, to sweep the area east and west of the Qingzhang River, focusing on land between Matian and Zuohui. Crucially, that was not random ground. The Japanese sought to strike the CCP Central Committee Northern Bureau, the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and the 129th Division headquarters, along with party and government organs of the Jin-Ji-Yu Border Region, located together with Shexian and Piancheng. In other words, the Japanese targeted not just armed units but the political-administrative heart that makes base areas function. Once in the attack area, the Japanese carried out "mopping-up" operations paired with burning and killing for several days. That brutality wasn't only cruelty; it served a purpose. Burning villages, destroying crops, and killing civilians could deny the base area food and shelter while making local cooperation more difficult. Then, on October 26, the Japanese began to withdraw and carried out mopping-up in different areas on the way back. The base area was "severely damaged and destroyed," indicating that even when the Japanese didn't annihilate the main Communist force, they could still achieve degradation—hurting the system they needed to keep operating. But the Communists were not simply absorbing damage. On October 29, a force of over 500 men from the 36th Division, plus over 400 supply and laborers, was mopping up Huangyandong and advanced through Zuohui to Guanjia'nao east of Panlong, preparing to return to Wuxiang. This is where counter-mopping becomes operationally dangerous for the occupier. Supply and labor detachments move differently from combat formations, and they represent an enemy's assumption that the base area is being "cleared." The Eighth Route Army headquarters ordered, at 1:00 p.m., for the 129th Division to concentrate its main force to annihilate the enemy. That night, the 129th Division—uniting the main forces of the 385th and 386th Brigades, parts of the New 10th Brigade, and the First Column of the Death Squad—surrounded the enemy at Guanjia'nao with a plan to launch a general offensive at 4:00 a.m. The besieged enemy, besides quickly building fortifications, seized Fengkengding high ground southwest of Guanjia'nao under cover of darkness. The two high points helped defenders support one another and resist stubbornly. The battle lasted until dawn on October 31, when most of the enemy had been annihilated, leaving only more than 60 men to hold positions. Then reinforcements arrived—over 1,500 from Huangyandong—supported by more than 10 aircraft. The 129th Division withdrew, and the remaining enemy fled toward the flood, leaving behind more than 280 corpses. By then, most Japanese troops had withdrawn from the central base area. The background stake is clear: "mopping-up" could damage and burn, but if defenders could convert the Japanese attempt into a trap—especially when enemy units had become separated from their core and committed to clearing—they could turn a destructive operation into a costly one for the occupier. In early November, the Japanese continued. In Licheng south of Taihang, Japanese forces invaded Nanweiquan and Beiweiquan and then Xijing. Elsewhere, Japanese forces in Xiangyuan invaded Panlong via Xiying, attempting to attack Dongtian and the area around Zhuanbi, where the Eighth Route Army headquarters was located. In that moment, the 386th Brigade was ordered to rush to the north–south line of Damocun, east of Panlong, block the invading enemy, and cover the transfer of the Eighth Route Army headquarters. At 9:00 a.m. on November 3, 1940, fierce fighting broke out as the troops finished deploying near Damocun. The Japanese launched continuous attacks and captured some positions. The 386th Brigade held until 4:00 a.m. on November 4, then withdrew after the headquarters successfully moved. The Japanese attempt to launch a pincer attack failed, and they retreated to the Baijin Line on November 5. Even when Japanese action couldn't be fully blocked, the counter's aim was not only tactical survival but prevention of strategic encirclement—protecting the central institutions and preserving the ability to fight again. In the northern Taihang region, more than 2,500 enemy troops from Heshun arrived in Yushe on November 3 via Hanwang Town and Changcheng Town, reinforcing Japanese forces in the Yu, Liao, and Wu areas. Then they carried out repeated mopping operations south of the Yuliao Highway, including Jiangtang, Lingshang, Songjiazhuang, Guojiao, and Dayouyi. Harassment and attacks by military and civilians forced Japanese troops back into their strongholds by the 13th. A "40-day" counter-mopping operation in Taihang came to an end. The term "40-day" isn't only calendar time; it suggests that these were not one-off battles but sustained campaigns of movement, dispersal, and repeated harassment meant to drain the enemy's capacity. Starting November 17, the Japanese launched a multi-pronged attack on Qinyuan and the area north of Guodao Town. The attack involved part of the 37th Division from Qin County and Nanguan Town, part of the Independent Mixed Brigade from Pingyao, Jiexiu, and Huo County, and a battalion of the 41st Division from Hongdong—more than 7,000 troops deployed to attack Qinyuan and the north area. But the Taiyue Military Region response shows how the Communist counter-mopping wasn't always to meet force with force. To avoid the enemy's "sharp edge," the Taiyue Military Region formed two detachments—Qin East and Qin West—with leadership and main force moving to both sides of the Qin River outside the Japanese attack zone, targeting scattered Japanese troops instead of being fixed into a single killing field. By November 23, due to harassment by local armed forces, the Japanese reached the attack zone and then carried out dispersed mopping operations. Qinyuan County was the most severely damaged, with more than 5,000 people killed (about one-tenth of its population), nearly 10,000 livestock killed and over 7,000 stolen, and 30,000 to 40,000 houses destroyed. Those details are brutal, but they explain why background stakes mattered: "mopping-up" was meant to break the social base. If civilians died or fled, the guerrilla system became harder to sustain. The response from the Dayue Military Region seized the opportunity created by Japanese dispersal. On November 23, the 42nd Regiment of the Qinxi Detachment annihilated more than 100 Japanese soldiers in Guantan. On November 27, parts of the 42nd and 59th Regiments killed or wounded more than 160 in Huhanping and Mabei. The Qindong Detachment's 17th and 57th Regiments inflicted serious damage in a series of places—Guang'ao, Chenjiagou, Longfosi, Wuyuanzhen, Nanweicun, Nanli, and more. The 17th Regiment's battle at Longfosi annihilated more than 100 Japanese. Additional heavy losses were inflicted by the 212th Brigade in Jiaokou. By December 5, the Japanese were forced to withdraw from the Taiyue area in separate routes. Strategically, dispersal punished the occupier because scattered units are harder to protect and easier to ambush. Across the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, anti-"mopping-up" operations unfolded gradually, beginning with the Pingxi area, the first target of the Japanese on the path toward the Japanese-held headquarters and rail lines. Pingxi mattered because it directly threatened the headquarters of the Japanese North China Area Army and Beiping—the puppet regime's center—and also threatened the Pinghan and Pingsui railways, North China's main transportation lines. So Pingxi became an operational priority: if the occupier couldn't keep the rail network secure, their ability to reinforce and supply their own strongpoints suffered. On October 13, 1940, more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops attacked Sanpo, the central area of the Pingxi base area, in 10 routes. This attack used a methodical, steady approach: advance gradually, rely on strongholds, and cover 5 to 10 kilometers each day. In response, the Pingxi Military Sub-district countered using timely maneuvers of its main forces and extensive guerrilla warfare. Over more than a week of fighting, the enemy was constantly harassed and attacked, wearing them down. Although Japanese troops penetrated deep, they failed to identify the main force's movements. By November 21, when the encirclement tightened further, the Pingxi main force jumped out from the Sanpo area and moved southwest. Encountering the enemy at Pengtou, it then moved to the Yegu and Datai line east of Bancheng. After the Japanese entered the Sanpo area, they conducted widespread burning and killing and looted grain. Starting from the 23rd, the Japanese retreated in different routes. By the end of October, the main force had withdrawn from Pingxi, but more than 2,000 troops remained in the Pingxi anti-Japanese base area to build strongholds and roads. Strongholds were added in places like Changping and Wanping—14 strongholds alone—and villages such as Dongzhaitang and Dujiazhuang came under their control. The base area began to shrink and shrink. That shrinkage is the other background stake: even when guerrilla forces avoid annihilation, the occupier may still carve away space through fortification. On October 19, 1940, the Eighth Route Army headquarters instructed that enemy attacks in Pingxi and Taihang might turn around and attack the Beiyue area. The Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region needed to prepare quickly to crush these "mopping-up" operations, coordinating Party, government, military, and civilians and conducting in-depth combat mobilization. The main force should assemble in appropriate positions and prepare to annihilate one or two enemy forces decisively. The headquarters also instructed the 129th and 120th Divisions to cooperate actively. By November 9, 1940, the Japanese struck again in a massive sweep. The 110th Division, along with other units and more than 14,000 puppet troops, launched a "mopping-up" operation in the jurisdiction of the 1st Military Sub-district. The Japanese and puppet troops moved in coordinated lines: along the line of Yi County, Dalonghua, Wang'an Town, Laiyuan, and Chajianling from north to south, while those in Baoding and Mancheng moved east to west. The intent was to squeeze Communist sub-district forces into a narrow area for a decisive battle. On November 10, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region issued operational guidelines and deployments for countering "mopping-up" operations. By the 12th, in response to Japanese widespread burning and killing, it further instructed that without hindering mobility, the main force could disperse a portion of troops—no more than one-third—to strike resolutely at attempts to burn and kill. That instruction captures the balance commanders tried to strike: disperse too much and you lose power; disperse too little and you become trapped by the occupier's brutality. The Japanese then attempted to pressure multiple places. On November 9, more than 6,000 enemy troops from Laiyuan, Yixian, and Baoding attacked Guantou, Yinfang, Huangtuling, and Shenbei. On the 12th, their attack failed; they burned and killed people before retreating in different routes. At that time, the 1st Military Sub-district assembled the 1st and 25th Regiments to intercept them. One enemy force of more than 800 was intercepted on the 14th as it retreated from Wujiazhuang to Yuangang; some were killed or wounded. Even so, the enemy broke through under aircraft cover and retreated to Guantou. On the way, it was intercepted again by the 20th Regiment, suffering heavy casualties, and it fled back to Mancheng. Then on November 13, more than 2,700 Japanese and puppet troops attacked the 3rd Military Sub-district; on November 14, about 2,600 advanced from Dingxiang, Dongye, and Wutai toward Fuping and its southwest area in two routes. The Japanese attacked with east-west coordination, launching joint attacks on Taiyu north of Fuping. The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region headquarters and the command organs of the 3rd and 5th military sub-districts, along with the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th regiments and other troops, transferred to the outer line before the enemy encirclement formed. On the 16th, the Japanese launched a joint attack again on Taiyu and Zhangjiayu, and the guerrillas who failed to transfer fought hard. Commander Wang Pu and Deputy Director of the Political Department Hao Yuming were killed, and troops suffered more than 100 casualties. On November 18, the enemy from Taiyu quickly occupied Hanping City. By the 21st, enemy forces from Daying via Shentangbao and Wuwangkou, and from Wutai via Taihuai, Shizui, Longquanguan, and Xiaguan, also gathered in Fuping City. After occupying Fuping, the Japanese launched repeated attacks "sweeping" areas under the jurisdiction of the 3rd Military Sub-district from both inward and outward strongholds, conducting brutal burning and killing and destruction. On the night of November 21, the 2nd Regiment dispatched more than 30 men to raid Dangcheng and attack Japanese barracks with grenades. The Japanese panicked and fired guns and cannons all night. On the 26th, four plainclothes officers infiltrated Baoding and attacked a theater where the Japanese army was holding a meeting, causing panic among the Japanese. The enemy that had invaded the base area withdrew in different routes on the 25th. By December 3, 1940, most Japanese troops had withdrawn from the Beiyue area, but more than 1,000 remained along lines including Fuping, Wangkuai, Dangcheng, and Quyang to continue building points and roads in an attempt to occupy the area long-term. To force the enemy back, eliminate occupied points, and completely crush Japanese and puppet "mopping-up," the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region organized the Fuping–Wangkuai Campaign starting December 9, with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th regiments participating. At 21:00 on December 14, the 6th Regiment attacked enemy forces in Dongzhuang. The 1st Battalion captured three fortified positions on the north mountain of Dongzhuang and rushed into the village, only for Japanese counterattacks to recapture fortified positions and kill or wound more than 170 Japanese during the counterfight. The 4th Regiment attacked the enemy in Fuping; the 2nd Regiment and guerrilla forces entered Dangcheng and Lingshan. On the 21st, more than 130 enemy soldiers escorting more than 100 pack animals carrying military supplies reached Wangkuai and were completely annihilated when they reached Wanglinkou. By December 26, an ambush in the Xuancun area of the Pinghan Railway destroyed 14 Japanese trains and their vehicles as well as three heavy artillery pieces. On the 27th, more than 1,200 enemy troops advancing from Dongzhuang in Fuping were attacked in Luoyu and Tumen, suffering more than 140 casualties. The remaining Japanese withdrew from Fuping, Dongzhuang, and Wangkuai starting New Year's Day 1941. By January 4, the 55-day anti-"mopping-up" campaign had basically ended, with the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region killing and wounding more than 2,000 Japanese and puppet troops while suffering 1,382 casualties itself. These numbers and dates show why background and stakes matter: the counter-mopping effort wasn't short. It was sustained, operationally demanding, and required continued offensive action even while facing superior Japanese resources. The pressure didn't end there. From October 25 to early November, about 4,000 Japanese troops, including the 16th Independent Mixed Brigade, launched a mopping operation in the Miyu and Loufan areas of the 8th and 3rd military sub-districts in northwestern Shanxi, but they were attacked by local soldiers and civilians. In mid-December, Japanese forces transferred additional strength: parts of the 37th Division from southern Shanxi and the 41st Division from southeastern Shanxi, along with parts of the 3rd, 9th, and 16th Independent Mixed Brigades and the 26th Division from northwestern Shanxi—totaling more than 20,000 troops—to prepare for a full-scale mopping operation in northwestern Shanxi. After the second phase of the Hundred Regiments Offensive ended, the 120th Division anticipated retaliation and actively prepared for counter-mopping. On October 30, the division was ordered to establish the Jin-Northwest Military Region, and on November 7, the military region was established in Lijiawan, Xing County. The Jin-Northwest Military Region had direct military sub-districts and six military sub-districts: the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, and Yanbei. Then the occupier escalated. Starting December 14, 1940, the Japanese launched a full-scale mopping operation against the Jin-Northwest region. More than 5,000 enemy troops invaded the Mi-Yu Town area of the 8th Military Sub-district, more than 4,000 invaded Lin-Xian, and more than 6,000 attacked Xing-Xian and the area south of Bao-De from strongholds such as Lan-Xian and Qi-Lan. By December 23, Japanese forces had occupied all county towns, most market towns, and Yellow River crossings in the Jin-Northwest region except for Bao-De and He-Qu counties, and began to implement a systematic policy commonly described as the "Three Alls" policy. The "Three Alls" emphasis is the clearest expression of stakes turning lethal. Japanese troops and traitors disguised themselves as the Eighth Route Army to lure and kill masses. They sent out core detachments to attack and repeatedly sweep the area, seeking to annihilate party, government, and military leadership organs—focusing on destroying the rear organs and facilities that made Communist endurance possible. According to incomplete statistics, more than 5,000 people were brutally killed during these sweeps. In Xingxian County alone, 150,000 catties of grain were looted and burned; in the 4th Military Sub-district, more than 5,000 head of livestock were looted and killed; and more than 19,000 houses and cave dwellings were burned down. In the early stage of this anti-mopping campaign, the Jin-Sui Military Region mainly used a portion of its forces to cooperate with local troops and guerrillas in widespread guerrilla warfare. They harassed and contained the attacking enemy, disrupted enemy transportation, and covered the transfer of the masses. The main force avoided the enemy's sharp edge and moved to the outer line to seek opportunities to attack the Japanese army. This describes the classic guerrilla operational pattern: avoid being fixed into a single decisive trap, but create enough friction that enemy operations degrade into a struggle they can't sustain. repeated attacks and ambushes during the mopping period across Miyu Town and other areas—units striking repeatedly, destroying roads, cutting off enemy transportation, and attacking enemy strongholds north of Dawu. To thwart the Japanese army's plans to build roads and fortifications—plans that would make future sweeps easier—the Jin-Sui Military Region instructed, on December 27, all sub-districts to mobilize forces to disrupt Japanese road construction and fortification. The 358th Brigade attacked enemy road construction from Lanxian to Dashetou and from Puming to Chijianling; the Independent 1st Brigade sabotaged the Dawu–Linxian highway; and the 4th Column of the Death Squad sabotaged the Dawu–Fangshan highway. Part of the Independent 1st Brigade's 2nd Regiment organized over 2,000 civilians to sabotage the Dawu–Sanjiao highway twice, forcing the enemy in Linxian to detour through Fangshan to contact Lishi. The Lishi guerrillas led civilians in two sabotage attacks on the Lishi–Jundu highway, destroying over 30 "li" of road. Other units attacked strongholds along key highways and destroyed or disrupted the "maintenance committees" that surrounded newly built enemy strongholds. There were also direct raids—storming into Linxian County and capturing representatives of enemy maintenance organizations. Meanwhile, the Workers' and Patriots' Brigade carried out continuous sabotage on the Taifen Highway. As the enemy plans ran into persistent disruption, Japanese and puppet forces began to retreat in different routes starting January 2, 1941, and by January 24 they returned to their original strongholds. The Jin-Sui winter counter-mopping operation lasted 40 days, annihilated more than 2,500 enemy troops, destroyed 125 kilometers of roads and 23 bridges, and recovered all towns occupied by the enemy during the campaign. Here the stakes show through most clearly: the campaign was not merely about killing enemy troops. It was about preventing the occupier from building a durable, road-connected grid that would allow future sweeps to be faster, larger, and more decisive. At the wider campaign level, the Eighth Route Army also recorded its total effects from August 20 to December 5, covering roughly three and a half months. During that period, the Eighth Route Army fought 1,824 battles of varying sizes, killing or wounding 20,645 Japanese soldiers (including senior officers), killing or wounding 5,155 puppet troops, and capturing 281 Japanese soldiers and 18,407 puppet troops. 47 Japanese soldiers surrendered voluntarily, and 1,845 puppet troops defected, totaling 46,380 people. The Communists captured 5,942 guns and 53 artillery pieces, and destroyed extensive transportation infrastructure: 474 kilometers of railway, 1,502 kilometers of highway, 213 bridges, 37 railway stations, 11 tunnels, more than 217,000 rails, more than 1,549,000 sleepers, more than 109,000 telephone poles, and more than 424,000 kilograms of telephone wire. Five coal mines and 11 warehouses were destroyed. The narrative further adds that when including casualties of Japanese and puppet forces across related engagements—such as Fuwang and the anti–mopping operations in northwest Shanxi—the total number of casualties reached more than 50,880. Japanese statistics were also cited for damage assessment, noting destruction of track and bridges across key railways (Zhengtai, Tongpu, Pinghan), telegraph pole damage, power line cuts, and effects on coal production—such as the Jingxing New Mine being unable to produce coal for at least six months. These details underline a broader background stake: infrastructure damage was meant to weaken the occupier's ability to keep its occupation apparatus working, even after the direct battles ended. The price of that multi-month struggle was high for the Eighth Route Army as well. Over the three and a half months leading up to the Hundred Regiments Offensive, the Eighth Route Army suffered 17,000 casualties, and more than 20,000 were poisoned. During the Hundred Regiments Offensive itself, post-war statistics state that the 129th Division suffered 7,362 casualties and 450 missing persons, and the entire division suffered 7,812 casualties. When you connect these lines—offensive sabotage, counter-offensives, Japanese mopping-ups, and anti-mopping resistance—you see why this second wave of fighting mattered. It wasn't only about whether the Japanese could respond to the offensive. It was about whether both sides could sustain their operational logic: the Japanese trying to stabilize occupation through "mopping," and the Communists trying to preserve base systems through dispersal, harassment, and counter-moves that convert the occupier's clearing effort into something too costly to maintain. The background of the Hundred Regiments offensive, who authorized it, who planned it, and why, remains unclear. The Japanese response was so severe that, in retrospect, it appeared to some as if the offensive had been a mistake. Some leaders, especially Mao, may have wanted to disavow it. Indirect hints in Mao's writings in subsequent months and years suggest he may have viewed it critically or harbored misgivings from the start. It was not the kind of strategy Mao preferred. More than twenty years later, during the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards charged that Mao had not even known of the plan in advance because of Peng Dehuai's alleged duplicity, at the time, Peng was being denounced. While this seems unlikely, it may contain some substance. In his own defense against these charges, Peng stated that after the 8RA headquarters—located not in Yan'an but in Jin-Cha-Ji—planned the operation, it sent mobilization orders downward to each regional command and also notified the Central Military Affairs Commission headed by Mao. In the original plan, the action would begin in early September. But, Peng wrote, to prevent enemy discovery and to ensure simultaneous surprise assaults—thereby inflicting an even greater blow to the enemy and the puppets—they began about ten days earlier than scheduled, during the last week of August. "So we did not wait for approval from the Military Affairs Commission (this was wrong), but went right into combat earlier than planned." There is also the issue of the "spontaneous" participation of more than eighty regiments without authorization from the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and not from Yan'an as well. If Peng Dehuai's account is accepted (written in 1970, shortly before his death), then Mao and Party Central had no role in conceiving or planning the Hundred Regiments campaign. In that case, the "grand strategy" motivations for undertaking it largely vanish—except perhaps insofar as they were considered by Peng and his colleagues. One alleged motive was to counter any tendency toward capitulation by Chiang Kai-shek and the Chongqing regime: if the war heated up and the CCP threw itself into fighting, any accommodation between Chiang and Japan would look like cowardly surrender. A related consideration was the Communist leadership's sensitivity to the charge that they were simply exploiting the war to expand their influence—avoiding Japanese combat while letting KMT armies bear the real burden of fighting. The Nationalists gave major publicity to the accusation that CCP policy devoted 70 percent of effort to expansion, 20 percent to coping with the KMT, and only 10 percent to opposing Japan. A third suggested motive was to divert attention from the New Fourth Army's offensives against Nationalist forces in Central China, which were peaking around the same time. Peng Dehuai acknowledged the campaign was "too protracted," yet he defended its importance in maintaining the CCP's anti-Japanese image in the wake of anti-friction conflicts, in demonstrating the failure of the cage-and-silkworm policy, in returning at least twenty-six county seats to base control, and in keeping "wavering" elements in line. Even if these reasons mattered less than regional and tactical calculations in launching the campaign, they could always be used for propaganda afterward. Whatever misgivings Mao and Party Central may have had, the Party kept them to itself. Mao radioed congratulations to Peng after his victory, and in public statements the Hundred Regiments were turned into legend. Even if the Hundred Regiments campaign aimed to defeat Japanese pacification efforts, it did not succeed in a decisive way. Shocked and stung by the 8RA's action, the North China Area Army intensified its efforts to bring North China under tighter control. Under General Tada and then his successor, General Okamura Yasuji (July 1941–November 1944), the Japanese inflicted brutal, sustained violence against all North China bases. Between 1941 and 1944, about 150,000 Japanese troops were assigned full-time to pacification duty, supported by roughly 100,000 Chinese auxiliaries of widely varying description and effectiveness. The remainder of the NCAA (about 150,000–200,000 men) was assigned to other tasks such as garrisoning major cities and containing Nationalist forces. Communist regulars were estimated at around 250,000 within base areas and 40,000 in SKN. The Japanese and their Chinese auxiliaries invested even more heavily than before in constructing moats, ditches, palisades, and blockhouses. Japanese sources claimed that by 1942 their forces had built 11,860 kilometers of blockade line and 7,700 fortified posts, mostly in the Hebei plains and the foothills of the Taihang mountains. A massive trench ran for 500 kilometers along the western side of the Pinghan railway line, with a depopulated and constantly patrolled zone on either side. The 250 Japanese outposts established in southern Hebei by December 1940 were more than quadrupled by mid-1942. These became the key means of controlling plains areas; by the end of 1941, all Communist bases in such terrain had been reduced to guerrilla status. Many main force units—such as those under Liu Cheng'ao and Yang Xiufeng—were compelled to move westward into mountains to survive. What distinguished the new Tada–Okamura approach from earlier tactics was the much larger and more protracted search-and-destroy thrust into the core mountain-base areas. They also replaced selective repression with indiscriminate, generalized violence. These infamous "Three-All" mop-up campaigns meant: kill all, burn all, loot all. Unable to distinguish ordinary peasants from Communists, the Japanese waged war on everyone. After attempting to seal off major consolidated regions in the base areas, they sent in very large detachments to search for Communist forces, civilian cadres, and activists. They also tried to destroy base facilities and war material stockpiles; to disrupt agriculture by burning crops or interfering with planting and harvesting; and to seize grain stores. Entire villages were razed, and everything alive found there was killed. Unlike earlier mop-ups that swept through an area and then departed, these campaigns left troops in the targeted zones for extended periods, "combing" the area back and forth and building at least temporary strongpoints in more accessible parts of mountain bases. These mop-up operations took a heavy and painful toll on rural populations. No doubt the harsh tactics and atrocities frequently committed during these actions did cause many peasants, rich and poor alike, to harbor deep hatred of the Japanese and to commit more fully to the Communist side. But intra-party sources also portray cases in which repression worked even more effectively than earlier attempts to drive a wedge between party and peasantry. As one internal assessment put it: If we only stress concealment… we are bound to be divorced from the masses. The morale of the masses cannot be sustained for long either. On the other hand, if we only seek fleeting gratification in careless fighting, we may also invite still more cruel enemy suppression. That will also alienate the masses. Communist spokesmen acknowledged that, in North China base areas, the population under Party control fell from 44 million to 25 million, while the Eighth Route Army declined from 400,000 to 300,000. Local records present an even grimmer picture. By 1942, 90 percent of the plains bases had been reduced to guerrilla zones or outright enemy control. In the mountainous Taiyue district within the Jin-Cha-Lu-Yi base, one cadre admitted that "not a single county was kept intact and the government offices of all its twelve counties were exiled in Jin-yuan." All twenty-six county seats occupied following the Hundred Regiments fighting were lost. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. Japan tried to regain control through retaliatory "mopping-up" operations starting in October 1940. In response, the Eighth Route Army and its commanders issued counter-measures: coordinate party, government, military, and civilians; keep mobility while dispersing forces when possible; and focus on annihilating incoming enemy units decisively. Counter-sweeps and anti-pacification actions continued through December, involving repeated ambushes and sabotage of roads, highways, and fortification efforts. 

Last time we spoke about the battle Yaoyi. Japan pushed hard into Hubei with a plan: surround the main Chinese forces and seize Yichang, hoping to use it to strike at Chongqing. At first, the fighting was chaotic and punishing. The Chinese side tried to hold the line and disrupt the advance, and they even managed setbacks for the Japanese, pushing back, retaking key ground, and hitting supply and positioning weaknesses. But victory came with a cost: commanders were lost, and every gain was hard-won. Still, the battle didn't unfold as a clean Chinese retreat or a simple Japanese win. As Japanese units shifted and tested for openings, the Chinese forces adjusted—delaying, regrouping, and fighting to keep their formations from being completely trapped. Eventually, Japan managed to break through at critical moments, especially through crossings and maneuvers that the Chinese had not fully sealed off. In the end, Japan succeeded in taking Yichang, but it didn't achieve the decisive annihilation it wanted.    #201 The New Fourth Army Incident and the Strained United Front Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. After the catastrophe of the early 1930s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entered the war against Japan in a political mood that was both hopeful and wary: it wanted to be seen as a genuine national leader of resistance, yet it also feared being absorbed—or destroyed—by the Guomindang (KMT) state it had spent years battling. That tension became the organizing principle of the war's early years. The turning point came from the Xi'an Incident in December 1936, which forced a new calculation in Nationalist politics. In the months that followed, agreements between KMT and CCP representatives were publicly proclaimed in August and September 1937, after the Shanghai fighting began. Under these arrangements, the CCP accepted constraints that in peacetime would have looked like surrender: it pledged to strive for Sun Yixian's "Three People's Principles," to end its former policies of armed revolt and sovietization, to abolish the soviet government, and to discontinue both the term "Red Army" and the expectation that its forces would operate outside central control. Communist troops would be treated as part of the national military under KMT command, and the revolution's old administrative structures were to be formally dismantled. In return, the KMT offered the CCP something just as important: space to exist publicly and politically. Liaison offices were permitted in key cities; the CCP was allowed to publish the New China Daily; and it could nominate representatives to KMT advisory bodies. Civil rights were extended—political prisoners were released—and subsidies were established to help cover administrative and military expenses in "reintegrated" areas and territories. The war thus transformed the tactical reality on the ground: the CCP could not treat the KMT as an immediate enemy, but it also could not afford to become politically passive. It had to learn how to fight Japan while building legitimacy fast enough to survive the next phase. In the first year and a half, the Party Center focused on three problems that kept returning in different forms: how the "united front" would be defined—especially what the CCP's relationship to the National government should be; how to coordinate military strategy and tactics with Nationalist units without losing control of its own operations; and how leadership should be consolidated, particularly for Mao Zedong in a party that still contained rival centers of authority. These disputes mattered not just for doctrine but for survival, because the CCP's autonomy was constantly being tested by the very alliance that was supposed to protect it. Mao's own approach to the united front combined cooperation with a refusal to surrender independence. Publicly, the CCP praised Jiang Jieshi and the KMT and promised unity, but it did so in language that was deliberately broad. In private (and in internal party debates), Mao treated unity as conditional: the CCP must not split the united front, but it also must not be "bound hand and foot." The strategic idea that emerged was political initiative under constraints—fighting when it could plausibly claim justification, keeping enough restraint that the CCP would not appear self-interested or anti-national, and deciding for itself when to engage and when to withdraw. This balance was reinforced through military reorganization. In August–September 1937, CCP forces were reorganized as the Eighth Route Army (8RA), with roughly 30,000 men drawn from Long March survivors, local forces, and new recruits. The 8RA was divided into three divisions: the 115th, 120th, and 129th, commanded by Lin Biao, He Long, and Liu Bocheng respectively. Shortly after the war began, the National government also authorized a second major Communist force: the New Fourth Army (N4A), to operate in central China. Its core came from those left behind when the Long March began in 1934—small groups surviving in difficult conditions against continuing KMT pressure. Officially authorized at 12,000, it took months to reach that strength. Nominally commanded by Ye Ting, actual military and political control rested with Xiang Ying and Chen Yi. From the start, then, the CCP's wartime "integration" with the National system coexisted with a clear effort to preserve internal control. Ideologically, the CCP worked to make its revolutionary program compatible—at least in appearance—with a national resistance coalition. On the New Democracy demonstrated how this strategy operated on two levels. In KMT-controlled spaces, its language could be read as aligning with liberal-democratic expectations: public participation, multi-party governance, legally protected civil rights. But in CCP-controlled areas, the same text could carry sharper class-based and authoritarian implications. The Party wanted a united front that broadened support without becoming committed to Nationalist limits on how society itself might be reorganized after victory. Meanwhile, even as the rhetoric of unity rose, the CCP worried about something more dangerous than military setbacks: the possibility that the KMT might accommodate Japan. Late 1939 and early 1940 made this fear harder to dismiss. Japan pursued collaboration with Wang Jingwei, culminating in the establishment of a "reorganized" government at Nanjing in March 1940. At the same time, Japanese intermediaries sought approaches to Chiang Kai-shek himself—an effort that the CCP tracked closely as a sign that peace negotiations might be possible even when battlefield conditions looked grim. Propaganda was involved, but the anxiety was real: if Japan and the Nationalists reached an arrangement, the CCP's whole wartime legitimacy-building effort could collapse overnight. As a result, the united front was interpreted inside the CCP not as a permanent coalition with the KMT, but as a flexible strategy with a cardinal purpose: to prevent peace between Japan and the Nationalists. Mao's position on the united front reflected this. For him, the alliance was meant to suspend the possibility of a China–Japan settlement, not to end the CCP's separate identity. The CCP could participate in a reconstituted national framework—possibly even a "democratic republic"—to gain legality and influence, but it should remain politically and, where possible, physically separate from the KMT. By 1939, however, the practical meaning of "flexibility" collided with reality. What had seemed, to some observers, like an unusually cordial entente began to fade. The KMT Central Committee adopted measures early in 1939 aimed at restricting Communist expansion, and armed clashes increased through the summer and continued into autumn and winter—especially around North China Communist bases. The period of rising conflict was later labeled by the CCP as the "first anti-Communist upsurge" (roughly spanning December 1939 into March 1940), but the crucial point was that both sides viewed each confrontation as a test of legal rights, moral legitimacy, and control over territory. Strategically, the CCP understood the KMT's effort as an attempt to check unauthorized growth of Communist armed power and to recover areas where influence had already slipped away—either to the Communists or, by indirect effect, to Japan. The KMT emphasized its traditional legal authority; the CCP countered with its claim to an "evolutionary" moral right to challenge the government's legitimacy. In practice, the conflict took the form of increasingly systematic military pressure, including a blockade around the Shen–Gan–Ning region. By this point, the blockade involved large numbers of troops (on the order of hundreds of thousands), halting Communist expansion and disrupting direct contact with other Communist forces farther afield, even as fighting flared along border zones and around vulnerable points in the Communist defensive perimeter. So, by the edge of the "middle years," the wartime alliance had not broken into open civil war—but it had also stopped being secure. The united front survived, yet it operated under strain: its language of cooperation continued, while "friction" between partners hardened into a central feature of the resistance struggle. Transition into the war's second phase began in early 1939, shaped by the stalemate Mao had already anticipated at the sixth plenum in late 1938. Mao argued that during this prolonged "new stage" the forces of resistance—above all, Communist-led forces—would strengthen. The overall result, however, was mixed. In Shandong and Central China, new Communist bases did take shape. But across much of North China, Japanese consolidation cost the resistance heavily in manpower and population. Base-area economies suffered serious strain, and the peasantry endured hardships more severe than at any earlier point. This stalemate had two main dimensions. The first was the growing resentment of the Nationalists toward Communist expansion—resentment made especially sharp by their own losses. As the Nationalists were driven out of regions that had previously provided them their greatest wealth and power in the central and lower Yangtze basin, they also lost the "cream" of their armies. In contrast, the CCP was spreading through the wider countryside behind Japanese lines, extending its influence and winning broader popular support. The second dimension was Japan's desire—and need—to consolidate territories it had only nominally conquered and to extract economic value from them. After all, the logic of the "China Incident" was to draw on China's labor and resources to strengthen Japan, not to bleed Japan's gains away by draining wealth into China's vast interior. A Japanese colonel, lamenting the situation, captured the frustration of this drift into deeper entanglement: he regretted that Japan had not ended the "China Incident" once its initial objectives were reached. Instead, Japan was drawn into the hinterland and became bogged down in endless attrition—leaving it with little more than "real estate" rather than the popular support it believed it would secure from those it claimed to "liberate." To improve their position, Japanese authorities—still fragmented by internal rivalry—pursued several strategies. One was a new peace offensive aimed simultaneously at Jiang Jieshi, alongside efforts to establish a "reformed" Nationalist government under Wang Jingwei, who had fled Chongqing in December 1938. Japan also recruited more collaborators and puppet officials. Finally, it carried out forceful military, political, and economic measures intended to establish effective territorial control and eliminate opposition. During the middle years of the war, the Communists described their conflicts with the Nationalists using the euphemism "friction". By 1939, what many observers—possibly incorrectly—had viewed as an unusually warm alliance began to break down. In early 1939, the KMT Central Committee adopted measures meant to restrict the CCP. From the summer onward, military clashes began and continued into autumn and winter with increasing frequency and intensity, most of them concentrated around and within the North China base areas. The Communists later labeled the period from December 1939 to March 1940 the "first anti-Communist upsurge." Naturally, each side accused the other of aggression and claimed self-defense against unjust attacks. Strategically, though, the North China "upsurge" functioned as a Nationalist attempt to limit the CCP's expansion beyond the areas assigned to it and to regain influence in regions the Communists—or the Japanese—had already taken from the KMT. Jiang Jieshi framed the matter as a defense of legal rights grounded in tradition, while the Communists asserted an "evolutionary" right to challenge the moral legitimacy of those legal claims. During 1939, the Nationalists began to blockade Shen–Gan–Ning around its southern and western perimeter. Within a year, this blockade grew to nearly 400,000 troops, including some of the last remaining Central Army units under the command of Hu Zongnan. The blockade stopped further Communist expansion, especially into Gansu and Suiyuan, and severed direct contact between SKN and Communists operating in Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan) adjacent to Soviet Central Asia. The Xinjiang Communists—including Mao Zedong's brother—were eliminated in 1942. Meanwhile, fierce fighting erupted along the Gansu–Shaanxi border and in the north-eastern corner of SKN near the Great Wall at Suide, as the blockading forces probed for weak points. Elements of He Long's 120th Division were even pulled back from the Jin–Sui base across the Yellow River to strengthen SKN's regular defenses. Economically, the blockade was even more damaging. During 1939, central government subsidies to the Border Region budget were cut off. Trade between the Border Region and other parts of China nearly stopped, a devastating blow to a region unable to supply itself with many basic commodities. At the same time, Nationalist and regional forces also attempted to expand their military and administrative authority into Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong—areas the CCP now considered its base zones. In resisting these efforts, the CCP predictable accused its rivals of harming resistance work and damaging the people's interests. The "experts in dissension" were said to cooperate with the Japanese and their puppets. Based on increasing collaboration by regional units with Japan, the CCP implied that this was a deliberate and cynical strategy—described as "crooked-line patriotism"—intended to preserve those units for future anti-Communist operations. Even so, the CCP tried to avoid an open break with the Nationalist regime in Chongqing. In public, it consistently portrayed these clashes as being initiated by local commanders acting beyond orders from higher authority—despite knowing this depiction was false. Jiang Jieshi, unable to refute the claim outright, effectively permitted it to serve as the justification for a firm Communist response. Mao Zedong outlined the general resistance policy as "justification, expedience, and restraint". The CCP was to fight when it could claim justification and when it could gain advantage, but not to press attacks beyond what the Nationalists would tolerate or in ways that could damage its image as selfless patriots. Communist forces were expected to keep initiative as much as possible in their own hands—deciding when to engage, whether to engage, and when to disengage. The most striking episode of the "first anti-Communist upsurge" was the rupture with Yan Xishan in December 1939. Tensions in Shanxi had been rising throughout the summer and autumn, as Yan and his conservative supporters—associated with the "Old Army"—linked the Sacrifice League and the Dare-to-die Corps of the "New Army" with Communist forces. When base areas and Japanese occupation eventually took over much of his province, Yan was forced into exile at Qiulin across the Yellow River in Shaanxi. In November, Yan ordered his Old Army to disarm the Dare-to-die forces with help from central units dispatched by Hu Zongnan. In the bloody fighting that followed, these elements gradually broke free of even nominal provincial control and fully completed their connection with Communist forces. More than 30,000 people went over to the Communists. One KMT intelligence agent described the process with bitterness and a sense of inevitability: the Communists were first "full of sweet words," flattery, and distortions designed to open things up and conceal their actions. But once they had fully entrenched themselves, and once the low-level base had been established, they turned and bit. The agent suggested they had suspected things might end this way, but were not aware how quickly events would move—or that it could happen precisely while Communist calls for "united front" and "maintenance of unity for resistance" filled the air. About a month later, in February and March 1940, elements of the 8RA beat back this so-called upsurge. Zhang Yinwu's forces were disarmed and dispersed across the plains of north Hebei. To the south, Chu Huaiping and Shi Yusan were pushed out of the base area, as was the KMT-appointed provincial governor Lu Zhonglin. Although some non-Communist forces remained in the region, the CCP's and CCLY bases were never again seriously threatened by forces affiliated with the central government. Reinforcing the CCP's accusations, Shi Yusan was later executed in 1940 by the central government for collaboration with the Japanese. By late 1939, CCP central authorities maintained that the areas where the CCP could expand its armed strength were mainly limited to Shandong and Central China. In those regions, the CCP continued trying to carve out bases where they could operate. The situation in Shandong was complicated. After the Japanese invasion, most Nationalist-affiliated forces stayed in the province, while Communist forces and bases were weaker and more scattered than further west. Only in late 1938 did major 8RA units from the 115th and 129th Divisions—led by Xu Xiangqian and Luo Ronghuan—enter Shandong to link up with the Shandong column and local guerrillas, including survivors of a large band recently decimated by the Japanese. Even with these efforts, Communist actions led to clashes not only with Japanese forces but also with various Nationalist-affiliated groups—groups that were stronger than the Communists at the time. Until late 1940, the CCP's clashes with Nationalist forces in Shandong were actually bloodier than clashes with the Japanese. The CCP understood that its Chinese rivals mistrusted one another, and that their attitudes toward the CCP varied widely. The main Nationalist forces were often not tightly affiliated with Chiang Kai-shek or the central government. Instead, they operated under independent—and at times disgruntled—regional commanders. Communist tactics were expressed through slogans emphasizing ways to win support and isolate hardliners: develop progressive forces and win over fence-sitters while isolating "die-hards"; flatter top echelons, enlist the middle ranks, and hit the rank and file; and win over Yi Xuezhong, isolate Shen Honglie, and eliminate Qin Qirong. Still, unlike other North China base areas, the Communists were unable for several years to neutralize Nationalist forces in Shandong. Even if Japanese mop-up campaigns had not weakened those Nationalists, the text suggests the Communists may still have struggled to do so. By November 1940, Xu Xiangqian claimed meaningful progress while admitting Shandong had not yet become a fully consolidated base. CCP successes were greatest along parts of the Shandong–Hebei border, around the Taishan massif in central Shandong, and near the tip of the peninsula far to the east. Elsewhere, "progressive forces" remained weak. Communist regular troops numbered about 70,000, which was far below the party center's goals of 150,000 regulars and between 1.5 and 2 million self-defense forces. Moreover, systematic economic reforms had barely begun. The CCP relied on familiar practices—confiscations, collections of "national salvation grain," contributions, and loans—alongside a conventional taxation system adjusted to favor poorer peasants. Communist expansion in Central China was even riskier, with a greater likelihood of large-scale conflict with central government forces than in the north. In much of North China, "friction" came primarily from rapid Communist expansion into areas with partial vacuums. In Central China, however, base-building required displacing an existing Nationalist military-administrative presence closely tied to Jiang Kai-shek and the Chongqing government. The burden of this expansion was carried mainly by the 6th Detachment (northern Anhui and Jiangsu) and the 5th Detachment, which was reinforced by 15,000 to 20,000 8RA troops under Huang K'o-ch'eng. As Chen Yi's 1st Detachment crossed from south to north through the corridor provided by Guan Wenwei's local forces, it became actively involved as well. This expansion—driven by increasingly urgent directives from Mao and Liu during the latter part of 1939 and into 1940—brought the N4A north of the river into ever more frequent and sharper clashes with Nationalist authorities in Anhui and Jiangsu, especially with units under Jiangsu governor Han Deqin. South of the river, though, Xiang Ying did not directly challenge Chongqing's commanders. Mao later charged that Xiang Ying may have been influenced by Wang Ming, or else he may simply have seen no realistic alternative. His forces—three detachments plus a headquarters unit—were heavily outnumbered by Qu Chutong's Nationalist units, not to mention Japanese forces and their puppets. Even if Mao insisted bases could be built "anywhere," the Shanghai–Hangzhou–Nanjing triangle was especially difficult terrain. Xiang Ying and his followers had survived with extraordinary tenacity in the mountains of South China between 1934 and 1937, enduring brutal search-and-destroy operations that were not lifted until the war began. It therefore seems unlikely that such survivors would suddenly become "right-wing capitulationists."  Yet by spring 1940, Mao was pressing Xiang Ying more intensely. The Central Committee's message was explicit: expansion was necessary in all cases. It meant reaching into all enemy-occupied areas rather than being bound by the Kuomintang's restrictions—going beyond Kuomintang limits, not waiting for official appointments, not depending on higher-ups for financing, and instead expanding armed forces freely and independently. It also meant setting up base areas without hesitation, independently mobilizing the masses in those areas, and building united front organs of political power under Communist Party leadership. The struggle between Nationalists and Communists involved more than contests for control of territory behind Japanese lines. It also involved national-level politics, ideology, and leadership. One worrying development for the CCP was the campaign throughout 1939 to expand Jiang Kai-shek's prestige and formal power—adding more titles for him across major party, government, and military positions. In early 1939, the Central Executive Committee appointed him "director-general" of the Kuomintang, a title reminiscent of the one previously held by Sun Yat-sen. In addition, during the summer and autumn of 1939 there was talk of constitutional rule. In November, the KMT announced plans to convene a constitutional assembly the following year. If Jiang could fulfill these promises, he and his government could gain new legitimacy and wider popularity. Mao and his colleagues could not allow this to go unchallenged. If the Nationalists were to have a paramount leader and authoritative spokesperson, the CCP needed one as well. The timing of Mao's famous "On the new democracy"—written in late 1939 and published the next January—was therefore no accident. Its substance had been anticipated earlier, but its final timing and full development were shaped by the KMT's constitutional movement. The CCP's entry into this competition served as both a bid for support away from the KMT and a statement of the multi-class united front that the CCP wanted to lead. Although "On the new democracy" was written in a tone that seemed moderate, it persuaded many Chinese readers that the CCP had either diluted its revolutionary objectives or postponed them to a distant future. In Kuomintang-controlled areas, the work could be read through the liberal values associated with Anglo-American democracy—popular participation, multi-party government, legally protected civil rights. In CCP-controlled territories, the same language carried stronger authoritarian, class-based meanings. In internal documents meant for party audiences rather than public consumption, the ambiguity was removed, showing a tough but patient and flexible commitment not only to resistance but also to social control and social change. During this same period, the Communists expressed deep concern about Nationalist capitulation to Japan—not only on the battlefield behind Japanese lines but also at the highest levels. Some of this concern was propaganda, but beneath propaganda lay genuine anxiety. In late 1939 and early 1940, politically aware Chinese already knew that Japan was negotiating with the unpredictable Wang Jingwei, who had fled Chongqing a year earlier. A "reorganized national government" in Nanjing was finally established in March 1940, representing the most formidable collaboration with Japan to date. Less well known, but equally important, was that Japan was also seeking an understanding directly with Jiang Kai-shek through intermediaries in Hong Kong. This effort, called "Operation Kiri"—described as spreading a "feast for Chiang"—combined intrigue with a kind of dark comedy. Reports suggested Chiang's reported interest in peace could have been a stratagem designed to discredit Wang Jingwei by keeping him waiting. But even if Chiang had no intention of coming to terms with Japan, the Communists could not be sure what the outcome would be until after the multi-pronged peace offensive had failed. By the middle of 1940, China had never been so isolated. In Europe, the "phony war" ended in the spring when Germany launched a blitz across the Low Countries. France fell soon after, and England appeared likely to be next. Japan used this moment to press China to sever its last tenuous connections to the outside world: cutting the Burma Road, trade with neutral Hong Kong, and the rail link running from Hanoi to Kunming. At the same time, Russia was engaged in a difficult and embarrassing war with Finland and reduced military aid to the Nationalists. The United States was only gradually moving away from isolationism and clearly regarded England as more important than China. In Chongqing and elsewhere in "Free China," signs of war weariness, despair, and demoralization were visible. Under these circumstances, Mao's insistence on aggressive expansion was a calculated risk—either it would deter any Japanese advance, or it would place the Communists in the strongest possible position in case a split between the KMT and the CCP became unavoidable. In Central China, the size and pace of the fighting kept increasing, starting in the final months of 1939. One flashpoint was the clash between Luo Pinghui's 5th Detachment and units of Han Deqin's Jiangsu force near Lake Gaoyou. In the following months, Guan Wenwei's forces ranged along the left bank of the Yangtze, repeatedly running into Luo's troops as they operated farther north. Luo also began receiving some 8RA reinforcements, moving them south through areas controlled by the 6th Detachment. Clearly, a major showdown was taking shape across north and central Jiangsu. At the same time, the South Yangtze Command was doing poorly. Nationalist commanders Leng Xin and Qu Chutong restricted its activities so severely that Mao and Liu gradually abandoned the idea of building a unified, consolidated base in that region. During late spring and early summer, Chen Yi moved most of his 1st and 2nd Detachments north of the Yangtze. In September, the 3rd Detachment followed suit, crossing the river into the area around Lake Chaohu, where the 4th Detachment was already stationed. After these moves, only the Headquarters Detachment—under Ye Ting and Xiang Ying—remained south of the Yangtze, positioned at Qingxian in southern Anhui. As the military situation edged toward an open confrontation, negotiations began in June 1940 between representatives of the KMT and the CCP. The core issues were Communist operating zones and the authorized strength of the armies led by the CCP. Proposals were exchanged, followed by equally sharp and hostile counter-proposals, but no agreement was reached. The KMT viewed it as a concession to permit the CCP "free rein" north of the pre-1938 course of the Yellow River, with the exception of southern Shanxi, which was to remain under the influence of Yan Xishan. In exchange, the KMT demanded that all 8RA and N4A units evacuate Central China. In effect, the KMT was offering the CCP something it was already prepared to allow, in return for the CCP giving up what it might soon be able to obtain by force of arms. Nationalist authorities then issued a set of deadlines, but without clearly stating what would happen if those deadlines were violated. On the surface, the CCP appeared to be complying in part. The movements of Chen Yi and the South Yangtze Command could look like obedience, but in reality they were responses to orders coming from their own superior leadership rather than instructions issued by the Nationalists. Even so, Xiang Ying's continued delays and evasions during the autumn and winter of 1940 remained puzzling. One possibility is that he felt—quite reasonably—that Mao had already lost confidence in him and that once he crossed to the north bank of the river he would lose his command. Another complication was that directives from Yan'an were sometimes ambiguous and even contradictory. He may also have been trying to reach secure understandings with KMT commanders about evacuation routes and guaranteed safe conduct out of the area. For a period, Han Teqin kept most of his forces—estimated at about 70,000 men, far outnumbering the N4A—in north Jiangsu, thereby blocking the expansion of the 6th Detachment and slowing further southern intrusions by 8RA troops. But by mid-summer he realized he would have to counter the N4A build-up in central Jiangsu, or else risk writing that region off to the Communists. A confusing sequence of engagements then unfolded, culminating in a decisive battle in early October 1940 near the central Jiangsu town of Huangjiao. Over the course of four days, several of Han's main-force units belonging to the 89th Army were destroyed, while others were scattered. That battle also served as a signal for the 6th Detachment to advance more aggressively in the north. In the aftermath, one of Han's principal commanders entered collaboration with the CCP, while another defected to the Nanjing government under Wang Jingwei. Although Han Teqin managed to maintain a foothold in Jiangsu until 1943, his real power had been broken. Relatively little attention was paid to the battle of Huangjiao in the Chinese press. The KMT did not want to publicize what it considered a disastrous defeat, while the Communists were satisfied to stay silent about an episode that conflicted with their proclaimed policy of a united front. As could be expected, during the autumn—after Han Teqin's defeat—KMT-CCP negotiations deteriorated further. In early December, Jiang Kai-shek personally ordered that all N4A forces withdraw from southern Anhui and southern Jiangsu by 31 December. He also ordered that the entire 8RA be positioned north of the Yellow River by the same deadline, followed one month later by the N4A. Discussions then followed between Ye Ting and Qu Chutong's deputies concerning the route to be taken, safe conduct, and—astonishingly—the money and supplies that were to be provided to the N4A to help it move. On 25 December, Mao Zedong ordered Xiang Ying to begin evacuating immediately. Yet it was not until 4 January 1941 that Ye and Xiang actually started moving. Almost immediately, Qu Chutong's forces harassed and dispersed the N4A Headquarters Group, which included administrative personnel, wounded soldiers and dependents, as well as combat-ready troops. In an attempt to reorganize, they moved southwest toward Maolin, where they were surrounded by Nationalists and, over the next several days, were cut to pieces. Losses were heavy on both sides. The CCP suffered an estimated 9,000 casualties. Xiang Ying tried twice to break out of the blockade on his own, but failed. He was then denounced as a deserter by Ye Ting, who took over full command of the doomed forces. Xiang Ying eventually escaped, but he was killed a couple of months later by one of his own bodyguards, motivated by the N4A gold reserves that he had taken with him. Up to the very end, Xiang either failed or refused to seek refuge in Liu Shaoqi's domain north of the Yangtze. The unfortunate Ye Ting was arrested and spent the rest of the war in prison. He was finally released in 1946, only to die one month later in a plane crash, along with several other high-ranking party members. On 17 January, Jiang Kai-shek declared that the New Fourth Army was dissolved for insubordination. Direct contacts between Yan'an and Chongqing nearly came to an end, and CCP military liaison offices in several cities held by the Nationalists were closed. This is what became known as the New Fourth Army incident, also referred to as the South Anhui incident. Clearly, it functioned as an act of retaliation for the defeats suffered by Han Teqin in north and central Jiangsu. It ended any realistic prospect of establishing a consolidated Communist base south of the Yangtze. Still, from a strategic perspective, these losses were ultimately more than offset by the gains achieved farther north. In fact, only a few months later, the reorganized N4A quietly began reintroducing some units into this region, where they carried out guerrilla activities without possessing a secure territorial base. Unlike the relative silence surrounding the fighting at Huangjiao, the New Fourth Army incident sparked bitter, prolonged controversy. The CCP argued that it was a second "anti-Communist upsurge," even more serious than the first. Presenting themselves as martyred patriots, they depicted their opponents as people who wanted to end the War of Resistance through what they called "Sino-Japanese cooperation" aimed at "suppressing the Communists." In their account, the Nationalists wanted to replace the war of resistance with civil war, substitute capitulation for independence, trade unity for a split, and replace light with darkness. People were telling each other the news and were horrified. Indeed, they claimed that the situation had never been as critical as it was at that moment. The Nationalist response, of course, was that provocations had been numerous and serious, and that violations of military discipline could not be tolerated. But the KMT's unwillingness to describe in detail its own defeats at the CCP's hands left it speaking in broad generalities. In the propaganda battle, the CCP clearly gained the better position and won more political capital. If it was politically valuable to be regarded as a national hero, it was even more valuable to be seen as a national martyr.  Many Chinese—and some outside—observers were genuinely alarmed and feared that civil war might openly resume. Yet, with a few exceptions, the events that culminated in the New Fourth Army incident have generally been interpreted as marking the breakdown of the second united front. That interpretation, however, is described as being wrong in two respects. First, the CCP understood the united front not as a narrow arrangement limited to a few major partners, but as a strategy that could be applied flexibly to all political, military, and social forces in China—from the highest levels of the central government down to the smallest village. Relations with Jiang Jieshi and the Guomindang regime mattered, but they did not, by themselves, constitute the whole of the united front. Even regarding Jiang and the Nationalists specifically, the common reading is said to be misguided. Throughout the war, a cardinal objective of the united front was to prevent peace between Japan and the Nationalists. Therefore, if clashes between CCP forces and those of the central government on such a large scale as at Huangjiao and Maolin could occur without leading to peace with Japan and without triggering a full-scale resumption of civil war, then this should not be understood as the end of the united front—it should be seen as its fundamental vindication. If friction at that scale could nevertheless be tolerated by Jiang Jieshi, then fears about his future accommodation with Japan were greatly reduced. Following the New Fourth Army incident, the CCP reorganized its political and military presence in Central China. The Central Plains and South-east China Bureaus were merged and renamed the Central China Bureau, with Liu Shaoqi placed in charge, reflecting the area's importance to Party Central. The New Fourth Army was also reorganized completely and substantially regularized. Chen Yi became its new acting commander, since Ye Ting was imprisoned. He directed the force, now divided into seven divisions. Each division had territorial responsibilities, and in each region the CCP claimed the establishment of a base. Indeed, base construction proceeded in earnest only after the friction of 1940 and the New Fourth Army incident. In the years that followed, the operating areas of the First through Fourth Divisions contained expanding enclaves of consolidated territory, where military dominance was joined with open party work: administrative control, the development of mass organizations, local elections, and socio-economic reforms. The other three areas fluctuated between semi-consolidated and guerrilla status. With the incident, the worst phase of the KMT-CCP conflict was now over. When CCP documents later speak of a third upsurge in 1943, they refer to something openly political. With the exception of Shandong—where a fairly strong Nationalist presence persisted for a longer time—the overall balance of power among Chinese forces behind Japanese lines had shifted in favor of the CCP by mid-1941. In subsequent years the CCP's predominance became even more pronounced, until by the end of 1943 the Communists were virtually beyond challenge by Chinese rivals.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. After the CCP and KMT entered the united front, cooperation felt conditional from the start. Mao pushed the New Fourth Army to reorganize and preserve Communist autonomy, even as the 1937 agreements publicly pledged obedience to KMT leadership. In 1939–40 the Communists worried that Chiang might negotiate peace with Japan; so they expanded bases and military presence, triggering repeated clashes. The pressure intensified when KMT orders forced the New Fourth Army to evacuate south Anhui in late 1940. 

On this episode of Community News we discuss the closing of a beloved store, and two big events come to town.

S6E15 In this eye-opening episode of This Pink Cloud, hosts DJ Kelly Reverb and Chad LeMans sit down with Adam McLaughlin, the co-founder of Harmonify (hermonifylive.com), to explore a powerful journey of transformation and resilience. Adam shares his experiences serving in the British Armed Forces and the wild escapades of his youth, which led him down a perilous path of ecstasy, addiction, and ultimately, substance use disorder.As they delve into Adam's life, listeners will discover how he navigated the complexities of sobriety while living in Ibiza—the energy-fueled party capital of the world. Adam's candid reflections on his change of heart and the pivotal moments that inspired his commitment to a sober lifestyle offer a raw and relatable insight into the struggles of addiction.But it doesn't stop there! The conversation explores Adam's innovative work with Harmonify, where he introduces us to resonance frequency training and its profound impact on well-being. Join us for this inspiring episode as Adam shares not just his story of recovery, but also the tools and wisdom that can help others find their own paths to healing. Tune in and discover how embracing vulnerability can lead to strength and connection in the journey of life!Sponsorship inquiries, Shoutouts, etc...Please email: thispinkcloud@gmail.comhttps://www.teepublic.com/user/kelly-reverb#ThisPinkCloud #ibiza #podcast #recoverypodcast #SobrietyJourney #AddictionRecovery #Harmonify #IbizaLifestyle #Resilience #MentalHealth #SoberLiving #Transformation #RecoveryIsPossible #SubstanceUseDisorder #LivingSober #Vulnerability #FrequencyHealing

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Join Clementine Holiday as she celebrates National Puppy Day with her beloved pooch, Truffle! From dog park adventures to distributing homemade organic puppy treats at Party Central, Clementine shares the joys of puppy love. Tune in for fun dog facts and learn why every pup deserves a cheer.

Clementine Holiday takes listeners on a fantastical journey to celebrate "Tell A Fairytale Day" with a unique story set in the magical, imaginary land of Party Central, featuring her family as enchanting characters like a mer-man and a ticklish eel, blending the everyday with the magical in a tale that reminds us of the power of imagination and storytelling.

This Valentine's Day, join Clementine Holiday for a heart-fluttering episode as she navigates the highs and lows of the season of love. From dodging her teasing brother Corey's chants about her and Everett, to dreading the school dance without a Valentine, Clem's day is full of surprises. Tune in for a tale of friendship, family antics, and the excitement of young love, all wrapped up in the most unexpected Valentine's Day celebration at Party Central.

Join Clementine Holiday as she celebrates Abraham Lincoln's Birthday with a President's Day extravaganza! Dive into six fascinating facts about the 16th President of the United States, from his towering height of 6 feet 4 inches to his unique status as the only president to hold a patent. Discover Lincoln's love for animals, his diverse career, and his monumental Emancipation Proclamation. Plus, find out why Lincoln is the most written-about person in American history, with over 18,000 books to his name. It's a red, white, and blue celebration of one of America's greatest leaders, so tune in, learn something new, and remember, every day is a holiday at Party Central!

Join Clementine Holiday as she navigates the grumpy waters of Curmudgeon's Day in her family's quirky party planning store, Party Central. On a day when everyone is supposed to be in a bad mood, Clem tries to turn things around with thoughtful surprises for her family. From avocado toast with extra tomatoes for her mom to a special Lego set for her brother Corey, and even brewing her dad's favorite coffee, Clem does her best to spread cheer. But will the Curmudgeon's Day curse catch up to her? Tune in to find out!

Join Clementine Holiday on a purr-fectly delightful episode of The Holidays as she celebrates National Answer Your Cat's Question Day! In this whisker-tickling episode, Clem becomes a cat whisperer, communicating with Mr. Kitty, the feline guest of honor. Together, they set up a cozy cat café at Party Central, complete with treats for both cats and humans.

Celebrate National Bubble Bath Day with Clem and her brother Corey, as they revel in the joys of long, relaxing bubble baths. Join them at Party Central, where they teach customers the art of bubble-making with simple ingredients like warm water, sugar, and dish soap. Plus, discover the wonders of bubbleology with Dad, a certified Bubbleologist, as he demonstrates how to create fascinating bubble shapes and explains the physics behind them. From sphere bubbles to tetrahedron-shaped wonders, this episode is a delightful mix of fun, learning, and, of course, lots of bubbles!

Clementine's family's party planning store, Party Central, is all set for a day of cookie celebration, but there's a twist – over 100 freshly baked cookies have mysteriously disappeared from the cookie jar! Clementine, aka Detective C-Bean, is on the case to find the cookie crook. With suspects like her brother Corey, the "Cookie Criminal," and her dad possibly playing defense, the kitchen turns into a crime scene. Will Clementine's trusty sidekick, Truffle the dog, sniff out the culprit? Or will the cookie thief get away with their crumbly crime?

Join us as The Holidays takes us on a thrilling journey to explore the magic of mountains. From the formation of these majestic natural wonders to their importance in providing freshwater, clean energy, and even medicines, Clementine shares fascinating facts that will leave you in awe of these towering treasures. Plus, get a sneak peek into the chaos and fun at Party Central as Dad and Corey set up a mini rock-climbing wall! Whether you're a mountain enthusiast or just love a good celebration, this episode is packed with fun, laughter, and some surprising ways to honor mountains, even if you're not scaling the heights of Everest.

Today, we're lighting up the Festival of Lights with fun, laughter, and delicious treats. Whether you're familiar with Hanukkah or just curious to learn, this episode is a delightful dive into the traditions and stories of this cherished Jewish holiday. From lighting the menorah to spinning the dreidel, Clementine and her family at Party Central are ready to share the joy and history of Hanukkah. Get ready for a heartwarming celebration with deep-fried delights, festive music, and a few surprises along the way.

Join Clementine and her brother Corey at Party Central as they explore the weird and wonderful world of socks. From celebrating with your craziest pairs to mourning the mysterious disappearance of socks in the dryer, this episode is a toe-tapping journey through the history and hilarity of hosiery.

In today's heartwarming episode, join Clementine Holiday and her family as they bring the magic of Thailand's Yi Peng Lantern Festival to Chicago! When their neighbor, Mr. Wong, misses his home festival, the Holidays go all out to create an unforgettable celebration right in their party store, Party Central. From crafting lanterns to cooking up delicious Thai dishes (watch out for Corey munching on lantern materials!), this episode is a delightful blend of culture, fun, and family.

Celebrate National Absurdity Day with Clementine Holiday and her quirky family at their party planning store, Party Central. From shrimp with hearts in their heads to apples that are a year old, Clementine shares the most laughably crazy facts you've ever heard! Plus, witness the hilarity as her dad dons duck shoes that quack and a bunny mask, while Corey speaks in absurd numerical codes. Will Clementine manage to recite her absurd facts while doing a handstand? Tune in for this absurdly fun episode and remember, every day is a holiday when you're with the Holidays!

It's National Saxophone Day at Party Central, and Clem's brother Corey is hitting all the right notes... sort of. From sax facts that date back to 1885 to Corey's questionable hand-eye coordination, this episode is a cacophony of fun, family, and the occasional musical gas. Will Clem survive Corey's sax serenade? Tune in for a symphony of laughs, party planning chaos, and a backyard jam session that promises to be the talk of the town.

Get ready for a spook-tacular episode of "The Holidays" with your host, Clementine Holiday! Join Clem and her family as they scramble to throw the most epic Halloween bash ever at Party Central, their quirky party planning store. From 8-foot-tall skeletons to marshmallow ghosts, this episode is packed with tricks, treats, and hilarious sibling rivalry. Will Clem's cloud costume float to victory in the costume contest? Can Corey untangle himself from his own spiderweb of pranks? Tune in for a Halloween adventure that's perfect for kids and parents who love laughter, creativity, and of course, holidays!

Join Clementine Holiday, your go-to gal for all things festive, as she takes you on a wild ride through National Croc Day! From a shopping spree at the Crocs store to a runway showdown at Party Central, this episode is jam-packed with fun, facts, and fashion! Learn why Crocs have holes, how many charms Clementine can buy with $10, and who will win the Coolest Crocs Contest!

Paws and listen up, party animals! It's Global Cat Day and Clementine Holiday from Party Central is here to make it a meow-sical celebration! In this fur-tastic episode, we're diving into the wild world of whiskers, from feral felines to space-traveling Astrocat! Did you know cats and tigers share the same behaviors? Or that cats can't taste sweets? Tune in for these and more purr-fectly amazing cat facts that'll make you say "You've got to be kitten me!"

Jasmyne Cannick is a Gen X award winning journalist and on-air contributor who says she speaks like she has the good common sense God gave her and she was raised right. You can usually find her talking about everything that happens at the intersection of politics, race and social issues. Bylines, appearances and producer credits aplenty, she is also a Democratic political strategist. www.vote4jasmyne.com

TurdOrTreasure is ThisWeekInGeek's dedicated review show covering everything from games to movies to tv to electronics and everything between.This Episode:What's New?- Eternights (PS5 Review)https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10004814/- Samba de Amigo: Party Central (Sega Switch Review)https://sambadeamigo.sega.com/index.html?lang=en&platform=switch- Taito Milestones 2 (ININ Taito Switch Review)https://www.iningames.com/games/taito-milestones-2/- Paramount September Roundup (Paramount DVD Reviews)Poker Face Season 1 - https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Poker-Face-Season-One-DVD/275990/Fire Country Season 1 - https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Fire-Country-Season-One-DVD/278957/NCIS: Los Angeles Final Season - https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/NCIS-Los-Angeles-The-Final-Season-DVD/276411/NCIS: Los Angeles Complete Series - https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/NCIS-Los-Angeles-The-Complete-Series-DVD/275989/Whats Next?Your Geekmaster:Alex "The Producer" - https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIGFeedback for the show?:Email: feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1BfUrFWqEYha8IYiluMyAiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWXGoogle Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzU3MTAzNy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVkCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049Website: http://www.thisweekingeek.netSeptember 11, 2023This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3571037/advertisement

The newest Samba de Amigo titles are at the centre of tonight's Pick n' Mix. Join Viper for all you need to know about both versions while listening to the finest both games have to offer! TRACKLISTING: 00:00:00 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Title Screen 00:02:03 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - VAMOS A CARNAVAL 00:04:02 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Main Menu 00:06:05 Let's Get into the Mix! 00:12:32 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Scent of Your Sweet Love 00:14:34 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - World Party Menu 00:16:26 Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go - Story Menu 00:18:34 Welcome to your RadioSEGA LiVE Weekend! 00:30:05 Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go - Story - Happy 00:32:44 Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure - Theme of Phantom R 00:36:12 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - The Cup of Life (Spanglish Version) 00:38:10 Changing the Tune to Your Friday Night! 01:03:49 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Azukita 01:06:19 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Bom Bom 01:07:56 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Show Down - Show-off Time! 01:09:52 Blasting off Towards the Weekend Again! 01:38:42 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - You & Me 01:40:33 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Good Feeling 01:42:55 Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go - DADDY 01:45:05 Thanks for Listening! 01:51:12 Samba de Amigo: Party Central - Let's find and shake it

Celebrate National Wildlife Day with us at Party Central, where the sounds of nature come alive!Discover the importance of conservation, the heroes behind it like Mrs. Colleen Paige, and the fascinating history of the Endangered Species Act. From green turtles to majestic elephants and even the delicate monarch butterfly, learn about the creatures at risk and the simple yet impactful ways kids can make a difference. Whether it's reading about wildlife, sharing knowledge, or supporting sanctuaries, every little bit helps.

Celebrate National Bow Tie Day with us at Party Central, where bow ties are more than just a fashion statement – they're a family affair! Dive deep into the history of this stylish accessory, from its Croatian origins to its Parisian popularity. Did you know the bow tie made a splash at the Tuxedo Club in 1886?Join Clementine as she navigates surprise visits, Corey's antics, and her dad's ever-growing collection. Plus, discover BOGO deals, learn to tie a bow tie, and maybe even find a style that suits you! Perfect for kids and families, this episode is a blend of history, humor, and heart. Whether you're a bow tie enthusiast or just curious, tune in and celebrate with us! #NationalBowTieDay #FashionHistory #EveryDayIsAHoliday

When the innovative 'vanilney' honeycomb goes missing, it's up to our dynamic detective duo, Snoop and Sniffy, to solve the puzzle. But they're not alone! With the help of Poot and the bees of Party Central, they'll navigate clues and embark on a thrilling battle of wits with some of the most devious criminal masterminds yet! Perfect for kids who love a blend of humor and adventure, this episode promises to keep them entertained and eager for more. Parents, if you're searching for a fun-filled podcast that sparks curiosity and laughter, this is the one!

Dive into the golden history of Canada's Discovery Day with Clementine Holiday!In this episode, journey back to 1896 when Keish and George Carmack struck gold, sparking the Kluane Gold Rush. Discover the billion-dollar treasure, the birth of the Discovery Day holiday, and the week-long festivities that light up Yukon.From parades to delicious butter tarts, there's so much to explore. Plus, did you know Yukon has a desert? Or that their national bird, the Raven, can mimic 100 sounds? Join us for fun facts, Corey's trumpet tunes, and a glimpse into Party Central's special treats.Perfect for kids and families, this episode is a celebration of culture, history, and the joy of everyday holidays. Whether you're from Canada or just curious, tune in and celebrate with us! #DiscoveryDay #CanadaHistory #EveryDayIsAHoliday

At this weekend's quarterly meeting, the Washington State Republican Party Central Committee voted to give Joe Kent an early endorsement in the Third Congressional District race. https://tinyurl.com/tm42297r #QuarterlyMeeting #WashingtonStateRepublicanPartyCentralCommittee #JoeKent #EarlyEndorsement #ThirdCongressionalDistrict #2024GeneralElection #2024PrimaryElection #MarieGluesenkampPerez #LeslieLewallen #ClarkCountyRepublicanParty #ChairmanMattBumala #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

This National Financial Awareness Day, Clementine shares fun-filled stories and lessons about money, from the importance of saving with piggy banks, understanding credit with chocolate bars, budgeting for summer outfits, and even loans – all made relatable for kids.Did you know money doesn't grow on trees? Or that clothes are like money?Tune in for these insights and more, and discover why every day at Party Central is a holiday!

It's 1999 again on Nintendo Switch, with the release of an update to a cult classic: Samba de Amigo: Party Central. Will the Switch's motion controls be the antidote to both the imprecision of the Wii version, as well as the inevitable decay of the original Sega Dreamcast's wired controllers? Will anyone in their 40s even know any of the songs on the list? Sean and Vinnk preview what will hopefully be the best version since Samba 2000. Vinnk shares his pile of shame, and Sean plays a Legend of Zelda sequel that's much older than Tears of the Kingdom "One More Continue" and "RPG" theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net. Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. This podcast is brought to you by the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network. Listen to other great shows at http://nerdandtie.com.

No Adam this week, but Mike has got you. Bob Lung is here to talk all things Fantasy Football Expo. Thinking about making the trip this year? You should! Bob breaks down all the new happenings at this year's Expo and what you can expect for events. It's one hell of a party too! Bob also puts out one of the best Fantasy Publications every single year. We'll talk about this year's version and what you can expect is inside it.  New additions to 2023? Can this get any bigger!? Party Central! Plans for the future? Advice to 1st timers 2023 Consistency Guide Sign up today using promo code - 4DCHESS https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-AYYHtZZveN 100% of your deposit up to the first $100 will be matched! The best benefit? You will get access to the Destination Devy Discord for a WHOLE YEAR! Don't miss out on the tools and strategy talk! Sign up for the Newsletter TODAY! https://bit.ly/AllGasNL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosemary, Joel and Allen discuss the Duke Energy sale of its renewables business to Brookfield Renewable for a massive $2.8B. The RWE merger with Con Edison makes it the #4 renewable energy company in the US. RWE also locked-in ship provider Jan De Nul in a multi-year deal - will other operators make similar moves? Balmoral has a new product to prevent scour at fixed bottom offshore turbines. Kansas State goes back-to-back in the Collegiate Wind Competition and our Wind Farm of the Week is Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5GW offshore farm! Visit Pardalote Consulting at https://www.pardaloteconsulting.comWind Power LAB - https://windpowerlab.comWeather Guard Lightning Tech - www.weatherguardwind.comIntelstor - https://www.intelstor.com Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Uptime 170 Allen Hall: So Rosemary, I know you're a big, uh, soccer fan or football fan. Uh, I dunno if you saw that man said he won the trouble. I'm sure you were watching diligently, like every good football fan does. I watched that game. I made myself watch it. Why? It was important to the people of Manchester. Rosemary Barnes: Oh, the people of Manchester. Important to you, Allen.  Allen Hall: It is because that's the home of Oasis. That's valid. They had a really good time in Manchester over the weekend. Let me tell you. It was. Party Central. So,  Joel Saxum: so this week on the podcast we're gonna talk about Duke Energy selling some assets to, uh, unregulated assets to Brookfield, uh, renewables, and for 2.8 billion, which is a couple more dollars than the city of Manchester spent on their celebration. Um, Oh, after that, we're gonna get into R W E, becoming the number four renewable company in the US after their, uh, merger or acquisition with ConEd. Uh, and then also staying with r w e, the, the, the big German player there. Uh, tying up with Jan Renewal and some installation vessels for offshore wind in the future. And  Allen Hall: then we head over to the UK in particular, Scotland with our Mor and their Hex defense Scour protection, which is, uh, a new design and a, and a patented. Designed to get rid of, scour around, uh, fixed bottom foundations.  Rosemary Barnes: And then we're gonna talk about the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition, which was won for the second year in a row by Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power, and then Wind Farm of the Week. This week is in the Netherlands. It's of the South, throughout the Netherlands, LAN se. I'm  Allen Hall: Allen Hall, president of Weather Garden, lightly taken. I'm here with the Vice President of North American Sales for Wind Power Lab. Joel Saxon and renewables expert Rosemary Barnes, and this is the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. Duke Energy has announced an agreement to sell its unregulated utility scale commercial renewables business to Brookfield Renewable for approximately 2.8 billion. Joel, that's a nice tidy amount. Brook Brookfield Renewable, uh, is one of the world's largest owners in operators of renewable power, and we'll acquire the business including about 3.4 gigawatts of a utility scale, solar, wind, and battery storage across the United States. Duke Energy, obviously Will, will book a profit of about 1.1 billion before this whole thing is settled. So I think it works out for both sides. Joel. Uh, the approval's gonna end up finishing up the end of this year, so there's, there's a lot of legal going around and contracts and right, and oversight that has to happen before you can close in this kind of business.

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On a special pod blast episode of Pop Goes The Classics, Andy Atherton rides solo to do a live watch of the Pixar Short, “Party Central” from 2013. To watch along on Stream Lounge, click this link: https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/f0af7b1f-e05c-43e0-9371-d5f7556d064b

Music makes life easy, Music makes you feel right. DJ Joe Mfalme presents the Double Trouble Mixtape Volume 80. #ThePartyCentralEdition is a collection of chart-topping Party tracks handpicked for your entertainment. This is the perfect mix for the month of April. Great music, great entertainment and good times! Enjoy. Like and Share widely. You can listen to any of my other mixes here

Music makes life easy, Music makes you feel right. DJ Joe Mfalme presents the Double Trouble Mixtape Volume 80. #ThePartyCentralEdition is a collection of chart-topping Party tracks handpicked for your entertainment. This is the perfect mix for the month of April. Great music, great entertainment and good times! Enjoy. Like and Share widely. You can listen to any of my other mixes here

A man with a harem will not be invited to the wedding for obvious reasons.  The guy with 80 inches has a problem with free loaders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 13th Party Central Committee (PCC) today agreed to let State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quit as member of the Politburo and of the PCC, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has lost his membership of the Politburo and of the Party Central Committee while Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam is no longer a member of the Party Central Committee.

In this episode, I host Nyaika Edwin aka Nyaika 256. Nyaika is one of the best videographers and photographers in Uganda. On the Podcast, he shares about his journey as a photographer and when he started doing the close-up up videos of Artists and audiences at concerts in Uganda. Tune in to listen to our conversation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bonny-kibuuka/message

In preparation for Lightyear, Arun and Patricia decide to bring PixMinis back where they look back on a Pixar short every day until July 12. In this episode, they look back on the 2013 Pixar short Party Central, which was featured on the Monsters University DVD and Blu-Ray. The Oozma Kappa fraternity is throwing a party, but no one has shown up. Mike and Sulley decide to liven up the party by borrowing a door station to take the food, DJ, and party guests from the Roar Omega Roar fraternity. After criticizing Monsters University from the PixMix episode, will Party Central liven it up for Arun and Patricia? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

I absolutely loved the message I received from today's guest Craig Parks: “First off I want to say thank you so much for the podcast you did with Oscar Stewart.  As a synagogue professional myself and in light of what happened in Texas this episode really resonated with me as we try to balance security with our Jewish value of hachnasat orchim, welcoming the stranger.   Your podcast is so diverse and as a professional musician, parent educator and entrepreneur it would be a treat to share music, stories, and ways for parents to create lifelong happy childhood memories with their kids.   I started a show with my then 5 year old daughter when the pandemic started filled with music, shtick, and interactive games on FB LIve.  We have done 64 episodes so far and I put a couple of them on YouTube if you want to check it out.  It is called Parks Party Central.  Being a camp director of Jewish day camps for 25 years and being a dad of two has taught me a ton that I am now ready to share with the world.   Fun songs, parenting advice that can help them increase joy and reduce stress, and leaving your audience with hope & inspiration would be great.” I knew I had to have Craig and his daughter Neshama on after that message! What kind of relationship do you want with your kids and your world?  When life doesn't go as planned and it's not working, then what?  Today we are talking and singing along with Craig Parks who's been a camp director for 25 years and was afraid to be a girl dad!  He's now a dad of 2, a husband, and a parent educator! Today you guys are in for a musical Daddy daughter duo treat!  Craig teaches parents to have fun with their children he says you need to open up and use your voice and intentionality!   Connect with Craig https://instagram.com/parentingharmony?utm_medium=copy_link http://craigparksmusic.com/ craigparks@parentingharmony.com Oscar Stewart Protector Of Poway episode  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-call-daddy/id1525296416?i=1000547178342     Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts reena@bettercalldaddy.com   Subscribe and drop me and my daddy a five star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy      

Today Lead Pastor John Hampton will start out our new series called The Prodigals. Over this series, we will be studying in depth the story of the prodigal son and show how there is actually more than one prodigal in this story. Website: https://journeychristian.com/ If you have a prayer request you can send to  prayer@journeychristian.com Socials: Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

So you're going to throw a Christmas party for your friends or family.  But you just don't know what to do for entertainment.  Well worry no more.  In just twenty minutes I'll provide you with a list of party games that will surely make your party memorable... one way or another.  Oh, and a list of Christmas jokes to make sure you're the hit of the party.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.

Ethiopia declares a state of emergency as its civil war intensifies, China holds a crucial meeting of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, and Sudan moves toward a new power-sharing deal to reverse last week's coup.   Blog Mentioned on the Podcast   Michelle Gavin, Africa in Transition, CFR.org

Swamps and the French language put up barriers to globalization in Acadiana for generations. At least that's the conventional narrative. Even within our own community, we often underestimate just how wide the cultural landscape is in South Louisiana and has always been.  Barriers persist. But there are lots of creative, thoughtful people chiseling away at them and mining for a common heritage.  It's not limited to art and cultural anthropology. Lafayette has explored international touchstones for decades through big events like Festival International and the Latin Music Festival.  Cristina Martinez is in the business of expanding those horizons. She's been an event planner in Lafayette for six years, managing projects big and small for Party Central and has hosted the Latin Music Festival herself. She's also a media personality, moonlighting as the host of After Hours with Cristina Martinez, a Facebook Live show about sex, sexuality and sexual health.  During the pandemic, Cristina stepped up as a daily reporter for El Sabor/Telemundo, translating press conferences and Covid information for Acadiana's rapidly growing Hispanic community. Cristina was born in Puerto Rico and has lived in Lafayette since 2008. What does it mean to be from somewhere anyway? Home is an idea  Olivia Perillo has explored in documentaries and photography. Since childhood, she's been enamored of the connection between Acadiana's swamps and the deserts of West Texas, where she spent time on trips to visit her mother's family.  Olivia and her creative partner have produced two documentaries over the last couple of years. Migration, which profiled women leaving their birthplaces in search of new homes. And Intention which profiled the diversity of Louisiana cultural traditions among women. Olivia's work on Intention was funded by a Create Louisiana grant, and her films have been screened internationally. She also works as an archivist for artist Lynda Frese and a photographer for Country Roads magazine.  Out to Lunch Acadiana is recorded live over lunch at Tula Tacos and Amigos in downtown Lafayette. You can see photos from this show by Astor Morgan at our website. Also at our website you can find hours and hours of conversation about Acadiana's culture and its relation to our community and economy. Here's an episode about film and zydeco.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the randomizer picks a series of movie tie-in shorts produced in the 2010s and beyond by that once-unstoppable, still-occasionally-adequate pride of Emeryville, the bittersweet digital whimsy factory known to mere mortals as PIXAR! Join Charlie Callahan, Haley Baker Callahan and Defunctland's Kevin Perjurer as they microwave some PIXAR POPCORN AND OTHER SHORTS! Shorts covered in this episode: - The Legend of Mor'du (2012) - Party Central (2014) - Riley's First Date? (2015) - Auntie Edna (2018) - Pixar Popcorn (2021) Check out my guests' stuff! CHARLIE CALLAHAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThemeSnark  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rbgprods    HALEY BAKER CALLAHAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tricksterbelle  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYjtuqtRKT0wCcO1T9j2dQ  KEVIN PERJURER Website: https://defunctland.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Defunctland    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Defunctland  And check out this show on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/efvdpodcast Host's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonygoldmark Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/972385353152531 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tonygoldmark Hear new episodes a day early by supporting this show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tonygoldmark

FIRE DRILL: '21 SOCA RELOADED D Piano Girl Johanna x Skinny Fabulous – We'll Go On Wetty Beatz – Ting Go Nice Again Iwer George & Travis World – One Wish SUPER SAIYAN RIDDIM Jab King & Wetty Beatz – Hello Boyzie – Backerz Triniboi Joocie, Luni Spark & Electrify – Massacre Lavaman – Super Saiyan Skinny Fabulous – Big Woman CRAZY DUCK RIDDIM Shal Marshall – Certain Tings Nadia Batson – Doh Laugh Lyrikal – Good Energy Problem Child – For Corona 8-BIT RIDDIM Fay-Ann Lyons – Sleepwalker Bunji Garlin – All House Is Road SUNKISSED SHORES RIDDIM Terri Lyons – Can't Take My Joy Ricardo Drue, Drastic & Lilly – Change The World Adam-O – Far Away Preedy – Location Voice – Woman Voice – By Any Means Nailah Blackman & Ravi B – Move With Wo TAMRIND RIDDIM Wendi – Last One Ilsha – Open The Gate Dyson Knight – Give Me The Road College Boy Jesse & Rae – Soca Make Us Boyzie – Need Ah Fete Kerwin Dubois – Essential Feter REBEL RIDDIM Terri Lyons – Wine On All Milko – Want It GBM Nutron – Performance GBM Nutron, Stadic & Captain John – Tek Yuh Time Wetty Beatz – Cyah Take It Hypasounds – Come Nah Nadia Batson – Sugar Daddy THE HONEY BEE PROJECT Farmer Nappy – Friend Zone Kells & Sekon Sta – Horn Proof Patrice Roberts & Shal Marshall – Essential Need Zoelah & Problem Child – Rum Mas & Party King Bubba ft Problem Child – One More Party Machel Montano – Long Time refix THE ORIGIN PROJECT Viking Ding Dong – Fed Up Kerwin Dubois – Party Central Machel Montano – Private Party Skinny Fabulous – Act Normal Skinny Fabulous – Selfish StickyWow – Covid Torture CABANA RIDDIM Arthur Allain – Wine On You Preedy – Riddim & Bass Adam O – I Need Wildfire – Ride or Die V'ghn & Cryave – Better Together Patrice Roberts & Ricardo Drue – Toxic Love FEMFURY RIDDIM Nailah Blackman – Toxic Imani Ray – Queen Rae – Better Patrice Roberts – Dai Mine Nadia Batson – A Love Letter To Carnival Farmer Nappy – Backyard Jam Lyrikal – Happy Place 24 HOUR RIDDIM Shal Marshall – All Day Mical Teja – Mashup Lil Natty & Thunda – We Like It Kris Kennedy – Queen of Hearts Viking Ding Dong & Mical Teja – Hornin First DJ Bravo – Real Man Doh Horn Nailah Blackman – Melancholy CANDY SHACK RIDDIM Nailah Blackman & Teejay – Turn Up Konshens – Soda Patrice Roberts & Kemar Highcon – Start Up Azaryah – Sweetness Klassic Frescobar – Low Destra & Kerwin Dubois – Stress Reliever Kerwin Dubois – Soca Love LOVE DOCTOR RIDDIM Preedy – Love Hurts Patrice Roberts – I Love You More Problem Child – Always Ready UBER RIDDIM Problem Child – Thief Piece Lyrikal – Overall Motto – Uber Everywhere Bunji Garlin – Heart Of The People Kerwin Dubois & Teddyson John – See Dem HOUSE OF CALYPSO RIDDIM Turner – Keep Talking Rae – Whole Day College Boy Jesse – Live Yuh Life Kes – Keep Jammin On

1. Backyard Jam - Farmer Nappy 2. Happy Place - Lyrikal 3. Better Days - Patrice Roberts 4. Stress Reliever - Kerwin Du Bois & Destra 5. Sweetest - Azaryah 6. Soda - Konshens 7. Start Up - Patrice Roberts & Kemar Highcon 8. Tender - Patrice Roberts 9. Sidung - Hey Choppi 10. Angel - Olatunji 11. Trouble Wine - Nailah Blackman 12. Hornin' First - Viking Ding Dong & Mical Teja 13. All Day - Shal Marshall 14. Mashup - Mical Teja 15. Blessings (DJ Jel Intro) - Nadia Batson 16. Golden Ray - Crystal Tais 17. Magical - Lyrikal 18. Ha Ha (DJ Jel Intro) - Ricky T & Denise Belfon 19. Ride (Movay Tuh) (Radio Edit) - Teejay 20. Natoxie - Touch Down (Feat Freezy) - 21. Shemmy J - OTW ft Freezy - 22. Dj Cheem -Ba Ba Ben [Wine & Ben Pt 2] (Rum Poco Riddim ) #BaBaBenChallenge #DjCheem - 23. Making Me Own - Skinny Fabulous 24. Fresh Bless (Radio) - Adam O 25. Steamy - Lyrikal 26. First Fete - Nadia Batson 27. LONG TIME (REFIX) - MACHEL MONTANO 28. Kernal Roberts - Scrub It Down (Jooking Board Riddim) - 29. Farmer Nappy - Sanctified (Jooking Board Riddim) - 30. FRIEND ZONE - FARMER NAPPY 31. RUM MAS AND PARTY - PROBLEM CHILD X ZOELAH 32. HORN PROOF - KELLS X SEKON STA 33. ESSENTIAL NEED - SHAL MARSHALL X PATRICE ROBERTS 34. Sugar Daddy - Nadia Batson 35. Fling It(RADIO EDIT) - HIM & HER FT FREEZY 36. Work (Over Time Riddim) (Quick Hit Dirty) - Krome ft Nassis 37. Shine - Freetown Collective 38. Private Party - Machel Montano 39. Fed Up - Viking Ding Dong 40. Party Central (feat. Noelle Archer) - Kerwin Du Bois 41. Act Normal - Skinny Fabulous 42. BY ANY MEANS (MANG PROD. ARRANGEMENT) - VOICE 43. Take Yuh Time - GBM Nutron 44. Need Ah Fete - Boyzie

1. Backyard Jam - Farmer Nappy 2. Happy Place - Lyrikal 3. Better Days - Patrice Roberts 4. Stress Reliever - Kerwin Du Bois & Destra 5. Sweetest - Azaryah 6. Soda - Konshens 7. Start Up - Patrice Roberts & Kemar Highcon 8. Tender - Patrice Roberts 9. Sidung - Hey Choppi 10. Angel - Olatunji 11. Trouble Wine - Nailah Blackman 12. Hornin' First - Viking Ding Dong & Mical Teja 13. All Day - Shal Marshall 14. Mashup - Mical Teja 15. Blessings (DJ Jel Intro) - Nadia Batson 16. Golden Ray - Crystal Tais 17. Magical - Lyrikal 18. Ha Ha (DJ Jel Intro) - Ricky T & Denise Belfon 19. Ride (Movay Tuh) (Radio Edit) - Teejay 20. Natoxie - Touch Down (Feat Freezy) - 21. Shemmy J - OTW ft Freezy - 22. Dj Cheem -Ba Ba Ben [Wine & Ben Pt 2] (Rum Poco Riddim ) #BaBaBenChallenge #DjCheem - 23. Making Me Own - Skinny Fabulous 24. Fresh Bless (Radio) - Adam O 25. Steamy - Lyrikal 26. First Fete - Nadia Batson 27. LONG TIME (REFIX) - MACHEL MONTANO 28. Kernal Roberts - Scrub It Down (Jooking Board Riddim) - 29. Farmer Nappy - Sanctified (Jooking Board Riddim) - 30. FRIEND ZONE - FARMER NAPPY 31. RUM MAS AND PARTY - PROBLEM CHILD X ZOELAH 32. HORN PROOF - KELLS X SEKON STA 33. ESSENTIAL NEED - SHAL MARSHALL X PATRICE ROBERTS 34. Sugar Daddy - Nadia Batson 35. Fling It(RADIO EDIT) - HIM & HER FT FREEZY 36. Work (Over Time Riddim) (Quick Hit Dirty) - Krome ft Nassis 37. Shine - Freetown Collective 38. Private Party - Machel Montano 39. Fed Up - Viking Ding Dong 40. Party Central (feat. Noelle Archer) - Kerwin Du Bois 41. Act Normal - Skinny Fabulous 42. BY ANY MEANS (MANG PROD. ARRANGEMENT) - VOICE 43. Take Yuh Time - GBM Nutron 44. Need Ah Fete - Boyzie

1. Backyard Jam - Farmer Nappy 2. Happy Place - Lyrikal 3. Better Days - Patrice Roberts 4. Stress Reliever - Kerwin Du Bois & Destra 5. Sweetest - Azaryah 6. Soda - Konshens 7. Start Up - Patrice Roberts & Kemar Highcon 8. Tender - Patrice Roberts 9. Sidung - Hey Choppi 10. Angel - Olatunji 11. Trouble Wine - Nailah Blackman 12. Hornin' First - Viking Ding Dong & Mical Teja 13. All Day - Shal Marshall 14. Mashup - Mical Teja 15. Blessings (DJ Jel Intro) - Nadia Batson 16. Golden Ray - Crystal Tais 17. Magical - Lyrikal 18. Ha Ha (DJ Jel Intro) - Ricky T & Denise Belfon 19. Ride (Movay Tuh) (Radio Edit) - Teejay 20. Natoxie - Touch Down (Feat Freezy) - 21. Shemmy J - OTW ft Freezy - 22. Dj Cheem -Ba Ba Ben [Wine & Ben Pt 2] (Rum Poco Riddim ) #BaBaBenChallenge #DjCheem - 23. Making Me Own - Skinny Fabulous 24. Fresh Bless (Radio) - Adam O 25. Steamy - Lyrikal 26. First Fete - Nadia Batson 27. LONG TIME (REFIX) - MACHEL MONTANO 28. Kernal Roberts - Scrub It Down (Jooking Board Riddim) - 29. Farmer Nappy - Sanctified (Jooking Board Riddim) - 30. FRIEND ZONE - FARMER NAPPY 31. RUM MAS AND PARTY - PROBLEM CHILD X ZOELAH 32. HORN PROOF - KELLS X SEKON STA 33. ESSENTIAL NEED - SHAL MARSHALL X PATRICE ROBERTS 34. Sugar Daddy - Nadia Batson 35. Fling It(RADIO EDIT) - HIM & HER FT FREEZY 36. Work (Over Time Riddim) (Quick Hit Dirty) - Krome ft Nassis 37. Shine - Freetown Collective 38. Private Party - Machel Montano 39. Fed Up - Viking Ding Dong 40. Party Central (feat. Noelle Archer) - Kerwin Du Bois 41. Act Normal - Skinny Fabulous 42. BY ANY MEANS (MANG PROD. ARRANGEMENT) - VOICE 43. Take Yuh Time - GBM Nutron 44. Need Ah Fete - Boyzie

As eternal badass Gina Chavez put it on a recent Instagram story, “STAY AT HOME and shake it with us!” The Austin Music Minute proudly presents some awesome picks for your New Year’s Eve celebrations online, all enjoyed from the safety of your casita, your very own Party Central. No cover. Generous pours for your drinks. […]

1. Primary Politics Timestamp: 9:07 a. China has infiltrated US government and Eric Swallow Well should be fired b. States will rollout COVID-19 Vaccine but there is skepticism and allergic reactions 2. Mid Game Timestamp: 35:05 a. UK pushes for anti-scalper law b. GTA causes uproar in Game Show Awards c. Jim Carrey is no longer Biden d. CD Projekt Red admits not focusing on current gen consoles 3. Weird Topic Finale (WTF) Timestamp: 49:46 a. Wuhan has become Party Central b. China gloats at US downfall --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ellusion-empire/message

Hot off the set of Episode XXI of PARKS PARTY CENTRAL on Facebook LIVE and on his 50th birthday, Craig Parks shares the good that has come to him with so much extra time on his has hands during the global pandemic lock down. With a guest appearance (@ 17:00) from  another great Jewish singer/songwriter, Joe Buchanan LIVE from Houston, Tx, sings Craig a very special Happy Birthday melody.  See the FB Live Video (not so live now) https://www.facebook.com/visualwow/videos/635770637345249/Learn more about Craig Parks at https://www.facebook.com/craig.parks.90 and hear his music below on Spotify.Like what you heard? Please leave comments or reviews on Apple Podcast or at www.VisualWOW.com. Thanks.

Kellie & Thomas discuss people crowding public spaces on Memorial Day, & NDN swimwear. (Original Air Date: May 25, 2020). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkjive/support

In a special one night only reunion episode, the Flip the Table crew with guest Gil Hova reunited at the Granite Game Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire to explore the (self-proclaimed) excellence of the Wayne’s World VCR Game! Players race to collect Party Makers, a date, and a backstage pass to Party Central, all while being heckled and hindered by Wayne and Garth themselves. Plus: Ben and Niki Turner join Professor Laserbooks for a few words from our “sponsors”. Was it worth coming out of retirement for one more job? Tune in to find out!

I take a bath, talk about Bernie Sanders, and the need to overthrow the Napa County Dem Party Central Committee leaders. Join me for this bathtub side chat. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/NVI/support

Falkorburg Cross chat with Alex and Ashlea Gray

James Elia from Democratic Party Central Committee, John Dillon from Gatzke Dillon and Ballance, Casey from The Gun Range San Diego, and Ray Pearson, Candidate for 76th Assembly

Luke's Gospel contains a number of unique stories of Jesus with stunningly surprising endings. These parables include characters that may not be as they first appear. This series will warn you against making rash judgments and challenge you to take a hard look at your own life.

Nacido en el año 1990 en Buenos Aires, Jorge comenzó a incursionar en el mundo de la música desde muy joven. Bajista de una banda de hard rock desde los 13 hasta los 19 años, habiendo grabado un album de estudio y tocado en varias salas de Buenos Aires. El amor por la música electronica nació alrededor del año 2012, creciendo a pasos agigantados, al mismo tiempo que viviendo en diversas ciudades del mundo como Sydney y Barcelona. Hoy en día vive en Barcelona, adonde lleva a cabo el ciclo GRAFF en diversos clubes de la ciudad condal. Bajo el nombre Accanto ha comenzado un proyecto de productor y DJ, con un estilo amplio y versátil, siempre con el objetivo de mostrar su apertura musical en cada pista, congeniando diversos estilos musicales en cada sesión. TRACKLIST 1. Asa Moto - Worrying [Deewee Records] 2. Etcha & Tyu - Stephen Hawking (Tyu Remix) [Duro] 3. Arthur Johnson - Perfect Stranger [Les disques de la Mort] 4. Clapman - Clapman (Daniel Maloso mix) [Party Central] 5. V I V I D - Hold Me (Eric Timpleton Remix) [Seta Label] 6. Sascha Funke - Aggravate [Hippie Dance] 7. Talaboman - Brutal Chugga Chugga (L.B. dub Corp Remix) [R&S Records] 8. Deko Deko - Vertigo (Grizzly´s Acid mix) [O´RS] 9. Barratt - 1983 [Life & Death] 10. Panthera Krause - Heppy [Uncanny Valley] 11. Red Axes - Spicy Stick [Correspondant] 12. Philou Louzolo - Queens of Zomba (Accanto Edit) [Lumberjacks in Hell]

Exclusive interview with Camp Zeroo - EDM DJ, Producer, Rapper, Author, Actor, and PhilanthropistCliff Clements (better known as Camp Zeroo)was born November 20, 1988, in Dallas, TX He took the EDM World by Storm showcasing over 18 years in the music industry and amassing over 3 Million Streams, and over 12k Shazams showcasing just how popular he’s become. He’s successfully made his mark on the Electronic Dance scene and has taken the hip-hop industry by storm as well.His Singles ‘ Zeroo Lit’ and ‘Run It Up’ Ft. DJ Jiggy Jane are playing in heavy rotation on youtube and all digital music platform.Camp Zeroo stepped in as a philanthropist and has single-handedly given new meaning to the #RunItUpChallenge he’s donating some of his own money from shows, investments, and appearances and is encouraging his followers to continue to pay it forward. Encouraging them to change the world, but giving from the heart and not expecting nothing in return.He was nominated for an award as an executive producer in his first motion picture in 2009.Camp Zeroo had the opportunity to share the stage with great artist like Drake, Trey Songs, Wale, Tiesto, Rick Ross, Justin Bieber, Wiz Khalifa and more.Camp Zeroo currently working on a self-titled application for iPhone and Android, Working on three movies which he will be staring and stepping into the role of executive producer. (4 Seasons, Party Central and One and Done.) He’s also working on a book entitled ‘When A Man Tries’ along with a new Album entitled ‘No Pressure’ and a Run It Up Tour.zerrofest.cominstagram.com/campzeroofacebook.com/campzerooonlinetwitter.com/campzerooHear this podcast on Googleplay, TuneinRadio, iTunes, Spreaker, Youtube, and iHeartradioPodcast weekly broadcast location:Rockafellas Barber Shop (Owner: Rico Rodriguez)1733 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229Sponsors:I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by River City Donuts San Ant1723 Babock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by Bay Bay McClinton of All Sports Speed and Conditioninghttp://www.allsportsfitness.net/All Sports Speed and Conditioning is the top sports performance training gyms in San Antonio, and has produce many collegiate and professional athletes since opening. All Sports was founded in 1997 by Bremond “Bay Bay” McClinton. All Sports is based out of the beautiful city of San Antonio, TX. Having accomplished his own career in professional sports; starting a company like All Sports was a natural transition for him. Bay Bay is a native of San Antonio, TX. His 100 meter dash in High School at Roosevelt High in San Antonio was not broken until recently. In college Bay Bay played opposite the great future hall of famer, Darrell Green. He went on to sign a professional career with the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and played 7 years in the European Leagues before returning to his home town to finish his career “San Antonio Texans”. In 2006, his company, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the East vs West Shriners’s college senior bowl. In 2008-09, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the Division II college Senior Cactus Bowl All Star game in Kingsville. Today All Sports Speed and Conditioning continues to train athletes to elevate their athletic performance to the next level in all sports.I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by D.W. Brooks Funeral Home2950 E. Houston St.San Antonio, TX 78202Email: info@dwbrooksfh.comPhone: 210-223-2045Website: dwbrooksfuneralhome.comI Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by Overflowcafe.comDoes your website need more traffic? Well visit Overflowcafe.com today! They make websites popular and over 41,000 people use their service to gain more customers. They are winning at business. What about you? Visit Overflowcafe.comShemaiah is a proud supporter of beyondbeanie.comFor every item purchased we help a child in need. Rock a beyond beanie. Change a life.Use Shemaiah's code for a 25% discount = REED25

Exclusive interview with Camp Zeroo - EDM DJ, Producer, Rapper, Author, Actor, and PhilanthropistCliff Clements (better known as Camp Zeroo)was born November 20, 1988, in Dallas, TX He took the EDM World by Storm showcasing over 18 years in the music industry and amassing over 3 Million Streams, and over 12k Shazams showcasing just how popular he’s become. He’s successfully made his mark on the Electronic Dance scene and has taken the hip-hop industry by storm as well.His Singles ‘ Zeroo Lit’ and ‘Run It Up’ Ft. DJ Jiggy Jane are playing in heavy rotation on youtube and all digital music platform.Camp Zeroo stepped in as a philanthropist and has single-handedly given new meaning to the #RunItUpChallenge he’s donating some of his own money from shows, investments, and appearances and is encouraging his followers to continue to pay it forward. Encouraging them to change the world, but giving from the heart and not expecting nothing in return.He was nominated for an award as an executive producer in his first motion picture in 2009.Camp Zeroo had the opportunity to share the stage with great artist like Drake, Trey Songs, Wale, Tiesto, Rick Ross, Justin Bieber, Wiz Khalifa and more.Camp Zeroo currently working on a self-titled application for iPhone and Android, Working on three movies which he will be staring and stepping into the role of executive producer. (4 Seasons, Party Central and One and Done.) He’s also working on a book entitled ‘When A Man Tries’ along with a new Album entitled ‘No Pressure’ and a Run It Up Tour.zerrofest.cominstagram.com/campzeroofacebook.com/campzerooonlinetwitter.com/campzerooHear this podcast on Googleplay, TuneinRadio, iTunes, Spreaker, Youtube, and iHeartradioPodcast weekly broadcast location:Rockafellas Barber Shop (Owner: Rico Rodriguez)1733 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229Sponsors:I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by River City Donuts San Ant1723 Babock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by Bay Bay McClinton of All Sports Speed and Conditioninghttp://www.allsportsfitness.net/All Sports Speed and Conditioning is the top sports performance training gyms in San Antonio, and has produce many collegiate and professional athletes since opening. All Sports was founded in 1997 by Bremond “Bay Bay” McClinton. All Sports is based out of the beautiful city of San Antonio, TX. Having accomplished his own career in professional sports; starting a company like All Sports was a natural transition for him. Bay Bay is a native of San Antonio, TX. His 100 meter dash in High School at Roosevelt High in San Antonio was not broken until recently. In college Bay Bay played opposite the great future hall of famer, Darrell Green. He went on to sign a professional career with the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and played 7 years in the European Leagues before returning to his home town to finish his career “San Antonio Texans”. In 2006, his company, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the East vs West Shriners’s college senior bowl. In 2008-09, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the Division II college Senior Cactus Bowl All Star game in Kingsville. Today All Sports Speed and Conditioning continues to train athletes to elevate their athletic performance to the next level in all sports.I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by D.W. Brooks Funeral Home2950 E. Houston St.San Antonio, TX 78202Email: info@dwbrooksfh.comPhone: 210-223-2045Website: dwbrooksfuneralhome.comI Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by Overflowcafe.comDoes your website need more traffic? Well visit Overflowcafe.com today! They make websites popular and over 41,000 people use their service to gain more customers. They are winning at business. What about you? Visit Overflowcafe.comShemaiah is a proud supporter of beyondbeanie.comFor every item purchased we help a child in need. Rock a beyond beanie. Change a life.Use Shemaiah's code for a 25% discount = REED25

Episode 08: Video Game Party Central by Voyage Down The Amazon

Episode 1 - A Nightmare on Elm Street In tonight’s episode, Sam and Stormy discuss Wes Craven's Classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street , and what makes it scary. They also make a disturbing discovery regarding Party Central. Please visit realhorrorshow.com for exclusive content, written reviews, and other scary stuff. Follow us! Twitter: @Horrorshow__Pod Facebook: @RealHorrorshow Executive Producer, Writer & Host: Sam Oty Associate Producer, Writer & Co-Host: Stormy Skies Theme Song: “La” the theme from “Child’s Play by Joe Renzetti All rights reserved. No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of the Real Horrorshow Podcast.

FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from the weekend on Newstalk ZB) No Surprise There/What Schools Are For/Titch Tetchy/New Cheating/Jimmy Part II

FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from the weekend on Newstalk ZB) No Surprise There/What Schools Are For/Titch Tetchy/New Cheating/Jimmy Part II

Welcome to Party Central!! "We can party on the positive side, and PUMP the positive vibes...so come along for the ride!"-Marky Mark It's theofficial launch party for Positivity Party Radio, and YOU my friend are invited. In today's show we'll be partying with Donna Haese! Donna never felt like she fit in with her family. She suffered from anxiety and low self-esteem as a child. Diagnosed with an auto immune disease by age 14, married to a man who never really loved her at 23, it seemed her life was headed down a dark path with no return. But this was only the beginning to a beautiful awakening. Donna had big dreams and a belief there was more to life, more for her. Does her story resonate? Join us to hear how Donna turned her life around to marry her Soul Mate, become a Wisconsin Artist, strong Mother and courageous dream-maker-happener. This promises to be an inspiring hour! Positivity Party Radiopromises to deliver more than positivity to lift your spirit and brighten your mood. Take a break from the daily grind to visit with special guests, hear positive messages and learntips toclear your intuition, embrace your spiritual gifts and so much more! This week'sBig DreamSuperhero: Donna Haese, Intuitive Artist Donna once walked a dark path where she felt isolated and undervalued. By Divine intervention, Donna has been guided to live an inspired life, finding her soul mate, connecting more deeply with her children and expressing her intuition through her beautiful artwork. She has stepped out in the world as the gifted sensitive she was meant to be. Join us to journey through her awakening and learn Donna's life lessons and tipsso you can do it to.

Isn't it fun when you stumble across(1) something interesting or worthwhile in a very unlikely place? Perhaps you have gone for a walk through a forest, and along the way you find a beautiful stone statue. Or you are at the beach, and you find a small cave with hieroglyphics in it. These are exciting things to find. My daughter and I found the largest party store in the whole of the U.S in a small town called Moses Lake. Ok, it's not historic, or beautiful, but it is fascinating. If you heard my previous podcast, about Moses Lake, you will know that it is really in the middle of nowhere. And it isn't even a very populated town. So why would the company called Party Central decide to build their biggest store in this out-of-the-way(2) place? My answer is really that I don't know, but I'm assuming(3) that the company has a good reason. Domini had finished a weekend of basketball and wanted to have a quick look in some shops. This store looked entertaining so we walked in. From the outside I couldn't tell how big it was; however, when we went in, it seemed to open up into a huge, cathedral-like place that was filled with plastic this and plastic that. There were enormous shelves on every aisle that must have been at least 20ft tall, and about 200ft long. And there was aisle after aisle of party supplies: plates, hats, cutlery, masks, balloons, makeup, presents, prizes, oh the list goes on to infiniti. I noticed that the employees who worked in this store were quite slim; its not surprising, seeing as they probably walk for miles each day just around the store. My daughter and I had a good look around. We only bought a Valentine's card and a small box of candies. I really didn't want to buy anything; I found the huge quantity of products quite off-putting. When I went to pay, I said to the employee, "This is the biggest party supply store I have seen!" That's when he told me that it is the biggest in the U.S. "Really? In Moses Lake?" I asked, wondering why it wouldn't be in a big city like Chicago or Los Angeles. Hmm, I'm still puzzled. Perhaps the middle of nowhere is the best place for a huge party. 1. 'To stumble across/ upon' means to find accidentally. a. The children stumbled upon a purse in the mud. It looked like it had been there for years. b. While she visited her grandmother, she stumbled upon a family secret. c. Howard Carter and George Herbert, with the help of many workers, stumbled upon Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. 2. 'Out-of-the-way' means remote. a. Even in the middle of nowhere, in this out-of-the-way place, you can places find to stay. b. After getting lost on the moors, the travelers took shelter in an out-of-the-way abandoned farm. 3. 'To assume' is to have an idea about something without really knowing facts. a. He comes to see us every weekend, so I'm assuming he will this weekend. b. I assumed that he was an athlete because he is tall and strong, but actually he is a dancer.  Click the link for the Android app

Geshcast Gaming Podcast Episode 63 - Eurodance Party Central We’re back! Handheld never felt so good! This week, 3D OUTRUN - FALLOUT SHELTER - GAMING NEWS We also have a very special guest - one which will blow your little MYNDE. Check us out on Twitter

Hi guys in todays Disney Magic news we’ll go over a big announcement from Disney Animation, a new Monster’s University short, as well as why disney is giving everyone a reason to start showing their haunted disney side. Please be sure and hit that Subscribe button so you never miss a video. News updates every Friday at 9 am Central! Free Ebook : https://gumroad.com/l/eSHT Let's Connect : Podcast : http://goo.gl/P6NX7E Google+ : http://goo.gl/4zxZDu Twitter : http://goo.gl/1sD8Yf Instagram : http://goo.gl/P4oJF9 Hi guys and welcome to disney magic news where every Friday we discuss the latest regarding anything Disney. Disney Animation made a big announcement this past Monday on their twitter account. Announcing their new film Moana. Ron Clements and Jon Musker the same two guys who brought us films like Aladdin,and the Little Mermaid, are in charge of the latest disney film. The animated film which is set in the ancient South Pacific World of Oceania, is slated for release sometime in 2016. I personally am very excited for this film. I like the cartoon films from the days of old and I’d like to know what you think comment below and let me know if you’re looking forward to this or if you’d rather stick with the cgi. In some other news today Pixar released a new Monsters University short film called Party Central. The five minute film features Billy Crystal reprising his role as Mike Wazowski as well as John Goodman reprising his role as Sulley. The film was released exclusively for Disney’s, Disney movies anywhere, and can be watched either on the app or on your desktop. And finally guys disney is really wanting to see your haunted side. Disneysidecontest.com wants your spooky disney park inspired photos. When you enter, you may be that lucky person who wins. The winner of the contest will receive a private midnight party at the haunted mansion as well as a spooky overnight stay at cinderella Castle at walt disney world resort. The contest officially ends on November 4,2014. So if you haven’t already you might just want to go whip up something and enter your pic because who knows you might be the one who wins! Alright guys that does it for this weeks Disney Magic News. Remember you can find links to all of todays stories in the description down below. As always if you enjoyed this video please don’t hesitate to hit that Subscribe button. And if you haven’t already, please be sure to get your free book, “5 tips to help your disney world trip stay magical" I’m your friendly mouse reporter Joseph b. Wishing you a great, night, day, weekend, or whenever you’re watching this. And as always stay magical! Please be sure and hit that Subscribe button so you never miss a video. News updates every Friday at 9 am Central! Free Ebook : https://gumroad.com/l/eSHT Let's Connect : Podcast : http://goo.gl/P6NX7E Google+ : http://goo.gl/4zxZDu Twitter : http://goo.gl/1sD8Yf Instagram : http://goo.gl/P4oJF9 Links : Disney Animation New Film : http://goo.gl/Nd1obn Pixar Monsters University Short : http://goo.gl/VM3dBF Disney Contest : http://goo.gl/2nrSR3

In episode 033 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss a ton of great Pixar news, including our exclusive first look at To Protect and Serve, the continuation of the Pixar Pipeline Project with Jason Johnston of the Effect team and so much more. Below are our show notes from the episode with time codes for your reference: Pixar Post Website Updates At the top of the episode we chat about Pixar Post getting on Tumblr. We have some great plans for how to use Tumblr to bring you the latest Pixar products on the web so you don't miss any of your favorite items when they go on sale.   Pixar News Starting at 2:45 into the podcast - we chat about the Toy Story That Time Forgot commercial that aired alongside the re-broadcast of Toy Story of TERROR! a few weeks back. Starting at 6:45 into the podcast - we chat about the two gorgeous images released for LAVA (the turtles and the whale) as well as several interviews with director, Jim Murphy. Starting at 11:18 into the podcast - we chat about the release (and disappearance) of Party Central from Disney Movies Anywhere. Starting at 14:52 into the podcast - we chat about the announcement of Peter Sohn moving into the lead director role on The Good Dinosaur. Starting at 18:30 into the podcast - we chat about our exclusive first look at To Protect and Serve, Pixar's 2015 Cars Toons release. We dig into all the gritty details from the synopsis, to what we can gather from the screenshot, to our predictions for the story elements of the short.   Image © Debbie Coleman/Pixar Part Seven of The Pixar Pipeline Project Starting at 32:26 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our seventh interview as part of the Pixar Pipeline Project. The Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through its journey from story to screen.  Our interview this month is with Jason Johnston from Pixar's Effects department. We chat about everything from a day-in-the-life of an effects artist, to his Visual Effects Society award winning work on Ratatouille, Up and WALL•E, all the way to his brilliant advice for those looking to get into the effects field. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Jason's journey to Pixar. We're certain you'll be amazed with the level of detail and work that goes into the effects team's work - enjoy the interview. Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie

This week's episode of The Make Mine Magic Podcast includes discussion of Pixar, and the following: confused intro / animation festivals / Bill Plympton / Jon Negroni's Pixar Theory / Glenn's Trucks and Cars connection / sequels / Incredibles is Watchmen / Easter eggs / John Lasseter invite / Jessie and Andy's Mom again / Party Central / theory delirious / Links: Pixar Kickstarter to Restore the Roxy Spike and Mike Bill Plympton The Pixar Theory Jon Negroni The True Identity of Andy's Mom Will Blow Your Mind Glenn's Cars 2 review from 2011 Jennifer's Twitter Glenn's Twitter The GAR! Podcast Family on Facebook Videos: Planes: Fire & Rescue trailer  

In episode 025 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Toy Story That Time Forgot - Follow Up As we mentioned in our last podcast, we believe we found a connection to a book, The Land That Time Forgot and Pixar's upcoming holiday-inspired TV special. We discuss some potential connections between the story and the special. To read about the special, check out our original post on Toy Story That Time Forgot. You can also read some of the initial discussions from our readers (regarding Toy Story That Time Forgot) in this forum post.   Ed Catmull's, Creativity Inc. Book We chat about Ed Catmull's upcoming book titled, Creativity, Inc. and how the release of it inspired us to start our Pixar Post Book Club. Read more about how to pre-order Catmull's book or to view the dates for the speaking events he will be at to promote the release of his book (both at the bottom of the post).   Incredibles 2 and Cars 3 News Earlier this week, the internet was ablaze with the news that a sequel was in the works for The Incredibles as well as Cars. We discuss the initial news and touch on our predictions for where the story may take place for The Incredibles sequel. In our discussion of Cars 3 we candidly talk about how the reactions to this news were mixed and why we feel people may be too harsh.   Radiator Springs 500-and-a-Half News of the short, Radiator Springs 500½ may have been released a while ago, but we discuss the new plot details and release date for the upcoming toon. During the episode we also chat that the short will premiere as part of the Disney Movies Anywhere app - read more details and download the app.   Party Central - With Exclusive Kelsey Mann Interview Hot on the heels of the theatrical release of Party Central alongside, Muppets: Most Wanted we chat about our theater experience and the audience's reaction. We were also lucky enough to chat with Party Central's writer and director, Kelsey Mann. We're happy to pass our interview along to you since Kelsey gets into great discussions around the story, the vocal work on the short and shares some details on his personal journey to Pixar. During the discussion, we also mention that we'd love to know what you thought of the short - feel free to rate the short and leave your feedback in the Pixar Post Forum.   Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie

In episode 023 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Party Central Short to be Released in 2014 Our thoughts and discussions on the updated release date of the Monsters University-inspired short, Party Central. Award Show Nominations and Omissions We chat about the Academy Awards nominations on January 16 with discussions around the 'For Your Consideration' advertisement. We discuss the omission of Monsters University from the 71st Golden Globe Awards and what our thoughts are on the three nominated Animated Films: Despicable Me 2, The Croods and Frozen. Details on the upcoming BAFTA awards. Discussion on the 41st Annual Annie Award Nominations - both Monsters University and Toy Story of Terror have been nominated - with details about us live-tweeting the event on February  1. Details on the awards and predictions for the People's Choice awards, the Critic's Choice awards, the 12th Annual Visual Effects Society awards and the 5th Annual 3D Creative Arts awards. Pixar Inspiration and Upcoming Pixar Post Information Discussion on our kickoff post to 2014 where we talked about artistic inspiration and how each year motivates us to look at our "wants". We also chat (with a few hints offered) about the exciting changes coming to Pixar Post soon. Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie

In episode 020 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: NEWS SNIPPETS FOR THE WEEK We kick off award season by chatting about Monsters University and how the film is set to receive the Hollywood Animation Award and our thoughts on the upcoming awards season. Ron Howard recently was asked what five films he would have loved to have been involved in - listen in as he surprisingly selects all Pixar films. Jay Leno released a special video of the Pixar 2013 Motorama - such a great way to see a ton of great cars and listen in as Pixarian Jay Ward interviews four other Pixarians regarding their vehicles: Bob Pauley, John Lasseter, Stephanie Hamilton and Mark Walsh. We even hear from Jay Ward and get to see his hot rod that he built as well. TOY STORY OF TERROR! Advertising is in full swing for the soon-to-be-released television special - we chat about the banners at Disney's Hollywood Studios, the newly released still from the short, as well as the first television commercial to be released for the hilarious 30-minute feature. THE GOOD DINOSAUR We spend the majority of our podcast discussing the September 18 announcement of the film's date change from May 30, 2014 to November 25, 2015 (as well as the impact to Finding Dory as well). We chat about everything from Ed Catmull's official comments, to Disney's involvement in this decision, to the Party Central short which was slated to be included with the May 2014 release of the film. We wrap up our discussion with our thoughts on how and if the story will change. We're looking for your input - give us a call at (415) 799-POST (7678) and let us know your thoughts in regards to the date change - how do you feel about it? With any story changes, do you think the dinosaur will remain farmers? Who do you think will be the final lead director for the film? Pixar Post - T.J. & Julieinfo@pixarpost.com 

Hop on the bus with Marc and Matt as they head to Monsters University for orientation. Joining them on campus are Pixar story artist Austin Madison and animator Chris Chua to give us an in-depth look at the production of the film as well as a little bit about "The Blue Umbrella". Hear it here first: details about the MU short that will appear on the Blu-ray this fall, "Party Central" directed by Kelsey Mann. Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous, so stay tuned! Website: AnimationFascination.wordpress.com E-mail: animationfascinationpodcast@gmail.com