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In their early days, data centers were largely welcomed by communities who saw their arrival as an economic boost. Today as concerns around noise levels, power prices, water use, and AI grow, they face fierce opposition. In this episode, Shayle speaks to Brian Janous, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Cloverleaf Infrastructure. Together, they unpack the data center backlash and  explore how the industry can approach the problem differently. Shayle and Brian dive into specifics like: - Communities' shift from “red carpets to pitchforks” on data center development - How misleading information about data center energy and water usage has led to the AI sector losing the public relations battle  - Distinctions between data centers' micro-level benefits and macro-level price inflation on power grids - The potential, and pitfalls, of "bring-your-own-capacity" and behind-the-meter generation - The viability of taking data centers off-grid, off-land, or off-planet - The emerging market for distributed edge compute facilities Resources: - Catalyst: When to colocate data centers with generation - Catalyst: Explaining the ‘Watt-Bit Spread' - Open Circuit: The off-grid data center fantasy - Open Circuit: Utilities are in the crosshairs of the data center backlash - Latitude Media: In Indiana, an anatomy of data center opposition Credits: Hosted by Shayle Kann. Produced and edited by Max Savage Levenson. Original music and engineering by Sean Marquand. Stephen Lacey is our executive editor. Catalyst is brought to you by EnergyHub. Peak season puts every grid to the test — and the utilities that pass are the ones that built flexible capacity before they needed it. EnergyHub works with more than 170 utilities to coordinate 2.5 million devices and 3.4 gigawatts of dispatchable flexibility through a single platform designed to perform when it counts most. See what that looks like at https://www.energyhub.com/ Catalyst is brought to you by Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy fuel cells deliver affordable, ultra-reliable onsite power for hospitals, utilities, and data centers – at speed and at scale. Learn more by visiting BloomEnergy.com. This episode of Catalyst is brought to you by ENGIE, the smarter energy supplier. ENGIE doesn't just provide the power to run your business — they supply the energy to move it forward, with reliable, flexible solutions built for what's next. Learn more at engieresources.com.

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What if commercial real estate is already in a period of serious distress, but most investors cannot see the full extent of it yet? When a market turns, people expect the evidence to be obvious. They expect public defaults, collapsing prices, and clear signs that the cycle has changed. But this downturn is unfolding differently. Distressed assets are changing hands privately, lenders and institutional owners are limiting what becomes public, and significant capital remains on the sidelines because investors still do not know how to price rates, risk, and future values with confidence. In this episode, I sit down with John Azar to examine what is actually happening inside the commercial real estate market, why this cycle is not simply another version of 2008, how hidden distress is creating opportunities for investors who preserved capital, and why the operators who showed discipline during the euphoric years may be the ones best prepared to act now. What You'll Discover In This Episode Why commercial real estate can be in distress before the broader market acknowledges it How private sales and nondisclosure agreements can conceal the real level of pain Why this cycle looks fundamentally different from the 2008 financial crisis How the excesses of 2021 through 2023 created many of today's distressed assets Why the behavior of an operator during the last cycle matters when evaluating them today How patience and preserved liquidity can become an advantage in a repricing market Why uncertainty around rates and values is freezing capital despite abundant liquidity What investors should examine before allocating money to a distressed real estate opportunity   About the Guest John Azar is an entrepreneur, adventurer, executive coach, and the Founder and Managing Partner of Peak 15 Capital. As a fund manager, John helps investors access tax-efficient commercial real estate opportunities designed to support long-term capital growth and generate regular cash flow throughout the holding period. Through Peak 15 Capital's current fund, limited partners can participate in opportunities structured to provide General Partner-level economics without taking on the same operational risks and responsibilities. Peak 15 Capital takes a collaborative, transparent, and highly disciplined approach to investing. The firm focuses on protecting the downside through extensive due diligence, conservative underwriting, and prudent deal execution, while pursuing strong returns, tax advantages, and quarterly distributions for investors. To learn more, visit http://peak15cap.com,  http://johnazar.com, or send an email to azar@peak15cap.com. You can also find John on Instagram and LinkedIn.   About Your Host From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. Chris has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is the founder of The Money School™ and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. His success also includes managing tens of millions of dollars in assets in the financial services and advisory industry and in real estate transactions. As an innovator and visionary in wealth-building and real estate, he empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors with the knowledge of how money works. Chris is also a nationally recognized speaker, author, and podcast host. He has spoken to and taught over ten thousand Americans, delivering the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom.   Resources Private Money Guide:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/book-podcast Wealth Wednesday Webinar: https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/wednesday-webinar-podcast Mapping out the Millionaire Mystery:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/newbook-podcast    

Sprint NOW to LIVE Longer Podcast | VyVerse.comFIVE PRIMARY POINTS of the PODCASTCoffee is a powerful vitality enhancer. New data from 2,264 people found that each additional cup of coffee was associated with roughly 2% higher testosterone in men, while both men and women who drank more coffee tended to have less body fat and more skeletal muscle. Other research links coffee with lower inflammation, better gut health, less depression, younger biological age, and improved focus.Blueberries are brain food. Research suggests blueberries can improve memory, executive function, processing speed, attention, and brain blood flow. Studies cited in the podcast found cognitive benefits in both middle-aged adults at increased dementia risk and school-aged children. Roughly half a cup of blueberries may be enough to provide meaningful benefits.Vitality is a gift you give yourself. Vitality is defined as “purposeful, energetic, and connected living.” Developing it begins by creating space to think, becoming more intentional with time, and defining a clear personal purpose. A concise purpose acts as a filter for deciding what deserves your time and energy.Protect your energy and invest in your relationships. Daily energy depends heavily on discipline, sleep, and fitness. Eliminate “life leaks” such as mindless scrolling and minimize time with “energy vampires.” Instead, invest that energy in meaningful work and the people you love—put down the phone, listen closely, serve others, and treat important relationships like “precious jewels.”Vitality is a skill—and awareness is the first step. You can deliberately train your physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being through practices ranging from exercise and weight management to recovery, stress reduction, optimism, and meaningful connection. Start by honestly identifying what you are doing well and what needs improvement, then take ownership and make one decisive first move.Copyright, VyVerse, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vitalityexplorers.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I'll discuss the mind virus that has infected weak minds across the nation. Is it bad enough yet? 1776 Live Club: No purchase necessary. Must be 18+ legal resident of (50) U.S. or D.C. Ends 12/18/26. See rules at https://Bongino.com/1776. Void where prohibited. Find the video podcast of The Dan Bongino Show exclusively on Rumble at https://Rumble.com/bongino The Rich World's Climate Distraction https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-rich-worlds-climate-distraction-fe33cf14 House Dems overwhelmingly reject anti-socialism resolution after 2 moderates defy Jeffries https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-overwhelmingly-reject-anti-socialism-resolution-moderates-defy-jeffries ICE nabs over 2K illegal migrants across NY in ‘Operation Rotten Apple' — including child rapists, killers https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/us-news/ice-nabs-more-than-2k-illegal-migrants-across-new-york-in-operation-rotten-apple-including-child-rapists-murderers/ Sponsors: All Family Pharmacy - https://allfamilypharmacy.com/bongino - code: Bongino25 Patriot Mobile - https://patriotmobile.com/bongino - code: bongino ZBiotics - Go to https://zbiotics.com/BONGINO and use BONGINO at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics.  Kalshi - Go to http://kalshi.com/r/bongino and get $10 credit on your first $10 trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hannah joins the pod for the first time to talk all things Peak, Land-Grant's new year-round Pilsner. We also crack into Kraken Killer, an Experimental West Coast IPA and the latest release from our Symposium Series. Tune in as we dig into the inspiration, ingredients, and brewing process behind both beers. -- Have a question for us? If we read it on an episode, we'll send you a free Land-Grant shirt. Submit yours over on our website! -- Want to try the beers we're drinking on the pod? Track them down with our handy Beer Finder or stop by the taproom for a pour.

主播： Flora（中国）+Erin（美国） 音乐： Steal the Show最近在TikTok等社交媒体上，你可能经常看到一个词：Aura比如有人在评论区说：“He has so much aura.”或者：“+10,000 aura points!”看到这里，你可能会有点疑惑：01. Aura到底是什么？其实，这个词原本并不是什么网络流行语。Aura最早可以指一个人散发出来的“气场”或者“灵性能量（spiritual energy）”。但现在，在网络文化里，aura已经有了一个非常不一样的意思。简单来说：Aura = how cool you are (你有多酷)它甚至有点像游戏里的一个characteristic（角色属性）。也就是说，你的aura似乎是可以“加分”或者“扣分”的。If you stay cool and nonchalant, you gain aura points.如果你表现得很酷、nonchalant（满不在乎的、淡然的），你就可能获得aura points（气场值）。反过来，如果你做了一件很尴尬的事情，或者表现得太在意别人的反应，就可能：Lose aura points（失去气场值）所以你会经常看到这样的网络评论：“+10,000 aura points.” “气场值加一万！”或者：“Bro has infinite aura.”Infinite（无限的），也就是：“这兄弟气场拉满了！”当然，这套“气场评分系统”本身就是一种非常silly（搞笑、无厘头的）网络玩法。但它背后其实有一个很有意思的逻辑：Having aura is looking cool without trying.有aura，往往意味着——你看起来很酷，但你没有刻意表现自己很酷。比如，一个篮球运动员投进了一个几乎不可能进的球。所有人都在欢呼，而他只是：投完球，转身，走开。完全没有庆祝和炫耀。就好像：“No biggie.” “没什么大不了的。”这种行为在网络上就很容易被评价为：“That is peak aura behavior.”“这就是气场拉满的行为。”所以，aura有时候并不只是“你做了一件多厉害的事情”，而是：你做了一件很厉害的事情，却没有表现得特别在意。接下来，我们就来看看：到底什么行为会让你gain aura points（增加气场值）？以及——什么行为会让你lose 10,000 aura points（直接损失一万点气场）？02. What Gives You Aura? 哪些行为会让你增加Aura？既然aura可以“加分”，那什么样的行为会让你gain aura points（增加气场值）呢？第一个例子，绝对是经典中的经典。想象一下，你正在看一场篮球比赛。有人投进了一个难度极高的球——那种“怎么可能进！”的球。全场观众都在欢呼。但他呢？投完之后，只是：Turn around and walk away (转身就走)。好像刚才只是随手投了一个普通的球。这就是典型的：Peak aura behavior (气场值拉满的行为)TikTok评论区可能马上就会出现：“+10,000 aura points!”或者：“Bro has infinite aura.”Infinite（无限的），也就是说：“这兄弟气场已经无限了。”为什么这种行为会被认为很有aura？因为它同时满足了两点：You did something impressive.你做了一件非常厉害的事情。但与此同时：You don't care about the applause.你又没有表现得特别在意大家的欢呼。所以，aura真正有意思的地方就在这里：It's not just about being impressive.不仅仅是“厉害”。而是：Looking cool without trying.看起来很酷，却没有刻意表现自己很酷。03. How You Handle Embarrassing Moments 如何面对尴尬时刻？不过，aura不仅体现在你“做成了一件很酷的事情”时。有时候，一个人有没有aura，反而要看：How you handle embarrassing moments.也就是：你是怎么应对尴尬时刻的。比如，你走进教室的时候，一个不小心——Bang!直接撞上了门。然后整个教室的人都看着你。这时候，大多数人的第一反应可能是：“Oh my gosh! Sorry! I'm so sorry!” 然后尴尬地走开。这当然完全没问题。但如果是一个“有aura的人”呢？他可能只是：Shrug it off and keep walking.Shrug it off (不把它当回事、轻松带过)。什么都不解释。面无表情。继续往前走。就好像——Nothing happened.“刚才什么都没发生。”这种“装作毫不在意”的处理方式，在网络上就特别容易被评价为：“That's aura.”当然，这里面其实有一点“表演”的成分。因为有时候，一个人并不是完全不尴尬，而是在努力表现出：“I don't care.”“我根本不在乎。”这也就引出了后面一个非常有意思的概念：Aura farming (刷气场)不过在聊这个之前，我们再来看一个非常现实的例子。04. When a Compliment Costs You Aura 被夸的时候，为什么反而可能Lose Aura？假设有人对你说：“Wow, your English is really good!”“哇，你的英语真好！”你怎么回答？如果你只是：“Thanks.”然后自然地继续聊天。恭喜你。You just gained some aura.但如果你马上开始解释：“Oh really? I actually studied English for eight years, and I got a 7.5 on IELTS, and I also lived abroad for...”说到这里——You are losing aura.哈哈。为什么？因为你：Trying too hard（太用力了、刻意表现）。对方只是夸了你一句，你却急着证明：“我的英语好是有原因的！”“我学了八年！”“我雅思7.5！”“我还在国外生活过！”当然，这些经历本身都没有任何问题。不过，这显得：你太急着证明自己值得这个夸奖。而在aura的逻辑里，真正“有气场”的人往往不会急着解释。They just take the compliment and move on.接受夸奖，然后自然地继续聊天。所以在网络语境里，这时候可能就会出现：“-500 aura points minimum.”Minimum (至少)。“最少扣500点气场值。”你越想让别人觉得“我很酷”，有时候反而越容易：Lose aura.而真正的aura，往往来自一种：“I'm comfortable with myself.”“我对自己很自在。”的状态。05. What Makes You Lose Aura? 哪些行为会让你Lose Aura？前面我们说了什么行为会gain aura points（增加气场值）。但说实话，losing aura points（掉气场值）的例子可能更好笑。而且很多时候，真的非常有代入感。第一个例子：你讲了一个笑话，但没人笑。全场安静。空气突然凝固。这本身已经够尴尬了。但如果这时候你还补上一句：“You know, it's supposed to be funny because...”“你知道吗，这个笑话本来是因为……”完了。Your aura is gone.因为一个真正“有aura”的人，这时候不会拼命解释。Just let it die and move on.Let it die（让这件事自然过去），然后继续往下走。不要解释。不要试图挽救。不要说：“你们怎么都不笑？”更不要开始解释自己的笑话到底哪里好笑。否则评论区可能直接出现：“Bro just lost 10,000 aura points.”“兄弟直接掉了一万点气场。”所以有时候，knowing when to stop（知道什么时候该停下来），本身也是一种aura。还有一种非常经典的losing aura moment（掉气场时刻）：Trying to look cool... and completely backfiring.Backfire (适得其反、弄巧成拙)。比如：一个人戴着太阳镜走在街上。步伐缓慢。表情冷酷。目光看向远方。整个人仿佛在拍电影。Very main character.Main character（主角）原本是影视剧中的“主角”，但在网络语境里，也经常用来形容一个人表现得仿佛自己是整个世界的主角。结果——Bang! 直接撞上路灯。那一刻：Aura going into the negatives.气场直接跌到负数。而且还不只是“掉光了”。There is nothing left. “已经什么都不剩了。”甚至可以说：You are going into debt for how much aura you lost.“你这气场已经亏到负债了。”哈哈，这就是aura文化特别有意思的地方。它把一个非常主观的东西——“气场”——硬生生变成了一个游戏里的score（分数）。而说到这里，就不得不讲一个和aura非常相关的词：Aura farming.06. Aura Farming “刷气场”到底是什么？如果说gaining aura（增加气场）是让自己看起来很酷，那么还有一种更“刻意”的玩法：Aura farming这里的farming原本有“耕种、养殖”的意思。在游戏和网络语境里，farming也可以理解成通过不断重复某种行为来“刷资源”“刷经验”。所以：Aura farming = 有意识地“刷气场”也就是一个人非常明确地通过一些行为，让自己看起来更酷、更有魅力、更有气场。比如想象一下：一个人开始到处戴着太阳镜。走路特别慢。每一步都走得非常有目的。很少笑。总是微微抬着头。目光永远望向远方。整个人看起来：Very cool. Very mysterious (神秘的). 但你看着看着就会发现：Wait... are you trying to look cool? 这就是：Aura farming. 说白了就是在“表演”：“I don't care.”“我根本不在乎。”以及：“I'm effortless.”“我完全没有刻意。” 但最有意思的是——You're trying very hard to look like you're not trying. 你其实非常努力地在表现：“我一点都没在努力。”而且通常大家一眼就能看出来。这时，你完全可以开玩笑地说：“Bro is aura farming.” “这兄弟在刷气场呢。”不过，aura farming并不一定是吐槽。有时候它其实也可以带一点欣赏。比如有人真的很努力地营造自己的风格，而且最后确实：They do look cool.那你说：“He's out here aura farming.” 既可以理解成：“他又开始刷气场了。”也可以带一点：“虽然你确实很刻意，但不得不说，还挺帅。”所以它是一种很典型的互联网表达——A joke, but also kind of a compliment.既是玩笑，又不完全是在嘲讽。而这也说明了一件很有意思的事情：Aura isn't just about looking cool. 它其实越来越和：Confidence (自信)以及：Being comfortable with yourself (做自己时感到自在) 联系在一起。真正有aura的人，并不一定是永远完美、永远冷酷的人。有时候反而是：你出了糗，也不慌。你被夸了，也不急着证明自己。你做错了，也能brush it off（不把它当回事，轻松带过），然后继续往前走。所以，aura farming可能是在“努力制造气场”。但真正持久的aura，可能恰恰来自：You don't have to perform. 你不需要一直表演给别人看。你只是舒服地做自己。而这可能才是这个网络梗背后最有意思的一层。07. The Real Aura 真正的Aura是什么？聊到这里，你可能会发现，所谓的aura，其实并没有一个真正的标准。有人投进一个超级难的球，转身就走：+10,000 aura points.有人讲了一个冷笑话，没人笑，还非要解释：-10,000 aura points.有人戴着墨镜、慢悠悠地走路，努力营造一种“我根本不在乎”的感觉：Aura farming.但如果我们把这些网络玩笑放到一起，会发现它们其实都在反复强调一件事：Confidence.自信。以及：Being comfortable with yourself. 对自己感到自在。真正的aura，可能并不是你看起来有多酷，也不是你有没有一直保持一个“完美形象”。而是当一些尴尬的事情发生时，你能够：Brush it off and keep going.Brush it off（不把它当回事，轻松带过），然后继续往前走。下次如果你在TikTok评论区看到：“+10,000 aura points!” 你就知道是在说：“这也太有气场了！”如果看到：“-500 aura points.” 那就是：“刚才那一下，气场掉了。”而如果有人说：“Bro is aura farming.” 那可能是在说：“这兄弟又开始刷气场了。”欢迎在评论区告诉我们：什么行为在你看来最有aura？又有哪些行为，会让一个人瞬间：Lose 10,000 aura points?

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In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by onX Backcountry and Topo Athletic, we are joined by Miranda Webster, the creator behind Miranda Goes Outside- a former 12-year REI employee turned full-time outdoor content creator. In this one, Miranda breaks down her journey from an outdoorsy novice working as an REI cashier to amassing over 200,000 YouTube subscribers, the detailed process of designing her popular Migo water bottle to fix the smart water bottle's flaws, and why she firmly believes creators should never gatekeep public land locations. We also cover her tactics for managing POTS and chronic migraines in the backcountry, her go-to fueling strategy of packing tinned fish and liquid meal replacements, some of her standout current favorite backpacking gear, and her golden rules for creating YouTube content without selling out for cheap clicks. We wrap the show with covering our personal bests and worsts from our Pacific Northwest road trip, a breakdown of the gear Katie relies on when she's not testing new products, I update my sun hoodie rankings with a new score for The North Face Summit Series, a Triple Crown of foods you physically can't stop eating once you start- including the incident with Jabba's burning penis, a of course a listener shares their poop story. OnX Backcountry: Use code "TREK70" for 70% off at onxmaps.com. Get a free 3-month trial of Elite here (no credit card required). Topo Athletic: Use code "TREK15TOPO" at topoathletic.com. Gossamer Gear: Use code "BACKPACKERRADIO" for $20 off LT5 Trekking Poles at gossamergear.com. Hyperlite Mountain Gear: Use code "BPRADIO15" for 15% of hyperlitemountaingear.com Interview with Miranda Webster Miranda's Youtube Miranda's Instagram Reminders: Apply to vlog or blog for the Trek, apply to be a Trail Correspondent, listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon, and subscribe to The Trek's Youtube! 10:33 – Miranda's origin story: from city kid to REI cashier 26:32 – Her gear philosophy and love of colorful gear 30:51 – Managing chronic migraines and POTS on trail 37:12 – The gatekeeping/geotagging debate 42:48 – How the YouTube channel started with Rainer at REI 56:03 – Designing the Migo water bottle 70:40 – Transition from REI scripted videos to her own brand 86:30 – Lessons from Rainer on YouTube success 1:41:02 – Peak performance/fueling: tinned fish and hydration 1:53:00 – Pacific Northwest road trip bests and worsts 2:11:03 – Triple Crown of foods you can't stop eating 2:39:30 – Listener mailbag and poop story Check out our sound guy @my_boy_pauly and his coffee. Sign up for the Trek's newsletter Leave us a voicemail! Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)! Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play. Support us on Patreon to get bonus content. Advertise on Backpacker Radio Follow The Trek, Chaunce, Badger, and Trail Correspondents on Instagram. Follow Backpacker Radio, The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube. Follow Backpacker Radio on Tik Tok. Our theme song is Walking Slow by Animal Years. A super big thank you to our Bob Peoples Award winner(s) from Patreon: Alex and Misty with NavigatorsCrafting, Alex Kindle, Austen McDaniel, Bill Jensen, Bret Mullins aka Cruizy, Bryan Alsop, Carl Lobstah Houde, Christopher Marshburn, Coach from Marion Outdoors, Eric Casper, Erik Hofmann, Ethan Harwell, Gillian Daniels, Greg Knight, Greg Martin, Griffin Haywood, Hailey Buckingham, Jackson Storm, JaredNotFromSubway, Jason Kiser, Jason "I Miss Chaunce" Snailer, Luke Netjes, Matty in AZ, Patrick Cianciolo, Randy Sutherland, Rebecca Brave, Rural Juror, Sawyer Products, The Saint Louis Shaman, Thirteen Adventures, Timothy Hahn, Tracy 'Trigger' Fawns A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Bells, Benjy Lowry, Bonnie Ack, Brett Vandiver, Chris Pyle, David Neal, Dcnerdlet, Denise Krekeler, Jack Greene, Jeanie, Jeanne Latshaw, Lucas Hamilton, Merle Watkins, Peter, Quenten Jones, Ruth S, Salt Stain, Sloan Alberhasky, and Tyler Powers.

How much do you want to know about Happy Gilmore (1996)? Because Timbo and Guyguy have just re-watched it and it turns out: This is in the pantheon of Guy's favourite ever movies, and Tim know how to use Google. Peak behind an all-timer comedy movie, which came out during an insane run of big studio comedies (right in the middle of Jim Carrey's golden era) that will likely never be repeated. The movie is essentially perfect so let's glaze the heck out of it before we see the sequel and more importantly, as we brace for Grown Ups 3 impact.Please support our quest and enjoy our faces (on video episodes) at twioat.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Battle of Hong kong. Japan's rise as a threat to British interests accelerated through the 1920s and intensified after invading China. Britain's response remained contradictory—diplomatically conciliatory yet militarily apprehensive. While Singapore and Malaya received substantial reinforcements, Hong Kong was acknowledged indefensible, yet the 1936 Defence Scheme attempted to fortify it as an island fortress. Governor Northcote urgently advocated evacuation, recognizing the futility of defense. London rejected this, fearing it would demoralize China and forfeit sovereignty claims. Reinforcement requests from commanders like Grasett fell on deaf ears until Grasett independently lobbied Canadian leaders. This persistence finally convinced Churchill to dispatch two additional battalions. On December 8, 1941, Japanese forces attacked across three fronts with overwhelming force. Within hours, the RAF was destroyed on the ground, demolitions proved ineffective, and British units rapidly retreated toward the Gin Drinkers Line, facing an enemy that outnumbered and outmaneuvered them from the opening moments.   #217 The Battle of Hong Kong Part 2: the Island Aflame 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. Around 1500 hours on 9 December, Colonel Doi of the 228th Regiment arrived at Needle Hill, just north of the Gin Drinkers Line, ahead of his main force. For two hours he studied the British defensive positions through binoculars, noting trenches and bunkers—and to his surprise, washing lines fluttering with white clothes. The sight spoke volumes about the 2 Royal Scots' lax discipline. Then fog descended, reducing visibility to barely twenty meters, and heavy rain obscured the landscape. Doi sensed a fleeting advantage but lost radio contact with his battalions. Worse still, the Shing Mun Redoubt lay outside his regimental boundary, making an unauthorized attack a serious breach of protocol. When his units finally arrived, supporting artillery remained unavailable, held up by demolished roads. Doi chose to attack anyway. Doi ordered the 2nd Battalion to scout the eastern approach while the 3rd Battalion spearheaded the main assault. Major Nishiyana commanded the 3rd, sending Lieutenant Wakabayashi and Kasugai with 150 volunteers to lead. The Shing Mun Redoubt itself comprised five concrete pillboxes and an artillery observation post, connected by underground tunnels named after London landmarks—Piccadilly, Haymarket, and others. The whole complex sat on small rises above Jubilee Dam, then the British Empire's tallest. Defending the redoubt was A Company, 2 Royal Scots, under Captain Jones—just three officers and 39 men. One platoon of 25 soldiers under 2nd Lieutenant Thompson held the forward positions. Against this stood 150 Japanese attackers, with another 1,500 troops in reserve. Battalion orders forbade using the concrete works as fighting positions; they were meant for the Vickers machine-gun team and artillery protection. No mines could spare the redoubt's perimeter. On the night of the 9th, roughly half the defenders sheltered in the observation post while the remainder manned pillboxes 401b and 402. At 2000 hours, Thompson led a nine-man patrol northward to check Needle Hill and Shing Mun Valley. Despite two and a half hours in the field, the patrol returned at 2220 hours without detecting the Japanese force massing just 500 meters away. By that time, Lieutenant Kasugai's assault group had crossed Jubilee Dam undetected, bypassed unmanned Post X, and assembled below Pillbox 401b. At 2200 hours, Japanese sappers cut through two lines of wire. At 2300—H-Hour—Lance Corporal Laird heard movement in the bushes and opened fire. The Japanese answered with grenades and rushed the pillbox lines. One team entered the tunnel system; another hurled grenades through the air vents. Corporal Campbell swung his Vickers toward Pillbox 401, catching Japanese headquarters personnel in the open. Sergeant Robb mustered a counter-attack force of thirteen men. Five fell as casualties—Laird, Basnett, Coyle, Casey, and Jardine. Casey was killed; only Jardine escaped. The alert triggered gunfire from the observation post's defenders, and Forward Observer Wilcox called down 4.5-inch and 6-inch artillery fire. Without strong reinforcement and leadership, four Royal Scots and an Indian sentry abandoned the northern positions and withdrew to the observation post. Captain Jones received orders from Brigade to counter-attack, but delegated the task to Thompson. As Thompson attempted to leave the observation post, he found the gate locked from outside. This calamity had a backstory: just before the attack, Thompson had admitted a civilian at the request of Force 163 (SOE's sabotage unit in Singapore). Private Wylie had taken the observation post key from Lance Naik Kishan Singh and, upon exit, locked the gate behind him. The three officers were now literally locked out of the battle. Second Lieutenant Mochizuki and his platoon infiltrated through open trenches and began attacking the observation post from above, attempting to breach the hatches. The defenders held for three hours before Japanese sappers forced explosives down the air vents. At 0230 hours, the blast killed two Indian signallers inside. Thompson sustained a severe eye wound from grenade shrapnel; Jones and Warrant Officer Mead were both wounded. The remaining fifteen defenders surrendered; eleven became casualties. Meanwhile, a Rajput patrol engaging Japanese forces in the river valley managed to drive them back toward the redoubt. One final pillbox endured for another eleven hours before suffering the same sapper treatment. By 0400 hours on 10 December, the entire redoubt was lost. For just two killed, the Japanese had achieved a decisive victory—the breakthrough that would shift the entire campaign's trajectory. By dawn, a Japanese flag flew triumphantly from Point 255.   Major-General Maltby's assessment was stark: "This was calamitous, for Shing Mun was the key to the whole of the left position." Yet the Japanese perspective differed sharply. Having achieved a breakthrough, Colonel Doi received astonishing orders to withdraw—his success had transgressed into the 230th Regiment's sector and violated the meticulously prepared war plan. Doi refused. After heated confrontation with Major-General Ito and Lieutenant-General Sakai, his insubordination was later censured, though a divisional staff officer, Oyadomani, bore the scapegoat's burden of rebuke for failing to restrain Doi's initiative. With Shing Mun secured, Doi methodically fed reinforcements into the position. Throughout December 10th, the Japanese remained uncertain of their advantage and adopted a cautious strategy, probing British lines to exploit the evident disorder. Brigadier Wallis ordered the Royal Scots to mount an immediate dawn counterattack supported by the Rajputs and artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel White demurred; his battalion lacked any reasonable prospect of success. The resulting counterattack proved half-hearted at best. At first light on December 11th, the Japanese pressed Golden Hill forcefully, only to be repulsed by Captain Newton's Rajputs and gunfire from HMS Cicala. White positioned D Company in shallow shell scrapes and rusted wire—inadequate defenses against Japanese assault. Captain Pinkerton led a desperate bayonet charge that morning, temporarily clearing the Japanese and enabling the evacuation of wounded. Yet B, C, and D Companies absorbed devastating losses; Captains Rose and Richardson fell commanding their positions. With the Royal Scots collapsing, X Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and armored support rushed westward to seal the widening gap along Castle Peak Road. Meanwhile, Maltby grappled with alarming reports: Japanese landings on Lantau Island southwest of Hong Kong. Heavy artillery drove them back. A second probe at Aberdeen, where Special Naval Landing Forces approached within 300 yards of the naval base, was repelled by Canadian machine-gun fire. In hindsight, these were mere feints—never intended as the primary thrust. The stratagem succeeded. Maltby retained his island reserves—the Middlesex and two Canadian battalions—precisely where they would be needed. Had Wallis executed a forceful counterattack on December 10th with the Royal Scots and brigade reserves, the Rajputs might have retaken Shing Mun while the Japanese remained disorganized. Instead, Colonel Doi faced a furious Sakai, who had flown down from 38th Division headquarters at Taipo for what amounted to a pre-court-martial examination. The moment passed. After only 48 hours of combat, Maltby concluded the mainland was indefensible. The three battalions would withdraw intact to Hong Kong Island to assume their fortress defense roles. The naval commodore objected—demolitions, supply transfers, and troop ferrying required more time. The evacuation order was deferred 24 hours until noon on December 11th. At that hour, the decision was finalized: the mainland would be abandoned under cover of darkness. Further demolitions followed—the China Light and Power Station, the cement works on Tsing Yi Island, the docks. Yet Brigadier Wallis believed this merely a precautionary measure; he anticipated holding the mainland for at least another week. The withdrawal avoided Kowloon's congested streets, where street fighting and fifth columnists might have entrapped the British—a calculation that proved prescient, as an IJA advance column of 350 men from the 3/230th infiltrated Kowloon on the morning of December 12th to cut off the retreating garrison. The Royal Scots and Canadians retired south to Shamshuipo Barracks and Jordan Road Pier in western Kowloon; the Rajputs and supporting gunners withdrew eastward to Ma Lau Tong, which anchored the fortified Devil's Peak Peninsula. Maltby intended to hold this commanding position permanently—it was easily supplied across the narrow Lyemun Strait. The evacuation proceeded largely as planned. The Canadians and Royal Scots embarked on the afternoon and evening of December 11th under Punjabi covering fire. The Punjabis faced a harder journey—a moonlit scramble along steep Kowloon hills laden with supplies but critically short of mules. One group lost its way at a crucial junction, splitting into two columns. One proceeded toward Devil's Peak as planned; Battalion Headquarters descended into Kai Tak Airport, threaded through Kowloon City, and was evacuated by Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui, fighting until the final moment as the last man boarded. The Rajputs' commander, unable to reach his Punjabi counterpart, abandoned Ma Lau Tong for the closer Hai Wan line near Devil's Peak. By 0400 hours on December 12th, the Punjabis and one Rajput company, accompanied by the gunners of the 25th Medium Battery, crossed Lyemun Strait to Hong Kong Island. Morning evacuations continued with minimal Japanese interference—a surprising restraint. Naval support proved crucial. The withdrawal completed by the morning of December 13th, though 170 mules were lost to the desertion of Chinese laborers—a deprivation that would haunt the subsequent campaign. During this passage, the IJN attempted shore bombardment. The Japanese cruiser and supporting vessels found themselves outranged by the defenders' 9.2-inch guns. The damage inflicted proved sufficient to discourage future naval adventures; for the remainder of the battle, the IJN maintained a cautious distance and played only a peripheral role. The speed and execution of the withdrawal apparently caught the Japanese unprepared. Their most probable expectation had been a full-scale assault on Devil's Peak accompanied by heavy bombardment—a day earlier, an assault without artillery preparation had been driven back with severe losses. The British appeared stronger than anticipated. The defense of the mainland had lasted only five days. With the mainland secured, the Japanese pivoted toward Hong Kong Island. The first move was diplomatic rather than military. At 0900 hours on December 13th, a small boat bearing a white flag crossed the harbor. It carried Colonel Toda, Lieutenant Mizuno, Mr. Othsu Dak, and two European women—the prominent and heavily pregnant Mrs. Macdonald and Mrs. C. R. Lee, wife of the Governor's secretary, accompanied by her two dachshunds. The surrender terms were flatly rejected. Major Boxer delivered the written refusal personally. Mrs. Macdonald remained in Hong Kong to give birth; Mrs. Lee and her dogs returned to Kowloon. The Japanese commenced systematic shelling of selected targets. On December 13th, a 9.2-inch gun on Mt. Davis was silenced; Belcher's Fort sustained damage. The following day, a 3-inch mount on Mt. Davis was hit, killing Chinese gunners and triggering morale collapse; some deserted. On December 15th, the barrage shifted to the northern shoreline, deliberately targeting pillboxes. At 2100 hours that night, approximately three Japanese companies attempted crossing the harbor in rubber rafts toward Pakshawan but were driven off by machine-gun fire. Fifth columnists intensified their operations—signaling with mirrors, sniping from concealed positions, spreading propaganda to encourage Chinese desertion. Their impact might have been catastrophic had not Rear-Admiral Chan and Colonel Yee, armed with tommy guns and grenades, systematically eliminated many of these saboteurs. By December 16th, half the pillboxes between the racecourse and Lyemun Strait lay destroyed. The intended crossing site was unmistakable. On December 17th, the Japanese dispatched a second peace mission—Colonel Toda's team now accompanied by Mrs. Lee with her dachshunds and a pregnant Russian woman. Again, the overtures were rebuffed. On December 18th, the bombardment reached new intensity. Oil storage tanks ignited, sending dense black smoke cascading across the northeast corner of the island—perfect concealment for what was to come. All signs pointed to imminent assault.  I want to note something here, you sometimes hear about how race played a role in the Pacific War and indeed it did. Racist attitudes were found on both the western and Japanese side of the war. There is a fantastic book dedicated to this by the way called, War without Mercy by John Dower, highly recommend it. What is interesting is how these racial attitudes actually affected decision making during the war. Take General Sakai's night amphibious assault for example. Western soldiers such as the Canadians in Hong Kong reported they were told by their commanders that quote "Don't worry about the Japanese, they can't see at night, they all wear glasses" another Canadian soldier wrote in a diary "They don't see well, especially at night we knew this as a matter of fact." Indeed the week before the outbreak of the battle of Hong Kong, Canadian officers attending a briefing by a British officer were informed that "Japan's aircraft were mostly obsolete, its air force had little practice in night flying, and its pilots were myopic and thus unable to carry out dive-bombing attacks". You might be asking yourself, why did they think the Japanese were myopic? The scientific explanation of the day was this "That the Japanese suffered widespread inner-ear damage. What caused this? Japanese motherhood, the practice of strapping babies to their mothers backs, it was explained caused their heads to bounce about, like when they harvested rice and permanently impaired their sense of balance". I particularly love this quote, one of my professors dedicated an entire class to the bizarre racial attitudes before and after the pacific war. There was a belief the Japanese could not see well at night, many western air force commanders actually believed there were times of day like at dawn or dusk where Japanese pilots would not operate because of this hindrance. American military commentator Fletcher Pratt in 1939 analyzed Japan's military strengths and explained it had four major weaknesses. The first was scarcity of resources such as iron, and steel. The second was that the Japanese "can neither make good airplanes nor fly them well" as a result of " the Japanese as a race have defects of the tubes of the inner ear, just as they are generally myopic. This gives them a defective sense of balance, the one physical sense in which an aviator is not permitted to be deficient.". The third was that the Japanese were short-tempered and were inclined to waste men unnecessarily when operations did not go well. The fourth was that the Japanese would simply never date to provoke a war with the US. Again Mr Pratt was an American military commentator whose information came from multiple accounts given by high ranking military officials! The British military maintained that the Japanese avoided night operations on land because they were simply incapable of caring them out well, while they avoided nighttime aerial attacks, as well as dive-bombing for the same reasons Pratt said quote "their pilots were poor and their aircraft inferior.". So take this all to mind when I talk about how certain ranking officers go about making their decisions. By the evening of 14 December, evacuated mainland units had regrouped on Hong Kong Island. The defensive structure was restructured into two brigades: Brigadier Wallis commanded the East Brigade from Taitam Gap, while Brigadier Lawson headed the West Brigade from Wongneichong Gap. This reorganization placed the 5/7 Rajputs across the north-east perimeter, defending over 3,500 metres of coastline with B Company positioned on the hills behind Taikoo Docks. The Royal Rifles of Canada held the north-east corner from Stanley to points south, with reserve positions at Lyemun. Two HKVDC companies supported from Taitam Valley and Pottinger Gap, while the veteran Hughsiliers manned the North Point power station. British and Canadian artillery provided fire support across the northern approaches. The West Brigade held the north-western and south-western shores. The 2/14 Punjab stretched from Causeway Bay to Belcher's Point, protecting Government House and General Maltby's headquarters, with battalion headquarters at Mid-Level. The Winnipeg Grenadiers covered the south-west from Wanchai Gap, with one company detached to the brigade headquarters at Wongneichong Gap. The 2 Royal Scots, severely mauled at Shing Mun, were held in reserve with fresh replacements from the HKVDC. The Middlesex Regiment's companies were dispersed along 72 pillboxes encircling the entire shoreline, while an improvised Z Company of clerks, musicians and cooks defended battalion headquarters at Leighton Hill. Supporting artillery included 9.2-inch and 6-inch guns on Mt Davis and 4.7-inch guns at Belcher's Point. As darkness fell on 17 December, Japanese reconnaissance swimmers reached Taikoo, confirming the crossing site despite detection. Reinforcements arrived: 18 additional heavy bombers from Guangzhou and 26 fighters from Taiwan joined the aerial assault. The crescendo of artillery fire on the 18th, combined with masses of small craft gathering across the harbour, signalled the imminent invasion. Japanese divisional headquarters shifted to Ma Tau Wei near Kai Tak Airport; the 23rd Army moved to Taipo. The invasion force disposed itself with the right flank embarking from east and west of Kai Tak, the left from Devil's Hill area. At 1800 hours, the invasion order was issued; by 1930 hours Sakai himself arrived in Kowloon to oversee the crossing. At precisely 2000 hours, the 2/228th Regiment silently paddled their collapsible craft toward Taikoo Docks and the nearby sugar factory as artillery support commenced. Colonel Doi embarked with 80 headquarters personnel aboard a large barge, leading the second wave. The conditions favoured the invaders—a moonless night, sporadic showers, and thick black smoke from burning oil tanks obscured their movement. They reached the midpoint undetected before searchlights and machine-gun fire scattered the small boats, separating commanders from their units. Despite this chaos, the assault pressed forward. At 2140 hours the artillery shifted to deeper targets; at 2145 hours the first wave of 3/230th landed at North Point, followed minutes later by 2/228th and then 2/229th. Three red flares signalled a successful landing. All six Japanese battalions were ashore by midnight, though wire fencing delayed their advance and Bren carriers added to the confusion on the beach. General Sano arrived at Taikoo one hour later. The 5/7 Rajputs bore the initial brunt of the assault. Despite days of preliminary shelling, the Rajputs mounted a stubborn defence; Japanese casualties mounted rapidly. The anti-tank company suffered so grievously that only a single gun remained operational. The Japanese plan was tactical rather than frontal—bypass isolated positions for later elimination and push rapidly toward high ground. Overwhelmed by numerical superiority and losing most of their officers, Rajput resistance gradually crumbled. Contradicting all evidence, Maltby remained convinced the main Japanese assault would strike directly at Victoria from Kowloon. He therefore withheld the counter-attack, instead dispatching a platoon of Middlesex troops, Royal Marines, naval personnel, and the Rajputs' reserve company—supported by artillery—to establish a defensive line blocking the Japanese advance toward Central District. Three HKVDC armoured cars were sent to protect East Brigade headquarters; two more reinforced the Middlesex battalion headquarters. It was manifestly inadequate against six Japanese battalions. In post-war dispatches, Maltby conceded his grave miscalculation: he believed he faced at most two battalions, not a full division. As the 3/230th broke through D Company of the 5/7 Rajputs, the 2/230th came ashore nearby and wheeled westward toward Victoria. Their advance halted abruptly at the North Point power station, held by an extraordinary force: four officers and 36 men of the HKVDC Hughsiliers Platoon—alongside 39 civilian volunteers from China Light & Power and Hong Kong Electric, including the station manager Vincent Sorby—plus eight Free French soldiers commanded by Captain Jacques Egal, a Shanghai businessman turned soldier. Without exception, these men were World War I veterans, many aged 55 or older. Some had fought in the Boer War. Major J. J. Patterson, the Hughsiliers' commander, had served with Allenby's Camel Corps and been mentioned in dispatches six times; he was chairman of Jardine Matheson and a legislative councillor. Private Sir Edward Des Voeux, 8th Baronet, a millionaire bullion trader and secretary of the Hong Kong Club, had enlisted as a private when deemed too old for mobilization. Private T. A. Pearce, 67 years old, was chairman of J. D. Hutchison & Company and secretary of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Captain Bruch, the second-in-command, aged 60, chaired a major trading house. The list extended through Hong Kong's business elite, each choosing to fight rather than flee. These old men held an entire regiment at bay. When Patterson called for aid, Maltby dispatched an HKVDC armoured car with a platoon from Z Company, 1 Middlesex, but the reinforcement was ambushed before reaching the station; only nine soldiers, including 2nd Lieutenant Caruthers, broke through. Unable to dislodge the defenders by assault, the Japanese resorted to bombardment. By 0145 hours on 19 December, surrounded and ammunition exhausted, the defenders withdrew to King's Road behind a disabled bus. The Japanese deployed three machine guns, killing or mortally wounding all but Private Geoghan. A Japanese officer, believing all dead, cautiously approached—only to have Geoghan, despite his wounds, surge from cover and charge. He killed the officer and four soldiers before collapsing from wounds. Somehow Geoghan survived. Those old men—civilians and reservists, businessmen and veterans—held the entire western Japanese advance for 18 hours, buying Maltby precious time to withdraw forces and establish a new defensive line. Their stand at North Point became one of the campaign's most improbable acts of defiance. As the 2/229th Regiment advanced southward toward Mt Parker, the 3/229th landed at Aldrich Bay and turned eastward toward Lyemun, where they seized an HKVDC 6-inch gun. Major Bishop of the Royal Rifles of Canada, unaware of the landings, dispatched 15 Platoon under Lieutenant Scott to check on A Company of the Rajputs. Unexpectedly, they encountered armed men in civilian clothes at Lyemun's gate—the first indication of the Japanese presence on the island. Yet senior officers dismissed initial reports of landings and lost positions as exaggerated, a critical miscalculation that proved catastrophic. At Lyemun Fort, the 5th Anti-aircraft Battery of the HKVDC was caught completely unaware and surrendered after minimal resistance. The Japanese then committed one of many atrocities that would characterize the battle, bayoneting 29 survivors. Alerted by 15 Platoon's report, Bishop attempted a counter-attack with two platoons to retake the fort, but the defenders could not scale the six-meter wall and withdrew with nine men killed. As the 2/229th pressed southward toward Mt Parker, they overran the Salesian Mission, which had been converted into an Advance Dressing Station. No. 8 Company of the 2/229th systematized a massacre of medical personnel and the wounded—an atrocity that would later become pivotal evidence at Colonel Tanaka's war crimes trial. Yet amid the chaos, several medical staff and wounded survived to testify: Gunners Y. K. Chan and Martin H. C. Tso of the 5th Battery, Captain Osler Thomas of the HKVDC, Captain Martin Banfill of the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, and Corporal Norman Leath of the Royal Army Medical Corps. C Company of the Royal Rifles, reinforced with captured Japanese machine guns abandoned by fleeing Rajputs, inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with one Japanese company suffering over 65 percent losses. Yet overwhelmed by superior numbers and suffering nearly two platoons worth of casualties themselves, the Canadians were forced to withdraw, leaving only a reinforcement platoon under Lieutenant Blaver on Mt Parker. When Captain Clerke arrived at dawn with 16 Platoon to reinforce the position, he found over 100 Japanese already entrenched. With no artillery support and only two platoons available, Clerke had no choice but to withdraw, abandoning Mt Parker to the enemy. By dawn on the 19th, the East Brigade faced catastrophe. Infantry strength had been halved, and losses of artillery were equally devastating. A series of misunderstandings and misinterpreted orders led coastal gun crews at Capes D'Aguilar and Collinson to destroy their own guns in confusion or lose them to the advancing Japanese. Of the entire artillery complement, only one 18-pounder and two 3.7-inch field guns remained operational. Wongneichong—literally "yellow muddy creek" in Chinese—occupies the center of Hong Kong Island, a valley separating the eastern hills (Mt Parker, Mt Butler, Jardine's Lookout) from the western massif (Mt Nicholson, Mt Cameron, Victoria Peak). This narrow gap formed the critical artery linking northern and southern Hong Kong, making Brigadier Lawson's decision to place West Brigade Headquarters there strategically sound yet tactically vulnerable. Recognizing the exposed position after the landings, Major Lyndon had located an alternative site south of Mt Nicholson, scheduled to open the following day. In response to the Japanese landings, Lawson dispatched three platoons of Winnipeg Grenadiers to block the advance. Lieutenant C. D. French took 18 Platoon to Mt Butler, Lieutenant G. A. Birkett's 17 Platoon moved to Jardine's Lookout, and Lieutenant L. B. Corrigan's platoon took the north-west approach to the Gap. As on Mt Parker, both French and Birkett were killed almost immediately, their small forces overwhelmed by battalion-strength enemy forces with artillery support. By morning on the 19th, two battalions each of the 230th and 228th Regiments were pushing for the high ground. The 2/230th rapidly occupied Jardine's Lookout while the 3/230th moved to Mt Nicholson and the 2/228th advanced toward the Gap itself. No. 3 Company of the HKVDC under Major E. Stewart held pillboxes around Jardine's Lookout, while No. 1 Company under Captain Penn defended Taitam Valley with forward positions at Quarry Gap. The pillboxes, despite heavy bombardment, held longer than anticipated—some for as long as 24 hours. Stewart maintained his company headquarters until the 22nd, four days of continuous fighting without adequate ammunition, food, or water. No. 3 Company suffered 80 percent casualties and ceased to exist as a cohesive unit. Realizing that the enemy had penetrated to Mt Butler, Brigadier Lawson decided counter-attack was essential. Major A. B. Gresham of A Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, was ordered to retake Mt Butler and clear Jardine's Lookout. The Canadians initially succeeded, with Warrant Officer 2 J. R. Osborne leading a bayonet charge, but a strong counter-attack by three Japanese companies drove them back by 2200 hours. The Canadians held firm until 1500 hours, when Gresham attempted surrender despite waving a white flag—the Japanese shot him regardless. In the chaos that followed, a Canadian killed a Japanese officer in response, triggering a grenade barrage. Warrant Officer Osborne caught the grenades and hurled them back as fast as they came, but one landed in an impossible position. Without hesitation, Osborne threw himself on the grenade to save his comrades. This act of supreme self-sacrifice earned him a Victoria Cross—the first Canadian VC of World War II. At dawn on the 19th, Maltby dispatched A Company of the 2 Royal Scots under Captain K. J. Campbell to reinforce the Gap, but they lost all their officers with only 15 men reaching Lawson's headquarters. A group of sailors under Commander A. L. Pears came from the south, but were ambushed en route; only a few reached the Postbridge—a house just south of the Gap—which became an isolated strongpoint. The 3/230th captured the police station perched on a mound at the southern point of the Gap, then swept eastward to seize the anti-aircraft guns of 7th Battery (barely 250 meters from brigade headquarters) and continued uphill toward Taitam Hill to capture additional 6-inch and 3.7-inch guns. Maltby's response was to call down final protective fire from the HKSRA in Happy Valley, inflicting massive casualties on the 3/230th. At 1000 hours on the 19th, Lawson reported that his headquarters was surrounded and he was about to "go outside and shoot it out." Captain H. A. Bush provided covering fire as Lawson and his entire staff, including Middlesex signallers, were cut down by machine-gun fire across the Gap. Lawson's body was discovered two days later halfway up the hill behind his headquarters, dead from a gunshot wound to the thigh. Lieutenant Kerfoot of the 2/14 Punjab with his three Bren carriers arrived minutes too late to save him. IJA who saw the fight made a note stating "he died heroically". At 1330 hours on the 19th, Maltby issued "Operation Order No. 6" calling for a massive counter-attack to commence 90 minutes later. The plan was ambitious: A and D Companies of the 2/14 Punjab were to attack east from Victoria to North Point to relieve the Hughsiliers, while HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the 2 Royal Scots were to attack the Gap and Jardine's Lookout. Eight field guns were promised but never materialized. There was no reconnaissance, no proper orders, and minimal coordination. The Canadians were to rendezvous with the 2 Royal Scots at Middle Gap at 1530 hours, but the Scots were late; the Canadians advanced without them. Captain Pinkerton of D Company, 2 Royal Scots, was ordered at the last minute to attack up Wongneichong Gap Road—the same route A Company had taken only seven hours earlier and been decimated—because it was reported as "lightly held." Captain A. M. S. Slater-Brown led the advance with three Bren carriers and attached engineers, followed by D Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Just as the carriers reached the burnt-out trucks of A Company, they too were ambushed. Mortars and machine-gun fire rained down from Jardine's Lookout, where the Japanese occupied captured HKVDC pillboxes. Slater-Brown and 2nd Lieutenant Bell, the battalion intelligence officer, were killed instantly. The Royal Scots waited in the roadside ditches until 0200 hours before launching an attack on the police station, reaching the steps before Pinkerton was severely wounded. Captain Ford's composite company attack at 0300 hours also failed. Simultaneously, C Company under Lieutenant F. L. Stanier attacked Jardine's Lookout—also unsuccessfully. This series of piecemeal assaults cost the Royal Scots eight officers and 68 soldiers. Growing increasingly desperate, Maltby ordered Major Hodkinson, Officer Commanding HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, to attack the Gap and proceed to Mt Parker. Requesting reinforcements from A Company and the Royal Scots, Hodkinson launched his assault with covering fire from Lieutenant Corrigan on Mt Nicholson. The Grenadiers managed to reach Mt Nicholson with only five unwounded men, though Corrigan's group advanced to within 300 meters of the Gap road. Then came an unexpected stroke of fortune: while skirting Mt Nicholson, Hodkinson's group stumbled upon approximately 500 Japanese—probably from the 3/230th—eating lunch without posting sentries. The Winnipeg Grenadiers unleashed devastating fire, inflicting heavy casualties. By 1745 hours, Hodkinson's force was only 100 meters from Repulse Bay Road. With four men and a 2-inch mortar, Hodkinson worked his way to the abandoned brigade headquarters, bringing 20 walking wounded with him. He established a foothold at the Gap, receiving orders to attack the police station at 2200 hours. Two HKVDC armoured cars with Vickers machine guns came in support, but accurate enemy fire disabled both. Like Pinkerton before him, Hodkinson reached near his objective before being severely wounded. For this action of determination and courage, Hodkinson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. By the morning of the 20th, the Japanese had consolidated control of the Gap, but elements of D Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, still held various pillboxes north of the position. Initially, 17 and 18 Platoons occupied forward positions with Company Headquarters and 16 Platoon in reserve, positioned across Wongneichong Road almost directly opposite brigade headquarters. Forward positions were rapidly overrun and cut off from the company. They fought without officers until withdrawal to battalion headquarters became necessary. With Captain A. S. Bowman killed and Captain R. W. Philips wounded, command fell to Lieutenant T. A. Blackwood. An attempt by B Company to relieve D Company on the evening of the 20th failed catastrophically, killing all officers and 29 men. With fewer than 50 men remaining—all wounded—Lieutenant Blackwood continued inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese until 22 December, when exhaustion and the complete absence of ammunition, food, and water forced surrender. D Company killed over 200 Japanese soldiers. Post-war Japanese reports refused to believe that a single company had held the Gap for so long. For their stubborn defense, Philips and Blackwood were awarded the Military Cross, and three enlisted men received the Military Medal. The battle of Wongneichong Gap was characterized by fragmented planning and poor coordination. On the night of the 19th-20th, no fewer than three separate companies attacked the police station, with another company assaulting Jardine's Lookout—all within five hours, all independently organized by local commanders. Had these disparate actions been coordinated into a single simultaneous assault, fortress headquarters' objectives might well have been achieved. By the end of the 20th, the British had lost the vital ground of Wongneichong, though Postbridge House remained as an isolated holdout. For the Japanese, Wongneichong became the single costliest engagement since the invasion began, with over 800 casualties and the regimental commander of the 3/230th seriously wounded. 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.   Japanese landings on 18-19 December overwhelmed the East Brigade. Brigadier Lawson died defending the vital Gap. Desperate, uncoordinated counter-attacks by British and Canadian troops failed to dislodge the enemy. D Company Winnipeg Grenadiers held the position for four days against overwhelming odds before surrendering. The Japanese suffered 800 casualties but secured this critical strategic ground.

Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan, and Ace reveal their personal TOP 5 GAMES OF ALL TIME! Which video games earned a spot among the absolute legends, and which beloved classics got left behind? We talk incredible video games, three different tastes, and what makes PEAK gaming. It's time to crown the best of the best in gaming on the Video Gamers Podcast!   Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol' Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps, Bobby S, NorwegianGreaser, Dettmarp and NightWizard63   Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: Milkman, Drewsky, Jigglepuf and BadGam3rDad   Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/h2cHKAvSmu Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠  Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@videogamerspod Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠  Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod     Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September is here and the energy is loud. We've officially reached the peak of the year, which means everything you've been moving through since January is getting turned all the way up.This week Zoey sits down with Amelia for the September numerology forecast and gets into why this month is such a powerful turning point in both your personal year and our collective Year 1. They talk about the difference between urgency and knowing when it's actually time to move, what your shadows might be trying to show you and why the seeds you plant now could shape the next nine years of your life.They also get real about imposter syndrome, trusting your intuition when you can only see one step ahead and letting yourself grow into the version of you that's been trying to emerge.In this episode we're talking about:00:00 Welcome to The Higher Self Hotline14:17 Personal Year Numerology and the Energy of September28:05 Why September Is the Peak of Your Personal Year34:05 Shadow Work and Healing Your Wounded Self39:12 Imposter Syndrome, Creativity and Identity51:15 September Collective Numerology Forecast54:31 The Numerology Portal Shaping Your Next 9 Years☎️ If you loved this episode, take a second to rate, review, and subscribe to get a hotline ring for future episodes. Share it with someone you love and follow along on socials for more. If you feel led to share what came up for you, please tag us on socials – Zoey loves to hear what resonated with the collective!

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The #Riverhounds played two games against the best teams in the league and showed that they can hang with both of them. Are we peaking at just the right time again? We also discuss Pro/Rel after the USL President made some interesting commments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peak week is officially here! Amber and Alexis share their journey through peak week and upcoming shows.Follow The Girl Gainz Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thegirlgainzpodcast/Email: girlgainzpodcast@gmail.comWatch episodes on Youtube. Don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/@TheGirlGainzPodcastFollow Alexis on Instagram: @the_alexis_nicoleFollow Amber on Instagram: @amberpacholokFor posing @posing_with_alexis https://posing-with-alexis.square.site/ Stage glam @amberpbeauty  https://bookamberpbeauty.square.site/Join The Biblical Bodybuilder Community https://thebiblicalbodybuilder.circle.so/join?invitation_token=d427c648eec129a5d19de8f065b66f87b6f1ceaf-dfbfe452-f8e1-4da7-831c-94bd5a656bb2CODES:KH Customs AlexisA or AmberpBlack Girl Vitamins AmberpThe Shoe Fairy Code: AlexisFree Spirit Outlet: afitKH Customs AlexisA Pro Tan: Alexis Raw Nutrition: ALEXISRevive: ALEXISTLF: TLF-DRURY

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Diesel generators remain ubiquitous because they offer an unusually powerful combination of low cost, high energy density, long-duration storage, and reliable off-grid power. But their pollution, noise, maintenance requirements, permitting challenges, and growing footprint are becoming increasingly problematic as data centers drive demand for backup generation. In this episode of Catalyst, Shayle Kann talks with Richard Wang, co-founder and CEO of Voya Energy, about the company's effort to replace diesel generators with generators powered by aluminum. Richard explains why diesel has been so difficult to displace, why natural gas and batteries fall short for some backup applications, and how Voya's electrochemical generator uses aluminum pellets and air to produce electricity. Unlike combustion-based generators, the system is designed to operate without air emissions, while offering high energy density, quiet operation, rapid startup, and long-duration capabilities. The conversation also explores aluminum's potential as a globally transportable energy carrier and why low-grade scrap aluminum could provide Voya's initial fuel supply. Richard and Shayle discuss: The global diesel generator market and why diesel remains dominant Why natural gas generators and batteries haven't displaced diesel Aluminum as a high-energy-density fuel How Voya Energy's electrochemical aluminum generator works Voya vs. diesel on cost, footprint, power quality, and runtime Using Voya generators as grid assets and battery alternatives Why metal fuels are becoming viable now Using low-grade scrap aluminum as fuel and the long-term vision for recyclable aluminum energy storage  Credits: Hosted by Shayle Kann. Produced and edited by John Sheehan. Original music and engineering by Sean Marquand. Stephen Lacey is our executive editor. This episode of Catalyst is brought to you by ENGIE, the smarter energy supplier. ENGIE doesn't just provide the power to run your business — they supply the energy to move it forward, with reliable, flexible solutions built for what's next. Learn more at engieresources.com. Catalyst is brought to you by EnergyHub. Peak season puts every grid to the test — and the utilities that pass are the ones that built flexible capacity before they needed it. EnergyHub works with more than 170 utilities to coordinate 2.5 million devices and 3.4 gigawatts of dispatchable flexibility through a single platform designed to perform when it counts most. See what that looks like at EnergyHub.com.  Catalyst is brought to you by Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy fuel cells deliver affordable, ultra-reliable onsite power for hospitals, utilities, and data centers – at speed and at scale. Learn more by visiting BloomEnergy.com.

Competitive Magic isn't dead. We just miss what it used to feel like.DuressFest is coming, and Zac and Phil are incredibly excited—not simply because it's another Magic tournament, but because it represents something that has been missing from competitive Magic:the experience.We used to have Grand Prix events with thousands of players. You'd travel with your friends, play the main event, fire off side events, buy and sell cards, meet other players, grab dinner afterward, and spend an entire weekend immersed in Magic.DuressFest feels like a return to that experience.The conversation starts with the size of modern competitive events versus the old Grand Prix era, but quickly becomes a much bigger discussion about why competitive play matters to Magic's ecosystem.We talk about:Why competitive Magic isn't necessarily deadWhy Wizards hasn't cultivated the competitive-player experienceWhat the old Grand Prix ecosystem providedWhy vendors need major eventsWhy competitive play creates demand for real cardsWhy Legacy, Premodern, Classic and Peak have their own ecosystemsWhy Magic's original premise was that you were the wizardHow Universes Beyond changes that relationshipWhy named characters can make the player feel like a spectatorThe difference between Magic and games like D&D or ZeldaWhy self-expression is so important to competitive playWhy 60-card 1v1 Magic feels like the purest version of the gameWhat DuressFest needs to becomeWhy a Friday/Saturday/Sunday Grand Prix-style event would be incredibleAnd why DuressFest could be a proof of concept for more community-run eventsThe bigger idea is simple:People don't just want to play Magic. They want somewhere to go play Magic.And DuressFest may prove that there is still a huge audience for that experience. Keeping this to 10 chapters:00:00 — DuressFest Is Bringing Back Grand Prix Magic01:24 — Competitive Magic Isn't Dead03:04 — Why Competitive Events Matter05:19 — The Magic Card Ecosystem09:03 — Why Magic Has Lasted 30+ Years12:09 — Universes Beyond & Losing Immersion14:19 — Are We Still the Wizard?19:15 — What Does DuressFest Need to Be?24:04 — Why We Miss the Grand Prix Experience26:27 — Why 60-Card Magic Is the Purest MagicTimestamps

Competitive Magic isn't dead. We just miss what it used to feel like.DuressFest is coming, and Zac and Phil are incredibly excited—not simply because it's another Magic tournament, but because it represents something that has been missing from competitive Magic:the experience.We used to have Grand Prix events with thousands of players. You'd travel with your friends, play the main event, fire off side events, buy and sell cards, meet other players, grab dinner afterward, and spend an entire weekend immersed in Magic.DuressFest feels like a return to that experience.The conversation starts with the size of modern competitive events versus the old Grand Prix era, but quickly becomes a much bigger discussion about why competitive play matters to Magic's ecosystem.We talk about:Why competitive Magic isn't necessarily deadWhy Wizards hasn't cultivated the competitive-player experienceWhat the old Grand Prix ecosystem providedWhy vendors need major eventsWhy competitive play creates demand for real cardsWhy Legacy, Premodern, Classic and Peak have their own ecosystemsWhy Magic's original premise was that you were the wizardHow Universes Beyond changes that relationshipWhy named characters can make the player feel like a spectatorThe difference between Magic and games like D&D or ZeldaWhy self-expression is so important to competitive playWhy 60-card 1v1 Magic feels like the purest version of the gameWhat DuressFest needs to becomeWhy a Friday/Saturday/Sunday Grand Prix-style event would be incredibleAnd why DuressFest could be a proof of concept for more community-run eventsThe bigger idea is simple:People don't just want to play Magic. They want somewhere to go play Magic.And DuressFest may prove that there is still a huge audience for that experience. Keeping this to 10 chapters:00:00 — DuressFest Is Bringing Back Grand Prix Magic01:24 — Competitive Magic Isn't Dead03:04 — Why Competitive Events Matter05:19 — The Magic Card Ecosystem09:03 — Why Magic Has Lasted 30+ Years12:09 — Universes Beyond & Losing Immersion14:19 — Are We Still the Wizard?19:15 — What Does DuressFest Need to Be?24:04 — Why We Miss the Grand Prix Experience26:27 — Why 60-Card Magic Is the Purest MagicTimestamps

We're hashing out the updates following D23. Is Malificent's coaster safe enough for Landon? Will Piston Peak National Park have enough popcorn for Matt? Will the Monster's door ride be too high for TJ? 

A strengthening El Niño and unusually warm Atlantic waters pushed the global average sea-surface temperature to a new high in August. Also, from destructive winds to hopeful blue skies, weather has shaped some of Parton's most memorable music. The country music legend died at 80 on Aug. 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Atlantic hurricane season is entering the period when tropical activity has historically increased sharply—but what does that mean for the weeks ahead?Dr. Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University joins HurricaneCenter for an in-depth discussion about the state of the Atlantic basin, the science behind seasonal hurricane forecasts and the environmental factors that can either support or suppress tropical development.The conversation explores what accumulated cyclone energy tells researchers, why total storm numbers do not determine the impact of a season and why landfall risk remains difficult to predict months in advance.Dr. Klotzbach also discusses how forecasters evaluate ocean temperatures, vertical wind shear, atmospheric moisture and large-scale climate patterns as the season progresses.Most importantly, the episode explains why coastal residents should focus less on a single forecast number and more on maintaining a practical hurricane plan throughout the season.00:00 — Entering the heart of hurricane seasonWhy late August and September command so much attention.03:30 — How seasonal forecasts are createdThe climate and ocean signals used to estimate basin-wide activity.08:00 — What the forecast numbers really meanWhy named-storm and hurricane totals are only part of the story.12:30 — Accumulated cyclone energy explainedHow ACE measures the combined strength and duration of tropical systems.17:00 — Warm water is not the entire equationThe importance of wind shear, atmospheric moisture and stability.22:00 — Why hurricane landfalls remain difficult to predictThe difference between forecasting activity and forecasting impact.27:00 — What could change during the remainder of the seasonThe atmospheric patterns researchers continue to monitor.32:00 — Gulf of Mexico and rapid intensification concernsWhy storms close to land can create compressed preparation timelines.36:30 — The most important preparedness messageWhy residents should not judge their risk by how busy or quiet the basin appears.40:30 — Final thoughtsSupport the showSuggest a topic or ask a question: alex@wxguide.comVisit our conference site: www.hurricanecenterlive.comThanks for listening and please share with your friends and co-workers.

Beau Martonik sits down with Dr. Karl Miller of the University of Georgia, where he spent 40 years leading deer research and mentoring close to 100 graduate students. Karl grew up hunting the Pennsylvania big woods before he went south for his PhD, and much of what hunters take for granted about rubs and scrapes came out of his lab. The core of this conversation is signpost communication. Karl walks through why bucks make rubs in the first place, and what one of his students found when he ran a chemical analysis on forehead gland secretions: 67 different compounds, and not one of them in higher concentration in dominant bucks than in subordinate ones. No dominance signal at all. What varies is the mix, deer to deer, which means every buck is leaving something closer to a name than a rank. He also explains why the loser of a sparring match will walk up and lick the winner's forehead. Then he gets into scrapes, and the finding he clearly loves most. Scraping activity peaks about two weeks before peak breeding in almost every study ever run on it. Karl's hypothesis is that this isn't coincidence or anticipation. It's that buck urine deposited in scrapes may be acting as a priming hormone on the does, pulling their cycles into synchrony, and the two-week lag matches the length of a doe's follicular wave. He and a graduate student demonstrated the same mechanism in Eld's deer using a control group and a group exposed to male urine, and the treated group entered estrus together with enhanced hormone profiles. Then he flips it and explains flehmen, the vomeronasal organ, and how a buck taking doe urine into his mouth routes it past the smelling part of his brain entirely and straight to the part that runs his reproductive physiology. Both sides priming each other. Also covered: 3,600 rubs per square mile on an unhunted Georgia herd, roughly six per acre; the interdigital gland and the 11 compounds that actually do track with maturity; why a tarsal gland's smell comes from bacteria and not from the gland; the staph and listeria living on it; the castrated buck that ran an entire rut in two weeks on a testosterone dose they overshot; young bucks making 15 percent as many scrapes as mature bucks; and a stretch where he and Beau land in different places on whether there's any point in doctoring a scrape. This is part one of two. Part two is deer vision and camo, and it's out Tuesday, September 1st. Topics: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:19:25 — What everybody had wrong about rubs in the seventies 00:25:04 — 67 compounds, and why a rub isn't a dominance display 00:26:09 — Why the loser of a sparring match licks the winner's forehead 00:38:32 — 3,600 rubs per square mile, and how many one buck makes in a year 00:49:08 — The three things a buck does at a scrape 00:52:56 — Why a tarsal gland actually stinks 01:01:45 — 39 bucks on one scrape, and 85 percent of visits after dark 01:04:30 — Scrapes peak two weeks before the rut 01:06:24 — Priming hormones, and synchronized estrus 01:10:09 — Flehmen, and the does priming the bucks right back 01:21:59 — Adding scent to a scrape, and whether it does anything 01:35:00 — What a broken age structure does to the rut you're hunting Dr. Karl Miller's published research: Google Scholar, search “Karl Miller deer UGA” Instagram:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@eastmeetswesthunt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠East Meets West Outdoors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Hunting Gear and Apparel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: Beau Martonik - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Influencer Page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 (8.24) GKN Aerospace will pay up to $100 million to the 50,000 people who evacuated Garden Grove — and the Orange County DA won't file charges. Plus: Old Town Newhall's Main Street burns. 6:05 — The hottest stretch of the year so far: near 100 in downtown LA, 110-plus in the valleys, holding through the weekend. Peak grid demand runs 4 to 9 p.m., so pre-cool the house and hold the dryer and dishwasher until after. Also, 49ers owner Jed York's weekend arrest in Ohio. 6:20 — A third-alarm fire tore through Old Town Newhall before dawn, starting at an auto body shop on Main Street and taking the Newhall Refinery restaurant and The MAIN theatre with it. Over 100 firefighters and a partial roof collapse. Plus the human-caused Hawk Fire burning near Reno. 6:35 — San Jose State geologist Kim Blisniuk went back 10,000 years instead of 1,000 and found the San Andreas moving faster than the estimates assumed. Faster faults quake more often. What belongs in your kit, how much water, and who Conway blames for the run on it. 6:50 — GKN Aerospace will fund up to $100 million in claims — hotel stays, meals, lost wages, loss of use — for everyone evacuated in May, administered by an outside third party, with claims opening in the fall. The OC DA declined to file criminal charges. Meanwhile in Boyle Heights, the mayor has frozen Lineage Logistics' rebuild plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zack Nagy, an LSU reporter for Geaux247Sports, joined Sports Talk. Nagy broke down his observations of the Tigers' fall camp practices. Nagy shared his thoughts on LSU's wide receivers, linebackers, and defensive line.

EWhat if the experiences you want to forget are connected to the purpose you are searching for? In this episode, Daniel Lloyd shares his story of addiction, mental health struggles, trauma, shame, relationships, and recovery. He explains how lived experience shaped his understanding of connection, intuition, personal responsibility, and life purpose. Daniel challenges the idea that your past has to define your future. He explains why taking ownership of your choices matters, how shame affects people struggling with addiction and mental health, and why connection plays such a major role in recovery. The conversation also explores intuition, early-life experiences, personal transformation, finding purpose through pain, and creating a specific vision for your future. Daniel shares his vision of helping 11 million people find their smile again and explains how he turned years of personal struggle into a clear sense of purpose.  In this episode, you'll learn: • How pain and lived experience can shape your sense of purpose • Why taking responsibility changes the way you approach your life • How shame affects addiction and mental health • Why Daniel sees addiction as a medical issue rather than a moral failure • How connection relates to addiction and recovery • How early experiences influenced Daniel's beliefs about himself • Why reframing your experiences matters • How to create a specific vision for your future • Why your past does not have to determine your next chapter • How intuition connects with self-awareness and personal growth • Why finding your purpose starts with understanding your own story Daniel's story shows how years of struggle became part of the work he does today. He believes purpose often sits inside your pain, where your lived experience becomes something you can use to help others. Connect with Daniel Lloyd: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.lloyd.10  Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lloyd-384385a4  Instagram: @insideout_coach.official Connect with Doug Beitz: Email: info@dougbeitz.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougbeitz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougbeitz/ Website: https://buymeacoffee.com/dougbeitz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mQ258nugC3lyw3SpvYuoK?si=7cec409527d34438 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/intuitive-conversations-with-doug/id1593172364 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-beitz-472a4b338/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dougbeitz178

In this episode of The Setting Trick, I sit down with Nabil Edgtton, one of the best bridge players in the world, and AJ Antonios, a professional poker player who learned bridge from scratch then won the 2020 Gold Coast Open Teams three months later. Longtime friends from poker, Nabil and AJ were living together, when Nabil finally convinced AJ to learn bridge. What followed was three hours of study every morning, five days a week. AJ describes a teacher with enormous knowledge and no patience. Nabil describes a student he expected to remember everything first time. When they won their first club game, after about a fortnight, opponents refused to believe AJ had just started!They both love to razz each other, starting from the story of how they first met. Nabil stacked AJ three times in a small poker game, then told him he was too good for these stakes. AJ explains why he rates bridge among the most skill based games he has played, and why its community beats every other he has been part of. Then there is the golf bet, which began with a claim that Nabil could clear the fence at a driving range and ended with a $220,000 wager, an acupuncture session and a punctured lung. AJ closes on Australian Survivor, where he finished third, and on the one minute that undid seven weeks.__________________________________________________Key Highlights

Zack Nagy, an LSU reporter for Geaux247Sports, joined Sports Talk. Nagy broke down his observations of the Tigers' fall camp practices. Nagy shared his thoughts on LSU's wide receivers, linebackers, and defensive line.

Huge news for lawyers: You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleLeah is joined by guest co-host Somil Trivedi, advocacy director & senior counsel at Court Accountability, to run through last week's legal news, which involves a whole lot of straight up fascism, the corruption that enables it, and the rising tide of Christian nationalism. They also ask the important questions: Who's the richest SCOTUS justice? And…what exactly is Trump babysitter Natalie Harp's whole deal? Then Melissa sits down with Jesse Wegman for a conversation about his book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution.Favorite Things: Leah: The Natalie Harp saga; The Five-Star Weekend (Peacock); Lost Weekend, Phoebe Bridgers; He Was Deported to a Country He'd Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free, Nicholas Casey (NYT); Kate's conversation with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer about their book, On Courage; The Wrong Kind of American, Julia Curlee (The Atlantic) Somil: Lost Weekend, Phoebe Bridgers; Frozen Charlotte, Jack White Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

A dream can inspire you, but eventually you have to move. On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with Debbi DiMaggio, bestselling author, real estate leader, speaker, mentor, entrepreneur, and creator of the Mindset In Motion Method™, for a powerful conversation about transforming ideas, goals, and intentions into meaningful action. After more than three decades in business and real estate, Debbi has learned that success isn't simply about having the right goal. It's about developing the mindset, discipline, confidence, and consistency required to keep moving when the excitement wears off. Her book Mindset In Motion: Activate Purpose, Power, and Peak Performance introduces a practical framework designed to help people stop waiting for perfect circumstances and begin creating clarity through action. During this conversation, Debbi shares lessons around:Turning dreams into clearly defined actionWhy movement can create clarityBuilding confidence through momentumMoving forward even when you don't have everything figured outDeveloping routines that support your goalsOvercoming hesitation, distraction, and self-doubtReinventing yourself during new seasons of lifeAligning your identity with the person you are becomingCreating accountability by sharing your visionStaying consistent after motivation fadesLessons from more than 35 years in business and real estateThe relationship between mindset, leadership, performance, and purposeWe also explore Debbi's Mindset In Motion Method™, built around five principles: Dream, Believe, Internalize, Share, and Activate. This isn't simply a conversation about thinking positively. It's about putting belief into motion. Because the life you envision doesn't begin when every detail becomes clear. It begins when you move.https://debbidimaggio.com/Mindset In Motion : Activate Purpose, Power, and Peak Performance:https://a.co/d/0aQIdNi6Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetworkThank you for your time. 

Joe DeCamara returns from vacation to celebrate the Phillies' nine-game winning streak and their incredible ninth-inning comeback against the Cardinals. They analyze the impact of Luis Arraez and Alec Bohm on the lineup while debating the depth of the Eagles' offensive line following the preseason matchup with the Patriots. The discussion also touches on Jalen Hurts' training camp performance and Joe's unique vacation experiences in Morocco and Spain. 02:00 - DeCamara's Vacation Return 08:30 - Arraez Joins The Phillies 15:30 - European Travel Stories 24:00 - Eagles Preseason Takeaways 31:00 - Offensive Line Dominance 37:00 - Hurts' Practice Performance 43:40 - Fictional Turnaround Contest 50:30 - The Rock Of Gibraltar 59:00 - Phillies Comeback Clips 01:06:00 - Jalyx Hunt Pass Rush 01:13:00 - Scott Franzke Appreciation 01:20:00 - Tom From Dover 01:30:00 - Aaron Nola Resurgence 01:38:00 - Merrill Reese Rankings 01:47:00 - Backup Quarterback Battle 01:54:30 - Cardinals Ninth Inning Collapse 02:04:30 - Phillies All-Time Records 02:13:00 - NCAA Eligibility Crisis 02:23:30 - Alec Bohm Contract Talk 02:35:00 - NFL Kicking Ball Debate

Heather joins Trip Tales from Westchester, New York, to share her family's love for New Zealand - a place they've visited several times and love so much that they now have residency, with dreams of someday making it home.Most recently, Heather traveled to New Zealand in March 2026 with her husband and their two kids for an adventure-packed family trip through both the South and North Islands. We talk about breathtaking Queenstown and Wanaka, bungee jumping and canyon swings, Mount Cook, geothermal adventures, Hobbiton and those iconic Hobbit houses, beautiful beaches, playgrounds, hikes and so much more.This episode is available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kelseygravesIf you'd like to share about your trip on the podcast, email me at: kelsey@triptalespodcast.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kelseygravesFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsey_gravesFollow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mskelseygravesJoin us in the Trip Tales Podcast Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1323687329158879Mentioned in this episode:New Zealand ResidencySky Couch on Air New ZealandNorth Island vs South IslandAuckland Airport - VIP Assistance through airportQueenstown: Waterfront & Shopping District, Patagonia Chocolates & Ice Cream, TSS Earnslaw boat to Walter Peak Farm Tour (sheep, highland cows, etc), Shotover Jet, AJ Hackett Company (Kawarau Bridge Bungy: the original bungee jump), Kawarau Bungy Swing, Bathhouse Playground, Skyline Gondola and Luge, Fergburger, Cookie Time, Remarkables Park - Joe's Garage restaurantWanaka: Dinosaur Playground, Wild Wire Wanaka Via Feratta, the cinema, Rippon Winery, Roy's Peak hike, Scroggin for coffee or brunch, Big Fig for lunch, Lake Bar, Black Peak gelato, Omarama Clay CliffsOpen Hotel Alert: https://openhotelalert.com/Mount Cook: Mount Cook Lodge, Hermitage Hotel (brunch buffet), hiking (Hooker Valley Track), stargazingLake Tekapo: Mount John Homestead, playground, feed the animals, farm tourSumner Beach: Beach town outside of Christchurch, Cave Rock, Fire & Slice pizza restaurantRotorua: Hell's Gate, Geo-thermal area, mineral pools, hot springs, Redwood Forest Tree WalkHobbiton: Hobbiton Movie Set Tour, Green Dragon PubThe Coromandel Peninsula: Hahei, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach, Walnut Cottage AirbnbMatakana: Farmer's Market, Action Ninja WorldMilford SoundTrip Tales is a travel podcast sharing real vacation stories and trip itineraries for family travel, couples getaways, cruises, and all-inclusive resorts. Popular episodes feature destinations like Marco Island Florida, Costa Rica with kids, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Aulani in Hawaii, Beaches Turks & Caicos, Park City ski trips, Aruba, Italy, Ireland, Portugal's Azores, New York City, Alaska cruises, and U.S. National Parks. Listeners get real travel tips, itinerary recommendations, hotel reviews, restaurant recommendations, and inspiration for planning their next vacation, especially when traveling with kids.

What topic interests you? Leave me a voicemail. A meaningful life may be built on a quieter, more teachable state called the High Plateau Experience. This episode will address transcendence, including spirituality, psychology, meditation, and simply living with more awe and purpose.  Dr. Alexandra unpacks Abraham Maslow's original ideas about peak experiences, then moves into the lesser-known concept he explored near the end of his life - a more constant, serene way of perceiving the world as miraculous. Along the way, she shares the story of Maslow's own nighttime “peak experience,” the paper he chose not to present, and the profound shift in perspective that came after his confrontation with mortality.You'll discover:Why Maslow believed peak experiences are real, but shouldn't be pursued like a thrill rideHow self-transcendence in Paul Wong's model includes beauty, present-moment awareness, and service to othersWhat Maslow meant by “witnessing the world” and why he said we could “hold classes in the miraculous”The difference between a climactic peak experience and the steadier High Plateau ExperienceWhy joy, sadness, awe, and mortality can all coexist in the same momentHow meditation, spiritual practice, and meditative listening are linked to less anxiety, more meaning, and greater connectednessDr. Alexandra also brings in research and modern evidence, including studies on Lectio Divina, Dan Tomasulo's work (https://dantomasulo.com), and a 2021 Frontiers in Psychology paper on self-transcendence and adolescent mental health.  The result is a thoughtful, practical episode that connects Maslow's theory to real-life practices you can actually use. This is essential listening for those seeking grounded transcendence that doesn't depend on chasing extraordinary moments, but on learning how to live with openness, wonder, and purpose in ordinary life.Timestamps00:00 - This episode is dedicated to internationalforgiveness.com and Maslow's higher love 00:32 - What the high plateau experience is and how it differs from peak experiences 01:27 - Peak experiences as unforced moments of human transcendence 02:24 - Maslow's own peak experience before his memorial lecture 03:21 - Why Maslow chose the academic paper instead of his personal experience 03:50 - The impact of peak experiences on self-acceptance and openness 04:56 - Why Maslow warned against chasing peak experiences for their own sake 05:26 - The bodhisattva ideal and helping others after awakening 06:20 - Paul Wong's three levels of self-transcendence 07:12 - How Dr. Stanley Krippner helped preserve Maslow's final talk 08:47 - Maslow's shift into a more constant, mythic way of seeing 09:44 - Why the high plateau was more voluntary and teachable 10:49 - The plateau as witnessing the symbolic and miraculous in ordinary life 12:14 - Maslow's Brandeis vision of an eternal academic procession 13:54 - How the plateau compresses time, memory, and meaning 15:20 - The paradox of permanence, mortality, joy, and sadness 16:28 - Why we do not need to wait for peak experiences to live meaningfully 17:27 - Research on meditative listening, meaning, and well-being 18:34 - Dr. Dan Tomasulo's insights on spiritual practice and brain quieting 19:38 - Lisa Miller's MRI research on the spiritual brain 20:15 - A 2021 study on self-transcendence and adolescent mental health 21:40 - Closing reflections Notable quotes“Achieving the mystic's sense of cosmic unity can be tremendously uplifting, but such a state must always be balanced by action in the daily world.”Support the showThis show was created with love.  The following are seven ways you can support and encourage my efforts to create new content, from easiest to hardest: Press “follow” on the podcastPress “follow” on YouTube @alexandramillerclarkShare a helpful podcast episode with a friend Share a helpful YouTube episode with a friendLeave the podcast a rating on iTunesLeave the YouTube a rating on iTunesBuy me a coffee:  buymeacoffee.com/dralexandra

Peak week isn't a one-size-fits-all process—and these IFBB pro case studies show exactly why. We break down what happened with our athletes at Texas Pro, including how we adjusted food, fluids, loading, stage-day weight ranges, and peak-week decisions based on how each athlete was responding. We also talk through the coaching challenges that come with working with high-level pros, from managing an athlete who fades quickly to making sure ego never gets in the way of getting better. If you want more episodes like this — where we translate research into practical coaching decisions — subscribe and follow along each week.

This week on Home Sweet Home Chicago, David Hochberg is joined by Roy Spencer, CEO and Founder of Perma-Seal to talk about basement flooding, Center Guard Plumbing's Mike Epping joins the show with helpful plumbing tips for everyday life, Mark Milstein of Peak Utility Brokers returns to the show to talk all about their complete Home Battery […]

Featured on WGN Radio's Home Sweet Home Chicago on 08/22/26: Mark Milstein of Peak Utility Brokers returns to the show to talk all about their complete Home Battery Backup System! Mark answers questions from listeners about how Peak Utility Brokers can help them. To learn more, visit www.peakutilitybrokers.com, call 847-302-8310, or email peakutilitybrokers@gmail.com Have a question you […]

Steve and Charlie listened to post-practice press conference audio from Saints head coach Kellen Moore, corner Kool-Aid McKinstry, left tackle Kelvin Banks, and kicker Tanner Brown.

Everyone loves to talk about the “broken grid.” But if you look inside a utility's planning and operations functions, a different picture emerges: infrastructure that is remarkably reliable, built and run by engineers solving impossibly complex problems with often outdated tools. In this episode, Shayle Kann sits down with Josh Wong, CEO and founder of ThinkLabs AI, a company building physics-informed AI for utility planning and operations. They break down how utility studies get built today, the data cleanup headaches, the silos between teams, and the “worst case” mentality that drives an overbuild of infrastructure.  Shayle and Josh discuss: Why utility planning is split into silos across transmission, distribution, and DER planning. The gap between studies that identify grid problems and the work of actually solving them. What “physics-informed AI” actually means. The shift from AI that identifies problems to AI that actually solves them. The disconnect between utility planning and real-time operations. Should data center microgrids be treated as micro utilities? Resources: Latitude Media: GE spinout ThinkLabs has a new copilot offering for the grid Latitude Media: Do microgrids make sense for data centers? Latitude Media: The case against relying on behind-the-meter power for data centers Latitude Media: Unpacking DOE's proposal to transform data center interconnection Credits: Hosted by Shayle Kann. Produced and edited by Max Savage Levenson. Original music and engineering by Sean Marquand. Stephen Lacey is our executive editor. This episode of Catalyst is brought to you by ENGIE, the smarter energy supplier. ENGIE doesn't just provide the power to run your business — they supply the energy to move it forward, with reliable, flexible solutions built for what's next. Learn more at engieresources.com. Catalyst is brought to you by EnergyHub. Peak season puts every grid to the test — and the utilities that pass are the ones that built flexible capacity before they needed it. EnergyHub works with more than 170 utilities to coordinate 2.5 million devices and 3.4 gigawatts of dispatchable flexibility through a single platform designed to perform when it counts most. See what that looks like at EnergyHub.com.  Catalyst is brought to you by Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy fuel cells deliver affordable, ultra-reliable onsite power for hospitals, utilities, and data centers – at speed and at scale. Learn more by visiting BloomEnergy.com.

Ryan and Jimmy were live at Fanatics Fest with Gary Sheffield and talk when he was at his peak, negotiating his own contract, his iconic bat waggle, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unsere Kinder schlafen nicht gern woanders. Und nein, das ist kein Erziehungsfehler. Wir reden über die schiefen Blicke, wenn ein Kind bei Freunden oder in der Kita nicht übernachten will – und darüber, wie schnell wir alle über andere Eltern urteilen. Dazwischen Nachtschreck um drei: Kreischen, Treten, und du kannst nichts tun. Jeder hat doch irgendwas. Lasst Menschen einfach mal in Ruhe. Dann wird's existenziell: Ist das hier schon der Peak? Wir reden über Älterwerden, über einen Opa, der vergessen hat, dass die Oma gestorben ist – und über null Altersvorsorge und die Angst, nie anzukommen. Ihr habt eine Geschichte, eine Meinung oder einfach Bock, uns euer Chaos zu erzählen? Schreibt uns bei MOMSPLAINING an fanny@mamaleisa.de. Tickets für die Mama Leisa Live Tour gibt es hier: https://florida-touring.de/artist/mama-leisa Sonntag, 09.05.27, München, Silbersaal, 17:00 Uhr (16:30 Uhr Einlass) Samstag, 22.05.27, Berlin, Peter Edel, 17:00 Uhr (16:00 Uhr Einlass) Samstag, 29.05.27, Köln, BüZe Ehrenfeld, 17:00 Uhr (16:00 Uhr Einlass) !AUSVERKAUFT! Samstag, 05.06.27, Hamburg, Kehrwieder Theater, 17:00 Uhr (16:00 Uhr Einlass) KI für müde Mäuse – künstliche Intelligenz im Elternalltag, alltagstauglich erklärt, in kurzen Folgen: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QFtNt52CkUdwK0xrgth Du bist schwanger und fühlst dich gerade überfordert, unsicher oder allein? Das Hilfetelefon „Schwangere in Not“ ist jederzeit für dich da – anonym, kostenlos und in 19 Sprachen. Du bist nicht allein: www.hilfetelefon-schwangere.de Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/mama_leisa Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio

Some teachers have reading corners. Some have quiet corners. One brave educator looked at her classroom and decided what these children really needed was a designated fart corner.And that's where today's funny podcast begins.The concept is simple: if a kid needs to let one rip, they walk over to a specific corner of the classroom, handle their business, spray a little air freshener and quietly return to their seat while supposedly “nobody pays attention.”Sure.Because elementary school children are famously discreet and would NEVER keep a running leaderboard of who visited the fart corner the most.The crew immediately identifies several flaws in this educational breakthrough, including the unfortunate student whose desk is closest to ground zero, the acoustical advantages of ripping one near a wall, and the absolute certainty that some confident kid will turn the fart corner into Madison Square Garden. Moon also relives an eighth-grade fart incident involving a plastic chair, Trisha and a level of emotional damage that apparently survived well into adulthood. The lesson? It's not the fart. It's the confidence behind the fart.Then, because apparently science had nothing more urgent to solve, the show dives into a massive flatulence study involving thousands of participants and hundreds of thousands of logged farts. Men versus women. Peak farting hours. Historical fart estimates. And yes, “anal tracking devices,” a phrase we sincerely hope never appears on the company expense report.Rafe even revisits his proposed radio game involving everyone recording their own farts so listeners can guess whose is whose. Management's continued refusal to greenlight this important broadcasting innovation remains baffling.Thankfully, St. Louis Blues broadcaster Chris Kerber joins the show to restore professionalism.That lasts approximately four seconds.Kerber weighs in on fart-corner logistics, airflow, acoustics and the important parental responsibility of teaching your children to laugh at flatulence. Then the conversation shifts to how Chris managed to get himself kicked out of a University of Louisville parents Facebook group.His crime?Suggesting that a college student who wanted to know whether anyone downstairs was watching a football game could perhaps… walk downstairs and find out.Apparently this was too radical for the safe space.That launches a full discussion about helicopter parenting, college move-in season and parents asking Facebook whether their 18-year-old should wear a robe or a towel back from the dorm shower. Chris and Moon agree on a revolutionary parenting strategy: sometimes your adult child can figure stuff out.Rizz is preparing to take his 16-year-old to tour the University of Arkansas, so Kerber offers actual useful advice among the chaos: check out the dorms, investigate the dining options and pay attention to whether the campus simply feels right.The hockey talk continues with the newly unveiled St. Louis Blues promotional calendar, including the upcoming Rizz Show Night jacket, which might legitimately be one of the best giveaways the show has done. Kerber breaks down the limited nature of theme-night tickets, the upcoming shortened NHL preseason and the excitement building around the new season.Then listener emails take this funny podcast somewhere completely different.A former escort and sugar baby writes in after hearing the crew's previous conversations about dating for money and offers to answer their questions. Naturally, the room immediately generates approximately 700 of them. How much money? What was off-limits? Was sex always involved? How do repeat arrangements end? When do you tell a serious partner about that part of your past? Did you feel safe? Did you pay taxes?Rafe, meanwhile, wants to know whether there was a Groupon.Journalism.Another listener from Metro West Fire Protection District offers to help the crew with CPR training and car-seat installation, which somehow results in Rafe claiming he ordered a RealDoll to practice CPR. Lern immediately populates his imaginary house with Rhonda, Susan, Dolly and Reba, and now apparently Rafe hosts brunch for a collection of synthetic roommates.We're sorry too.Finally, the crew tackles a hypothetical: What if you could choose one food that your body would treat as perfectly healthy forever?Pasta enters the arena. Chocolate-chip cookies arrive, although Moon repeatedly describing his ideal cookie as “wet” and “sweaty” causes unnecessary suffering. Lern chooses cake. Rafe starts negotiating the definition of pasta. Donuts make a late push. Rizz eventually lands on pizza.The rules get debated harder than most federal legislation before the conversation arrives at the true battleground: National Potato Day.French fries? Tater tots? Hash browns? Sweet potatoes? Russets?And Rafe delivers perhaps the most important culinary observation of the episode:A tot is basically a hash-brown marshmallow.This funny podcast has fart science, college-parent chaos, Blues hockey, listener confessions, CPR, sweaty cookies and the opening shots of another Great Potato War.We never claimed this would make you smarter.We claimed it would make your commute weirder.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aaron "Gorkin" Cormican, New Smyrna Beach's own aerial pioneer and two-time Quiksilver King of the Peak champion, joins John Brooks and Kevin Miller for this homegrown NSB chat. Known equally for his high-flying competitive career and for shaping boards under his own Gorkin Surfboards label, Cormican has spent decades as one of the Inlet's most recognizable and respected talents. In this conversation, he digs into how he found surfing and competition, kill or be killed attitude, his journey from competitor to shaper, and the local characters and culture that influenced his journey - a true homegrown story, straight from the source.  Now, Aaron lives and makes surfboards in Nicaragua.

Peak Legacy is officially a paper format.On August 16th, we held the first-ever paper Peak Legacy event, bringing together 10 players and 8 different archetypes for a tournament that was as much about exploring an old format as it was about competing.The event was won by Grixis Control, featuring Baleful Strix, Gurmag Angler, Snapcaster Mage, Kolaghan's Command, and a pile of spicy one-ofs and unusual numbers.We break down the decks that showed up, including Grixis Delver, Infect, Dark Maverick, Goblin Stompy, Lands, Death & Taxes, and Phil's Blue-White Miracles list.But the most exciting part wasn't necessarily the winner. It was seeing what happens when you take a historical Legacy format and give players the time and incentive to explore it without another set immediately changing everything.We talk about:The first Peak Legacy paper eventThe winning Grixis Control deckGoblin Stompy and Goblin CavesMulch Lands and modern deckbuilding ideasTwo very different Death & Taxes buildsPhil's Blue-White Miracles experimentUnexpectedly AbsentWhy Peak games feel so strategically deepProxy-friendly Peak LegacyBuilding decks from bulk-bin discoveriesThe future of Peak Legacy paper eventsWe're planning to keep the momentum going with more Peak Legacy events in NYC, with the goal of eventually getting close to a monthly event.If you're interested in Peak, Classic, Premodern, Pre-War, or other locked Legacy formats, subscribe to Returnal Durdles. This is where we're building that community.

Peak Legacy is officially a paper format.On August 16th, we held the first-ever paper Peak Legacy event, bringing together 10 players and 8 different archetypes for a tournament that was as much about exploring an old format as it was about competing.The event was won by Grixis Control, featuring Baleful Strix, Gurmag Angler, Snapcaster Mage, Kolaghan's Command, and a pile of spicy one-ofs and unusual numbers.We break down the decks that showed up, including Grixis Delver, Infect, Dark Maverick, Goblin Stompy, Lands, Death & Taxes, and Phil's Blue-White Miracles list.But the most exciting part wasn't necessarily the winner. It was seeing what happens when you take a historical Legacy format and give players the time and incentive to explore it without another set immediately changing everything.We talk about:The first Peak Legacy paper eventThe winning Grixis Control deckGoblin Stompy and Goblin CavesMulch Lands and modern deckbuilding ideasTwo very different Death & Taxes buildsPhil's Blue-White Miracles experimentUnexpectedly AbsentWhy Peak games feel so strategically deepProxy-friendly Peak LegacyBuilding decks from bulk-bin discoveriesThe future of Peak Legacy paper eventsWe're planning to keep the momentum going with more Peak Legacy events in NYC, with the goal of eventually getting close to a monthly event.If you're interested in Peak, Classic, Premodern, Pre-War, or other locked Legacy formats, subscribe to Returnal Durdles. This is where we're building that community.

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Lethal Mullet Podast: Episode #321: Top 5 Action TV Shows of the 1980's TOP 5 ACTION TV SHOWS OF THE 80s - RANKED. No sitcoms. No soaps. Just helicopters, Hawaiian shirts, duct tape, white blazers with no socks, and a bloke who leaps into other blokes. This week on the Lethal Mullet Podcast I'm counting down the 5 shows that raised us: 5. AIRWOLF - Billion dollar chopper held hostage by a bloke in a cabin who plays the cello. Peak 80s negotiation. 4. QUANTUM LEAP - Sam Beckett leaping into everyone's life trying to fix it. The only show where the hero could be a boxer, a mum, and a chimp in one week. 3. MAGNUM, P.I. - Ferrari you don't own, mansion you don't pay for, mustache that has its own ABN. The blueprint. 2. MACGYVER - Refused to carry a gun and became a verb. Stopped a nuke with a paperclip and made every dad think his junk drawer is tactical. 1. MIAMI VICE - MTV Cops. Pastel suits, Testarossa, gator called Elvis on a boat. It didn't just define the 80s, it WAS the 80s. Who did I rob? A-Team? Knight Rider? Tell me your #1 in the comments and I'll fight you respectfully.