Podcasts about power stations

Organizing is collective action. It is the tool we employ to overcome harms sanctioned by the state and committed against those who are perceived to be powerless. Organizing exposes inequities, identifies who perpetuates them, and generates solutions to systemic injustices. At a moment when our national leaders are leveraging their powers to undercut civil rights, detain and deport Latinx men, women and children without adherence to laws or norms, organizing is more than an option, it is a necessity.  In this episode of Power Station, I am joined by Danny C, whose commitment to mobilizing underserved communities was shaped by his lived experience as the son of migrant parents who struggled with housing costs and displacement. He co-founded La Colectiva, a nonprofit powered by Northen Virginia's robust Latinx population. It is leading critical organizing campaigns about how ICE, Amazon and ICA-Farmville operate at the expense of and without accountability to Latinx people and all communities of color. It exposes how Democratic leadership fails to honor community over corporations. La Colectiva is making seismic shifts in Virginia's power dynamics and its reports put that information in the hands of those who are empowered to do better. Hear him!

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Democracy is not just a concept; it is a practice. America's belief in its citizenry's right to self-expression, to dissent and to elect our political leaders is codified into constitutional amendments and federal laws. Those principles, which are fundamental to our national identity, have been severely tested by a history rooted in genocide, slavery and ongoing economic inequity. Now, we persevere, striving to create, through civic action, education, and the sanctity of our right to vote, a more perfect union. And, in a moment in which these rights are under assault by an authoritarian administration we must coalesce, flex our organizing muscles and use all available tools to preserve democracy. In this episode of Power Station, the invincible Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, breaks down how BISC positions grassroots coalitions to take on and win urgently important ballot initiative campaigns. It takes technical expertise, a command of organizing and a commitment to relationship-building among sometimes unlikely constituents to run and implement ballot campaigns calling for the right to bodily autonomy and to raising the minimum wage. Listen to Chris and I promise that that her story will resonate and inspire.    

Episode 189: End of Summer Special 2025 (Part 1) - The Power Station & Bananarama In the United States, the Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. Brian and Sarah just aren't ready to say goodbye to summer yet, so over the holiday weekend, they recorded a couple of episodes featuring songs that invoke the feeling of summer. Each episode in this mini-series will feature one song chosen by Brian and one chosen by Sarah. The first song up for discussion is the only one without the word “Summer” in the title. However, there's no question that it makes you think of summer and other sultry situations. Sarah selected the 1985 hit “Some Like It Hot” from supergroup The Power Station. Sarah shares chart information and reviews for the song, and she also explains the origin of the supergroup and the recording of the song. Brian is quite enthusiastic about Sarah's choice and shares memories of purchasing the album on cassette and watching the video for “Some Like It Hot” many times back in the day. As discussion turns to the video, both hosts can't contain their amusement at some of the promo's elements; Sarah even provides a bulleted list of the more notable features.  To wrap up the discussion on “Some Like It Hot,” Sarah shares a bit of ‘extra credit' information about the song's use in some network television promotions, back in 1985 but also in the 2020s! Then it's time to move on to Brian's selection. His choice is “Cruel Summer” by British girl group Bananarama (NOT a certain American solo artist). Brian also provides ‘the usual' information such as chart positions, reviews, the writing and recording of the song, and his personal history. Discussion of the “Cruel Summer” video reveals a common thread—or should we say line?—between the songs in this episode: cocaine! There's also a brief James Bond reference made, although it's from Sarah, rather than Brian! The episode wraps up with Brian sharing a recent review, which are always read aloud on the show, and always very much appreciated by both hosts.   Watch the videos here: "Some Like It Hot" - The Power Station "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama CBS Daytime Drama Promos featuring "Some Like It Hot" Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast You can also find us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Join the ever-growing crowd on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod  - we're ready to believe you!

Our guests today on the podcast are beloved indie folk band Big Thief. Since forming in Brooklyn in 2016, the Grammy-nominated group have released five acclaimed records and won hearts worldwide with their mix of indie, folk, and country sounds. This week, they return with Double Infinity, a new album recorded at New York's legendary Power Station that captures the band's instinctive, collaborative spirit. In today's episode, guitarist and co-songwriter Buck Meek joins us to discuss the making of the record, his journey into songwriting, and when Big Thief might return to Australia. In today's episode, we're joined by guitarist and co-songwriter Buck Meek to chat about the making of Double Infinity, his path into songwriting, and when Big Thief might be back on Australian shores.Big Thief : Instagram / Spotify Find tour dates and more information about Big Thief hereVisit our official website here and follow us across our socials.

For Ty Hobson-Powell, being a child of Washington DC goes deeper than living with the United States Capital and the White House as a backdrop. It is not just that politics is in his bones and that he has worked in national campaigns and in District government to generate policy change for people and communities. What motivates his fight for justice is the unique experience of living in the seat of this nation's federal government while being one of 700,000 Washingtonians who raise families, work and build communities, all without statehood or full representation in Congress. In this episode of Power Station, Ty shares what his activism looks like now, his call for less apathy and more care for others and how his book, The Fire This Time memorializes his message, especially for young people of color about leadership, courage and using your voice with purpose and power. At a time when our nation's democratic principles and institutions are under assault and DC is under federal control this conversation brings, at least for me, urgency, clarity and a plan of action. Ty is building the world he wants his 4 year old daughter, who is his inspiration, to inherit.

Manapouri is the largest hydro power station in New Zealand. Located on the edge of Lake Manapouri's West Arm in Fiordland National Park - construction began in 1964 and over eight years, 1800 workers toiled on it in punishing conditions - constructing the power station 200 metres below a granite mountain in an underground cavern. Oral historian Dr Rosemary Baird has interviewed 18 workers who were part of the project - she's written a book about them - called The Middle of Nowhere - published by Canterbury University Press. She joins Kathryn with excerpts her interviews, who bring the story to life.

On this episode of American Reef, we review my initial solution for protecting and saving my aquarium if there is a power outage using a Jackery Solar Generator 1000 and the Tunze 6020 nanostream with the 9004 Skimmer. Please send all questions to Americanreef@me.com.

The advent of the internet changed how we interact with friends, our nation and the world. We are all there now, accessing news and popular culture through social media apps, attending school, working and connecting with friends. At our best we are also engaging, as nonprofits and political campaigns, in mobilizing voters and organizing public policy campaigns that advance equity and strengthen democracy. All of this exists while social media companies profit from disseminating hate-based disinformation peddled by authoritarian politicians and their surrogates. In this episode of Power Station, the awesome public interest technologist and social justice activist Mallory Knodel poses a vital question. What if we looked at the internet and social media apps not as the final arbiter of politics and culture but as a tool over which we, collectively and individually have choice and agency? What if the technical design of the platform we uses supported human rights and democracy? Mallory and her co-creators at the Social Web Foundation are building the infrastructure needed to make our connectivity more intentional, purposeful and creative. The are envisioning and implementing a Fediverse and ActivityPub as an open space for everyone. Hear her and share!

Rozelle’s White Bay Power Station is host to a new concept in power; a concert titled Lost Birds. Artistic & Musical Director of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Brett Weymark, OAM talks to Alan Field on Monday Drive about the experience. [...]Read More... from Brett Weymark Sets White Bay Power Station Alight

Ugly or an icon? The New Plymouth Power Station chimney has dominated the city's skyline since 1972. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

For José Vasquez, leading Common Defense, a national nonprofit comprised of 200,000 veterans who share progressive values, is an extension of the oath he took as a 17 year old enlistee. He swore to and has remained steadfast in defending the Constitution and advocating for the well-being of those who serve. He and a cohort of activist vets launched Common Defense in 2016 to provide a civic engagement platform for veterans who are anti-racist, pro-democracy and anti-authoritarianism. Collectively they are advancing progressive policymaking in state legislatures, on Capitol Hill and in the White House. Common Defense organizes around the issues that resonate deeply for its members, including climate change and healthcare. A current campaign demands accountability for the president's dismantling of the Veteran's Administration, which is putting the health of 16.5 million veterans at risk. On this episode of Power Station, I speak with José about his life's journey, from joining the Army, to living out his family's dream of a college education, to his evolving views about our military and his decision to organize his fellow veterans to use their voices for the common good. Hear him and share!  

Electric Kiwi says an application by Gentailers Contact, Meridian and Mercury to buy into Genesis' operation of the Huntly Power Station needs significant scrutiny from the Commerce Commission to prevent "cartel conduct". Electric Kiwi chief executive Huia Burt spoke to Corin Dann.

Power companies are warning the road to fully renewable energy will be a bumpy one. The big four power companies will co-invest in an energy stockpile which will include 600-thousand tonnes of coal. Mercury Chief Executive Stew Hamilton says power companies have a commitment to renewables. He told Mike Hosking Mercury has invested a billion dollars into geothermal and wind power, but there needs to be a backup. Hamilton says when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining, there needs to be a more solid source of energy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big players in the energy space are putting forward a new 10-year deal they say will secure supply at Huntly Power Station. Genesis, Mercury, Meridian and Contact have agreed to co-invest in a strategic energy reserve – pending Commerce Commission approval. It includes adding up to 600-thousand tonnes of coal to current stocks. Meridian Energy CEO Mike Roan told Kerre Woodham that although some may find it surprising, it's more cost effective to import coal than it is to mine it in New Zealand. He says the Huntly deal will give them 10 years of confidence in thermal fuel that they can use to continue investing in renewable generation. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is it possible that in 2025, America is funding and operationalizing daily raids on Latinos in the form of arrests, detainments, deportations and disappearances? What can justify the vilification of Latinos, a community that includes families that have been established here for generations and newer arrivals seeking citizenship in a broken immigration system? Meanwhile, Latinos, working across sectors, contribute $4.1 trillion dollars to this country annually. While the president and congressional leadership are the architects of this cruel, and often illegal campaign targeting 20% of the nation's population, both political parties have failed Latinos as a whole. Neither has modernized our immigration system or fully recognized their economic, cultural and social contributions. I am  honored that Sindy Benevides, founder of Aqui: The Accountability Movement, shared her organizational story on this episode of Power Station. Sindy explains that achieving a just future for Latinos in America requires a narrative shift around how Latinos are perceived, the leveraging of the their economic power, and accountability by all sectors for hiring and policies impacting Latinos and other communities of color. Sindy is a powerrful leader who is building a new path towards justice, one that we all can walk.  

Genesis Energy and the three other big power generators have signed agreements to establish a strategic energy reserve centred on Genesis' Huntly Power Station. The deals - aimed at supporting national security of power supply - have been settled by Genesis, Meridian Energy, Mercury NZ and Contact Energy. The parties intend for the agreements to take effect from January 1, 2026. Genesis Energy chief executive Malcolm Johns says there's a clear case to keep the plant going - and Genesis couldn't do it on its own. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Genesis Energy and the three other big power generators have signed agreements to establish a strategic energy reserve centred on Genesis' Huntly Power Station. The deals - aimed at supporting national security of power supply - have been settled by Genesis, Meridian Energy, Mercury NZ and Contact Energy. The parties intend for the agreements to take effect from January 1, 2026. Genesis Energy chief executive Malcolm Johns says there's a clear case to keep the plant going - and Genesis couldn't do it on its own. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight Ben will be telling us about his initial thoughts on his new Pecron Portable Power Station E1500LFP, 200 Watt Panels and 54 Quart electric cooler. If you have been thinking about a system like this for your adventures, then be sure to turn in and check it out!

We have a long history in America of institutions and public systems that do not serve all members of the public equally. As Erin Kilmer-Neel shares on this episode of Power Station, the financial services industry, banks in particular, have routinely failed to approve loan applications for small businesses and mortgages from borrowers of color on par with their white counterparts. Perceptions of unworthiness is rooted in a well-documented history of racism in public and corporate policymaking. As executive director of the Beneficial State Foundation, the nonprofit that owns and partners with Beneficial State Bank, an equity-driven enterprise, Erin is powering a movement to unlearn the biases that undergird perceptions of risk and reimagine policies and practices that meet the capital needs of borrowers of color. Take Underwriting for Justice, an initiative that is upending racially discriminatory lending norms. It is engaging banks in signing on to methodologies that lead to systemic yeses. Erin is a bright light in the ongoing campaign to bridge the social equity and banking worlds. She credits the vision of Beneficial Bank co-founders Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor in creating an institution that builds power within, instead of extracting from, the communities it serves.

What feature would you most like to see in the next generation of mirrorless cameras? In this episode, Nino dives into the results of our latest community poll and discusses some of the most interesting suggestions and ideas shared by our listeners. Of course, we also cover this week's gear announcements—including DJI's new Power Stations and the Saramonic TC-Neo timecode box. Tune in to find out what features filmmakers are really hoping for in future camera releases!   Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by FUJIFILM. Check it out at 17:12   Chapters & Articles Mentioned in This Episode: (00:00) – Introduction   (04:26) - Is the FX2 Sony's Best Stills Body Yet? https://www.cined.com/is-the-fx2-sonys-best-stills-body-yet/   (13:12) - Your First Steps in Compositing – New Course “Get Me Started with Adobe After Effects” on MZed https://www.cined.com/your-first-steps-in-compositing-new-course-get-me-started-with-adobe-after-effects-on-mzed/   (18:04) - DJI Power 2000 Introduced – Stackable, Portable Power Station for On-Set and Remote Use https://www.cined.com/dji-power-2000-introduced-stackable-portable-power-station-for-on-set-and-remote-use/   (20:09) - DJI Power 1000 V2 Announced: Faster Charging, Higher Stability for Filmmakers and Adventurers https://www.cined.com/dji-power-1000-v2-announced-faster-charging-higher-stability-for-filmmakers-and-adventurers/   (25:25) - California Raises Film Tax Credits – But Is It Too Late? https://www.cined.com/california-raises-film-tax-credits-but-is-it-too-late/   (32:13) - Poll: What Features are Missing from Today's Mirrorless Cameras? https://www.cined.com/poll-what-features-are-missing-from-todays-mirrorless-cameras/   (01:01:02) - Saramonic TC-NEO Timecode Generator Released – Multi-sync Capable with Unique Charging Case https://www.cined.com/saramonic-tc-neo-timecode-generator-released-multi-sync-capable-with-unique-charging-case/   (01:07:50) - CAMERAMAMAS Roundtable – Inside the Realities of Motherhood as a Cinematographer https://www.cined.com/cameramamas-roundtable-inside-the-realities-of-motherhood-as-a-cinematographer/   (01:12:06) - Sony Implements up to 35% Price Increases on Cameras and Lenses in the US Amid Tariff Pressures https://www.cined.com/sony-implements-up-to-35-price-increases-on-cameras-and-lenses-in-the-us-amid-tariff-pressures/   We hope you enjoyed this episode! You have feedback, comments, or suggestions? Write us at podcast@cined.com 

What stories have we heard, and beliefs have we internalized, to explain the crisis level numbers of Americans who are on the brink of losing their housing or are already experiencing homelessness? Do we blame the individuals? Is the problem intractable? Years of study illuminates the facts: we have a profound dual problem of affordability and supply. Our federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is responsible for a wage to rent disparity that causes extremely low income Americans to pay more than half of their income on rent. And a shortage of 7.1 million affordable housing units makes it inevitable that 77,000 Americans have no home at all. That data and more is captured in seminal reports produced by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which has been at the forefront of tenant-led policy advocacy for decades. On this episode of Power Station, Renee Willis, the Coalition's exceptional new President and CEO shares the life experience that guides her leadership in this most challenging of times. As she says, when we talk about policy we are really talking about people. The Coalition knows the true story of housing in America and champions people who aspire for better.  

Send us a text In this episode, we dive deep into Riptide, the 1985 album that catapulted Robert Palmer from cult favorite to global superstar. Best known for the monster hit "Addicted to Love," Riptide is more than just its MTV-defining visuals — it's a sleek, soulful, and surprisingly eclectic album that blends rock, funk, and pop with Palmer's trademark cool. We explore the album's connections to Power Station, and reflect on how Palmer balanced style and substance like few others in the '80s. Suit up — it's time to ride the Riptide. Support the showBrowse the 33/24 Archives: Check out the backroom! Follow us: Instagram Facebook Watch us on YouTube!

Welcome to PTBN Pop's Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we are all about Super Groups, those bands made up of members of other bands or a group of stars getting together to record a special project. On today's episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Get It On (Bang A Gong)” by The Power Station from 1985.   The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vHbXI2p4k

If you think that young people are not informed about, paying attention to or taking action to counter the harm, in rhetoric and policy, practiced by the current administration, you will be encouraged by this episode of Power Station. My three outstanding guests, Jean Garcia, Hannia Hernandez-Mendoza and Bryan Juarez Ruiz, are college students whose academic successes and commitment to shaping a more just future led to their selection as summer interns with the National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association. NMSHSA is the advocate and support system for 24 migrant head start centers that provide high-quality educational services to 26,000 children of farmworkers in 34 states.  Jean, Hannia and Bryan have all experienced the extreme challenges of agricultural work first-hand. And they all credit their early childhood days in migrant head start centers as foundational to their educational development and capacity to, as their immigrant parents expect, build a life for themselves beyond the fields in which they have toiled. They are on the way, not only to personal achievement but to charting bold systems change for farmworkers, immigrants and other underserved and targeted communities. Hear them tell their stories here.

Join the Cherry Ice Cream Smile Girls as we chat with the legendary rock photographer - Denis O'Regan!  He witnessed ALL OF IT and has captured so many amazing images from throughout his career -- from David Bowie to Queen to Power Station to DURAN DURAN!  Duranies will know his work from the Sing Blue Silver book that we practically memorized back in the day...

It is meaningful and instructive that the Legal Defense Fund, which has championed racial justice at the voting booth, in education, housing and in the criminal justice system since its founding by Thurgood Marshall in 1940, is on the frontlines today, winning legal victories in a perilous moment for American democracy. LDF is defending the hard-won civil rights of Black Americans against racially imposed barriers, laid out in Project 2025 and implemented by President Trump and the 119th Congress. As LDF Associate Director-Counsel Todd Cox explains on this episode of Power Station, Congress has abdicated its responsibility as a check on the executive and the U.S. Department of Justice has rejected its mandate to enforce civil rights laws, leaving the LDF and its sister organizations to carry out the fight in the courts. LDF brings the expertise and infrastructure needed to litigate, advocate in state legislatures and on Capitol Hill, organize in impacted communities and educate the public and policymakers about what is at stake. Todd, a consummate civil rights litigator, looks to his grandparents, who fled autocracy and racial violence in the south, as his inspiration and guide. Hear him and share this powerful story.

Sophie Blake - Head of Geography at Channing School, London has created a new set of learning resources around the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station. Listen to her insights in why it is important to study this iconic landmark and the potential for fieldwork in the area.

Coal has been burnt at Moneypoint Power Station for the final time. After 40 years of the practice, the West Clare facility has reached a significant milestone in its journey towards being a renewable energy hub with the total cessation of coal generation at the site. With its 17-megawatt onshore wind farm now being its primary source of energy, the station will act as a backup generator to the national grid until 2029 while also progressing plans for Green Atlantic at Moneypoint - a renewable energy project utilising the site's deep-water port as well as other elements of its infrastructure. Clare FM's Seán Lyons headed west to Moneypoint, where he spoke with ESB Chief Executive Paddy Hayes. PHOTO CREDIT: ESB Archives

You know how when you have a good idea, you get a little lightbulb over your head? What if you had a bad idea, and a million cubic feet of rock collapsed on you.On today's episode: why the tourist bureau for today's story drink so much; how the people in today's episode work with equipment that would rattle an melt your skull off and sometimes want to cry and eat each other; and why the phrase “well, I'm glad that's all over” is rarely misapplied this badly.And because you are listening to this as a Patreon supporter, you get to enjoy an additional 10 minutes where we discuss: the hodge podge of brutalized bones and missing appendages that have sailed over the Falls; you'd hear about the increasingly ill-conceived and sketchy reasons people have tried their luck over the Falls on purpose; you would hear the tales of two waterways widely described as “inhospitable to human survival; and you would learn about the only unintentional subaquatic river trolley in the world.Niagara Falls has always been a magnet for honeymooners, daredevils, stunt performers and industrialists, but there is no place more ready to delete you from your travel itinerary in so many permanent and awful ways. It's also been a magnet for nature-inspired calamity. This is our second episode from this exotic location, and I could do an entire episode on just the daredevils alone. I really wanted to record this episode at Niagara Falls, but I also wanted to get it out in the first half of 2025, so no dice. That said, you can't do an episode about Niagara Falls without talking about the numbers of people who “take that vertical swim” on purpose.If you or someone you know sounds like they'd like to visit the Falls so-to-speak, please don't hesitate to reach out. There are people ready to help.In Canada, Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566 (Available 24/7) or text 45645, or visit www.crisisservicescanada.ca. For youth and young adults, there is also Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868.In the United States, you can call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: just dial 988 (Available 24/7) or you can text HOME to 741741In the UK, you can reach the Samaratins at 116 123.Obviously, this kind of thing that can be hard to talk about, but this is a show filled with things that can be hard to listen to. You're already brave. Use that bravery to pick up a phone and please take care of yourself. All older episodes can be found on any of your favorite channelsApple : https://tinyurl.com/5fnbumdw Spotify : https://tinyurl.com/73tb3uuw IHeartRadio : https://tinyurl.com/vwczpv5j Podchaser : https://tinyurl.com/263kda6w Stitcher : https://tinyurl.com/mcyxt6vw Google : https://tinyurl.com/3fjfxatt Spreaker : https://tinyurl.com/fm5y22su Podchaser : https://tinyurl.com/263kda6w RadioPublic : https://tinyurl.com/w67b4kec PocketCasts. : https://pca.st/ef1165v3 CastBox : https://tinyurl.com/4xjpptdr Breaker. : https://tinyurl.com/4cbpfayt Deezer. : https://tinyurl.com/5nmexvwt Follow us on the socials for moreFacebook : www.facebook.com/doomsdaypodcast Instagram : www.instagram.com/doomsdaypodcast Twitter : www.twitter.com/doomsdaypodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@doomsday.the.podcast If you like the idea of your podcast hosts wearing more than duct tape and bits of old Halloween costumes for clothes and can spare a buck or two, you can now buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/doomsday or join the patreon at www.funeralkazoo.com/doomsday

Dr Paul Deane, Senior Lecturer in Clean Energy UCC discusses the news that, from today, the ESB is ceasing to burn coal at its Moneypoint electricity generation station in County Clare.

Given that the show is on the River Shannon today, it makes sense to think about how water is used to generate power and energy.The Ardnacrusha hydroelectric scheme was a revolutionary step in public infrastructure and construction began on the power station one hundred years ago.Station Manager at Ardnacrusha, Brendan Shine, joins Seán to tell more.Image: Institution of Civil Engineers

When UnidosUS convenes its annual conference this August, it will provide a safe space for the leaders of its 300 affiliates (community based nonprofits) to process and strategize over President Trump's targeting of immigrants, assault on Medicaid and threats to their nonprofits' tax exempt status. As Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS shares on this episode of Power Station, it is an opportunity for thousands of leaders, stakeholders, allies and partners to draw strength from each other. As this nation's largest Latino civil rights organization, UnidosUS is a powerhouse nonprofit whose expertise in organizing, research, policy advocacy, educational programming and civic engagement has advanced the rights and well-being of Latinos and other underinvested communities for 57 years. It remains a non-partisan frontline force for intergenerational wealth building, increasing opportunities for homeownership and educational opportunity through programs delivered by affiliates across America.  We talk about the impacts of actions taken by this White House and the 119th Congress, from ICE raids to the breakdown of due process and, in response, the growing pro-democracy movement. I cannot think of anyone more equipped to lead in this unprecedented moment and to make America more equitable than Janet Murguia. Hear HER!        

As they set sail with the tributes for Athens, Ariadne and Theseus dream of their future together. But a rest stop on the island of Naxos reveals how quickly the Fates can alter the future for humans - and for the gods.Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation.  Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer.Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein.Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM.Our co-directors are Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, and Josiah Davis, with additional direction by Joan Sergei.And our actors are:Eric Berryman MaYaa Boateng Sean Carvajal EJ Duarte Jill Frutkin Divine Garland Adrienne Hopkins Caroline Hopkins Natalie HopkinsModesto ‘Flako' Jimenez Na'Shay Kelly Julien Heart KingLibby King Ian Lassiter Zhailon Levingston Evalisse Lopez Kimberly Marable Jake Margolin Marcel Isaiah Martinez James Harrison Monaco Xavier Pacheco Joham Palma Damir Priestley Angel Rodriguez Conor SweeneyJillian WalkerAnd André De Shields is Hermes. The TEAM's Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Sabine Decatur.  Casting support from Melissa Friedman, co-Artistic Director of Epic Theater Ensemble.Live from Mount Olympus is written by Nathan Yungerberg with Julie Burstein and Jason Adam Katzenstein.Audio production and mix by John Melillo.   Audio editing and sound design by Yonatan Rekem. Magdalini Giannikou composed our original music which was performed by Banda Magda and mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro.Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.A big thank you to our creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell. Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Project Manager at Onassis USA. Will McClelland is our production assistant and Gizelle Winter is our series antiquities consultant.Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Ian Kagey, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, and Matthew Soares at The Power Station at Berklee NYC.Press by Grand Communications. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio.Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX.Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians?  Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympusSince 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org.

What does the new nuclear power station mean for the UK?The government has given the go-ahead for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station in Suffolk. Sean Farrington asks Tom Greatrex, chair of the Nuclear Industry Association, what that could mean for jobs, power and energy bills in the UK.A group of Thames Water lenders have put forward a new plan for the water company, just as MPs ask questions about payments to senior management there. Wake Up to Money speak to the chair of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Alistair Carmichael.Plus, after the Prime Minister Keir Starmer attempts to woo tech giant Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang, we find out how much potential lies ahead for AI in UK business.

In 1963, a time of heightened suppression of Black Americans to their civil rights, President Kennedy invited 244 lawyers to the White House, calling on them to use their expertise and influence to move the civil rights struggle from the streets into the courts. That call to action launched The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonprofit that for 63 years has tackled discrimination against people of color and championed the right to full participation in civic life. In this episode of Power Station, I am honored to feature Rob Weiner, Director of the Committee's Voting Rights Project. which challenges efforts at the state and national levels to disenfranchise voters of color. It is notable and moving that until recently Rob was Senior Counsel at the Voting Rights Division at the US Department of Justice. He explains that under the Trump administration, the DOJ has abandoned its mission to protect the right to vote and is instead trafficking in disproven claims of voting scams and election fraud. Rob and his colleagues at the Lawyers Committee are boldly pushing back against executive orders, redistricting schemes and narratives that seek to weaken hard-won civil rights. And they are winning. Hear him!      

The moon is full, and Minos's guards take Theseus deep within the labyrinth to face the Minotaur.Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation.  Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer.Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein.Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM.Our co-directors are Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, and Josiah Davis, with additional direction by Joan Sergei.And our actors are:Eric Berryman MaYaa Boateng Sean Carvajal EJ Duarte Jill Frutkin Divine Garland Adrienne Hopkins Caroline Hopkins Natalie HopkinsModesto ‘Flako' Jimenez Na'Shay Kelly Julien Heart KingLibby King Ian Lassiter Zhailon Levingston Evalisse Lopez Kimberly Marable Jake Margolin Marcel Isaiah Martinez James Harrison Monaco Xavier Pacheco Joham Palma Damir Priestley Angel Rodriguez Conor SweeneyJillian WalkerAnd André De Shields is Hermes. The TEAM's Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Sabine Decatur.  Casting support from Melissa Friedman, co-Artistic Director of Epic Theater Ensemble. Live from Mount Olympus is written by Nathan Yungerberg with Julie Burstein and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Audio production and mix by John Melillo.    Audio editing and sound design by Yonatan Rekem. Magdalini Giannikou composed our original music which was performed by Banda Magda and mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro.Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.A big thank you to our creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell. Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Project Manager at Onassis USA. Will McClelland is our production assistant and Gizelle Winter is our series antiquities consultant.Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Ian Kagey, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, and Matthew Soares at The Power Station at Berklee NYC.Press by Grand Communications. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio.Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX.Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians?  Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympusSince 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org.

It started, as promised, on Day 1 of this super-charged Trump Administration. His targeting of political foes, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, people of color and the nonprofit organizations that defend their rights morphed into punitive and legally dubious executive orders. Fortunately, the civil rights community was prepared for the onslaught. They had studied Project 2025, pre-election, the administration's playbook for autocratic rule. John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of Advancing Justice - AAJC, my guest on this episode of Power Station, is one of those insightful and courageous leaders. He and his team at Advancing Justice - AAJC are standing up, in court and on Capital Hill, to the administration's efforts to defund Asian American organizations, decimate the federal workforce (8% of which is Asian American) and deport community members, including naturalized citizens. Advancing Justice - AAJC is working in concert with civil right and public interest organizations representing all communities who are being maligned and attacked. And these efforts are winning. We talk about diversity, a word that Trump now prohibits, and John reminds us that diversity is our strength and part of our national identity. This is a conversation about truth, hope and action. Listen and share!  

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Ariadne must confront her mother, Queen Pasiphae, and enlist Daedalus and Icarus in her plan to help Theseus survive. Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation.  Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer.Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein.Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM.Our co-directors are Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, and Josiah Davis, with additional direction by Joan Sergei.And our actors are:Eric Berryman MaYaa Boateng Sean Carvajal EJ Duarte Jill Frutkin Divine Garland Adrienne Hopkins Caroline Hopkins Natalie HopkinsModesto ‘Flako' Jimenez Na'Shay Kelly Julien Heart KingLibby King Ian Lassiter Zhailon Levingston Evalisse Lopez Kimberly Marable Jake Margolin Marcel Isaiah Martinez James Harrison Monaco Xavier Pacheco Joham Palma Damir Priestley Angel Rodriguez Conor SweeneyJillian WalkerAnd André De Shields is Hermes. The TEAM's Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Sabine Decatur.  Casting support from Melissa Friedman, co-Artistic Director of Epic Theater Ensemble. Live from Mount Olympus is written by Nathan Yungerberg with Julie Burstein and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Audio production and mix by John Melillo.    Audio editing and sound design by Yonatan Rekem. Magdalini Giannikou composed our original music which was performed by Banda Magda and mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro.Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.A big thank you to our creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell. Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Project Manager at Onassis USA. Will McClelland is our production assistant and Gizelle Winter is our series antiquities consultant.Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Ian Kagey, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, and Matthew Soares at The Power Station at Berklee NYC.Press by Grand Communications. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio.Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX.Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians?  Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympusSince 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org.

The Athenian tributes' brilliant performance in the second bull dance infuriates King Minos of Crete. His daughter Ariadne faces a fateful choice - will she defy her father? Or will Theseus have to face the Minotaur alone?Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation.  Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer.Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein.Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM.Our co-directors are Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, and Josiah Davis, with additional direction by Joan Sergei.And our actors are:Eric Berryman MaYaa Boateng Sean Carvajal EJ Duarte Jill Frutkin Divine Garland Adrienne Hopkins Caroline Hopkins Natalie HopkinsModesto ‘Flako' Jimenez Na'Shay Kelly Julien Heart KingLibby King Ian Lassiter Zhailon Levingston Evalisse Lopez Kimberly Marable Jake Margolin Marcel Isaiah Martinez James Harrison Monaco Xavier Pacheco Joham Palma Damir Priestley Angel Rodriguez Conor SweeneyJillian WalkerAnd André De Shields is Hermes. The TEAM's Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Sabine Decatur.  Casting support from Melissa Friedman, co-Artistic Director of Epic Theater Ensemble. Live from Mount Olympus is written by Nathan Yungerberg with Julie Burstein and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Audio production and mix by John Melillo.    Audio editing and sound design by Yonatan Rekem. Magdalini Giannikou composed our original music which was performed by Banda Magda and mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro.Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.A big thank you to our creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell. Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Project Manager at Onassis USA. Will McClelland is our production assistant and Gizelle Winter is our series antiquities consultant.Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Ian Kagey, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, and Matthew Soares at The Power Station at Berklee NYC.Press by Grand Communications. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio.Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX.Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians?  Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympusSince 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org.

Toby Scott...Man what a talented catAs a teenager admiring rock bands and the idea of music as a career, Toby wantedto be part of the action. He was able to get into several recording studiosearly on and started recording at home. Discovering that his talent wasn't in frontof the microphone, he decided the other side of the glass would work just aswell. Starting out at a small one-room studio in Hollywood, Clover, the artistsand producers on sessions found him to be an excellent engineer. Under thetutelage of mentors, Steve Copper, Tom Dowd and others, he honed his craft ofengineering and mixing. Among theartists coming into the Clover was Bruce Springsteen, finishing the final mixon his album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Toby and Bruce hit it off fairlywell and 2 years later Bruce came back looking for a mixer for his next album,The River. Passing a brief audition, Toby spent months mixing to Bruce's everyrequest. Following that release, Bruceasked him record live concerts on that tour. In between those occasional days on the tour, he was back in the studiowith other artists, Bob Dylan and Bette Midler among them. In 1982, Bruce was back in Clover, this timeproducing an album for Gary US Bonds and having Toby mix. Once that wasfinished, Bruce wanted to commence work on his next record with Toby so it wasoff to New York City and the Power Station recording studio where they beganwork on Born In The USA. SubsequentlyToby moved to New York City as his homebase and another tour and liverecording. In 1987 Bruce had him set upa studio at his house in New Jersey with enough equipment to cover everythingthey needed. That turned into the TunnelOf Love album, which was basically Bruce playing all instruments, Tobyrecording and programming drum patterns with no other participants. This collaboration and process continued onsuccessfully for another 20 years. During that time Toby was continuing to workwith other clients and occasionally at his home in Whitefish Montana. In 2018they parted ways and Toby worked full time at his studio, Cabin 6 Recording.There he records everything from narrations, singer/songwriters, rock andcountry bands, and occasional remotes recording the local Glacier SymphonyOrchestra. Alwayslooking for a way to pass on his experience and knowledge to those upcoming inthe industry, he speaks at colleges and other schools of audio engineering year-round.

In this episode, Trish and Traci discuss the catastrophic failure at Queensland's Callide Power Station C4 on May 25, 2021, which caused power outages for 470,000 people.  During a routine switching operation to replace DC battery systems, a voltage drop was misinterpreted as an AC fault, triggering a cascading failure. Both AC and DC systems failed, leaving the turbine without lubrication while it continued spinning backwards at 3,000 RPM. The incident demonstrates that process safety principles apply beyond traditional chemical plants to any high-hazard environment. Key lessons include proper hazard identification, functioning safety controls, and maintaining culture, leadership, accountability and governance in safety management.

This week on The Metro, Rev Jeff Ivins brings you more tunes for your time warp to the 1980s with: A-Ha, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Suzanne Vega, Power Station, Roxette, Marshall Crenshaw, Great Buildings, Any Trouble, The Bangles, Romeo Void, Belouis Some, Fine Young Cannibals, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Nena, Let's Active, and finishing up with Graham Parker.

There is no question that disinformation, the invention of narratives founded in lies to influence how Americans think was instrumental to the election of Donald Trump. The far right has transformed our media eco-system by repeating hateful messaging on questionable platforms now perceived by true believers to be legitimate. The repercussions are upon us: deportations without due process, federal funding freezes for resources that meet human needs, a campaign to eliminate the tax exempt status of social change nonprofits, the acquiescence of republican members of Congress to their leader and the largely uninspired response to this moment by democratic leaders. On this episode of Power Station, I turn to Kevin Peréz-Allen, Senior Vice President of the non-partisan Signal Group, which lives up to its descriptor as a modern public affairs firm. Kevin shares data from his deep dive into right-wing messaging and his experience with clients: nonprofits, businesses, law firms, embassies and universities that are navigating unprecedented challenges and seeking to be heard by policymakers and the media. And we talk about what can be gained if those on the left communicate with clarity and not condescension. We can all do better if we are open to change.

More than 200 colleges and universities have signed onto a letter opposing what they call "government overreach." Among the signees is the president of Macalester College. We talk to her about why she's taking a stand. Minnesota's bear population is moving further south and even into the Twin Cities suburbs. A biologist from the Minnesota DNR shares what you need to watch for as bears come out of hibernation. Plus, it feels like spring has finally sprung! MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner gives a rainy forecast ahead. We get an update to an MPR News housing investigation you first heard on Minnesota Now. And we go Out to Lunch with Anton Treuer, an author and prominent professor of Ojibwe language, culture and history. The Minnesota Music Minute was “Power Station” by Corey Wong and “Clap Back” by Toilet Rats was the Song of the Day.

In 1984, at the height of the AIDS crisis, the LGBTQ community was pushing back hard against prejudice, transphobia and the failure of the public health system to meet dire medical needs. When queer youth, some of whom identified as trans, were hospitalized at the then-notorious St. Eliabeth's hospital in Washington DC, a group of community members and health professionals founded SMYAL, a nonprofit that provides housing, mental health support and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth. As SMYAL's executive director Erin Whalen explains on this episode of Power Station, our president wants to return to that punishing era . Erin are her team are not collapsing in the face of federal funding cuts, the targeting of LGBTQ youth, particularly those who are undocumented, and the rising incidents of hate they are navigating. They are taking steps to care for each other and to support the little SMYALs, the 6-12 years old children and their parents, some of whom are now losing access to vital gender affirming care. As Erin shares, they will use their power and voices to be bold and brave. We all have an amazing opportunity to do the same.    

The true story of America is currently being rewritten in real time by the White House. The president's rejection of incontrovertible truths, from racism to domestic violence to the marginalization of people with disabilities is laid bare in the banning of words on government websites that reference those who have been most wronged in our society. It also explains his freezing of federal funding for nonprofits that work each day to tackle discrimination as codified in the National Fair Housing Act of 1968. This landmark civil rights legislation, hard-won after years of advocacy, was enacted just weeks after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remains integral to creating a more equitable union.  In this episode of Power Station, Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance shares what it takes to move forward in the face of an existential crisis impacting her organization, its members and those they serve. Lisa is unbowed and NFHA is hard at work, correcting algorithmic biases in appraisals and lending and leading a movement for AI that advances civil and human rights.  Lisa is a treasure. Please listen and share her story.

We first interviewed producer and engineer Ed Stasium in Episodes 80 and 81, where he spoke with John and Stewart about recording some truly seminal albums with Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Ramones, Talking Heads, and Living Colour, as well as his pivotal role in the design and construction of the Power Station in NYC. These episodes offer a fascinating inside look into music history— we highly recommend checking them out. In this episode, John catches up with Ed about his recent work on records from the Hoodoo Gurus and The Dictators, remixing Tim by The Replacements and outtakes from Talking Heads: 77, and his latest immersive audio projects.

For Andrew Lee, performing at Carnegie Hall, bringing violin instruction to underfunded DC public schools, working in coalitions designed to increase funding for the arts and STEM during students' out-of-school time, launching new orchestras, and partnering international musicians with young, emerging artists is all part of building a musical eco-system that reflects and is accessible to all. As Andrew shares on this episode of Power Station, leading the Washington Conservatory of Music, which for 40 years has been a center of learning for young people and adults, is an opportunity to build community, celebrate musical traditions and demonstrate the power of communication through the arts. Andrew's gifts and aspirations go deeper than his musical virtuosity. His experiences with the policy making process on Capitol Hill, with running political campaigns and as a communications strategist for nonprofits make him uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of an unprecedented moment in this nation. We talk about what is at play, from federal funding cuts to donors' changing metrics to the potential we all have to stand up and become a powerful voice for targeted communities and institutions. Listen, be inspired and use your voice.