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The Mouse is riding his stolen dirt bike all the way to Providence, RI.Rate Us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Apple Podcasts!Connect With The Show: Follow Us On Instagram Follow Us On Twitter Follow Us On TikTok Visit Us On The Web  

On this show:Fake NFL Player Daejon LoveGreatest R&B Songs Tupac's Murder Case Updates Plus, don't miss The Love Report with this week's topic: What's Your Attachment StyleFOLLOW, RATE, SUBSCRIBEIt's The Mid-Day Spark Up. Your weekly check-in where culture, conversation, and community collide. Hosted by Cristina Sev and co-hosted by DJ Franchise, this show brings real talk, good energy, and unfiltered perspectives.Week #214, from popular news, to local headlines, love, new music & then someStation: 101.1 FM WBRU 360 & the WBRU360 AppWhether you're listening in the car, at work, at home, or anywhere across the country, this is your reminder to pause, spark your mind, and stay connected.Tune in every Tuesday Live 12 PM to 1 PM from Providence, RI on 101.1 FM WBRU360Original Air Date: 09/01/2026Live Stream on The Website: https://www.wbru.com/ Download The WBRU app on an iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbru/id1274238066 Download The WBRU app on an Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wbru&pcampaignid=web_shareFollow Cristina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristinasev_?igsh=enFkemc2MXAxOWx2 Follow DJ Franchise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfranchise1?igsh=anptNXh6bTE3am9k Follow DJ Franchise on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfranchise1?_r=1&_t=ZP-931Qmux6s3D

Kosta was lucky enough to be at the Hall of Fame induction for Roger Federer and Mary Carillo this weekend in Newport, RI. Also The Wolf in Winter is a fun watch. Live dates at MichaelKosta.com

  Thank you for tuning in to Episode 326 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Brainstorming From the Armchair Knitting in Passing KAL News Events On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu & Mandi's Makings   Off the Needles   Neckerchief #2 Pattern: none Yarn: Valley Yarns Huntington (75% Merino, 25% Nylon) in colorway 22 Navy Needles: US 6 (4 mm) Ravelry Project Page   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Goldwing Sweater Pattern: Goldwing by Jennifer Steingass ($8 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 6 (4.0mm) for body and US 5 (3.75 mm) for rolled neck Yarn: Valley Superwash DK in Sand (MC) and handspun from Wound Up Fiber Arts for CC (Ravelry page for handspun details) Ravelry Project Page Progress: Nearly done with the ribbing now!   Log Cabin Blanket Pattern: Log Cabin Square by Julie Harrison. Free crochet pattern available on Ravelry. Video tutorial available on the Little Woollie Makes YouTube Channel Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Minis (mostly from Advent calendars 2023 & 2024) Hook: I (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page My color placement is inspired by this project/pattern available on Ravelry. Inspired to pick it back up after see Sue (from Legacy Fiber Artz)'s version on their latest podcast episode. She bordered with cream before seaming. I love it. You can see a peek in this Instagram post. Progress: 30 squares completed! I bought two skeins of Dirty Water Dyeworks Lucia DK (SW Merino Nylon blend) in colorway March sky to try to border/seam with.  I found a YouTube video to use as a guide for joining as I add the last row of moss/linen stitch.   Confetti Cannon Socks Yarn: Woolens and Nosh BFL Fingering (85% SW BFL + 15% Nylon) in the Confetti Cannon Colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page New base for Woolens & Nosh that was very kindly gifted to me by Michele to try out! Thank you! I love this new base. About the Colorway: butter yellow, pink, purple, coral, tan, fuschia, aqua, lime/grass green. Mini skein: teal Progress: I am beyond heel on first sock.   Big Feelings Socks Yarn: Woolens and Nosh BFL Fingering (85% SW BFL + 15% Nylon) in the Big Feelings Colorway (2nd Quarter 2026 club colorway) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: I am beyond heel on first sock.   Deschain Pattern: Deschain by Leila Raven ($6.50 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Berroco Remix in colorway 3922 Buttercup Needles: US 10 (6 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: I am only a few repeats into the front of the top.   Tray-mat Pattern: None Yarn: Lion Brand Made with Love The Cotton One in the Red Red Wine Colorway (60% Cotton/ 40% Acrylic) Aran weight yarn Hook: H (5.9 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: I have crocheted around 5 inches so far.   Brainstorming   Blanket options I'm considering No-Purl Ribbed Blanket by Purl Soho (free knitting pattern) Football Lovie by Alissa Clevenger $5 crochet pattern available on Ravelry   Project to bring to France Tip Top Tank Fine by Emily Bolduan- Free Ravelry knitting pattern Islander Vest by Claire Jackson- $11 knitting pattern (options for pay what you can)   From the Armchair   The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth. Amazon Affiliate Link. In Her Defense by Phillippa Malicka. Amazon Affiliate Link. I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue. Amazon Affiliate Link.   Watching: Silo Series on Apple TV- season 3   Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.   Knitting in Passing David sent me photos of his Pollen Party socks at work and at Pilates!   KAL News   Pigskin Party '26 Details Event runs 9/9/26-2/15/27 Everything you need can be found in the Start Here Thread on Ravelry Sign up (must be registered to win) - opened 8/19 Rules (includes changes made for the '26 season) Finish a Project? Enter for points using the Points Tally Form Share in the End Zone Dance Ravelry thread to celebrate with friends Check your Stats on the Scoreboard Have a Question? Post it in this Ravelry Thread Sponsor List can be found here (check often for updates) Pro Shop Sponsors can create Exclusive Items which are shared in this Ravelry Thread Coupons & deals from our Sponsors can be found in this Ravelry Thread   Updates for this episode: The next Stretches for Stitchers session (from Fitness by Mara) starts Sept. 14th but participants can join at anytime or use a single class pack! Check out our Quarter 1 (October) Challenge hosted by Doolittle Yarnery. Details in this Ravelry Thread. Thanks to Ravelry user Elisewentwest for updating her worksheet for project tracking. If you want to check it out click here and then make a copy of it to edit for your own tracking purposes.   Events September 12 & 13: Boston Fiber Festival in Boston, MA (full or half day passes, or 2 day passes) September 17-20: Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul September 19 & 20: Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival in Greenwich, NY September 24-27: Greater Boston Yarn Crawl October 17 & 18: NY State Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY November 7: Fiber Festival of New England in Springfield, MA   On a Happy Note Laura's Visit- Flight Club Boston. Lolita for dinner. Sunday- breakfast at Yaz's Table, thrifting and shopping for college stuff with Riley. Megg and I saw Jagged Little Pill at Company Theatre Riley getting off to college successfully! Seeing Aila and Hattie perform in the Cabaret show Facetime tour of Riley's dorm Marta is meeting Laura and I in Colmar, France! A step challenge through my gym has me out on more walks. Lovely message from Natalie (remembrances pottery) about a stone wall she's building after seeing one on my vlogmas walks. Megg and I went to Liz's band, Safe Journey's, show at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Check them out on Instagram. Then on Saturday, Dan, Dad and I went to an outdoor musical festival in Providence, RI where Safe Journey was playing. We had lunch and beers at the pavilion at 195 District Park. We really enjoyed the Guild Brewery beers and seltzer. Rhinoceros at ART in Cambridge wearing thirfted dress.   Quote of the Week   "Summers had a logic all their own and they always brought something out in me. Summer was supposed to be about freedom and youth and no school and possibilities and adventure and exploration. Summer was a book of hope. That's why I loved and hated summers. Because they made me want to believe."   ―Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe     No episode on 9/15. I'll be in Paris!   ------ Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link FearLESS Living Fund to benefit the Blind Center of Nevada Music -"Soft Orange Glow" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.  

This is a bit of a different episode. On Aug 12, 2026 my dear friend Billy Wallace took his life. He was such an incredible person, songwriter, and author who performed all across this nation.  When I was first starting this podcast I recorded a short interview with Billy in his car outside of The Parlour in Providence, RI. I never released it. Now seems like a fitting time. He shared a bit about his journey and what Rhode Island meant to him. Billy was not from the Ocean State, but he toured here constantly and, as you'll hear, he believed this was the location he spent the most time for a place he never lived. We spent so much time together and had so many conversations. I'm grateful I was able to have this conversation with him and document it. He was brilliant and I am so sad I will never be able to talk with him or play music with him again. Please check out all of his music by searching William Russell Wallace, Billy Wallace & the Virginia Blues, or The Wading Girl. At the end of the episode I included a couple rare acoustic demos as well as one of my favorite songs by him. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Love your friends. Tell them you love them. Outro song order: "San Jacinto" (acoustic demo). Studio version can be found on William Russell Wallace's album, Dirty Soul "The Timing" from William Russell Wallace's album, Confidence Man "St. James" (acoustic demo). Studio version can be found on Billy Wallace & the Virginia Blues' album, The Road Spit Me out // Interview recorded June 19 , 2019 outside The Parlour in Providence, RI // Intro music by Cedros // Hosted by James Toomey //  

Find Mark and Summer School Electronics at:Internet: https://www.summerschoolelectronics.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summerschoolelectronics/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUyF-gc4W2H7ieeQsNGqTQDouble Major pedal: https://www.summerschoolelectronics.com/ (see shop)SponsorsGrez Guitars: https://www.grezguitars.com/Grez Guitars (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/grezguitars/Premier Guitar article!: https://www.premierguitar.com/features/gear-features/grez-guitars-off-to-the-racesMeris Pedals: https://meris.us/Meris Pedals (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/meris.us/Meris Pedals (Sweetwater affiliate link): https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rEBBv5Eddie Wang Instruments: https://www.eddiewanginstruments.com/Eddie Wang Instruments (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/eddiewanginstruments/Affiliate LinksSweetwater: http://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzy9XjReverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3zLI32NSupport the showPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/40wattpodcast/Mentioned in the PodcastFretboard Summit: https://fretboardsummit.org/Fretboard Journal: https://www.fretboardjournal.com/Old Town School of Folk Music: https://www.oldtownschool.org/Voltic Electronic Devices: https://volticelectronicdevices.com/Old Blood Noise Endeavors: https://oldbloodnoise.com/Chase Bliss Audio: https://www.chasebliss.com/Motander Guitars: https://www.motanderguitars.com/3Bender (Steel Master / Plus Vibe): https://www.3bender.com/Dearborn FX (telephone DI box): https://www.dearborn.cool/EarthQuaker Devices: https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/JHS Pedals: https://www.jhspedals.com/Dipped in Tone: https://www.dippedintone.com/Stringjoy: https://stringjoy.com/EP Custom Pickups: https://epcustompickups.com/Paul McEvoy Guitars: https://www.instagram.com/paulmcevoyguitars/Chicago Music Exchange: https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/Rock N Roll Vintage & Synth City: https://rocknrollvintage.com/Gideon Welles: https://www.gideonchicago.com/Stompbox Sonic (Boston, Aug 29): https://stompboxsonic.com/Fuzzy's Fine Guitars (Warwick, RI): https://www.fuzzysguitars.com/Find all of the podcast links at:https://www.linktr.ee/40wattpodcasthttps://www.40wattpodcast.com/Subscribe to the channel and give a like — also find us in audio format wherever you listen to podcasts, leave us a review, and share us with your friends.00:12 – Intro & sponsor shoutouts (Grez, Maris, Eddie Wong)03:35 – Road trip origin story: Nashville shows to Birmingham09:25 – Launching the Double Major pedal from the passenger seat17:32 – The Easy Listening headphone amp dies mid-setup (and gets saved)24:19 – Night one of the beginner pedal-building class26:12 – Planning next year's advanced classes (tremolo vs. fuzz debate)31:11 – The Fretboard Summit 5K, walking it with Jonathan Stout35:51 – Science Fair: Motander's Tupperware-housed guitar computer40:58 – Wade's Three Bender Steel Master + new Plus Vibe42:55 – Dearborn Effects' vintage telephone DI box (Philip's favorite find)47:15 – Night two of pedal-building class, the "new semester" energy52:16 – Saturday gear pickups while manning the booth solo (and sick)53:14 – The genre guitar riff game58:00 – "Camp Friends": why they keep coming back59:14 – Last night at Gideon Wells and the "wack-a-doo" line-in guitar

On this show:P From Quality Control Hospitalized Target Still Out of Hand Council Members Wars Plus, don't miss The Love Report with this week's topic: Flirt Again FOLLOW, RATE, SUBSCRIBEIt's The Mid-Day Spark Up. Your weekly check-in where culture, conversation, and community collide. Hosted by Cristina Sev and co-hosted by DJ Franchise, this show brings real talk, good energy, and unfiltered perspectives.Week #213, from popular news, to local headlines, love, new music & then someStation: 101.1 FM WBRU 360 & the WBRU360 AppWhether you're listening in the car, at work, at home, or anywhere across the country, this is your reminder to pause, spark your mind, and stay connected.THE MUSIC USED IN THIS SHOW IS FAIR USE Tune in every Tuesday Live 12 PM to 1 PM from Providence, RI on 101.1 FM WBRU360Original Air Date: 08/25/2026Live Stream on The Website: https://www.wbru.com/ Download The WBRU app on an iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbru/id1274238066 Download The WBRU app on an Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wbru&pcampaignid=web_shareFollow Cristina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristinasev_?igsh=enFkemc2MXAxOWx2 Follow DJ Franchise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfranchise1?igsh=anptNXh6bTE3am9k Follow DJ Franchise on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfranchise1?_r=1&_t=ZP-931Qmux6s3D

Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we work, communicate, solve problems, and make decisions. I'm a believer in AI and its potential. But as AI becomes more human-like, we need to make sure we don't become less human.The greatest risk may not be that AI becomes too relational. It may be that our relationships become too artificial. That's why I believe the formula for success in the future is simple: AI + RI = Success. Artificial Intelligence combined with Relationship Intelligence can produce powerful results.AI should support our relationships, not substitute for them. It can help us prepare, think, create, organize, and communicate more effectively. But it cannot replace the value of looking someone in the eye, truly listening, asking a sincere question, working through a disagreement, or simply being present. In fact, emerging research is raising this very issue: as we outsource more communication and interaction to AI, we risk outsourcing some of the moments when trust and connection are actually built.That means we have to recognize when convenience becomes avoidance. It may be easier to send an AI-generated message than to have a difficult conversation. Easier to ask AI for an answer than to ask another person a thoughtful question. Easier to interact with technology than to navigate the messiness of real relationships.But those uncomfortable human moments are where we develop empathy, emotional intelligence, communication skills, trust, and the ability to understand one another. As AI gets better, I believe those distinctly human relational skills will become more valuable, not less.Take a minute to listen to this week's Relationshifts podcast episode as we talk about how to shift from depending on AI alone to combining it with RI.The people and organizations that thrive will not simply be those who know how to use the best technology. They will be the ones who combine the power of technology with the ability to connect, communicate, build trust, and genuinely care about people.When we choose to shift from artificial connection only to adding intentional human connection, we will make a difference.Larry

Miguel Baumgartner admite que a Europa tem de investir mais na defesa da Ucrânia para ajudar o país a proteger-se. O especialista em RI admite que o Irão sai mais forte com a pressão americana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liliana Reis defende que é impossível a Ucrânia ir a eleições e diz que seria a fragmentação do país. A especialista em RI avisa que a guerra de tarifas entre os EUA e o Canadá vai desgastar Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this show:Wedding Season Fivio Gone Christian Donnell Jones VS. Joe on Versuz TV Plus, don't miss The Love Report with this week's topic: Break Ups Are Hard To DoFOLLOW, RATE, SUBSCRIBEIt's The Mid-Day Spark Up. Your weekly check-in where culture, conversation, and community collide. Hosted by Cristina Sev and co-hosted by DJ Franchise, this show brings real talk, good energy, and unfiltered perspectives.Week #212, from popular news, to local headlines, love, new music & then someStation: 101.1 FM WBRU 360 & the WBRU360 AppWhether you're listening in the car, at work, at home, or anywhere across the country, this is your reminder to pause, spark your mind, and stay connected.THE MUSIC USED IN THIS SHOW IS FAIR USE Tune in every Tuesday Live 12 PM to 1 PM from Providence, RI on 101.1 FM WBRU360Original Air Date: 08/18/2026Live Stream on The Website: https://www.wbru.com/ Download The WBRU app on an iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbru/id1274238066 Download The WBRU app on an Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wbru&pcampaignid=web_shareFollow Cristina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristinasev_?igsh=enFkemc2MXAxOWx2 Follow DJ Franchise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfranchise1?igsh=anptNXh6bTE3am9k Follow DJ Franchise on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfranchise1?_r=1&_t=ZP-931Qmux6s3D

Adnan Virk joins the guys as he gets ready to head up to Newport, RI to watch an exhibition tennis match featuring his favorite athlete of all time: Roger Federer. Adnan has a lot of big plans and schemes to get as close to Fed as possible. Plus, a big day in the MLB.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the boys sit down with friend Ben Peterson! AKA Ben from RI by way of Alaska...He talks us through his insane journey of driving from RI to Alaska, a three-week expedition! https://revivalmotoring.com/

Cùng với "Un canto a Galicia", nhạc phẩm "Abrázame" là giai điệu đã giúp cho nam danh ca Julio Iglesias chinh phục thị trường quốc tế. Được trích từ album phòng thu thứ 9 (El Amor / Tình yêu) phát hành vào năm 1975, bài hát này từng được dịch sang 12 ngôn ngữ khác nhau, kể cả tiếng Anh, Hy Lạp hay tiếng Nhật. Còn trong tiếng Việt, giai điệu này nghe rất quen thuộc với tựa đề "Lại gần hôn anh".  Khi chấp bút đặt ca từ lời Việt lãng man trữ tình, nồng nàn tha thiết, nhạc sĩ Phạm Duy chủ yếu dựa vào phiên bản tiếng Pháp "Viens m'embrasser" do Michel Jourdan sáng tác vào năm 1981. Trong nguyên tác, bài hát tiếng Tây Ban Nha do Rafael Ferro soạn nhạc, Julio viết lời. Thế nhưng, bản phóng tác tiếng Pháp đầu tiên không phải do Julio Iglelias trình bày mà lại do một gương mặt trứ danh khác ghi âm : đó là nam danh ca Richard Anthony.  Sinh trưởng tại Ai Cập trong một gia đình giàu có người gốc Syria, Richard Anthony thành danh vài năm trước thế hệ thần tượng Françoise Hardy, Christophe và Johnny Hallyday. Theo lời kể của Sylvie Vartan, nhạc phẩm Nouvelle Vague (Làn sóng mới) dịch từ ca khúc "Three Cool Cats" của cặp bài trùng Jerry Leiber và Mike Stoller, đã  khởi xướng trào lưu phóng tác các bản nhạc rock và twist ăn khách tiếng Anh, tạo ra phong trào nhạc trẻ tại Pháp đầu thập niên 1960.  Đến những năm 1970, Richard Anthony không còn hát nhạc trẻ mà lại chuyển sang hát nhạc tình. Khi không bận lưu diễn, ông thường về miền nam Tây Ban Nha nghỉ ngơi, nơi gia đình ông có một biệt thự sang trọng tại trạm nghỉ mát Marbella. Cho đến một ngày kia, ông tình cờ được nghe trên đài phát thanh bài hát "Abrazame" của Julio. Do rất thích giai điệu này, cho nên ông mới gọi điện về Paris yêu cầu nhóm tác giả nổi tiếng nhất thời bấy giờ chuyển bài hát của Julio Iglesias sang tiếng Pháp. Người đầu tiên nhận lời chính là Pierre Delanoë, ông từng thành công nhờ viết lời bài hát "La Maritza" (Dòng sông tuổi nhỏ) cho Sylvie Vartan và "Et si tu n'existais pas" (Nếu đời này vắng anh / Một mai không có anh) cho Joe Dassin. Khi chấp bút viết lời tiếng Pháp, Pierre Delanoë chuyển bài "Abrázame" thành nhạc phẩm "Embrasse Moi" (Hãy hôn anh). Cách đặt lời của Pierre Delanoë tôn trọng ngữ pháp của bản nhạc gốc, trong cách dùng thức mệnh lệnh một cách trực tiếp. Richard Anthony thu âm bài này vào năm 1977, tức 4 năm trước phiên bản tiếng Pháp của Julio Iglesias.  Về phần nam danh ca Tây Ban Nha, nhiều năm  sau khi thành công với album phòng thu thứ 9, Julio mới bắt tay thực hiện tuyển tập chọn lọc "Fidèle" (Chung tình) dành cho thị trường Pháp ngữ. Lần này, Julio không dùng bản phóng tác có sẵn của Delanoë mà lại nhờ nhóm sáng tác Claude Lemesle và Michel Jourdan chuyển sang tiếng Pháp các bài hát ăn khách của mình. Album tiếng Pháp của Julio được phát hành vào năm 1981, bao gồm nhiều bản nhạc nổi tiếng như Khúc tình dối gian (Les dérobades) hay Tình yêu còn mãi (Un jour tu ris, un jour tu pleures). Riêng nhạc phẩm "Abrázame" được Michel Jourdan chuyển thành bài hát "Viens m'embrasser", tạo ra một khoảng cách nhất định giữa hai nhân vật chính, nếu muốn hôn nhau thì phải xích lại gần bên người tình. Có thể nói, phiên bản phóng tác tiếng Pháp đầu tiên là của Pierre  Delanoë do Richard Anthony trình bày, còn phiên bản thứ nhì là của Michel Jourdan do chính Julio ghi âm. Cả hai bài hát đều vô cùng trữ tình ướt át, nhưng bản ghi âm tiếng Pháp của Julio Iglesias vẫn quen thuộc hơn với giới yêu nhạc. Trong cả hai phiên bản tiếng Pháp, "Lại gần hôn anh" tựa như lời khẩn cầu tha thiết của một người tình khi phải đối mặt với cảnh chia ly, chỉ mong được ôm trong vòng tay như thuở ban đầu, một cách để tự dối mình khi mai này đành phải mất nhau, nhưng miễn sao làm vơi nhẹ nỗi đau, cho hồn quên nhức nhối, cho tim bớt nghẹn ngào.

Cùng với "Un canto a Galicia", nhạc phẩm "Abrázame" là giai điệu đã giúp cho nam danh ca Julio Iglesias chinh phục thị trường quốc tế. Được trích từ album phòng thu thứ 9 (El Amor / Tình yêu) phát hành vào năm 1975, bài hát này từng được dịch sang 12 ngôn ngữ khác nhau, kể cả tiếng Anh, Hy Lạp hay tiếng Nhật. Còn trong tiếng Việt, giai điệu này nghe rất quen thuộc với tựa đề "Lại gần hôn anh".  Khi chấp bút đặt ca từ lời Việt lãng man trữ tình, nồng nàn tha thiết, nhạc sĩ Phạm Duy chủ yếu dựa vào phiên bản tiếng Pháp "Viens m'embrasser" do Michel Jourdan sáng tác vào năm 1981. Trong nguyên tác, bài hát tiếng Tây Ban Nha do Rafael Ferro soạn nhạc, Julio viết lời. Thế nhưng, bản phóng tác tiếng Pháp đầu tiên không phải do Julio Iglelias trình bày mà lại do một gương mặt trứ danh khác ghi âm : đó là nam danh ca Richard Anthony.  Sinh trưởng tại Ai Cập trong một gia đình giàu có người gốc Syria, Richard Anthony thành danh vài năm trước thế hệ thần tượng Françoise Hardy, Christophe và Johnny Hallyday. Theo lời kể của Sylvie Vartan, nhạc phẩm Nouvelle Vague (Làn sóng mới) dịch từ ca khúc "Three Cool Cats" của cặp bài trùng Jerry Leiber và Mike Stoller, đã  khởi xướng trào lưu phóng tác các bản nhạc rock và twist ăn khách tiếng Anh, tạo ra phong trào nhạc trẻ tại Pháp đầu thập niên 1960.  Đến những năm 1970, Richard Anthony không còn hát nhạc trẻ mà lại chuyển sang hát nhạc tình. Khi không bận lưu diễn, ông thường về miền nam Tây Ban Nha nghỉ ngơi, nơi gia đình ông có một biệt thự sang trọng tại trạm nghỉ mát Marbella. Cho đến một ngày kia, ông tình cờ được nghe trên đài phát thanh bài hát "Abrazame" của Julio. Do rất thích giai điệu này, cho nên ông mới gọi điện về Paris yêu cầu nhóm tác giả nổi tiếng nhất thời bấy giờ chuyển bài hát của Julio Iglesias sang tiếng Pháp. Người đầu tiên nhận lời chính là Pierre Delanoë, ông từng thành công nhờ viết lời bài hát "La Maritza" (Dòng sông tuổi nhỏ) cho Sylvie Vartan và "Et si tu n'existais pas" (Nếu đời này vắng anh / Một mai không có anh) cho Joe Dassin. Khi chấp bút viết lời tiếng Pháp, Pierre Delanoë chuyển bài "Abrázame" thành nhạc phẩm "Embrasse Moi" (Hãy hôn anh). Cách đặt lời của Pierre Delanoë tôn trọng ngữ pháp của bản nhạc gốc, trong cách dùng thức mệnh lệnh một cách trực tiếp. Richard Anthony thu âm bài này vào năm 1977, tức 4 năm trước phiên bản tiếng Pháp của Julio Iglesias.  Về phần nam danh ca Tây Ban Nha, nhiều năm  sau khi thành công với album phòng thu thứ 9, Julio mới bắt tay thực hiện tuyển tập chọn lọc "Fidèle" (Chung tình) dành cho thị trường Pháp ngữ. Lần này, Julio không dùng bản phóng tác có sẵn của Delanoë mà lại nhờ nhóm sáng tác Claude Lemesle và Michel Jourdan chuyển sang tiếng Pháp các bài hát ăn khách của mình. Album tiếng Pháp của Julio được phát hành vào năm 1981, bao gồm nhiều bản nhạc nổi tiếng như Khúc tình dối gian (Les dérobades) hay Tình yêu còn mãi (Un jour tu ris, un jour tu pleures). Riêng nhạc phẩm "Abrázame" được Michel Jourdan chuyển thành bài hát "Viens m'embrasser", tạo ra một khoảng cách nhất định giữa hai nhân vật chính, nếu muốn hôn nhau thì phải xích lại gần bên người tình. Có thể nói, phiên bản phóng tác tiếng Pháp đầu tiên là của Pierre  Delanoë do Richard Anthony trình bày, còn phiên bản thứ nhì là của Michel Jourdan do chính Julio ghi âm. Cả hai bài hát đều vô cùng trữ tình ướt át, nhưng bản ghi âm tiếng Pháp của Julio Iglesias vẫn quen thuộc hơn với giới yêu nhạc. Trong cả hai phiên bản tiếng Pháp, "Lại gần hôn anh" tựa như lời khẩn cầu tha thiết của một người tình khi phải đối mặt với cảnh chia ly, chỉ mong được ôm trong vòng tay như thuở ban đầu, một cách để tự dối mình khi mai này đành phải mất nhau, nhưng miễn sao làm vơi nhẹ nỗi đau, cho hồn quên nhức nhối, cho tim bớt nghẹn ngào.

Za nov mejnik slovenskega športa je poskrbel najboljši slovenski atlet zadnjega časa Kristjan Čeh, ki je sinoči na 27-em evropskem prvenstvu v atletiki v Birminghamu ubranil naslov evropskega prvaka. V oddaji tudi o tem: - Pri Omišu v Dalmaciji izbruhnil obsežen požar. Evakuirali več 100 ljudi, najmanj 10 je poškodovanih. - V slovenski Istri rekordna poraba vode, Rižanski vodovod večino dobavlja iz soseščine. - V Sarajevu drevi začetek filmskega festivala, tokrat z rekordno veliko udeležbo slovenskih filmov.

Con Javier Ruiz, Arturo Téllez y Paloma Gallego, además de los invitados:-Chus López, percebeiro- Aitana Cuétara, directora del festival Jazz de Ría (Galicia)- Fran Contreras, en Pontevedra, Santi Cremades, del Observatorio Yebes, Patricia Gijón, Domingo Melero, fotógrafo (Asturias) y Alicia Heras, presentadora de “Una tarde más”.

Host Dave is joined by local authors Diane Josefowicz and Carla Panciera to talk about their latest books, their families' journeys to Rhode Island, and how the Ocean State has informed their writing. In the Last Chapter they discuss: how do you organize your home bookshelves? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books The Great Houses of Pill Hill by Diane Josefowicz Barnflower: A Rhode Island Farm Memoir by Carla Panciera There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap Stiff by Mary Roach Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Complex by Karan Mahajan Media The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (2026- ) Other Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Small State, Big Stories: Writers Share Inspirations from the Ocean State @ William Hall Library Diane Josefowicz Carla Panciera Tina Cane Betty J. Cotter LitArts RI, Providence, RI The Sealey Challenge Riffraff Bookstore and Bar, Providence, RI

Host Dave is joined by local authors Diane Josefowicz and Carla Panciera to talk about their latest books, their families' journeys to Rhode Island, and how the Ocean State has informed their writing. In the Last Chapter they discuss: how do you organize your home bookshelves? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books The Great Houses of Pill Hill by Diane Josefowicz Barnflower: A Rhode Island Farm Memoir by Carla Panciera There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap Stiff by Mary Roach Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Complex by Karan Mahajan Media The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (2026- ) Other Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Small State, Big Stories: Writers Share Inspirations from the Ocean State @ William Hall Library Diane Josefowicz Carla Panciera Tina Cane Betty J. Cotter LitArts RI, Providence, RI The Sealey Challenge Riffraff Bookstore and Bar, Providence, RI

VOV1 -Nhằm quảng bá thương hiệu “Lâm Đồng - Hành trình của Biển, Hoa, Đại ngàn” và mở rộng thị trường khách, chiều 11/8, tại Hà Nội, tỉnh Lâm Đồng tổ chức Hội nghị “Quảng bá, xúc tiến du lịch Lâm Đồng tại Hà Nội” trước thời điểm Cảng hàng không quốc tế Liên Khương dự kiến hoạt động trở lại vào 19/8.Trong 7 tháng đầu năm 2026, du lịch Lâm Đồng đón trên 14 triệu lượt khách, trong đó khách quốc tế gần 900 nghìn lượt; doanh thu từ hoạt động du lịch đạt trên 39 nghìn tỷ đồng. Để tiếp tục duy trì đà tăng trưởng và thu hút thêm dòng khách mới, việc mở rộng thị trường, tăng cường liên kết với các địa phương là yêu cầu đặt ra. Trong đó, Hà Nội và các tỉnh phía Bắc được xác định là một trong những thị trường quan trọng của du lịch Lâm Đồng.Cơ hội mở rộng thị trường càng rõ nét khi từ ngày 19/8, Cảng hàng không quốc tế Liên Khương dự kiến hoạt động trở lại, khôi phục các đường bay kết nối Đà Lạt với Hà Nội, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Đà Nẵng, Vinh và Hải Phòng. Riêng đường bay Đà Lạt - Hà Nội dự kiến khai thác từ 7 đến 8 chuyến mỗi ngày. Đây là điều kiện thuận lợi để kết nối Lâm Đồng với các trung tâm nguồn khách phía Bắc.Hội nghị “Quảng bá, xúc tiến du lịch Lâm Đồng tại Hà Nội”.

VOV1 - Mưa lớn kéo dài trên diện rộng tại khu vực Đông Bắc Thái Lan, Lào và Myanmar đang khiến mực nước sông Mekong dâng cao nhanh chóng, đẩy hàng loạt địa phương Thái Lan vào nguy cơ ngập lụt, lũ quét và sạt lở đất nghiêm trọng.Theo cảnh báo khẩn từ Viện Tin học Thủy lợi (HII) và Văn phòng Tài nguyên Nước Quốc gia Thái Lan (ONWR), mực nước sông Mekong dự báo sẽ dâng thêm từ 1,0 - 1,5 mét trên suốt tuyến đường thủy từ huyện Chiang Saen (tỉnh Chiang Rai) đến huyện Khong Chiam (tỉnh Ubon Ratchathani), gây áp lực lớn lên hệ thống đê điều và các vùng trũng thấp ven sông. Hiện tại, chính quyền Thái Lan đã đặt 8 tỉnh dọc sông Mekong vào trạng thái báo động cao, trong đó tập trung giám sát chặt chẽ các vùng nguy cơ cao tại Loei, Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan và Ubon Ratchathani.Riêng tại tỉnh Nakhon Phanom, mưa lớn qua đêm đã gây ngập sâu 30–40 cm trên nhiều tuyến đường, nước tràn vào nhà dân và cửa hàng, gây hư hại nhiều thiết bị sinh hoạt. Mực nước sông Mekong tại đây đã tăng thêm 20 cm, đạt gần 11 mét, chỉ còn cách mức cảnh báo tràn bờ hơn 1 mét. Chính quyền tỉnh khẩn cấp triển khai ít nhất 8 máy bơm công suất lớn tại các điểm xả ven sông, phát bao cát cho các hộ dân và duy trì giám sát 24/24. Người dân tại các huyện ven sông như Ban Phaeng, Tha Uthen, Muang Nakhon Phanom và That Phanom được khuyến cáo di chuyển tài sản và gia súc lên nơi cao ráo nếu mưa lớn tiếp diễn.Song song với đà tăng của nước sông, Cục Phòng chống và Giảm nhẹ Thiên tai (DDPM) cũng đã ghi nhận hàng loạt sự cố thiên tai nghiêm trọng tại khu vực miền Bắc. Tại Chiang Mai, mưa lớn khiến suối tràn bờ gây ngập hàng trăm hộ dân và sạt lở chia cắt nhiều tuyến đường. Trong khi đó tại tỉnh Mae Hong Son, dòng nước lũ chảy xiết đã làm hư hại nặng một số công trình kiến trúc cổ và gây ngập úng diện rộng trên các đồng lúa.Riêng khu vực thủ đô Bangkok cùng sáu tỉnh miền Trung gồm Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon và Samut Songkhram được cảnh báo mức thủy triều cao trong cả tuần tới, gây nguy cơ ngập lụt tại các khu vực trũng thấp ven sông và ngoài đê bao.Trước diễn biến phức tạp, các cơ quan chức năng khuyến cáo người dân sống dọc sông Mekong cần thường xuyên theo dõi thông tin cảnh báo, chủ động di chuyển tài sản lên nơi an toàn và hạn chế tối đa việc đi lại, giao thông đường thủy trong thời gian này./.VOV Thái LanẢnh: The Nation

  https://slasrpodcast.com/     Welcome to episode 241 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast, this week, Jake and Peter are back to break down more of our recent Baxter State Park trip where we cover a hike to North Brother and hike Big and Little Niagara from Daicey Pond Campground. Plus Jake and Peter recently got out to Vermont to hike with SLASR sometimes cohost DaveShits. They can update us on all the goings on of the Vermont Section of the AT. We have a history segment on the Wakefield, NH UFO Ice Hole Mystery from 1977 that has a connection to some of SLASRs own family members. Mount Washington is setting up Twin Tower lights to commemorate 9/11, search and rescue news has been busy with a hiker getting lost on Mt. Willard and injured hikers on Tuckerman Ravine trail, Lions Head, Kinsman Ridge and sadly there was a fatality on Welch Dickey. All this plus a recent sunrise hike and trail maintenance on the Baldface Circle trail where I can rate going up the South Baldface ledges via headlamp… I'm Mike and I'm Nick, lets get started… Topics Welcome Peter and Jake SLASR Pronunciation issues continue Cat and Animal talk Dave Shits Update and Peter and Jake hike with Dave in Vermont Mount Washington Memorial lights Recent SAR NEWS - Mt. Willard, White Horse Ledge, Tuckeman Ravine, Welch Dickey, Kinsman Ridge Wakefield, NH Ice Hole Mystery Mountaineering Fatalities - Nirmal Purja Netflix Star  Grizzly Attack in Glacier National Park Recent Hikes - Diamond Hill in RI and Baldface Circle for Sunset and trail maintenance Baxter State Park with Peter and Jake - Part 2 - North Brother and Little and Big Niagara, evening photography Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree SLASR's BUYMEACOFFEE Order Hike Safe Card 48 Peaks website Nick's Instagram Live Free or Die Candle Co. Mt. Wash to have memorial lights for 9-11 Guys gets lost hiking Mt. Willard Wakefield Ice Hole Mystery More info on the Wakefield Ice Hole  Weird New England UFO Mystery New England Legends Podcast Episode on the Wakefield Ice Hole Mystery   Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Rek' lis Brewing Company Wild Raven Endurance Coaching burgeonoutdoor.com 48 Peaks - Alzheimer's Association Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha CS Instant Coffee The Mountain Wanderer

Vivemos um tempo de incertezas. No trabalho, nos relacionamentos, na forma como habitamos e entendemos o mundo. Nos rumos da política, da tecnologia, da economia e da sociedade. É difícil lembrar de uma época em que tantas coisas parecessem mudar ao mesmo tempo. Será que a ansiedade se tornou um dos pedágios para se manter vivo hoje? Mas será que precisa ser assim? Que respostas você tem encontrado para lidar com esse cenário? Existem formas melhores de atravessar esse tempo? Depois de um longo intervalo, Lili e Ri finalmente voltam  para conversar sobre as inquietações do presente, compartilhar suas próprias tentativas de encontrar algum equilíbrio e refletir sobre como seguir em frente quando quase tudo parece provisório.

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Punk rock stalwart and creative driver behind the band Smirk, Nick Vicario stops by the show to introduce us to his 3 year old Landseer Newfoundland named Jam who he and his wife adopted after having to rehome an Anatolian Shepherd that exhibited some aggressive tendencies. Nick also touches upon his childhood dogs that included a humongous black Schnauzer and larger than life Great Dane/Mastiff mix, the themes behind his songs Dog Years and Domestic Dog and the time he was "pantsed" by Jam. Hear these stories and more from this lifelong musician who's perspective is now coming from outside of the fast lane and behind a white picket fence.Smirk's new LP Speculative Fiction is out now and their East Coast tour winds up this week with stops happening tonight, August 4, in Turners Falls, MA, 8/5 in Boston and 8/6 in Providence, RI. For more info go to smirk1.bandcamp.comNick gave a shout out to Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee Groves, Florida whose mission is to save 10,000 dogs every year, to heal and place them with loving families and to educate people about the proper care for dogs and the importance of spaying and neutering. To adopt, foster, volunteer, donate and learn more visit bdrr.orgFor more pics and clips of Nick and Jam follow the show on Instagram at @rockerdogcast

Next of Kin After Stroke: When Your 19-Year-Old Has to Decide For You Kylie Ralston was 56, living alone in Sofia, Bulgaria, and getting back into shape after a divorce. Three mornings a week she ran. On the morning everything changed, she was doing a local park run with her friend Rebecca when she slowed to a walk, then tried to run again and couldn’t. “It was like the message wasn’t getting through from my brain to my legs,” she says. No headache. No fatigue. Nothing that felt like an emergency. She finished the run, registered her time, and went home. It wasn’t until she collapsed getting out of the car that anyone understood what was happening. By the time Kylie reached hospital, she had suffered a left frontoparietal haemorrhagic stroke, a spontaneous brain bleed roughly 7.5cm across, with none of the usual risk factors. No high blood pressure. No cholesterol history. No aneurysm, no AVM. She was placed in an induced coma for four days. When she woke, she couldn’t move her right side, and she couldn’t speak. What “Next of Kin” Really Means When a Stroke Hits Abroad Kylie was a permanent resident of Bulgaria, not a citizen, divorced from her daughter’s father, and living on her own. When the hospital needed someone to authorise emergency surgery, there was exactly one person available to make that call: her daughter, then 19 years old, splitting her time between her separated parents’ homes. It’s a detail easy to skim past, but it sits at the centre of this episode: next of kin isn’t a role most of us think about until a hospital needs an answer immediately. Kylie hadn’t nominated her daughter out of any formal planning process; it simply fell to her, because she was the only adult relative in the country who met the age threshold. A 19-Year-Old Signing Consent-to-Operate Forms Kylie’s friends contacted her daughter directly. She rushed to the hospital, and unconscious, unable to advocate for herself, her mother’s care now depended on decisions made by a teenager under enormous duress. Kylie’s first memory afterward is her daughter arriving in the ICU in a hairnet and scrubs, holding her hand, telling her she loved her. It’s the kind of moment that rarely makes it into conversations about stroke recovery, because the focus so often lands on rehabilitation milestones: walking, speaking, returning to work. But before any of that, someone has to be legally empowered to say yes to surgery, and for Kylie, that someone hadn’t expected the responsibility for another few decades. The Gap Between Acute Surgery and Real Rehabilitation Bulgaria’s acute care, Kylie and her friend Nicole Nott both stress, was world-class surgery within roughly two hours of the stroke, the kind of outcome her friends still describe as a miracle given the size of the bleed. What came next was a different story. In the public hospital, physiotherapy visits totalled two sessions. There was no speech therapy. After 14 days, still unable to move her right side or speak, Kylie was expected to go home. Her partner, Guido, refused to accept it, and the couple began privately funding rehabilitation themselves. This is a distinction worth sitting with if you or someone you love is navigating stroke recovery in a country or even a region with limited public rehab funding: acute survival and functional recovery are not the same fight, and they are not always resourced the same way. When a Friend Becomes the Rehab Team Nicole Nott, an occupational therapist and Kylie’s friend since they were 16, found out about the stroke through a message she initially suspected was a scam. Within days she’d cleared her schedule and flown from Australia to Bulgaria. What she found in the private rehab hospital was a caring but under-trained care team, kind staff with, as Nicole puts it, “no rehab expertise.” Nicole spent close to two weeks restructuring Kylie’s room and routine around basic stroke rehabilitation principles: approaching from Kylie’s affected right side to address her spatial inattention, built-up cutlery to force use of her weaker hand, a balloon tapped back and forth for shoulder strength, word games layered on top for speech practice, pegs and curtains repurposed into arm exercises. She also pushed back hard against hospital staff who tried to stop her from helping Kylie transfer to a shower chair or toilet, at one point being told outright she wasn’t permitted because she was a woman. Her single goal before flying home: get Kylie toileting independently again, for dignity as much as mobility. Kylie called her from Dubai airport, mid-transit, to tell her it had happened. Living With Aphasia Fourteen months on, Kylie’s right-side weakness has largely resolved. What remains, she says, is the hardest part: expressive aphasia. “I can’t express myself like I used to.” It’s a small, telling detail of the condition that even the phrase “I can’t” is itself shaped by the aphasia; the words available to describe the loss are affected by the loss. The Unexpected Gains Both women point to what came out of the crisis alongside the hardship: Kylie’s relationship with her daughter deepened. Her circle of friends in Bulgaria proved itself in ways she hadn’t anticipated. And in the rehab hospital, her partner Guido proposed something; he told her he’d already decided before the stroke but simply hadn’t gotten around to asking. If this episode raises questions about who is legally positioned to make decisions for you and whether that person actually knows it, it may be worth a conversation with your own family before a crisis forces the issue. For a deeper account of navigating identity, recovery, and unexpected transformation after stroke, Bill’s book The Unexpected Way That A Stroke Became The Best Thing That Happened is available at recoveryafterstroke.com/book. If this show has helped you, you can support it at patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke. This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. Kylie Ralston: Stroke, Bulgaria, and the Friend Who Flew Across the World When Kylie had a stroke abroad, her 19-year-old daughter became her next of kin, and a friend flew in to help her recover. Bill’s Book: The Unexpected Way That A Stroke Became The Best Thing That Happened Support the Recovery After Stroke On Patreon Highlights: 00:00 Introduction – Next of Kin After Stroke03:47 The Day of the Stroke08:55 Rehabilitation Challenges in Bulgaria16:32 Coping with Language Barriers22:08 Reflections on Healthcare Systems32:50 Setting Goals and Achievements38:29 Family Dynamics and Support Systems45:36 Finding Meaning in Recovery54:44 The Impact of Caregiving58:22 Reflections on Recovery and Gratitude Transcript: Introduction – Next of Kin After Stroke Bill Gasiamis (00:00)And one of my first horrible thoughts was, is this a dreadful hoax? Is someone, you know, is this some horrible scam? And it made me feel quite sick actually And then I rang her son who lives in Australia and he’s like, Yeah, I’m so sorry. I haven’t told you. Yes, it’s true, mum’s had a stroke. Bill Gasiamis (00:16)Welcome back to Recovery After Stroke. I’m Bill Gasiamis, and today I’m joined by two guests, Kylie Ralston and her friend Nicole Nott. Kylie was 56 living in Bulgaria when she suffered a left frontoparietal hemorrhagic stroke, a spontaneous brain bleed with none of the usual risk factors. Nicole is an occupational therapist and one of Kylie’s closest friends since they were teenagers. And when she found out what happened, she got on a plane to Bulgaria to help. In this episode, we get into what it means to have a stroke far from home in a country where you don’t speak the language, and public rehabilitation funding barely exists. We talk about who becomes your next of kin when you least expect it, what it’s like to advocate for a friend inside a hospital system that won’t always listen. And what recovery actually looks like 14 months on, before we get into it, if you want a deeper look at identity, recovery, and unexpected transformation after stroke, my book, The Unexpected Way That Stroke Became, the best thing that happened, is available at recoveryafterstroke.com/book. And if this show has helped you And you can support it to keep me on the path of getting to a thousand episodes, you can do so At patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke Bill Gasiamis (01:37)Kylie Ralston and Nicole Nott, welcome to the podcast. lovely to be here, Bill. Thanks for having us, Bill. Kylie, tell me a little bit about what life was like before the stroke. I was very active and I had a full life and I was working full time. and I was living in Sofia in Bulgaria, in my on my own, in my own apartment. I was renting, actually. and I was getting back to fitness. So I was g getting I was running regularly. So two two or three times a week I was hitting the gym and hitting the tr the treadmill. And that had been happening for like a few month like six months or something like that. but before that I was very fit and active. What kind of work were you involved in? I was a HR work. I was a ha HR leader and so I had my own consultancy I had a team of people that I’ve managed. I had thirty five people, so and that they were people in Germany, Poland, Czechia, Portugal, France, so everywhere in in Europe, basically. Yeah. Wow, how how does an Aussie end up in Bulgaria with staff or clients in that many countries? short answer is I came here with my family, so with my ex husband. and shortly after I arrived we separated and and ultimately got divorced. and I stayed on because my daughter is here. So she was only eleven at the time and I could just couldn’t leave her. The Day of the Stroke So you were living at home with your daughter? she was sharing her time between between us both. Yeah. got it. Okay. So both parents are there. So your daughter was going backwards and forwards. On the night of the stroke or on the day of the stroke, can you take us through that? What were you experiencing? Was there anything unusual that happened that made you think something was wrong? How did it go down? I was with my friend Rebecca. And she was running ahead of me as she she was faster than me, so sh and she often often ran ahead of me. and I’d slowed down to a walk and when I started to run again or try to run again, it it was like the message wasn’t getting through from my brain to my legs. And I thought, that’s strange, that’s that’s really odd. ‘Cause I didn’t feel like tired or anything and I didn’t have a headache and well stuff like that. and I just walked through the rest of the park run. And then when Rebecca saw me coming to the finish line, she waved me over and she said, come on, let’s go register your chip. and so I did that. and she said afterwards that there was a little bit of fumbling with with my phone and there’s a there was a little bit of fumbling when I put my jacket on, but other than that, I just seemed exhausted from a run. do you recall after the experience of feeling exhausted from the run where you ended up? Did you need help? Yeah, I do. So so she didn’t notice that I wasn’t talking because I n I’m normally an endless talker, so I she didn’t notice that I wasn’t talking. And she said that that that is one thing that should have alerted her to what was happening. but it it didn’t. And so I’d caught the bus to the park run and her husband was there and so he drove me home. And I j I remember the journey home and when when we when I went to get out, I just couldn’t. And so and Mark came around to my side of the car and help tried to help me out and I just collapsed against him. And so then that so then they said, quick, something’s wrong something’s I don’t remember what they  They they said, you know, they basically took me straight to the hospital. Yeah. And also rang Guido, my now fiance, but my partner at the time. Uh-huh. So you you went from the run, attempted to go home, and then from that attempt to get you out of the car, actually into your home, it was pretty clear that that wasn’t gonna happen and you ended up in hospital. so Did you guys drive to hospital? Do you recall that? Yes. Yes. We do how far is it from your home? it’s pretty close. I don’t know about kilometres or time, but it’s but it’s like ten or fifteen minutes. Yeah, so it’s not too far. But they didn’t know what was going on, of course. They just knew something wasn’t right and then they figured one of the best things to do is just get it to a hospital. You get to the hospital Do you know what happens after that? Do you get admitted? do you get tested for anything? I suppose what I’m asking is when is the first time you realise that that you’ve had a stroke? When do they report that back? When I came out of the coma. So I was put I was put into an an induced coma straight away. so I I obviously don’t remember anything of of that. and but Rebecca’s told me afterwards. so she’s filled in the f filled in the filled in the blanks for me. and by that stage her husband thought it was a stroke. So she’s he said he said to the staff at the hospital, we think she’s having a stroke. And so yeah. So how long were you in the coma, do you know? Has somebody told you how long it was? Yeah, four four days. Four days, okay. And do you know what kind of stroke you had? Yep. I had a left Frontoparietal hemorrhagic stroke. Wow, that’s a good effort. So you had a brain bleed. Yep. Do they know what caused it? No. It was spontaneous and I didn’t have any of the risk factors. So I didn’t have high blood pressure, a history of high blood pressure, but admittedly I’d hadn’t tested my blood pressure immediately before the stroke. but you know That’s un that’s unlikely to be the cause. And I didn’t have a hi a history of high cholesterol. and so they just and I didn’t have an aneurysm and I didn’t have like what’s the other thing? The An AV AVM. AVM, yeah, I didn’t have any of that. And how old were you? Fifty six. Okay. So you had a spontaneous Bleed in the brain. That happens. People do have that happen from time to time. And sometimes they don’t have any symptoms leading up to it or anything like that. and this is the bizarre nature of like there’s an unlimited number of ways, unfortunately, for people to have a stroke. Now, you woke up in hospital four days later. What kind of deficits did you have? I couldn’t move my right side and I couldn’t speak. Okay. Now I’ve got an idea of well, I haven’t got an idea, but my mind immediately kind of says like if you’re in hospital in Bulgaria, that’s not a hospital in Melbourne. That’s not the Royal Melbourne hospital where no shit is unreal, like it’s perfect and it’s got the highest technology and it doesn’t matter how many things we can bitch and moan about the system being here like compared to Bulgaria, my expectation is that we’re world class. Perhaps that’s not the case in Bulgaria. Would you agree with that statement? I would have agreed before and my my my expat friends here would have agreed before, but now we’re all saying maybe Bulgaria is better than we thought. That’s brilliant. Awesome. Okay, so Rehabilitation Challenges in Bulgaria As far as like medical interventions and all that type of stuff, you felt like that was handled like any other world class hospital would have handled it. Yeah. In that in that s it in that stage it was. but there’s no like that was a public hospital and there’s no there’s no public funded rehab after. or or very li very little. So so that’s where that’s where Australia is ahead. So when you knew you had deficits, was there any rehabilitation whatsoever? Did you get any of that while you were still in hospital? Minimal. So the the physio came to see me twice. and so that’s so that’s all and I got no speech therapy and stuff like that. and but when I was discharged from the public hospital here and went and so they they expected me to go home from the public hospital. And so Guido said she just can’t like like what what the fuck? After how many days? After how many days, how long? Fourteen. Wow, your right side was still offline and you still had problem. Yeah. Okay. So we we just paid for paid for private rehab. got it, right. Yeah. And how long were you in private rehab for? another like two months or something like that. Right. Okay, that’s pretty cool. So i even though you couldn’t access it publicly, you were still able to Access a private now. Are you a citizen in Bulgaria? Not a citizen, a permanent resident. Okay. So do you have are you as a result of the fact that you’re a permanent resident and not a citizen, do you have different things that you are able to access because of your status? No. no. I’m it’s I have the same rights as a citizen. The only one the only right I don’t have is I’m I’m not able to vote here and I’m not I’m not able to work in other EU countries. Got it. Okay. So that’s pretty traumatizing, the whole experience, and then to have to deal with overcoming your left side and your speech deficits after the two month mark, roughly where were you at where you where you are now? Because you kinda sound pretty good. Okay. No, yeah. no and and the other thing the other thing that I must say about Bulgaria is I don’t speak Bulgarian. very very little. So that was a problem. Yeah. I can imagine, yeah. so maybe you can come in here, Nicole, and and talk about where I was at when you came to see me, because that was very very very early on in my in in the private rehab hospital. Yeah, Nicole, tell me a little bit about what it’s like to receive a phone call to find out that your friend has had a stroke. I was absolutely hellish. the way I found out is I got a message through social media from someone saying, Hey, I’m a friend of Kylie’s and she’s in hospital in Bulgaria. And one of my first horrible thoughts was, is this a dreadful hoax? Is someone, you know, is this some horrible scam? And it really, you know, it made me feel quite sick actually thinking this is that’s not someone I know. It does look like a name I’ve seen in Kylie’s kind of social media world. And then I rang her son who lives in Australia and he’s like, Yeah, I’m so sorry. I haven’t told you. Yes, it’s true, mum’s had a stroke. and I was kind of beside myself because by training I’m an occupational therapist, but Kylie and I have known each other each other since we were about 16. and it was really hard to get the information that I wanted as a friend, but also as a health professional. I was wanting to understand what kind of stroke is it? Where is it? What’s the rehab? What can we do? How’s it going? And at that stage the information that I had was that you know, it was really seriously affected the speech part of the brain and obviously the hemiplegia, the weakness down the right side and knowing that Kylie was right handed. so, you know, it’s the friendship part that your heart’s breaking and it’s also the therapist part that’s wanting the information to be able to, you know, reconcile it for myself, professionally what that was going to look like as a consequence for Kylie. Yeah, and you’re so far away, so you really can’t do anything and kind of have to like take information second hand, third hand, and be kind of in a position which is really uncomfortable for, I imagine, a friend, but also a therapist, right? So as an occupational therapist, that’s not the information you work on. You work on actual facts, scans, reports, like a whole bunch of things. So are you also playing it out in your mind? Are you kind of Doom thinking it, like are you how does it affect you personally? I think for me I was all I was really very conscious of not stressing other people. So like friends, family, because sometimes when you are a health professional, you know, you have knowledge and information and you know, you sometimes you you’re keeping that to yourself to some extent because you do know what can happen to people and you do know what consequences can be. So I was really trying not to ask too many questions of people as well. but I was seriously desperate for information. And so I remember I’d gone to a party and I didn’t really want to go because I was actually, you know, upset and stressed for Kylie. And I did end up going to a party and during the party I was really kind of outside having a bit of a downer really by a campfire. but I got a phone call or a message to say that I think you’d said some words, Kylie, and were kind of waking up. so you’re still in the acute hospital then and that you’d been able to move your leg a little bit, I think. Yeah. And you know, joy in that moment. And yeah, I felt very, very far away. And then What happens over the next few days? Like do you guys continue to communicate somehow? Do you keep getting information? Are you being updated? Yeah. Yeah. I wasn’t able to get my into my phone or my any of my devices. So I wasn’t able to able to because I couldn’t remember my password, right? And so and and I tried like d different ones and I you know I just got locked out. So and when I was able to get in then that made it it made it easier t because I was able just text short messages. So so Nicole and I kept in touch that way. and before English-speaking Before you came, Nicole, I think I was talking, but not not not as well as I am now. Yeah. So was it, Nicole, in your mind, you were always going to fly over to Bulgaria and beath your friend? Or did you guys have to work that out? Like what happened now? It’s so cool that you get to have a somebody in your corner that is also a Fred, but also a medical professional in the exact field that you’re struggling with now. Right. Like how do you just drop everything and go overseas and be with your friend? Yeah, well, very grateful that I had an up to date passport. So that was that was a good thing. Kylie, it was interesting because the texting, like if I go back and look at that history, it’s like you can see the progress in the texts. So you can see that Kylie was using kind of more single words and having struggles with spelling and putting sentences together. And then over time, you know, they became more fluent. but the thing that happened was that Kylie and I were talking and she was able to you know, she got some speech back and we were talking. And she was just saying about the rehab care that the the the kind of caring staff just seemed to have no rehab expertise. So the physios were amazing. I think they were great. There was no active speech therapy for Kylie. I think we ultimately found an English speaking speech therapist but who still had Bulgarian as a first language. And there’s very few occupational therapists in Bulgaria, seems to be some expats. And Kylie was talking to me a jab about just you know, really basic things like not being taken to the toilet. and that’s probably what broke my heart. It’s like I cannot leave her in bed, not being able to go to the toilet. I just can’t do it. And so I just said to my partner, I think I just need to go to Bulgaria. And luckily I’m self-employed. So I just kind of cleared my schedule, got on a plane and yeah, I was just I suppose I’m incredibly grateful to have the skill. incredibly grateful to have the financial ability to do it. and yeah, and the skills to do it. And you know, you don’t always get an opportunity in life to do the right thing, or sometimes you don’t make that decision and later you think, Why didn’t I do X, Y, and Z? I try not to live my life like that. I try to actually do those things. So, yeah, I got on a plane and basically arrived at the airport, got on a train straight out to see Kylie at the Rehope Hospital. You’re a real superhero. I’m very grateful to Nicole. Yeah. I rec you know, my story is kind of well, it has a similar kind of thread to it. I one of my best friends is a radiographer and he was a radiographer at the Royal Melbourne Hospital where I was a patient for nearly two and a half years because I was in and out with a number of brain hemorrhages. I had three in total in the same spot, but over two and a half years, then I had brain surgery. And I can’t tell you how many scans I had, but being a radiographer, he was the one who was in the room taking the photos through the MRI. Yeah. And then he would come out. And he would tell us what he saw in the RI, which was against the rules. that’s why I won’t name him. But but that meant that we didn’t have to wait a month to get our results and the the meeting for the results was just more of we’ll go through the process and and have the meeting. Yeah. And and and it was like and I regretted my life when at school I used to throw his books on the roof of the canteen just to mess with him going to s to class late to get in trouble. and I’ve apologised profusely for that and thanked him every day for the fact that, you know, he was able to lend his well, you know, he was able to be in the room. He was able to have that conversation with us and he was able to ease our minds. over that two and a half year period and then you won’t believe it. Like his daughter had an AVM at seventeen. And she went through that and and has recovered from that somewhat now in the last few years. and I got to be I mean I hate that I had to be this guy, but I got to be the guy that supported him through that really acute phase and There is just nothing to describe what it’s like to be able to a repay the favor. and then but B, when I was in that situation to have somebody kind of well, you know, like put their arm around me and really walk me through every stage. Me and my wife and my family walk us through every stage of that part of it, other than intervening as a brain surgeon. But he was the one that put us in char in in touch with my brain surgeon. like Everything that happened was just the most amazing experience to be able to be guided like that. And I know it’s a privilege and many people don’t get that opportunity. so I see Chris, I haven’t told him this in person. I see him as like a bit of a superhero, but he doesn’t know that. I’ve told him I love him in the way men tell each other that they love each other by s abusing him and swearing at him and telling him that the team that he follows is terrible and all that kind of stuff. Reflections on Healthcare Systems so you arrived in Bulgaria. take me from the airport to the hospital. Like what happens? How is that? Actually the flight was really good. Customs was pretty easy. There was some annoying folk in front of me who I wanted to punch in the face and tell them to hurry up, but I was just, you know, needed to to get there. Kylie’s daughter met me at the airport. And then we got the train together out to the hospital. So, you know, obviously I’m seeing my first sight of Bulgaria. I’d never been there before. so not really taking a tourist route at this point. so went out to see Kylie. And, you know, when you just eyeball someone and I, you know, just thank God I’m here, I’m in front of her. Her she’d had a shaved head. she had some pretty spectacular surgical scars, a couple of very big scabs still on her head. she looked skinny, she looked pale, she had started doing a little bit of movement and the hospital room was really kind basic and crazy. Her friends had funded a pressure mattress for her that didn’t exist. And some of these things I had been liaising with Kylie’s friends in Bulgaria about what could we do, how you know, what do we want to prevent? So we want to prevent anyone pulling on from. Her weak shoulders and like don’t let anyone pull her by the arm. this is how I want, you know, to help her with posture in bed or in sitting. and you know, like speaking in single kind of actions at a time and just take your time, say something, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Just allow Kylie’s brain to, you know, take that information on board. Don’t speak for her. and when I got there, it was really clear that. She had an inattention to the right hand side as an effect from the stroke. So then I was a bit of a ball breaker, rearranging the whole room. No, no, no, no, no. Where, you know, everyone come from the right, everyone sit on the right. no cutler, you’re not allowed to have your phone in your left hand, you’re having your phone in your right hand. I’d taken some things with me from Australia to Bulgaria that I thought she might need. like some built-up cutlery, because I wanted her to use her right hand to feed herself. I took a couple of kind of activities that I thought we could do to look at some retraining for the right arm. what I’ll still bring with me, try to remember now. Benjamin. So yeah, just try kind of going into early stroke rehab principles. Yeah. Did you go there well you went there as a friend. But when you were there, were you able to be a professional and also have a conversation with the local team? Kylie and I laughing. Do you want to tell that story, Kylie? Which one are you thinking about? Where I got told off. No, I don’t remember that. well, Kylie was in act like, you know, there was still quite a lot of weakness, but she was also so determined for her own rehab. And in the system there their carers really don’t have a rehab focus. They have a I’ll provide you a meal focus and I’ll occasionally do some cleaning and I’ll occasionally change the bed linen and but really not a rehab focus. So I’ve personally found it quite easy to help Kylie to like stand move. And so the very first weekend I was there, it was a long weekend and what I didn’t realise later was that they were actually quite understaffed. Which worked in our favour because I was helping Kylie to get onto a shower chair, taking her to have a shower, us taking her to the toilet, because prior to that time they were just, you know, using pads for toileting because Kylie couldn’t stand up or move on her own. And because I’m trained, I found it very easy. She’s a lightweight person and she and I just work together and I could do that. I think it was the Tuesday, person who I refer to as Nurse Ratchet. remembering now kind of intercepted me bringing Kylie back from the bathroom to her room and just like, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. What are you doing? Stop that, stop that, stop that. and you know, she and I are having a bit of a a discussion. And basically she’s refused and I’m allowed to move Kylie. So Kylie is sitting out in the corridor. I think I’d luckily kind of covered you up for privacy. and she’s like, No, you’re not allowed to move her. I’m gonna go and get the physio. I think at least forty minutes went by and then she comes back, well, okay, and I said, Look, I am a trained person, it’s easy, it’s safe. no, I’ll think about it. And then after I think another fifteen minutes she pushed your chair into the bedroom. And then I think it was probably another fifteen minutes where she just decided to move Kylie herself at that point. even though that was out of policy and the physios had to do it. And then it was all this discussion with me that you can’t do it. And in the end it was you can’t do it because you’re a woman. Not strong enough, you know. so yeah. Then Kylie and I kind of would go on clandestine missions because again, from a rehab point of view, being able to stand transfer, it’s putting all the weight through the leg, it’s giving feedback to the brain. I really wanted to make sure Kylie’s bladder and bowel were gonna work properly. And you know, sitting in bed and that’s just not ideal. So then Kylie’s like, Nicole, I want to go to the toilet. I was like, I’m banned, I’m banned, Mother Nurse Ratchet, I’m not allowed to take you. And I was like, shit. So I would go on a little mission, go look down the corridor, make sure she was nowhere to be seen. And then I quickly stole the shower chair and then I found a bucket. And so Kylie and I were doing secret Wii missions in the bedroom. until w on one of our missions I just hadn’t quite got the bucket in the right place. And so then I it was also then later on a cleaning mission. So it was it was a pretty crazy environment. yeah, just for that lack of t whole team approach to rehab. Whereas, you know, in Australia the nurses would all be rehab trained. They would be transferring someone physios would come in, speech would be coming, OTs would be coming. So I was kind of desperately trying to convince Kylie or to get her rehab to a standard where she’d be able to come back to Australia to get some more rehab. You know what’s good about this conversation other than the hilarious nature of it also is that I as an as a person who hadn’t had a stroke before my hadn’t known anyone who had a stroke before my experience, if I had come across somebody who had had a stroke, I wouldn’t have known what to look out for and what to say to support them in a situation where perhaps something was being neglected. Because I don’t know what I don’t know. I’m not a professional, right? Just like those nurses and therapists that weren’t specifically trained. Yeah. In certain things. I mean, you may as well be not only talking a different language, but you may as well be making it up as you go because as far as they know, now this is what we do for stroke patients. This is how we handle that. is it a lack of understanding of what r stroke rehabilitation requires, or is it a lack of resources, or is it a little bit of both? Do you feel in Bulgaria when you were there? I think I think it’s a lack of of all all of that but it’s the lack of maybe money. So it’s a lack of training. So th there’s there’s not enough there’s not the the nurses or the orderlies or whatever they’re called here, are are aren’t paid very much. So they so And t just like, even though I was in a private rehab hospital, so you would have expected that more. It’s you would have expected more, but I just think that they just don’t have the money to to train those people. Yeah. it wasn’t really a role, was it, Kylie? Like they really were more like housekeepers in a sense. It was more like cleaning a meals. I have to say the physios were excellent. and a lot of the physios had good English as well, which was for your rehab was so important. because again a lot of the carers they would come into the room and you know, again, just from a speech therapy point of view, in Australia, say if someone came into the room who was the person who did the menus or filled up the water bottles or the cleaners, Kyler could have spoken to all of those people and had   incidental communication the whole day in English. But because of all of those p incidental people coming in didn’t speak English, you know, reasonably in Bulgaria. it just for me, I was worried about the lack of just exposure to English language as well. So not even speech therapy, just incidental language through the day. Which is very helpful and people don’t realise how helpful it is to be able to speak to a nurse about how you’re feeling or what’s happening. Yeah. And all the usual stuff. And Kylie’s chatty and friendly and she would have just been having conversations galore, but it just it it it couldn’t be. Yeah. Yeah, it’s another another barrier. so you know when you go overseas, it’s your friend and you’re a professional. How do you handle that? Because you know, like are you emotional? Are you trying to put a lid on it? Are you allowing yourself to Gonna be emotional. How does that work? We had some killer laughs, didn’t we? I mean, I’m a joker anyway. And so, like the first time Kylie got to do a poo on the toilet, I just did a poo dance for her. So I I felt half my job was you know, cheering her up and keeping it light and having fun and chatting about stuff we would just always chat about. as well as doing as much rehab because it was very exhausting because, you know, p after a stroke, it’s very fatiguing. you know, so to Kylie was really tired and needed lots of rest. So and because I had just you know, obviously dropped tools to go over quickly, I was just working sometimes. So I just have my computer and if Kylie was asleep I’d just stay with her and and her partner Guido as well, who was there with her as well. So just, you know, emotional support wise. But Yeah, I do some work. And I stayed in Kylie’s apartment. So I w was I just stayed at her place and I I train out to see her each day at the hospital. W how many hours would you spend in hospital with her? What do you think, Kylie? you would often arrive at like ten in the morning and you wouldn’t go till like five in the evening or six in the evening. Yeah. So technically visiting hours kind of finished at six. So I just try and stay most of the day. A full shift. Yeah. Yeah. Unpaid. Unpaid labour. Slave driver. Yeah. yeah. But nah. That’s what friends are for. I very what I very much wanted to stay the whole day because I did really, really wanna like especially the toileting thing. I just really wanted that. Setting Goals and Achievements I had this bit of a goal for myself for Kylie that she would be able to take herself to the toilet before I left the country. So just from a dignity point of view, from a mobility point of view, transfers, you know, bladder control. So yeah, that was one of my big goals. And she rang me when I was in transit at Dubai Airport on my way back to Australia and said, Nicole, I just took myself to the toilet. Wow, that’s cool. Yeah. Yeah. And and I was having physio two physio sessions a d a wi a day. So I was having other than Nicole. So I was having like about one session about of about an hour in the morning and one session of about an hour in the in the afternoon. Got it. You Kylie seem like pretty mm chill, pretty calm. how are you handling it though, emotionally? How’s the aftermath Treating you because there’s a little bit of you know, there’s all that acute stuff. It’s awesome when your friend is there, but then your friend goes home, right? So how how does that transition kind of happen? Yeah, I might start crying. because I’ve just recently spent seven months in Australia. So I I went to Australia in October last year and I came back in just in May. and I had more rehab there. So I had I had student led rehab at at first and then I got in got accepted into Birch, which is the brain injury rehab community and home in Ad in Adelaide. so that’s that is is a whole team of people. So I had I had physio and I and a occupational therapist and a a e exercise physiologist and a speech therapist and stuff like that so I th that’s really good. now the most frustrating part for me is the aphasia so I I can’t I can’t express myself like I used to. Yeah. You know what I love about interviewing people who have aphasia is when they say I can’t in a sentence to describe something to me it triggers the part of the condition which doesn’t allow the words to come out. It’s so interesting. That happens so so often. And it’s just a for me, I noticed this I’m saying it just from a perspective is maybe I can’t is not the right word. I don’t know. You might remember this, you might not, but maybe I can’t is not the right word. Maybe the right word is Something that helps you get to the word that you need to get to. And okay, now that’s just me, the uneducated stroke survivor on a phasia guy. Like I don’t know about that. But it’s so interesting, it happens every time. but then Nicole goes home, you go home, your partner is kind of now taking over the caregiving role, and you still have some deficits. phage is one of them. what about your right side? How offline was it? I I also moved in with Guido after the after the stroke. So so that was that was a has was ha was and has continues to be a challenge because we’re still getting used to living together because we weren’t living together before. and I was very in very independent before. And I was living in Sofia and he and he and I now live in a in a village. So I live in in a village just outside of Sofia. And I’m not driving yet. but I was medically cleared to drive in Australia before I left. So I’m going through the process here. so anyway, all of all of those things together make it very challenging. don’t get me wrong, I I l I love him, but but you know, and and I d and and I made that decision because my apartment is was was on the fourth floor and th there was no lift. Wow. Yeah. So back to your question. When I was when I was when I came here, when I was discharged, I continued with as an outpatient and and the physio continued to come at home twice a week. So I was having more physio maybe like five times a week. and like it were ha had started to come my right side had was all already back online, but I would I was just working on building strength and and I would get still very tired. Yeah. And did your daughter end up coming to live with you as well? No. but she she at the beginning she she was my next of kin. So at the ripe old age of nineteen, she signed the consent to operate forms. yeah, so that was that was very difficult for her. I didn’t know that at the time, obviously. but yeah. And did that happen, did she become your next of kin because your former partner, her dad, and you had separated and then his that role wasn’t gonna be his anymore. It’s just passed down to the person who was the closest to you. Like how did that happen? Family Dynamics and Support Systems We’re divorced. I I’m divorced from her dad. Yeah. So he’s definitely not my next kin. Right. So that ha changed after the divorce and she was the only person you could nominate because she was over is there an age limit to the next of kin? Eighteen. Yeah. Okay. So she had hit that criteria, you nominated her and then at nineteen she got to make a decision. Which she never and you never would have expected ever for that to be a thing. I didn’t nominate her, it would just happen. So I was I I was unconscious at the time that she signed those forms. So yeah. So my friends actually contacted her. and she she rushed to the hospital. so it was all under duress. It was like this is what happened to your mum, you’re her Next of kin, whether you like it or not, you have to decide. Yeah. Far out. Okay, that’s pretty full on for a 19 year old. Yeah. Yeah, seems like she did a good job. How did she handle this whole mum’s not well situation, this stroke thing? Like how did she deal with it? she was very good. my first memory actually is of her coming into the ICU with with the with the whole, you know, the whole like the the hairnet and the mask and the and the and the what’s it called the scrubs. Scrubs, yeah. and she held my hand and said t that she loved me. so that was pretty special. And incidentally I have an a another memory of Guido coming into the ICU as well and singing singing to me. So he he said that he said that I always wanted him to sing and he refused before. And so did did I want him to sing to me now? And I squeezed his hand or on the on the left he’s was holding my left hand and I squeezed his hand and so he knelt down beside my bed and started singing. Wow. Can he actually hold the tune or is he hard to hear? Yes, see he’s he’s very musical. Okay. Thank God. If my wife had asked me to sing a w if I had asked my wife to sing, it wouldn’t have been a good experience at all for either of us. Yeah, he was he was a busker in i in his younger years. Yeah. and now he decided to come good. Fair enough. Well that that’s important. You know, things like that are important. It lightens the the mood and it makes Yeah. You kind of feel like your family’s around and that you know you know, maybe kind of things might be all right. Like it gives that glimmer of hope. Is that how you received it? Yeah, I did. yeah, but I’m also very, very determined. So I’m a I’m a very normally very strong woman and so everyone said to me that if if well not to me, but w we had a we had a group WhatsApp chat so and I was added to it later and everyone said in that that if anyone can get through this, Kylie can. Yeah. So you know when you’re told you’ve had a stroke, you wake up with all the deficits and everything. Are you like how do you take it? I woke up, couldn’t use my left side. I I did not for one minute. It did not cross my mind like for one minute that this is not a good thing. Like I mean, clearly I wasn’t able to move, etcetera. But it never kinda went a lifesaver, I’m fucked. Like I never had that happen. Me as well. yeah. I I’d I’ve never thought that. I don’t know whether I even thought that It was n like you said, that was not a good thing. I just put one foot in front of the other and or not literally, but the Yeah. Metaphorically. Yeah. Metaphorically. so one foot in front of the other and just got on with it. Yeah. Nicole, like you come across in your work, you come across a lot of different versions of patience, right? Like you get people who might just be by design more negative to a bad experience and then people that are half class full to a bad experience. Just from a professional perspective, what’s the difference like when you’re trying to rehabilitate somebody that has kind of that different mindset? From perhaps what Kylie and I described. Yeah, I mean I’m probably in the last half full camp as well. So as an OT, I suppose we always meet people where they’re at. because everyone is a combination of their past experiences, aren’t they? So and cultural things, like there’s a very significant cultural differences in how people respond to pain or disability and expectations of kind of family and I suppose cultural expectations in Australia are even about you know, what what what should be publicly available. So, you know, from an expectations point of view, I think a lot of it is based on, you know, previous experience. So as a therapist, we’re obviously there to support, you know, emotional well being, physical well being, and try and find the things for people that connect with them. So meaningful, like OTs are our absolute core is meaningful occupation. So how do we find something that’s meaningful to that person that we think is going to get them from kind of, you know, here to there and it’s gonna be very different different motivators, you know. Kylie is probably, you know, very self motivated as described. Sometimes it’s about people really have a d strong desire to get back to work, or people have a really strong family structure that they want to be able to get back to do something with their family. So finding the way or the thing hopefully that’s going to motivate them. But we certainly work with people who you know, have a high level of distress from what’s happened to them and and on an ongoing basis. One of the things I’ve got a little quote on my desk that you can’t see here, but it says, I’m still me, just a different version of me. And it’s what someone one of my clients told me recently who has MS. and often we find need to find the new version of someone. and the new meaning for someone if that, you know, needs to happen. So that’s our great challenge, I suppose. That’s a big job, especially very early on when identity is so tied up into who they were literally days ago. You know, like a week ago. The mobile person, the working person, the money making person, the father, the mother, the whatever. Finding Meaning in Recovery And then, you know, you’re dealing with a physical crisis, the existential crisis, the identity crisis, like you’re dealing with it all in the one moment, and you’re trying to get them to sort of see, well, you know, you’re still you and how we’re gonna move forward with the still you person, like we’re still gonna move forward with that person. And then later does come an adjustment of what that you looks like. did for me like it’s a massive adjustment into what me looks like. But my identity wasn’t so much tied up in a one label specifically, although, you know, I s I was the person who felt like they needed to be the main breadwinner, you know, that you know ran a business that did all these things. I I had a big strong identity. But I think one of the things this is going to sound weird or might even sound logical depending on like w who you are and why you’re listening to this podcast. But for me, the fact that my brain went offline was a really good thing because it and that allowed my emotional side to come to the fore. Like it really enabled me to see things with a different intelligence, you know, and access part of me that my emotional intelligence perhaps that I hadn’t that I perhaps suppressed previously, you know, and just battled through things. And that kind of allowed my identity to come with me, it allowed me to leave some stuff behind and allowed me to bring into my identity this emotional side of me, you know, which who cried, who got excited about new and different opportunities, you know, that my head didn’t convince me out of. You know, so there was a lot of silver linings that I didn’t I wasn’t able to iterate back then. I wouldn’t have been able to tell you that it was a silver lining. But now and a few years later, after it all happened, I was definitely able to talk about those silver linings. Kylie Do you you’re fourteen months or so out, right? So maybe you’re not there yet, I don’t know. But are there some silver and I know a hundred percent Nicole was one of those silver linings, I get it. but do you see some silver linings in this whole saga? Yep. I do. my relationship with my daughter got stronger. Yep. So that was all s that was definitely a silver lining. and you know, I I’m was very grateful before, but it cemented how g how grateful I am for my circle of friends. Yeah. Kylie’s friends were amazing. Yeah. Your friends were amazing. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Big family still in Australia is is there a big family in Australia, Kylie? Not not a big one, but my mum and dad are still still alive. So they’re they’re in Melbourne. and my sister is in on the Gold Coast and my brother is in Melbourne as well. Yeah. And my and my son is in Adelaide. Okay. So you still have some family here, but then you were able to create a community in the years before the stroke in Bulgaria. Yeah. you you were doing it a little bit tough after the stroke. Yeah. Correct. Yep. So that’s spot on. Did you Nicole tag team with some of those people as well? Yeah, so Kylie’s friends were beautiful and they were looking after me too. So When I was in Bulgaria, they were looking after me, you know, giving me dinner and what have you, and kind of giving me emotional support as well. And I think they were grateful that I was there from a skills point of view, like they were doing a beautiful job of supporting Kylie emotionally. But and I did kind of train them up a little bit in in some rehab as well, you know, how to help with approaching from the right and how to communicate and also just even doing some activities. Kylie and I had the balloon and we were tapping it back and forward to each other for strengthening up the right arm. And then we’d play some kind of word games as we were doing that for some speech therapy. So I was educating her friends around that kind of stuff. But the other thing, Kylie, that you and I have spoken about is, you know, after the stroke is knowing what’s important and how to let some sh shit go that would have been, you know, annoying or you know. focus on something and now it’s just you you just know it’s just not important. Yeah. Being able to just let crap go. Correct correct. and the other silver lining is that I got engaged. Yes. Did he propose soon after? Yes, in the in the rehab hospital. what a romantic Yeah. But he but he said that he’d already decided before the stroke that he wanted to marry be ma be married to me. So he just hadn’t got around to asking me yet. Yeah, fair enough. That stroke has a way of interrupting people’s plans and the things that they think they’re gonna do. so Nicole you normally treat your patients. They get to a stage. Usually they’re a lot better than they were when they first met you. And part of what you do is you send them off into the big wide world like a kid. I’ve grown you know, I’ve raised them, you know, like they know how to comb their hair now. And you kinda send them off and it’s kind of bittersweet, I imagine, but also a very important part that the people who you’re helping get better actually go off into the world on their own. And stop needing to be supported by you. I know there’s some people who need more support and that continues for longer and some people who don’t get enough and it and it’s never enough. But what’s it like knowing the job is not done, but you still have to leave and go home? that was heartache. I mean, Kylie and I both balled our lies out. it was a long flight home. Yeah. Yeah, it was a long flight home. with lots of reflections. I suppose the good thing at that point was Kylie was easily able to speak on the phone or message each other. So and also, you know, I think at that stage maybe I got to see the brain scan and I was just like, my god, how have you even survived this? ‘Cause I think was it about a seven centimeter bleed, Kylie? Yep. seven and a half. Yeah. To be precise. It truly felt like a a miracle. And again, full kudos to the surgeons in Bulgaria, truly, for that acute care. Because I think Kylie, I feel like you were in surgery in about within about two hours or something after the stroke, which is phenomenal. And, you know, your friends really saved your life. taking you straight to the hospital and prevented like, you know, more serious outcomes from the stroke. So yeah, so for me, I was proud of myself as well. and I, you know, I like to live my life by thinking I can look myself in the mirror. And I felt like I can really I’ve got a tear, really look myself in the mirror. Yeah. Doing the right thing. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. You came to the need of somebody who was in need and needed specifically not only your love and support as a friend, but also your skills. Like you had the complete package for them at that time. How long did you end up staying in total? Was I ra away about just under two weeks probably with the flights and everything like that? So yeah. so yeah, leaving was leaving was horrible. But the goal of being able to go to the toilet was met. and also just the skills for, you know, skilled up a few other people and Kylie, you know, had her good networks. I also went out to Kylie’s property out in the village to have a look at any home modifications. So that was another kind of OT type role that that was done. and she’s got an amazing property out there, but it is kind of needs a bit of love and so that was also just reassuring her partner too, like reassuring Guido that no, look, Kylie’s got this. There were a few times where it was like, Nicole, I don’t want her to do this. Like I’m like Guido, she’s safe. She can do it. She’s got sitting balance. She’s okay to sit over the side of the bed. She can wiggle sideways. But he was anxious. And so again, part of my job was to reassure him to make sure that he let her do things. and didn’t step in too quickly. And so as an O T, we’re all used to like sitting on our hands and taking time and letting people struggle a bit. And it was hard for him to let Kylie struggle. So to just encourage him to let her struggle a bit so that she could do it herself and just wait. Just take the time, especially with communication. so yeah, I I kind of obviously knew there was a lot more rehab to be done, but I also had seen Kylie’s determination and that, you know, she kind of knew what to do. and and so that was I I was grateful again for that. Kylie, what was it like when your friend had to leave? I was heartbroken. The Impact of Caregiving I felt like she was a lifeline and I felt like that that had been cut because obviously she speaks English and obviously like Obviously we have a really good relationship. and I felt like I was in a like how do I describe it? In a in a sea of not n of people not understanding. So yeah, not my friends, but the hospital staff, basically. So not the not the physios. Like Nicole said, the physios were exceptional. but, you know, just the hospital staff. Yeah, just generally speaking. So did you feel like she had put you on the right path? Were you more confident with kind of where she left you as opposed to where you guys started and was that enough to kind of give you the foundation for what you needed to take responsibility for when she left? Definitely. yeah, definitely. Yeah. Man, w what a kind of interesting whole situation. You know, if this was fifty years ago, there’s no way anyone’s going anywhere to help anyone with anything. you know, like your hospital s experience in country like Bulgaria after what they’ve been through would have been completely different. You know, your s the chance of surviving telling your story is probably s you know, very much decreased. I know this is gonna sound weird, but like it’s never been a better time to have a stroke in in most of the world. Like let’s face it. the the possibilities are just endless. I’m a miracle from all the medical professionals that put all their time and effort in. I am eternally grateful to my occupational therapists and physios and surgeons and people who invent X ray machines and people who make C T scanners and The plastic bottles where drips go in, like every single thing is just an an absolute miracle of God or medicine or science or I don’t care what, like whatever you want to call it. And it just to me, it you know, here’s a really terrible situation and here and and but look at all the amazing things that came out of it. Somebody from the other side of the planet to be able to come over and intervene in that way, train people up. Like, man, it’s the Perfect like feel good story, you know. Everything’s going okay, things turn shit, and then something good comes out of it and yeah hopefully there’s more good to come, you know. Like, man, it’s just an amazing experience. I just feel really privileged to be able to hear it and share it further. No, not not not me, personally. but now that you say that I will s I will think about it now. the most thing that that Nicole and I reflect on is, you know, like like we’ve already said, how good was that my friends got me to the hospital quickly? How good was the the surgeons the surgeons because it could have all gone wrong. or gone gone a different way. so that’s the stuff we reflect on more. and just just like my amazing recovery. Reflections on Recovery and Gratitude Because I recovered so quickly and so well, like I’ve thrown everyone away here. So so my new my neurologist, my my physios, ever everyone here is like well, back then was like really surprised. So we it’s when I first walked into the n neurologist, she said, like, wow, No one expected you to recover that quickly from such a severe stroke. Yeah. That’s such a good outcome. I like to I like to think that those things wouldn’t have been possible without your most amazing superhero friend Nicole. Nicole, your final thing I’d like to kind of run by you is that your whole career you’re working towards making things better. Yep. Like for people who are going through all really difficult times. have you had you ever dealt with a family member who needed your intervention or family friend or someone like that that needed an intervention with your specific skills before this? man. yes. So when I was quite a young therapist, probably in my early twenties, my dad told me that his One of his like great aunts or cousins elderly relative had had a stroke and she was in hospital and I didn’t really know her. Like she wasn’t someone in the family that I I had knew had known. And I said to Dad, I’ll go and visit her in hospital. And and so I went to the hospital and I found out she was in this room and I walk into the room and there were four people. And I see this gorgeous little old lady who is all crumpled in her chair and squashed and nearly falling out. And I I just walked in and I was horrified. And I just walked straight over to her. And I just said, look, can I help get you more comfortable, get you into a better position? And then I realized it was it was my own relative. and I said to her, I’m Nicole, I’m John’s daughter. you know, dad’s asked me to come and see you. And and she just said the most cutest thing ever. She said, when you walked into the room. You just look so lovely and I hoped you were here to see me, but I I wouldn’t have known what I could have done to deserve that or something something dead cute. anyway, she’d had a very dense stroke and they were basically saying that she wasn’t a candidate for rehab and that she should go straight to a nursing home. And her daughter was a nurse. And she said, Nope, Mum’s not going to a nursing home and she ended up taking her home and I used to go every night after work and do rehab with her. she ended up being able to walk quite with a pretty awkward gait and a and a stick. but she got back to, yeah, walking and living at home and I just again always think that if she didn’t have her daughter, the nurse and myself, she probably would have ended up not not walking. Yeah, being in a nursing home. It’s not that quality of life. So there’s people who definitely go through that. And what I love about you sharing that part of the story is there’s people listening and they’re paying attention and maybe they haven’t been given the amount of therapy that they feel they deserve or need. And maybe that’s going to trigger people to go, you know what, stuff this, I’m gonna find a way to get more therapy, I’m gonna ask. I’m gonna hassle some people, I’m gonna be a pain in the butt to some people, I’m gonna do more. for myself to get me further. I love that you shared that part of the story. That’s kind of the unique experience that a that a a seasoned occupational therapist can kind of impart on us who are early on in the recovery about like how you need to advocate for somebody or yourself for more physical therapy. And and even if you Can’t access that people listening and watching YouTube channels. Go to YouTube. There are a ton of awesome therapists on YouTube showing people how to do exercises at home. Yeah. And I mean, I just took some really basic things. We s I, you know, stole some things out of Kylie’s flat to take in. And Guido’s son gave me some toys and we use those like stacking things to, you know, do rehab with Kylie’s hand. I took some pegs from her house and we made an activity of pegging up the curtains to do shoulder and arm rehab. So you can often do a lot without, yo

VOV1 - Nhân dịp 65 năm thảm họa da cam ở Việt Nam (10/8/1961 – 10/8/2026), Trung ương Hội Nạn nhân chất độc da cam/dioxin Việt Nam đã đề ra nhiều định hướng quan trọng, tập trung huy động nguồn lực và chăm sóc toàn diện cho các nạn nhân.Nhìn lại lịch sử thảm họa, ông Nguyễn Hữu Chính, Chủ tịch Hội Nạn nhân chất độc da cam/dioxin Việt Nam nhấn mạnh về hậu quả tàn khốc và dai dẳng do chiến tranh hóa học gây ra. Trong 10 năm (từ năm 1961 đến năm 1971), quân đội Mỹ đã rải chất khai quang làm ô nhiễm 1/4 diện tích miền Nam. Thảm họa này khiến 4,8 triệu người bị phơi nhiễm, trong đó 3,1 triệu người là nạn nhân trực tiếp. Tác động của dioxin vô cùng nguy hiểm và kéo dài. Đơn cử như tại sân bay Biên Hòa, đến năm 2024 khi tiến hành tẩy độc, ở độ sâu 4,5m dưới lòng đất vẫn ghi nhận sự tồn tại của chất độc da cam/dioxin.Đứng trước những thách thức đó, việc thực hiện Chỉ thị số 43 của Ban Bí thư Trung ương Đảng về khắc phục hậu quả chất độc hóa học luôn là nội dung trọng tâm triển khai của Hội Nạn nhân chất độc da cam/dioxin Việt Nam. Nhân 65 năm thảm họa da cam ở Việt Nam (10/8/1961 – 10/8/2026),  Hội tập trung triển khai một số nhiệm vụ cụ thể.(Thứ nhất, chúng tôi có tổ chức Đại hội điển hình tiên tiến vì nạn nhân chất độc da cam. Thứ hai, chúng tôi sẽ tổ chức chương trình chính luận vào ngày 4/8 dưới sự chỉ đạo của Quân ủy Trung ương, Bộ Quốc phòng với chủ đề "65 năm – Từ thảm họa đến hành trình chung tay xoa dịu nỗi đau da cam". Trung ương Hội chúng tôi xác định thảm họa thì cũng nêu vấn đề nó mức độ, nhưng điều quan trọng nhất hiện nay mà khi làm tham mưu cho Đảng, Nhà nước của chúng tôi, đấy là "Hành trình chung tay xoa dịu nỗi đau da cam". Thứ ba, chúng tôi sẽ tiến hành tổ chức Đại hội nhiệm kỳ của Hội Nạn nhân chất độc da cam nhiệm kỳ 2026 – 2031. Chúng tôi đã xác định các khâu đột phá, các định hướng "Hướng về cơ sở, hướng về nạn nhân, xây dựng các tổ chức hội vững mạnh trong giai đoạn mới)- Ông Nguyễn Hữu Chính nhấn manh.Đáng chú ý, sau quá trình tinh gọn bộ máy, tổ chức Hội từ 63 đơn vị cấp tỉnh/thành nay đã ổn định mô hình còn 34 hội, sẵn sàng thực hiện hiệu quả các nhiệm vụ chính trị được giao. Cùng với việc kiện toàn tổ chức, công tác vận động nguồn lực đóng vai trò then chốt.Kể từ khi thành lập (10/1/2004) đến nay, Hội đã vận động được 5.086 tỷ đồng và giải ngân hơn 4.857 tỷ đồng cho công tác chăm sóc, trợ giúp các nạn nhân. Riêng trong 6 tháng đầu năm 2026, tổng nguồn lực vận động trên cả nước đạt 113,8 tỷ đồng (trong đó Trung ương Hội trực tiếp vận động 3,3 tỷ đồng).Một điểm sáng nổi bật khác là chương trình chung tay xóa nhà tạm, nhà dột nát dành cho nạn nhân da cam – hoạt động nhận được sự chỉ đạo sát sao từ Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm sau tổng kết 10 năm thực hiện Chỉ thị 43. Ông Nguyễn Hữu Chính, Chủ tịch Hội Nạn nhân chất độc da cam/dioxin Việt Nam cho biết:(Đối với Hội Nạn nhân chất độc da cam thì tiến hành xóa nhà tạm, nhà dột nát cho 3.408 căn. Trong đó, xây mới là 1.912 căn; sửa chữa là 1.496 căn. Đây là sự quan tâm đặc biệt của Đảng, Nhà nước, sự vào cuộc của cả hệ thống chính trị trong việc chăm sóc các đối tượng chính sách, trong đó có đối tượng nạn nhân da cam. Để khẳng định rằng nạn nhân không bị bỏ lại phía sau, nạn nhân vẫn được Đảng, Nhà nước hết sức quan tâm).Hà Nam-VOV1

On this show:Lebron James' Last Dance in Philly Trina's BOGO Deal HBCU Bans Bonnets & Durag Rhode Island Local News New Music Plus, don't miss The Love Report with this week's topic: Millennials & Marriage FOLLOW, RATE, SUBSCRIBEIt's The Mid-Day Spark Up. Your weekly check-in where culture, conversation, and community collide. Hosted by Cristina Sev and co-hosted by DJ Franchise, this show brings real talk, good energy, and unfiltered perspectives.Week #209, from popular news, to local headlines, love, new music & then someStation: 101.1 FM WBRU 360 & the WBRU360 AppWhether you're listening in the car, at work, at home, or anywhere across the country, this is your reminder to pause, spark your mind, and stay connected.Tune in every Tuesday Live 12 PM to 1 PM from Providence, RI on 101.1 FM WBRU360Original Air Date: 07/28/2026Live Stream on The Website: https://www.wbru.com/ Download The WBRU app on an iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbru/id1274238066 Download The WBRU app on an Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wbru&pcampaignid=web_shareFollow Cristina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristinasev_?igsh=enFkemc2MXAxOWx2 Follow DJ Franchise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfranchise1?igsh=anptNXh6bTE3am9k Follow DJ Franchise on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfranchise1?_r=1&_t=ZP-931Qmux6s3D

Today I'm breaking down every album by Six Finger Satellite. Formed in Providence, RI in 1988, Six Finger Satellite were an insane noise rock band unlike any other. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem was their sound engineer and eventual producer, until he inadvertently contributed to their breakup. Just crazy.   Intro 00:00 Band Origins 00:40 Getting Signed to Sub Pop 2:54 Weapon EP 4:47 The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird 6:28 Machine Cuisine EP 12:14 Severe Exposure 16:46 Paranormalized/James Murphy 20:43 Law of Ruins 24:39 The First Breakup 27:23 Half Control 29:11 A Good Year For Hardness 30:49 Outro 33:42   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,   Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds   Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Mike's Picks: Severe Exposure (1995) -- Best Album The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird (1993) -- Personal Favorite Machine Cuisine EP (1994) -- Worst Record, Least Favorite   Albums discussed this episode... Weapon EP (1992) The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird (1993) Machine Cuisine EP (1994) Severe Exposure (1995) Paranormalized (1996) Law of Ruins (1998) Half Control (2009) A Good Year For Hardness (2009)

Compass Hardware in Charlestown, RI, is the subject of this week's program with Skip Graf, General Manager. We talk about his role in this over 60-year-old, locally owned institution. It's an amazing story of what originally started as a store that mostly sold coal to what has become a very diversified establishment. For more information, you can go to www.compasshardware.com

Sôcôla là một món ăn nay đã quá quen thuộc với người Việt Nam, nhưng chắc là không có mấy ai hiểu rõ về nguồn gốc của hạt cacao làm nên sôcôla, về lịch sử phát triển của sôcôla, cũng như về những đặc tính của cacao được trồng tại Việt Nam. Chính là nhằm mục đích quảng bá những kiến thức về sôcôla và cacao mà ông Francesco Trần Văn Liêng, tổng giám đốc Công ty Cổ phần Ca cao Việt Nam (Vinacacao), đã lập ra La Maison du chocolat, Bảo tàng sôcôla Việt Nam. Nằm tại Bình Hưng, ngoại ô Sài Gòn, với diện tích khoảng 4.000m², được khai trương vào tháng 4 vừa qua, La Maison du Chocolat trước hết đưa chúng ta trở về nguyên thủy của cây cacao ở vùng Trung Mỹ, được thể hiện qua bức tượng của một vị thần. Hướng dẫn chúng tôi trong một chuyến tham quan riêng, ông Francesco Trần Văn Liêng giải thích:  “Đây là thần Ek Chuah. Người Maya và ở Trung Mỹ tự hào đây là thánh phù hộ cho ngành ca cao của họ ngay từ đầu và thực chất thì cây ca cao xuất phát từ Trung Mỹ, nơi mà văn minh của người Maya cũng gắn liền với văn minh của cây ca cao. Họ tự hào đó là “food of the God”, “thực phẩm Trời cho”. Họ sống vui vẻ, hòa mình với thiên nhiên và xây dựng một xã hội khá vững vàng trên nền tảng là hạt cacao và văn hóa xung quanh hạt cacao đó. Câu chuyện bắt đầu khi Christopher Columbus sang. Thứ nhất rõ ràng là Christopher Columbus đi với tư cách là hòa bình, nhưng thực sự cái hòa bình đó cũng ngắn hạn thôi. Thực tế là triều đình Tây Ban Nha gửi một đoàn quân sang và cuộc diệt chủng đầu tiên trên thế giới là diệt chủng người da đỏ và bây giờ người da đỏ đã tản mát ở Mêhicô, Honduras, thậm chí là ở Hợp chủng quốc Hoa Kỳ. Nhưng hạt cacao không bị khuất phục, hạt cacao sang châu Âu để tái chinh phục người châu Âu. Lúc đầu nó được dùng trong giới quý tộc và tăng lữ thôi, tại vì hạt này ngon quá, khi ăn thì người ta cảm thấy hưng phấn, vui vẻ. Nhưng nó được giữ rất kín cho đến khi cha con Joseph Fry ở Anh bắt đầu làm ra thanh sôcôla đầu tiên. Khi làm được thanh sôcôla đầu tiên rồi thì giới bình dân mới tiếp cận. Và khi tiếp cận rồi thì nó bùng nổ thành một thức uống chinh phục cả châu Âu.” Theo dòng lịch sử của hạt cacao, được tái hiện trên những bức tường, La Maison du chocolat đưa khách tham quan đến những quốc gia tiêu biểu của ngành sôcôla thế giới để hiểu được tính chất phong phú, đa dạng của sản phẩm này. Ông Francesco Trần Văn Liên cho biết:  “La Maison du chocolat cố gắng tái hiện lại những mẫu sôcôla thời xưa hoặc thời cận đại của các dân tộc trên thế giới. Ví dụ người Đan Mạch hay dùng “creamy milk”. Họ rất thích sữa, cho nên nhiều khi mình khó phân biệt là ăn sôcôla hay ăn sữa! Rồi tới praline của Bỉ. Người Bỉ thì rất hãnh diện là đã đưa hạt vào và làm cho sôcôla trở nên ngon hơn, thơm hơn và có nhiều dinh dưỡng hơn. Người Thụy Sĩ thì đặc biệt thích ăn sôcôla rất mịn. Và đây là thanh sôcôla đầu tiên mà mà gia đình người Anh nhà Fry làm. Ban đầu nó không ngon, đắng nghét, tại vì không có sữa.  Chúng tôi muốn khách tham quan hiểu được trên thế giới không phải chỉ có một cách ăn sôcôla, mà rất nhiều cách ăn. Ví dụ người Hà Lan có hot dark chocolate mà họ tự hào, nhưng phải là “pure”, tức là rất là tinh túy về hương vị sôcôla. Pháp cũng làm ra được praline giống như Bỉ, vì Pháp và Bỉ thì văn hóa gần nhau. Và trong thế giới ẩm thực của Pháp thì có quá nhiều sáng tạo. Đế quốc Ottoman là một đế quốc huy hoàng của Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, nhưng họ thích ăn với pistachio, tức là hạt dẻ cười. Hạt dẻ cười cũng là một vật phẩm rất quý tại địa phương của họ. Ý thì tự hào là họ có Gianduja, pha sôcôla  ới hạt hazelnut ( hạt phỉ ), ra một thương hiệu riêng đó là Gianduja.  Tôi muốn giới thiệu với anh khu vực Trung Mỹ. Đầu tiên, chữ "sokalat" là do người Maya đặt ra và họ cũng có một thức uống rất điển hình thời đó, cách đây ngàn năm. Lúc đó công nghệ đâu có mạnh để nghiền rất mịn đâu. Họ chỉ là đập dập ra là uống. Nhưng đó là một thức uống bồi bổ sức khỏe cho những binh lính da đỏ để chiến đấu rất mãnh liệt với người Tây Ban Nha.” Đến với La Maison du chocolat, khách tham quan sẽ có dịp tìm hiểu về lịch sử của ngành cacao Việt Nam, để biết rằng loại cây này cũng chính là do người Pháp du nhập vào Việt Nam, theo lời ông Francesco Trần Văn Liêng: “Đầu thế kỷ 20, khoảng năm 1900, có một người Pháp tên là Jean-Baptiste Louis Pierre đem cây ca cao vào Thảo Cầm Viên Sài Gòn cùng thời với cây cà phê và cây cao su. Khi đưa vào Thảo Cầm Viên thì thấy khá là ổn và ông tiếp tục phát triển ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long, nơi có đất tốt, mưa nhiều, có nhiều tưới tiêu và và không có nhiều biến cố như bảo tố. Tại vì cây ca cao rất là cao, lá rất là to, gió nhiều nó sẽ gãy. Nhưng miền Nam cũng là vùng có nhiều chiến tranh, loạn lạc, người dân di cư rất nhiều, cho nên cây ca cao không phát triển mạnh vào đầu thế kỷ 20. Mãi tới khoảng năm 2000, người Hà Lan bắt đầu viện trợ lại cho nông dân đồng bằng sông Cửu Long để tái lập lại các vườn ca cao xen với vườn dừa.  Cây cacao thật ra là cây ăn trái, không phải là cây công nghiệp như cà phê. Cacao trước hết ra trái, trái phải được ủ, ủ xong mới lấy hạt để làm sôcôla. Để trái tốt thì đất phải tốt. Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long được xem là đất rất tốt. Và thứ hai là phải được tưới tiêu rất nhiều. Nhiều người lầm tưởng cây ca cao giống cà phê, nhưng thực sự nó rất là khác. Cây ca cao có thể sống tới 40 năm, thành cây cổ thụ rất lớn, như xoài, mít, mận, ổi. Đó lý do tại sao miền Nam có vẻ thích hợp hơn. Với lại cây cacao mà bị khí hậu lạnh thì nó chết. Gặp lạnh 18 độ thì nó sẽ đứng, rồi sau đó nếu nhiệt độ xuống nữa thì nó có thể bắt đầu rụng lá và chết.”  Bảo tàng sôcôla cũng lưu giữ những dấu ấn của doanh nghiệp người Bỉ Ghicha Safarian, người đã thành lập công ty Puratos Grand-Place Việt Nam, hoạt động tại Việt Nam từ năm 1994. Đến  đầu năm 2011, Puratos Grand-Place Việt Nam đã ra mắt loại sôcôla đầu tiên được sản xuất hoàn toàn tại Việt Nam, từ khâu trồng ca cao cho đến thành phẩm cuối cùng. Cho đến nay, đây là nhà sản xuất đầu tiên tại Việt Nam tích hợp chuỗi cung ứng ca cao vào quy trình sản xuất của mình. Nhưng so với những “cường quốc cacao” như Côte d'Ivoire và Ghana, thế mạnh của cacao Việt Nam là ở những mặt nào, ông Francesco Trần Văn Liêng giải thích:  “Hiện nay Côte d'Ivoire và Ghana ở Phi Châu vẫn chiếm khoảng 75% sản lượng hạt cacao trên thế giới. Nhưng Côte d'Ivoire và Ghana thì ít sông ngòi và ít màu mỡ, cho nên hạt cacao có mùi hương nutty ( hương hạt dẻ ), như mùi gỗ, mùi mật ong, cũng ngon. Nhưng cacao socola Việt Nam được trồng ở đồng bằng, đất tốt mưa nhiều, phù sa, cho nên hạt to hơn, cơm bao nhiều hơn và hậu vị hơi chua ngọt, giống như cà phê arabica thì hơi chua một chút, cho nên nó mang tính chất fruity và độ thơm của nó thì cũng phản ánh vùng đất. Cho nên cacao Việt Nam có khuynh hướng dùng để làm sôcôla, còn cacao của Côte d'Ivoire và Ghana thì có khuynh hướng nghiền ra để làm bột. Tóm lại, cacao Việt Nam nổi bật hơn ở những điểm sau đây: fruity, mùi sôcôla nhiều hơn, học hỏi được cách lên men của Bỉ cho nên cho vị men thơm hơn, nhưng bù lại thì sản lượng thấp hơn và vì diện tích canh tác ít thành ra sự phát triển chậm chạp hơn. Thống trị trên thế giới về số lượng vẫn là Côte d'Ivoire và Ghana. Nhưng nhiều người làm chocolate boutique ở Bỉ,  Pháp, Hà Lan mua hạt cacao của Việt Nam để làm hương vị riêng của họ. Giá của hạt cacao Việt Nam luôn giữ cao bởi vì cũng có nhu cầu. Riêng Vinacacao có những dòng sản phẩm rất dễ ăn, như là cốm gạo Hà Nội, sôcôla ngọt, hoặc là sôcôla yaourt. Ngoài hữu cơ ( organic ), dòng sản phẩm của Vinacacao còn được gọi là single origin, tức là 100% sôcôla ở Việt Nam. Giống như rượu vang Pháp, nho trồng ở đâu thì nó quyết định vị ngon của nó. Hiện nay Vinacao phát triển dòng mạnh nhất vừa là hữu cơ, vừa có lợi cho sức khỏe, tức là không dùng đường.  Ngoài sôcôla thì Vinacacao phát triển rất nhiều dòng sản phẩm bột để dễ uống, chỉ cần pha với cà phê thôi. Đặc biệt là sản phẩm này kết hợp với Hà Lan để ra một dòng bột tương đối cao cấp cho thị trường Việt Nam và cho xuất khẩu. Ở Việt Nam bây giờ cũng có nhiều khách sạn năm sao và khu nghỉ dưỡng resort tìm cái loại bột cacao chất lượng để làm bánh."  Khách tham quan đến với La Maison du chocolat còn được tận mắt nhìn thấy cây cacao được trồng trong vườn, hạt cacao được ủ như thế nào, được phơi ra sao. Mọi người cũng sẽ có dịp thưởng thức những sản phẩm được chế biến từ cacao Việt Nam, trong đó có cả những thức uống. Đây cũng là nơi mà người lớn và trẻ em có thể đến để tự tay chế biến những thanh sôcôla, còn các trường có thể gởi học sinh đến trong những buổi học ngoại khóa để các em tìm hiểu về thực phẩm đầy thú vị này.

VOV1 - Theo Ngân hàng Nhà nước Chi nhánh Khu vực 2, trong quý II/2026, lượng kiều hối chuyển về TP.HCM qua các tổ chức tín dụng và tổ chức kinh tế đạt 2,032 tỷ USD, trong đó gần một nửa là từ khu vực Châu Á.Cụ thể, trong 2,032 tỷ USD kiều hối chuyển về TP.HCM quý II/2026, khu vực châu Á tiếp tục là nguồn kiều hối lớn nhất với hơn 1,002 tỷ USD, chiếm 49,3% tổng lượng kiều hối và tăng 9,8% so với quý trước.So với quý I/2026, kiều hối từ châu Á tăng 9,8%, trở thành động lực chính giúp tổng lượng kiều hối tăng trưởng dương. Trong khi đó, kiều hối từ châu Âu giảm 3,3%, châu Mỹ giảm 4,3% và châu Đại Dương giảm 12,1%. Riêng châu Phi tăng 15,3%, nhưng do quy mô nhỏ nên không tác động đáng kể đến tổng doanh số.Lũy kế 6 tháng đầu năm 2026, lượng kiều hối chuyển về TP.HCM đạt 4,037 tỷ USD, giảm 22,8% so với cùng kỳ năm 2025 và giảm 21% so với 6 tháng cuối năm 2025.- Gần một nửa lượng kiều hối chuyển về Tp.HCM là từ khu vực Châu Á.- Mặt bằng lãi suất huy động vẫn ở mức cao - tăng trưởng tín dụng vẫn cao hơn huy động vốn.Gần một nửa lượng kiều hối chuyển về TPHCM từ khu vực Châu Á.(Ảnh minh họa)

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Dans ce troisième épisode de la série « les défis du G7 Évian », Sources diplomatiques propose de revenir sur le sommet d'Évian qui s'est tenu du 15 au 17 juin dernier. Entre tensions commerciales, crises géopolitiques imprévues et dialogue inédit avec les géants de la tech, comment la diplomatie française a-t-elle manœuvré pour préserver l'unité du groupe et réveiller l'historique « esprit de Rambouillet » ?Au cours d'un entretien, Anne Grillo, Directrice Générale de la Mondialisation et Sous-sherpa pour le G7 et le G20, nous décrypte les réussites du sommet et nous dévoile les prochaines étapes cruciales de la présidence française du G7. « Les défis du G7 Évian » est une série du podcast Sources diplomatiques.Réalisé par le ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, ce podcast vous propose des documentaires, décryptages, récits intimes et conversations pour plonger dans les coulisses de la diplomatie française et comprendre les grands enjeux internationaux. Sources diplomatiques est à retrouver sur toutes les plateformes d'écoutes et de streaming audio.Écoutez également les autres séries de Sources diplomatiques : Qui gouverne l'océan ?, l'Appel, les Mots, l'Académie diplomatique d'été ainsi que la série documentaire réalisée au début de la Guerre en Ukraine.--CRÉDITS :Direction de la communication et de la presse/MEAEDirecteur de publication : Emmanuel Lebrun-DamiensDirection de production : Julie GodefroyAuteur/réalisateur : Anton StolperIllustrations et identité visuelle : Studio création  / Julie FeydelApprenti podcast : Kaled Maddi

VOV1 - Chiều 20/7, Ban Chỉ đạo tìm kiếm, quy tập và xác định danh tính hài cốt liệt sĩ (Ban Chỉ đạo 515) tỉnh Gia Lai tổ chức hội nghị tổng kết nhiệm vụ tại Campuchia mùa khô 2025-2026 và sơ kết công tác 6 tháng đầu năm 2026.Trong mùa khô 2025–2026, Đội K52 thuộc Bộ Chỉ huy Quân sự tỉnh Gia Lai đã vượt qua nhiều khó khăn về địa hình, thời tiết khắc nghiệt tại ba tỉnh Ratanakiri, Stung Treng và Preah Vihear của Campuchia để rà soát 139 xã, phường và quy tập được 18 hài cốt liệt sĩ. Tại địa bàn trong tỉnh, lực lượng chức năng khảo sát 35 địa điểm trọng điểm, quy tập được 27 hài cốt liệt sĩ.Riêng Chiến dịch 500 ngày đêm, tỉnh Gia Lai đã rà soát 119 nghĩa trang liệt sĩ, cập nhật dữ liệu của 41.999 phần mộ; trong đó có 11.976 mộ chưa có thông tin và 11.832 mộ có một phần thông tin. Các lực lượng địa phương đã lấy được 2.705 mẫu ADN, trong đó 1.568 mẫu đã được bàn giao cho Viện Pháp y Quân đội.Tuy nhiên, Chiến dịch đang đối mặt với áp lực lớn khi chỉ còn 104 ngày để lấy mẫu 9.200 ngôi mộ còn lại. Công tác tìm kiếm tại nhiều địa bàn trọng điểm như Đăk Pơ, Đồi Xuân Sơn (xã Ân Tường), Đồi 547 (tỉnh Stung Treng, Campuchia) vẫn gặp nhiều khó khăn do thiếu thông tin và nhân chứng. Thượng tá Nguyễn Xuân Toản, Đội trưởng Đội K52 nêu khó khăn trong triển khai chiến dịch ở Campuchia: "Tại Đồi 547 trong chiến dịch K84 ác liệt, hiện vẫn còn nhiều nguồn thông tin về các liệt sĩ đang nằm lại đó. Một cựu chiến binh, nguyên là trinh sát cho biết khi đó còn khoảng 39 đồng đội nằm lại trên đỉnh đồi. Điểm này có thể góp phần giảm tải cho Chiến dịch 500 ngày đêm, nhưng theo thông tin hiện nay, khu vực xung quanh còn rất nhiều mìn; nguồn thông tin từ phía Campuchia sau nhiều năm cũng đã trở nên khan hiếm."Kết luận hội nghị, bà Nguyễn Thị Thanh Lịch, Phó Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh, Trưởng Ban Chỉ đạo 515 tỉnh Gia Lai lưu ý việc tìm kiếm và xác định danh tính liệt sĩ là một nhiệm vụ chính trị thiêng liêng, đòi hỏi sự vào cuộc quyết liệt với tinh thần trách nhiệm cao nhất. Bà yêu cầu các đơn vị, địa phương khẩn trương rà soát thông tin, đặc biệt là các hố chôn tập thể tại các địa bàn trọng điểm như Đăk Pơ, Đồi Xuân Sơn, Chư Prông, đồng thời báo cáo tiến độ hàng tuần về cơ quan thường trực.Trong công tác lấy mẫu ADN, bà Nguyễn Thị Thanh Lịch yêu cầu các lực lượng làm việc xuyên suốt không kể ngày nghỉ; đồng thời giao Bộ Chỉ huy Quân sự tỉnh đề xuất phương án vận chuyển mẫu sinh phẩm nhanh hơn, an toàn hơn; kêu gọi các tầng lớp nhân dân, kể cả những người ở phía bên kia chiến tuyến trước đây, cung cấp thông tin phục vụ chiến dịch."Quan điểm của chúng ta xác định đây là trách nhiệm chính trị, là trách nhiệm thiêng liêng. Chúng ta không ngại khó khăn, gian khổ, phải nỗ lực bằng mọi hình thức, bằng những phương pháp tốt nhất, với sự cố gắng và quyết tâm cao nhất để sớm đưa hài cốt các liệt sĩ về an táng trang trọng tại nghĩa trang. Đồng thời, cần khẩn trương xác định danh tính để sớm đưa các anh trở về với gia đình”./.Nguyễn Thảo/VOV-Tây Nguyên18 hài cốt liệt sĩ, quân tình nguyện và chuyên gia Việt Nam qua các thời kỳ, hi sinh tại Campuchia, được quy tập trong mùa khô 2025-2026, đã được an táng tại nghĩa trang Đức Cơ, Gia Lai.

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THE BIT PLAYERS MOVIE CLUB RETURNS!!! Join us for our SUMMER SHARK SPECIAL, in which we discuss all four movies in the JAWS franchise. Today Jim, JT, Corey, Amy, and Lori gather at Caleb & Broad, Newport's best restaurant that's right near the theater (https://calebandbroad.com/), over hot 'gansetts to discuss the original masterpiece, JAWS. Is JAWS the Quint-essential American movie? How is JAWS inextricably linked to improv? Why was that kid at the beginning not suspected of murder? Check out Corey's children's books here! https://www.coreyfinkle.com/ Theme song is "Losing My Mind" by Chase Ceglie. Check out Chase's music here: https://chaseceglie.bandcamp.com/ The Bit Players perform improv comedy every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI! Tickets are available at www.bitplayers.net BIT PLAYERS SUMMER SCHEDULE at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI Regular shows Fri & Sat @8pm Improv with Old Friends! Bit alumni Frank, Conor, Izzy, and Elizabeth return Sat. 7/18 @8pm Naughty Bits Late Night - Sat. 7/18 8/22 @10pm Family Friendly Funnies - Sat. 7/25 8/29 @6pm And much more! Check www.bitplayers.net and follow The Bit Players on Facebook/Insta for updates

Listeners talk about their teens' summer jobs, the value of those jobs, and the current state of the summer youth employment market. Photo: Teenage workers man the cash register at Apponaug Village Creamery in Warwick, RI, on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Knowing is half the battle and fun is the other half! We're recruiting you to listen to this weekly podcast hosted by three lifelong Joe fans.Our mission is to look at every era of GI Joe; from the classic 12” Joes to today's modern Classified Series. From toys to comics to cartoons, the AI Pod is there! Yo Joe!2.27 INTRO Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts - click that “follow” button - and on Instagram at audibleinterludepodcast SHIRTS on TeePublic Needless Things YouTube - Airtight, Overkill, Ambassador of R'Yleh, Legend of the Hidden Force, JoeFest Haul, Classified redoAudible Army FB groupScheduleNext livestream 7/13FOLLOW-UPWhy this week?RANK & FILE CARD - KEEL-HAULADMIRALCode Name: KEEL-HAULFile Name: Colby, Everett P.SN: 672-38-4202Primary Specialty: CommandSecondary Specialty: PilotBirthplace: Charlottesville, VirginiaCommand: U.S.S. FLAGGGraduated Annapolis and Navy Flight school. Flew Phantom F-4's off the Intrepid in late 60's. Attended the Naval War College in Newport, RI and the Armed Forces Staff College. Holder of the Navy Cross, DFC and Air Medal. Keel-Haul is a respected military historian, a nationally rated chess player and possibly the world's worst clarinet player."Keel-Haul was always cool. He could set an F-4 down on a carrier deck at night with half his instruments out and walk away whistling. You know what it's like to land on a carrier at night? Try jumping on a moving skate board while blind folded!"LET'S FREAKING GO-RING - JackassAMERICA'S ELITE - Overkill (Kristian)1992 V12003 V2 w/Tunnel Rat2003 V3 w/Shipwreck2003 V4 - BAT Troop Builder set2004 V5 w/General Abernathy2005 V6 w/Duke2005 V7 BAT Attack set2018 V8 - Collector's Club 2026 ClassifiedKNOWING IS HALF THE BABBLESHOW CLOSEMusic is by Chris Lodge of Neon WarlordsFollow us on IG at audibleinterludepodcast

The Latest Flashpoint: The federal Department of Justice has officially filed a motion to expedite their appeal in U.S. v. Amore (following their formal appeal to the First Circuit on June 3rd). This escalates a high-stakes legal battle over who controls Rhode Island's voter data. The Origin: This stems from a September 2025 DOJ demand letter seeking Rhode Island's complete, unredacted statewide voter registration list. When Secretary of State Gregg Amore refused to hand over private data without a court order, the DOJ sued. The Core Conflict: Privacy vs. "Verification" What the DOJ is demanding: Full, unredacted voter files, including sensitive, non-public data: full names, residential addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers. The DOJ’s Stance: They claim authority under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to enforce "list maintenance" and verify that RI is properly cleaning its voter rolls. They call it a "trust but verify" approach. Amore’s Defense: Amore immediately pushed back, stating the feds are welcome to public voter data, but he will not violate state privacy statutes or hand over sensitive, personal identifiers without a direct mandate. He argues the federal government is attempting to build an unauthorized national voter database. The Political & Local Stakes The Big Picture: Rhode Island isn't alone. This is part of a coordinated, national push by the Trump Administration's DOJ, which filed similar lawsuits against a tranche of states with Democratic administrations. Local Backing & Coalition: Local and national groups—including Common Cause RI, the ACLU of RI, and SEIU District 1199NE—successfully intervened in the case to protect voter privacy. The Fear of "Purges": Voting rights advocates warn that centralizing this data into a federal "master file" shared with agencies like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could lead to targeted voter purges and have a chilling effect on voter registration in immigrant communities. Where It Stands Now A Big Win for RI (April 2026): U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy handed Amore a major victory, granting the motion to dismiss the DOJ's lawsuit and blocking the attempt to access Rhode Islanders' private data. The Appeal (Summer 2026): The federal government isn't backing down. They are aggressively pushing the First Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the dismissal, setting up a major constitutional showdown over the Elections Clause. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5000 ans d'Histoire en une fois, sans pub, et avec les Bonus ? C'est ici, c'est 2€/mois, moins cher qu'un café ;)https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Aujourd'hui, retour sur le 9 Juillet 1816, jour marquant l'indépendance de l'Argentine. Ce jour-là, à San Miguel de Tucumán, au nord de l'Argentine, donc, 33 représentants des Provinces Unies du Río de la Plata, ancêtres de l'Argentine moderne, sont réunis avec un seul but, proclamer leur indépendance et mettre fin à la domination de l'Empire espagnol, déjà affaibli par les "Guerres napoléoniennes". L'initiative vient des élites locales, décidées à se libérer de la tutelle coloniale et fonder une nation souveraine.Ce moment décisif, connu sous le nom de Congrès de Tucumán, concrétise une lutte entamée dès 1810 avec la "Révolution de Mai" qui avait amorcé le processus d'émancipation.L'indépendance des Provinces Unies du Río de la Plata est ainsi proclamée, marquant un tournant dans l'histoire de l'Amérique du Sud. Et le geste aura un écho profond, il va inspirer d'autres mouvements indépendantistes sur le continent et contribuer à faire vaciller une fois de plus les puissances coloniales européennes.Depuis, le 9 juillet est célébré chaque année comme la fête nationale de l'Argentine. A demain dans TIME SHOT pour une nouvelle Minute Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hosts Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley Question Timestamps: Discussion with guest Pastor Bern Eslava of Calvary Chapel Lower Manhattan (1:16) Brian, email (7:50) - Do you believe we are living in the end times? What makes today different from yesteryear? Camille, email (10:22) - When the sacrifices are reinstated during the Millennial Reign, will this be done as a memorial? Nigel, NY (12:06) - What was the best way to evangelize to people that smoke weed? Lucinda, YouTube (16:40) - My friend is a nurse. She had to give a kid a hormonal shot. Should she do this as a Christian? Anonymous, RI (20:45) - Have I committed the unforgivable sin? What would happen if I did? Donna, email (35:44) - Has Satan been cast out of heaven so that he doesn't have access to God's throne? Or will this happen at the Rapture? Tom, email (39:09) - Is cremation acceptable to God? Ed, VA (41:05) - How do I answer the question "who made God?" Patrick, email (45:38) - Who will the twelfth apostle's name be on the foundations of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21? Mary, email (47:37) - After a person is saved, does the Holy Spirit prevent them from living an unholy life? Kelly, MA (50:57) - Can you explain the passage that talks about "a woman's hair as her covering?" Kim, email (54:07) - Can you explain what a prophet is in today's culture? Ask Your Questions: Call: 888-712-7434 Email: Answers@bbtlive.org

Disney Springs and Disney's BoardWalk are both getting a major refresh in 2026 — and this week the Mouse Chat team breaks down every new restaurant, lounge, shop, and entertainment venue worth knowing about. From Gideon's Bakehouse's mysterious savory spin-off to a 45,000-square-foot game palace, plus the long-rumored BoardWalk additions Disney finally confirmed, here's what's coming and when. Ready to turn any of this into a trip? [Get a free, no-fee Disney World quote from Pixie Vacations »](https://pixievacations.com/get-a-quote/?utm_source=mousechat&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=july2026) ### Disney Springs — New Food & Dining **Six Ravens (Gideon's Bakehouse savory concept) — signage up, opening this summer.** The strongest "almost open" signal yet: signage is now installed at the former Art of Shaving space in The Landing, just a few doors from the original Gideon's. The signature item is the "Coffyn" — a hand pie with sandwich-style fillings wrapped in a house-made yeast roll (a nod to a medieval European pastry) — paired with smashed potatoes and dips like sweet heat and homemade honey mustard. Drinks include local beers crafted with Orlando's Sideward Brewing and The Ravenous Pig, plus root beer on tap. The name nods to the Tower of London and its legendary guardian ravens. Note for listeners: it's grab-and-go, no reservation, and **not** on the Disney Dining Plan. **Kakigori Kool (Morimoto Asia shaved-ice cart) — summer 2026.** Morimoto Asia is adding a snack cart serving Japan's kakigori shaved-ice dessert with fruity syrups and toppings, right outside the restaurant. *Building your Disney Springs dining hit list? Our agents know the new spots and the can't-miss classics — [start a free quote](https://pixievacations.com/get-a-quote/?utm_source=mousechat&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=july2026) and we'll fold it into your trip.* ### Disney Springs — Entertainment (old DisneyQuest / NBA Experience building) **LEVEL99 — opens June 29, 2026; tickets on sale June 22.** The largest LEVEL99 to date: 60+ challenge rooms and duels across a 45,000-sq-ft, two-story space, plus a chef-crafted menu with their award-winning Detroit-style pizza and a big central bar. Tickets start at $29.99 (1.5- and 2.5-hour intervals). It's the chain's fourth location after Natick, MA; Providence, RI; and Tysons, VA. Fun hooks: the first 500 guests opening day get a commemorative pin, and the date was revealed via an Instagram puzzle fans had to decode. **Vuori + Columbia Sportswear (retail).** Athletic apparel brand Vuori opens at Disney Springs this summer alongside LEVEL99 and Six Ravens, and Columbia Sportswear reopens July 24. ### Disney's BoardWalk — New Lounge, Store & Dining (the big one) Disney officially confirmed the long-rumored BoardWalk additions — all opening starting in late 2026 — finally filling in those empty buildings everyone's been speculating about. (Trying to decide where to stay near Epcot and Hollywood Studios? Listen to [Which Disney World Resort is Perfect for You?](https://mousechat.net/which-disney-world-resort-is-perfect-for-you-mouse-chat-podcast/)) **Hurly-Burly (waterfront lounge) — late 2026.** The headliner: a new waterfront lounge inspired by a historic seaside theater. By day it hosts trivia and family-friendly games; each evening it becomes a live-music venue for guests 21+. It fills the live-entertainment gap left by Jellyrolls, which closed in April 2025 after nearly 30 years. Expect coastal-inspired cocktails, light bites, and a rotating lineup of live performers. **Basin (bath & body retail) — late 2026.** The Disney Springs favorite is opening a BoardWalk location for soaps, bath bombs, bath salts, and body butters — with an interactive twist: create custom bath teas, make your own soaps, and personalize purchases with a soap embossing press, all themed to BoardWalk's vintage seaside look. **New quick-service restaurant — TBA.** Disney confirmed a new quick-service spot is planned but hasn't shared theme, menu, or opening date — more expected later this summer. We'll keep you posted. *Want a BoardWalk-area stay (BoardWalk Inn, Beach Club, or the Swan & Dolphin) so you can walk to Epcot? [Get a free quote](https://pixievacations.com/get-a-quote/?utm_source=mousechat&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=july2026) and we'll match you to the right resort.* ### Other Newsworthy WDW Items **Disney Springs resort bus verification returns June 28 — and becomes permanent.** A practical heads-up: this makes resort-hopping through Disney Springs noticeably harder. For more on getting around property, hear [Best Options to Get to Disney World](https://mousechat.net/best-options-to-get-to-disney-world-mouse-chat-podcast/). **Good to Go Days added for summer.** WDW Good to Go Days return for summer 2026 with three June dates — June 25, 28, and 29 — letting Annual Passholders visit without a park reservation, subject to blockouts. Check our monthly-updated [Disney World crowd calendar](https://pixievacations.com/disney-world-crowd-calendar/) before you pick dates. **Disney Lakeshore Lodge — first looks.** New first looks at the lazy river and pool area for Disney's Lakeshore Lodge — the new resort coming to the Bay Lake area between Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge, currently slated for 2027. **Bonus tip:** Adding a Disney cruise to your park trip? You can browse and book Disney Cruise Line — and every major line — through our [online cruise booking engine](https://cruise.pixievacations.com/app/0/cruise/0/selection.html?search[vendor_ids][0]=20), no fees. For the new ships, hear [Disney Treasure vs Disney Destiny](https://mousechat.net/disney-treasure-vs-disney-destiny-which-2026-disney-cruise-should-you-book/). --- ## Frequently Asked Questions **When does Six Ravens open at Disney Springs?** Six Ravens, the savory concept from Gideon's Bakehouse, is targeting a summer 2026 opening at The Landing in Disney Springs (the former Art of Shaving space, near the original Gideon's). Signage is installed as of June 2026. It's grab-and-go, no reservations, and not on the Disney Dining Plan. Planning a Disney Springs day? Pixie Vacations can build it into your free trip plan. **When does LEVEL99 at Disney Springs open?** LEVEL99 opens June 29, 2026 in the former DisneyQuest / NBA Experience building, with tickets starting at $29.99. It's an interactive challenge-and-duel venue with 60+ rooms across 45,000 square feet, plus a full restaurant and bar. **What is Hurly-Burly at Disney's BoardWalk?** Hurly-Burly is a new waterfront lounge confirmed for Disney's BoardWalk, opening late 2026. It hosts trivia and family games by day and live music for guests 21+ in the evening, filling the entertainment gap left by Jellyrolls. It joins a new Basin bath-and-body store and a yet-to-be-named quick-service restaurant. **Do you need a park reservation for Good to Go Days?** No. On Walt Disney World Good to Go Days, eligible Annual Passholders can enter a park without a park reservation (subject to blockouts). Summer 2026 added June 25, 28, and 29. A travel advisor can help you plan dates around blockouts and crowds. **Is booking Disney World through Pixie Vacations really free?** Yes. Pixie Vacations is an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, and Disney pays the agency's commission — so expert planning, dining and Lightning Lane strategy, and price monitoring cost you nothing extra. [Request your free quote.](https://pixievacations.com/get-a-quote/?utm_source=mousechat&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=july2026) --- ## Listen to This Episode New episodes of Mouse Chat drop every Monday at 8 AM Eastern. Listen right here, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a show. Questions or comments? Email comments@mousechat.net. --- ## Plan Your Vacation — Free with Pixie Vacations Dreaming of a Walt Disney World trip after this episode? The Mouse Chat team's travel agency, **Pixie Vacations**, offers free vacation planning with **no booking fees** — Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Universal Orlando, Sandals & Beaches all-inclusive resorts, weddings, honeymoons, and group trips. Steve Griswold is a Disney College of Knowledge graduate, and our team has personally experienced the parks, ships, and resorts we recommend. **Ready to book?**

Para cerrar el programa de Más de uno hemos viajado hasta Más de uno Sevilla, donde Chema García nos ha contado un episodio de la historia de la lucha contra el mosquito que transmite el Virus del Nilo en la provincia. En la localidad de Puebla del Río han inaugurado una torre-hotel para atraer a los enemigos de los mosquitos que cuenta hasta con hilo musical.

A podcast about secrets hosted by Daisy Eagan.This episode was originally published for subscribers over at www.grabbagcollab.com New episodes of Dear Daisy are published every other Friday.In this episode, a woman writes about questioning who she is right now, feeling invisible, and the anger that comes with it all. Daisy and the chat had a lot of feelings about this one.Daisy needs more letters. Send them to: P.O. Box 10221 Cranston, RI 02910  or ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/ijQWYtufcMDmmQxV8

Ace and Scott travel to Newport to hang out at the Rogue Island Comedy Festival. In this episode we hang out with comedians Melissa Rush and Allyson Vastano. Melissa is a RI based comedian, Allyson is an LA based comic who is originally from RI. Check out Melissa at https://melissarushcomedy.com/ and Allyson at https://www.instagram.com/allysonvastanoGrow your podcast with Podstatus ⁠https://podstatus.com/a/btfpod⁠Check out Ground Control Radio at ⁠https://www.groundcontrolradio.net/⁠Check out Ace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aceaceto.lol/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Scott at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthigginscomedy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon. Get your BTF gear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://btfpodstore.dashery.com/ 

Rick Hearst returns to the show to discuss who Rick is now...has he become a better person and why? Then we rewatch the infamous scene when Jason gave Rick very special beatdown