Podcasts about Rivalry

Big Shot of the night: Francisco Lindor. The Mets have arrived and a real Mets vs Yankees rivalry has arrived with them. The dynamic between the two local baseball fanbases.

Willard and Dibs react to Ryan Hollins saying Warriors vs. Rockets is a legitimate rivalry. Do you agree?

With Ankara warning Tehran not to undermine Syria's new rulers and its ongoing peace efforts with Kurdish rebels, regional rivalry with Iran has been intensifying. However, Turkey's concerns about potential US military action against Iran over its nuclear energy programme are now providing a rare point of convergence between the two rivals. After months of diplomatic barbs and threats exchanged between Ankara and Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Wednesday praised his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, for what he described as a “constructive and supportive position” regarding the indirect US-Iranian talks in Oman over Iran's nuclear energy programme.Oman TalksThe Oman talks aim to avert a possible US military strike on Iran, an option that President Donald Trump has not ruled out. Despite the strained relations with Tehran, avoiding confrontation remains a priority for Ankara.“Turkey would be concerned for many reasons,” claims Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı, who heads the German Marshall Fund's office in Ankara.“This would be just another war on Turkey's borders. Turkey would have to deal with difficult problems, and instability in Iran would almost certainly lead to an additional wave of refugees,” he added.Kurdish leader Ocalan calls for PKK disarmament, paving way for peaceTurkish diplomatic tensions with Iran have been on the rise, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issuing thinly veiled threats to Tehran, urging it not to interfere in Ankara's efforts to end the conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long campaign for greater minority rights within Turkey.“Ankara believes that Iran is trying to undermine this [peace] process both in Turkey and in Syria,” observes Serhan Afacan, who heads the Centre for Iranian Studies, a research organisation based in Ankara.In February, the imprisoned PKK leader, Abdullah Öcalan, called for his organisation to disarm. With the PKK operating from bases in Iraq and having an affiliated group in Syria, Ankara has frequently accused Tehran of using the PKK as a proxy in its regional contest for power and influence. Afacan contends that Ankara fears Tehran still holds sway over the Kurdish rebels.“Especially in Syria, Iran might try to convince them not to respond positively to Öcalan's call – this has been Turkey's main concern,” warned Afacan.Iranian uneaseThe recent ousting of long-time Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has deprived Iran of a key ally, while Syria's new rulers are aligned with Ankara rather than Tehran. A peace agreement between Turkish forces and Kurdish rebels would only deepen Iran's unease over Turkey's growing regional influence.“Turkey is about to end the PKK through its policies both domestically and regionally, and this is causing a kind of panic on the Iranian side,” observes Bilgehan Alagöz, a professor of international relations at Istanbul's Marmara University. “Iran sees this as a threat to its regional influence and a development that could empower Turkey,” Alagöz added.Nevertheless, Syria's Kurdish-led militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which maintains close ties with the PKK, has stated it is not bound by Öcalan's call to disarm. Although it has agreed in principle with Syria's new rulers to merge its forces, the precise terms of the arrangement remain unclear.Syria's new leadershipTensions also persist between the SDF and Syria's new leadership. The Kurdish-led militia continues to demand greater autonomy within Syria — a position opposed by Damascus's new rulers and their backers in Ankara. Turkey suspects Tehran of favouring a decentralised and weakened Syria — a goal analysts say is also shared by Israel.“The Middle East makes strange bedfellows,” notes Gallia Lindenstrauss, a foreign policy expert at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. “Sometimes, these things unfold in ways that are surprising.”Lindenstrauss also questions the Israeli government's zero-sum view of Turkey, which it sees as both a rival and a supporter of Syria's new rulers.He told RFI: “I'm not sure this idea of a decentralised Syria is fully thought through by Jerusalem. I know there's a lot of intellectual energy devoted to this line of thinking. But clearly, we don't want Iran to use Syria to its advantage. A centralised regime might be a better scenario for Syria. But that comes at a cost — and the cost is increased Turkish involvement and influence in Syria. So, there is a dilemma.”Last month, Fidan angered Tehran by warning that Iran could face instability if it attempted to destabilise Syria — a statement some analysts interpret as a veiled reference to Iran's sizeable and often restive Turkish minority, which is viewed with suspicion by Tehran.Ünlühisarcıklı believes Ankara sees itself as gaining the upper hand in its regional rivalry with Tehran, yet remains cautious about the risks posed by a potential US-Iran conflict.Turkey's Erdogan sees new Trump presidency as opportunity“Turkey has outcompeted Iran, and it has no objection to Iran being further weakened,” Ünlühisarcıklı remarked.“But Turkey would have a serious problem with Iran being targeted militarily, as that would destabilise the entire region.”Avoiding such a conflict now offers common ground for Turkey and its long-time regional competitor Iran — a relationship often described as a delicate balance between cooperation and competition.Analysts expect this balancing act to be severely tested in the months to come.

Ryan Hollins, former NBA player and current Rockets analyst, joins Willard and Dibs to preview the Warriors vs. Rockets series.

El Paso-based Dan Vaughn, the founder of Protagonist Soccer and one of the most knowledgeable people in the country when it comes to lower-league American soccer, joins Watke and Belz for a wide-ranging conversation that often circles back to the CFC-Red Wolves rivalry, geography, and Ricardo Pepi.Relevant links...Protagonist Soccer: https://www.patreon.com/protagonistsoccerProtagonist podcasts on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VCcvJK493KwhKwDPNt8Cl Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedAlso, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

The On Deck Circle is back! This week, Penn State Baseball Alum Tyler Kendall joins the show to discuss the BIG 10 rivalry between Penn State & USC! They go in-depth on the Nittany Lions' dominant sweep against Minnesota in Big Ten play and what it means for the team's momentum this season. With a stellar offense racking up double-digit runs and key performances from standout players like Paxton Kling, the team is proving they're a force to be reckoned with in college baseball.Here's What To Expect:- The big picture of Penn State Baseball's impressive 4-0 week.- What to expect as the team continues BIG 10 play.- Keys to success from standout performances.- The critical role of team culture and leadership in navigating adversity.- Reflections on historic matchups, unforgettable road trips, and hilarious locker room stories.- Insights into the program's recruiting appeal and its growing status among top-tier baseball schools.FOLLOW STATE MEDIA HERE:► TWITTER | ⁠https://twitter.com/StateMediaPSU⁠► TIKTOK | ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@statemediapsu⁠► INSTAGRAM | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/statemediapsu/⁠► YOUTUBE | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StateMediaPSU?sub_confirmation=1⁠CHAPTERS:00:00 - Intro01:19 - Childhood Friends04:19 - Penn State Baseball Update10:51 - Tyler Kendall's Journey to Penn State17:45 - Current Penn State Baseball Program23:10 - Penn State Sweeps Minnesota25:20 - Challenges of Midweek Games27:50 - Baseball Junkies35:25 - PSU vs Bucknell Matchup38:58 - USC Series Overview39:08 - Big Ten Conference40:10 - Appeal of Penn State47:54 - What Sold You on Penn State53:00 - Previewing USC Series56:35 - Big Ten vs Other Conferences01:01:07 - Penn State vs Minnesota Recap01:04:30 - Penn State vs USC Preview01:08:19 - Favorite On-Field Memory01:10:54 - Importance of Alumni Base#collegebaseball #mlb #cbb #pennstate #weare #swing #happyvalley

Mike and Sam spend some time with NASCAR broadcaster for Amazon Prime, Turner Sports, and CW Adam Alexander. Mike, Sam, and Alex discuss NASCAR returning to Rockingham, what Adam has liked about the Cup season so far, how he feels about the Xfinity Series right now and Kyle Larson's comments about the Xfinity series, and what changes he thinks could be coming when it comes to the way NASCAR is broadcasted over the summer.

Barry Cullinane and Cathal Mullaney look ahead to the Connacht SFC semi-final between Galway and RoscommonSubscribe for more content!This Podcast is brought to you by Hoare Chartered Accountants. Hoare Chartered Accountants based in Galway City are a leading provider of Audit, Accountancy and Taxation services.. For more information, visit their website on www.hoarecharteredaccountants.ie

This week on Sibling Watchery, Bob and Monét break down Season 17, Episode 15: the Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown. They discuss what Drag Race teaches the queens about themselves, Susie sets the record straight on how many "Toots" are in her name, and they share who they'd be worried about lip-syncing against. They also talk about referential looks, whether discomfort is worth it for fashion, and the coat Bob is officially tired of seeing on the show. Plus, they unpack the performances and name the strongest and weakest lip-syncers of the season. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code RIVALRY at https://LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepod Want to see exclusive Sibling Rivalry Bonus Content? Head over to www.patreon.com/siblingrivalrypodcast to be the first to see our latest Sibling Rivalry Podcast Videos! @BobTheDragQueen @MonetXChange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In hour three we get into the Dolphins organization and how they continue to spend and they still fail and are the Panthers and Lightning the best rivalry in town now?

"What did Young Tony ask today?" – Murph & Markus debate what the Warriors are going to do with Jonathan Kuminga, if Batman is a superhero, and if the Warriors vs Rockets matchup is a rivalrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"What did Young Tony ask today?" – Murph & Markus debate what the Warriors are going to do with Jonathan Kuminga, if Batman is a superhero, and if the Warriors vs Rockets matchup is a rivalrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee take a look at the Maple Leafs clinching the Atlantic Division locking up a playoff series against the Ottawa Senators, Mitch Marner notching 100 points for the first time in his NHL career and if this milestone will help him in the post-season, bottom six lines, Toronto's physicality against Ottawa, and Linus Ullmark's performances in the playoffs. Then, the guys look towards the Montreal Canadiens' chance to clinch a post-season spot against the resting Carolina Hurricanes, Darnell Nurse's one-game suspension, and fighting in the NHL. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Connor pours over the attendance figures in Omaha for the Nebraska vs Creighton baseball series. He wonders why this isn't a bigger deal in the state versus in year's past.

We again wonder why the Creighton and Nebraska rivalry game tonight hasn't garnered more attention.

Vamos Pride! ⛲️ Join me LIVE as we break down Orlando Pride's thrilling 1-0 victory over Seattle Reign, with Barbra Banda's magic sealing the deal at Inter&Co Stadium!

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Rivalry and Revelations: Art Restored at the Forbidden City Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-04-15-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 北京的故宫在清明节时节焕发着迷人的春色。En: The Forbidden City in Beijing during the Qingming Festival is vibrant with captivating spring colors.Zh: 古老的建筑在阳光的映照下显得格外壮丽，周围的花朵纷纷绽放，香气四溢。En: The ancient buildings, bathed in sunlight, appear exceptionally magnificent, surrounded by blooming flowers and permeated with fragrance.Zh: 这里的一切都充满着历史的厚重感，使人肃然起敬。En: Everything here is imbued with a solemn sense of history, commanding respect from all who visit.Zh: 在故宫一间鲜为人知的小室里，李伟正专注于修复一幅新发现的古画。En: In a little-known room within the Forbidden City, an art restorer named Li Wei is deeply focused on restoring a newly discovered ancient painting.Zh: 这幅画非常破损，色彩黯淡，纸张发黄，似乎被时间遗忘。En: This painting is severely damaged, with faded colors and yellowed paper, seemingly forgotten by time.Zh: 李伟是一位充满激情的文物修复师，心中一直怀有一个梦想——创作属于自己的艺术作品，并得到展出的机会。En: Li Wei is a passionate artifact restorer, who harbors a dream of creating his own artwork and gaining the opportunity to exhibit it.Zh: 与李伟共同工作的是他的同事陈。En: Working alongside Li Wei is his colleague Chen.Zh: 陈和李伟同时寻求同一个项目的认可，在这竞争激烈的环境中，两人之间隐隐存在着竞争的火花。En: Both Chen and Li Wei are seeking recognition for the same project, and in this highly competitive environment, there are subtle sparks of rivalry between them.Zh: 李伟感受到压力，因为这个项目的成败可能关系到他的未来。En: Li Wei feels the pressure, as the success or failure of this project could determine his future.Zh: 而指导他们的则是经验丰富的小明师傅，他对李伟要求严格，但亦不乏关怀。En: Guiding them is the experienced master Xiaoming, who is strict with Li Wei but also caring.Zh: 随着修复工作的深入，李伟发现这幅画的损毁比想象中更加严重，时间也越来越紧迫。En: As the restoration work progresses, Li Wei realizes that the damage to the painting is more severe than expected, and time is running out.Zh: 他开始犹豫，是否该与竞争对手陈合作，以确保修复工作的质量。En: He begins to hesitate, wondering whether he should collaborate with his rival Chen to ensure the quality of the restoration work.Zh: 经过深思熟虑，李伟决定尝试合作，为不让历史瑰宝毁于一旦。En: After careful consideration, Li Wei decides to attempt collaboration to prevent this historical treasure from being lost.Zh: 在一起工作的过程中，李伟与陈一同交流修复的技术，分享各自的看法。En: During their collaboration, Li Wei and Chen exchange restoration techniques and share their perspectives.Zh: 渐渐地，李伟发现陈不仅仅是个对手，还是一个有着同样热爱的人。En: Gradually, Li Wei discovers that Chen is not just a competitor, but someone who shares the same passion.Zh: 在合作中，他们彼此取长补短，使画作逐渐恢复了昔日的光彩。En: Together, they complement each other's strengths, gradually restoring the painting's former brilliance.Zh: 就在最终呈现之前，李伟偶然发现画作的角落里有一行几乎无法辨识的古代铭文。En: Just before the final presentation, Li Wei accidentally discovers nearly indistinguishable ancient inscriptions in the corner of the painting.Zh: 他小心翼翼地将其清理出来，终于揭示出画作的重大历史意义。En: He carefully cleans them, revealing the painting's significant historical importance.Zh: 这个发现让所有人都惊叹不已。En: This discovery leaves everyone in awe.Zh: 在展示当天，李伟的修复工作赢得了评审的高度认可。En: On the day of the exhibition, Li Wei's restoration work receives high praise from the judges.Zh: 更让他喜出望外的是，他被邀请将自己的艺术作品与其他年轻艺术家的作品一同展出。En: Even more delightfully, he is invited to exhibit his own artistic works alongside other young artists.Zh: 他终于实现了多年的梦想。En: He has finally realized his long-held dream.Zh: 通过这次经历，李伟不但为修复事业和文物保护作出了贡献，还意识到合作的重要性。En: Through this experience, Li Wei not only contributed to the restoration and preservation of artifacts but also understood the importance of collaboration.Zh: 他更深刻地理解了自己的能力，对未来充满了信心。En: He gained a deeper understanding of his capabilities and is filled with confidence for the future.Zh: 从此，他朝着他的艺术梦想迈出了更坚定的一步。En: He has taken a more determined step toward his artistic dreams.Zh: 清明节的故宫在他的心中留下了难忘的印记，仿佛又翻开了新的篇章。En: The Qingming Festival at the Forbidden City left an unforgettable mark on his heart, as if opening a new chapter in his life. Vocabulary Words:vibrant: 焕发captivating: 迷人magnificent: 壮丽fragrance: 香气imbued: 充满solemn: 肃然art restorer: 文物修复师passionate: 充满激情artifact: 文物recognition: 认可competitive: 竞争激烈rivalry: 竞争pressure: 压力severe: 严重collaboration: 合作techniques: 技术perspectives: 看法complement: 取长补短indistinguishable: 无法辨识inscriptions: 铭文significant: 重大historical: 历史presentation: 呈现awe: 惊叹exhibition: 展示praise: 认可delightfully: 喜出望外confidence: 信心determined: 坚定unforgettable: 难忘的

Bob and Monét talk about drag's evolving aesthetic, whether they've ever been jealous of others having more, and the real difference between a deck, porch, balcony, and patio. Using technology, they drag each other's looks and debate whether Bob had the best outfit from Dungeons and Drag Queens. Plus, they discuss tech's dark side, AI, and corporate pollution vs. personal responsibility. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code RIVALRY at https://LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conversation about rivalries turns into a story from Stoney about Jim Costa, which turns into a debate about whether Central Michigan and Western Michigan is a rivalry.

9:30AM Hour 4 Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase debate how Rory's win at The Masters changes his rivalry with LIV golf star Bryson DeChambeau.

When you look at golf today its hard not to fixate on the rivalry between the PGA and LIV.

In late February in DC, I attended the US premiere of the Bertelsmann Foundation of North America produced documentary “Lithium Rising”, a movie about the extraction of essential rare minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt. Afterwards, I moderated a panel featuring the movie's director Samuel George, the Biden US Department of Energy Director Giulia Siccardo and Environmental Lawyer JingJing Zhang (the "Erin Brockovich of China"). In post Liberation Day America, of course, the issues addressed in both “Lithium Rising” and our panel discussion - particularly US-Chinese economic rivalry over these essential rare minerals - are even more relevant. Tariffs or not, George's important new movie uncovers the essential economic and moral rules of today's rechargeable battery age. FIVE TAKEAWAYS* China dominates the critical minerals supply chain, particularly in refining lithium, cobalt, and nickel - creating a significant vulnerability for the United States and Western countries who rely on these minerals for everything from consumer electronics to military equipment.* Resource extraction creates complex moral dilemmas in communities like those in Nevada, Bolivia, Congo, and Chile, where mining offers economic opportunities but also threatens environment and sacred lands, often dividing local populations.* History appears to be repeating itself with China's approach in Africa mirroring aspects of 19th century European colonialism, building infrastructure that primarily serves to extract resources while local communities remain impoverished.* Battery recycling offers a potential "silver lining" but faces two major challenges: making the process cost-effective compared to new mining, and accumulating enough recycled materials to create a closed-loop system, which could take decades.* The geopolitical competition for these minerals is intensifying, with tariffs and trade wars affecting global supply chains and the livelihoods of workers throughout the system, from miners to manufacturers. FULL TRANSCRIPTAndrew Keen: Hello, everybody. Last year, we did a show on a new book. It was a new book back then called Cobalt Red about the role of cobalt, the mineral in the Congo. We also did a show. The author of the Cobalt Red book is Siddharth Kara, and it won a number of awards. It's the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. We also did a show with Ernest Scheyder, who authored a book, The War Below, Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives. Lithium and cobalt are indeed becoming the critical minerals of our networked age. We've done two books on it, and a couple of months ago, I went to the premiere, a wonderful new film, a nonfiction documentary by my guest Samuel George. He has a new movie out called Lithium Rising and I moderated a panel in Washington DC and I'm thrilled that Samuel George is joining us now. He works with the Bertelsmann Foundation of North America and it's a Bertelsman funded enterprise. Sam, congratulations on the movie. It's quite an achievement. I know you traveled all over the world. You went to Europe, Latin America, a lot of remarkable footage also from Africa. How would you compare the business of writing a book like Cobalt read or the war below about lithium and cobalt and the challenges and opportunities of doing a movie like lithium rising what are the particular challenges for a movie director like yourself.Samuel George: Yeah, Andrew. Well, first of all, I just want to thank you for having me on the program. I appreciate that. And you're right. It is a very different skill set that's required. It's a different set of challenges and also a different set of opportunities. I mean, the beauty of writing, which is something I get a chance to do as well. And I should say we actually do have a long paper coming out of this process that I wrote that will probably be coming out in the next couple months. But the beauty of writing is you need to kind of understand your topic, and if you can really understand your topics, you have the opportunity to explain it. When it comes to filming, if the camera doesn't have it, you don't have it. You might have a sense of something, people might explain things to you in a certain way, but if you don't have it on your camera in a way that's digestible and easy for audience to grasp, it doesn't matter whether you personally understand it or not. So the challenge is really, okay, maybe you understand the issue, but how do you show it? How do you bring your audience to that front line? Because that's the opportunity that you have that you don't necessarily have when you write. And that's to take an audience literally to these remote locations that they've never been and plant their feet right in the ground, whether that be the Atacama in Northern Chile, whether that'd be the red earth of Colwaisy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And that's the beauty of it, but it takes more of making sure you get something not just whether you understand it is almost irrelevant. I mean I guess you do need to understand it but you need to be able to draw it out of a place. It's easier when you're writing to get to some of these difficult places because you don't have to bring 900 pounds of equipment and you can kind of move easier and you're much more discreet. You can get places much easier as you can imagine, where with this, you're carrying all this equipment down. You're obvious from miles away. So you really have to build relationships and get people to get comfortable with you and be willing to speak out. So it's different arts, but it's also different rewards. And the beauty of being able to combine analysis with these visuals is really the draw of what makes documentary so magic because you're really kind of hitting different senses at the same time, visual, audio, and combining it to hopefully make some sort of bigger story.Andrew Keen: Well, speaking, Sam, of audio and visuals, we've got a one minute clip or introduction to the movie. People just listening on this podcast won't get to see your excellent film work, but everybody else will. So let's just have a minute to see what lithium rising is all about. We'll be back in a minute.[Clip plays]Andrew Keen: Here's a saying that says that the natural resources are today's bread and tomorrow's hunger. Great stuff, Sam. That last quote was in Spanish. Maybe you want to translate that to English, because I think, in a sense, it summarizes what lithium rising is about.Samuel George: Right. Well, that's this idea that natural resources in a lot of these places, I mean, you have to take a step back that a lot of these resources, you mentioned the lithium, the cobalt, you can throw nickel into that conversation. And then some of the more traditional ones like copper and silver, a lot are in poor countries. And for centuries, the opportunity to access this has been like a mirage, dangled in front of many of these poor countries as an opportunity to become more wealthy. Yet what we continue to see is the wealth, the mineral wealth of these countries is sustaining growth around the world while places like Potosí and Bolivia remain remarkably poor. So the question on their minds is, is this time gonna be any different? We know that Bolivia has perhaps the largest lithium deposits in the world. They're struggling to get to it because they're fighting amongst each other politically about what's the best way to do it, and is there any way to it that, hey, for once, maybe some of this resource wealth can stay here so that we don't end up, as the quote said, starving. So that's where their perspective is. And then on the other side, you have the great powers of the world who are engaged in a massive competition for access to these minerals.Andrew Keen: And let's be specific, Sam, we're not talking about 19th century Europe and great powers where there were four or five, they're really only two great powers when it comes to these resources, aren't they?Samuel George: I mean, I think that's fair to say. I think some people might like to lump in Western Europe and the EU with the United States to the extent that we used to traditionally conceive of them as being on the same team. But certainly, yes, this is a competition between the United States and China. And it's one that, frankly, China is winning and winning handily. And we can debate what that means, but it's true. I showed this film in London. And a student, who I believe was Chinese, commented, is it really fair to even call this a race? Because it seems to be over.Andrew Keen: Yeah, it's over. You showed it at King's College in London. I heard it was an excellent event.Samuel George: Yeah, it really was. But the point here is, to the extent that it's a competition between the United States and China, which it is, China is winning. And that's of grave concern to Washington. So there's the sense that the United States needs to catch up and need to catch up quickly. So that's the perspective that these two great powers are going at it from. Whereas if you're the Democratic Republic of Congo, if you are Bolivia, if your Chile, you're saying, what can we do to try to make the most of this opportunity and not just get steamrolled?Andrew Keen: Right. And you talk about a grave concern. Of course, there is grave concern both in Washington, D.C. and Beijing in terms of who's winning this race for these natural resources that are driving our networked age, our battery powered age. Some people might think the race has ended. Some people may even argue that it hasn't even really begun. But of course, one of the biggest issues, and particularly when it comes to the Chinese, is this neocolonial element. This was certainly brought out in Cobalt Red, which is quite a controversial book about the way in which China has essentially colonized the Congo by mining Cobalt in Congo, using local labor and then shipping out these valuable resources back to China. And of course, it's part of a broader project in Africa of the Chinese, which for some critics actually not that different from European 19th century colonialism. That's why we entitled our show with Siddharth Kara, The New Heart of Darkness. Of course, the original Heart of darkness was Joseph Conrad's great novel that got turned into Apocalypse Now. Is history repeating itself, Sam, when it comes to these natural resources in terms of the 19th-century history of colonialism, particularly in Africa?Samuel George: Yeah, I mean, I think it's so one thing that's fair to say is you hear a lot of complaining from the West that says, well, look, standards are not being respected, labor is being taken advantage of, environment is not being taken care of, and this is unfair. And this is true, but your point is equally true that this should not be a foreign concept to the West because it's something that previously the West was clearly engaged in. And so yes, there is echoes of history repeating itself. I don't think there's any other way to look at it. I think it's a complicated dynamic because sometimes people say, well, why is the West not? Why is it not the United States that's in the DRC and getting the cobalt? And I think that's because it's been tough for the United states to find its footing. What China has done is increasingly, and then we did another documentary about this. It's online. It's called Tinder Box Belt and Road, China and the Balkans. And what we increasingly see is in these non-democracies or faulty democracies that has something that China's interested in. China's willing to show up and basically put a lot of money on the table and not ask a whole lot of questions. And if the West, doesn't wanna play that game, whatever they're offering isn't necessarily as attractive. And that's a complication that we see again and again around the world and one, the United States and Europe and the World Bank and Western institutions that often require a lot of background study and open tenders for contracts and democracy caveats and transparency. China's not asking for any of that, as David Dollar, a scholar, said in the prior film, if the World Bank says they're going to build you a road, it's going to be a 10-year process, and we'll see what happens. If China says they'll build you a road a year later, you'll have a road.Andrew Keen: But then the question sound becomes, who owns the road?Samuel George: So let's take the Democratic Republic of the Congo, another great option. China has been building a lot of roads there, and this is obviously beneficial to a country that has very limited infrastructure. It's not just to say everything that China is doing is bad. China is a very large and economically powerful country. It should be contributing to global infrastructure. If it has the ability to finance that, wonderful. We all know Africa, certain African countries can really benefit from improved infrastructure. But where do those roads go? Well, those roads just happen to conveniently connect to these key mineral deposits where China overwhelmingly owns the interest and the minerals.Andrew Keen: That's a bit of a coincidence, isn't it?Samuel George: Well, exactly. And I mean, that's the way it's going. So that's what they'll come to the table. They'll put money on the table, they'll say, we'll get you a road. And, you know, what a coincidence that roads going right by the cobalt mine run by China. That's debatable. If you're from the African perspective, you could say, look, we got a road, and we needed that road. And it could also be that there's a lot of money disappearing in other places. But, you know that that's a different question.Andrew Keen: One of the things I liked about Lithium Rising, the race for critical minerals, your new documentary, is it doesn't pull its punches. Certainly not when it comes to the Chinese. You have some remarkable footage from Africa, but also it doesn't pull its punches in Latin America, or indeed in the United States itself, where cobalt has been discovered and it's the indigenous peoples of some of the regions where cobalt, sorry, where lithium has been discovered, where the African versus Chinese scenario is being played out. So whether it's Bolivia or the western parts of the United States or Congo, the script is pretty similar, isn't it?Samuel George: Yeah, you certainly see themes in the film echoed repeatedly. You mentioned what was the Thacker Pass lithium mine that's being built in northern Nevada. So people say, look, we need lithium. The United States needs lithium. Here's the interesting thing about critical minerals. These are not rare earth minerals. They're actually not that rare. They're in a lot of places and it turns out there's a massive lithium deposit in Nevada. Unfortunately, it's right next to a Native American reservation. This is an area that this tribe has been kind of herded onto after years, centuries of oppression. But the way the documentary tries to investigate it, it is not a clear-cut story of good guy and bad guy, rather it's a very complicated situation, and in that specific case what you have is a tribe that's divided, because there's some people that say, look, this is our land, this is a sacred site, and this is going to be pollution, but then you have a whole other section of the tribe that says we are very poor and this is an opportunity for jobs such that we won't have to leave our area, that we can stay here and work. And these kind of entangled complications we see repeated over and over again. Cobalt is another great example. So there's some people out there that are saying, well, we can make a battery without cobalt. And that's not because they can make a better battery. It's because they want to avoid the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But that cobalt is providing a rare job opportunity. And we can debate the quality of the job, but for the people that are working it, as they say in my film, they say, look, if we could do something else, we would do it. But this is all there is. So if you deprive them of that, the situation gets even worse. And that something we see in Northern Chile. We see it in Nevada. We see in Africa. We see it in Indonesia. What the film does is it raises these moral questions that are incredibly important to talk about. And it sort of begs the question of, not only what's the answer, but who has the right to answer this? I mean, who has right to speak on behalf of the 10 communities that are being destroyed in Northern Chile?Andrew Keen: I have to admit, I thought you did a very good job in the film giving everybody a voice, but my sympathy when it came to the Nevada case was with the younger people who wanted to bring wealth and development into the community rather than some of the more elderly members who were somehow anti-development, anti-investment, anti mining in every sense. I don't see how that benefits, but certainly not their children or the children of their children.Samuel George: I guess the fundamental question there is how bad is that mine going to be for the local environment? And I think that's something that remains to be seen. And one of the major challenges with this broader idea of are we going to greener by transitioning to EVs? And please understand I don't have an opinion of that. I do think anywhere you're doing mining, you're going to have immediate consequences. The transition would have to get big enough that the external the externalities, the positive benefits outweigh that kind of local negativity. And we could get there, but it's also very difficult to imagine massive mining projects anywhere in the world that don't impact the local population. And again, when we pick up our iPhone or when we get in our electric vehicle, we're not necessarily thinking of those 10 villages in the Atacama Desert in Chile.Andrew Keen: Yeah, and I've been up to the Atacama's, perhaps the most beautiful part in the world I've ever seen. It's nice. I saw the tourist side of it, so I didn't see the mining. But I take your point. There is one, perhaps, the most positive section of the film. You went to France. I think it was Calais, you took your camera. And it seems as if the French are pioneering a more innovative development of batteries which benefit the local community but also protect them environmentally. What did you see in northern France?Samuel George: Point, and that gets back to this extractive cycle that we've seen before. Okay, so northern France, this is a story a lot of us will know well because it's similar to what we've see in the Rust Belt in the United States. This is an industrial zone, historically, that faced significant deindustrialization in recent decades and now has massive problems with unemployment and lack of job opportunities, as one of the guys says in the film. Nothing's open here anymore except for that cafe over there and that's just because it has gambling guy. I couldn't have said it any better. This EV transition is offering an opportunity to bring back industrial jobs to whether it's Northern France or the United States of America. So that is an opportunity for people to have these more advanced battery-oriented jobs. So that could be building the battery itself. That could be an auto manufacturing plant where you're making EV electric vehicles. So there is job creation that's happening. And that's further along the development stage and kind of higher level jobs. And we meet students in France that are saying, look, this is an opportunity for a career. We see a long-term opportunity for work here. So we're really studying batteries and that's for university students. That's for people maybe 10, 15 years older to kind of go back to school and learn some skills related to batteries. So there is job creation to that. And you might, you may be getting ready to get to this, but where the real silver lining I think comes after that, where we go back to Georgia in the United States and visit a battery recycling plant.Andrew Keen: Right, yeah, those two sections in the movie kind of go together in a sense.Samuel George: Right, they do. And that is, I think, the silver lining here is that these batteries that we use in all of these appliances and devices and gadgets can be recycled in such a way that the cobalt, the lithium, the nickel can be extracted. And it itself hasn't degraded. It's sort of funny for us to think about, because we buy a phone. And three years later, the battery is half as good as it used to be and we figure well, materials in it must be degrading. They're not. The battery is degrading, the materials are fine. So then the idea is if we can get enough of this in the United States, if we can get old phones and old car batteries and old laptops that we can pull those minerals out, maybe we can have a closed loop, which is sort of a way of saying we won't need those mines anymore. We won't have to dig it up. We don't need to compete with China for access to from Bolivia or Chile because we'll have that lithium here. And yes, that's a silver lining, but there's challenges there. The two key challenges your viewers should be aware of is one, it's all about costs and they've proven that they can recycle these materials, but can they do it in a way that's cheaper than importing new lithium? And that's what these different companies are racing to find a way to say, look, we can do this at a way that's cost effective. Then even if you get through that challenge, a second one is just to have the sheer amount of the materials to close that loop, to have enough in the United States already, they estimate we're decades away from that. So those are the two key challenges to the silver lining of recycling, but it is possible. It can be done and they're doing it.Andrew Keen: We haven't talked about the T word, Sam. It's on everyone's lips these days, tariffs. How does this play out? I mean, especially given this growing explicit, aggressive trade war between the United States and China, particularly when it comes to production of iPhones and other battery-driven products. Right. Is tariffs, I mean, you film this really before Trump 2-0, in which tariffs were less central, but is tariffs going to change everything?Samuel George: I mean, this is just like so many other things, an incredibly globalized ecosystem and tariffs. And who even knows by the time this comes out, whatever we think we understand about the new tariff scenario could be completely outdated.Andrew Keen: Guaranteed. I mean, we are talking on Wednesday, April the 9th. This will go out in a few days time. But no doubt by that time, tariffs will have changed dramatically. They already have as we speak.Samuel George: Here's the bottom line, and this is part of the reason the story is so important and so timely, and we haven't even talked about this yet, but it's so critical. Okay, just like oil, you can't just dig oil out of the ground and put it in the car. It's got to be refined. Lithium, nickel, cobalt, it's got be refined as well. And the overwhelming majority of that refining occurs in China. So even your success story like France, where they're building batteries, they still need to import the refined critical minerals from China. So that is a massive vulnerability. And that's part of where this real fear that you see in Washington or Brussels is coming from. You know, and they got their first little taste of it during the COVID supply chain meltdown, but say in the event where China decided that they weren't gonna export any more of this refined material it would be disastrous for people relying on lithium devices, which by the way, is also the military. Increasingly, the military is using lithium battery powered devices. So that's why there's this urgency that we need to get this on shore. We need to this supply chain here. The problem is that's not happening yet. And okay, so you can slap these tariffs on and that's going to make this stuff much more expensive, but that's not going to automatically create a critical mineral refining capacity in the United States of America. So that needs to be built. So you can understand the desire to get this back here. And by the way, the only reason we're not all driving Chinese made electric vehicles is because of tariffs. The Chinese have really, really caught up in terms of high quality electric vehicles at excellent prices. Now, the prices were always good. What's surprising people recently is the quality is there, but they've basically been tariffed out of the United States. And actually the Biden administration was in part behind that. And it was sort of this tension because on the one hand, they were saying, we want a green revolution, we want to green revolution. But on the other hand, they were seeing these quality Chinese electric vehicles. We're not gonna let you bring them in. But yeah, so I mean, I think the ultimate goal, you can understand why a country that's convinced that it's in a long term competition with China would say we can't rely on Chinese refined materials. Slapping a tariff on it isn't any sort of comprehensive strategy and to me it almost seems like you're putting the horse before the cart because we're not really in a place yet where we can say we no longer need China to power our iPhone.Andrew Keen: And one of the nice things about your movie is it features miners, ordinary people living on the land whose lives are dramatically impacted by this. So one would imagine that some of the people you interviewed in Bolivia or Atacama or in Africa or even in Georgia and certainly in Nevada, they're going to be dramatically impacted by the tariffs. These are not just abstract ideas that have a real impact on people's lives.Samuel George: Absolutely. I mean, for decades now, we've built an economic system that's based on globalization. And it's certainly true that that's cost a lot of jobs in the United States. It's also true that there's a lot jobs and companies that have been built around global trade. And this is one of them. And you're talking about significant disruption if your global supply chains, as we've seen before, again, in the COVID crisis when the supply chains fall apart or when the margins, which are already pretty slim to begin with, start to degrade, yeah, it's a major problem.Andrew Keen: Poorly paid in the first place, so...Samuel George: For the most part, yeah.Andrew Keen: Well, we're not talking about dinging Elon Musk. Tell us a little bit, Sam, about how you made this movie. You are a defiantly independent filmmaker, one of the more impressive that I know. You literally carry two large cameras around the world. You don't have a team, you don't have an audio guy, you don't ever sound guy. You do it all on your own. It's quite impressive. Been you shlep these cameras to Latin America, to Southeast Asia, obviously all around America. You commissioned work in Africa. How did you make this film? It's quite an impressive endeavor.Samuel George: Well, first of all, I really appreciate your kind words, but I can't completely accept this idea that I do it all alone. You know, I'm speaking to you now from the Bertelsmann Foundation. I'm the director of Bertelsman Foundation documentaries. And we've just had this fantastic support here and this idea that we can go to the front line and get these stories. And I would encourage people to check out Bertelsmen Foundation documentation.Andrew Keen: And we should have a special shout out to your boss, my friend, Irene Brahm, who runs the BuzzFeed Foundation of North America, who's been right from the beginning, a champion of video making.Samuel George: Oh, absolutely. I mean, Irene Brahm has been a visionary in terms of, you know, something I think that we align on is you take these incredibly interesting issues and somehow analysts manage to make them extraordinarily boring. And Irene had this vision that maybe it doesn't have to be that way.Andrew Keen: She's blushing now as she's watching this, but I don't mean to make you blush, Sam, but these are pretty independent movies. You went around the world, you've done it before, you did it in the Serbian movie too. You're carrying these cameras around, you're doing all your own work, it's quite an achievement.Samuel George: Well, again, I'm very, very thankful for the Bertelsmann Foundation. I think a lot of times, sometimes people, when they hear a foundation or something is behind something, they assume that somebody's got an ax to grind, and that's really not the case here. The Bertelsman Foundation is very supportive of just investigating these key issues, and let's have an honest conversation about it. And maybe it's a cop-out, but in my work, I often don't try to provide a solution.Andrew Keen: Have you had, when we did our event in D.C., you had a woman, a Chinese-born woman who's an expert on this. I don't think she's particularly welcome back on the mainland now. Has there been a Chinese response? Because I would say it's an anti-Chinese movie, but it's not particularly sympathetic or friendly towards China.Samuel George: And I can answer that question because it was the exact same issue we ran into when we filmed Tinder Box Belt and Road, which was again about Chinese investment in the Balkans. And your answer is has there been a Chinese reaction and no sort of official reaction. We always have people sort of from the embassy or various affiliated organizations that like to come to the events when we screen it. And they're very welcome to. But here's a point that I want to get across. Chinese officials and people related to China on these issues are generally uniformly unwilling to participate. And I think that's a poor decision on their part because I think there's a lot they could say to defend themselves. They could say, hey, you guys do this too. They could say, we're providing infrastructure to critical parts of the world. They could said, hey we're way ahead of you guys, but it's not because we did anything wrong. We just saw this was important before you did and built the network. There are many ways they could defend themselves. But rather than do that, they're extremely tight-lipped about what they're doing. And that can, if you're not, and we try our best, you know, we have certain experts from China that when they'll talk, we'll interview them. But that kind of tight-lip approach almost makes it seem like something even more suspicious is happening. Cause you just have to guess what the mindset must be cause they won't explain themselves. And I think Chinese representatives could do far more and it's not just about you know my documentary I understand they have bigger fish to fry but I feel like they fry the fish the same way when they're dealing with bigger entities I think it's to their detriment that they're not more open in engaging a global conversation because look China is gonna be an incredibly impactful part of world dynamics moving forward and they need to be, they need to engage on what they're doing. I think, and I do think they have a story they can tell to defend themselves, and it's unfortunate that they very much don't do it.Andrew Keen: In our DC event, you also had a woman who'd worked within the Biden administration. Has there been a big shift between Biden policy on recycling, recyclable energy and Trump 2.0? It's still the early days of the new administration.Samuel George: Right. And we're trying to get a grip on that of what the difference is going to be. I can tell you this, the Biden approach was very much the historic approach of the United States of America, which is to try to go to a country like Congo and say, look, we're not going to give you money without transparency. We're not gonna give you this big, you know, beautiful deal. We're going to the cheapest to build this or the cheapest build that. But what we can compete with you is on quality and sustainability and improved work conditions. This used to be the United States pitch. And as we've seen in places like Serbia, that's not always the greatest pitch in the world. Oftentimes these countries are more interested in the money without questions being asked. But the United states under the Biden administration tried to compete on quality. Now we will have to see if that continues with the Trump administration, if that continuous to be their pitch. What we've see in the early days is this sort of hardball tactic. I mean, what else can you refer to what's happening with Ukraine, where they say, look, if you want continued military support, we want those minerals. And other countries say, well, maybe that could work for us too. I mean that's sort of, as I understand it, the DRC, which is under, you know, there's new competition there for power that the existing government is saying, hey, United States, if you could please help us, we'll be sure to give you this heaping of minerals. We can say this, the new administration does seem to be taking the need for critical minerals seriously, which I think was an open question because we see so much of the kind of green environmentalism being rolled back. It does still seem to be a priority with the new administration and there does seem to be clarity that the United States is going to have to improve its position regarding these minerals.Andrew Keen: Yeah, I'm guessing Elon Musk sees this as well as anyone, and I'm sure he's quite influential. Finally, Sam, in contrast with a book, which gets distributed and put in bookstores, doing a movie is much more challenging. What's the goal with the movie? You've done a number of launches around the world, screenings in Berlin, Munich, London, Washington D.C. you did run in San Francisco last week. What's the business model, so to speak here? Are you trying to get distribution or do you wanna work with schools or other authorities to show the film?Samuel George: Right, I mean, I appreciate that question. The business model is simple. We just want you to watch. You know, our content is always free. Our films are always free, you can go to bfnadox.org for our catalog. This film is not online yet. You don't need a password, you don't a username, you can just watch our movies, that's what we want. And of course, we're always on the lookout for increased opportunities to spread these. And so we worked on a number of films. We've got PBS to syndicate them nationally. We got one you can check your local listings about a four-month steel workers strike in western Pennsylvania. It's called Local 1196. That just started its national syndication on PBS. So check out for that one. But look, our goal is for folks to watch these. We're looking for the most exposure as we can and we're giving it away for free.Andrew Keen: Just to repeat, if people are interested, that's bfna.docs.org to find more movies. And finally, Sam, for people who are interested perhaps in doing a showing of the film, I know you've worked with a number of universities and interest groups. What would be the best way to approach you.Samuel George: Well, like you say, we're a small team here. You can always feel free to reach out to me. And I don't know if I should pitch my email.Andrew Keen: Yeah, picture email. Give it out. The Chinese will be getting it too. You'll be getting lots of invitations from China probably to show the film.Samuel George: We'd love to come talk about it. That's all we want to do. And we try, but we'd love to talk about it. I think it's fundamental to have that conversation. So the email is just Samuel.George, just as you see it written there, at BFN as in boy, F as in Frank, N as in Nancy, A. Let's make it clearer - Samuel.George@bfna.org. We work with all sorts of organizations on screenings.Andrew Keen: And what about the aspiring filmmakers, as you're the head of documentaries there? Do you work with aspiring documentary filmmakers?Samuel George: Yes, yes, we do often on projects. So if I'm working on a project. So you mentioned that I work by myself, and that is how I learned this industry, you know, is doing it by myself. But increasingly, we're bringing in other skilled people on projects that we're working on. So we don't necessarily outsource entire projects. But we're always looking for opportunities to collaborate. We're looking to bring in talent. And we're looking to make the best products we can on issues that we think are fundamental importance to the Atlantic community. So we love being in touch with filmmakers. We have internship programs. We're open for nonprofit business, I guess you could say.Andrew Keen: Well, that's good stuff. The new movie is called Lithium Rising, The Race for Critical Minerals. I moderated a panel after the North American premiere at the end of February. It's a really interesting, beautifully made film, very compelling. It is only 60 minutes. I strongly advise anyone who has the opportunity to watch it and to contact Sam if they want to put it on their school, a university or other institution. Congratulations Sam on the movie. What's the next project?Samuel George: Next project, we've started working on a project about Southern Louisiana. And in there, we're really looking at the impact of land loss on the bayous and the local shrimpers and crabbers and Cajun community, as well as of course This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

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This conversation explores the complex relationship between American Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill during the post-World War I era, an underexplored era of Churchill's career that foretold future Anglo-American relations during World War II. The discussion delves into their rivalry over war debt repayments, contrasting their personalities and approaches to diplomacy, and the impact of their interactions on Anglo-American relations. Jill Eicher, the author of 'Mellon VS. Churchill,' shares insights from her research, highlighting the challenges of uncovering this historical narrative and the lasting legacy of their dispute. Links Mellon vs Churchill (Bookshop.org link) Mellon vs Churchill (Amazon Link) Mellon vs Churchill (Blackwell's Link) Andrew Mellon (Wikipedia) No More Champagne (Amazon Link) Dinner with Churchill (Amazon Link) Dinner with Churchill (Bookshop.org link) Takeaways The rivalry between Mellon and Churchill shaped post-war economic policy. Mellon's approach was rooted in financial pragmatism, while Churchill was more idealistic. The capacity to pay principle was a key point of contention. Their meetings often failed to bridge their differences. Public opinion in both countries was influenced by press coverage of their rivalry. The 1929 stock market crash had significant repercussions for their relationship. Churchill's North American tour changed his perspective on the U.S. The unresolved debts from World War I remain a historical footnote. Lessons from their rivalry are relevant for today's financial leaders. The personal backgrounds of Mellon and Churchill influenced their diplomatic strategies. Sounds Bites "I did not find Churchill. Rather, I think he found me." (00:01:22) "Mellon and Churchill were both moving on to the world stage virtually at the same time… This made them rival debt collectors." (00:04:19-00:05:58) "Both Mellon and Churchill aspired to greatness. They were patriotic. They both had exceptional work ethics… However, they were oil and water in how they approached being statesmen." (00:08:07-00:08:29) "Churchill thrived in the public eye and he could change hearts and minds in a speech or on paper." (00:08:56) "Churchill was a sympathetic creditor too, but he was an indignant debtor when it came to repaying the United States. He fervently believed that all the war debts should be canceled." (00:10:24) "Even though they were in close proximity to each other, formally introduced, the day was about that special Anglo-American friendship… It just didn't extend to Mellon and Churchill that day." (00:12:31) "As Baldwin famously summed up British policy, he said, 'We will pay you if we must, but you will be CADs if you ask us to.'" (00:15:58) "In studying his speeches and published work during this period, I was absolutely ensorcelled by his gift with words." (00:17:41) "It is somewhat like the difference between math and poetry." (00:19:15) [On their different approaches to debt] "It raised that question of what do nations owe one another in terms of trust and honor?" (00:22:30) "World War I had cost Britain its financial supremacy and forced it to cede to the United States the role of banker to the world. That cost was seared into Churchill's heart." (00:28:52) "The story of Mellon versus Churchill is a subtle cautionary tale… Beware of enshrined assumptions." (00:31:58) Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Anglo-American Relations 02:33 The Rivalry of Mellon and Churchill 05:40 Historical Context of the 1920s 08:30 Differences in Diplomacy 11:00 The Capacity to Pay Principle 13:52 Significant Meetings and Their Impact 16:28 The Role of Stanley Baldwin 19:28 Surprises in Research 22:23 Public Opinion and Press Coverage 25:07 The Impact of the 1929 Stock Market Crash 27:55 Legacy of the Dispute 30:46 Lessons for Today's Leaders Video Version

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Competitive dance is unique in that there are times when our dancers and their teammates are competing solos in the same division.  There are also times where they are auditioning against one another for special parts in group dances, and group dances, duos and trios within and division or category from the same team competing against one another. This unique situation in competitive dance can also create some rivalry amongst teammates.  Here to help us talk through resisting rivalry on your dancers team, we are bringing in the oh so qualified Company Owner, Director, Choreographer, Dance adjudicator AND fellow podcaster Melissa McDaniel.  Welcome Melissa and welcome you all to Two Dance Moms Podcast!LINKS FOR MELISSATurning Point Dance CreationsYoutube Podcast: Beyond the Steps Contact Melissa at TPDCEPISODES MENTIONEDEP. 65 FAVORITISM & JEALOUSY: Dealing with Dancers, Teachers, & Parents, with Guest Melissa McDaniel EPISODE SPONSORSDream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!www.dreamduffel.comApolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue. www.apollaperformance.comRATE & REVIEWRate & Review Apple Podcast Rate on Spotify SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twodancemomspodcast/

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The American Revolution was more than just a series of events that unfolded between 1763 and 1783, the American Revolution is our national origin story–one we've passed down, shaped, and reshaped for the last 250 years.  But what do we really mean when we talk about “the Revolution?” Whose Revolution are we remembering? And how has the meaning of 1776 shifted from generation to generation? Michael Hattem, a scholar of the American Revolution and historical memory, joins us to discuss the American Revolution and its memory, drawing on details from his new book, The Memory of ‘76: The Revolution in American History. Michael's Website | Book  Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/408   RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES

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n this episode of The WY Network, Dwyane Wade, Chris, D Wright and special guest, Rajon Rondo dive into what it really takes to win—and defend—a championship. They reflect on the mental challenges of returning to the Finals after a title run, the weight of injuries, and the grit it takes to lead without scoring. The crew gives props to underappreciated legends like Dwight Howard and unpacks how selfless play and sharing the ball can change the game. They also break down the unique intensity of the NBA bubble and what made that championship feel like streetball with the highest stakes. From high school stardom to navigating team egos, it’s a masterclass in leadership, resilience, and love for the game.Music Credit: Khari Mateen.What We Discussed:• 00:00 Introduction • 01:48 Highlights: Rajon Rondo Jr• 11:54 Being A Point Guard• 16:21 Finding My Voice• 22:19 The Impact I Bring To The Game• 25:31 Connecting With The Players• 37:47 The Bubble Championship• 40:56 What Does It Take To Win.. Again?• 45:50 How I Approach Coaching• 1:09:22 Recovery Process After An Injury• 1:17:08 The Rivalry's Impact• 01:21:53 Message From Rajon RondoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is MT Bass, author of the book Racing the Dream. M.T. Bass is a scribbler of fiction who holds fast to the notion that while victors may get to write history, novelists get to write/right reality. He lives, writes, flies, and makes music in Mudcat Falls, USA.   Born in Athens, Ohio, M.T. Bass grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, majoring in English and Philosophy, then worked in the private sector (where they expect "results") mainly in the Aerospace & Defense manufacturing market. During those years, Bass continued to write fiction. He is the author of twelve novels, two novellas, and a collection of verse. His writing spans various genres, including Mystery, Adventure, Romance, Black Comedy, and TechnoThrillers.   A Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, airplanes and pilots are featured in many of his stories. Bass currently lives on the shores of Lake Erie near Lorain, Ohio.   In my book review, I stated Racing the Dream is another book that spans genres. It's a mix of historical fiction, romance, and suspense - and if you are like me, you are going to enjoy it!   Hawk is a WWII fighter pilot turned air racer who starts on a simple course near his airport and ends up racing in the first National Air Racing Championship. His engineer, Father Bob, has been with Hawk since a mishap in the Congo, along with his mechanic, Sparks. The three of them work to get as much speed as they can out of Hawk's racer.   But let's talk about the romance and the suspense. Hawk meets Allison, an official wing-walker and surfer girl. Blonde, beautiful, and daring, she sweeps Hawk off his feet, and he'll do anything for her - including becoming a pilot for the show.   As to the suspense, that comes in the form of Hawk's nemesis - another pilot who wants to win. However, this pilot is willing to win at any cost. Could the cost be Hawk's plane? Or worse, his life?   I learned a lot about air racing, wing walking, and flying low, fast, and turning left. Enjoy the book!   Subscribe to Online for Authors to learn about more great books! https://www.youtube.com/@onlineforauthors?sub_confirmation=1   Join the Novels N Latte Book Club community to discuss this and other books with like-minded readers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3576519880426290   You can follow Author MT Bass: Website: https://mtbassauthor.wordpress.com/ FB: @owlworks IG: @m.t.bass X: @owlworks   Purchase Racing the Dream on Amazon: Paperback: https://amzn.to/4aJSzpS Ebook: https://amzn.to/3WGi858   Teri M Brown, Author and Podcast Host: https://www.terimbrown.com FB: @TeriMBrownAuthor IG: @terimbrown_author X: @terimbrown1   #mtbass #racingthedream #suspense #historicalfiction #terimbrownauthor #authorpodcast #onlineforauthors #characterdriven #researchjunkie #awardwinningauthor #podcasthost #podcast #readerpodcast #bookpodcast #writerpodcast #author #books #goodreads #bookclub #fiction #writer #bookreview *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

The guys spend hour two talking Kings and discuss what the greatest player rivalry in the NBA is all-time.

Whataburger fans, it's time to celebrate — the Mushroom Swiss Burger is BACK! And, honestly, it deserves a welcome party. Two juicy, all-beef patties, melty cheese and two layers of perfectly grilled mushrooms bring the rich, hearty goodness. And let's not forget the creamy au jus sauce tying it all together like a perfect bite-sized symphony. But here's the catch— it's only here for a limited time. So if you love mushrooms, this one's for you. Don't be the person wishing they got it after it's gone. Grab yours today! (0:00-2:10) Intro - Whataburger(2:11-5:19) Final Four Preview/Predictions(5:20-7:04) Top 10 Nonconference Games(7:05-21:36) LSU at Clemson at #1?(21:37-24:33) Other nonconference games(24:34-38:03) Texas at Ohio State(38:04-42:17) Wrapping up with Greg(42:18-52:53) Dear Andy & Ari - Miami's 2001 Team?(52:54-56:28) Rushing the field as an off-team fan(56:29-1:00:54) Rivalry schools for Arizona - Florida(1:00:55-1:11:51) Movies Missed during Fatherhood(1:11:52-1:12:17) Conclusion Happy Friday! It's the day before the Final Four, and Andy & Ari are getting ready to hit the road to San Antonio. But first, the guys go through Ari's top 10 nonconference games of the 2025 season. Do you agree with his list? Should Clemson-LSU really be #1? Later, Andy & Ari sift through some incredible fan questions involving the 2001 Miami team, rushing the field as an off-team fan, and an in-depth discussion on movies at the theater. Watch us LIVE, on YouTube, M-F at 9:30 am et! https://youtube.com/live/G9LKoritdIUInterested in partnering with the show? Email advertise@on3.com Hosts: Andy Staples, Ari WassermanProducer: River Bailey

On this episode of The Sick Podcast, Pierre McGuire joins Tony Marinaro to discuss Montreal Canadiens win over the Boston Bruins, Nick Suzuki surpassing 80 points, Brendan Gallagher's amazing year and more. Later in the show, Tony and Pierre take calls and questions from viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willard and Dibs join Steiny and Guru for a Thursday edition of The Crossover. The guys discuss if the Lakers are a better matchup for the Warriors now with Luka Doncic and without Anthony Davis. Plus, where does the LeBron-Steph rivalry rank in NBA history?

In this episode of The Volley Pod, hosts Coach Davis and Coach Tod discuss the often overlooked challenges of coaching volleyball. They delve into the emotional and psychological aspects of coaching, including the difficulties of giving constructive criticism, maintaining energy and positivity, and managing team dynamics.The conversation emphasizes the importance of communication, self-care, and a growth mindset for coaches. They also share practical tips and resources to help coaches navigate these challenges and improve their coaching effectiveness.The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos from today's episode:https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/doug-beal-on-the-state-of-volleyball-in-america-part-1/ Doug Beal on the State of Volleyball in AmericaResourcesThe Why Is Everything: A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution by Michael Silverhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324093602Tod's new book, The Volleyball Coach's Book of Lists, is available now on Amazon here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/VOLLEYBALL-COACHS-BOOK-LISTS-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B0DP5HSZ5K?ref_=ast_author_mpb⁠ Find The Art of Coaching Volleyball at:⁠ ⁠⁠www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com⁠⁠⁠ The Art of Coaching Volleyball is a comprehensive resource designed to help coaches of all levels to improve their skills, teaching methods, and enhance their knowledge of volleyball. It offers a mix of instructional support, tools, and resources to support coaches in developing athletes and running effective practices.Check out Balltime at:⁠ ⁠www.balltime.com⁠⁠Balltime is an AI-powered volleyball platform designed to provide professional-level game breakdowns, video analysis, and highlight creation for players, coaches, and clubs. Developed by a team of passionate volleyball players and technology enthusiasts, Balltime aims to make advanced video and analytics accessible to everyone.Check out The Volley Pod on Instagram at⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/⁠

Galatians 4:12-20 Thanks to everyone who supports TMBH at patreon.com/thetmbhpodcast You're the reason we can all do this together! Discuss the episode here Music by Jeff Foote

Ted Kravitz is in Suzuka to recap the news from media day ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.He's joined - on the bus - by Simon Lazenby and Naomi Schiff to discuss Yuki Tsunoda's promotion to Red Bull and how Liam Lawson has taken his demotion to Racing Bulls.Plus, they chat about how Ferrari have been working to turn around a disastrous end to their weekend in China, and whether the rivalry between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri can remain friendly at McLaren this season.The F1 Show is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/the-f1-showYou can listen to The F1 Show on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play The F1 Show".Watch every episode of The F1 Show on YouTube here: The F1 Show on YouTubeFor all the latest F1 news, head to skysports.com/f1For advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

Seattle Kraken Head Coach Dan Bylsma joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain from Rogers Arena in Vancouver to talk about the rivalry with the Canucks, offensively doing well against Vancouver, the playoff contention elimination, and evaluating his season.

This week on Sibling Watchery, Bob and Monét break down one of the most emotional episodes in Drag Race herstory. They discuss the family drag reunions, which family members would make them emotional, whether we're seeing the real Sam now, and exactly how many "Toots" are in Susie's name. They also try to understand what defines a family resemblance, Law Roach's thoughts on the runway's fashion-forward looks, and Bob predicts RuPaul's next promo outfit. Plus, they name the season's comedy queen and update their picks for the winner of season seventeen. Go to https://HomeChef.com/RIVALRY for 50% off your first box and free dessert for life! Find a new angle to see things from. Go to https://paireyewear.com and use code SIBLING15 for 15% off your first pair! Want to see exclusive Sibling Rivalry Bonus Content? Head over to www.patreon.com/siblingrivalrypodcast to be the first to see our latest Sibling Rivalry Podcast Videos! @BobTheDragQueen @MonetXChange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can AI transform real estate investing to rival the stock market? Join Neal Bawa & Jeannette Friedrich as they explore the profound impact of AI, fractional investments, and the revolutionary ChatGPT-4 Omni. This episode delves into innovative strategies set to reshape the liquidity and accessibility of real estate, quite possibly bringing an entire new era for investment opportunities. What You Will Learn: - Neal Bawa's unique cognitive approach to business and investment, leveraging his personal experiences and mathematical prowess. - The pivotal role of AI, particularly the newly released ChatGPT-4 Omni, in revolutionizing real estate investment to mirror the liquidity and accessibility of the stock market. - Neal's insights into the democratization of real estate through technology, regulatory changes, and the potential eradication of traditional barriers for investors. - Neal's major announcement about launching an AI-focused investment fund, set to capitalize on the latest advancements in AI technology. Why Listen: This episode is essential for anyone that prioritizes understanding current real estate trends, as well as the future of real estate investment and the transformative impact of AI. Neal's discussion about the launch of ChatGPT-4 Omni and its implications offers a rare glimpse into the future of tech-driven investment strategies. If you are an investor, tech enthusiast, or real estate professional, these insights will arm you with knowledge on where the industry is headed and how to leverage these changes for substantial growth. 00:00 The Future of Humanoid Robots 00:39 Exploring Real Estate Investment with Neal Bawa 02:09 Neal Bawa's Unique Background and Its Impact 02:36 The Mathematical Mind: Autistic Insights into Numbers 06:02 From Technology to Real Estate: Neal's Journey 09:36 Understanding Risk Through a Unique Lens 12:38 Envisioning Real Estate's Rivalry with the Stock Market 13:40 The Role of AI in Democratizing Real Estate Investments 21:25 The Future of Real Estate: Transparency and AI 25:51 The Evolution of AI in Rating and Real Estate Transparency 27:16 The Role of Technology and Regulation in Real Estate Innovation 28:27 The Future of Real Estate: Transparency and AI Integration 32:52 Regulatory Changes and the Path to Real Estate Democratization 37:52 The Revolutionary Potential of Multimodal AI 45:24 Personal Insights and Future Predictions 46:27 Life Hacks and Personal Endeavors 48:06 Connecting with Neal and His Ventures Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments? Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com. To reach Ellie & her team, email them at info@bluelake-capital.com or complete our investor form at www.bluelake-capital.com/new-investor-form and they'll connect with you. Producer: Blue Lake Capital Strategist: Syed Mahmood Editor: Emma Walker Opening Music: Pomplamoose #AI #realestate #chatgptcourse *

On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson joins hosts Peanuts and Roman. Patrick and Roman debate whether LSU or Alabama have produced better defensive backs and Patrick explains the significance of the number seven jersey at LSU. He also discusses some of the major battles he had against Cam Newton in college and the NFL, explains how he overcame his rookie year defensive struggles, and reveals whether he would come back for a fourteenth season. Patrick shares his goals for his second act as a broadcaster and podcaster, tells the story of the teacher who inspired him to pursue public speaking, and talks about life as a “dance dad.” The NFL Players: Second Acts podcast is a production of the NFL in partnership with iHeart Media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Sibling Rivalry, Lizzo joins Bob and Monét to talk all things pop music, from the true queen of pop to the best pop song of all time. They break down music genres, debate whether Texas is the South, and Lizzo shares her songwriting process. Plus, she answers Tyra Show-inspired questions, and Bob and Monét test their flute skills. Go to https://HomeChef.com/RIVALRY for 50% off your first box and free dessert for life! Find a new angle to see things from. Go to https://paireyewear.com and use code SIBLING15 for 15% off your first pair! Want to see exclusive Sibling Rivalry Bonus Content? Head over to www.patreon.com/siblingrivalrypodcast to be the first to see our latest Sibling Rivalry Podcast Videos! @BobTheDragQueen @MonetXChange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to part two of our series on Cold War history with Sergey Radchenko. Here's part one. In today's interview, we discuss… Khrushchev's removal from power and the transition to the Brezhnev era, How the USSR and China managed their relationships with Vietnam, Sino-Soviet border conflicts, Brezhnev's negative feelings toward China, and Nixon's rapprochement, Watergate and the inability of China or the USSR to understand American politics Why the Soviets decided to invade Afghanistan, Reagan's approach to negotiations and his relationship with Gorbachev, How to manage the containment paradox and unknown adversary motives when competing with China and Russia today. Co-hosting today is Jon Sine of the Cogitations substack. Outro music: ДДТ- Родина (DDT - Motherland) (YouTube Link) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valenti and Costa are back together to recap the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Everything from the lack of madness, to refs taking over games to the change at a rivalry matchup in the Elite 8. All of that and so much more on the latest episode of Cash the Ticket. Download and subscribe today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices