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First up this week, although long touted as a green fuel, the traditional approach to hydrogen production is not very sustainable. Staff writer Robert F. Service joins producer Meagan Cantwell to discuss how researchers are aiming to improve electrolyzers—devices that split water into hydrogen and oxygen—with more efficient and durable designs.   Next, Robert Rogers, who was a postdoctoral fellow in molecular biology at Massachusetts General Hospital when this work was conducted, talks with host Sarah Crespi about the idea of chronic hypoxia as medicine. Efficacious in mouse disease models, the big question now is whether long-lasting reduced oxygen could help people with certain serious conditions, such as mitochondrial defects or brain inflammation. The pair discuss what we know so far about this potential treatment and the challenges of delivering low levels of oxygen around the clock.   This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy.   About the Science Podcast   Authors: Sarah Crespi; Meagan Cantwell; Robert Service

Does today's poem contain the secret to minimizing regret in 2025? Kinda, sorta. Happy reading.In his youth, Robert Service worked in a shipping office and a bank, and briefly studied literature at the University of Glasgow. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson, Service sailed to western Canada in 1894 to become a cowboy in the Yukon Wilderness. He worked on a ranch and as a bank teller in Vancouver Island six years after the Gold Rush, gleaning material that would inform his poetry for years to come and earn him his reputation as “Bard of the Yukon.” Service traveled widely throughout his life—to Hollywood, Cuba, Alberta, Paris, Louisiana, and elsewhere—and his travels continued to fuel his writing.A prolific writer and poet, Service published numerous collections of poetry during his lifetime, including Songs of a Sourdough or Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (1907), which went into ten printings its first year, Ballad of a Cheechako (1909) and Ballads of a Bohemian (1921), as well as two autobiographies and six novels. Several of his novels were made into films, and he also appeared as an actor in The Spoilers, a 1942 film with Marlene Dietrich.-bio via Poetry Foundation Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

La Segunda Guerra Mundial comenzó el 1 de septiembre de 1939 con la invasión alemana de Polonia, pero eso fue posible gracias a un acuerdo que nazis y soviéticos habían alcanzado una semana antes, el pacto Molotov-Ribbentrop, también conocido como Tratado de No Agresión Germano-Soviético. Firmado el 23 de agosto de 1939 entre la Alemania nazi y la Unión Soviética este documento lleva los nombres de los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores de ambos países, Joachim von Ribbentrop y Vyacheslav Molotov, de ahí que se le conozca por ese nombre. Su impacto fue determinante en el estallido de la guerra y estuvo en vigor casi dos años, hasta que Hitler puso en marcha la Operación Barbarroja en 1941. El pacto vino precedido por años de tensiones ideológicas y desconfianza mutua entre los dos regímenes. Uno se decía anticomunista y el otro antifascista, pero las circunstancias geopolíticas de finales de la década de los 30 empujaron a Adolf Hitler y a Iósif Stalin a considerar una alianza de carácter pragmático. Para Hitler el pacto aseguraba que Alemania no tendría que librar una guerra en dos frentes como les había sucedido en la Primera Guerra Mundial, mientras que Stalin veía la oportunidad de ganar tiempo para fortalecer la defensa soviética y recuperar lo perdido tras la revolución de octubre sin tener que vérselas con la oposición alemana. Lo más notorio del Pacto Molotov-Ribbentrop fue el Protocolo Secreto, que no se hizo público hasta después de la guerra. Este protocolo dividía Europa del Este en esferas de influencia. Polonia sería repartida entre Alemania y la URSS; los estados bálticos de Estonia, Letonia y Lituania, junto con Finlandia, caerían en la esfera soviética. Además, se legitimaba la anexión soviética de Besarabia, la actual Moldavia, que entonces formaba parte de Rumanía. Esta partición secreta fue un preludio a las invasiones y anexiones que seguirían, alterando drásticamente el mapa político de Europa. La firma del pacto sorprendió a las potencias occidentales que esperaban que la Unión Soviética se uniera a una alianza contra Hitler. La reacción inmediata fue una mezcla de incredulidad y consternación, especialmente entre los comunistas occidentales que veían en este acuerdo una traición a su ideología. La Comintern les ordenó que culpasen de la guerra al imperialismo y que dejasen de combatir a los nazis y los fascistas. En Alemania, el pacto sirvió para invadir Polonia y rehacer el este de Europa a su antojo. La URSS, entretanto, ocupó la mitad oriental de Polonia, anexionó las repúblicas bálticas e invadió Finlandia. Todo le salió a pedir de boca salvo la campaña finlandesa. Para celebrarlo unidades militares alemanas y soviéticas desfilaron juntas en Polonia. Al pacto de agosto de 1939 se añadieron nuevas disposiciones y protocolos así como un ambicioso acuerdo comercial por el que la Unión Soviética se comprometía a suministrar materias primas a Alemania a cambio de armas y maquinaria. Durante el año 1940 la relación entre nazis y soviéticos fue inmejorable hasta el punto de que se barajó incluso la idea de que la URSS se integrase en el Eje junto a japoneses e italianos. El idilio acabó abruptamente el 22 de junio de 1941 cuando los alemanes invadieron la Unión Soviética con un ataque sorpresa y sin declaración de guerra previa. La URSS se convirtió en uno de los aliados y el el Pacto Molotov-Ribbentrop fue olvidado durante el resto de la guerra. En 1948 los estadounidenses, ya metidos en plena guerra fría, publicaron el protocolo secreto de este pacto para avergonzar a los soviéticos, que de puertas adentro prohibieron hablar de él. La existencia misma del protocolo secreto fue negada por los Gobiernos soviéticos durante décadas hasta que en 1989 ya con la Perestroika en marcha, lo admitieron. En El ContraSello: 0:00 Introducción 4:09 El pacto nazi-soviético 1:14:52 Roma: de la República al Imperio 1:21:28 ¿Cómo financió Inglaterra la guerra de independencia de EEUU? Bibliografía: - “La Segunda Guerra Mundial” de Antony Beevor - https://amzn.to/4gNPN4K - “La segunda guerra mundial contada para escépticos” de Juan Eslava Galán - https://amzn.to/4gLPo2t - “Stalin. Una biografia” de Robert Service - https://amzn.to/4fuoATe - “Causes of the Second World War” de Andrew Crozier - https://amzn.to/4iFumVb · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. 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La Segunda Guerra Mundial comenzó el 1 de septiembre de 1939 con la invasión alemana de Polonia, pero eso fue posible gracias a un acuerdo que nazis y soviéticos habían alcanzado una semana antes, el pacto Molotov-Ribbentrop, también conocido como Tratado de No Agresión Germano-Soviético. Firmado el 23 de agosto de 1939 entre la Alemania nazi y la Unión Soviética este documento lleva los nombres de los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores de ambos países, Joachim von Ribbentrop y Vyacheslav Molotov, de ahí que se le conozca por ese nombre. Su impacto fue determinante en el estallido de la guerra y estuvo en vigor casi dos años, hasta que Hitler puso en marcha la Operación Barbarroja en 1941. El pacto vino precedido por años de tensiones ideológicas y desconfianza mutua entre los dos regímenes. Uno se decía anticomunista y el otro antifascista, pero las circunstancias geopolíticas de finales de la década de los 30 empujaron a Adolf Hitler y a Iósif Stalin a considerar una alianza de carácter pragmático. Para Hitler el pacto aseguraba que Alemania no tendría que librar una guerra en dos frentes como les había sucedido en la Primera Guerra Mundial, mientras que Stalin veía la oportunidad de ganar tiempo para fortalecer la defensa soviética y recuperar lo perdido tras la revolución de octubre sin tener que vérselas con la oposición alemana. Lo más notorio del Pacto Molotov-Ribbentrop fue el Protocolo Secreto, que no se hizo público hasta después de la guerra. Este protocolo dividía Europa del Este en esferas de influencia. Polonia sería repartida entre Alemania y la URSS; los estados bálticos de Estonia, Letonia y Lituania, junto con Finlandia, caerían en la esfera soviética. Además, se legitimaba la anexión soviética de Besarabia, la actual Moldavia, que entonces formaba parte de Rumanía. Esta partición secreta fue un preludio a las invasiones y anexiones que seguirían, alterando drásticamente el mapa político de Europa. La firma del pacto sorprendió a las potencias occidentales que esperaban que la Unión Soviética se uniera a una alianza contra Hitler. La reacción inmediata fue una mezcla de incredulidad y consternación, especialmente entre los comunistas occidentales que veían en este acuerdo una traición a su ideología. La Comintern les ordenó que culpasen de la guerra al imperialismo y que dejasen de combatir a los nazis y los fascistas. En Alemania, el pacto sirvió para invadir Polonia y rehacer el este de Europa a su antojo. La URSS, entretanto, ocupó la mitad oriental de Polonia, anexionó las repúblicas bálticas e invadió Finlandia. Todo le salió a pedir de boca salvo la campaña finlandesa. Para celebrarlo unidades militares alemanas y soviéticas desfilaron juntas en Polonia. Al pacto de agosto de 1939 se añadieron nuevas disposiciones y protocolos así como un ambicioso acuerdo comercial por el que la Unión Soviética se comprometía a suministrar materias primas a Alemania a cambio de armas y maquinaria. Durante el año 1940 la relación entre nazis y soviéticos fue inmejorable hasta el punto de que se barajó incluso la idea de que la URSS se integrase en el Eje junto a japoneses e italianos. El idilio acabó abruptamente el 22 de junio de 1941 cuando los alemanes invadieron la Unión Soviética con un ataque sorpresa y sin declaración de guerra previa. La URSS se convirtió en uno de los aliados y el el Pacto Molotov-Ribbentrop fue olvidado durante el resto de la guerra. En 1948 los estadounidenses, ya metidos en plena guerra fría, publicaron el protocolo secreto de este pacto para avergonzar a los soviéticos, que de puertas adentro prohibieron hablar de él. La existencia misma del protocolo secreto fue negada por los Gobiernos soviéticos durante décadas hasta que en 1989 ya con la Perestroika en marcha, lo admitieron. En El ContraSello: 0:00 Introducción 4:09 El pacto nazi-soviético 1:14:52 Roma: de la República al Imperio 1:21:28 ¿Cómo financió Inglaterra la guerra de independencia de EEUU? Bibliografía: - “La Segunda Guerra Mundial” de Antony Beevor - https://amzn.to/4gNPN4K - “La segunda guerra mundial contada para escépticos” de Juan Eslava Galán - https://amzn.to/4gLPo2t - “Stalin. Una biografia” de Robert Service - https://amzn.to/4fuoATe - “Causes of the Second World War” de Andrew Crozier - https://amzn.to/4iFumVb · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #stalin #segundaguerramundial

The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.

Ever wondered how a lodge owner turned a simple idea into a marketing phenomenon? Join us as we recount the early days of managing a fishing lodge and the visionary plan that changed everything. We share personal stories of collaborating with TV icons like Peter Bowman and Mike Miller, capturing the essence of camaraderie and adventure that defined our journey. You'll also hear a special campfire recital of "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service—a poem that became a beloved tradition among our guests.Get ready for an amusing tale from our first fishing show shoot. A stressful start and an embarrassing mix-up transformed into a day filled with laughter and unforgettable moments. As we explore the high stakes and significant investments made to ensure the lodge's success, you'll gain insight into the unwavering commitment behind every decision. From reality TV connections to hosting charity auction winners, these experiences laid the foundation for incredible friendships and future opportunities.We also reminisce about our evolving relationships with industry figures like Ange and his team and how these connections opened doors we never could have imagined. Hear about lively evenings of storytelling, a memorable Maple Leafs game, and even a humorous incident involving our lodge's housekeeper. These tales highlight not just the challenges but also the joy and community spirit that comes with outdoor adventures. Finally, learn about the birth of the Ugly Pike Podcast, a passion project aiming to be the go-to resource for muskie angling enthusiasts. Join us for a blend of personal anecdotes, fishing escapades, and unwavering dedication to the angling community.

GEORGIA RADIO - Grammy winner John McEuen will released his new album, TheNewsman, on March 22nd viaCompass Records. And he joined us to talk about it, plus his incredible music career to date.In an unprecedented move for McEuen,the album is 11 spoken word tracks, all mini movies with his unique style ofmusic behind each one. From the opening title track, which is a true storyabout a man who sold newspapers and was a tremendous influence on the youngmusician in Los Angeles, to the final cut, “Julie's Theme,” inspired by JulesVerne telling a friend, in a French cemetery, about his recently deceased youngwife, McEuen presents an album filled with stories that will inspire andperhaps bring a tear to your eye.The different tracks on the album rage from “Killed at theFord,” a Civil War-era poem that tells of the death of a young soldier as heand friends go to meet a picket-guard by a ford. Although no trouble is expected, a shot isfired from the woods and the young man is dead. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellowdoesn't end the poem there, but relates how it affects the young man's familyat home.“The Cremation of Sam McGee,” one of the most famous poemswritten by Robert Service, was published in 1907. It is told from theperspective of the man who cremates the prospector who froze to death in theYukon while searching for gold.The Stephen Vincent Benét poem “The Mountain Whippoorwill”was published in 1925. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released it on their album“Stars & Striped Forever” in 1974.“Fly Trouble” is a Hank Williams Sr. classic from 1949, and oneof “talking blues” numbers that McEuen has recited many times over the pastyears.“Old Rivers” was written by Cliff Crofford andreleased by Walter Brennan in 1963, while Thomas Monroe wrote “Nui Ba Den”while he was in Vietnam in 1968. More recent writings are “Pineapple John” byJohn Carter Cash, Hans Olson's “I'll Be Glad When I Run Out Of Gas” andThaddeus Bryant's “Red Clay.”“I have been around the world playing music and collectingstories for… a long time,” McEuen acknowledges. “As a teenager, well beforeNitty Gritty Dirt Band, I loved Meredith Wilson's The Music Man.Before I started playing I must have recited “Ya Got Trouble”2,000times! Later, when performing became part of the life I picked, every now andthen I would do one of these ‘stories' (often a Hank Williams talking blues) onstage, always happy about how well they went over.“I did The Mountain Whippoorwill for many years with theearly Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Then, another story would come along, be learned,and ‘filed away' for a future date. ‘The stories' soon tired of waiting to ‘getdone'.“So, I did them.”McEuen credits work he has done on film scores as a majorinfluence on this album. He especially credits Tommy Lee Jones, who along with SissySpacek starred in “Good Ole Boys,” for which he did the soundtrack.“At this point of my career, film score work (14 cool scores)gave me the experience of putting background music with words and picture,without getting ‘in the way' with music,” McEuen says. “I learned from TommyLee Jones, while I was doing a score for him, that when someone says ‘Hey,that's a great score going on there,' the music person has failed to supportthe picture. You can't let the music dominate, it has to support what'shappening.' So it sometimes is with spoken word. This album is a soundtrack forfilms not yet made.”McEuen says that watching the Tom Hanks film News of theWorld made him finish this album. “I feel like that character, having toread the news to people who have not yet heard it. And, my first ‘song', thetitle cut, was about that type of fellow in a way, and hisstory had tobe told.“I find in this final year of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, this albumcomes in a good space. That was a great 50-year run for me, and now that it hasrun its course, it's time for The Newsman!“I look forward to going out and telling people about those 50years that impacted so many, especially me, playing some new music, andthrowing a few of these stories in along the way.”McEuen believes these spoken word offerings can fit on radio.“It is my suggestion that programmers add one of these cuts in between othermusic they are playing, finding styles that fit each – as they are eachdifferent. Listening to The Newsman from top to bottom is a lot to askof anyone! I look forward to seeing what people program with various cuts.”QUICK LINK: https://store.compassrecords.com/products/the-newsman-a-man-of-recordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Grammy winner John McEuen will release his new album, The Newsman, on April 12 on Compass Records. An unprecedented move for McEuen, the album is 10 spoken word tracks (and one instrumental), all mini-movies, with John's unique style of music behind each. From the opening title track, a true story about a man who sold newspapers and was a tremendous influence on the young musician in Los Angeles, to the final cut, “Julie's Theme,” inspired by Julies Verne telling a friend, in a French cemetery, about his recently deceased young wife, McEuen presents an album filled with stories that will inspire and perhaps bring a tear to your eye. The different tracks on the album range from “Killed at the Ford,” a Civil War-era poem that tells of the death of a young soldier as he and friends go to meet a picket-guard by a ford,  not expecting trouble. A shot is fired from the woods, and the young man is dead. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow doesn't end the poem there, but relates how it affects the young man's family at home. “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” one of the most famous poems written by Robert Service, was published in 1907, told from the perspective of the man who cremates the prospector who died in the Yukon, while searching for gold. The Stephen Vincent Benét poem “The Mountain Whippoorwill” (published in 1925). “FlyTrouble” is a Hank Williams Sr. classic from 1949, and one of “talking blues”numbers that McEuen has recited many times over the past years.“OldRivers” was released by Walter Brennann1963,  Thomas Monroe wrote “Nui Ba Den” while he was in Vietnam in 1968.More recent writings are “Pineapple John” by John Carter Cash, Hans Olson's“I'll Be Glad When I Run Out Of Gas” and Thaddeus Bryant's “Red Clay.” This album is a soundtrack for films not yet made.” McEuen says that watching the Tom Hanks film News of the World made him finish this album. “I feel like that character, having to read the news to people who have not yet heard it. And, my first ‘song', the title cut, was about that type of fellow, in a way, and his story had to be told.I find in this final year of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, this album comes in a good space.That was a great 50-year run for me, and now that it has run its course, it's time for The Newsman. I look forward to going out and telling people about those 50 years that impacted so many, especially me, playing some new music, and throwing a few of these stories in along the way.” McEuen believes these spoken word offerings can fit on radio. “It is my suggestion to add one of these cuts in between other music you are playing, finding styles that fit each – as they are each different. Listening to from top to bottom is a lot to ask of anyone! I look forward to seeing what people program with various cuts.” #nittygrittydirtband #spokenword #newalbum #newmusic #stevemartin #music #poetry #poems #tommyleejones #sissyspacek 

Grammy winner John McEuen will release his new album, The Newsman, on April 12 on Compass Records. An unprecedented move for McEuen, the album is 10 spoken word tracks (and one instrumental), all mini-movies, with John's unique style of music behind each. From the opening title track, a true story about a man who sold newspapers and was a tremendous influence on the young musician in Los Angeles, to the final cut, “Julie's Theme,” inspired by Julies Verne telling a friend, in a French cemetery, about his recently deceased young wife, McEuen presents an album filled with stories that will inspire and perhaps bring a tear to your eye. The different tracks on the album range from “Killed at the Ford,” a Civil War-era poem that tells of the death of a young soldier as he and friends go to meet a picket-guard by a ford,  not expecting trouble. A shot is fired from the woods, and the young man is dead. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow doesn't end the poem there, but relates how it affects the young man's family at home. “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” one of the most famous poems written by Robert Service, was published in 1907, told from the perspective of the man who cremates the prospector who died in the Yukon, while searching for gold. The Stephen Vincent Benét poem “The Mountain Whippoorwill” (published in 1925). “FlyTrouble” is a Hank Williams Sr. classic from 1949, and one of “talking blues”numbers that McEuen has recited many times over the past years.“OldRivers” was released by Walter Brennann1963,  Thomas Monroe wrote “Nui Ba Den” while he was in Vietnam in 1968.More recent writings are “Pineapple John” by John Carter Cash, Hans Olson's“I'll Be Glad When I Run Out Of Gas” and Thaddeus Bryant's “Red Clay.” This album is a soundtrack for films not yet made.” McEuen says that watching the Tom Hanks film News of the World made him finish this album. “I feel like that character, having to read the news to people who have not yet heard it. And, my first ‘song', the title cut, was about that type of fellow, in a way, and his story had to be told.I find in this final year of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, this album comes in a good space.That was a great 50-year run for me, and now that it has run its course, it's time for The Newsman. I look forward to going out and telling people about those 50 years that impacted so many, especially me, playing some new music, and throwing a few of these stories in along the way.” McEuen believes these spoken word offerings can fit on radio. “It is my suggestion to add one of these cuts in between other music you are playing, finding styles that fit each – as they are each different. Listening to from top to bottom is a lot to ask of anyone! I look forward to seeing what people program with various cuts.” #nittygrittydirtband #spokenword #newalbum #newmusic #stevemartin #music #poetry #poems #tommyleejones #sissyspacek 

Jean Shepherd is back this week for a cold wintry show on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 280. Your Humble Host brings you a perfect song to start our show and is then happy to revive a tradition of Shep's whenever the temperatures fell and the cold wintry days were upon us. Listen and you shall hear Jean Shepherd's Robert Service chilly tales for winter.

This week: The Spectator's cover story looks at how Britain is sobering up, forgoing alcohol in favour of alcohol free alternatives. In his piece, Henry Jeffreys – author of Empire of Booze – attacks the vice of sobriety and argues that the abstinence of young Britons will have a detrimental impact on the drinks industry and British culture. He joins the podcast alongside Camilla Tominey, associate editor of the Telegraph and a teetotaler. (01:27) Also this week: could Mongolia be the next geopolitical flashpoint? The Spectator's Wild Life columnist Aidan Hartley writes in the magazine about Mongolia's fate, as the country tries to juggle a historic relationship with China and Russia, with desires for a stronger association with the West. Aidan joins us alongside Sergey Radchenko, the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss Mongolia's dilemma. (17:10) And finally: why isn't Lenin as reviled as some of history's other villains? To coincide with the centenary of Vladimir Lenin's death, James Bartholomew writes about the increase in pro-Lenin sympathy amongst young people. He says that despite Lenin's many crimes, around 15% of young people approve of him. To discuss James's article, Lara speaks to Robert Service, author of Lenin: A Biography. (27:39) Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. Applications to join the Spectator's broadcast team will close on Sunday. So if you noticed any mistakes in this podcast, any inaccuracies or perhaps even a sloppy editing job in this podcast, then you could be exactly who we need. To apply, follow the link: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/wanted-a-broadcast-producer-for-the-spectator-2/

This week:  The Spectator's cover story looks at how Britain is sobering up, forgoing alcohol in favour of alcohol free alternatives. In his piece, Henry Jeffreys – author of Empire of Booze – attacks the vice of sobriety and argues that the abstinence of young Britons will have a detrimental impact on the drinks industry and British culture. He joins the podcast alongside Camilla Tominey, associate editor of the Telegraph and a teetotaler. (01:27) Also this week: could Mongolia be the next geopolitical flashpoint?  The Spectator's Wild Life columnist Aidan Hartley writes in the magazine about Mongolia's fate, as the country tries to juggle a historic relationship with China and Russia, with desires for a stronger association with the West. Aidan joins us alongside Sergey Radchenko, the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss Mongolia's dilemma. (17:10) And finally: why isn't Lenin as reviled as some of history's other villains?  To coincide with the centenary of Vladimir Lenin's death, James Bartholomew writes about the increase in pro-Lenin sympathy amongst young people. He says that despite Lenin's many crimes, around 15% of young people approve of him. To discuss James's article, Lara speaks to Robert Service, author of Lenin: A Biography. (27:39) Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson.  Applications to join the Spectator's broadcast team will close on Sunday. So if you noticed any mistakes in this podcast, any inaccuracies or perhaps even a sloppy editing job in this podcast, then you could be exactly who we need. To apply, follow the link: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/wanted-a-broadcast-producer-for-the-spectator-2/

Josef Stalin is a titan of modern history – and one of its most infamous leaders, responsible for the deaths of millions. Danny Bird spoke to Robert Service to chart the Soviet tyrant's life, from his childhood in Georgia to his rise to become the dictator of the Soviet Union and an architect of the post-war world. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thom Francis introduces us to poet and United States Army Veteran, W.D. Clarke. W.D Clarke is a local poet residing between Saratoga Springs, NY, and New Brunswick, Canada. His most recent book of poems is titled “Still More Tales.” His poems are rhyming mini-stories running the gambit from serious to humorous and sometimes macabre, in a style reminiscent of Rudyard Kipling and Robert Service. Clarke was the featured poet at the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center on April 19, 2018.

Brace yourself for an unforgettable foray into the captivating narrative of Robert Service's poem, "The Cremation of Sam McGee." As the icy winds of the Klondike Gold Rush era whip around you, absorb the poignant tale of two friends' perilous quest for gold. Discover the historical significance of the term "sourdough," as we lead you deeper into the frigid Yukon wilderness. Marvel at how Service, like his characters, found inspiration in his surroundings. The chilling scene of Sam's cremation on the frosty expanse of Lake Labarge is brought to life in a dramatic reading of the poem. Illuminating the sacrifices made in the relentless pursuit of wealth, this haunting piece acts as a testament to human fortitude, enduring loyalty, and broken promises.The raw, stark imagery and grim themes of this iconic poem have forever carved their place in the annals of literature. Delving into the eerie scene of McGee's cremation, we dissect how Service harnesses the potent power of words to paint a vivid picture of the harsh Yukon environment. This immersive exploration of the poem's themes and historical context underscores the tragic consequences of the gold rush. As we uncover the true meaning of "sourdough" and its connection to the Yukon, the poem's profundity unfurls, revealing an intricate tapestry of emotion and human perseverance. Join us on this journey, as we celebrate one of the most memorable poems from the Klondike Gold Rush era.Support the showReturn of the Great HuntersCattle Drives WebsiteLegends of Dodge City WebsiteOrder Books

E88: In this episode, I beckon you into the icy realms of the Arctic, unravelling the compelling narrative of "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service. Get ready to navigate the poem's chilling tale, which paints a vivid picture of a man's fierce determination to honour his friend's final wish in the face of daunting challenges.⭐ ENGLlSH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership that allows you to access bonus material that I will be making alongside every episode. Plus Members receive an email every Monday containing their bonus materials.Become a PLUS member here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038858/subscribeFLUENCY MASTERCLASS Register to join my next free Fluency Masterclass: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/english-fluency-masterclass-registration/Support the show

Bunch of calls: "Problem" coworker? Trump going to prison! Racial profiling? Are fat people closer to God? The Hake Report, Wednesday, August 2, 2023 AD TIME STAMPS * 0:00:00 Start / Topics (didn't get to any)* 0:03:47 Hey, guys! Columbus tee (Vince James)* 0:06:41 JT, ATLANTA: problem coworker* 0:18:40 JOE, AZ: Trump going to prison* 0:32:01 DANIEL, TX: Life and limb* 0:42:33 Atlanta boys accost a Rolls Royce* 0:45:58 KENDALL, FL: Flat Earth, all-caps TRUMP not Trump* 0:55:01 At the Moment - Stavesacre (1996, Friction)* 1:01:43 Supers: Ilhan trolls white men, 3rd fave caller?* 1:13:15 CHRIS, TORONTO: Area profiling? "If," Canadian poet* 1:16:43 CHRIS: "Laughter" poem, Robert Service* 1:20:17 JOSH, GA: body positivity, fat people closer to God (Hassan)* 1:33:26 MAZE, OH: Cops. Want "45" under oath* 1:45:08 AUSTIN, AZ: SC felon voted* 1:51:46 TRICK, MT: Racism, fallen nature, embracing wolves* 1:57:20 Super: Who'd you date from the Squad?* 1:58:51 Where Is My Mind? - Ghoti Hook (1998)BLOG https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2023/8/2/the-hake-report-wed-8-2-23 PODCAST by HAKE SubstackHake is LIVE Mon-Fri 9-11 AM PT (11AM-1PM CT / 12-2 PM ET) - Call-in: 1-888-775-3773 - thehakereport.com VIDEO  YouTube  |  Rumble*  |  BitChute  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Odysee*  |  DLive  |  Kick  PODCAST  Apple  |  Spotify  |  Castbox  |  Podcast Addict  |  Pocket Casts  |  Substack  (RSS)  *SUPER CHAT on asterisked platforms, and/or:  Ko-fi  |  BuyMeACoffee  |  Streamlabs  SUPPORT / EXCLUSIVES  Substack  |  SubscribeStar  |  Locals  ||  SHOP  Teespring  SEE ALSO  Hake News on The JLP Show  |  Appearances elsewhere (other shows, etc.) JLP Network:  JLP  |  TFS  |  Church  |  Hake  |  Anchor Baby  |  Joel Friday Get full access to HAKE at thehakereport.substack.com/subscribe

*Bonus* Klondike Characters in Hollywood The Boom years of Dawson City generated some of the most influential characters in Hollywood history.  In this bonus episode, we discuss “Fatty” Arbuckle, Sid Grauman, Alex Pantages, Jack London, Robert Service, and many others!

Note: Patrick had to record in his kitchen, so there's a slight echo, but everything is clear. In which we talk about how the average person in Canada would have seen the Boer War in South Africa (hint: big questions were asked about why). We talk about a Robert Service poem and Stephen Leacock's famous Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. ---Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); the recommended reading page (https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/books/) ---Contact: historiacanadiana@gmail.com; Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CanLitHistory). --- Sources/Further Reading: Berger, Carl. The Sense of Power, University of Toronto Press, 1970. Brown, Brigitte. “The South African War (1899-1902) and the Transperipheral Production of Canadian Literatures,” Carleton University, 2020. Leacock, Stephen. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Broadview Press, 1912 [2002]. Robinet, Alicia C., ““The seal set on our nationhood”: Canadian Literary Responses to the South African War (1899-1902)”, The University of Western Ontario, Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository, 2021. Service, Robert W. “The March of the Dead,” Songs of a Sourdough. William Briggs, 1907, pp. 62-65.

Misha Glenny's final programme on Russia - what it is and where it came from - looks at the country's attitude to war. What has been the long lasting effect of the great patriotic wars against Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte? Plus the Poles, the Mongols, and the British in Crimea. With contributions from Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad, Robert Service, author of the Last Tsar, Kateryna Khinkulova of BBC World Service, former ambassador to Moscow Rhodric Braithwaite, and Dominic Lieven, author of Napoleon against Russia. Producer: Miles Warde (Photo: World War Two, Russian front. Street fight in Stalingrad, October 1942. Credit: Roger Viollet/Getty Images)

There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold… We're back to Northern Exposure, and Robert Service makes an appearance. What a strange set of episodes these were. One was fine, one was a shit pile, and one was real fuckin' weird. Thank you so much to our […]

“A promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.” From the poem, the Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service.

A Russian army stands at the gates of the capital of another country, a country that Russia has previously occupied and one that, according to Russian politicians, has no right to independent existence. Sounds familiar? That capital city was Warsaw and the year was 1920. But what happened in Poland just after the end of the First World War bears strong similarities to what went on near Kyiv in 2022. After World War I, Russian Bolsheviks, and Lenin in particular, wanted to re-occupy Poland, and indeed Ukraine, Belarus and some other countries, so that they could serve as a bridge for exporting communist revolution to Western Europe. The Poles resisted even though at first they were outnumbered and outgunned by the Russians. The result was the Polish-Bolshevik war which wasn't fully resolved until 1921 and which had a big impact on the future shape of inter-war Europe. To guide us through the Polish-Bolshevik war, Rajan Datar is joined by three distinguished historians: Dr. Pawel Duber, a Researcher at Nottingham Trent University whose work focuses on Poland in the first half of the 20th century; Anita Prazmowska, Professor of International History at London School of Economics and the author of many publications on Polish history in the last century and beyond; and Robert Service, Emeritus Professor of Russian history at Oxford University whose books cover Russia from the Mongol conquest to Putin. (Photo: Red Army on the Polish front, c.1920. Credit: Photo 12/Getty Images)

Max Pearson presents a compilation of this week's Witness History programmes from the BBC World Service. You'll hear the story of how a protest led by the punk band Pussy Riot in one of Moscow's main cathedrals led to a trial which made the news inside Russia and around the world. Then, historian Robert Service talks about other examples of rebellion, from the time of the Russian empire through to modern day. Also, the man Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet wanted dead, the most bizarre football match of all time and the African man who travelled across the world to live in the Arctic. (Photo: Pussy Riot. Credit: Getty Images) Contributors: Diana Burkot - member of Pussy Riot Robert Service - Professor of Russian History at the University of Oxford Carmen Castillo - wife of Miguel Enriquez who led resistance against Augusto Pichochet Paul Lambert - former Scotland footballer Alan Matarasso - American plastic surgeon Tété-Michel Kpomassie - Arctic explorer

Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here.I talk with Joseph von Benedikt, host of The Backcountry Hunting Podcast and long-time gun writer, about his illustrious career. We talk about some of his hunting adventures, from Alaska to Africa, as well as the new 7mm PRC from Hornady. Epic poetry, Elephants in Africa, poetry from Robert Service, the loneliness of wild places, wolf hunting...we cover it all. The Backcountry Hunting Podcast on Instagram. Sign up today for coaching at Barbell-Logic.com/HardMen. Order your meat bundle today at SaltandStrings.com. Support the Hard Men Podcast at Patreon.com/EricConn. 

Of the evil genius of Russian Communism, of the utopianism that drives the Left, and of how the search for transcendence is the driver of most modern political action. (This article was first published December 29, 2018.) The written, original version of this article can be found here, or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/12/29/book-review-trotsky-a-biography-robert-service/ We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 

In a tip o' the hat to the occasion, Mike delivers a dramatic recitation of one of his very favorite poems, The Cremation of Same McGee by Robert Service.  Happy Halloween!

Episode 113:This week we're continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith[Part 1]Introduction[Part 2-5]1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905[Part 6-8]2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917[Part 9-12]3. From February to October 1917[Part 13 - 17]4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power[Part 18 - 22]5. War Communism[Part 23]6. The New Economic Policy: Politics and the EconomyNew Economic Policy and AgricultureNew Economic Policy and IndustryNew Economic Policy and Labour[Part 25 - This Week]6. The New Economic Policy: Politics and the EconomyThe Inner Party Struggle - 0:30The Party State - 25:46Instituting Law - 40:20[Part 26?]6. The New Economic Policy: Politics and the Economy[Part 27 - 30?]7. The New Economic Policy: Society and Culture[Part 31?]ConclusionFigure 6.1 - 4:33Soviet leaders in 1919. From left, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Mikhail Kalinin.[see on www.abnormalmapping.com/leftist-reading-rss/2022/2/15/leftist-reading-russia-in-revolution-part-25]Footnotes:54) 1:33V. P. Vilkova (ed.), VKP(b): vnutripartiinaia bor'ba v dvadtsatye gody: dokumenty i materialy, 1923g. (Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2004).55) 2:05.56) 2:53Gimpel'son, Formirovanie, 177.57) 5:38Moshe Lewin, Lenin's Last Struggle (London: Faber, 1969).58) 11:05For an interesting interpretation of the inner-party conflict that sees it as rooted in an underlying difference between ‘revivalist' and ‘technicist' types of Bolshevism, see Priestland, Stalinism, ch. 2.59) 12:06Richard B. Day, Leon Trotsky and the Politics of Economic Isolation (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973).60) 13:07Stephen F. Cohen, Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography, 1888–1938 (New York: Knopf, 1973).61) 14:31David R. Stone, Hammer and Rifle: The Militarization of the Soviet Union 1926–1933 (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2000).62) 15:24G. L. Olekh, Krovnye uzy: RKP(b) i ChK/GPU v pervoi polovine 1920-x godov: mekhanizm vzaimootnoshenii (Novosibirsk: NGAVT 1999), 92–3.63) 18:08Stephen Kotkin, Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928 (London: Penguin, 2015), 432.64) 18:31Harris, ‘Stalin as General Secretary, in Davies and Harris (eds), Stalin: A New History, 63–82 (69).65) 20:!2Excellent biographies of Stalin include Robert Service, Stalin: A Biography (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2004); Oleg V. Khlevniuk, Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015).66) 22:14I. V. Stalin, ‘The October Revolution and the Tactics of the Russian Communists', .67) 23:27James Harris, ‘Stalin and Stalinism', The Oxford Handbook of Modern Russian History, Oxford Handbooks Online,1–21 (6).68) 24:18Alfred J. Rieber, ‘Stalin as Georgian: The Formative Years', in Davies and Harris (eds), Stalin: A New History, 18–44.69) 24:34E. A. Rees, Political Thought from Machiavelli to Stalin (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2004), 222.70) 25:17 ‘Stalin i krizis proletarskoi diktatury', .71) 27:09R. W. Davies, The Industrialization of Soviet Russia, vol. 3: The Soviet Economy in Turmoil (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1929), xxiii.72) 27:55Heinzen says 70,000 were employed in the Commissariat of Agriculture by the end of the decade. Heinzen, Inventing, 2.73) 29:13Michael Voslenskii, Nomenklatura: The Soviet Ruling Class (New York: Doubleday, 1984); Harris, ‘Stalin as General Secretary', 69.74) 31:15Shkaratan, Problemy, 272.75) 32:00Golos Naroda, 199.76) 32:50Graeme Gill, Origins of the Stalinist Political System (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), 118.77) 34:28Sheila Fitzpatrick, Education and Social Mobility in the Soviet Union, 1921–1934 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979).78) 38:31E. A. Wood, The Baba and the Comrade: Gender and Politics in Revolutionary Russia (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997).79) 39:10Wendy Z. Goldman, Women, the State and Revolution: Soviet Family Policy and Social Life, 1917–1936 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993), 111.80) 39:35Olekh, Krovnye uzy, 90.81) 40:09Golos naroda, 152.82) 41:19Nikita Petrov, ‘Les Transformations du personnel des organes de sécurité soviétiques, 1922–1953', Cahiers du monde russe, 22:2 (2001), 375–96 (376).83) 41:47S. A. Krasil'nikov, Na izlomakh sotsial'noi struktury: marginaly v poslerevoliutsionnom rossiiskom obshchestve (1917—konets 1930-kh godov) (Novosibirsk: NGU, 1998), table 4.84) 42:33V. K. Vinogradov, ‘Ob osobennostiakh informatsionnykh materialov OGPU kak istochnik po istorii sovetskogo obshchestva', in ‘Sovershenno sekretno': Liubianka- Stalinu o polozhenii v strane (1922–1934), vol. 1, part 1: 1922–23 (Moscow: RAN, 2001), 31–7685) 43:42Roger Pethybridge, One Step Backwards, Two Steps Forward: Soviet Society and Politics in the New Economic Policy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990).86) 44:44Solomon, Soviet Criminal Justice.87) 45:38Neil B. Weissman, ‘Local Power in the 1920s: Police and Administrative Reform', in Theodore Taranovski (ed.), Reform in Modern Russian History (Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center and Cambridge University Press, 1995), 265–89.88) 45:59Neil Weissman, ‘Policing the NEP Countryside', in Sheila Fitzpatrick, A. Rabinowitch, and R. Stites (eds), Russia in the Era of NEP (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991), 174–91 (177); R. S. Mulukaev and N. N. Kartashov, Militsiia Rossii (1917–1993gg.) (Orël: Oka, 1995), 43.89) 46:48Joan Neuberger, Hooliganism: Crime, Culture and Power in St Petersburg, 1900–1914 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993).90) 47:09Tracy McDonald, Face to the Village: The Riazan Countryside under Soviet Rule, 1921–1930 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011), 90.91) 47:41David A. Newman, ‘Criminal Strategies and Institutional Concerns in the Soviet Legal System: An Analysis of Criminal Appeals in Moscow Province, 1921–28', Ph.D. dissertation, UCLA (2013), 183.

John Connolly, The Spectator's news editor, is joined by deputy editor Freddy Gray; political editor James Forsyth; business editor Martin Vander Weyer; assistant editor Isabel Hardman; contributors Louise Perry and Simon Kuper; historian Robert Service; journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet; Times royal correspondent Valentine Low; deputy editor Freddy Gray; political editor James Forsyth; business editor Martin Vander Weyer; and assistant editor Isabel Hardman.

Doug Young joins Will Collins to discuss and recap their recent 8 day backcountry canoe trip to Yukon, Canada. Organized and guided by Will & Buffalo Roamer Outdoors.They talk the wilderness camping, paddling fast rivers, gold mining, Robert Service, camp food, mountain storm systems, and more. Join us on an adventure like this!www.buffaloroamer.com or email buffaloroamer@yaho.comSubscribe now to Buffalo Roamer Outdoors for the latest stories of adventure. New episodes the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.

Jennie and Dianne explore Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, Alaska. Founded in 1891, Evergreen Cemetery has become the final resting place to many of Juneau's pioneers. They share the ordinary extraordinary stories of two Tlingit women who were instrumental in preserving and continuing their native heritage, the stories of the co-founders of Juneau, and Joseph Juneau and Richard Harris, and a love story that ended in tragedy with the sinking of the S S. Princess Sofia also called The “Unknown Titanic of the West Coast”.  As poet Robert Service wrote, "Let us journey to a lonely land I know. There's a whisper on the night wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, and the Wild is calling, calling... Let us go."Resources used to research this episode include:Ritter, Harry. Alaska's History The People, Land and Events of the North Country . 1st ed., Alaska Northwest Books, 2020, pp. 62-65. "Evergreen Cemetery (Juneau, Alaska) ." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Cemetery_(Juneau,_Alaska). Accessed 17 July 2022.Arauz Peña, Pablo. "Local voices share Juneau's lesser-known stories through downtown audio history project ." https://www.ktoo.org/. 2 Feb. 2021. www.ktoo.org/2021/02/02/local-voices-share-juneaus-lesser-known-stories-through-downtown-audio-history-project/. Accessed 17 July 2022.Stone, David B., and Charles C. Hawley. "Joseph Juneau (1833 - 1899) ." https://alaskamininghalloffame.org/. alaskamininghalloffame.org/inductees/juneau.php.Stone, David B., and Charles C. Hawley . "Richard Tighe Harris (1833 - 1907) ." https://alaskamininghalloffame.org/. alaskamininghalloffame.org/inductees/harris.php. Accessed 17 July 2022.Lattka, Anne. "The Princess Sophia Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park ." https://www.nps.gov/. 1 Dec. 2016. www.nps.gov/articles/khns-princess-sophia.htm. Accessed 17 July 2022.Juneau-Douglas City Museum , and CBJ Community Development . Evergreen Cemetery . Juneau .Southeast , Discovery . People of the Land.Service , Robert . The Spell of the Yukon. 1907. New York , Dodd, Mead & Company , 1965, p. 15.18.22.39.

Ferlinghetti, Lenny Bruce, Robert Service, Gill Scott Heron, and great poets you have likely never heard off.

On this week's show: Whether biofuels for planes will become a reality, mitigating climate change by working with nature, and the second installment of our book series on the science of food and agriculture First this week, Science Staff Writer Robert F. Service talks with producer Meagan Cantwell about sustainable aviation fuel, a story included in Science's special issue on climate change. Researchers have been able to develop this green gas from materials such as municipal garbage and corn stalks. Will it power air travel in the future? Also in the special issue this week, Nathalie Seddon, a professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, chats with host Sarah Crespi about the value of working with nature to support the biodiversity and resilience of our ecosystems. Seddon emphasizes that nature-based solutions alone cannot stop climate change—technological approaches and behavioral changes will also need to be implemented. Finally, we have the second installment of our series of author interviews on the science of food and agriculture. Host and science journalist Angela Saini talks to Jessica Hernandez, an Indigenous environmental scientist and author of Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science. Hernandez's book explores the failures of Western conservationism—and what we can learn about land management from Indigenous people. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. [Image: USDA NCRS Texas; Music: Jeffrey Cook] [alt: cows in a forest] Authors: Meagan Cantwell; Robert Service, Sarah Crespi, Angela Saini Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add6320 About the Science Podcast: https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show: Whether biofuels for planes will become a reality, mitigating climate change by working with nature, and the second installment of our book series on the science of food and agriculture First this week, Science Staff Writer Robert F. Service talks with producer Meagan Cantwell about sustainable aviation fuel, a story included in Science's special issue on climate change. Researchers have been able to develop this green gas from materials such as municipal garbage and corn stalks. Will it power air travel in the future? Also in the special issue this week, Nathalie Seddon, a professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, chats with host Sarah Crespi about the value of working with nature to support the biodiversity and resilience of our ecosystems. Seddon emphasizes that nature-based solutions alone cannot stop climate change—technological approaches and behavioral changes will also need to be implemented. Finally, we have the second installment of our series of author interviews on the science of food and agriculture. Host and science journalist Angela Saini talks to Jessica Hernandez, an Indigenous environmental scientist and author of Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science. Hernandez's book explores the failures of Western conservationism—and what we can learn about land management from Indigenous people. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. [Image: USDA NCRS Texas; Music: Jeffrey Cook] [alt: cows in a forest] Authors: Meagan Cantwell; Robert Service, Sarah Crespi, Angela Saini Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add6320 About the Science Podcast: https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behan singing Behan, Robert Service reciting his own work, and songs of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad.

Episode 91:This week we're continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith[Part 1]Introduction[Part 2]1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905Autocracy and OrthodoxyPopular Religion[Part 3 - This Week]1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905Agriculture and Peasantry - 00:25[Part 4 - 5?]1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905[Part 6 - 8?]2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917[Part 9 - 11?]3. From February to October 1917[Part 12 - 15?]4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power[Part 16 - 18?]5. War Communism[Part 19 - 21?]6. The New Economic Policy: Politics and the Economy[Part 22 - 25?]7. The New Economic Policy: Society and Culture[Part 26?]ConclusionFigures:2) Bringing in the harvest c.1910. - 00:38Footnotes:40) 00:40David Moon, The Russian Peasantry, 1600–1930 (London: Longman, 1999).41) 02:06Richard G. Robbins, Famine in Russia, 1891–1892: The Imperial Government Responds to a Crisis (New York: Columbia University Press, 1975).42) 02:25R. W. Davies, Mark Harrison, and S. G. Wheatcroft (eds), The Economic Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1913–1945 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994), 59.43) 02:42Stephan Merl, ‘Socio-economic Differentiation of the Peasantry', in R. W. Davies (ed.), From Tsarism to the New Economic Policy (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1990), 52.44) 03:29A. G. Rashin, Naselenie Rossii za sto let (Moscow: Gos. Statisticheskoe Izd-vo, 1956), 198–9.45) 03:59Davies et al. (eds), Economic Transformation, 59; David L. Ransel, ‘Mothering, Medicine, and Infant Mortality in Russia: Some Comparisons', Kennan Institute Occasional Papers, 1990, .46) 04:31Christine D. Worobec, Family and Community in the Post-Emancipation Period (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991), 175.47) 05:57P. N. Zyrianov, ‘Pozemel'nye otnosheniia v russkoi krest'ianskoi obshchine vo vtoroi polovine XIX—nachale XX veka', in D. F. Aiatskov (ed.), Sobstvennost' na zemliu v Rossii: istoriia i sovremennost' (Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2002), 154. Some sources put the number of peasant households in European Russia at 9.2 million.48) 06:26Worobec, Family, 25.49) 07:01Moon, Russian Peasantry, 172.50) 07:19Barbara Alpern Engel, Between the Fields and the City: Women, Work and Family in Russia, 1861–1914 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994); E. Kingston-Mann and T. Mixter, ‘Introduction', in Esther Kingston-Mann and Timothy R. Mixter (eds), Peasant Economy, Culture and Politics in European Russia, 1800–1921 (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991), 14–15.51) 07:51Naselenie Rossii v XX veke: istoricheskie ocherki, vol. 1: 1900–1939gg. (Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2000), 57.52) 08:39Worobec, Family, 64; Barbara A. Engel, Women in Russia, 1700–2000 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), 90; B. M. Firsov and I. G. Kiseleva (eds), Byt velikorusskikh krest'ian-zemlepashtsev: opisanie materialov Etnograficheskogo biuro Kniazia V. N. Tenisheva: na primere Vladimirskoi gubernii (St Petersburg: Izd-vo Evropeiskogo doma, 1993), 262.53) 09:04Worobec, Family, 177.54) 09:38Mandakina Arora, ‘Boundaries, Transgressions, Limits: Peasant Women and Gender Roles in Tver' Province, 1861–1914', PhD Duke University, 1995, 44–50.55) 09:55Naselenie Rossii, 48.56) 10:31Stephen G. Wheatcroft, ‘Crises and the Condition of the Peasantry in Late Imperial Russia', in Kingston-Mann and Mixter (eds), Peasant Economy, Culture and Politics of European Russiā.57) 11:14David Moon, ‘Russia's Rural Economy, 1800–1930', Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History, 1:4 (2000), 679–90.58) 12:50Paul R. Gregory, Before Command: An Economic History of Russia from Emancipation to the First Five-Year Plan (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994); Boris Mironov, Blagosostoianie naseleniia i revoliutsii v imperskoi Rossii, XVII—nachalo XX veka (Moscow: Novyi Khronograf, 2010).59) 12:58Boris Mironov and Brian A'Hearn, ‘Russian Living Standards under the Tsars: Anthropometric Evidence from the Volga', Journal of Economic History, 68:3 (2008), 900–29.60) 13:12J. Y. 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Great insight on Russia/Ukraine from Robert Service. Leading Ukraine in the wrong direction. Israeli position criticism. Musk gets it right again. What happens if we ban Russian oil? ESG antitrust?

Robert Service's The Cremation of Sam McGee is a beloved Canadian ghost story set in the unforgiving North. Many can identify it with just the first few lines. Themes of survival, obligation and brutal relentless cold, unexpectedly culminate in a surprise twist ending. We share a reading of the iconic poem and explore its strange history and the urban legends that surround this masterpiece.

Następny odcinek podcastu #2historykow1mikrofon pt "Wojna jako element polityki przez wieki" jest już dostępny online. Jak wszyscy w tych dniach mamy oczy skierowane na wschód. Gwałtownie zmieniająca się sytuacja, natłok informacji przytłaczają. Trudno nie ulec wrażeniu chwili, takich emocjom jak złość, strach. Spokojny i zdystansowany głos historyka jest w tym miejscu bardzo potrzebny, kto wie, czy wręcz nie jest konieczny. Nie jest to jednak łatwe. Historyk jest wszak najpierw człowiekiem. Wojna Rosji z naszym sąsiadem, Ukrainą była dla nas punktem wyjścia do rozważań nad wojną / wojnami w przeszłości. Zastanawialiśmy się nad rolą polityki, wyzwaniami przed Europą, także naszą rolą w niej. Oczywiście, dużo było o lekturach, nie pominęliśmy te różnych ciekawostek, także językowych. Zapraszamy do słuchania i komentowania. Pełny tekst opisu zamieściliśmy na stronie internetowej naszego projektu: http://2historykow1mikrofon.pl/wojna-jako-element-polityki-przez-wieki/ Wymienione w czasie audycji publikacje i materiały: - Emilia Dłużewska, Wojna "na Ukrainie" czy "w Ukrainie". Skąd ta dyskusja i o co w niej chodzi, "Gazeta Wyborcza", 25.02.2022, https://wyborcza.pl/7,75410,28149423,wojna-na-ukrainie-czy-w-ukrainie-skad-ta-dyskusja-i-o-co.html#sortBy:Time-Desc (ostatni dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Beata Maciejewska, Wojna na Ukrainie. Prof. Ruchniewicz: Koniec świata, jaki znamy. Niemcy w szoku, zmieniają politykę. Rozmowa, „Gazeta Wyborcza”, 27.02.2022, https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,28163512,wojna-w-ukrainie-koniec-konstrukcji-swiata-jaki-znamy-niemcy.html#sortBy:Time-Desc (ostatni dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Rudolf Urban, „Obcojęzyczna część narodu” czy mniejszość?, „wochenblatt.pl”, 26.02.2022, http://wochenblatt.pl/pl/fremdsprachige-volksteile-oder-minderheit/ (ostatni dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Beata Maciejewska, IV Rzeszy nie będzie. Ona istnieje tylko w głowie Kaczyńskiego. Wywiad, „Gazeta Wyborcza. Ale Historia”, 25.02.2022, https://wyborcza.pl/alehistoria/7,121681,28144811,iv-rzeszy-nie-bedzie-ona-istnieje-tylko-w-glowie-kaczynskiego.html#sortBy:Time-Asc (ostatni dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Katarzyna Migros, Gure. Historie z kraju Basków, Sękowa 2020, https://czarne.com.pl/katalog/ksiazki/gure (ostatnio dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Tim Weiner, Szaleństwo i chwała. Wojna polityczna pomiędzy Stanami Zjednoczonymi a Rosją 1945-2020, Poznań 2022, https://www.rebis.com.pl/pl/book-szalenstwo-i-chwala-tim-weiner,HCHB10319.html (ostatni dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Robert Service, Na Kremlu wiecznie zima. Rosja za drugich rządów Putina, Kraków 2022, https://www.znak.com.pl/ksiazka/na-kremlu-wiecznie-zima-rosja-za-drugich-rzadow-putina-service-robert-215800?adgroupid=66830658879?network=g?creativ=576587270853?position=&gclid=CjwKCAiAgvKQBhBbEiwAaPQw3HwWX2ic09IXQ2xknBw-TmRdX5Mh9rxZ8qqaVMJi6FbkOTvlYBgIVhoCakkQAvD_BwE (ostatni dostęp: 28.02.2022) - Claudia von Salzen, „Putin will den Westen in die Knie zwingen“. Der Historiker Karl Schlögel über die Motive des russischen Präsidenten, das Bild der Ukraine – und die „Flucht“ der Deutschen in die Geschichte, "Der Tagesspiegel", 27.02.2022 - „Donbass ist nicht gleich Krim“. Russland überfällt die Ukraine. Historikerin Irina Scherbakowa über Putins Lügen, die Stimmung in Moskau und die Blindheit des Westens, "TAZ", 27.02.2022 #2historyków1mikrofon Krzysztof Ruchniewicz Blog: www.krzysztofruchniewicz.eu Facebook: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ruchpho/ Twitter: twitter.com/krzyruch YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCT23Rwyk…iew_as=subscriber Przemysław Wiszewski Blog: www.przemysławwiszewski.pl Facebook: www.facebook.com/przemyslaw.wiszewski Instagram: www.instagram.com/przewisz/ Twitter: twitter.com/wiszewski YuoTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCuq6q08E…iew_as=subscriber Do nagrania intro i outro wykorzystaliśmy utwór RogerThat'a pt. „Retro 70s Metal” (licencja nr JAM-WEB-2020-0010041).

Protest Songs: The InternationaleIn the first episode of our Protest Songs series, we explore the history of 'The Internationale' and how it continues to inspire social change.Josephine Burton speaks to singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, who was motivated by the collapse of communism to rewrite the song and devote an album to it in 1990. Other speakers include historian Robert Service who gives an overview of the history of the song and its many adaptations, including its role as the first national anthem for the Soviet Union and Professor John Street, who discusses his new online resource devoted to English protest songs ‘Our Subversive Voice', and how music can change the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The following is a narrative poem written by Robert Service, composed during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896–1899. It is the story of two friends mushing their way along the Dawson Trail, scavenging for gold. Even though the story in poetic terms starts to be a grim tale, it leads to a wonder - something that sparkles to the disparity of hope on the eve of a Christmas Day.  Service like his stories was a wanderer who rarely settled for long in one place. In 1895, he made his way to British Columbia, worked as a store clerk in Cowichan Bay, and wrote poems and published them in the Daily Colonist, a Victoria newspaper. By 1903, he was working at a bank in Victoria. Head office sent him off to the new small town of Whitehorse, established in the frenzy of the Klondike Gold Rush and now in need of a bank. This is where he found the words to a ballad you are about to hear. Wild West Podcast proudly presents "The Cremation of Sam McGee" which is dedicated to Penny the producer's sister in law. 

Content Warning: Evan is an unbelievably disgusting classist in this episode so just prepare for that. In this episode Evan is struck with a bad case of Harvard-mania and also taken with the lovely Becky Bangladesh. But before that, we begin with an extended discussion of Mormon soaking, examine whether we should be disclosing the podcast to our paramours, debate the appropriateness of ghosting before moving into what our goals were as 16 year olds. Be that as it may, Evan decides to take summer courses at Harvard, co-founds an Accapella group and wouldn't you know, chenaningans ensue. I don't do spoilers, but here's what I can promise you: this is like #1 with a bullet for Evan making strange decisions. Pop Culture Discussed: F Scott Fitzgerald, Bradley Nowell, Robert Service, Talking Heads, SATs, Wes Anderson. Email us: Wolfwhocriedwomen@gmail.com

What is it about fire that holds our fascination? Last weekend the clocks went back and in the span of one night darkness began to lap at the edges of our late afternoons. The encroachment of night leading the tide of winter into our daytimes can no longer be ignored and it is understandable that at this time of year we are so drawn to the image of an open fire. In this episode, with the help of the poet Robert Service, we explore the ways that fire can touch us so deeply emotionally, reawakening old memories and feelings.Journal entry:“5th November, FridayA chill greyness has seeped into the landscape That silvered dawns And sunsets of fiery bronze  Cannot shift. COP26 started this week.  Twitter and newsfeeds are not good places to be. So I stand by the big oak Listening for the raven's call And the windsong of geese.Above me contrails flower the cobalt sky And, at my feet,  A clover leaf Laced with ice.                  Episode InformationIn this episode I read extracts from a number of poems by Robert W Service (1874-1958). These are:‘The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike' ‘The Lure of Little Voices' ‘The Logger' ‘The Song of the Campfire'There are a number of collections of his works. The one I have been using is Dan McGrew, Sam McGee and Other Great Service Poems published by Taylor (1987).  For more information about Service's life and work, see: Robert W. Service.For more information on research relating to the psychological and physiological effects of sitting by an open fire:C.D. Lynn. (2014) ‘Hearth and Campfire Influences on Arterial Blood Pressure: Defraying theCosts of the Social Brain through Fireside Relaxation'. Evolutionary Psychology 12(5). 983-1003.   General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com

The second book in his acclaimed trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans' The Third Reich in Power: How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation explores how Hitler turned Germany from a vibrant democracy into a one-party state. Before Hitler seized power in 1933, Germany had been famous for its sophistication and complexity. So how was it possible for a group of ideological obsessives to re-mould it into a one-party state directed at war and race hate? How did the Nazis win over the hearts and minds of Germany's citizens, twist science, religion and culture, and transform the country's politics to achieve total dominance so quickly? From the Nuremberg Laws to the Olympic Games, Kristallnacht to the Hitler Youth, this gripping account shows how a whole population became enmeshed in a dictatorship that was consumed by hatred and driven by war. 'Impressive ... perceptive ... humane' Ian Kershaw 'Excellent ... powerful ... it makes an indelible impression' Robert Service, Sunday Times 'Likely to be the standard work for some years to come' Spectator Books of the Year 'A rich and detailed description of just what the Third Reich did in every compartment of the state and every corner of society ... Evans's magisterial study should be on our shelves for a long time to come' Economist 'Written with great style and human sympathy' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year 'Evans brilliantly conveys how the Fuhrer reignited Germans' pride as he led them to catastrophe' Neal Ascherson, Observer Sir Richard J. Evans is Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. His previous books include In Defence of History, Telling Lies about Hitler and the companions to this title, The Coming of the Third Reich and The Third Reich at War.

Based upon the Robert Service poem, "The Cremation of Sam McGee," this theatrical treatment expands on the story but still delivers the chills about Cap and Sam who set out to find gold in the Alaskan wilderness. Written by: Mary Beringer Directed by: Jake Lewis Featuring the voice talents of: Ray Fletcher and Jake Lewis --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jakespeare-vtc/message

Bonus Content!  A fun rhyming poem from the goldrush era in Alaska.  Thanks for all my listeners tuning in!

Add some ice to your drink and travel with us to Antarctica! This week we're talking about the US Navy's 1946 Operation Highjump, which sought to map Antarctica under the command of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. We'll discuss the mission, the technology, the major players, and the horrific crash of the George One, a seaplane caught in 'the worst weather on planet Earth'. Three of the crew died on impact; we'll deep-dive into the story of the six survivors, and how they were rescued after two well-below-freezing weeks on a remote glacier. Sources! Most of the research for this episode comes from: “Antarctic Mayday: The Crash of the George One” by J H Robbins, 1981 (https://www.south-pole.com/p0000153.htm) “Where Hell Freezes Over”, by D Kearns, 2005 “The Secret Land” US Navy documentary directed by O O Dull, 1948 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9chz8COYVc) Other sources include: “A Very Able Mariner” by N Polmar, Naval History Magazine, 2007 (https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2007/december/historic-aircraft) “1946 – Operation High Jump”, by staff writer, Coast Guard Aviation History website, retrieved 2021 (https://cgaviationhistory.org/1946-operation-high-jump) “Operation Highjump”, by P Hoversten, Air & Space Magazine, 2007 (https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/operation-highjump-18223476/) “Spell of the Yukon” by R W Service, from “The Best of Robert Service”, 1953 edition (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46643/the-spell-of-the-yukon)

Host Michael Williams speaks to American storyteller Kevin McMullin from his home in Wisconsin. While recovering from the death of his father as well as brain surgery, Kevin has found light in the darkness through his storytelling. Listen to Kevin talk about his life, his struggles, and how he transformed them into a dramatic stage show and book: "Into the Black Sea: Stories of Darkness and Light". Enjoy his telling of Robert Service's classic "The Cremation of Sam McGee". Previously broadcast on bluesandrootsradio.com.

In this episode, we follow a route to the front line used by soldiers during the Great War. Starting in Ypres, we walk via Shrapnel Corner, Zillebeke Lake, Zillebeke village, and up to the area beyond Maple Copse where the front lines were located. Along the way, we visit cemeteries, discuss Canadian poet Robert Service, and see the graves of British aristocrats. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oldfrontline)

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