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Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide, promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism's excess: waste. Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025) presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor. In Bulgaria, Roma comprise the bulk of the country's waste workers, while anti-Roma racism casts them as socially disposable. Without their labor, however, the country cannot meet the sustainability targets required by the European Union. Drawing on fieldwork that spans twenty years, including eleven months working alongside Romani women street sweepers, and years embedded in waste organizations, political campaigns, Roma NGOs, and activist groups, Elana Resnick examines the power hierarchies that shape both waste management and European geopolitics. Instead of focusing on only environmental harms or toxic distributions, Refusing Sustainability approaches Romani life-worlds as spaces of creative production, and also tells several larger stories: of postsocialist racial capitalism, environmental progressivism, democratic failures, mutual aid, and the power of women's friendships. Through these stories, Resnick illuminates how ordinary people, racialized as discardable, resist systems that simultaneously rely on and exclude them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide, promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism's excess: waste. Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025) presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor. In Bulgaria, Roma comprise the bulk of the country's waste workers, while anti-Roma racism casts them as socially disposable. Without their labor, however, the country cannot meet the sustainability targets required by the European Union. Drawing on fieldwork that spans twenty years, including eleven months working alongside Romani women street sweepers, and years embedded in waste organizations, political campaigns, Roma NGOs, and activist groups, Elana Resnick examines the power hierarchies that shape both waste management and European geopolitics. Instead of focusing on only environmental harms or toxic distributions, Refusing Sustainability approaches Romani life-worlds as spaces of creative production, and also tells several larger stories: of postsocialist racial capitalism, environmental progressivism, democratic failures, mutual aid, and the power of women's friendships. Through these stories, Resnick illuminates how ordinary people, racialized as discardable, resist systems that simultaneously rely on and exclude them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies
Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide, promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism's excess: waste. Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025) presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor. In Bulgaria, Roma comprise the bulk of the country's waste workers, while anti-Roma racism casts them as socially disposable. Without their labor, however, the country cannot meet the sustainability targets required by the European Union. Drawing on fieldwork that spans twenty years, including eleven months working alongside Romani women street sweepers, and years embedded in waste organizations, political campaigns, Roma NGOs, and activist groups, Elana Resnick examines the power hierarchies that shape both waste management and European geopolitics. Instead of focusing on only environmental harms or toxic distributions, Refusing Sustainability approaches Romani life-worlds as spaces of creative production, and also tells several larger stories: of postsocialist racial capitalism, environmental progressivism, democratic failures, mutual aid, and the power of women's friendships. Through these stories, Resnick illuminates how ordinary people, racialized as discardable, resist systems that simultaneously rely on and exclude them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide, promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism's excess: waste. Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025) presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor. In Bulgaria, Roma comprise the bulk of the country's waste workers, while anti-Roma racism casts them as socially disposable. Without their labor, however, the country cannot meet the sustainability targets required by the European Union. Drawing on fieldwork that spans twenty years, including eleven months working alongside Romani women street sweepers, and years embedded in waste organizations, political campaigns, Roma NGOs, and activist groups, Elana Resnick examines the power hierarchies that shape both waste management and European geopolitics. Instead of focusing on only environmental harms or toxic distributions, Refusing Sustainability approaches Romani life-worlds as spaces of creative production, and also tells several larger stories: of postsocialist racial capitalism, environmental progressivism, democratic failures, mutual aid, and the power of women's friendships. Through these stories, Resnick illuminates how ordinary people, racialized as discardable, resist systems that simultaneously rely on and exclude them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide, promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism's excess: waste. Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025) presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor. In Bulgaria, Roma comprise the bulk of the country's waste workers, while anti-Roma racism casts them as socially disposable. Without their labor, however, the country cannot meet the sustainability targets required by the European Union. Drawing on fieldwork that spans twenty years, including eleven months working alongside Romani women street sweepers, and years embedded in waste organizations, political campaigns, Roma NGOs, and activist groups, Elana Resnick examines the power hierarchies that shape both waste management and European geopolitics. Instead of focusing on only environmental harms or toxic distributions, Refusing Sustainability approaches Romani life-worlds as spaces of creative production, and also tells several larger stories: of postsocialist racial capitalism, environmental progressivism, democratic failures, mutual aid, and the power of women's friendships. Through these stories, Resnick illuminates how ordinary people, racialized as discardable, resist systems that simultaneously rely on and exclude them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies
Discover the true, fascinating history of the tarot, stripping away the velvet curtain of modern myths to reveal its actual origins as a 15th-century Italian parlour game. In this episode, we trace the cards' evolution through the centuries, exploring how religious tensions, Enlightenment-era pseudo-history, and Victorian secret societies transformed them from aristocratic playthings into the ultimate esoteric tool. We will debunk enduring legends of ancient Egyptian and Romani origins, uncover the forgotten artists and eccentric occultists who shaped the modern decks, and examine the peculiar folklore and psychological magic that still dictate how we handle these cards today. Join us for a deep dive into the hidden truths, satirical quirks, and magical thinking behind the world's most famous Pasteboard Sphinx. https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForteanNews
TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/8541OMELIA XVI DOMENICA T. ORD. - ANNO A (Mt 13, 24-43)di Giacomo Biffi Da dove viene la zizzania? (Mt 13,27). Da dove è venuta questa erbaccia maligna e soffocatrice che infesta il campo di Dio?È una delle domande più serie e decisive, e siamo tutti costretti a formularla quando ci poniamo di fronte al mistero dell'esistenza: o neghiamo l'evidenza della zizzania, cioè del male (ed è un'impresa disperata), o ci interroghiamo circa la sua provenienza. Sulle labbra dei contadini della parabola l'interpellanza sembra esprimere non solo stupore, ma anche delusione e quasi una specie di rabbia. Sembra anzi marcata da un accento di velato rimprovero verso il padrone, che in fin dei conti è il primo responsabile della coltivazione: "Non hai seminato del buon seme nel tuo campo? Da dove dunque viene la zizzania?". Dobbiamo dire però che quei contadini almeno una fortuna ce l'hanno, ed è di avere un padrone con cui lamentarsi: è già una consolazione prendersela con qualcuno. A chi ritenesse che il campo non sia di nessuno e ogni accadimento sia in esso del tutto casuale, non sarebbe consentito neppure di protestare o di fare domande, per assenza di destinatari responsabili. Se non esiste un proprietario del campo con un suo programma operativo, se tutto nell'universo è fortuito, allora, pur avvertendo ancora i morsi del male, non siamo più autorizzati né a lagnarci né a enunciare problemi, perché in quel caso non si dà spazio per nessuna verità e quindi per nessuna ricerca. Dove si prende per buona l'ipotesi del caso e dell'assenza di un "Signore" dell'universo (ed è l'ipotesi degli atei), non può sorgere alcuna plausibile investigazione: bisogna rassegnarsi all'esistenza enigmatica della malvagità e all'assurdo della condizione umana. Deve essere tremenda la condizione degli atei, e proprio per questo: per il fatto di non poter riconoscere di fronte a sé nessun interlocutore adeguato.Un ateo vero e coerente è in realtà il più sfortunato degli uomini: si priva perfino della soddisfazione di protestare con qualcuno e di bestemmiare con una certa coerenza.IL PECCATO ORIGINALEL'insegnamento di Gesù a questo proposito è estremamente sintetico ma limpidissimo: il nemico che ha frammischiato l'erbaccia alla buona coltivazione di Dio è il diavolo (cf. Mt 13,39).Mette conto che abbiamo a richiamare, sia pure in cenni rapidissimi, l'intera concezione della fede cattolica circa il male del mondo (concezione che è implicitamente evocata da questa breve frase del Signore). Essa oggi è così faziosamente e acriticamente contrastata dalla cultura che da oltre due secoli è dominante. Ma le illusioni culturali anticristiane, tra l'altro, si sono rivelate storicamente molto pericolose. L'ottimismo naturalistico del secolo XVIII (che si contrapponeva, irridendoli, ai dati della fede) di fatto negli ultimi anni di quel secolo è approdato all'omicidio perpetrato, per così dire, su scala industriale, con indici inauditi di produzione resi possibili dalla geniale invenzione della ghigliottina. Le ideologie che si rifiutavano di credere alla malvagità del cuore dell'uomo, hanno dato vita ripetutamente in questi due secoli a forme esasperate di crudeltà.L'iniquità umana c'è, ed è largamente diffusa. Così diffusa da costituire un problema: come mai gli uomini, più o meno tutti, sconfinano nell'ingiustizia? La Rivelazione cristiana risponde con la dottrina del peccato originale.La verità del peccato originale, come ogni mistero, è oscura in se stessa, ma è illuminante per noi e per la nostra condizione. Indubbiamente si fa fatica a capirla nella sua natura e nelle sue cause; ma senza di essa tutto nel mondo e nell'uomo si fa ancora più impenetrabile, a cominciare dal mare di lacrime e di sangue che ricopre la nostra storia.LA RADICE PRIMA DEL MALEA dire il vero, il libro della Genesi, raccontando la colpa di Adamo e di Eva come frutto della istigazione perfida del serpente, sembra insinuare che l'inizio assoluto del male nell'universo vada ricercato antecedentemente alla comparsa dell'uomo sulla terra. E il libro della Sapienza - implicitamente citato da san Paolo nella lettera ai Romani - dà una lettura teologica dell'antico racconto indicando nel demonio la prima fonte delle nostre sciagure: La morte è entrata nel mondo per invidia del diavolo; e ne fanno esperienza coloro che gli appartengono (Sap 2,24).Ci ritroviamo così all'identico insegnamento offertoci da Gesù appunto nella parabola che stiamo tentando di capire: Il nemico che ha seminato la zizzania è il diavolo (Mt 13,39).Come si vede, la nostra meditazione sul male del mondo è stata progressivamente sospinta dalla verità del peccato personale a quella del peccato che dall'alba della vicenda umana universalmente contamina la nostra stirpe; e dalla verità del peccato originale a quella dell'esistenza del demonio, prima e oscura fonte di ogni perversione.Siamo così invitati a risalire a poco a poco l'enigmaticità delle cose fino a raggiungere la soglia del mondo invisibile che precede la storia dell'uomo; vale a dire la soglia della realtà che sta al di fuori e al di sopra del nostro tempo.IL TENTATIVO DI NEGARE L'ESISTENZA DEL DEMONIONella cristianità contemporanea è in atto invece un curioso processo di smarrimento, tanto che si arriva a percorrere in senso contrario la strada sulla quale, come s'è visto, siamo stati guidati dalla fede.Tra i teologi c'è chi si impegna alacremente in un lavoro cosiddetto di smitizzazione, dopo il quale del demonio non resta neppure la coda. Questi teologi - diversamente da Gesù Cristo - pare che non pensino più a satana come a un essere reale concretamente e personalmente esistente; sembrano piuttosto ridurlo a una sorta di immagine simbolica della intrinseca inclinazione al male che c'è nelle creature.Ma - tolto di mezzo il diavolo - anche il peccato originale non è più plausibile; e infatti in molte odierne presentazioni teologiche esso fatalmente si estenua e si sbiadisce fino a essere la cifra dell'umana finitezza o al più la denominazione collettiva di tutte le colpe individuali. Le quali, a loro volta, tendono a essere considerate non tanto come peccati responsabilmente commessi, quanto come turbe psichiche conseguenti a squilibri congeniti o alla violazione di tabù senza fondamento.Insomma, prima si risolve l'idea del demonio in quella del peccato originale, poi del peccato originale in quella dei peccati dei singoli, infine l'idea dei peccati dei singoli in quella di un malessere senza colpevolezza. Così l'universo diventa una specie di innocente giardino d'infanzia, senza malvagità e senza malvagi, dove però non si capisce più perché tanto spesso ci si imbatta nella ferocia umana, e soprattutto non si capisce più che senso abbiano la morte, il dolore, la redenzione di Cristo.LA SCONFITTA DEL MALIGNO COMINCIA NEL MOMENTO IN CUI LO SI PRENDE SUL SERIOLa vera misericordia - quella di Dio - batte la strada opposta.Il grande avversario comincia a essere sconfitto non nel momento in cui lo si relega tra le favole, ma nel momento in cui lo si prende sul serio, in modo da prendere sul serio la vittoria ottenuta su di lui dalla morte e dalla risurrezione del Figlio di Dio; vittoria che quotidianamente si impianta nella vicenda di ognuno di noi mediante la nostra crescente partecipazione al mistero pasquale.L'universale decadenza della natura umana può essere superata solo partendo dalla persuasione che Dio ha rinchiuso tutti nella disobbedienza, per usare a tutti misericordia (cf. Rm 11,32).E dal mio peccato personale incomincio con la grazia divina a risorgere non nel momento in cui lo ignoro o lo censuro psicologicamente, ma nel momento in cui, pentendomi, lo riconosco come atto veramente cattivo e veramente mio.Questo è il senso della proposta evangelica della metànoia (della conversione), che Gesù ci ha indicato come necessaria premessa della nostra salvezza. Il Vangelo non è la notizia che siamo già tutti innocenti per incapacità di intendere e di volere o perché i fatti non costituiscono reato; è la notizia che siamo tutti peccatori e, proprio per questo, siamo i fortunati destinatari dell'invincibile misericordia del Padre.
Il Messaggio di Oggi: "QUANDO GESÙ RITORNA TROVERÀ LA FEDE?" Esodo 15: 1 Esodo 15: 21 • Luca 18: 8 • Luca 18: 1-8 • 2 Timoteo 4 :7 • Matteo 24: 13 • Matteo 24: 12 • Apocalisse 3 :16 • 2 Pietro 1: 16 • Apocalisse 3 :20 • Luca 19: 47 • Romani 8 :37 • Apocalisse 3 :21 • Apocalisse 3 :22 • 2 Timoteo 4 :8 • Luca 18: 8 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Il Messaggio di Oggi: “TUTTO QUESTO HA LO SCOPO DI CONOSCERE CRISTO” • Filippesi 3: 10 • Giovanni 8: 43 • 1 Corinzi 2: 14 • Romani 9: 2 • 1 Timoteo 2: 1 • Romani 10 :1 • 1 Pietro 2: 9 • 1 Timoteo 1: 15 • Romani 10: 13 • Luca 12: 12 • Colossesi 4 :3 • Giovanni 9: 4 • Colossesi 4: 5--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Il nostro culto spirituale (Romani 12:1-2)Una vita trasformata è il culto che Dio gradisceTesto completo della predicazioneMolti identificano il culto con l'ora trascorsa in chiesa la domenica mattina. L'apostolo Paolo, invece, ci insegna che il culto gradito a Dio è molto di più: è una vita interamente consacrata a Lui. In questa predicazione riflettiamo sul significato del "culto spirituale", sul rinnovamento della mente e sulla formazione di una coscienza plasmata dalla Parola di Dio. Solo una mente trasformata dallo Spirito Santo può discernere la volontà del Signore e vivere ogni giorno come un atto di adorazione.
XVII ciclo di Dottorato della Scuola Superiore di Studi StoriciUniversità deglli Studi della Repubblica di San MarinoI CAPITALISMILa rivalità romano-partica: un caso di Clash of Capitalisms?Giusto Traina(Università del Salento)Con questo episodio si conclude il ciclo di seminari dedicati ai capitalismi. Il podcast si prende ora una pausa estiva, ma la programmazione riparte a settembre 2026: verrà pubblicata una nuova serie di lezioni incentrata sul tema 'Biografia e Autobiografia'Podcast a cura di Giuseppe GiardiUna produzione Usmaradio - Centro di Ricerca per la Radiofonia
Il Messaggio di Oggi: “CHI PARLA IN ALTRA LINGUA PARLA A DIO” • 1 Corinzi 14: 2 • 1 Corinzi 15: 51 • 1 Tessalonicesi 4 :16 • Atti 2: 4 • Luca 11: 13 • Luca 24: 49 • Matteo 11 :28 • Giovanni 16 :24 • Romani 3: 28 • 1 Corinzi 14 :1 • 1 Corinzi 12: 27 • 1 Corinzi 12: 31--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Natascia Chiarlo"Anima Festival 2026"www.animafestival.netL'Anima Festival, giunta alla sua undicesima edizione, si sta rivelando ancora una volta come una delle rassegne estive più amate del Piemonte, per la sua proposta artistica e per la cornice meravigliosa dell'Anfiteatro dell'Anima, un palcoscenico naturale visivamente abbracciato dalla cerchia delle Alpi, col Monviso da un lato e i dolci declivi delle colline langarole dall'altro. Dopo aver annunciato per l'estate del 2026 i concerti di Emma, Madame, Serena Brancale, Luca Carboni, Sal da Vinci e Riccardo Cocciante, oltre la serata comica con Max Angioni, la direzione artistica del Festival ha annunciato a sorpresa una grande novità. Sabato 5 settembre il palcoscenico piemontese ospiterà Alberto Angela, con la presentazione del suo nuovo libro, edito Mondadori, “CESARE. La conquista dell'eternità”. La serata doveva essere quella del concerto di Claudio Baglioni, che ha rimandato il tour al 2027 per problemi di salute. Ma la data non resterà vuota. Anzi. Ci sarà l'amatissimo e stimatissimo Angela. Paleontologo, naturalista, giornalista, divulgatore scientifico, scrittore e conduttore di numerosi programmi di successo trasmessi dalla RAI, racconta: “Immaginate di partire assieme a Giulio Cesare e alle sue legioni. È il 58 a.C., la Gallia è una terra lontana, abitata da popolazioni bellicose, mai dome, che hanno già inflitto dolorose sconfitte ai Romani. Ma è anche una terra ricca e prospera. Giulio Cesare vuole conquistarla, per sé e per Roma, e per farlo è disposto ad affrontare ogni avversità: estenuanti marce nella neve e battaglie sanguinose, intrighi di palazzo e tradimenti, ponti da costruire e flotte da creare da zero, foreste che si dicono stregate e santuari con scheletri decapitati. Sarà un viaggio avventuroso e pieno di scoperte, che Cesare guiderà con il coraggio e la curiosità di Ulisse. Ma sarà anche un viaggio interiore, a fianco di un uomo implacabile e geniale, carismatico e instancabile, eppure non privo di dubbi e paure recondite. Un condottiero con i suoi lati oscuri e violenti, ma anche un fine pensatore e un grande scrittore, che ama con passione, tradisce ed è tradito, che è fidanzato, marito, padre, amante, vedovo, eterosessuale, bisessuale… E sullo sfondo del racconto, a completare il vasto affresco di quell'epoca cruciale per il destino di Roma e dell'Europa, ecco comparire Cicerone e Catullo, Cleopatra e Marco Antonio, Crasso e Pompeo, Calpurnia, la dolce moglie di Cesare, e Giulia, la sua amata figlia. Alberto Angela torna in libreria con un'opera unica e grandiosa, che prende spunto dal De bello Gallico per trascinarci in un'avventura senza pari. Le pagine si susseguono con il ritmo e le atmosfere dei film e delle serie tv più avvincenti, e al tempo stesso arricchiscono il lettore di scoperte, curiosità e riflessioni sul mondo romano. Le ricostruzioni dei volti, delle scene di battaglia e di vita quotidiana, realizzate grazie al supporto dell'intelligenza artificiale, consentono inoltre di rivedere, come fossero attuali, fotogrammi di vita andati perduti. Tutto concorre a farci immergere nella Storia come raramente un libro era riuscito prima, permettendoci di sentirla così vicina e così viva.” Sabato 5 settembre l'Anfiteatro dell'Anima aprirà già alle ore 19, per consentire al pubblico di arrivare con tutta calma, usufruendo dell'ampio parcheggio e dell'attrezzata zona ristoro. La presentazione del libro avrà inizio alle ore 21 e avrà durata di circa un'ora. Angela dialogherà con Alberto Infelise, giornalista de La Stampa. I posti saranno numerati e disponibili sul sito www.ticketone.it da lunedì 13 luglio 2026 alla cifra simbolica di sei euro (più diritti di prevendita) o direttamente al botteghino della location la sera stessa. Al termine della presentazione Angela sarà disponibile per un firmacopie per le prime trecento persone che si iscriveranno a un link presto disponibile sul sito ufficiale www.animafestival.net Natascia e Ivan Chiarlo dichiarano sull'evento: “Inseguivamo da anni il sogno di poter ospitare nel nostro anfiteatro un luminare della cultura come Alberto Angela. Siamo molto felici di essere riusciti nel nostro intento, che è un primo assaggio dell'ampliamento dell'offerta dell'Anima Festival. La direzione che vogliamo dare è infatti quella di costruire, anno dopo anno, un luogo di cultura a trecentosessanta gradi. I nomi e i cartelloni cambiano, le stagioni passano, il pubblico si rinnova e si amplia, ma il focus rimane quello di fare vivere al pubblico un'esperienza, facendo portare a casa un ricordo speciale che rimane nel tempo. È un luogo che continua a crescere, senza smarrire – ça va sans dire – la sua anima.”Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
Il Messaggio di Oggi: “PRIMA IL REGNO DI DIO E LE ALTRE COSE CI SARANNO DATE IN PIÙ” • Matteo 6: 33 • Luca 17: 21 • Romani 8: 14 • Colossesi 3 :1 • Matteo 6: 25 • Salmo 119 :18 • 1 Re 3: 7 • Luca 10 :39 • 1 Re 19: 11 • Giacomo 2 :26 • Apocalisse 3 :8 • 2 Samuele 5: 19 • Luca 11: 9 • Marco 11 :23 • Genesi 50 :20 • Isaia 54: 15 • Zaccaria 2 :5--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Vincenzo Vorraro “Vuoi essere beato” • Luca 6: 20-22 • 1 Pietro 3: 14 • 1 Pietro 4: 14 • Matteo 5: 1-12 Enzo Incontro “ Fede ammaccata” • Rut 1 :1 • Galati 6 :9 • Genesi 13 :10-13 Giuseppe Tortora “Fate dunque frutti degni del ravvedimento” • Luca 3: 7-18 • Luca 6: 43-44 • 2 Corinzi 9 :10 • Filippesi 1: 11 • Giovanni 15 :4 • Romani 6: 21-22 • Tito 3: 14 • Ebrei 12 :11 • Colossesi 1 :10 Daniele Montroni “Cosa c'è dopo” • Luca 16: 19-31 • Salmo 49 :5-9 • Salmo 49: 11-13 • Salmo 49: 16-17 • Apocalisse 11: 15 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Il Messaggio di Oggi: “FINCHÈ LA TERRA DURA SEMINA E RACCOLTA NON CESSERANNO” • Genesi 8: 22 • Luca 17: 6 • Giacomo 5 :7 • 1 Pietro 4: 7 • 1 Corinzi 3 :7 • 2 Samuele 24 :24 • 1 Giovanni 4: 10 • Romani 5: 6 • Matteo 10: 8 • Genesi 8: 20 • Efesini 1: 3 • Ebrei 10: 8 • Efesini 4: 24 • Osea 6: 7 • 1 Corinzi 15: 45 • Efesini 4: 23--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
CUM SĂ FACI FAȚĂ CELOR CARE TE STRESEAZĂ „Dacă este cu putinţă, întrucât atârnă de voi, trăiţi în pace cu toţi oamenii.” (Romani 12:18)
Roberto Albano “Conquistando la nostra Gerico” Giosuè 5: 7-9 Giosuè 5: 11-12 Giosuè 5: 13-14 2 Pietro 1 :3-4 Romani 8: 37 Concetto Di Mauro “Fai fruttare il talento che vi è in te” Matteo 25 :14-30 Angelo Ciraldo “Un Felice incontro” Genesi 24 :1-12 Marco 4: 38 Marco 4: 39 Esodo 2: 3 Antonino Mazzarà “Dio sta per fare una cosa nuova, la riconoscerai” Isaia 43: 18-19 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Il Messaggio di Oggi: “QUANDO GESÙ È VENUTO, HA MANIFESTATO LA BONTÀ DI DIO” • Tito 3: 4 • Efesini 2 :4 • Genesi 28 :12 • Giovanni 1 :51 • Efesini 2: 6 • Matteo 8: 20 • Ebrei 12: 2 • Filippesi 2 :9 • Romani 6: 3 • 1 Giovanni 1 :7 • Giacomo 4: 8 • Genesi 17: 1 • 1 Giovanni 3 :3 • Efesini 5: 18 • Tito 2: 13 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Examining how memory, intergenerational transmission, and kinship work together, Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference (U Toronto Press, 2025) sheds light on Romani life in Palestine. Arpan Roy presents an ethnographic portrait of Dom Romani communities living between Palestine and Jordan, zooming in on everyday life in working-class neighborhoods, and under conditions of perpetual war and instability. The book focuses on how Doms are able to sustain ethnic difference through kinship, even when public performances of difference are no longer emphasized – a kind of alterity that is neither visible by obvious markers like race or religious difference, nor detected by the antennas of the state. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Amman, Roy makes a case for such alterity for Romani people and other groups in the region. Analysing intimate ethnographic scenes through anthropological theories of kinship, psychoanalysis, social theory from the Global South, and more, the book reveals how alterity in the Middle East does not adhere to rigid identitarian categories. Ultimately, Relative Strangers demonstrates the inadequacy of transposing models of pluralism centred on European and American experiences of minoritization onto other contexts. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis
Examining how memory, intergenerational transmission, and kinship work together, Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference (U Toronto Press, 2025) sheds light on Romani life in Palestine. Arpan Roy presents an ethnographic portrait of Dom Romani communities living between Palestine and Jordan, zooming in on everyday life in working-class neighborhoods, and under conditions of perpetual war and instability. The book focuses on how Doms are able to sustain ethnic difference through kinship, even when public performances of difference are no longer emphasized – a kind of alterity that is neither visible by obvious markers like race or religious difference, nor detected by the antennas of the state. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Amman, Roy makes a case for such alterity for Romani people and other groups in the region. Analysing intimate ethnographic scenes through anthropological theories of kinship, psychoanalysis, social theory from the Global South, and more, the book reveals how alterity in the Middle East does not adhere to rigid identitarian categories. Ultimately, Relative Strangers demonstrates the inadequacy of transposing models of pluralism centred on European and American experiences of minoritization onto other contexts. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Examining how memory, intergenerational transmission, and kinship work together, Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference (U Toronto Press, 2025) sheds light on Romani life in Palestine. Arpan Roy presents an ethnographic portrait of Dom Romani communities living between Palestine and Jordan, zooming in on everyday life in working-class neighborhoods, and under conditions of perpetual war and instability. The book focuses on how Doms are able to sustain ethnic difference through kinship, even when public performances of difference are no longer emphasized – a kind of alterity that is neither visible by obvious markers like race or religious difference, nor detected by the antennas of the state. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Amman, Roy makes a case for such alterity for Romani people and other groups in the region. Analysing intimate ethnographic scenes through anthropological theories of kinship, psychoanalysis, social theory from the Global South, and more, the book reveals how alterity in the Middle East does not adhere to rigid identitarian categories. Ultimately, Relative Strangers demonstrates the inadequacy of transposing models of pluralism centred on European and American experiences of minoritization onto other contexts. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies
Examining how memory, intergenerational transmission, and kinship work together, Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference (U Toronto Press, 2025) sheds light on Romani life in Palestine. Arpan Roy presents an ethnographic portrait of Dom Romani communities living between Palestine and Jordan, zooming in on everyday life in working-class neighborhoods, and under conditions of perpetual war and instability. The book focuses on how Doms are able to sustain ethnic difference through kinship, even when public performances of difference are no longer emphasized – a kind of alterity that is neither visible by obvious markers like race or religious difference, nor detected by the antennas of the state. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Amman, Roy makes a case for such alterity for Romani people and other groups in the region. Analysing intimate ethnographic scenes through anthropological theories of kinship, psychoanalysis, social theory from the Global South, and more, the book reveals how alterity in the Middle East does not adhere to rigid identitarian categories. Ultimately, Relative Strangers demonstrates the inadequacy of transposing models of pluralism centred on European and American experiences of minoritization onto other contexts. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
Examining how memory, intergenerational transmission, and kinship work together, Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference (U Toronto Press, 2025) sheds light on Romani life in Palestine. Arpan Roy presents an ethnographic portrait of Dom Romani communities living between Palestine and Jordan, zooming in on everyday life in working-class neighborhoods, and under conditions of perpetual war and instability. The book focuses on how Doms are able to sustain ethnic difference through kinship, even when public performances of difference are no longer emphasized – a kind of alterity that is neither visible by obvious markers like race or religious difference, nor detected by the antennas of the state. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Amman, Roy makes a case for such alterity for Romani people and other groups in the region. Analysing intimate ethnographic scenes through anthropological theories of kinship, psychoanalysis, social theory from the Global South, and more, the book reveals how alterity in the Middle East does not adhere to rigid identitarian categories. Ultimately, Relative Strangers demonstrates the inadequacy of transposing models of pluralism centred on European and American experiences of minoritization onto other contexts. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
Il Messaggio di Oggi: “QUELLO CHE È NATO DALLO SPIRITO È SPIRITO” • Giovanni 3: 6 • Genesi 1: 26 • Genesi 2: 7 • Galati 5: 17 • Romani 8 :7 • Matteo 26 :41 • Ebrei 5: 7 • Matteo 26 :46 • Isaia 53: 11 • Giovanni 1 :29 • Romani 5: 1 • 2 Corinzi 5 :18 • Matteo 18: 25 • 1 Timoteo 2 :6--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio
Hai mai visitato Roma? Se sì, probabilmente hai visto il Colosseo, Fontana di Trevi, Piazza di Spagna... Luoghi meravigliosi, certamente. Ma ti sei mai chiesto: come vivono davvero i romani? Dove abitano? Cosa fanno la sera? Quali problemi affrontano ogni giorno? Scopriamo insieme la Roma vera, quella che i turisti di solito non vedono. ROMA Autentica: Scopri Dove Abitano e Come Vivono i Veri Romani Roma Nord e Roma Sud: Due Mondi Diversi Come tutte le grandi città, anche Roma ha diverse "anime". La divisione principale che fanno i romani è tra Roma Nord e Roma Sud. Ma cosa significa esattamente? Roma Nord: l'Eleganza dei Parioli Roma Nord è considerata la parte più elegante della città, quella dove vivono le persone più ricche, più "benestanti" come si dice in italiano. Il quartiere simbolo di questa zona si chiama Parioli, e da questo nome è nata un'espressione molto usata a Roma: "pariolino". Se qualcuno ti dice che sei un pariolino, significa che ti vesti in modo molto elegante, curato, probabilmente con vestiti di marca. È uno stereotipo, certamente, ma i romani lo usano molto spesso. Roma Sud: l'Anima Popolare Roma Sud, invece, è tutta un'altra storia. Qui l'atmosfera è più popolare, più rilassata, più "di strada". Le persone si vestono in modo più casual e lo stile è completamente diverso. Chi segue questo stile viene chiamato "boro" o "coatto". Anche questa è un'etichetta, ovviamente, e non sempre è usata in senso positivo. Tuttavia, è importante non generalizzare. Come si dice in italiano, "non bisogna fare di tutta l'erba un fascio". Questa espressione significa che non si possono mettere tutti nello stesso gruppo. Non tutti quelli che vivono a Roma Nord sono pariolini eleganti, e non tutti quelli che vivono a Roma Sud sono coatti. La realtà è sempre più complessa degli stereotipi. Dove Vivono Davvero i Romani? Ecco una cosa che sorprende molti turisti: i romani non vivono a Trastevere. E neanche vicino al Colosseo o a Piazza Navona. Devi sapere che Roma è una città enorme. Ha 35 quartieri e circa 150 zone diverse. La popolazione? Quasi 3 milioni di persone. E la maggior parte di queste persone vive nelle zone periferiche, cioè lontano dal centro storico. Il motivo è semplice: il centro è bellissimo, certo, ma è anche carissimo. Affittare un appartamento vicino al Pantheon costa tantissimo. E poi il centro è sempre pieno di turisti, il che può essere stancante per chi ci vive. Quindi i romani preferiscono abitare in quartieri come Centocelle, Tuscolano, Monteverde, Ostia, Primavalle o Tor Bella Monaca. Probabilmente non hai mai sentito questi nomi. Ecco, questa è la Roma vera, quella dove la gente vive, lavora, fa la spesa, porta i bambini a scuola. I Problemi di Tutti i Giorni Roma è bella, questo è innegabile. Ma vivere a Roma non è sempre facile. Ci sono alcuni problemi che i romani affrontano ogni giorno. Il Traffico Il primo grande problema è il traffico. Roma è nota per il traffico intenso. Spostarsi in macchina può essere un vero incubo, soprattutto nelle ore di punta, cioè la mattina quando tutti vanno a lavorare e la sera quando tutti tornano a casa. Molti romani passano più di un'ora al giorno bloccati nel traffico. Un'ora per andare al lavoro, un'ora per tornare. Ogni giorno. Le Buche E poi ci sono le buche. Se noleggi una macchina quando visiti la città, fai molta attenzione: le strade romane sono piene di buche. E alcune sono così grandi che i romani le chiamano "voragini", cioè buchi enormi dove potresti quasi cadere dentro con tutta la macchina. La cosa interessante è che i romani ormai affrontano il problema con ironia. Su Internet si trovano tantissimi meme su questo argomento. Qualcuno ha persino creato immagini con l'intelligenza artificiale dove le buche diventano piscine. L'ironia è l'arma preferita dei romani. I Trasporti Pubblici Un altro problema sono i trasporti pubblici. La metropolitana di Roma ha solo 3 linee: la A, la B e la C. Sono poche per una città così grande. Per fare un confronto, Milano ne ha 5, Londra ne ha 11, Parigi ne ha 16. Gli autobus esistono, certo, ma spesso sono in ritardo o troppo pieni. Tuttavia, negli ultimi anni, soprattutto con il Giubileo del 2025, la situazione sta migliorando. Il Problema dei Rifiuti Infine c'è il problema dei rifiuti. A volte i cassonetti della spazzatura sono così pieni che i rifiuti restano per strada per giorni. D'estate, con il caldo, la situazione diventa ancora peggiore. È un problema serio che le amministrazioni stanno cercando di risolvere, ma non è facile gestire i rifiuti di 3 milioni di persone. Perché non ci Sono Grattacieli a Roma? Una cosa che molti turisti notano è che a Roma non ci sono grattacieli. Almeno non nel centro storico. Come mai? Il motivo è molto semplice: costruire edifici molto alti rovinerebbe il panorama storico della città. Roma ha monumenti di 2000 anni. Se costruissero un grattacielo moderno vicino al Colosseo, sarebbe inappropriato. Il punto più alto del centro storico è la cupola della Basilica di San Pietro, che raggiunge 136 metri. E le regole urbanistiche dicono che nessun edificio può essere più alto di così nel centro. Se vuoi vedere Roma dall'alto, puoi andare in due posti bellissimi: il Gianicolo e il Giardino degli Aranci. Sono due punti panoramici meravigliosi e molto romantici. Da lì puoi vedere tutta la città. I grattacieli a Roma esistono, ma solo nella zona dell'EUR. È un quartiere molto moderno, abbastanza lontano dal centro, pieno di uffici e palazzi alti. Il grattacielo più alto si chiama Eurosky e raggiunge 155 metri. Ma la maggior parte dei turisti non va mai a vederlo. Quanto Costa Vivere a Roma? Se stai pensando di trasferirti a Roma, questa parte ti interesserà molto. Gli Affitti Il costo cambia tantissimo a seconda della zona. Se vuoi vivere nel centro storico, preparati a spendere molto: un piccolo appartamento può costare anche 1.500 o 2.000 euro al mese. Per questo motivo, la maggior parte delle persone vive nelle zone periferiche, dove si può trovare qualcosa di decente a partire da 700-900 euro. Molti studenti e giovani lavoratori scelgono di condividere l'appartamento con altre persone per dividere le spese. Mangiare Fuori Anche qui dipende molto da dove vai. Un caffè al bancone costa circa 1 euro o 1 euro e 20. Ma attenzione: se ti siedi al tavolo in una zona turistica, lo stesso caffè può arrivare a costare 3 o 4 euro. Una pizza margherita costa circa 7-10 euro. Una cena completa in una trattoria tradizionale costa tra i 20 e i 35 euro a persona. CosaPrezzo IndicativoCaffè al bancone1,00 - 1,20 €Caffè al tavolo (zona turistica)3,00 - 4,00 €Pizza margherita7,00 - 10,00 €Cena completa in trattoria20,00 - 35,00 €Affitto centro storico1.500 - 2.000 €/meseAffitto periferia700 - 900 €/mese Un consiglio da insider: allontanati dalle zone turistiche. Appena ti allontani dal centro, i prezzi scendono molto e il cibo diventa anche più buono e autentico. E se vedi un bar o un ristorante pieno di romani, entra lì senza pensarci due volte. I romani sanno dove si mangia bene e si spende poco. Le Abitudini dei Romani I romani hanno alcune abitudini che potrebbero sorprenderti. La Pausa Pranzo Una cosa che stupisce molto gli stranieri è la pausa pranzo. Se vieni a Roma e alle 14:00 trovi un negozio chiuso, non preoccuparti: è normale. Molti negozi e attività chiudono dalle 13:00 alle 15:30 o anche alle 16:00. I romani prendono il pranzo con calma, e molti tornano a casa per mangiare con la famiglia. Il Rituale del Caffè Il caffè merita un discorso a parte. Dimentica l'idea di sederti con il computer a sorseggiare un cappuccino per un'ora come si fa da Starbucks. A Roma il caffè si beve al bancone, in piedi, in massimo due minuti. Entri nel bar, ordini, bevi, paghi, esci. È un rituale velocissimo ma sacro. Certo, puoi anche sederti al tavolo, nessuno ti dirà niente. Ma pagherai di più e i romani ti guarderanno un po' straniti. L'Aperitivo Un'altra abitudine molto italiana, e molto romana, è l'aperitivo. Verso le 18:00 o le 19:00, i romani escono a prendere un drink con gli amici. Di solito uno spritz, un Negroni o un Campari, accompagnato da stuzzichini, cioè piccole cose da mangiare come olive, patatine, piccoli panini. È un momento sociale importante, un modo per rilassarsi dopo il lavoro e chiacchierare con gli amici. La Cena Tardi e la Passeggiata Dimenticati di cenare alle 18:00 come si fa in altri paesi. I romani cenano tardi, molto tardi. Le 20:30 sono considerate presto. Molte persone cenano alle 21:00 o anche più tardi. I ristoranti spesso aprono per cena solo dalle 19:30, e prima di quell'ora li troverai chiusi. Dopo cena, soprattutto d'estate, c'è un'altra tradizione molto italiana: la passeggiata. I romani amano camminare per le strade dopo aver mangiato, magari mangiando un gelato. È un modo per digerire, socializzare, godersi la città quando fa più fresco. Se visiti Roma d'estate, vedrai le strade piene di gente che passeggia anche alle 23:00. Dove Escono i Romani la Sera? I turisti vanno tutti a Trastevere per la vita notturna. Ma i romani? Preferiscono altri posti. San Lorenzo San Lorenzo è il quartiere universitario. È pieno di studenti, quindi trovi locali economici, birrerie, pizzerie a buon prezzo. L'atmosfera è giovane, alternativa e molto vivace. Se sei uno studente, questo è il posto ideale per te. Pigneto Pigneto è un quartiere che è diventato molto di moda negli ultimi anni. È il posto preferito dai romani più "hipster", cioè quelli a cui piacciono le cose alternative e vintage. Qui trovi murales colorati sui muri, locali con arredamento retrò e cocktail bar molto curati. Testaccio Testaccio è un quartiere storico e popolare, molto amato dai romani....
Rootless are a Glasgow-based collective of Romani and Indian musicians united by a shared mission: to honour the deep historical bond between Roma and Indian cultures through music. The band was created by producer Janos and Sodhi, drawn together by the ancient migration story that connects both communities. Their sound fuses Bhangra rhythms with Romani instrumentation, blending folk, Sufi and South Asian influences into something entirely their own. Their debut single "RakiTakitaNana" was covered by EarMilk, Plastic Magazine and Magnetic Magazine among others. Their new single "Dam Mast Qalander" releases June 19th, 2026.Born of the Ando Glaso Collective. Follow @ando_glaso and @rootless64We spoke to Janos Lang - Founder of the band (AG Productions - Roma led multicultural production company), Sarmad Ghafoor - British - Pakistani Music Producer for Rootless, and Matus Jaco ( Guitarist ) .The Romani crushes for this episode are Lulo Reinhardt, Tcha Limberger, Taraf de Haidouks, Roby Lakatos, and Gipsy Kings.Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast. Subscribe to our Patreon to join the conversation and our private community for just $5 a month. Or donate any amount to Ko-fi.com/romanistan. We depend on your support to keep going. You can book readings and events and take workshops with Jez at jezminavonthiele.com, and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. Get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling wherever books are sold. If you love it, write us a review. Visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasMusic by Viktor PachasArtwork by Elijah VardoSupport the show
ARATĂ HAR ÎN FAȚA PROVOCĂRILOR! „Dacă este cu putinţă, întrucât atârnă de voi, trăiţi în pace cu toţi oamenii.” (Romani 12:18)
The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Routledge, 2026) examines Auschwitz-Birkenau as both a site and a symbol of Nazi genocide. Scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives consider Auschwitz's history by engaging with Holocaust historiography and its place in Holocaust memory and representation, illustrating their mutual influence. The chapters bring new insights to topics that other studies of Auschwitz have explored before, such as the Sonderkommando, the Czech family camp, and literary representations of Auschwitz. Other chapters cover recent developments and more neglected areas, such as the experience and memory of Romani prisoners, the fate of Soviet prisoners of war, and Auschwitz's presence on social media. The handbook also responds to a number of recent trends and new paradigms in Holocaust Studies, including contributions from the fields of Environmental Studies, Spatial Studies, and Gender Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Routledge, 2026) examines Auschwitz-Birkenau as both a site and a symbol of Nazi genocide. Scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives consider Auschwitz's history by engaging with Holocaust historiography and its place in Holocaust memory and representation, illustrating their mutual influence. The chapters bring new insights to topics that other studies of Auschwitz have explored before, such as the Sonderkommando, the Czech family camp, and literary representations of Auschwitz. Other chapters cover recent developments and more neglected areas, such as the experience and memory of Romani prisoners, the fate of Soviet prisoners of war, and Auschwitz's presence on social media. The handbook also responds to a number of recent trends and new paradigms in Holocaust Studies, including contributions from the fields of Environmental Studies, Spatial Studies, and Gender Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Routledge, 2026) examines Auschwitz-Birkenau as both a site and a symbol of Nazi genocide. Scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives consider Auschwitz's history by engaging with Holocaust historiography and its place in Holocaust memory and representation, illustrating their mutual influence. The chapters bring new insights to topics that other studies of Auschwitz have explored before, such as the Sonderkommando, the Czech family camp, and literary representations of Auschwitz. Other chapters cover recent developments and more neglected areas, such as the experience and memory of Romani prisoners, the fate of Soviet prisoners of war, and Auschwitz's presence on social media. The handbook also responds to a number of recent trends and new paradigms in Holocaust Studies, including contributions from the fields of Environmental Studies, Spatial Studies, and Gender Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies
The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Routledge, 2026) examines Auschwitz-Birkenau as both a site and a symbol of Nazi genocide. Scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives consider Auschwitz's history by engaging with Holocaust historiography and its place in Holocaust memory and representation, illustrating their mutual influence. The chapters bring new insights to topics that other studies of Auschwitz have explored before, such as the Sonderkommando, the Czech family camp, and literary representations of Auschwitz. Other chapters cover recent developments and more neglected areas, such as the experience and memory of Romani prisoners, the fate of Soviet prisoners of war, and Auschwitz's presence on social media. The handbook also responds to a number of recent trends and new paradigms in Holocaust Studies, including contributions from the fields of Environmental Studies, Spatial Studies, and Gender Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies
The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Routledge, 2026) examines Auschwitz-Birkenau as both a site and a symbol of Nazi genocide. Scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives consider Auschwitz's history by engaging with Holocaust historiography and its place in Holocaust memory and representation, illustrating their mutual influence. The chapters bring new insights to topics that other studies of Auschwitz have explored before, such as the Sonderkommando, the Czech family camp, and literary representations of Auschwitz. Other chapters cover recent developments and more neglected areas, such as the experience and memory of Romani prisoners, the fate of Soviet prisoners of war, and Auschwitz's presence on social media. The handbook also responds to a number of recent trends and new paradigms in Holocaust Studies, including contributions from the fields of Environmental Studies, Spatial Studies, and Gender Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies
The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Routledge, 2026) examines Auschwitz-Birkenau as both a site and a symbol of Nazi genocide. Scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives consider Auschwitz's history by engaging with Holocaust historiography and its place in Holocaust memory and representation, illustrating their mutual influence. The chapters bring new insights to topics that other studies of Auschwitz have explored before, such as the Sonderkommando, the Czech family camp, and literary representations of Auschwitz. Other chapters cover recent developments and more neglected areas, such as the experience and memory of Romani prisoners, the fate of Soviet prisoners of war, and Auschwitz's presence on social media. The handbook also responds to a number of recent trends and new paradigms in Holocaust Studies, including contributions from the fields of Environmental Studies, Spatial Studies, and Gender Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Dr Santiago Betancor Falcón (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) about his 2025 paper, Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. The conversation focuses on minoritised languages, autonomous language learning, and language activism. Reference: Betancor-Falcon, S. (2025). Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 44(6), 647-662. DOI here For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Dr Santiago Betancor Falcón (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) about his 2025 paper, Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. The conversation focuses on minoritised languages, autonomous language learning, and language activism. Reference: Betancor-Falcon, S. (2025). Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 44(6), 647-662. DOI here For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Dr Santiago Betancor Falcón (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) about his 2025 paper, Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. The conversation focuses on minoritised languages, autonomous language learning, and language activism. Reference: Betancor-Falcon, S. (2025). Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 44(6), 647-662. DOI here For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Dr Santiago Betancor Falcón (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) about his 2025 paper, Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. The conversation focuses on minoritised languages, autonomous language learning, and language activism. Reference: Betancor-Falcon, S. (2025). Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 44(6), 647-662. DOI here For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Dr Santiago Betancor Falcón (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) about his 2025 paper, Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. The conversation focuses on minoritised languages, autonomous language learning, and language activism. Reference: Betancor-Falcon, S. (2025). Autonomous language learning as political activism: Roma autodidacts as catalysts of the nascent Romani language revitalisation movement in Spain. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 44(6), 647-662. DOI here For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Eighty years ago, the last travellers were freed from French internment camps. Our reporters Antonia Kerrigan and Valentine Erba went to meet with a French survivor of internment.
We pull three tarot cards for June and use them as a grounded forecast for love, money, and the kind of leadership that actually changes your day-to-day life. Along the way, we get honest about raising your standards, reframing grief as an extension of love, and trusting your gut when dreams and ancestors feel close. Let us know what you want to hear about for future Q&A episodes!Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast. Subscribe to our Patreon to join the conversation and our private community for just $5 a month. Or donate any amount to Ko-fi.com/romanistan. We depend on your support to keep going. You can book readings and events and take workshops with Jez at jezminavonthiele.com, and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. Get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling wherever books are sold. If you love it, write us a review. Visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasMusic by Viktor PachasArtwork by Elijah VardoSupport the show
You have tarot questions and we have answers! We did this Q&A as a little extra research for our second book, Secrets of Romani Tarot, out next year, and our tarot deck, Romanistan Tarot, out the year after. Tell us what you would like us to cover next! We'd love to keep these Q&As going. Or if you want to ask us questions anytime, join the Romanistan Patreon or Jezmina's Patreon. Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast. Subscribe to our Patreon to join the conversation and our private community for just $5 a month. Or donate any amount to Ko-fi.com/romanistan. We depend on your support to keep going. You can book readings and events and take workshops with Jez at jezminavonthiele.com, and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. Get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling wherever books are sold. If you love it, write us a review. Visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasMusic by Viktor PachasArtwork by Elijah VardoSupport the show
DEZVOLTAREA LIDERILOR (1) „Cine îmbărbătează pe alţii să se ţină de îmbărbătare...” (Romani 12:8)
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 6, 2026 is: flamboyant • flam-BOY-ant • adjective Someone or something described as flamboyant has a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention. Such a person or thing is often strikingly elaborate or colorful in their behavior or display. // Reality television attracts millions of viewers for its depictions of flamboyant, larger-than-life personalities living equally flamboyant lifestyles. See the entry > Examples: “[Helen] McCrory's flamboyant and perfectly drawn portrayal of Polly was the show's real treasure, a steel-willed matriarch unusually attuned to the mysticism of the Shelby family's Romani roots who also served as a ruthlessly pragmatic consigliere. ... McCrory's Polly was so electric that the show remained totally riveting any time she was onscreen.” — Jack Hamilton, Slate, 20 Mar. 2026 Did you know? Associate the word flamboyant with bananas flambé and the word's fiery etymology will be seared in your mind. Flamboyant, which was borrowed into English from French in the 19th century, can be traced back to the Old French word flambe, meaning “flame.” In its earliest uses flamboyant referred to an ornate style of Gothic architecture popular in France and Spain, which featured waving curves suggestive of flames. Eventually, the word developed a more general second sense for anything eye-catching or showy. And of course, flambe is also the origin of the English adjective flambé, which describes food flamboyantly dressed or served with flaming liquor.
You're invited to our to a free Tarot Q&A on May 4 at 5 pm pst/ 8 pm est over Zoom, then we pull the cards for May 2026 and get honest about love, money, and guidance for May. King of Pentacles, Page of Pentacles, and Queen of Wands point to stability you can feel, creativity you can act on, and power you can use for yourself and your community. Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast. Subscribe to our Patreon to join the conversation and our private community for just $5 a month. Or donate any amount to Ko-fi.com/romanistan. We depend on your support to keep going. You can book readings and events and take workshops with Jez at jezminavonthiele.com, and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. Get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling wherever books are sold. If you love it, write us a review. Visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasMusic by Viktor PachasArtwork by Elijah VardoSupport the show
Jeanette Kerttu is a Romani (Kalderash) scholar and teacher of religion based in Sweden. She holds a Master's degree in Religious Studies, with a specialization in esotericism, historical magic, occult traditions, and so-called rejected knowledge. Her research focuses on Romani women's magical practices, both historically and in contemporary contexts, with a comparative perspective between Sweden and the United States. Her work examines the persistence, meaning, and functions of these practices, highlighting their role in shaping cultural identity, empowerment, and social positioning. She argues that such practices have enabled Romani women to transform marginalization into forms of authority, leadership, and economic agency.Follow Jeanette on Instagram @jeanettekerttuThe Romani crush for this episode is Carmen Amaya.Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast. Subscribe to our Patreon to join the conversation and our private community for just $5 a month. Or donate any amount to Ko-fi.com/romanistan. We depend on your support to keep going. You can book readings and events and take workshops with Jez at jezminavonthiele.com, and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. Get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling wherever books are sold. If you love it, write us a review. Visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasMusic by Viktor PachasArtwork by Elijah VardoSupport the show
It's a lesser-known chapter of the Holocaust, the murder of some 500,000 Roma and Sinti people, members of a long-marginalized and often persecuted minority in Europe. One way into that history is through the work of an artist who survived it herself. Jeffrey Brown reports for our Art in Action series, which explores the intersection of art and democracy as part of our CANVAS coverage. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
This week we talk about Orbán, Hungary, and reformers.We also discuss Fidesz, Tisza, and illiberalism.Recommended Book: I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason ParginTranscriptHungary is a Central European country that was formed in the aftermath of WWI as part of the Treaty of Trianon, which—due to it having fought on the losing side of that conflict—resulted in the loss of more than 70% of its former territory, most of its economy, nearly 60% of its population, and about 32% of ethnic Hungarians who were left scattered across land that was given to neighboring countries when what was then Austria-Hungary was broken apart, initially by Hungary declaring independence from Austria, and then by those neighbors carving it up, grabbing land at the end of and just after the war, all of them pretty pissed at Hungary for being part of the Central Powers, quadruple alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria.Today, Hungary is surrounded on all sides by other nations, including those who gobbled up some of their territory, back in the day. They've got Slovakia to their north, Ukraine to their northeast, Romania is to the east, and Serbia is to the south. Croatia and Slovenia are to their southwest, and Austria, which used to be part of the same nation as Hungary, is to their west.In 2026, Hungary has a population of a little over 9.5 million people, and the vast majority of those people, around 97.7%, are ethnic Hungarians, the next-largest ethnic group is Romani, weighing in at just 2.4%.During WWII, Hungary was on the Axis side of the conflict, once again ending up on the losing side of a world war, and was eventually occupied by the Soviet Union, which converted the nation into a satellite state called the Hungarian People's Republic. Hungarians tried to revolt their way out of the Soviet Union's grip in 1956, but it didn't work. In 1989, though, during the wave of other regional revolutions that tore the Soviet Union apart, Hungary peacefully transitioned into a parliamentary democracy, and it joined the EU in 2004.What I'd like to talk about today is post-Soviet, Third Republic Hungary, the country's conversion into an ultra-conservative, ultra-corrupt state, and how a decade and a half of democratic backsliding might be eased, at least somewhat, by new leadership that just won an overwhelming majority in Hungary's recent elections.—In the 1990s, Hungary began its transition from state-run authoritarianism under the Soviets into the type of capitalism-centered democracy that was being spread by the US and its allies during the Cold War.In Hungary, like many other post-Soviet nations, this transition wasn't smooth, and the country experienced a severe economic recession that sparked all manner of social upsets, as well.Hungary's Socialist Party did really well in elections for a while, in large part because of how badly capitalism seemed to doing, and all the downsides locals now associated with it, but the Socialists went back and forth with other governments, especially the liberal conservative Fidesz (FEE-dez) party, each government taking the reins for four years before being voted out, replaced by the opposition, which was then voted out four years later and replaced by their opposition.In 2006, there was a big to-do about a report that the then-Prime Minister, in charge of the Socialist Party, had admitted behind closed doors to having lied to win the last election. “We lied in the morning, we lied in the evening, and we lied at night,” he said during that closed-doors speech, and the divulgence of this led to nationwide protests and a period, which continues today, in which no left-wing party could attain power, only conservative governments standing a chance of running things in Hungary.In 2010, the Fidesz party, led by Viktor Orbán, won a supermajority in parliament, and the following year, parliament approved a new constitution that brought a huge number of significant changes to the government and the nation's laws. This adoption was criticized for basically being a nation-defining document that enshrines the party's Conservative Christian ideology into law, permanently, despite that ideology not reflecting the views of the country at large; just over 40% of Hungary identifies as Christian. This new constitution also significantly cut or curtailed the rights of formerly independent institutions, removing basically all checks on the government's power, and making it nearly impossible to push back against anything they might want to do, moving forward.Under Orbán, Hungary saw significant democratic backsliding, meaning the country was converted from a functioning democracy into something that looked like a democracy from the outside, with elections and a press and such, but with actual functionality closer to that of Russia, which also holds elections, but those elections are tightly controlled by the government, the outcomes preordained by locking up those who challenge the existing power structure and falsifying votes when necessary. The press, too, in Russia and Hungary, is severely limited in what it can report, those who fail to toe the party line locked up or otherwise punished, and most of these formerly and supposedly journalistic entities owned by close friends of the country's leader.This sort of setup is often called a kleptocracy or mafia-state, that hides behind the veil of democracy, because the people up top basically just do whatever they want, perpetually enriching themselves at the expense of their countrymen, and they get away with it because all the forces of government and opposition that might stand in their way are systematically removed, all while they continue to pretend that this is what the people want.Both Hungary and Russia also publicly embrace illiberal governance, at least to some degree, meaning they loudly promote top-down systems of governance, and both of their top-down systems are vehemently anti-immigrant, anti-LGBT rights, anti-women's rights, and pro-fellow illiberal states—which in this case means Hungary and Orbán tend to be close buddies with other oppressive nations, like Russia, like Iran, and like China.Orbán has thus overseen the transition of Hungary from a liberalizing, open, post-Soviet nation into a different sort of totalitarian state, his version wearing the guise of western democracy instead of Stalinesque communism, but actually functioning as a private kingdom of sorts for Orbán and his friends, all of whom became wealthy by carving up state assets and making deals that favor them, just that group of oligarchs, and all of this happening at the expense of the Hungarian people and its institutions and resources.That context established, let's talk about what happened recently, during the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary elections.On April 12, 2026, Hungary held elections to fill all 199 seats in the country's parliament. 100 seats are necessary to achieve a majority, and thus to form a government and run things.Orbán's party, Fidesz, was seeking a fifth consecutive term, partnering with the Christian Democratic People's Party in the hopes of elbowing out a newer competitor, the conservative, center-right Tisza (TEE-sah) party.This election had been promoted as the most important in EU history, as while he was in control of Hungary, Orbán had been pushing the nation further and further into Russia's orbit, allegedly even sharing classified information from private EU meetings with Russia's government. He consistently also stood in the way of EU efforts to help support Ukraine, blocking billions of dollars of funding for Ukraine's defensive efforts against Russia's continuing invasion of its neighbor; if one EU member country says no, some bloc-wide efforts can be shut-down in perpetuity. And Orbán was a consistent ‘no' for anything that was bad for Russia, or anything that was good for the EU, in the liberal democracy sense of good. He also regularly demanded what amounted to bribes to get his vote for just about anything, and was thus a consistent obstructionist for even normal government business within the bloc.This new Tisza party, which is a Hungarian abbreviation for what translates as the Respect and Freedom Party, was established in 2020, then rose to prominence when a former Orbán ally and Fidesz member, Péter Magyar left Fidesz and joined with Tisza.Tisza ran on populist principles and the overthrow of Orbán, who has been increasingly unpopular as he's continued to heavy-handedly reinforce his own hold on power, rigging election maps so that nothing but the most overwhelming imbalance in votes against him would ever lead to a loss.Unfortunately for him, that's exactly what happened in this 2026 election: nearly 80% of potential voters turned out to vote, which is the highest since 1989, when communism originally collapsed throughout Europe. And Tisza, the new opposition party led by a former Orbán loyalist, who left Fidesz during a scandal during which the government oversaw the pardoning of people responsible for covering up child sexual abuse, Tisza took 141 of 199 seats, giving them the supermajority they need to not just form a government, but to change the constitution.This is being seen as a massive victory for the EU, and a serious defeat for Russian President Putin, who will likely be losing a lot of influence in the region, but also his proxy within the EU, which allowed him to forestall and halt all sorts of anti-Russian and pro-Ukrainian efforts.It's also being seen as a possible shot across the bow of illiberal and illiberalizing governments around the world, including others within Europe, but also that of the United States, which has seem similar democratic backsliding under two non-consecutive Trump administrations. The same forces that led to Orbán's loss, like a successful anti-corruption message communicated by his opposition, collapsing on-the-ground economic realities for the majority of Hungarian citizens, and a wave of support for the opposition, especially amongst young people, could lead to more toppled governments and strongman leaders in the coming years.There are still quite a few unknowns and potential pitfalls here, though.Magyar, though now the leader of a different party, was formerly in Orbán's camp; this could represent a changing of the guard up top, someone else holding the reins and enriching himself and a different group of friends, rather than a wholesale change that serves those at the bottom. It wouldn't be the first time we've seen an authoritarian replaced by a seeming freedom-fighter who then became an authoritarian, because all those former incentives remained in place when they stepped into office.It's also been posited that Putin might lean more heavily on Bulgaria as Hungary steps out of his sphere of influence; one pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian, anti-EU European Union nation replaced by another, the obstructionism continuing, but with different people on the Russian payroll.As I'm recording this, polls from elections in Bulgaria that happened this past weekend seem to favor Bulgaria's former president, who is pro-Russian and anti-Ukraine, though his administration seems to be filled with pro-EU representatives. It could be that he plays nice with the West while still opposing support for Ukraine, or it could be he waits to see which way the large-scale winds blow before deciding how to lean; he's been pretty vague about how he'll govern, and the people of Bulgaria seem like they'll be happy just to have a functioning government after a long period without. So this guy could represent a foot in the door for Putin, but he could also be a reformer; he could also be a bit of both.It's also possible Orbán, who admitted defeat in the face of his opponent's overwhelming parliamentary victory, will try some kind of last minute maneuver to stay in power, claiming that the vote was rigged against in him some way, for instance—a classic authoritarian move that has been repeated by these sorts governments over and over, including in modern history, and at times, unfortunately, successfully.Show Noteshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/hungarys-magyar-urges-president-to-quit-vows-to-overhaul-state-mediahttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g40npz37lohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/18/bulgaria-election-radev-russia-orban/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-18/hungary-s-tisza-party-widens-election-majority-in-fresh-tallyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/opinion/hungary-election-orban-loses-trump-maga.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/hungary-peter-magyar-donald-tusk-poland-europehttps://apnews.com/article/hungary-eu-unlock-funds-orban-5a208f4094d4d66a47de9fc10b9d194fhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungary-putin-orban-russia-ukraine-b2959920.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hungary-orban-loss/686832/https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5784063/hungarian-americans-orban-defeat-trump-authoritarianism-democrats-republicanshttps://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/online-analysis/2026/04/hungarys-election-significance-and-implications/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/eu-officials-hungary-talks-peter-magyar-governmenthttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-hungarys-vote-to-oust-viktor-orban-could-have-global-implicationshttps://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/hungary-just-voted-out-viktor-orban-heres-what-to-expect-in-europe-and-beyond/https://geopoliticalfutures.com/hungarys-landmark-election/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/could-bulgaria-replace-hungary-as-putins-proxy-inside-the-eu/https://ecfr.eu/article/four-principles-for-an-eu-hungary-reset/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/hungary-election-results-orban-magyar.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254abhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Trianonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_diasporahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungaryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Law_of_Hungaryhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/world/europe/bulgaria-elections-what-to-know.html This is a public episode. 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