Podcasts about Rowling

Some Washington farmers are not pleased with President Trump’s decision to increase beef imports from Argentina. A Lakewood man has been arrested for making ‘veiled’ threats to Governor Bob Ferguson. Old footage of Zohran Mamdani shows the NYC mayoral candidate saying ‘the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the IDF.” // LongForm: GUEST: Saul Spady on if Seattle’s local economy is heading in the same direction as Detroit.  // Quick Hit: J.K. Rowling is calling out Glamour UK magazine for featuring nine biological men as their ‘women of the year.’

TALK TO ME, TEXT ITA Friday mood sets the stage: feeling strong, clear-headed, and ready to wade into some thorny stories with humor and heat. We start with the Leslie Jones and Paul Rudd clash and ask harder questions about workplace boundaries, public grudges, and how identity labels get weaponized when tempers run hot. It's not about picking a celebrity side—it's about how fast a long workday turns into permanent outrage and what that says about our culture of airing everything online.Then we dive into Glamour UK's decision to honor a group of trans “dolls” as Women of the Year and the wave of backlash led by J.K. Rowling. We explore the pressure points around language, womanhood, and representation, and why so many people feel the ground shifting under their feet. Media power, social movements, and girls' futures sit at the center of this debate, and we try to separate signal from noise without dodging the hard edges.Next up: a Rhode Island school district's reported $117,000 price tag for public records about a teacher's political comments. What should public really mean when curriculum and teacher emails are on the line? We unpack the tug-of-war between transparency, cost, and public trust—and why parents keep pushing even when institutions push back.To end on a lighter note, a negative review about a “leaf” in baked beans sparks a masterclass reply from a restaurant: it's a bay leaf, it's scratch cooking, and it's the opposite of canned. That small exchange becomes a bigger lesson about how craftsmanship and communication can turn complaints into loyalty. And yes, we want your take: how do you season your baked beans—sweet, smoky, spicy, or all of the above?If this mix of sharp stories and real-life flavor hits the spot, tap follow, share with a friend, and drop a review—then tell us your secret bean ingredient. We'll read our favorites on a future show.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Thanks for listening! Liberty Line each week on Sunday, look for topics on my X file @americanistblog and submit your 1-3 audio opinions to anamericanistblog@gmail.com and you'll be featured on the podcast. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showTip Jar for coffee $ - Thanks Music by Alehandro Vodnik from Pixabay Blog - AnAmericanist.comX - @americanistblog

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La capitale écossaise et ses décors médiévaux ont inspiré J.K. Rowling pour la saga Harry Potter. Destination de vacances prisée par les fans, Édimbourg regorge de marches guidées et de magasins dédiés à l'univers du sorcier à lunettes. Mais depuis quelques années, l'autrice désormais milliardaire a mis sa fortune au service de l'idéologie transphobe, au point de contraindre la justice à revenir sur les droits des femmes transgenres. Le secteur du tourisme se voit forcé de s'adapter, entre demande commerciale et respect des minorités. De notre correspondante à Londres, Le château millénaire d'Édimbourg se découpe sur le ciel gris d'Écosse, à quelques centaines de mètres du cimetière de Greyfriars. Connu pour sa statue du chien Bobby, l'endroit accueille chaque année un demi-million de touristes vêtus de capes noires et d'écharpes en laine aux couleurs des maisons de l'école (fictive) de sorcellerie de Poudlard. Les pierres tombales portent des noms familiers pour les fans de la saga littéraire Harry Potter : Thomas Riddell, Scrymgeour, Moodie, McGonagall... Plusieurs fois par semaine, Christine dirige des marches guidées à travers le cimetière. « La popularité de ces tours m'étonne toujours, après toutes ces années, s'émerveille la jeune femme, vêtue d'un uniforme de velours noir et vert émeraude. Édimbourg ressemble tellement à Poudlard, c'est merveilleux pour se plonger dans l'univers de Harry Potter ! » Parmi les participants, beaucoup ont grandi avec les livres. Le montant des marches Potter Trails est libre. Et depuis quelques années, l'entreprise reverse une partie de ses profits à des ONG qui défendent les droits des personnes transgenres. « C'est une manière d'afficher clairement que nos marches accueillent tout le monde, sans distinction de genre », explique Christine. Ce qui pourrait sembler évident relève pourtant du nécessaire. Depuis quelques années, la créatrice de l'univers Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, s'est distinguée sur les réseaux sociaux par ses positions conservatrices transphobes. Plus inquiétant, elle, à qui la marque Harry Potter rapporte chaque année plus de 50 millions de dollars, a financé le recours en justice d'une association écossaise contre des réformes. En avril dernier, elle a obtenu que la justice considère les femmes transgenres comme des hommes. Depuis, les fans s'interrogent : faut-il continuer à consommer du contenu, et donc verser de l'argent à une autrice dont l'idéologie est loin de faire consensus ? « La moralité des livres est complexe, et bien entendu loin d'être idéale, admet la guide. Mais de nombreux lecteurs, y compris ceux qui ont grandi avec Harry Potter, ont trouvé du réconfort dans le message de la série : le fait de se sentir différent et d'enfin trouver un endroit où on se sent bien, et la résistance contre la haine. C'est ce qui nous motive. » L'une des rues principales de la vieille ville d'Édimbourg, Victoria Street, possède un café qui a abrité les premières séances d'écriture de J.K. Rowling et lui aurait servi d'inspiration pour la rue commerçante des fournitures magiques, le Chemin de Traverse. Devant la boutique officielle, les fans font la queue pour acheter une baguette magique, une peluche, une écharpe. Après une demi-heure d'attente, Estelle sort du magasin, les mains vides : « J'aime relire les livres, revisionner les films... Mais je ne cautionne pas les propos de l'autrice et je ne veux plus lui verser d'argent. » Alors, la jeune Normande, vêtue d'un pull de la maison Serdaigle, s'adapte : « J'achète d'occasion, et je me suis mise au tricot pour fabriquer mon pull ! » Du côté des militants LGBTQ+, certains membres de la communauté appellent plutôt au boycott de tout ce qui touche à l'univers magique du sorcier à la cicatrice en éclair. Les associations, elles, préfèrent ne pas évoquer les positions de l'autrice pour ne pas participer à sa visibilité. Dans cette démarche, Fraser Horn a décidé de totalement repenser son offre de marches guidées dans Édimbourg. Ce jeune papa s'est lancé comme guide indépendant au début de l'année, et propose à l'époque des tours Harry Potter et des marches LGBTQ, sur les lieux importants dans l'histoire des minorités sexuelles. « Mais en avril [quand la Cour suprême a indiqué ne plus reconnaître le genre auto-déclaré], les positions de J.K. Rowling sont devenues indéfendables, et j'ai compris que ces deux marches n'avaient plus leur place sur le même flyer », explique-t-il. À l'approche du mois des Fiertés – le mois de juin, consacré à la visibilité de la communauté LGBTQ+ –, le guide décide de remplacer ses tours Harry Potter par de nouveaux horaires pour ses marches LGBTQ+, ce qui suscite un fort intérêt médiatique. « Certains ont pensé que c'était un coup de communication de ma part, mais j'ai tout de même lâché un tiers de mon activité, pour respecter mes valeurs », précise-t-il. Depuis, Fraser propose de manière permanente plus de marches LGBTQ+, où il en profite pour donner plus de visibilité aux personnalités homosexuelles et transgenres de l'histoire édimbourgeoise, celles-là même que J.K. Rowling cherche à effacer. « J'emmène mes groupes dans la cour du collège de médecine, pour leur montrer la plaque commémorative du Dr. James Barry : un homme transgenre, né dans une famille pauvre, qui est devenu l'un des meilleurs chirurgiens de la Royal Navy », raconte-t-il. La transidentité du docteur n'a été révélée qu'à sa mort, à l'indifférence de ceux qui l'avaient connu. Du côté du secteur touristique et à l'échelle de toute l'Écosse, les syndicats notent une légère baisse du tourisme liée à Harry Potter, au profit d'autres séries comme Outlander, mais se préparent à une recrudescence des séjours sur les lieux de tournage des films, avec la sortie d'une nouvelle série inspirée des livres sur HBO en 2027. À lire aussiLa Cour suprême britannique statue que la définition légale d'une femme repose sur le sexe biologique

La capitale écossaise et ses décors médiévaux ont inspiré J.K. Rowling pour la saga Harry Potter. Destination de vacances prisée par les fans, Édimbourg regorge de marches guidées et de magasins dédiés à l'univers du sorcier à lunettes. Mais depuis quelques années, l'autrice désormais milliardaire a mis sa fortune au service de l'idéologie transphobe, au point de contraindre la justice à revenir sur les droits des femmes transgenres. Le secteur du tourisme se voit forcé de s'adapter, entre demande commerciale et respect des minorités. De notre correspondante à Londres, Le château millénaire d'Édimbourg se découpe sur le ciel gris d'Écosse, à quelques centaines de mètres du cimetière de Greyfriars. Connu pour sa statue du chien Bobby, l'endroit accueille chaque année un demi-million de touristes vêtus de capes noires et d'écharpes en laine aux couleurs des maisons de l'école (fictive) de sorcellerie de Poudlard. Les pierres tombales portent des noms familiers pour les fans de la saga littéraire Harry Potter : Thomas Riddell, Scrymgeour, Moodie, McGonagall... Plusieurs fois par semaine, Christine dirige des marches guidées à travers le cimetière. « La popularité de ces tours m'étonne toujours, après toutes ces années, s'émerveille la jeune femme, vêtue d'un uniforme de velours noir et vert émeraude. Édimbourg ressemble tellement à Poudlard, c'est merveilleux pour se plonger dans l'univers de Harry Potter ! » Parmi les participants, beaucoup ont grandi avec les livres. Le montant des marches Potter Trails est libre. Et depuis quelques années, l'entreprise reverse une partie de ses profits à des ONG qui défendent les droits des personnes transgenres. « C'est une manière d'afficher clairement que nos marches accueillent tout le monde, sans distinction de genre », explique Christine. Ce qui pourrait sembler évident relève pourtant du nécessaire. Depuis quelques années, la créatrice de l'univers Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, s'est distinguée sur les réseaux sociaux par ses positions conservatrices transphobes. Plus inquiétant, elle, à qui la marque Harry Potter rapporte chaque année plus de 50 millions de dollars, a financé le recours en justice d'une association écossaise contre des réformes. En avril dernier, elle a obtenu que la justice considère les femmes transgenres comme des hommes. Depuis, les fans s'interrogent : faut-il continuer à consommer du contenu, et donc verser de l'argent à une autrice dont l'idéologie est loin de faire consensus ? « La moralité des livres est complexe, et bien entendu loin d'être idéale, admet la guide. Mais de nombreux lecteurs, y compris ceux qui ont grandi avec Harry Potter, ont trouvé du réconfort dans le message de la série : le fait de se sentir différent et d'enfin trouver un endroit où on se sent bien, et la résistance contre la haine. C'est ce qui nous motive. » L'une des rues principales de la vieille ville d'Édimbourg, Victoria Street, possède un café qui a abrité les premières séances d'écriture de J.K. Rowling et lui aurait servi d'inspiration pour la rue commerçante des fournitures magiques, le Chemin de Traverse. Devant la boutique officielle, les fans font la queue pour acheter une baguette magique, une peluche, une écharpe. Après une demi-heure d'attente, Estelle sort du magasin, les mains vides : « J'aime relire les livres, revisionner les films... Mais je ne cautionne pas les propos de l'autrice et je ne veux plus lui verser d'argent. » Alors, la jeune Normande, vêtue d'un pull de la maison Serdaigle, s'adapte : « J'achète d'occasion, et je me suis mise au tricot pour fabriquer mon pull ! » Du côté des militants LGBTQ+, certains membres de la communauté appellent plutôt au boycott de tout ce qui touche à l'univers magique du sorcier à la cicatrice en éclair. Les associations, elles, préfèrent ne pas évoquer les positions de l'autrice pour ne pas participer à sa visibilité. Dans cette démarche, Fraser Horn a décidé de totalement repenser son offre de marches guidées dans Édimbourg. Ce jeune papa s'est lancé comme guide indépendant au début de l'année, et propose à l'époque des tours Harry Potter et des marches LGBTQ, sur les lieux importants dans l'histoire des minorités sexuelles. « Mais en avril [quand la Cour suprême a indiqué ne plus reconnaître le genre auto-déclaré], les positions de J.K. Rowling sont devenues indéfendables, et j'ai compris que ces deux marches n'avaient plus leur place sur le même flyer », explique-t-il. À l'approche du mois des Fiertés – le mois de juin, consacré à la visibilité de la communauté LGBTQ+ –, le guide décide de remplacer ses tours Harry Potter par de nouveaux horaires pour ses marches LGBTQ+, ce qui suscite un fort intérêt médiatique. « Certains ont pensé que c'était un coup de communication de ma part, mais j'ai tout de même lâché un tiers de mon activité, pour respecter mes valeurs », précise-t-il. Depuis, Fraser propose de manière permanente plus de marches LGBTQ+, où il en profite pour donner plus de visibilité aux personnalités homosexuelles et transgenres de l'histoire édimbourgeoise, celles-là même que J.K. Rowling cherche à effacer. « J'emmène mes groupes dans la cour du collège de médecine, pour leur montrer la plaque commémorative du Dr. James Barry : un homme transgenre, né dans une famille pauvre, qui est devenu l'un des meilleurs chirurgiens de la Royal Navy », raconte-t-il. La transidentité du docteur n'a été révélée qu'à sa mort, à l'indifférence de ceux qui l'avaient connu. Du côté du secteur touristique et à l'échelle de toute l'Écosse, les syndicats notent une légère baisse du tourisme liée à Harry Potter, au profit d'autres séries comme Outlander, mais se préparent à une recrudescence des séjours sur les lieux de tournage des films, avec la sortie d'une nouvelle série inspirée des livres sur HBO en 2027. À lire aussiLa Cour suprême britannique statue que la définition légale d'une femme repose sur le sexe biologique

Listen with FREE Interactive Transcript only on the RealLife App. In this episode, Ethan takes you on an inspiring journey through the story of J.K. Rowling — from struggling writer in Edinburgh cafés to the world-famous creator of Harry Potter. Along the way, you'll learn advanced English expressions, natural vocabulary, and fascinating cultural insights. Discover how Scotland inspired Hogwarts, test your listening skills, and boost your confidence to speak English more fluently and naturally. Read the show notes here. .......... Follow us on: RealLife English (YouTube) Learn English with TV Series (YouTube)

"I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts and I'll choose to be wild and free." What happens when we view Taylor Swift's music through the lens of our feline friends? In this week's Show & Tell episode, we explore three songs that connect to the world of cats in different ways. From the mysterious cat distribution system to reclaiming the "cat lady" trope, we discuss how cats represent independence, mystery, and the feminine in both literature and Taylor's music. Plus, we dive into why men who hate cats might be revealing more about themselves than they think.   Subscribe for free to get episode updates or upgrade to paid to get our After School premium content: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe. After School subscribers get monthly bonus episodes, exclusive content, and early access to help shape future topics! Stay up to date at aptaylorswift.com    Mentioned in this episode: Cat Distribution System - internet phenomenon Cats Musical - Andrew Lloyd Webber TS Elliot Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats Marx for Cats Beautiful Ghost - Taylor Swift & Andrew Lloyd Webber, 2019 Cats (2019 film) The Cheshire Cat - Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland Professor McGonagall - J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter The Black Cat - Edgar Allan Poe   ***   Episode Highlights:  [00:37] All about cats! [09:22] "State of Grace" and the cat distribution system [17:18] "Gorgeous" and reclaiming the cat lady trope [27:08] "Beautiful Ghost" and choosing wild freedom   Follow AP Taylor Swift podcast on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm →  tinyurl.com/aptslibro Contact us at aptaylorswift@gmail.com  Affiliate Codes:  Krowned Krystals - krownedkrystals.com use code APTS at checkout for 10% off!  Libro.fm - Looking for an audiobook? Check out our Libro.fm playlist and use code APTS30 for 30% off books found here tinyurl.com/aptslibro   This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.

Einstein was called “slow” at school, J. K. Rowling collected a dozen rejections, and Walt Disney was once fired for “lacking imagination.” We love stories of perseverance—but what's the cost of never letting go? In this conversation, psychoanalyst Adam Phillips argues that our obsession with endurance can have hidden, corrosive effects. He invites us to consider giving up not as failure, but as a creative act: a way to revise who we are, resist the tyranny of completion, and make room for lives that fit.Adam Phillips is a leading British psychoanalyst and acclaimed essayist, celebrated for bringing psychoanalytic ideas into everyday life with clarity and wit. He is the author of more than twenty books, including On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored, Darwin's Worms, Going Sane, On Balance, Attention Seeking, and On Wanting to Change. He has served as a child psychotherapist in the NHS and is the general editor of the new Penguin translations of Sigmund Freud. Health journalist Claudia Canavan hosts.Don't give up on sending us an email at podcast@iai.tv with your thoughts or questions on the episode!To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nick and John have posted eight Hallmarked Man conversations since its publication last month and, as interesting as their back-and-forth talks have been, South Wales to American Fly Over Country, Lake to Shed, much of the best theorizing and interpreting of Strike 8 has been happening in the comment threads beneath those posts and in email messaging with John. Determined that these insights wouldn't be lost or invisible to Serious Strikers, they chose ten of the most challenging for a fun introduction to the fandom conversations readers not privy to the backchannel moderators network or who neglect the comment threads are missing.In addition, Nick shares the credible speculation that Rowling's weeklong absence from tweeting has been because she is on her Samsara yacht in the South Pacific, circling Bora Bora, believe it or don't. John quizzes Nick, too, about the election in South Wales, Caerphilly to be exact, and the reason the results in that dependably Labour area have the UK buzzing (and why Strike readers might expect the populist party victories will color Strikes 9 and 10).A quick ‘table of contents' for their hasty review, then, followed by links and transcripts! Enjoy — and, yes, have at in the comment threads, please, the locus of Strike fandom conversations.* Ed Shardlow: Gorilla Ryan* Vicky: Boxes and Plush Toys* Sandra Hope: Traditional Symbolism* Justin Clavet: Only Fans Gaffe (Ed Shardlow -- ‘Not Proven' error)* Bora Bora* Justin Clavet: On Manhood* Ed Shardlow: Ickabog Parallel Book Theory* Sandra Hope: Hallmarked Man as Rowling's ‘Greatest Hits' allusion collection* LC - Dorothy Sayers* Kathleen O'Connor -- Alternative Incest* Caerphilly elections -- UK meaning* Ring Composition ProjectPromised Links and Transcripts:* Ed Shardlow's ‘Gorilla Ryan' TheoryThe Ryan the Gorilla theory came to me at the point in the book where Robin has an epiphany following an impulse to look up the meaning of a name. I think this was the Jolanda-Violet realisation, but I thought she'd suddenly realised the full extent of Ryan's dark side, with the significance being the previously noted meaning of his name “Sea King” suggesting a connection between him and Wade King.That theory seemed very flimsy at first, but on further examination it might have some mileage. There are some notable differences between the attack in the Land Rover and the previous ones. Although we imagine the attacker wearing a gorilla mask, there's no mention of it, and in fact it says she can see his face. Also the Land Rover attacker makes no demands that she, “Stop” or, “Leave it”. She hits Wade with the pepper spray, which of course, would be difficult for Ryan to cover up, but she didn't inflict any such injuries on the gorilla attacker. Wade clearly intends to hurt her, whereas the other attacks had no physical violence and look very much like they were just intended to scare her.1) It's hinted that Branfoot knows about Robin's rape, and she says it's on the internet, but we never get any indication that King or Griffiths know about it. Strike and Robin never consider that the attacker might be someone who knows about it because they're close to Robin. That seems like an oversight.2) The gorilla attacker never refers to a specific case. Murphy may be scaring her into quitting the job and getting away from Strike, whereas a suspect would want her to stop investigating their specific case.3) The police don't take the rubber gorilla and dagger for DNA testing. That's pretty strange, unless there's someone on the inside blocking the investigation.There's a bit of an issue with the guy in the green jacket, who presumably Robin can see isn't Ryan when he's on the industrial estate and outside her flat. Presumably that was Wade.So, there would need to be some explanation for how or why Murphy is wearing the same jacket when he accosts her with the ceremonial dagger. But that's not insurmountable.Murphy would have been very surprised to encounter Matthew (sic, he means ‘Martin' -ed.), who he knows from Masham, outside Robin's flat. The narrative very much prompts us to think there's something going on with Murphy, but then we put this down to his work issues and associated relapse, but perhaps that blinds us (and Robin) to another possibility. And if it is the case, then Strike hasn't just let Robin go to dinner with his romantic rival, but she's heading into mortal danger. Were his instincts subconsciously alerting him to the threat? Did he leave it too late to shout, “Brake!” again?Nicola Reed's Objection to ‘Gorilla Ryan' (Sandy Hope, too)Kathleen O'Connor's Cogent Counterpoint to John's Incredulity about No One Noticing How Short Faux-Wright was in the Ramsay Silver footageVicky on the Interpretation of Robin's “Stuffed Toy” DreamBrenna Hill asks ‘Why is the New Ellacott Puppy Named Betty?'Sandra Hope Jumpstarts Conversation about Traditional Symbolism in Hallmarked Man* Masonic Orb Pendant for sale on Etsy ($795)* Jacob's Ladder Mosaic in Masonic Hall, London (Alamy)* The Bohun Swan (‘Chained Swan') (Wikipedia)Justin Clavet: The ‘Only Fans' Gaffe· I commented on the Hogwarts Professor gaffes pillar [Placeholder, ed.] post about the OnlyFans error - that the OnlyFans website was launched in November 2016, but in the book, the murdered Sofia is said to be a prolific OnlyFans poster before her disappearance in June of that same year. The OnlyFans account is only a small point in this large plot, but one that is repeatedly referred to, and Sofia's OnlyFans account is what ultimately brought her to the attention of her killer. For such a meticulous plotter and, as John would say, “OCD” author as Rowling is, does this real-world chronological impossibility give you pause? What other big historical error like this can be found in her books?· Did you notice that the interview with the pornstar occurs in chapter 69? I think Rowling was having a bit of (structural) fun and winking at the observant reader with that one.* Justin Clavet's 3 September ‘Gaffes' posting about ‘Only Fans'The reference to OnlyFans in chapter 33 (p. 269) felt anachronistic to me, as I don't remember ever hearing about the website before the pandemic era. And sure enough, according to Wikipedia (citing a New York Times article), the website didn't launch until November 2016. Therefore, Sofia – who was murdered in June 2016 – could not have been a prolific OnlyFans poster. Sofia's supposed OnlyFans account is referenced several further times throughout the book. Based on data from Google Trends, it seems incredibly unlikely that Strike and Robin would have readily known what OnlyFans was in late 2016/early 2017. So Where is Bora Bora?The Caerphilly 2025 Election: Victories for Left and Right Wing Populist Parties* 2025 Caerphilly Bi-Election (Wikipedia!)* UK's Ruling Labour Suffer Crushing Defeat Against Political Insurgents at Ballot Box (Breitbart)Justin Clavet ‘On Manhood in Hallmarked Man'The biggest thing that struck me in this book was the persistent themes of manhood woven throughout: the responsibilities, relationships, and hardships of men. * The central crime is linked with a secretive fraternal organization. * It opens with the death of Strike's father figure Ted, a “proper man” (p. 38), by whose maxims Strike is newly resolved to live. * We learn that Ted would've murdered (or been murdered by) his father Trevik if he hadn't left home and joined the army (p. 39), just like Strike would have come to blows (or worse) with his step-father Whittaker if he hadn't left home and joined the army. * While he loses the man he called his dad, he has a real meeting with his natural father for the first time. Rokeby shares that, in Strike, he had produced a proper man” (p. 747). * Strike celebrates not having fathered a child (while Robin is distraught in the wake of her own lost child, and devastated that the option to be a mother may no longer be hers to choose).* Richard de Leon says that his brother Danny was made the way he is because of his father's mistreatment. * Strike is bewildered that Danny (who integrates his brother's Christian name into his porn name, Dick de Lion) and Richard could be so close and share so much with each other, contrasting this with his own relationship with Al. * Leda and Rena are both shown to have suffered because of the absence of their more stable brothers. * Strike observes that “men are seen as disposable in certain contexts” (pp. 107f).* Wardle, who is shown to be a caring and dedicated father to his young child, opens up to Strike about his depression and his marriage troubles. * Strike reflects on the shallow friendships he has with other men, and later sees how this kind of friendship can be toxic with the wrong personalities (in Powell, Pratt, and Jones, p. 860). * Strike fears Wardle may be at risk of suicide. Niall is found to have committed suicide after his brother in arms was horrifically executed by Islamist combatants. The public can't be bothered to care about the tragic loss of this man who heroically put his life on the line for his country - preferring instead to lend their attention to the spectacle of another man, Branfoot, who went to extreme lengths to indulge his basest and most perverse desires (p. 873).Like many events in this book, this theme - with characters showing genuine concern and thoughtful consideration of complex men's issues - is a mirror image of one presented in Troubled Blood with the character of Carl Oakden and his cynical men's rights grift.This barely scratches the surface of the notes that I took on this theme, which I saw running deep through the whole book. I wondered if I was just seeing this in the text because of my own perspective as a man, or if it really was there. Indeed, you could find hints of this theme in each of the preceding seven books. But the structural clues left me convinced it was intentional. And when I watched this video (https://robert-galbraith.com/robert-galbraith-discusses-the-case-in-the-hallmarked-man/) the day after finishing the book, there was no doubt.Justin Clavet on the Hallmarked Man Dedication and Rokeby's Gratitude· I connected the book's dedication to Sean and Nadine Harris with Rokeby's statement on p. 748, “Not everyone's got a mate called Leo ‘oo stops ‘em livin' rough” and that he attributes his artistic and financial success to his friend's generosity and charity.Ed Shardlow on The Ickabog as Hallmarked Man's Parallel BookConscious of the links between the first 7 books of the series and the Potter books, and with three books purportedly remaining in the series, I was primed to see a connection between The Hallmarked Man and one of Casual Vacancy, Christmas Pig or the Ickabog. I didn't have any predisposition to it being any of those. Even if Rowling is taking them in some sort of chronological order, there's reason to believe the orders of conception, writing and publishing may differ.At the end of Part One, I thought the Ickabog looked like the best fit based on the fact that the central mystery of who the body in the vault was has a certain similarity to the mystery of the Ickabog itself and whether it was real or a myth. The importance of the truth and the damage done by lies are fundamental to the Ickabog story, and I thought from the start those were major themes in THM.The other correspondences I've spotted:* The police, in various guises, like the royal guard play an important part, largely inept, self-serving, and perpetrators of miscarriages of justice.* The aristocrats - Lord Branfoot, Lady Jenson, Dino Longcaster - lie and deceive to protect their own interests, causing untold damage in the process.* There's terrorism, and terrorism being used to spread fear and division.* Ultimately Rupert and Decima, two sexes but one entity, produce an offspring that may have been defective or corrupted by the state of the world he was born into, but seems to have emerged happy and healthy. Daisy Dovetail having persuaded Rupert the Ickabog that humanity was worth making compromises for.* The main antagonist traps a woman in his house. I thought their names were Esmeralda and Sapphire, but it's Lady Eslanda not Esmeralda… But apparently Eslanda can mean emerald, or VIOLET, or truth… So Eslanda corresponds to both Sapphire and Jolanda!* We visit a feudal state* Ben Liddell – the soldier killed in an incident in a land where there shouldn't have been any military conflict happening and it being covered up by the government* Sandra Hope: The Footprint!Ed Shardlow, I can't wait for your show on the parallels between THM and the Ickabog!!! I just finished rereading both of them and I'm losing my mind! Omg, the footprint: “The Flaw in the Plan (ch32) is that the footprint is hopping (not so much terrifying as ludicrously funny) and Strike noting that the bearer of the footprint in the vault has a limp!! Please let this conversation happen soon!!Sandra Hope: Strike 8 as a ‘Rowling's Greatest Hits Album' of Allusions:Allusions that took my breath away:* Ectopic pregnancy- TB* Schadenfreude- CC* “So many babies”- not just born, but what they're born into- Ickabog borndings* Human trafficking ring- RG* Woman buried in/under concrete- TB* Staged murder involving mutilation- Silkworm* Violent attacks & subsequent PTSD- a Rowling theme in every book, but especially CE & LW* DNA testing & fatherhood- CV, TB* Guys trying to find right time to ask a potential partner a question- GOF lol* Valentine's Day mishaps- CS, TB* Behavior of abandoned mothers-Silkworm (& HBP), specifically Merope, Leonora, Decima (also Leda)* Journalism as a weapon- GOF, OOP, Silkworm, RG* Potential ill usage of mirrors- SSNot a complete list by any means lolLC – Dorothy Sayers Connection?I don't know if there is anything in my seeing parallels between Cormoran and Robin and Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vance (Dorothy Sayers): Peter and Harriet had a very long acquaintance before they finally got engaged, with lots of twists and turns. Peter goes deep undercover in an ad agency in one novel; the feel of it was very similar to Robin going deep undercover in Lethal White. Also, the Sayers novel “Five Red Herrings” also features five men--in this case, five men who could have been the murderer (instead of the victim). Sayers also had very intricate plots that were puzzles--and was a Dante scholar. I believe Jo has mentioned that she admired Sayers. I don't know if these are just interesting parallels that Jo is having fun with or not, but they certainly seem to be more than coincidences. Thanks!Kathleen O'Connor – Alternative Incest Big Twist IdeasI'm impressed by your arguments that we will see some shocking twists – in addition to the shocking twist that Rokeby is actually, in his old age, a good father to his mature son, Cormoran, and not at all the image-focused a*****e we have seen through Strike's eyes up to now. I don't think, however, we will find that Rokeby is not Strike's father. That revelation would dilute Strike's growth in terms of his realizations that he has been mistaken about many things that he has taken for granted in his life. Instead, I think instead we will see a continuation of Robeby's rehabilitation until eventually, like Snape, Rokeby makes some kind of big sacrifice to aid Cormoran or someone/something else important to Cormoran. Also, even though Strike does not physically resemble Rokeby, he does resemble Prudence: * “Seeing them face to face, Robin spotted her partner's resemblance to Jonny Rokeby for the first time. He and his half-sister shared the same defined jaw, the same spacing of the eyes. She wondered – she who had three brothers, all of the same parentage – what it felt like, to make a first acquaintance with a blood relative in your forties. But there was something more there than a faint physical resemblance between brother and sister: they appeared, already, to have established an unspoken understanding.” - The Running Grave And: * “In youth, Strike knew, Rokeby had been exactly as tall as his oldest son, though he was now a little shorter.” - The Hallmarked Man Maybe the big twist and incest plot is connected to either Switch or Whittaker. As we learn from Wikipedia in Career of Evil, Jeff Whittaker never knew who his father was. A strong possibility could be that Patricia Whittaker's own father, Sir Randolph, had gotten her pregnant with Jeff. In that case, keeping that secret – as well as simply keeping the baby away from Leda – could have been the motive for a Whittaker family member to have killed Leda. An even bigger twist might be that Leda did commit suicide, using exactly the method of Krystal Weedon, after she realized that she was Whittaker's sister. Would it be possible for Trevik to have met up with Patricia Whitaker in London and gotten her pregnant? Regardless of the incest angle, I do think we might find that Leda, whose life choices have not allowed her to develop the strength or discipline to face hard truths, may have committed suicide rather than cope with some kind of guilt (maybe she found out what happened to Lucy?). There are multiple examples that foreshadow these possibilities – off the top of my head, there are “naughty boy” wealthy aristos (Freddy Chiswell, Alexander Graves, Will Edensor, Jago Ross) who might parallel Sir Randolph or Jeff Whittaker, and multiple characters who confuse suicide with sacrifice or who simply cannot face what they have done (Cherie Gittins, Krystal Weedon, Yasmin Weatherhead). Rhiannon Winn and Ellie Fancourt both commit suicide because they cannot cope with the shame they feel as a result of others' cruelty.Also, I can think of two points that support your idea that we will find out some bad things about Ted. Number one, the revelations that Dumbledore was extremely flawed are crucial to Harry's story. In fact, I suggest that writing characters who are not merely “gray” but who are simultaneously really good and really bad is a “golden thread” of Rowling's work. And, number two, we hear multiple times that Ted taught Strike, “There's no pride in having what you never worked for” while Rokeby says “I don't wanna die wivvout knowin' ya. You fink I 'aven't got the right to be proud, maybe, but I am. I'm proud of ya.” I don't think it is an accident that Rowling sets up this opposition, and I also think she wants us to admire Rokey's desire to know his son. Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores how, just like an overstuffed drawer, our lives can become cluttered with too many commitments and distractions, leaving no room for what truly matters. Qualman explains that focus isn't about adding more, but about clearing space so we can open the right drawer.   5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the 80s, Dori takes a break from her matric exams so we can bring you a show that uncovers the link between Diane Keaton and Belinda Carlisle.Lionel Richie has been discussing Michael Jackson's hygiene habits — just WHAT was he doing at bath time?We look at the best TV show released in every year of the 80s, discuss Balki bulking up, and Dori wants to have a word with J.K. Rowling.What happens when you put Gene Simmons in a Frank-N-Furter cosplay and invite Uncle Jesse, Freddy Krueger, Vanity, and a kind-of James Bond? You get a movie so insane that it ends with a man biting another man's boob and you're not even shocked by that stage.Have mercy.MTV is dead — and we remember its life with an MTV-themed round of “Two 80s Truths and a Lie.”Jump To:Diane Keaton's Music Video Direction (00:02:11): https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/diane-keaton-directed-belinda-carlisle-music-videos-in-1980s-before-film-career/articleshow/124492616.cms?from=mdrMichael Jackson's Nickname (00:07:55): https://people.com/lionel-richie-says-pal-michael-jackson-was-nicknamed-smelly-for-poor-hygiene-1182108780s TV Shows: Best of Each Year (00:10:24): https://screenrant.com/best-show-1980s-each-year/Bulky Bartokomous: https://pagesix.com/2024/06/29/entertainment/bronson-pinchot-reveals-the-catalyst-for-his-wellness-journey/Movie Review: Mio in the Land of Faraway (00:14:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMlZHZ8fKXYMovie Review: Never Too Young to Die (00:21:17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4o4bQiBYt8MTV Trivia: Two 80s Truths and a Lie (00:32:22): https://classicsdujour.com/25-interesting-facts-about-the-launch-of-mtv/#1980s pop culture, #Diane Keaton, #Belinda Carlisle, #Heaven is a Place on Earth, #I Get Weak, #MTV, #music videos, #YouTube, #TikTok, #Michael Jackson, #Smelly Y, #yacht rock, #Kenny Loggins, #David Hasselhoff, #Susanna Hoffs, #Magnum P.I., #Hill Street Blues, #Dynasty, #Cheers, #Knight Rider, #The A-Team, #Miami Vice, #The Cosby Show, #Golden Girls, #MacGyver, #Perfect Strangers, #Star Trek, #Mystery Science Theater 3000, #Seinfeld, #Quantum Leap, #Scandinavian fantasy film, #Mio in the Land of Faraway, #Christopher Lee, #cult classic, #Never Too Young to Die, #John Stamos, #Gene Simmons, #Vanity, #Robert Englund, #campy movies, #80s nostalgia, #Two 80s Truths and a Lie, #MTV trivia, #Blondie, #Rapture, #Reo Speedwagon, #The Buggles, #pop culture icons, #80s films, #childhood memories, #gender identity, #language evolution, #cult appeal, #campy cinema, #hidden gems.

This week, HallowenTown's oldest witch, and criminal at large, Agatha Cromwell, sits down with her granddaughter Marnie Piper for another attempt at healing the generational trauma onset by Marnie's life on screen. Will Marnie ever forgive her mother, J.K. Rowling? Will Agatha ever stop bringing about the tragic demise of all of her loved ones? Will either of them ever shut up? All this and more. HOSTS: Joe Hegyes & Andrew Muscarella EDITOR: Kenzie Edmondson LISTEN: https://linktr.ee/goodchildren FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/goodchildrenpod instagram.com/joehegyes instagram.com/andrewmuscarella FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK: tiktok.com/goodchildrenpod tiktok.com/andrewmusky tiktok.com/bequietjoe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we dive into the power of grit—the ability to keep showing up, stay committed, and persevere even when things get tough. Grit is more than talent or luck; it's the number one predictor of long-term success in life, work, and sport. You'll hear the inspiring story of J.K. Rowling, who overcame rejection and struggle before building one of the most successful book series in history. We'll explore why grit matters, how it shows up in athletics and everyday life, and most importantly, how you can strengthen your own grit to achieve your long-term vision.  Grit is the difference between giving up and breaking through.    What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why grit matters more than instant success or raw talent How athletes and high performers use grit to overcome setbacks The four things to remember about grit: clarity, purpose, positive emotions, and self-compassion Practical strategies to build grit in your own life Quote of the Week: “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill Power Phrase of the Week: “I am gritty. I persevere with passion, purpose, and persistence.” To  Request a Free Breakthrough Call with a Mentally Strong Coach, visit: http://www.freementalbreakthroughcall.com/ To learn more about the Mentally Strong Institute, visit: https://mentallystronginstitute.com/ To learn about Dr. Cindra Kamphoff's speaking and coaching, visit: https://cindrakamphoff.com/ To follow Dr. Cindra on Instagram, visit: Cindra Kamphoff, PhD (@cindrakamphoff) • Instagram photos and videos

What if I told you that the rejection you fear most isn't coming from other people? Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid hearing "no." We don't send the email. We don't make the call. We don't start the business, ask for the promotion, or put ourselves out there—because we're terrified of being rejected. But here's what nobody talks about: there's a type of rejection that's far more painful than anything the world can throw at you. And chances are, you're experiencing it right now without even realizing it. In this episode, I'm sharing a lesson my late sister taught me about rejection—one that completely changed how I approach fear, failure, and putting myself out there. She faced constant rejection as a professional dancer, yet somehow, she never let it stop her. And what she understood is something that successful people like J.K. Rowling, Oprah, and Steven Spielberg all figured out too. In this episode, you'll discover: The two types of rejection we all face (and why one is guaranteed to keep you stuck) What your fear of failure is really costing you The one question that will change how you make decisions forever Why the most successful people are also the most rejected people How to finally stop playing small and start going after what you really want If you've been holding back on something—whether it's a career move, a difficult conversation, or a dream you've been sitting on—this episode will shift everything for you. Ready to stop letting fear run your life? Book a free 20-30 minute coaching call with me and let's talk through what's keeping you stuck and what your next step forward looks like. Schedule your clarity call here: https://www.kategladdin.com/coaching 

T Lo unpack some recent social media controversies about Sabrina Carpenter and Kristen Bell before launching into discussion of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy and Keira Knightley's disappointing support for J.K. Rowling. Plus: a review of "The Woman in Cabin 10."

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Nick Jeffery and John Granger continue their Q&A conversations about Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man (if you missed the first discussion, click here to catch up). As usual, the pair promised to send links and notes along with their recorded back and forth for anyone wanting to read more about the subjects they discussed. Scroll down for their seven plus one questions and a bevy of bonus material they trust will add to your appreciation of Rowling's Strike 8 artistry and meaning. Cheers!Q1: What is the meaning of or artistry involved with Pat Chauncey's three fish in the Agency's fish tank, ‘Robin,' ‘Cormoran,' and ‘Travolta/Elton'?Mise en Abyme (Wikipedia)In Western art history, mise en abyme (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃n‿abim]; also mise en abîme) is the technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the story within a story technique.The term is derived from heraldry, and means placed into abyss (exact middle of a shield). It was first appropriated for modern criticism by the French author André Gide. A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors and seeing an infinite reproduction of one's image. Another is the Droste effect, in which a picture appears within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appearSnargaloff pods (Harry Potter Wiki)“It sprang to life at once; long, prickly, bramble-like vines flew out of the top and whipped through the air... Harry succeeded in trapping a couple of vines and knotting them together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentacle-like branches... Hermione snatched her arm free, clutching in her fingers a pod... At once, the prickly vines shot back inside and the gnarled stump sat there looking like an innocently dead lump of wood“— The trio dealing with the Snargaluff plant in sixth year Herbology classSnargaluff was a magical plant with the appearance of a gnarled stump, but had dangerous hidden thorn-covered vines that attacked when provoked, and was usually best handled by more than one person.Juliana's Question about the Oranda Goldfish:did anyone else notice - I confess to only noticing this on my second re-read of THM- that Travolta, Pat's third fish, dies?What do we think about this? Could this mean Mr. Ryan F. Murphy dies…? Or could it just be foreshadowing of the fact that him and Robin don't end up together? I think the fish symbolism was quite humorous and delightful paralleling such a deep and intricate plot. Just wanted to know if anyone noticed this tinge of humor towards the end of the book… As for the fish theory, Pat's three fish in the tank: Strike, Robin and the third, she calls, Travolta — ironically, named after a “handsome” man. I'm thinking JKR meant Travolta, the fish to symbolize Murphy…What I was referring to in my original comment: the three fish = the love triangle between Ellacott/Murphy/Strike. I was asking: since Travolta died in Chapter 113, do we think this foreshadows Murphy either dying physically, or just that Robin and Murphy do not end up together?John's ‘Fish and Peas' Response:It's a relief to learn that Travolta's most famous role wasn't a character named Ryan Murphy that everyone in the world except myself knows very well. Thank you for this explanation!There's more to your idea, though, I think, then you have shared. Forgive me if you were already aware of this textual argument that suggests very strongly that these Oranda goldfish have been an important part of Rowling's plan from the series from the start. In brief, it's about the peas.In Part 2, Chapter 3, of ‘Cuckoo's Calling,' Robin and Matt are having their first fight about Strike and the Agency. The chapter ends with an odd note that this disagreement has blemished the Cunliffe couple's engagement.“She waited until he had walked away into the sitting room before turning off the tap. There was, she noticed, a fragment of frozen pea caught in the setting of her engagement ring.” (73)Your theory that the fish bowl is an embedded picture of the state of Robin's feelings for Murphy and Strike, a Mise en abyme of sorts, is given credibility in the eyes of this reader by the appearance of frozen peas as the cure for the dying Cormoran goldfish. It is hard for a Rowling Reader to believe that these two mentions of frozen pea fragments were coincidental or unrelated, which means that (a) Rowling had the office Oranda goldfish scene-within-the-scene in Strike 8 foreshadowed by the Strike 1 tiff, and (b) therefore of real significance.There is another pea bit, of course, in ‘Troubled Blood' at Skegness, a passage that links Robin's heart or essence with peas.Strike was still watching the starlings when Robin set down two polystyrene trays, two small wooden forks and two cans of Coke on the table.“Mushy peas,” said Strike, looking at Robin's tray, where a hefty dollop of what looked like green porridge sat alongside her fish and chips.“Yorkshire caviar,” said Robin, sitting down. “I didn't think you'd want any.”“You were right,” said Strike, picking up a sachet of tomato sauce while watching with something like revulsion as Robin dipped a chip into the green sludge and ate it.“Soft Southerner, you are,” she said, and Strike laughed. (807-808)If you tie this in with the fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite paintings and the meaning of ‘Oranda,' this is quite a bit of depth in that fish bowl -- and in your argument that the death of Travolta signifies Murphy is out of consideration.You're probably to young to remember this but Travolta's most famous role will always be Tony Manero in ‘Saturday Night Fever,' the breakout event of his acting career. Manero longs for a woman way out of his league, attempts to rape her after they win a dance contest, she naturally rejects him, but they wind up as friends.Or in a book so heavy in the cultish beliefs and practices of Freemasonry, especially with respect to policemen that are also “on the square,” maybe the Travolta-Murphy link is just that the actor is, with Tom Cruise, as famous (well...) for his beliefs in Scientology as for his acting ability.So, yes, it's fun, your ‘Peas and Fish' theory, but there's something to it.Check out this note on ‘Peas' in the Strike novels from Renee over at the weblog: https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hallmarked-man-placeholder-post-index/comment-page-1/#comment-1699017 The fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite painting: https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/rowlings-favorite-painting-and-what And the meaning of ‘Oranda:' https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/rowling-twixter-fish-and-strike-update/Follow-Up by Julianna:I'm not sure what exact chapter this is in, but let's also not forget that on Sark, Strike procures a bag of frozen peas to soothe the spade to his face injury. I also want to add that he has used frozen peas before, to soothe his aching leg too, but I could be wrong about that…I cant remember where I've read that, so it might not be true….Lastly, after reading Renee's comment, I have to say, that now I do believe that the peas might have been an ongoing symbol for Strike (a la…the pea in the engagement ring) and…stay with me here….peas are potentially, what save Cormoran, the goldfish, from dying.“The black fish called Cormoran was again flailing helplessly at the top of the tank. ‘Stupid a*****e, you've done it to your f*cking self'.” And the very last line of the book being: “Then pushed himself into a standing position ear and knee both throbbing. In the absence of anything else he could do to improve his present situation, he set off for the attic to fetch the empty margerine tub…and some peas.” (Chapter 127).My point being: this could be a way of Rowling saying, that Strike saves himself from himself…another psychological undertone in her stories. (Lake reference: Rowling has pulled herself up out of poverty ‘by her own bootstraps' we say.) Thoughts? Thanks for induldging me here, John! I am enjoying this conversation. Apologies for the grammar and potentially confusing train of thoughts.And from Vicky:Loving the theories and symbolism around the peas and fish! Just had a thought too re John quoting the Troubled blood scene. Robin calls mushy peas by a familiar term “Yorkshire caviar”. Caviar is of course fish eggs, and poor Robin, Yorkshire born, spends much of THM agonising over the thought and pressure of freezing her eggs. Giuliana mentioned the frozen peas Strike puts on his swollen face after the spade hit...maybe this is foreshadowing to their intimate and honest dinner conversation later with Robin baring her heart to Strike about her ectopic pregnancy griefQ2: Why didn't the Strike-Ellacott Agency or the Metropolitan Police figure out how the murderer entered the Ramsay Silver vault to kill William Wright the first time they saw the grainy surveillance film of the auction house crate deliveries?Tweet UrlFrom ‘The Locked Room Lecture' (John Dickson Carr) It's silly to be disappointed in a border-line absurd Locked Room Mystery such as Hallmarked Man because improbability is close to a requirement in such stories:“But this point must be made, because a few people who do not like the slightly lurid insist on treating their preferences as rules. They use, as a stamp of condemnation, the word ‘improbable.' And thereby they gull the unwary into their own belief that ‘improbable' simply means ‘bad.'“Now, it seems reasonable to point out that the word improbable is the very last which should ever be used to curse detective fiction in any case. A great part of our liking fofr detective fiction is based on a liking for improbability. When A is murdered, and B and C are under strong suspicion, it is improbably that the innocent-looking D can be guilty. But he is. If G has a perfect alibi, sworn to at every point by every other letter in the alphabet, it is improbable that G can have committed the crime. But he has. When the detective picks up a fleck of coal dust at the seashore, it is improbable that such an insignificant thing can have any importance. But it will. In short, you come to a point where the word improbable grows meaningless as a jeer. There can be no such thing as any probability until the end of the story. And then, if you wish the murder to be fastened on an unlikely person (as some of us old fogies do), you can hardly complain because he acted from motives less likely or necessarily less apparent than those of the person first suspected.“When the cry of ‘This-sort-of-thing-wouldn't-happen!' goes up, when you complain about half-faced fiends and hooded phantoms and blond hypnotic sirens, you are merely saying, ‘I don't like this sort of story.' That's fair enough. If you do not like it, you are howlingly right to say so. But when you twist this matter of taste into a rule for judging the merit or even the probability of the story, you are merely saying, ‘This series of events couldn't happen, because I shouldn't enjoy it if it did.'“What would seem to be the truth of the matter? We might test it out by taking the hermetically sealed chamber as an example, because this situation has been under a hotter fire than any other on the grounds of being unconvincing.“Most people, I am delighted to say, are fond of the locked room. But – here's the damned rub – even its friends are often dubious. I cheerfully admit that I frequently am. So, for the moment, we'll all side together on this score and see what we can discover. Why are we dubious when we hear the explanation of the locked room? Not in the least because we are incredulous, but simply because in some vague way we are disappointed. And from that feeling it is only natural to take an unfair step farther, and call the whole business incredible or impossible or flatly ridiculous.” (reprinted in The Art of the Mystery Story [Howard Haycraft] 273-286)Q3: Hallmarked Man is all about silver and Freemasonry. What is the historical connection between South American silver (‘Argentina' means ‘Land of Silver'), the end of European feudalism, and the secret brotherhood of the Masons?How Silver Flooded the World: And how that Replaced Feudalism and the Church with Capitalism and Nation-States (‘Uncharted Territories,' Tomas Pueyo) In Europe, silver also triggered the discovery of America, a technological explosion, and a runaway chain of events that replaced feudalism with capitalism and nation-states. If you understand this, you'll be able to understand why nation-states are threatened by cryptocurrencies today, and how their inevitable success will weaken nation-states. In this premium article, we're going to explore how Europe starved for silver, and how the reaction to this flooded the world with silver. ,See also Never Bet Against America and Argentina Could be a Superpower, both by Pueyo.‘Conspiracy Theories associated with Freemasonry' (Wikipedia)* That Freemasonry is a Jewish front for world domination or is at least controlled by Jews for this goal. An example of this is the anti-Semitic literary forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Adolf Hitler believed that Freemasonry was a tool of Jewish influence,[12] and outlawed Freemasonry and persecuted Freemasons partially for this reason.[13] The covenant of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas claims that Freemasonry is a “secret society” founded as part of a Zionist plot to control the world.[14] Hilaire Belloc thought Jews had “inaugurated” freemasonry “as a bridge between themselves and their hosts”[15]* That Freemasonry is tied to or behind Communism. The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had often associated his opposition with both Freemasonry and Communism, and saw the latter as a conspiracy of the former; as he put it, “The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: masonry and communism”.[16] In 1950, Irish Roman Catholic priest Denis Fahey republished a work by George F. Dillon under the title Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism. Modern conspiracy theorists such as Henry Makow have also claimed that Freemasonry intends the triumph of Communism[17]* That Freemasons are behind income taxes in the US. One convicted tax protester has charged that law enforcement officials who surrounded his property in a standoff over his refusal to surrender after his conviction were part of a “Zionist, Illuminati, Free Mason [sic] movement”.[18] The New Hampshire Union Leader also reported that “the Browns believe the IRS and the federal income tax are part of a deliberate plot perpetrated by Freemasons to control the American people and eventually the world”[19]Umberto Eco's The Prague Cemetery, a Freemasonry Novel (Wikipedia)So much for the link between Freemasonry and Baphomet worship!‘The Desacralization of Work' (Roger Sworder, Mining, Metallurgy, and the Meaning of Life)Q4: Ian Griffiths is the Bad Guy of Hallmarked Man. His name has definite Christian overtones (a ‘Griffin,' being half-eagle, half-lion, King of Heaven and Earth, is a symbol of Christ); could it also be another pointer to Rowling's mysterious ‘Back Door Man,' Harry Bingham, author of the Fiona Griffiths series?Troubled Blood: The Acknowledgments (Nick Jeffery, November 2020)In both Silkworm and Career Rowling/Galbraith's military advisors are thanked as SOBE (Sean Harris OBE?) Deeby (Di Brookes?) and the Back Door Man. Professor Granger has identified the Back Door Man as a southern US slang term for a man having an illicit relationship, but beyond this is so far unidentified.Any thoughts on her dedications or acknowledgements? Any new leads for the elusive Back Door Man? Please comment down below.Harry Bingham's website, June 2012“My path into TALKING TO THE DEAD was a curious one. I was approached by a well-known figure who was contemplating working with a ghostwriter on a crime thriller. I hadn't read any crime for a long time, but was intrigued by the project. So I went out and bought about two dozen crime novels, then read them back-to-back over about two weeks.”Could Rowling have hired a (gasp) “ghost writer”? Or was it just “expert editorial assistance” she was looking for, what Bingham offers today?Author's Notes in The Strange Death of Fiona Grifiths (Publication date 29th January 2015, before Career of Evil):“If you want to buy a voice activated bugging device that looks like (and is) an ordinary power socket, it'll set you back about fifty pounds (about eighty bucks).”This is the same surveillance device used in Lethal White, but interestingly is not used in Bingham's book. (Nick Jeffery)Moderators Backchannel List of Correspondences between Cormoran Strike series and Bingham's Fiona Griffiths mystery-thrillers (John Granger):(1) A series that has an overarching mystery about which we get clues in every story, one linked to a secret involving a parent who is well known but whose real life is a mystery even to their families;(2) A series that is preoccupied with psychological issues, especially those of the brilliant woman protagonist who suffers from a mental illness and who is a student of psychology;(3) A series that is absorbed with death and populated by the dead who have not yet passed on and who influence the direction of the investigation more or less covertly (”I think we have just one world, a continuum, one populated by living and dead alike,” 92, This Thing of Darkness), a psychic and spiritual realm book that rarely touches on formal religion (Dead House and Deepest Grave excepted, sort of);(4) A series that, while being a police procedural because the detective is a police officer, is largely about how said sergeant works around, even against the hierarchy of department authority and decision makers, “with police help but largely as an independent agent;”(5) A series that makes glancing references to texts that will jar Rowling Readers: “All shall be well” (284, Love Story with Murders), she drives a high heel into a creepy guy's foot when he comes up to her from behind (75, This Thing of Darkness), Clerkenwell! (103, The Dead House), a cave opening cathedral-like onto a lake, the heroine enters with a mentor, blood spilled at the entrance, and featuring a remarkable escape (chapter 34, The Dead House), etc, especially the Robin-Fiona parallels....(6) A series starring a female protagonist who works brilliantly undercover, whose story is about recovery from a trauma experienced when she was a college student, who struggles mostly with her romantic relationships with men, a struggle that is a combination of her mental health-recovery progress (or lack of same) and her vocation as a detective, who is skilled in the martial art of self-defense, and who is from a world outside London, an ethnicity and home fostering, of all things, a love of sheep;(7) A series with a love of the mythological or at least the non-modern (King Arthur! Anchorites!)Q5: Can you help us out with some UK inside jokes or cultural references of which we colonists can only guess the meaning? Start with Gateshead, Pit Ponies, and Council Flats and Bed-Sits!* Gateshead (Wikipedia)J. B. Priestley, writing of Gateshead in his 1934 travelogue English Journey, said that “no true civilisation could have produced such a town”, adding that it appeared to have been designed “by an enemy of the human race”.* Pit Ponies (Wikipedia)Larger horses, such as varieties of Cleveland Bay, could be used on higher underground roadways, but on many duties small ponies no more than 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) high were needed. Shetlands were a breed commonly used because of their small size, but Welsh, Russian, Devonshire (Dartmoor) and Cornish ponies also saw extensive use in England.[2] In the interwar period, ponies were imported into Britain from the Faroe Islands, Iceland and the United States. Geldings and stallions only were used. Donkeys were also used in the late 19th century, and in the United States, large numbers of mules were used.[6] Regardless of breed, typical mining ponies were low set, heavy bodied and heavy limbed with plenty of bone and substance, low-headed and sure-footed. Under the British Coal Mines Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 50), ponies had to be four years old and work ready (shod and vet checked) before going underground.[15] They could work until their twenties.At the peak of this practice in 1913, there were 70,000 ponies underground in Britain.In shaft mines, ponies were normally stabled underground[16] and fed on a diet with a high proportion of chopped hay and maize, coming to the surface only during the colliery's annual holiday.* Council Flats (Wikipedia)Q6: What are Rowling Readers to think of Robin's dream in chapter 22 (174 )when she's sleeping next to Murphy but dreaming of being at Ramsay's Silver with Strike and the showroom is filled with “cuddly toys instead of masonic swords and aprons”?* ‘Harry's Dreams:' Steve Vander Ark, Harry Potter LexiconQ7: The first bad news phone call that Robin takes from her mother Linda in Hallmarked Man is about the death of Rowntree. What is the connection between Robin's beloved Chocolate Labrador, Quakers, and Rowling's Golden Thread about ‘What is Real'?‘Troubled Blood: Poisoned Chocolates' (John Granger, 2021)‘Troubled Blood: The Secret of Rowntree' (John Granger, 2021)I explained in ‘Deathly Hallows and Penn's Fruits of Solitude‘ why Penn's quotation is a key to the Hogwarts Saga finale, how, in brief, the “inner light” doctrines of the Quakers and of non-conformist esoteric Christianity in general inform the story of Harry's ultimate victory in Dobby's grave over doubt and his subsequent ‘win' in his battle against death and the Dark Lord. I urge you to read that long post, one of the most important, I think, ever posted at HogwartsProfessor, for an idea of how central to Rowling's Christian faith the tenets of Quakerism really are as well as how this shows itself in Deathly Hallows.What makes the historical chocolate connection with the Quakers, one strongly affirmed in naming the Ellacott dog ‘Rowntree,' that much more interesting then is the easy segue from the “inner light” beliefs of the Christian non-conformists to the effect of chocolate on characters in Rowling and Galbraith novels. The conscience of man per the Quakers are our logos within that is continuous with the Logos fabric of reality, the Word that brings all things into existence and the light that is in every man (cf., the Prologue to St John's Gospel). Our inner peace and fellowship, in this view, depend on our identification with this transpersonal “inner light” rather than our ephemeral ego concerns.What is the sure way to recover from a Dementor attack, in which your worst nightmares are revisited? How does Robin deal with stress and the blues? Eat some chocolate, preferably a huge bar from Honeydukes or a chocolate brownie if you cannot get to Hogsmead.Access, in other words, the Quaker spiritual magic, the “inner light” peace of communion with what is Absolute and transcendent, a psychological effect exteriorized in story form by Rowling as the good feeling we have in eating chocolate. Or in the companionship and unconditional love of a beloved Labrador, preferably a chocolate Lab.Christmas Pig: The Blue Bunny' (John Granger, 2021)“Do you just want to live in nice houses?” asked Blue Bunny. “Or is there another reason you want to get in?”“Yes,” said Jack, before the Christmas Pig could stop him. “Somebody I need's in there. He's called DP and he's my favorite cuddly toy.”For a long moment, Jack and Blue Bunny stared into each other's eyes and then Blue Bunny let out a long sigh of amazement.“You're a boy,” he whispered. “You're real.”“He isn't,” said the panic-stricken Christmas Pig. “He's an action figure called—”“It's all right, Pig,” said Blue Bunny, “I won't tell anybody, I promise. You really came all the way into the Land of the Lost to find your favorite toy?” he asked Jack, who nodded.“Then I'll be your decoy,” said Blue Bunny. “It would be an honor” (169).The Bunny's recognition here of Jack as a messiah, sacrificial love incarnate, having descended into existence as a Thing himself from Up There where he was a source of the love that “alivens” objects, is one of, if not the most moving event in Christmas Pig. Note the words he uses: “You're real.”Rowling has used the word “real” twice before as a marker of reality transcending what we experience in conventional time and space, the sensible world. The first was in what she described as the “key” to the Harry Potter series, “lines I waited seventeen years to write” (Cruz), the end of the Potter-Dumbledore dialogue at King's Cross….In a Troubled Blood passage meant to echo that dialogue, with “head” and “backside” reflecting the characters inverted grasp of “reality,” Robin and Strike talk astrology:“You're being affected!” she said. “Everyone knows their star sign. Don't pretend to be above it.”Strike grinned reluctantly, took a large drag on his cigarette, exhaled, then said, “Sagittarius, Scorpio rising, with the sun in the first house.”“You're –” Robin began to laugh. “Did you just pull that out of your backside, or is it real?”“Of course, it's not f*****g real,” said Strike. “None of it's real, is it?” (Blood 242, highlighting in original).The Bunny's simple declaration, “You're real,” i.e., “from Up There,” the greater reality of the Land of the Living in which Things have their awakening in the love of their owners, clarifies these other usages. Dumbledore shares his wisdom with Harry that the maternal love which saved him, first at Godric's Hollow and then in the Forest, is the metaphysical sub-stance beneath, behind, and within all other reality. Strike gives Robin a dose of his skeptical ignorance and nominalist first principle that nothing is real but surface appearance subject to measurement and physical sensation, mental grasp of all things being consequent to that.Christmas Pig‘s “real” moment acts as a key to these others, one evident in the Bunny's response to the revelation of Jack's greater ontological status. He does a Dobby, offering to die for Jack as Jack has done in his descent into the Land of the Lost for DP, a surrender of self to near certain death in being given to the Loser he considers an “honor.” He acts spontaneously and selflessly as a “decoy,” a saving replacement in other words, for the “living boy” as Dobby did for the “Boy Who Lived.” The pathetic distraction that saved the DP rescue mission in Mislaid despite himself, crying out in desperation for his own existence, has metamorphized consequent to his experience with Broken Angel and in Jack's example, into a heroic decoy that allows Jack and CP to enter the City of the Missed.The Blue Bunny makes out better than the House-elf, too, and this is the key event of the book and the best evidence since the death of Lily Potter, Harry's defeat of Quirrell, and the demise of the Dark Lord that mother's love is Rowling's default symbolism for Christian love in her writing. The Bunny's choice to act as decoy, his decision to die to his ego-self, generates the life saving appearance of maternal love and its equivalent in the transference attachment a child feels for a beloved toy. The Johannine quality of the light that shines down on him from the Finding Hole and his Elijah-esque elevation nails down the Logos­-love correspondence.EC: All through Hallmarked Man Robin is saying to herself, “I think I love Ryan, no, really, I know I love him…,” which of course is Rowling's way of signaling the conflict this character has in her feelings for Strike and for Murphy. What is that about?* See ‘The Hallmarked Man's Mythological Template' for discussion of the Anteros/Eros distinction in the myth of Cupid and Psyche as well as the Strike-Ellacott novels Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores the true meaning of the 3-Minute Rule, and how it could help level up your productivity.   5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

After J.K. Rowling made international headlines slamming Vancouver's Park Board, This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir speaks with former three-term Park Board Commissioner John Coupar about why Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with an elected Park Board. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim wants to abolish it, but is there value in keeping it?  Recorded: October 13, 2025

Story 1: Do Americans take Western values for granted? If support for New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is any indicator, then the answer is a clear yes. Will reacts to a recent clip of Mamdani defending the wording of his intention to raise taxes on “richer and whiter neighborhoods,” (yes, that's the exact wording) before explaining how the enormity of Western culture might make it difficult for younger Americans to realize just how good they have it. Story 2: Will is joined by the Founder of XX-XY Athletics, Jennifer Sey to discuss the sharp drop in non-traditional gender identification among students and why this appears to be the case. Will and Jennifer then react to a clip of California Gubernatorial Candidate Betty Yee expressing support for allowing biological males in the female category when the Olympics comes to L.A., as well as Keira Knightley facing backlash over her defense of author J.K. Rowling. Story 3: Politics Editor for The Daily Signal, Bradley Devlin helps Will analyze the growing cottage industry of liberal podcast hosts, like Bill Maher, developing a ‘strange new respect' for President Donald Trump, before sharing his outlook on the 2026 midterm elections as the Supreme Court begins reconsidering Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country' on YouTube here: ⁠⁠Watch Will Cain Country!⁠⁠Follow ‘Will Cain Country' on X (@willcainshow), Instagram (@willcainshow), TikTok (@willcainshow), and Facebook (@willcainnews) Follow Will on X: ⁠⁠@WillCain   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaker Johnson unloads on Democrats for not reopening the government for the ninth time. Liberals prepare for their “No Kings” protests on Saturday. Democrat members of Congress attempted to barge into Speaker Mike Johnson's office. Dana follows up on the Alec Baldwin crash drama. Actress Keira Knightley laughs out loud after a reporter asked if she was aware that trans-allied people are boycotting Harry Potter because of J.K. Rowling. Nancy Pelosi calls Trump the worst president in American history for America's children. A new study shows how trans identification is in FREEFALL among young people, proving it's not scientifically based. Meghan Markle praises the 'strength' of her partnership with Netflix after her show was an absolute FLOP during an interview at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. News organizations including Fox reject The Pentagon's reporting rules which previously allowed reporters to roam freely. Politico publishes a piece exposing racist messages sent by Young Republican leaders in group chats. The Florida high school teacher who was FORCED to remove a poster of Charlie Kirk joins us to speak out on how the school district violated his freedom of speech.Thank you for supporting our sponsors that make The Dana Show possible…Boll&Branchhttps://BollandBranch.com/danashow Start building your sanctuary of comfort this fall with Boll & Branch. For a limited time get 20% off your first set of sheets plus free shipping.Webroothttps://Webroot.com/danaChange your October from cyber-scary to cyber-secure with 60% off Webroot Total Protection.AmmoSquaredhttps://AmmoSquared.comDon't get caught without ammo and be sure to tell them you heard about Ammo Squared on this show. PreBornhttps://PreBorn.com/DANA Or DIAL #250 Say the keyword BABY. That's #250, BABY. Together, we can save lives — one mom and one baby at a time.ChapterFor free and unbiased Medicare help from my partners Chapter, dial #250 and say keyword “My Medicare”Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.Keltechttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec builds every KS7 GEN2 right here in the USA with American materials and workers—upgrade your home defense today. All Family Pharmacyhttps://AllFamilyPharmacy.com/Dana Don't wait until flu season knocks at your door. Use code DANA10 at checkout to save 10%. Relief Factorhttps://ReliefFactor.com OR CALL 1-800-4-RELIEFTurn the clock back on pain with Relief Factor. Get their 3-week Relief Factor Quick Start for only $19.95 today! Byrnahttps://Byrna.com/danaGet your hands on the new compact Byrna CL. Visit Byrna.com/Dana to receive 10% off. Patriot Mobilehttps://PatriotMobile.com/DanaDana's personal cell phone provider is Patriot Mobile. Get a FREE MONTH of service code DANAHumanNhttps://HumanN.comStart supporting your cardiovascular health with SuperBeets now available at your local Wal

While John Granger labors with the paid subscribers to chart each of Hallmarked Man's ten Parts and one Epilogue (in preparation for a charting of the whole book structure), there will be a break in the series of conversations they have had about Strike 8 in which they have focused on a single Shed tool per episode. They will be discussing instead during the charting period a series of Q&A discussions about topics that have come up on the moderator back-channels, email from paid subscribers, and news from Rowling World.They had fourteen questions for the recording above and only managed to get through five. Deo volente and trans Atlantic work schedules permitting, they'll record a second show this week to discuss the greater remnant of the original fourteen and questions that subscribers ask in the comment boxes below this post. Ask away! And share those theories and corrections of mistakes Nick and John have made!John referenced quite a few texts and resources in his answers to some of Nick's questions. He's taken pictures and provided urls for those who want to see what he was talking about. Enjoy!Links to and Pictures of Conversation PointsQ1: The Universal Humanitarian Church and FreemasonryThe Alchemical Dictionary (Abraham) entries for:* Griffin* Red Lion* QueenQ2: Freemasonry Library ‘Discoveries'Introductions:* The Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry - John Calvin and GAOTU* The Freemasons — Pictures of Third Degree Initiation in Freemasonry: From Hallmarked Man:* Morals and Dogma - Hiram as Model Mason* Liturgy of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite* Bridge to Light — ‘Legend of Hiram'Histories:* The Craft - Baphomet!* The Templars* That Religion in Which All Men AgreeThe Secret Depths* The Hiram Key - Picture of Third Degree Initiation in Freemasonry: * The Book of HiramOccultist Guides:* Studies in Freemasonry and Compagnonnage (Rene Guenon)* The Lost Keys of Freemasonry (Manly Hall)Picture of Third Degree Initiation in Freemasonry (above, book's frontispiece) Note Subtitle* A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (Arthur Edward Waite)Saint-Martin and Freemasonry: pages from A New EncyclopediaCarmen, the Opera: Wikipedia synopsisMeaning of ‘Dirk' A woman named ‘Carmen' names her son after the weapon that kills Carmen in the Bizet opera. With a husband whose signature characteristics are rage and impulsive violence. Beyond satire.Q3: Hallmarked Man as Rowling's Welsh NovelQ4: The Murder of Hiram Abiff as the Strike 8 Story TemplateSee pages from Freemasonry guides above.Q5: The Meaning of ‘Calvin Osgood'Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry: John Calvin and GAOTUNotable Osgoods: WikipediaThe Meaning of ‘Osgood'* EtymologyThe name Osgood has its roots in Old English. The first part of the name, “Os,” is derived from the Old English word “god,” which means “god.” The second part, “good,” is a common English word that means “good” or “virtuous.” Therefore, when combined, the name Osgood can be interpreted as “God is good” or “virtuous god.”* Venus!Astrologically, the name Osgood is linked to the planet Venus. Venus is the planet of love, beauty, and creativity, suggesting that individuals with this name may have a strong appreciation for art, aesthetics, and relationships. They may also possess a charming and diplomatic nature, finding pleasure in harmonious interactions with others.* Oggy!Oggie: A fun and unique variation that can be used as a nickname.Jacob Osgood: American Esoteric Christian Sect Leader Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

It has been a lousy couple of years for one of the leftist factions most deserving of a lousy couple of years—no, not organized labor, institutional transgender activism. Great Britain, home to noted critic of transgenderism J.K. Rowling who not long ago faced odds as impossible as those of the Britons defending Rorke's Drift in […]

It has been a lousy couple of years for one of the leftist factions most deserving of a lousy couple of years—no, not organized labor, institutional transgender activism. Great Britain, home to noted critic of transgenderism J.K. Rowling who not long ago faced odds as impossible as those of the Britons defending Rorke's Drift in the 19th century, issued the Cass Report condemning activists' preferred approaches to treating “gender dysphoria” by the “affirming” model, and the country's Supreme Court ruled that a woman is, in fact, an adult human female. In the United States, our Supreme Court ruled that states had the power to prohibit sex changes for minors in U.S. v. Skrmetti and the Trump administration has sought to extirpate “gender ideology” from federal executive policy. But the campaign to “trans the kids” continues, and our colleague Parker Thayer went into the belly of the institutional beast to study it.Transgender medical symposium showcases radical quackeryACLU Attorney Confesses: Transgender-Suicide Claim is a MythWorld Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)InfluenceWatch Podcast 341: Progressive Transgender Coercion

Burnout recovery starts with identity, not output. If you've been feeling behind, this episode reframes slow seasons as sacred formation. Discover how Identity-Level Recalibration rewires the nervous system for peace, purpose, and renewed clarity.When life slows down, high-capacity humans often panic. Burnout recovery, decision fatigue, and role confusion whisper, “You're falling behind.” But what if the pause you resent is actually your preparation?In this episode of The Recalibration, Julie Holly unpacks why success can still feel empty even after you've done “everything right.” Drawing on the neuroscience of Dr. Linnea Passaler (Heal Your Nervous System), Julie explains how your body equates motion with safety—and how to retrain it to rest without fear.You'll hear the story of J.K. Rowling, who endured years of obscurity and rejection before Harry Potter changed the world. Her delay wasn't denial; it was divine design. Through her journey, Julie reveals how formation often hides inside frustration—and how your nervous system and identity must learn to agree before peace can return.Unlike surface-level mindset tactics or productivity hacks, Identity-Level Recalibration (ILR) is the root-level realignment that makes every other tool work again. ILR helps you interpret stillness as safety, not stagnation, so your next chapter flows from identity, not insecurity.Today's Micro Recalibration:Ask yourself — “Where am I labeling delay as failure instead of formation?” Then write: “I'm not late. I'm being prepared.”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Join the waitlist for the next Recalibration cohort This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.

Drawing upon the inspiring stories of such people J.K. Rowling and Sara Blakely, McKay explores how the biggest obstacle to our dreams is often ourselves. Throughout the episode, he reveals practical strategies to overcome common forms of self-sabotage and finally achieve your goals. McKay breaks down the most common examples of how we get in our own way, such as the fear of failure, waiting for perfect conditions, and overthinking. He contrasts this paralysis with the power of taking immediate, imperfect action, highlighting Sara Blakely's journey with Spanx and Jeff Bezos's "70% rule" for decision-making. The core solution presented is to build momentum through small, consistent efforts and to act with integrity in the "moment of choice" - simply doing what you set out to do. By focusing on your own journey and avoiding the trap of comparing yourself to others, you can dismantle these internal barriers and move forward.Main Themes:The biggest barriers to success are often internal fears, doubts, and procrastination.Take immediate, imperfect action instead of waiting for the "perfect" moment to begin.Act with integrity in the "moment of choice" by following through on your commitments.Small, consistent efforts are more effective than short, intense bursts of work.Overcome overthinking by making decisions when you have 70% of the information, not 100%.Measure your progress against your past self, not the curated lives of others.Top 10 Quotes:"More often than not, the greatest obstacle is the person staring back at them in the mirror.""I stopped pretending I was anything other than who I was, and I determined more than I had ever determined before what I was meant to do.""Exercise integrity in the moment of choice.""Waiting for no risk or perfect conditions is one of the most dangerous forms of self-sabotage.""Overthinking is a form of self-sabotage disguised as diligence.""Comparison is the thief of joy.""Consistency compounds results. Intensity, however, without regularity, often leads to burnout and frustrations.""Make a decision when you have roughly 70% of the information you want. Waiting for 90 to 100% certainty often causes missed opportunities.""Progress shouldn't be measured against others. It should be measured against our own past selves.""Getting out of your own way happens in small, consistent steps and buying into faith instead of fear."Show Links:Open Your Eyes with McKay Christensen

In this week's episode, Laura dives deep into one of the biggest secrets behind every successful business owner, creator, and dream chaser: messy action.If you've ever waited for the “perfect” time to launch, post, or start, this episode is your permission slip to begin before you feel ready. Laura unpacks why perfectionism keeps you stuck, how messy action builds real confidence, and how to start making imperfect progress today.Because truthfully? You don't build momentum by thinking, you build it by doing. Even if it's clumsy, awkward, or totally imperfect.

A new Harry Potter set leak just dropped — and it finally explains why Dumbledore was spotted on a beach in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series.In this video, we break down everything we know about the leaked scene, what it could mean for the show's timeline, and the wild theories fans are debating — including the possibility of Nicolas Flamel's appearance and even an early Horcrux hunt teaser.Could HBO be blending events from later books, or is this an all-new moment created to expand Dumbledore's story beyond the original books?We'll also look at other recent leaks — including the new Harry and Hagrid London scene, the Vernon Dursley redesign, and how the costumes perfectly capture the early 1990s setting J.K. Rowling originally described.

Warren Smith is a filmmaker, educator, and host of the “Secret Scholar Society” YouTube channel. If freedom of speech can be shouted down, does it really exist? When every debate turns into partisan noise, what does honest discourse even look like? If we can't talk about our problems without resorting to anger or violence, how can we ever solve them? Expect to learn why J.K. Rowling has become such a lightning rod for cultural backlash and why she's back in the news, why limiting conversation only makes problems worse, whether free speech can truly exist if it can be shouted down, whether young people's growing support for political violence stems from conviction or desensitization, the fine line between correct and incorrect behavior, what William thinks about today's rising tribalism, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 10% discount on all Gymshark's products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM10) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Erik talks with the Co-Founder & CEO of Caraa, Aaron Lou. Aaron, raised in Spain, embraced fashion early, favoring Vogue over comics. With a successful career running billion-dollar businesses, he felt it was time to return to his first love: fashion. Aaron and Carmen founded Caraa, a brand designed to fit seamlessly into the modern woman's life. He understands that life is busy, and his mission is simple: to create bags that are as versatile and resilient as the women who carry them. Is there a guest you want Equalman to interview on the podcast? Do you have any questions you wish you could ask an expert? Send an email to our team: Equalman@equalman.com   5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

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A few months ago, two of the most prolific podcasters of all time reached out to me with a simple message: We have an incredible story, and we think your audience at Tangle should hear it.The podcasters, Andy Mills and Matthew Boll, are sharp journalists with an eye for important investigations. Mills is the co-creator of The Daily at The New York Times, the most listened-to news podcast in the world, and he produced the successful limited series Rabbit Hole (on internet algorithms). Boll helped build the podcasting company Gimlet and worked on award-winning podcasts like Crimetown. Together, they created two of my favorite podcasts of the last few years, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling and the documentary-style podcast Reflector. So when these two guys told me they had a story I'd have to hear to truly understand, my ears perked up. The story is about a debate — the debate of all debates, according to some of our country's smartest people — whose outcome could literally determine the future of the human race: How serious is the threat from artificial intelligence? It turns out the answer to this question is not nearly as straightforward as one might hope. The debate is now setting some of the smartest, wealthiest, and most influential people in the world against each other, with no clear traditional political dividing lines and even less clarity on whose argument might win the day.Since March, Mills and Boll have been investigating this debate along with a team of journalists from their investigative reporting outlet, Longview, including former NPR correspondent and podcast host Gregory Warner. They decided to share their notes, rough cuts, and behind-the-scenes discussions exclusively with our team. It is precisely the kind of balanced, curious reporting we strive to do here at Tangle — peeling back the layers of the biggest stories of our time. Today, we're introducing that story to you, in written form, and in partnership with Longview. We also encourage you to go listen and subscribe to their podcast series, The Last Invention, which is the most riveting deep dive on artificial intelligence that I've come across. Listen to The Last Invention here:Apple⁠ SpotifyTo learn more about Longview and become a subscriber visit our ⁠website⁠.Best,Isaac Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project reveals why multitasking might be doing more harm than good.   5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

Today I'm bringing you the most heated entertainent episode yet, in which Emer McLysaght and I discuss the new Taylor Swift album and the challenges it presents, J.K. Rowling and the madness of terfs and the deranged way the Daily Mail reports on Megan Markle.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Come to the Catch Up Cabaret (ish) - get your tickets here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It doesn't take much to goad JK Rowling into a Twitter tirade these days (allegedly.) A fake news story about bra buying in Markses? Up for days raving about it? A former colleague gives a milquetoast response about differing opinions and expresses love towards her? Time to take advantage of the X Premium perk of no word count limit. Pronouns in bio? Great opportunity to go berserk. In this week's episode, hosts Ione and Gina get to grips with the ongoing dissonance between actors signing up for Harry Potter related roles and their supposed ethical standards, whether or not we should want previous Potter stars to stand up in the press against Rowling's views and if we should promote the 'accepting differences and loving each other' rhetoric in such a politically dangerous time. Support our work and become a Polyester Podcast member

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project discusses the importance of celebrating every success, no matter how big or small. Each success fuels our confidence, creating the momentum to ride toward even greater goals.   5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

Today, Erik sits down with Marcel Schwantes. Marcel is a speaker, author, acclaimed executive coach, and an Inc. Magazine Contributing Editor with a global following. Marcel delivers presentations, workshops, courses, and coaching programs about the human side of business and how cultures of care, connection, and belonging power companies to thrive and outperform the competition. Marcel hosts the popular "Love in Action" podcast, heard in over 160 countries.   ABOUT THE BOOK Marcel Schwantes' book, Humane Leadership, is a practical guide to building workplaces where people thrive—not just survive. Centered on the concept of "Love in Action," the book introduces a framework for humane leadership based on five core principles: Leadership is Patient Leadership is Kind Leadership is Humble Leadership Advocates for People Leadership is Trustworthy Drawing on cutting-edge research and real-world case studies, Schwantes demonstrates that leading with love isn't just beneficial for individuals—it's also a winning strategy for organizations. This book is designed for leaders who are ready to challenge outdated norms and cultivate workplaces that foster engagement, loyalty, and exceptional performance.   Is there a guest you want Equalman to interview on the podcast? Do you have any questions you wish you could ask an expert? Send an email to our team: Equalman@equalman.com   5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

As seen on Guteld! on day one of the government shutdown, Emma Watson, the renowned 'Harry Potter' actress, is seeking JK Rowling's forgiveness, and Greg explains why Rowling is not bitter, she's vindicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet my friends, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton! If you love Verdict, the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show might also be in your audio wheelhouse. Politics, news analysis, and some pop culture and comedy thrown in too. Here’s a sample episode recapping four Tuesday takeaways. Give the guys a listen and then follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. The Kick Ass Standard President Trump’s announcement on prescription drug pricing, revealing that Pfizer will now offer medications at “most favored nation” prices, a move aimed at reducing costs for American consumers. Clay then shifts to a fiery cultural debate sparked by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s speech to military leaders, emphasizing a return to strict physical standards and meritocracy in the U.S. Armed Forces. Hegseth rejects DEI mandates and insists on combat readiness over diversity quotas, sparking a broader conversation about whether elite positions in the military—or any field—should reflect demographics or prioritize performance. Clay uses examples from Olympic basketball and the National Spelling Bee to argue that excellence rarely mirrors population diversity and that merit should always come first. Golden Handcuffs An in-depth discussion on JK Rowling’s viral takedown of Emma Watson and the gender ideology debate. Clay praises Rowling’s courage in standing against what she calls “gender insanity,” reading excerpts from her powerful statement that has garnered tens of millions of views. He challenges wealthy and influential Americans to show similar bravery in defending truth and common sense. OK Sen. Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin does a deep dive into the budget impasse, blaming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for obstructing a “clean CR” (Continuing Resolution) due to pressure from progressive challengers like AOC. Mullin outlines the shutdown’s impact on military pay, federal employees, and mandatory vs. discretionary spending, while criticizing continued COVID-era healthcare subsidies and Obamacare enrollment for undocumented immigrants—a $350 billion taxpayer burden, he claims. Mullin and Travis assert that Donald Trump’s 2024 landslide victory was a rejection of socialism and far-left policies. They argue the Democratic Party is now led by figures like Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, and Jasmine Crockett, and suffering an identity crisis. Mullin also praises military fitness standards, referencing Pete Seth’s call for accountability among generals, and shares his own leadership philosophy rooted in discipline and example-setting. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Congressman and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise joins the show to reflect on the Charlie Kirk shooting, drawing parallels to his own experience as a victim of political violence in 2017. Scalise emphasizes the importance of civil discourse, condemns cancel culture, and highlights the resilience of Turning Point USA, which has seen over 50,000 students express interest in launching chapters. He praises Erica Kirk’s commitment to continuing Charlie’s legacy and notes a religious revival among youth inspired by Kirk’s faith. Scalise also discusses the House-passed funding bill, warning that Schumer and the far-left are pushing a shutdown out of political spite. He urges Democrats to prioritize governance over ideological battles. The hour closes with Scalise’s thoughts on LSU football, NIL funding, and the electrifying experience of Saturday nights in Tiger Stadium, complete with Cajun tailgating and Garth Brooks anthems. Make sure you never miss a second of the show by subscribing to the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton show podcast wherever you get your podcasts! ihr.fm/3InlkL8 For the latest updates from Clay and Buck: https://www.clayandbuck.com/ Connect with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton on Social Media: X - https://x.com/clayandbuck FB - https://www.facebook.com/ClayandBuck/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/clayandbuck/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuck Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/ClayandBuck TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@clayandbuck YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dustin Ybarra is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast Good Things Are Happening. Catch him live Oct 17–18 at Hyena's Nightclub in Albuquerque, NM, and listen to his podcast on Apple, Spotify, and more. Follow him on Instagram and X @dustin_ybarra. IN THE NEWS: J.K. Rowling clashes with Emma Watson over transgender views, and Tim Allen shares how Erika Kirk's emotional eulogy helped him find the strength to forgive his father's killer. Get it on. FOR MORE WITH DUSTIN YBARRA:PODCAST: Good Things are HappeningSHOWS: Oct 17 - 18 - Hyena's Nightclub - Albuquerque, NMINSTAGRAM & TWITTER: @dustin_ybarraWEBSITE: weenietips.comFOR MORE WITH ELISHA KRAUSS: INSTAGRAM: @elishakraussWEBSITE: elishakrauss.com JOURNAL: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/elisha-krauss/LIVE SHOWS: October 2-4 - Las Vegas, NVOctober 9 - New York, NYOctober 10-11 - Pottstown, PAOctober 29 - Burbank, CAThank you for supporting our sponsors:BetOnlinehomes.comoreillyauto.com/adamPluto.tvBetterHelp.com/CAROLLAToday, get Huel for FIFTEEN PERCENT OFF with this exclusive offer for New Customers only with code adam15 at https://huel.com/adam15 (Minimum $75 purchase).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ben opens on faith, family and the state of men in American life, pushing back on Hillary Clinton's narrative and explaining why a renewed admiration for strong fatherhood is rising. He ties it to recent cultural flashpoints and the reaction to Charlie Kirk's death. Nancy Mace joins to break down the shutdown fight, why she calls it a left flank problem for Democrats, and how suburban women are moving on women's sports and Title IX. She also lays out her South Carolina agenda on taxes, immigration and law and order, and reflects on a broader faith revival she's seeing on the ground. Brian Kilmeade weighs in on the Quantico speech and a reset toward merit in the ranks, then dives into Venezuela, media spin and 2025 politics. Ben closes on the Rowling vs Emma Watson rift, arguing the tide has turned and Rowling had it right as the culture reassesses gender ideology.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Megyn Kelly is joined by Stu Burguiere, host of Stu Does America, to talk about Sec. Pete Hegseth calling out "fat" generals and troops in major address, promising to end DEI and radical progressive ideology in the military, Trump's hilarious AI video of Schumer and Jeffries, the meltdown about it being "racist," Kamala Harris rambling incoherently about her "light" with Joy Reid, reports she wants to run for president in 2028, J.K. Rowling's remarks directed at Emma Watson on the trans issue after years of silence, her powerful letter addressing the hate that has been directed her way, Ta-Nehisi Coates' hateful lies about Charlie Kirk, Coates calling out Ezra Klein for trying to lower the temperature, the left's inability to be honest about Kirk's legacy, and more. Then Britt Mayer, host of "The Britt Mayer Show," and Will Witt, author of "Do Not Comply," join to discuss the announcement of Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performer, his negative remarks about America and refusal to perform here, his history of cross-dressing and "fluid" sexuality, Rosie O'Donnell's embarrassing therapy admission about Trump, and more. Burguiere- https://www.youtube.com/StuDoesAmericaMayer- https://open.spotify.com/show/6ej8rWH1AxG6q8i00Q9Izk?si=Witt- https://purebasicscollective.com/us Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on goldPique: Get 20% off your order plus a FREE frother & glass beaker with this exclusive link: https://piquelife.com/MEGYNDone with Debt: https://www.DoneWithDebt.com & tell them Megyn Kelly sent you!Chapter: For Free and unbiased Medicare help dial 27-MEDICARE (276-334-2273) or go to https://askchapter.org/kellyDisclaimer: Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and standalone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all your options.  Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aaron and Todd react to the past day's top news stories, including the most recent example of Democrats' pro-crime policies taking yet another innocent life. Then, Jacob Hall of the Iowa Standard joins the program to discuss new details regarding the Guyanese illegal alien who had been serving as the superintendent of the Des Moines, Iowa, public school district. In Hour Two, Fake News or Not features a bevy of clips Aaron and Todd react to. Pop Culture Tuesday is J.K. Rowling's epic beatdown of Emma Watson. TODAY'S SPONSORS: JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 A government shutdown looms Tuesday evening as Congress digs its heels in. At least four people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. Jimmy Kimmel returns to Sinclair and Nexstar station Monday night after Sinclair reverses their preemption. Will the GOP cave to any of the Democrats' demands in order to fund the government? The “Sims” community is in full MELTDOWN over the prospects of Jared Kushner and the Saudis buying out gaming company, EA. H1D A fitness influencer posted a video from a Lifetime Fitness gym where she paused her dumbbell bench press to accuse another woman of photobombing her footage. Harry Potter Actress Emma Watson responds after Author J.K. Rowling trashed her as ‘ignorant'. Dana reacts to Bad Bunny being announced as this season's Super Bowl Halftime performance. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says illegal immigration & fighting age men coming all across Europe into the UK is because of climate change. Britain's NHS says there are BENEFITS to marrying your first cousin? Portland Antifa threatens to kill ICE agents enforcing immigration law. Trump holds a joint press conference with Netanyahu at The White House. The White House releases a map and details of the Trump-Gaza peace plan.Thank you for supporting our sponsors that make The Dana Show possible…ChapterFor free and unbiased Medicare help from my partners Chapter, dial #250 and say keyword “My Medicare”Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.Keltechttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec builds every KS7 GEN2 right here in the USA with American materials and workers—upgrade your home defense today. All Family Pharmacyhttps://AllFamilyPharmacy.com/Dana Don't wait until flu season knocks at your door. Use code DANA10 at checkout to save 10%. Fast Growing Treeshttps://Fast-Growing-Trees.comGet up to 50% off select plants and an extra 15% off your first purchase with code DANA at Fast Growing Trees. Offer valid for a limited time; terms apply.Relief Factorhttps://ReliefFactor.com OR CALL 1-800-4-RELIEFTurn the clock back on pain with Relief Factor. Get their 3-week Relief Factor Quick Start for only $19.95 today! Byrnahttps://Byrna.com/danaGet your hands on the new compact Byrna CL. Visit Byrna.com/Dana to receive 10% off Patriot Mobilehttps://PatriotMobile.com/DanaDana's personal cell phone provider is Patriot Mobile. Get a FREE MONTH of service code DANAHumanNhttps://HumanN.comSupport your cholesterol health with SuperBerine and the #1 bestselling SuperBeets Heart Chews—both on sale for $5 off at Sam's Club. Boost your metabolic health and save!