Podcasts about Rowling

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 131:52

Battling Counterfeits with Vidyuth Srinivasan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 34:07

Today, Erik sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Entrupy and the co-inventor of Entrupy's patented technology, Vidyuth Srinivasan. Vidyuth is on a mission to take down the counterfeiting industry, one fake designer bag at a time. Entrupy is the leading AI-powered authentication technology for luxury handbags and sneakers. More about Vidyuth: Vidyuth earned a degree in journalism while simultaneously designing and developing video games for Raptor Entertainment. He then embarked on a stellar career across a variety of roles including sales, business development, marketing, PR and filmmaking, while also working for software giants such as Intuit, Microsoft. Since its inception in 2012, Entrupy has authenticated $5B worth of inventory and has collected 50M reference images to train its AI database. Today, Entrupy operates in 90+ countries and works with thousands of customers across the globe. This includes retailers, pawn shops, and department stores as well as TikTok Shop as the official authentication technology for handbags and sneakers on the platform. Entrupy's fast-learning AI technology has a 99.1% accuracy rate, spotting things that the human eye can't. Entrupy authenticates handbags and sneakers from major brands including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Dior, Balenciaga, Gucci, YSL, Burberry, and so many more. Every year, Entrupy releases a “State of the Fake” report, which reveals proprietary data garnered from Entrupy's millions of AI-driven evaluations performed on products. As one of the few authentication solutions on the market and the only one that publicly shares this amount of data, the report aims to build awareness around the murky world of counterfeits and educate people on the impact counterfeit goods are having on both people and the environment. Check out the 2024 report HERE. 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

Mordet på Charlie Kirk, Putins 'salamimetode', Netanyahus straffrihed og en sag om fejlkønning

Radio Information

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 62:02

Der er uger, hvor alting synes at ske på samme tid. Hvor den ene gule breaking-bjælke afløser den anden, og hvor man dårligt nok tør gå i seng af frygt for, hvad man vågner op til. Sådan en uge har vi netop lagt bag os – og det sætter naturligvis sit præg på ugens Radio Information. Natten til onsdag fløj mindst 19 russiske droner ind i polsk luftrum. NATO-fly kom på vingerne og skød fire af dem ned. I timevis var flere polske lufthavne lukket, mens resten af verden holdt vejret. Ifølge Polens premierminister, Donald Tusk, står Europa nu i en situation, der er »det tætteste, vi har været, på en væbnet konflikt siden Anden Verdenskrig«. Rune Lykkeberg udlægger perspektiverne i den russiske provokation, som følger Kremls velkendte drejebog: 'Salamimetoden'. Mathias Sindberg kommer også forbi for at tegne et portræt af podcastværten, MAGA-aktivisten og Trumps politiske ven, Charlie Kirk, der onsdag blev skuddræbt ved et debatarrangement i Utah. Hvem var den nu afdøde, kontroversielle debattør, hvordan har han været til gavn for Trump – og hvilke politiske konsekvenser risikerer hans død at få? Vi runder naturligvis også Israels angreb på Hamas' hovedkvarter i Qatar tirsdag, hvor endnu en rød linje i krigen blev overskredet. Spørgsmålet, som står tilbage, er: Hvor går grænsen for Netanyahus straffrihed? Anton Geist gør os klogere. Og endelig når vi omkring en opsigtsvækkende dom fra retten i Lyngby, der i denne uge slog fast, at det ikke i sig selv er strafbart at omtale en transkvinde som en mand. »Bravo« lød det kort efter på X fra en af de store stemmer i det trans-kritiske miljø, Harry Potters mor, stjerneforfatteren J.K. Rowling. Ida Nyegaard Espersen gør os klogere på en sag, der ikke bare handler om to uenige personer i Lyngby – men om to ideologiske bevægelser i verden, der begge insisterer på at kæmpe for kønsrettigheder.

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How to Master the 80/20 Rule to Drive Results

BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 16:40

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project discusses how to apply the Pareto Principle, otherwise known as the 80/20 Rule, to focus on what matters most, and unlock the key to producing maximum results. 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

Go Big Or Go Home!

Skip the Queue

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 15:43

Skip The Queue is back for Season 7 and we're announcing some big changes! Get ready for new hosts, a fresh new look, weekly content and find out where you can catch us live at events to be part of the action.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden and Andy Povey.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm. Show references: Paul Marden The CEO of Rubber Cheese, Paul pairs two decades of digital expertise with a love of creative problem solving, making him the go-to guy for turning tricky tech into seamless guest journeys, all delivered with his trademark energy and wit.https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmarden/ Andy Povey The Co-CEO of Crowd Convert, Andy brings sharp insights, deep industry knowledge and notorious anecdotes from decades in attractions.https://www.linkedin.com/in/andypovey/ Transcriptions: Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about the world's best visitor attractions and the people that work in them. I'm Paul Marden. Along with my co-hosts, Andy Povey and Sinead Kimberley, I spend my days working with ambitious attractions like theme parks, museums, galleries, and science centres to help them to attract more guests. In today's episode, Andy and I talk about what's coming up for Skip the Queue as we enter Season 7.Paul Marden: Seven seasons, hey? Good lord. How very exciting. We've had our summer holidays. We've had our little break, but there's no rest for the wicked, is there?Andy Povey: Absolutely not. You say it's a busman's holiday, really, isn't it? Working in our industry.Paul Marden: I think it is, isn't it? Life has changed quite a lot for us recently, hasn't it? In the last few months, with the advent of Crowd Convert and Merac coming back to life again, we've been out on the road going everywhere, haven't we?Andy Povey: Absolutely everywhere. And I promise I'm not going to bitch about electric cars and charging.Andy Povey: That's the only thing I've found that annoys me more than a poor online ticketing experience.Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. So we have both been visiting lots of clients. It's been very exciting. But we've also both had our summer holidays. Which attraction is memorable for you from your recent holiday?Andy Povey: Do you know, there's so many. We took our girls to the longest named tourist attraction in the world, I think. Warner Brothers Studio Tour London, the making of Harry Potter. On their 11th birthday. Oh, how was that? We had a beautiful experience. They have this really smart trick there where if they note your birthday, they give you a badge that says, 'It's my birthday.'Andy Povey: It's modelled on the birthday cake that Hagrid gave Harry. So it's all completely in keeping and in theme. So my daughters were walking around with these and every member of staff we saw that saw the badge wished them happy birthday. The first member of staff that did it absolutely blew my girls' minds. They hadn't associated it with the badge that they were wearing and they thought that they were the most special people on the face of the earth.Andy Povey: Absolutely superb. And the experience itself is wonderful. So that was probably the most memorable. I did something else very recently that was a little bit unusual. So I'm a man in my 50s. I was a teenager, probably not even a teenager, a kid when Grease came out. And all my mates and all my friends raved about it, and I didn't go and see it. And I've been very proud of the fact that I've never seen Grease.Andy Povey: Until last weekend. When we went to the Secret Cinema showing of Grease in Battersea Park, wow, wow, what an experience. Live actors, live scenes with the film running in the background, the fairground sitting outside the auditorium, where the final set, if you've watched Grease ever, where they're in the fairground, went out there.Andy Povey: Such a fantastic experience. Really does make me wonder why we don't have more of our larger parks doing that kind of stuff in partnership with Secret Cinema. It would make you stay for the evening and really extend your day. Absolutely superb experience. So, if you get the opportunity to go and see it, please do.Paul Marden: How very cool.Andy Povey: Tell them Andy sent you, which will mean absolutely nothing. How about you?Paul Marden: We recently went to Scotland. We spent a day, which was really not enough, in Edinburgh. And actually, as you're talking about the Harry Potter experience, we did a little Harry Potter thing because there is a graveyard, Greyfriars Bobby's graveyard.Paul Marden: It was the inspiration for many of the names in Harry Potter. And this graveyard was, I mean, it was chock full of every nationality of tourist you could possibly imagine, plus the three of us wandering around all trying to find Harry Potter themed gravestones. Yeah, so we found Tom Riddle's tombstone. We saw a McGonagall. Yeah, it was just, that was quite magical. But the thing that sticks in my head is we also visited the Real Mary King's Close. And when you walk along the Royal Mile, falling off the side of the Royal Mile are all of these tenement closes that three of them were capped over a couple of hundred years ago and completely forgotten about. Continuum attractions have turned them into an attraction that you can wander around. You get a guided tour of this time capsule of what life was like in a tenement block. In Edinburgh, it was rated last year as the best tourist attraction in Britain, according to TripAdvisor.Paul Marden: And it really, really was magical. It was such a fun visit. We were guided around by a tour guide in costume and in character the whole way around. And at the end of it, she introduced herself as coming from Philadelphia.Paul Marden: She was really really great guide, and I just loved it. I've seen them in the Rubber Cheese Survey for the last four years, and thought, 'What a funny name for an attraction? I wonder what that is?' And so, when I saw it, I had to go. I loved every minute of it, and it was brilliant.Andy Povey: I agree, it's a fantastic place. Did you see J. K. Rowling's handprints just around the corner?Paul Marden: No.Andy Povey: In the courtyard next to the entrance?Paul Marden: No, I didn't.Andy Povey: See, I think they were trying to do something like the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where there are famous people's handprints. I should have told you before. Is there something to go back for?Paul Marden: Oh, we'll definitely be going back. There was so much there in Edinburgh that we didn't get to see. You just couldn't do it in a day.Paul Marden: But so much fun. So much fun.Paul Marden: So we are into season seven. And just like the last few seasons, we've got lots of ideas, brimming with ideas, few changes. And we thought we would tease them for you here in this short non-episode, just to tell you about some of the things that are coming up. And yeah, shall we?Paul Marden: We'll talk about the first thing that you came up with, which was the move to weekly content.Andy Povey: You're blaming me for this?Paul Marden: Absolutely. Absolutely.Andy Povey: I mean, the objective was to double the listenership of the podcast. And so you did that by doubling my work. And it seemed like it would be really, really easy to do that if we doubled the episodes.Andy Povey: So, yeah, we're going weekly. I'm sure we're going to have plenty to fill it. Because you look at all of the interesting stories we come across, the people that we talk to, the things that we want to talk about, and we end up editing and cutting things. So I'm convinced that we're going to have loads of really exciting things to talk about. We're also going to introduce a couple of different themes. So do you want to talk about the Millennium-funded projects?Paul Marden: Yes, so this is carrying on the theme that I started back at the back end of Season 6. When I spoke to another Edinburgh attraction, Dynamic Earth. They were a good example of a Millennium project that was obviously kicked off 25 years ago. And we had a lovely conversation about what has been the challenges, what has been the opportunities for them in the last 25 years, and what does the future look like? I'm off to the Association of Science and Discovery Centres conference next week. That episode will be out in a few weeks' time. And we're going to be talking a lot about science centres. and how they can thrive over the next 25 years. But we'll be talking to some other Millennium projects as well in the season ahead. So Charles Bishop from the National Space Centre, if you're listening, give me a call.Andy Povey: I'm going to try and hound you to appear on the podcast.Paul Marden: We've also, this is very self-indulgent, but we are going to be going through a little bit of a rebrand. The Skip the Queue brand has stayed the same for the six seasons. And our friends at Plaster Creative Communications have been working really hard. They're the only reason why we could possibly go weekly with our content because Emily and Sami are helping us to ramp up our content and working with us closely. But they've also helped us with our rebrand, which is also going to be an audio rebrand. So there's going to be some new audio tickling your ears coming up as well, which is very exciting.Andy Povey: It's not just the rebrand though, is it? Let's talk about the other things that we're going to be doing with Skip the Queue.Paul Marden: Yeah. Should we talk playbooks?Andy Povey: Absolutely. Tell me what it means.Paul Marden: So I, for a long time, thought that there was something that Skip the Queue could do because, you know. Yes, this is our baby, but it is a lot of hard work from across the industry that goes towards making the podcast the success that it is. And we're going to move that successful collaboration into a series of playbooks where we're bringing together people from across the industry to help guide attractions into... the state of the art and what's possible within the sector across a number of different subjects. And we're starting that with e-commerce. So we're currently collaborating with our friends at Stephen Spencer Associates and at Navigate. And we're producing the first in that playbook series all about what... What does it take to be able to build an amazing e-commerce experience for an attraction? How do you curate the products?Paul Marden: How do you come up with the ideas? How do you put the technology together? And then how do you get anybody to come and visit and buy from you? So that's very exciting.Andy Povey: So that's more of your gift shop. Retail e-commerce.Paul Marden: Absolutely. Absolutely. And there'll be room as well within the series for us to talk about other things as well. So we are completely open to ideas. So listeners, if you've got ideas of a playbook that you'd like to see, it could be about digital sustainability. It could be about ticketing. It could be about any aspect of operating an attraction. Come and tell us and come up with ideas of who we could work with and we'll put something together for you. So I think that's really exciting, and that will be coming out in a few weeks' time.Andy Povey: Very interesting. Look forward to that.Paul Marden: We were excited in Season 6 to break out of the four walls of our little dungeon offices, working via video conferencing and going out and about, weren't we? We absolutely loved visiting the NFAN Conference, ASDC.Paul Marden: We worked from the floor of so many different events, didn't we? And tried lots of formats. And we definitely, definitely want to do more of that. And there's an exciting turn because weekly isn't enough, is it?Andy Povey: If you're going to do it, go big. Go big or go home.Paul Marden: We have been invited to the IAAPA Europe Conference Expo in Barcelona, no less. And we are going to be coming into your ears daily, not weekly, daily.Paul Marden: So we have got an amazing lineup of people that we are going to be talking to from the conference floor. But there's also so much time to fill. We don't know who we're going to talk to. We're going to be hitting the floor and just grabbing people, just like we did at NFAN. You'll be out, Andy, just hooking people. And we'll be talking to them. And we plan to do those interviews during the day, and Wenalyn and Steve, our long-suffering editorial and production team, will be working furiously through the night to publish the following morning.Andy Povey: Fantastic. So do we need to talk about our launch episode for Season 7?Paul Marden: Yes.Andy Povey: As this is just the trailer.Paul Marden: Yes. So in 29 minutes, I will be recording my launch episode. So I'm meeting with Massimiliano Freddi, who is the IAAPA board chairman. We're going to find out more about Massimiliano. Not only is he the first Italian chairman of IAAPA, which has been in existence for over 100 years, I believe. We are also going to find out about what he does in his day job and the attraction that he runs over in Italy. So that's a very exciting first episode. So we will be launching that episode 17th of September, and then we will be live from Barcelona starting on the 23rd and going out daily from there on for the rest of that week. I mean, what more could we want? Andy Povey: It's justification for the family for me going to Barcelona after just having returned from Menorca so daddy does a holiday work.Paul Marden: We've at least got to walk down Las Rambla and chat about the conference we can't just be within the expo location surely. A little vino tinto on.Andy Povey: I'm sure we will be at Tribudabo at what, in my experience, this is the third time I've been to IAAPA in Barcelona. But the opening night party in Tribudabo has always been one of the most fantastic events I've ever been to. The view over the city at night with rides and superb food, drink and entertainment going off behind you is just out of this world.Paul Marden: But it's work just for anyone that's listening outside the door right now.Andy Povey: Very hard work for very important people.Paul Marden: Yes so we are still planning out the rest of season seven, obviously going weekly, lots of opportunities for us to talk to lots of people. If you've got ideas for themes or people that we could interview, we are absolutely all ears. So hit us up on LinkedIn, hello@SkiptheQueue.fm, or go to the website, skipthequeue.fm. Yeah, and you'll find all of our contact details and we'd love to hear from you with ideas of what we could do for the rest of this season. What would you find interesting? Apart from that, we're going to sign off. I've got an interview to go to in 25 minutes. We will be back with you on the 17th of September with our first episode and from IAAPA on the 23rd of September for the rest of that week.Andy Povey: You're going to be on IAAPA. Come and find us. Come and have a chat.Paul Marden: Looking forward to it.Paul Marden: Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, the digital agency that creates amazing websites for ambitious visitor attractions. The 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! Dive into groundbreaking benchmarks for the industryGain a better understanding of how to achieve the highest conversion ratesExplore the "why" behind visitor attraction site performanceLearn the impact of website optimisation and visitor engagement on conversion ratesUncover key steps to enhance user experience for greater conversionsTake the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey Report

De huidige vrouwenbeweging draait niet om vrouwen (Open Geesten afl. 184)

Boze Geesten Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 104:42

Een van de meest felle en zichtbare stemmen in het publieke debat op social media waar het aankomt op vrouwenrechten is Lydia aka Insufferable TERF. Al drie jaar is zij verwikkeld in een doolhof van activisme tegenover de LGBTQ+-beweging die het haar op alle fronten onmogelijk maakt en tegenwerkt. Omdat de consensus vanuit de legacy media zich fier achter het trans-activisme schaart, ziet zij ook de traditionele mediakanalen als een muur tegenover zich. Het was kortom absurd om opeens veelal precies diezelfde activisten en mediakanalen in een groots opgezette mediacampagne hartstochtelijk over vrouwenrechten en vrouwenruimten te horen preken. Want als daar echt het hart van de zaak zou liggen, waar was dan die noodzakelijke rugdekking vanuit de daadwerkelijke vrouwenbelangen tot voor twee weken geleden? 'Wij eisen de nacht op' is één grote gaslight-campagne, aldus Lydia. Ze maken hun eigen doelen op dit vlak, namelijk de feministische wens tot veiligheid, ondergeschikt aan andere linkse idealen. En dat is waarom ik in de kern deze campagne niet vertrouw. Omdat als het erop aankomt zij mannelijke minderheden uit de wind zullen houden. Binnen onze eigen beweging mogen vrouwen niet eens centraal staan. Met Lydia aka Insufferable TERFhttps://x.com/lyd20211?lang=en***Steun Open Geesten / Zomergeesten / Boze Geesten Podcast

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Vancouver Park Board facing backlash over Harry Potter experience scheduled to arrive at Stanley Park

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 22:06

The Vancouver Park Board is getting a backlash for approving a Harry Potter-themed attraction coming to Stanley Park over author J.K. Rowling's actions against the trans community. CBC's Justin McElroy goes over the park board's decision, as we ask viewers what they think about events management at Stanley Park.

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Three Cheers for The Hallmarked Man! Thoughts After the First Reading

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 103:34

Spoilers Warning! If you haven't finished reading the 900 pages of The Hallmarked Man and don't want to hear details from the novel, you will not enjoy this conversation about Strike8.John read the latest Strike-Ellacott novel by Thursday morning using the pre-publication head start, the Robert Glenister audiobook dropped early Tuesday morning, a bootleg epub version on his wife's iPad, and the codex hardcover that arrived at 5:00 on the day of release. Nick didn't finish until early Saturday but was already half-way through his second reading via audiobook by Sunday night.John didn't especially enjoy reading the book as fast as he did; Nick was frustrated that he could not read it faster than he did. Both were delighted by Rowling's work and are looking forward to the coming weeks of re-reading and ‘Tools, Springs, and Threads' analysis of its artistry and meaning.In this week's conversation, they touch on fandom disappointment with the new book before discussing how three predictions they'd made about Hallmarked Man played out, the three Real World targets of Rowling's wrath in her current work, John's preliminary work on the novel's epigraphs (and the Aurora Leigh-esque forgotten tome of epic poetry that may be Strike8's Rosmersholm or Faerie Queene), and what's next in their reading of Cormoran Strike.As is their wont, Nick and John refer to ideas and to people that Serious Readers will want to check up on or learn more about. Here are a selection of links to many of these subjects with their apology for those they've missed and their invitation to share counter-sources or requests for other links.They thank everyone who listens to these Lake and Shed conversations, those who join in the discussions in the comment thread below (how was your first reading of Hallmarked Man?), and especially for our paid subscribers who were polled for their questions and concerns last week for our consideration before we put our notes together.Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Anteros-Eros Distinction in Cormoran StrikeCormoran & Robin and Odysseus & Penelope (Joanne Gray, 2019)I found out that this is actually the statue of Anteros—not Eros as it is popularly called. Anteros is the subject of the Shaftesbury Memorial in Piccadilly Circus, London, where he symbolizes the selfless philanthropic love of the Earl of Shaftesbury for the poor. The memorial is sometimes given the name The Angel of Christian Charity and is popularly mistaken for Eros, cf., Lloyd & Mitchinson (2006) The Book of General Ignorance “Because of the bow and the nudity… everybody assumed it was Eros, the Greek god of love.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteroshttps://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/ErosAnteros.htmlEros is the brother of Anteros and also pretty much the opposite of Eros.Reading Rowling at Four Levels (John Granger, 2021)Robin and Cormoran, even if you want to include Sam Barclay, are not a soul exteriorization akin to Harry, Hermione, and Ron. The psychomachia of the Strike novels is built on the Shakespearean soul-Spirit romantic model rather than the Platonic-Patristic body-mind-spirit soul triptych of ancient, Medieval, and contemporary film and written fiction. In this model, the man and woman lede players take the part of soul and spirit, Coomaraswamy's duo sunt in homine human and divine aspects, either as fixed roles as in Othello and The Tempest or in relation to the other, each being soul and embracing the other as supra-natural as in Romeo and Juliet and Antony and Cleopatra (see Lings and Pogson for that). Rowling's embedded models for this exteriorized drama of human sanctification are the myths of ‘Leda and the Swan‘ and ‘Psyche and Cupid‘ and the psychomachia spiritual allegories of Eros and Anteros, true and false Cupid, within Spenser's Faerie Queen, the Redcrosse Knight and Una as well as Britomart and Artegell.On Valentine Longcaster as the Erotic Cupid (Strike being the Anterotic Cupid)Valentine Longcaster is a hilarious cryptonym for Cupid, for whom Valentine is a second name (see the post on Valentine's Day in the Psyche and Eros post) and ‘Longcaster' is a reference to his weapon of choice, the bow and arrow of the god of love. He pricks Strike at the direction of Venus-Charlotte, in some myths his mother, in others a lover and cousin or brother (murky waters!), and sets in motion the long-range plan of the envious ex to destroy Robin and Cormoran's budding relationship.Add ‘Valentine Longcaster' to the pile of evidence for this particular backdrop and let's continue to look for parallels and links Rowling has playfully embedded in the psycho-spiritual, neo-mythological allegory of the soul's journey to perfection, and specifically the souls of women.For much more on this Eros-Anteros distinction and its importance in grasping the allegorical meaning of the Strike-Ellacott relationship, see Ink Black Heart: Strike as Zeus to Robin's Leda and Cupid to Mads' Psyche (John Granger, 2022)Fandom Response to Hallmarked Man:From the Reddit r/Cormoran Strike page:Hogwarts Professor Predictions for Hallmarked Man:* Charlotte was Murdered (Nick Jeffery), Really, It Wasn't a Suicide (John Granger)‘Charlotte' mentioned twice as often in Strike 8 as ‘Cormoran' and Valentine Longcaster's interview with Robin Ellacott has a major ‘tell' at its finish (cf. p 451, ch 62).* Robin Ellacott is Sterile (John Granger), Rowling Studies podcastEctopic Pregnancy consequent to PID and Murphy Pregnancy Trap leading to de facto sterility prediction appears as story-line in Chapter 3 of Hallmarked Man* The Baby in the LakeHallmarked Man is Rowling's ‘Baby Novel.'Rowling's Three Targets in Hallmarked Man's Surface Story* The Ideologically Captured Police and Media and the ‘False Religion' of Freemasonry's Control of the Police in Hallmarked ManRowling's Week of publication tweets and retweets about UK police taking the side of Trans Activists and against Gender Critical feminists: * https://x.com/iain_masterton/status/1963545948711219320 (JKR retweet)* https://x.com/joannaccherry/status/1963547738722668666 (ditto)* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963528602164555894* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963297139905167722* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1962847107343139014* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963465628053848363* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963299236365140305* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963298726417457300* https://x.com/soniasodha/status/1963185964630647295 (JKR retweet; nota bene)* https://x.com/Jebadoo2/status/1962959405160239135 (JKR retweet)* https://x.com/joannaccherry/status/1962930361035374703 (retweet)* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1962932333025067268* https://x.com/JohannLamont/status/1963658557007749364 (retweet)Boris Johnson and Lord BranfootBoris Johnson hosting the show. 2003 (YouTube)Boris Johnson's Personal Image or Brand (Wikipedia)Max Hastings referred to Johnson's public image as a "façade resembling that of P. G. Wodehouse's Gussie Fink-Nottle, allied to wit, charm, brilliance and startling flashes of instability",[4] while political scientist Andrew Crines stated Johnson displayed "the character of a likable and trustworthy individual with strong intellectual capital".[5] Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has defined him as "Beano Boris" due to his perceived comical nature, saying: "He's our Berlusconi ... He's the only feel-good politician we have, everyone else is too busy being responsible."[6] To the journalist Dave Hill, Johnson was "a unique figure in British politics, an unprecedented blend of comedian, conman, faux subversive showman and populist media confection".* “Mentally Ill Islamophobes”2021-22 Census ~ Islam in the UK Demographics: 6% UK, 6.7% England, 15% LondonUK 'Grooming Gangs': Deriving Per-Capita Offence Rates by EthnicityInstitute for Social Policy Research (UK) An independent, data-driven social-policy research institute focusing on UK political affairs.We therefore conclude that consistent with widespread public perceptions, whilst available evidence is not exhaustive, the mean rate derived from four of the most comprehensive studies available to date on share of CSEGG crimes by ethnicity does affirm the picture that Asians and Blacks are overrepresented in such crimes. Curiously, with much of the attention devoted to “Asians” (predominantly Pakistani gangs), it is notable that Blacks are similarly overrepresented, with our weighted rate providing limited evidence of even greater over-representation than Asians.Please note, however —For the CEOP study that ISPR use, footnote 1 shows the selection criteria, excluding all abuse initiated in a familial or fraternal (house based) relationship:"Where “localised-grooming” is defined as: “a form of sexual exploitation – previously referred to as ‘on street grooming' in the media - where children have been groomed and sexually exploited by an offender, having initially met in a location outside their home. this location is usually in public, such as a park, cinema, on the street or at a friend's house. Offenders often act together, establishing a relationship with a child or children before sexually exploiting them. some victims of ‘street grooming' may believe that the offender is in fact an older ‘boyfriend'; these victims introduce their peers to the offender group who might then go on to be sexually exploited as well. abuse may occur at a number of locations within a region and on several occasions. ‘Localised grooming' was the term used by CEOP in the intelligence requests issued to police forces and other service agencies in order to define the data we wished to receive.” (footnote 1, p. 7)"They also exclude the 39% of cases where race was not included in the data. It would be sensible to assume that ethnicity was not recorded when the ethnicity of both perpetrators and the victim were the UK default.Removing the selection criteria shows that people of Asian ethnicity are under-represented in child sex abuse cases compared to White British: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/02/Trends-in-Offical-Data-2022-23-FINAL.pdfJulie Blindel pushes back on the ‘Grooming Gang as Muslim problem' narrative:To say that the only reason the police were complacent when it came to the grooming gangs of Rochdale, Rotherham, Telford, and elsewhere was because (some of) these men were Pakistani Muslim, is madness. The ethnicity and religion of these men is relevant, but not in the way the racists would have us believe. It is relevant because it was seen as a phenomena perpetrated because of ethnicity as opposed to male violence towards females. Look at it any other way betrays the vast majority of girls that fall prey to these men.The Epigraph Authors — and a hidden Book Behind the Book?* Albert Pike, Confederate States of America General* Louise Freeman Davis on John Oxenham's Maid of the Silver Sea* Aurora Leigh (Elizabeth Barret Browning) and Ink Black Heart* The Ring and the Book (Robert Browning)* Pompilia: A Feminist Reading of 'The Ring and the Book'Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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لوموس: شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۹: سوگواری ققنوس

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 124:04

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MÁS LIBROS MÁS LIBRES. Capítulo 4. Entre páginas y pociones. EXPLORANDO EL MUNDO DE HARRY POTTER.

Podcast FARO Tláhuac

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 13:04

Este episodio de Más libros Más libres nos lleva de la mano a un recorrido maravilloso a través de un libro que marcó un parteaguas en la literatura y el cine. También daremos un vistazo a la trayectoria de su autora J.K. Rowling, sus aciertos y sus polémicas. Ponte cómodo y disfruta de este análisis hecho con mucho cariño y profundidad. CRÉDITOSMAURICIO LÓPEZ DÍAZANGÉLICA MORENO CALVO

How to Discover What You Really Want Out of Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 10:57

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores how to uncover what truly makes you excited about life - a question thats often more challenging to answer than it may seem. 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

Rosie O'Donnell Apologizes for LIES About Minneapolis Shooter | 9/2/25

The Glenn Beck Program

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 130:01

Former Obama adviser Van Jones claimed on CNN that DEI policies throughout the country got “ridiculous” and admitted he's happy DEI is dying. Filling in for Glenn, Stu looks back at the craziness of 2020 and how far we've come as a nation since then. Is President Trump the main reason some sanity has come back to America? Pepsi announced it is ending its DEI policies after being confronted by reporter Robby Starbuck. Stu warns that even though companies are walking back DEI policies, they could come right back under a Democrat president. Stu and Jeffy go through a list of beliefs of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, which makes people in Hollywood uncomfortable. A recent CNN headline claimed we may never know the motive behind the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. Has Trump derangement syndrome become an actual mental diagnosis? Ireland citizen Rosie O'Donnell issued an apology for claiming the Minneapolis school shooter was a “Republican MAGA person.” Why did she feel the need to comment on the atrocity at all? Stu and Jeffy look at Australia's failed gun control laws as the Left continues to call for a gun ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 266: Is Writing Fiction Like A Theme Park?

The Pulp Writer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 13:47

In this week's episode, I look at what goes into a successful theme park, and compare it to the process of creating a compelling story. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragontiarna series at my Payhip store: FALLDRAGON25 The coupon code is valid through September 8, 2025 (please note the shorter expiration date). So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 266 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller and today is August 29th, 2025, and today we are considering if theme parks are like writing. Before we get into this topic, we'll have Coupon of the Week and then a progress update on my current writing projects. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragontiarna series at my Payhip store, and that coupon code is FALLDRAGON25. And as always, we'll have the coupon code and links in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code is only valid through September 8, 2025. That's only one week, so if you want to use it, act now. And if you need a new ebook for fall, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing projects. I am 63,000 words into Blade of Flames, the first book in my new epic fantasy Blades of Ruin series, and I think 63,000 words puts me about almost two thirds of the way through. I think the book will end up being between 90,000 and 100,000 words, so hopefully we are on track to have that out before the end of September. I'm also 5,000 words into Cloak of Worlds, which will be the 13th book in the Cloak Mage series. And if all goes well, I think that will probably be out in October, towards the end of October, maybe a Halloween book. In audiobook news, recording is still underway for Shield of Power (that will be excellently narrated by Brad Wills); we're coming up on the end of that, so should have some good news on that before too much longer. Recording is underway for Ghost in the Siege, and that will be excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. So that is where I am at with my current writing and audiobook projects. Some good progress this week. 00:01:53 Main Topic: What Epic Universe Can Teach Us About Creating Memorable Characters Now on to our main topic this week: are theme parks like writing and what theme parks can teach us about creating memorable characters and settings. I have to admit, this is an unusual topic for me because I am not really a theme park person. I have several family members who are interested in the history of Disney Corporation, so I've picked up some through osmosis, but that's essentially it. This topic was suggested by my podcast transcriptionist, and it was an interesting idea, so I thought we would go with it. I don't really know all that much about theme parks. As I mentioned, I'm not really in the target audience and I'm not in the sort of demographic where I would watch, for example, someone's four hour live stream through the latest Disney attraction or whatever. Though I did watch the video that Jenny Nicholson put out last summer about her experience with the Star Wars “hotel”, and I think that was interesting as a piece of essentially documentary journalism depicting a tale of sort of corporate greed and cost cutting and how that can lead to inevitable failure. But that is a bit of a tangent from our main topic, which is whether or not writers can learn anything from theme parks. I did pick up enough through osmosis from the history of Disney to know that in the early days before the Disney Corporation became as sort of corporatized and cost cutting as is now, that when they built a new attraction, the attraction had to be able to tell a story, like there was some sort of a story that needed to be told or an essential narrative that needed to be followed through the layout of the attraction so the guests, if they were paying attention, would be told a story. So apparently the big news in the theme park universe this year is that Universal opened a new theme park called Universal Epic Universe in Florida in May 2025. The park is built on a central hub, which then divides out into five intellectual property based lands like Super Nintendo World with all of the Mario characters. What's interesting is that two of the five lands in the theme park are directly based on content that began as book series, the How to Train Your Island- Isle of Berk (which was originally written by Cressida Cowell) and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the Ministry of Magic, which was originally written by J.K. Rowling. One other land, The Dark Universe, draws heavily on the Frankenstein story, which was originally written by Mary Shelley (among other creatures like Dracula, who as a character originated in Bram Stoker's novel in the 19th century). Now, what does this have to do with writing? I mean, for most writers, the idea of becoming popular enough that people build theme parks based on your characters is probably a bit unrealistic as a career goal. However, I think there are lessons that can be learned there for writers about holding the interest and compelling readers. All three of the intellectual properties we discussed previously were more often known for their movie adaptations than the books they were originally based upon. But we can learn what makes memorable characters and settings in the book series and how a theme park would draw upon a beloved book series to generate ticket, merchandise, and food sales. I think it is both fair to say and a profound understatement that books, movies, and theme parks are wildly different kinds of art forms. However, the fundamental principles of storytelling, of world building do seem to apply across all three. So let's take a look at some of those principles. Part I: Creating Fictional Worlds Memorably People like distinct and creative worlds that make them feel immersed in something beyond mundane reality, even if that reality is not safe, easy, or pleasant. In all three stories that inspire these theme parks, the main character faces something that no one has before. Harry Potter readers can imagine that they're an owl delivery letter away from arriving at a new school full of friends, magic, and danger. How to Train Your Dragon lets readers soar through the air while rescuing a lovable dragon from a dark fate. Dragon riders are considered to be a special group of people in this world. Frankenstein allows us to imagine a world where humans are powerful enough to have power over life and death itself, though in the grand tradition of science fiction and horror, this always goes horribly wrong. After all, creating an artificial life form did not end particularly well for Victor Frankenstein in the first book. And where this comes into theme parks is that readers want to find a way to be included in the fictional world. In Harry Potter, readers can imagine which house they're sorted into based on personality traits. By choosing a house in the Hogwarts school or magic wands whose components reflect their personalities, they feel more included in the story because they know where they would belong in it. Many, many, many young adult series since then have tried to include some sort of factions or special lands or organizations in their stories for this reason, but it never seems to land quite as well as it did in the Harry Potter series. Though to be honest, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry seems like it would be immediately shut down if any sort of educational authority or ministry of education or department of education ever investigated it because it (laughs) is not a well-run school. In How to Train Your Dragon, dangerous dragons are not only faced, they're befriended and protected. Something frightening becomes a chance to feel powerful and help others. And readers often enjoy reading about dark creatures or villains like Frankenstein's monster because it makes the real world seem more secure or stable by comparison or because they feel like misfits or outcasts and can sympathize with these characters. Now, for writers, specific world building details often are very distinct things that readers remember, sometimes even more than the plot. For myself, that's worked advantageously with several of my different settings where some of the distinct details of the Cloak Games settings or the Half-Elven Thief settings stick in people's minds. For the examples we're talking about here, some readers might remember a biting textbook, a flying broomstick, or what's on the Hogwarts banquet table more than they remember the plots of the individual Harry Potter movies or books. Now for the theme parks, Universal Studios capitalizes on this and makes money by creating merchandise and food items from those moments in the books, and they give visitors an opportunity to buy a nice cold glass of Butterbeer or a t-shirt from their Hogwarts house. And that feels more special than buying a pair of, for example, Mickey Mouse ears because they have a preexisting connection with Harry Potter, and though it's extremely unlikely that any of us will end up owning a theme park, as writers, don't be afraid of adding details like that, very specific details like that to the world building because it does help create a distinctive atmosphere and help the readers connect with the story. Part II: Investing Audiences in Your Characters Now onto part two, investing audiences in your characters. It's a good idea to find a way to make the readers root for your characters. Harry Potter and Toothless the dragon both begin as scrawny, unloved, and unimpressive, but they rise in the face of danger to become brave and important. When characters team up in a structured way, such as Dumbledore's Army or the creation of the Berk Training Academy, it gives the readers a chance to imagine how they could join the main characters and be part of the group. It's also important to remember a character doesn't have to be likable to be memorable, though obviously this often works better for villains. For example, Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter is a very memorable character, even though she's totally unsympathetic and unlikable because she represents a sort of bureaucratic, pettiness, and evil that we inevitably all have to deal with at some point in our lives, whether in school or dealing with various bureaucracies (whether government or corporate) as we get older. Frankenstein's creature likewise isn't always likable, though he is sympathetic because he didn't ask to be created. His creator mistreated him. He tried to fit into human society and totally failed. So while he does many morally reprehensible things like for example, murdering Victor Frankenstein's bride to be, nonetheless he retains an element of sympathy because if he's a monster, it's because Victor Frankenstein created him to be a monster. Even when his decisions aren't ideal or are quite bad, his loneliness and curiosity are still deeply relatable. Part III: Adapting To Grow With Your Audience Now, Part III, adapting to grow with your audience/adding new characters to an existing world or an interconnected series. Don't be afraid to age up your characters and change them across a series. In Harry Potter and How to Train Your Dragons, the characters age through series and face new and more complex challenges. Watching characters change is a great way to make them feel more lifelike and give them new complexities. I was reminded of that very recently with the publication of Ghost in the Siege, where I believe that is the 34th novel with Caina as the main character. Obviously she has changed and grown quite a bit since that first book all those years ago and some part of the plot was Caina coming to terms with how much she's changed and how much she's changed as a result of what she's had to do to save people she cares about, which is kind of an interesting comparison to the fact that I found it a bit challenging to write the book just because Caina has changed so much from her original start in trying to find a way to write that while remaining true to the character. Given how well the book has been received (thanks, everyone!), I think I might have landed on the mark for that one. If you want to continue in the world and write another series in the world, it's usually a good idea to include some carryover characters between the series. I've done that a lot with Frostborn, Sevenfold Sword, Dragontiarna, Dragonskull, and Shield War, where some characters continue over between the series. In the theme park, for example, in the Dark Universe, Dr. Victoria Frankenstein continues the work of her ancestor, Victor Frankenstein. That can also help to remind readers why they like the series so much by bringing back favorite characters. Returning to favorite locations in the series is a way to keep fans engaged, as long as it makes sense or fits the story. Give your books emotionally satisfying, not necessarily happy conclusions. Give them a chance to say goodbye to characters in places they've come to care about. Remember, the ending doesn't have to be happy. It doesn't have to be sad. It can be a bit of both. But what is important above all else is that the ending provides emotional resolution to the emotional conflicts and stakes raised within the story. Anything else and the readers will feel cheated. And now the conclusion. Fortunately, your readers won't have to wait in line for two hours to experience your characters the way that Epic Universe visitors must. But it's a testament to strong writing that people are willing to pay very large sums of money to do that, especially in Florida where the heat and the extreme humidity are constant, especially in summer. It's proof that well-developed settings, memorable characters, and immersive plots are important to readers and go a long way. Although you and I will probably not ever be theme park owners and I do not plan to ever go to Florida and go to Epic Universe, you can learn from how they build and maintain the relationship between their intellectual properties and their paying guests. Remember that you want compelling characters, a good story, and a satisfying conclusion. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

How Are You Going to Read 'Hallmarked Man'?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 81:39

What can you say about Hallmarked Man that doesn't include anything beyond epigraph authors from the latest pre-publication drops from the leak-ing ship of Rowling, Inc.? Nick and John elect to discuss their respective plans for reading the latest Cormoran Strike-Robin Ellacott murder mystery cum Modern Romance. Enjoy that conversation in the hours left before the books arrive — and tune in here this time next week for our first thoughts on another epic-length novel from the world's most popular author! Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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لوموس: شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۸: فرار شاهزاده

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 134:20

How to Step Into Your Purpose

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 12:25

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explains how to help people long-term, rather than appeasing to them in the short-term. 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

Is Rowling a Romance Writer or What?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 96:28

We're counting down the days until the publication of The Hallmarked Man! Nick Jeffery and John Granger take perhaps the last look at Rowling's most recent postings before they dive into discussion about the meaning and artistry of Strike8.In today's conversation, they review Rowling's relationship with Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series, a New York Times feature article ‘The Wizard's Everlasting Spell' about the growth of Potter fan fiction with a romantic twist, and Rowling's acerbic review of Nikola Sturgeon's memoir Frankly. Nick and John discuss along the way the initial response of cultural gatekeepers to the quality of the writing in Harry Potter, the history of Rowling's relationship with the writers of romantic fan fiction using her characters in light of Fifty Shades of Gray, and Hogwarts Professor's role in making ‘Rowling Studies' legitimate and the culture-wide acceptance of Rowling as a writer of merit “something we've always known” rather than a controversial assertion.And what does all that have to do with the imminent release of Hallmarked Man? Nick and John share their more-than-tentative plans for reading Strike8 and the best way — not the only way, of course, but a much better way than, say, cataloging predictions everyone will forget by mid-September — to prepare for our first reading of an epic Rowling-Galbraith title.We hope you are as excited as we are to the advent of Hallmarked Man and that you're looking forward to exploration of its breadth and depth beneath the surface plot with us in the coming month!Links To Subjects Discussed Above:The Wizard's Everlasting Spell Why Magic, Dragons and Explicit Sex Are in Bookstores Everywhere: Romantasy is propping up the fiction market. Thanks to a generation that grew up reading about a boy wizard. (The New York Times, 20 August 2025, Alexandra Alter)The new version of the [‘Dramione' Potter fan fiction] story that so captivated Ms. Stallone will soon be released as “Alchemised,” and the novel's publisher, Del Rey, is betting that the feverish devotion to its fanfiction predecessor will translate into blockbuster sales. Del Rey has ordered a first printing of 750,000 copies for the novel's release in late September; translations are lined up in 21 languages.Besides appealing to hordes of existing fans, “Alchemised” has another advantage: It taps into the raging appetite for romantasy, a subgenre that blends fantasy elements like magic, fairies and dragons with love, yearning and explicit sex.In a way, the romantasy explosion — driven by the success of blockbuster authors like Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros, whose series have sold millions upon millions of copies — stems from the legacy of popular young adult series like “Twilight” and “Harry Potter.” Those books molded generations of young readers who have grown up but still crave big fantasy novels — now with a dose of erotica.“They grew up with the characters, and the stories ended, but there's still such a huge appetite,” said Leah Hultenschmidt, publisher of the romance imprint Forever. “They're still hungry for that magical world building, an epic cast of characters and heroism, and maybe they just want it a little spicier.”Publishers are frantically searching for the next breakout romantasy series. Last year, romantasy sales topped more than 32 million copies in print alone, a 47 percent jump over the previous year, according to Circana Bookscan. Five of the 10 best-selling adult fiction titles this year are romantasies. At the same time, adult fiction sales overall have stagnated.The kind of romance that's selling like crazy now — erotically charged genre mash-ups — first took off in fanfiction before publishers recognized there was an appetite for it.“For a long time, you had to go to fanfiction to find that,” said Anne Jamison, a professor of English at the University of Utah who has studied fanfiction. “Romantasy basically is what fanfiction made.”* Alchemized Sen Lin Yu* ‘Romantasy' Novels on Amazon, Etc.The twilight of Nicola Sturgeon: J.K. Rowling reviews FranklyI know I'm stating the obvious, and I'll probably be one of countless reviewers making the same point, but it's impossible to read Nicola Sturgeon's memoir without remembering the smash hit fictional franchise, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. For those who don't know (ie, everyone who wasn't a tween or teenage girl, or living with one, 2005-2015), Twilight was massively popular for roughly a decade, each new book or film being greeted adoringly by its devoted fans. [opening paragraph)Rowling and Romantasy:* ‘The Twenty Richest Authors in the World:' Rowling #2 (!), Meyer #18, Collins #20* The Sunday Times' List of the “100 Bestselling Books of the Last Five Decades:” Rowling #23, Meyer #42, 58, 59, and 64* Twilight Book Sales * Stephen King: “Stephenie Meyer Can't Write Worth a Darn”* Speaking of Disappearances – Whatever Happened to Stephenie Meyer?* Fifty Shades of Grey Book Sales* ‘Fifty Shades Outsells Harry Potter'* ‘Rowling Refuses to Read Fifty Shades'* Rowling about Sales of Fifty Shades: “Just think how many books I could've sold if Harry had been a bit more creative with his wand.”Rowling August 2025 Tweet about Writers who are All Lake No Shed (and Vice-Versa) The Silkworm and its Women Writers:* Kathryn Kent: “I write fantasy with a twist… It's fantasy slash erotica really, but quite literary” (416) “She makes Dorcus Pengelly look like Iris Murdoch” (232)* Dorcus Pengelly: “She writes pornography dressed up as historical romance” (225)* Elizabeth Tassel: All Shed, No Lake (per Strike)You told Quine that Bombyx Mori sounded brilliant, that it would be the best thing he'd ever done, that it was going to be a massive success, but that he ought to keep the contents very, very quiet in case of legal action, and to make a bigger splash when it was unveiled.And all the time you were writing your own version. You had plenty of time to get it right, didn't you, Elizabeth? Twenty-six years of empty evenings, you could have written plenty of books by now, with your first from Oxford… but what would you write about? You haven't exactly lived a full life, have you?… (442)Did it feel good, raping and killing your way through everyone you knew, Elizabeth? One big explosion of malice and obscenity, revenging yourself on everyone, painting yourself as the unacclaimed genius, taking sideswipes at everyone with a more successful love life, a more satisfying — (440)* Michael Fancourt about women writers (298):I said that the greatest female writers, with almost no exceptions, have been childless. A fact. And I have said that women generally, by virtue of their desire to mother, are incapable of the necessarily single-minded focus anyone must bring to the creation of literature, true literature. I don't retract a word. That is a fact.* Hobart's Sin, Owen Quine's first and best novel, the “Key” to Tassel's Bombyx Mori, the “book within a book:” “The plot of Hobart's Sin turns on Hobart, who's both male and female, having to choose between parenthood and abandoning his aspirations as a writer: aborting his baby, or abandoning his brainchild” (229)* “It's all about a hermaphrodite who's pregnant and gets an abortion because a kid would interfere with his literary ambitions” (242)* Rowling about The Silkworm: It is the Story that Inspired the Series, the Lake OriginActually, the plot for Silkworm predated the plot for Cuckoo's Calling. I'd had the idea for that plot, the book within the book, for seven or eight years before I wrote it. That often happens with me, I have an idea and I keep it and sit on it. But I keep it and I play with it like a Rubik's cube and there'll come a point where everything clicks and it's ready to be written. I have a lot of notebooks filled with these kinds of things. Silkworm was like that. I sat on that plot for a long time before using it.* “It's a novel about novels with another novel inside it” (~1;15)Reading for Wisdom and JolliesAn Introduction to and Example of Reading Rowling at Four Levels: A Quadrigal Reading of The Christmas PigReading Rowling the Hard, Right Way versus Enjoying the Surface Story and Discussing Themes: An Introduction to Perennialist ReadingTraditional Symbols in Harry Potter and Cormoran Strike: A Perennialist ViewHarry Potter's Bookshelf — What to Read to Understand Rowling's Artistry and How to Read Her Work to Grasp Her Meaning and IntentionThe Deathly Hallows LecturesHarry Potter as Ring Cycle and Ring Composition* ‘How Does Ring Composition Work Anyway?'Darke Hierogliphicks: Alchemy in English Literature from Chaucer to the Restoration (Stanton Linden)How to Think About The Ink Black Heart Pre-Publication – Seven Tools for Serious Readers to Review (February 2022)And Don't Forget!* In Praise of Friendship - a Robin and Strike Heresy Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۷: برج صاعقه‌زده

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 141:57

23 Lúnasa 2025 (An Clár)

Nuacht Mhall

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 6:42

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall.*Inniu an 23ú lá de mhí Lúnasa. Is mise Niall Ó Cuileagáin.Tharla cruinniú mullaigh idir Uachtarán na Stát Aonaithe Donald Trump agus Uachtarán na Rúise Vladimir Putin in Alasca Dé hAoine an tseachtain seo caite inar phléadar an cogadh san Úcráin agus na roghanna atá ann chun deireadh a chur leis.Cuireadh an cairpéad dearg amach do Putin agus, i ndiaidh an chruinnithe, dúirt Trump nach raibh gá le sos comhraic agus go mbeadh sé ag iarraidh comhaontú síochána a dhéanamh ina ionad san. Spreag an ráiteas san imní i measc ceannairí Eorpacha agus go háirithe san Úcráin, ar eagla go mbeadh orthu talamh sa Donbas a ghéilleadh don Rúis. Chuaigh Uachtarán na hÚcráine Volodymyr Zelensky agus roinnt ceannairí Eorpacha go dtí an Teach Bán Dé Luain chun an plean a phlé le Trump. Dúirt Trump go bhfuil sé ag iarraidh cruinniú mullaigh a shocrú anois idir Zelensky agus Putin ach níl aon rud beartaithe go fóill.Tá fórsaí míleata Iosrael tar éis 60,000 saighdiúir cúltaca a ghairm chun seirbhíse agus iad ag tosnú le hionsaí nua ar Chathair Gaza in ainneoin an cháinte idirnáisiúnta. Maíonn na hIosraelaigh go bhfuil siad ag iarraidh deireadh a chur le Hamas leis an ionsaí so ach tá eagraíochtaí daonnúla ag tabhairt rabhadh go bhfuil ar Phalaistínigh teitheadh ón gcathair agus go bhfuil sé mar sprioc ag na hIosraelaigh an chathair a bhánú. Tá forghabháil Iosrael, agus aon mhéadú sna hionsaithe, mídhleathach de réir an dlí idirnáisiúnta. Cháin Ard-Rúnaí na Náisiún Aontaithe, Antonio Guterres, na forbairtí is déanaí agus d'impigh sé ar Iosrael agus Hamas teacht ar sos comhraic. Mhol sé d'Iosrael na forbairtí lonnaíochta nua sa Bhruach Thiar a stopadh chomh maith. Scoiltfeadh an lonnaíocht mhídhleathach seo an Bruach Thiar ó Iarúsailéim Thoir agus bheadh sé ana-dheacair réiteach dhá stát a fháil dá bharr. Chomh maith leis sin, dhearbhaigh eagraíocht a bhfuil tacaíocht na Náisiún Aontaithe aici go bhfuil gorta ar siúl go hoifigiúil in Gaza anois.Tá an duais liteartha Polari curtha ar ceal tar éis conspóide leis an údar Éireannach John Boyne. Is duais í a cheiliúrann litríocht LADTA an duais Polari ach tharraing sí conspóid nuair a ainmníodh John Boyne dá leabhar Earth. Tá cáil ar Boyne mar gheall ar a leabhar The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ach spreag sé cáineadh géar le déanaí de bharr a chuid tuairimí faoi dhaoine trasinscneacha. Scríobh Boyne alt san Irish Independent cúpla seachtain ó shin inar thug sé tacaíocht don údar achrannach J.K. Rowling agus a seasamh i gcoinne cearta trasinscneacha. Tharraing go leor údair eile amach as an bhfadliosta mar gheall ar ainmniúchán Boyne, chomh maith le beirt mholtóirí. D'fhógair Polari go gcuirfí an duais ar ceal i mbliana mar gheall ar an gconspóid agus go ndéanfaidís iarracht níos mó moltóirí trasinscneacha a chur ar an bpainéal as so amach. Chuir Boyne ráiteas amach inar sheas sé lena thuairimí agus inar mhaígh sé go bhfuair sé bulaíocht mhillteanach le linn na conspóide.*Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta.*GLUAIScruinniú mullaigh - summit meetingcomhaontú síochána - peace agreementforghabháil - usurpationlonnaíocht mhídhleathach - illegal settlementachrannach - controversialmoltóirí - judges

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How to Stay Consistent in Your Daily Life

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 13:57

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explains how to follow through with your everyday tasks, especially those that focus on making you happier and healthier. 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

Adam Szetela on How Cancel Culture and Sensitivity Readers Are Shaping the Publishing Industry and Silencing Dissent

Quillette Cetera

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 51:45

In this episode of Quillette Cetera, Zoe Booth speaks with Harvard fellow and Cornell PhD Adam Szetela—author of new book That Book Is Dangerous: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing (MIT Press, 2025). A working-class kid turned literary insider, Szetela exposes what he calls “the sensitivity era”: a cultural climate in which books are cancelled before they're published, authors are shamed into grovelling apologies, and sensitivity readers act as ideological enforcers—surveilling fiction for offence. Drawing on eye-opening examples and experimental research conducted at Cornell's Social Dynamics Lab, Szetela explains how peer pressure alone can turn readers against even canonical figures like Allen Ginsberg. He also reflects on the publishing industry's class divide, the fragility of elite institutions, and why pro wrestling and bodybuilding may offer a better education than the Ivy League. From J.K. Rowling and Goodreads mobs to the politics of soccer and masculinity—this is a frank and timely discussion about literary freedom in an age of moral panic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

134. Rowling (with Geoffrey Asmus)

The Good Guy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 60:00

Mike and Vittorio's Guide to Parenting is a weekly podcast, where two London-based Irish comedians Mike Rice and Vittorio Angelone tackle the current issues facing parents from the unique perspective of not having any children, any interest in children, or mentioning children at all. Check out Geoffrey's stuff here: https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyatm/?hl=en Sign up to the Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/parenting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy tickets for Mike's Fringe Show here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/mike-rice-cruel-little-man⁠⁠ ⁠ Buy tickets for Vittorio's Tour here: ⁠www.vittorioangelone.com⁠ Buy Tickets for Mike's Tour here: ⁠⁠www.mikericecomedy.com⁠⁠ Buy tickets for Vittorio's Fringe Show here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/vittorio-angelone-you-can-t-say-nothing-any-more⁠⁠⁠ Watch Mike's Special here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/aWgW4LBZHz8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sign up for Mike's mailing list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mikericecomedy.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bb23fc6659c6ccb17551262ef&id=c27f2130fa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Sign up for Vittorio's mailing list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/60fb9a4d4173/vittorioangelone⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for listening! Like, subscribe, drop a comment, all the good stuff.

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KNA: Lekcja 375 (Harry Potter cz. 1)

Kwadrans na angielski

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 20:17

W 375. odcinku Kwadransu na angielski przenosimy się do świata Harry'ego Pottera. Sprawdzimy, jak J.K. Rowling bawiła się słowami, co kryje się w nazwiskach bohaterów i nazwach miejsc, a także jak tłumaczenie Andrzeja Polkowskiego wpłynęło na to, jak Polacy znają tę serię. Poznasz ciekawe językowe smaczki, poprawną wymowę imion i frazy, które pomogą Ci lepiej zrozumieć książki i filmy w oryginale.------Rozdziały--------(0:20) – Intro(1:12) – Słowem wstępu(2:57) – Postaci(8:52) – Szkoła i miejsca(13:17) – Domy w Hogwarcie(17:16) – Pytania o książkę(19:32) – Outro----------------------Jeżeli doceniasz moją pracę nad podcastem, to zostań Patronem KNA dzięki stronie https://patronite.pl/kwadrans. Nie wiesz czym jest Patronite? Posłuchaj specjalnego odcinka: https://kwadransnaangielski.pl/wsparcieDołącz do naszej społeczności na stronie https://KwadransNaAngielski.plLekcji możesz słuchać na Spotify albo oglądać na YouTube.Wszystkie nowe wyrażenia z tej lekcji w formie pisemnej są dostępne na stronie https://kwadransnaangielski.pl/375#polskipodcast #kwadransnaangielski #angielski----------------------Mecenasi wśród Patronów:Joanna KwiatkowskaJoanna

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Rowling Links "Subconscious" Lake Inspiration to "Universal Psyche," Etc.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 74:52

Nick has been reading his way through Anthony Powell's twelve volume Dance to the Music of Time because Rowling mentioned it in a 2017 tweet and he thought there were interesting connections between that Roman Fleuve and Rowling-Galbraith's series-writing. And it turns out he was right! Rowling tweeted about her favorite book in Dance and her favorite character in the epic (see links below).Two weeks ago, Rowling tweeted at some length about her ‘Lake and Shed' writing process. Nick and John dive into those messages that muddied the water considerably about what exactly she means by her ‘Lake' and the possible meanings of ‘Universal Psyche,' a phrase new to Rowling's descriptions of her writing process, not to mention of her core beliefs. Jung? Coleridge? Anaxagoras? St Maximos the Confessor? Again, see the links below.Nick and John then share their reading lists for the short time remaining before the publication of Hallmarked Man and talk about three options for how we will read the book here at Hogwarts Professor. Those options in thumbnail sketches are:* Read It Like Everybody Else — Straight Through — and Write a Review* Read It As If It Were a Dickens Novel Release, One Part at a Time* Read It Straight Through and then Read It As If It Were a Dickens NovelNick and John discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each and decide to post a poll inside this post for readers to voice their preference (please share your thinking in the comment boxes and place your vote in the poll below!).Next time out, we'll be (1) trying headsets to improve the audio quality, (2) discussing the results of the poll with comments as well as our tentative plans for the release, and (3) the most important tools to have in hand (in mind?) when reading a Rowling-Galbraith novel for the first time.Until then, thank you for listening and for your support! Links To Subjects Discussed Above:Rowling's 15 August Tweet about Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time* Rowling 2017 tweet about Dance (‘Rowling's Admitted Literary Influences')* A Dance to the Music of Time (Wikipedia)* ‘Roman-fleuve' (Wikipedia)* Anthony Powell (Wikipedia)* Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (Wikipedia)* ‘Hugh Moreland' aka Constant Lambert (Wikipedia)* ‘Dr Trelawney' aka Aleister Crowley (Wikipedia)* S. J. Perelman (Wikipedia), The Most of S. J. Perelman, 1957 (Amazon)* Fred Tremallo (‘Exeter Unafraid')Rowling's 7 August ‘Lake and Shed' Tweets* Writing Characters is “a doubly subconscious process,” Lake as “subconscious part of my process”* The Lake as “mysterious source of inspiration, ability to tap into something in the universal psyche that animates the best stories”“Universal Psyche”?* Rowling belief in “permanent soul” (El Pais, 2008)Q: You said that you saw your soul as something undeniable.A: Yes, that's true. But I also have said that I have many doubts regarding religion. I feel very attracted by religion, but at the same time I feel a lot of uncertainty. I live in a state of spiritual flux. I believe in a permanent soul. And that is reflected in the last book....* Rowling belief in “indestructible soul” (Leaky Cauldron, 2007)Do you see death as the end of everything?No. I lead an intensely spiritual life, and even though I don't have a terribly clear and structured idea about it, I do believe that after you die some part of you stays alive some way or other. I belief (sic) in something as the indestructible soul. But for that subject we should reserve about six hours: It's something I struggle with a lot.* Universal Mind (Wikipedia)* Panpsychism (Wikipedia)* Anima Mundi (Wikipedia)* Jungian Archetypes and the Universal Patterns of the Psyche (Psychologs)* Coleridge's Philosophy: The Logos as Unifying Principle, Perkins, 1994 (Amazon)* St Maximus the Confessor on Essence, Energies, and Logoi (Jean-Claude Larchet)Louise Freeman Davis about ‘John Oxenham' Sark Novels* First Epigraph posted: John Oxenham* A Maid of the Silver Sea* Carette of Sark, Part One and Part Two* Oxenham and HoffmanElsie Oxenham ‘Abbey Girls' Novels* The Thirty Eight Books in the Series (Fantastic Fiction)* Elsie J. Oxenham (Wikipedia)* Abbey Series (Wikipedia)* Elsie Oxenham Appreciation Societies (Wikipedia)Cormoran Strike Ten Book Series Structure Ideas* Why the Cormoran Strike Novels are a Ten Book Series: Mythological Clues and Tetractys Parallelism with a Touch of Tarot (Evan Willis, July 2023)* Is Tetractys Theory the Best Explanation of Why the Cormoran Strike Series is Ten Books in Length? (July 2023)* The Double Wedding Band Model (Louise Freeman Davis, October 2023)* The First Seven Strike Novels as a Closed Ring Composition (November 2023)* Rowling's Parallel Series Swan and Heart Structure: Happy Valentine's Day! (February 2025) Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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Canadian Dystopia: The WOKE TRIAL Of Amy Eileen Hamm

The Richie Baloney Show!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 19:32 Transcription Available

Canadian Dystopia: The WOKE TRIAL Of Amy Eileen HammBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-baloney-the-richie-baloney-show--4036781/support.

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شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۶: غار

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 127:26

Alternative Explanations for The Lost Child Golden Thread in the Work of J. K. Rowling (Spoilers for Hallmarked Man!)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 60:10

In the last two episodes of our Kanreki tribute last month to the life and work of Joanne Rowling Murray, a.k.a., ‘J. K. Rowling' and ‘Robert Galbraith,' as celebration of her 60th birthday, we first explored perhaps the most ubiquitous and mysterious ‘Golden Thread' that runs through her work, namely, that of a ‘Lost Child.' We reviewed the forty plus appearances of this plot point in the just over twenty books she's written and searched for possible ‘Lake' sources in her life for this persistent, prevalent, and essential plot point.The most credible but entirely speculative possibility was that Rowling had had an induced abortion during her relationship with ‘Michael,' her off-and-on for seven years boyfriend from Exeter. On Rowling's birthday, we discussed the value this possibility has for interpreting her work, specifically in understanding the Harry Potter novels; most notably, the hypothesis would explain why every book features the exteriorization of something dangerous or deadly within and its beneficent elimination. In brief, the Hogwarts Saga, when read through this unresolved issue of Rowling's unconscious mind, seems to have been inspired and written as a defense for the intentional death of her child. In addition to explaining how this view of induced abortion as simultaneously necessary for women and the murder of an innocent, defenseless, and voiceless human being is the view of contrarian feminists such as Germaine Greer and Camille Paglia, we offered the Induced Abortion Hypothesis as the most obvious explanation for the Lost Child Golden Thread and demonstrated its potential critical value, if true. We asked repeatedly for listeners to share their objections to the hypothesis as well as alternative explanations for the Lost Child Golden Thread.And you did!The listeners who had followed us through the thirty-one Kanreki Lake and Shed conversations voiced in the comments beneath those posts both their discomfort with the idea and their admiration for the sober way we presented it. There were three challenging responses, as well, to our request for alternative explanations to the Lost Child Golden Thread: an argument from the biological make-up and consequent concerns of women everywhere, the point that “exteriorization of an evil within for elimination” is at least as easily read allegorically for the Christian doctrines of original sin and grace, and a find that the Gloria Conti story, the only explicit abortion narrative in Rowling's work, was lifted straight from The Godfather, Part 2. [See below for links to the sources of these three alternatives.]We discuss these three alternative ideas in the video above, their strengths and weaknesses, and applaud the one listener who shored up[ the weakest part of the Induced Abortion Hypothesis reading of Harry Potter, namely, how Prisoner of Azkaban fits the ‘exteriorization for elimination' pattern in that series. We close with thoughts about the imminent arrival of Hallmarked Man and our first thoughts of how we will be reading it at Hogwarts Professor — the subject of our next conversation in addition to our thoughts about the first releases and conflicting synopses for Strike8 that are in circulation.Please share your thoughts about alternative theories for the Lost Child Golden Thread and your ideas about how you would like us to cover Hallmarked Man. Thank you, as always, for joining us and for your support!Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Links to Alternative Explanations for the Lost Child Golden ThreadNikolaus Wandinger, Christoph Drexler, and Teresa Peter: The Christian Alternative Theory to the Induced Abortion Hypothesis (June 2004)* Harry Potter and the Art of Theology 1: A Theological Perspective on J. K. Rowling's novels - Part One: Healing, Grace and Original Sin* Harry Potter and the Art of Theology 2: A Theological Perspective on J. K. Rowling's novels - Part Two: Sacrifice and MissionAurore's argument from the Biological Facts of Life about Being a Woman:* Whether or not Rowling herself has had an abortion, I think it makes sense she'd want to comment on the topic given her golden threads about violence against women & girls, pregnancy traps, and mothers' love.* It occurred to me after writing that comment: I don't think a woman has to have personally experienced an abortion to have spent most of her life thinking about the subject… I reckon a big part of the female psyche, from the time one is a girl, is a strange combination of awe and terror at the fact that falling pregnant is a power we have, but not necessarily one we can guarantee will always be in our control. * In my country, a 2023 landmark study showed 1/3 girls are victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse. But much more mundane than sexual and domestic abuse, I've known straight friends to fall pregnant by accident, even while using contraception. * I think it's a very unique issue in a girl or a woman's psyche because, on the one hand it is one of the worst possible consequences of rape, and therefore is part of women's (as Mad Eye would say) constant vigilance about the threat and reality of male-pattern violence. But on the other hand, and however an individual woman feels about children, it is something both inspiring and grave. As Spider-Man's Uncle Ben said, “with great power comes great responsibility!”.David Martin about The Godfather 2 as the Model for Gloria Conti's Abortion in Troubled Blood* In re Gloria Conti's abortion that Margo arranged for her: You will recall that Gloria Conti became interested in what seemed to her to be the “glamourous” Mafioso lifestyle by seeing the film The Godfather (1972). It may be worth noting that at the end of the film The Godfather: Part II (1974) Michael Corleone believes that his wife, Kay Corleone, has had a miscarriage and that her sorrow over that miscarriage is what has made her depressed. In an angry rant Kay tells him instead that she had an abortion, aborting what would have been his son, because she does not want his crime family to go on and she wants out. So – We have two (fictional) women, each seeking to limit or escape their involvement with a mobster and using the same means to do it. Even if Gloria Conti did not see The Godfather: Part II it's perfectly possible – perhaps even likely – that JKR did and so may have borrowed a bit of the plot.* "Strike paid in pain for the walk through the woods at Chiswell House the next morning. So little did he fancy getting up out of bed and heading downstairs to work on a Sunday that he was forced to remind himself that, like the character of Hyman Roth in one of his favourite films, he had chosen this business freely. If, like the Mafia, private detection made demands beyond the ordinary, certain concomitants had to be accepted along with the rewards." Lethal White ch 45Ed Shardlow's Prisoner of Azkaban Notes supporting Induced Abortion Hypothesis* Hi ladies and gents, I've been on holiday and just catching up on the end of the Kanreki series. I see that Snake Wood wasn't the big reveal because you were saving that for the final chapter!* Even the penultimate episode enumerating all the lost children and speculating on that theme's lake origins didn't dilute the impact of seeing how the classic Rowling themes of coercive relationships, motherly love, pregnancy traps, the protection of family and so on, not only come together in that one golden thread, but how it does indeed illuminate the whole HP series. * It certainly has the ring of truth for me. It certainly explains why morality and mortality are the crucial core to its meaning. The last episode was definitely one of those lightbulb-moment experiences for me. Love it!* I feel like there may be more abortion analogies in Azkaban... Perhaps the wolf inside Remus? I think there's something quite uterine about the shrieking shack... And maybe something obstetric? There's also the execution of the innocent Buckbeak. And the Dementors taking the souls of their victims, against whom the remedy is a reassuring and inspiring Patronus. Perhaps that's the embodiment of the good dad, saving the innocents under their guardianship.* This thread also offers another interpretation of The Christmas Pig - the traumatically obliterated DP, forever consigned to the land of the lost, and the replacement CP, carrying the love of his lost brother. Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

How to Best Utilize Your Time in the Long Run

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 8:58

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project discusses how to stop overestimating what we can accomplish in a short period and start focusing on how we can better ourselves in the long run. 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

美文阅读 | 鄂州南楼书事 Written at South Tower of Ezhou (黄庭坚)

美文阅读 More to Read

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 27:54

Daily QuoteUnderstanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. (J.K. Rowling)Poem of the Day鄂州南楼书事黄庭坚Beauty of WordsOn PleasureEpicurus

شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۵: پیشگوی لو رفته

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 89:19

How to Break Free from the Trap of Repetition

The Beginner's Guide to Human Design

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 10:53

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores how to escape the repetitive, “Groundhog Day” feeling of daily life. Qualman shares how learning to focus can help us reclaim control of our routines. 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

Ep. 143: What Celebrities Can Teach Us About Manifesting (Without Copying Them)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 24:40

Tune in to hear about four very inspiring celebrities who seem to have success all figured out.We're talking about Jimmy Fallon, Kelly Bishop, Julianne Hough, and J.K. Rowling. Each of these high achievers have reached success from completely different mindsets and philosophies.It's easy to hear their stories and think we should be just like them. Until we realize, their methods don't work for us! Why? Because of differentiation.Human Design shows us how we all operate differently and when we embrace our own design, we become a high performer at anything we do.Episode 143 will leave you inspired to manifest and live life your way instead of following trendy, famous people. If you are brand new to Human Design, you can definitely listen to Ep. 143. But then go all the way back to Ep. 1 and listen sequentially for the best learning experience.Follow Madeline's on Instagram @healthy_madelineLook up your Human Design Chart HereBook a reading with Madeline hereVisit Madeline's website here

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How to Focus on Your Best Life

The Dad Edge Podcast (formerly The Good Dad Project Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 15:59

This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores how to build your best life by relentlessly pursuing what matters most - reminding us that a life well lived is one that helps others live their life well. 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

How to Lead Your Son Into Manhood & Build A Strong Relationships That Lasts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 58:17

In this special episode of the Dad Edge Podcast, I'm joined once again by my son Ethan for another honest and often hilarious father-son conversation. This week, we're kicking off our August series focused on helping young men grow into adulthood with integrity, resilience, and intention. We unpack what it really means to become a man in today's world and why so many guys stay stuck in a boyhood mindset well into their 40s and beyond. Ethan shares firsthand experiences from his first full-time job, launching a car detailing business in high school, and learning life skills that go far beyond the classroom. We talk about emotional regulation, grit, finding meaningful work, and how to support your kids without micromanaging their growth. Whether you're raising sons or just want insight into building a better father-child bond, this episode is packed with perspective, wisdom, and a few laughs. TIMELINE SUMMARY [0:00] - Welcome to the podcast and the mission behind the Dad Edge [1:30] - The origin and theme of our father-son conversations [3:06] - Why August is all about helping boys become men [5:00] - The First Phorm 8-week challenge and tools to get started [7:01] - The moment I realized no one was coming to save me [8:22] - Ethan's experience at his first real job in an auto shop [11:30] - Learning to grow up through the CAPS entrepreneurship program [13:42] - How Ethan started and ran a successful car detailing business [17:07] - Signs a boy is becoming a man: long-term thinking, embracing discomfort [20:37] - The danger of staying in a soul-sucking job and the power of choice [26:30] - Stories of perseverance from Steve Jobs, Colonel Sanders, and J.K. Rowling [30:21] - Ethan's reflections on helping others break limiting beliefs [35:45] - Why emotional regulation is key to maturing into manhood [39:00] - Learning to pause, respond, and reflect through challenging days [43:27] - How fathers can support sons without overstepping [47:03] - Using better questions to develop critical thinking and self-direction 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS: 1. Becoming a Man Requires Intentional Growth The shift from boyhood to manhood doesn't happen automatically; it's shaped by life experiences, learning responsibility, and the conscious decision to grow up. No one is coming to save you, and it's up to you to take ownership. 2. Let Sons Struggle, But Be Their Safe Place Growth often happens in the discomfort. As dads, it's tempting to step in and fix things. But real development comes when we let our kids wrestle with problems while knowing they have a safe place to process and recover. 3. Embrace and Teach Emotional Regulation Maturity is marked by how well we manage our emotions. Learning to pause, breathe, and choose a thoughtful response instead of reacting impulsively is a life skill every young man needs to master. 4. Work Experience Teaches More Than Just Skills From oil changes to running a business, Ethan's journey proves that real-world jobs and responsibilities develop grit, confidence, and a clearer sense of what one wants and doesn't want in life. 5. Success Is Measured by Fulfillment, Not Fortune We often think success means more money, bigger homes, or flashier titles. But as we explore in this episode, true success is found in happiness, strong relationships, and doing work that brings purpose, not just a paycheck. LINKS & RESOURCES DB OVERDRIVE: https://1stphorm.com/products/1-db-overdrive-fastpack/?a_aid=dadedge. CREATINE LINK: https://1stphorm.com/products/micronized-creatine-monohydrate/?a_aid=dadedge 1st PHORM APP: https://share.1stphorm.app/67eJWnb94Ub Join the First Phorm Challenge: https://www.firstphorm.com/dadedge Podcast Website: https://www.thedadedge.com Join The Alliance: https://www.thedadedge.com/alliance Explore More Episodes: https://www.thedadedge.com/podcast If this episode inspired you or gave you a new perspective, please rate, follow, review, and share the podcast. Together, we're building stronger families—and stronger men—for generations to come.

The Kanreki Series Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 51:06

We collected all the questions and comments posted last month beneath our daily Kanreki Lake and Shed videos and sat down to answer them live with paid subscribers sitting in on the conversation. That discussion drew the Kanreki celebration-marathon to a close (Phew!) and opened the door to our next efforts. We'll be writing weekly posts about Rowling's life and work, filming video conversations about those posts, and beginning a series of classes about Lake ‘springs' and Shed ‘tools' that will, when finished, by presented as an online course for serious readers of Harry Potter, Cormoran Strike, and the various stand-alone stories. Paid subscribers will be able to participate in the video conversations and watch the classes as they come out.Thank you to everyone who watched (or is watching) the Kanreki series and thank you in advance for joining us in our new ventures here at Hogwarts Professor! Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۴: سکتوم‌سمپرا

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 163:45

Clownfish TV: Audio Edition

Bluesky ATTACKS Harry Potter Tabletop Game Manufacturer!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 21:19

A new Harry Potter themed version of Codenames is under attack on Bluesky because something something J.K. Rowling. And the publisher APOLOGIZED for hurting people with... a card game. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. D/REZZED News covers Pixels, Pop Culture, and the Paranormal! We're an independent, opinionated entertainment news blog covering Video Games, Tech, Comics, Movies, Anime, High Strangeness, and more. As part of Clownfish TV, we strive to be balanced, based, and apolitical. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://news.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629

Self-publishing in 2025 with Sheryl Bass

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 26:23

Today, Erik sits down with Sheryl Bass. Sheryl holds a master's degree in Social Work and has studied child development. She uses these insights to inform her picture book writing. She has had personal essays published in two books, Lost Souls: Found! Inspiring Stories About Chihuahuas (Kyla Duffy and Lowrey Mumford) and Second-Chance Dogs: True Stories of the Dogs We Rescue and the Dogs Who Rescue Us (ed. Callie Smith Grant). Her goal in creating Be-Kind Publishing is to produce lighthearted rhyming stories with gentle themes of teamwork and friendship. Her book, Baby Dragon's Big Sneeze, has earned eleven international book awards including five first place wins! This debut book also reached Amazon's best seller status seven times in the two years since it was published. About The Book: Baby Dragon's Big Sneeze by Sheryl Bass and Illustrated by Remesh Ram A sick baby dragon feels terrible when his fiery sneeze causes problems for a neighboring village. Can they forgive and find it in their hearts to help the giant young dragon? Follow one brave little girl who enters his cave and confronts the dragon. After learning about his plight, she advocates for him with the townspeople. It will take problem-solving at its best to prevent further destruction and heal the ailing dragon. 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

Ministry of Magic | C-Ticket's EPIC Summer

The C-Ticket Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 47:18

J.K. Rowling sucks shit, we know this. But there's no denying the architectural magic behind Universal's latest land themed after the boy who lived.Hear all about the overrated elevator ride, the Evil Circus Redux, and more!Don't forget to like, subscribe, rate, review, comment, share, and donate to The Trevor Project.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/cticketpodCHECK US OUT ON YOUTUBE:https://youtube.com/@cticketpod?si=ig6ODv0zvbaXuFPhFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@cticketpodINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cticketpod/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CTicketPodEMAIL US:cticketpod@gmail.comMERCH AVAILABLE NOW!https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-c-ticket-podcastThe C-Ticket Podcast: It's not the best theme park podcast, but it's probably somebody's favorite!Hosted by Nick D'Ambrosia and James PerlasMusic:Delightful D Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Harry Potter Game Maker ATTACKED by Activists on Bluesky?!

Clownfish TV: Audio Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 21:18

A new Harry Potter themed version of Codenames is under attack on Bluesky because something something J.K. Rowling. And the publisher APOLOGIZED for hurting people with... a card game.Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify.CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles.D/REZZED News covers Pixels, Pop Culture, and the Paranormal! We're an independent, opinionated entertainment news blog covering Video Games, Tech, Comics, Movies, Anime, High Strangeness, and more. As part of Clownfish TV, we strive to be balanced, based, and apolitical. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://news.clownfishtv.com/On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTVOn Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvgOn Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629

Jana Fischer: Harry Potter und die Wahnsinns-Drachen

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 2:29

Satirikerin Jana Fischer enthüllt, was J.K. Rowling und Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner mit Drachen zu tun haben. Und wer ist an allem schuld? Harry Potter, der seinen 45. Geburtstag feiert. Von Jana Fischer.

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شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۳: هورکراکس‌ها

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 145:33

Trusting Your Gut with Erica Groussman (Founder of TRUBAR)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 24:45

Today, Erik sits down with the founder and CEO of TRUBAR, Erica Groussman. As the force behind TRUBAR, Erica Groussman is not just leading a clean-eating revolution but also empowering women in entrepreneurship. Erica's story echoes the importance of resilience and innovation, similar to Jamie's impactful transformation. TRUBAR's astonishing growth, hitting $45 million in revenue and expanding into 7,000+ locations, highlights Erica's strategic brilliance. As someone who passionately blends healthy living with business acumen, she defies the odds with a product that doesn't compromise taste for nutrition. Key Interview Topics: Erica's origin story The importance of trusting your gut Launching TRUBAR Micro-influencers Unexpected challenges Erica faced on her entrepreneurship journey How TRUBAR landed on so many shelves Advice on building a great team 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

شاهزاده دورگه - فصل ۲۲: پس از خاکسپاری

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 104:35

در این قسمت از پادکست لوموس همراه با مهمان خوبمون اردشیر کاویانی از کانال یوتوب چهارراه کامپیوتر، به یکی از لحظات کلیدی داستان می‌پردازیم. جایی که هری بالاخره دست به دامان معجون شانس می‌شه تا خاطره واقعی اسلاگهورن رو به دست بیاره. از خاکسپاری آراگوگ و حضور تصادفی اسلاگهورن، تا نوشیدن و صمیمی شدنش با هری، همه چیز به طرز جادویی‌ای طبق نقشه پیش می‌ره. در این قسمت دربارهٔ نقش فلیکس فلِسیس در پیشبرد داستان و لحظه تعیین‌کننده‌ای که هری به حقیقت هورکراکس‌ها نزدیک می‌شه، صحبت می‌کنیم.