Podcasts about Schellenberg

The Hiddenness Series returns. Richard Swinburne's responsibility argument aims to show it's good for God to stay hidden. That way we can investigate God's existence together. Assisting others in this endeavor, says Swinburne, is a very good deed—one we should be thankful to have the opportunity to do. In this video I discuss Swinburne's argument, Schellenberg's response, and Travis Dumsday's reformulation. I then share some of my own objections to the responsibility argument. Most importantly, I explain how it fails to undercut Schellenberg's hiddenness argument.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThY Dr. Jacobs' Class Survey Link: Survey Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCCSj9URmUSo5YE8JyxCTDo0ESjUKZ7eZMD_SFwmbG10aAsw/viewform?usp=sharing Episode on Free Will: https://youtu.be/3KEhWydyFfA In this second episode of the divine hiddenness series, Dr. Jacobs delves deeper into another element of the problem — whether non-resistant unbelief is possible. He examines whether people can genuinely be open to belief in God yet remain unconvinced. The discussion explores psychological barriers to faith, the role of evidence in religious belief, and how different philosophical and theological traditions have dealt with seekers who think they cannot believe. You'll get a deeper glimpse into proofs for God, and free will.  All the links:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcast X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast Substack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/ Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/ Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs (00:00:00) Intro  (00:01:38) What is the problem of divine hiddenness?  (00:07:00) Knowledge as a requirement for responsibility (00:11:10) The defense of God  (00:15:01) A recap of realism & is Christianity committed to realism? (00:32:28) The assumptions in Schellenberg's case  (00:44:54) Is rational analysis the way to God?  (00:53:54) How ought God unveil himself and how has he revealed himself?  (00:59:12) Non-resistant unbelief  (01:16:49) Is God actually hidden?  (01:24:54) The genealogy of religion & the numinous  (01:34:25) Perception is mystical 

Der Kontrabassist Turi Schellenberg wurde mit seinem Trio in den 70er-Jahren bekannt. Er zeigte eindrücklich auf, was auf seinem Instrument alles möglich war. Ganz anders die Gebrüder Steinauer. Sie unterhalten mit urchigem Schwyzerörgeli-Spiel und viel Gesang.

Louise Schellenberg hat in ihrem Leben schwere Krisen durchlebt – und sie überwunden. In dieser Folge sprechen Martin und Mirko mit ihr über die entscheidenden Wendepunkte ihres Lebens und stellen dabei die Fragen: Was gibt uns wirklich Halt, wenn alles zerbricht? Kann man selbst inmitten tiefster Verzweiflung eine neue Richtung und sogar Glück finden? Aufwachsen in der DDR und die Suche nach IdentitätWie prägt ein Leben in einem christlichen Haushalt unter dem DDR-Regime? Was passiert, wenn ein Umzug alle Sicherheiten nimmt und Einsamkeit in den Vordergrund rückt? Louise gibt tiefe Einblicke in ihre Jugend und die Fragen, die sie damals schon an Gott und das Leben gestellt hat. War diese Zeit vielleicht der Beginn eines Glaubens, der für sie in der Dunkelheit erst richtig greifbar wurde? Der Wendepunkt: Dankbarkeit und neue PerspektivenEin ungewöhnlicher Moment brachte Louise in ihrer Jugend eine ganz neue Sicht auf ihr Leben: Der Film Schindlers Liste gab ihr eine neue Grundlage, die sie mit Dankbarkeit erfüllte und die Richtung für ihr Leben neu bestimmte. Doch wie kommt es, dass ein Film so ein starkes Erlebnis auslösen kann? Und was macht diese Erfahrung mit dem Glauben an eine höhere Berufung und Verantwortung im Leben? Der zweite Schiffbruch: Umgang mit Trauma und VerlustMit einem weiteren Schicksalsschlag, dem Suizid ihres damaligen Mannes, stand Louise plötzlich allein mit ihren zwei kleinen Kindern. Wie geht man weiter, wenn eine so große Leere und so viele unbeantwortete Fragen bleiben? Ein klarer Rat ihrer Therapeutin gab ihr eine neue Perspektive: „Sie müssen glücklich werden.“ Kann man das lernen – und was bedeutet Glück in so einer Lebenssituation? Verantwortung und Fürsorge: Ein Leben für sich und andereHeute engagiert sich Louise in der Philanthropieberatung und setzt sich dafür ein, Menschen mit großen Vermögen zu helfen, Gutes zu tun. Wie findet man in einem Job voller Herausforderungen immer wieder zu sich selbst zurück? Und was können wir alle aus dieser Geschichte für uns mitnehmen? Louises Erzählung ist eine Reise zur Selbstfürsorge, zur Kraft des Glaubens und zur Frage, wie man – trotz allem – anderen und sich selbst ein Licht sein kann. Die Schiffbruch CrewModeriert von Martin Dreyer und Mirko Sander, zwei Schlüsselfiguren in der Geschichte der Jesus Freaks Bewegung seit den frühen 90ern. Diese beiden langjährigen Weggefährten, die ihre Freundschaft bei den Jesus Freaks Hamburg begannen, bringen jede Menge tiefe Einblicke und bewegende Geschichten in jede Folge unseres Podcasts. Für weitere Infos, Social Media und die Möglichkeit, uns zu unterstützen, besuche unseren Linktree: https://linktr.ee/schiffbruch.mit.jesus

0:00 National Recovery Month (September) 0:10 Message 1:39 Transformation Testimony A streaming library for the addiction counselor: https://theaddictionconnection.thinkific.com/ Listen to full episodes of The Addiction Connection Podcasts (New Episodes Weekly): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theaddictionconnection Mark E. Shaw, D.Min., founded The Addiction Connection in 2012 and is the author of 28 publications on addictions and biblical counseling. He serves as Pastor of Counseling at First Baptist Church Jacksonville at Nocatee, FL. Need Help Now? The Addiction Connection offers hope and healing to those struggling with addiction. Start your search for biblical programs here. https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/addiction-help/ Find a Program Near You: https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/residential-programs/ https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/non-residential-programs/ What We Believe: https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/statement-of-faith/ tags #286 - National Transformation Month: Dara Schellenberg | #nationalrecoverymonth #testimony The Addiction Connection Podcast addiction biblical counseling training resources Christian addiction rehab drug abuse relapse mental health alcoholism the consumption of alcohol care group study Family Help For Addiction (A Care Group Study) counselor training for addiction ministry leadership counselor training for addiction counseling techniques for addiction addiction resources addiction recovery addiction help podcast bible based curriculum addiction counselor training 12 steps alcoholics anonymous big book the heart of addiction tac podcast connecting the hope of the gospel counseling techniques for addiction addiction help podcast bible based curriculum curriculum planning for group teaching addiction counselor training self improvement sex addiction self-injury addiction recovery speakers dopesick hulu interview dopesick reaction dopesick oxycontin mark e shaw oliver underwood shirley crowder tac summit tac counsel arischa conner arischa conner dopesick dopesick podcast arischa conner interview acting coach los angeles dopesick leah turner dopesick actress arischa conner leah turner first baptist church nocatee

The Canadian Cattle Foundation presents the second annual Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award to support the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders program. This year's recipient is Cassie Marchand from Vernon, BC. The award honors those who embody the spirit of leadership, mentorship, collaboration, and dedication to the Canadian cattle industry and mirrors Reg Schellenberg's dedicated leadership. For more on this story go to ruralrootscanada.com.

Special guest world wide top equine set sales person, Kristine Nagy. Discussions include best practices and usage of all BEMER Horse applicators, with respect to equine performance and behavior, as opposed to medical conditions. 

In this podcast Rev Andrew Colman sits down with Angeline and Tony Schellenberg to talk about this year's Artist in Residence project. Angeline and Tony are pairing a poem and a photo for each Sunday of the Easter season taking the lectionary reading as their inspiration. We hear about their beginnings as artists, the self-portrait of a cactus, their work with children and families on the autism spectrum, and much more.We hope you enjoy!

IS THERE A ONE TRUE GOD OVERVIEW: There are many sources of information that people use to infer what might be true about God, including observation and revelation: Observation Some say that general observations of the universe support the existence of God, such as the idea of a non-eternal universe as shown by the Big Bang theory. Other observations that might support God's existence include the Earth's weather patterns, which some say are finely tuned to support human life, and the way nature works to form life. Revelation Some say that God may have entered the universe and told us true things about himself, morality, and how to have a relationship with him. This includes the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. The Bible also includes passages that some say indicate that God has made evidence of his existence so obvious that there is no excuse for denying him.  IS THERE PROOF OF GOD'S EXISTENCE? The existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion.[1] A wide variety of arguments for and against the existence of God can be categorized as logical, empirical, metaphysical, subjective or scientific. In philosophical terms, the question of the existence of God involves the disciplines of epistemology (the nature and scope of knowledge) and ontology (study of the nature of being or existence) and the theory of value (since some definitions of God include "perfection"). The Western tradition of philosophical discussion of the existence of God began with Plato and Aristotle, who made arguments for the existence of a being responsible for fashioning the universe, referred to as the demiurge or the unmoved mover, that today would be categorized as cosmological arguments. Other arguments for the existence of God have been proposed by St. Anselm, who formulated the first ontological argument; Thomas Aquinas, who presented his own version of the cosmological argument (the first way); René Descartes, who said that the existence of a benevolent God is logically necessary for the evidence of the senses to be meaningful. John Calvin argued for a sensus divinitatis, which gives each human a knowledge of God's existence. Islamic philosophers who developed arguments for the existence of God comprise Averroes, who made arguments influenced by Aristotle's concept of the unmoved mover; Al-Ghazali and Al-Kindi, who presented the Kalam cosmological argument; Avicenna, who presented the Proof of the Truthful; and Al-Farabi, who made Neoplatonic arguments. In philosophy, and more specifically in the philosophy of religion, atheism refers to the proposition that God does not exist.[2] Some religions, such as Jainism, reject the possibility of a creator deity. Philosophers who have provided arguments against the existence of God include David Hume, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Bertrand Russell. Theism, the proposition that God exists, is the dominant view among philosophers of religion.[3] In a 2020 PhilPapers survey, 69.50% of philosophers of religion stated that they accept or lean towards theism, while 19.86% stated they accept or lean towards atheism.[4] Prominent contemporary philosophers of religion who defended theism include Alvin Plantinga, Yujin Nagasawa, John Hick, Richard Swinburne, and William Lane Craig, while those who defended atheism include Graham Oppy, Paul Draper, Quentin Smith, J. L. Mackie, and J. L. Schellenberg. Traditional religious definition of God In classical theism, God is characterized as the metaphysically ultimate being (the first, timeless, absolutely simple and sovereign being, who is devoid of any anthropomorphic qualities), in distinction to other conceptions such as theistic personalism, open theism, and process theism. Classical theists do not believe that God can be completely defined. They believe it would contradict the transcendent nature of God for mere humans to define him. Robert Barron explains by analogy that it seems impossible for a two-dimensional object to conceive of three-dimensional humans.[7] In modern Western societies, the concepts of God typically entail a monotheistic, supreme, ultimate, and personal being, as found in the Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions. In monotheistic religions outside the Abrahamic traditions, the existence of God is discussed in similar terms. In these traditions, God is also identified as the author (either directly or by inspiration) of certain texts, or that certain texts describe specific historical events caused by the God in question or communications from God (whether in direct speech or via dreams or omens). Some traditions also believe that God is the entity which is currently answering prayers for intervention or information or opinions. Ibn Rushd, a 12th-century Islamic scholar Many Islamic scholars have used philosophical and rational arguments to prove the existence of God. For example, Ibn Rushd, a 12th-century Islamic scholar, philosopher, and physician, states there are only two arguments worthy of adherence, both of which are found in what he calls the "Precious Book" (The Qur'an). Rushd cites "providence" and "invention" in using the Qur'an's parables to claim the existence of God. Rushd argues that the Earth's weather patterns are conditioned to support human life; thus, if the planet is so finely-tuned to maintain life, then it suggests a fine tuner—God. The Sun and the Moon are not just random objects floating in the Milky Way, rather they serve us day and night, and the way nature works and how life is formed, humankind benefits from it. Rushd essentially comes to a conclusion that there has to be a higher being who has made everything perfectly to serve the needs of human beings.[8][9] Moses ben Maimon, widely known as Maimonides, was a Jewish scholar who tried to logically prove the existence of God. Maimonides offered proofs for the existence of God, but he did not begin with defining God first, like many others do. Rather, he used the description of the earth and the universe to prove the existence of God. He talked about the Heavenly bodies and how they are committed to eternal motion. Maimonides argued that because every physical object is finite, it can only contain a finite amount of power. If everything in the universe, which includes all the planets and the stars, is finite, then there has to be an infinite power to push forth the motion of everything in the universe. Narrowing down to an infinite being, the only thing that can explain the motion is an infinite being (meaning God) which is neither a body nor a force in the body. Maimonides believed that this argument gives us a ground to believe that God is, not an idea of what God is. He believed that God cannot be understood or be compared.[10] Non-personal definitions of God In pantheism, God and the universe are considered to be the same thing. In this view, the natural sciences are essentially studying the nature of God. This definition of God creates the philosophical problem that a universe with God and one without God are the same, other than the words used to describe it. Deism and panentheism assert that there is a God distinct from, or which extends beyond (either in time or in space or in some other way) the universe. These positions deny that God intervenes in the operation of the universe, including communicating with humans personally. The notion that God never intervenes or communicates with the universe, or may have evolved into the universe (as in pandeism), makes it difficult, if not by definition impossible, to distinguish between a universe with God and one without. The Ethics of Baruch Spinoza gave two demonstrations of the existence of God.[11] The God of Spinoza is uncaused by any external force and has no free will, it is not personal and not anthropomorphic. Debate about how theism should be argued In Christian faith, theologian and philosopher Thomas Aquinas made a distinction between: (a) preambles of faith and (b) articles of faith.[12] The preambles include alleged truths contained in revelation which are nevertheless demonstrable by reason, e.g., the immortality of the soul, the existence of God. The articles of faith, on the other hand, contain truths that cannot be proven or reached by reason alone and presuppose the truths of the preambles, e.g., in Christianity, the Holy Trinity, is not demonstrable and presupposes the existence of God. The argument that the existence of God can be known to all, even prior to exposure to any divine revelation, predates Christianity.[clarification needed] Paul the Apostle made this argument when he said that pagans were without excuse because "since the creation of the world God's invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made".[13] In this, Paul alludes to the proofs for a creator, later enunciated by Thomas Aquinas[14] and others, that had also been explored by the Greek philosophers. Another apologetical school of thought, including Dutch and American Reformed thinkers (such as Abraham Kuyper, Benjamin Warfield, and Herman Dooyeweerd), emerged in the late 1920s. This school was instituted by Cornelius Van Til, and came to be popularly called presuppositional apologetics (though Van Til felt "transcendental" would be a more accurate title). The main distinction between this approach and the more classical evidentialist approach is that the presuppositionalist denies any common ground between the believer and the non-believer, except that which the non-believer denies, namely, the assumption of the truth of the theistic worldview. In other words, presuppositionalists do not believe that the existence of God can be proven by appeal to raw, uninterpreted, or "brute" facts, which have the same (theoretical) meaning to people with fundamentally different worldviews, because they deny that such a condition is even possible. They claim that the only possible proof for the existence of God is that the very same belief is the necessary condition to the intelligibility of all other human experience and action. They attempt to prove the existence of God by means of appeal to the transcendental necessity of the belief—indirectly (by appeal to the unavowed presuppositions of the non-believer's worldview) rather than directly (by appeal to some form of common factuality). In practice this school uses what have come to be known as transcendental arguments. These arguments claim to demonstrate that all human experience and action (even the condition of unbelief, itself) is a proof for the existence of God, because God's existence is the necessary condition of their intelligibility. Protestant Christians note that the Christian faith teaches "salvation is by faith",[15] and that faith is reliance upon the faithfulness of God. The most extreme example of this position is called fideism, which holds that faith is simply the will to believe, and argues that if God's existence were rationally demonstrable, faith in its existence would become superfluous. Søren Kierkegaard argued that objective knowledge, such as 1+1=2, is unimportant to existence. If God could rationally be proven, his existence would be unimportant to humans.[citation needed] It is because God cannot rationally be proven that his existence is important to us. In The Justification of Knowledge, the Calvinist theologian Robert L. Reymond argues that believers should not attempt to prove the existence of God. Since he believes all such proofs are fundamentally unsound, believers should not place their confidence in them, much less resort to them in discussions with non-believers; rather, they should accept the content of revelation by faith. Reymond's position is similar to that of his mentor Gordon Clark, which holds that all worldviews are based on certain unprovable first premises (or, axioms), and therefore are ultimately unprovable. The Christian theist therefore must simply choose to start with Christianity rather than anything else, by a "leap of faith". This position is also sometimes called presuppositional apologetics, but should not be confused with the Van Tillian variety. THE HISTORICAL JESUS According to Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God as chronicled in the Bible's New Testament, and in most Christian denominations He is held to be God the Son, a prosopon (Person) of the Trinity of God. Christians believe him to be the messiah, or a saviour (giving him the title Christ), who was prophesied in the Bible's Old Testament. Through Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection, Christians believe that God offers humans salvation and eternal life,[1] with Jesus's death atoning for all sin, thus making humanity right with God. The commonly held belief among Christians is the phrase, "Jesus died for your sins," and thus they accept that salvation is only possible through him.[2] These teachings emphasize that as the Lamb of God, Jesus chose to suffer nailed to the cross at Calvary as a sign of his obedience to the will of God, as an "agent and servant of God".[3][4] Jesus's choice positions him as a man of obedience, in contrast to Adam's disobedience.[5] According to the New Testament, after God raised him from the dead,[6] Jesus ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father,[7] with his followers awaiting his return to Earth and God's subsequent Last Judgment.[8] According to the gospel accounts, Jesus was born of a virgin, instructed other Jews how to follow God (sometimes using parables), performed miracles and gathered disciples. Christians generally believe that this narrative is historically true. While there has been theological debate over the nature of Jesus, Trinitarian Christians believe that Jesus is the Logos, God incarnate (God in human form), God the Son, and "true God and true man"—fully divine and fully human. Jesus, having become fully human in all respects, suffered the pains and temptations of a mortal man, yet he did not sin.

"One thing that I really have a lot of is echolalia. A lot of the things that come out of me verbally is repeated sounds, repeated songs, repeated phrases. In a lot of ways that can be really helpful for improv or even for writing sketch", says Bridie Schellenberg. Bridie joins this episode to discuss performing improv, how comedy can improve the relationships with your kids, and hygiene poverty. To learn more about Bridie visit https://www.bridieschellenberg.com . If you could subscribe on your favorite listening platform we would really appreciate that. If you are looking for extraordinary support support to live self-sufficient and purpose-driven lives through customized coaching then visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.autismpersonalcoach.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  If you would be interested in being interviewed on Autism Stories or would like to be a sponsor send an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠doug.blecher@autismpersonalcoach.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About the Guest Jeff is the CEO of Decisive Dividend Corporation, an acquisition-oriented company that owns 11 manufacturing businesses across Canada and the UK. Decisive Dividend employs a “Buy, Build and Hold” business model with the purpose of being the sought-out choice for exiting, legacy minded business owners. Jeff oversees the head-office team of operational, […]

Dave Schellenberg is the CFO of Decor Cabinets based out of Morden Manitoba Canada.  I had Stan Pauls, the CEO of Decor on previously as a guest, and wanted to continue the conversation with more of the team, as what Decor Cabinets does to Better the Pond is exceptional.   Dave was raised with very high values. His father liked to influence peoples hearts, and his mother influenced their heads.  With Dave's competitive nature and drive, he has learned from his mistakes, and in turn understands the true power of leadership and how it impacts the people around him.   Listen to what Dave and Decor are doing to Better the Pond, they are creating ripples all over the world.   dschellenberg@decorcabinets.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-schellenberg-6a6a6427/  https://decorcabinets.com   

In this episode of "Starting a Business Simplified," host Suzy Wraines is joined by guest Lori Schellenberg, a seasoned nurse with over 40 years of experience. Lori shares her journey of thinking outside the box and finding unique opportunities in nursing, leading her to retire as a nurse and venture into patient advocacy. They discuss how Lori is now helping other nurses pivot in their careers through her preceptorship program with the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates (APHA). They also touch on the various paths available in patient advocacy and the power of collaboration in this field. Listeners can expect to gain insights into this evolving profession and learn about valuable resources for those interested in becoming patient advocates. Connect with Lori: www.steppingstoneadvocacy.com Lori Schellenberg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-schellenberg-a2b29118b/ To find out more about the Preceptorship Program they can click on this link https://myapha.org/preceptorship-program/ Connect with Suzy Wraines: SuzyWraines.com Schedule a call: https://683519.17hats.com/p#/scheduling/ptcxpgvbdngwrshnkxktgrvpsbpkxvxd LinkedIn: Suzy Wraines ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzywraines/⁠ Join the Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/startingabusinesssimplified

In der ersten Folge des Jahres 2024 gibt der Moderator einen umfassenden Überblick über die spannenden Entwicklungen und Ereignisse in der Welt der Mikrostromtherapie. Neben den anstehenden Webinaren und Präsenzseminaren, die bereits Mitte Januar beginnen, wird besonders auf das erste Präsenzseminar in Kassel im März hingewiesen. Dieses Seminar, das sich durch die Teilnahme namhafter Dozenten auszeichnet, ist eine unverzichtbare Veranstaltung für Anwender der Mikrostromtherapie. Ein weiteres Highlight des Jahres ist das zweitägige Seminar in Kassel, das sich intensiv mit den Therapiefrequenzen in der Mikrostromtherapie (FSM - Frequenzspezifische Mikrostromtherapie) beschäftigt. Florian Schöning, offizieller Instructor von Dr. Carolyn McMaking, wird fundiertes Wissen vermitteln und die Anwendung der Luxxamed Mikrostromtherapie sowie den individuellen Einsatz der Frequenzen detailliert erläutern. Neben diesen fachspezifischen Veranstaltungen steht in diesem Jahr auch die Hypnoseausbildung im Fokus. Die Ausbildung zum zertifizierten Hypnosetherapeuten unter der Leitung von Dr. sc. Dr. med. habil. Schellenberg und Patrick Walitschek, MSc, findet in Mannheim statt. Dieser Kurs bietet eine einzigartige Gelegenheit für Fachleute, sich in der Hypnosetherapie weiterzubilden und ihre therapeutischen Fähigkeiten zu erweitern. Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Ärzte, Wissenschaftler und Therapeuten, die an aktueller Fortbildung und innovativen Therapieansätzen in der Mikrostromtherapie und Hypnose interessiert sind. Links zur Episode: fortbildung.luxxamed.de hypnose.luxxamed.de

Nous sommes au cours de l'année 1951 et dans les premiers mois de 1952, entre Billens, en Suisse, et les rives du lac Majeur. Un homme se souvient : «C'était au printemps de l'année 1933, l'année ou Hitler accéda au pouvoir. Le juge qui s'occupait de mon cas estima que j'aurais infiniment plus de chances d'obtenir ma bourse si j'entrais au Parti nazi et dans l'un de ses organismes, les SA ou les SS. Des milliers d'Allemands de tendances très diverses s'empressaient alors d'adhérer au mouvement national-socialiste, bien souvent pour des raisons fort différentes. J'avais comme presque tout le monde, la conviction que Hitler était un homme politique réaliste et que, une fois au pouvoir, il abandonnerait les points les plus extrêmes et les plus déraisonnables de son programme - telles les mesures contre les Juifs (...) Tous les jeunes gens qui adhéraient au Parti devaient obligatoirement entrer dans l'une de ses formations. Les SS étaient déjà considérés comme une organisation d'« élite » (…) Je ne nie pas qu'à l'âge de vingt-trois ans, le prestige social et aussi l'attrait du bel uniforme contribuèrent à mon choix. Je trouvai, toutefois, la réalité bien moins brillante que je ne l'imaginais… » L'homme qui témoigne ainsi va devenir le chef du contre-espionnage nazi. Il s'appelle Walter Schellenberg. Avec nous : Clément Tibère, pseudonyme d'un haut cadre de la communauté française du renseignement. Il présente la nouvelle édition des mémoires de Walter Schellenberg (parues, une première fois en 1957), rééditée chez Perrin. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 15h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

In this video, Justin Schieber joins Dr. Gavin Ortlund for a friendly conversation on Schellenberg's argument from Divine Hiddenness.

This video is a response to a recent video by Christopher Cloos at Christian Philosophy Academy. Chris' Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9dldyWQwE&t=1445s In his video, Cloos presents an objection to Schellenberg's divine hiddenness argument from a recent essay by Daniel Howard-Snyder which argues that, possibly, God may hide from people to attain a 'better start' to a relationship with them even while being perfectly loving. I first trace the dialectic between Daniel Howard-Snyder and J.L. Schellenberg before examining Howard-Snyder's most recent attempt to undermine Schellenberg's argument. I conclude that Howard-Snyder's most recent reply fails to undermine Schellenberg's argument. ⁠Web - https://www.realatheology.com⁠ Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/RealAtheology⁠

Extra special thanks to Paul and Shannon of the channels Paulogia and Shannon Q respectively, both of whom agreed to putter around downtown Toronto with me in the rain in order to get my silly introductory shots.Today, I tried to give myself an easy week...so I made an hour long listicle. Yay me!Subscribe to Paulogia: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulogiaSubscribe to Shannon Q: https://www.youtube.com/@ShannonQCards:Losing Originals is Best for Preserving Originals!:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hrxFOn1K2YPeer Reviewed Evidence of Miracles!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvGA3-jiG2oThe Great NOPE! | A Response to Ellen G. White's "The Great Hope":https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLbOEx_k9dkdF1P_pGJwOFiok_Zq7VxWnSources:Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age: God's Word Questioned: https://tinyurl.com/yqdkem7rThe Last Six Verses of Revelation: https://tinyurl.com/ylgsyqlgGender-neutral 2011 NIV Bible creates controversy: https://tinyurl.com/yqepapk9Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting JesusEpistle to the Galatians: https://tinyurl.com/yrvzldc7Paul Dictated His Letters: How Does *That* Complicate Finding an Original?: https://tinyurl.com/yqbwlhmxThree Things to Know about New Testament Manuscripts: https://tinyurl.com/2r2he6djThe God Who Reveals: A Response to J. L. Schellenberg's Hiddenness Argument: https://tinyurl.com/ywxvmhahA New Response to the Problem of Divine Hiddenness: https://tinyurl.com/ylnc5ndxThe Changing Global Religious Landscape: https://tinyurl.com/2xpp28cm

A few weeks ago, Gavin Ortlund of Truth Unites released a video exploring the argument from divine hiddenness and giving several objections to it. While I appreciated Gavin's wrestling with the argument, I did not think his objections are successful. This video seeks to respond to those objections by clarifying aspects of Schellenberg's reasoning. Gavin Ortlund's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-6UhOS0FE&t=2262s

Welcome back to the Hiddenness Series. In the last episode, we looked at Schellenberg's concept of a nonresistant nonbeliever which plays a central role in his argument from Divine Hiddenness. To refresh, somebody is a nonresistant nonbeliever if they (1) fail to believe that God exists and (2) that failure is not the result of their resistance to God. We also looked at the concept of resistance at play here and we saw that it included a desire component in conjunction with actions or omissions driven by that desire. Certain desire/action/omission combinations, if expressed by a person could conceivably cause that person to fail to believe that God exists even though they did believe to begin with. Some form of Self-deception would have to be at play here. Schellenberg calls such persons resistant nonbelievers and, according to the Hiddenness argument, if a perfectly loving God exists, resisters are the only type of nonbeliever that could exist. However, Schellenberg claims resistant nonbelievers are not the only type of nonbelievers that exist. According to him, some nonbelievers are nonresistant. His argument requires this. But is he correct? Lets take a look.

Today's On Leading guest is one of our newest board members, Jill Schellenberg. Jill joined the MHS Association board in the beginning of April 2023, and in this episode she shares some of her unique journey as a retired professor of criminology and restorative justice studies.

Er war der engste Mitarbeiter Heinrich Himmlers und Reinhard Heydrichs und damit war Walter Schellenberg, der Mann, der stets im Dunkeln agierte, in alle Machenschaften des NS-Regimes eingeweiht. Er sagte selbst einmal sehr treffend: "Ich wusste, was geschah, doch ich entschied mich bewusst, es nicht zu sehen". Die spannende Geschichte dieses strategischen Geheimdienstchefs erzählen wir in der heutigen Podcast-Folge.

Dr. Ben Schellenberg on the two roads of passion, why not all passion is created equal, how to cultivate passion in your life, when passion becomes obsession and much more... Dr. Ben Schellenberg is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Schellenberg directs the Psychology of Sport and Leisure Activity Lab and has researched prolifically in the psychology of passion. Chapters 0:00 Show Intro  3:00 Ben's journey into researching passion 4:20 The 2 types of Passion 9:45 Pros & Cons of Passion 16:51 When Obsession Can be Healthy  21:08 Mixed Passion  23:35 The Role of Identity in Passions 27:20 Post Olympic Depression 35:40 Psychological Needs & Passions 39:00 Parental Pressure Creates Obsessions 41:20 Creating Passion in Your Life  46:30 A Passionate Career 49:31 Cultural Influences on Passion  52:32 Lessons Learned on Passions https://www.psalab.ca/ "The two roads of passionate goal pursuit: Links with appraisal, coping and academic achievement" by Schellenberg and Ballis (2016) "Passionate hockey fans: Appraisals of coping with, and attention paid to the 2012-2012 National Hockey League lockout" by Schellenberg et. al. (2013) "Passion and grit in the pursuit of long-term personal goals in college students" by Vernon-Filier et. al. (2020) "Lay theories of obsessive passion and performance: It all depends on the bottom line" by Schellenberg et. al. (2022) "Passionate apologies: understanding apologizing behaviour using the dualistic model of passion" by Lyimo and Schellenberg (2022) "The Weight of Gold" documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsyrTntiWJQ&t=1426s To view TMWBS on YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@thementalwellbeingshow To view TMWBS on INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/tmwbshow/

According to Schellenberg's argument from Divine Hiddenness, a nonresistant nonbeliever is, simply put, somebody who fails to believe in God in such a way that the failure is not itself the result of resistant self-deception. A key premise of the divine hiddenness argument just is the claim that such persons exist and/or have existed in the past. For most people, this premise will appear obvious and this appearance likely the result of their connections and communications with other people. People they know and understand. People they trust and respect. On the other hand, some people claim to be skeptical about this premise. Can we really know that these nonbelievers aren't resisting? To answer these questions, we've got to take a closer look at Schellenberg's concept of the nonresistant nonbeliever.

Today Matt Robinson is joined by our pal Andy Nita from the Nita Beer Company and Ottawa radio personality Dave Schellenberg to talk a little craft beer over some Nita pints.What's new around the craft beer industry? What can guests expect at the Nita Beer Company Oktoberfest on Sept 23rd? What's new in this year's upcoming craft beer advent calendar? And which beers did the boys fall in love with this summer?Oktoberfest is September 23rd at the Nita Beer Company and your'e not going to want to miss it! Games, music, contests, great food and of course - great beer!Get your tickets for Nita Beer's Oktoberfest - plus tons more info on the event - by visiting https://nitabeer.com/products/octoberfest-saturday-september-24-2pm-to-7pmFollow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.socialFollow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudioFollow TCA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tallcanaudioFollow TCA on Instagram: https://instagram.com/tallcanaudio?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Follow TCA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tallcanaudio

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In this episode Justin Schieber continues the hiddenness series by presenting J.L. Schellenberg's Argument from divine hiddenness. Since the 1993 publication of his Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason Schellenberg's argument has received widespread attention and still generates deep engagement. This is because many atheists find it to be quite powerful and persuasive. Many theists find it challenging and worth responding to. This episode is intended as a presentation of Schellenberg's argument, not a full-throated defense. https://www.realatheology.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/RealAtheology Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q...

Über medizinische Hypnose und die Kombination mit physikalischen Therapien wie Mikrostrom oder LED-Lichttherapie haben wir bereits in einer Folge berichtet. Aber Dr. Schellenberg und ich sprechen über unsere erste Ausbildungsrunde von Ärzten und Therapeuten zum zertifizierten Hypnosetherapeuten. Ende 2022 und Anfang 2023 haben wir das erste Curriculum zum zertifizierten Hypnosetherapeuten durchgeführt und fast 30 Ärzte und Therapeuten ausbilden können. Im Herbst 2023 starten wir erneut und geben heute einen kleinen Rückblick auf die Ergebnisse und Rückmeldungen der Teilnehmenden und wie sie die Hypnosetherapie als Physiotherapeut, Ergotherapeut und Arzt in ihrem Praxisalltag umsetzen. Weitere Informationen zum Curriculum finden Sie unter hypnose.luxxamed.de

Wie fantastisch stünde eigentlich die Apobank da, wenn sie einfach nur sauber geführt würde? Wenn ihre Vorstände also in den Nullerjahren nicht auf die Idee verfallen wären, im großen Stil in US-Subprime-Papiere zu investieren; und wenn nachfolgende Vorstände (nachdem sie den Schlamassel ihrer Vorgänger aufgewischt hatten) ein Jahrzehnt später nicht auf die Idee gekommen wären, mal eben die Core-IT auszuwechseln. So bleibt unterm Strich das Bild einer Bank, die in ihrem Kerngeschäft (maßgeschneiderte Finanzlösungen für Ärzte, Apotheker und sonstige Heilberufler aller Art) seit Jahr und Tag die herrlichsten Erträge erwirtschaftet – die zugleich aber einmal pro Dekade dermaßen in die, nun ja: Kacke greift, dass weniger ertragsstarke Institute an den Folgen vermutlich zugrunde gehen würden. Und nun??? Seit März letzten Jahres steht an der Spitze der Apobank der vormalige Privatbanker Matthias Schellenberg (Ex-Merck-Finck, Ex-Warburg). Ruhe allerdings ist mit dem Führungswechsel nicht eingekehrt. Im Gegenteil: In den Monaten nach dem Amtsantritt Schellenbergs verließen nach und nach alle anderen Vorstände die Bank – eine Zäsur, wie sie nicht einmal die Commerzbank in ihren wildesten Zeiten hingekriegt hat. Matthias Schellenberg, mit anderen Worten, muss also jetzt liefern. Was unter anderem bedeutet, die Nachwehen der verpatzten IT-Migration in den Griff zu kriegen. Die Sachkosten auf ein erträgliches Niveau zu drücken. Und das Vertrauen der Kunden zurückzugewinnen. Wie genau Schellenberg das erreichen will, welche Rolle dabei sein familiärer Hintergrund spielt und ob das tradierte Erfolgsmodell der Apobank in Zeiten des digitalen Wandels überhaupt noch trägt – davon handelt die heutige Folge von „Finanz-Szene – Der Podcast“. == Fragen und Feedback zum Podcast: redaktion@finanz-szene.de oder (auch anonym) über Threema: TKUYV5Z6 Redaktion und Host: Christian Kirchner/Finanz-Szene.de Coverdesign: Elida Atelier, Hamburg Postproduction: Podstars Hamburg

Kurze Zusammenfassung: Was ist mein Grund dafür, dass ich Jesus liebe? Was an Jesus begeistert mich ganz persönlich? Die Frau, die zu Jesus und Simon ins Haus kommt, weiß genau, warum Jesus so kostbar für sie ist.

Eine neue Zeitrechnung hat begonnen. Neues Equipment, neue Verantwortungen und Herausforderungen die selbiges mit sich bringt. Sied gnädig wenn wir das erste Mal unsere schier unerschöpflichen Möglichkeiten austesten. Erfahrt diese Woche alles über unsere Internet-Alter-Egos, verrückten Polizei-Humor, wahnwitzige Bewertungen und wie Leroy zu Gott fand und andersherum. Guten Appetit! P.S. Entschuldigt euch bei meiner Tochter, Katharina!

Yes, people, we have a 'SPECIAL' edition of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ for you today! To mark the imminent release of a fascinating new documentary that explores, self, family, DNA, and the things that bind these things together (and much more). Then, we are blessed with the writers, and directors of the piece! One being the subject of the doc, and she talks about her experience & emotions in a way that will have you transfixed!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/U_oI9mI0RL8 'The Last of the Winthrops' is directed by Viviane Winthrop & Adam K. Singer who both co-wrote with Christopher Seward. What if everything you believed about yourself was a lie? THE LAST OF THE WINTHROPS explores the secrets and revelations of a woman who reclaims her sense of self after a devastating life event. Viviane Winthrop at age 49 must confront the seismic truth that her father, Reginald Winthrop, who could trace his heritage literally to the founders of America, was not her biological father. When he and his beautiful French Canadian wife Claire have their “miracle child”, Viviane is raised as an heir to the historic Winthrop exceptionalism. Through archival footage, private letters and recordings, the film follows Viviane on an epic journey across five countries and hundreds of years to reclaim her new identity, resolving powerful themes about the relationship between love, blood, and family. Today we have: The Last of the Winthrops Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/kkROR_e3V8M Limited Release: 7th October 2022 Digital Release Date: 11th November 2022 Director: Viviane Winthrop, Adam K. Singer Cast: Bill Beigel, David Blackburn, Xavier Guiraud de Saint-Eymart, Bertram Durand, Celia Heritage, Rick Larsen, Andre Metcalf, Jason Noto, Andrew Perez, Danny Perez, Jacques Perez, Monique Perez, Brian Béla Schellenberg, Liliane Perez Weinstein, Claire Winthrop, Viviane Winthrop Credit: We Unite As One Genre: Documentary, Drama, Mystery Running Time: 84 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/4OmcJRXtoBc Pre-order via AppleTV: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-last-of-the-winthrops/umc.cmc.2p5uu9ze99l3qbrlkwjpbjy9f Website: Here. https://www.thelastofthewinthrops.com/ Twitter: @WinthropsMovie https://twitter.com/WinthropsMovie Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/thelastofthewinthrops Instagram: @thelastofthewinthrops https://www.instagram.com/thelastofthewinthrops/ ------------ *(Music) 'You Are a Tourist' by Death Cab for Cutie - 2011 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eftv/message

Check out our Giveaway with EXPED! Our partners at EXPED will be giving away an Ultra 3R sleeping pad to 3 lucky winners. All you have to do is enter here to be entered to win! Giveaway closes Oct 23rd. Tom and Kyle are two charismatic and adventurous Canadian brothers who have undertaken wildly outlandish pursuits such as portaging canoes through the Himalayas to Mount Everest base camp, riding mountain bikes in the middle of winter for over 300km, and traveling much of the world together. Kyle is an ultra-endurance cyclist and professional rope access technician by trade while Tom is a competitive rower and became a General Manager and COO before the age of 25. Together Tom and Kyle operate a successful not-for-profit organization called The Weight We Carry in which they have used their ambitious adventures for good by raising over $150,000 to build a women's mental health center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Today we're hearing from the two brothers about their Everest Base Camp adventure. You can watch a film of the experience below. Film link: One Step At A Time - The Weight We CarryInstagram @the_weight_we_carryKyle's adventure page: @adventureboyrobertsThe Weight We Carry Website www.theweightwecarry.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our guest on this episode is autistic comedian, writer, and musical artist Bridie Schellenberg. We chat Rocky dislike, existential crises, and coffee & cheese! To learn more about Becca Lory Hector visit https://beccalory.com/. Learn more about Doug and Autism Personal Coach at http://autismpersonalcoach.com.

She's back for another one and this time coupled up in a long term relationship. Go listen to her first appearance on the podcast: feminism (ft. Hannah Schellenberg). I matched on hinge with the guy performing in the opening show of the concert I went to, realized while in the crowd, and then I couldn't find him on the app so I found his LinkedIn. In the episode we confirm that LinkedIn is the new incoming dating app; inspiration curtesy of Indian Matchmaking on Netflix. Hear our opposing views on dating apps, friends first relationships, & choosing the younger or older brother complex to date. Of course lots of arguing if you're into that… ENJOY

Welcome Beautiful People!! I had an absolutely amazing time speaking with Chelsea, there is always something so powerful, inspiring, and motivating talking about the true potential of oneself. Chelsea has a light about her that turns doubt into belief, she helps you ask all the right questions and truly is a trusted guide to your life. Probably one of my favourite special people to have on my podcast, if you are ready to make a shift in your life, willing to simply hear how and what it would look like to start LIVING LIFE, start here - listening to this episode!!   Find Chelsea here -  https://www.instagram.com/chelseavictoria._/ https://linktr.ee/chelseavictoria._        

Your hosts Eric Balkman and Kentucky Fantasy Football State Championship (KFFSC) commissioner Ferrell Elliott go live on YouTube with nine-time FFPC winner and defending champion of the FFPC Revelations league Andrew Schellenberg. The guys will take a look at Schellenberg's 2022 Revelations draft as well as what he plans to do in both the 2022 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event and in the 2022 Footballguys Players Championship. Plus, they talk about some early targets in the 2022 FFPC Best Ball Drafts and who to ignore in your 2022 FFPC Dynasty Leagues, the 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament and the 2022 FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament. As always, we answer your tweets, emails and more all on The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour!

Describing the sound and sonics aesthetics of Robin Schellenberg's music, one could tend easily to use bold buzzwords like „Melodic Techno“ or „Deep House“  – but there is something more to it: his productions oscillate effortless through a soft dystopian void full of sweeping build up's: His tracks are drifting endlessly into an infinite sky, twisting from warm unisonos into harsher electronics, just to break down into well-tempered saturated up-tempo beats. It's not Dark Techno by definition, but Robin often gets driven towards its aesthetic, without drifting into its cold industrial repetition. His tracks feel like a deep yearning for the horizon, pulling the dancer tenderly forward with soft melancholy. In his DJ-Set's all of this falls into place, with tempi from 119 – 125 bpm, blending deep, dark and psychedelic elements into heavy sweeping bangers, to slowly lead the dance floor into a sweet and endless decay.

"I had scarcely finished speaking when the enemy's battery opened fire upon us, and raked us through and through. They concentrated their fire upon us, and with their first discharge carried off Count de la Bastide, the lieutenant of my own company with whom at the moment I was speaking, and twelve grenadiers, who fell side by side in the ranks, so that my coat was covered with brains and blood. So accurate was the fire that each discharge of the cannon stretched some of my men on the ground. I suffered agonies at seeing these brave fellows perish without a chance of defending themselves, but it was absolutely necessary that they should not move from their post.” - Jean Martin de la ColonieThe battle of Schellenberg is one of the interesting stops on the Duke of Marlborough's road to Blenheim. Time was in short supply and the Grand Alliance was in a tight spot, the heights over Donauworth had to be taken, and quickly. A frontal assault was in the offing and the deadly struggle that followed almost cost Marlborough his campaign, reputation, and maybe even the war itself. Let's go back to the War of the Spanish Succession, the age of Marlborough and muskets. Let's go back to 1704 and the battle of Schellenberg!Music by DopeBoysSources Upon RequestFollow Along On Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTokAs Always - Rate/Review/SubscribeAnd Thanks For Listening!

Kate and Katie talk about the "Vibe Shift" (as the kids call it) to your Villain Era. What sounds scary, might actually be a refreshing way to be true to yourself. They also interview the amazing founders of the marketing agency Hart & Highland, Arica Rosenthal & Kristen Schellenberg.

Canola Council of Canada says advanced biofuels is a new opportunity for growth for the country's canola growers. Earlier this month the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal that could open the export doors even wider for Canadian canola producers. The proposed plan would recognize renewable diesel and jet fuel made from canola oil as “advanced biofuels” under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard. Council president Jim Everson is excited about the announcement, as the move to advanced biofuels means the product can be combined with traditional diesel, producing a fuel with lower greenhouse gas emissions. And the U.S. proposes to accept canola oil opposed to raw seed. This creates another opportunity for Canada that right now has 14 processing plants with several more having been announced Reg Schellenberg, a rancher from Saskatchewan was elected by acclamation as the new president at the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) annual general meeting in Ottawa. Schellenberg has served as a director in 2010 and was mostly recently CCA vice-president. Schellenberg will talk about the priorities for his term including advocating for the creation of a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank, enhancing the current suite of business risk programs for cattle producers, and increasing market access for Canadian beef in world markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has been long-served by Bob Lowe as president, but upon his retirement from the role, Reg Schellenberg has stepped in. Heading in to the change in leadership, the cattle industry is healthy but with certain challenges ahead, including escalating input prices, severe drought, and a shrinking cow herd. Succession and... Read More

This week one of my closest friends, who I believe is an up-and-coming woman empowerment motivational speaker and leader, joins me to discuss feminism. Tune in to hear about our experience with expectations, sexism, and toxicity on social media and in day-to-day interactions. We dove into the true meaning of feminism and how we've seen and are seeing the change in history, present-day, and our future predictions. And of course, you will hear us inevitably fighting and arguing as we are passionate to make our points to each other ;) Hope you enjoy!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mishal-durae/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mishal-durae/support

Episode Notes:Today's guest is Joanna Chiu, a long-time journalist covering China from both inside and outside the country, co-founder and chair of the editorial collective 'NüVoices 女性之音', and the author of the new book "China Unbound." She now covers Canada-China issues for the Toronto Star. Joanna, welcome to the podcast.4:20 on Huawei, Meng Wanzhou and the two Michaels - when the whole Huawei, Meng Wanzhou saga was unfolding, I got so many questions from not just Canadian journalists, but media around the world about what was going on. I think it's surprising to us because we've been in the China-watching bubble, but more broadly, what happened was very shocking for a lot of people all over the world23:20 people like me and my family aren't fully accepted as Canadians or as Australians or as Americans, it's always like a hyphen, like Chinese-Canadian, Chinese-American. That just plays into what Beijing wants. When people of Chinese descent are taken as political prisoners or get calls from Chinese police saying, "Stop supporting Hong Kong on social media or stop doing this," these people get less attention. They're not taken seriously when they try to report what's happening because unfortunately a lot of people in the West have accepted the CCP's myth that we're still essentially Chinese36:20 on Canada-China relations - in Canada, the mood after the Michaels returned and the Meng case was resolved is that they really want to go back to business as usual. To not have any kind of plan in place on how to prevent Canadian hostages from being taken in the future. The Prime Ministers office really steering this even though other parts of government was like, "We need some sort of plan, we need some sort of update to foreign policy in general." There's very little political will.Links: China Unbound on Amazon. Joanna Chiu’s websiteNüVoices 女性之音Transcript:Bill:Hi everyone, today's guest is Joanna Chiu, a long-time journalist covering China from both inside and outside the country, co-founder and chair of the editorial collective 'NüVoices', and the author of the new book "China Unbound." She now covers Canada-China issues for the Toronto Star. Joanna, welcome to the podcast.Joanna:Thank you Bill, thanks for having me on your new podcast, very exciting.Bill:Thanks, yeah you are the second guest, and so I'm really happy to have this opportunity to speak with you. Before we dig into your book, could you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you ended up where you are and doing what you do?Joanna:Okay. I guess my bio is that my family is one of the many who left Hong Kong after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests because my parents were worried about what would happen going forward. So growing up in Canada, I felt that China was actually part of my whole family story because what happened led to my family uprooting themselves. So I was always really interested in China and studied Chinese history and wanted to return to be a reporter to chronicle what was happening in the country, which I was so fascinated by.Joanna:So I started reporting on the ground in Hong Kong in 2012, covering all the things that happened there including the Occupy to pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. I moved to Beijing in 2014 and that's where I started covering basically everything in the whole country for European media outlets, including German, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, and AFP (Agence France-Presse). And I guess my career was a bit unique in that I also free-lanced for several stints. So I got to kind of get a sense of what many different jurisdictions and countries wanted to know about China in my time there writing for all sorts of outlets.Bill:Interesting and so I was there until 2015 and I think we overlapped for just about a year. When did you actually leave China to go back to Canada?Joanna:Yeah, I left China in late 2018. I wanted to stay for longer because even seven years on the ground I felt I barely got to scratch the surface of all the things that I could write about in China. Especially because I had such a broad remit where I was a front-line reporter for all of these major events but also could do basically any feature story I wanted. So it was just totally open and I could have stayed there for decades, but I had to go back to Canada. I got asthma from the smog and I think my Canadian lungs just couldn't handle air. I was just like really allergic to Beijing as soon as I landed and I stuck it out for four years. But back in Canada, I felt I would have to move on from my passion and interest in China, but a couple of months after I returned, Meng Wanzhou, a Huawei executive was detained in the Vancouver International Airport. And just over a week later, two Michaels were detained. So definitely I think that was the biggest China story at the time, and it continued to be very impactful around the world.Joanna:So I started covering that and it just led to basically being a reporter for the Toronto Star, focusing on China. And that's what I've been doing since then. I have also been working on my book since early 2019. So not my plan, but definitely the past decade has been very China focused, including my last few years.Bill:It's great, I've always been a fan of your work, and I will say, it's very interesting how many foreign correspondents used to live in China have left the country. Some willingly, some not willingly, but how it turns out how most of them have found jobs covering how China's impacting the world wherever they're now based.Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative).Bill:I think that's a good segue into talking about your book because it really is true that the China story is everywhere now. And that's something, I think, you try and capture in "China Unbound." So tell us who you wrote it for, why you wrote it, and what do you hope that the readers take away from it?Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative). So when the whole Huawei, Meng Wanzhou saga was unfolding, I got so many questions from not just Canadian journalists, but media around the world about what was going on. I think it's surprising to us because we've been in the China-watching bubble, but more broadly, what happened was very shocking for a lot of people all over the world. They didn't know the context of Beijing's political system and its increasing ... how its authoritarianism translates also into its foreign policy and its stances towards different countries and diaspora groups all over the world. But these things were not just stories I covered, but stories that were close to my life. Because growing up, my father worked for a Chinese-Canadian radio station and people were talking already then about pressure to self-censor, pressure from the Chinese embassy on Canadian media outlets. This was happening in the 90s and people of Chinese descent around the world were trying to have discussions about this, but basically not really getting much traction or broader public attention.Joanna:It did seem ... I will ask you if this is what you felt, but it took two white men from Canada being taken hostage over this high-profile executive's arrest in Canada for a lot of people in the world to be like, "Wait, what's going on? How will Beijing's political system and authoritarianism possibly impact me and my family or my country or my business?" So I wrote this book for basically everyone, targeting the general reader because I really try to be as immediate as possible in my writing. Most of the reporting is eyewitness reporting from myself in collaboration with journalists around the world and looking at how we got to this point. Western countries and China, how we got to this point where it seems like a lot of obstacles that seem insurmountable. All of these tensions, all of these worries.Joanna:I wanted for people to start with this book and then I provided this long reading list at the end so they can continue to be engaging with these issues. Because I feel that we might not have really noticed, but a lot of the narratives around China in the mainstream public have been very very simplified. And that is a disservice to all countries. And especially to the people who end up being targets and whose lives end up being affected by some of these big conflicts going on.Bill:What you said earlier about it really taking two white men, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to get people's attention. It's interesting because these pressures have existed, as you said talking about your father and his experience, but these pressures on the diaspora have existed for decades. They've certainly intensified, and you have multiple instances of ethnic Chinese who are jailed in China, American, Australian, where it didn't seem to kind of capture the national attention the way that the detention of the two Michaels did. And that's unfortunate, but it does feel like the conversation and awareness now has shifted and so there's a lot more awareness that these kind of pressures are existing across all sorts of communities. You can tell me I'm wrong, but the Chinese government has also shifted its approach, hasn't it? Sort of widened its net in terms of how they pressure?Joanna:Yeah, so in the past, you know the united front, a lot of that work of foreign influence in both intimidation and providing carrots and sticks. Flattering global politicians and global members of the elite among the diaspora have been going on, but the most harsh efforts of influence in the past I think were mostly directed at people of Asian descent. It was only in more recent years where the really harsh tactic, the detentions, have been applied to foreign nationals who are not of Asian descent. It seems like that is a deliberate shift in tactics, would you agree?Bill:No, I would. And I think it's interesting when you look at sort of who they've targeted, especially around the Meng Wanzhou case. Two Canadians were very quickly arrested, a third Canadian who had been convicted of dealing drugs had a re-sentence to death. There's still no word about Schellenberg's fate in the wake of the Meng Wanzhou deal. But I think that one thing that's interesting is they've yet to target Caucasian Americans. And so far, certainly what I was fearing in the Meng Wanzhou incident was that ... someone had told me that they had put together lists who they might target but they held back because part of the messaging is they're at least today not quite ready to go toe-to-toe with the U.S.. But willing to penalize countries and the citizens of the countries that are seen as effectively being U.S. allies or lackeys depending on who you're speaking with. Does that make sense?Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative). Yeah, that makes sense. And my book, people have said that because I'm Canadian and I spotlight countries and experiences like Australia, Italy, Greece, Turkey. So so-called middle powers, that middle-power perspective, whereas many books out of the U.S. and China have it from the U.S. perspective.Bill:Right, right.Joanna:And I think that's important context for Americans to understand because in America, it seems like a lot of it is about this almost glorious competition with China where the U.S. has to win. I have been kind of mortified that people commenting on my book have said things like, "We need to read this so that we can win and not let China win." Things like that. But if they had actually read it, they would have probably seen that that's not right. I criticize the Western nations' handling and attitudes towards China as much as I criticize Beijing's actions. So I would also point out that Australian journalists who are white were affecting. Bill Birtles and Michael Smith spent days holed up in their Australian embassies in China. Basically fleeing because they got tipped off that otherwise they might get detained. Related to Australia's more aggressive critical stance towards China as of late.Bill:And also-Joanna:It does seem-Bill:Sorry, was it also related to the detention of Australian Chinese ... Australian journalist Cheng Lei who was originally Chinese then naturalized into Australian citizenship. And she's disappeared into the system in China, right?Joanna:Yeah, so Cheng Lei ... Again, while she's not a global household name like the two Michaels, she is actually detained. Her case ... we know very little about it, but it seems very clear it's related to the political situation between the two countries. And also Bloomberg journal Haze Fan ... and I think actually Haze's case might be as close as China has gotten so far to targeting Americans because even though a Chinese national, she worked for Bloomberg. She was a prominent journalist for Bloomberg. So it's interesting because writing this book, I'm trying to provide this nuance and context for the public but under so much pressure because of global contexts. Things are so tense that it could get worse at any moment and you don't know. You're hearing from your sources about a list that they were preparing of Americans they could possibly target. The stakes are so high.Joanna:Both of us, these are people we know. I don't know if you knew Kovrig, but it's a relief that he's back.Bill:Not well, but I did know a little bit.Joanna:For the more than 1,000 days he was in detention, I was writing this book and that was always on my mind. It's so immediate and it's so urgent for more people to understand what's going on rather than I think fanning the flames or making things worse or not using the opportunities there are to engage more productively with China. But we see the dialogue on China becoming so toxic right now, where it's almost as if there's two camps. The more extreme on both sides seem to get more airtime and interest. And people want those nuggets of talking points on China that really signify this is how we fight back. Rather than the people who are trying to provide a lot more context. It's not as easy as doing this or that to resolve everything or get what you want.Bill:Well with what you said earlier about sort of "we have to win," I have yet to see a clear definition of the theory of victory and what it is. The other thing I'd say, and this will lead into my next question is, we talk about in many ways how toxic the discourse has gotten in the West. It's also incredibly toxic inside China in very worrisome ways. And in many ways, sort of state-supported and state-encouraged ways. One of the questions I want to ask you is how we ... So first question is as you talk about in the book and you've talked about in other places, this whole discussion around Chinese Communist Party influence or interference in other countries ... Whether it's through the United Front or other means or vectors ... How do we differentiate what we should actually, "we" being the countries that are targeted ... How should you differentiate what actually matters that people should be concerned with versus that's the normal thing that a foreign government would do to try and improve other countries' perceptions of that country and advance their interests in those countries.Bill:And related, as this discourse does get more toxic, how do we talk about these things without tipping into racism? In the U.S. certainly, we have a really long and nasty history of anti-Asian and specifically anti-Chinese racism. And there are a lot of reasons to be very worried about going too far where we're back in a very dark place in terms of how people of Asian and Chinese descent are treated in this country. But at the same time, there are real issues and potential threats coming from some of these PRC activities. So how do we talk about that in a way that effectively deals with the problems but also makes sure that people are safe and able to enjoy the rights that they deserve and have?Joanna:Yeah and that's why I try to provide a lot of that history concisely within each chapter of the book because we need to know what happened before to know to be a lot more careful with our language and our actions now. Because definitely it just seems like history is repeating itself during the McCarthy era. Chinese-Americans' loyalties are constantly questioned, they lost their jobs. And now former President Trump has said that he thinks basically all students are possibly Chinese spies. We've seen these prosecutions of certain Chinese national scientist professors in America that were basically pretty embarrassing.Bill:Yes.Joanna:It seemed a lot of the suspicions were unfounded and it was almost like a witch-hunt which is really difficult. When things seemed politicized and politically motivated and you put a blanket suspicion on all these people, it's exactly what happened in the past.Bill:Mm-hmm (affirmative)Joanna:And it's not just America. It was in Canada, Australia, Europe. In Canada, we had internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II. And people know that this is in the background. And even before things got more tense when a lot of the approach among Western countries towards China was that the goal was to expand trade ties and economic ties as much as possible, there was still a lot of racism. Walking down the street, I got called slurs like the c-word in downtown Vancouver multiple times.Bill:Recently?Joanna:Throughout my life living in Canada. In Vancouver, particularly, there was a long-standing stereotype of the crazy rich Asian that was ruining the city with our Maseratis and condo buying.Bill:Wasn't there a reality show that was based on rich Chinese in Vancouver, I think?Joanna:Yeah, there was that and there's a lot of scapegoating against East Asians for lots of problems with COVID-19 and all this with the two Michaels in Huawei. This just really spiked particularly in countries like Canada, U.S., Australia with the large Chinese diaspora in many places. People who weren't even Chinese, like an indigenous woman in Canada, she was punched in the face. Things like that. And its not like we can throw up our hands and be like, "People are just going to be racist, this is just going to happen." I think a lot of people in positions of influence and politicians need to take responsibility for what they've done to stoke this behavior and not condone it. So talking to certain politicians in Canada in the conservative party, they tell me that there's been a shift in strategy to talk about China as the Chinese Communist Party, the communist regime, to deliberately stir up a red scare. In the U.S. definitely, the FBI in an announcement about one of its investigations into a Chinese American scientist said the words "Chinese Communist regime" or "Chinese Communist government" five times.Bill:That was the announcement about the MIT professor, was it Chen Gang, I think?Joanna:Yeah, I think so.Bill:The prosecutor or the FBI folks up in Boston, I believe.Joanna:Right. Yeah, that was the one. And it's just not necessary. You don't need to ... My argument is that the facts about what Beijing is doing are urgent and sobering enough. You don't really need to embellish it with this language of trying to get people scared of this Communist entity. But perhaps it's more to do with domestic politics in each place. Someone explained it to me in the U.S. where pretty much everyone is critical of China. You don't get more attention by just being moderately critical, you have to be really more extreme. It's as if it's like a competition to be as hawkish as possible to get that acclaim and public support.Bill:And as you said, it's unnecessary because as you just said, the facts can speak for themselves in many areas. And it again, it goes back to how do we have rational discussion about what the problems and challenges are without tipping over into something that's really nasty and scary. It's something I struggle with, obviously in my newsletter, I have ... It's funny when you write about China, I have people who think I'm a CCP apologist and people who think I'm way too hawkish. You sort of can't win, it's such a fraught topic that it is something I struggle with. Because you certainly don't want to be in a position where you're stirring things up, but at the same time you can't just throw up your hands and say, "Well we're not going to deal with this because it's too dangerous." I mean, it's too dangerous the other way too, right? But it's really difficult, and the question I have is, do you think the powers in Beijing understand this? Is this something they try to use or leverage?Joanna:Oh yeah, I think so. I think it plays right into what Beijing wants. Because the myth it has been promoting for years is that China is the center of Chinese civilization even if your family has been away from China for generations, you're still Chinese. And since you're still Chinese, your de-facto leader is still the CCP. It's a legitimate power for all Chinese people. Because people like me and my family aren't fully accepted as Canadians or as Australians or as Americans, it's always like a hyphen, like Chinese-Canadian, Chinese-American. That just plays into what Beijing wants. When people of Chinese descent are taken as political prisoners or get calls from Chinese police saying, "Stop supporting Hong Kong on social media or stop doing this," these people get less attention. They're not taken seriously when they try to report what's happening because unfortunately a lot of people in the West have accepted the CCP's myth that we're still essentially Chinese. It's in the law, if there's dual-nationality, they don't accept the second nationality.Joanna:But even more than that, I still worry that ... it's happened to people like me. I actually gave up my Hong Kong citizenship, I'm only Canadian. But just because of my Chinese blood, I'm at greater risk of whatever repercussions. I've definitely been singled out when I was a foreign correspondent in Beijing for writing too much about human rights. And they did not say the same things about other people in my office. So by not listening to people in the diaspora and still treating them as they're still outsiders, we're with this connection to China whether we agree or not, that's really playing into it. And also when there's this racism, Chinese media, Chinese embassies, they've been really up front about condemning this and using it as a way to shore up loyalty among overseas Chinese, especially people who are more recent immigrants to get that support. There's so many of these China Friendship associations around the world. It's tough to understand their impact because it's all basically legal. They are these groups that openly support Beijing's policies all around the world. And they have, in my reporting, taken part in basically trying to make friends with politicians around the world and using those interviews, events, photographs to turn into propaganda to say, "We got support from this politician." There were groups that have offered money for people to vote for certain candidates in other countries' elections.Joanna:So it's complicated because when these groups are alienated, when they still feel that ... On a pragmatic level, it makes better sense for them to have good relations with Beijing. These groups are going to increase and proliferate and it's hard to understand what they're doing because you don't want to villainize it. In a way it's very natural for people, say, with business ties in China to try to hob-nob with Chinese embassies and try to support them. When I do report on some of these activities like the potential vote buying and interfering in elections, people use it as an excuse to say, "Oh, everyone's like that. All recent immigrants are working for the CCP." And that just puts a lot of reporters and researchers in these really tricky situations where you want to report on what's going on, but because discourse just fails to be nuanced enough, people just kind of take it as a reason to be more hostile and to not really open up their minds that there's a diversity of opinions among Chinese people and the Chinese diaspora.Bill:And it's also hard I think because so much of it happens in Mandarin or other Chinese dialects, so most people who don't speak the language have no idea what's going on.Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative). But it's been such a rich field of potential reporting for me, going back to Canada. It's really, really resitting. I have been able to read all of these reports. I've been able to translate these posts into English for audiences who found it really interesting. But I would argue that it's not actually that hard because there are so many Chinese speakers all over the world. It's not like it's a niche population, like a small population. In these stories where Steve Bannon and Miles Kwok's like cultish group was protesting outside a Canadian journalist's house accusing him of being a Chinese spy, when he was actually critical of Beijing. There were death threats.Bill:They did that to a bunch of people in America too. They had a whole program of targeting people.Joanna:Yeah, New Jersey.Bill:Yeah.Joanna:Yeah, so in that case. In Texas, with Pastor Bob Fu, he was one of the targets. And the FBI came in, the bomb squad, they put him and his family in a safe house. But in Canada, police monitored it, checked in once in a while. I actually sent them videos, like this looks like a death threat. And I actually ... Me and my colleagues, we translated some of this information and we posted it on YouTube to explain what was going on. But then it took three months later, this going on in Canada ... Two of these protestors just savagely beat one of the target's friends. And the police were responding to questions of why didn't you step in earlier, there were death threats? They admitted that they were slow with the investigation because they didn't have Chinese language resources. And that doesn't make sense really, in Vancouver, when there are so many people of Chinese descent. It's not hard to find someone to look at something and translate it to understand it.Joanna:In the conclusion of my book, one of the points I make is that information in Chinese language is treated like a secret code that can't be cracked. Instead, people like Newt Gingrich and other kind of just make things up. In his book, Newt Gingrich ... I don't quite remember but he just provided nonsensical translations of Chinese words and then extrapolated a whole bunch of theories about China based on that. Which is insulting to all of the people, not just of Chinese descent, but people like you who have taken the time to learn Mandarin and to understand China.Bill:There's a lot of that here in the U.S., I don't know how much it exists in other countries. But certainly the taking stuff out of context or just crappy language skills. And then, like you said, extrapolating something much bigger and darker and nefarious than in many cases it actually is, for sure.Joanna:Yeah. In the U.S. people tell me that they do have Chinese speakers, but lower down in the chain who provide reports and information. But going up the chain, the politicians and the pundits, they pick and choose information to support what they believe already. So these researchers feel like they're not even being heard because politicians are just grabbing what they want anyways. In many cases, people of Chinese descent are worried about even going to China or talking about their family in China because they're not going to get promoted to more influential positions. They're not going to get security clearance because the assumption is that if you have any sort of China ties that you might be compromised. And that's a very prejudicious trend in D.C.Bill:When I moved back to D.C. after ten years, I had no interest in working for the government, but I had a funny conversation with someone who does have security clearance. He says, "Don't even bother to apply, you'll never get a security clearance because you lived in China for too long."Joanna:That's crazy.Bill:That's fine, but there are reasons for governments to be concerned with ties to other foreign governments, but certainly for folks of Chinese descent it's much more pernicious. And it does seem like in many places the assumption is that you're potentially at risk of compromise. One of the problems is how people's families are being leveraged back in China. You see it in the way the persecutions of the Uyghurs and Tibetans. But you see it also in Han Chinese, people who are doing things that are considered controversial or anti-China outside of China. It's a very common tactic, right, to harass, hassle, otherwise make difficult for family members back in China, right?Joanna:Yeah, and that is a major ... There's no solution to that. I tried to spotlight a lot of these voices in the book. I spoke with people like Vicky Xu, the campaign against her has just been ridiculous. People made fake porn of her, thousands of accounts were basically attacking her, doxxing her.Bill:I feel like that story didn't get as much attention as maybe it should have. She was just so brutally targeted by very obviously state-backed campaigns.Joanna:Yeah. Very personal and they started with her family. She's been open about that, how her family and parents have been pressured. But she didn't stop her work, so they went further. They sent thousands of accounts and they made fake pornography about her so that when people search in Chinese, that's what comes up. And trying to completely smear her character. But that story did not get that much attention.Bill:This is because of her work at the ASPI down in Australia, right? Specifically around XinjiangJoanna:Xinjiang, yeah. I think she's one of the main researchers in Australia that focused on Xinjiang. The bigger issues looking at supply chains, looking at forced labor, and where internment camps are. Recently she found a trove of police documents about the repression. And because of her fluent Chinese and her networks, she was able to find this and provide this information. So people like her, I think, Beijing wants the most to silence and has the means and leverage to try to do so. I think she's unique in that she continues to do this work. We're not sure for how long because you have to wonder how long someone can take this.Bill:Right.Joanna:More people that I know of are either operating anonymously, they're really providing subtle advising roles to governments in a very very anonymous manner. Because they're worried about their families. Or they're writing under pseudonyms and they don't get a lot of attention because no one knows who they are. They're worried about ... not even access. I think a lot of researchers worry about being able to go back to China. At different levels, people who are worried about the safety of themselves and their family members.Bill:So just given the trajectory of China under Xi Jinping, is there any reason to think this is going to get better? Or are we sort of more close to the beginning of where this trajectory goes?Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative) I think we're kind of at a pivotal point. A lot of it isn't waiting for what Beijing does, but there's a responsibly on Western countries to at least be smarter about China and to have proper expertise in places of governments to try to even have some well thought out policy on these issues. In the U.S. Cabinet, very little China experience. And like we talked about, the people with experience ... They have trouble having influence. And in Canada, the mood after the Michaels returned and the Meng case was resolved is that they really want to go back to business as usual. To not have any kind of plan in place on how to prevent Canadian hostages from being taken in the future. The Prime Ministers office really steering this even though other parts of government was like, "We need some sort of plan, we need some sort of update to foreign policy in general." There's very little political will. I think the amount of criticism in different countries' media doesn't reflect the lack of political will of governments to even put the basic structures in place to understand China better. To be able to translate basic things from Chinese into English to be aware of.Bill:And in Canada, why do you thing that is? Especially given the diversity of Canada and the number of people of Chinese descent in the country. But also what just happened over the last close to three years. Why wouldn't the government have had a bit more of a shift in views of how the relationship in China should go?Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative) I think it's related partly to what we were talking about before where politicians are worried about stoking racism, losing support from Canadians of Chinese descent. Partly an election issue, and I think traditionally in Canada, the main government advisors on China have been people in the business world who do have a vested interest in making sure that tensions are as low as possible to facilitate smoother business interactions. But that's also not even the case where if you ... I think the idea in the West has been reformed through trade. Through interactions, economically, China will naturally liberalize, become more democratic. But in recent years, we've seen political tensions move over to economic coercion, economic retaliation. Not just from China but back and forth, with America, Australia, other countries have also did tit-for-tat trade tariffs. Different ways where the political situation can impact the economic relationships. So it's not even necessarily the case that just by focusing on business, everything will be all good. I think a lot of politicians are trying to put their head in the sands about that and not trying to understand the really complex situation unfolding. And Canadians on the whole, surveys show, pretty frustrated about the situation in action and just passiveness that they see from Ottawa.Bill:I guess the Huawei decision will be interesting, whether or not Huawei is allowed into the Canadian 5G network construction. Certainly here in D.C., there's all the factors you talked about and there's a lot of opportunity for lobbyists from various industries and companies to sort of shift Biden administration and Capitol thinking to policies that are more likely to make money dealing with China. And that certainly has an impact on the policies. So just shifting gears quickly because we're almost out of time and this has been a really great conversation. One of the things we were talking about was lifting up and getting more diversity of voices. Can you tell the listeners about NüVoices and what you helped create there? I found that to be a really wonderful and useful project that's been up for a couple years now? Or has it been three years? Time just sort of blended away with the pandemic, right?Joanna:So actually we were founded in 2017.Bill:Oh my gosh, okay.Joanna:In Beijing, so it's almost under five years. It's been like a daily kind of passion project in the community for me. We kind of wanted to create a more open and accepting China space, both in person with events and chapters around the world and also virtually. And it started in reaction with panels and book deals. The people who get platformed on China are often white male experts. No offense to yourself.Bill:People like me. No, no, I get it. I get it.Joanna:You're one of our longtime supporters and our patrons and we've spoken about how this helps to create a better world for your kids, for your daughters. Because we want to remove any excuses that people have for not even having one woman on their panel. Five years ago, people just kept saying to us and our co-founders, "We tried to find a female expert, but we couldn't find one." Or "We couldn't find a woman on this topic." Which is ridiculous because looking around, actually people we know, I see more women than men entering these fields. Definitely being a journalist in China, there's more women than men. And women who can speak Chinese and doing great work. So we created this open-source directory. Now it has more than 600 people all around the world who are women or non-binary on all sorts of topics. And speaking all sorts of languages in all sorts of time zones. I think just that project alone helped to remove those excuses. Any time someone makes an excuse that they couldn't find a woman, someone just has to send that person the link to this directory. No more excuses.Joanna:And on top of that we have a twice monthly podcast which I co-host sometimes and events all around the world. And basically social groups and networks and it's a platform so that people can benefit from this supportive atmosphere. We really try and celebrate diverse voices on China, experts on China. I find that women tend to ... because they're facing so much discrimination, women experts often have to fight harder to provide unique insights and reporting. So the kind of good quality you get just reaching out to any female expert in China, its a pretty good bet on fresh and interesting perspectives. And definitely I found that the case with my book. Because you know I tried to practice what I preach and most of my sources are coming from diverse backgrounds, women and minorities ... I shouldn't even use the word "minorities", people who aren't white basically.Bill:Mm-hmm (affirmative) right.Joanna:In each country, and I think that provides a different layer than people who enjoy positions of more power in those countries, who might not see some of the more uglier sides or the more complicated sides because that's not their experience. They're not getting the five star treatment when they go to China that a lot people in power do.Bill:It's definitely one of the things I enjoy about your book, it does have these different perspectives that are so important as we are all sort of trying to figure out what's going on and start thinking about what we can do. Specifically, NüVoices, I was looking at the directory last week. I think it's like 620 entries or something, I'm certainly planning to mine it for guests for the podcast because it's a really tremendous resource. And I will put a link to it in the show notes when we publish the podcast. Well thank you so much, is there anything else you'd like to add or say to the audience? Other than buy your book, "China Unbound", it's a great book. Please go ahead and go buy it and read it. It's a great book.Joanna:Just asking yourself, being based in the U.S., what are the best avenues for a more productive conversations on China? Instead of going to people who are more simplistic, what are some more resources you'd recommend? Including, of course your newsletter and that community. But who's doing the work to make up more well-informed approaches?Bill:That's a great question, and I'm not actually sure I have a good answer. I'm struggling with that and part of it is maybe that I'm based in D.C. where it is quite ... It's difficult to be in D.C. and to be not hawkish about China if you want to get ahead in certain parts of the government here. And so, I'm not actually sure. I know that there's China Twitter ... I mean Twitter in general is just kind of a cesspool and China Twitter is not a productive or constructive place for discourse about anything. I don't know, I wish I had a better answer for you, I need to think about it more.Joanna:Mm-hmm (affirmative)Bill:Do you have any guesses or any suggestions?Joanna:I was expecting a more simplified reaction to my book, but actually all the events I've been doing so far are conversations with academics and fellow reporters have been really nuanced. And it seems like there's a hunger for people who want to admit there are no simple solutions and to talk about that. But it doesn't' seem like here's a particular space or a think tank that has that approach. It seems-Bill:The think tanks probably are the place. I mean there are other ... The folks at SupChina are trying to do that. I don't know if you've talked to them. Kaiser's got his podcast and they do their conference. I think their conference ... We're recording on the 1st of November so they're I think next week. But in general, I don't know, it's also ... Like anything, it's hard to have a more textured or kind of deeper discussion in these 30 minute chunks or when you're sitting on a panel. It's just putting in the time and having ... Like you're doing, talking to me and you're talking to lots of people for your book. And this is a topic that has probably come up in most of your conversations and it's just something we're going to have to keep talking about. I know over the next few months there are at least two more books that are coming out about China's influence in the world. And so it'll be interesting to see where those goes in terms of how they impact or move the discourse and how those get played. And again, I think it's like I said, me struggling with how do you address these issues that are very real and influence interference without going overboard and over-exaggerating and destroying innocent people's lives. Which I think has already happened and continues to be a big risk.Joanna:I do think simple answers that people need to pay better attention and not just to get a shallow understanding, but to really understand the nitty-gritty and try to untangle complexities. And support the people who are trying to do this work. A lot of their names are in my book. If you don't want to buy it, flip to the back of the notes and you'll get their names and look up those articles. People like Yangyang Cheng, Helen Gao. People who are straddling both worlds, Chinese and Western. Because of those real lived experiences, their perspectives are just naturally very nuanced and insightful, I think. So people are doing this work, its just they're not the ones on CNN and getting book deals because of structures power. So support NüVoices.Bill:Absolutely. Like you said, I'm a supporter of NüVoices, I'm very happy to put a link to that as well. Support you through Patreon, right? We should move you over to Substack, but that's a different discussion. That's my bias. Well look, thank you so much. It's really been a pleasure to speak with you and I hope that many of you listeners will go out and buy the book. It's really a worthwhile read and Joanna really has great reporting, great perspectives. And this book is really important contribution to the conversation we all need to be having about China and the future and China's role in the world. So thank you and hope to talk to you again soon.Joanna:Thank you so much for all of your work, really platforming those more quality, well-informed sources on China. You've run the newsletter for a long time, so I think that makes a big difference as well because you use your expertise to point people to credible, good sources. So I'll also subscribe to your newsletter.Bill:Thank you. Get full access to Sinocism at sinocism.com/subscribe

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Today on Sojourner Truth, our post-election special. Reaction, analysis and a view from poll watchers in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, November 3, millions of people across the United States headed to the polls and cast their ballots as part of the 2020 elections. Along with over 100 million people who did early voting, this election is reported to be the largest turnout in 100 years. In a race that turned out to be much closer than had been predicted, Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris faced off against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. As of the time we go on the air, it remains still to early to project a winner in the presidential race. Votes are still being counted in Alaska, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to CNN. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage, with 224 votes compared to Trump's 213. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed to become President. On Election Night, Trump won a tight race in Florida, bumped up by the Latino vote in Miami Dade County, where large Cuban and Venezuelan exile communities live. There, Trump won 51.2 percent of votes compared to Biden's 47.8. In Florida, Latinos make up 19 percent of all of the state's voters, according to Al Jazeera. In contrast, in Arizona, Latino voters favored Biden by nearly 2-1, with Trump barely making a dent. In Wisconsin, with more than 90 percent of votes counted, Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump. In Nevada, with 85 percent of the votes counted, Biden leads by less than a percentage point. Now, all eyes are on Michigan, where the clerk of Wayne County (a key suburb) says they are counting votes, with no foreseeable end in sight. Pennsylvania, a state which Trump falsely claimed he had won, is just beginning to count hundreds of thousands of early votes mailed in that are expected to be heavily in favor of Biden. Aside from the presidential race, a number of important developments have taken place. In the Senate race, as of Wednesday morning, Republicans are in the lead with 47 seats compared with the Democrats 45 seats. 51 seats are needed to form a majority. Republicans appear poised to maintain a narrow Senate majority after winning a number of tight races and with others remaining too close to call. The Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority. Democrats need to win four seats to flip the Senate after Alabama Sen. Doug Jones lost to Republican Tommy Tuberville. Democrats have picked up a seat in Colorado, with John Hickenlooper defeating Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and one in Arizona, with Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, beating GOP Sen. Martha McSally. Meanwhile, all four progressive congresswomen referred to as The Squad have all won reelection in the House of Representatives. They include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Our guests are Dr. Robin Kelley, Bill Gallegos, Phoebe Jones Schellenberg and Tara Galatt. Dr. Robin Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, Yo Mamas DisFunktional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Phoebe Jones is a women's rights campaigner in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shes a Quaker, a mother and has a PhD in physical education. She was a poll monitor for the Poor Peoples Campaign " A National Call for Moral Revival, covering a polling station in her neighborhood. Tara Galatt served as a poll monitor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the 2020 elections. She is based in New Jersey.