Podcasts about Scottish Highlands

After the Duke of Kent died in an awful plane crash in the Scottish Highlands, the questions began. Where was he going? What was he carrying? What was he doing? But before anyone could get these answers, the British Men in Black swooped in and successfully brushed the whole thing under the carpet of history. "Strange and Unexplained" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab & Three Goose Entertainment and is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on. You can get early and ad-free episodes on the Grab Bag Patreon page.  Follow us on Instagram Episode Sponsors: Miracle Made. Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/STRANGE and use the code STRANGE to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Rula. Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that's actually covered by insurance. Visit Rula.com/strange to get started. After you sign up, you'll be asked how you heard about them — please support our show and let them know we sent you. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Ideo U. Class starts soon, so enroll today! For a limited time, IDEO U is offering my listeners FIFTEEN PERCENT OFF SITEWIDE! Go to IDEOU.com/STRANGE Cornbread Hemp. Right now, Strange And Unexplained listeners can save 30% off their first order and enjoy free shipping on orders over $75! Head to cornbreadhemp.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE at checkout. Cornbread Hemp: This is the good life.

Wally Congdon runs Scottish Highland cattle near Missoula, MT and has a fresh look at the future of beef production and water utilization in food production.

This week on *The Rotten Horror Picture Show Podcast*, Clay and Amanda sink their teeth into Neil Marshall's cult classic *Dog Soldiers*—a gnarly, fast-paced werewolf flick that delivers equal parts horror, action, and black comedy. They're talking about everything from the practical effects that bring those towering werewolves to life, to the surprisingly heartfelt camaraderie between the doomed soldiers, to how this little low-budget movie became a cult favorite. It's all set in the Scottish Highlands, where the fog is thick, the wolves are huge, and nobody's throwing a tennis ball.I've been saying it for *years*, and nobody listens: dogs should be the *only* soldiers. Think about it—who in their right mind is gonna shoot at a dog? No one. You roll up to the battlefield with a battalion of good boys, all wagging their tails and looking adorable in tiny camo vests, and bam—war's over before it starts. The enemy would lay down their weapons, scratch some ears, and everyone would go home happy. But nooo, instead we get *Dog Soldiers*, and wouldn't you know it, turns out these “dog soldiers” aren't sweet pups with little helmets, but massive, terrifying werewolves that tear through a squad of unlucky British soldiers like a chew toy at a daycare.So if you're ready for a deep dive into one of the best modern werewolf films out there, this is the episode for you. But I'll say it again: next time, let's skip the werewolves and just send in a golden retriever with a bandana. No one would even *think* of pulling the trigger. Problem solved. World peace achieved. Now, who's a good boy? It's Clay and Amanda, that's who.And be sure to hit up patreon.com/thepenskyfile to hear all the coverage of remakes and reboots this year!

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By World War 2, Prince George, AKA The Duke of Kent, had finally settled down and reformed his debaucherous, scandalous ways. In August of 1942, he was sent on a secret mission on a plane that crashed into the Scottish Highlands. To this day, no one knows why he was on that plane, who he was going to see, or what he was doing. "Strange and Unexplained" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab & Three Goose Entertainment and is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on. You can get early and ad-free episodes on the Grab Bag Patreon page.  Follow us on Instagram Episode Sponsors: Ritual.  Support a balanced gut microbiome with Ritual's Synbiotic+. Get 25% off your first month at Ritual.com/STRANGE.  3 Day Blinds. For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to 3DayBlinds.com/STRANGE. Ollie. Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit: https://www.ollie.com/strange today for 60% off your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem

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AWOOOO it's a werewolf episode!!! Dog Soldiers is a Bri'ish film that stars a lot of proper blokes like Kevin Mckidd and Liam Cunningham. It's about a team of soldiers trying to survive an attack by a pack of werewolves while on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands. Listen as the GBGBs discuss werewolf mechanics, whether they'd choose to be a werewolf if given the chance, and novel uses of the word "bone".  *Apologies for the audio this week, we had some issues recovering our files and had to use a lower quality backup audio* Thanks for stopping by!

날 ▶ 이웃집에 침입자가 산다 5월 27일, 20대 여성 두 명이 살던 집에 의문의 남성이 무단 침입했다. 일과를 마치고 귀가한 두 여성이 어질러진 방의 모습에 당황해 홈캠을 돌려보게 되었는데. 한 남성이 베란다를 통해 들어와 옷장 서랍을 뒤집고 속옷을 꺼내 냄새를 맡는가 하면 속옷 일부를 챙겨서 나갔다가 집안에 다시 들어오기를 수차례 반복하는 모습이 고스란히 담겨있었던 것. 피해자의 신고로 검거된 피의자는 ‘야간 주거 침입 및 절도' 혐의로 검찰에 넘겨졌지만, 초범이고 도주 우려가 없다는 이유로 영장이 기각되고 만다. 결국 풀려난 피의자와 반경 40미터 이내 같은 아파트에 살고있는 피해자는 보복과 지속적인 스토킹에 대한 공포로 인해 이사까지 준비하고 있는 상황. 피해자 보호에 적극적이지 않은 현행법과 수사기관의 아쉬운 판단으로 인해 유사 범죄가 반복되는 현실의 문제점을 에서 취재했다. 대한민국 긴급상황 ▶ 밥 먹다 날벼락 점심시간 손님으로 붐비는 강남의 한 유명 냉면집에 날벼락이 떨어졌다. 일대 도로를 달리던 차량이 인도를 넘어 식당 앞까지 돌진한 것이다. 주차되어 있던 다른 차들과 부딪혀 차가 멈춰 선 덕분에 천만다행으로 20명 이상 식사 중이던 식당 내부까지 피해를 입진 않았지만 주차 요원과 행인, 식당 손님 등 4명이 큰 부상을 입었다. 특히 주차요원은 다리에 철심을 박는 큰 수술을 해야 했고, 손님 중 한 여성은 결혼식을 앞둔 신부로 밝혀져 안타까움을 더하는 상황. 80대 사고 운전자는 음주나 마약 상태는 아니었던 것으로 밝혀졌는데. 위험천만했던 그날의 사고 현장을 대한민국 긴급상황에서 취재했다. ▶ 에스컬레이터에서 쓰러진 여성 한 병원 에스컬레이터를 타고 2층에서 1층으로 내려가던 한 여성이 휘청하는가 싶더니 그대로 쓰러지고 만다. 에스컬레이터가 계속 작동 중인 상황이라 추가 부상이 우려되던 긴급한 상황. 이때 뒤를 따르던 한 남성이 빠르게 에스컬레이터 작동을 멈추게 하고 여성을 응급실로 옮겨 응급조치를 도운 덕분에 위기를 면할 수 있었는데. 대한민국 긴급상황 취재진의 확인 결과 남성은 병원에 근무하는 직원이었고, 쓰러진 여성은 뇌전증 발작을 일으킨 것으로 밝혀졌는데. 빠른 위기 대처 덕분에 환자를 구할 수 있었던 그날의 이야기를 들어본다. ▶ 음주 단속되자 시속 150km 도주 강원도 원주 대낮의 도로에서 음주 단속이 시작되자, 음주 측정에 응하던 한 남성 운전자가 빠르게 차를 출발시키며 도주하기 시작한다. 도심 한복판을 시속 150km로 질주하며 달리는 운전자, 뒤를 쫓던 경찰은 오토바이와 순찰차를 동원해 도주로 차단을 시도했고, 결국 도주로가 막힌 운전자는 순찰차를 들이받고도 계속 도주를 시도하다 검거되고 마는데. 순찰차를 파손하고 도주극을 벌인 이 운전자는 과연 어떤 처벌을 받게 될까? ▶ 선로 덮친 사다리차 6월 13일 오전 8시 경의 중앙선 가좌-신촌역 구간 양방향 철도 운행이 중단되며 출근길 대혼잡이 벌어졌다. 이날 아침 한 이삿짐 사다리차가 전도되면서 철로 위 전선을 덮쳐 전기 공급이 중단되어 발생한 사고. 이 사고로 총 35개 열차의 운행이 중지되고 41개의 열차의 운행이 조정되는가 하면 선로 인근 주택 3채의 담장과 지붕이 손상되었다. 사고 수습을 위해 소방관과 경찰관 등 총 183명의 인력과 각종 장비 22대가 투입되었는데. 조사 결과 사다리차 운전자는 면허정지 수준의 음주 운전 상태였던 것으로 밝혀졌다. 한 사람의 음주 운전으로 인해 벌어진 초유의 사태를 대한민국 긴급상황에서 알아본다. 사건 X-ray ▶ 1타 강사, 현직 교사와 문항 거래 논란 1타 영어 강사 조정식이 수험 문항을 돈 주고 사들인 혐의로 검찰에 송치됐다. 의혹의 시작은 2023년 영어 영역 23번 수능 문제와 그의 사설 모의고사 지문이 거의 일치한다는 제보였다. 감사원 조사 결과 실제 현직 교사에게 5,800만 원을 건네고 문항을 구매했다는 정황이 포착된 상황. 사교육과 연계된 사람은 수능 출제위원 자격에서 배제해야 하지만 사실상 유명무실. 2018년부터 2023년까지 문항을 판매한 교사만 249명, 총수익은 212억 원에 달했다. 장샛별 변호사는 ‘교육 공정성을 훼손하는 불법 문항 거래'이며 사실로 드러난다면 ‘청탁금지법과 업무방해 혐의'로 인해 처벌받을 수 있다고 지적했다. 교사는 돈을, 강사는 명성을 얻는 이 기형적 카르텔에 큰 충격을 받은 학생과 학부모들. 현직 학원 강사는 '공교육 신뢰를 무너뜨리는 이 구조는 강사의 ‘족집게' 명성을 유지하기 위한 관행이었다‘고 짚었는데. 최근 논란이 된 문항 거래 의혹을 사건 X-RAY에서 들여다본다. ▶ 부동산 들썩, 집값 오를까? 새 정부 출범과 함께 부동산 시장의 향방에 관심이 쏠리고 있다. 이재명 정부는 “세금으로 부동산 투자 및 구매를 억누르지 않고 가격 안정을 위해 공급을 훨씬 더 확대하겠다”며 주택 250만 호 공급 공약을 내걸었다. 그러나 과거 진보 정권 때마다 부동산 가격이 급격히 상승하고 다시 하락하는 등 심하게 요동쳤던 전례로 인해 기대감과 함께 불안감이 공존하고 있는 상황. 특히 노무현·문재인 정부 당시의 부동산 가격 규제 실패 사례도 우려를 증폭시키고 있다. 박시동 경제 평론가 역시 ‘건설업계 불황으로 인한 공급 차질, 서울과 지방 간 극심한 양극화 문제 등 다양한 문제가 산적해 있어 신중한 접근이 필요하다'는 입장을 밝혔다. 과연 이재명 정부의 공급 중심 정책이 효과를 거둘지 사건 X-RAY에서 집중 분석한다. ▶ 소득수준이 청결을 좌우한다? 경기도의 한 수영장에 '수영장의 탁도가 당신의 소득 수준을 나타냅니다‘라는 충격적인 안내문이 붙어 논란이다. ‘저소득일수록 몸이 청결하지 못하다'라는 뉘앙스가 담긴 해당 안내문을 본 네티즌들은 ‘단순 계도 차원을 넘어 소득 수준에 따라 사회적 낙인을 찍는 것 아니냐'며 공분하는 상황. 김광식 교수는 ‘능력주의 사회가 만들어낸 구조적 모욕'이라고 지적하며 ‘잼민이', ‘급식충,' ‘김치녀', ‘한남충' 등 혐오 표현의 기저에 성별, 경제적 계급, 세대 간의 갈등이 담겨있다고 짚었다. 일상은 물론 정치 사회 전반에 걸쳐 급속도로 퍼지고 있는 혐오와 차별의 실태를 사건 X-RAY에서 들여다본다. 락킷 리스트 ▶ 영국에서 사장 외진 숙소 3.3㎡당 인구밀도 0.00003명! 유럽에서 가장 인구 밀도가 낮다는 스코틀랜드의 하이랜드(Scottish Highlands). 웅장한 산과 넓은 황야가 어우러진 이곳은 유럽에서도 독특한 자연경관으로 손꼽히는 지역이다. 그런데 자연 속 고요함을 즐기는 것도 좋지만 워낙 사람이 없다 보니 오지에서의 캠핑이 두려울 여행가들을 위한 뜻밖의 숙소가 있었으니, 오두막 ‘보티(bothy)'가 바로 그것. 세계여행 중인 재운과 예나 씨가 세계에서 가장 외딴 숙소에서의 특별한 경험을 소개한다. WOW 대한민국 ▶ 떠나요, 포천 인생샷 명소 뜨거운 햇살을 피해 어디론가 훌쩍 떠나고 싶은 마음이 샘솟는 여름, 아드리안이 즉흥 여행을 준비했다. 찍히면 무조건 간다. 요즘 유행한다는 MZ들의 여행지 선택 방식을 따라 아드리안이 선택한 즉흥 여행지는? 바로 인생샷 명소가 가득한 포천! 시원한 한탄강을 바라 보며 즐기는 스릴 만점 출렁다리부터, 천연기념물 제 537호로 지정되었다는 에메랄드빛 기묘한 매력 비둘기낭 폭포 그리고 다양한 볼거리가 있는 실내 테마파크까지! 볼거리, 즐길 거리 가득한 포천으로 떠나보자. 주소: 경기 포천시 신북면 아트밸리로 184-1 ☎ 0507-1331-7070

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about ethical concerns with AI, libraries, and an AI prompt left in a fantasy novel. Then, stick around for a chat with Hazel McBride!My name is Hazel McBride and I grew up in a very small village in Scotland. Being surrounded by forests, mountains, ocean, and incredible wildlife - is it any surprise that I grew up to want to write about magical and mythical creatures? I signed with Ciara Finan at the Curtis Brown agency in London in October 2023 and my debut Fantasy Romance; 'A Fate Forged in Fire' was bought by Renegade Books UK and Dell US and will be published May 27th 2025!​A Fate Forged in Fire is heavily inspired by Scottish mythology and features a sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance that burns hot as dragon fire! Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter for all the latest information below.​I now live in the Netherlands with my Dutch husband and our border collie Whiskey, but the dream is to one day live on a farm in the Scottish Highlands (yes even in winter!).

Author and financial expert, Chris Whelan, joins Keith as they explore the intricacies of the housing market's potential future. Chris drops an intriguing prediction of a possible 20% price correction. They dive deep into the complex world of real estate, examining the pandemic's significant impact on mortgages and economic trends. The conversation reveals the behind-the-scenes challenges of the housing market, from government interventions to the nuanced effects of interest rates and forbearance programs. They unpack the struggles in commercial real estate, particularly highlighting the unique challenges in markets like New York's rent-controlled properties. Chris's new book "Inflated: Money, Debt, and the American Dream" promises an insightful journey through America's economic transformation, tracing how the nation evolved from an agrarian society to a global economic powerhouse. Show Notes: GetRichEducation.com/556 For access to properties or free help with a GRE Investment Coach, start here: GREmarketplace.com GRE Free Investment Coaching: GREinvestmentcoach.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Invest with Freedom Family Investments.  You get paid first: Text FAMILY to 66866 Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search “how to leave an Apple Podcasts review”  For advertising inquiries, visit: GetRichEducation.com/ad Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— text ‘GRE' to 66866 Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Complete episode transcript:   Automatically Transcribed With Otter.ai    Keith Weinhold  0:01   Welcome to GRE. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, what's the state of the housing market for the next five years, and could what's happening in the foreclosure market affect it? I see relative housing market price stability. My guest sees cracks. This could be somewhat of a debate today, then two great new cash flow and real estate markets in the same state that we're helping your portfolio with on get rich education, mid south home buyers, I mean, they're total pros, with over two decades as the nation's highest rated turnkey provider. Their empathetic property managers use your ROI as their North Star. So it's no wonder that smart investors just keep lining up to get their completely renovated income properties like it's the newest iPhone. They're headquartered in Memphis and have globally attractive cash flows and A plus rating with the Better Business Bureau and now over 5000 houses renovated. There's zero markup on maintenance. Let that sink in, and they average a 98.9% occupancy rate, while their average renter stays more than three and a half years. Every home they offer has brand new components, a bumper to bumper, one year warranty, new 30 year roofs. And wait for it, a high quality renter, remember that part and in an astounding price range, 100 to 180k I've personally toured their office and their properties in person in Memphis, get to know Mid South. Enjoy cash flow from day one. Start yourself right now at mid southhomebuyers.com that's mid south homebuyers.com.   Corey Coates  1:56   You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  2:12   Welcome to GRE from Edison, New Jersey to Edinburgh, Scotland, where I am today, and across 188 nations worldwide, I'm Keith Weinhold, and you are back for another wealth building week on get rich education. Today's guest came to me recommended. It came from a guest that we've had on the show here before, Jim Rickards and his daughter Ally Rickards. His name is Christopher Whelan. He has a distinguished background. Comes from a prominent family, and he's the author of a new book that just published a few weeks ago. His father, Richard Whelan, was the biographer of Joe Kennedy, and was advisor to presidents and Fed chairman and today's guest, his son there, Chris. He has done a lot of work in DC. He lives just north of New York City today. So I guess coming recommended from Jim Rickards and learning a few things about today's guest helped me want to host him on the show. So though I'm just meeting him for the first time right here on the show, as it turns out, I learned that he has mentioned on other channels that real estate prices could correct down 20% and fall back to 2020 levels. I absolutely don't see how that's possible in any way. I'm going to bring that up with him, so we'll see. This could turn into somewhat of a debate. Like I said last week, I believe that significantly falling housing prices. That's about as likely as grocery store prices falling back to 2020 levels. Yes, I am in Edinburgh, Scotland today. It's my first time here. My mom, dad and also my brother's entire family came over from the US to meet up. It's been great. We're taking in all the best sites, Edinburgh Castle, other castles, the Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness, though I don't believe in any Loch Ness monster at all. I mean, come on, what a hoax. And we're seeing some other sites, though it didn't really interest the others, which I could understand. I visited the home where Adam Smith once resided, and I might put my video about that on our get rich education YouTube channel, so you could check that out over there. Of course, Adam Smith is considered the father of modern day economics for his work on supply versus demand and the GDP concept, the invisible hand, concept, much of that work conveyed in his magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776 as for the present day, let's meet this week's guest, including me, meeting him for the first time.     I'd like to welcome in a first time guest. He's the author of a widely acclaimed new book. It's named inflated money, debt and the American dream. It just released, and the book couldn't be more timely with the multitude of challenges related to inflation, many involving the housing market in his earlier books, he's been known, frankly, for just telling his readers the truth. He's worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in politics and as an investment banker for more than 30 years. Today, he runs Whalen Global Advisors. You've seen him on CNBC in the Wall Street Journal, and now you're hearing him on GRE Welcome to the show. Chris Whalen.   Chris Whalen  5:43   Thank you, Keith, appreciate your invitation.    Keith Weinhold  5:45   Whalen is spelled W, H, A, l, e, n, if you're listening in the audio only, Hey, Chris, we're in a really interesting time in the economic cycle. We all know the Fed has a dual mandate, high employment and stable prices. What's interesting to me is, late last year, they cut rates by a full 1% and this is despite inflation being above target. Makes me wonder if they care more about high employment and they're rather willing to let inflation float higher. What are your thoughts?    Chris Whalen  6:18   I think historically, that's been the case. You know, the dual mandate Humphrey Hawkins, that drives the Fed's actions today was a largely socialist compromise between the Republicans and the Democrats. The Democrats wanted to guarantee everybody a job after World War Two, the legislation was really about soldiers and people who had served their country in many, you know, places around the world, for a long time, and then you would have the depression. So you had a whole generation or more of people that were looking for help when they came home. And that's what this was. But today, you know, there's another mandate, which is called keeping the treasury bond market open. We saw it was during COVID in 2020 President Trump got up, declared that people didn't have to pay their rent or their mortgages, and then didn't do anything. There was no follow up. At the time, folks in mortgage industry kind of looked at each other funny for about 60 days and said, What's going to happen? Because they have to advance principal, interest, taxes and insurance to protect the house. The first rule in mortgage finances protect the asset. But it all worked because the Fed dropped interest rates to zero and we had a boom. We refinanced two thirds of every mortgage in the United States, and that cash flow allowed the finance forbearance for millions of Americans. Now the unfortunate part, of course, was home prices went up double digits for six years. So why we had no affordability today? So, you know, it helped, but it certainly didn't help in some ways,   Keith Weinhold  7:48   mortgage loan forbearance back in the COVID era about five years ago, where you could basically just skip your mortgage payment and then they increase the overall duration of your loan period.   Chris Whalen  8:00   That's right. So you know, your government market, your conforming market, were falling. They also had various schemes, state forbearance for non agency loans. Nobody thought at all about the multifamily sector and the developers that didn't get paid for two years. And we're feeling the impact of that. Of course, today, that's probably the biggest pain point in US economy today is commercial real estate and multi family real estate, and neither one of them involves a consumer. So it gets no attention at all. You read about it in the specialty press, but that's about it.    Keith Weinhold  8:34   And by talking about multi family not affecting the consumer, you're just talking about who's on the owner side there?   Chris Whalen  8:40   precisely if all of the consumers have problems, you'd hear about it, and you do, especially in some of the blue states. I live in New York, so we have some of the more aggressive rent stabilization, rent control laws in the country. And they go back to World War Two. They go back almost a century,   Keith Weinhold  8:58   right? It's those people in the one to four unit space in residential real estate investing that really got the help there.    Chris Whalen  9:06   Well, at least, you know, the world didn't end. Imagine if all of those people had gone to foreclosure. The industry wouldn't have done that. Of course, they would have thrown up their hands and cried for help. But the point is, they made it work. But the cost of making it work that zero interest rate regime that the Fed put in place is still being felt today. If you look at banks which typically have prime large mortgages on their books, the loss given default is zero. Home prices are so high that if somebody actually goes to foreclosure, they sell the house, they pay off the loan easily, and there's usually a large residual left, which would go to the homeowner. So today, you know, if somebody gets in trouble, we do a short sale, we do a deed in lieu, and off they go. And that's why the stats don't show you the pain that many American families are feeling today, because about 60% of all payoffs of one to four family mortgages are people who. Are exiting the market, they're not going to buy another house. So what that means is that the cost of home ownership, or whatever other factors are involved, has made them make the decision not to go to another home mortgage.    Keith Weinhold  10:13   Yes, we have this historically low affordability that's beginning to be reflected in the home ownership rate. It's trended down from about 66 to 65% recently, we continue to be in this environment here, Chris in the one to four unit space, where those existing homeowners are in really good shape. They have record high equity levels of over 300k A lot of them have their home paid off. About 40% of American homeowners own their home free and clear, and of the remainder, those borrowers, 82% still have a mortgage rate of under 5% and of course, that principal and interest payment stays fixed. So even if there's economic hardship, it's pretty easy for people to make their payments and stay in their homes.   Chris Whalen  11:02   Well, it certainly is for most of the marketplace. If you look at the bottom 20% the FHA market, also the VA market, there's a little more stress there. There's still an awful lot of people who are in various types of forbearance in that market. That's going to end in October. So the Trump administration is pushing most of the rules back to pre COVID approaches for delinquency, for example, what we call the waterfall. And what that basically means is that if an FHA borrower gets in trouble, they'll have one shot at a modification where they lower the loan cost and stick part of the loan out the back to be paid off when the house is sold. If that doesn't take, if they don't re perform, then they're going to go to a foreclosure. We just ended another program for veterans. You know, they had three weeks notice, so now you're going to see a lot of veterans going to foreclosure. Unfortunately.   Keith Weinhold  11:56   yes, this administration is basically making sure that people are responsible or resume their payments. We've seen that student loan repayments needing to resume as well. Most foreclosure rate types are still pretty low, but yes, FHA foreclosure rates are higher than those for conventional loans.    Chris Whalen  12:15   Yeah, the interesting thing is, the veterans delinquency rate is half of the FHA rate, and even though people in uniform don't make a lot of money, they pay their bills. Yeah, it's quite striking.   Keith Weinhold  12:25   Why don't you talk to us more about areas where you see distress in the housing market before we talk about more inflation? Chris, the   Chris Whalen  12:34   key areas of housing stress at the moment are commercial real estate that has become underutilized. COVID drove a lot of this, but also the fact that industries could change their work practices. It could have people work from home. Look at housing. We sent everybody home in 2020 while we increased headcount by a third to address a surge in lending volume. It was insane. I gotta tell you, we were hiring people that we didn't see for months that changed the business model assumptions for a lot of industries. A lot of them moved out of blue states and went down to Florida and Texas. In the mortgage industry particularly, and so we have a lot of older real estate particularly, that is suffering. It has dropped in terms of appraised values. You also have higher interest rates and higher cap rates, that is to say the assumption of returns on the part of investors. So that hurdle has made a lot of these properties impaired, essentially. And then the other subclass is older multifamily properties. Think about those beautiful old apartments in the middle block up on the east side or the west side of Manhattan. They're not big enough to be viable, and so they have become this kind of subprime asset class, much in the way if you recall the signature bank failure, they typically bank these sorts of real estate properties, and now there's nobody that wants them. I think you're going to see some very specific pain coming out of HUD, and also Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because they bank some of these smaller properties that really aren't bankable by commercial banks. That's what it comes down to. If you're going to read about this and hear about it a lot in the commercial market over next several years. And again, you know, the losses on bank owned multifamily properties today are averaging 100% so that means that there are a lot that have more expenses than simply losing the full loan amount. And you know, if you want to have a bank loan, they're not taking these properties. They don't want them, right? So the bank, REO rate, if you look at the data from the FDIC, is zero. And what that tells you is that they can't sell the properties they don't want them, because if they take ownership, the city's not going to let them abandon the property. They'll have to keep it and maintain it. It's a tough situation. This is. Has evolved over the last 20 years or so, because consumer incomes have been kind of stagnant in real terms. But the cost of operating a property in New York City is not going down. It's going up quite a lot, and the legislation we've seen from Albany doesn't allow owners to recapture expenses, doesn't allow them to renovate apartments. So if I have a rent stabilized apartment, I'll use a real example, in a beautiful building on Central Park South right, to renovate a unit that's been occupied for 20 years, new kitchen, new bathroom, sir, everything services. That's $150,000 so if I'm the owner and I can't recapture that cost. What do I do? I lock the door, I gut the apartment, and I lock the door, and I hope that the laws will change in the future, because I can't rent it, my insurance underwriter will not allow me to rent out an apartment that's not brought up to code. That's New York law, but the folks in Albany don't care about that. We have some really unreasonable people in positions of authority, unfortunately, in some of these states, and you talk to them about these issues, and they don't care. They just pander to consumers, regardless of whether or not it makes sense or not. And that's just the way it is.   Keith Weinhold  16:15   Those evil landlords, quote, unquote, most right evil. They're just mom and pop investors that are trying to beat inflation with real assets, and they have real expenses. Rent Stabilization basically just being a genteel term for rent control, which gives no one an incentive to improve a property for sure   Chris Whalen  16:35   and it reduces the availability of housing ultimately, because nobody builds. You see that in New York right now the home market is pretty tight, up to the conforming limit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so you figure a million, 1,000,002 here in New York. But above that, it's quieted down quite a lot. There's compression in some of the higher end homes. And you know, if you go down south, you see a different problem, which is over building. They didn't want to build here, so they went down to the Carolinas and Texas and Florida. There's a huge amount of both multi family condo type developments and single family homes too. But above that average price level way above half a million dollars.   Keith Weinhold  17:15   Sure, it's made this dynamic where things have been flip flopped in the Northeast and Midwest, where the populations aren't growing very fast, those markets have been appreciating more than those in the high growth southeast, all coming back to supply. They're not bringing on enough new supply in the Northeast and Midwest, Chris has just laid out a few reasons for that, due to this high regulation. And then in the southeast, a high growth area, even though that's where people are moving, we're not getting much appreciation there, because you're able to build and that supply is able to keep up with demand. 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We're talking with the author of a great new book, Chris Whelan, it's called inflated money, debt and the American dream. Chris, I see the residential housing market and their price points as being resilient. I'm kind of looking around and seeing if you have any places where you think that there are any cracks in that? I've heard you talk elsewhere about a housing price correction. Were you talking in the one to four unit space? And how do you think that could happen?   Chris Whalen  20:31   I didn't come up with that idea. I did a biography of my good friend Stan middleman, who's the founder of freedom mortgage. It's a real rags to riches story of a successful entrepreneur, a great guy, by the way, is a beloved man in the mortgage industry. And so what he believes is that cycles are about a decade in terms of human behavior. And he says misery on the eights, which is kind of a cute way of saying it. And what Stan is basically saying is you eventually see so much price appreciation that affordability goes to zero. You run out of buyers, is another way to put it. And then once the Fed gooses it, he thinks we see an interest rate decline this year next year, perhaps you get rates to run a little bit. You get volumes to jump the way they did last summer. You remember, in the third quarter, we had great volumes in the mortgage industry, carried everybody through to the end of the year, and then after that, he says, we get a price correction, maybe back down to 2020 21 levels. So we're talking about a 20% price correction, and we're talking about the loans that have been made in the last few years being underwater. That's something we haven't talked about in a long time. We haven't talked about that since 2008 so I think that Americans inevitably have to see some kind of a correction. What the Fed did was wrong, what they did was excessive. I write about that in the end of my book, but unfortunately, the result is home prices that have galloped along, and eventually you got to reset it. Part of its supply coming online. Part of it is simply, like, I say, you run out of buyers, and when it's simply that purchase buyer who is either all cash or happens to have the deposit, and that's all you have. And there's no flexibility for people that want to get into the market. You know, that's tough. I could recall Paul Volcker years ago, we were talking about that in the book too. He ratcheted down home prices. He raised interest rates so much that home prices went down, and a lot of builders went out of business who had had a lot of snls go out of business, and, you know, the previous decade. So that was a tough time. We didn't even start to do that this time around, because they were afraid to the Fed is worried about keeping the Treasury market open, so they are afraid of deflation, which unfortunately means you don't get those opportunities to get into the market. I remember my parents, when I was very young, they would buy busted homes in Washington, DC. It was a great way to make a lot of money, and in five years, the House would double. That's the kind of market Washington was   Keith Weinhold  23:05   in my opinion, I don't see how there could be any substantial residential home price correction. Historically that happens when there's a wide swath of homeowners that get into financial trouble, like I was talking about earlier, the homeowner is in great financial shape today. In fact, since World War Two, we've only seen home prices drop substantially during one period. That was that period around 2008 and that's when we had conditions that are opposite of what they are today. We had loans underwritten with liar loans. We had an over supply of homes, like I was saying earlier, inflation can't touch one's principal and interest payment. We're still under supplied with homes. Most experts don't think we'll get that into balance for at least five years. I really don't see how home prices could fall substantially. I also don't see how they could rise substantially, like, say, 10% due to that low affordability, but I expect continued stability in prices?    Chris Whalen  24:02   Well, we'll see. I'm not as sanguine about that, because a lot of people feel house rich on paper, but when the bottom of the stack is really hurting as it is now, FHA delinquency rates really are in probably the mid teens. You don't see that yet in the middle with the 727, 40 FICO type borrowers. But I think over time you could, and if, again, it depends on the economy and some other factors, but I'll tell you right now, you're already seeing a correction in the hyad the bottom half, no. And there's a supply problem here, which I agree with you on. It's going to keep those home price is pretty firm. And even where I am in New York, for God's sake, Keith, there's no construction here. So we just had a house across the street from me go from million one. I live in Sleepy, hollow New York, and you know, this is typically around the conforming limit for prices for most of these homes, and it went for 150 $1,000 over the ask, it was crazy. Went in two weeks now, during COVID, we saw this sort of behavior, and we thought, Well, okay, you had zero interest rates. I got a 3% mortgage, by the way, awesome. But here we have a situation when markets cooled down a lot, and yet the lack of availability is really the driver. So in that sense, I agree with you, but I do think the high end could correct rather substantially.   Keith Weinhold  25:24    And of course, in multi family apartments, that's different. That's where values in a lot of markets have been depressed by more than 30% they were subject to those interest rates being jacked up, and we're still going to see balloon loans mature and people default on those in apartments. The pain is not over with air, but at some point that's going to bottom out, and that'll be a buyer opportunity in apartments.   Chris Whalen  25:47    Well, the thing is, new stuff is going fine. It's what happens is when the new gets built, the older assets down the road get discounted. That's really what's going on. People love new as you know, these kids love a new house, as opposed to an older house.   Keith Weinhold  26:02   Yes, that'll help reset the prices in the new market when you can compare those to what existing values are. Well, Chris, talk to us more about your new book and what the overall thesis of the book is in these critical times.    Chris Whalen  26:16   Inflated is meant to help people understand how our country went from agrarian, sleepy, isolationist America in the 1900s to being the dominant economy in the world and the provider of global money. We talk about how we got here. We talk about Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt and many other characters. Obviously, we had to talk about Andrew Jackson, who is now embodied in our president, Donald Trump. We try and frame how this is all going to evolve in the future. And my thesis is basically the global currency role is something you get during or after a war. We took the baton from Great Britain after the First World War, and then by the end of World War Two, everybody in the world was broke, except for us. It was last man standing. And so rebuilt the world. We let everybody take advantage of us, and now President, who's saying, Nope, we got to change this. I think if it wasn't Trump, it would be somebody else. To be honest with you, Americans are tired of high inflation. They're tired of some of the other costs that come along with being the global reserve currency, so we try and frame all of this in an understandable way. And I particularly talk about housing during COVID and how that all really, I think, changed things for many Americans. Home ownership has been one of the basic ways we create wealth in this country, and the fact that we didn't have an opportunity for people to get in cheap with a fixer upper or a house that was foreclosed. You know, I think it's unfortunate, but the system just can't tolerate it. We've gone in 2008 and then in 2020 through two very significant crises when the government bond market stopped working. So we talk about that as well.   Keith Weinhold  28:03   I don't predict interest rates. I think it is really difficult to do you mentioned earlier about the prospect for lower interest rates coming. Everyone wants to know about coming. What's your outlook for the future of interest rates and inflation for just say the next five years? Chris,    Chris Whalen  28:19   I think interest rates will drop. That is to say what the Fed controls, which is short term interest rates. In the next year or so, we'll have a little bit of a boom as a result. But I think the concern about the federal deficit and US debt, the volatility caused by President Trump's trade strategy, and just general I think a sense of uncertainty among investors is going to keep long term interest rates higher than we saw during COVID And really the whole period since 2008 the Fed bought a lot of duration and took it out of the market, so they kept rates low. They're not going to do that as much in the future. I don't think they'll buy mortgage securities again, they are very chastened by that experience. So if they don't buy mortgage backed securities, and if the banks don't become more aggressive buyers, and I don't think they will, then you know, the marginal demand that would drive mortgage rates down is just not going to be there. Banks have been holding fewer and fewer mortgages and mortgage backed securities on their books for 35 years. If you look at the growth in the industry, the dollar amount of one to four family mortgages hasn't changed very much. So when you look at it that way, it's like, you know what's wrong? Two things. They want to only make mortgages to affluent households. They want to avoid headline risk and litigation and fines and all of that. And I think also, too some of the Basel capital rules for banks discourage them from holding mortgages and mortgage servicing rights, which is an area I work in quite a lot.   Keith Weinhold  29:55   It seems to me, like increasingly, the powers. It be the United States government just won't let the homeowner fail. They want to do so much to promote home ownership over the long term, we see relative ease with getting a mortgage. We've seen lower down payment requirements during other times, including COVID. We see the government jump in with things like mortgage loan forbearance and an eviction moratorium for renters. They just don't want to let people lose their homes. It just seems like there's more propensity to give homeowners a greater safety net than ever. Well,   Chris Whalen  30:29   we've turned it into an entitlement. Yeah, and Trump is changing that at the federal level. The states, the blue states, are going to continue to play that game at the state level, and they can even have state moratoria. But what's going to happen, and I think sooner rather than later, is you may see the federal agencies start to tier the states in terms of servicing fees, simply to reflect the cost. It takes over 1400 days to do a foreclosure in New York. Gosh, that is a big problem. You can lose the lien in New York now, it takes so long. So I think that, you know, from an investor perspective, from a developer perspective, it's not an attractive venue. That's just the reality. Then you even California is as progressive and as activists as it is, you can still get a foreclosure done very quickly using the trustees. It's just a totally different situation. If there are complications, you can get into a judicial foreclosure, which will take longer. But still, California works. New York is deliberately dysfunctional. We have people in the state legislature who are in foreclosure themselves, and they keep passing these laws. So, you know, I think at the federal level, you're going to see it roll back to pre COVID, but I will say that forbearance, both with respect to the agency and conventional market and private loans, is kind of the rule. Now we work with the borrower much more than we would in the past. It's it is really night and day.   Keith Weinhold  32:00   Chris, your new book has gotten a lot of acclaim. Let us know anything else that we should know about this book, and then if we can get it in all the usual places   Chris Whalen  32:10   you can buy it at Barnes and Noble Amazon. I have a page on my website, RC, waylon.com, with all the relevant links. But the online is the best way to get it. Most of the sales are on Kindle anyway, but well over 90% are online, so we don't have to worry about physical books. I think we'll be doing some book signings in the New York area. So we'll definitely let you know about that.   Keith Weinhold  32:33   One last thought is that the rate of inflation means more to a real estate investor than it does to a layperson, maybe five times as much or more, because when we borrow for an income property, our asset floats up with inflation. That part's really just a hedge on inflation. Our debt gets debased by inflation, which is really a mechanism for profiting from inflation over time. And then, thirdly, our cash flow tends to go up even faster than the rate of inflation, since our principal and interest stays fixed, so real estate investors can often be the beneficiary of inflation. It's sort of strange to go root for a force like inflation that can impoverish so many people. But what are your thoughts with respect to real estate investors and inflation?   Chris Whalen  33:19   Well, you know, it's funny when Jerome Powell at the Fed says that they have a 2% inflation target, my response is, well, we better have at least 2% inflation if we're going to make commercial real estate work. Commercial real estate went up for 75 years after World War Two. I can remember when I was in the rating business at Crowell bond ratings going to see some of the banks here in New York, their multifamily books had only seen the equity underneath the asset go up and up and up. In other words, the land ended up being 90% of the value, you know, 1520, years after the purchase and the improvements were almost worthless simply because the land appreciated so much. Now that has changed since COVID. A lot of commercial real estate, particularly has gotten under a bit of a cloud. You've seen falling prices. However, in parts of the country that are growing where you have a positive political environment, positive economic environment, you're still seeing fantastic growth in both commercial and multifamily markets. So I think being very careful and patient in doing your homework in terms of picking venues is more important now than ever before. You know, I'll give you an example. Down in Florida, we're building new malls every day. The mall down the road that's 15 years old. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's 15 years old. And so the price discounts that you're seeing for existing assets are rather striking. Same thing down in the Carolinas, down in, you know, Atlanta, and going down to the Texas growth spectacle, I'm always astounded by what's going on in Texas. They built so much in that whole area around South Lake, out by the airport. It, they're going to basically subsume used it. So, you know, in those markets, you have great opportunities, but you also have over building. And so we're going to see some cycles where they're going to be deals out there for projects that maybe were a little too ambitious have to get restructured, and astute investors can come in and do very well on that   Keith Weinhold  35:20   like we often say around here, in real estate investing, the market is typically even more important than the property itself. The name of Chris's new book, again, is inflated money, debt and the American dream. It has an awful lot of intersections with real estate investors and how they can play inflation. Uh, Chris has been a terrific conversation about the real estate market and larger market forces. It's been great having you here on the show.   Chris Whalen  35:47   Thank you, Keith. Let's do it again.   Keith Weinhold  35:49   Yeah, some good insights from Chris, a smart guy. And gosh, what a really sad state for rent stabilized apartments in New York City, where landlords of some of those properties, they would have to spend sometimes hundreds of 1000s of dollars in order to bring them up to code, but then they couldn't charge enough rent to offset those expenses due to government intervention and price fixing, so landlords just lock up the property vacant. And this sort of harkens back to when we were talking about some of this last year, when we had documentary film maker jen siderova on the show with her film called shopification, and it was about how rent control slowly makes neighborhoods fall into disrepair. All right, Chris and I had some difference of opinion there on the prospects for a home price correction. I think I made most of my points. He did, though, talk about running out of home buyers. If I have him back, maybe I'll pick up right there. More buyers are baked into the demographics, like I think I shared with you one time the US had its highest ever birth rate years between 1990 and 2010 more than 4 million births per year for a lot of those years. Just to review this with you, you might remember that 2007 was the US is peak birth year. Add 38 years to that for the average first time homebuyer age, and that housing demand won't even peak until 2045 and it will continue to stay high for a few years after that. So that's where the demand is just going to keep coming from, just piling on. And when I say that loan conditions have eased for American homeowners, like I did there during the interview, of course, what I'm talking about is the long term. I mean, lending conditions got more rigid after 2008 and with the adoption of Dodd Frank. What I'm talking about is, before the Great Depression, it was most common to have to make 50% to 60% down payments on property, and you had to repay the entire note in five to 10 years. I mean, can you imagine how that would hurt affordability today and then later, by 1950, 15, year loans were the common one. I mean, even that would impair affordability today. Today, 30 year loans are the common one, and you can put as little as 3% down on a primary residence. A lot of people don't know that either. It does not take 20% on a primary residence. So that's what I mean about the relative ease of credit flow today. Now, Chris has knowledge about other parts of the real estate market that I don't for his work inside DC and in other places like the foreclosure market. We talked about some of that right after the interview. For example, He was letting acronyms like NPL roll off his tongue, and I had to ask him what that meant. That's a non performing loan. Check out Chris's new book. Again, it's called inflated money debt in the American dream. And again, his website is RCwhalen.com and Chris also has a great sense of history, which we didn't get into, longtime real estate guys radio show co host Russell gray and I will discuss monetary history here on the show soon. Like I said, I'm coming to you from Edinburgh, Scotland this week, even if you don't see great sites, you know, it's interesting just walking the historic streets here, if you're an American that's visited here before, you surely know what I mean. And I told you that I'd let you know, the current real estate transaction I'm involved in is paying $650 a night for the hotel here in Edinburgh. Yes, that's a lot. I've actually paid less for fancier places in Dubai, but this hotel here is on the Royal Mile. 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They can help guide you to the very best deals and show you the specific property addresses available right at this time for whatever best meets your needs. If you're looking to either start or expand to another market and you seek cash flow, you really need to consider Oklahoma. Yes, it is free to have a strategy session with an investment coach, whether that's for Oklahoma or other investor advantage regions. I often like to leave you with something actionable. You can start at GREinvestment coach.com start book a meeting for a free strategy session remotely. That's at GREinvestment coach.com, until next week, I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, don't quit your Daydream.   Dolf Deroos  42:51   Nothing on this show should be considered specific, personal or professional advice. Please consult an appropriate tax, legal, real estate, financial or business professional for individualized advice. Advice, opinions of guests are their own. Information is not guaranteed. 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In this episode of Equine Assisted World, Rupert Isaacson speaks with Emma Hutchinson and Jay Hare of HorseBack UK, a groundbreaking charity based in the Scottish Highlands. Originally developed to support military veterans recovering from physical and emotional trauma, HorseBack UK now works across diverse populations including at-risk youth and refugee communities.Jay shares his powerful personal journey as a Royal Marine commando who lost his leg and facial identity in combat—and found healing through horses. Emma walks us through the origins and growth of HorseBack UK, how they built their eclectic, nature-based programs, and how their holistic approach integrates horsemanship, bushcraft, mentorship, and leadership.From PTSD recovery to ADHD support, herd dynamics to leadership development, this episode reveals how horses, nature, and community can reforge identity, restore dignity, and create lasting change.

In this episode of Northern Ag Network On Demand, we talk with Kylie Walker of KOW's Mini Cows in Huntley, Montana. Kylie shares how she built her unique cattle business—from her love of Scottish Highland cattle to creating a supportive community for women in agriculture. She’s also hosting the second annual Big Sky Cowgirl Gathering this June, a hands-on, women-focused clinic covering calving, artificial insemination, hoof care, and more. Tickets are on sale now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Clarkson is an NHS cardiologist at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.  Our previous interview video had more than a million views.  This follow-up video podcast, a year later, has two parts.  In the first, Dr Clarkson outlines how we should all assess our own cardiac risks and explains more about the decision whether or not to take the drugs statins.  The second part is about returning to exercise after a heart attack or being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.This full interview is available as a video.  It is the source interview from which I produced two separate videosCardiac Risk Score and  Activity after atrial fibrillation (AF) or heart attack (MI)Qrisk3 calculator ➡️ https://www.qrisk.org

Our guest this week is Laura, who is a Shepherdess from the Scottish Highlands. Well actually she's from Essex, but she moved up there and discovered a love of herding sheep. She literally know's everything there is to know about sheep, and she can even talk to them! A lot of this episode is Joe baa'ing in different accents, and debating whether he could actually become a sheep shearer. Just your average TPD episode then really... ☀️Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your ⁠tickets here⁠ ☀️ For the best sheep chat in the business, listen to Laura's podcast ⁠here⁠ If you would like to be a guest on the show, ⁠click here⁠ To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or ⁠click here⁠ On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking ⁠this link⁠ To become an official sponsor, go to ⁠Patreon.com/thingspeopledo⁠ To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of ATTRA's Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Eddy Labus, is joined by Joe Boccardy, better known as Joe Ginseng. Joe has a small farm nestled in the mountains of Northwest North Carolina where he cares for a small herd of Scottish Highland cattle, pigs, and chickens. Joe farms the forests on his farm, raising several different types of threatened or endangered species like Ginseng and Golden Seal. In this episode, Eddy and Joe talk about growing plants in Appalachian forests, preservation methods, and value-added marketing ideas. Related ATTRA Resources:Quick Tips for AgroforestryOther Resources:Appalachia's ginseng goldmine may not last much longerAppalachian Harvest Herb Hub™United Plant SaversForest Farming: An Agroforestry PracticeCultivating Native Woodland BotanicalsAppalachian Forest Farmer CoalitionPlease complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Explore Scotland's island distilleries and discover what makes whisky culture on Skye and Mull so unforgettableIn this Roundtrip episode, I revisit Scotland's iconic whisky regions, diving into the rich, peaty world of Scotch whisky tasting on the Isle of Skye and Isle of Mull.Join me as I reflect on my first solo tasting at Talisker Distillery, known for its maritime character and smoky single malts, and a nearly private experience at Tobermory Distillery, home of the bold and peated Ledaig 10 Year.You'll learn how peat, salt air, and tradition shape the flavor of Scotch whisky, why adding a splash of water opens up a dram, and what makes visiting a Scottish distillery a must for any traveler.Whether you're a whisky lover, a curious traveler, or planning your own trip to the Scottish Highlands and islands, this episode offers a personal look at what makes whisky culture in Scotland so unique.This one's for anyone who's ever wanted to explore Scottish whisky, not through a guidebook, but through the lens of a traveler—complete with shopping finds, scenic stops, and the kind of storytelling best enjoyed with a dram in hand.

Firefighters across the country have been tackling more wildfires this week - from the Mourne mountains in Northern Ireland to the Scottish Highlands and North Yorkshire moors. These fires in rural areas are difficult to fight. In the Mournes more than 140 fires have been reported in the past few days and firefighters say most were started deliberately. Various countryside organisations, including the Countryside Alliance and the CLA alongside farming unions have been raising awareness of the dangers of wildfires and ways of preventing them. The Ulster Farmers Union is calling for more grazing and controlled burning in some protected areas to reduce the risks.We're focusing on farmed fish this week and salmon really dominates this sector. It's not without its critics who say production is at the expense of the environment and fish welfare. However the industry in Scotland says its continuing to change and improve. We visit an island site owned by Norwegian fish farmer MOWI which believes that farming in deeper more remote waters will help solve some of the problems.The first asparagus of the season is one vegetable that's widely anticipated and valued and one Scottish farm has found a way of edging ahead of most of the others by making use of redundant fruit polytunnels.Presenter = Charlotte Smith Producer = Rebecca Rooney

Hannah McCook first hit a golf ball at the age of 6. With the Scottish Highlands as her course, Hannah's talent for the sport soon became clear.In the confusion and chaos of a type 1 diabetes diagnosis at the age of 8, it was thanks to a single sporting type 1 role model, Sir Steve Redgrave, that she realised she didn't have to give up her favourite hobby.Fast forward more than 20 years and Hannah is now an inspiration to many as a professional athlete herself, handling her type 1 diabetes alongside the golf course, a demanding travel schedule, training, coaching and international competitions.In this episode of Type 1 on 1 we tune into some 90s nostalgia around Hannah's diagnosis, chat about why her touring bag is always the heaviest, chasing impossible perfection in both her sport and her health, and why, despite travelling the world with her sport, nowhere can compete with her beloved Nethy Bridge.CONNECT WITH HANNAH Follow Hannah on Instagram.Check out her coaching page.Take a look at Hannah's website.JOIN THE TYPE 1 ON 1 INSTAGRAM COMMUNITY Come and say hi @studiotype1on1 on Instagram.SPONSOR MESSAGE This episode of Type 1 on 1 is sponsored by Insulet, the makers of Omnipod tube-free insulin pump therapy.Using Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery has improved my diabetes management significantly with less diabetes decisions, and of course no multiple daily injections. How? Well, Omnipod 5 automatically adjusts insulin every five minutes to help keep me in range, allowing life outside of type 1 diabetes to get bigger.If you want to know more, head to Omnipod.com.

In November 1976, 36-year-old Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew vanished without a trace after leaving their Inverness home for what was meant to be a weekend away.What followed was one of the most baffling missing persons cases Scotland has ever seen - a case with no suspects, no evidence and no answers for over four decades.When I first began researching this one, I knew nothing about it. What unfolded before my eyes as I dug deeper left me stunned. Layer by layer, the truth began to surface, and by the time it did, the damage had already been done.Join my Patreon community at patreon.com/britishmurders for exclusive perks, including early access to ad-free episodes, bonus episodes and content, exciting giveaways, and welcome goodies!Follow me on social media:Facebook | British Murders with Stuart BluesInstagram | @britishmurdersTikTok | @britishmurdersJoin the private Facebook group:British Murders Podcast - Discussion GroupVisit my website:britishmurders.comIntro music:⁣David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣davidjohnbrady.comDisclaimer:The case discussed in this podcast episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. I aim to cover such stories with a victim-focused approach, using information from publicly available sources. While I strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. You can find the sources for each episode on my website. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised. Thank you for your understanding and support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scottish Murders returns with an intriguing fictional case told by former Scottish police officers Bob and Rory from the podcast Code 21.The episode explores the mysterious death of Nigel Rannoch, whose skeletal remains were discovered in a tent in the Scottish Highlands, three years after he disappeared. Initially deemed a suicide, the investigation reveals numerous inconsistencies, including missing items and unexplained evidence. The officers recount their experiences, highlighting the challenges of rural policing and the procedural flaws that can occur. They discuss the emotional impact of such cases and the camaraderie that helps officers cope with the job's demands. The narrative offers a unique blend of procedural insight and personal reflection, questioning the assumptions made during investigations and the human stories behind them.As the story unfolds, listeners are invited to ponder the unanswered questions surrounding Nigel's death and the missing "Piglet" toy, which adds layers of intrigue to this compelling tale.SOURCES:Please see our website for all source material and photos at scottishmurders.com/episodes/bob-rorySHOW: Support Us: ko-fi.com/scottishmurdersPatreon - patreon.com/scottishmurdersMerch - teepublic.com/user/scottishmurdersWebsite - scottishmurders.comTwitter - @scottishmurdersInstagram - @scottishmurderspodcastFacebook - facebook.com/scottishmurdursYouTube - @ScottishMurdersLinktree - linktr.ee/scottishmurders CREDITS:Scottish Murders is a production of CluarantonnHosted by Dawn YoungGuests: Bob and Rory from Code21 podcastProduction Company Name by Granny RobertsonMUSIC:ES_Battle of Aonach Mor - Deskant - epidemicsound

This month BBC Radio 4's Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, speaks to the writer Michel Faber about his debut novel, Under the Skin. Published in the year 2000 by Canongate it went on to be shortlisted for the Whitbread Award that same year. The book follows the female protagonist of Isserley who roves the A9 in the Scottish Highlands looking to pick up hitchhikers (preferably ones with big muscles). In 2013 the book was made into a film, shot in Glasgow, and directed by Jonathan Glazer. It starred Scarlett Johansson as Isserley.Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Gillian WheelanThis was a BBC Audio Scotland production.

Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! First up, it's Claire Hatcher-Smith's Mizzy's Mysteries which follows twelve-year-old Mizzy as she proves to the world she can solve mysteries just like Sherlock Holmes. Next, it’s Pádraig Kenny's After, where Jen and her father are making their way across a deserted world after a technological collapse brought civilization to an end! Finally…A reluctant adventurer, a hidden mystery, and wild Scottish Highlands awaits readers in Barbara Henderson's, I Don't Do Mountains. That's all on this week's episode of Fun Kids Book Worms!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ready to get sleepy? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for a gentle bedtime story, taken from his own life in the mountains of Night Falls. This one sees he and his friends travel to the isles of Skye, to enjoy the starry night's sky, and the total piece of the Scottish Highlands.  This is Part 66 of The Falls series, but don't worry, you can jump in any time.  Love Night Falls?

Scotland's Highlands are among the most beautiful and remote places in the world. But to many, this stunning landscape of mountains, lakes, and coastal villages also bears a notable air of mystery and foreboding. Even today, these ancient lands remain steeped in folklore and supernatural tales. Once one begins to dig into the stories of High Strangeness in the Scottish Highlands, it becomes clear why it is often considered one of the most haunted places on earth. MUSIC  Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 517 - Carolyn Nicholson - Stories From the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands - A land full of fairies, witches, water monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creaturesCarolyn was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, worked in the health information management field, taught in post-secondary education, and was in ministry in The United Church of Canada. After her retirement, she began researching her ancestors; after many years she discovered her Nicolson ancestors were from the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands, and she began to visit Skye with her sisters. Skye, she learned, was always full of fairies, witches, water monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. As a project for her small writers' group, she wrote a 1,200-word story about fairies, witches, etc., then decided to play some more with what she had written. In time, this became a larger and larger story. Carolyn decided to take a course offered by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia on how to write a children's story. Then, daring to believe the story might be worth publishing, she contacted OC Publishing and the rest, as they say, is history.Wishes sometimes do come true, and Carolyn's wish would be that this little story might bring happiness and pleasure to children and that they might come to love little Magaidh and her friends and family as much as she does. Book: The Last Witch on SkyeThe Ban the Witches and Fairies (BW&F) Party has chased all the supernatural creatures out of the Isle of Skye. Only Magaidh, a young witch, remains, hiding in a castle disguised as a cat. But she and the Queen of the Fairies have a plan to rescue the Fairy Flag, allowing the fairies and Magaidh to return to Skye. As Magaidh resumes her business, Spells, Inc., she thinks about getting revenge on the BW&F Party, but the Fairy Queen suggests that peace would be a better plan. While Magaidh considers which it will be, peace or revenge, her business allows her to help the people of Skye with love potions and spells to reverse the troublesome effects of fairy arrows. She and her two fairy friends, Sean and Iain, go on many adventures together, including rescuing a baby Welsh dragon; dealing with Big Blue Donald, a ghost; and befriending a baby water horse they name Calum. In the process, Magaidh finds out why she is different from her siblings, who force her to choose revenge!https://carolynnicholson.ca/https://ocpublishing.ca/carolyn-nicholsonSupport the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca

This week Hannah suggests a double date, slags off Hereditary (spoilers if you ain't seen it), and Big Suze tells us about her Six The Musical celeb moment. BUT LET'S GET TO THE SPOOKY STORIES!It's another Creep of the Week special. There's just too many haunted huns, so we're delving right on in! Story 1 - from B narrated by Hannah. Mum, Dad and new baby go to Loch Lomond in the Scottish Highlands to a haunted hotel... Story 2 - from M narrated by Big Suze, from a NZ-based hun about being a nurse on a spinal injury unit in England... And ofc a demonic spirit. Story 3 - from Cerys read by Hannah - a normal terraced house with the kids.. or is it... think toy boxes being thrown and figures in the window.Story 4 - from Adam narrated by Big S. Tales of mimicing loved ones in the house... Story 5 - from Anna read by Hannah - a creepy holiday home in Spain.Story 6 - from Becca narrated by BIG S, we hear about late Gma Betty - a truly heartwarming story to end the eppy.Ty for all stories pls keep them coming, we love all you haunted huns loads!xoxoJOIN OUR PATREON! EXTRA bonus episodes AND a monthly ghost hunt for just £4.50! Or £6 for AD-FREE EPS and weekly AGONY HUNS! We'll solve your problems huns! Sign up here:www.patreon.com/GhostHuns

Charlotte McConaghy is an Australian author living in Sydney with her partner and two children. She has a Masters Degree in Screenwriting from the Australian Film Television and Radio School, and a number of published SFF works in Australia. Her novel Migrations was her first foray into adult literary fiction, published in North America by Flatiron Books, and by Penguin Random House in Australia and the UK. It is being translated into over 25 languages and adapted to film. Once There Were Wolves, the New York Times Bestseller, is a romantic mystery about a biologist charged with reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands in order to rewild the landscape and bring a forest back to life. Wild Dark Shore, the focus of today's show, continues her love of romantic thrillers set in beautiful, remote places, and explores not only what it takes to raise children in a collapsing world, but the impossible choices we make to protect those we love. Charlotte joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about whether she comes up with the story first or the setting, what her research entails, why she chose multiple point of view narrators for Wild Dark Shore, how she knows when a novel is finished, revision, and more. For more information on Writers on Writing and to become a supporter, visit our Patreon page. For a one-time donation, visit Ko-fi. You can find hundreds of past interviews on our website. You'll help out the show and indie bookstores by buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. It's stocked with titles by our guest authors, as well as our personal favorites. And on Spotify, you'll find an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners! (Recorded on February 14, 2025) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettHost: Marrie StoneMusic: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)

33% animated movie + 33% soft-core porn + 33% James Bond ripoff = 100% Sir Billi. Get ready for a world of illegal beavers, tons of cleavage, and pilot ducks as we travel into the Scottish Highlands for Scotlands first ever crack at an animated film. What is our favorite Beyblade? Why do Peacocks make Lukas cry? And how should you season and cook your balls? Tune in this week to find out all this and more, but only on "The Good, The Bad, & The Movies"!P.S. Check out these links to stay connected with TGTBTMDiscord: https://discord.gg/rKuMYcKvYoutube: https://youtu.be/klEkYh_snOE

Many landowners across Scotland are engaging with large scale restoration projects. One such project, spanning 80 thousand acres, is Wildland, in the Scottish Highlands. They have a 200 year vision to help the land heal, grow and thrive, and Rachel is there to find out more about the project, and perhaps even spot some of birds of prey who are thriving in this landscape.HippFest, a silent film and live music festival based in Bo'Ness, is back this March, and one of the filmmakers, Moira Salt, has developed a silent film focusing on Scotland's canals. Mark met up with her alongside the Forth and Clyde Canal to find out what exactly inspires her about these waterways.Bridgend Farmhouse is a community owned organisation in Edinburgh, focusing on a creating a sustainable and welcoming space for learning, eating and exercise. Helen Needham met with John Knox, who is Chair of the Board at Bridgend, to find out more about the philosophy behind the organisation.For villages on the West Coast of Scotland, boats and sailing are often part of the traditional way of life. However, in Plockton, the local high school is playing a key role in keeping this tradition alive, through teaching the heritage craft of boat building. Mark went along and spoke to some of the students about what learning this craft meant to them.Frogs and toads have begun to emerge all across Scotland, coming out of hibernation and entering the breeding season. But how can we tell which is which, and how can we get involved in their conservation? We speak to Nature.Scot Reserve Officer Danny Bean about how we can keep an eye out for our native amphibians.The Braemar Highland Games Centre is home to one of the world's most famous lifting stones – the Inver Stone. Mark visited to hear the history behind the stone, where the traditions of lifting stones first began.In an excerpt from this week's podcast, Rachel is joined by Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill, to find out about how their love of wild swimming began, and how that has grown through their BBC TV Series Jules and Greg's Wild Swim

Are you dreaming of a trip to the Scottish Highlands? Have you always wanted to drive the legendary North Coast 500? IIn this episode, we embark on a journey through Scotland's breathtaking North Highlands, uncovering what you need to know before setting out on this iconic route. With me is Robert James from North Coast Explorer Tours, sharing practical tips and local insights drawn from years of exploring this magnificent region. Whether you're in the planning stages or simply dreaming of the adventure, join us as we discuss route details, driving challenges, and must-see spots along the 516-mile odyssey. Get ready to safely navigate this spectacular drive and make the most of your Highland adventure.• Introduction to the North Coast 500 and its significance• Insights from Robert James, an expert on the route• Overview of the driving experience and scenic highlights• Discussion on single-track roads and their challenges• Recommendations on driving direction and experience• Highlights of the most challenging sections of the journey• Practical tips for safe driving and vehicle considerations• Fuel availability and charging points along the route• Final thoughts and additional tips for planning your trip⭐️ Guest - Robert James from North Coast Explorer Tours

In this engaging episode of the Driving Change Podcast, Jeff Bloomfield interviews Dr. Iona Naismith, a clinical psychologist, adventurer, and expert in the neuroscience of compassion. Dr. Naismith shares her fascinating journey from growing up in the Scottish Highlands to leading expeditions in the Italian Dolomites and pursuing a career in psychology. The conversation explores the neuroscience behind compassion, the importance of self-awareness, and practical strategies to rewire negative thought patterns for personal and professional growth. The episode offers actionable insights into achieving balance through mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotional intelligence. Why You Should Listen This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking personal growth or looking to improve their leadership and relationships. Dr. Naismith's unique blend of adventure and psychology provides inspiring lessons on resilience, self-awareness, and the power of compassion. Whether you're navigating life's challenges or seeking to optimize your mental well-being, her insights will leave you equipped with practical tools to transform your mindset and achieve balance. Key Takeaways Neuroscience of Compassion: Compassion is more than being nice—it's about addressing and alleviating suffering while fostering resilience and growth. Self-Compassion vs. Self-Criticism: Many people are compassionate toward others but harsh on themselves. Learning self-compassion can unlock greater potential and self-acceptance. Mindfulness as a Tool: Staying present helps disrupt negative thought patterns, reducing anxiety and increasing focus. Neural Pathways and Habits: Rewiring negative beliefs requires consistent effort, likened to forging a new path in a forest. Three Circles Model: Understanding the balance between the threat, drive, and soothing systems is key to maintaining emotional equilibrium. Visualization's Power: Mentally rehearsing positive outcomes can build confidence and reinforce neural pathways for success.

(Part 2/2) On the 13 February 1692, Scottish government troops slaughtered between 30-40 members of Clan MacDonald in their home in Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. Who was behind the killings? How has this atrocity been remembered? Is Glencoe haunted by its past?Maddy and Anthony's guests today are Dr Allan Kennedy whose new book 'Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland' is out now and Lucy Doogan from the Nation Trust for Scotland's Visitor Centre in Glencoe.Edited and produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  You can take part in our listener survey here.All music from Epidemic Sounds.After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.

Hey pals! Welcome to another episode of We Read It One Night with Alison, featuring return co-host, Elodie! We're talking about listener suggestion WHEN A SCOT TIES THE KNOT by Tessa Dare, aka the historical romcom Queen. Watch what happens when the fake fiance that bluestocking artist Maddie made up ten years ago only to fake kill off because she felt guilty for lying to her family shows up at her Scottish Highlands castle, alive, real, and hunky! Tessa turns marriage of convenience, epistolary, fake dating, found family, and more of your fav tropes on their heads. All of this in between our in-depth chat into the state of Romance books today, including Tiktok, the rise and fall of historicals, fanfic, online community, and more. Plus, tons of bonus book recs scattered throughout the episode. Enjoy the show! Elodie's other episode: Ep. 93 - Always Only You by Chloe Liese Brazen banter: Penguin clothbound classics! Where did all the dry humping go? The double edged sword of TikTok! Cat Scale: 6.25 Revolutionary Resources Clothbound binding my bookshelf Cora Harrington, lingerie expert The Traitors show Made of Honor movie Highland Clearances 831 Stories   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night TikTok: @wereaditonenight Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Today, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Riyadh ahead of Russia talks . Simultaneously, European leaders have met in Paris, to discuss Ukraine and defence spending. We hear from Dimiti Trenin a Russian foreign policy expert and former military intelligence officer, on what Russia hopes to achieve from a potential deal. We also hear what role Saudi Arabia is playing in negotiating with the USA on the future of Gaza.Also on the programme: why some scientists have suggested the reintroduction of wolves to the Scottish Highlands to combat climate change and; a new BBC documentary has spent the last nine months following the lives of four young people in Gaza.Image: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen react following a meeting with European leaders on Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 17, 2025. (Credit: Abdul Saboor via Reuters)

On the 13 February 1692, Scottish government troops slaughtered between 30-40 members of Clan MacDonald in their home in Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. They fell upon them without warning, killing indiscriminately. Who were the MacDonalds? Why did this atrocity happen?Maddy and Anthony's guests today are Dr Allan Kennedy whose new book 'Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland' is out now and Lucy Doogan from the Nation Trust for Scotland's Visitor Centre in Glencoe.Edited and produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  You can take part in our listener survey here.All music from Epidemic Sounds.After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.

This week we take a look at the concept of coincidences in true crime... Our first case takes us to the Aviemore Station Hotel in the Scottish Highlands. When fire ripped through the hotel in 1950, it ended in tragedy. The community was rocked to its core. And when history repeated itself forty five years later, people were left asking whether this was merely a coincidence, or whether something more sinister was at play... Our second case takes us to the bustling Birmingham suburb of Erdington. In 1974 a 20-year-old nurse went missing in eerily similar circumstances to a previous missing person's case more than a hundred years hence... Could it be that the two cases were related? If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to GIFT a Patreon membership to someone, head to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast/gift If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw Get your merch here: www.seeingredpodcast.co.uk Theme music arranged and composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check her work out at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-Democrat meltdowns erupt into a fireworks grand finale of the most likely guilty politicians caught with their hands in the taxpayer cookie jar. -Sen. Ted Cruz's investigation leads Microsoft to disavow support for NewsGuard's biased indoctrination methods. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Daily Caller reporter Mary Rooke offers an analysis of Trump's demolition of the Deep State. -Today on the NEWSMAX hotline: "The Firebrand" Brigitte Gabriel unloads her thoughts on strong leadership, Israel, and the Gaza Strip. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces Donald Trump is the “greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House.” -More octogenarian politicians falling down on Capitol Hill as #TermLimits begins trending. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Rep. Nancy Mace and Riley Gaines humble the Congressional panel while MAGA pushes DEI into the dustbin of history. -Today on the Newsmax hotline: Brilyn Hollyhand of the RNC Youth Advisory Council speaks with Rob about the reaction to Trump's onslaught on the deep state. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Pam Bondi officially becomes Attorney General. -The CIA offers a buyout for almost the entire workforce. -Newsmax Canadian correspondent Michael Charbon joins the show to describe the sentiment in Canada over tariffs and becoming the 51st state. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-President Trump announces the US will occupy the Gaza strip to pursue peace in the region. -Former federal prosecutor Doug Burns joins Rob to discuss the cleanup job that has federal employees running scared. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-USAID gets exposed for funding LGBTQ musicals and comic books in other countries. -On the Newsmax hotline: Chrissy Clark joins Rob to celebrate the liberal meltdowns across the globe. -Col. John Mills (Ret.) joins to discuss Trump regaining control of the Panama Canal and its influence on other foreign relations. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Winning: Tom Homan reports Illegal border crossings are down 95% and the southern border has been secured. -Karoline Leavitt lists 23 promises made, promises kept after only 30 days of Trump. -USAID gets exposed for funding LTGBQ musicals in other countries with US taxpayer dollars and Elon Musk cleans house. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON. To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett, available at http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX  • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax      • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- Trump is whipping Mexico into shape, Canada is next. - The FBI purge is underway. MSM is crying, Rob is laughing. - Hans Von Spakovsky joins to talk about birthright citizenship and Trump's first two weeks. - Daniel Greenfield talks about sanctuary cities. - The FAA and DEI come under fire. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON.   To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (www.patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:             • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB             • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter            • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG            • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV             • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV             • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX            • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax            • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX             • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax              • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com            • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- Trump is whipping Mexico into shape, Canada is next. - The FBI purge is underway. MSM is crying, Rob is laughing. - Hans Von Spakovsky joins to talk about birthright citizenship and Trump's first two weeks. - Daniel Greenfield talks about sanctuary cities. - The FAA and DEI come under fire. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! DRAFT KINGS - Right now, new players can play just five dollars and get 250 Casino Spins on a featured game with promo code NEWSMAX. Download the Golden Nuggets Online Casino app or go to http://goldennuggetcasino.com HIGHLAND TITLE - Trump fans can now adopt a beautiful Scottish Highland cow named Donald at http://AdoptDonald.com. Save 20% with promo code CARSON.   To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (www.patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:             • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB             • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter            • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG            • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV             • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV             • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX            • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax            • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX             • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax              • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com            • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for Bizarre News for January 2025! We have four exciting and strange news stories for you this month.Story 1 - Bigfoot Sighting (Mansfield, Ohio): A man named Andrew Baum and his stepfather reported seeing a Sasquatch while setting up a tree stand on their farmland near Interstate 71 in December 2024. The BFRO (Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization) investigated and found the witness credible, though they questioned whether it might have been a human walking across the field rather than a Sasquatch.Story 2 - Alien Life Search Advancement: Scientists are increasingly optimistic about discovering extraterrestrial life due to technological advancements like the James Webb Space Telescope and the $100 million Breakthrough Listen project. Previous search efforts have been minimal (equivalent to scooping an 8-ounce glass from Earth's oceans), but new technology is expected to dramatically increase our ability to detect potential signs of life in space.Story 3 - Haunted Hotel for Sale (Ballinger, Texas): The Old Park Hotel, an 1886 two-story building known for paranormal activity including full-body apparitions and cold spots, is being put up for sale by its current owners Connie and Dan Lefebvre. The hotel, which has been featured on the Travel Channel, has attracted paranormal investigators from around the world, and the owners are seeking buyers who will continue operating it as a paranormal venue.Story 4 - Haunted Strathpeffer Pavilion (Scotland): A Victorian-era building in the Scottish Highlands has gained a reputation for being haunted, with reports of shadowy figures and unexplained phenomena. Recent paranormal investigators using specialized equipment like EMF detectors and spirit boxes claimed to have received clear responses through their devices, including being told to leave the balcony area.Want two more bonus news stories? Check us out on Patreon.For updates, news, and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media:InstagramFacebookTwitterDiscordShop Merch: You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch

In an old schoolroom in the Scottish Highlands, sculptor Michael Visocchi is working on Commensalis, a huge work that will be installed thousands of miles away, in Grytviken, an abandoned whaling station on the Antarctic island of South Georgia. Whaling ships and equipment were taken Grytviken and assembled there. Now it is an industrial scrapyard; ships rust on the shore, huge tanks decay and millions of left over rivets remain. Visocchi was struck by the similarity of shape of these rivets and the bumps of the barnacles on the bodies of living whales.Visocchi talks to presenter Julian May as he works on this project which is challenging in so many ways. South Georgia has no permanent population, so is a public artwork appropriate?

Reality TV producer and Fixing Famous People podcast co-host Chris DeRosa joins Kate to discuss The Traitors on Peacock and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test on Fox. The Traitors takes 21 celebrities to the Scottish Highlands for the chance to win up to $250,000. Special Forces: Selection for the Special Forces is a test unlike any other. Celebrities from all genres take on -- and try to survive -- demanding training exercises led by directing staff agents, an elite team of ex-Special Forces operatives. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey Like it to Know It: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/katecaseySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.