Podcasts about shearers

The price of wool was falling in 1891. Or so they say. The story behind the Shearers' Strike

Six councils in south-west Queensland have banded together to protest an eye-watering increase in insurance premiums of up to 300 per cent.

With Kay still away, Producer Jaz and Jared will play. This week they tackle some recent headlines, one involving the latest drama with Sam M and his family, and Jenn firing back on a podcast. One of the guys is falling in love with Jenn, and another one won't stop petting her. Then Jaz and Jared share their grossest date moments. Follow along for more on @alwayson on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Calling all Shearers  and Wool Handlers - the Boddington Shears is on againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Proper True Yarn" podcast! Join us as we kick off this thrilling journey with a truly special guest - TJ, the father of the proper true yarn himself, and incidentally, the one and only Knuckles' dad! Get ready to dive into the heartwarming and hilarious tales that paved the way for this iconic podcast.

South Australian grain growers have welcomed the news that China is lifting tariffs on Australian barley, Forestry SA is looking for outside the box ideas on how to utilise tonnes of forestry waste created each year, and shearing shortages are expected to ease this spring as the industry looks to attract young people into shearing careers.

Mary Kate Claytor is the Associate Director of Interpretation at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. After a bit of background about this unique living history museum, Mary Kate describes in detail wool production for a yeoman farmer in the 1600-1800's: starting with sheep shearing, wool washing, stale urine and lanolin, through to carding & combing, drop spindles & spinning wheels, historical & natural dyes, and finally ending on a fabric called linsey-woolsey. From there we move on to another category of historical clothing, buckskins. Mary Kate recounts learning how to hide tan while working at Natural Bridge's Monacan village. Then we switch from clothing to foodways by reflecting on both profound & disturbing experiences while taking part in hog slaughters & fowl processing. We end on hearing of how Mary Kate's historical hobbies connect her to her great-grandmother. Follow Mary Kate on Instagram  & check out the Frontier Culture Museum.  Music provided by Carla Sciaky"Sheep Shearing" [English folk song]From the album Spin the Weaver's SongPerformed by Carla Sciaky"The Band of Shearers" [Scottish folk song] From the album Spin the Weaver's SongPerformed by Carla Sciaky "The Weaver and the Chambermaid" [English folk song]From the album Spin the Weaver's SongPerformed by Carla SciakySupport Our Numinous Nature on Patreon.Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on InstagramCheck out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my artContact: herbaceoushuman@gmail.com

A three-month stint with New Zealand shearing gangs has brought life changing skills to four Mongolian herders.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://safetypinlove.com/2023/04/07/isaiah-537-he-was-oppressed-and-afflicted-yet-he-did-not-open-his-mouth-he-was-led-like-a-lamb-to-the-slaughter-and-as-a-sheep-before-her-shearers-is-silent/

This episode was recorded when the Shearers had recently moved into the ward. Unfortunately, it wasn't published then and the Shearers have recently moved out of the ward.  So, have a listen and remember fondly the days and ward members of the past. 

Countryman Out Now....How Can We Find More Shearers..??See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's best shearers and wool handlers will be competing for the right to represent the country on the global stage at Bendigo over the next two days.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Backed by decades of experience producing exceptional clinical outcomes, Kintinu Telerehab connects recovery to everyday life. In this podcast, we explore hot topics in rehabilitation, the keys to personal growth and recovery, and how to apply it all to the real-world.In this episode of Kintinu'd Conversations, Brad Dexter, Claire Thelen, and Tim Benak welcome Denise Shearer to the podcast. A catastrophic stroke threatened to destroy everything Mike and Denise Shearer had built together: Their home, their family, their life. In November of 2017, Mike Shearer was admitted to the ICU at Methodist Hospital in Omaha with pneumonia and complications from diabetes.The following evening, Mike suffered a significant stroke and was rushed to Nebraska Medicine where he underwent a risky and life-saving craniectomy.. This procedure involved removing a large section of Mike's skull as well as a significant amount of brain tissue. In addition to the complications from the stroke, Mike's heart became infected and required damaged heart valves to be removed and replaced with prosthetic ones.One day after open heart surgery, Mike's body became extremely septic and he nearly lost his life.Amazingly, Mike weathered all storms.Mike's wife, Denise, sits down to discuss their journey, the impact of their community, and provides perspective through the lens of a loved one.You can learn more about the Shearers journey here.Enjoy!Listen to the episode on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and Buzzsprout, or on your favorite podcast platform.

On this weeks Added Time Last weekends results Harry Kane - can he beat Shearers record? Latest transfer talk Champions League and Europa League  Fixture predictions for GW5  Ranting about Leicester Please don't forget to like, share, subscribe, leave a review. Follow me on Twitter @addedfootball and @addedtimepod on Instagram

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There are only about 2000 working sheep shearers in Australia at the moment, but shearers say it's great money with travelling perks.

Sandy Thorne is a lifelong promoter of outback culture and she's just released her 15th book. It's called 'My Mate Gidgee: An Outback Story of Hard Yakka and Humour', and it's been shaped by Sandy's own experiences.

David Ferguson (I: @kimoestate) and his young family were living in a Sunshine Coast beach community when his 7000 acre sheep and cattle family farm called out for generational change. After finding their feet, they set about injecting a modern twist on a 200 year old agricultural history, opening the farm gate to weddings and accommodation. Now Kimo Estate has 3 world renowned ecohuts, two workers cottages and the old Shearers quarters for guests to experience what it's like to live in the heart of a working farm. Their wedding venue set in a 130 year old Grain Shed is the quintessential fairytale wedding venue, lit by candles and overlooking the stunning Murrumbidgee River Flats, catering for lavish weddings for guests from Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. With plans afoot to expand Kimo into Australia's premier rural resort, the history of Kimo continues to be written and provide inspiration for diversification of properties in rural Australia whilst still maintaining a solid focus on the modern meat farming operation that had been built over the decades. Don't forget to send us an email if you know of a story that we should tell at hello@generationag.com.au *Become a Patreon Partner* - https://patreon.com/generationag Find us here: Instagram: @generation.ag Twitter: @generation_ag

A new training programme is being rolled out for shearers, pressers and wool handlers.

After many hours of trials in sheds thanks to shearers and researchers alike, being able to detect muscle fatigue and therefore prevent injury is getting much closer. Hear the latest on this innovative approach to prolonging shearer's careers, improving shearer training as well as the latest new handpiece design.

Five men from King Country have set a new record by shearing 3740 lambs in nine hours. Aged between 18 and 35, the men all work for Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing. The highlight of the day was Jack Fagan's total of 811 lambs. Around 29 years ago his father - New Zealand's most successful competition sheep shearer Sir David Fagan - had set a record after shearing 810 lambs. Fagan Shearing owner Neil Fagan spoke to Morning Report.

Five men from King Country have set a new record by shearing 3740 lambs in nine hours. Aged between 18 and 35, the men all work for Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing. The highlight of the day was Jack Fagan's total of 811 lambs. Around 29 years ago his father - New Zealand's most successful competition sheep shearer Sir David Fagan - had set a record after shearing 810 lambs. Fagan Shearing owner Neil Fagan spoke to Morning Report.

Next Wednesday a group of young King Country shearers will attempt a new five-stand nine-hour world record with the support of legendary veteran shearing champion, Sir David Fagan. He talks to Karyn Hay about the challenge.

Shearers are running behind in King Country because they haven't been able to get dry sheep and Marlborough winegrowers are keeping a close eye out for black spot and powdery mildew.

Serena Lyders grew up in shearing sheds - she is now an advocate for support and mental health services to be made available to people working in shearing gangs.

The Federal government today confirmed it will extend the telehealth program until the end of the year, and work towards making it permanent

Australia's wool industry is optimistic the travel bubble with New Zealand will alleviate pressures on the sector. For the first time in 13 months people are able to move freely between the two countries without completing two weeks hotel quarantine. Border closures have played havoc with the wool industry, with most growers relying on Kiwi shearers. Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Shearers Contractors Association Secretary Jason Letchford. Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FlowFM Morning Show host Wayne 'the Flowman' Phillips reports from New South Wales that its good news that the Henty and Karoonda field days are going ahead, as Victoria helps train more shearers

In this episode, farmers turning out cattle this spring are being warned to this twice before  putting cattle and calves in fields with public footpaths.We look at ways livestock producers can carry on farming – while ensuring people are safe when using public rights of way.Trade deals with other countries must be matched with protection for UK farmers from substandard food imports, says a watchdog.But does the recommendation go far enough? And does the government's independent Trade and Agriculture Commission strike the right balance?In the markets, oilseed rape is the latest commodity to see a price surge.Two business management experts examine the implications of this week's  give-and-take Budget for your farm business.And we look at the opportunities for young farmers to start sheep shearing – and how it can take you right around the world.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Farmers Weekly chief reporter Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom.

We caught up with Bernie Constable a shearer and member of the Shearers and Rural Workers Union. Today we get another perspective on what is happening for an industry affected by apparent labour shortages because of covid.

Climate Commission's first report released; The car-free future of Auckland's Queen St; Shearers face-off in Taihape final.

Shearing commentator Tuma Mullins tells us why the Taihape Open was one of the best finals he's ever seen.

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A shearing and woolhandling shortage/crisis. Hear from a meeting of industry stakeholders who have agreed on various important points to improve the issue of shearer and woolhandler labour.

Following this week’s border exemptions, 150 shearers desperately needed will have to wait their turn. President of NZ Shearing Contractors Association Mark Barrowcliffe shares his frustrations. To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com

Federated Farmers warn that the new immigration policy for agriculture and fisheries workers has missed a crucial group: shearers. Although some skilled labourers can now enter New Zealand to operate complex machinery like combine harvesters or fill vital veterinary roles, a lack of experienced shearers could see a 180,000 sweltering sheep are left unshorn each week this summer. Chris Lewis is the Employment Spokesperson for Federated Farmers.

Darren Spencer, a shearing contractor in WA's Lake Grace, is currently down half a workforce as coronavirus keeps vital shearing staff back in New Zealand. But the show must go on. Hear from Darren how shearing teams are coping and how the industry is focused on supporting and upskilling the next generation of shearers to meet the challenge.

Well, we had a great laugh today. AFL ladder predictions and some hilarious footy nicknames kept us amused for quite awhile before we tackled Conmen, Shearers, Funny masks, Microwave wine, China wine, Ponting wine, Drive through Haunted Houses, Wuhan pool parties, Kremlin espionage & online shopping trends amongst other nonsense. Song theme = Flowers. We had Dead Flowers by The Rolling Stones, Cut Flowers by The Smithereens, Can't Help Myself by The Flowers (Icehouse) & Batflowers by Washington. In a world of gloom and doom, thank God for the Two Smokin' Guns (said no-one ever!)…

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This is a re-release of last year's August Fair Folk Almanac for Patreon about the Irish festival of Lughnasadh, its mysterious history, and its afterlife in modern Irish folklore. This is the feast of the harvest's beginning, of the shining sun, of first precious golden loaf. In Irish, Lughnasa is a gathering for the god Lugh, who was responsible for teaching the people of Ireland how to harvest the grain, and for maintaining the four quarters of the year, with the harvest at their peak. Music: Intro theme: Forest March by Sylvia Woods 10:00 Instrumental track: The Dear Little Isle (air)” by Antóin Mac Gabhann & Caitlín Nic Gabhann with Brian McGrath 18:45 "Corn Rigs" by Us and Them 29:00 "The Band of Shearers" by Carla Sciaky 37:15 "Corn Rigs" by Whirligig 44:30 "The Lammas Tide" by the Corries 51:05 "Corn Rigs" by Whirligig (again) The book I referenced is "The Festival of Lughnasa" by Máire MacNeill

Shearers will be allowed to travel insterstate without having to quarantine for two weeks, Urea spreaders have been whirring non stop ahead of rain forecast this weekend, The rise of online shopping this year has also seen a rise in biosecurity threats getting identified in mail coming into Australia

The Shearing Contractors Association says it may have to recruit newcomers to the industry if shearers and shed workers form the northern hemisphere are unable to come in to New Zealand this year.

Shearers are starting to feel the pinch of changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

Matthew 27:15-21; Mark 15:6-11; Luke 23:17-19; John 18:39, 40 In this second half of our study on "The Lamb Before His Shearers" (see Lesson 171a), we do not so much look at the silence of Christ as we did when He stood before His accusers and before Herod Antipas, but we look at the selection of the crowd.  Pilate presented the crowd assembled around the Praetorium with a "Passover Bargain".  They could choose to free one prisoner, and the choice was between Jesus and Barabbas, a robber, murderer, and insurrectionist against Rome. We also discuss "Mrs. Pilate's Precautionary Dream" - one her husband should have paid great attention to!  Thirdly, we then look at "The Multitude's Providential Choice".  Sadly, they chose to free Barabbas instead of Jesus - but, of course, Jesus was the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world!

Matthew 27:12-14; Mark 15:3-5; Luke 23:5-16 This is the first of a two-part study entitled, "The Lamb Before His Shearers," speaking of the Lord Jesus, the True Lamb of God sent to redeem mankind from our sin, as He appeared before the official representatives of Rome in a three-phased "civil" trial.  After having failed to find a legitimate indictment against Jesus, the Jewish Sanhedrin Council accused Him of blasphemy when He truthfully claimed to be "the Christ, the Son of God".  The condemned Him to die.  However, since the Jews did not have the legal authority to exact the death penalty themselves, they had to turn to Rome (although this didn't stop them a little later when it came to stoning Stephen to death).  They really wanted Jesus crucified because the Old Testament declared any one who hung from a tree to be "cursed"!  They figured this would surely disqualify Him as the Messiah in the eyes of the people.  Little did they know how He literally became the curse of sin for you, me, and for them!

Rejoice, everybody! It is Friday, and if you live in sunny central California, you get to enjoy temps in the 70s today with sunshine and no humidity. If you're in the area, come visit us at Valley Baptist Church in Salinas! If you're not, then I am sorry to brag on our weather - your's probably isn't as nice. After 1.5 years as a native Californian, I've learned that the four most California things possible are: #1 Mentioning how great the weather is #2 Eating Avocados #3 Skateboarding #4 Buying bags at the grocery store because I am literally incapable of remembering to get them out of my trunk and bring them into the store. Enough nonsense - Today's Bible passages include Job 21, where we see Job at his best: a man of sorrows that maintains an excellent sense of dark sarcasm in answering his mean friends: Pay close attention to my words; let this be the consolation you offer. 3 Bear with me while I speak; then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking. Job 21:2-3 In Luke 7, we see the remarkable example of the Roman Centurion's faith, and Jesus' compassion and power on full display as He resurrects the only son of the Widow of Nain. 1 Corinthians chapter 8 is focused on eating food sacrificed to idols - not a big deal in much of the West - but also discusses how to NOT be a stumbling block to people when we use our freedom to eat and drink. It also contains this powerful nugget of wisdom, " Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up " (1 Corinthians 8:1) Our focus passage remains in Exodus today, and our Bible question concerns what might be one of the most mysterious (and totally unexplained!) events in all of the Bible. Let's read the whole of Exodus 4, and be on the lookout for the mysterious happening. Notice how there is not pretext or postscript that explains our event in question. Did you catch it?! There, right at the end of Exodus 4, almost IMMEDIATELY after God has called and pushed Moses into leading the Exodus out of Egypt, God goes to Moses to KILL HIM! Yes - I said kill him, because that's exactly what the Bible says! WHAT IN THE WORLD?! Here's the text again, in case you missed it:  On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and intended to put him to death. 25 So Zipporah took a flint, cut off her son’s foreskin, threw it at Moses’s feet, and said, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me!” 26 So he let him alone. At that time she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision. Exodus 4:24-26 SO MANY QUESTIONS! The foremost question is: WHY does God seek to kill Moses, but there are other questions too: HOW was God going to kill him? WHY did Moses' wife circumcise her son, and throw the tip at the FEET of Moses? WHY did that appease God? And finally, what in the world did she mean by, "surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me?" Let me begin our answers with a strong caution: I think we can offer an extremely plausible explanation for much of what is happening here, and we can offer an explanation that is sound in a biblical sense. However, our explanations will AT BEST be CONJECTURE. (conjecture is an opinion or conclusion that comes from incomplete or missing information.) Biblical conjecture is ok - I think - as long as we say right up front that we are speculating - making educated guesses at best. Putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together, it would appear that God was going to bring the most severe discipline possible to Moses, because Moses was willfully refusing to obey God's commands and have his son circumcised. Let's turn to our French friend John Calvin for a good speculation/conjecture about what is going on here: The expression, “the Lord met him,” is here used in a bad sense, for an adverse meeting, or hostile encounter; as though Moses should say that the hand of the Lord was against him to interrupt his journey. In what form He appeared we don't know, except that the words pretty plainly imply that Moses was assured of His anger, so as to be aware that his death was near... The cause is not [directly] expressed for which he perceived that God was so angry with him; except that we may gather it from what follows. For why should Zipporah have taken a sharp stone or knife and circumcised her son, had she not known that God was offended at his uncircumcision? It is sufficient for us to know that he was terrified by the approach of certain destruction, and that, at the same time, the cause of his affliction was shown to him, so that he hastened to seek for a remedy. It would never have otherwise occurred to himself or his wife to circumcise the child to appease God’s wrath; and it will appear a little further on, that God's anger was satisfied by this offering, since he withdrew his hand, and took away the signs of his wrath. I therefore unhesitatingly conclude, that vengeance was declared against Moses for his negligence, which was connected with still heavier sins; for he had not omitted his son’s circumcision from forgetfulness, or ignorance, or carelessness only, but because he was aware that it was disagreeable either to his wife or to his father-in-law. Therefore, lest his wife should quarrel with him, or his father-in-law trouble him, he preferred to gratify them than to give occasion for divisions, or enmity, or disturbance. In the meantime, however, for the sake of the favor of men, he neglected to obey God. This false dealing was no light offense, since nothing is more intolerable than to defraud God of his due obedience, in order to please men. There was a mixture too of distrust and ingratitude in it; for, if the favor of God had had its proper weight in the eyes of Moses, he would not have been stopped by the fear of man from this holy duty. John Calvin and Charles William Bingham, Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony, vol. 1 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2010), 105–106. Slightly modernized I agree with John Calvin (my agreement shouldn't carry much weight!) The issue appears to be that Moses, though aware of God's command to circumcise, REFUSED to circumcise his son in order to appease his wife, and possibly his father in law too. This would explain Zipporah's cryptic "bridegroom of blood to me" comment. Very likely, she is expressing distress and possibly even disgust at the necessity of performing such an operation on an infant. For a more complete and deep explanation of the practice of circumcision, please refer back to episode 16 of this podcast, in which we spent a good bit of time exploring the topic, and the fact that New Testament Christians are NOT required to be circumcised. As a reminder - God commanded Abraham to institute circumcision for all males born to his descendants as a way of setting them apart from all of the other peoples of the land. Perhaps the best reasoning for circumcision I've ever heard was quoted in depth on episode 16 of the show, but basically amounts to this: Abraham's son Isaac was born in a miraculous way to a mom and dad who were way beyond the age of childbearing. As such, the entire nation of Israel was the miraculous doing of God - it didn't happen in a natural way, but a supernatural way. Every time a Hebrew male would begin to be intimate with his wife, in order to produce a child, they would both be reminded - by the sign of circumcision - that they were a people uniquely created by God. This miraculous birth also foreshadowed the birth of the soon coming messiah Jesus - born to a virgin to save His people - and the entire world - from their sins. In the Old Covenant, circumcision was SUPREMELY important - as a sign and a reminder of God's goodness. That Moses would compromise on this most important commandment demonstrated that he would compromise on other important commandments too, and I speculate that God could not allow one of His major leaders in all of human history to lead His people into compromise. Thus did God come near to force Moses to repent, or to take His life if He stubbornly maintained his refusal to obey God. We might think this a bit over the top on God's part, but it is worth remembering a dynamic that we learn about in the New Testament: God's leaders and God's teachers WILL BE JUDGED MORE SEVERELY. Why? Because when they compromise and sin, they lead more people away than just themselves. Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment James 3:1 As John Calvin rightly pointed out, Moses should have been more full of the fear of God than the fear of what his wife or father in law might say to him. God is a consuming fire - He is awesome, mighty and powerful, and Moses was attempting to be a people-pleaser, and not a God-pleaser - a dangerous road to go down - LITERALLY! for a man of God. You might be tempted to read such passages as this, and think as many do - that God was more harsh in the Old Testament, and more merciful in the New Testament, but such a view would be completely inaccurate. God is ALWAYS Holy. He is ALWAYS merciful. Consider Ananias and Sapphira - killed in the New Testament for their sin of lying to God's apostles. Consider the danger that Paul warns about in 1 Corinthians 11 (a topic we will cover in 3 days!) where he suggests that it is possible for people to DIE if they do not properly honor God in the way they partake of the Lord's supper. Finally, consider Jesus' stark and important warning about the fear of God in Matthew:   Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 It is not at all hyperbole when Proverbs 9 tells us that the "fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." May we take His commands with the utmost sobriety and seriousness! Allow me to close with an encouraging word from Charles Spurgeon: Again, as Jesus did not utter a word against his adversaries, so he did not say a word against any one of us. You remember how Zipporah said to Moses, “Surely a bloody husband art thou to me,” as she saw her child bleeding; and surely Jesus might have said to his church, “You are a costly spouse to me, to bring me all this shame and blood-shedding.” But he gives liberally, he opens the very fountain of his heart, and he does not scold us. He had counted on paying the ultimate price, and endured the cross, despising the shame. “This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne’er withdrew.” C. H. Spurgeon, “The Sheep before the Shearers,” in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, vol. 26 (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1880), 350–351.

Rejoice, everybody! It is Friday, and if you live in sunny central California, you get to enjoy temps in the 70s today with sunshine and no humidity. If you're in the area, come visit us at Valley Baptist Church in Salinas! If you're not, then I am sorry to brag on our weather - your's probably isn't as nice. After 1.5 years as a native Californian, I've learned that the four most California things possible are: #1 Mentioning how great the weather is #2 Eating Avocados #3 Skateboarding #4 Buying bags at the grocery store because I am literally incapable of remembering to get them out of my trunk and bring them into the store. Enough nonsense - Today's Bible passages include Job 21, where we see Job at his best: a man of sorrows that maintains an excellent sense of dark sarcasm in answering his mean friends: Pay close attention to my words; let this be the consolation you offer. 3 Bear with me while I speak; then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking. Job 21:2-3 In Luke 7, we see the remarkable example of the Roman Centurion's faith, and Jesus' compassion and power on full display as He resurrects the only son of the Widow of Nain. 1 Corinthians chapter 8 is focused on eating food sacrificed to idols - not a big deal in much of the West - but also discusses how to NOT be a stumbling block to people when we use our freedom to eat and drink. It also contains this powerful nugget of wisdom, " Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up " (1 Corinthians 8:1) Our focus passage remains in Exodus today, and our Bible question concerns what might be one of the most mysterious (and totally unexplained!) events in all of the Bible. Let's read the whole of Exodus 4, and be on the lookout for the mysterious happening. Notice how there is not pretext or postscript that explains our event in question. Did you catch it?! There, right at the end of Exodus 4, almost IMMEDIATELY after God has called and pushed Moses into leading the Exodus out of Egypt, God goes to Moses to KILL HIM! Yes - I said kill him, because that's exactly what the Bible says! WHAT IN THE WORLD?! Here's the text again, in case you missed it:  On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and intended to put him to death. 25 So Zipporah took a flint, cut off her son’s foreskin, threw it at Moses’s feet, and said, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me!” 26 So he let him alone. At that time she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision. Exodus 4:24-26 SO MANY QUESTIONS! The foremost question is: WHY does God seek to kill Moses, but there are other questions too: HOW was God going to kill him? WHY did Moses' wife circumcise her son, and throw the tip at the FEET of Moses? WHY did that appease God? And finally, what in the world did she mean by, "surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me?" Let me begin our answers with a strong caution: I think we can offer an extremely plausible explanation for much of what is happening here, and we can offer an explanation that is sound in a biblical sense. However, our explanations will AT BEST be CONJECTURE. (conjecture is an opinion or conclusion that comes from incomplete or missing information.) Biblical conjecture is ok - I think - as long as we say right up front that we are speculating - making educated guesses at best. Putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together, it would appear that God was going to bring the most severe discipline possible to Moses, because Moses was willfully refusing to obey God's commands and have his son circumcised. Let's turn to our French friend John Calvin for a good speculation/conjecture about what is going on here: The expression, “the Lord met him,” is here used in a bad sense, for an adverse meeting, or hostile encounter; as though Moses should say that the hand of the Lord was against him to interrupt his journey. In what form He appeared we don't know, except that the words pretty plainly imply that Moses was assured of His anger, so as to be aware that his death was near... The cause is not [directly] expressed for which he perceived that God was so angry with him; except that we may gather it from what follows. For why should Zipporah have taken a sharp stone or knife and circumcised her son, had she not known that God was offended at his uncircumcision? It is sufficient for us to know that he was terrified by the approach of certain destruction, and that, at the same time, the cause of his affliction was shown to him, so that he hastened to seek for a remedy. It would never have otherwise occurred to himself or his wife to circumcise the child to appease God’s wrath; and it will appear a little further on, that God's anger was satisfied by this offering, since he withdrew his hand, and took away the signs of his wrath. I therefore unhesitatingly conclude, that vengeance was declared against Moses for his negligence, which was connected with still heavier sins; for he had not omitted his son’s circumcision from forgetfulness, or ignorance, or carelessness only, but because he was aware that it was disagreeable either to his wife or to his father-in-law. Therefore, lest his wife should quarrel with him, or his father-in-law trouble him, he preferred to gratify them than to give occasion for divisions, or enmity, or disturbance. In the meantime, however, for the sake of the favor of men, he neglected to obey God. This false dealing was no light offense, since nothing is more intolerable than to defraud God of his due obedience, in order to please men. There was a mixture too of distrust and ingratitude in it; for, if the favor of God had had its proper weight in the eyes of Moses, he would not have been stopped by the fear of man from this holy duty. John Calvin and Charles William Bingham, Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony, vol. 1 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2010), 105–106. Slightly modernized I agree with John Calvin (my agreement shouldn't carry much weight!) The issue appears to be that Moses, though aware of God's command to circumcise, REFUSED to circumcise his son in order to appease his wife, and possibly his father in law too. This would explain Zipporah's cryptic "bridegroom of blood to me" comment. Very likely, she is expressing distress and possibly even disgust at the necessity of performing such an operation on an infant. For a more complete and deep explanation of the practice of circumcision, please refer back to episode 16 of this podcast, in which we spent a good bit of time exploring the topic, and the fact that New Testament Christians are NOT required to be circumcised. As a reminder - God commanded Abraham to institute circumcision for all males born to his descendants as a way of setting them apart from all of the other peoples of the land. Perhaps the best reasoning for circumcision I've ever heard was quoted in depth on episode 16 of the show, but basically amounts to this: Abraham's son Isaac was born in a miraculous way to a mom and dad who were way beyond the age of childbearing. As such, the entire nation of Israel was the miraculous doing of God - it didn't happen in a natural way, but a supernatural way. Every time a Hebrew male would begin to be intimate with his wife, in order to produce a child, they would both be reminded - by the sign of circumcision - that they were a people uniquely created by God. This miraculous birth also foreshadowed the birth of the soon coming messiah Jesus - born to a virgin to save His people - and the entire world - from their sins. In the Old Covenant, circumcision was SUPREMELY important - as a sign and a reminder of God's goodness. That Moses would compromise on this most important commandment demonstrated that he would compromise on other important commandments too, and I speculate that God could not allow one of His major leaders in all of human history to lead His people into compromise. Thus did God come near to force Moses to repent, or to take His life if He stubbornly maintained his refusal to obey God. We might think this a bit over the top on God's part, but it is worth remembering a dynamic that we learn about in the New Testament: God's leaders and God's teachers WILL BE JUDGED MORE SEVERELY. Why? Because when they compromise and sin, they lead more people away than just themselves. Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment James 3:1 As John Calvin rightly pointed out, Moses should have been more full of the fear of God than the fear of what his wife or father in law might say to him. God is a consuming fire - He is awesome, mighty and powerful, and Moses was attempting to be a people-pleaser, and not a God-pleaser - a dangerous road to go down - LITERALLY! for a man of God. You might be tempted to read such passages as this, and think as many do - that God was more harsh in the Old Testament, and more merciful in the New Testament, but such a view would be completely inaccurate. God is ALWAYS Holy. He is ALWAYS merciful. Consider Ananias and Sapphira - killed in the New Testament for their sin of lying to God's apostles. Consider the danger that Paul warns about in 1 Corinthians 11 (a topic we will cover in 3 days!) where he suggests that it is possible for people to DIE if they do not properly honor God in the way they partake of the Lord's supper. Finally, consider Jesus' stark and important warning about the fear of God in Matthew:   Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 It is not at all hyperbole when Proverbs 9 tells us that the "fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." May we take His commands with the utmost sobriety and seriousness! Allow me to close with an encouraging word from Charles Spurgeon: Again, as Jesus did not utter a word against his adversaries, so he did not say a word against any one of us. You remember how Zipporah said to Moses, “Surely a bloody husband art thou to me,” as she saw her child bleeding; and surely Jesus might have said to his church, “You are a costly spouse to me, to bring me all this shame and blood-shedding.” But he gives liberally, he opens the very fountain of his heart, and he does not scold us. He had counted on paying the ultimate price, and endured the cross, despising the shame. “This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne’er withdrew.” C. H. Spurgeon, “The Sheep before the Shearers,” in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, vol. 26 (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1880), 350–351.

Shearers eyes, Marty Mcflys hat, Devito and Candys demeanour, and as much nostalgia you could ask for, your perfect 80s/90s podcast creation has come alive, in the form, of Brother to Brother. So jump in your pink Cadillac, grab your fake ID, and enjoy the ride into Weird Science!

In the north of Queensland, there is a body of water haunted by a pack of demons. When they rise, during the early hours of the morning, their cries are loud enough to break eardrums. Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the Wilga Waterhole, and the recorded encounters with the Wailer...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

In the north of Queensland, there is a body of water haunted by a pack of demons. When they rise, during the early hours of the morning, their cries are loud enough to break eardrums. Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the Wilga Waterhole, and the recorded encounters with the Wailer...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

In the north of Queensland, there is a body of water haunted by a pack of demons. When they rise, during the early hours of the morning, their cries are loud enough to break eardrums. Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the Wilga Waterhole, and the recorded encounters with the Wailer...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

We report on the Federation Square commeration of Mabo Day June 3.We go back to Bernie Constable from the Shearers Union for a chat about the presnet day issues for shearers and their Union.Humphrey McQueen talks Australian Republic.

Shearers and roustabouts are our modern-day swag-people. They straddle two worlds; travelling from shed to shed, doing one of the toughest physical jobs around.

A brief update about Fair Folk's summer and fall plans from northern Iceland, plus a spontaneous summer playlist to enjoy on the road or at home. To contribute to the Fair Folk travel fund: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast paypal.me/DanicaBoyce Music: Intro: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods "Langspils - Kvæðalag" by Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson "Lenten is Come" by Briddes Roune "Aililiu Na Gamhna (Calling Home The Calves)" by Iarla O' Lionáird "The Band of Shearers" by Carla Sciaky "Två Konungabarn" by Myrkur "A Maid in Bedlam" by the John Renbourn Group "Hares on the Mountain" by Shirley Collins and Davey Graham "Nay, Ivy, Nay" by Sue Brown and Lorraine Irwing "Herding the Calves" by Noirin Ni Riain "Heiemo og Nykkjen" by Kirsten Bråten Berg "Hollin Green Hollin / Thomas The Rhymer / Young Benjie / Tam Lin" by Gordon Mooney "Rideboll" by Hallvard T. Bjørgum "Alex'Julpolska" by Daniel Peterson "Death and the Lady" by John Fleagle

Shearers and roustabouts are our modern-day swag-people. They straddle two worlds; travelling from shed to shed, doing one of the toughest physical jobs around.

The shearing shed was once a no-go zone for women, unless they were delivering lunch. Now women make up the majority of roustabouts and wool handlers, and they're starting to make their mark in the more lucrative job of shearing. Lateline's Emily Stewart met trainee shearer Shelby Smith in regional Victoria.

The shearing shed was once a no-go zone for women, unless they were delivering lunch. Now women make up the majority of roustabouts and wool handlers, and they're starting to make their mark in the more lucrative job of shearing. Lateline's Emily Stewart met trainee shearer Shelby Smith in regional Victoria.

This weeks program is a May Day Special with a repeat of the Asher Wolf interview about her article Meet The Food Delivery Workers In The Decentralised Dickensian Online Gig Economy and what needs to happen to protect vulnerable workers in this deregulated service industry.  Also included is Australias riding to work history with observations about shearers bikes from The Argus Weekend Magazine (Sep 1945) & remembering MacRobertsons cycling history in Fitzroy.

Shearers plead guilty to abusing sheep in a court case in Horsham Victoria with the shearing representatives saying it has forever changed their industry and how they will work in future. Plus The National Party pushes ahead with relocating Government organisations like the chemical regulator APVMA, while the wool and dairy R&D Corporations say they won't move. Finally more focus on exotic diseases and pests threatening the environment.