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Let's learn all about the location and history of the heart of Takhisis' empire in Krynn, the evil city of Neraka. You can buy the Dragonlance Campaign Setting here: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/28592/dragonlance-campaign-setting-3-5?affiliate_id=50797 https://youtu.be/OB6Z2cN37Ag Transcript Cold Open In the shadowed heart of the Khalkist Mountains… where the land cracks open like wounds in the earth… lies a city whispered in fear across all Ansalon. Intro Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today I am going to talk about Neraka. I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga YouTube members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron by following the links in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance media using my affiliate links. I am referencing DL14 Dragons of Triumph, The Atlas of the Dragonlance World, Tales of the Lance boxed set, War of the Lance, and Dragonlance Campaign Setting sourcebooks for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below! Discussion Neraka lies cradled in a high valley of the Khalkist Mountains, a region infamous for its barren peaks, volcanic scars, and broken, fissured plains. The Plains of Neraka stretch outward like a scar, a yellow-brown wasteland cracked with hundreds of crevasses. Some belch sulfurous smoke or even pillars of flame. Others simply yawn open into darkness. Even the roads leading to Neraka were carved by slaves—fine stone highways that bridge fissures and cut through the hostile terrain toward three major destinations: Sanction to the south, Estwilde to the north, and the scattered mountain tracks to the east and west. The mountains around the city are harsh and dry. Streams vanish into dust, thunderstorms turn the proud roads into rivers of mud, and the volcanic peaks sometimes smoke with an ominous glow. Travelers claim the very land seems hostile… almost alive. It's here—amid harsh rock and sulfur—where Takhisis chose to plant the seed of her empire. The name Neraka is older than the Cataclysm. Long before humans settled the valley, the High Ogres ruled a northern city called Narakid. Humans took the land long before 1300 PC… but when the fiery mountain fell during the Cataclysm, that early Neraka vanished beneath destruction. Centuries later—after the world was broken—settlers found something strange in an isolated glade: a twisted root of stone, all that remained of the Kingpriest's temple from Istar. When they built a settlement around it, they believed that they had rediscovered the original Neraka. But they were wrong. That root had been planted there—intentionally—by Takhisis. In the second century after the Cataclysm, the Dark Queen chose this glade as the birthplace of her return. From the stone root grew the Temple of Darkness, a sprawling, organic, unnatural structure that would become the beating heart of her new empire. And around that temple grew a new Neraka… the Neraka the world would come to fear. Neraka is divided like rings around a wound: 1. The Outer Bailey. The outermost ring is a maze of chaos—dense streets jammed with brothels, slave pens, ramshackle huts, open markets, foul-smelling alleys, and mobs of desperate or dangerous people. Goblins haggle with ogres. Human criminals brush shoulders with mercenaries. And the Dark Knights' barracks stand neatly just beyond the squalor, an unsettling reminder that order here comes only from fear. 2. The Inner Bailey. Inside the first walls, buildings press tightly together under the shadow of watchtowers. Smithies, supply stores, military workshops, and housing for the Dragonarmies fill these cramped quarters. Each army maintains its own heavily guarded district. Rivalries run hot, and even in the city’s prime, fights between soldiers were so common that Takhisis's personal troops often had to break them up. 3. The Heart of the City. At the center once stood the terrible Temple of Darkness—a massive, living fortress where the Dragon Highlords met under the watchful gaze of the Queen of Darkness. After the War of the Lance, the temple collapsed inward, disappearing into a vast sinkhole. Its blackened stones litter the southern valley, poisonous to life even centuries later. Nothing grows where the temple fell—just bleeding rock and sulfurous fumes, a wound on Krynn that refuses to heal. Beneath all three layers lies the Undercity: a spiderweb of caves, tunnels, sewers, and catacombs. It connects the outer districts, inner quarters, and even the forgotten dungeons beneath the Temple. Many use the Undercity to avoid guards—but horrors lurk below, remnants of experiments, monsters, and things twisted by the temple's dark magic. During the Age of Despair, Neraka became the shining—if grotesque—capital of Takhisis's Dragon Empire. Criminals, mercenaries, cultists, and the desperate flocked there. Under Ariakas, the Dragon Highlord, the first Dragonarmies took shape here. By 348 AC, the city pulsed with soldiers, draconians, ogres, goblins, spies, and slaves. Riches from early victories in the War of the Lance poured in. Streets overflowed. Crime flourished. Rival armies brawled openly. And yet—strict order remained whenever the Highlords commanded. This was the heart of the Queen of Darkness herself. The center of evil on Ansalon. And it all came crashing down in 352 AC. When the Whitestone Army closed in, the Heroes of the Lance infiltrated the city. They reached the Temple of Darkness… and destroyed it from within, triggering chaos. The Dragonarmies turned on one another in a frenzy for control, shattering the city in the process. Neraka burned. Its armies scattered. Its goddess vanished. After Takhisis's defeat, Neraka remained a haven for evil—but without unity. The Dark Knights, newly formed and led from Storm's Keep, mostly ignored the broken city. A Lord Mayor ruled for a time… until the rise of Mirielle Abrena. After the Chaos War, she seized Neraka by force, executed the mayor, and declared herself Governor-General. Under Abrena, Neraka again rose in power—until her assassination. Morham Targonne then moved the Knight's capital to Jelek, sending Neraka into decline. But after the War of Souls, the Dark Knights returned once more. Neraka is—once again—their seat of power, grim as ever. Neraka teems with factions: The Nerakan Guard, led by Captain Joras Gelt, maintains harsh order outside the temple grounds. The Red Watch, Blue Watch, Green Regiment, and Black Guard—elite units of sivaks, kapaks, and bozaks—defend the Dragonarmies' interests. The Hidden Light, an underground resistance led by Talent Orren and Lute the Pawnbroker, fights quietly against the influence of darkness. The population is a volatile mix: humans, draconians, ogres, goblins, dwarves, minotaurs, and even the occasional giant. Trade is thriving but grim—slaves, mercenaries, weapons, stolen goods, and black-market items flowing between Sanction, Khur, and Zhakar. Neraka remains a symbol of tyranny and ambition. Its streets are dangerous. Its politics are ruthless. Its shadow stretches across all of Taman Busuk. And yet… it is alive. A boiling cauldron of power, violence, and fear—waiting for history to turn once more. Where darkness gathers, Neraka stands. Outro And that is all I have to say about Neraka. What do you think of this center of evil? Have you ever played the War of the Lance campaign and invaded Neraka? And do you think the town will ever rise again as a center of evil might in the Age of Mortals? Leave a comment below. I would like to invite you to subscribe to this YouTube channel, ring the bell to get notified about upcoming videos, and click the like button. It all helps other Dragonlance fans learn about this channel and its content. Thank you for watching — this has been Adam with DragonLance Saga, and until next time, remember: It is the spirit of the game, not the letter of the rules, which is important.

219 - Reg Smithies and Stephen Rice (the Chameleons) In episode 219 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Reg and Stephen from the UK band the Chameleons who happened to be driving to a gig in Roseville, CA. In their conversation the two discuss their current tour and their tour of Europe when they're done here and Reg's dislike of European winters. Reg and Stephen take us through the Chameleons new album “Arctic Moon” Stephen and Reg take us through the gear on the album and the gear they use on tour and the difficulties of shipping gear from the UK to Europe and to the U.S. Reg talks about his lack of gear at home and Stephen describes his guitar collection at home. The two briefly discuss how the band came back together with Stephen playing guitar after original co-guitarist Dave Fielding passed away. To find out more about Reg, Stephen and the Chameleons you can go to their website: chameleonsband.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #thechameleons #RegSithies #StephenRice #JamesPatrickRegan #ArcticMoon #Chameleons #theDeadlies #FenderCustomShop #MicroFretsGuitar #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link

Really, 007! speak to BAFTA-nominated genius Brian Smithies, who specialises in visual effects, models and miniatures and worked on 10 James Bond films from Diamonds Are Forever to Die Another Day... Disclaimer: Really, 007! is an unofficial entity and is not affiliated with EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Danjaq, LLC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Newcastle synth-pop duo Marina Zispin (Bianca Scout and Martyn Reid) release their debut album Now You See Me (Now You Don't) today. 

Coach Ricky Stuart vows to take strong action after the altercation between Young and Smithies in Las Vegas. 'MG' weighs in on the dilemma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant plays two key songs today from Chicago trio Horsegirl, from their second album, Phonetics On and On.

In this episode, we sit down with Cody Smithies, a former student at Payette High School. Cody shares his incredible journey from starting Floww Photography in 7th grade to expanding it into Floww Media, an umbrella company covering sports production and media. He dives into his hands-on experience with graphic design and event production at Payette High School, where he was instrumental in creating game-day graphics and managing media for school sports events. Cody also offers valuable advice for students interested in media and event production.

Thirty years ago, British production collective The Ballistic Brothers released London Hooligan Soul, a diverse double-LP overview of UK club culture. A remastered 30th Anniversary edition has just been reissued, and we'll hear two key tracks from that today, followed by chiming guitar business from Auckland's Silk Cut and some 80s Afro-disco from Ghana's Kofi Ayivor.

Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley! With the Australian men's campaign for a sixth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance resuming this week, Rob and Edge talk to Freelance Football journalist Tom Smithies as he looks at the squad and what we can expect ahead of the Bangladesh and Palestine ties (...and an indulgent chat about his beloved Saints returning to the English top flight!) Derek Dyson and Rob chat with Football Commentary Legend Martin Tyler as the countdown to Euro 2024 continues and whether he thinks Gareth Southgate's men can go one better and finally break the senior men's silverware drought of close to six decades as well as a reflection on the Champions League final. Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/Box2BoxNTSLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028871306243  Enjoy our written content: https://www.box2boxnts.com.au/… & Join us on Wednesday for Stoppage Time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hefty new dubs From The Neighbourhood album by Auckland producer Christophe El Truento is released next week.

Canberra Raiders Morgan Smithies joins Michelle and Missile to chat about his big move to Australia, his old club Wigan and playing under Ricky Stuart 00:00 How is the big move to Canberra? 01:00 How did the move come about? 01:45 Why the Raiders? Why Ricky Stuart? 03:15 Cauliflower ears 03:45 His partner draining his ears 04:15 Growing up wanting to play NRL and Super League 04:45 Differences in facilities between Wigan and Raiders 06:00 Who impresses playing within the Raiders? 06:20 Playing against Reece Walsh “He's a freak” 07:30 Potential transition year this year, proving them wrong 08:15 Playing the Sharks this week 08:45 Kaeo Weekes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Bishop and James Magnussen get stuck into the concerns of the kick off after a bad injury for the Dragons after 4 seconds of the game yesterday. We take your calls on how the issue could be fixed. Michelle and Missile get stuck into the three massive ANZAC day games with big wins for the Roosters and Storm. Canberra Raiders Morgan Smithies joins Michelle and Missile to chat about his big move to Australia, his old club Wigan and playing under Ricky Stuart. Deano is back for his best horses of the weekend and give us an update on his dating life. Scott Sattler joins the Run Home with Missile and Michelle to review the ANZAC day games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canberra Raiders Morgan Smithies joins Michelle and Missile to chat about his big move to Australia, his old club Wigan and playing under Ricky Stuart 00:00 How is the big move to Canberra? 01:00 How did the move come about? 01:45 Why the Raiders? Why Ricky Stuart? 03:15 Cauliflower ears 03:45 His partner draining his ears 04:15 Growing up wanting to play NRL and Super League 04:45 Differences in facilities between Wigan and Raiders 06:00 Who impresses playing within the Raiders? 06:20 Playing against Reece Walsh “He's a freak” 07:30 Potential transition year this year, proving them wrong 08:15 Playing the Sharks this week 08:45 Kaeo Weekes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered what bats, zombies, and epistemology have to do with weightlifting? If so, that's odd... But if you haven't, let's change that. In this episode of the podcast, Max and I sit down with Declan Smithies, who has a PhD in philosophy, to discuss the bridge between the mind and weightlifting. We discuss the blow up with Rahmat in Thailand, skill acquisition, a theory behind choking in competition, and more.Enjoy.Follow Declan:https://www.instagram.com/declansmithies/Follow Max:https://www.instagram.com/max_aita/https://www.teamaita.com/https://weightlifting.ai/Sign up for our coaching mentorship group -- our next call is 4/26 at 12 pm EDT!https://coachlogik-mentorship.mn.coSubscribe to my Patreon to support the show!!!Philosophical Weightlifting | Creating Weightlifting podcasts and sharing knowledge.Follow me and get coaching:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/Weightlifting House:https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/ code PHILWL for 10% offOnyx:https://www.onyxstraps.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% offhttps://www.instagram.com/onyx_straps/Virus:https://virusintl.com code PHILWL for 10% offEarth Fed Muscle:https://www.earthfedmuscle.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% off

Grant Smithies brings two tracks from mysterious Christchurch 'psychedelic prayer' collective The Fuzzy Robes. And, a 20-year-old classic from Brighton band Electrelane, along with a welcome reissue from Trinidadian musician Oluko Imo, featuring Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

Ever heard of minimalist transpop prekraut postdisco ? Grant Smithies reveals all.

Grant Smithies has spent much of the summer holidays rummaging through dusty boxes of 7" vinyl singles. We'll hear some of his favourite finds. Brace yourself for the stoner soul of Donovan/Jeff Beck, some rare garage guitar action from Karen Verros, an affectionate Dylan parody by The Hombres, a hybrid of Middle Eastern melodies and Brooklyn sass from Habibi, and some ice cool rocksteady from Desmond Dekker.

Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) from Animal Collective and Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) from Spacemen 3 released a splendid psych-pop album called Reset last year. British dub producer Adrian Sherwood loved it so much, he rebuilt it from the ground up in dub form, with extra musicians. We'll hear two key tracks from Reset In Dub today, alongside some bracing New Brighton noise-pop from Blair Parkes and a slice of Brazilian funk from Rio's Almir Ricardi.

Something of an indie "supergroup" containing past and present members of The Bats, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs and Toy Love, the Sundae Painters have just released a cracker debut LP. Grant Smithies brings us two key tracks from that today, alongside the first new songs in 11 years from Auckland hip hop crew Home Brew and an early reggae classic from Alton Ellis.

Something of an indie "supergroup" containing past and present members of The Bats, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs and Toy Love, the Sundae Painters have just released a cracker debut LP. Grant Smithies brings us two key tracks from that today, alongside the first new songs in 11 years from Auckland hip hop crew Home Brew and an early reggae classic from Alton Ellis.

Circle Of Friends is the ninth album from esteemed Auckland producer Christoph El Truento - a jazz record involving collaborations with a bunch of his favourite local singers/rappers/instrumentalists. Grant Smithies plays two key songs from that today, followed by a mighty new song from Wellington trio Mermaidens and a winningly surreal dub history lesson from the late Prince Far I.

The only solo album by former Clean/ Chills/ Snapper/ Puddle/ Great Unwashed member Peter Gutteridge has just been reissued, and it's an eccentric thriller from the first track to the last. Grant Smithies brings two key tracks from that today, followed by a song from L.A. band Rough Church (currently touring here) and a funk classic from Parliament.

Teenage songwriters Bob & Gene recorded just a handful of extraordinary soul tunes in Bob's family basement in the late 60s, then it took 40 years for their only album to be released. We'll hear two key songs from that today, followed by some raucous racket from Oamaru's Cuticles and a crucial cut from UK dub trio Creation Rebel, who've just released their first album in 40 years.

Some key publications from Prof Julie Green: Green. 02-05-2020. 'COVID-19 and district and community nursing.'. British Journal of Community Nursing. DOI > view in repository > Green. 28-11-2019. 'Evaluating the impact of a coaching pilot on students and staff'. British Journal of Nursing. DOI > view in repository > Green. 11-10-2019. 'Challenges to concordance: theories that explain variations in patient responses.'. British Journal of Community Nursing. DOI > view in repository > Green, Julie; Boast, Gillian; Chambers, Ruth; Calderwood, Robin. 09-09-2019. 'Comparison of manual and automated ABPI recording in patients'. . view in repository > Green, Julie; Corcoran, Patsy; Green, Laura; Read, Sue. 19-09-2018. 'A new quality of life wound checklist: the patient voice in wound care'. Wounds UK. view in repository > Green. 31-08-2018. 'Collected Stories: Being cared for at home'. Journal of Academic Development and Education. DOI > view in repository > Gilchrist; Green. 12-06-2018. 'Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis.'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. DOI > view in repository > Green. 02-06-2018. 'What a great opportunity'. British Journal of Community Nursing. DOI > view in repository > Russell, David; Atkin, Leanne; Betts, April; Dowsett, Caroline; Fatoye, Francis; Gardner, Sarah; Green, Julie; Manu, Chris; McKenzie, Tracey; Meally, Helena; Mitchell, Louise; Mullings, Julie; Odeyemi, Isaac; Sharpe, Andrew; Yeowell, Gillian; Devlin, Nancy. 02-03-2018. 'Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management'. Journal of Wound Care. DOI > view in repository > Green. 02-11-2017. 'What's in a name? Is district nursing in danger of extinction?'. British Journal of Community Nursing. DOI > view in repository > Green. 01-01-2015. 'The challenge of multimorbidity in nurse education: an international perspective.'. Nurse Education Today. DOI > view in repository > Leese, D.; Smithies, L.; Green, Julie. 14-03-2014. 'Recovery-focused practice in mental health'. Nursing Times. view in repository > Gibson, S.; Green, J.. 01-05-2013. 'Review of patients' experiences with fungating wounds and associated quality of life'. Journal of Wound Care. DOI > view in repository >

In the early 90s, a number of bands exploring the daring side of guitar rock and pop started to emerge in the UK influenced by the legacy of post-punk, minimalism, 70s art rock and a growing electronic scene. A new double LP called In The Light Of Time rounds up the best of the bunch, and we'll hear two tracks from that today, followed by a dusty Afro-funk classic from Ghana's "King of Highlife" C.K. Mann, and some space funk from the Bobby Deemo Band.

My in-depth conversation with Matt Smithies, CTO at DOVU. We take a first look at the DOVU roadmap, carbon offset onboarding, token migration, talk AI tech tips & ducks! Originally broadcast live on X spaces.Dive into the episode and listen to past episodes here: https://itsbrandond.com/hashgraph-enthusiasts/90Don't miss out on future interviews with leaders in the Hedera ecosystem, make sure to subscribe! Also, catch the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts news live on X Spaces every Sunday at 7pm ET / 4pm PT → https://x.com/itsbrandondThe show is also published as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify (and others) so make sure to subscribe there too! Get all the info you need at https://itsbrandond.com/hbarA huge thank you to everyone for supporting the show! Want to support? You can send an HBAR contribution to the following Hedera account: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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Wellington indie singer/ songwriter Lontalius (Eddie Johnston) releases his fourth album this week, and it's a luxuriously sad delight. We'll hear two songs from that today, followed by an early track from Northampton's Bigga Bush and a dancefloor classic from Grace Jones, who just turned 75.

African music is a deep well that never runs dry, the original source from which so much other great music has flowed, from funk, soul and jazz to reggae, blues and rock'n'roll. We'll hear a couple of classics today from Ghana's Ebo Taylor and Nigeria's Peter King, followed by raucous Auckland punk from Guardian Singles and some sunburnt indie psychedelic folk from Tom Lark.

Oliver Smithies freely admits that he did not find a solution to the problem he set out to solve, but he was able to turn his initial failure into a success that forever changed biomedical research. The gene targeting method that Smithies developed made it possible to generate knockout mice as models for human disease. In this 2001 interview with Raju Kucherlapati, Smithies talks about his education, his Award-winning work, and why research is a bit like flying an airplane.     This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Find the entire interview here: https://vimeo.com/146792245 

Electrified is a spanking new double album of new and collected tracks by mighty French psych-rock duo, The Liminanas. We'll hear two tracks from that today, plus something from a new EP from Auckland's Leonard Charles and a freshly reissued gem from De La Soul.

Lexman interviews Zev Weinstein, a specialist in extraterrestrial life and voids. They discuss the possibility of ghosts and other supernatural phenomena existing in vast voids beyond our own world, and the implications of such a discovery.

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Auckland's Lil Chief label has built a mighty reputation for thoughtful, nuanced indie pop gems. To celebrate the label's 20th Anniversary, we'll hear classics today from key Lil Chief artists Jonathan Bree, Princess Chelsea, Voom and The Tokey Tones, followed by some reggae-disco from Devon Russell.

From Melancholy, dream-like ballads to post-punk surf instrumentals, Israeli singer/ guitarist Charlie Megira covered a lot of musical ground before his suicide in 2016. We hear two key tracks from him today, alongside an 80s classic from Auckland soul/ ska pioneers The Newmatics and some bracing Kenyan funk from Jimmy Mawi.

PODCAST GUEST BIO: Fifth Wall is a $3B VC fund with a new $500M climate tech fund. Their focus is the built environment. Strategic investors include over 90 of the biggest corporate players in real estate, such as Hines, Prologis, and CBRE. Greg Smithies is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team. Previously, Greg was a Partner at BMW i Ventures where he led the Sustainability investing practice. He also led Finance & Operations for both The Boring Company and Neuralink simultaneously. He started his investment career at Battery Ventures where he covered early-stage enterprise technology startups, as well as industrial technology buyouts. ------- QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED: Business What is your investment focus — e.g., sector, stage, geography, check size? What makes you unique versus the competition? Why is now the right time to be investing in climate-focused prop tech? Who are your biggest investors in the fund, and why? What is one mistake that you see many CEOs making? Personal If you had to start over, what are 1-2 tips you'd give yourself in order to be faster, more effective, and higher impact? What are some habits and routines that keep you focused, healthy, and sane — e.g., meditations, exercise, productivity hacks? What recommendations do you have for our audience — books, podcasts, quotes, tools? ------- PODCAST HOST: Entrepreneurs for Impact is on a mission to help climate innovators grow faster with new investment capital, share best practices among peers, expand their networks, and reach their full potential. Our three offerings include: Climate CEO Mastermind Peer Groups — Our invite-only cohorts of 12 executives catalyze personal development and business growth via monthly meetings, annual retreats, and 1:1 coaching and strategy calls. Today's highly curated Mastermind members represent over $8B in market cap or assets under management. Online course on "Funding Your Climate Tech Startup" — Two-week boot camp offering 500+ climate investor list (with emails), a 5-step process for raising capital, the top 10 startup funding mistakes, and much more. Newsletter — A 3-minute weekly summary of climate tech, startups, better habits, and deep work. Programs are led by Dr. Chris Wedding — 3x founder, $1B of investment experience, and Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, with 60,000+ professional students taught, 25 years of meditation, an obsession with constant improvement, and far too many mistakes to keep to himself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message

Some voices just cannot be denied, and Grant says it is with the weightless falsetto of Josh Lane from San Diego sweet soul luminaries, Thee Sacred Souls. We'll hear tracks from Young Moon and classic Dunedin trio, Doublehappys.

SOUR played to rave reviews at the Toronto Comedy Film Festival. Conversation with the creative team of the short film. SOUR is a dark comedy horror exploring one woman's experience of lockdown whilst isolating with a sourdough starter! Project Links: https://www.facebook.com/sourshortfilm https://twitter.com/sourthefilm https://www.instagram.com/sourthefilm/ Director Statement Directing and co-writing SOUR has been an absolute pleasure! I was inspired by the originality of the premise and its fresh perspective on the madness of lockdown. Drawing inspiration from films exploring the anxieties and fears of suburban modern life such as Swallow (Carlo Mirabella-Davis, 2019), American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999), Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986) as well as the iconic TV series Desperate Housewives, I wanted to make a film that would not only make people laugh and smile during this difficult time but also provide a somewhat cathartic experience. Aside from being a comedic exploration of the effects of isolation, I see SOUR as a cautionary tongue-in-cheek tale about what happens when reality fails to live up to expectation and we upset the balance between the organic and the human! Film playing on the Film Festival Streaming service later this month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it's only $3.99 per month. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Today we'll hear two tracks from a killer collection spotlighting "The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul" Betty Harris, followed by raucous power pop action from Rangiora's Best Bets and some prime UK lover's rock from Dennis Bovell/ African Stone.

The debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl is released today, and it's a rough and ready noise-pop ripper. We'll hear two tracks from it, plus a great new single from Wellington band Let's Planet and a collaboration between drummer/ producer Julien Dyne and singer/ rapper Che Fu.

Pedal steel? Check! Stetsons? Check! Nudie suits? Check! Two dudes from garage-punk legends The Cavemen have gone country as Sin City, and their new record rules. We'll hear two tracks from that today, alongside some lovely shoegazing dream-pop from Christchurch's T.G. Shand and a Nigerian Afro-disco classic from The Funkees' Harry Mosco.

Released to coincide with an exhibition at London's Tate Modern, Life Between Islands focuses on the myriad musical styles to emerge out of the distinctly Caribbean world of sound systems. We'll hear two key tracks from that today, alongside classics from recent Spotify critic Joni Mitchell and enigmatic Liverpool band, The La's.

Although you'd find them in cities and on farms, serving in wars and taking part in religious services, we're not talking about people (or bottoms). This week, Danièle speaks with Kathryn L. Smithies about one of the medieval world's most hardworking creatures and symbols: the donkey.

Hugh Smithies talks about the Musgraves mapping project, which led to discoveries that would lay the basis for understanding the geology of a vast area under cover in the Western and South Australian border region.

Kathryn Smithies a medieval historian at the University of Melbourne, Australia, to talk about her new book, Introducing the Medieval Ass, out 2020 with the University of Wales Press. Introducing the Medieval Ass presents a lucid, accessible, and comprehensive picture of the enormous socioeconomic and cultural significance of the ass, or donkey, in the Middle Ages and beyond. In medieval times, the ass was a vital, utilitarian beast of burden, rather like ubiquitous white delivery vans today. At the same time, however, the ass had a rich, paradoxical reputation. Its hard work was praised but its obstinacy condemned. It exemplified the good Christian, humbly bearing Christ to Jerusalem, but also represented sloth, a mortal sin. It had a potent sexual reputation—in one literary work, an ass had sex with a woman—even as it was simultaneously linked to sterility. Over time, the ass also became synonymous with human idiocy, a comic figure representing foolish peasants, students too dull to learn, and their asinine teachers. This trope of foolishness was so prevalent that by the eighteenth century the word “ass” began to be replaced by “donkey.” Introducing the Medieval Ass offers a wide-ranging account of the importance, and often surprising cultural prevalence, of this common domesticated animal. Jana Byars is the Academic Director of Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of our two-part episode series on climate change and the built environment, Greg Smithies, Partner of Fifth Wall where he leads the Climate Technology Investment team, joins Matt to discuss sustainability in the real estate sector. Greg is the second guest on Leading Voices from Fifth Wall as Co-Founder and Managing Partner Brad Greiwe was featured in 2019. Our industry, the built environment, is responsible for about 40% of total global carbon emissions, about 3/4 of which comes from existing buildings and about 1/4 from construction and deconstruction. Addressing our industry's carbon footprint in addition to finding adaptation strategies to cope with climate change will be a large global investment in real estate over the coming years. Greg provides a high-level global perspective on sustainability and shares how Fifth Wall's $500M fund focusing on “climate tech” is a start in a burgeoning area of investment.Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Greg was a Partner at BMW i Ventures where he led the Sustainability investing practice, investing in companies such as Prometheus Fuels, and PureCycle (NASDAQ: ROCH). Before joining BMW i Ventures, Greg led Finance & Operations for both The Boring Company and Neuralink simultaneously.Greg started his investment career at Battery Ventures where he covered early-stage enterprise technology startups, as well as industrial technology buyouts. Successful exits from his work there include Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc.), and IST (acquired by Scott Brand).Greg was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and currently lives in Oakland, CA. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School where he received a BS in Economics and a BS in Computer Science.ResourcesThe REInterview: Real estate's climate reckoning, with Fifth Wall's Brendan Wallace and Greg Smithies (The Real Deal, March 2021)The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson

QPR penalty king Alex Smithies joins us on The Loftcast to look back on the west London derby with Fulham and Saturday's test against Burton Albion.

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Dr. Oliver Smithies is the Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Caronlina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He received his PhD in Biochemistry at Oxford University and spent some time on the faculty at the University of Toronto, as well as the University of Wisconsin, Madison, before joining the faculty at UNC, Chapel Hill where he is today. Oliver is a distinguished scientist, and in 2007, he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Among many other accomplishments, he is the recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Wolf Prize in Medicine, the Massry Prize, and the University of North Carolina's O. Max Gardner Award. Oliver is also a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, a Member of the U.S. Institute of Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Oliver is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.