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The end of the cruel Peace & the start of the desperate War.Based on ‘One In Ten' by FinalStand, adapted into 17 parts. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.A frightened Mother Mouse will devour her young; similarly, a frightened culture will devour its future.Roni was still working away while the rest of us were in the man-cave once more. Flame seemed happy taking long pulls on the Wild Cherry and smacking her lips. I wasn't surprised she wasn't worrying about Silent. Her wounded comrade was a reliable pair of guns guarding her back and nothing more. Emotional bonds were contrary to her psychopathic nature.Jethro had been sitting on his 'throne' for fifteen minutes, deep in thought."I guess it is about time we got those guns," he announced as he stood up. His words captured everyone's attention yet he didn't appear to care. He started walking from the room and the rest of us followed along. The need for guns had brought us here in the first place.His path led us into his walk-in pantry. One wall of shelves rolled out and to the sides on seamless wheels. Beneath that spot was a steel door, a tad over one meter wide and three meters long. It must have been spring-loaded because once Jethro yanked on the hole that only one finger could fit into, the portal swung open and back.Stairs led down into darkness. Jethro turned around and followed them out of sight for several seconds. Then a light came on. The drop looked to be around four meters. Angel went next. A strange level of respect allowed me to go third. Flame was at my back then Kuiko, Venus and Lavender.The floor was grey-painted concrete. The room stretched out five meters in each direction. 80% of the room was covered with stacked crates with a variety of markings on them, a few even in English. Angel was incredibly tense. I didn't know why, but I had a feel for her moods. The other 20% of the room was an immaculate workbench.Considering Jethro's aversion to cleanliness, this was definitely something noteworthy."What is all this stuff?" Venus asked."Weapons," Angel preempted the old guy."This is an awful lot of weapons," Lavender muttered. No one wanted to say it, so I did."Jethro, you were in the MRA, weren't you?" I tossed out there. I'd told the nation that the MRA was dead and here I was looking at a small armory of illegal weaponry. Jethro had been walking over to the work area. He turned and looked us over."I'm going to do something I don't normally do," Jethro met each of our gazes."I'm going to explain myself. Let's pull some assault rifles out of those crates, make sure they in top shape then go upstairs 'cause I am only going to do this once," he stated."These people don't know how to use firearms," Angel cautioned angrily."They'll never learn if they don't have one and we are approaching the point where we'll need everyone to be a shooter," he countered. "Let's get to it."And that's what we did. These weapons had been top rate stuff at the start of the 21st century. Now, they weren't quite antiques, only old. The basics of using some sort of explosive substance to propel an object at your target remained the same. In the case of firearms, it was remarkably the same, or so Angel said.Kuiko went straight for the Russian-made Surface-to-Air missile, because she thought that the Cyrillic writing looked pretty. It was one of the few exotic devices. Most were clearly Federation military, or Police issue, undoubtedly stolen from some armory at some point early in Jethro's terrorist career.I was irate that Kuiko looked so cute with a bandolier of ammo packs and an automatic shotgun. Angel insisted that only she and Jethro took loaded firearms upstairs. We could carry the gun and the ammo as long as the ammo wasn't in the gun. Venus argued that this defeated the purpose of having the weapon.Angel countered that if she couldn't load it quickly, she probably shouldn't have it in the first place. I caught Flame bagging up a few boxes of ammunition, but Jethro didn't seem to care so I let it slide. It fell to Flame and me to lug extra rifles and cartridge belts up to the rest of the group, being the strongest, Angel was keeping an eye on Jethro and he was keeping an eye on her.Fifteen minutes later, we had gathered back in the spacious dwelling space of our host. Jethro, on his throne, finished off a glass of Wild Cherry and began his tale:"I was seventeen and in high school when the Gender Plague first broke out. I was quarantined for a month before the Supreme Court decided it was illegal and set us men free.I took the opportunity to enlist in the Navy, the U S Navy, because of the man shortage when I was released. Went through Basic, the Specialist School, I was a Damage Control Technician which meant I was a fireman, then a second outbreak happened. I was quarantined for three months this time.I got out and was assigned to the destroyer Michael A. Mansoor. During the Relief of Athens, we all damn near died. Of the eighteen men and women in Damage Control, only me and one other rating enlistee survived. My officer, an ensign, stayed behind to make sure the forward ammunition storage was secure. Our Chief Petty Officer had us seal the ensign in. We saved the ship long enough for the crew to be pulled off.The Mansoor exploded. We were never able to locate her body. She was some R O T C kid who was only with us four months. I never knew her first name until the ceremony after it was all over. She may have been the bravest human being I've ever known. After that, I served aboard the Little Rock working anti-piracy in the Philippines and Indonesia.Since I took part in some land action during that tour, the Navy, I hate using the term Federation, reassigned me to Shore Patrol duty. I took police training and everything. I did another tour aboard the Little Rock the following year then they dragged me off when Congress decided that men couldn't be given combat assignments.Seven months later, they discharged me and thousands of other men as part of a down-sizing program. Unfortunately, the same act of Congress that exited me from the Navy also forbid me joining the fire, or police departments. A buddy of mine was able to find me work in a machine shop where I learned the craft of welding.After that, I was a good boy. I dated, joined a motorcycle club and built up a nice life. When the Gender Inequality Act was passed I was more annoyed than angry. All that changed when I was twenty-nine. See, I had some male friends who joined up with a group called Male Awakening. They were a group devoted to the repeal of the G I A through political means.Things including publically supporting male-friendly candidates and working against G I A-supporters through boycotts and the like. I was rolled up in an FBI sting and those ladies informed me that they'd make those charges go away if I agreed to go inside and spy on Male Awakening. They knew I was friends with those guys. I told them to fuck off, fought the charges and beat their trumped up bullshit.By the time I cleared up my legal troubles, they took the M A down anyway. It seems their Treasurer took off with their funds after leaving some financial irregularities. That was a total load of crap because they never caught that guy, but they did manage to put away most of the group's leadership.A few months later, I ran across one of my buddies who had asked me to join Male Awakening. He'd heard about my troubles and over a few beers, he hinted that the fight wasn't over. This time I bought in. This incarnation didn't have a name. We weren't public. We dug up dirt on corrupt female officials by any means necessary.We destroyed the careers of the worst oppressors of men. Violence wasn't our aim yet we armed ourselves for what we knew would be a harsh crackdown. We operated in small cells, but I knew we had lawyers, judges and even a few Congresswomen on our side. Since we had bracelets by that time, we used women to communicate between cells.Our cell received word of the major Federation sweep, a day before it happened. We were able to move most of our material stashes to new locations before they fell on us. The Writs of Exclusion were abominations. No one ratted me out. For weeks I sweated bullets every time I saw a cop car, a mysterious unmarked car, or heard a siren.After a few months, I began searching for other survivors. We came together in secrecy, united in our fury. The Federation had broken every law and covenant so we agreed that waging a guerilla war was our only option. A week later I bagged my first cop. Put a bullet under her left eye at 80 meters. She was dead before she hit the ground and it felt good.They, the Federation, had murdered my country and now they were paying. Three days later, I waited for a Federation agent to walk out on her porch to see her little girl off to school. I walked up, told the little girl her mother was a whore and put nine slugs into that whore's body and I felt just fine about that too.""No," squeaked Kuiko."That is the way it was," Jethro gave Kuiko a paternal look. "Those women came at me with every dirty trick they could come up with to take away my freedom and I put them in the grave for it.""You murdered people," Angel growled."Fuck you, Cop. The Gender Inequality Act was passed by women to enslave men. No man ever voted on it," Jethro snarled. "Men tried to use the system so you cheated. Boohoo that your bosses didn't figure out our only option left was violent resistance.""I killed seventeen government officials and my only regret is I didn't kill more. Not one was a fair fight. Kuiko, I killed that bitch in front of her daughter because I wanted her buddies to come around and see the anguish on that little girl's face. I wanted them to worry about their own daughters. I wanted them to know they were at war.""You are a murdering scumbag," Roni snapped."I disagree," Flame shook her head. "You are morons if you think he should have called out every freaking target and said 'hey, I know you have all the back-up in the world and I'm alone so I'm giving you ample warning that I'm going to try and kill you.'""You are a psycho," Aniqua pointed out. "It figures you would agree with him.""He didn't have a choice," Samantha intervened. Her speaking so decisively was almost as stunning as her words themselves. "Having a gun might not have saved Israel against the Aurora Slasher, but it might have discouraged those sorority students.""The politics of payback," Flame laughed. "Jethro might sound like some sadistic bastard to the rest of you; not to me. His tactics are sound and they work. Kill enough cops and women stop joining the force. The authorities either crack down harder, bringing more over to your cause, or they concede to some of your demands.""It is how a very small force fights a much larger adversary," Flame concluded."That's still cold blooded murder," Angel reiterated. I didn't know what to think. Jethro butchered defenseless women. The President doomed millions. I admired what Zara did except it was some of the same things that Jethro did, yet she was a soldier and he was a terrorist."There is no resolution to this argument," I spoke clearly and loud. "Short of violence to silence the opposition, there is nothing we can do to rectify the past now. Jethro, why did you stop being a member of the MRA?""Spokane," Jethro answered. "I had no problem with killing cops and Feds, and intimidating their families. They were part of the problem.""Those high school girls though, that made no sense to me. We weren't at war with the female gender; we were at war with the government and their policy of enslavement. Killing random kids was wrong and I wouldn't be associated with it. I talked this over with my cell, they disagreed and I told them that if I saw any of them again, I'd kill them," Jethro clarified."I had several caches only I knew about. I waited a few months then moved up to the city, slowly bringing everything up here as I had the time. A year and a half later, my old buddy was caught up in a traffic stop, shot it out with the cops and was killed. From stuff they found on his body, he rolled up the rest of the gang, but the other members didn't know my real name.""The G E D came out and talked with me. They kept an eye on me for a few years. I behaved and grew old so they eventually went sniffing elsewhere. We wouldn't be here now if I hadn't gone drinking with Kuiko and let slip about my gun stash," Jethro smiled at my little friend. "I knew she'd never betray me, and she hasn't.""Now I've got a front row seat to the End of the World so I get one last chance to make a difference," he said. Yeah, this old guy wanted to go down in a hail of gunfire, no doubt about it."Good for you, you butcher," Roni glared. "I won't do this.""I signed on to make a difference," she continued, "not to hang out with cold-blooded killers. I'm out of here. Is anyone with me?" Aniqua stood up. Venus seriously hesitated before joining them. Venus was looking right at me. Angel's eyes were boring holes into me as well."Israel?" Angel inquired.I could go with them. I could stay. I could beg them to stay. I could stay silent and let events drag me along. My mind was playing Jinga with the vortex of intellectual input and buzz saw emotions that were boiling forth."Angel, Roni, Venus and Aniqua sit back down," I stood and stated. It took them a varying number of seconds to realize I was Not pleading."Israel, you don't get to decide that for us," Roni replied evenly. "We let you go to the Arena last night. This time, we get to choose and we are leaving. If you are the man I hope you are, you will come with us.""At the same time you're pressuring me to give more to the group despite my misgivings, Roni, you are giving less?" I countered. She started to protest. I raised my hand for a reprieve."Hear me out," I continued. "It isn't that simple. I am not questioning your moral quandary about working with people too comfortable with taking human life. It is very real and I feel it. The difference is that you would rather be right and dead than alive at any cost. You've never had to make that call before, but I have and I'm alive to tell you that you are wrong, Roni.""You are dead wrong because dead does nothing. The living can always come back and make something better. Hell, that's what my life has been about the past week and a half. The rest of you are neophytes going into this. I'm not. I know exactly what it takes morally to survive. Don't make me follow any of you out that door. I love each and every one of you.""I do love you, but am I obligated to jump off a cliff for you? I respect your choice to choose suicide. It would be wrong of me to rob you of that freedom. Please don't try to make this about affection, compassion, or loyalty though. It is a matter of life and death. Roni, you are trying to kill me, which I'm okay with. I resent you killing Angel, Aniqua and Venus," I stressed."That's fucked up reasoning," Roni fought back. "Those two get off on killing other people. They enjoy it. Why can't you see that they are just as likely to get you killed as keep you alive?""I will agree with you that Flame gets off on watching people suffer and die," I nodded. "It is the way she is. I don't know Jethro so I'm not ready to make a judgment call on him.""I do know that both of them have exquisite weapon skills and I'm pretty sure we are going to need them before we are truly free," I explained. "I would prefer an all-male super commando squad who had passed every psychological test ever made. That doesn't appear to be on the menu, so I'm willing to hold on to whatever resources are available.""So you are willing to risk all our lives for the sake of expediency," Angel glared."Absolutely," I shot right back. "In case no one is paying attention, I am not in some government facility helping working on some kind of serum to fight the new plague. In case you missed it, everyone here agreed with my decision to flee instead.""Roni, Angel, you do realize that young lady who saved me this morning is going to die, right? I could have insisted she come with us. I could have given her the cure. I didn't. None of you asked me to even after I told the whole globe of an unstoppable wave of death coming for everyone. I'm not asking you to take responsibility for my decision because it was mine.""I'm begging you; understand that it isn't the end of morality to stay. When the madness ends, you need to decide if we will still be worthy of continuing on. You'll no longer be part of that equation if you go now," I declared."Are we supposed to ignore that he was a terrorist and she is a homicidal maniac?" Aniqua said."I'm not homicidal," Flame grinned. "I'm a psychotic sociopath. I don't randomly kill people. I do it with malice of forethought." Jethro didn't show a desire to defend himself."Israel, Flame almost killed you last night," Venus pointed out. "Why would you stick around?"Why was I sticking around?"Israel, don't do this," Angel said. "You promised me you would stop running into danger.""Angel, why do you have to be right and I have to be wrong?" I sighed."Because those two are dangerous criminals," Roni answered. Didn't Roni understand that I was a far more callous killer than either of those 'criminals' and I didn't have to lift a finger, or look at a single grave?(Before the Curtain Call)Shortly after nine-thirty that night, the awaited and feared seismic event happened in China. A few minutes past sunrise over Hong Kong the rains broke and a fleet of helicopters and V T O Ls (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) were heard over the city. Helicopters were not unknown in this center of wealth and commerce. Well over a hundred all coming in at once was noteworthy.For many of the citizens of the city, it had been a restless night. After midnight, police sirens had been wailing all over the city. Some even heard gunfire. What they didn't know was that for the past four hours, private security forces working for the most prominent communities and some special police units had raided the middle class communities of the city and stolen their men.They forced the men into protective suits and hustled them back to the high-rises that sheltered the most 'important' people. This was an outrage that they could not get away with, had China still functioned normally. A new order based on brutal social cannibalism was taking place. The rich were taking their vassals and their new 'acquisitions' to their estates far from the population centers.This was supposed to be a gradual process except late yesterday afternoon the other Great Families learned that one of their own had their first reported case of this new 'flu.' They could wait no longer. They would have preferred to flee under the cover of darkness, but rain and the danger of so many helicopters and V T O Ls moving around forced them to postpone until first light.You didn't have to be a connoisseur of conspiracy theories to figure out what was going on. Men had been stolen and now the rich were bugging out of town in one big hurry. Late Friday, the 'flu' began to appear in the population in a big way. The workers in the hospital were afraid, not fearful, afraid.

Still harbouring the sore throat but it doesn't affect the faaaabulous chooooonz.  Another FunkySX classic of a show here and lots of beautiful soulful, funky, disco and house jubblies.... Listen, and listen loud....it's all about the funky

Today Colin is rolling solo! First he offers his comments and observations after attending the virtual launch of Arc'teryx's spring footwear collection earlier this week. While the launch itself was a leap forward in how outdoor brands should be engaging with outdoor media, it was also a good example of how brands could improve how they promote their products. (02:16)Next Colin talks about how the outdoor industry needs to unite in order to fight for our public lands over the next four years. He looks at a story that was recently published on the DCReport by war veteran and outdoor advocate Stacy Bare as an example of how important our wild places are and can be. You'll hear how the outdoors helped save Stacy's life in his own voice. (08:46)Lastly for The Parting Shot, for third year in a row on The Rock Fight, Colin makes his prediction for Best Picture at Sunday's Academy Awards. (15:40)Check out hundreds of wildly cool products by visiting and shopping at Garage Grown Gear!Click here to take The Rock Fight Podcast Listener Survey! Thanks for listening! The Rock Fight is a production of Rock Fight, LLC. Sign up for NEWS FROM THE FRONT, Rock Fight's weekly newsletter by heading to www.rockfight.co and clicking Join The Mailing List.Please follow and subscribe to The Rock Fight and give us a 5 star rating and a written review wherever you get your podcasts.Want to pick a fight with The Rock Fight? Send your feedback, questions, and comments to myrockfight@gmail.com.

The first duty of a soldier is endurance of fatigue. Courage is only the second.

Whether you want to be in a spiritual war or not doesn't matter; you are in it. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. God uses bad things in God's people to bring good things.  He begins with: Endurance: “Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Dedicate Yourself: Soldiers don't get tied up in the affairs of civilian life. Aim to Please God: Don't do these things…for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.

Soldiering on and finishing Chapter 3 of Bauer's excellent Marxist analysis of the nation.Read along with us:https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauerSend us a textSupport the show

Timothy has been told by Paul to guard the good deposit. But how-- By the power of divine grace and the Holy Spirit. By delegating the task to faithful, qualified men. By a willingness to share in the suffering of Gospel ministry with a singular focus, a good work ethic and self-discipline while focusing on the final reward more than the here and now. To soldier on in the work of the Lord is no easy task-

Timothy has been told by Paul to guard the good deposit. But how? By the power of divine grace and the Holy Spirit. By delegating the task to faithful, qualified men. By a willingness to share in the suffering of Gospel ministry with a singular focus, a good work ethic and self-discipline while focusing on the final reward more than the here and now. To soldier on in the work of the Lord is no easy task!

Rev. Josh Golackson 2 Timothy 2:1-13

In this episode the guys talk about their own personal libraries! Nonfiction, Fiction, Soldiering, Medical, Homesteading, Cautionary Tales, and more! Stay In The Fight!-----------------------------‐------------------------------------------------------------Shoutout to our sponsor @blackbeardfire for keeping the lights on!Use code STRONGMEN to get 15% off your order with Black Beard Fire Starters!Shoutout to our newest sponsor @granite_rifle_group_llcUse code STRONGMEN to get 6.9% (nice) off your next precision rifle build!Support us on Patreon!Join us on Discord!Check out our link in bio!The world is better with you in it. If you need help, reach out. 988 Suicide and Crisis HotlineCall: 988https://988lifeline.org/#stayinthefight

Kat Rae is an artist who works across an incredible variety of media.  Her confronting work, Deathmin, was recently recognised as winner of the 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize and represents the fourth time Kat has been shortlisted for this prestigious award.  In this podcast, Kat talks about her artistic journey, including her first career within the Australian Army during which time she met her husband Andrew.  Tragically, it was Andrew's death that inspired her prizewinning piece and Kat very bravely talks to this devastating event and how she channelled this grief and frustration into Deathmin.    06:30       Kat's background and early years – how she got into art….and the Army! 07:15       Some of Kat's artistic inspiration included the ‘Angry Penguins' – many of whom had completed military service 07:40       Art and Army – does that mix?!  11:30       Kat's time at ADFA – the Australian Defence Force Academy 15:00       The Royal Military College Duntroon – not as much fun as ADFA…. 16:00       Into the big world of Army – Kat's military career, including a stint within the prestigious Australian Federation Guard 23:00       The tragic death of Kat's husband Andrew 29:00       Kat discusses her Napier Waller prizewinning piece, Deathmin 36:30        So what is the Napier Waller art prize?  And a little about Kat's previous entries, including… 40:30       Cloud Slide, Coming Home and Reckoning 48:00       How did it feel to win on her fourth submission? 51:00       With all that she's experienced – positive and negative – how does Kat now feel when she looks at the Australian Army? 1:02:40    What's next for Kat – including within the art space?   External Links Kat's website – katrae.net Kat's Insta - @kat_a_rae Kat's 2024 prizewinning Napier Waller submission   Contact Us   www.unforgiving60.com   Email us at debrief@unforgiving60.com   Instagram, Twitter: @Unforgiving60     Music …. With thanks to: The Externals – available on Spotify

Mike Herne is a career soldier in the U.S. Army, hunter, writer, and hunting gear guru working with Kifaru and Born Primitive Outdoors. He's also a fantastic American and I was super happy to have him on the show.  In this episode, Mike and I discuss his journey as a soldier and Western big-game hunter. We talk about the military, Kifaru packs, Born Primitive gear, elk hunting, whitetail hunting, and he shares his thoughts on some of the Colorado issues facing hunters. Mike is a world-class hunter and super dialed in to the lifestyle of the hunting community. In short, he brings a ton of value to this discussion. Missing this episode would be a tragedy, so don't do it! Mike on Instagram Kifaru Born Primitive Outdoors Show Sponsors! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/  -Use Promo Code “Huntsman10” for 10% off! Silencer Central - Get started with a suppressor for your next hunt by going to the website here: https://www.silencercentral.com/ They make it very easy to get licensed, purchased, and set up so you can find out why getting a suppressor from Silencer Centrals is so popular! Hoffman Boots - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. Specifically, check out the Hoffman Explorers, hands down the finest mountain boot for Western big game on the planet, I guarantee it! Use promo code “HUNTSMAN10” for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Savage Arms - Don't skimp on your next big game rifle. Savage Arms has redefined high-performance rifles built specifically for guys and gals like us! Check out the 110 with Accu-Trigger, I promise you won't regret it. www.savagearms.com Barnes Bullets - Since 1932, Barnes Bullets has been a leader in hunting ammo. The world-famous X-Bullet was the first expanding all-copper bullet known for its exceptional knock down power and performance. I have personally been using Barnes Bullets since 1998 and wouldn't recommend them if I didn't know for sure how well they perform. Check them out at www.barnesbullets.com Vantage Point Archery - American made broadheads of choice for The Western Huntsman! Make sure to check out the single-bevel Omega's or scroll through and find the broadhead that best suits your needs. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and Lifetime Warranty are just part of the reason why these are my go-to broadheads. https://vparchery.com/ Eastmans Hunting Journals - What Western Hunter doesn't know Eastmans Hunting Journals?? I've been a fan and subscriber to the magazine since I was a kid, and you should too. Between the magazine, Eastmans TagHub, and the new Mule Deer eCourse, Eastmans has something for everyone and the tools every Western Hunter should have! Check it out at https://www.eastmans.com/ Hit me up at jim@thewesternhuntsman.com

June 9, 2024 Morning Service. Part of the Following the Pattern of Sound Words: 2 Timothy series. (2 Timothy 2:1-7)

Through a serendipitous happenstance, Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law and director of the Transnational Law Institute, has dedicated his career to practicing, teaching and questioning international law. In this episode, we examine the function — and limitations — of law as Drumbl details his experiences as a defender for those accused of mass atrocities in Rwanda, his study into the marginalization of people and collective violence and his beliefs on how we need to reconceptualize evil.

Pastor Mike Ascher

In this podcast Alice interviews Dr Jana Tabak, an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Jana's work focuses on children's experiences of conflict in both the global south and the global north, and also on the role that our conceptions of childhood play in our habits of visualising war – and, indeed, in how our habits of visualising war shape how we view children and childhoods. More broadly she is interested in children's political subjecthood and their ‘political becoming': how ideas of children get deployed in global politics, how children's agency as political actors gets constrained by adult frameworks, and what children can contribute to politics (and particularly to discussions of war and peace) when mechanisms for their inclusion work better. Together with Marshall Beier, Jana has edited two influential volumes on Children, Childhoods and Everyday Militarisms (in 2020) and on Childhoods in Peace and Conflict in 2021. These draw attention to the multiplicity of both real and imagined childhoods, and how different militarisms intersect with and inform different childhoods around the world. Some of Jana's published work focuses particularly on representations and conceptions of child soldiering in different parts of the world. In 2020 she published a monograph called The Child and the World: Child-Soldiers and the Claim for Progress, along with a range of other articles on related topics; and her current project is looking specifically at recruitment of junior soldiers in the UK. The episode begins with discussion of our norms of visualising children and childhood, particularly how concepts of children/childhood get constructed in and for global politics. Jana stresses that such habits tend to exclude children as political subjects in the present, while including them as potential citizens in the future. More worryingly still, Jana notes, the reduction of conceptions of childhood to one idealised model can end up 'othering' children whose childhoods (through no fault of their own) differ from standard/Western expectations. We consider the tendency, when visualising children-in-war, to regard them as ‘passive skins',  victims with no agency to shape their own fate; and we also ask how this shapes our understandings of war and conflict, not just views of children and/as victims. Jana helps us look critically at the many forms of militarism which touch different children's lives, and we spend some time considering how 'child soldiers' tend to be visualised, in comparison with junior recruits to (e.g.) the UK's armed forces. Along the way, Jana stresses the importance of doing research with children as co-producers of knowledge, and of exploring the blurred/maleable boundaries of both childhood and war. We hope you find the discussion interesting. For a version of our podcast with close captions, please use this link. For more information about individuals and their projects, please visit the University of St Andrews' Visualising War website.Music composed by Jonathan YoungSound mixing by Zofia Guertin

There is a reward for Endurance

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Happy New Year! It's 2024 and our FIFTIETH guest *runs around screaming excitedly* is the delightful Vanessa Afful of Made By Pure Hands Aromatherapy @mbpharomatherapy Vanessa Afful has had many former lives but found her calling as an aromatherapist and massage therapist after developing eczema in her twenties. A lack of natural skincare available to suit her specific needs led to her starting her own business Made By Pure Hands Aromatherapy. Vanessas Ghanaian mother was, unusually, open around her own menopause, entering this stage of her life surgically after her hysterectomy at 40 years old, when Vanessa was in her first year of secondary school. Vanessa speaks frankly about why her boundaries around self-care is important to her, shares great advice including a detailed sleep hygiene routine and urges fellow Black women to learn to put ourselves first in the queue before offering our care to others.  Heads up - We had a few gremlin issues so although our audio chat is as clear as usual, some of the video on YouTube is a tad sticky. This in no way takes away from Vanessas message or story. We move! This episode is now available to watch on YouTube and listen on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your listening pleasure. If Pauline's story resonates with you do share this episode with others who may benefit from her words and advice. FIFTY EPISODES BABYYYY! Can you believe it?! *grins widely* Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen or hop over to Spotify for your audio fix, and recommend to a friend (or three) who you think would enjoy this episode.   CONNECT Vanessa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbpharomatherapy/ Vanessa's Website: https://www.madebypurehands.com Karen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopausewhilstblack/   Notes: Yoga Nidra Paula Hines at U Can Yoga. Paula Hines book Rest + Calm  Michelle Hart, Hart hypnotherapy.  Made By Pure Hands - Sweet Dreams roller ball. Earrings by https://theasmartthenry.co.uk/ N.I.C.E guidelines. Menopause: Diagnosis and Management  Consultation process ends 5th Jan '24. Please note: These episodes are conversations between humans discussing their own menopause experiences. They are no substitute for advice and consultation with a qualified health professional. No two menopause experiences are the same so do remember to do your own research. Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen or hop over to YouTube for your visual fix and recommend to a friend (or three) you think would enjoy this episode.  Jiggle your bits to our Spotify Playlist Email the show: thekarenarthur@mail.com Like, subscribe, follow and rate Menopause whilst Black on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Karen Arthur is a menopause activist and campaigner and host of this podcast plus a new bi-weekly weekend radio show on Golddust radio'Can We Talk'. Listen to the latest episode on Soundcloud *We recognise that inclusive language is important in ensuring that ALL who experience menopause are seen and heard. The term ‘women' is used whilst mindful of this. Join our mailing list.  Team MWB: Producer and Editor: Beyongolia Productions   Digital design and communications: Yaa Studio Space  

Today on The Prather Point LIVE at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT on RUMBLE:https://rumble.com/v3upo6p-selfless-sacrifice-of-sacred-soldiering.htmlTRUMP & RFK GO FULL WAR MONGER!MARTIN DE TOURES: SOLDIER & SAINT!TRUMP'S PORN JUDGES & LEOS OUTED!VETERAN'S DAY: THANK, HONOR & ASK AGAIN!

In this audio article, MAJGEN Chris Field connects Good Soldiering and mission command with the daily purpose, habits, thinking and actions of our people as they operate in teams as partners, followers and leaders.

Rhoda McWhannell ran her Waikato farm almost single-handedly when her husband went to war during WWII. She wrote a journal of her daily struggles, weaving in her wry observations about war and love of the natural world. 

Lethal Mullet Podcast Flashback: Universal Soldiering  The Mullet heads to the military science fiction actioner series: Universal Soldier, starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. It spawned TV movie series, sequels and sequel-reboots. Find Lethal Mullet Podcast on: Apple / Stitcher / Spotify / Google Play / Podbean / IheartRadio Contact: Site: fpnet.podbean.com Twitter: @fanpodnetwork Facebook & Instagram: Fandom Podcast Network Adam: @thelethalmullet (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) FPN Master Feed: fpnet.podbean.com Catch the flagship show: Culture Clash, Blood of Kings, and the host of amazing podcasts covering all of fandom. #fandompodcastnetwork #lethalmulletpodcast #adamobrien #australia #popculture #action #movies #jeanclaudevandamme #dolphlundgren #scifi #universalsoldier #universalsoldierthereturn #universalsoldierregeneration #universalsoldierdayofreckoning

In this second episode, Tim sits down with Jon Pope, founder of Building the Elite, a company with the sole focus of preparing military and tactical athletes for selection programs using the most up-to-date and effective training strategies possible. At first glance, this may seem like an odd conversation to have nested in a season that's about chronic and persistent pain. However, the intent for having Jon on was to show just how much connective tissue exists between the strategies that tactical athletes employ to get through grueling physical tasks and the strategies athletes in chronic pain can leverage to get through life, training, and continue to push the boundaries of their fitness and physical existence. They discuss mindfulness, segmenting, compartmentalizing, self-talk, and learned optimism all in a quest to leave YOU with an improved understanding of what military preparation has to offer athletes of all types. Contact Michelle: https://www.michelleboland-training.com/ Contact Tim: https://www.timrichardt.com/

Joanne Menon joins Tam and Matt to discuss a past life trauma that came breaking through to the surface of conscious awareness. Listen in to hear and how this memory led to a deep lesson of forgiveness and understanding. Learn More About Today's Guest, Joanne Menon: https://joannemenon.com/ https://joannemenon.com/#retreat https://www.instagram.com/joanne.menon/ https://www.instagram.com/acim_mama/ Thank you to Allan Ishac for introducing us to Joanne! Join The Miracle Voices E-mail List at: ⁠⁠https://www.miraclevoices.org/email⁠⁠ Feel Inspired to Make a Love Offering To The Foundation for Inner Peace (Publisher of A Course in Miracles)? Visit: ⁠⁠https://www.miraclevoices.org/donate⁠⁠ Think your Forgiveness Story Might Be a Fit For Miracle Voices? Submit your Forgiveness Story: ⁠⁠https://www.miraclevoices.org/form⁠⁠ Also, Checkout our Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@miraclevoices777/videos

Before the days of Trump or Q Anon we had our own channels of dialogue regarding Black Goo and other strange phenomena! Now the Spiritual Armies are arising to confront the darkness...

LAST ONE BEST ONE! What is the holiest discipline? Is it painting? Sculpture? The ballet? SOLDIERING? Being a dog catcher? NAY. Not even close, little buddy. The holiest discipline man has ever created..... is commerce. The artful skill of being able to create something from nothing, being able to influence another person to understand your TRUTH, or having the skillz to CLOSE THE DEAL in a way that both parties feel good about is is nothing short of miraculous. In describing sales, famous entrepreneur Yo Gotti cleverly comments: "That Law." And in the holiest of disciples, we need A DEITY. A symbol. A shining light to which the masses can latch onto. Today, my priests, I am lucky enough to be joined by such a man. The Godking. Mahan Khalsa.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dale Carnegie described Mahan's book "Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play" as 'The most famous and best sales book that has ever been written in the history of humankind." It was even cited in The Bible (King James Version 3). In said book, Mahan Khalsa breaks down exactly EVERYTHING you ever could want to know about sales and selling. Anyone who listens to this podcast, buys his book, and deeply learns this will be gifted with riches that previously were reserved only for kings. On this, I bet my life. So join me as I dissect his book and pull out all the applicable lessons. Lessons that can be applied to working a sales job, being more persuasive, or getting everything you ever wanted in life. BEHOLD.

2 of 3!!! What is the holiest discipline? Is it painting? Sculpture? The ballet? SOLDIERING? Being a dog catcher? NAY. Not even close, little buddy. The holiest discipline man has ever created..... is commerce. The artful skill of being able to create something from nothing, being able to influence another person to understand your TRUTH, or having the skillz to CLOSE THE DEAL in a way that both parties feel good about is is nothing short of miraculous. In describing sales, famous entrepreneur Yo Gotti cleverly comments: "That Law." And in the holiest of disciples, we need A DEITY. A symbol. A shining light to which the masses can latch onto. Today, my priests, I am lucky enough to be joined by such a man. The Godking. Mahan Khalsa.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dale Carnegie described Mahan's book "Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play" as 'The most famous and best sales book that has ever been written in the history of humankind." It was even cited in The Bible (King James Version 3). In said book, Mahan Khalsa breaks down exactly EVERYTHING you ever could want to know about sales and selling. Anyone who listens to this podcast, buys his book, and deeply learns this will be gifted with riches that previously were reserved only for kings. On this, I bet my life. So join me as I dissect his book and pull out all the applicable lessons. Lessons that can be applied to working a sales job, being more persuasive, or getting everything you ever wanted in life. BEHOLD.

What is the holiest discipline? Is it painting? Sculpture? The ballet? SOLDIERING? Being a dog catcher? NAY. Not even close, little buddy. The holiest discipline man has ever created..... is commerce. The artful skill of being able to create something from nothing, being able to influence another person to understand your TRUTH, or having the skillz to CLOSE THE DEAL in a way that both parties feel good about is is nothing short of miraculous. In describing sales, famous entrepreneur Yo Gotti cleverly comments: "That Law." And in the holiest of disciples, we need A DEITY. A symbol. A shining light to which the masses can latch onto. Today, my priests, I am lucky enough to be joined by such a man. The Godking. Mahan Khalsa.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dale Carnegie described Mahan's book "Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play" as 'The most famous and best sales book that has ever been written in the history of humankind." It was even cited in The Bible (King James Version 3). In said book, Mahan Khalsa breaks down exactly EVERYTHING you ever could want to know about sales and selling. Anyone who listens to this podcast, buys his book, and deeply learns this will be gifted with riches that previously were reserved only for kings. On this, I bet my life. So join me as I dissect his book and pull out all the applicable lessons. Lessons that can be applied to working a sales job, being more persuasive, or getting everything you ever wanted in life. BEHOLD.

Package about how out of all the ISAF nations in Afghanistan, Denmark have the highest ratio of casualties to soldiers deployed – is their sacrifice yielding any progress in Gereshk? Sound bites include Lt. Col. Thomas Pedersen - Deputy Commander, Danish Battle Group and Capt. Lars Newton - Danish Battle Group. Produced by Josh Fortune. This is the Master Version.

This episode is about the unexpected twists and turns that make this journey extra hard. When you get into a groove, with any kind of lifestyle, even our especially complex kind, it can feel manageable. Then, SURPRISE, you're dealt another difficult hand of medical cards. How do we keep going when our child's health and our life's trajectory experience another brutal setback?On this episode, host Jessica Patay interviews our story teller, Kara Ryska, whose son had a cancer resurgence after ten years of clean scans. The weight of emotion that came with that plot twist left Kara no choice but to take a break from being the “good soldier” and befriend her unlikely new companion, sadness. Outside of family, life coaching is Kara Ryska's next favorite thing and Moms of kids with special needs are her sweet spot. A life coach and host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast she is passionate about empowering moms to take back control of their lives. Find The Special Needs Mom Podcast here.Get in contact with Kara about Life Coaching here.Brave Together is the podcast for We are Brave Together, a not-for-profit organization based in the USA. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to strengthen, encourage, inspire and validate all moms of children with disabilities and other needs in their unique journeys. JOIN the international community of We Are Brave Together here.Donate to our Retreats and Respite Scholarships here.Donate to keep this podcast going here.Can't get enough of the Brave Together Podcast?Follow our Instagram Page @wearebravetogether or on Facebook.Feel free to contact Jessica Patay via email: jpatay@wearebravetogether.orgIf you have any topic requests or if you would like to share a story, leave us a message here.Please leave a review and rating today! We thank you in advance!

Welcome to Episode 83. We have two games and a band for you. The Games: Crystar Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion The Band: Bear Ghost "Necromancin Dancin" Intro Song "Letting Go" by Emerge Title Art by Devious.Pixel Internet Presence Preamble "In Absentia" by Cherished Ghosts Sweet Jams: "Opening" "Anamnesis" These tracks and more can be found on the Crystar OST. "The Price of Freedom" "Succession" "Why" These tracks and more can be found on the Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion OST. The Internet: Lock Stock Store Action! The Movie Podcast Blake's Story "They Come This Night" Patreon Twitter Discord Twitch Facebook Instagram Reddit Spotify Playlist 2smokingcontrollers@gmail.com The End --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twosmokingcontrollers/support

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On Today's Macrocast, Stratton Kirton, managing director at Penta, joins Brendan and John of Markets Policy Partners to discuss the latest developments in the domestic and global economy. The group starts  by examining the current state of the U.S. retail market, noting that the pandemic trend of a preference for services and experiences over goods persists. The group also previews some of the retail sales trends likely to occur during the holiday shopping season. Stratton, John, and Brendan also discuss the latest in the crypto industry, including the current perception of the sector in D.C. and how regulators may handle crypto in the coming months. The conversation ends with a section about the state of the global economy following the COP27 and G20 meetings. 

The Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S.) Radio Program welcomes Lora McDonald. The executive director of MORE2 (squared)u, McDonald is a White Woman WHO worked with Lamont McIntyre's mother nearly 20 years ago. Mr. McIntyre was wrongfully convicted of a double murder in 1994 - he was 17 7at the time, and served 23 years in prison before receiving being released with a "certificate of innocence." McDonald says that Mr. McIntyre's mother was about to have a breakdown worrying about her son during those decades. This made her curious about the McIntyre case. Her inquisitiveness led to Roger Golubski, a retired Kansas City Kansas police detective who toted a badge and gun for more than a quarter century. McIntyre's mother alleged that Golubski attempted to extort her for sexual favors. When she refused, he falsely arrested her child for double murder where many of the the victims's relatives loudly announced that the wrong person was convicted. We discuss the details of an appalling instance of Race Soldiering and White Terrorism in the land where President Obama's White mother was raised. We'll give as much detail as possible about the many other cases where Golubski is accused of raping black girls - sometimes in his police cruiser or even in the police station. A number of black females were killed where Golubski investigated the murder and was rumored to have been sexually sewering the deceased. #RaceSoldieringInKansas #Rape #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943#

Phoebe Barnard is an environmental and societal futures analyst and sustainability strategist, global change ecologist, biodiversity conservation biologist, climate risk and resilience specialist, policy wonk, and film co-producer. She is the chief executive officer at the Stable Planet Alliance and an affiliate professor at UW Bothell and UW Seattle. Phoebe works at the intersection of science, society, sustainability, policy, planning, and media storytelling.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:“Soldiering on through times of profound ecological angst” to make our positive contributionsThe importance of surrounding ourselves with “wonderful people… that are like-minded in their determination to make that positive future, that kinder, wiser, more humble, more sustainable civilization ahead happen.”That “these times call upon us to be the best kind of person that we can be” and “to bring out our most profound humanity”.Support the show

Hosts Will Weir (@willbon13) and Greg Maneikis (@miniminoe / @maneikis_music) react to the Celtics Media Day.0:00-13:00 - GWE Washed Up Men's League Update - Greg gets hurt...again13:00-END - Pt. 2 of the GWE NBA Top 50Presented by Crow WorthyMusic by Black Sheep OptimistsFollow us on YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBikTmit_PlErH-UFamRG5AStream "Lost Boys" here: Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/4ECJ4dWDspRv6PegWeRPp5?si=-kYnGf86RESfAuXgfPj1fg&nd=1Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/lost-boys-feat-kaylin-karr/1643064352?i=1643064353

In this episode, we welcome Springs in the Desert contributor Kim Colby to the podcast along with returning guest Natalie Blackford. Each of these women has experienced infertility while being a member of the military community - Kim and her husband both served on active duty and Natalie's husband currently serves. We talk about the culture of family life in the armed forces as well as the challenges that come with deployments and temporary duty travel (TDY) that form a part of military life. Listen in for advice on how to approach long periods of separation from your spouse and ideas for how to be fruitful in the waiting! Resources: Military Council of Catholic Women Catholic Military Life Podcast: "Kimberly Colby on Infertility in the Military"

"Day and night my imagination carried me to the fields of battle, and my ears rang with the groans of my wounded brethren. The spirit of sacrifice took possession of me. My country called me. An irresistible force from within pulled me." So said Maria Bochkareva in her 1917 memoirs, recounting the passionate impulse that compelled her to join the Russian Army at the outbreak of war in 1914. In just six short years she would become Commander of the inaugural Women's Battalion of Death, prove a short-lived democratic government's staunchest ally, and be the proud recipient of a rather garish golden pistol. Maria Bochkareva propelled women onto the frontline of combat with a passionate ass-kicking bravado rarely seen before - or since. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Botchkareva, Mariya Leontievna, and Isac Don Levine. Yashka: My life as Peasant, Exile and Soldier (1919). Print. Fell, Alison S., and Ingrid. Sharp. The Women's Movement in Wartime: International Perspectivess, 1914-1919 (2007). Print. Stoff, Laurie. They Fought for the Motherland: Russia's Women Soldiers in World War I and the Revolution (2006). Print. Stockdale, Melissa K. “‘My Death for the Motherland Is Happiness': Women, Patriotism, and Soldiering in Russia's Great War, 1914-1917.” The American Historical Review, vol. 109, no. 1, 2004, pp. 78–116. The Russian Film Battalion directed by Dmitriy Meshiev and released to cinemas in February 2015

Brian Gaydos, a recently retired Lieutenant from a Metropolitan DC area police department joins me on this episode. I'm honored to have him back on the podcast and honored to call him a brother and friend. True leadership in my opinion is shown through innate actions and rarely have I seen leadership taught. In working with Brian in my own career I admired his leadership capabilities therefore why I chose to speak about Col. Glover John's Principles of Soldiering , which equates to leadership. We tackle all 15 principles and the application or lack of application of the leadership points by anecdotes from our own lives and careers. Lieutenant Brian Gaydos has served in many roles in his career and truly is a leader that's made up of the principles talked about in this podcast. Reference: Book by Glover Johns “The Clay Pigeons of St Lo”. As a leader of any rank in any department or agency , or private sector , or your own household, I challenge you to take an honest look at yourself as you listen to the leadership points brought up in this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brownieinblue/support

A new MP3 sermon from OnePassion Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Soldiering For Christ Subtitle: Sunday Sermons Speaker: Dr. Steven J. Lawson Broadcaster: OnePassion Ministries Event: Conference Date: 1/22/2022 Length: 53 min.

Ask an artificial intelligence to play you in a game of chess, and chances are, you'll lose. Ask an artificial intelligence to make you a cup of coffee, however, and prepare to be disappointed. While robotics, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, collectively known as RAS-AI, represent the bleeding edge of innovation and are often the villains in science fiction, the technology has a long way to go before it will replace humans in day-to-day tasks – and that includes on the battlefield. In last week's episode of ‘What Happens Next?', expert guests warned of the dangers of removing humans from war and replacing them with robots – the consequences could quickly become catastrophic. The good news? That's not likely to happen any time soon. Although it will never replace human soldiers, RAS-AI does have some surprising effects on them – including on their mental health, and in shaping society's views on valour and what it means to be a member of the military. This week, host Dr Susan Carland is joined by expert guests who outline the state of RAS-AI today, its tremendous potential benefits to humanity, and how emerging technologies are changing the way we think about soldiers, and the way soldiers think about their jobs. Today's guests are Monash alumnus and veteran Dr Josh Roose; Dr Kate Devitt, Chief Scientist of Trusted Autonomous Systems, CRC; former SAS Commanding Officer Ben Pronk DSC; and Paul Scharre, a former US Army Ranger and the author of ‘Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War'. Take the Resilience Survey here. A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens. ‘What Happens Next?' will be back next week with an all-new topic. In the meantime, listen to our Season 5 episode to learn how psychedelics could help treat post-traumatic stress disorder. If you're enjoying the show, don't forget to subscribe and rate or review ‘What Happens Next?' to help listeners like yourself discover it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:25 - Brave Writer  5:28 - Current Reads 5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee) 9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith) 10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott 10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott  10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett 14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee) 14:33 - Laura Tremaine's Secret Stuff  17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith) 19:41 - Boswell Books  19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams  19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black 22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee) 22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1) 25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny 26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith) 27:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah  31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah 31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading 32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop 32:40 - The Daily Stoic 32:54 - Ryan Holiday's 8 Rules for Reading Video  33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19 33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers 34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie 47:29  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee) 50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon 51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok 51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith) 53:44 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger  55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Artificial intelligence and autonomous systems are poised to change the battlefield, and with it, soldiers themselves. Today, the human cost of war is high. Will that be true of tomorrow's wars, or will humans be removed from the front lines, left to orchestrate surgical drone strikes and autonomous technology behind the scenes? And what about the soldiers themselves? Today, pilots are operating drones from the other side of the world, but they're still reporting high levels of trauma. Will reducing the humans involved in combat also reduce the humanity that should govern it? Can modern soldiers be both ethical and effective? And how will emerging technologies such as AI and robotics affect human soldiering? This week, ‘What Happens Next?' examines a new topic this week: the future of soldiering. Join Dr Susan Carland as she talks to veterans and experts in ethics; robotics, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence; resilience; and military conduct to discover what the future we face looks like if we fail to consider the moral and ethical quandaries presented by new technologies on the battlefield. This week's guests are philosophy professor Dr Rob Sparrow; alumnus and veteran Dr Josh Roose; Dr Kate Devitt, Chief Scientist of Trusted Autonomous Systems, CRC; former SAS Commanding Officer Ben Pronk DSC; and Paul Scharre, a former US Army Ranger and the author of ‘Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War'. A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens. ‘What Happens Next?' will be back next week with part two of this series, “Will AI Change the Future of Soldiering?”. In the meantime, check out this short documentary on how robotics and AI are changing civilians' lives, too. If you're enjoying the show, don't forget to subscribe and rate or review ‘What Happens Next?' to help listeners like yourself discover it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Story & Craft Podcast, we sit down with LaMonica Garrett.  Though he was originally on track to be a professional football player, he transitioned to making a name for himself by tackling a wide range of television and film roles.  Most recently, he co-starred as Thomas on the Paramount+ show, 1883.  His diverse work in television includes Sons of Anarchy, Designated Survivor, The Last Ship and even time playing in the DC Universe as The Monitor/Anti-Monitor.  HIs film credits include Transformers: Dark of The Moon, XOXO and Daddy's Home.  This July, he will be co-starring with Chris Pratt in the Amazon Prime show, The Terminal List.  LaMonica is a talented actor with a great story and the kind of motivational vibe that will inspire and entertain. 

As a youngster, he was never satisfied with his own formal education, so as a grown-up he never turned down the chance to feed his curiosity, gobbling up anything he could find on Soldiering, Farming or even Governing.  And by examining his incredible personal collection of books and artifacts, you can easily see how this passion turned him into a strong confident leader, just when the country needed it most.  A healthy helping of leadership inspiration from Washington himself, in part 3 of our private behind-the-scenes visit to Mount Vernon!

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Delma & Shadiin open the episode reflecting on Delma's obvious high quality as reflected by the quality of his guests. Shadiin complains about having to confess her pettiness first as they dive into notions of retribution and rest. Delma confesses to being often on a high moral horse when working with white people and they discuss the benefits and setbacks of leveraging white guilt. DIJ welcomes Lt. Col. Adrian Massey to the show. Adrian is a lifelong friend of Delma's and has spent almost two decades serving in the US Army. Adrian takes us on a journey through his challenges and triumphs. He reflects on freedom, friendship, and faith and the power of poetry to "break up" otherwise barren soil.