Podcasts about Southern Hemisphere

New Zealanders will finally get to experience the labyrinth that is an IKEA store from December 4. The new Sylvia Park site in Auckland is one of the company’s largest in the Southern Hemisphere – about the size of three rugby fields. There’ll be thousands of products available online and in store, and yes, they will be serving up their famous Swedish meatballs in a 426-seat cafeteria. So, why do we get so excited about international brands setting up on our shores? And, is there enough appetite for IKEA to succeed where others haven’t? Today on The Front Page, Quantum Jump CEO and marketing expert Ben Goodale is with us to explain the hype around one of the world’s leading retailers coming to our shores. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsEditor/Producer: Richard MartinProducer: Jane YeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every year, as the days grow short and a chill flies upon the wind (unless you're in the Southern Hemisphere!! Sorry y'all), the most dangerous Holiday Characters enter the arena in search of Yuletide glory. BUT THIS YEAR...That Arena? A dang Race Course like Mario Kart!Those Characters? Dark, twisted versions of your holiday faves.It's YULETIDE KOMBAT FAMILY V: DARK SLEIGHYuletide Kombat Family is invented, GM'd, produced, and sound designed by Tim Platt, with special fighting music from Steve DeSiena. BUCKET OF MILK 4 LIFE BABY!MERCH ALERT! For the Holidays, we've re-released a bunch of classic designs out from the vault along with some new designs too! Check it all out in our store!Follow us on bluesky for goodness sake, it's fun! And it's probably the best way to contact us, all things considered.Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.Subscribe and Rate Rude Tales of Magic on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review!Advertise on Rude Tales of Magic via Gumball.fm.Support the show: https://www.rudetalesofmagic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a calamitous episode all around Jamie, Baldy, and Raj wrap up the Ashes far too early in the Southern Hemisphere summer. While England were (more) competitive in the final two days in Adelaide the native South Australians in Travis Head and Alex Carey won the day meaning Australia retained the urn in 11 days. Baldy - ruthless as ever - still wasn't totally satisfied and struggles to come to terms with what to do with Cameron Green, and who replaces the irreplaceable* Nathan Lyon. For England, the questions go much deeper. Given that they looked much more competitive without an all-out attack mindset, what does Jamie think about their style of play? Raj guides Jamie through some delicate waters in assessing where England go from here. Finally, Raj gives us the Cliff Notes version of what caught his eye in the immediate aftermath of the New Zealand x West Indies Test in Mount Maunganui in advance of a deeper dive into that series next week. Merry Christmas to all our listeners and viewers from all of us here at the Top Order. * Feels like a strange statement after leaving him out of the Brisbane Test but I'm fine with it - Baldy... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Take the Mindful New Year Workshop at https://www.mindfulnewyear.comThe Winter Solstice is one of the most powerful pause points of the year. In this episode, I reflect on the solstice as a sandhi, a sacred junction point in the Vedic tradition where one cycle ends and another begins. Whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, this moment invites stillness, reflection, and honest self-inquiry.I share how expansion and contraction show up in nature, in our bodies, and in our lives, and how understanding these rhythms can help you stop forcing change and start aligning with what is naturally unfolding. We explore how dashas reflect long-term phases of inward or outward focus, why chasing goals for future happiness often leads to dissatisfaction, and how cultivating the feeling you desire now can shift everything.This episode is a gentle invitation to pause the “game,” reassess what is truly working, and reconnect with your deeper sense of purpose as we approach a new year. Perfect listening for solstice week, end-of-year reflection, and anyone feeling the call to slow down and realign.Key ideas and quotes• “The solstice is a sandhi, a junction point where the Sun appears to stand still and invites us to pause.”• “There are times for expansion and times for contraction, and neither is wrong.”• “The shortest distance between where you are and where you want to be isn't a line, it's a point.”• “When you condition happiness on a future outcome, the finish line keeps moving.”• “Cultivate the feeling you think the goal will give you, and let action follow from that state.”

Merry Christmas! This is our wrap-up episode for 2025. We answer some questions form listeners, and talk about some more of our favourite White Dwarf articles. What's Christmas like in the Southern Hemisphere? Did Vlad von Carstein ever have a legitimate claim to the Imperial Throne?Why doesn't Frank roll for Intrigue at Court?Join us and find out!

Health care executive Kevin King discusses his article, "How to stay safe from back-to-school illnesses." Kevin explains why the return to classrooms often triggers a surge in respiratory illnesses (like the flu, COVID-19, and RSV) and how diagnostic tests are a critical tool for managing them. He highlights how rapid diagnostics are essential for getting the right treatment quickly, such as antivirals, and perhaps more importantly, for preventing the wrong treatment, which helps combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Kevin also offers insight into how epidemiologists predict outbreaks by monitoring school absenteeism and data from the Southern Hemisphere, providing a fascinating look at community health surveillance. Discover how early and accurate testing serves as our frontline defense in protecting vulnerable populations and managing respiratory illnesses this school season. Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot. Microsoft Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click. Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust. It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow. VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Here's our December Solstice Meditation for 2025 - please find a place and time where you can relax, take space for yourself, and build the connections to the web of life that will carry us forward. Details of 3iATLAS https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/3i-atlas-facts-and-faqs/

Description: In a stunning claim that has sent shockwaves through Washington, Tucker Carlson reports that a member of Congress has been briefed: war with Venezuela is "coming." Following President Donald Trump's recent orders for a "total and complete naval blockade" and a series of lethal military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, Carlson suggests a full-scale declaration could be imminent. We dive into the details of the congressional briefing Carlson cited, the escalating rhetoric from the White House regarding "land strikes," and the bipartisan pushback from lawmakers like Rand Paul and Chris Van Hollen, who warn of unauthorized acts of war. Is the U.S. on the brink of a new conflict in the Southern Hemisphere?

Winter break is upon us in the northern hemisphere. (Happy summer to our Southern Hemisphere listeners) We've got holidays and school breaks and kids everywhere. With so much to do there's still somehow room for boredom. This podcast episode is full of boredom busters of all variety to not just survive the break but to thrive, enjoy your time, and keep everyone happily busy.  We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: Childproofmail@gmail.com Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content Preorder Gwenna's new book Video version of Childproof available on Youtube  Be sure to check our other shows: Founded Bibliophage Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast

Send us a textThe solstice isn't just a single day. It's a season that invites us to slow down, reflect, and consciously choose light, even when life feels heavy.In this episode of Showing Up Whole, Christina explores the deeper meaning of the solstice and what it asks of us during uncertain and emotionally intense times. With so much darkness, pressure, and noise in the world, this conversation gently guides you back to your inner light, your intuition, and the quiet wisdom within you.This episode is for the woman who feels tired of forcing goals, overwhelmed by expectations, or disconnected from herself. Together, we explore how choosing light isn't about bypassing reality, but about anchoring into who you truly are beneath the chaos.Whether you're in the Northern Hemisphere experiencing the longest night or the Southern Hemisphere living in the height of light, this episode offers grounding, reassurance, and a reminder that your inner fire still burns.In This Episode, We Explore:The solstice as a season of reflection, not a one-day eventWhat it truly means to choose light during dark timesHow pressure-driven planning impacts the nervous systemWhy intuition matters even when you don't always follow itThe difference between outward light and embodied inner lightSimple, practical ways to reconnect with what lights you upReflection to Sit With:What feels heavy right now?What feels light?And what would it look like to choose yourself, even in a small way?Sometimes choosing light is as simple as a breath, a pause, or giving yourself permission to let something go.Resources Mentioned: Solstice Gathering – December 21A guided space to reconnect with your inner light. Create an Intentional New Year WorkshopA gentle, heart-led alternative to goal setting.Live online dates: January 3rd & January 8thReplay and guided workbook included.Learn more at:spirituallyawareliving.com/new-yearSending you love, light, ease and flow for the solstice and the season ahead.Christina Fletcher is a Spiritual Alignment coach, energy worker, author, speaker and host of the podcast Showing Up Whole.She specialises in practical spirituality and integrating inner work with outer living, so you can get self development off of the hobby shelf and integrated as a powerful fuel to your life. Through mindset, spiritual connection, intuitive guidance, manifestation, and mindfulness techniques Christina helps her clients overcome overwhelm and shame to find a place of flow, ease, and deep heart-centered connection.Christina has been a spiritual alignment coach, healer and spiritually aware parent coach for 7 years and trained in Therapeutic Touch 8 years ago. She is also a meditation teacher and speaker. For more information please visit her website www.spirituallyawareliving.com Want to uncover where you need the most energy alignment? Take her new Energy Alignment Quiz to identify which of your energetic worlds (mind, body, heart or spirit) needs aligning the most! Or Follow her on her social media accounts:FacebookInstagramorLinkedin...

What life is like in the newsrooms and on the beat for LGBTQ+ reporters in a time when there's too much news and fewer jobs, according to Los Angeles chapter co-presidents Hansen Bursic and Katie Karl of NLGJA: the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (in a roundtable with This Way Out's Lucia Chappelle, interviewed by Brian DeShazor). Plus the reign of a lesbian queen, two music halls, human rights milestones, Southern Hemisphere civil unions and more in The Rainbow Rewind (produced by Brian DeShazor and Sheri Lunn). And in NewsWrap: a raid on an alleged “gay male sauna sex party” in Kuala Lumpur another kind of bust when all 200 arrestees are released without charges, all 27 European Union member nations must recognize the civil marriages of same-gender couples legally performed in any other E.U. member nation under a landmark ruling by the Court of Justice, a ruling in Tokyo's High Court contradicting four previous district court decisions in favor of marriage equality sends the issue to Japan's Supreme Court, the United Kingdom's Women's Institute is being forced to require new and renewing members to confirm that they were documented female at birth, Reverend Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf tells the North Chili United Methodist Church in upstate New York “I'm giving up pretending to be a man,” and more international LGBTQ+ news reported this week by Melanie Keller and John Dyer V (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the December 8, 2025 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

Grains mixed on light volume as markets wait for Chinese business; wheat production estimates continue to rise in the Southern Hemisphere; Argentina grain update; solid US export sales 

Shannon and Laura share a warm wrap up of Season 8, and celebrate releasing 176 episodes since 2021! Join us for a heartfelt recap of 2025, a peek at what's ahead, and a sunny summer -Southern Hemisphere break before returning 3 February 2026. Turns Out She's a Witch – 2025 Guest List1. Regan Caruthers — Tragic Magic (25 Feb 2025)2. Megan Cook — Finding the Sacred (11 Mar 2025)3. Fiona Horne — Lost Book of Spells (25 Mar 2025)4. Matt & Hope Hughes — Ethereal Visions (8 Apr 2025)5. Rachel Roberts — Wolf Woman Rising (22 Apr 2025)6. Daniela Huber — Swiss Mountain Shamanism (20 May 2025)7. Coco Oya Cienna Rey — Digging for Mother's Bones (3 Jun 2025)8. Elle Embers — Science and Spirituality (17 Jun 2025)9. Stacey Demarco — Planning a Magical Year (15 Jul 2025)10. Rhiannon Hasjim — Unlocking Everyday Magic (29 Jul 2025)11. Shannon Miller — Awakening the Clairs (26 Aug 2025)12. Stacey Demarco — Protective Magic (23 Sep 2025)13. Janika Galloway — Past Lives & the Power of Story (21 Oct 2025)14. Rachel Christensen & Ashley River — Igniting the Hearth Fire — Sacred Tattoo (28 Oct 2025)15. Stella Morton — Salem & Transformation (4 Nov 2025)16. Lucy H. Pearce — Creating Community (18 Nov 2025)Poem: “Instructions before visiting earth” by James McCrae Thank you for joining another magical year of Turns Out She's a Witch. May your Solstice be bright and your Christmas peaceful. We'll see you in 2026, witches! Order your copy of Gather: a celebration of women's circles A Womancraft Publishing Compendium. Patreon Coven December Giveaway A lush pack from ⁠Windsor Grace Apothecary⁠,created by Coven member Jaqueline. Perfectly crafted potions and rituals to slow down, tend the spirit, and weave a little magic into the everyday. Drawn on Litha, Monday 22 December.Support Turns Out She's a Witch- over on Patreon, click belowI want in!- The Patreon Coven! Book a session with Shannon, and get yourself something magical @⁠⁠AshaMoon⁠⁠Visit Of Earth and Ether Oracle⁠⁠Get in touch, we would love to hear your questions and storiesEmail infobloom@bigpond.comFollow us, and DM on Instagram ⁠⁠@turnsout_shesawitch⁠⁠Produced & Presented by Shannon Cotterill & Laura Turner.Post Production & original music by Matt Turner ⁠⁠@turnzout_media⁠⁠

It’s the moment anyone looking for a conveniently packaged, Swedish designed kitchen cabinet is waiting for. Ikea opens in Auckland this week at Sylvia Park – and it’ll be the company’s largest store in the Southern Hemisphere, about the size of three rugby fields. You’d be pressed to find someone who hasn’t encountered news of the iconic brand in Aotearoa. But why is it such a big deal? What’s so different about Ikea? We’ve brought Quantum Jump CEO and marketing expert Ben Goodale along with us to get an early look at the labyrinth that is Ikea. Later we will speak to Patricia Routledge, Country Communication Manager at IKEA AU & NZ about the specifics of how the team chose to market Ikea to Kiwis. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsEditor/Producer: Richard MartinProducer: Jane YeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quebec has one of the most exciting craft beer scenes in the country, and no new brewery has made quite the splash in the past year and change that Bad Bones has. Launching in the Summer of 2024, Bad Bones has dominated end-of-year lists and become a must-stop for any Quebec visit thanks to their murky, creamy New England IPAs. Co-Founder Zack and Brewer Ryan (who's also a fellow Southern Hemisphere kid) join Cee to chat about everything that's happened in the past year, their expansion with a new taproom in Dunham, their shared time spent learning from Derrick at BreWskey, their move into Lagers (which Ryan is spearheading), West Coast IPAs and stouts, how they still can't keep up with demand, the optimum time to consume Bad Bones beers, how visualization and meditation play a role for Zack (both in his healing journey and his business), and the state of craft beer. They got into five killer Bad Bones Extra Hoppy Ales - Pelvis Double NEIPA, Stretcher NEIPA, X-Ray Double NEIPA, What's My Age Again? NEIPA, and Screws NEIPA. This was a banger - cheers! BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

Today's guest is Nicole Dyson, one of Australia's most influential voices in future-focused education, youth entrepreneurship, and system-wide innovation. Nic's journey from classroom teacher to award-winning entrepreneur has reshaped how thousands of young people think about learning, creativity, and possibility. She's the founder and CEO of Future Anything, an organisation with a bold mission to turn ideas into action. Over the past decade, she's worked with more than a hundred thousand young people and educators across Australia and New Zealand, influencing the learning of more than a million students. Her work spans everything from YouthX, Australia's only startup accelerator for school-aged entrepreneurs, to Catapult Cards, a design thinking tool now used by classrooms around the world. Nic's impact reaches well beyond our region. She's an Obama Foundation Leader, a three-time honouree on The Educator's Most Influential List, and her organisation is the only one in the Southern Hemisphere contributing to the IDEEC project, a major European Union initiative shaping global best practice in entrepreneurship education. At the heart of it all is her belief that youth-led ideas can bend the future, and that every young person deserves the chance to discover their passion and potential. Today, we get to hear how she helps educators and systems bring that belief to life.

Feeling the call to reconnect with the sun? In this episode of Demystify Magic, we're diving into Litha, the height of light, growth, and celebration on the Wheel of the Year.We explore the Holly and Oak King myth, how different cultures have honored the solstice, and how we bring that energy into our own practices. You'll hear our favorite low-effort rituals for reflection, protection, and gratitude, plus a little hurricane-season magic and reiki for grounding and renewal. We also chat about our go-to Litha correspondences for balancing solar fire with calm, centered energy.Join us as we demystify Litha, celebrate the light, and find joy in the magic of midsummer, whenever it finds you.This episode is sponsored by Chelsee at Conscious Seed, our favorite Astro Herbalist for grounded, practical astrology. Her Digital Astrology Calendar syncs with Google Calendar so you can actually plan with the planets, not get blindsided by them. And her readings? Absolute magic.Use code DEMYSTIFYMAGIC for 15% off at site wide throughout November: www.consciousseedapotheca.com Pre-order Molly's book Mundane Magic A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff DonePreorder Mundane Magic & Join the Virtual Book Tour⁠: Celebrate the release of Molly's new book with an exclusive online event on Feb 21, 12 PM EST. Get behind-the-scenes insights, live Q&A, and your copy shipped on release day.

Harvesting of U.S. corn and soybeans is nearing completion despite weather challenges this week. Crops in the Southern Hemisphere are advancing with good yield prospects. China has purchased more soybeans from the U.S. at prices higher than Brazilian supplies. 

If French rugby is fine wine, the Boks uncorked it, chugged it straight from the bottle, and smashed the glass on the way out. The Springboks have once again marched into Paris like uninvited houseguests, stomping mud across the carpets, smashing the crockery, and pocketing a few heirlooms for good measure. France looked overrated, outmuscled, and utterly unable to dent the Bok defence, while the refereeing circus gave us scrums that made no sense, a red card that raised eyebrows, and yellows that felt more like lottery tickets. Rassie's substitutions were bold, Siya's leadership was immense, and Esterhuizen looked every bit the golden key to unlock this side. Sasha or Manie — who's really the man (hint, it's still Pollard)? Meanwhile, the 9s are bringing the heat, but KLA might not be it. Beyond Paris, the Northern Hemisphere chorus of “we're undercooked” rang out again, conveniently forgetting that the shoe is on the other foot every June. Italy toppled Australia, leaving us wondering if Joe Schmidt's fire has fizzled. Scotland spooked themselves against New Zealand in what quickly became the DMac show. England scraped past Fiji, though the islanders could easily have stolen it, with refereeing once again in the spotlight. Wales, poor Wales, were left licking wounds after Argentina gave them another bruising reminder of reality. And in the background, World Cup qualification permutations rumble on: Namibia struggling, Belgium proving they're more than just chips. It was a weekend of broken narratives, hot takes, and Southern Hemisphere swagger, and we're here to stir the pot with all the banter you can handle. Music by @monstroid, 80s TV Show

Grains choppy on China uncertainty; Brazil and US lowering soybean basis; weather still mostly ideal for South American corn and soy crops, record wheat harvest underway in Southern Hemisphere; grains look to get a bump on expected re-opening of US government; world FOB update.

Yaara Bou Belhem joins us to talk about Yurlu I Country which follows the last year of a Banjima Elder Maitland Parker in his journey to preserve his culture and heal his contaminated homeland. This is the story of Wittenoom, asbestos and the biggest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. Unfinished business screening in cinemas during November.

Documentarian Yaaa Bou Melhem expands her approach to collaborative documentary storytelling with her latest feature Yurlu | Country. This essential film follows the final year of the life of Aboriginal elder Maitland Parker as he continues his decades long fight to heal his homeland after the scarification from the caustic asbestos mines in Wittenoom which left the area as the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.Shot with a respectful admiration for the beauty of the land by Tom Bannigan whose camerawork is supported by the immersive and powerful score from Helena Czajka, Yurlu | Country arrives at a time where the history of mining in Western Australia and its relationship to Aboriginal folks from this land is under more scrutiny than ever before with the announcement of caustic mining operations intending to take place on the Burrup Peninsula, home of rock art that is up to 50,000 years old.For many Western Australians, myself included, we carry an anger and frustration with our governments, with each consecutive one failing people like Maitland by not allowing them to be able to be on Country and connect to their land. Within the film, Yaara and Maitland show us the fight being undertaken to allow remediation to take place so the traditional custodians of the land can return home. Legal action is on the horizon, and to go alongside that, an impact campaign will be launched. To find out more about that campaign, the film, and more, visit YurluCountry.com where you can find out how to host screenings of the film, share it with audiences, and to buy tickets to the many Q&A sessions across Australia. You can also find a link to CleanUpWittenoom.com where you can donate towards the Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation to help with their campaign to clean up Wittenoom.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky @thecurbau. We are a completely independent and ad free website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. Visit Patreon.com/thecurbau, where you can support our work from as little as $1 a month. If you are unable to financially support us, then please consider sharing this interview with your podcast loving friends.We'd also love it if you could rate and review us on the podcast player of your choice. Every review helps amplify the interviews and stories to a wider audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Documentarian Yaaa Bou Melhem expands her approach to collaborative documentary storytelling with her latest feature Yurlu | Country. This essential film follows the final year of the life of Aboriginal elder Maitland Parker as he continues his decades long fight to heal his homeland after the scarification from the caustic asbestos mines in Wittenoom which left the area as the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.Shot with a respectful admiration for the beauty of the land by Tom Bannigan whose camerawork is supported by the immersive and powerful score from Helena Czajka, Yurlu | Country arrives at a time where the history of mining in Western Australia and its relationship to Aboriginal folks from this land is under more scrutiny than ever before with the announcement of caustic mining operations intending to take place on the Burrup Peninsula, home of rock art that is up to 50,000 years old.For many Western Australians, myself included, we carry an anger and frustration with our governments, with each consecutive one failing people like Maitland by not allowing them to be able to be on Country and connect to their land. Within the film, Yaara and Maitland show us the fight being undertaken to allow remediation to take place so the traditional custodians of the land can return home. Legal action is on the horizon, and to go alongside that, an impact campaign will be launched. To find out more about that campaign, the film, and more, visit YurluCountry.com where you can find out how to host screenings of the film, share it with audiences, and to buy tickets to the many Q&A sessions across Australia. You can also find a link to CleanUpWittenoom.com where you can donate towards the Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation to help with their campaign to clean up Wittenoom.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky @thecurbau. We are a completely independent and ad free website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. Visit Patreon.com/thecurbau, where you can support our work from as little as $1 a month. If you are unable to financially support us, then please consider sharing this interview with your podcast loving friends.We'd also love it if you could rate and review us on the podcast player of your choice. Every review helps amplify the interviews and stories to a wider audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ANU Kabuki Club at the Australian National University is recognised as the longest-running student kabuki troupe in the Southern Hemisphere. Established in the mid-1980s by faculty members to enhance students' Japanese-language proficiency, the club has since evolved into a unique cultural institution. - オーストラリア国立大学の「ANUザ歌舞伎倶楽部」は 南半球で最も長い歴史を誇る学生歌舞伎一座として知られています。同クラブは、日本語を学ぶ学生たちの能力向上を目的に1980年代半ばから教員たちによってスタートしました。

Host Joe Moravchik talks with Physicist and Astronomer Dr. Joel Weisberg about Pulsars, the differences between optical and radio astronomy, and why the stars look different in the Southern Hemisphere from the way the look in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hello beautiful people, every time this year we are inspired to have this conversation, to question why do we hook line and sinker take on the festival of Halloween in October without questioning why? In this conversation, we explore the cultural significance and historical origins of Halloween, particularly in the context of the Southern Hemisphere where it coincides with Beltane. We discuss the transition from ancient Celtic traditions to modern celebrations, the commercialisation of Halloween, and the disconnect between seasonal changes and cultural practices. Our dialogue emphasises the importance of being conscious of traditions and encourages embracing local celebrations that align with nature's cycles.We hope you enjoy our contemplations and we'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic.

In this episode, we're chatting about seasonal reading: what we're looking for and what it means to us. Then we share some recommendations for the summer ahead in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn vibes for our Northern Hemisphere pals. Enjoy! For your convenience, here's everything we mentioned in this episode:Australia's Top 100 books countdownBoy Swallows Universe by Trent DaltonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hottest 100 Australian songsGravity Let Me Go by Trent DaltonThe Offing by Benjamin MyersLove and Other Scores by Abra PresslerFive Bush Summers and Love Clare FletcherThat Island Feeling by Karina MaySwept Away by Beth O'LearyOne Golden Summer by Carley FortuneThe Summer I Turned Pretty seriesKatabasis by R.F KuangHungerstone by Kat DunnThe Lamb by Lucy RoseCarmilla by J Sheridan Le FanuDracula by Bram StokerThe Treasures by Harriet EvansBuckeye by Patrick RyanSad Girl Hours by Anna Zoe Quirke (this was gifted by the publisher)Our previous interview with Anna about Something to Be Proud OfRewitched and Uncharmed by Lucy Jane WoodThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonMake Me A Monster by Kalynn BayronEnjoyed this episode? Share it with a bookish friend to help spread the word. We've got a Substack publication now! On the last day of the month, we share recommendations for two things we reckon you should read/watch/listen to. The beauty of Substack is you can revisit all our old editions and comment on our episode updates to share your thoughts. Come say hi! Connect with us on Instagram: @betterwordspod

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Whispers of the Past: Sibling Bond at the Aztec Ruins Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2025-10-22-07-38-19-es Story Transcript:Es: En la selva densa y vibrante, las ruinas aztecas se levantaban misteriosas.En: In the dense and vibrant jungle, the Aztec ruins stood mysterious.Es: El aire estaba impregnado de historia, como si los antepasados susurraran desde el pasado.En: The air was filled with history, as if the ancestors were whispering from the past.Es: Acercándose se encontraban Esteban, Marisol y Catalina, tres hermanos reunidos para cumplir la última misión de su abuela.En: Approaching were Esteban, Marisol, and Catalina, three siblings reunited to fulfill their grandmother's final mission.Es: Esteban, el mayor, era práctico y algo escéptico.En: Esteban, the eldest, was practical and somewhat skeptical.Es: Echaba de menos a su abuela pero sentía poco la conexión con sus raíces.En: He missed his grandmother but felt little connection with his roots.Es: Marisol, en cambio, estaba llena de entusiasmo; su pasión por la historia la impulsaba a entender mejor sus orígenes.En: Marisol, on the other hand, was full of enthusiasm; her passion for history drove her to better understand her origins.Es: Catalina, siempre aventurera, buscaba un lugar en su familia y en su pasado, aunque a veces dudaba de las historias que le contaban.En: Catalina, always adventurous, sought a place in her family and her past, though she sometimes doubted the stories she was told.Es: Era primavera en el hemisferio sur, pero el espíritu de Día de los Muertos lo impregnaba todo.En: It was spring in the Southern Hemisphere, but the spirit of Día de los Muertos permeated everything.Es: Con ofrendas en mano, los hermanos se adentraron en el corazón de las ruinas.En: With offerings in hand, the siblings ventured into the heart of the ruins.Es: Era el deseo de Esteban honrar la memoria de su abuela, aunque sus dudas lo llenaban de miedo.En: It was Esteban's desire to honor his grandmother's memory, though his doubts filled him with fear.Es: —Confío en que esto será importante —dijo Marisol, tocando suavemente el brazo de Esteban—.En: "I trust this will be important," said Marisol, gently touching Esteban's arm.Es: La abuela nos guiará.En: "Grandma will guide us."Es: —Vamos a descubrir el significado de esto —añadió Catalina con una sonrisa tímida.En: "We're going to discover the meaning of this," added Catalina with a timid smile.Es: Las ruinas estaban cubiertas de enredaderas que parecían proteger secretos antiguos.En: The ruins were covered in vines that seemed to protect ancient secrets.Es: Los hermanos se detuvieron frente a una estructura grande, donde las sombras del pasado danzaban entre las piedras.En: The siblings stopped in front of a large structure, where the shadows of the past danced among the stones.Es: —Aquí es donde debemos hacer la ceremonia —indicó Marisol, colocando las ofrendas con cuidado.En: "This is where we need to perform the ceremony," indicated Marisol, carefully placing the offerings.Es: Al caer la noche, las luces de sus velas parpadeaban en la oscuridad.En: As night fell, the lights of their candles flickered in the darkness.Es: Los hermanos unieron sus manos, cerraron los ojos y comenzaron a murmurar las oraciones que su abuela les había enseñado.En: The siblings joined hands, closed their eyes, and began to murmur the prayers their grandmother had taught them.Es: De repente, una brisa cálida los envolvió, y una suave luz se filtró desde las piedras antiguas.En: Suddenly, a warm breeze enveloped them, and a soft light filtered through the ancient stones.Es: Esteban abrió los ojos, sorprendido al sentir una paz que llegaba hasta lo más profundo de su ser.En: Esteban opened his eyes, surprised to feel a peace that reached deep within his being.Es: —¿La sientes?En: "Do you feel it?"Es: —susurró Marisol, emocionada—.En: whispered Marisol, excited.Es: Es la abuela.En: "It's Grandma."Es: En ese momento, una figura etérea pareció formarse entre las luces.En: At that moment, an ethereal figure seemed to form among the lights.Es: Aunque no había palabras, entendieron que su abuela estaba con ellos, guiando su misión.En: Although there were no words, they understood that their grandmother was with them, guiding their mission.Es: Recordaron sus enseñanzas y unieron sus fuerzas para buscar el legado que ella les había dejado.En: They remembered her teachings and united their strengths to seek the legacy she had left them.Es: Emocionados, encontraron un artefacto escondido en una cámara secreta.En: Excited, they found an artifact hidden in a secret chamber.Es: Era un objeto antiguo, con símbolos que contaban historias de su familia vinculadas a esas tierras.En: It was an ancient object, with symbols that told stories of their family connected to those lands.Es: —Lo hemos hecho —dijo Esteban, ahora con una sonrisa de aceptación—.En: "We did it," said Esteban, now with a smile of acceptance.Es: Estamos conectados.En: "We are connected."Es: El viento soplaba suavemente, despidiendo a la figura que desaparecía.En: The wind blew gently, bidding farewell to the figure that disappeared.Es: Ahora sabían que su abuela siempre estaría presente en su corazón.En: They now knew that their grandmother would always be present in their hearts.Es: Con su misión cumplida y unidos como nunca antes, los hermanos regresaron a casa.En: With their mission accomplished and united as never before, the siblings returned home.Es: Esteban, anteriormente dudoso, había aceptado lo significativo de su herencia y la importancia de sus lazos familiares.En: Esteban, previously doubtful, had embraced the significance of his heritage and the importance of family bonds.Es: De ahora en adelante, los ecos de aquellas ruinas vivirían en ellos, no solo como un recuerdo, sino como un legado vivo a ser honrado y compartido.En: From now on, the echoes of those ruins would live within them, not just as a memory, but as a living legacy to be honored and shared. Vocabulary Words:the jungle: la selvadense: densavibrant: vibrantethe ruins: las ruinasmysterious: misteriosasthe ancestors: los antepasadosto whisper: susurrarsibling: hermanopractical: prácticoskeptical: escépticoenthusiasm: entusiasmothe ceremony: la ceremoniato murmur: murmurarthe offering: la ofrendathe vine: la enredaderato flicker: parpadearthe darkness: la oscuridadsoft: suavethe breeze: la brisato envelop: envolverthe shadow: la sombrato guide: guiarthe artifact: el artefactoto connect: vincularthe legacy: el legadoto discover: descubrirto embrace: aceptarthe bond: el lazoto honor: honrarto doubt: dudar

How can we celebrate the Ancient Celtic Fire Festival of Beltane, and what does it mean for us modern Witches in the Southern Hemisphere? What does the celebration of Beltane support magickally? I also tell a freaky story about what happened on the weekend, and there is an oracle card reading from Wild Wisdom of the Fae by Lucy Cavendish which unbeknowst prior to the reading, relates directly to my weird tale! Here is the youtube link to Flavie Kate Peters that I speak of - the manifesting with the Fae ritual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-SDBSi387o References: wwwotherwordlyoracle.com www.llewelyn.com (Anna Moura) Enjoy!

Renee Troughton: Analytics From Day One and Four Other Principles of Great POs Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Product owners who think about their products as just a backlog that I prioritize, and I get some detailed requirements from stakeholders, and I give that to the team... that's not empowering the team. And it's probably leading you to building the wrong thing, just faster." The Bad Product Owner: The Backlog Manager Without Vision Renee describes a pattern of Product Owners who don't understand product management—they lack roadmaps, strategy, and never speak to customers. These POs focus solely on backlogs, prioritizing detailed requirements from stakeholders without testing hypotheses or learning about their market. Taking an empathetic view, Renee notes these individuals may have fallen into the role without passion, never seeing what excellence looks like, and struggling with extreme time poverty. Product ownership is one of the hardest roles from a time perspective—dealing with legislative requirements, compliance, risk, fail-and-fix work, and constant incoming demands. Drowning in day-to-day urgency, they lack breathing space for strategic thinking.  These POs also struggle with vulnerability, feeling they should have all answers as leaders, making it difficult to admit knowledge gaps. Without organizational safety to fail, they can't demonstrate the confidence balanced with humility needed to test hypotheses and potentially be wrong. The result is building the wrong thing faster, without empowering teams or creating real value. Self-reflection Question: Are you managing your Product Owners' workload and supporting their strategic thinking time, or are you allowing them to drown in tactical work that prevents them from truly leading their products? The Great Product Owner: Analytics from Day One and Market Awareness "They really iterated, I think, 5 key principles quite consistently... the one thing that did really shape my thinking at that time was... Analytics from day one." Renee celebrates a Chief Product Owner who led 13 teams with extraordinary effectiveness. This PO consistently communicated five key principles, with "analytics from day one" being paramount—emphasizing the critical need to know immediately if new features work and understanding customer behavior from launch. This PO demonstrated deep market awareness, regularly spending time in Silicon Valley, understanding innovation trends and where the industry was heading. They maintained a clear product vision and could powerfully sell the dream to stakeholders.  Perhaps most impressively, they brought urgency during a competitive "space race" situation when a former leader left with intellectual property to build a competing product. Despite this pressure, they never allowed compromise on quality—rallying teams with mission and purpose while maintaining standards. This combination of strategic vision, market knowledge, data-driven decision-making, and balanced urgency created an environment where teams delivered excellence under competitive pressure. [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Renee Troughton: From Lower-Order to Higher-Order Values in Scrum Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "If you, as a senior leader, demonstrate vulnerability, it creates real magic in an organization where others can open up and be their authentic self." Renee defines success for Scrum Masters through deeply human values: integrity, holding her truth, being compassionately authentic, caring, open, honest, listening, and vulnerable. She emphasizes that vulnerability as a senior leader creates transformative magic in organizations, allowing others to bring their authentic selves to work. Drawing on Byron Katie's "Loving What Is" and Frederick Laloux's "Reinventing Organizations," Renee explains that many corporate organizations focus on lower-order values like results and performance, while more autonomous organizations prioritize higher-order values rooted in the heart. When having conversations with people, Renee connects with them as human beings first—not rushing to business if someone is struggling personally. Success means seeing people completely for who they are, not as resources to be changed or leveraged. The foundation for collaboration, empowerment, and autonomy is trust, respect, and safety. Renee emphasizes that without these fundamental values in place, everything else implodes. She demonstrates how vulnerability, active listening, and accepting people where they are creates the fertile ground for successful teams and organizations. Self-reflection Question: Do you demonstrate vulnerability as a leader, creating space for others to bring their authentic selves to work, or do you hide behind a professional facade that prevents genuine human connection? Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: Themed Retrospectives (Monopoly, Sports, Current Events) "It gave a freshness to it. And it gave almost like a livelihood or a joyfulness to it as an activity as well." Renee recommends themed retrospectives like the Monopoly Retro or sports-themed formats that use current events or cultural references (aka metaphor retrospectives). While working at a consultancy, they would theme retrospectives every week around different topics—football, news events, or various scenarios—using collages of pictures showing different emotions (upset, angry, happy). Team members would identify with feelings and reframe their week within the theme's context, such as "it was a rough game" or "we didn't score enough goals." The brilliance of this approach is covering the same retrospective questions while bringing freshness, creativity, and joyfulness to the activity. These metaphorical formats allow teams to verbalize things that aren't easily expressible in structured formats, triggering different perspectives and creative thinking. The format stays consistent while feeling completely new, maintaining engagement while avoiding retrospective fatigue. [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Renee Troughton: Managing Dependencies and Downstream Bottlenecks in Scrum Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "For the actual product teams, it's not a problem for them... It's more the downstream teams that aren't the product teams, that are still dependencies... They just don't see that work until, hey, we urgently need this." Renee brings a dual-edged challenge from her current work with dozens of teams across multiple business lines. While quarterly planning happens at a high level, small downstream teams—middleware, AI, data, and even non-technical teams like legal—are not considered in the planning process. These teams experience unexpected work floods with dramatic peaks and troughs throughout the quarter. The product teams are comfortable with ambiguity and incremental delivery, but downstream service teams don't see work coming until it arrives urgently. Through a coaching conversation, Renee and Vasco explore multiple experimental approaches: top-to-bottom stack ranking of initiatives, holding excess capacity based on historical patterns, shared code ownership where downstream teams advise rather than execute changes, and using Theory of Constraints to manage flow into bottleneck teams. They discuss how lack of discovery work compounds the problem, as teams "just start working" without identifying all players who need involvement. The solution requires balancing multiple strategies while maintaining an experimentation mindset, recognizing that complex systems require sensing our way toward solutions rather than predicting them. Self-reflection Question: Are you actively managing the flow of work to prevent downstream bottlenecks, or are you allowing your "downstream teams" to be repeatedly overwhelmed by last-minute urgent requests? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Renee Troughton: The Hidden Cost of Constant Restructuring in Agile Organizations Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Trust and safety are the most fundamental foundations of a team to perform. And so you are just breaking the core of teams when you're doing this." Renee challenges us to look beyond team dysfunction and examine the "dirty little secrets" in organizations—leadership-driven anti-patterns that destroy team performance. She reveals a cyclical pattern of constant restructuring that occurs every six months in many organizations, driven by leaders who avoid difficult performance management conversations and instead force people through redundancy rounds. This creates a cascade of fear, panic, and victim mindset throughout the organization. Beyond restructuring, Renee identifies other destructive patterns including the C-suite shuffle (where new CEOs bring in their own teams, cascading change throughout the organization) and the insourcing/outsourcing swings that create chaos over 5-8 year cycles. These high-level decisions drain productivity for months as teams storm and reform, losing critical knowledge and breaking the trust and safety that are fundamental for high performance. Renee emphasizes that as Agile coaches and Scrum Masters, we often don't feel empowered to challenge these decisions, yet they represent the biggest drain on organizational productivity. Self-reflection Question: Have you identified the cyclical organizational anti-patterns in your workplace, and do you have the courage to raise these systemic issues with senior leadership? Featured Book of the Week: Loving What Is by Byron Katie "It teaches you around how to reframe your thoughts in the day-to-day life, to assess them in a different light than you would normally perceive them to be." Renee recommends "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie as an essential tool for Scrum Master introspection. This book teaches practical techniques for reframing thoughts and recognizing that problems we perceive "out there" are often internal framing issues. Katie's method, called "The Work," provides a worksheet-based approach to introspection that helps identify when our perceptions create unnecessary suffering. Renee also highlights Marshall Rosenberg's "Nonviolent Communication" as a companion book, which uses language to tap into underlying emotions and needs. Both books offer practical, actionable techniques for self-knowledge—a critical skill for anyone in the Scrum Master role. The journey these books provide leads to inner peace through understanding that many challenges stem from how we internally frame situations rather than external reality. We have many episodes on NVC, Nonviolent Communication, which you can dive into and learn from experienced practitioners.  [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Renee Troughton: How to Navigate Mandatory Deadlines in Scrum Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "I said to the CIO at the time, we're not going to hit this. In fact, we'll be... I can actually tell you, we're gonna be 3 weeks late... And he said: ‘Just make it work!'" Renee shares a powerful story from her work on a mandatory legislative compliance project where reality clashed with executive expectations. Working with a team new to Agile, she carefully established velocity over two sprints and projected the delivery timeline. The challenge intensified when sales continued promising bespoke features to clients while the deadline remained fixed. Despite transparently communicating the team would miss the mandatory date by three weeks, leadership demanded she "just make it work" without providing solutions. Renee found herself creating a misleading burn-up chart to satisfy executive confidence, while the organization played a dangerous game of chicken—waiting for another implementer to admit delays first. This experience taught her the critical importance of courage in conversations with leaders and the need to clearly separate business decisions from development team responsibilities. Sometimes the best we can do is provide transparency and let leaders own the consequences of their choices. In this episode, we refer to the seminal book on large projects: The Mythical Man Month, by Frederick Brooks. Self-reflection Question: When faced with unrealistic demands from leadership, do you have the courage to maintain transparency about your team's reality, even when it means refusing to create false artifacts of confidence? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Welcome to the PowerHouse Feng Shui Podcast! I'm your host, Patricia, and today we're diving into one of the questions I get asked all the time — is Feng Shui different in the Southern Hemisphere? You'll learn why north is always north (no matter where you live), why your toilet flushing in the opposite direction has nothing to do with energy flow, and how classical Feng Shui remains universal around the world. I'll also share why the compass is just one piece of the puzzle — and how true Feng Shui, like acupuncture for your home, goes so much deeper. So if you've ever wondered whether your location changes the magic of Feng Shui, this episode will give you the clarity and confidence to start creating more harmony, flow, and joy in your space — wherever you are on the planet.   Key Takeaways:  When starting out, focus on the visible, surface-level Feng Shui like decluttering, enhancing specific life areas, and creating balance — rather than stressing over exact degrees. No matter where you live — Feng Shui harmonizes your space to support joy, abundance, and flow. Changes you make in your environment can spark powerful shifts in your mindset, emotions, and results — wherever you are in the world.   Resources: Feng Shui Mini Course or Feng Shui 101 - https://love.powerhousefengshui.com/feng-shui-101 Feng Shui Checklist - https://www.powerhousefengshui.com/feng-shui-checklist-1   Connect with Patricia Lohan: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerhousefengshui/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PatriciaLohan Website - https://patricialohan.com/ Send us an email: miracles@patricialohan.com

Grains mixed as we wait for information on aid to soybean farmers; harvest resumes across Midwest after light rain delays; big wheat crops expected from Southern Hemisphere.

Jeff Bezos' Vision for Orbital Data Centers: Jeff Bezos has proposed a revolutionary concept of building large-scale data centers in Earth's orbit within the next 10 to 20 years. This ambitious idea aims to leverage continuous solar power and extreme cold temperatures in space to optimize computing efficiency. However, the technical and economic challenges associated with such a venture are immense, with potential costs reaching into the tens of billions.The Rarity of Technological Civilizations: New research suggests that technological civilizations in our galaxy may be exceedingly rare, with the nearest one potentially located 33,000 light years away. Scientists emphasize the delicate balance of geological and atmospheric conditions necessary for intelligent life to thrive, raising questions about our unique existence in the universe.Darkening of the Northern Hemisphere: A concerning study reveals that the Northern Hemisphere is gradually becoming darker, absorbing more solar energy than the Southern Hemisphere. This trend, driven by factors like melting sea ice and reduced aerosol levels, could disrupt global weather patterns and intensify climate change, underscoring the intricate balance of Earth's climate system.Astonishing Growth of a Richie Planet: Observations of the rogue planet CHA 11077626 have shown it pulling in gas and dust at an unprecedented rate of 6 billion tons per second. This behavior blurs the lines between planets and stars, prompting new discussions about the formation of free-floating celestial bodies and their classification in the cosmos.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, TikTok, and our new Instagram account! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna and Avery signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and exploring the wonders of our universe.✍️ Episode ReferencesOrbital Data Centers Proposal[Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/)Technological Civilizations Research[EPSC DPS](https://www.epsc-dps2025.org/)Northern Hemisphere Darkening Study[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/)Richie Planet Observations[European Southern Observatory](https://www.eso.org/)Astronomy Daily[Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.bitesz.com/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Become a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click Here

Join host Dr. Cat Vendl as she follows Dr. Ralph Vanstreels tracking high pathogenicity avian influenza from South America to Antarctica. Ralph shares insights from surveying remote coastlines and documenting the virus's impact – over 600,000 wild birds and 55,000 marine mammals affected, with elephant seal populations experiencing 95% pup mortality in some colonies. Learn how viral mutations enabled the jump to marine mammals, the ecological importance of Antarctica's scavenging skuas, and the challenges of conducting disease surveillance in one of Earth's most remote regions while monitoring the virus's continued eastward spread toward Australia and New Zealand. LinksRalph's academic profile: https://whc.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/people/ralph-vanstreelsWe'd love to hear from you ... share your thoughts, feedback and ideas.

Le 21 septembre, une éclipse solaire partielle sera visible depuis certaines régions de l'hémisphère Sud — spectacle naturel à ne pas rater.Traduction:On September 21, a partial solar eclipse will be visible from parts of the Southern Hemisphere — a natural spectacle not to be missed. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Welcome to episode 223 of the Astrophiz podcasts. October is a fabulous month with lots of highlights for telescopers, astrophotographers, binocular and naked eye observers. We have 'The International Observe the Moon' night, the Orionid Meteor Shower and some fine planetary action. There is also a new comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) Comet C/2025 R2 (Swan) is a very recently discovered comet that is around magnitude 7 (which means it is binoculars only), but it is well placed near some very bright guide stars so it will be easy to find. Ian's Comet R2 page shows where you can find its locations up till October 10, and there is some evidence the nucleus has split. What this means for brightness is uncertain, but it might either get brighter of disintegrate. You can find Ian's Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) page at tinyurl-DOT-com/cometr2 < all lowercase all one word with the number 2> Comet watchers will also hunt for Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) which will be visible to the Southern Hemisphere low in the evening sky from mid-November 2025, with the best chances for viewing in the northern parts of Australia. While the comet will pass Earth in October, it remains a northern hemisphere object during that time; however, observers in the Southern Hemisphere can still catch it after sunset in mid-to-late November. and finally TCoronaBorealis still hasn't gone nova, so keep watching it,

Whether you're in the Northern Hemisphere moving into fall or the Southern Hemisphere welcoming spring, we are shifting into this sacred equanimous season and living balanced and in harmony with the Cosmos and our finite body. The Equinox season is a time to feel into all the intersecting lines of perspective and wisdom...Wanna practice the wisdom? Join us at The 13 Moons Studio https://the13moons.studio/

Sam Warburton joins Big Jim for a candid conversation about the state of rugby today. They discuss the brutal demands of training, the fundamentals young players must master, and Sam's reflections on the Lions Tour and player safety. The chat also dives into bigger issues like identifying talent early, the gap between grassroots and professional rugby, and the politics surrounding Welsh rugby, and what needs to change to repair it. From Six Nations relegation to Northern vs. Southern Hemisphere rivalries, this episode delivers honest insight into where the game is heading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textI could NEVER forget my Southern Hemisphere friends (I see you and love you, Australia!) Reposting just for you :)It's the Spring Equinox! For the Southern Hemisphere, brighter days are on the horizon. It makes us realize that sometimes, it's our time to shine (literally!), and sometimes, it isn't. Can we celebrate others and know that it's just not our time right now, but still trust that we are on the right path? Manifesting is about speaking it out loud – and writing it down, of course – and then putting in the work, and in due time, we can watch our dreams come true. But sometimes it's really hard to keep plugging along, right? What can you do today to work towards manifesting your dreams?Thank you for listening and being part of this community! Let's get social. Follow me on Facebook, on Twitter @reframing_me, on Instagram @reframingme and on TikTok @reframingmeI hope you enjoyed the episode! Please leave a review, catch up on any missed episodes, and be sure to follow the show, so you don't miss new content!

This week: The Moon is quiet (no major lunation), but the Sun and Mars are busy! Mars enters Scorpio, one of the signs of his rulership, and is strengthened for his hard interaction with Pluto in Aquarius. The Sun enters the Libra, and its equinox initiates autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun opposes sensitive Neptune and combines forces with Uranus and Pluto. And a listener question about self-care and your birth chart. Plus: Sweater weather, spilled perfume, and the battle between will and won't!   Read a full transcript of this episode. It's eclipse season! Order your copy of my "Followed by a Moonshadow" eclipse report! Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Timestamps [1:31] Mars enters Scorpio (Sep. 22, 12:55 am PDT, through Nov. 4). Scorpio is one of the strongest signs for Mars, fierce on behalf of those in need, and good for work, especially research projects and resolving conflicts. [3:26] The Sun enters Libra (Sep. 22, 11:19 am PDT, until Oct. 22). This marks the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. Focus on cooperating with others, avoid excess, and get your life in balance. [5:53] The Sun opposes Neptune (Sep. 23, 5:53 am PDT, 0°45' Libra-Aries). When the Sun is in aspect to Neptune, sensitivity is high, clarity low. Safeguard your health. Good for artistic expression and spirituality exploration. [7:21] Moon Report! There is no major lunation this week, but let's look at the Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. On Tues. Sep. 23 (9:02 am PDT), the Moon squares Jupiter in Libra-Cancer. It's VOC for 16 hours, 58 minutes, then enters Scorpio on Wed. Sep. 24 (2 am PDT). There could be a conflict concerning your family and how they get along with your significant other. [8:35] On Fri., Sep. 26, the Moon trines Saturn in Scorpio-Pisces (10:44 am PDT). It's VOC for 3 hours 53 minutes before it enters Sagittarius (2:37 pm PDT). Enjoy getting important things done and trusting others to help out. [10:11] The Sun trines Uranus (Sep. 23, 7:55 pm PDT, 1°19' Libra-Gemini), an aspect of personal change and reinvention. New possibilities coming our way via those who make us feel included and appreciate us for exactly who we are, but allow us to try something different. [12:00] The Sun trines Pluto on Tues, Sep. 23 (11:05 pm PDT) at 1°27' Libra-Aquarius. Everything is intensified, and we don't feel neutral about anything. This can be an interesting day for powerful opportunities. [13:56] Mars squares Pluto (Sep. 24, 4:51 am PDT) at 1°27' Scorpio-Aquarius. Mars is on the Sabian symbol 2 Scorpio, A broken bottle and spilled perfume. Pluto is on 2 Aquarius, An unexpected thunderstorm. Mars is our will and Pluto represents the “won't”: forces that stand in our way of getting what we want. Resist the unexpected thunderstorm of emotions that can erupt when you feel denied and frustrated. [16:24] Listener Ann asks about astrology and self-care. Check out Dana Gerhart's website, Mooncircles.com, for the current lunar phase. [24:55] To have a question answered on a future episode, leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [25:28] A tribute to this week's donors! If you would like to support the show and receive access to April's special donors-only videos, go to BigSkyAstropod.com and contribute $10 or more. You can make a one-time donation in any amount or become an ongoing monthly contributor.

At Craft Coast (https://craftcoast.co) in Oceanside and San Marcos, California, Blake Masoner is happy if you show up for tacos and stay for a beer. The fairly priced tacos are scratch-made, down to the tortillas themselves, packing loads of flavor into every bite. Fellow San Diego–area brewers refer to them as “The best tacos between here and Tijuana”—but the beer they brew here is anything but an afterthought. Eight medals in four years at the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festical—in competitive categories such as hazy pale ale, American IPA, and international pilsener—are evidence of the brewery's ambition on the quality side, and they've modified both classic and modern brewing techniques to serve their flavor and aroma goals. In this episode, Masoner discusses: abandoning a “no core beer” policy to keep customers happy brewing Mexican-style dark lager with dry yeast and vorlauf-only dark malts mitigating sulfur production with 34/70 yeast Australian-inspired XPA design without Southern Hemisphere hops using Mosaic at different times for different effects in West Coast IPA knockout hopping to find the true heart of new varieties pinpointing flavors through dry hopping building a team-wide winning mindset And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): If you are looking for a brewery chiller that's worry free and tough on GWP, then look no further. G&D Chiller's Elite 290 series chiller uses propane as a natural refrigerant with extremely low global warming potential. Visit gdchillers.com to learn more! Berkeley Yeast (https://berkeleyyeast.com). Berkeley Yeast bioengineers ordinary strains and make them extraordinary—enhancing the flavors you want and eliminating the ones you don't. Visit berkeleyyeast.com to learn more and start brewing with science on your side. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): As breweries expand beyond beer into other segments like mocktails and CBD beverages, Old Orchard is here to help. We can formulate custom blends featuring specialty ingredients. More information and free samples are waiting at oldorchard.com/brewer. Indie Hops (https://indiehops.com) Celebrating 16 years of delivering compelling new hop varieties along with classics that thrive in Oregon's terroir, Indie is the original source for Strata, Luminosa, Lórien, Meridian, and their newest variety Audacia. Release your creativity with the magic of pure, uncut Oregon hops from Indie. Indie Hops — Life is short. Let's make it flavorful. XTRATUF (https://xtratuf.com) XTRATUF has been making rugged and reliable boots for 75 years. Built for the harshest conditions, the Legacy Collection styles are oil, acid, and chemical resistant with a non-slip rated outsole. Be prepared for whatever comes your way and shop the latest XTRATUF boots on xtratuf.com. Canoe Wild Rice (https://breweryworkshop.com) Brewers, have you ever considered brewing with North America's only Ancient Grain—Wild Rice? Joe at Canoe Wild Rice has a stockpile of this unique roasted grain ready to ship to you. Send Canoe Wild Rice an email at joe@canoewildrice.com or give the office a call at 1-800-626-3809 Prairie Malt (https://prairiemalt.com) For over 50 years Prairie Malt has been producing high extract malts forged from the fertile soils of Saskatchewan. Stop by the Roadhouse & Melvin booth at GABF to sample some award-winning beers produced with excellent malts and learn more at prairiemalt.com. Briess Malting (https://BrewingWithBriess.com) Briess offers the largest product line of specialty malt and is continuing to innovate. New malts include Heritage Gold and Lighthouse Munich. Check out why so many craft brewers trust Briess for their specialty malt at BrewingWithBriess.com.

Grains drift lower, hoping for positive trade talks; export sales within expectations; Brazil reports new crop production estimates; Southern Hemisphere crops in good shape.

This week we return to the Global Birdfair, held in summer at Rutland every year. Hear two inspiring conservation stories: the first interview is with Stephanie Borrelle who works with Birdlife International to conserve seabirds such as albatrosses in the Southern Hemisphere. The second chat brings us back to the UK and efforts to save two endangered birds: the curlew and the corncrake. Nick Acheson is our guest, talking about his work with the Deepdale Conservation Trust. Find out more about Stephanie's work: https://stephborrelle.com/ Find out more about Nick's work: https://deepdaleconservationtrust.org.uk/ These interviews were recorded live on the Swarovski Podcast stage – with thanks to Charlie Bingham and Oscar Henderson for helping organise and record the sessions. And now you can get in touch with the Plodcast team via: The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast group on Facebook & BBC Countryfile Magazine's Instagram page. The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 & 2025 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022. If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme tune was written and performed by Blair Dunlop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before joining Threes (https://threesbrewing.com), Josh Penney spent the better part of a decade brewing in Southern California, with nearly half of that time at hoppy-lager innovators Highland Park. Now at the helm of Threes in Brooklyn, he's taking the knowledge he built in lager fermentation and layering in hops of various formats to create beers that pop from the package and the glass. In this episode, Penney discusses: the preservative power of lager fermentation and modern hop products in hop-forward styles building hazy IPA to evoke “hop ice cream” that doesn't feel heavy or sweet using flowable hop products during active fermentation using thiol-enriched hops such as Freestyle's Mega Motueka selecting for positive characteristics in New Zealand hops optimizing contact time with Southern Hemisphere hops adding terpenes during active fermentation and building deeper flavor blends with advanced hop products fermentation profiles that optimize dry yeast performance adjusting the timing of diacetyl rests based on dry-hopping regimens And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across North America and beyond. With our 24/7 service and support, your brewery will never stop. Remote monitor your chiller for simple and fast access to all the information you need, and gain peace of mind your operation is running smoothly. Berkeley Yeast (https://berkeleyyeast.com). Berkeley Yeast bioengineers ordinary strains and make them extraordinary—enhancing the flavors you want and eliminating the ones you don't. Visit berkeleyyeast.com to learn more and start brewing with science on your side. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): As breweries expand beyond beer into other segments like mocktails and CBD beverages, Old Orchard is here to help. We can formulate custom blends featuring specialty ingredients. More information and free samples are waiting at oldorchard.com/brewer. Indie Hops (https://indiehops.com) Celebrating 16 years of delivering compelling new hop varieties along with classics that thrive in Oregon's terroir, Indie is the original source for Strata, Luminosa, Lórien, Meridian, and their newest variety Audacia. Release your creativity with the magic of pure, uncut Oregon hops from Indie. Indie Hops — Life is short. Let's make it flavorful. XTRATUF (https://xtratuf.com) XTRATUF has been making rugged and reliable boots for 75 years. Built for the harshest conditions, the Legacy Collection styles are oil, acid, and chemical resistant with a non-slip rated outsole. Be prepared for whatever comes your way and shop the latest XTRATUF boots on xtratuf.com. Canoe Wild Rice (https://breweryworkshop.com) Brewers, have you ever considered brewing with North America's only Ancient Grain—Wild Rice? Joe at Canoe Wild Rice has a stockpile of this unique roasted grain ready to ship to you. Send Canoe Wild Rice an email at joe@canoewildrice.com or give the office a call at 1-800-626-3809

Episode 190: End of Summer Special 2025 (Part 2) – The Alarm & Duran Duran Brian and Sarah are back and ready to continue their discussion of a couple of ‘summery' songs, as the summer draws closer to an end in the Northern Hemisphere.  (For those in the Southern Hemisphere, maybe think of this as a summer preview!) As in the previous episode, the first song selection comes from Sarah. She chose the 1987 single “Rain in the Summertime” by The Alarm. This song was released in advance of The Alarm's third studio album “Eye of the Hurricane,” which Sarah explains was a tumultuous period in the band's history. She recounts stories of the song's creation and recording which expose some of the difficulties with and among bandmates. However, the anecdotes also reveal some surprising uses of computer technology for the time. Both hosts mention comparisons and similarities between The Alarm and U2, even down to the desert setting of this song's video. In discussing the video, Sarah can't help but bring up a pet peeve of hers when watching movies—a phenomenon Brian says is often identified with the classic film “Casablanca.” After wrapping up the discussion on Sarah's song, it's time for Brian to reveal his second selection. He chose the 1990 single from Duran Duran, “Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over).” With his selection, Brian shares a “hot take”-- his great love of the 1990 album Liberty. He confesses this love caused his research for the song to stray into research for the entire album, which he then had to reign in. However, since he did take the time and effort to do the work, he decides to share a few tidbits regarding Liberty as well. 1990 was an interesting time for Duran Duran—the band's lineup had changed yet again, and they were in kind of a limbo period compared to the widespread popularity and exposure they experienced in the first half of the 1980s. Brian reveals some thoughts Simon LeBon shared about Liberty and its place in the Duran Duran catalog, and both hosts talk about highlights on the album. The discussion of the video for “Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)” finds Sarah rather confused about what she's seeing, at least some of the time. Brian brings up a funny story about the frequently-shirtless Warren Cuccurullo and how that affected the rest of the band. And Brian is thrilled when Sarah references Dead or Alive! Watch the videos here: "Rain in the Summertime" - The Alarm "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" - Duran Duran Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast You can also find us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Join the ever-growing crowd on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod  - we're ready to believe you!

Wine needs a fresh face. Well, that is if you ask the pundits in the industry. I am not sure I agree. Certainly, any industry needs to keep up with the times, I suppose marketing ideas and packaging ideas would follow. I am not sure I even agree with that... however, one thing I do believe is bringing a contemporary viewpoint to the table is beneficial. Meet a contemporary viewpoint in Jane Dunkley of Bezel Vineyards. eflecting on my conversation with Jane Dunkley of Bezel Vineyards for the latest episode of Wine Talks, I'm left both energized and encouraged about where the wine industry is headed—and what truly matters in today's wine world. Our podcast's mission has always been to tell the real stories of wine, far beyond tasting notes and ratings. So, sitting down (virtually, at least) with Jane, an Australian-born winemaker who has worked on both sides of the world and now crafts wines for the Cakebread family's new Bezel brand in Paso Robles, was exactly the kind of exchange I live for. Jane's journey started far south of Perth, in Western Australia, on a beef cattle ranch—a background that immediately resonated with me. We swapped stories about the one-of-a-kind “smell” of cattle yards; a scent that, as Jane wryly put it, no amount of showers can really erase. It set her on the path to winemaking: the agricultural connection without the lingering aroma of livestock. That personal connection to the land gave her an appreciation—almost an obligation—to bring authenticity into her role as a winemaker. That idea of authenticity kept surfacing. Jane made it clear: if you're just coming into wine “because you couldn't think of any other way to spend your money,” the market sees through it. The consumer is craving stories and purpose—an ethos to connect with, not just a pretty label or Instagram-ready tasting room. Her advice? If you're ready to make this your life, with good intentions and a real story, there's room for you. I couldn't agree more. We explored what Paso Robles has become—a place that's evolved from cowboy hats and thrift stores to French restaurants and billion-dollar wine acquisitions (yes, I'm still amazed by the DAOU story). Yet, amidst the changing face of Paso, Jane finds the same rural, collaborative spirit that was there when she arrived. I can vouch for it myself; Paso still feels real and welcoming, even if, like me, you eventually learn you're a much better wine storyteller than farmer. It was refreshing to hear Jane champion the idea that innovation in wine isn't about flash—wines in cans, weird flavors, or marketing gimmicks—but about a “unique voice,” expressed sincerely in the glass. We tasted her Bezel Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet, and I was genuinely impressed. The Sauvignon Blanc brought a Southern Hemisphere intensity but was rooted in Paso—minerality and all. The Cabernet, meanwhile, struck that elusive balance between structure and approachability at a $30 price point. As a guy who's sold millions of bottles in that sweet spot, I know how hard that is to get right. At its heart, this episode underlined why I started Wine Talks: to share the stories, the struggles, and the triumphs of people like Jane Dunkley. Wine is about connection—between people, land, science, art, and most of all, experience. The future belongs to those willing to show what they stand for and bring their whole story to the table. And as long as there are voices like Jane's willing to do that, I'll keep telling these stories. Cheers to authenticity—and to the next great bottle. Bezel Vineyards (Jane Dunkley's current winemaking project, associated with Cakebread Cellars) https://bezelwines.com Cakebread Cellars (Iconic Napa Valley winery, parent company for Bezel) https://cakebread.com Bonny Doon Vineyard (Winery owned by Randall Grahm, mentioned regarding Jane's past experience) https://www.bonnydoonvineyard.com Gallo (E. & J. Gallo Winery) (Large wine company Jane worked with in California) https://www.gallo.com The Language of Yes (Project with Randall Grahm that Jane contributed to) https://www.thelanguageofyeswine.com Dow (DAOU Vineyards & Winery) (Paso Robles winery referenced in industry context) https://daouvineyards.com Austin Hope (Hope Family Wines) (Mentioned in relation to Paso Robles Cabernet benchmarks) https://hopefamilywines.com Lewin Estate (Leeuwin Estate) (Margaret River, Australia; discussed in early career context) https://leeuwinestate.com.au   #WineTalks #Podcast #JaneDunkley #PaulKalemkiarian #BezelVineyards #CakebreadCellars #PasoRobles #Winemaking #WineIndustry #WineStories #MargaretRiver #AustralianWine #FemaleWinemaker #VineyardLife #WineTasting #WineInnovation #WineCommunity #WineAuthenticity #SauvignonBlanc #CabernetSauvignon