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It's Flow Time - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno and PSL is down for the hang.  Fun times as always.  Hey anyone seen Scoops? www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into the blockbuster Rome 2025 Final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. We'll discuss Alcaraz's mighty clay resume and the multitude of streaks he's now ended for Sinner. We'll talk about missed opportunities for Sinner in the 1st set, the factors that swung the tiebreak towards the Spaniard, a level raise from Alcaraz headlined by spectacular variety and movement. Then, in the notebook dump we'll take on Sinner's 2nd serve return, average groundstroke speeds, Sinner's 1st serve percentage, net play from both and netcord points. We'll finish with May 18th French Open Power Rankings. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Significance 5:30 Chances for Sinner 11:20 1st set TB 16:12 Alcaraz Variety 22:50 Movement Advantage 29:45 Notebook Dump 35:52 RG Power Rankings IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

In the wake of 40 years of failure, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, an Admiral, not a Conquistador, is the first Spaniard to successfully settle Florida. Now he will try to rapidly expand Spanish Florida, all the while fighting the great Timucua Chief Saturiwa, putting down constant mutinies, and hunting down Chief Carlos II of the Calusa, who sacrifices shipwrecked Spaniards to an Idol.

Suck my Tick - Bax, Spaniard, and Nuno talk about Nuno's unfortunate blood loss, Diddy, and the Rock Star.  You gotta listen to truly understand.  There's a lot going on.  It's a whole thing. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

The Morning Footy crew reacts to some of the big stories from the weekend. After years in the wilderness, Hamburg are finally back in the Bundesliga, but elsewhere in Germany, it's goodbye - for now- to Thomas Müller at Bayern Munich and Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. The Spaniard leaves behind a historic season and a grateful fanbase, with reports swirling that his next stop is the Santiago Bernabéu. Is this the end of an era at Leverkusen? Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Visit the betting arena on CBS Sports.com: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/ For all the latest in sportsbook reviews: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/sportsbooks/ And sportsbook promos: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/promos/ For betting on soccer: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/soccer/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Quiet time - Bax and Spaniard take back to the basics, let the ears rest from the crazy that was last week.  Oh this is nice.  Give you time to catch up on the last episodes cause there's always a lot going on.  It's a whole thing. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

Alex Marquez said to the media at the start of the season that he might win a MotoGP race, 'If his brother let him." And in his 93rd attempt, at his home Grand Prix, the younger Marquez brother finally has his first GP victory.  Dre Harrison is joined by Autosport MotoGP reporter Richard Asher, and Motorsport.com MotoGP writer Uri Puigdemont to review an incredibly dramatic Spanish GP weekend with 100,000 in attendance in Jerez.  If you didn't know any better, you may have thought Alex Marquez took a page out of his older brother's book to win across the weekend. Two crashes on Friday, then a lap record in practise, and then taking advantage of Marc crashing early on, making one pass for the lead, and then taking off. But is the Spaniard a genuine title contender now he's leading the standings again by just a single point. What about the factory Ducati camp? Pecco Bagnaia was very vocal about struggling to extract the full speed out of his GP25, esepcially with the Sprint tank in on Saturday's. And as for Marc Marquez, is he struggling to figure out where the limit is on his bike after another Sunday crash? Fabio Quartararo had an incredible weekend, with his first pole position for Yamaha in nearly three years, and second place in the GP, their first podium in a year and a half. Is there hope for the factory, and how is their V4 coming along? And with back-to-back strong races from Maverick Vinales, is Pedro Acosta under more pressure to leave KTM? All that and more on a busy episode of Tank Slappers!

Sean Farrington has the latest on widespread blackouts on the continent.Elsewhere, Indian and UK trade talks are set to continue today; and we hear from a restaurant about dealing with a delivery culture.

Martin Landaluce joins the podcast to discuss his emergence on the pro tour, and why the young Spaniard is next up to carry on the tradition for his country. The teenager recounts his humble beginnings as a player, how his older siblings inspired him, and the opportunity to train at the Rafael Nadal Academy, and practice with the legendary sports icon himself. Landaluce gets candid about his development, why he loves playing on grass courts and what he hopes to accomplish in this fun conversation. Hosted by Mitch Michals.

@oscarmulero is one of those artists whose sound is immediately identifiable. It has had an unwavering depth, headiness and atmospheric richness to it for more than 30 years, which is a remarkable achievement few can match. A famous non-conformist, the Spaniard's top-tier three-deck mixing skills and ability to distil techno to its most hypnotic form have also long stood him apart, as have his Polegroup and Warm Up labels. Mulero's consistency of sound means you know what you're going to get with this mix: spaced-out, layered and deep techno brilliance. Whether more dubby and roomy or glitchy and intense, it's music for both mind and body from one of the scene's most low-key but high-class veterans. Turn it up loud and look forward to more of the same when he plays at Dekmantel Festival later this year.

It's official. The American Dream is dead. And it's been resurrected in Europe where, according to the FT columnist Simon Kuper, disillusioned Americans should relocate. Compared with the United States, Kuper argues, Europe offers the three key metrics of a 21st century good life: “four years more longevity, higher self-reported happiness and less than half the carbon emissions per person”. So where exactly to move? The Paris based Kuper believes that his city is the most beautiful in Europe. He's also partial to Madrid, which offers Europe's sunniest lifestyle. And even London, in spite of all its post Brexit gloom, Kuper promises, offers American exiles the promise of a better life than the miserable existence which they now have to eek out in the United States. Five Takeaways* Quality of Life.:Kuper believes European quality of life surpasses America's for the average person, with Europeans living longer, having better physical health, and experiencing less extreme political polarization.* Democratic Europe vs Aristocratic America: While the wealthy can achieve greater fortunes in America, Kuper argues that Europeans in the "bottom 99%" live longer and healthier lives than their American counterparts.* Guns, Anxiety and the Threat of Violence: Political polarization in America creates more anxiety than in Europe, partly because Americans might be armed and because religion makes people hold their views more fervently.* MAGA Madness: Kuper sees Trump as more extreme than European right-wing leaders like Italy's Meloni, who governs as "relatively pro-European" and "pro-Ukrainian."* It's not just a Trump thing. Kuper believes America's declining international credibility will persist even after Trump leaves office, as Europeans will fear another "America First" president could follow any moderate administration.Full TranscriptAndrew Keen: Hello everybody. It's Monday, April the 21st, 2025. This conversation actually might go out tomorrow on the 22nd. Nonetheless, the headlines of the Financial Times, the world's most global economic newspaper, are miserable from an American point of view. US stocks and the dollar are sinking again as Donald Trump renews his attack on the Fed chair Jay Powell. Meanwhile Trump is also attacking the universities and many other bastions of civilization at least according to the FT's political columnist Gideon Rachman. For another FT journalist, my guest today Simon Kuper has been on the show many times before. All this bad news about America suggests that for Americans it's time to move to Europe. Simon is joining us from Paris, which Paris is that in Europe Simon?Simon Kuper: I was walking around today and thinking it has probably never in its history looked as good as it does now. It really is a fabulous city, especially when the sun shines.Andrew Keen: Nice of them where I am in San Francisco.Simon Kuper: I always used to like San Francisco, but I knew it before every house costs $15 million.Andrew Keen: Well, I'm not sure that's entirely true, but maybe there's some truth. Paris isn't exactly cheap either, is it? Certainly where you live.Simon Kuper: Cheaper than San Francisco, so I did for this article that you mentioned, I did some research on house prices and certainly central Paris is one of the most expensive areas in the European Union, but still considerably cheaper than cities like New York and San Francisco. A friend of mine who lives here told me that if she moved to New York, she would move from central Paris to for the same price living in some very, very distant suburb of New York City.Andrew Keen: Your column this week, Americans, it's time to move to Europe. You obviously wrote with a degree of relish. Is this Europe's revenge on America that it's now time to reverse the brain drain from Europe to America? Now it's from America to Europe.Simon Kuper: I mean, I don't see it as revenge. I'm a generally pro-American person by inclination and I even married an American and have children who are American as well as being French and British. So when I went to the US as firstly as a child, age 10, 11, I was in sixth grade in California. I thought it was the most advanced, wonderful place in the world and the sunshine and there was nowhere nice than California. And then I went as a student in my early 20s. And again, I thought this was the early 90s. This is the country of the future. It's so much more advanced than Europe. And they have this new kind of wise technocratic government that is going to make things even better. And it was the beginning of a big American boom of the 90s when I think American quality of life reached its peak, that life expectancy was reached, that was then declined a long time after the late 90s. So my impressions in the past were always extremely good, but no longer. The last 20 years visiting the US I've never really felt this is a society where ordinary people can have as good a life as in Europe.Andrew Keen: When you say ordinary people, I mean, you're not an ordinary person. And I'm guessing most of the people you and your wife certainly isn't ordinary. She's a well known writer. In fact, she's written on France and the United States and parenthood, very well known, you are well known. What do you mean by ordinary people?Simon Kuper: Yeah, I mean, it's not entirely about me. Amazingly, I am not so egomaniac as to draw conclusions on some matters just looking at my own situation. What I wrote about the US is that if you're in the 1% in the US and you are pursuing great wealth in finance or tech and you have a genuine shot at it, you will achieve wealth that you can't really achieve in Europe. You know, the top end of the US is much higher than in Europe. Still not necessarily true that your life will be better. So even rich Americans live shorter than rich Europeans. But OK, so the 1% America really offers greater expansion opportunities than Europe does. Anywhere below that, the Europeans in the bottom 99%, let's say, they live longer than their American equivalents. They are less fat, their bodies function better because they walk more, because they're not being bombarded by processed food in the same way. Although we have political polarization here, it's not as extreme as in the US. Where I quote a European friend of mine who lives in the American South. He says he sometimes doesn't go out of his house for days at a time because he says meeting Trump supporters makes him quite anxious.Andrew Keen: Where does he live? I saw that paragraph in the piece, you said he doesn't, and I'm quoting him, a European friend of mine who lives in the American South sometimes doesn't leave his house for days on end so as to avoid running into Trump supporters. Where does he live?Simon Kuper: He lives, let me say he lives in Georgia, he lives in the state of Georgia.Andrew Keen: Well, is that Atlanta? I mean, Atlanta is a large town, lots of anti-Trump sentiment there. Whereabouts in Georgia?Simon Kuper: He doesn't live in Atlanta, but I also don't want to specify exactly where he lives because he's entitled.Andrew Keen: In case you get started, but in all seriousness, Simon, isn't this a bit exaggerated? I mean, I'm sure there are some of your friends in Paris don't go outside the fancy center because they might run into fans of Marine Le Pen. What's the difference?Simon Kuper: I think that polarization creates more anxiety in the US and is more strongly felt for a couple of reasons. One is that because people might be armed in America, that gives an edge to any kind of disagreement that isn't here in Europe. And secondly, because religion is more of a factor in American life, people hold their views more strongly, more fervently, then. So I think there's a seriousness and edge to the American polarization that isn't quite the same as here. And the third reason I think polarization is worse is movement is more extreme even than European far-right movements. So my colleague John Byrne Murdoch at the Financial Times has mapped this, that Republican views from issues from climate to the role of the state are really off the charts. There's no European party coeval to them. So for example, the far-right party in France, the Rassemblement National, doesn't deny climate change in the way that Trump does.Andrew Keen: So, how does that contextualize Le Pen or Maloney or even the Hungarian neo-authoritarians for whom a lot of Trump supporters went to Budapest to learn what he did in order to implement Trump 2.0?Simon Kuper: Yeah, I think Orban, in terms of his creating an authoritarian society where the universities have been reined in, where the courts have been rained in, in that sense is a model for Trump. His friendliness with Putin is more of a model for Trump. Meloni and Le Pen, although I do not support them in any way, are not quite there. And so Meloni in Italy is in a coalition and is governing as somebody relatively pro-European. She's pro-Ukrainian, she's pro-NATO. So although, you know, she and Trump seem to have a good relationship, she is nowhere near as extreme as Trump. And you don't see anyone in Europe who's proposing these kinds of tariffs that Trump has. So I think that the, I would call it the craziness or the extremism of MAGA, doesn't really have comparisons. I mean, Orban, because he leads a small country, he has to be a bit more savvy and aware of what, for example, Brussels will wear. So he pushes Brussels, but he also needs money from Brussels. So, he reigns himself in, whereas with Trump, it's hard to see much restraint operating.Andrew Keen: I wonder if you're leading American liberals on a little bit, Simon. You suggested it's time to come to Europe, but Americans in particular aren't welcome, so to speak, with open arms, certainly from where you're talking from in Paris. And I know a lot of Americans who have come to Europe, London, Paris, elsewhere, and really struggled to make friends. Would, for Americans who are seriously thinking of leaving Trump's America, what kind of welcome are they gonna get in Europe?Simon Kuper: I mean, it's true that I haven't seen anti-Americanism as strong as this in my, probably in my lifetime. It might have been like this during the Vietnam War, but I was a child, I don't remember. So there is enormous antipathy to, let's say, to Trumpism. So two, I had two visiting Irish people, I had lunch with them on Friday, who both work in the US, and they said, somebody shouted at them on the street, Americans go home. Which I'd never heard, honestly, in Paris. And they shouted back, we're not American, which is a defense that doesn't work if you are American. So that is not nice. But my sense of Americans who live here is that the presumption of French people is always that if you're an American who lives here, you're not a Trumpist. Just like 20 years ago, if you are an American lives here you're not a supporter of George W. Bush. So there is a great amount of awareness that there are Americans and Americans that actually the most critical response I heard to my article was from Europeans. So I got a lot of Americans saying, yeah, yeah. I agree. I want to get out of here. I heard quite a lot of Europeans say, for God's sake, don't encourage them all to come here because they'll drive up prices and so on, which you can already see elements of, and particularly in Barcelona or in Venice, basically almost nobody lives in Venice except which Americans now, but in Barcelona where.Andrew Keen: Only rich Americans in Venice, no other rich people.Simon Kuper: It has a particular appeal to no Russians. No, no one from the gulf. There must be some there must be something. They're not many Venetians.Andrew Keen: What about the historical context, Simon? In all seriousness, you know, Americans have, of course, fled the United States in the past. One thinks of James Baldwin fleeing the Jim Crow South. Could the Americans now who were leaving the universities, Tim Schneider, for example, has already fled to Canada, as Jason Stanley has as well, another scholar of fascism. Is there stuff that American intellectuals, liberals, academics can bring to Europe that you guys currently don't have? Or are intellectuals coming to Europe from the US? Is it really like shipping coal, so to speak, to Newcastle?Simon Kuper: We need them desperately. I mean, as you know, since 1933, there has been a brain drain of the best European intellectuals in enormous numbers to the United States. So in 1933, the best university system in the world was Germany. If you measure by number of Nobel prizes, one that's demolished in a month, a lot of those people end up years later, especially in the US. And so you get the new school in New York is a center. And people like Adorno end up, I think, in Los Angeles, which must be very confusing. And American universities, you get the American combination. The USP, what's it called, the unique selling point, is you have size, you have wealth, you have freedom of inquiry, which China doesn't have, and you have immigration. So you bring in the best brains. And so Europe lost its intellectuals. You have very wealthy universities, partly because of the role of donors in America. So, you know, if you're a professor at Stanford or Columbia, I think the average salary is somewhere over $300,000 for professors at the top universities. In Europe, there's nothing like that. Those people would at least have to halve their salary. And so, yeah, for Europeans, this is a unique opportunity to get some of the world's leading brains back. At cut price because they would have to take a big salary cut, but many of them are desperate to do it. I mean, if your lab has been defunded by the government, or if the government doesn't believe in your research into climate or vaccines, or just if you're in the humanities and the government is very hostile to it, or, if you write on the history of race. And that is illegal now in some southern states where I think teaching they call it structural racism or there's this American phrase about racism that is now banned in some states that the government won't fund it, then you think, well, I'll take that pay cost and go back to Europe. Because I'm talking going back, I think the first people to take the offer are going to be the many, many top Europeans who work at American universities.Andrew Keen: You mentioned at the end of Europe essay, the end of the American dream. You're quoting Trump, of course, ironically. But the essay is also about the end of the America dream, perhaps the rebirth or initial birth of the European dream. To what extent is the American dream, in your view, and you touched on this earlier, Simon, dependent on the great minds of Europe coming to America, particularly during and after the, as a response to the rise of Nazism, Hannah Arendt, for example, even people like Aldous Huxley, who came to Hollywood in the 1930s. Do you think that the American dream itself is in part dependent on European intellectuals like Arendt and Huxley, even Ayn Rand, who not necessarily the most popular figure on the left, but certainly very influential in her ideas about capitalism and freedom, who came of course from Russia.Simon Kuper: I mean, I think the average American wouldn't care if Ayn Rand or Hannah Arendt had gone to Australia instead. That's not their dream. I think their American dream has always been about the idea of social mobility and building a wealthy life for yourself and your family from nothing. Now almost all studies of social ability say that it's now very low in the US. It's lower than in most of Europe. Especially Northern Europe and Scandinavia have great social mobility. So if you're born in the lower, say, 10% or 20% in Denmark, you have a much better chance of rising to the top of society than if you were born at the bottom 10%, 20% in the US. So America is not very good for social mobility anymore. I think that the brains that helped the American economy most were people working in different forms of tech research. And especially for the federal government. So the biggest funder of science in the last 80 years or so, I mean, the Manhattan Project and on has been the US federal government, biggest in the world. And the thing is you can't eat atom bombs, but what they also produce is research that becomes hugely transformative in civilian life and in civilian industries. So GPS or famously the internet come out of research that's done within the federal government with a kind of vague defense angle. And so I think those are the brains that have made America richer. And then of course, the number of immigrants who found companies, and you see this in tech, is much higher than the number percentage of native born Americans who do. And a famous example of that is Elon Musk.Andrew Keen: Yeah, and you were on the show just before Christmas in response to your piece about Musk, Thiel and the shadow of apartheid in South Africa. So I'm guessing you don't want the Musks and Thiels. They won't be welcome in Europe, will they?Simon Kuper: I don't think they want to go. I mean, if you want to create a tech company, you want very deep capital markets. You want venture capital firms that are happy to bet a few billion on you. And a very good place to do that, the best place in the world by far, is Silicon Valley. And so a French friend of mine said he was at a reception in San Francisco, surrounded by many, many top French engineers who all work for Silicon Valley firms, and he thought, what would it take them to come back? He didn't have an answer. Now the answer might be, maybe, well, Donald Trump could persuade them to leave. But they want to keep issuing visas for those kinds of people. I mean, the thing is that what we're seeing with Chinese AI breakthroughs in what was called DeepSeek. Also in overtaking Tesla on electric cars suggests that maybe, you know, the cutting edge of innovation is moving from Silicon Valley after nearly 100 years to China. This is not my field of expertise at all. But you know the French economist Thomas Filippon has written about how the American economy has become quite undynamic because it's been taken over by monopolies. So you can't start another Google, you can start another Amazon. And you can't build a rival to Facebook because these companies control of the market and as Facebook did with WhatsApp or Instagram, they'll just buy you up. And so you get quite a much more static tech scene than 30 years ago when really, you know, inventions, great inventions are being made in Silicon Valley all the time. Now you get a few big companies that are the same for a very long period.Andrew Keen: Well, of course, you also have OpenAI, which is a startup, but that's another conversation.Simon Kuper: Yeah, the arguments in AI is that maybe China can do it better.Andrew Keen: Can be. I don't know. Well, it has, so to speak, Simon, the light bulb gone off in Europe on all this on all these issues. Mario Draghi month or two ago came out. Was it a white paper or report suggesting that Europe needed to get its innovation act together that there wasn't enough investment or capital? Are senior people within the EU like Draghi waking up to the reality of this historical opportunity to seize back economic power, not just cultural and political.Simon Kuper: I mean, Draghi doesn't have a post anymore, as far as I'm aware. I mean of course he was the brilliant governor of the European Central Bank. But that report did have a big impact, didn't it? It had a big impact. I think a lot of people thought, yeah, this is all true. We should spend enormous fortunes and borrow enormous fortunes to create a massive tech scene and build our own defense industries and so on. But they're not going to do it. It's the kind of report that you write when you don't have a position of power and you say, this is what we should do. And the people in positions of power say, oh, but it's really complicated to do it. So they don't do it, so no, they're very, there's not really, we've been massively overtaken and left behind on tech by the US and China. And there doesn't seem to be any impetus, serious impetus to build anything on that scale to invest that kind of money government led or private sector led in European tech scene. So yeah, if you're in tech. Maybe you should be going to Shanghai, but you probably should not be going to Europe. So, and this is a problem because China and the US make our future and we use their cloud servers. You know, we could build a search engine, but we can't liberate ourselves from the cloud service. Defense is a different matter where, you know, Draghi said we should become independent. And because Trump is now European governments believe Trump is hostile to us on defense, hostile to Ukraine and more broadly to Europe, there I think will be a very quick move to build a much bigger European defense sector so we don't have to buy for example American planes which they where they can switch off the operating systems if they feel like it.Andrew Keen: You live in Paris. You work for the FT, or one of the papers you work for is the FT a British paper. Where does Britain stand here? So many influential Brits, of course, went to America, particularly in the 20th century. Everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to Christopher Hitchens, all adding enormous value like Arendt and Ayn Rand. Is Britain, when you talk of Europe, are you still in the back of your mind thinking of Britain, or is it? An island somehow floating or stuck between America, the end of the American dream and the beginning of the European dream. In a way, are you suggesting that Brits should come to Europe as well?Simon Kuper: I think Britain is floating quite rapidly towards Europe because in a world where you have three military superpowers that are quite predatory and are not interested in alliances, the US, China and Russia, the smaller countries, and Britain is a smaller country and has realized since Brexit that it is a small country, the small countries just need to ally. And, you know, are you going to trust an alliance with Trump? A man who is not interested in the fates of other countries and breaks his word, or would you rather have an alliance with the Europeans who share far more of your values? And I think the Labor government in the UK has quietly decided that, I know that it has decided that on economic issues, it's always going to prioritize aligning with Europe, for example, aligning food standards with Europe so that we can sell my food. They can sell us our food without any checks because we've accepted all their standards, not with the US. So in any choice between, you know, now there's talk of a potential US-UK trade deal, do we align our standards with the US. Or Europe? It's always going to be Europe first. And on defense, you have two European defense powers that are these middle powers, France and the UK. Without the UK, there isn't really a European defense alliance. And that is what is gonna be needed now because there's a big NATO summit in June, where I think it's going to become patently obvious to everyone, the US isn't really a member of NATO anymore. And so then you're gonna move towards a post US NATO. And if the UK is not in it, well, it looks very, very weak indeed. And if UK is alone, that's quite a scary position to be in in this world. So yeah, I see a UK that is not gonna rejoin the European Union anytime soon. But is more and more going to ally itself, is already aligning itself with Europe.Andrew Keen: As the worm turned, I mean, Trump has been in power 100 days, supposedly is limited to the next four years, although he's talking about running for a third term. Can America reverse itself in your view?Simon Kuper: I think it will be very hard whatever Trump does for other countries to trust him again. And I also think that after Trump goes, which as you say may not be in 2028, but after he goes and if you get say a Biden or Obama style president who flies to Europe and says it's all over, we're friends again. Now the Europeans are going to think. But you know, it's very, very likely that in four years time, you will be replaced by another America first of some kind. So we cannot build a long term alliance with the US. So for example, we cannot do long term deals to buy Americans weapons systems, because maybe there's a president that we like, but they'll be succeeded by a president who terrifies us quite likely. So, there is now, it seems to me, instability built in for the very long term into... America has a potential ally. It's you just can't rely on this anymore. Even should Trump go.Andrew Keen: You talk about Europe as one place, which, of course, geographically it is, but lots of observers have noted the existence, it goes without saying, of many Europe's, particularly the difference between Eastern and Western Europe.Simon Kuper: I've looked at that myself, yes.Andrew Keen: And you've probably written essays on this as well. Eastern Europe is Poland, perhaps, Czech Republic, even Hungary in an odd way. They're much more like the United States, much more interested perhaps in economic wealth than in the other metrics that you write about in your essay. Is there more than one Europe, Simon? And for Americans who are thinking of coming to Europe, should it be? Warsaw, Prague, Paris, Madrid.Simon Kuper: These are all great cities, so it depends what you like. I mean, I don't know if they're more individualistic societies. I would doubt that. All European countries, I think, could be described as social democracies. So there is a welfare state that provides people with health and education in a way that you don't quite have in the United States. And then the opposite, the taxes are higher. The opportunities to get extremely wealthy are lower here. I think the big difference is that there is a part of Europe for whom Russia is an existential threat. And that's especially Poland, the Baltics, Romania. And there's a part of Europe, France, Britain, Spain, for whom Russia is really quite a long way away. So they're not that bothered about it. They're not interested in spending a lot on defense or sending troops potentially to die there because they see Russia as not their problem. I would see that as a big divide. In terms of wealth, I mean, it's equalizing. So the average Pole outside London is now, I think, as well off or better than the average Britain. So the average Pole is now as well as the average person outside London. London, of course, is still.Andrew Keen: This is the Poles in the UK or the Poles.Simon Kuper: The Poles in Poland. So the Poles who came to the UK 20 years ago did so because the UK was then much richer. That's now gone. And so a lot of Poles and even Romanians are returning because economic opportunities in Poland, especially, are just as good as in the West. So there has been a little bit of a growing together of the two halves of the continent. Where would you live? I mean, my personal experience, having spent a year in Madrid, it's the nicest city in the world. Right, it's good. Yeah, nice cities to live in, I like living in big cities, so of big cities it's the best. Spanish quality of life. If you earn more than the average Spaniard, I think the average income, including everyone wage earners, pensioners, students, is only about $20,000. So Spaniards have a problem with not having enough income. So if you're over about $20000, and in Madrid probably quite a bit more than that, then it's a wonderful life. And I think, and Spaniards live about five years longer than Americans now. They live to about age 84. It's a lovely climate, lovely people. So that would be my personal top recommendation. But if you like a great city, Paris is the greatest city in the European Union. London's a great, you know, it's kind of bustling. These are the two bustling world cities of Europe, London and Paris. I think if you can earn an American salary, maybe through working remotely and live in the Mediterranean somewhere, you have the best deal in the world because Mediterranean prices are low, Mediterranean culture, life is unbeatable. So that would be my general recommendation.Andrew Keen: Finally, Simon, being very generous with your time, I'm sure you'd much rather be outside in Paris in what you call the greatest city in the EU. You talk in the piece about three metrics that show that it's time to move to Europe, housing, education, sorry, longevity, happiness and the environment. Are there any metrics at all now to stay in the United States?Simon Kuper: I mean, if you look at people's incomes in the US they're considerably higher, of course, your purchasing power for a lot of things is less. So I think the big purchasing power advantage Americans have until the tariffs was consumer goods. So if you want to buy a great television set, it's better to do that out of an American income than out of a Spanish income, but if you want the purchasing power to send your kids to university, to get healthcare. Than to be guaranteed a decent pension, then Europe is a better place. So even though you're earning more money in the US, you can't buy a lot of stuff. If you wanna go to a nice restaurant and have a good meal, the value for money will be better in Europe. So I suppose if you wanna be extremely wealthy and you have a good shot at that because a lot people overestimate their chance of great wealth. Then America is a better bet than Europe. Beyond that, I find it hard to right now adduce reasons. I mean, it's odd because like the Brexiteers in the UK, Trump is attacking some of the things that really did make America great, such as this trading system that you can get very, very cheap goods in the United States, but also the great universities. So. I would have been much more positive about the idea of America a year ago, but even then I would've said the average person lives better over here.Andrew Keen: Well, there you have it. Simon Cooper says to Americans, it's time to move to Europe. The American dream has ended, perhaps the beginning of the European dream. Very provocative. Simon, we'll get you back on the show. Your column is always a central reading in the Financial Times. Thanks so much and enjoy Paris.Simon Kuper: Thank you, Andrew. Enjoy San Francisco. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Geoff Shreeves joins the Morning Footy crew for a no-holds-barred look at the business end of the Premier League season! Which clubs will lock down a coveted Top 5 spot, and can Aston Villa's red-hot form carry them across the finish line? The crew digs into Unai Emery's managerial masterclass—does the Spaniard deserve more respect? Plus, we decode Trent Alexander-Arnold's cryptic goal celebration and ask the big question: is this the most boring Premier League season in recent memory? Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Visit the betting arena on CBS Sports.com: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/ For all the latest in sportsbook reviews: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/sportsbooks/ And sportsbook promos: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/promos/ For betting on soccer: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/soccer/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Ponter and Andy Thompson look back on a history-making win, as Pablo Sarabia's stunning free-kick ensured Wolves made history at Old Trafford; a fifth top flight match in succession for the first time since 1970. The Spaniard came off the bench to whip an inch-perfect free-kick into the top corner 13 minutes from time, which saw Wolves claim the league double over Manchester United for the first time since 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Dr. Pilar Vergara tells how she came to write the book Crossed and Lazy Eyes, Myths, Misconceptions and Truths. She shares that science backs up new ways to treat amblyopia and TBIs and how lives are changed as people receive appropriate treatement. Dr. Vergara is a true leader in behavioral optometry and vision development. Based in Albacete, Spain, she's spent over 30 years helping people of all ages improve their visual function—from children struggling in school to adults recovering from brain injuries. Dr. Vergara is a global educator, author of several influential books on vision and learning, and the first Spaniard to be named a Fellow in multiple international optometry organizations. She brings a deep understanding of how vision impacts our lives and a passion for helping people see—not just with their eyes, but with their whole brain.Dr. Vergara's website: https://pilarvergara.esAccess the book Crossed and Lazy Eyes, Myths, Misconceptions and Truths here: https://www.amazon.com/Crossed-lazy-eyes-misconceptions-truths-ebook/dp/B0854KX1Z4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DI0JGKL6171F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TdGV_CLmwvfpoI4fuJG9AcBm5URe52X7s7d3DScnj1i7562qYGoTHKBeRWt9hsF2.-PzugOMoz-gyAgiKDOMzQQWYlZliSURVLJki1ebUzC8&dib_tag=se&keywords=crossed+%26+lazy+eyes&qid=1744956809&sprefix=crossed+%26+lazy+eye%2Caps%2C449&sr=8-1Dr. Vergara's book: Tanta Inteligencia, tan poco rendimiento (available in Spanish on her website and Amazon/Spanish)https://pilarvergara.es/libro-tanta-inteligencia-tan-poco-rendimiento/English Testimonial on her website:https://pilarvergara.es/a-beautiful-story-of-love-one-that-goes-far-beyond-optometry/Brain Injury information on NORA website: https://noravisionrehab.org/patients-caregivers/about-brain-injuries-visionIf you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate guest and topic suggestions.Click the link above to message me directly. It comes to me as FAN MAIL! How great is that? Just click on the place that says, "If you liked this episode CLICK HERE:"

The electrifying commentator Robbie Koenig joins the podcast to recap Carlos Alcaraz's dominant display on the clay in Monte Carlo, and to explain how the Spaniard took the title in the Principality. Koenig discusses Lorenzo Musetti's run to the final, Arthur Fils' longterm potential, and shares an early story witnessing Jakub Mensik's potential greatness up close and personal. The broadcaster also dives into what has been plaguing Alexander Zverev, and ponders if the German can steady the course on his season. Koenig is never one to avoid giving his honest opinion, and he shares his thoughts on the Ben Shelton/Andrea Vavassori dust up in doubles. He also previews what to except at the ATP events this week in Barcelona and Europe, and gives a passionate plea to revert to one-week Masters events. And Koenig even has a solution for how to fix the muddled schedule! Hosted by Mitch Michals.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/25ut5yg9 Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com China to impose 125% tariffs on American goods. An tSín le taraifí de 125 faoin gcéad a ghearradh ar earraí ó Mheiriceá. China is to impose tariffs of 125% on goods from the United States from tomorrow instead of the 84% previously announced. Tá an tSín le taraifí de 125 faoin gcéad a ghearradh ar earraí ó na Stáit Aontaithe ó amárach seachas an 84 faoin gcéad a fógraíodh cheana. The Chinese have raised the tariffs after US President Donald Trump raised tariffs on goods from China to up to 145%. Tá na taraifí ardaithe ag na Sínigh tar éis d'Uachtarán na Stát Aontaithe Donald Trump taraifí ar earraí ón tSín a ardú go dtí suas le 145 faoin gcéad . While Trump is lashing out at everyone, his focus is particularly on China at the moment. Cé gur ag diúracadh an cháich sa tor atá Trump is sa tSín go háirithe atá a gha i láthair na huaire. In this regard, and in accordance with the well-established art of war, China is seeking to ally itself with those other countries that Trump is imposing tariffs on, including member states of the European Union. Ina dhíol sin, agus de réir ealaín sheanbhunaithe an chogaidh, tá an tSín ag féachaint le comhghuaillíocht a dhéanamh leis na tíortha eile sin a bhfuil Trump ag taraifthromaíocht orthu, lena n-áirítear ballstáit an Aontais Eorpaigh. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing today to discuss the major transformation of the global economic order. Bhí cruinniú ag Uachtarán na Síne Xi Jinping le Príomh-Aire na Spáinne Pedro Sánchez i mBéising inniu leis an gclaochló mór ar eagar eacnamaíochta an domhain a chíoradh. Xi reportedly called on the Spaniard, and by extension the rest of the European Union, to join hands with China and stand firm against Trump's "unilateral bullying." Tuairiscítear gur iarr Xi ar fhear na Spáinne, agus dá réir sin ar an gcuid eile den Aontas Eorpach, dul i gcomhar leis an tSín agus an fód a sheasamh in aghaidh "mhaistíneacht aontaobhach" Trump. At a press conference after the meeting, Sánchez said that the international trade conflict should not be allowed to affect relations between the European Union and China. Ag preasócáid i ndiaidh an chruinnithe, dúirt Sánchez nár cheart ligean don choimhlint trádála idirnáisiúnta cur isteach ar an gcaidreamh idir an tAontas Eorpach agus an tSín. He indeed suggested that the Union intended to expand that relationship and sell much more goods to China in the future. Thug sé le tuiscint go deimhin go raibh faoin Aontas cur leis an gcaidreamh sin agus i bhfad níos mó earraí a dhíol leis an tSín san am le teacht. Without stopping China and the European Union, Trump's 'I ask for a reason' doesn't seem to be slowing down and he announced last night that he would impose tariffs and sanctions on Mexico if that country did not provide flood water from the Rio Grande to the state of Texas. Gan an tSín agus an tAontas Eorpach a bhac, is cosúil nach bhfuil 'Iarraim cúis' Trump ag maolú pioc agus d'fhogair sé go taghdach aréir go ngearrfadh sé taraifí agus smachtbhannaí ar Mheicsiceo mura gcuirfeadh an tír sin tuiileadh uisce ón Rio Grande ar fáil do stát Texas. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ

It's always something - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno, and Scoops discuss the week's activities.  We unveiled Bax's new buffalinos. It's a whole thing.  Check them out. www.hourglassoptical.com www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com    

Ferrari ambassador and former test driver Marc Gene has been with the team since 2004. During that time, Marc has had the privilege of working alongside five World Champions: Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and now, Lewis Hamilton. Do they all have a common trait that makes them so successful? What's the difference between one-time and multiple World Champions? Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Marc shares stories from his years working with each of those legends. The Spaniard also talks about his own racing career in F1, which started with Minardi in 1999, why he loved testing Formula 1 cars for Williams and Ferrari, winning Le Mans in 2009, and much more. It's All To Drive For. Be there! Book your seat at a 2025 Grand Prix – tickets.formula1.com

Specs - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno, and Scoops talk about the new Buffalino's, future show plans, and next weekend's Shadow and the Thrill show on April 12th.  Come on out and join us because there will be a lot going on....isn't there always...a lot going on. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com      

Tottenham Hospur have made Andoni Iraola their top target if they decide to make a managerial change.Having taken his side to the last eight of the FA Cup - and with a European finish still possible in the Premier League.What more can Iraola do at Bournemouth? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by football data writer Thom Harris who was at Bournemouth's FA Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke and The Athletic FC's newsletter lead writer Phil Hay to discuss the attraction of Spurs to Iraola as well as analyse the work the Spaniard has done on the south coast.Host: Ayo AkinwolereWith: Thom Harris, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Phil HayExecutive Producer: Adey MoorheadProducer: Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tottenham Hospur have made Andoni Iraola their top target if they decide to make a managerial change. Having taken his side to the last eight of the FA Cup - and with a European finish still possible in the Premier League. What more can Iraola do at Bournemouth? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by football data writer Thom Harris who was at Bournemouth's FA Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke and The Athletic FC's newsletter lead writer Phil Hay to discuss the attraction of Spurs to Iraola as well as analyse the work the Spaniard has done on the south coast. Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Thom Harris, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Phil Hay Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JB Brews - Bax, Spaniard, Evil and Nuno are providing you the best podcast available today.  Karaoke games, history, health, PP double deuce, and Evil has evolved into a meat eater.  There's a lot going on....but isn't there always...a lot going on?  You gotta listen till the end for the surprise phone call. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

The European Investment Bank has existed since the inception of the European Union in the 1950s, but despite its vital role as the EU's lending arm, it has not gained the media attention of institutions such as the European Commission or the European Parliament. That is now changing, however. The EIB is taking on a more high-profile role, financing projects in the fields of security and defence. This is a shift that our guest has referred to as a "seismic shock". Nadia Calviño is the president of the European Investment Bank, and the first woman and first Spaniard to lead the institution. She served as First Vice-President of the Spanish government and Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise until December 2023, in the cabinet of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Welcome back to Tank Slappers. On this week's episode, host Dre Harrison is joined by Motorsport.com writers Oriol Puigdemont and Federico Faturos to report on all the action and news coming out of the 2025 Grand Prix of Argentina. At the front, it was almost a case of Deja Vu as Marc Marquez defeated his brother Alex in a one-on-one fight. But the trio ponders on whether Marc was at 100% of his speed in an attempt to win, or whether there could be even more potential in the tank for the Spaniard as he took his 90th Grand Win, tying him with the great Angel Nieto for third all-time in GP history. There's a chat about Francesco Bagnaia's side of the garage. The Double World Champion could only finish fourth in the race, with the rider himself admitting they're "missing something" from the feeling of the latest Ducati GP25. With the Italian 31 points behind Marquez in the standings, how concerned should be? There's also a deep dive on Ai Ogura's technical disqualification as Aprilia could only manage one bike finishing in 15th place across their weekend, and whether reigning Champion Jorge Martin may get a test before returning from his injuries, with his recovery time extended through the United States GP in a week and a half's time. Finally, there's talk about Pirelli becoming the sport's official tyre supplier from 2027 and why it may be adding to the "Monopoly" arguments in the midst of Liberty Media's attempted purchase, and whether Argentina has a future on the calendar with the sport confirming a race in neighbouring Brazil in 2026. 

Return of the Titan - Bax, Spaniard, and Nuno get a call from a special hooligan.  We introduce the Illinois chapter President and discuss the upcoming challenge that has been dropped. It's a whole thing. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com follow Ron on IG at:  @Ronlzme

Former pro tennis player and current Tennis Channel commentator Bradley Klahn joins the podcast to recap the dramatic action at Indian Wells, where several players are stepping up and elevating their games. Klahn explains why Carlos Alcaraz remains his dominant self in Tennis Paradise, and why lefty power-servers Jack Draper and Ben Shelton might have the best chance of anyone in defeating the all-worldly Spaniard. The 2010 NCAA Singles Champ also reviews Daniil Medvedev's dominant performance in the fourth round, Holger Rune's ability to reign in his game, and Tallon Griekspoor's breakthrough at the start of the season. Klahn also dives into the women's draw, where Iga Swiatek continues to dismantle the field. The commentator discusses Mirra Andreeva's annihilation of Elena Rybakina, Belinda Bencic's incredible comeback season after becoming a mom, and what has propelled Madison Keys to sustained success at Indian Wells, in her first event back since winning the Australian Open. The action in the desert is reaching the final stages, and Bradley Klahn breaks it all down on The Inside-In Tennis Podcast. Hosted by Mitch Michals.

Juliette Ferrington is joined by Sky Sports' David Craig, who has been to see Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, exclusively for this week's ‘One on One'.  From riding high in the Premier League to the quarter finals of the FA Cup, they've had a brilliant season so far.  In a wide-ranging chat, we hear about the Spaniard's love of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, his dislike of music concerts and his hopes for the rest of this season!  As well as listening to the podcast, look out for our interviews on the Sky Sports' Premier League YouTube channel, on Sky Sports News and on skysports.com.

Hello, friends – did you miss us?  After a brief hiatus, The bunkered Podcast is back with new co-hosts, new nonsense, a new Podder of Merit but the same timeless promise: 100% opinions, 0% fluff.   This week, Michael McEwan, James Tait and Lewis Fraser discuss Sergio Garcia's Ryder Cup prospects and weigh up whether or not the controversial Spaniard merits a place in the conversation for Bethpage.   Speaking of the Ryder Cup, Michael catches up with Paul McGinley for a blether and there's a brand-new feature to replace Honesty Box (RIP).  Tune-in now!  --    ⛳️ Chat to us on social and subscribe to the magazine for the best golf news, reviews, comment and more, direct from the home of golf!                                       ⓣ https://twitter.com/bunkeredgolf                                                                     ⓕ https://www.facebook.com/bunkeredonline                                                                   ⓨ https://www.youtube.com/bunkeredonline                                                                     ⓘ https://www.instagram.com/bunkeredgolfonline                                                          Get the magazine every month: https://www.bunkered.co.uk/suboffer         

Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of £10 Pounds OFF + a FREE Gift with code RIOPRESENTS at https://huel.com/riopresents (Minimum £60 purchase)Rio and Joel are joined by former England coach and Premier League winner Joleon Lescott to discuss the reports about Kobbie Maine's contractual situation, debate how much the midfielder is worth to the club and prospective buyers and analyse the way that Ruben Amorim tweaked his philosophy in the draw against Arsenal plus there's a review of the performance of youngster Ayden Heaven.There's analysis of Arsenal's struggles in front of goal and the type of striker that Mikel Arteta needs to buy as well as debating whether there's a realistic prospect of the Spaniard winning a title at the Emirates. Rio also opens up a debate as to whether the club would benefit more from selling William Saliba in order to purchase Alexander Isak.Rio discusses some data which suggests Arteta's side are still relying on their right-hand side attack to create and score despite losing their talisman on the wing, Bukayo Saka who receives special praise from Lescott who coached him at England and reveals his single ‘world class attribute'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Relish - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno and Scoops discuss proper behavior when the weenie is presented.  A thank you wouldn't hurt. Sweet and tangy bonbon gonna learn. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

Reigning IndyCar Champion Alex Palou catches up with Kenny and Crash following his season-opener win to begin his title defense. Find out how the Spaniard felt about FOX's all-in approach to the series, the reason for Chip Ganassi Racing's performance uptick in St. Pete and if he apologized to runner-up Scott Dixon for kicking his ass!

I do, I don't, I might - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno and Scoops discuss gaydom, ways to die, and try to help a fellow man....kinda.  It's a whole thing. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com

'A Good Moment' pure and clear, A melody that draws us near. A pause, a spark, a fleeting ray, Where inspiration leads the way' Fitting words to accompany Rene Lorenzo's forthcoming album on Kizen Records, titled ‘A Good Moment'. From start to finish, the Spaniard occupies a space that is hard to define. One that demands attention yet, gives space. Intricate, yet soothing and comforting on the ear. A wonderful combination that catches you in its embrace, ever so subtly. Delirium Tremens, coming in as track 8 on the 10 track album evokes feelings of security, the exhale to a long inhale. The muted kicks, and melody provide a base from which to build. Nothing is overt, no element tries to stray from that base. Each and every voice meant to compliment, and coexist. Rene Lorenzo's album, ‘A Good Moment' will be released out into the world on February 28th. @rene-lorenzo-dj www.instagram.com/renelorenzo_official/ @kizenrecords www.instagram.com/kizenrecords/ Write up by @huedj Follow us on social media: @itsdelayed linktr.ee/delayed www.delayed.nyc www.facebook.com/itsdelayed www.instagram.com/_____delayed www.youtube.com/@_____delayed Contact us: info@delayed.nyc

After a week in which they were dumped out of the Champions League and given a dose of reality by Liverpool, Man City got back to winning ways, beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 courtesy of Erling Haaland on his return from injury.So, with Haaland back from injury and their new recruits bedding in is the City rebuild not as big a job as we thought it might be?Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Man City correspondent Sam Lee as well as Jack Pitt-Brooke to analyse City's performance at the Tottenham Hotspur season before assessing the state of their squad rebuild.New signings Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez are all discussed as well as the ageing spine of Guardiola's dynastic team before questioning whether the Spaniard can return City to their previous standards?Host: Ayo AkinwolereWith: Sam Lee and Jack Pitt-BrookeExecutive Producer: Adey MoorheadProducer: Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a week in which they were dumped out of the Champions League and given a dose of reality by Liverpool, Man City got back to winning ways, beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 courtesy of Erling Haaland on his return from injury. So, with Haaland back from injury and their new recruits bedding in is the City rebuild not as big a job as we thought it might be? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Man City correspondent Sam Lee as well as Jack Pitt-Brooke to analyse City's performance at the Tottenham Hotspur season before assessing the state of their squad rebuild. New signings Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez are all discussed as well as the ageing spine of Guardiola's dynastic team before questioning whether the Spaniard can return City to their previous standards? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Sam Lee and Jack Pitt-Brooke Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas, Stuart Codling and Ben Hunt join forces at Silverstone over two days as McLaren and Williams launch their cars to start the 2025 F1 season. Alex and Ben kick off proceeds for McLaren's launch, the pair discuss why team principal Andrea Stella is confident McLaren can retain their place at the top of sport via their “innovative” MCL39, and why there's still plenty left for development in the final year of the current regulations. There's also a reaction to Oscar Piastri's confident claim that he can win the 2025 Drivers Championship.  Stuart picks up the slack for Day 2 at Williams, as they launch their 2025 car, the FW47. He and Alex discuss Williams' new title sponsor in Atlassian, Alex Albon and how he sees the arrival of new teammate Carlos Sainz as an “opportunity” rather than a “challenge”. There's also a chat about the similarities in what both drivers want from their new car, Sainz on the FIA's push to fine drivers for swearing in press conferences, and how the Spaniard will handle fighting for points in 2025, rather than challenging for victories.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How big is big? - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno and Scoops talk about the weekend's activities, old friends, and outrageous stories.  It's a whole thing! www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

Luis Damora is a key figure in the Spanish electronic scene. Influenced by music from a young age, he began DJing at 16 and soon became a resident at top Madrid clubs like Circus and Space of Sound. Seeking fresh inspiration, he spent years in Miami and London before returning to Spain with a refined style, leading to releases on labels like Sudbeat and Armada, as well as remixes for artists such as Wally Lopez and Chris Cargo. His recent Lose Kontrol EP, a collaboration with Nila on Balance Music, showcases his continued push for innovation in progressive house. In this Balance Selections mix, the Spaniard blends deep, mesmerizing tech with lush progressive overtones. Featuring tracks from Alex O'Rion, Gai Barone, Eichenbaum and more, this 90-minute journey is equal parts entrancing and infectious. @luis_damora

Super Dome - Bax, Spaniard, and Nuno catch up on ongoings, sickness, Lou's carcass knee, and national update.  It's a crazy world, hang on tight there's a lot going on!   www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

Thanks to transfer deadline day, we barely had time to digest Angeliño's heroics against Napoli. Listen along as we recap the Spaniard's heroics against Napoli before we recap Roma's January transfer business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kimberly LOVES this classic of all classics--largely held as the first modern novel. Cervantes's 1605 masterpiece is not only colorful, hilarious, smart and unique but it includes all the elements that would go on to shape the modern novel. Let Kimberly tell you all about these crucial elements while giving you a good taste of the Spaniard's amazing prose. She also argues why this hour-long lecture might be all the Quijote you need! Listen in now!

The Last Fight - Bax, Spaniard, Nuno, and Scoops talk relationships and wait for the plane to land.  Smooth ride from four guys who are not funny at all and a bit stupid. www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com  

Tony Evans, James Pearce and Simon Hughes are here to react following Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.After falling behind, Diogo Jota and Kostas Tsimikas combined just 22 seconds after coming off the bench to salvage a point in the Premier League title race.The panel assess what it means for the title race, as well as the importance of Diogo Jota's fitness before casting an eye towards the transfer window.There's also a look back at a big-name Spaniard who arrived in a January transfer window without being able to leave much of a mark at Anfield before attentions switch to Saturday's trip to Brentford.Host: Tony EvansWith: James Pearce and Simon HughesProducer: Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Evans, James Pearce and Simon Hughes are here to react following Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night. After falling behind, Diogo Jota and Kostas Tsimikas combined just 22 seconds after coming off the bench to salvage a point in the Premier League title race. The panel assess what it means for the title race, as well as the importance of Diogo Jota's fitness before casting an eye towards the transfer window. There's also a look back at a big-name Spaniard who arrived in a January transfer window without being able to leave much of a mark at Anfield before attentions switch to Saturday's trip to Brentford. Host: Tony Evans With: James Pearce and Simon Hughes Producer: Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twenty Five - Bax, Spaniard, Scoops and Big Lou welcome 2025, talk about current events and the upcoming year.  Welcome to 2025 everyone, let's make it a good one and keep following the rules.  It's a whole thing.  www.TheLifePodcast.net TheHooliganCorp@gmail.com

On Wednesday, after weeks of speculation West Ham finally sacked Julen Lopetegui.The Spaniard lasted just eight months - and 22 games in charge of the Hammers, the shortest reign of a permanent manager or head coach in the club's 124-year historyJoining Ian Irving to analyse the decision to sack Lopetegui and replace him with Graham Potter are The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein and West Ham United writer Roshane Thomas.Plus, Football Tactics writer Liam Tharme also drops-by to discuss Potter's fit at the London Stadium and look back on his previously successful spell in the Premier League with Brighton & Hove Albion.Host: Ian IrvingWith: David Ornstein, Roshane Thomas and Liam TharmeExecutive Producer: Adey MoorheadProducer: Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Wednesday, after weeks of speculation West Ham finally sacked Julen Lopetegui. The Spaniard lasted just eight months - and 22 games in charge of the Hammers, the shortest reign of a permanent manager or head coach in the club's 124-year history Joining Ian Irving to analyse the decision to sack Lopetegui and replace him with Graham Potter are The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein and West Ham United writer Roshane Thomas. Plus, Football Tactics writer Liam Tharme also drops-by to discuss Potter's fit at the London Stadium and look back on his previously successful spell in the Premier League with Brighton & Hove Albion. Host: Ian Irving With: David Ornstein, Roshane Thomas and Liam Tharme Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Re-enter the arena with a nice BONUS Recast Ep before the premiere of Gladiator 2! -- To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the 2000 film Gladiator, we're joined by comedian Mark Ellis (https://twitter.com/markellislive). Journey with us to ancient Rome to discover if this Ridley Scott film starring Russell Crowe as a Spaniard can withstand the test of time!For exclusive bonus podcasts like our Justice League Review show, GHL Extra & Livestreams with the hosts, join the Geek History Lesson Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/JawiinGHL RECOMMENDED READING from this episode► https://www.geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreadingFOLLOW GHL►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekhistorylessonThreads: https://www.threads.net/@geekhistorylessonTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@geekhistorylessonFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylessonGet Your GHL Pin: https://geekhistorylesson.etsy.comYou can follow Ashley at https://www.threads.net/@ashleyvrobinson or https://www.ashleyvictoriarobinson.com/Follow Jason at https://www.threads.net/@jawiin or https://www.jasoninman.com/Thanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!

This episode is brought to you by Salesforce, a Global Partner of Formula 1®. Fernando Alonso will become the first driver in Formula 1 history to compete in 400 Grands Prix when he races in Mexico this weekend. It's a monumental milestone that even Alonso didn't think he'd reach. Hear why the two-time World Champion thought he'd leave F1 at the end of 2009 and how changes in his relationship with the sport have prolonged his career. Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Fernando reflects on the most poignant moments from an eventful 21 seasons on the grid - revealing fascinating details about his secret meetings with Red Bull, whether he regrets turning them down for Ferrari, the one race he tried to win the most and why he needed reassurance during his comeback in 2021. Plus, the Spaniard talks about the impact Adrian Newey will have on Aston Martin and how the legendary designer's arrival at the team affects his own future. This episode is sponsored by: Salesforce: visit salesforce.com/F1 to learn more about how Formula 1 wins fans and grows its global fanbase with Salesforce Vanta: our audience gets a special offer of $1,000 off at vanta.com/GRID