Podcast appearances and mentions of Sri Lankan

In April 2021, the Sri Lankan government banned imports of all chemical fertilizers. They were the first country to do this. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa explained in a speech: If we are to preserve the health of our planet and ensure human sustainability, governments all over the world must not hesitate to adopt bold policies The import ban turned out to be a bit too bold. Amidst plunging farm yields and soaring food inflation, the ban did not last the year. I covered Sri Lanka's economic crisis in a prior video three years ago, but did not mention the fertilizer ban. So let me do it this time. In today's video, the disastrous Sri Lankan fertilizer import ban.

The Gary Kirsten era has officially begun with a statement win! We're breaking down the tactical masterclass, that incredible Kamindu Mendis catch, and the fitness revolution transforming Sri Lanka cricket.In this deep-dive review, Mark and Nick analyse Sri Lanka's clinical performance against the West Indies in the 1st ODI. We discuss the shocking decision to open with Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis's evolving captaincy style, and the "pace battery" led by a hungry Dushmantha Chameera. From pitch conditions at Sabina Park to the middle-order stability provided by Janith Liyanage, this is your comprehensive guide to the new look of Sri Lankan cricket. Was Kamindu Mendis opening the batting a stroke of genius or just a one-off experiment? Let us know your thoughts on the "New Era" tactics in the comments below!Join the Murali End Whatsapp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Val7H91JJhzfMEctCp1P

In this episode of the PowettPlay Podcast, hosts Jordan Shannon and Kieran Powell break down the West Indies' opening ODI defeat to Sri Lanka, analysing the key moments that shaped the result and what the Caribbean side must do to bounce back in the remainder of the series. The pair discuss whether a lack of recent 50-over cricket contributed to a rusty West Indies performance, while giving credit to Sri Lanka's experienced batsmen for building match-defining partnerships and capitalising on tactical errors in the field. Jordan and Kieran examine the positives from the defeat, including Justin Greaves' impressive transition to the opening role, and explain why his performance could become a significant asset for the West Indies in ODI cricket. The discussion also focuses on the turning points that swung the match in Sri Lanka's favour, including a crucial run-out and costly middle-order batting lapses that prevented West Indies from building momentum. The hosts analyse the team's batting and bowling performances, assess the tactical decisions made throughout the contest, and explore what adjustments are needed ahead of the second ODI. Looking forward, Jordan and Kieran discuss the challenges of day-night cricket in Sri Lankan conditions and the importance of adapting quickly if West Indies are to level the series. With ICC Cricket World Cup qualification firmly in focus, they explain why every match carries added significance and why the team can no longer afford mistakes as they pursue automatic qualification. For fans of West Indies cricket, Sri Lanka vs West Indies ODI cricket, international cricket analysis, and in-depth discussion of the biggest stories in the game, this episode delivers expert insight from two voices with extensive experience at the highest level of cricket. Subscribe to the PowettPlay Podcast for weekly cricket analysis, exclusive interviews, West Indies cricket news, and expert commentary from across the international game. #WestIndiesCricket #WIcricket #CricketPodcast #PowettPlayPodcast #JordanShannon #KieranPowell #CricketDiscussion #ODICricket #T20Cricket #TestCricket #SriLankaCricket #Windies #CaribbeanCricket #CricketFans #CricketTalk #CricketAnalysis #ICCWorldCup #RoadToWorldCup #FastBowling #SpinBowling #CricketSelection #CricketStrategy #CricketDebate #WorldCricket #InternationalCricket #CricketCommunity #CricketLife #CricketNews #CricketUpdates #CricketLovers #PodcastRecommendation #SportsPodcast #CricketWorld #WestIndies #CricketCoaching #WhiteBallCricket #RedBallCricket #ODISquad #T20Squad #FutureOfCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  “Subscribe to free weekly news letter HUNGRY FRIDAY FEAST here”  I thought Karan would define success in the usual restaurant terms — reviews, covers, repeat customers. His answer went somewhere way more interesting.In this episode, I sit down with Karan Gokani to talk about how Hoppers became one of London's most iconic restaurants — and how it has stayed busy, relevant, and loved for over a decade in an industry where that feels almost impossible. Karan shares the principles behind that success: make it personal, find your purpose, build a culture of kindness, and create something that makes people feel more than they expected.ON THE MENU:00:00 Intro00:34 Opening Hoppers and refusing to dilute Sri Lankan food02:12 Growing from Soho to Marylebone and King's Cross05:37 The biggest misconception about scaling restaurants06:00 Culture, values, purpose and learning to codify instinct08:15 How Covid changed hospitality teams and restaurant culture09:01 Reading the room and spotting cultural red flags11:58 Karan's first business principle: make it personal15:35 How taking feedback personally improves hospitality20:52 Karan's second principle: find your purpose22:04 Saying yes to everything and discovering the common thread23:03 Why Karan's real purpose is inspiring people24:43 How writing, Instagram and restaurants all connect to purpose28:19 Asking why am I excited?31:15 Beyond Reviews: Karan's deeper definition of success31:52 How Karan thinks differently from other restaurateurs34:03 How to align a team around shared culture35:18 Service versus hospitality36:19 Building a culture of kindness38:59 Karan's definition of culture42:04 What Karan has radically changed his mind on45:35 Self-criticism, reinvention and never stepping in the same river twice49:39 Growing up in Mumbai and how it shaped Karan52:28 Why Karan came to the UK54:45 Cambridge, curiosity and the people who shaped him57:23 First principles thinking and mental models58:18 Applying first principles to Hoppers01:03:15 What problem are we really solving?01:07:55 The marketing levers that fill restaurants01:08:19 Why there is no perfect formula for restaurant success01:08:42 Food as language and the restaurant as conversation01:10:06 The soul of a restaurant and the importance of culture01:12:29 The creative insecurities Karan still wrestles with01:13:15 Competition, purpose and staying true to yourself01:14:32 Food as a gateway into culture01:15:19 Why Indian food is far more diverse than people realise01:17:14 Why South Indian food remains underrated01:18:28 The legacy of the British Indian curry house01:21:46 The anthropology and nostalgia of food01:27:48 Breaking down the dishes at the table01:31:33 Designing the architecture and atmosphere of each Hoppers01:35:45 Cooking as an expression of self01:36:43 The similarities between writing and cooking01:38:24 Why the JKS group has been so important to London restaurants01:40:32 Building the infrastructure behind creative hospitality01:42:27 Karan's favourite books and inspirations01:44:28 Closing thoughts and why there's more to talk about ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It'll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/

In this episode, we sit down with Jo, our Charities Engagement Manager, to discuss the authentic and thoughtful approach to giving at NEXT. With a career spanning 20 years at the business, Jo provides a unique perspective on how we foster a culture of integrity and support.Jo shares how her team of four manages a wide range of initiatives, from local support for hospices in Leicester to international water projects for schools in Sri Lanka. We explore the significance of supporting our own colleagues in their personal fundraising efforts and how we utilise surplus stock to benefit clothing banks and community organisations.Discover how NEXT embraces a "no ego" philosophy, prioritising the needs of the charity and the community to ensure our contributions make a genuine, long term impact. Jo also discusses how the team is evolving, using new tools to handle administrative tasks so they can focus on what matters most connecting with and supporting people.Watch the full episode to hear more about Jo's journey and the incredible work being done across our global communities.00:00 Authenticity and the no ego approach at NEXT00:45 Meet Jo Charities Engagement Manager01:12 Supporting local and global communities02:09 Building a supportive in-house community03:00 Why integrity matters in charity work04:33 Balancing national and local support05:38 Supporting the next generation06:56 Enabling colleagues to have a say in giving08:39 Giving beyond monetary donations09:54 Providing choice and quality in donations11:29 The community vibe across the business12:24 Support for colleague fundraising and challenges13:57 Using AI to increase charitable impact16:25 Jo's twenty year journey at NEXT18:10 The importance of company culture19:36 Connecting with people across the business23:16 Global projects and water for Sri Lankan schools26:58 Supporting through raffles and gifts in kind29:16 Jo's vision for the future of givingDon't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to receive updates on everything Life at NEXT!

Welcome! This week's guest is the hilarious Sureni Weerasekera! Sureni and Caleb talk growing up in San Diego, parenting styles, Sri Lankan community hangouts, love, and so much more! Join our Substack for ad free full episodes, early access to merch, our community chat, and more! https://calebsaysthings.substack.com/ Follow Sureni! @sureni Follow the show! @sooootruepod Follow Caleb! @calebsaysthings Produced by Chance Nichols @chanceisloud Try Domino's Parmesan Stuffed Crust Pizza today at https://dominos.com Visit Sunglass Hut and find your perfect pair for Summer. Sunglass Hut – Own Your Moment. https://www.sunglasshut.com/us Visit https://Quince.com/sotrue for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SOTRUE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code SOTRUE. Find exactly what you're booking for at Booking.com. Book today on the site or in the app. To get involved, text UPDATE to 22422 or visit https://ImForPP.org So True with Caleb Hearon is edited and engineered by Nicole Lyons. Our social media manager is Virginia Muller. All episodes are filmed in The So Trudio at Legitimate Business World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. A Wave series. https://wavesportsandentertainment.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passion and drive helped Rishi Naleendra achieve initial culinary success, but it was only when he learnt to trust his team and change himself that his restaurant climbed to the next level –Michelin recognition. In this episode of the INSEAD Knowledge Podcast, Professors Michael Jarrett and Andy Yap chat with Sri Lankan restaurateur Naleendra.Growing up in war-torn Sri Lanka, he went from a childhood dream to be a pilot to becoming the chef and owner behind noted Singapore restaurants Kotuwa and Cloudstreet.Naleendra recounts his bold decision to close down a successful bistro that had already achieved one Michelin star and how his singular vision won buy-in from an experienced team and demanding investors. Yet his passion and high standards had a negative side: high turnover and burnout of staff and a team culture built on fear rather than ownership.It was only when Covid-19 struck that he was forced to stop and reflect. An intervention by a trusted colleague made him confront an uncomfortable reality and come to realise that he needed to change both as a leader and a person. It was only by trusting those around him and creating the conditions for others to perform that he could ever hope to achieve two Michelin stars. A new-found leadership maturity helped him tackle the transition from running a small “mom and pop” business to leading a professional organisation. He now acts as the bridge between investors, creative talent and operational teams, and has to find ways to manage expectations and emotions on all sides.For Naleendra, the mark of a good leader ultimately comes down to one unglamorous word: practice. Not talent, title nor experience – but practice. The soft skills needed to speak honestly to investors, inspire loyalty in your team and hold your nerves under pressure are all habits that are built over time.His advice for the next generation: Don't wait for the position before you start behaving like a leader. Train for the role before anyone hands it to you, stay curious and never become too important to learn from the person next to you. Read the INSEAD Knowledge article.Explore more INSEAD Knowledge Podcasts.

You are an instrument. Right now, something is tuning you — your phone, your feed, your anxiety, the fluorescent hum of a world that profits from your distraction. The question isn't whether you're being tuned. The question is by what. In this episode, Michael Trainer returns from two weeks in Mexico — not for the margaritas, but for something far rarer: silence, stillness, and the deliberate work of unwinding a nervous system that had been running a six-year playoff season. What follows is a meditation on what it means to come back home to yourself. Michael weaves together neuroscience and ancient wisdom — the intelligence of the vagus nerve, the wisdom of a traditional Sri Lankan healer, the daily walks of Nelson Mandela, the voice of Young Pueblo — to answer a question most of us are too busy to ask: What actually brings me back into tune? The answer, it turns out, isn't just personal restoration. It's the key to every meaningful relationship you'll ever build. Because the people who make your heart feel seen and your nervous system feel calm? Those aren't accidents. They're resonance. And you can engineer the conditions where that resonance becomes possible — if you're willing to first do the harder, quieter work of finding your own frequency. As Miles Davis knew: the music lives in the space between the notes. This episode is that space. http://www.resonance.biz Michael Trainer has spent 30 years learning from Nobel laureates, neuroscientists, and wisdom keepers worldwide. He's the author of RESONANCE: The Art and Science of Human Connection (March 31, 2026), co-creator of Global Citizen and the Global Citizen Festival, and host of the RESONANCE podcast.Featured in Forbes, Inc, Good Morning America. Follow on YouTube

We wrap a week of wins and the giant gap in who says they're supporting women and who actually is. Women and girls are driving a record philanthropic boom in Australian sport, with more than $22.8 million directed into their programs last year. Melbourne writer Su Dharmapala's debut novel is heading to the big screen as a women-led rom-com, twelve years in the making. But in the week since the Federal Budget, five women and two children have been killed, while the Prime Minister insists he's "throwing everything" at the crisis. Schools are being blackmailed by cyber criminals using sexually explicit AI deepfakes of students. And EY has quietly walked back its once-celebrated paid parental leave policy, introducing a penalty for staff who resign within a year of returning.We also explore this week's much-discussed issue of women urging other women to use AI. This week's discussed stories include:Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sportMelbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screenFive women, two children killed since Budget. But PM claims they're 'throwing everything' at the issueSchools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes of studentsAfter years of progress, EY is taking a step backwards on paid parental leave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kosala Hemachandra is the founder and CEO of MyEtherWallet (MEW), one of crypto's true OG products and a wallet that has been onboarding users to Ethereum since the network's mainnet launch. Eleven years, three million users, and a team of more than twenty later, MEW is positioning itself as a self-custodial home not just for crypto but for tokenized stocks, bonds, and the broader real-world asset economy now arriving on-chain. Why you should listen Kosala's origin story is a reminder of how far this industry has travelled. A computer engineering graduate who discovered Ethereum through Bitcoin, he built MEW because accessing the network at launch meant the command line and nothing else. The earliest MEW users were almost exclusively technical; today's users, by contrast, often have no idea which chain their assets are sitting on – and that is the point. Andy and Kosala dig into the decade-long tension at the heart of self-custody: balancing genuine user sovereignty with an onboarding experience that doesn't terrify newcomers. Mnemonic phrases have been "bread and butter" for ten years for a reason – any proprietary fix would lock users in and break the very portability that makes self-custody meaningful – but advances like account abstraction, social recovery, and smart contract wallets are finally pointing toward a more humane future. The conversation covers tokenized stocks and real-world assets, where Kosala sees the most profound shift of his career. TradFi went from hostile to crypto eight years ago to actively partnering with it today, and MEW is leaning into that convergence by offering tokenized equities alongside crypto assets in a single self-custodial wallet. Kosala uses his home country of Sri Lanka as an illustration: six months ago, a Sri Lankan investor wanting US stock exposure faced brokerage friction, 10–15% taxes, and layered commissions. Now they can simply hold tokenized Nvidia or Tesla in a MEW wallet. He also walks through the difference between USDC and yield-bearing stablecoins like Ondo's USDY (which is backed by government bonds), and why this category collapses the old workflow of "buy stablecoin → bridge to Aave or Compound → lend → harvest yield" into a single token you just hold. On regulation, Kosala is candid: US users are currently locked out of tokenized assets and there is no shortcut, but the trajectory of the last decade gives him real confidence the rules will catch up. The bigger bet is that MEW evolves into a global, full-service, self-custodial wealth platform – one login, one set of keys, exposure to crypto, fiat, RWAs, and traditional yield instruments without ever surrendering custody. The episode closes with details on MEW's live $100,000 Energy Campaign (points for swaps, transactions, and tweets convert into chances at $5–$10 of tokenized US equities) plus an hourly $5 swap reward for early users. The hot take round delivers Kosala's tidy framing of Bitcoin as gold and Ethereum as USD, a strong vote of confidence in AI-driven portfolio management as a future that's already here for the few, and a Christopher Nolan pick to close things out. Supporting links Stabull Finance MyEtherWallet MEW on Twitter Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Aravinda de Silva scored a century in the 1996 Cricket World Cup final against Australia to help his country win its first ever World Cup. Playing a crucial role in that tournament etched his name in Sri Lankan and cricketing folklore. Thirty years later, he joins us ahead of a commemorative exhibition match to share how that victory propelled Sri Lanka to greater heights, and his transition from cricket to becoming a highly successful businessman with multiple business ventures.Image Credit: Ruwan Walpola / Shutterstock.com

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What happens when a Sri Lankan immigrant drops out of university with only 2,000 followers… and turns art into a global business?In this episode of the MBH Podcast, we sit down with viral artist Jyothee Murali (JYXDI) to break down her unbelievable journey from immigrant family pressure and being told to become a doctor… to building a massive art brand through Instagram, NFTs, anime art, social media marketing, and manifestation.Jyothee reveals:• Why her dad wanted to KICK HER OUT after she dropped out of university• How she went from 2K to 100K followers in just 3 months• Selling 3,600 NFTs in 3 hours• Making over $140,000 from one viral video• Working with Coach, Michael Jordan & The Weeknd• Buying her first property at 21 years old• How Instagram changed her life forever• The truth about becoming a full-time artist in 2026• Why social media is the biggest opportunity for creatives right now• Her thoughts on crypto, NFTs, manifestation & entrepreneurshipIf you're interested in entrepreneurship, social media growth, content creation, art business, NFTs, crypto investing, immigrant success stories, anime culture, or how to make money online as a creator — this episode is packed with gems.SUBSCRIBE for more conversations with entrepreneurs, creators, athletes, influencers, artists & business owners changing the game globally.Use code "MBH5" at Mintink for a special discount from the boys:https://www.mintink.ca/?utm_source=moneybuyshappiness&utm_medium=collabCheck out JYXDI:Jyothee IG: https://www.instagram.com/jyxdi/ SHOP NEW MBH MERCH:https://mbhtv.com/collections/mbh-merchandiseSUBSCRIBE TO MBH SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/@thembhpodcastSUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQijWgy0S1vyfPm_BhYNPwLISTEN ON:APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/money-buys-happiness/id1513827461SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DzyFZDvEHVT8ArGusePGs?si=38129137034440ecHOSTS INSTAGRAM:ERNESTO: https://www.instagram.com/Ernestogaita/ANTHONY: https://www.instagram.com/AnthonysorellaPODCAST: https://www.instagram.com/moneybuyshappiness

Murugiah returns to Daring Creativity for a conversation that feels like watching someone step fully into who they were always meant to be. A multidisciplinary artist trained in architecture, living and working in London, Murugiah has spent the years since his last appearance developing a deeply personal body of work — acrylic paintings that fuse his digital aesthetic with a new emotional rawness, rooted in his Sri Lankan heritage and shaped by a decade of intentional craft. ~ One email to the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration led, against all expectations, to an invitation to open the entire centre with his debut solo exhibition.This is a conversation about patience, pursuit and the quiet power of just doing the work — without waiting for permission, without chasing the outcome, and without needing the world to show up before you get started.Key takeaways:Creating your own opportunity is not a strategy — it's a mindset. One email sent from a place of genuine excitement changed the entire trajectory of Murugiah's careerEmotional heft takes time. The years spent developing a visual aesthetic were necessary before the personal, introspective work could emergeFollowing the fun keeps you present. When imposter syndrome strips you of the now, curiosity and play bring you backTactility is a response, not nostalgia. Moving into acrylic painting was a deliberate turn towards what AI cannot replicate — intuitive, human, physical decision-makingThe journey is the reward. The hours at the table, the meetings, the exchanges — those are what you carry. The response to the work is secondaryRadical empathy fuels introspection. Putting yourself in someone else's shoes — even a bus driver's — creates the internal awareness that feeds deeply personal workA debut doesn't need to come early to matter. Coming to it at 38, with a full life behind him, made Murugiah's show richer and more resonant than speed could ever have allowed Daring Creativity. Podcast with Radim Malinicdaringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.comBooks by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFcFree audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobookBook bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.ukLux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off)November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

CISA orders rapid patching of actively exploited Ivanti zero-day. Canvas gets hacked during finals week. Dirty Frag is a new Linux zero-day. Researchers document a serious Claude Chrome extension bug. Meta ends Instagram encryption. PCPJack malware clean house before moving in. A new report highlights quantum-era cryptographic threats. Cloudflare announces layoffs amidst AI deployment. Sri Lankan police shut down a scam center. Maria Varmazis joins me to look back at ten years of geopolitics in cyber. Vibe coding reveals valuable data.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we're previewing a special edition of CyberWire Daily's 10th anniversary series, where N2K CyberWire's Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner revisit a decade of cyber geopolitics and warfare. Selected Reading CISA gives feds four days to patch Ivanti flaw exploited as zero-day (Bleeping Computer) ​​Hackers ate my homework: Educational SaaS Canvas down after cyberattack (The Register) New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros (Bleeping Computer) Flaw in Claude's Chrome extension allowed ‘any' other plugin to hijack victims' AI (CyberScoop) Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext (The Register) ‘PCPJack' Worm Removes TeamPCP Infections, Steals Credentials (Security Week) Quantum Risk Explained (Recorded Future) Building for the future (Cloudflare) Sri Lanka makes 37 arrests as it raids another scam centre (Bitdefender) Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web (WIRED) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Got the rare Sunday podcast started with 22 Sri Lankan monks getting caught smuggling 240 pounds of marijuana, and then talked about the US accusing a Mexican governor of aiding the Sinaloa cartel. Plus the WHCD would-be assassin, Timmy the humpback whale freed from being stuck, Pakistan violence spiraling, Clavicular accused of sexual assault, and a Scottish priest has been jailed after friend testified that the priest attempted oral sex on him several times while drunk. Music: David Allan Coe/"D-R-U-N-K"

Sri Lankan born journalist, Imasha Costa, tells Oliver about going to her first hurling match last Sunday in Pairc Ni Chaoimh.

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Dr. Srianee Dias arrived in the United States from her native country of Sri Lanka in the 1970's. She was part of a program of doctors who were recruited from S. Asia during a time when there weren't enough medical students graduating from the U.S. medical schools. Traveling with her two very young daughters and arriving in NYC was a big tremendous life change for her. Uprooted from her loving family at home to her tiny apartment in Brooklyn, she was ready to embrace this opportunity and chose to pursue the area of pathology. As a pathologist she began her residency in southern CT and later moved north for a larger role. Learning English under the British model in Sri Lanka, she often critiqued the grammar of her colleagues only to quickly understand that not all “English” was the same. Her diligent work ethic, coupled with her warm personality, made her a highly desirable practitioner and deeply respected by fellow doctors and staff. She worked with unwavering focus and persistence, and was licensed in thirteen states as a pathologist traveling extensively for her work. She speaks candidly about the COVID pandemic and how as a retired pathologist she conformed to protocols in place. Srianee especially loved when her mother would visit and help with caring for her daughters. These occasional visits were supportive and affirming to her and keeping traditional Sri Lankan customs alive was a priority. She loved gathering with her community of friends and medical colleagues and was eager to share authentic Sri Lankan food and recipes with her non-Sri Lankan friends. After over 4 decades living and working in the U.S., she recently returned to Sri Lanka to live near her siblings and cousins but she describes both places as “home”, embracing the fact that it doesn't have to be just one place. As a curious and truly global-minded person, Srianee sees opportunity in travel and exploration and visits her daughters, grandchildren and friends as often as possible. Her love for her country is beautifully expressed as she shares the term, “Ayubowan”, a greeting that translates to “wishing you long life and an aura of happiness and grace”. This quote exemplifies how you feel when you meet and listen to Srianee's story.

What can chemistry reveal about what it means to be human? On Radio 4's weekly conversation programme, Tom Sutcliffe leads a conversation that ranges from the molecules within us to the experimental pioneers who transformed our understanding of the material world.Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu discusses Chain Reaction, her vivid and deeply personal journey into the chemistry underpinning everything we touch, consume and inhabit. She brings to life the chemical bonds that hold our bodies together and the reactions that sustain all life, while recounting her own story, from childhood in post war Nigeria to a groundbreaking career designing treatments for blindness.Science historian Kit Chapman introduces The Age of Alchemy, tracing the long, global evolution of chemistry before it became a modern science. Travelling from ancient Sri Lankan steel forges to Egyptian alchemical texts and Chinese herbal laboratories, he reveals how early experimenters, merging mysticism, medicine and metallurgy, laid crucial foundations for scientific method and discovery.Professor Mark Miodownik set up the Institute for Making at University College London and is Royal Society Professor of Public Engagement with Science. He is a leading materials scientist who has led work on plastic waste and biodegradable plastics. He discusses the latest research on the chemical composition of the things we are making, and the things we throw away. Producer: Ruth Watts

“The truth is paywalled, and the lies are free.” — Current Affairs editor, quoted by Brewster Kahle The internet, we were promised, would remember everything. Rather than memory, however, it is now most distinguished by its digital forgetfulness. That's the warning in Vanishing Culture, a new series of essays published by the San Francisco-based Internet Archive. In its concluding essay by Brewster Kahle — founder of the Internet Archive, member of the Internet Hall of Fame, and the closest thing the web has to an official librarian — he makes the case for preserving the online library system. “Our evolving digital age can be our next Carnegie moment or it can be a Library of Alexandria moment. It is up to us.” Today's internet library system, Kahle argues, is worse than the analogue one he grew up with. It's faster, he acknowledges, but shallower. The 1976 Copyright Act means that rather than buying digital books, libraries can only rent access in surveillance environments controlled by a handful of corporations. Sixty percent of news organisations now have paywalls. Academic publishing is controlled by three conglomerates. So an entire generation is growing up without access to the published works of the twentieth century. “The truth is paywalled, and the lies are free,” as the editor of Current Affairs put it. That is today's internet. No laughter. Only forgetting.Five Takeaways •       Carnegie Moment or Alexandria Moment: The Internet Archive's pamphlet Vanishing Culture opens with a choice. Andrew Carnegie invested in public libraries during the early twentieth century: every town in America got one, and by the time the US was thrust onto the world stage after World War II, an educated public was ready. The Library of Alexandria burned. Kahle's argument: we are at the same fork in the road. The digital transition can be a Carnegie moment — everyone with access to all human knowledge — or it can be an Alexandria moment. Sixty percent of news organisations now have paywalls. Academic publishing is controlled by three conglomerates. The library system we have is worse, not better, than the one Kahle grew up with. •       The 1976 Copyright Act as Original Sin: Copyright used to be opt-in: you had to put a ‘c' on your work and register it. The 1976 Act made it opt-out: everything is copyrighted by default, forever, with terms that keep being extended. The consequences: Wikipedia had to be written from scratch because the encyclopedias already written couldn't be shared openly. Academic papers are walled inside publisher systems, which is why arXiv exists. Libraries can no longer buy digital books — only rent access in surveillance environments. The bargain between publishers, libraries, authors, and the public that functioned for centuries has been dissolved by lobbyists writing copyright law. •       The Truth Is Paywalled and the Lies Are Free: Kahle's most quotable line belongs to someone else — the editor of Current Affairs. But Kahle endorses it fully. An entire generation is now growing up without access to the published works of the twentieth century. People are genuinely confused about whether the Holocaust happened — not because the information doesn't exist, but because it's behind a paywall. What is free on the internet is what serves the interests of the platforms: viral, emotional, algorithmically optimised, frequently false. The deep, sourced, accurate record costs money to access. That inversion is not an accident. It is the business model. •       Turnkey Tyranny: Kahle quotes Edward Snowden's phrase for what surveillance capitalism has built: turnkey tyranny. All it needs is someone motivated to think tyrannically, and all the laws, policies, and technologies are already in place. The internet was built on a protocol: play by the rules and you're in. That openness is gone. What replaced it is a small number of platforms with enormous centralised control of distribution, purchasing the upstream sources — Comcast buying movie studios, Amazon buying MGM. Whoever controls distribution, Lawrence Lessig's maxim holds, will eventually control everything upstream from it. •       AI Mass Larceny? The Real Loser Is People: Asked the binary question — is AI mass larceny, yes or no? — Kahle refuses it. His answer: the fight between publishers and AI companies is Coke versus Pepsi. The real dynamic is large corporations — whether you call them AI companies or publishing conglomerates — taking from people's goodwill, their creative output, their authorship, and landing the value in very few hands. What Kahle wants is public AI: ClimateGPT, reading the Sri Lankan 1953 fish reports and seeing the patterns in them. AI that serves the public good, not the shareholders of one, two, or three gigantic players. The answer isn't either Coke or Pepsi. It's water. About the Guest Brewster Kahle is the founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive, a member of the Internet Hall of Fame, and the author or editor of Vanishing Culture (Internet Archive, 2024). He was previously the founder of WAIS and Alexa Internet. He lives in San Francisco. References: •       Internet Archive — archive.org. •       Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Disappearing Digital Heritage, ed. Brewster Kahle et al. (Internet Archive, 2024). Available free at archive.org. •       arXiv (arxiv.org) — the open-access preprint server that routes around academic publishing. •       Episode 2877: Keith Teare — Let's Just Say It Out Loud: AI Is Not Dangerous. The counterpoint to Kahle's wariness about AI centralisation. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters: (00:30) - The internet's librarian: forgetting vs. surveillance (01:55) - Carnegie moment or Alexandria moment? (03:20) - Andrew Carnegi...

In episode eight of ALGOpod, Gabriele de Seta chats with Craig Ryder, postdoctoral researcher with the ERC-funded project SMALLPLATFORMS at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, about his ethnographic journey from Sri Lankan digital activism towards platformed extreme speech.

After a week of headlines that portrayed Pope Leo and President Trump pitted against each other, the pontiff says he regrets his remarks being interpreted as a debate. We hear from a journalist on the papal visit to Africa and Anna Rowlands, Professor at Durham University and a member of the Vatican department concerned with social teaching.Buddhism with its tradition of meditation and compassion, is not a religion you might associate with violence. However, from Rohingya expulsions by Buddhist mobs in Myanmar, to Sri Lankan riots fuelled by Buddhist militants, religious nationalism can turn monks into political players. Sonia Faleiro has investigated this phenomenon for a book called The Robe and the Sword - how Buddhist Extremism is shaping modern Asia. The peace deal between the US, Israel and Iran is holding for now but it is not clear when there will be a new round of face to face talks. With up to five million Christians living in the Gulf, we wanted to find out how they were coping with the war. We hear from Bishop Sean Semple, the Anglican Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf and Davide Axtell who chairs the council of Bahrain Cathedral. Presenter: Emily Buchanan Producers: Katy Booth and Rosie Dawson Studio Managers: Helen Williams, Chris Mather and Ben Cuthbertson Editor: Catherine Murray

Here we are at the third & last episode of this year's mini series. It's been one heck of a journey & we are finishing on an interview that will make you feel lie you're sat in a rural Sri Lankan pub overhearing a conversation between two nature lovers 4 drinks deep. What a way to see this one out. A big thank you to JetWings Eco Holidays for making this mini series possible. It's been truly magical. Guest appearances: Chandika Jayarante & Namal Kamalgoba Show notes: Links to all stuff: Jet Wings Eco Holidays  Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird  This series is partnered with Jet Wings Eco Holidays.

A Sudanese doctor in Cork hears the patient say “I will, yeah” and thinks he's fully committed to quitting smoking… until the follow-up reveals the very Irish truth: double positive, definite negative.Then there's a Sri Lankan doctor who lands in Mayo and spends two years baffled by all the “Mayo for Sam” signs, convinced Sam is some local legend everyone's rallying behind.Dave and Fionnuala get stuck into the bigger question: what Irish habits, phrases and wedding logic completely melt foreigners' brains? From “small” weddings of 150 people to the chaos of wedding money, they're building the ultimate newcomer's guide to Irish misunderstandings.

The IPL is in full swing, and Pathum Nissanka is proving he belongs on the world stage with some high-quality knocks for the Delhi Capitals. But while our stars shine abroad, a storm is brewing back home.In this episode of Cricket Smash with Mark Machado and Dominic Machado, we break down: 

Summary Max City VOW Literature Festival Probal discussed the upcoming Max City VOW Literature Festival, explaining that its purpose is to celebrate diverse voices and ideas in Mumbai, which he described as India's gateway to the world. He outlined the festival's theme "One World, Many Words," which aims to provide a platform for different perspectives on global issues, including conflicts, gender, and environmental concerns. Probal emphasized the importance of engaging and embracing diverse opinions rather than shaping a single opinion. The festival will take place on March 28-29 at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai, with a schedule available on the Maxcity Lit Fest Instagram handle. Lit Fest Structure and Planning Probal explained the structure of the upcoming Lit Fest, highlighting two main sessions: a welcome session focused on contemporary issues and non-fiction works, and a panel discussion on the West Asia war, which has been rescheduled to day two due to rapidly changing circumstances. The West Asia panel will explore the direction of the conflict and its implications for India, featuring panelists Ambassador TCA Raghavan and Menaz Merchant. Hrishi announced that Homi Bhabha State University will also serve as a venue for the festival this year, and mentioned Probal's book "General Brass Tacks" which will be featured in a session titled "Five Assassinations and an Arms Deal." General Sundarji's Life and History Probal discussed his upcoming panel on General Sundarji's life and the 1980s, highlighting key events including political assassinations and an arms deal. He explained how he discovered that Sundarji's life parallelled India's post-independence history, revealing new details through research such as Sundarji's presence at Mahatma Gandhi's funeral and raising the tricolor in Pakistan on Independence Day 1947. Probal described the writing process as revealing more about Sundarji's life than initially expected, transforming the book from focusing solely on the 1980s to telling a broader story of India's history through Sundarji's perspective. Operation Brass Stacks Military Exercise Probal discussed his book "Operation Brass Stacks," which details a significant military exercise from the 1980s that was four times larger than NATO exercises and the biggest mobilization since World War II. He explained that the operation, led by General Sundarji, aimed to defend India's borders while launching strikes into Pakistani territory to target nuclear facilities. Probal noted that these important historical events are often overlooked in India due to military history not being widely popular outside military circles, and he sought to "de-jargonize" the story to make it more accessible to the general public. General Sundarji Book Discussion Probal Dasgupta discussed his book on General Sundarji, describing him as India's most important military strategist who influenced both military and political decisions in the 1980s. He explained how writing the book involved personal excavation of memories from growing up in the 1980s, including events like Operation Blue Star and the Sri Lankan campaign. Probal also promoted the upcoming Max City Lit Fest in Mumbai on March 28-29, highlighting various panels and speakers including Amish Tripathi and other notable authors.

In a week that started with Pres. Trump's outrageous genocidal threats against Iran, then saw him apparently agree to a ceasefire while Israel unleashed a torrent of violence against Lebanon... JWE president Helena Cobban was happy to be able to assess the broader impact of these events with Sri Lankan analyst Indi Samarajiva. Indi's main writing platform is indi.ca.This was latest episode in our continuing series on the Iran Crisis. Find the multimedia records of this episode and all its others at this Online Learning Hub on our website.Support the show

The Sri Lankan government has increased electricity prices for most households by more than 8% as fuel costs surge due to the Iran conflict.Plus, Bisi Adebayo looks at the impact the war is having on jet fuel costs and how British and American food giants, Unilever and McCormick, have agreed a deal to combine parts of their food businesses.

The global landscape feels increasingly unsettled. Conflict in the Middle East, Sudan and Ukraine to wider geoplitical, technological and climatic shifts, the world is going though a period of rapid change. At the same time, the nature of conflict and the way it's reported has changed dramatically over the past few decades.So today we're stepping back to look at the bigger picture: how the global risk landscape has changed, how today's conflicts compare to those of previous decades, and what today's crisis might tell us about where things are heading next. Our guest today is one of the most experienced foreign correspondents in British journalism.Humphrey Hawksley is an award-winning author, commentator and BBC correspondent whose reporting career has taken him to conflicts and political turning points across the world for more than four decades.He has reported on the Sri Lankan civil war, on the Yugoslav wars, the War on Terror, the rise of many Asian countries with postings in Hong Kong, the Philippines and India, and he was even tasked with opening the BBC's first permanent television bureau in Beijing way back in 1994.Alongside his journalism, Humphrey is the author of several books on global politics and democracy, as well as bestselling political thrillers. He's also the host of the Democracy Forum debates. You can find his books here:Rake Ozenna Series - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G4D7P7NX?tag=uklinktagbk-21&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true Future History - Third World War series - https://www.humphreyhawksley.com/future-history/Asian Waters: The Struggly over the Indo-Pacific and the Challenge of American Power -  https://www.humphreyhawksley.com/book/asian-waters/ Democracy Kills: What's so Good about having the Vote? -                https://www.humphreyhawksley.com/book/democracy-kills-whats-so-good-about-having-the-vote/The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical volatility and organised crime, to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter.The International Risk Podcast is sponsored by Conducttr, a realistic crisis exercise platform. Conducttr offers crisis exercising software for corporates, consultants, humanitarian, and defence & security clients. Visit Conducttr to learn more.Dominic Bowen is the host of The International Risk Podcast and Europe's leading expert on international risk and crisis management. As Head of Strategic Advisory and Partner at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms, Dominic advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives across the continent on how to prepare for uncertainty and act with intent. He has spent decades working in war zones, advising multinational companies, and supporting Europe's business leaders. Tell us what you liked!

Veins of Influence: Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in early Photographs and Collections by Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra (Neptune Publications, 2023) is a pioneering monograph that brings a rich array of early images (specifically of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)) into the global discourse of photography, pairing a striking lens of visual appreciation with distinctly humanizing perspectives. In the context of colonial photography, “veins of influence” delineates the circulatory pathways through which images operate, tracing not only their material production and dissemination, but also the curatorial, creative, cultural, epistemic narratives they generate across time. The over 450 images featured are from the: Royal Collection Trust; Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford; Royal Commonwealth Society, Cambridge University; Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Rothschild Archives and, also by the famed Victorian photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron. (A little known fact is that Cameron spent the last 4 years of life in Ceylon and died there.) In addition to these UK collections, this publication includes early photographs from important local family collections and period publications. The collections are mainly those of influencers and the writing considers images by both studio photographers and hobbyists, for commercial and non-commercial purposes. This seminal publication is for general audiences and specialists. Ganendra's unusual analysis of these collections adds another layer of understanding of the viewing and imaging of Ceylon specifically, importantly also offering another approach to the understanding of colonial images generally. Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra's impact on cultural development has been defined by nearly three decades of cultural programming including exhibition and scholarship, with notable focus on Sri Lanka. Ganendra is Sri Lankan born and lives in Malaysia. She read law at Cambridge University (1987) and qualified as a Barrister and New York Attorney. She was the first Sri Lankan specialist to be appointed to the Tate Gallery (UK) Acquisitions Committee (SAAC) and has served on numerous judging panels including for the Commonwealth Arts Award and as a nominator for the Sovereign Art Prize and Aga Khan Architecture Awards. She was most recently a Chevening Fellow at Oxford and has held visiting positions at the University of Oxford, including at: the History of Art Department, St. Catherine s College and the Pitt Rivers Museum. She was made a Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (Vatican) in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Veins of Influence: Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in early Photographs and Collections by Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra (Neptune Publications, 2023) is a pioneering monograph that brings a rich array of early images (specifically of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)) into the global discourse of photography, pairing a striking lens of visual appreciation with distinctly humanizing perspectives. In the context of colonial photography, “veins of influence” delineates the circulatory pathways through which images operate, tracing not only their material production and dissemination, but also the curatorial, creative, cultural, epistemic narratives they generate across time. The over 450 images featured are from the: Royal Collection Trust; Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford; Royal Commonwealth Society, Cambridge University; Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Rothschild Archives and, also by the famed Victorian photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron. (A little known fact is that Cameron spent the last 4 years of life in Ceylon and died there.) In addition to these UK collections, this publication includes early photographs from important local family collections and period publications. The collections are mainly those of influencers and the writing considers images by both studio photographers and hobbyists, for commercial and non-commercial purposes. This seminal publication is for general audiences and specialists. Ganendra's unusual analysis of these collections adds another layer of understanding of the viewing and imaging of Ceylon specifically, importantly also offering another approach to the understanding of colonial images generally. Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra's impact on cultural development has been defined by nearly three decades of cultural programming including exhibition and scholarship, with notable focus on Sri Lanka. Ganendra is Sri Lankan born and lives in Malaysia. She read law at Cambridge University (1987) and qualified as a Barrister and New York Attorney. She was the first Sri Lankan specialist to be appointed to the Tate Gallery (UK) Acquisitions Committee (SAAC) and has served on numerous judging panels including for the Commonwealth Arts Award and as a nominator for the Sovereign Art Prize and Aga Khan Architecture Awards. She was most recently a Chevening Fellow at Oxford and has held visiting positions at the University of Oxford, including at: the History of Art Department, St. Catherine s College and the Pitt Rivers Museum. She was made a Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (Vatican) in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

The US Israel war with Iran has caused significant disruption to the global supply of oil and caused major economic upheaval. The US government has granted permission to domestic oil producers to drill in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, but much of America's oil comes from fracking. So will the frackers be taking advantage of current high oil prices to increase production? Vishala Sri-Pathma has the latest.In Sri Lanka, the government has announced an emergency shift to a four day work week to conserve dwindling fuel reserves, amid growing fears over petrol shortages. The Sri Lankan government has now declared that every Wednesday will now be a public holiday to cut fuel consumption on the island. Elsewhere, there were real worries in Dublin that Donald Trump's tax agenda could see US multinationals paying far less corporation tax in Ireland on their European profits. However, those fears haven't materialised. US tariffs have generally not been applied to pharmaceutical products which are Ireland's main export to the US. Meanwhile, the Irish economy has also been underpinned by a continuing corporation tax windfall.

First, we speak to The Indian Express' Brendan Dabhi about how the conflict in West Asia is beginning to disrupt fuel supply chains in India, with Gujarat's Morbi ceramic cluster facing potential production shutdowns due to shortages of propane and natural gas.Next, The Indian Express' Vineet Bhalla explains an unusual case before the Karnataka High Court, where a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, A H M D Nawaz, has approached an Indian court seeking removal of allegedly defamatory articles from the internet under the right to be forgotten.(09:00)And in the end, we look at a Comptroller and Auditor General of India report that raises serious concerns about the condition of the Ganga in Uttarakhand, flagging untreated sewage, failing treatment plants, and worsening water quality between Devprayag and Haridwar. (17:20)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

#cuttheclutter The sinking of Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters off the Sri Lankan coast in Indian Ocean has raised questions over the 'legality' of American action at sea. After the US attack,Sri Lanka allowed another Iranian ship to dock. Meanwhile External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today told the Parliament that India had granted docking permission to an Iranian naval vessel (IRIS Lavan) on 'humanitarian grounds'. #CutTheClutter Episode 1806 looks at the international law of naval warfare and what it says about the legality of the US sinking of an Iranian ship. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why in the many laws of war, two Iranian ships found refuge from India & Sri Lanka, while one was sunk by US. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Watch CutTheClutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnZ574bLX50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan

Tedfest is the annual celebration of Father Ted, where hundreds of like minded fans descend on Inis Mór. Peter Phillips, Co-Founder of the event joins Seán to discuss Tedfest's unlikely origins in the Sri Lankan civil war, and how the late broadcaster Gerry Ryan was key to its success…

The Pentagon has released footage of a US submarine firing on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and sinking it. Earlier, the Sri Lankan Navy picked up a distress call from the IRIS Dena. Sri Lankan police and defence officials say 87 bodies have been recovered from the water, and 67 sailors are still missing. Also: Iran carries out missile and drone attacks on several countries as Israel and the US continue to strike targets in Iran; we report from eastern Turkey where some Iranians have been crossing the border; and could Kurdish forces lead an insurgency to help topple the government in Tehran?The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

The Sri Lankan navy says it has rescued 32 people after a distress call from the Iranian IRIS Dena, with around 140 people on board currently missing. We also hear from Iraq's Kurdistan region where reports suggest the US could back the Kurdish armed groups to cross over into Iran in a ground operation.Also on the programme: the latest from the onflict in the Middle East, with a lineup of who is in the running to take over from Iran's Supreme Leader; the controversial 'Moonies' church that has contravened the law in Japan, and proof that a woman's brain does change during pregnancy. (Photo: Iranian warship IRIS Dena is seen in the Bay of Bengal during International Fleet Review held at Visakhapatnam in India on 18 February, 2026. Credit: Associated Press)

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. Sri Lankan officials said the Iranian frigate was attacked in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

On a mission to visit 100 countries: Country 98: How to count monkeys, fixing broken glasses in Galle, beachy stuff, meeting elephants, tea picking in beautiful Ella, Sri Lankan bus-driving etiquette.  Right-click to download podcast.Download or subscribe: Apple / Spotify / Amazon / YouTubePodcastsDonate here to contribute towards hosting these podcasts please.Thanks!

Rain halts the Super Eight opener in Colombo - and the tour diaries take an unexpected turn. In Episode 4, Howie catches up with Pakistan’s cult hero Usman Tariq after his breakout World Cup performance, before heading south for surf, street food and a Sri Lankan detour with Finchy and the crew. Then comes one of the great underdog stories of this tournament - Italy’s Ben Manenti. From regional qualifiers to Eden Gardens, Manenti reflects on taking on England, topping the World Cup’s total impact rankings, and what it means for associate cricket around the world. 00:00 – Rain At Premadasa Stadium 01:24 – Usman Tariq On ‘The Delayer' 06:33 – Tour Bus Chaos Begins 10:00 – Street Food Sri Lanka 14:13 – Italy’s World Cup Story - Ben Manenti joins the Tour Diaries. 17:58 – Qualifying For The World Cup 20:43 – Taking On England & Number One Impact Player 30:13 – Car Breakdown To Kandy 31:40 – Cricket Amid Global Uncertainty 33:20 – Homeward Bound! *** Follow the Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/ Follow the Howie Games on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehowiegames See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2026 Tour Diaries begin in transit before diving straight into the chaos of the subcontinent. In Episode 1, Howie takes you from long-haul flights to the madness of Sri Lankan traffic and the build-up to a do-or-die World Cup clash between Australia and Sri Lanka - a match he’s calling from the commentary box as the tournament pressure hits early. Aussie champ Aaron Finch also joins the diary for a chat about touring the subcontinent, what it’s really like inside an Aussie campaign, and what it's like to lose to Zimbabwe! 00:00 - Tour begins 04:15 - Travel day chaos - Long flights, transit stops and arrival into Sri Lanka. 08:55 - First impressions of Sri Lanka - Five-hour drive to Kandy and settling in ahead of game day. 12:30 - Do-or-die for Australia - Why the Sri Lanka clash is crucial after the Zimbabwe loss. 16:20 - Aaron Finch joins - Finchy on touring the subcontinent and Australia’s must-win match. 17:50 - The pressure of the coin toss & the best voice in World Cricket - Howie prepares to call the game alongside Angelo Mathews for the first time. 20:30 - Match fallout *** Follow the Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/ Follow the Howie Games on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehowiegames See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Visaka Dharmadasa’s soldier son was kidnapped by the fearsome Tamil Tigers in the midst of Sri Lanka’s bitter civil war, she couldn’t find anyone who could help find him - or the 608 other soldiers who had been taken the same night. So Visaka transformed herself, first into a fighter against the bureaucracy of the Sri Lankan government and the Red Cross, and then into a fearsome peace activist. Defying warnings, she crosses into Tamil Tiger territory and sits down with some of the terrorist group’s most notorious leaders, appealing to their humanity as a mother. And eventually, they listen. The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel visit Novel.AudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features a conversation with Isuru Vidanage, the Wine Buyer at Elemental Spirts Co. in Atlanta, GA. Born in Houston, TX to Sri Lankan immigrants, Isuru went to high school in Macon, GA and later moved to Atlanta for college. He earned a degree in Biology with a distinction in Biochemistry and Evolutionary Biology and Behavior followed by working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Organic and Analytical Toxicology Branch. We talk about his work and how his team's focus was on understanding how populations within the U.S. and abroad were being exposed to pesticides. He talks about how he ultimately left the CDC to pursue other passions, and he ultimately found his way to the world of retail wine. You'll hear his insights about the Atlanta wine scene and how his love for community, culture, and cooking are helping to elevate his own wine education – I even challenge him to dream up who he would invite to a bucket list dinner party. You can follow @elementalspirits.co on Instagram to learn more about his work and see what wines he is showcasing at the shop.Recorded February 10, 2026 -----------------*** Check out our ⁠⁠MERCH SHOP⁠⁠ to directly support the show, and visit www.acorkintheroad.com for all upcoming events and press releases

A dive bar in Philly just raised its age limit to 25 after college kids rolled in with fake IDs so advanced they passed scanners… including one absolute legend who used Benjamin Franklin as his photo and listed his address as the Liberty Bell. This is why we can't have nice things. On today's funny show, the Rizz and the gang relive their own fake ID disasters (yes, Sri Lankan licenses were involved), and debate whether that kid is a criminal mastermind or the future mayor of Philadelphia.Then we shift into full-blown pop culture chaos: Miley Cyrus is already an early favorite for the next Super Bowl halftime show in LA, but would Jelly Roll, Taylor Swift, or Post Malone completely break the internet? We argue. Loudly. As usual.And because this daily comedy chaos refuses to stay in one lane, we also break down:A new “forensic report” trying to reopen the Kurt Cobain case (TikTok detectives… please sit down)Gene Simmons vs. hip-hop in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (again

A dive bar in Philly just raised the age limit to 25 because college kids showed up with fake IDs so advanced they passed scanners… including one genius who used Benjamin Franklin as his photo and listed his address as the Liberty Bell. This is why we can't have nice things.On today's daily comedy show chaos, the crew relives their own fake ID disasters (Sri Lankan licenses included), breaks down why Miley Cyrus is the early favorite for the next Super Bowl halftime show in LA, and debates whether Jelly Roll, Taylor Swift, or Post Malone would absolutely break the internet.Then things get serious-ish as a new “forensic report” tries to reopen the Kurt Cobain case with fresh conspiracy fuel. Is it legit? Is it TikTok detectives doing TikTok detective things? The Rizz and the gang have thoughts.We also hit:Gene Simmons vs. hip-hop in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (again

In Season 1 of The Girlfriends: Spotlight, our global gang of girlfriends grew to include Pussy Riot’s punk icon and political prisoner Nadya Tolokonnikova, British Nigerian beauty queen and founder of Miss Trans Global, Miss saHHara and ‘The Erin Brockovich of East Africa’, environmental activist Phyllis Omido, to name a few. Now Anna Sinfield is back with more incredible stories of women like Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, who battled through trauma, loss and addiction to become the first Peruvian woman to summit Mount Everest, and Visaka Dharmadasa, a Sri Lankan mother who sat face to face with notorious terrorists and helped end a civil war. Come back every week for more stories of women winning. The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel visit Novel.AudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I have the absolute pleasure of stepping inside the Los Angeles home of designer Sean Leffers—someone whose work I admire for its depth, sensitivity, and extraordinary sense of narrative. From the moment we walk through the door, it's clear that Sean doesn't decorate; he curates a life. His rooms are layered with art, antiques, travel finds, spiritual references, and handmade pieces that carry memory and lineage.As we tour, Sean shares the stories behind Japanese metalwork born from peacetime, Brazilian and Sri Lankan furniture, colonial Peruvian carving, block-printed textiles from India, and contemporary works by artists he loves and champions. We talk about how culture travels, how objects evolve across borders, and why the blurred line between art and craft makes a home feel human.Most of all, this episode is about connection. Each vignette becomes an invitation—to ask questions, to linger, to see more.  If you want a home that feels personal, soulful, and deeply lived in, this conversation is full of inspiration.Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and uncover your personal aesthetic!