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Bau-Aktien wie Strabag, Porr oder Hochtief waren in den letzten Jahren eine der besten Branchen an der Börse. Getrieben von Infrastrukturpaketen, einem Boom im Rechenzentrumsbau und der Sicherheit vor KI-Disruption. Über all diese Themen haben wir mit dem CEO und Großaktionär von Porr gesprochen - Karl-Heinz Strauss. Außerdem ging's um das Tunnelbohr-Startup von Elon Musk, sein unternehmerisches Vorbild Siegmund G. Warburg und und und. Das Buch hat Karl-Heinz Strauss u.a. empfohlen: Siegmund G. Warburg. Das Leben eines großen Bankiers. Von Jacques Attali. Mehr Infos zu unserem neuen Partner DJE und seinem Dividende & Substanz Fonds: https://www.dje.de/de/investmentfonds/productdetail/LU0828771344/#fondsuebersicht Aktien hören ist gut. Aktien kaufen ist besser. Bei unserem Partner Scalable Capital geht's unbegrenzt per Trading-Flatrate und auf der hauseigenen European Investor Exchange, die genau auf Privatanleger zugeschnitten ist. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. Diesen Podcast vom 01.08.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comIt's Cowherd Week at House of Strauss! Roughly once a year, we explore the state of sports media with one of the biggest voices in this industry. I'm pleased to say that Colin did not hold back. Topics! With time stamps:* 0:00 — Colin opens with his vacation movie reviews—and why modern horror films have completely lost him.* 3:30 — Why Hollywood, sports media, and even Nike increasingly make products for insiders instead of consumers.* 7:00 — Colin's broadcasting philosophy* 10:30 — The Portland debate: Could the Trail Blazers actually be at risk? Colin defends his controversial tweet that ignited social media.* 22:00 — Colin unveils his favorite Warriors/Patriots theory on current GSW struggles* 29:00 — Adam Silver's NBA* 44:00 — Colin believes the WNBA simply became too popular, too quickly—and why that's created organizational growing pains.* 1:19:15 — Colin's “This will get Aggregated” Tony Romo take* 1:23:00 — Colin closes by reflecting on vacation, returning to work, and why he still reads House of Strauss every day.

Con David Gómez Peris | Viajamos hasta Viena, solo con billete de ida. Una ciudad donde los cafés guardan conversaciones de artistas y la música parece surgir de cada rincón. A través de la obra de Strauss, Mozart y Beethoven, nos adentramos en un retrato sonoro donde conviven el esplendor imperial y la memoria de generaciones enteras. Desde el Danubio Azul hasta la Oda a la Alegría, descubrimos cómo una ciudad convirtió la música en su forma de vida. Bienvenidos a Solo Billete de Ida, el programa de Clásica FM para viajar con la música como guía.

Le projet de réouverture des vallées tourbeuses d'Altenwasen-Forlet lauréat de la 4e saison de Mission Nature. Ce dernier, aux côtés de 27 autres projets de restauration de la biodiversité, sera financé par ce dispositif national grâce à des tirages spéciaux du loto. Près de 10 millions d'euros avaient été récoltés. Sur le site d'Altenwasen dans la Vallée de Munster, le projet du Parc naturel régional des Ballon des Vosges consiste à restaurer les corridors écologiques. L'objectif est de favoriser le déplacement des insectes en coupant et en exportant les épicéas qui avaient colonisé la zone humide.La saison 2026-2027 des Tanzmatten à Sélestat vient d'être dévoilée. Au total, une cinquantaine de rendez-vous seront proposés au public. Rendez-vous lundi 10h pour l'ouverture des abonnements en ligne. Retrouvez cet entretien dans son intégralité sur notre site, azur-fm.com. Faits divers. Un homme de 28 ans a été condamné hier à trois mois de prison avec sursis. Il lui était reproché d'avoir effectué un salut nazi lors d'une manifestation le 8 mars dernier à Mulhouse, en marge de la Journée internationale du droit des femmes. Même s' il nie ce geste, des images en lien la période 39-45, notamment avec des drapeaux nazis, ont été retrouvées sur l'ordinateur et le téléphone de cet ancien candidat aux élections municipales, sous une liste du parti Reconquête. Et on a appris hier le décès de Léon Strauss. Historien spécialiste du mouvement social en Alsace et de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, mais aussi ancien résistant, il était âgé de 98 ans. Léon Strauss avait notamment enseigné à Sciences Po Strasbourg et était l'auteur de nombreuses publications historiques. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Barry Strauss examines Mark Antony's critical "unforced error" of 33 BC: divorcing Octavia, Octavian's sister. This move provides Octavian with a massive propaganda victory, allowing him to frame Antony as having betrayed Rome for an Egyptian queen. Strauss explains the divorce was a "credible commitment" by Antony to show his Eastern supporters he was fully committed to the coming conflict. Despite advice from his experienced admiral, Ahenobarbus, to leave Cleopatra behind, Antony refuses because she controls the treasury and the Egyptian navy. While Antony may have preferred a campaign against Parthia, Octavian forces his hand by declaring war. Antony's decision to bring Cleopatra into the war effort is anathema to Romans, who view her as a foreign invader. This sets the stage for confrontation, with Octavian relying on the tactical genius of Marcus Agrippa. (4)

Barry Strauss narrates the naval Battle of Actium, which begins on September 2, 31 BC. Antony and Cleopatracommand approximately 230 ships against Octavian and Agrippa's fleet of nearly 400. Facing starvation due to Agrippa's blockade, Antony and Cleopatra decide on a breakout battle to escape by sea with their treasury. During the battle, Cleopatra's flagship, flying a purple sail, breaks through a gap in the Roman line. Antony follows her in a smaller ship, abandoning his fleet and army in a move that Strauss describes as a devastating blow to his Roman honor. Despite their leaders' flight, Antony's men continue to fight until Octavian uses fire arrows to destroy their remaining ships. The lovers escape south toward Alexandria, but Antony is left in a state of deep melancholy after deserting his troops. (6)

Barry Strauss shifts the conflict to the western coast of Greece, where Antony and Cleopatra's massive fleet waits at Actium. Strauss emphasizes that while tactics are for amateurs, logistics are for professionals. Marcus Agrippa executes a brilliant logistical strike by capturing Methone, a vital supply base on the southwestern coast of Greece. This amphibious landing, conducted under the cover of a quarter moon, cuts Antony's essential supply line from Egypt. Antony, stationed further north at Patrae, fails to react effectively to this "one-two punch." While Agrippa disrupts the rear, Octavian moves his fleet north of Actium, effectively trapping Antony's forces. Strauss notes the strangeness of Antony's decision to wait for the enemy rather than invading Italy, suggesting he may have lost his nerve or been constrained by the propaganda risk Cleopatra posed. (5)

John Batchelor introduces Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium, to discuss the transition from the death of Julius Caesar to the rise of Augustus. Strauss identifies Plutarch and Cassius Dio as the primary historical sources, noting they had access to earlier, now-lost records. The discussion focuses on three main figures: Mark Antony, Octavian, and Cleopatra. At Caesar's death, Mark Antony was a consul and Caesar's lieutenant, hailing from the high Roman nobility. In contrast, Octavian (later Augustus) came from an equestrian family but gained status as Caesar's great-nephew and adopted heir. While Antony was a seasoned warrior, Octavian focused on political acumen. The Second Triumvirate, consisting of Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus, was formed to punish Caesar's assassins, leading to the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, where Antony emerged as the hero while Octavian struggled. (1)

Barry Strauss introduces Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt and member of the Ptolemaic dynasty founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals. Strauss describes Alexandria as the Mediterranean's greatest metropolis and a wealthy cultural hub. Cleopatra is depicted as a "tough player" who survived deadly family intrigues to rule Egypt. When she meets Antony in 41 BC at Tarsus, she dazzles him with a spectacular, perfumed arrival on a barge. Antony views Cleopatra not just as a lover, but as a vital financial resource for his Eastern ambitions. A key point of contention is Caesarion, Cleopatra's son, whom many believed was the child of Julius Caesar. Octavian's later propaganda painted the East as "effeminate" compared to Roman manliness. To demonstrate her immense wealth, Cleopatra famously dissolved a priceless pearl in vinegar during an extravagant dinner. (2)

Barry Strauss traces the fracturing of the Second Triumvirate as Octavian utilizes his sister, Octavia, who marries Antony to seal a peace treaty in 40 BC. While depicted as a devoted housewife, Strauss suggests she remained loyal to Octavian, potentially providing intelligence. In Rome, Octavian builds power by marrying into the high nobility and cultivating talent, specifically his "secret weapon," Marcus Agrippa. Agrippa, a brilliant military strategist, builds a new navy to defeat Sextus Pompey, a naval threat based in Sicily. Meanwhile, Antony's reputation suffers after a failed campaign against the Parthian Empire, resulting in the loss of 25% of his army. By 33 BC, the triumvirate expires, and Octavian launches an information war. He portrays Antony as an "unmanned" traitor enslaved by Cleopatra, mocking his adoption of Eastern luxuries like mosquito nets. (3)

"Engels Run 4 Fun" – mit Markus Engel / Ausrichter und Ideengeber des Firmenlaufs.Seit 2009 gibt es in Bad Orb ein Laufevent, wie es im weiten Umfeld kein zweites gibt: Den Engels "Run 4 Fun". Dieser Firmenlauf führt die teilnehmenden Teams durch den klassischen Kurpark sowie den angeschlossenen ALEA-Park der Fa. Strauss. Im Vordergrund steht bei diesem Kräftemessen in Laufschuhen weniger der sportliche Charakter, sondern vielmehr der Spaß an der gemeinsamen Bewegung. Im Podcastgespräch berichtet Markus Engel, der Unternehmer und Ideengeber dieses Events, über die Entwicklung der Veranstaltung sowie über den bevorstehende Firmenlauf am Freitag, 4. September. Kontakt Markus Engel / Run 4 Fun:Ausrichter: Engel AG * Am Aubach 36 * 63619 Bad OrbE-Mail: run4fun@engelag.deWeb: https://engel-run4fun.de/Der Engels "Run 4 Fun" wird aktiv unterstützt vom Turnverein 1868 e.V. Bad Orb.Lauftraining für den Firmenlauf:Aktivita Bad Orb * Gewerbestraße 26 * 63619 Bad Orb Tel.: 06052 2204E-Mail: orb@aktivita.deWalk-Män – Der Mutmach- und Motivier-Podcast. Runter kommen von der Couch, Hindernisse überwinden und Ziele erreichen - unabhängig von Alter, Umfeld, oder Barrieren im Kopf. Wieder Lust bekommen auf‘s Leben. Podcaster und Journalist Ralf Baumgarten stellt inspirierende Persönlichkeiten und ihre Geschichten bzw. Projekte vor. Der Walk-Män-Podcast: Das Motto: Lust auf‘s Leben, runter von der Couch kommen und gesund leben in Bewegung. Podcaster Ralf Baumgarten: Redakteur, Mediengestalter, Herausgeber und Podcaster. Zusätzliche Ausbildungen (u.a.): Triathlon- und Lauf-Trainer, Yoga-Lehrer (200), Waldbademeister, Kommunaler Gesundheitsmoderator u.v.m. Kontakt Ralf Baumgarten:EMail: info@printhouse24.deWeb: https://mein-blaettche.deWeb: https://walkmaen.de/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ralf_baumgarten/Sprecherin Einleitung: Christina Schmitt / TRIGA - der VerlagCover (Grundentwurf): Marek Bereta Lizenz Hintergrundmusik: PremiumBeat_license_2912638_3467091_those-mornings(1)Wichtig: Wenn Dir gefällt, was Du hörst, dann teile den Podcast und abonniere ihn beim Audio- oder Video-Streaming-Dienst Deiner Wahl. Toll wäre ein Feedback direkt an mich und (und) eine Bewertung auf dem jeweiligen Streaming-Dienst. Und last not least: Rückwärtshören oder -ansehen auf dem Walk-Män-Kanal macht Sinn - hier gibt es noch sehr viele spannende, unterhaltsame und informative Aufnahmen zu entdecken. Bleib wach, gesund und aufmerksam, Dein Ralf Baumgarten

Tijdens deze uitzending nemen wij u mee op een tocht in de natuur; de natuur die voor vele componisten de leidraad is, als inspiratie tot vele muzikale scheppingen. Met componisten als Beethoven, Copland, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Hamish MacCunn, Strauss,  Manuel de Falla, Percy Grainger. Een bont muzikaal spektakel!

“Theory said, it doesn't matter what you've read. It's how you read.” — Emily Eakin on the seduction of the FrenchmenWhen I was a graduate student at Berkeley in the Eighties, there was a bewildering rage for Frenchmen. Foucault in history, Derrida in literature, Althusser in political philosophy, Lacan in psychology. Not that anybody could quite explain what any of them meant — which only made their ideas even more compelling. It was the seduction of the American mind, especially its elite campus version. Innocent times with forty years of hindsight.Emily Eakin caught this Eighties fever for French theory at Harvard. Now an editor at the New York Times Book Review, Eakin has written The Frenchmen, or My Life in Theory, which is both a confessional of her own seduction and a serious piece of intellectual history.A self-described farm girl from Indiana — albeit one whose Francophile parents once left her waiting at a Paris nursery school because a Lévi-Strauss lecture went overtime — she fell for theory as the intellectual equivalent of a little black dress. It looked expensive, even off the rack, she confesses. For a middle-class Midwesterner, it seemed like a passport to Left-Bank sophistication. All you needed was the jargon, the black clothes and, in Eakin's case, the opera gloves.But her Frenchmen, Eakin warns, turned out to be a slippery bunch. Lacan was so difficult that professors cancelled their own classes rather than teach him. Althusser murdered his wife. Foucault's histories were as much fiction as fact. Not even Derrida took Derrida seriously. These were the men undoing the “master narratives” while an enthralled generation of cross-legged young feminists in their little black dresses took notes.And yet Eakin's Frenchmen may have the last laugh. Their theory of language — an impersonal system requiring no human at its center — presciently describes today's AI revolution. Foucault predicted that “man” would be erased like a face drawn in sand on the beach. Forty years on, that tide may be engulfing us all.Five Takeaways•       The Little Black Dress of the Mind. Eakin grew up in a family of Francophiles — one of her earliest memories is her mother arriving late to the Paris maternelle because Claude Lévi-Strauss's lecture had run over — and arrived at Harvard as a middle-class kid from a middling Midwestern high school, painfully aware of the gaps in her education. Theory offered the shortcut: it didn't matter what you'd read, only how you read. The cliché about the little black dress is that it looks expensive even bought on sale off the rack at Macy's, and theory, Eakin says, was its intellectual equivalent. It was also, frankly, sexy — young professors in jeans lecturing on the masturbation of the comma in Henry James, as Lorrie Moore's barely-parodic parody had it, and students dressed in black. Eakin went as far as the opera gloves.•       System Replaces the Self. After the war, Sartre's existentialism made every accurate thought an authentic act of resistance — a heroic message for a France humiliated by four years of Nazi occupation. But the postwar world was not being changed by individual actors, and Lévi-Strauss dismissed the whole business in Tristes Tropiques as “shop girl metaphysics.” Around the time the Berlin Wall went up, Althusser routed Sartre at the École Normale, and a new philosophy took hold, obsessed with vast impersonal forces: not humans controlling events but a structure — with language at its center. The moment that fascinated Eakin is that sixties moment when system replaced the self.•       Difficult by Design — and Easy to Distort. A colleague of Eakin's at the Times was once assigned Lacan's lecture on The Purloined Letter; a few minutes into class, the professor cancelled it, admitting he didn't understand the text he had assigned. That is the level of difficulty in question. Underedited and self-indulgent, Eakin the editor concedes — but each Frenchman left behind one bold idea worth the struggle, like Lacan's mirror stage, in which identity is formed outside ourselves in an act of misrecognition. The difficulty carried a price: it made the work easy to parody, and conservative pundits handed the public a distorted picture. The Frenchmen never said truth doesn't exist, Eakin insists. Their message was to beware political claims masquerading as eternal truths.•       Slippery Politics, Awkward Pasts. Foucault, insecure about his thinning hair, shaved his head, ditched the suits, and by 1970 was in the streets with a megaphone defending prisoners, immigrants, and workers — and he was in San Francisco at the start of the AIDS catastrophe, which is reason to take his politics seriously. Derrida was temperamentally otherwise: nothing follows from deconstruction, as Stanley Fish put it, and the moment of silence his classmates held for Stalin at the École Normale was a bit much for him. The posthumous exposure of de Man's collaborationist journalism hastened theory's American demise. And there was the paradox Eakin only saw while writing the book: men undoing the master narratives, and a generation of feminists — herself included — enthralled to them. De Beauvoir was the indomitable exception, awarded second place in the agrégation by jurors who could barely decide between her and Sartre.•       The Frenchmen's Revenge: AI. When the chatbots got good, American linguistics went into a tailspin: Chomsky's account of language as a uniquely human, embodied endowment cannot explain a machine producing sophisticated sentences. The structuralists' theory — language as an impersonal system in which meaning derives from how words differ from one another — describes generative AI rather well, and scholars such as NYU's Leif Weatherby are now calling for a structuralist revival to understand it. De Man called language a machine; Foucault wrote of the proliferation of authorless discourse; Eakin's recent New York Times essay argues Foucault foresaw everything from AI to the deep state. The Frenchmen, she thinks, would be fascinated rather than appalled — and would remind us to be just as wary of AI's language as of anyone else's.About the GuestEmily Eakin is an editor at The New York Times Book Review. She has worked as a senior editor at The New Yorker, an ideas reporter for The New York Times, a fashion features writer at Vogue, and a deputy editor of Lingua Franca. Her features, essays, and reviews have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, and The New York Review of Books. A Harvard graduate with graduate degrees from Columbia and the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, she lives in New York City. Her first book is The Frenchmen, or My Life in Theory (Penguin Press, July 2026).References:•       The Frenchmen, or My Life in Theory by Emily Eakin (Penguin Press, July 2...

July 18th, 2026.

In this episode of the Next ReGeneration Podcast, Elena Calciolari and Anina Zürcher welcome Franz Strauss for a conversation about international experience, mentorship, and defining moments from Vienna to Sydney. He also reflects on how personal priorities evolve over time.  The discussion moves from career milestones to broader reflections on professional growth, before Franz turns the focus back to Elena and Anina, exploring the origins and evolution of the podcast over the past three years.  This episode also marks their final appearance as hosts of this format before the podcast continues with new hosts.

Today's episode begins with market reaction to the lowest CPI inflation report in years. Plus, Robbie interviews JPMorgan Chase's Olivia Barrow Strauss on today's housing policy landscape, examining why the U.S. continues to under build homes, how smart policy can expand supply and lower costs, and what the passage of the ROAD to Housing Act could mean for the future of housing affordability. And we close with what prices are doing at the wholesale level.Thanks to Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's in-house mortgage lender, for sponsoring this week's podcasts. By integrating Zillow's real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys. With tools built for modern lending, Zillow Home Loan's loan officers can focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Zillow Home Loans is an equal housing lender. NMLS #10287.The Chrisman Commentary is your go-to daily mortgage news podcast, where industry insights meet expert analysis. Hosted by Robbie Chrisman, this podcast delivers the latest updates on mortgage rates, capital markets, and the forces shaping the housing finance landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just looking to stay informed, you'll get clear, concise breakdowns of market trends and economic shifts that impact the mortgage world.

Juliet V. StraussGreetings, today I will talk about Juliet V. Strauss, whose writings promoting the Turkey Run area led to the creation of Indiana's second state park. From the Book:Turkey Run Indiana State ParkThe Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page

Emmy-winning showrunner John Strauss (Arcane, Mozart in the Jungle) on how TV writers get hired, survive notes, and pitch. Watch the full interview.

De Richard Wagner qu'il vénérait, Adolf Hitler aura retenu l'antisémitisme viscéral et la musique ensorcelante dont il nourrira son idéologie mortifère.Au cœur de l'Autriche du début du 20e siècle, le jeune Adolf Hitler, âgé de 16 ans, assiste à une représentation de l'opéra Rienzi de Richard Wagner à l'Opéra de Linz. Cette soirée sera un véritable tournant dans la vie du futur Führer, marquant le début d'une passion dévorante pour la musique et l'œuvre du compositeur allemand.Franck Ferrand nous plonge dans ce moment charnière de l'histoire, alors que le jeune Hitler est saisi par la puissance de la musique de Wagner et la dimension mythologique de son opéra. Fasciné par le personnage de Rienzi, le tribun du peuple, Hitler y voit le reflet de ses propres ambitions et d'une mission qu'il s'est donnée : relever l'Allemagne et la conduire vers une grandeur nouvelle. Au-delà de cette révélation musicale, l'émission explore les liens complexes entre Hitler et la musique, et notamment son admiration pour d'autres compositeurs comme Beethoven, Bruckner ou Strauss. Mais elle montre aussi comment le dictateur a tenté d'instrumentaliser la musique à des fins de propagande, sans pour autant réussir à imposer ses propres choix.Avec son sens du récit et sa maîtrise des détails historiques, Franck Ferrand nous offre un éclairage fascinant sur la manière dont la passion d'Hitler pour la musique a façonné son idéologie et son projet politique

Wir warten auf das perfekte Wetter, die richtige Begleitung, eine gute Idee und manchmal auch auf die Ausrüstung, die uns vermeintlich noch fehlt. Und während wir warten, vergeht der Sommer ... Das kann schnell passieren und genau deshalb gibt's heute diese Folge. Es geht darin um eine ganz besondere Kunst, die Abenteuer unterwegs wertvoller macht, sie aber auch ermöglichen kann: die Improvisation. Was können wir von improvisierenden Musiker:innen lernen, die jahrelang üben, um im entscheidenden Moment frei aufspielen zu können? Was hat das „wilde Denken“ des Anthropologen Claude Lévi-Strauss mit dem Draußensein zu tun? Und warum sind Abenteurer vielleicht auch „Bricoleure” – Bastler, die nicht zuerst danach fragen, was fehlt, sondern was sich aus dem Vorhandenen machen lässt? Wir sprechen darüber, warum gute Vorbereitung und Improvisation keine Gegensätze sind, welche Fähigkeiten in unser persönliches Multitool gehören und warum wir unsere Ausrüstung richtig kennen sollten. Es geht um Jazz und McGyver, um Umwege und Frustrationstoleranz, Aufmerksamkeit und die Fähigkeit, im richtigen Moment den ursprünglichen Plan loszulassen. Wenn du diesen Sommer zu einem außergewöhnlichen werden lassen willst, dann solltest du unbedingt reinhören. // Alle Werbepartner des FREI RAUS Podcast und aktuelle Rabatte für Hörer:innen findest du unter https://www.christofoerster.com/freiraus-partner // Hier kannst du den wöchentlichen Newsletter zum Podcast abonnieren: https://www.christofoerster.com/freiraus // Ich freue mich, wenn du den Podcast mit einem kleinen Beitrag unterstützt! Alle Infos dazu ebenfalls auf https://www.christofoerster.com/freiraus // Outro-Song: Dull Hues by Lull (audiio.com)

Has Pop Screen gone highbrow? A biopic of a classical composer isn't normally the kind of film we'd cover, but then biopics of classical composers aren't usually anything like Lisztomania. The final instalment in Ken Russell's legendary series of films about his classical music heroes, it stars Roger Daltrey from The Who as Franz Liszt, Ringo Starr as the Pope, and this is not even close to the strangest thing about it.Join Graham and Mike as they unpick the real-life animus between Liszt and Wagner that inspired the somewhat unorthodox Nazi-vampire-zombie-Frankenstein-Thor subplot in this movie, as well as the historical phenomenon that gave the film its title - it's not just a Phoenix song! - and, of course, the chequered and glorious career of Uncle Ken. Plus: a plea for better biopics, a history of the Strauss film that forced Russell to leave the BBC, and a defence of Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights.If you don't want to see us reduced to marrying a domineering Russian countess for money, you can donate to our Patreon where you'll get a bonus episode of this podcast every month, plus Graham's other show The Arts Hole, Mike's Twilight Zone reviews, regular essays on Doctor Who's cast and crew and the unclassifiable end-of-month podcast that is Last Night... Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to find out more.

durée : 00:24:25 - par : Lionel Esparza - Pour ce dernier disque de légende de la saison, nous écoutons la voix somptueuse de Régine Crespin dans Le chevalier à la rose de Richard Strauss, dans cet enregistrement de 1969 dirigé par Georg Solti. - équipe : Flora Sternadel Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Michael Strauss talks about the American Revolution and what genealogists should know as they research their ancestors. https://media.blubrry.com/family_tree_magazine/media.blubrry.com/family_tree_magazine/content.blubrry.com/family_tree_magazine/FTM-07-01-2026.mp3 Feature: Understanding the American Revolution America’s 250th birthday is on the horizon. With that in mind, some genealogists may be curious about their ancestors who lived through or fought during the American Revolution. Michael Strauss offers an overview of the American Revolution and provides resources that may prove valuable. Also mentioned in this episode: Common misconceptions about the American Revolution The value of pension files Tips for those seeking records from the National Archives Everyday life for those living through the American Revolution Sign up now for our FREE daily newsletter and get: Expert tips and tricks to accelerate your research In-depth articles on a variety of genealogical topics Exclusive offers on new tools and resources Plus, find Family Tree Magazine on your favorite social channels! Andrew Koch is the Editor of Family Tree Magazine.

durée : 00:22:49 - par : Lionel Esparza - En avril 1955 à Londres, Herbert von Karajan enregistre La Chauve-souris de Johann Strauss avec le Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf en Rosalinde et Nicolai Gedda en Eisenstein. - équipe : Flora Sternadel Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

¿Existe algún lugar en el mundo donde nadie lleve vaqueros? Es bastante improbable. Los mitos y leyendas que rodean a la invención del tejano son innumerables, algunos de ellos, todo sea dicho, fueron lanzados por los estrategas de comunicación de la propia compañía Levi Strauss. Sin embargo, la vida de Löb Strauss, que adoptó el nombre de Levi al llegar a Norteamérica, es uno de los relatos sobre inmigrantes más apasionantes que se conocen. Gracias a su ambición, su inventiva, su creatividad y su olfato para el negocio, pasó de ser el hijo de un pobre vendedor ambulante judío de la región de Franconia, al empresario más influyente y popular de San Francisco. El documental nos cuenta cómo su invención del vaquero convirtió a Levi Strauss en millonario y cómo sus Levis pasaron a ser un emblema del American Way of Life.

This week we look at the Venezuelan earthquake; Ukraine war;  New York forgets 9/11; Religion and the World Cup; Country of the Week - Austria: Imam mob leader gets police award; Reem Alsalem, UN Raporteur does not believe all women; NSW education department want white men out of science; Pyra Lara Bird-Leakey and the new SNP; The National cancels Kate Forbes;  A new Bach song? ; Skillet's monster no 1 Christian song on Spotify; Eric Clapton - no.2 guitarist; Belgium goes nuclear;  EU Aircon for the bosses but not the workers; Feedback; Bishop of Manchester supports draconian anti-lgbt conversion therapy;  Geoffrey Donaldson;  and the Final Word - Rev 22:12-15  with music from Eric Clapton; Skillet;  Bach;  The Who; Strauss;  The Sound of Music; ACDC;  Johnny Cash.

USE CODE DONK50 TO GET 50% OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH ON PATREON UNTIL THE END OF JUNE http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys GET JOE'S BOOK Ebook, Audiobook, and Paperbacks now available! https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ Or you can buy the ebook and audiobook directly from us: https://www.llbdpodcast.com/products/ Get Nate's band's debut album here! https://secondhomesband.com/ Hoping to get one over on their Spartan enemies, Athens is tricked by some fancy furniture and sweet chains and invades Sicily. Before the operation can even start, one commander who is trying to stop the invasion frames another for the crime of sacrilege, leading him to defect to the Spartans and convince them to join the war to stop Athens. Somehow, that isn't even the strangest thing that happens over the next two years. SOURCES: Ellis, Walter M. Alcibiades. New York: Routledge, 1989 Kagan, Donald. The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. Translated by Richard Crawley. Strauss, Barry S., and Josiah Ober. The Anatomy of Error: Ancient Military Disasters and Their Lessons for Modern Strategists. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990 Porter, Barry. Misplaced Aggression: The Athenian Defeat at Syracuse. Military Heritage. Vol. 9 No. 2.

It's hard to overstate how important it is for OTs and PTs to understand the new value-based care models.But, let's be honest—they are an overwhelming and confusing alphabet soup (TEAM, LEAD, GUIDE, ACO REACH), and that's just the acronyms.For OTs and PTs, understanding these models will be the difference between being embedded in the healthcare team of the future—where we deliver highly valued care—and falling into obscurity while our patients receive sub-par care.Luckily, we have a master at demystifying the complex, Dana Strauss, back on the podcast. You'll learn:-How to analyze new models-How to understand your potential role in them-How to move your career and your organization forwardI know therapists are so busy on the ground, but we can't afford to miss this one.See full course details here:https://otpotential.com/continuing-education/course/therapy-and-value-based-care-modelsSee all OT CEU courses here:https://otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-coursesCheck our our live webinar schedule here:https://otpotential.com/live-ot-ceu-webinarsSupport the show by using the OTPOTENTIAL Medbridge Code:https://otpotential.com/blog/promo-code-for-medbridgeTry 2 free OT Potential courses here:https://otpotential.com/free-ot-ceusSupport the show

Alright, welcome back to Žižek & So On. This week continues our NEW SERIES on the systematic aspects of Žižek's thought & we're taking a look at the work of philosopher Berta M. Pérez focusing on her essay “The Courage to Hold onto a Paradox” and her book The Dialectical Gaze: Hegel with Žižek. Why does every apparently coherent order depend on an excluded element?  WTF is the transcendental turn? Along the way we return to some of Žižek's key examples: Lévi-Strauss's divided village, Hegel's monarch as the empty point of decision, & the strange loop of subject and substance.The European Graduate School are running a Leading Thinkers Course on Slavoj Žižek and I know a lot of our listeners are attending the course which is exciting and a big thanks to all of you who have been reaching out to us over the course of the series so far! The course runs for ten weeks or so with Frank Ruda, Mladen Dolar, Adrian Johnston, Robert Pfaller, Zahi Zalloua, Dany Nobus, Alenka Zupančič, Berta Perez, and at the end Žižek…on…himself….so we're going to be doing these episodes alongside the course.Up next we stay with Žižek's Hegel, but move from Pérez's account of the Dialectical Gaze to the early Žižek of The Most Sublime Hysteric with Frank Ruda.See you in Paris,Ž&…

Ethan Strauss (House of Strauss) joins the show for an "objective vibes" time-capsule ranking of the major sports. Which league has the richest storylines to dominate our attention for the next decade, and is soccer primed to overtake football? Plus, we recap a wild week in Fúbol! Gino and Mike Fuentes tell the immigrant tale of our new star Folarin Balogun. Birthright citizenship rules. AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Gino Fuentes: https://x.com/Gino_Fuentes Mike Fuentes: https://x.com/mikefountains Ethan Budowsky: https://x.com/ethanbudowsky Host: Dave Dameshek Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leo Strauss is not a name many conservatives would know, but his philosophy, and the students who follow it, radically redefined the movement. Strauss was an accomplished scholar with an interesting method for interpreting philosophical texts. Despite an impressive intellect, Strauss' larger project had implications that his students followed to create the movement we call neoconservatism. We'll break down what Strauss believed and how his students created a revolution inside conservatism.    Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you never made a cold call, never sent a cold email, and still built a global agency with 140 clients across four continents? In this episode, Joel Strauss, founder of Strauss Communications, shares how being fired at the start of Covid with zero clients led to building a boutique PR agency that has now worked with over 140 companies across four continents. Almost every single one came through a relationship. Joel's story has three chapters: starting the business, scaling it, and saving it. Each one hinged on a personal relationship at exactly the right moment. Including the meeting in Madrid that pulled his agency back from the brink after October 7th changed everything overnight.   [00:03:30] What He Does and Who He Serves Runs Strauss Communications, a boutique PR agency for tech startups Services cover organic media coverage, content, and social media 95% of clients are tech companies; most are referred through relationships [00:04:30] How He Got Into PR Idealized politics; left after nearly two years deeply unhappy Quit, traveled South America, then went on a boys' trip to Montreal Met his brother's former roommate who connected him to a PR firm in Tel Aviv He packed up everything in New York and moved within two weeks [00:06:00] The Introduction That Started Everything His brother's former roommate saw a fit between his background and the agency The firm had political and tech clients; Joel had just enough experience to be relevant That one connection opened the door to a new industry and a new country Every step of his career since traces back to that trip to Montreal [00:07:00] What Inspires Him Gets a bird's eye view of tech across fintechs, AI, semiconductors, and more Works directly with founders, CMOs, and CEOs of innovative companies Has helped companies go from unknown to dominant positions in their markets [00:08:30] Client Impact A niche plywood replacement client started getting people knocking on their door from PR alone Several clients successfully raised investment rounds after investors cited media coverage All contracts are month to month; some clients have stayed for over three years Retaining clients through results rather than contracts is the proof of delivery [00:11:30] Starting the Business: The Boss Who Fired Him Was called into a hearing to be fired at the start of Covid Kept his cool and told his boss he understood and didn't take it personally That same boss became a mentor and referred several of his first clients Joel's wife co-founded the business with him; their relationship has been foundational [00:13:00] Scaling the Business: A Former Colleague A former colleague he stayed close with over the years eventually joined his team That person brought in key client relationships that led to major results The companies he helped raise in the US all came through this one relationship Maintaining cordial connections over time is what made it possible [00:13:30] Saving the Business: The Madrid Meeting After October 7th, Israeli tech clients sent staff into reserve duty overnight Lost half the client base almost overnight A founder from South America emailed out of nowhere; they met in Madrid by chance That relationship became a client and turned the company around [00:17:00] Vision Going Forward Wants to scale without sacrificing service quality Growing through relationships rather than cold outreach remains the core model Using AI to handle busy work so the team has more time with clients Boutique, high-quality, and relationship-driven is the identity they will not trade away [00:19:30] What Makes Them Different Most agencies charge $15,000 to $25,000 a month and put junior staff on accounts At Strauss Communications, senior people handle everything Contracts are month to month; they have to earn it every single time That pressure is what keeps the work sharp and the results consistent [00:20:00] Why He Started His Own Agency Was hired in-house at a tech company and told to bring in expensive PR firms It was him landing TechCrunch and Reuters; the firms were getting paid for his work Saw the gap and built an agency that actually delivered at the senior level [00:23:30] Thinking Broader Than Coverage Most agencies just pitch placements; Strauss Communications thinks strategically Also offers white papers and content with both PR and marketing value Measurable deliverables make it easier for marketing teams to justify the spend A webinar built from one piece of content recently generated 150 sign-ups [00:25:00] Final Word: Relationships Are a Cultural Advantage Noticed that relationship building is more open in Israel and Spain than in the US In the US, getting to the CEO requires going through several gatekeepers first Being of service and being known for it builds a reputation that compounds over time   KEY QUOTES "Every step of my story is intimately intertwined with personal relationships." - Joel Strauss "A lot of good and innovation can happen when people are more open to giving of themselves and giving their time." - Joel Strauss CONNECT WITH JOEL STRAUSS Website: https://www.strausscomms.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstrauss1   Thanks for tuning in! 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We're podcasting per the launch of the World Cup-tracking Probability Cup, but of course, just had to talk about Wednesday night's NBA Finals classic. The BIG question on my mind: Should predictors/gamblers price in the NBA's massive incentive to make this great series continue? Topics!* Knicks–Spurs Finals comeback analysis and whether San Antonio collapsed or New York surged.* How teams should manage volatility differently when protecting large leads versus playing from behind.* Debate over NBA referee incentives, league interests, and the possibility of series-extension bias.* SportsPredict's World Cup Probability Cup and using prediction contests to identify analytical talent.* Whether modern hiring should adopt a “Moneyball” approach by measuring forecasting skill instead of relying on traditional credentials.* Is the big money in studying idiot sports predictors or geniuses?Again, join our Probability Cup contest and perhaps win an iPad Pro ($1,000 value) or $200 Ticketmaster gift card. Accept the challenge and learn more at sportspredict.com/probabilitycup.House of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink! For the third installment in our occasional series on important conservative books, or important books written by or embraced by conservatives, we take up Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History, based on his 1949 Walgreen Lectures at the University of Chicago (where he taught for two decades) and published in 1953. To help us, we called on our friend Matt Dinan, a political theorist who's associate professor in the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada. If you've listened to previous episodes and wanted us to go deeper on Leo Strauss, the German-Jewish political philosopher who came to the United States after fleeing Nazism, "Straussianism," and what they might have to do with American conservatism and our present political moment, here you go. After offering some background on Strauss and the context of Natural Right and History's publication, we discuss Strauss's patriotic appeal to Americans in the book's introduction, walk listeners through the chapters that follow (explaining what "natural right" is and why it's paired with "history" in the title along the way), and close out by exploring Strauss's ambiguous relationship to American conservatism—and more! Sources: Leo Strauss, Natural Right and History (1953) — On Tyranny (1963) — Spinoza's Critique of Religion (1965) Harry V. Jaffa, Thomism and Aristotelianism: A Study of the Commentary by Thomas Aquinas on the Nicomachean Ethics (1952) James W. Ceaser, "The American Context of Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History," Perspectives on Political Science, Spring 2008 Richard Velkley, Heidegger, Strauss, and the Premises of Philosophy: On Original Forgetting (2011) — "On the Roots of Rationalism: Strauss's 'Natural Right and History' as Response to Heidegger," The Review of Politics, Spring 2008 ...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!

I think we should be frank with one another at this point and just acknowledge that the world is having itself an upheaval. If this is not the Fourth Turning that Howe and Strauss wrote about back in the day, it is bidding fair to approximate some kind of white water turning. As the saying goes, “first they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.” But all along that process is a good deal of churn...For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/  

Today's lengthy episode (I probably should’ve divided it in half!) is another devoted to orchestral song, in this case Deutsche Orchesterlieder. But, in a twist, you will not be hearing any music by either Mahler or Strauss today. (Their orchestral songs have already been amply represented on Countermelody. No, today I am featuring songs ranging from the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Some of the composers presented – Alban Berg, Max Reger, Hugo Wolf, Arnold Schoenberg – will be familiar to listeners; others – Alexander Zemlinsky (pictured), Hans Pfitzner, Paul Hindemith, Hans Werner Henze, Franz Schreker – perhaps more as names familiar for musical historical reasons than for their actual compositions. Still others – Ernst Toch, Wolfgang Fortner, Joseph Marx – may be new discoveries altogether. What links them is that they are all fascinating composers whose works run the gamut from lush post-romanticism to exotic orientalism to Neue Sachlichkeit clarity. Texts include the great German lyric poets; anonymous Italian folk poetry; German translations of American poets such as Walt Whitman and major figures of the Harlem Renaissance; and translations of ancient Chinese poetry and the verse of Rabindranath Tagore. Similarly varied are the singers (Elisabeth Söderström, Friedrich Schorr, Edith Mathis, Willard White, Elly Ameling, Irmgard Seefried, Roberta Alexander, Barry McDaniel, Christine Brewer, Christa Ludwig, Helen Donath) and conductors (Michael Tilson Thomas, Riccardo Chailly, Rafael Kubelik, Sergiu Celibidache, Erich Leinsdorf, Carl Schuricht, Hermann Scherchen), heard. Settle in for a ride across a varied, surprising, and always engaging musical landscape. Countermelody is the podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and author yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.  

For our latest “site-specific” episode of Time Sensitive, Spencer meets Sheila Hicks inside her courtyard in Paris's Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood, where she has called home for more than 60 years. The 91-year-old Nebraska-born artist—widely known for her vibrant, sculptural textile and fiber works—resists any firm classification of what she does, as her multifarious output reflects. Currently, Hicks's work is on view in a solo exhibition at SFMOMA through Aug. 9, and a two-person exhibition, “Material Matters: Sheila Hicks & Shi Hui,” at Shanghai's West Bund Museum through Aug. 2. Last year, Knoll Textiles reissued her classic Altiplano collection from 1966 in an updated palette, and a major Milan retrospective, her first in Italy, will open on Nov. 16 at the Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea. On the episode, Hicks discusses her lifelong relationship with textiles, weaving, and perception through materials and environments; her formative travels in South America, Morocco, India, and Japan; and how chance encounters can shape one's life. Show notes:  Sheila Hicks [0:44] Cour de Rohan [3:05] Altiplano (1966) for Knoll Textiles [10:02] Edward Steichen [16:36] Josef Albers [15:03] Yohji Yamamoto [18:57] George Kubler [19:10] Trevor Paglen [28:00] Ford Foundation [28:00] Darren Walker [33:20] Raoul d'Harcourt [37:50] Rue de Seine [38:43] May Day [41:56] Jantar Mantar [55:48] Florence Knoll [58:44] Cristobal Zañartu [58:44] Opening the Archives [58:44] Hanging by a Thread [1:02:57] “Calder: Rêver en équilibre” [1:04:14] Monique Lévi-Strauss [1:05:15] Thaddeus Mosley Pierre Horay

R. Strauss: Stimmungsbilder (Moods and Fancies), Op. 9, I. In Silent ForestsStefan Veselka, pianoMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.557713Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

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Tom Haberstroh, producer Anthony Mayes and Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan break the code on who's really in the wrong when it comes to Bucks players being late for the team plane. Truth Teller Ethan Strauss of ⁠⁠House of Strauss⁠⁠ returns to the program to discuss the epic first game of the Thunder/Spurs series, whether this is the type of game Adam Silver and Coach K were visualizing, why Amazon was upset about Shams revealing the MVP and how Bob Myers feels about Daryl Morey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Count The Dings Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/countthedings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Check it out here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Basketball Illuminati! On⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠basketballilluminati@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bballilluminati⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@basketballilluminati⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2026 NFL schedule is here, and it's time to admit it: this is a total scam. We knew the games months ago, and "strength of schedule" is just a guess based on a season that's already over. Yet, here we are, reading every headline just to plan our November. If we're going to waste our time on nonsense, let's at least make it interesting nonsense. Let's stop the schedule-shuffling and start a much weirder conversation: What if American football played by soccer's rules? Plus, Ethan Strauss of House of Strauss stops by to give his thoughts on storylines and why we think the way we do. Don't miss it. AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Gino Fuentes: https://x.com/Gino_Fuentes Mike Fuentes: https://x.com/mikefountains Host: Dave Dameshek Guest: Ethan Strauss Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Strauss examines the role of Octavia, Octavian's sister, who married Antony in 40 BC to seal a peace treaty. While she is often portrayed as a devoted housewife, Strauss suggests she may have been a "fatal connection" providing intelligence to her brother. During this period, Octavian struggled in Italy against Sextus Pompey, a naval strategist who blockaded Rome's grain supply. Octavian's success was largely due to his friend Marcus Agrippa, a logistical genius who built a new navy and developed harpoons to immobilize enemy ships. Meanwhile, Antony's reputation suffered a major blow during his disastrous campaign against Parthia, where he lost approximately 25% of his army. In contrast, Octaviangained military "marks of honor" by being wounded during the Illyrian war. This shift in prestige allowed Octavian'sstar to rise as he used information warfare to frame Antony as a traitor unmanned by Eastern luxury. (3/8)1599

The conflict reached a turning point in 33 BC when Antony committed what Strauss calls an "unforced error" by divorcing Octavia. This provided Octavian with a "propaganda bonanza," allowing him to frame the coming war not as a civil struggle, but as a crusade to save Rome from an Egyptian queen. Antony viewed the divorce as a "credible commitment" to his Eastern supporters, showing he would never compromise with Octavian. Despite warnings from generals like Ahenobarbus to leave Cleopatra behind, Antony kept her and her treasury close, further fueling Octavian's narrative that Antony had been "unmanned." Octavian strategically declared war on Cleopatra rather than Antony to maintain the moral high ground. Strauss notes that Octavian even mocked Antony's identification with Dionysus, portraying him as a simple drunk rather than a new Alexander. This battle of optics and ideology paved the road to the decisive confrontation at Actium. (4/8)80 BCE SULLA

Strauss highlights that while tactics are for amateurs, logistics are for professionals, citing Marcus Agrippa as the mastermind behind Octavian's strategy. Instead of invading Italy, Antony and Cleopatra waited in western Greece, allowing Agrippa to strike first in early 31 BC. Agrippa launched a daring, pre-dawn amphibious assault on Methone, a vital supply base guarded by the deposed King Bogud. This surprise victory effectively severed Antony's supply lines from Egypt, trapping his fleet at Actium. Antony's forces were soon plagued by hunger and disease in the malarial swamps of the Greek coast. Strauss explains that Agrippa utilized local guides and superior naval training to achieve this logistical "one-two punch." By the time the main battle arrived, Antony was already strategically defeated, his options limited to a desperate breakout attempt rather than a coordinated offensive. Agrippa's foresight turned the naval engagement into a foregone conclusion. (5/8)457 AMBROSIAN ILLIAD

Barry Strauss introduces Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt and member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, which turned Egyptinto a Mediterranean "gold mine." She was a "tough player" who survived deadly dynastic intrigues to secure her throne. Her spectacular entry at Tarsus on a perfumed barge wowed Antony, establishing a partnership built on both romance and finance. Egypt served as a vital treasury for Antony's ambitions, as the Romans had long viewed the country as a bank. A key political asset was her son, Caesarion, whom she claimed was the son of Julius Caesar—a direct threat to Octavian's legitimacy. Strauss highlights Cleopatra's intelligence through the story of her dissolving a pearl in vinegar to host the world's most expensive dinner. While Roman propaganda painted Alexandria as "effeminate" and "comic," it was actually the scientific and cultural capital of the ancient world. (2/8)1572 CONSTANTINOPLE

Guest Author Barry Strauss discusses the power struggle between Mark Antony and the young Octavian following Julius Caesar's assassination. Strauss relies on the Greek historians Plutarch and Cassius Dio to reconstruct this era, noting that Plutarch is the best single source for Antony's life. While Antony was a noble consul and Caesar's seasoned lieutenant, Octavian was a slight, 19-year-old great-nephew who lacked military experience but possessed "Machiavellian" cunning. The two joined Lepidus in the Second Triumvirate to avenge Caesar, leading to the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC. Although Antony emerged as the hero of that victory, Octavian allegedly fled the battlefield due to illness. This victory eliminated assassins like Cassius and Brutus, yet it set the stage for a civil war where Octavian'spolitical ambition would eventually overwhelm Antony's social pedigree. Strauss emphasizes that Caesar likely educated Octavian in the "dark arts of power." (1/8)1680 CONSTANTINOPLE

In the aftermath, Octavian artfully transformed the Republic into an Empire, taking the title "Augustus" in 27 BC. He learned from Julius Caesar's mistakes, choosing to rule through authority (auctoritas) rather than raw power, and adopting the humble title of "Princeps" or "first man." Strauss emphasizes the central role of Octavia, who remained a powerful matriarch in Rome, raising the children of both Antony and Cleopatra to secure a stable future dynasty. Augustus succeeded in his goal of transforming Rome from a city of wood into a "marbled wonder." He ruled for decades, dying in 14 AD during the month that still bears his name. Though Antony's memory was officially suppressed, Octavia's descendants—including future emperors Caligula, Claudius, and Nero—ensured that the bloodlines of both families remained at the heart of Roman power. Ultimately, the war at Actium defined the course of Western history for centuries to come. (8/8)CLEOPATRA AND THE ASP