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A life filled with curiosity can take you further than you ever imagined. I sit down with German journalist, author, entrepreneur and media expert Helmut Stapel to explore how childhood curiosity, world travel, creativity and a willingness to take risks shaped an unstoppable life. From growing up in a village of just 700 people to building an international media company, writing books, producing films and launching a global leadership initiative called The Center, Helmut shares why open-mindedness, passion and persistence matter more than fear. You will hear why he believes every idea deserves a chance, how meaningful relationships create opportunity, and why making the world better begins with each of us. I believe you will enjoy Helmut's thoughtful outlook and practical lessons on creating a life with purpose. Highlights: ·  03:05 - Early childhood curiosity becomes the foundation for a lifetime of creativity. ·  09:18 - Choosing passion over convention leads to a career that never feels like work. ·  17:33 - Building a business with almost nothing proves resourcefulness beats fear. ·  25:13 - The vision for The Center offers a new way to bring leaders together. ·  43:15 - A humorous book about the pandemic delivers a powerful lesson on questioning information. ·  54:31 - Every great achievement begins by protecting an idea instead of doubting it. About the Guest: After completing my training as a media designer, I finished my editorial traineeship at the Nordsee-Zeitung in Bremerhaven/Germany in 1997 and founded successful my media agency, “Stop press & public”, based in Bremerhaven. Through various trainings across all media sectors, I had the opportunity to build up my client base both nationally and internationally. These include contributions for the BBC as well as film work alongside the well-known producer Stratton Leopold (Mission Impossible, Captain America). My journalistic repertoire ranges from short news reports and podcasts to features in words and images. For over ten years, I have been sharing my expertise on the successful construction of narratives, stories and storylines in seminars at colleges and universities worldwide like the University of Cancún in Mexico and German Universities. The range of course content spans storytelling, digital marketing and social media strategies, journalism, photography and PR, as well as scriptwriting for novels and films. All seminars are held in English and German. As author I write fiction, travel, culture, fitness and business book. My works include the novel ‘The Day a Chinese Man Ate a Bat', lighthouse stories, the fitness guide ‘Couch Coach' and the international port book ‘Port City'. In 2024 I started my career as artist with my first internationally recognised concept series WorLds, which was curated for the exhibitions at ArtExpo Paris 2025 and the 24 International Art Fair Venice in 2026. The renowned Magazine FineArtNews published a multi-page feature about my new artistic approach in concept art. In autumn 2026 I will open my first solo exhibition in London with the aim, to let people benefit from the proceeds of my art. As part of the European Group “Speakers Excellence” I give keynote speeches at official events and charity events. With the project THE CENTER I have started together with my wife Daja a worldwide initiative, which will create a new basis of respect and a generation of leaders, with a new understanding of global interconnections in the spirit of a united humanity which takes responsibility for working together rather than against each other. The first events will be held in 2027 in Tuscany/Italy and Switzerland. Ways to connect with Helmut**:** Social Media: http://linkedin.com/in/helmut-stapel-5b3a60b6 https://stoppress.contently.com/ www.facebook.com/helmut.stapel #5000 www.instagram.com/stoppress Homepage: www.stoppress.de Article FineArtsNews: From Journalism to the Canvas of Conceptual Art - FineArtsNews About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset . Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes: Michael Hingson  00:03 One of the biggest things holding you back isn't what's in front of you, but rather what you believe. Welcome to Unstoppable Mindset, where inclusion, diversity, and the unexpected meet. I'm your host, Michael Hingson, speaker, author, and advocate for inclusion and possibilities. This podcast explores how the beliefs we carry shape the way we live, lead, and connect with others. Each week, I talk with people who challenge assumptions, face adversity head on, and show what's possible when we choose curiosity over fear. Together we focus on mindset, resilience, and the small shifts that lead to meaningful change. Let's get started. Well, hello everyone, wherever you happen to be in the world today, I want you to feel welcome at Unstoppable Mindset, that's our podcast name, and I'm your host, Michael Hingson, or if you want, you can call me Mike Hingson. Our guest today is Helmut Steppel, who is a media person, he's an author, he's an artist, he's a lot of different things, he's an entrepreneur, he started his own company. My gosh, I'm jealous, he's done a lot of different things, and I think we're going to have a great conversation over the next hour or so. So, Helmut, I want to welcome you to Unstoppable Mindset. We're glad you're here. Helmut Stapel  01:39 Thank you so much. Thank you so much, dear Mike, and thanks for having me. It's an honor to be here, because as your invitation popped up suddenly, I was a bit surprised about, I think oneself never looks at its own way of living or where we are in the way other people maybe do, and so thank you for having me and your podcast. Michael Hingson  02:02 Well, thank you. I think we'll, we'll have a lot of fun. We have a lot of things to talk about. I appreciate all the information that you sent me, and, and we'll, we got to keep it interesting because it's late where you are. It's after 9o'clock now in the evening over there, so we gotta, gotta make sure it, it stays interesting, so that you don't fall asleep. Helmut Stapel  02:24 Definitely, I try, I try to, I try to. Sorry, in another part of Germany, it's cold outside, it's not dark already, but it's getting to be dark, so it's bad time to say so. But I'm happy to be with you. Michael Hingson  02:39 How cold Helmut Stapel  02:41 is it 14 degrees, something like that. Should, should be more. Everybody's talking about El Nino, and looking at the guy in Mexico, showing pictures of red things. And we have some prognosis regarding summertime coming, some big heat from whatever it is at the moment. I must say it's quite normal and a bit too cold for this year of the time. Michael Hingson  03:05 Well, we'll see what happens. Well, why don't we start? I love to start this way. I ask people to start by telling me a little bit about, in your case, the early helmet growing up, and so on. Let's start with that. Helmut Stapel  03:18 Okay, we can do that question from my side, when does early helmet start, at which age? Because for me, for most fascinating is that for some reason I can remember, at least I can go back to, I think, as when I was one year old. Michael Hingson  03:35 Well, I'll let you start wherever you'd like to start, that certainly is early enough, but you, you tell us what it was like growing up, and all that, and if you remember back to one year old, that's great. Helmut Stapel  03:46 Okay, I grew up in a very, very beautiful landscape, a small village, 700 people living there, called Stuben in Germany, and what I remember is laying as a small child, not be able to walk, and just in a wagon, and staying at the blue sky, the clouds, tree leaves, sometimes people coming big faces. It was my aunt Helga would have figured out later on, and so I remember sounds of bees and hums and roses, the smell of roses. My mother loved roses about all around the houses, and as you see, in this way I grew up in a way where I got used to use all my senses, and I think that was some of the basis for all what followed up, because I started then to have a closer look at my environmental. When I was seven or eight years old in school, I wrote my first text. Later on, I became a journalist, but in this very moment, then I realized, and that, and also the grown-ups, that is maybe some kind of talent because. My first text got a one with a plus, so I think it was eight years old, and so I grew up in a very, very good surrounding. My father was a captain. He took me with his ship to Portugal, to Norway, to Russia in the summer time when we were out of school, so in this way somehow I got in touch with the world very early, very early. I was seven when I went the first time to Portugal, and so I think this was the basis for all what came afterwards till today. You know, I'm 60. Michael Hingson  05:35 What did you think of traveling, and how has that kind of shaped the way you look at life today, Helmut Stapel  05:44 and a lot of ways, and in a positive way, because to say so, I was not aware of how many prejudices I had in my head regarding society, media, whatever it is, since I met the people for real in the countries they were living in, and this is from the USA to Arabian countries to Asia, whatever it is, and suddenly all these influences came to my head regarding the fact, and also then the knowledge that we are all different, we all look different, and we come from different cultures, but at the end, we have all the same needs, and so there's no country where I have ever been to where I felt unsure. There is no country where I didn't met friends, for example, and it was always about being open-minded, and then meeting people who have been open-minded in the same way as I was, and so that's how everything developed. Michael Hingson  06:52 Do you have any countries that you haven't been to that you'd like to go to? Helmut Stapel  06:57 Yes, to turn upside down, where I have been to is from Alaska to Cape Horn, to go to then the Caribbean, the Atlantic, European countries, from Norway to South Africa, then to the Maldives, and go on to the beginning of India to say so. Australia is on my map. I was asked to go there, but then when the war with Ireland and USA popped up, that was so dangerous to go by Dubai by plane to go to Australia. So I will do this next spring, and somehow China is a bit too big for me, I would say, means that I would love to go inside the country to meet people that takes a lot of time, and travel journalism is a lot of people think travel journalism is something where you just stay for six months in the country, or whatever it is, it's different because of money and time, because it's all organized, and that means a big country like China would be great regarding culture, but it's would be a long part in before to have a closer look at where the stories and the people are, so I would be Australia and Japan, I think, and to say so the fastest thing I've ever had to do with Cape Horn, surrounding by zodiac with a dingy seriously, and I made 30,000 kilometers in six days coming from Germany, and I was on three continents and in six or seven different countries, and so this is travel journalism to say, so, Michael Hingson  08:43 wow. Well, I went to New Zealand in 2003 but I never got to Australia. But earlier this year, kind of, my, my wish was granted, and I'll be traveling to Australia later this year. Wow, to speak. It's the first time that I will have been to Australia. I've been to Japan, and I've been to South Korea. I've not been to China either. I think it would be fascinating to go if someday that will happen. I've not been to Germany, I've been to Spain. I'd love to come. Well, all I need are some speaking engagements to get me over there, so you know, if you know anybody who needs a speaker, we're always looking for opportunities to come and speak, but I Helmut Stapel  09:28 can have a closer look for that. Definitely, Michael Hingson  09:30 that would be fun. But anyway, I enjoy traveling. I appreciate that in reality we're all really the same. We may be raised in different cultures, and we think we're a lot more different than I think we really are, and in so many ways, but you, so you went, and you grew up, you went to school, then you went to university, right? Helmut Stapel  09:54 Yes, but in a way that I realized that in that I. Way, and at that time I was about worth 30 years old, because I did my A level at the evening school, while I was working at the same time, and then I figured out that I'm more the practical type of human being, I was not able to sit and to listen to someone and to analyze texts of other people, for I figured out that my brain was, as I was telling you, when I grew up and saw all these things with the sky and the clouds and whatever it was that my brain was meant to produce things by itself, and that it was full of ideas and pictures, and it all had to come out, and so in that way I stopped studying and made a, I was a volunteer, I made an apprenticeship at a newspaper, and became an editor, and so in that way I found my job 30 years ago, which I self employed now for 30 years due, and it's I'm blessed to do that, because since that time I don't work, I have spare time all the time. It's just doing something which I love. Michael Hingson  11:07 Well, and that's kind of important to do, and that that makes it so much more fun when you can do something that you love doing. It doesn't seem like a job anymore. It doesn't seem nearly so difficult to do, because you enjoy it, Helmut Stapel  11:22 definitely, definitely. Also, regarding writing novels, which I started then a few years ago, because sometimes my wife has to hold me back for sitting and writing, because I always love to do that. I do other things as well, but it's something which is really in my mind and my heart. Michael Hingson  11:47 Well, and you mentioned earlier that you and Daddy are getting into a new house. I hope she likes the house. Helmut Stapel  11:54 Definitely, it's our.. it's our.. thank you for asking. It's our dream house, because it's not too big. It's 160 square meters with a cellar and the roof and things like that, and there's enough space, and we have a fireplace, we have a garden, we will have a dog, and so it's like, like a dream came true, because it's a place which is silent, and for me the best thing is that we will have a fireplace in the working room as well, so I love to stay there in winter time, and then suggest to do my work, and she loves that, really, because she also says this is the house she was always looking for, and so we will then have our own home, and this is a dream. Also, Michael Hingson  12:36 do you have any children? Helmut Stapel  12:39 No, personally not. I grew up some children with the women I cared for for 12 or 15 years, but as it is sometimes when the when the young birds have grown up, the mother birds and the grown-up birds are leaving the nest without asking the father bird if he wants to fly with them, and so they flew away, and I stayed a bit concerned, but then I meet Daya, and so I knew where that comes from and what was the sense behind that, because since that time I'm absolutely happy, and I've never been that happy before in my life. Michael Hingson  13:20 Good for you and Daya, that'll, that's great. Well, it's exciting. I have lived in a number of homes. My wife and I got married in 1982 and then she passed away in 2022 And so we, we lived in various places, and we always figured out how to make it work. We had challenges because she was in a wheelchair her whole life, but we, we love to build houses when we could. There were, there were a couple times that we couldn't, but we love to build houses because that way we build accessibility into it, and it doesn't cost to do that. So, Helmut Stapel  13:54 yes, Michael Hingson  13:55 so we, we had a lot of fun with, with that. So, I, I, I can't complain a whole lot. It's worked out pretty well, but I'm glad you guys are getting into a house that'll be pretty exciting. That'll keep you busy, and while you're moving from one house to another, you'll probably find all sorts of treasures that you forgot you even had. Helmut Stapel  14:15 Can can be also some things in some cartoons or in wardrobes or whatever it is, all things I have books of my father as well, instance he was a captain, as I said, and some things are maybe hidden somewhere. Really keen on doing that, for example, as I have a past as a musician as well. When I was 23 I had a record contract with Sony Records, and somehow, regarding private things, this did not come out on the way I wanted it to be. It was for three or four years, but all this musician past is also in some draws line with things or songs. I, I started to compose and. Maybe I start this in our new home next to the fireplace again. There Michael Hingson  15:04 you go. Well, that'll be kind of fun, Helmut Stapel  15:07 definitely. Michael Hingson  15:08 So, when did you found, when did you start your own company? Helmut Stapel  15:12 Ah, that was almost 30 years ago, was in 1997 right? Directly after my apprenticeship as an editor, because I figured out that it's somehow my spirit to be more on my own track. This is also maybe founded because of my father being a captain, because when I was a young boy standing on the bridge, and he asked me if I like to be the captain of the ship, I was seven years old, and I was then asked to guide and to lead this big freight ship to the Biscaya near to Portugal in a stormy day, and I was this feeling of I can go everywhere, I could go everywhere, and so from this moment on, I had the feeling that the chances I create for myself are endless when I give them the chance to appear, and so this is why I decided to become self-employed. Michael Hingson  16:11 Wow, so that, well, it's kind of fun. So, do you, you've decided, though, you don't want to be a captain anymore? Helmut Stapel  16:18 Yes, I've became, I've become a sailor. I had a sailing boat, but I was not about to make this my profession to say so. Right, I'm a seaman as well. I do a lot of cruises, I write about cruises, I work for several magazines. I've just come back from the middle ocean with a nice trip, Explorer One from MSC, it's the Italian shipping company. I visited Sting, the international position, on his vineyard in Tuscany, which was quite an honor. And so there is a lot of connection to being a seafarer. I like cruising, and Michael Hingson  17:00 I've had had fun doing it, and would like to do more of it, even though it's just me now, but I, and I will, I think cruising for me is a great way to take a vacation, because I only have to unpack once, but, but more important than that, you know, unlike being in a timeshare where you, you go and visit places and drive, you know, I'm not going to drive or anything like that. So, I, I like cruising. I think that'll be kind of fun, and I'm looking forward to doing that in the next few years again. But, in the meanwhile, in the meanwhile, as I speak, I get to travel around and meet lots of different people, and that's kind of fun too. Helmut Stapel  17:40 Definitely, I think you're the same as I am regarding that the exchange with people is something which makes oneself feeling alive, because there are so many impulses and things one maybe has never been thinking about, and suddenly some ideas pop up out of this conversation, which is, which is quite great. Michael Hingson  18:06 Well, so tell me about your company that you started 30 years ago. It's been a been going a long time. Tell me about that. Helmut Stapel  18:14 My pleasure, because at it's also about thinking positive about life and not building your own barriers, because at that time I was, I was not a rich man, I'm not today as well, but I had so less money that I was not able to, at that time they were the starting time of computer, I was not able to have an old fax, so I had to ask some friends in the company if I could just creep in the, in the midday break into the office of their chef to send a fax to a company in Munich I wanted to work for, and so it was a bit adventurous, I really had not a lot of money. I found him affirming it in a two room apartment, and the financial department wanted not to give me the tax back, because I said it's not, it's not possible to live in a two room apartment, and in the same way found a firm, and I said, yeah, but I did it, I did it, and so in this way I worked on then working for radio because it did an apprenticeship as well then why I founded my firm and in this way it grew and grew and I did during the time all the work and apprenticeship and all kind of media you can imagine so I can work today for print for radio, I'm doing reportages for online, for TV, and in this way I ended up at the university at the end. Now, after 30 years, again, I think after 20, because since 10 years I work as a teacher as a lecturer at different university on German and English internationally as well. From South America to Japan, because online is a fascinating world where even there are no borderlines, and so I'm really happy that I was able to fulfill this dream, starting as I said, without fear. I always said I just try and never fail, I do it some other way. That's the point. Michael Hingson  20:24 You figure out a way to make it work, Helmut Stapel  20:27 absolutely, with the help of people. For example, that's always important that you meet people which feel some sympathy for you. That's right, just to help you, or they have some contacts. Most important is I think that the passion you feel for your work is readable, is hearable, whatever your media you work for, that people enjoy to follow you. And then the people who just are your employers say, 'Wow, we want to have more of that. So I think this is the point. How it works. So, what's the name of your company? It's Stop Press and Public, and it has a has a history behind that, because the part of Germany where I come from, as you see, my last name is Staple, S T A P E L, and we speak here flat German, which name means that staple is called Stoppel with an O instead of an A, right? And so I took the short form of Stoopel with an S T O P. It's like a stop sign you have in traffic, and so I said, okay, if I have stop, this is cool internationally seen for a marketing point, and I needed some things because I always, in the beginning, also as well thought, and I was sure that I wanted to work internationally, and so I thought that I need something which is short, which is international, and so I said I do it press, and there's something I do which is public, and then it will stop press and public, which is quite great, because I had no idea when I went the first time to the USA. I gave someone my business card. He said, "Whoa, this is the cool agency name, and say, "Why? And he said, "Yeah, regarding that, stop press as a synonym for latest news, stop the printing, stop the Michael Hingson  22:21 presses. Yeah. Helmut Stapel  22:22 Yes, I wasn't aware of that. And so there's really funny, yeah. And this is how that, how that figures out. Michael Hingson  22:30 And what do.. and what does the company do? Helmut Stapel  22:34 I do everything from all topics apart from ice hockey and soccer, because I, to say so, I could write or do some reports about that, but I have, you know, passion for this kind of sports, so I do everything apart from soccer and ice hockey, but also then I'm a photographer as well, so I do reportages all around the world regarding traveling as scientific journalists, as well. I do write for scientific magazines, which gives me a deep insight into topics I had never any idea before, which keeps my brain moving on and moving on, and also connecting different topics, which are maybe normally are not connected, and I do cultural reports as well. I do videos. I work for social media, and I develop social media and marketing companies as well, for big companies all around the wall, for example, the Q, not line England. I did some marketing, and there are others. So, everything which is connected with communication in what way ever is what I do. Michael Hingson  23:54 So, it's a marketing and communications company, which, which keeps you busy. How is it just you, or do you have other people in the company? Helmut Stapel  24:03 No, it's just me, and this is fascinating as well, because after I think 10 years, when I founded the firm, I was at a point from the mass of work, which came from all sides to me, to decide if I stay on my own or if I grew my firm, my company with some clerks regarding Dan becoming bigger, and when I was thinking about that, I had a closer look at my dog, which was a shepherd dog, a German Shepherd dog, and we were close friends, and he was my partner in triathlon, I did 10 years triathlon, and he was my running and my swimming partner as well, and so I looked at him, and at that time, at the day we wanted to go into the forest as we always did, and suddenly I was aware that if I have all this responsibility regarding all the people and getting all the work that they get their money at the. End of the month, and can feed their families, and things like that, that will be such a pressure for me and my small family as well. That I said, now, okay, I don't do that, because I will just lose my freedom, and so I decided to keep it small, and the way that I can normally live, and I'm not a poor man, but I'm not a rich man as well. But I have all the time of the world to organize myself. I can go to for a forest walk whenever I want. I can sleep midday on my couch whenever I want, and that was the point why I'm just on my own. Michael Hingson  25:38 And you can do podcast interviews whenever you want, and podcast conversations whenever you want. Helmut Stapel  25:43 Yes, definitely, Michael Hingson  25:44 that works out pretty well. Well, that's great. So, so what you have a project I think you're working on called The Center. Tell me about that. Helmut Stapel  25:54 Yes, thanks for asking, because this is something which is really on my mind and my heart, because dear Mike, as you asked before, regarding traveling the world, making experiences, meeting people over the years, it came to me and to my mind there are so many things where the world is not going in a direction where it should go just to be a good place for all the people that live on this planet, including all the nature which is on this planet, because without nature we cannot live on this planet, and so I developed the idea, and I'm working on this project, and I think in 2027 we will have the first, the first events is to found a place, which is called the center, because all the structures we were used to for decades, politically, naturally seen society, whatever it is, they are all breaking down, there are no, no, no roots anymore, and people are anxious that everything falls apart, and there's no center anymore, and so the idea was just to create a center where leading people from all kinds of areas, like it's economy, it's philosophy, it's a technical scene, it's astronomy, it's a religious whatever it is, just to take all this knowledge and all these different opinions and to make events for people which are in leading positions to create a feeling of that we are all in a network, because the earth is round, we cannot flee from here. We have to stay here, and we have to work with that. And the point is, when we all take something from the cookie plate and never give back anything on the plate, it will be empty, and if it's empty, no one is a winner, no one is a winner, and so the center is about then giving people the idea when they try to live a life where they give something, and it means not that they should give all their money, which they make to other people, it's about friendliness, it's about health, it's about clean water. It's about giving a warm word, and it's also giving more money as well. If someone's doing a good job, and so making the places where they live a better place, and the way they could do, and in this way giving more space for this message, because people have been treated better, they treat other people better, and it's like you throw a stone in the water, and small waves are coming, and just go. And this is the point. What the center is going to be about. If Speaker 1  28:54 you enjoy Unstoppable Mindset, and would like to help us continue bringing these conversations to you each week, we've created a way for you to support the show. Your contribution helps us cover production costs and continue sharing stories, insights, and ideas that inspire people to live with purpose and possibility. If supporting the podcast feels right for you, you'll find the link in the show notes. Thank you for being part of the unstoppable mindset community. Michael Hingson  29:28 Well, and when you throw a pebble into the water, the waves go out to the end, and then they come back, and, and it's a process. It's a process. You're Helmut Stapel  29:37 right, definitely. Michael Hingson  29:38 So, how far along are you with with this? You said in 2027 you think you're going to have the first event, and what, what, what kind of preparations are you making, and how is that going Helmut Stapel  29:50 from the first steps, writing an expose, getting my, and Daya is with me as well, because we like to found this together, just. Putting the first thoughts on paper, writing an expose, getting clear about what should it be about, having the first contacts, meeting people was like creating some kind of magnetic field, because suddenly when we started with that, things came by itself to us, that was fascinating regarding people offering sponsoring the website, for example, I have been to Zurich to an event where I met people I was not aware about, which fit to, for example, than the event character to other people, which one is the former director, the technical director of the NASA, the space agency, there's some kind of neurologist, we would say something, some people who work on brain artificial intelligence, whatever it is, and so I meet a lot of people since then who future researchers, whatever, who will be able, and would love to have events and a speech at the events of the center to be part of creating a horizon for all the people who come there to make sure and clear that in which position we are in the moment we look at earth in the space, because not many people are aware of that, how, how fragile this is, and so with all the knowledge and all the things like philosophy, which, as I said, we will try to implement a feeling of we have an at the people I have to do something, and in this way we are on the way. We have two places where we love to make the events. We came across that in the beginning we would think to concentrate on one place, but then we figured out it's better to have different places, just to have more atmosphere. One is in Switzerland, and the other is in Italy. And we are about to create, then, the program to make sure, as people have to pay for that. This is quite a point. We cannot do it for free, because there are some costs, but to create the program and sending invitations, making advertisements on Instagram, social media, whatever it is, and have a closer look on LinkedIn, how the feedback is, and the point is that without, as I work all my life like that, even if I write a novel or whatever it is, without setting a deadline for something, you will never reach your aim, because you say, yeah, maybe sometime someday. No, we do it in 2027 in summer, and in this way we have some time to move into a new home and our house, and in the same moment, just working with the people who already have said that they want to have a speech there, for example, we also are in touch with Laura Chaplin, which is a niece, you say, so from Charlie Chaplin. She lives in Switzerland. She, she loves to come there too, because she, she's a person who thinks that humor is an important point in life to create some kind of life feeling, and so in that way we are on the way to have then the first event in June or July 2027 and it will be in Switzerland at the Lake of Your Walsh Stetter Zie, near to Lucerne, or in Tuscany near to Lawrence Fierense, Michael Hingson  33:48 that sounds exciting. How large do you think the event will be? Helmut Stapel  33:52 We think about two events in the beginning in a year with maximum of 15 participants, maybe 10, because it will be very intensive, and it's not something to say so, which can be in Germany. We say inflation, inflation, or maybe this is the word in English. It's something that has to grow, as to say so. I have a friend. When I talked to him about that, he said that's too big. You will never, never see and realize how this will work. And I said, no, this is not the idea behind it, because someone has to start the process. All the things which can be big in history of humanity started at one point, and over if it takes centuries, I don't care. Someone has to start it, and if the idea works, it will work inside the people, which carry the idea to other people. And so we start with, I think, two events in a year, and maybe then 10 up to 15 people, max. Simon, Michael Hingson  35:01 well, so 10 to 15 people will be speaking. Is there an audience in addition to that, or it's just going to be an event with those people, and they're going to then take the message elsewhere? Helmut Stapel  35:13 No, the audience will be 10 to 15 people. Got it? Because the idea behind this, that also, because they were thinking about that every every change in society, if you look at human history, started on an unhealthy basis, which means that we're all people who were hungry, they were poor, whatever it is, and they were just fed up with the lives they were living, and said we have to change something, and this always meant war, this meant revolution, whatever it is, and at the end, most of the time, exactly those people became like the people they were talking about before, that they are the vicious people, so we thought about if we want to change something, the best thing is to talk to the people who are able, in their actual, in their current positions, to change something, which is their advantage as well. This is the concept of the center. It doesn't mean that you change when you change your mindset in this way that you lose something. No, it's about the advantage for everyone, and this is the idea behind the center. Michael Hingson  36:23 How did this come to your, to your mind? How do you, how did you create it? What, what caused you to think about doing this? Helmut Stapel  36:32 I have not really an exact idea. It was, it was a, it was a fusion of all the things I was talking about. There was one moment where suddenly all the things I mentioned in the beginning, regarding there's no center, everything is falling apart. I witnessed that, as everyone does on the TV and the radio, on social media, and when this witness, I talk to people, to friends, and also in other countries, and I figured out that this kind of anxiety creeps into the minds and souls of so many people that they got stuck in their lives, and that somehow all this beauty, which is around us, is not seen anymore, and it's just something that it's like the world is going to be getting dark, whatever it is, and we can stop that. And that was the point when that this, when I said someone has to stop that. And then I said, okay, then I'm the one, together with Daya. Michael Hingson  37:39 Well, that'll keep you and I are busy, you know, gives you, gives you something to do, and, and, and I'm sure you'll, you'll create an environment where there'll be a lot of good ideas that will come out of it, which is, of course, what it's all about, right? Helmut Stapel  37:53 Yes, yeah, definitely, because the way we treat each other is the basis for all that, regarding that we both have have an eye on each other, a closer look, that the other one feels good, just asking, do you need something, can I do something, and things like that, and that way we created a process which brings us with the positive energy forward in a very, very exciting and powerful way. Michael Hingson  38:23 Well, and that's, you know, that's always exciting, and it'll be interesting to see where, where this goes, and how the center grows, and how you can use that to influence people. We need to have more of that, I think the whole idea of helping to create and change, well, to change the world and make it a better place, there's always a good thing to do. Helmut Stapel  38:49 Yeah, I think you're definitely right, Mike. Also, then based on the idea that when we start with that in this on the small scale, it doesn't mean that not other people can do the same in other countries, you know. I registered the trademark just to, and the logo, and the and the and the sign, because it makes sense to have something which is steady, and if other people, then, for example, think that they are convinced by this idea, there's, there's nothing which is against the idea, then, that they do is in the country with the same concept as well. So, this is what we hope, that it's for example, I think there's always fascinating friend of mine, he, he's a scientist in mushrooms, and he's so keen on mushrooms, and he's telling about mushroom stories all day long, but the point is, this is the most fascinating living being, because it's under the ground, and it's just no one is seeing how it moves, and it's getting bigger and bigger, and what we eat is just what pops. Up right, and but but it's invisible, and when it comes out, everybody says I had no idea that it's that big, and I think this is the idea about sorry, the center creating a network which grows by itself and has more and more points where the idea pops up, that's the point, Michael Hingson  40:18 yeah, which, which makes sense. Tell me about some of the books that you've written, if you would. Helmut Stapel  40:25 I love to love to, because as I said, when I was eight, I wrote my first essay, which somehow astonished the teacher, and then I wrote my first poems, and short stories was 1312 or 13 years, and then I was aware of the fact that I want to become a writer. What happened was I became a writer in the way that I became a journalist, which took a lot of time, because I'm self-employed, but in the same way I was always keen on writing books, and I wrote several books, I think. Meanwhile, it's seven or eight. The first novel and short story thing, the first novel was 2024 and the short story mixed with with pictures. I'm doing pictures as well. I'm a painter as well, and so this was then 20 years ago, and so this is just the process of developing things. There's a poem book as well, it's called Lemon Land, which is quite interesting with funny poems, and as I'm interested in so many things, there are people asked me to write tourism things about lighthouses, for example. There were people, they asked me to write economic books about how a harbor works. For example, in Germany, we have one of the biggest, or some of the biggest container harbors of the world, the city where I live, Bremerhaven, for example, which is very connected to the USA. We had, I think, 6 million containers a year, and now we are somehow about 3.8 3.6 or whatever it is, and so this is some logistical thing, I wrote a fitness book as well, since I did triathlon 10 years and it was a vegetarian at that time, and so I figured out how that works, and suddenly I started to eat meat again, because then from one day to another it tastes good again for me, and so I wrote a fitness book, as well. It's called The Couch Coach, because I figured out that so many people sitting in front of the TV saying, "Ah, I would like to go to a studio, but it costs so much energy, and I would love to stay in front of my TV. And so I thought to develop a fitness program for people just laying on the couch and making sports, so it works with some, it's not a lot of weight, it's for your food and for your hands, and so within 15 or 20 minutes, you can just exercise your body from the food while you, while you eat pizza and eat Coca Cola. So I also have some diet program in the book, but you're not forced to do this, is this is not this. If you want to become a better man, just have a diet and do sport. No, a lot of people just stop them doing that, because it's exhausting. And so you can decide to change your life, but you can keep on lying on the couch, just having pizza and drinking Coke. It's just about bringing people into the mood of movement, and so I think this is the mixture. Actually, I wrote a travel guide, which maybe can now will come out this year, and it's the first travel guide one has written in this style on this planet. Honestly, there's no book like that. I'm very proud on this, and while I'm looking for someone that publishes it, I already work on my next novel with Willy, a criminal story, which plays on a lighthouse. Daya is very excited hearing the next things I have written, and so these are the writing projects I do work on. Michael Hingson  44:16 So, what's the name of the travel book? Helmut Stapel  44:19 I cannot say this is a secret, it's Michael Hingson  44:23 not out yet. So, yeah, you can't say what's the last book. Oh, go ahead. Helmut Stapel  44:28 The last book is also quite exciting, because it will be published next week on English, and will be available worldwide. It's called The Day a Chinese Ate a Bet, and so, as you can imagine, it's about Corona, and it's the very first book on a journalism basis written in a comedian style, apart from the fact that Corona was not really funny, that that takes all the things which has happened based. Based on a two year research on press releases from US government, the World Health Health Organization, whatever it is, articles, just to make an overview, what happened at what time, and who did say what, because of blaming whom, to bring some light into this chaos in a very funny way, regarding that, the theory and the rumor that Chinese eat beds are just based on one video from an influencer from Thailand who pretended to eat a bed, and so that was an ah, all Chinese eat bats, they produce corona, and so this is why it's called like the day Chinese ate a bad and the main point is the message in this book is not to believe everything people are telling you because they want to influence you and not to ask the question where's the source where's the basis for that and so yeah and it's in one day in Wuhan, a taxi driver who has all the people, there's a billionaire called Phil Bates, you can assume who I mean, and other people who are driving in this taxi one after another, and all this taxi driver gets all the stories and infos, and so he gets more confused and confused and nervous, and so it's a day in Wuhan where it pops up all the people who are connected, maybe with the with the existing of the coronavirus, and they all meet at the end in a final place to say so. And then we have the conclusion, but I won't, I won't spoil that. Oh, you don't want to do Michael Hingson  46:42 that? No, by no means. So, it'll be published in English next week, huh? Helmut Stapel  46:47 Yes, exciting! Wow, Michael Hingson  46:48 that's pretty cool. Helmut Stapel  46:51 I'm really proud on that. Michael Hingson  46:54 Well, so what publisher is publishing it, or how's that working? Helmut Stapel  47:00 I did this by myself. Okay, Helmut Stapel  47:03 yeah, with this book, for example, and have chosen the soil name Arthur Block because it was my grandpa, and I thought Arthur Block is more international than Helmut Staple. It's more, there's more speed behind it. Arthur Block, yay. And as I did my first apprenticeship as graphic designer, I decided, because I'm familiar with books and publishing with the newspaper, I have all the knowledge to publish my book by myself, and I try to, and it's working out good, because I have a lot of five star five five-star ratings on Amazon, and there are some kind of.. we have in Germany, for example, companies like Books on Demand, which then bring this with an ISBN number into all bookshops in the world, and so it was a kind of adventure. I still work on that. Regarding also, thank you for naming this in your podcast, doing some marketing on Google, and things like that. Normal, just have a closer look, how that that works. And so, with the with the travel guide, I'm in touch with Lonely Planet, which is quite known as travel guide, which young people love all around the world, and they are interested, and so looking forward if they really want to. If not, and if no one likes to, I publish it by myself again Michael Hingson  48:35 now. So, will the day the Chinese ate a bat, when that comes out in English form, will that also be available in places like Amazon? Helmut Stapel  48:45 Definitely, I figured out, and this is the exciting part of, at first I had no idea how that works with Amazon and Kindle, and whatever it is, and then I figured out, by it was incidentally, when I created this book at first in German, then I published it on Amazon, and they have an ISBN number as well. And I thought, okay, now I'm in business internationally, and a friend of mine said, okay, I like to buy your book, I go to a bookshop, and he had the title and asked for the book, and they looked into the PC and said there is no book like that, and there is no author like that, and he called me, and I said this is not possible, because I have the ISBN number here from Amazon, and then I figured out that Amazon has an own ISBN number, which doesn't pop up in the international catalogs of bookshops, you need a different ISBN number from the first three numbers, Michael Hingson  49:41 yeah. Helmut Stapel  49:42 Yes, and so I always have to use two channels, it's Amazon with Kindle and things like that, and also the normal book shops who like books on demand, as I said, with the international normal ISBN number. Michael Hingson  49:55 Will there be a an audio version of the book? Helmut Stapel  49:58 Yes, I work. That since I'm a radio moderator as well, and we have a studio at home, and we will have a really pretty studio, and on your house, I love it. I will produce the books as audio versions as well. Michael Hingson  50:13 Well, that'll be exciting. You'll have to let us know when, when the audio version, especially, comes, comes out. That'll be, Helmut Stapel  50:20 I will, Michael Hingson  50:20 that'll be easier for me to read. I mean, I can buy a print book, and I can use optical character recognition to read it, but I'm lazy. I'd rather have an audio version, and I know other people would too. So, that'll be, that'll be exciting when it, when it does come out. Helmut Stapel  50:34 I'll let you know, it's more personally somehow, if you just see the voice of than the author just reading something. Michael Hingson  50:40 Yeah, well, whether it's you reading it or someone, it'll still be good to have an audio version. Now, you have also made a movie. Tell me about the movie. Helmut Stapel  50:49 Yes, I work on that. It's not in the cinema, it's the process I'm still working on, and I'm really proud on that too. Yeah, because it's also, yeah. yeah, realizing what chance you can take to do whatever it is, and as I said, the borderlines you have are the borderlines you put by yourself, and when I figured out that I was going to go to Savannah, USA, and had the chance to have an interview with Stratton Leopold, who is the very, very well-known producer in the USA. He made movies like Mission Impossible, Star Trek. He was involved in Captain America, and things like that. I thought, when I have so many ideas in my head, I just can write two pages down and just ask him if he thinks it's a good story, and so when we had this interview, we're sitting on our own in an old cinema in Savannah, next to the ice shop he's running, he has taken that from his father, Leopold's ice cream, it's really cool because you have all the things from his movies into the ice shop, all the things from Mission Impossible, and this is really cool. And so I was asking him if you could maybe have a closer look at this two page, no, I think it was four pages, and what he thinks about the story, and he said, yeah, for sure, and was quite great a moment in my life, because in the interview he before mentioned how many people give him short things, manuscripts or text, and hope that he's doing something with that, and there, and he said there's so many things he's sorry to say that, but they are not good, and then he was reading my text, and at the end he was looking at me and was like one second, two seconds, three seconds, and then he said this is a good story, and I say, thank you. And then he asked me if he could take it home with him, just have a closer look. He asked me if I had already saved it. I said, no, I didn't. He said, just do. For example, now I'm a member of the American Writers Guild East, so that my text and my scripts are protected and I shifted all my dates behind with the travel journalism because he asked me if I can come back next day and we had a closer tour in Savannah to look for locations where we can just have this movie we were looking for people with money then for script writers and things like that but unfortunately in between, then Corona popped up, and it was then this 2021 22 and 23 in the middle, I think we started to work again on that, but unfortunately, the people who was were before able to give the money, they were gone, and so we are start, we have started from some new point, but with the same energy, and suddenly, because our movie should be named Wish, like the Wish, because it's about wishing something, and it's a mixture between the digital world and the fairy tale world and the reality, to say so, which is quite interesting, and suddenly I walked beneath a cinema in Germany, and I saw this Walt Disney movie, Wish, and I said no, impossible. So there was this title, and we had a conference as well. So we renamed the movie. I cannot tell you how it is named, but we found people with money. Again, we have a script writer, and so we're going in the next process. Then I'm going to contact different companies like Netflix, Walt Disney, and Paramount. At first, the three is enough. And we have in Germany an institution, it's called a Deutsche Film Ferderung. They give money by the state to people who create movies. I'm in touch with them. Helmut Stapel  54:45 The only point is that if you get money from the state of Germany, you have to integrate parts of Germany visual into the movie, so, and this is this is the reason why in Mission Impossible films. Tom Cruise starts from Berlin with a plane or a factory in Hamburg is going to explode, or whatever it is, because they got money from the German state for the production, and we worked on that already, and so this is the point I think. Also, 22 seven will be a very, very fascinating year for me, because we think about having the movie then on the market, it's Michael Hingson  55:27 exciting. Absolutely, well, so what, what, what would you say to someone to help them get motivated to achieve their goal, whatever that might be. Helmut Stapel  55:44 Whoa, as I also teach script writing, there's one point where we start in how this movie script starts. It always starts with an idea, and the idea is only there because you realize something, which has happened, and then you, you stuck to that, and you go on with that, and don't stop developing it till the script and the movie is done, and so it's the same in reaching your life goals. If you have an idea, maybe you have it by itself in your brain, or you are motivated by people, or you want to copy or cover whatever it is, but there are two chances, two channels to say, so you can go. The one is to demotivate yourself, because you say, 'Oh no, I don't think this is quite good. It could be better. There may be some people who might say it could be better, or they think about things what I think, and so then you lose your energy. The other channel is to realize that every everything you're thinking, everything you figure out is unique in the world and the universe, and if you just blow it away, it's gone. And this is such a waste, this is such a waste, and so just take the channel, keep the idea like a treasure, get energy, money, whatever it is, and think about that. Also, a tree is not a tree because it's grown up in 10 seconds, it starts small, and so start small, like I said, with the Savannah cinema thing with Stratton, have a closer look at my script. What do you think? And so then maybe in one and a half year, this movie will then be into the cinema, and also it doesn't matter what other things that are, if you stay to your idea, don't block yourself, and don't forbid you anything regarding thinking how something could work. Test it, as I said, and if it doesn't work, test another way. Thomas Alpha Edison, for example, before he, he was able to have electric light, I think he destroyed 1000 of the gluing, whatever, glooming, whatever, bomb, because the material wasn't right. And then he was asked by some journalist, wasn't that frustrating? And he said no, because then in this way I figured 1000 way out, how it does not work. You find 1000 Michael Hingson  58:36 things that didn't work, you don't have to worry about them anymore. Helmut Stapel  58:39 Yeah, and as I always say, even if you are going to be self-employed, looking for clients, whatever it is, if you are disappointed by yourself or by someone else, take it as a motivation. It's a motivation. It's not the end of the world, it's the start of doing something else. Michael Hingson  58:59 What do you think is the most important thing that you've ever Helmut Stapel  59:04 done. Meeting Daya, of course, I think that's Michael Hingson  59:08 a good answer. Helmut Stapel  59:09 This is one, and during my lifetime, I saved the life of seven people for real, biologically, financially, emotionally, so this is something I'm very proud on, regarding cost, cost a lot of energy to do that, but they are on their way, and they're still here, which is quite great. This is something I wrote, my first novel. Yeah, I saved my mother's life, which is quite a good thing, because she brought me to the world. This is something, and what else? Let me think, because it's such an important question. I think that this is something. Okay, and there was a day when I figured out that it's an important thing to love myself and. That I like myself, and even if there are things which are maybe not quite content with, but that I realized that I'm a worthwhile person in that way. When I give something to other people, and this way I have grown, because I don't expect people to give something to me back. If they do it, it's fine. Then I'm grateful, but in that way I can give a lot of things to other people, and this is, I think, a bit - this is a big gift. Michael Hingson  1:00:30 That's great. Well, if people want to reach out to you, how do they do that? Helmut Stapel  1:00:35 It could be on my homepage, as it maybe appears. Then, after our podcast it's www stop press, what could it be.de stop press or Michael Hingson  1:00:48 de, okay, Helmut Stapel  1:00:49 or even also on on WhatsApp on my mobile phone would work because I love fast conversation and writing emails as well, yeah. Instagram would be a good idea. It's also stop press on Instagram. There are a lot of channels, but I think these are the most important. LinkedIn, for example, also Michael Hingson  1:01:12 stop press again. Helmut Stapel  1:01:14 Yes, Michael Hingson  1:01:15 okay. Well, I hope people will reach out. This has been absolutely fascinating. I have enjoyed it. I hope you have, and absolutely. And it's time for you to go to bed. It's getting late there. It's 10 o'clock. Yeah, I Helmut Stapel  1:01:27 think I will not go to bed. I asked my wife if we have an hour TV watching from the couch and having couch coach training. Well, there you go. Well, Michael Hingson  1:01:36 maybe now she can watch TV again, since we keep the internet free. But I want to thank you for being here, and I want to thank all of you for listening and watching us today. If you'd like, if you'd like to talk to me, any of you, feel free to email me at speaker at Michael hinkson.com that's s p e a k e r at m i c h a e l h i n g s o n.com Hopefully, you will also reach out to Helmut, love to get a review from you, so wherever you're observing the podcast, please give us a review, and if you know of anyone who ought to be a guest, we'd love it if you'd introduce us. We're always looking for people to tell their stories, but Helmut, I want to thank you again for being here. This has been absolutely wonderful. Helmut Stapel  1:02:20 Thank you so much, Mike. It was my pleasure. Comes from the heart, and it was a very, very interesting and great time. And I hope we stay in touch to start some common projects that would be wonderful. Michael Hingson  1:02:30 Let's do it. But I really thank you for being here. Helmut Stapel  1:02:34 My pleasure, Mike. Michael Hingson  1:02:38 Thank you for being here with me on Unstoppable Mindset. I hope today's conversation left you with a fresh perspective, a new insight, or at least something worth thinking about. If you're ready to go deeper into the ideas that shape how we see ourselves and others, I have a free gift for you. Head over to Michael hingson.com and download my free ebook, Blinded by Fear. It explores the invisible beliefs that hold us back and shows you how to reframe them, so you can move forward with clarity and confidence. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share this show with someone who can use a reminder that growth starts with mindset. When people think differently, we all move forward together. Thanks again for listening. Keep learning, keep questioning, and keep choosing to live with an unstoppable mindset. 1:03:40 Thank

Keine Mauern, keine Gitter, aber immer noch ein Gefängnis. Wer die Vorzüge des Offenen Vollzugs genießen will, muss sich an klare Regeln halten. Was das genau bedeutet, erfährt Knastreporter Thorsten nach seiner Aufnahme in der Zweiganstalt der JVA Remscheid beim Zugangsgespräch mit Beamtin Michaela Gerigk. Inhaftiert sein und trotzdem draußen weiter arbeiten gehen - wie läuft das und wie wird es kontrolliert? Dürfen die Gefangenen auch ihr Handy behalten? Und wie sehen die Stuben aus, in denen man untergebracht wird? Das Leben zwischen drinnen und draußen kann aber auch ganz schön stressig sein, weiß Elias, der schon beide Seiten des Vollzugs kennengelernt hat.

„Ich dachte immer, jeder Mensch sei gegen den Krieg, bis ich herausfand, dass es welche gibt, die dafür sind, besonders die, die nicht hingehen müssen.“ Dieses zeitlose Zitat von Erich Maria Remarque, Autor des Antikriegsromans Im Westen nichts Neues von 1928 zeigt mit wenigen Worten, warum es immer noch Kriege gibt. Eben deshalb sollten wir sogenannten Politikern, Journalisten und Experten misstrauen, die Kriege herbeireden, sie gar als notwendig preisen. Eben diese Menschen meinte Remarque: Menschen, die nicht hinmüssen. Die Kriegstüchtigkeit proklamieren und gegen Feinde hetzen, während sie sicher in warmen Stuben sitzen. Und junge Menschen weit weg im Kampfgebiet zu Mördern werden und ihr Leben verlieren. Radio München erteilt jeder Form von Aufrüstung ein Absage. Wir stellen uns gegen Krieg und Kriegstreiberei, gegen Kriegspropaganda und Feindbildpflege. Neben den Friedensnoten auch mit der Reihe Bücher gegen den Krieg. An jedem ersten Montag im Monat stellen wir ein Buch vor. Egal ob alt oder neu. Hauptsache gut und gegen den Krieg. Hören Sie in der 7. Folge: „Wenn die Waffen sprechen. Der Beginn einer Fabel“ von Martin Beck und Thorsten Bohnenberger - vorgestellt von Jonny Rieder. Sprecher: Karsten Troyke Das Buch ist erschienen bei epubli, hat 279 Seiten und kostet 18 Euro: https://www.epubli.com/shop/wenn-die-waffen-sprechen-9783565108947 Bild: ChatGPT im Auftrag von Radio München Radio München www.radiomuenchen.net/​ @radiomuenchen www.facebook.com/radiomuenchen www.instagram.com/radio_muenchen/ twitter.com/RadioMuenchen https://odysee.com/@RadioMuenchen.net:9 https://rumble.com/user/RadioMunchen Radio München ist eine gemeinnützige Unternehmung. Wir freuen uns, wenn Sie unsere Arbeit unterstützen. GLS-Bank IBAN: DE65 4306 0967 8217 9867 00 BIC: GENODEM1GLS Bitcoin (BTC): bc1qqkrzed5vuvl82dggsyjgcjteylq5l58sz4s927 Ethereum (ETH): 0xB9a49A0bda5FAc3F084D5257424E3e6fdD303482

Neid und Hass, Eifersucht und Gier, Rache und Machtstreben: Das sind alles keine rühmlichen Eigenschaften, aber ideale Voraussetzungen für ein schön fieses «Schreckmümpfeli». Zum 50. Geburtstag wurde ein Wohnzimmer in Kaltbrunn zum Schauplatz des Verbrechens. Wer das Hörspiel im Radio hören will: Freitag, 14.11.2025, 20.00 Uhr, Radio SRF 1 Am 5. November 1975 drang es zu später Stunde erstmals in die helvetischen Stuben und Schlafzimmer: Das «Schreckmümpfeli». Seither gingen gegen tausend dieser ironischen Kurzkrimis über den Sender. Den 50. Geburtstag haben wir mit einer Live-Aufführung gefeiert – zu Gast bei Schreckmümpfeli-Fans in Kaltbrunn. (00:00) Singe, wem Gesang gegeben – von Erhard Schmied (10:19) Rent a Rentner – von Stef Stauffer (19:20) Bis zum Hals – von Bruno Klimek (31:15) Das Unglück – von Marc Carnal ___________________ Mit: Franziska von Fischer und Peter Fischli. ____________________ Musik: Christian Riesen – Tontechnik: Patrik Arnold – Dramaturgie und Regie: Päivi Stalder und Johannes Mayr ____________________ Produktion: SRF 2025 ____________________ Dauer: 44'

Bachs Leben beginnt in niedrigen Stuben und ungeheizten Kirchen: ein enger Kreis. Doch es wird eine fast universale Wirkung haben. Geboren wird er in eine ungewöhnliche Familie. Die ist ihm wichtig - auch weil er früh seine Eltern verliert.

Wo sonst Wanderinnen und Bergsteiger einkehren und übernachten, herrscht nun Stille. Zwischen Kontrolle der Leitungen und Erinnerungen an volle Stuben wird klar: Die Zukunft der Anenhütte ist ungewiss – und hängt am Schicksal des Dorfes Blatten. Weiter in der Sendung: · Nach Naturkatastrophen: Walliser Regierung unterstützt betroffene Unternehmen und Selbstständige mit einem Betrag von insgesamt einer Million Franken. · Nach Betrug mit AOC-Wein: Walliser Weinhändler wurde in zweiter Instanz schärfer verurteilt. · Nach der WM-Goldmedaille: Das sagt das Umfeld von Ditaji Kambundji. · Nach dem Riss von Schafen und Ziegen: Der umstrittene Luchs im Kandertal darf laut dem Kanton Bern abgeschossen werden.

Ob im Herrgottswinkel alter Stuben oder in der Volkskunstecke der Kunstgeschichte - Hinterglasmalerei hing lange in der Nische. Bis die Expressionisten des Blauen Reiters um Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter und Heinrich Campendonk die alte Technik wiederentdeckten. Wieso ausgerechnet Lichtbrechungen und Reflexionen die Hinterglasmalerei so einzigartig machen.

Und wir dachten, dass der Begriff "Stube" hauptsächlich in Norddeutschland genutzt wird, aber das? Folge direkt herunterladen

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:15:00 +0000 https://hoagartn.podigee.io/91-wurmer_matthias 22de46d1ae88e46c844335c9dc82a741 Vom Fasching in Mittenwald, Maschkera und dem großen Treiben am Unsinnigen. Im Hoagartn zu Gast ist Matthias Wurmer, in Mittenwald besser bekannt als der Schmitzer Hias. Bei der Vorstellung von Fasching haben viele sofort Bilder vor Augen, von kostümierten Menschen, Halligalli, der Bütt und Weiberfastnacht in Köln. Nicht so im Werdenfelser Land und vor allem in Mittenwald. Hier gibt´s auch Fasching, allerdings wird diese Tradition mit dem Maschkeragehen ganz anders gelebt. Beim Maschkeragehen verkleiden sich Männer zu bestimmten Themen und ziehen sogenannte Larven über das Gesicht, damit sie nicht erkannt werden. So fertig angekleidet, ziehen sie zu den verschiedenen Gungln in die Wirtschaften von Mittenwald und unterhalten hier das Publikum. Einerseits werden bekannte und anwesende Personen vom Maschkera auf die Schippe genommen, indem er Geschichten von dieser Person weiß und sie damit überrascht. Alles mit einem Humor, sodass alle darüber lachen können. Andererseits sind Maschkera gute Tänzer und tanzen mit dem vorwiegend weiblichen Publikum in den Wirtschaften. Das dauert an bis zum zwölfeschlagen und dann verziehen sich die Maschkera wieder. In der Folge sprechen wir über die Geschichte der Maschkera, welche über 500 Jahre zurückreicht und ursprünglich das Aufbegehren gegen die Obrigkeit und die Kirche war. Später entwickelten sich die Gungln daraus. Erst in den privaten Stuben und jetzt in den Wirtschaften, in denen die Wirtsleute für die Musik sorgen. Neben dem Maschkeragehen gibt es in Mittenwald den höchsten Feiertag - den unsinnigen Donnerstag. Der Donnerstag, der weithin als Weiberfastnacht bekannt ist. An diesem Tag steht der ganz Ort förmlich Kopf. Mit dem letzten Schlag vom Zwölfeläuten betritt der Umläufer die "Bühne" und nachfolgend ganz viele traditionelle Gruppierungen. Schellenrührer, Untersberger, Goaßschnalzer, Pfannenzieher oder Jagglschutzn kommen aus den Häusern und ziehen zur Belustigung tausender Zuschauer durch Mittenwald. Dieser heidnische Brauch diente ursprünglich und auch heute noch dazu, den Winter zu vertreiben. Früher war der Winter eine harte, dunkle und entbehrungsreiche Zeit. Mit dem Frühling steigt der Saft in die Bäume, das Blut gerät in Wallung und die Menschen erfreuen sich am Licht und der Sonne. Welche Unterschiede gibt es zwischen der Kirchenlarve und der Geigenbauerlarve? Ab wann kann man Maschkera gehen? Wo und wann kann man die Maschkera sehen? Wie läuft der unsinnige Donnerstag ab? Das alles und noch viel mehr erfährst Du in dieser Folge. https://www.instagram.com/alpenwelt_karwendel/ https://www.instagram.com/gerd_styler/ https://www.alpenwelt-karwendel.de/fasching-alpenwelt-karwendel 91 full Vom Fasching in Mittenwald, Maschkera und dem großen Treiben am Unsinnigen. no fasching,mittenwald,karwendel,weiberfastnacht,geigenbau,tirol,tradition,maschkera,garmisch partenkirchen,umzug David Stiehler

Send us a textIn this episode, Dom and Rob  dive into the legendary Arlberg region in Austria, famous for its world-class skiing and rich history. The Arlberg is home to iconic resorts like St. Anton, Lech, Zürs, St. Christoph, and Stuben, offering something for every skier.Location & Access:Situated in Western Austria, where Tyrol and Vorarlberg meet, the Arlberg is easily accessible from airports in Innsbruck, Zurich, and Munich. The Arlberg Express shuttle connects directly to the region.Snow & Skiing History:The Arlberg gets an impressive 9 meters of snow annually, thanks to its high altitude and northern-facing slopes.The region is legendary for ski history, with Hannes Schneider founding Austria's first ski school in St. Anton in 1921 and introducing the first ski lift in Zürs in 1937.Ski Area & Terrain:Ski Arlberg is Austria's largest ski area, with over 300 km of groomed slopes and 200 km of freeride terrain across all five resorts. Whether you're a beginner or advanced skier, there's terrain for all levels.Resort Highlights:St. Anton: Known for its après-ski, lively nightlife, and extreme terrain. Must-visit après spots include MooserWirt. The resort is a freeride mecca, with challenging runs and deep powder.St. Christoph: A quieter, more exclusive option, ideal for those seeking a luxurious, private experience. The Hospiz hotel is a historic gem in the area.Lech & Zürs: Lech is renowned for its high-end, refined atmosphere, offering wide, sunny slopes, gourmet dining, and top-tier shopping. Zürs is quieter and more upscale, with luxury chalets and fine dining. Both are perfect for those looking for a more laid-back and luxurious experience.Dining & Après-Ski:The Arlberg is famous for its dining, with Michelin-starred restaurants like Restaurant Schwärzler and Rote Wand. For a rustic mountain experience, try Trittalm or Zürserhof. Après-ski varies, with St. Anton being the wildest, while Lech and Zürs offer more relaxed, sophisticated après spots like Schneggarei and Hotel Arlberg's Lounge.Best Time to Visit:Prime season is from January to March, but early December and April offer quieter options. The region's snow retention ensures good conditions late into the season.Other Activities:The Arlberg is also great for non-skiing activities like snowshoeing, winter hiking, cross-country skiing, and ice skating.Whether you're hitting the famous slopes of St. Anton, enjoying the refined charm of Lech, or exploring the freeride paradise of Zürs, the Arlberg offers an unforgettable ski holiday experience.In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us! And don't forget to check us out on the following channels inthesnow.cominstagram.com/inthesnowTikTok@inthesnowmag youtube.com/inthesnowmagfacebook.com/inthesnowTo contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

186: In dieser Episode der Reihe „Ask Wanda“ widmet sich Wanda einer Frage aus der Community, die uns alle früher oder später beschäftigt: Wie treffen wir die richtigen Entscheidungen in unserem Leben? Von existenziellen Fragen wie „Wo will ich leben?“ oder „Möchte ich Kinder haben?“ bis hin zu alltäglichen Entscheidungen – Wanda teilt ihre persönlichen Erfahrungen, Praktiken und Einsichten, um dir Orientierung auf deinem Weg zu geben. Diese Episode bietet dir hilfreiche Reflexionsfragen, konkrete Übungen und Inspiration, um Entscheidungen im Einklang mit deinem Herzen und deiner Vision zu treffen. Egal, ob du rational abwägen oder intuitiv spüren möchtest – hier findest du Ansätze, die Kopf und Herz verbinden. Themen, die in dieser Episode behandelt werden: ✨ Warum Entscheidungen ein wichtiger Teil unseres Seelenwegs sind
 ✨ Praktiken, die dir helfen, Klarheit zu gewinnen: von Visionboards bis Journaling
 ✨ Die Bedeutung deiner Werte als Kompass für gute Entscheidungen
 ✨ Kopf oder Herz? Wie du beide Perspektiven integrieren kannst
 ✨ Die Rolle von Geduld und Vertrauen im Entscheidungsprozess – inspiriert von Rilkes Gedicht „Über die Geduld“
 ✨ Übungen wie die „Zwei-Stühle-Methode“ aus der Gestalttherapie, um deine Optionen körperlich zu spüren Reflexionsfragen für deinen Entscheidungsprozess: 1. Was ist meine übergeordnete Vision?
Wo möchte ich hin, wie möchte ich leben, und welche Entscheidungen führen mich näher zu diesem Leben? 2. Welche Werte sind mir am wichtigsten?
Notiere die drei zentralen Werte in deinem Leben. Dient die Entscheidung diesen Werten? 3. Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn ich in die Entscheidung „hineinlebe“?
Gibt es Zeichen, die mir meine Seele sendet? Welche inneren Bilder oder Impulse bekomme ich? Übungen für mehr Klarheit: • „Die Frage leben“: Nimm dir Zeit, um mit offenen Fragen zu sein und spüre, wie sich die Antworten allmählich zeigen. • Zwei-Stühle-Methode: Stell dir zwei Optionen vor, wähle für jede einen Stuhl und spüre, wie sich der jeweilige Weg anfühlt. • Meditation: Bitte um klare Zeichen von deiner Seele, um die richtige Entscheidung für deinen Seelenweg zu finden. Gedicht von Rainer Maria Rilke:
 Über die Geduld Man muss den Dingen die eigene, stille ungestörte Entwicklung lassen, die tief von innen kommt und durch nichts gedrängt oder beschleunigt werden kann, alles ist austragen – und dann gebären … Reifen wie der Baum, der seine Säfte nicht drängt und getrost in den Stürmen des Frühlings steht, ohne Angst, dass dahinter kein Sommer kommen könnte. Er kommt doch! Aber er kommt nur zu den Geduldigen, die da sind, als ob die Ewigkeit vor ihnen läge, so sorglos, still und weit … Man muss Geduld haben mit dem Ungelösten im Herzen und versuchen, die Fragen selber liebzuhaben, wie verschlossene Stuben, und wie Bücher, die in einer sehr fremden Sprache geschrieben sind. Es handelt sich darum, alles zu leben. Wenn man die Fragen lebt, lebt man vielleicht allmählich, ohne es zu merken, eines fremden Tages in die Antworten hinein. Hör jetzt rein und entdecke, wie du Entscheidungen mit mehr Leichtigkeit und Vertrauen treffen kannst.

Die EM hat ihre erste Wutrede: Um die Nation der verschränkten Arme wachzurütteln, setzt Timo vom Bankett-Tisch zur Power Bomb an – Gerd Gottlos sieht nur noch das Headband des Stubenältesten auf sich zukommen. Der Kaiser wäre stolz! Für Toto, neuerdings mit Kreuz um den Hals und Helm, ist das alles zu aufregend – gilt es doch den nächsten Assist von CR7 korrekt vorherzusagen. Einzig Karl behält die Übersicht und präsentiert gemeinsam mit Dieter Thomas Heck das aktuelle EM-Power-Ranking. Mit dem Hinweis: Einmal dabei gewesen und bitte nicht wiederwählen, unsere Freunde aus England und der Türkei! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spielersitzung/message

Lisa und Manuel erkunden für euch hier im Europa-Park den Schweizer Themenbereich und testen für euch Schweizer Speisen. Neben toller Architektur und Holzhäusern, sogenannte „Chalets“, bietet der 1993 eröffnete Themenbereich viel Interessantes zu Entdecken!Die Achterbahn „Schweizer Bobbahn“ durchläuft genau das Walliser Dorf und auch der Matterhorn – Blitz ist zu sehen. Beide sind sehr beliebte Attraktionen hier im Park und Pflichtprogramm für einen erfolgreichen Parkbesuch!Lisa ist bekennender Käse-Freak und kommt hier definitiv auf ihre Kosten. Raclette, Schweizer Bratwurst und weitere leckere traditionelle Speisen erwarten euch hier!Was mögen Lisa und Manuel lieber, Raclette oder Fondue? Welchen Geheimtipp für den Themenbereich haben die beiden für euch parat und was bedeutet eigentlich immersives Erlebnis?All das hört ihr in unserer neuen Folge Ride & Slide!Ihr möchtet keine Folge mehr verpassen? Dann abonniert Ride & Slide auf deiner Lieblingsplattform. Außerdem freuen wir uns auf Bewertungen und Feedback.Schreiben könnt ihr uns unter podcast@europapark.de Alle weiteren Infos auf: europapark.de & rulantica.de Unsere weiteren Podcastformate: Parkgeflüster, VIP Talk, The World Beyond und Zeit.Gemeinsam.Erleben. findet ihr bei VEEJOY veejoy.de/de/podcast und natürlich überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Früher gab es Wartesäle. Sie wurden vielerorts geschlossen. Und auch andere Sitzgelegenheiten wurden immer rarer - und warten zur Qual. Im Bahnhof Aarau soll sich das ändern: Grüne Pflanzen, Tische, Bänke und gemütliche Möbel sollen den Aufenthalt zu einem stuben-artigen Erlebnis machen. Die weiteren Themen: (00:03:39) Projekt für einsame Jugendliche Die Schweizer Gesundheitsberatung stellt fest: Jugendliche haben am meisten mit Einsamkeit zu kämpfen. Das Basler Gesundheitsdepartement reagiert mit dem Projekt «Catching Fire».  (00:06:21) Von der Alp auf die Musical-Bühne Der 41-jährige Christan Gwerder aus dem Muotatal ist Bauer, Älpler und arbeitet den Winter über als Zimmermann. Doch schon als 20-Jähriger entwickelte er eine Leidenschaft für Musicals, weshalb er die vergangenen vier Jahre eine Musicalschule in Zürich absolvierte. (00:09:09) Statt zur Ärztin in die Apotheke auch mit diskreten Anliegen Die Pille danach oder ein Mittel gegen Erektionsstörungen - für gewisse Anliegen bietet die Apotheken-Theke wenig Diskretion. Die Berner Galencia will deshalb einen Teil ihrer Apotheken in der ganzen Schweiz mit einem Beratungsraum ausstatten. und: (00:12:23) Betrachtungen eines Dübendorfers zu «Dübai». Weitere Themen: - Magazin - Bahnhof Aarau: Schöner warten in heimeligen Stuben

Der Zauber des Advents hüllt uns ein. Draußen fallen sanft die Schneeflocken, und in unseren Herzen wärmt die Vorfreude auf das Fest. In der Luft liegt der Duft von frisch gebackenen Lebkuchen, die in Sternenflotten-Formen ihren Weg in unsere gemütlichen Stuben finden. In dieser wunderbaren Zeit ist ein Quäntchen Star Trek Wissen das i-Tüpfelchen auf jedem Plätzchen. Lasst uns also gemeinsam in die unendlichen Weiten eintauchen, wo Weihnachten und Weltraum auf zauberhafte Weise verschmelzen #DiscoveryPanel #Adventskalender #PodcastAdventskalender

Wie lebt es sich als junger Mensch im Krieg? Wenn man doch eigentlich etwas anderes vorhatte: studieren, ausgehen, reisen. Am 24. Februar 2022 wurden viele junge Menschen in der Ukraine schlagartig erwachsen. So wie Matwij aus Cherson. Über ihn und mit ihm hat Regisseur Peter Kastenmüller jetzt ein Stück inszeniert. Es ist das Wesen des Stückes von Natalia Blok, die die Geschichte ihres Sohnes Matwij aufgeschrieben hat, dass es den Kampf um Jugend zeigt. Den Kampf darum, was es heißt, ein junger Mensch sein zu können, sich nicht das wegnehmen zu lassen, was junge Menschen brauchen: soziale Kontakte, Bindungen, das Leben als Abenteuer. So fasst Peter Kastenmüller „Das Leben ist unaufhaltsam“ zusammen. Und zugleich vermittelt das Stück, wie der Krieg wirkt: in Zerstörung, in Auflösung von sozialen Bindungen, im Verschwinden von Heimat, im Ausgesetztsein oder in Orientierungslosigkeit. Dokumentation als Widerstand Im Stück entwickelt Matwij einen ganz eigenen Umgang mit der Situation. Er filmt und dokumentiert, was in seiner Stadt und in seinem Umfeld passiert. Eine Form des Widerstands und der Versuch, der Nachwelt zu beweisen, was er erlebt und was passiert. Diese Ereignisse werfen Matwij in riesige Konflikte: bleiben oder gehen? Seine Mutter, die in Basel lebt, will ihn bei sich wissen, zugleich sind seine Freunde in Cherson, hier ist sein Leben. Er will seiner Mutter gerecht werden, aber auch seinem Land. „Das ist für viele die große Diskussion in den vergangenen Jahren, soll man bleiben, was ist gefährlich oder soll man doch das Land verlassen?“ sagt Peter Kastenmüller. Perspektiven finden Aus welcher Perspektive kann das Stück erzählt werden, war eine wichtige Frage, die sich der Regisseur mit seinem Team stellte. „Was kann man glaubhaft auf die Bühne bringen aus der Schweiz mit seinen warmen Stuben?“ Als der Peter Kastenmüller dann Gespräche mit dem realen Matwij führte, wurde klar, dass dieser unbedingt an der Aufführung beteiligt sein sollte. „Wir wissen nicht, wo die Reise hingeht, aber ‚be part of the production“, war die Bitte Kastenmüllers. So spielt und filmt auch der echte Matwij auf der Bühne in Basel. Nahe Vergangenheit, die sich in der Fiktion des Stückes vermittelt, steht neben der aktuellen Gegenwart. Dass es dabei nicht um einen Versuch, Realität abzubilden geht, liegt auch am Stück selbst. Natalia Bloks Text hat eine ganz eigene Form: Well made Play, Tragikomödie mit viel Witz und Humor. „Das ist das Recht der Jugend mit Chuzpe Tabus zu brechen. Was darf man sagen, was darf man nicht sagen“, meint Peter Kastenmüller.

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Oct. 26. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 2. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoBen Wilcox, President and General Manager of Cranmore Mountain Resort, New HampshireRecorded onOctober 16, 2023About CranmoreClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The Fairbank GroupLocated in: North Conway, New HampshireYear founded: 1937Pass affiliations: NoneReciprocal partners: 1 day each at Jiminy Peak and BromleyClosest neighboring ski areas: Attitash (:16), Black Mountain (:18), King Pine (:28), Wildcat (:28), Pleasant Mountain (:33), Bretton Woods (:42)Base elevation: 800 feetSummit elevation: 2,000 feetVertical drop: 1,200 feetSkiable Acres: 170 acresAverage annual snowfall: 80 inchesTrail count: 56 (15 most difficult, 25 intermediate, 16 easier)Lift count: 7 (1 high-speed quad, 1 fixed-grip quad, 2 triples, 1 double, 2 carpets)Why I interviewed himNowhere does a high-speed quad transform the texture and fate of a mountain so much as in New England. Western mountains, geographically dispersed and disposed to sunshine, can still sell you a ride on a 1,700-vertical-foot fixed grip triple, as Montana Snowbowl did with their new Transporter lift last year, and which Mt. Spokane has promised to do should the ski area ever upgrade its Jurassic Riblets. Midwest hills are too short for lift speed to matter as anything other than a novelty.But in the blustery, frenetic East, a single detachable lift can profoundly alter a ski area's reach and rap. Such lifts have proven to be stabilizing mechanisms at Burke, Gunstock, Ragged, Bromley, and Saddleback – mountains without the terrain or marketing heft of their much-larger neighbors. In each case, one high-speed quad (and a sixer at Ragged), cracked the mountain open to the masses, uniting all or most of the terrain with one six-minute lift ride and, often, stabilizing operations that had struggled for decades.Cranmore is one such mountain. Had the Skimobile Express quad not gone up in 1995, Wilcox tells us on the podcast, he's not so sure that the ski area hanging over North Conway would have gotten out of the last century alive. A “dark period” followed the Skimobile's 1990 demolition, Wilcox says, during which Cranmore, tottering along on a double chair strung to the summit, fell behind its high-dollar, high-energy, rapidly consolidating competitors. The Skimobile had been pokey and inefficient, but at least it was freighted with nostalgia. At least it was novel. At least it was cool. An old double chair was just an old double chair, and local skiers had lost interest in those when high-speed lifts started rising up the New England mountainsides in the late 1980s.It's true that a handful of New England ski areas continue to rely on antique doubles: Smugglers' Notch, Magic, Black Mountain in New Hampshire, Mt. Abram. But Smuggs delivers 300 inches of snow per winter and a unique, sprawling terrain network. The rest are improbable survivors. Magic sat idle for half the ‘90s. We nearly lost Black earlier this month. All anybody knows about Mt. Abram is that it's not Sunday River.The Skimobile Express did not, by itself, save Cranmore. If such a lift were such a magic trick, then we'd still be skiing the top of Ascutney today (yes Uphill Bro I know you still are). But the lift helped. A lot.There is a tendency among skiers to conflate history with essence. As though a ski area, absent the trappings of its 1930s or ‘40s or ‘50s origins, loses something. These same skiers, however, do not rip around on 240s clapped to beartrap bindings or ski in top hats and mink shawls. Cranmore could not simply be The Ski Area With The Skimobile forever and ever. Not after every other ski area in New England, including Cranmore, had erected multiple chairlifts. There is a small market for such tricks. Mad River Glen can spin its single chair for 100 more years if the co-op ownership model holds up. But that is a rowdy, rugged hunk of real estate, 2,000 feet of nasty, a place where being uncomfortable is half the point. Cranmore… is not.So Cranmore changed. It is now a nice, modern, mid-sized New England ski area, with a 1,200-foot vertical drop and a hotel at the base. More important, it is an 86-year-old New England ski area, one that began in the era when guys named Harv and Mel and Bob and Jenkins showed up with a hacksaw and a 12-pack and started building a lift-served snowskiing operation, and transitioned into a new identity suited to a new world. Wilcox, with his grasp of the resort's sprawling, mad history, is a capable ambassador to tell us how they did it.What we talked aboutThe new Fairbank base lodge; what Cranmore found when they tore down the old lodge; the future of Zip's Pub; who the lodge is named after; the base lodge redevelopment plan; what happened when the Fairbanks purchased Cranmore; North Conway; traffic; Bretton Woods; Booth Creek; Cranmore pride; “if [the Skimobile Express] hadn't gone in in the mid-90s, I'm not sure if we'd still be here”; the Skimobile Express upgrade and why Cranmore didn't replace it with a new lift; the history of America's Zaniest lift, the original Skimobile; why Cranmore ultimately demolished the structure; potential upgrades for Lookout; the long-rumored but never-built Blackcap expansion; the glory and grind of southern exposure; night skiing; what happened when Vail came to town; competing against discount Epic Passes; why the days of car-counting are over; the history and logic behind the White Mountain Super Pass and the Sun and Snow Pass; Black Mountain; staffing up when your biggest rival raises minimum wage to $20 an hour; and whether Cranmore has considered a Jiminy Peak-esque wind turbine.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewThe Fairbank Group did something unsung and brilliant over the past two years. While major resorts across the continent razed and replaced first-generation detachables at a per-project cost approaching or exceeding double-digit millions, Cranmore (which Fairbank owns), and Bromley (which they operate), modernized in a more modest way. Rather than tearing down the high-speed quads that act as base-to-summit people-movers for each ski area, they gut-renovated them. For around $1 million per lift, Bromley's Sun Mountain Express and Cranmore's Skimobile Express got new, modern drives, comms lines, safety systems, and more. The result: two essentially brand-new lifts with three-plus decades of good life ahead of them.Skiers may not see it that way, and most won't even know about the upgrades. The aesthetics, mostly, remain unchanged. But for independent ski area operators knocked into eyes-bulging terror as they see price quotes for a Double Clutch Z-Link Awesomeness 42-passenger Express Lift, the Fairbank model offers an approachable alternative. Knock down the walls, but keep the building intact, a renovation rather than a rebuild.Boyne does this all the time, mostly with lifts the company is relocating: the Kanc quad at Loon becomes the Seven Brothers quad; Big Sky's Swift Current quad becomes Sugarloaf's Bucksaw Express; Sunday River's Jordan quad is, someday, maybe, supposedly going to land at Pleasant Mountain. Sugarloafers may grumble on their message boards about getting a used quad while Sunday River erects its second D-Line bubble lift in two years, but, as Loon President/GM Brian Norton told me about the Seven Brothers upgrade on the podcast last year, the effect of such projects are that skiers get “a new lift… you won't recognize it.” Other than the towers and the chairs, the machine parts of these machines really are brand new.Cranmore and its sister resorts have found a different way to sustainably operate, is my point here. The understated chairlift upgrades are just one expression of this. But both operate, remember, in impossible neighborhoods. Bromley is visible from almost any point on Alterra-owned Stratton, Southern Vermont's Ikon Pass freight train. Cranmore sits just down the road from Vail-owned Attitash and Wildcat, both of which are larger, and both of which share a pass – which, by the way, is less expensive than Cranmore's – with each other and with their 20 or 50 or 60 best friends, depending upon how Epic you want your winter to be. The local lift-served skiing market is so treacherous that Black Mountain, less than 11 miles north of Cranmore and in continuous operation since 1935, was saved from permanent closure last week only when Indy Pass called in the cavalry.Yet, Cranmore thrives. Wilcox says that season pass sales continue to increase every year. Going into year five of Northeast-specific Epic Pass offerings and year six of the Ikon Pass, that's an amazing statistic. Cranmore's pass is not cheap. The early-bird adult price for the 2023-24 ski season came in at $775. It's currently $1,139. For a 1,200-vertical-foot mountain in a state full of 2,000-footers, with just one high-speed lift in a neighborhood where Sunday River runs five, statistical equivalencies quickly fail any attempt to explain this momentum.So what does explain it? Perhaps it's the resort's massive, ongoing base area renovation that landed a new hotel and lodge onsite within the past year. Perhaps it's consumer habit and proximity to North Conway, looming, as the mountain does, over town. Perhaps it's the approachable, just-right size of the mountain or, for families, the fact that all trails funnel back to a single base. Perhaps it's the massive seasonal youth and race programs. It is, most likely, a combination of all of these things, as well as atmospheric intangibles and managerial competence.Whatever it is, Cranmore shows us that a pathway exists for a Very Good Mountain to thrive in the megapass era without being a direct party to it. It's worth noting that Black, which nearly failed, is a fifth-year member of Indy Pass, which Cranmore has declined to join. While this conversation with Wilcox does not exactly explain how the mountain has been so successful even as it sidesteps megatrends, it's easy enough to appreciate, as you listen to his passion for and appreciation of the place, why it does.What I got wrongI noted that the Skimobile Express quad had been upgraded “last year, or maybe the year before.” Cranmore completed the lift overhaul in 2022.I referred to Vail's Northeast Value Epic Pass as the “Northeast Local Pass.”Why you should ski CranmoreThe New England Ski Safari is not quite the social media meme that it is in the big-mountain West, where Campervan Karl and Bearded Bob document their season-long adventures over switchbacking passes with their trusty dog, Labrador Larry. Alta/Snowbird to Jackson to Big Sky to Sun Valley to Tahoe with a sickness Brah. Hella wicked rad. Six weeks and 16 storms, snowshovels in the roof box and Larry pouncing through snow in IG Stories.Distance is not such an obstacle in the East. New England crams 100 ski areas into a six-state region half the size of Montana (which is home to just 17, two of which it shares with Idaho). Between pow runs we can just… go home. But the advent of the megapass in the Northeast over the past decade has enabled this sort of resort-hopping adventure. Options abound:* Epic Pass gives you three of Vermont's largest ski areas (Okemo, Mount Snow, Stowe); one of New England's best ski areas (also Stowe); and four stops in New Hampshire, three of which (Mount Sunapee, Wildcat, and Attitash), are sizeable. Crotched gives you night skiing.* Ikon Pass delivers four of New England's biggest, best, and most complete ski areas: Killington, Sugarbush, Sunday River, and Sugarloaf; as well as two of its best lift systems (Stratton and Loon – yes, I know the gondolas are terrible at both); and a sleepy bomber in Pico.* Indy Pass gives you perhaps New England's best ski area (Jay Peak); three other mountains that stack up favorably with anything on Epic or Ikon (Waterville Valley, Cannon, Saddleback); and a stack of unheralded thumpers where light crowds and great terrain collide (Black Mountain of Maine, Black Mountain NH, Magic, Bolton Valley, Berkshire East); and a bunch of family-friendly bumps (Whaleback, Dartmouth Skiway, Pats Peak, Saskadena Six, Mohawk, Catamount, Bigrock).Hit any of those circuits, and you're bound for a good winter. So why tack on an extra? Cranmore is one of the few large New England independents (along with Bretton Woods, Smugglers' Notch, Mad River Glen, Bromley), to so far decline megapass membership. That makes it a tricker sell to the rambling resort-hopper.But this is not Colorado. You can score a Cranmore lift ticket for as little as $65 on select Sundays, even in mid-winter, (including, as of this writing, the always raucous St. Patrick's Day). If you're skiing Attitash and staying in North Conway, you can roll up to Cranmore starting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday or Saturday for a $69 night-ski and some pre-dinner turns.And it's worth the visit. This is a very good ski mountain. The stats undersell the place. It skis and feels big. The fall lines are sustained and excellent. Glades are more abundant than the trailmap suggests. The grooming is outstanding. It faces south – a not unimportant feature in often-frigid New England.Even if you're megapass Bro (and who among us is not?), this one fits right into the circuit, close to Attitash, Black, Wildcat, Cannon, Loon, Waterville. It's easy to ski multiple New England mountains on a single trip, or even in a single day. The last time I skied Cranmore, I cranked through 17 high-speed laps in three hours and then bumped over to Pleasant Mountain, half an hour down the road.Podcast NotesOn Hans SchneiderHenry Dow Gibson, who New England Ski History refers to as an “international financier” founded Cranmore in 1937, but it was Austrian ski instructor Hannes Schneider who institutionalized the place. Per New England Ski History:Hannes Schneider was born on June 24, 1890 in Stuben, a small town west of Arlberg Pass in Austria. At the age of 8, Schneider started skiing on makeshift skis.While becoming a renowned skier in his teenage years, Schneider developed the Arlberg technique. The Arlberg technique quickly caught on, resulting in Schneider becoming in demand for demonstrations, films, and military training.Following Nazi Germany taking Austria in the Anschluss, Schneider was imprisoned March 12, 1938.In January of 1937, international financier Harvey Gibson purchased land on Cranmore Mountain in Conway with the aim to make North Conway a winter destination. Two years later, after lawyer Karl Rosen managed to transfer Schneider from prison to house arrest, Gibson leveraged his firm's German holdings and negotiated with Heinrich Himmler to get Schneider and his family released from Germany and transported to the United States. Following a massive welcoming party in North Conway in February of 1939, Schneider took over Cranmore and worked quickly to make it one of the best known ski areas in the country.One of Schneider's first big decisions at Cranmore was to expand lift service to the summit, which was accomplished during his first full season when the upper section of the Skimobile was installed. With top to bottom Skimobile coverage, Cranmore was second only to Cannon's tram in terms of continuous lift served vertical drop in New England.With the onset of World War II, Hannes was reportedly involved in the training and providing intelligence for United States and British ski troops. His son Herbert served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, earning a Bronze Star for his heroic actions in Italy. Following the war, Herbert returned to North Conway to work for his father.In 1949, Hannes Schneider was hired to oversee construction of the new Blue Hills ski area outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Schneider referred to the ski area was "Little Cranmore."In the spring of 1955, Schneider was actively working to open new terrain at Cranmore, serviced by its first chairlift. Following a day of laying out new terrain in what would become the East Bowl, Schneider died of a heart attack. Schneider's son Herbert assumed control of the Cranmore ski school and, circa 1963 started a two decade run as owner of the ski area.Schneider's name lives on at Cranmore, as a trail (Schneider in the East Bowl) and the annual Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race.On the Fairbank GroupCranmore is owned by the Fairbank Group, whose chairman and namesake, Brian Fairbank, transformed Jiminy Peak from a Berkshires backwater into the glimmering modern heart of Massachusetts skiing. The company also operates Bromley (which is owned by Joseph O'Donnell), and owns a renewable energy operation (EOS Ventures), a ski industry e-learning platform (Bullwheel Productions), and a snowmaking outfit (Snowgun Technologies). For all this and more, including Jiminy Peak's early embrace of clean energy to power its operation, Brian Fairbank earned a spot in the Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2020. I hosted him on the podcast that autumn to discuss his career and achievements:On Booth Creek Ski HoldingsIn an alternate universe, Booth Creek may stand today on Alterra's throne, Vail's foil in the Skico Wars. For a brief period in the late ‘90s, the company, founded by former Vail and Beaver Creek owner George Gillett Jr., owned eight ski areas across the United States: Cranmore, Loon, Waterville Valley, Grand Targhee, Summit at Snoqualmie, Bear Mountain (now part of Big Bear), Northstar, and Sierra-at-Tahoe. In 1998, the company attempted to purchase Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. But, as this summary chart from New England Ski History shows, Booth Creek began selling off resorts in the early 2000s. Today, it owns only Sierra-at-Tahoe:On the SkimobileHad Cranmore's monolithic Skimobile survived to the present day, most visitors would probably mistake it for a mountain coaster. When it went live, in 1938, skiers likely mistook it for the future. “Well, by gum, a contraption that just takes you right up the mountain while you sit on your heinie. This will change skiing forever!”Instead, the Skimobile, a two-track monster that toted skiers uphill in single-passenger carts, passed five decades as a beloved novelty before Cranmore demolished it in 1990. The New England ski diaspora is still sore about this. But imagine building a Great Wall of China vertically up your mountain. It would kind of make it hard for skiers, Patrol, groomers, etc. to move around the bump. And someone came up with a better idea called a “chairlift.” When the only feasible alternative was the ropetow, the Skimobile probably seemed like the greatest invention since electricity. But once the chairlift proliferated, the shortcomings of a tracked lift became obvious.The Skimobile rose Cranmore's full 1,200 vertical feet in two sections: the lower, built in 1938, and the upper, constructed the following year. Skiers had to disembark the first to take the second. Here's how they laid out in a circa 1951 trailmap:On the potential Black Cap expansionWilcox and I discussed Cranmore's long-proposed Black Cap expansion, which would give Cranmore a several-hundred-acre, several-hundred-vertical-foot boost off the backside. New England Ski History includes the following details in its short write-up of Black Cap:In 1951, Cranmore obtained an easement on 500 acres of land on Black Cap, a ledgy peak located to the east of the ski area. If the ski area were expanded to the top of Black Cap, Cranmore would see an increase of 700 vertical feet to 1,800 feet, making it the second highest in the Mount Washington Valley.Wilcox provides slightly different numbers, but doesn't rule out the possibility of this significant expansion at some future point. The current trailmap shows Black Cap looming in the background:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 91/100 in 2023, and number 477 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, or, more likely, I just get busy). You can also email skiing@substack.com. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Ihr habt euch in den vergangenen Impulsen mit Insekten beschäftigt und natürlich ließe sich diese Reihe unglaublich weit fortsetzen. Die wichtigsten und markantesten, uns als besonders schön oder interessant erscheinenden Insekten habt ihr mit Käfern, mit Bienen, mit Schmetterlingen und mit Libellen bearbeitet. Natürlich gäbe es noch viele Arten zu besprechen, von Stechmücken und Motten, von den kleinsten Fruchtfliegen bis zu den großen Stuben- oder Fleischfliegen. Was ebenfalls wie ein Insekt erscheint, aber keines ist, ist die Spinne. In diesem Impuls werden wir uns mit Spinnentieren beschäftigen, denn sie sind unglaublich interessant für die Zeichnung. 

Frank Buchholz wurde bekannt mit verschiedenen TV-Formaten (Kochduell, Promi-Kocharena, ARD Buffett, Lecker an Bord) und hat sich deutschlandweit als ausgezeichneter Koch einen Namen gemacht. Die Liebe zur Kulinarik entdeckte er in der elterlichen Pizzeria im Ruhrgebiet. Eher durch Zufall bekam er eine Ausbildungsstelle als Koch und arbeitete später in großen Restaurants wie dem Tantris, den Käfer-Stuben und dem Marchesi in Mailand. Heimisch wurde er in Mainz, wo er bis heute das Restaurant Bootsmann betreibt. Sein mit einem Michelin-Stern prämiertes Restaurant hat er vor Jahren geschlossen, weil er den Mechanismen der Branche nicht weiter folgen wollte. Nicht zuletzt, weil er ein überzeugter Wahl-Rheinhesse ist, bringt er heute Dietmar und Thomas heute die Weine aus Rheinhessen näher. Die Weinprinzessin bekommt endlich ihren Wunschgast: Frank Buchholz! Frank erzählt über seinen Werdegang, den Wert guter Produkte und funktionierender Netzwerke in der Branche. „Was mir schmeckt, kommt auf die Karte“ ist ein klasse Tipp für die Gestaltung seiner eigenen Weinkarte, die nicht überbordend groß ist, aber für jeden Geschmack etwas vorhält. Im Gespräch über Erfolg und Lebensfreude erklärt Frank eindrucksvoll, wie man Leben und Streben miteinander in Einklang bringen kann. Dann stellt sich heraus, dass Dietmar und Thomas sich offenbar schon viel zu lange kennen und zu oft gemeinsam Wein trinken: ausgerechnet im größten Anbaugebiet Deutschlands bringen die beiden Weine vom gleichen Winzer mit – obwohl er gar nicht für die kostenlose Doppelwerbung bezahlt. Was sonst noch passiert: - Die Weinprinzessin hat sich in den Niederlanden das Gesicht verbrannt, weshalb Sebastian immer wieder für Späße der drei herhalten muss. - Die Weinprinzessin riecht und schmeckt Pfannkuchen und Amsterdamer Kanal-„Mock“ - Die Bitte nach Beendigung der Blindverkostung, die Hosen runterzulassen, versteht Frank offenbar falsch… - Hendrik Thoma war der Ghostwriter der ersten Weinkarte von Franks Sterne-Restaurant - Thomas doziert fachmännisch: „Rheinhessen liegt nicht nur in Hessen.“ - Dietmar zitiert landestypische Trinksprüche, die sonst niemand kennt. - Thomas Anders soll in einer späteren Folge mit der Weinprinzessin Cheri Cheri Lady singen, Frank reicht dazu eine Lasagne. - Die vier stellen in einem Anflug von Heimat-Romantik fest, dass es noch mehr schöne Flüsse gibt als den Trinkfluss IN VINO WER WIE WAS wird produziert von ASK.Berlin.

Ob im Herrgottswinkel alter Stuben oder in der Volkskunstecke der Kunstgeschichte - Hinterglasmalerei hing lange in der Nische. Bis die Expressionisten des Blauen Reiters um Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter und Heinrich Campendonk die alte Technik wiederentdeckten. Wieso ausgerechnet Lichtbrechungen und Reflexionen die Hinterglasmalerei so einzigartig machen.

Das neue Märchen ist da! Heute wieder von den Brüdern Grimm: "Der Mond". Ich bin wieder unterwegs und muss auf mein Reise-Equipment zurückgreifen, weil ich wieder unterwegs bin. Ich hoffe, Bild & Ton sind trotzdem angenehm. Die Märchen eignen sich wunderbar zur Entspannung, zum Einschlafen, während einer langen Autofahrt oder als Unterhaltung nebenbei. Vielen Dank euch für die lieben Bewertungen auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts und die Abos auf YouTube! *_* Ich wünsche euch eine zauberhafte Woche

Putins Rede zur Lage der Nation. Nancy Faesers und Annalena Baerbocks warme Worte in der Türkei – und die Digitalisierung scheitert womöglich an der Biologie. Das ist die Lage am Dienstagabend. Hier die Artikel zum Nachlesen: Putin setzt Russlands Teilnahme am nuklearen Abrüstungsvertrag mit den USA aus Baerbock und Faeser besuchen Erdbebengebiet in der Türkei Diese Fachkräfte fehlen der deutschen Wirtschaft Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie bei SPIEGEL+. Jetzt für nur € 1,– im ersten Monat testen unter spiegel.de/abonnieren. Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung

Elf Jahre ist es her, dass die Schauspielerinnen und Schauspieler der niederdeutschen Fritz-Reuter-Bühne ein legendäres Weihnachtsprogramm auf die Bühne brachten. Mit gefühlvollen Liedern zum Fest, mit viel Humor und mit vielen ganz neuen Songs, Gedichten und Geschichten, jede davon hat das Zeug zum Weihnachtsklassiker. Das Programm "Hell ward dat in uns Stuben" wurde als CD veröffentlicht und die CD wiederum wurde vorgestellt bei einem exklusiven Konzert im NDR-Funkhaus in Schwerin. Ausschnitte aus diesem Konzert gibt es in dieser Klönkist.

Bald wurde es heller vor ihm, und dann trat er hinaus in eine wunderliche Gegend, wie er solche noch niemals gesehen hatte. Es war dort warm, doch war es nicht Sommerwärme, die ihm entgegenschlug, sondern eine Luft, wie sie in geheizten Stuben zu sein pflegt, angefüllt mit allerlei süßen Düften. Auch schien keine Sonne an dem Himmel, und doch war überall eine gleichmäßige Helle verbreitet. Von der Gegend selbst sah er nicht viel, denn hinter ihm stand die hohe Felsenwand, durch die er hereingekommen war, und ringsum verdeckten die Aussicht viele hochgewachsene Sträucher, an denen die seltsamsten Früchte wuchsen. Heinrich Seidel | Märchen | Gute-Nacht-Geschichten

Als friedliebende, freiheitliche Demokratie hat man es heute auch nicht einfach. Vor allem, wenn es um das verflixte Erdgas geht, das unsere Stuben warm und unsere Wirtschaft am Laufen hält. Es gibt gutes und richtig böses Gas. Letzteres kommt aber zum Glück nur aus Russland; oder sollte man besser sagen, es „kam“ aus Russland? ZumWeiterlesen

Der Ukraine-Krieg zwingt den Westen, neue Lieferanten für Erdöl und Erdgas zu suchen, um von Russland unabhängig zu werden. Doch viele der Produzenten haben eine zweifelhafte Bilanz, wenn es um die Achtung der Menschenrechte geht. Auslandredaktor Rewert Hoffer erklärt im Podcast, wie der Westen wegen der Energiekrise moralische Bedenken über Bord wirft. Weitere Informationen zum Thema: https://www.nzz.ch/international/energiekrise-diese-autokraten-werden-vom-westen-wieder-umworben-ld.1698079 Hörerinnen und Hörer von «NZZ Akzent» lesen die NZZ online oder in gedruckter Form drei Monate lang zum Preis von einem Monat. Zum Angebot: nzz.ch/akzentabo

«Zu Fuß?» «Zu Fuß.» «Allein?» «Allein.» Christiane Hoffmanns Vater floh Anfang 1945 aus Schlesien. 75 Jahre später geht die Tochter denselben Weg, 550 Kilometer nach Westen. Sie kämpft sich durch Hagelstürme und sumpfige Wälder. Sie sitzt in Kirchen, Küchen und guten Stuben. Sie führt Gespräche – mit anderen Menschen und mit sich selbst. Sie sucht nach der Geschichte und ihren Narben. Ein sehr persönliches, literarisches Buch über Flucht und Heimat, über die Schrecken des Krieges und über das, was wir verdrängen, um zu überleben.Deutschland in den 1970er Jahren. Unter dem Tisch sitzen die Kinder. Oben seufzen die Erwachsenen, essen Schnittchen und reden über die verlorene Heimat. Sie geben ihre Verletzungen und Alpträume weiter an die nächste Generation. Nach dem Tod des Vaters kehrt die Tochter in das schlesische Dorf mit dem malerischen Namen zurück, nach Rosenthal, das jetzt Rózyna heißt. Am 22. Januar 2020 bricht sie auf und geht noch einmal den Weg seiner Flucht. Was bleibt heute vom Fluchtschicksal? Wie gehen Familien, wie gehen Gesellschaften, Deutsche, Polen und Tschechen mit der Vergangenheit um? Christiane Hoffmanns Buch holt die Erinnerung an Flucht und Vertreibung ins 21. Jahrhundert, es verschränkt ihre Familiengeschichte mit der Historie, Zeitzeugenberichte mit Begegnungen auf ihrem Weg. Doch es ist vor allem ein sehr persönliches Buch, geschrieben in einer literarischen Sprache, die Suche einer Tochter nach ihrem Vater und seiner Geschichte.(Quelle: Verlagstext)

wir nochmals im weitesten Sinne über den Ukrainekrieg, denn dieser beschäftigt uns hier am Flughafen sehr. Die schrecklichen Bilder, die täglich in unsere Stuben gebracht werden, stellen uns vor die Frage, ob es uns eigentlich noch gut gehen darf... Ausgehend von dieser Frage unterhalten wir uns nochmals über das, was gerade geschieht - was auch mit uns geschieht - und erzählen ein wenig darüber, was wir bei der Begleitung von geflüchteten Menschen erleben. Falls ihr uns schreiben möchtet: flughafenkirche@zurich-airport.com

Top, die Wette gilt! Heute vor 41 Jahren flimmerte "Wetten dass" zum ersten Mal in die Stuben der Schweiz, Deutschlands und Österreichs. In der Tageschronik nehmen wird dieses Jubiläum zum Anlass, auf einige der kuriosesten und denkwürdigsten Wett-Momente zurückzuschauen.

Als Teenager war er fasziniert von der französischen Electro Musik von Air, Daft Punk, Jean-Michel Jarre oder Étienne de Crécy. Seit 2010 produziert Jamison Isaak aka Teen Daze aus Vancouver seinen eigenen Electro Sound. Auch auf seinem zehnten Album «Interior» schimmert der heitere französische House Einfluss durch. Eine funky Ambient Platte, die zuhause mit Kopfhörer, aber auch draussen auf den Dancefloors bestens funktioniert.

Hohoho, klingeling, es ist Weihnachten! Mona Harry tritt als Weihnachtswichtel auf und legt ein drittes Gedicht unter den Tannenbaum. Zarte Nachstimmungen, feine Sternendeutungen und ein satter Weihnachtssegen - der Lyrik-Podcast Seelenfutter trägt zum Lichtfest Feststimmung in die Stuben. Am Ende legt die gefeierte Poetry-Slamerin Mona Harry noch einen eigenen Text dazu, über die Liebe und wie das Große der Welt plötzlich ganz zart und fein daherkommt.

Weihnachtlicher Zauber liegt in der Luft. Die vierte Adventskerze brennt schon seit einiger Zeit, sie füllt den letzten Platz im Adventskranz aus. Am fast letzten Tag der Vorweihnachtszeit laufen die Vorbereitungen für den Heiligen Abend in vielen Häusern auf Hochtouren. Wir wollen auf Zehenspitzen durch eine dieser Stuben schleichen und einen Blick durch die verschiedenen Schlüssellöcher werfen. Welche kleinen und großen Heimlichkeiten verbergen sich wohl dahinter? Der Geist der Weihnacht steckt in jedem Winkel und jeder Ecke. Es ist eine magische Zeit, so einzigartig und glückselig. Lass dich von ihr verzaubern. Wir, das sind Nale und Balto, möchten dich auf eine Reise schicken, damit du so die Sorgen des Tages hinter dir lassen kannst. Unsere Geschichten sollen dir dabei helfen, zur Ruhe zu kommen und langsam in einen verdienten und erholsamen Schlaf zu gleiten. Wir wünschen dir eine gute Nacht, schlaf schön! Konnten wir dir beim Einschlafen helfen? Hast du eine Idee, wo die nächste Reise hingehen soll? Dann schreib uns gerne an geschichtenzumeinschlafen@julep.de. Wir freuen uns sehr, von dir zu hören! ***Werbung*** Informationen zu unseren Werbepartner:innen findet ihr unter: https://linktr.ee/einschlafen Vielen Dank an unsere Partner:innen, die es uns ermöglichen, euch weiterhin beim Einschlafen zu helfen. ***Werbung Ende*** Hosts: Nale & Balto Text: Madeleine Walther Musik: Milan Lukas Fey Produktion & Schnitt: Myriel Desgranges Eine Produktion der Julep Studios

We asked you to vote for your Top 12 of "Errrythang," or your favorite things we do on The Jubal Show: First Date Follow Up, Dirty Little Secret Phone Prank and War of the Roses so we can count down the Top 12 "Errrythang" from 2021! A Jubal Phone Prank is when our listeners set-up a friend or family member to wake up with The Jubal Show, phone prank style. In this phone prank, a pass the prank, Rick Stuben and Tina Traffic Jams 9Jubal Fresh and Alex Fresh) call a guy that entered a contest for Shawn Mendes tickets but the thing is, he doesn't like the radio station or show! Leave a rating and review wherever you listen. It will help the show out in a big way. If that's not your thing, you can find us on social media here:https://instagram.com/thejubalshowhttps://twitter.com/thejubalshowhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thejubalshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In Zusammenarbeit mit der WAZ Bottrop sind wir in Bottrops Kneipenlandschaft unterwegs. Jeden Monat wird ein Tresen unter die Lupe genommen. Während die WAZ ein Interview mit dem Wirt der Kneipe führt, welches in der WAZ gelesen werden kann, kümmern wir uns um die Stammgäste, die aus ihrer Sicht bei uns an den Mikros beschreiben, warum sie schon seit Jahren genau hier an der Theke sitzen. Mit lustigen Anekdoten und Geschichten von früher. Heute waren wir in unserer zweiten Folge in der Alten Stuben bei Wirtin Sabine Behrendt , die uns einen ihrer Bierbrüder rausgesucht hat. Peter Podgorski hat heute mit uns geplaudert und seine Thekengeschichte erzählt.

In manchen Stuben und Hausgängen stehen auch heute noch kunstvoll verzierte Bauernschränke und Truhen. In "Habe die Ehre!" ratscht Andreas Estner mit der Kunsthistorikerin Gerdi Maierbacher-Legl, die seit vielen Jahren über die süddeutsche Möbelmalerei forscht.

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Der Jogltisch war anno dazumal aus den bäuerlichen Stuben nicht wegzudenken. Auch heute gesellen wir uns gerne um den wuchtigen Tisch, der so manches Geheimnis verbergen kann. Bauernmöbel-Tischler Josef Gröbner aus Oberbayern schwärmt im Servus-Podcast von dem robusten Möbelstück für Generationen.Der Tisch, um den man sich zum Essen und Beten in der Stube versammelte, war das Herzstück des Hofes. Aus Fichte, Ahorn, Rotföhre und Buche gefertigt, war er wie ein Symbol für diese Gegend: zugleich wilder Wald und menschliche Kultur, gezähmte Natur und solides Handwerk. Mit seiner Brotlade und dem Fächerrahmen für das Besteck war er der Mittelpunkt des Hauses.Eine weitere Besonderheit des Jogltisches: Die leicht ausgestellten Tischbeine sind über ein waagrechtes Brett miteinander verbunden. Dieses diente als Fußstütze über dem kalten Fußboden und hieß daher „Vergeltsgott“.Der Jogltisch verbindet GenerationenDie Tischlerei Gröbner aus Oberbayern stellt mit viel Liebe am Waginger See traditionelle Bauernmöbel her. Ganz besonders stolz sind sie auf ihren Jogltisch, der nach altem Vorbild getischlert wird. Da gehört die verschiebbare Tischplatte mit dem Geheimfach genauso dazu, wie die reich verzierte Bestecklade oder die traditionelle Fußstütze.„Der Tisch ist ungemein stabil und für Generationen gemacht“, weiß Josef Gröbner Junior noch über das Möbelstück zu berichten, das weit mehr als nur den Zweck eines Esstisches erfüllt. Und damit er auch noch ganz lange alle um sich versammeln kann, greift der Familienbetrieb bei der Holzwahl auf Fichte, Ahorn oder Nussholz zurück.Aber sein eindeutig schönstes Merkmal bleibt das Stück Familiengeschichte, das die hinterlassenen Furchen und Kratzer auf ihm im Laufe der Zeit zu erzählen wissen.Der Jogltisch Servus von Familie Gröbner ist bei Servus am Marktplatz erhältlich.Link zum Artikel: https://www.servus.com/a/h/jogltisch-bauernmoebel-holz-funktionen-podcastDer Podcast hat Ihnen gefallen? Dann schreiben Sie einen Kommentar und schenken uns eine 5-Sterne-Bewertung. Wir freuen uns immer über Post, Anregungen und Ideen – schreiben Sie uns einfach: team@servus.comFoto: Doris HimmelbauerProduktion & Stimme: Beatrix Hammerschmied

Walpurgisnacht und Erster Mai, Karneval der Kulturen, Christopher-Street-Day und dereinst auch die Love Parade – auffällig viele Highlights des modernen Berliner Festkalenders sind im Frühjahr situiert. Abgesehen vom damals ganz anders begangenen Maifeiertag war interessanterweise indes keiner dieser Partyanlässe bereits vor einhundert Jahren bekannt. Dafür, erfahren wir aus der Deutschen Allgemeinen Zeitung vom 15. Mai 1921, stand damals ein anderes Fest ganz hoch im Kurs: Pfingsten. Der Brauch, Fenster und Stuben, Geschäfte und Karossen üppig mit Blumen und Zweigen zu schmücken, wurde zwar auch andernorts gepflegt. Nirgendwo allerdings sieht der Autor die Sehnsucht nach dem ‘Grünen‘ so ausgeprägt wie gerade im grauen Berlin, weshalb er sich dazu versteigt, die Bedeutung des Pfingstfestes für die Reichshauptstadt fast mit der von Fasching und Karneval in anderen deutschen Landen zu vergleichen. Für uns wiederholt diesen Frevel der Ex-Kölner Frank Riede.

Im Wonnemonat Mai darf das Gastgewerbe in Friedrichstadt wieder Gäste empfangen und bewirten. Als Modellregion erwacht die Holländerstadt, die in diesem Jahr ihr 400-jähriges Jubiläum feiert, unter Corona-konformen Regeln wieder zu neuem touristischen Leben. Warum sich ein Ausflug in die Grachtenstadt zwischen Treene und Eider lohnt, wie gefeiert wird und warum sich ein französischer König im Restaurant ‚Holländische Stuben‘ versteckt hielt, erfahren Sie von Michaela Friese, Inhaberin des denkmalgeschützten Restaurants, der auch das Hotel ‚Klein Amsterdam‘ gehört.

„Glücksgefühle für Augen und Gaumen“ – das verspricht das 4-Sterne-Superior-Hotel-Restaurant „Krone“ in der sonnigen Südpfalz! In Herxheim-Hayna, einem alten Tabakdorf mit wunderschönen Fachwerkhäusern und nahe zum Elsass, kannst du Wellness & Natur, Erholung & Kulinarik auf höchstem Niveau genießen.  Das junge Gastro-Ehepaar Erika Kuntz und Fabio Daneluzzi hat das familiengeführte Haus 2018 übernommen und setzt die Familientradition fort. Fabio war Aufsteiger des Jahres und ist mit seinem kreativen Kochstil aus dem Stand auf Rang 64 unter den 100 besten Köche Deutschlands gelandet, Michelin- und Gault-Millau-Dekorationen inklusive. Erika verantwortet als Sommeliere eine imposante Weinkarte, die allein 143 Weiße aus der „Pfälzer Toskana“ auflistet! Wir beschreiben dir unsere Eindrücke von einem sehr genussvollen Wochenende in diesem Juwel. Hör außerdem live aus den „Pfälzer Stuben“, wie das 4-Gang-Menü auf uns gewirkt hat und warum die Vorspeise „Von Neapel in die Pfalz“ einiges über den sehr sympathischen Stil der Küche verrät

Die ersten Fernsehserien kamen aus den USA in die heimischen Stuben der Schweizer Haushalte: Die Westernserie «Bonanza» oder Serien mit Tieren wie «Lassie», «Fury», «Flipper» und andere. Unterdessen produzieren Fernsehstationen weltweit sowie grosse Plattformen wie Netflix Serien am Laufmeter. Serien waren früher oft als Endlosserien angelegt: «Bonanza», «Dallas», «Denver Clan», «Lüthi und Blanc» u.a. Heute sind Serien oft nach wenigen Staffeln wieder weg vom Programm, dafür gibt es heute ein riesiges, unüberschaubares Angebot. Neben klassischen Fernsehstationen buhlen heute Plattformen wie Netflix, HBO oder Disney Channel um die Gunst der Zuschauenden. Erfolgreiche Schweizer TV-Serien Die erfolgreichste Serie im Schweizer Fernsehen bis heute ist «Fascht e Familie». Aktuell gezeigt wird die dritte Staffel des Thrillers «Wilder», im Schweizer Fernsehen und online auf «Play Suisse».

Ein frohes Fest und viel Musik. Das steckt hinter Türchen 24 des mittelgroßen Rittergeschichten Adventskalenders. Jeden Tag bis zum Fest der Feste das Beste von der Resterampe und neuer Cringe von unter der Girlande. Der RITTERGESCHICHTEN ADVENTSKALENDER serviert selbst ausgestanztes Ear Candy in die gemütlichen, gut gelüfteten Stuben. Weiterführende Informationen: - Instagram.com/greatcritter - Twitter.com/gaststar - Kaufen Sie Bücher! Eintritt kann man bei Bedarf hier nachreichen: PayPal.me/Rittergeschichten

Rudolf Völler und das Weihnachtswunder. Das steckt hinter Türchen 23 des mittelgroßen Rittergeschichten Adventskalenders. Jeden Tag bis zum Fest der Feste das Beste von der Resterampe und neuer Cringe von unter der Girlande. Der RITTERGESCHICHTEN ADVENTSKALENDER serviert selbst ausgestanztes Ear Candy in die gemütlichen, gut gelüfteten Stuben. Weiterführende Informationen: - Instagram.com/greatcritter - Twitter.com/gaststar - Kaufen Sie Bücher! Eintritt kann man bei Bedarf hier nachreichen: PayPal.me/Rittergeschichten

Eine ganz ungezwungene Videokonferenz. Die steckt auch hinter Türchen 22 des mittelgroßen Rittergeschichten Adventskalenders. Jeden Tag bis zum Fest der Feste das Beste von der Resterampe und neuer Cringe von unter der Girlande. Der RITTERGESCHICHTEN ADVENTSKALENDER serviert selbst ausgestanztes Ear Candy in die gemütlichen, gut gelüfteten Stuben. Weiterführende Informationen: - Instagram.com/greatcritter - Twitter.com/gaststar - Kaufen Sie Bücher! Eintritt kann man bei Bedarf hier nachreichen: PayPal.me/Rittergeschichten

Eine ganz ungezwungene Videokonferenz. Und ihre Vorbereitungen. Das steckt hinter Türchen 21 des mittelgroßen Rittergeschichten Adventskalenders. Jeden Tag bis zum Fest der Feste das Beste von der Resterampe und neuer Cringe von unter der Girlande. Der RITTERGESCHICHTEN ADVENTSKALENDER serviert selbst ausgestanztes Ear Candy in die gemütlichen, gut gelüfteten Stuben. Weiterführende Informationen: - Instagram.com/greatcritter - Twitter.com/gaststar - Kaufen Sie Bücher! Eintritt kann man bei Bedarf hier nachreichen: PayPal.me/Rittergeschichten

Ganz liebe Grüße. Die stecken hinter Türchen 20 des mittelgroßen Rittergeschichten Adventskalenders. Jeden Tag bis zum Fest der Feste das Beste von der Resterampe und neuer Cringe von unter der Girlande. Der RITTERGESCHICHTEN ADVENTSKALENDER serviert selbst ausgestanztes Ear Candy in die gemütlichen, gut gelüfteten Stuben. Weiterführende Informationen: - Instagram.com/greatcritter - Twitter.com/gaststar - Kaufen Sie Bücher! Eintritt kann man bei Bedarf hier nachreichen: PayPal.me/Rittergeschichten

Ein Ausflug hinter die Bühne. Das steckt hinter Türchen 19 des mittelgroßen Rittergeschichten Adventskalenders. Jeden Tag bis zum Fest der Feste das Beste von der Resterampe und neuer Cringe von unter der Girlande. Der RITTERGESCHICHTEN ADVENTSKALENDER serviert selbst ausgestanztes Ear Candy in die gemütlichen, gut gelüfteten Stuben. Weiterführende Informationen: - Instagram.com/greatcritter - Twitter.com/gaststar - Kaufen Sie Bücher! Eintritt kann man bei Bedarf hier nachreichen: PayPal.me/Rittergeschichten