Podcasts about Sweden

Per Åsberg Sommar is a senior advisor in the markets department at the Swedish central bank. In Per's first appearance on the show, he discusses his career as a central banker, the history of the Riksbank, evolutions in inflation targeting at the Riksbank, changes in the Sweden's central banks operating system, its new tool called the Deposit Requirement Facility, and much more. Check out the transcript for this week's episode, now with links. Recorded on December 12th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X: @DavidBeckworth Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings merch! Subscribe to David's new BTS YouTube Channel  Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:08 - Per's Career 00:04:02 - Riksbank 00:09:07 - Inflation Targeting at Riksbank 00:11:56 - Riksbank's Operating System 00:15:39 - Certificate of Deposits 00:33:42 - Quantitative Tightening 00:36:42 - The Deposit Requirement Facility 00:45:38 - Other Central Banks and Demand-Driven Systems 00:58:16 - Outro

Utrikesministern om Venezuela: Sverige vill ha en fredlig övergång till demokrati / Manifestationer för att hedra kvinnor som mördats / Nya varningar för mycket snö / 16-åriga Gustav och Elias hjälper andra att skotta snö Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Reportrar: Ingrid Forsberg & Nina Muossa.

One of the most popular goals this time of year is to lose some (or a lot) of fat. But how do you go about that, and is it a good idea (like so many people do) to put off the strength training until after you've lost your fat? If you're looking to make healthy changes to your lifestyle this year, this is the episode for you. We cover the basics of losing fat and building muscle mass, and explain why it's better to focus on both goals simultaneously. Here are three helpful guides from our website: Strength Training for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide How to Cut: Lose Fat and Keep Your Muscle Mass How to Build Muscle: Sets, Reps & Exercises *** Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star review in your podcast player. And hit that follow button! You can also follow us on Instagram. You'll find Daniel at @strengthdan, and Philip at @philipwildenstam. Become a part of our Reddit community here. *** This podcast is brought to you by Styrkelabbet AB, Sweden. To support us, download the world's best gym workout tracker app StrengthLog here. It's completely ad-free and the most generous fitness app on the market, giving you access to unlimited workout logging, lots of workouts and training programs, and much, much more even if you stay a free user for life. If you want a t-shirt with "Train hard, eat well, die anyway", check out our shop here.

A US woman whose bone marrow saved a father of three in Australia has spent Christmas with him and his family. Gennaro Rapinese, whose leukaemia was cured by the donation, greeted Cassidy Feeney at the airport in Perth with the words 'you saved my life'. Cassidy, who'd never met Gennaro before, says she decided to donate because she'd want someone to do the same for her loved ones - and believes everyone should care more about others and less about themselves. Also: How a community rallied around to help after customers left a restaurant in Montreal without paying a large bill. The owner of Mama Khan's uses his profits to run a soup kitchen and deliver free meals to those in need. The company in Sweden that's tackling loneliness by giving employees time off dedicated to working on their friendships. A chance encounter and a small act of kindness that led to a couple getting engaged. Plus a very rare pink platypus, and why millions of people around the world sing the Scottish folk song, Auld Lang Syne, to mark the new year. Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.Presenter: Oliver Conway. Music composed by Iona Hampson

Hi Sleepy.This episode begins in a living room with a plastic Christmas tree that has done its job and is now just standing there. From there, I wander through crowded warehouse stores, grocery aisles, guilt, scale, stars, microorganisms, language mistakes, and the strange comfort of knowing that the information that divides cells in you is ancient and uninterrupted.It's a quiet, drifting episode about consumption, loneliness, Christmas in Sweden, being alone on Christmas Day, the terror of choosing dinner, the size of the universe, the smallness of everything, and the idea that you and I are part of a very long, unbroken chain of life.Nothing is resolved. Nothing needs to be. I'm just here, talking, in my living room, while you fall asleep.It is what it is. What happens, happens. And right now, there's nothing we can do.Sleep Tight!More about Henrik, click here: https://linktr.ee/Henrikstahl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Wennberg speaks to the media after his selection to Sweden's Olympic Team. TT: 00:12:00

Wedding vows, thoughts of home and New Year wishes, from Sweden to Vancouver Island to Rostrevor, County Down, with Conall Hamill, Lani O'Hanlon, Neil Hegarty, Mattie Brennan, Denis Tuohy and Enda Wyley

Bradley Jay Filled In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Although it may be hard to imagine living anywhere else other than the U.S. if you were born and raised here, it’s always interesting to learn about other cultures and how their way of living compares to ours. Bradley spoke with Chad Eric Bergman, Director of the Center for Scandinavian Studies at North Park University-Chicago, about life in Sweden and how they rank for affordability, safety, and overall quality of life when compared to the U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Olympic hockey rosters have been named and we take a look at who made the cut and who got the snip from Team Canada, Team USA, Finland and Sweden. Then we open it up for discussion as to who you think is the tournament favourite. Don't forget to follow Brenden on X (@BrendenEscott) and subscribe to the show wherever you get your streaming audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Pagnotta, the Editor-in-Chief of the Fourth Period, joins Brenden Escott to review the Olympic hockey roster selections for Team Canada, Team USA, Finland and Sweden and to discuss Andrew Mangiapane's future in Edmonton and other trade rumors from the NHL. Find David's work online at theFourthPeriod.com and follow him on X (@TheFourthPeriod). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, The House revisits an in-depth documentary from the summer, as NATO's secretary general has warned Russia could launch an attack on the alliance within the next five years. Talk to NATO's two newest members, Finland and Sweden, and they'll tell you preparation involves a lot more than just boosting military spending. As Canada seeks to strengthen ties with both countries, what can we learn from our newest NATO allies about preparing for the worst? Supported by the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship, CBC's Emma Godmere travelled to the two Nordic countries to visit bomb shelters, the Russian border and military training grounds north of the Arctic Circle to see and hear how Finns and Swedes are steeling themselves for whatever the future may bring.This episode features the voices of: Elina Valtonen, Finland's minister of foreign affairsViktoria Hjort Malmer, defence policy director at Sweden's Ministry of DefenceJanne Kuusela, director general, defence policy department at Finland's Ministry of DefenceAntti Virta, deputy commander, Southeast Finland Border Guard DistrictSamuel Siljanen, head of operations, Southeast Finland Border Guard DistrictLt.-Col. Mikael Dalin, Swedish ArmyLt.-Col. Jukka Vuorisalmi, Finnish ArmyNina Järvenkylä, Helsinki City Rescue DepartmentHarri Mikkola, programme director for Finnish foreign policy, northern European security and NATO at the Finnish Institute of International AffairsNiklas Granholm, deputy director of studies, Swedish Defence Research AgencySara Myrdal, director of international affairs, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agencyand residents of Lappeenranta, Rovaniemi, and Helsinki, Finland; and Stockholm, Sweden

Episode No. 739 is a holiday clips episode featuring artist Dara Birnbaum. Birnbaum, a pioneering titan of video art, passed away this year at 78. "Her work is now displayed in museum collections around the world as the example of feminist video art," wrote curator and critic Karen Archey in an Artforum obituary. Birnbaum's work often included pointedly feminist critiques of mass media, including of entertainment and journalism. Retrospectives of her work include "The Dark Matter of Media Light" at SMAK, the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent, Belgium, and at the Serralves Foundation in Porto, Portugal, and "Dara Birnbaum Retrospective exhibition" at the Kunsthalle Wien in Austria and at the Norrtalje Konsthall in Sweden. Several of the Birnbaums discussed on this program are available online, including: Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79); Kiss The Girls: Make Them Cry (1979) (clip); Canon: Taking to the Street (1990) (clip); and Walkthrough of Psalm 29(30) (2016) at Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris. This program was recorded in 2017 when Dara Birnbaum's Local TV News Analysis (1980), which Birnbaum made with Dan Graham, was included in "Breaking News: Turning the Lens on Mass Media," at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The exhibition examined how artists have used newspapers, magazines and televised news programs to consider media, news and the messages included therein. The exhibition was curated by Arpad Kovacs. Air date: January 1, 2026.

The Napoleonic Wars strained the Danish-Norwegian union bringing starvation, unrest and a crisis of legitimacy. Even worse, Sweden exploited the fact that Copenhagen had sided with the losing French, and forced king Frederik VI to hand over Norway to Sweden. But the Norwegians didn't want to join a new union with Sweden, and saw an opportunity.

SMHI varnar för storm / Nu börjar nya lagar att gälla / Så kan du lyckas med dina mål 2026 Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Reporter: Nina Muossa.

Guest hosts Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Israel Fehr are joined by Tony Ferrari to chat about the World Juniors. Canada has a chance to bounce back from two tough years in a row, and this may be their best roster in quite some time. Is Gavin McKenna still on track to be the first overall draft pick? After, Scott Laughlin joins to check out the Olympic hockey rosters, with the USA, Finland, and Sweden all releasing their rosters. How do those nations stack up to Canada? Some puzzling snubs leave certain stars out of the equation. This podcast is produced by Andy Cole and Greg Balloch. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on January 2nd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

Welcome to our first Radio Sweden Weekly of 2026. We are joined by newspaper journalists and editorial writers Anders Lindberg from Aftonbladet and Mattias Svensson from Svenska Dagbladet to help us to look back at the biggest news headlines in Sweden last year.Presented and produced by Dave Russell.

Discussing the Bruins' win over the Oilers, checking in on Bruins' stats halfway through the season and individual point paces. Plus, we get into the announcements of Olympic rosters including the omission of Hampus Lindholm from team Sweden. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx | Email us at skatepod@weei.com Jump to: 00:00 - Opening shifts: Bruins beat Oilers and Olympic rosters 10:00 - Bruins' numbers at halfway point of season 38:00 - Hampus Lindholm doesn't make Sweden Olympic roster 46:00 - US and Canada Olympic roster snubs 1:08:00 - Can Bruins take momentum from win over Edmonton? 1:15:00 - Bruins 7th player award leading candidate 1:20:00 - WJC To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Show + with Shan Virjee and Connor Gronsdahl is on demand! To kick off the hour the guys react to Teams Canada's Olympic Men's Hockey roster being announced! The guys give their takes on Sam Bennett being left off the roster, in favour of Anthony Cirellli. Then they discuss the goaltending situation and why they think the group is better than last years 4-nations group.(28:25) later on Shan and Connor go through The other 3 teams that have announced their rosters earlier this morning! (USA, Sweden, Finland) The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. Get full Flames games and great shows like Quick 60: The Stamps Show, Wranglers Watch and more ON DEMAND.

Welcome to the DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Mike Rupp!On today's show, Jason Gregor and the panel break down the latest developments surrounding the 2026 Olympic Games, including a full look at Team USA and Team Canada's projected rosters and what their lineup decisions could mean in a best-on-best tournament.We also shift the focus to the women's Olympic tournament, discussing how the rapid growth of the PWHL is changing the landscape of women's hockey and raising the overall level of international competition. Plus, we take a closer look at players outside the NHL who could make an impact at the Olympics, along with roster breakdowns for Sweden and Finland as traditional international powerhouses prepare for the Games.From there, we examine the impact of the Olympics on the NHL season, including scheduling challenges, home-and-away balance, and how teams may manage workloads for their top players. On the NHL front, we dig into several major storylines around the league — including the Buffalo Sabres staying hot, whether their recent run is sustainable, and the big question facing the Detroit Red Wings: are they for real or just riding a streak?We also discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning and Brayden Point's elite production, the continued excellence of Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers, and what it all means in the broader playoff picture. Additional topics include the Colorado Avalanche's trajectory, league-wide scheduling quirks, and an early look at individual hardware, including the Hart Trophy conversation surrounding Macklin Celebrini and a tightening Art Ross race.You can get involved with all the NHL futures action over on bet365 by using the promo code NATION at bet365.comConnect with us on ⬇️TwitterInstagramWebsiteDaily Faceoff Merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Neutral Zone Hotel crew talks about the World Junior Championship and wraps up their thoughts on hit TV show Heated Rivalry.Benjamin welcomes Emily, SJ, and special guest Ben Krall to the Neutral Zone Hotel04:16 World Juniors in Minnesota35:57 Heated Rivalry wrap-up discussionMake Canada sad by checking out the full World Juniors goal song for Sweden at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=durg2CHyADoNeutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team.More information is available at https://neutralzonehotel.comLogo design by Emily Mowbray.We're available on YouTube and all the major podcast platforms.You can follow us on social media if you're so inclined: Bluesky: @neutralzonehotel.bsky.socialYou can join our Discord server at https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord

Instead of a news roundup Sweden in Focus this week consists of a conversation with a journalist who has contributed several articles to The Local recently charting the immigrant experience. Faisal Khan ended up in Sweden after life in Afghanistan became "unbearable" for him and his family. It was a country he knew little about but soon came to appreciate. Despite a rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric he's hopeful Sweden can "correct course" and focus on finding solutions to real societal problems without seeking scapegoats. "I love everything about Sweden. I love its bad weather. I love its bad jokes, even though I don't understand most of them. My body doesn't accept the cold weather but I'm still optimistic," he says.  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for an incredible 2025. On today's podcast David and Jason sit down to celebrate an entire year of podcasting and to drop their New Year's resolutions. Also, sticking your siblings in economy, spending New Year's in Australia, Jason gets busted in Sweden, and what's the price to rent David's house for the 2028 Olympics? Also, what David will be like as a father, upcoming trips to the Philippines and Dubai, and what happens when you get to heaven and have to choose your soulmate. Check out Jason's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DfygR20o7KXOE6ey4beBL?si=pW92vWnlQZKi9jTQbtzxAw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluoridated water has shaped U.S. dental policy since the 1940s, when officials began adding fluoride to public water supplies in an effort to reduce childhood cavities.1 As of 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 72.3% of Americans on community water systems (about 62.8% of the entire population) received fluoridated water,2 making systemic exposure nearly unavoidable. Mounting evidence now shows that fluoride offers little measurable benefit for dental health while introducing significant risks, particularly for children. Many countries, including Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands, have already abandoned water fluoridation.3 In the U.S., Utah and Florida recently became the first states to ban the practice, and similar bills are emerging elsewhere.4 However, in places where fluoride is not added to tap water, fluoride supplements are prescribed for infants and children. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is taking action to restrict the use of these prescription fluoride supplements, following a directive from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission to reassess their safety and effectiveness.5

Isabel Eliashev grew up in Venezuela and came to the United States as an international student, eventually earning a track scholarship at the New York Institute of Technology, all before becoming a U.S. citizen. She went from learning English through her track coach to building a lifelong career in education. Today, in addition to teaching Spanish and coaching cross country, she serves as the Head of School at Alpharetta International Academy in Georgia.Isabel's impact reaches far beyond the classroom. She was the first Latina to run with the historic New York Pioneer Track Club and now honors her late coach through the annual Ed Levy 5K. At 52, she competes around the world in masters track, from Sweden to the Huntsman World Senior Games, while inspiring her students, her children, and her community to stay active.Send us a text

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Lost in the City Snow: A Photographer's Redemption Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-01-01-08-38-20-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Det var en kall januarimorgon.En: It was a cold January morning.Sv: Snön hade lagt sig som ett tjockt täcke över Stockholm, och den frusna vinden svepte genom stadens gator.En: The snow had settled like a thick blanket over Stockholm, and the freezing wind swept through the city streets.Sv: Mikael, med sin fingrar som var stela av kyla, stapplade in i Stockholms polisstation.En: Mikael, with fingers stiff from the cold, stumbled into Stockholm's police station.Sv: Han bar på en tung börda - inte bara hans fysiska trötthet, utan också en känsla av förlust.En: He carried a heavy burden—not just his physical exhaustion, but also a sense of loss.Sv: Hans kamera, med bilderna från norra Sveriges vildmark, var borta.En: His camera, with the pictures from northern Sweden's wilderness, was gone.Sv: Inne i polisstationen var det fullt kaos.En: Inside the police station, chaos reigned.Sv: Det var Nyårsdagen och folk trängdes för att rapportera sina egna katastrofer.En: It was New Year's Day, and people crowded in to report their own disasters.Sv: Mikael tog av sig sin tjocka mössa och kände hur värmen sakta började återvända till hans kropp, men han visste att han inte hade mycket tid innan hans kropp började ge vika.En: Mikael took off his thick hat and felt the warmth slowly returning to his body, but he knew he didn't have much time before his body began to collapse.Sv: Han såg sig om efter Astrid, en polis han träffat förr.En: He looked around for Astrid, an officer he had met before.Sv: Hon hade hjälpt honom tidigare, och han hoppades att hon skulle göra det igen.En: She had helped him previously, and he hoped she would do so again.Sv: Efter en stunds letande såg Mikael henne.En: After a moment of searching, Mikael saw her.Sv: Astrid stod där, djupt försjunken i ett samtal med en annan man.En: Astrid stood there, deeply engrossed in conversation with another man.Sv: Mikael samlade all sin återstående styrka och gick mot henne.En: Mikael gathered all his remaining strength and walked toward her.Sv: "Astrid", kallade han svagt.En: "Astrid," he called weakly.Sv: Hon vände sig om och såg genast hans tillstånd.En: She turned around and immediately noticed his condition.Sv: Hennes ansikte blev allvarligt, men hon visste vad hon behövde göra.En: Her face became serious, but she knew what she needed to do.Sv: "Vad har hänt, Mikael?"En: "What happened, Mikael?"Sv: frågade hon, och hennes röst var lugn och trygg.En: she asked, her voice calm and reassuring.Sv: "Min kamera...En: "My camera...Sv: Stulen.En: Stolen.Sv: Bilderna...", försökte han förklara, men orden kom hackigt på grund av kylan.En: The pictures..." he tried to explain, but the words came out haltingly due to the cold.Sv: Astrid reagerade omedelbart.En: Astrid reacted immediately.Sv: "Sätt dig här," sa hon och ledde honom till en stol.En: "Sit here," she said, guiding him to a chair.Sv: Hon inledde processen för att snabbare registrera hans rapport.En: She began the process to quickly register his report.Sv: Mitt i allt kände Mikael hur hans huvud började snurra, och plötsligt blev allt svart.En: Amid everything, Mikael felt his head start to spin, and suddenly everything went black.Sv: Han föll från stolen och tappade medvetandet.En: He fell from the chair and lost consciousness.Sv: När han vaknade igen, låg han under en varm filt på ett av stationens rum.En: When he awoke again, he was under a warm blanket in one of the station's rooms.Sv: Astrid satt bredvid honom, med en kopp varmt te i handen.En: Astrid sat beside him with a cup of warm tea in hand.Sv: "Du gav oss alla en rejäl chock", sa hon mjukt.En: "You gave us all quite a scare," she said softly.Sv: Mikael nickade svagt.En: Mikael nodded weakly.Sv: "Tack", lyckades han få fram.En: "Thank you," he managed to utter.Sv: Astrid log.En: Astrid smiled.Sv: "Vi har redan fått ett spår på din utrustning.En: "We've already got a lead on your equipment.Sv: Det kommer att lösa sig."En: It'll be sorted out."Sv: För första gången på länge kände Mikael en gnista av hopp.En: For the first time in a long while, Mikael felt a spark of hope.Sv: Kanske var det inte bara han själv, kanske behövde han inte bära allt ensam.En: Perhaps he wasn't alone in this, perhaps he didn't have to carry everything by himself.Sv: Han insåg att han kunde lita på andra, och ibland, behövde han någon annans hjälp för att uppnå sina drömmar.En: He realized that he could rely on others, and sometimes, he needed someone else's help to achieve his dreams.Sv: Stockholm kändes plötsligt mindre kallt, och Mikaels hjärta blev lite varmare.En: Stockholm suddenly felt less cold, and Mikael's heart grew a little warmer. Vocabulary Words:settled: lagt sigswept: sveptestumbled: stappladeburden: bördaexhaustion: trötthetchaos: kaoscrowded: trängdescollaps: ge vikaengrossed: försjunkenhaltingly: hackigtguide: ledereassuring: tryggregister: registreraconsciousness: medvetandescare: chocklead: spårsorted: lösa sigspark: gnistarely: litaachieve: uppnåwilderness: vildmarkthick: tjockloss: förlustpreviously: tidigarestrength: styrkacontemplate: övervägareport: rapporterafingers: fingrarserious: allvarligtblanket: filt

Woodland habitat is something I have wanted to drill down into for many years now and Sweden is blessed with some truly wonderful forest habitat. After a great deal of careful thought and deliberation over the course of the winter, I eventually decided to drill down into the sounds of woodland over the course of early spring. A major field recording project was planned and executed as a result and it proved a truly magical experience. Tyresta National Park boasts one of the largest coniferous old-growth forests in southern Sweden and extends over a vast area of over 5,000 hectares. Stands of ancient Scots Pine dominate the high interior, some of the trees being aged at over 400 years old. Norwegian Spruce dominates the lower ground in the park, whilst deciduous tree species like Aspen, Birch, Beech and Alder also contribute to the diverse woodland. The ancient old growth woodland is an incredibly diverse habitat for all kinds of flora and fauna and it is filled with birds. In the spring of 2024 I simply lost myself along moss and lichen strewn trails in this wonderful forest, field recording all I came across. It was a truly a magical experience. The park is wonderfully quiet as a general rule and a sound recorders dream to work within. The first few weeks inside the park proved an unforgettable experience as it slowly revealed its secrets to me. By means of active and passive recording, I built up an wonderful library of recordings. In this episode, I share the beginnings of my experiences, during the early spring period  at the park, in 2025.Leave a comment here....Support the showSubscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here;https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.comLots more audio related material here at my long running website;https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

In this episode I present two sound magazines for listeners. The first of these concerns a single day at Ågesta Reserve, just south of Stockholm City. I visited the reserve on 10th May 2025 and spent a wonderful morning actively recording a large amount of species at the site, moving from one bird to the next, simply enjoying the rich and varied birdlife at the site. On the day, the place was alive with birds, all of which were extremely vocal and I secured a large amount of wonderful audio in this single visit. On days such as this, it is simply incredible to be in the field, here in Sweden. The second sound magazine should appeal to all those who regularly tune in to Wild Bird Acoustics and are interested in nocturnal migration. Here I discuss some of  the better audio recordings I managed over the course of spring 2025 at my main listening station at Landsort, Sweden. 2025 was an extremely productive season of spring migration and I have plenty of interesting audio to share. Join me as I lift the veil on nocturnal bird migration over the Stockholm Archipelago.Leave a comment here....Support the showSubscibe to Wild Bird Acoustics here;https://wildbirdacoustics.buzzsprout.comLots more audio related material here at my long running website;https://blogbirder.blogspot.com/

In the final episode of 2025, I talk with Jake Fivecoate CJF, from Northern Colorado, who shares his experience taking part in the Edward Martin Cultural Exchange across Scandinavia. Jake talks about the application process, earning his journeyman certification, and what it was like working in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. He reflects on adapting to different techniques and tools, winning a team shoeing contest in Denmark, and how the experience shaped both his skills and outlook on the profession. We also touch on his goal of keeping his business small to preserve the freedom to keep traveling and learning. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

If you like hard rock and heavy metal, you love Bullet. The band's newest album, Kickstarter is available January 9th, wherever you get your records. For more information, check out the band's website.

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the past week.First they catch up on the IIHF World Junior Championship with USA at 3-0-0-0 heading into its New Year's Eve game with Sweden, and on Canada and its college hockey representation. They also note what could be some attendance issues for non-USA games.They also look at the Spengler Cup, where the U.S. Collegiate Selects surprised the world, but were disappointed in a 6-3 loss to HC Davos.This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Men's Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Las Vegas. Tickets: https://ncaa.com/mfrozenfourFind all of our podcasts at USCHO.com/podcasts

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Northern Lights and New Beginnings: A Night in Jukkasjärvi Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-12-31-08-38-20-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Snön gnistrade under de mjuka ljusen av norrskenet.En: The snow sparkled under the soft lights of the aurora borealis.Sv: Jukkasjärvi, en liten by i norra Sverige, var alldeles stilla, förutom den livliga aktiviteten runt IsHotellet.En: Jukkasjärvi, a small village in northern Sweden, was completely still, except for the lively activity around the IceHotel.Sv: Inuti det magiska hotellet var väggarna skulpterade i kristallklar is, dekorerade med vackra mönster.En: Inside the magical hotel, the walls were sculpted in crystal-clear ice, decorated with beautiful patterns.Sv: Detta var platsen där Lina, Erik och Maja skulle fira nyårsafton.En: This was the place where Lina, Erik, and Maja would celebrate New Year's Eve.Sv: Lina hade alltid varit energisk och äventyrlig.En: Lina had always been energetic and adventurous.Sv: Men inombords fann hon oron för framtiden svår att ignorera.En: But inside, she found it difficult to ignore her worries about the future.Sv: Vid hennes sida gick Erik, djup i sina tankar.En: By her side walked Erik, deep in his thoughts.Sv: Hans känslor för Lina hade växt till något mer än vänskap, men han visste inte hur han skulle våga berätta det för henne.En: His feelings for Lina had grown to be more than friendship, but he didn't know how he would dare to tell her.Sv: Maja, å andra sidan, log glatt trots hemlängtan till familjen som var långt borta.En: Maja, on the other hand, smiled happily despite the homesickness for her family who were far away.Sv: Kvällen började med att vännerna njöt av värmande hjortronsoppa i hotellets isbar.En: The evening began with the friends enjoying warming cloudberry soup in the hotel's ice bar.Sv: Maja skrattade och skämtade för att göra stämningen lätt och glad.En: Maja laughed and joked to keep the mood light and cheerful.Sv: Lina satt några sekunder tyst och tittade ut över landskapet.En: Lina sat quietly for a few seconds, gazing out over the landscape.Sv: Hon bestämde sig för att göra denna nyårsnatt oförglömlig.En: She decided to make this New Year's night unforgettable.Sv: "Mina vänner," sa hon plötsligt och vände sig mot dem.En: "My friends," she suddenly said, turning to them.Sv: "När klockan slår tolv, låt oss dela våra nyårslöften.En: "When the clock strikes twelve, let's share our New Year's resolutions.Sv: Det kommer att bli en tradition för oss."En: It will become a tradition for us."Sv: Erik kände en våg av nervositet skölja över sig.En: Erik felt a wave of nervousness wash over him.Sv: Detta kunde vara hans chans att säga hur han verkligen kände.En: This could be his chance to say how he really felt.Sv: Men vad om Lina inte kände likadant?En: But what if Lina didn't feel the same way?Sv: Maja märkte hans tvekan och gav honom en uppmuntrande nick.En: Maja noticed his hesitation and gave him an encouraging nod.Sv: Tiden flög förbi.En: Time flew by.Sv: De gick ut för att se norrskenet dansa över himlen.En: They went outside to watch the northern lights dance across the sky.Sv: Kylan bet i deras kinder, men det bekymrade ingen.En: The cold bit at their cheeks, but no one was bothered.Sv: Stämningen var magisk.En: The atmosphere was magical.Sv: Det var en kort stund innan klockan skulle slå midnatt.En: It was a short moment before the clock would strike midnight.Sv: “Är ni redo?” frågade Lina när de ställde sig i en ring under det gröna ljuset från himlen.En: “Are you ready?” Lina asked as they stood in a circle under the green light from the sky.Sv: De började med sina löften.En: They started with their resolutions.Sv: Maja förklarade att hon skulle fokusera mer på sina vänner och mindre på distansen till sin familj.En: Maja declared that she would focus more on her friends and less on the distance from her family.Sv: Lina berättade sin önskan om att få klarhet i sitt liv, att hon ville följa sitt hjärta utan rädsla.En: Lina shared her wish to find clarity in her life, that she wanted to follow her heart without fear.Sv: När det var Eriks tur tvekade han.En: When it was Erik's turn, he hesitated.Sv: Hans hjärta slog snabbt.En: His heart was beating fast.Sv: Han tog ett djupt andetag och sa, “Lina, jag har velat säga detta länge...En: He took a deep breath and said, “Lina, I've wanted to say this for a long time...Sv: Jag gillar dig mer än som bara en vän.” Lina stirrade på honom förvånad men rörd av hans mod.En: I like you more than just a friend.” Lina stared at him, surprised but touched by his courage.Sv: “Erik,” svarade hon efter en stunds tystnad, “jag känner likadant.En: “Erik,” she replied after a moment of silence, “I feel the same way.Sv: Låt oss utforska detta tillsammans.” Med lätthet i hjärtat log Maja, glad för sina vänner och deras nyvunna löften.En: Let's explore this together.” With ease in her heart, Maja smiled, happy for her friends and their newfound promises.Sv: De tre vännerna kramade om varandra och blickade ut över det vackra landskapet.En: The three friends hugged each other and looked out over the beautiful landscape.Sv: Detta nya år skulle bli starten på något speciellt.En: This new year would be the start of something special.Sv: Norrskenet fortsatte att dansa i himlen, men något inom dem hade förändrats—en ny framtid hade öppnat sig i den kalla, klara midnatten i Jukkasjärvi.En: The northern lights continued to dance in the sky, but something within them had changed—a new future had opened up in the cold, clear midnight in Jukkasjärvi. Vocabulary Words:sparkled: gnistradeaurora borealis: norrskenetstill: stillalively: livligasculpted: skulpteradecrystal-clear: kristallklardecorated: dekoreradepatterns: mönsterenergetic: energiskadventurous: äventyrligworries: oronfriendship: vänskapdare: vågahomesickness: hemlängtanwarming: värmandegazing: tittadeunforgettable: oförglömligresolutions: nyårslöftennervousness: nervositethesitation: tvekanencouraging: uppmuntrandecheeks: kindermagical: magiskclarity: klarhetcourage: modtouched: rördsilence: tystnadease: lätthetpromises: löftenlandscape: landskap

In this episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna have a great discussion with retired FBI profiler, Julia Cowley. The conversation here covers everything from Julia's fantastic podcast The Consult, to Bryan Kohberger's psychology to the unsolved case of Karina Holmer, an au pair from Sweden, found murdered in Boston Massachusetts in 1996. This episode was previously published on Crawlspace on October 15th, 2025. Listen to Julia's podcast, The Consult: ⁠https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/episodes/⁠ ⁠https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/⁠ Follow The Consult: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/theconsultpod⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/theconsultpod/⁠ Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our entire network at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://crawlspace-media.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman are joined by David Amber and Michael Russo as they predict and debate which players will make the Olympic men's hockey rosters for Canada (2:46), the United States (23:40), Sweden (43:45), and Finland.(55:49).Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call the Thought Line at 1-833-311-3232 and leave us a voicemail.This podcast was produced and mixed by Dominic Sramaty and hosted by Elliotte Friedman & Kyle Bukauskas.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates

Donald Trump says a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is closer than ever -- but a Ukrainian MP tells us he's not sure where the US president is getting his information. They're about to resume the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 -- and an independent investigator says it has the best chance yet of solving the enduring mystery of the plane's disappearance.A British researcher who's spent 15 years cataloguing the distinct scents of cities and towns around the world shares her olfactory insights -- including the smell of Montreal in the morning. The death of Annette Dionne has people around the world remembering her and the other Dionne Quints as mid-century Canadian celebrities. But our guest says that fame was often a hardship. Now that the Christmas dust has settled, we'll hear Roch Carrier's reading of the 'The Hockey Sweater', the tale of a timeless rivalry in a time before online shopping. Gävle, Sweden's famous straw ruminant has been attacked yet again -- and this time, it wasn't arsonists or birds, but Nature itself. As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that reports on a serious bleatdown.

Elever äter mer mat i skolan / 2026 väntas börja med snö och vind / Julia såg en varg i stan Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Reporter: Nina Muossa.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 29th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

On today's episode, we discuss whether America's giant federal deficit is mostly “shrinkage” or outright fraud, using Minnesota's exploding budget and massive Somali‑linked welfare scams as a case study in how fast a “rich state” can be looted. The crew tracks related corruption and clan politics back to Somalia, then compares it with refugee‑driven upheaval in Sweden and the UK, where hanging a national flag can now be labeled xenophobic. They unpack how language is weaponized—terms like xenophobia, homophobia, and Islamophobia—to shut down debate and brand basic border control or cultural self‑defense as hate. Finally, they kick around what it would take to restore accountability, from real audits and whistleblower incentives to a broader cultural refusal to let political elites redefine words and reality to suit their agenda. Don't miss it!

Katie Smith looks back at England's dramatic Women's Euros campaign as the team managed injuries, made game-changing substitutions, and fought through extra time and penalty shoot-outs on their way to becoming back-to-back champions. Featuring commentary, interviews and analysis, Katie is joined by Vicki Sparks, Karen Bardsley and Izzy Christiansen who featured throughout 5 Live's coverage of the tournament in Switzerland earlier this year.TIMECODES: 00:20 - The story of the tournament, as told on BBC Radio 5 Live 05:45 - Katie welcomes, KB, Izzy and Vicki 08:10 - How concerned were the team going into the tournament given the withdrawals and retirements? 13:33 - The Lionesses get off to a tricky start against France. 19:45 - Did England underestimate Sweden? 26:00 - We relive that penalty shootout as England came back to make the semi-finals. 32:45 - The Lionesses meet the dark horses of the tournament, Italy. 38:50 - Vicki talks us through that Michelle Agyemang commentary moment. 44:00 - England's substitutes save the day again and they're in to the final. 47:20 - The rematch everyone was waiting for, England meet Spain again. 51:50 - What legacy has this win created and what's next for the Lionesses?

In hour three, player props for tonight's Heat vs Nuggets game. Solana's Mt Rushmore of things / people from Sweden. Plus, Don Bailey Jr joins the show to preview the Miami Hurricanes - Ohio State College Football Playoff game.

Thanks to Holly for suggesting this week’s topic! Further reading: Mermaids: Myth, Kith and Kin [this article is not for children] Feejee Mermaid A manatee: A female grey seal, looking winsome: A drawing of the “original” Fiji (or Feejee) mermaid: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. Let's close out the year 2025 with a mystery episode! Holly suggested we talk about mermaids! Mermaids are creatures of folklore who are supposed to look like humans, but instead of legs they have fish tails. These days mermaids are usually depicted with a single tail, but it was common in older artwork for a mermaid to be shown with two tails, which replaced both legs. Not all mermaids were girls, either. Mermen were just as common. Cultures from around the world have stories about mermaid-like individuals. Sometimes they're gods or goddesses, like the Syrian story of a goddess so beautiful that when she transformed into a fish, only her legs changed, because her upper half was too beautiful to alter, or the Greek god Triton, who is usually depicted as a man with two fish tails for legs. Sometimes they're monsters who cause storms, curse ships, or lure sailors to their doom. Sometimes they can transform into humans, like the story from Madagascar about a fisherman who catches a mermaid in his net. She transforms into a human woman and they get married, but when he breaks a promise to her, she turns back into a mermaid and swims away. In 2012, a TV special aired on Animal Planet that claimed that mermaids were real, and a lot of people believed it. It imitated the kind of real documentaries that Animal Planet often ran, and the only disclaimer was in the credits. I remember how upset a lot of people were about it, especially teachers and scientists. So just to be clear, mermaids aren't real. Many researchers think at least some mermaid stories might be based on real animals. The explorer Christopher Columbus reported seeing three mermaids in 1493, but said they weren't as beautiful as he'd heard. Most researchers think he actually saw manatees. A few centuries later, a mermaid was captured and killed off the coast of Brazil by European scientists, and the careful drawings we still have of the mermaid's hand bones correspond exactly to the bones of a manatee's flipper. Female manatees are larger than males on average, and a really big female can grow over 15 feet long, or 4.6 meters. Most manatees are between 9 and 10 feet long, or a little less than 3 meters. Its body is elongated like a whale's, but unlike a whale it's slow, usually only swimming about as fast as a human can swim. Its skin is gray or brown although often it has algae growing on it that helps camouflage it. The end of the manatee's tail looks like a rounded paddle, and it has front flippers but no rear limbs. Its face is rounded with a prehensile upper lip covered with bristly whiskers, which it uses to find and gather water plants. The manatee doesn't look a lot like a person, but it looks more like a person than most water animals. It has a neck and can turn its head like a person, its flippers are fairly long and resemble arms, and females have a pair of teats that are near their armpits, if a manatee had armpits, which it does not. But that's close enough for Christopher Columbus to decide he was seeing a mermaid. Seals may have also contributed to mermaid stories. In Scottish folklore, the selkie is a seal that can transform into human shape, usually by taking off its skin. There are lots of stories of people who steal the selkie's skin and hide it so that the selkie will marry the person—because selkies are beautiful in their human form. Eventually the selkie finds the hidden skin and returns to the sea. Similar seal-folk legends are found in other parts of northern Europe, including Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and Ireland. Many of the stories overlap with mermaid stories. Seals do have appealing human-like faces, have clawed front flippers that sort of resemble arms, and have rear flippers that are fused to act like a tail, even if it doesn't look much like a fish tail. The grey seal is a common animal off the coast of northern Europe, and a big male can grow almost 11 feet long, or 3.3 meters, although 9 feet is more common, or 2.7 meters. It has a large snout and no external ear flaps. Males are dark grey or brown, females are more silvery in color. It mainly eats fish, but will also eat other animals, including crustaceans, octopuses, other seals, and even porpoises. While I don't think it has anything to do with the mermaid or selkie legends, it is interesting to note that seals are good at imitating human voices. We learned about this in episode 225, about talking mammals. For instance, Hoover the talking seal, a harbor seal from Maine who was raised by a human after his mother died. Imagine if you were walking along the shore and a seal said this to you: [Hoover the talking seal saying “Hey get over here!”] Let's finish with the Japanese legend of the ningyo and a weird taxidermy creature called the Feejee mermaid. The ningyo is a being of folklore that dates back to at least the 7th century. It was a fish with a head like a person, usually found in the ocean but sometimes in freshwater. If someone found a ningyo washed up on shore, it was supposed to be a bad omen, foretelling war and other disasters. If you remember the big fish episode a few weeks ago, if an oarfish is found near the surface of the ocean around Japan, it's supposed to foretell an earthquake. The oarfish has a red fin that runs from its head down its spine, like a mane or a comb, and the ningyo was also supposed to have a red comb on its head, like a rooster's comb, or sometimes red hair. Some people think the ningyo is based on the oarfish. The oarfish is a deep-sea fish so it's rare, usually only seen near the surface when it's dying, and it has a flat face that looks more like a human face than most fish, if you squint and really want to believe you're seeing a mythical creature. These days, artwork of the ningyo usually looks a lot more like mermaids of European legend, but the earliest paintings don't usually have arms, just a human head on a fish body. But by the late 18th century, a weird type of artwork had become popular among Japanese fishermen, a type of crude but inventive taxidermy that created what looked like small, creepy mermaids. They looked like dried-out monkeys from the waist up, with a dried-out fish tail instead of legs. That's because that's exactly what they were. Japanese fishermen made these mermaids along with lots of other monsters, and sold them to travelers for high prices. The fishermen told tall tales about how they'd found the monster, killed it, and preserved it, and pretended to be reluctant to sell it, and of course that meant the traveler would offer even more money for it. The most famous of these fake monsters was called the Fiji Mermaid, and it got famous because P.T. Barnum displayed it in his museum in 1842 and said it had been caught near the Fiji Islands, in the South Pacific. It was about three feet along, or 91 cm, and was probably made from a young monkey and a salmon. The original Fiji mermaid was probably destroyed in a fire at some point, but it was such a popular exhibit that other wannabe showmen either bought or made replicas, some of which are still around today. People still sometimes make similar monsters, but they use craft materials instead of dead animals. They're still creepy-looking, though, which is part of the fun. You can find Strange Animals Podcast at strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net. That's blueberry without any E's. If you have questions, comments, corrections, or suggestions, email us at strangeanimalspodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

Tre döda och många utan ström efter stormen i helgen / Fler skadas av fyrverkerier / Här är årets nya ord Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Reporter: Nina Muossa.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 29th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

It's still the holiday break and therefore we're still talking holiday horror. This week Steve is joined by his former Hop Nation USA cohost Adam, so Steve can once again make normie watch extreme splatter horror. This time it's horror shorts. First, the 2008 evergreen-sploitation film Treevenge from the director of Hobo with a Shotgun and stars of The Trailer Park Boys. Then it's a brand new zombie gamer fest from Sweden with references to Doom, Dead Alive and Shaun of the Dead.   Plus talk about how cool Reacher is and possible OSCAR winners.    Find Us Online- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halloweenisforever/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/halloweenisforever Twitter: https://twitter.com/HallowForever Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@halloweenisforeverpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HalloweenIsForeverPod E-Mail: Halloweenisforeverpod@gmail.com

In today's episode of the Feel Free Again Podcast, I'm joined again by Tammy Adams. This is her second time on the show, and I'm grateful we get to keep building on the ground we covered last time. In this conversation, we're diving into something that's breaking hearts everywhere: how we've forgotten how to love each other through differences, and how families are getting fractured, ghosted, and cut off over “outside topics” that were never supposed to cost us our relationships. We talk about how belief systems form early, why certain phrases can trigger massive reactions, and the powerful shift from “You made me feel” to “When you said/did ___, I felt ___.” Tammy brings her early childhood education background into the conversation, and we connect the dots between nervous system overwhelm, social media saturation, unresolved grief, and why so many people live in defense mode. We also get real about how unresolved emotions often show up as anger, especially for men and what it looks like to do the inner work that gives you your peace (and your relationships) back. If you're a Grief Recovery Specialist (or considering the work), we also speak directly to the importance of creating safety and staying anchored in the mission: helping broken hearts heal without bringing our personal “rightness” into the room. If this episode helps you, please share it, subscribe, and leave a review so more people can find these tools and find their way back to connection. ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Tammy Adams Returns: A Deeper Conversation on Healing Relationships 01:35 - The Divide Is Breaking Families (And We Need Better Tools) 05:20 - How Childhood Beliefs Get Wired and Become Adult Triggers 10:55 - “You Made Me Feel” vs “I Felt”: The Language That Restores Power 14:40 - Social Media, iPads, and Why Beliefs Form Earlier Than We Think 17:50 - The “One-Hour Debate” Rule: Staying Family While Disagreeing 22:55 - You're Not a Wind-Up Toy: Owning Your Emotional Responses 27:45 - When Unresolved Grief Shows Up as Anger (Tammy's Real Story) 37:50 - People-Pleasing, Control, and Trauma Responses in Conflict 40:14 - Why Constant Global News Keeps Us Triggered and Divided 52:45 - Message to Specialists: Create Safety, Stay in Your Lane, Help the Heart Heal Cole James, President of the Grief Recovery Institute, shares about the Power of Grief Recovery! Cole is dedicating his life to help people with grief. Now, grief is much more than just losing someone. Did you know that? You've probably heard of the Five Stages of Grief, right? Well, this goes much deeper than you think. Let me explain. Everyone has some type of grief in their lives, some haven't yet, but it's part of life. We can't escape it, BUT we can work through it. And you don't have to do it alone. Let's talk about it. We have trained Grief Recovery Method Specialists, who help heartbroken people, in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, Central America, South America, and North America. The Grief Recovery Method Certification Program is taught and available in multiple languages including: English, Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, and Russian. Our home office is in the United States and serves English-speaking nations and populations around the world, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Commonwealth Nations. In addition, we have international affiliate offices in Sweden, Australia, Mexico, and Hungary. Our goal is to help as many people as possible, which is why our books have been translated into over 30 languages including: Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian, and many more. For more information visit: https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/ #mentalhealth #grief #depression #sad

Tonight's guest is Fred, calling in from Sweden. He's the researcher and writer behind the book Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden. Fred walks us through a series of his experiences scattered across Sweden and Norway, a violent interaction with an invisible force on a bridge in Stockholm, a shadow figure leaning out from behind a tree no person could hide behind, a perfect circle of ground light in Märsta, and the haunting footsteps that circled a cabin in a Norwegian valley that scared Fred before dawn. He also shares stories of the odd little man who appeared during his youth, in the forest, along the roadside, and even in a shop, always looking at him, never speaking.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/ep-366-high-strangeness-in-sweden/Hidden Cults (Promo)It is a documentary-style podcast that digs deep into the world's most extreme, elusive, and explosive fringe groups. Listen on all podcast apps: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbgXrdzP0TvIk5xylx1Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-cults/id1816362029If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

8% of Swedish adults say they have no close friends, according to one survey. But a wave of innovative projects is trying to change that. From buddy schemes to corporate “friendship hours” and grassroots social clubs, we explore how adults are going about enhancing their social lives — and what other nations might learn.People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every Tuesday. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter/producer: Maddy Savage Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Annie Gardiner(Image: Mintuu and Yashu who met through Kompis Sverige, Maddy Savage/BBC)