Podcasts about Swedes

What a profound honor to have Paul Kennedy on the ChinaTalk podcast. Kennedy is my favorite living historian and the writer who's most shaped my intellectual development. His analysis underpins what you hear on this show every week. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is an epochal work that traces global power transitions from 1500 to the present. It's gripping, forest-and-trees scholarship at its finest. Equally impressive in different ways is his book, The Rise of Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860 to 1914. Not only is it god-tier diplomatic history, it also gives you a feel for the era through its explorations of social, economic, domestic, political, and cultural dimensions of Anglo-German relations. There are fascinating US/China analogies that we'll get into at some point in this podcast. His two most recent works directly inform the military coverage on China Talk. Engineers of Victory looks at how people and the systems they worked within solved engineering challenges that turned the tide for entire theaters in World War II. His latest, Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of Global Order in World War II, is a sweeping history of a radical transformation in the balance of military power, from the mid-1930s when America was just gaining prominence, to after World War II, when it had no other significant naval competitor. The Parliament of Man: A History of the United Nations first got me interested in international organizations and gave me my senior thesis topic about the creation of the UN. What Kennedy taught me more than anything is this: sweat the details, look at the individual players, and zoom out often enough to understand what truly shapes the long-term fate of nations. Over the course of this episode, we pick up themes from all across his work: Great Power rivalries of the late 19th-early 20th centuries and their echoes today, Why potential antagonisms turn nice and why others turn belligerent, The persistent struggles of liberal internationalists and why they rarely get the outcomes they want, How China today is not Germany of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The surprising ways geography shapes global power dynamics, How fear spreads among nations and why mutual suspicion is so hard to escape, Why top powers blow it and lose their dominant place in the world, How systems and innovation win wars. And much more, including salutary lessons from the Dutch and Swedes on boring yet prosperous futures, how Churchill's interest in gadgets influenced the course of the Second World War, and why transformative action from the UN remains unlikely in the near future. Note: we recorded this in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a profound honor to have Paul Kennedy on the ChinaTalk podcast. Kennedy is my favorite living historian and the writer who's most shaped my intellectual development. His analysis underpins what you hear on this show every week. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is an epochal work that traces global power transitions from 1500 to the present. It's gripping, forest-and-trees scholarship at its finest. Equally impressive in different ways is his book, The Rise of Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860 to 1914. Not only is it god-tier diplomatic history, it also gives you a feel for the era through its explorations of social, economic, domestic, political, and cultural dimensions of Anglo-German relations. There are fascinating US/China analogies that we'll get into at some point in this podcast. His two most recent works directly inform the military coverage on China Talk. Engineers of Victory looks at how people and the systems they worked within solved engineering challenges that turned the tide for entire theaters in World War II. His latest, Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of Global Order in World War II, is a sweeping history of a radical transformation in the balance of military power, from the mid-1930s when America was just gaining prominence, to after World War II, when it had no other significant naval competitor. The Parliament of Man: A History of the United Nations first got me interested in international organizations and gave me my senior thesis topic about the creation of the UN. What Kennedy taught me more than anything is this: sweat the details, look at the individual players, and zoom out often enough to understand what truly shapes the long-term fate of nations. Over the course of this episode, we pick up themes from all across his work: Great Power rivalries of the late 19th-early 20th centuries and their echoes today, Why potential antagonisms turn nice and why others turn belligerent, The persistent struggles of liberal internationalists and why they rarely get the outcomes they want, How China today is not Germany of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The surprising ways geography shapes global power dynamics, How fear spreads among nations and why mutual suspicion is so hard to escape, Why top powers blow it and lose their dominant place in the world, How systems and innovation win wars. And much more, including salutary lessons from the Dutch and Swedes on boring yet prosperous futures, how Churchill's interest in gadgets influenced the course of the Second World War, and why transformative action from the UN remains unlikely in the near future. Note: we recorded this in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johansson was clearly fastest when the Swedes had their last Swedish League race before the summer!Listen to how he describes the race, and about his plans towards EOC 2026!Enjoy listening!To get the premium at Livelox, use: "2XIVAR" (both capital letter and small caps works)To get the best orienteering equipment, go to Noname webshop: https://webshop.nonamesport.com/en/with the code: "IvarNat20", you will get 20% off!To get the best orienteering trainings, check out:O-Portugal.ptShoes for running on trails, flat and terrain:https://scantrade.no/merker/scott-l%C3%B8p/sko

This week we're breaking down the cosmic hierarchy and looking at the four most commonly reported types of aliens. Are they visitors from other planets, or are they interdimensional beings that have been here the whole time?First, we tackle the classic Grays, from their 1960s pop culture debut with Betty and Barney Hill to theories that they might just be future humans who overdid it on the gene editing and lost their reproductive organs. Then, we look at the Nordics: the tall, blonde, benevolent space-Swedes who want us to get rid of our nukes (and might be using Grays to do their dirty work). After that, things get truly wild as we dive into the David Icke-popularized conspiracy of shape-shifting, blood-drinking Reptilians allegedly running global politics and hiding out in underground bases. Finally, we discuss the Mantids, the terrifyingly calm seven-foot-tall praying mantis beings who rule the abduction supervisory boards and can apparently turn invisible at will.Join us as we figure out what all these guys' deals are, discuss why future humans would use an eye-needle machine without knocking you out, and explain why a public coffee date is the only acceptable way to meet an extraterrestrial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this explosive episode of TGI Now Podcast, We welcome our good friend Joey G as we dive deep into the bombshell Fox News segment featuring Jesse Watters, where ex-government researchers and insiders reveal that the U.S. has recovered bodies from crashed UFOs belonging to four distinct non-human species: the classic Greys (small, large-eyed humanoids), towering Nordics (7-foot-tall, human-like "Swedes"), Insectoids (praying mantis-like beings), and Reptilians (scaly, lizard-like entities). We connect the dots to the Book of Enoch—the banned biblical text describing the Watchers, a group of fallen angels who descended to Earth, mated with humans, and produced the giant Nephilim. These "sons of God" taught forbidden knowledge (metallurgy, astronomy, weapons) and corrupted humanity, leading to the Flood. Many researchers see striking parallels: the Watchers as extraterrestrial visitors, their offspring as hybrid beings, and modern alien encounters as a continuation of this ancient spiritual rebellion. Tune in, stay grounded in truth, and prepare your spirit. The veil is lifting—what side are you on? #disclosure #reptilians #foxnews

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Janette Foss-Garcia, head of collections at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois - USA, joins the "ROI" panelists to discuss this history of Swedes in Moline, Illinois.The host for the 661st edition in this series is Jay Swords.  The history buff for this edition is Terri Toppler.Opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

Janette Foss-Garcia, head of collections at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois - USA, joins the "ROI" panelists to discuss this history of Swedes in Moline, Illinois.The host for the 661st edition in this series is Jay Swords.  The history buff for this edition is Terri Toppler.Opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

Alfred Wallfors is the Co-founder of Listen Labs, the AI customer research company.Companies like Microsoft use Listen to run AI-powered customer interviews, and Alfred talks about how they first landed them as a customer at a pitch competition.We talk why startups should pursue enterprise customers early on, why 85% of survey answers are random clicks, how AI is changing the $140B market research industry, leveraging VC's for customer intros, how to stand out when recruiting as a startup, and hiring for obsession.Thank you to Numeral, Flex, and Amplitude for supporting this episodeNumeral: The end-to-end platform for sales tax and compliance https://www.numeral.comFlex: Get premium banking and a net 60 day credit card at 0% APY https://home.flex.one/referral/bananacapitalAmplitude: AI analytics, all you have to do is ask https://www.amplitude.comTimestamps:(0:14) Listen: AI customer research tool(7:30) Fraud is a big problem in customer research(9:06) The $140B customer survey industry(12:08) Why running customer surveys is so hard(16:03) AGI will never replace humans(18:25) Surveys vs interviews(21:13) Importance of emotion in data collection(22:54) Using AI interviews to get product feedback(26:15) Building digital twins creates better data(32:22) Outperforming generic AI tools(34:17) Sweetgreen's Max Protein Bowl(36:09) Jevon's Paradox in customer research(40:37) Quantitative vs qualitative(42:38) Landing Microsoft as an early customer(44:50) Targeting enterprise customers from day 1(48:05) Building a VC customer intro leaderboard(51:53) Recruiting with billboard games(57:20) Hiring for obsession(1:02:07) Alfred's favorite movies(1:03:53) Listen's custom agent harness(1:06:24) Velocity Fellowship for Swedes moving to SF(1:08:34) Growing up with entrepreneurial older brother(1:09:46) No shoes in the officeReferencedTry Listen: https://listenlabs.ai/Careers at Listen: https://listenlabs.ai/careersSweetgreen protein bowls: https://listenlabs.ai/case-studies/sweetgreenToni Erdmann: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4048272/Episode with Erik @ Modal: https://www.thespl.it/p/building-ai-native-infrastructureFollow AlfredTwitter: https://x.com/itsalfredwLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wahlforssFollow TurnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/turnernovakSubscribe to my newsletter to get every episode + the transcript in your inbox every week: https://www.thespl.it/

We tackle some fresh hardcore from Thrown with the newly-released single, “Split.” Thrown’s groovy brand of slam metal feels especially livid in a genre where the primary goal is to put anger on tape. The Swedes are one of Andrew’s favorite up-and-coming heavy bands. On this bonus episode, Andrew and Dominique discuss what makes “Split” hit different. Tell us about your first listen @AtFirstListenPodcast on Instagram. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Havertz skjuter Arsenal närmare titeln! Kommer Viktor Gyökeres att petas i Champions League-finalen? Pep Guardiola ser ut att lämna Man City. Vad händer med City utan Pep – och vart skulle han ens kunna gå härnäst?Dessutom riktar vi blickarna mot Italien där Antonio Conte uppges lämna Napoli och återigen kopplas starkt ihop med Juventus. Vi pratar också om det växande kaoset på de franska läktarna efter nya skandalscener.Neymar till VM! Har han fortfarande det som krävs för att bära Brasilien på den största scenen? Williot Swedberg fortsätter imponera och samtidigt får Graham Potters tidigare beslut att se allt mer tveksamt ut.Programledare: Christoffer SvanemarExperter: Leonard Jägerskiöld Velander & Anel AvdićViva Fotboll görs i med Motorola: I sommar är det som bekant dags för Fifa World Cup 2026 i USA, Mexiko och Kanada och du kan få en av dom åtråvärda biljetterna! Motorola lanserar sin nya vikbara smartphone, Razr Fold som är en del av FIFA World Cup 26™️ Collection. Utfälld får du en stor och skarp skärm på 8,1 tum perfekt att kolla sommarens fotboll på! Och det bästa av allt då? Om du köper en Motorola Razr Fold hos Tre ingår en matchbiljett till Fifa World Cup 2026!Länk: https://www.tre.se/handla/mobiltelefoner/motorolaViva Fotboll görs i samarbete med ATG:Gå med i Viva Fotbolls Tillsammanslag på ATG, där vi varje helg skickar in en välkalibrerad Big 9-kupong där vi försöker fälla någon av dom stora favoriterna för att stå där med miljongarantin på ensam vinnare med 9 rätt. Här har ni laget: https://www.atg.se/tillsammans/inbjudan/XKZI-CGTW-319315/tDhBPMy5pbFG8uzq%3AaJrSG_tO82Uf1mO6Zm4Fpw%3A7b2V4nqE-g4m1k4fuwZJ3VAKVv-2dCMKgw?gameId=BIG9_2025-08-23_725344240_2060735806Du hittar alltid dom senaste tripplarna, andelarna, Big 9 och annat från oss på https://www.atg.se/k26/18+ Regler & villkor gäller. Stödlinjen.seI samarbete med TV4 Play:Unikt erbjudande ger dig som lyssnare möjligheten att ta del av ännu en spännande säsong av La Liga och Serie A, dessutom kan du streama sommarens VM hos TV4 Play, med paketet TV4 Play Sport för enbart 124,50 kr/mån i 3 månader. Utöver det serier, film, tennis, rally, hästhoppning och mycket annat.Följ länken för att ta del av erbjudandet: https://www.tv4play.se/kampanj/vivaKontakta redaktionen: linus@k26media.seVill ditt företag samarbeta med Viva fotboll? freddie@k26media.seSociala Medier:Instagram - Viva_fotbollTwitter - VivafotbollTikTok - VivafotbollTidskoder:00:00 Intro01:00 Arsenal närmar sig PL-titeln09:15 Pep lämnar Man City & Mourinho tillbaka i Real Madrid28:30 Conte lämnar Napoli & för en Juve-återkomst38:20 Kaoset på franska läktarna47:30 Neymar till VM53:15 Swedes of the Week01:04:10 Avslutning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where did the rise of ultra-processed food really begin, and how did we end up eating the way we do today? Half of all Swedes are overweight or worse, and nearly half of everything we consume is ultra-processed. Do we have the U.S. to blame for it all? In this episode, I talk about how it all started, how pesticides affect us, and why the industry still isn't better regulated… yet.

Thousands of miners were streaming into the Transvaal by the third quarter of the 19th Century, a horde of avuncular independent-minded treasure hunters. In volume Two of the Cambridge History of South Africa, Stanley Trapido calls them the ragbag of humanity - Stanley who sadly is no longer with us, had the right to call miners whatever he wanted — having worked in Krugersdorp gold mines in order to pay for his History Degree at Wits University. But I'm sure the so-called ragbags and their moms would have taken offence. It is true that anarchy of a legendary level prevailed in many of the diggings, as it had in Griqualand West, these mining pioneers however were far more complex than a mob. The Diamond Fields of Kimberley were in the hands of large corporations by the early 1880s, men like JB Robinson, Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato dominated Kimberley as the hole descended towards Hades' — huge piles of capital was required to buy equipment to pump out the water, for the steam driven mine heads, to pay the labour. A degree of cooperation was needed which the disparate groups of international diggers lacked. New economic organisations flourished, consolidation was taking place, financial collaboration secured sales usually to diamond buyers in the City of London. That needed connections, engineering skills at the pit, managerial and administrative nouse. The early diggers, hardened bearded men who'd scratched at surface rock, these Americans, Australians, Canadians, Russians, French, Germans, Swiss, Austrians, Norwegians, Swedes, Italians, Scots, these men and some women were imbued with the streaks of obsession of the age. They no longer fitted the economy of Kimberley, the big name financiers were in charge. Most of these expats were fearful of black labour, some such as the Americans, brought a fierce view of slavery into the mining fields, they were the most vocal when it came to demands to restrict black people from owning mineland — and enforcing a curfew around Kimberley. Their sentiment rubbed off on those around them. These mine compounds for blacks were going to be replicated in Johannesburg. The days of the small-scale scrabbler however, were gone. So it was with glee that many heard tales of a trove of gold that had been discovered far to the north east, in the eastern Transvaal, in the early years of the 1870s. The very word Gold sent shivers of anticipation through the bags of rags and the adventurers who had the guts to tramp off, or ride off, into the sunrise. Tom Maclachlan has been almost forgotten but it was he who set off the gold rush in South Africa. I had a Scots Aunt, and the more I read about Tom Maclachlan, the more like Aunt Betty McLennnon he sounded particularly when it came to energy, focus and pure guts. Possessed of an almost maniacallly steadfast faith that gold lay in the eastern Transvaal hills, Maclachlan prodded the rocks there for years — spurred on by faith and the prospect of a Five hundred pound reward for finding gold. That was being offered by the Landdrost of Lydenburg, AF Jansen. Maclachlan and his two partners, George Parsons and Sydney Valentine toiled throughout 1872, prospecting the entire country north, east and south of Mauchsberg Mountain — named after geologist Karl MAuch who predicted gold lay in that them thar hill. Their sweat and toil payed off in the first weeks of 1873, they discovered what appeared to be payable gold in a stream on the north side of Spitskop Hill — six hours ride east of Lydenburg. A two and a half ounce sample of gold was sent to Jansen along with a request for the five hundred pounds reward. Jansen was excited and galloped off to Spitskop Hill along with four labourers, to test the alluvial gravel. After a few days, they sifted out four ounces of pure gold, Jansen was convinced of its value, and he wrote a letter to the Volksraad Executive Council in Pretoria to report his findings. The Transvaal Volksraad broke it's promise.

Thousands of miners were streaming into the Transvaal by the third quarter of the 19th Century, a horde of avuncular independent-minded treasure hunters. In volume Two of the Cambridge History of South Africa, Stanley Trapido calls them the ragbag of humanity - Stanley who sadly is no longer with us, had the right to call miners whatever he wanted — having worked in Krugersdorp gold mines in order to pay for his History Degree at Wits University. But I'm sure the so-called ragbags and their moms would have taken offence. It is true that anarchy of a legendary level prevailed in many of the diggings, as it had in Griqualand West, these mining pioneers however were far more complex than a mob. The Diamond Fields of Kimberley were in the hands of large corporations by the early 1880s, men like JB Robinson, Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato dominated Kimberley as the hole descended towards Hades' — huge piles of capital was required to buy equipment to pump out the water, for the steam driven mine heads, to pay the labour. A degree of cooperation was needed which the disparate groups of international diggers lacked. New economic organisations flourished, consolidation was taking place, financial collaboration secured sales usually to diamond buyers in the City of London. That needed connections, engineering skills at the pit, managerial and administrative nouse. The early diggers, hardened bearded men who'd scratched at surface rock, these Americans, Australians, Canadians, Russians, French, Germans, Swiss, Austrians, Norwegians, Swedes, Italians, Scots, these men and some women were imbued with the streaks of obsession of the age. They no longer fitted the economy of Kimberley, the big name financiers were in charge. Most of these expats were fearful of black labour, some such as the Americans, brought a fierce view of slavery into the mining fields, they were the most vocal when it came to demands to restrict black people from owning mineland — and enforcing a curfew around Kimberley. Their sentiment rubbed off on those around them. These mine compounds for blacks were going to be replicated in Johannesburg. The days of the small-scale scrabbler however, were gone. So it was with glee that many heard tales of a trove of gold that had been discovered far to the north east, in the eastern Transvaal, in the early years of the 1870s. The very word Gold sent shivers of anticipation through the bags of rags and the adventurers who had the guts to tramp off, or ride off, into the sunrise. Tom Maclachlan has been almost forgotten but it was he who set off the gold rush in South Africa. I had a Scots Aunt, and the more I read about Tom Maclachlan, the more like Aunt Betty McLennnon he sounded particularly when it came to energy, focus and pure guts. Possessed of an almost maniacallly steadfast faith that gold lay in the eastern Transvaal hills, Maclachlan prodded the rocks there for years — spurred on by faith and the prospect of a Five hundred pound reward for finding gold. That was being offered by the Landdrost of Lydenburg, AF Jansen. Maclachlan and his two partners, George Parsons and Sydney Valentine toiled throughout 1872, prospecting the entire country north, east and south of Mauchsberg Mountain — named after geologist Karl MAuch who predicted gold lay in that them thar hill. Their sweat and toil payed off in the first weeks of 1873, they discovered what appeared to be payable gold in a stream on the north side of Spitskop Hill — six hours ride east of Lydenburg. A two and a half ounce sample of gold was sent to Jansen along with a request for the five hundred pounds reward. Jansen was excited and galloped off to Spitskop Hill along with four labourers, to test the alluvial gravel. After a few days, they sifted out four ounces of pure gold, Jansen was convinced of its value, and he wrote a letter to the Volksraad Executive Council in Pretoria to report his findings. The Transvaal Volksraad broke it's promise.

In 1975, the musical landscape changed forever when four Swedes released an eponymous album that would ignite a global phenomenon. In this episode of Derringer Discoveries, Paul, Alton, and Rob welcome a very special guest from Australia: accomplished musician, journalist, and author Joe Matera. While Laura is away for this episode, Joe stops by to discuss his 2026 book, The Making of ABBA: The Story Behind The Band's Breakthrough 1975 Album, and shares his unique perspective as someone who has not only studied the band's history but has also performed and recorded with members of ABBA's own backing band. INSIDE THE EPISODE The Australian Connection: Discover how world-class ABBA historian, Joe Matera, went from a dedicated listener in Australia to an "Honorary Derringer."  A Record-Breaking Era: We discuss the 1975 album that hit #1 in Australia, Norway, and Sweden, marking the first time any artist released seven singles from a single record. Beyond the Vocals: While Agnetha and Frida are the voices, Joe highlights the "melodic architecture" provided by the session musicians he has worked with personally. The Korgis and "Marty Supreme": Joe talks about his time with the British band The Korgis and the recent resurgence of their hit "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" in the 2025 film Marty Supreme. Spotify Giants: We look at ABBA's enduring legacy as they currently sit at #125 in the world on Spotify more than 50 years after their debut. THE MYSTERY TOP 5: WHICH TRACKS MADE THE CUT?  You know the hits, but do you know the stories behind them? Joe Matera joins the team to countdown his Top 5 Favorite Songs from the 1975 ABBA album. We aren't spoiling the list here, but listeners can look forward to: An instrumental track that Joe considers a personal favorite despite it never being released as a single. A high-energy song that found its greatest chart success in Austria. The "Big Three" hits that all reached #1 in Australia, including one track that conquered six separate charts in the United States. Expert commentary on which songs feature the unmistakable guitar work of Janne Schaffer. Tune in to the episode to find out which legendary anthem Joe crowned as his #1 pick! ABOUT JOE MATERA Joe Matera is an accomplished Australian guitarist, rock journalist, and author. With a career spanning decades, he has achieved a hit solo album in his home country and recorded with international acts like The Korgis. His deep connection to the ABBA inner circle includes performing and recording alongside Janne Schaffer, the guitarist heard on many of ABBA's greatest hits. RESOURCES AND LINKS The New Book: The Making of ABBA: The Story Behind The Band's Breakthrough 1975 Album Official Website: joematera.com Joe Matera on Spotify: Listen Here Follow Joe: Facebook | YouTube WHERE TO LISTEN & CONNECT More info & show notes: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/098 Spotify Playlist: The ABBA-solutely Essential Joe Matera Playlist Website: www.derringerdiscoveries.com Theme Song: Your Sister's Room by Ho Jo Fro. Episodes: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/episodes. Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, and BlueSky. Newsletter: Stay up to date by signing up for our newsletter.  Thank you for listening to Derringer Discoveries! Reach out. Follow us. Stream episodes. Be awesome.

In 1975, the musical landscape changed forever when four Swedes released an eponymous album that would ignite a global phenomenon. In this episode of Derringer Discoveries, Paul, Alton, and Rob welcome a very special guest from Australia: accomplished musician, journalist, and author Joe Matera. While Laura is away for this episode, Joe stops by to discuss his 2026 book, The Making of ABBA: The Story Behind The Band's Breakthrough 1975 Album, and shares his unique perspective as someone who has not only studied the band's history but has also performed and recorded with members of ABBA's own backing band. INSIDE THE EPISODE The Australian Connection: Discover how world-class ABBA historian, Joe Matera, went from a dedicated listener in Australia to an "Honorary Derringer."  A Record-Breaking Era: We discuss the 1975 album that hit #1 in Australia, Norway, and Sweden, marking the first time any artist released seven singles from a single record. Beyond the Vocals: While Agnetha and Frida are the voices, Joe highlights the "melodic architecture" provided by the session musicians he has worked with personally. The Korgis and "Marty Supreme": Joe talks about his time with the British band The Korgis and the recent resurgence of their hit "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" in the 2025 film Marty Supreme. Spotify Giants: We look at ABBA's enduring legacy as they currently sit at #125 in the world on Spotify more than 50 years after their debut. THE MYSTERY TOP 5: WHICH TRACKS MADE THE CUT?  You know the hits, but do you know the stories behind them? Joe Matera joins the team to countdown his Top 5 Favorite Songs from the 1975 ABBA album. We aren't spoiling the list here, but listeners can look forward to: An instrumental track that Joe considers a personal favorite despite it never being released as a single. A high-energy song that found its greatest chart success in Austria. The "Big Three" hits that all reached #1 in Australia, including one track that conquered six separate charts in the United States. Expert commentary on which songs feature the unmistakable guitar work of Janne Schaffer. Tune in to the episode to find out which legendary anthem Joe crowned as his #1 pick! ABOUT JOE MATERA Joe Matera is an accomplished Australian guitarist, rock journalist, and author. With a career spanning decades, he has achieved a hit solo album in his home country and recorded with international acts like The Korgis. His deep connection to the ABBA inner circle includes performing and recording alongside Janne Schaffer, the guitarist heard on many of ABBA's greatest hits. RESOURCES AND LINKS The New Book: The Making of ABBA: The Story Behind The Band's Breakthrough 1975 Album Official Website: joematera.com Joe Matera on Spotify: Listen Here Follow Joe: Facebook | YouTube WHERE TO LISTEN & CONNECT More info & show notes: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/098 Spotify Playlist: The ABBA-solutely Essential Joe Matera Playlist Website: www.derringerdiscoveries.com Theme Song: Your Sister's Room by Ho Jo Fro. Episodes: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/episodes. Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, and BlueSky. Newsletter: Stay up to date by signing up for our newsletter.  Thank you for listening to Derringer Discoveries! Reach out. Follow us. Stream episodes. Be awesome.

The expansion of the Norse into the Kievan Rus created a cultural melting pot where Scandinavian and Slavic groups lived together, leading to significant cultural assimilation. Over time, Norse leaders adopted Slavic names for their children, and names like Helga and Ingvar evolved into the Slavic forms Olga and Igor. A major archaeological mystery discussed is the 2013 discovery of the Salme ship burials on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. These burials, dated to approximately 750 AD, contain dozens of high-status Swedes from the Lake Mälaren region who died violently decades before the famous Lindisfarne raid. The presence of hundreds of gaming pieces, hunting dogs, and falcons suggests these individuals were on a diplomatic mission to open trade links rather than a typical summer raid. A particularly intriguing detail is a high-status leader buried with a king piece from a gaming set placed in his mouth. This game, known as Hnefatafl, was a popular grid-based board game where players protected a central king piece with guards. Artifacts of this game, made from materials ranging from expensive colored glass to simple scratched stone, show it was played across all social classes throughout the vast Norse world. 3/81600 SCANDANAVIA

Viking metal is a sad parody of music. Or at least, that's how Andrew starts this episode before Sam drags him through a hedge of historical facts. In a bold new format where one of us actually prepares and the other just reacts with increasing confusion, Dr. Sam (our resident academic-lite) guides us through the reality of Viking influence on music. We cover why Wagner is responsible for the horn-helmet lie, why Led Zeppelin is basically a Viking recruitment brochure, and why the Harp Twins might be the most terrifying thing we've ever watched. We also learn that real Vikings probably sounded less like growling Swedes and more like barking dogs. If you've ever wanted to know about Viking divorce laws, fossilized worms, or why the Finns freaked everyone out, this is the rambling mess you've been waiting for.

Eleanor Barraclough discusses the Kievan Rus, where Norse leaders eventually assimilated into Slavic populations, changing names like Helga to Olga. A significant archaeological mystery is the Salme ships in Estonia, dated to 750 AD — decades before the Lindisfarne raid — containing high-status Swedes with gaming pieces, hunting dogs, and falcons, suggesting a failed diplomatic mission rather than a raid. The popular board game Hnefatafl is highlighted as a cultural staple played across all social classes. (3)

Teach me Sweden är en podcast om svensk historia med komikerna Jonathan Rollins (US) och Erik Broström (SE). Varje vecka läser en av dem för den andra om en händelse i svensk historia som förmodligen ingen av dem hört tidigare.In this episode, Erik teaches Jonathan about the emigration of many Swedes to the "Second City". Enjoy. Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/teachmesweden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 9th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Produced and Presented by Dave Russell

The Day Rhode Island GaspedColumbus Day 1910, the Fabre Line, and the Italian immigrants who transformed Natick and Pontiac.If you had stood along the main road through the villages of Natick and Pontiac in the early 1900s, you would have heard a medley of accents and languages. The British, the Irish, the Swedes, and the French-Canadians had all come before, each group finding its place in the textile mills that lined the Pawtuxet River. But by the dawn of the twentieth century, it was the Italians who were arriving in ever-growing numbers, and they were the latecomers. As many historians have pointed out, their experience followed a familiar pattern: they took the lowest-paying jobs, lived in the poorest housing, and clung fiercely to their ethnic identity. In the crowded mill villages of Rhode Island, this was simply what happened to each new wave of strangers. Of course, Italians were no strangers to the New World. Long before the mills of Natick ever hummed with machinery, Italian mariners had charted the very course to the Americas. Think of Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, John and Sebastian Cabot—whose family name was really Caboto—and Giovanni da Verrazzano. Their ships had opened the Atlantic like a book. Even in the earliest colonial days, Italian families had found their way to what would become the United States. The Tagliaferro family, for instance, settled in Jamestown, Virginia, within just a year of Roger Williams founding Rhode Island. And when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, one of the men who put his name to it was William Paca, a Maryland delegate of Italian heritage. Later, during the Civil War, three Italian Americans rose to the rank of general on the Union side. So the Italian presence in America was nothing new. But the great tide of immigration that would reshape places like Natick and Pontiac was still to come. That tide began to swell in the 1860s, when the demand for labor to build the Transcontinental Railroad drew thousands of workers from southern Italy, Ireland, and China. One of those men was Carmine DiFranco. He came to help lay track, lived for a time in California, and eventually settled in Natick, where he opened a small grocery store that catered to Italian tastes and needs—a quiet sign that a community was taking root.Yet the major impact of Italian immigration in New England was not truly felt until the early twentieth century. Southern Europe's economy had soured, while Rhode Island's textile mills were desperate for cheap, willing hands. The pull was irresistible. Once the influx began, Italians arrived in numbers no one had quite anticipated. Charles Carroll, in his book Rhode Island: Three Centuries of Democracy, captures the moment of awakening perfectly. He writes that Rhode Island scarcely realized the volume of Italian immigration until the first observance of Columbus Day as a public holiday in 1910. What had been expected to be just another parade—in a city already known as "the paradingest city"—turned into something far larger. For hours, Carroll says, Italian divisions poured through the city streets in rapid succession. And then he delivers the unforgettable image: the whole state gasped at the discovery, rubbed its eyes to test the reality of what seemed plausible only as a dream. In a single day, Rhode Island became aware of its Italian population.But consciousness, unfortunately, soon curdled into fear. The migration continued at an unrelenting pace until 1921, when prejudice in Washington finally found its voice. Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act in 1921, followed by the National Origins Quota Act in 1924. These laws were aimed squarely at Italians, Jews, and Slavs, and they succeeded in slowing the flow from southern Europe. Even so, between 1898 and 1932, nearly fifty-five thousand Italians arrived at the Port of Providence alone. Read the Full Content

Send us Fan MailOctober 16, 2021Written by my Great-Uncle, Victor Frederick Peterson.  Comments about how I inherited this document.  Other personal comments.Emigration of Swedes to the US and Little Swedens that dotted the MidWest and about the Peterson family.1905--Professor Peterson decides to move his family to Mexico.Three books about rubber and colonialism:  King Leopold's Ghost, Fordlandia by Greg Grandin, In Darkest Africa by Henry Stanley (2 volumes).PHF News:  David buys a $6,000 tempering machine thanks to USDA grant.Support the showWrite to me at  twneuhaus@gmail.comTo learn more, visit  http://www.projecthopeandfairness.org

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 26th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Send a textIn this episode of Views on the News from the Couch, I take apart the fantasy that we can fix America's $35‑trillion‑plus debt and multi‑trillion‑dollar deficits just by “taxing the rich.” We run a thought experiment: what if we confiscated all billionaire wealth, then everything from people worth over $100 million, then over $10 million? Even after blowing up the entire top of the wealth pyramid, the debt isn't gone—and the economy that generates future tax revenue is wrecked.Then we look at Sweden, a country that actually does big government honestly. Swedes pay high taxes at almost every income level, not just at the very top, and they accept that broad burden in exchange for broad benefits. Americans, by contrast, want Swedish‑style social benefits with U.S.‑style taxes on everyone except “the rich.”Finally, we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse—why it's not a magic fix, but why both big‑government and small‑government folks should be serious about rooting it out if we care about what we're handing to the next generation. If you want an adult conversation about taxes, spending, and reality, this one's for you.

We hear about the Swedish government putting teen deportations on hold, pending a change in the rules, as well as other updates to migration rules. We find out what the Iranian diaspora in Sweden thinks about the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.And we hear from teen deportees Donya and Darya in Iran, Radio Sweden spoke with them together with their contact person in Sweden, they called him from Iran on a landline.Plus: We talk to the Defence Minister Pål Jonson on Nato and we look at which Swedish institutions the Swedes have the most confidence in.Presenter: Dave RussellReporters: Liv Lewitschnik, Samuel Williams, Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 3rd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer Dave Russell

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A Place Where God Will Live Ephesians 2:11-22 by William Klock In today's Old Testament lesson we hear King Solomon praying at the dedication of the temple.  The temple was finally completed and Solomon gathered the elders of Israel at the tabernacle, where they offered sacrifices too many to number.  Then with the priests leading them with the ark of the covenant, they processed up the mountain to the temple.  When they'd placed it in the holy of holies, the presence of the Lord, the shekinah, the cloud of his glory descended to fill the temple as it once had the tabernacle.  And Solomon prayed.  He prayed for the new temple and he prayed for his people.  He prayed that they would be faithful.  And then, our lesson today, he prayed for the foreigners, for the gentiles who might come to the Lord's temple having heard of his great name, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm—that coming to the temple, they would know his glory.  Solomon's kingdom was, however imperfectly, a fulfilment of the Lord's promise to Abraham to make Israel a light to the nations.  And the nations came to Israel and to Solomon, because they saw and because they heard of the Lord's reputation.  Not only had he blessed his people, but in him they saw a god unlike their own.  And so they came, and they saw for themselves the goodness of the Lord, the God of Israel.  And Solomon knew, too, that they would come to the temple that he'd built.  So he prayed that when these foreigners came and prayed, that the Lord would answer them, that he would make himself known to them, so that “all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel.”  Again, this wasn't some one-off prayer that Solomon came up with.  Solomon's prayer is rooted in the promises of God and in the story of his people.  Solomon knew that the world is not as it should be; Solomon knew the Lord's promises to set it to rights; and Solomon knew that God had given an integral role to his people to bring the fulfilment of those promises.  And Solomon great desire was for his people to be faithful to that calling, to that vocation—faithful to be a temple people. Now, this imagery and idea of the temple wasn't new with Israel; it goes all the way back to the beginning of the story.  The garden was God's first temple.  And the man and woman he created—he created them—us—to bear his image.  That means to be his representatives in the temple, to serve him, and steward his goodness to the rest of creation.  We rejected that vocation and the story ever since has been about God restoring his temple and his people.  Two weeks ago, when we looked at Ephesians 2:1-10, we saw how Jesus—the one in whom God and humanity have come together—represents God's work to restore his temple, but we also saw there that, as Paul stresses so much, what is true of Jesus is also true of those who are in him.  One day his people will be raised to be like him—heaven and earth people—but in the meantime, God has filled his church—filled us—with his Spirit as a foretaste and a down payment of that hope.  Brothers and Sisters, that means that we, purified by the blood of Jesus and filled with God's Spirit, we're now the temple—not a temple of bricks and mortar, but a temple of people filled with God's presence. Just as Solomon prayed that the nations would know the glorious reputation of the God of Israel through his people and come to meet him at his temple, our prayer, our desire, our commitment ought to be that the world will know God's glorious reputation through us and come to meet him here.  What God promised to Adam and Eve, to Abraham, to Moses, to the people through the Prophets is now reality in us.  The promise isn't completely fulfilled.  One day the knowledge of the glory of God will fill the earth.  On that day the new creation that began when Jesus rose from the dead will come to full fruit.  Creation and us with it will be made fully new.  God will wipe every last remaining bit of evil from the world and sin and death will be no more.  But, Brothers and Sisters, here's the really important thing here: The church—you and I and everyone else who is in Jesus the Messiah—we are God's vehicle to get the world to that point.  The church is God's means of making his glory known until it fills the earth.  And that ought to get us reflecting on how faithful we are to our mission.  When the world looks at the Church, when it looks at Christians, does what we say and do and live declare the glory of God: his great name, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm?  (To put it as Solomon did.)  Does what we say and do and live give the world a desire to come to the church to meet God?  Do we at least make the world constructively curious?  If not, we need to reflect on our priorities and on what we're doing. And this is true of everyone who is in Jesus the Messiah, but Paul, writing to the Ephesians who were mostly gentile believers, wants to stress to them just how significant it is that through Jesus and the Spirit they have been made a part of this temple people.  Brothers and Sisters, this is something that we don't spend enough time talking about and reflecting on.  For Paul, the unification of Jews and gentiles in the Messiah was at the heart of the gospel.  It was the proof that God was fulfilling his promises.  This church, made up of Jews and gentiles, men and women, rich and poor, slave and free, all together, unified, one body was a testimony to the glory of God.  In fact, for Paul, it was the testimony of the gospel's power. And I don't think it's even on the radar for many of us today, because we've become so used to and even so complacent about divisions within the church.  Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, Mennonites, Romans, and Eastern Orthodox—and those are just some older divisions amongst us before we got really split-happy in the last century or two.  And it's not just theology and polity.  I suspect Paul might have at least a little sympathy for those sorts of divisions, especially over serious, gospel-compromising theological matters.  But Paul would be furious to see how we divide over things like language and ethnicity.  The English are here and the Germans are at that Lutheran church and the Swedes at that other Lutheran church and the Italians and Spanish and Filipinos are at the Roman church and the Greeks at the Greek Orthodox, the Russians at the Russian Orthodox, the Ukrainians at the Ukrainian Orthodox, the Syrians at the Syrian Orthodox.  The Dutch are in their Reformed church and the Scots are in their Reformed church.  And there's a church just for Chinese-speakers and another for Afrikaans and so on and on.  And you've got Messianic Jews forming their own synagogues.  And Paul would be shouting at us and asking, “Haven't you read a single thing I've written to you?  Your divisions are undermining the very gospel you claim to preach!” Paul did not want this to happen in the Ephesian churches, but even more than that, he wanted the people in those churches, especially he wanted them to appreciate just what God had done for them in Jesus and the Spirit, because if we understand what God has done to make us one, we'll hopefully be far less likely to let it be undone.  So, Paul writes in Ephesians 2:11-12 and reminds them of what they used to be: “Therefore, remember this: In human terms—that is, in your ‘flesh'—you are ‘gentiles'.  You are the people whom the so-called circumcision refer to as the so-called uncircumcision—circumcision, of course, being something done by human hands to human flesh.  Well, once upon a time you were separated from the Messiah.  You were alienated from the community of Israel.  You were foreigners to the covenants of promise.  There you were in the world, with no hope and no God.” You were gentiles.  Of course, Gentiles didn't think of themselves that way.  They were just regular people; it was the Jews who were weird.  But the fact that Paul can say this to them, “You were gentiles” means that they've now been brought into the family of Israel.  And just in case they might have forgotten the significance of that, he describes them as having been outsiders with this string of descriptors that work up to a crescendo of alienation. First, they were separated from the Messiah—from the rightful King.  The Messiah was some weird thing the Jews were into.  What would Greeks or Romans—who were oh, so superior—want to have to do with him?  And even if they did, the Messiah wasn't part of their story.  Then second, Paul says that they were alienated from the community—the commonwealth as the King James puts it—of Israel.  They were foreigners.  Israel was not their nation and Israel's God was not their God.  Even if they did see something attractive in Israel and went to the temple in Jerusalem—think of Solomon's prayer for the foreign visitors who would come—there was a wall between the court of the gentiles and the court of the women.  In Paul's day there was an inscription on that wall warning that foreigners passed it on pain of death.  Gentiles could look from a distance, but they were cut off from the living God.  And third, they were foreigners to the covenants of promise.  Most of them had never heard of Abraham or Moses, but if they had, that simply wasn't their story and it certainly wasn't their family.  They didn't belong there.  Whatever promises the God of Israel had made, those promises were not for the gentiles.  And Paul then sums it all up and says: You were in the world without God and without hope. I think Paul intends a bit of irony there.  When he says they were without God he uses a word that essentially means they were atheists.  And “atheist” is exactly what the gentiles called Jews and the first Christians.  Because Jews and Christians worshipped only one God and one God might as well have been no god to them with their vast pantheons.  And Jews and Christians refused to take part in the pagan worship and festivals that ran all through gentile life and society.  And so Paul flips it around.  “No, it was you gentiles, separated from the Messiah, alienated from Israel, foreigners to the covenant promises—it was you who were the atheists.  You were the ones without God.  And because of that you had no hope.  And if being called atheists didn't make an impact, I have to think this would have.  Because it's not that the Greeks and Romans didn't understand the idea of hope; it's that they had no reason, no grounds to live with hope.  No one in their world believed in progress the way people do today.  That idea is rooted in our biblical heritage.  They thought things just went round and round in cycles—forever stuck.  And while their philosophers might talk about life after death, it was all very vague and not hopeful at all.  Hesiod imprisoned hope in the bottom of Pandora's box, lost forever.  Aristotle and others wrote about hope as fickle and treacherous—a foolish thing to trust in.  Things could go wrong just as easily as they could go right.  Hope just wasn't a big deal for the Greeks.  But in stark contrast, hope was at the centre of the whole Jewish and early Christian worldview.  As I said last time, no one in the pagan world would have ever dreamed that the gods loved them or even really cared about them, so why would anyone in the pagan world have reason to hope?  So Paul sums it all up: Without God and without hope, the gentiles were alone and lost in the world.  Paul reminds them just how bleak things were for them before they were captured by the gospel.  I think it's a good thing for us to reflect on this ourselves and if we did, I think we would have a greater appreciation for what God has done for us and for what he has made his church. So after painting this bleak and pitiful picture of where these people were before Jesus, Paul cuts through the hopelessness and despair.  Like he did with that great, “But God!” in verse 3, now in verse 13 he practically shouts out, “But now!” “But now, in Messiah Jesus, you who used to be far away have been brough near by the Messiah's blood.  He is our peace, you see.  He has made the two to be one.  He has pulled down the barrier, the dividing wall, that turns us into enemies of each other.  He has done this in his flesh, by abolishing the law with its commands and instructions.” Paul wrote about the Messiah's blood back in Chapter 1.  Jesus' blood is the means through which God has accomplished redemption and forgiveness.  This was the great, once-and-for-all-time sacrifice that the Old Testament sacrificial system was pointing to all along.  In the Old Testament, sacrificial blood was like a disinfectant.  It cleansed the tabernacle and later the temple; and it cleansed the people of Israel so that the holy God could come to his people and dwell with them.  Pagan sacrifices were all about killing valuable animals to placate the gods.  In Israel, the sacrifices were all about the blood—a symbol of God-given life—and that blood was shed to wash away the stain of sin and death so that God could come and dwell and fellowship with his people.  Brothers and Sisters, the blood of Jesus, shed at the cross, has fully accomplished once and for all and for everyone what the Old Testament sacrifices did partially and temporarily.  And in doing that, God has abolished the law. You see, the law was the thing that set Israel apart from the rest of the world and Paul saw that wall in the court of the gentiles as symbolic of it.  The law, like that wall, kept the gentiles out of God's people, out of his covenant, and out of his promises.  The law marked out the gentiles as idolaters and as unclean—unworthy of God's presence.  But Jesus' blood has washed us clean—Jew and gentile alike—making both the law and the wall that kept the gentiles out irrelevant.  In Jesus, God had brought these Greek believers into the family—fully and no longer aliens and foreigners.  And why?  Paul goes on in the second half of verse 15: “The point of doing all this was to create, in him, one new humanity out of the two, so making peace.  God was reconciling  both of us to himself in a single body, through the cross, by killing the enmity in him.” Do you remember the first thing the risen Jesus said to his disciples when he entered that locked-up house where they were hiding after he'd been crucified?  It was “Peace”.  Shalom.  Peace is what the world looks like set to rights.  And so it makes perfect sense that “Peace” would be the first thing Jesus would say to his disciples after rising from death and inaugurating God's new creation.  He'd just begun the work of setting the world to rights.  And for Paul, this new humanity—Jews and gentiles, once divided by the law, but now brought together—this new humanity, the church, is the first sign of God's peace breaking out into the world.  The church is the sign of the new age.  As I've said before, we are God's working model of his new creation.  Jesus has killed the enmity that was once between us and he has reconciled both to God and, through that, to each other.  Jesus' blood as washed us clean and Paul stresses regularly to his fellow Jews, this means there's no longer any reason to consider gentile believers in Jesus to be unclean.  We gentiles, with hearts renewed by the Holy Spirit, have turned away from our idols to serve the living God and by the blood of Jesus he has washed us clean.  And if there's any doubt, Paul would point to the fact that the same Spirit has come to fill the gentile believers who first filled the Jewish believers.  So he goes on in verse 17: “So the [he Messiah] came and proclaimed peace, to you who were far off and to those who were near.  Through him we both have access to the Father in one Spirit.”  Again, it's all the fulfilment of God's promises.  In Isaiah 57 God had promised that he would heal the broken and humble in spirit and give peace: peace for those far off and peace for those who are near.  He's now done that in Jesus and the unity of the church—these people who were once separated, these people who once hated each other—their unity in the Messiah as one people is the proof, the testimony, the witness of God's faithfulness and the power of the gospel. And Paul, again, wants to drive this home.  Look at verses 19 to 22: “So then [—this is the result—] you are no longer foreigners and aliens.  No, you are fellow citizens with God's holy people.  You are members of God's household.  You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Messiah Jesus himself as the cornerstone.  In him the whole building is fitted together, and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.  You, too, are being built up together, in him, into a place where God will live by the Spirit.” The point of all this is that through Jesus and the Spirit, the living God has welcomed us into this amazing story.  We've been adopted into a family that was not ours.  We were poor, dirty refugees without hope, but God has washed us clean in the blood of Jesus, he has made us welcome members of his family, and most importantly, he has come to dwell with us.  He has filled us—aliens, foreigners, strangers, gentiles—with his Spirit—the presence that he had promised to his own people and in doing that he has made us holy.  And just just because.  God has a purpose for us.  He always has. And this is where Paul stops hinting at things with temple language and imagery and comes out and says it: God has done this in order to establish a new temple.  For centuries the Jews had been waiting for God's presence to return to the temple, not that unlike the way so many Jews today go to the Western Wall and pray for a new temple and God's return.  Brother and Sisters, Paul's stressing that God has, in fact, returned, that he has built a new temple, and that he now dwells with his people.  But not in a stone building on the mountain above Jerusalem.  He has built is new temple and returned to live with his people through Jesus and the Spirit. And, again, that means that we—the church—are God's ongoing means of fulfilling his promises to set creation to rights.  God's presence with us is the sign that one day his presence will fill all of creation.  We are the temple, the working model of new creation.  As we proclaim the gospel, we proclaim the glories of God to the world.  As we live the gospel, we put on display the glories of God to the world.  And our unity in Jesus and the Spirit—something we've often forgotten—is one of the most important ways we ought to be living out the gospel.  Just as there was one temple in Israel, there is only one church.  By our divisions and schism and arguments, by our elevating language and race and nation over the gospel, we've often obscured this reality, but Brothers and Sisters, there is but one church and the unity of that one church across our natural divisions of language and race—and class, and status, and every other way the world divides and separates us—that unity is meant to be a witness.  A witness to the power of the gospel.  A witness to the power of Jesus and the cleansing power of his blood.  A witness to the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer.  And most of all, witness to the faithfulness of God, who has been true to his promises.  And through that, our unity becomes a witness to a bleak and hopeless world of God's coming new creation—not just of the world set to rights, but of humanity set to rights within it: one people, renewed and purified, in fellowship forever with the living God. Let's pray: Gracious Father, you have purified us by the blood of your Son and filled us with your Spirit to make us your temple.  Pour out your grace that we might be faithful stewards of the gifts you have given us.  Teach us to guard the unity of your church, so that the nations will see in us a witness to your mighty hand, your outstretched arm, and your great name.  And when they draw near, hear their prayers, we ask, that they might know your great name as we have, through your Son and through your Spirit.  Amen.

Lutherans are a strange denomination in American religious history and culture. For Catholics they are certainly Protestants. For Protestants they are crypto-Catholics. While they have been around since the Swedes established their short-lived colony on the Delaware River, they have typically received as much attention in the American imagination as the short-lived Swedish colony on the Delaware River. But my guest Timothy D. Grundmeier has a different point of view. He argues in his new book Lutheranism and American Culture: The Making of a Distinctive Faith that Lutheranism was a central component of nineteenth-century American religion and of the era of the Civil War. This is because Lutherans were numerous, the nation's fourth largest denomination by 1900; they were uniquely positioned in the American religious landscape; and they almost invariably expressed the opinion of the “moderate majority” in Union states outside the Northeast. And, as with every other aspect of American society, Lutheranism was reshaped by the struggle of the Civil War, and Reconstruction.Timothy D. Grundmeier is professor of history at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. Lutheranism and American Culture is his first book.Chapters00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:60 - What is Lutheranism? 00:06:21 - The Civil War Era Defined 00:09:01 - Three Varieties of American Lutheranism 00:19:44 - The Old Lutherans and Missouri Synod 00:27:38 - How the Civil War Fractured Lutheranism 00:39:36 - The Slavery Debate: Walter and the Norwegians 00:47:20 - Lutheran Quietism After the Civil War 00:52:38 - The Great Lutheran Realignment 01:02:35 - Ideas, Institutions, and Cultural Context

We bring you the big stories of the day including fire being set to the memorial site for Renee Good, snow is flying all over Minnesota and ‘Quinnesota' leads Team USA past the Swedes! Then we talked to Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire about the data center being placed on a one year old!

The French women are inevitable, and so is another post-race recap from Jordan and RJ. This was one for the underdogs and we had a lot to celebrate including: - The Polish women with a magnificent 6th place the best ever for the Polish women at the Olympics - Celebrating Baiba Bendika, the Belgian women, and the Bulgarian relay - The French with another early penalty loop come back for the gold sparking an emotional celebration - The Swedes continue their strong second week with a silver medal - Norway's Juni Arneklevi substitution pays off with the bronze medal - Another tough race for the Germans - Czechia a very strong 5th - RJ shares his hard work on the Antholz "athletes perspective animation" (link below) And more! You can find RJ's animation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN1nwOXN70k

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on February 17th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia.    It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.   Dusty then revealed who texted him late Saturday night...    Canada's womens curling team was able to beat the undefeated Swedes which we were able to touch on in the third hour.    We then hit a Marmot Basin Snow Report! What are the hills looking like today? 

Welcome to the Quest For Gold Women's Hockey Report featuring Ann-Sophie Bettez, Madison Packer, and Irfaan Gaffar.The host Italians put up an early fight, but the powerhouse USA squad pulled away to advance to the semi finals. The surprising result came from the other quarterfinal game, where the Swedes knocked off the medal favourite Cezchs 2-0. Ann-So and Madison break down both games and preview tomorrow's Canada vs Germany quarterfinal.0:00 - Intro0:27 - USA & Sweden advance to semis6:21 - Stand out performer9:49 - Stand out game11:44 - Canada vs Germany preview15:00 - Outro#milangames #milanocortina2026 #womenshockey #canada #usahockey Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman break-down everything they saw from Canada's opening game at Milan against Czechia. They get into an impressive debut for Macklin Celebrini (10:00) before delving into Czechia's struggles (13:00). They move their attention to the Americans who defeated Latvia (14:00). They talk about the intricacies of IIHF rules (19:00). The fellas also unpack Slovakia's impressive upset of the Finns (23:00) and the Swedes handling of the Italians (31:40). The FInal Thought is a humourous look at Kyle's lack of air conditioning at the hotel (42:42).Listen to all the 32 Thoughts music here.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

In the fall of 1814, Norway had lost the war against Sweden. The defeat had come as an unpleasant surprise to many Norwegians, who had believed the rousing patriotic speeches about liberty or death. Even those who accepted that they'd have to enter into a union with Sweden were determined to give the Swedes as little influence over Norway as possible.

After 1 day of mens Olympic hockey, no one had a better start than the two favorites, USA and Canada. Macklin Celebrini shined in his Olympic debut. And Brady Tkachuk picked up right where he left off in Four Nations. Brock Nelson had a coming out party and Jordan Bennington is back on his big game bullshit. Plus, the Swedes survived Italy and the Fins stumbled against Slovakia. Are the Swiss and Germans for real? And holy smokes the US Women's team might be the best team of all time.  CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 07:47 - Sweden / Finland  18:07 - Canada vs Czechia  40:57 - USA vs Latvia  01:06:18 - Womens Round Up  PRESENTED by BetMGM. Download the BETMGM app and use code “NETTERS” and enjoy up to $1500 in bonus bets if you lose your first wager! Thanks to our Sponsors! BetMGM: Use bonus code NETTERS when signing up to receive up to $1500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER (Available in the US) 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) 1-800-327-5050 (MA), 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-981-0023 (PR) 21+ only. Please Gamble Responsibly. See BetMGM.com for Terms. First Bet Offer for new customers only. Subject to eligibility requirements. Bonus bets are non-withdrawable. In partnership with Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel. This promotional offer is not available in New York, Nevada, Ontario, or Puerto Rico. Build a Pulse as unique as your game, in as little as 5 days! Bauer Hockey's MyBauer Quick Turn platform is designed to offer hockey players a highly customizable stick-building experience, with a remarkably fast turnaround. Players can choose from Bauer's most popular colors and patterns to create a stick that gets to your door in record time. Build your dream stick in minutes and get it in days. Head to Bauer.com and check out MyBauer Quick Turn. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/netters GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE — In Theaters Now From Oscar-winning director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring, Rango) comes a wild, one-of-a-kind action-comedy about a man claiming to be from the future (Sam Rockwell) who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage — recruiting a group of unlikely misfits to stop an impending AI apocalypse and save humanity from the perils of social media. Co-starring Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, and Juno Temple. Rated R. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on February 12th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas, Elliotte Friedman, and Kevin Bieksa preview the 2026 men's Olympic hockey tournament. The fellas entertain with a few funny stories from their time in Milan pre-tournament and then delve into their analysis of Team Canada (19:44). Is there any advantage to the Canadians staying in a hotel rather than setting up shop in the village (21:30)? They talk about the Canadian line combinations (27:00). They debate over how the goaltending should be split in the prelims (32:50). They then shift their attention to the Americans, Swedes, Czechs, Finns, and Slovaks (36:40). The Final Thought focuses on their Canadian interactions while walking around Milan (55:00). Today we highlight Calgary rapper The Blue and his song Remember You. Check out his music here.Listen to all the 32 Thoughts music here.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

Scott slowly prepares for a return to Antarctica - but rivals abound - including the Americans, Swedes, Japanese, Germans and French. But the greatest challenger - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen - is unknown until the last minute - setting up a dramatic race for the South Pole. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Skulle något annat land än Sverige göra en hel programserie om hur andra länder rapporterar om och betraktar en? Det undrar Nathalie Rothschild efter att ha lyssnat på podden The Swedes. Inläsare: Nathalie Rothschild

In the first half of 1814, Bernadotte had been busy wrapping up the war on the continent. But as summer arrived, the Swedes turned their full attention to Norway. Stockholm demanded that the Norwegians scrap their new constitution, ditch their new king and submit to Sweden. When the Norwegians refused, the Swedes threatened war.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on January 26th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

Ruhpolding started with an amazing Women's Relay on Wednesday and then gave us one amazing race after another. Frankly it was so amazing that it completely exhausted poor RJ so you'll unfortunately have to listen to a LOT of Jordan today. We soldiered on though and we covered almost everything including: - That amazing Women's Relay - Trying to figure out the remaining Olympic questions including the Norwegian and Swedish women - A fun battle of attrition in the Men's Relay and the Estonian men break through! - Great week for the Canadian women - The Swedes and their amazing second trimester continues - Dale-Skjevdal's emotional Pursuit win - Tommaso Giacomel's big boy Sprint - Sad Suvi but she goes to Nove Mesto still in second - Queen Lou in total control And of course much more!

Martin Wicklin programleder den nya podden där en internationell panel diskuterar svensk politik och kultur. ”Inte så lagom alls” – så säger panelen beståendes av internationella korrespondenter och akademiker om Sverige.I premiären av podden The Swedes diskuterar de hur försvarsviljan ser ut i Sverige – och faktumet att den är större hos utrikesfödda.Lyssna på The Swedes i Sveriges Radios app.

To the people who have actually served in war zones—and been up close and personal in real do-or-die situations—the masked, heavily armed agents who are stalking our streets are thugs and cowards. And they would be nobodies without the badges and guns that have been gratuitously handed to them. Meanwhile, amid all the action around Venezuela, Russia's relentless attacks on Ukraine's power sources in the dead of winter is being overlooked by much of the American media. And Trump's fixation with  Greenland has the Swedes talking about making nuclear weapons. Plus, airstrikes on Iran alone would miss the strategic mark, Trump still hasn't stopped eight-plus wars, and the Havana Syndrome is real.Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller.show notes Mark's piece on Iran Mark calling for ICE agents to remove their masks The most recent episode of Sarah's 'Illegal News' pod with Asha Rangappa Follow "Bulwark Takes" to get the latest "Command Post" from Mark Daniel Dale's fact check of Trump Send tips from on the ground in MN to bulwarkpodcast@thebulwark.com Get 50% off 1 month of Trade at drinktrade.com/BULWARK

After the death of Karl August, only five months after he had been elected crown prince, the Swedes needed to find another heir to the throne. The main candidate was yet another Danish prince, but there were those who had other ideas.

Saint Tryphon was the son of a priest from Novgorod. The Synaxarion records that, at the moment of his birth, the verse Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert was being sung in the Matins service. In 1525 he was moved by a divine revelation to flee to the far north of Russia and live as a hermit. He settled near the River Kola, where he devoted his nights to prayer, his days to proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to the native peoples there. The pagans were hostile at first, but his patience and humility won them over, and he baptized many. He built them a church with his own hands on the shores of Lake Ladoga, and later founded a monastery there. Saint Tryphon reposed in 1583. He predicted his own death and the coming destruction of the Monastery by the Swedes, which came to pass in 1590. All the monks were massacred. The first victim, Starets Jonah, worked many miracles at the Monastery after its restoration.

Sweden gave the world many amazing things, like  IKEA. ABBA, Vikings, and Volvo.  Now the Swedes are giving the world a lesson we can't ignore: Screens are rotting our children's minds.  And we need to slay the monster once and for all. This episode is brought to you by BIOptimizers | Magnesium Breakthrough: Visit: https://bioptimizers.com/drphil Promo Code: DrPhil for 15% off and 25% off during black Friday. Stronger, longer, better life. 

Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan examines President Trump's defense of his plan to double the number of Chinese students in America, Beijing's latest moves to weaponize rare earth minerals, the deepening conflicts in Gaza and Guinea, and how Sweden's cultural war on assimilation mirrors the decline of the West. He closes with promising new medical breakthroughs on Alzheimer's, cancer, heart rhythm, and anxiety. Trump Defends 600,000 Chinese Student Visas: President Trump told Fox News that Chinese students keep American colleges solvent, calling the plan "a business decision." Critics, including Laura Ingraham, warned that Chinese nationals pose espionage and bioweapon risks, while Trump insisted, "MAGA was my idea — I know what MAGA wants better than anybody else." Bryan argues the move exposes Trump's blind spot: treating adversaries as business partners instead of ideological foes. China's Rare Earth Slowdown: Xi Jinping is quietly delaying rare earth export licenses for U.S. buyers, especially those tied to military contracts, while expanding Chinese control of mines in Brazil and Central Asia. Bryan warns that "Beijing seeks domination, not cooperation — we can never trust China on anything." Gaza, Guinea, and the Global Chessboard: Trump's Pentagon is exploring a new base near Gaza to support a 10,000-member Arab stabilization force, while King Abdullah of Jordan says no Arab nation wants to "touch that mission." In Africa, China now controls the world's largest iron-ore mine in Guinea, giving it leverage to flood global steel markets and crush Western industry. Sweden's Self-Destruction: Leftist mayors in Sweden argue that native Swedes must integrate with Arab migrants, not the other way around. Bryan calls it "civilizational suicide" and a warning for America's future: "When a culture stops believing in itself, it dies." Good News in Medicine: Scientists report that NAD⁺ supplements may reverse Alzheimer's symptoms, a high-fiber diet improves melanoma survival, coffee may reduce A-Fib risk, and choline — found in salmon and eggs — helps ease anxiety. Bryan calls it "proof that science, faith, and common sense can still work together."   "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32     Keywords: Trump Chinese student visas Fox News, Laura Ingraham MAGA debate, China rare earth exports Xi Jinping, Gaza stabilization force Jordan Abdullah, Guinea Simandou iron mine Rio Tinto, Sweden migrant assimilation debate, NAD Alzheimer's research, coffee A-Fib study, choline anxiety nutrient