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In this episode of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen, host Matt Payne sits down with Swedish photographer and musician Erik Malm for a fascinating conversation about the intersection of photography, music, and lived experience. Erik Malm discusses his unique approach to intentional camera movement (ICM), emphasizing it as a tool for emotional expression rather than a mere gimmick. The discussion covers how his background as a conductor and musician deeply shapes his visual work, the importance of blending art forms, and the challenges of conveying both beauty and urgency in environmental storytelling. There's practical insight into his photographic technique, encouragement to seek inspiration from diverse art forms, and advice for photographers striving for authenticity even when social media trends push for conformity. The episode is an inspiring look at using creativity to explore our relationship with nature and existence, with recommendations for other artists who think deeply about these themes. Resources and Links: Erik Malm Support the Podcast on Patreon Matt's Book, The Colorado Way Blue Ocean Strategy Anders Geidemark Mats Andersson Georgina Strange Ingebjørg Fyreleiv Guldvik Hanneke Van Camp Sandra Bartocha

BONUS: Why the Spotify Model Didn't Work (Even at Spotify) Imagine a company that spends a year building an iPad app—and on launch day the product owner says: "Now it'll be interesting to see IF anyone uses it." In this episode, Marcus Hammarberg and Tore Fjaertoft share why organizations keep installing frameworks like software, why it still doesn't work, and what they've learned from places like Spotify about treating your way of working as a product in itself. When Copying Without Adopting Becomes the Norm "It becomes more about following whatever this framework tells you to do, rather than to understand what the problem you're trying to solve is all about."   Marcus and Tore met at a consultancy in Malmö and within 15 minutes realized they shared the same frustrations—despite coming from opposite directions. Marcus comes from the ground up as a software developer and coach, while Tore works top-down with leadership teams on product organization design. Both had worked at Spotify and both had seen organizations copy famous frameworks and models without adopting the underlying mindset. The telltale sign, as Tore describes it, is when people focus on compliance rather than being pragmatic—following the manual without questioning whether the way they're working is actually serving the organization. As Marcus frames it through Cynefin, product development lives in a domain where best practices don't even exist—only emergent practices that you discover by trying things out. Treat Your Process Like a Product "The easiest way for us to explain things has been: take the mindset you use for your product, and then use that same mindset when you're approaching how you set things up and how you work internally."   The core idea Marcus and Tore keep returning to is deceptively simple: see the way you operate as a product in and of itself. Just as a digital product is never finished—you ship it, observe how customers use it, and evolve accordingly—your operating model should follow the same cycle. Tore explains that the "customers" of your process are your employees: they need less friction, more empowerment, and the ability to spend more time on work that actually moves the needle for users. Marcus connects this to the lean concept of True North—a shared direction that everyone understands, so that every experiment and process change moves the organization closer to what matters. He contrasts this with the three Agile transformations he participated in that all had the same misguided tagline: "get more out of our development organization." As Marcus points out, even the AI DORA report shows developers feeling more productive individually—but is individual productivity really the goal? The Factory Floor Story: Empowerment Needs Alignment "Everyone down here knows that anything we do needs to be the best in the world, in every step."   Marcus shares a powerful story from a Swedish lorry factory where workers changed their workstation instructions several times a day—written on a whiteboard with a pen, not locked in a manual. When asked how they got everyone to engage in continuous improvement, the factory managers didn't understand the question. Every worker on the floor knew they were building the most expensive lorry in the world, and they wanted it to stay the best. That shared purpose drove improvement without mandates.  But Marcus is quick to add the counterbalance: empowerment without alignment leads to local optimization. The factory combined local metrics with overarching flow metrics, so everyone could see how their station fit into the whole chain. Marcus and Tore distill this into three interconnected principles: empowerment to enable people to change how they work, alignment to steer toward shared outcomes, and collaboration to prevent teams from optimizing in isolation. From Static Frameworks to Dynamic Ways of Working "We realized that Spotify didn't use the Spotify model. They moved on, because they see the way they work as a continuously evolving approach."   Tore reveals one of the most striking lessons from their Spotify experience: the company that accidentally created "the Spotify model" had already moved beyond it by the time the rest of the world started copying it. The reason? Spotify treated its way of working as something that continuously evolves—not a static blueprint to install and follow. Marcus adds a practical example from Spotify: on your first day, you got access to the company's key metrics. Everyone knew the True North—at the time, increasing monthly active users—and every process change, every experiment, every team decision was oriented toward that outcome. The contrast with organizations that "install" a framework and then wonder why it doesn't work couldn't be sharper. As Marcus puts it: "We tried process X, it didn't work. We tried process Y, the opposite, and that didn't work either. Why doesn't the process work?" The answer is that the "how" must emerge over time, guided by a clear "why." Always Know Why You're Doing What You're Doing "I don't want anyone to work on anything if you don't know why."   Tore shares a policy from a product management colleague at Spotify: every single day, everyone on his team should be able to articulate not just what they're working on, but why—and the "why" could not be "because person XYZ told me to." It had to connect to the company's purpose and users. Marcus takes this even further, recounting how he once stopped productivity at an entire company by telling developers: don't work on anything unless you know why. Nobody could continue. The uncomfortable silence that followed became a powerful catalyst for change. With an 80% failure rate for product experiments being the industry standard, packaging that risk into year-long projects is a recipe for the iPad app scenario they opened with. The alternative is to build the organizational muscle for rapid experimentation—cheap hypotheses, fast feedback, and the humility to let outcomes guide the way forward.   Self-reflection Question: When was the last time you asked your team—or yourself—"why are we doing this?" and got an answer that connected to a real business or user outcome rather than "because the framework says so"?   About Marcus Hammarberg and Tore Fjaertoft Marcus Hammarberg is a product and software coach and consultant who has seen product organizations from the inside and from the trenches. He works at Humane, part of the ADRA consulting collective, and has experience from Spotify, Tradera, and multiple Agile transformations across banks and insurance companies.   Tore Fjaertoft is a product organization advisor who works with leadership teams on how product thinking actually scales in large, complex companies. He works at Above, also part of the ADRA consulting collective, and has experience from Spotify and Volvo Cars.   You can link with Marcus Hammarberg on LinkedIn and Tore Fjaertoft on LinkedIn.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. We'll explain why we're doing it, what it is, and cover some useful tools along the way. I've been watching movies recommended to me by my colleagues. As I work for a global company, the recommendations are often “Foreign Language”, which by definition is every movie to someone. It's often difficult to read the subtitles, or they are distracting from the acting. So I thought of converting the subtitles to speech for inclusion as an audio track, to produce a Voice Over or Lectoring audio track. Lectoring aka Voice Over Translations First used is soviet countries to read the news and propaganda from a lectors - the first podcasts ? In Polish, lektor is also used to mean “off-screen reader” or “voice-over artist”. A lektor is a (usually male) reader who provides the Polish voice-over on foreign-language programmes and films where the voice-over translation technique is used. This is the standard localization technique on Polish television and (as an option) on many DVDs; full dubbing is generally reserved for children's material. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lector#Television Example: Night of the Living Dead To give you an idea of what this sounds like I'm going to play you an example of the out of copyright movie, Night of the Living Dead . In the United States, Night of the Living Dead was mistakenly released into the public domain because the original distributor failed to replace the copyright notice when changing the film's name Original First the original sound track, then the same clip with the voice over track. Voice Over Proof of Concept As a native English speaker I find it difficult to follow those Voice Over tracks as I am trying to focus on the underlying audio. In discussions with Polish friends, it seems that this is not a problem when Polish is your native language. To put that to the test I wanted to try it out on a movie to see if that were indeed the case. I asked on Mastodon for a non English movie that was Creative Commons but did have English Subtitles, and HPR host Windigo had the answer. 2009 Nasty Old People is a 2009 Swedish film directed by Hanna Sköld, Tangram Film. It premiered on 10 October 2009 at Kontrapunkt in Malmö, and on file sharing site The Pirate Bay. The film is available as an authorized and legal download under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA. So my idea was to take each bit of subtitle text, convert it to audio, then have the generated audio play at the same time the subtitle appears on the screen. We use piper to process shows here on HPR, and we also generate srt, or SubRip subtitle files for each show. SRT or SubRip files are the easiest subtitle file to work with. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRip The SubRip file format is described on the Matroska multimedia container format website as “perhaps the most basic of all subtitle formats.” SubRip (SubRip Text) files are named with the extension .srt , and contain formatted lines of plain text in groups separated by a blank line. Subtitles are numbered sequentially, starting at 1. The timecode format used is hours:minutes:seconds,milliseconds with time units fixed to two zero-padded digits and fractions fixed to three zero-padded digits (00:00:00,000). The comma (,) is used for fractional separator . A numeric counter identifying each sequential subtitle The time that the subtitle should appear on the screen, followed by –> and the time it should disappear Subtitle text itself on one or more lines A blank line containing no text, indicating the end of this subtitle I downloaded the movie from the Internet Archive , and then used Piper voice to convert a minutes worth of subtitles. piper_voice: A fast and local neural text-to-speech engine that embeds espeak-ng for phonemization. GPL-3.0 license Once I had the audio prepared for a sample of the subtitles, it was over to audacity to create a new subtitle audio track. Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app GPL v2 or later, Timing the segments would be a problem, if it were not for the fact that Audacity supports srt files as Labels. File > Import > Lables. Then select the srt file The subtitle track with the text of the audio will be displayed. I could then Import each Audio segment and line them up with the subtitle track for to get the correct timing. Each subtitles segment created a new separate audio file which I then exported. I then used Kdenlive to open the video and import the audio and subtitle tracks. Kdenlive: is the acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It works on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD. GPL-3.0-or-later There is a good article on adding by Jean-Marc on How to Add Subtitles Easily in Kdenlive Project > Subtitles > Add Subtitle Track Select the Subtitle file Align the subtitle and audio track. After rendering the segment out I was satisfied that this was something worth doing. The script The script can be found on the episode page for this show on the HPR site, and I put it together as a proof of concept. It creates a new audio track for the subtitles, and merges this with the original sound track to create a new selectable sound track. It begins by creating a length of silent audio that is as long as up to the first subtitle time segment begin timestamp. The first subtitle segment is converted from text to speech using Piper voice That segment of audio is added to the initial silence track. We check the total length so far, and then see if there is supposed to be silence between the last and next subtitle segment begin timestamp. If there is, then a filler piece of silence is added until the next subtitle should appear. If not then the audio for both subtitles play immediately after one another. I was worried that the subtitle audio would then lag behind the on screen dialogue but it works surprisingly well. Even long series of dialogue sort themselves out after a bit. We do this over and over again for each subtitle, right up to the very end of the movie. This new subtitle to speech audio track is then merged back into the media file as a new audio track. 96 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:10,640 It will be two years before it's this big 97 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:17,840 But don't you bother. By then I'll be long gone 98 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,400 It was just a question 99 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,480 Porridge? Original First the original sound track, then the same clip with the voice over track. Voice Over Lessons learned Now that I have done this for a lot of movies, there a few tips for getting the best output. The creation of the audio track usually goes well, but you can run into issues with the merging of the new track back into the movie. Preparation The first thing you need is a subtitle file which will be the basis of the voice you will be listening to. It should be good quality so that it matches when the actors speak. It's important to clean up this before you use it, fixing spelling mistakes and removing html that will get rendered. Listening to three hours of “I L Zero ve y Zero u”, or “less than forward slash I, greater than”, or “L am from Lndia” can get a bit tedious. You should also try and get versions that translate the songs as well. Getting a SRT file from the media. As many Subtitles are taken from a DVDs they can often be poor Optical character recognition versions of the bitmap-based streams. So a picture of string “Hello World” rather than the letters. ffmpeg By far the easiest and best way to get the subtitles is to extract it from the movie itself, provided it's a separate track. ffmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. LGPL-2.1-or-later, GPL-2.0-or-later https://ffmpeg.org/ ffmpeg -y -hide_banner -loglevel error -txt_format text -i "${this_movie_file}" "${this_srt_file}" Getting a SRT file from the web. If that fails you can try to get the subtitle files from the Internet. https://www.opensubtitles.org Select your language with the highest subtitle rating. You can check the media using the mpv media player. mpv is a media player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. GPLv2+, parts under LGPLv2.1+, some optional parts under GPLv3 https://mpv.io/manual/master/ Name the srt file with the same prefix as the movie and mpv will play it. You can also use the --sub-files= option as well. mpv "${this_movie_file}" --sub-files="${this_srt_file}" Scrub through the file to see if the timing is correct. The subtitles can be toggled using the j key. Fixing Timing issues It's very important to get the subtitles to align, otherwise the voices will be out of sync. When the subtitles don't match up, it's usually that they need to have the start offset corrected. ffsubsync will automatically try and adjust the offset of the first subtitle to the first use of speech in a movie. ffsubsync: Language-agnostic automatic synchronization of subtitles with video, so that subtitles are aligned to the correct starting point within the video. MIT license https://github.com/smacke/ffsubsync pip install ffsubsync ffs video.mp4 -i unsynchronized.srt -o synchronized.srt LosslessCut will allow you to quickly remove additional trailers, or ads, at the beginning, so that ffsubsync will have a better chance of working if they are trimmed away. LosslessCut: aims to be the ultimate cross platform FFmpeg GUI for extremely fast and lossless operations on video, audio, subtitle and other related media files. GPL-2.0 license https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut If that fails to match up the subtitles, you can use mpv keyboard shortcuts , move to the first speech segment an then press the Ctrl+Shift+Left and Ctrl+Shift+Right to adjust subtitle delay so that the next or previous subtitle is displayed. It will also show a number giving the miliseconds the delay is, eg -148416 miliseconds or -148.416 seconds. You can use many tools to adjust the subtitles, and I tried out SRT Offset . srt-offset: A simple command-line tool to offset SRT subtitle files. This tool allows you to adjust the timing of subtitles in SRT files, which can be useful when subtitles are out of sync with the video. MIT license srt-offset -i input.srt -offset -148.416 -o output.srt Manually adding the new subtitle to speech audio track If that presents an issue then you can use avidemux to just add the new audio track. Avidemux: is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. GPL V2 Open Avidemux, and select “File > Open”, to select the movie. Then go to “Audio > Select Track” Select the next unselected track and tick “Enabled”, “Add Audio Track” Then pick the new mixed track, in this example .~NastyOldPeople_mixed.mp3 Conclusion I now find it much easier to watch a movie with the voice over track. It gets to a point where I don't even notice it is there and just hear the actors speak in their own language, and I just know what they are saying. Links 2009 Nasty Old People A Spanish voice-over translation avidemux by Jean-Marc on How to Add Subtitles Easily in Kdenlive container format Decimal separator extension ffmpeg ffmpeg on wikipedia ffsubsync GPL-3.0 license GPL v2 or later Kdenlive LGPL-2.1 LosslessCut Matroska MIT license Movie on Archive.org mpv mpv keyboard shortcuts mpv wikipedia Nasty Old People from the Internet Archive Night of the Living Dead Noc żywych trupów | Film grozy | Polski lektor OpenSubtitles opensubtitles.org Optical character recognition Piper voice SRT Offset srt, or SubRip subtitle files SubRip Timecode Voice-over translation Whisper Provide feedback on this episode.

On this episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service with Scott Lipps, Scott sits down with Swedish rock legends The Hives as they kick off their 2026 Roll Out the Red Carpet Tour in Nashville.The band dives into their explosive live reputation, the bands that inspired them, and the artists they believe are carrying punk and rock forward today. They talk about their favorite Ramones songs, the ultimate Hives song tournament, and debate which track might be the greatest Hives song of all time.The conversation also explores the meaning behind “Enough Is Enough,” the current state of rock & roll, and the band's thoughts on tribute acts popping up around the world.Plus, The Hives reveal their Top 5 live bands in the world, discuss a unique upcoming Third Man Records cover release featuring Bo Diddley and The Modern Lovers, and share their pick for the greatest rock album ever, inspired by garage rock pioneers The Sonics.They also hint at what might be coming next for The Hives in 2026. #thehives #hives #2026 #tour #ramones #punk #live #besthives #best #pelle #hiveslive00:00 The Hives Kick Off Their 2026 Tour00:13 On Starting the Roll Out the Red Carpet Tour01:57 The Ramones & Punk Influences02:55 The Ultimate Hives Song Tournament04:07 The Best Hives Song of All Time04:44 The Meaning Behind “Enough Is Enough”06:14 The Hives' Top 5 Live Bands in the World08:13 The Hives Tribute Bands Around the World09:47 Tour Kickoff Energy10:45 The Best New Punk Bands Right Now11:58 Third Man Records Cover Release12:56 The Current State of Rock & Roll14:27 The Greatest Rock Album of All Time15:00 New Hives Music in 2026 + Best Audiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Rivers and Sam are hangin' out at Disgraceland Studios with TWO incredible guests: comedians Jon Allen and Blake Hamilton! The boys start things off by chugging a Swedish energy drink that tastes like candles and talking about a song from 1997 scientifically designed to be the worst ever. Then, they talk about the WWE debut of Danhausen, who made his grand entrance from a gigantic wooden box. This leads into Rivers's deep dive into the true stories of guys who mailed themselves and the disastrous outcomes that followed. Bob Seger's "Night Moves" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in, everyone!  Follow Jon on social media @TheJonAllen  Follow Blake on social media @Blake__Hamilton  Follow the show on social media @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for the UNCUT video version of this episode as well as TONS of bonus content!  http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod   Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt here:  http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

Every once in a while, a loophole in time, space, and copyright law opens and spits out an object straight out of bizarro world. The summer of '83 gave us an “official” James Bond film starring the well past-his-prime Roger Moore, and the fall of '83 answered with NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN - an apostate remake of THUNDERBALL directed by the man who gave us THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and starring none other than Roger Moore's also well past-his-prime predecessor Sean Connery! What could possibly go wrong? Uh… a lot. Thrill to spine-tingling scenes of an aging superspy taking herbal treatments at a health spa! Marvel at the cringy romantic subplot with a way-too-youthful Kim Basinger! Gasp at the gravity defying athleticism of Sean Connery's toupee! Of course, it's not all bad news… turns out our old man Bond still has plenty of fuel left in the tank, and he is joined by the amazingly unhinged femme fatale Fatima Blush as played by the scenery-devouring Barbara Carrera, the Swedish sensation Max Von Sydow as the kitty-stroking supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and Bernie Casey as the Felix Leiter we all wish had gotten his own spinoff! It's James Bond as you have never seen him before! Actually, it's pretty much exactly as you have seen him before - but Paul, Javi, and their spymaster, Producer Brad love this franchise for all of its flaws, so dim the lights and chill the Geritol, because the Multiplex Overthruster crew will never… ever… say never again!Show Notes:Theatrical release date: October 7, 1983Janet Maslin NYT reviewRoger Ebert's reviewTheme music by Mike McGuillAdditional voicework by Russell BentleyFollow us!InstagramBlueskyemail: Multiplexoverthruster@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor, a choice Rebecca has made based upon some love Hanif Abdurraqib shared for the novel in a recent podcast. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in April. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! Books mentioned: Orlando by Virginia Woolf The Waves by Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf Harriet Hume by Rebecca West The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aiken The Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated from the Dutch by David McKay Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated from the Persian by Faridoun Farrokh Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin Ling Small Comfort by Ia Genberg, translated from the Swedish by Kira Josefsson There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford by Carla Kaplan Shattered: A Memoir by Hanif Kureishi The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Stern Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Read Rohan Maitzen on Orlando at her blog Novel Readings. Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 11th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

Jay gets caught up in viral content and shows off his two favorites. One is a Swedish man on Instagram who gives cooking tips while sporting a filter that makes him look like a baby. Another social media account contains scary looking kids who sing the word of the Lord. | Anthony Cumia possibly assaulted a troll outside a Stuttering John comedy show. Bobby tries to explain about the "Dabbleverse" and all the characters involved. *To hear the full show to go www.siriusxm.com/bonfire to learn more! FOLLOW THE CREW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: @thebonfiresxm @louisjohnson @christinemevans @bigjayoakerson @robertkellylive @louwitzkee @jjbwolf Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Bonfire ad-free and a whole week early.  Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 10th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

Perhaps the biggest surprise of this war with Iran is how viciously the country is attacking its Arab neighbors. The UAE has been hammered, actually targeted with more missiles than were directed at Israel. Senior FDD fellow and regular State of Tel Aviv and Beyond guest, Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus gets into this bizarre development that no one anticipated. Initially, some pundits were assuming there was a brilliant Iranian plan behind these attacks. But as we discuss in this episode, it is now clear that Iran lashing out at its neighbors is the result of chaos in the government and military. We also zoom out to look at the broad waves of attacks on Iran by America and Israel and what they have accomplished; what remains to be done. If the murderous regime in Iran falls the geopolitical fallout will be huge; the most extensive and far reaching since WWII. We also take a hard look at the conduct of unprincipled western leadership - like that of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Great video clips in this episode and some awesome retro photos from the 70s. Who remembers the OPEC oil embargo after the 1973 Arab Israeli war, also known as the Yom Kippur War? And, of course - we discuss the very real possibility of boots on the ground in Iran. Whose boots?Show your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivPodcast Notes:* Link to FDD report on Iran's Ballistic Missile Program, referred to in the podcast by Jonathan Conricus.* IDF video released on International Women's Day highlighting the extraordinary contribution of women in the Israeli Air Force, referred to in the podcast by Jonathan Conricus.Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank. He served in the IDF for 24 years, four of them as spokesman during the intense 11 days of the Guardian of the Walls Operation between Israel and Hamas. Now a reserve officer with the rank of Lt. Col., he is a sought-after speaker internationally and is frequently seen on major television news shows. Jonathan was born in Jerusalem to a Swedish father and an Israeli mother and spent his formative years in Sweden.State of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

Clint, Meg and Dan kick off The Edge Breakfast with banter about Dan’s ADHD “vocal stim” catchphrases, then plug $10,000 EZ Money and a one-in-15 draw to win a Harry Styles trip to Sydney. They debate music “pioneers,” talk twins (including mix-ups and a caller who’s a twin truck driver), and joke about schools ditching analog clocks and pen licenses. The team confesses supermarket “pick and mix” code swapping, crosses to Swedish correspondent Sven for a windy weather report, and races to take clothes off fast. Listeners play EZ Money, share partner annoyances and horrible boss stories, and the show launches Small Town News in Gore, revealing the giant trout’s name is Trevor. 00:00 Breakfast Show Kickoff05:31 Twins and Lookalikes14:06 Kids Are Getting Dumber17:53 Supermarket Code Cheats20:56 Sven Storm Report24:08 Speed Undressing Challenge26:02 EZ Money With Martha28:15 Husband’s One Complaint38:47 Small Town News Gore42:28 Petrol Queues And All Nighters50:06 EZ Money 10K Game54:14 Horrible Bosses Return01:03:05 Dating Coach Erica - A Little Nudge01:06:31 Harry Styles Standby Winner

“Fidel Castro told his aides, ‘We're going to fill his arms with shit.' That is an example of weaponised migration. What we're experiencing now is on a thermonuclear scale.” — Peter SchweizerIs best selling writer Peter Schweizer a conspiracy theorist? He doesn't think so. His new book, The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon, argues that Mexico, China, and the Muslim Brotherhood are using mass migration as a strategic tool to undermine the United States. Not in a coordinated conspiracy—but as a confluence of interests, what he calls a “Venn diagram” of enemies who overlap on one point: transforming America through its borders.Rather than an axis of evil, then, we have a Venn diagram of foreign governments filling America with shitty immigrants. The world according to Peter Schweizer.Some of the claims are more credible than others. Mexico operates 53 consulates in the US—the UK has six. A dozen senior Mexican officials live full-time in the United States while serving in Mexico's parliament, and one of them crossed the country in 2025 to, in his own words, “organise the militancy” against the Trump administration. Chinese birth tourism, encouraged by the CCP, has produced an estimated million children born on US soil who are growing up in China—future voters, donors, and government employees. Hong Kong banned the practice in 2013, calling it subversion. And look at Hong Kong's predicament now.Other claims are harder to take seriously. The idea that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is a revanchist who wants to seize back California strikes me as Latin American magical realism—though Schweizer quotes Mexican officials saying exactly that. And the “Muslim Brotherhood” (whatever that is), which isn't in power anywhere, is no more of a threat to the United States than the Ottoman Empire. I pushed him on whether all immigrants are Manchurian candidates. He says no—but Schweizer's Invisible Coup could easily be confused with silly script for a paranoid Hollywood fantasy.There is, of course, a bit of an irony here. Schweizer's own parents were immigrants—his father Swiss, his mother Swedish. He grew up outside Seattle. His mother warned him, as a young man, about the terrible dangers of Swedish socialism. He favours “some legal immigration”—and sounds almost surprised at his liberal self for saying so. The American dream, he insists, is not dead. It's just being exploited by foreign powers who see America's open borders as a strategic vulnerability. Castro's Mariel boatlift is the model that Claudia Sheinbaum and the Moslem Brotherhood are trying to emulate. Pass the popcorn. Five Takeaways•       Immigration Has Been Weaponised: Schweizer argues that Mexico, China, and the Muslim Brotherhood are using mass migration as a strategic tool to undermine the United States. Not in a single conspiracy—but as a confluence of interests, a Venn diagram of enemies who overlap on one point: transforming America through its borders.•       Mexico Has 53 Consulates in the US. The UK Has Six: Schweizer's most striking claim: a dozen senior Mexican officials now live full-time in the US, serving in Mexico's parliament, organising what one of them calls “the militancy” against the Trump administration. Mexican consulates have met with Democratic activists to discuss how to flip states from red to blue.•       A Million US Citizens Are Being Raised in China: Chinese birth tourism, encouraged by the CCP, has produced an estimated million children born on US soil who are growing up in China. When they turn 18, they can vote, donate to candidates, and take government jobs. Hong Kong banned the practice in 2013, calling it subversion.•       The Son of Immigrants Who Fears Immigration: Schweizer's own parents were immigrants—his father Swiss, his mother Swedish. He grew up outside Seattle. His mother warned him about Swedish socialism. He favours “some legal immigration” but wants the weaponised networks dismantled first. The irony is not lost.•       The American Dream Is Not Dead—It's Being Exploited: Schweizer insists he's not arguing against immigration itself. The dream survives, he says, but it's being exploited by foreign powers who see America's open borders as a strategic vulnerability. Castro's Mariel boatlift was the template. What's happening now, he says, is the same thing on a thermonuclear scale. About the GuestPeter Schweizer is president of the Government Accountability Institute and a former fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Coup, Red-Handed, Blood Money, and Clinton Cash. He received his M.Phil. from Oxford University. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.ReferencesBooks and references:•       Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win by Peter Schweizer•       Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer•       The Mariel boatlift of 1980—Fidel Castro's template for weaponised immigration•       The Manchurian Candidate — referenced in the conversation•       China's National Intelligence Law (2017)—requiring any Chinese national to perform intelligence duties when askedAbout Keen On AmericaNobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States—hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,800 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting.WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters:(00:00) - Introduction: Is Peter Schweizer a conspiracy theorist? (02:37) - The cover: Sheinbaum, Xi, AOC, Obama, Biden (04:57) - Good immigrants and bad immigrants (05:51) - The Mariel boatlift as template: Castro's “fill his arms with shit” (08:24...

Go behind the scenes as Magnus Zeterlund breaks down his latest release, "Bingsjö Lilla Långdans"—a traditional Swedish tune reimagined on electric octave mandolin and guitar.Discover how he adapted the melody, layered harmonies across different octaves, and programmed drums in Logic Pro.Magnus shares his workflow for multitracking, why he chose certain tones, and the three biggest lessons learned: separating instrument sounds, editing drums at the event level, and deciding track length early.Perfect for musicians curious about the creative and technical process of bringing traditional music into a modern recording.Here are the weblinks mentioned in the show.Please watch video and listen to performance by following the link below.https://www.mandolinsecrets.com/bingsjo-lilla-langdansVisit our website for more episodes:https://mandolinsecrets.com/podcast

The powerful clerical body known as the Assembly of Experts has selected Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new Supreme Leader. Also, schools have reopened after a week of mourning following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran. And, immigrant-owned businesses are a staple around the US but they're feeling the effects of the Trump administration's harsh policies. Plus, how to eat surströmming — considered the world's smelliest food — the Swedish way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Will the Band of Force slay the Demon Lordstress, or will they all perish? Will they end up in a cage, or in a quiche...? We're an actual play podcast where professional actors play the best of Swedish RPGs published in Swedish! This episode we play Forbidden Lands by Free League Publishing. Starring: Dominic Kelly, Jakob Hultcrantz Hansson, Anneli Heed, Ingela Lundh, Amanda Stenback, and Mattias Redbo. Game Maste: Andreas Lundström Music by: Andreas Lundström

In this episode of the Feel Free Again podcast, grief recovery specialist Joe Dubowski shares his transformative journey from tech professional to marriage and family therapist. After experiencing the unimaginable loss of his daughter in a shooting, Joe turned to grief recovery methods, which not only helped him process his emotions but also led him to dedicate his life to helping others navigate grief. With over 15 years of experience, Joe offers valuable insights into the often overlooked stages of grief and how we can find healing through focused emotional work. During the conversation, Joe reveals how retirement can be a powerful grief event that often goes unaddressed, leaving people with unresolved emotions. He shares his own personal experience in approaching this life transition with the tools of grief recovery, showing how completing emotional work allowed him to retire on his terms, with peace and clarity. This episode is an eye-opening discussion for anyone facing a major life change, whether it be retirement, loss, or other significant life shifts. Tune in as Joe emphasizes the importance of recognizing grief in all aspects of life, even in places where society doesn't typically acknowledge it. From career changes to personal losses, Joe's story highlights how grief recovery tools can help individuals complete unfinished emotional business and embrace new chapters in life. If you're ready to dive deeper into your own grief and learn how to process it effectively, this episode is a must-listen. ⏱️ Chapters: 00:04 - Introduction to Joe Dowski and His Background 02:52 - Joe Reflects on the Loss of His Daughter 06:37 - Transition from Tech to Grief Recovery and Therapy 09:03 - The Impact of Losing a Child and Joe's Grief Journey 12:11 - How Joe Discovered the Grief Recovery Handbook 15:09 - Joe's First Experience with the Grief Recovery Method 18:22 - Joe's Transition into Grief Recovery Work as a Profession 21:48 - Recognizing Grief Beyond the Obvious Losses 25:31 - Joe Talks About Retirement as a Grief Event 28:44 - The Role of Grief in Retirement and Life Transitions 32:15 - How Grief Recovery Tools Helped Joe Complete His Career 36:01 - The Importance of Getting Complete with Past Grief 49:21 - Final Thoughts on Grief, Transition, and the Power of Emotional Healing About the Host: 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/ 

We speak with Swedish singer Cobrah about her new album, ‘Torn’. The pop provocateur stopped by our studio to talk about her unapologetically bold record.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was the busiest week of the biathlon season with the World Cup in Kontiolahti, the IBU Cup concluding in Lake Placid, and the Youth/Junior World Championships finishing up in Arber. We had a lot to discuss tonight including: - Sturla Holm Laegreid is competing like Sturla Holm Laegreid again - Eric Perrot is no slouch though! - Lou Jeanmonnot looks exhausted physically and mentally - Long discussion on the state of Swedish biathlon and the extension of Johannes Lukas - Fun relay finishes including Czechia, Poland and USA - Emilien Jacquelin is, as always, Emilien Jacquelin. This week the good and the bad - Interesting Mass Starts and important moments in them - Just a tiny bit on the IBU Cup and Youth/Junior World Cup And so much more!

We talk about interview prolific author of Third Horizon adventures Kevin Hassall00.00.40: Introductions00.02.22: Welcome to our new patron: Peter Taylor00.03.53: World of Gaming:   Temeraire RPG from Magpie Games currently Kickstarting; last ten days days of Dragonbane: Trudvang kickstarter; Pirate Borg starter set available and its great plus Down Among the Dead; The Serpent a very Coriolis flavoured Traveller campaign is being kickstarted .... 00.30.31: Old West News: beware AI misrepresentation00.46.26: Interview: Kevin Hassall on his extensive Coriolis and other RPG output.01.22.53: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too.Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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.

Dear listener, we made it! Episode 100 is here! To celebrate the occasion, we're doing a Q&A where we answer as many of your questions as we can in under two hours. And today, in contrast to our usual episodes, we deviate a bit more than usual from the training-related questions and include a few more personal ones (see the timestamps below). Cheers! Timestamps: 06:45 - Favorite premium features in the app; our thought process when planning workouts; what measurements to track; and is belly circumference a more useful measurement than body weight? 18:45 - How do we handle setbacks in life, and how do they affect our training? 24:00 - Why does Philip, the hedonist, not drink coffee? 27:30 - Biggest differences in gym culture across the world? Do you speak any other languages besides Swedish and English? 34:00 - Philip's desert island wines? Daniel's desert island books? 39:30 - Who is more likely to a) start a fight with a bear? b) win a fight against a bear? 43:45 - If you could go back in time (with all your knowledge about training and about yourselves) and train in a particular way from an early age, how would you train? 51:30 - What's the biggest mistake modern fitness culture makes that the Golden Era of bodybuilding got right?  Do you think modern lifters over-optimize details like tempo, rest times, RIR, science-based stuff, etc., at the expense of just keeping it simple, lifting heavy and intense, and simply being a monster in the gym? 57:00 - What results from a scientific study were you most surprised by? 1:03:00 - What does the science (and your experience) say about the diminishing returns of rest time between sessions? 1:08:45 - Are you considering Norwegian intervals sometime in the future? 1:15:00 - Any pet peeves when it comes to other people's behaviour in the gym? Any tips to get past the fear of a new injury or at least live with the fear and still train? Who was the coolest 80s-90s action movie star? Arnold? Stallone? Van Damme? Kurt Russel? Chuck Norris? Dolph Lundgren? Which is your favourite "bad" eating habit? 1:22:45 - How do I dial in the volume and intensity when trying to do daily lifting? 1:27:30 - Other than strength training, are there any particular hobbies that you are passionate about? 1:40:30 - What's your push-up PR (reps)? And the current approximate level? *** 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.

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Unveiling Easter Secrets: Lina's Hidden Stockholm Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-03-09-22-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Lina stod på Stortorget i Gamla Stan, Stockholm.En: Lina stood in Stortorget in Gamla Stan, Stockholm.Sv: Solen sken genom tunna moln och gav en mild värme.En: The sun was shining through thin clouds, giving a gentle warmth.Sv: Det var påsk, och små lokala marknader sålde färgglada fjädrar och handgjorda dekorationer.En: It was Easter, and small local markets were selling colorful feathers and handmade decorations.Sv: Lina var fylld av förväntan.En: Lina was filled with anticipation.Sv: Hon hade alltid älskat påsken och den speciella känslan av vår i luften.En: She had always loved Easter and the special feeling of spring in the air.Sv: Med hennes kamera i handen och anteckningsbok i ryggsäcken, var Lina redo för dagens äventyr.En: With her camera in hand and notebook in her backpack, Lina was ready for the day's adventure.Sv: Hon ville hitta något unikt, bortom de vanliga turistattraktionerna.En: She wanted to find something unique, beyond the usual tourist attractions.Sv: Hon såg på kartan hon hade i handen, men något inom henne sa att det fanns mer att upptäcka än vad den visade.En: She looked at the map she had in her hand, but something inside her said there was more to discover than what it showed.Sv: Erik och Karl, hennes vänner, hade redan gått för att köpa fika.En: Erik and Karl, her friends, had already gone to buy snacks.Sv: De älskade besökarnas energi i Gamla Stan, men Lina var på jakt efter något mer.En: They loved the energy of tourists in Gamla Stan, but Lina was in search of something more.Sv: Hon tog ett djupt andetag och bestämde sig för att lämna kartan.En: She took a deep breath and decided to leave the map behind.Sv: Hon vände sig mot en smal gränd, dold bakom en blomsteraffär med gula och blå flaggor som viftade i den ljumma brisen.En: She turned towards a narrow alley, hidden behind a flower shop with yellow and blue flags waving in the mild breeze.Sv: Gränderna var som en labyrint.En: The alleys were like a labyrinth.Sv: Vackra, gamla byggnader med färgglada fasader och tunga, träportar kantade de smala gatorna.En: Beautiful, old buildings with colorful facades and heavy wooden doors lined the narrow streets.Sv: Lina gick längs kullerstensvägarna, där ljudet av hennes steg studsade mellan väggarna.En: Lina walked along the cobblestone paths, where the sound of her steps bounced between the walls.Sv: Hon svängde flera gånger, följde sitt hjärta och inte kartan.En: She turned several times, following her heart and not the map.Sv: Efter en stund började hon tvivla.En: After a while, she began to doubt.Sv: Hon kände sig lite vilse men nu var hon fast besluten om att fortsätta.En: She felt a bit lost but now was determined to continue.Sv: Och då, helt oväntat, stod hon framför en liten, nästan osynlig dörr.En: And then, completely unexpectedly, she stood in front of a small, almost invisible door.Sv: Nyfikenheten tog över, och hon öppnade den försiktigt.En: Curiosity took over, and she opened it carefully.Sv: Bakom dörren fann Lina en hemlig innergård.En: Behind the door, Lina found a secret courtyard.Sv: Det var som att gå in i en annan värld.En: It was like stepping into another world.Sv: På gården fanns det människor som dekorerade med påskliljor och små bord fulla av påsmat.En: In the courtyard, there were people decorating with daffodils and small tables full of Easter goodies.Sv: Färgerna var starka och glada, och ljudet av skratt ekade runt omkring henne.En: The colors were vibrant and cheerful, and the sound of laughter echoed around her.Sv: Där fann hon äntligen vad hon letat efter.En: There she finally found what she had been looking for.Sv: Lokala påsktraditioner levde kvar här, bortom turiststråken.En: Local Easter traditions lived on here, beyond the tourist paths.Sv: Hon tog fram kameran och började ta bilder.En: She took out her camera and started taking pictures.Sv: De glada ansiktena, de lekande barnen, de äldre som sjöng gamla sånger.En: The happy faces, the playing children, the elders singing old songs.Sv: Allt förevigades i Linas lins.En: Everything was captured through Lina's lens.Sv: När hon hade tagit sina bilder, bjöd en äldre dam henne att smaka på en traditionell påskkaka.En: After she had taken her pictures, an elderly lady invited her to taste a traditional Easter cake.Sv: Lina tog emot den med ett leende och lät smakerna smälta på tungan.En: Lina accepted it with a smile and let the flavors melt on her tongue.Sv: Snart befann hon sig i samtal med de som bodde här och kände sig som en del av gemenskapen.En: Soon, she found herself in conversation with those who lived there and felt like a part of the community.Sv: Lina kände att hon hade funnit mycket mer än bara en vacker plats.En: Lina felt she had found much more than just a beautiful place.Sv: Hon hade funnit en upplevelse.En: She had found an experience.Sv: Innan hon gick därifrån, bytte hon kontaktuppgifter med några av lokalborna.En: Before she left, she exchanged contact information with some of the locals.Sv: Vänner som hon inte hade planerat att träffa, men som ändå nu var en del av hennes äventyr.En: Friends she hadn't planned to meet, but who now were part of her adventure.Sv: Erik och Karl mötte henne senare och ville veta allt som hänt.En: Erik and Karl met her later and wanted to know everything that had happened.Sv: Lina skrattade och berättade om sin upptäcktsfärd.En: Lina laughed and told them about her exploration.Sv: Hon insåg, att ibland, är de bästa äventyren de som man verkligen inte planerat.En: She realized that sometimes, the best adventures are the ones you haven't actually planned.Sv: Och Gamla Stan hade erbjudit henne just detta.En: And Gamla Stan had offered her just that. 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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Mystery of the Missing Key: Secrets of Gamla Stan Unlocked Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-03-09-07-38-19-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Gamla Stan svämmade över av liv.En: The Gamla Stan overflowed with life.Sv: De smala gränderna genljöd av försiktiga steg på kullerstenarna.En: The narrow alleys echoed with careful steps on the cobblestones.Sv: Mellan de färgglada husfasaderna låg museet där Elin, med andan i halsen, slet med sista förberedelserna inför kvällens stora öppning.En: Between the colorful house facades lay the museum where Elin, out of breath, struggled with the final preparations for the evening's grand opening.Sv: I museets dunkla vrå kände sig Elin stressad.En: In the museum's dim corner, Elin felt stressed.Sv: En viktig artefakt saknades.En: An important artifact was missing.Sv: Det var en antik gyllene nyckel, en gång tillhörande en gammal stockholmsfamilj.En: It was an antique golden key, once belonging to an old Stockholm family.Sv: Elin visste att artefakten var programmets höjdpunkt.En: Elin knew the artifact was the highlight of the program.Sv: Utan den skulle utställningen förlora sin glans.En: Without it, the exhibition would lose its brilliance.Sv: Magnus, hennes kollega, upptäckte att Elin var orolig.En: Magnus, her colleague, noticed that Elin was worried.Sv: "Vad har hänt?"En: "What happened?"Sv: frågade han och såg på henne med en blandning av oro och nyfikenhet.En: he asked, looking at her with a mix of concern and curiosity.Sv: Efter en kort tvekan bestämde sig Elin för att lita på honom.En: After a brief hesitation, Elin decided to trust him.Sv: "Nyckeln... den är borta", sa hon tyst och såg ner i golvet.En: "The key... it's gone," she said quietly and looked down at the floor.Sv: Magnus funderade en stund.En: Magnus pondered for a moment.Sv: "Vi måste gå igenom vad vi vet.En: "We need to go over what we know.Sv: Har du märkt något misstänkt?"En: Have you noticed anything suspicious?"Sv: frågade han, medan de vandrade genom de tysta utställningsrummen.En: he asked, as they walked through the silent exhibition rooms.Sv: Plötsligt avbröts deras samtal av en klar röst.En: Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted by a clear voice.Sv: Det var Kajsa, en turist med skarp blick.En: It was Kajsa, a tourist with a keen eye.Sv: "Ursäkta, men jag tror jag såg något", sa hon och närmade sig med ett vänligt leende.En: "Excuse me, but I think I saw something," she said, approaching with a friendly smile.Sv: Hon förklarade att hon tidigare på dagen sett en figur smyga runt i museets källare.En: She explained that earlier in the day, she had seen a figure sneaking around the museum's basement.Sv: Något hade verkat konstigt.En: Something had seemed off.Sv: Med Kajsa till hjälp, ledde Elin och Magnus vägen ner i museets dunkla källare.En: With Kajsa's help, Elin and Magnus led the way down to the museum's dim cellar.Sv: Deras steg ekade mellan väggarna och spänningen i luften var påtaglig.En: Their footsteps echoed between the walls, and the tension in the air was palpable.Sv: I ett hörn av källaren upptäckte de en halvöppnad låda.En: In a corner of the basement, they discovered a half-opened box.Sv: Elin plockade upp något guldglimrande från den.En: Elin picked up something golden-shimmering from it.Sv: Det var nyckeln!En: It was the key!Sv: Plötsligt snurrade ljuset runt i rummet och uppenbarade en person i skuggan.En: Suddenly, the light spun around the room and revealed a person in the shadows.Sv: Det var museets tidigare kurator, en man med förbittrad blick.En: It was the museum's former curator, a man with an embittered look.Sv: Han erkände att han hade tänkt sälja nyckeln för att finanziera sina egna utställningsplaner.En: He admitted that he had planned to sell the key to finance his own exhibition plans.Sv: Efter en kort men intensiv diskussion överlämnade han nyckeln utan vidare bråk.En: After a short but intense discussion, he handed over the key without further trouble.Sv: När kvällen närmade sig, kunde utställningen äntligen öppnas.En: As evening approached, the exhibition could finally open.Sv: Gästerna samlades i de vackert belysta salarna och beundrade historierna som förenade dåtid med nutid.En: Guests gathered in the beautifully lit halls and admired the stories that connected the past with the present.Sv: Elin kände en sten lyftas från hjärtat och log tacksamt mot Magnus och Kajsa.En: Elin felt a weight lift from her heart and smiled gratefully at Magnus and Kajsa.Sv: "Tack för er hjälp", sa hon.En: "Thank you for your help," she said.Sv: Efter att folkmassan skingrats, stod Elin, Magnus och Kajsa kvar ett ögonblick och betraktade utställningen.En: After the crowd had dispersed, Elin, Magnus, and Kajsa stood for a moment, observing the exhibition.Sv: "Ibland behöver vi varandra mer än vi tror", sa Elin mjukt.En: "Sometimes we need each other more than we think," Elin said softly.Sv: Magnus nickade, nöjd över att ha kunnat hjälpa till.En: Magnus nodded, pleased to have been able to help.Sv: Kajsa, som nu fått en oförglömlig minnesbild av sin resa till Stockholm, log bredvid dem.En: Kajsa, who now had an unforgettable memory of her trip to Stockholm, smiled beside them.Sv: Gamla Stan sveptes åter in i nattens tystnad.En: The Gamla Stan was once again enveloped in the silence of the night.Sv: Museet hade slutit sina dörrar, men nya band av vänskap och förståelse hade just öppnats.En: The museum had closed its doors, but new bonds of friendship and understanding had just opened. Vocabulary Words:overflowed: svämmade övernarrow: smalaechoed: genljödcobblestones: kullerstenarnafacades: husfasadernadim: dunklaartifact: artefaktantique: antikbrilliance: glansconcern: orocuriosity: nyfikenhethesitation: tvekansuspicious: misstänktinterrupted: avbrötskeen: skarpsneaking: smygabasement: källarepalpable: påtagligcorner: hörnhalf-opened: halvöppnadshimmering: guldglimrandeformer: tidigareembittered: förbittradfinance: finanzieraintense: intensivgathered: samladesadmired: beundradedispersed: skingratsembraced: sveptesunderstanding: förståelse

A Swedish musician bought a live octopus. He did not take it to his kitchen. He took it to his music studio! He put it in a big fish tank.一位瑞典的音樂家買了一隻活章魚。他沒有把章魚拿去廚房，而是把牠帶到工作室，放進大水族箱裡。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Happy International Women's Day! One of Alice and Paola's favourite episodes of Design Emergency every year is the International Women's Day Special in which they celebrate some of the incredible female designers, who, despite their talent and achievements, haven't been given the recognition they richly deserve.Among them are the five Swedish women who founded and ran a School of Women's Citizenship in the 1920s to teach newly enfranchised Swedish female voters compatriots how to become responsible citizens; Leona Chalmers, the pioneering US designer of an early version of the mass manufactured menstrual cup; Rosa Grena Kliass, the first woman who was registered to practice landscape architecture in Brazil; and the futuristic 1960s French fashion designer, Michele Rosier.As well as paying tribute to these remarkable women, Paloa and Alice explore why, despite their talent, intelligence, skills and sensitivity, they and other female designers have been unfairly forgotten or marginalised. Misogyny is the obvious explanation, but many of them have also faced challenges due to their ethnicity, geography, sexuality, religions and other factors.At this turbulent time, when we urgently need the best possible designers to address our increasingly complex problems, we'll all suffer if these prejudices continue.We hope you'll enjoy this episode. You can find images of the Hidden Heroines' work that Alice and Paola describe on our Instagram @design.emergency. Please join us for future episodes of Design Emergency when we will hear from inspiring global design leaders who are in the forefront of forging positive change.Design Emergency is supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.Recording and editing by Spiritland Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: How Linnea Conquered Bella: The Art of the Stubborn Cow Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-03-08-22-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Vårmorgonen var klar och ljus på gården.En: The spring morning was clear and bright on the gården.Sv: Luften doftade av nytt gräs och blommande blommor.En: The air smelled of fresh grass and blooming flowers.Sv: Linnea, med sina blonda flätor som svängde i takt med hennes steg, var fylld av beslutsamhet.En: Linnea, with her blonde braids swinging in time with her steps, was filled with determination.Sv: Hon ville bevisa för Oskar att hon kunde mjölka den envisa kon, Bella.En: She wanted to prove to Oskar that she could milk the stubborn cow, Bella.Sv: Bella var känd i byn för sin envishet.En: Bella was known in the village for her stubbornness.Sv: Hon var en stor, brun ko med blanka ögon som alltid verkade planera något busigt.En: She was a large, brown cow with shiny eyes that always seemed to be planning something mischievous.Sv: Oskar, Linneas vän, stod lutad mot staketet med armarna i kors.En: Oskar, Linnea's friend, stood leaning against the fence with his arms crossed.Sv: Han var skeptisk men var där för att stödja Linnea.En: He was skeptical but was there to support Linnea.Sv: Nils, deras granne, stod lite längre bort och följde händelserna med ett småleende på läpparna.En: Nils, their neighbor, stood a little farther away, following the events with a small smile on his lips.Sv: Linnea gick fram till Bella med en hink och en pall.En: Linnea approached Bella with a bucket and a stool.Sv: "Kom igen, Bella," sa hon lugnt.En: "Come on, Bella," she said calmly.Sv: Hon klappade kon på sidan och satte sig ner med hinken under.En: She patted the cow on the side and sat down with the bucket underneath.Sv: Hon försökte mjölka, men Bella vägrade ge ifrån sig en enda droppe.En: She tried to milk, but Bella refused to give up a single drop.Sv: Istället tittade hon bort och viftade med svansen.En: Instead, she looked away and flicked her tail.Sv: "Oj, hon är verkligen envis idag," sa Oskar med ett lätt skratt.En: "Oh, she is really stubborn today," Oskar said with a light laugh.Sv: Linnea suckade men gav inte upp.En: Linnea sighed but didn't give up.Sv: Hon började klura på olika sätt att få Bella att samarbeta.En: She began to think of different ways to get Bella to cooperate.Sv: Först försökte hon sjunga en liten visa, men det gjorde Bella bara ännu mer ointresserad.En: First, she tried singing a little tune, but that only made Bella even more uninterested.Sv: Då försökte hon med en liten dans, men Bella stod kvar och tuggade på sitt gräs.En: Then she tried a little dance, but Bella stood still, chewing on her grass.Sv: Plötsligt kom Linnea på en idé.En: Suddenly, Linnea came up with an idea.Sv: Hon mindes hur Bella älskade att bli kliad bakom örat.En: She remembered how Bella loved to be scratched behind the ear.Sv: "Kanske är det det hon vill ha," tänkte Linnea.En: "Maybe that's what she wants," Linnea thought.Sv: Hon reste sig och närmade sig kon försiktigt.En: She stood up and approached the cow cautiously.Sv: Hon kliade Bella bakom örat, och till allas förvåning började Bella lugna ner sig.En: She scratched Bella behind the ear, and to everyone's surprise, Bella began to calm down.Sv: Hennes stora öron fladdrade av förtjusning.En: Her large ears flapped with delight.Sv: "Där ser du," sa Linnea triumferande till Oskar.En: "There, you see," said Linnea triumphantly to Oskar.Sv: Hon satte sig igen och började mjölka.En: She sat down again and began to milk.Sv: Denna gång fylldes hinken långsamt men säkert med mjölk.En: This time, the bucket slowly but surely filled with milk.Sv: Nils skrattade högt och gav Linnea en tummen upp från sin plats.En: Nils laughed loudly and gave Linnea a thumbs up from his place.Sv: När hinken var nästan full, log Linnea brett.En: When the bucket was almost full, Linnea beamed widely.Sv: Hon lyfte den och visade stolt innehållet för Oskar.En: She lifted it and proudly showed the contents to Oskar.Sv: "Jag sa att jag kunde göra det," sa hon med glädje.En: "I told you I could do it," she said with joy.Sv: Oskar skakade på huvudet, samtidigt som han klappade Linnea på axeln.En: Oskar shook his head while patting Linnea on the shoulder.Sv: "Jag är imponerad," erkände han.En: "I'm impressed," he admitted.Sv: Alla tre stod där, bland de blommande äppelträden, och skrattade vid det lustiga skådespelet.En: All three stood there, among the blooming apple trees, laughing at the amusing spectacle.Sv: Linnea hade lärt sig en viktig läxa.En: Linnea had learned an important lesson.Sv: Med tålamod och lite kreativitet kunde hon övervinna vilken utmaning som helst.En: With patience and a little creativity, she could overcome any challenge.Sv: Våren spred sin grönska över fälten, men mest av allt fylltes gården av vänskap och skratt.En: Spring spread its greenery over the fields, but most of all, the farm was filled with friendship and laughter. Vocabulary Words:determination: beslutsamhetblooming: blommandestubborn: envismischievous: busigtskeptical: skeptiskneighbor: grannecalmly: lugntrefused: vägradeflicked: viftadeinterested: intresseradcreativity: kreativitetcooperate: samarbetacautiously: försiktigtsurprise: förvåningdelight: förtjusningtriumphantly: triumferandeproudly: stoltamusing: lustigaspectacle: skådespeletpatience: tålamodovercome: övervinnachallenge: utmaningspread: spredgreenery: grönskafriendship: vänskaplaughter: skrattleaning: lutadcrossed: korssighed: suckadeunderneath: under

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Cultivating Change: A Women's Day at Elin's Farm Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-03-08-07-38-19-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Himlen färgades rosa och orange när solen gick upp över fälten på gården utanför Stockholm.En: The sky turned pink and orange as the sun rose over the fields on the farm outside Stockholm.Sv: Gården tillhörde Elin, en stark kvinna med passion för hållbart jordbruk.En: The farm belonged to Elin, a strong woman with a passion for sustainable agriculture.Sv: Idag var det en speciell dag.En: Today was a special day.Sv: Våren knackade på dörren, och det var också Internationella kvinnodagen.En: Spring was knocking at the door, and it was also International Women's Day.Sv: På gårdsplanen stod Elin tillsammans med Lars, hennes äldre bror.En: In the farmyard, Elin stood with Lars, her older brother.Sv: De hade just avslutat frukosten i det gamla träköket, och nu såg de ut över marken som snart skulle fyllas med gröna skott.En: They had just finished breakfast in the old wooden kitchen, and now they looked out over the land that would soon be filled with green shoots.Sv: Elins vän, Ingrid, skulle också komma på besök senare på dagen.En: Elin's friend, Ingrid, would also be visiting later in the day.Sv: "Vi måste börja vårbruket innan regnet kommer," konstaterade Elin medan hon knöt sin scarf hårdare runt håret för att skydda det från jordens damm.En: "We need to start the spring planting before the rain comes," noted Elin as she tied her scarf tighter around her hair to protect it from the soil's dust.Sv: "Vi borde använda traktorn och några kemikalier," föreslog Lars.En: "We should use the tractor and some chemicals," suggested Lars.Sv: "Det går snabbare."En: "It's faster."Sv: Elin skakade på huvudet.En: Elin shook her head.Sv: "Kemikalier förstör jorden, Lars.En: "Chemicals destroy the soil, Lars.Sv: Vi måste hitta en annan väg."En: We have to find another way."Sv: Ingrid anlände i sin bil, energisk och full av idéer.En: Ingrid arrived in her car, energetic and full of ideas.Sv: Hon hade med sig en korg som doftade av nybakta kanelbullar.En: She brought a basket that smelled of freshly baked cinnamon buns.Sv: De smakade precis rätt på en vårdag som denna.En: They tasted just right on a spring day like this.Sv: "Vi kan göra lite av varje," föreslog Ingrid efter att ha lyssnat på syskonens diskussion.En: "We can do a bit of everything," suggested Ingrid after listening to the siblings' discussion.Sv: "Vi kombinerar conventionellt med nytt."En: "We combine conventional with new."Sv: Elin tänkte efter.En: Elin thought it over.Sv: "Kanske kan vi använda täckväxter för att berika jorden," sa hon till Lars.En: "Maybe we can use cover crops to enrich the soil," she said to Lars.Sv: Lars funderade, men svarade sedan, "Det låter som en bra kompromiss.En: Lars pondered, then replied, "That sounds like a good compromise.Sv: Det är värt ett försök."En: It's worth a try."Sv: I det öppna fältet arbetade de sida vid sida.En: In the open field, they worked side by side.Sv: Lars och Elin använde den gamla hästen för att ploga vissa delar, medan andra delar fick täckväxter.En: Lars and Elin used the old horse to plow certain areas, while other areas got cover crops.Sv: Ingrid hjälpte till och fotograferade arbetet för att dela det på sociala medier och inspirera andra kvinnor.En: Ingrid helped and photographed the work to share it on social media and inspire other women.Sv: Mot eftermiddagen började himlen mörkna, men de hade hunnit klart.En: Towards the afternoon, the sky began to darken, but they had finished their work.Sv: De satt på verandan med en termos fylld med kaffe och kanelbullarna som Ingrid hade bakat.En: They sat on the porch with a thermos filled with coffee and the cinnamon buns that Ingrid had baked.Sv: "Det är bra att vi alla kan samarbeta," sa Ingrid med ett brett leende.En: "It's great that we can all collaborate," said Ingrid with a wide smile.Sv: "Jag trodde inte att det skulle fungera så bra," medgav Lars.En: "I didn't think it would work so well," admitted Lars.Sv: "Men hållbara metoder kan vara riktigt effektiva."En: "But sustainable methods can be really effective."Sv: Elin lutade sig tillbaka, nöjd.En: Elin leaned back, satisfied.Sv: "Det här är det bästa sättet att börja våren," sa hon, och kände hur hennes hopp för framtiden stärktes.En: "This is the best way to start spring," she said, feeling her hope for the future strengthen.Sv: Regnet började falla, men det bekom dem inte längre.En: The rain began to fall, but it no longer bothered them.Sv: Tillsammans hade de inte bara planterat för framtida skördar, utan också fört samman gammalt och nytt, tradition och förnyelse.En: Together, they had not only planted for future harvests but also brought together old and new, tradition and renewal.Sv: Internationella kvinnodagen blev minnesvärd för dem alla, en påminnelse om styrkan i samarbete och respekt.En: International Women's Day became memorable for all of them, a reminder of the strength in cooperation and respect.Sv: När mörkret föll över gården, förenades doften av fuktig jord med den svala kvällsbrisen – en perfekt avslutning på en dag fylld med gemenskap och nya perspektiv.En: As darkness fell over the farm, the scent of damp soil mingled with the cool evening breeze—a perfect end to a day filled with togetherness and new perspectives. Vocabulary Words:fields: fältensustainable: hållbartagriculture: jordbrukplanting: vårbruketchemicals: kemikaliercompromise: kompromisscollaborate: samarbetaperspectives: perspektivconventional: conventionelltprotect: skyddasoil: jordenrich: berikaplow: plogashared: delaenergetic: energiskbothered: bekomcompromise: kompromissstrengthen: stärktesrenewal: förnyelsegathering: gemenskapsprouts: skottharvests: skördartogetherness: tillsammansfilled: fylldesknocking: knackadedeparted: anländepondered: funderadeinspire: inspireratradition: traditionblended: förenades

In most of Canada, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. Today! I have a hard time with these adjustments. I love having it brighter in the evenings, but that adjustment to darkness early in the morning again makes it less likely that I am springing out of bed…for a while any way. Daylight saving time isn't all bad. In fact, when we move an hour ahead, we enjoy more daytime hours, which hopefully we are using to get outside, connect and just become more active after the sluggishness of winter. There are definite other benefits to the clocks shifting, including decreased oil and energy usage. Daylight Saving Time seems to decrease the risk for accidents in the evening hours. However, a Swedish study found that heart attacks were significantly more common the first three weekdays after our spring transition. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency!      Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating the switch to Daylight Saving Time: Though it's only one day, daylight saving time can throw off your entire schedule, and the sleep effects tend to linger for a few days. Therefore it is important to take note of the impact that the clock shifting has on your sleep, mood and focus. Ensure that you are getting a good night's sleep before this occurs to minimize the impact of this shift. More light can equal more time to do what you want or need to do, which equals a happier you. Make use of the extra daylight and enjoy the changing seasons. If you like today's wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In #mentalhealth #hr    

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We hear how a speech by Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, in 1972, caused a break down in relations with the USA. Our guest is an expert in the historic relations between Sweden and the US, Dr Saniya Lee Ghanoui from the University of El Paso in Texas. Plus, the story of India's secret first nuclear test in 1974, and Portugal's worst train crash which killed 150 people. We also learn about the invention of the mobility scooter in the 1960s and the only time the King of Rock n' Roll, Elvis, set foot in the UK. Contributors: Jan Elliason – former Swedish diplomat. Dr Saniya Lee Ghanoui – Assistant Professor of history at the University of El Paso. Dr SK Sikka – former Indian nuclear scientist. Américo Borges – Portuguese volunteer fire commander. Al Thieme – the inventor of the mobility scooter. Anne Murphy – Elvis superfan.(Photo: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1972 during the diplomatic freeze with the USA. Credit: Sjöberg Bildbyrå/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Send a textThink space is fast? Try outrunning time. We kick off with a clear-eyed breakdown of Project Hail Mary's core science.Using the Parker Solar Probe as our real-world speed limit, we map the math of interstellar distances to compare to the ability for Ryan Gosling to get to Tau Ceti in Project Hail Mary.Then we turn to biology's unforgiving rules. Could a years-long medically induced coma carry a crew through deep space? We explain how coma differs from sleep, why weeks mark a dangerous threshold, and the cascade of complications ICU teams fight daily—muscle wasting, clots, pneumonia, pressure injuries, and dysregulated hormones. We sketch what a future-ready, autonomous critical-care system would actually need to stabilize a human body for years, and why today's medicine isn't there yet.Our pet science segment shifts from galaxies to living rooms, dissecting a viral claim about Sweden “banning” leaving cats home alone. We clarify the Swedish Animal Welfare Act, the twice-daily human check-in guideline for cats, and why cameras don't count. You'll hear how these rules protect animal welfare without criminalizing a normal workday, and why enforcement stories online deserve a healthy fact-check. It's the same habit we apply to sci-fi: verify the source, understand the standard, and do right by the beings who rely on us.If you enjoy smart science, grounded skepticism, and practical takeaways—from relativistic travel to responsible pet care—follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Your notes help more curious minds find us.Support the showFor Science, Empathy, and Cuteness!Being Kind is a Superpower. All our social links are here!

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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Springtime Choices: A Journey of Friendship and New Beginnings Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-03-07-23-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Vårsolen skiner över Stockholm.En: The spring sun shines over Stockholm.Sv: Träden i Skansen börjar knoppas.En: The trees in Skansen are starting to bud.Sv: Det är en speciell tid.En: It's a special time.Sv: Allting vaknar till liv efter vintern.En: Everything is waking up to life after winter.Sv: Lina, med sitt långa mörka hår, stiger av bussen vid entrén till Skansen.En: Lina, with her long dark hair, gets off the bus at the entrance to Skansen.Sv: Hon är förväntansfull.En: She is excited.Sv: Hon behöver prata.En: She needs to talk.Sv: Oskar, med sitt breda leende och sin gröna jacka, vinkar när han ser henne.En: Oskar, with his broad smile and his green jacket, waves when he sees her.Sv: "Hallå, Lina!"En: "Hello, Lina!"Sv: ropar Oskar och kramar om henne.En: Oskar shouts and hugs her.Sv: "Hur är läget?"En: "How are things?"Sv: Lina ler, men hon känner sig lite nervös.En: Lina smiles, but she feels a bit nervous.Sv: "Hej, Oskar!En: "Hi, Oskar!Sv: Jo, det är bra.En: Well, it's good.Sv: Kanske.En: Maybe.Sv: Jag har mycket att tänka på."En: I have a lot to think about."Sv: De börjar promenera längs de grusiga stigarna.En: They start to walk along the gravelly paths.Sv: Små djur kilar omkring dem.En: Little animals scurry around them.Sv: Barnskratt hörs i närheten.En: Children's laughter is heard nearby.Sv: Vårens energi finns överallt.En: The energy of spring is everywhere.Sv: "Vad vill du prata om?"En: "What do you want to talk about?"Sv: frågar Oskar nyfiket.En: Oskar asks curiously.Sv: "Jo, du vet att jag alltid har älskat att fota," säger Lina försiktigt.En: "Well, you know I always loved taking photos," says Lina cautiously.Sv: "Ja, dina bilder är fantastiska," svarar Oskar.En: "Yes, your pictures are fantastic," replies Oskar.Sv: Han är alltid så stödjande.En: He is always so supportive.Sv: "Jag funderar på att byta karriär.En: "I'm thinking of changing careers.Sv: Kanske börja fota på heltid," säger Lina och stannar för att titta på en vacker gammal byggnad.En: Maybe start taking photos full-time," says Lina and stops to look at a beautiful old building.Sv: Oskar nickar.En: Oskar nods.Sv: Han förstår varför det är svårt.En: He understands why it's hard.Sv: "Det låter spännande.En: "That sounds exciting.Sv: Men, är du säker på det?"En: But, are you sure about it?"Sv: Lina tittar på honom.En: Lina looks at him.Sv: "Nej, inte helt.En: "No, not entirely.Sv: Jag är rädd för att misslyckas.En: I'm afraid of failing.Sv: Men samtidigt, tänk om jag aldrig försöker?"En: But at the same time, what if I never try?"Sv: De fortsätter gå.En: They keep walking.Sv: Oskar funderar.En: Oskar thinks.Sv: Han har också något att dela.En: He also has something to share.Sv: "Lina, jag har också tänkt mycket på framtiden.En: "Lina, I've also been thinking a lot about the future.Sv: Jag planerar att fria till Emma," säger han och rodnar lite.En: I'm planning to propose to Emma," he says, blushing a little.Sv: "Oh, Oskar!"En: "Oh, Oskar!"Sv: utbrister Lina glatt.En: exclaims Lina happily.Sv: "Det är fantastiskt!En: "That's amazing!Sv: Har du bestämt hur?"En: Have you decided how?"Sv: "Ja, på vårt favoritställe i skärgården.En: "Yes, at our favorite spot in the archipelago.Sv: Men, jag vill att du ska veta, oavsett vad du bestämmer med din karriär, jag stöttar dig.En: But, I want you to know, no matter what you decide about your career, I support you.Sv: Vi kommer alltid att vara vänner," säger Oskar med allvar.En: We will always be friends," says Oskar seriously.Sv: Lina känner sig rörd.En: Lina feels touched.Sv: "Tack, Oskar.En: "Thank you, Oskar.Sv: Det betyder mycket.En: That means a lot.Sv: Jag ska faktiskt ta en fotokurs, som första steg."En: I'm actually going to take a photography course, as a first step."Sv: Oskar ler stort.En: Oskar smiles widely.Sv: "Det är bra!En: "That's great!Sv: Du kommer att klara det."En: You will do it."Sv: De når en liten trädgård där blommorna börjar slå ut.En: They reach a small garden where the flowers are beginning to bloom.Sv: De sätter sig på en bänk.En: They sit on a bench.Sv: Tystnaden mellan dem är varm, full av förståelse.En: The silence between them is warm, full of understanding.Sv: "Vi kan väl fira våra beslut med en fika," föreslår Oskar.En: "We should celebrate our decisions with a coffee date," suggests Oskar.Sv: "Det låter underbart," svarar Lina.En: "That sounds wonderful," replies Lina.Sv: När de lämnar Skansen, känner de sig båda lättare och mer hoppfulla.En: As they leave Skansen, they both feel lighter and more hopeful.Sv: Lina har modet att följa sin passion.En: Lina has the courage to follow her passion.Sv: Oskar är redo att ta det stora steget i sitt liv.En: Oskar is ready to take the big step in his life.Sv: Våren lovar nya möjligheter, och deras vänskap har fått en starkare grund.En: Spring promises new opportunities, and their friendship has gained a stronger foundation.Sv: Tillsammans går de mot framtiden, fulla av förväntan och tro på varandra.En: Together they walk towards the future, full of anticipation and faith in each other. Vocabulary Words:shines: skinerbud: knoppasentrance: entréngravelly: grusigascurry: kilarcuriously: nyfiketcautiously: försiktigtsupportive: stödjandenods: nickarentirely: heltfailing: misslyckaspropose: friablushing: rodnarexclaims: utbristerarchipelago: skärgårdenseriously: allvartouched: rördcourse: fotokursbloom: slå utbench: bänkwarm: varmsilence: tystnadenfoundation: grundanticipation: förväntanfaith: trocourage: modetpassion: passionplanning: planerarlaughter: barnskrattopportunities: möjligheter

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Spring Style Shift: Finding Confidence in Gamla Stan Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2026-03-07-08-38-19-sv Story Transcript:Sv: I Gamla Stan, Stockholm, var våren på väg.En: In Gamla Stan, Stockholm, spring was on its way.Sv: Snön smälte bort från de gamla kullerstensgatorna och små butiker visade upp sina vårkollektioner i färgglada skyltfönster.En: The snow was melting off the old cobblestone streets, and small shops displayed their spring collections in colorful shop windows.Sv: Lukas och Elin promenerade tillsammans genom de trånga gränderna, båda på jakt efter nya kläder för den kommande säsongen.En: Lukas and Elin walked together through the narrow alleys, both on the hunt for new clothes for the upcoming season.Sv: Lukas, en praktisk person som alltid var medveten om sin budget, sneglade på de trendiga kläderna som hängde i skyltfönstret.En: Lukas, a practical person always conscious of his budget, glanced at the trendy clothes hanging in the shop window.Sv: Hans hjärta klappade lite snabbare.En: His heart beat a little faster.Sv: Han ville göra ett gott intryck på någon speciell, men han visste inte riktigt hur.En: He wanted to make a good impression on someone special, but he wasn't quite sure how.Sv: "Du måste prova något nytt", sa Elin glatt.En: "You have to try something new," said Elin cheerfully.Sv: Hon pekade på en färgglad jacka med stilrena detaljer.En: She pointed at a colorful jacket with sleek details.Sv: "Den där skulle passa dig perfekt."En: "That would suit you perfectly."Sv: Lukas var tveksam.En: Lukas was hesitant.Sv: "Jag vet inte, Elin.En: "I don't know, Elin.Sv: Min stil är mer… enkel."En: My style is more… simple."Sv: "Nonsens!En: "Nonsense!Sv: Vår är tiden för förändring", insisterade Elin.En: Spring is the time for change," insisted Elin.Sv: "Kläder handlar inte bara om utseende.En: "Clothes aren't just about appearance.Sv: Det handlar om att känna sig bra."En: It's about feeling good."Sv: Tveksam, men nyfiken, följde Lukas med Elin in i butiken.En: Hesitant but curious, Lukas followed Elin into the store.Sv: När de gick genom raderna av kläder, fyllde Elin sina armar med olika plagg för honom att prova.En: As they walked through rows of clothes, Elin filled her arms with various outfits for him to try on.Sv: Jackan hon först hade föreslagit såg verkligen intressant ut.En: The jacket she initially suggested did look intriguing.Sv: Efter att ha provat en mängd olika alternativ, stod Lukas framför spegeln iförd den där jackan.En: After trying on a variety of options, Lukas stood in front of the mirror wearing that jacket.Sv: Den var djärv och lite utanför hans komfortzon, men den satt perfekt och fick honom att känna sig annorlunda — självsäkrare.En: It was bold and a bit outside his comfort zone, but it fit perfectly and made him feel different — more confident.Sv: "Vad tycker du?"En: "What do you think?"Sv: frågade han osäkert.En: he asked uncertainly.Sv: Elin log brett.En: Elin beamed.Sv: "Helt fantastiskt!En: "Absolutely fantastic!Sv: Den ser bekväm ut också.En: It looks comfortable too.Sv: Tänk dig nu på en vårpromenad med den där."En: Now imagine yourself on a spring walk wearing that."Sv: Men Lukas tittade på prislappen och drabbades av tvekan igen.En: But Lukas looked at the price tag and hesitated again.Sv: Jackan var dyrare än han hade tänkt sig.En: The jacket was more expensive than he had planned.Sv: "Är det verkligen värt det?"En: "Is it really worth it?"Sv: undrade han.En: he wondered.Sv: "Ibland," svarade Elin, "är det värt att spendera lite mer för något som får en att må bra."En: "Sometimes," replied Elin, "it's worth spending a little more on something that makes you feel good."Sv: Det fanns något i hennes ord som träffade rätt.En: There was something in her words that struck the right chord.Sv: Han bestämde sig för att köpa jackan, trots att det innebar att han gick över sin budget.En: He decided to buy the jacket, even though it meant going over his budget.Sv: Det var bara pengar, och den glädje och säkerhet han kände var ovärderlig.En: It was just money, and the joy and confidence he felt were priceless.Sv: När de lämnade butiken, kände Lukas en ny vårbris svepa över Gamla Stan.En: As they left the store, Lukas felt a new spring breeze sweep over Gamla Stan.Sv: Jackan kändes som en andra hud och han kände sig plötsligt redo att omfamna både våren och nya möjligheter.En: The jacket felt like a second skin, and he suddenly felt ready to embrace both spring and new opportunities.Sv: Han insåg att ibland kan små risker leda till stora förändringar.En: He realized that sometimes, small risks can lead to big changes.Sv: Och så gick de vidare, Lukas med ett nytt självförtroende i stegen, medan Elin gratulerade honom för hans mod att våga något nytt.En: And so they moved on, Lukas with newfound confidence in his step, while Elin congratulated him for his courage to try something new.Sv: I den gamla staden, på de smältande snötäckta gatorna, hade något nytt verkligen påbörjats — både för våren och för Lukas.En: In the old town, on the melting snow-covered streets, something new had indeed begun — both for the spring and for Lukas. Vocabulary Words:cobblestone: kullerstenalley: gränddisplay: visa uppconscious: medvetenglance: sneglatrendy: trendigimpression: intryckcheerfully: glattjacket: jackasleek: stilrenhesitant: tveksamnonsense: nonsensappearance: utseendecurious: nyfikenintriguing: intressantvariety: mängdbold: djärvcomfort zone: komfortzonuncertainly: osäkertbeam: le brettfantastic: fantastisktcomfortable: bekvämprice tag: prislapphesitate: drabbas av tvekanpriceless: ovärderligsweep over: svepa överembrace: omfamnarisk: riskconfidence: självförtroendecourage: mod

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

In a world where machines process every thought and feeling into profitable noise, one young man risks catastrophe for a message meant for one pair of human eyes. When the system convulses under the strain of something it cannot categorize, the question becomes whether a single handwritten page is worth planetary panic. The Last Letter by Fritz Leiber. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Fritz Leiber wrote some interesting and unusual stories. Today's tale is both of those. It has been translated and reprinted all over the world in French, Swedish, Finnish, Italian, German and Dutch since it was originally published in the June 1958 Galaxy Science Fiction. Turn to page 45, The Last Letter by Fritz Leiber…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A lone meteor miner risks everything to board a drifting interplanetary liner, only to find blood on the deck and something unseen stalking the corridors. To claim the fortune within, he must decide whether he can face the invisible terror that destroyed an entire crew. Salvage in Space by Jack Williamson.☕ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee===========================

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get you a double interview this episode! First they talk with Swedish star curler Oskar Eriksson about his disc golf passion (and the controversy at this year's Winter Olympics). Then they talk with the Big Easy Open course designer John Houck about the brand new Grand Cypress Bayou track.Get a 20% discount on an annual mini subscription plan with code BIGEASY0:00 Introduction4:00 Oskar Eriksson on Disc Golf & Curling11:00 Performance & Controversey at the Olympics23:40 Self Officiated Sports & Favorite Discs30:45 John Houck on the Big Easy Course, Design Philosophy48:15 Best Holes, Unique Tee Pads, Course Comparisons1:04:15 Reactions to the Interviews

Join Bill and Chris as they explore the making of 'Soul Brothers of Kung Fu' and 'Blood Tracks,' delving into fight choreography, plot shortcuts, and the dark tones of these cult films. Discover behind-the-scenes insights, film analysis, and their candid grades on these obscure gems. Join Bill and Chris as they dissect the making of a bizarre Swedish horror film, exploring its cast, production quirks, and the fun of low-budget filmmaking. Discover insights into 80s metal bands, film production mishaps, and the charm of cult movies. Joe reviews One Missed Call and Scott takes on "This is Not a Test

The Disney movies I grew up with made it easy for a kid like me to recognize good vs. evil. We knew, walking in the door, that goodness would prevail, because it must. The alternative is nothing less than the end of civilization as we know it. Goodness was personified by the beautiful princess, whose purity of heart drew the forest creatures and eventually, a handsome prince. Their union was a symbol of harmony, stability, and happy endings.Evil was embodied in the wicked queen, who was jealous of the princess's purity, so much so that she couldn't rest until the princess was obliterated. Somehow, the villains never know their demise is a certainty because goodness must prevail. Some might say that is what happened to the MAGA movement, one bright sunny day in Utah, when a psycho killer avenging the crippling despair of his transgender furry lover took aim and shot the handsome prince, killing him within minutes. Since then, MAGA has struggled to hold onto the coalition Charlie built, the support for the president he helped elect, and to protect the beautiful princess from the evil forces that threaten to destroy her, Turning Point, and MAGA.Candace Owens might think she's the hero of this story. She's written herself in after she was left on the cutting room floor. She's amassed an audience of dimwitted women and a weaponized army of international bad actors hoping to infiltrate the US and use Candace to shape public opinion. A growing portion of her audience, as with many influencers on the Right now, is comprised of people convinced that Jews are behind every evil thing that ever happens, has ever happened or will ever happen, and in Candace Owens, they've found their princess. Candace is the only one who sees the truth!Candace is an instrument of God!Candace will make sure justice is served!How good it must feel for someone who's always been a whole lotta charisma with no real place to land. She tried out many different masks over time, moving through political parties and various ideologies until finally landing the role of a lifetime: mean girl with a microphone. After being booted out of the Daily Wire, her gossipy YouTube channel would take her into the wet, slimy corners of culture and politics, and her audience would lap it up. But she would hit paydirt when she decided to run with the idea that Brigitte Macron was really a man.Cruelty sells online, and Becoming Brigitte was a huge hit. Getting slapped with a massive lawsuit by the Macrons only seemed to make her more popular. By the end of that mess, everyone knew her name.So then what? Back to Blake Lively and Diddy's Freak-Offs? Not for our Disney villain. She needed something as big, if not bigger. What could really dig into the tender spots and manifest itself as emotional terrorism in the same way? Who is as protected a target? Social media amplifies the ugliness inside of us all. The algorithms do the rest. The Left has been unleashing levels of dehumanization and bullying at Erika Kirk since the day Charlie died. Why her? Who knows. They hated him and were happy he was dead. They wanted to see his widow suffer, especially because she's a pretty blonde. All the while, Candace, who'd been sidelined from Charlie's life, didn't attend his wedding to Erika, so the story goes, and was pushed out of TPUSA and not present at the memorial, saw that Erika was suddenly a subject both too hot to touch and impossible to ignore. And yeah, a pretty blonde.And so, just as the evil Queen in Snow White can't stand it any longer and sends a huntsman to kill what torments her, Candace finally pulled the lever, especially after Erika Kirk told her to stop, in an interview with the very Jewish Bari Weiss, no less.So many women, and even some men, wanted to see our princess fall, and Candace was more than happy to serve it up fresh and hot. The Disney PrincessCharlie Kirk's marriage to Erika was always met with the refrain, “she's out of his league.” Charlie got lucky and found himself a true beauty. Half Syrian/Lebanese and half Swedish. Erika Kirk looks like no one else. With cascading platinum locks and sparkling blue eyes, she was Charlie's dream girl. How did he ever get so lucky? He saw her, knew he wanted her, and he said to her, “I don't want to hire you. I want to date you,” so goes the famous story of how they met.Candace is pretty, but she's not that pretty. Few women are. Candace had to develop other skills that pretty girls usually don't have to worry about. Candace is better on camera than Erika. She is better at performing and at storytelling. Erika is still slightly awkward and hasn't yet found her voice. She's trying under enormous pressure and undeserved scrutiny to keep Turning Point alive and make Charlie's dreams come true. Not to mention caring for two small children and an ailing mother. But it's Erika's beauty, especially her leaning into her half-Swedish identity, that seems to drive Candace into fits of despair and jealousy. What else could explain it? Candace admits she wasn't the kind of kid that people sought out to be in beauty pageants. “I was funny looking,” she says. “I had an underbite.”And therein lies the tragedy of Candace Owens. She has an abundance of charisma and is a gifted storyteller. But none of that gave her the happy ending she wanted because it was never about the handsome prince. She wanted power, influence, all eyes on her. And that has taken her down a dark path.A Disney VillainHer slice and dice this time would be called The Bride of Charlie, like the Bride of Frankenstein (get it, FrankenSTEIN?), with Charlie as the hapless creature, and Erika built just for him and used as bait to lure him into a trap that would eventually get him killed. The views were up in the millions as Candace's audience spread the lies and rumors far and wide on social media. Her idiot followers pretended like there was something to the story when it was obvious they just needed another woman to hurl into the public arena, our modern-day Colosseum. Why? Because they're bored, they're stupid, and they don't know what else to do with their time.Her “investigative series” is a whole lotta nothing. It is petty and dumb, revealing that Candace just wants to be back in the movie and keeps writing herself back into the script.“He was like a little brother to me,” she has said. No one would treat their little brother this way. She brags about encouraging Charlie to date women and pushing him toward Erika. All the while suggesting she was more important to Charlie, to Turning Point, to the entire world than Erika ever could be. Pick MELook at METalk about MENot her.But not even Charlie is as important as the bigger conspiracy that Israel killed him. Candace repurposed Charlie's corpse as proof of her delusional fantasies that Israel would even bother. She has invented a version of Charlie that never existed and used him as a prop to push insane levels of Jew hate not seen for a long time in media, if ever, not counting Nazi Germany.It wouldn't be until the US and Israel bombed Iran that it would all come together for her in a nice, neat package. They needed Charlie out of the way so they could start this war. Whatever is happening now, courtesy of algorithms and anonymous users driving influencers farther to the Right, Robert Malone warns that we're seeing the kind of hate we haven't seen since World War II, the last Fourth Turning. And So Shines a Good Deed in a Weary WorldCalling out Candace Owens is dangerous. Once she makes you a target, her minions will attack like the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz. Some people on the Right do have the courage not so much to attack Candace, although plenty have, but to stand up for Erika. One such person is the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who dedicated an entire show to exposing just how ridiculous The Bride of Charlie actually is, and none of it is evidence of any crime. It's not true, Matt says, and so it's wrong. But for someone like him, who mostly exists in the Tucker Carlson lane, to do so was brave.The whole video is worth watching, and you can find it here. Here is how he opens it:Candace might be playing with fire like Alex Jones did when he was hit with a billion-dollar lawsuit after Sandy Hook. Candace is slippery in the things she says, always careful to add “in my imagination” or “this is speculation.” But she has done visible harm to Erika Kirk's reputation, the very definition of defamation. She's also made the children of Charlie Kirk have to grow up with these lies, this unfair albatross that will haunt them forever. How could anyone who calls themselves a friend of Charlie do that?So that's all the more reason I was moved by Matt Walsh's willingness to go there. He didn't attack her, and he could have. He didn't destroy her, and he could have. He tried to appeal to the better angels of her nature, but the thing is, I don't think she has any. Matt was a very good friend of Charlie Kirk, and this is what friends do. They don't pillage the corpse for clicks and views. They don't bully, harass, and smear the widow and endanger the lives of their children. They don't try to dismantle the movement Charlie built. Candace was no friend to Charlie Kirk.But Matt was. If I had to guess, I'd say he made a silent promise to his good friend that he would step up and provide support and be a kind of guardian angel for Erika and their two kids. His monologue is so good, so well written, so moving it should have been more of a reason for others to do the same. But the content churn won't allow it. It's onto the next thing.Matt's monologue makes me think Charlie Kirk was right in how he chose his closest friends. If it's true that he had parted ways with Candace Owens before his death, that speaks volumes. If his legacy is to be handed over to anyone, let it be to those who cared about him, so they care about Erika. Those seeking to destroy the ones Charlie loved the most should be kept far, far away. But all you have to do is listen to Charlie's voice, to his children, and to Erika to find solid ground. This is real. That other stuff isn't. Charlie Kirk is missed because, like Scott Adams and even the podcast America This Week, he had a calming effect on the spiraling craziness. His words echo from beyond the grave to shame the pretenders like Candace, who can never be like Charlie. In the end, it would turn out that Candace's object of scorn wasn't Erika at all. It was Charlie. She could never be him. She would never be loved like that. She will never lead a movement like he did. She will never change the world. She will always be on the outside, her face pressed against the glass, screaming into the void.Candace cast herself as the villain in our Disney movie. And if her rise has been fascinating to watch, her fall will be spectacular. If, for no other reason, goodness must prevail. // This is a public episode. 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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 4th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

Outraged by the Christmas bombings of Hanoi in 1972 by the USA during the Vietnam War, the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme made a critical speech. He compared the US's actions to several massacres from history, including the killing of hundreds of thousands of Jews at the Treblinka Concentration Camp by the Nazis. President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger reacted by recalling their ambassador and refusing to accept the Swedish counterpart. Jan Ellisson was the first person to see the speech in the Swedish embassy in Washington and spent the next 15 months working to re-establish relations.He has been speaking to Tim O'Callaghan. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines' life and Omar Sharif's legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives' ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.(Photo: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who made the speech about the Hanoi bombings. Credit: Sjöberg Bildbyrå/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 01 March 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyVOLKSWAGEN HITS 2 MILLION EV DELIVERIESVolkswagen delivered its 2 millionth battery electric vehicle — an ID.3 handed to customer Kirsten Vormbrock at the Transparent Factory in Dresden — capping a journey that began with the e-up! in 2013. The ID.4 leads the tally with roughly 901,000 units sold globally, while the brand now looks ahead to four new affordable EVs including the ID. Polo, arriving in 2026.ŠKODA GIVES SUPERB HATCH A 200 KW PHEVŠkoda has unveiled a 200 kW plug-in hybrid for the Superb Hatch, pairing a 1.5 TSI petrol engine with an 85 kW electric motor and a 25.7 kWh battery — making it the most powerful combustion-engine model in Škoda's current lineup. The launch reflects growing demand: one in four Superb models now sells with a PHEV powertrain, and more than 68,000 Superb iV models have been delivered since 2019.CANADA OPENS CHINA-BUILT EV QUOTA AT 6.1% TARIFFCanada began accepting import permit applications from 1 March 2026, allowing up to 49,000 China-built EVs per year to enter at a 6.1% tariff — a sharp cut from the 106.1% rate imposed in 2024 — on a first-come, first-served basis. Tesla, Polestar, and Volvo are considered frontrunners to use the allocation, which Ottawa plans to scale to 70,000 vehicles annually by 2030, with 50% of that expanded quota reserved for EVs below a set price threshold.CUPRA SETS 5 MARCH BORN FACELIFT REVEALCupra will unveil the Born facelift on 5 March, bringing harder-edged front and rear styling that aligns the model visually with the newer Terramar and Tavascan, plus expected interior upgrades including more premium materials and a revised infotainment layout. The refresh matters commercially: the Born has sold nearly 30,000 units in the UK alone since its 2022 launch, and Cupra will also soon introduce the smaller Raval electric hatchback from approximately £23,000.RANGE ROVER VELAR EV SPOTTED ON WINTER TESTA Range Rover Velar EV prototype has been caught in European winter testing, revealing a dramatically reshaped body with a cab-forward stance, angular haunches, and a fastback-leaning roofline that breaks sharply from traditional boxy SUV design. Crucially, it will be the first Jaguar Land Rover model built on the new 800-volt Electric Modular Architecture (EMA) platform, which is engineered to deliver over 300 miles of range and faster charging capability.RIVIAN LAUNCHES RAD PERFORMANCE SUB-BRANDRivian has launched the Rivian Adventure Department (RAD), a dedicated performance sub-brand targeting harder and faster off-road driving that puts it in direct competition with Land Rover's Octa and Ford's Raptor line. RAD formalises the engineering team already responsible for the R1S and R1T Quad Motor variants, giving Rivian's performance ambitions an official identity and a public-facing platform.TESLA TELLS MODEL Y OWNERS TO CHARGE GENTLYTesla has updated the Model Y Owner's Manual to advise owners to rely on home Level 1 or Level 2 charging for daily use — keeping limits at 80% — and to reserve Superchargers for road trips, warning that frequent DC fast charging accelerates long-term battery degradation. For long-term storage, Tesla recommends parking at approximately 50% state of charge and flagging that features like Sentry Mode and Dog Mode can silently drain the battery at roughly 1% per day while the car sits idle.VOLVO PLOTS FASTER ZERO-EMISSION TRUCK PUSHVolvo Group is accelerating its battery-electric heavy truck strategy from a position of strength, holding a 19% share of the European heavy-truck market for the second consecutive year. Its flagship FH Aero Electric packs 780 kWh of batteries for up to 600 km of range and supports megawatt charging that takes the pack from 20% to 80% in just 45 minutes — aligning recharge stops with mandatory driver rest breaks.LYTEN TAKES OVER NORTHVOLT'S SWEDISH BATTERY ASSETSLyten has completed its acquisition of Northvolt's Swedish operations — covering Northvolt Ett, Ett Expansion, and Northvolt Labs — in a deal encompassing nearly $5 billion in book value, 16 GWh of manufacturing capacity, and Europe's largest battery R&D centre. The company plans to restart lithium-ion NMC cell production at the Skellefteå site in the second half of 2026, and will use Northvolt Labs in Västerås to advance its proprietary lithium-sulfur battery technology.BRIM EXPLORER ORDERS TWO ELECTRIC TRIMARANSOslo-based Brim Explorer has signed contracts for two fully electric trimarans — each 24 metres long, carrying 180 passengers — which the firm claims will be the world's most efficient battery-powered vessels upon their spring 2027 delivery. The boats will operate silent, emission-free sightseeing cruises along Norway's coast with a battery-only range of 100 nautical miles at speeds up to 20 knots, expanding Brim's existing five-vessel fleet.

Olle is a 35‑year‑old physiotherapist from Sweden and the creator of the Swedish YouTube channel Carnivore Sverige. For years he struggled with gut issues, tonsil stones, and recurring dizziness attacks, all of which resolved rapidly after adopting a carnivore diet.   On his YouTube channel, Carnivore Sverige, he now interviews Swedes who have used a carnivore way of eating to turn around their own health problems and shares their stories to inspire and educate others.   Olle has also organized the first Swedish carnivore event, bringing together speakers to discuss health, metabolism, and carnivore‑related topics for a growing Scandinavian audience.   See more of Olle here: https://youtube.com/@Carnivoresverige?si=PmxSwpcPBJdCUVBS     Join my NEW 90-day Carnivore Challenge group on Mighty Networks below! https://dr-chaffee-s-90-day-carnivore-challenge.mn.co/landing/ If you liked this and want to learn more go to my new website www.DrAnthonyChaffee.com

Kate Hudson is up for an Oscar for her role as Claire in the film ‘Song Sung Blue,' starring opposite Hugh Jackman as one half of Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about pursuing singing late in her career. We also hear from Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard. He's earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in the film ‘Sentimental Value.' He'll talk with Dave Davies about his many roles over the years -- from 'Dune' to 'Good Will Hunting,' and 'Mamma Mia!' and recovering from a stroke that impaired his ability to memorize lines.David Bianculli reviews a new documentary about Paul McCartney in his decade after the Beatles.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Swedish mobster hits a tourist in Thailand and kills him. Did Pink get inducted into the Rock Hall? Battle of the Bulge. JLR blushes talking to lead singer of the band Priscilla, Brad. Personalized license plates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swedish mobster hits a tourist in Thailand and kills him. Did Pink get inducted into the Rock Hall? Battle of the Bulge. JLR blushes talking to lead singer of the band Priscilla, Brad. Personalized license plates.

JLR's dong is hanging out. Prosthetics. Rover almost yelled out Duji's name in an argument with B2. Woman goes berserk on a plane upon arrival. Is Krystle dressing more conservatively due to Skinny? Hilary Clinton. AI generated video posted by the White House of an Olympic hockey player. The man charged with killing the Gaudreau brothers attorney claims his blood alcohol level was read wrong at the time of the crash. A student at university was detained by ICE for having an expired student VISA. Reminiscing the time, Rover and Charlie were arrested. Swedish mobster hits a tourist in Thailand and kills him. Did Pink get inducted into the Rock Hall? Battle of the Bulge. JLR blushes talking to lead singer of the band Priscilla, Brad. Personalized license plates. Rover propositions JLR to get a vanity plate for $1,000. Burger King is going to be using AI to monitor how their employees interact with customers. 

Swedish mobster hits a tourist in Thailand and kills him. Did Pink get inducted into the Rock Hall? Battle of the Bulge. JLR blushes talking to lead singer of the band Priscilla, Brad. Personalized license plates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.