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My courses https://linktr.ee/swissgermanonline   Swiss German in the Garden In this week's Swiss German lesson, we're heading out into the garden.  Whether you have a backyard, a balcony, or a community garden, this lesson is full of fun and useful vocabulary about planting, growing, and harvesting. We'll talk about: Common vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and asparagus How to describe your garden (big, small, full of plants) The word “e Huufe” and how to use it to talk about “a lot” of work, fruit, or fun Relaxed Swiss German conversations about everyday garden life You'll learn through stories, questions, and short dialogues — and discover how to express what you grow, what you like to eat, and what kind of garden work makes you feel relaxed (or stressed!). At the end of the lesson, we'll meet for a live Zoom conversation to practise speaking together. Perfect for A2-level learners who want to expand their vocabulary and sound more natural in everyday conversations. Let's grow your Swiss German — one tomato at a time!

Monday VIP live lesson https://app.swiss-german-online.com/home   On this week's Swiss German Online LIVE lesson-podcast, host Kathrin Erni takes you on a ride—literally and linguistically—through Zürich's just-opened Velotunnel. Dug decades ago for a scrapped expressway and finally repurposed in May 2025, this 6-metre-wide, bike-only passage now links Kreis 4 and Kreis 5 beneath the main station.

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Hoi Mitenand!Die Schweiz hat vier Landessprachen: Deutsch, Französisch, Italienisch und Rätoromanisch. Aber warum eigentlich? Wie kam es zu dieser sprachlichen Vielfalt, und wie sieht das heute im Alltag, in der Schule und in den Kantonen aus? Ein spannender Überblick über die sprachliche Vielfalt der Schweiz – verständlich erklärt auf Schweizerdeutsch. Ideal für Lernende ab Niveau B2. Viel Spass beim Zuhören!

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7 day free trial https://www.swiss-german-online.com/app.html   Welcome to the Swiss German Online Livestream! This week, we will talk about all the different apps we use every day — from buying things, learning new skills, finding hiking trails, checking the stars, or counting our steps. Apps are everywhere – but what about an app that actually helps you learn Swiss German?

Hoi Mitenand!In dieser Podcast-Folge erfährst du mehr über bekannte und überraschende Schweizer Erfindungen – von der Schokolade über das Taschenmesser bis hin zum LSD. Die Inhalte sind auf Schweizerdeutsch und in einfacher Sprache erklärt. Ideal für Lernende ab Niveau B1. Viel Spass beim Zuhören!

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In this episode, S. Korey Steckle is a father, writer, self-taught, award-winning artist who exhibits his work in abstract painting, collage, and photography worldwide. He was born at an orphanage in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and within four months, he was adopted and raised in Wilmot Township by his Swiss German and French German parents. He now lives on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, close to his 16-year-old son Quinlan. He is open and honest regarding his struggles with drugs, alcohol, addiction, adoption, ADHD and cultural issues .. but also his overcoming these challenges and finding joy in the minute details on the path toward enlightenment. Shedding light into the dark places of his own life has liberated him to new levels of freedom and fulfillment. His first book, David: A Memoir (1st Volume), will be released in December 2024. HIGHLIGHTS 00:04:04 - Arrival in Canada 00:05:34 - Struggles and Coping Mechanisms 00:08:47 - Turning to Unhealthy Coping 00:12:54 - The Impact of Addiction 00:16:40 - Turning Point 00:20:17 - Support and Recovery 00:25:23 - The Role of Forgiveness 00:30:47 - The Decision to Write a Memoir 00:35:15 - The Writing Process 00:40:42 - The Purpose of Sharing His Story 00:44:39 - Looking Ahead: Volume Two 00:46:35 - Relationship with His Son 00:50:59 - Open Communication and Healing Connect with Korey Website: www.sksteckle.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/s.koreysteckle/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s.koreystecklestudio/ Korey's book: https://a.co/d/58xMnXN Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster Download FREE “You Are Supported” Hypnosis and Subliminal Bundle HERE  Join the next cohort of OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification (kick-off in March 2025) HERE Learn more about changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital Program HERE. Use Code PODCAST to receive 20% off. Code FASTACTION20 Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag me on social media, share it with a friend, or leave me a rating and review. This helps the show grow! Website: www.marshavanw.comConnect on IG. Click HERESubscribe on YouTube. Click HERE  

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Get your free PDF of this episode's script! Just drop me an email!  https://www.swiss-german-online.com/contact-us.html    „Always on the Move – The Women in My Family“  In today's podcast, we're diving into the stories of three incredible women in my family – all of them always on the move, always active, never sitting still! 1️⃣ My Grandmother – The Baker in Zurich Let's start with my grandmother, who grew up in the countryside but moved to Zurich to work in a bakery. Life wasn't easy – it was tough, demanding, and non-stop! She was always on the move, balancing so many responsibilities: Serving customers with a smile, no matter how busy it got. Handling logistics – making sure everything ran smoothly. Managing the finances – keeping the business afloat. Working with employees – organizing shifts, solving problems. Baking, selling, and keeping everyone happy! She was constantly on her feet, always active, and she never slowed down – not at work, and not even in her free time. She loved walking around Zurich and exploring the mountains. She was truly always on the move. 2️⃣ My Mother – The Social Organizer The second woman we'll talk about is my mother, who was just as active! She worked in different organizations, juggling responsibilities while raising three kids. But that didn't slow her down – she was always on the go, constantly doing something: Attending and organizing social events – always the life of the party. Meeting new people and building connections. Taking courses and learning new things – she never stopped growing. Managing the household while staying active and positive. Just like my grandmother, she never sat still, and she thrived on being busy. She was, and still is, always on the move. 3️⃣ Me – Following in Their Footsteps And finally, there's me. I guess I inherited this restless energy from my grandmother and my mother because I'm always on the go too! I love: Being active – whether it's work, hobbies, or social events. Meeting people, teaching, organizing lessons – never a dull moment! Exploring new places and new ideas – staying curious and adventurous. But unlike them, I have my husband who is the total opposite. He's the one who loves to slow things down, take it easy, and relax. And honestly? I'm grateful for that. He reminds me to pause, breathe, and enjoy life. What About You? What about you? Are you always on the move, like me and the women in my family? Or are you more like my husband – taking life one relaxed moment at a time?

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The first terrorist attack to be broadcast live around the world happened in 1972, on September the 5th, at the Munich Olympics. A group of Palestinian gunmen took 11 members of the Israeli team hostage, and all of those ended up dead. In this episode, Jason speaks to Swiss-German director Tim Fehlbaum, and cast including an excellent Peter Saarsgard, about September 5, a film that takes us back to those events through the eyes of the sports journalists who brought the news to the world.Plus, a very different film, made by a couple of friends who are a kind of Swedish Hamish and Andy, comedy duo Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson. Their film, The Last Journey, is about Filip's ageing father Lars, a former French high school teacher who has become pessimistic about his life and his frail body. Filip decides his father needs an intervention, and with Fredrik in tow, they hire an old Renault and takes Lars south for a road trip to France, a country his father has always associated with summer holidays, family and freedom.

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Rotraut Jäger is a Swiss German flautist, composer, and teacher in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied classical and jazz music in Mainz (DE), Zurich/ZHdK (CH) and New York at the Manhattan School of Music (US). This freelance musician has her own projects and is a guest musician at home and abroad. She studied flute at Peter-Cornelius-Konservatorium der Stadt Mainz as a State Examined Music Teacher in 2000 and performance in 2002. At Zürcher Hochschule der Künste she received a performance diploma in 2006 with Philippe Racine. She studied jazz from 2003-2006 with Günter Wehinger and Christoph Grab, and with Dick Oatts and Steve Wilson at Manhattan School of Music from 2006-2007. Rotraut participated in workshops and masterclasses with Peter Lukas Graf, Robert Dick, Michel Debost, and Moshe Epstein. Also, she was in a workshop, Música Popular Brasileira in Brasil, and took private lessons with Ali Ryerson, Frank Wess, and Dave Liebman in New York. She performed with Miles Griffith (voc, US), Earle Davis (tp, US), Roland Gebhard (g, DE), Vicente Cortes (g, CH/ES), Karime Amaya (Flamencotanz, ES) and The Skatalites (JAM). She is a private flute teacher in charge of various ensembles and workshops. In March 2020, she released her first album, Sonafari, with her band Rotraut Jäger Sonambique. In October 2023, she released her second album, Dynamite, co-produced with Swiss Radio SRF2 Kultur. https://redplanetflute.com http://wijsf.org  

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Overview In this episode we will continue looking at basic filters. Then we will start looking at the feature that makes jq very powerful, the ability to transform JSON from one form to another. In essence we can read and parse JSON and then construct an alternative form. More basic filters Array/String Slice: .[:] This filter allows parts of JSON arrays or strings to be extracted. The first number is the index of the elements of the array or string, starting from zero. The second number is an ending index, but it means "up to but not including". If the first index is omitted it refers to the start of the string or array. If the second index is blank it refers to the end of the string or array. This example shows using an array and extracting part of it: $ x="[$(seq -s, 1 10)]" $ echo "$x" [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] $ echo "$x" | jq -c '.[3:6]' [4,5,6] Here we use the seq command to generate the numbers 1-10 separated by commas in a JSON array. Feeding this to jq on its standard input with the slice request '.[3:6]' results in a sub-array from element 3 (containing value 4), up to but not including element 6 (containing 7). Note that using the '-c' option generates compact output, as we discussed in the last episode. For a string, the idea is similar, as in: $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[7:10]' "Pub" Notice that we provide the JSON string quotes inside single quotes following echo. The filter '.[7:10]' starts from element 7 (letter "P") up to but not including element 10 (letter "l"). Both of the numbers may be negative, meaning that they are offsets from the end of the array or string. So, using '.[-7:-4]' in the array example gives the same result as '.[3:6]', as do '.[3:-4]' and '.[-7:6]'. This example uses the x variable created earlier: $ for f in '.[-7:-4]' '.[3:6]' '.[3:-4]' '.[-7:6]'; do > echo "$x" | jq -c "$f" > done [4,5,6] [4,5,6] [4,5,6] [4,5,6] Similarly, using '.[-12:-9]' gives the same result as '.[7:10]' when used with the string. $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[-12:-9]' "Pub" As a point of interest, I wrote a little Bash loop to show the positive and negative offsets of the characters in the test string - just to help me visualise them. See the footnote1 for details. Finally, here is how to get the last character of the example string using positive and negative offsets: $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[18:]' "o" $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[-1:]' "o" Array/Object Value Iterator: .[] This filter generates values from iterating through an array or an object. It is similar to the .[index] syntax we have already seen, but it returns all of the array elements: $ arr='["Kohinoor","plastered","downloadable"]' $ echo "$arr" | jq '.[]' "Kohinoor" "plastered" "downloadable" The strings in the array are returned separately, not as an array. This is because this is an iterator, and its output can be linked to other filters. It can also be used to iterate over values in an object: $ obj='{"name": "Hacker Public Radio", "type": "Podcast"}' $ echo "$obj" | jq '.[]' "Hacker Public Radio" "Podcast" This iterator does not work on other data types, just arrays and objects. An alternative iterator .[]? exists which ignores errors: $ echo "true" | jq '.[]' jq: error (at :1): Cannot iterate over boolean (true) Ignoring errors: $ echo "true" | jq '.[]?' Using multiple filters There are two operators that can be placed between filters to combine their effects: the comma (',') and the pipe ('|'). Comma operator The comma (',') operator allows you to chain together multiple filters. As we already know, the jq program feeds the input it receives on standard input or from a file into whatever filter it is given. So far we have only seen a single filter being used. With the comma operator the input to jq is fed to all of the filters separated by commas in left to right order. The result is a concatenation of the output of all of these filters. For example, if we take the output from the HPR stats page which was mentioned in part 1 of this series of shows, and store it in a file called stats.json we can view two separate parts of the JSON like this: $ curl -s https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/stats.json -O $ jq '.shows , .queue' stats.json { "total": 4756, "twat": 300, "hpr": 4456, "duration": 7640311, "human_duration": "0 Years, 2 months, 29 days, 10 hours, 18 minutes and 31 seconds" } { "number_future_hosts": 6, "number_future_shows": 18, "unprocessed_comments": 0, "submitted_shows": 0, "shows_in_workflow": 51, "reserve": 20 } This applies the filter .shows (an object identifier-index filter, see part 2) which returns the contents of the object with that name, then it applies filter .queue which returns the relevant JSON object. Pipe operator The pipe ('|') operator combines filters by feeding the output of the first (left-most) filter of a pair into the second (right-most) filter of a pair. This is analogous to the way the same symbol works in the Unix shell. For example, if we extract the 'shows' object from stats.json, we can then extract the value of the total' key' as follows: $ jq '.shows | .total' stats.json 4756 Interestingly, chaining two object identifier-index filters gives the same output: $ jq '.shows.total' stats.json 4756 (Note: to answer the question in the audio, the two filters shown can also be written as '.shows .total' with intervening spaces.) We will see the pipe operator being used in many instances in upcoming episodes. Parentheses It is possible to use parentheses in filter expressions in a similar way to using them in arithmetic, where they group parts together and can change the normal order of operations. They can be used in other contexts too. The example is a simple arithmetic one: $ jq '.shows.total + 2 / 2' stats.json 4757 $ jq '(.shows.total + 2) / 2' stats.json 2379 Examples Finding country data #1 Here we are using a file called countries.json obtained from the GitHub project listed below. This file is around 39,000 lines long so it is not being distributed with the show. However, it's quite interesting and you are encouraged to grab a copy and experiment with it. I will show ways in which the structure can be examined and reported with jq in a later show, but for now I will show an example of extracting data: $ jq '.[42] | .name.common , .capital.[]' countries.json "Switzerland" "Bern" The file contains an array of country objects; the one with index 42 is Switzerland. The name of the country is in an object called "name", with the common name in a keyed field called "common", thus the filter .name.common. In this country object is an object called "capital" holding an array containing the name (or names) of the capital city (or cities). The filter .capital.[] obtains and displays the contents of the array. Note that we used a comma operator between the filters. Finding country data #2 Another search of the countries.json file, this time looking at the languages spoken. There is an object called "languages" which contains abbreviated language names as keys and full names as the values: $ jq '.[42] | .name.common , .capital.[] , .languages' countries.json "Switzerland" "Bern" { "fra": "French", "gsw": "Swiss German", "ita": "Italian", "roh": "Romansh" } Using the filter .languages we get the whole object, however, using the iterator .[] we get just the values. $ jq '.[42] | .name.common , .capital.[] , .languages.[]' countries.json "Switzerland" "Bern" "French" "Swiss German" "Italian" "Romansh" This has some shortcomings, we need the construction capabilities of jq to generate more meaningful output. Next episode In the next episode we will look at construction - how new JSON output data can be generated from input data. Links jq: The jq manual Test data sources: HPR Statistics Random User Generator API Github project mledoze/countries Romansh language Previous episodes: Introduction to jq - part 1 Introduction to jq - part 2 Footnote: A Bash loop to show positive and negative index values relating to an example string: $ y='Hacker Public Radio' $ for ((i=0,j=${#y}; i

Overview In this episode we will continue looking at basic filters. Then we will start looking at the feature that makes jq very powerful, the ability to transform JSON from one form to another. In essence we can read and parse JSON and then construct an alternative form. More basic filters Array/String Slice: .[:] This filter allows parts of JSON arrays or strings to be extracted. The first number is the index of the elements of the array or string, starting from zero. The second number is an ending index, but it means "up to but not including". If the first index is omitted it refers to the start of the string or array. If the second index is blank it refers to the end of the string or array. This example shows using an array and extracting part of it: $ x="[$(seq -s, 1 10)]" $ echo "$x" [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] $ echo "$x" | jq -c '.[3:6]' [4,5,6] Here we use the seq command to generate the numbers 1-10 separated by commas in a JSON array. Feeding this to jq on its standard input with the slice request '.[3:6]' results in a sub-array from element 3 (containing value 4), up to but not including element 6 (containing 7). Note that using the '-c' option generates compact output, as we discussed in the last episode. For a string, the idea is similar, as in: $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[7:10]' "Pub" Notice that we provide the JSON string quotes inside single quotes following echo. The filter '.[7:10]' starts from element 7 (letter "P") up to but not including element 10 (letter "l"). Both of the numbers may be negative, meaning that they are offsets from the end of the array or string. So, using '.[-7:-4]' in the array example gives the same result as '.[3:6]', as do '.[3:-4]' and '.[-7:6]'. This example uses the x variable created earlier: $ for f in '.[-7:-4]' '.[3:6]' '.[3:-4]' '.[-7:6]'; do > echo "$x" | jq -c "$f" > done [4,5,6] [4,5,6] [4,5,6] [4,5,6] Similarly, using '.[-12:-9]' gives the same result as '.[7:10]' when used with the string. $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[-12:-9]' "Pub" As a point of interest, I wrote a little Bash loop to show the positive and negative offsets of the characters in the test string - just to help me visualise them. See the footnote1 for details. Finally, here is how to get the last character of the example string using positive and negative offsets: $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[18:]' "o" $ echo '"Hacker Public Radio"' | jq '.[-1:]' "o" Array/Object Value Iterator: .[] This filter generates values from iterating through an array or an object. It is similar to the .[index] syntax we have already seen, but it returns all of the array elements: $ arr='["Kohinoor","plastered","downloadable"]' $ echo "$arr" | jq '.[]' "Kohinoor" "plastered" "downloadable" The strings in the array are returned separately, not as an array. This is because this is an iterator, and its output can be linked to other filters. It can also be used to iterate over values in an object: $ obj='{"name": "Hacker Public Radio", "type": "Podcast"}' $ echo "$obj" | jq '.[]' "Hacker Public Radio" "Podcast" This iterator does not work on other data types, just arrays and objects. An alternative iterator .[]? exists which ignores errors: $ echo "true" | jq '.[]' jq: error (at :1): Cannot iterate over boolean (true) Ignoring errors: $ echo "true" | jq '.[]?' Using multiple filters There are two operators that can be placed between filters to combine their effects: the comma (',') and the pipe ('|'). Comma operator The comma (',') operator allows you to chain together multiple filters. As we already know, the jq program feeds the input it receives on standard input or from a file into whatever filter it is given. So far we have only seen a single filter being used. With the comma operator the input to jq is fed to all of the filters separated by commas in left to right order. The result is a concatenation of the output of all of these filters. For example, if we take the output from the HPR stats page which was mentioned in part 1 of this series of shows, and store it in a file called stats.json we can view two separate parts of the JSON like this: $ curl -s https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/stats.json -O $ jq '.shows , .queue' stats.json { "total": 4756, "twat": 300, "hpr": 4456, "duration": 7640311, "human_duration": "0 Years, 2 months, 29 days, 10 hours, 18 minutes and 31 seconds" } { "number_future_hosts": 6, "number_future_shows": 18, "unprocessed_comments": 0, "submitted_shows": 0, "shows_in_workflow": 51, "reserve": 20 } This applies the filter .shows (an object identifier-index filter, see part 2) which returns the contents of the object with that name, then it applies filter .queue which returns the relevant JSON object. Pipe operator The pipe ('|') operator combines filters by feeding the output of the first (left-most) filter of a pair into the second (right-most) filter of a pair. This is analogous to the way the same symbol works in the Unix shell. For example, if we extract the 'shows' object from stats.json, we can then extract the value of the total' key' as follows: $ jq '.shows | .total' stats.json 4756 Interestingly, chaining two object identifier-index filters gives the same output: $ jq '.shows.total' stats.json 4756 (Note: to answer the question in the audio, the two filters shown can also be written as '.shows .total' with intervening spaces.) We will see the pipe operator being used in many instances in upcoming episodes. Parentheses It is possible to use parentheses in filter expressions in a similar way to using them in arithmetic, where they group parts together and can change the normal order of operations. They can be used in other contexts too. The example is a simple arithmetic one: $ jq '.shows.total + 2 / 2' stats.json 4757 $ jq '(.shows.total + 2) / 2' stats.json 2379 Examples Finding country data #1 Here we are using a file called countries.json obtained from the GitHub project listed below. This file is around 39,000 lines long so it is not being distributed with the show. However, it's quite interesting and you are encouraged to grab a copy and experiment with it. I will show ways in which the structure can be examined and reported with jq in a later show, but for now I will show an example of extracting data: $ jq '.[42] | .name.common , .capital.[]' countries.json "Switzerland" "Bern" The file contains an array of country objects; the one with index 42 is Switzerland. The name of the country is in an object called "name", with the common name in a keyed field called "common", thus the filter .name.common. In this country object is an object called "capital" holding an array containing the name (or names) of the capital city (or cities). The filter .capital.[] obtains and displays the contents of the array. Note that we used a comma operator between the filters. Finding country data #2 Another search of the countries.json file, this time looking at the languages spoken. There is an object called "languages" which contains abbreviated language names as keys and full names as the values: $ jq '.[42] | .name.common , .capital.[] , .languages' countries.json "Switzerland" "Bern" { "fra": "French", "gsw": "Swiss German", "ita": "Italian", "roh": "Romansh" } Using the filter .languages we get the whole object, however, using the iterator .[] we get just the values. $ jq '.[42] | .name.common , .capital.[] , .languages.[]' countries.json "Switzerland" "Bern" "French" "Swiss German" "Italian" "Romansh" This has some shortcomings, we need the construction capabilities of jq to generate more meaningful output. Next episode In the next episode we will look at construction - how new JSON output data can be generated from input data. Links jq: The jq manual Test data sources: HPR Statistics Random User Generator API Github project mledoze/countries Romansh language Previous episodes: Introduction to jq - part 1 Introduction to jq - part 2 Footnote: A Bash loop to show positive and negative index values relating to an example string: $ y='Hacker Public Radio' $ for ((i=0,j=${#y}; i

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