Podcast appearances and mentions of terry pratchet

Calling all crabs! Welcome to the new episode of Clawful Evil: Probable Claws! Join your hostesses Kippos & viceVersailles as they interrogate Wildbow’s latest webserial, the crime procedural Claw. We join you for weekly episodes (Probable-ly) as more chapters come to light! Clawful Evil is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube and the RSS feed. Please give us a rating on your preferred platform(s), it’ll really help reach more witnesses! The series mentioned in this episode’s DQ answers are: Beserk; Terry Pratchet in general; Tiswarat’s parents; Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth series; […]

Anlässlich des 7. Geburtstags haben wir wieder eine recht besondere Folge für euch. Euch erwartet ein kleines Hörspiel, Wrestling-Talk, viel kleiner Schabernack und ganz viel KI. Und hier ist der Weg, welche KI ich wie eingesetzt habe. ChatGPT 4o mit folgendem Prompt: Schreibe eine Geschichte anlässlich des 7. Geburtstags des Podcast "Cuppa Haters". Schreibe die Geschichte im humoristischen Stil von Terry Pratchet und Douglas Adams. Die Hauptfiguren der Geschichte sind Dennis, Taco, Marco und Thomas. Die Geschichte beschreibt die Herausforderungen der schwierigen Aufnahme zum Podcastfolge zum 7. Geburtstag. Hier sind einige Charakterisierungen: Thomas: schreibt ständig Nachrichten, wer wann zur Aufnahme Zeit hat. Schaut dabei WWE, AEW, GCW und New Japan. Dennis antwortet auf diese Nachrichten, dass er gerade keine Zeit hat, weil er auf einem Konzert und dann im Urlaub ist. Marco meckert über das Rauschen, dass durch sein Aufnahmeequipment erzeugt wird und meldet sich vorerst ab und geht in die Bar. Taco hat erst Urlaub und dann ist leider bei der Arbeit so viel los, weil gerade die Hauptsaison startet. (leider kein Platz mehr für den Rest). Diesen Prompt habe ich 3x neu generieren lassen und die besten Bestandteile daraus zu einem Text zusammengefügt und kleine Ergänzungen händisch gemacht. Der Text zur Money in the Bank-Preview ist auch durch ChatGPT mit folgendem Prompt entstanden: Du bist Sportreporter und sollst eine Prognose für das kommende Premium Live Event der WWE schreiben. Das Event heißt Money in the Bank. Match 1: Jey Uso vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade vs. Chad Gable vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre um den Money in the Bank-Koffer. Betone die Unsicherheit des Ausgangs des Matches, weil einerseits Drew McIntyre sich in einer guten Storyline den Weg zur Titelstory zurückkämpft und anderseits Jey Uso gerade sehr Over ist und gepusht wird. Match 2: Iyo Sky vs. Chelsea Green vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. Zoey Stark. Eine Prognose ist ebenso schwer. Kann Iyo Sky den Koffer 2 Mal hintereinander sichern? Sie ist gerade richtig sauer und wild und wird sehr stark gezeigt. Der Rest der Gruppe wirkt belanglos. Match 3: Damian Priest (c) vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins mit der Zusatzregel: If Priest wins, Rollins will never challenge for the title for as long as Priest is champion. If Rollins wins, Priest must leave The Judgment Day. Seth Rolling wieder als Titelträger wäre irgendwie langweilig aber eine Trennung von Priest vom Judgment Day kann ich mir aktuell spannend vorstellen. Match 4: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Bron Breakker. Super Promo der beiden bei der letzten RAW. Bei dem Push, den Breakker gerade hat, muss er eigentlich gewinnen, oder ? Match 5: Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens vs. The Bloodline (Any three of Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu). Wo will man mit dieser Geschichte hin? Das Six-Man-Tagteam-Match bietet sich an, dass die Bloodline gewinnt und damit das Team um den Champion Cody Rhodes verliert, ohne das Cody selbst gepinnt wird. Die Bloodline muss eigentlich durch dieses Match aufgebaut werden. Könnte das der Aufbau für ein Wargames Match sein? Schreib schön reißerisch. Benutze viele Adjektive. Hier habe ich gleich das erste Ergebnis genommen und dann mit elevenlabs.io den Text sprechen lassen. Die tolle Chatchphrase am Ende ist auch durch ChatGPT entstanden: Gibt mir ein paar Catchphrases, die Wrestling-Moves mit Weisheiten aus dem Leben verbinden. Das Lied am Ende ist mit Suno generiert worden. Hier der Prompt: Schreibe einen Wrestling-Song im Stil von 90er Jahre Crossover und New Metal, melodiös und doch mit harten Gitarren. Text auf Deutsch. Text über einen Menschen, der gerne Wrestling-Podcasts hört.

Welcome to a new series of Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire!

“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened”! Words attributed to author Terry Pratchet, but maybe you can echo them in your heart. Life just seems to go so quickly and sometimes we're left wondering, what happened, what was it all about? This September our group of churches are going to begin looking at the book of Ecclesiastes. It's a book that wrestles very honestly with the sense of frustration at the all too fast passing of the years. It's a book that teaches us about the fragility of life, and asks the hard questions, and teaches us how to enjoy the life God has given us.

It's another episode of Chapter Chats with David and Denise! Today we're talking comic fantasy "The Wee Free Men" by Terry Pratchet!

Noveno programa de ORA Makarra, el Spin-off de ORA Critika dedicado a los Wargames y Juegos de Rol más macarras de nuestro ámbito. En el programa de hoy: MUNDODISCO!!!! y para ello contaremos con dos invitados muy queridos por nuestra audiencia... Josemi y Petakas, ambos muy fanáticos del mundo de Terry Pratchet y Directores de Juego con mucha experiencia en el Juego de Rol. Si te ha gustado no olvides darle al Like y suscribirte al canal de ORA Critika para más contenido de novedades y wargames!!

A Terra é plana... e está nas costas de quatro elefantes, que estão nas costas de A'Tuin, a grande. Hoje vamos falar sobre nossas primieras impressões e sobre onde começar a maravilhosa coletânia de fantasia de Terry Pratchet. Participantes: Luca Piancastelli e Pedro Santos Música: Discworld Main Title Theme (Keith Hopwood & Phil Bush)

Stephen Hawking starts A Brief History of Time with an anecdote he attributes to Bertrand Russel who, having just finished a lecture on the heliocentric nature of the planets' orbits, was challenged by a lady in the audience.“What you have told us is rubbish.” She said, “The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant turtle.""If your theory is correct, madam," Russell replied, "then what does this turtle stand on?""You're a very clever man, and that's a very good question," she replied, "but the first turtle stands on the back of a second, far larger, turtle, who stands directly under him.""But what does this second turtle stand on?" persisted Russell patiently.And I think we all know her answer to this, which was of course that “it's turtles all the way down."The World Turtle is a mytheme of a giant turtle supporting the world. It occurs in Hindu mythology, Chinese mythology, the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, and, of course, has nothing to do with lending. So why am I dedicating so much real estate to the idea?Well, because the idea was reflected in Terry Pratchet's incredibly popular Disc World Series of books, and those inspired today's guest, Gideon Griebenow, to give up his credit risk career to become an independent game developer. World Turtles is a wholesome colony builder game where you guide a tribe of creatures, called Meeps, on their mission to save themselves and the world they live on... and it's just gone live for early release on Steam (20% off until 8 May)But you can also get involved on their Discord Server (https://discord.com/invite/2NEb4HxwhF), while the Youtube channel is here (https://www.youtube.com/c/RecOgMission) and there is a subreddit, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram account, too.You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, on my LinkedIn page (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on Amazon, some versions even for free, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at https://confirmu.com/ and on episode 24 of this very show https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24If you have any feedback, questions, or if you would like to participate in the show, please feel free to reach out to me via the contact page on this site.Regards, Brendan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Star Trek Continues, we are treated to the return of John De Lancie is a new role. But just because he's not playing Q, doesn't mean he isn't awesome. "What Ships Are For" explores an issue that has been topical in our world in recent years - immigration and refugees. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a nerd.   This is episode 104 of the podcast. (Yes, I'm counting the chat about DC comics from last time) Today, we're talking about the Star Trek Continues episode “What Ships are For”.   The description on IMDB reads Kirk struggles with aiding a society whose inhabitants view their isolated world in a very unique way.   This teleplay was written by Kipleigh Brown With story by Vic Mignogna, James Kerwin, and Kipleigh Brown,  It was directed by Vic Mignogna   And it first aired on the 30th of July 2017   When I first heard that Star Trek Continues was bringing in the legendary John DeLancie, but that he'd be playing a character that wasn't Q, my initial reaction was “What a waste of John De Lancie.”   My thinking went something like this. The idea of having Q visit Kirk's Enterprise would be fun. Something that could certainly happen in-universe because Q can travel through time with the click of a finger. But it couldn't have ever been done in TOS because The Next Generation didn't exist yet. It's the similar problem to having Kirk and Spock make references to Archer and T'Pol. While Enterprise took place before TOS, it was created more than 30 years later. These kinds of references and interactions can only be done by fan productions (or maybe Strange New Worlds). But as fun as it would be having Q show up in a TOS episode, it's unlikely a fan production would be able to get John DeLancie.   But Star Trek Continues managed to get him. But they didn't use him for Q. They cast him as another character. Added to the disappointment of him not being Q, was the fact that De Lancie is a very recognisable guy, so seeing him as a different character would be odd to say the least.   After watching the episode the first time, I had to back-pedal my thoughts on this because of De Lancie's great performance. He did a fantastic job with this character, and now it's hard to imagine this episode without him.   The Enterprise is responding to a distress call from an inhabited asteroid with a limited warp capable society.   I like that it's an inhabited asteroid. We always see people living on planets, but I think we need more inhibited moons and asteroids, not only in sci-fi, but in fantasy as well. If I ever write a fantasy book, the world I set it on will be a moon, rather than a planet.   And a nice bit of ongoing continuity, we learn that two Federation starships have been dispatched to investigate what happened to the hood. Both have suffered unexplainable damage. We also learn that Nurse Chapel is already at Starfleet medical, studying to become a doctor. We know that by the time of Star Trek The Motion Picture, Chapen is a doctor. This is the first really big sign that Star Trek Continues is on a trajectory toward that movie, starting to set up some of the big changes that occurred off-screen between season 3 and the movie.   You sometimes see nurses who decide to become doctors in both fiction and real life. It can be almost viewed as a promotion, which, I suspect it technically is, if you look at the hierarchy of authority in a hospital. But nursing certainly needn't be seen as a stepping stone to medicine. Nursing is a respected profession of highly intelligent people. And interestingly, my wife works with a nurse who used to be a doctor, but decided she'd rather be a nurse. You don't often see it go that direction.   The other hint of the motion picture you see is the white medical uniform the doctor at Starfleet is wearing. Kirk jokes that you'll never get him in one of those things.   The Hyalini have refused outside contact for centuries. We know little about them.   We get a little TOS style womp-womp humour, which I don't really care for, but it's very authentic.   When the landing party beam down to the asteroid, they are surprised to be seeing everything in black and white. When I heard that the creative team behind this show were looking for ways to do a black and white episode, I wasn't convinced. But the conceit they come up with works nicely for me as a science fiction concept, and also allows them to approach a topical issue in a very unique way. So good on ‘em.   While they puzzle over what might be affecting their eyes, they are met by Galisti, leader of the inner council, played by De Lanci, and Thaius, their newly appointed ambassador to the Federation.   Galisti is surprised that the human visitors look so much like Hyanoid bipeds. He was expecting a tentacle or two. Thaius is the first to notice that Spock is different from the others. I laughed out loud when she asked with all sincerity,  if he was an Earth female. McCoy managed to get by with a stifled chuckle.   She is also fascinated and delighted by Spock's kindness and gallantry revealed by pure calculated reason.   She notes that in all her excitement at meeting aliens, she didn't see anything other than his ears. “How often we look but forget to see.” This is an important line, not only because of what it says, but because of who says it. As we'll see at the end of the episode.   We also learn that Galisti and Thaius are married. Galisti says “How fortunate I am to call my friend, my wife.” And I totally get behind that. I believe that romantic love is best born out of friendship.That's why I don't understand this whole “friend zone” thing that “the kids” talk about these days.   Kirk struggles to find the words to ask the aliens about the lack of colour. How do you describe colour to someone who has no concept of it? It would be a bit like describing colour to a blind person. There is simply no common frame of reference.   Gaisti and Thaius don't really know what Kirk is getting at, but they assure him the way their world looks is the same as it has always been.   They launch right into an explanation of their situation. Their isolation was never meant to end now. Hundreds of years ago, they united in a goal of becoming worthy to one day join the galactic community (clearly they knew, or believed, that alien life existed). They wanted to become a utopian society, somewhat like what Earth has become.   Spock explains the black-and-white as the property of an unusual form of radiation from their sun, which impairs the cone cells in humanoid eyes. So far, this is just a strange quirk of this world. And Star Trek is all about discovering strange new worlds. But this will come into play in an important thematic way later in the episode.   I love the establishing shot we see of the town. Feels reminiscent of the planet where Pike fought the warrior on Rigel in The Cage. I wonder where they shot it. Might even just be stock footage.   When Kirk is introduced to Thaius's most promising student, Sekara, Kirk goes all … Kirk. When he meets an attractive woman, he can't help but flirt with her.   Things get awkward when Tomiat, one of the council, points a gun to his head and yells that Galisti shouldn't have brought the aliens here. They are all ruined. His perspective seems to be that making contact with aliens, before they themselves are perfect, will destroy them. I can kind of understand why a group of people would want to perfect themselves before joining the larger community, but this guy's ideas seem odd and extreme. Evidently, the others of his people do not share the extremity of his view. He refers to himself as a “true believer”. But a believer in what? Their plan to perfect themselves? What leads him to take the mental jump from “This would be a good strategy” to “if it doesn't go as we planned, we're doomed”? It seems a bit of an absurd leap. I don't know what he's basing it on.   Spock brings things to a peaceful end with a well-placed neck pinch.   That's when Galisti explains that Sekara had a disease. She'll be dead before the year is out. This is why they broke their isolation with the distress signal. They don't know what it is, only what it isn't. These people seem to have medical knowledge at least in line with ours.   McCoy is confident the disease is related to the same radiation that makes everything look black and white. Not sure how he concludes this.   He wants to bring Sekara on board the Enterprise to examine her in sickbay, but Kirk sees a potential issue. On the Enterprise, she'll be shielded from the radiation. Spock isn't certain whether she'll see colour or not, but if she does, it could be traumatic. I can totally get that. Kirk tries to prepare her for what she might see. He does a good job of it. He warns her that it will be unusual, it might frighten her, but it will be safe. She accepts this.   When she arrives in the transporter room, we get the reveal that her skin and hair colouring are not what you'd expect from a human. Greenish skin and purple hair. Cleverly concealed by the black-and-white nature of her asteroid home.   She still sees in black and white for a moment. But then it happens. And as you can imagine, it's pretty overwhelming.She goes into a panic attack. She asks “is it alive?” Again, Kirk does a good job of calming and reassuring her.   This was nicely done.   It's taken millennia for the radiotoxins to induce acute radiation syndrome. Mccoy has started sekaras treatment   Now that she's gotten used to it, Sekara has a real sense of wonder about colour. It's like nothing she's ever experienced before. I like how something that is so mundane to us is so awe-inspiring to her.   The Hyalinans do have limited space travel, but they don't have shields that can block the radiation. That's why they still don't see colour when they travel through space, but Sekara can when on board the Enterprise.   Anyway, treating them for the illness is only a bandaid. It will continue and re-occur as they are exposed to the radiation. But Spock has a daring idea. The spectral signature of the Hyalinus sun can be altered using a modified stellar probe.   This is something I'd approach with caution. You're talking about fundamentally changing the nature of their sun. What un-expected side-effects could that have? What damage could they cause if they do it wrong? But, with lives on the line, they're right to try. They just wanna make sure they do it properly   Sulu is going to accompany Spock down to the surface to see how the radiation has permeated the food chain. For once, he gets to use his botany for the story.   Spock took some scans while he was down there. The tricorder doesn't rely on cone cells to detect colour. His can show there are multiple skin pigmentations on the planet. Sekara has greenish skin with purple hair, while many of the others have orange skin with black hair.   I'm suprised at how shocked and dismayed the crew look. Earth has a number of different skin tones. This needn't be a surprise. But given the history of Earth, I guess the Hyalians might be in for a shock, and it could lead to treating people differently.   Spock and McKenna conclude, in what I think is a bit of a leap, that Sekara and the other minority that share her pigmentation, are aliens. Not native to Hylinus.   McCoy points out there could be other explanations, but Spock has apparently gathered enough data to know there are other differences. These people are unquestionable a race not currently native to Hyalinus.   And that's a very interesting development. Uhura and Palmer are searching for any other habitable bodies nearby.   They have to decide whether to confront Sekara about her origins. McKenna suggests not doing so yet. They don't know who she is, or even whether she knows herself.   Kirk surmises that a species as isolationist as the Hyilini would never allow aliens to live on their world, but given their inability to distinguish colour, they probably don't know. Sekara was born on Hyalinus and orphaned at a young age. Her intense awkwardness in trying to answer when Kirk invites her in, suggests she may be as smitten with him as he is with her.   She asks an interesting question. “What is the purpose of colour?” Is that something you've ever wondered? Probably not, as it's just such a normal part of our existence. Kirk suggests that it provides variety, vibrance, beauty.  Like poetry for the eyes.   This episode makes me wonder. We feel like our perception of vision is complete, but so did Sekara. What if there is something …. Other. Something additional that we can't perceive that another species might. What could that be? I can't even imagine it. It's so outside our realm of experience.    It also reminds me of the Terry Pratchet book, The Colour of Magic. In that book, there is another colour called Octartine. While the book tries to describe it using a combination of other colours, we can't actually conceive of what a colour unknown to us would look like. Because as humans, we've already given names to all the colours that our eyes can perceive. There is nothing more alien than that which you cannot perceive, or conceive of.   And then Kirk gets really creepy. At least, that's how it comes across. I'm not suggesting his advances are unwanted by Sekara. But it seems a little premature. But that's Kirk. At least, how he was portrayed in TOS. Palmer has found radio waves coming from another asteroid in the belt. 2 small shuttlepods approach. Unarmed and barely spaceworthy. The Hyalini lock weapon platforms on the shuttles. The council won't respond to Kirk's hails. He makes the decision to intervene. He destroys the platform after it gets off a missing shot.   The Enterprise is now involved in this conflict. A potential prime directive issue.   Now the council wants to talk. They demand an explanation for the destruction of their platform.   Sekara describes the people on those shuttles as Abicians. They've been trying to sneak onto Hyalinus to escape the consequences of their own savagery for decades. They lie and conceal their identities so that they can benefit from the peace and prosperity that we've worked to achieve. One which they have not earned themselves.   Kirk asks if they are criminals or refugees. Is it a crime to want to live peacefully?   Sekara makes the point, that I think is fair, that Kirk doesn't know enough about the situation to stand in judgement. Her parents were murdered by abicians.   Kirk concedes this. It's all too easy to criticise the policies of another until you lose someone those policies could have saved.   Now, Kirk says something that I think is very wise. “Please tell me, Sekara. I want to understand.”   Their world is in turmoil. Territories perpetually at war. Technological innovation fueled solely by the desire to build better, more lethal weapons. They have squandered their natural resources and polluted their world in the process.  Her parents were part of a diplomatic envoy sent to help. To show the abicians a better way to live. Their ship returned to Hyalinus on auto-pilot and all 18 people on board were killed. Sekara was 10 years old.   Kirk admits that those people who killed her parents were barbarians. But that doesn't mean they all are, does it?   And I think that's the crux of the matter. The biggest issue with what the Hylians are doing is judging all members of a species based on the actions of their leaders. The reality is, the people on those shuttles probably disagree with the violent ways of their leaders. They only want to get away from the killing. As Kirk says, to be able to live in peace.   Sekara says “you assume they think like us. They do not. They do not respect our laws. They do not value knowledge or honesty and they do not question their conscience before turning to violence.   This sounds like something she's been taught, rather than something she knows factually about these people from experience. As Kirk says, have you ever met an abician? She admits her answer is no, but says they've managed to keep them off their world. This is the moment Kirk chooses to reveal the truth. There are hundreds of thousands of Abicians on Hyalinus. They look just like hyalians, unless you can see colour. You are abician. Your parents were abician. That must be an even greater shock for her to accept than the introduction of colour into her world. And Kirk didn't do much to prepare her for that shock. But what could he do? In the end, he had to just come out and say it.   Can you imagine discovering you're a different species to what you thought you were. That you are actually the thing that you have always distrusted?   Sekara now has to face the reality that not all abicians are the way she has pre-judged them to be.   Spock and Sulu have found that the food chain has been affected by the radiation at almost every level, but there is no permanent mutation, which means after they've put their plan into action, future Hylanini should be healthy and free of the disease.   Kirk is trying to reason with the council.  Galisti asks if his people must meet some arbitrary moral standard set by Starfleet in order to receive help. Kirk assures him that is not the case. And that's good. Our compassion for people shouldn't be limited by our agreeing or disagreeing with them on moral issues.   Kirk is trying to understand why the Hyalini see a few people who are desperate for a better life as such a threat.   Galisti gets to the crux of it. “Granting entrance to some is an invitation for all. They would overrun our world.” They have limited resources. They're struggling to feed their own people. This is a legitimate concern.   Kirk isn't suggesting that they open their borders to everyone, but he says they're defensive system is excessive.   This was a very topical issue at the time this episode was made, especially in America, but also here in Australia.   But it reminds me of the jewish people fleeing Nazi germany. They went from country to country in boats that were falling apart. But nobody would take them in. So they'd have to head back out into open sea, where they faced the very real risk that their boats might just sink.   And I wonder, how can people be so heartless? I'm more conservative than the average Star Trek fan, but I don't have a problem with immigration - especially if the people are refugees.  I believe in compassion.   Kirk is trying to be reasonable here and see both sides of the issue. He is taking the Hyaliani's position seriously. But it's difficult to reach any sort of logical compromise when Galisti refers to Abicians as “vulgar, selfish and violent. A scourge .”   This is a very interesting conversation between the characters. They both say some interesting things. Galisti has quantifiable proof that violent crime went up when they suspected Abicians of being on their world, and down again after they started using their weapon, but again, they're pre-judging all based on the actions of some.   Galisti has valid concerns for the safety of his people, as their leader. But I really like Kirk's response to that. “Safety and compassion are not mutually exclusive. Conscience requires balance.” And that's what missing on Hylainus. Balance.   Then Galisti points out the hypocrisy of the Prime Directive, in the way it is sometimes applied in Star Trek. “And you stand here before me, lecturing me about ‘compassion' about ‘balance” You condemn the many for the crimes of none. Who do you think you are?   And I'm sorry to have to say it, Kirk, but he's got a point here. Not necessarily against Kirk specifically, but certainly against the Federation itself. I'm not saying the Hyalnini are right in the way they're viewing and treating their neighbours, but the Federation is definitely not morally perfect, as much as they'd like to think they are.   Kirk is concerned about what will happen once they cure the Hyalini of their disease and their colour blindness. They'll be able to see the abicians all around them. He doesn't necessarily think they'll resort to violence and killing, but he's worried they'll round them all up and send them home, washing their hands of what happens to them.   McKenna recongises that this is deeply personal for Kirk. He's not just angry, he's afraid. Afraid of what might happen to Sekara. He cares for her.  Given the few minutes he's spent with her, I think it's probably more accurate to say he has the hots for her, but this is based on 60s episodic television. So I guess we have to suspect a little disbelief for the sake of truncated story-telling.   Kirk sees that for all their piety, the hyaliani have no problem turning their backs on desperate people. They have no compassion.   And piety without compassion leads to some dark places.   They take help, but they won't give it. Kirk wonders if they deserve his help at all? But as a man of compassion himself, as a man of duty to his principles, does that make a difference? Do you only help those who deserve it? Or is this a case where Kirk has to exercise some costly grace?   Because if he doesn't as McKenna points out, he'll be no better. He'll be turning his back on desperate people with nowhere else to go? Some of whom may not agree with the prejudice of their leaders. And that phrase “nowhere else to go” sparks an idea in Kirk.   Sekara is feeling desperate. She's considering destroying the probe that will save Hyilinus. Because of what will happen next. People will turn on each other. They won't see neighbours and friends, they'll see the brutes and thieves they've heard about.   She asks Kirk to help find another way to help her sun. One that won't change the way they see. But there is no other way. The two are inextricably linked. Kirk talks her down.   She feels so powerless. Terrified of the people she'll return to. Their eyes will change but their hearts may not. Then again - her heart has changed. She is the one person who can change the hearts of their leaders. Galisti and his wife love her very much. She is the proof that Abicians are not all just savages.   It's time to carry out the mission. Kirk warns Galisti that there are abicians living among them. If he repairs their sun, they will be able to see them.    Despite their attitude toward the abicians, the hyalini have accomplished much to be proud of. They have achieved a peace and unity in a short time, that it took earth Milennia to achieve.  All fueled by the hope that they will one day achieve readiness to join the galactic community. But how will they know when they are ready? The problem is, there is no one answer. An undefined finish line means they never have to finish. Your people will never have to leave the comfort and safety of what they have now.    And if you'll permit me, just briefly, to get spiritual, this reminds me of how some people approach God. They feel they need to be perfect first. But of course, that's impossible. I believe that God says, come as you are.   Then we get an explanation for the episodes' title. An old saying. “A ship in the harbour is safe, but that's not what ships are for. Do you serve the hope, or have you twisted it to serve you? After making an impassioned speech, Kirk reveals they launched the probe twenty minutes ago.   Thaius tells Galisti their world is about to change forever, and reassure him her love for him will never ever change. Why would it? He must wonder, until he starts to see colour. I like how, even though the two races have different skin colour, this was never about colour. They didn't even know the difference. It was about fear and prejudice regarding the abician's character.  But their blindness has given them the proof that they were wong. That they need to re-think their attitude toward abicians. There is the possibility that going into the future, some kind of skin-colour-related prejudice may arise, but maybe, just maybe, this experience has taught them the lessons to avoid that.   Galisti marvels at this wonder called colour. But then he looks at his wife. She is abician. She's wanted to tell her for a long time, but she was afraid he'd reject her. “I'm still me, I'm still the same person,” she insists. But Galaisti pulls away from her.   “This changes nothing,” he says.  It seems Galisti is still clinging to his attitude. He can't accept the woman he loves. Kirk has fixed the sun but the asteroid is still bathed in radiation. It needs to be cleared.   Galisti asks Kirk to proceed, but he can't. He says the Enterprise has been called away on an urgent mission and won't have the time.   But then the surprise. It turns out the Abicians have the technology to fix your sun.   “But why would they help us?” Galaisti asks. Why indeed. Because they now have something the abicians need. Medicine. Enough for both worlds. Turns out the abicians are suffering the same disease, but they've had it much longer. It's no wonder their world has fallen into chaos.   These worlds can save each other, but they're going to have to put the past behind them and move on.   Giving half of the solution each to two warring parties, so they are forced to work together, is a very Star Trek way to resolve a plot.   It's very easy to judge Galisti at this moment. He's been given the proof. Why doesn't he see Kirk's point. He's still being a jerk - which he is. But changing your attitude and beliefs is not an easy thing to do. If we're fair, we can't expect Galisti to change his entire outlook in thirty seconds, but you can see that it is starting, as Thaius and Sekara say “there is no them anymore, only us.”   This is an emotional journey for Galisti. One that will take time, but I have confidence that he will change. He has to. If he doesn't, his world will die. This was a powerfully written and performed episode. Another example of why Star Trek Continues deserves to be viewed in the same light as official Star Trek.   Only two episodes remain - the two part finale that bridges the gap between TOS and The Motion Picture. But before we go there, next time we're going to take a brief detour. We're going to talk about an episode of another Star Trek fan show. Star Trek New Voyages “The Holiest Thing” I like to include this one when I do a re-watch of Star Trek Continues, because, like continues, it delves into the history of Star Trek and fleshes out a gap that exists between TOS and the movies. This episode will introduce us to a much younger Dr. Carol Marcus.   Until then, Live long and prosper Make it so.  

cinefilos en esta ocasion le reseñare, criticare el filme animado y titulado en ingles como #TheamazingMaurice creado por Terry Pratchet y titulada en espaoñ como #LasaventurasdeMaurice y doblada a el español mexicano con las voces de #EmilioTrevino #GabyMeza entre tantos. Les dire como esta este cuento y su doblaje.

Your hosts get festive in their discussion of The Hogfather. They do cave and end up calling “Hogswatch” plain ol' christmas a few times. They talk about Death and the weirdly specific “skeletons impersonating Santa Claus” genre as a whole. They also talk about belief as a magic system, Susan's character growth and increased badassery, and how absolutely chilling the villain Mr. Teatime is. This episode also features a “Words are Weird” segment about boogeymen (no, it is not related to the dance move).This episode sure would have made more sense in December, huh? Oh well.Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

After listening to the entire recording, enter the Matrix Code: NCRADIO2.55 for StartOver.xyz Game. Login here: https://login.startover.xyz Listen to the previous recordings here: http://buildinglovethatlasts.mystrikingly.com CHAT: 20:01:12  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : The Bridges of Madison Country with Clint Eastwood 20:09:59  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : Alanis Morisette - Thank you (song) 20:29:18  From Dor Sharabi : I made a video about how to look bad : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExZB1ZUlFfA&t=6s In my case is messy hair, not cool, not nice. 20:41:07  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : Groundhog Day with Bill Murray 20:47:21  From Isabel Esterl : Little Big Man with Dustin Hoffman 20:47:40  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : The Life of Brian, Monti Python (film) (?) 21:03:19  From Ingrid Schmithüsen : Can you put the title of the book here? 21:03:23  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : Tiffany Aching by Terry Pratchet (book series) 21:03:48  From Ingrid Schmithüsen : Thanks 21:08:33  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : What About Bob? with Bill Murray (movie) 21:10:09  From Isabel Esterl : What about Bob? 21:24:42  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : https://becomeanexperimenter.mystrikingly.com 21:41:42  From Anne-Chloé Destremau : https://immediatism.mystrikingly.com

Stephen Hawking starts A Brief History of Time with an anecdote he attributes to Bertrand Russel who, having just finished a lecture on the heliocentric nature of the planets' orbits, was challenged by a lady in the audience. “What you have told us is rubbish.” She said, “The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant turtle.""If your theory is correct, madam," Russell replied, "then what does this turtle stand on?""You're a very clever man, and that's a very good question," she replied, "but the first turtle stands on the back of a second, far larger, turtle, who stands directly under him.""But what does this second turtle stand on?" persisted Russell patiently.And I think we all know her answer to this, which was of course that “it's turtles all the way down."The World Turtle is a mytheme of a giant turtle supporting the world. It occurs in Hindu mythology, Chinese mythology, the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, and, of course, has nothing to do with lending. So why am I dedicating so much real estate to the idea? Well, because the idea was reflected in Terry Pratchet's incredibly popular Disc World Series of books, and those inspired today's guest, Gideon Griebenow, to give up his credit risk career to become a game developer. World Turtles is a wholesome colony builder where you guide a tribe of creatures called Meeps on their mission to save themselves and the world they live on, and it's gaining interest from players and publishers around the world - wishlist it now on Steam.But you can also get involved in these final stages via many other routes - the Discord Server is here (https://discord.com/invite/2NEb4HxwhF), Youtube channel is here (https://www.youtube.com/c/RecOgMission) and there is a subreddit, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram account, too.You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, on my LinkedIn page (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on Amazon, some versions even for free, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at https://confirmu.com/ and on episode 24 of this very show https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24If you have any feedback or questions, if you would like to participate in the show, or if you'd like to find full written transcripts with timestamps head on over to HowtoLendMoneytoStrangers.ShowRegards,Brendan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom, Ryan and Josh are back this week, discussing everything from Terry Pratchet, new citadel paints, and the planned staff walk out of Wizards of the Coast staff over Hasbro's response to the recent Roe Vs. Wade ruling from the U.S. supreme court. Links; https://www.patreon.com/UnluckyFrog https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopScotlandChat/permalink/3331449793758640/  

In this episode, Ladey Adey talks with Chris Sissons.Chris is a Book Academy member, Ladey and Chris talk about their shared love for books.Chris is a marketer and lover of storytelling, he shares an insight into how he supports people to use storytelling techniques within business. Chris invites people to "Try me out with Telling Stories: Making Business"His bio says: "Chris uses a developmental approach to marketing using stories, drawing on over thirty years' experience in economic regeneration, community planning, strategic management andparticipatory methods. These days local marketing can be supported online to even greater effect using websites, social media, mobile phones, emails and others.Chris guides you through the pitfalls and help you build your own strategies based on your business narrative, using approaches like referral marketing, networking, productdevelopment and launches.He helps you work out your strategy, the resources you need and how to get them. Local businesses and organisations need the most economic approaches and so I am mindful ofthe constraints on your resources." Chris' Tips on writing books: Write about becoming aware of reality – the world does not revolve around you but it does have a perspective different from yours. You're welcome to argue or embrace … or both.Chris' Favourite Quote: "Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is." Granny Weatherwax via Terry PratchetBooks mentioned in this podcastAudiobooks by Michael HeizerA Spotter's Guide to Countryside Mysteries: From Piddocks and Lynchets to Witch's BroomBy John Wrighthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788168267/Terry Pratchett Discworld novelshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/discworld-novel-collection-fantastic-sourcery/dp/9123631120/Useful linksGuest: Chris SissonsWebsite: https://storiesinbusiness.org.uk/Programme link: https://markettogether.co.uk/telling-stories-making-business/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/communitywebconsultantLadey Adey: https://www.ladeyadey.com/ Book Academy: https://www.ladeyadey.com/the-book-academy/ Vicky Galbraith - Podcast VA: www.podcastva.co.uk  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/ladeyadeyshow.

Recorded from tea-cup perspective for maximum authenticity, this episode explains how to get from Douglas Adams to Terry Pratchet (via Brian Wilson) in a sleepy country voice. Jon, as befits a member of his multi-award-winning community, has been filling numerous creative roles: convicted pirate; amateur organ salesman; inadvertently fraudulent (but unfireable) accountant; and inverse Lazarus, smiting the unworthy asunder. So how come his SM58 died of shame? Mike, on the other hand has been installing the latest in New Age musical-box security while extolling the virtues of choral child labour, Bela Fleck's musical chicken, and agent-swap Bumble. In Alanis Morissette's happy village, meanwhile, we witness the shocking abuse of some herringbone origami by a bunch of Tony Bennetts wielding slowly wilting flowers, and learn how best to display 15 Grammies. So leave your vintage paperweights behind, honeychild, and join us as we build a compost heap to the accompaniment of 'Leave The Montero Open'. Those about to be drunk, we salute you! Fancy more of our nonsense? Then please support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/projectstudioteabreak and check out the merch store at https://www.projectstudioteabreak.com/merch For more episodes, as well as links relating to each one (via our zero-spam but 100-percent-idiocy mailing list), check out https://www.projectstudioteabreak.com. Or get in touch by email at teabreak@projectstudioteabreak.com.

Recorded from tea-cup perspective for maximum authenticity, this episode explains how to get from Douglas Adams to Terry Pratchet (via Brian Wilson) in a sleepy country voice. Jon, as befits a member of his multi-award-winning community, has been filling numerous creative roles: convicted pirate; amateur organ salesman; inadvertently fraudulent (but unfireable) accountant; and inverse Lazarus, smiting the unworthy asunder. So how come his SM58 died of shame? Mike, on the other hand has been installing the latest in New Age musical-box security while extolling the virtues of choral child labour, Bela Fleck's musical chicken, and agent-swap Bumble. In Alanis Morissette's happy village, meanwhile, we witness the shocking abuse of some herringbone origami by a bunch of Tony Bennetts wielding slowly wilting flowers, and learn how best to display 15 Grammies. So leave your vintage paperweights behind, honeychild, and join us as we build a compost heap to the accompaniment of 'Leave The Montero Open'. Those about to be drunk, we salute you! Fancy more of our nonsense? Then please support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/projectstudioteabreak and check out the merch store at https://www.projectstudioteabreak.com/merch For more episodes, as well as links relating to each one (via our zero-spam but 100-percent-idiocy mailing list), check out https://www.projectstudioteabreak.com. Or get in touch by email at teabreak@projectstudioteabreak.com.

In this episode, Micah proposes a better way to reduce jury bias. K Sera has questions about how this may impact cases with evidence that implies particular sort of violence. Phil talks about a future where we can get coupons for socks.   Show notes: Jury Bias (from the Midwest spectacle) The Law of Small Numbers We mention Adnan quite a bit Pretty people and the Jury   K Sera's Afterthoughts: - Ultimately, I think Micah's heart is in the right place. I understand wanting justice to be as fair and objective as possible, but making things clinical and removing ‘potentially charged' context seems counterintuitive. I believe that some context is inherently important to understanding the true scope of a crime - particularly if it is racially or sexually motivated.   To ‘scrub out' the context deemed irrelevant to ‘protect' the accused and the victim, to me, sounds more like a disservice to reality. I can see where this might have some benefits in helping to eliminate unfair sentencing on the part of judge and jury, but my understanding of justice is that it isn't really ‘true' justice and never has been, and may never be. It's imperfect, and we attempt to approach the ideal, but like with most things, we continue to fall short.   That isn't to say we abandon that lofty goal. We should absolutely continue to strive towards the truest concept of justice we can manage, even if it isn't perfect. We are improving, little by little. But each change we make should be well considered.   In the words of the great Terry Pratchet, “THERE IS NO JUSTICE.” There is only death in the end. That is the only truth that waits for us. In the meantime, we build our society on agreed upon lies and do our best to make our existences bearable until we meet inevitability. No justice. Just us. Just us and the decisions we make in an effort to do better, little by little, until we ascend or simply end.   Phil's Afterthoughts: -This episode was recorded in the Spring of 2021 (a year ago from the publish date). We still did not know of the Chauvin Case and the results. -This episode is the first where the editor stopped editing after 6 minutes in. I told the editor that for Micah episodes, it's probably best we just let them run unedited. You can now enjoy my terrible arguments as they were originally delivered: you are welcome!  

In this week's episode, we look behind the curtain at DUCT's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, the Opera Ensemble's Don Giovanni, and Oook's production of Terry Pratchet's The Amazing Maurice. Also included is a review of Blizzard Company's Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads.

Hawkish Powell at the Fed last night.

Leave a Pork Pie and some sherry out for your favorite podcast, because this year they're not the only skeletons coming down the chimney... Send us swords, so we can learn important lessons: pleasedontcast@gmail.com patreon.com/pleasedontcast twitter.com/pleasedontcast

Mick gets a nice little Terry Pratchet-lite, and Sue is stuck on the worst tip: The Christian Romance tip where no one likes each other.

This week we break down the roots of the hard boiled detective novel with Raymond Chandler's iconic 1939 crime novel, "The Big Sleep." Episode Links “The Big Sleep,” by Raymond Chandler Reading Pete – “Shock Value” by Jason Zinoman Jennie - “Antonio” by Beatriz Bracher Megan – “One by One” by Ruth Ware, “Crying in H Mart: A Memoir” by Michelle Zauner and “The Pull of the Stars” by Emma Donoghue Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. Upcoming Summer Books: Our final book of Season 1 will be Terry Pratchet's “The Wee Free Men,” coming in August.

On the Facebook group, reader Kristen said, “One sign of a good book to me is how much I remember and still think about months later, and this [An American Tragedy] was one of those books.” So we took a deep dive into that question on this week's episode.... Episode Links “An American Tragedy,” by Theodore Dreiser Reading Pete - “Blindsight” by Peter Watts Jennie - “Winter's Orbit” by Everina Maxwell Megan – “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab  and “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega” by Chrystal Maldonado Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. Upcoming Summer Books: Our July 19 book will be “The Big Sleep,” by Raymond Chandler, followed by Terry Pratchet's “The Wee Free Men” for August 2.

How to Try to Get Away with Murder This episode comes with a content warning! This section of “An American Tragedy” (and our podcast discussion) deals with unprotected sex and the search for abortion after unplanned pregnancy in the 1920s. There is also discussion of a pre-planned murder. So if that isn't something that would be healthy for you to listen to, I suggest skipping this episode – and probably this book.   Episode Links “An American Tragedy,” by Theodore Dreiser Reading Pete - DVDs “Logan” and “Blackcoat's Daughter” Jennie - “She Who Became the Sun” by Shelley Parker-Chan Megan – “The wicked king: Folk of the Air Series, Book 2” by Holly Black and “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. Upcoming Summer Books: Our July 19 book will be “The Big Sleep,” by Raymond Chandler, followed by Terry Pratchet's “The Wee Free Men” for August 2.  

This week on the podcast we're reading part 1 of “An American Tragedy,” by Theodore Dreiser. Originally published in 1925, Dreiser based his novel on a notorious murder of a young woman named Grace Brown, and the subsequent trial of her boyfriend. The novel has just been republished in a new edition. The next two episodes will cover parts two and three. Episode Links “An American Tragedy,” by Theodore Dreiser Reading Pete - "Cuyahoga” by Pete Beatty Jennie - “One of Us is Next" by Karen M. McManus, the sequel to One of Us Is Lying Megan – “Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World” by Laura Spinney and “Eat a Peach: A Memoir” by David Chang Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. Upcoming Summer Books: Our July 19 book will be “The Big Sleep,” by Raymond Chandler, followed by Terry Pratchet's “The Wee Free Men” for August 2.  

Neither Pete or Megan have actually read any of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries, so we took a deep dive into her 1939 best selling, endlessly genre-shaping, "And Then There Were None." We weren't surprised by both the overt and casual racism and sexism in the book, but we were surprised to discover that Christie's psychological thriller writing feels as adept today as it did when the book was published. Links "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie For our next book, we're going back to our roots and reading a literal big book that was recommended by listener Kim. “An American Tragedy,” by Theodore Dreiser, over 3 episodes spaced 3 weeks apart – May 24, June 14 and July 5.  Our July 19 book will be “The Big Sleep,” by Raymond Chandler, followed by Terry Pratchet's “The Wee Free Men” for August 2. If you would like to make a suggestion for future reading you can send your recommendations to us on the library website. Also reading: Pete - “The king of confidence: a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch” by Miles Harvey Jennie - “The Betel Nut Tree Mystery” by Ovidia Yu Megan – “When No One Is Watching” by Allysa Cole; “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson and “A Deadly Education” by Naomi Novik    

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Welcome to the first episode of Short Shots, a spin-off from the main show in which we concentrate solely on short films! In this episode, Mike and Rich take  a look at four films which are all spin-offs from well-known franchises. Some are fan films, others have a more official pedigree. First up is  JUMANJI: LEVEL ONE tells the story of how the game came into being in the first place and ties in neatly with the original Robin Williams starring film. Next we take a look at POKEMON: BANETTE"S CURSE, which is about as far removed from the cartoon series as you can get but still be inherently part of the Pokemon Universe! Our next is a Star Wars fan film called BOSSK: SCOREKEEPER, which mashes up a rescue mission with another, very well-known franchise! See how long it takes you to realise what's going on! Finally we have TROLL BRIDGE - based on the works of Terry Pratchet, this sees Cohen The Barbarian preparing to take on a troll.   Don't forget to check out the MAIN SHOW as well as our TWITTER and FACEBOOK pages!

Olá, sejam bem-vindos a mais um episódio do Booklistas, o podcast literário mais inusitado que você conhece! Nos siga nas redes sociais e nos diga o que você quer ouvir de sugestão no próximo episódio! Redes Sociais do Convidado: Twitter: @_solcoelho Livros Citados: Belas Maldições - Neil Gaiman e Terry Pratchet; Scooby Apocalipse - Keith Giffen e J. M. DeMatteis; Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul - Casey McQuiston; Mo Dao Zu Shi - Mo Xiang Tong Xiu; Eu Sou o Número Quatro - Pittacus Lore; O Guia do Cavalheiro para o Vicio e a Virtude - Mackenzi Lee. Twitter: @booklistas @maymortari @sgrignero; Instagram: @maymortari @sgrignero;

The NBA season is upon us and we review the state of a small small portion of the NBA thanks to the great data from Hispanos NBA (https://en.hispanosnba.com/transactions) Thanks to co-host Chris Yeh for coming on to predict his Lakers would win the 1st seed out West again. Andres counters his Nuggets will win the #1 seed. Where Brian says the Warriors are a team that plays basketball. You can find Chris at chrisyeh.com, @chrisyeh on Twitter, and make sure to check out his two New York Times best sellers: Blitzscaling and the Alliance. Both co-written by Reid Hoffman (and Ben Casnocha for the Alliance). As we note on the show Chris and Reid are the Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman of the Business writing world!

As you might have noticed, the podcast has been on hiatus for a while. Not only have we been busy running a library during a pandemic, but we ran into a lot of technology problems trying to produce a podcast while teleworking. But we worked through those issues, and now we're ready to bring you the return of the Big Book Club Podcast! We've made changes to our original planned reading schedule, and to the episode format, but our goals are still to read and talk about books, and to be a book club for people who don't have time to join a book club. What have we been reading over the past 9 months? A lot of series... Jennie – Ben Aaronovich -  Rivers of London series "The Women in Black" - Madeline St. John Pete – Discworld series by Terry Pratchet, including "Moving Pictures" and "Carpe Jugulum" The Witcher Saga series of books by Andrej Sapkowski Dresden Files series of books by Jim Butcher Megan – '"Lost Girls: an Unsolved American Mystery" – Robert Kolker Once Upon a Con series - "Bookish and the Beast"  – Ashley Poston

Let’s be honest - change is tough. First we tend to experience denial, then anger. Once we come to terms that change is necessary and start following it, soon we find ourselves in the dip, the valley of tears. With our guest, Michael Liehmann, a change consultant, we explore the phases of change, its antecedents and ways to make it last in your life and in your org. LINKSMichael's websiteThe Discworld novels by Terry Pratchet - if you would like to start, this is the very first book in this series of 38 booksShelter Me by The Rolling Stones 

Books on tape have been around for half a century, but audiobooks have exploded in popularity in the last decade. What is the appeal of the audio format? Which books and narrators do we enjoy the most? And does listening to an audiobook even count as reading? Books Mentioned: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim, narrated by Kim Mai Guest The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, narrated by Frazer Douglas The Wicked King by Holly Black, narrated by Caitlin Kelly The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks, narrated by Simon Vance City of Lies by Sam Hawke, narrated by Rosa Coduri and Dan Morgan The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley, narrated by Simon Vance The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, narrated by Angela Brazil A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, narrated by Kate Reading Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron, narrated by Vikas Adam Red Rising by Pierce Brown, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe, narrated by Nick Podehl Free the Darkness by Kel Kade, narrated by Nick Podehl The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, narrated by Michael Page The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, narrated by Will Patton Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente, narrated by Heath Miller Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by a full cast Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Hero Forged by Josh Erikson, narrated by Josh Erikson Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, narrated by Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, narrated by The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien, narrated by Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchet audio drama The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, produced by Graphic Audio Rose Drive audio drama, produced by Raul Vega The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley, narrated by Adam Stubbs The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, narrated by Peter Kenny Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no Detailed show notes can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com

In this episode we explore energy and feelings in the body, dealing with despair and hopelessness. We dive into the opposite direction, what are the alternative visions and mechanisms. What happens during change and what role do the early adopters have. The enlightening power of Terry Pratchet, egyptian worldviews and psychological development in the modern age. What makes for a new way? Start with an egg . We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can. Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode. Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.

In this episode I speak to Ben van der Velde about workplaces so dull they're populated by NPCs, homes that have receptionists, Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman, and touring Yorkshire's schools in a van.

Olá, sejam bem vindos a mais um episódio do Booklistas, o podcast literário mais inusitado que você conhece! Próximo episódio dia 21/01, 18h. Nos vemos la! Redes Sociais da Maidy: https://www.youtube.com/dearmaidy @DearMaidy Nos siga nas redes sociais e nos diga o que você quer ouvir de sugestão no próximo episódio. Livros Citados: Tarde Demais - Colleen Hoover; Belas Maldições - Neil Gaiman e Terry Pratchet; A Menina Submersa - Caitlin R. Kiernan; A Memória da Água - Emmi Itaranta; A Pequena Caixa de Gwendy - Stephen King e Richard Chizmar; Sonata em Punk Rock - Babi Dewey; Twitter: @booklistas @maymortari @sgrignero; Instagram: @maymortari @sgrignero;

Les and Phil star in this retelling of the popular Terry Pratchet novel. Con artist Moist Von Lipwig lands a job at the post office, and discover that sometimes going slow and steady is more rewarding than going express.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We tried to have a nice, classy, literary Christmas episode, we really did. We thought we did everything right, choosing a nice holiday book like "The Hogfather" by Terry Pratchet, and each bringing a Christmas cocktail of our own choosing: Kassandra's Cranpeary Martini, Ashley's Fauxloma, and Sam's Hogswatch Night Cocktail.But the key words here should have been "each brought a cocktail of our choosing". With three cocktails in our hands, all it took was Ashley and Kassandra bringing up gas station bathrooms and things just went down the pipes from there. However, if you're in the market for a guide to gas station bathrooms and how to choose the best ones, you'll find this episode to be remarkably helpful.To hear this and other topics that are vaguely related to Christmas or not at all, listen on! A very merry Christmas and warmest holiday greetings from us here at Lit & Liquor headquarters!

It's a duel of the crackers, and Cheez Its won the prize, thanks to their ally, wine. Only to ultimately lose when Lit & Liquor devoured them.Today we explored the unconventional pairing of Cheez Its and wine. Per Cheez Its website, there are certain types of flavors that pair better with certain wines, and for your sake, we took on this challenge without hesitation...as we always do when wine is involved. We also welcome back one of our guest stars, Momma Kush, who also bravely takes on any wine-related challenge. To go with our unconventional food and wine pairing, we read a book with an unconventional character pairing, "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman. To spice things up even further, we watched the 2019 television show by the same name. This week, we're pleased to report favorable results all the way around.

The Rivera Road Trip is taking a bit longer than anticipated so Nicole is recording on the road again! The result is an episode based on topics straight from the Stop Writing Alone FB community! Thanks to Jessica Houser (https://jjburry.com/) and Christopher Hickey (https://procrassthenation.com) for the topics of finding inspiration while traveling, guilty reads, favorite reads, and more!    Mentioned in this episode: SAVE THE CAT WRITES A NOVEL by Jessica Brody  DRAGONS AT CRUMBLING CASTLE by Terry Pratchet  Barnes & Noble YA Book Club https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/young-adult-book-club WILDER GIRLS by Rory Power https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wilder-girls-rory-power/1129747528?ean=9780593126349 THE WAREHOUSE by Rob Hart https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-warehouse-rob-hart/1129912584?ean=9781984823816#/ RECURSION by Blake Crouch https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/recursion-blake-crouch/1129556642?ean=9781432867157 Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/  Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone   Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself: Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/ Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/ Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/ Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/ Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera  The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607    The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch: The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2 Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2  Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo  Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o  Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0  Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0  Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE    And our teacher…  Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

Notes: Good Omens the Series is given our attention this week. First up John discusses the strength and weaknesses of the original authors: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet. Then Frank gives a very brief plot synopsis. We discuss the characters: John talks about Aziraphale's and Crowley's relationship, and we discuss how intimacy and friendships don't have to be a sexual element, and how some fans read that into this particular story. We then discuss their motivations for wanting to stay on earth and touch on the other characters, including the Narrator, the angel Gabriel, and the demon Hastur and the four horsemen. Then we discuss the subplot with Agnes Nutter's descendant Anathema Device and Newton Pulscifer and the Witchhunter Army. Then it's onto themes: the most obvious one being good versus evil. Frank then tries to make the case for Faith versus Science, and points out that the idea at least sets a tone for what the series is (and isn't). John discusses how the very fact that the characters, and specifically the Ant-Christ, Adam, being British helped guide the course of the story. We then talk about the environmental message of the series, which is most apparent through the Horseman Pollution and through the character of Anathema Device. Frank then talks about the Four Horsemen again, and brings up the ethnicity of each of them and how in some ways their calling is representative of where their ethnicity is from. John then talks about some more of the fun differences between the book and the series. We then wrap up with our final thoughts. Quotes: "We don't have words, or concepts to conceptualize how that relationship would function" - -John Metaplot [The portal John and Frank went through last episode led them to a plane where Shadette, leading an army of demons, and Ruger unwittingly leading an army of angels clash with Frank and John caught in the middle. They manage to survive, with no explanation as to how they did, or who won the battle.] Credits Episode 107: Good Omens Produced by: Relevant to Our Interests Hosts: John R. Belliston and Frank Shaw Shadette and Ruger voiced by Frank Shaw Scripting by: Frank Shaw Edited by: Frank Shaw Graphic Design by: Nathan Newell and Frank Shaw Intro Music: Morning Activities by F.G. Shaw Outro Music: Morning Activities by F.G. Shaw Battle Music: Portents, Brass Quintet by F.G. Shaw

Sandman, American Gods, El Océano al final del camino, Los Libros de la Magia, Neverwhere, Coraline, Marvel's 1602, Los Eternos, The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Romance, Los Hijos de Anansi, Orquídea Negra, Wednesday Comics, Mitos Nórdicos, La verdad sobre el caso de la desaparición de la Srta. Finch, Green lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame, Violent Cases, Good Omens... Todas estas obras, sobresalientes en su mayoría, tienen un denominador común: Neil Gaiman, uno de las figuras que más nos ha hecho disfrutar con sus cómics, sus novelas, sus relatos cortos, sus adaptaciones... Aprovechando el estreno de la adaptación televisiva de Good Omens, el libro que co-escribió junto a Terry Pratchet en 1990, hoy vamos a hablar de Neil Gaiman, un autor conn un sello propio, personal e inconfundible.

Sandman, American Gods, El Océano al final del camino, Los Libros de la Magia, Neverwhere, Coraline, Marvel's 1602, Los Eternos, The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Romance, Los Hijos de Anansi, Orquídea Negra, Wednesday Comics, Mitos Nórdicos, La verdad sobre el caso de la desaparición de la Srta. Finch, Green lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame, Violent Cases, Good Omens... Todas estas obras, sobresalientes en su mayoría, tienen un denominador común: Neil Gaiman, uno de las figuras que más nos ha hecho disfrutar con sus cómics, sus novelas, sus relatos cortos, sus adaptaciones... Aprovechando el estreno de la adaptación televisiva de Good Omens, el libro que co-escribió junto a Terry Pratchet en 1990, hoy vamos a hablar de Neil Gaiman, un autor conn un sello propio, personal e inconfundible.

Sandman, American Gods, El Océano al final del camino, Los Libros de la Magia, Neverwhere, Coraline, Marvel's 1602, Los Eternos, The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Romance, Los Hijos de Anansi, Orquídea Negra, Wednesday Comics, Mitos Nórdicos, La verdad sobre el caso de la desaparición de la Srta. Finch, Green lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame, Violent Cases, Good Omens... Todas estas obras, sobresalientes en su mayoría, tienen un denominador común: Neil Gaiman, uno de las figuras que más nos ha hecho disfrutar con sus cómics, sus novelas, sus relatos cortos, sus adaptaciones... Aprovechando el estreno de la adaptación televisiva de Good Omens, el libro que co-escribió junto a Terry Pratchet en 1990, hoy vamos a hablar de Neil Gaiman, un autor conn un sello propio, personal e inconfundible.

Sandman, American Gods, El Océano al final del camino, Los Libros de la Magia, Neverwhere, Coraline, Marvel's 1602, Los Eternos, The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Romance, Los Hijos de Anansi, Orquídea Negra, Wednesday Comics, Mitos Nórdicos, La verdad sobre el caso de la desaparición de la Srta. Finch, Green lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame, Violent Cases, Good Omens... Todas estas obras, sobresalientes en su mayoría, tienen un denominador común: Neil Gaiman, uno de las figuras que más nos ha hecho disfrutar con sus cómics, sus novelas, sus relatos cortos, sus adaptaciones... Aprovechando el estreno de la adaptación televisiva de Good Omens, el libro que co-escribió junto a Terry Pratchet en 1990, hoy vamos a hablar de Neil Gaiman, un autor conn un sello propio, personal e inconfundible.

Anne Pascale Stein offers body based therapy and trainings mainly for women who suffer from anxiety and exhaustion. She teaches them how to find their inner strength for their lives in their body (and mind :-) as individuals and in groups. In this conversation we talk about relationships, how we relate to teachers as well as to our students, we come across George Carlin and Terry Pratchet... and the base of it all 'thinking for yourself'... Find out more about Anne Pascale: www.annepascalestein.de More about this project: www.living-with-integrity.com

This week we talk about the setting of Guards! Guards! and speculate on the world that is Discworld.  Next up A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Troy, Patrick, Chris, and Sabel talk about Garry’s Mod, body pillows, ice cream, missing friends, fighting ghosts, tubing, eSight Glasses, KFC VR, Terry Pratchet, and Troy's impending wedding.

Hela podcastgänget är återigen samlat efter två veckors ofullständighet. I avsnitt 91 pratar David, Per och Victor om Battlefield Hardline, Helldivers, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Dreamfall: Chapters, Nintendos intåg på mobilmarknaden, svenska esportframgångar och Terry Pratchet.Dessutom diskuteras spelvärldens bästa och sämsta undertitlar. Och vad är egentligen det mest abstrakta man kan bygga i Minecraft?

Pat and Rod discuss: (1) foreign fighters in the Middle East - on both sides; (2) the Congressional letter to Iran; and (3) a tribute to Terry Pratchet.

Esta semana os traemos de nuevo un trozito del Mundodisco con la primera novela de la saga de la Guardia de la noche, ¡Guardias! ¡Guardias!. Para ello como es habitual hemos sacado a Beladrian de su celda para que nos hable de este libro del autor britanico, Terry Pratchet. Y esta semana volvemos a traeros la sección de noticias y el Retrovisión Donde Gubén y Sergió os cuentan que han estado viendo durante la semana.

Esta semana os traemos de nuevo un trozito del Mundodisco con la primera novela de la saga de la Guardia de la noche, ¡Guardias! ¡Guardias!. Para ello como es habitual hemos sacado a Beladrian de su celda para que nos hable de este libro del autor britanico, Terry Pratchet. Y esta semana volvemos a traeros la sección de noticias y el Retrovisión Donde Gubén y Sergió os cuentan que han estado viendo durante la semana.

Laughter makes the world go HA!   In this episode, we discussed humor and the following:   Jim Butcher Joss Whedon Rowdy Roddy Piper Loki: Agents of Asgard Star Wars Monty Python's Bookshop Sketch Will Ferrel Unexpected Shakespeare THE ROAD TO MARS by Eric Idle HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams GOOD OMENS by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman Jasper Fforde Sweeney Todd Seth MacFarlan Molière Bugs Bunny Vince Vaughn Jane Austen TEMPING FATE by Esther M. Friesner Dead Like Me (TV Show) Warcraft 2 (Video Game) GAME OF THRONES by George R.R. Martin Sylvia Plath The Avengers (Movie) LAMB by Christopher Moore Dr. Who Waiting for Godot Shrek Finding Nemo (Movie) Quest for Camelot (Movie)

Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter on writing together; classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic; playwright Joe Penhall; the new Edvard Munch exhibition reviewed; singer Macy Gray; TV writer Jed Mercurio; Simon Armitage on The Poetry Parnassus.

Victoria Bond speaks to Dr. Jacqui McPhee about her experiences in ICU and palliative care, and end of life care. Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss Terry Pratchet's endorsement of euthanasia. After an interlude from Monty Python, Mic Cavazzini speaks to Professor Jenny Graves of the Australian National University about marsupials, and what they can tell us about our own genome. Hosted by Ian Woolf, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond