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This week, we're taking you all the way back to November of 2018 with a full episode on creating jokes.  Tune in as Brant and Sherri bring in comedian John Branyan to help build a joke. Quotes: “I picked up a few Swedish children from IKEA and assembled them with an Allen Wrench.” “I have, in fact, removed the log from my own eye.” “I didn't bring you here to judge me. I brought you here to organize this pyramid of skulls.” “You can't just slap eyeballs on a Reese Cup and say ‘look I've created life.'” “Why did the Twinkie Guy have a rope? What was he rounding up?” Whether you've heard this before or are tuning in for the first time, we hope this episode brought you some joy, laughter, and light to your day. . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook! For Christian banking you can trust, click here!

The FC crew react to news that Alexander Isak is set to return to Newcastle training and argue if Liverpool should submit a second bid after their first one for the Swedish forward was rejected. Plus, the guys break down the news that Son Heung-min is set to leave Spurs this summer after 10 years at the club. Plus, the crew try to Stump Stevie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we dig into a chilling tale of family bonds, spectral presences, and a young woman who seems to attract the supernatural wherever she goes. From a remote Swedish village to the open landscapes of Namibia, this story unfolds with eerie precision, blending the warmth of cherished memories with the terror of unexplained phenomena.  Join us as we uncover the unsettling events that have haunted Jasmine since childhood, culminating in a spine-tingling encounter with a shadowy figure who seemed to know more than he should. What lies beneath these experiences? Was it all in her imagination—or something far more sinister?

On this episode, we dig into a chilling tale of family bonds, spectral presences, and a young woman who seems to attract the supernatural wherever she goes. From a remote Swedish village to the open landscapes of Namibia, this story unfolds with eerie precision, blending the warmth of cherished memories with the terror of unexplained phenomena.  Join us as we uncover the unsettling events that have haunted Jasmine since childhood, culminating in a spine-tingling encounter with a shadowy figure who seemed to know more than he should. What lies beneath these experiences? Was it all in her imagination—or something far more sinister?

Ulf Blomberg is a Swedish producer, engineer, and musician known for his deep roots in the DIY scene and his work in punk, death metal, and black metal. He joins Lij to talk about running his own studio, recording techniques, the power of real amps, and why clear communication and artist comfort are critical. Ulf also shares the mission behind his band Agenda, which blends hardcore punk with political and social awareness, and discusses building his own gear, training interns, and what makes a studio truly inspiring. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Ulf Blomberg, a Swedish producer and engineer with a strong DIY ethos who has been making underground metal and punk/hardcore records for 20 years. He started playing guitar as a teenager and quickly fell in love with recording, experimenting with a portable cassette recorder before ever stepping into a real studio. In 2004, he co-founded HoboRec, a studio and punk label, eventually becoming the sole owner and going full-time about six or seven years ago. Having toured extensively—once playing 45 shows in 47 days across 22 countries—he deeply understands the struggles and dedication of independent bands. Known for his organic, acoustically rich productions, Ulf has recorded hundreds of albums, including Danko Jones and Wolfbrigade. He also shares his knowledge on his YouTube channel, HoboRec Recording Studio, with DIY projects like How I Made My Own DIY Ribbon Mic. Thank you to Chris Selim for the introduction! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://usa.sae.edu/ https://www.izotope.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! https://www.native-instruments.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! https://www.adam-audio.com/ https://www.makebelievestudio.com/mbsi Get your MBSI plugin here! https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy  https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to the podcast theme song “Skadoosh!” https://solo.to/lijshawmusic Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZbBcVTRe6CjdpAAUEm5zg?si=b7fd1623d3874f84 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/517

Each August, something unusual happens on the quiet Åland Islands: a geodesic dome in the middle of the forest becomes a portal. For two days, the Kokong Festival transforms the Dome at Stallhagen into a living instrument, home to ambient drift, off-grid techno, experimental electronics, and the kind of late-night moments that only occur when sound, light, and space align perfectly. Now in its fourth edition, Kokong has outgrown its status as a local curiosity. It's a full-bodied experience, complete with live sets, spatial sound design, visual installations, movement performances, and workshops, crafted by Kulturföreningen Ström, the nonprofit organization that has built Åland's most refined sound system and a wider platform for electronic and electroacoustic arts. This year's edition (August 1 to 2) will feature around thirty acts in total, mixing top-tier Nordic talent with handpicked international guests, all performing just a few feet from the crowd. “This summer's edition will be the biggest yet,” says Johan Grönlund, Chair of Kulturföreningen Ström. “With more international acts, a handcrafted high-end sound system, and greater investments in the visual experience.” Among the headliners are Icelandic dub techno veteran Exos, Swedish modular explorer Andreas Tilliander, and Norwegian legend Mental Overdrive, joined by artists from Austria, the Nordics, and a strong showing of Åland's own community of producers, DJs, and tinkerers. But Kokong's ethos extends well beyond the stage. Free hands-on workshops with synth makers give festival-goers and local youth a chance to build, tweak, and discover. A performance by the Urgrund collective will blend movement, sound, and storytelling into a cohesive experience that defies easy categorization. Kokong moves at its own pace, quietly growing into one of the Nordic region's most thoughtfully curated electronic festivals. As part of this feature, we're thrilled to share an exclusive preview from the upcoming KOKONG Festival Vol.1 Sampler, a compilation capturing the spirit of the festival through sound. The track is a collaboration between Swedish electronic mainstay Andreas Tilliander and Croatian-Swedish jazz innovator Goran Kajfeš. Built on a steady, hypnotic groove, the piece lets Tilliander's textured synth work stretch out like smoke, while Kajfeš's trumpet drifts in and out like a distant signal. It's deep, psychedelic, and quietly ecstatic, exactly the kind of alchemy that feels right at home under the Dome's glimmering ceiling. https://www.kokong.ax https://www.instagram.com/kokongfestival/ https://soundcloud.com/tilliander https://www.instagram.com/tilliander/ Write up by @gilleswasseraman Follow us on social media: https://soundcloud.com/itsdelayed https://linktr.ee/delayed https://www.delayed.nyc https://www.facebook.com/itsdelayed https://www.instagram.com/_____delayed https://www.youtube.com/@_____delayed Contact us: info@delayed.nyc

Send us a textPeaches dives headfirst into the DoD's latest chaos buffet—$5.4 billion budget reshuffles, fighter jet production whiplash, and the Air Force playing safety dad with the M18 pistol. Meanwhile, cartel operatives are heading to Ukraine for drone training (because why the hell not), and a Swedish ISIS fanatic gets clocked for war crimes. Toss in some missileer cancer cleanup, a grounded Skyraider II PA scandal, and a missing sailor off the USS George Washington… and you've got yourself a full-blown geopolitical migraine. Don't worry—we made it snarky, so you don't have to cry.

fWotD Episode 3009: Battle of Warsaw (1705) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Thursday, 31 July 2025, is Battle of Warsaw (1705).The Battle of Warsaw (also known as the Battle of Rakowitz or Rakowiec) was fought on 31 July 1705 (Gregorian calendar) near Warsaw in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, during the Great Northern War and the 1701–1706 Swedish invasion of Poland. The battle was part of a power struggle for the Polish–Lithuanian throne, and was fought between Augustus II the Strong and Stanisław Leszczyński and their allies. Augustus entered the Great Northern War as Elector of Saxony and King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and had formed an alliance with Denmark–Norway and Russia. Stanisław Leszczyński had seized the Polish throne in 1704, with the support of the Swedish army of King Charles XII. The struggle for the throne forced the Polish nobility to pick sides; the Warsaw Confederation supported Leszczyński and Sweden, and the Sandomierz Confederation supported Augustus and his allies. The conflict resulted in the Polish civil war of 1704–1706.In 1705, two events were planned to take place in Warsaw: a session of the Polish parliament to negotiate a formal peace between Poland and Sweden, and the coronation of Stanisław Leszczyński as the new king of Poland. Meanwhile, Augustus and his allies developed a grand strategy that envisioned a combined assault to crush the Swedish forces and restore Augustus to the Polish throne. Accordingly, an allied army of up to 10,000 cavalry under the command of Otto Arnold von Paykull was sent towards Warsaw to interrupt the Polish parliament. The Swedes sent a 2,000-strong cavalry contingent of their own, under the command of Carl Nieroth, to protect it. Encouraged by the fact that he heavily outnumbered the Swedes, Paykull took the initiative and attacked. He managed to cross the Vistula River with his army on 30 July, after a stubborn defence by a few Swedish squadrons, and reached the plains next to Rakowiec, directly west of Warsaw, on 31 July, where the two forces engaged in open battle.Augustus's allied left wing quickly collapsed; after a short but fierce fight, so did the right and centre. Paykull managed to rally some of his troops a few kilometres away, at the village of Odolany, where the fight was renewed. The Swedes again gained the upper hand and, this time, won the battle. They captured Paykull along with letters and other documents which informed the Swedes of the strategic intentions of Augustus's allies. The coronation of Stanisław Leszczyński occurred in early October. Peace between Poland and Sweden in November 1705 allowed Charles to focus his attention on the Russian threat near Grodno. The subsequent campaign resulted in the Treaty of Altranstädt (1706), by which Augustus renounced both his claim to the Polish throne and his alliance with Peter I of Russia.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 18:43 UTC on Thursday, 31 July 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Battle of Warsaw (1705) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Emma.

He's seen her since childhood—an old woman with fury in her eyes and words he could never hear. For decades, she haunted his blackouts and dreams, always in the same foggy stone mansion, always watching. But it wasn't until he moved from the UK to Sweden that the nightmare bled into real life. One night, he saw her. The next, he heard her—screaming in Swedish, warning him he didn't belong. What followed was terror, paralysis, and a voice so loud it vibrated through his skull. Who is she? And what does she want? After a lifetime of silence, she's finally speaking. If you have a real ghost story or supernatural event to report, please write into our show or call 1-855-853-4802! If you like the show, please help keep us on the air and support the show by becoming a Premium Subscriber.  Subscribe here: http://www.ghostpodcast.com/?page_id=118 or at or at http://www.patreon.com/realghoststories Watch more at: http://www.realghoststoriesonline.com/ Follow Tony: Instagram: HTTP://www.instagram.com/tonybrueski TikToc: https://www.tiktok.com/@tonybrueski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.brueski 

This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features an interview with Hanna Geurtsen, the Migration Agency official responsible for overseeing a new list of jobs which could be exempted from a future salary threshold for work permits. She tells us how and why the list was put together, what it consists of, and what practical impact, if any, it is likely to have.Membership+ subscribers can listen to the interview in the latest episode of Sweden in Focus Extra.Read also: Swedish Migration Agency rates just two jobs as 'high risk' for work permitsREVEALED: The 152 jobs that could be excused minimum salary for a Swedish work permit Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Navigating Courage: A Boy's Journey to Self-Discovery at Sea Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-07-30-22-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Under den strålande sommarsolen anlände Axel till kustbasen i Karlskrona.En: Under the shining summer sun, Axel arrived at the coastal base in Karlskrona.Sv: Med stora ögon såg han sig omkring, fascinerad av de imponerande fartygen och den stadiga rytmen av uniformerade människor som korsade hamnområdet.En: With wide eyes, he looked around, fascinated by the impressive ships and the steady rhythm of uniformed people crossing the harbor area.Sv: Det här var första gången han fick möjlighet att se platsen där hans pappa, Kapten Lars, tillbringade sina dagar som befälhavare.En: This was the first time he had the opportunity to see the place where his father, Captain Lars, spent his days as a commander.Sv: Axel var en nyfiken tolvårig pojke, full av drömmar om havsäventyr och livet till sjöss.En: Axel was a curious twelve-year-old boy, full of dreams about sea adventures and life at sea.Sv: Hans pappa hade alltid varit hans hjälte, men Axel undrade ibland om han själv kunde passa in i den strikta och disciplinerade världen som sjöofficer.En: His father had always been his hero, but Axel sometimes wondered if he himself could fit into the strict and disciplined world as a naval officer.Sv: Nu ville han förstå sin pappas liv bättre och kanske vinna hans respekt.En: Now, he wanted to understand his father's life better and perhaps earn his respect.Sv: Kapten Lars välkomnade sin son med ett varmt leende.En: Captain Lars greeted his son with a warm smile.Sv: De gick tillsammans runt på basen, Lars visade Axel kommandobryggan på ett av fartygen och berättade historier om resor och uppdrag till sjöss.En: They walked together around the base, Lars showed Axel the command bridge on one of the ships and told stories of travels and missions at sea.Sv: Trots att Axel lyssnade uppmärksamt, kände han sig ändå liten i jämförelse med allt omkring sig.En: Although Axel listened attentively, he still felt small compared to everything around him.Sv: Beslutsamt bestämde sig Axel för att utforska basen på egen hand.En: Determinedly, Axel decided to explore the base on his own.Sv: Han tänkte att om han kunde bevisa sin modighet, skulle hans pappa se honom som någon som också kunde höra hemma här.En: He thought that if he could prove his bravery, his father would see him as someone who could also belong here.Sv: Men medan han smög omkring, förlorade han sig bland de många byggnaderna och hamnade i en avgränsad zon utan att han insåg det.En: But as he sneaked around, he lost himself among the many buildings and ended up in a restricted zone without realizing it.Sv: Plötsligt ljöd ett högt alarm, och Axel stod som fastfrusen.En: Suddenly, a loud alarm sounded, and Axel stood frozen.Sv: Människor började skynda hit och dit med allvarliga ansikten.En: People began to hurry back and forth with serious faces.Sv: Hjärtat bultade hårt i hans bröst, rädd för vad som skulle hända näst och vad hans pappa skulle säga.En: His heart pounded hard in his chest, scared of what would happen next and what his father would say.Sv: När Kapten Lars dök upp var han inte arg.En: When Captain Lars appeared, he wasn't angry.Sv: Tvärtom, han var lugn och förstående.En: On the contrary, he was calm and understanding.Sv: Han lade handen på Axels axel och log uppmuntrande.En: He placed a hand on Axel's shoulder and smiled encouragingly.Sv: "Du har inget att oroa dig för, Axel.En: "You have nothing to worry about, Axel.Sv: Missförstånd händer, även för de mest erfarna av oss."En: Misunderstandings happen, even to the most experienced of us."Sv: Axel kände en värme spred sig i kroppen.En: Axel felt a warmth spreading through his body.Sv: Hans rädsla bleknade bort när han insåg att han inte behövde imponera på sin far genom riskabla handlingar.En: His fear faded away when he realized he didn't need to impress his father through risky actions.Sv: Lars övertygande Axel att hans nyfikenhet och mod var kvaliteter som han redan beundrade.En: Lars convinced Axel that his curiosity and courage were qualities he already admired.Sv: De sade hej då till basen tillsammans, med Axel som bar en nyvunnen känsla av trygghet och självtillit.En: They said goodbye to the base together, with Axel carrying a newfound sense of security and self-confidence.Sv: När de lämnade hamnområdet bakom sig, försäkrade Lars sin son att det verkliga modet låg i att lära sig av sina misstag och i viljan att utforska.En: As they left the harbor area behind, Lars assured his son that true courage lay in learning from one's mistakes and in the willingness to explore.Sv: Axel log och höll med och visste nu att, oavsett vad framtiden hade i beredskap, skulle han alltid ha en plats i sin pappas värld.En: Axel smiled and agreed, knowing now that no matter what the future held, he would always have a place in his father's world. Vocabulary Words:shining: strålandecoastal: kustbasenfascinated: fascineradimpressive: imponerandecommander: befälhavarecurious: nyfikendisciplined: disponeradeuniformed: uniformeradeadventures: äventyropportunity: möjlighetharbor: hamnområdetattentively: uppmärksamtdeterminedly: beslutsamtexplore: utforskaprove: bevisabravery: modighetsneaked: smögrestricted: avgränsadalarmed: alarmfrozen: fastfrusenpounded: bultadeencouragingly: uppmuntrandemisunderstanding: missförståndexperience: erfarnafear: rädslarisky: riskablaassured: försäkradeconfidence: självtillitsense: känslabelong: höra hemma

フジテック本社、滋賀県彦根市スウェーデンの投資ファンドＥＱＴは３０日、エレベーター大手フジテックを買収すると発表した。 Swedish investment fund EQT AB said Wednesday that it will acquire major Japanese elevator maker Fujitec Co.

At the end of 1975, The Doodler murders Harald Gullberg, the fifth and final suspected fatality that investigators have tied to this case. The Doodler's sixth victim actually survives a brutal knife attack. Investigating today, Kevin is desperate to talk to an eyewitness, but investigator Dan Cunningham says the man wants to put the events of 1975 behind him. Private investigator Mike Taylor looks into rumors that this surviving victim may have been a Swedish diplomat, and some new leads emerge. This is a re-released series from The Binge archives. Binge all episodes of The Doodler, ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe' or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠podcastchoices.com/adchoices⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are mid-summer so not alot going on in the NHL but that doesn't we've stopped thinking about hockey. On this episode we finally put together the criteria for the Milt Schmidt award.  We also get up to speed on the latest NHL news including the acquittal of the 5 Hockey Canada players.   Listen Here:  Apple Podcasts   Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Get ScuttlePuck merch at our store here. Title Player - Darryl Sydor  News  Ehlers signs with Hurricanes $8.5 x 6 yrs Marner signing - tampering explanation from Friedman - Vegas offered Roy to make sure Leafs didn't place tampering complaint Hockey Canada players acquitted - not cleared to play in NHL pending review Oilers trade for Hobey Baker winner Ike Howard  Nick Backstrom officially retires and will return to play for Brynas in Swedish league  Emergency backup rules - full time travelling with team must be available for every game, home or away no prior NHL standard games less than 80 pro games in total no pro hockey prev 3 seasons no contract or reserve-list obligations to NHL or affiliates can be practice goalie, equip mgr, video coach   Guess the 5th   

Luke Edwards is joined by Ines Sampaio, Cat Mckenzie, Dom Smith and Mia Eriksson as they look at England's triumph in the Euro's final. They look at why he hasn't always been easy for the Lionesses but were they worthy winners? Plus where do Spain go from here and a Portuguese and Swedish post mortem This podcast is produced by Leo Audio Productions www.leoaudioproductions.co.uk Please nominate us at the Football Content Awards at www.footballcontentawards.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get ready, Gooners! Arsenal just smashed the transfer record books, signing Swedish sensation Viktor Gyökeres for a colossal €73.5m! We break down why this prolific goal machine is the missing piece for Arteta's title charge, his powerful playing style, and what this blockbuster deal means for Arsenal's ambition this season. Is the Premier League ready for the Gyökeres era? Arsenal transfer, Viktor Gyökeres, Premier League, soccer podcast, Arsenal FC

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Bubbles of Change: A Futuristic Misadventure in Innovation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-07-29-22-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Högt över de futuristiska byggnaderna i Det Utopiska Samhället strålade solen varmt denna sommardag.En: High above the futuristic buildings in Det Utopiska Samhället, the sun shone warmly this summer day.Sv: Axel och Elin, båda klädda i enkla men eleganta kläder typiska för samhällets invånare, stod mitt i det rofyllda torget.En: Axel and Elin, both dressed in simple but elegant clothes typical of the society's inhabitants, stood in the middle of the peaceful square.Sv: Framför dem låg en stor kartong, glittrande modern, fylld med den senaste tekniken.En: In front of them lay a large box, glisteningly modern, filled with the latest technology.Sv: "Det här", sade Axel entusiastiskt och försökte dölja sina fjärilar i magen, "ska förändra allt."En: "This," said Axel enthusiastically, trying to hide his butterflies, "will change everything."Sv: Elin, med ett skevt leende, kikade ner i kartongen.En: Elin, with a wry smile, peeked into the box.Sv: "Om vi ens kan få det att fungera alls," mumlade hon, skeptisk över instruktionerna på ett överdrivet avancerat språkprojicering.En: "If we can even get it to work at all," she mumbled, skeptical of the instructions in an overly advanced language projection.Sv: "Det finns ingen anledning till oro!"En: "There's no need to worry!"Sv: utropade Axel och höll upp bruksanvisningen.En: declared Axel, holding up the manual.Sv: "Jag förstår... det mesta," ljög han med ett nervöst skratt, i ett försök att hålla sitt självförtroende intakt.En: "I understand... most of it," he lied with a nervous laugh, attempting to keep his confidence intact.Sv: Elin rynkade på ögonbrynen men sa inte mer, ännu.En: Elin furrowed her brows but said no more, for now.Sv: Hon visste när ett skådespel pågick.En: She knew when a show was going on.Sv: "Kanske borde vi bara ringa en expert?"En: "Maybe we should just call an expert?"Sv: tänkte hon högt.En: she thought aloud.Sv: "Nä, vi klarar det här," insisterade Axel, påbörjade installationen genom att koppla sladdar och trycka på alla knappar han kunde hitta.En: "Nah, we got this," insisted Axel, beginning the installation by connecting wires and pressing every button he could find.Sv: Efter en stund började maskinen kurra märkligt.En: After a while, the machine started to hum oddly.Sv: Elin korsade armarna över bröstet och höjde på ögonbrynen.En: Elin crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow.Sv: "Jag tror inte det där är rätt ljud ..." Plötsligt sprutade bubblor ut från maskinen, regnbågsskimrande bubblor virvlade upp i luften och fyllde hela torget.En: "I don't think that's the right sound..." Suddenly, bubbles sprayed out from the machine, rainbow-glimmering bubbles swirling up into the air and filling the entire square.Sv: Barn och äldre som råkade befinna sig i parken började skratta och leka i bubblorna.En: Children and elderly who happened to be in the park began laughing and playing in the bubbles.Sv: Axel stod, förstummad, med armarna lamade till sidorna, medan Elin brast ut i ett bullrigt skratt.En: Axel stood, speechless, with his arms hanging limp at his sides, while Elin burst into a loud laugh.Sv: "Ja, det är tydligt att det här verkligen 'förändrar allt'," sa hon och torkade tårar av skratt från ögonen.En: "Yes, it's clear this really ‘changes everything'," she said, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes.Sv: "Tja... det var kanske inte riktigt min plan," erkände Axel till slut, och ett blygt leende spred sig över hans ansikte.En: "Well... that wasn't exactly my plan," admitted Axel finally, and a shy smile spread across his face.Sv: Elin lade en hand på hans axel.En: Elin placed a hand on his shoulder.Sv: "Kanske är det dags att verkligen leta upp de där instruktionerna på svenska."En: "Maybe it's time to really look for those instructions in sweadj."Sv: De såg på varandra med nyvunnet samförstånd.En: They looked at each other with newfound understanding.Sv: Axel upptäckte kraften i att be om hjälp och Elin insåg värdet i att släppa taget, ha roligt och att samarbeta.En: Axel discovered the power of asking for help, and Elin realized the value in letting go, having fun, and collaborating.Sv: De började gå mot det centrala teknologiarkivet tillsammans, med bubblor dansande runt dem i vinden.En: They started walking towards the central technology archive together, with bubbles dancing around them in the wind.Sv: Torget sjöd av liv och glädje, och i denna gemenskap, i denna sommarvärme, förstod Axel och Elin att det lilla missödet bara hade fört dem närmare.En: The square buzzed with life and joy, and in this community, in this summer warmth, Axel and Elin understood that the little mishap had only brought them closer. Vocabulary Words:futuristic: futuristiskainhabitants: invånareenthusiastically: entusiastisktbutterflies: fjärilarwry: skevtskeptical: skeptiskprojection: språkprojiceringdeclared: utropadeintact: intaktfurrowed: rynkashow: skådespelexpert: expertinstallation: installationhum: kurraoddly: märkligtbubbles: bubblorglimmering: skimrandeswirling: virvladespeechless: förstummadburst: brastshy: blygtmishap: missödecollaborating: samarbetabuzzed: sjödarchive: arkivjoy: glädjeletting go: släppa tagetunderstanding: samförståndelegant: elegantainstructions: instruktioner

In 1907, the men who would go on to lead the Russian Revolution met in London for a crucial congress.But the revolutionaries – including Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky – were nearly stranded after running out of funds.The late British journalist Henry Brailsford played a key role in securing their fare home.In 1947, he told the BBC how the meeting marked a point of no return for the party's two warring factions – the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks – and ultimately led to the creation of the communist party.Produced and presented by Vicky Farncombe. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: A group of revolutionaries including Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin (centre) and Menshevik leader Julius Martov (on his right). Credit: Getty Images)

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children's future. By Marta Zaraska. Read by Myanna Buring. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Not on the best of terms. Member of European Parliament Jörgen Warborn says the bloc's framework for a trade deal is going to be hard for its member nations to deal with. For whom the bridge tolls. After Prime Minister Carney makes big cuts to tolls on the Confederation Bridge, a Senator from Prince Edward Island who has been pushing for this move for years tells us why it should be just the beginning.You could call it a medical breakthrough. Faced with staffing shortages, a hospital in Yellowknife asks doctors across the country what it would cost to get them up north for a shift in the ER.Not local, but definitely organic. On the anniversary of Bach's death, we hear from a fan of the composer in Little Rock, Arkansas who's playing a special organ performance at his church tonight. And...surely, you joust. We reach a 79-year-old jouster who showed off his skills in an international tournament this weekend in Alberta.As It Happens, the Monday Edition. Radio that's worth a second lance.

FDD's Jonathan Conricus delivers a blistering analysis of the humanitarian crisisThis is the first of what will be four or more episodes of State of Tel Aviv and Beyond focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We are moving at top speed to interview key experts representing diverse perspectives and professional focuses. Military. Diplomatic. Communications. Humanitarian relief. Political. We begin with a State of Tel Aviv regular guest and listener favorite - Jonathan Conricus. Lt. Col. (Res.) in the IDF, senior fellow at FDD and a man who seems to be on every international television channel for his sought-after analysis. I spoke with Conricus last night and we packed a lot into a short but pithy discussion. Israelis are fatigued, fed up and deeply frustrated. They are also deeply disturbed by the suffering in Gaza. We begin with a master to get into it all.Show your support for STL at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivState of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Podcast notes - Some interesting X posts and bio and photo of Jonathan ConricusGuest bioJonathan Conricus is a senior fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank. He served in the IDF for 24 years, four of them as spokesman during the intense 11 days of the Guardian of the Walls Operation between Israel and Hamas. Now a reserve officer with the rank of Lt. Col., he is a sought-after speaker internationally and is frequently seen on major television news shows. Jonathan was born in Jerusalem to a Swedish father and an Israeli mother and spent his formative years in Sweden. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

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Is it the best of both worlds—luxury and efficiency? Could a 40-mile electric range change your daily drive forever? What happens when Scandinavian design meets cutting-edge hybrid technology? In this review, John and Richard Rush dive into the 2025 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid—Volvo's sleek, three-row luxury SUV that blends safety, style, and surprising flexibility. Can it really go coast-to-coast and handle your weekday commute without touching a drop of gas? Is $89K worth it for premium comfort, smarter tech, and the confidence of Swedish engineering? Don't miss this deep-dive on a vehicle that just might redefine what it means to go electric—without giving up anything. Find out more at https://drive-radio.com

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Seaside Serenades: Love in the Skärgård Airwaves Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-07-28-22-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Solen stod högt över den lilla skärgården som låg utspridd i havet.En: The sun hung high over the small skärgård scattered across the sea.Sv: Astrid satt på en sten, mobilen i handen, och blickade ut över den glittrande vattenytan.En: Astrid sat on a rock, phone in hand, gazing out over the shimmering water's surface.Sv: Det var sommar, och de gröna tallarna sträckte sig mot himlen i en dansande bris.En: It was summer, and the green pines stretched towards the sky in a dancing breeze.Sv: Hon älskade att vara här, omgiven av naturen och ensamheten.En: She loved being here, surrounded by nature and solitude.Sv: Men idag längtade hon efter att på avstånd vara nära sin partner.En: But today, she longed to be close to her partner from afar.Sv: Astrid försökte starta videosamtalet igen.En: Astrid tried to start the video call again.Sv: "Oskar?"En: "Oskar?"Sv: sa hon, rakt in i mobilen.En: she said directly into the phone.Sv: Men det enda hon möttes av var suddiga bilder och ett knastrande ljud som påminde om gamla radiosändningar.En: But all she encountered were blurry images and a crackling sound reminiscent of old radio broadcasts.Sv: Frustrerad stängde hon av och började gå längs den steniga stigen.En: Frustrated, she turned it off and began walking along the rocky path.Sv: En mås svävade ovanför henne och verkade skratta åt hennes misslyckanden.En: A seagull hovered above her, seemingly mocking her failures.Sv: "Ni får gärna vara tysta ett tag," mumlade Astrid, och fortsatte vandringen.En: "You could be quiet for a while," Astrid muttered, continuing her walk.Sv: Hon upplevde att hennes lilla ö kanske inte uppskattade hennes samtalsbehov.En: She felt that her little island might not appreciate her need for conversation.Sv: Vid strandkanten lyssnade hon efter signal.En: At the water's edge, she listened for a signal.Sv: Ingenting.En: Nothing.Sv: Hon promenerade vidare, förbi en klippa där några sälar solade sig.En: She walked on, past a cliff where some seals were sunbathing.Sv: De sträckte på halsarna och betraktade henne med nyfikenhet, som om hon var dagens underhållning.En: They stretched their necks and watched her with curiosity, as if she were the day's entertainment.Sv: Efter flera försök lyckades hon äntligen hitta en plats.En: After several attempts, she finally found a spot.Sv: Signalen var stark.En: The signal was strong.Sv: "Oskar!En: "Oskar!Sv: Jag tror det fungerar nu!"En: I think it works now!"Sv: sa hon lyckligt.En: she said happily.Sv: De började prata om deras dagar, drömmar och framtidsplaner.En: They began to talk about their days, dreams, and future plans.Sv: Men precis när Astrid kände att de var sammanlänkade, började sälarna sjunga.En: But just when Astrid felt they were connected, the seals started to sing.Sv: Höga, glada läten fyllde luften och bröt deras kommunikation.En: Loud, joyful sounds filled the air and broke their communication.Sv: Oskar skrattade på andra sidan och Astrid kunde inte hjälpa att skratta med.En: Oskar laughed on the other end, and Astrid couldn't help but laugh along.Sv: "Förlåt, det verkar som om jag har konkurrens här," sa hon.En: "Sorry, it seems I have some competition here," she said.Sv: Efter många försök gav hon upp videosamtalen.En: After many attempts, she gave up on video calls.Sv: Istället satte hon sig ned med papper och penna.En: Instead, she sat down with paper and pen.Sv: Hon skrev till Oskar om ögonblicken i skärgården, om sälarna, måsarna och saknaden.En: She wrote to Oskar about the moments in the skärgård, about the seals, the gulls, and the longing.Sv: Varje bokstav representerade en del av hennes hjärta, och genast kändes avståndet mindre.En: Every letter represented a part of her heart, and suddenly the distance felt smaller.Sv: När breven började flyga mellan ön och staden, kände Astrid hur deras kärlek växte starkare.En: As the letters began to fly between the island and the city, Astrid felt their love grow stronger.Sv: Teknik må ha sina begränsningar, men deras ord band dem samman på ett sätt inget videosamtal kunde.En: Technology may have its limitations, but their words bound them together in a way no video call could.Sv: Till slut, insvept i den rosa kvällssolen med ljudet av vågorna i bakgrunden, insåg Astrid att ibland är de enklaste lösningarna de mest meningsfulla.En: In the end, wrapped in the pink evening sun with the sound of waves in the background, Astrid realized that sometimes the simplest solutions are the most meaningful.Sv: Hon hade lärt sig att omfamna spontaniteten hos skärgården och funnit kraften i det skrivna ordet.En: She had learned to embrace the spontaneity of the skärgård and found the power in the written word.Sv: Det var en kärlekshistoria i sin egen rätt, och det var precis vad de behövde.En: It was a love story in its own right, and it was just what they needed. Vocabulary Words:hung: stodscattered: utspriddgazing: blickadeshimmering: glittrandesolitude: ensamhetenlonged: längtadeblurry: suddigacrackling: knastrandereminiscent: pågminnerfrustrated: frustreradhovered: svävademocking: skrattade åtencountered: möttessignal: signalcuriosity: nyfikenhetattempts: försökspot: platsjoyful: gladacompetition: konkurrensembraced: omfamnaspontaneity: spontanitetenrepresented: representeradepen: pennastretched: sträcktebreeze: brissignal: signalcommunication: kommunikationsunbathing: solade siglimitations: begränsningarrealized: insåg

There has been a rise in affordable antique shops as new home owners look for a bargain and something with character. Moving away from the Swedish modern flatpack. Henry McKean visited Pete's Antiques and Macs Warehouse and sent this report.

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: How Loke's Impromptu Midsommar Became Unforgettable Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-07-27-22-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Loke promenerade genom Gamla stans trånga gränder i Stockholm.En: Loke walked through the narrow alleys of Gamla stan in Stockholm.Sv: Det var en varm sommardag, och solen sken över de färgglada marknadsstånden.En: It was a warm summer day, and the sun was shining over the colorful market stalls.Sv: Han var bestämd att göra detta midsommarfirande det bästa någonsin.En: He was determined to make this midsommar celebration the best ever.Sv: Men Loke kände också en gnagande oro.En: But Loke also felt a nagging worry.Sv: Allt måste bli perfekt.En: Everything had to be perfect.Sv: Överallt luktade det av nybakat bröd och friska jordgubbar.En: Everywhere, the scent of freshly baked bread and fresh strawberries filled the air.Sv: Det myllrade av folk, och rösterna från försäljare och kunder fyllde luften.En: It was teeming with people, and the voices of vendors and customers filled the atmosphere.Sv: Loke höll listan hårt i handen och började stanna vid varje stånd.En: Loke held the list tightly in his hand and began stopping at each stall.Sv: Han fick snabbt tag på färskpotatis och dill, men märkte snart att sillen redan var slut.En: He quickly got hold of fresh potatoes and dill but soon noticed that the herring was already sold out.Sv: Han kände en våg av oro skölja över sig.En: He felt a wave of anxiety wash over him.Sv: Med marknaden full av ljud, började Loke känna sig yr.En: With the market full of sounds, Loke began to feel dizzy.Sv: Planerna, hans noggrant genomtänkta planer, föll isär.En: The plans, his carefully thought-out plans, were falling apart.Sv: Han stod stilla mitt i allt kaos.En: He stood still in the midst of all the chaos.Sv: Han behövde sillen för kvällens festmåltid!En: He needed the herring for the evening's festive meal!Sv: Vad skulle han göra nu?En: What would he do now?Sv: Plötsligt dök Maja och Sven upp vid hans sida.En: Suddenly, Maja and Sven appeared by his side.Sv: "Hej Loke!"En: "Hey Loke!"Sv: ropade Maja och vinkade glatt.En: Maja shouted and waved cheerfully.Sv: "Vi kan hjälpa dig!"En: "We can help you!"Sv: lade Sven till med ett stort leende.En: added Sven with a big smile.Sv: Loke tog en djup andedräkt.En: Loke took a deep breath.Sv: Han hade alltid varit bra på att hålla sig till planen, men nu kändes det nästan omöjligt.En: He had always been good at sticking to the plan, but now it felt almost impossible.Sv: "Jag vet inte vad jag ska göra," erkände Loke och visade sin nästan tomma lista.En: "I don't know what to do," admitted Loke and showed his nearly empty list.Sv: "Ingen sill kvar."En: "No herring left."Sv: Maja log varmt.En: Maja smiled warmly.Sv: "Inga problem!En: "No problem!Sv: Vi kan improvisera.En: We can improvise.Sv: Vi hittar något annat som är lika bra!"En: We'll find something else just as good!"Sv: Sven nickade.En: Sven nodded.Sv: "Det finns alltid fler alternativ i stan.En: "There are always more options in town.Sv: Kom, vi letar tillsammans."En: Come on, let's search together."Sv: Tillsammans började de gå mellan stånden, prata och skratta.En: Together they started walking between the stalls, talking and laughing.Sv: De hittade rökta makrillar och färska örter.En: They found smoked mackerels and fresh herbs.Sv: Loke kunde känna hur spänningen inom honom sakta försvann.En: Loke could feel the tension within him slowly disappearing.Sv: När de till slut hade hittat alla ingredienser Loke aldrig hade tänkt på tidigare, insåg han att han faktiskt haft roligt.En: When they finally found all the ingredients Loke had never thought of before, he realized that he had actually had fun.Sv: När kvällen föll, samlades de alla runt ett bord fyllt med mat.En: As the evening fell, they all gathered around a table filled with food.Sv: Stämningen var lättsam, och Loke märkte att alla skrattade och pratade glatt.En: The atmosphere was lighthearted, and Loke noticed that everyone was laughing and talking happily.Sv: Loke tittade runt och förstod att det inte var maten som gjorde kvällen speciell, utan människorna omkring honom.En: Loke looked around and understood that it wasn't the food that made the evening special, but the people around him.Sv: Han insåg att det inte behövde vara perfekt.En: He realized that it didn't have to be perfect.Sv: Det var okej att improvisera och njuta av stunden.En: It was okay to improvise and enjoy the moment.Sv: Med Maja och Sven vid sin sida, log Loke för sig själv.En: With Maja and Sven by his side, Loke smiled to himself.Sv: Han hade förberett en ny sorts midsommarfest.En: He had prepared a new kind of midsommar celebration.Sv: Inte perfekt, men oförglömlig.En: Not perfect, but unforgettable.Sv: Och det var allt han egentligen hade behövt.En: And that was all he really needed. Vocabulary Words:narrow: trångaalley: gränddetermined: bestämdnagging: gnagandeworry: oroscent: luktfreshly: nybakatteeming: myllrandevendor: försäljaretightly: hårtstall: ståndanxiety: orodizzy: yrchaos: kaosfestive: festmåltidimprovise: improviseraoption: alternativsmoked: röktaherb: örttension: spänninglighthearted: lättsamunforgettable: oförglömligrealize: insegather: samlastable: bordatmosphere: stämningmeal: måltidplan: planlaughing: skrattadeenjoy: njuta

Between 1982 and 1984, UEFA held the first European Competition for Women's Football. Sixteen teams battled it out across Europe.The final was between Sweden and England.Rachel Naylor spoke to the Swedish captain Anette Börjesson in 2022.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You'll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women's World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football's biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who've had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.(Photo: Anette Börjesson (left) shakes hands with England captain Carol Thomas before the second leg of the 1984 final in Luton. Credit: Empics / Peter Robinson)

30 year old Annie Borjesson was a Swedish woman, who was found dead in Prestwick beach on Sunday 4 December, 2005. She was last seen alive the day prior, when she was captured on CCTV in Prestwick airport, she was supposed to take a flight back home to Sweden. Annie's cause of death was ruled to be drowning, however Annie's strange behavior in the days leading up to her death makes us consider other possibilities.Contact us at: weeknightmysteries@gmail.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/weeknightmysteriesTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@weeknightmysteries

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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: After the Storm: A Love Story Born on Sardinian Cliffs Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-07-26-22-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: På en solig dag i ett litet kustsamhälle på Sardinien, svepte vinden mjukt över klipporna.En: On a sunny day in a small coastal community on Sardinien, the wind softly swept over the cliffs.Sv: Klipporna betade ner mot det glittrande Medelhavet.En: The cliffs grazed down toward the sparkling Medelhavet.Sv: Himlen var klarblå, men vid horisonten samlades mörka moln.En: The sky was clear blue, but on the horizon, dark clouds gathered.Sv: Elin och Sven gick hand i hand längs stigen.En: Elin and Sven walked hand in hand along the path.Sv: Det var deras sista dag på ön.En: It was their last day on the island.Sv: De hade vandrat tillsammans många gånger, men idag kändes annorlunda.En: They had hiked together many times, but today felt different.Sv: Elin kände hur tankarna snurrade.En: Elin felt her thoughts spinning.Sv: Sven log och talade om framtiden, var säker och hoppfull.En: Sven smiled and talked about the future, confident and hopeful.Sv: Inom sig bar han en liten ring, gömd.En: Inside, he carried a small ring, hidden.Sv: Plötsligt blåste vinden starkare, och molnen rullade in snabbare än väntat.En: Suddenly, the wind blew stronger, and the clouds rolled in faster than expected.Sv: Ett oväntat sommaroväder hade kommit.En: An unexpected summer storm had arrived.Sv: Regndroppar föll tungt, och vinden skakade träden.En: Raindrops fell heavily, and the wind shook the trees.Sv: Elin och Sven sökte skydd under en klippa.En: Elin and Sven sought shelter under a cliff.Sv: Stormen tvingade dem nära.En: The storm forced them close.Sv: Sven höll om Elin, och hon kände sig både trygg och osäker.En: Sven held Elin, and she felt both safe and uncertain.Sv: Hon tänkte: "Borde jag fråga honom nu?En: She thought, "Should I ask him now?Sv: Är jag redo för ett liv tillsammans?En: Am I ready for a life together?"Sv: "När stormen plötsligt lugnade ner sig, såg Sven sin chans.En: When the storm suddenly calmed down, Sven saw his chance.Sv: Han drog ut ringen och föll på knä.En: He pulled out the ring and fell to one knee.Sv: "Elin," började han, men precis då började Elin tala.En: "Elin," he began, but just then, Elin started to speak.Sv: Hennes röst låg nära tårar.En: Her voice was close to tears.Sv: "Sven, jag.En: "Sven, I...Sv: jag vet inte om jag är redo.En: I don't know if I'm ready."Sv: "Ett ögonblick stannade världen.En: For a moment, the world stood still.Sv: Men Sven tog Elins hand.En: But Sven took Elin's hand.Sv: "Jag vet att du är osäker, men jag tror på oss.En: "I know you're uncertain, but I believe in us.Sv: Tillsammans.En: Together."Sv: "De satt tysta medan stormens sista vindpustar dog ut.En: They sat silently as the storm's last gusts died out.Sv: Då såg de ut över havet, nu lugnt och solbelyst, och Elin kände något förändras.En: Then they looked out over the sea, now calm and sunlit, and Elin felt something change.Sv: Hennes tvivel skingrades i takt med molnen.En: Her doubts dissipated along with the clouds.Sv: Hon visste nu svaret.En: She now knew the answer.Sv: Hon tittade på Sven och log.En: She looked at Sven and smiled.Sv: "Jag älskar dig, Sven.En: "I love you, Sven.Sv: Ja, jag vill svara ja.En: Yes, I want to say yes."Sv: " Sven satte ringen på hennes finger, och de kramade om varandra, lättade och glada.En: Sven placed the ring on her finger, and they embraced, relieved and happy.Sv: Efter stormen var världen ny.En: After the storm, the world was new.Sv: Elin kände en inre styrka.En: Elin felt an inner strength.Sv: Hennes tvekan var borta, och hon visste att framtiden var deras att dela.En: Her hesitation was gone, and she knew the future was theirs to share.Sv: Hon såg på Sven och såg allt hon behövde.En: She looked at Sven and saw everything she needed.Sv: Sardiniens klippor, havet och vilda blommor hade blivit vittnen till en ny början.En: Sardinien's cliffs, the sea, and wildflowers had become witnesses to a new beginning. Vocabulary Words:coastal: kustcommunity: samhälleswept: sveptecliffs: klippornagrazed: betadesparkling: glittrandehorizon: horisontengathered: samladeshiked: vandratspinning: snurradeconfident: säkerhidden: gömdshelter: skydduncertain: osäkerhesitation: tvekandissipated: skingradesembraced: kramaderelieved: lättadeinner: inrestrength: styrkawitnesses: vittnenpath: stigenraindrops: regndropparshook: skakadeforced: tvingadecalmed: lugnadeknee: knägusts: vindpustarwildflowers: vilda blommorbeginning: början

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In 1965, a new fibre was discovered by Polish American scientist Stephanie Kwolek. It was called Kevlar and it was found to be five times stronger than steel. Since that discovery it's been used to save thousands of lives through its use in bulletproof vests, but it's also used in hundreds of other products from aeroplanes to protective clothing for motorcyclists. Stephanie was one of the only female scientists working for the chemical firm DuPont and was passionate about encouraging more women and girls into the field of chemistry. Tim O'Callaghan has uses archive of Stephanie Kwolek from 1996 to tell the story of her discovery. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Stephanie with items which use Kevlar. Credit: Smithsonian Institute)

It's July (or Dzuli), so it's time for a summer playlist courtesy of the Eurovision Song Contest's songbook. The Eurovangelists are joined by world traveler Garrett Palm of Agents of Travel to talk about the breeziest songs in ESC history as picked by your hosts and put together the ideal poolside playlist. Jeremy warns against nachos abroad, Dimitry reveals a secret superstar, Garrett wonders if Swedish anatomy might be a little different, and Oscar bets it all on Baccara. Listen to Garrett's podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agents-of-travel/id1639815514Watch all our picks on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddeJ6rtS_Vo&list=PLd2EbKTi9fyVubunfE3I7cRhQOv4nEBnEThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4p2HFnL4hEdOvWHqVRLYTF The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

In January 1994, two presidents enjoyed a memorable night in the Czech Republic – ending with an impromptu jazz performance.Five years after the fall of communism, the US president Bill Clinton visited Prague to share his hopes for a new transatlantic alliance.Key to his vision was his friendship with the Czech president Vaclav Havel, a playwright who had been imprisoned for dissidence during the Cold War.During the visit, Havel arranged a series of surprises for Clinton including a reunion with the family he had stayed with on a visit to Prague in 1970.The final surprise took place at the city's famous Reduta jazz club. Havel presented Clinton with a saxophone and the two friends performed together on stage – a moment which came to symbolise the new partnership between East and West.Vicky Farncombe uses archive from the Vaclav Havel Center and the William J Clinton Presidential Library to relive the big night out.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Presidents perform at the Reduta jazz club. Credit: Office of the President of the Czech Republic)

In July of 1897, a team of three Swedish men, led by Swedish engineer Salomon August Andrée, climbed aboard the Örnen, a hydrogen balloon set to fly over the north pole in one of the first attempts to explore the Arctic by air. Almost as soon as they set off things began to go awry, and the ill-fated expedition became one of Sweden's greatest mysteries. Sources: The North Star, Thu, Oct 02, 1930 ·Page 2 The Cincinnati Enquirer Wed, Sep 10, 1930 The Buffalo News, Wed, Sep 10, 1930 The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sun, Nov 16, 1930 The Long Beach Sun, Sat, Sep 20, 1930 Oceanwide expeditions  The North Star, Thu, Oct 16, 1930 ·Page 6 Karolinska institute Grenna Museum Balloon.org Neworker The Washington Herald, Sun, Nov 16, 1930 To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/Marooned     

Full Text of ReadingsWednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 397The Saint of the day is Saint Bridget of SwedenSaint Bridget of Sweden’s Story From age 7 on, Bridget had visions of Christ crucified. Her visions formed the basis for her activity—always with the emphasis on charity rather than spiritual favors. She lived her married life in the court of the Swedish king Magnus II. Mother of eight children—the second eldest was Saint Catherine of Sweden—Bridget lived the strict life of a penitent after her husband's death. Bridget constantly strove to exert her good influence over Magnus; while never fully reforming, he did give her land and buildings to found a monastery for men and women. This group eventually expanded into an Order known as the Bridgetines. In 1350, a year of jubilee, Bridget braved a plague-stricken Europe to make a pilgrimage to Rome. Although she never returned to Sweden, her years in Rome were far from happy, being hounded by debts and by opposition to her work against Church abuses. A final pilgrimage to the Holy Land, marred by shipwreck and the death of her son, Charles, eventually led to her death in 1373. In 1999, Bridget, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, were named co-patronesses of Europe. Reflection Bridget's visions, rather than isolating her from the affairs of the world, involved her in many contemporary issues, whether they be royal policy or the years that the legitimate Bishop of Rome lived in Avignon, France. She saw no contradiction between mystical experience and secular activity, and her life is a testimony to the possibility of a holy life in the marketplace. Saint Bridget of Sweden is a Patron Saint of: Europe Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Leslie Fine dive into the latest novel by the talented Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman. Golden Voice narrator Marin Ireland grandly performs this story of art, friendship, and what it means to be a teen. Ireland replicates the snarky tone of Louisa, who has just released herself from foster care to go see the work of art that is the fulcrum of the plot. Backman has created indelible characters and laugh-out-loud moments. Ireland is simply splendid. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Simon & Schuster Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website Support for Behind the Mic comes from Hachette Audio and NIGHT WATCHER, by Daphne Woolsoncroft (of the Going West podcast), who read an audio-exclusive author's note before the stunning dual-narration by Will Collyer and Helen Laser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan gave me a simple prompt: "How about a show about heavy metal?" and now it has turned into three episodes covering early 80s US heavy metal, late 80s heavy metal, and now, heavy metal across the world through the 1980s. This week we're talking about the Canadian, German, Swedish, Danish, and English heavy metal bands that defined the 80s and cemented a then-nascent sound into the foundations of the music we love today. We got Thor, we got Heavy Load, we got Raven, we got Mercyful Fate, we got Warlock, and we got Helloween. Folks... it's a good one. The big streaming platforms have been giving us absolute hell lately so if you would like to hear this episode in it's full, uncensored glory, go over to the TovH Patreon and give us a couple bucks. Otherwise, the episode is free here without all that legally-objectionable copyrighted music. This program is available on Spotify. It is also available on iTunes or whatever they call it now, where you can rate, review, and subscribe. Give us money on Patreon to get exclusive bonus episodes and other cool shit.

Pure Effect co-founder Linda Rosendahl Nordin explains how the Swedish biotech company uses beneficial microbes to clean fabrics without washing. Plus: Morjas founder, Henrik Berg, talks brand growth, footwear and launching a women’s line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can Viktor Gyökeres hang in the Premier League? That's the question on every Arsenal fan's lips, and the Morning Footy crew attempts to answer it amid reports the Swedish striker is on the cusp of joining the Gunners. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Visit the betting arena on CBS Sports.com: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/ For all the latest in sportsbook reviews: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/sportsbooks/ And sportsbook promos: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/promos/ For betting on soccer: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/soccer/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In preparation for Ari Aster's latest film Eddington, we're revisiting his now classic sophomore film Midsommar. While it's not quite as beloved as his debut Hereditary (2018), it has certainly left its mark in pop-culture. Join us as we discuss the themes of Aster's unique journey to the Swedish countryside.   Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom, Juzo Greenwood, and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Darrin O'Neill and recorded & produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. Follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter under ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Isaac and Cameron started recording podcasts with their first project, Everything Comes from Something (2018), and are now focusing on new weekly content for Cinema Spectator. Cameron Tuttle is a full-time professional cinematographer who majored in SFSU Film School to collaborate with corporate, private, and creative productions. Cameron is the expert. Isaac Ransom works full-time as a marketing leader, with creative experience in brand, advertising, product, music, and film. Isaac is the student. And Juzo, he knows everything about cinema. The podcast is a passion project between three longtime friends; we hope you can enjoy our project with the limited time we have! Thank you for your time, your generosity, and support.

On 22 July 2005, an unarmed Brazilian man was shot dead by anti-terrorism police at Stockwell Tube station, in London.Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times in the head because he was mistaken for a terror suspect. The killing made headlines all over the world and his family demanded justice.Matt Pintus spoke to Jean Charles' cousin and best friend, Patricia da Silva, in 2022. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: A memorial for Jean Charles de Menezes outside Stockwell Tube station. Credit: Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

This week we talk about the PKK, Turkey, and the DEM Party.We also discuss terrorism, discrimination, and stateless nations.Recommended Book: A Century of Tomorrows by Glenn AdamsonTranscriptKurdistan is a cultural region, not a country, but part of multiple countries, in the Middle East, spanning roughly the southeastern portion of Turkey, northern Iraq, the northwestern portion of Iran, and northern Syrian. Some definitions also include part of the Southern Caucasus mountains, which contains chunks of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.So this is a sprawling region that straddles multiple nations, and it's defined by the presence of the Kurdish people, the Kurds, who live all over the world, but whose culture is concentrated in this area, where it originally developed, and where, over the generations, there have periodically been very short-lived Kurdish nations of various shapes, sizes, and compositions.The original dynasties from which the Kurds claim their origin were Egyptian, and they governed parts of northeastern African and what is today Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. That was back in the 8th to 12th century, during which Saladin, who was the sultan of both Egypt and Syria, played a major historical role leading Muslim military forces against the Christian Crusader states during the Third Crusade, and leading those forces to victory in 1187, which resulted in Muslim ownership of the Levant, even though the Crusaders continued to technically hold the Kingdom of Jerusalem for another hundred years or so, until 1291.Saladin was Kurdish and kicked off a sultanate that lasted until the mid-13th century, when a diverse group of former slave-soldiers called the mamluks overthrew Saladin's family's Ayyubid sultanate and replaced it with their own.So Kurdish is a language spoken in that Kurdistan region, and the Kurds are considered to be an Iranian ethnic group, because Kurdish is part of a larger collection of languages and ethnicities, though many Kurds consider themselves to be members of a stateless nation, similar in some ways to pre-Israel Jewish people, Tibetan people under China's rule, or the Yoruba people, who primarily live in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, but who were previously oriented around a powerful city-state in that region, which served as the central loci of the Ife Empire, before the Europeans showed up and decided to forcibly move people around and draw new borders across the African continent.The Kurds are likewise often politically and culturally powerful, and that's led to a lot of pushback from leaders in the nations where they live and at times operate as cultural blocs, and it's led to some very short-lived Kurdish nations these people have managed to establish in the 20th century, including the Kingdom of Kurdistan from 1921-1924, the Republic of Ararat from 1927-1930, and the Republic of Mahabad, which was formed as a puppet state of the Soviet Union in 1946 in northwestern Iran, following a Soviet push for Kurdish nationalism in the region, which was meant to prevent the Allies from controlling the region following WWII, but which then dissolved just a few months after its official formation due to waning support from the Kurdish tribes that initially helped make it a reality.What I'd like to talk about today is the Kurdistan Worker's Party, and why their recently declared ceasefire with Turkey is being seen as a pretty big deal.—The Kurdistan Worker's Party, depending on who you ask, is a political organization or a terrorist organization. It was formed in Turkey in late-1978, and its original, founding goal was to create an independent Kurdish state, a modern Kurdistan, in what is today a small part of Turkey, but in the 1990s it shifted its stated goals to instead just get more rights for Kurds living in Turkey, including more autonomy but also just equal rights, as Kurdish people in many nations, including Turkey, have a long history of being discriminated against, in part because of their cultural distinctiveness, including their language, manner of dress, and cultural practices, and in part because, like many tight-knit ethnic groups, they often operate as a bloc, which in the age of democracy also means they often vote as a bloc, which can feel like a threat to other folks in areas with large Kurdish populations.When I say Kurdish people in Turkey have long been discriminated against, that includes things like telling them they can no longer speak Kurdish and denying that their ethnic group exists, but it also includes massacres conducted by the government against Kurdish people; at times tens of thousands of Kurds were slaughtered by the Turkish army. There was also an official ban on the words Kurds, Kurdistan, and Kurdish by the Turkish government in the 1980s, and Kurdish villages were destroyed, food headed to these villages was embargoed, and there was a long-time ban on the use of the Kurdish language in public life, and people who used it were arrested.As is often the case in such circumstances, folks who support the Kurdish Worker's Party, which is often shorthanded as the PKK, will tell you this group just pushes back against an oppressive regime, and they do what they have to to force the government to backtrack on their anti-Kurdish laws and abuses, which have been pretty widespread and violent.The PKK, in turn, has been criticized for, well, doing terrorist stuff, including using child soldiers, conducting suicide bombings, massacring groups of civilians, engaging in drug trafficking to fund their cause, and executing people on camera as a means of sowing terror.Pretty horrible stuff on both sides, if you look at this objectively, then, and both sides have historically justified their actions by pointing at the horrible things the other side has done to them and theirs.And that's the context for a recent announcement by the leader of the PKK, that the group would be disarming—and very literally so, including a symbolic burning of their weapons in a city in northern Iraq, which was shared online—and they would be shifting their efforts from that of violent militarism and revolution to that of political dialogue and attempting to change the Turkish government from the inside.Turkish President Erdogan, for his part, has seemed happy to oblige these efforts and gestures, fulfilling his role by receiving delegates from the Turkish, pro-Kurd party, the DEM Party, and smilingly shaking that delegate's hand on camera, basically showing the world, and those who have played some kind of role in the militant effort against the Turkish government, that this is the way of things now, we're not fighting physically anymore, we're moving on to wearing suits and pushing for Kurdish rights within the existing governmental structures.The founder of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, got in on the action, as well, releasing a seven-minute video from prison, which was then broadcast by the PKK's official media distribution outlet, saying that the fighting is over. This was his first appearance on camera in 26 years, and he used it to say their effort paid off, the Kurds now have an officially recognized identity, and it's time to leverage that identity politically to move things in the right direction.Erdogan's other messages on the matter, to the Kurdish people, but also those who have long lived in fear of the PKK's mass-violence, have reinforced that sentiment, saying that the Kurds are officially recognized as a political entity, and that's how things would play out from this point forward—and this will be good for everyone. And both sides are saying that, over and over, because, well, child soldiers and suicide bombings and massacres conducted by both sides are really, really not good for anyone.By all indications, this has been a very carefully orchestrated dance by those on both sides of the conflict, which again, has been ongoing since 1978, and really picked up the pace and became continuous and ultra-violent, in the 1980s.There was an attempted peace process back in the 20-teens, but the effort, which included a temporary truce between 2013 and 2015, failed, following the murder of two Turkish police officers, the PKK initially claiming responsibility, but later denying they had any involvement. That led to an uptick in military actions by both groups against the other, and the truce collapsed.This new peace process began in 2024 and really took off in late-February of 2025, when that aforementioned message was broadcast by the PKK's leader from prison after lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party worked to connect him and the Turkish government, and eventually helped negotiate the resulting mid-May of 2025 disarmament.Turkey's military leaders have said they will continue to launch strikes against PKK-affiliated groups that continue to operate in the region, and the PKK's disarmament announcement has been embraced by some such groups, while others, like the Syrian Democratic Forces, which is tied to the PKK, but not directly affiliated with them, have said this truce doesn't apply to them.Most governments, globally, have heralded this disarmament as a major victory for the world and Turkey in particular, though the response within Turkey, and in Kurdish areas in particular, has apparently been mixed, with some people assuming the Turkish government will backtrack and keep the DEM Party from accomplishing much of anything, and worrying about behind-the-scenes deals, including a reported agreement between Erdogan's government and the DEM Party to support Erdogan's desire to transform the Turkish government into a presidential system, which would grant him more direct control and power, while others are seemingly just happy to hear that the violence and fear might end.Also notable here is that a lot of Turkey's foreign policy has revolved around hobbling and hurting the PKK for decades, including Turkey's initial hindering of Sweden's accession to NATO, which was partly a means of getting other nations to give the Turkish government stuff they wanted, like upgraded military equipment, but was also a push against the Swedish government's seeming protection of people associated with the PKK, since Sweden's constitution allows people to hold all sorts of beliefs.Some analysts have speculated that this could change the geopolitics of the Middle East fundamentally, as Turkey has long been a regional power, but has been partly hobbled by its conflict with the PKK, and the easing or removal of that conflict could free them up to become more dominant, especially since Israel's recent clobbering of Iran seems to have dulled the Iranian government's shine as the de facto leader of many Muslim groups and governments in the area.It's an opportune time for Erdogan to grab more clout and influence, in other words, and that might have been part of the motivation to go along with the PKK's shift to politics: it frees him and his military up to engage in some adventurism and/or posturing further afield, which could then set Turkey up as the new center of Muslim influence, contra-the Saudis' more globalized version of the concept, militarily and economically. Turkey could become a huge center of geopolitical gravity in this part of the world, in other words, and that seems even more likely now that this disarmament has happened.It's still early days in this new seeming state of affairs, though, and there's a chance that the Turkish government's continued strikes on operating PKK affiliated groups could sever these new ties, but those involved seem to be cleaving to at least some optimism, even as many locals continue hold their breath and hope against hope that this time is different than previous attempts at peace.Show Noteshttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/heres-what-to-know-about-turkeys-decision-to-move-forward-with-swedens-bid-to-join-natohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PKK%E2%80%93Turkey_peace_processhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%932015_PKK%E2%80%93Turkey_peace_processhttps://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/05/turkey-pkk-disarm-disband-impacts?lang=enhttps://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pkk-claims-deadly-suicide-bombing-turkish-police-stationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20161016064155/https://hrwf.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Child-soldiers-in-ISIS-PKK-Boko-Haram%E2%80%A6.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Partyhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/jul/11/kurdistan-workers-party-pkk-burn-weapons-in-disarming-ceremony-videohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/turkiye-pkk-analysis-recalibrates-politicshttps://time.com/7303236/erdogan-war-peace-kurds/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/19/unidentified-drone-kills-pkk-member-injures-another-in-iraqhttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/unidentified-drone-kills-pkk-member-injures-another-near-iraqs-sulaymaniyah-2025-07-19/https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/7/11/why-has-the-pkk-ended-its-armed-strugglehttps://archive.is/20250718061819/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-07-17/ty-article-opinion/.premium/how-the-possible-end-to-turkeys-kurdish-problem-could-become-israels-turkey-problem/00000198-1794-dd64-abb9-bfb5dbf30000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kurdish_dynasties_and_countrieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Kurdish_nationalism This is a public episode. 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Irawati Karve became India's first female anthropologist - studying tribes that nobody had investigated, and taking her children on expeditions deep in the rainforest. In 1927, she dared to defy the racist theory of Eugen Fischer, a famous German professor during her PhD in Berlin. Irawati scientifically rejected human differences to justify discrimination, and was the first to do so.Her granddaughter, Urmilla Deshpande, speaks to Reena Stanton-Sharma about her life and career. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Irawati Karve. Credit: Urmilla Deshpande)

Swedish Lapphund and the Genetics of the Arctic Spitz Breeds [caption id="attachment_14251" align="alignleft" width="540"] Desiree Ramirez with one of her Swedish Lapphunds.[/caption] Host Laura Reeves is joined by Desiree Ramirez to discuss the Swedish Lapphund and the genetics of the arctic spitz “archetype” that developed into landrace dogs and then different breeds over centuries. Swedish Lapphunds are not Finnish Laphunds or Finnish Spitz or Norwegian Buhunds or Norwegian Elkhounds or Samoyeds or Karelian Bear Dogs. Currently registered by AKC in the FSS, there are only about 40 dogs in the US. They are their own unique breed developed in the same region of the Scandinavian countries by the Sami people of Lappland (northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwest Russia). But these breeds all developed in the same basic region of the world. “We have archeological evidence of these lap -ish dogs going back four to 8 ,000 years,” Ramirez said. “Like some of the first dogs in Scandinavia and Europe. They were the landrace archetype. “And these dogs all are in haplogroup D and specifically when we talk about genetics specifically subclade group D1. Now haplogroup D is the most recent haplogroup in dog genetics that has the most recent wolf ancestry, barring any, you know, modern wolf mixes that we have. It is the most recent dog breed, dog type with wolf ancestry. [caption id="attachment_14250" align="alignright" width="536"] Swedish Lapphund puppy.[/caption] “That's why a lot of these dogs are these spitzy. That's why they looked so wolfy, they have a lot of those holdover traits because they're so close. Subclade Group D is specific to these Scandinavian breeds. So you're Finnish Lapphund, your Swedish Lapphund, Lapponian herders, all the elk hounds, they're all coming from that one subclade D. “(One) thing that makes them really different (from the Finnish Lapphund). This is where they really shine between the two of them is their temperament. OK, Swedish Lapphunds are a little bit more drivey. The first comparison I ever heard between the two of them was it's like comparing a V6 and a V8 engine. “The Swedish Lapphund is just going to drive and push and they really want to work, but they're the ones that will turn around and look at you in the yard and be like, OK, what are we doing next that? The handler focus that they have is extreme. They're always looking for you for that next thing that you want to do. “The Swedish Lapphund or the Lappish dogs were from the Sami people. And these dogs had to be versatile. They had to do everything. So hunting, herding, guarding, keeping the people warm, they had to do it all. There was no ability to specialize, right, if the owner needed it, that dog was doing it. “And to this day they still like to have a variety within the litter. So you might have a dog that's really good at hunting, which we still have dogs hunting and you might have one that herds and you might have one that is really just a great couch potato and they love that. They love that versatility and variety of temperament within the breed.”

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