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Asians and Asian Americans are numerous within the classical music industry, but their identities are often politicized and racialized in this Eurocentric musical genre. For the third episode of Obbligato on APEX Express, Isabel Li discusses this intersection with Mari Yoshihara, Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Professor at the Center for Global Education at the University of Tokyo, Japan; author of many books, including Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music (2007) and Dearest Lenny: Letters from Japan and the Making of the World Maestro (2019). Tonight's episode features music by Chinese American composer Zhou Tian. To learn more about Mari and her work, please visit her website: https://www.mariyoshihara.com/index.html  Musicians from a Different Shore: https://tupress.temple.edu/books/musicians-from-a-different-shore-2 Dearest Lenny: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dearest-lenny-9780190465780?cc=jp&lang=en&  Transcript  Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.    00:00:53 Isabel Li  Good evening. You're listening to KPFA 94.1 FM. My name is Isabel Li and I'm delighted to be hosting a new edition of Obbligato on Apex Express, which is a semimonthly segment specifically about AAPI identities in classical music. Tonight's guest is someone I have been incredibly excited to speak to because her writings have actually very much informed my studies and research. In fact, her books are exactly about the subject matter of Obbligato. I am honored to be speaking to Mario Yoshihara, Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Professor at the Center for Global Education at the University of Tokyo, Japan; author of many books, including Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music, published in 2007, and Dearest Lenny: Letters from Japan and the Making of the World Maestro, which was published in 2019. Welcome to Obbligato on Apex Express. Mari, how are you doing?  00:01:55 Mari Yoshihara  I'm doing fine. Thank you for having me.  00:01:58 Isabel Li  Of course, my first question for you is how do you identify and what communities are you a part of?  00:02:06 Mari Yoshihara  Oh well, that's actually a little bit complicated I am. I am a Japanese woman who have spent a little bit over well, maybe not more than a little more than half of my life in the United States. Born in New York but raised in Tokyo, educated mostly in Japan, but also earned my graduate degrees in the United States and most of my academic career has been in Hawaii, so I've been in American academia for almost 30 years now, but I also have a dual appointment with the University of Tokyo in Japan. So I split my time between Japan and Hawaii now.  00:02:54 Isabel Li  Can you tell us a little bit about your work and your books? I had a chance to read Musicians from a Different Shore, but how would you summarize your research to someone who might not have read your book?  00:03:04 Mari Yoshihara  So I am a scholar of American studies, which is an interdisciplinary field that has anything to do with America broadly defined. And within that, my area of expertise is about, well, I would say I'm a scholar of US cultural history. US Asian relations, mostly US, East Asian relations, especially in the cultural dimension, cultural studies, gender studies, Asian American studies, etc. And so I have written a number of books, both in English and Japanese, but the one that you're referring to, Musicians from a Different Shore, is a book that I did research for more than 20 years ago and was published in 2007. It's a study of Asians and Asian Americans and classical music. So it was partly historical in that I examined the ways. which Western music, so-called western classical music, was introduced to East Asia and how also East Asians became have become so successful and prominent in this field that is generally considered a white European elite art form, so it was partly historical, but then the rest of the book was based on my ethnographic field work and interviews among Asians and Asian Americans in classical music looking at how well who these people are in the first place and then also how musicians, Asian and Asian musicians themselves, understand the relationship between their racial and cultural identity on the one hand, and their practice of Western classical music on the other, so that was my study.   And then I also wrote another book called Dearest Lenny. It's about—the subtitle is Letters from Japan and the Making of the World Maestro. It's about Leonard Bernstein's relationship with two very special individuals in Japan. And through that story, I interweave an account of various things. For one thing, how Leonard Bernstein became a world maestro and also the relationship between politics and arts, gender, sexuality, art and commerce, etcetera, etcetera. So that was my most recent book published in English and then, I'm sure we'll talk more about this, but I'm currently doing a follow up research on the on Musicians from a Different Shore, taking into account all the changes that have been taking place in the classical music industry in the United States in the past, I would say five years or so especially so that's my that's the abbreviated version of my research.  00:05:55 Isabel Li  That's really cool, and I also want to ask you about these changes, if you can talk a little bit about the classical music world. I feel like classical music is one of those genres that seems to be unchanging on the outside. But as a scholar of classical music, what types of changes have you observed that has influenced how AAPI identities play into this world?  00:06:18 Mari Yoshihara  Yeah, I think especially in the last, I would say, yeah, 5 to 10 years, especially in the last five years, classical music industry in the United, I mean I say specifically in the United States because I don't see the similar kind of changes taking place in Japan where I'm currently located. And I also don't really know the situation in Europe. But the field of classical music in the US is changing. I think most significantly because of movements like the Black Lives Matter movement and also with the onset of COVID and the rise of anti Asian hate, there's been a lot more heightened awareness about how issues of race and also class shapes classical music. So there's a lot more vibrant conversations and debates about these topics in the industry and also in terms of AAPI community, are the biggest changes, the biggest change I'm seeing is that Asian and Asian American musicians themselves are being a lot more vocal and active in issues of race and racism in the field and there I've encountered many Asian and Asian American musicians who have, for instance, you know organized events or organizations, or taken up various forms of advocacy and activism on these issues. So compared to, say, 20 years ago, 20, 25 years ago, when I was doing the original research, I see a lot more kind of, you know, explicit awareness and awareness and articulation of these issues by Asian and Asian American musicians themselves.  00:08:12 Isabel Li  That's really interesting. Just because classical music is also one of those genres, that doesn't seem like a genre that most people explicitly associate with politics or activism. What are some examples of these, like activist movements that you've observed within the Asian American community in classical music?  00:08:32 Mari Yoshihara  So for instance, some Asian and Asian American musicians are are becoming a lot more vocal about the actual like racism or sexism that they have themselves experienced, or that they witness in the industry, like in in schools, conservatories, orchestras, opera companies, etc. Either through the media or you know their own writing, and also like speaking up within the organizations that they work in. So that's one. There are other kinds of advocacy and activism in that they demand more diverse repertoire, and I think the repertoire is in terms of the industry industry changes. That's the area that's changing the most, the the kind of repertoire that many orchestras for instance perform have become a lot more– I mean overall it's still very white, European centered– but in terms of the actual numbers of pieces that are performed, works by living, composers and composers of color, women composers, etcetera. That is significantly increased in the last 10 years and that is, you know significantly to do with the advocacy and activism on the part of, you know, artists of color.  So yeah, so things like that and then, you know, many Asian, Asian American artists are doing their own programming, for instance, like event organizing programming. So yeah, those are the areas that I see changes. I see things happening that I didn't see 25 years ago.  00:10:20 Isabel Li  Definitely. I remember reading your book, and your book has been published since 2007, so a lot of changes have happened since then. But in general, when you did your research at first, what how would you summarize the dynamic of Asian identities, Asian American identities in this very Eurocentric field, it's a juxtaposition of two different cultures and identities that a lot of people also observe in orchestras. There's a large population of Asian and Asian American musicians, conductors just in general. It's a very large population, but yet this identity is still not quite represented in media. It's not quite seen, so talk to us a bit about this juxtaposition and how you observe these dynamics in your research.  00:11:10 Mari Yoshihara  Yeah. So. The thing is, Asians and Asian Americans are indeed numerically overrepresented in classical music, in the sense that compared to the general public, the the the proportion of Asians and Asian Americans in the overall US population, the number of Asian and Asian Americans in classical music indexed by things like the student body at major conservatories or membership roster of US orchestras, etcetera, Asians and Asian Americans percentage is higher than the general population, right. So in terms of the numbers, Asians and Asian Americans are, quote unquote overrepresented. But those numbers are not reflected in the actual like voice, power and influence that they have in the industry.   So that was my finding back 2025 years ago and I think that's still true today. Also, the thing about Asian, Asian American musicians is that it's a racialized category. They are seeing and treated as Asian. It's this racial category. But their identities and experiences as Asians is not at all uniform, right?   Some of these Asian musicians are Asian Americans, like multi generational Asian Americans whose parents or grandparents or great grandparents etcetera have come to the United States and they themselves are U.S. citizens. So that's one group.   Many Asian musicians working in the United States are people who were born and raised in Asia, places like China or South Korea, Japan, etcetera, and came to the United States as international students to study music, often at the college level, college conservatory level, so obviously these people have very different sense of identity and experience as Asians compared to say, you know 3rd, 4th generation Chinese Americans or 1.5 Korean Americans.   There are other people who live in the United States because they were very talented, very young musicians, and the whole whole family immigrated to the United States specifically for their music education. So Midori, the famous violinist, Midori is a case, example of this, but there are also a number of other, especially among Koreans and Chinese. There are families, the whole family immigrated to the United States when the child was a very promising musician at age 7 or something. So that's one group. They too have a different sense of identity and experience of Asians than the two former groups that I that I talked about.   There are other people who also came to the United States because not because of the music education, but because of their parents' profession, for instance. And they have transnational kind of family ties and you know, they move, they go back and forth between US and Asia, for instance. And then there are also mixed roots families where one parent is Asian and the other is non Asian.   And then there are also Asians who were born and raised in Europe for other parts of the globe and then came to the United States, for either personal or professional reasons.   So in other words, they're all Asians in terms of their racial identity. But what that means is really quite diverse and their experience as Asian and Asian American musicians is also quite diverse. So it's not as if you know, just because they're Asian, they share some kind of experience and identities around which they coalesce. So that's, you know, that was true 20, 25 years ago. And I think that's still true today.  More and more Asian musicians are coming to the United States to study, study or work in classical music, but especially because of this, like new influence, this Asian category is becoming even more diverse. However, because of the COVID, you know the rise of Anti Asian hate during the COVID pandemic, I think that heightened the awareness of, you know, these different kinds of Asians, the heightened awareness that they are Asians. First and foremost, you know, in, in that in the sense of being racialized in the United States. So I have talked with a number of musicians, Asians and Asian American musicians, who did not really, hadn't thought about their Asianness before. It wasn't at the forefront of their identity before, but during this rise of anti Asian hate it they became they basically became more politicized. You know, they had quite a politicized language and awareness to think about race and racism especially against Asians and Asian Americans.  00:16:31 Isabel Li  Yeah, that's a great point. It is a such a diverse group and there are so many different identities, even within just the Asian American framework AAPI, as a label is very, very diverse. And that applies to classical music as well. But I think there's also this social perception of Asian and Asian Americans as a group that also relates to the model minority stereotype that's historically been present and, for example, a lot of people might think of, like a young Asian or Asian American musician as being like a prodigy because they are technically skilled at their instrument, where like these social perceptions that exist both in media and in the culture around us, why do you think that is?  00:17:15 Mari Yoshihara  Well, that as you said, there is a model minority myth and there is a stereotype of Asians and Asian Americans as being very studious and diligent, but also quiet, right? I mean, they just quietly follow, like, obedient, obediently follow the instructions and that translates in the field of music as the stereotype that Asian musicians are technically very proficient but artistically non expressive. I mean, that's a very common stereotype that yeah, you know, practically any Asian, Asian Americans in classical music have been subjected to, you know, quite regularly and frequently. And I think that, yeah, that just comes with the overall kind of racial stereotype of Asians and Asians and Asian Americans in American society at large. And also the fact that, you know, classical music, especially in terms of instrumental performance, it is an area that is, it's something that is, indeed, technically very demanding, right? You need many, many years of disciplined training and a lot of practice. And there is a myth of merit– well, no, not entirely a myth– but there is this this very, you know, dearly held faith in meritocracy in classical music. The idea that if you have the chops you will be rewarded, you will be recognized and you know, no matter what kind of great artistic idea you might have, if you can't play the notes, you can't play the notes. That kind of ethos of meritocracy is particularly strong in classical music because of the technical demands of the genre, and that and that kind of, you know, goes hand in hand with the model minority methods for Asian Americans.  00:19:20 Isabel Li  Definitely. That's really interesting and another part of your book that was quite fascinating to me when I first read it was chapter 3. You talked about the intersection of gender as well as, you know, racial identity in classical music. The chapter is called Playing Gender and you talk about, I think at large don't necessarily associate classical music with a discipline that provides a stable job. It is an art form and there is kind of an uphill battle for artists in a sense like a starving artist myth there. We're not even a myth. Like if there's a starving artist image, whereas the image of a very successful classical musician there's this duality that you also mentioned in one of your other chapters about class. So what really interested me in for this chapter was that there was this intersection of power in classical music of who would go down the path that might not be traditionally as successful. How do you think gender dynamics play into this and how do you think they might have shifted within the last two decades or so?  00:20:20 Mari Yoshihara  Huh. I'm not sure if it has shifted all that much in the last two decades, but as you said, because music I mean, not just classical music, but music. Like, you know, arts in general is a field that is very like economically insecure in terms of career, right?   But at the same time. Classical music is associated with kind of, you know, bourgeois identity and just kind of overall cultivation and so, many Asian, Asian American parents are very eager to send their kids to, say, piano lessons, violin lessons, cello lessons, etcetera. To, you know, give them a well-rounded education and also because it is considered useful tool, you know, when you're going to college and stuff like, you know being, you know, being able to show that you're very talented violinist, for instance, is believed to help your college application.  So there's this, you know, both stereotype and reality that like, you know, places like Julliard Pre-College, very competitive, you know, school, like music education program for kids is filled with Asian, Asian American, you know, students and their parents who are waiting, waiting for them to come out of school.   So there's that. But how gender plays into this is that while both men and women are do study music at a young age. When it comes to, you know, choosing say, college, like what they would, what they would pursue at the college level, far fewer male students tend to choose music as their college major or go to conservatory and pursue it as a as a career. But I think it's both their own choice. And also especially for Asian and Asian Americans, like parental pressure to not pursue music professionally because of, you know, financial insecurity.   So there's that, and also how that plays into the actual experiences of Asian, Asian Americans musicians who do study music is that I have heard from a number of female Asian musicians that either their peers or especially their teachers are doubtful that they are actually serious about music. There is a stereotype that, you know, say for instance, Japanese or Korean female students at Juilliard School, Manhattan School or whatever, they are there because they, you know, they want to study music and then find a good husband and marry, you know, a lawyer or doctor or engineer or something. [laughs] And and not that that doesn't happen. But that's a stereotype of, you know, that's a racialized and gender stereotype that comes from these, you know, gender and class and racialized dynamics.  00:23:35 Isabel Li  And just for clarification, is the classical music world at large still a male dominated field?  00:23:41 Mari Yoshihara  Yes. Oh yes. Definitely. I mean, it depends on the segment of you know, I mean classical music is itself quite diverse. So if you look at, for instance, the string section, especially the violin section of the New York Philharmonic for instance, you will find that like, I think the majority of those violin players are Asian women, perhaps. But if you look at say for instance, the Faculty of Conservatories or music directors and major orchestras and said, I mean still very male dominated.  00:24:23 Isabel Li  Yeah. Yeah, definitely. I like how your book also has so many different layers for each chapter. So Chapter 3 was about the gender intersection with this, with this identity, and Chapter 4, was it Chapter 4, I believe it was about class, Class Notes, and you've already mentioned a little bit about how class plays into the perception of music, how class influences gender even. But there's a statement in there that you said that, “it's misleading to characterize Asian musicians as just coming from the upper middle class.” And it makes sense that people would think of musicians coming from this economic bracket, because classical music is an in and of itself a very kind of expensive undertaking. You need so many lessons, so many instruments. But tell us why this statement would be misleading.  00:25:15 Mari Yoshihara  Because I mean, first of all, most of the overwhelmed, I would say overwhelming majority of the Asian, Asian American musicians that I interviewed come from middle class backgrounds, many of them from so-called like professional executive class backgrounds in, meaning that their parents hold these professional executive positions, right. And that's why they were able to afford advanced musical studies from a fairly young age. They need, you know, sustained and disciplined and often costly, you know, lessons, you know, competitions, etcetera, auditions, travel, etcetera. So that's for sure, yeah.   At the same time, there are also Asian musicians who come from less privileged backgrounds, you know, immigrant families who have, because quite a few. I mean overall Asian American population, many immigrants experience downward social mobility upon immigrating to the United States because of, you know, oftentimes linguistic barriers or you know, or plain old racism. And so you're not Asian families that immigrate to the United States, like, for instance, if the parents have professional positions back in South Korea, oftentimes they become, you know, for instance, you know, small business owners and they experience downward social mobility. I mean, that's a very common scenario. Yeah, so now all Asian, Asian American musicians grow up in a privileged environment.  00:27:06 Isabel Li  Definitely a great point. Now before we move on to some discussions about Mari's research. First of all, thank you for tuning in to Obbligato on APEX Express, we'll be taking a short music break and as mentioned earlier, a great way to increase diversity within classical music is to uplift works by living composers. If you're listening to my first.  00:27:26 Isabel Li  Episode 2 months ago, you'll know that I featured music by Chinese American composer Zhou Tian. I'm happy to say that coming up next is one of Zhou's compositions inspired by a trip to Italy. This is a piece called Hidden Grace performed by the Formosa Trio.  27:45 – COMP MUSIC – Hidden Grace  00:35:34 Isabel Li  That was a piece called Hidden Grace, composed by Zhou Tian for a fascinating instrumentation of flute, Viola and heart coming up for our second piece. In this interview, break another movement by Zhou Tian, the third movement of his double concerto for violin and Viola, called Rendezvous.  35:58 – COMP MUSIC – Double Concerto for Violin and Viola, III. Rendezvous  00:41:09 Isabel Li  Noah Bendix-Balgley on violin, Shanshan Yao on viola, and the Hangzhou Philharmonic, playing the third and final movement of Zhou Tian's Double Concerto for violin and viola. So back to the conversation with Professor Mari Yoshihara.  00:41:25 Isabel Li  As you also mentioned before, you're working on an updated version of Musicians from a Different Shore. Can you talk–I don't know how much you can talk about your, like upcoming projects, but are you using similar research methods to what you've done before using ethnographic field work? You've mentioned the new changing dynamics of classical music in the United States with new waves of activism and awareness. What are some new topics of your chapters that you might focus on? So for your 2007 publication, you talked about your gender and class and how these intersect with identity. Are there any new things that you're drawing upon here?  00:42:02 Mari Yoshihara  Yeah. So I'm using basically the same research method. I'm interviewing actually some of the same people that appeared in Musicians from a Different Shore. Some people kept in touch with over the years, I've gone back to them and interviewed them to see the trajectories of their careers since the first time I interviewed them. But then I've also interviewed a bunch of other, you know, new musicians that I'm speaking with for the first time. So it's essentially an interview and ethnographic fieldwork-based research.  I told you earlier about I think one of the biggest changes is, as I said before, the activism and advocacy on the part of Asian, Asian American musicians themselves. So I have one chapter about that. Like, what? How? What kinds of advocacy and activism they're engaged in.   Another big change that I'm seeing is that compared to 20 years ago, there are a lot more Asian musicians in the field of opera.  00:43:01 Isabel Li  Ohh yeah.  00:43:02 Mari Yoshihara  Uh. Both as singers. Yeah, many of them singers, but also in other, you know, like for instance opera, you know, pianist for opera or be opera directors, et cetera. There are many more Asians in this particular field than what I saw 20 years ago. And I talked about this a little bit in my first book, but opera is a very particular kind of field within classical music.   How race plays into opera is very different from other areas of classical music because it's a theatrical art form. It's visually oriented, you know art form. And because singers have to be cast in order to, you know, sing on stage. So the racial politics in opera, you know, unfolds very differently from, say, for pianists or cellists or conductors or or composers.   So I now have a whole chapter about opera, especially Madame Butterfly, that this very fraught work, you know, opera that many Asian and Asian Americans have love hate relationships. A lot of pigeon-holing that happens in that through that opera. But also, production of new opera by Asian and Asian American artists, composers, directors, singers, etcetera. So I have a whole chapter about that.   And then I also will have another chapter about, you know, what it means to, you know, sit at the table, basically. Like stand on the podium and sit at the table, stand on the podium. Not only, I mean I will, I will have a whole discussion about Asian and Asian Americans conductors, but not only in that literal sense of, you know, standing at the podium, but like being at the table like in other words, not only, Asian and Asian American musicians playing music that are given to them and they are assigned to them that they're hired to play, but also having a real voice in the organizational and institutional dimensions of classical music industry. So the kinds of people, Asians, who are in these positions more executive positions with decision making power what their experiences are like. I'm going to have a chapter about that.   So those are some of my ideas. I'm still in the middle of the project, so I can't. I can't see the whole picture, but those are some of my current ideas.  00:45:48 Isabel Li  I see. And do you have an idea of when this book will be published or an updated version?  00:45:54 Mari Yoshihara  Well [laughs], my goal rather ambitious goal is to have it published in 2027, because that would be 20 years since Musicians from a Different Shore, so that would be ideal if I can make that.  00:46:08 Isabel Li  Well, yeah. Nice. That's really exciting, definitely. I will also kind of bridge, I guess my part of the research into this part of the interview, since I'd love to talk to you a little bit more about how classical music in general is portrayed in media.   So as I've introduced myself before, I had a back, I have a background in media studies as well as music history and theory. And what was really interesting to me in my senior thesis while I was doing research for that was I coined this term and it could just be loosely associated with the genre of film. But it's the “classical music film.” So think of any narrative fictional film you can think of with a classical musician in there. So it could be like Amadeus, where I think of like Tár. If you watch Tár like a lot of these depictions are quite understandably white and European, but they my senior thesis I've never really seen any depictions of Asian American or Asian classical musicians? I was wondering if you have ever watched a film like that, or could maybe talk a bit about maybe the lack of representation in media, how media plays into how people perceive classical music as a genre as a whole.  00:47:23 Mari Yoshihara  That is a very interesting question. I think you know, because of the stereotype of Asian and Asian American model minority and model minority stereotype often is associated with, you know, violin or piano-playing Asian American kids, I think. Asian, Asian American characters who are, you know, these kind of musical classical music geniuses appear here and there. But the ones that center on such a character as the main, you know, like the protagonist, come to think of it, I'm not sure if I've seen. I mean, I've seen several Korean dramas, you know, character, but those are Korean dramas, not Asian American, so more American works with Asian classical musicians…  00:48:21 Isabel Li  And I think also classical music as a genre is. It's interesting because classical music is also kind of underrepresented. It's not quite in the mainstream. And then one of my final questions for you is I do also want to take a second to acknowledge that your book was actually one of the only books that I could find about this topic. I think there are not that many other books about Asian and Asian Americans in classical music. I think there are a few other books and a few and definitely some papers that talk about this, but what got you interested in this field? And I don't know if you think there's a scarcity of information, but do you think there's relative scarcity of information about this topic?  00:49:01 Mari Yoshihara  Yeah. So how I got into it is. So I was a pretty serious student of piano when I was a child. That's like, yeah, that really kind of preoccupied my childhood and adolescence. But then I, for various reasons I ended up not going to a music Conservatory and became an academic.   And then once I entered academia and became a scholar of American studies, all I was studying was like race, gender, class. I mean, that's what  we do in American studies. And my first book, which was originally my doctoral dissertation, was a cultural history of orientalism and white women. So that was a study of the intersections of race and gender and to some extent class in American history.   So once I finished that book, I was thinking about what projects to work on next. And I happened to turn on the TV, and it just so happens that the Vienna Phil New Year's concert, conducted by Seiji Ozawa was playing on the TV and that was sort of my “aha” moment because I had always known or, you know, kind of generally aware that Asians and Asian Americans are, if not necessarily overrepresented, but, you know, they're quite numerous, you know. They're present. Their numerical presence is quite notable in classical music that is often associated with white, you know, European culture, elite culture.  So I was kind of curious about that phenomenon, but I hadn't really thought too much about it until I watched Seiji Ozawa were conducting the Vienna Phil. And that's when I thought, well, maybe I can kind of combine my classical music background and my academic training in studies of race, gender, class into this project. So that's when I decided to work on. You know, this topic of Asians and Asian Americans, classical music.  I think the reason that there hadn't been at least a book-length study on the topic until my book is that for one thing, classical music is considered to be kind of a very abstract absolute form of music. This ethos that it is kind of transcends– that it is a universal, transcendental kind of genre, that is sort of above things like politics or race or gender. Like it shouldn't matter that these, you know, individual identity, racialized gender identity shouldn't matter vis-à-vis the universalism of classical music. I mean that kind of ethos is very strong in this particular genre of music. I think that has a lot to do with it.   And also the study of classical music until rather recently, like musicological study of classical music, really tended to be focused on the study of composers and their works, right? It was the textual that, like it, was an analysis of Beethoven Symphony or, you know, Bach Fugues, etcetera. Yeah. It was really focused on the study of the score, the study of the composer's ideas, as reflected in the score, I mean that was the centerpiece of musicological approach to classical music.  And so sort of more sociological anthropological study of the musical practice is a relatively new approach in in the field of musicology. I'm not a musicologist. So that's not how I'm trained. But I think the academic approach to classical music was not very, kind of, open to the kinds of topics that I raised in Musicians from a Different Shore.  00:53:12 Isabel Li  Definitely. I see. And my very final fun question for you is can you name three of your favorite classical music pieces for any recommendations you have for the audience who might be listening, who might be wondering what they will listen to next?  00:53:27 Mari Yoshihara  Well, OK well. Pieces well, because I wrote a book about Leonard Bernstein. I mean, I ended up– I wrote a book about Leonard Bernstein. Not necessarily because I was an avid fan of Bernstein. It just kind of happened this this project. But nonetheless of while I was doing research and writing the book I did listen to a lot of Bernstein. I and I have come to really love Bernstein music and so. And you know, of course, everybody knows West Side Story, but he actually wrote many other pieces that may not be as well known.   Well among the pieces that I like, I like…which one should I choose? I will choose. Ohh well, I'll choose a piece that I learned myself as a pianist.  I learned the piece called “Touches” that he wrote. It was a commission piece for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and it's kind of yeah, it's a chorale and variation. So that's very interesting and very interesting and very Bernstein-esque so well.   I'll OK, as an American study scholar. I'll, I'll stick with American pieces. I like someone Barber a lot. I like Barber “Excursions,” which I also learned to play.  00:55:04 Isabel Li  Yeah.  00:55:09 Isabel Li  Tough question.  00:55:11 Mari Yoshihara  Umm, Mason Bates piece that I also learned, “White Lies For Lomax.” This one was also, I believe…was it commissioned by the Cliburn? But no, maybe it wasn't. Yeah, I think it was commissioned. But anyway, I played it at the Van Cliburn International– the amateur competition of the Cliburn competition.  I did all these. So like Bernstein, Bates, Amy Beach piece I also played. Yeah, I'll stop there. I I wish you had prepped me for that then [laughs]–  00:55:42 Isabel Li  Oh my gosh. Great responses.  00:55:46 Mari Yoshihara  Hard to think on the spot.  00:55:47 Isabel Li  Yeah, I totally get that. Whenever people ask me for my favorite composer, I never have an answer. No, so I totally get it.   Well, thank you so much for your time, Mari. And thank you for your wonderful insights. I'll put the link to your books so that people can learn about your works on APEX Express on kpfa.org. So thank you so much for your time, Mari.  00:56:07 Mari Yoshihara  Thank you.  00:56:09 Isabel Li  As mentioned, please check our website kpfa.org to find out more about Mari Yoshihara, her scholarship, and links to two of her books. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world. Your voices are important.  00:56:31 Isabel Li  APEX Express is produced by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Swati Rayasam, and Cheryl Truong. Tonight's show was produced by Isabel Li. Thanks to the team at KPFA  for their support. Have a great night.  [OUTRO MUSIC]  The post APEX Express – 09.04.2025 – Obbligato with Mari Yoshihara appeared first on KPFA.

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Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - A lot has happened in the five months since Tomaaso Biasiolo became the Outreach and Admin Coordinator for ‘the Nook' in Cortes Island's Village Commons. The Grand Opening was on June 27, 2025, but there are still small projects to complete. Two special small rooms need to soundproofed; the Nook's kitchen has not been installed. The original vision was to create a space where nonprofits can work and hold their meetings, but these spaces are now available for individuals as well.

00:00:00 – Alex Jones Clips & Show Banter Lighthearted opening with jokes about nicknames and co-host absences. Discussion drifts into playing August 7th Alex Jones clips, highlighting bizarre rants about goblins, lizard people, and over-the-top food consumption stories. Anecdotes include confirmation Alex once stood shirtless near coworkers. 00:10:00 – Consciousness & Time Travel Theories Conversation moves from podcast production trends into a Popular Mechanics article suggesting consciousness can “jump through time.” Discusses precognition, dream-based predictions, and cultural views on non-linear time. Examples from scientific studies suggest brain activity can anticipate events before they happen. 00:20:00 – Precognition Experiments & Cultural Beliefs Details statistical research by Dean Radin and Julia Mossbridge showing measurable anticipatory brain responses. Touches on deja vu as possible “memories from the future” and historic practices like Tibetan oracles and psychoactive-assisted visions to gain foresight. Mentions Philip K. Dick's claims of parallel world memories. 00:30:00 – Past Life Memory Study Covers a Portuguese-led study on adults claiming past life memories, noting most were female and memories often linked to phobias or trauma. Findings show correlations with mental health issues like PTSD. Review of related academic literature on reincarnation and between-life memories. 00:40:00 – Mark Maron Rant & Lou Elizondo Restaurant Mark Maron critiques comedians for repetitive “anti-woke” material and conflating cultural pushback with censorship, prompting debate on actual government-linked online suppression. Shift to news that UFO figure Lou Elizondo opened a WWII-themed restaurant in Buffalo, Wyoming. 00:50:00 – Bill Gates' Carbon Butter & Odd Headlines Examines a Bill Gates–backed company making butter from captured carbon and hydrogen, raising skepticism about nutrition and safety. Other odd news: NFL's heaviest player told to lose weight, and difficulty generating AI images of Lou Elizondo in a urinal for comedic effect. 01:00:00 – NFL Weight Ultimatum & Failed Government Grocery Store Spotlight on massive rookie Desmond Watson's athleticism despite weighing 464 lbs, and team's push to slim him down. Then a Kansas City government-run grocery store closes after rampant shoplifting, bad inventory, and unsafe environment, despite $30M in public funding. 01:10:00 – Crossbow Bolt in Head & AI Image Gags Story of Italian man surviving two days with a crossbow bolt lodged in his forehead. Humorous detours into generating Bill Gates–themed butter product images. Discussion of Titanic conspiracy claiming Olympic ship sank instead for insurance fraud. 01:20:00 – Bermuda Triangle ‘Solved' & Worst Song Debate Scientist attributes disappearances to bad weather, navigation errors, and magnetic anomalies—no paranormal cause. Viral backlash brands Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros' “Home” as “worst song ever made,” prompting defense from the band's singer. 01:30:00 – Amsterdam Go-Kart Tours Backlash Reports of new go-kart city tours in Amsterdam sparking official concern over traffic safety and tourist rowdiness, likened to previously banned beer bikes. Safety restrictions detailed; debate over whether such attractions belong in busy urban spaces. 01:40:00 – Farewell to AOL Dial‑Up AOL announces it's finally discontinuing dial‑up internet and related software next month; cue nostalgia for the modem screech, jokes about AIM, and a heads‑up that remaining subscribers have until September 30 to switch. 01:50:00 – Pokémon Cards > Happy Meals Chat about a Japan craze: people buying piles of McDonald's Happy Meals just to grab the special Pokémon cards and leaving the food behind. Goofing on “unhappy meal” returns, Alex Jones ringtones, and printer‑jam life while slogging through emails. 02:00:00 – Sign‑Off Shenanigans Quick bits on blue‑light glasses, a listener planning a “Potent Trump” report, and one last drop of the recurring “I'm just a big ol' fat woman” stinger before the classic OBDM wrap: “keep watching the skies,” take care of each other, and we're out.   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Phone: 614-388-9109 ► Skype: ourbigdumbmouth ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

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The lads return to break down all the big talking points from Birmingham City's opening two games of the season. They cover the latest transfer rumours, react to Wayne Rooney's latest comments, answer some live questions, look ahead to the weekend clash with Blackburn and have time for a double Wagner of the Week and a double Cornella.

Mike, Bobby, and Steve discussed the Saints' challenge against the Arizona Cardinals in the opening week of the 2025 regular season. Bobby said Arizona wants to be physical and play "bully ball" in week one. He discussed new DT Davon Godchaux's impact on the Saints' front seven. Bobby also previewed the team's running back competition during the preseason.

Mike, Bobby, and Steve discussed the Saints' challenge against the Arizona Cardinals in the opening week of the 2025 regular season. Bobby said Arizona wants to be physical and play "bully ball" in week one. He discussed new DT Davon Godchaux's impact on the Saints' front seven. Bobby also previewed the team's running back competition during the preseason.

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Join Chris Welsh, Andrew Erickson, and Scott Bogman as they reveal 10 scorching hot takes for the 2025 fantasy football season! The boys have progressively spicier wings and hot sauce to eat as the takes get hotter and hotter throughout the pod! You won’t want to miss this hilarious and informative episode! Timestamps: (May be off due to ads) Intro - 0:00:00 Cam Skattebo Leads Giants in Touches - 0:06:17 Drake London Finishes WR1 Overall - 0:10:24 DraftKings BestBall - 0:14:45 Drake Maye Is A Top 5 QB - 0:17:24 Trey McBride Leads TEs in TDs - 0:21:57 Fantrax - 0:25:26 Ricky Pearsall Leads SF in Receiving Yards - 0:28:37 Tucker Kraft Finishes As A Top 4 TE - 0:34:21 FantasyPros on Twitch - 0:38:00 Jordan Mason +7500 To Lead NFL in TDs - 0:40:46 Matthew Golden Is A Low-End WR2 - 0:46:04 Anthony Richardson Finishes As QB6 - 0:52:07 Elijah Moore Finishes As A WR1 - 0:55:39 Outro - 1:01:51 Helpful Links:

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Listen in to this fascinating conversation I had with Justin Breen, a true visionary and the co-founder of corvia.ai. We examine his vision of how music, AI, and healing can come together to heal deep wounds and trauma in an unexpected way.  If you've ever felt the healing power of music, you'll want to hear how you can harness it in an entirely new way.Here's what you'll discover in this episode:✅ Learn about an innovative AI platform that helps people create their own healing music - even if you've never written a song before✅ Discover fascinating historical facts about how music predates spoken language by 10,000 years and why it's such a powerful form of communication✅ Explore how combining creativity, music, and AI can provide a fast track to emotional release and self-healing✅ Hear real examples of how this technology has moved workshop participants to tears by tapping into their soul's expressionWhat I love most about this conversation is how raw and real it is. Justin and I connected on so many levels - from breaking generational patterns to understanding the unique challenges of being highly sensitive people in today's world. And this is only a fraction of what I recorded.  Be on the lookout for more from him.Explore innovative ways to heal yourself and others or see how AI and music can work together for emotional release and transformation: tune in to this episode to learn how you can become your own artist and healer through the power of AI-assisted music creation. Go to corvia.ai to sign up for a workshop.Show notes at https://www.breakfreefromtheburnout.comGet your breakthrough quantum call: https://www.scientifichealer.com/quantum Liked this episode? Pay it forward and share it with a friend.Love the show? Write a 5-star review — even one sentence helps us keep bringing you the content you want to hear. More from Dr. Anastasia: Websites: https://www.healersu.com and https://www.scientifichealer.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drachopelas Facebook: https://facebook.com/dranastasiachopelas YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/dranastasiachopelas Some product links on this site are affiliate links, which means we'll earn a small commission for any affiliate purchases you make (at no additional cost to you). We only recommend products that we use and/or personally trust, so you can browse with confidence.

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Get ready, Cherries fans! AFC Bournemouth have landed dynamic French left-back Adrien Truffert from Stade Rennais in a deal worth up to £14.4 million. This isn't just a signing; it's a statement of intent, bringing in a 23-year-old with over 200 top-flight appearances, leadership experience, and an Olympic silver medal. Discover why Truffert's blistering pace, pinpoint crossing, and defensive grit make him the perfect fit for Andoni Iraola's high-octane system and how he's set to revolutionize the Cherries' left flank.Adrien Truffert, AFC Bournemouth, Premier League transfer, football left-back, Stade Rennais

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Arsenal deliver again! There is no stopping the news and Adam and Scott are here to talk about the singing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea. The transfer is in the final stages and it is reported as a 52 million deal and it's not confirmed but could be something along the lines of 40m-45m + add ons.This isn't quite the bargain that we hoped for but looking at the comps this isn't a bad deal either with Madueke measuring up strongly compared to other players that have moved at a similar age this season withing or too the Priemer League* Elanga 55m* Kudus 55m* Gittens 55m* Pedro 60The podcast tries to break down the big stuff on the player- Strengths* Shooting* Carries and dribbles* Touches close to goal* Speed and transition threatWeaknesses* Final action* Passes from good locations in the box/crossing* Injury historyOne of the open questions on the deal is the actual fit For Arsenal* Is this just right wing rotation or is this both wings move?* At the end of the season for Chelsea he played more left wing but he has primarily been an inside forward cutting inside.* Is this a Raphinha comps and or something similar to Sane as a same sided high shot volume wingerRamifications of the deal* Do you think this limits other moves?* Ethan impactFinally the fan reaction to the move, should we care? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cannonstats.com/subscribe

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Text Kristen your thoughts or feedback about the showWe don't talk enough about the simple stuff in business — like saying thank you, acknowledging a message, or showing basic respect and professionalism. But today, I'm calling it out.In this episode, I'm diving into why modern business etiquette still matters — and how it can actually become a quiet superpower in your brand. I'm sharing a few real-life moments that sparked this conversation (including my swim team group texts and a frustrating Instacart experience) and unpacking how small gestures build trust, credibility, and connection with clients.And here's the good news: you don't have to manually remember it all. You can (and should!) automate thoughtful touches with tools like 17hats so that simple courtesies don't fall through the cracks when life or business gets busy.✨ Topics covered:The role of etiquette in the digital business worldWhy the “little things” can make a big brand impactHow systems can support better follow-through and client experiencePersonal stories that prove why this matters more than everA gentle reminder: none of us get it perfect — and that's OKBook a free consult with me to chat about your systems.ICYMI Episode 152: How to Prioritize When You're Overwhelmed AF*** Freebie alert! Build Your Lead Management Fairytale Workflow with 17hats Say "goodbye" to inbox chaos and "hello" to streamlined lead management that saves time and boosts your business. This free guide will walk you through how to build a lead management workflow with 17hats'.

A man found brutally beaten to death in a Florida apartment. A shocking clue to the possible motive; a note with the words, "PEDO touches children" is pinned to his chest. A 17-year-old is accused of gunning down her parents in their Georgia home & then leaving her little sister to find the blood-soaked scene. Plus, a granny proves you're never too old to 'throw down!' Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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If you stand next to Sammie Coates, you'll feel the energy and can almost see the light from his meteoric rise from college standout at Auburn to his brilliant moments with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But like all bright lights in the sky, his glow faded too soon. But not his sense of humor! That's when THIS meteor took on a new role as football coach and in 5 short years has become the head football coach at Columbia High School in Huntsville, AL. Can Sammie's light shine that bright on a golf course? You'll have to play at the Sammie Coates' Golf Tournament on August 1, 2025 to find out. We talk with Sammie about football, coaching kids and golf on this hilarious, yet humble episode of The Approach Shot.

Psalm 22 predicted Christ's crucifixion in detail a thousand years before it occurred. Fulfillment of these prophecies proves divine authorship and purpose. The cross is the ultimate expression of God's power and love. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

This July 2025 video spotlights stories, inspirations, and soul songs offered by Marie Mohler to empower people in changing times.  Themes include: The Light Touches & Illuminates All Things ~ Leading The Way through the 8:8 Lion's Gate, Where are we holding old records that need to be released?, Yods + Other Potent Frequencies Impacting Us from the Summer Solstice, Garden Insights #3, Our Bodies Are Asking for our Attention, Making Time To Feel (in order To Heal), The Light Is Victorious In Us, New Soul Songs for Ascension Times, Reclaiming Our Optimal Timelines, Staying Inspired, and more. Thank you for joining me, and please share with others who would benefit from these insights and positive messages.Please like, subscribe, and share!For more Inspirational Messages and Products, please visit:https://frequencywriter.substack.com/Or email: info@frequencywriter.comTo listen to more amazing podcasts and insightful broadcasts, or to make a donation, visit:  http://www.wholesoulschoolandfoundation.orgTo donate: https://give.cornerstone.cc/wholesoulschoolandfoundationTo shop our apparel: https://www.bonfire.com/store/whole-soul-school-and-foundation/Thank you!You can also tune in here:Substack: https://frequencywriter.substack.com/X: https://x.com/marie_mohlerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholesoulmasteryYouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@colorthemagicRumble.com: https://rumble.com/c/c-353585​​​​Telegram: https://t.me/wholesoulmasteryTruth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@frequencywriterTune into Frequency Writer Messages, Empowering Podcasts, and Whole Soul School and Foundation's Inspirational Podcasts via: Spotify, Apple iTunes, Buzzsprout, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Play Music + other favorite podcast platforms ***Disclaimer*** These videos are for educational purposes only. None of the authors, contributors, administrators, or anyone else connected with Frequency Writer & Color The Magic, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information or conversations contained in our podcasts, blogs, products, or linked to our website.Support the show

How can you be the hands and feet of Christ through your hospitality? Jeff shares an important example of hospitality, caring for one another and listening to the voice of God especially in the simple moments. Snippet from the Show “Jesus loves you. Jesus wants to be Lord of your life. Jesus has a plan.” Email us with comments or questions at thejeffcavinsshow@ascensionpress.com. Text “jeffcavins” to 33-777 to subscribe and get Jeff's shownotes delivered straight to your email! Or visit https://media.ascensionpress.com/?s=&page=2&category%5B0%5D=Ascension%20Podcasts&category%5B1%5D=The%20Jeff%20Cavins%20Show for full shownotes!

In this episode, Jena Grech, who has a Masters in Christian Counsellor and has served in pastoral ministry for nearly two decades, joins the podcast to discuss a sensitive but vital subject—how to minister to those bereaved by suicide. Rather than focusing on prevention, this conversation centres on how we, as Christians, can respond with empathy, grace, and theological clarity in the aftermath of a suicide. Drawing from her personal, pastoral, and academic experience, Jena shares practical insights, spiritual reflections, and much more.------------Takeaways- Ministry of Presence – Just being present with someone grieving makes a profound difference.- Grief Is Unique – Every person experiences grief differently; avoid assuming or comparing.- Avoid Judgmental Language – Use compassionate phrases like “passed by suicide” rather than “committed suicide.”- Theological Sensitivity Is Crucial – Only God knows a person's eternal fate; lead with love, not fear.- Grief Is Ongoing – It doesn't disappear after the funeral; anniversaries and milestones can trigger pain.- Practical Help Matters – Babysitting, shopping, and even attending the coroner's office with someone can be healing.- Faith Can Be a Lifeline – Scripture, prayer, and spiritual support provide hope and meaning in loss.- Empathy Over Answers – Don't try to “fix” grief; listen, support, and sit with the hurting.- Church Must Be a Safe Place – We must reduce stigma so believers can seek help without shame.- Words Carry Weight – Even well-meaning comments can wound. Be thoughtful and Spirit-led.------------Chapter Timestamps00:00 – Introduction and Welcome01:15 – Why This Topic Matters03:00 – Focus on the Bereaved, Not Prevention05:18 – The Stigma Around Suicide07:00 – How Suicide Grief Is Unique09:00 – Shame, Guilt, and Isolation12:00 – Navigating Theological Struggles14:30 – What Not to Say to the Bereaved17:45 – Ministry of Presence and Support20:20 – How to Help Practically23:00 – A Christian Perspective on Suicide25:30 – Scriptures of Comfort and Hope28:10 – The Ongoing Process of Grief30:40 – How the Church Can Respond33:00 – Final Encouragement and Prayer-----------Support Organisations (Australia):Lifeline AustraliaYouturn Youth Support Referenced Resource: Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, Ep. 19 – “Can Someone Who Commits Suicide Be Saved?” with Dr. David K. Bernard: https://youtu.be/qlaPmt4cdRI?si=l6pHDQibr08quNR0------------Order Hacka Merch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://the-hacka-podcast.myspreadshop.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------------Listen to all episodes:Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3PRSYKUSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3zCUsUoFollow us on social:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehackapod/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hackaorgTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehackapod

Send us a textWelcomeThanks for pressing play! In today's journey through Judges we meet Samson—the gifted judge who could tear lions to shreds, yet couldn't rein in his own appetite. His life is a walking paradox: Spirit-empowered, vow-bound … and willfully compromised.  The big question we're chasing: How can a holy God work through people who are anything but holy? If you've ever felt the tension between your calling and your failures, Samson's story is your mirror—and your hope.Episode Notes1. Three Snapshot Scenes1. **The Woman (vv. 1-4)**     “She is right in my eyes.” – Samson     • Impulse over covenant     • Echo of the book's theme: *“Everyone did what was right in his own eyes”* (Judg 21:25).2. **The Lion (vv. 5-9)**     • Spirit-given strength vs. self-given silence     • Touches a carcass twice, quietly breaking his Nazirite vow.3. **The Riddle (vv. 10-12)**     • A seven-day drinking feast among Philistines     • “Out of the eater came something to eat…”—turning sin's secrecy into gambling capital.2. Big Truths to Chew On| Truth | Why It Matters || God's sovereignty bends even sinful choices into redemptive purposes (v. 4). | Your failures don't write the final chapter. || Charisma without character caves in. | Spiritual gifting ≠ spiritual maturity. || “Right in my eyes” is the default of a leaderless heart. | We all need a better King than ourselves. |3. Reflection Questions1. Where do you rely on gifting while neglecting character?  2. Which appetites currently drive your “sight-based” decisions?  3. How have you seen God redeem a bad choice you made?  4. In what area do you need to swap *“right in my eyes”* for *“right in God's eyes”* this week?### 4. Practice This Week• 30-Minute Audit:** List recent decisions. Mark each *S* (sight) or *F* (faith). Pray over the *S's.*  • Honey Fast:** Skip your go-to comfort snack/beverage for three days. Each craving = a cue to pray, “Lord, master my appetites.”  • Accountability Text:** Ask a trusted friend, “What blind-spot do you see in me that I justify as ‘right in my eyes'?”6. Resources & Links Karl Barth, *Church Dogmatics* IV/1, p. 209 – on God's use of human sin for divine purpose  ---##

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In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Erick is making its way inland across southern Mexico, stifling heat stretches across much of the U.S., Spain rejected a NATO proposal that calls on member nations to commit more to defense spending, President Trump signed an executive order allowing TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. for 90 days and millions celebrate the Juneteenth holiday. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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6/3/25 - Hour 1 Guest host Andrew Siciliano and the guys break down the latest around NFL OTAs including the Steelers still waiting on Aaron Rodgers to make a decision on his playing future. CBS Sports' Ross Tucker tells Andrew why Steelers fans aren't all that excited by the prospect of signing Rodgers, if Saquon Barkley can repeat his monstrous 2024 season stats, and more. The guys react to Shohei Ohtani's 23rd home run on the season. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://apple.co/overreactionmonday⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://apple.co/whatthefootball⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Jim Jackson Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5.28.25 Hour 2 1:00- Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury gave us some insight during OTAs for the Commanders, we play those here. 17:00- With the Commanders having a lot more weapons, who would you prioritize? 34:00- What's going on in our lives that has nothing to do with sports?

00:00:00 - Kicking Off with Tech, Consciousness, and Alex Jones Show opens with jokes about fake quantum computers, AI, and Mike flying solo without Joe. Teases future topics: consciousness, North Korea, and Alex Jones. First round of Alex Jones clips—bizarre, nonsensical quotes featuring drugs, math, and Masonic conspiracies. 00:10:00 - Cocaine Allegations & Competing Consciousness Theories Viral “coke on the table” clip at Ukrainian meeting examined and debunked. Continued Alex Jones clip chaos. Introduction of study testing two major consciousness theories: Integrated Information Theory vs. Global Neuronal Workspace. 00:20:00 - Conscious Cells and AI Consciousness Speculation Popular Mechanics article suggests every cell may have its own consciousness. Robert Bigelow's interest in life after death studies. Discussion of AI and whether interacting with environments could make them conscious. 00:30:00 - Photonic Glow After Death & Ghostbusters Comparisons University of Calgary discovers living beings emit a glow that fades after death. Aura photography and spiritual claims linked to new research. Movie tie-ins to “Ghostbusters 2” and “The Last Dragon” to illustrate glowing souls. 00:40:00 - Soul Codes, Remote Viewing, and Cemetery MAC Addresses Theoretical experiment discussed: using codes and remote viewing to track souls after death. Revisits vaccine nano-paranoia about MAC addresses detected near graves. Touches on AI interacting with souls using remote viewers. 00:50:00 - North Korean IT Scams and Superman Fatigue North Korean developers infiltrating Western companies under false IDs. DC's new Superman movie trailer discussed—hosts are unimpressed. Marvel's problem with too many low-quality releases. 01:00:00 - Simulation Theory: Gravity as Data Compression Gravity might result from the universe's attempt to compress information—support for simulation theory. The theory read aloud in Jeff Goldblum's AI voice for comic relief. Trump “fat drug” anecdote and a QAnon reference to the phrase “tippy top.” 01:10:00 - Qatar 747 for Trump and the Star Wars Quiz Lawsuit Debunks viral claim that Trump got a spy-laced jet from Qatar. Woman wins lawsuit after being compared to Darth Vader on a personality test. 01:20:00 - Darth Vader Lawsuit Fallout & Listener Banter Continued riff on the “Vader personality test” case. Listener calls spark debate on drugs at summits and AI image analysis. Banter around AI-generated photos and expanding Star Wars references. 01:30:00 - Ancient Penis Graffiti & Waffle House Tekken Characters Vandal paints giant penis on a UNESCO site in Peru. Fans demand a Waffle House fight stage in Tekken. Hilarious talk of average Americans becoming fighting game characters. 01:40:00 - AI Job Interviews and the Waffle House Fight Franchise Joke continues on Waffle House brawlers as a video game franchise. AI being used in job interviews sparks conversation on ethics and absurdities. News stories about applicants being tricked or frustrated by AI hiring bots. 01:50:00 - Job Interview Disasters & the Rise of the Poop Copter Personal job interview horror story—flying cross-country to be interviewed by people on Zoom. Discussion about AI-powered drones picking up dog poop—“Poop Copter.” Concerns about AI replacing human jobs, even for dog waste entrepreneurs. 02:00:00 - San Francisco Poop Drones & Episode Wrap-Up Mike imagines “poop drones” cleaning up city streets, possibly chasing homeless people. Satirical visions of combining drone delivery with waste removal. Show ends with banter about AI Steven Seagal, Saturday's upcoming show, and “poop copter” jokes. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Phone: 513-461-2175 ► Skype: ourbigdumbmouth ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

One of the greatest running backs of the last 25 years? YEP A touchdown machine? INDEED Respectful and grateful for having great coaches? YOU BETCHA A Super Bowl Champion? YOU KNOW IT A funny and playful interview? HECK YA! If you think you know Gerald Riggs for plowing through defenses and scoring TD after TD, you only know one side of this amazing man. Take a listen to this episode of The Approach Shot and get to know ALL sides of GERALD RIGGS.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Saul proclaims the faith that he formerly persecuted, and Ananias overcomes fear to bring God's healing. (Lectionary #277) May 9, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci 

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