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This week, we talk radiation—the elephant in the room during many conversations about nuclear power. Nick Touran, a reactor designer and nuclear historian, helps us along. While nuclear advocates have made remarkable strides in dispelling public fears about radiation, Touran warns against the pendulum swinging too far toward complacency. We explore why maintaining a healthy respect for radiation remains crucial even as we champion nuclear power's expansion.Read the extended shownotes on Substack.

Nick Touran, a nuclear engineer and manager at TerraPower, unearths the sobering realities of micro nuclear reactors. Through a detailed discussion of physics, engineering, economics, and history, Touran explains why microreactors face fundamental challenges that factory production alone cannot solve.

I am joined by Nick Touran, a nuclear engineer, educator, and founder of whatisnuclear.com. We talk about the nuanced reality of nuclear energy, its history and the current political, economic, and regulatory challenges globally, as well as the outlook for nuclear reactor technology and energy abundance more broadly. --- Links: What Is Nuclear? Website - https://whatisnuclear.com/ Nick Touran on X - https://x.com/whatisnuclear ‍--- Support The Transformation of Value: Bitcoin address: bc1qlfcr2v73tntt6wvyp2yu064egvyeery6xtwy8t Lightning address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠codyellingham@fountain.fm Other donation methods: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/ If you send a tip please email or DM me so I can thank you! --- CONNECT X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/TTOVpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nostr: ⁠⁠⁠https://njump.me/npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu⁠⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ttovpodcast --- Show music by Simon James French - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.simonjamesfrench.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---

Nick Touran tells the story of Admiral Hyman Rickover, the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” and author of the legendary "Paper Reactor" memo. We discover how Rickover's hard-driving management and obsession with practical engineering shaped not just the US nuclear navy, but the entire landscape of modern nuclear power. Touran is manager of digital engineering at TerraPower and creator of Whatisnuclear.com. Decouple Substack: https://www.decouple.media/

This week's leftover stories:Dior has a new $1,600 skin productMorgan Wallen breaks record for highest-grossing country music tourAn airline helps out with a soon to be married coupleOrca splashes crowd with poop at SeaworldYou can watch the episode at The Leftovers on YouTubeThe Leftovers with Sean (@seanrburnett) & Chelsea (@chelseaareber) from The Infomaniacs on WTAW (@wtaw1620)WTAW

Wandering Works for Us PodcastDate: 06 September 2024Title: Aveiro, Portugal: Venice of Portugal Summary of EpisodeIt's been a year!! We have been podcasting now for one year! Thank you all for your love, support, donations, subscriptions, EVERYTHING helps us and we really enjoy doing this and want to keep doing it so THANK YOU!!We also sum up the last of our epic road trip with our stop in Aveiro, the Venice of Portugal. We spent two nights in Aveiro checking out places we have not been to yet and even did a day trip to Águeda to see the sky umbrella project.Aveiro has lots to offer including Moliceiro boat rides down the canals, shopping, great restaurants, museums including the Art Nouveau Museum and the town museum, plus the salt flats and Praia da Costa Nova. Key Topics[00:56] BIG THANK YOU'S and meeting awesome people this summer[04:20] Aveiro Moliceiro boat tourAn interlude about how we travel and why we came home early[12:00] North of the main canal (Art Nouveau Museum, shopping, fish market, Ovos Moles)[16:00] Old Train station[17:45] Rua de Coimbra ceramic mural and Gloría neighborhood (M Bakery, Taco Loco)[20:15] City Center, Aveiro Forum, and ribbon bridges[22:22] Cathedral of Aveiro mention[23:25] Salt pans/salt production[27:00] Praia da Costa Nova[32:30]Águeda sky Umbrella ProjectImportant Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wonderingworksforus@gmail.comLike what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going!InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!Blog post for this episode: Aviero, Portugal: what to do and Águeda Portugal, the colorful city of umbrellas Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

In this episode, Dr. Robin Sargent interviews Kayvon Touran, the CEO and co-founder of Zal.ai, about the role of generative AI in workforce learning and development. Tune in to find out: How Kayvon and his company are using generative AI to enhance employee training and practice through AI-powered practice partners and feedback facilitators. The importance of using quantitative and binary rubrics to measure employee skills and competencies and how this data can drive personalized learning interventions. Kayvon's advice for aspiring instructional designers on embracing AI as a tool to augment their abilities and play a crucial role in the future of workforce development.

In this episode of the Learning While Working Podcast, Kayvon Touran shares the transformative potential of AI in skill management. Tune in as we unpack the pivotal role of context in making skill frameworks effective and the innovative ways AI can address the nuances of managing skills within organisations. Kayvon also reveals how AI can streamline data collection and enhance skill assessments through dynamic simulations.About Kayvon TouranKayvon Touran is the CEO and co-founder of Zal.ai. Kayvon has spent his entire career working in early stage technology startups, and most recently as a product leader in education technology where he created and implemented a next generation lifelong learning platform for higher education institutions.Key takeaways:Context is king: Generic skill definitions won't cut it. Kayvon shares how customised, context-specific skills frameworks are essential for genuinely impactful training.AI as a powerful tool: Artificial intelligence can streamline the collection and analysis of skill data, helping to distil massive amounts of information into actionable insights.Practice and personalisation: Realistic, role-specific simulation-based training can elevate employee performance. Explore AI-driven, practice-based assessments to provide dynamic, tailored feedback and training opportunities.Segmented time stamps:(03:15) Data analysis for actionable insights at organisational level.(07:34) Passion for skills transformation in organisations.(09:50) Importance of generative AI in product development.(14:51) How to use AI to summarise skill definitions from the web.(18:21) Having personalised dynamic training for durable skills, performance-based.(22:23) Why is context crucial for effective skill training?Links from the podcastConnect with Kayvon Touran on LinkedInZal.ai's Website

Thanks for listening to our episode with Kayvon.Follow Meredith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-farley/ Follow Content People on insta: https://www.instagram.com/contentpeoplepod/Subscribe to the Content People newsletter: https://meredithfarley.substack.com/Email Meredith: Meredith@MedburyAgency.comBook time with her here: https://www.medburyagency.com/And check out the Medbury website: https://www.medburyagency.com/We loved talking to Kayvon. Follow him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayvon-touran/

In this episode of The Goats of Growth, I interviewed Bobby Touran, Co-Founder of Rainbow, an insuretech company focusing on the restauant industry.  One of the biggest questions I had for Bobby was about the keys to raising money in 2024, given that it;s much more difficult than it was just a few years ago. Enjoy the episode! Bobbys Linkedin Profile Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and background 04:27 Seizing Opportunities and Adapting to Change 13:07 Raising Funds and Building a Successful Business 37:22 The Importance of Team, Vision, and Value Proposition in Entrepreneurship

This episode we are joined by Kayvon Touran Cofounder and CEO of Zal.ai. We discuss his time in Ed-tech and dive into how it led to the founding of Zal.ai. In addition, we explore talk about how palette informs creativity. Learn more about the exciting things that Zal.ai is doing here

The job market is undergoing a transformative period, heavily influenced by rapid technological advancements and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). As industries face a critical skills gap, the traditional path from education to employment is being reevaluated. The role of AI in workforce development is gaining traction, with businesses increasingly adopting machine learning tools to optimize operations, with profound implications for workforce development.How can businesses effectively align AI with their strategic goals while supporting their employees' career development?This week on DisruptED, host Ron J Stefanski is joined by Kayvon Touran, CEO and Co-founder of Zal.ai. Together, they delve into the role of AI in workforce development and how companies are approaching learning and development (L&D).The two discuss...Role of AI in Workforce Development: Exploring how AI enhances the measurement and verification of skills development.Challenges and Opportunities: Discussing the difficulty companies face in aligning organizational goals with individual career aspirations and the potential solutions.Future of AI in L&D: Envisioning how AI-driven platforms like Zal.ai can transform traditional L&D into more dynamic and personalized career development tools.Kayvon Touran, a serial entrepreneur with a rich background in educational technology, co-founded Zal.ai with Stephen M. Kosslyn, President of Active Learning Sciences, and Joseph Rousseau, CIO of the Epic Education Foundation. Prior to Zal.ai, Touran's innovative work at Noodle helped scale the company significantly, showcasing his capability to merge technology with user-centric solutions. His latest venture focuses on using AI to create a transparent, engaging method for employees to track and advance their career skills.

In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Kayvon Touran, CEO and Co-Founder of Zal.ai. He shared how a career frustration he had inspired Zal which helps organizations implement career pathing and specifically to help them contextualize, apply and measure the efficacy of their learning and development programs.  That said, more than anything, this episode is about the start of an entrepreneurial journey and how to take an idea and see it through all the way to builing a product with a market and a strategy to sell it. Lots of leanings along the way.  Enjoy! Kayvons Linkedin Profile   The ideation phase (00:02:05) Kayvon's journey in early stage technology startups. The need for context in learning and development programs (00:03:19) Kayvon's realization of the context problem in workforce development and the need for personalized, dynamic, and applicable learning content. Challenges in career pathing implementation (00:05:25) The difficulties and opportunities in implementing career pathing, the value of career pathing, and its challenges in terms of cost and time. Creating alignment between strategic initiatives and career goals (00:07:11) The importance of creating alignment between an organization's strategic initiatives and employees' career goals, and the challenges faced in achieving this alignment. The messy process of ideation and information gathering (00:16:56) The chaotic process of gathering information, following instincts, and overcoming doubts during the ideation phase. Judging information and separating signal from noise (00:19:58) Kayvon's intuitive approach to processing information and the importance of combining different perspectives to determine the accuracy of the information. Resources for Research (00:21:40) Kayvon talks about the various resources used for research, including programs and homegrown research. Challenges in Job Architecture (00:25:33) Kayvon explains the challenges faced by companies in creating accurate job architecture and how Zol addresses these issues. Career Path Tool and Skill Verification (00:28:44) Kayvon details the features of the career path tool and the importance of skill verification in their platform. Staying Disciplined in Feature Development (00:30:54) Kayvon discusses the discipline required to avoid building unnecessary features and the focus on delivering value to users. Building the First AI MVP (00:31:29) Kayvon explains the process of creating the first AI minimum viable product and the value-driven approach to development. Customer Acquisition Strategy (00:37:40) Kayvon shares the strategy of building a community of interested individuals and incorporating customer feedback into the product development process. Pricing and Commercializing (00:40:39) Discussion on pricing strategies and challenges in quantifying the value of solutions for changing job dynamics. Iterative Process and Refinement (00:41:27) Emphasizing the iterative approach in developing the business, including pricing strategies and market positioning. Investing in Company Growth (00:45:38) Strategies for reinvesting in the company to enhance product offerings and expand the customer base. Target Market Segmentation (00:49:40) Segmenting the target market based on company size and tailoring offerings to specific audience and organizational needs.  

Zum letzten Mal im Touran unter dem Wegs, seltsame Redensarten aus längst vergangenen Tagen, wenn's ums Putzen geht macht mir keiner was vor, selbst Interiöse Designer nicht, wieviele Sonnenbrillen sind genug, welches ist mein Lieblingsfach und wie teuer kann eigentlich Datenvolumen sein?

Bobby Touran is the co-founder of Rainbow, which is an insurance reinventing the way restaurants buy insurance. Essentially, Rainbow is a digitally enabled managing general underwriter building tailored small business insurance products. Rainbow has now raised $12 million since its inception from Caffeinated Capital, Altai Ventures, Zigg Capital, 8VC, Buckley Ventures, Habitat Partners, and Arch Capital Group Ltd.The company's flagship program, an admitted business owner's policy (BOP) product specifically tailored to the restaurant industry, is currently available in 11 states, including California, and is expected to be available in over 25 states in 2024. Exclusively distributed through independent insurance agents and digital partners, Rainbow's restaurant program offers producers a specialized appetite when many name-brand carriers have exited the restaurant business class.Where to find Bobby Touran:• Website: Rainbow | Flexible Pay-As-You-Go Restaurant Insurance (userainbow.com)• LinkedIn (5) Bobby Touran | LinkedInWhere to find Hadi Radwan:• Newsletter: Principles Friday | Hadi Radwan | Substack• LinkedIn: Hadi Radwan | LinkedInIf you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people.We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday, where I share one principle that can help you in your life or business, one thought-provoking question, and one call to action toward that principle. Please subscribe Here.It is Free and Short (2min).

Bobby Touran is the CEO and co-founder of Rainbow. He is a founder, CEO and operator with over 15 years of experience in insurance and software development, having previously founded Pathpoint, a digital insurance brokerage focused on retail agents and their E&S risk. Follow him on LinkedIn. Highlights from the Show Bobby is an entrepreneur, with the second half of his career being focused on insurance, including starting a digital E&S exchange, and now co-founding an MGA called Rainbow Rainbow is an MGA focused on specific niches or verticals in small commercial, using that focus to enable better underwriting and service to the space Their initial focus is on providing BOP to restaurants, which they view as an area that will always need coverage and is going through dislocation today as some traditional players have pulled back They can connect third party datasets that are super-specific to a vertical for better understanding of the risk and not just to enable faster application completion time or quote turnaround They also have expert underwriters who really understand the vertical rather than looking to automate underwriting out of the equation In terms of moving into new verticals vs. investing in growing out their first vertical of restaurants, they see plenty of room for growth in restaurants today as they add more states or deepen their distribution relationships with their agents, but they also have a rubric of sorts to help them identify where to move next in terms of new verticals Their relationships with agents and brokers and the underlying platform they've built should allow them to scale and expand efficiently without having to build it all from scratch with each new vertical The focus on a handful of codes for a given vertical helps them stay focused and clear on what they do (and don't do), and the systems, processes and skills needed to support their business They've also built their platform with modularity but also in-house so they aren't beholden to constraints of other systems or vendors They get better underwriting results through three prongs to their strategy Their system has their risk selection built in from the start so they can weed out risks they aren't positioned to underwrite quickly and early for their agents, and the criteria can be very nuanced, specific and inter-connected They have access to deep data on their vertical, and keep eyes on it over the life of a risk so they can get a truer picture of risk early and often They have experienced human underwriters, who not only look at the risks, but also provide differentiated service to their agents and brokers which is something their distribution partners call out specifically as a reason they like working with Rainbow Bobby thinks there's a lot of opportunity today, even in this investment environment, but it requires demonstrating genuinely good underwriting results at the heart of your business When some in the market run away from a space that needs to be served, Bobby sees a moment of opportunity to see if a better approach can be deployed to then successfully and profitably seize on that market dislocation This episode is brought to you by The Future of Insurance book series (future-of-insurance.com) from Bryan Falchuk. Follow the podcast at future-of-insurance.com/podcast for more details and other episodes. Music courtesy of Hyperbeat Music, available to stream or download on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music and more.

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Nick Touran, a nuclear engineer has a conversation with Pablos Holman about the history of nuclear reactors and how they work.

Today we get to hang out with my buddy Nick Touran. Nick is a nuclear engineer who's focused on the practical deployment of clean, renewable, carbon free energy. I met Nick when we were both working at the Intellectual Ventures Lab. He is on the TerraPower team, and even though we don't discuss the TerraPower reactor, or any of that technology on this episode, Nick and I try to dig into history of nuclear a bit. trying to explain what's possible with nuclear reactors, so people can really understand how that fits into our future and what the pros and cons are, and really try to technically, illuminate how nuclear reactors work a little bit for people who haven't been able to dig into that so much before. I learned a lot of what I know about nuclear reactors from Nick, and so it's a thrill for me to get to share him with you guys and this conversation in particular is a great place to start. Nick has a website called whatisnuclear.com. If you want to learn more beyond what we cover in this episode, that's a great place to start so go and read his writing and learn as much as you can. I believe this is one of the most miraculous technologies humans have ever invented. And it's so frustrating for me that we haven't put it to greater use for humanity. Important Links: Nick's awesome website, whatisnuclear.com About Nick Touran I'm a reactor physicist working on the design of an advanced nuclear reactor for a nuclear innovation company, where I've been since 2009. I have a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan based on the multiobjective optimization of fast reactors using perturbation-based equilibrium cycle methods.

Nick Touran is a Ph.D. nuclear engineer with expertise in new nuclear reactor development and old reactor history. He's worked on new reactors professionally for over 15 years, and has run the public education website, whatisnuclear.com since 2006. He believes that nuclear energy can help the world decarbonize rapidly, and enjoys discussing this with anyone and everyone.whatisnuclear.com13: Nuclear Energy Can Save the World, with Nick Touran - Where We Go NextIf You Liked This Conversation, You May Also Enjoy:74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa - Where We Go Next78: The Final Frontier Fire Sale: Chronicling the Pioneers Commercializing Space, with Ashlee Vance - Where We Go NextFollow Nick on X: @whatisnuclear----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Bobby Touran is CEO of Rainbow (www.userainbow.com), insurance that rewards businesses for putting safety first and evolves with small business' ups and downs. Bobby talks about how this latest company is transforming insurance into a positive, risk-preventing force for small businesses, starting with restaurants. Previously, Bobby was CEO of Pathpoint, a digital surplus lines brokerage focused on small commercial E&S business.   Rainbow is operating as an MGU formed at the end of 2022 focused more on small commercial insurance and delivering a customer-centric experience leveraging technology.  Rainbow is distributing through agents and focuses on continuous underwriting, specializing in a class of business and creating an "underwriting advantage".  Last year's market headwinds helped the company focus on creating a differentiated value proposition and front-load building their insurance product, filing and experienced underwriting operators to immediately meet market capacity. Bobby talks about how he's "fallen in love with the insurance industry," and reveals the journey of the company's rapid growth, from bringing on new coverage products and agency focused quoting features to expanding across the states. Follow the Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.

En este programa, exploraremos el riguroso paso de siete destacados modelos de Volkswagen por las pruebas EuroNCAP. Desde la resistente Amarok hasta la innovadora furgoneta eléctrica VW ID Buzz, pasando por los clásicos como el legendario Golf y el versátil Touran. No nos olvidaremos de la comodidad y estilo de la furgoneta de pasajeros VW Multivan, ni del encanto compacto del Polo y el elegante Taigo. Únete a nosotros mientras desentrañamos los detalles detrás de su rendimiento en seguridad y evaluamos su excelencia en EuroNCAP. Presenta: Fernando Rivas https://twitter.com/rivasportauto Coordina: Jose Lagunar https://twitter.com/JoseLagunar Web VW: https://www.volkswagen.es/es.html Puedes seguirnos en nuestra web: https://www.podcastmotor.es Twiter: https://twitter.com/AutoFmRadio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autofmradio/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC57czZy-ctfV02t_PeNXCAQ Contacto: info@autofm.es

Tony chats with Bobby Touran, Co-Founder at Rainbow. They are a modern underwriting company focused on small businesses. They focus on underwriting by being very specialized, currently in the food and beverage industry, primarily restaurants.Bobby Touran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-touran-782a6513/Rainbow: https://www.userainbow.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/u0yfyzIeiak

Bobby Touran is changing the restaurant insurance game through UseRainbow.com, where they are building custom insurance products for the restaurant industry and proudly using independent agents for distribution.Bobby is a serial Entrepreure, he and Broker Brett get into the restaurant industry, their shared experience in the space, new innovative risk management ideas specific to the restaurant industry, and the startup environment in Summer 2023.LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/bobby-touranWebsite:UseRainbow.com

Zwischen gelben Engeln und gebräunten Teufeln tanzt die neue ZwiWa-Folge ein Ballett aus Abschlepphaken, Mutti-Wagen, Fanboymomenten und der ewig währenden Frage: wer ist hier eigentlich wessen Idol? Mit dabei: ein Staredown mit der Alman-Oma, englische Dörfer mit anständiger Kneipendichte für Hollywoodstars und nur Liebe für Mr. Reynolds! Also: unbedingt ryanhören! Zwischenwasser-Podcast-Playlist: http://bit.ly/ZwiwaPlaylist Du liebst feste Standorte? Hier kommt dein neues Zuhause! Zwischenwasser-Podcast.de Du willst Teil der ZWIWA-Community werden? Folgen, Teilen und mit uns in Kontakt treten! Zwischenwasser auf Instagram: http://bit.ly/ZwiwaInsta Zwischenwasser-Podcast-Playlist: http://bit.ly/ZwiwaPlaylist Du liebst feste Standorte? Hier kommt dein neues Zuhause! Zwischenwasser-Podcast.de Du willst Teil der ZWIWA-Community werden? Folgen, Teilen und mit uns in Kontakt treten! Zwischenwasser auf Instagram: http://bit.ly/ZwiwaInsta

Last time we spoke about the Gapsin Coup. Li Hongzhang snipped the bud of war before it could bloom after the Imo uprising and the Daewongun stole back power in Korea. The Daewongun was spanked and sent into exile yet again, but now Korea had become greatly factionalized. The progressives and conservatives were fighting bitterly to set Korea on a Japanese or Chinese path to modernization. This led radicals like Kim Ok-kyun to perform the Gapsin coup which was terribly planned and failed spectacularly. Japan and China were yet again tossed into a conflict in Korea, but China firmly won the day for she had more forces to bear. Japan licked her wounds and went home, learning a bitter lesson. That lesson was: next time bring more friends to the party. But today we are going to be taking a side quest, for many events were occurring in China, and one that brought yet again another foreign war.   #41 How France Ended up in Indochina   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. As I said a while back, I wanted to try and hit some events that don't necessarily fit the, something like 4-5 episodes its taking to explain how the First Sino-Japanese war came about. And even as I am writing this, on my personal channel someone commented “hey please don't forget to do a podcast on the Panthay Rebellion”, sigh. I chose to keep the Panthay Rebellion out of the Dungan Revolt episode, though many like to bundle these events up. I will try my best to hit that one, but if it somehow falls through my fingers, perhaps I will cheekily put it on my patreon, www.patreon.com/pacificwarchannel. A bit scumbag perhaps, but honestly its taking forever to get to the first sino-japanese war. Now this one, the Sino-French War is actually something a lot of my Vietnamese audience from my youtube channel have begged me to do an episode on for a long time now. Where to begin. This series focuses on the history of China and as such it fails to mention the experiences of China's neighbors quite often. For example while western nations like Britain were courting the Qing dynasty trying to open up further trade outside the Canton system, nations like France were likewise exploring and trying to exploit places like modern day Vietnam. During the early 17th century, France began to establish relations with Vietnam by sending the Jesuit missionary Alexandre de Rhodes. Alexandre de Rhodes was the first to write a catechism in the Vietnamese alphabet and upon returning to france in 1650 he advised the Catholic church they needed to dispatch bishops over to Vietnam to help development her roman catholic population, estimated to be around 100,000 converts by that point. He also warned that they must not allow what occurred in Japan to happen in Vietnam, referencing the Shimabara rebellion "We have all reason to fear that what happened to the Church of Japan could also happen to the Church of Annam, because these kings, in Tonkin as well as in Cochinchina, are very powerful and accustomed to war... It is necessary that the Holy See, by its own mouvement, give soldierss to these Oriental regions where Christians multiply in a marvelous way, lest, without bishops, these men die without sacrament and manifestly risk damnation." Alexandre de Rhodes efforts helped create the Paris Foreign missions society and soon the French East India company began operating in southeast asia. Throughout the 18th century the Jesuits missionary work and trade were very successful in Vietnam and this even led to military assistance. The French aided Nguyen Anh to retake his lands that had been taken from his family during a rebellion. The French were able to protect Nguyen Anh who became Emperor Gia Long and relations were fairly good with France, until his death whereupon relations fell considerably. The Nguyen dynasty increasingly viewed the catholic missionaries as a threat to their control. The french missionaries were soon being persecuted and then a revolt occurred in Cochinchina known as the Le Van Khoi revolt of 1833-1835. French catholic missionaries, Vietnamese catholics and Chinese settlers revolted against the current Emperor Minh Mang. Minh Mang quelled the revolt in 3 years while simultaneously fighting off a Siamese offensive. The revolt caused a dramatic increase in the persecution of catholics, leading to the execution of many missionaries. France tried to send diplomats to work out a peace deal with Minh Mang, but he would have none of it. In 1825 he made an edict  “"The Westerner's perverse religion confuses the hearts of men. For a long time, many Western ships have come to trade with us and to introduce Catholic missionaries into our country. These missionaries make the people's hearts crooked, thus destroying our beautiful customs. Truly this is a great disaster for our land. Our purpose being to prevent our people from abandoning our orthodox way, we must accordingly completely eliminate these abuses."   Minh Mang unlike his predecessor had no illusions about catholics, missionaries nor the west in general he sought isolationism. He was a very conservative leader and abided by confucianism. During his 21 years of rule he expanded his empire to acquire territory from parts of modern day Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. However after the first opium war saw the Qing dynasty humiliated by Britain, Minh Mang attempted to build an alliance with European powers by sending a delegation out in 1840 led by Ton That Tuong. They were received in Paris by Prime Minister Marshal Soult, but King Louis Philippe shunned the delegation and the Vatican urged a rebuke for “the enemy of the religion”. The delegates tried to offer France a trade monopoly in exchange for military support in the case of being attacked by a western power, but it was all in vain. After this the delegation tried a similar treaty with America, but it also failed. Minh Mang died and was succeeded by his eldest son Thieu Tri, who upheld the anti-catholic stance of the Nguyen dynasty, but did make some efforts to thwart conflicts and handed over to France 5 imprisoned missionaries in 1840. Thieu Tri would be dealt a hard hand of cards, as during in 1840's his empire was hit by a global cholera pandemic that killed roughly 8% of his nations population. Meanwhile his fathers isolationist policies meant the empires economy was hurting. Back over in France, in 1843 the French foreign minister, Francois Guizot sent a fleet to east asia led by Admiral Jean-Baptiste-Thomas Medee Cecille, lol wow to that name, all first names literally imagine someone in English called John, Jacob, Ryan, Jack, Kyle. The reason for the expedition was to respond to the new situation in China, as Britain had just defeated her in 1842 and thus the door was busted wide open so to say. The French thinking was while Britain began exploiting China in the north, perhaps France could counterbalance this by trying to puncture China in the south. Of course France was not openly stating this, officially she sent the mission “to support British efforts with the Qing dynasty and to fight against the persecution of French missionaries within Vietnam”. Admiral Jean-Baptist went to Vietnam in 1845 to try and get the release of one Bishop Dominique Lefebvre who had been condemned to death. Lefebvre had gone to Vietnam in 1835 and it was then illegal to work as a missionary. He was caught performing missionary actions and received the death penalty. A US captain named John Percivil of the USS Constitution attempted to gain his release but failed so he turned to Admiral Jean-Baptiste. Jean Baptiste managed to smooth things over and obtained Lefebvre's release and Lefebvre simply snuck right back into Vietnam and got himself caught yet again and was in the same situation by 1847.  Thus in 1847 Admiral Jean-Baptiste dispatched to Vietnam two warships the 54 gun frigate Gloire and 24 gun corvette Victorieuse under captain Lapierre and Charles Rigault de Genouilly. They went to Touran to try and free Bishop Lefebvre, Bishop Duclos and to try and get the Vietnamese to allow for Catholics to worship again in Vietnam, perhaps they were getting tired of showing up everytime a priest was imprisoned. Negotiations began, but it seems Lefebvre's being a second offender made the Vietnamese believe the French were pulling a fast one thus it fell apart. The negotiations dragged on until april 15th of 1847 while 6 Vietnamese corvettes snuck up and attacked the french warships anchored in the Bay of Tourane. The French retaliated and sank 4 of the Vietnamese corvettes, disabled the 5th and inflicted roughly 1200 casualties, quite a one sided brawl. The French assert, the Vietnamese had deceived them by prolonging negotiations in order to surprise attack them. Colonel Alfred Thomazi a historian who covered this period had this to say about the event;  “Thiệu Trị, indignant with this interference, decided to end the affair with a surprise attack. His plan was to invite the French officers to a banquet, kill them, and then burn and sink the ships. But Commandant Lapierre was on his guard, and declined the invitation. The mandarins, seeing the first part of their programme go astray, passed on to the second. They attacked.”   Thomazi gave the following description of the battle in Tourane Bay: ‘Gradually the Annamese war fleet, consisting of five corvettes with covered batteries, several bricks and a large number of junks, gathered in the bay, and one morning, without prior warning, attacked the French vessels. These, as their armament was far superior, had little difficulty in destroying the entire enemy fleet, but they had to get underway thereafter, abandoning the Christians to the vengeance of their persecutors”. In the end Lefebvre and Duclos were released. The Vietnamese were stunned by the dramatic disparity in firepower between their warships and the French. It showcased to many, the Vietnam's isolationist policies had left them extremely vulnerable to western powers and they began demanding modernization efforts. Things gradually began to get worse for the catholic community in Vietnam. In 1856 the French diplomat Louis Charles de Montigny was sent to asia to secure trade agreements. He first went to the kingdom of Siam where a treaty was signed on August 15th to facilitate trade, religious freedoms in order for Siam to gain access to French warship technology. Then Montigny turned to Vietnam arriving the next year where he demanded they establish a consulate in Hue, allow for free trade and to end their persecution of the catholic community. The Vietnamese court rejected all of these outright.  When Montigny returned to France having failed in Vietnam, Napoleon III decided enough was enough and he dispatched a military force of 3000 men to Vietnam led by Charles Rigault de Genouilly. France actually had a few reasons they were dispatching forces, and it was not exclusive to Vietnam. Do remember the 2nd Opium War was kicking off, so these forces were also sent to deal with China. It also did not help that the Nguyen emperor Tu Duc ordered the execution of 2 Spanish catholic missionaries in 1857 as well. Thus Spain likewise sent a punitive expedition force to join the French. Their first target was to be Tourane. The French force was led by Admiral Genouilly's flagship the 50 gun frigate Nemesis alongside 2 corvettes, 5 steam gunboats and 5 transports carrying 1000 French Marines. The Spanish brought a armed vessel called the El Cano carrying 550 Spanish infantry, 450 Filipino Chasseurs Tagals.  Now Tourane held 5 major forts on the western side of its peninsula which covered the approach to the town. The French called these the Fort de l'Aiguade, Fort de l'obervatoire, Fort du Nord, Fort de l'est and the Fort de l'ouest. They were accompanied by several shore batteries between them. The Vietnamese had a garrison of 2000 bien binh (provincial soldiers) led by Chuongco Dao Tri and the Governor Nam-Ngai tossed in another 2000 cam binh (centre soldiers) led by Do Thong Le Dinh ly. The Franco-Spanish force arrived to Tourane Bay during the night of august 31st and at dawn Admiral Rigault de Genouilly demanded the 5 forts surrender. He received no response and thus ordered his flotilla to bombard them. The forts response were on par with the Qing's performance during the opium wars, none of the western ships received damage. Rigault de Genouilly then landed some marines who quickly seized Fort de L'Aiguade. The charged its defenders chanting “vive l'empereur”. The defenders were overrun and soon the Fort l'est and fort l‘ouest were taken likewise with ease. El Cano had anchored off the entrance of the Da Nang river and aided the forces by bombarding the two forts, causing the defenders to flee. Most of hte vietnamese defenders were able to flee the carnage from the offset of bombardment, but those at the Fort L'observatoire were not quick enough. The French stormed into the fort and inflicted heavy casualties upon them before taking the rest prisoner. With this the Franco-Spanish force were able to occupy Tourane and the Tien Sa Peninsula. However upon occupying Tourane, suddenly the westerners found themselves under a siege.  Admiral Rigault de Genouilly surmised their forces at Tourane could achieve nothing under these circumstances so he pulled them out and decided to try and find a new target. He considered Tonkin first, but ruled it out and instead chose Saigon. Saigon was chosen because of its strategic value, it was one of the main sources of food that fed the Vietnamese army. He left Capitaine de Vaisseau Thoyon at Tourane with two gunboats and a small garrison and took the rest of the force south. The force spent 5 days gathering supplies in Cam Ranh bay and then reached Cape Saint-Jacques on February 10th. They bombarded the forts that defended its harbors into silence before storming them with marines like they had done at Tourane.  From cape saint-jacques they made a 5 day journey upriver, taking time here and there to bombard and storm some riverside forts. The Vietnamese defenders fought them off tenaciously and managed to land some cannonade hits into ships like the Dragonne and Avalanche inflicting hull damage. The defenders also tried to barricade the riverway behind the invaders, but the europeans made sure to dispatch naval forces behind to thwart these efforts periodically. Everytime the europeans attacked a fort or riverforce they made sure to spike the enemies weapons down or take them, thus reducing the enemies materials. By the 15th the Europeans were approaching some forts that defended Saigon's southern part. During the night they snuck 2 armed forces to destroy a barrage the Vietnamese had made using boats tied up together utilizing explosives. Dawn the next day the european warships anchored 800 meters from the forts and began their bombardment. They were so close some of the marine snipers in the warship mastheads were able to pick off Vietnamese gunners as well. The Vietnamese responded as best they could, but like the Qing during the opium wars, their outdated cannons were greatly overmatched. Soon landing companies began to assault the forts and by 8am the French and Spanish seized them. A few hours later, Capitaine Bernard Jaureguiberry took the Avalanche and scouted the Citadel of Saigon, before sending a French-Spanish force to assault it. Once the Europeans entered the citadel, the defenders began fleeing, though they did return with 1000 men to counter attack. The Europeans managed to repel the counter attack and by 10am the French and Spanish flag was raised over the citadel.  The Citadel of Saigon was enormous and the Europeans could not spare the necessary men to man it, so Admiral Rigault de Genouilly decided to simply blow it up. Using 32 mines on march 8th of 1859 the citadel was brought to ruin. Alongside this the europeans set fire to the rice granaries which would burn for several months. The Europeans turned back to Tourane leaving a small garrison to hold Saigon, which would fight a few battles of its own before being forced to pull out. Taking Saigon proved to be a fruitless victory. Admiral Rigault de Genouilly lost favor back home and was replaced in november of 1859 with Admiral Francois page with orders to obtain a treaty to protect catholics in Vietnam, but not to seek territorial gains. Now at the same time this was all occurring, there was the outbreak of the Austro-Sardinian War and this meant the French would require large numbers of forces to go to Italy, which the Vietnamese leadership quickly found out about.  When Page began negotiations in november with the vietnamese they refused his moderate terms, believing the French were no longer in a position of strength because of their troubles in Italy. So in the meantime Page reinforced the garrisons at Saigon and Da Nang awaiting the conclusion of the Italian war so more troops would be available to him. But by 1860 the 2nd opium war broke out requiring the French to send troops to China and Page was forced to relinquish much of his forces for the China expedition. In April Page left Vietnam to go to Canton, leaving the defense of Saigon and the neighboring Chinese town of Cholon under Capitaine de Vaisseau Jules D'Aries. D'Aries was left with 600 French marines and 200 Spanish troops who were led by Colonel Palanca y Guttierez. He also had on hand the corvettes Primauguet, Laplace and Norzagaray. With such forces he could not hope to with stand attacks from the Vietnamese so he was forced to hire some Chinese and Vietnamese auxiliaries who he placed in advanced posts and for patrols.  With his 1000 man augmented force, in March they were attacked by a Vietnamese army roughly around 10,000 men in strength. This led to a long and bitter siege, while simultaneously Tourane faced a similar situation and as I said they were forced to pull out as a result over there. D'aries and his men fought the siege off from March of 1860 to February of 1861. However during this time, the British and French forces had won the battle of Palikao on September 21st of 1860, thus relieving the need for their forces over in China. 70 ships led by Admiral Charner, carrying 3500 soldiers led by General de Vassoigne were quickly dispatched to Saigon. This naval force was then the largest the Vietnamese had ever seen. Admiral Charners forces reached their besieged allies in Saigon to find a Vietnamese army estimated to be around 32,000 men strong led by Nguyen Tri Phuong. The Vietnamese siege forces had their siege lines extending 12 km's long centered around a village called Ky Hoa. As Colonel Alfred Thomazi recounted “The first objective was the capture of the entrenched camp of Ky Hoa. This was a rectangle measuring around 3,000 metres by 900 metres, divided into five compartments separated by traverses and enclosed within walls three and a half metres high and two metres thick. The camp was armed with more than 150 cannon of all calibres. Subsidiary defences were piled up in front of its walls: wolf-pits, ditches filled with water, palisades and chevaux de frise. Bamboo was employed in the defences with consummate art, and the walls were crowned with thorn bushes along their entire length. The number of enemy soldiers both in and around the fortified camp had grown steadily during the previous year. After the victory, we discovered from the muster rolls that there were 22,000 regular troops and 10,000 militiamen. There were also 15,000 men manning the forts along the upper course of the Donnai. All these men were under the command of Nguyen Tri Phuong, the most celebrated general in the Vietnamese army”. The Europeans made their initial assault on February 24th, moving their artillery into firing range of the siege lines. With bombardment support the French and Spanish gradually attacked the fortifications taking heavy casualties in the process. A second assault was made the very next day starting at dawn and again our friend Thomazi has a lengthy account of the days battle “The action resumed at 5 a.m. on 25 February. The artillery advanced, facing east, enclosed by two columns of infantry: to the left, the engineers, the marine infantry and the chasseurs; to the right the Spanish infantry and the sailors. The sun, very low in the sky, was spoiling the aim of the cannons, and Lieutenant-Colonel Crouzat brought them forward by rapid bounds to within 200 metres of the enemy lines and ordered them to fire with case shot at the top of the ramparts. The firing was very heavy and our men, in the open, suffered appreciable casualties. Then the haversacks were laid on the ground, the sailors of the assault force reclaimed their scaling ladders, up to then carried by the coolies, and the admiral ordered the charge to be sounded. The right column, led by capitaine de vaisseau de Lapelin, crossed the wolf pits, the ditches and the chevaux de frise which extended for more than 100 metres in front of the enemy work under an intense fire, and was the first to reach the parapet. Most of the scaling ladders, which were very light, had been broken during the advance. Only three were left, which were placed along the wall, and the sailors of the assault force who could not find a place there climbed on the shoulders of their comrades. This time the fighting was bitter indeed. The first men to reach the summit were killed, but others took their place, throwing grenades inside. Then, using grappling hooks, they breached the perimeter fence and entered the fort. They then found themselves in an enclosed compartment swept by the fire from the neighbouring compartment, to which they could make no reply. It was a critical situation, and they suffered heavy losses. Finally, several resolute men, rallied by lieutenant de vaisseau Jaurès, succeeded in smashing in the gate that gave onto the other compartment with their axes, just as the engineers succeeded in breaking in, while the marine infantry and the chasseurs outflanked the enemy line on the left. The defenders were either killed where they stood or took to flight. The entire complex of the Ky Hoa lines had fallen into our hands.” The casualties for the second day were heavy, 12 dead and 225 wounded and according to the French reports, the Vietnamese lost around 1000 men including commander Nguyen Tri Phuong. By seizing Ky Hoa, the Europeans were able to take the offensive. Their first target was to be the city of My Tho. A smaller expeditionary force led by Capitaine Bourdais aboard the Monge alongside the Alarme, Mitraille and some gunboats took a force of around 230 men to seize My Tho. They ran into two forts defending a creek leading to the city and began to bombard them. After the forts were neutralized they ran continuously into barricades the vietnamese forces made to bar further passage. Then on April the 4th, the Europeans received reinforcements from Saigon in the form of 200 Chasseurs, 200 Sailors, 2 companies of marines and some heavy artillery. Capitaine Bourdais relinquished command to Capitaine Le Couriault du Quilio and he went to work having their expeditionary force fight its way through the barricades which began to become increasingly well defended. By april 8th, the expedition was reinforced a few more times, including more gunboats prompting the Vietnamese to send two fireships against them. The French naval forces were able to hook the two fireships and tow them away. On the 10th a scouting party led by Captain du Chaffault managed to reach the walls of My Tho, exchanging fire with its defenders before returning to report. Quilio decided to press forward his warships to hit more forts defending the passage to My Tho until they finally got in range of My Tho's walls. As the Europeans prepared their assault of the city, suddenly a flotilla led by Admiral Page showed up taking the Mekong river passage and he bombarded My Tho by sea which surrendered on the 12th.  After taking My Tho the French offered peace terms to Tu Duc, but this time demanded the cession of Saigon province, an indemnity of 4 million piastres, free trade rights and freedom of religion. Tu Duc was open to conceding on the religion, but rejected the others outright. Thus the French occupied My Tho and looked for new targets. Meanwhile Tu Duc had lost numerous materials and received many casualties for his efforts against the French-Spanish invaders. His forces simply could not meet the enemy on the open battlefield and thus he now sought to shift towards guerilla warfare. He dispatched men to venture into the enemy held territories and organize resistance groups. Soon Saigon and My Tho provinces were finding themselves in a state of siege. The French and Spanish forces began to fan out into the countryside hunting guerrillas, but as you can imagine this led to terrible violence against the common people.  Admiral Charner was replaced by Admiral Louis Adolphe Bonard in November of 1861. When he arrived he found the forces were being increasingly attacked by guerillas. One band of guerilla forces attacked the French Lorcha Esperance by luring the vessel out and ambushing her. 17 French and Filipino sailors were killed and the ship was burned down. This prompted Bonard to launch a major reprisal campaign against the province of Bien Hoa. Again our dear friend Thomazi has a lengthy passage on the battle and capture of Bien Hoa “"The Annamese had established defence works on all the routes leading to Biên Hòa. They had built an entrenched camp held by 3,000 men at My Hoa, midway between Biên Hòa and Saigon, and obstructed the course of the Donnai with nine solid barrages and a stockade. The admiral decided to attack simultaneously by land and water. He ordered the detached posts to remain on the defensive and to concentrate all disposable forces before Saigon. All being ready, and an ultimatum issued on 13 December going unanswered, the columns set off at daybreak on 14 December. The first column, commanded by chef de bataillon Comte and consisting of two companies of chasseurs à pied, 100 Spaniards and 50 horsemen with four mortars, made for Gò Công, which it captured at 7.30 a.m. A second column, consisting of 100 Spaniards and a battalion of marine infantry with two cannon, under the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Domenech Diego, placed itself before the camp of My Hao. At the same time capitaine de vaisseau Lebris, with two companies of sailors, advanced on the Donnai, taking in reverse the batteries on the right bank. Finally, a flotilla of armed launches, having followed the creeks as far as Rach Gò Công, cannonnaded the works which were also bombarding the gunboats anchored in the Donnai under the orders of lieutenant de vaisseau Harel of Avalanche. The forts replied energetically, and the gunboat Alarme was hit by 54 balls and had her main mast nearly destroyed. But once the defenders saw themselves threatened by a land attack, they hastily evacuated the forts, one of which blew up and the others were occupied. The sailors toiled throughout the night to demolish the barrages, while the naval hydrographer Manen sounded the passes. The first obstacles having been destroyed, the two infantry columns joined hands in front of the camp of My Hoa on 15 December. The marine infantry attacked the enemy's centre, while the chasseurs menaced his right and the Spaniards his left, and the cavalry made a turning movement to cut off his retreat. The Annamese panicked and took to flight. Admiral Bonard, aboard the dispatch vessel Ondine, ascended the river and exchanged cannon shots with the citadel. On 16 December the troops crossed the Donnai and occupied Biên Hòa, which the Annamese soldiers had evacuated, but not before burning alive numerous Christian prisoners. We took there 48 cannons and 15 armed junks. The operation cost us only 2 men dead and several wounded." Even after taking  Bien Hoa, the guerrillas persisted to amp up their attacks.. The guerilla forces around My Tho began to snipe european columns marching along roads and a French gunboat carrying troops was blown up via sabotage. Bonard believed these actions to be the work of Vietnamese forces operating in Vinh Long so he began a campaign to seize it. On March 20th, his naval forces reached the fortress of Vinh Long and he quickly landed 700 French and 300 Spanish troops led by Lt Colonel Reboul to attack. Thomazi tells us  “On 22 March they crossed two arroyos under fire and advanced into view of the enemy batteries, which had been fighting a violent artillery duel with the gunboats. During the night, after a seven-hour struggle, all the batteries were occupied, and on the following day we entered the citadel, where we found 68 cannon and considerable quantities of materiel” The defenders of Vinh Long had fallen back to some earthwork defenses 20 km's west of My Tho, so Bonard sent forces to attack them while he consolidated Vinh Long. As the forces marched to attack the defenders, the loss of My Tho, Bien Hoa and Vinh Long had severely demoralized the Vietnamese leaders. In April of 1862 Lu Duc announced he sought peace terms. In May, following some preliminary meetings at Hue, the French corvette Forbin went to Tourane to meet with a Vietnamese delegation. As Thomazi, a very faithful source for this entire episode it seems tells us after the French waited 2 days for the Vietnamese to show up. ‘On the third day, an old paddlewheel corvette, the Aigle des Mers, was seen slowly leaving the Tourane river. Her beflagged keel was in a state of dilapidation that excited the laughter of our sailors. It was obvious that she had not gone to sea for many years. Her cannons were rusty, her crew in rags, and she was towed by forty oared junks and escorted by a crowd of light barges. She carried the plenipotentiaries of Tự Đức. Forbin took her under tow and brought her to Saigon, where the negotiations were briskly concluded. On 5 June a treaty was signed aboard the vessel Duperré, moored before Saigon.” The result was the Treaty of Saigon which legalized the catholic faith in Vietnam and the secession of Dinh Tuong, Gia Dinh, Bien Hoa and some islands over to France. The ports of Tourange, Ba Lac and Quang Yen were opened and France was given trade rights. On top of all of that the Vietnamese were to pay an indemnity worth one million dollars to France and Spain over a 10 year period. And thus the colony of Cochinchina with its capital of Saigon was acquired by France, which would start a ongoing conflict only to end with the United States of American pulling out in 1975. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. I honestly thought I would be able to do the Sino-French war of 1884-1885 in a single episode, yet again I was mistaken. Thus next time we will continue the story of France and Southeast asia.

Welcome to the MetPro Podcast, where we are helping you achieve your New Year's resolutions and goals! In this episode, Angelo dives deep into goal setting and how he helps his clients. From weight loss to slow metabolic rates, Angelo has seen it all. He'll share examples of past client successes and teach listeners how to recreate a goal-setting session with their own MetPro coach at home. Don't miss out on this helpful new episode; join us as we help you get closer to achieving your new year's resolutions today!Angelo went through a list of unique goals he has been asked to help achieve:A game show contestant who wanted to slow their metabolismAn entire rock band who wanted to get fit for an upcoming tourAn actress preparing for upcoming scenes in shows like The Office / Parks & RecAn actor who had to lose a lot of weight for a role he landedA contestant on The Biggest Loser had to speed up their metabolism after having such a restrictive dietA retiree who wanted to sail around the worldA Grandma wants to get healthy for her grandkidsA man who bought a sports car and couldn't fit in itA 40-year-old competing in their first fitness competitionAn extreme survivalist journey across AntarcticaAn AP Athlete of the YearMultiple business leaders on the cover of Forbes who wanted to get into great physical shape tooA whole family going on an African safariAn elite athlete competing in the OlympicsAll episodes of The MetPro Method can be found anywhere you get podcasts or go to MetPro.co/podcast. Be sure to follow, rate, and review. You can learn more about MetPro at MetPro.co!

#208 – Welcher Gebrauchtwagen ist etwas bieder, aber so viel wert, dass man allein für sein Innenleben 60 000 Euro hinblättern müsste? Willkommen in der Welt der unlösbaren Autotelefon-Autorätsel, powered by Stefan Anker. Möglichst viel Power sollten auch die beiden herausnehmbaren Bluetooth-Boxen haben, die Bestandteil der elektrischen Konzeptstudie Citroën OLI (all-ë) sind. Eine klassische Hifi-Anlage gibt es hier nicht. Das Motto des aufsehenerregenden Wägelchens lautet: Weniger ist mehr. Eine gute Idee für die Zukunft, oder? // Autotelefon – Der Podcast über Autos. // Jetzt abonnieren! Wir freuen uns über Bewertungen und Rezensionen! Kontakt zu uns bitte via http://instagram.com/autotelefonpodcast

#196 – Welches neue Auto hat einen Modellnamen mit drei Buchstaben und gibt es so auch schon von einer französischen Marke? – Okay, wir lösen auf: ASX, den Mitsubishi jetzt präsentiert hat. Außerdem im heutigen Warenkorb: der Fiat 500, das Urban Arrow Shorty und der Ford Tourneo Connect. Achso, und dann sprechen wir noch über einen denkwürdigen Rückruf von Volkswagen. // Autotelefon – Der Podcast über Autos. // Jetzt abonnieren! Wir freuen uns über Bewertungen und Rezensionen! Kontakt zu uns bitte via http://instagram.com/autotelefonpodcast

Rasenmähen in der 30er Zone, Touran in der Werkstatt, reingeschossen in den Fiat, und hoffentlich ein bisschen Zeit für Kirby.

Rasenmähen in der 30er Zone, Touran in der Werkstatt, reingeschossen in den Fiat, und hoffentlich ein bisschen Zeit für Kirby.

Niels' RS6 får kærlighed hos JJ Detailing. Imens kører han ellert. René har været på skiferie sammen med et hav af danskere i Touran'er og S-Max (inklusiv ham selv) , men heldigvis er der et par stykker, som skiller sig ud fra mængden..highoncars.dk

Nick Touran, creator of whatisnuclear.com, joins me to talk about stewarding our nuclear past and learning from our engineering forefathers. Nick’s a great guy and I’ve learned a lot from his work. We had a fun time chatting and I encourage everyone to consult his website for valuable information about the development of nuclear energy in America. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nuclearbarians.substack.com

Pour ce nouveau numéro d'A l'Est, du nouveau!, Matthieu Boisdron (Le Courrier d'Europe centrale) s'intéresse au touranisme, ce courant idéologique politique dont le but est l'union des peuples de langues altaïques et finno-ougriennes au sein d'une entité nommée Touran.

Så sætter vi os ind i Kim Nej's Touran og fræser hele vejen til Kattegat for at møde Bjørn fra Skyland og drikke STEIFT. Vi har praktikantsvinet Thøger med til at bære tasker og tagebilleder. Der er skøn brunch på færgen, forgæves jagt efter LIDL sko, snak med Daniel Hoffe og et længe ventet møde med Bjørn. Jatak!

Meet Bobby Touran, started Pathpoint four years ago and is software talent that has shifted to commercial insurance (excess & surplus lines). Pathpoint is a digital-wholesale brokerage for retail agents to receive bindable quotes instantly.  Bobby says not having an insurance background is an advantage. He was able to very quickly pull together a sounding board of industry insiders who can supplant that legacy knowledge, but retain the speed of a software company. This gave the team the luxury of how to think about things without any baggage in a 500-year old industry. It took two years to build the online platform and taking feedback from underwriters and agents, using domain expertise to build the core. The second two years brought in E&S experts who can help sell and ramp up the product. Bobby sees a future where digital trading of insurance products keeps becoming more the norm. He emphasizes commitment to using the change through, from building relationships and hopping from small win to win over the years and keep building them. He emphasizes stacking the momentum of repeated small wins instead of having all the pieces stalled at an early-stage for years, and identifying the right partners for feedback. Follow Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.

Koľko by ste dali za takmer úžitkové auto? 40-tisíc? Ale toto nahradí Touran, to je veľká úloha, finančne tam už je. #Volkswagen #caddy #Style

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Bobby Touran from Pathpoint. James, Rob & Bobby discuss the technology behind Pathpoint and their offerings for the excess & surplus sector The InsureTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge. Find us on social media! We're on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or follow James on Twitter! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always - Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!

世界真的在變！十幾二十年前像Alpha、Sienna這類車長五米的七人座MPV市場接受度著實有限，但近年來消負市場則完全打破此不成文的邏輯，也讓車廠們願意引進其新世代產品。最近國內MPV市場就熱得很，原因是多款產品大舉入侵，喜歡MPV的大大們，我們一同來點名最近有哪些比較有話題的車款！

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I denne uge tester vi Toyotas nye brintbil Mirai. Den er på mange måder genial, og længder smukkere end sin forgænger. Brintbilens fordel er, at den ikke tager længere at fylde end en bil med forbrændingsmotor. Motoren er elektrisk og den udleder kun vand. Det er altså det bedste fra begge verdener. Men den er samtidigt handikappet af et mangelfuldt tanknetværk og lidt praktik omkring plads. Gæstevært Anders Berner fra Bilbasen og Redaktør Henrik Dreboldt tager både Mirai og brintteknologien under kærlig behandling, i denne brintbils special, hvor det som sædvanligt stikker af i hundrede forskellige retninger, hvorfor alt fra Mate cykler til Politiets Volkswagen Touran kommer under kærlig behnadling, inden vi slutte af på en klassisk panikalderanekdote. God lyttelyst.

durée : 00:02:28 - Histoires économiques - Du 14 au 19 janvier, Volkswagen a arrêté la production des Tiguan, Touran et Seat Tarraco. L’explication qu’a donnée le constructeur, c’est une pénurie de puces, de microprocesseurs qui équipent les voitures. Il n'est pas le seul, dans cette situation. Faut-il développer plus de capacités en Europe ?

When we talk about ways to combat climate change and address our nation's energy needs, we consistently leave the safest, most reliable, and most efficient energy source out of the discussion altogether. Joining us this week is nuclear engineer Nick Touran, PhD, who happens to be an expert in that exact type of energy.whatisnuclear.comBicycles for Our Minds, with Steve JobsNuclear Power May Have Saved 1.8 Million Lives Otherwise Lost to Fossil Fuels, Scientific AmericanRadiation Dose Chart, XKCDSpontaneous Generation (Flies From Meat), Wikipedia3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome, KurzgesagtA Brief History of Tiny Nuclear Reactors, Popular MechanicsFloating Nuclear Power Plant, Popular Mechanics@whatisnuclear----------Email: newliberalspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @NewLiberalsPod

Nick Touran is a Ph.D. nuclear engineer and advanced reactor designer who runs the science education website whatisnuclear.com. Advanced and Small Modular Reactors have become the only politically safe nuclear power that western politicians are willing to touch with a 10 foot pole. Meanwhile existing plants doing much of the heavy lifting of decarbonisation are facing politically motivated premature closures and new builds of existing designs are seen as politically and financially unfeasible. There is a lot of hype around thorium, molten salt reactors, breeders and burners. There are also a lot of unanswered questions these designs will face if and when they are exposed to the challenges of existing in real life. Banking the West's nuclear future and our climate response on potential paper tigers is a high risk move given the stakes and timeline of climate change.

In this episode we interview reactor physicist and creator of whatisnuclear.com, Dr. Nick Touran, about thorium fueled nuclear reactors. Thorium reactors have garnered immense interest in recent years, particularly within certain online communities, as a "silver bullet" and borderline urban legend of nuclear technology. However, many of the claims of thorium fueled reactors are either not unique to thorium or simply false. Nick Touran goes through some of the myths, science, and pros/cons behind the internet's favorite reactor.    Find articles Nick Touran has written at: https://whatisnuclear.com/ and check out his recent appearance on NPR's Science Friday: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/floating-nuclear-power-plants/ All views expressed are their own and not representative of any the hosts or guests respective employers. Contact us at analyticendeavors@protonmail.com

Hej och välkomna till Hej Bruksbil. Vårt 40:e avsnitt tillägnar vi en MPV. Theo blir osams, Nils blir osams, Magnus blir orolig för framtiden.

Met af en toe wat gezellige bulldozer- en straaljagergeluiden behandelen Bas en Carlo in podcast 127 heel wat gezellige zaken. De in hun ogen briljante Bernhard jr. komt langs, het duo denkt mee over de 440 miljard euro die de auto jaarlijks in Europa opbrengt en ze zwaaien het fenomeen MPV uit (goodbye Touran). Ook leggen zij genadeloos de connectie Mazda-Leo Blokhuis bloot en deed Carlo een acceleratieproef met zijn 37 jaar oude Mercedes. De autoherinnering? Die is van Ronald Brandsma. Geniet!

Notes  Movies/TV/Books Abrams doing Superman?  Avengers End Game breaks the record  Gears of War Movie  My love of Predator  Spider-Man far from home review  Knives Out  Gaming 3 million dollar fortnite winner  Crossplay Experience Nightwolf trailer  Modern Warfare innovations  Twitch Comp - Mixer Podcast Games: Ta ever   Music news/review Slipknot kicks off tourAn additional 14 songs Bloodbather Pressure  Banned from the SubT Northlane “Alien” review  Dayseeker Sleeptalk  Social media wrap up* Twitter, periscope,snapchat tumblr Reddit @secondcitykids* Instagram: Secondcitykidsj * www.facebook.com/secondcitykids* Secondcitykids@gmail.com Subscribe and rate on iTunes, Tune In Radio, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play and anywhere else podcast are found  Secondcitykidspodcast.podbean.com Music By Dan Vallejo

Podcast 78 is een bijzondere, met Bas die vanuit Schotland inbelt en schetst hoe zijn Riley en de daarbij behorende uitlaat los van elkaar van de boot afkwamen. Voorts een herinnering van Joris Helmons, de fusieplannen van Fiat/Chrysler en Renault, het verschil tussen een (politie-)Audi en een (politie-)Touran én nieuws over de BMW 1 Serie en de IAA-show van Frankfurt. Enjoy!

In this episode I talk to Touran Asaad from the Hiking Squad. We find out how Touran first got into doing the hiking squad and what people can expect from the hikes. Coming face to face with kangaroos plus Herbalife. Individual health results from Herbalife Nutrition will vary and they do not claim to cure anything. You can contact Touran at one of the following links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318211615511250/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010069810064 Instagram: touran.asaad   Sponsors: Bung Pai Thai Massage:  https://www.facebook.com/BungPaiThaiMassage/ https://youtu.be/oWpK8ZuEs_k   Proactive Self Defence:  https://www.facebook.com/proactiveselfdefencemelbourne/ https://proactiveselfdefence.com   Roach Music School https://www.facebook.com/roachmusicschool/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5Xhalxi2c For more information about the podcast and what is coming up check out the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AdamRoachhost/ email: adroach1@hotmail.com

Irgendwie war Urlaub. Und es wird auch noch Urlaub sein. Trotzdem treffen wir uns wieder in der Metaebene und quatschen wild drauf los. Die Sendung nach der Sommerpause mit viel Restsonne im Gemüt.

Die neue Folge "Daddies in Distress" geht ab wie Teslas "Insane Mode"! Stefan hat sich einen neuen Touran gekauft und das nehmen die beiden Herren zum Anlass über das Thema Autos zu sinnieren. Was braucht eine perfekte Familienkarre? Welche romantischen Gefühle lösen Autos bei Justus aus? Wie viele Kinder brachte man in den 80er in einem Kombi unter? Und vor allem: was hat Benjamin Blümchen damit zu tun?

Charlie, Cody and Kalan are back from a four month break to chat about the SF music scene, gigging, and the writing of a new album.

IWVM033 - VW Touran, dunkelblau