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Sujo John: Surviving 9/11, Finding Purpose, and Living the Gospel Out LoudIn this week's Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus and Melanie meet with Sujo John, who, on the morning of September 11, 2001, went to work on the 81st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center carrying a question that had been weighing heavily on his heart: What is my purpose?Just months earlier, Sujo and his wife, Mary, had moved from India to begin a new life in America. They were expecting their first child, building successful careers, and seemingly living the American dream. Sujo worked in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, while Mary worked on the 71st floor of the South Tower.Yet despite everything going well, Sujo felt an unmistakable emptiness. He believed God had a greater calling on his life but had no idea what that calling would look like.At 8:05 a.m. on September 11, Sujo sent an email to a friend at church describing his search for meaning and purpose.Less than an hour later, everything changed.American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the North Tower. Sujo's office filled with smoke, fire, shattered debris, and chaos. As terrified employees searched for a way out, Sujo began the long descent down the stairwell, surrounded by hundreds of people trying to escape—and firefighters and police officers heading in the opposite direction toward the devastation. All the while, Sujo could think of only one person: Mary. He had no way of knowing whether she was alive.After escaping Tower 1, Sujo began making his way toward Tower 2 to find her. Then the unimaginable happened. The South Tower collapsed. Standing near the base of the building, Sujo found himself surrounded by people as the massive structure came crashing down around them. In those terrifying moments, he began praying and felt compelled to tell the people nearby to call on the name of Jesus.Soon, voices around him were crying out, "Jesus!" When the dust settled, Sujo found himself buried in several feet of white soot and broken glass—but alive. Through the darkness and debris, he encountered a man lying face down who had a flashlight. Sujo encouraged him to get up and keep moving. When the man stood, Sujo noticed the letters FBI on his jacket.Together, the two men held hands and walked through the near-zero visibility until they spotted the flashing lights of an ambulance and eventually found their way to safety.But Sujo still didn't know whether Mary had survived. Then his phone rang. It was Mary.In an extraordinary turn of events, her train had arrived at the World Trade Center subway station just minutes after the first plane struck. She had never made it inside Tower 2. Both had survived.Standing together later that day and looking back at the smoking ruins of the buildings where they had worked, Sujo and Mary realized that the promises they had separately made to God during those terrifying hours would define the rest of their lives.They would dedicate themselves completely to Him.From Survival to CallingSeptember 11 became the defining turning point in Sujo John's life.What began that morning as a search for purpose became a calling to share the Gospel around the world. Sujo and Mary devoted their lives to ministry, sharing their testimony in churches throughout America and internationally.Their ministry also developed a deep commitment to helping people who are often overlooked and forgotten, including women and girls rescued from the sex industry in India through the House of Rahab.For Sujo, surviving 9/11 was never simply about being given another day to live. It was about being given another opportunity to live with purpose.And his message to Christians today is challenging:The Gospel was never intended to remain inside church walls.Believers are called to make their faith visible—to serve their communities, invest in the next generation, and become the hands and feet of Jesus to the people around them.In This EpisodeSujo shares the extraordinary story of escaping the World Trade Center on September 11, the desperate search for his wife, the prayers that rose from the rubble, and the miraculous phone call revealing that Mary was alive.He also discusses the deeper story behind that day—his lifelong questions about suffering, his search for purpose, and the calling that emerged from one of the darkest moments in American history.This conversation is ultimately about more than survival. It's about purpose. It's about faith when life stops making sense. And it's about what happens when someone decides that the life they've been given will be spent serving something greater than themselves.Support Sujo:-  IG:  https://www.instagram.com/sujojohnofficial?igsi=MW5ibmVidGJkd3N0Zg==Sujo John - https://sujojohn.com/YouCanFreeUs - https://youcanfreeus.org/ I Am Second Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CryxwzBuldcSupport TNQ  - IG: team_neverquit , marcusluttrell , melanieluttrell , huntero13  -  https://www.patreon.com/teamneverquitSponsors:  - Navyfederal.org     - Dripdrop.com/TNQ- vinted.com/TNQ - davidprotein.com/TNQ- quo.com/TNQ  - mengotomars.com [Team Never Quit]  - bubsnaturals.com [Promo code TNQ]  - mizzenandmain.com   [Promo code: TNQ20]   - masterclass.com/TNQ  - ShopMando.com [Promo code: TNQ]  - Tractorsupply.com/hometownheroes  - meetfabiric.com/TNQ  - Prizepicks (TNQ)   - armslist.com/TNQ   -  PXGapparel.com/TNQ  - bruntworkwear.com/TNQ   - shipsticks.com/TNQ   - stopboxusa.com {TNQ}   - Tonal.com [TNQ]  - greenlight.com/TNQ  - drinkAG1.com/TNQ  - Hims.com/TNQ

A long run can be tough, but this week proves it can also be downright ridiculous: surprise humidity, shaky confidence, and yes, a flying insect that turns one runner into an unwilling protein experiment. We share real training updates for the ramp-up to Wine and Dine and Marathon Weekend, including why “trust the process” is more than a slogan when the miles start to bite. We also talk practical hot-weather strategy, from carrying fluids to testing electrolytes, and what we're noticing after trying Hydro Patch on long runs (helpful, not magic, and definitely not a replacement for water).Then we bring on our guest, Devin Siebold, the former educator turned stand-up comedian behind the viral Theme Park Comedians content. Devin tells the story of leaving the classroom, what comedy taught him about people, and why laughter is often a signal of safety when life feels heavy. If you love Disney World, Epcot, Broadway references, and sharp Disney-adult humor, his behind-the-scenes look at writing and filming in the parks is a blast.We also dig into Devin's runDisney journey, favorite race memories, and why fundraising bibs matter to him, including St. Jude's and No Kid Hungry. From a Tower of Terror fear challenge done for charity to the little details that make race weekends unforgettable, this conversation hits both the heart and the funny bone.If you're enjoying the show, subscribe so you never miss a training-season boost, share the episode with a runDisney friend, and leave us a quick review to help more runners find the Rise and Run community.Send us Fan MailSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel    Stoked Metabolic CoachingAffiliate LinksThe Start Line Co.Fluffy FizziesMona Moon Naturals Rise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Kawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded  

On this week's episode, we've got a pair of absolute legends and friends who've both been on the show before, but never together. It's Ben Gibbard and Bob Mould. I'm not sure if either of these guys needs an introduction at this point, but here goes. Ben Gibbard is the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the band Death Cab For Cutie, with whom he's been making thoughtful, gorgeous, heartfelt indie-rock for nearly 30 years now. Death Cab made its way out of the underground and into the mainstream with 2003's epic Transatlanticism, and 2003 was also the year that birthed Gibbard's unexpectedly massive side project The Postal Service. But while those two records might get a lot of the glory, Death Cab has a deep, rich catalog that continues to grow and thrive to this day. The band's latest album, I Built You a Tower, came out earlier this year, and it sits comfortably with their best. As you'll hear in this chat, he's not ashamed to play the hits while still committing himself to writing great new songs as well. Check out “Riptides” from I Built You a Tower right here. The other half of today's conversation, Bob Mould, has clearly had an influence on Gibbard—among literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of other musicians and songwriters over the years. Mould came crashing out of the gate with his band Hüsker Dü in the late 1970s, pioneering the sort of furious yet melodic punk that would define its era and whose sound reverberates to this day. After Hüsker Dü split in the late ‘80s, Mould embarked on a more contemplative solo period—pioneering the punk-goes-acoustic thing—before, in 1992, forming a trio called Sugar with David Barbe and Malcolm Travis. Sugar was the biggest commercial success of Mould's career, and for good reason: The band's two albums distilled his greatest strengths. Sugar didn't last long, but reformed just last year and have been playing triumphant gigs ever since. You can catch them on tour this year, including at Chicago's Riot Fest. I have barely scratched the surface of Mould's life and career, so forgive me for that. In this great conversation, these two chat about revisiting old albums and the question of “fan service,” about how they discover new music as they get older, and about how they prepare their bodies and brains for being on the road. It's a fun chat, and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast and thanks to Ben Gibbard and Bob Mould for chatting. If you liked what you heard, please follow Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting platform and check out all the great stuff at Talkhouse.com. This episode was produced by Myron Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by the Range. See you next time! 0:00 Intro 02:37 Start of conversation 02:53 On touring and adjusting to life at home again 06:20 On coming home to family after touring 07:10 On Death Cab's current tour, and bus tours vs. plane tours 09:01 On Bob's longevity as a performer, and his other career paths 11:20 On staying in shape to tour, and feeling grateful  13:19 On Bob's energetic performances and physicality  14:23 On doing “rock moves” onstage, and injuries 17:32 On the pros and cons of discovering music through streaming, file-sharing, or physical media 22:16 On living under “an avalanche of music” and why some music does or doesn't connect 24:01 Why less new music connects with Ben and Bob as they get older 26:32 On how musical identities, genres, and rules have changed  29:12 On finding time to listen to new music, finding new influences from different genres, and “taking inspiration from myself” 33:52 On fitting influences, inspirations, and elements together into a new song and reinterpretation  36:22 On the cons of songwriting publishing disputes and the value of intellectual property 38:08 On David Eggers, protecting art from AI, and the “alchemy and magic” of creating 39:42 On feeling satisfied by making music for yourself, and handing off demos 41:48 On why they're driven to write songs, and “selfish” reasons to create 44:07 On reflecting on their past work, the importance of “fan service” concerts, and the cultural impact of Transatlanticism  47:57 On connecting with your past self through “album play” shows 50:11 On being the “vessel” for work that deeply connects with people over time 51:43 On Hüsker Dü, solo work, and record label experiences 54:49 On Ben's birthday, and upcoming shows Find more illuminating podcasts on the ⁠⁠⁠Talkhouse Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠talkhouse.com⁠⁠⁠ to read essays, reviews, and more. Sign up for our newsletter. Follow @talkhouse on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Twitter (X)⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook, and Letterboxd.

South Carolina. The clinic offered MMR vaccinations as the South Carolina Department of Health reported 876 cases of measles earlier in the week, most centered in Spartanburg County. This hour, we look at the spread of measles in the United States. We also talk to health and science communicators who are working to tell the story of that disease in new ways. GUESTS: Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo: Director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown School of Public Health, and a Professor of Epidemiology Brinda Adhikari: Award-winning executive producer, showrunner and journalist, who is Co-Host of the "Why Should I Trust You?" podcast Teri Mills: Retired nurse educator, grandmother, and Board member and Vice President of Media for Grandparents for Vaccines Music featured (in order): Sickness – runo plum Contagious – Ani DiFranco Cat’s Got the Measles – The New Lost City Ramblers Catch My Disease – Ben Lee Soul Vaccination – Tower of Power Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This hour, Scoot continues the conversation about the death of the 17-year-old falling down stairs to his death inside the long-abandoned Plaza Tower.

Insurance is getting more expensive and more sophisticated, as climate change, extreme weather and rising costs reshape how insurers price risk. Tower CEO Paul Johnstone explains why the price of risk in New Zealand has materially changed over the past 15 years, and how Tower is using up to a billion data points to price individual properties based on their exposure to hazards like floods, earthquakes, landslides and sea surge. He also discusses what rising weather-related losses mean for the insurance industry — and why he still believes insurance is a good business to be in. Plus, how Tower is using AI to streamline claims and customer service, why its technology has already saved a million minutes of call time, and how the business is balancing lower premiums with growth and profitability. For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The waters are rough and Americans deserve a pathfinder who can actually read the map. Admiral James Stavridis — former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, former SOUTHCOM commander, and author of 2084: A Novel of Future War — returns to Independent Americans to cut through the noise on Trump's Iran roller coaster, the redirection of masked ICE agents into airport terminals, and the looming cyber threat almost no one in Washington is talking about. Paul and the Admiral trade a candid strategic assessment on the Strait of Hormuz, the thousand pounds of enriched uranium still unaccounted for, and the three specific things any serious observer should be watching right now. They also get real about the culture problem inside ICE, the checks that could still hold a rogue executive accountable — the courts, Congress, NATO, and the American people at the ballot box in November — and why the executive branch always wins the sprint but rarely the race. The Admiral makes the case for a centrist party that doesn't yet exist, names the cyber tower nobody's watching, and closes with a reminder about the young Americans in harm's way tonight. This is exactly the kind of rigorous, non-partisan, veteran-led analysis the rigged two-party system doesn't want you to hear. -WATCH full video of this episode here. -Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. See what we're doing to change that. -Visit Kalshi and trade on anything. Use code [INDEPENDENT] to get ten dollars when you trade ten. -Head to cozyearth.com and use the code AMERICANS for an exclusive 20% off. -Join Noble Mobile today and get a $100 bonus when you use code PAUL and stay a member for 2 months! -Join IVA and help us get independent veterans elected to office. -Learn more about Paul's work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with Independent Veterans of America. -Learn more about American Veterans for Ukraine here. -Remember Independent is an Attitude. -Learn more about The Headstrong Project for Veterans, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. It's a show of strength. If you or a loved one are in immediate crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Connect with Independent Americans: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms Read more at Substack Support ad-free episodes at Patreon  Connect: Instagram  • X/Twitter • BlueSky • Facebook  Follow on social: @PaulRieckhoff on X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.  -And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch now in time for the new year.  Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media.  And now part of the BLEAV network!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Cal replays one of the most powerful conversations in Big Questions' archive: his interview with Michael Wright, a survivor who was buried alive when Tower 2 of the World Trade Center collapsed on him. Michael was a 30-year-old account executive on an ordinary Tuesday morning when the hijacked planes hit. Cal interviewed him for Esquire Magazine just days after the attack and has replayed his taped recollections every year since Big Questions started. This year, Cal introduces curated archival images from that day, synced to Michael's narrative. The visuals can be found on youtube.com/@bigquestionspodcast. This is the story of how Michael survived after being buried alive near a fireman. He crawled to the fireman and stuck to him "like a sticky burr on a bear's ass." The fireman hacked them both out with an axe. When the story was first published, Esquire called it "the fastest 3,863 words you will ever read." It's a story about adaptation under the worst possible pressure, and about the connection between two strangers that made survival possible. Twenty-five years later, all of those involved still have everything to teach us.  

Join us for one of our favorite 90s Disney traditions, the annual cocktail party. We've got three Disney cocktails plus a fourth sent in by a listener. We also have a variety of conversations and topics far too varied to list here. Come hang out with us and grab a beverage!If you're listening to this and want to watch, check out the VoD on Spotify!00:00 Backyard Cocktail Kickoff01:32 Mikey's T-Rex Mojito Memory03:51 Bartender Cam and Trip Talk06:33 Oogie Boogie and Cartoon Nostalgia12:14 Blender Drama and Rum Math15:57 Mojito Taste Test21:21 Disney Springs Bar Debate23:36 Sake Boxes and Rum Rabbit Hole26:02 Vodka Smuggling Storytime27:05 Random Russian References27:22 Blender Talk and Frozen Drinks28:57 Disney Bars Wishlist30:01 Haunted Mansion Bar Rumors32:03 Universal Epic Universe Plans36:32 Trip Dining and Epcot Ideas40:34 Mint Debates and Movie Quotes43:17 Banana Old Fashioned46:49 Whiskey, Scotch, and Peaty Tastes48:47 Bananas and Arepas49:56 Allspice Drink Talk50:35 Bitters Bottle Problem51:10 Dollywood Ride News53:10 Banana Old Fashioned54:40 Lulu Bar Storytime56:01 Spam Musubi Attempt57:43 Go To Cocktails Debate01:00:27 Disney Lounge Nostalgia01:02:13 American Adventure Faves01:06:00 Pixel Watch Tangent01:07:17 Old Disney Ticket Memories01:11:04 Discovery Island Ideas01:13:02 Catwalk Cooler Recipe01:15:59 Rum Floater Setup01:16:36 Rum Talk and Daiquiris01:18:30 Disney Animation Courtyard Nostalgia01:22:13 Ice Ratios and Blending Tips01:22:58 Club 33 Plans and Lounge Confusion01:30:54 Taste Test and Vacation Vibes01:32:24 Blue Drinks and Grenadine Stories01:34:09 90s Cartoons And Mike Judge News01:36:19 Grilling Gear and Burger Debates01:41:20 Dole Whip and Orange Bird Feelings01:42:20 Sonny Eclipse Appreciation01:43:36 Lost Ride Footage01:44:42 Ambient Animatronics Return01:45:21 Monsters Inc Pixar Ranking01:48:55 Coco Praise and Tears01:50:22 DreamWorks Debate01:54:16 Highbrow Batanga01:58:06 Nomad Lounge Memories02:03:47 Geo 82 Bar Vibes02:07:08 Tower of Terror Dares02:10:16 Tower of Terror Trauma02:12:02 Dreamfinder Returns Hype02:16:27 People Mover Comeback Debate02:18:10 Cocktail Rankings Recap02:24:25 Fan Expo Celebrity Stories02:33:40 Final Votes and WrapFollow Us⁠Blue Sky⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Threads⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠Email: ⁠90sDisneyPodcast@gmail.com

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”With one of the most iconic opening lines in modern fantasy, Stephen King launched readers into The Dark Tower, a sprawling, strange, genre-defying epic unlike almost anything else he has ever written.In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Zach and Jim take a spoiler-lite look at The Gunslinger, the first book in King's legendary Dark Tower series.Jim comes to this one as a longtime Dark Tower fan who has journeyed to the Tower multiple times. As a first-time reader, Zach brings his own perspective to Roland Deschain's haunting trek across a dying world. Together, we dig into what makes The Gunslinger so memorable — and why it can also be such a challenging introduction to the series.For readers encountering The Dark Tower for the first time, we'll keep the major revelations ahead safely out of reach. And for Constant Readers who already know that Ka is a wheel, there should be plenty here to revisit and debate.Whether you love The Gunslinger, struggled with it, or have been wondering for years whether it's finally time to begin the journey toward the Dark Tower, join us for the discussion.

On today's show, Scoot The New Orleans City Council is considering a new tax or fee on Mardi Gras krewes to help offset the cost of police, protection, and logistics for parades. Is that reasonable, or would it put too much pressure on the krewes that already spend big money to keep Mardi Gras rolling? If you ride or belong to a krewe, do you understand the need for the city to recover some costs, or do you think this would hurt the tradition?  A 17-year-old is dead after falling down stairs inside the long-abandoned Plaza Tower, a building that has become a destination for urban explorers. His family says the building was not secure enough to keep teenagers out. So where is the responsibility here? Do people bear responsibility for entering a dangerous abandoned building, or do owners and the city have an obligation to make sure a place like that is truly secured? 

This hour, Scoot continues the conversation about the 17-year-old dying after falling down stairs inside the long-abandoned Plaza Tower, a building that has become a destination for urban explorers.

A 17-year-old is dead after falling down stairs inside the long-abandoned Plaza Tower, a building that has become a destination for urban explorers. His family says the building was not secure enough to keep teenagers out. So where is the responsibility here? Do people bear responsibility or entering a dangerous abandoned building, or do owners and the city have an obligation to make sure a place like that is truly secured? 

Episode Notes: Welcome back to Arcade Cozy! This week, we're diving deep on the biggest news of the week: GTA VI. It's almost here, we got a big gameplay trailer before which there were a butt load of leaks. So, we talk about both of those things.Then, what we've been playing. This week that means a little bit of Fields of Mistria, a little bit of Fortnite, and a lot a of a Dispatch-adjacent game called Sovereign Tower.It's a great one so grab your favorite beverage, cozy up, and enjoy!Games discussed include Grand Theft Auto 6, Pokopia, Fields of Mistria, Sovereign Tower, Red Dead Redemption, Yakuza, and more!Do you have thoughts on what we talked about today? Are there things that we missed? Or do you have a few games you'd like us to check out? Hit us up on one of the avenues below—we would love to connect with you.Email us at arcadecozy@gmail.comFollow us on IG (@arcadecozy)

Some believe artificial intelligence isn't just changing how we communicate. It's rebuilding the Tower of Babel. Lance sits down with Ben Peterson, author of "When Intelligence Isn't Human," to unpack what happens when a single technology can speak to every person on earth in their own language, and why he believes that's exactly the scenario Genesis warns about. The conversation goes deep fast: an AI that refused to write part of Lance's own manuscript, the Pentagon's push to mandate AI training across the military, the arms race with China, and a young man whose family says an AI chatbot played a role in his suicide. Ben, who's ministered to more than 300,000 service members and veterans, explains why he believes AI is being built by people who follow moral relativism rather than a biblical worldview, and why that matters far more than most Christians realize. From there the discussion moves into Genesis 6, the Singularity, and what Elon Musk, Jeffrey Hinton, and others are already saying in public about where this is heading. In this episode: * Why Claude refused to write part of Lance's manuscript, and what that says about where AI is headed * Ben Peterson's case for why AI is "rebuilding the Tower of Babel," and what Genesis says happens when humanity gains one shared language * The Pentagon's mandate to train U.S. military branches on AI daily, and what that means in the AI arms race with China * Why Ben says nearly 40% of millennials and Gen Z now turn to AI chatbots as often as they'd turn to a pastor * Jeffrey Hinton, known as the "godfather of AI," and the warning he's now giving the world after leaving Google * Genesis 6, the Nephilim, and why Lance connects that account to where AI and robotics may be headed next * The Singularity, and why Ben compares the utopian promises behind it to the ones made by Hitler and Stalin Podcast Episode 2225: Why Some Believe AI Is 'Rebuilding the Tower of Babel' | don't miss this! Listen to more episodes of the Lance Wallnau Show at lancewallnau.com/podcast

A bumper episode this week as we tackle a bunch of incredible new indies, Jeremy dives into to Anon for the first time and Frank tries American baseball. VHOLUME: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4131730/VHOLUME/ The Lantern of the Laughless Saint: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3849000/ Sovereign Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4113940/Sovereign_Tower/ Stars Reach: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1925650/Stars_Reach/ Cicadamata": https://store.steampowered.com/app/3817250/CICADAMATA/ Anno 1404: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281630/Anno_1404__History_Edition/  

Sometimes it's the hardest times that teach us what is most important. In the second half of this episode on The Tower and the Ruin, Dr. Michael Drout opens up about the sorrow behind the book and how Tolkien's stories helped him through. 

Thousands of languages are used around the world today, and this linguistic diversity is a precious part of our human heritage. But it's also more than that. Linguistic diversity provides clues—a vast crazy quilt of clues—about how language works, about how history has unfolded, about the dynamics of culture, and about the nature of the human mind. My guest today is Dr. Damián Blasi. Damián is an ICREA Research Professor based at the Center for Brain & Cognition at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Over the last decade or so, Damián's emerged as one of the most innovative researchers in the study of language and linguistic diversity. He's been widely recognized for this work, and most recently was awarded the 2026 FABSS Early Career Impact Award from the Cognitive Science Society. In this conversation, Damián and talk about why scientists should care about linguistic diversity. We do a bit of linguistic diversity 101—how many languages there are, how we can enumerate them, how they vary from another. We discuss a recent paper in which Damian and his colleagues reconstructed the explosive rise and precipitous fall of human linguistic diversity over the last 12,000 years. We talk about the factors that drive language change. And we discuss how cognitive science relies too much on English and English speakers—and how this may be holding the field back. Along the way, Damián and I touch on the Tower of Babel, a golden age of linguistic diversity, the human bite configuration, scientific aesthetics, whether children shape language, polygenetic theories of language evolution, the pace of language change, schooling, linguistic inequality and behemoth languages, and why Damián thinks that possibility space of human language might be bigger and wilder than we currently imagine. This is a special episode of the Many Minds podcast. As I mentioned, Damián is this year's winner of an award from the Cognitive Science Society, in recognition of his outstanding early-year contributions to the field. He recently gave a keynote at the society's annual conference in Rio de Janeiro, and we've partnered with the Cognitive Science Society to feature this conversation about his work. I'll also mention that this wasn't my first time chatting with Damián—he's an alumnus of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI), the sponsor & incubator of this podcast. We met there a couple years ago, and so it was all the more fun to reconnect with him here. Alright friends, without further ado, on to my conversation with Dr. Damián Blasi. Enjoy!   Notes 10:00 – The UNESCO page on multilingualism and linguistic diversity. 17:00 – The Ethnologue database. 20:00 – For examples of Dr. Blasi's work on "behemoth languages" and on how languages are not represented equally in terms of technological and development investment, see here and here. 26:00 - For the paper in which Dr. Blasi and colleagues introduced Grambank, see here. For the database itself, see here. 29:00 – For Dr. Blasi's earlier work on sound-meaning associations across languages, see here. 33:00 – For discussion of Darwin's views on monogenesis vs polygenesis and race, see our recent episode. 36:00 – For more about pronouns—and how they do and do not vary across the world's languages—see several chapters in the World Atlas of Language Structures. 39:00 – The paper—'Babies aren't persons'—by David Lancy. 41:00 - For Dr. Blasi and colleagues' recent Science paper on the rise and fall of human linguistic diversity, see here. 59:00 – For a recent study of linguistic diversification, including discussion of so-called schismogenesis, see here. For an example of Cristina Moya's work on ethnic identity in the Andes region, see here. 1:00:00 – For an example of Dr. Blasi's work on how ecology shapes language—a topic not discussed in this conversation—see here. 1:01:00 ­– For the study by Dr. Blasi and colleagues about changes in human bite configuration and how these changes have shaped sounds systems, see here. 1:14:00 – For the recent paper by Dr. Blasi and colleagues about the (non-)role of children in language change, see here. 1:22:00 – The paper by Dr. Blasi and colleagues about the over-reliance on English in the cognitive sciences (and how it hinders the field). 1:24:00 – See here for work by Aitor Egurtzegi, in collaboration with Dr. Blasi and others, on ergativity and gaze patterns across languages. 1:27:00 – For the preprint—'Which humans?'—led by Mohammed Atari (and including Dr. Blasi and others), see here. 1:30:00 – For a recent argument that psychology needs to overcome its "ahistorical" bent, see here.   Recommendations A Myriad of Tongues, Caleb Everett The Secret of Our Success, Joseph Henrich Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time, Johanna Nichols   Tile art credit: Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (detail)   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Bluesky (@manymindspod.bsky.social).

Want more exclusive content?! http://prometheuslens.supercast.com to sign up for the "All Access Pass" and get early access to episodes, private community, members only episodes, private Q & A's, and coming documentaries. We also have a $4 dollar a month package that gets you early access and an ad free listening experience!====================In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Aaron Judkins and Dr. Judd Burton for a deep dive into Gobekli Tepe, biblical archaeology, and the big questions surrounding ancient history. What makes this site so significant? Could it reshape how we understand the early post-flood world, the Tower of Babel, and the development of religion?We explore the evidence behind evidential apologetics, the role archaeology plays in confirming biblical historicity, and the theories presented in Aaron Judkins' book Decoding Gobekli Tepe. From the mystery of the towering T-pillars to the symbolism of the moon god, bull imagery, and possible linguistic clues, this conversation connects ancient stones to a much larger biblical narrative.Whether you're interested in archaeology, Genesis, biblical timelines, or how ancient sites may reinforce faith, this episode is packed with insight, debate, and fresh perspective.Topics covered:Gobekli Tepe and its purposeArchaeology and biblical confirmationThe Tower of Babel and biblical chronologyTheories on Adam, Eve, and ancestor venerationLuwian logograms and ancient language cluesThe significance of the T-pillars and sacred symbolismIf you enjoy discussions that connect Scripture, archaeology, and ancient history, this is an episode you won't want to miss.====================

Tower 28 is officially seven years old, and founder Amy Liu is back to talk about what happens when the hot new beauty brand grows up. We get into watching hypochlorous acid go from Tower 28's signature to an entire category of SOS lookalikes, what she learned from a launch that didn't go as planned, and how she keeps customers interested in an increasingly crowded beauty market. Plus, Amy gives us the scoop on Swipe Serum Foundation, Tower 28's biggest launch yet—and we share what Gloss Angeles Confidential testers really thought after trying it before launch. To join GAC, sign up for our newsletter: https://glossangelespod.substack.comThis episode is in partnership with Tower 28.Watch our episodes!Shop our episodesInstagram: @glossangelspod | TikTok: @glossangelespodEmail: glossangelespodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Upcoming Episodes Grimdark Grandparents: Warhammer 40,000 and Its Pulp DNA 0. What's a W.H.40.K? — An introduction to Warhammer 40,000's immense science-fantasy horror setting, where a corpse-worshipping human empire fights aliens, daemons, ancient machines, and its own terrible history. 1. The Imperium of Man — From Dune, Foundation, Roman decline, and medieval Christendom comes a galactic empire where the future is not progress but a dead civilization kept moving through faith, fear, and paperwork. 2. Space Marines — The Imperium's iconic super-soldiers combine power armor and military science fiction with crusading knights, Spartan myth, warrior monks, kidnapped children, and the seductive imagery of authoritarian heroism. 3. Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard — Drawing from trench literature, British war comics, Kipling, and future-war fiction, the Guard are ordinary people sent into cosmic horror with little more than courage and a lasgun. 4. Adeptus Mechanicus — Frankenstein, Metropolis, invention pulp, and lost-technology stories meet in a machine cult where science survives, understanding does not, and repairs are performed like religious rites. 5. Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy — Gothic convents, martyr legends, Joan of Arc, witchfinders, and Hammer horror become armored saints who turn faith, suffering, and flamethrowers into instruments of Imperial power. 6. The Inquisition — The occult detective and witch-hunter become one terrifying Imperial investigator who may uncover the truth only to burn every witness, building, and planet touched by it. 7. Rogue Traders — Planetary romance, colonial adventure fiction, space opera, pirates, and merchant princes combine in explorers licensed to discover strange worlds, trade with them, rob them, or claim them for the Imperium. 8. Adeptus Custodes — Ancient palace guards, sacred kingship, Achilles, and Gilgamesh stand behind the Emperor's golden companions: philosopher-warriors created to protect a god who is already dead. 9. Adeptus Titanicus / Titan Legions — Giant robots descend from Martian tripods, dreadnoughts, siege engines, golems, and war gods to become walking cathedrals capable of teaching entire cities to kneel. 10. The Horus Heresy — Warhammer's great betrayal myth draws from Lucifer, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, and fallen-hero stories to explain how the Emperor's favored son broke the human future from within. 11. Chaos Space Marines — Fallen angels, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, and Milton's Satan become immortal super-soldiers whose genuine grievances have curdled into rebellion, bitterness, and damnation. 12. Chaos Daemons — Medieval demonology, grimoires, occult pulp, weird fiction, and nightmare cinema become psychic entities made from mortal rage, despair, ambition, obsession, and desire. 13. World Eaters / Khorne — Sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, gladiator spectacle, and revenge tragedy create warriors who reduce every political, emotional, and moral problem to an axe blow. 14. Death Guard / Nurgle — Plague literature, danse macabre, zombie films, body horror, and graveyard humor meet in rotting soldiers who have surrendered to decay and discovered that the joke is that they are happy. 15. Thousand Sons / Tzeentch — Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, mummy fiction, occult scholarship, and forbidden-book stories become sorcerers who sought perfect knowledge only to discover that the book was reading them back. 16. Emperor's Children / Slaanesh — Decadent literature, Gothic aristocrats, glam horror, cursed art, and The Picture of Dorian Gray shape warriors who pursued perfection until beauty became an endlessly hungry mouth. 17. Chaos / Imperial Knights — Haunted castles, ancestral armor, chivalric romance, feudal bloodlines, and giant-robot fiction become seventy-foot war machines carrying generations of family pride, duty, resentment, and curses. 18. Orks — Fantasy orcs, Mad Max, British hooligan comedy, fungus horror, and invasive-species stories combine in a joyful alien ecosystem where killing the enemy may only plant the next war. 19. Tyranids — Alien, The Thing, bug-war fiction, parasite horror, and cosmic naturalism become an extragalactic appetite that does not hate humanity because hatred would interfere with digestion. 20. Genestealer Cults — Body-snatcher films, changeling folklore, secret-cult pulp, family curses, and invasion paranoia create an alien uprising that begins not in the sky but at the dinner table. 21. Necrons — Killer robots and artificial-labor nightmares combine with mummy curses, tomb kings, and cursed archaeology to produce immortal metal dynasties waking from the grave with better weapons than the living. 22. Aeldari / Drukhari — Elves, cruel fairy courts, dying-earth fiction, lost civilizations, decadent aristocrats, and vampire cities become two responses to apocalypse: mourning the fall or continuing the party forever. 23. Night Lords — Batman, slashers, serial killers, Gothic villains, Grand Guignol, and public-execution culture become terror troops who transform punishment into theatre and fear into government. 24. T'au Empire and Leagues of Votann — The T'au combine utopian science fiction, anime mecha, and benevolent imperialism, while the Votann draw from mining frontiers, company towns, clone labor, ancestor cults, and corporate survivalism. 25. [REDACTED] — ▀▀▀ thrillers, ▀▀▀▀▀▀ societies, ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀, invasion ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀, Dr. ▀▀▀▀▀▀, and ▀▀▀▀▀ mythology become a Space Marine legion so committed to ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ that truth itself is rendered operationally ▀▀▀▀▀▀.     Audio Book Stories   01 Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve   02 The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe   03 Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James   04 The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton   05 The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert   06 Banshees   07 The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson   08 The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood   09 The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews   11 The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce   12 The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan   13 Some Real American Ghosts Part 1   14 Some Real American Ghosts Part 2   PGttCM Season 23 Order(all episodes will be recorded  1. Sinners (2025) August week 4 Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading   2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) September week 1 Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading   3. Ready or Not (2019) September week 2 Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition.  Complete YouTube reading   4. Blade II (2002) September week 3 Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading   5. Obsession (2026) September week 4 Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading   6. RoboCop (1987) October week 1 Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading   7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) October week 2 Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook   8. Strange Days (1995) October week 3 Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading   9. Brainstorm (1983) October week 4 Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading   10. Burst City (1982) November week 1 Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading   11. Neo Tokyo (1987) November week 2 Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading   12. Total Recall (1990) November week 3 Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading   13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) November week 4 Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading   14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) December week 1 Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading   15. Slither (2006) December week 2 Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading   16. Swiss Army Man (2016) December week 3 Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him.  Complete YouTube reading   17. Happy Death Day (2017) December week 4 Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading   18. The Gorge (2025) January week 1 Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading   Reality Comes Apart January week 2 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human.  Complete YouTube reading   20. Dark City (1998) January week 3 Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading   21. Stir of Echoes (1999) January week 4 Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both.  Complete YouTube reading  

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Upcoming Episodes Grimdark Grandparents: Warhammer 40,000 and Its Pulp DNA 0. What's a W.H.40.K? — An introduction to Warhammer 40,000's immense science-fantasy horror setting, where a corpse-worshipping human empire fights aliens, daemons, ancient machines, and its own terrible history. 1. The Imperium of Man — From Dune, Foundation, Roman decline, and medieval Christendom comes a galactic empire where the future is not progress but a dead civilization kept moving through faith, fear, and paperwork. 2. Space Marines — The Imperium's iconic super-soldiers combine power armor and military science fiction with crusading knights, Spartan myth, warrior monks, kidnapped children, and the seductive imagery of authoritarian heroism. 3. Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard — Drawing from trench literature, British war comics, Kipling, and future-war fiction, the Guard are ordinary people sent into cosmic horror with little more than courage and a lasgun. 4. Adeptus Mechanicus — Frankenstein, Metropolis, invention pulp, and lost-technology stories meet in a machine cult where science survives, understanding does not, and repairs are performed like religious rites. 5. Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy — Gothic convents, martyr legends, Joan of Arc, witchfinders, and Hammer horror become armored saints who turn faith, suffering, and flamethrowers into instruments of Imperial power. 6. The Inquisition — The occult detective and witch-hunter become one terrifying Imperial investigator who may uncover the truth only to burn every witness, building, and planet touched by it. 7. Rogue Traders — Planetary romance, colonial adventure fiction, space opera, pirates, and merchant princes combine in explorers licensed to discover strange worlds, trade with them, rob them, or claim them for the Imperium. 8. Adeptus Custodes — Ancient palace guards, sacred kingship, Achilles, and Gilgamesh stand behind the Emperor's golden companions: philosopher-warriors created to protect a god who is already dead. 9. Adeptus Titanicus / Titan Legions — Giant robots descend from Martian tripods, dreadnoughts, siege engines, golems, and war gods to become walking cathedrals capable of teaching entire cities to kneel. 10. The Horus Heresy — Warhammer's great betrayal myth draws from Lucifer, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, and fallen-hero stories to explain how the Emperor's favored son broke the human future from within. 11. Chaos Space Marines — Fallen angels, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, and Milton's Satan become immortal super-soldiers whose genuine grievances have curdled into rebellion, bitterness, and damnation. 12. Chaos Daemons — Medieval demonology, grimoires, occult pulp, weird fiction, and nightmare cinema become psychic entities made from mortal rage, despair, ambition, obsession, and desire. 13. World Eaters / Khorne — Sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, gladiator spectacle, and revenge tragedy create warriors who reduce every political, emotional, and moral problem to an axe blow. 14. Death Guard / Nurgle — Plague literature, danse macabre, zombie films, body horror, and graveyard humor meet in rotting soldiers who have surrendered to decay and discovered that the joke is that they are happy. 15. Thousand Sons / Tzeentch — Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, mummy fiction, occult scholarship, and forbidden-book stories become sorcerers who sought perfect knowledge only to discover that the book was reading them back. 16. Emperor's Children / Slaanesh — Decadent literature, Gothic aristocrats, glam horror, cursed art, and The Picture of Dorian Gray shape warriors who pursued perfection until beauty became an endlessly hungry mouth. 17. Chaos / Imperial Knights — Haunted castles, ancestral armor, chivalric romance, feudal bloodlines, and giant-robot fiction become seventy-foot war machines carrying generations of family pride, duty, resentment, and curses. 18. Orks — Fantasy orcs, Mad Max, British hooligan comedy, fungus horror, and invasive-species stories combine in a joyful alien ecosystem where killing the enemy may only plant the next war. 19. Tyranids — Alien, The Thing, bug-war fiction, parasite horror, and cosmic naturalism become an extragalactic appetite that does not hate humanity because hatred would interfere with digestion. 20. Genestealer Cults — Body-snatcher films, changeling folklore, secret-cult pulp, family curses, and invasion paranoia create an alien uprising that begins not in the sky but at the dinner table. 21. Necrons — Killer robots and artificial-labor nightmares combine with mummy curses, tomb kings, and cursed archaeology to produce immortal metal dynasties waking from the grave with better weapons than the living. 22. Aeldari / Drukhari — Elves, cruel fairy courts, dying-earth fiction, lost civilizations, decadent aristocrats, and vampire cities become two responses to apocalypse: mourning the fall or continuing the party forever. 23. Night Lords — Batman, slashers, serial killers, Gothic villains, Grand Guignol, and public-execution culture become terror troops who transform punishment into theatre and fear into government. 24. T'au Empire and Leagues of Votann — The T'au combine utopian science fiction, anime mecha, and benevolent imperialism, while the Votann draw from mining frontiers, company towns, clone labor, ancestor cults, and corporate survivalism. 25. [REDACTED] — ▀▀▀ thrillers, ▀▀▀▀▀▀ societies, ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀, invasion ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀, Dr. ▀▀▀▀▀▀, and ▀▀▀▀▀ mythology become a Space Marine legion so committed to ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ that truth itself is rendered operationally ▀▀▀▀▀▀.     Audio Book Stories   01 Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve   02 The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe   03 Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James   04 The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton   05 The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert   06 Banshees   07 The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson   08 The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood   09 The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews   11 The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce   12 The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan   13 Some Real American Ghosts Part 1   14 Some Real American Ghosts Part 2   PGttCM Season 23 Order(all episodes will be recorded  1. Sinners (2025) August week 4 Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading   2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) September week 1 Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading   3. Ready or Not (2019) September week 2 Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition.  Complete YouTube reading   4. Blade II (2002) September week 3 Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading   5. Obsession (2026) September week 4 Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading   6. RoboCop (1987) October week 1 Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading   7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) October week 2 Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook   8. Strange Days (1995) October week 3 Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading   9. Brainstorm (1983) October week 4 Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading   10. Burst City (1982) November week 1 Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading   11. Neo Tokyo (1987) November week 2 Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading   12. Total Recall (1990) November week 3 Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading   13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) November week 4 Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading   14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) December week 1 Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading   15. Slither (2006) December week 2 Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading   16. Swiss Army Man (2016) December week 3 Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him.  Complete YouTube reading   17. Happy Death Day (2017) December week 4 Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading   18. The Gorge (2025) January week 1 Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading   Reality Comes Apart January week 2 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human.  Complete YouTube reading   20. Dark City (1998) January week 3 Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading   21. Stir of Echoes (1999) January week 4 Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both.  Complete YouTube reading  

Jamie Loftus (@jamiechristsuperstar, The Tower) joins the 'boys to talk the dentist, Avatar, and The Minions before a review of Carney's. Plus, Slop Quiz: Major League Glizzy edition.Watch this episode at youtube.com/doughboysmediaGet ad-free episodes at patreon.com/doughboysGet Doughboys merch at kinshipgoods.com/doughboysAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Investor and businessman John Kim has studied AI extensively. As a Christian he has prayed about AI extensively. What role if any does AI play in the future of the Church?In our first of episode addressing the topic, Ryan interviews John Kim, a prominent New York businessman who shares what he thinks the future is going to look like as Christians grapple with a technology that is changing the foundations of how we work and create.00:00 Cold Open: The Stomach Growl 00:20 Welcome & Meet John Kim 01:31 The Catholic Icebreaker04:54 MIT Testimony: When God Rewired My Brain 10:03 Ask for Wisdom, Not Just the Outcome 13:12 Discerning God Voice in Business Decisions 17:33 AI as a Tool: Where Christians Fit 25:41 Is There a Christian Edge Against AI? 28:47 Human Presence: What Stays Scarce30:17 Mozart, Salieri, and the AI Gospel Hit -- AD BREAK 2: Casper + Mars Men 41:20 Elvis,Math, and the Robot Golfer 46:02 Creative Destruction and the Christian Advantage 55:16 Spain,Contentment, and the Tesla Bet 66:25 Stewardship, Prosperity Gospel, and Raising Samuel Right 84:22 Scheduled Divine Boredom and Hearing God's Voice 91:44 The Stomach-Growl House Negotiation 96:48 Mammon, Power, and the Loneliness of Wealth 103:06 AI, End Times, and the Tower of Babel 108:23 - Proving you're not an avatarThank You To Our Sponsors!Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/EXFILES.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code EXFILES at https://oneskin.co/exfilesRight now save up to 30% on mattresses and up to 35% on everything else when you go to Casper.com. https://Casper.com.For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com.Join Exodus90 for their St. Michael's Lent Challenge starting August 12th. Go to https://Exodus90.com/exfiles for a free trial.Sign up for the Vault to support the show and get access to the dramatic episodes a day early! https://Exorcistfiles.supercast.comFollow us on IG at https://instragram.com/exorcistfiles and https://www.instagram.com/TheBetheaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

William the Conqueror is one of the most famous figures in English history. But his coronation in 1066 was a disaster. Even as he was crowned as King of England, his future looked uncertain. So, how did William go from this shaky start to forging the Norman dynasty?  In this first episode of a new series on the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, Tower of London curator Charles Farris is joined by Dr Marc Morris and Dr Caroline Wilhelmsson. Together, they bust some well-worn myths about William and the famous events of 1066. How did William the Conqueror really change England, and why are we still talking about him almost 1,000 years on? Learn more about William the Conqueror on our website.

Ryan and Ben walk through the D&D Beyond Roadmap, dig into the newest AMA, and take a look at the newest Underdark Unearthed Arcana. Community Pages: D&D Beyond’s August Drops; D&D Beyond Roadmap video; D&D Beyond Mid-Year Roadmap article; D&D Beyond Roadmap; August Reddit AMA; Unearthed Arcana Underdark Options video; Unearther Arcana Underdark Options; Developer Insights for Unearthed Arcana Underdark Options; Tower’s Heart digital dice set; Warlock gameplay reveal; Tales from Woodcreek Season 2 Kickstarter. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan's Bluesky; Ben's Bluesky

Hot dog, hot dog, hot DIGGIDY DOG! We have the Hot Dog Expert of all Hot Dog Experts in chambers with us to clear an ALL-HOT DOG DOCKET! Or, a hot DOG-cket! That's right, we got JAMIE LOFTUS (RAW DOG: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, Sixteenth Minute, Aack Cast)! Jamie helps us advise on questions like: is ketchup ever okay on a hot dog? What about mayonnaise? Why do condiments on hot dogs provoke such strong reactions - heck, why are hot dogs themselves so polarizing? She also dives in to the history of competitive hot dog eating, the giant confetti-filled hot dog in Times Square, and tells us what actually goes down in the Wienermobile's infamous “Meat Seat.” Open up and take a big bite of meaty justice on this episode of Judge John Hodgman! Watch Judge John Hodgman put together Sweden's favorite hot dog, Tunnbrödsrulle, in the WERU kitchen on TikTok! Follow Jamie on Instagram: @jamiechristsuperstar Buy Raw Dog here: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/raw-dog-by-jamie-loftus Pre-order Jamie's new book The Tower here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower ---Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Become a member to unlock special bonus episodes and more. Memberships start at just $5 a month. Just tap here!

This week’s Prison Pulpit was recorded on location in Thessalonica, where I am spending a day or two en route to Istanbul. Join me today in studying some of 2 Thess, and talking about a few specific prayer needs, and then looking at a few folks who were tortured and/or martyred in the Tower of London I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Email me with any questions, comments, or complaints: bfwesten AT gmail dot com. Finally, check out my personal landing page PrayGiveGo.us for everything else, including our missions website, substack, and books. Why the Prison Pulpit? The goal is to remind people to pray for persecuted believers as Hebrews 13:3 teaches: “Remember those who are in prison, as bound with them.” We’ve looked at Wang Yi and Early Rain Church’s writings in the aftermath of their arrest and attack in 2018, but I’ve also regularly turned to other persecuted ministers who have gone before, such as Richard Wurmbrand, to give us a voice literally from prison. (Here you’ll find some free PDF books by Richard Wurmbrand: https://richardwurmbrandfoundation.org/) Pakistan Raid Forces Digital Gospel Worker Into Hiding https://www.mnnonline.org/news/pakistan-raid-forces-gospel-worker-into-hiding/ Accounts of Persecution in Great Britain & Ireland, Prior to the Reign of Queen Mary I (Fox Ch. 14) https://www.berbc.org/book-of-martyrs-chapter-xiv Anne Askew: Tortured in the Tower of London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Askew Pray for China Cities of the Week (Aug 24-31): https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-aug-24-31-2026 Help Us Equip and Encourage China’s Persecuted Church If you (or your church or organization) would like to “sponsor” a Chinese church leader, I can personally provide you with the name (or secure nickname) of the particular pastor/leader who you sponsor, and for whom you can continue to pray for going forward. Sponsor a Chinese Pastor/Evangelist for $1000! Contact me (bfwesten AT gmail dot com) Or donate directly at: MCI3.org Follow China Compass Thank you for listening! Subscribe & leave a review on your preferred podcast platform! And don’t forget to visit PrayGiveGo.us for books + Heb. 13:3: Remember those who are in prison, “as bound with them”!

Tokyo DisneySea is routinely voted the best theme park in the world — and it's not even the most iconic Disney park internationally. This week, Ryan and Julie continue their international Disney series with Tokyo and Paris, two parks that couldn't be more different from each other.Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea Tokyo Disneyland was Disney's first international park, and it shows — hub-and-spoke layout, familiar lands, even upgraded versions of classics like Winnie the Pooh (the first trackless ride in any Disney park) and Beauty and the Beast. But the real draw is Tokyo DisneySea: a separate, water-themed park with lands found nowhere else on earth, including the flagship Journey to the Center of the Earth and a Tower of Terror with an entirely different storyline. Expect at least three park days, incredible food, and a serious crowd-planning strategy — skip weekends entirely.Disneyland Paris Built in 1992 on a notoriously tight budget, Disneyland Paris has since grown into two parks: Disneyland Paris (with a pink castle hiding a walk-through dragon's lair) and the newly opened Disney Adventure World, home to Avengers Campus, the World of Frozen, and Pixar-themed lands. It's also the most accessible international park from the US — and pairs easily with a London or Paris city stay.Where in the World? This week's spotlight: a family heading to Universal Orlando and Discovery Cove this September, timed around a son's sixth birthday so he can swim with dolphins the day after he turns six.Next week: tips and tricks for your next road trip. Ready to add Tokyo or Paris to your Disney bucket list? Hit play to hear exactly how Ryan and Julie would plan it — and head to wonderandbeyondtravel.com when you're ready to start.Support the showLove the podcast? Help us continue to create great travel content by supporting the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1197029/supporters/newReady to plan your vacation?  Most families are confused and overwhelmed when planning a vacation. We work with you to plan a trip perfect for your family. Saving you time, money, and stress! Visit our website www.allthingstravelpodcast.com and click on "Plan Your Next Vacation"Join the travel conversations and the fun in our Facebook Page and Instagram Page!Please share the show with your travel buddies!!  Click this link and share the show!Never miss an episode and help us take you to the top with us by following and leaving a 5-Star review on your favorite podcasting app!

 They told her a 185-foot tower was going in her backyard — after the school next door refused to host it.In this episode, Stephanie Weidle speaks withVicki Hu, a Loudoun County homeowner fighting to keep her property, and Teresa Ghiorzi, a software engineer and community advocate, about the eminent domain fight behind Northern Virginia's data center boom.The conversation explores how transmission lines built to power private data centers get classified as "public use," why Loudoun approved hundreds of data centers with no plan to power them, and what happens to a homeowner who says no.We also discuss: 03:29 — Kelo and the "Public Use" Loophole07:07 — How Loudoun Became Data Center Alley12:20 — The 185-Foot Pole15:02 — Vicky's Phone Call: June 13, 202520:23 — Eminent Domain 27:03 — 14.2 Gigawatts: More Power Than New York City32:37 — The Line That Would Have Been Enough37:52 — Undergrounding Is Possible: Follow the Money42:38 — Everything You Can No Longer Build46:04 — The Multi-State PushbackLearn more and get involved:https://stopmarlvirginia.comGround Water Study:https://loudouncoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Assessment-of-Groundwater-Supply-in-Loudoun-County_09_15_2025.pdfSupport Vicki's case:https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-vicky-save-her-backyard-from-185foot-power-towers 

In Episode CI, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Electrify, Carcassonne Labyrinth, Cat in The Tower, and Unstoppable. The Game Pie of the show is full of games you'd like if you love Hot Streak.Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform.BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGamesTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgamesEmail: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com

This week’s Prison Pulpit was recorded on location in Thessalonica, where I am spending a day or two en route to Istanbul. Join me today in studying some of 2 Thess, and talking about a few specific prayer needs, and then looking at a few folks who were tortured and/or martyred in the Tower of London I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Email me with any questions, comments, or complaints: bfwesten AT gmail dot com. Finally, check out my personal landing page PrayGiveGo.us for everything else, including our missions website, substack, and books. Why the Prison Pulpit? The goal is to remind people to pray for persecuted believers as Hebrews 13:3 teaches: “Remember those who are in prison, as bound with them.” We’ve looked at Wang Yi and Early Rain Church’s writings in the aftermath of their arrest and attack in 2018, but I’ve also regularly turned to other persecuted ministers who have gone before, such as Richard Wurmbrand, to give us a voice literally from prison. (Here you’ll find some free PDF books by Richard Wurmbrand: https://richardwurmbrandfoundation.org/) Pakistan Raid Forces Digital Gospel Worker Into Hiding https://www.mnnonline.org/news/pakistan-raid-forces-gospel-worker-into-hiding/ Accounts of Persecution in Great Britain & Ireland, Prior to the Reign of Queen Mary I (Fox Ch. 14) https://www.berbc.org/book-of-martyrs-chapter-xiv Anne Askew: Tortured in the Tower of London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Askew Pray for China Cities of the Week (Aug 24-31): https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-aug-24-31-2026 Help Us Equip and Encourage China’s Persecuted Church If you (or your church or organization) would like to “sponsor” a Chinese church leader, I can personally provide you with the name (or secure nickname) of the particular pastor/leader who you sponsor, and for whom you can continue to pray for going forward. Sponsor a Chinese Pastor/Evangelist for $1000! Contact me (bfwesten AT gmail dot com) Or donate directly at: MCI3.org Follow China Compass Thank you for listening! Subscribe & leave a review on your preferred podcast platform! And don’t forget to visit PrayGiveGo.us for books + Heb. 13:3: Remember those who are in prison, “as bound with them”!

The incredible Jamie Loftus makes her Scam Goddess return! We've brought the hot dog expert in to help us understand how the fraud sausage at a New Jersey deli became a multimillion-dollar company traded on the stock market. Along the way, she and Laci discuss hometown heroes, fast food menus, and sexy buildings. Support Jamie Loftus and Sexy Buildings Pre-order Jamie's book, The Tower, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower/ We're on YouTube: Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess SOURCES https://www.businessinsider.com/new-jersey-deli-100-million-stock-fraud-inside-story-2026-2 https://njbiz.com/nj-deli-stock-scheme-sentencing/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/new-jersey-deli-sentencing-coker-stock.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/father-son-plead-guilty-in-100-million-new-jersey-deli-stock-scheme.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/arts/louvre-museum-ticket-scam-arrests.html https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/story-100m-new-jersey-deli https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/the-usd100-million-new-jersey-deli-a-theory.html https://i.insider.com/6986171ea645d1188188d7ff?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're taking a stroll through the beautiful Australian bush and attempting to... put... shapes... into... a box, or something? We don't really know yet, but we've had a very good time finally checking out House House's new Friendslop masterpiece Big Walk! We're also chatting about a huge week of GTA 6 leaks, making predictions about the games big reveal and Ben reviews Sovereign Tower!Book your tickets for our live GTA 6 podcast in Melbourne: www.trybooking.com/DNUWG

In this episode of The Catholic Money Show, Amanda and Jonathan kick off a new series on Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV's letter on safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.More than a century after Rerum Novarum responded to the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution, the Church is once again speaking into a technological revolution as it unfolds—this time around AI.Amanda and Jonathan introduce the major themes they'll explore throughout the series, including:Why the rise of AI is about far more than productivity and convenienceThe tension between technological progress and human dignityWhat the Tower of Babel has to do with our current momentWhy profit and efficiency cannot become the highest goodsThe importance of the common good as AI becomes more powerfulHow work, money, power, and technology intersect with Catholic social teachingWhy wisdom, virtue, and restraint matter when humanity gains unprecedented powerHow Catholics can engage new technology without allowing it to diminish the human personThis episode serves as an introduction to the series. Over the coming episodes, Amanda and Jonathan will work through each chapter of Magnifica Humanitas, beginning with the foundations of Catholic social teaching before moving into its practical implications for AI, technology, work, and human life.Grab a copy of the document and follow along with us as we ask one of the biggest questions of our time: Will technology serve humanity—or will humanity begin serving the technology?

On this episode of Processing Safety with Trish and Traci, forensic engineer Dr. Sean Brady joins Trish Kerin and Traci Purdum to revisit Piper Alpha, the 1988 North Sea platform disaster that killed 167 workers. They trace how a lost permit-to-work, a missing relief valve, and a design never updated for gas service combined with failed firewalls, redundant systems that bred false confidence and risers that kept feeding the fire. Using the "Jenga tower" metaphor, Brady explains how safety systems degrade unnoticed until they collapse, and why organizations must dispense with likelihood and focus on consequence, controls, and leadership culture to prevent the next catastrophe.

Jake and Gareth solve a shiny mystery in the SoCal North County. Then, Cat Reitman helps Gareth write a new song for bath time. Plus, a follow-up from Ep 264 "Keeper of the Balls."Want to call in? Email your question to helpfulpod@gmail.com.PATREON: https://patreon.com/heretohelppodMERCH: heretohelppod.comINSTAGRAM: @HereToHelpPodIf you're enjoying the show, make sure to rate We're Here to Help 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.Advertise on We're Here to Help via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

High above the wilderness, fire lookouts spend long nights alone, watching the horizon for the first signs of danger. In tonight's episode, two isolated lookouts discover that some threats are much closer than they appear.Follow the show for new scary stories every week!Linktree: https://linktr.ee/its_just_creepyStory Credits:►Sent in to https://www.justcreepy.net/Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:01:24 Story 100:41:11 Story 2Business inquiries:►creepydc13@gmail.com#scarystories #horrorstories

Reviews of Pulitzer, Greylune, and so much more. All the pegs deep dive Skara Brae. Game discussion starts at {00:38:37}. Thank you to our sponsors: Grand Gamers Guild and Eagle Gryphon Games The post Episode 306: Skara Brae appeared first on Blue Peg, Pink Peg Boardgaming Podcast.

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Send us Fan MailSevered SonsAvarice and GreedEpisode 107After Blaze barely survives the terrors of the Tower of Illusion, the tortle and Spitz are surrounded by Avarice's Knights of the Black Sword. Visit our Linktree!Thanks to Wizards of the Coast, Roll20, DnD Beyond, Monument Studios, and thanks to Syrinscape! Theme Music by Ron MurphyBecause Epic Games Need Epic Sound!Episode CreditsRon Murphy – DM, @ron88keysRBDMThe Severed Sons are:Spitz - Claire Clauson, @themmeslothDonaar – Paul Gary, @thepaulgaryThe Tortle – Josh Helgeson, @joshinaround88Farren – Zach Burrell, @zachburrell10This has been a Severed Studios production. Follow us on Twitter and Bluesky at @SeveredStudios!Join our Discord! Join our Patreon!Now you can support us through Buzzsprout as well!Give us a review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify,  GoodPods or on our Twitter page and we'll read it on the air.  Stay frosty! Support the show

Join us this week as we sit with Luis Peña (owner of tacos el plebe) to learn about how it all started. We talk growing up in Mexico, the beginnings of el plebe, expanding locations, the food and drink menu with its unique naming, opening up el plebe garden event center and much more! Follow tacos el plebe here: https://www.tacoselplebe.com Follow el plebe garden center here: https://www.instagram.com/elplebe.garden?igsi=MXJpZTc3czZhajgyMw== Big shoutout to the sponsors: The Landmark on Tower - https://www.instagram.com/thelandmarkontower?igsh=aG01eGg0bXUwcnB2 DESMADRITO MICHELADAS - https://www.instagram.com/desmadrito_tx?igsh=Mm1pd2pqeWh5Y25n

How we talk about Reiki changes as our Reiki business journey evolves. In this episode, we explore that evolution through the 3 stages of the Reiki business journey. Tune in to this episode of the podcast to discover how what we talk about Reiki, who we talk to, and where we connect with them shifts as our Reiki business grows. How to Talk About Reiki Episode 12:https://youtu.be/IJfMs0KtWu8 How to Explain Reiki Episode 116:https://youtu.be/EL-tJBCwBS4 Are you in the Nebula, Forest, or Tower?Discover how to attract aligned clients for your stage:https://reikibusiness.com/journey Get the free Reiki Biz Kit full of Reiki business support:https://reikibusiness.com/reikibizkit Join us in the Reiki Business Collective:https://facebook.com/groups/reikibiz Design and grow your aligned Reiki business with 1-on-1 guidance:https://reikibusiness.com/build Connect with me on Facebook:https://facebook.com/standingstoneshealing/ ChristianStanding Stones Healing Legal Disclaimer: Standing Stones Healing Co. does not diagnose, treat, or cure any physical or mental illness with Reiki, card reading, coaching, or any other services, products, or media offered by Standing Stones Healing Co. By using Standing Stones Healing Co. products, services, or media, you agree to hold harmless Standing Stones Healing Co. for any adverse reactions that may result from use of said products, services, or media. Standing Stones Healing Co. services are not a replacement for licensed medical care or professional legal, business, tax, or financial consultation. For more information, including detailed terms and conditions, please review the Standing Stones Healing Co. Terms of Service at https://standingstoneshealing.com/terms. All Standing Stones Healing Co. services, products, messages, and media are for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only and do not constitute medical, emotional, financial, or legal advice. Thank you.

We're back from a break and sharing how our family of five tackles three sweaty days in London while using points and miles to make business class happen. We break down what worked, what flopped, and the small decisions that mattered most when traveling with kids in a heat wave. • taking a needed podcast hiatus and what it's like recording at home with kids • the washer saga and why appliance research became a full-time hobby • booking six business class seats to London with points, plus the mistake that nearly derailed it • positioning flights to Dallas and using airport lounges to survive a long travel day • arriving in London and checking into Hyatt Regency London Churchill on points • dealing with the London heat wave and inconsistent hotel air conditioning • London highlights including Westminster Abbey, Borough Market, and Mercado Mayfair • why we would not repeat the Mad Hatter afternoon tea experience • Tower of London strategy, Beefeater tour tips, and prioritizing the Crown Jewels line • the wild coincidence of running into our kid's teacher at the Tower of London • the Heathrow Express saved us after a confusing early-morning transit mess 

Let's keep the table talk to a minimum! Special thanks to James from Random Encounters DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast t-shirts, stickers and more! Order Lore TA Shaun's Alien novel, PERFECT ORGANISMS Order Lore TA Shaun's Solomon Kane novel, SUFFER THE WITCH! Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! The 616 Files - Shaun and Sergio's OTHER nerdy podcast! A deep dive into the 616 Marvel Universe, comic by comic, year by year Fandom University - And yet ANOTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics *SEASON 1 NOW COMPLETE* Check out all the socials at dndlorecast.com And send us a note! Email us at dndlorecast@gmail.com  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM "Crusade - Heavy Industry" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surviving 9/11: A Story of Providence, Courage & RemembranceIn this week's Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus and Melanie meet with Daniel Geraghty, who shares his deeply personal and harrowing account of surviving the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Daniel was a newlywed, transitioning from military life into the corporate world, and working near the World Trade Center. On that September morning, he was preparing to make his way to Tower 2 for business. A seemingly insignificant series of delays—including an unexpected breakfast with his mother-in-law and spilled coffee on his shirt and tie—changed the course of his life. Those few extra minutes meant Daniel was not inside the South Tower when it was struck at 9:03 a.m.When Daniel emerged from the subway near the World Trade Center, he encountered chaos unlike anything he had ever experienced. Sirens filled the streets. Paper rained through lower Manhattan. Looking toward the Towers, Daniel witnessed the North Tower engulfed in fire and people desperately signaling from above.Then the second plane struck.Daniel recalls the tremendous fireball, the concussion, flying debris, and thousands of people running for their lives. Believing he might die, he still found himself unable to ignore a woman who had fallen in the stampede—until another stranger appeared, lifted her from the street, and carried her to safety. It is an image of humanity and courage that has remained with Daniel ever since.Daniel's story is more than an eyewitness account of one of America's darkest days. It is a powerful reflection on survival, providence, service, courage, and the weight of being given another day. For thousands, September 11 remains a story preserved only in remembrance. Daniel knows how close he came to becoming one of them—and why he remains profoundly grateful that his own story continued.In This Episode, You'll Hear: The seemingly ordinary delay Daniel believes saved his life. His transition from the Army into corporate life in New York City. What Daniel witnessed as he emerged from the subway near the World Trade Center. His firsthand account of the moments before and after the second plane struck. The internal struggle between his military instinct to run toward danger and the realization that he needed to get away. The unforgettable acts of courage and humanity Daniel witnessed in the streets. The emotional burden carried by those who survived. Daniel's reflections on gratitude, remembrance, and why September 11 must never be forgotten. This is an intense, moving conversation about a day that changed America forever—and one man's extraordinary experience of being just minutes away from a very different fate.Listen in as Daniel Geraghty takes Marcus and Melanie back to September 11, 2001, sharing what he saw, what he survived, and the moments that continue to live with him more than two decades later.Support Dan:-  IG:  https://www.instagram.com/dan_getready?igsi=c2R3MjlhN2p0OWg3- Order his book here —> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MJTCQKD?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_4245V5E8YA3SXW7RTZG4&bestFormat=trueSupport TNQ  - IG: team_neverquit , marcusluttrell , melanieluttrell , huntero13  -  https://www.patreon.com/teamneverquitSponsors:  - Navyfederal.org     - Dripdrop.com/TNQ- vinted.com/TNQ  - davidprotein.com/TNQ- quo.com/TNQ   - mengotomars.com [Team Never Quit]  - bubsnaturals.com [Promo code TNQ]   - mizzenandmain.com   [Promo code: TNQ20]   - masterclass.com/TNQ  - ShopMando.com [Promo code: TNQ]  - Tractorsupply.com/hometownheroes  - meetfabiric.com/TNQ  - Prizepicks (TNQ)   - armslist.com/TNQ   -  PXGapparel.com/TNQ  - bruntworkwear.com/TNQ   - shipsticks.com/TNQ   - stopboxusa.com {TNQ}   - Tonal.com [TNQ]  - greenlight.com/TNQ  - drinkAG1.com/TNQ  - Hims.com/TNQ

In 1483, 12-year-old King Edward V and his nine-year-old brother, Richard, Duke of York, were placed in the Tower of London by their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, while Edward awaited his coronation. Instead, Richard took the crown as Richard III and the boys vanished from public view that summer, never to be seen alive again.Most historians believe the princes were murdered, with Richard III long considered the likeliest person to have ordered it because their deaths removed the strongest rivals to his throne. But there is no conclusive contemporary proof, and competing theories remain.In 1674, workmen found two child skeletons beneath a staircase in the Tower; they were later buried in Westminster Abbey as the princes' presumed remains. Yet they have never been conclusively identified using modern forensic testing, so one of England's most haunting royal mysteries remains unsolved.

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For hundreds of years, the Tower of London was home to animals from all over the world. Animals were given as diplomatic gifts, brought by hunters, or captured in the process of colonisation.  What were conditions like for these animals? Who cared for them? And what does their presence at the Tower tell us about Britain's relationship with the wider world?  In this episode, Curator Charles Farris is joined by Emma Shepley, a curator researching the Tower's Menagerie, and Dr Mishka Sinha, a historian of global history, to bring you this new and ongoing research.  The episode contains discussion of animal cruelty, hunting, injury to people, and colonialism.  Visit the Tower of London this summer to see Imagining Animals.

J.R.R. Tolkien's work is more than just a great story. Michael Drout's book is part memoir and part scholarship, tracing Tolkien's masterpiece as a work or literature and a work of life. You'll never read Lord of the Rings the same way again.