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À l'heure du festival « America » qui réunit une cinquantaine d'écrivains à Vincennes près de Paris, rencontre avec Colum McCann pour son nouveau roman intitulé Ce qui nous frôle sous la surface (Belfond). Une fiction où l'auteur irlandais nous embarque sur un cargo qui remonte la côte de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, spécialisé dans la réparation des câbles sous-marins par lesquels circulent toutes les connexions internet. Une métaphore de notre monde, en panne, comme ses personnages brisés.  Né en 1965 à Dublin, Colum McCann est l'auteur de sept romans, Le Chant du coyote, Les Saisons de la nuit, Danseur, Zoli, Et que le vaste monde poursuive sa course folle – prix littéraire du Festival de cinéma américain de Deauville, Meilleur Livre de l'année du magazine Lire et lauréat du National Book Award, Transatlantic et Apeirogon, lauréat du Prix des lectrices de Elle et du prix du Meilleur Livre étranger, d'un témoignage coécrit avec Diane Foley, American Mother (2024), ainsi que de trois recueils de nouvelles, La Rivière de l'exil, Ailleurs, en ce pays et Treize façons de voir, et d'un texte à dimension autobiographique, Lettres à un jeune auteur. Il préside également l'association Narrative 4 qui prône l'empathie radicale par l'échange d'histoires. Tous ses ouvrages sont traduits chez Belfond et repris chez 10/18. Colum McCann vit à New York avec son épouse et leurs trois enfants. Traduit de l'anglais (Irlande) par : Clément Baude. « Nous sommes tous des petits morceaux dans la collision. Nos vies rebondissent çà et là au fond de la mer. Il se peut que nous nous frôlions délicatement les uns les autres pendant quelque temps, mais à la fin, c'est inévitable, nous nous percutons et nous volons en éclats. Anthony Fennell, écrivain irlandais en plein doute, espère retrouver l'inspiration avec un reportage sur un fait intrigant : la rupture des câbles des fournisseurs d'Internet enfouis en pleine mer. Une panne géante des réseaux de téléphonie en Afrique lui donne l'occasion d'embarquer sur l'un des bateaux chargés des réparations. Le chef de mission est John Conway, un compatriote irlandais. Fennell est fasciné par le charisme de cet ingénieur, apnéiste hors pair, et par le couple qu'il forme avec Zanele, une actrice sud-africaine. Tandis que le bateau remonte la côte d'Afrique de l'Ouest, Fennell et Conway vont se retrouver confrontés à une ironie tragique : les câbles qu'ils doivent réparer transportent des nouvelles susceptibles d'ébranler leur existence respective... » (Présentation des éditions Belfond) Illustration musicale : Ted Hawkins There stands the glass.

Dean Evans returns to SEN with Gareth Hall to offer his insights and previews for major races at Moonee Valley & Rosehill, including the G1 $2M Manikato Stakes & G1 $1M Golden Rose Stakes It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ Sir Now ($5.50) ✅ Ninja ($5) ✅ Unbridled Storm ($5) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Lindermann ($2.90) ✅ Modella ($2.90) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Natural Fling ($2.60) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Oliveanotherday (2.40) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

8 - Trans-Atlantic 'regulatory reset' underway by Australian Citizens Party

You found a profound love late and fast, then lost it to distance and duty. Did you try everything, or let fear end it? It's Feedback Friday!And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1384On This Week's Feedback Friday:At 42, a British dad with a young daughter, you fell hard and fast for an incredible American woman — hours of video calls, a magical weekend in London, whole futures sketched out. Then her dream job landed and her aging parents' pull won out, and she ended it. You cut off all contact. Did fear decide too soon?Your daughter arrived a couple months ago, and so did a familiar problem: your overbearing mother, who kisses the baby after you begged her not to, drops by unannounced, and insists "there are no boundaries." A book finally named the childhood wound behind it. Now how do you set limits that actually stick?You became a committed Christian and joined a tiny, tight-knit church — half of them one family — but the sexual double entendres, lap-sitting, and playful kissing leave you uneasy in a house of worship. Leadership just says show grace. Is this a culture clash, or a sign your values no longer fit?Recommendation of the Week: No Country for Old Men — Jordan rewatched the Coen brothers' Cormac McCarthy adaptation and was floored all over again by their restraint, ambiguity, and mastery. His broader rec is basically the whole Coen catalog, from Fargo to Inside Llewyn Davis. These dudes rarely miss.At 35, single, an embryologist with a shrimp tank and a stable career, you took a trip to Costa Rica and cried on the plane home, never feeling more at home anywhere. Now you're eyeing visas, a possible PhD, a whole new life. Is it too late, or are you just trading comfort for something braver?Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Article: Visit article.com/jordan for $50 off your first purchase of $100 or moreXero: One month of Xero for free: xero.comChime: Open an account in two minutes: chime.com/jhsAG1: Welcome kit: drinkag1.com/jordanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dean Evans returns to SEN with Gareth Hall to offer his insights and previews for major races at Caulfield & Rosehill, including the G1 $750K Underwood Stakes, and G2 $300K Tea Rose Stakes It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ Sir Now ($5.50) ✅ Ninja ($5) ✅ Unbridled Storm ($5) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Lindermann ($2.90) ✅ Modella ($2.90) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Natural Fling ($2.60) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Oliveanotherday (2.40) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

Investment is the backbone of transatlantic trade, but foreign direct investment between the United States and Germany has fallen in both directions in the past year. The German Economic Institute's …

Max is joined by Lexi Linafelter to discuss key takeaways from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address (September 16, 2026). Then he turns to a conversation with Emily Benson for an update on the state of transatlantic technology relations — exploring Europe's AI ambitions, digital sovereignty concerns, regulatory friction with U.S. tech giants, and more.  Guest:   Emily Benson | head of strategy, Minerva Technology Futures; senior associate (non-resident), Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, CSIS  Feedback? Suggestions? Ideas to help us improve? Email us at erep@csis.org.    If you love The Eurofile, let us know by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts.     Check out our sister podcast, Russian Roulette.   

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In this episode of Coming From Left Field, philosopher and cultural critic Gabriel Rockhill joins us to discuss “Requiem for French Theory: Transatlantic Funeral Dirge in a Marxist Key,” his new book co-written with Aymeric Monville. Rockhill examines how postwar French Theory—associated with thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, and others—was received, promoted, and institutionalized in the United States during the Cold War. He argues that the rise of postmodern and poststructuralist approaches often displaced class analysis, historical materialism, anti-imperialism, and practical socialist politics in favor of a focus on discourse, difference, and anti-totalitarianism. The conversation also explores the Ford Foundation, the 1966 Johns Hopkins conference often cited as a launching point for French Theory in the United States, Cold War cultural politics, and the wider political economy of academic knowledge production. Rockhill argues for rebuilding a class-centered, internationalist Marxism and joins a thoughtful exchange on China, Vietnam, socialism, imperialism, inequality, and the challenges of assessing existing socialist projects without demonization or uncritical celebration.   About Gabriel Rockhill Gabriel Rockhill is a philosopher, cultural critic, and professor of philosophy and global interdisciplinary studies at Villanova University. He founded the Critical Theory Workshop, an educational nonprofit established in 2008 that offers summer programs, courses, public discussions, book launches, and other forms of accessible critical education. Rockhill's research focuses on political philosophy, ideology, culture, intellectual history, the political economy of knowledge production, Marxism, and anti-imperialism. “Requiem for French Theory” and his previous book, “Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?” are part of a larger effort to investigate how intellectual institutions shape political thought—and how Marxist theory can again connect to collective struggles for social transformation.   Follow Gabriel Rockhill: Resources: Order the book: https://kingsbookstore.com/book/9781685901493 Webpage: https://gabrielrockhill.com/   Greg's Substack: https://substack.com/@greggodels929536 Pat's Substack: https://patcummings.substack.com/   #GabrielRockhill#RequiemforFrenchTheory#AymericMonville#FrenchTheory#Marxism#WesternMarxism#FordFoundation#CongressforCulturalFreedom#JohnsHopkins1966conference#FrankfurtSchool#criticaltheory#CriticalTheoryWorkshop#politicaleconomy#classstruggle#socialism#communism#anti-capitalism#U.S.empire#leftpolitics#China#Vietnam#multipolarworld#GlobalSouth#PatCummings#GregGodels#ZZBlog#ComingFromLeftField#zzblog#mltoday

Mark Wasserman spent thirty five years building one law firm before staking his reputation on a bet almost nobody in the room believed in. Host Chris Batz and co-host Howard Rosenberg of The Future is Bright sit down with Mark Wasserman, CEO Emeritus of Eversheds Sutherland, to unpack the law firm merger strategy behind one of the industry's most unlikely transatlantic combinations. Wasserman walks through why he initially dismissed the idea, what changed his mind, and why keeping separate profit and loss statements let the deal survive Brexit and a U.S. election in the same year. The conversation moves quickly into what is reshaping the profession today. Wasserman explains why private equity in law firms keeps running into the same wall. Law firm non-competes let partners walk out the door with clients attached, and that reality changes what outside capital is actually willing to fund. He is candid about AI adoption in law firms too. Real trust between clients and firms has not caught up to the technology yet, he says. Wasserman also opens up about Connexo, the alternative legal service providers model he helped build years before AI became a boardroom topic, and shares blunt advice on managing partner succession for leaders weighing their own law firm merger strategy. It's a conversation built on decades of pattern recognition rather than predictions.   Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Meet Mark Wasserman, CEO Emeritus of Eversheds Sutherland 01:54 Inside the Transatlantic Merger With Eversheds 08:33 Private Equity in Law Firms and the Non-Compete Problem 12:18 AI Adoption in Law Firms and the Trust Gap 20:13 Building Connexo as an Alternative Legal Service Provider 29:57 The Demand Signal That Shows the Old Model Is Breaking   Connect with Mark Wasserman: Connect with Mark Wasserman Know more about Mark Wasserman    Connect with Howard Rosenberg: Connect with Howard on LinkedIn  Howard's Company web profile   Connect with Chris Batz: Connect with Chris on LinkedIn Follow Columbus Street on LinkedIn Columbus Street Website  MergerWatch Website Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm  

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we talk to Jacobin Germany's Loren Balhorn about the recent election results in Saxony-Anhalt (and the rise of the AfD more broadly) and the increasing militarization of German society—as well as the linkages between the two. We also discuss Die Linke's response to the rise of the right, what's going on with BSW, Germany's shifting relations with the US, and the ongoing echoes of the Global War on Terror in German politics and culture.Read Loren's piece on Die Linke here: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/germany-die-linke-congress-strategyRead Jacobin's interview with Ines Schwerdtner here: https://jacobin.com/2026/03/die-linke-schwerdtner-class-afdSupport us on Patreon here: patreon.com/spassbremse

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we talk to Jacobin Germany's Loren Balhorn about the recent election results in Saxony-Anhalt (and the rise of the AfD more broadly) and the increasing militarization of German society—as well as the linkages between the two. We also discuss Die Linke's response to the rise of the right, what's going on with BSW, Germany's shifting relations with the US, and the ongoing echoes of the Global War on Terror in German politics and culture.Read Loren's piece on Die Linke here: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/germany-die-linke-congress-strategyRead Jacobin's interview with Ines Schwerdtner here: https://jacobin.com/2026/03/die-linke-schwerdtner-class-afdSupport us on Patreon here: patreon.com/spassbremse

Dean Evans returns to SEN with Gareth Hall to offer his insights and previews for major races at Rosehill & Flemington, including the G2 $300K Sheraco Stakes, G3 $300K Lexus Archer Stakes, and Listed $175k Tontonan Stakes It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ Sir Now ($5.50) ✅ Ninja ($5) ✅ Unbridled Storm ($5) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Lindermann ($2.90) ✅ Modella ($2.90) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Natural Fling ($2.60) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Oliveanotherday (2.40) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

Transatlantic view of leveraged finance from Fitch Ratings. Terry Gallagher, Brendan Hoelmer and Leonie Dackham explore the macro backdrop, refinancing waves and rising default forecasts across US and European loan and high-yield markets into Q3

Dean Evans returns to SEN with Gareth Hall to offer his insights and previews for major races at Sandown and Randwick, including the G1 $750K Moir Stakes and the G2 $300K Chelmsford Stakes It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ Sir Now ($5.50) ✅ Ninja ($5) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Natural Fling ($2.60) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Oliveanotherday (2.40) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

Dean Evans returns to SEN with Gareth Hall to offer his insights and previews for major races at Caulfield & Rosehill, including the G1 $750K Memsie Stakes, G3 $200K The Heath 1100 and the G3 $250K San Domenico Stakes It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ Sir Now ($5.50) ✅ Ninja ($5) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Natural Fling ($2.60) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

This week on Cruise Conversations, we're joined by Sam to recap an incredible 23-night back-to-back cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas!Sam combined a transatlantic crossing with a Mediterranean cruise, giving her more than three weeks aboard Explorer of the Seas and the chance to experience two very different styles of cruising in one trip.We talk about what it's really like spending 23 nights on the same cruise ship, from the relaxing sea days of a transatlantic crossing to exploring ports throughout the Mediterranean. Sam shares her experience aboard Explorer of the Seas, what she learned from doing a back-to-back cruise, and the highlights that made this trip so memorable.Throughout the episode, we discuss:• What it's like taking a 23-night back-to-back cruise• Sailing across the Atlantic on a Royal Caribbean transatlantic cruise• Transitioning from a transatlantic crossing to a Mediterranean itinerary• Life onboard Explorer of the Seas for more than three weeks• Sea days versus port-heavy days in EuropeWhether you're considering an Explorer of the Seas cruise, dreaming about a transatlantic sailing, or thinking about combining cruises for one huge European adventure, this episode gives you a firsthand look at what 23 nights at sea is really like.Ready to book a cruise with Cruise Conversations?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out our form or send us a text at (704) 313-8556 for latest pricing!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cruiseconversationspodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use our code "CC15" for 15% off your order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Cruise Maps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interested in coming on a future episode and recapping your cruise? Fill out the following form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://form.jotform.com/252443162720146⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have a question or topic suggestions for a future episode? DM us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CruiseConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send us an email at cruiseconversations@gmail.com.Follow along on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On today's show, guest-host Kalonji Jama Changa talks to Roger Wareham and Dr. Lawrence “Jahi” Johnson about the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and how no former colonizing state has propose a program to repair the “gravest crimes against humanity” – the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Then, Urban Farming for social justice with Duron Chavis. 25th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration Criminalizing the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Fight for Reparations Roger Wareham is a human rights lawyer who specializes in International Law & Criminal Law.  He was a lead counsel in the Central Park 5's (now the Exonerated 5) convictions in New York City and in the federal class action lawsuit seeking reparations from 17 major U.S. corporations.  He is a former political prisoner and has represented several political prisoners.  Roger is a founding member of the December 12th Movement, a Black non-governmental organization defending the human rights of Black people, both in the U.S. and throughout the African Diaspora. Dr. Lawrence “Jahi” Johnson is a professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College at the City University of New York.  His teaching and scholarly interests revolve around the study of Black Politics in the United States. He is a member of the December 12th Movement, a Pan-African human rights organization who operates locally and internationally on issues from police brutality to reparations. Urban Farming for social justice Duron Chavis is an Urban Farmer, Educator, Change Maker. Duron has been a pivotal figure in community advocacy in Richmond. He is the founder of the Central Virginia Agrarian Commons, and Happily Natural- organizations that work to increase access to land and healthy food for black and brown communities. Photo credit: @duronchavis.com The post The Durban Declaration and the Struggle for Reparations. Plus, Urban Farming for social justice. appeared first on KPFA.

26 November-2 December 1923, and the BBC and the USA had a little conversation. Well, a big conversation, across an ocean, across a week, heard by listeners east and west of the Atlantic. Our moment-by-moment timeline of British broadcasting has reached this momentous moment (aren't all moments momentous?) when British ears heard America, and American ears heard Britain, via radio. It was all Radio Broadcast magazine's fault/idea. Its co-owner, Frank Doubleday of Doubleday, Page and Co, thought it would be nice for the two countries to hear each via some organised tests - and while US radio had reached the UK, the time difference made it trickier for the signals to be heard the other way around. It meant BBC staff setting their alarms for a few days of 3am broadcasts, and Biggin Hill Aerodrome proved the ideal place for the engineers to pick up what America was sending. So this episode comes live (well, recorded) from Biggin Hill Aerodrome. You can even hear the odd plane. It was here that BBC Deputy Chief Engineer Captain West and team listened for US radio - and ate Mrs West's fried sausages. Oh yes, we bring you all the details, including Reith and Eckersley singing God Save the King... ...and we bring you a guest: BBC producer and presenter Josephine McDermott has made an Archive on 4 documentary on international shortwave radio - The Sound of Soft Power. Link below, have a listen, and hear her tell us of the joy of finding such archive.  A second part of the 1923 experiments came after Christmas that year, so a second part of this story will be on the podcast in a few episodes time - around ep 132, when Prof Simon J Potter will enlighten us on the BBC's global reach, linked to the Pittsburgh and Paris broadcasts heard on the BBC in late 1923.    SHOWNOTES: Hear Josephine McDermott's Radio 4 documentaries for Archive on 4: The Sound of Soft Power - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wskb - and https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026tw0 Research this episode is thanks to a variety of places, inc. Andrew Barker our Newspaper Detective (see his daily posts on our Facebook group), Thomas H white's website https://earlyradiohistory.us/, Myles Eckersley's book Prospero's Wireless, and Edward Pawley's book BBC Engineering 1922-1972. Email the show at: https://paulkerensa.com/contact.php Review the show on Apple Podcasts etc? Thanks! Our latest Substack is on: What have BBC promos ever done for us?... paulkerensa.substack.com Find us on BlueSky: bsky.bbcentury.social Join Paul's mailing list Paul's show is An Evening of (Very) Old Radio: The BBC Then and Now - and in late 2026 it plays Gloucester, Hartley Wintney and more: paulkerensa.com/tour This podcast is not made by today's BBC. It's just about the old BBC. Original podcast music is by Will Farmer.  Support us on Patreon? £5/mth, and get extra videos, writings, readings etc: patreon.com/paulkerensa - thanks! Or support this project with a one-off tip: ko-fi.com/paulkerensa - thanks too! Please share/rate/review this podcast if you like - it all helps. Next time, Episode 127: Early radio drama from Gertrude Jennings. More on this broadcasting history project at paulkerensa.com/oldradio

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Dean Evans returns to SEN with Gareth Hall to offer his insights and previews for major races at Randwick & Belmont including the G1 $1M Winx Stakes and Listed $125K Idyllic Prince Stakes It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ Sir Now ($5.50) ✅ Ninja ($5) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Natural Fling ($2.60) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

Edition 437 of Sounds That Can Be Made is now available as a podcast! Playlist: Transatlantic – All of the Above (from SMPTe)The Flower Kings – The Truth Will Set You Free (from Unfold The Future)Spock's Beard – The Great Nothing (from V)Dream Theater – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)Marillion […]

Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, Transatlantic relationship and international security. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------PLATFORMS:Substack: https://substack.com/@siliconcurtainTwitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm----------DESCRIPTION:Ben Hodges: Russia Is Already at War With Europe | Leipzig Drone Attack, NATO Readiness & Interceptor CrisisJonathan interviews retired US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges about Russia's escalating sabotage campaign in Europe, arguing the West is already under attack and citing the failed explosive drone incident in Leipzig near an Antonov reportedly loaded with ammunition for Ukraine alongside Lavrov's statements about destroying support for Ukraine. They discuss confusion and reluctance among European leaders to attribute attacks to Russia and the need for consequences, better airspace protection, and using technology and intelligence to trace drone launch networks. The conversation also covers Trump's remarks about Kim Jong Un and implications for South Korea, growing doubts about US reliability for Europe and Taiwan, overstretched US naval forces, China's opportunism, and the shortage of interceptors and munitions. They conclude that political will and industrial prioritization are central as Ukraine faces a difficult winter.----------CHAPTERS: 00:00 Russia At War With Us00:25 Meet Ben Hodges01:52 Trump And South Korea04:03 North Korea In Europe05:37 Europe Must Defend Itself08:22 Leipzig Drone Wakeup11:36 Hybrid War Reality16:05 Lavrov Threats And NATO17:47 Hunting Drone Launchers19:29 Ukraine Interceptors Crisis23:12 Taiwan And China Signals27:08 Drone Age Training Lessons34:09 Missiles Versus Interceptors----------

Fluent Fiction - Serbian: A Transatlantic Love Story: The Gift of Memories Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2026-08-17-22-34-01-sr Story Transcript:Sr: У живахној улици Београда, где су штандови препуни ручно израђених предмета, Милан и Дејан су се кретали кроз гужву.En: In the bustling street of Beograd, where the stalls were filled with handmade items, Milan and Dejan moved through the crowd.Sr: Био је летњи дан, сунце је грејало тротоаре, а мирис свеже испеченог хлеба из оближње пекаре ширио се ваздухом.En: It was a summer day, the sun heating the pavements, and the smell of freshly baked bread from a nearby bakery wafted through the air.Sr: Милан је имао један задатак – пронаћи савршен поклон за Јовану.En: Milan had a mission — to find the perfect gift for Jovana.Sr: Јована је живела у Бостону.En: Jovana lived in Boston.Sr: Њихова веза на даљину била је пуна изазова, али Милан је увек желео да се осећа блиском, без обзира на километре који су их раздвајали.En: Their long-distance relationship was full of challenges, but Milan always wanted her to feel close, no matter the miles that separated them.Sr: Њен рођендан се ближио, и Милан се питао како да јој покаже колико му значи.En: Her birthday was approaching, and Milan wondered how to show her how much she meant to him.Sr: „Дејане, шта мислиш да јој купим?En: "Dejane, what do you think I should buy for her?"Sr: “ упита Милан свог пријатеља.En: Milan asked his friend.Sr: Дејан, који је знао колико ова веза значи Милану, одговорио је: „Можда нешто практично, али ипак лично.En: Dejan, who knew how much this relationship meant to Milan, replied, "Maybe something practical, yet personal."Sr: “Милан и Дејан су обишли много штандова - рукотворине, накит, аутентичне сувенире из Србије.En: Milan and Dejan visited many stalls — crafts, jewelry, authentic souvenirs from Serbia.Sr: Али, ништа није изгледало довољно посебно.En: But nothing seemed special enough.Sr: Милан је желео нешто што ће пренети емоцију, али и имати значење за обоје.En: Milan wanted something that would convey emotion but also have meaning for both of them.Sr: Док су пролазили поред једног путућег уметничког киоска, Милану је синула идеја.En: As they passed by a mobile art kiosk, an idea struck Milan.Sr: „Фото албум!En: "A photo album!"Sr: “ изјавио је с одушевљењем.En: he exclaimed with enthusiasm.Sr: „Могао бих направити албум наших заједничких момената.En: "I could make an album of our moments together."Sr: “Дејан је климнуо главом у знак одобравања.En: Dejan nodded in approval.Sr: „То је дивна идеја, Милане.En: "That's a wonderful idea, Milane.Sr: Биће то нешто што ће увек чувати и посебно ће је обрадовати.En: It will be something she will always cherish and it will make her especially happy."Sr: “Вратили су се кући, и Милан је одмах почео са радом.En: They returned home, and Milan immediately got to work.Sr: Одабрао је фотографије из њихових путовања, веселе и срећне тренутке и додао поруке пуне љубави.En: He selected photos from their travels, joyful and happy moments, and added messages full of love.Sr: Завршио је албум додавањем мале српске заставе - симбол његовог дома и њихове љубави.En: He finished the album by adding a small Serbian flag — a symbol of his home and their love.Sr: Након тога, пажљиво га је спаковао и послао.En: After that, he carefully packed it and sent it.Sr: Надао се да ће поклон стићи баш на време.En: He hoped the gift would arrive just in time.Sr: Кад је Јована отворила своје поклоне на рођендан, Миланов албум јој је привукао пажњу.En: When Jovana opened her presents on her birthday, Milan's album caught her attention.Sr: Прелиставала је странице, осећајући сваку фотографију као да је поново проживљава.En: She flipped through the pages, feeling each photograph as if reliving the moments.Sr: „Милане,“ рекла је у телефонском позиву касније те вечери, глас јој је био пун емоција.En: "Milane," she said in a phone call later that evening, her voice full of emotion.Sr: „Ово је најлепши поклон који сам икада добила.En: "This is the most beautiful gift I've ever received.Sr: Хвала ти, много ми значиш.En: Thank you, you mean so much to me."Sr: “Милан је осетио како му се срце испунило топлином.En: Milan felt his heart fill with warmth.Sr: Схватио је да, иако материјални поклони имају своју вредност, емоционалне поруке су оно што истински одржава љубав живом, чак и кад их раздваја океан.En: He realized that, although material gifts have their value, emotional messages are what truly keep love alive, even when separated by an ocean. Vocabulary Words:bustling: живахнојstalls: штандовиhandmade: ручно израђенихcrowd: гужвуpavements: тротоареwafted: ширио сеmission: задатакchallenges: изазоваapproaching: ближиоpractical: практичноauthentic: аутентичнеsouvenirs: сувениреconvey: пренетиemotion: емоцијуkiosk: киоскаapproval: одобравањаcherish: чуватиjoyful: веселеrelish: проживљаваflip: прелиставалаrelive: проживљаваenthusiasm: одушевљењемglimpse: погледомtreasured: ценитиmessage: порукеwarmth: топлиномmaterial: материјалниvalue: вредностemotional: емоционалнеalive: живом

Dean Evans returns to SEN to offer his insights and previews for major races at Rosehill & Caulfield including the G2 $300 PB Lawrence Stakes, G3 $200k Vain Stakes, G3 $200k Quezette Stakes and the Listed $200K The Rosebud It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

A Swiss flight from Zurich to Boston was diverted to Dublin after smoke was reported in the cabin, reportedly caused by a power bank trapped in a passenger seat. More than 200 passengers were on board, with no injuries reported. The AAIU is investigating. To explain what happened on the fight was Pete Hutchison who is Pete the Irish Pilot on social media.

Dean Evans returns to SEN to offer his insights and previews for major races at Randwick, Morphettville & Caulfield including the G2 $300K Kia Ora Stud Missile Stakes, G3 $150K Group 3 Behemoth Stakes, and $150K Sweeney Estate Agents Handicap It certainly pays to listen, with Dean having tipped all of the below winners and more in recent weeks: ✅ Lindermann ($12) ✅ Transatlantic ($12) ✅ Apocalyptic ($5.80) ✅ Too Darn Discreet ($5.80) ✅ On Display ($5.50) ✅ West Of Swindon ($4.80) ✅ Green Spaces ($4.40) ✅ Campione Ditalia ($4.20) ✅ Vauban ($4.20) ✅ Warwoven ($3.10) ✅ Sepals ($3.90) ✅ Apocalyptic ($3) ✅ Oh Too Good ($2.80) ✅ Autumn Boy ($2.45) ✅ Pembrey ($2.20)

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“Misbehave, make something beautiful, and try to win.” — Curtis White's motto for resistance How to say no to fascism? Curtis White, the literary thinker dubbed “the splendidly cranky utopian,” has published what he calls a “manifesto” of “resistance.” On Resistance, the 75-year-old White told me, is his last work of non-fiction. He still has worlds to invent, novels to write. Enough with the manifestos. But don't expect a program. On Resistance is more of an anti-manifesto. “That's not for me to say,” White responds when asked what, exactly, we're supposed to do to resist fascism. His resistance is cultural. It's an attitude. Borrowing from Ted Gioia's subversive history of music, White likes the idea of “psychic treason.” Its patron saints are the first dropouts, romantics like Wordsworth and Coleridge who rejected the military, clergy and family to write poetry in the countryside. But On Resistance isn't simply sixties nostalgia. White, a veteran of Berkeley and the Haight, prefers the Nietzschean imperative to forget the past and move on to the next joyful deed. So the only good manifesto is the anti-manifesto. If you want to say no to fascism, become a cranky utopian. Or at least pick up On Resistance. Five Takeaways •       Psychic Treason. White's resistance is not conventionally political — Trump appears once or twice, party politics not at all. Borrowing “psychic treason” from Ted Gioia's Music: A Subversive History, he argues that the arts are subversive by nature: sometimes formally, sometimes by allying with social movements. His founding example is the Romantics, the first dropouts — Wordsworth and Coleridge refusing the military, the clergy, and the family estate to write poetry in the countryside, declaring cultural war once the church was out of the way. The treason White wants is the one the arts commit constantly, whether or not anyone calls it politics.•       Not Nostalgia — Nietzsche. The sixties made White: Berkeley in high school, San Francisco after, and the formative discovery that his country “had lied to me” and was indifferent to whether he lived or died. But On Resistance opens with the confession “I am living in a world that no longer exists” — and refuses to make anyone else live there. One chapter is bluntly titled “Forget The Beatles.” His position is Nietzschean: move on to the next joyful deed. And the rot, he insists, didn't start with Trump but with Reagan — the decades-long withdrawal of public money from public goods, education above all.•       The Three False Resistances. The book's first half is ideology critique: our culture says resistance is unnecessary because it has already been provided — by philanthropy, virtuous corporations, and liberalism. White's exhibits: Steve Jobs Buddha-branding the counterculture to sell machines to people who thought they were subverting something; the “big green” foundations (via Mark Dowie) taking over grassroots fights and defanging them; the Gates Foundation vaccinating children against polio downwind of a polluter it was invested in. Philanthropy, he argues, self-limits to protect the source of its own wealth. Patagonia may be the quiet exception that proves the rule.•       Dropping Out, Together. White's alternative is dropping out — plural: doing something else, and doing it with other people. The organic farms and farmers markets that have created communal well-being in most American cities; FC2, the author-run press he co-founded with Ronald Sukenick, past its fiftieth anniversary; the thriving-but-invisible independent presses — Graywolf, Coffee House, Rochester's Open Letter — for which he's now plotting a group Substack. The obstacle is the money jail: everyone's struggle for money limits what it is possible to do. The goal isn't overturning the status quo. “What we need right now is companions.”•       Misbehave, Make Something Beautiful, Try to Win. White's motto since The Middle Mind — the making beautiful needn't be art; the trying to win is where misbehavior gets socialized. His lineage runs Thoreau, Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and above all John Berger: Marxist, art critic, poet, writer of lively living books. His Marxism, such as it is, is the humanist 1844 Manuscripts — alienation, not expropriation — via Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man. And the book itself is the argument: playful and fierce, a performance that moves like a novel, reinvigorating worthy old ideas rather than hunting new ones. At 75, it's his last nonfiction — written in a spirit of play, to be left in one. About the Guest Curtis White is a novelist and social critic whose books include Memories of My Father Watching TV, The Middle Mind, The Science Delusion, and Living in a World That Can't Be Fixed. Called by Elle “the most inspiringly wicked social critic of the moment,” he is co-founder, with Ronald Sukenick, of FC2, the publisher of innovative fiction run collectively by its authors, and taught English for many years at Illinois State University. His new and, he says, final work of nonfiction is On Resistance: A Manifesto (Melville House, August 11, 2026). He lives in Port Townsend, Washington. References: •       On Resistance: A Manifesto by Curtis White (Melville House, August 11, 2026). Jeffrey St. Clair: “a trail guide through our disorienting and perilous political landscape.”•       Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia — the source of “psychic treason” and the argument that the arts subvert by nature.•       The Middle Mind by Curtis White — where the motto was coined: misbehave, make something beautiful, and try to win.•       Jon Taplin in Rolling Stone — the recent essay asking whether the counterculture can rise again, and a recent Keen On conversation in the same key.•       One-Dimensional Man by Herbert Marcuse — the Western Marxist tradition, via the 1844 Manuscripts, that taught White to worry about alienation rather than expropriation.•       FC2 — the author-run press of innovative fiction White co-founded with Ronald Sukenick, now past its fiftieth year. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 3,000 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTube

The Tim Conway Jr Show Hour with Mark Thompson Hour 2 (7.27) Mark’s getting married in a few days and just returned from a special trip with the love of his life, Courtney, to England and her ancestral homeland of Croatia, where her family history stretches back 500 years. Courtney jumps on the phone to share highlights, including seeing her favorite artist Ludovico Einaudi perform for the 30th time and catching the London theater production “1536” about Henry VIII and the beheaded Anne Boleyn. Swedish pop-rock duo Roxette has canceled their entire US tour, blaming expenses and logistics — though soft ticket sales may have played a role. Mark recently caught a downtown LA band whose singer sounded exactly like Taylor Dayne — only to discover the whole group, including the vocalist, were men in drag performing under the name Transatlantic. In sadder news, iconic “You’re So Vain” singer Carly Simon, 83, is battling both cancer and Parkinson’s disease. The daughter of a Simon & Schuster founder and an activist mother grew up in the Bronx and has become increasingly reclusive as her health declined. And one year after Dolly Parton lost her husband of 60 years, Carl Dean, her brother Coy “Denver” Parton has died at 82. With 12 siblings in the Parton household, it’s no wonder Dolly never had kids of her own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Trump administration is facing criticism for slowing or effectively blocking cooperation with a British investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's network, particularly by restricting access to unredacted U.S. Justice Department files. British authorities, including the Metropolitan Police, have sought these materials as part of ongoing probes into individuals linked to Epstein, but the process has reportedly been delayed and complicated by conditions set by U.S. officials, limiting the flow of key evidence needed to advance cases.The lack of full cooperation has raised concerns that potential prosecutions in the UK could be hindered, especially as investigators examine allegations tied to high-profile figures and possible trafficking activity connected to Epstein's operations in Britain. At the same time, scrutiny is intensifying in the U.S., where internal reviews are underway into how Epstein-related files have been handled and released, further fueling accusations that critical information is being withheld at a moment when international investigations are gaining momentum.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Trump stonewalls British probe into Epstein scandalBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Transatlantic strategies are pretty well set for North American carriers, but transpacific strategies are definitely not. Delta seems to be making its move now, though Brian Sumers and Brett Snyder disagree on whether this should have happened earlier. This week, we talk about that and all the airlines that are trying to cement their place across the Pacific.Thank you to SkyGo for sponsoring this week's episode.

Brilliance of the Seas transatlantic cruise review. Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas takes center stage this week as John shares his 23-night back-to-back cruise from Barcelona to Boston. The cruise combined an eight-night Western Europe sailing with a 15-night transatlantic cruise featuring Iceland, Greenland, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, and Atlantic Canadian maritimes. He discusses the ship's classic Radiance-class design, oceanview cabin, dining, entertainment, rough seas, and why Brilliance remains a favorite despite being more than 20 years old. Plus, hear what it's like to visit the Blue Lagoon, chase the Northern Lights, explore Greenland's remote villages, and whether a transatlantic cruise is worth adding to your bucket list. Share your thoughts: doug@cruiseradio.net  Sponsor Cruise line protection is designed to help if you can't take your cruise. Third-party travel insurance helps protect you during the trip. Including medical care, delays, and unexpected issues. Compare plans and save up to 30% at TripInsurance.com. About Cruise Radio: Cruise Radio has been delivering cruise news, ship reviews, and money-saving tips weekly since 2009.

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Is the trans-Atlantic relationship over? Nathalie Tocci argues that it cannot be rebuilt as it was: The liberal order that birthed trans-Atlanticism is gone, and a fundamental breach of trust has occurred. Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer sees it differently: Trans-Atlanticism was never based only on values but also on security, economic, and technological interests. The relationship has now entered a period of geopolitical maturity, where the two sides will pick and choose areas of cooperation. The two European experts debate their takes. Plus, Ravi shares his read on how renewed conflict in Iran hurts energy prices.  Alexandra Sharp: U.S.-Iran Talks May Continue, but the Cease-Fire Is Over Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman in the New York Times: China's Next Move May Decide Whether Oil Prices Soar Nathalie Tocci: The End of Trans-Atlanticism Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer: Trans-Atlanticism Isn't Dead—It's Being Renegotiated Luke McGee: Washington Shouldn't Fear NATO Expansion Dimitar Bechev: Contain, Consolidate, and Co-Opt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Israeli art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is as real as George Smiley or Hercule Poirot. He even has his own Wikipedia page. The CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel describes herself on X as a friend of Gabriel Allon before she gets around to mentioning her husband, the best-selling thriller writer Daniel Silva who, of course, is the creator of Allon. As with all successful literary inventions, of course, Silva is as much Allon as Allon is Silva. Silva-Allon. Amongst the most lucrative partnerships in contemporary fiction. Unsurprisingly, Silva still hasn't managed to kill off Allon. Twenty-six books into the series, the retired Mossad legend turned Venice art restorer is the truest fake spy in the business — a character so real that Silva, who seems to revel in his insularity, has to lock himself away from imagining how readers receive him. Or perhaps he's locking himself away from Allon. In Ransom, out today, a billionaire real estate baron asks Allon to find his vanished wife, the dazzling socialite Alice Winter — who has, of course, a darker life. Behind Silva's latest summer best-seller looms Russia's shadow war on Europe. That's the post-cold war cold war politics of Ransom. Unit 29155, the GRU's sabotage specialists, are hitting pipelines and flying drones over Copenhagen, an MI6 officer describes the Russians as feral animals, and Ransom's climax unfolds at an emergency Downing Street summit with Zelensky without the United States in the room. It's a terrifying narrative as real as Gabriel Allon. Five Takeaways •       An Art Restorer Who Used to Be a Spy. Gabriel Allon was invented for one book — a 1999 novel inspired by the Camp David peace process, written like a demon in a cottage near Land's End — and was never meant to continue. Twenty-six books later, Silva has flipped the character's formula: once an operative whose cover was art restoration, Allon is now an art restorer who used to be a spy, formally retired and living in Venice. As for his age, Silva freezes time the way Christie froze Poirot: Allon is aging in reverse, quite intentionally, and Silva will write him for as long as people want to read him. •       Russia's Shadow War on Europe. The serious spine of Ransom is the campaign of sabotage and subversion that Russia is waging against all of Western Europe — the GRU's Unit 29155 hitting pipelines, running hacking operations, and flying the drones that shut down Copenhagen Airport and pushed Denmark toward its highest state of alert. One MI6 officer tells Silva the Russians are acting like feral animals, and the worse the battlefield goes, the more aggressive the sabotage becomes. Silva has been here before: Moscow Rules put him ahead of the curve on Putin in 2008, and Allon's personal war with Putinism enters its latest round. •       Writing an Israeli Hero After October 7. Allon is the old Israeli liberal establishment made flesh — secular, social-democratic, the Ashkenazi security elite whose surviving members now oppose the conduct of the war. Silva, an avowed two-stater, saw the change coming years before October 7: quoting his friend Richard Haass, this is not your parents' or grandparents' Israel. Allon, he insists, would never serve in a cabinet alongside far-right extremists like Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — and they wouldn't have him. What happened on October 7 was barbaric, Silva says, but this war has gone on far too long. •       The Super Rich, With a Judgmental Eye. It's fun to write about the rich — the jets, the expensive toys, the glamour of Venice, Knightsbridge, and Ibiza — but Silva does it for a specific reason: to draw the contrast between how they live and how the rest of us live. A new global super elite is checking out from everyone else, he argues — unwilling to pay taxes, to educate the young, or to care for the sick — so Ransom balances the socialite's world against an encampment of homeless seasonal workers on Ibiza. Britain itself gets the same treatment: austerity, seven prime ministers in a decade, and shires where nobody is doing very well. •       Pencils on the Floor. Silva calls himself a literary novelist masquerading as a thriller writer, and his working methods match the self-description: he lies on the floor and writes with pencils, keeping technology as far from the work as possible. AI appears in Ransom only because the plot demanded it — a proof-of-life photograph that has to be checked for deepfakery, in a world where even presidents fake pictures. The thought of asking AI to write for him prompts a simple question: what would be the point? A book a year since 1997, and book 27 began the day after this one was finished. About the Guest Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six Gabriel Allon novels, including The Kill Artist, Moscow Rules, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, A Death in Cornwall, and An Inside Job. His books are published in more than thirty countries. He lives in Florida with his wife, CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel — who describes herself on X as a friend of Gabriel Allon before mentioning her husband. His new novel is Ransom (HarperCollins, July 14, 2026). References: •       Ransom by Daniel Silva (HarperCollins, July 14, 2026) — book 26 of the Gabriel Allon series. James Patterson: “Silva can really write, the bastard.” •       Moscow Rules (2008) — the novel Silva is proudest of, which put him ahead of the curve on Putin and began Allon's personal war with the Russian secret services. •       The Kill Artist (2001) — Allon's first appearance, inspired by the Camp David peace process and written in a rented cottage near Land's End. •       Unit 29155 — the real GRU sabotage unit behind the pipeline attacks, hacking operations, and drone incursions that drive the novel's plot, including the 2025 shutdown of Copenhagen Airport. •       John le Carré — whose George Smiley, Silva concedes, needs no advice from Gabriel Allon, though the two would have got on had they met on Bywater Street. •       Richard Haass — the foreign policy analyst and friend of Silva's whose line frames the Israel discussion: this is not your parents' or your grandparents' Israel any longer. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 3,000 episodes since the show launched on...

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Will 2026 be one of those grand historical years that change the world — like 1917, 1789 or 1968? Not according to Keith Teare, publisher of That Was The Week newsletter and co-host of our weekly tech roundup. For Keith, the best historical analogy is 1905, the year of the first abortive Russian revolution. The year that didn't change the world. Keith's latest tech newsletter asks “What Time Is It?” His answer is that we have “multiple clocks” — micro and macro, short, medium, and long term to make sense of our current AI moment. This week, for example, OpenAI and Anthropic both shipped work-focused products, and most of the world hasn't noticed. Thus his allusion to 1905. We are on the brink of massive change. But nothing is going to change. Not quite yet. Until everything does. Five Takeaways •       It's 1905 in the AI Economy. Keith's answer to the what-time-is-it question is the failed Russian revolution — the moment when the variables of transformation were all in motion but nothing was yet visible, and which took seventy years to fully play out. AI's radical change is real, he argues, but it is being experienced by a small number of people and is not yet generalized through the economy. The evidence of the week: OpenAI and Anthropic both shipped work-focused products — and most of the world shrugged. •       The Socialist Temptation of Slippery Sam. The Wall Street Journal frames Altman's offer of 5% of OpenAI to Washington as socialism creeping into Silicon Valley. Keith — who hated the word even when he was a communist — says the term has been Americanized into meaninglessness: it now just means the capitalist state doing more. What Altman is actually proposing is capitalism's end game — a sovereign wealth fund holding equity in the companies everybody wants to fund, so that private wealth creation reaches the point where everyone can imagine benefiting from it. The precise opposite of British Leyland. •       The Multiple Clocks. Keith's framework sorts the week's flood of AI news into micro and macro issues running on short, medium, and long-term timelines. At the micro-short corner sits deployment friction: Microsoft and Amazon spending billions on forward-deployed engineers, and Apple suing OpenAI. In the middle, work adapts — the human as the driver of AI rather than AI imposed on humans. At the top sits Arvind Narayanan's idea of AI as a “normal technology,” which deflates hysteria without deflating importance: electricity was a normal technology too, and it still changed everything — just slower than its loudest advocates expected. •       Abundance and Its Discontents. Matt Yglesias argues that saving capitalism requires radical land use reform, which reignites the show's longest-running argument. Keith's case: the Elizabeth Line and the congestion zone have redefined London, multiplying its effective land fifty-fold, and a house twenty minutes from the center can be had for a couple of hundred thousand pounds. Andrew's case: prices haven't fallen, London is more expensive than ever, and free is doing a lot of work as “a tendency, not an achievement.” The quarrel is adjourned until next week, with Keith cheerfully moonlighting as a real estate agent. •       Two Americas — and the Small Stuff. Ivan Krastev tells Yascha Mounk that American exceptionalism ran roughly from 1850 to Vietnam and has been replaced by defensive preservation — MAGA as a reaction to decline rather than a vision. Noah Smith's version: America can't build a passenger train, yet its AI industry is upending the world. And against John Battelle's worry that digital life has lost the plot, Keith offers the week's best rejoinder to Ian Bogost's small stuff: go back in history, and no one had time for small things. What we are living through is creeping abundance. The week closes with farewells — to Psion founder David Potter, a week after Om Malik. About the Guest Keith Teare is the founder and editor of the That Was The Week tech newsletter, and Andrew's weekly co-host. A British-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, he was a co-founder of TechCrunch and runs the Palo Alto–based venture firm SignalRank. He and Andrew have been arguing about technology — productively — every week for years. References: •       That Was The Week — Keith's newsletter; this week's edition asks what time it is in the AI economy and lays out the multiple clocks framework. •       The Wall Street Journal piece on the socialist temptation of Sam Altman, and Altman's proposal that the US government hold 5% of OpenAI. •       Arvind Narayanan — the Princeton computer scientist whose framing of AI as a “normal technology” anchors the civilizational clock. •       Matt Yglesias — whose piece argues that saving capitalism requires radical land use reform. •       Ivan Krastev — the Bulgarian political theorist, interviewed in Yascha Mounk's Persuasion on why America has lost faith in itself. •       Noah Smith and Paul Krugman — on the American age and the perennial Europe-versus-US economic comparison, respectively. •       John Battelle — the Web 2.0 pioneer asking whether we've lost the plot, quoting Ian Bogost in Wired. •       The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life by Ian Bogost (Simon & Schuster) — the interview of the week on Keen On America. •       The New Geography of Innovation by Mehran Gul (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster) — also on this week's show, on America, China, and everyone else. •       David Potter — the founder of Psion, builder of the first handheld computer and later a governor of the Bank of England, who died this week and is Keith's post of the week. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 3,000 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. Website Substack YouTube

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“I crack the tab open, and I feel the cold metal… I hear the tink and give of the aluminum. And maybe when I'm done, I crush it into a small patty.” — Ian Bogost on the everyday enchantment of a Diet Coke can Don't sweat the small stuff is one of the most persistent (and annoying) mantras of the self-help industry. But the counter-intuitive Atlantic columnist Ian Bogost advises the opposite. In his new book, The Small Stuff, Bogost suggests that gratification lies in our appreciation of small stuff like the crinkle of empty Diet Coke cans and the foldability of plane tickets. Max Weber argued that disenchantment was the defining quality of modernity, but in The Small Stuff, Bogost maps a way back to it. What we need to get away from, he says, is “optimization” — metrics, feedback loops, money as a proxy for a place in heaven. Rather than the cult of delayed gratification, pick up that empty coke can and revel in its architectural glory. Or lick a tree. That's how to be enchanted in postmodernity. Five Takeaways •       Sweat the Small Stuff. Bogost inverts three decades of self-help orthodoxy: the small stuff is precisely what we should be sweating. The crack of a Diet Coke tab, the cold metal warming in your hand, the can crushed into a patty before the recycling bin — these sensory encounters are not where deep purpose lives, and Bogost never claims they are. But they recur every day, sometimes several times a day, and accepting them as meaningful rather than as noise to get through delivers what he calls a surprising payload of engagement and enchantment. For some it's Diet Coke; for others, woodworking, gardening, or the gear shift of a manual transmission. •       Dematerialization: How We Lost the World. The book's central diagnosis is what Bogost calls dematerialization — the slow disconnection from the physical world driven by convenience technologies. The QR code that replaced the concert ticket you might have pinned to a bulletin board. The automatic faucet you wave at awkwardly in the public restroom — which never works, and doesn't even save water; it just makes buildings easier to manage. The process is decades old, hardly limited to computers, and it stripped the texture from everyday life so gradually that nobody noticed what was being given up. •       It's Sensory, Not Physical — and Not Anti-Tech. This is not a go-touch-grass book. Bogost insists the small stuff is sensory rather than physical, and that smartphones are compelling precisely because they are delightful — the smooth glass that demands to be touched, the thunderstorm animation in the weather app. Everything is technology, including the clothes on your body and the language in your mouth. He gave his twelve-year-old a smartwatch rather than banning screens, because parenting means living in the same world as your kids — and kids must live a contemporary life to become the adults who invent the next one. •       We Already Got Rid of God — So Meaning Had to Move. Pressed on Weber and the Protestant ethic, Bogost argues that secularization emptied out the place where meaning used to live — good works justified by an infinite time in heaven — and replaced it with happiness, purpose, and wealth as proxies. The result is a hyper-optimized, future-oriented culture in which everything worth doing is worth doing for some later payoff. Bogost admits he struggles with this himself: the health wearable he wears while writing a book against quantification. What he loves about his morning walk isn't the step count. It's the twigs crunching underfoot. •       The Quietism Charge — and the AI Twist. Isn't this stoicism for the age of Trump, the same charge leveled at Heidegger's silence before the Nazis? Bogost anticipates the critique: we are and must be both political creatures and creatures who live moment to moment in our bodies — he asks no one to abandon the fight, only to stop missing the life underneath it. And the timing is no accident. As AI takes over the big stuff, Bogost suspects it may push us back into the sensory world — he consults ChatGPT about fixing his range thermostat, then goes and fixes it with his hands. About the Guest Ian Bogost is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of eleven books, including The Small Stuff and Play Anything. He is the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches computer science and engineering, film and media studies, and art and design. He is also an award-winning game designer whose work is held in collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He is the author of The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life (Simon & Schuster, July 7, 2026). References: •       The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life by Ian Bogost (Simon & Schuster, July 7, 2026). The New Yorker: “Bogost's joy is infectious.” •       Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games (2016) — Bogost's earlier book, the subject of his June 2020 appearance on the show. •       Alien Phenomenology, or What It's Like to Be a Thing (2012) — Bogost's “straight up philosophy book” where he first explored the idea of wonder. •       Max Weber — the German sociologist who identified disenchantment as the defining quality of modernity, and whose The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism frames the discussion of delayed gratification and the afterlife. •       Matthew Crawford — mutual friend of host and guest, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head, earlier explorers of the same terrain. •       Martin Heidegger — the philosopher whose ideas of thrownness and being-in-the-world haunt the book, though his name never appears in it, and whose Nazi-era quietism frames the political critique. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 3,000 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. Website Substack 

Before the internet, there was the transatlantic cable. It transformed global communication, shrinking the distance between continents from weeks to minutes. But in its earliest days, that connection came at a steep price: one company controlled the only reliable cable across the Atlantic, and sending a twenty-word telegram could cost more than $100. In this special America 250 episode of The Optimistic Outlook, guest host Lauren Espin tells the remarkable true story of the engineers and entrepreneurs who challenged that monopoly and helped usher in a new era of global communications. Drawing on original letters and archival research from the Siemens Historical Institute, the episode follows Werner, William, and Carl von Siemens as they designed and built the Faraday—the world's first purpose-built cable-laying ship—and embarked on a mission that nearly failed in the middle of the Atlantic. Through firsthand correspondence between the brothers, you'll experience the technical setbacks, fierce competition, and determination that ultimately led to one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 19th century—and helped expand access to international communication at a pivotal moment in history. In this episode, you'll learn: How the first transatlantic telegraph cables changed communication, and why access remained limited Why the Siemens brothers built the Faraday, the world's first purpose-built cable-laying ship What happened when the cable snapped twice in the middle of the Atlantic How rivals attempted to derail the project with false reports that the Faraday had sunk Why September 15, 1875, marked a turning point in transatlantic communications when the Siemens cable opened for traffic and outperformed the existing route on its very first day Whether you're interested in the history of technology, engineering, telecommunications, global infrastructure, entrepreneurship, or the stories behind the innovations that shaped modern life, this episode offers a fascinating look at one of the most consequential—and least-known—chapters in communications history. Show notes: Siemens in the United States - https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/about/siemens-usa/ Siemens' History and Heritage - https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/history-heritage/

Before the internet went global, one undersea gamble made it possible.  Jane Ruffino's story, "Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible," appears in the May-June issue of Wired magazine. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Larry Jent is a Cherokee storyteller, Methodist pastor and musician living outside Elkins, West Virginia.  After readings about the stars and owls in Cherokee mythology we hear of the role of the The Creator, demi-god like figures such as Selu [Corn] and her husband Kana'ti [The Lucky Hunter], and animals in general. From religion and mythology to fascinating mysteries of archaeology and history we get into Native American copper mining both in North Carolina & The Great Lakes; the Chief Joseph stone/cuneiform tablet; Celtic legends and strange petroglyphs in West Virginia; Roman anecdotes and other documentary evidence of Native Americans discovering Europe before Columbus set sail in 1492. Circling back to Cherokee lore, Larry shares two personal numinous stories about birds - an owl and an eagle - arriving as messengers around the death of loved ones. Reading from Myths of the Cherokee collected by James Mooney. Follow Larry's schedule of his upcoming storytelling events at Facebook.com/Larry.Jent Support Our Numinous Nature on Patreon.Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on InstagramCheck out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my artContact: herbaceoushuman@gmail.com

H.W. Brands describes how in April 1939, Charles Lindbergh returned to the United States as a world-famous celebrity, greeted by "a football team of flashbulbs popping" as he disembarked a transatlantic steamer. Lindbergh had remained in the global spotlight since his historic 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, a feat of technical proficiency and bravery comparable to the moon landing. His return was prompted by the imminent threat of war in Europe, a situation he had observed firsthand while living in England to escape the "paparazzi" following the tragic kidnapping and murder of his infant son. While Lindbergh admired German culture and technical organization, he was puzzled and dismayed by the rise of the Nazi party. He viewed the British as complacent, believing they were clinging to a 19th-century empire while imposing unrealistic peace terms on Germany that they refused to enforce. Lindbergh predicted that if war broke out, Britain would inevitably look to the United States for a "bailout," just as they had during World War I. Upon his arrival in Washington, he was beckoned to meet President Franklin Roosevelt, who sought to co-opt the celebrated aviator into the administration. Roosevelt recognized Lindbergh's deep knowledge of global military aircraft and his massive public following, fearing he would become a powerful voice for neutrality. However, Lindbergh, jealous of his independence and skeptical of Roosevelt's charm, declined the offer, refusing to be "inside the tent" where he could be controlled. (1)1930

Set sail with the boys as they celebrate episode 500. Justin is back from his 14 night transatlantic Disney Cruise to chat about all the positives, and a few negatives from his recent three week Disney adventure. On the patreon side, the guys celebrate 500 episodes as they look back at their favorite memories made with the DDP family over the last nine years. BECOME A PATREON MEMBER AND GET ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP AND WEEKLY EXTRA CONTENT. If you would like to support all of the Disney Dads shows and help us bring you more content commercial free, click the link https://www.patreon.com/c/disneydadspodcast Book your next Disney vacation with Justin and Jamie at Away With Me Travel. Contact them today to start the magical planning process at show@awaywithmetravel.com

This week, DisneylandForward is taking a step towards reality, more seating for guests has shown up around the resort, Italian Ice is coming to Downtown Disney, Avengers Campus turns 5 with some special appearances, we finish our conversation with James and Tage about their cruise, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: As part of the DisneylandForward project, the Manchester cast member parking lot is scheduled to close this summer to make way for a new multi-level parking structure and Harbor Boulevard gateway. Built behind the Harbor Boulevard hotels, the structure will feature a pedestrian bridge crossing over the street to connect guests directly to the Esplanade. Although official timelines have not yet been released, construction permits have already been filed with the city of Anaheim. – https://www.micechat.com/436946-disneyland-news-halloween-buckets-avengers-anniversary/ https://youtu.be/OUZ0Em7Lm_c?si=Qbxo_oRkee9JgtTf&t=20 Disneyland has recently expanded its covered seating options for the summer season, including the addition of the new Edelweiss Lodge in Fantasyland and Red's Community Garden in Cars Land. To provide guests with more indoor places to cool off, the park has also converted the Port Royal shop in New Orleans Square back into a seating area and is adding more shade to the Hungry Bear Barbecue in Bayou Country. This push for extra shade comes as a recent Disney guest survey actively asked visitors about the importance of covered seating ahead of a forecasted hot and rainy summer. – https://www.micechat.com/436589-disneyland-update-summer-builds-shady-spots-kids-rule/ Happy Ice, a popular Philadelphia Italian ice brand from Los Angeles, is coming to Downtown Disney with its first fully all-natural menu made from real fruit and pure cane sugar. The cart will feature exclusive rotating and specialty flavors, as well as the debut of “JOY-LATI,” a new dessert that layers Italian ice with vanilla sweet cream, fresh fruit, and sauces. – https://www.micechat.com/436946-disneyland-news-halloween-buckets-avengers-anniversary/ To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Avengers Campus, Disneyland flooded the land with over two dozen Marvel characters for a day of surprise meet-and-greets, including a first-time appearance by Kate Bishop from Hawkeye. This milestone comes amidst a major expansion of the land, which will approximately double its capacity by adding two new attractions currently under construction. – https://www.micechat.com/436946-disneyland-news-halloween-buckets-avengers-anniversary/ “Disney On The Yard Presents: Yardfest 2026” will take place at the Downtown Disney District on Friday, June 19, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, serving as the kickoff for the “Celebrate Soulfully: Summer Vibes” event. This celebration of HBCU culture and traditions will feature appearances by the Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul Drumline, DJ Quami, and a special performance by Drum Major Mickey Mouse. Guests can also enjoy themed food and beverage offerings, participate in family games, and win prizes during trivia throughout the evening. – https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/yardfest-2026-details/ TriviaLand: 20 facts about Walt Disney that even his biggest fans may not know – https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/20-facts-about-walt-disney-that-even-his-biggest-fans-may-not-know/ss-AA1JebCW#image=1 Discussion Topic: Tage and James's Cruise – https://www.dlweekly.net/103/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, guests can get a better idea of the weather for their Disney vacations, Magic Keyholders are getting a new perk, more details released for Halloween Time, a new partnership for transportation around the Anaheim Resort, Disneyland Handcrafted receives major recognition, we talk to James and Tage about their recent transatlantic cruise, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: Disney partnered with AccuWeather to create a new forecasting system called “Disney Weather Check” specifically for their theme parks and resorts. The service has its own mobile setup that alerts guests with real-time updates and matches Disney's internal safety rules. Visitors can use features like “MinuteCast” and “RealFeel” to see exactly when it will rain and what the weather actually feels like while they are walking around the parks. – https://www.micechat.com/436589-disneyland-update-summer-builds-shady-spots-kids-rule/ https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/disney-weather-check-accuweather-disney-parks/ Attention Magic Keyholders, Disneyland is introducing a new perk! Current Magic Key holders who renew any pass type between May 27, 2026, and May 26, 2027, will receive a free Disney Dining Card. The value of the card depends on the pass tier being renewed, ranging from $25 for the Imagine Key up to $100 for the Inspire Key. Unlike standard Disney Gift Cards, these promotional dining cards can only be used to purchase food and beverages at the parks and cannot be used for retail merchandise. – https://www.micechat.com/436589-disneyland-update-summer-builds-shady-spots-kids-rule/ Once again Halloween Time is starting in late August on the 21st and running through Halloween on October 31st. Mickey, Minnie, and their pals will be dressed in new harlequin motifs for the 2026 season. Decor, Haunted Mansion Holiday, Halloween Screams, and Disney's Happiest Haunts Guided Tour all are back for the season. Oogie Boogie Bash also returns for 33 nights throughout August to October, with the Sunday, September 27th date being for D23 Members only. The Oogie Boogie Bash VIP tour returns this year starting on August 30th. – https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/halloween-and-fall-celebrations-at-disneyland/ Following the closure of the Anaheim Transportation Network, the Disneyland Resort has partnered with Lyft to provide reliable transportation for guests staying at Good Neighbor Hotels. To celebrate the partnership, new Lyft users can get 50% off two rides using the promo code 50MAGIC, while existing users can get 10% off an XL ride with the code XL10. These special discounts are active for the summer season and remain valid through September 8, 2026. – https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/lyft-disneyland-good-neighbor-hotel-savings/ The documentary Disneyland Handcrafted earned major recognition for its craftsmanship, winning multiple Telly Awards including a Gold Telly for its incredible historical accuracy. Directed by Leslie Iwerks, the film uses beautifully restored archival footage to show the immense effort and tight deadlines required to build Walt Disney's original theme park for its 1955 opening. The project was further elevated by the team at Skywalker Sound, who painstakingly re-created realistic background audio for the original silent reels to bring the historical footage to life. – https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/disney-experiences-earns-recognition-at-the-telly-and-shorty-awards/ Disney is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with “Disney Celebrates America.” This set of events will take place starting on June 29th with a 2-hour special on ABC called “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness.” This special will be coast-to-coast at both resorts. On the evening of July 3rd and continuing through July 4th, the entire Disney broadcast empire will celebrate America across all 50 states, exploring the people, places, and moments of the nations 250 year history. For all of the details, visit the link in the show notes. – https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-business/disney-celebrates-america-lineup/ SnackChat: Pride Nite eats – https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDoV66Gtsl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/dlr-pride-nite-foodie-guide-2026/ Discussion Topic: Tage and James's Cruise – https://www.dlweekly.net/103/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.