Podcasts about unexceptional

Overdrive: Tesla's Troubles, Touchscreen Backlash & Royal Recognition In this episode of Overdrive, David Brown and Paul Murrell unpack a mix of major shifts and motoring curiosities. From plummeting Tesla sales and BYD's meteoric rise, to Australia's evolving road rules and the debate over touchscreens in modern vehicles—this week covers the latest in transport, design, planning, and culture. ⚡ Tesla's Decline & BYD's Boom Tesla has taken a major hit in Australia with a 75% drop in April sales, influenced by expiring tax perks and consumer uncertainty. Plug-in hybrid sales also dipped to 2.9%. Meanwhile, Chinese EV giant BYD has overtaken Tesla globally. In the US, Tesla is sitting on 10,000 unsold Cybertrucks, raising concerns about demand for the futuristic model before its Australian debut.

What does it take to keep a 40-year-old brand rooted in nostalgia relevant in a rapidly evolving, tech-driven world? In this special episode recorded live from the X4 Summit in Salt Lake City, I sit down with Maggie Stafford, Vice President of People Insights at Hagerty, to explore how a company best known for classic car insurance has become a technology-enabled, community-powered lifestyle brand for auto enthusiasts. From cloud-based transformation to one-on-one customer experiences, Maggie shares how Hagerty is modernizing its approach to customer and employee engagement—while staying true to its mission to "save driving." We discuss the evolution of Hagerty's digital experience, including their $20 million investment into a modern tech stack, designed not only to improve operational efficiency but also to meet growing member expectations. Maggie also gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the brand's culture—one where employees learn to drive stick and take collector cars for a spin—shapes everything from customer service to product development. You'll hear how community remains the beating heart of the business, with more than 850,000 Hagerty Drivers Club members connecting at grassroots events and exclusive experiences like the Festival of the Unexceptional and Amelia Island Concours. We also explore how Hagerty is using data and insights to prepare for the future of car culture, at a time when automation, electrification, and driverless vehicles are becoming the new norm. So how does a brand that celebrates the visceral joy of driving stay relevant in an era of AI and autonomy? And what can other businesses—especially those outside the traditional tech space—learn from Hagerty's approach to transformation and loyalty? Tune in to find out, and don't forget to share your thoughts: how do you balance tradition with innovation in your business?

Gillian Reynolds is exceptionally unexceptional at everything she tries. But she's learned how exceptional that can be. This Perspective originally aired in January 2022.

Recovering from FOTU, Jonny and Richard discuss the wonders of the Fiat Multipla, rod fisherman Jeremy Wade, the Iron Maiden wine generously given by a listener, more on the best looking coupe. how Jonny got a clock from a bank, young people being interested in cars, a flight attendant simulator game, average dad cooking, Boy George's bold claims in The Crying Game, and terrible Sierra engines. Huge thanks to Dynamic Classics and Nielsen Chemicals for getting the Eagle limo looking brilliant in double quick time so it could make an appearance at Festival of the Unexceptional. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst Graham and Mike are left back in the studio, Dave gets out and about for some sunshine and fresh air at this year's Festival of the Unexceptional, a celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars from 1969-1999, now fondly known as the ‘Unexceptional Era'.For more:https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2024/08/podcast-festival-of-the-unexceptional-2024/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst Graham and Mike are left back in the studio, Dave gets out and about for some sunshine and fresh air at this year's Festival of the Unexceptional, a celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars from 1969-1999, now fondly known as the ‘Unexceptional Era'.For more:https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2024/08/podcast-festival-of-the-unexceptional-2024/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In front of an audience at the amazing Festival of the Unexceptional, Jonny and Richard discuss the opening titles to Bond movies, “Princess Diana” S-Classes, a Celica lady sighting, Richard's childhood fondness for designing pretend saloon car model ranges, mate's dads with nicer cars, Mini Cabrio owners not putting the roof all the way back, pulling a wheelie on a Grifter, Geoff Capes and the World's Strongest Man, moving cars by hand, daytime soaps, base model etiquette, fear of a bird puncturing your temple, cars ruined by wild animals, Joan Collins in a Metro ad, and amazing news about Jonny buying a rare car. patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A sighting of a funny company name on a lorry sends Jonny and Richard down a food industry rabbit hole. Also in this episode, stage 3 Lemsip, a dull story about a broken train, short journeys kill diesels, submersible drones and magnet trailers, RIP Marcello Gandini, the pointlessness of tank turning cars, Jonny's running challenge, garaging worthless cars, an announcement about the Festival of the Unexceptional, spotting a manky Renault 12 in the wild, an algal Ford C-Max, Woollarding in Japan, a pub Uber update, why windfarms should use restomod windmills, and some new end music. patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hur har det gått med Saab 95h, Claes Johanssons husbil som drabbades av drivaxelbrott? Varför har Calle Carlquist en hel plastkruka fylld med gamla bilnycklar? Vilken bil ska Carl Legelius återvända med till Festival of the Unexceptional? Några av svaren får du i avsnitt 117 av Studio Klassiker! Bilarna vi pratar om finns att se på https://www.klassiker.nu/podcast/saab-husbil-pa-rull-utstallning-snikbilar-basta-bilnyckeln Prenumerationserbjudande på Klassiker: https://www.klassiker.nu/extra

As a well deserved trip down memory lane, Dave gets out of the studio to visit the 2023 Festival of the Unexceptional, self-described as "A celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars from 1968-1998, now fondly known as the ‘Unexceptional Era'."For more, including a selection of photographs from the event, visit:https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/08/podcast-festival-of-the-unexceptional-2023/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a well deserved trip down memory lane, Dave gets out of the studio to visit the 2023 Festival of the Unexceptional, self-described as "A celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars from 1968-1998, now fondly known as the ‘Unexceptional Era'."For more, including a selection of photographs from the event, visit:https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/08/podcast-festival-of-the-unexceptional-2023/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk the festival of the unexceptional and JLR's belief that Jaguar has no equity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With so many events and gatherings planned for the coming months, we make ourselves comfortable talking nostalgia, and in particular the Festival of the Unexceptional....For more:https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/06/podcast-looking-forward-to-a-summer-of-looking-back-rose-tinted-glasses-at-the-ready-for-some-automotive-nostalgia/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With so many events and gatherings planned for the coming months, we make ourselves comfortable talking nostalgia, and in particular the Festival of the Unexceptional....For more:https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/06/podcast-looking-forward-to-a-summer-of-looking-back-rose-tinted-glasses-at-the-ready-for-some-automotive-nostalgia/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/caribbean-studies

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

In The Unexceptional Case of Haiti: Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), Philippe-Richard Marius recasts the world-historical significance of the Saint-Domingue Revolution to investigate the twinned significance of color/race and class in the reproduction of privilege and inequality in contemporary Haiti. Through his ethnography, class emerges as the principal site of social organization among Haitians, notwithstanding the country's global prominence as a “Black Republic.” It is class, and not color or race, that primarily produces distinctive Haitian socioeconomic formations. When Marius arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin fieldwork for this monograph, to him and to legions of people worldwide, Haiti was axiomatically the first Black Republic. Descendants of Africans did in fact create the Haitian nation-state on January 1, 1804, as the outcome of a slave uprising that defeated white supremacy in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Haiti's Founding Founders, as colonial natives, were nonetheless to varying degrees Latinized subjects of the Atlantic. They envisioned freedom differently than the African-born former slaves, who sought to replicate African nonstate societies. Haiti's Founders indeed first defeated native Africans' armies before they defeated the French. Not surprisingly, problematic vestiges of colonialism carried over to the independent nation.  Marius interrogates Haitian Black nationalism without diminishing the colossal achievement of the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue in destroying slavery in the colony, then the Napoleonic army sent to restore it. Providing clarity on the uses of race, color, and nation in sociopolitical and economic organization in Haiti and other postcolonial bourgeois societies, Marius produces a provocative characterization of the Haitian nation-state that rejects the Black Republic paradigm. Philippe-Richard Marius is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Marius has conducted extensive fieldwork in Haiti. He is writer, producer, and codirector of the film A City Called Heaven. Aleem Mahabir is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

This week, coming to you from the back of a Nissan Qashqai. Join Matt Prior and Steve Cropley for another half-hour of car chat, as they discuss the Festival of the Unexceptional, car gatherings, racing drivers as novelists and much more. Plus, your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gillian Reynolds is exceptionally unexceptional at everything she tries. But she's learned how exceptional that can be.

Hello and Welcome to The Passenger Seat Podcast, a podcast designed to fill your passenger seat with chat about classic cars, all recorded from my 1968 Morris Minor, Peggy. In todays episode, Peggy is taken to Hagertys Festival of the Unexceptional, and I talk you through the experience of attending for the first time, what we see and what you might expect if you attend in future years! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepassengerseatpodcast/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/PassengerSeatPFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThePassengerSeatPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rabbi Dunner describes his recent visit to Mexico, where he visited Mount Sinai Congregation, the "oldest synagogue in Mexico City." Surprisingly, the Jewish community in Mexico is barely a century old. Rabbi Dunner explains why, and reveals an epiphany that he had while praying mincha at Mount Sinai. There is a powerful message embedded in Parshat Massei that reflects the success of Jewish immigration over the past 3,500 years.

In this week's exciting (it says here) episode of Bangers & Classics, the lads try to decide whether the Ford Ka is a car or a postcode, go Back to the, er, Past, reminisce about invalid trikes, and select suitable chariots for the Festival of the Unexceptional. Most of the really controversial stuff was edited out. Most of it... [We apologise for the sound issues. Blame it on the software we use – we do!]

UK GOVERNMENT TO MANDATE SWITCH TO EVSThe UK Government has revealed that it will mandate the transition from ICE to zero emission vehicles. This will start at 22% from 2024 moving up to the full 100% in 2035. The car industry urged caution on this move. To read more, click the Move Electric article here. Additionally, manufacturers have pressed the Government to define what a hybrid is, during the final phase of transitioning to full zero emission vehicles of 2030 to 2035. For more on this story, click here for the Autocar link.PORSCHE INVESTS IN SYNTHETIC FUEL MAKERFurther to the existing support to the e-fuel manufacturing facility in Chile, Porsche is taking a 12.5% stake in the company leading this development, HIF. This will cost the company around $75 million but are not alone in their investment, with a total of around $100 million being raised. More can be found by clicking here, for the Autocar story. GRIDSERVE HAS REPLACED ALL MOTORWAY ECOTRICITY CHARGERSEcotricity was the former name of now Electric Highway, who have the monopoly on motorway charging infrastructure. They were bought out by Grid Serve, who have confirmed that all the former chargers are now replaced. This is good news for all of us who've had to deal with the previous kit. To see more, click the Driving Electric tweet here. SCANIA PARTICIPATES IN HYDROGEN PROJECT Scania, the lorry company, has announced that it will take part in a project focusing on the use of green hydrogen in heavy goods vehicles. There will be 20 fuel cell lorries delivered in 2024, to HyTrucks which is a joint initiative run between Air Liquide and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. You can learn more about the project and what it is hoped will be learned by clicking the Scania press release here. GENIEPOINT JOINS ZAP-PAYGeniePoint, the rapid charging network, is the fourth company to join Zap-Map's Zap-Pay system, that is aiming to be a central point for users to pay for all their charging needs, when on the road. To read more, click the Zap-Map article here. VAUXHALL CORSA DIESEL IS NO MORE Vauxhall will no longer sell a diesel engine option, with their very popular supermini. From now on customers will only be able to buy electrified and petrol versions, in the UK. That brings to an end 35 years of diesel within the Corsa and Nova range. To read the Autocar article, click the link here. THE CARCROWD CAFE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLICThere is a new destination, for petrolheads of the UK, who would like something to eat and drink whilst looking at wonderful machinery. The CarCrowd has opened their cafe to the public, on Thursdays through to Sunday. To go visit, their cafe is The Car Crowd Café at Mansfield Road, Edingley, Notts, NG22 8BG.To listen to the Special Edition with David Spickett, explaining all about The CarCrowd, click this link. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-NEW NEW CAR NEWSSmart #1 - Smart has unveiled their new fully electric car, the #1. This is a brand new vehicle, which is purely electric. Similar in size to the ID.3, with interior space, apparently, comparable to a Mercedes E-Class. There is a 66kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt battery, which it is estimated gives 273 miles range and has 150kW rapid-charging capability. The expectation is for 268bhp, too. Prices are expected to be around £35,000. To learn more, click the Autocar article here. LUNCHTIME READ: FORD MONDEO IS AT AN ENDWith the news that the last Model has rolled off the production line, we are recommending an article that looks back at the highs and lows of the Mondeo. To read and be reminded of Mondeo, click the Autocar article here. LIST OF THE WEEK: 10 UNEXCEPTIONAL CLASSICSHagerty has compiled a list of 10 unexceptional classics, which you can find here. Agree with Andrew's choice? Let the chaps know if you do and what you would chose. Click here to run through the list. Also, tickets for the Festival of the Unexceptional are now on sale, click this link to find out more! AND FINALLY: ISLE OF WIGHT CHARGERS SHOW MORE THAN EXPECTEDIsle of Wight Council's electric chargers, at Quay Road, Ryde, Cross Street, Cowes and Moa Place, Freshwater, were hacked and ended up showing porn on their screens. The Council responded by saying that as a matter of urgency someone would attend the sites, not they have but would! To have a laugh, click the BBC News article here.

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FOLLOW UP: EXPANSION OF LONDON ULEZ ANNOUNCEDFollowing weeks of rumours Sadiq Khan has announced his plans for cutting congestion and improving air quality, by increasing the ULEZ to cover all of London, which appears to deal with only one part of the problem. To learn more about this story, click here for the YesAuto article. FOLLOW UP: SONY HONDA JV EXPLAINEDNick Gibbs, in this linked Autocar article, goes into more detail of what the Honda Sony joint venture probably means. Click the link above to better understand what it means and why it might just work. FORD ANNOUNCES 7 NEW EVS BY 2024Ford has announced that it will launch seven new EVs by 2024, comprising of three passenger cars and four light commercial vehicles. Ford has previously promised to be EV only for passenger cars by 2030. By teaming up with VW and using their MEB platform Ford says it will be able to fulfil this push. For more on the story, click the MoveElectric article here. BMW BUYS ALPINABMW has bought the rights to Alpina, who undertake some of the most understated and tasteful tuning services out there. The news was met with much worry that BMW will now over expose the brand and thus take away a lot of that which makes it so special. Click here for the Top Gear piece explaining more. BMW POSTS BEST PROFITS IN HISTORYBy focusing on high end and most profitable models, BMW posted it's largest nett profit in history, €12.46 billion, which is up 150% on 2019! Having the anti-trust probe dropped by the EU also helped as they had set aside €1 billion specifically for that. More information can be found at this Autocar link here. BMW RECALLS 1 MILLION VEHICLES OVER FIRE RISKBMW is recalling 1.03 million vehicles world wide, due to a risk of a short circuit that could cause a fire in the vehicle. Vehicles built between 2006 and 2013 are involved. To learn more, click this Automotive News link here. VW INVESTS IN NEW EV FACTORYVolkswagen is investing in a bespoke facility at Wolfsburg, for their Trinity EV flagship model. The cost is expected to be in the region of €2 billion. For more on this story, click here for the Autocar article. ASTON MARTIN TO CO-DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE BATTERIESBritishvolt and Aston Martin are teaming up to produce high performance batteries in time for the car companies first EVs in 2025. This follows on from the partnership between Britishvolt and Lotus, that was recently announced. To learn more, click the Autocar link here. HAGERTY FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL DATE ANNOUNCEDMark your calendar, put reminders in your phones, Hagerty has announced that the Festival of Unexceptional will take place on Saturday 30 July 2022. Click here for the information from Hagerty. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-NEW NEW CAR NEWSID Buzz - Volkswagen has finally revealed a production ready ID Buzz, five years after they first teased us with a concept. The design maintains the retro style so many applauded. There are MPV and van derivatives, with a long wheel base version in 2023. Prices are expected to start around £50,000 for the MPV and £40,000 for the van. More can be read by clicking this Autocar link here. LUNCHTIME READ: HOW TO DESIGN A CAR (PART ONE) - WHEELS AND TYRESEVO Magazine has asked Peter Stevens to help explain how to design a car, starting with Part 1, which is all about wheels and tyres. Click the EVO link here to find out more. LIST OF THE WEEK: EVERYTHING'S BETTER WITH SPOTLIGHTSTop Gear has produced another cracking Top 9 list, this time about cars with spotlights. Click the link here, to run through the list and see what you think, do you agree with the choice made on the show? Let the chaps know via the usual methods! AND FINALLY: ROD STEWART FIXES LOCAL POTHOLESOver the weekend the news broke that Rod Stewart had had enough of the state of his local roads that he was filling in potholes that the council were not getting too. To read more, click the BBC News article here.

Gillian Reynolds has learned that being exceptionally unexceptional at everything she tries can be pretty exceptional.

Even when history has been overlooked, ignored, or suppressed, that doesn't mean it's hidden. Researching and writing her novels, Kaitlyn Greenidge--author of Libertie and We Love You, Charlie Freeman--“approach[es] Black history from a place of abundance, from the idea that Black people have always been multifaceted, have always been fighting for freedom, and have always been coming up with ingenious ways to combat the world around us.” This week on Book Dreams, Kaitlyn discusses with Eve and Julie how society has emphasized exceptionalism in Black history to the detriment of Black people. She searches in unexpected places for evidence of the inner lives of the unexceptional, like Black spirituals. She also examines the difference between Black artists being forgotten and choosing not to be found. Kaitlyn Greenidge is the recipient of fellowships from The Whiting Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, and The Guggenheim Foundation. She's currently the Features Director at Harper's Bazaar as well as a contributing writer for The New York Times. Her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Glamour, The Wall Street Journal, Elle, Buzzfeed and The Believer, among many other places. Her debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman, was one of The New York Times critic's “top 10 books of 2016.” Libertie, her second novel, was named “one of the most anticipated books of 2021” by O the Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Rumpus, Book Page, Harper's Bizarre, News Magazine, and more. Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss a fact that is good for the greats and humbling for everyone else. Based on the tweet: A great ad surprises with its very existence.Support the show (https://leeclowsbeard.locals.com)

Treefinger presents: An unexceptional nigger tells stories from the white area he grew up in. Tales from the Valley: This is episode 1 The Spring Valley Race Riots. They don't teach this in school! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Paul Cowland is on the telly and everything! Yet he is almost as excited as we are to talk about last Saturday's Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional, where Paul was judging the Concours and also found sneaking off to admire visitors' extra-ordinary ordinary cars. Join us, live, as Paul picks his favorite cars, talks about his journey into television, answers your questions, and admits that his car collection is getting a little out of hand…

SECURITY VULNERABILITY FOUND IN SMART CHARGERSPenTestPartners has investigated smart EV chargers available to those buying for themselves as well as public chargers, finding many security vulnerabilities. For those interested, click here for PenTestPartners's own report. However, one concern is the operating system used by some firms. Where Raspberry Pi is used there are more issues, because that is not a suitable OS for a connected device due to a lack of security layers inherent in the system. For more info click here for Ken Munro's tweet, commending the quick reaction by one firm to the information. Click here for another tweet from Ken Munro expressing his dismay at another company's reaction. Click here for Cybergibbon's tweet explaining why Rasberry Pi is not suitable. FORMER FRENCH MINISTER UNDER INVESTIGATIONRachida Dati, a former French Minister, has been placed under formal investigation for payments made by the Dutch based Renault-Nissan joint-venture, during Carlos Ghosn's time as CEO. Dati has previously been cleared over payments and her lawyer stated these were all reported and legal. To read more, click the Automotive News article here. CLIMATE SPOKESPERSON CAUSES ONLINE KERFUFFLEAllegra Stratton, the Prime Minister's climate spokesperson, stated that for her a third-hand diesel Golf is better than an EV, due to the lengthy journeys she travels to visit relatives. One aspect is that she seems to have no understanding of the current state of EV and the charging network. Also, however, there were many Twitter conversations, where some journalists and those who should know better, demonstrated their lack of understanding of the current situation. To read more, click The Guardian article here. GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS The Government is putting forward £20 million for initiatives aimed at helping improve the viability of electric and hydrogen lorries. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here. IMPORTANT CHANGES TO HIGHWAY CODE A new hierarchy of road users will be implemented with proposed changes to the Highway Code, meaning pedestrians and cyclists will be given priority over others. The idea is that those who have the potential to cause the most problems and danger have to take the most care to prevent that. Only snag the chaps can see in that idea is those who really need to know the changes will be oblivious unless there is a huge communication campaign. To read more, click here for the YesAuto article. FORMER TOYOTA EUROPE BOSS PASSES AWAYJohan van Zyl, the former head of Toyota Europe, has passed away after a short illness at the age of 63. He was instrumental in securing investment in the Burnaston site in Derbyshire, as well as over seeing the change of ‘no more boring cars' from the company. Thoughts are with his family and friends. To read more, click the Autocar article here. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-NEW NEW CAR NEWSHonda HR-V The order books have now opened for the next generation HR-V, from Honda. Prices start at £26,960, rising to £31,660 for the Advance Style model. To read more, click here for the Autocar article. Lamborghini Huracan STOIf you wish to know what the track focused YouTube star will be trying to get their mitts on and wrap, have a look at the Huracan STO, which Lamborghini have stripped a lot of weight from. Costing only £268,000 this 1339kg (dry weight) version has got both the chaps quite interested in. To find out more, including how they've got it in Motoring Podcast colours, click the Autocar link here. LUNCHTIME READ: FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONALAlan went to the Festival of the Unexceptional. So did many of our friends from Car Twitter. You can find out what happened by clicking Hagerty's own article link here. LIST OF THE WEEK: LITTLE CAR DETAILS YOU CARE ABOUTJalopnik asked their readers what are the little details that can make or break a car for them. Click here for the slideshow and no prizes for guessing which one the chaps highlighted. Don't forget to say which detail is the one for you and letting the podcast know. AND FINALLY: NEW MULSANNE LIMOS FOR SALEBentley has found five Grand Limousines that are now for sale, after the model finished production last year. These are unregistered and undriven examples of the stretched Mulsanne, so be quick to get in touch with your nearest dealer! To find out more, click here for the Autocar article

Web Novel Site : https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/wiki/authors/AgroSquerril  If You enjoyed consider leaving a Tip : https://www.paypal.me/agrosquerril  OR Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/agrosquerrils    {TimeStamps} 00:00 Intro 00:22 The Judge 07:10 Exceptionally unexceptional    Check Out the Podcasts!   Greetings Ladies and Mentlegents and welcome to my channel where I like to make LEGAL Audiobooks of various types from web novels and short stories. If you are new to the channel then click on the information icon for the entire playlist to help get you up to current faster. This Oneshot was Taken from the HFY subreddit which hosts mostly Sci-Fi based short stories called oneshots and series. As Always i hope you enjoy and can find some content on my channel you like. Feel free to recommend a series or a story and i will have a look into it. Email : Agrosquerrils@gmail.com  Twitter : https://twitter.com/agrosquerrils  Streamlabs : https://streamlabs.com/agrosquerrils  Discord : https://discord.gg/XeMwEqX  All Donation are welcome and much appreciated. Thank you all for listening and your support.   Youtube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcfzFNUhrNS0-gdyOWx2JEqL14UrG6TTd  

Steven Romick from First Pacific Advisors, co-Portfolio Manager of the Nedgroup Investments Global Flexible Fund, shares how the fund fared in what he terms an exceptionally unexceptional year, the challenges facing value managers and how this will impact the fund’s positioning and ability to deliver on its objectives through a full market cycle.

In Episode 12 of Vision Quest, Ashley talks to the incredible genuine, thoughtful and hilarious comedian, writer, cartoonist, Josh Chodziesner about their mutual love of Chicago, the sad catchphrases they spat out as children and a relentless bit about eggs. Josh then delves into his topic for the episode, what he calls "unexceptional-ness" (and yes, he is trademarking this term so please credit him if you use it, kind regards). The two friends discuss the importance of staying in your lane, doing things for the sake of being happy and grounded, and past experiences where their motivations behind goals haven't lined up with their needs.

In this episode Jason discusses how we got here, the range of potential election 2020 outcomes, and how unexceptional America really is.

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elibrayley.comTitus - From Chaos to CosmosTitus 1: 6-9 (NASB)6 if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. 7 For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, 8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, 9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

The underlying narrative – some call it a ‘myth’ – of American foreign policy is the country’s exceptional position on the world stage. This is the bipartisan consensus. However, the reality is very different. The global pandemic has demonstrated the US should focus on its own exceptional problems at home. CrossTalking with Daniel McAdams and George Szamuely.

A discussion of developments in Joe Biden's #MeToo problem and his Vice Presidential selection. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A discussion of Kim, UFOs, and corona.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A deep dive into the coronavirus in developing countries, looking at the examples of the Indian state of Kerala, as well as Iran, Kenya, and Senegal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

FOLLOW UP: VW SETTLE MOST CLASS-ACTION CLAIMSVolkswagen has confirmed that it has settled with 200,000 of the 260,000 that are claiming damages due to the #Dieselgate scandal. They have been granted an extension to reach an agreement with the remaining. VW remains adamant that there is no legal basis for consumer’s claims. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here.CAR BANNING POWERS HANDED TO COUNCILSIn a bid to allow key workers to safely travel by foot or on a bicycle, councils have been handed powers to ban cars from roads. The idea is that people will be able to travel in a more active manner but still maintain a social distance from other road users. To read more, click the BBC News article here.FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL POSTPONED TILL 2021Confirmation was given that the Festival of the Unexceptional is now postponed until July 2021. To read more, click the link here.TOYOTA GB WELLBEING PLEDGELast week we discussed how Ferrari was going to help staff, with the aim of beginning production once more. They are not alone in looking out for their staff, Toyota GB has announced a wellbeing program that aims to support staff’s physical, financial and mental health. The scheme was introduced last year following consultation with workers but has kicked into gear during the COVID-19 crisis. To read more, click the Automotive 30% Club article here.WHY DOES EV CAR-SHARING STRUGGLE IN LONDONIn February, the two largest electric vehicle car-sharing operators left London in near-deafening silence as no one trying to implement Mayor of London’s vision for a healthier capital said anything. This is odd as car-sharing and the use of EVs, if a car must be used, is key to reducing congestion and improving air quality. Or one would think so. To read more, click the link to Company Car Today and flick to page 7 here.THE FALLACY OF ZERO EMISSIONSEmission Analytics has been delving further into emissions from vehicles, but ICE and EV, as tailpipes clean up we come to realise there are other factors that need to be considered for the environmental footprint of cars. How the energy or fuel they use is generated, tailpipe emissions, mpg and non-tailpipe emissions all need to be thought about. To read more about the comprehensive approach to this ever-evolving situation click the link here.We are pausing our Patreon for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing crisis, however, if you are still able to help someone, we recommend supporting Mission Motorsport’s COVID-19 Response Fund. To find out more click this link here.FORMULA E: SEASON SUSPENSION EXTENDEDAs the scale of the problems caused by the global pandemic is slowly becoming more clear, Formula E has taken the step to extend the suspension of the season until at least the end of June. They will continue to monitor the situation and make further decisions as information becomes known. To read more, click the Formula E statement here.E-RACING: FORMULA E STARTS NEW SERIESLast weekend was the start of a new e-racing series, from Formula E, involving Formula E drivers, professional racers and sim racers. The competition will raise funds for UNICEF. To read more including the season calendar, click the e-racing 365 link here.E-RACING: OTHER SERIES NEWSGT World Challenge is starting a new series this coming weekend, where pro GT drivers, other professional drivers and sim racers are able to take part, culminating in a race between the best of the three divisions. To read more, click the release information here.Our streaming channel of choice, Actrollvision, is involved in a 24hr race this weekend and will be giving away Logitech goods to all watching the stream. To learn more, go to his Twitch channel over the weekend. You can find the channel by clicking here.A reminder, if you own an Xbox, have subscribed to the Gold service you are able to download and keep forever, Project Cars 2, however, the offer runs out at the end of the month.LUNCHTIME READ: THE MAN WHO BOUGHT NINE RENAULT AVANTIMESGavin Braithwaite-Smith brings us the astonishing story of the world’s largest fleet of Renault Avantimes, in the world. Click the Petrolblog link here, to take you to this amazing tale.BONUS - LUNCHTIME WATCH: FULL TOUR OF THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM VAULTThanks to Joe Hallenback for brining this one-hour-long YouTube video to our attention. We all get a chance to peek inside the vault of one of the most famous automotive museums. Click the link here to escape from everything for an hour.LIST OF THE WEEK: RECOMMENDED AUTOMOTIVE PODCASTSWe were outraged, OUTRAGED we tell you, over the lack of podcasts in Autocar’s feature for getting our automotive fix during these strange times. Well, rather than write to our MP to complain, we have compiled a list of ones we recommend you should try out. The list is not in any order of preference but does cover the ones we enjoy.Old TimersGareth Jones on Speed - One of the inspirations for the Motoring Podcast to actually be a thing. Going for 15 years, oodles of fun from Gareth Jones, Zog and Sniff Petrol. To visit the podcast, click the link here.Midweek Motorsport - Weekly, yes really, podcast covering the racing and news that the team from Radio Show Ltd cover. Click the link here to visit the podcast.Middle AgedCar Chat with Sam Moores - Car photographer Sam Moores chats to people from the car world. Relaxed and enjoyable conversations. Search for his podcast on your podcatcher of choice.EV News Daily - Electric car news produced, erm, daily. Short show that gives you the headlines to what’s going on in the world of EVs. Click here to find out more. Automovie Podcast - The podcast about cars and motorsport on TV and in films. Great fun conversations that you can get involved with. Click here for more information. Collecting Cars Podcast - Chris Harris and Edward Lovett chat to various people from the world of motoring. Excellent conversations and insights shared on the podcast. Click here to listen to the episodes.YounglingsDriveNation - Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel now have a podcast for their DriveNation project on Instagram. Full of information and excellent chat, click here for Apple Podcast or search for it on the podcatcher of your choice. Smith & Sniff - Jonny Smith and Richard Porter have recently brought their fun and frolics to the audio format. if you like their YouTube offerings, you’ll love this. Click here to find out more. US LOT Session - From Lotus Cars, conversations with owners of Lotus and those who help make them the way they are. Excellent conversations and insight into the Lotus community. Search for the podcast on your podcatcher of choice. SPIN, The Rally Pod - DirtFish are our recommended location for everything WRC and they have a podcast too. Click through here to visit the website or search for them via the service you use. Spinning Wheels Podcast - from Paul Woodford and Guy Smith chatting about motorsports and special guests have just started. They are on the usual service suspects, so use the search facility and you’ll be listening to them in no time. Talking Shop The Morgan Podcast - Alex Goy is the presenter for this podcast where he chats to guests from the Morgan community. Again, search for them on your preferred podcasting platform where you should it.AND FINALLY: HOW TO SHOOT IN A MOVIE CHASE SCENEThe Autocar team has brought us a video of unparalleled consumer advice, which is exactly what we expect from them. Learn if it is possible to drive with a basket on the windscreen, if wind flow effects a Nerf dart and the best speed to drive at to be hit. To watch this ace video, click the link here.

A discussion on why government programs should be universal, regional politics in the era of coronavirus, and Kaitlin Bennet exposed as an anti-Semite.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A conversation on Obama and Bernie's endorsements of Biden, plus a larger discussion on Democratic Party politics, plus an update on how large corporations are using the pandemic to screw you and a talk on the right's anti-intellectualism --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

Join us and our special guest Kasen Lee for a discussion on Native American issues, history, and identity, as well as a broader discussion about racial and class inequalities in North America.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A discussion on local politics in Montreal and the positive affordable housing policies of the Projet Montreal, the Labour Party's efforts to undermine Corbyn revealed in leaked memo, and a tribute to African-American activist and musician Paul Robeson and Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A discussion on what is next for the Left In the wake of Bernie dropping out as well as the wide-reaching implications of coronavirus. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A discussion on the FBI's anti-Palestinian efforts, Israeli influence on US politics, Bernie dropping out, Alyssa Milano's ridiculousness and Wisconsin's insane election. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

Techincal difficulties forced us to make this (very long) segment into its own episode! Listen to us discuss coronavirus and how it has exposed our flaws as a society and how different governments have responded. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A discussion on AOC's “split” with the left and strategy for leftists. There's no segments for today's episode (s) unfortunately because it ended up being such a long discussion, we split it into two full episodes, so enjoy as much as you want! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A wide-ranging discussion on Venezuela, US Imperialism, the Mashpee Wampanoag reservation losing its status, Native American issues, the EPA stopping enforcement and how there is much to be desired on how we treat the environment. Also, how powerful forces manipulate a crisis. Tune in, whether you wanna listen to one of the segments or the full episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

More on Joe Biden, Tara Reade, and the government's coronavirus response, plus a discussion on “voluntourism” and the modern and historical nature of Western imperialism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

A discussion about the coronavirus response and Joe Biden's many flaws. With a bit of humour mixed in... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ethan-bird/support

Articulate Cardi B song. Sorry, Brendans. A unifying salad. The true story of Jack's seven months in pornography. Original film drafts: Rocky, Schindler's List, E.T., The Muppet Movie, Pretty Woman, Saving Private Ryan. News You Missed: Unexceptional child, Insult changes views, Match date doesn't match, 'Curvy' ISIS guy, Superbowl LIV. One of Hollywood's new Intimacy Coordinators discusses his career. Delightfully vulgar John Travolta joke.

This week in a packed show we discuss the Festival of the Unexceptional, we visit Florida for the Mecum sale of the Bullitt McQueen Mustang, we talk about the closure of the historic Longbridge factory. Our classic shootout is between the Daimler SP250 'Dart' and the Jaguar E-Type and our guests are the boys from Citroen SM specialists Paragon. Plus there's anniversary news about Metros, MGs, Escorts, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and TR7.

In this week's show, we tell you to get in fast if you want tickets to the Festival of the Unexceptional, Ghosn has been charged again but this time it is different, VW bonus payments to a suspended executive are being probed, we give credit to TfL (rare I know) for trying to help fleet operators with the introduction of the ULEZ scheme, the Car2Go app wasn't hacked in the Chicago crime spree, Google maps adds the current status of EV charging points information, Communities in rural Wales are running EV share schemes, where lights have been switched off on motorways accidents have risen dramatically (percentage wise), Mazda's infotainment system gets borked by a podcast, a reminder that both the Paris ePrix and Rally of Argentina are on this weekend, a Lunchtime Read to give all who like Lotus some hope, a List of the Week that is news too and the And Finally is a quick video of Spinal Track's new venture onto gravel! Hope you enjoy the show.

Allyn and Cassy kick off the podcast with the movie that started the cold blooded teen craze of the 2000's. They touch on the many red flags Bella races through on her way into the cold, dead, arms of Edward's love and general lack of plot in the movie they loved so much throughout middle school. 0:31. 733 - Daily recap of the movie 45:45 - Overall thoughts on the movie Twilight. 51:16.452 - Rating on a scale from 1 to 5 fangs Follow: @TwiHardsPodcast @cassymusick @allynlyons

On this week's show, the chaps discuss VW suffering a setback in court, the ex boss of Honda UK comments on the sad news about Swindon, PSA announce a profit and one from Vauxhall too, an antitrust probe has begun into the price of car parts, BMW are fined after fessing up to a mistake with their engine software, CarWow has a new tool that predicts the price of cars after Brexit, license plates with EU flags will not be valid after 29 March, SMMT issue a statement about Brexit being a distraction in the current global automotive climate, mandatory speed limiters and data logging will come to new cars from 2021, the Scottish Faculty of Advocates warns of the dangers with autonomous vehicle software, the Festival of the Unexceptional has opened for Concours registration, Codemasters in partnership with the Motorsport Network to host and promote eracing, there is a hugely entertaining Lunchtime Watch, a glorious List of the Week, and the And Finally is from the man behind Bangernomics, James Ruppert.

On this week's episode, the chaps discuss the continued detention of Carlos Ghosn, Madrid bringing in the toughest car bans of any city so far, JLR will again temporarily lay off staff, new public charging points announced, Kia and Hyundai are let down by the official WLTP test, FCA is going to re-tool their Turin plant, Festival of the Unexceptional has a new home, Hyundai's UK Boss is stepping down, Formula E will have an Attack Mode and is looking to return to the UK, TVR factory is held up as no one paid attention to public sector procurement rules, Alan didn't buy a car last Sunday, a thought-provoking Lunchtime Read, and we celebrate the return of #AutoAdvent and now #AutoAdventLite!

The chaps have a chat with Ian Seabrook, the Founder and Creative Director of HubNut a website celebrating the average. Listen as the idea behind the show is explained, what sort of things could be spotted and Ian's crazy journey to and from the event.

Trump is normal in more ways than people care to admit, but he is different in that he parts from the bedrock ideology of American exceptionalism that has governed this country from its violent founding. Foreign policy scholar @stephenwertheim makes the case that the Trump Doctrine could reignite extreme nationalism and militarism but also provides the Left with an opening to finally launch a movement against American Empire. Thanks to University of California Press for their support. Check out their new title A Social Revolution: Politics and the Welfare State in Iran https://www.ucpress.edu/ebook.php?isbn=9780520965843

 Jacob and Zane discuss the union backed teachers for refugees action coming on monday 12/12/16, and victory for the Carlton United #CUB55campaign as brewery workers are offered their jobs back on full pay. Discussion of partial victory for #noDAPL standing rock campaign, and of the Victorian Andrews government Law and order campaign and new push for DNA profiling of suspects without a warrant. Discussion of new wave of protest in South Korea looking at Green Left Weekly article by Yongsu Won “South Korea Shaken by government scandals and new civic revolution”. Discussion of Syrian conflict looking at Green Left article by Tony Iltis “Syria:Is the multi sided conflict at a turning point?”. An analysis of the different geopolitical and imperial interests fighting one another and touching on the role of climate change in the conflict.  Jacob and Zane interview Moira Williams, community organiser with 350.org, about the latest in the campaign to stop the mammoth Adani Carmichaelcoal mine from being built in remote Queensland. Moira reports widespread outrage at the announcement that a federally funded body, the North Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF) may fund construction of the 300km rail line connecting the mine site to port and says lots of people have been getting in touch with 350.org angry at the announcement and keen to help stop the mine. A key focus of 350.org's campaign in coming months will be pressuring the Federal Government not to fund the project and pressuring ANZ, Commbank and Westpac to join NAB in ruling out finance for the project. Listen here. A brief congratulations to Zebedee Parkes whose short film “For myfriends in detention” has won the most Unexceptional documentarycategory in the short films section at the Sydney indie filmfest, and is being played at various short film and activist film festivals internationally.  

Join Erin and me as we talk about cultivating thankfulness. Life can be challenging and messy, yet choosing to be thankful can change our outlook in life. From the show: In the midst of the hard and messy of life, we can choose to be thankful. Ellen shares how she has been cultivating thankfulness for the year 2016. It started with a hard 2015 and a realization that something needed to change. Ellen had spent so much time focusing on the bad, that she needed to switch her focus and focus on the good. This year has not been easier, but her outlook in life has changed dramatically. Ellen wrote about her plan at the beginning of the year, you can read that here: Challenge: A Year of Thankfulness Erin and Ellen discuss Ellen's latest post and go through the different areas in which special needs parents can find thankfulness. Read the post: Thankfulness: The Special Needs Way. Research shows that cultivating thankfulness has a positive impact in several areas of life. “Gratitude is an attitude and way of living that has been shown to have many benefits in terms of health, happiness, satisfaction with life, and the way we relate to others. It goes hand in hand with mindfulness in its focus on the present and appreciation for what we have now, rather than wanting more and more. Feeling and expressing gratitude turns our mental focus to the positive, which compensates for our brains’ natural tendency to focus on threats, worries, and negative aspects of life. As such, gratitude creates positive emotions like joy, love, and contentment which research shows can undo the grip of negative emotions like anxiety. Fostering gratitude can also broaden your thinking, and create positive cycles of thinking and behaving in healthy, positive ways.” Melanie Greenberg PH.D If you want to learn more about the psychology behind it, you can read the rest of Dr. Greenbergs article HERE. Ellen mentioned she chose thankfulness over gratitude after reading something that resonated with her. Gratitude is a feeling, thankfulness (or thanks-giving) is an action. And don't forget your FREEBIE this week: The Cultivating Thankfulness Printable PDF Graphics

Notes form the show: Erin and I share examples of the types of comments people say that can be rude. It is important to approach all situation with grace, and when appropriate, provide education. When hearing a comment, focus on intent. What is the person's intent? If we lash out to people and they had good intent, it might push them away and we don't want people to be sacred to ask questions or to interact with people with disabilities. If we can, it is best to respond in a way that educates. Erin and I discuss there are different ways we respond to 1) kids, 2) adults, 3) as a parent when your kid is the one who says the rude comments. Sometimes it is helpful to have scripts for certain comments that we encouragement often. Ellen shares about people asking "What is wrong with her?" when asking the question about her daughter with cerebral palsy and this is asked in her daughter's presence. Sometimes a little comedy and acting are appropriate responses. Erin shares three responses when you don't want to engage in a conversation about rude comments and you are ready to move on: Thank you for your concern Silence (silence is a response) I respectfully disagree Our FREEBIE is a swipe copy of what Ellen and Erin do when they engage in education with kids. Both Ellen and Erin do presentations at each of their kids' schools. The swipe copy includes a presentation on Down syndrome, the letter sent home with the kids, and the facts included in the back of the letter. These presentations and letters can be easily tweaked for different disabilities. The letter can also be used without a presentation as a way to "introduce" your child to his/her classmates and in turn educate the parents.

Join Erin and me today as we interview Mardra and Marcus Sikora about what happens when our kids with disabilities grow up. Marcus is an author, and he is also an adult with Down syndrome. Mardra, his mom, is also an author and has helped Marcus achieve his dreams. Marcus shares his book with us, and Mardra has some tips for us parents of younger kids. Our freebie this time comes directly from Mardra! Five quick tips from a parent of an adult with a disability to parents of a child with a disability. From the show: Marcus tells us all about his book, Black Day: The Monster Rock Band. (I highly recommend you check it out!) Mardra and Marcus talk about their relationship now that Marcus is an adult, the things they enjoy doing together. They also discuss Marcus' desire to become more independent, and Marcus added, he is a ready to have a girlfriend and live on his own. Mardra shared how much her son's artistic inclination is more a reflection of their family, and not a stereotype of Down syndrome. We asked Mardra to give us some advice as parents of younger kids with disabilities. Mardra shared that so much of her worries were unfounded, and that more than worrying we should focus on planning. She also had some more things to share, which is why we asked her to create a resource for us, and she gracioulsy agreed to create the 5 Tips for Special Needs Parents

From the show: For me (Ellen), dealing with my daughter's diagnosis of Down syndrome was a period of time where I struggled in my Faith. My constant question to God during those first few weeks was, "Why?!" Erin and I discuss the good that has come from our lives. We have more empathy and are more compassionate. We are able to minister to others. We've grown in our faith. We are different people as God has used this journey to refine us. We know God in a  different way. We have become strong advocates helping not just our kids but others too. We've learned more about friendship. We've learned to ask for help. How we have dealt with disappointment and challenges: Keep going through the motions. Holding on to the fact that God's goodness is not dependent on our circumstances. Breath prayers. Inviting people to pray for us. Worship. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh the joys of those who take refuge in Him! Psalm 34:8 We do not need refuge when things are going well and life is easy. we take refuge when the storms of life threaten to overtake us, and it is in these times that we can taste and see that the Lord is good.

Sermon from Sunday, January 12, 2014. Rev. Donald Morris preaching.

President Obama's State of the Union address? Meh. Practicing all your life one of two classical instruments because your mother says so? Snore. Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes? F***ING AWESOME. Okay, so we couldn't exactly hit the mediocrity hat trick. BUT on a week when Internets were down in Egypt and Chicago, sickness spread […] The post Episode 083: An Unexceptional Episode first appeared on Bad Philosophy.

President Obama’s State of the Union address? Meh. Practicing all your life one of two classical instruments because your mother says so? Snore. Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes? F***ING AWESOME. Okay, so we couldn’t exactly hit the mediocrity hat trick. BUT on a week when Internets were down in Egypt and Chicago, sickness spread […]