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Panthertown Valley is a relatively small 6311-acre wilderness area in Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's a little bit off the beaten track, but far from obscure, as the old promoter's trick of slapping the label “Yosemite of the East” seems to have piqued interest over the decades. The Yosemite comparison owes itself to the granite features of the mountains that surround the valley. Proto-Half Domes, I guess. These smooth outcrops are a far cry from El Capitan, but they do possess a distinct character. Unlike the tectonic uplift and glacial scouring that happened in Yosemite, these dome faces were the result of magma cooling deep underground before being exposed by millions of years of weathering. If there is any superlative aspect that can be drawn in the comparison, it is that the formation here is much, much older. The granite underlying Panthertown Valley, the Whiteside granitic pluton, was intruded into the earth's crust approximately 466 million years ago. The granite forming the cliffs and domes of Yosemite Valley was formed just 105 to 85 million years ago. The popular Panthertown Valley Trail to Mac's Gap Loop is one of the most memorable hikes I've ever taken, topographically speaking. Does anybody else catalog wilderness experiences this way—as perceptions of topography? The overwhelming impression this place gives is one of a basin. When you peer down into the valley and scan the horizon, you see what looks like a rim, almost circular in definition. Of course this is not the way hydrology works. Panthertown Creek does not go down a drain in the middle, but slips out through a fold in the hills. The creek does linger though, there in the center. Indeed, Panthertown Valley features a rare high-elevation mountain bog on its valley floor, a wetland ecosystem fed by groundwater seeping from the surrounding granite.While fall paints the trees in shades of yellow umber, Venetian red, cadmium orange and the grasses in Naples Yellow, I couldn't help but wonder what colors spring brought to the valley floor, festooned as they are with Rosebay Rhododendron and rare Pinkshell Azalea, an endemic shrub native only to a few high-elevation pockets in western North Carolina. Here in the understory Carolina Chickadees and Golden-crowned Kinglets ranged in foraging flocks while Carolina Wrens buzzed as they hopped along the downed wood. The valley was very quiet, enhancing the perception of being acoustically sheltered in a basin—or “cove” as they say in Appalachia—insulated from the sounds that roads invariably bring. This allowed me to appreciate the manifold cricket sounds: they purred, cooed, buzzed and blinked on and off. It was so nice to hear crickets this way: not in a chorus but distributed across the patchy habitat, in conversation with each other. “Halloo over there,” I imagined them saying. I looked toward fuzzier electric piano voices with this in mind, placing them alongside breathy flutes, mirroring the breeze and the cricket textures. I kept it spartan, as is my way. There are moments, if you listen closely, where you really hear the space here: the collective fir trees played by the wind, the dull sound of footsteps on granite, the constellations of cricket hum. My pictures really don't do it justice. This is not a place that is about one vista, or one waterfall. It's about exploring its contours, and for me, listening deeply.I found myself pondering time. The long and lonely time that it took for these rocky slopes to become the Yosemite of the East. I tried to picture the solvent action of water in time-lapse carting off the hills. I pictured the forest lifting and falling like the subtle dilation of an animal's belly, breathing. Along the trail, Schoolhouse Falls proved to be a popular destination. Here one can walk behind the falls. That splotch of red is one such person, taking a picture through the falling water. Somewhere I am a splotch of colored pixels in his digital photo album. The name “Schoolhouse” is literal. There was once a small schoolhouse nearby likely serving the settler and logging camp populations in the early 1900s. Likewise Panthertown Valley is said to have got its name from the abundant Eastern cougar population here. An 1898 Asheville Daily Citizen article eulogizing a hunter described the valley vividly: “Bear and deer were very numerous in those days, and almost every night lying around our camp fire, we could hear the panther's shrill scream over in Panthertown.” Old Joe Dodgins, the article's subject, reportedly calculated his bear kills year by year, summarizing, “I can't tell exactly, but I can count up over 300 and think I have killed nearer 400.”Panthertown Valley became the domain of the Moltz Lumber Company beginning in 1916. Moltz then built a 16-mile railroad in the valley and a sawmill in the Lake Toxaway area. Hundreds of workers were hired to peel tanbark from the hemlocks, and others were hired to carry out the logging. During the logging operations, perhaps 100 people had moved into the valley, most probably living in Moltz's houses. (Dan Pittilo for the Sylva Herald)Land ownership passed from Moltz to Liberty Properties to Duke Energy, finally to The Nature Conservancy in 1989. The concept of a resort development in the valley was entertained in the 1960's with a man-made lake, golf course and condominiums. The drive to the trailhead revealed a modified modern-day version of this concept, with high-end estate homes sprinkled in an enclave just west of the valley. One arterial bore the name “New Settlers Way”.Thanks again, for reading and listening! If you find yourself in the Blue Mountains, Panthertown Valley is a destination worth the trip. You won't forget it. Panthertown Valley Soundwalk is available on all music streaming services October 2nd, 2026. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadcrouch.substack.com/subscribe

Philadelphia prefers practical English footwear and enjoys a good laugh at some Venetian fashionable footwear choices. Gage and Jessica attempt to decipher the names and descriptions of some of the footwear options available in Philadelphia's time.   Check our garb here: https://tudor-time-machine.creator-spring.com

Amidst all the talk of an AI bubble, bonds are back in the news. The world's two leading business newspapers, The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, both feature stories this weekend warning about bond ructions and surging yields. While these warnings might only interfere with the sleep of bond geeks, they are a good reminder of the centrality of the bond market to our prosperity. For all their financial geekiness, Robin Wigglesworth knows that bonds matter. He edits Alphaville, the Financial Times' splendidly geekish markets blog, and he's the author of A Fabulous Debt, a new book that tells the “epic” story of how bonds built the modern world. The bond market matters, Wigglesworth reminds us, because when it breaks — as in 1873, 2008 and very nearly in 2020 — then the whole world suffers. So what, exactly, is a bond? Wigglesworth explains that it's a tradable loan which the Venetians accidentally invented in 1171 to pay for a war with Constantinople. In Venice, it became a forced levy on every citizen, sweetened by its annual 5% interest payments and by the right to sell its paper on the Rialto. From there it runs through Amsterdam with the Dutch East India Company to modern America, where Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase was financed by bonds sold by the London merchant bank Baring Brothers — remarkably, while Britain was at war with the France it was paying, and earning Barings what may have been the largest banking fee in history. Then there's the deliciously named Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor, a bond bad boy who invented an entire country, Poyais, and successfully sold its bonds in London. In spite of the shady MacGregor, the moral of the bond story, Wigglesworth reassures us, is that transparency pays. Britain could borrow more cheaply than its rivals because parliament controlled the purse and published its accounts. Europe's greatest banker, the London-based Nathan Mayer Rothschild, who brought Prussia, Spain, Russia and the new Latin American republics to the London market after Waterloo, thus cajoled other governments into opening their books to get the same rates. Accountability was, literally, cheaper. And so the modern world — with its leviathan state and the financial muscle to conduct global wars — was born. Does Wigglesworth lose sleep about today's bond ructions and surging yields? Not exactly. But he is a tad nervous about the fact that tech giants have issued over $500 billion of bonds this year to build data centers. So rather than the feared AI stock market bust, Wigglesworth does raise the more apocalyptic specter of a bond bust. Not an imminent fabulous crisis, he reassures. Not yet, anyway. Five Takeaways •       Stock Bubbles Don't Matter. Bond Bubbles Do. Wigglesworth's opening move reverses the usual hierarchy. Stock market bubbles are mostly inconsequential and sometimes even welcome — we occasionally need people to dream rather than be careful, and to throw money at the hot new thing, because that is when big leaps happen. The dot-com bust is his proof: the American stock market lost half its value from peak to trough, and the recession that followed was among the shortest and shallowest in US history. Credit is the dangerous part. When the bond market breaks bad — 1873, 2008, and very nearly 2020 — it tends to be very painful for the world. The structural reason is asymmetry: a shareholder's upside is unlimited and the downside is zero, so the stock market is the natural home of wild speculation; a bondholder's best case is simply being repaid. That is why bonds work best when they are safe, or at least seen as safe — and why the rare occasions when bond speculation does run out of control have proved more destructive than tulips, the South Sea, or the dot-com boom.•       Venice, 1171. Credit is ancient — Mesopotamian clay tablets recorded loans four thousand years ago, some made out not to a named person but simply to a merchant, which suggests they were traded. But the bond in its proper form was invented by accident in Venice in 1171, to finance a war with Constantinople. The city was rich, but not rich enough to borrow from the bankers at their tables in the Rialto, so the government compelled every citizen to lend in proportion to their wealth — an involuntary war tax, softened two ways: 5% a year until victory, and a receipt you could sell. The Venetians hated it at first, and then discovered it was collateral, and de facto paper money before paper money existed in Europe. Milan, Pisa, Genoa and Rome copied it; it spread to France, Germany, Spain and finally the Netherlands, where the Dutch turned a handful of loans into an actual market — cities, states and the water boards that paid for the dykes — and, Wigglesworth argues, invented modern capitalism. The Dutch East India Company sold stock once. It financed its ships, armies and expeditions with bonds.•       The Man Who Invented a Country. The book's great set piece. Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish mercenary who had fought beside Bolívar and married his cousin, returned to London as cacique of Poyais — a verdant land on the Honduran coast, he said, with gold, honey, fertile plains and a capital called Saint Joseph. He had songs written about it. He sold its bonds on the London Stock Exchange, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds, and persuaded Scottish families to sell up and sail. Poyais did not exist. It was a swampy hellhole with no capital and no settlement; some who arrived took their own lives, many died of famine and malaria, and only a handful got home. Why bonds rather than stock? Because that is where the money was: Britain had financed the Napoleonic wars with an enormous issue of consols, those who held them made fortunes when Britain won, and Nathan Mayer Rothschild was busy bringing Prussia, Spain, Russia and the new Latin American republics to the London market. In the middle of what we would now call an emerging market bond bubble, an invented country did not sound so outlandish.•       Transparency Pays. The argument with the widest reach. Britain's advantage in the nineteenth century was not only naval: its bonds were issued by a parliament that controlled the purse and published financial numbers, rather than by a fickle royal family, and Dutch, German and French investors preferred them for exactly that reason. Cheaper borrowing made Britain stronger, and Rothschild then went round cajoling other governments to open their books and issue through their estates rather than their kings, because that is what British money now expected. Accountability, in other words, had a price advantage — a quiet feedback loop pushing governments towards openness. America's version is Hamilton, who assumed the states' defaulted war debts and turned them into federal bonds that circulated as money in a country desperately short of coin — a financial enema, as the musical has it. The Louisiana Purchase was financed entirely by bonds, arranged by the British bank Baring Brothers while Britain was at war with France. Wigglesworth calls it a win-win-win; Andrew notes the indigenou...

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In April 2025, the bond market did something the stock market couldn't: it made a sitting president reverse course within days. Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth, author of the new book A Fabulous Debt, joins Joe and OG to explain why bonds, dismissed for centuries as the dull corner of finance, are actually the bedrock everything else sits on. From a murdered medieval ruler in Venice to a Scottish con man who sold bonds for a country that didn't exist to the hedge fund collapse that nearly took down the global financial system, this is 900 years of history explaining exactly why the "boring" market is the one that actually moves empires.What You'll Walk Away WithWhy the bond market, not the stock market, is what actually forced a change of course during 2025's "Liberation Day" tariff chaosThe surprisingly wild origin story of the very first government bond, issued in 1171 Venice, and how it got its ruler killedHow the Dutch turned Venice's basic invention into a true market, and used it to fund their independence from a much larger empireThe incredible true story of a con man who sold real bonds for a fictional country and lured hundreds of settlers to their deathsWhy Long-Term Capital Management, staffed with Nobel laureates and legendary traders, collapsed almost overnight in 1998The biggest misconception most Americans have about U.S. government debt, and why the reality is more nuanced than the doom headlines suggestWhy the oldest investing mistake in 900 years of financial history is still the simplest one: borrowing too muchWhy This Matters NowMost people never think about bonds until something breaks, a rate spike, a market scare, a headline about the national debt, and by then it can feel too complicated to catch up on. But bonds quietly determine mortgage rates, corporate borrowing costs, and government policy in ways that touch daily life far more than most people realize. Understanding even the basics of how this market works, and how consistently it has shaped history, turns a vague sense of unease about "the economy" into something you can actually follow and make sense of.From the BasementA Bond-adjacent trivia detour (the James Bond kind, not the financial kind) reveals that Ian Fleming borrowed his spy's name from a real-life ornithologist, proof that even a show about medieval Venetian debt can't resist a pun. Plus, a Wall Street Journal headline on why the job market has quietly flipped in favor of workers without a college degree.Resources MentionedA Fabulous Debt by Robin Wigglesworth — Robin's new book on the 900-year history of bondsTrillions by Robin Wigglesworth — Robin's earlier book on the history of index fundsStacking Benjamins Field Kit — the all-in-one budgeting and net worth tracking toolSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a week's hiatus to allow Marco to recover from losing the Rigore! derby, we are back and things are going from bad to worse for Venezia, who sit dead last in Serie A with zero points... Things have improved somewhat for Fiorentina since the appointment of Vanoli however. At the top, Inter, Roma and Lazio are setting the early pace, while Cagliari and Frosinone are the surprise packages. Plus, we discuss Mancini's first Italy squad since his reappointment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Surprise Gondola Ride: Friendship and Magic in Venezia Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-09-21-07-38-20-it Story Transcript:It: Il sole tramontava dolcemente sui canali di Venezia, tingendo l'acqua di sfumature rosa e arancioni.En: The sun was setting gently over the canals of Venezia, tinging the water with shades of pink and orange.It: Giuliana camminava al fianco della sua amica Marcella, cercando di non tradire la grande sorpresa che aveva meticolosamente pianificato.En: Giuliana walked beside her friend Marcella, trying not to betray the great surprise she had meticulously planned.It: I due si erano ritrovate in una delle piazze animate della città, dove i passanti si mescolavano tra le bancarelle e i caffè all'aperto.En: The two had met up in one of the lively squares of the city, where passersby mingled among the stalls and outdoor cafes.It: Giuliana era una sognatrice dal cuore grande.En: Giuliana was a big-hearted dreamer.It: Aveva pensato a lungo al modo perfetto per festeggiare il compleanno di Marcella, la sua vivace e avventurosa compagna di viaggio.En: She had thought long and hard about the perfect way to celebrate Marcella's birthday, her lively and adventurous travel companion.It: Decise che un giro in gondola al tramonto sarebbe stato indimenticabile.En: She decided that a gondola ride at sunset would be unforgettable.It: Con l'aiuto di Dante, un gondoliere dalla parlantina sciolta e dal sorriso contagioso, Giuliana aveva organizzato ogni dettaglio.En: With the help of Dante, a gondolier with a smooth patter and a contagious smile, Giuliana had organized every detail.It: "Facciamo una passeggiata lungo il canale," suggerì Giuliana, il suo tono apparentemente casuale.En: "Let's take a walk along the canal," suggested Giuliana, her tone seemingly casual.It: Marcella annuì, ignara del complotto, persa nella magia della città.En: Marcella nodded, unaware of the plot, lost in the city's magic.It: Le due amiche s'incamminarono, mentre Giuliana continuava a controllare l'orologio, attenta a non lasciarsi sfuggire l'occasione.En: The two friends set off, while Giuliana kept checking the clock, careful not to miss the opportunity.It: Dopo alcuni minuti, raggiunsero un piccolo molo dove Dante li stava aspettando.En: After a few minutes, they reached a small dock where Dante was waiting for them.It: Il gondoliere li salutò con un ampio gesto della mano, le sue occhi scintillanti di complicità.En: The gondolier greeted them with a broad wave of his hand, his eyes sparkling with complicity.It: Marcella iniziò a sospettare qualcosa.En: Marcella began to suspect something.It: "Cosa sta succedendo?"En: "What's happening?"It: chiese, un sorriso curioso accennando alle sue labbra.En: she asked, a curious smile playing on her lips.It: "Sorpresa!"En: "Surprise!"It: esclamò Giuliana, indicando la gondola ornata di fiori.En: exclaimed Giuliana, pointing to the flower-adorned gondola.It: "È il tuo regalo di compleanno!"En: "It's your birthday gift!"It: Sbalordita, Marcella salì sulla gondola, i suoi occhi brillavano di emozione.En: Astonished, Marcella climbed onto the gondola, her eyes shining with emotion.It: Giuliana le seguì con il cuore leggero.En: Giuliana followed her with a light heart.It: Consentendo a Dante di condurle attraverso i canali, Marcella si rilassò.En: As Dante led them through the canals, Marcella relaxed.It: Dante iniziò a raccontare storie affascinanti della città, intervallate da dolci serenate che risuonavano tra i palazzi in marmo.En: Dante began to tell fascinating stories about the city, interspersed with sweet serenades that echoed between the marble palaces.It: Il giro proseguì tra risate e canti, mentre la luce del giorno sfumava nel crepuscolo.En: The ride continued with laughter and songs, as daylight faded into twilight.It: L'acqua rifletteva le luci della città, creando un'atmosfera incantevole.En: The water reflected the city lights, creating an enchanting atmosphere.It: Giuliana osservava soddisfatta l'espressione di pura gioia sul volto di Marcella.En: Giuliana watched satisfied, seeing the expression of pure joy on Marcella's face.It: Quando tornarono al molo, Marcella abbracciò Giuliana stretta.En: When they returned to the dock, Marcella hugged Giuliana tightly.It: "Grazie, era perfetto," disse.En: "Thank you, it was perfect," she said.It: Giuliana sorrideva, sentendo una rinnovata fiducia nelle sue capacità di creare momenti speciali.En: Giuliana smiled, feeling renewed confidence in her ability to create special moments.It: La loro amicizia sembrava più solida che mai, arricchita da nuove esperienze e ricordi indimenticabili.En: Their friendship seemed stronger than ever, enriched by new experiences and unforgettable memories.It: Mentre si allontanavano dal molo, la magia di Venezia li avvolse, e Marcella capì quanto un gesto di affetto potesse trasformarsi in un'avventura indimenticabile.En: As they walked away from the dock, the magic of Venezia enveloped them, and Marcella realized how a gesture of affection could transform into an unforgettable adventure.It: Caterina e Dante salutarono mentre le onde cullavano dolcemente la loro gondola nel cuore della notte veneziana.En: Giuliana and Dante waved goodbye as the waves gently rocked their gondola into the heart of the Venetian night. Vocabulary Words:the sun: il solethe sunset: il tramontothe friend (female): l'amicathe surprise: la sorpresathe square: la piazzathe passerby: il passantethe stall: la bancarellathe outdoor café: il caffè all'apertothe dreamer (female): la sognatricethe birthday: il compleannothe travel companion (female): la compagna di viaggiothe gondola: la gondolathe gondolier: il gondolierethe plot: il complottothe clock: l'orologiothe dock: il molothe wave: il gestothe eyes: gli occhithe gift: il regalothe emotion: l'emozionethe story: la storiathe serenade: la serenatathe palace: il palazzothe laughter: la risatathe song: il cantothe twilight: il crepuscolothe atmosphere: l'atmosferathe joy: la gioiathe confidence: la fiduciathe friendship: l'amicizia

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Love and Closure Amidst the Romance of Venetian Reflections Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-09-19-22-34-01-it Story Transcript:It: La mattina in Piazza San Marco era piena di vita.En: The morning in Piazza San Marco was full of life.It: Il sole splendeva sopra i tetti di Venezia, illuminando le storiche basiliche e il famoso Campanile.En: The sun shone over the rooftops of Venezia, illuminating the historic basilicas and the famous Campanile.It: Sergio, Matteo e Giulia erano lì per festeggiare un matrimonio.En: Sergio, Matteo, and Giulia were there to celebrate a wedding.It: L'aria autunnale portava una freschezza che faceva danzare le foglie nei canali.En: The autumn air brought a freshness that made the leaves dance in the canals.It: Sergio camminava lentamente, con le mani in tasca.En: Sergio walked slowly, with his hands in his pockets.It: Per lui, Venezia non era solo una città, era un libro di storia.En: For him, Venezia wasn't just a city; it was a history book.It: Amava ogni scorcio e ogni racconto che le mura antiche potevano offrire.En: He loved every view and every story that the ancient walls could offer.It: Tuttavia, quel giorno, nella sua mente c'era una preoccupazione costante: vedere un vecchio amore alla cerimonia.En: However, that day, there was a constant worry in his mind: seeing an old flame at the ceremony.It: Sergio voleva godersi il matrimonio senza pesi sul cuore.En: Sergio wanted to enjoy the wedding without any weight on his heart.It: Matteo invece era pieno di energia.En: Matteo, on the other hand, was full of energy.It: Saltellava accanto a Sergio, raccontando storie divertenti del passato.En: He bounced alongside Sergio, telling funny stories from the past.It: "Non pensare troppo, Sergio!En: "Don't think too much, Sergio!It: Siamo qui per divertirci," diceva Matteo con un grande sorriso.En: We're here to have fun," Matteo said with a big smile.It: Giulia, la sposa, raggiante nel suo abito bianco, era circondata dai suoi cari.En: Giulia, the bride, radiant in her white dress, was surrounded by her loved ones.It: Aveva organizzato tutto con passione e amore per la sua città.En: She had organized everything with passion and love for her city.It: "Venezia è perfetta in questo periodo dell'anno," aveva detto a Sergio la sera prima.En: "Venezia is perfect at this time of year," she had told Sergio the night before.It: Giulia e Sergio erano stati compagni di classe e avevano mantenuto una profonda amicizia nel tempo.En: Giulia and Sergio had been classmates and had maintained a deep friendship over the years.It: Arrivò il momento della cerimonia.En: The moment of the ceremony arrived.It: Davanti alla chiesa, tra la folla, Sergio vide la sua vecchia fiamma.En: In front of the church, among the crowd, Sergio saw his old flame.It: Il cuore gli batté forte.En: His heart beat strongly.It: Era indeciso se andarsene o affrontare le sue paure.En: He was undecided whether to leave or to face his fears.It: Matteo gli diede una pacca sulla spalla.En: Matteo gave him a pat on the shoulder.It: "Vai a parlare con lei.En: "Go talk to her.It: È ora di chiudere questo capitolo."En: It's time to close this chapter."It: Durante il ricevimento, Sergio prese coraggio.En: During the reception, Sergio gathered courage.It: Avvicinò la sua vecchia fiamma.En: He approached his old flame.It: Le parole furono prima timide, poi sincere.En: The words were timid at first, then sincere.It: Parlarono a lungo, chiarirono ogni malinteso del passato.En: They spoke at length, clearing up any misunderstandings from the past.It: Scoprirono che entrambi avevano solo ricordi positivi.En: They discovered that they both only had positive memories.It: L'incontro si concluse con abbracci e sorrisi.En: The encounter ended with hugs and smiles.It: Sergio si sentì sollevato.En: Sergio felt relieved.It: Le nuvole dell'incertezza si dissiparono.En: The clouds of uncertainty dissipated.It: Si girò verso Matteo, che lo stava osservando da lontano con il pollice in su.En: He turned towards Matteo, who was watching him from a distance with a thumbs-up.It: Ridendo, Sergio si unì ai festeggiamenti con più leggerezza.En: Laughing, Sergio joined the celebrations with more lightness.It: Alla fine della giornata, mentre il sole tramontava su Piazza San Marco, Sergio capì quanto fosse felice.En: At the end of the day, as the sun set over Piazza San Marco, Sergio realized how happy he was.It: Aveva liberato il cuore dai pesi del passato.En: He had freed his heart from the burdens of the past.It: Ora poteva apprezzare pienamente l'amicizia, l'amore, e la bellezza senza pari di Venezia.En: Now he could fully appreciate friendship, love, and the unparalleled beauty of Venezia.It: La festa continuò fino a tarda notte, con canti, balli e risate.En: The party continued until late at night, with singing, dancing, and laughter.It: Sergio osservò i suoi amici, finalmente in pace con se stesso.En: Sergio watched his friends, finally at peace with himself.It: L'autunno portò una nuova speranza nel suo cuore e una nuova visione verso il futuro.En: Autumn brought a new hope to his heart and a new vision for the future. Vocabulary Words:the rooftops: i tettithe rooftops: i tettithe basilicas: le basilichethe Campanile: il Campanilethe canals: i canalithe pockets: le taschethe history book: il libro di storiathe ancient walls: le mura antichethe heart: il cuorethe past: il passatothe bride: la sposathe white dress: l'abito biancothe classmates: i compagni di classethe deep friendship: la profonda amiciziathe ceremony: la cerimoniathe crowd: la follathe church: la chiesathe shoulder: la spallathe reception: il ricevimentothe words: le parolethe misunderstandings: i malintesithe encounter: l'incontrothe clouds: le nuvolethe sunset: il tramontothe burdens: i pesithe visions: le visionithe party: la festathe singing: i cantithe dancing: i ballithe laughter: le risate

Send us Fan MailGet ready for huge announcements, major concert drops, and classic Vegas tips! On this episode of Vegas Revealed, we're breaking down everything you need to know about the upcoming Las Vegas 5-Day Sale, entertainment updates, free local music, and the newest celebrity additions to the Strip.Plus, we open up the mailbag to answer listener questions about rooftop views, dining at Lago and how to pronounce China Poblano!IN THIS EPISODEIntro & What's Coming Up: Las Vegas 5-Day Sale countdown, major concert announcements, and fan mail!Las Vegas 5-Day Sale: Starts Tuesday, Sept. 22! Details on when you need to be standing by for huge room & experience savings.Fan Mail Q&A: We answer your questions on top Las Vegas rooftop bars, what's happening at Lago at Bellagio.Oasis is Back! The iconic band announces their Oasis Live ‘27 tour, including THREE massive nights at Allegiant Stadium in August 2027 with special guest Richard Ashcroft.Oprah Winfrey Heading to Sphere: Details on Oprah Winfrey's AHA, a first-of-its-kind immersive live experience coming to Sphere for one weekend only in April 2027.Free Music at the Rio: The Rio Concert Series features 7 free performances on the Rio Event Stage through late November. Plus, Grammy winner Gretchen Wilson is coming to the Penn & Teller Theater!Country Music Takeover at Resorts World: Dwight Yoakam, Gary Allan, and Chris Young join the NFR lineup this December.Winter & Holiday Previews: Fontainebleau brings back the Oasis Ice Rink (the Strip's only real ice rink!), and we give a sneak peek of our upcoming check-in at the new Wizard of Oz effects.Celebrity News with a Vegas Twist: Usher reacts to his incredible new wax figure at Madame Tussauds at The Venetian, complete with his signature jacket donated straight from his Vegas residency!KEY DATES & LINKS MENTIONEDLas Vegas 5-Day Sale: Starts Sept. 22Oprah Winfrey's AHA (Sphere): April 2–4, 2027 | Presale & Packages: AHAlive.comOasis Live ‘27 (Allegiant Stadium): Aug. 20, 21 & 24, 2027Gretchen Wilson (Rio): Nov. 13 | Tickets via TicketmasterOasis Ice Rink (Fontainebleau): Nov. 19 – Jan. 17CONNECT WITH USFollow Vegas Revealed: Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows!Submit Your Questions: Send us your Las Vegas travel & dining questions for a chance to have them answered on an upcoming episode!VegasNearMe AppIf it's fun to do or see, it's on VegasNearMe. The only app you'll need to navigate Las Vegas.  Save money on your vacations! Get a complimentary 30-day guest pass from PCK Travel and Vegas Revealed HERE. You'll gain access to exclusive travel savings on hotels, flights, cruises, and more. No credit card OR presentation required. Start saving with PCK Travel. Lighting Up Your Destination!Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com

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Get your MTM Vegas merch! https://mtmvegas.shop The Strat's fall promo might be the best room deal in Vegas right now: $49 weekdays including taxes and resort fees, with a $50 resort credit that essentially pays for the night, and we walked it all the way to the booking screen to make sure it is real. Also this week, the creepiest Circus Circus commercial ever made, part of a 1998 in-room video full of murderous clown energy, fake news segments, and a $17.95 steak special. Shawn spent Labor Day weekend at Resorts World and comes back with a Save the Golden Monkey plea, a Crockfords tease for Friday's show, and a first visit to Vegas' newest casino, Club Fortune North, where the $100 loss rebate worked exactly as promised on his wife's birthday. Plus Hard Rock Tampa stuffed a thousand slot machines into a convention hall, Nevada somehow ranks 45th among the best states to live, a Venezuelan lunch just north of the Strat, Chris Holmes' secret dining spots above the Grand Canal Shoppes, and the guitar tower now dominating the center Strip. Would you book the Strat deal? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 The Creepiest Circus Circus Commercial Ever 0:26 Save the Golden Monkey 1:45 Club Fortune North: Vegas' Newest Casino 4:23 Coin Slots & a Dark Clown Sign at Circus Circus 5:13 Labor Day Vibes & a Crockfords Preview 6:56 Inside the 1998 Circus Circus In-Room Video 9:06 Hard Rock Tampa Put a Casino in a Convention Hall 10:26 Nevada Ranked 45th Best State to Live 12:32 Viva Las Arepas Review 14:15 The Strat's Basically Free Room Deal 15:56 Secret Dining Spots Above the Grand Canal Shoppes 18:32 Fontainebleau's Dueling Pits 19:49 The Guitar Tower Takes Over the Strip 21:06 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Mystery in the Canals: Livia's Quest to Save the Regata Storica Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-09-07-07-38-19-it Story Transcript:It: Nel cuore pulsante di Venezia, la Piazza San Marco era in piena festa.En: In the beating heart of Venezia, Piazza San Marco was in full celebration.It: Il sole di fine estate rifletteva scintille d'oro sull'acqua dei canali, e la Regata Storica prometteva spettacolo e tradizione.En: The late summer sun reflected golden sparks on the canal waters, and the Regata Storica promised spectacle and tradition.It: La folla, in ebbro festeggiamento, attendeva con ansia l'inizio della corsa.En: The crowd, in happy celebration, eagerly awaited the start of the race.It: Le gondole, decorate con nastri e fiori colorati, stavano schierate lungo il Canal Grande.En: The gondolas, decorated with colorful ribbons and flowers, were lined up along the Canal Grande.It: Livia, un'aspirante gondoliera, guardava l'orologio con preoccupazione.En: Livia, an aspiring gondolier, looked at the clock with concern.It: Il suo mentore, Giovanni, era in agitazione.En: Her mentor, Giovanni, was in agitation.It: La sua amata gondola, "La Speranza", era misteriosamente scomparsa.En: His beloved gondola, "La Speranza," had mysteriously disappeared.It: "Non possiamo iniziare senza di essa," disse Giovanni, i suoi occhi riflettendo il tormento dell'ingiustizia.En: "We can't start without it," said Giovanni, his eyes reflecting the torment of injustice.It: Alessio, un gondoliere noto per la sua competitività, si aggirava con aria di vittoria nonostante l'assenza della gondola di Giovanni.En: Alessio, a gondolier known for his competitiveness, wandered with an air of victory despite the absence of Giovanni's gondola.It: La tensione tra Livia e Alessio era palpabile.En: The tension between Livia and Alessio was palpable.It: "Forse Giovanni sa più di quanto dica," insinuò Alessio con un sorriso malizioso.En: "Maybe Giovanni knows more than he says," insinuated Alessio with a malicious smile.It: Ma Livia, determinata e sospettosa, non cadde nella provocazione.En: But Livia, determined and suspicious, did not fall for the provocation.It: Doveva scoprire la verità per dimostrare l'innocenza di Giovanni.En: She had to uncover the truth to prove Giovanni's innocence.It: Con un coraggio che non sapeva di possedere, decise di investigare da sola.En: With a courage she didn't know she possessed, she decided to investigate on her own.It: Seguendo un'intuizione, Livia si diresse verso un vecchio magazzino vicino al canale.En: Following a hunch, Livia headed towards an old warehouse near the canal.It: Le mani tremanti, aprì la porta cigolante e lì, tra le ombre, trovò "La Speranza", la gondola scomparsa.En: With trembling hands, she opened the creaky door and there, among the shadows, she found "La Speranza," the missing gondola.It: Inorridita, notò segni che indicavano che era stata nascosta con deliberata furtività.En: Horrified, she noticed signs indicating it had been deliberately hidden.It: Un rumore dietro di lei fece voltare Livia di scatto.En: A noise behind her made Livia turn around suddenly.It: Era Alessio, il suo sguardo traditore non lasciava dubbi.En: It was Alessio, his treacherous look leaving no doubt.It: "Era tutta una farsa," confessò, "volevo solo sbarazzarmi di Giovanni per vincere facilmente."En: "It was all a farce," he confessed, "I just wanted to get rid of Giovanni to win easily."It: Infuriata ma concentrata, Livia si sbrigò a ritornare in piazza, la folla ignara dei drammi che si stavano svolgendo.En: Furious but focused, Livia hurried back to the square, the crowd unaware of the dramas unfolding.It: Con voce forte e risoluta, spiegò l'inganno di Alessio al pubblico.En: With a strong and resolute voice, she explained Alessio's deception to the public.It: Gli occhi dei veneziani si riempirono di comprensione e sostegno.En: The eyes of the Venetians filled with understanding and support.It: Giovanni fu rapidamente libero da ogni sospetto.En: Giovanni was quickly cleared of any suspicion.It: La Regata Storica poteva finalmente iniziare con lo spirito rinnovato.En: The Regata Storica could finally start with renewed spirit.It: "La Speranza" solcò le acque come simbolo di verità e onore, guidata da Giovanni, con Livia al suo fianco come promessa di una nuova generazione di talenti.En: "La Speranza" sailed the waters as a symbol of truth and honor, guided by Giovanni, with Livia at his side as a promise of a new generation of talents.It: Quel giorno, Livia non trovò solo la gondola: scoprì in sé stessa la forza e la saggezza della propria eredità, e il valore dell'onestà e della fiducia.En: That day, Livia not only found the gondola: she discovered within herself the strength and wisdom of her heritage, and the value of honesty and trust.It: Mentre il sole calava, lasciando un'aura dorata su Venezia, la città celebrava le sue tradizioni, e Livia sorrideva, pronta per il futuro.En: As the sun set, leaving a golden aura over Venezia, the city celebrated its traditions, and Livia smiled, ready for the future. Vocabulary Words:the heart: il cuorethe race: la corsathe canal: il canalethe gaze: lo sguardothe warehouse: il magazzinothe deception: l'ingannothe heritage: l'ereditàthe crowd: la follathe tension: la tensionethe excitement: l'agitazionethe mentor: il mentorethe injustice: l'ingiustiziathe shadows: le ombrethe noise: il rumorethe suspicion: il sospettothe courage: il coraggiothe celebration: la festathe promise: la promessathe victory: la vittoriathe drama: il drammathe race: la garathe provocation: la provocazionethe support: il sostegnothe understanding: la comprensionethe truth: la veritàthe instinct: l'intuizionethe resolve: la determinazionethe strength: la forzathe wisdom: la saggezzathe tradition: la tradizione

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Unveiling Secrets: An Artistic Journey in Venice Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-08-29-22-34-02-it Story Transcript:It: Il sole d'estate splendeva brillante sopra il Museo d'Arte di Venezia.En: The summer sun shone brightly over the Museo d'Arte di Venezia.It: Tra i tanti turisti, Alessio camminava nervoso per i corridoi, lanciando sguardi concentrati sulle opere appese.En: Among the many tourists, Alessio walked nervously through the corridors, casting focused glances at the artworks hanging there.It: Accanto a lui, Gianna osservava con occhi attenti le delicate sfumature nascoste sotto gli strati di polvere.En: Beside him, Gianna carefully observed the delicate nuances hidden beneath layers of dust.It: "Devi fidarti di me, Alessio," disse Gianna toccandosi una ciocca di capelli biondi.En: "You must trust me, Alessio," said Gianna, touching a lock of her blonde hair.It: "Quell'opera è qui, ne sono sicura.En: "That artwork is here, I'm sure of it."It: "Alessio sospirò, nascondendo la sua insicurezza dietro un sorriso forzato.En: Alessio sighed, hiding his insecurity behind a forced smile.It: “Sei così sicura di questo?En: "Are you so sure about this?It: L'hanno dichiarato disperso da decenni.En: It's been declared lost for decades."It: ”"Ho visto libri e descrizioni che coincidono," rispose Gianna, con una nota di passione nella voce.En: "I've seen books and descriptions that match," replied Gianna, with a note of passion in her voice.It: "C'è una mostra dimenticata nel seminterrato, lì potrebbe nascondersi.En: "There's a forgotten exhibit in the basement; it might be hidden there."It: "La decisione era difficile.En: The decision was difficult.It: Alessio conosceva il suo dovere: trovare quel quadro.En: Alessio knew his duty: to find that painting.It: Era l'eredità della sua famiglia, simbolo di valore e di storia.En: It was his family's legacy, a symbol of value and history.It: Tuttavia, non poteva rischiare la sua credibilità senza una vera pista.En: However, he couldn't risk his credibility without a real lead.It: Camminarono, passando tra le stanze affollate di voci e di arte.En: They walked, passing through rooms crowded with voices and art.It: Scese la prima rampa di scale verso il seminterrato, un luogo ignorato dai più.En: They descended the first flight of stairs toward the basement, a place ignored by most.It: Le pareti scure erano coperte di ragnatele, e l'aria era ferma e silenziosa.En: The dark walls were covered with cobwebs, and the air was still and silent.It: "Credi in me," disse Gianna con un sorriso dolce.En: "Believe in me," said Gianna with a sweet smile.It: "A volte, la bellezza è nascosta, basta solo guardare oltre la superficie.En: "Sometimes, beauty is hidden; you just have to look beyond the surface."It: "In un angolo polveroso, coperto da un vecchio lenzuolo, trovarono il dipinto dimenticato.En: In a dusty corner, covered by an old sheet, they found the forgotten painting.It: Era il lavoro della vita del bisnonno di Alessio, e il cuore di quest'ultimo si riempì di emozione.En: It was the life's work of Alessio's great-grandfather, and his heart filled with emotion.It: "Lo stanno per spostare per restauri," disse Gianna mentre svelavano il pezzo, "ma se agiamo subito, riusciremo a salvarlo.En: "They're about to move it for restoration," said Gianna as they unveiled the piece, "but if we act quickly, we can save it."It: "La scoperta fu un successo.En: The discovery was a success.It: Gli occhi di Alessio brillavano mentre presentava il quadro davanti al consiglio del museo.En: Alessio's eyes shone as he presented the painting to the museum board.It: Finalmente, la storia della sua famiglia era al sicuro, e lui aveva dimostrato il suo valore.En: Finally, his family's history was safe, and he had proven his worth.It: Gianna, dal canto suo, ricevette il meritato riconoscimento.En: Gianna, for her part, received the recognition she deserved.It: La sua intuizione artistica aveva salvato una parte importante della storia, ed ora si sentiva apprezzata.En: Her artistic intuition had saved an important piece of history, and now she felt appreciated.It: Alessio e Gianna uscirono dal museo, accarezzati dalla brezza veneziana.En: Alessio and Gianna left the museum, caressed by the Venetian breeze.It: Il sole tramontava dipingendo il cielo di arancio e oro.En: The sun was setting, painting the sky with orange and gold.It: Entrambi avevano trovato qualcosa di prezioso: per Alessio, la fiducia in se stesso, per Gianna, la consapevolezza della sua bravura.En: They had both found something precious: for Alessio, confidence in himself; for Gianna, the awareness of her prowess.It: Insieme, avevano riscritto una pagina di storia.En: Together, they had rewritten a page of history. Vocabulary Words:the corridors: i corridoicarefully observed: osservava con occhi attentithe nuances: le sfumaturethe basement: il seminterratodeclared lost: dichiarato dispersothe decision: la decisionelegacy: l'ereditàcredibility: la credibilitàthe cobwebs: le ragnatelethe surface: la superficiea dusty corner: un angolo polverosothe sheet: il lenzuoloemotional: di emozionefor restoration: per restaurithe discovery: la scopertathe museum board: il consiglio del museothe recognition: il riconoscimentoartistic intuition: l'intuizione artisticaprecious: preziosoconfidence: la fiduciaprowess: la bravuraa page of history: una pagina di storiafocused glances: sguardi concentratinervously walked: camminava nervosothe forgotten exhibit: la mostra dimenticatathe flight of stairs: la rampa di scaleignored by most: ignorato dai piùsilent air: l'aria silenziosasweet smile: un sorriso dolcelife's work: il lavoro della vita

Get a $230 gift card after your first payment of $500 with Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ It has been a heavy week. We lost Dolly Parton and Tim Curry on the same day, and we take a minute for two legends with real Vegas ties before getting into the news. And there is a lot of it: glass fell off Fontainebleau again and the local coverage is strangely thin, the Venetian reportedly kicked out Vegas Matt ten months ago and handled it about as badly as possible, and the Bob Stupak statue from the Strat somehow ended up on eBay for $90,000. Plus Carin Leon is taking over Fontainebleau for Mexican Independence Day, Boondock gives the best tour yet of the Mansion at MGM Grand, Vegas has new Michelin stars nobody on this show can pronounce, the Vegas Loop is now approved for 123 stations, July's gaming numbers are in, and a new locals casino called Silverado is headed for the planning commission. We close with Caesars Olympus, the new invite only top tier, and why Caesars abandoning its mid-tier players is the real story. Would you chase this status? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 Melting Street Signs 0:20 Remembering Dolly Parton & Tim Curry 1:46 Glass Falls Off Fontainebleau Again 3:11 Carin Leon Takes Over Fontainebleau 4:14 The Bob Stupak Statue Is on eBay 6:04 Venetian Kicked Out Vegas Matt 8:57 Inside the Mansion at MGM Grand 10:23 Vegas' New Michelin Stars 11:48 Vegas Loop Approved for 123 Stations 13:12 July Gaming Numbers 14:14 Silverado: A New Casino Near South Point 16:00 Caesars Olympus, the Invite-Only Top Tier 20:30 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

n this episode of Venice Talks, Monica speaks with drinks writer, podcaster and author Susan L. Schwartz about her new book, A Guide to Drinking in Venice.Venice is a city where drinking is never just about what is in the glass. It is about ritual, place, history and the people behind the bar. Susan takes us through the research and stories behind the book, from traditional bacari and Venetian drinking habits to cocktails, wine, coffee and the changing bar scene of the city.We also talk about what surprised her while researching the book, how Venice's drinking culture differs from what visitors often expect and why understanding where and how Venetians drink can reveal so much about the city itself.Key Notes from This EpisodeHow the idea for A Guide to Drinking in Venice beganWhat inspired Susan to dedicate an entire book to Venice's drinking cultureThe research behind the book and the people she met along the wayWhy Venice is about much more than just SpritzBacari, wine bars, cocktail bars and the different ways of drinking in the cityThe role of tradition in Venetian drinking cultureHow Venice's bar and cocktail scene has evolved in recent yearsWhat visitors often misunderstand about drinking in VeniceSome of Susan's favourite discoveries while researching the bookHow a drink can become a way of understanding the history and identity of a placeIf you love Venice, food, wine, cocktails and the stories hidden behind everyday Venetian rituals, this is an episode to listen to with a glass in hand.Remember to follow and subscribe to Venice Talks so you never miss a new conversation with the people who make Venice the extraordinary, complex and endlessly fascinating city it is.

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com.Did dragons actually exist, or has history been rewritten to make sure you never ask?In this episode, I share what I found in old books, Latin dictionaries, and dragon artwork, and outline why those sources contradict what we learned in school.A 1946 dictionary defined dragons as "now rare". My 1700s Latin dictionary lists female dragons, water dragons, and baby dragons as if they were distinct animals. Medieval manuscripts placed dragons next to elephants and wolves, not in a separate section labeled fantasy.Ancient China, medieval Europe, Japan, the Vikings, and the feathered serpent cultures of Central and South America all recorded dragon-like creatures independently across thousands of years. The Chinese zodiac uses eleven real animals and one dragon. Why?My argument with Dr. Phil about carbon dating comes up. So does the Triceratops skull I once stood next to before a museum whisked it away, a 1500s book on the medicinal use of the unicorn horn, Marco Polo's writings on dragons and griffins, and why I think rare book collectors are acting as gatekeepers of a version of history most people will never see.I'm not telling you dragons existed. I'm asking why the answer feels so protected.You'll Learn:[0:00] Introduction[3:45] How a 1946 dictionary defined dragons as "now rare" instead of imaginary[5:48] Dozens of disconnected cultures recorded strikingly similar dragon creatures[9:01] Why medieval books listed dragons alongside real animals like elephants and lions[12:52] The newspaper accounts of flying reptiles that historians still debate[17:46] Why the Chinese zodiac lists only real animals, except the dragonResources Mentioned:1984 by George Orwell | BookThe Travels of Marco Polo the Venetian by Marco Polo | ArchiveDictionary, English and Latin by Robert Ainsworth (1773 edition) | ArchiveDe Unicornu Observationes Novae by Bartholin, T. et al. (Unicorn Book) | ArchiveDr. Phil Primetime episode on Conspiracy Theories – Believing Everything Yet Nothing! (featuring Gubba) | YouTubeRelated Gubba Homestead Episodes:These Secrets Hidden in Mainstream History Reveal A Dark PatternFind more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | WebsiteGubba Homestead Products | Shop

Shannon is an utter powerhouse, and after seeing her nail it at Death & Co, then the American Bar at the Savoy, then the ultimate (massive) rock 'n' roll venue Outernet London, it came as no surprise she was tapped to be Director of Mixology for the Venetian - 1st or 2nd largest resort IN THE WORLD! - in Las Vegas. So we had to talk. This is a good one. Shannon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/Shannontebay/ (Get in touch with Duff!Podcast business enquiries:  consulting@liquidsolutions.org (PR friends: we're only interested in having your client on if they can talk for a couple of hours about OTHER things besides their prepared speaking points or their new thing, whatever that is. They need to be able to hang. Oh, plus we don't edit, we won't supply prepared or sample questions, nor listener or “reach” stats, either, and no, you can't sit in on the interview (or lurk on the Zoom.)  And our AI automatically deletes pitch emails that are clearly written using AI. Retain Philip's consulting firm, Liquid Solutions, specialised in on-trade engagement & education, liquor brand creation and repositioning: philip@liquidsolutions.orgPhilip on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philipsduff/ Philip on Facebook: Philip Duff Philip on X/Twitter: Philip Duff (@philipduff) / Twitter Philip on LinkedIn: linkedin.com Old Duff Genever on Instagram: Old Duff Genever (@oldduffgenever) • Instagram photos and videos Old Duff Genever on Faceboo...

English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United StatesToday's episode takes you to one of the strangest cities in the country: Las Vegas, built from scratch in the middle of the desert. You'll learn why the city is full of fake landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Venetian canals, pick up real English expressions about risk and luck like take a risk, the odds, and hit the jackpot, and hear what life is actually like for the people who live there once the lights go off.Want to keep practicing after you listen? Subscribe to the free English, please newsletter at comullen.com/free. You'll get English practice tips and activities with every new episode, plus three FREE resources delivered straight to your inbox: a free sample lesson from the English Listening Accelerator, 60 Phrases Native English Speakers Use Every Day, and 25 Idioms Native English Speakers Use Every Day.Want more structured practice? Try a free sample lesson from the English Listening Accelerator at comullen.com/listen. I'm on YouTube! I share short, practical English content on my channel!Episode transcriptPodcast website Get the English Listening Accelerator!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Clayton Fletcher (@claytoncomic) reviews a hand from a one-day turbo played at The Venetian Las Vegas back in June.----Try out Jaka Coaching for seven days FREE: https://jaka.poker/TPEhttps://jaka.poker/TPE----Register for GTO Wizard and save 10% off your first purchase using this link:    gtowizard.com/p/tpe----Check out Clayton's YouTube channel and see all episodes with full visuals!----Get tickets to see Clayton perform stand-up!!!  www.claytonfletcher.com----Join the Tournament Poker Edge discord channel:https://t.co/JHEUIHrCrJ----Sign up to receive Clayton's poker email updates absolutely free: https://claytonpoker.substack.com/

No throne on Earth came close to rivalling it. The court of Kublai Khan stood at the centre of an empire that threw every other power of its age into shadow. Vast and wealthy beyond comprehension, it seemed a world away from medieval Europe. Yet one young Venetian made the staggering 4-year journey, and wrote down everything that he saw. His name was Marco Polo.Today, Dan draws on Marco's extraordinary diary to take you on a journey across deserts, mountains and oceans, to glimpse the splendour and spectacle of this medieval superpower.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Natasha Hughes.We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow's History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcastSign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1,002nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by WPT Global, host Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are coming to you from a new location -- the Venetian Poker Live studio in Las Vegas! That's because they're doing a special episode devoted to all things Venetian, including a thorough recap of the Venetian Summer Deepstack Championship Series. Find out all about the numbers, including entries, prize pools, and overlays, and some of the bigger winners, both in terms of name recognition and six-figure scores. That includes Bruno Furth, Andrew Ostapchenko, and Jim Collopy. Oh, and Tony Miles also won a title. Did you know the former WSOP Main Event runner-up was on reality TV? Indeed, he was a competitor on American Ninja Warrior, and he even had a big prop bet against Shaun Deeb. Chad and Mike talk a bit about it, as well as some of the summer cash games on Venetian Poker Live. One big three-way hand involved Michael Mizrachi, Chino Rheem, and Isaac, while another sprang out of Joe's Game. See clips of both in this episode. Finally, Chad and Mike look back at Episode #1,000 and share some of their favorite moments from the special event. A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time    Topic* 00:00 | Welcome to the show 00:34 | Coming to you from the Venetian 01:00 | Venetian Summer Deepstack Championship 01:50 | Summer Numbers 03:10 | Multiple title winners 05:00 | Six-Figure Winners 10:35 | Bruno Furth claims PLO title 11:14 | Overlord hats 11:42 | The Tale of Tony Miles 14:58 | A win for Jim Collopy 15:24 | MSPT Venetian events 18:04 | Venetian Poker Live cash game streams 19:22 | Chino Rheen vs. Grinder vs. Isaac 24:14 | Big Hand from Joe's Game 28:43 | Highlights from Episode 1,000

What happens when two history lovers decide to tell the story of Venice from the very beginning?In this episode of Venice Talks, Monica Cesarato is joined by Simon and Jess, the creators and hosts of The History of Venice Podcast, a chronological journey through the people, politics, conflicts and extraordinary events that shaped the Venetian Republic.Simon and Jess share how their mutual fascination with Venice inspired them to begin the podcast, and what it is like to research, write and present such an ambitious historical project together.We talk about the challenge of separating historical fact from legend, especially in a city where myths have been repeated for centuries. They explain how they approach conflicting sources, complex political events and the colourful personalities who brought Venetian history to life.The conversation also explores how studying Venice's past changes the way we experience the city today. Behind every bridge, campo and palace lies a story—and the deeper we look, the more Venice reveals itself as far more than a beautiful destination.From the origins of the lagoon settlements to the rise of one of Europe's most powerful republics, Simon and Jess invite listeners to discover the real history behind the Serenissima.Key Notes from This EpisodeIn this episode, we talk about:How Simon and Jess created The History of Venice PodcastTheir personal connection with Venice and its historyWhat it is like to produce a podcast together as a coupleHow they divide the research, writing and presentingThe difficulties of separating Venetian history from legendHow they make complex historical events accessibleThe personalities and stories that have surprised them mostCommon misconceptions about the Venetian RepublicHow historical research has changed the way they see VeniceWhat Venice's past can teach us about the city todayListen to The History of Venice Podcast to follow Simon and Jess on their chronological journey through more than a thousand years of Venetian history.And remember to follow and subscribe to Venice Talks so you never miss a new conversation with the people who make Venice the extraordinary, complex and endlessly fascinating city it is.

Jeff had 10 days off, so he booked a quick, last minute trip to Las Vegas to see the Backstreet Boys at the Sphere.  He talks about the concert, traveling to get to Vegas, getting a view of the Sphere from his hotel room at the Venetian, how did he decide to go, and so much more! You can also listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Youtube...and most places podcasts are available. Video podcast form is available on Spotify or on YouTube @everybodyhasastorypod Please follow and write a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you would like to be a guest, DM the show on Instagram @everybodyhasastorypod To check out some additional show content, check out everybodyhasastorypod.com For more information on the podcast, check out:jeffseltzer.com

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Mystery Beneath the Rialto: A Venice Adventure Unveiled Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-08-11-07-38-20-it Story Transcript:It: Il sole calava lentamente sopra il Ponte di Rialto, riflettendosi nelle acque calme del Canal Grande.En: The sun was slowly setting over the Ponte di Rialto, reflecting in the calm waters of the Canal Grande.It: Era la sera di Ferragosto, e Venezia era un tripudio di colori e festeggiamenti.En: It was the evening of Ferragosto, and Venice was a burst of colors and celebrations.It: Tra la folla, Luca, Giulia e Marco si aggiravano sul ponte monumentale, mentre le risate e le musiche riempivano l'aria.En: Among the crowd, Luca, Giulia, and Marco wandered over the monumental bridge, while laughter and music filled the air.It: Luca era un giovane artista con un talento per risolvere misteri.En: Luca was a young artist with a talent for solving mysteries.It: Sperava di impressionare Giulia, una storica affascinata dalle leggende di Venezia.En: He hoped to impress Giulia, a historian fascinated by the legends of Venice.It: Marco, dal canto suo, era una guida turistica piena di carisma, ma i suoi occhi enigmatici suggerivano segreti nascosti.En: Marco, for his part, was a tour guide full of charisma, but his enigmatic eyes suggested hidden secrets.It: Durante la passeggiata, Giulia raccontava di un antico cimelio di famiglia scomparso da tempo.En: During the walk, Giulia spoke of an ancient family heirloom long gone.It: La leggenda diceva che fosse nascosto proprio sotto il ponte.En: Legend said it was hidden right under the bridge.It: Era un anello d'oro antico, simbolo di storia e amore.En: It was an ancient gold ring, a symbol of history and love.It: La notizia del cimelio riempì Luca di curiosità e determinazione.En: The news of the heirloom filled Luca with curiosity and determination.It: Voleva ritrovare l'anello e conquistare l'ammirazione di Giulia.En: He wanted to find the ring and win Giulia's admiration.It: Tuttavia, con le folle di Ferragosto, le ricerche erano difficili.En: However, with the Ferragosto crowds, searching was difficult.It: La città brulicava di persone, rendendo arduo il compito di cercare indizi.En: The city was teeming with people, making the task of finding clues arduous.It: Marco li guidava tra i vicoli ombrosi, ma la sua natura sfuggente lasciava Luca sospettoso.En: Marco guided them through the shadowy alleys, but his elusive nature left Luca suspicious.It: Decise di fidarsi del suo istinto e di affrontare Marco.En: He decided to trust his instincts and confront Marco.It: Uno scontro rischiava di compromettere la loro amicizia nascente, ma Luca era deciso a raggiungere il suo obiettivo.En: A confrontation risked compromising their budding friendship, but Luca was determined to achieve his goal.It: Al crepuscolo, Luca s'accorse di una lastra di pietra particolare sotto il ponte.En: At twilight, Luca noticed a peculiar stone slab under the bridge.It: Seguì i suoi sospetti e, con il cuore che batteva forte, scoprì una piccola camera segreta.En: He followed his suspicions and, with his heart pounding, discovered a small secret chamber.It: Lì, tra la polvere e le ombre, trovò l'anello d'oro.En: There, amidst the dust and shadows, he found the gold ring.It: Quando si voltò, vide Marco alla porta.En: When he turned around, he saw Marco at the door.It: "Non sono qui per fermarti", disse Marco, con un sorriso che non tradiva malizia.En: "I'm not here to stop you," said Marco, with a smile that betrayed no malice.It: "Sapevo della camera, ma non del cimelio.En: "I knew about the chamber, but not the heirloom.It: Sono contento che tu l'abbia trovato."En: I'm glad you found it."It: Sorpreso ma sollevato, Luca tornò alla folla con l'anello.En: Surprised but relieved, Luca returned to the crowd with the ring.It: Lo consegnò a Giulia, che lo guardò con stupore e riconoscenza.En: He handed it to Giulia, who looked at it with astonishment and gratitude.It: "Grazie, Luca", disse, i suoi occhi brillavano sotto le ultime luci del giorno.En: "Thank you, Luca," she said, her eyes gleaming under the last lights of the day.It: Con la sua bravura e il coraggio dimostrato, Luca guadagnò non solo l'ammirazione di Giulia, ma anche la sua amicizia speciale.En: With his skill and courage demonstrated, Luca earned not only Giulia's admiration but also her special friendship.It: E Marco, ormai chiaro da sospetti, divenne un prezioso alleato.En: And Marco, now cleared of suspicion, became a valuable ally.It: Sotto il cielo stellato di Venezia, Luca aveva capito qualcosa in più su chi fidarsi e aveva trovato nuova fiducia in sé stesso, proprio mentre il Canal Grande continuava a risplendere di riflessi dorati.En: Under the starry Venetian sky, Luca had learned more about who to trust and had found new confidence in himself, just as the Canal Grande continued to shine with golden reflections. Vocabulary Words:the sunset: il tramontothe bridge: il pontethe reflection: il riflessothe crowd: la follato wander: aggirarsithe laughter: le risatethe historian: la storicathe legend: la leggendathe charisma: il carismaenigmatic: enigmaticothe heirloom: il cimelioancient: anticothe curiosity: la curiositàthe determination: la determinazioneteeming: brulicarearduous: arduoshadowy: ombrosoelusive: sfuggentethe instinct: l'istintoto confront: affrontarebudding: nascentethe twilight: il crepuscolopeculiar: particolarethe slab: la lastrathe chamber: la camerathe dust: la polvereto betray: tradirethe malice: la maliziathe astonishment: lo stuporethe gratitude: la riconoscenza

When a brand says it "used AI," that could mean anything from a tool speeding up a human's first draft to a system generating and shipping work on its own — and almost all of the real risk lives in the difference. So as AI moves deeper into creative work, which decisions are you certain still belong to a human?Real agility here isn't being quick with the latest tools. It's moving fast without losing the through-line that makes a brand recognizable — the ability to know exactly where human judgment stays non-negotiable.Today we're recording live at Ai4 2026 in Las Vegas at the Venetian, and we're going to talk about:- Drawing a clear line between where AI sharpens creative work and where it introduces unacceptable brand risk.- A practical look at how AI was used in a national campaign to improve the creative process, not just automate it.- The strategic shift as consumers move from traditional search engines to AI-powered platforms for discovery and research.To help me dig into this, I'd like to welcome Taryn Crouthers, CEO at Big Spaceship.About Taryn CrouthersTaryn Crouthers is the CEO of Big Spaceship, MSQ Partners' award-winning creative agency. A passionate leader, Taryn has spent her decades-long career inspiring teams to create work that moves both people and business. Her work spans advertising, media, entertainment, and the distribution and commercialisation that scale them. She is the former President of social-first global media company ATTN:, where she helped lead the company from pre-revenue through its $100M acquisition.Along the way, she earned recognition including Campaign's Inspiring Women (2026), 40 Over 40 (2025), Ad Age Leading Women (2024), Cynopsis' Corporate Visionary, and Top Women in Digital.An entrepreneur at heart and a nationally recognised voice on the future of creativity and AI integration, Taryn brings a founder's mindset to scaling creative businesses and developing new revenue models. She has served on juries for Cannes Young Lions, The One Show, ADC, Webby Awards, and other prestigious industry competitions. She serves on the Advisory Board of Miami Ad School and is an active investor in emerging creative and technology-driven companies.She is also a co-founder of the Women in AI Summit for the Creative Community and launched the Women in AI Creative Cohort, which selects 15 top global executives for a six-month AI mentorship program.Taryn Crouthers on LinkedIn---------- Resources ---------- Big SpaceshipThe Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems.We're proud to be a media partner for #MAICON26 - Oct. 13-15! Learn how AI can power your marketing and business and help you grow smarter. Use code AGILE150 to save! Reach your customers with Reddit. Spend $500 in ad spend, get $500 back in ad credit!Chaser is the only Slack-native project management platform that helps teams turn messages into tracked tasks, automate follow-ups, and maintain team-wide visibility, without adopting another tool. Now integrated with Claude and other GenAI tools. Learn more at trychaser.com and use code AGILEBRAND for a 3-month free trial (normal trial is 14 days).The most influential minds in software, AI, and engineering leadership will be at WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, September 23-25 in San Jose. Start building your own apps with Replit and get $20 off.Enjoyed the show? Tell us more at and give us a rating so others can find the show.Connect with Greg on LinkedInDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more.Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology.The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jose Martinez, Global Chief Data Officer at Coca-Cola FEMSA, says customers don't experience an AI system's mistake as a data problem — they experience it as a company that doesn't know them. Recorded live at Ai4 at the Venetian in Las Vegas, he and Greg Kihlström get into what has to be true underneath before AI systems can act on your data at all.A data foundation AI can act on is a different thing from one that produces reports. Martinez on what actually separates the two, and why a company can have working dashboards and still not have the foundation an automated decision requires.Across many markets and millions of points of sale, consistency is the constraint — not speed. Agility isn't really about moving faster; it's being able to change repeatedly without the company starting to contradict itself. Martinez on what keeps decisions consistent as more of them get automated.Foundational data work has to be justified without a campaign-shaped payoff. How to make the case internally when the return doesn't show up as a lift number, and what enterprise leaders can use instead.About Jose MartinezJose De Jesus Martinez Camara, MS, PMP, is an innovative executive currently serving as the Global Chief Data Officer at Coca-Cola FEMSA. Previously, he served as the Americas Head of Data & Analytics at Nissan North America for Finance, with a dual track record as well as Chief Information Officer.With over 20 years of experience driving organizational excellence, Jose specializes in managing complex IT portfolios and commercializing technology products across the consumer goods, automotive, finance, entertainment, and consultancy sectors. He is a visionary professional known for aligning technology initiatives with long-term business objectives and fostering Agile and DevOps cultures.In his current global role at Coca-Cola FEMSA, he leads the enterprise data strategy, governance, and advanced analytics capabilities to drive digital transformation and value creation at scale. Prior to this, as Americas Head of Data & Analytics for Nissan Finance, Jose oversaw the data landscape across Mexico, Canada, and the United States, ensuring strategic alignment with corporate needs. Jose Martinez on LinkedIn---------- Resources ----------Coca-Cola FEMSAThe Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems.We're proud to be a media partner for #MAICON26 - Oct. 13-15! Learn how AI can power your marketing and business and help you grow smarter. Use code AGILE150 to save!Reach your customers with Reddit. Spend $500 in ad spend, get $500 back in ad credit!Chaser is the only Slack-native project management platform that helps teams turn messages into tracked tasks, automate follow-ups, and maintain team-wide visibility, without adopting another tool. Now integrated with Claude and other GenAI tools. Learn more at trychaser.com and use code AGILEBRAND for a 3-month free trial (normal trial is 14 days).The most influential minds in software, AI, and engineering leadership will be at WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, September 23-25 in San Jose.Start building your own apps with Replit and get $20 off.Enjoyed the show? Tell us more at and give us a rating so others can find the show.Connect with Greg on LinkedInDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more.Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology.The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before Peggy Guggenheim became one of the most influential collectors of modern art—and before Palazzo Venier dei Leoni became her Venetian home and museum—she opened a small but remarkably ambitious gallery in London.In this episode of Venice Talks, Monica Cesarato speaks with Gražina Subelytė, curator at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, about the exhibition Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector.The exhibition explores the crucial years of 1938 and 1939, when Peggy founded Guggenheim Jeune, her first London gallery. During its brief eighteen-month existence, the gallery presented more than twenty exhibitions, promoted abstraction and Surrealism, introduced London audiences to major European artists and helped Peggy develop the vision that would eventually shape her celebrated collection.Gražina guides us through this formative period, revealing a Peggy Guggenheim who was still learning, experimenting and finding her place in the international art world. We discuss the artists, advisers and friendships that influenced her, the radical exhibitions she organised and the archival discoveries that offer a more complex understanding of her development as a collector.The conversation also explores the role of women artists within Guggenheim Jeune, the gallery's controversial contemporary sculpture exhibition and the first signs of Peggy's dream of creating a museum of modern art.Presented inside Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the exhibition allows visitors to look back at the moment when Peggy's extraordinary story was only beginning—and to understand how her London years laid the foundations for the collection we know in Venice today.Key Notes from This EpisodeGražina Subelytė's journey into art history and curatorial workPeggy Guggenheim's life before she became a legendary collectorThe opening of Guggenheim Jeune in London in 1938How Marcel Duchamp, Samuel Beckett and Mary Reynolds influenced Peggy's artistic educationThe gallery's extraordinary programme of more than twenty exhibitions in eighteen monthsKandinsky's first solo exhibition in LondonPeggy's support for abstraction, Surrealism and experimental contemporary artThe role of women artistsThe controversial contemporary sculpture exhibitionLetters, photographs and archival documents that reveal a more personal side of PeggyThe origins of Peggy's ambition to establish a museum of modern artHow the London years anticipated the collection now housed in Venice

Tell us about your Adventure!Las Vegas offers more than just casinos and bright lights. For Jody and Rick, a recent trip to the city turned into a memorable adventure filled with music, magic, and a touch of nostalgia. Their experience at the Sphere, combined with a stay at the Venetian, created a perfect blend of entertainment and relaxation. This story highlights how Las Vegas can surprise even seasoned travelers with unique shows and personal moments.

In this episode of Venice Talks, Monica speaks with Sara Cattani, co-founder of Staging Alive, a new Venetian project created to bring fresh, joyful and high-quality live entertainment formats to the city.From musical theatre to live performance, from historical costumes to private productions, Sara's work asks an important question: can Venice still be a place that creates culture, rather than only a place where culture is consumed?Together, we talk about the need for more accessible, inclusive and entertaining cultural experiences in Venice — shows that can speak to residents, visitors and new audiences without losing quality or identity.The conversation also takes us inside Atelier Le Boudoir, the new spin-off connected to the historic costumes of Atelier Pietro Longhi: not a large costume warehouse, but a hidden dressing room near Campo della Bragora, surrounded by artisans and Venetian life.A conversation about theatre, costumes, creativity, courage, and the dream of seeing Venice once again as a port of departure for new ideas.In this episode:How Staging Alive was born and what Sara felt was missing in VeniceWhy musical theatre and joyful entertainment deserve more space in the cityThe divide between “tourist product” and “local product”How to create cultural experiences that can speak to different audiencesThe role of fun, beauty and lightness in contemporary cultureThe story behind Atelier Le BoudoirThe legacy of the historical costumes from Atelier Pietro LonghiWhat it means to build a creative company in Venice todayWhy Venice should not only be a destination, but a place that produces ideasThe dream of bringing Venetian creativity beyond the lagoonFollow Sara and her projects:Staging AliveAtelier Le Boudoir

Send us Fan MailMy guest today is Kerry Chaput, author of The Secret Courtesan, listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fkX-QqvmnQgPremise for the novel: how a marble Venetian sculpture, surfacing after 400 years and credited to a male artist, sends Mia, a modern-day arts authenticator looking for the woman she is sure had carved it.Kerry found documented women painters of the Renaissance and Baroque, but no large-scale women sculptors, and decided that gap in the record was the story worth telling.Artemisia's dusty painting: the real-life rediscovery of an Artemisia Gentileschi painting in a Hampton Court storage room, proof that misattributed women's art isn't just a plot device.Veronica Franco and the real courtesans: how the film Dangerous Beauty and its real-life subject, Renaissance Venice's premier courtesan, inspired the character of Sofia, and why courtesans had more freedom, education, and political access than "respectable" women of the era.Pitched as The Da Vinci Code with a feminist twist: the puzzles and cliffhangers built into Mia's modern timeline, and why Kerry had to finish writing Sofia's 1609 story before she could solve Mia's.Zero outline, one nice bow: Kerry's pantser process from first page to last, alternating between timelines and following "wormholes" even when they lead nowhere.The hardest research wasn't the history: why untangling art authentication, auction houses, and international law was tougher than 17th-century Venice, and how friends in the art world helped her build a plausible Sotheby's-style plot.A law against something means someone was doing it: the logic behind laws barring women from studying art and obtaining materials, and what that says about who was quietly doing both anyway.Writing women who already have a voice: why Kerry skipped the "she finds her voice" arc for Sofia, and how a story about a woman claiming power she already has changes the whole shape of the narrative.Reading from The Secret Courtesan: a 2 a.m. library scene between Mia and fellow historian Noah as her theory about the sculptor's true identity finally comes out.What's next: Kerry's ongoing Substack, Badass Women in History, and her continued fascination with the women the historical record left out.Read more from Kerry Chaput on her Substack, Badass Women in History: https://kerrychaput.substack.com/Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists.  Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction.Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2500+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Photography, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other.Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Check out her website...

There's more to the Venetian adventurer than his ability to charm the opposite sex. 

This week, on "Naked Lunch," we explore the Soul in the Machine as we bring together two distinguished musical greats who each in their own way made David love The Eighties a lot more -- and who are both out there still turning on synthesizers and audiences here in 2027. They discuss Howard curating his current "Things Can Only Get Better Tour" featuring Wang Chung, English Beat and Modern English, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' acclaimed "Nothing But Hits" Las Vegas residency at Volaire inside the Venetian. Join us for great stories about Stevie Wonder, George Michael, Ringo Starr and more and some deep musical conversation. For more on Howard's tour and upcoming 2027 album, "Global Citizen," go to http://www.howardjones.com. To get tickets to see Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' Vegas residency, click here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Venetian Canvases: An Architect's Quest for Passion Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-07-24-07-38-19-it Story Transcript:It: Luca osservava le maestose colonne di Piazza San Marco mentre le nuvole scure si addensavano sopra la sua testa.En: Luca observed the majestic columns of Piazza San Marco as dark clouds gathered above his head.It: Era un giovane architetto con la passione per il design e una mente sempre alla ricerca di nuove ispirazioni.En: He was a young architect with a passion for design and a mind always searching for new inspirations.It: Veniva a Venezia per trovare quella scintilla di creatività che spesso gli sfuggiva.En: He came to Venice to find that spark of creativity that often eluded him.It: Mentre la pioggia iniziava a cadere con forza, Luca si rifugiò velocemente sotto la tettoia di un piccolo caffè.En: As the rain began to fall heavily, Luca quickly took shelter under the canopy of a small café.It: Qui, trovò Giulia, un'artista veneziana il cui spirito avventuroso lo colpì immediatamente.En: There, he found Giulia, a Venetian artist whose adventurous spirit immediately struck him.It: Con un sorriso caloroso, lei si fece spazio, permettendo a Luca di ripararsi dall'acquazzone.En: With a warm smile, she made room, allowing Luca to shelter from the downpour.It: "Ciao, sei qui per il brutto tempo o per la buona compagnia?"En: "Hi, are you here for the bad weather or the good company?"It: scherzò Giulia.En: Giulia joked.It: Luca rise, sentendo un calore inaspettato nel cuore.En: Luca laughed, feeling an unexpected warmth in his heart.It: "Forse un po' di entrambe le cose," rispose, cercando di ignorare il caos che la pioggia portava con sé.En: "Maybe a bit of both," he replied, trying to ignore the chaos the rain brought with it.It: In pochi istanti, si ritrovarono a parlare di arte, architettura e dei piccoli piaceri della vita.En: In just a few moments, they found themselves talking about art, architecture, and the small pleasures of life.It: Giulia raccontava delle sue creazioni, ispirate dalle visioni magiche che Venezia le regalava ogni giorno.En: Giulia talked about her creations, inspired by the magical visions that Venice gifted her every day.It: Luca era affascinato, desideroso di conoscere di più su di lei e su ciò che la ispirava.En: Luca was fascinated, eager to learn more about her and what inspired her.It: Con il passare dei giorni, Luca e Giulia si incontrarono più volte, passeggiando lungo i canali e scoprendo angoli nascosti della città.En: As the days passed, Luca and Giulia met several times, walking along the canals and discovering hidden corners of the city.It: Matteo, l'amico pratico di Luca che non era in città, gli aveva sempre consigliato di non perdere di vista i suoi obiettivi professionali, ma Luca iniziò a chiedersi se non valesse la pena esplorare anche quelli personali.En: Matteo, Luca's practical friend who wasn't in the city, had always advised him not to lose sight of his professional goals, but Luca began to wonder if it wasn't worth exploring personal ones as well.It: Ciononostante, una conversazione malintesa creò tensione tra loro.En: Nevertheless, a misunderstood conversation created tension between them.It: Giulia iniziò a dubitare delle intenzioni di Luca.En: Giulia began to doubt Luca's intentions.It: Pensava che, come molti altri visitatori, se ne sarebbe andato presto, lasciandola con solo un altro ricordo e un cuore malinconico.En: She thought that, like many other visitors, he would soon leave, leaving her with just another memory and a melancholy heart.It: Determinato a dimostrare la sua sincerità, Luca lavorò con dedizione su un progetto speciale.En: Determined to prove his sincerity, Luca worked with dedication on a special project.It: Decise di rimanere a Venezia oltre il previsto, dedicando le sue giornate a catturare l'essenza di Giulia e di ciò che avevano condiviso.En: He decided to stay in Venice longer than planned, dedicating his days to capturing the essence of Giulia and what they had shared.It: Creò un piccolo modello, unendo elementi del suo design architettonico con dettagli dei dipinti di Giulia.En: He created a small model, combining elements of his architectural design with details from Giulia's paintings.It: Quando finalmente glielo presentò sotto la stessa tettoia del caffè dove tutto era iniziato, Giulia fu toccata da quel gesto personale.En: When he finally presented it to her under the same café canopy where it all began, Giulia was touched by that personal gesture.It: Il modellino non solo rifletteva la loro esperienza condivisa, ma parlava anche di un futuro che potevano immaginare insieme.En: The model not only reflected their shared experience but also spoke of a future they could imagine together.It: Con questo, Luca e Giulia si trovarono di nuovo sotto la pioggia estiva, ma questa volta senza alcun bisogno di cercare riparo.En: With this, Luca and Giulia found themselves once again under the summer rain, but this time with no need to seek shelter.It: Avevano trovato un nuovo equilibrio tra passione e realtà, accettando che le relazioni e le ispirazioni spesso si intrecciano in modi inaspettati.En: They had found a new balance between passion and reality, accepting that relationships and inspirations often intertwine in unexpected ways.It: Venezia, con la sua bellezza eterna e le sue infinite possibilità, aveva offerto a entrambi una nuova prospettiva.En: Venice, with its eternal beauty and infinite possibilities, had offered them both a new perspective.It: Luca imparò a vedere le connessioni personali come una fonte di ispirazione, e Giulia fu pronta a prendere rischi che il cuore suggeriva.En: Luca learned to see personal connections as a source of inspiration, and Giulia was ready to take risks that the heart suggested.It: E così, con un l'architettura e l'arte intrecciati, iniziarono un nuovo capitolo insieme, in una città che, nonostante la pioggia, brillava di storie luminose come la loro.En: And so, with architecture and art intertwined, they began a new chapter together, in a city that, despite the rain, shone with stories as bright as theirs. Vocabulary Words:the architect: l'architettothe canopy: la tettoiathe artist: l'artistathe columns: le colonneto gather: addensarsithe rainstorm: l'acquazzonethe chaos: il caosthe spark: la scintillathe vision: la visionethe shelter: il rifugioto strike someone: colpire qualcunothe conversation: la conversazionethe tension: la tensionethe essence: l'essenzathe gesture: il gestounexpected: inaspettatothe melancholy: la malinconiathe dedication: la dedizionemisunderstood: malintesoto intertwine: intrecciarethe possibility: la possibilitàthe future: il futurothe inspiration: l'ispirazionethe connection: la connessioneto capture: catturareto doubt: dubitarethe practical friend: l'amico praticothe pleasure: il piacerethe risk: il rischiothe chapter: il capitolo

In this week's episode of The Gramophone Listening Room, presented in partnership with dCS Audio, host Charlotte Gardner welcomes lutenist Thomas Dunford and viola da gamba player, singer and composer Lucine Musaelian to the studio to share two of their personal favourite recordings. Thomas Dunford can only be described as prolific in the recording studio, whether it's with Les Arts Florissants or his own Jupiter ensemble, and Lucine Musaelian is a member of the Bellot Ensemble and Intesa duo, her debut album with the Bellot Ensemble, 'Cupid's Ground Bass', was described by William Yeoman in Gramophone as: 'an intimate theatre where all the colour and splendour of the Venetian opera is played out in microcosm.'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailCelebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse expands his Las Vegas footprint off the Strip with the grand opening of his newest restaurant, Meril, at the M Resort Spa & Casino! We talk to Emeril as he is welcomed to the resort and share what makes this new spot a must-visit for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.Plus, a lucky visitor from Hawaii turns a $1 side bet into a massive $446,083 progressive jackpot at the Fremont Hotel & Casino—we'll reveal how and where it happened!Then, we hop aboard an iconic Venetian gondola ride through the canals of The Venetian to check out the classic Las Vegas staple, and bring you the latest NFR (National Finals Rodeo) concert announcements featuring country superstars Dierks Bentley and Rascal Flatts.Also, Ed Sheeran performs in Las Vegas, but before that he attended the Backstreet Boys at Sphere!#VegasRevealed #EmerilLagasse #LasVegas #VegasJackpot #NFR2026Save money on your vacations! Get a complimentary 30-day guest pass from PCK Travel and Vegas Revealed HERE. You'll gain access to exclusive travel savings on hotels, flights, cruises, and more. No credit card OR presentation required. Start saving with PCK Travel. Lighting Up Your Destination! VegasNearMe AppIf it's fun to do or see, it's on VegasNearMe. The only app you'll need to navigate Las Vegas. Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com

In this episode of Venice Talks, Monica speaks with Sara and Virginia, the two friends behind Due Fie Venexiane, a digital project sharing Venice through the voices, flavours and everyday experiences of two Venetian women.What began as a spontaneous collaboration between friends has grown into a lively online community, with videos, recommendations and downloadable guides helping visitors discover where Venetians really eat and how the city is experienced beyond its most famous landmarks.Sara and Virginia talk about the friendship at the heart of the project, the different personalities they bring to their content and what it means to present their own city to a large online audience.The conversation moves beyond food to explore Venetian identity, authenticity and the responsibility that comes with recommending small restaurants, bacari and local businesses in a city as delicate and intensely visited as Venice.They also discuss how they select the places they feature, how they balance commercial collaborations with honest recommendations and why they decided to create detailed digital guides dedicated to bacari and seafood restaurants.In this episode, we talk about:The meaning behind the name Due Fie VenexianeHow Sara and Virginia's friendship became a shared digital projectTheir first videos and the growth of their online communityHow they divide the work and combine their different personalitiesWhat makes a restaurant or bacaro feel authentically VenetianHow they choose the businesses and experiences they recommendThe importance of remaining honest when working with local brandsShowing a side of Venice that goes beyond postcard imagesCreating downloadable guides to bacari and seafood restaurantsThe responsibility of influencing where visitors spend their time and moneyTheir hopes for the future of Venice and Due Fie VenexianeThis is a conversation about food, friendship and the power of telling a city's story from the inside—with humour, affection and a deeply Venetian point of view.Listen to the episode and discover Venice through the eyes of two women who live it, love it and are determined to share it with honesty.Follow Due Fie Venexiane on social media to discover their latest recommendations, videos and guides.And remember to follow and subscribe to Venice Talks so you never miss a new conversation with the people who make Venice the extraordinary, complex and endlessly fascinating city it is.

13 Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.Tunc oblati sunt ei parvuli, ut manus eis imponeret, et oraret. Discipuli autem increpabant eos. 14 But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.Jesus vero ait eis : Sinite parvulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire : talium est enim regnum caelorum. 15 And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence.Et cum imposuisset eis manus, abiit inde. 16 And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting?Et ecce unus accedens, ait illi : Magister bone, quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam aeternam? 17 Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.Qui dixit ei : Quid me interrogas de bono? Unus est bonus, Deus. Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata. 18 He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness.Dicit illi : Quae? Jesus autem dixit : Non homicidium facies; non adulterabis; non facies furtum; non falsum testimonium dices; 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.honora patrem tuum, et matrem tuam, et diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum. 20 The young man saith to him: All these I have kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me?Dicit illi adolescens : Omnia haec custodivi a juventute mea : quid adhuc mihi deest? 21 Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.Ait illi Jesus : Si vis perfectus esse, vade, vende quae habes, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in caelo : et veni, sequere me.St Jerome, of the noble Venetian family of Emiliani, left everything and became the Father of orphans and of the poor. He founded the Order of Somascha for the education of children. He died a victim of the plague A.D. 1537.1. Jesus is inviting the young man to think more deeply.The young man calls Him:“Good Master”but he may be using “good” simply as a polite title. Jesus' question:“Why dost thou call me good?”is meant to make him stop and ask:“Do I really understand who this Teacher is?”Jesus is not saying, “I am not good.” He is saying, in effect:“If you call Me good in the fullest sense, then recognize what you are saying—because only God is good.”2. Jesus is affirming the source of all goodness.The statement:“There is one good, God”is completely true. All goodness comes from God because God is goodness itself.As the Son, Jesus is not a separate god competing with the Father. He shares the same divine nature:The Father is God, the Son is God and the Holy Ghost is God. Three persons in one God.3. Jesus often reveals His identity gradually.In the Gospels, Jesus does not always immediately say, “I am God.” He reveals Himself through His words and actions:He forgives sins (Matthew 9:2–6).He accepts worship (Matthew 14:33).He says, “Before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58).He says, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30).4. There is also a beautiful connection to the commandments.Jesus responds by saying:“If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.”The young man says he has done these. Then Jesus gives the final challenge:“If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.”The ultimate command is not merely to follow rules—it is to follow Christ Himself.So the irony of the passage is profound:The young man asks:“What good thing must I do?”But the answer is not a thing. The answer is a Person.He is standing before the One who is Goodness itself, but he does not yet recognize Him.

Full Text of Readings Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 394 The Saint of the day is Saint Camillus de Lellis Saint Camillus de Lellis' Story Humanly speaking, Camillus was not a likely candidate for sainthood. His mother died when he was a child, his father neglected him, and he grew up with an excessive love for gambling. At 17, he was afflicted with a disease of his leg that remained with him for life. In Rome he entered the San Giacomo Hospital for Incurables as both patient and servant, but was dismissed for quarrelsomeness after nine months. He served in the Venetian army for three years. Then, in the winter of 1574, when he was 24, Camillus de Lellis gambled away everything he had—savings, weapons, literally down to his shirt. He accepted work at the Capuchin friary at Manfredonia, and was one day so moved by a sermon of the superior that he began a conversion that changed his life. He entered the Capuchin novitiate, but was dismissed because of the apparently incurable sore on his leg. After another stint of service at San Giacomo, he came back to the Capuchins, only to be dismissed again, for the same reason. Again, back at San Giacomo, his dedication was rewarded by his being made superintendent. Camillus de Lellis devoted the rest of his life to the care of the sick. Along with Saint John of God he has been named patron of hospitals, nurses, and the sick. With the advice of his friend Saint Philip Neri, he studied for the priesthood and was ordained at the age of 34. Contrary to the advice of his friend, Camillus left San Giacomo and founded a congregation of his own. As superior, he devoted much of his own time to the care of the sick. Charity was his first concern, but the physical aspects of the hospital also received his diligent attention. Camillus insisted on cleanliness and the technical competence of those who served the sick. The members of his community bound themselves to serve prisoners and persons infected by the plague as well as those dying in private homes. Some of his men were with troops fighting in Hungary and Croatia in 1595, forming the first recorded military field ambulance. In Naples, he and his men went onto the galleys that had plague and were not allowed to land. He discovered that there were people being buried alive, and ordered his brothers to continue the prayers for the dying 15 minutes after apparent death. Camillus de Lellis himself suffered the disease of his leg through his life. In his last illness, he left his own bed to see if other patients in the hospital needed help. Reflection Saints are created by God. Parents must indeed nurture the faith in their children; husbands and wives must cooperate to deepen their baptismal grace; friends must support each other. But all human effort is only the dispensing of divine power. We must all try as if everything depended on us. But only the power of God can fulfill the plan of God—to make us like himself.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Secrets of Venezia: A Gondolier's Tale Unveiled Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-07-17-07-38-19-it Story Transcript:It: L'acqua del canale scintillava sotto il cielo rosa estivo di Venezia.En: The canal water shimmered under the pink summer sky of Venezia.It: Le gondole fluttuavano dolcemente, cullate dalle onde leggere.En: The gondolas floated gently, cradled by the light waves.It: Solo il rumore lontano delle chiacchiere dei turisti rompeva il silenzio della sera.En: Only the distant chatter of tourists broke the evening silence.It: Luca spingeva la sua gondola lungo il canale, i pensieri oscuri intrecciati al tramonto.En: Luca pushed his gondola along the canal, dark thoughts intertwined with the sunset.It: Aveva un segreto da proteggere.En: He had a secret to protect.It: Giulia, con il bloc-notes in mano, scrutava l'acqua dal ponte.En: Giulia, with a notepad in hand, was scrutinizing the water from the bridge.It: Cercava risposte.En: She was searching for answers.It: Il suo istinto di giornalista le diceva che Luca nascondeva qualcosa di importante.En: Her journalist instinct told her that Luca was hiding something important.It: Se avesse scoperto il segreto, la sua carriera avrebbe preso il volo.En: If she discovered the secret, her career would take off.It: Ma a quale costo?En: But at what cost?It: La luce del giorno svaniva lentamente mentre Luca avvicinava la gondola al ponte.En: The daylight was fading slowly as Luca brought the gondola closer to the bridge.It: Giulia, determinata, scese con grazia su di essa.En: Giulia, determined, gracefully stepped onto it.It: L'atmosfera era carica di tensione, solo il suono dello sciabordio dell'acqua l'accompagnava.En: The atmosphere was filled with tension, accompanied only by the sound of water lapping.It: "Luca," disse, guardandolo negli occhi, "ho bisogno di sapere.En: "Luca," she said, looking him in the eyes, "I need to know.It: La verità, per favore."En: The truth, please."It: Luca inspirò profondamente, il suo cuore pesante di esitazione.En: Luca took a deep breath, his heart heavy with hesitation.It: Doveva proteggere la sua famiglia, ma non poteva ignorare la realtà della situazione.En: He had to protect his family, but he could not ignore the reality of the situation.It: Sapeva che Giulia, come una forza della natura, non si sarebbe arresa.En: He knew that Giulia, like a force of nature, would not give up.It: "Ascoltami bene, Giulia," iniziò lentamente, "non tutto è come sembra."En: "Listen carefully, Giulia," he began slowly, "not everything is as it seems."It: La gondola avanzava placida sotto le luci sbiadite dei lampioni.En: The gondola glided calmly under the faded lights of the street lamps.It: Luca raccontò una storia, non tutta la verità, ma una verità che poteva sostenere.En: Luca told a story, not the whole truth, but a truth he could uphold.It: Parlo di tradizioni e imposizioni del passato, di responsabilità taciute.En: He spoke of traditions and past impositions, of unspoken responsibilities.It: Le parole erano vere, ma non pericolose.En: The words were true, but not dangerous.It: Giulia guardava Luca attentamente, valutando ogni parola.En: Giulia watched Luca intently, evaluating every word.It: Certo, non era tutto, ma c'era qualcosa di autentico in ciò che diceva.En: Surely, it wasn't everything, but there was something genuine in what he was saying.It: Abbassò il bloc-notes con un leggero sorriso.En: She lowered the notepad with a slight smile.It: "Grazie, Luca.En: "Thank you, Luca.It: Scriverò una storia diversa.En: I'll write a different story.It: Una storia che pensi a chi siamo davvero."En: A story that considers who we really are."It: Il vento serale portava via i resti del tramonto, mentre la gondola tornava al porto.En: The evening wind carried away the remnants of the sunset as the gondola returned to the port.It: Luca sentì un peso sollevarsi.En: Luca felt a weight lift.It: Aveva dato a Giulia abbastanza, senza compromettere il nome della sua famiglia.En: He had given Giulia enough without compromising his family's name.It: E Giulia, lei aveva scoperto una nuova prospettiva: la storia non era fatta solo di scandali, ma anche di persone reali con vite complesse.En: And Giulia, she discovered a new perspective: a story wasn't just made of scandals, but of real people with complex lives.It: In quel crepuscolo veneziano, entrambi capirono il valore della verità e della compassione.En: In that Venetian twilight, they both understood the value of truth and compassion.It: La città, silenziosa spettatrice, accoglieva il loro nuovo inizio.En: The city, a silent spectator, embraced their new beginning. Vocabulary Words:the canal: il canalethe sunset: il tramontothe secret: il segretoto shimmer: scintillareto float: fluttuarethe silence: il silenzioto protect: proteggerethe notepad: il bloc-notesto scrutinize: scrutarethe instinct: l'istintoto hide: nascondereto take off (career): prendere il volothe cost: il costoslowly: lentamentegracefully: con graziathe atmosphere: l'atmosferathe tension: la tensionethe truth: la veritàthe hesitation: l'esitazioneto ignore: ignorarethe situation: la situazioneplacidly: placidathe street lamps: i lampionithe tradition: la tradizionethe responsibility: la responsabilitàauthentic: autenticothe scandal: lo scandaloto compromise: comprometterethe perspective: la prospettivathe compassion: la compassione

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo got pulled over by Metro, and the body cam footage just went public. A Las Vegas woman is accused of running a marriage scam, targeting men online, convincing them to fly to Vegas and marry her, then filing for divorce and demanding a financial settlement to fund her gambling habit.The Venetian is the latest Strip casino hit with a multimillion-dollar fine tied to convicted bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, bringing total penalties to $34 million across four casinos. And Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend parade hits the Strip Thursday to give Olympic women athletes the celebration they deserve. Criminal defense attorney Dayvid Figler and NPR's Mountain West Bureau reporter Yvette Fernandez join host Jesse Merrick to break it all down. Learn more about the sponsors of this Thursday, July 16th episode: Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Harmony Under the Venetian Sun: A Tale of Dreams and Music Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-07-16-22-34-02-it Story Transcript:It: Il sole splendente di Venezia scaldava Campo Santa Margherita, un luogo pieno di vita e colori.En: The bright sun of Venezia warmed Campo Santa Margherita, a place full of life and colors.It: Tra i venditori di gelato e i mercanti di souvenir, si poteva ascoltare la dolce melodia di un'armonica suonata con passione da Luca.En: Among the ice cream vendors and souvenir merchants, you could hear the sweet melody of a harmonica played passionately by Luca.It: Era un giovane musicista, il cui sogno più grande era incidere un demo e diventare un professionista.En: He was a young musician whose biggest dream was to record a demo and become a professional.It: Luca suonava ogni giorno per la varia gente che passava, sperando di raccogliere abbastanza denaro.En: Luca played every day for the various people passing by, hoping to gather enough money.It: Ma oggi era diverso.En: But today was different.It: Le strade erano colme di turisti e locali per il festival estivo.En: The streets were filled with tourists and locals for the summer festival.It: Tra la folla, spiccava Giulia, una ragazza di Firenze in vacanza.En: Among the crowd, stood out Giulia, a girl from Firenze on vacation.It: Il suo sorriso e l'aria curiosa risplendevano sotto il sole veneziano.En: Her smile and curious demeanor shone under the Venetian sun.It: Mentre passava davanti a Luca, le note della sua musica la catturarono.En: As she passed in front of Luca, the notes of his music captivated her.It: Si fermò, ascoltando attentamente.En: She stopped, listening intently.It: Subito, i loro occhi si incrociarono e nacque una complicità spontanea.En: Immediately, their eyes met, and a spontaneous connection was born.It: Alessandro, il migliore amico di Luca, osservava la scena dal suo piccolo chiosco di gelato, incoraggiando con un gesto.En: Alessandro, Luca's best friend, watched the scene from his little ice cream kiosk, encouraging with a gesture.It: Tuttavia, Luca non era l'unico musicista nella piazza.En: However, Luca was not the only musician in the square.It: Un altro artista si esibiva accanto, cercando di attirare l'attenzione della folla.En: Another artist was performing nearby, trying to catch the crowd's attention.It: La competizione era intensa e Luca si sentiva scoraggiato.En: The competition was intense, and Luca felt discouraged.It: Ma ecco l'idea!En: But then came the idea!It: Luca, conoscendo il talento di Giulia nel canto, la invitò a cantare insieme a lui.En: Knowing Giulia's talent in singing, Luca invited her to sing with him.It: Giulia era timida, ma intrigata dalla proposta.En: Giulia was shy but intrigued by the proposal.It: Si misero d'accordo.En: They agreed.It: Le note dell'armonica di Luca e la voce di Giulia si fusero in un'armonia sorprendente.En: The notes of Luca's harmonica and Giulia's voice merged into a surprising harmony.It: La folla era incantata, il suono della musica riempì l'aria estiva.En: The crowd was enchanted, the sound of the music filled the summer air.It: Alessandro, dal suo chiosco, li osservava con orgoglio.En: Alessandro, from his kiosk, watched them with pride.It: All'improvviso, tra il pubblico, si trovava un talent scout.En: Suddenly, in the audience, there was a talent scout.It: Notò la passione e il talento dei due giovani e si avvicinò.En: He noticed the passion and talent of the two young people and approached.It: "Siete veramente bravi," disse con entusiasmo.En: "You are truly talented," he said enthusiastically.It: "Vorrei invitarvi a un'audizione."En: "I would like to invite you to an audition."It: Luca e Giulia si guardarono sorpresi, poi un sorriso di complicità si spalancò sui loro volti.En: Luca and Giulia looked at each other in surprise, then a complicit smile spread across their faces.It: L'offerta era irresistibile.En: The offer was irresistible.It: Alessandro applaudì, incoraggiandoli a cogliere l'opportunità.En: Alessandro applauded, encouraging them to seize the opportunity.It: La decisione che avevano preso di collaborare, rischiando di più, aveva pagato.En: The decision they had made to collaborate, taking a bigger risk, had paid off.It: Luca imparò a condividere la scena e scoprì che a volte le sinergie potevano portare lontano.En: Luca learned to share the stage and discovered that sometimes synergies could take you far.It: Giulia guadagnò fiducia, pronta a condividere il suo talento con il mondo.En: Giulia gained confidence, ready to share her talent with the world.It: Insieme, iniziarono un nuovo capitolo della loro vita, pronti a inseguire i loro sogni, con Venezia e le sue meraviglie a fare da sfondo alla loro avventura.En: Together, they began a new chapter of their lives, ready to chase their dreams, with Venezia and its wonders serving as the backdrop to their adventure. Vocabulary Words:the sun: il solethe square: la piazzathe field: il campothe crowd: la follathe dream: il sognothe smile: il sorrisothe life: la vitathe wonder: la meravigliathe scene: la scenathe note: la notathe harmony: l'armoniathe summer air: l'aria estivathe crowd: la follathe music: la musicathe melody: la melodiathe talent: il talentothe opportunity: l'opportunitàthe idea: l'ideathe offer: l'offertathe chapter: il capitolothe adventure: l'avventurathe musician: il musicistathe competition: la competizionethe scout: il talent scoutthe audition: l'audizionethe festival: il festivalthe ice cream vendor: il venditore di gelatothe artist: l'artistathe harmony: l'armoniathe kiosk: il chiosco

In the 984th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway is joined by Kyna England, Esther "Etay" Taylor, and Caitlin Comeskey at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas for a special women in poker episode! They talk about Skye Chen defeating Aubrey Williams to win the record-breaking WSOP Ladies Event, open bracelet wins for Kristen Foxen and Michelle Chin, and other women's events from about town at Wynn, Venetian, and more. Plus, Etay becomes an ambassador for BetMGM Poker, and Phil Hellmuth is donating $25,000 to juice a prize pool at Champions Club's upcoming Queens & Cards event. A new PokerNews Podcast drops four times a week during July and the 2026 WSOP! You can expect a new episode every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time    Topic* 00:00 | Welcome to the show 00:20 | Kyna, Etay & Caitlin join the show 01:00 | Caitlin is having a good summer 04:15 | WSOP Ladies Event 14:25 | Looking back at Kristen Foxen's 6th bracelet 17:05 | Michelle Chin wins open mixed event 20:40 | Amanda Baker victorious at Wynn 23:27 | Women winners at Venetian 24:25 | JJ Liu in Venetian Poker Live 26:11 | Shoutout Nancy Birnbaum 28:00 | Etay becomes BetMGM Ambassador 30:10 | PokerNews returning to Borgata 30:45 | WPT & Sherry Pluskota 31:42 | Queens and Cards w/ Phil Hellmuth

Of the millions of victims of the Black Death, one was a teenager named Joseph ben Meir Abulafia, who died of the plague in Toledo in 1349 alongside his new wife. His tombstone was inscribed as a conversation with the dead: "I am the man who has seen desolation and destruction, blood and pestilence. The days of my youth were cut short suddenly, in the prime of my life." His unnamed mother survived, left alone and childless, her days filled with "bitter weeping." That inscription is one of seventy-six medieval tombstones from Toledo's Jewish cemetery that preserve the most personal voices of history's deadliest pandemic, a catastrophe that killed an estimated 100 million people in six years and whose aftershocks lasted for centuries. Today's guest is Thomas Asbridge, author of The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic. We discuss how a minor Venetian merchant's business papers, preserved by his widow in a convent, reveal that the medieval trade networks which kept cities fed were also purpose-built to spread epidemic disease across thousands of miles. We look at why the Byzantine emperor wrote about his fourteen-year-old son's death with clinical detachment, how a Franciscan intellectual who had questioned whether other worlds existed died carrying holy water through plague-ravaged Messina, and why the only European king killed by the Black Death was besieging Gibraltar with dreams of marching to Jerusalem when the plague found his camp. The pandemic's most devastating long-term consequences were felt not in Europe but in the Muslim world, where the once-invincible Mamluk Empire was broken by recurrent outbreaks and eventually conquered by the Ottomans, and that this forgotten collapse may have been the true hinge point that set the West on its path to global dominance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why did the Visigoths demand three thousand pounds of black pepper as the ransom for Rome — and what does that tell us about a climbing vine in Kerala that reshaped the entire history of the western world? How did a country of one million people on the edge of Europe come to control half the pepper reaching the continent, and build the Jerónimos Monastery to celebrate a voyage driven by spice? And what happens to an empire built entirely on a markup when someone finally figures out how to remove the middleman?Join John and Patrick as they tell the story of Portugal and pepper — Vasco da Gama's ninety-three days at sea, the dismantling of the Venetian spice monopoly, and the Torre de Belém, still standing on the Lisbon waterfront, paid for by a vine in India...----------In Sponsorship with Cornell University: Dyson Cornell SC Johnson College of Business-----------Join the History of Fresh Produce Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, book discounts and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Support us!Share this episode with your friendsGive a 5-star ratingWrite a review-----------Subscribe to our biweekly newsletter here for extra stories related to recent episodes, book recommendations, a sneak peek of upcoming episodes and more.-----------Instagram, TikTok, Threads:@historyoffreshproduceEmail: historyoffreshproduce@gmail.com

Three American-born tour guides who have settled in Europe tell us what it's like to make a new home in a foreign country. Then, a lifelong resident of Italy's Veneto region helps us explore the Venice Lagoon as an ever-changing ecosystem shaped by climate change, local history, and the distinct cultures of its islands. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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