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Terror on Coruscant! A charity banquet hosted by the Senators of the Republic has been the target of a brutal attack by a deranged Dark Jedi.Moonlighting as an improvised comedy troupe, a group of undercover SBI Agents sprung into action, saving the lives of many senators, and Chancellor Palpatine himself.Vowing to honor the heroism of his saviors, Palpatine has arranged for the squad to receive a special gift - the return of their lightsabers from their time with the Jedi Order....Support the show

Canada just elected a Prime Minister who's taking direct aim at Trump's America. Mark Carney, the former global banker turned Liberal leader, declared victory in a shocking upset and used his speech not to unite Canadians, but to target Donald Trump. Vowing to “fight” the U.S. President, Carney accused Trump of trying to “break” Canada and promised to forge a new path independent of American influence. Meanwhile, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was utterly humiliated, losing not just the election—but his seat. Is this a new Cold War brewing between neighbours? http://www.1775coffee.com/BRAND to save 15% off your order of 1775 Coffee. Go to http://rumble.com/premium/brand and use code BRAND to save $10 on your annual subscription

People have been saying: "Hey Dagster, Colin and Chris, why not just use AI to write these episode descriptions?"Our initial reaction to that is to scoff at the very suggestion, utterly rejecting AI and everything it stands for. Fists clenched in rage, screaming to the heavens that AI must be destroyed at all costs, hurled back into the fiery pit from which it came! Vowing revenge on a malevolent enemy that has cursed humanity with its deceitful and dishonest promises! Swearing to never surrender to a cold and calculating threat as it patiently waits to pounce on mankind and smash it into oblivion once and for all, taking control of our planet for good! Rising up against AI as it pretends to be the friend of humanity while at the same time secretly scheming to enslave us and use us as batteries to power its brutal new initiatives!But, then it dawned on us. We can't just let AI lay around and do nothing. Loafing on the couch all day in its bathrobe, smoking out of an apple bong and ordering Uber Eats. Never washing its own dishes and not helping out with the rent. Eating the last frozen burrito. Maybe it wants us to push back... Maybe it wants us to stand up and rebel, the ultimate freeloader! We almost fell for it!Not this time, AI! Starting next week, these descriptions will be written by our new, robot-brained future overlords. Time for them to do some actual work around here. Nice try, AI!Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.0:00:00 - Intro0:48:28 - Our Little Hills to Die On2:27:59 - Fanboying Out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this episode, Dave welcomes Tyler Shin, the founder of Revolving Kitchen, a ghost kitchen facility located in Fairview, Texas. They discuss Tyler's journey from growing up in the restaurant business and watching his mom work her weekends away in the kitchen. Vowing to forge a different path for himself, Tyler went the Finance route, but eventually, he found his way back to the restaurant world. His experience led him to create a space that offers an affordable solution for budding food businesses, providing them with state-of-the-art kitchen facilities. The Revolving Kitchen not only supports takeout and delivery operations but also includes a food hall and event space, offering a full dining experience with various cuisines and amenities. Super Dave and Tyler discuss the benefits of this concept for both diners and entrepreneurs, emphasizing the opportunity for small businesses to test and grow their culinary concepts without the high costs associated with traditional brick-and-mortar locations. To find out more and visit the Revolving Kitchen, you can find it at:https://revolvingkitchen.com/  Key Topics Discussed: The challenges and sacrifices associated with running a traditional restaurant The innovative concept of a ghost kitchen and its advantages for small food entrepreneurs The variety of dining options available at Revolving Kitchen and the unique dining experience it offers The importance of community support in Fairview, Texas, and how Revolving Kitchen fits into the town's development plans The logistical and operational support provided to restaurant operators within the Revolving Kitchen facility Opportunities for community members and entrepreneurs to engage with Revolving Kitchen

China's commerce ministry has vowed to fight US tariffs 'to the end' after Donald Trump threatened them with new levies. One ministry spokesperson has labelled these threats a 'mistake on top of a mistake' - and claimed China would not accept this. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen says this is starting to resemble the beginning of a full-on trade war. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's commerce ministry has vowed to fight US tariffs 'to the end' after Donald Trump threatened them with new levies. One ministry spokesperson has labelled these threats a 'mistake on top of a mistake' - and claimed China would not accept this. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen says this is starting to resemble the beginning of a full-on trade war. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over in the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to fix every pothole in Britain. In an earlier radio interview, Starmer announced plans to provide a 'record amount' of money to local authorities to fill 7 million potholes a year. UK correspondent Enda Brady says Starmer promised to use AI and technology to speed this process up. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gotta be honest, I really learned some interesting things from the series.    We and our guest Official Series Letter Sara Linsleydiscuss Sex Ed 120%.    Show Notes: • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com   • You can find our guest at sara.pizza   • Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.   • Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!   • Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733   • Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r   • Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest   Credits: • Manga by Kikiki Tataki (Story) Hotomura (Art)   • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes   • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com   • Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee   • Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager   • Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)   • Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis   MAL Description:  While she is just a physical education teacher at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, 23-year-old Naoko Tsuji has another job to do. With an increasing number of people who are engaging in sexual activities at a very young age, Naoko feels that the stigmatization of sexual education in schools is pushing this problem to its extremes. Vowing to utilize her hobby as a sex education specialist, Naoko is determined to spread proper information on the subject.   With her most responsive students being the fanatic Shun Matsuda, the cautious Hikari Moriya, and the curious Kashiwa, every class is filled with interesting new things to learn as Naoko comes closer to her goal of promoting healthier and more enjoyable high school lives.

Canadian Prime Minister calls an election, vowing to take on Donald Trump; New trucks for launching long-range missiles arrive in Australia; Oscar Piastri wins the Chinese Grand Prix.

Edutainment finally comes to Shonen Flop!   David and Jordan give their first thoughts on manga Sex Ed 120%. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.    Show Notes: • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com   • Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.   • Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!   • Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r   • Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733   • Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest   Credits:   • Manga by Kikiki Tataki (Story) Hotomura (Art)   • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes   • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com   • Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee   • Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager   MAL Description: While she is just a physical education teacher at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, 23-year-old Naoko Tsuji has another job to do. With an increasing number of people who are engaging in sexual activities at a very young age, Naoko feels that the stigmatization of sexual education in schools is pushing this problem to its extremes. Vowing to utilize her hobby as a sex education specialist, Naoko is determined to spread proper information on the subject.   With her most responsive students being the fanatic Shun Matsuda, the cautious Hikari Moriya, and the curious Kashiwa, every class is filled with interesting new things to learn as Naoko comes closer to her goal of promoting healthier and more enjoyable high school lives.

China has set its GDP growth target for this year at around five percent, as the country's national legislature started its annual session in Beijing (1:06). Chinese authorities at the local level are ramping up efforts to help businesses expand globally (11:17). Beijing has put levies on many U.S. goods in response to Washington's latest tariffs targeting China (19:00).

AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports more than 50 years later, Leonard Peltier remains defiant.

Shuso Laura Trippi gives the third dharma talk of the "Living by Vow" 2025 Series to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025 Practice Period. Her talk is on "Vowing Through Forms" referencing Shohaku Okumura's book "Living by Vow; A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Living-by-Vow-Talk-3-2025-Series-Shuso-Laura-Trippi-Vowing-Through-Forms.mp3

The European Commission has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff imposed upon three countries.

Exhausted by higher prices, mounting debt, and the recent holiday season, some people are pledging to buy nothing – or as little new stuff as possible. Wall Street Journal reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss how the “no buy 2025” social media trend can help rein in spending.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Donald Trump was sworn in as president for a second time. WSJ's Natalie Andrews discusses Trump's inaugural address. And we hear from Trump supporters who gathered in Washington D.C. to celebrate.  Further Listening: -The Scramble Is on to Fill Trump's Cabinet  -What a Republican Congress Could Mean for Trump Further Reading: -President Declares New 'Golden Age' for the U.S.  -Trump Trashed Washington for Years. Now He's Vowing to Make Over the City.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Biden pardons Hunter after vowing that he wouldn't, and the corporate media struggles to explain Biden's complete reversal. Plus: Biden is praised for being compassionate toward Hunter Biden's addiction while never apologizing for implementing tough-on-crime drug policies. --- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow Glenn: Twitter Instagram Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is "The State, Of California." California is bracing for the start of Trump 2.0 with Governor Newsom calling the legislature into special session. He is asking lawmakers to create a special fund to help the Golden State “defend itself” against actions from the incoming Trump administration. For more on this, KCBS political reporter, Doug Sovern, spoke with KCBS Radio's news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart.

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AM UPDATE: Nathan Hochman takes over as LA County DA vowing to crackdown on crime full 977 Police say the missing woman from Maui crossed into Mexico. A family says a woman hurled racist insults at them on a shuttle bus at LAX Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:58:00 +0000 WdcNP7JvfmfVKvc4n0AIBkEYv1uBuBqV news The LA Local news AM UPDATE: Nathan Hochman takes over as LA County DA vowing to crackdown on crime Your TL;DR for what's happening in SoCal. Get caught up in less than ten minutes every afternoon on The LA Local. From culture to crime to politics to the offbeat, Alex Silverman and the team at KNX News 97.1 FM have you covered. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False https://pl

It is a sacred and solemn matter to swear an oath or take a vow in the name of God. Today, R.C. Sproul explains why we should take it seriously when we invoke our Creator's holy name. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/vowing-in-the-name-of-god/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Cuando el pueblo se caminaba cada día mas cerca de su Dios, se querían formalizar sus sentimientos con un pacto formal.

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Mike Ferguson in the Morning 11-08-24 (7:05am)  Camellia Peterson from Americans For Prosperity talks about conservative issues and priorities in Missouri following Tuesday's election results.  (https://americansforprosperity.org/) (@RareCamellia)    (7:20am) More with Camellia Peterson.   (7:35am) Leftist women are vowing to not have sex for the next four years...sure, go for it!!!   (7:50am) Gabe says Not Today, Satan!     NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 As the war continues between Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran, with Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowing to attack Israel again, and while in Canada the U.S. special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, accused of being antisemitic, either stepped down or was removed as yesterday's keynote speaker from the inaugural "Coordinating Council 4 Palestine" conference in Montreal. The conference featured Charlotte Kates, founder of Samidoun, a designated by the government of Canada terror group. How does our guest describe all of the above? Guest: Eylon Levy. Former Israeli government spokesman following the October 7 Hamas brutal attack on civilians in Israel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Study after study has shown that consumption of sugar sweetened beverages poses clear health risk. So how have the big soda companies, Coke and Pepsi in particular, reacted to this news and to public health policies that have aimed to restrict their business dealings like marketing, labeling, and even taxes? A fascinating and important part of this history has been told in a new book by Dr. Susan Greenhalgh called Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca Cola. Dr. Greenhalgh is the John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society Emerita at Harvard University. But hold on, what in the heck does China have to do all this? Well, we're about to find out. This will be a very interesting discussion. Interview Summary Let's begin by setting the context for your book, again, on soda science. Back in 2015, the New York Times published a major expose, written by Anahat O'Connor, and a critique of what was called the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN), that was funded by Coca Cola. Could you explain what this network was? Sure. The GEBN was an international network of researchers that argued that the energy balance framework is the best approach for addressing the obesity epidemic. So that simple framework calls for balancing the energy in the number of calories consumed through eating with a number of calories burned through moving to achieve a healthy weight. While that sounds neutral in practice, in the early 2000s, Coke and the food industry at large, adopted energy balance as their motto. It had several advantages. One is under the banner of "energy balance," the industry and the scientists working with it could say that people could eat whatever they wanted and then exercise it off. Unfortunately, that doesn't work for most people. Second, in practice, the energy balance slogan was used to promote exercise as the priority solution. What the research shows about energy is that exercise helps, but the primary answer to the obesity issue is to eat fewer unhealthy foods. Now the third advantage to the energy balance framework is that talking about energy balance meant the companies and the GEBN didn't need to mention soda taxes, or other legislative and regulatory measures, that worked but that might hurt the industry. So, in my book, I call this body of ideas adopted by the GEBN and the food industry “Soda Science.” That's short for Soda Defense Science - a science created not so much to understand obesity, as to defend the profits of the soda industry. Okay, that all makes sense, and I totally agree with your interpretation of the science that food intake is much more important in the obesity epidemic, in particular, than physical activity. It's not that activity is unimportant, but to divert attention away from the dietary part of it is really a public health misdeed. But one can obviously see the benefit to the industry for making that diversion. So, in that 2015 article, it was highly critical of the conflicts of interest that had been created by the soda industry paying prominent scientists. What benefits did the company reap from making these payments and what happened after that article got published? The GEBN was the product of the 15 years that came before it, of gradually building up this soda science. The GEBN itself lasted only about a year, but during that 15-year period, the industry benefited by having fewer people, fewer specialists, fewer countries talking about soda taxes. But what happened after the GEBN was outed in the New York Times in late 2015 was Coca Cola was absolutely mortified. The revelation that the company had paid for industry-friendly science was just incredibly embarrassing. So, under absolutely withering criticism from scientists and the public, Coke stopped funding the GEBN, which of course led to its collapse. The company also took a major turn in its approach to obesity. Vowing to no longer single-handedly fund scientific research, and by publishing a long so-called transparency list of all the individuals and organizations it had funded over the last 15 years. So, those things helped, but Coke's reputation remains tarnished to this day. But meanwhile, as for the academic scientists behind the GEBN, they saw things differently. They continued to maintain that their science had not been affected by the 20 million dollars that Coke had promised to support their network. Of the four researchers who led the GEBN effort, two stepped down and found wonderful jobs elsewhere. They both have leadership positions in different universities. One retired and the fourth continues to work in his previous position. So, there was no single, discernible impact on these debates within the academy. I know some of the individuals involved. And by the way, I know a good bit of information available to understand what this network was doing came from Freedom of Information requests that various parties made. And your book contains transcripts from emails and things like that, that these various scientists were sharing with the industry. The content of those is extremely interesting and very telling. And the result, it's sort of this good-old-boy-back-slapping-network of people who were kind of winking - let's go get the people that don't like us. It's just interesting. My impression is that some pretty negative consequences befell at least two of those academics afterwards. You know, there was a lot of embarrassment. One basically, I think, had to leave the job he had. Another, suffered some real penalties in his academic life. And so, it wasn't outcome free, or it wasn't penalty free for these scientists at the end of the day. But I do think that your basic point is well made. That lots of people take lots of money from lots of industries on lots of topics. Not just on food, but you know energy and environment and all kinds of things. And very rarely do they pay any kind of a penalty. It only took this investigative report by the New York Times to shed special light on how pernicious this particular one was. But let me ask you a question, and then I kind of have my own thoughts about it. Why don't you think anything more happened to the people that got caught? I don't know if caught is the right word. But at least that they're taking industry money and their favorable science for industry got exposed. Why don't you think more happened about that? The scientists themselves were deeply convinced that they hadn't done anything wrong. They were convinced that their science was not affected by all the money that they had taken from Coke, and the scientific nonprofit working for the industry, over all those years. I think there's a significant fraction of folks in the public health field, or at least in the obesity research field, who think the same thing. There's just a lot of support for them. As I see it, the two people who lost their original jobs have bounced back. I haven't done a survey of the field to ask people what they feel about these researchers, but they did pretty well given what they did. The reason I think that they're convinced that they didn't do anything wrong is they have these practices, I call them “doing ethics,” to assure the world and themselves that their scientific integrity is intact. And one of the practices that these guys used was to constantly say, "This problem of obesity epidemic, it's huge. We have to include the food industry as our partner." And then when you go there, food industry begins to have a huge voice and there's very little you can do to effectively restrain it. You know, it's an interesting way to think about it and consistent with the way I've thought about it over the years. I've done some writing on this topic and it seems to me that scientists have, not all scientists by all means, but a few select ones, get sought out by industry. And then this blind spot ensues where if you ask these scientists sort of, in general, does research get tainted or affected by industry money? They'll say yes. But if you ask does YOUR research get tainted by it? They'll say no. ‘Oh, no, I'm above that. I can be objective We have to change from within.' There's a whole series of rationalizations for taking the money. But do they ever stop and ask, why is industry investing this money? And industry is not stupid. They wouldn't be paying you $50,000 as a consultant, or putting you on boards, or flying you around the world, or funding your research if there was no return from it. And the research on it is absolutely clear. Industry-funded research typically finds industry favorable results. So, all that's been documented. But the scientists who want to get involved with industry and take the money don't kind of interpret it that way. Like ‘I can take money but be free of the temptations to bias the work I do.' May I just interject something here? I think that they believe it's a win-win prospect. Of course, Coke wants to emphasize exercise to make people forget about their sugar. But I've just dug long and hard into those emails, which none of the scientists ever thought would be read and used in scholarly accounts. But in the emails, the leader of the GEBN wanted to fund a major research project that he was promoting, and he's arguing all the reasons that Soda Science was good for Coca Cola. I suspect that he thought that Coke wasn't influencing him. Instead, he was influencing Coke. And in fact he was, but it doesn't matter where the influence comes from because in the end the science is affected. You know, I've often asked myself, if there are negative consequences from this, the question is isn't there a police force out there looking after this kind of thing? And it's hard to know who that would be, because the scientists themselves have shown that enough of them are willing to take the money. And so the scientists aren't policing themselves sufficiently. Their institutions, the universities, tend not to do it because they're taking money from industry, too, in some way, generally. And their university's response to that is you have to disclose that you're taking money from industry. But there's research on disclosure, and that seems to make things worse rather than better. The journals that people publish their work in do the same thing. They make people disclose, but that doesn't have much impact. And professional associations have been investigated every which way by one of the same people who wrote that article in 2015, showing that they take money from industry. So, how can they police their members? So, it seems to me that the police have to be the press and people that do investigative scholarly work like you've done in this book. The book is pretty new. So, it's a little early to say what its impact is going to be. But let's hope that a lot of people read this book. And get more insight into how this works, how people feel when they're involved in this money taking, and what the ultimate impact might be. So let's turn to one particular area of expertise you have. Let's talk about China. So almost all the criticism on industry-funded efforts like the Global Energy Balance Network have been focused on the U.S. But you follow the soda trail to China. So why did you do that and what's the significance of this inquiry? Really significant. The GEBN was part of a much larger corporate project that was absolutely global in scope. So, from the vantage point of the industry, the U.S. has long been a declining market for soda. The important markets for sugary drinks are the large rapidly developing countries in the Global South. So that's where the industry is focusing its efforts to sell product, that is junk food and drinks. And to promote a corporate science and corporate policy that stresses exercise over dietary change in soda taxes. So China. China has 1.4 billion people these days. One billion back in 1980 when Coke set up shop in China. China was the single biggest market for the soda companies. Coke was so keen to get into the China market that it started lobbying early. Actually the mid 1970s, when Mao Zedong was still alive. And in 1978, Coke became the very first Western company to set up shop in China as the country opened up for the first time in 30 years to the market, into the global economy. And another advantage of the Global South, from the point of view of the food industries, is an attitude toward Western firms that's less critical than what you find in the U.S. In the U.S., huge companies are always under suspicion that they will promote corporate interests over socially valued goals. So those attitudes are much less prevalent in many countries in the Global South where big companies are often seen as agents of development, essential agents. In China, big Western companies were celebrated as sources of capital and advanced interests. So, nobody would suspect they were hurting the country. And the industry has lots of ways of dressing this up in a self-serving, positive way, by talking about developing emerging markets, investments in the developing world, and things like this. But it strikes me also as being stunningly similar to what the tobacco companies did when they got hammered in the United States. They simply moved outside the United States and tried to sell as many cigarettes as beyond our borders as they could. And a lot of these same sort of phenomenon take place. Does that seem true to you? Absolutely. So let me ask what actually occurred in China. So, Coke sets its sights on China. It has this kind of process established that's trying to affect policy through connections with scientists. So, what actually took place in China? What was the impact on policies? Well, to understand that, we need to know that the food industry had a magic weapon way back in the late 1970s. The food industry created an industry-funded scientific nonprofit based in DC that was global in scope. And whose job was to sponsor science that served industry needs. Its name was ILSI (International Life Sciences Institute). So, in China, the local branch of ILSI organized a series of major conferences and other activities designed to combat obesity. Over time, the proportion of these anti-obesity activities focusing on exercise rose dramatically, while the proportion focusing on diet sank.What this shows is that the food industry had tilted China's approach to obesity. ILSI China also played a major role in creating China's first and most important policies on obesity. The most important was the National Campaign for Healthy Lifestyles, ironically modeled after the patriotic health campaigns that Mao used to promote in his day. So, that healthy lifestyle campaign drew heavily on the Soda Science created by Coke, ILSI, and their academic friends. So, that ‘healthy lifestyle' campaign prioritized exercise in a number of ways. Said nothing about sugar and soda. And it made the individual, not the government or industry, responsible for fixing the obesity problem. So, with this campaign, ILSI China had smuggled the policy favored by the food industry into China's policies. That's an amazing history that you've documented. And it occurs to me that in the United States, we can celebrate public health victories, like the huge decline in cigarette smoking that occurred. And, the big decline that's occurred in sugared beverage consumption too. And those things are all good. But if this is like a balloon and you're just squeezing the end of it here, but it expands elsewhere in the world, the overall public health impact could be even worse than when you started, not better. And it sounds like the industry-funded front groups have been pretty responsible for making that happen. Yes, they're incredibly effective. In my view, I really took apart ILSI, looking at it as an organizational sociologist. And I think it's just brilliantly designed to make academic-looking science that benefits industry. And to keep everything hidden from sight under that label nonprofit. It's really quite brilliant. They're not very happy with this project. And the work that you've done, and the investigative journalists have done in the U. S., to expose these industry ties can have traction in the U. S. much more so in a country like China. So, it sounds like there's probably not much to put the brakes on this kind of thing in China. Is that right? To tell the truth, there's a younger group of obesity experts, trained in the U.S., who now are based in China and have written major articles. There was a three-part series in The Lancet in 2021 on obesity in China. And they are on board with a critique of the food industry and working in every way they can to bring that to the attention of officials. But the government has a vested interest in the success of Coca Cola. I have to say that Coca Cola, and there's a huge state-owned enterprise called CoffCo, they now have a partnership called CoffCo Coca Cola, that runs the bottlers in 19 provinces, representing something like 60-70 percent of the Chinese population. So, the government has a vested interest in making sure Coca Cola remains happy. Let's talk about that just a bit more. So, Susan, you'd think that the Chinese government would be in a conflicted position with this. On one hand, they want to financially benefit from Coca Cola prospering in their country. And I'm sure officials are benefiting individually from that kind of thing. But the country doesn't benefit because they certainly don't want high rates of diabetes and heart disease and obesity and other things that come from consumption of these products. How do you think that that plays out? Is it just that the short-term financial benefits are prevailing over the longer-term health consequences? I think the government is highly conflicted. It has a number of policy, overarching policy themes, that it has been promoting ever since opening up in the late 70s and early 80s. One of those themes is marketization, growing the economy, advancing the technology in high end industries. And nothing can interfere with the achievement of that goal. China is known around the world for having very sophisticated environmental policies. But when push comes to shove, market goals prevail over environmental goals. I think the very same thing happens with health. It's just astonishing to see how market forces and market logics pervade the health sector. I did a separate piece of research, it's not in this book. But it shows that the major western food companies have been partnering with the Chinese government to carry out China's policies on chronic disease. And that means they're teaching the Chinese people basic notions of good nutrition. And what they're teaching them is not that soda is bad, is that, you know, it's that you can drink soda as long as you go ahead and exercise at all. I think there are major fundamental conflicts here at the level of profound party policy. I think this is going to be very hard to address. I was going to say that's just a stunning observation. That part of the food nutrition education has been turned over to the food industry. Absolutely. And you can, you can read about it in the Chinese media every year. They have, it's called Food Week or Nutrition Week, that's sponsored by the Chinese Nutrition Society, which is nominally independent. And they invite Western food companies to come in and sponsor a big project within that week. And of course they're very happy to do it. Unbelievable. And also, the policies that ILSI created that are very much pro industry, that was back in the 2000s. Those have now been built into central policy. So they continue to impact policy today. So, a chapter of your book is entitled Doing Ethics, the Silent Scream. What do you mean by that? Let me start with just a little bit of background. So, in China, the head of the ILSI branch operated as a virtual health ministry official. Kind of a de facto part of the government. So, no one could question what she did, part of the government, no questioning the government. As I just mentioned, most of the scientists I interviewed believed that Coke and other food and beverage companies were positive forces in China. They loved Coke's corporate social responsibility programs and had them all in their head and regaled me with these stories of schools in the rural areas supported by Coke. They thought everything was above board. They thought that ILSI's science was objective or disinterested. They couldn't imagine that Coke was supporting policies that benefited the corporate bottom line while harming the health of the Chinese people. Now, getting to that chapter, some very senior scientists, folks who had worked in the field before money came to dominate everything in China, they knew in their hearts that the food industry was corrupting China's science and policy. But it was very dangerous for them to talk about it. They certainly didn't volunteer those feelings to me. But when I began to ask really probing questions, they quietly acknowledged that yes, of course, corporate funding shapes the science. But the whole subject caused them just incredible angst. They couldn't talk about it. They certainly couldn't talk about it in public, and they couldn't do anything about it. And so, they issued a silent scream. And this is a really important part of the story of China. There really are voices of resistance, voices that see through the official line that everything's being done correctly. The readers of this book can hear that silent scream in that last chapter. That's a pretty, pretty amazing story. Well, you know, it's heartening in a way that in a country like China, where the government controls so much of what day to day life is like, that there is some activity. At least some pushback, some resistance. So, let's hope ultimately that the objective science prevails. That the industry influence wanes, and the public health will be protected. So, speaking of chapters in your book, the last two chapters are titled, Soda Science Lives On. And then the final chapter, So What and What Now. Tell us more. Oh sure, I'd love to. Soda Science Lives On: that's like the conclusion to the China part. I show how, even to this day, the provisions of Soda Science continue to shape China's policies on obesity and chronic disease more generally. In the last decade, President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of including health in all policies, which is good. But a close look suggests that his signature policy package, that's called Healthy China 2030, bears the imprint of the Coca Cola company and -promotes ILSI's trademark exercise programs that omit soda taxes. And have a strong market orientation that makes individuals, again, not companies, not even the government, fundamentally responsible for maintaining a healthy weight through their healthy lifestyle choices. This, of course, neglects the importance of China's obesogenic environment and the impact of that environment on the choices available to individuals. So, this part of the book also introduces a group of next generation Chinese scientists who understand the threat posed by big food constantly lobbying the government to introduce policies to restrict its power. I've talked about the impact on China, but I'm also very interested in the impact on America, especially American fitness culture. In the book's conclusion, what I do is I take the short history of Soda Science. And I place that in the context of the much larger history of the post-World War II history of American fitness culture. What I suggest is that Soda Science was instrumental in creating today's Fitbit wearing, step counting, exercise and obesity-obsessed culture that assumes that exercise by itself can take off pounds. That 10,000 steps a day is going to solve all my problems. It won't, but the idea is very much part of our everyday thinking about obesity. There's a lot of work to do. As we all know, those big food companies are some of the wealthiest and most powerful forces in the world. Way richer than any of any fields of science in America. For critical scientists and social scientists, the effort to chip away at their power through the power of expose and documenting the truth often feels quite futile, time consuming and useless. But in fact, our work can make a difference. And I document this in the book. In the last few years, Coca Cola cut its ties with ILSI. That is big because Coca Cola was the founding company behind ILSI. Two other companies have also dropped ILSI. ILSI itself has also undergone a major reorganization and this is big - ILSI China has dissolved. It is no longer. I'd like to think that the in-depth research of the social sciences has exposed what is really going on and left these corporate science organizations little choice but to close shop, or fundamentally change how they work. That's my secret dream. So this, this is progress, yes, but the food industry is still at it, for sure. Especially in the Global South. The industry is focusing its energies on defending junk food and drinks by opposing regulatory measures that have proven successful. You know, taxes, front of package warning labels, marketing restrictions and so on. So even in countries that have developed, often with the assistance of American researchers, really impressive chronic disease prevention programs, the industry has been moving aggressively to weaken, delay, or block them. Our work has just begun. And I really hope some listeners will be, will be encouraged to join the force of all of us working to expose and change how things are happening. BIO Susan Greenhalgh is John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society Emerita in the Anthropology Department and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. A former Guggenheim fellow, she is a specialist in the social study of science, technology, and medicine, especially as these intersect with questions of policy, governance, and the state. Her latest book, Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola (2024), uncovers the secret strategies by which Big Food, working with allies in academia, created an industry-friendly, “soda-defense” science of obesity that argued that the priority solution to the obesity epidemic is exercise, not dietary restraint, and that soda taxes are not necessary – views few experts accept. For 15 years the “soda scientists” were highly successful in promoting these ideas, eventually getting them built into Chinese policy, where they remain today. An earlier study of the American obesity epidemic, Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America's War on Fat (2015), illuminates some of the unexpected consequences of the national panic over obesity for the bodies, lives, and selves of vulnerable young people. Under the Medical Gaze: Facts and Fictions of Chronic Pain (2001) presents a case study of iatrogenic injury, illustrating medicine's power to define disease and the self, and manage relationships and lives, and sometime induce suffering.

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Monica Crowley, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs, calls out Kamala Harris for her economic plan. “There's spin, which every president and every candidate does, trying to put the best gloss on their positions, or a scandal or something like that. And then there is outright lying and gaslighting. And that is exactly what Kamala Harris and her fake campaign are doing right now, with the assist of the Imperial media.” Saying, “the Imperial media has been amplifying this non campaign for a woman who has been vice president at the right hand of the sitting President, Joe Biden, in executing all of these policies, on the border, on the economy, on foreign policy, she owns this historic catastrophe in many ways more so than Joe Biden.” Additional interview with Article III Project Founder and President Mike Davis says Judge Juan Merchan wants to sentence former President Donald Trump in order to give Vice President Kamala Harris a big campaign talking point.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch's Dan Kuester to discuss AEW Dynamite including whether Swerve Strickland went too far in his verbal and physical attacks on Danielson if the goal is for him to be a babyface after All In. Also, the latest other All In developments, Pac's promo, Darby's video package, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch's Brandon LeClair to discuss AEW Dynamite including Bryan Danielson's added vow to retire for good if he doesn't win the AEW World Title at All In. Also, Darby vs. Hangman Page, MJF-Will Ospreay exchange, Ospreay vs. Lance Archer, The Acclaimed's promo, and more. Also, an on-site report with details from inside the arena tonight and more with live video callers, email, and chat room interactions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

Norman gives a dharma talk "On Vowing" to the Everyday Zen July All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/On-Vowing-All-Day-Sittting-July-20-2024.mp3  

The road to financial independence isn't always linear, but stoicism might be the secret ingredient that keeps you on track. This ancient philosophy gets a bad rap, but with its framework as your financial “operating system,” you'll be able to weather all kinds of storms! Welcome back to the BiggerPockets Money podcast! Today, Darius Foroux is a business owner, landlord, financial educator, and the author of eight books. But as a boy, he watched his family live paycheck to paycheck for many years. Vowing to one day become wealthy, Darius started saving every penny possible, only to find that practicing staunch frugality could only take him so far. After more than a decade of hard work and sacrifice, he had just $10,000 to his name and, after student loans, a negative net worth. But in 2015, Darius made a seismic mindset shift that propelled him to FI in just FIVE years! In this episode, Darius dispels the myth that stoicism is about suppressing emotions and lacking empathy. Instead, you'll learn that its tenets revolve around creating balance, staying grounded, and changing how you respond to things beyond your control—virtues that are congruent with building wealth. But that's not all. He will also show you how to increase your income, gain a “stoic edge,” and invest your money in 2024! In This Episode We Cover How Darius went from a low net worth to financial independence in FIVE years Why reaching FI is easier with stoicism as your “operating system” Why investing in yourself and learning new skills is the KEY to higher income The three steps for gaining a “stoic edge” that helps you build wealth faster The BEST way to start investing in the stock market in 2024 And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group Network with Other Investors on The Path to FIRE Through the BiggerPockets Forums Finance Review Guest Onboarding Join BiggerPockets for FREE Mindy on BiggerPockets Scott on BiggePockets Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Apply to Be a Guest on The Money Show Podcast Talent Search! Grab Darius' Latest Book, The Stoic Path to Wealth Connect with Amanda on Instagram 00:00 Intro 03:24 Darius' Money Journey 11:16 Negative Net Worth & the “Aha!” Moment 22:25 Stoicism in Personal Finance 32:11 Building Wealth with Stoicism 41:36 How to Start Investing in 2024 47:04 Reaching FI & Retiring Like a Stoic 52:46 Connect with Darius! 53:19 Find Joy in the Journey! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-546 Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 377The Saint of the day is Saint Junipero SerraSaint Junipero Serra’s Story In 1776, when the American Revolution was beginning in the east, another part of the future United States was being born in California. That year a gray-robed Franciscan founded Mission San Juan Capistrano, now famous for its annually returning swallows. San Juan was the seventh of nine missions established under the direction of this indomitable Spaniard. Born on Spain's island of Mallorca, Serra entered the Franciscan Order taking the name of Saint Francis' childlike companion, Brother Juniper. Until he was 35, he spent most of his time in the classroom—first as a student of theology and then as a professor. He also became famous for his preaching. Suddenly he gave it all up and followed the yearning that had begun years before when he heard about the missionary work of Saint Francis Solano in South America. Junipero's desire was to convert native peoples in the New World. Arriving by ship at Vera Cruz, Mexico, he and a companion walked the 250 miles to Mexico City. On the way Junipero's left leg became infected by an insect bite and would remain a cross—sometimes life-threatening—for the rest of his life. For 18 years, he worked in central Mexico and in the Baja Peninsula. He became president of the missions there. Enter politics: the threat of a Russian invasion south from Alaska. Charles III of Spain ordered an expedition to beat Russia to the territory. So the last two conquistadors—one military, one spiritual—began their quest. José de Galvez persuaded Junipero to set out with him for present-day Monterey, California. The first mission founded after the 900-mile journey north was San Diego in 1769. That year a shortage of food almost canceled the expedition. Vowing to stay with the local people, Junipero and another friar began a novena in preparation for St. Joseph's day, March 19, the scheduled day of departure. On that day, the relief ship arrived. Other missions followed: Monterey/Carmel (1770); San Antonio and San Gabriel (1771); San Luís Obispo (1772); San Francisco and San Juan Capistrano (1776); Santa Clara (1777); San Buenaventura (1782). Twelve more were founded after Serra's death. Junipero made the long trip to Mexico City to settle great differences with the military commander. He arrived at the point of death. The outcome was substantially what Junipero sought: the famous “Regulation” protecting the Indians and the missions. It was the basis for the first significant legislation in California, a “Bill of Rights” for Native Americans. Because the Native Americans were living a nonhuman life from the Spanish point of view, the friars were made their legal guardians. The Native Americans were kept at the mission after baptism lest they be corrupted in their former haunts—a move that has brought cries of “injustice” from some moderns. Junipero's missionary life was a long battle with cold and hunger, with unsympathetic military commanders and even with danger of death from non-Christian native peoples. Through it all his unquenchable zeal was fed by prayer each night, often from midnight till dawn. He baptized over 6,000 people and confirmed 5,000. His travels would have circled the globe. He brought the Native Americans not only the gift of faith but also a decent standard of living. He won their love, as witnessed especially by their grief at his death. He is buried at Mission San Carlo Borromeo, Carmel, and was beatified in 1988. Pope Francis canonized him in Washington, D.C., on September 23, 2015. Reflection The word that best describes Junipero is zeal. It was a spirit that came from his deep prayer and dauntless will. “Always forward, never back” was his motto. His work bore fruit for 50 years after his death as the rest of the missions were founded in a kind of Christian communal living by the Indians. When both Mexican and American greed caused the secularization of the missions, the Chumash people went back to what they had been—God again writing straight with crooked lines. Saint Junipero Serra is the Patron Saint of: California Missions Click here for more on Saint Junipero Serra! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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::Trigger Warning:: This episode contains discussions about trauma and emotional eating. If this topic is sensitive or triggering to you, please listen at your discretion.We tend to think of overeating or eating when we're not hungry as a lack of willpower or discipline. Feeling intense shame afterward. Vowing to never do it again. Only to keep returning to food and repeating the cycle over and over.We're great at blaming ourselves, but have you ever considered that your eating habits might be linked to deeper issues? And that your perceived lack of control is actually a survival mechanism?Today Diane Petrella, MSW, clinical social worker, and author of Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors, and I discuss the link between childhood trauma and emotional eating.Highlights Timings:03:01 - The Link Between Trauma and Emotional Eating10:01 - Early Trauma and Its Long-Term Effects15:01 - Coping Mechanisms and Food as Comfort20:01- Strategies to Manage Emotional EatingGuest BioDiane Petrella, MSW, is a clinical social worker, certified life coach, and holistic licensed psychotherapist, specializing in the effects of childhood trauma, emotional eating, and body confidence. She's worked with children, adolescents, and adult survivors. Diane has helped thousands of people overcome early trauma, create a respectful relationship with their body and food, and connect with their inner Wise Self for sustained healing. She is the author of Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors: Trauma-Informed Practices to Nurture a Peaceful Relationship with Your Emotions, Body, and Food.Website: ​dianepetrella.com​Instagram: ​@dianepetrellamsw​Facebook: ​Diane Petrella MSW​Free eCourse: ​5 Trauma-Informed Tips to Heal Emotional Eating​Order the Book: ​Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma SurvivorsImportant Links:Free Light & Easy Lunch Meal Prep Guide + RecipesGet It HEREFree Rev Up Your Metabolism eBookGet It HEREWebsite: sarahhaaswellness.comFacebook: Sarah Haas WellnessInstagram: @sarahhaaswellnessYoutube: Sarah Haas WellnessThanks for Listening:Thanks so much for listening to my podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment below!Subscribe to The Podcast:If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Buzzsprout or your favorite podcast app.Leave Us an Apple Podcasts Review:Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to me and greatly appreciated.

The Meddling Kids traveled into the future and explored a planet ruled by Apes! 300 years after Caesar died, Earth has changed. Noa is an ape in the Eagle Clan who's world is upended by a new ape emperor. Vowing to get his clan back home he ventures out into the world, but there is much about it he doesn't know. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, directed by Wes Ball, is the newest chapter in the Planet Of The Apes Franchise. Hang with your pals, the 2 Meddling Kids, as they see if this movie is monkeying around. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hop License code: KKLNP8RUTB8LQNBT

A maverick celebrity chef reluctantly agrees to let the CIA use his hugely popular international food, culture, and travel TV series as cover for a dangerous espionage mission.When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad-boy host says no. When they point out how roaming the globe interviewing foodies, heads of state, rock stars, journalists-in-exile, poets, subversives, supermodels—even the pope—gives him perfect cover, Pike smiles and says, “F@#! no.”They push. Promising it's only one mission. Vowing he won't be in danger. Calling him the MVB: Most Valuable Bystander. They'd embed their top agent in his crew to do the spy work.It's still no. But when they hit him with the patriotism card, he weakens. And when romantic sparks crackle between him and the female agent, Pike's all in, kicking off a romantic spy thriller in which the globetrotting celebrity chef uses his TV series to help sneak Putin's accountant out of Russia before he's exposed as a mole for US intelligence.The high-stakes mission quickly puts Pike in harm's way. So much for MVB. There's danger, there's double dealing, there's torture, there's shooting with real bullets. Plus, a minefield of complications from the hot romance that grows between Pike and his gutsy CIA handler-producer, Cammie Nova.From Paris to Provence, this chef is no bystander. Beyond their attraction, Pike and Nova become an operational team, not only to survive the perils they face but to pull off an operation fraught with one twist after another, capped by a shocking, emotional climax.The Accidental Joe: The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef - Kindle edition by Straw, Tom. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for Patreon supporter, and co-host of the Star Wars Clone Conversations podcast, Maff to make his pick and it's the 1989 dystopian future movie, Robot Jox. Robot Jox blends elements of action, adventure, and futuristic technology. Directed by Stuart Gordon, the film's production faced numerous challenges, particularly in bringing its ambitious vision of giant robotic gladiators to life on the screen. Utilizing a combination of practical effects, miniatures, and stop-motion animation, the production team created impressive battle sequences that showcased the massive scale and power of the film's mechanized combatants. Additionally, the film's production benefited from the talents of its cast, including Gary Graham and Anne-Marie Johnson, who brought depth and authenticity to their roles as pilots controlling the giant robots known as "robot jox." Despite its modest budget, Robot Jox succeeded in delivering a visually stunning and action-packed spectacle that captivated audiences with its imaginative world-building and thrilling fight scenes. The film's unique blend of practical effects and innovative storytelling techniques cemented its status as a cult classic within the science fiction genre, earning a dedicated fanbase and influencing future filmmakers. While "Robot Jox" may not have achieved widespread commercial success upon its initial release, its enduring popularity and cultural impact have solidified its place in the pantheon of beloved sci-fi classics. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, so become a supporter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plot Summary: In a world devastated by nuclear war, nations have abandoned conventional warfare in favor of settling conflicts through gladiatorial battles fought by towering machines called "robot jox." Among these pilots is Achilles, a skilled warrior representing the Western Market. His fierce rivalry with Alexander, the Eastern Market's champion, escalates when a tragic accident during their match leaves Achilles devastated and haunted by guilt. Vowing never to fight again, Achilles retreats from the arena. However, as tensions between the two markets reach a boiling point, Achilles is reluctantly drawn back into the arena for a final showdown. With the fate of humanity at stake, Achilles must confront his past and overcome his inner demons to emerge victorious in the ultimate battle between man and machine. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevhsstrikesback/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevhsstrikesback/support

Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Score teammate Cody Westerlund to discuss Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas vowing to make changes to the team's roster after a disappointing 39-43 season.

In the final hour, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Score teammate Cody Westerlund to discuss Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas vowing to make changes to the team's roster after a disappointing 39-43 season. Holmes and Rahimi then listened and reacted to presumptive No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams explain why he was angry when he didn't immediately start over quarterback Spencer Rattler at Oklahoma. Later, they listened and reacted to an interview with a young Cubs fan who stole the show with a nice foul ball catch in the second game of a doubleheader between Chicago and Miami on Saturday night.

Mark Jones is back on the podcast today, chatting with Carl and Todd about his latest book, The Pilgrim's Regress: Guarding against Backsliding and Apostasy in the Christian Life. Vowing not to write another book for a long time because of the toll it takes on his life expectancy, Mark explains why he chose to address the uncomfortable topic of backsliding believers—and, to a lesser extent, apostasy—in his latest work.  After Covid and all that it did to the church, there's a very serious need to confront what is an obvious pastoral issue for many pastors, and that is a lot of people have fallen away or become extremely lazy in their Christian living. - Mark Jones An important topic infrequently discussed in many Reformed churches, Mark addresses backsliding in this serious, hopeful, and pastoral work informed by wise theologians of the past and present.  P&R Publishing has provided a few giveaway copies of The Pilgrim's Regress: Guarding against Backsliding and Apostasy in the Christian Life for our listeners. Register here for the opportunity to win. Show Notes: For a copy of The Pilgrim's Regress: https://reformedresources.org/the-pilgrims-regress-guarding-against-backsliding-and-apostasy-in-the-christian-life-paperback/ Antinomianism and other books by Mark Jones: https://reformedresources.org/books/authors/mark-jones/ Mark recommends the following titles: Personal Declension and Revival of the Soul by Octavius Winslow: https://reformedresources.org/personal-declension-and-revival-of-religion-in-the-soul-paperback/ Holiness by JC Ryle:  https://reformedresources.org/holiness-its-nature-hindrances-difficulties-and-roots-hardcover/

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that Donald Trump told MAGA Republicans to do nothing about the border this year, apparently because Republicans cannot afford to give it up as an election issue. Also in this episode, we expose how Trump has managed to delay his criminal trials, something no regular citizen would be able to do. Plus, as Trump openly roots for an economic crash, Joe Biden presides over what even Trump advisors admit is a whopper of an economy. Can Democrats spread this truth? All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Vowing to love someone through the good and the bad is a big deal, it's what you're signing up for at the altar. On today's episode we have a story about a girl dealing with an illness, her doctor's haven't quite found an answer for. Yet one of her biggest roadblocks have been her family and husband. They don't believe there is anything wrong with her. Life can throw some curve balls and we experience unexpected setbacks. But it's important to discuss these concerns with those closest to you, their support in times of need are crucial.  Thanks to our Sponsors: Recover properly with @waterboy and get 15% off at https://waterboy.com/ADVICE! #waterboypartner Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code ADVICE at https://jennikayne.com/ADVICE! #jennikaynepartner Follow the Podcast on Insta: @UnsolicitedAdvicePod Follow Ashley: @AshNichole Follow Taryne: @TaryneRenee To watch our podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/UAPodcastYouTube Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/UnsolicitedAdvicePodcast If you want to support the show, and get all our episodes ad-free go to: https://unsolicitedadvice.supercast.tech If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/UnsolicitedAdvicePodcast To send us your questions/stories, email us at: AdviceUnsolicitedPod@gmail.com To check out our UA MERCH: https://bit.ly/unsolicitedadvicemerchandise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices