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We travel back in time and explore the American West through the eyes of Belgian comic creators in the pages of Lucky Luke! We review Assorted Crisis Events #1 from Image Comics and Secret Six #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #1 Writer: Deniz Camp Artist: Eric Zawadzki Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 12, 2025 Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn... into the neolithic era. Rising stars Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki and Eisner-winners Jordie Bellaire and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are proud to present Assorted Crisis Events, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks-full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redemptive, surreal and somehow all too familiar. [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3DDINct MATTHEW SECRET SIX #1 Writer: Nicole Maines Artist: Stephen Segovia Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 5, 2025 WHO WILL CONTROL THE SECRETS OF THE DC UNIVERSE? In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League has returned, the war criminal Amanda Waller is in prison, and things are finally getting back to normal...that is, until Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Jay Nakamura discover that Waller has somehow vanished into thin air from her cell! With seemingly no leads and nothing but questions (and enough trauma to fill a swimming pool), our three heroes are forced to team up with the bad guys--Deadshot, Catman, and Black Alice--to track down Waller, reclaim the infinite trove of secrets in her head, and uncover what the deal is with all these freakin' chess pieces they keep seeing around...all without letting their own individual secrets tear them apart from the inside. From acclaimed writer and actress Nicole Maines (Supergirl) and superstar artist Stephen Segovia (Spawn), the Secret Six are back in an all-new high-stakes, twist-filled limited series! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4kA7C9U DISCUSSION Lucky Luke Writer: Rene Goscinny Artist: Morris Publisher: Cinebook The 144 pages of this fourth volume of the ‘Complete Collection' contains three full titles. While The Bluefeet are Coming! was penned by Morris himself, Lucky Luke vs Joss Jamon and The Dalton Cousins are the results of the legendary partnership between Morris and Goscinny, and the genius writer's talent shines through even in the team's early efforts – which here include the first appearance of those who would soon become the most infamous (and stupidest) bandits in the Old West! Goscinny and the Daltons in superb hardback format – an unmistakable volume. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/41Pc50Z CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
We travel back in time and explore the American West through the eyes of Belgian comic creators in the pages of Lucky Luke! We review Assorted Crisis Events #1 from Image Comics and Secret Six #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #1 Writer: Deniz Camp Artist: Eric Zawadzki Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 12, 2025 Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn... into the neolithic era. Rising stars Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki and Eisner-winners Jordie Bellaire and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are proud to present Assorted Crisis Events, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks-full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redemptive, surreal and somehow all too familiar. [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3DDINct MATTHEW SECRET SIX #1 Writer: Nicole Maines Artist: Stephen Segovia Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 5, 2025 WHO WILL CONTROL THE SECRETS OF THE DC UNIVERSE? In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League has returned, the war criminal Amanda Waller is in prison, and things are finally getting back to normal...that is, until Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Jay Nakamura discover that Waller has somehow vanished into thin air from her cell! With seemingly no leads and nothing but questions (and enough trauma to fill a swimming pool), our three heroes are forced to team up with the bad guys--Deadshot, Catman, and Black Alice--to track down Waller, reclaim the infinite trove of secrets in her head, and uncover what the deal is with all these freakin' chess pieces they keep seeing around...all without letting their own individual secrets tear them apart from the inside. From acclaimed writer and actress Nicole Maines (Supergirl) and superstar artist Stephen Segovia (Spawn), the Secret Six are back in an all-new high-stakes, twist-filled limited series! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4kA7C9U DISCUSSION Lucky Luke Writer: Rene Goscinny Artist: Morris Publisher: Cinebook The 144 pages of this fourth volume of the ‘Complete Collection' contains three full titles. While The Bluefeet are Coming! was penned by Morris himself, Lucky Luke vs Joss Jamon and The Dalton Cousins are the results of the legendary partnership between Morris and Goscinny, and the genius writer's talent shines through even in the team's early efforts – which here include the first appearance of those who would soon become the most infamous (and stupidest) bandits in the Old West! Goscinny and the Daltons in superb hardback format – an unmistakable volume. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/41Pc50Z CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
The guys talk about the 2024 Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship and the creation of the Asia Pacific Diplomacy Association. And of course have a few drinks! Intro The guys introduce their drinks (0 mins 15 secs) The 2024 Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship They begin talking about their attendance at the Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship and Ken winning the Shane Cubis Award (1 min 30 secs) Gavin corrects the audio levels and talks about their venue (3 mins 45 secs) They get back to talking about the tournament and their games (5 mins 30 secs) Gavin shares some Diplomacy advice he got earlier (15 mins 30 secs) They talk about the Australian scene currently and how it is growing in quality and quantity (17 mins 30 secs) Catch up with Max Row Banks, Asia Pacific Diplomacy Champion The guys set the scene for the chat, recorded immediately after Max found out he was the 2024 Champion (18 mins 30 secs) The interview begins with Max talking through his game (19 mins) Max talks about playing as Russia, Germany and France (20 mins 15 secs) They talk about Max winning the championship by one SC (22 mins) Ken asks about Max's favourite moment in the event (22 mins 45 secs) They talk about the competiting players (23 mins 30 secs) Ken asks where to next (24 mins 20 secs) Max also won Best Strategist in the tournament (25 mins 10 secs) They begin wrapping up the chat (26 mins 30 secs) Gavin hadn't relistened to the interview when he and Ken caught up and incorrectly says he hasn't played against Max, even though Max touched on it at the Cane Toad Classic when Gavin had to make numbers for a board (27 mins 45 secs) Round table discussion on the new Asia Pacific Diplomacy Association They move onto a post-championship discussion around the earlier agreement to establish the Asia Pacific Diplomacy Association, a regional equivalent to what North America and Europe already has (28 mins 30 secs) Andrew Goff gives a brief overview of what's happening (31 mins 15 secs) Jamal Blakkarly provides his input into the discussion (33 mins 15 secs) Dominick Stephens reflects on how the New Zealand hobby could build from the association's approach (35 mins 15 secs) Shane Armstrong talks about where the hobby is at in Sydney and how the association can help (36 mins 50 secs) Andrew gives a hat tip to Lei Saarlainin in setting an original vision (38 mins) Ken suggests moving to a quiter location (39 mins) Diplomacy chat The guys have moved to Gather for a quieter atmosphere. Gavin reflects on regular feedback - positive and negative - from listeners about recording in a bar. And other related reflections (39 mins 30 secs) They discuss some of his thoughts on the association and some of the benefits from it (43 mins 20 secs) Ken talks about the new Renegade Studios variant, "Era of Empire" (49 mins 30 secs) Gavin reflects on his repeated efforts to reach out to Renegade's media team about an interview on how they're taking the game forward - but unfortunately with no response (56 min) The guys ask if anyone has a connection into the people from Renegade Studios, please get in touch as we'd love to know the strategy they're taking the game (58 mins 45 secs) FYI - don't message us on X, as we don't go there anymore (1 hr 1 mins) Gavin is now on a Tscharke Shiraz from the Barossa and Ken is on a Balter XPA. Gavin gives his limited insights of the Russian language (1 hr 2mins) Around the grounds Gavin's joined an unranked Divided States game and has actively encouraged the one guy who didn't stab him to walk into his SC's (1 hr 3 mins 30 secs) Ken moves onto his Imperial Diplomacy game where he's doing pretty good as Prussia (1 hr 5mins) They move onto Gavin's anonymous World War IV game where he's still doing well (1 hr 7 mins) Gavin asks Ken on tactics when it comes to convoys and movements to keep it legal (1 hr 11 mins) They start wrapping up (1 hr 16 mins) Venue: Little Miss Sunshine and Gather, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Ken - Young Henry's Cloudy Cider and Balter XPA Gavin - Little Miss Sunshine Breezy Pale Ale and Tscharke Shiraz Just a reminder you can support the show by giving it 5 stars on iTunes or Stitcher. And don't forget if you want to help pay off the audio equipment... or buy the guys a drink, you can also donate at Patreon, plus you get extra podcast episodes! Lastly, don't forget to subscribe so you get the latest Diplomacy Games episodes straight to your phone. Thanks as always to Dr Dan aka "The General" for his rockin' intro tune.
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Dr. Bill with another installment trying to entertain and educate you. “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”― Albert Einstein Today I touch on Boeing's whistle-blower death, conspiracy?, NY DA getting booed by NYFD, Councel Hur about biden: sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, Fani Willis Drama, TikTok getting banned? & UN17 a Swedish sustainable village. Disclaimer:Please note that Just the Tip America is a fun, relaxed, and often times, hard talk. Language sensitive. Tips given here are by opinion only and we encourage our listeners to take a deep breath and enjoy the show. Catch us on our social media platforms too! https://www.youtube.com/justthetipamerica9672 https://www.tiktok.com/@justthetipamerica https://www.facebook.com/justthetipamerica https://www.instagram.com/justthetipamerica https://twitter.com/Justtipamerica --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jtta/message
Join us on Dangerous Misinformation, the show where we discuss pressing topics like depression, addiction, and more. Hosted by Rodney Smith, we dive into the ups and downs of life, exploring personal struggles, health issues, and the impact of substances like alcohol. This episode is a raw, honest look at life's challenges and how we navigate them. Tune in for a mix of humor, vulnerability, and real talk. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and leave a rating. Connect with us on social media @LordPetty_ and email us at lordpettypodcast@gmail.com. Watch the video Episode here https://youtu.be/I6Qxp78PcSE Find all social and product links here https://linktr.ee/rodneywrites In this episode, the host of "Dangerous Misinformation," Rodney Smith, discusses various topics including depression, addiction, and his personal struggles. He starts by thanking the listeners for tuning in and introduces the show as a platform to discuss pressing issues. The host expresses his exhaustion and frustration with life, mentioning feelings of depression and questioning the purpose of participating in worldly activities. He contemplates the idea of checking out from life but emphasizes that he would never harm himself. Rodney then talks about his health issues, specifically mentioning problems related to gluten intolerance. He shares his experiences with dietary changes, weight loss, and joint pain, attributing some of his health problems to his diet. He discusses the impact of food allergies and intolerance on overall health, highlighting the importance of gut health. The host also opens up about his complicated relationship with alcohol. He shares his observations of people's behavior under the influence and how alcohol can lead to destructive patterns. He expresses his concern for those close to him who struggle with alcoholism, describing it as a form of addiction and comparing it to using drugs like cocaine. He emphasizes the importance of moderation and his aversion to constant substance use. Throughout the episode, Rodney expresses his frustrations, vulnerabilities, and contemplative thoughts, providing a raw and honest perspective on his personal struggles and observations about life. He encourages listeners to be mindful of their actions, emphasizes the significance of mental and physical well-being, and urges them to appreciate life while practicing moderation and self-awareness. The episode concludes with a message of gratitude for the listeners and a request to support the podcast by leaving a rating, spreading the word, and engaging with the host on social media. Transcript 1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:20,140 Hi everybody! Thank you for tuning in a dangerous Misinformation. Very uplifting episode today join us as we will be discussing pressing topics such as depression, addiction and much more fun for the whole entire family and please be sure to leave a rating thank you for tuning in this is dangerous Misinformation 2 00:00:30,120 --> 00:01:27,460 creatings everybody thank you for tuning in a dangerous misinformation. I'm your host, Rodney Smith. This is the only podcast in the world where we love everybody. We make fun of it. Is. It. Even a podcast? I don't even know. I hate the word podcast because everybody has a fuck what is a podcast? What's the difference between a YouTube video and a podcast or a show? You know? What's the difference? Who cares there's no difference. Podcast is a podcast used to be a platform it used to be like the Apple podcast app right? Podcast is like calling all it's like calling all serial corn flakes is like calling everything a podcast. This isn't even a podcast. Dude it's a fucking show okay and welcome to it. This is the only show in the world where we love everybody. We make fun of everything and I appreciate you being here. I'm on day 2 of heaven to sniffles and I feel like dart and I feel very congested and I got a headache and I'm just tired dude 3 00:01:27,840 --> 00:02:12,080 I'm tired in general, I'm tired I'm tired with life. I'm tired with love. I'm. Tired with liberty, I'm tired of the pursuit of happiness I don't get why people kill themselves though because like if you ever you know very dark topic, but like why wouldn't you just check out and just stop doing all the things that you're supposed to do you know, I feel like when people get to a point where they take the the final that final step, it's cause they don't want to participate in' worldly activities anymore I haven't wanted to deal with worldly activities for a very long time, but I'm at the point where I' would never harm myself and I'm just kind of like I just kind of want to check out and see what happens what's the worst that can happen um, 4 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:13,440 I don't know. 5 00:02:13,440 --> 00:03:02,780 Yeah maybe maybe if I had a kid or something like that that would change, but yeah dude I'm just bored with everything kind of sick of everything. And I'm just I'm just exhausted, I'm just tired dude' you know, people look at me, sometimes they have it all figured out and I don't I don't think anybody ever actually fully does you know things going ups and down so whenever things are down for me I was just like to remember myself well, the downswing always comes before the upswing and then when things are going good you feel kind of embarrassed for when things were even bad and it's not like things are even bad for me. Right now like said, I'm just I'm just fucking exhausted, I'm just drained and I'm not even just like being said I'm just to be honest, we're gonna have a vulnerable episode let's have a vulnerable episode I guess I'm just 6 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:03,600 yeah, 7 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:13,420 I'm just exhausted and I'm sick of rejection. I guess you can call it it's like I'm getting rejected blatantly to my face, but it's just like the lack of 8 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:14,680 you know 9 00:03:14,680 --> 00:04:11,980 you feel so much resistance in every it's like it's just every aspect of life and I don't know if it's just you know the grass is greener on the other side but I just I just I just don't every step along the way, it's just always fucking something and the worst of it is like health issues you know what I mean if my health was 100% in order, but I think all it is so I actually have this really good German doctor now and he he's really he's a he's a huge G and I might just boil down to I might just have some sort of like sealy act as it like yeah I might just have a serious gluten and tolerance because I was feeling absolutely fine absolutely perfect when I was only eaten meats and vegetables here recently but I lost a bunch of weight and I was like dude I feel disgusting like I couldn't even look at pictures of myself and I it's like I can't be. Calling fat slobs fat slobs if I'm just this disgusting 10 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:46,180 skinny twig running around looking interexic you know like I have. I have. A problem in the opposite direction in that case like I can tell my ass to go to the gym which I do go to the gym but there was a time so when I decided OK, I'm gonna start eating bread and shit again cause I need to put some weight on I was like washing down bacon with chocolate milk and then following up my breakfast with the bowl of cereal and drinking a glass of apple juice afterwards and then eating burritos for lunch, then making a stack of pancakes and then for lunch eating a steak just doused and buttery garlic. 11 00:04:49,160 --> 00:05:19,900 Yeah, and you know then and for dinner I'd make like a bowl of pasta and eat a big ass thing of ice cream and and so I slowly put on like £5 again but then my I got this fucking joint paint started up again and it's like my hand my hands feel all like I feel like I got like these 2 fingers right here like I've been. I think I was playing tackle football yesterday I did. This is how I used to feel when I was playing football and it's like I did anything important 12 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:25,240 yeah, 13 00:05:25,480 --> 00:06:24,940 I think it's just the bread just declaring World War IV on my asshole cause when it gets in your intestines right if you have think about when you're allergic like if you're allergic to pollen, if you know people make fun of the whole gluten thing but think about just regular allergies if you're allergic to pollen you see what it does to your eyes and your sinuses and all these things right? These visibly allergy symptoms but so if you have a food allergy and you're ingesting a bunch of' this and everything's bread, try to get away from wheat dude, it's hard, as fuck so if you have a gluten and tolerance and you're eating that think about the havoc that it's doing to your insides that you can't visibly see with your eyes but it's obviously causing all sorts of reactions uh, inflammation and all sorts of things and so because basically your whole nervous system and immune system starts on your gut. If you have bad gut health it's gonna trans transfer into other areas um and then if your immune system goes hey wire it starts attacking things where there's nothing even wrong because what your immune system supposed to do 14 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:33,700 is attack invaders but so once your immune system gets fucked up it's like having a drunk immune system where it can't spot the bad invaders you know, 15 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:35,480 and then 16 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:49,940 so yeah, that's what we're hoping now hopefully the Zajim and doctors right so I gotta go back in in 6 weeks. Do like a follow up and I'm just going to take that test I. Don't know why I. Didn't order that test 17 00:06:52,280 --> 00:07:30,220 well yeah bro. I'm just I'm just exhausted, that's kind of the moral of the story I'm exhausted with not feeling well I'm exhausted with the idea that I' have to go back to the airplane hanger I really don't want to I don't think I'm going to even though I know it's like a safe hunter grand like if I go pick up this contract if I go pick up this contract it'll be, you know like $50 an hour, but I just I don't want to go backwards I don't want to I'd rather I would rather make like $30,000 fucking working for myself than making a hundred grand working at some mega corporation, you know. 18 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:52,900 Sorry sipping that topochico gotta stay hydrated, dude it's a big part of being sick staying hydrated. Yeah, just the idea of having to go back at all that bullshit is you know, really irk in the inner millennial 19 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,980 and yeah, where was I going with that 20 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,580 I forget. I'm just getting in my fields. About it 21 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:04,940 anyway, 22 00:08:05,200 --> 00:09:05,000 since we're having kind of a dark episode you know what I've noticed as I've gotten older is my relationship with alcohol I'm really developing a dislike for it and I don't think I'll ever not be a drinker' because it's like that Burt Cricher modelockey went on where sometimes just being at the airport and having some drinks are going on vacation and ripping some Momosas or just having some beers in general alright every once in a while you can't beat that it's glorious and I always want to be healthy enough to be able to do that like Bert Christ or said but I just remember when I started drinking when I was younger I think I started drinking around the time I was 17 and uh while I remember beforehand so when I was when I was a kid in Germany and you know my mom will take us with her to the it was just kind of normal it's part of the culture. There you go to these big like wine festivals that are like big carnival things you know be hanging out with all the kids be hanging out the adults be hanging out, all the adults just be getting hammered and I would see adults get drunk 23 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:54,180 and they would be acting weird and it's the same way. Like people with mental illness always kind of freaked me up because they were unpredictable I've always one of those people were really study my environment and I find patterns probably cause I'm autistic and they call that pattern recognition but then when somebody be under the influence of alcohol I would be like I don't I don't there this person's unpredictable. I don't like it I can't predict it like their behavior doesn't make sense to me and so even as a little kid it really grossed me out and. Then when I became a teenager when I was like 16 and we started going to parties, I would see kids get hammered and they would do dumb shit like take their clothes off and run around in the street or I see him pukin and sorry keep my noses my noses plugs. If you hear me go. You know, like breathing into the microphone. I apologize, but I gotta like take a big gulp of air every couple seconds. I'm trying my best here. Okay, 24 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,740 excuse me. Maybe I can get that out in post production as good as I can, but we'll see 25 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:01,920 um, 26 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:59,300 what was I talking about oh yeah so I would see people strutting around Hammer, just doing dumb shit or getting a car accident so I was like I don't really like this stuff I don't like the idea that but then I started, then I drank one night and then you know me and my me and my close friends started drinking and partying and what it was at the time then we were just these young dudes was it was just we were just the same people, but then it would we would drink and it would turn up the silly. So it would be a group of people that I trusted my friends, my homies or we go to house parties, whatever would be, but at that time at that age all the drinking would do really is like I said it would just turn up the silly the silly meter, everything we'd be doing the same dumb shit we'd be doing as kids anyways it's just like adding a layer of redonculusness to it right but then after a while right then after a couple years of this you start realizing things are getting a little darker and some of the people aren't necessarily having fun on the booze anymore. 27 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:21,300 They actually get sad when they're drinking it or some people might get angry or weird shit starts happening you know, like a friend got in a car accident when we were 16 and she passed away and you know it turns out that she was drinking and driving like she was trying to make it home at her her curfew. Um she was drunk, you know she was speeding home and she passed away 28 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:23,180 and then 29 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,100 you know you just see other things like people. 30 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:26,040 Just 31 00:11:26,040 --> 00:12:26,020 the dark shit of alcohol starts happening right especially then you know when you get older then in your 20s it's still then you start going out to the bars, then the bars are this brand new fun experience it's like this whole new. You go from drinking at someone's decrepid kitchen whose parents are at a at a lake somewhere. Something like that for the weekend. So you're drinking in someone's kitchen you' know having fun passing out on floors doing all this house party bullshit right and then once that starts. Getting kind of old you finally turned 21 and I go okay now we go to the bars, now we get to go drink with a bunch of strangers somewhere else we don't have to worry about getting busted this is fun, then you do that for, like 5 years right but then you start to notice people sitting in the bars, people that you know sitting in the bars by themselves same things shit starts getting dark. They're just like drink into feel normal or drink into escape problems or just uh, you know like something with the booze. It just always goes into this dark place and it hasn't for me. Fortunately like I've never been a 32 00:12:26,160 --> 00:13:00,660 like sad drinker getting angry when I'm drunk or something like that but I see it in people around me that I care about that when they drink they just get fucking angry or just like there's something like some other bottled up shit you know what I mean and they and they always say that drunk drunk words or sober thoughts. I remember hearing that when I was way younger and that always kind of made sense to me but I just I don't you know like I just don't like what I've seen and I don't want to be too specific about it because you would know like 33 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:02,480 uh 34 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:40,180 yeah, I just don't like seeing what has done to a lot of people close to me and I mean. A lot of people close to me have booze problems. They straight up have booze problems and that feels like it feels judgmental of me to say because I'm not perfect. I have my own demons right, but I just think that's one of those things that you can really could, or maybe people can't, control it. You know in my mind is like, okay this is something you can control you can control how much booze you can take but I think that some people they have whatever monkey that is on their back to where they feel like they need to drink at certain times then they drink and then but they don't even enjoy the drinking or' 35 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:41,120 you know 36 00:13:41,120 --> 00:14:12,860 I've seen it where friends and family and whoever like where they're fucking shaking when they're not having the booze and they're just like, what's the difference between alcohol and like heroin you know what I mean like if you're an alcoholic you're straight up drug addict. That's what you are I'm not saying I'm saying that lovingly right, but like if you drink every single day right if you're under the influence of' alcohol every single day, that's no different than' somebody doing fucking coke every day or whatever else it is except it's it's legal like you trust the government just because the government says that's legal doesn't mean it's good, 37 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,020 you know what I mean, 38 00:14:14,800 --> 00:15:13,800 why would you I don't trust the government for shit and so just because the just because some booze lobby paid off the government, finally I have to say okay this should be legal and I think everything should be legal if everybody wants to do it they want to do go do it just don't fund it and don't' allow in the cities when people do crimes to. Actually I don't think everything should be legal because I don't know. I just I don't just don't like drugs and alcohol bro like I'm just getting to that point in my life where I just don't like it and the destruction of' it has made me it's made me look at life in' a certain way. Um, I do find it annoying once people finally get sober and they look at everybody else like huge degenerates who can manage to have one or 2 drinks a week. It's like anything else do it' in' moderation. I just like I said I don't see any difference between cocaine and alcohol once you go to like heroin and smoke and meth and all this weird shit okay, like that's in its own league cause that's some but I mean there's hobos that are just pure alcoholics I mean, I would bet 1t of 39 00:15:13,800 --> 00:16:12,260 if you don't talk to a bunch of drug addicts in homeless people and people with mental health issues I guarantee you they will say that it started with alcohol because alcohol is the easiest shit to get you. Can get it cheap as fuck. It's so easy to consume and it's so addicting because you see peep. I mean with the hangover right you know you have a hangover then you drink a beer and you're fine again so that's how' people get on that' carousel where luckily I've always had this thing about me. Where were when I'm hungover the last thing I wanna do is drink because I just can't have in the back while I might not know what's happening there and I don't like being addicted to stuff. Um, and so that's last thing I wanted like when I've been fucked up for it that's why I don't like doing mushrooms or something like that because you're high for like 6 hours and if you don't have that comparison right like that's why people that' smoke weed every single day like how is that even fun? Just constantly being high if you don't know normal how is the high even fun? That's why I like doing these things in extreme moderation and 40 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:13,200 yeah, 41 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:31,780 I don't know. Sounds judgmental of' me but anyways happy, happy, happy, Friday you guys, you made it to Friday I hope you have an amazing weekend. I hope you had get some time to do the things you want to do and unwind and don't drink yourself stupid and do something stupid all right. 42 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,180 Your drugs are bad, okay 43 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:58,420 but anyways appreciate y'all please leave a rating, please tell, us. Tell somebody about the podcast. Send me an email if you want, say what up lord pettypodcast at gmail. Com. Follow me on. Social medias at Lord Petty in some form of underscores. You'll find me. Look for the pasty face leave a rating. Please be sure to subscribe on my YouTube channel go get a copy, my book, The Petty Principles and I'll talk y'all later peace out.
Kaner & Amby catch up to discuss the upcoming new official board game rules, their game with podcast listeners and much more. Intro The guys introduce their drinks and tonight's venue (0 mins 5 secs) New board game rules & face to face They talk about the proposed board updates and rule changes from Renegade, the new publisher (7 mins) Amby discusses the beer taps before they move onto the last 2 rule changes (25 mins 40 secs) They discuss whether any of the upcoming tournaments from August on, including WDC, will be playing against the rules (33 mins) The guys talk about their plans for WDC in Bangkok (43 mins 40 secs) Amby discusses timing for their next face to face game in Brisbane (45 mins 10 secs) Around the grounds Kaner and Amby in the last episode talked about playing the Nine Dash variant with podcast listeners. This has now happened and can be found at vDip. The guys give a shout out to all listeners/players in the game (47 mins 20 secs) They talk about the interesting aspects of this variant's board before they talk about how the game is going for them and other players (49 mins 30 secs) Amby talks about the Aberration V anonymous game he's in and then discusses his World War IV game (1 hr 3 mins 30 secs) The guys start wrapping up (1 hr 8 mins 40 secs) Venue: Miss Demeanor, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Kaner: Black Hops pale ale Amby: Tscharke's Shiraz, Shiraz, Shiraz from the Barossa Valley Just a reminder you can support the show by giving it 5 stars on iTunes or Stitcher. And don't forget if you want to help pay off the audio equipment... or get the guys more drunk, you can also donate at Patreon, plus you get extra podcast episodes! Lastly, don't forget to subscribe so you get the latest Diplomacy Games episodes straight to your phone. Thanks as always to Dr Dan aka "The General" for his rockin' intro tune.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with money from Nancy Pelosi's trust fund. Jesse Lee Peterson Odysee: https://odysee.com/@cave_time Twitter: https://twitter.com/cave_time wherever you listen to podcasts: search "The Cave of Time"
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and Writers of the Future winner, Sean Patrick Hazlett! What if there were a war after Armageddon? How would the survivors emerging from World War III's radioactive slag heaps fight in this conflict? Would they wage it with sticks and stones . . . and sorcery? Or would they use more refined weapons, elevating lawfare to an art and unleashing bureaucratic nightmares worse than death? Would they struggle against themselves or inter-dimensional invaders? What horrors from the desolate darkness might slither into the light? Wipe away the ashes of civilization and peer into a pit of atomic glass to witness the haunting visions of World War IV from today's greatest minds in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Sean Patrick Hazlett is an US Army veteran, speculative fiction writer and editor, and finance executive in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds an AB in history and BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a master's degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. As a cavalry officer serving in the elite 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, he trained various Army and Marine Corps units for war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sean is a 2017 winner of the Writers of the Future Contest. More than forty of his short stories have appeared in publications such as The Year's Best Military and Adventure SF, Year's Best Hardcore Horror, Terraform, Galaxy's Edge, Writers of the Future, Grimdark Magazine, Vastarien, and Abyss & Apex, among others.
Josh Hayes sits down with Sean Patrick Hazlet, Michael Z. Wil-liamson, Laird Barron, and T.C. McCarthy to discuss new an-thology Weird World War IV; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 2. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Weird-World-War-IV-Cobra-part-2.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.
With so many wars in the world, I thought today we should have an English listening podcast about kindness, compassion and the goodness in people. Lots of English listening practice will help you build confidence, improve your listening comprehension, and train your brain for faster, more natural language acquisition. You'll notice a difference in the way you think and feel as your English improves in only a few episodes. The Best English Listening Practice Podcast You're Not Listening To ✔Lesson transcript: https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/english-listening-practice-war-is-bad/ As we learn a new language, we hear new things and want to use them in conversation. However, we aren't always sure how to use these unfamiliar words and expressions. Our English lessons are better than standard textbooks or lectures because they help improve natural, everyday spoken language. The type of English you will need to sound fluent and take part in everyday English conversations. With downloadable audio available in MP3 format and transcripts available in PDF format, each of our English listening practice podcasts offers both aural training and parallel reading practice. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. ⭐ Albert Einstein Whether you're a student of English as a foreign or second language or an adult speaker looking to improve your verbal communication skills in English, we definitely have an English listening podcast for you. Learn more about our courses here: https://adeptenglish.com/language-courses/ Adept English is here to help with FREE English lessons and language courses that are unique, modern and deliver results. You can learn to speak English quickly using our specialised brain training. We get straight to the point of how you should learn to speak English. We teach you in a fun and simple way that delivers results. If you want to learn to speak English, our approach to learning through listening will improve your English fluency.
สงครามเกิดขึ้นอีกครั้ง แต่น่าตกใจที่ครั้งนี้มันกลับมาเกิดที่ทวีปยุโรป ซึ่งไม่ได้มีสงครามรุนแรงระดับนี้มาตั้งแต่สงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 เหตุการณ์นี้มีที่มาที่ไปอย่างไร ทำไมปูตินถึงกล้าบุกประเทศยูเครน โดยไม่กลัวว่าจะถูกโลกตะวันตกคว่ำบาตร? เมื่อประเทศ Nuclear Superpowers อาจถึงคราวต้องรบกัน มันจะเกิดอะไรขึ้น วันนี้พวกเราจะมานำเสนอเรื่องนี้กัน"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones," Albert Einstein.
Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast! This is episode 217 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton only needing 12 minutes, Jeff Curtis eating the goat, and Ron Blair eating a marathon of chocolate and caramel! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about folksy old sayings, a Commercial 65 million years in the making, our love for Cleveland, favorite Stephen King adaptations, getting your socks knocked off, Toto, being the rubber duck in a tubby world, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn more about using sound as a weapon! This week, Jeff teaches the guys all about the development and utilization of sonic weaponry!! Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that the sound of our voices will never hurt you as you listen to our Resonant podcast!Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on any of the weaponry Jeff described, your favorite Stephen King adaptations, what of his work you would like to see adapted and how, how wonderful Jurassic Park is, if you love Cleveland, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!P.S. “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”~ Albert EinsteinP.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!
Sean Patrick Hazlett returns with his Weird World War IV. We discuss some of the stories in the anthology that stood out to us and much more. Order Sean's anthology: https://www.amazon.com/Weird-World-Sean-Patrick-Hazlett-ebook/dp/B09QXX2BLX/ref=sr_1_1 Check out Sean's interview series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_cN6S0iHTM8qEjHfjf15g
Today Jason talks about the impending Russian and Ukraine conflict, why the government wants to keep us single, the US Debt Clock, inflation induced debt destruction and the Hartman Comparison index! And welcome Simon Caron, the Uneducated Economist, who quite frankly, is a lot more educated than many economists out there! With a background in the lumber industry and his direct work in sales at a lumberyard, Simon's research comes from real world, real life experience as he deals firsthand with the current building material and lumber shortage logistical nightmare on a daily basis. He reports that lead time for a lot of building materials is now three months and discusses the Cantillon Effect, worsening inequality and the crisis builders are facing just to get their projects completed. Builders are having to order supplies before they even have a permit, putting the cart before the horse! Simon also encourages you to pay close attention to debt (especially corporate debt), rising interest rates and central bank digital currencies. Key Takeaways: Jason's Editorial 1:30 Happy Valentines day to all... or NOT! Cultural Marxism is here 2:18 We may be on the verge of world war 3 5:48 They want us to be single! 8:44 The evolutionary perspective; sowing the seeds of separateness 14:16 The disgusting Super Bowl half time show 15:31 The debt clock USDebtClock.org and impossible math 25:47 Align your interests with the government and central bank 26:20 Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™ Interview with Simon Caron 29:20 Welcome Simon Caron, the Uneducated Economist 33:20 Builders need to order supplies before they even have a permit which puts the cart before the horse 34:28 If building material costs keep going up, how can home prices stabilize? 36:27 Widening gap between housing starts and housing completions 38:35 Windows are to houses as semiconductor chips are to automotives Watch the video at Jason's YouTube channel HERE. Tweetables: "Cultural Marxism is in conflict with our happiness" - Jason Hartman “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein Mentions: UneducatedEconomist.com USDebtClock.org The WEALTH TRANSFER is happening FAST! Protect your financial future now! Did you know that 25% to 40% of all dollars ever created were dumped into the economy last year??? This will be devastating to some and an opportunity to others, be sure you're on the right side of this massive wealth transfer. Learn from our experiences, maximize your ROI and avoid regrets. Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: Vimeo.com/549444172 CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect What do Jason's clients say?: JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Free Class: Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: JasonHartman.com/Fund Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit JasonHartman.com Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™ Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee
Happy New Year, my friends.I like to think we do a decent job of forecasting the future over here at Surviving Tomorrow headquarters.Only time will tell.This article is written in declaratives, but of course, it's simply speculative.Circle back in a year and see how our predictions fared!Let's start with the good news first:1. We don't all die in a global nuclear warNukes are for Boomers.Thank heavens for mutually-assured destruction on a planetary scale. There are more than 15,000+ nuclear warheads on planet Earth, but clear through the end of 2022, the nine nuclear nations will continue their good work of keeping planet-destroying weapons out of the hands of rogue actors… for now.This is where we cut to a banger of a quote from Albert Einstein that only a small percentage of the population will understand:“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”Luckily, WWIII won't happen in 2022.2. The stock market doesn't crashThat's 2023's job.We'll see moderate growth in the stock price of vampire corporations and the corrupted real estate market — though certainly not in real, productive, contributive growth.While the Great Quit and the booming union negotiations will provide some temporary relief for union members, overall there will be no meaningful rise in workers' real wages when you factor in crushing inflation.3. Bitcoin hits seventeen billion trillion dollarsJust kidding.The crypto crackdown will continue as:a.) Central banks see the real threat it now poses to their corrupt money monopoly.b.) They get serious about launching their dystopian surveillance coins.Also, bafflingly, Tether will continue to keep its fraud alive (and likely won't get indicted as a $60+ billion crime until after the greater market crashes.)4. The metaverse is a flop**For now.Adults just don't want to “live” in virtual reality, or have the virtual world invade their lives via augmented reality.From a historical perspective, the pornography industry typically innovates first. (Think: pop-ups, pop-downs, pop-unders, secure payments, age verification.) And even porn hasn't seen widespread VR uptake. Plus Google glasses were a huge bust and Oculus isn't winning over the 35-plussers (basically, people with real lives.)Accordingly, Meta/Facebook/Instagram/etc will have to keep doing what it's been doing for years to create markets for its life-threatening products:Target children.5. Inflation doesn't go awayYay money printing, overpopulation, and resource depletion.Real inflation including assets has already exceeded 10% for the past two years in a row, and it will continue through 2022.If you need it, buy it now, because it will be more expensive tomorrow.Also: “Transitory” enters the lexicon as a joke word. (Think: “My girlfriend and I didn't break up, our relationship is just transitory.”)Surviving Tomorrow encourages all readers to ignore the fake government numbers and calculate their own personalized inflation numbers.6. Supply chain challenges continue to plague humanityAnd some of them will be straight-up manufactured by Ch!na as they test their ability to constrict supply flows in order to extract wealth from the West.They're pure geniuses, folks — practicing monopoly-capitalism abroad to enforce fake communism at home.The tiniest of silver linings?There's a microscopic opportunity for localism to make a reemergence if ya'll would stop shopping at Walmart.7. Republicans win the mid-termsNot by the usual landslide, but enough to freak the deluded Dems.(The GOP is also going to take the Presidency in 2024, whether they win or not.)8. More predator corporations move to the Subscription Serfdom ModelToyota recently began retroactively charging customers $8/month to start their own cars, and we'll see more companies dip their claws into the not-for-sale model in 2022.Under subscription serfdom, it's only a matter of time before you won't be able to afford a house, car, or mattress.9. Airbnb continues to ruin families and communitiesThanks to its unsustainable grow-forever business model, Airbnb hosts will continue to outbid working families for residential homes, which will make sale prices rise, rentals disappear, and the few remaining rentals skyrocket in price.We won't see the widespread smashing of windows and torching of Airbnbs quite yet, but it will eventually be the thing to do, like it was with Jehovah's Witness buildings in the seventies.Over on CNN+, their soon-to-be #1 host, Scott Galloway — despite his genuine care for the next generation — will remain publicly silent about one of his favorite companies. But late at night, while cuddling his adorable dog, he'll quietly start to realize what we already know:That Airbnb is a global threat to affordable homeownership and rentership.10. No more lockdownsMultinational corporations made a multi-trillion-dollar killing during the lockdowns, but even their rented politicians and privatized media corporations won't be able to muster up enough fear to keep everyone indoors for another year.We're already seeing revolt in Australia and within Boris Johnson's UK Conservative party, and if any government is stupid enough to try to place its citizens on house arrest over an infectious-but-mild variant, there will be revolts in the street.Sadly, even without lockdowns…11. Loneliness and depression increaseBecause we're engineering our society for loneliness.After all, it's far more profitable to divide and conquer your customers so they all stay home and spend online. No one makes money from a walk in the wild.Between the loss of restaurants, cinemas, shopping, outdoor play, mass gatherings, and human-to-human sex, we're seeing a long-term decline in face-to-face human interaction.Soon, being together will be a radical act.12. Social media continues to destroy societyCongress will do nothing meaningful to stop Facebook.War criminal Mark Zuckerberg will make some basic tweaks to his algorithm in the wake of Frances Haugen's important disclosures, knowing full-well his must-make-more-profits algorithm stands at odds with civil discourse and democracy.Expect social media to continue to divide society as the machine generates more extremists on both sides of the political aisle.13. Ch!na continues to dominate AmericaAmerica and Ch!na are already at war, but one side doesn't know it yet.Though they'll have to spend a lot of 2022 shoring up their crumbling foundations (IE massive debt and a real estate bubble that's ready to explode), expect Ch!nese global domination to keep more or less on schedule, with additional port purchases, debt traps, surveillance rollouts, and economic colonization of developing countries.Maybe they deserve to run the world…14. The climate crisis continues to worsenManhattan won't be underwater by the end of 2022, but we'll continue to:Spew heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.Poison our rivers.Fill the oceans with microplastics.Frack the foundations of our landmasses and ocean beds.Deforest tens of millions of acres (roughly the size of Panama.)Rape the soil another half-inch, leaving us with just a few dozen more natural harvests before we have to move to synthetic food production.The world's largest polluters will, of course, continue to play their massive game of misdirection by shaming the middle class into not eating meat, using plastic straws, heating with woodstoves, driving fast, or taking baths.But at least three more people will wise up to their con.15. Debt increasesAnd not just Federal debt, which is a given.We're talking about personal consumer debt.In 2022, people will burn through their Covid savings runway and get back to tapping their credit cards as they return to semi-normal commercial life.After the Republicans win the mid-terms there will be no more free handouts, which will force many people back to work, which will cue corporations to push back against unions and resist real wage increases.16. Global democracy remains in decline for the sixteenth consecutive yearFreedom House will release its annual report and it will contain more of the same — increasing authoritarianism across the planet.Yet, sheeplike citizens will keep voting for corporate-captured mainstream parties instead of defunding the corporations who bankroll the sociopathic politicians that execute the will of private interests.Weep for us, Athens, for we held your dream in the palm of our hand and smothered it to death.17. The rich get richerWhile elites won't add another $5.5 trillion to their net worth in the year ahead, they will likely add $2+ trillion as the markets continue to ride a wave of inflation, rising consumer prices, and the last of 2021's printed money.America will go yet another year without a democratic wealth tax, with groveling billionaire sycophants continuing to scream that anything less than unlimited wealth accumulation is socialism.18. The poor get poorerLast year, the British National Health Service (NHS) got a 1% pay raise.But real inflation was 10+%, so they actually got a 9% pay cut.In 2022, food, transportation, and especially housing prices will rise, and while many people will receive the tiniest of pay raises, they will be significantly poorer in real relative wealth.Several million people will also fall out of the job market due to automation, monopolization, and financialization — made economically inefficient — never to return to the workforce for the rest of their lives. As a knock-on effect of permanent poverty, American drug addiction will continue to claim more lives than 2021, as will suicide.19. Governments desperately try to stave off a crashAfter temporarily slowing down the money printer in a weak attempt to slow down inflation, the markets will react poorly (read: numbers go down) and corporations will push their rented politicians to do something.Yet, the big banks see the writing on the wall, and push a counter-narrative to their rented politicians. The result will be a mishmash of conflicting economic maneuvers, crazy risk-taking, and fiscal decisions that will baffle seasoned economists, Wall Street, and Main Street alike.If the market sees a full quarter or more of losses, expect the Fed to re-start up the money printer late in 2022, rather than doing the right thing and letting the whole house of cards burn to the ground in a reset to sanity.20. Housing becomes increasingly unaffordable for renters“Nobody gets seconds until everyone's had firsts” apparently doesn't apply to shelter.Thanks to Airbnb, second house-owners, land-lorders, and institutional investors, the rental market will continue to evaporate, forcing working renters to surrender a far greater portion of their hard-earned wealth to passive extractors.And that's for the “lucky” renters who can find any places to rent in their area.For the bottom of society, it simply means hundreds of thousands more people will end up on the streets while former family homes sit empty for much of the year. Wealthy people will continue to leave homeless-filled cities like Los Angeles, pretending “not to understand” exactly why there are more people on the streets now than at any point since the Great Depression.21. Homeownership becomes increasingly unaffordable without massive debtHouse prices won't rise as quickly as they did during the Covid flight to the suburbs, but the same purchasers who are outbidding renters will continue to dominate middle-class working folks.Out of desperation, millions of young-ish families will try to pole-vault the massive chasm into homeownership, loading themselves with multi-six-figure debt, effectively wage-enslaving themselves for forty years to a bank that simply printed digital credit into their bank accounts.22. Most people find a way to carry onBecause every human being is a miracle.I met a woman when I was in Transnistria — the dystopian half-nation between Moldova and Ukraine that's controlled by the Russians — who showed me the scar on her chest where her husband tried to stab her in the heart before burning their house down and abandoning her and their two children. She still had the fortitude to smile.I've been to North Korea, where I witnessed malnourished children drawing water by hand from mud wells. I didn't see a single piece of wildlife in five days — no birds, nor rabbits, nor squirrels, nor rodents — because they've all been eaten. Yet our Korean brothers and sisters soldier on.I've visited the largest garbage dump in Africa, where thousands of men, women, and children spend their entire lives digging through the trash for anything of value. Do they know how precious and strong they are?It's awe-inspiring how resilient human beings can be.It's also scary when you realize that predator corporations know it, too.They know how much more life can still be pressed out of the middle class.On a personal note…Baby Concord will take his first steps, and his first spoken phrase will be either “corporate corruption” or “sic semper tyrannis.”Surviving Tomorrow, which grew to 15,000 followers in this its first year, will grow to 50,000+ followers as its wonderful and intelligent readers consistently and purposefully clap, share, and strongly insist that all their friends and family join the conversation and follow along.In conclusionTrajectory is everything, my dear friends.Insanity, as you know, is doing the same things and expecting different results.As long as we keep buying products from the same corporations, incinerating our time on the same extremist-creating social media sites, and voting for the same corporate-captured political parties, we'll keep going where we're already headed:Democratic destruction, ecological collapse, and economic irrelevance.Thanks for reading Surviving Tomorrow.All my love,Jared A. 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Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === After World War III, nuclear weapons were banned. So in World War IV, America got creative. But in the end, they only end up hurting themselves... Today's story is It's a Small World. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Small for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Science Fiction. New Vocabulary: Throne, Beehive, Sting, Gut instinct, Apocalypse, Seed, Shrink, Nuclear weapon, Cure, Squirrel. Setting: Future. Word Count: 1811. Author: Ariel Goodbody. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish
Kaner & Amby catch up with Diplomacy novelist R. Jamie Langa, talk about the new recorder & lots of Diplomacy stuff. Intro The guys introduce the show and discuss the new audio recorder they've had to buy thanks to our Patreon supporters (0 mins 15 secs) You can provide a one-off contribution of $5 towards buying the new recorder at our Diplomacy Games Patreon feed (5 mins) Amby talks about how he's gotten into Aussie Peppa Pig ** language warning! ** (6 mins) Interview with R. Jamie Langa, Diplomacy novelist The guys start introducing this show's interview guest R. Jamie Langa, author of Diplomacy novel "Art of the Stab." (8 mins 30 secs) The interview starts with Amby asking why Jamie decided to write a novel based around the game (10 mins 30 secs) They discuss why Diplomacy isn't more a part of popular culture (14 mins) Amby asks what drew Jamie to writing the book. He outlines what he was trying to achieve in the story (22 mins) Kaner asks about Jamie's process for writing the book (27 mins 45 secs) Kaner discusses his own thought processes when playing a game and asks Jamie who's his favourite country. They also talk about role playing their country (34 mins 30 secs) Amby asks what Jamie did to test whether someone who doesn't know the game, could comprehend the book (45 mins 30 secs) Amby asks how Jamie approached things differently in writing Art of the Stab compared to his first novel (48 mins 45 secs) Amby asks about the self publishing experience (53 mins 30 secs) You can buy the book at Amazon and Barnes & Noble (57 mins 45 secs) They guys return and are still geeking out on the new recorder (1 hr) Amby asks Kaner what he thought about the interview. Again, you can order the book from Amazon (1 hr 1 mins 30 secs) Kaner asks Amby what is his favorite country to play (1 hr 6 mins 15 secs) Diplomacy chat The guys have received a suggestion from Siegmar Bruggen on how to address our anonymous games: editing together various segments of the show where we danced around who we were and how the game turned out (1 hr 10 mins 30 secs) Amby also discusses Brian McKay's email about playing a face to face game now that he's returned to Brisbane. Amby flags having a game early-mid December (1 hr 14 mins) After ordering some more drinks they discuss an email from David E. Cohen about playing his Dawn of the Enlightenment variant (1 hr 18 mins 30 secs) They talk again about the High Seas territory approach (1 hr 24 mins) Around the grounds Kaner starts discussing two of his anonymous Europa Renovatio games (1 hr 29 mins 45 secs) Kaner asks Amby why he's in so many games. Amby starts giving a run down on his various games. He touches on being elimitaed in the Spice Islands game before quickly moving to an anonymous Divided States game he bought into (1 hr 40 mins) Amby goes onto discuss an anonymous Europa Renovatio game he bought into (1 hr 46 mins 45 secs) He's getting smashed in an anonymous 1885 Colonial game (1 hr 50 mins) Kaner asks about Amby's cloak and dagger Mongolian game (1 hr 53 mins 30 secs) Amby briefly discusses his Primacy app games, discussing a Middle Earth game and a World War IV game (1 hr 56 mins 30 secs) The guys start wrapping up the show (2 hrs 3 mins 30 secs) Venues: Pig & Whistle Eagle Pier, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Kaner: Something Haze something black lager that isn't black Amby: Something Eden something shiraz Barossa something Just a reminder you can support the show by giving it 5 stars on iTunes or Stitcher. And don't forget if you want to help improve the audio equipment... or get the guys more drunk, you can also donate at Patreon, plus you get extra podcast episodes! Lastly, don't forget to subscribe so you get the latest Diplomacy Games episodes straight to your phone. Thanks as always to Dr Dan aka "The General" for his rockin' intro tune.
In this episode, Carmen and Rachel do a deep dive into WWII Historical Fiction and why it is such a popular subject. Albert Einstein made a brilliant comment when he said, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Visit […] The post Deep Dive into WWII Historical Fiction: Episode 40 appeared first on Bubbly Bibbly.
Listeners Choice Month rolls on with the Vin Diesel-less sequel, xXx: State of the Union starring Ice Cube. Joining the guys is extreme sports expert Jerika, who is a tad dismayed to discover the lack of extreme sports in this particular installment. There is plenty to talk about though like a debate on Ice Cube as a hyper-kinetic action hero, the wildest fiddle band of all-time, TV dinners used to simulate body heat, the World War IV references (did WW3 already happen in the world of this movie?), the haunting and relevant plot surrounding insurrectionists at the US Capitol and much more. Listeners Choice comes to a close next week with the contractually-obligated musical dud, From Justin to Kelly. What We've Been Watching: Dolemite is My Name Army of the Dead (slight spoilers) "Mare of Easttown" Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/mariahhx Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Head over to untidyvenus.etsy.com and check out some wonderful art by friend of the show Izzy Fischer! Use the promo code "wwttpod" to receive 15% off your purchase! What Were They Thinking is sponsored by GameItAll.com and HostGator (use the coupon code 'SCHLOCK' for 25% off your first purchase) and is a proud member of the Age of Radio Podcast Network (www.ageofradio.org) xXx: State of the Union stars Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Nona Gaye, Willem Dafoe, Xzibit and Scott Speedman; directed by Lee Tamahori. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host J.D. Reager talks to old friend and musician Janet Simpson about her newfound success as a solo artist, her work in the bands Teen Getaway, Delicate Cutters, Wooden Wand & the World War IV, and Timber, fighting through imposter syndrome, and more. J.D. also spins three excellent tunes from Janet's latest album Safe Distance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The X-Pack are back! And this time -- they've brought all sorts of soldiers! First up, Josh leads Evelyn, Arturo, & Drew on a journey through young Cable's last days -- as the title begins its descent into cancelation! Then, join Nico, Rod, & Raven as the three enter the weird winding world of Weapon Plus! Looking at the three recent oneshots -- Wolverine & Captain America, Absolute Carnage, & World War IV -- the team recalls whaere the Weapon Plus franchise has gone as well as BRUTE FORCE. BRUTE FORCE, YOU GUYS. All this and more on an all new XI4P!
2:47:53 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Tiny flowers in the cracks, rubber cement, World War IV, Aunt Postmidnight, Citizen Kane, commentary tracks, The Monkees, mystery sound, The Comsat Angels, Real Genius (1985), T-shirts from movies, not having to follow the rules, The Beta Band, delusions, weird theories, the weird rock star [&hellip
2:47:53 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Tiny flowers in the cracks, rubber cement, World War IV, Aunt Postmidnight, Citizen Kane, commentary tracks, The Monkees, mystery sound, The Comsat Angels, Real Genius (1985), T-shirts from movies, not having to follow the rules, The Beta Band, delusions, weird theories, the weird rock star […]
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones -- Albert Einstein If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve. If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely traced out on the ground. All we need do is to throw something odd and unaccountable in his way. -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War On the new InSecurity, Matt Stephenson has a chat with author and Corner Alliance CEO Alan Pentz about playing the long game with China. When your rival has 4000 years of history and a BILLION more people, the contest takes on some different parameters. As we move into the 4th Industrial Revolution, who will better leverage technology like 5G, AI, automation and augmented reality? We’re bringing someone who is boots on the ground in the campaign to improve how government can work with private industry. About Alan Pentz Alan Pentz (@apentz) is the CEO of Corner Alliance. He has over twenty years of experience in government consulting with Corner Alliance, SRA, Touchstone Consulting, and Witt O'Brien's, and has worked with government leaders in the R&D and innovation communities across DHS, Commerce, NIH, state and local government, and the non-profit sector among others. Before consulting, Alan served as a speechwriter and press secretary for former U.S. Senator Max Baucus and as a legislative assistant for former U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Alan is a life long fan of the Philadelphia Eagles (yes, they booed Santa Claus) and his hero is Ben Franklin, a famous polymath, patriot, diplomat, scientist, politician, and was still the founding father you most want to have a beer with. Winning the Long Competition: The Key to the Next American Century For the first time since the Space Race, the United States is facing a serious competitor with a plan to achieve technological dominance: China. Between China 2025 and the Belt and Road Initiative, it’s become clear that the Chinese government is determined to capture the economic power that new technologies like AI, automation, 5G, and the cloud represent. And with economic power comes military power, and then political power. To win this competition, the US must return to the historical model it used to build the interstate highway system, put a man on the moon, and build the computer and the Internet—but has become an afterthought over the past few decades. In Winning the Long Competition, Alan Pentz lays out a roadmap for increasing our investment and innovation in core areas. He shows government managers where to invest and points innovators to areas where the funding will be plentiful. As we move into the next American century, the only way forward is to harness all the resources and creativity of both our public and private sectors. About Matt Stephenson Insecurity Podcast host Matt Stephenson (@packmatt73) leads the Broadcast Media team at BlackBerry, which puts me in front of crowds, cameras, and microphones all over the world. I am the regular host of the InSecurity podcast and video series at events around the globe. I have spent the last 10 years in the world of Data Protection and Cybersecurity. Since 2016, I have been with Cylance (now BlackBerry) extolling the virtues of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and how, when applied to network security, can wrong-foot the bad guys. Prior to the COVID shutdown, I was on the road over 100 days a year doing live malware demonstrations for audiences from San Diego to DC to London to Abu Dhabi to Singapore to Sydney. One of the funniest things I've ever been a part of was blowing up a live instance of NotPetya 6 hours after the news broke... in Washington DC... directly across the street from FBI HQ... as soon as we activated it a parade of police cars with sirens blaring roared past the building we were in. I'm pretty they weren't there for us, but you never know... Every week on the InSecurity Podcast, I get to interview interesting people doing interesting things all over the world of cybersecurity and the extended world of hacking. Sometimes, that means hacking elections or the coffee supply chain... other times that means social manipulation or the sovereign wealth fund of a national economy. InSecurity is about talking with the people who build, manage or wreck the systems that we have put in place to make the world go round... Can’t get enough of Insecurity? You can find us at Spotify, Apple Podcasts and ThreatVector as well as GooglePlay, Gaana, Himalaya, I Heart Radio and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you Subscribe, Rate and Review!
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In the coldest depths of World War IV... One man with a cranky robot, a cardboard box, and a bandanna (did i mention he had a bandanna? Well, now he has a bandanna.) meets a tough woman with a potato, and not even the vicious armies of Finland and Canada can keep them apart! Witness a romance for the ages on irradiated Mackinac Island as a battle of who is more soorry ensues!!! Now in Technicolor!
Amby visits Edinburgh and interviews two-time interviewee CaptainMeme. They discuss deceptive tactics, the Tournament of Time and how Nuclear Diplomacy could work. Then there's a post interview analysis with Kaner and Amby. Intro The guys introduce the show and have moved to The Terrace, a rooftop bar in Southbank, Brisbane (0 mins 10 sec) Both guys admit to being a bit freaky with heights (1 min 10 secs) Kaner is now drinking a James Squire Orchard Crush cider and Amby has a really enjoyable glass of Rusden Good Shepherd Malbec from the Barossa Valley (2 mins 10 secs) Interview with CaptainMeme The guys introduce Amby’s interview with CaptainMeme recorded in Edinburgh. This is the second time Cap has been on the show (3 mins 45 secs) They are The Conan Doyle pub where Cap is having a Coke as he has a Java coding exam the next day. Amby is drinking a Lia Fail amber ale from Inveralmond Brewery (5 mins) Cap discusses his accent and the origin of his handle “CaptainMeme” and Amby explains how he got his (8 mins) Cap mentions how one of the top PlayDip players is under a different handle at webDip (10 mins 30 secs) They also talk about Carebear and how he manages his online versus face-to-face personas (11 mins) Cap mentions his WDC analysis video on Youtube he did with Ezio (12 mins 30 secs) He goes onto say that apparently the organisers of the 2020 WDC are planning on a Bourse game for the top board (14 mins) Amby asks how long phases normally go and how are they managed in face-to-face games (15 mins 30 secs) Cap explains how solos are very rare in face-to-face games (18 mins) He gives Amby some helpful hints on what to watch for with Australian players in face-to-face games, and relays a story about another player’s subterfuge (19 mins 45 secs) Cap asks Amby about whether he’ll be going down to Melbourne for an Australian tournament (22 mins 20 secs) He talks about playing Versailles face-to-face at a convention in the UK (24 mins) Amby talks about his recent joining of PlayDip (26 mins 30 secs) They talk about the forum based Tournament of Time where Cap and Amby played with BigJoe on team Baratheon (29 mins) Cap talks about the Dissolution game he’s playing for the team as at the time of recording (this has since finished) and why he really likes this variant (31 mins) Amby discusses how Dipsy at PlayDip thinks he can bring Dissolution to life online, beyond just forum games. Cap says he would definitely buy a PlayDip membership for that (43 mins 45 secs) Amby asks Cap about how the game differs between face-to-face and online (47 mins 45 secs) Cap gives face-to-face games a big wrap for online players, and where they can find face-to-face games (52 mins 30 secs) Cap talks about changes in his Top 5 variants (1 hr 00 mins 40 secs) They discuss France vs Austria, the major stalemate line in the Diplomacy board and the France vs Austria tournament (1 hr 2 mins) They go onto discuss Divided States and why its not in Cap’s Top 5 (1 hr 5 mins 15 secs) Cap asks Amby about how he’s going in his Divided States game and the importance of getting behind player’s lines (1 hr 9 mins) Cap asks Amby about unobtainable victory conditions (1 hr 15 mins 10 secs) The difficulties of living in an Asian timezone when most players communicate when you sleep (1 hr 19 mins) Amby discusses his Imperial game (1 hr 22 mins 30 secs) Cap talks about variant map design and creating an unrealistic impression of who’s doing well (1 hr 25 mins 45 secs) They talk about magnified regions in a map as a possible solution. Amby talks about this in the context of his proposed variant Nuclear Diplomacy (1 hr 29 mins) Cap and Amby discuss how Nuclear Diplomacy would work (1 hr 31 mins 30 secs) Cap suggests being able to potentially shoot down a nuclear missile, and how to technically code them as neutral units once in the atmosphere. He also talks loss prevention (1 hr 34 mins 15 secs) Amby asks about the Mod space at vDip (1 hr 37 mins) Post interview analysis and banter Kaner and Amby return post interview (1 hr 37 mins 45 secs) They discuss Cap’s “heads-up” about Australian player tactics (1 hr 41 mins) Next they reflect the idea of a Bourse running on the top board of a WDC and the logistics of managing bourse orders in real-time (1 hr 43 mins) The guys provide an update on Amby’s anonymous Divided States game (1 hr 50 mins) Amby reflects that he’s become more ruthless in his tactics in recent games (1 hr 54 mins) Amby asks Kaner about transforming units and when they can and can’t transform (1 hr 55 mins) Amby has a follow up question on the process in php-style Diplomacy sites for destroying units if the player NMR’s or CD (1 hr 59 mins) Kaner explains his new/old variant idea - a standard Dip map, but every territory - land and sea - have the “sea lanes” functionality added to them (2 hours 8 mins) They discuss the conclusion of the Tournament of Time over at PlayDip. Amby takes his hat off to team mates BigJoe and CaptainMeme. He then discusses how nopunin10did has taken the role of online tournament director up to the next level in concluding the tournament (2 hrs 10 mins 30 secs) Amby discusses his follow up thoughts for Nuclear Diplomacy and whether it could work in a forum based game at PlayDip. He goes onto discuss issues of balance and why the World War IV map isn’t a good one to use (2 hrs 15 mins) The guys wrap up (2 hrs 23 mins) Venue: The Conan Doyle, Edinburgh & The Terrace, Brisbane. Drinks of choice: Edinburgh: CaptainMeme - Coca-Cola Amby - Lia Fail amber ale from Inveralmond Brewery, Scotland Brisbane: Kaner - James Squire Orchard Crush cider from Australia Amby - Rusden Good Shepherd Malbec from the Barossa Valley Just a reminder you can support the show by giving it 5 stars on iTunes or Stitcher. Or if you want to help improve the audio equipment... or get the guys more drunk, you can donate at Patreon. 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Tweet This week, Matt, Rick and Cory interview the wrestlers of Capitol Wrestling live at their World War IV show in Hoboken, New Jersey! The guys interview Ron Starr about his awesome weight loss (proud of you!), new commer Blaxstrom, Jimmy Rave on running the CZW wrestling school, Gabby Gilbert on the women's revolution and Chuck Payne about being in the hospital on Christmas! The post Episode #191 – LIVE from Capitol Wrestling! appeared first on Wildfire Radio.
The return of the Fabulous Fashionista Darnell on the podcast with another CWP episode. Returning to the show is one of the owners of Capitol Wrestling, Matthew Ryan. They talk about always being on the grind, always busy and the World War IV event that recently took place. They also talk about what to expect in 2019. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eltorospodcast/support
The return of the Fabulous Fashionista Darnell on the podcast with another CWP episode. He gets right into this weeks Capitol Wrestling TV, talks about the upcoming World War IV event and has a special guest on the show, the man with the camera that captures the best at the Capitol, the photographer Maximilian Cristobal! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eltorospodcast/support
We talk with Sir Spalding O'Henry, Head of major media conglomerate, Scrub & Sub. In this episode, we discuss: • Controlling information. • Confusing a questioning using Math. • Having cats guide your morality. • World War II was actually World War III. • Looking forward to World War IV. Spalding O'Henry is played by Kevin Changaris (IG: @thekevinchangaris)
It's a new era on The Capitol Wrestling Podcast as Darnell Mitchell and Dustin Smothers from The Pro Wrestling Mothership take the reigns of the show! They discuss Episode 44 of Capitol Television, including the historic World War IV match and also preview everything coming up this Saturday night in Hoboken from the Capitol Auditorium at Master Class! Finally, Dustin talks with rising star and Black & Brave graduate, Jah-C, who wowed the Citizens of Capitol last December in Hoboken as part of the Black & Brave Showcase. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eltorospodcast/support
Kaner and Amby talk about recent Dip changes across various sites, current games and Game of Thrones/Diplomacy interview with RUFFHAUS8. Intro and recent changes across Dip sites The guys celebrate their 20th episode! (5 secs) Jason4747 suggested that Kaner and Amby provide more background info on their drinks, so the guys try (2 mins 30 secs) Kaner talks about the new webDip forum interface (4 mins) Oli is back at vDip! Kaner discusses how Oli worked on vDip's database of games as it was getting too large and needed resetting. This flowed through to player scores and reliability rankings (7 mins) Amby gives his thoughts on vDip using the same approach as PlayDip re: players who go away/return and how it impacts on rankings (14 mins) Kaner goes into a little more detail on Oli's return to vDip (17 mins) The guys talk a little about nopunin10did's ongoing plans to bring 1900 to vDip (19 mins) Nopunin10did is also organising a multi-variant Dip tournament called "Tournament through Time". The guys discuss their thoughts on how the team structure would work if players outside PlayDip wanted to participate (20 mins 30 secs) Amby goes on to discuss how he's been knocked out of his Dissolution game (28 mins) He then discusses how he did a Renley Baratheon and got kicked out of the Online Diplomacy Championship due to an inadvertent NMR/couldn't be bothered ruling (31 mins) Interview with RUFFHAUS8: a Diplomacy player's interpretation of Game of Thrones The guys start introducing the interview with RUFFHAUS8 from vDip (34 mins) Amby admits he banned RUFFHAUS from playing with him in games for over a year. RUFFHAUS addresses his gameplay and reputation (37 mins) Kaner gives his perspective on RUFF's game style and asks how he got into the game, both offline and online (39 mins) RUFF turns the table and asks Amby and Kaner about how they got into the game (42 mins) Kaner asks how RUFF moved from the standard board to variants and how he got to vDiplomacy (44 mins) RUFF talks about his favorite variants: Imperial II, World War IV sealanes and Versailles (49 mins) Before coming to vDip RUFF used to play at Redscape (60 mins) Amby asks RUFF about the Bourse game and his thoughts on how its progressing towards the end game (1 hr 2 mins) RUFF suggests perhaps in hindsight the game should have been rated to create a more competitive environment before discussing ideas on the Bourse scoring system and how the nature of the game creates intriguing dynamics (1 hr 5 mins) Kaner asks RUFF on his variant preference for the next Bourse game (1 hr 15 mins) Amby discusses how he likes YouCantHandleTheTruth's suggestion of using supply and demand in the Bourse marketplace. RUFF gives his reservations (1 hr 19 mins) Then it's Game of Thrones time! RUFF gives his perspective as a Diplomacy player about the characters in the TV show and books - SPOILER ALERT (1 hr 22 mins) In doing so he touches on why Winner Take All is the only way of playing Diplomacy (1 hr 24 mins) RUFF discusses his virtual "dossier" on players and how that related to his original Game of Thrones post of vDip players (1 hr 25 mins) Then its onto the deeper analysis of show characters viewed with a Diplomacy lens (1 hr 26 mins) Kaner asks whether RUFF will be doing an updated character list of vDip players (1 hr 42 mins) The guys both realise they forgot to ask why RUFFHAUS has the number 8 in his player name (original 36 mins - add 2 mins on past this from interview) (1 hr 49 mins) To start wrapping up the guys received an email about a Youtube video about the Australian bird the ibis, and what the video is all about. Profanity wording for the video (1 hr 51 mins 30 secs) Amby realises they missed something on the run-sheet: what do you need to do to make a variant? They realise its a pretty chunky discussion topic and decide to park it to the next (1 hr 56 mins) Ratings and reviews for Diplomacy Games The guys have some at last: both in Stitcher and iTunes! Jason4747 has posted one in Stitcher and Amby screws up and forgot to bring the iTunes review (1 hr 57 mins) Venue: Eleven Rooftop Bar, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Kaner - Mountain Goat pale ale from Victoria Amby - Teusner Bilmore shiraz from the Barossa Valley, South Australia Don't forget if you're enjoying the podcast please hop onto iTunes and give us a rating and a review so we can get the Diplomacy message out. If you have any suggestions on what you'd like to see covered in an upcoming podcast, or something you'd like to see regularly covered, please contact us or leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks to Dan Philip for his rockin' intro to the Diplomacy Games podcast.
In Episode 21 Angelo talks to Steve and Cal from Spirit Animal! Topics Covered: The band's latest EP release "World War IV", their music video for "Big Bad Road Dog", why Steve is a Grinch, what the band does when they aren't "musicing", what new music and goodies are coming in 2017, we introduce a brand new segment called "What Is Their Spirit Animal" and much more! Find out more about Spirit Animal: www.spiritanimal.us Opening Track: Spirit Animal — Regular World Full Track: Spirit Animal — Big Bad Road Dog Outro Track: Spirit Animal — True Believer Subscribe to the Spinning Thoughts Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Follow the podcast on Facebook (www.facebook.com/spinningthoughtspodcast) and Twitter (@SpinThoughtsPod)to keep up-to-date with Angelo, Brandon, and everything music! Please visit our website for more! www.spinningthoughtspodcast.wordpress.com
This episode was recorded back-to-back with episode 3's discussion of Rinascimento and Bourse. As a result we'd already had a number of drinks. And then we drank some more. So in this episode apologies in advance as the guys get a bit pissy while discussing the wonderful world of Diplomacy. This probably explains why Amby gets rather excited when he discovers from Kaner the "Finished" button within each variant's page. Kaner reciprocates saying he learnt about the archived maps from within any game from Amby. World War IV - the mother of all variants Kaner and Amby get into this amazing map that makes this variant one with both the most players (35 or 36 depending on the version you play), and due to the number of territories and SC's its also often one of the longest maps to play:Hats off to Tom Mulledy for creating the variant for the original 35 player variant and Tom Reinecker for the 36 player World War IV (version 6.2) variant.Amby kicks things off talking about how "drool-worthy" the map is. But yet hates the game: because he never wins. Amby laments amongst the 3 different versions he's played 6 or 7 games but has only survived once. Every other time he gets eliminated.Kaner points out with the number of players understandably your odds of winning fall dramatically and your chances of getting shafted go through the roof.Kaner finds the original 35 player map very "empty", especially in the middle east. WWIV v6.2 is now overwhelmingly the most popular iteration. Even better Kaner's World War IV Sea lanes version.That said, they both agree that when you start a WWIV game, you always feel, "This is it... I'm going to conquer the world!"Kaner explains why there's the two versions between the WWIV map. Tom (User ID Tomahaha) contacted the then vDip mods about the site using an older version. Kaner then helped out with porting that map across to vDiplomacy.The guys talk about the technical aspects of how the games come together on the site with two maps: a true map (with no more than 256 territories) and then a separate layer with the names and SCs on it. But with the size of WWIV there's an additional map to help run the variant, which is really fiddly.Amby digresses about how the Regatta's toilets disappointed him. During a quick comfort break between recordings he noticed that it didn't have a mirrored wall for releaving yourself, as reported by the BBC on the internet. Amby thinks this could be a result of a more recent renovation done since the 2011 Brisbane flood (confirmed in this article - scroll to the bottom for the wacky picture of how the urinal used to look/work!)With dunny talk out of the way, Kaner brings up the common problem in both WWIV maps of sea-based territories forming strong stalemate lines that prevented solo wins.Kaner discusses his ideas of creating "overseer" zones at the heart of an original large sea territory, and then splitting the remainder of a sea territory into smaller sea territories. These overseer zones allow for fast navigation, but also play a critical part in supporting activity around them. These changes eliminate the issue in the past of too many strong sea-based stalemate lines. This is obviously good if you get sick of games with stalemate lines, but will drive you nuts if you love creating good strong stalemate lines.The guys discuss though that these changes appear to have had an impact on more sea based powers like Oceania, exposing them to greater naval threats.Kaner then gives his strategy about the importance of building continental strength quickly and then turning your attention to projecting naval power into the sea lanes. Amby shares his experience of doing the opposite: concentrating strongly on land-based strength but in doing so leaving himself open to naval attack, and ultimately elimination. So pay attention to Kaner's suggested strategy!That said Kaner goes on to say though that while strategy is an important component, fundamentally your relationships with players tends to be the determining factor.Kaner gets into the sexy talk and discusses how winning a WWIV map would be like ten orgasms at once.In WWIV the scale of the map lends itself to more than just an opening game, mid-game and end-game, with multiple opening games and mid-games.Kaner recommends in the early game to create a couple of local alliances in your continental block.When it comes to continental blocks the guys note that Africa and South America either quickly get their shit together, or totally fall apart. North America usually gets its act together quickly, Asia becomes a knife fight and in Europe one player usually quickly dominates.Finally the guys reflect that once you've played WWIV there's no way you can ever again play the World Diplomacy IX variant on webDiplomacy. Google Translate Diplomacy - when you feel like an entertaining game of Diplomacy Next after yet some more drinks the guys move onto Google Translate Diplomacy.Amby mentions how with his recent efforts to learn Spanish on Duolingo, he created a forum post looking for people wanting to play a game only played in Spanish with four other players putting up their hand.Amby discusses how when you're learning a language you can obviously only call upon the words you've learnt, without quickly having to cheat and turn to Google Translate for help.The game called Juego en español (literally "Game in Spanish") saw ScubaSteve play fantastically, a good showing by Gunmaster G-9 and surprisingly Dr. Recommended getting knocked out early and gnomius later being eliminated. Amby felt some players were very competent in Spanish, or hid it well. The only downside he felt as someone with very basic Spanish skills was the amount of time taken to read messages and formulate responses.But it got Amby reflecting on the time vDiplomacy created a Google Translate variant and game for Diplomacy, intuitively called "The language of the country immediately after the", although Kaner wanted to call it "The Meat Commission" as we discuss in the podcast.Mapu originally suggested the idea. When discussing it originally in the forum there were a number of ideas thrown around for how this could work eg start in your language and then translate 4 or 5 times, through to Kaner's suggestion to use something like Akuna's Bad Translator (note: this service has changed since the original competition and is no longer offered).The forum discussion then went on and ended up agreeing that you'd start with your own native language, translate it into one of three obscure languages that were within pre-World War 1 player's borders or nearby (eg France couldn't use French but could use Basque, Breton or Arabic - due to their colonies, England couldn't use English but could use Welsh, Irish or Hindi - again due to colonies, Russia could use Mongolian, Belorussian or Finish etc). Then you would translate this into an agreed totally different language such as Chinese traditional or Hebrew which would then be posted to players.Some of the choice postings came out after a number of translations - major major language warning!Amby acknowledges that he and Kaner were aiming to have a fun entertaining game although some players were playing it straight down the line.Amby goes on to say that he'd often check translation options between the three languages to see what worked best; either keeping it as clear as possible or as entertaining depending on what you wanted to achieve.Kaner suggests his brilliant idea on having a Google Translate meets Extreme Personalities game, and seeing player's interest in the forum. Likewise seeing from the forum whether players want to follow the same translation process used in the initial game, or do a 34 translation versionAmby brings up how the game often felt like the Youtube video by CDZA using Google Translate to twist the lyrics of the "Fresh Prince from Bel-Air" theme song.The guys acknowledge that while they still haven't yet had our webDiplomacy 2012 championship winners on for an interview, hopefully it'll happen soon. Then maybe we'll look at the Extreme Personalities in an upcoming variant.Kaner also says he'd like to cover off the Sopwith variant very soon. So stay tuned! Venue: Regatta Hotel, Brisbane Drinks of choice:Kaner - Yenda Hell from New South Wales, AustraliaAmby - The Stag Shiraz by St Hubert's from Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia Don't forget if you're enjoying the podcast please hop onto iTunes and give us a rating and a review so we can get the Diplomacy message out. If you have any suggestions on what you'd like to see covered in an upcoming podcast, or something you'd like to see regularly covered, please contact us or leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks to Dan Philip for his rockin' intro to the Diplomacy Games podcast.
You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We hunt haunted cars in Rivers of London, #DCRebirth, Conan The Avenger #24, Circuit Breaker #1, Indivisible, and the All-New All-Different Silk #6 get reviewed. DC Rebirth http://majorspoilers.com/2016/03/26/wondercon/ REVIEWS STEPHEN CONAN THE AVENGERS #24 Writer: Fred Van Lente Artist: Brian Ching As Conan lays siege to Khauran, inside the city the soldier Valerius desperately seeks evidence that a fiendish impostor has replaced his beloved queen. Even if he uncovers the proof he needs, can Valerius gather enough allies in time to save the true queen and restore her to the throne? MATTHEW Circuit-Breaker #1 Writer: Kevin McCarthy Art by Kyle Baker Publisher: Image Comics When the heroic robots that saved Japan during World War IV are outlawed, they turn against mankind, waging a campaign of terror across the last city on Earth. Their creator builds one more soldier-disguised as his teenaged granddaughter-and tasks her with dismantling the marauding mechanical militia. But as she begins to question her programming, will she be the last hope for humanity, or the final nail in our coffin? RODRIGO Indivisible - Prototype Indivisible is a side-scrolling RPG in the vein of Valkyrie Profile, spanning a huge fantasy world inspired by our own world’s various cultures and mythologies. Players will navigate beautiful environments using a variety of different traversal abilities, and engage monsters in fast-paced combat. ASHLEY All-New All-Different Silk #6 Writer: Robbie Thompson Artist: Stacey Lee After going toe-to-toe with Black Cat in Silk #5, Silk has no choice but to team up with the fearsome feline...when the Goblin Nation declare an all-out GANG WAR! Cat's presence in New York's underworld has caught the attention of the Goblin King, and he ain't happy! DISCUSSION: Rivers of London: Body Work Writer: Ben Aaronovich, Andrew Cartmel Artists: Lee Sullivan, Luis Guerrero Peter Grant looks look your average London police officer, but he is actually a part-time wizard in a very elite branch of the Metropolitan Police. It's his job to investigate those crimes that regular cops don't like to talk about because they often involve vampires or strange things in Underground tunnels. Peter's latest case features a self-driving killer automobile, a Serbian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a handsome drug dealer with a nice paisley scarf and a seemingly harmless wooden bench with a dark past! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We hunt haunted cars in Rivers of London, #DCRebirth, Conan The Avenger #24, Circuit Breaker #1, Indivisible, and the All-New All-Different Silk #6 get reviewed. DC Rebirth http://majorspoilers.com/2016/03/26/wondercon/ REVIEWS STEPHEN CONAN THE AVENGERS #24 Writer: Fred Van Lente Artist: Brian Ching As Conan lays siege to Khauran, inside the city the soldier Valerius desperately seeks evidence that a fiendish impostor has replaced his beloved queen. Even if he uncovers the proof he needs, can Valerius gather enough allies in time to save the true queen and restore her to the throne? MATTHEW Circuit-Breaker #1 Writer: Kevin McCarthy Art by Kyle Baker Publisher: Image Comics When the heroic robots that saved Japan during World War IV are outlawed, they turn against mankind, waging a campaign of terror across the last city on Earth. Their creator builds one more soldier-disguised as his teenaged granddaughter-and tasks her with dismantling the marauding mechanical militia. But as she begins to question her programming, will she be the last hope for humanity, or the final nail in our coffin? RODRIGO Indivisible - Prototype Indivisible is a side-scrolling RPG in the vein of Valkyrie Profile, spanning a huge fantasy world inspired by our own world’s various cultures and mythologies. Players will navigate beautiful environments using a variety of different traversal abilities, and engage monsters in fast-paced combat. ASHLEY All-New All-Different Silk #6 Writer: Robbie Thompson Artist: Stacey Lee After going toe-to-toe with Black Cat in Silk #5, Silk has no choice but to team up with the fearsome feline...when the Goblin Nation declare an all-out GANG WAR! Cat's presence in New York's underworld has caught the attention of the Goblin King, and he ain't happy! DISCUSSION: Rivers of London: Body Work Writer: Ben Aaronovich, Andrew Cartmel Artists: Lee Sullivan, Luis Guerrero Peter Grant looks look your average London police officer, but he is actually a part-time wizard in a very elite branch of the Metropolitan Police. It's his job to investigate those crimes that regular cops don't like to talk about because they often involve vampires or strange things in Underground tunnels. Peter's latest case features a self-driving killer automobile, a Serbian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a handsome drug dealer with a nice paisley scarf and a seemingly harmless wooden bench with a dark past! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
Cobwebbs: Cobwebbs have just recently released their second album on Sonic Masala records; ‘World Wide Webs’ is a strange yet abrasive rock record that builds on the strengths of their 2012 debut record. To put it simply, they’ve been writing better songs. As it turns out practice does make perfect. Members of the band also get involved in various other projects like: Barbiturates, Caterpillar Hood, Police Force, World War IV, Gold Shade. I hear the drummer even makes his own BBQ sauce. Recorded & mixed by Michael Whitney. Recorded at HappyFest, Brisbane. August 22nd 2014. ∑gg√e|n: ∑gg√e|n are hard to pin down, they’re not a conventional band. They have a situation similar to TISM, in that the band members prefer to adopt pseudonyms to mask their identity. ∑gg√e|n sound more like stoner metal than the alternative rock that TISM went for, although, both groups explore the philosophies of wankers and yobs, and the way of the world. Front-man Magnus ’Opus, a hairy mass of a man, he wails and moans like a more primal and less eloquent and ultimately taller Boyd Rice. There’s so much pain being expressed I’m not sure if these guys are suffering or loving every minute of it. Recorded by Michael Whitney. Mixed by Josh Watson. Recorded at HappyFest, Brisbane. August 22nd 2014. Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 8-9pm, Friday 5 September 2014. Show production and engineering: Josh Watson.
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
I'm relegated to podcasting from my local coffeehouse again, sorry about that. The ambient noise is MUCH worse than before as this joint has tile floors--a local hazzard. Apologies. I should have DSL at my Mom's house by tonight, but I wanted to get this posted before that. I'm already mighty late by previous East Coast standards.The trip, however, was successful, and we're all here safe and sound. Though, this morning's news filled me with dread as my darling husband has to fly back to New York saturday morning.World War IV, is what I'm hearing. WWIII was the Cold War, according to People I Trust.Sigh...Can't we all just get along?Even 'Liz and Darcy?This week, chapters 50-52!