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Guest:  @RyanKatsuRivera  Sponsors: @GFuelEnergy: use code RMTS for 20% off at checkout 0:00:00 Introducing The Number 1 Podcast Producer 0:01:01 Realizing we are really close 0:01:57 Being taken while in NYC 0:03:22 Being run up on with nun-chucks 0:05:41 Netflix AI makes all movies family movies 0:08:08 Husky backtalk 0:10:11 Joining Anthony Cumia and fighting distractions 0:12:19 Fallout TV Being filmed in Upstate NY 0:16:15 Call Of Duty Cheech and Chong Bundle 0:18:42 Foot surgery and being crushed 0:22:33 Use the Jesus and weird parenting hacks 0:25:51 Shane Gillis SNL return 0:28:50 The Amanda Show Created my weird sense of humor 0:30:48 Loving things you hate like Dane Cook and Nickelback 0:34:08 Fighting your landlord, and why small white crusty dogs are crusty 0:38:40 FPS Russia's Transformation inspired Ryan 0:42:41 Why Brandon Buckingham and Ricky Berwick are funny 0:46:12 Asking to join PKA and Opie and knowing were not done yet 0:51:31 Woke democrat says things you cant say 0:57:50 What men deal with daily 0:58:48 My 10 Yr Old Son destroys half a Fortnite lobby 1:01:02 Cameron Monaghan is a great joker! 1:07:47 Who doesn't love hot or not 01:13:57 Both Ryan and Zac are better than Young Jamie 01:18:34 Being forced to do impressions on camera 01:24:49 Harley vs John Morrison is inspiring 1:27:27 Playing Too Much DDR without a tail 1:33:20 RIP Ryan

Patrick discusses Joe Rogan's recent comments about David Grusch on his Podcast just after having Grusch on his podcast. He states that Grusch may be a "Useful Idiot" and that it's US military tech that's flying around and not ET tech. We take a look at a clip of Joe's comments and something Young Jamie brings up, as well, about David Grusch and Jesse Michels. Is Joe Flip Flopping on the UFO Topic?

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Meg and Joe get sucked into the stones and travel way back to Season One to recap Episode 8 "Both Sides Now". Young Jamie's loins are stirring, but will Claire return to the future?!?!?

It's a podcast about podcasts. Joe Rogan's Producer Jamie Vernon (AKA Young Jamie) joins the show to talk running the most successful podcast on earth and golfing in his spare time. Pull up the pod, sit back, and enjoy.Young Jamie///Instagram: @jamievernonFor a limited time, get 20% off the entire InsideTracker store.Just go to insidetracker.com/EALSHOWMy Body Tutor is givingThe Erik Anders Lang Show listeners $50 off their first month. To save $50 all you have to do is go to MyBodyTutor.com, join, and mentionThe Erik Anders Lang Show when they ask how you heard about them.Right now, Trade is offering new subscribers at a total of $30 off your first order plus free shipping when you go to drinktrade.com/ealshow. That's more than 40 cups of coffee for free.Craving more golf podcast content? Be sure to FOLLOW RGC Radio on Instagram @RGC.Radio and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel Random Golf Club Films!RANDOM GOLF CLUB///Web: www.randomgolfclub.comInstagram: @randomgolfclubTwitter: @randomgolfclubFacebook: www.facebook.com/randomgolfclubERIK ANDERS LANG///Web: www.erikanderslang.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/erikanderslangTwitter: www.twitter.com/erikanderslangFacebook: www.facebook.com/erikanderslangYouTube: www.youtube.com/user/eriklang12Stay up-to-date with the podcast by subscribing!

Hey listener, Steve Haldeman aka Quad Almighty is back and immediately tries to get your host's blood pressure to go through the roof. This time we're talking about our favorite movie franchises. Topics this week include: I can't even get to the plugs before Quad is already nitpicking about what a franchise is. I take the bait and we argue about the BCS ranking system in college football and agree on a few things too. What franchises were on your list that didn't make the cut? I'm so bored with Marvel. Aliens and I really need a Young Jamie. Loving Star Wars and loathing the prequels. Hollywood's lack of originality and struggling movie theaters. Slipping in some Boogie Nights talk. Going Beyond Thunderdome. Steve goes on a long rant about his love for LOTR. Your host Stans out for Danny Glover. Let's have a nonsensical argument about if Predator and Aliens is the same franchise. Predator vs. The World. Movies to watch in theaters. Quad thinks that all zombie movies exist in the same universe. Rocky talk (a potential future deep dive episode). What movies could become franchises? 

Brent Pella is a stand-up comedian and host of The Brent Pella Show ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brent-pella-show/id1499765674 ) ! His comedy sketches, celebrity impressions, and parody music videos have over 50 million views online, being best known for his impressions of Eminem, The Rock, and ‘Young Jamie' from the Joe Rogan podcast. Today, Katy and Brent talk about comedy and politics, cancel culture, and doing everything in life at 100%. Brent shares what it was like to work with Kobe Bryant at basketball camp, and why Kobe's “Mamba Mentality” was so powerful and impactful on the people around him. Brent also shares his morning routine, how quarantine made him more intentional with his time, and why we need to normalize changing our minds. Today on Crying Behind Sunglasses: * Mamba Mentality: doing everything in your life at 100% * What it was like to work at basketball camp with Kobe Bryant * The divisiveness of politics & the labeling of comedians * Killing trolls with niceness and promoting positivity online * Time management & what quarantine taught Brent about himself * Cancel culture and expectations for people who get canceled This show is supported by : * BetterHelp | Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/cryingbehindpod ( https://www.betterhelp.com/start/?go=true&gor=start%C2%AC_found%3D1&transaction_id=1024a2c0b8611f1dce0637e682429a&utm_campaign=123&utm_content=&utm_medium=Desktop&utm_source=affiliate&utm_term=cryingbehindpod ) Follow Brent: * Instagram: @brentpella ( https://www.instagram.com/brentpella/ ) ; @brentsfood ( https://www.instagram.com/brentsfood/ ) * Website: brentpella.com ( https://brentpella.com/ ) * Podcast: The Brent Pella Show ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brent-pella-show/id1499765674 ) * YouTube: Brent Pella ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4khWMmMODpHD0Bt-6HPO2A ) Connect with Katy: * Podcast Instagram: @cryingbehindpod ( https://www.instagram.com/cryingbehindpod/ ) * Katy's Instagram: @katydolle ( https://www.instagram.com/katydolle/?hl=en ) * Episode Guide: cryingbehindpod.com ( https://www.cryingbehindpod.com/ ) * Facebook Group: Crying Behind Sunglasses ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/cryingbehindpod ) This show is produced by Soulfire Productions ( http://soulfireproductionsco.com/ )

On this episode of TPLS/2, we are opening the yearbooks and selecting the popular kids for superlatives. By  popular kids, we mean 90s “rock” songs. That's right, this episode we will be choosing some 90's tunes based on a matching senior superlative.My guests today are the original members of Straight Path Caleb Butcher, Lane Hum, and Derek Morris. Derek was kicked out of the band because Straight Path went through a phase where they felt like a bass player was not necessary. Come to find out, a bass player is actually pretty important. Caleb and Lane are now in a band called Space Mafia based out of Chicago, IL.In this episode we choose songs based off of these familiar senior superlatives:Most Athletic, Class Clown, Most Artistic, Most Likely To Succeed, Best Couple, Best Dressed, Most Unforgettable, Biggest Flirt, Most 90's, Best All Around. This episode was not possible without Dustin Morris.Lane's Mom gave all of his clothes away because he had already peaked in how he was dressing.Gary Glitter is a real person apparently.The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame should change their name to The Music Hall of Fame.The Punctually Late Show has found their own “Young Jamie.”What's more ridiculous? The Floss or the Chicken Dance.Lifeguards at local aquatic centers have no idea what they are missing by looking up from their phones. "NAAAAAAAATTUUUUUURE! Goulet!”Radiohead is further solidified as a terrible band.Metallica ruined Napster, but they did not ruin cover songs.MTV's newest show “Cancelled” is going to make us millions. By millions I mean millions in debt.Need a song to dedicate to an event in your life? The Offspring have your back.Derek proposed to his wife listening to a local metal band.We do not own the rights to the RHCP song played in the show. I honestly didn't know it existed until this episode.Like Chris Gaines was Garth Brooks, Kurt Cobain was Alan JacksonThis episode is brought to you by Tablow Roasting Co. The greatest coffee known to man. Get your coffee local and stop wasting your money on subpar coffee. Be sure to Like and Share the Facebook page and Follow us on Instagram. The more you interact on our pages with likes and comments, the more eyes and ears we get on the show. Drop us your thoughts in the comment sections, hit the like buttons and help us do our part in getting back to making the world a better place!Your written reviews and 5 star ratings encourage us to keep cranking out content and also helps others find the Show. If you like what you hear - Subscribe to the show, share us on social media and hook us up with some hilarious and positive reviews! check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcastsSupport the show (https://cash.app/$punctuallylate)

This week, we're catching up with Carey Mulligan's adventure outside of period dramas, Promising Young Woman. Then, it's project time: three people, three Jamie Foxx movies, three people who blew it. We blew it, guys! None of these are gonna knock Collateral or Vice out of the top Foxx spot! They include Stealth, which is about a plane and isn't really a Jamie Foxx movie, Law Abiding Citizen, which is what would happen if you took all the good stuff out of Ricochet and Any Given Sunday, which is actually okay because of drugs and Kid Rock and Tucker's explanation of how he perceives all sports movies as being in one long continuity.

After a night of drinking, Jordan and Jesus embrace the challenge of a Sports theme podcast. Armed with a lot of alcohol and recording equipment at their disposal, and with a little help from Alex Olague playing the role of Young Jamie, we discuss NFL playoff picture, who we like. We talk about Shaq vs Kobe, and of course we talk UFC. Follow us as we try our hand at sports podcast.

The First Clever Name Podcast Stash Race has officially started and Martin will shave his face to see if he can grow a mustache thicker than Ryans, while Ryan has a month head start. Jack From The Just Conversation Podcast joins us to be our "Young Jamie" and is critical in helping Ryan find his new favorite show "Sex Factor" where 8 amateur guys and 8 amateur girls compete in a house to be the next big porn star. We check out the contestants and pick our favorites to win. Tune in next week to find who won. Ryan is a certified Dr. Shaman and is ready to take Martin on a vision quest with DMT. We close off with Jess's Shitty Video Of The Week and its horrible. 

This week we reflect on smoking weed and driving, car accidents, needing weed to drive, getting pulled over, tokes on the road, living in a car, stashing weed, Joe Rogan forced to cancel Kanye West podcast, did Young Jamie get 'COVID' from Spotify?, Trump Says He'll 'Kiss the Guys and Beautiful Women' at Florida Rally https://youtu.be/aark8ErN1vs, Trump Pennsylvania rally: "I will kiss every guy, man and woman" https://youtu.be/sSkvffPdcxw Canadian professor's website helps Russia spread disinformation says U.S. State Department https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/russian-disinformation-global-research-website-1.5767208, 6 Russian military officers charged with a worldwide cyberattack https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/russian-nationals-charged-justice-department/index.html, New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin suspended after allegedly masturbating on work Zoom call https://nationalpost.com/news/world/new-yorker-writer-jeffrey-toobin-suspended-after-allegedly-masturbating-on-work-zoom-call-report, U.S. Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/google-antitrust-1.5769105 & more... Thanks for listening to RAP DRUGS POD: the Research And Psychedelic Drugs Show, from Jason & Todd - you can watch the pod here: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1mrxmEyLPyqxy?autoplay New episodes for #theRAPDrugsPod go live every Sunday IG TV > https://instagram.com/rapdrugspod Twitter > https://twitter.com/rapdrugspod Periscope > https://pscp.tv/rapdrugspod/follow YouTube (clips) > https://youtube.com/channel/UC7-KjFai4_I1Uhd3xaRQExg Merch > https://teespring.com/stores/rapdrugs Pay-What-You-Can > https://paypal.me/rapdrugspod Contact: therapdrugspod@gmail.com (202) 594-9466 © 2020 - Bong Toke Productions. All Rights Reserved. Support the show by purchasing from our affiliates: Swift CBD Oil Spray here, CBD Pure Oils, Softgels, Creams & for Pets here, Web Hosting with GreenGeeks here, Get TubeBuddy here

I finally get Toby behind the mic and it was amazing! He fracks islands in Animal Crossing, he hates tent cities (especially the fucking solar panels) He likes beer and whiskey, and oh yeah, hes a combat vet. He's kind, hes calm, he's easy going, until you go shooting with him, or even worse, play Mario Kart! Fighting for our freedoms and risking his life with 70% expected casualties on a mission? No big deal. But drop that Nintendo 64 controller in his hands and shit gets SERIOUS!! Also Andrew creeps in the background and fills the shoes of my "Young Jamie". Grab a drink, you're gonna need it..... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcastpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/barcastpodcast/support

Rest in peace Derrick... you will be missed. Shout out to Bert and LeeAnn Kreischer for continuing to inspire and entertain us! Shout out to Chris Titus, Adam Carolla, Adam Sandler, and everyone out there promoting the positive. Joe Rogan, you are missed in LA for sure, and I'm not even there, but you've proven that you can do what you do from anywhere. Whitney Cummings you are deemed by Bert as the new LA Rogan, but I hear you're moving too. Bert, you can move too in a few years once the kids are grown, or you could become the new LA Rogan sir. You have the connections, you are building your studio, Halston Ray has basically been your "Young Jamie" for a while new. Keep at it and you can do it all yourself sir. I hope to do this on a scale big enough to one day have a reason you'd want me on, or be a guest on my podcast, even if it's a quick zoom. Interested?? Zoom, beer in hand, no need to leave your house brother... have LeeAnn on too Bert. :) Love ya both. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/joshua-peek/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshua-peek/support

The Dastardly Dangerous Adventures of Darbies the Cat Chapter Five: My big Fat Cat Wedding Written and Produced by Travis Scarbro and Ashley Scarbro Original Score and Theme Song by Travis Scarbro Original song "The Final Vow is Doomed" written and composed by Travis Scarbro and Ashley Scarbro Theme show cover and original artwork by PYRHAAA The Players of this adventure are as follows:   Heath Allyn as Darbies and Guard #2 Ty Anderson as Old Willie and Guard #1 Travis Scarbro as Little Gary, Fang, and Guard #4 Shane Hill as James Baxter and Guard #3 Ashley Scarbro as Princess Darcy, Young Jamie and Mouse in Crowd #2  Stephanie Németh-Parker as The Dread Pirate Su-Zu Samantha Brown as Shelly the snake and Mouse in Crowd #1  Carmina Manley as various crowd Raphael de framond as various crowd and Michael Song as The Narrator    ©2020 Strange Fantasy Productions

The Dastardly Dangerous Adventures of Darbies the Cat Chapter Three: Snakes Tongues Are Meant For More Than Kissing Written and Produced by Travis Scarbro and Ashley Scarbro Original Score and Theme Song by Travis Scarbro Theme show cover and original artwork by PYRHAAA The Players of this adventure are as follows:   Heath Allyn as Darbies   Travis Scarbro as Little Gary, Dong-Dong, and Snake Singers   Ty Anderson as Old Willie, Lee-Lee, and King Pepe   Stephanie Németh-Parker as The Dread Pirate Su-Zu   Ashley Scarbro as Young Jamie, Deputy D.A. MoMo, and Snake Singers   Samantha Brown as KiKi   Carmina Manley as FiFi, The Court Clerk, and Snake Singers   Shane Hill as Lord Oliver Brenden Frazier the Fourth, The Bailiff, and Snake Singers   Raphael De Framond as Snake Jury    and Michael Song as The Narrator    ©2020 Strange Fantasy Productions

The Dastardly Dangerous Adventures of Darbies the Cat Chapter Two: Of Mice and Ghouls Written and Produced by Travis Scarbro and Ashley Scarbro Original Score and Theme Song by Travis Scarbro Theme show cover and original artwork by PYRHAAA The Players of this adventure are as follows:   Heath Allyn as Darbies   Travis Scarbro as Little Gary, Banished Ghost Crew Member, and Ghost Crew Singer   Stephanie Németh-Parker as The Dread Pirate Su-Zu   Ty Anderson as Honchies   Ashley Scarbro as Young Jamie   Samantha Brown as Madam Lorraine   Carmina Manley as Ghost Crew Singer    Raphael De Framond as Ghost Crew Member   and Michael Song as The Narrator    ©2020 Strange Fantasy Productions

The Dastardly Dangerous Adventures of Darbies the Cat Chapter One: You've Got To Be Kitten Me Written and Produced by Travis Scarbro and Ashley Scarbro Original Score and Theme Song by Travis Scarbro Theme show cover and original artwork by PYRHAAA Heath Allyn as Darbies   Travis Scarbro as Little Gary, Prostitute Pig, Swedish post fish #1, and Gutter Cat Father   Samantha Brown as Madam Lorraine    Ty Anderson as Pelican Dock Master and Swedish post fish #2   Ashley Scarbro as Young Jamie, Various prostitutes, prostitute singers, and Street Dog #2   Shane Hill as Street Dog #1   Carmina Manley as Prostitute Fish and prostitute singers    Raphael De Framond as Crew Member Kenny    and Michael Song as The Narrator    ©2020 Strange Fantasy Productions

Hello fellow isolators and welcome to the Midrange Group Chat. Today, some of the members of the Midrange team got together remotely to talk about pretty much whatever came to mind. This round we are joined by Mickey, Jamie, Dan, and Tristan. While there is some unavoidable speculation regarding what will come from this new way of life, the team tries to focus on some potential silver linings of what the world will look like on the end of the quarantine. How will we behave around each other, what standards will we hold our leaders to, how will we view the role and context of the economy? Elsewhere the team discusses the joys of making mixtapes, our ideal dream team of fellow quarantine buddies, and Dan's plants. They are great. find the episode on the Apple Music and Spotify pages for both Beats on Repeat and Track and Food, as well as on Midrange. Thanks friends!

Hello fellow isolators and welcome to the Midrange Group Chat. Today, some of the members of the Midrange team got together remotely to talk about pretty much whatever came to mind. This round we are joined by Mickey, Jamie, Dan, and Tristan. While there is some unavoidable speculation regarding what will come from this new way of life, the team tries to focus on some potential silver linings of what the world will look like on the end of the quarantine. How will we behave around each other, what standards will we hold our leaders to, how will we view the role and context of the economy? Elsewhere the team discusses the joys of making mixtapes, our ideal dream team of fellow quarantine buddies, and Dan's plants. They are great. find the episode on the Apple Music and Spotify pages for both Beats on Repeat and Track and Food, as well as on Midrange. Thanks friends!

“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.” In this episode of Made You Think, Neil and Nat discuss The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. In this book we learn about the Legend of Sisyphus and his never-ending toil. How to find meaning in the struggle and hope for the future. “The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks and this fate is no less absurd but it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious.” We cover a wide range of topics, including: Meaning of life, Suicide, Law & Death Evolution, the Brain as an Illusion & the Decline of Religion Tangents on Tesla, Twilight Zone & Twitter The Absurd Man, Consciousness and Japanese Duels And much more. Please enjoy, and be sure to grab a copy of The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus You can also listen on Google Play Music, SoundCloud, YouTube, or in any other podcasting app by searching “Made You Think.” If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our episode on The Elephant in the Brain for more on taboo subjects of the mind or our episode on The Book of Five Rings for ideas on philosophy and a retrospective look over life. Be sure to join our mailing list to find out about what books are coming up, giveaways we're running, special events, and more. Links from the Episode Mentioned in the show Syphilis  [02:10] Antibiotics [02:21] Suicides [03:06] Meaning of life [03:35] Ethics [03:56] Metaphysics [03:57] Antinatalism [04:27] Evolution [05:48] Humanity [05:54] Post Modernists [07:05] Last Will and Testament [07:32] Absurd Man [08:50] Freakonomics Podcast – The Suicide Paradox [11:34] Euthanasia [12:30] Libertarianism [13:15] Stroke [13:24] Prohibition [13:48] Morphine [14:02] Life Insurance [14:16] Hospice Care [14:27] Painkiller Medication [16:57] Facilitated Suicide [17:11] Malpractice [17:24] Hospital [17:53] Liability [18:05] DNR [18:53] Washington [19:24] Legality of Cannabis[19:30] Alcohol Laws [19:44] California [19:50] Colorado [19:51] Byzantine [19:57] Mississippi [20:13] Texas [20:14] Pennsylvania [20:14] Nebraska [20:15] Lawsuit [20:44] Small Breweries [20:51] Lobbying [20:53] Alabama [20:58] Government [21:22] Nanny state [21:47] Austin [22:12] Dallas [22:19] Houston [22:20] Pickup Trucks [22:40] Red Pill [23:20] Atheist [23:50] God [23:53] Consciousness [24:36] Solipsism [27:58] World Simulation [28:15] Automaton [28:38] The Matrix [28:44] Costa Rica [34:19] Dog Refuge in Costa Rica [34:24]   Japanese Duels [36:59] Akane no Mai – Westworld episode on Musashi [37:10] Character Map [38:14] Kindle X-Ray [38:57] Game of Thrones [39:35] Emergency Awesome - YouTube [39:51] Click (film) [42:31] Post Religious [46:12] Secular [46:19] Genetics [47:32] Nihilism [47:45] Nationalism [48:01] Dichotomy [49:22] Hedonism [53:24] Ivory Tower [56:07] Intellectual Yet Idiot [56:09] Frugality [57:44] Stoicism [57:45] Minimalism [58:25] Confirmation Bias [59:10] Rome [59:54] Amazon [01:00:10] Amazon Valuation [01:00:23] Microsoft [01:01:13] Netflix [01:01:18] Apple [01:01:25] Nokia [01:01:43] Twitter [01:01:47] iPhone [01:01:49] Google [01:02:08] IMDb [01:02:32] Alexa [01:02:46] Twitch [01:02:59] Zappos [01:03:00] Pillpack [01:03:03] Audible [01:03:05] Kiva Systems [01:03:06] Goodreads [01:03:08] Stack Overflow [01:03:15] Basecamp [01:03:17] Domo [01:03:17] Business Insider [01:03:18] Washington Post [01:03:21] LivingSocial [01:03:27] AmazonBasics [01:03:40] Tesla [01:03:57] Hyperloop Transportation System [01:04:28] Legend of Sisyphus – Wikipedia [01:07:52] Nomad lifestyle [01:22:37] A Nice Place to Visit - Twilight Zone episode [01:23:02] Uncomfortable Reading – Neil Soni [1:24:14] Crony Belief [01:26:06] Lindy Rule [01:26:24] Gestalt [01:26:49] Guardians of the Galaxy [01:26:59] Disney [01:27:08] New York Times [01:27:43] Wall Street Journal [01:27:44] Harvard discrimination [01:31:01] Books mentioned The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb [05:01] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) Sapiens by Yuval Harari [05:27] (Nat’s notes) (part I, part II) Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch [05:29] (book episode) Darwin’s Dangerous Idea by Daniel Dennett [05:32] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) The Stranger by Albert Camus [08:22] Mastery by Robert Greene [09:55] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) Cowboy Conservatism by Sean Cunningham [21:14] Homo Deus by Yuval Harari [24:23] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler [25:07] (Nat’s notes) (Neil's notes) (book episode) I am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter [26:41] Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter [26:47] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi [37:13] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy [38:06] The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey [44:58] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) Letters from a Stoic by Seneca [58:36] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) Happy Accidents by Morton A. Meyers [01:17:39] (book episode) Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse [01:17:56] (book episode) The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang [01:41:56] (book episode) The Jungle by Upton Sinclair [01:25:40] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) People mentioned Albert Camus Anthony Bourdain [03:01] Young Jamie [06:44] Joe Rogan [06:44] Kafka [07:28] Jordan Peterson [23:57] (12 Rules For Life episode) Musashi [37:02] (The Book of Five Rings episode) Adam Sandler [42:22] Yuval Harari [46:58] (Homo Deus episode, Sapiens episodes Part I, Part II) Seneca [57:56] (Letters from a Stoic episode) Tim Ferriss [58:30] Epictetus [59:27] Jeff Bezos [59:53] Elon Musk [01:05:00] Nietzsche [01:06:37] Dostoevsky [01:12:05] Mark Manson [01:21:57] Nassim Taleb [01:25:39] (Antifragile episode, Skin in the Game episode) James Gunn [01:26:47] Sarah Jeong [01:27:57] Andrew Yang [01:41:46] (War on Normal People episode, Q&A episode) Show Topics 01:28 – This week’s episode is Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. It is a philosophical book exploring the meaning of life, questioning if suicide is ever the rational choice. Themes include, humans questioning their cosmic significance and when life is a struggle, is it still worth living? 06:19 – The book is an essay in 4 sections, Absurd Reasoning, Absurd Man, Absurd Creation & Myth of Sisyphus. Camus was insecure about his work, similarly to Kafka who didn’t wish for his uncompleted works to be published after his death. Camus’ other work, The Stranger, was good, entertaining but it’s easy to hate the main character. Having read more by Camus it’s easier to understand his other works better. 10:03 – Taboo topic of suicide, often discussed as a wholly bad thing and something we should prevent at all costs. This book is a personal exploration of whether or not it makes sense. There are plenty of statistics to suggest that talking about suicide and reporting on suicides causes an increase. We have a natural aversion to talking about it. This essay is an argument against it as none of the reasons presented for it are considered convincing. 12:40 – For those in unbearable pain, what is the compassionate thing to do? This directly competes with the human with the human instinct for not ending a life. If someone is in pain, should it be illegal to let them go? Is it cruel and selfish to extend someone’s life artificially? The practice of assisted suicide still exists even though illegal but just via more illicit means. 14:38 – Insurance has no incentive to keep people alive as they stop paying out for care but hospitals stop getting paid when people die. Waiting for people to pass naturally is often a long drawn out process. Hospitals have to be vigilant in these situations before death to avoid malpractice lawsuits. Their desire is to minimize liability when someone does die. It is often a morally difficult decision for families. Legality of negative actions (not giving an intervention) vs positive action (assisting or speeding up the process of dying). 19:31 – Laws around alcohol and cannabis. Texas is very polarized compared to other states like Pennsylvania. 22:37 – “Living naturally is never easy, you continue making the gestures commanded by existence for many reasons. the first of which is habit. Dying voluntarily implies that you've recognized even instinctively the ridiculous character of that habit. The absence of any profound reason for living, the insane character of that daily agitation and the uselessness of suffering” 24:00 – The brain as an illusion. Consciousness doesn’t have much control, just along for the ride. Can often result in a feeling of chaos or overwhelm. Hard to explain this concept to others not familiar with these subjects. Internal vs external experience of “I”, sub personalities and the internal chatter of the mind. It’s hard to consider that everyone experiences that about themselves. Considering everyone has their own unique experiences, it’s easier to think that it’s just me and the world and you’re all part of the simulation. Perhaps everyone else's consciousness is a figment of our imagination. 29:16 – Determinism vs Free Will & Evolution vs God. You can also think there is third option between non free-will and non determinism, where your brain is still deciding things, there is free will but it’s not yours. Very philosophical episode so far, contemplating the randomness in the universe. 32:07 – Man’s attachment to life. We get into the habit of living (surviving) before we acquire the habit of thinking. Animalian Drive, social bonds and the coexistence behaviors of other animals like chimps & dogs. Human’s drive to co-operate overrides our other urges. However scarcity causes confrontation. 35:52 – Violent crime can be thought of as failure of the cognitive mind. Crime levels show that we co-exist together relatively peacefully. Especially considering density of population, e.g on the island of Manhattan, most of which haven’t killed someone while living there. Getting through lengthy books, taking notes and needing character maps to follow plot. 40:27 – “Rising, streetcar, four hours in the office or the factory, meal, streetcar, four hours of work, meal, sleep. And Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday according to the same rhythm. This path is easily followed most of the time but one day the ‘why’ arises and everything begins in that weariness tinged with amazement begins. This is important weariness comes at the end of the acts of a mechanical life, but at the same time it inaugurates the impulse of consciousness.” Meaningless of the routine. Moment of clarity after extended periods of working hard. The movie Click and fast forwarding through the autonomous parts of life. How often are you in the driver's seat? How often is life on autopilot? Autopilot can used as a function to get out of your own way. You couldn’t function if you were aware of the absurdity of life for your whole day at your factory job. That would cause more suffering. You have to be satisfied with your life so that when the consciousness comes in you don’t feel weary of how absurd it is. 45:38 – “He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world” Changing notions of religion, no longer an unhesitant belief - without religion people are now ‘woke’. Science answers the how and what but doesn’t answer the why. Science and religion should be separate. If religion and nationalism are fading away, what are we a part of then? Jordan Peterson is an example of figureheads that people are looking up to in place of religion. Externalize the meaning of our lives onto these people - like an over obsessive mother who won’t let their child grow up, or obsession in romantic relationships. 49:13 – There is no objective meaning of life however we have an innate longing and desire for meaning - how do you reconcile those two things? “The mind's first step is to distinguish what is true from what is false. However, as soon as the thought reflects on itself what it first discovers is a contradiction. Of whom and what indeed can I say I know that? This heart within me I can feel and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch and I likewise judge that it exists. There ends all my knowledge and the rest is construction for if I tried to seize this self of which I feel sure. If I try to define a to summarize it it is nothing but water slipping through my fingers.” 50:06 – What does the mind do that the brain doesn’t do? We are always stuck within that contradiction. Lots of overlapping themes with GEB episode. “If through science I can seize phenomena and enumerate them I cannot for all that apprehend the world. Were I to trace its entire relief with my finger I should not know anymore” Simply having the data from science isn’t the same as understanding and knowing. The mind is like water dripping through fingers, we can’t hold on to the concept. “What is absurd is the confrontation of the irrational and the wild longing for clarity whose call echoes in the human heart. The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. At this point of his effort, man stands face to face the irrational, he feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.” We want to be happy and we want reasons for existing but the world has nothing to offer us we can never find an external explanation for being and so we either have to create one ourselves or just accept that we will never have one. It’s a hard concept to be comfortable with. 52:51 – Chapter 2. Examples of the absurd life. Revolt, Freedom, Passion. It's the actor who recognizes that everything is ephemeral. Life ends at the end of the role. Mini universes are created within plays. The actor - in those 3 hours he travels the whole course of the dead-end path that the men in the audience take a lifetime to cover. You can sit and observe an actor but you can never do that with your own life. 54:40 – The Conqueror. Fighting and taking action, demands respect. Not sitting thinking. But they are not contemplating their life. Comparison of the conqueror to business. Choosing action over contemplation. 56:47 – Who is the "I". Discussing this topic makes you very self aware. These observations are not reasons not to pursue things in life. Stoicism and Minimalism are great philosophies for people who don’t want to feel bad about giving up on their goals. However some people interpret Stoicism as saying to go for your goals. There is fun in accomplishment. Your mindset is often reflected in what you’re reading. Our differing mindset applies different meanings to the same books. Our minds don’t hold on to thoughts we disagree with. We extract what is valuable. Our struggles and wealth can play a part on our viewpoint. Epictetus in poverty vs Seneca with wealth. 01:00:00 – Tangent. Modern wealth, Jeff Bezos and the escalating new heights of wealth. Which tech companies would you be least surprised to not exist in 10 years? Amazon, IPO’s, Tesla and stock prices. 01:06:05 – Humans long for happiness and reason but absurdity is born from our need and the silence of the world. It’s a philosophical contradiction. Nietzsche said we had killed God in becoming God ourselves. That we are taking power and trying to be the arbiters of our faith. We decide what is meaningful. The goal is to not wait for heaven in the afterlife but to create that eternal meaningful life here. 01:07:42 – The Myth of Sisyphus. He defied the Gods and put Death in chains so that no human needed to die. When Death was liberated and it became time for Sisyphus to die, he tried to escape. The Gods decided to punish him for all of eternity. He would push a rock up a mountain and upon reaching the top, the rock would roll down again leaving Sisyphus to start over. Is Camus saying that we are all Sisyphus now? Trying to defy death? Stuck in the absurd meaningless tasks of life. Despite being the Absurd Man, Sisyphus has accepted his fate and continues doing it. “He is as much through his passions as through his torture. His scorn of the Gods, his hatred of death and his passion for life won him that unspeakable penalty in which the whole being is exerted toward accomplishing nothing. This is the price that must be paid for the passions of this Earth.” Trying to live eternal life here on Earth means we have condemned ourselves to the meaningless repetition. We are doing this senseless toil and we are occasionally conscious of it and trying to find meaning. To live a meaningful life you stay in the routine and stay “unwoke”. Once you’re conscious of the absurdity of life and try to do something about it you are trying to become like God. 01:11:59 – However there is meaning in the task itself, there’s a happy ending to this story. Camus was saying there’s not a God but there doesn’t have to be for your life to have meaning. There is hope in the returning steps of Sisyphus. “A face that toils so close to stones is already stone itself. I see that man going back down with a heavy yet measured step, toward the torment of which he will never know the end. That hour, like a breathing space which returns as surely as his suffering, that is the hour of consciousness. At each of those moments when he leaves the heights and gradually sinks toward the layers of the Gods, he is superior to his fate. He is stronger than his rock.” In those moments, walking back down after the rock, he still has some control and he is conscious of it. 01:14:24 – “I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain, one always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks, he too concludes that all is well. The universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futiile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night filled mountain in itself forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” 01:15:03 – “All of Sisyphus' silent joy is contained therein. His fate belongs to him. His rock is his thing.” A struggle can make your life meaningful. Tackling a goal can be uplifting. Finite and infinite games and horizon thinking idea. Goals as directional, metrics to shoot for. Being obsessed with a goal you ignore other opportunities and miss out on serendipitous discoveries. Tangent on goal setting, and adapting and changing the goal as you progress. Reaching the goal is not what makes you happy. You have to enjoy the struggle. 01:22:29 – The appeal of a nomadic life. However living the easy, happy life isn’t possible all of the time. Only by losing, does winning mean anything. Sisyphus can choose how he feels about the struggle. 01:23:22 – It’s very easy to keep reading books you already agree with, to avoid struggling with difficult feelings. When you read things that challenge your belief, feeling and challenging that discomfort is something necessary to do. Discriminating some races feels wrong while others not. 01:32:30 – “For the rest of men he knows himself to be the master of his days. At that subtle moment when man glances backward over his life. Sisyphus returning toward his rock in that slight pivoting he contemplates that series of unrelated actions, which become his fate, created by him combined under his memories eye and soon sealed by his death. Thus convinced of the holy human origin of all that is human, a blind man eager to see, who knows that the night has no end, he is still on the go, the rock is still rolling.” The book ends on a hopeful note, answers the question of suicide. 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Drums of Autumn Chapter 35-36 Week 19 “Not So Hot on Her Trail” Summary: Brianna and the Murrays secure her passage to the Colonies. She shows her big heart and Fraser stubbornness when she insists on taking the contract of a young teenage girl instead of a strapping male to be her servant. She leaves Scotland with sadness and loss for the place and family she has known for such a short time. Roger experiences déjà vu as he walked through Inverness in 1769. He finds Brianna in the passenger books and secures himself passage as a seaman. He'll be on his way to the Colonies the next day. Inside the Chapters: Chapter 35 Bon Voyage At the port of Inverness, the desperate and needy people remind Brianna of puppies at the pound. She wants to help all of them. Young Jamie and Ian Murray are helping secure her passage and encourage her to find someone who can travel with her as a servant to keep her safe and assist her with anything she needs. Of course, she didn't think she needed a servant. That stubborn Fraser bloodline. Though annoyed with the Fraser/Murray menfolk, she is thankful to know her mother is safe in the Colonies with Jamie, her father. He sprang to life for her when she read his letters. Young Jamie tries to get her to choose a manservant. She is not impressed with the pickings on the dock (p608, Nook). Distracted by delicious smelling hot beef pastries, Brianna pushes her way through to buy one. Her height makes quite a stir (p609, Nook). Feeling self-conscious, she retreats to eat. The self-consciousness does not abate with her knowing she lacks undergarments as is the 18th century way. As soon as she bites into the warm bridie, she forgets about everything else (p610, Nook). She notices a slight, fair man looking to get her attention. He is looking for someone to take on his daughter as a servant. He cannot afford to keep her, and a man will ill sexual intent is going to buy her contract. The man is embarrassed by what he's certain will happen to his daughter if he doesn't find someone quickly to secure her contract. A veritable “pound puppy” is wheedling into her heart. She cannot say no even though her Murray relatives are unhappy with her taking on Lizzie Weymss. Clever Brianna has it her way when she has Lizzie eat some of her food. The girl owes her. Brianna presses her advantage over the men (p615, Nook). Young Jamie and Ian reluctantly agree. She too has the Fraser stubbornness (p615, Nook).  Joseph Weymss loved his daughter so much he put her on a ship to the Colonies with a stranger, so she could have a better life even though he might not see her again.  As the ship leaves shore, Brianna is feeling sad about leaving this place and the family she barely knows. Regardless of the newness of knowledge about her paternity and culture, she feels no less grieved than saying goodbye to her mother or losing her father, Frank. Lizzie, on the other hand, was seeming not distressed in the least, though Brianna suspected deeper feeling underneath the veneer. The two shared the arisaid Jenny had given Brianna for warmth.  She knows it will be okay. She has survived all the parting of ways up until now, and she will no doubt survive this. Though she wished she could've stayed longer in Scotland. She would return to Scotland and Roger after she follows through with her plans. She feels the bracelet of silver Roger gave her warmed from her skin. Tears fell silently from Lizzie's eyes. Brianna wiped them away without a word. They stood there still as could be until they could see Scotland no more. Chapter 36 You Can't Go Home Again Inverness, July 1769 Roger walks around Inverness. It is different and the same. He notices the similarities and what's missing, like Reverend Wakefield's church and manse. Where the manse would be built the area is filled with foliage, cinquefoil, sweet broom, and a small rowan sapling. The smell of car fumes was replaced by the distant tang of raw sewage. The churches were missing, but Loch Ness looked much the same. As he walks, he notices Mountgerald a large home at the end of High Street that was built with human sacrifice in the foundation (p619, Nook). He opens the door to a pub with a sense of déjà vu. The name of the pub was different, but it smelled like beer. His first sip was surprising in its strength. He heard the business of a port pub being done around him. He notices a ship's captain interviewing those who wanted to emigrate to the Colonies. He listened unobtrusively to see where the ship was heading and what the different levels of passage entailed and cost. If money were an issue, people would enter indenture as a means to travel. Roger witnesses a family getting sized up for this purpose. Roger leaves the pub and knows he doesn't have enough funds for travel. He was only able to collect a small amount of coin before going through the stones. Roger ponders the ways he could travel to the Colonies. He could work for more passage money. Unfortunately, it could take him a year or more to earn enough. First, he must find her among the passenger lists, so he's sure where she's gone. The harbormaster's office is in the same location it is in the future (p623, Nook). Roger painstakingly goes through the passenger ledgers looking for Brianna Randall. It took more than one slow read through. He wonders about some of the names he sees on the pages. If he didn't find her in the pages, he would head to Lallybroch. Finally, he reaches a name, Brianna Fraser. She was going by Fraser. She had taken the Phillip Alonzo to Charleston, South Carolina on July 4, 1769.  Why South Carolina? No other ships went to North Carolina in July, so she must have picked the closest destination with the plan to travel overland once she arrived. He struggles with surety that it is her, but he presses forward. It was a big enough risk for him to follow her through the stones, and now to board a ship to the Colonies without knowing for certain. He's a driven and brave man. Roger learns there's a ship heading to the Colonies in short order, the Gloriana. Captain Bonnet is the man to see to secure his spot as a seaman. He finds Captain Bonnet in the pub. He gives his name as MacKenzie, thinking he could do what Brianna had done. Roger finds Bonnet to disconcert him. His green eyes penetrated Roger uncomfortably. With position secured, Roger is to report for duty by sundown. Roger sizes up Bonnet as a man who seeks out and takes advantage of any weakness (p628, Nook). Both chapters are building tension, expectation, with the action rising. We are going to see exactly what Roger is made of during his journey. We already are seeing the grit Brianna has within. Imagine Brianna's response to What's Coming up? Chapters 37-39 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you're reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook All images are Wiki Commons. Click on picture for attribution link. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below! Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

Drums of Autumn Chapter 34 Week 18 “Lallybroch” Summary:  Brianna did it. She went through the stones. She arrives at Lallybroch. She meets the Murrays to their surprise and happiness. She also meets a vengeful woman and her brother. Brianna stands up for herself and her mother. A lengthy letter makes it wild and worth the trip. She bonds with her Uncle. She clears the air of her intention. She connects with this place so a part of her though she's never been. To the Colonies, she will go.  Inside the Chapter: Chapter 34 Lallybroch Scotland, June 1769 Brianna is on horseback. Brutus is his name. He flawlessly, if not swiftly has carried her on General Wade's old military roads, the bad roads, and the red deer track trails on her way to Lallybroch. She looks out over the valley below and sees Lallybroch. It matches the description her mother told her, down to the kailyard. Rising smoke from the chimney indicates someone is home. She is nervous and excited. Who would she meet first? Will they believe her story of who she was and why she had come? Her story was based on as much truth as possible. She brought evidence with her. They would have to believe her. Could her parents be there right now? A horse carrying a tall brown-haired man approaches her from behind. He was wary of her until he got close enough to realize she was a woman. She's a big woman and looks like a man from a distance. This is to her advantage when traveling alone. She tells the man her name, he's puzzled and shares his with her, Jamie Fraser Murray of Broch Tuarach (p576, Nook). His reaction is perfect. Jenny is going to birth some form of an animal to be sure.  Brianna notices the carved lintel over the door, Fraser, 1716 it said. Brianna instinctively ducks while going through the door (p576, Nook). She thinks how little family she has in the twentieth century, one distant cousin of her dad Frank. Here she will have a large family connection to her. Jamie's son Matthew goes running past being chased by his sister Janet. Matthew comments on Brianna's choice of clothing (p578, Nook). Matthew discloses Jenny and Ian are in the back parlor with a man and a woman who are eating a large amount of food. Jamie sends the boy to get his granny, Jenny. Jamie tries to get Janet to guess who Brianna is related to. She figures it out with great surprise. Enter Jenny Murray (p579, Nook). Just as Young Jamie is introducing Brianna, the woman from the parlor joins the group (p579, Nook). Jenny admonishes Laoghaire for her foolishness and tells her this is a lass, not a man. Laoghaire looks at Brianna for the first time (p580, Nook). The realization Jamie Fraser could have married again chills Brianna to the bone.  She thinks of her mother and is horrified she could have found Jamie with another wife when she went through the stones. She wants to run out of the house and keep on running. She is like her mother in some ways. Young Jamie steers her to a place to sit. In the room she sees two men, one asks her name. It's Ian Murray, her uncle. She feels safer in his presence until Laoghaire comes in havering up to high heaven (p581, Nook). I need a dram or two after this scene. Brianna asks after her mother, Ian assures Brianna that Claire is with Jamie. Laoghaire cannot help herself. She says the pearls are hers by right (p583, Nook). Brianna snatches the pearls off the table and holds them tightly.  Brianna addresses Laoghaire without success. Laoghaire calls Jamie a bastard and says he married her under pretenses four years earlier. Laoghaire explains that Jamie left her (p584, Nook). As if insulting Jamie and her mother wasn't enough, she insults Brianna, calling her a witch's child (p585, Nook). The Fraser anger rises in Brianna, and she lets Laoghaire have it (p585, Nook). Hobart leads a stunned Laoghaire out of the room to take her home. Laoghaire must have the last words and leaves Brianna with a parting twist of the tongue (p586, Nook). I am in love with Brianna here. She is coming into her own as a confident woman, as a Fraser daughter. They finish dinner with the joy of Brianna, the joy that Jamie has his child. She's thankful that Laoghaire's accusations of Jamie were untrue. He was the man her mother said he was. Brianna asks if they know where her mother and Jamie are. They basically do, and Ian offers to show her a letter from her parents. Following Jenny, Brianna stops and notices a portrait on the wall with her father as a child in it. Jenny shows her a painting of her mother, Ellen. Brianna gasped when she saw it. Brianna looks remarkably like Ellen MacKenzie. The painting will hang in the National Portrait Gallery in two hundred years. Ellen painted the portrait herself. Brianna's talent for drawing and painting comes from her grandmother. Jenny explains how she came into possession of the painting. Ned Gowan brought it to her from Leoch. Brianna feels a stab of grief for those lost. We learn that Jenny never saw Leoch for herself and now it's gone. Brianna follows Jenny into the bedroom. Jenny finds the letter and explains they live in the Colony of North Carolina but not near any towns. She explains it's difficult for him to write since his hand was broken “that time.” Brianna knows the whole story behind the broken hand; Jenny does not. Brianna recognizes the writing. The letter is from the prior September. Young Ian sent a porpentine (porcupine) skull for Young Jamie's boys. Jamie included a gift for Jenny. He explains Claire's manner of communicating with the elderly Indian woman who made it (p591, Nook). He goes on to document his homesteading work and the local bear population. Fergus acquired a new large kettle, and a hearty stew was made in it (p592, Nook). Tomatoes have an interesting and rich history. The white sow is close to birth, so he placed her in the pantry. This does not please the sow or Claire. Tuscarora hunters came looking to hunt the bear. Young Ian and Rollo accompanied them on their journey. There was quite an adventure in the night of the 22nd (p593, Nook). Jenny interrupts Brianna's reading to ask if she still plans on going to such a wild place and to show her the leather bag that Jamie sent. She is relieved Brianna is not afraid to go to the Colonies and on to Fraser's Ridge, but she wants her to stay for a couple of days. Now alone Brianna rereads the letter slowly, and she can almost see the man in the letter in front of her. She gets to the part she was interrupted by Jenny (p595, Nook). There were still two more pages to go. By now it was mid-October. Jamie and Ian wrote (p597, Nook). Young Ian told of his measles illness and his restored health. Brianna thought Lallybroch to be primitive, but the Colonies were indeed a more wild and dangerous place. Ian takes Brianna on a tour of the farm and the property. She sees all is in good condition and the animals healthy. Ian was sporting his kilt to the surprise of Jenny and Young Jamie (p599, Nook). Brianna thinks about how the kilt, swords, pistols, and bagpipes were hidden away after Culloden. At first, she thinks of the items as symbols of pride conquered, but that wasn't quite right (p599, Nook). Ian was pleased Brianna asked to see the property. She'd be leaving in a week's time to board a ship to the Colonies. She thought it was a beautiful place. Brianna thinks she sees a cairn (p600, Nook). They walk a long way and up to the top of a hill. They can see the whole valley. Ian pulls out a stone bottle and remarks it was Claire's doing he has teeth (p601, Nook). Ian thinks Claire knew what she was about seeing how braw Brianna is. Ian wishes he could see Jamie's face when he meets Brianna. She is so much like him. Ian explains there wasn't much time during his last visit with Claire to Lallybroch to tell them about her and there was a great moil. He lets her know why Jenny is anxious for her to leave (p602, Nook). Brianna asks what Jenny had to do with Laoghaire. Oh, GIRL, your hair is going to curl when you hear what she had to do with it. Ian is surprised at how much knowledge Brianna has of Jamie's history. He goes on to explain Jamie's countenance when he returned from England after being in Ardsmuir and the contrast to him after Culloden (p602, Nook). They climbed up to where Jamie had lived as Dunbonnet. Brianna entered the cave and immediately felt entombed. She had no idea how Jamie lived there for seven years but thinks maybe she could if she had to. She was a Fraser after all. She sat outside the cave becoming part of the nature surrounding it. This is something her mother and father do. She connects to it and thinks she understands why Jamie could tolerate his time in the cave. One word explained it, solitude (p604, Nook). She leaves a small memory offering before heading down to Ian. She asks Ian about the legality of wearing his kilt. Soldiers hadn't come in a long time. There was nothing left of value to the soldiers; only the land was left. Ian asks Brianna to have a question answered by Jamie when she finds him (p605, Nook). Brianna assures him Jame wouldn't want to change who has Lallybroch and Brianna doesn't want it. Ian thinks she knows an awful lot about what Jamie will do even though she hasn't met him. Of course, Claire would have told her all about Jamie (p605, Nook). Claire was indeed special. Brianna asks about something Laoghaire said. She had used the word fetch when going on about Brianna's mother Claire interfering with her marriage to Jamie (p606, Nook). Getting back to why Jamie married her, Ian tells her Jamie was like a ghost with no spark in him (p606, Nook). Jenny made the match with the intention of helping Jamie (p606, Nook). Brianna is relieved at hearing the tale of Laoghaire and Jamie's response to Claire's return. There's much to unpack in this chapter. First, Jamie has a child, and his family is shocked. Second, the Laoghaire incident. Brianna was brilliant! Third, the worry over Jamie wanting Brianna to have the property. Four, Brianna finding her connection and realizing she's no longer alone. She has a huge family. Five, the letter from The Ridge and the realization it is a dangerous and precarious place she will be going. Six, Jamie and Claire are together and happy. Seven, Jenny has guilt, and she's terrible at direct communication when it counts. Thankfully Ian is excellent at deciphering and communicating what is necessary. Eight, Jenny Murray is a sensitive person underneath her steel. Nine, Brianna has come into her own as a woman. She has matured and has the combined strength of her mother and her fathers. There are so many literary elements at play and excellent depth of character development as we see through Brianna's eyes the family she's only heard of and her realizing her mother did an excellent job in relaying who they are.  I think Claire prepared Brianna extraordinarily well without meaning to for her journey back in time. We cannot forget about Frank being an expert on this time in history. Brianna certainly would have read his works.   What's Coming up? Chapters 35-36 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you're reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook All images are Wiki Commons. Click on picture for attribution link. 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Drums of Autumn Chapters 10 Week 6 “Consider River Run Yer Home” Summary: Down but not out, they dress in their best to meet Aunt Jocasta. River Run is a beautiful and large plantation. Jamie shares their woes. Ian and Rollo meet a scary skunk. They tour the turpentine works. A meeting takes place. There's a pitch explosion. An awkward luncheon ensues. Contracts are signed. The charade is explained. Three letters arrive. Young Ian is put into their keeping.   Inside the Chapter: Chapter 10 – Jocasta Cross Creek, North Carolina, June 1767 Cross Creek was a bustling town, and it smelled heavily of turpentine. The pitch, turpentine, and tar were used by the shipyards. The British Navy was a huge purchaser. Underneath the resinous scents, was another familiar odor, rum and perhaps other distilled spirits. His nose for such things was still in good order even though it had been twenty years since he worked for his cousin Jared in Paris (p174, Nook). Of course, Young Ian must take a deep breath to see if he can distinguish any other scents. No, he only smells turpentine. Jamie has a great concern he looks like the beggar he is as the time draws near at meeting Aunt Jocasta. Claire looks him over carefully. He looks tidy and appropriate except for the shoes. There hadn't been time to have any made. She notes the coat and waistcoat with sober pewter buttons made him look like a prosperous Quaker. She tells him he's beautiful. Young Ian, on the other hand, looked quite a grubby mess. Once his coat was brushed and hair combed, he looked a bit more suitable. He wants to know if Jamie's going to tell Aunt Jocasta about the pirates (p175, Nook). River Run was several miles up from Cross Creek, so Claire was able to tend to her cleanliness after ensuring the men were tidy. She had no choice but to put on the cream gown she wore to the dinner with the Governor. She thought it might be a bit fancy for daytime, but her other options were too grubby or threadbare. She tied her hair back and shined up her silver ring. She couldn't look at her left hand missing the gold ring. When her ablutions were complete, they were nearing the River Run dock.  A young boy was keeping watch and ran to announce their arrival. Claire was in awe of the grandeur of the grounds and house. She decided her dress was not too much at the sight of it. People were coming out of the house toward the boat, but Claire spotted Jocasta easily. She has the bold Viking face of the MacKenzies. She is tall and striking, with long white hair. She heard some of the young boys speaking Gaelic. Jamie steps up to Jocasta and simply says, “Aunt, it's Jamie.” Jamie had a look about him that tells Claire Jocasta must look like his mother, Ellen. Aunt Jocasta was touching him with tears in her eyes (p177, Nook). He introduces Claire. Her hand reminded Claire startlingly like Brianna's. Claire notes she smells like mint and verbena. Interestingly she felt like she “had come under the protection of some beneficent deity.” Do you get the idea that Jocasta will simply be charitable and kind? After introductions to Fergus and Young Ian, she calls for her butler, Ulysses to escort them back in for tea and food. The house was large and airy on the inside. It appears Hector Cameron must have been quite successful. They went into Jocasta's private parlor. It is a more intimate and homey space, but just as well furnished as the other rooms, they passed by. Jocasta is already seated. She offers them a dram of whisky. Hector had taken it in trade, but it became illegal for anyone but the Crown to sell spirits. They ended up with two hundred bottles. Jocasta toasts them hoping they'll find River Run home. Keep your eye out on this. Is she simply trying to be courteous? The whisky is very good. Claire enjoys the warming effects as it hits her belly. Jamie also relaxes a little. Jocasta mentions she'll have Ulysses write to Jenny to tell her of their safe arrival with Young Ian. Jamie takes this as the opening to tell her about the pirates and the problems with their finances because of it. She has the proper response to the tale and wants them to consider River Run their home (p180, Nook). Jamie is thankful for his aunt's reply but is also embarrassed. The house was furnished simply with everything beautiful and well made. Young Ian had been moving about the room touching objects to the annoyance of the butler, then he remarked on a painting (p181, Nook).  That is the third time she mentions she hopes River Run will be their home. Rollo becomes agitated. There's a skunk outside in the garden. Jamie and Young Ian's reactions are priceless (p182, Nook). Rollo had chased the skunk into view. Young Ian is not impressed there's anything dangerous about it. Before Claire could get Young Ian to call Rollo off, the skunk sprayed them. Claire heard Jocasta rise from her chair. She wants to know what is going on. Claire realizes Jocasta is blind. Jocasta handles the situation with utmost grace (p183, Nook). She is well humored and practical it seems. In the morning after being soaked in the river then scrubbed with tomato from the garden, Young Ian and Rollo sat at the far end of the table near the open door. Jocasta takes this in stride. Claire notices her remarkably nice teeth.  Jocasta suggests they take a ride “out to the turpentine works in the forest above River Run.” It will take the day to go out and return to the house. The plantation must be very large. She says the bees give a hot and fair report for the weather. Bees come up throughout the Outlander books. Fergus asks to borrow a horse to go into town to post a letter to Marsali in Jamaica. Jocasta mentions for a fourth time to consider River Run your home. In the short span of twelve or so hours, she has brought it up. I believe she has a plan. She is a MacKenzie after all. When Phaedre, Jocasta's body servant ties a cloth around Jocasta's eyes, Claire can't stop wondering what caused her blindness. She'd love to get a peek into her eyes. She can't help herself. She is a doctor. When they get to the stable, Claire expects they'll take a coach to the turpentine works, but Jocasta is planning to ride her horse alongside the rest of them. She asks Jamie to confirm the horse's leg is healthy. She had gotten spooked by a snake and injured herself. The Auntie has a plan. The horse groom tells the story of the snake and subsequent injury. Just like the young boys speaking Gaelic, his Aberdeen accent and verbiage are fascinating, though he's not Scottish (p185, Nook).   River Run IS a very large plantation; its longleaf pine forest covered a third of the colony. Tobacco, indigo, timber, pitch, and turpentine were among its production. It hosted its sawmill and river rights. The largest contractor of River Run was none other than the British Navy.  Jocasta explained all the businesses in great detail to Jamie as they rode. They came upon a turpentine tree, and she explains the processes of getting the sap out. One of her workers appears utilizing the help of a mule. Clarence the mule to be exact who brayed happily in greeting. If you haven't read past DOA yet, he has importance. The worker had been disfigured by a pitch explosion. Jocasta says he's lucky to be alive. They arrived at the sheds at the turpentine works. Three uniformed British Naval officers and another man were waiting for them (187, Nook).  This particular friend of Jocasta seems too happy and agreeable in meeting Jamie. He knows something odd is going on (p188, Nook). Jocasta says it's too hot for her to go back outside. She stays while the men conduct business. Claire heads out for a tour of the grounds. Claire takes in the processes. Turpentine is cooked down to pitch and takes many workers to accomplish it. It can be a dangerous undertaking. Claire looks back at the shed. The naval men, Campbell, and Jamie are all in deep discussion over the papers, while Jocasta stands in the corner listening intently (p190, Nook). Chaos erupts behind Claire. There's an underground explosion. Thankfully no one was hurt. Apparently, pitch explosions are commonplace.  It's a dangerous business. I wonder if this is a foreshadowing of something Claire is going to be doing in the future. Poor Jocasta was left in the shed without anyone giving her detail. Farquard steps in to explain all that has happened.  Jamie diffuses the awkwardness by pointing to lunch. Wolff needs to sign the contracts. Claire learned much about how the contracts work. She also learned that Wolff is bigoted against Scottish people (p193, Nook). Even after the younger ensign interrupts the horrid line of thought Wolff comments on Claire's beautiful, non-Scottish accent. Getting Wolff drunk on the good whisky is the way to his signature on the dotted line. Jamie was helping get the area cleaned up after the explosion. As another form of lubricating the deal, Jocasta has a second bottle of whisky put in the Lieutenant's saddlebag. Campbell puts the papers in front of the man to sign, and he does. Doesn't Wolff know you should never go shopping when inebriated?!   Jamie is worse for wear after helping re-order things after the explosion (p195, Nook). He doesn't care about being dirty; he wants to know what the heck is going on and why he was put into the position of business without consent. After a drink, the explanation gets down to business (9196, Nook). So this Wolff was spurned by Jocasta after Hector's death adding to the delicacy of the business matters (p197, Nook). Jamie wants to know what intent Farquard has toward Jo (p197, Nook). Jamie comes into play because the overseer is a drunkard and mismanaged the contracts once. The physical side of running the estate and business is difficult because she is sightless. Campbell shares a proverb that explains it deftly (p199, Nook). Farquard was going to help Jocasta, but Jamie's timely arrival had her come up with a better plan of action (p199, Nook). She hoodwinked him into helping her because she wasn't sure if he would agree with the deception. Cunning Auntie Jocasta is a MacKenzie through and through (p200, Nook). Jamie may have found his match in her. Fergus returns from town looking as if he's been up to no good. He met with some French fur traders he helped translate for, and they gave him a meal. When he was at the postmaster, there was an envelope waiting for Jamie. Three letters were inside. One from his sister and two others. He chooses to read brother-in-law Ian's letter first. Jenny's letter will require whisky. Claire sits next to Jamie to read it with him. He calls Jamie brother as the salutation. Jenny no longer wants to harm Jamie (p201, Nook). He tells of Lallybroch life and the hardships. He gives a word of his children and a new grandchild. Simon of Lovat visited them. He's looking for regimental recruits. He's making a name for himself in the Colonies. The grandchildren were so enamored with his stories they played Indians (Savages) and included some of the adults to act as the Highland Regiment. Scots were emigrating at epidemic numbers to the Colonies. The second letter from Ian was marked private and had a wax seal. This letter is not to be shared with the larger letter. He asks if Young Ian can stay with Claire and Jamie (p203, Nook). They are worried Young Ian will get pressed into military service. Poverty is rampant, and there's little hope for anything better in the Scottish Highlands. Even if it means serving the German usurper (p203, Nook). It's heartbreaking. He can say things to Jamie he doesn't want to verbalize to Jenny. He goes on to say the other boys Young Jamie, and Michael will not be tempted by a soldier's life, but undoubtedly Young Ian would with his adventurous spirit (p203, Nook). Jamie had been correct on how there is worry over Young Ian's future. The letter stopped and started. Ian writes of the look in Simon's eyes since Culloden. He fears for him. He goes on to say he has seen the same in Jamie's eyes and feared for his soul since Culloden (p204, Nook). He further states Simon's only link to humanity is the care he must take of his men. He closes his letter (p204, Nook). We don't often hear from Ian Murray like the some of the other characters. These two letters give great insight to him as a man, husband, father, friend. He's often the quiet behind the bold Jenny. He's a good man. He's a brother to Jamie. Jocasta proves she's a MacKenzie in her opening play. The woman is good. I'd say she's even dangerous. She clearly wants Jamie to “take over” the running of the estate. She has no heir or husband. I imagine she's a woman who nearly always gets what she wants. Claire doesn't have much to do with this chapter; she's the observer. I would love to be a fly on the wall when she and Jamie go to bed and talk. It looks like Young Ian is staying with Claire and Jamie. He'll be thrilled to pieces over the news.      What's Coming up? Chapter 11-12 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you're reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6 pm PT/9pm ET using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. 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Andreas og Torstein er tilbake, og snakker om UFC 220, Emil Meeks tap og hvorvidt Rose Namajunas hadde solgt mer med langt hår. I tillegg gjør Thorvald Ness debut som Revyens egen Young Jamie.

Drums of Autumn Chapters 8-9 Week 5 Of Promises and Pirates Summary: Jamie hates boats. Aunt Jocasta fancies Cameron men. Fergus fancies himself a landowner. Marsali prepares for the birth in Jamaica. Young Ian is not a scholar. Claire receives a tremendous anniversary gift. Jamie worried for Young Ian's future. They prepare to meet Aunt Jocasta. Claire reminisces. Pirates board. Bonnet lacks honor. Rollo is injured. Claire tries to swallow her pride and joy. The gems are gone. They survive the robbery. Tomorrow isn't solid, but home is where the heart is. Inside the Chapters: Chapter 8 – Man of Worth Jamie hates boats. Selling the Ruby afforded them to keep the horses and wagon. Duncan set off with the heavier goods by land with Myers as a guide. The rest were aboard the Sally and with Captain Freeman to Cross Creek. Sally Ann was not a large boat. The quarters are cramped, and it floated mere inches above the water line.  The waters of the Cape Fear are described as peaty brown.  Nonetheless, Claire is happy to be away from the Governor and his offer. Claire reminds us of Jamie's severe seasickness. It's his one true physical weakness. She offers the acupuncture needles. He declines and asks her to distract him with conversation instead. She asks about Aunt Jocasta. Jamie hasn't seen her since he was two. Jamie can't give a decent description of her. His mind wanders, wondering if Troklus needs help with the steerage of the boat. Though elderly, he seemed to know what he was doing without aid. Jamie doesn't like feeling useless and unable. He then gives the background he knows of Jocasta. She married Cameron of Erracht before his mother and father married. That husband died, and she married his cousin Black Hugh Cameron of Aberfeldy. When he died, she married Hector Mor Cameron of Loch Eilean. As Claire points out, she had quite a taste for Camerons. Jamie recalls the Camerons to be wordsmiths, specifically the one who was part of the Rising. They were still in the harbor, working to clear it. She recalls how she last slept upon Jamie's knee in a taproom during final preparations. He begins to massage her neck while telling the story of the Camerons. He moves to sit behind her (DOA, p132, Nook). Cameron had prepared himself for the disaster of Culloden. He escaped the battle, made it home, loaded all he could in a coach and fled to Edinburgh for a ship bound for North Carolina. They made it out of the Crown's pursuit. When Hector died, he was 73. Jocasta had not seen it necessary wed again, yet (DOA, p133, Nook). (6:00) The river travel was slow going. Young Ian let his annoyance known before going to speak to the Captain. Jamie tries to wink at Claire lewdly, but since he cannot wink…Young Ian butts back into the sexually charged conversation (DOA, p133, Nook). His teenage energy is driving Jamie bonkers. It was also very hot and sticky. Claire and Fergus talk. Fergus is thrilled at the idea of 50 acres to homestead. Claire is dubious about Fergus' ability to farm with only one hand and his background. He's keen to have a house built so he can send for Marsali and the baby. He left her in the protection of friends and his patron saint in Jamaica to birth their first child.  Claire wants to know if they will call the baby Dismas after the saint (DOA, p135, Nook).  She asks why he's not in Jamaica. He doesn't believe he would be of any help in Jamaica, with childbirth being woman's work. At Fergus pondering the dangers in this new place, and Jamie needing his help, they pass a corpse of a man hung on a stake. This is how pirates were dealt with if they couldn't be taken for hanging in the city. (11:00) The next sighting of interest is an alligator gliding into the water. The Governor had given Jamie the book, The Natural History of North Carolina. Fergus launches into a Lawrence Stern story (DOA, p138, Nook).  Leave it Fergus to discuss copulation in such a way. Poor Young Ian is stunned. (13:00) Cape Fear is a tidal river; the tide surge moved them along faster giving the freedman relief from the pole and reduced anxiety over the slow pace. Everyone relaxed into the rhythm of the boat moving swiftly. Jamie presents Claire with a present (DOA, p140, Nook). Claire is thrilled with the luxurious doctor's kit. Instruments, bottles, microscope. She's in clinical heaven. Turns out this amazing box and the clinical notebook was owned by a Dr. Daniel Rawlings. He never came back for them like he was supposed to. The woman he lodged with went to the sheriff, the justice, and the constable. No one could find him.  He disappeared the year prior. Claire remembers the doctor's bag she left in the 20th century (DOA, p142, Nook). Jamie found the box at the goldsmith's shop. He intended to buy her something else; then he saw this.  Claire thinks he was trying to make up for having to send money to Laoghaire (DOA, p.143, Nook).  He's a romantic and Claire has no idea what day it is. It's not been a year since she's been back. (19:00) Claire notices the plantations and the greenery as they ride the tidal surge. When the tidal surge ran out, they stopped and ate by the river, but slept on the boat because of the water moccasins (agkistrodon piscivorous), that like to snuggle with campers on the shore. In the morning, Claire awoke with Jamie drowsy and aroused behind her (DOA, p144, Nook). He means to take his time of it when they finally can get sexy time. Claire spent her time going over the clinical casebook, while Jamie tried to give Young Ian a Latin lessons. It wasn't going at all well. Young Ian was adept at mathematics, but not at languages like his uncle, who spoke several languages. Claire was thankful Dr. Rawlings preferred English to Latin in his clinical writings.  As she reads, she gives a proper diagnosis to a patient entry (DOA, p146, Nook). Jamie continues his frustrating lessons with Young Ian, while Claire reads further. The lessons reach a loud end with Jamie yelling at Young Ian and him back (DOA, p147, Nook). Claire peeks around the corner and is swiftly brought into the conversation by Jamie (DOA, p148, Nook). Jamie is concerned for Young Ian's future. He should be at the university. Young Ian says his father was fighting in France at his age. Jamie recounts joining Ian Murray four years later when he was outlawed. This would have been after his flogging by Black Jack Randall. They fought in Flanders with a Scottish regiment (DOA, p149, Nook). Young Ian has never been told tales of his father's time in France. He thinks his mother babies him. Though admittedly she'd skelp him if he went home at that moment. Jamie goes on to explain what his parents would want for him (DOA, p151, Nook). As always Young Ian pushes back and wants to know if Jamie did what his parents wanted him to do. Jamie puts him in his place while letting the boy off the hook (DOA, p151, Nook). Jamie takes his turn at the pole, but unlike Troklus or anyone else, he wouldn't take off his shirt. Instead, he takes off his breeks then ties his shirt between his legs. Jamie will not show the scars on his back openly. He flashes Claire a smile, hands her his breeks, and recites a poem (DOA, p151, Nook). A wee bawdy and getting the lessons across to young Ian.  Jamie is a man of worth in his choices and actions. He wants what's best for his nephew, but the boy has wanderlust and adventure is where his heart leads. He is also the baby in his family; his mother wants to hold him more tightly because of it. He terrifies her. Claire is well pleased to have Dr. Rawlings medical box and journal. She can treat more effectively and efficiently with the tools of her trade. We are seeing how their paths with form, by Fergus speaking of the land grant and Jamie providing this useful box. (31:00) Chapter 9 – Two-Thirds a Ghost Everything in the opening paragraphs of chapter 9 describes the landscape and processes as the alchemy of water and trapped sun with the heat soaking into the ground and water. Jamie comes alongside her. His brief touch causes sweat to erupt. The air is thick with moisture. Claire thinks it smells wonderful though, of all the green things and sun-warmed wood (DOA, p152, Nook). Rollo settles down next to them while Young Ian is learning how to cheat at cards. Jamie knows Ian is a young man and knows his own business, even if it might cause trouble or send him the devil's way. Claire thinks he listens to Jamie, but he's still with them and not in Scotland as he was meant to be Jamie reminds her. Near the narrowing river, an opossum with babies on her back appears, Jamie and Rollo both wonder if they can catch her.  Claire hands Jamie roasted peanuts to try. He likes them. He's amazed at how easily crops grow here. Claire isn't sure and reminds him of events to come (DOA, p155, Nook). Claire tries to convey it might be their fight if they stay in that region. The war is coming. She reflects on Jamie's age with thankfulness. He's still in his prime, but no longer young. He may be tempered now not to run off into every battle that presents. North Carolina is big, and perhaps they could find a place that could remain untouched by future events. Jamie cautiously thinks of Claire as a planter's lady (DOA, p156, Nook). Jamie worries he hasn't given Claire enough material goods. Brianna is enough for her. This is Brianna's country in her time. She's an American. Jamie is willing to fight if he can make it a better and safer place for her. Claire left the heirloom pearls with Brianna. All she needs is the silver wedding band (DOA, p157, Nook). I love how they return to the simple truths between them. The inscription inside her ring is part of the love song by Catullus. These moments continue to strengthen and bond them. He wants so much for her, and she needs so little. She only needs him.  I couldn't put my finger on why I dislike the ring in the TV show so much. As I podcast prep chapter 9 of Drums of Autumn the reason for my dislike hit me. The Catullus inscription reminds us of their connectedness and foundation. It's a reminder of their beginnings. There's no specific promise the ring or their relationship hangs upon, except their vows, what they are to each other. Therefore, this is why I dislike the ring in the show. It's not only unattractive to me; it holds brokenness as it's lasting meaning. Lallybroch was barely his to give her when they married. He was an outlaw and only laird in name. It was a promise of a home he couldn't return. Then once he signed it over to Young Jamie because of the Rising, the ring becomes a broken promise. He had no home or place to give her. He was no longer a laird. The key was to someone else's door. The inscribed Celtic ring from the book never alters with the passage of time or events. I know others see it as special because it's all Jamie had to give her.  (39:00) As they rest for the night, Claire contemplates the Highland notions of hospitality and kinship, the family line, and what Jocasta MacKenzie Cameron Cameron Cameron would be like. Jocasta was the baby of the five siblings. Claire, of course, had known Dougal and Colum quite well. She thinks Jocasta will be tall and maybe red-haired. Claire ponders what Jamie will say when asked about the last time he saw Dougal or Colum. Remember Jamie had killed Dougal in her defense before Culloden. Colum had died of his disease just before. She joined Jamie in sleep after remembering his ease of sleeping anywhere. (40:00) Claire wakes to them being boarded by pirates. Rollo tried to bite one of them. He was injured. Claire told one of the masked men she wanted to help the dog. He waved her on with his pistol. Rollo was conscious and whining. Claire found him to have a strong pulse. He's not seriously injured. Ian even has to hold him back from going after the pirates once more.  The leader of the pirates is none other than Stephen Bonnet (DOA, p161, Nook). Claire is hearing bottles breaking leaps up to go after her medicine box (DOA, p162, Nook). After being drug back on deck, the robber she'd hit pulled at her rings. She was reluctant, but Bonnet told her she must. She took off Frank's gold ring, but Jamie's silver ring was more difficult to release from her finger. Instead of handing them over, Claire decides to swallow the rings. Ouch! Going down and coming out will not feel pleasant. Jamie crushes Claire to the deck to protect her. Bonnet stops the other man from mortally harming either of them. Bonnet's version of debt repayment is a skewed and honorless one (DOA, p154, Nook). Bonnie came for the gems he'd heard about, and he also claimed one of her rings off the deck. Everyone scrambled to get things back in order after the men left. Claire likely had a concussion, as well as a few other cuts and bruises. Jamie is angry and according to Ian enough to do physical violence, though he doubted he would raise a hand to Claire. Claire made the situation worse by trying to swallow the rings and clubbing the robber on the head for messing with the doctor's box. She tended to Rollo with Ian's help. Her throat was sore; she had no idea which ring she maintained possession of.  In an unusual move, Jamie took off his shirt to help the freedman use a pole to move the boat. When they were sufficiently moving, Eutroclus took the pole from Jamie. (45:45) Jamie turns his attention to a nervous Claire. He means to help her dislodge the ring (DOA, p167, Nook). Every time I read this passage my guts roil, and I get nauseated.  His method worked, though Claire is none too happy with him (DOA, p168, Nook). Stephen Bonnet has Frank's ring. The deck is back in order, and Claire holds a cup of applejack near her face. She's unable to drink anything just yet but finds it comforting nonetheless. They had gone from potential riches to rags, and the only goods that remained were a bag of beans and her medicine box. Claire felt powerless like she was falling down a well having their circumstances and even future altered so swiftly and unexpectedly at the hands of Bonnet. Jamie must feel even worse. He was responsible for so many. He'd sent Laoghaire money, and she was far better off than they were now. What would Jamie do to Bonnet for this injustice? Jamie had allowed Bonnet to escape. He had helped him. Was Jamie concerned over the countless others that might be harmed by Bonnet being loose? Jamie thinks himself a fool, though Claire tries to say he was kind and is not to blame. Someone had told Bonnet of the gems they were trying to sell. Likely one of Lillington's servants. He apologizes for Claire losing her other ring. She tries to say it's okay but can't (DOA, p171, Nook). They stood without talking, the rain waiting to break over them. Her hand looked frail and pale without the ring, in Jamie's larger hand. Her hand the same as it ever was an instrument of healing, but different somehow without it. She lifted her ringed right hand and pressed it against her heart to reassure Jamie.  The rain began (DOA, p171, Nook). (51:30) Claire is momentarily comforted by what she still has. The safety and comfort of the silver ring and Jamie. How might she feel in the future? Remember back to the attack by the soldiers after they were wed and she had to kill a man. She felt okay at the time but later felt that Jamie didn't protect her. That he put her in a bad position. Will the loss of Frank's ring be brought up again? What else might it mean to her? She's an honorable and loyal woman. She never took Frank's ring off when she married Jamie. He mattered to her. She never took Jamie's ring off when she returned to Frank pregnant with Brianna. They represented all that was dear to her upon the instruments of her work. How with this effect Jamie in the future? What will he do to Bonnet? How will they arrive at Jocasta's? Will she accept them seeming like beggars? Will the loss of the gems and their lowered circumstances press Jamie to accept the Governor's offer of land even knowing what it means? These are pivotal chapters indeed. The title of this chapter leads me to think Stephen Bonnet is the one who's two-thirds a ghost. He should be dead. What's Coming up? Chapter 10 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you're reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6 pm PT/9pm ET using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below! Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

Season 2 Episode 5: Untimely Resurrection We learn about Young Jamie and The Jack Randall Effect comes back in full force and We. Were. Not. Ready.

Joe chats with Young Jamie about his recent trip to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to see what's coming out this year.

Joe chats with Young Jamie about his recent trip to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to see what's coming out this year.

Joe sits down to do a late-night podcast from a hotel room in Ohio with Tony Hinchcliffe & Young Jamie. http://podcasts.joerogan.net You can listen to Tony's podcast "Kill Tony" on Spotify under "Deathsquad."

Joe sits down to do a late-night podcast from a hotel room in Ohio with Tony Hinchcliffe & Young Jamie.

Did you miss us? Level 3 returns with a very long overdue studio podcast. Join Jason, Bob, Assimilator and Young Jamie as they discuss Kevin Rudd, the ABC, eGames, Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Modern Warfare 2 and much more

It's another podcast from Galactic Circus! Enjoy Jason, Kart, Zintert, An_Bear, Timmy and Young Jamie (partially) as they discuss Halo 3 ODST, playing games during exam periods, paying real money versus game money for items and more...