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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The third and final episode, Empire Humbled, will cover the period from 1873 to Present, in which Cetshwayo defends the Zulu Empire from British invasion during the Anglo-Zulu War and afterwards.If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.Researched and written by Joseph PasconeEdited and revised by Melissa Marie BrownIntro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion ArrayWebsite: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcastBluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespodEmail: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.comBluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksentEmail: antiksent@gmail.comEpisode 3 Sources:Zulu Empire Decolonised: Epic History of the Zulu from Pre-Colonial Times to the 21st Century, by Shalo MbathaThe Zulus and Matabele: Warrior Nations, by Glen Lyndon DoddsThe Zulu Kings, by Brian RobertsThe Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana: the Revelation of a Disaster, by Ron LockAfrica Through the Eyes of the Other: A Collection of Observations made by European Colonizers, Explorers, and Missionaries in regard to the Zulu, published by abū Firnās & Co., Kharțūm, Sūdānhttps://www.justice.gov.za/trc/media/1997/9705/s970527e.htm#:~:text=In%20that%20month%20over%20600,KwaZulu%2DNatal%2C%20it%20said.https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/what-was-the-holocaust/what-was-genocide/the-herero-and-namaqua-genocide/https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/01/winston-churchill-shocking-use-chemical-weapons#:~:text=%22I%20am%20strongly%20in%20favour,gas%20against%20natives%20are%20unreasonable.Wikipedia, etc......

What does it really mean to have a bias toward action and how do you build that into your culture without skipping strategy? Boris Gloger joins Brian Milner for a deep dive on experimentation, leadership, and the difference between tactical work and true strategic thinking. Overview In this conversation, Brian welcomes longtime Scrum pioneer, consultant, and author Boris Gloger to explore the tension between planning and doing in Agile environments. Boris shares how a bias toward action isn’t about skipping steps—it’s about shortening the cycle between idea and feedback, especially when knowledge gaps or fear of mistakes create inertia. They unpack why experimentation is often misunderstood, what leaders get wrong about failure, and how AI, organizational habits, and strategy-as-practice are reshaping the future of Agile work. References and resources mentioned in the show: Boris Gloger LinkedIn Leaders Guide to Agile eBook Join the Agile Mentors Community Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Boris Gloger is a pioneering agile strategist and Germany’s first Certified Scrum Trainer, known for shaping how organizations across Europe approach transformation, strategy, and sustainable leadership. As founder of borisgloger consulting, he helps teams and executives navigate complexity—blending modern management, ethical innovation, and even AI—to make agility actually work in the real world. Auto-generated Transcript: Brian Milner (00:00) Welcome in Agile Mentors. We're back for another episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast. I'm with you as always, Brian Milner. And today I have the one, the only Mr. Boris Glogger with us. Welcome in Boris. Boris Gloger (00:11) Yeah, thank you, Eurobrein, for having me on your show. Brian Milner (00:14) Very excited to have Boris here. For those of you who haven't crossed paths with Boris, Boris has been involved in the Scrum movement, I would say, since the very, very earliest days. He's a CST, he's a coach, he's an author, he's a keynote speaker. He had a book early called The Agile Fixed Price. He runs his own consultancy in Europe. And he has a new book that's been, that's going to be coming out soon called strategy as practice. And that's one of the reasons we wanted to have Boris on is because there's kind of this topic area that's been percolating that I've heard people talk about quite often. And I see some confused looks when the, when the topic comes up, you hear this term about having a bias toward action. And, we just wanted to kind of dive into that a little bit about what that means to have a bias toward action. and really how we can apply that to what we do in our day-to-day lives. So let's start there, Boris. When you hear that term, having a bias toward action, what does that mean to you? Boris Gloger (01:12) The fun thing is I was always in tune with the idea because people said my basic mantra at the beginning of doing agile was doing as a way of thinking. So the basic idea of agile for me was always experimentation, trying things out, breaking rules, not for the sake of breaking rules, but making to create a new kind of order. the basic idea is like we had with test-driven development at the beginning of all these agile approaches and we said, yeah, we need to test first and then we have the end in our mind, but we don't know exactly how to achieve that. So there is this kind of bias towards action. That's absolutely true. On the other hand, what I've always found fascinating was that even the classical project management methodologies said, Yeah, you have to have a plan, but the second step is to revise that plan. And that was always this, do we plan planning and reality together? And actually for me at the beginning, 35 years ago, was exactly that kind of really cool blend of being able to have a great vision and people like Mike and all these guys, they had always said, we need to have that kind of a vision, we need to know. Yeah, if the product owner was exactly that idea, you have to have that vision, but you really need to get the nitty-gritty details of, so to say, of doing this stuff. Brian Milner (02:40) Yeah, that's awesome. And the thing that kind of always pops to my head when I think about this is, we hear this term bias toward action and there's sort of this balance, I think a little bit between planning and action, right? I mean, you wanna plan, you wanna plan well, but you don't wanna over plan. You don't wanna waste too much time trying to come up with a perfect plan. You wanna... you want to do things, but you also don't want to be, you don't want to rush into things. So how do people find that balance between not just, you know, going off, you know, like we say in the U S half cocked a little bit, you know, like just not, not really not ready to really do the thing that you're going to do. Cause you didn't really invest the time upfront, but on the other hand, not spending so much time that you're trying to get the perfect plan before you do anything. Boris Gloger (03:28) You know, the problem, for me, the issue was solved by when I figured out that the teams typically struggle not to achieve, for instance, the sprint goal or the end or whatever they wanted to accomplish when they have not the right know-how. So it's a knowledge problem. So for instance, I don't know if this is still the case, but sometimes developers say, need to... to immerse myself with that I need to figure that out. I need to get the new framework before I can do something about estimates or something. So whenever you hear that, that you know that person that just tries to give you an estimate or the team that would like to come into a sprint goal or whatever it is, they are not really knowing what topic is about. It's a knowledge gap. And then people tend to go into that analysis paralysis problem. They don't know exactly what they need to do. So therefore they need to investigate. But by doing investigation, you start making that big elephant in the corner, larger and larger and larger and larger because you go that ishikara diagram, you have too many options. It's like playing chess with all options at hand and not have enough experience. What kind of gambit you would like to do. So everything's possible and by, because you have not enough experience, you say everything's possible, that creates too much of a planning hassle. And Agile, is the funny thing is, made us very transparent by just saying, okay, let's spend maybe two weeks. And then we figured out two weeks is too much. So let's do a spike, then we call it a spike. The basic idea was always to have a very short time frame, timeline where we try to bring our know-how to a specific problem, try to solve it as fast as possible. And the funny thing was actually was, as if I I confess myself that I don't know everything, or anything, sorry, that I don't know anything, then I could say, I give me a very short timeline, I could say I spend an hour. And today we have chat, CVT and perplexity and all that stuff. And then we could say, okay, let's spend an hour observation, but then we need to come up with a better idea of what we are talking about. So we can shorten the time cycle. So whenever I experienced teams or even organizations, when they start getting that planning in place, we have a knowledge problem. And a typical that is, is, or the classical mindset always says, okay, then we need to plan more. We need to make that upfront work. For instance, we need to have backlogs and we need to know all these features, even if we don't know what kind of features our client really would like to have. And the actual software problem is saying, okay, let's get out with something that we can deliver. And then we get feedback. And if we understand that our kind of the amount of time we spend is as cheap as possible. So like we use the tools that we have. We used to know how that we have. We try to create something that we can achieve with what we can do already, then we can improve on that. And then we can figure out, we don't know exactly what we might need to have to do more research or ask another consultant or bring in friends from another team to help us with that. Brian Milner (06:46) It's, sounds like the there's a, there's a real, kind of focus then from, from what I'm hearing from you, like a real focus on experimentation and, you know, that, that phrase we hear a lot failing fast, that kind of thing. So how, do you cultivate that? How do you, how do you get the organization to buy in and your team to buy into that idea of. Let's experiment, let's fail fast. And, and, we'll learn more from, from doing that than just, you know, endlessly planning. Boris Gloger (07:12) I think the URCHAR community made a huge mistake of embracing this failure culture all the time. We always tell we need to call from failure because we are all ingrained in a culture in the Western society at least, where we learned through school our parents that making failures is not acceptable. Brian Milner (07:18) Ha ha. Boris Gloger (07:32) And I came across Amy Atkinson and she did a great book to make clear we need to talk about failures and mistakes in a very different kind of way. We need to understand that there are at least three kinds of mistakes that are possible. One is the basic mistake, like a spelling error or you have a context problem in a specific program that you write or you... You break something because you don't know exactly how strong your material is. That is basic mistake. You should know that. That's trainable. The other is the kind of error that you create because the problem you try to solve has too many variables. So that's a complicated problem. You can't foresee all aspects that might happen in future. So typical an airplane is crashing. So you have covered everything you know so far. But then there's some specific problem that nobody could foresee. That's a failure. But it's not something that you can foresee. You can't prevent that. You try to prevent as best as possible. And that's even not an accepted mistake because sometimes people die and you really would like to go against it. So that's the second kind of mistakes you don't like to have. We really like to get out of the system. And then there's a third way kind of mistakes. And that is exactly what we need to have. We need to embrace that experimentation and even experimentation. mean, I started physics in school and in university and an experimental physicists. He's not running an experiment like I just throw a ball around and then I figure out what happens. An experiment is a best guess. You have a theory behind it. You believe that what you deliver or that you try to find out is the best you try to do. The Wright brothers missed their first airplane. I mean, they didn't throw their airplane in the balloon. Then it gets destroyed. They tried whatever they believed is possible. But then you need to understand as a team, as an organization, we have never done this before, so it might get broken. We might learn. For instance, we had once a project where we worked with chemists 10 years ago to splice DNA. So we wanted to understand how DNA is written down in the DNA sequence analyzer. And I needed to understand that we had 90 scientists who created these chemicals to be able to that you can use that in that synthesizer to understand how our DNA is mapped out. And we first need to understand one sprint might get results that 99 of our experience will fail. But again, management said we need to be successful. Yeah, but what is the success in science? I mean, that you know this route of action is not working, right? And that is the kind of failure that we would like to have. And I believe our Agile community need to tell that much more to our clients. It's not like, we need to express failure. No, we don't need to embrace failure. We don't want to have mistakes and we don't want to have complicated issues that might lead to the destroying of our products. need on the other hand, the culture, the experimentation to figure out something that nobody knows so far is acceptable, it's necessary. And then, edge our processes help us again by saying, okay, we can shorten the frame, we can shorten the time frame so that we can create very small, tiny experiments so that in case we are mistaken, Not a big deal. That was the basic idea. Brian Milner (11:04) That's a great point. That's really a great point because you're right. It's not failure in general, right? There are certain kinds of failures that we definitely want to avoid, but there's failure as far as I run an experiment. at that point, that's where we start to enter into this dialogue of it's not really a failure at that point. If you run an experiment and it doesn't turn out the way you expected, it's just an experiment that didn't turn out the way you expected. Boris Gloger (11:30) Basically, every feature we create in software or even in hardware, we have never done it before. So the client or our customers can't use it so far because it's not there. So now we ship it to the client and then he or she might not really use it the way that we believe it is. Is it broken? it a mistake? It was not a mistake. It was an experiment and now we need to adapt on it. And if we can create a system, that was all that was agile, I think was a bot. On very first start, if we can create a system that gives us feedback early. then that guessing can't be so much deviation or say in a different way, our investment in time and material and costs and money and is shortened as much as possible. So we have very small investments. Brian Milner (12:13) Yeah, that's awesome. I'm kind of curious too, because, you know, we, we, we've talked a little bit at the beginning about how, you know, this is part of this bias towards action as part of this entrepreneurial kind of mindset. And I'm curious in your, experience and your consultants experience that you've worked with big companies and small companies, have you noticed a difference in sort of that bias toward action? Uh, you know, that, that kind of. is represented in a different way in a big company versus a more small startup company. Boris Gloger (12:48) The funny thing is I don't believe it's a problem of large corporations or small, tiny little startups, even if we would say that tiny little startups are more in tune in making experiments. It's really a kind of what is my mindset, and the mindset is a strange word, but what is my basic habit about how to embrace new things. What is the way I perceive the world? Every entrepreneur who tries to create it or say it different way, even entrepreneurs nowadays need to create business plans. The basic ideas I can show to investors, everything is already mapped out. I have already clients. I have a proven business model. That is completely crazy because If it were a proof business model, someone else would have already done it, right? So obviously you need to come up with the idea that a kind of entrepreneur mindset is a little bit like I try to create something that is much more interesting to phrase it this way. by creating something, it's like art. You can't, can't... Plan art, I mean, it's impossible. I mean, you might have an idea and you might maybe someone who's writing texts or novels might create a huge outline. But on the other hand, within that outline, he needs to be creative again. And someone will say, I just start by getting continuous feedback. It's always the same. You need to create something to be able to observe it. that was for me, for me, that was the epiphany or the idea 25 years ago was, I don't know what your background is, but I wasn't a business analyst. Business analysts always wanted to write documents that the developer can really implement, right? And then we figured out you can't write down what you need to implement. There's no way of writing requirements in the way that someone else can build it. That's impossible. And even philosophers figure that out 100 years ago is written, Shanti said, you can't tell people what is the case. It's impossible. So, but what you can do, you can create something and you can have it in your review. And then you can start discussing about what you just created. And then you create a new result based on your observations and the next investment that you put in that. And then you create the next version of your product, your feature, your service, et cetera. Brian Milner (15:12) Hmm. Boris Gloger (15:25) And when we came back to the entrepreneur mindset and starting companies, Greaves created exactly that. He said, okay, let's use scrum to come up with as much possibilities for experimentation. And then we will see if it works. Then we can go on at that. And large corporations typically, They have on the one hand side, have too much money. And by having too much money, you would like to get an investment and they have a different problem. Typically large corporations typically needs to, they have already a specific margin with their current running products. And if you come up with a new business feature product, you might not get that as that amount of of revenue or profitability at the beginning. And therefore, can't, corporations have the problem that they have already running business and they are not seeing that they need to spend much, much more money on these opportunities. And maybe over time, that opportunity to make money and that's their problem. So this is the issue. It's not about entrepreneurial mindsets, it's about that. problem that you are not willing to spend that much money as long as you make much more money, it's the same amount of time on your current business. It happens even to myself, We are running a consulting company in Germany and Austria, and Austria is much smaller than Germany's tenth of the size. And if you spend one hour of sales in Austria, you don't make that much money in Austria than you make in Germany. this investment of one hour. Where should you focus? You will always focus on Germany, of course. means obvious. Brian Milner (17:08) Yeah. Yeah. Boris Gloger (17:10) Does it make sense? Maybe I'm running so. Brian Milner (17:14) No, that makes sense. That makes sense entirely. And so I'm kind of curious in this conversation about action and having a bias toward action then, what do you think are some of the, in your experience in working with companies, what have you seen as sort of the common obstacles or barriers, whether that be psychological or. organizational, what do you find as the most common barriers that are preventing people from having that bias toward action? Boris Gloger (17:44) the they are they are afraid of the of that of tapping into the new room endeavor. So that was always my blind spot because I'm an entrepreneur. I love to do new things. I just try things out. If I've either reading a book, and there's a cool idea, I try to what can happen. But we are not And most organizations are not built that way that they're really willing to, when most people are not good in just trying things out. And most people would really like to see how it's done. And most people are not good in... in that have not the imagination what might be possible. That's the we always know that product adoption curve, that the early adopters, the fast followers, the early minority, the late minority. And these inventors or early adopters, they are the ones who can imagine there might be a brighter future if I try that out. And the other ones are the ones who need to see that it is successful. And so whenever you try implementing Scrum or design thinking or mob programming or I don't whatever it is, you will always have people who say it's not possible because I don't have, haven't seen it before. And I sometimes I compare that with how to how kids are learning. Some kids are learning because they see how what is happening. They just mirroring what they see. And some kids are start to invent the same image in imagination. And but both that we are all of us are able to do both. It's not like I'm an imaginary guy who's inventing all the time and I don't, people, maybe there's a preference and the organizations have the same preference. But typically that's the problem that I see in organizations is based on our society and our socialization, on our business behaviors and maybe the pressure of large corporations and all that peer pressure is Brian Milner (19:34) Yeah. Yeah. Boris Gloger (19:54) The willingness to give people the room to try something out is the problem. Well, not the problem, it's the hinders us of being more innovative in organizations. Brian Milner (19:59) Yeah. Yeah. Well, that brings to mind a good question then too, because this experimentation mindset is very, very much a cultural kind of aspect of an organization, which speaks to leadership. And I'm kind of curious from your perspective, if you're a leader, what kind of things can you do as a leader to encourage, foster, of really nurture? that experimentation mindset in your organization. Boris Gloger (20:34) Let's have a very simple example. Everybody of us now maybe have played with chat, CPT, Suno, perplexity and so on. So that's the school AI technology around the corner. And what happens now in organizations is exactly what happens 30 years ago when the internet came here. You have leadership or managers who say, that's a technology, I give it to the teams, they can figure out whatever that is. And the funny thing is, if you have a technology that will change the way we behave, so it's a social technology, a kind of shift, then I need to change my behavior, I need to change the way I do I'm doing things. Yeah, everybody of us has now an iPhone or an Android or whatever it is, but but we are using our mobiles in a completely different way than 30 years ago. And to lead us and manage us, we need to train ourselves first before we can help our teams to change. So the problem is that Again, a lot of Agilist talks about we need, first we need to change the culture of organizations to be able to do Agile and so on and so on. That's complete nonsense. But what we really need to is we need to have managers, team leads, it with team leads, to help them to do the things themselves because Agile, even in the beginning, now it's technology change, now it's AI, is something that changes the way we do our stuff. It's kind of habit. And we need to help them to seize themselves. Maybe they can only seize themselves by doing that stuff. And that goes back to my belief that leadership needs to know much more about the content of their teams and the way these teams can perform their tasks and the technology that is around to be able to thrive in organizations. Brian Milner (22:40) Yeah. Yeah. I love this discussion and I love that you brought up, you know, AI and how that's affecting things here as well. how do you think that's having a, do you think that's making it easier, harder? How do you think AI is, is kind of influencing this bias toward action mentality? Boris Gloger (22:59) Yeah, it depends on if you are able to play. mean, because the funny thing is, it's a new kind of technology. really knows what all these tools can do by themselves. And it's new again. It's not like I have done AI for the next last 10 years and I know exactly what's possible. So we need to play. So you need to log in to adjust it. Yesterday, I tried something on Zulu. I created the company song in 10 seconds. I went to ChatGVT, I said I need a song, I need lyrics for a company song. These are the three words I would like to have, future, Beurus Kluger, and it needs to be that kind of mood. ChatGVT created the song for my lyrics, then they put the lyrics into the... And they created a prompt with ChatGVT and then put that prompt in my lyrics into Sono and Sono created that song within 10 seconds. I mean, it's not get the Grammy. Okay. It's not the Grammy. But it was, I mean, it's, it's, it's okay. Yeah. It's a nice party song. And now, and just playing around. And that is what I would like to see in organizations, that we start to play around with these kind of technologies and involve everybody. But most people, the very discussions that I had in the last couple of weeks or months was about these tools shall do the job exactly the same way as it is done today. So it's like... I create that kind of report. Now I give that to Chet Chibati and Chet Chibati shall create that same report again. That is nonsense. It's like doing photography in the old days, black and white. And now I want to have photography exactly done the same way with my digital camera. And what happened was we used the digital cameras changed completely the way we create photography and art. changed completely, right? And that is the same thing we need to do with ChatGV team. And we need to understand that we don't know exactly how to use it. And then we can enlarge and optimize on one hand the way we are working, for instance, creating 20 different versions for different social media over text or something like that, or 20 new pictures. But if I would like to express myself, so, and... and talk about my own behavior or my own team dynamic and what is the innovation in ourselves, then we need to do ourselves. And we can use, that is the other observation that we made. The funny thing that goes back to the knowledge issue, the funny thing is that teams typically say, I don't know if it's in the US, but at least in my experience, that we still have the problem within teams. that people believe this is my know-how and that is your know-how and I'm a specialist in X or Y set. So they can't talk to each other. But if you use maybe chat GPT and all these tools now, they can bridge these know-how gaps using these tools. And suddenly they can talk to each other much faster. So they get more productive. It's crazy. It's not like I'm now a fool with a tool. I can be a fool and the tool might help me to overcome my knowledge gaps. Brian Milner (26:20) Now this is awesome. I know that your book that's coming out, Strategy is Practice, talks about a lot of these things. Tell us a little bit about this book and kind of what the focus is. Boris Gloger (26:30) the basic idea when I started doing working on the on strategies, we be in the the actual community, we talk about strategy as what is a new idea of being OKR. So OKR equals strategy, and that is not true. And I came up with this basic idea, what is the basic problem of of strategic thinking and we are back to the in most organizations, we still believe strategy is the planning part and then we have an implementation part. And years ago, I came across a very basic, completely different idea that said every action is strategy. Very simple example. You have the strategy in a company that you have a high price policy. Everything you do is high price. But then you are maybe in a situation where you really need money, effort, revenue issues, liquidation, liquidation problems. Then you might reduce your price. And that moment, your strategy is gone. just your obviously and you have now a new strategy. So your actions and your strategies always in line. So it's not the tactic for the strategy, but tactic is strategy. And now we are back to Azure. So now we can say, okay, we need kind of a long-term idea. And now we can use for creating the vision. For instance, you list the V2MOM framework for creating your vision. But now I need to have a possibility to communicate my strategic ideas. And in the Azure community, we know how to do this. We have plannings and we have dailies and we have reviews and retrospectives. So now I can use all these tools. I can use from the bookshelf of Azure tools. I can use maybe OKRs to create a continuous cycle of innovation or communication so that I get that everybody knows now what is the right strategy. And I can feed back with the reviews to management. that the strategy approach might not work that way that they believed it's possible experimentation. And then and I added two more ideas from future insight or strategic foresight, some other people call it. So the basic idea is, how can I still think about the future in an not in the way of that I have a crystal ball. But I could say, how can I influence the future, but I can only influence the future if I have an idea what might be in future. It's like a scenario. Now you can create actions, power these kind of scenarios that you like, or what you need to prevent a specific scenario if you don't like that. And we need a third tool, that was borrowed from ABCD risk planning, was the basic idea, how can I get my very clear a very simple tool to get the tactics or the real environmental changes like suddenly my estimates might not be correct anymore or my suggestions or beliefs about the future might not get true in the future. So I need kind of a system to feed back reality in my strategy. it's a little bit like reviewing all the time the environment. And if you put all that together, then you get a very nice frame how to use strategy on a daily practice. It's not like I do strategy and then have a five-year plan. No, you have to do continuously strategy. And I hope that this will help leaders to do strategy. I mean, because most leaders don't do strategy. They do tactic kind of work. and they don't spend They don't spend enough time in the trenches. to enrich their strategies and their thinking and their vision. because they detach strategy and implementation all the time. That's the basic idea. Brian Milner (30:30) That's awesome. That sounds fascinating. And I can't wait to read that. That sounds like it's going to be a really good book. So we'll make sure that we have links in our show notes to that if anyone wants to find out more information about that or learn more from Boris on this topic. Boris, can't thank you enough for making time for coming on. This has been a fascinating discussion. Thank you for coming on the show. Boris Gloger (30:40) Yeah. Yeah, thank you very much for having me on your show and appreciate that your time and your effort here. Make a deal for the, it's very supporting for the agile community. Thank you for that. Brian Milner (30:57) Absolutely. Yeah, yeah, thank you.

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The Zulu royal family remains confident that Prince Simakade's court challenge will not disrupt King Misuzulu's ascension to the throne. Prince Simakade is contesting President Cyril Ramaphosa's recognition of King Misuzulu as the legitimate Zulu monarch in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. For more on the case, Elvis Presslin spoke to Prince Thulani Zulu, spokesperson for the Zulu Royal Household

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The second episode, Kill the Wizards, will cover the period from 1829 to 1872, in which Dingane leads the Zulu Empire into a disastrous conflict with the Boers, and Mpande attempts to pick up the pieces.If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.Researched and written by Joseph PasconeEdited and revised by Melissa Marie BrownIntro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion ArrayWebsite: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcastBluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespodEmail: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.comBluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksentEmail: antiksent@gmail.comEpisode 2 Sources:Zulu Empire Decolonised: Epic History of the Zulu from Pre-Colonial Times to the 21st Century, by Shalo MbathaThe Zulus and Matabele: Warrior Nations, by Glen Lyndon DoddsThe Zulu Kings, by Brian RobertsThe Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana: the Revelation of a Disaster, by Ron LockAfrica Through the Eyes of the Other: A Collection of Observations made by European Colonizers, Explorers, and Missionaries in regard to the Zulu, published by abū Firnās & Co., Kharțūm, SūdānWikipediahttps://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/stopping-elephant-ivory-demand#:~:text=Overview,-%C2%A9%20A%20ran&text=Each%20year%2C%20at%20least%2020%2C000,fueled%20this%20rampant%20poaching%20epidemic.

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 25 May, 2025

In Johannesburg hat ein junger Unternehmer die Naturschutzinitiative "Hlanzekile" gegründet. Der Name stammt aus der Sprache der Zulu und heißt übersetzt so viel wie "sauber"."Hlanzekile" kümmert sich um die Gewässer in der Millionenmetropole.

Yes, it's the one you've all been waiting for. The one we've been banging on about since we first stuck our mouths to microphone. Hit play and listen to us faun over what it, in our humble opinion, one of the best motion pictures you could ever lay your peepers on. The film isn't required watching before listening but do yourself a favour and stick it on anyway. Unlike the British army we don't have an official uniform, but you can still look dappen in our merch. Or check out our Patreon for bonus rations of content.

Bravo Zulu House is dedicated to supporting veterans with PTSD and addiction. As the Executive Director, Tim Murray brings a wealth of experience and a personal commitment to the mission. In this podcast, we delve into the story behind Bravo Zulu House, exploring its holistic approach to healing that combines formal therapies, dog therapy, and hydroponic gardening. Discover how this veterans-only facility in Winnebago, Minnesota, offers a supportive, home-like environment where residents gain strength through brotherhood and comprehensive care. Join us as we discuss the challenges veterans face post-service and how Bravo Zulu House is making a difference in their lives.Join us on Tuesday, May 27th from 4-6pm at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato for a ribbon cutting and celebration with live music and refreshments. Open to the public.

Noah Sassman is a US Navy veteran who served 6 years aboard the USS Rushmore as a Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class. He shares his story of service and why leaving the military has been a great decision.

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 18 May, 2025

Send me a messageBecome A PatronMake A DonationDid the film Zulu get it wrong?In the 1964 epic, Lieutenant Gert Adendorff rides into Rorke's Drift with dire news of the disaster at Isandlwana. He explains Zulu tactics, warns of the impending attack—and when asked if he'll stay to fight, replies:“Is there anywhere else to go?”But just a year later, Donald Morris's classic book The Washing of the Spears claimed he fled—not once, but twice. Ever since, Adendorff has been caught in a storm of controversy.Was he a deserter who abandoned his men?Or was he the only man to survive Isandlwana and then stand alongside Chard and Bromhead to help defend Rorke's Drift?In this documentary, we investigate the mystery behind Gert Adendorff. Using eyewitness accounts, official reports, and modern research, we ask why history has treated him so harshly—especially when regular British officers who fled to Helpmekaar were never questioned.This is the forgotten story of the man who may have fought in both of the Anglo-Zulu War's most famous battles.The Battle of IsandlwanaSupport the show

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The first episode, The Crushing, will cover the period from 1000 to 1828, in which Shaka created the Zulu Empire through violent expansion.If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.Researched and written by Joseph PasconeEdited and revised by Melissa Marie BrownIntro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion ArrayWebsite: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcastBluesky/Mastodon:@turningtidespodEmail: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.comBluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksentEmail: antiksent@gmail.comEpisode 1 Sources:Zulu Empire Decolonised: Epic History of the Zulu from Pre-Colonial Times to the 21st Century, by Shalo MbathaThe Zulus and Matabele: Warrior Nations, by Glen Lyndon DoddsThe Zulu Kings, by Brian RobertsThe Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana: the Revelation of a Disaster, by Ron LockAfrica Through the Eyes of the Other: A Collection of Observations made by European Colonizers, Explorers, and Missionaries in regard to the Zulu, published by abū Firnās & Co., Kharțūm, Sūdānhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2682489/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ngunihttps://scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532014000300013http://culture-review.co.za/mfecane-never-happened#:~:text=As%20such%2C%20the%20overriding%20argument,that%20Shaka%20Zulu%20instigated%20it.https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-05-12-the-story-of-an-mfecane-mega-drought-is-written-in-the-trees//https://humanities.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/content_migration/humanities_uct_ac_za/1009/files/2004_MS4.pdf.etc...

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 11 May, 2025

The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has given a cautious response to Vladimir Putin's offer of direct peace talks. Mr Zelensky said it was a positive sign that Russia was beginning to consider an end to the war - but again called on Moscow to commit to a ceasefire, starting on Monday. In a surprise late night statement, President Putin proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday. He said the talks would address what he described as "the root causes of the conflict." Also in the programme: As Pope Leo gives his first Sunday address at the Vatican, we speak to two young Catholics; and the South African jazz musician paying homage to a Zulu rain goddess. (Photo: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. Credit: Getty Images)

“If I go to the good Hopi Indian quote, ‘We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I sit in reflection of that and I hope the future generations will lead with heart and they'll be guided by the values that built this legacy to date. That they honor the past by innovating with purpose and with integrity. Everybody's always got to remember that stewardship is a sacred trust, and one that turns heritage into hope.”We're in great company with Shan and Bronwyn Varty, the mother and daughter duo behind Londolozi, who, with their family's one hundred years of history, are pioneering one of South Africa's original private game reserves as a living model of conservation development. Here, they are nurturing a Futuristic African Village, a prototype for village consciousness where wild animals and people alike, live together in dignity and harmony, with each other and the land. It is with an abundance mindset that they have chosen to share this land and legacy with worldly guests, committing to excellence in ecotourism with their accredited Relais & Châteaux status. In celebration of Mother's Day, in this episode, Shan and Bron paint for us a picture of luxury in its purest form—with time as the artist, the senses as the medium, and Mother Nature as the muse. Top Takeaways[2:10] With 100 years of family history living on this land, the Varty's roots run deep and strong as they grow and evolve with their environment.[4:50] The name Londolozi is Zulu for ‘Protector Of All Living Things,' reflecting their ambitious conservation ethic in stewarding our human relationship with the natural world. [7:00] They say “it takes a village to raise a child,” and there is sincere truth in that there is a power of resilience in community, as both Shan and Bron learned early on. [12:30] “When you live in nature, you live in an ecosystem of connection, not comparison.”[15:15] How meditative design is a way of practicing presence, learning to get out of the way and allow nature to lead, creating a sense of place that meets you where you are. [20:00] Londolozi's Camps are a collection woven together with a “Golden Thread”—each with their own significance, but all along a journey through legacy and luxury. [29:15] The Varty's are proud “Artists of Experiences”—curating luxury safaris for every chapter of life—from first-time safaris to multigenerational family trips, from honeymoons to wellness, with photography and more in store,[36:40] The “Ripple Effect” stands for Restoration, Innovation, Protection, People, Leadership, Education.[41:00] Rather than creating something new, Shan and Bron are celebrating 100 years of history by bringing back the old, polishing and preserving along the way.[46:15] Mother Nature's wisdom is in embracing a state of flow that changes with the seasons—recognizing that mothering is not something that is done, it is something that is felt—and can only be done so by slowing down. Notable MentionsNelson MandelaMaya AngelouThe Leopards of LondoloziPeter Reed LinensLand RoverSesaties, South African Kebabs Good Work FoundationTracker Academy Healing HouseVisit For YourselfLondolozi Website | @londoloziImages courtesy of Londolozi Game Reserve

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 4 May, 2025

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KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 27 Apr, 2025

KING OLIVER'S CREOLE JAZZ BAND “CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE TO JOE KING OLIVER” Richmond, Indiana; Chicago, Ill, 1923Dippermouth Blues, Snake rag, Canal Street Blues, Froggie Moore, Chimes Blues (featuring Armstrong's first recorded solo), Zulu's Ball, Chattanooga Stomp, Buddy's HabitKing Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Bud Scott (bj) Baby Dodds (d) BILL COLEMAN “PARIS 1936-1938” November 12, 1937Rose room (1,), Indiana (bc vcl,2,), Bill Street blues (1,*)Bill Coleman (tp,vcl) Stephane Grappelli (vln-1,p-2) Joseph Reinhardt (g) Ernest Myers (b) Ted Fields (d) November 19, 1937I ain't got nobody, Baby, won't you please come home ? Continue reading Puro Jazz 22 de abril, 2025 at PuroJazz.

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 20 Apr, 2025

Dan Corder is joined by Sipho Sithole, a South African scholar, author, and cultural expert with a PhD in Anthropology from Wits University – to unpack whether the Zulu parade in New Orleans, United States, was a true misrepresentation of the Zulu culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, we have a two-fer. First, an awesome crossword, a debut by Per Bykodorov that is just brimming with microtome-sharp clues, and an LOL theme. But wait, there's more

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Welcome back to part two of my conversation with Neil Twist. In this half, we go deeper into Neil's research on historic Australian samplers and the stories they hold – from 18th-century orphanages to the hidden histories of everyday stitching.We talk about the moral messages embedded in needlework, the lack of textiles in traditional art history education, and how Neil's thesis is starting to evolve as he uncovers more. There's also a good bit of chat about samplers as meditative practice, tech as a liberating force, and how cross-stitch can still feel like a bit of a revolution.If you enjoyed the episode with Isabella Rosner, there's a lot of crossover here – especially if you're into the history and context of textile work.This wasn't planned as a NeedleXChange but it was such a good chat Neil allowed me to share it!Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:50 - Exploring Pixelated Memories00:04:54 - The Intersection of Art and Memory00:06:39 - Mindful Stitching and Mental Health00:09:31 - Breaking Stereotypes in Needlework00:13:07 - The Challenges of the Needlework Ecosystem00:15:47 - The Role of Technology in Needlework00:19:39 - Personal Growth and Community Impact00:24:39 - Reflections on Change and ProgressIntro music is Zulu by Lucas Pittman via Epidemic Sound.About NeedleXChange:NeedleXChange is a conversation podcast with embroidery and textile artists, exploring their process and practice.Hosted by Jamie "Mr X Stitch" Chalmers, it is an in-depth showcase of the best needlework artists on the planet.Visit the NeedleXChange website: https://www.needl.exchange/Sign up for the NeedleXChange Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/NeedleXChangeNewsIf you want embroidery inspiration and regular doses of textile art, visit the Mr X Stitch site here: https://www.mrxstitch.comIf you're looking for modern cross stitch designs, then XStitch is the magazine you need!Subscribe to XStitch Magazine here: https://xstitchmag.com/modern-cross-stitch-magazine/And follow Mr X Stitch on all the usual social media channels!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrXStitchTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/MrXStitchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/MrXStitchPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mrxstitch/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjamiechalmers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

We're doing a little different thing today, having wondered our way through a few thousand years its time to reflect on a few things. How did people go about their day to day lives, and what was life really like by the mid-19th Century South Africa? This period was dominated by agriculture, it was before the discoveries of most of the valuable minerals that turned the region from a sleepy agrarian backwater into one of the most dynamic economies in the world. Cape Town had been the fulcrum around which all European expansion rotated, the southern tip of Africa had to be navigated by all the empires of Europe, first Portuguese, then Dutch, then English. So naturally Cape Town had developed quite a sense of self importance. Some vicious and malicious Joburgers claim it continues to suffer from a superiority complex today. All in good spirit of course. It was a distant port, and if a Voortrekker or AmaZulu king travelled to Cape Town overland, it was like setting sail into an insecure future. The slow wagons cruising overland from the Waterberg to Cape Town took about as long as the maritime trip from Liverpool to Cape Town — two to three months. Both routes - whether sea or land — were rife with danger. During this perilous chapter of history, seafaring was still a high risk venture. Meanwhile, those who braved the land faced their own litany of dangers — wagons toppled on treacherous trails, lions prowled the edges of camps, venomous snakes struck without warning, and bandits lurked in the shadows. The veld itself, like the capricious ocean, seemed to conspire against the traveller, offering up a relentless gauntlet of threats to navigate. This experience meant the journey men and women were hardy, a tough breed. Most actually walked the trip, sometimes riding their horse, but mostly leading the oxen as the wagon creaked and squeaked, rumbled and tinkled over rocky landscape. African migrants walked from the transOrangia and deeper, into what is now Botswana, all the way to Cape Town to work on farms. That took weeks, sometimes, months. AmaZulu kings like Shaka thought nothing of walking 300 kilometres to visit his distant homesteads, taking a fortnight to recon his land. Physiology was actually different — people had straighter spines at this time in world history — there were fewer eye problems, stronger limbs. But they lived shorter lives in general, medicine was a distant luxury for most. 19th-century Southern Africans, like many pre-industrial populations globally, generally had better postural alignment and physical conditioning compared to sedentary modern denizens of the ethernet. Ethnographic and missionary accounts from the era—such as those by Dr. David Livingstone and Thomas Baines—frequently remark on the exceptional physical endurance of local populations. Many African societies, particularly among pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities like the San, Tswana, and Zulu, were noted for their upright posture and ease of movement over long distances. The strength needed to walk along the tracks and slopes of southern Africa is well known, the pursuit is replicated today with the wonderful trails around the countryside. But it wasn't all milk and honey, of course. The fatality rate remained high until the end of the 19th Century, although in South Africa, people were generally living longer, particularly in the Cape.

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Neil Twist, an academic and self-confessed beginner stitcher based in Melbourne. Neil's just a year into his embroidery journey, but already he's exploring big questions about masculinity, perception, and what it means to stitch as a man. We talk about the courage it takes to embroider in public, the reactions you get – both expected and surprising – and how those quiet moments with needle and thread can spark real social reflection. Neil's experience as a gay man brings a rich and thoughtful perspective to the conversation, especially as we compare how our respective identities shape our paths in textile art.This wasn't planned as a NeedleXChange but it was such a good chat Neil allowed me to share it!Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:30 - Courage in Needlework: A Gender Perspective00:04:32 - Public Perception and Personal Anecdotes00:07:36 - Exploring the Embroiderers Guild Experience00:10:29 - Cultural Connections Through Needlework00:13:42 - The Historical Context of Needlework in Australia00:16:32 - The Role of Samplers in Education and Morality00:19:35 - The Evolution of Needlework Practices00:22:39 - Cross-Stitch: A Gateway Craft and Its PotentialIntro music is Zulu by Lucas Pittman via Epidemic Sound.About NeedleXChange:NeedleXChange is a conversation podcast with embroidery and textile artists, exploring their process and practice.Hosted by Jamie "Mr X Stitch" Chalmers, it is an in-depth showcase of the best needlework artists on the planet.Visit the NeedleXChange website: https://www.needl.exchange/Sign up for the NeedleXChange Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/NeedleXChangeNewsIf you want embroidery inspiration and regular doses of textile art, visit the Mr X Stitch site here: https://www.mrxstitch.comIf you're looking for modern cross stitch designs, then XStitch is the magazine you need!Subscribe to XStitch Magazine here: https://xstitchmag.com/modern-cross-stitch-magazine/And follow Mr X Stitch on all the usual social media channels!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrXStitchTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/MrXStitchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/MrXStitchPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mrxstitch/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjamiechalmers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KCAA: Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali on Sun, 6 Apr, 2025

When J Finley arrived at UC Berkeley as a graduate student in 2006, she planned on studying reparations and the legacy of slavery. But after a fellowship in South Africa, where she studied the Zulu language and culture, Finley says she realized Black people were never going to get reparations. Switching gears, she started thinking: “How else do Black people make do? Well, we laugh.”In Berkeley Talks episode 223, Finley, an associate professor of Africana studies at Pomona College who earned her master's degree and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2008 and 2012, discusses her 2024 book Sass: Black Women's Humor and Humanity. During the talk, Finley shares how Black women have used and continue to use humor and, more specifically, sass, to speak back to power and assert their own humanity. Black women's humor, she contends, is “rooted in the racist, patriarchal and, many times, degrading conditions from which it developed” and is “an embodied expression of resilience at the moment of crisis that has come to be the hallmark of Black women's humor.” It's not that sass is merely for show, she argues, but there's an internal process that happens first that is then expressed gesturally and vocally. “If you are a Black woman, and you don't understand yourself as empowered, to have the agency to speak back within those relations,” she says, “in what world can you be free?”This UC Berkeley event, which took place March 18, was sponsored by the Department of African American Studies.Read more about J Finley, and her research on the use of Black women's humor as a form of resistance.Listen to the episode and read the transcript on UC Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu/podcasts).Music by Blue Dot Sessions.Pomona College photo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Friday morning, the 4th of April, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go straight to the Gospel of John 14:9: Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father'?” Oh, I just love that scripture. You see, Jesus is God made flesh. Jesus has a distinct personality. He has a beautiful heart. He has an incredible character and His viewpoint is “yea and amen”. That is exactly what God is like. We do not have to ask ourselves the question, ”I wonder what God is going to be like.” All we have to do is study the life of Jesus and then we know exactly what God is like. I have 8 grandsons. They know me and they know me very well. I've heard them sometimes when they were younger, they bring their little friends to the farm to play and I've heard them talking outside and their little friends are a bit nervous to meet me and they say, ”He's a bit gruff isn't he? He's a bit loud with his voice? I see he takes no nonsense. I also notice, he doesn't talk twice, he only asks you to do something once.“ Then the little grandsons who know me, who have heard me, speak up and they say, ”No, Khulu (that's the Zulu word for grandfather), no, he's kind, he's very kind to us. He's gentle with us. He says we must be kind to the girls we must be gentle with the animals and just one important thing, when you go into the house, whatever food gets dished up for you on the plate, make sure you eat all of it, because you see Khulu's father, my great grandfather, was in the war and he told Khulu how the people used to starve because there was no food. Don't waste food.” So my grandsons know my character because they spend time with me. Today, if you spend time praying, meditating, and reading your Bible, Jesus will become such a reality to you that on the great day when you meet our Heavenly Father face to face, it will not come as a surprise to you. Jesus bless you richly as you get to know Him better. God bless you and goodbye.

Today's Topics:1. The Silencer Sound Standard is now 5 years old! Thank you for supporting PEW Science all of these years and helping make this the industry standard for silencer sound suppression performance. (00:09:05)2. Big thanks to Oklahoma State University! Engineering faculty and students attended our seminar last week – a very welcoming group of people who are learning about fire, explosions, and protecting the public! A great degree program for folks that are interested. (00:30:06)3. Sound Signature Review 6.181 – the Echo Zulu Defense X1R556-Ti on the 5.56 standard untuned mid-gas 14.5-in barrel M4A1. Another hybrid design. Let's dig into the technical talk for this report published last week. (00:42:45)4. Sound Signature Review 6.182 – the Dead Air Wolfman on the HK SP5 – in both long and short configurations. Prolific submachine gun silencer? Absolutely. Misunderstood? Clearly. Let's do a quick introduction to this technical report published concurrently with this episode. (01:28:29)Sponsored by - Silencer Shop, Top Gun Range Houston,Legion Athletics, Capitol Armory, and the PEW Science Laboratory!Legion Athletics: use code pewscience for 20% off your first order and double points!Magpul: Use code PSTEN to receive $10 off your order of $100 or more at Magpul

This week on Toilet Radio: Perry Farrell is BACK! In plastic form! Yngwie Malmsteen is ready to sell you a bunch of gummy multivitamins to help you shred real good and fast. Meanwhile, Matt Heafy is ready to sell you a bag of cough drops to help you do some yells. Some small town Australian mayor took a photo with Ronnie Radke and now it's THE WHOLE WORLD vs Ronnie Radke yet again. In hardcore news: Zulu and Gel are just... a huge goddamn mess, man. Some funko-like company is selling action figures of Alex Terrible fighting a bear, just in case you need a very expensive, very embarrassing item to place in your house. Finally, Exodus is having a hard time booking a tour, first with Deicide, then with Possessed. Seems there might be some baggage with Jeff! Folks... it's an episode. Music featured on this show: Death Spa –Drill the Corpse Lobe Want more Toilet Radio? Get hundreds of hours of exclusive content and access to the TovH Discord over at the Toilet ov Hell Patreon. This program is available on Spotify. It is also available on iTunes or whatever they call it now, where you can rate, review, and subscribe. Give us money on Patreon to get exclusive bonus episodes and other cool shit.

Matt's on a plane this week, so Shane and Mikey tackle the most saliant topics of the day: the Zulu and GEL controversies. OH BOY. But Matt checks in with a few updates from Contact's Spring Break tour to lighten the mood.On this week's Right Profile:The Drew Thomson FoundationAzshara Check Us Out:PatreonSixth and Center PublishingMusical Attribution:Licensed through NEOSounds.“5 O'Clock Shadow,” “America On the Move,” “Baby You Miss Me,” “Big Fat Gypsy,” “Bubble Up,” “C'est Chaud,” “East River Blues,” “The Gold Rush,” “Gypsy Fiddle Jazz,” “Here Comes That Jazz,” “I Wish I Could Charleston,” “I Told You,” “It Feels Like Love To Me,” “Little Tramp,” “Mornington Crescent,” “No Takeaways.”

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Episode 215 has a rather grandiose title but let us stop for a second and take stock. This southern land, swept by thunderstorms that appear as if by magic, and lash the landscape, rumble across the stubby veld, slinging lightning like a million volt silver sjambok, shaking rocks with their deep growls, bring everything back to life. The air before this denizens of the blue sky pass by is sullen, the horizon hazed over, after the rains everything is crisp, visibility can change in seconds from a few hundred metres to a few hundred kilometres. I was raised in Nkwalini valley in northern Zululand, where the mysterious Mhlathuze River flows powerfully after these storms, the valley is ringed by mountains that rise from 650 feet above sea level feet to over 3000 feet a few minutes drive up around Melmoth. And from these heights, you can see the Indian Ocean 40 kilometres away after one of these refreshing storms. Southern Africa had been drying out substantially throughout the first half of the 19th Century. Historian Charles Ballard notes that climatic research has pointed to opposite extremes of weather patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The climatic regime in southern Africa of dry and warm conditionsin the early nineteenth century was the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere's colder and wetter weather at this time. Some animals, like humans, would not survive this —others like the ostrich were in their element. Turning to Natal, much of the interior was unstable, drought and famine led early white settlers to believe it had always been devoid of people whereas it had been abandoned. There is a difference between the two concepts — never settled or previously settled? Nguni speaking refugees, not always amaZulu, arrived back in their homes in Natal through this period only to find that the settler community considered them to be aliens and a race of "vagabonds." It became a conventional ideological tool for those who sought to justify the expropriation of land. The people were driven away by a long list of threats, military, environmental, meteorological. With that preamble, let's focus initially on the strange saga of John Dunn who has appeared in all his curious glory in prevous episodes. Cetshwayo gave John Dunn ten oxen and a tract of land. By July, the former border agent had resigned his job and moved into Zululand permanently. He'd had it with the British. The tract of land given to Dunn was extensive, in the immediate coastal region of southern Zululand known as Ungoye, which extended from Ngoye forest all the way down to the lower Thukela. Shortly after he moved in, Dunn took many wives. By1860 he was regarded as one of the most influential chiefs in the Zulu kingdom, ruling over more than 50 square kilometers of land and thousands of subjects. By 1860 Dunn was the main source of fireams entering Zululand, and these items rapidly replaced cattle as the main payment for lobola.

Today's Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.181 – the Echo Zulu Defense X1R556-Ti on the 5.56 standard untuned mid-gas 14.5-in barrel M4A1. Yet ANOTHER hybrid design? Yes. Now, are there levels to this? Also, yes. What happens when certain parameters are changed and slightly deviate from some core design principles? Introductory discussion for this whitepaper published with today's episode. (00:06:24)2. PEW Science testing continues! The first quarter of 2025 has been very interesting; new hosts, new silencers, and all sort of things to show you. How far can the performance gauntlet take us? That's literally what we are trying to determine! (00:22:21)Sponsored by - Silencer Shop, Top Gun Range Houston, Legion Athletics, Capitol Armory, and the PEW Science Laboratory!Legion Athletics: use code pewscience for 20% off your first order and double points!Magpul: Use code PSTEN to receive $10 off your order of $100 or more at Magpul

Au programme, 30 chansons qui ont marqué les trois décennies de l'émission : Ismaël Lo, Alliance Ethnik, Koffi Olomidé, Papa Wemba, Slaï, Kaysha, Danialou Sagbohan, Alan Cave, Youssou Ndour, Longue Longue, NTM feat Lors Kossity, Muzion, Bisso Na Bisso, Toofan, Franco,Dj Jacob, Ardiess Posse, BOB Family, As Dj, Talino Manu, Extra Musica, Fally Ipupa, Fanny J, Richard Flash, Sekouba Bambino, Smarty, Innoss B, King Mensah, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Yemi Alade et Joe Dwet Filé. Pour visionner les clips, cliquez sur les titres des chansons : Ismaël Lo - Jammu AfricaAlliance Ethnik - RespectKoffi Olomidé - LoiPapa Wemba - Show me the waySlaï - FlammeKaysha feat. Mike Organiz' - Bounce babyDanialou Sagbohan - ZemihinAlan Cave - Se pa pou datYoussou Ndour - BirimaLongue Longue - Ayo AfricaNTM feat Lors Kossity - Ma benzMuzion - La vi ti nègBisso Na Bisso - BissoToofan - DélogerFranco - Coller la petiteDj Jacob feat Erickson le Zulu - RéconciliationArdiess Posse - AgbandoBOB Family - KeskiyaAs Dj - Tango tangoTalino Manu - ZephiraExtra Musica - ObligatoireFally Ipupa feat Benji (Neg Marrons) - So.pe.kaFanny J - Ancrée à ton portRichard Flash - Je veuxSekouba Bambino - Famou (remix)Smarty - Le chapeau du chefInnoss B - Yo peKing Mensah - SessiméTiken Jah Fakoly - Plus rien ne m'étonneYemi Alade - JohnnyJoe Dwet Filé - 4 KampéRetrouvez notre playlist sur Deezer. 

A new MP3 sermon from Frontline Fellowship is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Faith in Action (Translated to Zulu) Subtitle: KwaSizabantu Mission 2025 Speaker: Peter Hammond Broadcaster: Frontline Fellowship Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/12/2025 Length: 53 min.

Decoy is back with more news stories to start your week. How many great bands and artists did you discover growing up from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack? It was a gateway to the sonic worlds of punk, rap, alternative and more. In this episode, Decoy shares some of the artists who will appear on the forthcoming soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remastered. In other news, the Getty museum has acquired the archive of American punk artist Raymond Pettibon.And to close, on March 28th, Chrystia Cabral AKA SPELLLING releases her fourth album, Portrait of My Heart‬ via Sacred Bones Records. A blend of alchemical poetry and heavy riffs, the album features members of Toro y Moi, Turnstile, and Zulu alongside her backing band. Ahead of its release, she joined WASTOIDS producer Jason Woodbury to discuss the album, and how tapping into the power of heavy riffs put her in touch with her younger self.Check out the interview.You can pre-order your copy of Portrait of My Heart—either an olive green edition or this very pretty glitter edition—now from your friends at Hello Merch. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube.

Heck yeah, it's another installment of WASTOIDS With and this week on the show we're piggybacking off of Decoy Deloy's weekly news broadcast—which we share every Monday on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and of course at WASTOIDS.com. On our news show, he shouted out Chrystia Cabral AKA SPELLLING's fourth album, Portrait of My Heart‬ out March 28th via Sacred Bones Records. A blend of alchemical poetry and heavy riffs, the album features members of Toro y Moi, Turnstile, and Zulu alongside her backing band. Ahead of its release, I caught up with her to discuss the album, and how tapping into the power of heavy riffs put her in touch with her younger self. You can get your copy of Portrait of My Heart from Hello Merch, who've got both a beautiful olive green edition, as well as a special limited glitter edition. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube.

Sonny Zulu is the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank (Zambia). He is a preacher and business man who deals in Jet Fuel.Watch the video of this episode on our youtube channel, That Zed Podcast.

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has started a dialogue with opposition parties on ending post-electoral tensions and reaching a political compromise. But his main political opponent was not included. Can there be a compromise deal without the participation of Venancio Mondlane? Why do so many African women die of breast cancer? It is now one of the top causes of cancer deaths on the continent. Cancer specialists met in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, to discuss how to bring the numbers down. And why has a move towards a royal divorce caused a scandal in the Zulu kingdom?Presenter: Audrey Brown Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Producers: Sunita Nahar and Nyasha Michelle in London Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Author Paul Bruno joins the show to talk about his book “The Original Jeeps”.The Original Jeeps: The Original Jeeps: Bruno, Paul R., Freedman, Manuel: 9798218534783: Amazon.com: BooksThe Original Jeeps in Pictures: The Original Jeeps in Pictures: Bruno, Paul R., Freedman, Manuel: 9798218009113: Amazon.com: BooksProject Management in History: The First Jeep: Project Management in History: The First Jeep: Bruno, Paul R., Freedman, Manuel: 9781505836714: Amazon.com: BooksOriginal Jeeps Website: Original Jeeps WebsiteOriginal Jeeps Facebook page: (20+) Facebook

On this episode of The Disciple-Making Podcast, we journey into the powerful testimony of Banele Ndlovu, a young Zulu man from South Africa who assists with translation work at Imprint ministry.We explore his upbringing in a complex spiritual environment, where traditional ancestor worship met Catholicism. Through his mother's battle with cancer and his own search for truth, we witness how a crisis of faith led him from planning to become an atheist to finding authentic Christianity. His story showcases the contrast between the endless cycle of appeasing ancestors and the transformative power of discovering truth through Scripture.From believing he was the only true Christian in the world to finding a community of believers, Banele's journey reminds us of how genuine faith can emerge from the depths of spiritual confusion.---A brand-new resource is coming this June for pastors, deacons, and aspiring church leaders! Managing Your Households Well: How Family Leadership Trains You for Church Leadership is based on Paul's wisdom in 1 Timothy 3:4 and is designed for church leadership teams to study together.Pre-order now on Amazon and get ready to strengthen both your home and church leadership! 

The Battle of Blood River, 1838. 30,000 Zulu Warriors vs. 464 South African Pioneers. Over 3,000 Zulu Dead, 0 Pioneers Dead. From Wikipedia- The Battle of Blood River (16 December 1838) was fought on the bank of the Ncome River, South Africa between 464 Voortrekkers ("Pioneers"), led by Andries Pretorius, and an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Zulu. Estimations of casualties amounted to over 3,000 of King Dingane's soldiers dead. Three Voortrekker commando members were lightly wounded, including Pretorius.   Battle of blood River. ia801309.us.archive.org/31/items/the-battle-of-blood-river/The Battle of Blood River - Documentary about the Legendary Dutch Pioneers of South Africa.mp4 Watch this documentary for free at- https://ia801309.us.archive.org/31/items/the-battle-of-blood-river/The%20Battle%20of%20Blood%20River%20-%20Documentary%20about%20the%20Legendary%20Dutch%20Pioneers%20of%20South%20Africa.mp4 

On today's episode, we followup on the Boer Wars, focusing on Afrikaner identity and their conflicts with the British Empire. We explore the Cape Colony, the Great Trek, and early encounters with the Zulu nation, highlighting Zulu military tactics under Shaka Zulu, highlighting significant battles like Blood River, and how these events shaped their national identity. Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory https://brohistory.substack.com/ #321 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sign Up for the Boston Listener Meet Up Joe Boyd was there when Dylan went electric, when Pink Floyd was born, and when Paul Simon brought Graceland to the world. But far from being just another music industry insider, Boyd has spent decades exploring how the world's musical traditions connect and transform each other. His new book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain, is seventeen years in the making, and is in Tyler's words “the most substantive, complete, thorough, and well-informed book on world music ever written.” From producing Albanian folk recordings to discovering the hidden links between Mississippi Delta blues and Indian classical music, Boyd's journey reveals how musical innovation often emerges when traditions collide. He joins Tyler to discuss why Zulu music became politically charged in South Africa, what makes Albanian choral music distinct from Bulgarian polyphony, what it was like producing Toots and the Maytals, his role in the famous "Dueling Banjos" scene in Deliverance, his work with Stanley Kubrick on A Clockwork Orange, his experiences with Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, how he shaped R.E.M.'s sound on Fables of the Reconstruction, what really happened when Dylan went electric at Newport, how the Beatles integrated Indian music, what makes the Kinshasa guitar sound impossible to replicate, and how he maintains his collection of 6,000 vinyl LPs and 30,000 CDs, what he'll do next, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded December 27th, 2024. Help keep the show ad free by donating today! Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.