Best norval Podcasts (2026)

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C3 - Ep1: Crownfall Begins: The Howls Beyond Norvale 33:01

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Two years after the fall of the Rose Citadel, the world has not healed. In the quiet farming town of Norvale, life clings stubbornly to routine—🌾 frozen fields, 🔨 dim forges, and unfinished walls meant to keep the darkness out. But rumors spread faster than hope. Caravans vanish. Gnoll patrols stalk the roads. Strange lights flicker beyond the sout…

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The true story behind the Norval Morrisseau art fraud 27:19

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Forged is a six-part series from CBC in Canada and ABC Australia. Host Adrian Stimson, an artist from the Siksika Nation, travels from Thunder Bay to the Northern Territory of Australia, to reveal what's believed to be the largest art crime fraud in the world. In this first episode, rock star Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies is doing rock star t…

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Canada’s Venezuelan oil problem 32:54

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In the wake of the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, there has been a flurry of concern about what that country’s oil could mean for the Canadian economy. Is American access to the world’s largest proven oil reserves a major threat to Canada? Have we lost leverage with the U.S. as we move forward in trade negotiations? Over the la…

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Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 1 (ep 360) 1:22:37

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ON THIS EPISODE: Interrogating 'the white possessive.' And according to Indigenous scholar Aileen Moreton-Robinson, countries like Canada, Australia and the U.S. are best understood as 'white possessions'—possessions which take a great deal of work and resources to maintain, a relentless reproduction of "the nation-state's ownership, control and do…

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What will follow Trump's Venezuela attack? 32:34

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After months of rhetoric, military presence and strikes, U.S. forces have launched an attack on the Venezuelan capital Caracas. They seized the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and flew him to New York to face narco-terrorism charges. U.S. officials say Maduro heads up a cartel responsible for flooding the United States with drugs, but critics …

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C3 - Ep3: No Turning Back 33:05

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The town is falling behind them. And the fight isn’t done yet. Separated in the chaos, the party races through the woods toward their last fallback—only to find danger waiting in every shadow. Miller barely escapes his home as gnolls batter at the door. Quinn and Thelenor are forced into brutal close combat when hungry beasts give chase. And every …

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C3 - Ep2: The Wall Will Not Hold 36:19

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The bells are still ringing. The town is already burning. As Norvale scrambles to defend itself, the party’s emergency plan begins to unravel. The streets are chaos—people fleeing, weapons clashing, and the distant thunder of an approaching gnoll force growing louder by the second. 🐺⚔️ Quinn and Thelenor race toward her home, only to discover that …

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Wisdom from Indigenous authors to guiding us into the new year 49:57

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Reconnecting with language, family and culture is a journey without a map. It's one Melissa Powless Day has been walking through and sharing about in her poetry as she seeks reconnection and belonging. We also reflect on lessons and wisdom shared from Indigenous authors Rosanna has spoken with to help us move into the new year.…

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The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy international Episode 54: Our Sustainable Energy Outlook for 2026 25:00

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SYNI, your hostess still going strong entering into Year 2 of the pod, presents our 2026 outlook for sustainable energy development. Consider this episode the de facto Part 2 to last week’s 2025 review, focusing on three key watch topics that sit right at the junction of policy, project delivery, and capital markets for this year. First, data centr…

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Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 4 45:25

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In the fourth and final episode of Understood: The Making of Musk, host Jacob Silverman launches into Musk’s ultimate quest, his desire to colonize Mars, and how he went from wanting to save earth to wanting to escape it. You’ll hear the origin story of SpaceX. And hear from an astrophysicist who says Musk’s plan is completely delusional. You can f…

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Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 3 50:10

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What does Musk, father of 14, expect from his quote, “legion” of children? In episode 3 of Understood: The Making of Musk, host, Jacob Silverman unravels Musk’s quest for genetic optimization, including alleged embryo screening, and his pronatalist views. And we hear from his estranged daughter, Vivian. You can find Understood wherever you get your…

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Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 2 48:55

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Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues, the latest season of Understood: The Making of Musk returns to his sheltered youth in apartheid South Africa, a world engineered for white supremacy. In this second episode, host Jacob Silverman explores whether Musk’s authoritarian streak traces back to his Canadian grandfather. Befor…

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The books that explained 2025 (Part 2) 38:20

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Today we’re joined by lawyer and author Bryan Stevenson for a conversation about the historical Mother Emanuel AME church, and what it means to tell the story of American history through a single institution. Then Canadian journalist Paul Wells stops by for a look at the rise of The New York Times, and the lessons for news media writ large. And fin…

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The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 53: 2025 in Review - Our 3 Top Sustainable Themes 24:29

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SYNI, your hostess with plenty of gusto, launches into our Year End 2025 episode, reflecting on the three topics that most defined sustainable energy and development trends as we move into the New Year. Before we get into the substance, a quick note of appreciation. This year marks our first full year of podcasting, which in podcast terms is roughl…

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The books that explained 2025 37:55

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Some of our favourite guests of the year return to talk about books that helped meaningfully explain 2025. We talk about the evergreen appeal of Plato as well as Jewish identity with former Yale fascism scholar Jason Stanley. The déjà vu of trade wars and Canadian nationalism are tackled by journalist and author Stephen Maher. His pick is a book th…

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C3 - Ep0.1: Crownfall - A Dystopian Realm: The Lore That Shapes Crownfall 40:39

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Step into the ashes of a fallen world in this Lore Episode for Campaign 3: Crownfall, narrated by Matt, your Dungeon Master. Before the heroes of this campaign ever take their first steps, this episode unveils the catastrophic events that transformed the realm of Avarinth into a fractured, war-torn landscape teetering on the edge of collapse. Disco…

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Go inside the tangled web of the Satanic Panic from Jaws to Patrick Swayze 39:37

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In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing babies, and infiltrating North American society on a massive scale — yet these thousands of alleged Satanists were nowhere to be found. Even so, the narrative became embedded in our cultural memory, warping everything it touched — including the lives of…

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Lessons in Giving 54:09

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Who are the cookie people in your life? They bring light and calm in moments of chaos and darkness, and their gifts – whether they’re delicious treats, kind words, or time – hold lessons for us all. Rosanna digs into the season of giving and hears that some of the best gifts are those that come with lessons and stories. These gifts connect us to th…

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The stories that shaped our year 33:41

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Today we're bringing you a 2025 Front Burner wrap up, answering audience questions and bringing you behind the scenes of the making of some of our most popular episodes of 2025. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

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The year in sports scandal with Pablo Torre 32:16

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In 2025 news of the biggest, most sensational sports scandals was broken not by ESPN or Sports Illustrated, but by a podcaster named Pablo Torre on his show Pablo Torre Finds Out. It was Pablo who investigated Kawhi Leonard’s alleged multi-million dollar under the table no show deal. And it was Pablo who uncovered potential collusion involving NFL …

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The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 52: Wishing You All Merry Christmas and Happy Hols 8:29

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SYNI, your host brimming over with Christmas spirit, offers a short holiday message, plus a quick look at what we have been unpacking together this year across our first 51 episodes. And rest assured, we’ll be back with our year-end 2025 episode next week, reflecting on developments both good and bad for sustainability during this year. So Merry Ch…

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Trump & corruption with Pod Save America 26:15

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Corruption is a word that’s come up throughout this year in relation to U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. There have been allegations of personal enrichment, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, through his family’s crypto and real estate ventures. There are also accusations of quid pro quo deals with foreign leaders and convict…

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C3 - Ep0: Crownfall - Session Zero 59:40

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Welcome to Campaign 3: Crownfall — and to Episode 0: Session Zero, where the foundation of our next epic story is forged. In this special kickoff episode, join Matt the Dungeon Master along with Bobby, Jess, Tyler, and Phillip as they gather around the table to shape their new characters, explore their intertwined backstories, and establish the rel…

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Bondi Beach and the ISIS connection 22:18

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The Australian prime minister and police have said that the suspected gunmen in the Bondi Beach mass shooting at a Hanukkah event were motivated by Islamic State ideology. Australian counterterrorism officials allege the father and son received military training in southern Philippines. While it's been more than six years since the fall of the cali…

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The human toll of Trump's war on aid 21:01

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On the first day of his second term as U.S. president, Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively gutting USAID — the United States Agency for International Development. It's an arm of the government that, in 2024, was operating in more than 130 countries worldwide, providing food, medicine and other life-saving support. At the time, advoca…

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Alberta’s very interesting year 30:19

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It’s been almost a year since Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. He was on the brink of a trade war. Since then, a lot has happened, from a renewed push for a separatist referendum, to election recall campaigns, to a shift in the relationship between the province and Ottawa. We are joined by two CBC colleague…

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Why is the U.K. rethinking puberty blockers? 28:15

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Today, an in-depth look at puberty blockers and their use on minors with gender dysphoria. These drugs have come under an enormous amount of scrutiny in recent years, with some questioning their benefits, safety and long-term impact. After banning the use of puberty blockers for gender treatment of people under 18, a new clinical trial in the U.K. …

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GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 51: CBAM Is Coming in 2026. Is Your Company Ready? SYNI Tells You Everything You Need to Know 24:25

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SYNI, your hostess with real panache, addresses the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, better known as CBAM, and why at the start of 2026 it will become the most important piece of climate policy that many exporters will only notice when an EU customer emails them with the subject line “Urgent Emissions Data Request.” Once again, …

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Hanukkah event shooting // Liberal majority watch 38:37

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First, the latest on the massacre at Bondi Beach in Australia. The mass shooting targeted the Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah. We speak with Sean Tarek Goodwin, a reporter with ABC News, who was one of the first to arrive on the scene. Second, a surprise defection on Parliament Hill. Late last week, just hours after Parliament wrapped…

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C2 - 52: Behind The Curtains - Campaign 2 Recap 41:42

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Fifty-one episodes. Four adventurers. Countless battles. And one unforgettable ending. In this special recap and reflection episode, Dungeon Master Matt takes listeners behind the screen of Campaign Two: The Nexus—breaking down the moments, decisions, and dice rolls that led to the shocking fall of Holden and Dail, the retreat of Jace and Lucia, an…

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Is Trump’s MAGA movement in trouble? (FB Exclusive) 23:12

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‘Make America Great Again' has been Donald Trump’s brand for a decade, riding the movement’s anti-elitist wave into the presidency and remaking the Republican Party. But cracks are now showing in the coalition, raising questions about Trump’s commitment to MAGA goals. One of his staunchest allies has become his loudest critic: Georgia congresswoman…

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Trump's vision for a new world order 26:22

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Every U.S. president releases a national security strategy document about a year into their term, but few have made as big a splash as Donald Trump's, earlier this month. The document formally spells out much of what we've come to expect from Trump's approach to foreign policy in his second term: political relationships are transactional, and Ameri…

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Sacred Seven: Beaver is nurturing, giving, wise 51:18

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Beaver mimicry is helping scientists on Blackfoot territory keep water on the land and put an end to decades of drought. It’s one of many ways Indigenous people look to our beaver kin for lessons on restoring balance to ecosystems. Rosanna hears how traditional knowledge and stories about beaver make us more nurturing, generous and wise.…

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Should everybody be taking Ozempic? 25:43

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It's estimated that as many as 10 per cent of adults in Canada use a GLP-1 type drug like Ozempic. The prescription medicine is used for type 2 diabetes management and increasingly prescribed off-label for weight loss. And this month, for the first time, the World Health Organization has conditionally recommended GLP-1 drugs for the long-term treat…

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The politics of the Warner Bros. bidding war 23:12

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Two of the biggest media companies in the world are going to war over Warner Bros. Discovery, a massive media conglomerate that owns a historic Hollywood studio, as well as the likes of HBO and CNN. This week, Paramount put in a hostile all-cash takeover bid for Warner Brothers worth more than $108 billion. This followed Netflix’s announcement a fe…

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The 'compassion club' fighting Canada's drug laws 27:57

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Through 2022 and 2023, two Vancouver activists made international headlines with DULF — the Drug User Liberation Front. In a bid to stop overdose deaths, founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx sold clean, tested drugs — bought on the dark web — to their members as an alternative to the contaminated street supply. But that international attention led …

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The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 50: The Sustainable Story Behind Nazare and Big Wave Surf Contests. 22:29

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SYNI, your hostess, turns her curiousity to the sustainability story behind big wave surfing contests, with a special focus on the World Surf League TUDOR Nazare Big Wave Challenge and what it means for the Blue Economy and for ocean conservation. The surfing community is officially on watch between now and March for “gigantes” to roll into Nazare,…

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U.S. Politics! Pentagon scandals, ICE targets Somalis 27:36

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Today, we bring you a wrap on U.S. politics. We begin with two scandals plaguing U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth, from allegations of war crimes to a scathing report accusing him of mishandling classified military intelligence. And we cover the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tirade against Somali immigrants, including a surge of ICE raid…

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C2 - Ep51: Total Party, What? 51:34

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The Crossroads burns. The air fills with ash. And the world of Twenty Sides: The Nexus changes forever. After Holden’s devastating fall last episode, Dail, Lucia, and Jace arrive too late to save him—and what follows is one of the most heartbreaking moments in Twenty Sides history. Nash commands his cultists to begin the ritual, and the battlefield…

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Mark Carney: climate friend or foe? 30:56

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In 2015, as governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney’s ‘Tragedy of the Horizons’ speech made waves in the global climate community. It was seen as a landmark call for the financial sector to recognize the costs of climate breakdown. But fast forward 10 years and a fierce debate is swirling around whether Carney is living up to that warning. Sin…

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Welcoming Home the Salmon 49:43

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Forget the birthday candles, some celebrations call for dynamite! Salmon are returning to river systems all along the Pacific coast where they are the lifeblood of communities. Along the Klamath River, one salmon warrior fulfilled a lifelong dream to blow up one of the dams that had blocked salmon for decades. Rosanna hears how efforts around destr…

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Will Trump's tariffs survive the Supreme Court? 30:22

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The U.S. Supreme Court is soon expected to rule on the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping worldwide tariffs. The court will rule on whether his use of a 1970s national security law violates the U.S. constitution, which clearly states that only Congress has the authority to implement taxes — of which tariffs are a type. But regardless of …

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National Guard shooting and the CIA’s secret Afghan army 23:26

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Last week, two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C. after they were ambushed by a lone shooter near the airport. One was killed and the other remains in serious condition. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was shot and is still in hospital facing murder charges. The picture emerging of Lakanwal is of an isolated, deeply troubled m…

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#73 Behind the spokes: Will Dickeson's story - Racing USA, Cycling Australia & Neutral Spares 1:15:31

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From the back roads of Clare to racing professionally in the United States, Will Dickeson has lived a life built on bikes, grit, and momentum. After competing with the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team, Will returned home to Australia where he worked with Cycling Australia before launching his own Adelaide-based business, Neutral Spares — a bike-service…

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Should universities have opinions? 21:12

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Our guest today has taken a long look at an out-of-fashion principle in higher learning – institutional neutrality. Basically it’s the importance of letting students and faculty say what they want, and not have the administration put its thumb on the scale. In that he sees a whole world of problems facing post-secondary education today, from public…

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Will the U.S. invade Venezuela? 29:41

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Over the weekend, Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed. Venezuela’s foreign ministry responded by calling the comments "another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people". Late last week, Trump also said that land action against alleged drug traffick…

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The GreenWave Podcast By Synergy International - Episode 49: AI, Data Centres and an Impending Power Crunch in the Age of Electricity. 21:51

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SYNI, your ever-loyal pod hostess, turns her focus to AI, data centres and an impending power crunch in this new “Age of Electricity.” Can electricity grids manage to stay green amid booming AI demand for power? Forecasted data centre electricity demand will soon begin to outstrip sustainable supply. And this unbalance is forecast to grow quickly a…

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C2 - Ep50: Devoured By Darkness 43:24

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Fifty episodes. Fifty battles. And now, one devastating loss. The caravan’s path to Silverport has led to the smoking ruins of the Crossroads—a battlefield of ash, blood, and burning faith. As Holden scouted ahead, he came face to face with Nash and a mob of gnolls and cultists. What began as stealth turned into chaos, and what followed… changed ev…

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Ukraine peace plan,or Russian ‘wish list’? 26:18

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In a somber speech last week Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people that their country was on the brink of a critical choice: either lose their dignity or risk alienating a key partner, America. His speech came after Donald Trump set a deadline demanding the war-torn country accept a unilateral American peace proposal. That propo…

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Healing, self-discovery and love with Eenou trans pop artist Siibii 37:58

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Siibii means river in Cree – a body of water with no fixed form. That description resonates with the pop singer/songwriter now known as Siibiii. Rosanna sits down for an intimate conversation to hear how Siibii’s questions around gender, sexuality and neurodiversity have helped them to heal and come into themself.…

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