Best Jini Podcasts (2024)

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Adam Kabat, "The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales: Monster Comics from Edo Japan" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:03:08

5d ago1:03:08

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Adam Kabat’s The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales: Monster Comics from Edo Japan (Columbia UP, 2023) is an in-depth introduction to the rich and ribald world of kibyōshi, a short-lived (1778-1807) subgenre of books combining text and illustration on the same page, much like comic books and manga today. This book presents a selection o…

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Release work, micro movements, & bonding 22:48

6d ago22:48

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A wonderful discussion of why, how, when and briefly where to touch your horse to improve the relationship. Acupressure points, and energy work are explored in relation to structure and intuition. Things every horse owner ought to know are revealed in this episode. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please em…

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Kyokutei Bakin, "Eight Dogs, Or Hakkenden: Part Two--His Master's Blade" (Cornell UP, 2024) 38:02

15d ago38:02

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Glynne Walley, translator of classic Japanese novel Hakkenden, joins us on the podcast again to talk about his second translated volume: Hakkenden, Part 2: His Master’s Blade (Cornell East Asia Series: 2024). Unlike Part 1—which is all preamble!—in Part 2 we meet some of the fabled eight dog warriors and the Confucian virtues they represent: Shino,…

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Paul Hansen, "Hokkaido Dairy Farm: Cosmopolitics of Otherness and Security on the Frontiers of Japan" (SUNY Press, 2024) 49:08

16d ago49:08

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As an ethnography of a Japanese dairy farm while having theoretical values going beyond the specific context, Hokkaido Dairy Farm: Cosmopolitics of Otherness and Security on the Frontiers of Japan (SUNY Press, 2024) offers a historical and ethnographic examination of the rapid industrialization of the dairy industry in Tokachi, Hokkaido. The book b…

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Thomas Lockley, "A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court" (Hanover Square Press, 2024) 37:12

20d ago37:12

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On November 12, 1588, five young Asian men—led by a twenty-one-year-old called Christopher—traveled up the River Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth I. Christopher’s epic sea voyage had spanned from Japan, via the Philippines, New Spain (Mexico), Java and Southern Africa. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North Amer…

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Thomas D. Conlan, "Kings in All But Name: The Lost History of Ouchi Rule in Japan, 1350-1569" (Oxford UP, 2024) 43:05

1M ago43:05

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In the sixteenth century, members of the Ouchi family were kings in all but name in much of Japan. Immensely wealthy, they controlled sea lanes stretching to Korea and China, as well as the Japanese city of Yamaguchi, which functioned as an important regional port with a growing population and a host of temples and shrines. The family was unique in…

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Interview with Suzan Vaughn 51:55

1M ago51:55

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Candid conversational interview with Suzan Vaughn, Animal Comunicator. In this episode, learn more about how Suzan works with people and their animals bringing help, healing and peace. I received some great tips for communicating with my animals. Suzan explains the details of asking questions, and the essence of negotiating tough issues. For more i…

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Ben Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024) 43:27

1M ago43:27

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In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following t…

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Do Horses Swim Underwater & Like to Compete? 21:24

2M ago21:24

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Can Horses swim underwater? Do horses like to compete? These questions get at least one answer in this episode. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. iabel.hhc@gmail.comBy Ishe Abel

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Jinying Li, "Anime's Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai" (U Minnesota Press, 2024) 49:22

2M ago49:22

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With comics franchises getting turned into multi-billion dollar revenue opportunities and consumer technology companies dominating daily headlines — the trappings of “geekdom” have made their way into the global mainstream over the past few days. As part of this trend, Japanese-style anime has also gained immense transnational popularity, arguably …

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Fynn Holm, "The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 51:52

2M ago51:52

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Japan is often imagined as a nation with a long history of whaling. In The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019 (Cambridge UP, 2023), Fynn Holm argues that for centuries some regions in early modern Japan did not engage in whaling. In fact, they were actively opposed to it, even resorting to violence when …

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Peter Harmsen, "Bernhard Sindberg: The Schindler of Nanjing" (Casemate, 2024) 1:14:53

2M ago1:14:53

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In December 1937, the Chinese capital, Nanjing, falls and the Japanese army unleash an orgy of torture, murder, and rape. Over the course of six weeks, hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war are killed. At the very onset of the atrocities, the Danish supervisor at a cement plant just outside the city, 26-year-old Bernhard Arp Sindb…

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Healing Your Body By Listening To Your Gut: Fresh Leaf Forever Podcast Interviews Jini

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Healing your body by listening to your gut In this fascinating interview with Jini Patel Thompson, founder of Listen to Your Gut and author of multiple books, host Vai Kumar uncovers lots of impactful information about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s, Colitis, Diverticulitis, and IBS). A very personal topic to both guest and host, this episode …

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Peter Harmsen, "Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze" (Casemate, 2015) 1:21:10

2M ago1:21:10

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Peter Harmsen's book Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze (Casemate, 2015) describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and victims. It turned what had been a Japanese adventure in China …

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Jini Patel Thompson part 2 46:47

2M ago46:47

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As our conversation continues, we explore the natural wisdom of the earth and herbs and bio-connective understandings. Jini's engaging stories wind through nuggets of wisdom and inspire true spiritual connection to every living thing. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. iabel.hhc@gmail.com…

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Jini Patel Thompson part 1 36:16

2M ago36:16

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I finally get a chance to chat with a woman I admire so much. We get to enjoy her story of building her herd, The Singing Horse Herd and we get a glimpse of her connected way of dancing with the world. Her You Tube channel has many real time videos of the magic of slowing down and so much more: Listen to your Horse, Listen to Your Gut, and Laser Ta…

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Simon Partner, "Koume's World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:02:41

2M ago1:02:41

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In 1864, on a midsummer’s day, Kawai Koume, a 60-year old matriarch of a samurai family in Wakayama, makes a note in her diary, which she had dutifully written in for over three decades. There are reports of armed clashes in Kyoto. It’s said that the emperor has ordered the expulsion of the foreigners, and it’s also said that a large band of vagabo…

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Max Ward, "Thought Crime: Ideology and State Power in Interwar Japan" (Duke UP, 2019) 1:11:35

2M ago1:11:35

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Max Ward’s Thought Crime: Ideology and State Power in Interwar Japan (Duke University Press, 2019) analyzes the trajectory and transformations of the implementation of Japan’s 1925 Peace Preservation Law from its conception until the early years of the 1940s. The law, which began as a state effort to tamp down radicalism and “dangerous thought” (mo…

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Ricky W. Law, "Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German Japanese Relations, 1919-1936" (Cambridge UP, 2019) 1:16:23

2M ago1:16:23

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In his new book, Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German Japanese Relations, 1919-1936 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), associate professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University Ricky W. Law examines the cultural context of Tokyo and Berlin’s political rapprochement in 1936. This study of interwar German-Japanese relations is the…

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Gwyn McClelland, "Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki: Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives" (Routledge, 2019) 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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On 9th August 1945, the US dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Of the dead, approximately 8500 were Catholic Christians, representing over sixty percent of the community. In Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki: Prayers, Protests, and Catholic Survivor Narratives (Routledge, 2019), Gwyn McClelland presents a collective biography, where nine Catholi…

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Rupert Isaacson part 2 23:48

2M ago23:48

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Rupert and I finish our conversation about Insurance and Equine Assisted Practices, and how "The Quiet Revolution" reflects the world today. Rupert's infectious optimism and unique perspective bring hope and clarity to Horseship. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. iabel.hhc@gmail.com…

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Joshua Paul Dale, "Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World" (Profile Books, 2023) 34:54

2M ago34:54

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Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the most powerful psychological instincts we have - the ones that elicit our care …

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Rupert Isaacson part 1 33:10

3M ago33:10

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Author and program creator of Horse Boy Method, book, and film, and so much more talks about a variety of things connected to horses and humans and the larger matrix. Don't miss how these fascinating pieces fit together forming ideas of peace, healing and growth. This episode truly has something for everyone! For more information on names or materi…

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Paul D. Barclay, "Kondo the Barbarian: A Japanese Adventurer and Indigenous Taiwan's Bloodiest Uprising" (Eastbridge Books, 2023) 59:10

3M ago59:10

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Kondo the Barbarian: A Japanese Adventurer and Indigenous Taiwan's Bloodiest Uprising (Eastbridge Books, 2023) is a gripping and revealing account of the colonial Japanese era in Taiwan, focusing on the Musha Rebellion and its brutal suppression by the Japanese military. The book presents the translated account of Kondō Katsusaburō, a Japanese adve…

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Sujin Lee, "Wombs of Empire: Population Discourses and Biopolitics in Modern Japan" (Stanford UP, 2023) 58:36

3M ago58:36

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In 2007, Japan’s health minister referred to women ages 15-50 as “birthing machines.” The context was a speech about Japan’s declining birthrate and projected population shrinkage. As Sujin Lee shows in Wombs of Empire: Population Discourses and Biopolitics in Modern Japan (Stanford UP, 2023), neither population anxieties nor the idea of women as c…

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Amanda Kennell, "Alice in Japanese Wonderlands: Translation, Adaptation, Mediation" (U Hawaii Press, 2023) 46:13

4M ago46:13

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Since the first translations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books appeared in Japan in 1899, Alice has found her way into nearly every facet of Japanese life and popular culture. The books have been translated into Japanese more than 500 times, resulting in more editions of these works in Japanese than any other language except English. Generations of Ja…

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Scar Tissue Protocols, Jini’s Journey, Elemental Diets & the Subconscious

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In this podcast, health coach and yoga teacher Cate Stillman interviews me after she discovered my work during a search for help with scar tissue protocols and adhesions. So a lot of the podcast is us discussing my protocols for reducing or dissolving scar tissue, and why surgery is not usually the solution. But we also get into my personal journey…

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Matthieu Felt, "Meanings of Antiquity: Myth Interpretation in Premodern Japan" (Harvard UP, 2023) 44:24

4M ago44:24

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Meanings of Antiquity: Myth Interpretation in Premodern Japan (Harvard UP, 2023) is the first dedicated study of how the oldest Japanese myths, recorded in the eighth-century texts Kojiki and Nihon shoki, changed in meaning and significance between 800 and 1800 CE. Generations of Japanese scholars and students have turned to these two texts and the…

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Grammar, Identity, and Ideology in Early 20th-Century Japan 22:50

4M ago22:50

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Have you ever felt that the grammar of Asian languages does not fit with the framework that we use to describe them? In the late 19th century, Asian grammarians began adapting the European-based grammatical frameworks describing their languages, but this application was not straightforward. In Japan, the question of grammar eventually became entang…

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How much do Horses really UNDERRSTAND? 22:31

4M ago22:31

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Horses are said to have the intelligence of 3 or 4 year old humans. Do you think it's true? Don't decide until you hear more stories. Want to deepen your relationship with your horse? Keep listening and continue to go slow. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. iabel.hhc@gmail.com…

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Scott D. Seligman, "Murder in Manchuria: The True Story of a Jewish Virtuoso, Russian Fascists, a French Diplomat, and a Japanese Spy in Occupied China" (U Nebraska Press, 2023) 43:07

4M ago43:07

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On an August night in 1933 Harbin in then-Japanese controlled Manchuria–Semyon Kaspe, French citizen, famed concert musician, and Russian Jew, is abducted after a night out. Suspicion falls on the city’s fervently anti-semitic Russian fascists. Yet despite pressure from the French consulate, the Japanese police slow-walk the investigation—and three…

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Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019) 1:17:04

4M ago1:17:04

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Jeremy Yellen’s The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War (Cornell University Press, 2019) is a challenging transnational exploration of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japan’s ambitious, confused, and much maligned attempt to create a new bloc order in East and Southeast Asia during World War II. Yelle…

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Nobuko Ishitate-Okunomiya Yamasaki, "Prostitutes, Hostesses, and Actresses at the Edge of the Japanese Empire" (Routledge, 2023) 1:07:49

4M ago1:07:49

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Analysing materials from literature and film, this book considers the fates of women who did not or could not buy into the Japanese imperial ideology of "good wives, wise mothers" in support of male empire-building. Although many feminist critics have articulated women's active roles as dutiful collaborators for the Japanese empire, male-dominated …

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Meredith Oda, "The Gateway to the Pacific: Japanese Americans and the Remaking of San Francisco" (U Chicago Press, 2019) 1:30:02

4M ago1:30:02

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In The Gateway to the Pacific: Japanese Americans and the Remaking of San Francisco (University of Chicago Press, 2019), Meredith Oda shows how city leaders and local residents in San Francisco fashioned a postwar municipal identity through their promotion of what Oda calls transpacific urbanism. Though the Japanese American presence in prewar San …

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Olga V. Solovieva, "The Russian Kurosawa: Transnational Cinema, Or the Art of Speaking Differently" (Oxford UP. 2023) 33:00

4M ago33:00

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Olga V. Solovieva's book The Russian Kurosawa: Transnational Cinema, Or the Art of Speaking Differently (Oxford UP. 2023) offers a new historical perspective on the work of the renowned Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. It uncovers Kurosawa's debt to the intellectual tradition of Japanese-Russian democratic dissent, reflected in the affinity f…

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Kimberly Dunn part 1.0 32:43

4M ago32:43

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In this two part series discussions about modern, ethical, gentle effective horse training examine many aspects of being with horses. Kimberly 's expert techniques and kind heart culminate in real time changes for horses and for people. If you love horse, you don't want to miss this! For more information on names or materials referenced, or to cont…

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Kimberly Dunn part 2 33:21

4M ago33:21

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The discussions continued in this episode, explain why many myths around horse training and interactions just aren't what they could be. If you've ever thought there must be more to my relationship with my horse, tune in and find out what your missing. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. iabel.hh…

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Storries About Pie with Diane 28:53

4M ago28:53

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Pie was a fabulous appolusa, who died of cancer, but not before he made a lasting impression on many people. Hear some of his story here, and the rest in a later episode. These stories tell of changes humans can make in their belief systems that shift our experiences of this world. They are stories of the "Quiet Revolution" For more information on …

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Gary J. Bass, "Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia" (Knopf, 2023) 31:17

4M ago31:17

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Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia (Knopf, 2023), a book ten years in the making, is the definitive account of the postwar trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals, and the impact it had on the modern history of Asia. Written by Gary Bass, Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University,…

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Humanitarian Issues of Immigration in Japan: From Historical Background to Current Policies 27:28

4M ago27:28

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Japan has historically maintained extended periods of isolationist policies and continues to uphold some of the strictest immigration laws in the world today. The country has also long had a tumultuous relationship with non-ethnic Japanese residents, including Taiwanese and Korean nationals who were first forced to become Japanese citizens under im…

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Why the HorseHumanConnection? 30:02

4M ago30:02

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For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. iabel.hhc@gmail.comBy Ishe Abel

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Animal Soul Agreements with Tammy Billups 38:51

4M ago38:51

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Tammy is an animal and human healer who walks her talk. Twenty-two years ago, she embarked on a deep inner healing journey after experiencing four losses within a few months’ time. Through this difficult period, she suddenly had access to the psychic abilities of seeing, feeling, and sensing energy. Tammy is now a celebrated international holistic …

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Sima Saigal, "The Second World War and North East India: Shadows of Yesteryears" (Routledge, 2022) 1:21:52

5M ago1:21:52

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Sima Saigal's The Second World War and North East India: Shadows of Yesteryears (Routledge, 2022) discusses the untold story of North East India's role during the Second World War and its resultant socio-economic and political impact. It goes beyond standard campaign histories and the epicentre of the Kohima-Imphal battlefields to the Brahmaputra a…

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co created rides//with intro 19:10

5M ago19:10

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The rides I remember and cherish MOST are the ones where my horse/s were interactive. I call those co-create rides. I would trade 20 everyday trail rides for one co creative ride, because they are magical ! This episode speaks to how co create rides got started for me. For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- pleas…

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cow stories / w intro 19:42

5M ago19:42

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Long before horses came back into my life as an adult, there were cows. The cows are the ones that helped me realize that heard animals communicate in pictures with telepathy. This episode, highlights some of the stories that began the journey, that became The Horse -Human Connection! For more information on names or materials referenced, or to con…

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interview w Ashera w intro 23:21

5M ago23:21

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Ashera was afraid of horses, then she embarked on a self led journey to get to know my horse, Spisey. She recounts this story and all she learned in the two year quest. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjio8qKwJqDAxVCFzQIHRT6BHAQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.luminosityhealingarts.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw0YfkW2yZH…

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How Good Can It Get with Cynthia Sue Larson 56:52

5M ago56:52

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Cynthia Sue Larson is the best-selling author of several books including Quantum Jumps, Reality Shifts, and High Energy Money. Cynthia has a degree in physics from UC Berkeley, an MBA degree, a Doctor of Divinity, and a second degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won. Cynthia is founder of RealityShifters, first president of the International Mandela Effe…

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Ran Zwigenberg, "Nuclear Minds: Cold War Psychological Science and the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" (U Chicago Press, 2023) 1:05:36

5M ago1:05:36

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Ran Zwigenberg’s Nuclear Minds: Cold War Psychological Science and the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (U Chicago Press, 2023) explores early efforts by the American military, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social scientists to understand the effects of the atomic bombings on the minds of those who had survived. In positioning the book as “a …

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Jeffrey Angles, ed., "Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again: The Original Novellas by Shigeru Kayama" (U Minnesota Press, 2023) 38:30

5M ago38:30

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Earlier this month, Toho Studios released “Godzilla Minus One”—the 37th film in the now almost seven-decade-old franchise. Godzilla has gone through many phases over the past 70 years: symbol of Japan’s nuclear fears, cuddly defender of humanity, Japanese cultural icon and, now, the centerpiece of another Hollywood cinematic universe. But it was 19…

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Are You Withholding Love? with Katie Bishop 55:35

5M ago55:35

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Katie Bishop is a certified energy healer and founder of Earth Bishop, a practice dedicated to helping people break free from energetic blockages while drawing on their innate abilities to embody the true Self and live in alignment with the Soul’s highest purpose. The Earth Bishop practice includes offerings such as Energy Clearing, Soul Part ("Wou…

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