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CrowdScience - Do birds understand us?

CrowdScience listener David is a bird whisperer.

On his family farm in Guinea, he would mimic the call of the black-headed weaver. He could replicate it so well that the birds would fly in close, curious to find out who was calling. David has been wondering if he was actually communicating with the weaver.

In the foothills of the Austrian Alps is a research hotspot with a curious history. It was here that a scientist first began studying birds in their natural environment. That work continues today with Andrew Katsis from the University of Vienna, who knows the local flock of greylag geese by name. His research shows that animals aren’t just anonymous members of a group, they have personalities, relationships, and the ability to recognise one another.

But what else do birds know? Thomas Bugnyar, professor of social behaviour and animal cognition, spends his time trying to get inside the mind of ravens. His work suggests they can understand their surroundings, make rational decisions, and even solve complex problems.

Plus, we meet Ellie, a cockatoo with the ability to use a touchscreen computer to “talk.” She has a working vocabulary of more than 1,500 words. And when she presses a button, it would appear she is not just pecking at random, she is choosing purposefully, responding in ways that suggest birds may not only understand us, but communicate back.

Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Minnie Harrop and Harrison Lewis Series producer: Ben Motley

(Photo: Close up of Greylag goose with blue background Credit: Harrison Lewis, BBC)

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The Bulwark Podcast - Thomas Chatterton Williams: How MAGA Learned to Love Cancel Culture

Cancel culture lives on, but it's taken new turns, especially among some of the loudest opponents of woke culture who simply can not abide one word of criticism about Charlie Kirk or Israel. Meanwhile, the vice president of the United States is actively encouraging his kind of Americans to rat out their neighbors. Plus, how authoritarianism and corruption go together, the challenge for academics who don't adhere to views on race they're 'supposed' to have, and Trump's talent for exploiting grievance will be studied for years.

The Atlantic's Thomas Chatterton Williams joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

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Lex Fridman Podcast - #481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA

Norman Ohler is a historian and author of “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich,” a book that investigates the role of psychoactive drugs, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, in the military history of World War II. It is a book that two legendary historians Ian Kershaw and Antony Beevor give very high praise for its depth of research. Norman also wrote “Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age”, and he is working on a new book “Stoned Sapiens” looking at the history of human civilization through the lens of drugs.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) – Introduction
(01:09) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
(09:00) – Drugs in post-WWI Germany
(19:18) – Nazi rise to power
(23:45) – Hitler’s drug use
(29:37) – Response to historian criticism
(46:16) – Pervitin
(1:00:15) – Blitzkrieg and meth
(1:18:52) – Erwin Rommel (Crystal Fox)
(1:23:02) – Dunkirk
(1:31:06) – Hitler’s drug addiction
(1:47:03) – Methamphetamine
(1:48:57) – Invasion of Soviet Union
(2:07:54) – Cocaine
(2:16:49) – Hitler’s last days
(2:36:48) – German resistance against Nazis
(2:58:59) – Totalitarianism
(3:04:09) – Stoned Sapiens – Drugs in human history
(3:19:20) – Religion
(3:30:09) – LSD, CIA, and MKUltra
(3:55:39) – Writing on drugs
(4:08:40) – Berlin night clubs
(4:19:14) – Greatest book ever written

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State of the World from NPR - Global Ripples as U.S. Tariffs Hit a Small Creature: the Shrimp

U.S. import tariffs have had a noticeable impact on the shrimp industry in India, which until recently was a success story. Our correspondent goes to a coastal Indian town to see how those who depend on shrimp exports for their livelihood are coping. And she learns about the broader effects low shrimp prices in the U.S. have had across the world.

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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 19, 2025

Federal agents step up immigration raids. The Cubs make it to the playoffs. Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar dies at 79. Kim Bellware of the Washington Post, WBEZ’s Sarah Karp and Mitchell Armentrout of the Chicago Sun-Times break it down for us. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Enforcing Rule Of Law In An Age Defined By Democrat Lawfare

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Judicial Watch attorney Christina Bobb joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to give new details about the FBI's 2022 raid on Mar-A-Lago and discuss the rule of law remedies that can combat the chilling effects of Democrat lawfare.

You can find Bobb's book Defiant: Inside the Mar-a-Lago Raid and the Left's Ongoing Lawfare here. 

If you care about combating the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.  
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining News: Bitcoin Mining Stocks Surge, SEALMINER A3 Launch, NAKA Stock Crash

Bitcoin mining stock prices surged this week, Bitdeer released its latest ASIC miner, the SEALMINER A3, and more bitcoin mining news on this week’s Mining Pod news roundup.


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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Matt Williams, the head of financial services at Luxor, joins Will and Colin to dive into this week’s bitcoin mining news, including a massive bitcoin mining stock rally, Nvidia's $5 billion investment into Intel, and Bitdeer's new SEALMINER A3 ASIC miner series. Plus, Matt teases a new energy market product coming soon from Luxor, and we examine NAKA’s brutal stock crash after its PIPE equity unlock.

**Notes:**

• Bitcoin’s difficulty jumped 4.9% and 4.6% back-to-back

• Nvidia invested $5 billion stake in Intel chips

• NAKA stock crashed from $25 to $1.40 this year

• New A3 miner delivers 290 TH at 12.5 J/TH

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

05:17 Stocks are ripping, why?

10:46 NVIDIA invests in Intel

19:01 Bitdeer A3 launch

24:16 Luxor Forward and Energy Markets

31:54 Cry Corner: NAKA is down bad

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Global News Podcast - Dozens killed while at prayer in Sudan

A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's Darfur region has killed more than 70 people. The attack in El Fasher city is being blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF has been fighting to take over the city from the army, as the civil war in Sudan rages. Also: the Taliban in Afghanistan release an elderly British couple who'd been detained since February; officials at a zoo in India order an investigation after the death of an African elephant who was kept alone for much of his life in an enclosure; and Britain launches a portal on the dark web to recruit spies from abroad.

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk