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Politics in the Rearview MirrorThe UK's Military Makeover: Assessing the Strategic Defence ReviewIn early June 2025, the government published the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), which was commissioned by Prime Minister Kier Starmer shortly after the July 2024 election. The SDR sets out 62 recommendations to transform the UK Armed Forces from hollowed-out forces into “war-fighting ready” capabilities, with a focus on expanding the nuclear deterrent, cyber and electronic warfare, autonomous systems, and strategic stockpiles. The government has accepted all 62 recommendations and pledged to increase UK defence spending from ~2.3% to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with an ambition to reach 3%.Joining me to discuss the SDR, whether it is an appropriate response to t...2025-06-1225 min
Death Is Not The EndWe All Make The Little Flowers GrowIn this episode, your host Lo Carmen explores the ecological impacts of death care and eco friendly alternatives, conversing with Anna Swenson, representative of Recompose, a green funeral home specialising in human composting. Photographer Bleddyn Butcher shares his experience of his sister's natural burial.We learn about water cremation and hear from John Humphreys who is the innovator behind Aquamation at Environmentally Friendly Cremations..Anna mentions the book 'From Here to Eternity' by death educator Caitlin Doughty, you can find it here on Caitlin's website.Thank you to Adam Young for m...2025-06-0739 min
Angry PlanetThe Horror of AI Generals Making Command DecisionsListen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comPalantir, Anduril and a suite of other Tolkien-inspired tech nightmares want to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect of the U.S. military. Both companies have software suites they’re pitching as agents that will help make command decisions during combat. An AI general, if you will.Yes, that’s a terrible idea.On this episode of Angry Planet, Cameron Hunter and Bleddyn Bowen will tell us why. Hunter is a researcher at the University of Copenhagen and Bowen is a pr...2025-05-2956 min
Space Power DiscussionsEpisode 12: War in SpaceIn this episode of Space Power Discussions, students examine War in Space by Bleddyn Bowen. The book challenges myths about space conflict, emphasizing terrestrial politics and strategy. The discussion unpacks Bowen’s realist perspective, offering critical insights into how space warfare is shaped by Earth-bound power struggles, doctrine, and strategic competition.All views expressed in this series are the speaker's own and are not necessarily reflective of the Department of Defense, the US government, any affiliated organizations, or the countries of the international students participating.2025-05-1631 min
Llwybrau Llanhari - Dathlu'r AurRhodri BwyeUn o ardal Maesteg yw’n gwestai yn y bennod hon a bu’n ddisgybl yn Llanhari dros droad y Mileniwm. Manteisiodd ar gyfleoedd allgyrsiol drwy bob Adran – ar lwyfan, ar faes chwarae a thrwy deithiau niferus. Mae’n gymeriad a hanner a chawn glywed sawl stori dda ganddo am ei gyfnod yn yr ysgol, atgofion cynnes am athrawon dylanwadol a chawn glywed sut y bu i Lanhari ennill lle arbennig yn ei galon hyd heddiw. Alffi a Bleddyn o Fl.12 sy’n mwynhau’r sgwrs a’r straeon yng nghwmni gwych Rhodri. Eleni, bydd Ysgol Llanhar...2025-04-2946 min
Infinitely DistractingEase the mindThe saga continues, crossing oceans and lands, to end up in London. Travel, of course, opens the mind, ... and more sometimes. (Photo by Bleddyn Butcher. Song "Let yourself go" from the album Standard Ideal.)2025-04-2613 min
Yr Hen IaithYr Hen Iaith (Lefel A) - Martha, Jac, a SiancoTrafodwn Martha, Jac a Sianco yn y bennod hon, gan graffu ar y modd y mae’r nofel yn darlunio ochr dywyll bywyd gwledig.
Dadleuwn fod hyd yn oed yr agweddau mwyaf ysgytwol ar y nofel yn adlewyrchu realiti a bod y gwaith dewr hwn yn mynd yn groes i ffrwd o lenyddiaeth Gymraeg sy’n dyrchafu, rhamantu a delfrydu bywyd yr amaethwr. Rhyfeddwn at grefft Caryl Lewis wrth i ni graffu ar y cymeriadu a’r strwythur. Er bod cymaint o realiti caled yn y nofel, nodwn fod elfennau sy’n mynd yn groes i realaeth hefyd wrth i’r darlleny...2025-03-2324 min
Yr Hen IaithYr Hen Iaith (Lefel A): Un Nos Ola LeuadTrafodwn Un Nos Ola Leuad yn y bennod hon. A ninnau yn ffilmio yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, cewch weld llyfr nodiadau Caradog Prichard ei hun gydag un o’i gynlluniau gwreiddiol ar gyfer y nofel a drafft o bennod.
Rydym ni’n ystyried arddull y gwaith rhyfeddol hwn a’r modd y mae’n symud rhwng cywair tafodieithol a chywair ffurfiol. Archwiliwn nifer o agweddau ar y nofel, gan gynnwys ei hymdriniaeth â salwch meddwl, tlodi, crefydd a chreulondeb. Nodwn hefyd wrth fynd heibio fod y gwaith arloesol hwn wedi cael effaith sylweddol ar artistiaid Cymraeg eraill.
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We discuss Un Nos Ola Leuad...2025-03-2332 min
The Cognitive Crucible#215 Brian Hamel on the Special Operations Forces, Cyberspace, and Space TriadThe Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Brian Hamel discusses his 2023 Army Command and General Staff Theses entitled: Reframing the Special Operations Forces-cyber-space triad: Special Operations' contributions to space warfare. Brian delves into the complex and evolving landscape of modern warfare, focusing on the intersection of Special Operations Forces (SOF), cyberspace, and space. The "Triad" emphasizes the synergistic relationship...2025-02-2554 min
ZuraffPL - Sesje RPGZabawki na strychu 3/3 | Legendy Barsawii | Earthdawn 4 edycja | Sesja RPGGdzie mnie znajdziesz: https://linktr.ee/zuraffpl
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Oto przed Wami zapis drugiej części przygody "Zabawki na Strychu", która otwiera zbiór scenariuszy wydanych do czwartej edycji systemu Earthdawn: Świt Ziemi, pod nazwą "Legends of Barseive: Haven" (Legendy Barsawii: Przyczółek). Na zbiór ten składa się zestaw dziewięciu, luźno powiązanych ze sobą scenariuszy, których akcja rozgrywa się w Przyczółku, ruinach Zapomnianego Miasta Parlainth i nie tylko. Przygody z "Leg...2024-12-172h 40
ZuraffPL - Sesje RPGTajemnica Czarnego Sarkofagu 2/2 | Zew Cthulhu 7ed | Sesja RPGGdzie mnie znajdziesz: https://linktr.ee/zuraffpl
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Przygoda "Tajemnica Czarnego Sarkofagu" pochodzi z polskiego startera do kampanii Maski Nyarlathotepa, wydanej nakładem wydawnictwa Black Monk
Games.
W trakcie budowy odcinka kolei transandyjskiej w Peru na trasie między miejscowością La Mejorada, a osadą Yauli zostaje odkryte zapieczętowane wejście do czegoś, co może być pradawnym grobowcem. Na miejsce zostaje
oddelegowana ekspedycja archeologiczna pod kierownictwem profesora Jarosława Jastrzębskiego. W skład ekspedycji...2024-11-122h 58
Shirley Robertson's Sailing PodcastSeries 4 - Ep24 - AC37 Review Part 2Send us a textThis two part edition of the podcast sees Shirley Robertson in Barcelona just days after the end of the 37th America's Cup. In Part One she sits down with successful Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand, to talk to port side helm Nathan Outteridge, and Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia's Dylan Fletcher, while in this, Part Two, Robertson talks to Team New Zealand's sailing team coach Ray Davies, and to INEOS Britannia's starboard trimmer Bleddyn Mon.Robertson commentated on every match of the thirty seventh America's Cup so is well placed to q...2024-11-011h 05Shirley Robertson's Sailing PodcastSeries 4 - Ep23 - AC37 Review Part 1Send us a textThis edition of the podcast sees Shirley Robertson in Barcelona just days after the end of the 37th America's Cup. With the smell of champagne still fresh in the air, Robertson sits down with successful Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand, to talk to port side helm Nathan Outteridge, and sailing team coach RayDavies, to discuss how the Cup was won. In this edition Robertson also talks to Challenger INEOS Britannia's port side helm Dylan Fletcher and starboard trimmer Bleddyn Monn, about the most successful British Challenge in the modern Cup era.Pa...2024-11-011h 09
ZuraffPL - Sesje RPGZabawki na strychu 2/3 | Legendy Barsawii | Earthdawn 4 edycja | Sesja RPGGdzie mnie znajdziesz: https://linktr.ee/zuraffpl
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Oto przed Wami zapis drugiej części przygody "Zabawki na Strychu", która otwiera zbiór scenariuszy wydanych do czwartej edycji systemu Earthdawn: Świt Ziemi, pod nazwą "Legends of Barseive: Haven" (Legendy Barsawii: Przyczółek). Na zbiór ten składa się zestaw dziewięciu, luźno powiązanych ze sobą scenariuszy, których akcja rozgrywa się w Przyczółku, ruinach Zapomnianego Miasta Parlainth i nie tylko. Przygody z "Leg...2024-10-091h 38
ZuraffPL - Sesje RPGTajemnica Czarnego Sarkofagu 1/2 | Zew Cthulhu 7ed | Sesja RPGGdzie mnie znajdziesz: https://linktr.ee/zuraffpl
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Przygoda "Tajemnica Czarnego Sarkofagu" pochodzi z polskiego startera do kampanii Maski Nyarlathotepa, wydanej nakładem wydawnictwa Black Monk
Games.
W trakcie budowy odcinka kolei transandyjskiej w Peru na trasie między miejscowością La Mejorada, a osadą Yauli zostaje odkryte zapieczętowane wejście do czegoś, co może być pradawnym grobowcem. Na miejsce zostaje
oddelegowana ekspedycja archeologiczna pod kierownictwem profesora Jarosława Jastrzębskiego. W skład ekspedycji...2024-09-213h 04
Gunners & Ali - Ali's Random FactsBig congrats to our Secret Harbour Olympians winning Gold in Track Cycling!What an incredible feat!
Huge shout out to Secret Harbour boys Conor Leahy and Oliver Bleddyn who, along with Sam Welsford and Kelland O'Brien, took out the British team in the Mens Team Pursuit Cycling finals and scored themselves - and Australia - a Gold Medal!!
Super proud is an understatement.
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Source: YouTube/Olympics/Instagram: ConorLeahy2024-08-0801 min
Colli'r PlotDoctor Pwy?Y podlediad meddygol Cymraeg wrth i ni ddarganfod bod yna tri doctor bellach ar y podlediad. Llongyfarchiadau i'r doctor newydd, Manon.Mae darllen llyfrau yn dda i'ch iechyd.Dyma restr ddarllen o'r cyfrolau a drafodwyd yn y bennod:Cysgod y Mabinogi - Peredur GlynRecipes for love and murder - Sally AndrewsMadws - Sioned Wyn RobertsIt Comes To Us All/Fe Ddaw Atom Ni Oll - Irram IrshadCamu - Iola YnyrY Bocs Erstalwm - Mair Wynn HughesUltra-Processed People - Chris van T...2024-07-251h 05
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Oto przed Wami zapis pierwszej części przygody "Zabawki na Strychu", która otwiera zbiór scenariuszy wydanych do czwartej edycji systemu Earthdawn: Świt Ziemi, pod nazwą "Legends of Barseive: Haven" (Legendy Barsawii: Przyczółek). Na zbiór ten składa się zestaw dziewięciu, luźno powiązanych ze sobą scenariuszy, których akcja rozgrywa się...2024-07-232h 53
The Inside TackThe Sailing Matrix - Simulating the 37th America's CupThe Sailing Matrix. Hear from Sailor Bleddyn Mon and Rich Young, Simulation Engineer on all things SIM for AC37.
2024-05-2849 min
Attacking Scrum - Wales Rugby Podcast for Welsh Rugby fansGreat win for Scarlets plus the story of Bleddyn WilliamsGed is joined by James Stafford and Steve Coombes to review the weekend's rugby and talk about their new comic "Bleddyn" which documents Cardiff's epic win over the All Blacks in 1953.Get your copy here https://www.bleddyn1953.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-12-051h 14
Cardiff CentralBleddyn and Bulldozing back - with Steve CoombsHarley and Carwyn are joined by the wonderful Steve Coombs from CF10 to discuss Cardiff's brilliant win over the Stormers, Grady at wing/centre and a Scarlets preview. Most importantly we're to discuss Bleddyn a new comic co-written produced by Steve celebrating a key moment in Blue and Black's history.You can purchase a copy of the comic as well as some excellent prints from here:https://www.bleddyn1953.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-11-281h 39
Yr Hen IaithPennod 28 - ‘Bawddyn!’: Ymrysonau’r CywyddwyrEr mwyn dyfnhau’n dealltwriaeth o waith ‘Beirdd yr Uchelwyr’ neu’r Cywyddwyr, edrychwn yn y bennod hon ar rai o’u hymrysonau.
Wrth ystyried cywyddau yr oedd beirdd yn eu cyfnewid, rydym ni’n archwilio cysylltiadau posib rhwng y farddoniaeth hon a chyd-destunau cymdeithasol coll. Mae’n debyg bod beirdd yn ymrysona am wahanol resymau yn y cyfnod – er mwyn cystadlu am nawdd, er mwyn sefydlu neu gadarnhau enw da, er mwyn trafod agweddau ar eu crefft (a dadlau yn eu cylch!), ac er mwyn hwyl neu adloniant – ond mae’n rhaid i ni ddefnyddio’n dychymyg (ac ychydig o theory anthropolegol...2023-11-2337 min
The British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
The post 433 – North Wales: I Love Mess first appeared on The British History Podcast.2023-11-2231 minThe Dark Ages | The British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
The post 433 – North Wales: I Love Mess first appeared on The British History Podcast.2023-11-2231 minThe British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
The post 433 – North Wales: I Love Mess first appeared on The British History Podcast.2023-11-2231 minChapter Nine | The British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
The post 433 – North Wales: I Love Mess first appeared on The British History Podcast.2023-11-2231 minStoryline | The British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
The post 433 – North Wales: I Love Mess first appeared on The British History Podcast.2023-11-2231 minFeatured | The British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
The post 433 – North Wales: I Love Mess first appeared on The British History Podcast.2023-11-2231 minPodcast Episodes | The British History PodcastNorth Wales: I Love MessIn 1075, King Bleddyn of Gwynedd and Powys, a formidable leader aiming for Welsh unification, finds himself embroiled in a complex web of power struggles. His aspirations clash with King Caradog and the turbulent politics of southwestern Wales. Amidst these tensions, King Bleddyn is cunningly assassinated in a meeting, plunging Gwynedd into a succession crisis. […]
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Yr Hen IaithPennod 22 - Calon Oer dan Fron o FrawCawn drafod un o gerddi enwocaf yr iaith yn y bennod hon, cerdd sy’n gysylltiedig ag un o drobwyntiau mwyaf yn hanes Cymru. Wrth i ni ddadansoddi Marwnad Llywelyn, ystyriwn y modd y gall llenyddiaeth fod yn danwydd i ddychymyg cenedl, a’r dychymyg hwnnw’n allweddol i allu cenedl i oroesi ar ôl iddi gael ei goresgyn. Trafodwn yr hyn a wyddys am fywyd y dyn a gyfansoddodd y gerdd eiconig hon hefyd, sef Gruffydd ab yr Ynad Coch. Awgryma’r dystiolaeth mai bardd crefyddol ydoedd yn anad dim, ac a yw hynny’n fodd i ni gyd-destunoli llawer o dd...2023-08-3133 min
Podlediad Eryri / Eryri PodcastYsbrydoliaeth ar gyfer y Celfyddydau (Beirdd Gwlad Eryri) - Dr Bleddyn HuwsYn y rhifyn yma, Ioan Gwilym sy'n sgwrsio gyda Dr Bleddyn Huws o Brifysgol Aberystwyth ac yn trafod sut mae Eryri wedi bod yn Ysbrydoliaeth ar gyfer y Celfyddydau ac yn benodol ar gyfer beirdd gwlad yn hanner cyntaf yr 20fed ganrif.-In this Welsh episode, Ioan Gwilym speaks with Dr Bleddyn Huws form Aberystwyth University on how Eryri is an Inspiration for the Arts, specifically for poets in the first half of the twentieth century.2023-04-1319 min
In Conversation: An OUP PodcastBleddyn E. Bowen, "Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space" (Oxford UP, 2022)Space technology was developed to enhance the killing power of the state. The Moon landings and the launch of the Space Shuttle were mere sideshows, drawing public attention away from the real goal: military and economic control of space as a source of power on Earth.Today, as Bleddyn E. Bowen vividly recounts in Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space (Oxford UP, 2022), thousands of satellites work silently in the background to provide essential military, intelligence and economic capabilities. No major power can do without them. Beyond Washington, Moscow and Beijing, truly global technologies have ev...2023-03-1747 min
New Books in Military HistoryBleddyn E. Bowen, "Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space" (Oxford UP, 2022)Space technology was developed to enhance the killing power of the state. The Moon landings and the launch of the Space Shuttle were mere sideshows, drawing public attention away from the real goal: military and economic control of space as a source of power on Earth.Today, as Bleddyn E. Bowen vividly recounts in Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space (Oxford UP, 2022), thousands of satellites work silently in the background to provide essential military, intelligence and economic capabilities. No major power can do without them. Beyond Washington, Moscow and Beijing, truly global technologies have ev...2023-03-1747 min