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Moderaterna vill satsa hundratals miljarder för att bromsa smittans ekonomiska effekter, men finns det en gräns för hur mycket skattebetalarna ska betala för att hjälpa företagen?

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Moderaternas partiledare Ulf Kristersson är veckans gäst i Ekots lördagsintervju.

Kommentar: Fredrik Furtenbach, inrikespolitisk kommentator på Ekot.

Därefter om datainsamling för att stoppa smittspridningen. Globala techjättar tycks tävla om att presentera behjälplig data och här i Sverige samarbetar Telia med Folkhälsomyndigheten. Vilka vinster - och vilka risker - finns det med det här?

Reportage av frilansjournalisten Katarina Andersson med Nick Clegg, toppchef på Facebook, Anders Ygeman digitaliseringsminister (S) samt Joakim Larsson, kommunikationschef Google Sverige.

Kommentar: Sven Carlsson, IT-reporter på Ekot.

Programledare: Monica Saarinen
Producent: Viktor Mattsson
Tekniker: Josef Reinhold

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Dark and beautiful, Bertil Vallien’s sculpture takes the viewer on a mystical journey through the subconscious. Part oracle, part art object - his boats, maps and heads reveal existential secrets through a series of symbols and codes embedded in a glass matrix that appears to contain light. Sweden’s most innovative and well-known contemporary glass artist, Vallien pioneered sand casting in the 1980s and began creating sculptures in glass that inspired his now famous quote: “Glass eats light.”

Born in 1938 in Sollentuna, a suburb north of Stockholm, Vallien studied ceramics at the Konstfack School of Arts, Crafts, and Design in Stockholm, then spent two years at the School for Advanced Industrial Design. At Konstfack, he graduated at the top of his class and was awarded a Royal Foundation grant. His love of ceramics took him to Los Angeles for a position with HAL Fromholt Ceramics, and soon he was meeting artists, critics, and gallery owners, attending events at California universities, and exhibiting his ceramics. In 1963, he was invited back to Sweden by the C.H. Åfors glass-factory, where he contributed to a successful reorganization of the company and designed many of their most well-known lines.

Vallien’s introduction to glass offered artistic opportunities that were lacking in ceramics, and blowing glass became central to his work. He describes it as, “ladling matter out of a volcano and watching the glowing lava turn into ice.” His work has a symbolic and mystical narrative, in which the human head, boats, maps, stars, crosses, bridges, pyramids, and rings play recurring roles. Sometimes the light-absorbing glass is transparent like a membrane that allows vision into the spaces within. At other times it is translucent to represent how our understanding can at times be clouded.

From California to Israel, Vallien has exhibited around the world including The State Heritage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia); the National Museum (Stockholm, Sweden); the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, England); the Art Institute of Chicago (IL); the National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto, Japan); the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY); the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney, Australia); and the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA). He has received numerous awards, such as: Prince Eugen’s medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts (1995); an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Vaxjö (2002); the Gold Medal from the Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm (2005); and the Libenski Award, Seattle (2008).

At 82, Vallien is still active as a creating artist. In 2018, he exhibited new work at Spritmuseum, Stockholm, in an exhibition titled, Under ytan (Under the Surface). The art objects were made in a coarse-cut black glass that suggested an archaeological excavation of a desolate civilization. Wrecked ships and desolate landscapes stood on pedestals in a dark room with a light source above it.

On February 8, 2020, during Imagine Museum’s Fire and Light Gala, Trish Duggan, Founder and President of Imagine Museum, presented Vallien with the “Artist of the Future” award, based upon his undaunted journey as an artist looking toward the future while continuing to aspire other artists in new ways of expression and communication. “Bertil’s vision about the future and his unbound curiosity about what lies ahead puts him far ahead many of the younger artists working in the field today,” said Duggan about the award recipient.

Continuing down his prolific path, on May 14, 2020, Vallien’s exhibition Surface Tension opens at Gallery Glas in Stockhom. His show Anhalt will be on view at VIDA Museum and Art Gallery, Borgholm, Sweden, beginning May 23. The artist is also preparing for his demo at the Glass Art Society (GAS) conference in Smaland, Sweden, May 20-23, where he will be presented with GAS’ Visionary Award.

On today's podcast you'll hear my intimate conversation with winemaker and iconic wine producer, Michael Browne. He gained fame with the highly respected Kosta Browne over the last 20 years. He has since moved on to a his own project Cirq. In this interview you'll really get to know Michael, what drives him, why he loves Sonoma County's Russian River Valley, and hear about past experiences that inspire his winemaking and fearless pursuit of his passions.

Både ARN, Konsumentverket och polisen har mottagit en mängd anmälningar det senaste året angående ett företag som enligt många konsumenter lurar och vilseleder kunder. Ny forskning visar att vi är beredda att betala för att skydda vår image i sociala medier. Nu använder de minsta barnen surfplattor varje dag. Och många producenter har förstått att föräldrarna inte alltid har kolla på vad de små klickar på.

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Ända sedan tonåren har Johanna tyckt att hon haft fula och hängiga bröst och drömt om att en dag få göra en bröstoperation.

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- Jag kände mig ful och osexig. Det kändes inte som om brösten var en del av mig.

Till slut, efter att hon fått sitt tredje barn, bestämmer hon sig för att göra en bröstoperation hos en kirurg med gott rykte på en känd klinik. Hon passar också på att göra en bukplastik eftersom hon fått problem med lös hud på magen efter de tre graviditeterna. Ingreppen blir lyckade så Johanna bestämmer sig för att även fylla ut brösten med silikonimplantat och genomgår ännu en operation. En operation som kommer bli starten på en mardröm.

- Hade jag vetat vad som väntade efter den operationen så skulle jag aldrig någonsin ha gjort det här. Hela mitt liv raserades och min kropp, gamla Johanna fanns liksom inte längre kvar. Jag började till och med planerade för hur min familjs liv skulle bli utan mig.

I read in Wine Spectator that Garrett of G. Love and Special Sauce is a fan of wine. It turns out his sister helps supports his desire with fine Burgundian wine. This gave me a good reason to set up an interview prior to a show at the Fillmore in San Francisco a while back. I've been a fan for many years and it was very cool to spend some time with him. (I gave him a nice bottle of Kosta Browne Pinot to say thanks). We talked wine, music and family. After the interview he asked if I wanted to hear a song he’d been working on called “Drinkin’ Wine”. Absolutely! It was a great start to an extraordinary evening. Part of the song is on this podcast but you can find a link to the full video of the song at www.OnTheWineRoad.com/People and search for Garrett there.

Michael Kosta, Tony Hinchcliffe, Pat Regan, Jeremiah Watkins, Josh Martin, Joel Jimenez, Ali Macofsky, Vanessa Johnston, Brian Redban - Date: 10/03/2016

osts: Brian Moses, Coach_Tea, Jamar Neighbors, Frank Castillo - Date Released: 09/12/2016

Judges: Jeff Ross, Mo Mandell, Michael Kosta, Tony Hinchliffe.

Wave: Jamar Neighbors, Jeremiah Watkins, Willie Hunter, Haiti

Haters: Earl Skakel, Sadi Prince

Undercard: 1/12/16
Lonnie Johnson VS Tony Asar

Undercard: 1/12/16
Jamar Neighbors VS Corey Charron

Headliner: 1/12/16 Final Four
Omid Singh Vs Pat Barker

Erik Griffin, Michael Kosta, Josh Martin, Jeremiah Watkins, Melissa Eslinger, Pat Regan, Joel Jimenez, Vanessa Johnston, Brian Redban - Date: 06/06/2016

Jamar Neighboors, Michael Kosta, Melissa Eslinger, Tony Hinchcliffe, Pat Regan, Josh Martin, Brian Redban - Date: 11/23/2015

Michael Kosta, Adam Ray, Mark Serritella, Kimberly Congdon, Sara Weinshenk, Little Esther, George Lopez, Nick Youssef, PeteeC, Brett Erikson,Hormoz Rashidi, Brian Moses, Brian Redban - Date: 04/18/2015

Andrew Santino, Michael Kosta, Pat Regan, Sara Weinshenk, Kimberly Congdon, Tony Hinchcliffe, Josh Martin, Brian Redban - Date: 04/06/2015

Michael Kosta, comedian and former world ranked tennis player, talks about the University of Illinois, Zihuatanejo, and his first professional tennis tournament. 

Each week Hollywood’s most talented people in the entertainment industry share true, personal stories on the Story Worthy Podcast. Story Worthy celebrates 14 years of podcasting in July 2024 and has over 800 episodes recorded. Christine Blackburn is the creator, host and producer of Story Worthy, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, and My Life In 3 Songs exclusively on Spotify.

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Michael Kosta came over to my Los Angeles boarding house to have a nice talk with me about tennis. Kosta played since he was little and was even a professional for a few years before turning to standup. It was a fun conversation with two comics about a sport. And of course, there's some talk about anal, too.

Michael Kosta, Moshe Kasher, Pat Regan, Sara Weinshenk, Kimberly Congdon, Tony Hinchcliffe, Earl Patriot / Earl Skakel, Brian Redban – Date: 12/08/2014