# closer — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 12 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover closer. Page: Feed: --- ## [OUT OF THE BOX #30](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/out-of-the-box-30) _2026-08-19 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Padlock Loop (2019) ## [Museum Ship: Carrier USS Lexington](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/museum-ship-carrier-uss-lexington/) _2026-08-18 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ View of the flight deck from the bridge The Pacific War was an aircraft carrier war, and nearly all of the naval combat was carried out through carrier-borne air strikes. While the Japanese suffered one defeat after another, the US fleet grew swiftly, as new Essex-class fleet carriers were churned out at a steady pace. … Continue reading Museum Ship: Carrier USS Lexington → ## [Zawsze Coś](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/zawsze-cos) _2026-08-18 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Ben Bekele ## [In My Personal Heaven, I’m the Devil’s Spawn](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/in-my-personal-heaven-im-the-devils) _2026-08-17 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Simi Fyda ## [From the Archives #36](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/from-the-archives-36) _2026-08-16 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ The 40 Best Books On Music ~ Part Two ## [toppe bianche 白色补丁](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/toppe-bianche) _2026-08-15 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Li Song / Luciano Maggiore ## [Review of the Week: Farage beats bin, Labour goes private, and Britain burns.](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/review-of-the-week-farage-beats-bin) _2026-08-14 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ A review of this weeks news ## [From the Archives #35](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/from-the-archives-35) _2026-08-14 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ The 40 Best Books On Music ~ Part One ## [A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #116](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/a-closer-listen-weekly-116) _2026-08-13 · a closer listen_ Greyfade, RIP Simone Forti, and more ## [Earthset: A Portrait of Unfinished Business](https://maxpolicy.substack.com/p/earthset-a-portrait-of-unfinished) _2026-08-13 · Kimberley Moriarity · The Bell_ What a photograph taken from the Moon says about the unfinished work of public policy. A farewell from The Bell’s 2025-2026 editorial team. ## [Open this .onion address (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tcwzxz8mIMjn) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Access 7btj5kisrpopxjkhmcugbiygfk2xd6op3ta7whfrmxxrldyrlh5b5zad.onion using a Tor browser. ## [Ruby and Rails Performance Roundup: The Backlog Edition](https://mensfeld.pl/2026/08/ruby-rails-performance-roundup-backlog/) _2026-08-12 · Maciej Mensfeld · Closer to Code_ Byroot, k0kubun, and ko1 headline a Ruby and Rails performance roundup with real benchmark numbers: ZJIT, GC, strings, JSON, and more. The post Ruby and Rails Performance Roundup: The Backlog Edition appeared first on Closer to Code . ## [The Pinellas Plant Nuclear Facility](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/the-pinellas-plant-nuclear-facility/) _2026-08-11 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ The Tampa Bay FL area has always been associated with war and the military. It was subject to a blockade and naval bombardment during the Civil War, it was the primary shipping point for American troops in the Spanish-American War, and it was the site of several major training airbases for bomber and fighter crews Continue reading The Pinellas Plant Nuclear Facility ## [142. You Ody-ssey The Odyssey in 70MM IMAX](https://zencastr.com/z/HgbeYJEQ) _2026-08-11 · Split Focus: A Film & TV Podcast_ Adrian & Simon review director Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man Brand New Day. The boys also get hyped for Matt Damon’s upcoming film from the Everything Everywhere All at Once directors (The Daniels) and they celebrate the huge theatrical box office milestones that have been surpassed this year. Plus, they discuss the Warnermount merger, the… [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a76a33516d624e98e314b93/size/171252026/audio-files/6775830efe6bc1daa68b851c/292d40e5-6654-4d48-b8c3-4934b15df3aa.mp3) ## Hope Found Here: Our Mission - Seeking Jesus _2026-08-09 · Markle Church of Christ Video Podcast_ [Listen](http://www.marklemedia.org/podcastv/Tim_Peace_8_9.mp4) ## [From the Archives #34](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/from-the-archives-34) _2026-08-09 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ The 40 Best Compilation Albums of All Time ~ Part Two ## [From the Archives #33](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/from-the-archives-33) _2026-08-08 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ The 40 Best Compilation Albums of All Time ~ Part One ## [Who Owns Britains Wealth](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/who-owns-britains-wealth) _2026-08-07 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ Continuing the seriues: Who Own's Britain? ## [OUT OF THE BOX #29](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/out-of-the-box-29) _2026-08-05 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ untitled#352 (2017) ## [Karafka 2.6 and Web UI 1.0: Laying the Groundwork for Kafka Queues](https://mensfeld.pl/2026/08/karafka-2-6-and-web-ui-1-0-laying-the-groundwork-for-kafka-queues/) _2026-08-05 · Maciej Mensfeld · Closer to Code_ I'm happy to announce that Karafka 2.6 and Karafka Web UI 1.0 have just been released. For those new here: Karafka is a Ruby and Rails multi-threaded, efficient Kafka processing framework, and its Web UI is a monitoring and management dashboard that ships alongside it. As with every release in the 2.x line, this is \[ \] The post Karafka 2.6 and Web UI 1.0: Laying the Groundwork for Kafka Queues… ## [Nigel Farage doesn't want to stop the boats... he wants to make money.](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/nigel-farage-doesnt-want-to-stop) _2026-08-05 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ A closer look at the corrupt greedy money making machine that is Nigel Farage ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6I25UtgcP47L) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [A Closer Look at Australopithecus Deyiremeda](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/a-closer-look-at-australopithecus-deyiremeda/) _2026-08-04 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ The discovery of Australopithecus deyiremeda led to some very surprising results. Australopithecus deyiremeda, from Wiki Commons In 2009, researcher Yohanne Haille-Selassie, working at a place called Burtele in the Waranso-Mille region of Ethiopia (not far from where Lucy had been found in Hadar), made a puzzling discovery. In sediments dated to around 3.4 million years, Continue reading A Closer… ## [A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #115.5](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/a-closer-listen-weekly-1155) _2026-08-04 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Lost Children Net Label Cassette Bundle ## [The Alberta Referendum: A Ten-Question Identity Test](https://maxpolicy.substack.com/p/the-alberta-referendum-a-ten-question) _2026-08-03 · Kimberley Moriarity · The Bell_ Alberta’s upcoming referendum goes beyond separation to ask what it means to be Albertan, but its narrow view turns this vote into a choice between a caricature of the province and reality. ## [In Conversation #7](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/in-conversation-7) _2026-08-03 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Booker Stardrum (SML) ## [Sem](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/sem) _2026-08-03 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Victor Negri ## [Lapilli](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/lapilli) _2026-08-02 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Petra Hermanova ## Hope Found Here: Our Vision - Hope Found Here _2026-08-02 · Markle Church of Christ Video Podcast_ [Listen](http://www.marklemedia.org/podcastv/Tim_Peace_8_2.mp4) ## [Review of the Week: FIFA, Burnham and a New Manchester Mayor](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/review-of-the-week-fifa-burnham-and) _2026-08-01 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ A review of the week ## [Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE \[BIG EARS 2026 part 5\]](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/episode-41-the-pilgrimage-big-ears-b38) _2026-07-31 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Part 5: WAITING ROOM - with Hania Rani [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209314915/dc2856c35ffd3ae05aabcf3332b8c7bb.mp3) ## [Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE \[BIG EARS 2026 part 4\]](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/episode-41-the-pilgrimage-big-ears-81a) _2026-07-30 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Part 4: IN RESIDENCE - with Booker Stardrum [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209051487/bb093b02097a0f32f02005cbb9b6d3fb.mp3) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dU0oxWoU4NFN) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #115](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/a-closer-listen-weekly-115) _2026-07-30 · a closer listen_ BEATS and/or RHYMES ## [Social Change vs Political Change](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/social-change-vs-political-change) _2026-07-29 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ Exploring the role of social movements in the wider political context ## [Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE \[BIG EARS 2026 part 3\]](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/episode-41-the-pilgrimage-big-ears-ab3) _2026-07-29 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Part 3: MIRACLES & REQUIEMS - with Mary Lattimore [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208858956/85852cd0b88062ef331aa2390c8c5027.mp3) ## [Moola](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/moola) _2026-07-29 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Moola ## [The Early Turtles](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/the-early-turtles/) _2026-07-28 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ The early evolution of turtles has long been the topic of debate and controversy among paleontologists. But a new finding has helped clear up matters, somewhat. . Fossil turtle Baena, from the Cretaceous period As a group, turtles are old. Older than humans, older than our primate ancestors, older even than the dinosaurs. Turtles have Continue reading The Early Turtles ## [Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE \[BIG EARS 2026 part 2\]](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/episode-41-the-pilgrimage-big-ears-de2) _2026-07-28 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Part 2: WELSH PRIMITIVE - with Gwenifer Raymond [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208732449/fe140bdc43619391e5dfd73f2d72a815.mp3) ## [141. Not All Rice](https://zencastr.com/z/9aaBWJdK) _2026-07-28 · Split Focus: A Film & TV Podcast_ Simon & Adrian review the final season of dramedy series, The Bear. Adrian also reviews family comedy, The Sheep Detectives; while Simon defends the series finale for Amazon’s The Boys. Additionally, the two pals analyze Netflix’s second quarter earnings report, they discuss the outlook for the Marvel Cinematic Universe pre and post Avengers Secret Wars, and they speculate on the new casting for… [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a639704d1719f85c3060bf7/size/234287757/audio-files/6775830efe6bc1daa68b851c/9b8364c0-4076-4572-b144-4ddb4028a7dc.mp3) ## [Acherusia](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/acherusia) _2026-07-27 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ An Interview with Manuel Carbone ## [Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE \[BIG EARS 2026 part 1\]](https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/episode-41-the-pilgrimage-big-ears) _2026-07-27 · a closer listen · a closer listen_ Part 1: TECTONIC PRAYERS - with Chuck Johnson [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208726994/b26710731be1575fd61a544c35739e1e.mp3) ## Built Over Time: Trusting God With What’s Next _2026-07-26 · Markle Church of Christ Video Podcast_ [Listen](http://www.marklemedia.org/podcastv/Tim_Peace_7_26.mp4) ## [Normalizing the Override (Part 3): Notwithstanding Québec, with Daniel Béland](https://maxpolicy.substack.com/p/normalizing-the-override-part-3-notwithstanding) _2026-07-24 · Kimberley Moriarity · The Bell_ Every series needs a closer, and we saved a heavy hitter for ours. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208360432/22217930a396e4099ac70fb847e731ec.mp3) ## [The Irish Wars of Independence](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/the-irish-wars-of-independence/) _2026-07-21 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ The Irish Wars of Independence were the opening stage for decades of armed conflict. . The Headquarters of the Citizen Army Ireland had always fought viciously against domination by England, but was unsuccessful. In 1801, under the Act of Union, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England all became one country, the United Kingdom , which was ruled Continue reading The Irish Wars of Independence ## Built Over Time: Gratitude That Grows From Belonging _2026-07-19 · Markle Church of Christ Video Podcast_ [Listen](http://www.marklemedia.org/podcastv/Tim_Peace_7_19.mp4) ## [Kicking the Can Down the Road? The Implementation Gaps in Canada’s New Safe Social Media Act](https://maxpolicy.substack.com/p/kicking-the-can-down-the-road-the) _2026-07-17 · Shane Joy · The Bell_ While new legislation makes good on the government’s promise to govern persistent digital harm against youth, several critical components are yet to be determined. ## [Icons of Aviation History: The X-15 Rocket Plane](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/icons-of-aviation-history-the-x-15-rocket-plane/) _2026-07-14 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ The rocket-powered X-15 took its pilots to the very edge of space X-15 on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum After the success of the X-1, the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and the military were interested in going further. The Air Force was working on the concept of a “space bomber“, Continue reading Icons of Aviation History: The X-15 Rocket Plane ## [140. The Pitt is Overrated](https://zencastr.com/z/-c3OJ7bS) _2026-07-14 · Split Focus: A Film & TV Podcast_ Adrian & Simon examine the recent reporting from The Hollywood Reporter concerning the rocky development of director Craig Gillespie’s DC Universe Supergirl film. They also discuss the recently announced Emmy nominations and Adrian presents his somewhat positive outlook on the upcoming TV series adaptation for role-playing video game franchise, Persona. Plus, Adrian reviews the horror film… [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a55afea8588ad29893e4101/size/221619770/audio-files/6775830efe6bc1daa68b851c/902e7ddd-e4e4-4d32-b286-8daa67f358cc.mp3) ## Built Over Time: Praying Without Pretending _2026-07-12 · Markle Church of Christ Video Podcast_ [Listen](http://www.marklemedia.org/podcastv/Tim_Peace_7_12.mp4) ## [Why I am Supporting Count Binface](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/why-i-am-supporting-count-binface) _2026-07-12 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ I'm a Green supporter, but this is more important. ## [Nigel Farage and the Establishment - a Closer Look](https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/nigel-farage-and-the-establishment) _2026-07-11 · Harry Eccles · Harry Eccles_ Is Nigel Farage part of the establishment? Lets examine the facts. ## [The First Trip Around the World](https://lflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/07/the-first-trip-around-the-world/) _2026-07-07 · Lenny Flank · Hidden History_ Ferdinand Magellan is usually given credit for making the first circumnavigation of the globe, but in fact he was killed halfway through the trip and never made it. . Juan Sebastian Elcano, photo from Wiki Commons When the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set sail for the Far East in September 1519, he had only the Continue reading The First Trip Around the World