# news week april (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news week april. Page: Feed: --- ## [Understanding the Heart of Ojai (Series Intro)](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/understanding-the-heart-of-ojai-series) _2026-08-25 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ Oakleaves for the week of August 24-30 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of August 24, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-24d) _2026-08-23 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. ## [Issue 217: Q&A with Konstantin Chaykin](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-217-q-and-a-with-konstantin) _2026-08-21 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ Russia’s leading watchmaker on his early struggles, national identity, the role of art in his work and the quest for his magnum opus ## [Maturity Happens Corporately](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/maturity-happens-corporately) _2026-08-18 · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ Oakleaves for the week of August 17-23 ## [Maturity Happens Deliberately](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/maturity-happens-deliberately) _2026-08-11 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of August 10-16 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of August 10, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-80e) _2026-08-07 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. ## [Issue 216: What The GPHG Longlist Data Tells Us About The World](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-216-what-the-gphg-longlist) _2026-08-07 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ The mainstream exodus continues; India's brands arrive; Complication confusion. Plus: how to define a British watch brand. ## [Oakleaves Update - Youth & Family Ministry](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/oakleaves-update-youth-and-family) _2026-08-04 · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ Oakleaves for the week of August 3-9 ## [Issue 215: How not to spend £25,000 on a watch](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-215-how-not-to-spend-25000) _2026-07-31 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ It turns out there are very few good answers to this extremely first-world problem ## [Growth that Honors Guests & Glorifies God](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/growth-that-honors-guests-and-glorifies) _2026-07-28 · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ Oakleaves for the week of July 27-August 2 ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hvjMWAcwSsbL) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of July 27, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-58c) _2026-07-25 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 214: The Best Of The Fourth Wheel (Part 2)](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-214-the-best-of-the-fourth) _2026-07-24 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ Picking fights, interviewing incredible people and delivering honest analysis ## [Maturity Happens Slowly](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/maturity-happens-slowly) _2026-07-21 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of July 20-26 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of July 20, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-c06) _2026-07-19 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 213: The Best Of The Fourth Wheel (Part 1)](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-213-the-best-of-the-fourth) _2026-07-17 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ Plus: four hot new watches leaked via the GPHG, and a new podcast episode from The Watch Enquiry featuring Davide Cerrato ## [Seeking a Holy & Healthy Discontentment](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/seeking-a-holy-and-healthy-discontentment) _2026-07-14 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of July 13-19 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of July 13, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-82c) _2026-07-12 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 212: Are Watch Brand Names Getting Worse?](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-212-are-watch-brand-names-getting) _2026-07-10 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ A linguistic, cultural and occasionally statistical analysis of new watch brand names, from Niton to N3W5 ## [Issue 211: Watchmaking's Unsolved Problems](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-211-watchmakings-unsolved-problems) _2026-07-03 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ Easter ain't the half of it. How watches could still get better - and the areas in which they might be just about as good as they're going to get ## [Locking Eyes With a Gator While Shitting](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/locking-eyes-with-a-gator-while-shitting) _2026-07-01 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ And other reasons I don't trust US courts. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/auUU8HeyHOSI) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [What Is a Mature Disciple?](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/what-is-a-mature-disciple) _2026-06-30 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of June 29-July 5 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of June 29, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-0cb) _2026-06-26 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 210: Ask Me Anything](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-210-ask-me-anything) _2026-06-26 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ Who'll buy Ronda's new silicon movement? How can brands beat psychological price barriers? Should you call out CEOs exaggerated claims? And what exactly is the whole deal with F.P. Journe? ## [Roll Up Your Sleeves & PROVIDE](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/roll-up-your-sleeves-and-provide) _2026-06-23 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of June 22-28 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of June 22, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-21e) _2026-06-21 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 209: Back To Basel We Go...](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-209-back-to-basel-we-go) _2026-06-19 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ Will the watch world embrace Basilia, a new trade fair for 2027? Also: why would we assume The Escapement will be watch geek Fyre Festival? ## [Roll Up Your Sleeves & PARTICIPATE (Missions Trips)](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/roll-up-your-sleeves-and-participate-457) _2026-06-16 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of June 15-21 ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of June 15, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-3e4) _2026-06-13 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 208: Girard-Perregaux Laureato 39mm Review](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-208-girard-perregaux-laureato) _2026-06-12 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ It's better than the old 38mm, but it had damn well better be for a 50 per cent price rise ## [Roll Up Your Sleeves & PARTICIPATE (Service Trips)](https://fbcojai.substack.com/p/roll-up-your-sleeves-and-participate) _2026-06-09 · Ben Ruhl · Oakleaves | Grace Church Ojai_ FBCO Notes & News for the week of June 8-14 ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FcbiXz84dEpo) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of June 8, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-597) _2026-06-07 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration. ## [Issue 207: The Clock That Built An Empire?](https://www.thefourthwheel.co.uk/p/issue-207-the-clock-that-built-an) _2026-06-05 · Chris Hall · The Fourth Wheel_ The Pragnell Bray Origins Clock, a perfect copy of Harrison's H1, is both a tribute to genius and a remarkable creation in its own right ## [News That Didn't Make the News - Week of June 1, 2026](https://eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-didnt-make-the-news-week-cda) _2026-05-30 · Eleanor Goldfield · Eleanor's Substack_ A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines. A Project Censored collaboration.