The situation in Southern Lebanon is extremely precarious. Israel is positioning more and more military assets along its northern border, while Hezbollah continues its near-daily attacks on Israeli targets from Lebanon and has threatened an all-out war. Caught in the middle are about 10,000 United Nations peacekeepers. The United Nations Interim Mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has more peacekeepers deployed per square kilometer than any other UN peacekeeping mission in the world. These peacekeepers have helped avert an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah in the past, but tensions are very high right now. If conflict is averted, it may be due to the off-ramp to continued escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that UNIFIL provides. On the other hand, if Israel and Hezbollah decide to escalate, there’s little these peacekeepers can do to stop them. The lead segment of our second episode of To Save Us From Hell explains the role of UNIFIL in managing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006 and why some diplomats are considering expanding UNIFIL to prevent a new devastating war in the region. On the flipside, we also discuss what would happen to these 10,000 Blue Helmets if they get caught in the middle of a war between Israel and Hezbollah. Our second segment focuses on a summit this week between Taliban officials and representatives of about 30 governments and international institutions, convened in Doha under UN auspices. This meeting is somewhat controversial and has earned reprobation in some circles for the fact that no Afghan women will be represented. Finally, we share an excerpt of our interview with Courtney Fung, an academic who studies Chinese diplomacy and its approach to the United Nations. This is a 15-minute excerpt of our full 40-minute interview that is available to our paying supporters. The interview covers China’s evolving relationship to the UN, including how the policies and strategies it pursues are changing as it becomes a more robust global power. To Save Us From Hell is listener-powered. Please support our work through your paid subscription: https://www.globaldispatches.org/SaveUs 

Triple threat -- with a sweltering heat dome in the east, a serious storm threat in Texas and destructive fires in southwest. Willie Mays dead at 93. Putin-Kim meeting. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest on the situation with Boeing and its safety issues from CBS's Kris Van Cleave. We'll hear about what's next as the 2024 presidential election heats up. In the Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes segment, a discussion about the case of Brittany Watts, the Black Ohio woman who was charged with a felony after having a miscarriage at home.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The dramatic end of a two-week manhunt for an escaped killer in Pennsylvania. Russian president Vladimir Putin met with North Korea's Kim Jong un amid speculation that Kim could sell Moscow weapons and ammunition to use against the Ukrainians.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Lani (@copper_dust) and Jo (@pebblysand) sit down to discuss the ins and outs of writing dialogue and finding your character’s voice. We talk about monologues, about the hardship of not having professional actors reading the lines we write, working on dialect, and letting go of expectations of perfection. Lani also introduces us to some of her favourite television pieces and tells us why she thinks those exchanges work so well, and Jo talks about how, as an ESL writer, when life gives you lemons, you learn to make lemonade.Your recommendations for this week are:The Song of Achillesby Madeline Miller - recommended by Lani and everyone else on the internet.The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin and The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach - recommended by Jo for their amazing dialogueYou can find Jo and Lani online at:Lani (@copper-dust): tumblr ; AO3Jo (@pebblysand):tumblr ;AO3The podcast: tumblrAs previously mentioned we will be taking a break from broadcasting for the next four weeks but should be back on the 16th of September. In the meantime, if you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, don't hesitate to let us know by messaging either of us on tumblr, or by sending us an ask! We love to hear from you <3

We've reached 30 episodes!  To celebrate here's a mid year mash up of snippets from all the guests who have appeared on the podcast since January this year: Episode 16  Co-creating Picture Books with Family with Disha Patwardhan and Paridhi P Apte. Episode 17 All The Ways to Make an Author Income with Frané Lessac Episode 18 Educational and Public Lending Rights (ELR) and (PLR) with Joanne Morrell Episode 19 Co-writing Middle Grade Fantasy Fiction with Denis Knight and Cristy Burne  Episode 20 What Publishing Looks like to Bad Apple Press in 2022 Episode 21  Lorraine Horsley 'On Writing Non Fiction' Episode 22 Author Mentorships wiuth Jodie Spiteri-James from The Australian Society of Authors  Episode 23 How to Start Getting Book Reviews with Children's Author Sharon Giltrow  Episode 24 All Things Publishing in 2022 with Publishing Powerhouse Karen Mc Dermott  Episode 25 Multiple Award Winning Young Adult Author Holden Sheppard on Social Media for Authors  Episode 26 Monique Mulligan on The Publishing Collective  Episode 27 Young Adult Fiction Author Sarah Epstein on Writing Suspense and Hybrid Authorship Episode 28 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Winner for Writing for Children Shirley Marr On 'Character Voice'   www.hybridauthor.com.au