Hillsdale College’s John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon.
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uncovering the world's loveliest music.
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Based in the UK, this self confessed history geek takes you for a stroll down memory lane and shares stories and interesting nuggets of information that has been discovered along the way. From tales of tragedy and sadness to epic stories of human courage or creativity, there are many people in history who have made their mark, however small. If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to share or leave feedback. It all helps! Keep in touch via either Twitter or Facebook by using @BackTrackerUK
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Pivot Point explores the personal experiences of those who have made a life and career in the world of film, music and the arts. We’ll hear from industry pros about how they got started, the hurdles they overcame and the help they received along the way. Joseph’s style of interviewing reveals stories we embrace as our own, finding empathy and encouragement in the creative journey and hopefully help you move closer to your own personal Pivot Point.
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An exciting, compelling, and eerie ballad, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner focuses on the uncanny experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage that has left him with a heavy burden to bear. Furthermore, the poem explores numerous themes including retribution, suffering, salvation, torment, nature, spirituality, and supernaturalism. The poem opens with the appearance of its mysterious protagonist, a skinny old man with a curious glittering eye, as he stops a young man who i ...
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In this podcast we enter the world of tortured geniuses,musicians,poets,politicians,dictators that have addictions that lead them to bizarre circumstances
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a founding fable of our modern age. We are the wedding guests, and the albatross around the Mariner's neck is an emblem of human despair and our abuse of the natural world. Yet in its beautiful terror there lies a wondrous solution – that we might wake up and find ourselves saved. Art knows no boundaries. The Ancient Mariner Big Read is an inclusive, immersive work of audio and visual art from the 21st century that reflects the sweeping majesty and abiding ...
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Ryan and Leon are delighted to bring you your NEW favourite poetry podcast, exploring the work of poets old and new, with a little bit of craic mixed in. We'll share our love of poetry every week, taking you on a journey through work from poets you'll have heard of, as well as poets you may not have heard of and even people you had no idea wrote poetry.! We'll also help with our Agony Poet part of the show where we'll accept any challenge of solving a problem with a poem. Nothing is too triv ...
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HOLLYWORD is a podcast that explores the lives of history's greatest story-tellers. It is a DIY passion project created by Key Whiskey, who researches, writes, narrates and edits each episode from her home in Sydney, Australia.
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Everything you wanted to know about western civilisation but were afraid to ask. We aim to provide compelling talks on the key works of the Western canon, to fill in our missing knowledge on subjects that might once have been passed down as the foundation of a common culture. See our eventbrite page or twitter for future talks.
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The Black History Buff podcast is a fun and thrilling journey through time. Covering the full historical tapestry of the African Diaspora, you’ll hear tales covering everything from African Samurai to pistol-wielding poets. More than just a podcast, the show is a bridge that links communities throughout the African diaspora and enlightens and empowers its friends.
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Our podcasts are a mix of conversations with a wide range of subject matter experts and enthusiasts, interspersed with the occasional audio drama. Each episode focuses on one person, a group of people or a genre from the world of entertainment that we wish to bring back to the spotlight and who has been lost to history or is in danger of being so.The Arts industries are currently in peril but this is nothing new. The Entertainment industry in all its guises has seen it all before. Political ...
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Leon-Bridges-Georgia-to-Texas-Official-Audio.mp3 Sometimes I think that the way we celebrate birthdays is wrong. I mean, it’s nice to celebrate everything you’ve accomplished, useful to have a time when everyone gives you gifts and gives you treats. But if what we’re celebrating is yo…
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The murder of a Police Officer Season: 5 Episode: 31 PC83 George Cole of ‘N’ Division was murdered on Friday 1st December 1882 after apprehending a young thief, who was trying to break into a chapel in Dalston. His prisoner escaped by firing a pistol at him, resulting in his immediate and untimely death. CAST Description Steve Yeo Derby Daily Teleg…
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We survived Electric Picnic. Just. As we were doing our best to thrive over the weekend at Ireland's biggest music festival, we also grabbed a few poetry peeps to lend us their ears for a whopper episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast! Jan Brierton hadn't met Stephen James Smith before their in-conversation chat at the Manifest stage, so we did the h…
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Instants.mp3 Here’s a weird story I heard recently. In 1977, Eric and Greg Hentzel of Palo Alto came up with a plan. They were at their local ice cream parlour when they noticed a promotion: sign up for the shop’s mailing list and you would be entitled to a free ice cream on your birt…
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Episode 337: 'Casino Royale' by Ian Fleming
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John J. Miller is joined by Graham Hillard of the James C. Martin Center for Academic Renewal to discuss Ian Fleming's 'Casino Royale.'By John J. Miller, Graham Hillard
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/moa-moa-Drive.mp3 I hesitated on this one because it’s a bit louder and less traditionally beautiful than most of the things I normally post. I sat and thought and put my hand thoughtfully to my chin. “Should I post it?” I asked myself. But then I remembered that the only rules here a…
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The robots are taking over lads, and they are starting with this podcast! We wanted to see whether or not AI could put together a couple of decent verses, and you know what, we are regretting inviting AI on as it's shown just how bloody easy writing a few verses is. Before that, inspired by a trip to Paris, we discuss one of France's most iconic ra…
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Episode 336: The Stories of Nikolai Gogol
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John J. Miller is joined by Lorraine Murphy of Hillsdale College to discuss the stories of Nikolai Gogol.By John J. Miller, Lorraine Murphy
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bens-Sanctuary-Harley-Card-Quintet.mp3 One of my very favourite places in Toronto is High Park. Torontonians sometimes like to refer to it as “Toronto’s Central Park” – even though it’s not at all central and is less than half the size of New York’s famous green space. But it’s got pl…
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The Strange Last Journey of Donald Crowhurst
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The Strange Last Journey of Donald Crowhurst Season: 5 Episode: 30 In 1968 an amateur sailor set off on the inaugural solo round-the-world yacht race. Incredibly, he appeared to be leading the race until the closing stages when he disappeared and was never seen again. CAST Lieutenant Commander Peter Eden - Marcus KP Donald Crowhurst - Steve Sheperd…
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Muhammad Ali, Emily Brontë And The Importance Of Friendship
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Because you're there for me toooo, oooohh! Yes ladies and gentleman, we were too worried about copyright law to use the Friends theme song for the intro, but today we are in the feels and talking about the value of friendship. Muhammad Ali, when he wasn't being the best fighter that ever lived, was also a very talented poet and we kick off the show…
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Episode 335: 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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John J. Miller is joined by Kirsten Hall Herlin of the University of Austin to discuss Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.'By John J. Miller, Kirsten Hall Herlin
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/You-My-Love.mp3 Three weeks ago, I took a song suggestion from my son for the first time. Now it’s my daughter’s turn. Earlier this summer she decided, seemingly out of nowhere, that she wanted to go to circus camp. This was not an option presented to her, and I have no idea where the…
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The Death of a Tax Collector Season: 5 Episode: 29 In the early hours of the morning, the bloodstained body of William Blackmore, aged 53, was found sprawled across the road, reports describing it as "dreadfully mangled." His head was brutally caved in, and the sovereigns from his pocket were gone. CAST George Sparkes - Joe Wilson The Coroner - Mar…
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Episode 334: 'The Marble Faun' by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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John J. Miller is joined by Steven Petersheim of Toccoa Falls College to discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Marble Faun.'By John J. Miller, Steven Petersheim
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Allah-Las-Houston.mp3 Houston is a huge city. It covers an area more than 28 times the size of Manhattan Island, and its greater metropolitan area is home to about 7 million people. Its sprawling size and car-focused layout has led to the local joke that “Houston is an hour away from …
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The Great Flood of 1607 Season: 5 Episode: 28 In the dead of winter, on January 30, 1607, the tranquil waters of the Bristol Channel turned into a merciless killer. It began with whispers of an impending catastrophe, dismissed by many as mere superstition. But as dusk fell, a monstrous surge swept through the low-lying villages, engulfing everythin…
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Shakespeare, Hemingway And Why Do We Write?
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You Shall Not Pass...without listening to this episode! Ian Mckellen and his BBC Radio 2 interview where he discusses the value of remembering Shakespeare's sonnets have pushed us to jump into the brain of Bill Shakespeare and see if we can pick a sonnet each that doesn't give us PTSD of having to study those bloody plays at school After Ryan took …
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Episode 333: 'Summa Theologica' by Thomas Aquinas
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John J. Miller is joined by R. J. Snell of the Witherspoon Institute to discuss Thomas Aquinas's 'Summa Theologica.'By John J. Miller, R. J. Snell
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Whisky-Story-Time.mp3 Improvisation is an underrated skill. In fact, I think many people would benefit from taking an improv class or two. Not because everybody should be a comedian, and not even because being spontaneous can be fun. The real benefit of practising improv is not learni…
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Cornishman Slain in Tombstone Season: 5 Episode: 27 Cornishman William 'Billy' Kinsman was one of those who ended up in Tombstone in the hope of striking it rich in the local silver mines, but sadly met a grizzly end at the point of a gun CAST Tombstone Epitaph - Mike Moore (WFOD Podcast) Billy's Response - Mike Moore (WFOD Podcast) Daniel Pinney -…
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Kendrick Lamar, Wretch 32 and Emmet O'Brien
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Yo, dawg! Whattup, homey! Whatcha...geezer? It didn't take us long to to run out of rap slang terms for friend as you can see, but we wanted to get you into the spirit of the show early as this week's episode is a special on rhythm and poetry, or as you lot would know it better as, RAP! We have left the library this week and entered the basement ra…
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Episode 332: 'The Tragedy of Mariam' by Elizabeth Cary
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John J. Miller is joined by Ramie Targoff of Brandeis University to discuss "The Tragedy of Mariam" by Elizabeth Cary.By John J. Miller, Ramie Targoff
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Powfu-death-bed-Lyrics-feat.-beabadoobee.mp3 For the first time ever, this week I’m bringing you a song recommended to me by my son. This makes me feel a few things. First, I feel my age. When I started this blog, he was negative 5 years old (he was born in week 244). Also, I feel out…
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge Season: 5 Episode: 26 Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a key English poet and critic in the Romantic Movement. He significantly contributed to the creation of the Lyrical Ballads. A close friend of William Wordsworth, Coleridge was known for his innovative ideas in poetry, philosophy, politics, society, and language. His work gre…
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Fontaines D.C, Luke Kelly and The Poetry Edit Competition
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And the winner is.. On today’s episode, we reveal the winning poem for our competition in collaboration with The Poetry Edit. It’s been incredible to read the pieces that have been submitted, and we can’t wait to share all three finalist’s with you. As well as the competition, we talk about THAT interview between Jools Holland and Grian Chatten as …
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Episode 331: The Declaration of Independence
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John J. Miller is joined by Adam Carrington of Hillsdale College to discuss the Declaration of Independence.By John J. Miller, Adam Carrington
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Golden-hour.mp3 When you were a teenager, did you have that one friend who suddenly got deep into photography? That friend who was playing with normal kid toys like everyone else, but then one day they’ve suddenly got a collection of lenses and lighting and terminology that makes you …
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The Chocolate Box Murder Season: 5 Episode: 25 On Friday 26th November 1928, Officers of the Bath Police Force went to a shop at No. 3, Monmouth Street after they received a message from the London Police. They forced the door, and started searching the premises. Soon, they found the body of Mrs. Bartlett, a young woman of 23, lying on the bed with…
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The Poetry's Dead Podcast LIVE at Beyond The Pale
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It was sunny. There were beers. But, most importantly, there were poems! We spent the weekend bumping between music tents and food vans down at Beyond The Pale Festival, hosted in 'The Garden Of Ireland' Glendalough, County Wicklow Amongst a backdrop of pretty landscapes were the two fellas, a microphone and their poems. We grabbed anyone we could …
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John J. Miller is joined by Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to discuss the Dead Sea Scrolls.By John J. Miller, Jodi Magness
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http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Coleridge-Taylor-Sometimes-I-Feel-Like-a-Motherless-Child.mp3 Like many spirituals with roots in the era of slavery in the United States, this song has two key emotions at its heart: a bones-deep melancholy and an unshakeable strength. Because its pain is so accessible (what image cou…
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Episode 329: 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin
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John J. Miller is joined by Renée Bergland of Simmons University to discuss Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species.'By John J. Miller, Renée Bergland
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The History & People of Dyrham Park Season: 5 Episode: 24 Dyrham Park, a honey-coloured building nestled in an ancient deer park at one end of the Cotswold Ridge, was transformed from a Tudor house into a baroque mansion and has elegant formal gardens, woodland and lakes. In this episode, we look at the people that made the house the impressive bui…
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W.H Davies, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Online Dating
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This one is a little loose people, so get ready! Reason being: The sun was shining and we enjoyed a few garggles before going into the world of poetry this week, so if you fancy grabbing yourself a scoop before you listen, you'd be absolutely so welcome. Speaking of enjoying yourself, we start the show with the iconic 'stand and stare' line from th…
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Episode 328: 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway
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John J. Miller is joined by Mark Cirino of the University of Evansville to discuss Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms.'By John J. Miller, Mark Cirino
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The Sinking of the Orianda Season: 5 Episode: 23 On 17th February 1907, a dramatic shipping disaster occurred in the Bristol Channel which resulted in the loss of 14 lives. The iron steamer, Orianda was outward bound when it was struck by the London steamer, Heliopolis, going to Cardiff. Could this tragic event have been averted? Here is a full lis…
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Pat Ingoldsby, Eavan Boland and The Irish Leaving Cert
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The Poetry’s Dead Podcast x Leaving Cert Special! Well. Kind of. We couldn’t do a whole bloody show about it, that would be as dull as doing the actually exams. But! We’ve got a few leaving cert stories from Leon, poetry from Eavan Boland @eavanbolandpoetry (anyone over 22 that just got a shot of PTSD, don’t worry, you don’t have to do the leaving …
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Episode 327: 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams
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John J. Miller is joined by Bethel McGrew to discuss Richard Adams's 'Watership Down.'By John J. Miller, Bethel McGrew
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