Thoreau's Leaves: the Thoreau Podcast
THOREAU'S LEAVES presents the words of Henry David Thoreau, one of America's greatest voices, in immersive soundscapes complete with music and the audio textures of nature. Episodes span Thoreau's celebrated writing, lesser-known writing, and his journal, whose mindful pages capture his commitment to a nonconformist life in nature and his evolution as a writer. Get to know Thoreau even better: immerse yourself in his funniest writing in the one-of-a-kind compendium, FUNNY-ASS THOREAU (from Atelier26 Books). https://www.atelier26books.com/store/p7/FUNNY-ASS_THOREAU.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jan 20 - 28, 1852
Henry muses on the structural value of his journal, and reminds himself: “Associate reverently and as much as you can with your loftiest thoughts....
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February 27 - March 15, 1853
Henry notes the first evidence of spring, and reminds himself: "Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows."
MUSIC:"Alsace" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.
"Red-Wing Meditation" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with ...
"I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder ... and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet which I could have worn."
(from the chapter "Winter Animals" in Walden)
MUSIC:
"Backwards Flow (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.
"Blackbird Reverie (Instrumental)...
Even in the deep of winter, "heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." (From Walden, "The Pond in Winter")
Music: "Pilgrims" by Some Were at Sea; "Reflections" by Pete James Johnson
(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.)
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December 29th and 31st, 1853
Henry walks out amid the worst snowstorm in recent Concord memory, and on New Year's Eve recalls his past drunkenness.
Snow Bunting sounds by Terje Kolaas: accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/425902
Music: "Per Paura Che Si Rompa" by Bottega Baltazar; "The Racer" by Tristan Barton
(All songs used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.)
March 29, 1853
Henry does a little digging and discovers "a wonderful piece of chemistry."
Music: "White Dream" and "Icicles" by Yehezkel Raz
(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)
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For July 12th, 2020, a reading of Thoreau's original fable about the reaches and depths of time and art, and about the spirit behind the building of a new world. Here's to "a world with full and fair proportions."
Music: "Sails" by Rodello's Machine; "Walking in Forests" by Ben Winwood
(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)
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July 23, 1851
"Do not tread on the heels of your experience. Be impressed without making a minute of it."
Tree Swallow sounds by Martin St-Michel, XC179722. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/179722.
Music: "Ever I Wander" by Jameson Nathan Jones; "Tranquil" by Danny Pinder
(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.)
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September 7, 1851
"Go in search of the springs of life and you will get exercise enough."
American Robin sounds courtesy of Ted Floyd, XC364119. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/364119.
Eastern Whip-poor-will sounds courtesy of Daniel Parker, XC325436. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/325436.
Music: "Fixed" by Swirling Ship; "Lights" by Yehzkel Raz; "A Place Beyond" by SLPSTRM
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Aug 2 -7, 1854
Henry saunters and rows on the offside of summer, amid burnished surfaces.
Footsteps courtesy of soundmary at https://freesound.org/s/194979/
Music: "Cutting Teeth" by Ben Noble; "Drifting" by Lake Union
(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.)
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May 10, 1853
Henry hails the arriving summer amid golden gates and terrene temples.
American Yellow Warbler sounds by Jim Berry, XC477354. (Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/477354)
Music: "Those Nights We Lost" by Emanuele Errante; "Can't Explain" by Ziv Moran
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June 18, 1853
Henry steps out to show his fungus.
Music: "Scherzetto" by Ziv Moran; "Puddles" by Stanley Gurvich
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April 16, 1852
Henry and a woodchuck get acquainted.
Music: "Daughter" by Ben Noble; "Light Through the Branches" by Ben Winwood
(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)
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June 11, 1851
Henry goes nocturnal, "to see objects by moonlight as well as sunlight to get a complete notion of them."
Eastern Whip-poor-will sounds by Daniel Parker, XC325436 (Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/325436) and by Dylan Pedro, XC239651 (Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/239651).
Common Nighthawk sounds by Sunny, XC490771. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/490771.
Connecticut Warbler sounds by Nancy Hetrick, XC252951. Ac...
May 22, 1853
Henry saves a kitten -- or the kitten saves itself.
Music: "Eventually" by Giants & Pilgrims
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July 21, 1851
Only some roads are ideal roads.
Music: "I'll Understand" by Roza (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)
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