Thoreau's Leaves: the Thoreau Podcast

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

April 21, 2023 6 mins

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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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Feb 3, 1852 Henry envisions a fitting repository for the works of naturalists, philosophers, and poets, free from "cold-blooded and methodical officials."MUSIC:“Threads and Veils” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive

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April 17, 2023 13 mins

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 ...

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April 10, 2023 10 mins

"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)...

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January 23, 2021 8 mins

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 30, 2020 7 mins

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

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November 7, 2020 7 mins
An October day in a boat on Walden, and "a pretty game, played on the smooth surface of the pond, a man against a loon." (From Walden, "Brute Neighbors")Loon sounds by Andrew Spencer, XC 189383 (accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/189383); and Todd Wilson, XC103421 (accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/103421).Music: "Love You" by Yehezkel Raz; "Revelations" by Tristan Barton(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agre...

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August 14, 2020 5 mins

March 29, 1853

Henry does a little digging and discovers "a wonderful piece of chemistry."

Music: "White Dream" and "Icicles" by Yehezkel Raz

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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

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June 27, 2020 10 mins
May 16, 17, & 23, 1854"This earth which is spread out like a map around me is but the lining of my in-most soul exposed."Music: "Ballerina" by Yehezkel Raz; "Your Faces" by LMOP; "As It Will Be" by Jameson Nathan Jones(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.)

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June 5, 2020 9 mins

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

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May 18, 2020 10 mins

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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May 11, 2020 7 mins

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

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April 29, 2020 6 mins

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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April 22, 2020 5 mins
Dec. 11, 1855 "I have seen an attribute of another world and condition of things." Music: "Papyrus" by Kyle Preston; "Empyrean" by Michael FK (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)

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April 18, 2020 7 mins

June 18, 1853

Henry steps out to show his fungus.

Music: "Scherzetto" by Ziv Moran; "Puddles" by Stanley Gurvich

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April 13, 2020 6 mins

April 16, 1852

Henry and a woodchuck get acquainted.

Music: "Daughter" by Ben Noble; "Light Through the Branches" by Ben Winwood

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April 6, 2020 10 mins

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...

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April 2, 2020 6 mins

May 22, 1853

Henry saves a kitten -- or the kitten saves itself.

Music: "Eventually" by Giants & Pilgrims

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March 28, 2020 6 mins

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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