Thoreau's Leaves: the Thoreau Podcast

To Set Down Such Choice Experiences

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:00:35 GMT

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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.”

MUSIC:

“Overhead” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive

“Domina Transit” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive

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I Have Sometimes Imagined a Library

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:00:48 GMT

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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The Fact Is I Am A Mystic

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:46:24 GMT

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 the artist.

"Tortoise Shell" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

"Pink Gradient" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

"All the Quiet Work" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

SOUND CREDITS:

Red-Shouldered Hawk: Christopher McPherson, XC602509. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/602509

Eastern Bluebird: Christopher McPherson, XC601010. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/601010

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Owls, Ice, Foxes & Flocks

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:29:21 GMT

"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)" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

SOUND CREDITS:

Barred Owl: Lance A. M. Benner, XC486052. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/486052.

Canada Goose: Meena Haribal, XC543318. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/543318

Great Horned Owl: Lance A. M. Benner, XC595324. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/595324

Squirrel on roof: courtesy of Darius Kedros. Accessible at https://freesound.org/s/276857/

Squirrel chatter, courtesy of bmccoy2. Accessible at https://freesound.org/s/342105/

Blue Jay: Denis Provencher, XC754448. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/754448.

Black-capped Chickadee: Ian Davies, XC51770. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/51770.

Black-capped Chackadee: Paul Marvin, XC299725. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/299725.

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Questions & Depths

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 01:56:31 GMT

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

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Some Lichenous Thoughts Still Adhere to Us

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:36:36 GMT

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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Loon Checkers

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 06:52:32 GMT

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 agreement with Artlist)

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Before a Single Green Blade

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:00:03 GMT

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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In Honor of Thoreau's 203rd Birthday: The Artist of Kouroo

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:37:11 GMT

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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The Harp Articulate

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 05:59:53 GMT

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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Your Mind Must Not Perspire

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 08:07:18 GMT

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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The Shadow & the Substance

Mon, 18 May 2020 06:53:56 GMT

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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The Burnished Earth

Mon, 11 May 2020 08:13:34 GMT

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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Even the Flowers Will Come to You

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT

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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At the Right Angle

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:00:10 GMT

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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A Vegetative Force

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT

June 18, 1853

Henry steps out to show his fungus.

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

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We Began to Feel Mesmeric Influences

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT

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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Nearer to the Origin of Things

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT

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. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/252951.

Music: "La Stanza di Nelson 2" by Bottega Baltazar; "Hammer and Felt" by Beneath the Mountain

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What An Eventful Life

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:12:59 GMT

May 22, 1853

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

Music: "Eventually" by Giants & Pilgrims

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Like a Pilgrim, Going Nowhither

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 07:00:16 GMT

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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My Heart Leaps Into My Mouth

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:27:21 GMT

August 17, 1851

One's path is strewn with flowers.

Music: "Nesting" by Evolv; "White Dream" by For Nils

Goldfinch sounds by Martin St-Michel, XC179304. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/179304.

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The Future is Worth Expecting

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:18:08 GMT

March 18 & 21, 1853

Set out and see if you can muse again.

Bluebird sounds by Richard E. Webster, XC502284. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/502284

Music: "Walking in Forests" by Ben Winwood

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Thoreau's Leaves Intro

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:15:32 GMT

Spanning 25 years and 2 million words, Henry David Thoreau's journal was his life work. Join us as we journey through the days with one of America's greatest voices, in Thoreau's Leaves.

Music: "Nesting" by Evolv

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