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Nature's Lead

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This podcast both examines and inspires a certain approach towards life that is based both on personal philosophies and on, more importantly, the writings of people such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This is a biweekly five to ten minute series referencing literature, life, and nature. The host, while working in technology for a major corporation, holds a Master's in English Literature and is a true Romantic.

  • Podcast Open Valley 08 - Reading: Wordsworth’s 'November 1'
    In this Open Valley, I read William Wordsworth’s sonnet entitled “November 1.” This Open Valley is a Reading, something I haven’t done before, meaning I’m just going to read and not add a lot of commentary. Now this poem reminded me of something I wrote years ago, and so I’m going to read that as well. I don’t share, very often, things that I’ve written, but the subjects of both of these writings are very similar.
    16 March 2009, 8:01 pm
  • Podcast 2_35 - The Truth about Truth
    In "The Truth about Truth," I discuss the meaning of truth and read a wonderful passage from Emerson's "The Transcendentalist."
    2 January 2009, 6:06 am
  • Podcast Open Valley 07 - The Imagination of Birches
    In this Open Valley, I simply read one of Robert Frost’s most famous poems, “Birches.”
    5 November 2008, 9:04 pm
  • Podcast Open Valley 06 - Blake's Innocence
    In this Open Valley, I read from William Blake’s famous "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" and briefly discuss an alternate view.
    19 September 2008, 10:52 pm
  • Podcast 2_34 - Technology as Destination
    In "Technology as Destination," I talk about the problem of treating technology as a destination, and I make an analogy to “A Descent into the Maelstrom” by Edgar Allan Poe.
    30 July 2008, 4:56 am
  • Podcast Open Valley 05 - Natural Empathy
    In this Open Valley, I read a poem from Emily Dickinson and explore thoughts about shared, natural empathy existing within us and Nature.
    25 May 2008, 6:32 am
  • Podcast Open Valley 04 - Locked in a Graveyard
    In this Open Valley, I share my experience of getting locked inside of Rome's Protestant Cemetery where Keats and Shelley are buried.
    29 April 2008, 5:09 am
  • Podcast 2_33 - Economic Individualism
    In "Economic Individualism," I talk about recognizing our personal economies, and I read from Emerson for some guidance and inspiration.
    28 February 2008, 6:30 am
  • Podcast 2_32 - Reality is Only Feelings
    In "Reality is Only Feelings," I talk about the movie, The Graduate, and how it unearths a true reality below the weight and confusion of society's institutions and traditions.
    7 January 2008, 6:31 am
  • Podcast Open Valley 03 - The Sonnet
    In this Open Valley, I discuss the surprisingly intricate structure of the sonnet poetical form and read from Wordsworth and Shakespeare as examples.
    20 November 2007, 4:48 pm
  • Podcast 2_31 - Love is Yours
    In "Love is Yours," I talk about beauty and love, and I read one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets.
    26 September 2007, 1:33 am
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