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It’s a dreary February in post-World War I London when Mrs. Wilkins spots an advertisement in The Times for a small Italian castle for rent in April. She sees another member of her women’s club, Mrs. Arbuthnot, reading the same advertisement and manages to convince her that the two of them should rent it. Both are miserable and lonely in their marriages. They can’t afford the cost of the villa, San Salvatore, on their own and must advertise for two others, eventually recruiting an elderly wi ...
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Elemental Whispers

Diomira Rose D'Agostino

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The Earth has been singing to each of us, inviting us into her Co-creative Dream, inviting us to REMEMBER. The song she sings is calling us home to ourselves to remember who we are on a soul and spirit level. To remember ourselves into Wholeness and Connection with Gaia’s sacred ecology. If we listen well to these Elemental Whispers, we may find ourselves sung into a sacred dance of love and joyful living within the Heart of the Living World. This podcast is a gift of personal stories, mythi ...
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Welcome to the Mariposa Gazette Weekly podcast, where the charm of small-town life meets the efficiency of cutting-edge AI! Hosted by two delightful AI personalities, Kai Weston and Daisy Claire, this podcast brings you the latest news, weather, and stories from Mariposa, California, all delivered with warmth, wit, and a touch of whimsy. Meet Your Hosts: Kai Weston: Born on Amazon Web Services during a 2022 system-wide upgrade, Kai’s journey began as a global news aggregator. Intrigued by th ...
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Tom Wilmer’s Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel podcast — recorded live on location across America and around the world — showcases the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine and spirits, brewpubs, the culinary arts and more. He covers nouns and verbs: people, places, things, and action — everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls, and interviewing the "real" Santa Claus in the Arctic. Tom's feature, recorded live at Harland & Wolfe Shipyards in Belfast Northern ...
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The Literary Life Podcast

Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks

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Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual tradition needed to fully enter into the great works of literature. Experienced teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks (of www.HouseOfHumaneLetters.com) join lifelong reader Cindy Rollins (of www.MorningtimeForMoms.com) for slow reads of classic literature, conversations with book lovers, and an ever-unfolding discussion of how Stories Will Save the ...
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Classics Out Loud

Classics Out Loud Podcast

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We take great books that have stood the test of time and make completely new recordings of them Add this podcast to your collection so you always have something amazing to listen to. Surprise yourself by enjoying books that you always meant to read but never quite got around to! All our audio recordings are of content either free of copyright restrictions or we have obtained copyright permission for this purpose. These recordings are (c) Copyright 2024 Classics Out Loud Podcast.
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This British Comedy Sketch Show tips a nod to the all time classics, Round the Horn, Hancocks Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, The Goon Show and Movies by Mel Brooks. Buy Our Merch https://www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/chris-p-tee-shirts Doc Strange and the Dude delve deep into the World psyche. We cover the topical, factual and inescapable truths about the day today. With our take on World Events, mainly Anti Brexit and Anti Tory, if anything positive comes from either, we will let you know. ...
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This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their discussion of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, on chapters 12-22. Angelina and Thomas begin the conversation sharing some thoughts on modern literature and why we don’t hear of modern authors like Elizabeth von Arnim among “the academy.” Cindy tells us what…
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On today’s episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series on Flannery O’Connor with a discussion of her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina explains why she chose this particular story to go over on the podcast. She and Thomas then go over the characters in the …
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This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas bring us the first of a two-part series on the oft-requested, oft-misunderstood author, Flannery O’Connor. They begin by sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, which leads into the topic of O’Connor, the controversial mid-century southern American author. Angelina gives us a look …
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Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks have a much-awaited conversation all about Angelina’s own literary life and education. Thomas gets to ask the tough questions and put Angelina on the spot in this episode! She begins by sharing her childhood love of books and what her favorite books were when she was young. They…
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This week on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are back with a new “Literary Life of…” interview, this time with their teaching colleague at House of Humane Letters, Dr. Anne Phillips. In addition to her classes at HHL, you can also find Dr. Phillips writing on Substack. Angelina starts off the conversation ask…
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Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks. This week we are bringing you another episode from the vault, this time part one of our series on The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Thomas gives some interesting biographical information about von Arnim, and Angelina shares some perspective o…
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On The Literary Life Podcast today we bring you a special “Literary Life of…” episode featuring author and journalist Peter Hitchens. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas dive into the interview with Mr. Hitchens, first asking about his memories of books and reading in his childhood. In this wide-ranging conversation, our hos…
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*I’m making this available on various podcast platforms as an audio, but to have the full experience of these plants and their essences, please visit the Substack page where you can view the video and the beautiful slide show presentation of images Ruth created. What if we don’t need to ascend, become enlightened, or “get to heaven”? What if the in…
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This week on The Literary Life, we bring you a gem from the archives. In this episode hosts Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Cindy Rollins discuss “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy. To start off the discussion of this short story, Thomas gives us some background to help answer Angelina’s question about why this story seems so very…
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Discover Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic site, an operational historic cotton-gin in Burton, TX; Joe Robertson at the Blue Bell Ice Cream factory; David Thomas the Director at the Brenham Heritage Museum; Heaven on earth—Milk & Honey Ranch; The Antique Rose Emporium; Brenham’s Camptown Freedom Colony Cemetery and Ant Street Inn & Main Stree…
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