43 episodes
Nature's Lead NaturesLead.com
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- Society & Culture
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.
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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.
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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."
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Podcast Open Valley 07 - The Imagination of Birches
In this Open Valley, I simply read one of Robert Frost’s most famous poems, “Birches.”
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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.
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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.
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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.