Nature's Lead Podcast
1) 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 comme...Show More
2) 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."
3) Podcast Open Valley 07 - The Imagination of Birches
In this Open Valley, I simply read one of Robert Frost’s most famous poems, “Birches.”
4) 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.
5) 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.
6) 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.
7) 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.
8) 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.
9) 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.
10) 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.