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Do Stones Feel?
The question we’re all dying to know. Or maybe it’s just me.“Too terrible it would be, to be wrong.”Please enjoy “Do Stones Feel?” from Blue Horses. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Her Grave
For the love of dogs. This poem talks about death.May “Her Grave” keep you company. From Devotions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…
The Orchard
A poem about cycles, about the fullness of summer and the ache of the end in the height of ripeness. Please enjoy “The Orchard” from Mary Oliver’s Devotions.Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican…
To Shiva
Spring is well under way and this poem brings us right into the precariousness of caring for new, tender life. Please enjoy “To Shiva” from Mary Oliver’s 2014 collection of poems, Blue Horses. This…
One or Two Things
Welcome to another Monday and another le printemps-themed Mary Oliver poem. I hope you enjoyed some rest last week and have had a moment to get curious about buds, blooms, and the rummaging of birds…
No Voyage
Mary Oliver touches life, death, and the “cycle of time” intimately here in her poem “No Voyage”. Please enjoy.from Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver This is a public episode. If you would…
Poems for TDoV
I am a quiet type – pensive, introverted, “artsy.” When Hannah Gadsby, in the comedy special Nanette (2018), said “My favorite sound in the whole world is the sound of a teacup finding its place on a…
Two Poems for Spring
Since I missed last week’s reading, please enjoy these two poems, “North Country” and “Rain,” both by Mary Oliver.This video is long so I am including the timestamps for each poem below:* North…
When Death Comes
From Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver, p. 285. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
I'm Not The River
Good morning and good Monday to you all. This short, meditative poem is from Mary Oliver’s collection, Blue Horses. May it go with you and bolster you with the possibility of “not yet”. This is a…
Lines Written In The Days of Growing Darkness - Mary Oliver
Though we are technically past the half-way point of winter, February often feels like the coldest, bleakest month. I thought this winter meditation, this reminder of the necessity of the dark part…
On Tyranny - 19. Be A Patriot
In Chapter 19, Snyder draws a crucial distinction between nationalism and patriotism, explaining how true patriotism demands holding one's nation accountable to its ideals and universal values, while…
On Tyranny - 20. Be As Courageous As You Can // EPILOGUE
Thank you for listening. Here we have Snyder’s final chapter and the epilogue, which I have included together in this final recording.Snyder concludes this short, prescient work by examining how…
On Tyranny - 18. Be Calm When The Unthinkable Arrives
Using the 1933 Reichstag fire as a historical touchstone, this passage examines how authoritarian leaders - from Hitler to Putin - manufacture and manipulate terror events (real, questionable, and…
On Tyranny - 17. Listen For Dangerous Words
Examining Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt's insights on fascism, this passage warns how authoritarian leaders manufacture perpetual states of emergency to trade liberty for false security, while…
On Tyranny - 16. Learn From Peers In Other Countries
Citing various responses to Russian disinformation campaigns in Ukraine, this passage explores how Eastern European observers better anticipated America's vulnerability to similar tactics in 2016,…
On Tyranny - 15. Contribute To Good Causes
Chapter 15 illustrates how everyday civil society and voluntary associations serve as crucial bulwarks against authoritarianism, drawing on historical examples from Eastern Europe. Seemingly…
On Tyranny - 13. Practice Corporeal Politics
Chapter thirteen explores how successful resistance movements, exemplified by Poland's Solidarity movement of 1980-81, require both ideological diversity and physical presence in public spaces,…
On Tyranny - 14. Establish A Private Life
“It's not that I have something to hide. I have nothing I want you to see.” – The Girl, ANONThis chapter examines how the 2016 email leaks demonstrated a dangerous erosion of privacy rights, arguing…
On Tyranny - 11. Investigate
Snyder argues that the internet age has transformed our relationship with truth, claiming digital age cynicism and online echo chambers threaten factual journalism. This chapter emphasizes the vital…
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