As the sunset in the old disused quarry, just outside Lérouville, most of the songbirds fell silent. But the Song Thrush perched just to the left of my microphones and continued singing for another 15 minutes. In the background we hear the melodic chorus of Common Midwife Toads that were located in the sandy hill just ahead of my mics. At around 3 minutes in, we also hear Parsley Frogs off in the distance.

Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 + 2 x MKH 8040s (ORTF)
Recorded on 05.06.2022

Song Thrush And Common Midwife Toads - Lorraine, France

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Poem By David Whyte For John O'Donohue, music Secret Garden, voice M.J. Hummingway

Joanna Macy is a philosopher of ecology, a Buddhist scholar, and an exquisite translator of the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. We take that poetry as a lens on her wisdom on spiritual life and its relevance for the political and ecological dramas of our time.

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"Onto a Vast Plain"  by Rainer Maria Rilke (read by Joanna Macy)

Often quoted, but rarely interviewed, Mary Oliver is one of our greatest and most beloved poets. At 79, she honors us with an intimate conversation on the wisdom of the world, the salvation of poetry, and the life behind her writing.

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"I Happened to Be Standing" by Mary Oliver

David Whyte reads his poem "Everything Is Waiting for You." 

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"Everything Is Waiting for You" by David Whyte

David Whyte reads his poem "Stone" (Thobar Phadraig). 

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"Stone" (Thobar Phadraig) by David Whyte

David Whyte is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. His books include "The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America," "River Flow: New & Selected Poems," and "Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "David Whyte — The Conversational Nature of Reality." 

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[Unedited] David Whyte with Krista Tippett

Yoga 101 - Nature Sounds Tibetan Zen Healing Music for Yoga Poses and Chakra Balancing, Reiki, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Zen Meditation and Relaxation

Yoga Guru

Le Duo est né en octobre 2008 d’une rencontre impromptue en région Centre entre deux musiciens issus de la musique traditionnelle, mais ayant pour autant des parcours et influences différentes. Depuis peu, la formation s'est agrandit pour la venue de Sébastien à la guitare.

Cette rencontre est l’occasion pour chacun d’explorer d’autres horizons, de mettre en avant et partager de nouvelles sensibilités, et permet d’aller chercher et de construire un style de jeu au fur et à mesure des morceaux, composés pour l’occasion.

Nos trois compères aiment créer et trouver couleurs et ambiances et laissent toujours une place à la variation spontanée. Ils construisent pour cela un répertoire autour de la musique à danser, ayant pour fil conducteur le respect des appuis, mais ne se refusent jamais le plaisir d’y incorporer des développements hors de la tradition pure…

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5-min recording at dusk at Ojesjon lake. Black-throated divers, frogs, woodcock and others

Ojesjon Lake dusk 5 mins April 2019

"Close" by David Whyte read by Krista Tippett

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"Onto a Vast Plain" by Rainer Maria Rilke (read by Joanna Macy)

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