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V is for Vacations and travel
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” Miriam...
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Feb 2, 20221 min
The auroras
The Auroras sometimes referred to as polar lights (aurora polaris), are natural light displays in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in...
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Aug 5, 20211 min
Nixiwaka Yawanawa - We are all connected with nature
“When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is...
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Jul 27, 20211 min
Learning is part of what makes us human
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” Albert Einstein
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May 22, 20212 min
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
I discovered ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ by Norton Juster as teacher when looking to find a different way to enrich the language and...
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May 19, 20211 min
See the world from a different perspective
The David Barlow Special Effects Film Archive is a unique film and video library. It contains a comprehensive collection of moving images...
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May 17, 20211 min
Universal truth and dialectics
Today’s podcast is from another new site and looks at ‘universal truth’ with final thoughts about the planet and Covid-19 current in...
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May 15, 20211 min
The Curious Mind with Nigel Latta
The Curious Mind with Nigel Latta If you have not yet come across the video streaming site “Curiosity Stream” then I urge you to...
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May 13, 20211 min
How literature can help us develop empathy | Beth Ann Fennelly | TEDxUniversityofMississippi
This Ted Talk by Beth Ann Fennelly explains how reading fiction can educate us emotionally, intellectually and spiritually, she makes the...
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Feb 11, 20211 min
If trees could speak
Novelist Elif Shafak invites us to listen to the trees, whose experience of time, stillness and impermanence is utterly different from...
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Feb 8, 20211 min
"Normal"
“In the rush to return to normal we need to use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to” – Dave Hollis...
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Jan 30, 20211 min
We are one: A manifesto for humanity by Simenon Honoré
We are one: A manifesto for humanity by Simenon Honoré dares us to make a difference to the destiny of our planet offering a practical...
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Jan 30, 20211 min
Perfectly Yourself - Nine lessons for Enduring Happiness by Matthew Kelly
We often have the intention to do something but often don’t follow it through; This book aims to show how to “bridge the gap between our...
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Jan 18, 20211 min
Pearson’s Law
How often have you set goals for yourself that you have forgotten about? Find out how you can use Pearson’s Law to help give you the best...
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Jan 16, 20211 min
Sophie’s World : A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
Sophie’s World is designed to introduce young (and not so young) adults into the world of Socrates, Descartes, Spinoza, Hegel and all...
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Dec 19, 20201 min
A future without fear
“Never let fear decide your future.” Anonymous “We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it”. Barack Obama
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Dec 17, 20201 min
The Danger of Silence
"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't. Silence is the...
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Dec 13, 20201 min
Economic emergency
"All economic activity is dependent upon the environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil and minerals. When...
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Dec 7, 20201 min
Building a zero-emissions future
Fighting climate change is a huge and complicated task that will take a lot of work. Today's podcast is from the TED radio hour with...
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Dec 7, 20201 min
Economy - Degrowth
“If your economy requires people to consume things that they don’t need or even want, and to do more of it each year than the year...
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