EPISODE · Jul 13, 2020 · 5 MIN
13th July, 2020 – Praise the Mutilated World
from Marc’s Almanac · host Marc Sidwell
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Adam Zagajewski, Try to Praise the Mutilated World. "Remember the moments when we were together in a white room and the curtain fluttered..." From the show: Deuteronomy 31:8 The amazing (and perhaps even lucky) hummingbird hawk-moth The Mating Season by PG Wodehouse On this day: 13th July, 1568, Alexander Nowell, Dean of St Paul's, accidentally invents bottled beer on a fishing trip On this day: 13th July, 1793, John Clare, England's greatest nature poet, is born in Peterborough Music to wake you up – Going Nowhere by Frank Turner Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.
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Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Adam Zagajewski, Try to Praise the Mutilated World. "Remember the moments when we were together in a white room and the curtain fluttered..." From the show: Deuteronomy 31:8 The amazing (and perhaps even lucky) hummingbird hawk-moth The Mating Season by PG Wodehouse On this day: 13th July, 1568, Alexander Nowell, Dean of St Paul's, accidentally invents bottled beer on a fishing trip On this day: 13th July, 1793, John Clare, England's greatest nature poet, is born in Peterborough Music to wake you up – Going Nowhere by Frank Turner Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.
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