16th November, 2020 – Wild Geese

Episode 80 of the Marc’s Almanac podcast, hosted by Marc Sidwell, titled "16th November, 2020 – Wild Geese" was published on November 16, 2020 and runs 5 minutes.

November 16, 2020 ·5m · Marc’s Almanac

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Summary

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Mary Oliver, Wild Geese. "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting...." From the show: Isaiah 45:8 The letters of Emily Eden On this day: 16th November, 2002, the first recorded case of SARS, in Guangdong, China. On this day: 16th November, 1961, Frank "Know what I mean, 'Arry?" Bruno, heavyweight WBC world boxing champion, is born in Wandsworth, London. A professional boxing career with five losses and 40 wins, 38 by knockout from his powerhouse punches Music to wake you up – Beers and Sunshine by Darius Rucker 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.

Episode Description

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com

With a poem by Mary Oliver, Wild Geese.

"You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting...."

From the show:

Isaiah 45:8

The letters of Emily Eden

On this day: 16th November, 2002, the first recorded case of SARS, in Guangdong, China.

On this day: 16th November, 1961, Frank "Know what I mean, 'Arry?" Bruno, heavyweight WBC world boxing champion, is born in Wandsworth, London. A professional boxing career with five losses and 40 wins, 38 by knockout from his powerhouse punches

Music to wake you up – Beers and Sunshine by Darius Rucker

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.