Episodes
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After the Storm - Recapping the Entire Album
Follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast "After the Storm" Lyrics And after the storm I run and run as the rains come And I look up On my knees and out of luck, I look up Night has always pushed up day You must know life to see decay But I won’t rot, I won’t rot Not this mind and not this heart, I...
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Dust Bowl Dance - The Grapes of Wrath and Mumford & Sons' Only Ballad
Follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast "Dust Bowl Dance" Lyrics The young man stands on the edge of his porch The days were short and the father was gone There was no one in the town and no one in the field This dusty barren land had given all it could yield I’ve been kicked off my land at the…
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Awake My Soul - The Psalms in the Music of Mumford & Sons
Everything starts to come together at the end of the album, starting with this song. Awake My Soul is so good and so jam-packed with awesomeness that we had to record a mega-episode in order to do it justice! Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a...
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Thistle and Weeds - The Parables of Christ and Mumford & Sons
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Thistle and Weed's connections to Christ's parables. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse “Thistle...
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Timshel - The Significance of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" in Mumford & Sons' Music
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Timshel's connections to John Steinbeck's East of Eden and the book of Genesis. Featuring special guests Elizabeth Bernadette and Clare Fletcher. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a...
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Little Lion Man - The Wizard of Oz, John Steinbeck, and Mumford & Sons
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Little Lion Man's connections to L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, John Steinbeck's East of Eden, and the book of Genesis. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of...
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I Gave You All - Shakespeare's King Lear in the Music of Mumford and Sons
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining I Gave You All's connections to Shakespeare's King Lear. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse…
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White Blank Page - Theology of the Body, Shakespeare, and Mumford and Sons
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining White Blank Page's connections to JPII's Theology of the Body and Shakespeare's Othello. Featuring special guest Elizabeth Bernadette Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production…
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"Roll Away Your Stone" - Dante, Macbeth, and Mumford and Sons
Episode Four of Mumford and Other Observations podcast. We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Roll Away Your Stone's connections to Dante's Divine Comedy and Shakespeare's Macbeth. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a...
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"Winter Winds" - The Song of Songs & Mumford and Sons
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining Winter Wind's connections to the Song of Songs and the classic theme of Memento Mori. Featuring special guest Andrew Russell. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The...
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"The Cave" - Mumford and Sons, Plato, Homer, and G. K. Chesterton
We continue our discussion of the album Sigh No More by examining The Cave's connections to Plato's Republic, Homer's Odyssey, and Chesterton's biography of Saint Francis of Assisi. Check us out on YouTube and follow us on Instagram @mumfordpodcast This podcast is a production of The Flight…
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"Sigh No More" and Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
Our discussion of the album Sigh No More begins with a deep dive into the title song, with William Shakespeare as our special guest. You Know Me by Air Traffic Controller Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing This podcast is a production of The Flight House. Support our work at...
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Bonus: Our Mumford and Sons Journeys
Tim and Bridget talk about their favorite Mumford and Sons albums and how they first got interested in the band. Follow us on Instagram at @mumfordpodcast Watch us on YouTube Mumford and Other Observations is a production of The Flight House. Find out more at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse
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Trailer: Mumford and Other Observations
Follow us on Instagram at @mumfordpodcast Watch us on YouTube Mumford and Other Observations is a production of The Flight House. Find out more at buymeacoffee.com/theflighthouse
About this show
An examination of the literary sources in Mumford and Sons' lyrics. T. S. Russell and Bridget Gamboni seek the answers to life's most important questions with the music of Mumford and Sons as their guiding light.
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T. S. Russell
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