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Snippets
by Craig Barrett
(For anyone who was listening on Acast, the podcast hosting has been moved to RSS.com at https://rss.com/podcasts/snippets) This is a podcast about nothing in particular. Each episode is just a slice of life. Most often these will probably be me reading and talking about a story or part of a story, or perhaps reading a poem. I'll be reading only works that are out of copyright - think Project Gutenberg. There will probably be a lot of fables, but I might occasionally find some old sci-fi or classic fiction to throw in. Anything that isn't a short story will just be a piece of the story. I also have occasional thoughts on life in general, or on things like meditation and stoicism. I've also been doing some actor training recently and I may muse on what I'm learning there, or my experiences of different types of theatre, classes and people. Episodes are not going to be coming out on a regular s
Episodes
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A Greek Tale of Love
This week I read an old Greek love story which has inspired a range of creations, including plays, musicals and movies. I found it in a book of Greek tales called 'Children of the Dawn' by E.F. Buckley. You can find it at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40476. I need to do some more exploring to...
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Aponibolinayen and the Sun
A first look at folk tales from the Philippines. It's interesting to see similarities and differences between these and tales of similar supernatural or magical forces in cultures I'm more familiar with. The stories are fun to read and provide little insights into the history of The Philippines....
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Generosity
I recorded the story a couple of weeks ago, but the last week was a particularly great experience of generosity for me. It got me thinking about how much generosity I really experience and how many opportunities I have to be generous myself. There's a lot of value, I think, in considering the...
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Unintended Consequences
Unintended consequences are quite common. We usually only notice them when they're bad. And when they're bad, we often don't think of them as unintended. Instead, we ascribe intent and possibly malice to the person or persons whose actions led to the consequences. But even the best intentions can...
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Where Does Value Lie?
After a long break, here is episode 7, the first of 2026. This story isn't what I started out intending to read, but I enjoyed it and wanted to share it. Over the past month I've been thinking about the values of different things, including the value of stories. Many stories are aiming to teach...
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Bonus - On Christmas Eve
Until very recently, I'd never read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' by Clement Moore (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17135). I've heard bits of it referred to in TV series and movies, but I didn't know where they came from. It's a fun little poem and I decided to record it and put it out as a...
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A Tale for Christmas
Christmas time, for those parts of the world where it is celebrated, is typically thought of as a time for cheer, family and friends. For some it centers around Santa Claus and gift giving, while for others the focus is spiritual or religious. Some prefer the notion of Festivus. For many it's a...
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A Japanese Folk Hero
This week I read my very first Japanese folk tale. It's about a folk hero well known in Japan, Momotaro, who was born out of a peach. The tale apparently dates back over 1000 years. I found it in a book of folk tales collected by Yei Theodora Ozaki. It considers ideas of teamwork, bravery,...
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A Virtuous Life
This episode is about the light and dark sides of our nature and the pursuit of a virtuous life. The light vs dark nature is illustrated by The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen and I talk about it in the context of the stoic ideas of pursuing a virtuous life. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:41 The…
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What About Evil?
In this episode I read The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen and reflect on the more obvious moral and social ideas it includes. But I also take a much longer look at the two characters in the story who do wicked things and ponder the reasons and whether it's possible that neither is evil in...
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A Story About Stories
A short story by Hans Christian Andersen about the evolution of a story in the telling. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:47 There Is No Doubt About It by Hans Christian Andersen 07:47 Commentary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
(For anyone who was listening on Acast, the podcast hosting has been moved to RSS.com at https://rss.com/podcasts/snippets)
This is a podcast about nothing in particular. Each episode is just a slice of life. Most often these will probably be me reading and talking about a story or part of a story, or perhaps reading a poem. I'll be reading only works that are out of copyright - think Project Gutenberg. There will probably be a lot of fables, but I might occasionally find some old sci-fi or classic fiction to throw in. Anything that isn't a short story will just be a piece of the story. I also have occasional thoughts on life in general, or on things like meditation and stoicism. I've also been doing some actor training recently and I may muse on what I'm learning there, or my experiences of different types of theatre, classes and people.
Episodes are not going to be coming out on a regular s
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Craig Barrett
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Snippets currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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(For anyone who was listening on Acast, the podcast hosting has been moved to RSS.com at https://rss.com/podcasts/snippets) This is a podcast about nothing in particular. Each episode is just a slice of life. Most often these will probably be me reading and talking about a story or part of a story,...
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Snippets is created and hosted by Craig Barrett.
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