Celebrating the World: “The Nightingale” by Hans Christian Andersen

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  Birds have a unique place in our cultural imagination. Observing their habits, our ancestors learned about home building, foraging, and partnership. Their presence inspired our earliest art forms and culture. Today birds still teach us about sorrow and death, … Continued

Listening to our animal kin

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  “The spirit wanders, comes here now, now here, and occupies whatever frame it pleases. From beasts it passes into human bodies, and from our bodies into beasts, but never perishes.”–Joseph Campbell Animals have a significant presence in our mythologies. … Continued

Fables, frogs, and philosophy

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  Fables are probably the best known and most widely used stories in our mythological traditions. These are simple stories that frequently include animal characters. What is their appeal? Do they offer us more than a laugh? In this episode … Continued