Podcast appearances and mentions of Melissa Harrison

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 28:45

The Media Project's Melissa Harrison sits down with attorney, Center for Public Justice fellow, and Fetzer Institute Program Officer Chelsea Langston Bombino to discuss how recent Supreme Court decisions could impact religious freedom.

Melissa Harrison & Laura Cannell in Suffolk

Folk on Foot

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 59:02

On a beautiful day in May the novelist, nature writer and podcaster Melissa Harrison and the composer and multi instrumentalist Laura Cannell take us for a walk in the glorious Suffolk countryside. Laura plays a recorder duet with a nightingale, Melissa reads from her acclaimed novel “All Among The Barley” - appropriately enough in a field of ripening barley - and we hunt for barn owl pellets “like dark Kinder Eggs” as Melissa has it. Then Laura takes out her fiddle and - using her distinctive “overbowing” technique - plays music inspired by ancient traditions and a deep sense of place.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...Become a member and get great rewards: patreon.com/folkonfootOr just buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/folkonfootSign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.comFollow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot---Find out more about Melissa at https://melissaharrison.co.uk/ and Laura at https://lauracannell.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How a New Chapter For 4word Will Help Conquer Loneliness

Work Love Pray: Real Talk Grounded in Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 26:43

In this episode, Diane Paddison and Melissa Harrison discuss their journey of meeting and working together to address the issue of loneliness among women leaders. They share their personal experiences of loneliness in their respective roles, and Diane shares how it led her to start 4word, a ministry that provides community and support for women leaders. Diane announces her transition to the founder role of 4word and introduces Melissa as our new executive director. They discuss the growth of 4word and their excitement for the future of the ministry. Key Takeaways Loneliness is a common struggle among women leaders, especially those in senior executive roles. Community and support are essential for combating loneliness and providing a safe space for women leaders to share their experiences. 4word has experienced significant growth and impact, reaching millions of women and providing resources and programs to support their leadership journeys. Diane's transition to the founder role and Melissa's appointment as the new executive director mark an exciting new season for 4word, with a focus on expanding its reach and continuing to serve women leaders.

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Melissa Harrison- IGYSP

Appalachian Imagination

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 58:08

Melissa was born in Jackson County, Florida and was moved to Jackson County, Kentucky when she was only a month old. She is currently employed at Jackson County EMS. Melissa reached out to us through Facebook and wanted to come on for an episode to talk about suicide prevention. Mental health over all is something that is hard for people to talk about but it is definitely worth discussing. Melissa is a suicide survivor and now an ambassador for the I'm Glad You Stayed Project. She is ready to "Put boots to the ground" as she would say and do the work to help someone else who has suffered with mental battles, and show them that someone cares. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a resource for anyone that is available via call or text. The Trevor Project call 866-488-7386 or text "Start" 678-678 Veterans Crisis Line call 988, Press 1 or text 838255 Big O Foundation email thebigofoundation,org I'm Glad You Stayed Project email imgladyoustayedproject.org Melissa gave us some bracelets and flyers so if you see any of us out and about and want one, let us know. In the flyer it gives a couple of ways to talk to and help someone who may be thinking of suicide. One way is as follows-"Do you want me to listen? I may not understand completely but l can learn how you feel and find ways to help you." It also gives examples of what not to do in the flyer. If someone threatening suicide call 911! To reach Melissa https://www.facebook.com/mharrison621?mibextid=JRoKGi We thank God for everyone who has decided to stay another day! We thank You for listening and your continuing support! We thank our sponsors~ The Jackson County Sun, bringing the news since 1926 jacksonsunky.com /Living Stone Outreach, lending a hand to folk who need it and having no prejudice in doing so./WWAG wagoncountry.com/ our friend in Oklahoma, John Caywood. Website appalachianimagination.com for more pictures and stories YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@appalachianimagination2023 Facebook https://m.facebook.com/groups/611983497073260/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF If you would like to contact us for any reason email appalachianimagination@gmail.com STAY AWESOME APPALACHIA! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-bowman42/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-bowman42/support

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The Big Religion Stories of 2024

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 16:42

In this episode Melissa Harrison interviews Bobby Ross Jr. about what he predicts will be the biggest religion news stories in the year ahead.

The Heartbreak of Identifying Israel's Hamas Victims

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 21:27

Melissa Harrison interviews Stephen Daniel Arnoff, CEO of the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, about his organization's three-day solidarity mission to tour the remains of Kibbutz Be'eri, where Hamas terrorists went house to house slaughtering residents on October 7, 2023.

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Interview with executive editor Clemente Lisi about the Future of Religion Unplugged

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 30:45

In this episode, Melissa Harrison, interim executive director of The Media Project, interviews Clemente Lisi, executive editor of Religion Unplugged, about the site's religion coverage, his new role, what he looks for in story pitches and his vision for RUP's coverage in the year ahead.

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45: Ronald Blythe: A Life Well Written

Damian Barr's Literary Salon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 59:46

‘I would like to be remembered as a good writer and a good man . . . Writers are observers. We are natural lookers, watchers . . . it seems to me quite wonderful that I have so long been able to make a living from something I love so much.' So wrote the writer, editor and famed chronicler of rural life Ronald Blythe for the Mail on Sunday in 2004. That Ronald (or Ronnie, as he preferred to be known), who died aged 100 in early 2023, will be remembered as a good writer is irrefutable. Many Slightly Foxed listeners will know and love not only Akenfield – his bestselling 1969 portrait of a fictionalized East Anglian village – and the ‘Word from Wormingford' column for the Church Times but also his unparalleled collection of short stories, poems, histories, novels and essays and, most recently, his year-long diary published as Next to Nature, which celebrates the slow perpetual turn of the farming year, the liturgical calendar and the rhythms of village life. In this episode Ronnie's fellow writers and friends, Julia Blackburn and his biographer Ian Collins, lead us down the rough-hewn track to the ancient yeoman's cottage he inherited from the artist John Nash and into the nooks and crannies of his private world, tracing a life well lived and well written. We meet the changeling boy obsessed with books and nature and the self-taught youth whose good looks and charisma caused queues at the Colchester Library reference desk where he worked until he was discovered by the painter Christine Nash. It was she, recognizing his rare talent, who insisted he leave his job to pursue writing fulltime. We track Ronnie's rich literary life path through his friends' personal recollections, touching on tales of mid-winter meetings with E. M. Forster and an unlikely tryst with Patricia Highsmith. We muse on his spirituality and sexuality, his great love for life and his deep connection to the rural world with all its harshness and all its beauty, before heading for Bottengoms Farm where we hear how this great man and great writer saw out his last days in the company of good books and close friends. For our book-lovers' day out we head to the quintessential English cottage of Ronnie's hero, the poet and keen gardener John Clare. And, to finish, a round-up of book recommendations including another East Anglian delight in Adrian Bell's A Countryman's Spring Notebook, an unusual fishing memoir by the writer of the Killing Eve series that's about much more than just fishing, and the intricately plotted revenge tale No Name by Wilkie Collins, one of Ronnie's favourite writers. Books mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Subscribe to Slightly Foxed magazine Ronald Blythe, Akenfield (0:19) Ian Collins, Water Marks: Art in East Anglia is out of print (1:30) Julia Blackburn, The Emperor's Last Island is out of print (2:22) Edna O'Brien, The Country Girls Trilogy (21.59) Ronald Blythe, The Age of Illusion: England in the Twenties and Thirties, 1919-1940 is out of print (24:18) Ronald Blythe, The View in Winter: Reflections on Old Age (31:06) Simone de Beauvoir, A Very Easy Death (31:38) Adrian Bell, Corduroy (37:30) Ronald Blythe, Word from Wormingford (41:38) Ronald Blythe, Next to Nature (43:36) Nicholas Fisk, Pig Ignorant (52:54) Adrian Bell, A Countryman's Spring Notebook (53:59) Luke Jennings, Blood Knots (54:11) Luke Jennings, Codename Villanelle (54:13) Annie Ernaux, The Years (55:15) Wilkie Collins, No Name (55:47) A. N. Wilson, Confessions (56:51) Julia Blackburn gave the eulogy for Ronald Blythe at his funeral which took place at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds on 1 March 2023. She has kindly given us permission to share the full transcript. Related Slightly Foxed articles & podcast episodes Mellow Fruitfulness, Melissa Harrison on Ronald Blythe's Wormingford books, Issue 40 Light Reading, Ronald Blythe on pocket-size volumes, Issue 17 A Private, Circumspect People, Maggie Fergusson on Ronald Blythe, Akenfield, Issue 11 Where There's a Will, Andrew Lycett on Wilkie Collins, No Name, Issue 48 (56:29) Episode 38 of the Slightly Foxed podcast: Adrian Bell: Back to the Land (53:59) Episode 42 of the Slightly Foxed podcast: Jean Rhys: Voyages in the Dark (59:30) Other links John Clare Cottage, Helpston (50:20) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

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JOJO MOYES SPECIAL: in conversation about Someone Else's Shoes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 37:04

Welcome to this special episode sharing a conversation between Jojo Moyes and Alex Clark about Jojo's new novel, 'Someone Else's Shoes'! Jojo's novels have sold over 51 million copies worldwide, hit the Number One spot in 12 countries, have been translated into 46 languages and one of her bestselling books was adapted into a film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. Someone Else's Shoes is her 16th novel, and we were incredibly excited to have her on a special Instagram Live last month, just 24 hours after it hit UK bookshops! In the book we meet Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp, two very different women whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined after a bag mix-up at the gym. Nisha lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. Sam is struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. Now Nisha's got nothing and Sam's walking tall in a pair of Louboutins that catch eyes – and give her career an unexpected boost. Except Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes . . . Our guest host for this conversation, Alex Clark, is a journalist and broadcaster often seen in the pages of the Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement and heard on BBC Radio 4. A wildly experienced interviewer and chair of live events, her recent guests include Kazuo Ishiguro, Tessa Hadley and Melissa Harrison. We hope you'll enjoy this podcast of the Instagram Live interview, and do keep your eyes peeled on our Insta for more Lives with your favourite authors this year! Someone Else's Shoes is published by Michael Joseph and available now. We recommend buying a copy from your local indie bookshop or you can visit our shop on Bookshop.org Podcast introduced, produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Storytelling as a Catalyst for Healing w/ Melissa Harrison

Something Extra

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 52:55

Brene Brown has said, “One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.” This encapsulates Author, Speaker, and Journalist Melissa Harrison's journey of experiencing the news cycle in reverse. When her mother's murder made headlines, Melissa made it her mission to report other people's stories of tragedy and pain with a deep set of ethics. Tune in for a must-listen episode of empathy, resilience, and compassion.Guest Links:Melissa's LinkedInCEOForum.orgMelissaHarrison.netCredits: Lisa Nichols, Host; Scott Crosby, Executive Producer; Jenny Heal, Guest Coordinator; Morgan Cochran, Marketing Support; Kendall Brewer, Leadership Programs

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The Podgoblin's Hat Episode 4: Comet in Moominland (part 2)

Getting Better Acquainted

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 57:03

This is the fourth episode of The Podgoblin's Hat, with Nina and Dave. You can find it on it's own feed wherever you get your podcasts. This week we're reading the second half of Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson, and what a rip roaring adventure it is! Moomintroll meets the fabled Snorkmaiden and falls in love on the spot, our brave adventurers attend not one but two end-of-the-world parties, and the philosopher gets stuck into something gooey. We talk about war and climate catastrophes (again! why is Moominland always threatened by climate change?) and discuss the heteronormativity of the Snorkmaiden and Moomintroll's relationship, but also the ways in which they break that mould. This week, our question for Snufkin was provided by the AITA community on Reddit and concerns landlords. Our Spirit of the Moomins recommendations are as follows: By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison (special shout-out to the audiobook) Toy Story 3 And our Spirit of the Podgoblin's Hat, as provided by Nina this week, is Dragon Babies, a YA fantasy nostalgia podcast.

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Boxing Day on Rest

Woman's Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 57:45

This is your time to rest.. you have permission. Lie on the floor, or sit on a chair, get yourself comfortable... close your eyes if you'd like... take a deep breath in... and exhale... How much do you rest? Do you prioritise it? Maybe you feel you don't have time to rest! Or maybe you feel guilty for taking time out? Jessica Creighton discusses the theme of Rest with her guests. The presenter and author of The Art of Rest Claudia Hammond defines what rest is - and isn't; discusses some of the most restful activities, gives a ‘Prescription for Rest' and explains why she has a box containing a crochet hook and some seeds. The Reverend Lesley Jones, Rector at The Parish of Jarrow of Simonside, and Anna Katharina Schaffner, Professor of Cultural History at the University of Kent, discuss the day of rest and the ‘rest cure' – which involved drinking four pints of milk and eating mutton chops! The nature geek Melissa Harrison takes us on a country walk near her village and describes how nature rests in winter. Composer Debbie Wiseman explains how music can promote a feeling of restfulness and demonstrates with some of her favourites from Beethoven to Brahms and her own composition Together. British athletes discuss how they use rest to perform at the highest level. The Former athlete and Olympic medallist Anyika Onuora and sport climber and five times National Champion Molly Thompson-Smith share their stories of how necessary it was in aiding their recovery from illness and injury. And a former magazine editor Marianne Jones commissioned hundreds of pieces about stress, but ignored her own potentially fatal burnout. She recalls the warning signs that led her to become a relaxed woman. Presented by Jessica Creighton Producer: Louise Corley

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The Role of Pioneer Factors Zelda and Grainyhead at the Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition (Melissa Harrison)

Epigenetics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 41:38

In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we caught up with Melissa Harrison from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to talk about her work on the “Pioneer” Transcription Factors - Zelda and Grainyhead - and their role at the maternal-to-zygotic transition. The Harrison lab studies how differentiation and development are driven by coordinated changes in gene expression. To do this, the targets of choice are the transcription factors Zelda and Grainyhead that bind to the genome at specific and crucial points in development and differentiation. These specialised transcription factors have the ability to bind to DNA in the context of nucleosomes which defines regulatory elements and leads to subsequent binding of additional classical transcription factors. These properties allow pioneer factors to act at the top of gene regulatory networks and control developmental transitions. References Harrison, M. M., Botchan, M. R., & Cline, T. W. (2010). Grainyhead and Zelda compete for binding to the promoters of the earliest-expressed Drosophila genes. Developmental biology, 345(2), 248–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.06.026 Harrison, M. M., Li, X. Y., Kaplan, T., Botchan, M. R., & Eisen, M. B. (2011). Zelda binding in the early Drosophila melanogaster embryo marks regions subsequently activated at the maternal-to-zygotic transition. PLoS genetics, 7(10), e1002266. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002266 McDaniel, S. L., Gibson, T. J., Schulz, K. N., Fernandez Garcia, M., Nevil, M., Jain, S. U., Lewis, P. W., Zaret, K. S., & Harrison, M. M. (2019). Continued Activity of the Pioneer Factor Zelda Is Required to Drive Zygotic Genome Activation. Molecular cell, 74(1), 185–195.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2019.01.014 McDaniel, S. L., & Harrison, M. M. (2019). Optogenetic Inactivation of Transcription Factors in the Early Embryo of Drosophila. Bio-protocol, 9(13), e3296. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.3296 Larson, E.D., Komori, H., Gibson, T.J. et al. Cell-type-specific chromatin occupancy by the pioneer factor Zelda drives key developmental transitions in Drosophila. Nat Commun 12, 7153 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27506-y Related Episodes Pioneer Transcription Factors and Their Influence on Chromatin Structure (Ken Zaret) Contact Epigenetics Podcast on Twitter Epigenetics Podcast on Instagram Epigenetics Podcast on Mastodon Active Motif on Twitter Active Motif on LinkedIn Email: podcast@activemotif.com

Settling in for a cosy winter: A 2022 special episode

The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth Kempton

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 57:09 Transcription Available

Christmas is coming. Can you feel it in the air? I can, and I love that feeling. And it's why I am here with you again, for a special edition of the Calm Christmas Podcast. Rather than a whole series this year, to honour my own need for proper rest this winter I have created you a bumper special episode, to help you settle in to a cosy winter. This one is longer than usual at almost an hour, so get yourself a hot cuppa, or pull on your boots and head out for a lovely long walk as you listen. This episode includes the most important question to ask yourself right now, a host of journaling prompts, our nature corner, recipes, wellbeing ideas and tips for getting ahead for Christmas.With inspiration from Nigel Slater, John D Burns, Edward Step, Melissa Harrison, Clare Foster, Andrew Montgomery, Lia Leendertz, Jody Vassallo, Mark Diacono, Keratin Niehoff, Laura Fleiter, James Martin, Paul Hollywood and BBC Good Food.I hope this podcast will help you locate Christmas as an anchor in the stormy seas of winter in this world right now.GIVEAWAY: To be in with the chance of winning a copy of Spice by Mark Diacono and a personalised, signed copy of Calm Christmas by Beth Kempton, enter on Instagram @bethkempton (deadline midnight UK time on Friday December 2) Take good care, Beth Featured in this episode:- Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton (Piatkus) - The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater (4th Estate) - Wild Winter by John D Burns (Vertebrate Publishing) - Edward Step in Nature Rambles: An Introduction to Country-lore, 1930, in Winter: An anthology for the changing seasons edited by Melissa Harrison (Elliott & Thompson)- Winter Gardens by Clare Foster and Andrew Montgomery (Montgomery Press) - The Almanac 2022 by Lia Leendertz (Gaia) - The Yogic Kitchen by Jody Vassalo (HQ) - Spice: A cook's companion by Mark Diacono (Quadrille) - Advent by Kerstin Niehoff and Laura Fleiter (Murdoch) - The Fearless Writer Podcast - James Martin's homemade mincemeat recipe / Paul Hollywood's mince pie recipe Ingredients for recipes shared are available here. Transcript available here.

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Harvest

The Verb

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 44:13

The Verb this week is abundant with the language of Autumn and fruitfulness as Ian Mcmillan and his guests explore writing about the season and harvest festivals; past, present and future. Rebecca May Johnson is the author of 'Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen'. In this playful memoir she rewrites the kitchen as a vital source of knowledge and revelation. A novelist and nature writer, everything Melissa Harrison writes is attuned to the seasons and for Melissa, autumn is a particularly poignant time of year when life and death rub up against each other. Amy Jeffs explores the stories and myths that make up Britain in her books 'Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain' and 'Storyland', here she explains how harvest traditions have fed into our folk tales. And our 'Something New' poem, part of our series celebrating 100 years of the relationship between the BBC and poetry comes this week from Joelle Taylor Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Cecile Wright

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Interviews with Catherine Steadman & Iain Dale

Quick Book Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 47:24

I interview Catherine Steadman about her latest book “The Family Game” and then interview Iain Dale about his new book “On This Day In Politics” plus I also review “Carrie Soto Is Back” by Taylor Jenkins Reid, “The Marriage Portrait” by Maggie O'Farrell and “All Among The Barley” by Melissa Harrison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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8pm, rural village garden, Suffolk, UK on 19th July 2022 – by Melissa Harrison

Field Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 4:03

“4 mins of a rural village garden, 29.7 degrees at gone 8pm on the day we broke 40, in the UK's most water-stressed and lowest-rainfall region, featuring a greenfinch, collared […]

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Melissa Harrison: Weissdornzeit

Ein Buch

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 7:10

Eine ländliche Sommeridylle in Südengland.Die Natur, die Vergangenheit der Gegend und der Menschen, sie sind zu einer Atmosphäre fragiler Geborgenheit verwoben, die aber durch einen Unfall jäh durchbrochen wird.

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Growing momentum in WA to ban greyhound racing

Perth Live with Oliver Peterson

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 6:43

A petition against greyhound racing in WA has reached more than 6,000 signatures, after a similar petition in Tasmania broke. Melissa Harrison, President of Free the Hounds told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that they're taking this opportunity to try and prove to the Labor Government that more people do not want greyhound racing. "Here in WA we have more pet greyhounds at the moment than we do racing greyhounds. So they're becoming like every other breed of dog and there is just no reason for them to be racing any further." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Walking in all weathers with nature writer Melissa Harrison.

Ramblings

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 24:29

Writer Melissa Harrison celebrates the joy of walking in every season of the year and in wet and dry weather. Given that we can count on it raining on many days of the year it's a good thing to learn to love being out in it. Melissa has written a book about rain and discovered that there are hundreds of different words and expressions for weather from around Britain. Clare and Melissa do a circular walk from Gidleigh on Darmoor to Scorhill and Shovel Down. Dartmoor is a place that holds a strong pull for Melissa dating back to childhood. She returns often to walk this wild country where stone circles and rocky tors dot the landscape. Producer: Maggie Ayre

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40: Adrian Bell: Back to the Land

The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth Kempton

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 42:18

The farmer-cum-writer Adrian Bell is best-known for his rural trilogy of Suffolk farming life, Corduroy, Silver Ley and The Cherry Tree. To explore Bell's life and writing the Slightly Foxed editors are joined by Richard Hawking, chairman of the Adrian Bell Society, author of At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside and editor of A Countryman's Winter Notebook, a selection of Bell's newspaper columns. We follow Bell from middle-class London to a farming apprenticeship in Suffolk, where his inability to do the most basic physical tasks taught him a new respect. A farmer, he discovered, held in his head thousands of facts about animals, crops and fodder, while his eye for a pig was ‘as subtle as an artist's'. As Bell grappled with life on the land, the locals considered him to be a recuperating invalid or an incompetent idiot but in time he grew into a bona fide countryman, one who criticized Thomas Hardy's portrayal of the ploughman as ‘only a man harrowing clods' and who managed to set up his own small farm, Silver Ley. From the pride of the wagon maker, the repeal of the corn act in the 1920s and the heartbreak of farmers going bankrupt to his bohemian mother making butter, his friend John Nash illustrating Men and the Fields and Second World War soldiers packing Corduroy in their kit bags, we learn that Bell is the perfect writer to reconnect people with the land, one whose work still feels relevant today. As his close friend Ronald Blythe noted, Bell was ‘in love with words', a love that led to his position as the founder of The Times cryptic crossword. And in our usual round-up of recommended reading we enter Walter de la Mare's dreams, explore Shackleton's Antarctica and visit Catherine Fox's fictional Lindchester, the setting for her glorious twenty-first-century Trollopian tales. (Episode duration: 42 minutes; 18 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Flora Thompson, Lark Rise, Slightly Foxed Edition No. 58 (0:55) Flora Thompson, Over to Candleford & Candleford Green, Slightly Foxed Edition No. 59 will be published on 1 June and is available to order now. Richard Hawking, At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside (2:28) Adrian Bell, A Countryman's Winter Notebook. A Slightly Foxed special release with an introduction by Richard Hawking and specially commissioned illustrations by Suffolk artist Beth Knight (2:30) Adrian Bell, Men and the Fields (4:23) Adrian Bell, Corduroy, Plain Foxed Edition (4:54) Adrian Bell, Silver Ley is currently out of print Adrian Bell, The Cherry Tree, Slightly Foxed Edition No. 38 (6:46) Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War (7:08) Ann Gander, Adrian Bell: Voice of the Countryside is out of print (16:56) Walter Rose, The Village Carpenter is out of print (18:20) Adrian Bell, The Open Air: An Anthology of English Country Life is out of print (18:53) Adrian Bell, My Own Master is out of print (22:52) Adrian Bell, Sunrise to Sunset is out of print (23:27) Adrian Bell, The Flower and the Wheel is out of print (26:26) James Rebanks, English Pastoral (30:06) Catherine Fox, Acts and Omissions (33:06) Walter de la Mare, Behold, This Dreamer! (34:52) William Grill, Shackleton's Journey and Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue (36:21) Related Slightly Foxed Articles Winter Noon, extract from Adrian Bell, A Countryman's Winter Notebook Another Country, Christian Tyler on Adrian Bell, Corduroy, Issue 22 From the Farmhouse Window, Melissa Harrison on Adrian Bell, Silver Ley, Issue 46 Ploughing On, Hazel Wood on Adrian Bell, The Cherry Tree, Issue 54 How long had I been standing here under the old cherry tree?, extract from Adrian Bell, The Cherry Tree Other Links The Adrian Bell Society (2:25) www.ruralmuseums.org.uk (30:57) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

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Episode 6: WINTER – A ‘Festival' Podcast

The Shaking Bog Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 45:09

A special podcast episode that looks back at The Shaking Bog's Festival last September. Presenting a montage of excerpts from the festival programme this podcast is just a small taster of what happened over that magical weekend. Artists featured in this Festival Podcast, in order of appearance, include: Michael Longley, Paddy Glackin, Liz Berry, Alice Oswald, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Kerrí ní Dochartaigh, Dara McAnulty, Lisa Lambe, Marty Rae, Melissa Harrison, Mary Coughlan and Roddy Doyle. This podcast is produced by The Shaking Bog Festival in collaboration with Coillte Nature & Mermaid Arts Centre, with funding from The Arts Council.

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S2 Ep2: BREATHE (inhale the season, exhale the stress)

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 27:32 Transcription Available

From watching starling murmurations to cooking up a vat of hot soup, from long wintery walks and forest bathing to practicing calming breathing exercises, this episode is full of ideas for gentle ways to slow down, inhale the season and exhale the stress. And with a host of get ahead tips to make sure your holiday preparations all come together in good time, you'll feel more ready than ever for the approaching winter. With inspiration from Nick Acheson, Melissa Harrison, Charles Dickens, Jilly Shipway and Ali Roff Farrar.Join the Winter Writing Sanctuary (my free two week writing course starting November 22, 2021, mentioned in this episode) HERE. To be in with a chance of winning a copy of Winter by Melissa Harrison and a personalised, signed copy of my book Calm Christmas, head over to Instagram @bethkempton. The deadline for entries is 4pm UK time on Friday November 12, 2021. Have a lovely weekBeth XxFeatured in this episode:· Essay by Nick Acheson in Winter: An anthology for the changing seasons edited by Melissa Harrison · Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy by Beth Kempton· Bleak House by Charles Dickens · Yoga Through the Year by Jilly Shipway· The Wellfulness Project by Ali Roff Farrar

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36: Graphic Novels: A Comic Turn with Posy Simmonds & Paul Gravett

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 44:39

The cartoonist, writer and illustrator Posy Simmonds brilliantly captures the ambitions and pretensions of the literary world, and the journalist and curator Paul Gravett has worked in comics publishing for decades. Together they bring graphic novels and comic books to the foreground with the Slightly Foxed team. We draw moral lessons from the Ally Sloper cartoons of the 1870s, glimpse Frans Masereel's wordless woodcut stories of the 1920s, view the pictorial politics of Citizen 13660 by Miné Okubo in the 1940s and revisit Art Spiegelman's 1992 Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus before taking a closer look at more contemporary works. From a tragicomic summer with Joff Winterhart, nuclear explosions with Raymond Briggs, the shadow of James Joyce with Mary and Bryan Talbot and an Iranian childhood with Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, the discussion moves through panels, frames, splashes and spreads to Posy Simmonds's own methods in bringing literature to life, including crosshatching to Vivaldi. Originally serialized in the Guardian, Posy's Gemma Bovery builds on the bones of Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Tamara Drewe draws from Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd, while Cassandra Darke takes inspiration from Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Though rooted in the classics, the devil is in Posy's detail, be it real French coffee pots, the joy of characters' names, such as Kevin Penwallet, and fictional places, such as Tresoddit. We continue our travels off the beaten track with our usual round-up of reading recommendations, and a trip to Gilbert White's House and Gardens in Hampshire, where we view the landscapes that sparked his evergreen classic The Natural History of Selborne. (Episode duration: 44 minutes; 39 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Ally Sloper: A Moral Lesson, cartoons by Marie Duval and words by Judy's office boy is out of print (4:48) Miné Okubo, Citizen 13660 (6:29) George Takei, They Called Us Enemy (7:25) Jules Feiffer, Passionella and Other Stories is out of print (9:05) Art Spiegelman, Maus (10:37) Mary M. Talbot & Bryan Talbot, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (12:52) Joff Winterhart, Days of the Bagnold Summer (13:22) Raymond Briggs, When the Wind Blows (15:42) Raymond Briggs, Ethel & Ernest (17:07) Posy Simmonds, Gemma Bovery (17:48) Posy Simmonds, Tamara Drewe (17:48) Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis (28:31) Posy Simmonds, Cassandra Darke (29:04) Riad Sattouf, The Arab of the Future (30:24) Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (31:20) Posy Simmonds, Literary Life Revisited Paul Gravett, Posy Simmonds Emma Tennant, Burnt Diaries is out of print (34:20) Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways (37:28) Our Time, an anthology commissioned by The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (38:29) Laurie Lee, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. Published in our series of Slightly Foxed Editions, along with Cider with Rosie (39:54) Gilbert White, The Natural History of Selborne (41:24) Related Slightly Foxed Articles & Illustrations Underwear Was Important, Hazel Wood on the cartoons of Posy Simmonds, Issue 15 Cover illustration by Posy Simmonds, Issue 16 Inside cover illustration by Posy Simmonds, Issue 60 Touched with a Secret Delight, Melissa Harrison on Gilbert White, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, Issue 48 Other Links Posy Simmonds Close Up, Cartoonmuseum Basel, Switzerland. The exhibition runs until 24 October 2021 (2:39) The bd BOUM festival, Blois, France. The festival is chaired by Posy Simmonds and runs from 19-21 November 2021 Gosh! Comics, London, UK (31:58) The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal, UK (32:08) Thought Bubble, The Yorkshire Comic Convention, Harrogate, UK (32:26) Gilbert White's House & Gardens, Selborne, UK (41:13) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

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Melissa Harrison - Vom Ende eins Sommers

WDR 2 Lesen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 3:38

England, Anfang der 1930er Jahre: Edith ist 14 und wird auf einem Bauernhof groß. Dann kommt Besuch aus London: Eine selbstbewusste junge Journalistin ändert Ediths Blick auf die Welt. "Schmöker mit Anspruch", sagt Buchhändlerin Pia Ciesielski über "Vom Ende eins Sommers" von Melissa Harrison.

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inimical

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 1:50

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 3, 2021 is: inimical • ih-NIM-ih-kul • adjective 1 : being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence 2 a : having the disposition of an enemy : hostile b : reflecting or indicating hostility : unfriendly Examples: "We've walked around the beautiful island as the often inimical sea sprayed the granite rocks and we've enjoyed an ice cream or a Devonshire tea and walked back, windswept and happy." — Peter Goers, The Advertiser (Australia), 15 May 2021 "For the first time in months, the outside wasn't inimical and I didn't have to don protective clothing to be in it; I could walk straight out, as I was, and feel comfortable and relaxed." — Melissa Harrison, The New Statesman, 3 Mar. 2021 Did you know? In inimical, one finds both a friend and an enemy. The word descends from Latin inimicus, which combines amicus, meaning "friend," with the negative prefix in-, meaning "not." In current English, inimical rarely describes a person, however. Instead, it is generally used to describe forces, concepts, or situations that are in some way harmful or hostile. For example, high inflation may be called "inimical" to economic growth. Inimicus is also an ancestor of enemy, whereas amicus gave English the much more congenial amicable (meaning "friendly" or "peaceful") and amiable (meaning "agreeable" or "friendly").

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32: Picnic at Hanging Rock & Other Stories

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 44:24

‘Whether Picnic at Hanging Rock is fact or fiction, my readers must decide for themselves.' It's a scorching St Valentine's Day in 1900 when three boarding-school girls and a teacher disappear during a day-trip to Hanging Rock in the arid Australian outback. Fact or fiction? Misadventure or murder? Accident or assassination? Join us on our latest literary podcast adventure as we delve into the mystery, history and hysteria of Joan Lindsay's classic Australian Gothic novel with Kate Young, author of The Little Library Cookbook. From the slow-seeping horror of Hanging Rock to coming-of-age tales of tuck boxes and midnight feasts, high jinks and humour, Kate guides the Slightly Foxed magazine team through the school-story tradition and asks why it's such fertile ground for fiction. On the way we visit the Chalet School, Malory Towers and St Trinian's, and slip into darker territory with Decline and Fall, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. In this month's literary expedition, we take a peek inside Quentin Blake's House of Illustration, and to finish there's the usual wide-ranging round-up of current reading featuring: Anthony Buckeridge's classic Jennings series of prep-school stories; Emily Danforth's romp, Plain Bad Heroines, inspired by Shirley Jackson; and Tsitsi Dangarembga's tale of a young girl from a rural village in Zimbabwe, Nervous Conditions.Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 44 minutes; 24 seconds)Books MentionedWe may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Picnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay (2:02) The Little Library Cookbook, The Little Library Year and The Little Library Christmas, Kate Young The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark (14:14) The Naughtiest Girl in the School, Enid Blyton (15:14) Malory Towers is a series of six novels by Enid Blyton. The first novel is First Term at Malory Towers (15:21) The Chalet School is a series of 64 novels by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (15:51) Frost in May, Antonia White (20:37) The St Trinian's books by Ronald Searle are out of print (22:53) Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh (23:44) Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro (25:17) The Secret History, Donna Tartt (27:06) Murder Most Unladylike, Robin Stevens (28:37) An Experiment in Love, Hilary Mantel (30:17) Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls' Boarding-Schools, 1939–1979, Ysenda Maxtone Graham (30:55) The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy (31:49 Our Lady of the Nile, Scholastique Mukasonga (33:43) Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth (38:53) The Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge are out of print (40:11) Nervous Conditions, Tsitsi Dangarembga (41:53) Related Slightly Foxed Articles Hazy Memories of Hanging Rock, Kate Young on Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Issue 64 (2:02) Chalet Girls, Daisy Hay on Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School books, Issue 56 (16:07) Once a Catholic . . ., Melissa Harrison on Antonia White, Frost in May, Issue 54 (20.37) Old Girls and Very Old Girls, Nicola Shulman on Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Terms & Conditions, Issue 52 (30:55) C. T. Jennings and the Problem of Evil, Robin Blake on Anthony Buckeridge, the Jennings books, Issue 17 (40:11) Educating Ulyth, Ysenda Maxtone Graham on the girls' school stories of Angela Brazil, Issue 44 Other Links The Little Library Cafe: food inspired by literature from Kate Young Leave No Trace, Madeleine Watts on lost-children narratives in Australia, The Believer (8:36) Friends of the Chalet School (15:51) House of Illustration, London (36:24) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

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Ep. 122: Teaching What is Good: A Q&A on Titus 2:3-5

Women's Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 68:29

Kimberly and Shelbi wrap up the current season of Women's Hope by answering questions sent in by listeners. The Q&A, on topics related to the study of Titus 2, is moderated by special guest Melissa Harrison. Thanks, as always, for listening! And be sure to look for the Women's Hope podcast again in the fall!

Ep. 122: Teaching What is Good: A Q&A on Titus 2:3-5

The Women's Hope Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 68:29

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Melissa Harrison - All Among the Barley

Bookclub

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 27:22

Melissa Harrison is an acclaimed nature writer, novelist and podcaster. She joins James Naughtie and a group of her readers to discuss her novel All Among the Barley, set in Suffolk in the mid 1930's. Centring on the experiences of teenage Edie Mather whose family have been farming the land for generations, the novel touches on the backdrop of shifting political and social change, as well as the dramatic change that's just starting in the English countryside. Presenter: James Naughtie Producer: Allegra McIlroy July's Bookclub choice: Golden Hill by Francis Spufford

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One Year Anniversary Episode: A collection of guests' responses to "what would you share with those seeking recovery?"

Eating Disorders: Navigating Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 36:10

We’re excited for this special one year anniversary episode! Towards the end of nearly every episode, Francis or Catherine ask guests what words of wisdom, kindness, and hope they would offer to those seeking recovery from an eating disorder. Every response is unique to the person’s experience and every response is steeped in relatability that connects us all. The responses tell the story of recovery as a journey, not a destination. This episode is a collection of those responses to the question “what would you share with listeners who are seeking recovery?” If you are feeling stuck in recovery, thinking recovery is not possible, and are looking for guidance, take a pause and listen to these incredible people share their insights for you. Perhaps you’ll find pieces of yourself and your experiences within their answers. While we couldn’t include every person who has contributed on this podcast, we welcome folx to search episode descriptions and listen to episodes that feel relatable to your story. Guests in order of responses: Syd Yang, healer, writer, artist, Episode 33; Vance Goodman, chaplain, poet, Episode 63; Mike Marjama, former professional baseball player, Episode 27; Melissa Bernstein, Melissa & Doug toys, author, Episode 65; Dr. Veronica Franklin, behavioral health clinician, Episode 19; Rebecca Eyre, CEO, Project Heal, Episode 55; Lucie Waldman, advocate, Episode 66; Kelly Davidson, RD, Episode 64; Misti Anderson, recovered individual, Episode 45; Kristina Bruce, body acceptance coach, Episode 57; Sarah Dionne, yoga instructor, Episode 25; Jenna DiLossi and Melissa Harrison, Center for Hope and Health, Episode 67; Beth Ayn Stansfield, founder, Stay Strong Virginia, Episode 21; Connie Sobczak, founder, The Body Positive, Episode 13; Eva DeVirgilis, advocate, actress, speaker, Episode 15

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Episode 2/5 : Melissa Harrison at National Trust Sutton Hoo

Suffolk Walking Festival

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 37:14

Melissa Harrison is an award-winning novelist and nature writer, contributor to the monthly Nature Notebook in The Times and writer for the FT Weekend, the Guardian and the New Statesman. In 2020 Melissa began her podcast 'The Stubborn Light of Things' based on her daily walks near her home in rural Suffolk. In this episode of the Suffolk Walking Festival Podcast we go for a walk with Melissa and her dog Scout around National Trust Sutton Hoo. During our walk we talk about the state of nature in the UK, we exchange tips on bird identification sounds, discuss the changing seasons and our 'firsts' and 'lasts', and we learn what inspires Melissa's passion for the countryside, nature and writing. National Trust Sutton Hoo is an awe-inspiring Anglo-Saxon Royal Burial Ground. Burial mounds were unearthed here in 1939 revealing the imprint of a ship and exposing treasures, including an iconic helmet, that are today displayed in the British Museum. Those excavations were the subject of the recent film 'The Dig'. There are various walking trails around NT Sutton Hoo, an excellent exhibition hall, guided tours of the burial site, and a cafe and gift shop. Visit NT Sutton Hoo website for the latest visitor information. The Suffolk Walking Festival is one of the country's largest and longest running walking events. The festival takes place every May with over 100 walks and countryside events across the county. Thank you to David Stainer and Scott Dolling of the Suffolk duo Silbury Hill for the use of their music in these podcasts.

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Church bells at dusk, Suffolk, UK on 9th April 2021 – by Melissa Harrison and Peter Rogers

Field Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 6:44

“In a sleepy village in rural Suffolk, UK, the church bell rings at dusk to mark the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh earlier in the day. It’s answered […]

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45: WorkHound with Melissa Harrison

Inside The Triangle

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 21:12

In this episode of Inside the Triangle, Melissa Harrison from WorkHound joins host Darin Ladlie over the phone to talk about the exciting things we've been able to accomplish so far thanks to Driver comments and suggestions! Melissa works closely with Darin, Jarod, Jason, and Tammy each week to deliver our Drivers' anonymous WorkHound comments. Melissa talks about why anonymous feedback from employees is an important tool to improve company culture and create a great place to work! Decker Drivers have done a fantastic job leaving feedback and we truly appreciate every single comment – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Your feedback is vital to the success of Decker Truck Line! Melissa and Darin also talk about how we are now using WorkHound for office and shop staff. We cannot wait to hear your thoughts and ideas! Listen closely to hear Darin's fun trivia question! The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have any topic suggestions or questions you want answered or discussed on an upcoming podcast, e-mail them to podcast@deckermail.com. Or, you can create a voice memo on your smart phone and e-mail it to podcast@deckermail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deckertruckline/message

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Episode 67: Jenna DiLossi (she/hers) and Melissa Harrison (she/hers) explore the intersection between eating disorders and OCD

Eating Disorders: Navigating Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 59:18

Catherine and Francis are excited to welcome two guests in this episode! Dr. Jenna DiLossi, Psy.D. and Melissa Harrison, LPC, are the co-founders of the Center for Hope and Health located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Both Jenna and Melissa bring years of experience working with individuals experiencing eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders, and other anxiety-based disorders and behaviors. In this episode, Jenna and Melissa help the co-hosts understand compulsive obsessive disorder as it is diagnostically defined and how it may present in patients, and how OCD and eating disorders intersect. Through years of training, they discuss effective treatments for both disorders and share their insights into how individuals experiencing OCD, eating disorders, and trauma can find treatment, recovery, and lead a purposeful and meaningful life. We’re grateful they were able to join us. Content Warning: eating disorder behaviors, obsessive-compulsive behaviors (specifically beliefs about sexual harm, accidents, and body size) weight loss, weight gain, trauma

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Sharing the wonder of the natural world throughout Covid

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 29:15

Melissa Harrison is a novelist and nature writer whose podcast documenting the natural world and changing seasons during lockdown was a runaway success. Each week from April to October last year, she brought the sights and sounds of the natural world around her Suffolk home to listeners across the country and around the world. Her book is called The Stubborn Light of Things, and is a selection of her columns published in The Times.

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 29:15

Melissa Harrison on nature writing, taking risks, advice for new writers and learning birdsongs

The Secret Life of Writers by Tablo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 57:00

Melissa Harrison is an award-winning novelist, nature writer and podcaster. Melissa's podcast The Stubborn Light of Things has the same title as her book that was named the Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year. In the book it feels like she's taking us by her side as she walks through the greens of London and the English countryside, sharing warm and poetic observations of the natural world. There's a joy in her lush descriptions, with the magic of frogspawn, seahorses in the Thames, murmurations of starlings, elfin dog violets and more. Melissa's writing is finely observed, musical and intimate and she echoes this in her podcast with her soothing voice and recordings of the fields and birds. Melissa also contributes a monthly nature column to The Times, which the book was based on, and writes for various other publications. Her most recent novel, All Among the Barley, was described by Jon McGregor as “a masterpiece”. Her other novels are Clay and At Hawthorn Time and she's written a non-fiction meditation called Rain: Four Walks in English Weather, and edited four anthologies of the seasons.

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Book review - The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 7:38

Leah McFall reviews The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison, published by Allen & Unwin.

Book review - The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 7:38

Leah McFall reviews The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison, published by Allen & Unwin.

Forests of folktale and imagination

The Compass

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 27:10

Jessica unpicks the profound role that forests play in our imaginative life. We know of course that they feature heavily in the fairy tales and myths we use to navigate life as children, and as we hear from writers like Max Porter, Richard Powers and Melissa Harrison, they also offer ways of understanding the complexities of desire, politics and history in our adult lives. Poet Carl Phillips describes how forests mirror the wilderness within us, while Jinni Reddy tells of how she found beauty in the forest through facing down her fears. Forest sounds appear courtesy of the 'Sounds of the Forest' project Original musical composition: Erland Cooper Spells written by Robert Macfarlane and these are read by Maxine Peake and the Bird sisters Photo credit: Geoff Bird

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Jenny Hewson on her role as a literary agent, looking for a distinctive voice and how rejection is often part of the process

The Secret Life of Writers by Tablo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 50:06

Jenny Hewson is a literary agent based in London. She worked for 13 years as an agent at one of England's best agencies, Rogers Coleridge and White or RCW as it's known, representing authors across fiction and non-fiction. A year ago she joined the prestigious Lutyens & Rubinstein agency, bringing her list of authors with her, including Sarah Perry, Melissa Harrison, Amy Sackville and Alexander Macleod.Lutyens and Rubinstein was the first literary agency to own an independent bookshop when they opened their doors in Notting Hill in 2009. The bookshop itself has a beautifully curated selection which makes it a pleasure to browse – and of course having a bookshop means the agents can witness the appetite of readers daily.

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Reading Envy 210: 2021 Reading Goals

Reading Envy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021

Jenny reports back on how she did on her 2020 reading goals in the midst of challenging circumstances, then sets goals for 2021. Then a handful of podcast and reading friends share their reading goals for 2021. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 210: 2021 Reading GoalsSubscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Jenny’s Goals Focus on reading Europe Catch up on books with music as a central theme Authors to try list Keep up with subscriptions Participate in challenges Audrey (@dreesreads in Instagram) Be more relaxedOne big non-fiction readBooker International long/shortlistNational Book Award Poetry LonglistContinue listening to audiobooksLaurie Pop Sugar 2021 Reading Challenge Back to the Classics 2021 Challenge (Books and Chocolate blog) Ellie (@shatterlings in Instagram)Russian classics Vassily Grossman buddy reads Scott Emphasis on reading, continue checking off TBR Shakespeare plays Presidential biographies Courtney Read 40 booksRead 20 books she already owns Robin Be consistent about journaling about books read Slow down and be more reflective after finishing More classics, more Willa Cather, maybe Proust Authors around the world Read more from physical TBR Karen Naughton (@BarkerForBooks in Instagram)Complete reading Thomas Hardy, hopefully 1 book a monthPaula This year's theme will be nature books Books discussed: The Ensemble by Aja GabalMusical Chairs by Amy PoeppelThe Student Conductor by Robert FordMusic and Silence by Rose TremainSongbook by Nick HornbyGrace Notes by Bernard MacLavertyThe Forest of Wool and Steel by Natsu MiyashitaCompass by Mathias EnardWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyDevils by Fyodor DostoevskyCloud Atlas by David Mitchell Neverness by David Zindell The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin Wilson by A. Scott Berg A Full Life by Jimmy Carter Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively At Hawthorne Time by Melissa Harrison Station Life in New Zealand by Lady BarkerWhy We Swim by Bonnie Tsui Other mentions:Two Lines PressRestless BooksGraywolf Galley ClubND New ClassicsErin and Dani's Book Club on InstagramReadtheWorld21 in InstagramRainy Day Bites Cookbook ClubThe Free Black Women's Library on InstagramThe Free Black Women's LibraryStalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy If you want to hear more from one of the guests who appeared on this episode, go to the episode guide and do a search. All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate.

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Melissa Harrison

Wilderness Tracks // Timber Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 61:07

Novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison takes Goeff Bird on a walk around her rural Suffolk locale to discuss her six nature related tracks. Her latest book, 'The Stubborn Light of Things', also came in the form a podcast over the course of lockdown starting in early 2020 and documented the wonder and richness of the natural world. Her selections take two paths: one firmly rooted in her love of dance, electronic and ambient music (see: Peter Rogers, Grasscut), the other highlighting classical and folk traditions (Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sam Lee). As they walk, Melissa describes the rush of hearing Sam Lee's rendition of 'Green Grow the Rushes-O', the ahead-of-her-time musician Virginia Astley, marvel at a magnificent oak tree and role of nature in her books- standard fare for another episode of the Wilderness Tracks.—In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.

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Melissa Harrison on Solitude

Living With Feeling

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 19:29

An autobiographical essay on solitude, walking, the natural world, and emotions by the novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison. Melissa reflects on what solitude has meant to her - and to others - from her childhood and early adult years to the recent period of lockdown in the summer of 2020. Recorded outside in the Suffolk countryside, this essay explores Melissa's feelings about living on her own and how she finds her most honest self through solitude in nature. She also reflects on what is has meant for women to be on their own in the past and the present. This essay was originally written in connection with the BBC Radio 4 series, 'A Short History of Solitude': https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m57m Find Melissa's podcast 'The Stubborn Light of Things' here: https://melissaharrison.co.uk/podcast/ This episode is presented by Thomas Dixon and produced by Natalie Steed, as part of the 'Living With Feeling' project at Queen Mary University of London, supported by the Wellcome Trust: https://projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/livingwithfeeling/

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CITIZENS INSIGHT – The foreign interference pushing Australia to war with China – Melissa Harrison

The Citizens Report

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 53:59

Interview with researcher Melissa Harrison Hosted by Robert Barwick, Citizens Party Research Director. Click here for the China narrative series on the Citizens Party's website: https://citizensparty.org.au/china-narrative-part-one-war-machine-propaganda Click here for further analysis on Melissa Harrison's website: https://www.harrisonpublications.org/articles/the-china-narrative-postscript Get involved in the Australian Citizens Party Campaigns: PHONE: 1800 636 432 EMAIL: info@citizensparty.org.au WEB: www.citizensparty.org.au

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Nature notes, from farming to fungi

Start the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 42:10

The first episode of the new season. Andrew Marr and guests stop to consider the natural world and the changing seasons. When James Rebanks first learnt to work the land, at his grandfather's side, the family’s Lake District farm was a key part of the ancient landscape and was teeming with wildlife. By the time he inherited the farm, that landscape had profoundly changed. In English Pastoral, his follow-up to best-seller The Shepherd’s Life, Rebanks assesses the revolutionary post-war farming methods - and the unintended destruction they caused. He looks at what can be done to restore rich soil and flourishing fields. Since the start of the pandemic, novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison has been documenting the wonder of the natural world, bringing the sights and sounds of her Suffolk countryside to homes all around the country. In her podcast The Stubborn Light of Things she plays close attention to what’s happening on her doorstep, from the arrival and departure of the swifts, to the bloom of the hawthorn, to the hunt in the undergrowth for glow-worms. A collection of Harrison’s monthly nature notes from The Times are due to be published this November. A much underrated and unnoticed part of the natural world are fungi, according to the biologist Merlin Sheldrake. In Entangled Life he celebrates the ingenuity, extravagance and strangeness of fungal networks. Neither plant nor animal, fungi are found throughout the earth, in the air and in our bodies. They can live on a speck of dust or spread over miles of underground mazes. While fungi gives us bread and life-saving medicines, they have also transformed our understanding of the way plants communicate with each other via the ‘Wood Wide Web’. Producer: Katy Hickman

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Episode 2 What Goes Around? featuring M Z Harrison

What Goes Around?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 77:54

This week Anne and Eamon discuss music that makes people angry. Jazz and the end of 'Nice'. We welcome back The WrongTom and ask him ... 'Why we should love dub music?' Our special guest is the marvellous Melissa Harrison noted nature writer and secret dancer in fields. Please do all the liking, subscribing and review writing you can, it will help the show tremendously. The music in the show is edited for dull copyright reasons but you can hear more by searching out our playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56sga6VKIXKgKK4Q7OnQFy And a couple of things that weren't on that particular platform: https://sarahgailbrand.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/mzharrison-1/the-boundway CONTACT US WHATGOESPOD@GMAIL.COM @WHATGOESPOD - Twitter @WHATGOESPOD - Instagram FACEBOOK.COM/WHATGOESAROUNDPODCAST

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Adam Macqueen's thriller, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, a podcast masterclass and the amazing set of Treasure Island

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 40:56

Adam Macqueen talks to Kirsty about his debut novel, Beneath the Streets, a counterfactual thriller set in London in the 1970s which imagines what might have happened had Liberal politician Jeremy Thorpe successfully arranged the murder of his ex-lover Norman Scott. The story, the historic version of which was recently dramatized by Russell T. Davies for television, features a cast of real-life characters including Prime Minister Harold Wilson, his senior adviser Lady Falkender, gay Labour peer Tom Driberg and the investigative journalist Paul Foot. Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is Front Row’s Artist in Residence during the lockdown, performing live for us each week on the concert grand in the empty Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik. Tonight he plays an enigmatic piece by the French 18th Century composer Rameau, called La Cupis. Bryony Shanahan is joint artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Dave Moutrey is Chief Executive at the venue HOME and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council. They talk about the challenges they face now their institutions are closed. What about their staff and their finances? Will things ever be the same again and what of their own working lives? What do they do, day to day, now? Last night the National Theatre streamed its popular production of Treasure Island and it is available, free, until next Thursday. When the show opened in the Olivier auditorium audiences were amazed by the set - it's a ship, a pub, a cave and a strange, pulsating island. And a pirate's corpse. It's impressive still on television. Kirsty talked to the designer, Lizzie Clachan on the set during a rehearsal just before the show opened, and we revisit this tonight. The Front Row Masterclass series continues. Amanda Litherland, presenter of 4 Extra’s Podcast Radio Hour and novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison (who has just launched her own nature podcast The Stubborn Light Of Things) join Kirsty to talk about how to make your own podcast. The great American actor Brian Dennehy has died. His was a wide ranging career in films, on television and in the theatre. He was hailed for his performance as Willy Loman in the 50th anniversary production of Death of a Salesman, for which he won both a Tony and a Laurence Olivier Award. He spoke about his approach to this role in a programme called Playing the Salesman, and we hear some of his thoughts. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Julian May

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Monocle 24: The Monocle Culture Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 30:00

Writer Melissa Harrison tells Robert Bound about her new podcast on nature, ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’. She talks about writing during a period of change, how getting in touch with the outdoors changed her life and why we should believe the hype about nightingales.

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From the Archive - Melissa Harrison's All Among The Barley

Little Atoms

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 26:42

Melissa Harrison is the author of the novels Clay and At Hawthorn Time, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize, and one work of non-fiction, Rain, which was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize. She is a nature writer, critic and columnist for The Times, the Financial Times and the Guardian, among others. Her latest novel is All Among the Barley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Reading Envy 176: Best of 2019

Reading Envy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019

Jenny divulges her top reads of 2019 and shares the top reads of sixteen other readers. All of us focus on books we read in 2019; they may or may not have been published in 2019. That's how regular readers work! If you listen past that section, there will also be some discussion of the Best of the Decade in reads and reading experiences.Thanks to all of you who participate, interact, and listen to the podcast! You have made this a marvelous year and decade. Best wishes in the new year. The next episode will be all about reading goals, so feel free to share your 2020 reading goals with me and I might mention them.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 176: Best of 2019 with Jenny and Menagerie.Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify Books Mentioned: Life and Fate by Vasily GrossmanCastle of Water by Dane KuckelbridgeLent by Jo WaltonFrankissstein by Jeanette WintersonAgainst Memoir by Michelle TeaBrute: Poems by Emily SkajaThe Library of Small Catastrophes by Alison C. RollinsHalal if You Hear Me edited by Safia Elhillo and Fatimah AsgharCan You Forgive Her? by Anthony TrolloppeThe Old Wives' Tale by Arnold BennettThe Way to the Sea by Caroline CramptonThe Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells Foundation by Isaac AsimovTu by Patricia GraceThe Last Act of Love by Cathy RentzenbrinkAll Among the Barley by Melissa HarrisonEast West Street by Philippe SandsThe Great Believers by Rebekah MakkaiLost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliThe Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel VasquezBirdie by Tracey LindbergThey Will Drown in Their Mother's Tears by Johannes AnyuruThe Museum of Modern Love by Heather RoseCantoras by Caroline de RobertisThe Deeper the Water, the Uglier the Fish by Katya ApekinaGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Very Marrow of Our Bones by Christine HigdonThe Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro ArikawaMetro 2035 by Dmitry GlukhovskyIn the Distance by Hernan DiazMortality by Christopher HitchensTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonConversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally RooneyGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukNobber by Oisin FaganWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsWhen Chickenheads Come Home To Roost by Joan MorganOur Women on the Ground edited by Zahra HankirThe Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan StradalSefira and Other Betrayals by John LanganStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiThe Book of Night Women by Marlon JamesInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFired Up by Andrew JohnstonThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloThe Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona EltahawyThis Tilting World by Colette Bellous Other Mentions:Jenny's Full Best of 2019 ListJenny's Best of the Decade List Safia Elhillo and Fatimah Asghar reading at The StrandShedunnit Podcast Related Episodes:Episode 142 - Borders and Bails with Shawn MooneyEpisode 150 - Rife with Storytelling with Sara Episode 154 - Is If If with PaulaEpisode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars Episode 159 - Reading Doorways with LindyEpisode 160 - Reading Plays with Elizabeth Episode 163 - Fainting Goats with Lauren Episode 166 - On Brand with Karen Episode 167 - Book Pendulum with Reggie Episode 173 - Expecting a Lot from a Book with Sarah Tittle Episode 174 - Cozy Holiday Reads and TBR Explode 4 Episode 175 - Reading on Impulse with Marion Hill Stalk me online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy

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13: Nature & Story

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 38:52

In the parochial lies the universal, or does it? Join us on a trip to the British countryside as we plough into the matter of nature, landscape and the rural world in literature to find out more. Together with Juliet Blaxland, author of Wainwright Prize shortlisted The Easternmost House, and Jay Armstrong of Elementum Journal, the Slightly Foxed Editors and host Philippa share tales of living on the edge of eroding cliffs, pioneering bird photographers, ancient arboreal giants, guerrilla rewilding and favourite loam and lovechild comfort reads. In this month’s forage through the magazine’s archives, we go down to the Folly Brook to explore a vanishing world with ‘BB’ and his little grey men and, to finish, there are the usual wide-ranging recommendations for books to take your reading off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 38 minutes; 52 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - Slightly Foxed Issue 64 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-64-published-15-nov-2019/) (2:01) - The Easternmost House (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/juliet-blaxland-the-easternmost-house/) , Juliet Blaxland (4:58) - Cold Comfort Farm (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/stella-gibbons-cold-comfort-farm/) , Stella Gibbons (11.13) - Curlew Moon (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mary-colwell-curlew-moon/) , Mary Colwell (15:45) - Food for Free (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/richard-mabey-food-for-free/) , Richard Mabey (16:14) - Wilding (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/isabella-tree-wilding/) , Isabella Tree (19:18) - Addlands (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tom-bullough-addlands/) , Tom Bullough (21:49) - All Among the Barley (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/melissa-harrison-all-among-the-barley/) , Melissa Harrison (22:29) - The Little Grey Men (https://foxedquarterly.com/products/bb-classic-childrens-books/) , BB (31:44) - Pollard, Laura Beatty is out of print (33:34) - When the Tree Falls (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jane-clarke-when-the-tree-falls/) , Jane Clarke (34:40) - Plot 29 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/allan-jenkins-plot-29/) , Allan Jenkins (35:09) - The Outermost House (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/henry-beston-the-outermost-house/) , Henry Beston (36:06) - The House of Elrig (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gavin-maxwell-the-house-of-elrig/) & Ring of Bright Water (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gavin-maxwell-ring-of-bright-water/) , Gavin Maxwell (36:39) - Reynolds Stone: A Memoir (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/humphrey-stone-reynolds-stone-a-memoir/) , Humphry Stone (37:25) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Troublesome Ghosts (https://foxedquarterly.com/mary-webb-precious-bane-literary-review/) , Paul Evans on Mary Webb, Precious Bane in Issue 10 (10.52) - Poste-Freudian Therapy (https://foxedquarterly.com/stella-gibbons-cold-comfort-farm-literary-review/) , Michele Hanson on Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort Farm in Issue 10 (11.13) - Beside the Folly Brook (https://foxedquarterly.com/bb-classic-childrens-books-literary-review/) , Helena Drysdale on BB, The Little Grey Men & Down the Bright Stream in Issue 55 (25:40) Other Links - Elementum Journal: A journal of nature & story (https://www.elementumjournal.com/) (7:16) - Sotheran’s Rare Books and Prints (https://sotherans.co.uk/) , London (2:58) - The Fox’s Prophecy (https://allpoetry.com/The-Fox's-Prophecy) , a poem by D. W. Nash (36:58) - The Wainwright Book Prize (https://wainwrightprize.com/) : Celebrating the best in nature writing The image for this episode features ‘Vasalisa’s Garden’ by Olivia Lomenech Gill (http://www.oliviagill.com/) . This artwork appeared on the cover of Slightly Foxed Issue 51 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-51/) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

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Bloomsbury - Alexa Von Hirschberg

What Editors Want

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 53:57

Alexa Von Hirschberg is the editorial director at Bloomsbury. She told me about how starting a jazz night got her her first job in publishing at Canongate, working with legends like Kate Tempest and Patrick DeWitt and on amazing novels like Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison.We also spoke about Ben Myers' new novel The Offing and her work on the seminal Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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On Melissa Harrison's All Among the Barley, Nana Kwama Adjei-Brenyah's Friday Black and Emiliano Monge's Among the Lost

The Bookshelf

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 54:07

Writer and poet Maxine Beneba Clarke and bookseller and academic Elias Greig join Cassie and Kate to talk reading, throwing books through windows and (specifically) Melissa Harrison's All Among the Barley, Nana Kwama Adjei-Brenyah's Friday Black and Emiliano Monge's Among the Lost

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Death Of 1000 Cuts - Season 2 Episode 35 - Chatting With Melissa Harrison

Death Of 1000 Cuts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 78:45

In this episode I chat to writer Melissa Harrison about becoming a writer, the pressures of writing, and the process of bringing the past and the natural world to life. We chat about her new novel ALL AMONG THE BARLEY, how she struggled to admit to herself that she wanted to write, research, farming, fascism, and why we write when, at times, it can be difficult and painful. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: - how should I research my novel? - should I keep writing if I'm not enjoying myself? - how can I find the story amongst the scenes in my head? If you enjoyed this chat and want more, please support Melissa Harrison by grabbing a copy of her latest novel, ALL AMONG THE BARLEY: https://wordery.com/all-among-the-barley-melissa-harrison-9781408897997#oid=1908_1 Here's her Costa-shortlisted novel AT HAWTHORN TIME: https://wordery.com/at-hawthorn-time-melissa-harrison-9781408859070#oid=1908_1 And her first, CLAY: https://wordery.com/clay-melissa-harrison-9781408842553#oid=1908_1 I really appreciate it when you support authors who give their time to come on the show. Thank you. If you're interested in something historical set in the 1930s in England, you might also like my novel THE HONOURS: https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ And, if you like, you can help me cover the cost of running and recording the podcast by dropping me something here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

Gladfest 2018: Melissa Harrison - All Among The Barley

GLADcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 53:24

Melissa Harrison's major new novel is ‘a work of rare magic’, in the words of Helen Macdonald (H is for Hawk). All Among the Barley introduces Edie Mather, 14 years old and living with her family at Wych Farm. The Great War is over, but its shadows linger. When glamorous outsider Constance FitzAllen visits from London, she brings with her new political and social ideas – some more dangerous than others. As harvest time approaches, Edie must decide whose version of reality she should trust.

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Open Book: Richard Powers and nature writing

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 27:50

Open Book on the majesty of trees with Richard Powers, Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee

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Copenhagen, The Children Act, All Among The Barley, Extraordinary Rituals, Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2018 53:26

A revival of Michael Frayn's multi award-winning 1998 play Copenhagen at The Chichester Minerva Theatre. 20 years on from the original production how does it stand up and what does it say to the new audiences? Ian McEwan's novel The Children Act has been adapted for the big screen by Richard Eyre, starring Emma Thompson, Fion Whitehead and Stanley Tucci All Among The Barley is Melissa Harrison's new novel. The Costa and Bailey's nominee explores the rhythms of rural life between The Wars and how it affects the locals in a village in Suffolk Two new series are starting on TV exploring similar territory: Extraordinary Rituals on the BBC and Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage on Channel 4. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Shahidha Bari, Kate Maltby and Rajan Datar. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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BSO Resound at the Proms, Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist, Creativity and the brain, Melissa Harrison

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 28:51

Monday sees the performance of a ‘Relaxed Prom' at the Royal Albert Hall, offering an informal environment for children, young people and adults with autism, sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities and other challenges. The Prom will feature the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and its ensemble BSO Resound, comprising six disabled musicians led by conductor James Rose who has cerebral palsy. James Rose and violin and viola player Siobhan Clough discuss the practicalities of conducting and performing ahead of their first major UK performance. The shortlist for this year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards has been announced. Journalist Stephen Armstrong is the chair of the judging panel and joins Kirsty to discuss the selection and the main themes explored by comedians at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. The winner will be announced on Saturday 25 August.What happens in the brain when we are inspired? Professor of Neuroscience Paul Howard–Jones explains, as part of our Inspire season.Novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison talks about her latest book, All Among the Barley, a story of an adolescent farmer's daughter in 1930s Britain. In the course of a long hot summer a sophisticated stranger arrives in the village but she is not what she seems and her presence has a shattering effect on the lives of the girl and her family.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Rebecca Armstrong

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Little Atoms 529 - Melissa Harrison's All Among The Barley

Little Atoms

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 26:42

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Proms Plus: British Countryside real & imagined

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 36:31

Ever since the ancient Greeks, writers have waxed lyrical about rural life, associating it with beauty, innocence and goodness. Will Abberley, BBC New Generation Thinker and senior lecturer in English at the University of Sussex is joined by writer Melissa Harrison & archaeologist and sheep farmer Francis Pryor to discuss the British countryside real and imagined.Producer: Luke Mulhall

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Simon Barnes's Tweet of the Week, Pt 1

Tweet of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 10:05

This week's guest curator is sports journalist and author Simon Barnes, who shares a story of he earned one particular feather in his cap at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This omnibus edition contains the following repeated episodes; Razorbill - presented by Miranda Krestovnikoff Yellow Wagtail - presented by Michaela Strachan Ring-Necked Parakeet - presented by Cyrus Todiwala Reed Warbler - presented by Miranda Krestovnikoff Starling - presented by Melissa Harrison

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The Death of Stalin, Philip Pullman, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Albion, Gunpowder

Life Made Simple with CarlaRae

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 47:24

Armando Iannucci's film The Death of Stalin is described as "A comedy of terrors" and "A comedy of hysteria". How funny can a film about the death of the man whose regime saw the murder of hundreds of thousands of Soviet citizens actually be? There's a new trilogy of Philip Pullman books on the way; it's both the sequel and prequel to His Dark Materials. We're looking at Part 1 of The Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage An exhibition of work by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov at Tate Modern in London profiles the lives of 2 Russian conceptual artists from their beginnings, un-sanctioned by the state, to their more modern, still uncompromising work Albion is the latest play by Mike Bartlett (Doctor Foster, King Charles III) opening at London's Almeida Theatre Gunpowder; a Guy Fawkes drama beginning on BBC1 comes in 3 episodes - concluding just in time for Bonfire Night Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Melissa Harrison, Alex Preston and Amanda Craig. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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#108: Real Fast, Real Food Meals

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 5:39

For today's quick and brief episode we're going to talk about healthy eating. More specifically, I'm going to give you some really easy, real food meal ideas. Yes, real food. It’s a term that’s tossed around a lot these days. But what exactly is “real food”? While there is no official definition for the term, after looking around on a few real food blogs I found that there is a general consensus for what it means. Real food is wholesome and nourishing. It is simple, whole food. Pure and unadulterated, sustained yet unchanged by man. It's food made simple. It's clean eating. Sometime in the next few months we'll plan on having a longer full length episode on the topic of real food. But for now, on today's episode I give you some quick and easy meal ideas that involve real food in the microwave... because when it comes to cooking, how much quicker can you get?!? Links Mentioned in this Show: RECIPES: Microwave Meals from Melissa Harrison on BuzzFeed Healthy Dorm Room Recipes on Greatist Healthy Mug Recipes on Greatist FREE DOWNLOAD: Nutrition Guide Or send a text to 44222 with the word NUTRITIONGUIDE Episode #7: The Ultimate 3-Day Jumpstart To Good Health Share this Episode: CarlaRaeArneson.com/episode32 Share this Podcast: LifeMadeSimplePodcast.com Simplicity University: SimplicityU.com Free Guide: "9 Ways to Simplify Your Life" Or send a text to 44222 with the word 9SIMPLIFY Free Download: "5 Steps to Organizing Your Home" Or send a text to 44222 with the word ORGANIZE Website: CarlaRaeArneson.com Facebook: Facebook.com/CarlaRaeArneson Submit Questions: CarlaRaeArneson.com/AskCarlaRae

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Week 21 - Melissa Harrison

Tweet of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 8:12

Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents stories of bird songs and calls that evoke memories from her childhood and recent encounters with wildlife in these five stories of tawny owls, starlings, kingfishers, stonechats and house sparrows for Tweet of the Day. Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Merseymouse

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Melissa Harrison on the House Sparrow

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 1:40

Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents the case for why we should love the humble and rather noisy 'spadger', better known as the house sparrow, though she won't waste her breath trying to win round her dog. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Feathers [Allan].

Melissa Harrison on the Stonechat

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 1:28

The clacking call of the stonechat punctuates nature writer Melissa Harrison's memories of cagoule-clad walks on Dartmoor with her family in the 1970's. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Kirsty Taylor.

Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2017 1:36

Nature writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip in a Dorset river and hears the high 'pip' of a kingfisher. She realises she must be sharing with the water with one of her favourite birds. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Lynn [Mrs Birds].

Melissa Harrison on the Starling

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 1:38

Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the mimicking sounds of starlings, particularly one that learned the ring of her family phone causing calamity in the house. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Merseymouse.

Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:57

Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how the call of a tawny owl takes her back to childhood, reminding her of people and a feeling that slipped into memory. Producer: Tom Bonnett Picture: Jim Thurston.

Week 11 - Melissa Harrison

Tweet of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 8:50

Nature writer Melissa Harrison is the author behind At Hawthorn Time, Clay and Rain: Four Walks In English Weather. She introduces five stories of birds told by the team at RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor in Barnsley. We hear from Steve Vickers who describes the gossiping eider ducks he loves in the North East, Liane Holdsworth in praise of the kestrel, Heather Bennett who loves the laser-like 'pee-wit' sound of the first bird she identified for herself, Danielle Meyer remember seeing gannets on a blustery day on the Yorkshire east coast and Matthew Capper lends his booming voice in an emotional recollection of seeing the bittern when he was 19, having never seen them as a child.

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Griff Rhys Jones in The Miser, Personal Shopper, George Saunders, Michelangelo and Sebastiano, Carnage

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2017 42:09

Griff Rhys Jones plays the title rol in a freely adapted production of Moliere's The Miser Personal Shopper stars Kristen Stewart as a young woman trying to communicate with her dead twin brother beyond the veil President Abraham Lincoln never overcame his grief at the death of his son Willie and American novelist George Saunders has written Lincoln In The Bardo which explores how he tried to cope An exhibition of works by Michelangelo & Sebastiano at London's National Gallery explores the two artists mutually supportive and inspiring relationship Simon Amstell has created Carnage, a mockumentary from the future looking at the rise of veganism. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Mark Ravenhill, Rosie Boycott and Melissa Harrison. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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#49 | Our Favourite Non-Fiction Books & TBRs

Bookish Blether

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 34:09

As we say goodbye to another Non-Fiction November, we decided to share some of our favourite non-fiction books, as well as many more that are still sitting atop our TBR piles. –– What We’re Currently Reading –– Nicola Bluets by Maggie Nelson | http://amzn.to/2fH0vhL Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys | http://amzn.to/2gxfcBw Night Waking by Sarah Moss | http://amzn.to/2fH5Sx5 Holly Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple | http://amzn.to/2fUK0fA See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt (sent by Tinder Press for review) | http://amzn.to/2gNvJ8s –– Books We Recently Acquired –– Nicola The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson | http://amzn.to/2gAAbV9 Also mentioned her novels, Gilead & Housekeeping Essays of E.B. White | http://amzn.to/2gxfzMt A Woman Looking At Men Looking At Women by Siri Hustvedt (sent by Simon & Schuster for review) | http://amzn.to/2gxdWhx Holly The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante | http://amzn.to/2gxe14P Winter: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons by Melissa Harrison | http://amzn.to/2gmdQKj Notes From No Man’s Land by Eula Biss | http://amzn.to/2gAHD2q His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet | http://amzn.to/2g8F9KD –– Our Non-Fiction Favourites & TBRs –– In order mentioned… Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty Also mentioned: her YouTube channel, Ask a Mortician | https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath Election / death video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSdNvm16Fg The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Also mentioned Tender Points by Amy Berkowitz  New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009 edited by Teresa Carpenter The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Sidewalks by Valeria Luiselli Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton The Moth: 50 True Stories edited by Catherine Burns The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson How to Travel Without Seeing by Andrés Neuman –– Follow us! –– You can subscribe to Bookish Blether on SoundCloud, iTunes and Stitcher, or your podcast app of choice. Love our podcast? Leave us a review and share it with a friend! Twitter: http://twitter.com/BookishBlether  Instagram: http://instagram.com/bookishblether  Tumblr: http://bookishblether.tumblr.com  Email: bookishblether@gmail.com Holly:  http://twitter.com/hollyjunesmith  http://instagram.com/hollyjunesmith  http://www.heyhollyjune.co.uk Nicola:  http://twitter.com/robotnic  http://robotnic.co http://youtube.com/robotnic https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6523767.Nicola_Balkind

Glenda Jackson as King Lear, The Innocents, Linda Grant, Elton John's photographs in Radical Eye, Close to the Enemy

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 42:00

Glenda Jackson returns to the stage after 25 years as an MP to play the title role in King Lear at London's Old Vic Theatre. Is she a frail 80 year old or a commanding presence? French/Polish film The Innocents is based on a true story about a convent in post-war Poland where the nuns were raped by Soviet soldiers. Linda Grant's latest novel The Dark Circle tells the story of Lenny and Miriam, two east-enders convalescing in a TB sanatorium in 1940s Kent The Radical Eye, Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection is the new exhibition at London's Tate Modern. Pinner's favourite son has been purchasing work by the world's leading photographers for more than 2 decades and created one of the leading private collections in the world. Stephen Poliakoff's Close to the Enemy on BBC TV is set in London immediately after WWII as a special British Army unit tries to turn former Nazi scientists to work for 'us' now Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Rosie Boycott, Melissa Harrison and Ryan Gilbey. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Wild Voices: Testing our boundaries through wilderness and writing, Melissa Harrison

Wild Voices Project

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 61:40

A conversation with author and freelance writer, Melissa Harrison.

Episode 011: Wild Words and Weird Interiors

The Mispronounced Item

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 47:21

This week Nathan and Sarah wrestle with the macabre and they deal with loving and dreading the new series of Inside No 9 on BBC Two, and walk with words while discussing the nature writing of Robert Macfarlane and Melissa Harrison. To finish there's discussion of a sad meeting with Python's Terry Jones, and Sarah talks about being wrong about pornography.

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Jeffrey Alan Miller: A New Discovery of the King James Bible

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 42:09

Paul Glader interviewed Jeffrey Alan Miller, an English Professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey, who made a major discovery in 2015. Looking at a notebook in an archive at the University of Cambridge, Miller came across the earliest known draft of any part of the King James Bible, unmistakably in the hand of one of the King James translators.” For this discovery along with his other scholarship on John Milton, Miller was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship this year, which is commonly referred to as a “genius grant” in America. The MacArthur Foundation noted that Miller’s scholarship into English literature and theology sheds light on new ideas "about the role of faith in daily life and government among Reformation and Renaissance scholars.” Miller We wanted to learn more about Miller and his pathway from his studies at Princeton University as an undergraduate to his Rhodes Scholarship and doctorate at Oxford University to his finding about the King James Bible. This episode of the Religion Unplugged podcast was hosted by Paul Glader, edited and produced by Peter Freeby. Special thanks to Melissa Harrison and Meagan Clark.The Religion Unplugged Podcast is a production of religionunplugged.com. and is a part of The Media Project, a nonprofit dedicated to equipping journalists to cover religion. To read our award-winning global religion news coverage or to find out more about Religion Unplugged or The Media Project, visit religionunplugged.com or follow us on twitter at religionmag.

Christianity in Africa

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 34:26

Melissa Harrison and Paul Glader talk with Ethiopian educator, Desta Heliso, about a two-day symposium in NYC honoring Tom C. Oden where, scholars, pastors, and international church leaders explored themes central to Oden's legacy: Classical and Ancient Christianity, Spiritual renewal, and building bridges between historic communities of faith.

How Christians stopped killing each other in N. Ireland

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 11:56

Melissa Harrison goes on the road to interview Sky News Correspondent, David Blevins, about his recent visit to the U.S. to visit college campuses. David talks about the role that journalism played in the Irish peace process and shares his own experience of working at the intersection of faith & journalism.

ISIS in Africa

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 20:27

Melissa Harrison and Clemente Lisi talk to Emeke Izeze, former managing director of The Guardian in Nigeria about the rising ISIS problems in Africa following years of being driven from the Middle East.

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The Desert and the Sea

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 27:13

Melissa Harrison and Paul Glader discuss the latest book, "The Desert and The Sea" in an interview with Michael Scott Moore, the American journalist and novelist who was kidnapped in 2012 and held captive by Somali Pirates for over 2 and a half years.

Finding Truth in Song