Podcasts about o pioneers

Host Meg Wolitzer helps a great documentarian celebrate a great American author.  Cather is the of author of novels like My Antonia and O Pioneers! And Ken Burns hosted a live evening of her shorter works to celebrate her sesquicentennial—her 150th birthday, in 2023.  On this program, we feature “The Way of the World,” in which an imaginary town's young “citizens” are rife with romance and rivalry.  The reader is Sonia Manzano.   And a weary farmer's wife recaptures her long-dormant passion for music at “A Wagner Matinee,” read by David Strathairn. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Tonight, we'll read “O Pioneers!”  a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather. Set on the windswept prairies of Nebraska, “O Pioneers!” tells the story of Alexandra Bergson, a determined young woman of Swedish-American descent who takes over her family's farm.  Cather's quiet, poetic prose captures both the hardships and beauty of prairie life at the turn of the twentieth century, and Alexandra's journey reflects broader themes of endurance, transformation, and connection to the land. The novel marked the beginning of Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, which also includes The Song of the Lark and My Ántonia. Though she wrote this trilogy while living in New York City, Cather drew inspiration from her own upbringing in Nebraska and from the lives of immigrants who shaped the American Midwest. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Frances, and Rebecca as they discuss O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather, and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in early June. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! Books mentioned: • O Pioneers! by Willa Cather • My Antonia by Willa Cather • The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather • A Lost Lady by Willa Cather • Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman • Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin • Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin • Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin • Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood • The Selected Letters of Willa Cather • Chasing Bright Medusas by Benjamin Taylor • Willa Cather: Double Lives by Hermione Lee • The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett You might also be interested in "The Peace When It Settled: Charlotte Wood, Stone Yard Devotional" by Rohan Maitzen. Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

You had questions; we did our best to answer them. It's the final episode on O Pioneers!, and we're sad to see it go. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

This week, Sean describes how he wasn't prepared for the ending of this book and we discuss the precision of the writing in some of the key scenes. Plus: Is it more tragic or comic (in the literary sense), what does the book have to say about justice, and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

What do we make of Carl's choices (and semi-pursuit) of Alexandra? Does he have anything to offer her? What makes Marie such a compelling character? Plus, how Marie and Emil are counterpoints to Carl and Alexandra. This and much more are topics of discussion on this week's discussion of Willa Cather's modern classic. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Dorian, and Frances as they discuss THE TREES by Percival Everett, and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late April. Books mentioned: The Trees by Percival Everett James by Percival Everett Erasure by Percival Everett God's Country by Percival Everett Sonnets for a Missing Key by Percival Everett The Sellout by Paul Beatty Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin On the Calculation of Volume, Volume 1 by Solvej Balle, translated from the Dutch by Barbara J. Haveland Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated from the Japanese by Asa Yoneda Eurotrash by Christian Kracht, translated from the German by Daniel Bowles On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer, translated from the Dutch by Lucy Scott Herman Melville: A Biography, Volume 1, 1819-1851 by Hershel Parker Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie The Parisian by Isabella Hammad O Pioneers! By Willa Cather You might also be interested in: I'm Getting Out of Her by Leo Robson - https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n21/leo-robson/i-m-getting-out-of-here TomorrowTalks with Percival Everett: The Trees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irzJhamPVJw Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Welcome to a new series on another great novel, Willa Cather's O Pioneers!. This week we're discussing Cather's instinctive yet precise writing, the book's contemplation of imagination and vocation, the relationship between the characterization and the land, and much more. Plus we discuss our 2025 literary bracket. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

In Willa Cather's novel “O Pioneers!” a sister and brother never forget the beautiful afternoon when they saw a wild duck playing in the river. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ojai's newest performing venue will be the site of a special benefit for veterans, "Heroes Healing: Songs from the Wilderness," on November 2 from 3 to 7 pm. It's being organized by Open Circle Foundation and Heroes Healing Homestead in Homer, Alaska, to provide a wilderness therapy experience for veterans suffering from service-related PTSD. Joining us on the podcast are Open Circle's founder Miriam Jones and Heroes Healing's Atz Kilcher. If that name sounds familiar, it should. Kilcher was the star of Discovery Channel's "Alaska: The Last Frontier," for 12 seasons. He is also the father of Jewel, the singer-songwriter who has sold 30 million albums. She got her Grammy-nominated start as a young child playing in a duo with her father, who is a well-known songwriter and yodeler in his own right. Kilcher has several connections to Ojai. His mother spent several months here when he was a teenager, leaving him to "hold down the fort" at the family homestead in Kachemak Bay in Homer, Alaska, and he is well acquainted with the numerous contingent of Ojai residents who also homesteaded in Homer (see Mark Lewis' story "O Pioneers!" in the Fall 2019 issue of Ojai Quarterly). The November 2nd concert will take place at the brand-new Topa Bowl in upper Ojai at the Topa Institute. Also on the bill are Andrew Wiscombe, Stephen Covell, and Kate & Secily Anderson. The event will also feature storytelling, crafts, food and more. Operation Encore is another key organizer for this event, helping develop veterans who are musicians through performances and recording opportunities. Open Circle connects veterans and other at-need people with the wilderness for restoring purpose and a sense of community. Kilcher and Jones talked about how this event came together through a fortuitous encounter with Jones and her co-founder in Alaska, Kilcher's Vietnam experiences, why tje wilderness is essential for mental health, what it's like to live on a rugged homestead while being filmed for more than a decade, and their various journeys that led up to this moment. We did not talk about Aztec death whistles, mah jongg or the Japanese royal family. For more information on this event and the organizers check out ... https://www.foundation.weareopencircle.com/ or https://www.homeralaska.org/listing/heroes-healing-homestead/2654/

Willa Cather - "Oh Pioneers!" is a novel, first published in 1913. The story is set in the fictional town of Hanover, Nebraska, at the turn of the 20th century, and follows the life of Alexandra Bergson, the daughter of Swedish immigrants. After her father's death, Alexandra takes charge of the family farm and works tirelessly to transform it into a prosperous enterprise. The novel explores themes of perseverance, the relationship between humans and the land, and the immigrant experience in America. Cather's rich descriptions of the Nebraska landscape and her nuanced portrayal of pioneer life make O Pioneers! a classic of American literature.

Welcome to the third episode of Storybounders! Join hosts Jayme and Steve as they delve into the captivating adventures of "Little Britches" by Ralph Moody and "The Great Brain" by John D. Fitzgerald. These timeless tales feature young protagonists who navigate the challenges of the American frontier with wit, resilience, and integrity. In this episode, Jayme and Steve explore the themes of perseverance, family bonds, and the pioneering spirit that defined an era. They discuss the life lessons imparted by these stories and how they continue to resonate across generations. Tune in to discover how these cherished books offer humor, profound insights, and inspiration for readers of all ages. Highlights: Insights into the backgrounds and characters of "Little Britches" and "The Great Brain." Exploration of themes such as resilience, family, and the pioneering spirit. Reflections on the life lessons and values imparted by these stories. Discussions on the enduring relevance and appeal of these books. Encouragement to find inspiration and joy in timeless tales. Join us as we uncover the stories that inspire and move us, light up our imaginations, and fill us with hope. Find your story and change the world with Storybounders! Sources and Further Reading: Aldrich, Bess Streeter. A Lantern in Her Hand. D. Appleton-Century, 1928. Cather, Willa. O Pioneers!. Houghton Mifflin, 1913. Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain. Dial Press, 1967. Lozada, Carlos. "The Great Brain." The New York Times, 20 June 2023, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/20/opinion/carlos-lozada-the-great-brain.html. Moody, Ralph. Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers. University of Nebraska Press, 1950.

Today it's Whitman (and Dylan) on the march of progress. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

This week, Andrew Holter takes us into the extraordinary world of Helen Keller, in her own words; and Peter Maber hails a magnificent retrospective of Yoko Ono's radical art and music.'Autobiographies and Other Writings', by Helen Keller'Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind', Tate Modern, London, until 1 September 2024Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not too long ago, but in a place far away in the rolling prairies of Nebraska, a young girl named Willa Cather grew up under the vast, open skies. Her life was not just a story of growing up in the American heartland, but a journey into the heart of storytelling itself.   Willa's early days were filled with the kind of adventures that would one day find their way into her books. She often wandered through the fields, her imagination as boundless as the prairies themselves. These wanderings were not just walks through grass and wildflowers, but journeys through time and space in her mind. She would imagine pioneers and adventurers, much like the characters in her future book, "O Pioneers!"

"The town mouse and the country mouse. Distress and agitation of the town mouse." Aurelius. True story about coffee with the "town mouse" and Willa Cather on town versus country. 3 book recs, 1 film rec, The Music in Prose of O Pioneers! and wordnerd special.

Host Meg Wolitzer helps a great documentarian celebrate a great American author.  Cather, author of novels like My Antonia and O Pioneers! just had her sesquicentennial—her 150th birthday. And Burns hosted a live evening of her shorter works.  On this program, we feature “The Way of the World,” in which an imaginary town's young “citizens” are rife with romance and rivalry.  The reader is Sonia Manzano.   And a weary farmer's wife recaptures her long-dormant passion for music at “A Wagner Matinee,” read by David Strathairn.

On this week's Friday LIVE Nov. 10 from Nebraska Public Media, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Brad Colerick at the Benson Theatre in Omaha; the historical movie “Comenius: Life and Legacy of John Amos Comenius” in Kearney; concerts by Nebraska Chamber Players in Lincoln; "Artist From Outside; Take a Breath" exhibition in Hastings; UNL Outdoor Adventures' "No Man's Land Film Festival" in Lincoln; and "O Pioneers!" in Lincoln. Also, more poetry from Kimberly Reyes and a look at the next Omaha Symphony concert.

Welcome to Trust Me I'm an Influencer with Korinna Howie. where we delve into the lives and stories of fascinating individuals who have made a mark in the world of social media.Joining Korinna on this episode is YouTuber and award-winning BBC radio presenter - Jo GoodShe's an award-winning breakfast show host and journalist for the BBC and now the late night weekend, Fridays and Saturdays, All England BBC Local Radio presenter taking in 40+ BBC radio stations. Jo discusses the issues that England is talking about, Barking At The Moon and the very popular late-night meditation.Every Sunday she drops her lifestyle vlog on youtube.com covering her big passions that are fashion, beauty, London lifestyle and life. The vlog's cast include the larger than life characters; Jo's mum Mutty, bull dog Myrtle, Dave the cabbie and Sandra the caretaker. Jo also hosts chat and fashion shows and shoots for the likes of Rixo, O Pioneers and SheerLuxe. She lives in Marylebone with Myrtle and can often be found twirling around onMarylebone High Street in her favourite new dress. Join the fun and follow Joon Instagram at middleagedminxLinks from Episode Jo Good BBC RadioBe sure to Like, Follow and Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And if you like what you've listened to then please share or review. Follow Trust Me I'm an Influencer on InstaGet In TouchEmail : Lucy@trustmeimaninfluencer.comTrust Me I'm an Influencer is Produced by Your Voice Here Podcast Productions. Need a Podcast? You need Your Voice Here

On this week's Friday LIVE Oct. 13 at 9:59 a.m. Central from The Mill in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: “O Pioneers” statewide tour; Old West Days & Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Valentine; 13th Annual Prairie Pride Film Festival; The Fall Platte River Art Show; Calidore String Quartet concert; and a preview of the State Arts Awards and Mayor's Arts Awards. Also, some more poetry from Carolina Hotchandani and a song from Evan Bartels, who'll be in Hastings for a concert.

ON THIS EPISODE: Mary Cosby's comebacks. Jack Barlow's college deferral plan. O Pioneers! Should we stream it or skip it? DISENGAGING is on all major streaming platforms. Like, subscribe and share! • APPLE • SPOTIFY • POCKETCASTS Get full access to Meat 'n Three by Julia Ritchey at juliaritchey.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Saturday, July 8  See stars on your next getaway in Almost Heaven…Find your dream job in West Virginia…and a new documentary follows the lives of modern-day Appalachian pioneers…on today's daily304. #1 – From WV TOURISM – Home to one of the largest and darkest skysheds on the East Coast, West Virginia is the perfect spot to unwind and soak in the beauty of the star-studded skies. Just last year, Travel + Leisure dubbed the state as “the most under-the-radar stargazing destination in the U.S.”   Watoga State Park, Calvin Price State Forest, Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park have all been designated official Dark Sky parks by the International Dark Sky Association, and there are many other parks and areas throughout the state that offer prime stargazing opportunities.  Ready to escape the crowds and see for yourself? The West Virginia Department of Tourism can help you plan your trip. Find places to stay and explore dark sky deals and events in Almost Heaven. Learn more: https://wvtourism.com/stars/   #2 – From JOBS.WV –  West Virginia is hiring! Discover career opportunities in a wide variety of fields, including business development, engineering, information technology and more.  Find your dream job in Almost Heaven. Check out the listings and apply now! Learn more: https://www.jobs.wv.gov/   #3 – From THE INTER-MOUNTAIN –  A locally filmed West Virginia documentary will begin a national film festival tour later this summer. “O Pioneer,” directed and produced by Helvetia's Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque, will premiere at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in San Jose, California, in August. The documentary will also be shown at the 12th annual Richmond International Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia, which runs from Sep. 26 to Oct 1.  “O Pioneer,” whose title is based on the Walt Whitman poem, “Pioneers! O Pioneers!”, is a documentary film featuring three West Virginians: Nellie Rose Gundersen Davis, a seamstress in Thomas; James Morley, a hospital chaplain in Bridgeport; and Tim Hibbs, a blacksmith and musician in Queens, West Virginia. Our films are meant to uplift West Virginian and Appalachian stories,” Lacocque said. “We want to work contrary to outside stereotypes.” View the trailer at www.opioneer.com. Read more: https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2023/06/documenting-our-area/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

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In this episode, Jen and Lane dive into the classic novel O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. They discuss the character of Alexandra Bergson and how she defies gender norms and societal expectations to become a successful and respected farmer, even as an immigrant. Whether you're a fan of classic literature or just looking for a thought-provoking conversation, this episode is sure to leave you inspired and engaged. Tune in to hear how Jen draws an exciting comparison between the book and the hit TV show The Walking Dead! Episode Links: Buy the book:  O Pioneers! (Physical Copy) O Pioneers! (Audiobook) Show Links: Bards Alley Bookshop Website Podcast Book List - Bookshop.org Podcast Audiobook List – LibroFM

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It was Sam's Month in the Year of Our Lord 2023. We talked about Sam's songs. We ate Sam's eggs. And now Sam's Month comes to an end.  But first, an episode about Bomb the Music Industry! featuring Sam's friend and former bandmate Eric Solomon, from O Pioneers!!! and Night Owls merch company. Follow Night Owls https://twitter.com/nightowlsprint Give us money patreon.com/155pod  

O podcast! O books! O episodes about hard-scrabble immigrants eking out an existence on tough Nebraska land. Cather's work - rich in memorable prose and compelling characters - could stand to be better known, but it still has blind spots common in American frontier fiction. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on OverdueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Due to internet issues, Dylan and Justin weren't able to record together. Justin is flying solo and using a number generator to pick songs for this episode of Punk Lotto Radio.patreon.com/punklottopodCall our voicemail line: 202-688-PUNKLeave us a review and rating.linktr.ee/punklottopodSongs featured:Violent Femmes - I Held Her In My ArmsLuther - The Glory BeesO Pioneers!!! - Enemies on Speed DialThe Lifesavors - Glamour GirlsWhirlpool - The SoundPegboy - DangermareNeon Horse - Strange TownThe Adverts - Television's OverSamiam - CleanPleasure Leftists - The Conversation

On this week's episode of the #mavpuckcast... Jason and Jon analyze the University of Nebraska Omaha Hockey team's split at Minnesota Duluth — including their picks for "Player of the Week." They discuss "teddy bear tosses" at hockey games, and ponder whether or not UNO should do them. They talk about "special occasion hockey jerseys" for Omaha, and give their rationale for why the Mavericks should include them in a more significant manner. They wrap up the episode with a preview of Omaha's upcoming series against the top ranked Denver Pioneers on Nov. 25-26 at Magness Arena. Join the rush, follow MavPuck.com online! https://www.mavpuck.com https://www.facebook.com/mavpuckpage https://www.twitter.com/mavpuck https://www.soundcloud.com/mavpuckcast https://www.youtube.com/mavpuckcast

Join Lindsey as she discusses books that changed her life, including "The Scapegoat," "Brideshead Revisited," O Pioneers!", "Persuasion," "And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II.," and "Anna Karenina." Bonus! Lindsey discusses the weird, hilarious poem that is "TThe Love-Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."(This episode was recorded in 2020.)

Tonight, we'll read O Pioneers! a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather, written while she was living in New York. It was her second published novel. The title is a reference to a poem by Walt Whitman entitled "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" from “Leaves of Grass.”If you enjoy this episode, you can find an episode with another poem from Whitman's “Leaves of Grass” titled “Song of Myself” and published March 13, 2019. You can also find another episode from Willa Cather titled “My Antonia,” published September 19, 2019. — read by V — Listen Ad-Free on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PLAYLIST 5/12/22 The Copyrights - "Two Lefty feet" - 'Learn the Hard Way' Dopamines – “The Dispatch” – st The Steinways - "Arena Rock" - 'Gorilla Marketing' (Cold Feet) Zatopeks - "Scum on The River" - split w/ Accelerators Parasite Diet – “Summer's Overrated” – ‘God Hates Parasite Diet' The Wimpy's – “Seventeen” – ‘Backseat Love' Sweet Faces – “On Top if That Girl” – ‘On Top of that Girl' The Varsity Weirdos – “Lost Control” – ‘High School Teen Party' Monikers - “Mine” - 'Wake Up' The Bananas - "New Animals" - 'New Animals' Team Stray - "Black & White" - 'Gender Studies' The Powerchords – “Think I'm Gonna” – '...Think I'm Gonna' Night Marchers – “Jump in the Fire” – ‘See You in Magic' The Goodnight loving – “Blank Day Parade” – st The Wellingtons - “Song for Kim” – 'Heading North for the Winter' Duncan Redmonds - "Guilty" – 'Bubble and Squeak' The Hextalls – “Unicorn Rider” – ‘Call it a Comeback' a The Guts – “Let It Go” – ‘Let It Go' The Anchor – “Truant Tensions” – Split w/ O Pioneers!!!! Airbag - “Comics y Posters” - 'Alto Disco' The Gusto - "OK" -'The Way it Is' Radio Days – “Waiting for You” – ‘Midnight Cemetery Rendezvous' The Yum Yums – “Get Ugly” – ‘Whatever Rhymes with Baby', The Cute Lepers - "It's Summertime, Baby" - 'Can't Stand Modern Music' The Impulse International – “The Real Kid” – 7” Sloppy Seconds - "Everybody Hates The United States" - 'Endless Bummer' The Hamiltons - "Class Operation" - 7" Special Thanks – “Summer Vacation” – ‘Seven Colors' The Measure (sa) - “Drunk by Noon” - 'Songs About People and Fruit and Shit' Teenage Bottlerocket – “Social Life” – ‘Warning Device' Rocket Reducers – “Sauce Wagon” – st

Narrator Marnye Young inhabits J.C. Bidone's twisted thriller with flawless pacing and a compassionate tone. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this tense coming-of-age listen. Alexa leaves the claustrophobic care of her parents to take a job and move to New York City. But something's wrong, and there's an ominous feeling suggested by Young's performance that deepens when Alexa is reunited with her estranged sister, Beth. Young adds palpable tension as the story reveals a dark incident linking the siblings. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Greenleaf Book Group. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Today's episode is sponsored by Naxos AudioBooks. The first part of Willa Cather's Great Plains trilogy, O Pioneers! follows the tragedies and triumphs of Alexandra Bergson, a strong and independent young woman who inherits the family farm following the death of her father. Alexandra's passion and shrewd instinct guide her towards success as she resists the challenges imposed by the harsh Nebraskan prairie. Different challenges await her when a former love resurfaces and her brother becomes romantically involved with a married woman. Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, O Pioneers! is a compelling portrait of love versus duty, and the indomitable spirit of America's pioneer families. You can find it at NaxosAudioBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee    Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1568 Birth of Henry Wotton, English writer, diplomat, and politician. Henry celebrated our relationships with gardens and landscapes. He especially enjoyed gardens that made one think or offered a surprise. Henry served as an Ambassador to Venice, and during his time there, he fell in love with Italian gardens. Henry's concept of a "garden of surprise" was inspired by the gardens he saw in Italy. In his Elements of Architecture (1624), Henry discusses what it was like to walk through an Italian garden: I have seen a garden into which the first [entry point] was a high walk like a [terrace], from whence might be taken a general view of the whole plot below, but rather in a delightful confusion... From this the Beholder descending any steps, was afterwards conveyed again... to various entertainments of his [scent] and sight... every one of these diversities, was as if he had [been] magically transported to a new garden.   1844 Birth of Paul-Marie Verlaine, French poet.  He's remembered for his work with the Symbolist and Decadent movements. His poem, Clair de Lune, begins with the line, "Your soul is a sealed garden," and inspired Claude Debussy ("deh·byoo·see") to write his own 'Clair de lune, the work for which he is now most famous.  Paul once wrote, Here are fruits, flowers, leaves and branches, and here is my heart which beats only for you.   1853 Birth of Vincent van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter.  After his death, he became a top-selling figure in the history of Western art. Bold colors and brushwork characterized his work. Vincent found inspiration in the natural world, and he once said,  If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. Vincent was also a lover of flowers and gardens, and he also said, For one's health as you say, it is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing. At the end of his life, Van Gogh suffered from depression, an unsuccessful painting career, and poverty. He committed a slow and painful suicide at 37 by shooting himself in the chest.  He died two days later beside a stack of his sunflower canvases. He said his last words to his brother Theo, The sadness will last forever. The legacy of Van Gogh's 2,100 pieces of art was much brighter than he ever expected. In March of 1987, his painting titled Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers was sold by Sotheby's in London for $39.85 million, more than three times the highest price ever paid at the time for a painting at auction.   2003 On this day, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shared an article called, What's in a name? Deciding the name of every plant could take decades and require a huge effort by Stephanie Simon. The article revealed that  the Missouri Botanical Garden is teaming up with botanists worldwide on a 10-year $100-million effort to standardize plant names. The article shared the forecast for finishing the project, saying the project's leaders' plans for... the database [is] “45 compiler years.” One note says “52 imager years.”  At the bottom there's a final tally: They will need a staff of 32 for at least a decade just to compile and input the information.  That's not counting the botanists who will do all the research Missouri scientists will be working in formal collaboration with the two other top botanical research centers in the world: the New York Botanical Garden and the Kew Botanical Gardens near London. Incredibly, the project was completed way ahead of schedule at the end of 2010. At the time, The Plant List included 1.25 million scientific plant names.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto This book came out in the summer of 2020, and the subtitle is Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World. This is such a good book, and I've been waiting to recommend it on the show. Kathryn herself was inspired to write this book after stumbling on a book written with all-male voices. Kathryn wanted to find the female voices and add their perspective on the natural world. In all, there are about 75 women that are talked about in Kathryn's book. Now, the goal behind curating all of these pieces was to help us deepen our connection to and understanding of the natural world. Some of these writers are some of my old favorites, like Mary Oliver, Vita Sackville West, Mary Austin, Susan Fenimore Cooper. But then there are also new voices like Helen MacDonald, Andrea Wulf, Amy Liptrot, and Elizabeth Rush. There are 25 of these women whose works are shared in full in this book. I love what Kathryn wrote in the introduction. She says, Much of this book was researched and penned outside - mountain climbing, mudlarking, canoeing, beachcombing, gardening, hiking, and birdwatching. I retraced the footsteps of those who have passed on, some of whom wrote anonymously or were chastised for daring to venture off without male chaperones. I walked and talked with living authors. I read original 19th-century journals, letters, essays, and books. I held tangible personal objects. I searched the faces and old photographs. I listened to historians, archivists, and experts. I attended live author readings and listened to recordings. I passed through 200 years of women's history through nature writing. Remarkable. Compilation books like this are excellent because Kathryn has done the heavy lifting for us. She has sifted through all of this nature writing, and she has brought us the best of the best - an excellent sampling of women writing about nature over the past two centuries. I simply have to share two beautiful quotes that Kathryn includes at the top of the book. The first is from Willa Cather in her 1913 book O Pioneers! She wrote,  Isn't it queer: there are only two or three human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; like the larks in this country, that have been singing the same five notes for over thousands of years.  And then there's this beautiful quote by Emily Dickinson in an 1885 letter that she wrote to Eugenia Hall. I hope you love Birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.  This book is chock full of great insights, quotes, and readings from women as marvelous as Willa Cather and Emily Dickinson. This book is 288 pages of women finding joy in nature and then writing about it and sharing it.  You can get a copy of Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $6.   Botanic Spark 1918 On this day, The Oregon Daily Journal out of Portland, Oregon, shared a front-page story with the headline, SLACKER IF HE PUTS BASEBALL STARTING TIME BACK ONE HOUR. President Pack of National War Garden Commission Severely Criticises [Baseball] Club Owner Who Plans to Add Extra Hour of Daylight That Could Be Used in Garden Work. Charles Lathrop-Pack was president of the national war garden commission and was against baseball teams who were planning to change the start time of their games to take advantage of the brand new daylight saving plan. Pack said, A move like this will take thousands of hours of time from gardens. It will doubtless mean many extra dollars in the box office, but it is certainly a violation of the spirit of the law. In other media, Charles reminded both leagues that,  [the] law was intended to increase the daylight usefulness in war work, and was not intended to give extra hours for recreation...  Slackers of the worst type is the brand placed upon baseball league owners or managers who plan to move down the scheduled time of starting games this Summer. But the historian Michael O'Malley noted in his book Keeping Watch (1996) that as president of the War Garden Commission, Charles Lathrop Pack was essentially the head of [a] lobbying organization for the makers of garden products—tools, seeds, fertilizers, canning, and preserving equipment... [and he] stood to gain dramatically from any increase in wartime gardening.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

Subscribe to Quotomania on Simplecast or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!The eldest of seven children, Willa Cather was born in Back Creek Valley, Virginia in 1873. When Cather was nine years old, her family moved to rural Webster County, Nebraska. After a year and a half, the family resettled in the county seat of Red Cloud, where Cather lived until beginning her college studies at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1890.After her graduation in 1895, Cather worked as a journalist and teacher, living first in Pittsburgh and later in New York City. Her first volume of poetry, April Twilights, was published by a vanity press in 1903, and in 1912 she was able to leave editorial work and live as a full-time writer and poet. Over the next several decades, Cather wrote prolifically; her works include Alexander's Bridge (1912), O Pioneers! (1913), My Ántonia (1918), and A Lost Lady (1923), all of which explored the pioneering experience on the Plains. In 1923, One of Ours (1922) received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her other well-regarded works include The Professor's House (1925), My Mortal Enemy (1926), Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927), Shadows on the Rock (1931), Lucy Gayheart (1935), and Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940).As one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century, Willa Cather was gifted in conveying an intimate understanding of her characters in relation to their personal and cultural environments—environments that often derived from Red Cloud. Cather died from a cerebral hemorrhage on April 24, 1947 and was buried in the Old Burying Ground in Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire. Engraved on her tombstone is this quotation from My Ántonia: “that is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.” Complex and brilliant, Willa Cather lives on through her many devoted readers. Willa Cather is the author of 12 novels, 6 collections of short fiction, 2 editions of her book of poetry, April Twilights, and numerous works of nonfiction, collected journalism, speeches, and lettersFrom https://www.willacather.org/about-willa-cather. For more information about Willa Cather:The Song of the Lark: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/299686/the-song-of-the-lark-by-willa-cather-and-melissa-homestead/“The Willa Cather Archive”: https://cather.unl.edu“A Walk in Willa Cather's Prairie”: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/a-walk-in-willa-cathers-prairie

Ally and Mary stay up late to share their thoughts on O Pioneers! by Willa Cather.    

Mary reads the concluding chapters of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).    Read along here.

"If I didn't discipline myself to get up, have a shower, put on something nice, it was a spiral of despair". Clara Francis is an actor, co-founder of the dress company O Pioneers and a jewellery designer. She talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about how getting dressed helped her through the darkest hours of grief when her daughter died, how she navigates dressing for the red carpet and confesses to her obsessive online shopping habits.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).    Read along here.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).    Read along here.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).    Read along here.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).  Read along here. 

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).   Read along here.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).   Read along here.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).    Read along here.

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913). 

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913). 

Mary reads a few chapters a day of O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913).