Episodes

  • Dream of Gerontius (Version 2)-John Henry Newman

    Dream of Gerontius (Version 2)-John Henry Newman
    Aug 24 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    52 mins
  • Locke-Thomas Fowler

    Locke-Thomas Fowler
    Aug 23 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    6 hrs and 58 mins
  • Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed-Edna Ferber

    Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed-Edna Ferber
    Aug 22 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    3 hrs and 28 mins
  • Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 2-Washington Irving

    Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 2-Washington Irving
    Aug 21 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    7 hrs and 21 mins
  • Drake-Alfred Noyes

    Drake-Alfred Noyes
    Aug 20 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    8 hrs and 2 mins
  • By Desert Ways to Baghdad-Louisa Jebb Wilkins

    By Desert Ways to Baghdad-Louisa Jebb Wilkins
    Aug 19 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    7 hrs and 6 mins
  • Lilith a dramatic poem-George Sterling

    Lilith a dramatic poem-George Sterling
    Aug 18 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Audubon's Western Journal 1849-1850-John Woodhouse Audubon

    Audubon's Western Journal 1849-1850-John Woodhouse Audubon
    Aug 17 2026
    It’s hard to believe that simply wearing sandals could once mark you as a rebel, but in places like Berkeley, California during the early 1960s and Millthorpe, England in the 1880s, it was a powerful statement. Millthorpe was home to Edward Carpenter (1844-1929), an English socialist poet, philosopher, and activist who turned his back on an elite lifestyle and academic comforts to cultivate vegetables and craft sandals. Carpenters quest for a fulfilling life echoes the spirit of Berkeleys counterculture movement, as he candidly reflects on how he broke free from the constraints of civilization, rejecting the twin tyrannies of respectability and shallow intellectualism. Join us in this intimate memoir that delves into the passions and ideals that shaped his extraordinary journey. - Summary by Sue Anderson

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    5 hrs and 29 mins