Oralotium podcast

Oralotium podcast

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Oralotium podcast episodes

  • On the Inside, a short story written by me

    In this episode I read out a short story that I wrote myself, titled, On the Inside. It is very much so in the autofiction genre. Autofiction, short for autobiographical fiction, is a genre of literature that combines elements of autobiography and fiction. Hope you like it!

    If you do like this episode, or any other episodes, and would like to show support or appreciation, then you could buy me a drink over on Patreon, just search Oralotium there, cheers ✌️🙏 follow on Instagram: Oralotium

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    49 min
  • Friendship by Ralph Waldo Emerson

    A companion to the previous episode. How does Ralph Waldo Emerson, a preacher of self-reliance and individualism, regard friendship? A live reading with commentary of an essay by Emerson that I have never read before. This essay is in the public domain.

    If you like this episode, or any other episodes, and would like to show support or appreciation, then you could buy me a drink over on Patreon, just search Oralotium there, cheers ✌️🙏 follow on Instagram: Oralotium

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

    In a podcast series that is, so far, all about discussing books and essays, I made an episode where I read an essay live and comment on it as I read. A little experiment. An unrehearsed rereading of an essay that I first read years ago by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American transcendentalist. The essay is about how all the greats were great because they thought for themselves, they were self-reliant, independent thinkers. It was a great read for me when I first read it in my mid-twenties. Hope you may find it interesting also. Another long episode, but if it seems too long perhaps you could divide it up into 2 one hour sections. This essay is in the public domain and is available to read online for free.

    If you like this episode, or any other episodes, and would like to show support or appreciation, then you could buy me a drink over on Patreon, just search Oralotium there, cheers ✌️🙏 follow on Instagram: Oralotium

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 hr 10 min
  • A Defence of Poetry by Sir Philip Sidney
    I discuss this essay by the Renaissance poet, Sir Philip Sidney. The history of poetry; why was poetry attacked in Elizabethan England? what is the use of poetry? Did Philip Sidney nearly have a fatal duel with Shakespeare? Just some of the topics discussed in this episode. You can find me on Instagram. If you like this episode, or any other episodes, and would like to show support or appreciation, then you could buy me a drink over on Patreon, just search Oralotium there, cheers ✌️🙏 follow on Instagram: Oralotium

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 56 min
  • In the Vineyard of the Text by Ivan Illich
    In this episode I discuss In the Vineyard of the Text, a book by Ivan Illich, which is all about another book that is all about reading which was written in the 12th century by Hugh of st. Victor. Did you know, that when it comes to contemporary books and how we read and write, that we can thank 12th century Christian monks for developing "the book" and reading as we know it? You can find me on Instagram. If you like this episode, or any other episodes, and would like to show support or appreciation, then you could buy me a drink over on Patreon, just search Oralotium there, cheers ✌️🙏 follow on Instagram: Oralotium

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 54 min
  • Pre-Podcast Trial Audio: A Defence of Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley
    In this project's first attempt at recording an episode I discuss Shelley's famous essay, A Defence of Poetry. The difference between reason and imagination; the relationship between civility and imagination; the relationship between poetry and civilisation, to name just a few of the topics from the essay that I discuss. I made this audio in October 2022, three months before I launched this project. At the time of recording I wasn't sure if this recording was going to be just a rough first draught or an actual presentable recording, but you have to start somewhere and so this is how this project started. The next episode about Ivan Illich's book is my first real episode, so if you check out this trial episode first don't judge this project based on this audio alone 😅 You can find me on Instagram @ oralotium and if you like this episode, or any other episodes, and would like to show support or appreciation, then you could buy me a drink over on buy-me-a-coffee or Patreon, just search Oralotium there, cheers ✌️🙏 Likes, shares and comments always welcome on Instagram

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    57 min
  • Intro: The Democratisation of Precision
    Welcome! In this intro episode I explain the two main reasons why I make this podcast. You can find me on Instagram and Facebook at oralotium & patreon.com/Oralotium

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    15 min

About Oralotium podcast

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Rebirthing literature through the popular oral medium of podcasting. Otium, meaning leisure time in which a person can enjoy playing, contemplation and/or studious endeavors. It originally was the…