This week's episode is an exercise in futility! Actually, that's what we're talking about. Futility. And how it has made such an impact on us that there are a large number of idioms to describe pointless actions. This week, we're making a point of looking at seven of them!

Incidentally, you can find out more about The Scottish Play here:

https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/quotes/page/5/ 

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This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:

Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish 

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

...it also uses the following incidental music:

Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

These sounds are from Freesound:

Kittens and Cats by kevingate

Prison door closing by brianbaltar

cat purring and meow by skymary

Pigs oinking by zachrau

Mallard Duck Quack Flying Away.wav by WavJunction.com

Geese by Bpianoholic

All licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

…and this sound is from Soundbible:

soundbible.com/1256-Sleigh-Bells-Ringing.html by Mike Koenig

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/