We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we’ll read "The Wild", sometimes known as “Walking”, a lecture by Henry David Thoreau first delivered in 1851. It is a transcendental essay that analyzes the relationship between man and nature, trying to find a balance between society and our raw animal nature. Thoreau read the piece a total of ten times, more than any other of his lectures. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

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