Absolute Units
Lo-fi clip-clops and bleats to relax/study to. Welcome to the official podcast of The Museum of English Rural Life. Based at the University of Reading, we explore the past, present and future of the English countryside. Hosted by Joe Vaughan and Dr Ollie Douglas. Chaotic Good.
Absolute Units
Latest Episodes
Ego vs eco (with Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel)
How does humanity fit into nature? How long have we viewed ourselves as being apart from it? And what are the problems that creates?This time, we chat with Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel from the University of Reading to learn about their N...
Radical Rural Revisited
Okay. Take 2.Last month we drew to a close two major installations at The MERL: our gallery trail Radical Rural, and our exhibition Voices of the Countryside.In this episode, Joe and Ollie reflect on these two pr...
The art of accessible spaces (with Anahita Harding)
How do museums engage with accessibility, both as spaces that welcome visitors and as collections of human stories?On this episode, we're joined by the brilliant disability activist and performance artist Anahita Harding. We ...
50 Million Pheasants Later (with Guy Shrubsole)
Turns out delays come like London buses. First Joe got the flu. Then we accidentally re-shared the first episode with Guy rather than the new one. If you listened before we caught it, we hope you enjoyed that episode even more the second time.<...
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