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Absolute Units

The Museum of English Rural Life podcast. We're exploring the fascinating, surprising, and moving backstories of our collections, to tell the story of the English countryside.

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New episodes update: Big sheep, big dreams

May 22, 2025 • The Museum of English Rural Life

Episode 4 marked the end of our pilot series, produced by a group of extremely talented students from the University of Reading. Now, we're at the wheel planning future episodes. The tractor wheel of our mind and our dreams.

In the meantime: for a shorter bonus adventure, join hosts Dr Ollie Douglas (curator) and Joe Vaughan (social media manager) as they reflect on the podcast to date. We talk about what we've learned, what we've loved, and what we're looking forward to for the future. Plus, follow us down some random tangents like the US-UK trade deal, our memories of meeting up for a socially-distanced coffee in Ollie's garden, and the correct terminology to describe sharing your hog on the Internet.

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Absolute Units is the official podcast of The Museum of English Rural Life. The series is made possible through the generous support of Arts Council England. Theme tune by Tai Dawson. This podcast contains audio by Epidemic Sound.

Hosts: Joe Vaughan and Ollie Douglas.

Producer: Joe Vaughan