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:
Prison door closing by brianbaltar
cat purring and meow by skymary
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
