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The Meaning of Trees PodcastHeart of the Woods Author - Wyl Menmuir - E16Wyl Menmuir is the award-winning author of The Heart of the Woods, a book uncovering our deep cultural associations with trees and the traditional crafts and rituals that continue to bind us to them today.Tom and Wyl meet up at the Ankerwycke yew to chat about the legendary Green Man, discuss Wyl’s reflections on ancient forest cultures in Japan and get to the bottom of why he undertook a planned trespass.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcastLearn more about Wyl’s book...2024-06-2348 min
Runnymede in Sound: Land & Freedom23. Ankerwycke as seen from The ThamesJames Brown, Archaeologist, talks about the Ankerwycke site, that you can see on the other side of the Thames, and the story behind the ruined Priory.2022-07-2702 min
Encyclopedia ObscuraB is for Botany: The Corpse Flower & HemlockIn this episode Casey and Karen get down and dirty with plants. Karen covers the old (The Magna Carta Yew) and the stinky (The Corpse Flower). Casey goes dark and tackles the plant that killed Socrates, hemlock. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/legend-says-ankerwycke-yew-witnessed-signing-magna-carta-180954373/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/runnymede/features/ankerwyckehttps://www.treehugger.com/year-old-tree-witnessed-magna-carta-signing-4866961https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankerwycke_Yewhttps://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.proxy.library.oregonstate.edu/stable/pdf/41515102.pdf?ab_se...2021-02-0831 min