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O Zion, Haste
A hymn, composed by a mother watching at the sickbed of her son, about going forth to all the world.
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SPELL
"Where is the book-hoard?" you ask? Find out at Word and Song!
Jan 26
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"The Skaters' Waltz"
Listen to "The Skaters' Waltz" and see if it doesn't elevate your spirits! Listen once, twice, or more!
Jan 24
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Debra Esolen
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Winter play in the big city, 1899-1900
Today's podcast features more from Jacob Riis on “Wintertime in New York," circa 1900.
Jan 23
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Ice Station Zebra (1968)
We've been to the South Pole here at Word and Song, and now we go north -- for a very Cold War in the icy Arctic.
Jan 22
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The boy Will goes skating in the frosty night
A scene from a poem, back when the winter night could be full of merry shouting -- and mystery!
Jan 21
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I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes
What do Scotland and The Sound of Music have in common? Mountains -- and this psalm.
Jan 20
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SLIDE
What was a winter like in New York City, in 1900? Let's go sliding and snowballing!
Jan 19
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"You'll Never Know"
Listen to this wartime love song, written by the first composer to devote his talents entirely to the film industry.
Jan 17
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Debra Esolen
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Is the Human Brain Just Like a Computer?
What a person knows, what a dog knows, and what a computer can never know.
Jan 16
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Jan 15
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"A little learning is a dangerous thing"
What happens when you come to know how little you know?
Jan 14
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