Background Conservationist and author Gerald Durrell and Lee McGeorge first met in 1977; two years later they were married. By the time Durrell died in 1995 they had travelled the world together on numerous conservation expeditions and co-written two books: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist, and Durrell in Russia. In 1978, a year after they first met, Gerald Durrell wrote a love letter to his future wife. Letter No. 028 July 31st, 1978 Gerald Durrell, a respected conservationist wrote...
Jun 14, 2018•16 min•Ep. 1
Richard Feynman was one of the most influential physicists of his generation and in 1965, he and two colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize. In June of 1945, his 25-year-old wife and high-school sweetheart, Arline, passed away after succumbing to tuberculosis. 16 months later, Richard wrote his late wife a love letter and sealed it in an envelope. It remained unopened until after his death in 1988. Transcript October 17, 1946 D’Arline, I adore you, sweetheart. I know how much you like to hear t...
May 17, 2018•6 min•Ep. 2
May 03, 2018•6 min•Ep. 3
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Apr 26, 2018•8 min•Ep. 4
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Apr 26, 2018•6 min•Ep. 5
November 5, 2006 Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta: I thank you for your friendly letters. You sure know how to cheer up a really old geezer (84) in his sunset years. I don’t make public appearances any more because I now resemble nothing so much as an iguana. What I had to say to you, moreover, would not take long, to wit: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, rep...
Mar 29, 2018•5 min•Ep. 6
Dear Dave, This is in memory of an anniversary — the anniversary of October 27th, 1943, when I first heard you singing in North Africa. That song brings memories of the happiest times I’ve ever known. Memories of a GI show troop — curtains made from barrage balloons — spotlights made from cocoa cans — rehearsals that ran late into the evenings — and a handsome boy with a wonderful tenor voice. Opening night at a theatre in Canastel — perhaps a bit too much muscatel, and someone who understood. E...
Mar 28, 2018•6 min•Ep. 7
Dear Eva, It will be almost a month since you wrote to me and you have possibly forgotten your state of mind (I doubt it though). You seem the same as always, and being you, hate every minute of it. Don’t! Learn to say “Fuck You” to the world once in a while. You have every right to. Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, grasping, confusing, itchin, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbl...
Mar 15, 2018•7 min•Ep. 8
A Memory of Youth - William Butler Yeats The moments passed as at a play; I had the wisdom love brings forth; I had my share of mother-wit, And yet for all that I could say, And though I had her praise for it, A cloud blown from the cut-throat North Suddenly hid Love's moon away. Believing every word I said, I praised her body and her mind Till pride had made her eyes grow bright, And pleasure made her cheeks grow red, And vanity her footfall light, Yet we, for all that praise, could find Nothin...
Feb 28, 2018•3 min•Ep. 9
There once lived a salt merchant. He had a monkey for his assistance. Every morning, he would load a sack of salt on the donkey and go to the nearby town to sell it. On the way, they had to walk across a pond. One day, while crossing the pond, the donkey thought,"Ooh! This load is so heavy that I become exhausted very soon. I wish I could get some of this load taken off my back." Just then the donkey tripped and fell into the water. Fortunately, the donkey was not hurt. But the sack of salt on t...
Feb 22, 2018•5 min•Ep. 10
Five Minutes Imagine sitting herein a wooden chair with Chinese soft somethings under your ass, leaning on agreen laminated particle board twice processed table. You’ve been here for awhile. You’re miserable because you hate your job. You wait for the accenteddrawl of the guest social media marketing specialist from Tuscaloosa to endlike a root canal. You wait for his mouth to seal like two slices on a grilledcheese sandwich. You wait for the grizzly meat speckled jaws of Hell to open upbeneath ...
Feb 16, 2018•5 min•Ep. 11
A Powerful Story A man and a young teenage boy checked into a hotel and were shown to their room. The receptionist noted the quiet manner of the guests and the pale appearance of the boy. Later, the man and boy ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. The staff again noticed that the two guests were very quiet and that the boy seemed disinterested in his food. After eating, the boy went to his room and the man went to ask the receptionist to see the manager. The receptionist initially asked if there ...
Feb 08, 2018•4 min•Ep. 12
Three Simple Rules Once there was a rich man in Thailand. His name was Chulong. He was a very rich man. Yet he wanted more riches, more money. One day he was walking in his garden. He saw a strange bird in a bush. It was very small. But it had very beautiful and colorful features. Its voice was also very sweet. Chulong had never seen such a bird in his life. He slowly went near the bush unseen. He caught the bird. Now the bird began to speak. “Why have you caught me?" the bird asked. “I want to ...
Jan 25, 2018•7 min•Ep. 13
Once upon a time a farmer, Gopi, lived in a village. He had few acres of land. One hot afternoon, the poor farmer was digging his field. All of a sudden, his spade hit something. Then he continued his digging. “It is a big metal pot," said Gopi. It was big enough to boil rice for more than hundred people. “It does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig deeper. May be I will find something else," thought Gopi. He continued to dig. After he had dug for a long time, Gopi felt tired. “It is of ...
Jan 18, 2018•6 min•Ep. 14
My Best Friend is a Book "My best friends are books." It's the sort of thing a lonely person might have on a t-shirt. For me it's true. My best friend is a book. Before she was a book my best friend was my wife. She was smart and funny and energetic and beautiful until she became ill. Then she was weak and fragile and listless and dying. One day there was a pamphlet on the table in her hospital room. The front said, "Preserve your loved one after death in a very special book." I assumed it was s...
Jan 11, 2018•8 min•Ep. 15
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Dec 28, 2017•7 min•Ep. 17
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Dec 21, 2017•5 min•Ep. 19
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•6 min•Ep. 18
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•5 min•Ep. 25
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•5 min•Ep. 24
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•5 min•Ep. 22
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•6 min•Ep. 23
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•5 min•Ep. 21
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Dec 21, 2017•5 min•Ep. 20
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Nov 02, 2017•5 min•Ep. 26
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Nov 02, 2017•5 min•Ep. 27
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Oct 19, 2017•6 min•Ep. 31
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Oct 19, 2017•4 min•Ep. 32
麦老每天晚上陪你5分钟，与你分享分感化心灵的英语故事。关注“麦老”公众号，有更多你想要的。
Oct 19, 2017•5 min•Ep. 34
