Lo-fi clip-clops and bleats to relax/study to. Welcome to the official podcast of The Museum of English Rural Life. Based at the University of Reading, we explore the past, present and future of the English countryside. Hosted by Joe Vaughan and Dr Ollie Douglas. Chaotic Good.
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Signup to Generate a PitchLo-fi clip-clops and bleats to relax/study to. Welcome to the official podcast of The Museum of English Rural Life. Based at the University of Reading, we explore the past, present and future of the English countryside. Hosted by Joe Vaughan and Dr Ollie Douglas. Chaotic Good.
Recent episodes include "Why aren't there beavers in the Bayeux Tapestry? (with Dave Musgrove)" (29 October 2026, 83 minutes), "People who like saving things (with Hannah Silver and Jen Patterson)" (15 October 2026, 66 minutes), and "Big sheep, little labels" (1 October 2026, 61 minutes).
Absolute Units publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for Absolute Units is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Absolute Units requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Absolute Units's contact route on record: verified email.
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Absolute Units is a history podcast with 40 episodes published.
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Send us Fan Mail The Bayeux Tapestry is the iconic story of the Norman conquest of England. But what else does it show us about land, farming and access in medieval England and how do those changes still impact us...
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Send us Fan Mail In 2013, we acquired a collection of over 1,800 rural films that had been carefully assembled, preserved, and frequently shared by a Nottinghamshire farmer called Richard Watts. Now, with funding from...
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Send us Fan Mail Sorry we missed a week! We're catching up after both being out on leave. In this episode, Joe and Ollie chat about what they've been up to lately with many surprising links to rural history: from...
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Send us Fan Mail What will farming look like in 100 years time? That's the question asked by a group of University of Reading PhD students, managed by Rosy Scholes and Ellen Knight, as part of the University of...
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Send us Fan Mail What have we been up to lately? What's coming up? And what's the rural significance of Bad Bunny's performance at the Superbowl? In this episode, Joe and Ollie have a general chat about a bunch of...
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Send us Fan Mail We're back with our second episode with the University of Reading's Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel! We continue talking about their Nature-centric Catalyst project, how we can rebuild our relationships...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We're back with our second episode with the University of Reading's Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel! We continue talking about their Nature-centric Catalyst project, how we can rebuild our...
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Send us Fan Mail How does humanity fit into nature? How long have we viewed ourselves as being apart from it? And what are the problems that creates? This time, we chat with Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel from the...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>How does humanity fit into nature? How long have we viewed ourselves as being apart from it? And what are the problems that creates?</p><p>This time, we chat with Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel...
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Send us Fan Mail Okay. Take 2. Last month we drew to a close two major installations at The MERL: our gallery trail Radical Rural , and our exhibition Voices of the Countryside. In this episode, Joe and Ollie reflect on...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Okay. Take 2.</p><p>Last month we drew to a close two major installations at The MERL: our gallery trail Radical Rural, and our exhibition Voices of the Countryside.</p><p>In this episode, Joe...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Greetings, friends and listeners. We had a problem with this week's episode where the SD card that we're using for recording has broken, leaving us with a very patchy episode not really fit for...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>How do museums engage with accessibility, both as spaces that welcome visitors and as collections of human stories?</p><p>On this episode, we're joined by the brilliant disability activist and...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Turns out delays come like London buses. First Joe got the flu. Then we accidentally re-shared the first episode with Guy rather than the new one. If you listened before we caught it, we hope...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Oops</b>, sorry folks, we accidentally uploaded our first conversation with Guy twice! We will fix this as soon as possible and share the actual episode either tomorrow or Monday. Thank you...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Turns out scheduling breaks are like London busses! Joe's come down with the flu, so we haven't had the chance to produce this week's episode in time for Thursday release. We'll be back with...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>It's a simple three-word question. Yet the answer is extremely complicated, expensive, and concealed behind paywalls that run into hundreds of millions of pounds.</p><p>How did we get here? And...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Hi folks! We're closed tomorrow for Easter (which is when we'd usually release our next episode). Ollie and Joe are also in and out of the office at the moment, so we're going to use this as a...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Content warnings: </b>infant mortality (indicated in the chapter list!) - skip from 14:38 to 19:33</p><p>Today we turn 1 years old! A fine age for a growing podcast. Thanks to everyone who...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In 2022, a report by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences analysed 14 European countries and ranked them for nature connectedness, bio diversity, and wellbeing. Britain ranked last in all...
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