Absolute Units
By The Museum of English Rural Life
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Subscribers: 20
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 23
e
Jul 10, 2025
so far so great, a really interesting intersection of museums and curation, history and it's communication, and people past and present, and much more.
Sandy
Apr 10, 2025
Great new series, I look forward to many more.
Description
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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Rural Britannia (with Ollie Douglas)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Making The MERL (with Ollie Douglas)
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Jane Austen: Verdure, Culture, and Comfort (with Paddy Bullard and Isabel Hughes)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Jane Austen: How to Spot a Wrong'un (with Paddy Bullard and Isabel Hughes)
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Contested Countryside (with George Monbiot), pt. 2
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Contested Countryside (with George Monbiot), pt. 1
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Death, Rebirth, and Scooby Doo (with Mark Norman)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Queer Rural Lives: Love Letters and Farm Papers (with Tim Jerrome)
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Queer Rural Lives: Searching the Archives (with Tim Jerrome)
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Rural Riots, Raves, and Robin Hood (with Katrina Navickas)
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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A Radical History of the Commons (with Katrina Navickas)
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Flying Your Drone Through a Michelin-Starred Polytunnel (with Amy Bateman)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Forty Farms (with Amy Bateman)
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The Rural Art of Dog Poo Posters (with Man in the Woods)
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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We Were All Rural Once (with Man in the Woods)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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The Meaning of Pigs (with Dolly Jørgensen)
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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The Medieval Pig (with Dolly Jørgensen)
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Schedule Update: Big Sheep, Big Dreams
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May 22, 2025 |
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The Pest is History (with Alice Mauchline)
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May 08, 2025 |
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I Just Want a Cup of Tea in Reading (with Shweta Ghosh)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Wanting My Hog to Look Spectacular (with Dr Hannah Lyons)
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Origin Story (with Adam Koszary)
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Trailer
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Feb 27, 2025 |