The podcast explores the speaker's love for movement and its integration into their daily life, including dancing with their children. It also features snippets of conversations about shopping and attending the springy dance. The narrator reflects on the themes of movement and stillness, personal experiences with stillness, and the impact of an injury. The chapter delves into packing tips, childhood memories, and a journey of identity and multiculturalism.
Dancing in the morning can bring joy and a sense of connectedness, serving as a powerful way to start the day.
Exploring the concept of stillness can lead to acceptance and a deeper understanding of life and death.
Deep dives
Movement and Dancing
This podcast episode explores the theme of movement in various forms, starting with the host's experience of dancing with her children in the morning. It highlights the joy and significance of dancing as a way to start the day. The episode then delves into the history of dancing in the 1960s, discussing the moral controversy surrounding the twist dance. It offers contrasting views on the morality of the dance and how different dance institutes approach it. The section emphasizes the evolving attitudes towards movement and societal standards over time.
Stillness and Connection to Nature
The episode takes a pause to explore the concept of stillness and its connection to life and death. It features a personal reflection from a visit to a quaking bog, where the narrator explores the idea of finding peace and acceptance in stillness. The bog becomes a metaphor for life and death, as the narrator contemplates the decomposition and renewal that takes place in nature. The experience instills a sense of connectedness and acceptance, highlighting the beauty and tranquility that can be found in stillness.
Journey and Identity
The podcast concludes with an introspective piece that takes the listeners on a journey through different places and childhood memories. It touches on themes of identity, belonging, and the impact of societal and political events on one's life and sense of self. The section employs vivid imagery and poetic language to evoke a nostalgic and reflective atmosphere, emphasizing the power of personal experiences and how they shape one's identity and understanding of the world.
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about being in motion - from scandalising dance moves to taking flight.
The Twist
Extract from Between the Ears: Monument (London 1935 - 1993)
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1993
Composed by Ian Gardiner
Produced by Alan Hall
Performed by Ensemble George W Welch
With a cast of voices from the BBC Sound Archive
Life Begins in the Stillness
Featuring Gabriel Rodreick
Produced by Julie Censullo
Unknown Person (from Baggage Allowance)
Released on the album A Secret Code
Composed and performed by Pamela Z
Joy of Bundle
Sound design by Axel Kacoutié
Written and produced by Lou Mensah
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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