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“Great to hear The Stubborn Light of Things again, even if only as a one off episode. Fingers crossed that there may be others in the future.”
SalopPhil via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/29/23
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“This podcast has been my absolute favourite since I discovered it a few weeks ago and I don’t want it to end! I really hope Melissa does another series. It’s so calming and relaxing and I love that each time she starts off by asking ‘how are you doing?’ Just love everything about this and...”Read full review »
anabella81 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/13/23
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“This podcast was originally released during the covid lockdown in the UK. I listened to it during 2020 and have listened to it every year since. It’s seen me through some tough times and inspired me to look at my local area in a new light.
Thanks Melissa and Peter for this. You should definitely...”Read full review »
spongefredroundpants via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/17/23
“This is still my favourite podcast, even a few years after lockdown. It woke me up to the gentle and quiet beauty of nature and poetry, which have not left me. It taught me how to listen to life from a quiet place. I love the combination of the music that’s carefully added to the sounds. A real...”Read full review »
Bry-La via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/11/22
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“In its literal meaning of inspiring awe for not only the breadth of Melissa’s endeavour but also for its concentrated focus on the local and the present. I’ve followed Melissa on Twitter for ages and am currently reading the Stubborn Light of Things. The Podcast adds another dimension with such...”Read full review »
Mason Bee Hunter via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/18/22
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“As soon as I hear the opening music and the ‘hi! How are you doing?’ I am instantly relaxed. Melissa Harrison takes us on walks near her home in Suffolk, talking in hushed tones as not to disturb the wildlife and makes the natural world seem so inviting. As someone who cannot tell a Robin’s song...”Read full review »
herbiewhiskers via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/26/21
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“I have joined this party late - early summer 2021 - what joy these recordings bring
Happy I have half the series as yet to listen to- sad that it will end ..,
Unless Melissa has plans to record an occasional extra treat 🙏🏽🌺”
Jane Dezou via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/30/21
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“Hello Melissa, I thought I would share a text I recently sent my sister, who introduced me to your podcast. “Good morning Lindsay, I am loving my new morning routine inspired by you! ✨Ruby & I cuddle whilst I sip my latte and read. Then, when the house is still quiet, I get dressed and slip...”Read full review »
Geocacher RS806 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/02/21
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“Just discovered, looking forward to podcasts 😊😊😊”
Alan Sherlock via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/18/21
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“I learned about the stubborn light of things only after the last episode had been recorded and ended up listening to it in a an unusual way— from the last episode to the first. I enjoyed the strange perspective that offered to me. Melissa did a beautiful job transporting me from a city, sometimes...”Read full review »
artsofmay via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/24/21
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“I have just listened to the first episode having been introduced to your podcast yesterday.
I am totally enchanted, and had tears in my eyes, just beautiful.”
T10122 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/17/21
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“It’s beautiful Melissa and I feel I have encountered lots of other kindred souls who are also captivated by this podcast. Thank you.”
Smolet3647272 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/13/21
“A friend told me about this podcast and from the first sound of Melissa’s calming voice I was hooked. I can picture her walks as she describes her surroundings and records the soothing nature sounds. Her attention to detail encourages me to look and listen more closely on my own walks around my...”Read full review »
LJP12399 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/27/21
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“I just started this podcast today and I cannot explain the calmness that it has brought over me. I really needed this right now. I am already on episode 8. Not to mention...I was super productive at work today while I listened. I don’t ever want it to end. Thank you for taking the time to make...”Read full review »
dontwanttowriteareview via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/12/21
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“I have loved listening to you Melissa and have enjoyed immensely your ramblings and musings. I will miss you - but wish you well. You have inspired and motivated me, made me cry and laugh and that was just in the last episode! You are a beautiful storyteller and I feel I have at times been...”Read full review »
noshop Pal via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/09/21
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“There is no other word to describe this podcast other than beautiful. It has calmed my mind throughout these stressful times and instilled my love of nature and the seasons. Would love to hear more episodes”
Macfloof via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/30/20
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“This helped so much when I couldn’t sleep. It was like being taken out on a walk by a trusted friend. And lowered my heart rate and lifted my spirit. Ive been buying your books as a result , and they in turn have introduced me to other Nature writers , as you are generous enough to name check...”Read full review »
gilliebev via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/21/20
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“I’ve only just discovered your lovely podcast so my listening is not in tune with the seasons. Nevertheless, your nature ramblings, poems, and the wonderful Gilbert White are bringing me great joy and peace. Thank you and enjoy your patch of earth this winter. Debbiex”
Cloudgirl9 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/18/20
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“Have had a lot of health issues, and this podcast has been where I go to escape. Thank you for providing me with a quiet space in my head and heart. I do hope you consider doing more.”
andigall via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/10/20
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“This podcast got me through my worst moments during the pandemic. I would set out on a walk, listen and imagine I was walking with Melissa. Highly Recommend it.”
StrRangr via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/04/20
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“Melissa's natural, unaffected delivery coupled with her producer's mastery of the audio production perfectly captures a sense of watching over her shoulder
observing wildlife, weather and nature around her village. Rabbits at dusk..... I'm right there with breath held. The wonderful...”Read full review »
pja42 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/29/20
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“This podcast has been with me all summer as I’ve gardened and painted almost the entire house with my earbuds in. Such a revelation- I love being outdoors anyway and was brought up on Sunday walks in the New Forest but this has really reawakened my childhood interest in birds while on...”Read full review »
LellyYoga via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/24/20
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“Thank you Melissa for a truly wonderful podcast, I can say, without exaggeration, it has been a sheer delight ! I have learnt so much from your weekly rambles,how to observe, listen and to really appreciate the changing seasons and apply it all on my own daily walks around the countryside in...”Read full review »
zillah bing via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/24/20
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“I cry almost every episode my heart is ready to burst taking part in this nature journey with Melissa and all the creatures she encounters.”
clarerobo46 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/22/20
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“Please can you do more, they really are special!”
theamethystadventurer via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/21/20
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“I just found your podcast, and fell so instantly in love with it. Then, I heard you preview your last episode in the series to come. I REALLY hope you change your mind, I found such peace in listening to this among the craziness...I’m sure I’m not the only one. Thank you!”
snevesmal via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/20
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“Fabulous podcast, which has now made me slow down & appreciate nature around my own area.
Just found this great nature writer & purchased her new book.
This podcast transports you to another place & you feel you are walking with a friend.
Love listening to the poems.
I hope you...”Read full review »
Mintyminx via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/07/20
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“Melissa Harrison, despite the fact that I too live amongst what you describe in your interesting and human episodes, they are food and drink to me. You have put into words everything I see and feel around me here in Norfolk and now I can feel your company here too.
Sincere thanks.”
TheDeathron via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/25/20
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“Very different, brilliant, and so sad it had to end. Her ability to immediately transport you to a summer walk in the Suffolk countryside never ceases to amaze me. It’s joy and is a wondrous gift to the world that should be shared as widely as possible.”
Dawkins g via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/23/20
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“This podcast really is something special. It is so beautifully put together and I feel as if a lot of thought has gone into it. It's lovely to go along on the walks through countryside and to delight in the appearances of wildlife. I find the excerpts from the past so interesting and it was...”Read full review »
IAmAnnaish via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/16/20
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“Melissa, your podcast Stubborn Light of Things served as haven, a ramble through a curated landscape of nature and literature. We walked in a giant loop, denoted by the opening and closing poems you shared – Brackenberry’s “Brockhampton” and Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” in...”Read full review »
Tomas in the UP via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/20
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“This quiet, refreshing podcast will leave you weeping by the end. Not from sadness, though God knows we will miss it, but moved by its brave strength and sweetness, with hope and love and promise for the future.”
egardenes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/20
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“Lovely description of healing and what it allows
Seeing something without feeling the trauma”
sharonhayden via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/12/20
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“This has been one of the defining influences of this otherwise desperate, at times, summer. If this period has given me the time to review and focus, then this podcast has provided the background and fields and life for me to put it into perspective. It made me look at my small garden and the...”Read full review »
tim147 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/11/20
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“I’ve listened to, and loved, every one of the twenty six episodes of the podcast. The podcasts are calming and so wonderful to listen to. I’ve spent most of ‘lockdown’ in rural Fife so have hardly seen anyone. These podcasts have really helped me to appreciate my surroundings and connect more...”Read full review »
HogletSurrogateMum via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/20
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“Thank you Melissa for this podcast. Can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed listening. It’s what kept me sane at some points, up here on the eleventh floor in sometimes less than lovely Shadwell. Our one park ish space, at st George Church just off the Highway, is now a building pit. It’s been great...”Read full review »
nadaholland via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/07/20
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“This has been glorious from start to end. Soothing & nurturing. Have lost count how many friends & family I have raved about it to. Thank you for all your energies you put into it.”
Chris Tervit GLW via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/07/20
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“I will miss The Stubborn Light of Things so much, the sound of it is fabulous, Melissa’s words and sense of awe in nature are inspiring. It’s made me think about choices in life and why we live the way we do so much, thank you, please do some more!”
Tillybagwash via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/06/20
“I am so, so sad that this podcast ends today. Listening for half a year’s journey has been a blessing in these strange times. I want the rest of the year’s round. Do listen.”
Kathytre via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/05/20
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“I’m English but live in NY and often wake throughout the night in a panic - with everything going on here, UK and around the world - anxiety is snowballing. I’ve taken to listening to these podcasts - sounds of very familiar landscapes - sometimes puts me back to sleep (with better dreams) or...”Read full review »
Tess@20 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/30/20
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“The perfect antidote to these turbulent times. Nature walks, poetry readings, atmospheric background music, and when appropriate, musings on the human condition. Joined late after hearing Melissa on Start The Week but very glad I did. Just look at all those 5 star reviews! Highly recommended.”
Elvis Parsley via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/29/20
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“I spent my first 20 years in England and was evacuated to a village in Hertfordshire. These podcasts are a mirror to that time, the sounds, the landscape. And, radio or no, the smells. Thank you, Melissa and Peter.Sarratt-Pam”
Sarratt-Pam via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/28/20
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“I have lived this podcast from Melissa so much and have found it very healing to listen to throughout the lockdown. Have listened to some episodes many times and even find them helpful when I’m unable to sleep. The format is perfect, a walk, some poetry read by the writers themselves, atmospheric...”Read full review »
Ajaytown via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/22/20
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“Superb. No ads. Read reviews below and couldn’t agree more. Ordered the book too. Likely to be given as presents if as good as the podcast. Really Well Done, all involved. A cut above.”
Franny's mum via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/22/20
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“I love this podcast so much and will be so sad when it ends. I didn’t find the podcast till late summer so have enjoyed catching up, it has since become my favourite podcast to date.
Thank you thank you thank you Melissa. I have learnt a lot and throughly enjoyed listening with my headphones...”Read full review »
Enna G via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/17/20
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“Wonderful podcast, thank you Melissa, I am only worried you are talking about 5th October being the last one...I’m not sure we can cope without it!”
Sorbot via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/15/20
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“Absolutely wonderful podcast ! A wonderful voice.. full of enthusiasm and humour ... lots of good practical knowledge ...”
drophrad xftrfjicnkh via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/14/20
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“These podcasts have made my Mondays since lockdown began and I never want then to end! Thank you, Melissa, for teaching me so much, for soothing my frazzled nerves... and reminding me every week of the beauty of our world. Thank you.”
georginabatzen via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/14/20
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