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Ideas that have shaped human history as expressed in poetry, speeches, myth and documents

Ideas that have shaped human history as expressed in poetry, speeches, myth and documents

By: Allan Anforth
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This podcast program is my personal effort to address ideas that have shaped human history as expressed in poetry, speeches, myths and documents. The programs will be posted weekly or more frequently depending on their content and the work involved


Mostly, but not always, the topics deal with what some people might describe as serious issues, which some might find depressing, unduly taxing on their concentration or offensive to their present world view. Such people are probably better to give this program a miss.

The program necessarily addresses existential, political, historical, philosophical, sociological and scientific issues of my choosing and no doubt, loaded with my personal biases. The purpose of is to encourage or facilitate people to think about the issues presented, for which I offer no apology for those who are offended.


Some of the literatures (poems, speeches, myths and documents) are also very long, which makes the oral presentation difficult and causes errors. It also can tax the concentration and interest of readers. For that reason, I have sometimes read only part of the relevant literature and summarised the content of the excised parts.

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Episodes
  • Program 7: Finding meaning in life among its mundanities

    Program 7: Finding meaning in life among its mundanities
    Jul 13 2026

    This episode followings on the previous prgrams about the shortness off life and the inevitability of death. It reviews the poetry and writings of people who have had to grapple with the boring and the routine that consumes so much of our short lives


    Hard copy to download

    Any constructive comments or feedback can be directed to:

    ideasthatshapehumanhistory@gmail.com
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    44 mins
  • Program 6: The American Declaration of Independence, Gettysburg address and Mandela's Presidental speech

    Program 6: The American Declaration of Independence, Gettysburg address and Mandela's Presidental speech
    Jul 13 2026

    This program contains the above speeches in full, to allow people to

    contrast the aspirational to the historical relaity.

    Hard copy to download

    Any constructive comments or feedback can be directed to:

    ideasthatshapehumanhistory@gmail.com
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    16 mins
  • Program 5: Poetry on trains

    Program 5: Poetry on trains
    Jul 13 2026

    This program contains the poetry on trains.

    Hard copy to download


    Any constructive comments or feedback can be directed to:

    ideasthatshapehumanhistory@gmail.com
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    24 mins
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