In the Woods - The Man Who Punched Trees

About this episode

This episode explores our connection to nature through a community story and a childhood memory.

“It was a magnificent tree.” We’re thinking about our connection to the natural world on this week’s pod. We’ve got an essay from Stuart McLean about a Winnipeg tree that galvanized a community, and a story about a woodsman from Dave’s childhood in Cape Breton. Ad-free listening is here! Listen to the pod ad-free and early, PLUS a whole bunch of other goodies – like virtual parties, Q&As, listener shout-outs & more. Subscribe here:  apostrophe.supercast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Stuart McLean

Topics covered

• nature
• community
• childhood stories
• connection to the environment
• personal essays

Keywords

• tree
• community
• nature
• Winnipeg
• Cape Breton
• Stuart McLean
• woodsman
• childhood

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Winnipeg, Cape Breton

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