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Oct 1, 2026

Legends of the Jews, Volume 1

Legends of the Jews, Volume 1

Aesop's Fables A New Revised Edition-Aesop

Oct 1 · 6 Mentions

Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:00
Then the Ass, seeing all these things, changed his mind and commiserated the Horse, saying, "How much more fortunate am I than a charger? I can remain at home in safety, while he is exposed to all the perils of war." Be not hasty to envy the condition of others.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:23
The Vain Jackdaw.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:25
Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made a proclamation that on a certain day they should all present themselves before him, when he would choose the most beautiful among them to be king.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:42
The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields, and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them to all parts of his body.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:54
When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many-feathered finery.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:04
On Jupiter proposing to make him king on account of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucking from him his own feathers, the Jackdaw was again nothing but a Jackdaw.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:20
Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:25
The Milkmaid and Her Pot of Milk.

Unknown podcast

Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)-Aesop

Sep 26 · 1 Mention

speaker_8NARRATOR
23:49
The younger, on the other hand, didn't like him to look so much older than herself and took every opportunity of pulling out the gray hairs to make him look young between them they left not a hair on his head and he became perfectly bald the end of the man and his two sweethearts
speaker_9NARRATOR
24:17
Aesop's Fables The Eagle, The Jackdaw, and The Shepard One day a jackdaw saw an eagle swoop down on a lamb and carry it off in its talons.
speaker_9NARRATOR
24:47
"'My word,' said the jackdaw, "'I'll do that myself.' So it flew high up into the air, and then came shooting down with a great whirring of wings onto the back of a big ram.
speaker_9NARRATOR
25:02
It had no sooner alighted than its claws got caught fast in the wool, and nothing it could do was of any use.

Unknown podcast

Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)-Aesop

Sep 26 · 1 Mention

speaker_8NARRATOR
23:49
The younger, on the other hand, didn't like him to look so much older than herself and took every opportunity of pulling out the gray hairs to make him look young between them they left not a hair on his head and he became perfectly bald the end of the man and his two sweethearts
speaker_9NARRATOR
24:17
Aesop's Fables The Eagle, The Jackdaw, and The Shepard One day a jackdaw saw an eagle swoop down on a lamb and carry it off in its talons.
speaker_9NARRATOR
24:47
"'My word,' said the jackdaw, "'I'll do that myself.' So it flew high up into the air, and then came shooting down with a great whirring of wings onto the back of a big ram.
speaker_9NARRATOR
25:02
It had no sooner alighted than its claws got caught fast in the wool, and nothing it could do was of any use.

Unknown podcast

Aesop's Fables A New Revised Edition-Aesop

Sep 24 · 6 Mentions

Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:00
Then the Ass, seeing all these things, changed his mind and commiserated the Horse, saying, "How much more fortunate am I than a charger? I can remain at home in safety, while he is exposed to all the perils of war." Be not hasty to envy the condition of others.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:23
The Vain Jackdaw.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:25
Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made a proclamation that on a certain day they should all present themselves before him, when he would choose the most beautiful among them to be king.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:42
The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields, and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them to all parts of his body.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:54
When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many-feathered finery.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:04
On Jupiter proposing to make him king on account of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucking from him his own feathers, the Jackdaw was again nothing but a Jackdaw.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:20
Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:25
The Milkmaid and her Pot of Milk.

Unknown podcast

Fables of Phaedrus-Phaedrus

Sep 24 · 3 Mentions

LeniNARRATOR
4:00
By stealth therefore, they send through Mercury a request to Jupiter to succor them in their distress.
LeniNARRATOR
4:08
Then said the God in reply, "Since you would not be content with your good fortune, continue to endure your bad fortune." "Do you also, O fellow citizens," said Æsop, "submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you." Fable Three: The Vain Jackdaw and the Peacock.
LeniNARRATOR
4:35
That one ought not to plume oneself on the merits which belong to another, but ought rather to pass his life in his own proper guise, Æsop has given us this illustration.
LeniNARRATOR
4:48
A Jackdaw, swelling with empty pride, picked up some feathers which had fallen from a Peacock, and decked himself out therewith; upon which, despising his own kind, he mingled with a beauteous flock of Peacocks.
LeniNARRATOR
5:04
They tore his feathers from off the impudent bird, and put him to flight with their beaks.
LeniNARRATOR
5:10
The Jackdaw, thus roughly handled, in grief hastened to return to his own kind, repulsed by whom he had to submit to sad disgrace.
LeniNARRATOR
5:21
Then said one of those whom he had formerly despised, "If you had been content with your station, and had been ready to put up with what Nature had given, you would neither have experienced the former affront, nor would your ill-fortune have had to feel the additional pang of this repulse." Fable Four: The Dog Carrying Some Meat Across a River.
LeniNARRATOR
5:47
He who covets what belongs to another deservedly loses his own.
Later Middle Ages- A History of Western Europe 1254-1494

Later Middle Ages- A History of Western Europe 1254-1494

Aesop's Fables A New Revised Edition-Aesop

Sep 23 · 6 Mentions

Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:00
Then the Ass, seeing all these things, changed his mind and commiserated the Horse, saying, "How much more fortunate am I than a charger? I can remain at home in safety, while he is exposed to all the perils of war." Be not hasty to envy the condition of others.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:23
The Vain Jackdaw.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:25
Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made a proclamation that on a certain day they should all present themselves before him, when he would choose the most beautiful among them to be king.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:42
The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields, and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them to all parts of his body.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
37:54
When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many-feathered finery.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:04
On Jupiter proposing to make him king on account of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucking from him his own feathers, the Jackdaw was again nothing but a Jackdaw.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:20
Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
38:25
The Milkmaid and Her Pot of Milk.
Skotia Media

Skotia Media

News From Nowhere: The Celtic Alliance

Sep 21 · 2 Mentions

Samuel Rafanell-WilliamsHOST
2:57
Yeah, another industrial kind of story, something we might touch on the podcast.
Samuel Rafanell-WilliamsHOST
3:04
Scottish Labour's new leader, Michael Marra, comes out in favour of fossil fuel extraction at Rosebank and Jackdaw, calling for, in his words, a more rational approach to energy policy.
Samuel Rafanell-WilliamsHOST
3:19
According to The Guardian, and I quote, the Dundee-born Mara said he would urge the British Prime Minister to back both fossil fuel projects despite warnings over their environmental impact, end quote.
Samuel Rafanell-WilliamsHOST
3:33
And this comes as there's a growing expectation that ministers will approve the Jackdaw gas field in coming weeks.
Coll McCailHOST
3:40
Yes, indeed.
Coll McCailHOST
3:41
And we'll talk about Michael Myers' victory in the Scottish Liberal leadership election towards the end of the show.

Unknown podcast

Aesop's Fables A New Revised Edition-Aesop

Sep 21 · 1 Mention

Michele EatonNARRATOR
185:37
What is safety for one is not always safety for another.
Michele EatonNARRATOR
185:44
The Eagle and the Jackdaw An eagle flying down from his eyrie on a lofty rock seized upon a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons.
Michele EatonNARRATOR
185:55
A jackdaw who witnessed the capture of the lamb was stirred with envy and determined to emulate the strength and flight of the eagle.
Michele EatonNARRATOR
186:04
He flew round with a great whirr of its wings and settled upon a large sheep with the intention of carrying it off.

Unknown podcast

Three Hundred Aesop's Fables-Aesop

Sep 20 · 11 Mentions

Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
99:32
Fifty-seven.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
99:33
The Vain Jackdaw.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
99:37
Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made proclamation that on a certain day they should all present themselves before him, and he would himself choose the most beautiful among them to be king.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
99:58
The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields, and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them in all parts of his body, hoping thereby to make himself the most beautiful of all.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
100:22
When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many-feathered finery.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
100:34
But when Jupiter proposed to make him king because of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucked from him his own feathers, leaving the Jackdaw nothing but a Jackdaw.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
100:54
Fifty-eight.
Mike ArmentaNARRATOR
100:56
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats.
Grimms Fairy Tales

Grimms Fairy Tales

Aesop for Children-Aesop

Sep 15 · 9 Mentions

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Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:11
Who will bell the Cat?" It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite different to do it.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:20
The Eagle and the Jackdaw.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:22
An Eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:30
A Jackdaw saw the deed, and his silly head was filled with the idea that he was big and strong enough to do as the Eagle had done.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:40
So with much rustling of feathers and a fierce air, he came down swiftly on the back of a large ram.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:47
But when he tried to rise again, he found that he could not get away, for his claws were tangled in the wool.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:54
And so far was he from carrying away the ram that the ram hardly noticed he was there.
Hallie KillNARRATOR
10:59
The shepherd saw the fluttering Jackdaw and at once guessed what had happened.

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