Stories of new beginnings

Listen to these five short stories of people in motion. Because the human spirit can continually find a new way to begin again. Featuring Elizabeth Lesser, Waddie Mitchell, Mickey Guyton, Andrew Bird, and the Reverend Otis Moss III.

Listen to these five short stories of people in motion. Because the human spirit can co... more

Curated byMeditative Story, Podcaster

5 CLIPS23 MINS

Clip 1 of 5

Elizabeth Lesser (writer and midwife)

One icy morning on a Vermont farm, Elizabeth Lesser is witness to a miraculous thing: the birth of a bleary, bleating baby lamb. She begins to understand that we must all stay open to the wild pulse of life to give birth to our wiser selves.

Meditative Story

4 MINS

Clip 2 of 5

Waddie Mitchell (cowboy poet)

Growing up on his father’s ranch in Elko, Nevada, Waddie Mitchell watches the cowboys around him with awe, silently absorbing their stories and manners – how to shoe a horse, start a colt, lead a crew, and tell a tale.

Meditative Story

4 MINS

Clip 3 of 5

Mickey Guyton (country singer/songwriter)

As a young girl raised in central Texas, Mickey Guyton falls in love with country music. Plagued by self-doubt, Mickey's breakthrough comes when she leans in to what makes her unique – and finds her true voice.

Mickey Guyton (country singer/songwriter)

Meditative Story

4 MINS

Clip 4 of 5

Andrew Bird (musician)

In an effort to understand the faint calling of sound playing in his head, Andrew Bird deserts his Chicago apartment for a rural piece of land where he believes a farmhouse might unlock his renewal as an experimental multi-instrumentalist musician.

Meditative Story

3 MINS

Clip 5 of 5

Reverend Otis Moss III (Senior Pastor)

As Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Reverend Otis Moss shares a timely, deeply personal story about the American jazz narrative – how a disparate and diverse people who are not supposed to make music together do so.

Meditative Story

6 MINS

Curated byMeditative Story

5 CLIPS23 MINS

The best podcast moments curated by Hark Editors

We listen to 100s of podcasts and clip the most interesting moments
These clips are turned into themed Harklists
You’ll find harklists curated just for you in your feed, based on your interests

Stories of new beginnings

Elizabeth Lesser (writer and midwife)

Meditative Story

Waddie Mitchell (cowboy poet)

Meditative Story

Mickey Guyton (country singer/songwriter)

Meditative Story

Andrew Bird (musician)

Meditative Story

Reverend Otis Moss III (Senior Pastor)

Meditative Story

For the best of Hark in your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.