In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Music”. Listen to them as they discuss why music is powerful, where the oldest piece of music came from and why music is banned by some regimes. They also share their favourite songs and read to you poems about the power and beauty of music. Enjoy!
 
Quote on music in a car:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/222581-i-love-the-way-music-inside-a-car-makes-you
 
Music is a vicious cancer:
https://theweek.com/culture-life/music/why-chechnya-has-banned-music-that-is-too-fast-or-too-slow
The oldest (surviving) piece of music in the world. Video within the article:
https://theweek.com/culture-life/music/why-chechnya-has-banned-music-that-is-too-fast-or-too-slow
Give Me The Flute by Khalil Gibran (altered translation)
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14326975-Give-Me-The-Flute-by-Khalil-Gibran
 
Cultural differences in scale and harmony
 
https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/blog/our-list-of-music-scales-from-around-the-world/
 
Why music moves us
 
https://www.pfizer.com/news/articles/why_and_how_music_moves_us#:~:text=The%20limbic%20system%2C%20which%20is,when%20our%20ears%20perceive%20music.&text=The%20chills%20you%20feel%20when,of%20pleasure%20and%20well%2Dbeing.
 
https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/how-does-music-make-you-feel
 
Erbarme Dich by Johann Sebastian Bach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBeXF_lnj_M
 
The Atlantic Article: Inside the Heads of People Who Don't Like Music
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/please-dont-stop-the-music-or-do-stop-the-music-i-dont-really-mind/519099/
 
Music by John Miles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb6XtyFNawM
 
Waiting for a girl like you by Foreigner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dWmKSj5HjI
 
Hero by Lissie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6bo14aOe1I
Music and Stoicism
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stoicism/comments/6i8yjb/music_is_antistoic_what_do_you_think/
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