{"podcast":{"title":"The Realisation Festival Podcast","slug":"the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","podcast_index_feed_id":7072015,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2418827.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qt5ev7y7dwazsu1wnnzroik8aury?.jpg","author":"Mark Vernon","episode_count":26,"summary":"Welcome to the podcast of the Realisation Festival, which takes place every year at St Giles House, Wimborne, Dorset (http://realisationfestival.com). The podcast is hosted by Mark Vernon, in conversation with individuals who have attended the festival. The aim is to develop a sense of the various ways in which realising is done, as people offer reflections on ideas, experiences, books and activities.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015"},"episode":{"title":"Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. A conversation with Benedict Pollard, the \"acorn man\"","slug":"storms-make-the-oak-grow-deeper-roots-a-conversation-with-benedict-pollard-the-acorn-man","published_at":"2026-02-18T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/storms-make-the-oak-grow-deeper-roots-a-conversation-with-benedict-pollard-the-acorn-man","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/18707043-storms-make-the-oak-grow-deeper-roots-a-conversation-with-benedict-pollard-the-acorn-man.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/18707043-storms-make-the-oak-grow-deeper-roots-a-conversation-with-benedict-pollard-the-acorn-man.mp3","summary":"Oak trees lend themselves to proverbs and expressions of wisdom. The poet, George Herbert, is said to have written about these mighty trees sinking deeper roots, as a metaphor for resilience and preparedness for the future. In this conversation, Mark Vernon speaks with Benedict Pollard, founder of the nursery Mighty Fine Oaks, conservationist, and Fellow of The Linnean Society. Benedict also looks after the trees of St Giles House, Dorset, where the Realisation Festival takes place. He ...","meta_description":"Oak trees lend themselves to proverbs and expressions of wisdom. The poet, George Herbert, is said to have written about these mighty trees sinking deeper…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1060,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/episodes/storms-make-the-oak-grow-deeper-roots-a-conversation-with-benedict-pollard-the-acorn-man/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/storms-make-the-oak-grow-deeper-roots-a-conversation-with-benedict-pollard-the-acorn-man.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}