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Nature & Birdsong

The Badger Sett at Dusk: Patience rewarded in black and white

Edwin Marsh · narrated by Rowan Whitmore

2026

3h 36m
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You settle into the hush of a summer evening, following Rowan Whitmore's measured voice into the English countryside. Edwin Marsh guides you to a badger sett as the light softens, teaching you to stand still long enough for the world to forget you are there. You will learn what a sett truly is: not a hole in the ground, but a living threshold between your hurry and the badger's ancient patience. The narration moves like breathing, unhurried through rain and wind, through nights when staying home feels easier. You practice waiting without wanting, finding your own place to stand in the darkening field. The sound is close and quiet, crickets and distant owls threading between words.

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16 chapters

  1. 1What You Will Find Here3m
  2. 2Standing Still2m
  3. 3Chapter 1: Arriving Before the Light Goes23m
  4. 4Chapter 2: What the Sett Really Is11m
  5. 5Chapter 3: Why Dusk Matters Here22m
  6. 6Chapter 4: Finding Your Own Place to Stand26m
  7. 7Chapter 5: Learning to Wait Without Waiting For21m
  8. 8Chapter 6: Rain, Wind, and the Nights You Almost Stay Home16m
  9. 9Chapter 7: The Sounds You Did Not Hear at First17m
  10. 10Chapter 8: Scent and the Memory of Place16m
  11. 11Chapter 9: The Black and White Shape in the Half Light22m
  12. 12Chapter 10: A Way of Returning17m
  13. 13Chapter 11: When to Step Back and Let Be15m
  14. 14Walking Back2m
  15. 15About the Author1m
  16. 16Staying With It1m
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