The World of Momus Podcast

This is the reading of a short poem written by me, titled, 'Each to their Own'. Each to their Own The things that give us life, are also likely to be our downfall, Just like the flickering flames of a fire know, they are only there for the show. Do not be in a haste to burn it all, The warmth of comfort comes at a cost, Let each to be at its purpose and each to the time they wrought. Credits: Poem by: Momus Najmi Campfire video courtesy: Vecteezy.com https://www.vecteezy.com/video/6301194-burnt-wood-panels-a-pile-of-wood-burned-on-fire" Background music courtesy: Pixabay.com (Ashot-Danielyan) For more: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus

Idi Amin, the Butcher of Uganda, was one of the worst dictators Africa has ever seen, or infact the world has ever seen. In this episode, I lay down the gist of some of the atrocities he committed, how he came to power and how he was overthrown. Follow me on: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus Sources: https://www.ranker.com https://www.lemauricien.com https://www.history.com https://www.iwmf.org/reporting/ghost-stories-idi-amins-torture-chambers/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/03/general-idi-amin-takes-over-supreme-power-in-uganda-1971 https://www.worldvision.org https://www.independent.co.uk 00:00 Intro 02:01 The Many Atrocities of Idi Amin 11:34 Summary of Life Story 17:05 Ending Remarks 22:13 Outro #Uganda #TheButcherofUganda #IdiAmin #AfricanDictator #Dictator

This is the 1st part, in the 10 part audiobook series of Nicomachean Ethics written by the great Greek Philosopher Aristotle. Book I consists of 13 Chapters. An episode will be released each week for the next 10 weeks. I hope all you philosophy lovers enjoy listening to this audio reading. For more: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus 00:00 Intro 00:19 Chapter 1 02:25 Chapter 2 04:48 Chapter 3 08:04 Chapter 4 11:38 Chapter 5 14:46 Chapter 6 23:37 Chapter 7 33:12 Chapter 8 40:04 Chapter 9 43:14 Chapter 10 51:08 Chapter 11 53:12 Chapter 12 56:08 Chapter 13 01:03:04 Outro #Philosophy #Aristotle #Audiobook

Three years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said, "A lovelier flower On earth was never sown; This Child I to myself will take; She shall be mine, and I will make A Lady of my own. "Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse: and with me The Girl, in rock and plain, In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, Shall feel an overseeing power To kindle or restrain. "She shall be sportive as the fawn That wild with glee across the lawn Or up the mountain springs; And hers shall be the breathing balm, And hers the silence and the calm Of mute insensate things. "The floating clouds their state shall lend To her; for her the willow bend; Nor shall she fail to see Even in the motions of the Storm Grace that shall mould the Maiden's form By silent sympathy. "The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face. "And vital feelings of delight Shall rear her form to stately height, Her virgin bosom swell; Such thoughts to Lucy I will give While she and I together live Here in this happy dell." Thus Nature spake—The work was done— How soon my Lucy's race was run! She died, and left to me This heath, this calm and quiet scene; The memory of what has been, And never more will be. Find out more: https://www.momusnjami.net/podcasts https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus #Poems #WilliamWordsworth #Poetryreading

10 Interesting Book related facts which obviously contain few facts about libraries as well. You can find the text of these facts on my website. To Find out more: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus 00:00 Intro 00:48 Fact 1 Harvard Human Skin Books 03:24 Fact 2 Warsaw Libraries 04:11 Fact 3 Overdue Library Book 05:07 Fact 4 First ever e-Book 06:02 Fact 5 Tsundoku 07:05 Fact 6 Poe 08:12 Fact 7 Steinbeck 09:43 Fact 8 Human Libraries 10:50 Fact 9 3 Famous Libraries 13:12 Fact 10 Jan Rostworowski 15:34 Outro

A Modest Proposal, in full A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, satiric essay by Jonathan Swift, published in pamphlet form in 1729. This is an audio reading of that essay by me, Momus Najmi. I hope you enjoy listening to it. For more: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus 00:00 Intro 01:18 Audio Reading of the Essay

We are all fading away, our lives, our memories, our experiences, every breath we take, It is all with time blowing in the wind. But remember, as we battle this constant and slowly fade away, that we leave more love than was shown our way. Silently, as we go, blowing in the wind. Short Poem 'Blowing in the Wind' by Momus Najmi Music: Sedative (Lesfm on Pixaby) For more: https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus https://www.momusnajmi.net

This is an audio reading of an essay on Civil Disobedience written by Henry David Thoreau in 1849, read by me, Momus Najmi. The text of the essay is available on my website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts To connect on socials: https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus I hope you enjoy listening to this essay.

In this episode I talk about the oldest University in the World and other top 5 oldest universities which are still active. University of Al-Qarawiyyin Al-Azhar University University of Bologna University of Oxford University of Salamanca University of Cambridge To connect on Socials: https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus/

In this episode, I give a brief overview of the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr and then read the prayer. God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, as Jesus did, This sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it, Trusting that You will make all things right, If I surrender to Your will, So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen. To connect on Socials: https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus/ 00:00 Intro 00:11 Brief Overview 01:17 Thoughts 04:00 Serenity Prayer 04:53 Outro

Reading of one of my most favourite poem, 'A dream within a dream' by Edgar Allan Poe. Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand — How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep — while I weep! O God! Can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? To connect on socials: https://www.momusnajmi.net https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus/

Short fact about the oldest library in the world, found in Syria by archeologists in 1974-76: Royal Library of the ancient Kingdom of Ebla. Connect on Socials: https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus/ https://www.momusnajmi.net

In this episode, I give a brief history of April Fool's Day and 5 of the most amusing pranks ever pulled. For more information: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus/

Who was Minotaur, how did he come to be? And what is the story about ‘The Labyrinth’ and his eventual demise at the hands of Theseus? Listen and find out about this intriguing Ancient Greek Mythology. Sources: The Library of Greek Mythology by Apollodorus Battle scene between Minotaur & Theseus taken from Museum of Liverpool description Find out more: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ https://linktr.ee/theworldofmomus

This is the story of how the seasons got created, due to the relationships between Hades & Persephone and Persephone & her mother Demeter. This episode also gives a brief introduction to the characters: Zeus, Demeter, Hades and Persephone. https://linktr.ee/theworldofmomus Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

Linked to the History & Myth Episode about Roller Coasters here is a list of 10 remarkable roller coasters from around the world. Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

Linked to the History & Myth episode about Radio and Marconi, here are some interesting facts about Radio and Broadcasting. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

Linked to the Felis Catus episode of History & Myth, here are some 15 interesting facts about cats. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

Linked to the History & Myth episode about Loch Ness Monster, here are some interesting facts about Loch Ness (the lake) and the Monster that resides within it, Nessy. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

Reading of the poem, I wandered lonely as a cloud by the great William Wordsworth. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB... I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o’er Vales and Hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden Daffodils; Along the lake, beneath the trees, Ten thousand fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced, but they Outdid the sparkling waves in glee: A Poet could not but be gay, In such a laughing company: I gaz’d - and gaz’d - but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the Daffodils.

Here are 10 interesting facts about sandwiches - linked with the History & Myth episode about sandwiches. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net/podcasts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

Here I have for you 10 interesting facts about Biryani - linked to the more indepth episode of The Story of Biryani Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB...

First episode of the 2nd Season delves into a foody story about Biryani. And introduction of the podcast mascot - Mo Bear. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YB... Sources: · A Culinary Journey for the Love of Biryani: Over 100 Tantalizing Recipes – Tanuj Singh, Varuna Mathur · Biryani – Pratibha Karan · NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/12/493645849/india-s-war-on-biryani-mixes-caste-religion-cow-avenging-vigilantes · Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/the-curious-case-of-potato-in-kolkata-biriyani-and-how-the-british-fed-us-a-lie/story-k1smJjNz1QhxyyVZVdNyKN.html · The Biryani Blogger: https://thebiryaniblogger.com · News18: https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/food-from-persia-to-your-plate-origin-history-and-types-of-biryani-1336569.html · BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36423412 · Crazy Masala Food: https://www.crazymasalafood.com/24-types-of-biryani-every-foodie-should-know-of/

This is the reading of a Christmas short story by O.Henry written in 1905, The Gift of the Magi. It is about a young couple who sacrifice everything they have of value to give each other the best Christmas present. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YBowCYlUouQcgcqItq-mQ

I have got together some Christmas traditions from all over the world with interesting facts, to get you all in the festive mood. Find out more: Website: https://www.momusnajmi.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/theworldofmomus Instagram: https://instagram.com/theworldofmomus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lzfrwI... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/momus-najmi Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1185701 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4YBowCYlUouQcgcqItq-mQ