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The Power of Weird

AL Kennedy welcomes the resurgence of 'weird' from its origins as a pagan personification of destiny... to being catapulted into the spotlight in the US election.

At a village fete in rural France, AL Kennedy finds herself among barrel organs, sleeping piglets and 'a guy in a flowing blue smock gliding about on an ancient motor bicycle, just because he could.'

After US Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz turned the word 'weird' into 'the soundtrack of our summer,' Alison relishes how the concept is reclaiming its roots.

Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Tom Bigwood

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Sun 25 Aug 2024 08:48
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