Morning News Ballad · Episode 184 · 3 min · English audio · 21 October 2026
The Same Kind of Seed
A Ballad of the Daily News
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Journey with us as we sing the day's top headlines in a timeless folk ballad, turning current events into stories as old as time.
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Each morning, this podcast transforms the day's top headlines from the USA into a haunting folk ballad. Sung by a 'travelling storyteller' who has witnessed countless iterations of human drama unfold, the music and lyrics evoke a sense of ancient wisdom, making contemporary news feel both deeply human and timeless. Listeners will gain a unique perspective on current events, connecting modern struggles to enduring themes of history and the human condition.
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141 words · Script-based transcript; wording may differ from the recording.
Gather 'round people, the day's news I bring Of a man who was once, in his own mind, a king In a New York City courtroom, the scales they did weigh Twelve souls of the city had their final say Thirty-four times, the hammer did fall
On the records he kept, behind a gold wall Meanwhile the farmer looks up at the sky As the price of his fuel just keeps climbing high The cart's full of groceries, the wallet is thin A fight every week that you can't seem to win
The cost of just livin' gets worse every year Oh, the ink it runs fresh, but the tale is so old A story of power, of silver and gold The winds of the moment, they holler and blow But it's the same kind of seed that the centuries sow
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