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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: John Bluck reads his series of essays about the pleasures of mowing the lawn
Description: John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters. Listen to John Bluck's exploration of the past, present experience and ambiguous future of lawnmowingChapter 1. An ordinary thingIt is the most ordinary thing anyone can do, next to washing dishes and taking out the rubbish. And much more fun.And it's the easiest thing to do. Any Kiwi can. No qualifications required. And not much skill. It doesn't earn an NCEA credit.And no licences needed...