The Normally Weird

4:45 if you wanna skip my rants. Today 's episode has a theme: Feminism! I bring to you some cool poems that are sure to inspire you to speak up against female oppression and old outdated concepts of femininity. The Bengali words mentioned in the episode are নারীবাদ (nārībād) and নারীবাদী (nārībādī). The poets featured this week are: Maya Angelou, Nikita Gill and my friend Taochi ^^

Today's episode is a bit different. I realised that you guys must be bored hearing my lame voice every episode, so I decided to call a friend today. Welcome Kuito! My friend from school XD Stay tuned to hear this normally weird conversation!

Poem recitation

Poem recitation.

Poem recitation of Roses and Rues by Oscar Wilde.

As the title says, this week's episode is dedicated to one of my favorite old bands, the Beatles! We listen to the song recording of Norwegian Wood, played on acoustic by my bud Titus. We also hear two poems by none other than John Lennon :D

Poem recitation.

Poem recitation

Poem recitation.

Poem recitation.

Okay so, this month you guys will only get these short episodes where I read out some sad sorta poem that makes you feel horrib... err reflective and pensive. Lol enjoy.

An audio recording of 'The Postmaster', a short story by renowned Indian Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. This is an English translation of the original 'পোস্টমাস্টার'. Here's a pdf link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo

কবিগুরু রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের লেখা 'পোস্টমাস্টার'-এর একটি অডিও রেকর্ডিং। এখানে একটা pdf লিংক রয়েছে: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo

কবিগুরু রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের লেখা 'পোস্টমাস্টার'-এর একটি অডিও রেকর্ডিং। এখানে একটা pdf লিংক রয়েছে: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo

An audio recording of 'The Postmaster', a short story by renowned Indian Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. This is an English translation of the original 'পোস্টমাস্টার'. Here's a pdf link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo

নমস্কার! এটা একটা বোনাস এপিসোড আমার বাঙালি শ্রোতাদের জন্য। এই ছোট্ট এপিসোডটায় আমি কাজী নজরুল ইসলামের একটি কবিতা পড়ে শুনাব। আশা করি আপনাদের ভালো লাগবে।

We listen to Alone by Edgar Allan Poe and learn times of the day in Bangla.

Welcome back to season 2 of the Normally Weird! In this episode I narrate to you a self written short story: The Girl Who Collects Broken Hearts.

Last episode for the season! Wooo! This week we learn how to count in Bengali. Resources (not made by me): https://www.multibhashi.com/bengali-numbers/ My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweirdoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg

Today we read a poem by K M Shahriar titled বসন্ত দিন (bôsonto din). Here's a link of the website where I read the poem from: https://www.bangla-kobita.com/kmhshahriar/spring-days/ . Just a reminder that I do not own any rights to the creative work of the poet, the translation should be taken as a fan-made piece. ✌️

In this episode, we learn a few simple words and phrases to get you started with speaking Bengali ;) My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweirdoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg

Who loves Ruskin Bond? Well, I do! So here a short poem by the man who made my childhood and teenage so much more wonderful with his amazing works of literature. My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweirdoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg

In this episode, we learn the different kinds of personal pronouns in Bangla and where to use them. Resources: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/post/635171302539476992/personal-pronouns-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE-in-bengali

Today we hear a poem by Robert Frost named 'My November Guest'. Here's a link where u can poem: https://poets.org/poem/my-november-guest . My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweridoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg

Firstly, sorry for being late this week. Was kinda busy since my school resumed offline classes this week. In this episode we learned the Bengali alphabet i.e. বাংলা বর্ণমালা. Here's a link for the resource related to today's episode: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/post/187831923087/romanisation-of-bengali/amp