http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 01 May 2026 04:07:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/environment/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5348 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, Click here to begin listening. To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served as chaplain for the Texas Department of Corrections from 1982 to 1995 and counseled 95 inmates on their way to death by lethal injection. “At the Death House Door: No Man Should Die Alone,” is a independent film documentary, directed and produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, that presents a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in Texas through the eyes of Pastor Pickett, a Presbyterian minister. Over the years, after each of the 95 executions, Pickett would record his experiences with that person on the tape he used to practice his sermons. Although he never listened to those tapes, they became the thread and primary source for the movie. I spoke with Pastor Carroll Pickett on May 23, 2008 from his home in Texas, after hearing him speak at a special hearing on capital punishment in San Francisco, CA, while he was on a break from a national publicity tour. We began when I asked him to explain what brought him to work with condemned men and be with them in their last hours. This program was originally broadcast on June 25, 2009. The book Carroll Pickett recommends is “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,” by Mike Farrell and Martin Sheen. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:50:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5332 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SUTHERLAND_8.1.24%20IA.mp3) Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers,” shares many ideas about how to achieve more desirable relationships with friends and loved ones. This Program was recorded on March 19, 2008. The book Amy Sutherland recommends is, “Demonic Males: Apes and the Origin of Human Violence,” by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/21/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/21/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns-2/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:37:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5310 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/21/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Years ago, before the myriad of things to buy were as available as they are now, retail businesses were most often locally-owned and operated, often for generations. This all began to change in the middle of the last c... Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SHUMAN_INTERVIEW_6.20.24%20IA.mp3) Years ago, before the myriad of things to buy were as available as they are now, retail businesses were most often locally-owned and operated, often for generations. This all began to change in the middle of the last century, as many of the items in the Sears Catalogue became available in towns and cities across the nation for consumers to feel and touch. But, it wasn’t until approximately 25 years ago when Wal-Mart, Target and other big-box stores appeared nationwide in small communities, to the detriment of locally-owned businesses and the social and economic benefits those businesses provided to their communities.  Michael Shuman, an attorney and an economist, is the author of, “The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition.” This book addresses the issues and problems of locally owned businesses and how they can successfully compete with the big-box stores owned by corporations foreign to the region. We began our conversation, which occurred on January 21, 2008, when I asked Michael Shuman to describe how a corporation comes into being, as a basis to understand some of the problems of locally owned businesses in competition with the big box stores. The book he recommends is, “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work,” by John Gottman.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/#comments Fri, 10 May 2024 04:58:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5288 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/FLATOW_INTERVIEW_5.9.24%20IA.mp3) The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. We talked about some ideas and concepts he raises in his new book, “Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.”  I think that after thirty-five years as a science journalist, Ira Flatow has seen enough to know unexpected changes are in order. He refers to that at the close of the introduction to his book and writes, “After watching science do its thing for a while, you realize knowledge is really a moving target. What we know today will probably be wrong tomorrow. And science is that tool for discovery. When science tells us something, chances are that it will tell us something different a few years from now.” And that’s where Ira Flatow and I began our conversation, which was originally broadcast September 5, 2007. His website is www.iraflatow.com (http://www.iraflatow.com/) and the book he recommends is “The World Without Us,” by Alan Weisman. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/25/john-pinches-all-politics-are-local-including-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/25/john-pinches-all-politics-are-local-including-marijuana/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:35:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5281 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/25/john-pinches-all-politics-are-local-including-marijuana/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The concept that all politics are local is shown in this interview with Mendocino County Supervisor John Pinches in our August 7, 2007 interview on growing, use and “legalization” of marijuana. -   -   Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/PINCHES_INTERVIEW_4.25.24%20IA.mp3) The concept that all politics are local is shown in this interview with Mendocino County Supervisor John Pinches in our August 7, 2007 interview on growing, use and “legalization” of marijuana.     Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/09/stephen-most-the-klamath-river-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/09/stephen-most-the-klamath-river-2/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:24:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5241 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/09/stephen-most-the-klamath-river-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 - Click here to begin listening. - River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin - Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributari... Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 Click here to begin listening. River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon. Many people finding an abundance of food, have stayed. The main source of their food was salmon. The power of the myth of the salmon may derive from the fact that wild salmon spread out across the Pacific Northwest about the same time that human beings did, at the end of the last Ice Age. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Steve Most, author of “River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin,” a book that tells the story of the history of the Klamath River and the people who have continuously lived there for the past 12,000 years. Steve Most is a playwright and documentary storyteller. Among many other works, he wrote the texts of the audio voices and videos for the permanent exhibit of the Washington State History Museum. In this interview recorded in mid-March 2007, I spoke with Steve Most from his home in Berkeley, California. We began our conversation when I asked him to give a perspective of the geological and human aspects of the Klamath River and its place in history. Stephen Most recommends the “Essays and Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson.” Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:06:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5156 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. - Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future. Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future.  This is especially true for cultures which cherish and practice the oral tradition and thrive among an abundance of flora and fauna, like those located in the Amazon basin of South America.  In Ecuador the knowledge of the effects of the various plants in the Amazon basin is held by Shamans. Dr. Juan Martinez, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, is a Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador.  He’s studied, written and lectured about Shamanic practices in the Ecuadorian jungle and the medicinal and spiritual effects of the plants native to the eastern portion of the Amazon basin. Professor Juan Martinez and I visited in his office in Cuenca, Ecuador on November 17, 2005.  He began by describing the relationship of the people of Ecuadorian jungle to their worlds, the spiritual world, and the world in which they live on a daily basis. The book Juan Martinez recommends is “Amazon Worlds,” a collected work published by Sinchi Sancha, an indigenous foundation based in Ecuador. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 01:26:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5149 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Darwin Conspiracy - Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. Click here to begin listening. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends “Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:49:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5118 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope - The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. Click here to begin listening.  Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Fred Watson, the Astronomer-in-Charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Watson’s book, “Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope,” reveals the science and technology behind the telescope and its impact in unveiling the mysteries of the universe, and concludes with a fictional epilogue in the year 2108. This epilogue looks back 48 years at the object, one kilometer in diameter, that had a 99.9% probability of impacting the earth in April 2060 and how it was diverted. Dr. Watson was in his office in New South Wales, Austrailia, when this interview was recorded and begins by explaining the importance of the epilogue. www.aao.gov.au/local/www/fgw Fred Watson recommends “The Transit of Venus,” by Peter Autin. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/13/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/13/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest-2/#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5086 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/13/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. Click here to begin listening.  On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse forms of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the known universe. Rodolfo Gomez, trained as an architect, has found his calling as a tour guide in Central America and specifically Costa Rica. My daughter Molly and I met with Rodolfo in the rain forest, near the aerial tram and recorded this program in April of 1995. Originally Broadcast: June 20, 1995 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:23:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5065 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5049 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as t... Click here to begin listening. How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as the slow food movement. Glenn McGourty is the wine growing and plant science advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension for Lake and Mendocino Counties in Northern California. Glenn McGourty recommends “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine,” by Patrick McGovern. Originally Broadcast: January 4, 2005   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:57:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4977 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Future of Food - “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Future of Food “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Our discussion was conducted in the context of the passage of Mendocino County’s Measure H, banning growth of GMOs in the county. Deborah Koons Garcia recommends “Women’s Diaries fo the Westward Journey,” edited by Lillian Schlissel. Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:48:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4919 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/feed/ 0 This episode was first broadcasted on October 7, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  - Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Our earth is in big trouble. The environment and our economy are in crisis. Essentially, This episode was first broadcasted on October 7, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Our earth is in big trouble. The environment and our economy are in crisis. Essentially, we have created a bubble economy in which we are over-consuming the earth’s natural resources. In this program, we will visit with Lester R. Brown, the author of “Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble.” Lester Brown is the president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit interdisciplinary research organization based in Washington DC. Originally Broadcast: October 7, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/06/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/06/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods-2/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:54:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4904 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/06/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods-2/feed/ 1 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4859 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: July 22, 2003 - Click here to begin listening.  From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel - Biodiesel, an alternative to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, Originally Broadcast: July 22, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel Biodiesel, an alternative to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, is created from processed vegetable oil and is available anywhere vegetable oil is grown or used. Joshua Tickell is the author of “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel.” In this program, he shared his ideas on the topic. Joshua Tickell recommends “Connections,” by James Burke. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:23:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4802 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation - Joao Magueijo, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Imperial College of London, disputes some of Einstein’s most accepted theories. Click here to begin listening. Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation Joao Magueijo, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Imperial College of London, disputes some of Einstein’s most accepted theories. In his book, “Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation,” he argues that the speed of light is not constant, questioning the basis of the Theory of Relativity. Dr. Joao Magueijo recommends “Angela’s Ashes,” by Frank McCourt. Originally Broadcast: February 25, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/03/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/03/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower-2/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:33:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4793 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/03/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service - “The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service” is a short book published by three public interest... Click here to begin listening.  The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service “The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service” is a short book published by three public interest organizations based in Washington DC: POGO, the Project on Government Oversight (www.pogo.org), GAP, the Government Accountability Project (www.whistleblower.org), and PEER, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (www.peer.org). Jeff Ruch is the executive director of PEER and the book’s co-editor. Originally Broadcast: January 20, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:02:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4767 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. - What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures ha... Click here to begin listening. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures have?  What are the different levels of intelligence that can be found in single cells, or invertebrates, up to human beings? Neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of “The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” discusses these and other questions about learning among all species.   He talks about the learning that occurs through evolution or alteration of the genetic structure and about the learning, of the way we commonly think of it, by studying or by experience. When Dr. Frank Vertosick and I visited by phone from his office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early October 2002, we began when I asked him to describe the different levels of intelligence and the development of intelligence in invertebrates. The book Dr. Frank Vertosick recommends is “Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life,” by Albert-Lasio Barabasi. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VERTOSICK_FRANK_2015_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4747 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_SCHLOSSER_8.24.21_IA.mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/07/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/07/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos-2/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2021 01:39:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4658 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/07/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - No Apparent Danger - Volcanic eruptions are far more predictable than earthquakes. Scientific equipment is available to forecast an eruption with about as much accuracy as there is to predict a hurricane. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BRUCE_VICTORIA_4.7.21_IA.mp3) No Apparent Danger Volcanic eruptions are far more predictable than earthquakes. Scientific equipment is available to forecast an eruption with about as much accuracy as there is to predict a hurricane. These predictions can tell when it is time to evacuate areas surrounding an active volcano. Unfortunately, the information available from these predictions is not always heeded. That’s what happened in the South American nation of Columbia, in 1985, and later, in 1993. Victoria Bruce is the author of a book entitled “No Apparent Danger,” which tells the stories of these two volcanic eruptions and the deaths that followed. Victoria Bruce recommends “Measure of a Mountain,” by Bruce Barcot. Originally Broadcast: April 14, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/23/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/23/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids-2/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2020 04:13:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4576 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/23/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Have you ever wanted to look at penguins while they look at you, or crawl past giant clams, or see eye to eye with tropical sharks? Well, you can do that at Monterey Bay Aquarium, in Monterey, California. Click here to begin listening. Have you ever wanted to look at penguins while they look at you, or crawl past giant clams, or see eye to eye with tropical sharks? Well, you can do that at Monterey Bay Aquarium, in Monterey, California. Splash Zone was an exhibit featured in the summer of 2000. It was designed for families with children from infants to age 9, but was also very fun for adults. I visited Splash Zone early in that summer and spoke with Andy Case, the special projects coordinator at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He was on the team that created Splash Zone. Andy Case recommends “Tropical Nature,” by Adrian Forsyth & Ken Miyata. Originally Broadcast: June 27, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4567 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans which are home to 99% of the life on earth. About 250,000 species of ocean life have been discovered so far, but the ocean is home to an estimated 10 million species. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VAN_DYKHIESEN_GILBERT_12.9.20_IA.mp3) 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans which are home to 99% of the life on earth. About 250,000 species of ocean life have been discovered so far, but the ocean is home to an estimated 10 million species. The Monterey Bay Aquarium on the central coast of California holds more than 300,000 creatures, representing over 500 species that live in 34 major aquarium galleries. Under the direction of Gilbert Van Dykhuisen, a senior research marine biologist, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has created deep-sea life exhibit which is reflective of the deep-sea canyon located in the Monterey Bay and comparable in size to the Grand Canyon. Gilbert Van Dykhuisen recommends “The Universe Below,” by William Broad. Originally Broadcast: October 3, 1999 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/16/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/16/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book-2/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:34:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4537 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/16/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A Civil Action - Water, a necessary element to our survival is expected to be pure, safe and clean when it comes into our home. When it is polluted, the results can be extreme. The people in the town of Woburn, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Johnathan_Harr_author_of_A_Civil_Action_7.15.20_IA.mp3) A Civil Action Water, a necessary element to our survival is expected to be pure, safe and clean when it comes into our home. When it is polluted, the results can be extreme. The people in the town of Woburn, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, had an unusually high rate of cancer in the early 1970s. The town’s water was contaminated with industrial pollutants. Several children and adults became very sick and some died. Their families sued the polluters in the U.S. Federal Court. Jonathan Harr, a non-fiction writer, followed the process and wrote a book telling the story of what happened. He called it, “A Civil Action.” A movie, also called “A Civil Action,” was based on the book and released at the end of 1998. I spoke by phone with Jonathan Harr, from his home in Massachusetts, a month after the movie was released and asked him how he was able to capture what occurred and create “A Civil Action.” Originally Broadcast: February 2, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/17/norse-elliott-trawling-the-ocean-floor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/17/norse-elliott-trawling-the-ocean-floor/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:24:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4528 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/17/norse-elliott-trawling-the-ocean-floor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-NORSE_ELLIOTT_6.17.20_IA.mp3) Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, believes that this radical reduction in the size and number of the world’s fishes comes not only from over fishing, the catching of fish at a faster rate than they can breed, but also from bottom trawling. Dr. Norse writes that bottom trawling crushes, buries, and exposes marine creatures like lobsters, crustaceans, clams, corals and sponges that live on or in the seabed, damaging or killing them. In August of 1999, Dr. Norse visited with Radio Curious to discuss the effects of bottom trawling, how and where it’s done, and some of the concerns and causes of global warming and the effects it has on the oceans. Elliott Norse recommends “The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction” by David Quammen. Originally Broadcast: November 27, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4519 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-5.20.20_Dennis_del_Castillo_Mercedes_Lu_IA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in soil science and in this interview describes contemporary environmental problems in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. In the second half of this program we visit with Mercedes Lu, a scientific technician, who described some of the problems resulting from copper mining that occurs along the coast of southern Peru. We began our conversation when I asked Dennis del Castillo to describe the potential of the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Dennis del Castillo recommends “The Losing Ground,” by Erik P. Eckholm. Originally Broadcast: April 3, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:22:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4477 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:07:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4463 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - There is strong historical and anthropological evidence that dogs came across the Bering land bridge with people migrating from Siberia to Alaska. These dogs worked hard to maintain their keep; they werent pets. Instead, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-COY_GARY_(SLED_DOGS_AT_DENALI)9.17.19_IA.mp3) There is strong historical and anthropological evidence that dogs came across the Bering land bridge with people migrating from Siberia to Alaska. These dogs worked hard to maintain their keep; they werent pets. Instead, they chased and ran down polar bears and located seals hiding beneath the Bering ice. One of the early dog professionals in Alaska was Harry Karstens, who later became the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park. As a young man, he pioneered a dog sled route from Fairbanks to Valdez, and hauled mail to the Katishna mining district. Now, at Denali National Park in central Alaska, theres a breeding and training and leadership program for these sled dogs. I spoke with Gary Coy, the director of this remarkable kennel. In his office there is a large sign quoting Harry Karstens. It says: A man driving a dog team is the biggest dog himself. Amid the noise and the chatter of the dog kennels in Denali Park, I asked Gary to explain what that sign means and to tell us a little about this wonderful project. Gary Coy recommends A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon, by Arthur Walden. Originally Broadcast: August 28, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:05:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4461 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty per... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-CHEEK_LAURA_(GLACIERS)_9.10.19_IA.mp3) Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, ninety-nine percent of which can be found in Greenland and Antarctica. Due to gravity’s pull, glaciers shape and scour the landscape moving land and vegetation great distances as they slowly slide downward toward the sea. This glacial movement has created rich farmland, vast deposits of gravel and sand, and concentrated valuable metals, depending on where they glaciers have traveled. Glaciers also create deep valleys and fjords, like the kind seen in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Laura Cheek was a national park ranger at Glacier Bay National Park in 1996 when this program was recorded. As part of her job, she boarded tour ships in Glacier Bay to discuss glaciers, what they’re like and how they’re formed. Laura Cheek recommends “The Island Within,” by Richard Nelson. Originally Broadcast: August 14, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/06/koponen-niilo-ph-d-north-to-alaska/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/06/koponen-niilo-ph-d-north-to-alaska/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:46:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4451 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/06/koponen-niilo-ph-d-north-to-alaska/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - People who crave space, freedom, adventure, and opportunities have long been attracted to Alaska. In June of 1996 I spoke with Niilo Kopanan, the son of Finnish immigrants who grew up in New York City and moved to a mou... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KOPANAN_NIILO_6-18-96_(8-6-19)_IA.mp3) People who crave space, freedom, adventure, and opportunities have long been attracted to Alaska. In June of 1996 I spoke with Niilo Kopanan, the son of Finnish immigrants who grew up in New York City and moved to a mountain ridge near Fairbanks, Alaska in 1952. At that time, land there was still open for homesteading. He located his 160 acres and filed a homestead on the ridge where he still lives. After several years there, in the mid 1950s, he returned to the lower 48 states to earn a Ph.D. Yet the magnet of Alaska pulled him back where he became a university professor and a member of the Alaska legislature, and he’s been there ever since. Niilo Koponen, Ph.D. recommends “The life story of Elizabeth Morgan” by Ernest Morgan. Originally Broadcast: June 18, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:41:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4447 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A Civil Action - Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Johnathan_Harr_author_of_A_Civil_Action_7.23.19_IA.mp3) A Civil Action Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Some adults in that town developed rare forms of cancer. All of these people live very close to each other. Their illnesses were traced to two contaminated water wells that provided the water to their homes for drinking and bathing. As a result, one of the most complicated personal injury lawsuits was tried in the US Federal District Court in Boston. In this program of Radio Curious, I spoke with author Jonathan Harr, who wrote “A Civil Action,” the horrendous story of the people who became sick and the subsequent trial. Jonathan Harr recommends any books by Charles Dickens. Originally Broadcast: November 22, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:35:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4443 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[143]_Gomez_Rodolfo_7.8.19IA.mp3) On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse forms of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the known universe. Rodolfo Gomez, trained as an architect, has found his calling as a tour guide in Central America and specifically Costa Rica. My daughter Molly and I met with Rodolfo in the rain forest, near the aerial tram and recorded this program in April of 1995. Originally Broadcast: June 20, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:33:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4441 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Life Above the Jungle Floor In the middle of the Costa Rican rain forest, about an hour west of San Jose, Costa Rica, on the east side of the continental divide, you can find the Rain Forest Aerial Tram located on a pr... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-4-_-95_Dr._Donald_Perry_(7-1-19)IA.mp3) Life Above the Jungle Floor In the middle of the Costa Rican rain forest, about an hour west of San Jose, Costa Rica, on the east side of the continental divide, you can find the Rain Forest Aerial Tram located on a private rain forest reserve. It’s a series of small, open-air cars that hold about five people each held together by a three kilometers long cable. The tramcars carry visitors through, above and below this portion of the Central American rainforest canopy. The Rain Forest Aerial Tram was the brainchild of Dr. Donald Perry, a biologist trained at the University of California at Los Angeles, who, beginning in 1970, has specialized in the study of the flora and fauna of the Central American Rainforest. In April of 1995, I visited the Rain Forest Aerial Tram with Dr. Perry. Dr. Donald Perry recommends “Life Above the Jungle Floor,” by Dr. David Perry. Originally Broadcast: April 1, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/25/bari-judi-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/25/bari-judi-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:31:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4439 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/25/bari-judi-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[130]_Bari_Judi_6-25-19_IA.mp3) Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, industry advocates collided with environmentalists in a final hurrah. Few figures among the environmentalists carry as much name-recognition and power as did Judi Bari. In this program, recorded in March of 1995 at the height of the conflict, Judi Bari and I discussed the position of Earth First! Judi Bari recommends “J. Edgar Hoover,” by Kurt Gentry. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/07/kattan-prof-alberto-argentinian-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/07/kattan-prof-alberto-argentinian-environmental-issues-in-1993/#comments Tue, 07 May 2019 18:13:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4425 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/07/kattan-prof-alberto-argentinian-environmental-issues-in-1993/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Kattan_Alberto_3-7-93_(5-07-19)IA.mp3) The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. In our conversation originally broadcast in March 1993, we discussed the future of the penguins that he was and endeavoring to protect, dolphins, the use of 245T, and problems with the tobacco industry in Argentina. Originally Broadcast: March 7, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4417 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-La_Budde_Sam_4-9-19_IA_PUBLISH.mp3) My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, we discussed the history of the dolphins, endangered species in Taiwan, and a potential economic boycott of redwood lumber. This program was originally broadcast in September of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:00:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4375 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Mushrooms-What they are, how to locate them and how to cook them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - Our guest is Chef Chad Hyatt, who after leaving a ten year career as an engineer realized that cooking w... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HYATT_INTERVIEW_10-28-28_BV_RC_PUBLISHED.mp3) Mushrooms-What they are, how to locate them and how to cook them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Chef Chad Hyatt, who after leaving a ten year career as an engineer realized that cooking was this true passion, and became a classically trained chef.  As part of this transformation he focused on mushrooms and sought out new techniques and traditional ethnic recipes from all over the world to apply to mushrooms. Chad Hyatt, is the author of “The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen.” This book provides over 100 easy to follow detailed mushroom recipes, some of which we discuss in this interview.  And for that reason you might want to be prepared to take notes of some of Hyatt’s comments. The Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club will present a Mushroom Delight Dinner at the Caspar Community Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018.  Chef Chad Hyatt will be in charge.  For further information go to mendocinocoastmushroomclub.org. When Chef Chad Hyatt and I visited by phone on October 28, 2018, from his home in Santa Clara County, California, we discussed mushrooms, what they are, how to cook them and how to safely forage wild mushrooms.  We began our conversation with a focus on general details of cooking, and started when I asked him to expound on the opening sentence in his book, “Great food is all about the details.” The book Chad Hyatt recommends is “Homage to Catalonia,” by George Orwell, based on Orwell’s experience in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. This program was recorded on October 28, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 01:34:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4355 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, is our guest in this second of a two part series about abrupt climate change. In part one, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-McPHERSON_GUY__INTERVIEW_PART_TWO_PUBLISHED_(8-21-18)_.mp3) Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, is our guest in this second of a two part series about abrupt climate change. In part one, podcasted at radiocurious.org, we considered the existing circumstances likely to bring about abrupt climate change, in particular, the total melt of the polar ice caps. This would result in the polar sea water absorbing heat from the sun rather than reflecting it, raising ocean temperatures and shutting off our “planetary air-conditioner.” These consequences could make Mother Earth grossly inhospitable to human habitation potentially shut down our ability to grow grain and other crops we depend on for food. Without food readily available, well, I’ll leave that to your imagination. Here in part two of our conversation with Professor McPherson we further discuss this pending potential catastrophe and how we may each personally be able to relate to it. Guy McPherson and I visited by phone on August 12, 2018, and began with his comments of what could occur after the global temperatures preclude the ability to grow grains, the other foods upon which we rely and the resulting reduction of industrial activity. Finally in this visit we discuss how, in the wake of grimness, joy may be created, along with other options. Additional information about abrupt climate change may be found in the following four links President of Finland talking to Trump; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSrGfdjdxA, President of Finland in north Russia https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/, Human extinction by 2026 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50050.htm This program was recorded on August 12, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2018 01:33:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4353 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Drastic consequences to life as we know it, here on Mother Earth are the topics of this, the first of a two part series on abrupt climate change. Once again we visit with Guy McPherson, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MCPHERSON_GUY_P1_CA.mp3) Drastic consequences to life as we know it, here on Mother Earth are the topics of this, the first of a two part series on abrupt climate change. Once again we visit with Guy McPherson, a Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. McPherson discusses how global warming is affecting climate change. He explains the physics of what will occur when the polar ice cap has melted ending its ability to reflect the heat of the sun. Instead the heat of the sun will be absorbed by the world’s oceans. McPherson predicts that could well occur by 2022 or sooner, causing the temperature of the oceans to increase.  McPherson argues that this temperature will result in the loss of the “planetary air-conditioner” and the loss of habitat for human species. Professor Guy McPherson and I visited by phone while he was on a speaking tour, on August 12, 2018.  We began our conversation when I asked his to describe the current state of climate change, now in 2018. Professor Guy McPherson's website is: https://guymcpherson.com/ Information about abrupt climate change may be found here, as explained by the President of Finland to the President of the United States: https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/ Additional information can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSrGfdjdxA, and here from the National Academies: https://nas-sites.org/arctic-interactive/images/Arctic_Matters-booklet.pdf LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/30/cherney-darryl-aanestad-christina-who-bombed-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/30/cherney-darryl-aanestad-christina-who-bombed-judi-bari/#comments Thu, 31 May 2018 01:02:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4329 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/30/cherney-darryl-aanestad-christina-who-bombed-judi-bari/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In 1990 Earth First activists from Mendocino County were on a road trip to rally support for a summer effort to help protect old growth redwoods in northern California. For years prior logging practices took well over 9... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CHERNEY-INTERVIEW-4-12_CA.mp3) In 1990 Earth First activists from Mendocino County were on a road trip to rally support for a summer effort to help protect old growth redwoods in northern California. For years prior logging practices took well over 90% of the original redwood growth in the area. Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari, the organizers were in their car in Oakland, California, May 1990 when a bomb exploded underneath the driver’s seat where Judi Bari sat. She and Darryl Cherney were immediately arrested suspected of bombing themselves. Although charges were never filed against the two, authorities have yet to locate the bombers. Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari sued and won a jury award of four million dollars against the Oakland Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for violating their 1st and 4th amendment rights. The film, “Who Bombed Judi Bari?” produced by Darryl Cherney, attempts to answer the question posed in the title and examines their struggle with law enforcement in finding the real bomber and chronicles the history of the local environmental movement here, in Northern California. Christina Aanestad, the Radio Curious assistant producer spoke with Darryl Cherney about the film he produced and his experiences resulting from the bombing. They visited on March 29, 2011, at the studios of KMEC radio, inside the Mendocino Environmental Center, a hub for social and environmental movements, including Earth First! They began when Christina asked Darryl Cherney to describe the attempted assassination against him and Judi Bari. The website for Darryl Cherney's film is www.whobombedjudibari.com. The book he recommends is, “The Alphabet Versus the Goddess” by Alan Shlain. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:30:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4266 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The California coastal redwood trees are some of the oldest living things in the world. Other than cutting the tree down, the best way to determine their age, or the age of any tree is with an incremental borer. Click here to begin listening ( http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SCOTT_JACK_11-14-17_CA.mp3) The California coastal redwood trees are some of the oldest living things in the world. Other than cutting the tree down, the best way to determine their age, or the age of any tree is with an incremental borer. That’s a long narrow tube twisted into the tree from the bark to the pitch at the center of the tree.  A small finger-size “wooden rod” is removed revealing one line which represents one tree ring is then removed and counted.  Each tree ring represents one year of the tree’s life. Though few old growth redwood forests exist now, some of the remaining redwoods are estimated to be close to 2000 years old.  Although that is easy to say, it is beyond my ken to fathom. 96 year old Jack Scott of Ukiah, California, is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious.  In 1936 before the era of the chain-saw, Scott harvested old growth redwoods beginning at 15 years old.  Part of the harvest process was to push and then pull one end of a two-person hand-saw. When Scott visited the Radio Curious studios on November 12, 2017, we began when I asked him to describe working in the woods at that time. The books Jack Scott recommends are those written by Louis Lamore. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4222 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HERM_ERIC_10-23-11_CA.mp3) Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. He recently returned from a march that began in Baltimore, Maryland and ended in front of the White House in Washington D.C. to oppose the use of genetically modified organisms, GMO’s. We spoke with Eric Herm from his farm in Ackerly, Texas on October 24th, 2011 and asked him to describe his experience in Washington D.C. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/06/marianchild-kate-the-unique-oak-woodlands-of-california/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/06/marianchild-kate-the-unique-oak-woodlands-of-california/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:48:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4216 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/06/marianchild-kate-the-unique-oak-woodlands-of-california/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To many of us who live in California, oak woodlands may seem rather ordinary. In reality, that is not the case. Oak woodlands are home to more species of plants, fungi, birds, reptiles, amphibians, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170606_-_MARIONCHILD.mp3) To many of us who live in California, oak woodlands may seem rather ordinary. In reality, that is not the case. Oak woodlands are home to more species of plants, fungi, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals than any other terrestrial ecosystem in the California. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Kate Marianchild, author of Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks. Her book, now in its 4th printing, was a finalist in the Science, Nature and Environment Section of the Indie Next Generation Book Award. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands describes many of the flora, fauna and fungi that inhabit the plentiful oak woodlands in California, and explains their intertwined connections and mutual support systems. More details are available on her website, katemarianchild.com. In this program, Marianchild describes how acorn woodpeckers, manzanita, newts, the western fence lizard, and woodrats, among others, live and survive together in a symbiotic ecosystem. The book she recommends is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Baily. This program was recorded on June 5, 2017. To many of us who live in California, oak woodlands may seem rather ordinary. In reality, that is not the case. Oak woodlands are home to more species of plants, fungi, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals than any other terrestrial ecosystem in the California. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Kate Marianchild, author of Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks. Her book, now in its 4th printing, was a finalist in the Science, Nature and Environment Section of the Indie Next Generation Book Award. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands describes many of the flora, fauna and fungi that inhabit the plentiful oak woodlands in California, and explains their intertwined connections and mutual support systems. More details are available on her website, katemarianchild.com. In this program, Marianchild describes how acorn woodpeckers, manzanita, newts, the western fence lizard, and woodrats, among others, live and survive together in a symbiotic ecosystem. The book she recommends is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Baily. This program was recorded on June 5, 2017. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/#comments Tue, 23 May 2017 19:43:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4212 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. Much of that legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, a line that runs roughly 800 miles through California, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170523_-_DVORAK_(Archive).mp3) To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. Much of that legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, a line that runs roughly 800 miles through California, forming the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates. As you might expect, this edition of Radio Curious is about earthquakes. Our guest is John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault. He is currently employed by the United States Geological Survey, working for the Institute for Astronomy in Hilo, Hawaii. He previously taught at the University of Hawaii, UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, and at the Smithsonian Institute. Barry visited with Dr. Dvorak on October 31st of 2014, from his office in Hilo, Hawaii. The book John Dvorak recommends is Daughters of Fire, by Tom Peek. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/#comments Tue, 16 May 2017 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4210 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This is the third conversation in our series on near-term human extinction, which Barry has called the most disturbing group of interviews he's had in the history of Radio Curious. On today's program, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170515_-_Baker_(Archive).mp3) This is the third conversation in our series on near-term human extinction, which Barry has called the most disturbing group of interviews he's had in the history of Radio Curious. On today's program, we'll consider how we can each personally deal with this impossible problem, and how an understanding of hospice can help guide the way we interact with our communities and our planet. Our guest is Dr. Carolyn Baker, co-author with Dr. Guy R. McPherson of "Extinction Dialogues: How to Live with Death in Mind." She's also the author of "Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse: Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive." As an author and psychotherapist, Dr. Baker discusses the importance of emotional and spiritual preparedness for the cataclysmic changes that abrupt climate change will bring. As you listen to this interview, consider how you could incorporate Dr. Baker's advice into your own life, and how the hospice concept--taking time to interact with loved ones, enjoy nature, and be mindful--can give meaning to your time on earth, in the face of human extinction. "Extinction Dialogs" presents credible scientific evidence that global warming is pushing our planet to a swift apocalyptic end--more rapidly that we comprehend. Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the scientific evidence that suggests a looming extinction of the human species in parts one and two of this series. In the second half of "Extinction Dialogs," Dr. Baker encourages and recommends a hospice approach, which we present to you as part three in this series. The book Dr. Baker recommends is "Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, by Stephen Jenkinson." This interview was recorded on September 20, 2015. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/09/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/09/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-2/#comments Tue, 09 May 2017 19:37:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4208 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/09/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizo... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170509_-_McPherson_Pt_2.mp3) In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Dr. McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind. McPherson presents what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for a swift apocalyptic collapse. This interview was recorded on September 14th, 2015, but has become hauntingly prescient as Dr. McPherson’s warnings and predictions about the devastating effects of climate change come to pass. As you listen, consider the following: Is what McPherson predicted occurring? Has climate change affected your life? What have you done, or what are doing differently, as a consequence? What are your future plans regarding climate change? In part one, Dr. Guy McPherson discussed the rise of global temperature by more than 1 degree centigrade, the likelihood of a continued global warming trend in the future and some of its effects on our planet. In this, our second visit with Dr. McPherson, he explains how this small rise in global temperature is leading to a large-scale mass extinction on earth. The book Dr. Guy McPherson recommends is Ms. Lady Bug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time, by Pauline Panagiotou-Schneider and Guy McPherson. He also recommends the books by Edward Abbey. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/03/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/03/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-1/#comments Wed, 03 May 2017 19:35:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4206 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/03/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In September of 2015, Barry visited with Dr. Guy R. McPherson (http://www.guymcpherson.net/), co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live With Death in Mind. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170503_-_MCPHERSON_PT_1.mp3) In September of 2015, Barry visited with Dr. Guy R. McPherson (http://www.guymcpherson.net/), co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live With Death in Mind.” McPherson is Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. This archive program is the first of a series on near-term extinction of the human species. Dr. McPherson’s words about the possible effects of climate change are hauntingly prescient, heard a year and a half year later. As you listen, consider the following: Is what McPherson predicted occurring? Has climate change affected your life? What have you done, or what are doing differently, as a consequence? What are your future plans regarding climate change? The point from which average global temperature rise (https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201507) is measured dates back to 1750, the beginning of the industrial revolution, and the time at which the ever increasing use of fossil fuels began. Since 1750, the planet has warmed by more than 1 degree centigrade. McPherson's book “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind,” explains how this small global rise in temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on the planet. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:27:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4199 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170411_-_Mak_and_Owen.mp3) Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, California. Lone Pine is at the eastern base Mt. Whitney, about 90 miles west of Death Valley. Mary Ashley Krogh, who goes by MAK (http://www.makwashere.com/about/), and her husband, Owen Chikazawa (https://www.wewander.tv/about/) have been on the road, “bound for nowhere” (http://www.boundfornowhere.com/), since the end of April, 2016. They’re my guests on this edition of Radio Curious. MAK and Owen live and work in Stanley. That’s the name for their camper van home, which provides about 18 square feet of living space. MAK and Owen, both graduates of Savannah College of Art & Design support themselves as designers and illustrators. MAK creates apparel graphic art, branding and graphic designs. Owen designs, illustrates and animates broadcast television and startup explanatory videos. As they foment and pursue their wanderlust bound for nowhere, they remotely focus on their clients’ goals and meet their needs. MAK, Owen, and I visited in their home office, aka Stanley, at Tuttle Creek Campground, just outside Lone Pine, California, on March 17, 2017. The books that Owen Chikazawa recommends are The Martian by Andy Weir and The 39 Steps by John Buchan. The book that MAK recommends is The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4197 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_Slater_-_20170404.mp3) Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom,” has been designated as a Wilderness and protected by Congress. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Linda Slater, a National Park Ranger for the past 30 years and currently the Chief of Interpretation at Death Valley National Park. In this wildly beautiful and dangerously hot place is the lowest point in North America-- at 282 feet below sea level. Death Valley, replete with rolling sand dunes, deep winding smooth marble canyons, spring-fed oases, and crusted barren salt flats averages 2 inches of rain per year. We visited with Linda Slater on March 15, 2017, in the Radio Curious mobile studio. While parked next to a rock strewn area, so white that it appeared to be covered in snow, yet the outside temperature was 100 degrees, our conversation began with Linda Slater’s description of that white material. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:54:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4173 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educat... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170110_-_SCHLOSSER_(ARCHIVE).mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:47:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4169 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wild Muir - One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MUIR_JOHN_2013_CA.mp3) The Wild Muir One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, moved onward to California. A friend of President Theodore Roosevelt, he successfully sought to preserve the spectacular Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada range; it was joy in his lifetime. Yet the loss of the equally spectacular Hetch Hetch Valley to a dam to provide water for San Francisco was his greatest sorrow. John Muir founded the Sierra Club and is credited with founding the National Park System in the United States. I visited with John Muir in the person of Lee Stetson in the studios of Radio Curious in October of 1995 and discussed his life and observations. We begin with his comments on the effect that extinction of so many species during and since his lifetime has had on the Earth’s remaining species. The book that Lee Stetson recommends is his own, “The Wild Muir,” by Lee Stetson The book that John Muir recommends is “Sixty Miles From Contentment,” by M.H. Dunlop.   LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/darnton-john-galapagos-islands-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/darnton-john-galapagos-islands-charles-darwin/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 02:00:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4161 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/darnton-john-galapagos-islands-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call the theory of evolution? These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BROADCAST_JOHN_DARTON_12-5-16.mp3) Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call the theory of evolution? These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published The Origin of the Species," 22 years later in 1853. Since then the world, science and religion has not been the same. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked from certain theological and political perspectives, "The Darwin Conspiracy," a novel has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. "The Darwin Conspiracy," although fiction, is said by John Darnton to be 90% accurate. It covers Darwin's life and thinking before and after his publication of "The Origin of the Species." I spoke with John Darnton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. The book John Darnton recommends is "Snow," by Orhan Pamuk.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:44:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4150 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The lack of pure water was one of the several things that resulted in the development of wine as a source of potable liquid for human intake.  Putting that aspect of human history in a time and place in relation to soci... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MCGOURTY_GLENN_2016_CA.mp3) The lack of pure water was one of the several things that resulted in the development of wine as a source of potable liquid for human intake.  Putting that aspect of human history in a time and place in relation to social and political events, and the tracing of the different varietals of wine is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Glenn McGourty, the Winegrowing and Plant Science Advisor at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (http://cemendocino.ucanr.edu) located in the hills a few miles northeast of Hopland, in rural Mendocino County, California. This locale has been called the university of our back yard by many of us who live nearby. Glenn McGourty’s specialty is the history of wine and it's evolution--how so many varietals came to be and were further developed.  When Glenn McGourty visited the Radio Curious studios on October 18, 2016, we began our conversation with his reflections on the history wine making. The book Glenn McGourty recommends is “Cold Mountain,” by Charles Frazier. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/28/dyer-michael-the-new-england-whale-hunt/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/28/dyer-michael-the-new-england-whale-hunt/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:34:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4142 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/28/dyer-michael-the-new-england-whale-hunt/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the home of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” is our topic today.  Our guest is Michael Dyer, the senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DYER_MIKE_P1_2016_CA_.mp3) Whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the home of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” is our topic today.  Our guest is Michael Dyer, the senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The Whaling Museum reveals the lives of the largest mammals on earth.  The museum’s social history collection shares the monumental stories of those who spent their human lives whaling at sea between the New England coast and half way around the world, as well as their families who yearned for their return.  It explains how the seamen lived at sea, who they were, as well as the captains and owners of the sailing vessels and all those in between. It also explains the economics of the whale oil that lit and lubricated the industrial revolution. In part one of our series on whaling I met with Mike Dyer at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on September 2, 2016.  To put matters it into perspective, we began with I asked him to describe the Sperm whale. The book Mike Dyer recommends is Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North America, by Charles Melville Scammon. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/26/sanders-bernie-bernie-sanders-from-1991/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/26/sanders-bernie-bernie-sanders-from-1991/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:01:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4028 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/26/sanders-bernie-bernie-sanders-from-1991/feed/ 1 Bernie Sanders Radio Curious revisits a 1991 conversation with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who had just begun his political career as a freshman in congress for the state of Vermont. 25 years later, and now a senator, he's running for president. Presidential Candidate, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders was a guest on Radio Curious in 1991, early in his first term in Congress. Over the course of his 25 years as an Independent member of the House of Representatives and the Senate he has consistently advocated for economic reform and social justice.   When Bernie Sanders and I visited in 1991, we discussed what he would do if he were President. This interview, recorded by phone from his office in Washington, D.C., in 1991, began when I asked him to describe his experience in government.    Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/13/dr-sally-roesch-wagner-survival-is-indigenous/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/13/dr-sally-roesch-wagner-survival-is-indigenous/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4003 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/13/dr-sally-roesch-wagner-survival-is-indigenous/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/16/cop-21-accords-and-near-term-human-extinction/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/16/cop-21-accords-and-near-term-human-extinction/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:09:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3940 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/16/cop-21-accords-and-near-term-human-extinction/feed/ 1 climate change,environment,extinction The effect of the voluntary climate change Accords adopted by 195 nations at the 21st Conference of the Parties, commonly known as the COP-21, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Those Accords, found on the United Nations website, The effect of the voluntary climate change Accords adopted by 195 nations at the 21st Conference of the Parties, commonly known as the COP-21, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Those Accords, found on the United Nations website, have been severely criticized due to the time for compliance and the lack of enforcement provisions, among other issues. A summary of the Accords was published in the New York Times on December 13, 2015. In the opinion of Dr. Guy McPherson, a Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Evolutionary Biology and Conservation Biology from the University of Arizona, the Accords are smoke and mirrors, will have no effect on climate change and could well cause increase in carbon emissions. He agrees with James Hansen, the former NASA scientist who also criticized the Accords. Hansen is quoted in the December 12, 2015, issue of as saying the intention to reach a new global deal on cutting carbon emissions beyond 2020, is ‘no action, just promises.’ Professor McPherson is the author, along with Carolyn Baker, of “Extinction Dialogues: How To Live With Death In Mind,” both of whom were guests on Radio Curious in September 2015. McPherson believes the way to respond to the peril of the climate crisis is for each person to go inward and consider who we are, reach out to our relatives and friends and foster the personal connections that are important to us before it is too late. When Guy McPherson and I visited by phone from his home in rural New Mexico on December 13, 2015, we began when I asked him for his thought about the COP-21 Accords.   The books he recommends is, “Every Cradle Is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide,” by Sarah Perry, and “Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul,” by Stephen Jenkenson. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 28:56 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/17/vertosick-dr-frank-evolutionary-intelligence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/17/vertosick-dr-frank-evolutionary-intelligence/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2015 23:25:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3898 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/17/vertosick-dr-frank-evolutionary-intelligence/feed/ 1 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of the “The Genius Within, Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” a book about evolutionary intelligence. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures have?  What are the different levels of intelligence that can be found in single cells, or invertebrates, up to human beings?  Neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of “The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” discusses these and other questions about learning among all species.   He talks about the learning that occurs through evolution or alteration of the genetic structure and about the learning, of the way we commonly think of it, by studying or by experience.  When Dr. Frank Vertosick and I visited by phone from his office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early October 2002, we began when I asked him to describe the different levels of intelligence and the development of intelligence in invertebrates. The book Dr. Frank Vertosick recommends is “Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life,” by Albert-Lasio Barabasi. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/03/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/03/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two-2/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:08:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3888 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/03/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two-2/feed/ 0 arctic,climate change,global warming,polar ice caps,sea level rise Radio Curious revisits the second of a two part conversation with Professor Peter D. Ward, author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions from global warming in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you the second of a two part conversation about global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:54:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3885 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a two part conversation with Professor Peter D. Ward, author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:41:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3847 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/feed/ 0 climate change,death,dying,global warming,grief,hospice Radio Curious continues its series on near term human extinction in a conversation about applying hospice treatment towards the dying planet and human species with Carolyn Baker, co-author of “Extinction Dialogues:  How to Live With Death in Mind”. This is third conversation in our series on near term human extinction, the most disturbing group of interviews in the twenty-five year history of Radio Curious.  In this program, faced with a grim future of the human species on earth, we consider the role of hospice for all of us and for our planet. Our guest is Carolyn Baker, Ph.D., co author with Dr. Guy McPherson of “Extinction Dialogues:  How to Live With Death in Mind.” She is also the author of “Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse: Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive.” As an author and psychotherapist, Carolyn Baker discusses the importance of emotional and spiritual preparedness for the cataclysmic changes that abrupt climate change will bring. "Extinction Dialogues” presents credible scientific evidence that global warming is pushing our planet to a swift apocalyptic end, more rapidly that we comprehend.  Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the scientific evidence that suggests a looming extinction of the human species in part one and part two of this series.  In the second half of "Extinction Dialogues,” Carolyn Baker encourages and recommends a hospice approach, which we present to you as part three in this series. When Carolyn Baker and I spoke on September 20, 2015 from her home in Boulder, Colorado, we discussed ways to practice hospice as the earth’s temperature increases to a point at which humans cannot endure. We began our conversation when I asked her how hospice treatment can be applied to the dying planet. The book Carolyn Baker recommends is “Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul,” by Stephen Jenkinson.   Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:23:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3837 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/feed/ 6 climate change,global warming Radio Curious discusses human extinction in a series with Dr. Guy McPherson, co-author of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind” and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Professor McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind.” McPherson presents what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for a swift apocalyptic collapse. This is the most disturbing conversation that I have had in past 25 years as host and producer of Radio Curious. That said, imagine the human habitat in which we all live changing so rapidly that life as we know it is extinguished. Temperatures that are getting hotter than ever, decades long droughts, catastrophic fires, melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and unprecedented winter storms are expected to radically limit food production and availability of potable water.  Not only is this extinction likely, it is occurring every day. “How to live with death in mind” is the goal; living with urgency is the practice.  In part one, Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the rise of global temperature by more than 1 degree centigrade, the likelihood of a continued global warming trend in the future and some of its affects on our planet.  In this, our second visit with Prof. McPherson he explains how this small rise in global temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on earth. Recorded on September 14, 2015, while he was traveling in New York state, we began I asked him what abrupt extinction will look like and what will occur that will end human life on earth. The books Dr. Guy McPherson recommends are “Ms. Lady Bug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time,” by Pauline Panagiotou-Schneider and Guy McPherson.  He also recommends the books by Edward Abbey. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one and here to listen to part three--a conversation with "Extinction Dialogues" coauthor Carolyn Baker. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:55:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3829 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious discusses human extinction with Dr. Guy McPherson, co-author of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind” and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Imagine the human habitat in which we all live changing so rapidly that life as we know it is extinguished. Temperatures that are getting hotter than ever, decades long droughts, catastrophic fires, melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and unprecedented winter storms are expected to radically limit food production and availability of potable water.  In this, the first of a series on near term extinction of the human species, we visit with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Professor McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind.”  Together they present what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for swift apocalyptic collapse.  Not only is this extinction likely, it is occurring every day. “How to live with death in mind” is the goal; living with urgency is the practice.  The point from which average global temperature rise is measured dates back to 1750, the beginning of the industrial revolution--the time at which the ever increasing use of fossil fuels began. Since 1750, the planet has warmed by more than 1 degree centigrade.  McPherson's book “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind,” explains how this small global rise in temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on the planet. When Guy McPherson and I visited by phone on September 14, 2015, while he was traveling near New York, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe the indicators that reveal we're in an era of unstoppable climate change. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two and here to listen to part three--a conversation with "Extinction Dialogues" coauthor Carolyn Baker. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/01/ebershoff-david-southern-california-1903-1945/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/01/ebershoff-david-southern-california-1903-1945/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:58:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3816 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/01/ebershoff-david-southern-california-1903-1945/feed/ 0 california,Southern California Radio Curious revisits a conversation with David Ebershoff, author “Pasadena,” a book about storytelling through the life of Linda Stamp, a young girl born and raised on a rural coastal area near San Diego, California, in the early to mid 1900's. In this program we visit with David Ebershoff (http://www.ebershoff.com), author of “Pasadena (http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/august_2002/pasadena.html),” a book about storytelling.  “Pasadena” is the story of Linda Stamp, a young girl born and raised on a rural coastal area near San Diego, California, beginning when she was born in 1903.  Linda learned the many different ways of the sea as she grew and married into a wealthy Pasadena family. This is also a book about choices, some which we think through, and some which determine our fate even when we were unaware of the magnitude of the moment.  With the novelist’s freedom to he uses his sense of story, where it begins and where it ends.  As the middle part of the story is built, so are the character’s lives, juxtaposing the times and places in their lives times. In many ways, California itself is the novel's main character. We get to see what the land must have been like when it was a wild, teeming frontier, just on its way to being transformed by fishermen, farmers, land developers and tourists. David Ebershoff is currently an executive editor at Random House, and lives in New York City.  When and I visited by phone in July 2002, I asked him to describe the kinds of things in his life that prompted him to write his second novel “Pasadena.” The book David Ebershoff recommends is “Middlesex,” a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/01/wolbach-dr-dean/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/01/wolbach-dr-dean/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:47:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3688 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/01/wolbach-dr-dean/feed/ 0 Dr. Dean Wolbach holds a Ph.D. in chemistry. His career was devoted to solving air pollution problems. We all know that there are various forms of air pollution that affect our health and the health of our environment, but what do we really breathe? What is in the air that we breathe? In this archive edition of Radio Curious, recorded in the Radio Curious studios on January 9, 2009 we visit with Dr. Dean Wolbach, a former Air Pollution Control Officer for Mendocino County. Our conversation focused on the different types of air pollution and how they affect us both globally and at the local level.  We began by asking Dr. Wolbach to provide an overview of air quality issues across history, through to the present day, here, in Mendocino. The books Dr. Dean Wolbach recommends are “Dreams Of My Father,” and “The Audacity Of Hope,” by President Barack Obama, “Samuel Adams: A Life,” by Ira Stoll and “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/04/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/04/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:58:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3457 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/04/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when/feed/ 0 earthquakes,San Andreas Fault Radio Curious discusses earthquakes with John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms:  The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault.” To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. That legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, an earthquake line which runs roughly 800 miles through California forming the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.  More than just a legend, earthquakes over the millennia have rattled the world in multiple events close in time are referred to as “earthquake storms.”  These storms are close in geological time, not so much in human time. As you might expect, this edition of Radio Curious is about earthquakes.  Our guest is John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms:  The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault.”  He is currently employed by the United States Geological Survey, working for the Institute for Astronomy in Hilo, Hawaii, after having taught at the University of Hawaii, UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Smithsonian Institute. In our visit, recorded on October 31, 2014, from his office in Hilo, Hawaii, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe what an earthquake storm is. The book John Dvorak recommends is “Daughters of Fire,” by Tom Peek. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:37:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3445 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education at the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of the few marble caves in the world, located in the Siskiyou Mountains of northern California. The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history.  The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the caves. The Oregon Caves are very unique—possibly due to the fact that it is one of the few cave systems located on tectonically active ground, known as a subduction zone.   Their uniqueness may also be due to the fact an old growth Douglas fir forest grows directly above the caves, or the fact that they were created from what used to be a tropical reef that was pushed about 12 miles below the surface of the earth and then brought back up to its current location, and is still rising. I visited the Oregon Caves in 2006 and knew at once it would be a first-time, unique experience. I spoke with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education of the Oregon Caves in June, 2006.  We began when I asked him about the Oregon Caves and what they represent.   The book Roger Brandt recommends is “Golden Days and Pioneer Ways” by Ruth Phefferle. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/15/farrell-tom-a-visit-to-wind-cave-national-park/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/15/farrell-tom-a-visit-to-wind-cave-national-park/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:17:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3438 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/15/farrell-tom-a-visit-to-wind-cave-national-park/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits Wind Cave National Park, in the Black Hills of southwest South Dakota, and speaks with the park's Chief of Interpretation Tom Farrell. Wind Cave National Park, the eighth National Park established in 1903 and located in the Black Hills of southwest South Dakota, is the subject this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Tom Farrell, Chief of Interpretation at Wind Cave National Park. Lakota stories speak of a hole in the Black Hills that blows air which is a sacred place for their people. The tipi rings, near the present day elevator building at Wind Cave National Park, indicate that Indians camped in the area and knew about the cave's small natural entrance. Sitting Bull's nephew is quoted as saying that "Wind Cave in the Black Hills was the cave from which Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, sent the buffalo out into the Sioux hunting grounds."   One of the stories tell of a beautiful woman, known as the buffalo woman, who came out of the cave and gave the bison to the Lakota people. In 1881 a couple of non Lakota deer hunters happened on to the cave when one of them was following a wounded deer up a ravine and heard a loud whistling sound. The hunter noticed grass caught in a strong breeze on what otherwise was a calm day. Investigating, he found a small hole blowing with such force that it blew his hat off.  Returning to show what he thought was a phenomenon to some friends, one of them put a hat in front of the hole which was sucked into the cave because the wind had switched directions. The direction of the wind is in fact related to the difference in atmospheric pressure between the cave and the surface. To understand this phenomenon it’s important to understand barometric or atmospheric pressure. At sea level gravity is strongest and air pressure is greatest. And because gravity weakens as you go up, air pressure is lower at higher altitudes. However, the barometric pressure at any given location on the earth is constantly changing. On the surface, weather is driven by the sun, which heats some areas of the earth more than others. Temperature differences lead to pressure differences which produce winds, bring in clouds, or clear skies. Understanding barometric pressure readings help forecast the weather. A rising barometric pressure often suggests clearing skies and fair weather where falling pressure indicates that wet or stormy weather may be on the way. Areas of very low pressure are associated with severe storms, such as tornadoes or hurricanes. Because Wind Cave is so large and has a lot of space, it also has an air pressure system. That air pressure system is always working to be equal to the air pressure system on the surface. So if a high pressure system is on the surface, air will be forced into the cave to create a high pressure system in the cave. When there is a low pressure system on the surface, the high pressure in the cave forces air out so the cave will have a low pressure system also. This is referred to as cave breathing. Barometric airflow through the natural entrance of Wind Cave not only gave the cave its name, but also provides an opportunity for determining the approximate volume or size of the cave passages. Monitoring and recording the barometric airflow through the cave's natural entrances help us understand the volume of air in the cave and that can be used to calculate the total volume of cave passage. By using the amount of air that comes from the cave we can determine the volume of space in the cave. At this time it has been estimated that than 10% of the caves volume has been found.  That does not mean however that the mileage of the cave is identifiably known. There could be many, very small passages or one great huge one. But it does give us an idea of how big the cave could be. Many caves are big enough to have barometric winds. However, the wind at Wind Cave is noticeable because of its very small, natural entrance. Wind Cave, one of the longest caves in the world, is also one of the most complex caves known. Currently most all of the cave lies beneath about a 1 mile square area of land. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:40:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3433 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/feed/ 0 Craters of the Moon Radio Curious goes on a tour of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho, a unique 11,000 square mile park that resembles the surface of the moon. Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is located in southern Idaho in the middle of the Snake River Plane halfway between Yellowstone National Park and Boise, Idaho.  It encompasses about 11,000 sq. miles, an area about the size of the State of Rhode Island.  In this special and unique part of the earth, lava has flowed regularly from 50 mile long deep, open, rift cracks approximately every 2000 years beginning 15,000 years ago.  With the last flow occurring about 2,100 years ago, another eruption is considered by many knowledgeable people to be due. The area is so much like the surface of the moon that the astronauts who prepared for the second lunar landing in 1970 went to Craters of the Moon to train.  I visited the Craters of the Moon on September 18 and 19, 2014, meeting first with Ted Stout, Chief of Interpretation and Education and then with Doug Owen, a geologist and National Park Ranger. When Ted Stout and I met at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve headquarters I asked him to begin with a description of the land within the Preserve. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/30/california-burning-the-mendocino-lodge-fire/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/30/california-burning-the-mendocino-lodge-fire/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:10:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3426 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/30/california-burning-the-mendocino-lodge-fire/feed/ 1 Radio Curious brings you four different voices of public servants who discuss how a rural community copes in times of catastrophic wildfires. California wildfires present a serious public safety concern, create fear of serious loss for many and cost millions of dollars to fight. In California each fire is given a name, as is done for hurricanes. We devote this edition of Radio Curious, to the Lodge Fire that occurred in Mendocino County, California in August 2014.  We visit with four Mendocino County people who meet the public need at times of crisis. We begin with Mary Aigner, program director of KZYX and KZYZ, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, the public radio station where Radio Curious was originally broadcast beginning in 1991.  She describes what local public radio is able to do at a time of crisis. We then hear from Chris Rowney, the Mendocino Unit Chief for Cal-Fire, the California fire protection agency, who explains what Cal-Fire does when confronted with a wildfire. We also hear from Mendocino County Sheriff, Tom Allman, whose responsibility it is to order a mandatory evacuation if a crisis so requires. Finally we hear from Dr. Sharon Paltin, a family physician in Laytonville, California, the community closest to the Lodge Fire.  She describes the public health effects of exposure to the extraordinary amount of smoke created by a wildfire. We begin our conversation, recorded on August 29, 2014, with Mary Aigner from Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, describing the role of community radio when a wild fire occurs. The book Mary Aigner recommends is “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus,” by Charles C. Mann. The book that Chris Rowney recommends is “Young Men and Fires,” by Norman McClean. The book Dr. Sharon Paltin recommends is “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster,” by Rebecca Solnit. This program was recorded on August 29 and September 1, 2014. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:23:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3419 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Spencer Wells, author of “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published in 2010, about the impacts of civilization that could eventually kill our species. In this edition of Radio Curious we revisit a conversation with Spencer Wells about his book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published in 2010. Our interview is a follow-up to a 2003 conversation about his book, "The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey," in which Wells traces our routes as small bands of hunter-gatherers when our ancestors walked out of Africa approximately 60,000 years ago and began populating the world. “Pandora’s Seed” tells the story of what we humans, with our hunter-gatherer biological construct have created in the past 10,000 years. These multiple life style changes have produced what we call “civilization,” with systems and mechanisms that will not allow us to continue the life-styles that are emulated by many people world-wide, and exploited by those who have access to them. In other words, we can’t last much longer doing what we are doing without radically reducing the way we all live, if not outright killing our species. Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world. He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In this interview with Spencer Wells, recorded on July 19, 2010, we began by describing the changes necessary for our species survival. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “The Histories," by Herodotus, a 5th century B.C. Greek historian. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/17/feigin-keith-liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/17/feigin-keith-liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:18:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3337 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/17/feigin-keith-liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liqui... This program is about honey. We visit with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liquid gold.”  Keith was just leaving to catch up with some bees on the loose when I arrived, and that’s when our conversation began in mid August, 2011. The book that Keith Feigin recommends is the “Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/08/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/08/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-one/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:26:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/08/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-one/feed/ 1 evolution Radio Curious revisits a two part conversation with Gregory Cochran, physicist, anthropologist, and co-author of the book “The 10,000 Year Explosion – How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution,” which explores how changes in human biology have evolv... Have humans changed in the last 10,000 years?  Are we biologically the same as we have been for the past 60,000 years? Recent evidence suggests that so called civilization has promoted rapid evolutionary change in our species in the last 10,000 years. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Gregory Cochran, a physicist and anthropologist, who is the co-author of the book “The 10,000 Year Explosion – How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution”.  His book asserts that changes in human biology, lactose tolerance and resistance to malaria for example, represent human evolution accelerated by civilization. In this, the first of two Radio Curious conversations with Gregory Cochran we discuss some of these evolutions. In part two we discuss the evolution and genetic mutations of race and physiology. I spoke with Gregory Cochran from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 23, 2009 and began by asking him what biological indications exist to show an increase in human evolution in the past 10,000 years and why they occurred. The book Gregory Cochran recommends is “Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Re-Wilding of America” by Paul S. Martin Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/27/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/27/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:01:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3165 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/27/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought/feed/ 0 california,marijuana Radio Curious discusses marijuana with Tim Blake, founder of The Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition among outdoor growers of organic cannabis. The growing nation-wide acceptance of marijuana for medical and recreational use and how it is grown and evaluated is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  We visit with Tim Blake, the founder of The Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition among outdoor growers of organic cannabis. The Emerald Cup originated in an area known for it's marijuana cultivation as the Emerald Triangle, a region of northwestern California which includes Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. In the first of two conversations with Tim Blake, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on January 17, 2014, we began when I asked him what marijuana growers could expect in 2014, as California is in the midst of the most severe drought in recorded history and considering the fact that water is indispensable to growing marijuana. The book Tim Blake recommends is Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, By, Christopher Ryan, Ph.D and Cacilda Jethá M.D. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/13/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/13/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:22:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3151 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/13/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious brings you part two of a two-part conversation with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a W... When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/07/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/07/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3141 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/07/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious brings you a two part conversation about climate change with Professor Peter D. Ward author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/09/bernstein-paula-schein-elyse-identical-twins-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/09/bernstein-paula-schein-elyse-identical-twins-meet/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:01:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3108 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/09/bernstein-paula-schein-elyse-identical-twins-meet/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with identical twins, Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, who were separated as infants and reunited in 2003 at the ages of 35. They are the authors of “Identical Strangers:  A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited.” In our unsatisfied curiosity about the difference between nature and nurture we visit with Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein.  These women are identical twins separated as infants and reunited in 2003 when they were 35 years old.  They are the authors of “Identical Strangers:  A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited.”  Their mother, as we will hear was unable to care for them and as babies they were placed for adoption. When we visited by phone on November 10, 2007, we discussed their separate childhoods, how they learned that they had a twin, their similarities and differences, and their attempt to learn about a study of twins in which they unknowingly participated. We began when I asked them to describe aspects of their twin-ship which they still find strange. The book that Elyse Schein recommends is “Later, At The Bar:  A Novel in Stories” by Rebecca Barry. The book that Paula Bernstein recommends is “Borrowed Finery:  A Memoir” by Paula Fox. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BERNSTEIN_SCHEIN_CA_2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=73060&version_id=80803&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/26/wheres-the-water-ask-the-dowser/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/26/wheres-the-water-ask-the-dowser/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:17:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3091 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/26/wheres-the-water-ask-the-dowser/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes a trip with Rob Schroeder, a water well driller and dowser, as he hunts for water in the northern California mountains. Schroeder talks about what dowsing is, how it's done and why he thinks it works. Finding water on a ridge top, as in where is a good place to drill and how deep will it be before there’s good water, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Rob Schroeder, a water well driller based in Ukiah, California and employed by Weeks Drilling of Sebastopol, California.  Rob Schroeder says he’s also an amateur dowser.  That’s a person who tries to locate a good spot from which to drill for water by using a divining rod, which is a bent metal rod or a forked branch from a tree.  Rob and I walked in the redwood forest on a ridge top about half way between Ukiah, California and the coastal village of Mendocino, a distance apart as the crow flies of about 35 miles.  In addition to the divining rod, he looked for certain trees and other signs indicating that a vein of water could be near.  You’ll sometimes hear the crunch of leaves as we walked among the trees on November 10, 2013.  We begin with Rod Schroeder’s description of the divining rod that he uses, how to use it and a guess as to why it works. The book Rob Schroeder recommends is “Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means,” by Russell Means and Marvin Wolf. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72764&version_id=80491&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/04/organic-grapes-wine-charlie-barra/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/04/organic-grapes-wine-charlie-barra/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:38:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3069 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/04/organic-grapes-wine-charlie-barra/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with organic grape grower Charlie Barra, founder of Barra of Mendocino Organic Wines. One might say that wine is the life blood of Charlie Barra, the founder of Barra of Mendocino Organic Wines.  He’s our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Barra was born in 1928, close to his winery, about five miles north of Ukiah, in Mendocino County, California.  His parents, both immigrants from the Piedmont region of Italy, had a long history in the vineyards and grew only organic grapes.  Barra continues that policy now in his vineyards and grows only certified-organic crops. He says that for the past 67 years he never missed a harvest, claiming that pay day comes once a year, after the harvest is sold. Charlie Barra and I visited in the kitchen of his home in Ukiah, California on November 1, 2013, and began our conversation with stories of his early memories. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72255&version_id=79955&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:35:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3041 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/feed/ 0 Radio Curious assistant producer Christina Aanestad speaks with Leonard Benally, a Navajo elder who shares his life's experiences resisting relocation from his homeland in an area called Big Mountain, Arizona. He died on October 11, 2013. In this edition of Radio Curious assistant producer Christina Aanestad speaks with Leonard Benally, a Dine' elder. Dine is the indigenous name for the Navajo people. Leonard Benally lived in an area called Big Mountain on the Navajo and Hopi reservations close to the Arizona-New Mexico border. He died on October 11, 2013 from cancer. In the 1970's a Hopi – Navajo land dispute erupted on Big Mountain; some claim it was devised to move the Navajo out of the area because Peabody Coal wanted the coal rich land below their feet. As a result, an estimated 20,000 Dine' were displaced. A few hundred remain to this day-refusing to leave. Leonard Benally was one of them.   In August, 2012 Leonard Benally agreed to talk about his life.  He began the conversation by describing the boarding schools he was forced to live in, as a child, one being the school for Navajo children in Tuba, Arizona. Leonard Benally recommends people listen to XIT an indigenous rock band from the 1970's. This conversation with Leonard Benally was recorded in August of 2012 and first aired on Radio Curious in October 2013. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71977&version_id=79664&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/07/fuller-alexandra-growing-up-white-in-africa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/07/fuller-alexandra-growing-up-white-in-africa/#comments Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:12:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3022 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/07/fuller-alexandra-growing-up-white-in-africa/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2003 conversation with Alexandra Fuller, author of “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” a memoir about growing up in southeast Africa. In the late summer of 2003 Radio Curious visited with Alexandra Fuller who, as a child lived in Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia in southeast Africa between 1972 and 1990.  After her father sided with the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, he was often away from home.   Fuller’s resilient and self-sufficient mother immersed herself in their rural and rugged life. She taught her children to have strong wills and opinions, and to whole-heartedly embrace life, despite and because of their difficult circumstances.  Alexandra Fuller, author of “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” known as Bobo to her family, developed a love of reading and story telling early on in her life.   When I spoke with Alexandra Fuller in September 2003 her home was in rural Wyoming.  We visited by phone and began our conversation when I asked her how she choose the title for her book, “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood.” The book Alexandra Fuller recommends is “Echoing Silences,” by Alexander Canigone.   Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/30/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/30/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2932 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/30/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation about shamanism in the Ecuadorian Amazon with Dr. Juan Martinez, Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador. Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future.  This is especially true for cultures which cherish and practice the oral tradition and thrive among an abundance of flora and fauna, like those located in the Amazon basin of South America.  In Ecuador the knowledge of the effects of the various plants in the Amazon basin is held by Shamans. Dr. Juan Martinez, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, is a Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador.  He’s studied, written and lectured about Shamanic practices in the Ecuadorian jungle and the medicinal and spiritual effects of the plants native to the eastern portion of the Amazon basin. Professor Juan Martinez and I visited in his office in Cuenca, Ecuador on November 17, 2005.  He began by describing the relationship of the people of Ecuadorian jungle to their worlds, the spiritual world, and the world in which they live on a daily basis. The book Juan Martinez recommends is “Amazon Worlds,” a collected work published by Sinchi Sancha, an indigenous foundation based in Ecuador. Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/11/parrish-will-tree-sit-to-protest-highway-bypass/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/11/parrish-will-tree-sit-to-protest-highway-bypass/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:45:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2857 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/11/parrish-will-tree-sit-to-protest-highway-bypass/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with journalist Will Parrish, who sat in a tree for a week to protest development of a highway bypass in Willits, Ca. Journalism and civil disobedience is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Mendocino County journalist, Will Parrish, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz with a major in Sociology and Social Change and a minor in Journalism. Currently, he describes himself as a "social change activist/journalist." In this interview recorded in the studios of Radio Curious May 27th, 2013, Will Parrish describes some of his past experiences as a journalist and continues with his story of why he sat in a tree for a week near Willits, Ca as an act of civil disobedience to protest the building of a highway. The book Will Parrish recommends is “The Merry Adventurers of Robin Hood” by Howard Pyle. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PARRISH_WILL_INTERVIEW_CA_5-2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=69043&version_id=76550&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/19/edelman-debra-melenlander-adina-you-too-may-be-a-naturalist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/19/edelman-debra-melenlander-adina-you-too-may-be-a-naturalist/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2824 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/19/edelman-debra-melenlander-adina-you-too-may-be-a-naturalist/feed/ 7  Radio Curious visits with Debra Edelman, Adina Merenlender, co-authors, with Greg de Nevers of “The California Naturalist Handbook.”  You too may be a naturalist, as we find out in this interview with Deborah Edelman, holder of a Master’s Degree in ecology from the University of California at Davis, and Adina Merenlender, holder a doctorate in biology and a University of California Cooperative Extension Specialist.  Together, along with Greg de Nevers they wrote “The California Naturalist Handbook.”  This handbook is an easy to follow guide as well as a text for anyone with interest in nature. Deborah Edelman and Adina Merenlender visited the studios of Radio Curious on May 17, 2013. We began our conversation with Adina’s description of what a naturalist does. The books Deborah Edelman recommends are “Story of Stuff:  The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better,” by Annie Leonard, and “The Forest Unseen:  A Year’s Watch in Nature,” by David George Haskell. The books Adina Merenlender recommends are “The Song of the Dodo:  Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction,” by David Quammen, and “The Weather Makers:  How Man is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth,” by Tim Flannery. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-EDELMAN-MERELANDER_CA_2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=68529&version_id=75993&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/06/samuelson-kristine-20000-crows-in-tokyo/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/06/samuelson-kristine-20000-crows-in-tokyo/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2806 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/06/samuelson-kristine-20000-crows-in-tokyo/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with filmmaker Kristine Samuelson, co-creator of the documentary film, “Tokyo Waka: A City Poem” about the 20,000 crows that inhabit the city of Tokyo, Japan and the human relationships with them. The more than 20,000 crows that inhabit the largest metropolis in the world, have come to be an imposing and sometimes harassing influence on the daily lives of the people with whom these clever birds share the city of Tokyo, Japan. "Tokyo Waka: A City Poem” is a film poem about these crows and their people. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with filmmaker Kristine Samuelson, a Professor of Humanistic Studies in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University. She is the co-creator, along with her husband John Haptas, of the film “Tokyo Waka.”  Their website is Stylofilms. Our visit with Kristine Samuelson from her home in Berkeley, California on May 3, 2013 began when I asked her to describe the nature of their film poem. Kristine Samuelson recommends two films: “Oblivion,” and “Underground Orchestra,” by Heddy Honigmann, a Peruvian born Dutch filmmaker. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SAMUELSON_INTERVIEW_CA_5-3-13.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=68243&version_id=75684&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/08/muir-john-an-early-american-conservationist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/08/muir-john-an-early-american-conservationist/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:39:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2765 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/08/muir-john-an-early-american-conservationist/feed/ 1 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Chautauqua scholar Lee Stetson, who portrays environmental conservationist John Muir. Muir founded the Sierra Club and is credited with founding the National Park system in the United States. One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, he moved onward to California. A friend of president Theodore Roosevelt, he successfully sought to preserve the spectacular Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada range, it was joy in his lifetime. Yet the loss of the equally spectacular Hetch Hetch Valley to a dam to provide water for San Francisco was his greatest sorrow. John Muir founded the Sierra Club and is credited with founding the National Park system in the United States. I visited with John Muir in the person of Lee Stetson in the studios of Radio Curious in October of 1995 and discussed his life and observations. Originally Broadcast: October 1995. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/30/kitchell-mark-the-road-to-ruin-is-fire/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/30/kitchell-mark-the-road-to-ruin-is-fire/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:06:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2546 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/30/kitchell-mark-the-road-to-ruin-is-fire/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Mark Kitchell, producer of the new film, A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet, which documents 50 years of the environmental movement. The movie "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet", produced and directed by our guest, Mark Kitchell tells the story of environmental activism – people trying to save the planet, their homes, the future.  In a chronicle of five decades of grassroots and global environmental movements, Kitchell explores how we arrived at the present world-wide crisis.  While exploring broader ideas and deeper meanings, A Fierce Green Fire brings together eras in the past 50 years from conservation to climate change. The Mendocino Film Festival presents the world premier of A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet, November 9, 10, and 11, in Ft. Bragg, Mendocino and Pt. Arena.  You may learn more at mendocinofilmfestival.org (http://www.mendocinofilmfestival.org) and afiercegreenfire.com (http://www.afriecegreenfire.com) Mark Kitchell and I visited by phone from his office in San Francisco, California, on October 26, 2012. The film Mark Kitchell recommends is "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time."  The book he recommends is "The Shock Doctrine:  The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," by Naomi Klein. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/18/meese-mike-the-buffalo-kill/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/18/meese-mike-the-buffalo-kill/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:42:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2493 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/18/meese-mike-the-buffalo-kill/feed/ 0 Buffalo,Buffalo Field Campaign,Mike Mease,Montana The current plight of approximately 4000 Montana Buffalo, related to the tens of millions of buffalo who roamed North America 160 years ago, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with Mike Meese, The buffalo that for most of the year inhabit Yellowstone National Park may be the only genetically pure buffalo population in North America.  They still follow their migratory instincts and are the only buffalo to have continuously lived on their historic habitat since prehistoric times.  Until the mass slaughter of buffalo that began in the mid-nineteenth century, tens of millions of these creatures roamed North America.  Today the fewer than 4,000 wild buffalo that exist are under constant attack by livestock interests. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Mike Mease, the coordinator of the Buffalo Field Campaign, based on West Yellowstone, Montana, at the front end of his journey to Oregon and California in the fall of 2012.  Mike Mease and others from the Buffalo Field Campaign are prepared with stories, video, music and activism inspired by the Yellowstone Bison in their efforts to protect America's remaining buffalo.  Mike Mease and I spoke by phone during the campaign’s first stop in Newport, Oregon, on September 17, 2012, and began our visit when I asked him to describe the current circumstances of buffalo in Montana. The Buffalo Field Campaign will visit the Mendocino Recreation Center, 998 School Street, in the Village of Mendocino beginning at 7 p.m. on September 27, 2012.  For more information call 707 937 4295. The book Mike Mease recommends is “Confederacy of Dunces,” by John Kennedy Toole and Walter Percy. You may contact the Buffalo Field Campaign at PO Box 957, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, telephone (406) 646-0070. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MEESE_MIKE_INTERVIEW_9-17-12_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=63008&version_id=70087&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:11:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2475 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation about torture with Dr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War On Terror.” Radio Curious brings you an interview about torture from our archives in 2006.  Our guest is Dr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War On Terror,” a book based in part on eyewitness accounts of actual victims of prison abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan and more than thirty-five thousand pages of documents, autopsy reports and medical records. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/28/santiago-alex-hurricane-katrina-one-survivors-story/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/28/santiago-alex-hurricane-katrina-one-survivors-story/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:01:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2471 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/28/santiago-alex-hurricane-katrina-one-survivors-story/feed/ 0 Alex Santiago,Hurricane Katrina,New Orleans This edition of Radio Curious is dedicated to Gerard Tiger Hill and those who died, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans in 2005. Our guest is New Orleans Artist Alex Santiago who lived through the hurricane and describes his experience. This edition of Radio Curious is dedicated to Gerard "Tiger" Hill and those who died, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans in 2005.  Our guest is New Orleans Artist, Alex Santiago, who lived through the hurricane and eleven days later sought protection in the New Orleans Convention Center.  In a conversation recorded in his kitchen in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward, Alex Santiago shared his memories with Radio Curious Assistant Producer Christina Aanestad on August 15, 2012. The book Alex Santiago recommends is “A Better World,” by Eckhart Tolle. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FLORES_ALEX_8-15-12_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=62465&version_id=69509&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/22/graham-frank-ph-d-the-compromise-of-the-california-state-parks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/22/graham-frank-ph-d-the-compromise-of-the-california-state-parks/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2464 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/22/graham-frank-ph-d-the-compromise-of-the-california-state-parks/feed/ 0 privitization,state parks The history and current status of the California State Park System is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Frank Graham who has researched and studied its current economic woes. The history and current status of the California State Park System, as in “how’d we get here and what’s gone wrong,” is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Efforts to close our state parks and transfer their management private corporate control continue to occur in California.  We visit with Franklin Graham, Ph.D. who describes how the California public trust to protect our parks has been bureaucratically compromised. This program, recorded in the Radio Curious studios on August 20, 2012, began with Mr. Graham’s description how our state parks were established. The book Frank Graham recommends is “West of the Thirties:  Discoveries Among the Navajo and Hope,” by Edward T. Hall. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GRAHAM_FRANK_8-12-CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=62309&version_id=69345&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:43:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2439 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/feed/ 0 sacred sites,Winnemem Wintu Radio Curious brings you a conversation with Lila Johnston, a student at Stanford who is documenting the sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The Winnemen Wintu people of California, having lived near Mount Shasta, along a tributary of the McCloud River for over 10,000 years celebrate the Balas Chonas, or Puberty Ceremony when girls mature into women.  The ceremony, celebrated on July 3, 2012 was extraordinary, when Balas Chonas was held for the next Winnemem Wintu chief and spiritual leader. However, the Balas Chonas ceremonies may come to an end, if the United States government continues with a plan to raise Shasta Dam and flood out most of the tribes remaining sacred sites. Our guest is Lyla Johnston, currently a student of Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University who is documenting the culture and sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu. Christina Aanestad the Assistant Producer of Radio Curious visited with Lyla Johnston at the July 3rd, 2012 Balas Chonas. They began their conversation when Christina asked Lyla how many sacred sites the Winnemem Wintu have along the McCloud River. The book Lyla Johnston recommends is “The Red Tent,” by Anita Diamont. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JOHNSTON-LILA-RC-7-3-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=61810&version_id=68814&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:57:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2369 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes you to Glass Beach in Ft. Bragg, Ca for a visit with Captain Cass Farrington, the creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum. While traveling the world as a merchant marine, Cass Forrington has transported munitions, A former dump site at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Ft. Bragg, California, is part of the story in this edition of Radio Curious. Captain Cass Forrington, creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum, and the author of "Beaches Of Glass, a History & Tour of the Glass Beaches of Fort Bragg, California," is our guest.   He is also a Master Mariner, holder of an unlimited Master’s Certificate, allowing him to be the captain of any size sea going vessel.  He has many stories to tell. Captain Cass and I sat on Glass Beach No. Two in Ft. Bragg, on a windy afternoon, June 2, 2012, with the waves lapping ten feet away.  We began when I asked him to describe Glass Beach.  But keep listening to hear his story about putting his hands in acid 40 years ago. Captain Cass Forrington's website is: captcass.com Capt. Cass Forrington recommends a movie and a book. The book is "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," by Ray Kurzweil.  And the movie is “What the Bleep Do We Know?” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/17/neil-chelsea-a-fallen-tree-ruptures-cliff-and-damages-a-creek-watershed-restoration-repairs-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/17/neil-chelsea-a-fallen-tree-ruptures-cliff-and-damages-a-creek-watershed-restoration-repairs-it/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:42:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2289 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/17/neil-chelsea-a-fallen-tree-ruptures-cliff-and-damages-a-creek-watershed-restoration-repairs-it/feed/ 0 Watershed restoration is the topic of this week’s Radio Curious. Host and Producer Barry Vogel speaks with volunteers at Gibson Creek in Ukiah. They restored a portion of the creek bed and discussed watershed restoration, Standing in the knee-high, flowing waters of Gibson Creek in Ukiah, California we visit with some of the 35 Volunteers from Watershed Stewards Project, The Friends of Gibson Creek and The California Department of Fish and Game, in this edition of Radio Curious.  The project, organized by Chelsea Neill, an Americorps Volunteer is meant to stop the erosion of a cliff at a bend in the creek that was ruptured by a falling tree. We visited on April 14, 2012.  First I spoke with Chelsea Neill who describes the work being done, then with Linda Sanders of The Friends of Gibson Creek and finally with Chelsea’s mentor Dan Resnick of the California Department of Fish and Game. You can hear the water running under our feet and the snapping sounds of volunteers working to build a barrier made of willow branches to retain the cliff.   We begin our conversation with Chelsea Neill explaining why this area was chosen for creek restoration. The book Chelsea Neill recommends is “Deep Survival:  Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why,” by Laurence Gonzales.  You can listen to a Radio Curious interview with Gonzales about the book here (http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/). Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/10/cherney-darryl-the-bombing-of-environmental-crusaders-who-bombed-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/10/cherney-darryl-the-bombing-of-environmental-crusaders-who-bombed-judi-bari/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2281 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/10/cherney-darryl-the-bombing-of-environmental-crusaders-who-bombed-judi-bari/feed/ 0 Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad speaks with Darryl Cherney, an Earth First! activist who was car bombed with Judi Bari in Oakland, California in 1990. He recently made a documentary about his experience, “Who Bombed Judi Bari?” In 1990 Earth First! activists from Mendocino County were on a road trip to rally support for a summer effort to help protect old growth redwoods in Northern California. For years prior, logging practices took well over 90% of the original redwood growth in the area. Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari, the organizers, were in their car in Oakland, California, in May 1990 when a bomb exploded underneath the driver’s seat where Judi Bari sat.  She and Darryl Cherney were immediately arrested and suspected of bombing themselves. Although charges were never filed against the two, authorities have yet to locate the bombers.  Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari sued and won a jury award of four million dollars against the Oakland Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for violating their 1st and 4th amendment rights. The film, “Who Bombed Judi Bari?” produced by Darryl Cherney, attempts to answer the question posed in the title; it examines their struggle with law enforcement in finding the real bomber and chronicles the history of the local environmental movement here in Northern California. Christina Aanestad, the Radio Curious assistant producer spoke with Darryl Cherney about the film he produced and his experiences resulting from the bombing. They visited on March 29, 2011, at the studios of KMEC radio, inside the Mendocino Environmental Center, which has a long history of supporting social and environmental movements, including Earth First! They began when Christina asked Darryl Cherney to describe the attempted assassination against him and Judi Bari. The website for Darryl Cherney's film is www.whobombedjudibari.com. The book he recommends is, “The Alphabet Versus the Goddess” by Alan Shlain. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=59135&version_id=65957&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/13/la-tigresa-one-womans-power-fortitude-and-poetry/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/13/la-tigresa-one-womans-power-fortitude-and-poetry/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:42:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/13/la-tigresa-one-womans-power-fortitude-and-poetry/feed/ 0 Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad speaks with performance artist and poet, La Tigresa about art and activism. Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad speaks with performance artist and poet, La Tigresa about art and activism. La Tigresa made national headlines in 2000 for blockading a logging truck bare breasted while reciting poems of the Goddess, to save old growth redwood trees in Northern California. The book La Tigresa recommends is "Pronoia is the Antidote to Paranoia," by Rob Brezsny. La Tigresa's website is www.latigresa.net. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/15/ball-betty-history-of-the-mendocino-environmental-center/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/15/ball-betty-history-of-the-mendocino-environmental-center/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2056 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/15/ball-betty-history-of-the-mendocino-environmental-center/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Betty Ball, co-founder of the Mendocino Environmental Center in Ukiah, Ca. They discuss the movements to protect northern California's old growth redwood forests, oceans and more. The history of the Mendocino Environmental Center, as told by its co-founder Betty Ball, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Betty and her late husband Gary Ball, founded the Mendocino Environmental Center, based in Ukiah, California in early 1987, which soon became a central organizing hub for several environmental movements in Northern California. The issues in those years included protection of the Northern California coast from off shore oil drilling, an effort which has remained successful; the Forests Forever initiate campaign in behalf of the Heritage Tree Preservation Act, which narrowly lost a state-wide California election in 2002; and Redwood Summer, a non violent civil disobedience effort to protect old growth redwood trees in northern California from being logged, modeled after the Mississippi Summer civil rights projects in 1964. Shortly before the planned beginning of Redwood Summer in June 2000, Judi Bari, a Redwood Summer organizer was severely injured in a car bomb explosion in Oakland, California. In a subsequent civil jury trial the F.B.I. and the Oakland Police Department were found liable for certain matters related to the bombing, and ordered to pay over $4,000,000.00 compensation. The bombers still remain at large. These and other issues are discussed in this interview with Betty Ball, which was recorded for video and audio broadcast on November 7, 2011, at the studios of Mendocino Access Television in Ukiah, California. We began when I asked Betty Ball what drew her and her late husband, Gary Ball into the environmental movement. The books that Betty Ball recommends are any written by Arundhati Roy, Derrick Jensen or Chris Hedges. This interview with Betty Ball was recorded for radio and television broadcast with the generous cooperation of Mendocino Access Television in Ukiah, California, and the engineering assistance of Mikah Mate. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=55594&version_id=62169&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2022 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with 4th generation family farmer, Eric Herm, and author of "Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth." Herm is transitioning his family farm in northwest Texas to an organic farm. Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. He recently returned from a march that began in Baltimore, Maryland and ended in front of the White House in Washington D.C. to oppose the use of genetically modified organisms, GMO’s. We spoke with Eric Herm from his farm in Ackerly, Texas on October 24th, 2011 and asked him to describe his experience in Washington D.C. The book that Eric Herm recommends is, “The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture,” by Wendell Berry. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=55259&version_id=61770&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/11/farr-sam-rep-who-controls-congress-2011/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/11/farr-sam-rep-who-controls-congress-2011/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:51:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2006 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/11/farr-sam-rep-who-controls-congress-2011/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with law school friend and peace corps ally Sam Farr (D), Congressman for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to discuss the political climate with Tea Party members in congress. Radio Curious host Barry Vogel visits with his law school friend and Peace Corps cohort, Sam Farr, Congressman from Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California.  They discuss the political climate the new Tea Party members in Congress since the current session began in January 2011.  They also discuss the Peace Corps and the burgeoning war debt, and the House leadership's move to eliminate the recycling program and prohibit education about climate change and energy conservation from public schools. This conversation with Rep. Sam Farr was recorded in his Washington D.C. office September 29, 2011. The book Rep. Sam Farr recommends is, "Home Grown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America," by Garrison Keillor. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:28:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1979 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Ken Alibek, author of, "Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it." Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. The largest and most sophisticated biological weapons program in the world, which cultivated and stockpiled anthrax virus, brucellosis, the plague and genetically altered strains of small pox, employed more than 6000 people at over 100 facilities in the former Soviet Union. For 15 years, ending in 1992, Dr. Ken Alibek, a doctor of medicine and a Ph.D. in microbiology, was the scientific leader of Bio-Preparat, the civilian branch of that secret biological weapons program, masquerading as a pharmaceutical company. In 1992, Dr. Alibek defected to the United States. Several years later, he wrote “Bio-Hazard,” a book detailing the development of biological weapons, the horrors of his former life and why he chose to defect. This is a two-part program with Dr. Ken Alibek, recorded in 1999. In part two, Dr. Ken Alibek discusses the morality of biological warfare. Dr. Ken Alibek recommends “Prevent,” by Richard Preston & “Vector,” by Robin Cook. Originally Broadcast: May 11, 1999 & May 18, 1999 Click here to listen to part 2 of the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part 1. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54502&version_id=60948&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1957 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liqui... This program is about honey. We visit with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liquid gold.”  Keith was just leaving to catch up with some bees on the loose when I arrived, and that’s when our conversation began in mid August 2011. The book that Keith Feigin recommends is the “Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd.  You may contact Keith Feigin via email at loverslanefarm@gmail.com. This interview was recorded on the streets of Ukiah and at Lovers Lane Farm in Ukiah, California on August 15, 2011. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54218&version_id=60629&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/30/aanestad-christina-gold-oil-and-a-journalist%e2%80%99s-adventure-in-ecuador/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/30/aanestad-christina-gold-oil-and-a-journalist%e2%80%99s-adventure-in-ecuador/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1953 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/30/aanestad-christina-gold-oil-and-a-journalist%e2%80%99s-adventure-in-ecuador/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Associate Producer Christina Aanestad about her recent journalistic adventure to Ecuador and her findings about oil pollution, mining and community resistance. One of the things I learned in law school about bankruptcy was that if you have to borrow money to take a trip and then go bankrupt, the judge can’t take the trip away from you. In this edition we have a travel report from Christina Aanestad the Associate Producer for Radio Curious. Christina recently returned from a 6 week exploratory, journalist visit from Ecuador, a favorite country of mine. We visited at the Radio Curious studios on August 29, 2011, to discuss her adventures and what she learned about oil drilling, gold mining and dam construction, as well as what motivated her to take this trip. The books that Christina Aanestad recommend are, "Now is the Time to Open Your Heart," by Alice Walker and "Pronoia is the Antidote to Paranoia: How the Whole World is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings," by Rob Brezney. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-AANESTAD_INTERVIEW_2_8-29-11_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54066&version_id=60461&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/17/allman-sheriff-tom-the-moral-delimma-of-growing-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/17/allman-sheriff-tom-the-moral-delimma-of-growing-marijuana/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:31:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1932 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/17/allman-sheriff-tom-the-moral-delimma-of-growing-marijuana/feed/ 0 This program is the second of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman. We begin when Sheriff Allman explains the "moral dilemma" and then discuss what can be done about it, as well about a lot about Sheriff Tom Allman. This program is the second of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman.  We begin when Sheriff Allman explains the "moral dilemma" and then discuss what can be done about it, as well about a lot about Sheriff Tom Allman. This program was recorded in the Radio Curious studios on August 8, 2011. The book Sheriff Tom Allman recommends is "Outliars," by Malcolm Gladwell. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=53778&version_id=60158&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:19:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1891 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/feed/ 1 Dr. Helen Caldicott, a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, discusses the nuclear disasters in Japan. Dr. Helen Caldicott describes how the nuclear disasters that began in Japan on March 11, 2011, with the massive 9.0 point earthquake and resulting tsunami, present catastrophes the likes of which human kind has never seen before.  We discuss what happened, the medical and health consequences around the world, why public information has not been forthcoming, and what can be done to protect ourselves.  In response to the question, what can be done to prevent similar disasters in the future, Dr. Caldicott’s suggested action is somewhat reminiscent of the 1960s civil right’s movement in the United States. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1938, Dr. Caldicott received her medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1961, she was a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and has devoted the last 35 years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and what she believes are necessary changes in human behavior. Our conversation, recorded by phone from her home in southeast Australia on June 26, 2011, begins with her explanation of what occurred at the Fukushima Nuclear Power plants in Japan after the March, 2011 earthquake. The books Helen Caldicott recommends are “On The Beach,” by Nevil Shute, and her book, “Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer.” Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/52883/59202/73372/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CALDICOTT_HELEN_INTERVIEW_BV.2_6-26-11.mp3) to listen. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52883&version_id=59202&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:23:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1866 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with the Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The Winnemem Wintu declared war on the United States in 2004, in response to the “continued cultural genocide” against the indigenous tribe. Independence Day begs the question of what freedom and independence means. For Independence Day, Radio Curious brings you an interview with the Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California.  The Winnemem Wintu declared war on the United States in 2004, in response to the “continued cultural genocide” against the indigenous tribe.  Since that time they have been in a state of war against the US Government, which refuses to officially recognize the tribe as Native Americans.  The Winnemem Wintu began their war by holding a traditional war dance at the California State capitol building in Sacramento. In honor of Independence Day Radio Curious Associate Producer, Christina Aanestad, visits with Mark Franco, Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. His wife, Caleen Sisk-Franco is the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. This interview was recorded in July 2010, at a coming of age ceremony on tribal land along the McCloud River in northern California, near an area where their former villages were flooded to make the Shasta Dam. The conversation began with Mark Franco describing what it means to be the Headman of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. The Winnemem Wintu website is www.winnememwintu.us/ (www.winnememwintu.us/). You may enjoy Christina Aanestad’s interview with Caleen Sisk-Franco, the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe, found here. The book Mark Franco recommends is “Cadillac Desert:The American West and Its Disappearing Water,” by Marc Reisner. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52715&version_id=59019&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/22/most-stephen-river-of-renewal-myth-history-in-the-klamath-basin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/22/most-stephen-river-of-renewal-myth-history-in-the-klamath-basin/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:59:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1872 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/22/most-stephen-river-of-renewal-myth-history-in-the-klamath-basin/feed/ 0 In this edition of Radio Curious we have an archived visit with Steve Most, author of “River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin,” a book about the history of the Klamath River and the people who have lived there for the past 12,000 years. Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon.  Many people finding an abundance of food, have stayed. The main source of their food was salmon. The power of the myth of the salmon may derive from the fact that wild salmon spread out across the Pacific Northwest about the same time that human beings did, at the end of the last Ice Age. In this edition of Radio Curious we have an archived visit with Steve Most, author of “River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin,” a book that tells the story of the history of the Klamath River and the people who have continuously lived there for the past 12,000 years. Steve Most is a playwright and documentary storyteller. Among many other works, he wrote the texts of the audio voices and videos for the permanent exhibit of the Washington State History Museum. In this interview recorded in mid-March 2007, I spoke with Steve Most from his home in Berkeley, California. We began our conversation when I asked him to give a perspective of the geological and human aspects of the Klamath River and its place in history. Stephen Most recommends the "Essays and Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson." Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MOST_STEVE_INTERVIEW-CA_6-22-11.mp3)to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52622&version_id=58919&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/21/johnson-richard-the-life-and-times-of-mendocino-countrys-curmudgeon/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/21/johnson-richard-the-life-and-times-of-mendocino-countrys-curmudgeon/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:46:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1693 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/21/johnson-richard-the-life-and-times-of-mendocino-countrys-curmudgeon/feed/ 4 Radio Curious pays homage to Richard Johnson, activist and publisher of 4 newspapers in Mendocino County, CA under the banner Mendocino Country. Johnson died Wednesday January 16th, in hospice care. He was 66 years old and leaves a legacy of activist v... Few people in Mendocino County, who are not elected officials, have created as much enmity and as many disruptive relationships as has Richard W. Johnson, Jr., who was the owner, editor and publisher of four local news papers under the banner: Mendocino Country.  Johnson died Wednesday March 16th, 2011, in hospice care.  He was 66 years old and will be remembered by his stalwart stance  activist vigor and irascible nature. He was an original organizer of California Certified Organic Farmers, the recipient of the Mendocino Environmental Center's ‘Walking Stick Award’ in 1992 for promoting an ocean sanctuary off the Mendocino Coast, and as an original proponent of Measure G on the Mendocino County ballot in 2000, which legalized marijuana in Mendocino County.  When we visited he said he wanted to discuss the misunderstood and seldom appreciated Richard Johnson, his life and times.  And he does. The interview was recorded at the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, CA on February 19th , 2008.  Richard Johnson's papers will continue.  Radio Curious Associate Producer, Christina Aanestad and Annie Esposito are publishing Mendocino Country Independent, Vistas and Confluence.  Augusto "Zezzy" Chirre will publish El Sol. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=50319&version_id=56456&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:40:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1619 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/feed/ 0 This week Radio Curious visits with Matthew Fox, theologian and author of 28 books including his recent publication, "The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine." In 1988, rather than comply with an ecclesiastical summons issued by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, to move to Chicago and give up his work on Creation Spirituality in Oakland California, Matthew Fox, a Dominican Priest, left the Dominican Order, remained in Oakland, and established the University of Creation Spirituality.   Matthew Fox is the author of 28 books and most recently published “The Hidden Spirituality of Men:  Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,” and is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Matthew Fox first visited Radio Curious in 1999 when his book “Sins of the Spirit, Blessing of the Flesh: Lesson for Transforming Evil, in Soul and Society,” was published.  So, when we came across “The Hidden Spirituality Men,” the latent curiosity of Radio Curious about spirituality was awakened. Fox and I spoke by visited again, by phone from his home in Oakland, California on January 11, 2011.  Our conversation, which explores male and female spirituality, began with Matthew Fox distinguishing spirituality, faith, religion and dogma. The book Matthew Fox recommends is “Walt Whitman: Shamanism, Spiritual Democracy and the World Soul,” By Steven B. Herrmann. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=48727&version_id=54752&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/20/martin-buzzy-dont-shoot-im-the-guitar-man/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/20/martin-buzzy-dont-shoot-im-the-guitar-man/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:47:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1562 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/20/martin-buzzy-dont-shoot-im-the-guitar-man/feed/ 0 Buzzy Martin taught guitar in San Quentin Prison for three and a half years, where he gained a unique "insiders" perspective about prison life, prisoners, and the guards. He chronicles his experience in a book, "Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man." Buzzy Martin began teaching music to at risk kids in Juvenile Hall.  He then taught guitar in San Quentin Prison for three and a half years, where he gained a unique "insiders" perspective about prison life, prisoners, and the guards.  His book, "Don't Shoot!  I'm the Guitar Man," chronicles his experiences teaching prison inmates, including rapists, child molesters and murderers how to play the guitar.  Martin shares his experiences with incarcerated youth, to teach them that prison is not a “badge of honor,” and he reveals how music can be a universal language to open the hearts of people who may think they don't have one. Buzzy Martin's memoir will be made into a movie.  His website is http://buzzymartin.com/ The interview with Buzzy Martin was recorded on October 11th, 2010.  The book he recommends is, “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book,” by don Miguel Ruiz. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=48079&version_id=54035&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:43:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1528 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/feed/ 0 AMARC In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Commun... Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel and associate producer Janet Mendell attended the 10th international congress of the World Association of Community Broadcasters, known as AMARC.  AMARC is a network of more than 4,000 community radio stations, in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1983, its goal is to democratize the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighborhood levels. It defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through global solidarity, networking and cooperation. The 10th AMARC congress was held near Buenos Aires, Argentina the second week of November 2010, with 500 delegates from 86 countries present. In addition to presenting a workshop on interviewing skills, Radio Curious interviewed conference delegates from several different countries. In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGO's Network for Radio and Communication. The interviews were recorded in November 2010, in La Plata, Argentina. Fadi Abuzada recommends the movie, The Little Town of Bethlehem. AHM Bazlur Rahman recommends visiting his organizations website, www.bnnrc.net, instead of reading a book. Click here to listen to the interview with Fadi Abuzada and AHM Bazlur Rahman, or click on the player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=47710&version_id=53640&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/29/hamburg-dan-roberts-wendy-5th-district-supervisor-candidates-differing-views/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/29/hamburg-dan-roberts-wendy-5th-district-supervisor-candidates-differing-views/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:17:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1456 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/29/hamburg-dan-roberts-wendy-5th-district-supervisor-candidates-differing-views/feed/ 4 This week Radio Curious is joined by 5th District candidates for Supervisor in Mendocino County, Dan Hamburg and Wendy Roberts. Host and attorney Barry Vogel asks them both the same questions, independently of one another so you can compare their answ... This week Radio Curious is joined by 5th District candidates for Supervisor in Mendocino County, Dan Hamburg and Wendy Roberts. Host and attorney Barry Vogel asks them both the same questions, independently of one another so you can compare their answers. The book Wendy Roberts recommends is, "Touching Wings, Touching Wild," by Ronnie James. The book Dan Hamburg recommends is, "The Shock Doctrine," by Naomi Klein. The interviews were recorded in the last week of September at the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, Ca. Click here to listen or on the link below. Click here to subscribe to and download the podcast with Dan Hamburg & Wendy Roberts. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/16/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/16/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/16/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:07:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1239 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/feed/ 0  - In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published n 2010.  Our interview is a follow-up to a 2004 conversation about his book,  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published n 2010.  Our interview is a follow-up to a 2004 conversation about his book, "The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey," in which Wells traces our routes as small bands of hunter-gatherers when our ancestors walked out of Africa approximately 60,000 years ago and began populating the world.  Our 2004 interview may be found here (http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/). “Pandora’s Seed” tells the story of what we humans, with our hunter-gatherer biological construct have created in the past 10,000 years. These multiple live style changes have produced what we call “civilization,” with systems and mechanisms that will not allow us to continue the life-styles to are emulated by many people world-wide, and exploited by those who have access to them. In other words we can’t last much longer doing what we are doing without radically reducing the way we all live, if not outright killing our species. Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world.   He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In this interview with Spencer Wells, recorded on July 19, 2010, we began by describing the changes necessary for our species survival. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “The Histories," by Herodotus, the 5th century B.C. Greek historian. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/44618/50309/65742/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WELLS_SPENCER.2_1_CA_7-19-10.mp3) to begin listening. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=44618&version_id=50309&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/23/raffles-hugh-insects-galore/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/23/raffles-hugh-insects-galore/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:52:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1082 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/23/raffles-hugh-insects-galore/feed/ 0 Insects and the world we humans share with them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is anthropologist Hugh Raffles, the author of “Insectopedia,” an exploration of some of the most beautiful creatures in the world, Insects and the world we humans share with them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is anthropologist Hugh Raffles, the author of “Insectopedia,” an exploration of some of the most beautiful creatures in the world, or depending on one’s personal and cultural perspective, some of the most scary. I spoke with Hugh Raffles by phone from his home in New York City, on March 22, 2010, and began by asking him, “What is an insect.” The books Hugh Raffles recommends are both by Roberto Bolano: “The Savage Detectives,” and “2666.” Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/40904/46485/63208/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-raffles,_hugh_3-22-10_hb__wvhr_2.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=40904&version_id=46485&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=973 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/26/freed-charlie-a-vets-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/26/freed-charlie-a-vets-life/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:50:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=961 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/26/freed-charlie-a-vets-life/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation with the late Dr. Frank Grasse, a local veterinarian in Willits, California, who under the pen name, Charlie Freed authored, "Vet Tails: Small Stories, From A Small Town, Small Animal Veterinarian." Our animal friends and companions often fill important roles in our lives as we do in theirs. And when a beloved pet falls sick it is a veterinarian to whom we look to help make the lives of our pets, and ourselves, more healthy and happy. Frank Grasse practiced veterinary medicine in Willits, California, and under the pen name, Charlie Freed, authored "Vet Tails: Small Stories, From A Small Town, Small Animal Veterinarian." Freed described the daily emotional roller coaster of his 35 years of large and small animal medicine and shared what he  learned about the bond between us and our animals. Hannah Bird, Assistant Producer at Radio Curious visited with 'Charlie Freed' on January 18th, 2010 and began by asking him to describe the special relationship between people and their animal pets. Dr. Frank Grasse passed away in 2011. The book that 'Charlie Freed' recommends is "Marnie," by Winston Graham. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. 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LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/14/vogel-barry-consequences-of-measure-a-in-mendocino-county/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/14/vogel-barry-consequences-of-measure-a-in-mendocino-county/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:36:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=746 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/14/vogel-barry-consequences-of-measure-a-in-mendocino-county/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/05/collier-robin-in-defense-of-mendocino-county-tomorrow-and-measure-a/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/05/collier-robin-in-defense-of-mendocino-county-tomorrow-and-measure-a/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=687 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/05/collier-robin-in-defense-of-mendocino-county-tomorrow-and-measure-a/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/29/mcmichael-frank-what-to-do-with-the-old-masonite-property/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/29/mcmichael-frank-what-to-do-with-the-old-masonite-property/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:52:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=684 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/29/mcmichael-frank-what-to-do-with-the-old-masonite-property/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:42:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=680 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/11/grandin-temple-what-are-our-animals-saying-to-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/11/grandin-temple-what-are-our-animals-saying-to-us/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=655 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/11/grandin-temple-what-are-our-animals-saying-to-us/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/bennell-alan-a-horticultural-extravaganza-in-scotland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/bennell-alan-a-horticultural-extravaganza-in-scotland/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:46:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=601 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/bennell-alan-a-horticultural-extravaganza-in-scotland/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/06/08/jordan-susan-b-an-attorneys-attorney/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/06/08/jordan-susan-b-an-attorneys-attorney/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:08:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=480 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/06/08/jordan-susan-b-an-attorneys-attorney/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=608 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/09/wolbach-dean-what-is-in-the-air-we-breathe/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/09/wolbach-dean-what-is-in-the-air-we-breathe/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/?p=312 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/09/wolbach-dean-what-is-in-the-air-we-breathe/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:09:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:21:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:40:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/10/24/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/10/24/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:13:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/04/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/10/24/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/05/ira-flatow-science-changes/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/05/ira-flatow-science-changes/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:37:03 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/ira-flatow-science-changes/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/05/ira-flatow-science-changes/feed/ 0 The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. We talked about some ideas and concepts he raises in his new book, “Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.”  I think that after thirty-five years as a science journalist, Ira Flatow has seen enough to know unexpected changes are in order. He refers to that at the close of the introduction to his book and writes, “After watching science do its thing for a while, you realize knowledge is really a moving target. What we know today will probably be wrong tomorrow. And science is that tool for discovery. When science tells us something, chances are that it will tell us something different a few years from now.” And that's where Ira Flatow and I began our conversation, which was originally broadcast September 5, 2007. His website is www.iraflatow.com (http://www.iraflatow.com/) and the book he recommends is “The World Without Us,” by Alan Weisman. Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/24566/28683/42626/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070905-FLATOW_INTERVIEW_9-4-07.mp3) to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:03:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/feed/ 0 River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon. River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon.  Many people finding an abundance of food, have stayed. The main source of their food was salmon. The power of the myth of the salmon may derive from the fact that wild salmon spread out across the Pacific Northwest about the same time that human beings did, at the end of the last Ice Age. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Steve Most, author of “River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin,” a book that tells the story of the history of the Klamath River and the people who have continuously lived there for the past 12,000 years. Steve Most is a playwright and documentary storyteller. Among many other works, he wrote the texts of the audio voices and videos for the permanent exhibit of the Washington State History Museum. In this interview recorded in mid-March 2007, I spoke with Steve Most from his home in Berkeley, California. We began our conversation when I asked him to give a perspective of the geological and human aspects of the Klamath River and its place in history. Stephen Most recommends the "Essays and Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson." Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070331-MOST_WEB__INTERVIEW_3-16-07.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/02/21/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/02/21/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:14:23 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/02/21/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves/feed/ 0 The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history. The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the what ... The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history. The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the what appeared to be a hole in the earth. The Oregon Caves are unique, possibly due to the fact that it is one of the few cave systems located on tectonically active ground, known as a subduction zone.  This uniqueness may also be due to the fact an old growth Douglas Fir forest grows directly above the caves, or the fact that they were created from what used to be a tropical reef that was pushed about 12 miles below the surface of the earth and then brought back up to its current location, and is still rising.  I visited the Oregon Caves in 2006 and spoke with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education of the Oregon Caves in the summer of 2006.  We began when I asked him about the Oregon Caves and what they represent. Roger Brandt recommends “Golden Days and Pioneer Ways,” by Ruth Phefferle. This program was originally broadcast on February 21, 2007. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070320-BRANDT_ROGER_6-28-06.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:33:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends "Snow," by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051127-JOHN_DARNTON.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/07/19/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/07/19/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:43:34 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/07/19/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/feed/ 0 Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Fred Watson, the Astronomer-in-Charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Watson’s book, “Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope,” reveals the science and technology behind the telescope and its impact in unveiling the mysteries of the universe, and concludes with a fictional epilogue in the year 2108. This epilogue looks back 48 years at the object, one kilometer in diameter, that had a 99.9% probability of impacting the earth in April 2060 and how it was diverted. Dr. Watson was in his office in New South Wales, Austrailia, when this interview was recorded and begins by explaining the importance of the epilogue. www.aao.gov.au/local/www/fgw Fred Watson recommends "The Transit of Venus," by Peter Autin. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050717-WATSON__FRED.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:09:14 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2003 09:49:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/09/23/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/09/23/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:56:03 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/09/23/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/07/23/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/07/23/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:19:01 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/07/23/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:26:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/20/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/20/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:32:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/20/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/04/14/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/04/14/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2001 17:59:54 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/04/14/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/10/03/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/10/03/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 1999 18:46:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/10/03/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/02/07/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/02/07/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 1999 19:31:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/02/07/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/feed/ 0 A Civil Action Water, a necessary element to our survival is expected to be pure, safe and clean when it comes into our home. When it is polluted, the results can be extreme. The people in the town of Woburn, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, A Civil Action Water, a necessary element to our survival is expected to be pure, safe and clean when it comes into our home. When it is polluted, the results can be extreme. The people in the town of Woburn, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, had an unusually high rate of cancer in the early 1970s. The town’s water was contaminated with industrial pollutants. Several children and adults became very sick and some died. Their families sued the polluters in the U.S. Federal Court. Jonathan Harr, a non-fiction writer, followed the process and wrote a book telling the story of what happened. He called it, "A Civil Action." A movie, also called “A Civil Action,” was based on the book and released at the end of 1998. I spoke by phone with Jonathan Harr, from his home in Massachusetts, a month after the movie was released and asked him how he was able to capture what occurred and create “A Civil Action.” Originally Broadcast: February 2, 1999 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070712-_262__2-2-99_Johnathan_Harr_author_of___A_Civil_Action__.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/11/27/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/11/27/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:35:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/11/27/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/feed/ 0 Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, believes that this radical reduction in the size and number of the world’s fishes comes not only from over fishing, the catching of fish at a faster rate than they can breed, but also from bottom trawling. Dr. Norse writes that bottom trawling crushes, buries, and exposes marine creatures like lobsters, crustaceans, clams, corals and sponges that live on or in the seabed, damaging or killing them. In August of 1999, Dr. Norse visited with Radio Curious to discuss the effects of bottom trawling, how and where it’s done, and some of the concerns and causes of global warming and the effects it has on the oceans. Elliott Norse recommends “The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction” by David Quammen. Originally Broadcast: November 27, 1998 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060719-NORSE__ELLIOTT_8-10-99.doc.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/04/03/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/04/03/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 1998 19:49:25 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/04/03/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/feed/ 0 In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in soil science and in this interview describes contemporary environmental problems in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. In the second half of this program we visit with Mercedes Lu, a scientific technician, who described some of the problems resulting from copper mining that occurs along the coast of southern Peru. We began our conversation when I asked Dennis del Castillo to describe the potential of the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Dennis del Castillo recommends “The Losing Ground,” by Erik P. Eckholm. Originally Broadcast: April 3, 1998 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070320-_247__4-3-98_Dennis_del_Castillo__Mercedes_Lu.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:31:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/08/19/blanche-boyd-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/08/19/blanche-boyd-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians-2/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 1997 20:38:38 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/blanche-boyd-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/08/19/blanche-boyd-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/05/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/05/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 1997 22:18:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/05/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/feed/ 0 Break Out Spraying of herbicides to kill weeds and/or plants that are considered by some to be pests is a phenomenon of the 20th century. These sprays, in many cases, pollute the water we use in our homes; they destroy and sometimes permanently alter... Break Out Spraying of herbicides to kill weeds and/or plants that are considered by some to be pests is a phenomenon of the 20th century. These sprays, in many cases, pollute the water we use in our homes; they destroy and sometimes permanently alter not only the growth cycle of what we are intending to kill, but also other plants, animals, and sometimes people. Dr. Marc Lappe was a widely recognized Ph.D. toxicologist who has studied the effects of the use of the sprays. He was the founder and a director of The justify for Ethics and Toxics, located in Gualala, California. He was also the former director of the California State Hazard Evaluation System. He’s been a fellow at the Hastings justify for the Study of Bioethics in New York, published 112 articles and eleven books on the subject of toxicology. Dr. Marc Lappe died in May, 2005. www.cetos.org Marc Lappe recommends "Break Out, " by Dr. Marc Lappe. Originally Broadcast: February 5, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050723-Lappe__Marc__2-5-97.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/08/14/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/08/14/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:30:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/08/14/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/feed/ 0 Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, ninety-nine percent of which can be found in Greenland and Antarctica. Due to gravity’s pull, glaciers shape and scour the landscape moving land and vegetation great distances as they slowly slide downward toward the sea. This glacial movement has created rich farmland, vast deposits of gravel and sand, and concentrated valuable metals, depending on where they glaciers have traveled. Glaciers also create deep valleys and fjords, like the kind seen in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Laura Cheek was a national park ranger at Glacier Bay National Park in 1996 when this program was recorded. As part of her job, she boarded tour ships in Glacier Bay to discuss glaciers, what they’re like and how they’re formed. Laura Cheek recommends "The Island Within," by Richard Nelson. Originally Broadcast: August 14, 1996 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050718-CHEEK__LAURA__GLACIERS__8-14-1996.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/11/22/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/11/22/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 1995 22:38:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/11/22/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/feed/ 0 A Civil Action Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Some adults in that town developed rare forms of cancer. A Civil Action Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Some adults in that town developed rare forms of cancer. All of these people live very close to each other. Their illnesses were traced to two contaminated water wells that provided the water to their homes for drinking and bathing. As a result, one of the most complicated personal injury lawsuits was tried in the US Federal District Court in Boston. In this program of Radio Curious, I spoke with author Jonathan Harr, who wrote “A Civil Action,” the horrendous story of the people who became sick and the subsequent trial. Jonathan Harr recommends any books by Charles Dickens. Originally Broadcast: November 22, 1995 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11198/13326/20254/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-_158__Harr__Jonathan_11-22-95.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 1995 22:41:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/06/20/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/06/20/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 1995 22:45:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/06/20/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/feed/ 0 On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse f... On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse forms of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the known universe. Rodolfo Gomez, trained as an architect, has found his calling as a tour guide in Central America and specifically Costa Rica. My daughter Molly and I met with Rodolfo in the rain forest, near the aerial tram and recorded this program in April of 1995. Originally Broadcast: June 20, 1995 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11192/13320/20248/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-_143__Gomez__Rodolfo_6-26-95.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 1995 22:47:19 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/03/27/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/03/27/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 1995 22:48:43 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/03/27/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/feed/ 0 Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, industry advocates collided with environmentalists in... Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, industry advocates collided with environmentalists in a final hurrah. Few figures among the environmentalists carry as much name-recognition and power as did Judi Bari. In this program, recorded in March of 1995 at the height of the conflict, Judi Bari and I discussed the position of Earth First! Judi Bari recommends "J. Edgar Hoover," by Kurt Gentry. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1995 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11147/13274/20199/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050207-_130__Bari__Judi_3-27-95.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 1993 22:55:48 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 1993 23:07:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/feed/ 0 The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. In our conversation originally broadcast in March 1993, we discussed the future of the penguins that he was and endeavoring to protect, dolphins, the use of 245T, and problems with the tobacco industry in Argentina. Originally Broadcast: March 7, 1993 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060731-Kattan__Alberto_3-7-93.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:10:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/feed/ 0 My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, we discussed the history of the dolphins, endangered species in Taiwan, and a potential economic boycott of redwood lumber. This program was originally broadcast in September of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 1992 Click here to begin listening. (http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-La_Budde__Sam_9-14-92.mp3) LeGov clean