Category: Books
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Episode 109: When Accidents Happen with Moose Mutlow
More than three years ago, I wrote a blog about safety in the outdoors. It is a very important topic for us outdoors people and I feel like I haven’t talked about it nearly often enough. Therefore I welcomed the opportunity to talk with Moose Mutlow who is a senior trainer for Yosemite Search and Rescue. As it happens, Moose just published his new book “When Accidents Happen: Managing Crisis Communication as a Family Liaison Officer.” Moose has an impressive…
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Episode 107: Remarkable Creatures with Aga Grandowicz
In many conversations on my podcast, we have observed that long-term success in nature conservation will be impossible without engaging and educating future generations. Today kids, like their parents, are more and more disconnected from the natural world. Even the children’s dictionary has replaced words about nature with newer words. And so acorn has been replaced with analogue, buttercup with broadband, clover with chatroom, and so on. That’s why, if you are a conservation-minded parent who cares about the future…
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Episode 105: Human, Nature with Ian Carter
Keeping a diary can be a useful thing. Especially if the diarist focuses on events and experiences pertaining to their area of expertise. Ian Carter, naturalist, ornithologist and author, has kept his wildlife diary for over three decades. Ian worked for Natural England, a governmental advisory body, for twenty-five years. He has written articles for respected wildlife magazines and has co-authored papers in scientific journals. Ian was also involved with the Red Kite reintroduction programme and other bird reintroductions and…
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Episode 101: Beak, Tooth and Claw with Mary Colwell
Last month, I wrote a review of an excellent book titled “Beak, Tooth and Claw: Living with Predators in Britain” by Mary Colwell. At the end of that blog, I said that I would really love to have an opportunity to talk with Mary on my podcast. Luckily, I didn’t have to wait too long! After a brief exchange of messages, Mary and I agreed to get together and record an episode. Mary Colwell is an environmentalist, campaigner, freelance producer…
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Beak, Tooth and Claw by Mary Colwell – A Book Review
It’s not often that I write a book review. But every now and then I come across a book that I really wish everybody I know would read. In my podcast, the subject of our difficult coexistence with wildlife is featured in many episodes. By far the most complex and difficult issue is our coexistence with predators. Since the dawn of time, our species has lived in danger of being preyed upon, while at the same time competing for prey.…
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Episode 85: Time nor Tide with Ben Harkin
Climate change, in one way or another, is mentioned in almost every episode of my podcast. But with the exception of episode 38, which was a recorded public talk, I have never dedicated a whole episode to this important issue. But today we’re going to jump right into this subject with Ben Harkin who wrote a book about climate change in the Irish context. Ben is a young man who decided to put to good use the extra time he…
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Episode 62: Whittled Away, a Photography Series, with Patrick Cross
We have talked about the book “Whittled Away – Ireland’s Vanishing Nature” twice already. In episode 20 our guest was the author, Pádraic Fogarty, who was also featured in episode 35 where I brought you the recording of his talk under the same title as the book. Today I talk with Patrick Cross about his photographic project based on that book. We also talk about photography (the outdoors flavour), human impact on the environment and natural history.
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Episode 4: Cycling Kerry with Donnacha Clifford
This time our guest is Donnacha Clifford aka Kerry Cyclist. We are discussing road cycling and his new book “Cycling Kerry, Great Road Routes” which he co-authored with David Elton. Listen to the podcast, buy his book and visit www. kerrycycling.com
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Episode 2: Book review: Meat Eater by Steven Rinella
In this episode I am talking about the book by Steven Rinella “Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter” I am also diving a little deeper into chapter about catch & release angling and trying to understand what point the author was trying to make.