Reblogged from wandering-naturePodcast Episode 2: Living in Harmony with Nature—Traditional Waorani Methods
In this episode…
Chris Canaday of the Omaere Ethnobotanical Park discusses how the Waorani (an indigenous group of people who live in the Amazon of Ecuador) use the rainforest as a renewable resource.
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A few articles about the ethics of contacting isolated people and about the Waorani’s difficulties with oil companies can be found here, here, or here. This is by no means a complete selection!
The next episode will feature a few modern ideas for living in harmony with nature.
Theme music: Pacifico (James Beaudreau) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Other music in this episode, in order of appearance:
Stellar Rushes (James Beaudreau) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
At the Foothills (James Beaudreau) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Rowing-Haint (James Beaudreau) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Easy Pieces No.4 (James Beaudreau) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Quiver (James Beaudreau) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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Eat the Crayon comes on every Friday at 5pm (central time) on 91.7 FM KTRU, Rice Radio, Houston, Texas.
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Freedman’s Town
Historically, Houston’s Fourth Ward was a stronghold of African-American culture, and the community was anchored by its churches. But the area sits between Montrose and downtown Houston, so it has been experiencing gentrification. As the historic churches disappear, the sense of community fades. Alma Vescovi reports.
aired: April 30, 2010
length: 13 minutes
produced by: Alma Vescovi
interviewees: Lue Williams and Sally Wickers
music by:
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
I promised this link at the end of the last show; here it is, finally, from the BBC series Life in the Undergrowth. Click the link to see the video.
Insect Sex Part 2: Collembola (Springtails)
Insects are an incredibly diverse group of animals with an equally diverse set of strategies for making babies. This is part two of a short series of shows where we bring you the stories of some of these reproductive strategies. You’ll hear about death and violence, seductive dances, cross-dressing, bizarre gender roles, and more. Technically, springtails are not actually insects, but they are the next closest thing.
We won’t be talking about human sex or making any off-color jokes, but if you think that you or your kids would not want to hear scientific words about sexual organs and acts, then maybe you shouldn’t listen to this show.
aired: April 23, 2010
length: 10 minutes
produced by: Carina Baskett
interviewee: Dr. Jennifer Rudgers
music by:
Reverend Gary Davis / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Ergo Phizmiz & Margita Zalite / CC BY-SA 2.0
Ergo Phizmiz / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
Insect Sex
Insects are an incredibly diverse group of animals with an equally diverse set of strategies for making babies. This is part one of a short series of shows where we bring you the stories of some of these reproductive strategies. You’ll hear about death and violence, seductive dances, cross-dressing, bizarre gender roles, and more.
We won’t be talking about human sex or making any off-color jokes, but if you think that you or your kids would not want to hear scientific words about sexual organs and acts, then maybe you shouldn’t listen to this show.
aired: April 9, 2010
length: 16 minutes
produced by: Carina Baskett
interviewees: Dr. Scott Solomon and Dr. Tom Miller
music by: Lanark and Animals & Men
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
Science and Journalism
Amy Liu talked with several science journalists about how scientists and journalists approach each others’ fields.
aired: March 26, 2010
length: 12 minutes
produced by Amy Liu
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
OwlCon Gaming Convention
When I say gaming, you probably think of video games and online computer games, but OwlCon isn’t into the digital revolution. The main categories of games at OwlCon are board games, historical miniatures, tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), and live action role-playing games (LARPs).
length: 25 minutes
aired: Mar. 12, 2010
produced by: Carina Baskett
interviewees in order of appearance: Angelo Benedetto, Peter, Phillip Jablonski, Myra Lara, Jeb Boyt, Andre Barbe. Thanks also to Tim Gilheart, Amanda Garemore, and Ben Briles.
music by:
Aoiroooasamusi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
Mongolian Orphanage Stories
Amanda Hu talks to Kelley Liao about her amazing experience volunteering at an orphanage in rural Mongolia.
length: 14 minutes
aired: Feb. 26, 2010
interviewer: Amanda Hu
interviewee: Kelley Liao
music by: Alash Ensemble / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
Children’s Music Education
All kids love to sing and dance, but parents don’t always know how to channel that innate curiosity in a way that is beneficial and educational for their kids. Joelle Zigman spoke about children’s music education with Rachel Buchman. Rachel is a lecturer in music and the head of the Young Children’s Division at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
length: 30 minutes
aired: Feb. 26, 2010
interviewer: Joelle Zigman
interviewee: Rachel Buchman
music by: Maude Powell
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.
Equality Ride
Meet Darren, a Rice student who is about to embark on the Equality Ride. The Equality Ride is a group of GLBT activists bringing traveling forums on faith and sexuality to religious universities. This week, Darren explains the Ride. Later, we will hear more from him as he creates a radio diary about the experience.
length: 15 minutes
aired: Feb. 19, 2010
interviewer: Carina Baskett
interviewee: Darren Arquero
music by: Michael Chapman / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
theme music by: Joelle Zigman
click here to go to our archive, where you can download this show.