Podcasts about african bush

Have you ever wondered what it's like hunting in the thick, dark wilds of the African bush? Well, in this episode we recap our second excursion down to South Africa. Ashley got her first kills EVER! Plus some other very exceptional animals. This episode is quite long, but we wanted to make sure we didn't leave out any important details. Victory Drive Merch is NOW AVAILABLE at the WCB STORE! Victory Drive Patreon! Interact with me on X (Twitter) Instagram Facebook https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/victorydrive Victory Drive is proudly presented by Grizzly Coolers and Supported by these Amazing Partners! Grizzly Coolers Code WCB Black Ovis Code VICTORY Huntworth Code WCB15 MTN OPS Code VICTORY Don't forget to check out the other shows on the WCB Podcast Network! Working Class Bowhunter Podcast! Tackle & Tacos! Hunting The Mason Dixon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long time ago, in the African Bush, things were not as they are today. Elephant had a small nose, and Giraffe a short neck - so what happened? It all began with the little animals disobeying their parents. Listen to this lively, story told by Wangari from Kenya to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Alice Morrison.Alice is an author, adventurer, and TV presenter living in the heart of Morocco. For the first 8 years of her life, Alice got to run free in the African Bush, roaming around the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda, hunting tadpoles and running away from snakes. She studied Arabic and Turkish at Edinburgh University and spent time in Syria, Egypt, England, Scotland, and more. She has presented through Middle East Broadcasting, BBC News, and served as CEO of Vision+Media, a company dedicated to growing creative industry.Christine and Alice discuss:How her global upbringing led to a life of adventure and travelLearning to fit in and get along with people from all around the worldHow studying around the world opened her eyes to different culturesThe path of media colliding with journalism, writing, and adventureJoin Christine now for this soulful conversation with Alice Morrison.

During this episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with Shae McManus from Co.Leitrim. In this conversation Shae speaks about growing up in rural Ireland, learning to embrace change and her time spent living in Africa alongside so much more. Shae originally lived in Leitrim and worked as a hairdresser, which all changed when she first volunteered in an animal sanctuary in Africa. During this conversation Shae speaks about her work with African impact, her experience of living and working in the African Bush, learning to embrace and respect different cultures, and what she has learned over the last few years. Shae also speaks about her thoughts on home and the reality of what life is like in such a beautiful part of the world, giving us an insight into the highs and lows she's experienced the last few years. This is a very special conversation about trusting your gut, embracing opportunities, leaning into different experiences and so much more, so make sure to check it out. Instagram: @shaeaway @greenerfieldss @hannahnash01

The Alchemy of Power Joni Carley, JoniCarley.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 963 Joni Carley Dr. Joni Carley's expertise in values-driven leadership & cultural development draws on a unique depth and breadth of experience—ranging from the jungle to the boardroom, from the C-suite to the podium, the African Bush to Asian Temples, and from universities to the United Nations, where she serves as an ECOSOC consultant, and convener of the United Nations NGO Major Groups' Unitive Cluster. Her private cultural and leadership development consulting practice helps leaders build a robust quadruple bottom line: Prosperity, People, Partnership, Planet and Peace. Joni advises, speaks and is the author of “The Alchemy of Power: Mastering the Invisible Factors of Leadership.” She is an ordained inter-spiritual minister, holds a doctorate in The Reinvention of Work, has written for publications including Kosmos Journal and Huffington Post's blog, Thrive Global, and she co-leads international programs with Unity Earth.   Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Joni Carley about her book, The Alchemy of Power. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How the traditional understanding of leadership focuses on profits, competition, and tangible outcomes while neglecting purpose, values, and consciousness. - Why the narrow perception of leadership has led to a leadership crisis. - How a shift is occurring and leaders are becoming more aware of the need for a holistic approach in leadership. - Why leadership must go beyond positional authority. - How a values assessment provides valuable data on an organization's culture and highlights areas of alignment or entropy that impacts profits and employee engagement.   Connect with Joni: Guest Contact Info Twitter @JoniCarley Facebook facebook.com/JoniCarley LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/drjoni   Links Mentioned: JoniCarley.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A story about an African bush elephant. © 2023 Samuel Suk. All rights reserved. ℗ 2023 Samuel Suk. All rights reserved. For license and usage contact: animalstoriesforkids@gmail.com Exclusive show related content: patreon.com/AnimalStoriesforKids Creator's page: samuelsuk.com Collect my Everyday Cats Journal/Notebook series. Choose from 3 sizes https://samuelsuk.com/cats --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animalstoriesforkids/support

Live at CONEXPO-CON/AGG with Dana Wuesthoff Taylor welcomes a very special guest to the podcast today, and he does so in an equally special location. Dana Wuesthoff, the show director for CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the largest construction trade show in North America joins Taylor at the Expo itself to discuss the planning and logistics involved in creating such a huge and hugely successful event. As the show director, Dana oversees a team of people and service vendors that work tirelessly behind the scenes to bring the event to life, and today she highlights the immense coordination and teamwork necessary for such an event to happen, and the importance of having this dedicated team to work with and rely upon. She and Taylor go on to discuss the many benefits of attending events like CONEXPO-CON/AGG, including the opportunity for attendees to connect with others, share ideas, and solve problems together. Additionally, they describe the new community zone that was introduced this year to provide a space for attendees to recharge and connect with one another. Delving into the details of the CONEXPO-CON/AGG show in Las Vegas, our duo reveals that it is one of the largest construction shows in the world, covering over 6 million gross square feet with over 2.8 million net square feet dedicated to exhibit booths alone. They note that the show is organized by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, along with two other industry associations, and offers over 175 educational sessions put together by the organizers and industry associations. The many interesting panels and discussions taking place at the event, as well as the variety of educational opportunities available within the exhibitor booths are also reviewed. In essence, today's exceptional episode highlights the vital role that events like CONEXPO-CON/AGG play in not only bringing people together, but also advancing the industry, and providing invaluable educational and networking opportunities - truly an episode and event that you can't afford to miss. The Finer Details of This Episode: Dana Wuesthoff and her role in producing the Expo The planning process for the show The immense coordination and logistics involved The dedicated team of vendors and service partners What Dana enjoys most about the show Some challenges in running outdoor events Setting up the largest exhibits The takedown process The new community zone The show's organizers The educational opportunities available Quotes: "I kind of grew up in our services and I'm kind of like a giant project manager. There's a whole team of people, an army of people and service vendors that all work behind the scenes. We plan for three years to bring this event to life." "I'm planning 2026 already. I have been for a while. I think some of my team probably hates me a little bit because I'm like, 'Yeah, '23 and '26 at the same time.'" "That is the equivalent of lifting over 3,000 African Bush elephants, that's what that translates to." "All these wonderful exhibits with the dirt and the aggregates and everything up there, the equipment on there, that was 175 dump trucks coming in, just dropping that stuff in." "My favorite part is literally just seeing the people all coming together and seeing connections." "We know how big the show is. We know how tired your feet can get, but really, you just wanted a place to sit down, get your devices charged, kind of recharge yourself a little bit, have a snack or a beverage." "These three industry associations are really the ones behind the CONEXPO-CON/AGG together." "We have over 175 different educational sessions that we, as the show, put together." Links: Taylor White on LinkedIn To see highlights from the 2023 show, go to: https://www.conexpoconagg.com/show-experience/show-highlights Komatsu Homepage Dana Wuesthoff on LinkedIn

In this episode, I'm sharing with you some beautiful stories from my most recent trip to South Africa and the powerful insights that dropped around the creation process, our worthiness as human beings, entering the stream of synchronicities, the difference between intention and expectation, and how incredibly malleable time really is. 

Beks Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean professional safari guide and founder of African Bush Camps (ABC), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his company, one of the only black-owned safari operators. Ndlovu details the 18 lodges ABC runs in Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, all of which offer major safari experiences, as well as how he got started in the business. For more information, visit www.africanbushcamps.com.  If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

Have you ever thought about volunteering at a local animal shelter in your community? Or how about doing so in the African Bush? Our guest today, Kim Troy, spent 10 years serving and learning life and leadership lessons while living in the African Bush. Kim Troy is the Founder and CEO of Civilis Consulting, a business advisory firm providing strategic sales, marketing, operations, and HR guidance to fast-growth businesses. She has also held executive-level positions in Human Resources, Operations, and Sales for some of the world's largest corporations, including L Brands. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:LinkedIn (Kim individual): www.linkedin.com/in/kimtroyLinkedIn Civilis: https://www.linkedin.com/company/civilisconsulting/Facebook Civilis: @civilisconsulting, www.facebook.com/civilisconsultingShe also has a blog full of insightful articles, including posts to the various podcasts and webinars on which Kim is aguest speaker.https://www.civilisconsulting.com/insights/If you are ready to franchise your business or take it to the next level: CLICK HERE.ABOUT OUR GUEST:Kim Troy is the Founder and CEO of Civilis Consulting, a business advisory firm providing strategic sales, marketing, operations, and HR guidance to fast-growth businesses. Civilis' seasoned consultants work alongside CEO'sentrepreneurs and leadership teams to strategize and implement organization-wide transformations; and have deep expertise advising companies with remote or geographically dispersed business units.  Prior to Civilis, Kim founded Kimberly Troy Consulting, an organizational development consultancy. The firm's notable engagements include consulting field-based NGOs – primarily in southern Africa – to improve the utilization of financial and human resources. She has held executive-level positions in Human Resources, Operations, and Sales for some of the world's largest corporations, including L Brands.  She has a BA in Psychology and Business Administration from the University of Puget Sound and a Diversity &Inclusion certification from Cornell. She is a Prosci certified Change Management Practitioner, DDI Targeted Selection trainer, and certified Tilt coach.ABOUT BIG SKY FRANCHISE TEAM:This episode is powered by Big Sky Franchise Team. If you are ready to talk about franchising your business you can schedule your free, no-obligation, franchise consultation online at: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/ or by calling Big Sky Franchise Team at: 855-824-4759.

African Bush Noise Looking for a relaxing sound to help you sleep or get a deep focus on your work? Find your zen with this peaceful sound of white noise. These sounds can calm your mind and helps cover up unwanted distractions. It will also help for better sleep, relaxing & baby soothe. Just give it a try. Listening to these African Bush noises is great for evening meditation, yoga or simply relaxing with a cup of tea - all great activities to put you in the mood for sleep. This podcast is now available on all podcast platforms and YouTube or get a subscription for supporting this channel!

African Bush Summer Noise Looking for a relaxing sound to help you sleep or get a deep focus on your work? Find your zen with this peaceful sound of white noise. These sounds can calm your mind and helps cover up unwanted distractions. It will also help for better sleep, relaxing & baby soothe. Just give it a try. Listening to these African Bush Summer noises is great for evening meditation, yoga or simply relaxing with a cup of tea - all great activities to put you in the mood for sleep. This podcast is now available on all podcast platforms and YouTube or get a subscription for supporting this channel!

Rethink Travel Podcast highlights the stories of the best people around the world in or around the travel industry dedicated to better tourism around the world.With this podcast, we aim to make it easier for people to understand what sustainability means in the travel industry and its importance in the space.#sustainability #sustainablehotels #sustainabletravelEDUCATION IS KEY IN ORDER TO MOVE INTO A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD - Rethink Travel's Mission is to empower people to make conscious travel and living the only choice so we created a space for people - travelers - to learn about sustainable and regenerative travel.Join our community on Instagram: @rethink.travel.by.nathttps://www.instagram.com/rethink.tra...Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sustainabilit...Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rethinktrav...www.rethink.travel to subscribe to the Newsletter____________Beks NdlovuInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/africanbushcamps/Beks Ndlovu started his journey as a professional safari guide working for safari companies in Zimbabwe. However, he felt that the safaris being offered were sometimes too structured and stiff, not giving you the flexibility to venture out and explore the wonders of the African wilderness in different ways.He branched off to start his own camp, a place where guides could be creative and imaginative. Somalisa Camp was born from this dream, the now award-winning camp started as a humble dream to bring guides together to teach guests about Africa.The safari bug bit Beks and he decided this vision was bigger than just him, he gathered people with the same values to create something incredible. African Bush Camps, aims to be experts in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia.Support the show

I recently returned to Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa for my second visit, except this time I got to journey alongside 3 of my closest brothers — Boyd, Chase, and Greg. And it was nothing short of epic.In 1926, Boyd's great-grandfather purchased a bankrupt cattle farm and after years of partnering with nature and devising a model that allowed for the land to be honored and protected this special place became Londolozi Game Reserve. To say that Londolozi is a magical experience is an understatement. It's the depth of presence one sinks into simply by being on the land, the connection to the wild that is also within us, and the reconnection to our knowing that really does something special and expansive to the psyche.→ How our anxiety and depression often stems from a sense of meaninglessness→ The realization that our wants and needs remove us from presence and appreciation→ Shifting from our comparative world into a relational world→ The ‘knowing' in each of us that is beyond rational thought→ The parallels between tracking animals and our journey through life→ Embracing the moments of quiet presence→ A hippo encounter that turned expansive→ And more!Resources:• Londolozi Game Reserve• Our Londolozi Vlog• Peyton, Lyndsay, and Maureen Londolozi Episode• The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life• Cathedral of the Wild• Feel FreeConnect with Boyd• Website• Track Your Life Podcast• 40 Days and 40 NightsConnect with Chase:• YouTube• InstagramConnect with Greg:• House of Shan• InstagramConnect with Cal:• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube• Website• Subscribe to the newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Alistair Gelatley and Arthur Taylor were both experienced hunters in the African Bush and would regularly take trips onto the beautiful but dangerous Zambezi River. The two, accompanied by Arthurs wife and in-laws, decided to go on a fishing trip as a last hurrah for their weekend getaway. The day started out normal, but everything changed when a lone hippo flipped their boat leaving the five of them stranded in the middle of extremely crocodile infested waters. Check out our Patreon Page using the link below! https://www.patreon.com/nottodaypodcast

Introduction: Dr. Ajit Menon is a business psychologist and consultant and co-founder of Blacklight Advisory a specialist organisational consultancy to a diverse range of clients. Ajit is also faculty of the London School of Economics, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. He is also co-author with Trevor Hough of the book this podcast showcases; What lies beneath how organisations really work.  Trevor Hough is a clinical psychologist, executive coach, and organisational development consultant. Trevor is a self-confessed nomad, living all over the World furthering his interest in diverse cultural experiences. Trevor works with Ajit as a Principal Consultant at Blacklight Advisory outside of his own consultancy practice. Trevor's great interest is in the outdoors especially the African Bush where he has recently trained as a field and trails guide.   Podcast Episode Summary Eight crafted stories about Organisational Life are illuminated in the book What Lies Beneath: How organisations really work, by the authors Trevor Hough and Ajit Menon. They show how problems of Culture, Succession, Transition & Leadership Team Alignment are often masked by underlying and often unconscious emotions of fear, anxiety, envy, uncertainty and abandonment. The resulting defences of denial, blame, splitting, pairing and collusion blur the view of the “real” problem which needs to be solved by the client. Ajit and Trevor share how tricky this terrain can be in the eight stories they share in their book. The work of organisational development is complex and it serves a Coach/Consultant to not only be paired in the work but also to have regular supervision.   Points made over the episode Ajit and Trevor share an interest & history that could be described as nomadic  Important to appreciate difference in the many cultural contexts the work entails.  As an organisational consultant, working in and out of organisations all of the time it behoves the consultant to be able to sit “at the edge of the system” & not collude by a desire to belong.  Ajit shares that one of the first question he & Trevor often ask clients is “what else?” or What else is going on?  so as to resist the temptation to prematurely rush to solution  Clients are very rarely completely right and it takes considered contracting to scope a solution or potential solution to a presenting issue.  Problems lie at a human level even though we would like to think they are all technical Working with a client system is never just about the client alone,  it is about the consultant as well. What you bring, your views, the lens by which you see the world etc. are all played out.  The book while a slim product is full of depth in how it explores what lies beneath in an organisation and by what it evokes in the reader.  How can we as coaches and consultants impact and influence the system? Ajit and Trevor responded by saying often the coach has to be willing to use self as instrument and notice what is being evoked. The story about the client in the fashion house in Paris, explored later, is an example of such.  Question what draws you to do the work-looking beneath can often mean an uncomfortable enquiry.  A big part of the work is about understanding our own process. Awareness is key.  Peer supervision is not to be feared it is a different type of workout.  Supervision is about doing work on the work  The yearning by coaches to be liked is dangerous. Often Clients do not like what we have to say. That's OK  Our role is asocial -we have to think about what is good for the client and not our ego.  Ajit & Trevor are called into client systems to consider topics like, A CEO in Transition, Culture Change, Succession, Leadership Team Alignment and they are both apt to ask “If that is the answer why is coaching the solution? If team building is the solution what is the problem it can help address”  Inquiry is a positive intervention and can serve to illuminate some of the complexity up front.  Example of the story of Hong Kong where two founders purported to want to leave but in reality that was not the case and they returned  The work is tricky & not easy to spot but with supervision and dialogue without attachment we can begin to see patterns, themes, dynamics -often you require the lens of an outsider to help you see how you might be colluding.  Another story with a private bank in London shows how speaking up and being straight with a client can still backfire.  The unsaid remains under the surface and it takes courage to speak the unsaid.  Trevor explores how at the end of an assignment the client was disappointed the client felt they had done all of the work. If you are injured by that as a consultant you are in danger. Clients often want to give you the “ball of fire” the problem for you to solve.  Our work is to encourage the client to put the “ball of fire” on the table and through inquiry be able to piece out what is going on.  The Drama Triangle is a useful concept to keep in mind when doing organisational consultancy and why supervision is important  Trevor explained repetition compulsion and how often it occurs. He told of a client in HR who kept moving between organisations and kept ending up working for Narcissists – “what is your story of origin?” “What are you trying to solve?” What are you thinking is going to be different this time?” are just some of the questions he asked instead of trying to solve the problem of working with Narcissists  The idea of helping a client build a great team might simply be feeding the fantasy a team is the ultimate concept. Question why you want or need a team. Teams are often an overvalued concept when a peer group set up might equally serve or do better Do we really appreciate what it is to get into a communal mindset? The story of Nairobi highlights these tensions.  What needs to be illuminated at the contracting stage to aid the work? Question why a client has chosen you. How you get into relationship will often predict how you will be in that system -what does the client desire? In order to have a clear focus of where the work really is,  it helps to ask; What is the problem you want to solve? What have you done so far? What keeps getting in the way?  The case in Paris resulted in Ajit and Trevor acting out the very dynamic being experienced by the client- strong presence and awareness coupled with peer supervision helped them see what was happening and how they needed to be with the client to explore their findings.  This example exemplifies the danger of working alone in a system. Meta perspective is crucial.  Important to start as  you mean to go on and to forever be authentic.  Resources shared  What Lies Beneath: How organisations really work by Ajit Menon & Trevor Hough. 

Emmy-award winning filmmakers, conservationists, and luxury-safari pioneers Dereck and Beverly Joubert speak with Bruce about their incredible adventures, their efforts to document and preserve African wildlife, and how to get the very best out of a safari experience.   The Jouberts' safari company, Great Plains Conservation, manages some of Africa's most exclusive camps—in locations from Botswana's Okavango Delta to the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe and the Chyulu Hills of Kenya. Part of the environment—and set on a massive private concessions—the camps offer almost unprecedented access and proximity to animals of all kinds. One such creature, a mother leopard they call Fig, is the star of the Jouberts' latest film, Jade-Eyed Leopard (narrated by Jeremy Irons). The big cat was so comfortable in the area around Great Plains' Mara Plains camp that she gave birth under one of the tents.   In addition to prime wildlife viewing, Mara Plains and other Great Plains camps offer an opulent experience for guests, with dining and accommodations that have earned many of them Relais & Chateaux membership. But it is the wildlife experience that stands out most—and the Jouberts explain why. They dive into the benefits of private concessions versus public parks, not only for the safari experience but for the ability for guests to have a more positive impact—and meaningful interactions—with local communities.   Although much of the story revolves around a love of wildlife, the Jouberts' tale at its heart is a story about their love for each other. Their bond has been forged over years living in the bush. And while they have their own harrowing tales—including near-death experiences that have brought them closer together—their commitment to documenting and conserving African wildlife has never diminished. For More Information Visit:  https://greatplainsconservation.com/ http://www.wildlifefilms.co/dereck-beverly ----------------------------------- Learn more about the podcast: https://www.curtco.com/travelthatmatters Hosted by: Bruce Wallin Produced by: AJ Moseley and Darra Stone Music by: Joey Salvia A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom and Becca share about what their life looks like overseas in Angola. Their job is to venture into the African Bush with their team (including their two children) on a regular basis to build relationships with tribes. While you may listen at first and think their adventurous life is so foreign to yours, just wait until the end. They also share about the every-day things they enjoy doing as a family that you may find very relatable, including picking up a bird watching hobby and playing as many board games as Tom can get Becca to play. Music by Hi-Fi Cali - "Soulmates" (https://linktr.ee/chrisbartels) 

I can't quite remember when and where today's guest and I met. Definitely online and maybe even in person at a workshop in London.What I do remember though is being very intrigued (and somewhat jealous) when I learned the partners in her coaching work are four-legged, noble animals — horses!Having dubbed herself the business wrangler and herd leader at Business Horse Power Ltd, my guest is an award-winning Master Coach, business mentor and consultant. She also is an accomplished businesswoman and Horse Assisted Educator. A qualified safari guide who lived in the African Bush for 5 months, she loves all things Africa.It's where her passion for Nature grew from and where she began to fully understand how much there is we can learn from Nature. Lessons that can help us create high-performance businesses.A cowgirl at heart my guest lives in Yorkshire with her herd of four rescue horses; as at home on the back of a horse rounding up cattle as she is in the business world.Although she loves speaking and delivering workshops from the stage, she particularly loves facilitating and hosting workshops at the barn with her horses. A place she describes as magical; one where life-long transformation occurs.As she puts it: “There is something about the power of horses and being in nature that just shifts people to another space, one where they become more self-aware and connected to themselves and others.”Her extensive business background as a corporate management consultant makes her a master translator when running her workshops with horses. Able to easily translate what is happening in the barn to the boardroom so clients can readily appreciate the practical application of the business lessons they experience.A lifelong learner with a passion for business she loves sharing her expertise and knowledge with others in order to help them achieve success and unleash their hidden potential.All the wisdom she gained from her years of working in business and with horses, my guest put on paper as she authored two books: ‘Unbridled Success: How The Secret Lives Of Horses Impacts Leadership, Teamwork and Communication' and ‘The Alchemy Of Change: Ancient Wisdom Re-Invented To Unlock The Potential Of Leaders and Teams'.She believes that business should and can be a massive force for good in the world when they focus on the impact and contribution they can make to all stakeholders. Her business principles are based on herd dynamics where collaboration, community and connection reign.When it comes to her work my guest's inspiration comes from her herd of rescued horses who she says “have taught her the best leadership and business lessons ever as they never sugar-coat the feedback.-----You can find more extensive notes (including links to books, music and movies mentioned) on the episode page on the Dare Greatly Coaching website

In this sixth episode, I read excerpts from the following texts:·         *How We Got to Now: Six Innovation That Made the Modern World* by Steven Johnson·         *Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty* by Dan Jones·         *Critical Race Theory: An Introduction* by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic·         *Sitting with Elephants: Lessons in Humility from the African Bush* by Ronald Dulek

Alice Morrison is an adventurer and an explorer. She travels to the furthest places on earth and walks through its toughest habitats. She has been described as ‘Indiana Jones for girls'. Her aim is to bear witness to what is happening to the planet as our climate and our society changes and to tell the stories that bring we humans together rather than the ones that drive us apart.Alice was was born in 1963 in Edinburgh. Six weeks later, her parents boarded a ship and sailed to Africa. For the first 8 years of her life, she ran free in the African Bush, roaming around the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda, hunting tadpoles and running away from snakes.At the age of 11, it was back to Scotland to St Denis and Cranley Academy for Young Ladies, followed by Edinburgh University, where she studied Arabic and Turkish. She spent six memorable months living in Damascus and then after university lived for two years in Cairo, teaching English and exploring the country. Moving to London, she pursued a career in journalism which had started in Dubai at “What's On in Dubai”. From there to Middle East Broadcasting, the original Arabic Satellite News Station. The next step was to BBC News with jobs on BBC World TV and then BBC Arabic TV. She went on to become co-Editor for the BBC News Channel output between 10 am and 8 pm. For the new millennium she moved North to Manchester and onto the internet with Supanet where she built the ISP's content from six pages to one million pages in two years. She also started to break out into mini adventures squeezed into the holidays: the Snowdon Challenge, crossing Costa Rica coast to coast, Kilimanjaro, ice climbing in the Andes, climbing the Ruwenzoris….In 2002, she plunged into public service when she was appointed as CEO of Vision+Media, a quango dedicated to growing the creative industries in the Northwest and remained there for nine years. With a change in government policy, she was made redundant and left the rat race for a bike race. She entered the Tour D'Afrique and raced her bike from Cairo to Cape Town: 12,500km through ten countries in 100 days with 20 days rest. Bitten with the adventure bug, she entered the Marathon Des Sables, the toughest footrace on earth, 6 marathons across the Sahara in 6 days carrying all your own food and equipment. As a self-confessed “terrible runner” who had never even run a marathon, she decided to give herself the best possible chance by moving to Morocco in January 2014 to train in the sand and sun.She loved Morocco so much she stayed and committed to her heart's desire of becoming a full time adventurer.In 2015 she did her first “world first” with the Atlas to Atlantic Trek, sponsored by Epic Travel. She and her expedition guide, Rachid Aitelmahjoub, became the first people ever to hike from the highest point in North Africa, Mount Toubkal (4167m) to the Atlantic Ocean (Agadir) straight across the Atlas Mountains. She has also run the Everest Trail Race, became the first woman to Draa River in Morocco and then decided to walk across the whole of Morocco with three Berber companions and six camels!We talk about her childhood, her career, her love of languages, the change in direction to become an adventurer, how one grows as a person in the face of adversity and lots more. I could have carried on talking to her for hours, but all good things must come to an end!!You can find Alice in all the following places and her books are available on Amazon or through her website.Web: www.alicemorrison.co.uk Podcast: Alice in WanderlandTwitter: aliceoutthere1Instagram: aliceoutthere1 Fbook: Alice Hunter Morrison Adventures

Listen in to my interview with Jennifer Hartman, co-founder of Rogue Detection Teams, a team of humans and dogs who work together on conversation in the wild. Jennifer has traveled with her dogs to some amazing places, Mozambique, Cambodia, and the oil sands of Alberta to name just a few, but in our conversation, we dive in on the connection between humans and animals, and how in many ways, the animals are the ones who are helping train us how to see. I hope you enjoy the episode. You can learn more about Jennifer at https://roguedogs.org/ where there is a great video that shares more about their work, and read a touching tribute she wrote for her dog Max: https://lonelyconservationists.com/2020/11/11/jennifer-tribute-to-max/

Sounds of the African bush with me wittering away Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Tobystrong)

Dave joins Rainman's Take from Durbin, South Africa to discuss his time as a safari guide at the famous Londolozi game reserve. You'll be interested to know what it takes to become a guide as well as some of Dave's most memorable experiences with the Big 5 in the bush (rhino, elephant, cape buffalo, lion, leopard). Safari is truly one of the great adventures out there and the Rainman highly recommends going if you can. Dave towards the end of the interview also talks about how South Africa's is dealing with the pandemic. A great interview about a fascinating part of the world. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An amazing podcast today with Ian Mbelle - who has had a crazy story from South Africa - to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban! From Playing With Goats to Doing Comedy and much much MORE! Find about South African Language Clicks - Getting Circumcised with a SPEAR and Joining the Army. Ian tells all on the Labrador Energy Podcast! Follow Ian on Instagram @blackian and facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/IAMComic

After exploring and hiking the globe for over 16 years. Chaz Powell now lives his life as an Explorer, Expedition Leader and Survival Guide. His ongoing project ‘The Wildest Journey' is all about his wildest journeys by foot along Africa's wildest rivers with an aim to raise awareness for wildlife conservation and anti-poaching. In 2016/17 Chaz spent 137 days walking over 3000km from source to sea along the Zambezi River. We speak on this episode about that expedition and the struggles and excitement he had in the African Bush.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-modern-adventurer/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week's guest is Jane Wynyard, wildlife photographer, conservation activist and consultant for Save the Elephant and the Elephant Crisis Fund in Kenya, left the star-spangled world of fashion PR in the heart of London, to live out of a suitcase in the African Bush.Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Jane as they discussed Jane's outdoorsy childhood, a glamorous life as a journalist working for the BBC, then eventually becoming Head of PR for Hearst Magazines before being taken on by Net a Porter. After much soul-searching her heart pulled her towards photographing wildlife in Africa and at the age of 47 she turned her back on the 9-5 and headed to the African Bush to consult for the charities that she believed in.In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.You can find out more about Jane's work on https://www.batteredpassport.com and follow her on instagram @janewynyardJoin our tribe https://www.brave-new-you.com/tribe and follow us on instagram @bravenewyoutribe and Lou @brave_newgirlThanks to Podstar Ltd for sourcing guests for the series https://podstarpr.com/Music is licensed from Melody LoopsSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=S7WVQQ2YC26RN)

This is definitely the episode with THE CRAZIEST stories so far! I was just in awe of Chaz's adventures walking the length of some of Africa's Wildest Rivers, including The Gambia, The Mangoky, and The Zambezi. Stories include, escaping a 3 day hostage situation under the cover of nightfall, being charged by a Bull Elephant in the African Bush, and a hairy encounter with bandits in Madagascar... Follow Chaz on Instagram: @thewildestjourney Also check out his Blog here... If you enjoy this episode please do leave a 5* rating and review on Apple Podcasts - it would mean the world! If you want to support The Worst Traveller in these tricky times, please give this Amazon Audible Free Trial a go - you have the option to cancel the trial before the end and still keep your free audiobook if you so wish :) (2 free, if you're an Amazon Prime Member) Audible:  CLICK HERE FOR FREE TRIAL The Equipment I use: Podcast Microphone: https://amzn.to/33yNyiY On The Go Mic: https://amzn.to/3jLycgk My Instagram: @tomjpage + @worsttraveller See you next week!

Lifelong hunter and conservation advocate Philip Glass joins me on Episode 555. We discuss his passion for hunting in Africa which ultimately lead to him being a part of the documentary film "Trophy" which was released by husband/wife film makers Christina Clusiau and Schaul Schwarz (Click here for the interview I did with them back [...]

This week's guest is Pam Millington, originally from Zambia, Pam married a Brit and raised two children in a rural village in Wiltshire. When the boys flew the nest, Pam and Richard decided to fly off too and moved back to Zambia to a build a house in the virgin bush.Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Pam as they discussed growing up as the only black girl in her primary school in Zambia, boarding at the same secondary school that Nelson Mandela sent his kids to, falling in love with a Brit and heading to the UK with him to raise a family. Bringing up two boys in a rural, very white, village in Wiltshire, Pam had to help them learn to fend off taunts, and on one occasion she faced up to the head teacher who, she believed reacted to an incident in a disappointingly racist fashion. When the boys left home Pam and her husband Richard decided to head back to Zambia on the offer of land, and set out to build their dream life in the Africa bush.In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.You can follow Pam's adventure on Instagram on @kasenga20Join our tribe https://www.brave-new-you.com/tribe and follow us on instagram @bravenewyoutribe and Lou @brave_newgirlThanks to Podstar Ltd for sourcing guests for the series https://podstarpr.com/Music is licensed from Melody LoopsSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=S7WVQQ2YC26RN)

We share with you the latest episode of the Retired Racehorse Radio Show as we take you to the South African bush with Anna Mussi to talk about a very unique second career for retired racehorses. Eric Floyd joins us again to talk about the ins-and-outs of handicap racing as we prepare for the Kentucky Derby. Sarah Coleman brings us some news from New Vocations, and Leandra drops another hot training tip, and our Adoptable Horse of the Week. Listen in… HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2509 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief; Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures; Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Host of Horses in the Morning and Joy Hills of Joy Hills EquestrianTitle Sponsor: Kentucky Performance ProductsFeatured Image Credit: Anna MussiMedia Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Anna Mussi – Orphanage Manager at Rhino RevolutionGuest: Eric FloydGuest: Leandra from New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Products, Bates SaddlesNew Vocations Adoptable Horse of the Week: Peace AccordSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

We share with you the latest episode of the Retired Racehorse Radio Show as we take you to the South African bush with Anna Mussi to talk about a very unique second career for retired racehorses. Eric Floyd joins us again to talk about the ins-and-outs of handicap racing as we prepare for the Kentucky Derby. Sarah Coleman brings us some news from New Vocations, and Leandra drops another hot training tip, and our Adoptable Horse of the Week. Listen in… HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2509 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief; Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures; Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Host of Horses in the Morning and Joy Hills of Joy Hills EquestrianTitle Sponsor: Kentucky Performance ProductsFeatured Image Credit: Anna MussiMedia Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Anna Mussi – Orphanage Manager at Rhino RevolutionGuest: Eric FloydGuest: Leandra from New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Products, Bates SaddlesNew Vocations Adoptable Horse of the Week: Peace AccordSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

To honour her 80th birthday, Dr Cynthia Moss talks to Corinna about how growing up in the USA inspired a love of nature, leading her to spend five decades in the Kenyan bush.    Many of you will recognise Cynthia from the award-winning films shown on the BBC, PBS and Animal Planet, about the female elephant matriarch Echo, which she presented alongside David Attenborough. Cynthia explains how Echo became her matriarch and how much she taught her about elephant family life.  Cynthia’s scientific research through her charity Amboseli Trust for Elephants, together with the Echo films have profoundly altered the way we think about and conserve elephants.   Cynthia also talks to Corinna about her great pride at sponsoring Maasai girls to attend school and university and why she has no plans to stop working at 80! Amboseli Trust for Elephants (https://www.elephanttrust.org/index.php)      @AmboseliElephants (https://www.facebook.com/AmboseliElephants)   @Corinna_Radio (https://twitter.com/Corinna_Radio) #Kenya #Elephants #Africa #Women #RadioGorgeous

Professor Clive Shiff is an entomologist who shares fascinating insight into his work. Tune in to discover: What sleeping sickness is and how it's transmitted   What it was like living in the African Bush for over two years and coming face-to-face with wild animals Where schistosomiasis is found, how it is contracted, and what it does to the body For two years, Shiff lived in the African bush, where he encountered elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, hippopotamuses, and many other animals face-to-face. He shares his experiences, what he learned during this time, and what he did to avoid deadly parasites and diseases like malaria and sleeping sickness.   Shiff discusses the efforts to eradicate malaria in the 1950s, parasitic diseases such as sleeping sickness and schistosomiasis, what therapies and sanitations efforts have been implemented in response to schistosomiasis and why it has been so difficult to combat, and how he is trying to improve diagnostics for parasitic diseases. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

Special guest host, Mandie Carter, turns the tables on me and interviews the interviewer. The next few episodes with Mandie at the helm give me the opportunity to recount some of my tales of world travel. In this episode, we go to Africa to talk about Masai warriors, safari animals, and dress code violations and to Central America to talk about the beautiful people and culture of Nicaragua. I hope you enjoy our talk as much as I did!

Facts about African Bush Elephant --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From Alice's website: "I was born in 1963 in the Edinburgh Infirmary. Six weeks later, just after my mum had successfully taken her law exams, my parents Jim and Fredi  boarded a ship and sailed to Africa. For the first 8 years of my life, I got to run free in the African Bush, roaming around the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda, hunting tadpoles and running away from snakes.At the age of 11, by now the family was living in Ghana, it was back to Scotland to St Denis and Cranley Academy for Young Ladies, where I had to wear two sets of knickers – under and over – and a velour hat to church. NO idea why the two sets of knickers but they did help keep the nethers warm in the freezing winters of an unheated school in Edinburgh!At Edinburgh University, I studied Arabic and Turkish and discovered the joys of the Poetry Society and the Socialist Worker’s club – both joined because I fancied the guy that ran them. Six memorable months were spent living in Damascus with my lifelong (now!) friend and fellow Arabist Martin, where we faced down the secret police and survived on a diet of bread, condensed milk and jam because I was a terrible cook.After university I spent two years teaching English in Cairo and exploring the country. Hitchhiking on military trucks across the Western Desert and spending afternoons sleeping with the stray dogs in the shade of the Pharaonic temples of the Luxor.Moving to London, I pursued a career in journalism which had started in Dubai at “What’s On in Dubai”. My first job was with Technical Review Middle East (there is nothing she doesn’t know about concrete decay). From there to Middle East Broadcasting, the original Arabic Satellite News Station, with my first assignment being to produce coverage in the USA for the Clinton Election.  My next step was to BBC News with jobs on BBC World TV and then BBC Arabic TV.  I rose quickly (ish) through the ranks in BBC News and was recruited to help launch the BBC News Channel where I went on to become co-Editor of the daytime hours which meant I was in charge of all the BBC News Channel output between 10 am and 8 pm. I was one of only three female news editors in the corporation at the time. My speciality was managing the complexities of live, breaking stories in the news gallery, and one of my abiding memories is causing higher ups to almost have cardiac arrests when I threw live to the George Michael arrest press conference in the USA when the details of his cottaging were revealed – apparently that was not what the British news-watching public wanted to watch at teatime with the kids.For the new millennium I moved North to Manchester and onto the internet www.supanet.com  where we built the ISP’s content from six pages to one million pages in two years; oversaw content deals with all the major players and attracted six million users. Happy days! I also started to break out into mini adventures squeezed into the holidays: the Snowdon Challenge, crossing Costa Rica coast to coast, Kilimanjaro, ice climbing in the Andes, climbing the Ruwenzoris….In 2002, I plunged into public service when I was appointed  as CEO of Vision+Media, a quango dedicated to growing the creative industries in the Northwest and remained there for nine years. I am proud that I managed – with my Board and my Team – to build the company from a modest start of £830k funding annually to £10 million, move it into brand new premises in Salford’s media city, work closely with the BBC Move North team and delivered 10x value to funders. However, following Tory government cuts in 2011 we were no longer viable, so I merged the company into Creative England and cast off my pinstripes for lycra."

Billy is a guy who truly loves what he does.  Passionate about travel, South Africa, the African Bush and other wonderous places.    In this interview Billy shares his journey from Corporate life to buying into a Franchise Travel business.   He works harder than ever, enjoys every single moment of it, offering an exceptional service and thrives on providing his guests with the best experience.  

Alice Morrison, is a Scottish Adventurer, currently based in Morocco. After a childhood spent running around the African Bush, she was sent to boarding school in Edinburgh where she learned Latin but no decorum. She studied Arabic and Turkish at University which has led to a long love affair with the Middle East.  Adventuring had been something she had always done part time until in her mid-forties destiny in the shape of the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, intervened. His cuts made her redundant and she gleefully burned her briefcase, and headed off for a life in the unknown. She has plunged through a number adventures including the Tour D’Afrique when she raced from Cairo to Cape Town on a bike; Atlas to Atlantic, a world first trek from the highest point of North Africa straight across the Atlas mountains to the sea; and the Marathon Des Sables, the toughest footrace on earth, six marathons across the Sahara desert in six days.  “If I can do it, anyone can,” she says, “You just have to set your sights firmly on your goal and then pursue it with demonic persistence ignoring pain, humiliation and despair along the way. It is always worth it!” Show notes Who is Alice, her background and how she got into adventure What her childhood was like growing up in Africa The hazards of speaking a foreign language Her career path and following a normal path Building a company and being a CEO Dealing with the company going under and having to make changes in her life The Tour D'Afrique is the longest bike race on earth (12,000 kilometres from Cairo to Cape Town) Training and preparation for the bike race… Cycling in a big group and struggling at the start Day to day life on the road and how the tour worked Dodging Elephants….. Going through a life changing experience and making decisions about her life Dealing with the adventure blues Trying to find a normal job again… Deciding to do the Marathon des Sables even though she’d never run a marathon before! Moving to Morocco to train and deciding to become a professional adventurer Learning languages  Doing her first - World First - the Atlas Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean - 350km Why it was so much harder than she though it was going to be How she coped with the mental pressure of challenging times and why staying in the moment was so important The cultural challenges of being a woman in Morocco Loss of status and income and friends and family reaction to becoming an adventurer Money and making it work financially Corporate sponsors - Craghopper and NTT Data UK Not having a typical day or week at work What’s been happening since November 2018 Deciding on a new challenge  - The Everest Trail Race  The magical moments on the race Not having much of a break before heading of on another adventure Walking the length of the River Darr in Morocco (1,200km from the start to the sea at Tan Tan) Her new book! My 1001 Nights What’s next?! Quick Fire Questions Final words of advice  Social Media New Book just out! My 1001 Nights   Website : www.alicemorrison.co.uk   Twitter: @aliceoutthere1 Instagram: @aliceoutthere1                            Facebook: @AliceHunterMorrisonAdventures

In this 178th episode of “Elton Jim” Turano’s “CAPTAIN POD-TASTIC,” Jim Turano’s latest adventures in “Turano’s Travels” takes him to Africa, visiting the city of Johannesburg and Soweto to see Nelson Mandela’s home and The Apartheid Museum.  And in the wilds of South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Bostwana, became “Jimmy Safari” and saw the thundering power of Victoria Falls, […]

Zack & Jared have their first guest, Stephen Whalen. He enlightens them on the life of an African Bush pilot, just days before he departs for Africa for good. Stories of lions, snakes and plane wrecks; this is one you don't want to miss.

In this week's episode, Dr. Michelli discusses lessons learned while on a photo safari in the South African bush.

You have likely heard the saying “You are what you eat.” But what if I told you that how well your parents were eating in the days and months before you were conceived may actually help to determine how your body works—at the cellular level—for your entire life? As it turns out, you were optimized to survive in your parents' nutritional environment. The Leading Voices in Food interviews international nutritionist Andrew Prentice. About Andrew Prentice Dr Andrew Prentice, professor of international nutrition that the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is founder and head of the United Kingdom's medical research councils, International Nutrition Group in Gambia, Africa. Andrew directs research focused largely on maternal and child health in developing countries with emphasis on early human growth and development, iron infection than anemia, nutritional genetics and epigenetics and calcium and vitamin D and bone health. Andrew is a distinguished scholar on the effects of diet on human health and disease and as a world leader in global health research, he has made major contributions in many areas, two of which are the regulation of Human Energy Balance and obesity and the effects of malnutrition on maternal and child health and poor populations. Interview Summary You live and work in a very remote setting in the middle of the African Bush. Could you explain why? I do live a very strange life, but at the same time it's a very wonderful one. I live within a community that we have been studying--and when I say studying, that sounds as if it's us studying them. Really, they've really been participating in the work we do for over seven decades. Can you believe it? And they have a very good understanding that they're contributing to global health. So I love this population very much. I've been working with them for 40 years and not only that, it gives us some really great opportunities to do some unusual science and I've come to the conclusion that the best way I can do that is actually to live here within that community. So what are some of the main nutritional challenges for people living in that part of the world? Well, let's start off with the sort of global picture and what the World Health Organization and others would genuinely generally articulate in terms of stunting. So eradicating stunting has been part of the goal, reducing it by half has been part of the Millennium Development Goals, going onto the Sustainable Development Goals. And yet there are still at least $160 million stunted children around the world. And it's the World Health Organization target to reduce that by half by 2025, which is very ambitious. Now, why does it matter? I don't care if someone is shorter or taller than another person. But the problem is that stunting is a reflection of the fact that a child has been undernourished for many months, probably years. And so if you look at the patterns across the poor countries of this world, you see that their growth falls away from what would be the normal standard reference curves very rapidly in the first two years of life. And that then has an effect on brain development and cognitive development, and what we call human capital. So that's why we care about it. Are there also affects on resistance to disease? Indeed, so stunted child will be much more likely to die and just in his normal life, but also if admitted to hospital will have a much higher case fatality rate. So we do know that this marker of former under-nutrition is a really strong prognostic indicator of how well or badly a child will do. You're helping paint a picture of the human toll of this because otherwise we just get lost in the numbers, you know, so many millions of people are under nourished and the children affected by stunting. But you've really made it pretty clear that there are very dramatic effects on the lives of children. There are indeed and that's what drives me. I mean on the one hand I'm fascinated, but on the other hand determined to try and do something about it. So that then really brings us on to the next challenge, which is how well have you guys in the nutrition field being doing? And unfortunately the answer to that is very badly. So if we try to intervene with all the sensible things, you know--feeding children better, educating mothers how to look after them better, and we do that even under the rigorously controlled conditions of a randomized trial...we find that we can only get back about one eighth of the deficit in terms of stunting. So that is extremely discouraging and then on top of that, recently people have said, well the nutrition doesn't do so well because of the unhygienic conditions that people are living in. So there have just recently been published, huge trials that have what's called wash water, sanitation and hygiene, and they've really tried to improve the sanitation and hygiene. But unfortunately they have had an absolutely no result. Zero effect on growth. So we're really scratching our heads as to why we can't fix this move the needle. And that's one of the things that drives me to do really quite basic fundamental research. I believe that we just don't understand things well enough and when we do understand them better, we'll be able to fix them better. Can you give an example or two of the kind of basic research you're talking about? I'd love to. I'll give you a couple of stories. The first one is about iron and anemia. So the children here, by the time they're a year old, are profoundly iron deficient and anemic way below even the fifth percentile of the African American data. So they're very anemic. And the question has been why and what can we do about it? So iron is incredibly cheap. It's easy to give it out to children and yet still, when we do that, again under the rigorous conditions of trials, we don't improve very much. We got a bit of an improvement, but we don't certainly don't get rid of the anemia. And so the recent insight we've had on that has been elucidated by the discovery of this new hormone Hepcidin. So Hepcidin is the master regulator of iron metabolism. And I like to use the analogy that Hepcidin is to iron what insulin is to glucose. It really is that important and it's an exquisite molecule it's produced by the liver. But evolution has taught it to do two things. First of all, it's senses iron status. And secondly, it senses threat of infection. Now what's important about these two things is that iron and infection have been intimately linked over evolutionary time. So iron feeds bugs, feeds infections at least as much if not more than it feeds the human host. So that's why the molecule has learned to detect these two things. Now, what we've discovered very recently is that actually children are up-regulating their Hepcidin in response to low grade inflammation and the threat of infection, and that when Hepcidin is upregulated, it's positively blocking the absorption of iron in the duodenum. So, that's really a really important discovery. And incidentally, what seems to be driving up the Hepcidin is respiratory infections. So for the first time, we're able to link the probability...this needs further work, but the probability that actually it's actually respiratory infections that are driving up Hepcidin, which is blocking iron absorption which is this causing a secondary anemia. And, if that's all true, that points to a direct novel directions for therapeutic interventions. And so it's completely turned our old nutritional feeding on its head. Doctors in the past would assume that children are very poorly evolved to absorb iron: so these poor little things, we've got to throw lots of iron at them to overcome this. And in fact what we have now discovered is that in fact they're spending a lot of physiological time positively blocking iron absorption. You're painting a picture that the body is sequestering iron so that it doesn't feed infections that could then prosper even more in the body. Is Malaria a player in this picture? Yes, malaria is a big part of this. What is now clear that being on deficient and anemic is very protective against malaria in young kids. So we're sort of faced with this dilemma. What do we do about this? On the one hand, you could say, well, it's best to leave the children anemic because they're protected from malaria. I would not subscribe to that view at all. I would say, no, we've got to get rid of the malaria. We've got to get rid of the infections and we've got to give these children iron in order to improve their cognitive development and brain function. So let's look at a bigger picture of the world's nutrition landscape and I know that it's changed a lot during the time you've been working on global health. What are some of the key trends that you've seen in the nutrition landscape across the world? So I've described to you already the struggle we have with getting rid of stunting. Now the unpleasant paradox here is that actually as countries pass through the demographic economic transition and become richer then stunting disappears really quite quickly and anemia disappears quickly. So if we look at DHS surveys over various generations, South America, for instance, is a good example, where they used to be a ton of stunting and now it's really disappearing. Okay. That's the good news. The bad news is of course it's inevitably replaced by obesity and overweight and the consequent problems associated with that. Are you seeing that even in places like Gambia? We see it among the adults and particularly adult women. It's a really strange phenomenon here. There's very little obesity and overweight in men, increasing, but there's not that much. Whereas in women we have very high rates and so that tells us something interesting--if men have almost none, and women have a lot, it's not genetic. It's very much behavioral and you know, women are the ones who produce all the food and they also like to be fat and men like women fat. So there's quite a lot of social stuff going on here as well. Are there any indications that obesity rates are increasing and children? Not yet in the Gambia but elsewhere in Africa? Yes, definitely. And you do see some of the very well off Gambian kids who are definitely overweight. So, I mean in this is interesting. I know you because you're very familiar with this field, but you will know probably better than I, that you get this switchover, that obesity starts off being a disease of the rich in poor countries, but then as countries develop it switches over and it becomes a disease of the poor. And we will see that transition I'm quite sure in Africa, and I think we are seeing it already as things develop. Some of your work has to do with the topic of epigenetics and not everyone listening will be fully familiar with this term. Could you explain what epigenetics is and the nature of your work on that topic? Yes, certainly. So I think everybody will be familiar with genetics. So the genes we inherit from our parents, and everybody will know that there are, give or take and very, very rare mutations within our lifetimes. That they're the same. And every cell of the body contains exactly the same DNA apart from the germ cells, the egg and the sperm, but every other cell contains. It's actually the same DNA. So the question is how does that same message create an eye cell or a liver cell or a kidney cell, and that, amongst other things is regulated by epigenetics. So epigenetics refers to the signals and there are many ways that this can occur. I'll keep it simple by just talking about methylation. So methyl groups are added to certain areas of the genome and these can modulate how the genes are expressed. So I like to use a musical analogy. Genes are the actual notes that have been written by the composer on the staff and epigenetics relates to the grace notes or the instructions the composer writes on top of it to play this faster or slower or fortissimo or pianissimo. So that's a really good analogy actually. And that's what epigenetics is about. What work are you doing on this topic? Well, we've been so lucky here. We've come across some fascinating findings. We have a very profound seasonality in the Gambia. So, I'm speaking to you in the end of October, the rain has just finished, we probably won't get another rain for another eight months now. So that changes the foods that are consumed, the whole dietary patterns, very profoundly. So you have a quasi-experiment of nature. People are randomized, or conceptions occurring in different months are randomized, to a different nutritional background. And to cut a long and very complex story short, what we've discovered is that the day a baby is conceived or the month it's conceived in, has a really profound effect on certain of the marks within the epigenome. And these relate to marks that are laid down in the very first few days of life. So if I could expand on that a little bit, when sperm meets egg, each of those has epigenetic marks from the parents. So the sperm carries the father's epigenetic marks, which incidentally were laid down during the father's fetal life. So that means that the paternal grandmother was influencing those marks and the egg, those marks are laid down in the probably in the adolescent period and in the 14 weeks leading up to the release of that day. Now what happens when they fuse is that most of those marks are removed. It's called erasure and they have to be removed in order to create pluripotent cells that can then become things other than sperm and egg. They can become all the other cells that are needed for the body. And so the erasure happens very, very quickly and then patterns are laid back down within the first seven, eight, nine days of conception. And that's what we study. And as I say, we've found that there a very profound differences in those patterns that are laid down in the very first few days of human development according to the month of babies conceived in. And it's really quite remarkable. We hope its going to tell us a lot about how parental nutrition can affect the lifelong health of these babies and any babies around the world. What strikes me as being profoundly important, that certainly a child inherits the genetics from their parents, but it sounds like what's going on in the lives of the parents during critical times like prior to pregnancy and things will affect the child's genetics beyond what the parents just would have passed along anyway. Is that correct? We think so, tied up in this are some intricate, probably evolutionary tricks that have developed over many, many millennia. It would make sense that a baby develops in the way that would be best suited to its environment. So if these areas of the genome that we're studying are able to detect the nutritional circumstance that that egg finds itself in the fallopian tube and in the womb as it's embedding, which of course will reflect the mother's nutritional status. If it can detect that, it can record what it sees and then it can adapt the phenotype, adapt the baby according to that information. That would make a lot of sense and we think, we speculate, that that's what's going on and there's a huge amount of work ahead of us to try and understand the biology. But actually, more importantly in a way, although we think we need to understand the biology first, I was going to say more importantly is would this give what we could call it a pathway to impact. If we understand this better, can we advise mothers, and fathers incidentally, how better to eat in the weeks and months leading up to them conceiving a baby, which would ultimately, we hope, have a lifelong effect on that baby's health. Now, the intriguing thing, and the thing I really love, is that we're able to study this simply because of this wonderful experiment with nature. But I speculate that this affects any moms around the world, so it's not just an issue for Gambian mums or African mums. I think this will be a universal finding once we can sort it all out. Your work contributes to the science showing that early malnutrition experiences put an individual at risk for things like obesity and diabetes later in life. Could you explain how and why that works? But also explain, if you would, whether they're epigenetic possibilities there like, do malnutrition experiences in a mother or father contribute to the likelihood of child might be a risk for those things later in life. Indeed. Thanks for the question, because that opens up a couple of answers. The best thing is to just expand a little bit on what you've said about what we call the developmental origins of health and disease theory. So we have known since the days of Elsie Winterson and Ari McCants at Cambridge, but brought to the fore, really by David Barker in Southampton, that babies' fetal experiences which can be measured by their size at birth have a profound effect on their risk of, for instance, heart disease or diabetes or hypertension as you've indicated, some six or seven decades later. So the question as you posed it is, well, how, how could those facts be linked together? One answer of course, is that what it could be an anatomical change. If the baby hasn't gotten enough of the right nutrients to develop enough renal tubules, then it will have a deficit of renal tubules for the whole of its life, which would cause a potentially drive up hypertension. So that's one possibility. The hot money has been put on epigenetics, that maybe epigenetics is a process by which the epigenomes could be affected by the early undernutrition and could then be giving this unhealthy readout for the rest of that person's life. And that's part and parcel of what we're trying to get to the bottom of it. Just to say again, that the reason for really wanting to do this so fast is that it should lead us, I think, to better next generation interventions if we can solve that. All the biology that's going on. You mentioned earlier in the podcast that the sustainable development goals wished to reduce stunting by half, by the year 2025, and yet there are so many millions of children around the world affected by stunting. Do you see any hope that's an achievable goal? Oh, definitely. Yes. I think the world is progressing and I think one of the very important things for we nutritionists to keep in mind is that the world is changing and in a way that's one of the reasons I love to live and work among the population because I can watch the change that's going on. One of the things that happens here actually is that a lot of money is sent back to families here from people who have migrated abroad. So people who drive your taxi around Duke or anywhere else, are possibly Gambians and possibly sending money back and that's having a profound effect. So I think at the end of the day, wealth and the transmission of wealth and the sharing of wealth around the world will help these things and they will sort themselves out at the deficit once again of moving almost straight over and inevitably over into the problems of overweight and obesity. But I do see a lot of hope. There's one other thing I'd like to mention, which is that I also mentioned that these wash interventions were profoundly unsuccessful. And I think my interpretation of what's gone on there is that they simply haven't been ambitious enough. They've put on the hat of, well, whatever we do must be affordable for very poor people and for poor governments. And I think that's, I mean it was a good start, but it's almost insulting saying that we must keep poor people in poverty and there's nothing better we can do then, you know, offer them soap and tell them how to wash their hands. I think people have a right to live in very good housing. I think everybody has an aspiration to live in very good housing. And once that occurs, I think a lot of the nutritional problems will disappear. So it's a bit intriguing to hear a nutritionist saying, actually nutrition just at the moment might not be able to solve all this. We've really got to have help from what we call them, nutrition sensitive interventions, in concert with the nutrition specific intervention. So that's the way that my thinking at least is going. Produced by Deborah Hill, Duke World Food Policy Center, Sanford School of Public Policy

Hey Everyone Sheevaun here driving for your success and if you've been following me anywhere on social media lately, you'll know that I just spent a whole bunch of time in Africa on a safari at a private game reserve. And whoa, did it blow my mind even more so than I ever thought possible. Um, it's something I've wanted to do since I was a little girl and it just, I don't know, it just never lined up. So this time it lined up amazing group of entrepreneurs and on Richard Branson's private reserve and you know, getting to hang out, breakfast, lunch and dinner and going on safari with him and seeing how he sees that. But more importantly, you, ah, were on my mind because I looked at what was happening with the animals, the elephants, the giraffes, the leopards, the lions, all of these amazing animals, the hippos, the hawks, the, the, um, bald eagles.    Holy Smoke. There's a different kind of bald eagles over there. So all of these animals are living their fullest potential. How do I know it? Because if they're not, then they're going to die. And so they live out their fullest potential day in and day out with what they've got, how they've got to get out there and hunt and thrive and continue to evolve and sustain their pride in Lyon terms or their herd and elephant terms. We were surrounded by a hundred elephants one day and it was just amazing. You could reach out and touch them and they really just wanted to communicate in their own way and to be themselves and to shift and grow and by grade, et cetera. But entrepreneurs are I think business owners. Maybe wherever you are in your level of success, whether you're successful, whether you're more successful, less successful, wherever you are in your journey, there's something that is super critical that you need to understand based upon what nature has given us.    We humans have the greatest ability to use our free will to achieve something and most times we are actually using our free will to be bloody lazy. We're actually using our free will to be lazy about being something or doing something, taking action on something. We're being lazy and so many ways and really not fulfilling our true highest potential. Our school has those here to do something specific that is unique and just special for us and we've gotten emotionally lazy. We've gotten physically lazy, we've gotten mentally lazy. So our laziness is keeping us away from our most highest potential. So what is it that you need to take action on to get out of your laziness and really own that you are lazy because this may be a tough pill to swallow and maybe you're just busy being busy, but are you just being lazy in some way in your world?    Because if you're on safari and you're out in the African Bush, uh, there is no lazy. There's no way to be lazy or else the animal will die there either chase get chased a, there are so many things like we had to be walked to and from our cabin to make sure that we weren't hunted and had, did not be lazy around that. So really think about where you're being lazy and thinking about how you're going to take this to your fullest and highest potential. Uh, I'm here, I'm here to get you out into your fullest, highest potential, no matter what level of success you're at, if you're just starting out or you're in a higher position in your world, let's not be so lazy that's really get out there and do this. Hey, if you're watching this anywhere other than SheevaunMoran.Com, go there and, uh, make sure you subscribe and get into the next layer of what's going to unfold for you. And let's get out of this laziness seriously out of it because we don't have a whole lot of time here and we really got to get doing what we're here to do. A subscribe below and if you feel like this is something that inspires you, please do share it. I would appreciate that. Thanks so much. Have a great day and get out there and make it happen.   CONNECT WITH ME: For more of these articles, rule breakers, energetic solutions or concepts, for more ease and grace in your life or business, connect with me at http://sheevaunmoran.com. Grab your FREE copy of the Epic Life Toolkit (http://bit.ly/2v9hGBf). Remember that energy is within you…let it shine today!   Full site http://bit.ly/cpENJY Twitter http://www.twitter.com/Sheevaun Facebook http://bit.ly/2hCAlPT Google+ http://bit.ly/2fny7U9 LinkedIn http://bit.ly/2hCGVpQ Blog site http://bit.ly/2fn67jh Subscribe to my channel! http://youtube.com/EnergeticSolutions via YouTube -- https://youtu.be/0a4mflpJEIo https://youtu.be/IfC6RP0V-nA

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Last year Uganda took in more refugees than any other country. But how do the South Sudanese, fleeing civil war, transform the African Bush into a new home? Ruth Alexander reports

“It starts out environmental, but you rationalize it conceptually, and then it's ok.” The post HBP 114: African Bush appeared first on HotBox.Earth.

The African Bush Elephant is one subspecies of the African elephant. In this particular episode, Jonas is looking for the species in the backcountry of Ghana (a country made famous by this years world cup success). Its hard to imagine that an elephant that can weigh 6,000 kg can be so difficult to find. Learn more about the African Elephant here.

This is video that could say a thousand words, but that would make it so boring then to look at and watch. I think when you go to a particular place trying to describe it to people afterwards is always hard but how then would people get interested about an area. These are the stories of the people and animals of the place that is, Mana Pools. People have lived in this part of the world for thousands of years and their stories have been lost to the sands of time. Though this is all changing with technology making it easier to see and experience places without even going there, I want to show people from all over the world how beautiful and majestic Mana Pools really is.This is an experimental video of Mana Pools in black and white and i think that this video trys to portray the really beauty of the Lower Zambezi River with all the different aspects. It is not just of the Lower Zambezi but also of other places across Zimbabwe and I hope and pray that this video will open your eyes to the beautiful African Bush that we have and that we should look after it as stewards.This is just a taste of the different short taste of the videos coming soon.

Birds, wind an other wildlife help you and your children focus on calming sounds while trying to sleep or simply have a break. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️