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The ambitions, egos, and adventure surrounding 18th and 19th century American ornithology affect birding and bird study to this day. We welcome author, artist, and naturalist Kenn Kaufman, who has tackled this fascinating period in a new book The Birds that Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness, looking at John James Audubon, Alexander Wilson, and their peers through the lens of the common and widespread birds they did not find and describe, rather than the many many that they did.  Are we in a golden age of bird-watching? Maybe, but maybe not.  Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don't forget to join the ABA to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! Thanks to our friends at Zeiss for sponsoring this episode. For a limited time you can get $200 of all ZEISS Conquest HD binoculars. Visit your local optics dealer or visit ZEISS.com/nature to find a dealer near you.      

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people. The American Ornithological Society announced the move Wednesday. 北美的鸟类将不再以人的名字命名。美国鸟类学会周三宣布了这一举措。Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 birds found in the United States and Canada. 明年，该组织将开始重新命名在美国和加拿大发现的约 80 种鸟类。Colleen Handel is the organization's president. She said: “There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today.” 科琳·汉德尔是该组织的主席。她说：“名字具有力量，一些英文鸟名与过去的联系在今天仍然具有排他性和有害性。” “Everyone who loves and cares about birds should be able to enjoy and study them freely,” Handel added. “每个热爱和关心鸟类的人都应该能够自由地欣赏和研究它们，”亨德尔补充道。 Rather than review each bird named after a person individually, all birds named after people will be renamed, the organization announced. 该组织宣布，所有以人命名的鸟类都将被重新命名，而不是单独审查以人命名的每只鸟。 Birds that will be renamed include those currently called Wilson's warbler and Wilson's snipe. Those are both named after the 19th century naturalist Alexander Wilson. Audubon's shearwater, a seabird named for John James Audubon, also will get a new name. 将被重新命名的鸟类包括目前被称为威尔逊莺和威尔逊鹬的鸟类。它们均以 19 世纪博物学家亚历山大·威尔逊 (Alexander Wilson) 的名字命名。奥杜邦海鸥是一种以约翰·詹姆斯·奥杜邦命名的海鸟，也将获得一个新名字。 In 2020, the organization renamed a bird that used to be named after Confederate Army General, John P. McCown. It is now called the thick-billed longspur. 2020 年，该组织将一只曾经以南部邦联陆军将军约翰·P·麦考恩 (John P. McCown) 命名的鸟重新命名。现在它被称为厚嘴长刺。 “I'm really happy and excited about the announcement,” said Emily Williams. She is an ornithologist at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. who was not involved in the decision. “我对这一消息感到非常高兴和兴奋，”艾米丽·威廉姆斯说。她是华盛顿特区乔治敦大学的鸟类学家，没有参与这一决定。 She said debates over bird names have been happening among birdwatchers for the past several years. 她说，过去几年，观鸟者之间一直存在关于鸟类名称的争论。 “Naming birds based on habitat or appearance is one of the least problematic approaches," Williams said. “根据栖息地或外观命名鸟类是问题最少的方法之一，”威廉姆斯说。Earlier this year, the National Audubon Society announced that it would keep its name. Some critics argued that the group should lose its connection to John James Audubon, whose family owned slaves. 今年早些时候，国家奥杜邦协会宣布将保留其名称。一些批评家认为，该组织应该失去与约翰·詹姆斯·奥杜邦的联系，因为他的家族拥有奴隶。“The name has come to represent so much more than the work of one person,” Susan Bell told Audubon magazine in March. She is chair of the National Audubon Society's Board of Directors. Bell added, “We must reckon with the racist legacy of John James Audubon.” “这个名字所代表的意义远不止一个人的作品，”苏珊·贝尔 (Susan Bell) 三月份告诉奥杜邦杂志 (Audubon magazine)。她是国家奥杜邦协会董事会主席。贝尔补充道：“我们必须正视约翰·詹姆斯·奥杜邦的种族主义遗产。” A 2020 incident in New York's Central Park has been reported as an example of discrimination that Black people sometimes face when trying to enjoy the outdoors. 据报道，2020 年纽约中央公园发生的一起事件是黑人在尝试享受户外活动时有时会面临歧视的一个例子。 Christian Cooper, a Black birdwatcher, was looking for birds when he asked a white woman, Amy Cooper, to follow local rules and leash her dog. Cooper called the police and was later charged with filing a false police report. Police later dropped the charge.黑人观鸟者克里斯蒂安·库珀(Christian Cooper)在寻找鸟类时，要求白人妇女艾米·库珀(Amy Cooper)遵守当地规定并拴好她的狗。库珀报了警，后来被指控向警方提交虚假报告。警方后来撤销了指控。 Soon after, a group of birdwatchers organized the first Black Birders Week for Black nature lovers and scientists. 不久之后，一群观鸟者为黑人自然爱好者和科学家组织了第一届“黑人观鸟周”。 And a group called Bird Names for Birds sent a petition to the ornithological society urging it to create “a plan to change harmful common names” of birds. 一个名为“鸟类名称”的组织向鸟类学会发出了一份请愿书，敦促其制定“一项改变有害鸟类俗名的计划”。

Last episode, we heard how the battle of Kopjeskraal near Parys had ended, where Mzilikazi's second in command Kaliphi and his force of 500 men had been repulsed in a close fought affair. This was an important clash, pitting Andries Potgieter's second in command and brother in law, Piet Botha against Kaliphi, who was responsible for the entire southern reaches of Mzilikazi's territory. They had failed to overrun the Voortrekkers, but had decimated the Liebenberg party a few kilometers upriver, catching the small group unawares. That was also after destroying the Erasmus party and its wagons, although Petrus Erasmus and his son as well as Pieter Bekker made their escape. But Erasmus had no idea what had happened to his two others sons. They were missing. The other group that was virtually wiped out was the Liebenberg party was under command of Gotlieb Liebenberg senior, a 71 year old man, who'd left the Colesberg district seeking greener pastures. The trek party was made up of his wife, four sons and a daughter — all of whom were married — along with 21 children and a Scottish meester, or school master called MacDonald. Liebenberg's trek had been overrun from a section of the amaNdebele, the boers desperately rushing to pull their wagons together as the warriors descended. The first inkling that the main Voortrekker party had of their fate was a disselboom that Botha's laager had seen being dragged past by oxen as you heard last episode. Nkaliphi had sent a smaller force onwards to launch an assault on this little Boer party at the same time that he'd attacked the larger Kopjeskraal laager. All six of the Liebenberg men were killed, along with 12 of their Khoesan servants. Two of the women were killed and six of the 21 children. The others were saved by a miraculous intervention further strengthening the narrative about chosen people. Back at Mosega, near the Marico River, Mzilikazi was indeed planning a second major assault. He wanted the Boers crushed so that none would ever enter his country again, determined to eliminate what he correctly perceived as a real threat to his rule over this valuable land. He mobilised as many of his men as he could. Living with him were American missionaries Doctor Alexander Wilson, Daniel Lindley and Henry Venables. They had all been shocked when tye Ndebele returned with the Boers wagons and cattle, hearing that Stephanus Erasmus' camp was destroyed and two of his children killed. They were even more horrified when they heard that Mzilikazi was sending thousands of his men back to finish the job. While some have said that he was to mobilise 6000 soldiers, historians believe the number was about 2000. Nkaliphi was placed in charge once more, and received strict instructions. All the Boer men and boys were to be killed, but all the women and girls were to be spared and brought back to Mosega, along with all the Voortrekkers herds of cattle and sheep. A classic amaNdebele raid, kill the possible threats, the men and boys, and bring the valuable women and girls to the king. This was the build up to the incredible Battle of Vegkop, where Mzilikazi's warriors were finally beaten in a major confrontation with the Voortrekkers. This was an historic battle, a seminal moment, it has resonated down the ages.

Last episode, we heard how the battle of Kopjeskraal near Parys had ended, where Mzilikazi's second in command Kaliphi and his force of 500 men had been repulsed in a close fought affair. This was an important clash, pitting Andries Potgieter's second in command and brother in law, Piet Botha against Kaliphi, who was responsible for the entire southern reaches of Mzilikazi's territory. They had failed to overrun the Voortrekkers, but had decimated the Liebenberg party a few kilometers upriver, catching the small group unawares. That was also after destroying the Erasmus party and its wagons, although Petrus Erasmus and his son as well as Pieter Bekker made their escape. But Erasmus had no idea what had happened to his two others sons. They were missing. The other group that was virtually wiped out was the Liebenberg party was under command of Gotlieb Liebenberg senior, a 71 year old man, who'd left the Colesberg district seeking greener pastures. The trek party was made up of his wife, four sons and a daughter — all of whom were married — along with 21 children and a Scottish meester, or school master called MacDonald. Liebenberg's trek had been overrun from a section of the amaNdebele, the boers desperately rushing to pull their wagons together as the warriors descended. The first inkling that the main Voortrekker party had of their fate was a disselboom that Botha's laager had seen being dragged past by oxen as you heard last episode. Nkaliphi had sent a smaller force onwards to launch an assault on this little Boer party at the same time that he'd attacked the larger Kopjeskraal laager. All six of the Liebenberg men were killed, along with 12 of their Khoesan servants. Two of the women were killed and six of the 21 children. The others were saved by a miraculous intervention further strengthening the narrative about chosen people. Back at Mosega, near the Marico River, Mzilikazi was indeed planning a second major assault. He wanted the Boers crushed so that none would ever enter his country again, determined to eliminate what he correctly perceived as a real threat to his rule over this valuable land. He mobilised as many of his men as he could. Living with him were American missionaries Doctor Alexander Wilson, Daniel Lindley and Henry Venables. They had all been shocked when tye Ndebele returned with the Boers wagons and cattle, hearing that Stephanus Erasmus' camp was destroyed and two of his children killed. They were even more horrified when they heard that Mzilikazi was sending thousands of his men back to finish the job. While some have said that he was to mobilise 6000 soldiers, historians believe the number was about 2000. Nkaliphi was placed in charge once more, and received strict instructions. All the Boer men and boys were to be killed, but all the women and girls were to be spared and brought back to Mosega, along with all the Voortrekkers herds of cattle and sheep. A classic amaNdebele raid, kill the possible threats, the men and boys, and bring the valuable women and girls to the king. This was the build up to the incredible Battle of Vegkop, where Mzilikazi's warriors were finally beaten in a major confrontation with the Voortrekkers. This was an historic battle, a seminal moment, it has resonated down the ages.

Quand se produira la chanteuse norvégienne ? Pourquoi Fabrice Caro est sans doute un des rois de l'humour aujourd'hui ? Quel est l'étrange histoire de l'espion Alexander Wilson ? Comment la chanson « Every breath you take » de The Police bat-elle tous les records ? Derrière le groupe « Justice », qui est Mehdi Pinson ? Et d'où viennent les poèmes runiques du groupe « Heilung » ? Que de mystères… Heureusement élucidés dans « La semaine des 5 heures » de ce jeudi 13 octobre.

Edie Hill's Spectral Spirits was commissioned by The Crossing and premiered in Philadelphia and New York City in 2019. The Crossing describes the piece as a “memorial to lost birds,” structured in four pillars representing four bird species that are extinct. The 30-minute piece pairs pastoral musical textures of poetry by Holly J. Hughes with observations of Henry David Thoreau, Gert Goebel, Christopher Cokinos, Lucien M. Turner, Paul A. Johnsgard, and Alexander Wilson to create a nostalgic journey the composer describes as an “emotional sequence of falling in love with a bird, followed by grieving its loss.”To purchase or for more information about this release, please visit;Born – Navona Records

Vad det någon som sa debatt? I dagens avsnitt möts Douglas Thor (Moderata Studenter) och Anton Sanchez (S-studenter, Laboremus) i en rafflande debatt om frågor som ligger nära hjärtat hos oss studenter. Hur ska vi lösa bostadsmarknaden och se till så att fler studenter får en möjlighet att hitta boende? Ska marknadshyror införas? Moderata Studenter säger ja, S-studenter säger nej. Betyg, friskolor och beredskapsskatt för försvaret diskuteras också. God lyssning! Medverkande: Sara Rydberg, Alexander Wilson van Deurs samt Douglas Thor och Anton Sanchez.

Welcome to our 18th episode of the Sheffield Vulcans Podcast. Tune in to listen to myself and Charlie Jack discuss the latest Rugby news from home and away. In this episode we discuss Alun Wyn Jone's return to the Lions and we welcome the newest members of the Sheffield Tigers family. This week's Vulcan corner is so big we've split it in two but it's worth it to talk to Alexander Wilson and Lefteris Solomou about their Touch My Brum experience.   So, sit back, tune in as we talk IGR, Rugby Union and everything in between.

Val talks to author Mary Winn Heider about ornithologist (bird scientist) drama from the early to mid 1800s. We get into the gigging lifestyles of Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon. Charles Lucien Bonaparte, George Ord, and a snooty engraver named Lawson also make appearances. SHOW NOTES: [All links below can be found on our website researchholepodcast.com.] Most of this research hole came from a book I read called A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and the Making of American Science by Robert McCracken Peck and Patricia Tyson Stroud. Wilson's tome was called American Ornithology. It was nine volumes long. Group of jellyfish is called a ‘bloom' or ‘swarm.' There are many online sources that say a group of jellyfish is called a ‘smack' but none of them are good sources, so this might be wishful thinking. Detailed account of the frenemous relationship between Charles Bonaparte and John James Audubon can be found here: https://www.audubongalleries.com/education/bonaparte.php The TED Talk my dad listened to is called The Power of Deliberate Listening by Ronnie Polaneczky. You can find it on youtube. Mary Winn Heider is the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson and The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy. Find her books (and more about her) at Marywinnheider.com Email us at researchholepodcast@gmail.com to share something you learned this week, either through a research hole or while just living your life!

"Today on our journey along the Natchez Trace we come to Pigeon Roost which is just south of the junction of the Trace and Mississippi Highway 82. "Pigeon Roost was the site of a trading post established before 1790, belonging to a New Englander named Nathaniel Folsom who was married to a Choctaw woman. Their son, David Folsom, followed in their footsteps operating the trading post, and was a strong supporter of both Indian education and of Christianity. In 1826 David Folsom was elected Chief of the Northeast District of the Choctaw Nation. "PIGEON ROOST gets its name because passenger pigeons used to migrate through here by the millions. They roosted in the trees in this area. It is said that so many pigeons roosted here that their weight would brake the limbs of the greatest trees. In 1810 the ornithologist Alexander Wilson recorded that a flock observed by him was as much as 240 miles long, an estimated 2 and 1/4 billion pigeons. None of us traveling through here these days will see one of these birds, and more than likely you have never seen one, since the last known survivor of the species died in captivity in 1914. "Join us next time when we'll visit Line Creek, the boundary between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com

Was ist besser als eine Lovestory? Richtig, mehrere Lovestories! Wobei, kommt stark auf den eigenen moralischen Kompass an. Alexander Wilson liebt jedenfalls nicht nur sein Heimatland innig...

Alexander Wilson and Alder Almo break down the Knicks' major problem losing games and the development of some of their young talents in their debut episode of Fireside Knicks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode: 1935 Alexander Wilson, America's ornithologist before Audubon.  Today, an unlikely ornithologist.

Brendan hosts the founder of ESM, Alexander Wilson, to talk Super Bowl contenders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded right next to an active Osprey nest in Yorktown, Virginia! Listen to mama and baby Osprey squawk while John talks about their evolutionary history, breeding, behavior, and (as always) we wrap up with some myths and legends!. . . . Plus...Joe joins us to discuss 25+ years of enjoying Ospreys! Don't miss out on his dad jokes and great stories! . . Theme music by Ricky Pistone, aka Dick Piston Outro Music by The Sidewalk Slammers . . Reference books: Quote from Alexander Wilson's American Ornithology found in "The Bedside Book of Birds" by Graeme Gibson "The Book of Birds" National Geographic Society, 1933 . . Cover art by the talented Jessica

Your Fireside Giants hosts, Alexander Wilson, Anthony Rivardo, and Mike Iarrapino, dive into the Leonard Williams contract talks, potential free agent signings, and draft scenarios in episode two! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maddee Linton is an interior designer based here in Kingston. By day, she works for local architectural firm Alexander Wilson, but she also has her own business - Maddee Rose Design. In Episode 17 of Becoming, Maddee chats with host Catherine Tang about what her home was like growing up, why she loves antiquing, and her biggest piece of design advice.Connect with us:@maddeerosedesign on Instagram or maddeerose.com@EduScribblings on TwitterTheme music: "Inspiring and Upbeat"' by Scott Holmeswww.scottholmesmusic.com

Ever wonder who the people are that named the birds named after people? Well, we wondered about it and decided to do some research. This isn't a collection of hum-drum stories about old white dudes. That's not how we roll. We uncovered tantalizing ornithological tales for your podcasting enjoyment. What you can expect: meet Napoleon Boneapart's not-as-terrible nephew, a weird uncle-niece love affair dripping in research scandal, the saucy poem that catapulted Alexander Wilson's bird research, and more juicy stories! Plus, "Birds in the News" is back with some birdy news! Researchers provide insights as to why parrots throw their food, "state birds" that may no longer have habitats in the states honoring them, and a roaming Steppe Eagle shattering researchers' phone bills. BIRD SHIT WE DISCUSSEDUSEFUL RESOURCESAudubon’s Climate Action Guide! Check it out and help save birds!More info on the Linnean Society: the world’s oldest active biological societyBIRDS WE MENTION (in order)ParrotsAmerican RobinBrown ThrasherPurple FinchCommon LoonCalifornia QuailAmerican GoldfinchRuffed GrouseSteppe EagleCooper’s HawkWilson’s WarblerWilson’s SnipeWilson’s Storm-PetrelWilson’s PhalaropeWilson’s PloverBonaparte’s GullBonaparte’s NightjarBonaparte’s ParakeetHighland TinamouSwainson’s ThrushSwainson’s HawkSwainson’s WarblerMountain ChickadeeLady Amherst’s PheasantForest OwletAfghan SnowfinchBIRDS IN THE NEWSParrots throw their food. Here’s (maybe) why. Lots of “state birds” could lose their homes in their honoring states. Steppe Eagle drives up researchers' roaming data.Support the show (https://www.bonfire.com/talk-birdy-to-me-bird-shit-podcast/)

Sometimes I think cutting your bangs are a great analogy for pruning in the garden.   You know how when your bangs are growing out - maybe a little past your eyebrows - and you think, "I am gonna grow these bangs out. I’m gonna have amazing hair." Then, they start to go past your nose and you realize that this was a complete mistake. Then, you don’t have the stamina to make it all the way to having no bangs, and it’s time to get this crazy idea back in check.   Sometimes, the thing same thing happens with the flowers that are spilling into your paths and walkways.   Today, the student gardeners and I clipped back the cat mint that of been allowed to go wherever it wanted - in addition to the sumac and artemisia.   Sometimes, even though it requires extra courage, it’s necessary to prune things back. When it’s done, your garden looks a little lighter, a little more put together, and everybody seems happier that work was done. The garden feels brand new and ready to show off it's new haircut to the world.         Brevities #OTD     Today is the day that Catholics celebrate the patron of gardeners and flowers - it’s at Saint Rose of Lima day.   Saint Rose worked to serve the poor. She was a Dominican.   There was a malaria epidemic during the 1600s and Saint Rose worked to heal the sick and in some cases, she did.   Saint Rose was the first saint born in the Americas.   When she was born, her parents named her Ysabelle but she became known as a Rose. One time, when she was sleeping in her cradle, her mother saw the figure of a rose on the side of her cheek and she started calling her Rose.   She was also called Rose because of her beauty.    Sadly, Rose died in 1617; she was just 31 years old.         #OTD     Today is the anniversary of the death of the Scottish ornithologist and poet Alexander Wilson.   Wilson immigrated to the United States from Paisley Scotland. His family called him Sandy.   He quickly became one of the foremost naturalists of his time. Before John James Audubon, there was Alexander Wilson - who was born the 20 years before Audubon.    Wilson is known as the father of American ornithology.   Wilson wrote the very first ornithology of American birds. When Wilson completed his publication, which he had prepared in nine volumes, it was sold for an exorbitant price: $120. Even John James Audubon passed on owning a copy for that sky-high price.   Wilson ended up living at Gray’s Ferry, where he took charge of a school founded by John Bartram.    Right down the street, lived William Bartram, of all people. Bartram operated his own nursery called Bartram Botanical Gardens and he became a mentor for Wilson. Bartrum was the best kind of mentor; encouraging and honoring of Wilson's  unique talents and interests. In fact, it was actually William Bartram who helped Wilson learn to draw birds.     #OTD     Today is the anniversary of the death of Eliza Sullivant.   She had been taught by her husband about botany and other subjects. When she died in 1850, her husband William Starling Sullivant praised her drawings of mosses.   Eliza was his second wife. His first wife died following the birth of their child. Sullivant fell in love with Eliza about the same time he fell in love with botany.   The Sullivants lived in a gorgeous Italianate home that they called Sullivant Hill. There was a large pasture there and Sullivant would get up early in the morning and walk through it; identifying the flowering plants, grasses, and sedges.   He got curiouser and curiouser about botany. Before you know it, he was corresponding with Dr. Asa Gray from Harvard and Dr. John Torrey from Princeton.   Once when Sullivan was botanizing in Highland county, Ohio. He ran across a little plant with tiny delicate white flowers and ornate leaves. He sent it to Gray and Torrey. They, in turn, named it Sullivantii ohioensis.   Sullivant’s herbarium, which had nearly 10,000 specimens, was donated to Harvard  through Dr. Asa Gray.         #OTD       Today is the birthday of Hazel Marguerite Schmoll who was born in McAlester, Kansas on this day in 1890.   Schmoll was born in a sod cabin. Her family settled in Colorado when she was just two years old.   Schmoll was the first woman to earn a doctorate in botany from the University of Chicago.   Schmoll had the opportunity, early on in her career, to work with Alice Eastwood. She mostly mounted and catalog specimens.    It was Hazel Schmoll who said,   "I hope we can keep some wilderness areas. People need some places where they can get away from the crowds and be refreshed by nature."      Unearthed Words "In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb color effects as from August to November." - Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905     Today's book recommendation: The Prickly Pear Cookbook by Carolyn Niethammer   I remember the first time I grew Prickly Pear Cactus in my garden and I fell immediately in love with it.   This charming cookbook celebrates the Prickly Pear Cactus. The spines of the plant actually protect it from being eaten. Fortunately, we’ve found a way around that. The cookbook contains 60 recipes for using the fruit of the cactus, in addition to the pads – all of which are edible and all of which are nutritious. And Niethammer teaches that it is increasingly included in the treatment of diabetes. Niethammer is a wild food expert and a master cook.     Today's Garden Chore Now is a fantastic time to start thinking about spring plant swaps. Here’s a garden little hack you can try to make your spring rush a little easier. Take your divisions now and pot them up in soil with a heavy amount of perlite. And, then dig the pots into the ground. They’ll be thrilled to overwinter there and they’ll look fabulous in the spring. Then, when everyone is going bananas the day or two before the plant swap, you can go and grab a coffee and then pat yourself on the back for making great use of your fall divisions.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart Today in 1942, the Michigan Botanical Club summer meeting was held at the university of Michigan Biological Station at Douglas lake.    It was a three day meeting lasting through August 26 and it was held in conjunction of the Sullivant Moss Society, named in honor of William Starling Sullivant mentioned earlier in today’s episode. Happy coincidence.   During the meeting there were daily field trips and evening discussions about mosses and lichens and liver warts.   This focus on mosses was something new to the members of the Wildflower Association who were in attendance. The records show that, "they were apparently amazed and delighted at having found an entirely new world of nature."   It was reported that one of their members, Fred Case, Jr had been stricken with polio and couldn’t attend the meeting. So, the members put together a dish garden containing: a seedling pitcher plant, a one-inch tall cedar, 25 or 30 mosses and other woodland plants.    Fred was just 15 years old and he had already written a treaty called Orchids of the Western Great Lakes Region which he had dedicated to the botanist Marjorie T. Bingham, who was his teacher and friend.    Fred had organized all of the members of the first junior chapter of the Michigan Wildflower Association in Saginaw. The group was really his Boy Scout Troop. They had started up wildflower sanctuary on his dad’s place. But, all of the junior members entered the armed services during World War II ...  except for Fred - thanks to his polio diagnosis.  When the men returned from the war, they went on with their lives and the junior chapter of the Saginaw Wildflower Association closed.        Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of *Mrs. Wilson. The story of Alison Wilson’s relationship with British spy novelist and actual spy, Alexander Wilson, almost seems too wild for reality and too bizarre for the author’s own fiction. But the history, beautifully brought to life by Wilson’s granddaughter, Ruth Wilson, was real. It’s a genre-busting journey where series writer Anna Symon always sought to highlight the power of family joy in this rather dark true tale.

Show notes:0:00 we introduce the topic as a question, “What is support?” and we will try to answer it based our understanding and learnings from the universal wisdom from Virginia Satir0:58 the meditation starts3:49 Our conversation begins. Sharon shares Jean McClendon's phrase, “Everything is better with support” Sharon shares that being support is offering an energy of awe and acceptance.6:41 We talk about “holding the space” and what this means.-Being truly grounded so you can be there for the other person, and trusting that there is a healing possibility.-People coming into a healing space are often terrified of being stuck in a negative experience.9:42 offering support can be acting as a guide. Encouraging someone to move through an experiential landscape. To go someplace they have never been before.Sometimes it can be scary for the sake of the pain that might be faced and the loss of what is familiar.A supportive can normalize the journey that a person is going through when they are in pain.11:43 We discuss Sue Johnson's idea that one of the things people long for most is that someone could be there for them.“There is a difference between the pain of blame and the pain of recognition “ Virginia said. People can get stuck int he pain of blame.13:00 we talk about parenting. Sharon talks about acknowledging shoulds with clients as a way of helping them experience acknowledgement. She shares a case of someone stuck in the pain of blame and giving her a supportive space to grieve and feel the loss, before moving her to acceptance. Often helping people own their expectations and letting go of a should of the past and accepting what happened can be healing and freeing. In other words, helping people orient themselves positive and constructively between the past, present and future is a way of being supportive. This movement needs to include understanding, empathy, and realism.17:00 we talk about acknowledge as a step in the process of change in being supportive. Support is reflecting back that you are understanding and seeing what the other person is experiencing. “You need to feel that someone else feels you” Sharon eloquently summarizes.20:30 when we fixate on the should, we get caught up in toxic patterns of blame, contempt, stone walling (See Gottman's 4 Horseman of the apocalypse) In order to get out of stuck patterns, we need to be able to soften our shoulds and resentments. A supportive listener can help with this.21:50 Sharon shares about the life of Alexander Wilson who had 4 marriages which were all a secret to each wife. The wife through a process of forgivenss that includes first understanding which leads to compassion.26:00 the importance of having a cohesive story for healing and health. Support is in helping people tell their stories and to make meaning of their experience.27:30 Sharon shares her perspective that somethings are unforgiveable and that she never pressures people that they should forgive. Tim shares two levels of forgiveness with which he works with people. One is forgiveness for the individual and letting go and the second having to do with forgiving and healing and continuing a relationship.

Series PremieresWhat We Do in the Shadows (FX)Vampire housemates (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh) try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster (Cori Gonzalez-Macuer) some of the perks of being undead.Hanna (Amazon)A young girl with extraordinary skills attempts to evade the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.Traitors (Netflix)In 1945 London, Feef Symonds is seduced by a rogue US agent into a dangerous mission spying on her own country. Her task is to uncover Russian infiltration in the heart of the British Government.Mrs. Wilson (PBS)After the sudden death of novelist and former Secret Intelligence Service agent Alexander Wilson in 1960s London, his wife Alison is forced to investigate when mysteries from her late husband's past come knocking.The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy. Season PremiereVeep (HBO)"Politics is about people," former Sen. Selina Meyer is fond of saying. Unfortunately, the people Meyer, a charismatic leader and rising star in her party, meets after becoming vice president are nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. "Veep" follows the VP as she puts out political fires, juggles her public schedule and private life, and does everything within her limited powers to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive. Meyer's trusted -- and some not-so-trusted -- sidekicks include chief of staff Amy, one-time spokesperson Mike, and right-hand man Gary. Series FinaleSMILF (Showtime)Bridgette Bird is a smart, young single mom living in South Boston who is trying to navigate life with a very unconventional family. As she struggles to make ends meet, she strives to create a better life for her son, Larry, and often finds herself making impulsive and immature decisions. The program is a fresh, raw, and honest comedic look at co-parenting, motherhood and female sexuality. "SMILF" is adapted from Frankie Shaw's Sundance Film Festival Jury award-winning short film. Upcoming Series Premiere (on TV)A Discovery of Witches (AMC and BBC America)Historian Diana finds herself immersed in a world of vampires, daemons, witches and forbidden love when she comes across an ancient manuscript forcing her to acknowledge her own magical heritage. Season FinaleThis Is Us (NBC)Jack and his wife - who is very pregnant with triplets - have just moved into their new home in Pittsburgh. Successful and handsome television actor Kevin is growing increasingly bored with his bachelor lifestyle. Randall - who was abandoned at a fire station by his father as an infant - is a stylish New York-based businessman working to raise two daughters with his wife, Beth. These people are among a group, several of whom share a birthday, of seemingly random individuals whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episodes One and Two of *Mrs. Wilson. When actor Ruth Wilson's grandmother, Alison, died, she left her family a surprisingly candid memoir about her relationship with her secret agent husband, the mystery author Alexander Wilson. The truths that Ruth and her extended family came to learn form the backbone of the new series, *Mrs. Wilson. *Ruth explores how it felt to play her own grandmother on screen, and what it means to be a tragedienne in film.

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Ever wonder how Sailfish use their enormous dorsal fins and bills to aid in their capture of pray? Listen to Dr. Alexander Wilson talk about his underwater filming research of Sailfish working together to chorale and consume baitfish.

As part of this year's exposures festival cinematographer Erik Alexander Wilson joined us for a special craft masterclass on his career behind the camera. Before the event Cornerhouse Digital Reporter Ben Williams chatted to him about working with directors Richard Ayoade and Paddy Considine...

K.A.N.T.N.A.G.A.N.O. is a Montreal supergroup made up of Alexander Wilson (01ek), Alexandre St-Onge (Shalabi Effect), and Jonathan Parent (Fly Pan Am). The trio hosted Montreal Sessions in November 2009, gracing the airwaves with their experimental improvisations each Tuesday. Here's one of the tracks they performed - you can find the rest on archive.org.