Podcast appearances and mentions of Arthur A Allen

Much of the life history of Bachman's Warbler is a mystery. It spent only four months in the American Southeast each summer before migrating to Cuba and often inhabited swampy, difficult to access environments. With its likely extinction in the 1980s, there's much we will never know about this bird…but that doesn't stop John from speculating! Using historical accounts dating back to the 1800s, information from preserved specimens, and inferences based on its close relatives, John tells you everything there is to know about Bachman's warbler along with his own thoughts. Was Bachman's Warbler a bamboo specialist, an ecosystem now almost entirely extinct in the US? Could Bachman's Warbler can be a flower specialist in Cuba, like the honeycreepers of Hawaii? Also, could it still be out there? John and Bird Photographer and enthusiast Tanner think possibly so! Tanner joins John in this episode to discuss his own personal search for Bachman's warbler in one of the few Canebrake ecosystems left in the US. ..The following bird calls are from xeno-canto.orgNorthern Parula call by NaomiChipping Sparrow by Manuel Grosselet Worm-eating warbler by Cristopher McPhersonBlack and white warbler zeep: Matt WistrandBachman's warbler call record by Arthur A. Allen and Paul Kellogg, preserved on the Macaulay Library through the Cornell lab of Ornithology..Intro song sung by John Janousek, using “Taking Care of Business” instrumental from Drew's famous classic rock instrumental version 2 Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers

Earlier in July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would wait another six months before declaring the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct. While the last confirmed sighting of the bird was about 80 years ago, a kayaker floating through bottomland hardwood forests in the Arkansas Delta collected evidence of the woodpecker’s existence in 2004. The footage was credible enough that researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology traveled to the Delta to continue the search. Many believe the species still exists. Since then, ornithologists, scientists and bird watchers have continued to search for the ivory-billed, which has assumed a somewhat mythical status in the South. Despite recordings, photos and videos of supposed sightings, evidence produced has not been enough to convince U.S. Fish and Wildlife that the ivory-billed is alive. As the window closes to find more evidence to prove the bird is endangered rather than extinct, those who’ve been searching for the woodpecker are doubling down efforts to stop it from being relinquished to the pages of history books. As part of a 30-day public comment period, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is accepting “evidence of the presence of the ivory-billed woodpecker” that is received or postmarked on or before 11:59 p.m., Aug. 8, 2022. Long-time ivory-billed searcher David Luneau joins Capitol & Scott host Lara Farrar to discuss the legacy of the search for the ivory-billed, current efforts to prove it’s still alive and what it would mean should it officially classified as gone. Special thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for granting permission to Capitol & Scott to include the 1935 recording of the ivory-billed woodpecker’s “kent” — a distinct nasal tooting sound made by the species — collected in Louisiana by ornithologists Arthur A. Allen and Peter Paul Kellogg. Allen founded the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University. Kellogg was a professor there. The use of material from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is protected by copyright. Use is permitted only within stories about the content of this release. Redistribution or any other use is prohibited without express written permission of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology or the copyright owner.

The drumming of the male Ruffed Grouse is one of the most evocative sounds of the North American forest. Familiar as these accelerating burps are to hunters and hikers, the origin of this bizarre sound was long a mystery. It took the advent of wildlife cinematography to solve the riddle. In the spring of 1929, Cornell University's Arthur A. Allen filmed a drumming Ruffed Grouse. Frame-by-frame analysis showed the bird's wings were striking nothing but air — hard and fast enough to produce popping sounds that ran together into the whirring drum. Learn more at BirdNote.org.

Episode 35 Sonic Suitcase Edition—Springtime Apparition   Playlist Springtime Apparition (2021 Holmes) is an original electronic composition that comprises a remixed portion of the recording: Leopold Stokowski Conducting Members of The NBC Symphony, 'Pastoral' Symphony and Sounds of Nature (1954 RCA Victor Red Seal, mono). This is Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, In F, Op. 68 ("Pastoral"). Another recording used for about two minutes of the work is: Peter Paul Kellogg, Arthur A. Allen, Voices Of The Night­–The Calls Of 34 Frogs And Toads Of The United States And Canada (1953 Cornell University Records).   Other electronic sounds and field recordings by Thom Holmes. Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz.  

This episode: Symphony of the Birds   Since the dawn of audio recording, people have been fascinated with capturing the sounds of birds. This episode explores early field recordings of birds, electronic music that uses the sound of birds as raw material, and the sound of synthetically generated bird sounds.     Playlist Beatrice Harrison, Nightingales (1927), a 78 RPM released by His Master's Voice, a United Kingdom label of RCA Victor at the time. “Recorded in Beatrice Harrison's garden, Oxted,” England. Probably wild birds in her garden. Karl Reich's Aviary, Bremen, Trés Jolie, Actual Song of Nightingales and Canaries, with Orchestra (1931). Bluebird Records in the US. Canary breeder Karl Reich (1885–1944) from Bremen (Germany) and his feathered choir of thirty trained canaries were the sensation on the record market in the late 1920s. John Cage, Bird Cage (1973) from the album Bird Cage released in 2000 by Joel Chadabe's Electronic Music Foundation in the US. Isao Tomita, Sound Creature, demonstration of synthesized bird sounds from his piece Daphne and Chloe by Ravel (1977). Finished section followed by the individually processed synthesized sounds. RCA Red Seal, Japan. Later released in entirety in 1979. Ariel Kalma, Gongmo (1978) from the album Osmose (1978). Released in France on SFP records. From the soundtrack of The Birds, an Alfred Hitchcock film from 1963. From the album, Alfred Hitchcock ‎– The Classic Soundtrack Collection. An original “soundtrack” doesn't actually exist because no music was orchestrated for the movie other than the eerie electronic music sounds of birds created by Oskar Sala. He used the Mixtur Trautonium to produce these sounds. Ralph Lundsten, Skogen Vaknar from the album Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 1 "Strömkarlen" in 1975. Odeon Records, Sweden. Earthstar, Morning Song, from the album French Skyline (1979). Sky Records. Jim Nollman, Music to Eat Thanksgiving Dinner By, 3 flute players and 300 turkeys, from the album Playing Music with Animals (1982) by Folkways Recordsin the US. Ann McMillan, Syrinx, from the album Gateway Summer Sound: Abstracted Animal & Other Sounds (1979), on Folkways, US. Jim Fassett, Symphony of the Birds (1960) from an album of the same name on Ficker Records in the US.   The Archive Mix in which I play three tracks at the same time, all with bird sounds. Johan Dalgas Frisch, The Song from Moulin Rouge, from the album Symphony of the Birds (1968) released on MGM records in the US. Ambience One, Colloquy: Unruffled Feathers, excerpt, produced by Eddie Newmark, on Audio Fidelity Records in 1970. An Evening in Sapsucker Woods, excerpt, 158, produced by Arthur A. Allen and Peter Paul Kellogg for Cornell University Records.

Donald Trump is psychologisch ongeschikt om een probleem als de coronapandemie aan te pakken, zegt journalist en schrijver Michael Lewis. Toch is Lewis hoopvol: de crisis laat zien hoe belangrijk het is om een goed functionerende overheid te hebben. Nu nog een president die daadwerkelijk zijn ambt wil uitoefenen. Productie: Jacco Prantl Links naar zaken die ter sprake komen: -We hadden het over Lewis’ boek The New New Thing (1999), met de maniakale internetondernemer Jim Clark. Het eerste hoofdstuk uit dat boek kun je hier lezen: http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/first/l/lewis-new.html -Een van de hoofdpersonen uit The Big Short (2010) is eenogige, autistische arts-investeerder Michael Burry. Je kunt over hem lezen in dit hoofdstuk uit het boek: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/04/wall-street-excerpt-201004 -Lewis volgde een half jaar Barack Obama toen hij president was. Lees het stuk hier: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2012/10/michael-lewis-profile-barack-obama -Moneyball ging over de Oakland A’s van general manager Billy Beane. Beane wreekte zich op zijn mislukte spelerscarriere door spelers te scouten die niet op hem leken, met behulp van data-analyse. Lees hier een hoofdstuk uit dat boek, over zijn handel in spelers: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/30/magazine/the-trading-desk.html -Lees hier een hoofdstuk uit de paperbackversie van The Fifth Risk, over Arthur A. Allen, de onvermoeibare oceanograaf die technieken ontwikkelde om drenkelingen op zee te vinden, maar zelf altijd de weg kwijt is. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-15/lifesaving-coast-guard-scientist-reflects-on-government-service -Lees hier het hoofdstuk uit The Fifth Risk over het ministerie van Energie: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/department-of-energy-risks-michael-lewis -Tim Ferriss had een fraaie podcast met Lewis: https://tim.blog/2020/05/01/michael-lewis/ -Ezra Klein had vorig jaar een mooi gesprek met Lewis. https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2019/6/5/18654486/michael-lewis-reads-my-mind -Ik had het met Lewis over zijn honkbalcoach, Billy Fitzgerald, ‘Coach Fitz’, waarover hij in 2004 schreef: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/magazine/coach-fitz-s-management-theory.html -Fitz is ook het onderwerp van de mooiste aflevering van seizoen 2 van Against the Rules, ‘Don’t be Good – be Great’: https://atrpodcast.com/episodes/dont-be-good-%E2%80%93-be-great-s1!5967e -Het stuk over Mike Leach, de football-coach die hem zo boeide dat hij over hem wilde schrijven, kun je hier lezen: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/magazine/coach-leach-goes-deep-very-deep.html -Een inspiratiebron voor Lewis was Tom Wolfe, de voorman van de ‘New Journalism’ uit de jaren zestig en zeventig, die journalistiek bedreef met literaire verteltechnieken. Lewis profileerde Wolfe in 2015: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/how-tom-wolfe-became-tom-wolfe -Lewis schreef een serie columns en een grappig boek - ‘Home Game’ - over de geboorte en opvoeding van zijn drie kinderen. https://slate.com/human-interest/dad-again -De serie columns over de pandemie op Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ABrfppB0vtA/michael-lewis -Hier praat Lewis bij Charlie Rose over The New New Thing, wat ik zelf zijn beste boek vind. Aan Lewis kun je zien dat hij er zelf ook tevreden mee is.https://charlierose.com/videos/29680 Muziek: Bremer/McCoy - She’s Alive Jimmy Heath Orchestra - Big P Wil jij onze podcasts mogelijk maken? Word dan lid van De Correspondent voor 7 euro per maand. Als lid krijg je toegang tot nog veel meer journalistieke artikelen, podcasts en documentaires die voorbij de waan van de dag gaan. Heel erg bedankt! http://www.decorrespondent.nl/wordlid Voor vragen, opmerkingen of suggesties mail naar post@decorrespondent.nl