Podcasts about birdsong

When a Carolina Wren like this one sings, something remarkable happens. These birds can sing so loudly that you almost have to shout to be heard over their songs!How can a bird like a Carolina Wren – at just 5½ inches long and weighing only as much as four nickels – produce so much sound? The answer lies in the songbird's vocal anatomy. More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

There are fifteen species of cranes across the globe, found everywhere but Antarctica and South America. During the winter, cranes forage and rest together by the thousands. Listen in to the voices of cranes from all over the world. Nothing evokes the spirit of the wild like the voices of these majestic birds.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

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Patrick Birdsong is the Broker Associate of BirdHome Real Estate Consultants and discusses his BIG 100-100-100 plan that's sure to impact THOUSANDS.   Connect with Patrick at https://www.birdhomerealestate.com/ ---------- Visit www.builthow.com to sign up for our next live or virtual event.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

This week we talk about fish playing video games, M3GAN, explaining jobs, umami, air fryers, and stolen identities. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer Oven M3GAN

On today's episode, Darin sits down with Chris Bleidorn (Executive Chef/Co-Owner), Aarti Shetty (Co-Owner) of Birdsong & Birdbox in San Francisco. The couple chats about how they met, their road to opening up their first restaurant and their pandemic pivot, which lead to the viral, fried chicken sandwich sensation, known as “Claude the Claw”.  Then we open the archives for a 2016 interview and performance from Michael Daves.  He stopped by to celebrate the release of his seminal album, Orchids and Violence.Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world's top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It's an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by becoming a member!Snacky Tunes is Powered by Simplecast.

Most of the bird sounds you hear on BirdNote come from the Macaulay Library, a vast collection of over one million bird calls and songs curated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The library relies on both professional field recordists and dedicated volunteers to capture the sounds of birds all over the world.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

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This week we talk about cord and wire organization, trips to IKEA, new Stadia game, TikTok trends, The Last of Us, and craft projects. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: The Last of Us Wires and desktop organizers

Marielle Elizabeth is a body activist and writer in the ethical fashion community, who advocates for broader size inclusion and radical body acceptance. Throughout her social media platforms, she shares not only her lived experience as a plus size person, but also the ways in which we can all be striving to be kinder to the skin we're in.She is also a change-making contributor to Vogue, where she writes brilliantly about issues including but not limited to:"Am I An Ethical Fashion Mean Girl?" and“So Your Body Changed During the Pandemic. Here's How to Rebuild Your Wardrobe”In short, Marielle is here to make Slow Fashion EASIER for Plus Size Babes. She is one of my favourite people to follow on social media, and in my humble opinion, one of the most important voices for positive change. In this episode we unpack fashion's fatphobia and sustainable fashion's shortcomings when it comes to size inclusivity.Find MarielleFind me VenetiaMarielle recommends: SellTradePlus and ShopBerriezSustainable, size inclusive brand recommendations: Wray, Mara Hoffman, Christy DawnAlso worth checking out: Loud Bodies, Birdsong, Lora Gene x AjaThis episode is kindly sponsored by WUKA. They are kindly offering my listeners £5 off your WUKA order, just use code “SMALLTHINGS” at checkout, valid until the 31st January. Ts&Cs: Minimum spend of £10 applies. Excludes shipping. Subject to availability: https://wuka.co.uk/discount/SMALLTHINGS5For accessibility reasons, there is a video version of this podcast available with subtitles via this link.Further reading:'Solving' Fast Fashion Isn't A Plus-Size ResponsibilityFast Fashion Is Bad For The Environment. For Many Plus-Size Shoppers, It's The Only OptionThis episode was produced by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School counseling advocacy is so important. We are responsible for spreading the word about the work that we do in order to break down walls and inaccurate mindsets about the job that we do. Daniel Birdsong, the president of the Alabama School Counseling Association, shares some of the findings of his dissertation based on school counseling advocacy. This is an episode you will want to listen to multiple times. We would also recommend sharing it with your administrator and counseling supervisor. Contact Daniel Birdsong: dbirdson@montevallo.edu

You're in a large wildlife-rich garden on Gower, a small and beautiful peninsular in South Wales. At this time of year, the beech hedges are orange, the leaves are curled, crisp and dry. At their base, blackbirds turn over the ones that have fallen, looking for treasure.BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewherebeautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded and presented by Hannah Tribe. Image by Getty. Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: editor@countryfile.com Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about the suffix -ussy, Digimon, new Clue character updates, computer docks, new Twitter features, and getting things stolen. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: CalDigit TS4 Dock Digimon X Virtual Pet

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Dawn. Bright morning sky. High pressure, barometer rising. A vast quiet sky, etched with a few scudding clouds picked out by the light of the rising sun. Gone is the tranquil hush of night. These remote moorland woods are alive again! Alive and lit up, not just by the morning sun, but by countless singing birds.  From a sturdy beech growing beside the ancient track, the woodland sparkles. Sparkles with an abundance of natural life to whom this patch of the landscape is home. It's crossed by a babbling brook that constantly flows with rain water running off the higher ground (audible right of scene). A place that at this time of day is almost completely free of human made noise. No traffic on the fast road other side of the valley. No overflights from rumbling aircraft heading to Manchester Airport. No hikers trudging by.  By leaving our microphones out all night, we were able to capture the sound of this remote wood in its most natural state. The wood as it must have sounded in early May, throughout the years, decades and centuries gone by. Thankfully a sound landscape that's still there to enjoy, still connect with, through the clarity of the Lento microphones, and without disturbing the wildlife.

This week we talk about our New Year's celebrations, throwback songs, the definition of time, discussing our jobs, new bags, and the history of memes. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: The Witcher 3 Salt & Hide Spencer Laptop Bag

It's the first episode of the new year! Randy has wrapped up his tour and reveals his fear of flying. A guest caller asks Randy who should sing a song at his (hopefully very distant) funeral. The glorious Christine Ebersole is on the podcast! She talks about her new album, her TV show, and her potential return to broadway!To leave Randy a message go to: https://bit.ly/TheRandyRainbowPodcast Host: Randy Rainbow Executive Producers: Randy Rainbow, Rebecca Eisenberg & Todd Milliner Associate Producer: Bobby Rice Coordinator & Researcher: Riley Villiers Production & Editing by: Rabbit Grin Productions Booking Producer: Emily Cagan Music by: Jesse Kissel Lyrics by: Randy Rainbow Vocal and Musical Arrangements by: Jesse Kissel Theme Music Produced by: Michael J. Moritz Jr. For more information about The Randy Rainbow Podcast and other Hazy Mills Podcasts go to HazyMills.com For more information on Randy or to buy tickets to his tour go to: www.randyrainbow.com

Choice Classic Radio presents to you Inner Sanctum Mystery, which aired from 1941 to 1952. Today we bring to you the episode titled "Birdsong for a Murderer.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

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For the very last episode of 2022, and because it's so cold and dank, we want to use the magic of spatial sound landscape recording to teleport back into the summer! It's August 2017, and our microphones are out on their first ever overnight recording, lent up against the trunk of a tree in a rural wood in Suffolk.  This passage of raw unedited time continues on from episode 112, and begins as the clock of St Mary's church, far over the fields, is about to strike 8am. A change in wind direction, and raised traffic levels on the A12 several miles away, make the bell sound more distant, and its sequence of chimes harder to count compared to the previous episodes from the dead of night. Wood pigeons, sparkling wrens, rooks and other woodland birds bathe in the bright morning sun, and sing out sonorously, through the richly reverberant spaces created by so many thousands of often very tall and long established trees. Later on, a buzzard can be heard circling, high over. It makes a simple and distinctive downward mewing call.  The woodsman, who we had been told may start work just after daybreak, can sometimes be heard shifting fallen branches, and slowly trudging by. As time passes, planes softly cross the sky. Birdsong comes, and goes. There's a loud pheasant that passes, a bumblebee, and some stark snaps from hungry crows.  Slow quiet rhythms, of a richly verdant and uninhabited summer wood. A spatial sound recording, that through headphones and for as long as it lasts, lets us and we hope you experience being present there in that wood again, on that warm and peaceful Suffolk summer's day. * This twelve hour non-stop recording was the first we ever made back in 2017. It was this desire to capture the sound of the natural landscape in high quality spatial sound that convinced us to create Radio Lento, as a platform to share the uninterrupted audio. A place to listen to places. You can ** listen to the full Suffolk Wood sequence here **.  Our warm thanks to you for listening and supporting. And wishing you a very Happy New Year! 

This week we talk about best and worst gadgets of 2022, accidental THC trips, holiday travel, the most popular holiday cookies, air frying, and painting countertops. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Instant Vortex 6 Quart Air Fryer FOSSA Dog Snuffle Mat

Take a nap on an empty field as the rumbling thunder and distant birdsong ease you into relaxation. This stormy afternoon ambience is exactly what you need to help wash away the holiday stress. Check out our additional Playlists At Calming White Noise, our goal is to help you and your loved ones sleep, meditate, study, or simply relax. One of the benefits of listening to white noise via podcast is the ability to lock your mobile device and eliminate any unwanted light. This episode is 8 consecutive hours long with no loops or interludes, allowing for a full nights sleep. If you have found value from our sounds, we kindly ask that you would rate our podcast at the top of your screen. Your positive feedback inspires us to continue bringing you our best work and we truly hope our sounds can help promote peace and positivity. We cannot thank you enough for tuning in today! Be well. Follow us on Instagram Calming White Noise a free white noise podcast dedicated to providing white noise in the form of nature sounds. We created this podcast in efforts to promote positivity and healthier sleep patterns. Our sleep sounds have helped millions reach deep relaxation and comfort in 2022 alone and counting. Calming White Noise podcast provides 8 hour, uninterrupted episodes with sounds such as crashing ocean waves, thunder and lighting, drizzling rain, crackling fire, soothing waterfalls, and much more. If you're looking to soothe a baby, get a good nights sleep, study, or simply relax – you've come to the right place. Support Calming White Noise Faites une sieste sur un terrain vide pendant que le grondement du tonnerre et le chant des oiseaux lointains vous incitent à la détente. Cette ambiance d'après-midi orageuse est exactement ce dont vous avez besoin pour vous aider à vous débarrasser du stress des vacances. Découvrez nos listes de lecture Supplémentaires Chez Calming White Noise, notre objectif est de vous aider, vous et vos proches, à dormir, méditer, étudier ou simplement vous détendre. L'un des avantages de l'écoute du bruit blanc via un podcast est la possibilité de verrouiller votre appareil mobile et d'éliminer toute lumière indésirable. Cet épisode dure 8 heures consécutives sans boucles ni intermèdes, permettant une nuit de sommeil complète. Si vous avez trouvé de la valeur à partir de nos sons, nous vous prions de noter notre podcast en haut de votre écran. Vos commentaires positifs nous incitent à continuer à vous offrir notre meilleur travail et nous espérons vraiment que nos sons pourront aider à promouvoir la paix et la positivité. Nous ne pouvons pas vous remercier assez pour l'écoute d'aujourd'hui ! Être bien. DISCLAIMER: Remember that loud sounds can potentially damage your hearing. When playing Calming White Noise, if you cannot have a conversation over the sound without raising your voice, the sound may be too loud for your ears. Calming White Noise provides relaxing sounds for entertainment purposes only and are not a treatment for sleep disorders or anxiety. © Calming White Noise LLC, 2022. All rights reserved. calmingpodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/calming-white-noises/support

When we think of a bird to represent peace, many of us might think of doves. Deja Perkins, an urban ecologist, says that the Wood Thrush is the bird that best represents inner peace and peace of mind.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Jardin de Luxembourg is one of the most beautiful parks in Paris and particularly so in spring when the many shades of green are a gorgeous canvas for brightly coloured flowers and rich blossom.  Birds sing, people walk, some sit and observe. In this soundscape recording we hear gentle birdsong with Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Eurasian Blackcap and Rose-ringed parakeets, as well as distant conversations and people walking along gravel paths.  Recorded by Colin Hunter as part of the Cities and Memory Paris city sound guide. IMAGE: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

This week we talk about desk ergonomics, massage guns, YouTube comments, having health insurance, gift giving guides, and social media alternatives. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Sharper Image Massage Gun Health Insurance

We may be in the depths of winter but in this episode we're giving you a little Christmas present of hopeful spring birdsong. We're outside the ruins of Llanthony Priory with the ridges of the Black Mountains of Wales rising on either flank. Robins and song thrushes are singing lustily… BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewherebeautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Fergus Collins. Presented by Hannah Tribe Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: editor@countryfile.com Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's so deliciously frosty outside. This magical harp journey was made on the cold full moon in December. It's a wonderful meditation to let go of anxieties and stresses. It's a time for you to release and expand. Fill yourself up with glorious, ethereal harp melodies and soar to the angelic heavens to dance with celestial beings. Heal yourself with sacred music.Dear listener, I need your help...If you've ever been moved by my music, please help me reach my goal. I am saving up for a car to transport my harp. I have difficulties walking and a car would really change my life. I want to offer my harp music to end of life patients and drive to hospices around Scotland. I want to play for people in their final days and guide them into heavenly, musical, transformational states. I hope I can give them comfort, courage, relief, relaxation, peace and love and connect them with angels and light beings for their journey on. Thank you!Support me here 

This week we talk about teeth health, AI poop detectors, charging phones, milk in Pepsi, what gaslighting means, and going goblin mode. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Anker 521 Power Strip Low shelf Chardonnay

What happens when you throw in JJ (the host of the Southern Demonology podcast), Vic (host of Trailer Trash Terrors podcast), and David (an extremely experienced paranormal researcher) into a virtual space and allow an Excel spreadsheet filled with thousands of paranormal, mystical, and philosophical topics to decide what will be discussed? You get the second episode of the Paranormal Rundown! To make things even more exciting, Father Michael Birdsong joins the usual trio. Listen in to hear about everything from the curses, demons, lunar structures, and so much more! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/southerndemonology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about best friends, Steve Jobs' shoes, flexibility, Thanksgiving travels, Spotify wrapped, and noise-cancelling earbuds. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Pixel Buds Pro Stream Deck MK.2

Show 37 begins with the father-daughter team of Paul and Morgan Hanson who have been sailing competitively for over a decade. The two share their love of the water and their time together. Next, Althoff Soccer Coach Skip Birdsong is back with All-American Jake Pollock. Birdsong details the many on and off-field strengths of Pollock, who talks about his Althoff soccer "family." Then, Birdsong and Pollock accept their MESPYs for 1A Soccer Team and Player of the Year.

This week we talk about figgy pudding Spam, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, licking toads, Canada's Drag Race, Thanksgiving facts, and our favorite holiday dishes. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Joshua Birdsong covers his first Kickstarter: Improphet's Tome! Every single core and advanced class has new feats, spells, and abilities, as well as the Giantkin ancestry and Magus class! >< SUBMIT A COMMUNITY POLICY ON RULELORD2E.COM Rate on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Theme by Canttias >< Follow Joshus on Twitter @impr0phet --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rulelord2e/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rulelord2e/support

Our birds sing, Brad's search for absolute truth, making the case for a hum, some amateurish ATMOS talk, Revolver revisited, the unprofessionalism of commenting on a customer's sludge river (“Stinky”), and a revisit in reverse chronology. Links: 2012 VW Jetta Revolver Super Deluxe Episode music: Seven Hole Stomp by thurmite --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterballs/support

"The inspiration behind this piece was the story of the Phoenix, the immortal bird associated with Greek mythology, which symbolizes rebirth and new purpose in a never-ending cycle. Its imagery of passion, love, will, creativity and life remind us that we have within us the fire and resources to heal and become new again. "This track was created with the help of my friend Nico Meyering, an amazing sound engineer. "A field recording that I used combines sounds of nature and bells sounds, which both can be beneficial to our health and well-being. "As part of the culture, practice and religious ceremonies, the sound of bells holds special meanings. Looking into the ancient past, bells were sounded to bring people to congregate and participate in rituals and ceremonies. Until today such practices are still upheld. "The sound of bells is often used in sound therapy, it's believed to help to manage a broad range of health conditions. "Nature sounds can be an important part of our lives. They are great for relaxation, can boost mood, decrease stress, enhance nervous system function, and improve focus and concentration. Immersing in the sounds of nature and a green environment has often been linked with well-being. "I believe we and our cities can only be healthy if we connect and harmonize together and with nature. "Birdsong and bell sound have been turned into pads and tuned to an A-minor scale and harmonic frequencies of 222, 444, and 888 Hz. A melodic structure of the track has been created by resampling the birdsong and another bell sound. |Together with Nico, I added other sounds to create a piece made of two sections: a darker one and a brighter one to honour the cycles of life and nature and bring a message of hope to the world: that no matter what you are struggling with, poverty, conflict, ill health, climate change, or individual mental health struggles such as depression or loneliness, together as a collective or as individuals, every one of us can rise, be reborn, and start over. |If you resonate with this soundtrack, you have become aware of your deepest energies vibrating from those life-crushing pressures, but then become self-renewing as life goes on. The uplifting sounds take you back to love and hope. I hope that listening will create within you a new sense of well-being and possibility." Ponta Delgada church bells reimagined by Micca. 

This week we talk about the McCrispy gaming chair, a deadly VR headset, pet updates, Trader Joe's, the word of the year, and going to movies alone. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: The Crown Season 5 Bayonetta 3

This week we talk about Switch Joy-Cons, soldering things, chain restaurants, moving across the country, music we're listening to, and holiday traveling. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Tove Lo - Dirt Femme Bayonetta 3, FUNLAB Joycons

Many years ago, when writer and musician Ray Young Bear was training his singing voice, he took a kind of vocal lesson from the blackbirds. “they have the most complicated song in the world — high pitches and low notes, and then it smooths out, then it kicks up again,” he says. “I would listen to them and try to imitate their singing.”More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

In the news this week, the novel gene therapy for epilepsy which reduces side effects, how birdsong can provide listeners with a mental health boost, we take a terrifying tour of Cambridge University's Botanic Garden, and hear about how Aluminium formate could bring carbon capture to the masses... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

I would like to thank everyone that has donated or otherwise supported Nature is my Jam by liking, following, sharing and/or subscribing to the podcast. Your support goes directly to creating future episodes and allows this podcast to be ad-free and 100% listener supported. Your kindness means the world to me and I hope you might feel inspired to explore the natural areas where you live.What does one do when visiting Mexico on a family vacation? If you're me, then I suspect you would beg for a few hours to record sounds and promise to be back before the rest of the family noticed you were missing. And if you're still me, you decide to leave the resort property and hike into the jungle telling no one, including security, where you were going, but that's a different story for a different day. Welcome to episode 22 of the Nature is my Jam podcast! As always, I'm happy to see you again. This week, we are in a small jungle area a few miles outside of the resort where we were staying on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The resorts in Mexico are stunningly beautiful and cater to your every need, but are a horrible place for trying to record nature sounds. Knowing I could not get a clean recording at the resort, I plotted a course to a nearby Cenote that would take me through a couple of small towns and into a more secluded area of the surrounding jungle. Have I mentioned it was hot and humid? I mean, it was HOT and HUMID. As the sweat soaked my clothes and the sun did its best to bleach what's left of my hair, I suddenly became okay with, “I'll just keep going until I see or hear something cool.” I watched Iguanas sunbathing and the cutest rodent I've ever seen scurry into the undergrowth as I approached. The animal I later learned is called an Agouti. I have no pictures but they look kind of like a short-haired Guinea Pig to me. The highlight, however, was getting to a Spider Monkey casually stroll past me as I contemplated the ethics of trying to take it home with me. Okay, Wassom, six paragraphs in and we still don't know what you recorded this week. Well, let's get to it then! I found a small section of jungle where I could hear birds and other wildlife scurrying through the underbrush (is it called underbrush in a jungle?). I recorded for two hours and got some amazing sounds, albeit with a bit of background noise from another resort and what sounds like maybe some construction. I could only identify a Great-Tailed Grackle, Great Kisadee and a Hooded Oriole by sight. Not sure if their sounds are in this recording, though. I heard a member of the Dove family as I was editing this episode but didn't see any. The database in my birding app is sparse for Mexico, so my apologies that I wasn't able to provide a species list this week.Recording Summary:Date and Time: 10/30/2022 | 11:00 AMLocation: Playa del Carmen, MexicoLandscape/Feature: Small jungle area a few miles from a beach resortConditions: HOT, HUMID with RELENTLESS SUNRecording Device: Zoom F3Microphone(s): Sonorous Objects SO.1Digital Audio Workstation: Adobe AuditionSupport the showThanks for listening! ❤️ Your support means the world to me. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter for daily updates.

This week we talk about the Mario Movie, old video games, angles and devils, where Twitter is going, peppermint season, and Dragula: Titans. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Tamagotchi Angel Dragula: Titans

This week we talk about getting COVID, Bayonetta 3, Beetlejuice, moving to Austin, macOS, and our favorite moisturizers. Support us on Patreon to keep the podcast going, view more detailed show notes, and to gain access to exclusive content at: http://www.patreon.com/theshowsamandjoe Favorite things: Bartender 4 CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Cream

Since it's often hard to see a bird, veteran birders characterize the sounds of birds in order to identify them. So what words do they use? Well, they use “whistle,” for example, to describe the sound of this Olive-sided Flycatcher. And "rattle" for that of the Belted Kingfisher. There's the trill of a Dark-eyed Junco. And the House Wren's “cascade!" The song of a Downy Woodpecker is a sort of “whinny." Listen again and see if you can recognize the types of sounds.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

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VIDEOS: CBDC infrastructure announced for America May 2023, first they need digital iD. Resist! (4:04) I Confronted Congresswoman AOC On Her Support For Nuclear War and Ukrainian Nazis (2:03) Tulsi Gabbard savages Democratic Party in exit announcement (1:00) You're Not Going To Believe This! | Mark Steyn & Eva Vlaardingerbroek – Dutch Farmers (8:45) New Rule: A Unified Theory of Wokeness | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)   Folic Acid Supplement Linked With Reduction in Suicide Attempts and Self-Harm University Of Chicago, October 10, 2022 Study finds folic acid treatment is associated with decreased risk of suicide attempt. The common, inexpensive supplement was linked with a 44% reduction in suicide attempts and self-harm. With nearly 46,000 people in America dying by suicide in 2020, it is one of the leading causes of death in the US. To decrease the risk of suicide, experts recommend many strategies and treatments including psychotherapy, economic support, peer support, and medications such as antidepressants. Few if any would be likely to put folic acid supplements on that list. However, an eye-opening study recent conducted at the University of Chicago may change that. The study, published on in JAMA Psychiatry, used data from the health insurance claims of 866,586 patients. It investigated the relationship between folic acid treatment and suicide attempts over a two-year period. They found that patients who filled prescriptions for folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, experienced a 44% reduction in suicidal events (suicide attempts and intentional self-harm). Robert Gibbons, PhD, the lead author of the study, is hopeful that these findings could improve suicide prevention efforts, especially because of how accessible folic acid is. He is the Blum-Riese Professor of Biostatistics and Medicine at the University of Chicago. “There are no real side effects, it doesn't cost a lot of money, you can get it without a prescription,” Gibbons said. “This could potentially save tens of thousands of lives.” To investigate and further confirm the relationship between folic acid and suicide risk, Gibbons and his co-authors did this new study and focused specifically on folic acid, and accounted for many possible confounding factors, including age, sex, mental health diagnoses, other central nervous system drugs, conditions that affect folic acid metabolism, and more. Even after adjusting for all these factors, filling a prescription for folic acid was still associated with a decreased risk of attempting suicide. They even found that the longer a person took folic acid, the lower their risk of suicide attempt tended to be. Each month of being prescribed folic acid was associated with an additional 5% decrease in risk of suicide attempt during the 24-month follow-up period of their study. It also occurred to the authors that maybe people who take vitamin supplements, in general, want to improve their health and would thus be less likely to attempt suicide. To address this possibility, they did a similar analysis with another supplement, vitamin B12, as a negative control. But unlike folic acid, there didn't seem to be any relationship between vitamin B12 and risk of suicide. Zinc is cancer's worst enemy: This mineral is key to preventing cancer, scientists conclude University of Texas Arlington, October 3, 2022 Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington have discovered the important role zinc can play in preventing cancer, especially the esophageal variety. Although past studies had indicated zinc had a protective effect on the esophagus when it comes to cancer, it wasn't clear why. A team of researchers led by Associate Professor of Nursing Zui Pan found that zinc has the incredibly useful ability to selectively stop the growth of cancerous cells while leaving normal esophageal epithelial cells intact. The researchers say their finding could help improve treatment for esophageal cancer and even provide some insight into how it might be prevented. Pan pointed out that many cancer patients have a zinc deficiency. It's a significant discovery; esophageal cancer is now the sixth-leading cause of cancer death in humans globally, and the average five-year survival rate for those with the disease is less than 20 percent. Zinc deficiency is a serious problem. It's needed for many of the proteins and enzymes in the body, and a lack of zinc can prevent cells from functioning properly, leading to the development of not only cancer but also other diseases. Zinc is also important for immune function and proper wound healing. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), adult men need 11 milligrams per day, while women need 8 milligrams. It's important not to go overboard, however; the NIH reports that zinc toxicity can cause adverse health effects, such as vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, and nausea. Listen! Birdsong is good for mental health Max Planck Institute for Human Development, October 13, 2022 When you next hear cheerful twittering of birds, you should stop and listen. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) have shown that birdsong reduces anxiety and irrational thoughts. Their findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports. In the study, the researchers examined how traffic noise and birdsong affect mood, paranoia, and cognitive functioning by carrying out a randomized online experiment with 295 participants. These individuals heard six minutes of either typical traffic noise or birdsong with varying numbers of different traffic sounds or birdsongs. Before and after hearing the sound clips, the participants filled in questionnaires assessing their mental health and performed cognitive tests. The present study suggests that listening to birdsong reduces anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants. Birdsong did not appear to have an influence on depressive states in this experiment. Traffic noise, however, generally worsened depressive states, especially if the audio clip involved many different kinds of traffic sounds. The positive influence of birdsong on mood is already known, but to the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to reveal an effect on paranoid states. This was independent of whether the birdsong came from two or more different bird species. The researchers also found that neither birdsong nor traffic noise influenced cognitive performance. In the researchers' view, the explanation for these effects is that birdsong is a subtle indication of an intact natural environment, detracting attention from stressors that could otherwise signal an acute threat. Taken together, the results suggest interesting avenues for further research and applications, such as the active manipulation of background noise in different situations or the examination of its influence on patients with diagnosed anxiety disorders or paranoia. Vegetable hormone helps reverse brain alterations caused by high-fat diets, obesity University of Jaume I (Spain), October 8, 2022 The Neurobiotechnology research team of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Castellón, Spain, headed by professor Ana María Sánchez, has proven the positive effects of a vegetable hormone, helping reverse brain alterations caused by high-fat diets, type-2 diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity. “We have verified how a vegetable hormone, abscisic acid in green leafy plants, is able to counter the deleterious effects that a high-fat diet has on the central nervous system,” explains Ana María Sánchez. By making use of this molecule, expressed in plants, on an animal model with neuroinflammation induced by a high-fat diet, the results of the study “have shown that the alterations on the expression of some genes would be reversed, as well as alterations in the creation process of new neurons – neurogenesis -, while we also noted a decrease of the inflammation markers in the brain,” adds the UJI professor. The study carried out in the UJI analyzed the expression of several genes related to the insulin signaling pathway together with the expression of genes which act as neuroinflammation markers with quantitative PCR. This way, as researcher Alberto Ribes Navarro argues, “we have been able to prove that the expression of proteins required for the proper functioning of insulin (the IRS) decreases in neuroinflammatory situations induced by a high-fat diet.” “With the addition of abscisic acid to the high-fat diet it is possible to recover the expression of these genes, even reaching normal levels”, he adds. With a high-fat diet they noticed alterations to cognitive functions, which were also recovered with the vegetable hormone treatment. Diets High in Processed Fiber May Increase Cancer Risk University Of Toledo, October 13, 2022 The study found that men who had high processed fiber intake and high blood bile acid levels had a 40% higher risk of liver cancer. Fiber-enriched foods are often consumed by many individuals to promote weight loss and fend against chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes. Consuming highly refined fiber, however, may raise the risk of liver cancer in certain people, especially those with a silent vascular deformity, according to a recent study from The University of Toledo. “We have worked for a long time on this idea that all diseases start from the gut,” said Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar, a professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and the paper's senior author. “This study is a notable advancement of that concept. It also provides clues that may help identify individuals at a higher risk for liver cancer and potentially enable us to lower that risk with simple dietary modifications.” Vijay-Kumar's team published a major paper in the journal Cell in 2018 that revealed a large proportion of mice with immune system defects developed liver cancer after being given an inulin-fortified diet. Inulin is a refined, plant-based fermentable fiber that is sold in supermarkets as a health-promoting prebiotic. Additionally, it is often found in processed foods.The findings raised real questions about the potential risks of certain refined fibers, but only now do we understand why the mice were developing such aggressive cancer.” The new study offers a clear explanation — and may have implications that go beyond laboratory animals. As the team furthered its investigation, the researchers discovered all mice that developed malignant tumors had high concentrations of bile acids in their blood caused by a previously unnoticed congenital defect called a portosystemic shunt. While all mice with excess bile acids in their blood were predisposed to liver injury, only those fed inulin progressed to hepatocellular carcinoma, a deadly primary liver cancer. Remarkably, 100% of the mice with high bile acids in their blood went on to develop cancer when fed inulin. None of the mice with low bile acids developed cancer when fed the same diet. Dietary inulin is good in subduing inflammation, but it can be subverted into causing immunosuppression, which is not good for the liver. Theorizing that high bile acid levels might serve as a viable marker for liver cancer risk, Vijay-Kumar's team tested bile acid levels in serum samples collected between 1985 and 1988 as part of a large-scale cancer prevention study. The research team also sought to examine the relationship between fiber consumption, bile acid levels, and liver cancer in humans. There are two basic types of naturally occurring dietary fiber, soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibers are fermented by gut bacteria into short-chain fatty acids. Insoluble fibers pass through the digestive system unchanged. Intriguingly, researchers found high total fiber intake reduced the risk of liver cancer by 29% in those whose serum bile acid levels were in the lowest quartile of their sample. However, in men whose blood bile acid levels placed them in the top quarter of the sample, high fiber intake conferred a 40% increased risk of liver cancer. What kinds of exercise can boost long-term memory? Georgia Institute of Technology October 5, 2022 Think that improving your memory is all brain training and omega-3 supplements? Think again. A study from researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta suggests that working out at the gym for as little as 20 minutes can improve long-term memory. Previous studies have shown that memory may be improved by several months of aerobic exercises, such as running, cycling or swimming. However, the findings of the new study – published in the journal Acta Psychologica – demonstrate that a similar memory boost can be achieved in a much shorter period. “Our study indicates that people don't have to dedicate large amounts of time to give their brain a boost,” says Lisa Weinberg who led the project. As well as looking at aerobic exercise, Weinberg's team also examined how resistance exercise – weightlifting, push-ups and sit-ups – might affect memory. The team recruited 46 participants (29 women and 17 men), who were randomly assigned into two groups. For the first part of the experiment, all participants viewed a series of 90 images on a computer screen. These images were split evenly been photographs that had been classed “positive,” “neutral,” and “negative.” These ranged from pictures of children playing on a waterslide, to photographs of clocks, to images of mutilated bodies. The participants were asked to try and remember as many of them as they could. Next, the participants were randomized into “active” and “passive” groups and seated at leg extension resistance exercise machines. The active group were told to extend and contract each leg 50 times, at their personal maximum effort. The passive group were told to simply sit in the chair and allow the machine to move their legs. Two days later, the participants were again shown the original 90 images they had seen previously, but this time they were mixed in with 90 new photos that the participants had not seen before. The researchers found about 50% of the original photos were recalled by the passive group, while the active group remembered about 60% of the images. All of the participants were better at recalling the positive and negative images than the neutral images, but this was even more true for the active participants.

Collecting data on wild birds is crucial for their conservation. But it requires huge amounts of effort. One way to help streamline the process is with gizmos called autonomous recording units, or ARUs. For days or months, these recording devices eavesdrop on the environment around them, including the songs and calls of the local birds. Identifying the songs picked up on recordings can be almost as time-consuming as in-person field work, but new AI tools are quickly making it easier to analyze the audio.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

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In the October sunlight, a Lincoln's Sparrow – like this one – sings energetically from a hedgerow. Soon a Fox Sparrow chimes in. Both nested in Alaska last summer but will spend the winter farther south. The Snow Geese are moving, too. A massive movement of birds takes place in the fall. The exodus of summer visitors to the tropics has given way to a surge from the north. And predators can't be far behind.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

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Found in Australian forests, male Superb Lyrebirds can mimic calls well enough to convince the bird they're imitating that the lyrebird is one of their own! While males sing to attract mates, females imitate the calls of predators, which could help frighten other birds off their territories.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.