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Owls are magnificent animals that share our cities with us, and live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. They range in size from huge, like the Blakiston's Fish-Owl of Eastern Asia, to the songbird-sized Elf Owl, weighing less than half a deck of cards. Owls play key roles in their ecosystems and even help control pests such as non-native rodents. By giving these amazing birds their space when they're nesting, preserving habitats where they breed and hunt, and avoiding rodenticides that could poison their prey, we can help ensure a safe future for our world's incredible owls.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. 

Are birders and bird photographers really at war? Blakiston's Fish-Owl recording courtesy of Sergey Surmach, XC692538. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/692538. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true Feel free to contact us at: cfchesse@gmail.com or ken.behrens@gmail.com Naturally Adventurous Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-behrens/message

Jared Blakiston is in the studio to talk about Auckland Theatre Company's Switzerland, a fast-paced psychological thriller. Whakarongo mai nei!

The Ghosts of South-western Alberta's History return each year with Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village's Graveyard Tours.  Held August 26, 2023 at KBPV itself, this year we recalled selected local pioneers and contributors whose remains rest far away from our area. We begin with British explorer Thomas Blakiston, who comes back to life courtesy of our event organizer, KBPV museum curator Farley Wuth.

This week on Good Influence we're talking about social media as news; communicating effectively with a global audience, the difficulty of separating individuals from their platforms and not being ashamed to admit we care about all sorts of different things. Lucy, from Sh*t You Should Care About, is one of three founders of the popular Instagram account, which has amassed over 3.5 million followers and has branched out into a whole multimedia platform, including a daily newsletter and multiple podcasts. Sh*t You Should Care About keeps subscribers up to date keep subscribers up to date on new and noteworthy events around the world, and has carved out quite a niche by mixing hard news with a strong and proud lean into pop culture, fandom and light-hearted daily polls.If you want to learn more, here's where to find Lucy and her recommendations: Instagram: @shityoushouldcareaboutTwitter: @SYSCAboutNewsletter: shityoushouldcareabout.substack.comWebsite: shityoushouldcareabout.comSomething to read: The Shit You Should Care About Daily NewsletterSomething to watch: Schitt's CreekSomething to listen to: Harry Styles' music / Hard Fork Podcast Get involved and join in the conversation:Follow @gemmastyles @goodinfluencegs and send in your messages and questions to goodinfluencepod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Lucy Blakiston.  Lucy's story is quite incredible. In 2018, she was sitting in a uni lecture, getting increasingly frustrated with how disconnected she felt from the information she was being delivered. So, along with her two hometown best friends, she started a blog called Shit You Should Care About.  Four years later, it's turned into a mini-media empire. Her daily newsletter reaches 60,000 subscribers every morning, she hosts two podcasts and runs an Instagram page which has 3.6 million followers.  In this episode we talk about Shit You Should Care About's ginormous Instagram presence, and what it's like being followed by Billie Eilish, Joe Rogan and Ariana Grande, how they went from 200,000 followers to a million in one month – and why it made her too scared to post, learning to accept the tag ‘media genius', the decision to go ‘full time', how they make their money, Harry Styles, what the future holds and so much more.  This was such an enlightening, fun chat with someone who seems to understand social media better than anyone we've met. Lucy IS a media genius, her journey is only just starting and it's exciting to think where it might lead. You'll love this one.  3.00: Two weeks in a campervan on a road show 8:35: “A media genius on a world level” 81015: The origin story of Shit You Should Care About 21310: Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Joe Rogan get on board 24:44: From 200,000 to 1 million followers in a month 28:54: Learning on the rise from 1 million to 3 million 34:06: A Harry Styles interlude 34:41: Going pro: the decision to fulltime 38:18: The Neon deal and setting up Culture Vulture 44:01: Diversifying the audience through newsletters 48:55: Connection fatigue, self-pressure and low stakes errors 54:09: The power of community 58:23: The importance of Ruby and Liv 61:35: Mundane Polls 1:04:57: Paying the bills (and turning down an approach from The White House) 1:09:29: Quick thoughts on TikTok 1:11:37: Does writing a daily newsletter feel like a job? 1:13:03: Future gazing 1:14:08: Keeping harmony within the Shit You Should Care About universe 1:16:31: Web3, NFTs, block chain, and the Discord experience 1:19:20: Educating the world about New Zealand and vice-versa 1:21:41: Some bits and pieces from a Shit You Should Care About insider 1:24:53 Last words from Steven, Seamus and LucySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Generations collide when Simon meets wildly successful digital entrepreneur Lucy Blakiston. The 24-year-old is the co-founder of the SYSCA (Shit You Should Care About) empire which delivers news - and more - via emailed newsletters, social media and podcasts, and counts Joe Rogan and Ariana Grande among its 3.6 million social media followers. Lucy, who is probably New Zealand's biggest Harry Styles stan, explains why she wouldn't have her picture taken with Simon, considers whether she'll meet Harry next year and offers tips on talking like a member of Generation Z.

Lucy Blakiston is an unlikely exporter – she's not sending physical products overseas, but her brand is undeniably international. As the co-founder and CEO of Shit You Should Care About (SYSCA), which has amassed 3.6 million social media followers, Lucy brings new meaning to the term global news, digesting the biggest stories in the world and giving them context relevant to their young audience. She joins Simon and Brianne to talk how it all came to be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jonathan Slaght spent five years risking life and limb in the remote forests of eastern Russia researching the largest and one of the most elusive owls on the planet. The endangered Blakiston's fish owl has a wingspan of six feet and are the easiest to find in winter, where their tracks can be spotted along the snowy river banks. Jonathan Slaght has long been enamoured by the mysterious bird and alongside a devoted team, embarked on a research mission involving blizzards, the crossing of thawing rivers and the threat of a run in with bears and tigers. Lynn Freeman spoke to Slaght about his book, A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl documenting his adventures.

The Fold is taking a short break over summer. We'll be back with new episodes soon, but until then here's one of our favourites from 2021.Lucy Blakiston is one of three young New Zealand women behind Shit You Should Care About, a media company built around an Instagram account which was started in 2018 to break down the barriers of entry to news and issues. The account now has over three million followers, and the company is branching out into podcasts and the new web series Extremely Online. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's 2022 and Making Tracks is back as the Marks catch up after the festive break, talk Mon Mothma with Caroline Blakiston at Wales Comic Con and dig into the first chapter of The Book of Boba Fett, Stranger In A Strange Land. All this and....well, actualy that's the top and bottom of it on the 121st episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook and YouTube. You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ7LZotr3rQhVJwpO3b2ELw www.instagram.com/fanthatracks www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks www.twitter.com/FanthaTracks www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ www.fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks

When Jonathan Slaght's Owls of the Eastern Ice came out last year, it was met with high praise. Slaght's search for the enigmatic Blakiston's Fish-Owl is a part of natural history, part adventure, and part character study set in a part of the world that very few of us know at all, except, perhaps, as the place many of our rare birds come from. It is out now in paperback, and Slaght joins host Nate Swick to talk about owls, writing, and conservation work in the Russian Far East. Also, Nate considers the official extinction of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

Run by three women in their early 20s, Shit You Should Care About is an Instagram account that's mastered the art of repackaging hard news, soft news and culture into humorous and digestible pieces of content. In this special lockdown episode we chat to Lucy Blakiston, the voice behind the account - about lockdown loves, fandom, community and freedom to pick and choose what you care about.

Lucy Blakiston is co-founder of Shit You Should Care About, an Instagram account based in New Zealand that has more than 3.3 million followers.

The Shit You Should Care About co-founder tells us about being the subject of high school gossip, being followed by Ariana Grande, her first phone and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lucy Blakiston is one of three young New Zealand women behind Shit You Should Care About, a media company built around an Instagram account which was started in 2018 to break down the barriers of entry to news and issues. The account now has over three million followers, and the company is branching out into podcasts and the new web series Extremely Online. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luce is the co-host of The Shit Show and one of the creators behind Shit You Should Care About. The Shit Show is a spin off podcast that helps us to discover the world news we should be caring about, and try to understand wtf is actually going on. Listen to The Shit Show ‎wherever you get your podcasts. Follow The Shit Show:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshitshow______Website: https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/SYSCAbout Follow Shit You Should Care About:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shityoushouldcareaboutTwitter: https://twitter.com/SYSCAboutWebsite: https://shityoushouldcareabout.com Follow Luce:Twitter: https://twitter.com/lucyblakiston Follow Podcaster:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcasterPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcasterpod/ Produced by The Chancer Collectivehttp://thechancercollective.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_chancer_collective/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChancerCollect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Blakiston's Fish-Owl is the largest owl in the world. Compared with North America’s largest familiar owl, the Great Horned, the Blakiston's is six inches taller and nearly three times as heavy. No other owl approaches its prodigious girth. But the Blakiston's Fish-Owl is endangered. It's found

Lucy Blakiston is one-third of the team behind Sht You Should Care About, the game-changing social media account that’s delivering the most important news of the day to Gen Z in a format they know and understand. Using memes, witty banter, visual storytelling and snack-sized updates on important topics, Sht You Should Care About is a bit like the town crier of the 21st-century. And people are listening: the Instagram account has 2.4 million followers. In any given week, you might see posts on Covid-19, the US presidential race, persecution of ethnic minorities, climate change, taking care of your mental health and Harry Styles. Sh*t You Should Care About also publishes long-form articles on its website, releases a weekly podcast, and hosts a monthly book club for some respite from all that news. And while it might look like a far cry from the journalism we’re used to, its aims are just as noble. Blakiston and her co-founders Ruby Edwards and Olivia Mercer want to make the news “understandable, digestible and reliable” for people their age - which is not even 30, in case you were wondering. Running their operation from a dining room table in a small town in New Zealand, the trio are disrupting what we know as news and current affairs. I sat down with Lucy to find out how to run a 21st-century “news room” from home with a team of 3 people, what can be done about the rise of fake news, and what’s in store for media in Australia and New Zealand. We also chatted through the ingredients of a great meme, how to switch off when your whole job is about social media and current affairs, and the most exciting Instagram follow she’s ever had. If you’re curious about how Gen Z consume news, want to know where the industry is headed or you’re already a regular reader of Sh*t You Should Care About, you’re going to get loads out of this conversation. Find Shit You Should Care About https://www.instagram.com/shityoushouldcareabout/?hl=en https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/ hi@shityoushouldcareabout.com Find Odette Barry online https://www.odetteandco.com.au/hackyourownpr https://instagram.com/odetteandco https://instagram.com/hackyourownpr  

What could be more festive than talking about the frozen North with snow, ice and the worlds largest species of owl? In episode 4 we chat to Jonathan Slaght a wildlife biologist working for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as their Russia & Northeast Asia co-ordinator and who is probably best known as one of the worlds foremost experts on the Blakiston's Fish Owl. I have tried to follow Jon's work on this rare and elusive owl from afar here in the UK often picking up small articles with updates on this incredible species and his work. I was so excited when after 10 years of studying this species in the remotest parts of Russia Jon has published his first book titled ‘Owls of the Eastern Ice' about his exploits attempting to understand the Blakiston's Fish Owl. The book has been a huge success including winning The Times UK nature book of the year - it is a must read for anyone with even the slightest interest in nature, I couldn't put it down. In this interview I find out what its like trying to understand the ecology of a rare and poorly understood species in some of the harshest terrain with an eclectic mix of human characters. Hopefully you get a feel for being on the front line of real cutting edge conservation. You can find out more about Jonathan Slaght and buy the book at https://jonathanslaght.com/ Thank you for listening and have a great festive season & new year!

The Blakiston's fish owl is the world's largest living species of owl, with larger females of the species weighing as much as ten pounds. It lives in the Russian Far East and Northern Japan. It is also endangered: global populations are estimated to be around 1500 owls in total. The story of one conservationist's efforts to save these owls is told in Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2020), the first book by Jonathan Slaght. The book traces Jonathan's many trips to the territory of Primorye in the Russian Far East, as part of his research into where the fish owls live and hunt. In the dead of the Russian winter, Jonathan and his Russian compatriots survey the forests, listen for fish owl duets, investigate nests and capture owls in an attempt to learn more about these creatures. Jonathan Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he manages research projects on endangered species and coordinates avian conservation activities along the East Asia–Australasian Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics. You can follow him on Twitter at @JonathanSlaght. Owls of the Eastern Ice has won widespread acclaim, including being longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In this interview, Joanthan and I discuss his research project, and how he turned it into a book. We also delve a little deeper into the ways we think about conservation, and what else needs to be done.  You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he's a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

The Blakiston's fish owl is the world's largest living species of owl, with larger females of the species weighing as much as ten pounds. It lives in the Russian Far East and Northern Japan. It is also endangered: global populations are estimated to be around 1500 owls in total. The story of one conservationist's efforts to save these owls is told in Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2020), the first book by Jonathan Slaght. The book traces Jonathan's many trips to the territory of Primorye in the Russian Far East, as part of his research into where the fish owls live and hunt. In the dead of the Russian winter, Jonathan and his Russian compatriots survey the forests, listen for fish owl duets, investigate nests and capture owls in an attempt to learn more about these creatures. Jonathan Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he manages research projects on endangered species and coordinates avian conservation activities along the East Asia–Australasian Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics. You can follow him on Twitter at @JonathanSlaght. Owls of the Eastern Ice has won widespread acclaim, including being longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In this interview, Joanthan and I discuss his research project, and how he turned it into a book. We also delve a little deeper into the ways we think about conservation, and what else needs to be done.  You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he's a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies

The Blakiston's fish owl is the world's largest living species of owl, with larger females of the species weighing as much as ten pounds. It lives in the Russian Far East and Northern Japan. It is also endangered: global populations are estimated to be around 1500 owls in total. The story of one conservationist's efforts to save these owls is told in Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2020), the first book by Jonathan Slaght. The book traces Jonathan's many trips to the territory of Primorye in the Russian Far East, as part of his research into where the fish owls live and hunt. In the dead of the Russian winter, Jonathan and his Russian compatriots survey the forests, listen for fish owl duets, investigate nests and capture owls in an attempt to learn more about these creatures. Jonathan Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he manages research projects on endangered species and coordinates avian conservation activities along the East Asia–Australasian Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics. You can follow him on Twitter at @JonathanSlaght. Owls of the Eastern Ice has won widespread acclaim, including being longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In this interview, Joanthan and I discuss his research project, and how he turned it into a book. We also delve a little deeper into the ways we think about conservation, and what else needs to be done.  You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he's a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

The Blakiston's fish owl is the world's largest living species of owl, with larger females of the species weighing as much as ten pounds. It lives in the Russian Far East and Northern Japan. It is also endangered: global populations are estimated to be around 1500 owls in total. The story of one conservationist's efforts to save these owls is told in Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2020), the first book by Jonathan Slaght. The book traces Jonathan's many trips to the territory of Primorye in the Russian Far East, as part of his research into where the fish owls live and hunt. In the dead of the Russian winter, Jonathan and his Russian compatriots survey the forests, listen for fish owl duets, investigate nests and capture owls in an attempt to learn more about these creatures. Jonathan Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he manages research projects on endangered species and coordinates avian conservation activities along the East Asia–Australasian Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics. You can follow him on Twitter at @JonathanSlaght. Owls of the Eastern Ice has won widespread acclaim, including being longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In this interview, Joanthan and I discuss his research project, and how he turned it into a book. We also delve a little deeper into the ways we think about conservation, and what else needs to be done.  You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he's a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Blakiston’s fish owl is the world’s largest living species of owl, with larger females of the species weighing as much as ten pounds. It lives in the Russian Far East and Northern Japan. It is also endangered: global populations are estimated to be around 1500 owls in total. The story of one conservationist’s efforts to save these owls is told in Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2020), the first book by Jonathan Slaght. The book traces Jonathan’s many trips to the territory of Primorye in the Russian Far East, as part of his research into where the fish owls live and hunt. In the dead of the Russian winter, Jonathan and his Russian compatriots survey the forests, listen for fish owl duets, investigate nests and capture owls in an attempt to learn more about these creatures. Jonathan Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he manages research projects on endangered species and coordinates avian conservation activities along the East Asia–Australasian Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics. You can follow him on Twitter at @JonathanSlaght. Owls of the Eastern Ice has won widespread acclaim, including being longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In this interview, Joanthan and I discuss his research project, and how he turned it into a book. We also delve a little deeper into the ways we think about conservation, and what else needs to be done.  You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he’s a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blakiston’s fish owl is the world’s largest living species of owl, with larger females of the species weighing as much as ten pounds. It lives in the Russian Far East and Northern Japan. It is also endangered: global populations are estimated to be around 1500 owls in total. The story of one conservationist’s efforts to save these owls is told in Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2020), the first book by Jonathan Slaght. The book traces Jonathan’s many trips to the territory of Primorye in the Russian Far East, as part of his research into where the fish owls live and hunt. In the dead of the Russian winter, Jonathan and his Russian compatriots survey the forests, listen for fish owl duets, investigate nests and capture owls in an attempt to learn more about these creatures. Jonathan Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he manages research projects on endangered species and coordinates avian conservation activities along the East Asia–Australasian Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics. You can follow him on Twitter at @JonathanSlaght. Owls of the Eastern Ice has won widespread acclaim, including being longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In this interview, Joanthan and I discuss his research project, and how he turned it into a book. We also delve a little deeper into the ways we think about conservation, and what else needs to be done.  You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. In his day job, he’s a researcher and writer for a think tank in economic and sustainable development. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owls of the Eastern Ice with Jonathan Slaght Author & biologist Jonathan Slaght joins Todd this week to talk about his new book Owls of the Eastern Ice and his incredible story about the elusive Blakiston's fish owls in the Russian Far East. Jon shares his compelling conservation story about why he's spent his life researching fish owls, while offering his perspective on the hunting culture, food and people of Primorye - a remote area two thirds the size of Minnesota along the Sea of Japan.   Jonathan Slaght with a Blakiston's Fish Owl   Fish Owls and Hunting Cultures We're talking about local food staples such as salmon, moose cutlets, deer, fish pelmeni dumplings and Russian blini. Jon shares a few stories about the hunters he met while doing his field work in remote villages like Agzu and Amgu. We also talk about his fascinating fish owl research and the challenges of locating Blakiston's fish owls in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains. He shares perspective on learning about their habitat and home ranges and talks about developing collaborative conservation plans with local logging companies and communities to protect them. We also talk about global connections, how some flooring in North American homes comes from the hardwood forests of Primorye, and more. Order Owls of the Eastern Ice * The Outdoor Feast has @JonathanSlaght on the podcast this week. We're talking about his recent book Owls of the Eastern Ice, which has been awarded the Times Nature Book of the Year.Click To Tweet Check out Jonathan C. Slaght's website for more information and updates on upcoming events. Are you interested in upland hunting, but not sure how to get started? Check out Modern Carnivore's Hunting Camp Live platform! You also might be interested in the sister podcast to this one hosted by Mark Norquist. Here are two recent episodes: Grouse Camp Stories - Part 1 Grouse Camp Stories - Part 2 * Modern Carnivore is part of the Amazon Associates Program. By clicking on links to Amazon that are in this website Modern Carnivore may receive referral compensation. This does not impact the cost to the purchaser.

Richard Coles and Angela Scanlon are joined by Nicola Benedetti. The violinist started the year winning her first Grammy and during lockdown she’s been inspiring thousands of people virtually, as well as indulging her passion for cooking. Actor Mark Williams reflects on his extraordinary career, as The Fast Show celebrates over 25 years since its first broadcast. Lucy Chapman's CV includes pop-punk musician, cabaret performer, librarian and now trainee barrister. She talks about her path to law and the impact of a recent ADHD diagnosis. Jonathan Slaght explains why he's devoting his life to saving the Blakiston’s fish owl. Actor, writer and director Zawe Ashton chooses her Inheritance Tracks: Crazy Love Vol II by Paul Simon and Don’t Touch My Hair by Solange featuring Sampha. Nicola Benedetti’s Elgar album is out now. She is performing at BBC Proms on Thursday 3rd September, at Snape Maltings Concert Hall on the 4th September, and has an online Philharmonia Session on Thursday 17 September 2020. At 9pm tonight UKTV will be airing a two-hour special to celebrate The Fast Show. Zawe Ashton's book Character Breakdown is out now. Owls of the Eastern Ice - A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan Slaght, is out now. Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Richard Hooper

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*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Season Three of *Poldark Caroline Blakiston’s Aunt Agatha Poldark has been a secret triumph throughout these three seasons of Poldark, lurking by the Trenwith fire while reading her tarot cards and peering into the Cornish future. After a particularly dramatic episode, Blakiston joins us to talk costumes, character development and how Harrison Ford helped calm her nerves in her famous *Star Wars *performance.

Join Rebecca Blakiston -- author of books on on usability testing and writing with clarity; Library Journal mover and shaker -- as she talks shop and makes the case for content strategy, using active and authentic voice, removing unnecessary words, writing meaningful titles/headings, using parallelism, and more. Our volunteer expert Rebecca Blakiston (@blakistonr) is the team lead for Web Design & User Experience at the University of Arizona Libraries. She is the author of two books: Usability Testing: a Practical Guide for Librarians, and Writing Effectively in Print and on the Web: a Practical Guide for Librarians. She's also the Chair of the University Libraries Section, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL ULS). In 2016, she was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She's super. We've had beers. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-for-the-user-experience-with-rebecca-blakiston-a-libux-webinar-tickets-35945982401  Get full access to Metric by Michael Schofield at metric.substack.com/subscribe

Roger Blakiston’s career in professional entertainment spans over 50 years, and it also spans both sides of the Atlantic. Theatrically trained and having run his own children’s entertainment agency in the UK before moving to the US—where he is still an active kids comedy magician—Roger is filled with stories and insights about all these fun and games we call work. Listen to our interview with him and see a life in children’s entertainment through his eyes. In this episode we discuss: Roger’s comedy influences Difference between UK and US audiences Difference of children and adult audiences over the decades For how long can you be a children’s entertainer Roger’s story about how he started in magic and became a kids entertainer Why it’s a smart move to do kids entertainment over adult entertainment Theatre training and success in children’s entertaining Why Roger offers a different preschool show every month How Roger came up with his practical costume

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Lessons Learned From 50 Years Of Entertaining with Roger Blakiston   A positive and thought provoking thesis on why we become entertainers. Agree or disagree with Roger Blakiston, he raises interesting questions that we all can benefit from by finding answers to them.   In This Episode We Discuss: Can finding a sense […]

Here's a short video that I shot on Feb 1, 2011, of a Blakiston's Fish Owl Feeding in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. See my blog for full sized video. Full sized video here: https://mbp.ac/283

Here's a short video that I shot on Feb 1, 2011, of a Blakiston's Fish Owl Feeding in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. See my blog for full sized video. Full sized video here: https://mbp.ac/283