Podcast appearances and mentions of craig childs

Clay's conversation with writer Craig Childs of western Colorado. Childs is the author of more than a dozen books about America's backcountry. He's spent months, even years, exploring the Grand Canyon and a hundred lesser but magnificent canyons in desert country. Childs has been a river runner, a guide, and a consultant, but mostly, he is a writer of beautiful, spare, sometimes mystical prose about the Colorado Plateau. Clay and Craig talked about how he became a writer, about taking risks in the backcountry, being lost, and getting oneself lost. They also discuss the great 19th-century explorer John Wesley Powell, Henry David Thoreau, and Edward Abbey — the author of the enormously influential book Desert Solitaire. Childs is currently wandering through mountain lion country in western Colorado, trying to understand the ways of these magnificent creatures. You'll love this quiet discussion of things unrelated to America's current politics. This interview was recorded March 20, 2025.

Eighty percent of the world's population can't see The Milky Way. Light pollution interferes. Author and adventurer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, writes about a trek from light to dark in his new book. "The Wild Dark" takes readers from the incandescence of Las Vegas to the spangled skies of rural Nevada. Childs spoke with Sr. Host Ryan Warner at this month's Mountain Words Festival in Crested Butte. 

This country's nuclear arsenal is “geriatric.” And many of the people who maintain it are heading towards retirement. Plus, the agency that oversees the nuclear arsenal has not been immune to the possibility of federal staffing cuts. Colorado science writer Sarah Scoles examines the future of nuclear defense in her book, “Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons.” She spoke with Ryan Warner at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte during last spring's Mountain Words Festival.Ryan will be back at this year's festival on May 24 to interview author Craig Childs, whose new book is "The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light."

Featured special guest internationally known man of the universe PiMo to discuss books that altered the course of his life and the state of literature in the context of the simulation in which we seem to be living Books discussed: - On the Loose by Renny and Terry Russell - A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day - Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson - Why Empires Fail by John Rapley and Peter Heather - Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey Upcoming May events mentioned: - Roger Ramsey - D Jean Baptiste - Roderick Nash - Maggie Dewane - Donald Clark - Mark Sundeen, Craig Childs, Amy Irvine

For many people, the night sky is an afterthought, especially if you live in a big city, where all the artificial light drowns out the stars. But the nature writer Craig Childs wants to help us rediscover the dark heavens and consider what they show us about who we are and where we fit in the universe.

Moonshine Family Traveling Medicine Show featuring Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer with Steve Law and special guest Craig Childs will be Saturday May 18th at 8:30 pm.

On the latest Regional Roundup, an interview with author and naturalist Craig Childs about Chaos Theory, the theme of his latest Dark Night event. Plus, we hear about a Navajo musician who is channeling John Cage and his Navajo ancestors to honor those lost in the Long Walk. And, a world record setting 'skiing in jeans' event in Wyoming.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Hannah Simpson. This week we chat with Kaleb Kramer about the fun holiday programs happening at the Liberty Branch this month. Recommendations include: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs and Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.  Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://my967.net/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ This episode originally aired on December 8, 2023.

David Gessner is no stranger to Mountain & Prairie listeners– he's joined me for many episodes and is the author of many of my favorite books, including "All the Wild That Remains," "Leave It As It Is," "My Green Manifesto," and more. His newest book is "A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water," which once again showcases David's unique ability to combine humor, travel, and memoir in service of connecting the reader with the natural world. - "A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World" chronicles David's journeys around the country, where he finds himself in the middle of an unsettling number of climate disasters– from historic forest fires in the American West to hurricanes on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Eschewing the ubiquitous facts, figures, and policy debates that often dominate climate-focused books, David does what he does best: he tells stories. Specifically, he tells impactful, insightful stories from the front lines of the climate crisis– stories that will stick with the reader for years to come. - As has been our tradition for several years now, David and I met up in Boulder, Colorado, where he and his family visit each summer. We obviously talk a lot about the book, but as is the case whenever we get together, the conversation flows into many fun and unexpected topics. You can check out the episode notes for a full list of everything we discussed, but some of the topics include: David's recent writing workshop at the Zapata Ranch with his friend, author Craig Childs, the importance of momentum and dailiness in writing, how David's daughter was the influence for the new book, optimism vs. pessimism when reporting current events, thoughts on death and loss, David's good friend, the late Mark Spitzer, the next generation of conservation-minded writers, some book recommendations, the idea of being a “polygamist of place,” and much more. - I'm always happy to have the opportunity to sit down with David for a conversation, so I greatly appreciate his carving out the time. I hope you can check out "A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World," and I hope you enjoy this episode. --- A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World by David Gessner David Gessner Full episode notes and links: https://mountainandprairie.com/david-gessner-4/ Support Mountain & Prairie Sign up for Ed's Book Recommendations --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 3:15 - David's Zapata Ranch retreat 6:45 - Discussing the power of “dailiness” 7:45 - Whether or not teaching helped in David's practice of writing 9:00 - How many books David has written in the past 18 months 10:30 - How David knows when an idea becomes a book in his mind 16:45 - David's goal for "A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World," including how he balanced stories with statistics and humor with the weight of the subject 20:45 - Evaluating how the news of the West is reported 27:45 - What David means when he identifies as a “polygamist of place” 33:15 - David's relationship with Mark Spitzer 39:30 - How David feels about entering a stage in life where his friends are beginning to pass away 43:45 - Discussing David's daughter, climate change, and how they figure into "A Traveler's Guide" 50:30 - David discusses the various tools he would like to use to face climate change 52:45 - Who David thinks will continue the work of the Doug Peacocks of the world 56:45 - Discussing the political alignment affiliated with climate change work 1:01:30 - David's book recommendations ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Support Mountain & Prairie Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts  

Welcome to She's Wild, the Podcast for Women in Land & Development. Today's guest is Heather Reading, the Conservation Division leader at Land Advisors Organization. With over 20 years of experience in land and water conservation, Heather is skilled in developing tailored strategies that benefit landowners while solving resource challenges, protecting drinking water supplies, and improving recreational opportunities. Heather helped shape the 2018 Farm Bill by working at local, state, and national levels to improve conservation programs and increase funding; she then directed multi-millions in Farm Bill funding to Arizona. She assisted in efforts to successfully pass the Great American Outdoors Act and worked at state and national levels to increase funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. She utilizes these sources to secure multi-million dollar funding awards for current projects and she's also developing new fund sources and creative financing strategies for conservation with corporate business partners.In this episode learn about Heather and her career journey from studying biology to working as the Land & Water Protection Director for The Nature Conservancy in Arizona to her current role as Conservation Division leader at the Land Advisors Organization. You also learn all about the Yavapai Ranch Project she's diligently working on conserving. Connect with Nancy:Instagram:https://instagram.com/nancysurakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancysurak/Website: www.nancysurak.com Connect with Heather:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-reading-aa055b27/Learn more about the Yavapai Ranch:  http://www.yavapairanch.com/Heather's book recommendation: The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert by Craig Childs via Amazon: https://a.co/d/aDnZHY6Heather's YouTube Yoga Recommendation: Boho Beautiful https://www.youtube.com/c/bohobeautifulShe's Wild Sound Production by: Luke Surak, Surak Productions:  surakproductions@gmail.com

A conversation with Craig Childs about their book, "Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau" (Torrey House Press, 2022). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) for the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University and hosted by. Subscribe to the Writing Westward Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, and other podcast distribution apps and platforms. Follow the BYU Redd Center and the Writing Westward Podcast on Facebook or Twitter or get more information @ https://www.writingwestward.org. Theme music by Micah Dahl Anderson @ www.micahdahlanderson.com

While on a little newscast break to attend the Rocky Mountain Community Radio conference, we connected with our local media partners for our Weekly News Reel! This week, Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses preliminary election returns in local races and an upcoming legislative audit of Grand and San Juan county government. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News talks about the $50 million lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department, a new version of Craig Childs' book ‘Stone Desert,' and Grand County High's ‘Addams Family' musical. Plus, a recap of what happened at this week's Moab City Council meeting. // Weekly News Reel Mentions: // The Times-Independent: Wiggins, Stocks, McCurdy win; Winfield, McGann probable https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/wiggins-stocks-mccurdy-win-winfield-mcgann-probable/ // The Times-Independent: Incumbents hold on in federal, state races https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/incumbents-hold-on-in-federal-state-races/ // The Times-Independent: San Juan County - Early returns show lead for commission challengers https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/san-juan-county-early-returns-show-lead-for-commission-challengers/ // The Times-Independent: State to audit Grand, San Juan counties https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/state-to-audit-grand-san-juan-counties/ // Moab Sun News: Petito parents sue Moab https://moabsunnews.com/2022/11/10/petito-parents-sue-moab/ // Moab Sun News: Back of Beyond Books brings Craig Childs' iconic book back to life https://moabsunnews.com/2022/11/10/back-of-beyond-books-brings-craig-childs-iconic-book-back-to-life/ // Moab Sun News: Grand County High School puts on ‘The Addams Family - A New Musical Comedy,' Nov. 17-19 https://moabsunnews.com/2022/11/10/grand-county-high-school-puts-on-the-addams-family-a-new-musical-comedy-nov-17-19/

Colorado's cliffs, canyons and caves are blanketed with ancient Indigenous rock art, depicting people, animals and celestial events. In "Tracing Time," explorer and nature writer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, meditates on their meaning and mystery. Childs joined Ryan Warner at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction for our series "Turn The Page."

Colorado's cliffs, canyons and caves are blanketed with ancient Indigenous rock art, depicting people, animals and celestial events. In "Tracing Time," explorer and nature writer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, meditates on their meaning and mystery. Childs joined Ryan Warner at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction for our series "Turn The Page."

"Rock art holds power that words from the mouth don't carry," writes Craig Childs in his new book. We revisit our conversation.

The U.S. Department of Energy is building up the country's strategic uranium reserve. That's meant to provide a reliable supply of the material for energy and defense. Today on the news, we speak with a regional uranium producer on what the policy means for business. Plus, legislation to recognize same-sex marriage is back before the Navajo Nation Council. And later, our radio partners interview regional author Craig Childs about his new book, “Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau.” // Show Notes: // Photo: Energy Fuels' White Mesa uranium mill. A company spokesperson says the current build-up of a federal uranium reserve will not likely result in new mining. Dom Smith/EcoFlight // Mountain West News Bureau: Navajo Nation again considers legislation to repeal same-sex marriage ban https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2022-07-11/navajo-nation-again-considers-legislation-to-repeal-same-sex-marriage-ban // KVNF: Craig Childs discusses his new book about rock art on the Colorado plateau https://www.kvnf.org/2022-07-11/craig-childs-discusses-his-new-book-about-rock-art-on-the-colorado-plateau

Nature writer Craig Childs says that the placement of rock art in the American Southwest isn't random.

"Rock art holds power that words from the mouth don't carry," writes Craig Childs in his new book. He joins us on Thursday's Access Utah.

As we celebrate our season from 2000, we can't resist sharing this all-time classic eTown full episode, featuring musical guests Grammy Award winner Keb' Mo' and Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer. Plus, Nick interviews adventurer and writer Craig Childs. And our award winner is the founder and (at the time) director of a grassroots nonprofit bringing much needed clothing, food, blankets, medical supplies and more to Native Americans in South Dakota.

How is Colorado's "Red Flag Law" working? State Attorney General Phil Weiser argues the extreme risk protection orders are underutilized based on the first year of data. Then, CDOT chief engineer Steve Harelson on plans to partially reopen I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. Plus, author Craig Childs on ravens. And author Sarah Maslin Nir on being "horse crazy."

How is Colorado's "Red Flag Law" working? State Attorney General Phil Weiser argues the extreme risk protection orders are underutilized based on the first year of data. Then, CDOT chief engineer Steve Harelson on plans to partially reopen I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. Plus, author Craig Childs on ravens.

In his latest book, the writer and adventurer Craig Childs writes that he dreams of canyons and was born to deserts — deserts ruled by a god of drought who leaves them dry on purpose.

Craig Childs makes a point of going to the very places he’s writing about and immersing himself in them. In The Secret Knowledge of Water, he traces his very being into the rock itself by mapping waterholes in the Cabeza Prieta. In House of Rain, he follows the Ancestral Puebloans across the desert, walking in their footsteps to gain a particular kind of understanding. In Virga and Bone, he immerses himself in aridness and walks through it with curiosity directed at his very affinity for it. In Apocalyptic Planet he backpacks through cornfields in Iowa, among other similarly wild trips, because, as he puts it, “that’s the way I prefer to be in the world.”In this episode, Craig joins us from the front porch of his home in western Colorado, with snowflakes swirling around him and ravens croaking in the junipers. He talks about how stories are not the place but show the shape of a place. He shares several examples of how stories tend to repeat in the same places over and over again simply because of the geology, or other mysterious (but possibly simple) factors science hasn’t yet caught up to. We decided to save ghost stories for another time. We ask Craig to share his thoughts on the many obstacles that can keep us from connecting deeply to place today. He touches on social media, the internet, and other things that can remove us further and further from the land. This removal results in disassociation, Craig says. “We won’t remain disassociated as a species and survive,” he continues, “because then you don’t care about anything.”We discuss the conundrum of being descendants of white colonizers, while at the same time being rooted in the places where fate has deposited us. Craig believes that we have a responsibility to give back to these places and their people who have given so much to us. Much of his work is an effort to do this. “I’ll be dead and gone before I ever really figure out what needs to be fed back to this place and the people of this place,” he says. “But at least I can get close, at least I can do my best.”Finally, Craig reads from his journal, excerpts that may or may not make it into his forthcoming book about rock art, to be published by Torrey House Press. Craig Childs has published more than a dozen books. He has won the Orion Book Award and has twice won the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, the Galen Rowell Art of Adventure Award, and the Spirit of the West Award for his body of work. He is contributing editor at Adventure Journal Quarterly, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Men's Journal, and Outside. He is a contributor to the blog “The Last Word on Nothing.” He has a B.A. in Journalism from CU Boulder with a minor in Women's Studies, and from Prescott College, an M.A. in Desert Studies. An occasional commentator for NPR's Morning Edition, he teaches writing at the University of Alaska in Anchorage and the Mountainview MFA at Southern New Hampshire University. He lives outside of Norwood, CO.He is interviewed by Zion Canyon Mesa’s Ben Kilbourne.

Rick Adamson presents naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs’s essays about the deserts of the American Southwest in a fitting gruff, masculine voice. AudioFile’s Robin Whitten tells host Jo Reed about this audiobook for those who love deserts -- and those who long to visit them. During a pandemic, this might be exactly the listening experience many are after. Adamson narrates the journeys to deserts in Arizona, Utah, and the Monument Valley with a balance of restraint and enthusiasm, and the author’s deep love for and knowledge of the desert shine through. Published by Tantor Media. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“There are two easy ways to die in the desert: thirst and drowning,” says naturalist Craig Childs. We depend on water for life! In the second “book” of Psalms, our longing for God is compared to thirst. Chapters 42 and 43 were originally one Psalm—as evidenced in several manuscripts, as well as in the repeated refrain (42:5, 11; 43:5). In this lament, the Psalmist feels cut off from God’s presence (42:4). He is surrounded by enemies who taunt him, asking: “Where is your God?” (vv. 3, 10). The Psalmist uses water as a metaphor in both a positive and negative way. He longs for God “as the deer pants” for life-giving water (42:1). He drinks his own tears (v. 3). By contrast, he experienced God’s judgment, which he describes as God’s “waves and breakers” sweeping over him (v. 7). The Psalmist’s sense of abandonment by God and the presence of enemies led him to despair. He tries to remember when times were better, when he had experienced God’s presence and blessing at the temple or in the “land of the Jordan” (vv. 4, 6). All through Psalm 42, he is speaking to himself. A shift takes place in the first verse of Psalm 43. He addresses God directly, asking Him for help, begging for His “light” and “faithful care” to guide him (43:3). This allows him to see hope for the future when he “will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God” (v. 4). Finally, he addresses himself, saying, “Put your hope in God,” taking some positive steps in that direction (v. 5). >> Today, we do not have to travel to a temple to experience God’s presence. Christians are filled with the Holy Spirit, “the temple of the living God” (2 Cor. 6:16). When God seems far away, pour out your heart to God, and know that He cares.

Tune in at 5:00pm PT on 8/4/20 to watch the public live stream of this talk on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or Long Now Live. Craig Childs chronicles the last millennia of the Ice Age, the violent oscillations and retreat of glaciers, the clues and traces that document the first encounters of early humans, and the animals whose presence governed the humans chances for survival. With the cadence of his narrative moving from scientific observation to poetry, he reveals how much has changed since the time of mammoth hunters, and how little. Across unexplored landscapes yet to be peopled, readers will see the Ice Age, and their own age, in a whole new light. Craig Childs is a writer, wanderer and contributing editor at High Country News, commentator for NPR's Morning Edition, and teaches writing at University of Alaska and the Mountainview MFA at Southern New Hampshire University. His books include Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America (02019), Apocalyptic Planet (02013) and House of Rain (02008).

Risking life to witness nature's most furious moments. Craig Childs is a writer for Outdoor Magazine, New York Times, and is the author of numerous books including The Secret Knowledge of Water. Learn about desert survival, how to find water, survive flash floods, and freezing temperatures.

Hula hooping story tellers on street corners? That’s one topic of discussion in this episode of Emerging Form, part of our miniseries on how creatives are responding to the pandemic. We speak with our friend, author and adventurer Craig Childs, whose new book, Virga and Bone: Essays from dry places, is a celebration of the primacy of land. We talk about the pleasures and challenges of staying in one place, postcards to our pre-pandemic selves, what earthquakes have in common with pandemics and also how to place our present predicament in big time--both future and past. We talk about how cultures repeat themselves, how to move forward, and how to welcome what comes. Craig ChildsVirga and Bone: Essays from Dry PlacesCraig’s postcard to his 2010 self on Last Word on NothingChristie’s postcard to her 2010 self at Last Word On NothingRosemerry’s poem on resilience Christie's 100-mile habitat projectRose Eveleth’s Flash Forward episode: Imagine Better Futures This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

This episode digs into a key concept of waste and the philosophy of Georges Bataille that Zak Podmore uses to define waste.  The authors that have influenced his writing and given him insight into challenging topics are explored to include Charles Bowden and Ed Abbey.  Zak talks about the process of writing this book and the mentors that supported him: Amy Irvine, Craig Childs, Mark Sundeen.  Zak also explains the power of his Mom's life on his life, and then simply enough, uses his own adventures to weave all of this knowledge and wisdom into some fresh perspectives on the pressing layers of life that recirculate through generations.  Zak is writing and publishing this book in the beginning of his 3rd decade and he approaches it with frank humbleness and clarity.   

How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few. This is a picture of the future as painted by modern science - a picture that will surely evolve over time as we dig for more clues to how our story will unfold. Much of the science is very recent - and new puzzle pieces are still waiting to be found. To me, this overhead view of time gives a profound perspective - that we are living inside the hot flash of the Big Bang, the perfect moment to soak in the sights and sounds of a universe in its glory days, before it all fades away. Although the end will eventually come, we have a practical infinity of time to play with if we play our cards right. The future may look bleak, but we have enormous potential as a species. Featuring the voices of David Attenborough, Craig Childs, Brian Cox, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michelle Thaller, Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku, Mike Rowe, Phil Plait, Janna Levin, Stephen Hawking, Sean Carroll, Alex Filippenko, and Martin Rees.

Outdoorsman and Colorado author Craig Childs talks about getting outside responsibly during the stay-at home directive. Then, tracking deaths in Colorado's senior care centers. Plus, answering questions about essential businesses like child care and construction. And a nurse in Moffat County shares perspectives on the pandemic.

Outdoorsman and Colorado author Craig Childs talks about getting outside responsibly during the stay-at home directive. Then, tracking deaths in Colorado's senior care centers. Plus, answering questions about essential businesses like child care and construction. And a nurse in Moffat County shares perspectives on the pandemic.

In getting to know Craig Childs and Charlie Groves the founders of Elite Business Funding, Elliot discovers how these two entrepreneurs started their journey with a competitive edge in sport which evolved into a competitive edge in business. With a lot of banter and revealing details, find out how a friendship born from business is serving them and their clients well in the world of business finance. This is the last in the first series of "Elliot's Fireside Chats - The people behind the business"

Listen to the Episode Craig Childs Interview Synopsis Today’s episode brings us to Colorado, where Craig Childs speaks with us about the desert and dry places, and the importance of familiarity, meaning, and intimacy in writing about place. Craig is an adventurer and writer who focuses on natural sciences, archaeology, and journeys into the global wilderness. He is a commentator for NPR’s Morning Edition, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Men's Journal, Outside, The Sun, and Orion to name a few.  You can follow Craig Childs on his personal website or on The Last Word on Nothing, an online journal he keeps with a small group of writers. In the episode, Craig and I spoke about Ellen Meloy's book The Anthropology of Turquoise: Mediations on Landscape, Art, and Spirit, Mary Oliver, Barry Lopez, Gretel Ehrlich, and Joy Harjo. More Episodes & Support I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Travel Writing World podcast! Please consider supporting the show with a few dollars a month, less than a cup of coffee, to help keep our show alive and advertisement-free. You can also support the show by leaving a positive review on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcasting app, subscribing to the show, and following us on Twitter & Instagram. Finally, join the Travel Writing World newsletter to receive your free copy of The Travel Writer’s Guidebook. You will also receive monthly dispatches & reports with podcast interviews, travel writing resources, & book recommendations. Thanks for your support! Intro Music Peach by Daantai (Daantai’s Instagram) .ugb-89b9fac .ugb-block-content{justify-content:center}.ugb-89b9fac .ugb-button1{background-color:#0693e3;border-radius:4px !important}.ugb-89b9fac .ugb-button1 .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-89b9fac .ugb-button1 svg{color:#ffffff}.ugb-89b9fac .ugb-button1:before{border-radius:4px !important}.ugb-89b9fac .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

Dr. Kirsten Traynor joins Beekeeping Today Podcast in this episode to talk about her new quarterly publication, 2 Million Blossoms. 2 Million Blossoms is dedicated to "protecting our pollinators - both wild and managed, before they disappear." 2 Million Blossoms (first issue in January 2020) will offer short and long form articles exploring how bees, birds, butterflies and bats enhance the world they all pollinate! The inaugural issue includes articles by Dr. Marla Spivak, Craig Childs, Dr. Dave Goulson, and Dr. Mark Winston. The publication is designed to look great on any coffee table, with beautiful photographs and illustrations. It is also offered in a digital format. Why the title? It takes honey bees to visit 2 million blossoms to create 1 pound of honey! Websites and links mentioned in this podcast include: 2 Million Blossoms - https://www.2millionblossoms.com 2 Million Blossoms Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2mblossoms/2-million-blossoms-protecting-our-pollinators ______________ This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author Craig Childs to talk about his new book, “Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America.” They discuss his intersecting interests of journalism, desert studies, adventure, and exploration. As an expert in ancient migration on foot, Craig also shares what its like to retrace the steps of ancient people in the Americas. Follow Craig: @CraigChilds_

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author Craig Childs to talk about his new book, “Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America.” They discuss his intersecting interests of journalism, desert studies, adventure, and exploration. As an expert in ancient migration on foot, Craig also shares what its like to retrace the steps of ancient people in the Americas. Follow Craig: @CraigChilds_

The history of the settlement of North America may be more complicated than the classic story of the land bridge. On this episode, Craig Childs discussed the Atlas of a Lost World.

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast [caption id="attachment_4368" align="aligncenter" width="610"] Photo: © Anna Rutkovskaya - Dreamstime.com[/caption] Welcome to the final episode of 2018. In a few hours we'll transition to the New Year. As I do every year as what was comes to an end, this is a time to look back over everything that has happened in the preceding twelve months and prepare for those ahead. Sometimes I've put together a “best of” list for the year, but the idea of doing that any more is like asking which of my children I love more. Each one shines in their own particular moments, and, in the end, I do love them all equally, so this year I want to highlight some episode that provides an overview of the many places we explored together in 2018. The first was with Fred Provenza when we used his book Nourishment to talk about diet and reclaiming our nutritional wisdom. Though we stayed focused on food and the three main influences he's identified that cause us to like a particular taste, underlying that conversation was a discussion of self-care and seeing to the wellbeing of our mind, body, and spirit. What we can do to make the choices that really are the best for ourselves. To recognize that any path suggested by another is just a model and we have to make those choices, guided by our own intuition and the advice of others we trust. Related to those ideas of making our best choices were the pair of conversations with Victoria Redhed Miller who walked us through her work on Craft Distilling and the steps required to make booze at home. One of the most significant issues was of legality and we took nearly an hour to cover her journey and the problems that arose along the way so that we can make an informed decision, should we follow in her footsteps, and know that many of our practices, for better or worse, are illegal. Knowing the bounds of those laws, we can seek to change them by getting involved politically. Making that choice was the basis of the most controversial and commented on episode of the year, the discussion with Joshua Hughes about permaculture and politics. Whether or not you agree with his particular take on this issue and what the best ways to be politically active really are, we certainly pushed the edge of the conversation about what permaculture ethics in practice can look like to influence policy or action. David Bilbrey, who joined me this year as an ongoing co-host, builds on the ideas discussed with Joshua regarding the public sector with a look at the private. He does this through his discovery of the intersection between permaculture and business, which was highlighted by a visit to the ReGen18 conference where he met with and recorded many short interviews with regenerative business thought leaders, include Stuart Cowan and Kevin Jones. He also met and had a moving conversation with Kanyon Coyote Woman about Indian Canyon, Decolonizing, and Indigenous Value Systems. His work at ReGen18, also lead to the final interview of this year, an extended discussion with Joel Solomon about how to transform our current financial system. I encourage you to seek all of those out, as well as David's interview with the founder of Theory U, Otto Scharmer. The show that set the tone for the entire year was the episode that started us off when my friend Wilson Alvarez spoke about his work with The Reintegration Project, which is hosted at The Horn Farm Center in York County, Pennsylvania. Together we talked about how to restore the landscape by mimicking four ecosystem engineers: wolves, beavers, ancient humans, and the proboscideans. Through that hands-on work, he also shared how the act of landscape restoration reconnects human beings to the spaces we once tended, to the garden of Earth, and the bounty of the world. Later in the year I visited Wilson at the project and recorded a walking tour of The Reintegration Project, where you can see this work in practice and see the places, and hear the stories of the people, transformed through nurturing activity. Visit the 2018 Episode Index You'll, of course, find links to that video and these episodes in the show notes for this end of year recap. You'll also see a link to a public post on Patreon of the 2018 Episode Index, which is a chronological list of all 40 interviews released this year. From those episodes, there are also some books that I would like to recommend to you, ones not written by the authors who appeared on the podcast. These are all books I read this year and think you should read in 2019. The first is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Robin weaves together her personal heritage with her love of plants and the environment with prose that border on poetry. As I hope to interview Robin in 2019, I'll save any further discussion until then. Second is Coyote America by Dan Flores. I came to learn of Dan and this book as he wrote the forward to one of my favorite books of 2018, Eager by Ben Goldfarb. In Coyote America Dan weaves together a tale that takes us from creation myths to the modern day, and how the Coyote is indicative of humanity's relationship with the world. At times humorous and haunting, this is one of the best pieces of nature writing I've ever read and place it on the same level as Rachel Carson or Aldo Leopold. Finally, is Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs. Though I don't always enjoy his writing style or forays into his personal journey, Craig more than makes up for this with the places he takes us and evidence presented for how long humanity has populated the Americas. This book serves as a companion to tie together other narratives by guests like Kanyon, or other books worth reading like Robin's. These three books are all written as stories that you can sit down and enjoy for the pleasure. For reference and inspiration, which is pleasing in it's own way, thanks to the art by Brenna Quinlan and art direction of Richard Telford, get a copy of David Holmgren's RetroSuburbia (Australia) (North America) This is an absolute magnificent permaculture book for where most people live: in and around cities. It has also supplanted the Designers' Manual as my initial go to when looking for ideas and solutions. You can listen to my earlier interview with David Holmgren to learn more about RetroSuburbia. I've also asked co-host David Bilbrey to sit down and record an interview with David Holmgren so the two of them can dig into this rich text from David Bilbrey's perspective, and to add a different voice to the conversation since I've already recorded several conversations with David Holmgren in the past. Along with that David and I are taking your feedback from the past year to plan for the next. As we've spent a lot of time on the social and economic sides of permaculture, we're bringing on guests with experience in more practical areas, including homesteading, more natural building, ethnobotany, and propagating plants. We also already have some interview recorded and in production on the business of mushroom spawn, community building, spoon carving and coppicing, and more. We also organized dozens of giveaways for books and magazines, so be sure to check out the feed at patreon.com/permaculturepodcast to see what we're up to throughout 2019. That's also where we post bonus material, hold monthly ask-me-anything threads, share weekly updates, take ongoing listener suggestions, and so much more. Along the way through the new year, we're here to do whatever we can to help you on your journey with permaculture and creating the world you want to live in. If you want to reach out to David Bilbrey directly, his email address is david@thepermaulturepodcast.com You can reach me at by calling or write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast Until David and I join you again with new episodes, wherever the new year takes you, may you spend each day living the life you desire, while taking care of Earth, your self, and each other.

The Colorado author scaled ice fields and ancient caves to follow the route early humans would’ve taken to cross the Bering Land Bridge into North America. Ryan Warner interviewed him live on stage at the Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction. Then, extreme drought has put Colorado farmers and ranchers in a tight corner.

Panel: David Richards Dave Kimura Catherine Meyers Special Guests: Dan Manges In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks to Dan Manges about his blog post entitled The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture. Dan is the CTO of Root, which is a car insurance carrier in Columbus, Ohio. They started the company a few years ago because they felt that the prices people pay for car insurance should be based primarily on diving behavior and not demographics. They talk about how he built the architecture of the app for his company, what a Modular Monolith is, their different gems, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Dan intro CTO and Co-Founder of Root Tracking driving habits of users to determine rate Ruby on Rails Architecture of the app Back-end platform in Rails Mobile as the primary interface See the app in the Google Play and iTunes stores Current direction for the company Identify good architectural boundaries in the code base Monoliths What is Modular Monolith? Why did you decide not to go the microservices route? Microservices introduce tradeoffs in your efficiency of making changes Not having a too fragmented back-end platform Do you have one large schema? Maintaining productivity Engines Separate integration tests Integration tests between various components Their rating engine Deployments His article: The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture Highly recommends their modular monolith Everything is in one codebase And much, much more! Links: The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture Root Ruby on Rails Root in the Google Play store Root in iTunes dan-manges.com @dan_manges Dan’s Medium Dan’s GitHub Sponsors Sentry Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Dave The IT Crowd David Pay attention to how you’re hiring Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs Catherine Breaking Into Startups Podcast Dan Postico

Panel: David Richards Dave Kimura Catherine Meyers Special Guests: Dan Manges In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks to Dan Manges about his blog post entitled The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture. Dan is the CTO of Root, which is a car insurance carrier in Columbus, Ohio. They started the company a few years ago because they felt that the prices people pay for car insurance should be based primarily on diving behavior and not demographics. They talk about how he built the architecture of the app for his company, what a Modular Monolith is, their different gems, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Dan intro CTO and Co-Founder of Root Tracking driving habits of users to determine rate Ruby on Rails Architecture of the app Back-end platform in Rails Mobile as the primary interface See the app in the Google Play and iTunes stores Current direction for the company Identify good architectural boundaries in the code base Monoliths What is Modular Monolith? Why did you decide not to go the microservices route? Microservices introduce tradeoffs in your efficiency of making changes Not having a too fragmented back-end platform Do you have one large schema? Maintaining productivity Engines Separate integration tests Integration tests between various components Their rating engine Deployments His article: The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture Highly recommends their modular monolith Everything is in one codebase And much, much more! Links: The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture Root Ruby on Rails Root in the Google Play store Root in iTunes dan-manges.com @dan_manges Dan’s Medium Dan’s GitHub Sponsors Sentry Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Dave The IT Crowd David Pay attention to how you’re hiring Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs Catherine Breaking Into Startups Podcast Dan Postico

Panel: David Richards Dave Kimura Catherine Meyers Special Guests: Dan Manges In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks to Dan Manges about his blog post entitled The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture. Dan is the CTO of Root, which is a car insurance carrier in Columbus, Ohio. They started the company a few years ago because they felt that the prices people pay for car insurance should be based primarily on diving behavior and not demographics. They talk about how he built the architecture of the app for his company, what a Modular Monolith is, their different gems, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Dan intro CTO and Co-Founder of Root Tracking driving habits of users to determine rate Ruby on Rails Architecture of the app Back-end platform in Rails Mobile as the primary interface See the app in the Google Play and iTunes stores Current direction for the company Identify good architectural boundaries in the code base Monoliths What is Modular Monolith? Why did you decide not to go the microservices route? Microservices introduce tradeoffs in your efficiency of making changes Not having a too fragmented back-end platform Do you have one large schema? Maintaining productivity Engines Separate integration tests Integration tests between various components Their rating engine Deployments His article: The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture Highly recommends their modular monolith Everything is in one codebase And much, much more! Links: The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture Root Ruby on Rails Root in the Google Play store Root in iTunes dan-manges.com @dan_manges Dan’s Medium Dan’s GitHub Sponsors Sentry Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Dave The IT Crowd David Pay attention to how you’re hiring Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs Catherine Breaking Into Startups Podcast Dan Postico

Craig Childs writes about adventure, wilderness, and science. His books include "Atlas of a Lost World," "Apocalyptic Planet," "Finders Keepers," and "The Animal Dialogues." In this essay Craig takes a solo canoe trip down the Green River, paddling through Canyonlands in southeast Utah, reflecting on what it means to be alone in the wild. Encountering risk, isolation, and joy, and entering into conversation with the land and waters around him, Craig explores what happens when we choose to be in solitude.

Craig Childs is known for following ancient migration routes on foot, pursuing early Pueblo passages across the Southwest and most recently the paths of first peoples into the Americas during the Ice Age. He has published more than a dozen books of adventure, wilderness, and science. His new book, Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America, examines the dynamics of people moving into an uninhabited hemisphere in the late Pleistocene, documenting arrivals from Alaska to Florida to southern Chile. ...Atlas of a Lost World chronicles the last millennia of the Ice Age, the violent oscillations and retreat of glaciers, the clues and traces that document the first encounters of early humans, and the animals whose presence governed the humans’ chances for survival. A blend of science and personal narrative reveals how much has changed since the time of mammoth hunters, and how little. Across unexplored landscapes yet to be peopled, readers will see the Ice Age, and their own age, in a whole new light. Craig Childs has won the Orion Book Award and has twice won the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, the Galen Rowell Art of Adventure Award, and the Spirit of the West Award for his body of work. Craig Childs has a B.A. in Journalism from Colorado University, Boulder with a minor in Women's Studies, and from Prescott College, an M.A. in Desert Studies. An occasional commentator for NPRs Morning Edition, he has taught writing at the University of Alaska in Anchorage MFA Program and the Mountainview MFA at Southern New Hampshire University. He lives outside of Norwood, CO. This event is sponsored with the UAA Anthropology Club and UAA Professor Diane Hanson and UAA Professor David Stevenson.

Colorado State University in Fort Collins has broken ground on a $20 million center for its burgeoning meat science program. Sixty thousand people have signed a petition to block it, but supporters say it offers hands-on experience for future agriculture workers. Then, two high school students from the city spend a week on a cattle ranch on Colorado's eastern Plains. They say one of the highlights was witnessing the birth of a calf. And, a Denver farm that's not what you might expect. We talk to a cricket farmer who raises insects for human consumption. Plus, for his forthcoming book, Colorado writer Craig Childs traces the first people to come to the Americas. He says their journey wasn't easy since passage required crossing a land bridge.

MFA Incorporated's 2016 president's address was made by two Sr. VP's because CEO/President Ernie Verslues was at home recuperating from surgery. Craig Childs and Don Houston filled in and split the speech this year. They were introduced by Chairmen of the board, Don Mills. Catch on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/2_xmHrN_T5Y

Today on The First 40 Miles, what do a diminutive military leader and a thousand pound grizzly bear have in common? Today's Top 5 List may have the answer. Then in today's SUMMIT Gear Review, a simple knot along with bullet proof fabric that can protect your food. Then on today's Backpack Hack of the Week, if you've seen bear scat with bells in it, then we have the zero gram solution for you. And we'll wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom from our good friend on the trail, Craig Childs.

Our planet gets up to no end of apocalyptic-like tricks over time---periods when it is nearly all ice, all melting ice, all desert, all sea water, all molten lava, and civilizations come and go, sometimes for geological or climate reasons. The planet has samples of all of those conditions that can be visited right now, but no one in their right mind goes there. Craig Childs goes there. One of the world’s great intrepid travelers and story-tellers, he finds the places on Earth that are most geologically or climatically dangerous and hangs out, observing closely, giving personal as well as scientific perspective. Through him, we experience “a field guide to the everending Earth.”

Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Everending Earth

"...we all want this to last..."

Two celebrated writers deeply influenced by the riparian and other landscapes of the American West will read from their work and explore how storytelling, in the tradition of Thoreau and Emerson, can give voice to natural resources. Activist and award-winning author Kathleen Dean Moore discusses her newest book Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril and Craig Childs, the author of more than a dozen acclaimed books on nature and science, reflects on expedition adventures from Colorado to Tibet.The Elemental West: Fire, Water, Air, Earth (Program two of four)