Podcast appearances and mentions of Gerald Durrell

Cuenta Milena Busquets que "nunca, ni una sola vez en mi vida, he tenido esa primera visión de la bahía de Cadaqués (aparece de pronto, detrás de una curva, a lo lejos) sin pensar que era el lugar más bonito del mundo, sin que se me estremeciese el corazón, sin pensar que había llegado a casa". Esa visión que describe en ‘La dulce existencia’, su nueva novela publicada por Anagrama, es el punto de partida del viaje que emprende al rodaje de la película ‘También esto pasará’, estrenada el pasado viernes. Un relato íntimo que transita entre la memoria, el cine y los vínculos familiares.En los apuntes de teatro, Daniel Galindo se adentra en una de las disciplinas más populares de las artes escénicas: el circo. Una forma de expresión que mezcla técnica, poesía y riesgo, y que mantiene su magnetismo tanto en propuestas clásicas como contemporáneas.Miguel Ángel Delgado dedica su sección de ciencia a la figura de Gerald Durrell, autor de ‘Mi familia y otros animales’ y de los tres libros que componen la llamada trilogía de Corfú. Durrell retrató con humor e ironía a su excéntrica familia y a los personajes locales que conoció tras abandonar Inglaterra por cuestiones económicas. Un testimonio agudo de libertad, naturaleza y observación del entorno.Y desde Cannes, Conxita Casanovas cubre la jornada inaugural del Festival. Este año, compiten nuevos trabajos de directores como Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Lynne Ramsay y Richard Linklater. También destaca la participación española con Oliver Laxe y Carla Simón aspirando a la Palma de Oro.Escuchar audio

En su imaginación se llamó Bilbollywood. Unos estudios de cine a gran escala junto a la ría, allí donde antes estaban los famosos Altos Hornos de Vizcaya. Persiguiendo ese sueño, los hermanos Ibarretxe (y muchos de los familiares y amigos que les rodearon) se lanzaron, con su productora, a hacer cine en Euskadi en los años 90. Cine inclasificable y genuino, alternativo pero también a veces de alto presupuesto. Sus éxitos y fracasos, y su quijotesca pero también trágica historia, se cuenta en el documental 'Esto no es Hollywood', que comentamos con Carlos Alsina, Rubén Amón, Rosa Belmonte, Guillermo Altares, Sergio del Molino y Nacho Vigalondo. ¿Qué actuales estrellas del cine español se estrenaron delante de la cámara gracias a los Ibarretxe? ¿Por qué fracasó su mega producción napoleónica? ¿Y cómo influyeron estos hermanos en la carrera del propio Nacho Vigalondo? Además, celebramos el centenario del nacimiento del naturalista Gerald Durrell, el niño británico nacido en la India cuya infancia entre animales en la isla griega de Corfú prefiguró su vida de divulgador, ecologista y contagioso amante de los animales.

En su imaginación se llamó Bilbollywood. Unos estudios de cine a gran escala junto a la ría, allí donde antes estaban los famosos Altos Hornos de Vizcaya. Persiguiendo ese sueño, los hermanos Ibarretxe (y muchos de los familiares y amigos que les rodearon) se lanzaron, con su productora, a hacer cine en Euskadi en los años 90. Cine inclasificable y genuino, alternativo pero también a veces de alto presupuesto. Sus éxitos y fracasos, y su quijotesca pero también trágica historia, se cuenta en el documental 'Esto no es Hollywood', que comentamos con Carlos Alsina, Rubén Amón, Rosa Belmonte, Guillermo Altares, Sergio del Molino y Nacho Vigalondo. ¿Qué actuales estrellas del cine español se estrenaron delante de la cámara gracias a los Ibarretxe? ¿Por qué fracasó su mega producción napoleónica? ¿Y cómo influyeron estos hermanos en la carrera del propio Nacho Vigalondo? Además, celebramos el centenario del nacimiento del naturalista Gerald Durrell, el niño británico nacido en la India cuya infancia entre animales en la isla griega de Corfú prefiguró su vida de divulgador, ecologista y contagioso amante de los animales.

En su imaginación se llamó Bilbollywood. Unos estudios de cine a gran escala junto a la ría, allí donde antes estaban los famosos Altos Hornos de Vizcaya. Persiguiendo ese sueño, los hermanos Ibarretxe (y muchos de los familiares y amigos que les rodearon) se lanzaron, con su productora, a hacer cine en Euskadi en los años 90. Cine inclasificable y genuino, alternativo pero también a veces de alto presupuesto. Sus éxitos y fracasos, y su quijotesca pero también trágica historia, se cuenta en el documental 'Esto no es Hollywood', que comentamos con Carlos Alsina, Rubén Amón, Rosa Belmonte, Guillermo Altares, Sergio del Molino y Nacho Vigalondo. ¿Qué actuales estrellas del cine español se estrenaron delante de la cámara gracias a los Ibarretxe? ¿Por qué fracasó su mega producción napoleónica? ¿Y cómo influyeron estos hermanos en la carrera del propio Nacho Vigalondo? Además, celebramos el centenario del nacimiento del naturalista Gerald Durrell, el niño británico nacido en la India cuya infancia entre animales en la isla griega de Corfú prefiguró su vida de divulgador, ecologista y contagioso amante de los animales.

March 3rd was World Wildlife Day and Sandip remembers his very first literary autograph, from Gerald Durrell.

A renowned conservationist and writer, Gerald Durrell, was known for his unique ability to describe even the most mundane creatures, like slugs, with the same enthusiasm typically reserved for majestic animals. In this episode, host Sandip Roy is in conversation with Lee Durrell, the Honorary Director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the late Gerald Durrell's wife. Together, they recount Gerald's compassion for wildlife conservation, his childhood experiences in Corfu that led to the creation of his most famous book, and his lasting legacy, particularly through beloved works such as My Family and Other Animals, which has also been adapted into a successful television series.Produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

fWotD Episode 2804: Gerald Durrell Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 7 January 2025 is Gerald Durrell.Gerald Malcolm Durrell (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter. He was born in Jamshedpur in British India, and moved to England when his father died in 1928. In 1935 the family moved to Corfu, and stayed there for four years, before the outbreak of World War II forced them to return to the UK. In 1946 he received an inheritance from his father's will that he used to fund animal-collecting trips to the British Cameroons and British Guiana. He married Jacquie Rasen in 1951; they had very little money, and she persuaded him to write an account of his first trip to the Cameroons. The result, titled The Overloaded Ark, sold well, and he began writing accounts of his other trips. An expedition to Argentina and Paraguay followed in 1953, and three years later he published My Family and Other Animals, an account of his years in Corfu. It became a bestseller.In the late 1950s he decided to found his own zoo. He visited the Cameroons for the third time, and on his return attempted to persuade Bournemouth and Poole town councils to start local zoos. These plans came to nothing but he finally found a suitable site on the island of Jersey, and leased the property in late 1959. He envisaged the Jersey Zoo as an institution for the study of animals and for captive breeding, rather than a showcase for the public. In 1963 control of the zoo was turned over to the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. The zoo repeatedly came close to bankruptcy over the next few years, and Durrell raised money for it by his writing and by fundraising appeals. The site for the zoo was leased, and to guarantee the zoo's future, Durrell launched a successful appeal in 1970 for funds to purchase the property. He wrote about his further expeditions, and the zoo, and his own experiences in Corfu and after the war.Durrell was an alcoholic and had repeated problems caused by his drinking. In 1976 he separated from his wife; they were divorced in 1979, and Durrell remarried, to Lee McGeorge, an American zoologist. He and Lee made several television documentaries in the 1980s, including Durrell in Russia and Ark on the Move. They co-authored The Amateur Naturalist, which was intended for amateurs who wanted to know more about the natural history of the world around them, though it also had sections about each of the world's major ecosystems. This book became his most successful, selling well over a million copies; a television series was made from it.Durrell became an OBE in 1982. In 1984 he founded the Durrell Conservation Academy, to train conservationists in captive breeding. The institution has been very influential: its thousands of graduates included a director of London Zoo, an organisation which was once opposed to Durrell's work. He was diagnosed with liver cancer and cirrhosis in 1994, and received a liver transplant, but died the following January. He was cremated, and his ashes were buried at Jersey Zoo.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:12 UTC on Tuesday, 7 January 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Gerald Durrell on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Olivia.

Moderní Noe. Tak mnozí nazývali britského spisovatele a přírodovědce, který v roce 1959 založil na ostrově Jersey zoologickou zahradu “jiného střihu”. Do bezpečného zajetí se snažil získat téměř výhradně vysoce ohrožené druhy, ty odchovat, a pokud nebezpečí vyhynutí pominulo, vrátit je zpět do volné přírody.

Moderní Noe. Tak mnozí nazývali britského spisovatele a přírodovědce, který v roce 1959 založil na ostrově Jersey zoologickou zahradu “jiného střihu”. Do bezpečného zajetí se snažil získat téměř výhradně vysoce ohrožené druhy, ty odchovat, a pokud nebezpečí vyhynutí pominulo, vrátit je zpět do volné přírody.Všechny díly podcastu Příběhy z kalendáře můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

In this edition of DIG IT Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with horticultural journalist, garden designer and broadcaster Naomi Slade. Naomi's latest book, Chrysanthemum: Beautiful Varieties from Home and Garden, is a celebration of the ever so versatile Chrysanthemum. On the podcast we discover more about Naomi's garden design journey, plus great advice on planting and her love of plants, including some recommendations for winter interest.Plants mentioned: Apples, Cyclamen Florist types, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Daffodils, Elodea (Canadian Pondweed – now banned from sale), Herbs, Helleborus, Hardy Cyclamen Coum and C Hederifolium, Snowdrops (including Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Naomi Slade' (Monksilver Nursery), Rhubarb, Roses, Paeonies, Plums, Prunus subhirtella autumnalis (winter flowering cherry), Wild Strawberries, Tulips, consider more vigorous rootstocks in difficult soils when growing fruit trees. The aptly named Cottage Chrysanthemums range are reliable and hardy as are the varieties ‘Ruby Mound' and ‘Dulwich Pink' (RHS AGM).Scented winter plants: Sarcococca, Viburnum bodnantense, Snowdrops, Lonicera fragrantissima, Mahonia and Hamamelis (Witch Hazel). People, products mentioned: Sir David Attenborough, Gerald Durrell, photographer Georgianna Lane, Piet Oudolf, Sarah Raven and Halls of Heddon. Which Gardening, Garden News, Water Butts, Old bread knife for dividing perennial clumps in the spring.National Collection of Chrysanthemums: Norwell Nurseries and Gardens, Nottinghamshire.Show gardens mentioned: 'Never Mind The Hollyhocks' Award Winning punk-themed conceptual garden by Naomi Slade at RHS Hampton Court 2012 and The Flood Resilient Garden in conjunction with Dr Ed Barsley. Silver Medal Winner at RHS Chelsea 2024.Desert Island luxuries: Naomi's tool would be her trusted bread knife and an apple tree, maybe a ‘Bramley', would be her island tree of choice.To find out more about Naomi and her books visit her websiteOur thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (1956)

Discover the unexpected diversity, beauty, and strangeness of life in ancient lakes — some millions of years old — and the remarkable insights they yield about the causes of biodiversity. Most lakes are less than 10,000 years old and short-lived, but there is a much smaller number of ancient lakes, tectonic in origin and often millions of years old, that are scattered across every continent but Antarctica: Baikal, Tanganyika, Victoria, Titicaca, and Biwa, to name a few. Often these lakes are filled with a diversity of fish, crustaceans, snails, and other creatures found nowhere else in the world. In Our Ancient Lakes, biology professor Jeffrey McKinnon introduces the remarkable living diversity of these aquatic bodies to the general reader and explains the surprising, often controversial, findings that the study of their faunas yield about the formation and persistence of species. Shining a light on a class of biodiversity hot spot equivalent to coral reefs in the ocean or tropical rainforests on land, Our Ancient Lakes chronicles the often singular wonders of these venerable water bodies. Jeffrey McKinnon grew up reading Gerald Durrell and Farley Mowat, absorbing Jacques Cousteau and Marlin Perkins' teachings from the TV, and watching animals in the ditches, farmyards, forests, and tidepools of Western Canada. He received his BSc from the University of British Columbia and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. A Professor of Biology at East Carolina University, his research has taken him to every continent but Antarctica and has appeared in journals including Nature and the American Naturalist. Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History Third Place Books

[…] Décontractée, heureuse, sereine, bien protégée par l’ampleur de son compte en banque, la Salle 101 se réjouit des chroniques subtiles qu’elle t’offre chaque semaine, dans un grand élan de générosité, regarde donc : La trilogie de Corfou, merveilleuse chose de Gerald Durrell. Invasion : journal d’ukrainiens pacifiques chose peu drôle de Henry Lion Oldie. Un […]

La télévision britannique est douée pour raconter des pans de vie, souvent historiques, et parmi eux, The Durrells sous-titré « une famille anglaise à Corfou » a su se démarquer avec ses 4 saisons. Diffusée de 2016 à 2019, cette série nous transporte dans le pittoresque décor de l'île grecque de Corfou dans les années 1930. Portée par une distribution exceptionnelle, dont Keeley Hawes (Louisa Durrell, la mère) et Josh O'Connor (Larry Durrell le fils aîné), etc., cette série en quatre saisons a conquis le cœur du public avec son charme authentique et son humour irrésistible. L'intégrale est disponible sur Arte.tv. https://youtu.be/aHx23I7LNsU?si=GobZbzndkEBWzx8u The Durrells est une adaptation libre des mémoires de l'écrivain naturaliste Gerald Durrell. L'histoire suit Louisa Durrell, une veuve anglaise excentrique, qui décide de quitter la grisaille de l'Angleterre pour commencer une nouvelle vie ensoleillée à Corfou avec ses quatre enfants. Le choc est assez difficile pour Larry, mais dans l'ensemble, c'est surtout une nouvelle aventure qui les attend. Chacun des enfants Durrell apporte une personnalité unique à la maisonnée, créant un cocktail de charme et d'humour. Larry, l'aîné, incarne l'esprit littéraire et intellectuel avec son sarcasme mordant et ses aspirations artistiques. Margo, la deuxième plus âgée, ajoute une touche de glamour et de réalisme à la famille avec ses préoccupations plus terre-à-terre et son envie de romantisme. Gerry, le passionné de la nature, incarne l'innocence et la fascination émerveillée pour le monde qui l'entoure et va s'amuser à découvrir Corfou. Enfin, Leslie, souvent en retrait, se distingue par son amour pour les armes à feu et son côté rustique, offrant une nuance d'humour brut et de simplicité. Ensemble, ces personnalités divergentes et fortement attachantes forment un tableau de famille haut en couleur, où les querelles et les rires cohabitent. L'évolution de ces personnalités au fil des saisons constitue le cœur de la série, offrant aux spectateurs un aperçu de la croissance individuelle au sein d'une unité familiale aimante. Bien sûr, quatre saisons seraient redondantes si elles se concentraient uniquement sur l'intégration de cette famille britannique à Corfou. The Durrells"ne se contente pas de reposer sur son concept initial. Au fil des saisons, l'intrigue évolue, explorant toujours les relations familiales, les amours naissantes, et les défis de l'adolescence. Comme les enfants grandissent au cours de l'histoire, les thématiques varient selon eux. Bref, avec l'essence même de la vie méditerranéenne et un charme presque désuet, la série a conquis son public. Certains diront qu'il ne s'y passe rien, mais pourtant les personnages évoluent énormément. Certes, on n'a pas de coup d'état ou de tragédies fortes, mais on y trouve une simplicité et un tableau d'une famille solidaire sur fond de décor enchanteur. À la manière d'un Doc Martin, qui explore la vie quotidienne dans un petit village côtier, ou encore d'un All Creatures Great and Small, The Durrells se concentre sur les aspects simples de la vie, mais avec une famille des plus originales et un cadre pittoresque. On aime ses personnages, cet enthousiasme et parfois même, sa niaiserie. [bs_show url="the-durrells"] Les quatre saisons sont à retrouver sur arte.tv.

Los títulos de la entrega de hoy de La ContraPortada, el especial de libros de La ContraCrónica son: - "El mercenario de Granada" de Juan Eslava Galán - https://amzn.to/48DdSXR - "Trilogía de Corfú" de Gerald Durrell - https://amzn.to/3TOStXc - "Firmin" de Sam Savege - https://amzn.to/48dFHWB - ... y algunas recomendaciones personales Consulta los mejores libros de la semana en La ContraBiblioteca - https://diazvillanueva.com/la-contrabiblioteca/ · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #firmin #geralddurrell Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Abigail Thomas joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about the importance of curiosity, honesty, and vulnerability in our work, making our own rules on the page, her approach to writing and revision, the story she wasn't sure how she'd tell, and her newest memoir Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing.   Also in this episode: -the magic of third person  -writing to see what we mean -how our work changes over time   Books mentioned in this episode: Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell and other books in the trilogy   Abigail Thomas has 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 8 books, and a high school education. She has written three works of fiction, four memoirs, three children's books, a little book of poems, and a book about writing memoir. Her most recent book is the memoir Still Life At Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing. She lives in Woodstock with her two dogs.   Connect with Abigail Thomas: Website: https://www.abigailthomas.net Books: https://www.abigailthomas.net/books/ --  Care/of: Get 50% off your first order when you use promo code "Memoir50" -- Ronit's writing has been featured in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in both the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards and the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE was named winner of  Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and Finalist in the 2023 Page Turner Awards. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Welcome to ScaleUp Radio, where we explore the fascinating world of sustainability and conservation.  In today's episode, we sit down with Frankie, the owner of Anglesey Sea Zoo, a unique aquarium business with a strong focus on leaving a sustainable legacy through long-term investments and conservation programs for British sea life species.  Join us as we delve into Frankie's journey, from the origins of her surname to her passion for protecting endangered seahorses and the challenges she faced in building a sustainable business.  Discover the remarkable impact Frankie has made through community support, beach cleanups, and even the establishment of a turtle rescue centre.  Get ready to be inspired by Frankie's determination, resilience, and commitment to making a difference.  Let's dive into this engaging conversation on ScaleUp Radio.   Frankie can be found here: linkedin.com/in/frankie-hobro-a1051b87 https://www.angleseyseazoo.co.uk/ post@angleseyseazoo.co.uk   Resources: The Song Of The Dodo by David Quammen - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-song-of-the-dodo/david-quammen/9780712673334 The Overloaded Ark by Gerald Durrell - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-overloaded-ark-gerald-durrell/3668075?ean=9780571209330 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/   Scaling up your business isn't easy, and can be a little daunting. Let ScaleUp Radio make it a little easier for you. With guests who have been where you are now, and can offer their thoughts and advice on several aspects of business. ScaleUp Radio is the business podcast you've been waiting for.   If you would like to be a guest on ScaleUp Radio, please click here: https://bizsmarts.co.uk/scaleupradio/apply   You can get in touch with Kevin here: kevin@biz-smart.co.uk   Kevin's Latest Book Is Available!    Drawing on BizSmart's own research and experiences of working with hundreds of owner-managers, Kevin Brentexplores the key reasons why most organisations do not scale and how the challenges change as they reach different milestones on the ScaleUp Journey. He then details a practical step by step guide to successfully navigate between the milestones in the form of ESUS - a proven system for entrepreneurs to scale up.    More on the Book HERE - https://www.esusgroup.co.uk/  

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Derek Gow is a farmer and nature conservationist. Born in Dundee in 1965, he left school when he was 17 and worked in agriculture for five years. Inspired by the writing of Gerald Durrell, all of whose books he has read - thoroughly - he jumped at the chance to manage a European wildlife park in central Scotland in the late 1990s before moving on to develop two nature centres in England. He now lives with his two children on a 300-acre farm on the Devon/Cornwall border which he is in the process of rewilding. Derek has played a significant role in the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver, the water vole and the white stork in England. He is currently working on a reintroduction project for the wildcat. I ask Derek about his transition from Scottish farm to Scottish wildlife park to a 300 acre rewilding project in Devon. We talk extremes from huge water buffalo to tiny harvest mice and from Heck cattle whose sole aim in life seems to be to kill you to water voles and white storks.  Derek is a straight talker with a dislike for commitees much prefering to be hands on getting jobs done while others continue to discuss and debate.  If you like what you hear you can stay on Derek's farm to see for yourself what he's getting up to. Go to www.rewildingcoombeshead.co.uk   

Samaaj came before Sarkaar and Bazaar. We are more than subjects of the state and consumers of the market. Rohini Nilekani joins Amit Varma in episode 317 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss her life and her learnings, why citizens need to embrace their agency -- and why those with wealth have a special responsibility. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out 1. Rohini Nilekani on Amazon, Wikipedia and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. 2. Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar : A citizen-first approach -- Rohini Nilekani. 3. Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. 4. Arghyam, EkStep and Pratham Books. 5. The Annual Status of Education (ASER) Report, 2022. 6. Enid Blyton, Just William, Winnie the Pooh, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys on Amazon. 7. A Terrible Beauty -- Peter Watson. 8. Iris Murdoch and VS Ramachandran on Amazon. 9. The Tell-Train Brain -- VS Ramachandran. 10. The Long Road From Neeyat to Neeti -- Episode 313 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S Jaitley). 11. Sansar Se Bhage Phirte Ho — Song from Chitralekha with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. 12. Profit = Philanthropy — Amit Varma. 13. Arshia Sattar and the Complex Search for Dharma -- Episode 315 of The Seen and the Unseen. 14. Germaine Greer, Nancy Friday and Betty Friedan on Amazon. 15. The Life and Times of Urvashi Butalia — Episode 287 of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. Select episodes on The Seen and the Unseen that touched on feminism & gender with Paromita Vohra, Kavita Krishnan, Mrinal Pande, Kavitha Rao, Namita Bhandare, Shrayana Bhattacharya, Mukulika Banerjee, Manjima Bhattacharjya, Nilanjana Roy, Urvashi Butalia, Mahima Vashisht, Alice Evans, Ashwini Deshpande, Natasha Badhwar, Shanta Gokhale and Arshia Sattar. 17. The Loneliness of the Indian Man — Episode 303 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Nikhil Taneja). 18. The Will to Change — Bell Hooks. 19. The Jackson Katz quote on passive sentence constructions. 20. The Life and Times of Vir Sanghvi — Episode 236 of The Seen and the Unseen. 21. Imposter Syndrome. 22. Gerald Durrell, The Jungle Book and Black Beauty on Amazon. 23. Indian Institute for Human Settlements. 24. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Mohit Satyanand: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 25. The Chauri Chaura Incident. 26. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on Covid-19: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. 27. Every Act of Government Is an Act of Violence — Amit Varma. 28. The Third Pillar — Raghuram Rajan. 29. Participatory Democracy — Episode 160 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ashwin Mahesh). 30. Cities and Citizens — Episode 198 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ashwin Mahesh). 31. Helping Others in the Fog of Pandemic — Episode 226 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ashwin Mahesh). 32. Lewis Mumford on Amazon, Wikipedia and Britannica. 33. Abby Philips Fights for Science and Medicine — Episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen. 34. The Median Voter Theorem. 35. Mohammad Zubair's Twitter thread on the Dharam Sansad. 36. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister — Amit Varma's column on the importance of reading. 37. Janaagraha. 38. Emergent Ventures. 39. Giving Billions Fast, MacKenzie Scott Upends Philanthropy -- Nicholas Kulish. 40. The/Nudge Institute, Give India, Dasra and Bridgespan India. 41. Lewis Hyde on Amazon. 42. The Brass Notebook: A Memoir - Devaki Jain. 43. Breaking Through: A Memoir -- Isher Judge Ahluwalia. 44. My Life in Full -- Indra Nooyi. 45. A Full Life -- Sabira Merchant. 46. Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past and Savarkar: A Contested Legacy -- Vikram Sampath. 47. Ramachandra Guha on Amazon. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘Nurture' by Simahina.

On this episode Dr Smash and Dr Craken carry on talking about conservation in  zoos and aquariums, and in this episode they talk about Gerald Durrell and his guidelines for zoos of the future. This episode is made possible by the support of Shore Buddies: https://shore-buddies.com/. Shore buddies are cute stuffed animals made from 6 recycled, cleaned and shredded plastic bottles. When pressed, each animals plays their authentic animal sound. Give the ocean a hug ! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation  Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show. MCHH Twitter MCHH Fb Live Dr Scarlett Smash YouTube Dr Scarlett Smash Twitter  Dr Scarlett Smash Instagram Dr Scarlett Smash TikTok  Dr Craken MacCraic Twitter Dr Craken MacCraic Instagram MCHH Instagram

W cenionym i lubianym cyklu KSIĄŻKI MOJEGO ŻYCIA zapraszamy do rozmów o czytaniu. Gościnią spotkania jest: RENATA DURDA, kierowniczka Pogotowia dla Ofiar Przemocy w Rodzinie „Niebieska Linia”. Paulina Wilk zapytała o najważniejsze książki jej życia, o to, jak powstała i zmieniała się przez lata jej domowa biblioteka, jaką wiedzę - o ludziach, rodzinach, relacjach i mechanizmach psychoemocjonalnych czerpie z książek, czy w literaturze szuka ulgi od niełatwych zjawisk i wyzwań, które towarzyszą jej pracy. O tym, czy literatura może dawać schronienie w kryzysie, czy bywa źródłem siły. O najważniejszych książkach, które dotyczą przemocy oraz radzenia sobie z jej skutkami. Zapraszamy do obecności na miejscu w Big Book Cafe lub do oglądana transmisji na żywo na naszym profilu Facebook. RENATA DURDA Kierowniczka Pogotowia dla Ofiar Przemocy w Rodzinie „Niebieska Linia” przy Instytucie Psychologii Zdrowia PTP, certyfikowana superwizorka i specjalistka ds. przeciwdziałania przemocy w rodzinie, redaktorka naczelna dwumiesięcznika „Niebieska Linia”. Autorka wielu publikacji z zakresu tworzenia interdyscyplinarnych rozwiązań na rzecz zapobiegania zjawisku przemocy w rodzinie, członkini Zespołu Monitorującego ds. Przeciwdziałania Przemocy w Rodzinie przy ministrze pracy i polityki społecznej (trzecia kadencja), ekspertka w Radzie do Spraw Pokrzywdzonych Przestępstwem powołanej przez Ministra Sprawiedliwości (2009-2015), społeczna doradczyni Rzecznika Praw Dziecka (w latach 2010-2018).

We look at the latest book by Derek Gow. See more about the book on the Chelsea Green Publishing website here. Birds, Beasts and Bedlam Turning My Farm into an Ark for Lost Species reviewed We enjoyed Derek's last book about his exploits and those of others also in helping to reintroduce the beaver to the United Kingdom. We also found his podcast interview with us insightful and informative too. It makes sense that he has continued writing to help explain what he is trying to achieve and to reach a wider audience. He is passionate, informed and aware of the complexities of what he is trying to achieve. We when spoke to him last he mentioned that his next book was going to be about rewinding and wolves. It looks like that book is now the next book after this one. This one is a further attempt to join up the wider dots between the path to what he is doing now and the people who inspired him to follow this course. He explains how his childhood experiences inspired and drew him into animal conservation, with a few sad mishaps along the way. As the title refers to his own farm we felt at times there was less about this, about more about the colourful characters he had met along the way prior to creating the farm. This makes sense to some degree, but, at times, the narrative did seem to meander some distance from the core topic. At the same time it may help to inspire some readers, perhaps by illustrating that the path to being proactive and helpful to animals is never completely straight forward, nor obvious. His experiences with Gerard Durrell of course further illustrate this as Durrell changed his ideas and opinions through the course of his life in terms of the best practices for animal protection and conservation. This is a thoughtful, and thought provoking book. Well worth a read, especially, on autumnal nights. Check it out. More about the book Birds, Beasts and Bedlam recounts the adventures of farmer-turned-rewilder Derek Gow, who is saving Britain's much-loved but dangerously threatened species, from the water vole to beaver, wildcat to white stork, and tree frog to glow worm. Derek tells us all about the realities of rewilding; how he reared delicate roe deer and a sofa-loving wild boar piglet, moved a raging bison bull across the country, got bitten by a Scottish wildcat, returned honking skeins of graylag geese to the land and water that was once theirs, and restored the white stork to the Knepp Estate with Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree. Derek's first book, Bringing Back the Beaver, was a riotously funny and subversive account of his single-handed reintroduction of the beaver in Britain. Birds, Beasts and Bedlam, a natural successor to Gerald Durrell's A Zoo in My Luggage, tells the story of Derek's rewilding journey and his work to save many more species by transforming his Devon farm into a wildlife breeding center. He now houses beavers, white storks, water voles, lynx, wildcats, and harvest mice, with the aim of releasing them into the wild one day. Tearing down fences literally and metaphorically, Derek Gow is the one person with the character and strength of will to defy authority, bend the rules—and save our wildlife. About Derek Gow Derek Gow is a farmer, nature conservationist and the author of Bringing Back the Beaver. Born in Dundee in 1965, he left school when he was 17 and worked in agriculture for five years. Inspired by the writing of Gerald Durrell, he jumped at the chance to manage a European wildlife park in central Scotland in the late 1990s before moving on to develop two nature centres in England. He now lives with his children, Maysie and Kyle, on a 300-acre farm on the Devon/Cornwall border, which he is in the process of rewilding. Derek has played a significant role in the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver, the water vole and the white stork in England. He is currently working on a reintroduction project for the wildcat and a book on our lost wolves. Connect with the author Derek Gow'...

The Entrance by Gerald Durrell Gerald Durrell was born in Jamshedpur which was then part of British India, in 1925 and died in St Hellier, Jersey in 1995, aged 70.  This story, The Entrance was published in his collection The Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium in 1979. This title was renamed The Picnic and Other Inimitable Stories though I suspect that someone who didn't understand the word pandemonium would struggle with inimitable too. But that's marketing for you.  His family's life has been the subject of a popular TV series “My Family & Other Animals” taken from the title of one of his books.  He was a prolific writer, usually of light, comic fiction and autobiography and a life-long animal lover who set up the Jersey Zoo.  Those of you who read these notes will probably predict offended comments about animals being hurt in The Entrance and how zoos are bad. My only comments are: it's fiction. There were no animals, and; attitudes change over times. I don't think he set up a zoo because he was a wicked man who wanted to hurt animals. Zoos were uncontroversial once. Those who don't make comments on videos expressing their hurt and offence probably won't read the notes. Durrell's famous siblings is the author and poet Lawrence Durrell. In his early years, as his family were middle class and British, he had an Indian nurse called an ayah. He ascribes his lifelong love of animals to a visit to a zoo when he was small in India. The family moved to the Crystal Palace area of London (with its concrete dinosaurs) and he avoided going to school by pretending to be ill. In 1939 the family moved to Corfu, Grreece and Durrell began to build his menagerie. This period of his life was an inspiration of his many books. Because of the Second World War, the family moved back to England and he ended up working in an aquarium and a pet store. He was not medically fit to be a soldier but ended up working on a farm. After the war he went to work at Whipsnade Zoo. After that, he got a job collecting animals for zoos by visiting Africa and South America. He was known for treating his animals well, which caused him financial difficulties . He founded his own zoo in Jersey in 1959. The EntranceThe Entrance was recommended to me by Alison Waddell. It is a frame story and thus hearkens back to the classic ghost story tales which are often told as frames and often feature old, occult manuscripts. Gerald Durrell goes to meet his charming, slightly comic friends in Provence. They hand him a manuscript they found in Marseilles that belonged to a strange man called Dr Le Pitre. Dr Le Pitre is another layer to the story that seems quite unnecessary to me, but I might be missing something. The manuscript dated as March 16th 1901 features a lengthy set up of a Victorian (the old queen died  on 22 January 1901, but her influence lingered a few months at least) antiquarian book dealer (very M R James) who is stalked by a strange foreigner  on a foggy night in London (so far so trope, and I suspect that Durrell was doing this to play with the genre). He gets a mysterious warning from his friend about the family, but becomes great mates with this aristocratic frenchman. Ultimately we see that this was a grift and Durrell drops a few ominous sentences along the lines of “If I knew then what I know now”. “That was my gravest mistake” which sort of spoilt the surprise of the twist at the end.  But it's full Gothic. Alone in an ancient chateau in terrible weather, cut off by snow with a lurking monster in the mirrors. Instead of strange old servitors he has some friendly animals. Again he can't help himself intruding the comic parrot and friendly cat and dog. The canaries don't get a speaking part. I wondered how such a monster kept such happy pets?  In fact we have pea soup fog in London, thunder and lightning in Provence and heavy snow in Gorge du Tarn. Classic stuff. I am guessing that young Gideon resisted...

In today's bonus edition, host Jo Reed interviews Rupert Degas, who was named one of AudioFile's 2022 Golden Voice narrators this June. Listen to their conversation to learn more about how he got his start in acting and narration, the one accent that always gives him trouble, and how he works to lean into his performances to bring stories alive for audiobook listeners. Rupert is a versatile narrator, and his narrations are an immersive experience thanks to his heartfelt performances. He is celebrated for his work in audiobooks ranging from the dazzling full-cast production of THE GOLDEN COMPASS—he plays the daemon Pantalaimon—to Gerald Durrell's memoirs. Learn more about Golden Voice narrator Rupert Degas and read reviews of his audiobooks on AudioFile's website. For the full list of AudioFile's Golden Voice narrators, visit AudioFile's website. 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

Dans la chronique, j 'évoque le parcours de Gerald Durrell, fondateur du zoo de Jersey, et des projets de conservation visant à protéger de l'extinctions les espèces les plus menacées de la planète, qui ont vu le jour sous son impulsion ! Vous apprendrez que la grenouille de Montserrat, le pigeon rose de l'île Maurice ou les escargots partulidés de Polynésie doivent une fière chandelle à ces programmes ! Je tends ensuite mon micro, au dessinateur de bande-dessinée Frank Pé, pour la 2ème partie de notre entretien. Co-créateur de Broussaille et de la série Zoo, il est aussi connu pour avoir repris et modernisé les personnages de Little Némo, de Spirou et de l'animal le plus connu de Palombie : le Marsupilami !Il nous présente un de ses grands projets : l'Animalium ! On finit bien entendu avec quelques conseils lecture. Bonne écoute ! Pour aller plus loin : Le podcast "Animaux sauvés" de la chaîne youtube Antenne Zoologie. Le site du Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (en anglais) Le site internet de Frank Pé Une vidéo de présentation du projet Animalium par Frank lors du financement participatif lancé en 2016

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: too busy to read and leaning into non-fiction Current Reads: When Meredith finished edits on this episode, she called it a spicy meatball, and that's certainly true for our current reads. Deep Dive: What we do about backlist books that don't have the same standards as our modern sensibilities. Book Presses: a few middle grade gems that you don't want to miss As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:26 - My Life in France by Julia Child 5:29 - Current Reads 5:45  - Isaiah Dunn is my Hero by Kelly J. Baptist (Kaytee) 5:55 - Novel Neighbor Bookstore 6:57 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor 7:42 - Anthem by Noah Hawley (Meredith) 7:54 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 8:08 - An Unlikely Story Bookstore 12:49 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 15:15 - The Library At Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 19:06 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee) 23:02 - The Fine Print (amazon link) by Lauren Asher (Meredith) 28:41 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee) 28:57 - Fabled bookshop 32:50 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith) 33:00 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 33:01 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 36:18 - Deep Dive: When Backlist Gets “Cringey” 36:26 - Holli's Instagram @shelfsisters 37:14 - Birds, Beasts and Relatives by Gerald Durrell 39:06 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 39:42 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 41:13 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 44:02 - Forever by Judy Blume 44:35 - Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume 45:44 - Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben 52:28 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 52:58 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 53:18 - Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene 55:42 - email us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com 55:51  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 56:05 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor (Kaytee) 56:21 - Isaiah Dunn is my Hero by Kelly J. Baptist 57:28 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith) 1:00:31 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

A los once años Jon Lee Anderson se convirtió en el taxidermista voluntario más joven en la historia del Instituto Smithsonian en Washington. Con él hablamos de disecar animales, de su deseo por estar cerca del mundo natural, de los paralelos entre la crónica y la taxidermia y de cuando compitió en una subasta contra el artista Damien Hirst. Pueden leer las crónicas de Jon Lee Anderson en la revista The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jon-lee-anderson). Su último libro publicado en español es Los años de la espiral, publicado por la editorial Sexto Piso. Pueden encontrarnos en su aplicación de podcasts favorita, o como @expertosdesillon en Instagram, @ExpertoSillon en Twitter o también pueden escribirnos a expertosdesillon[arroba]gmail[punto]com. Nos sostenemos gracias a sus oyentes como ustedes. Si quieren apoyarnos, pueden unirse a nuestro grupo de Patreons en patreon.com/expertosdesillon. Expertos de Sillón es un podcast donde conversamos con nuestros invitados e invitadas sobre sus grandes obsesiones, sus placeres culposos o sus teorías totalizantes acerca de cómo funciona el mundo. Es un proyecto de Sillón Estudios. Conducen Alejandro Cardona y Sebastián Rojas. Produce Sara Trejos. Asistencia de producción de Paula Villán. REFERENCIAS:

El yo narrador se nos muestra indefenso, cándido. Lleva a cabo acciones pueriles (lamer la pared, cantar en el rellano, salvar su pijama favorito de la lluvia,…) y además se siente recriminado por una “voz herrumbrosa” que le entregó la llave de la casa. Mientras avanzamos en la narración , la incertidumbre y el desasosiego asaltan al oyente. Las acciones dejan de ser (o al menos no lo son únicamente), pueriles para pasar a ser cuando menos inquietantes: “me arranqué una uña”, “la navaja emitió un susurro, como si estuviera cortando seda”. Se hace además muy visible un predominio de las sensaciones. El protagonista ante todo, siente (sed, insomnio, miedo, hambre, deseo, cansancio, amor, dolor). A lo largo de toda la narración van apareciendo cuatro de los cinco sentidos (no así el del olfato). Minuto a minuto podemos rastrear elementos sensitivos, ejemplos de sabores, colores, texturas y sonidos. Además es muy significativo el uso del cromatismo en el texto, abundan los colores, desde el blanco de la manzana, el yeso, la cal, los dientecillos, hasta el rojo de las cerezas (símbolo quizá del amor inalcanzable), la raya preferida del pijama, las venas o los tubos; pasando por el azul, el negro o el amarillo del agua iluminada por la farolas y de los zapatos, o incluso el verde de la cara del ella de voz herrumbrosa. Toda la narración expresa un deseo, un anhelo de amar y ser amado. Y es entonces que cobran sentido algunos símbolos como el dolor del costado izquierdo (corazón), el tema del poema que lee tras la ausencia, la frase que la voz protagonista repite: “Si la música fuese el sustento del amor” 💔💔 LAWRENCE Durrell (1912), nacido en la India de padres irlandeses, es, junto con Hughes y Norris, el único autor cuya fama literaria no incrementará esta antología. Considerado aún una de las glorias vivas de la literatura inglesa, hasta las generaciones más jóvenes han oído hablar de The Alexandria Quartet, su antiguamente escandalosa tetralogía. Pero mucho antes de que existieran Justine (1957) , Balthazar (1958) , Mountolive (1958) y Cleo (1960), mucho antes también de que Durrell se estableciera en Chipre (1953), o de que se carteara con Henry Miller, o de que trabajara para el Foreign Office en Belgrado, Atenas y El Cairo, o de que enseñara inglés en Atenas durante la II Guerra Mundial y escapara de los alemanes en un barco pesquero (1941), o de que se fuera a París a escribir allí novelas, o —por supuesto— de que su hermano menor Gerald Durrell (1925) se hiciera tan célebre como él, Lawrence llegó a Londres desde Bournemouth dispuesto a llevar una vida literaria y bohemia, y su guía e introductor en la capital, quien le enseñó a desenvolverse en el Londres literario y nocturno, fue el precoz John Gawsworth, de su misma edad pero a quien Durrell veía con admiración como a un «Escritor de Verdad» . Posiblemente fue Gawsworth quien convenció a Durrell para que escribiera el presente y extrañísimo cuento, «The Cherries», para incluirlo en la ya mencionada antología Masterpiece of Thrills (1936). Aunque en algunas de las novelas del Durrell posterior aparecen elementos macabros, este relato es uno de los más raros que yo he leído en su género, y quizá anticipa algunas notables argucias técnicas, por las que The Alexandria Quartet fue tan celebrado en su día. Traducción: Javier Marías Narración: Olga Paraíso Art by Annette Schmucker Más contenido aquí: 📢Nuevo canal informativo en Telegram: https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas 📌Twitter https://twitter.com/HLeidas 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Recuerda que para que todo esto siga funcionando hace falta apoyo. Piensa en quién podría estar interesado y recomiéndaselo, deja un corazoncito en el audio, comenta qué te ha parecido, súbelo a tus redes sociales o incluso aporta tu granito de arena de forma económica. Todo suma. ¡GRACIAS! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Přírodovědec Gerald Durrell ve svých knihách popisuje, jak se v dětství dokázal celé hodiny válet na zemi se svými psy (a ještě dodává, že ty čtyřnohé chlupatce to přestalo bavit mnohem dřív).

Amb Rosanna Lluch, de Llorens Llibres, hem repassat propostes de lectures estiuenques, sempre més refrescants i alhora absorvents. Dues del Premi Llibreter, “La casa de foc” de Francesc Serés i “El País dels Altres”, de Leia Slimanbi. A més, també recomanem “El llibre d’estiu” de Tove Jansson, “Cap el Tard” de de Tessa Hadley, la reedició en català de “La meva família i altres animals” i “Ocells, bèsties i parents” de Gerald Durrell, “Hi havia una vegada Hollywood”, l’estrena com a novel·lista de Quentin Tarantino, “El regne” de Jo Nesbø, i “Un dia cualquiera en Nueva York”, de Fran Lewobitz. Escolteu-la http

Amb Rosanna Lluch, de Llorens Llibres, hem repassat propostes de lectures estiuenques, sempre més refrescants i alhora absorvents. Dues del Premi Llibreter, “La casa de foc” de Francesc Serés i “El País dels Altres”, de Leia Slimanbi. A més, també recomanem “El llibre d’estiu” de Tove Jansson, “Cap el Tard” de de Tessa Hadley, la reedició en català de “La meva família i altres animals” i “Ocells, bèsties i parents” de Gerald Durrell, “Hi havia una vegada Hollywood”, l’estrena com a novel·lista de Quentin Tarantino, “El regne” de Jo Nesbø, i “Un dia cualquiera en Nueva York”, . . . → Llegir més: Espai llibres: lectures per passar la calor d’estiu L'entrada Espai llibres: lectures per passar la calor d’estiu ha aparegut primer a Ràdio Maricel de Sitges. 107.8 FM.

The subtitle of Jonathan Balcombe's new book, “Super Fly: The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects” leads to the first question on this week's podcast. Why “successful”?“Their diversity, for one,” Balcombe says. “There's over 160,000 described species — and it's important to add that qualifier, ‘described,' because it's estimated there may be about five times that many that are undescribed. Insects make up 80 percent of all animal species on the planet, so that says something right there about how incredibly successful they are, and flies are arguably the most species-rich subset of insects. It's estimated there's about 20 million flies on earth at any moment for every human who's on the earth. And they occupy all seven continents.”Marjorie Ingall visits the podcast this week to discuss her essay about why she finds it troubling that children's literature focuses so relentlessly on the Holocaust.“Just as Black kids deserve more than books about slavery and suffering — they deserve books about Black joy and Black excellence — so too do Jewish kids deserve books that reflect the incredible diversity and often happiness of their lives,” Ingall says. “And I think sometimes we push the Holocaust because we want to tell kids: ‘Look where you come from; look how important it is to be Jewish; look how people died because they were Jewish.' When we're talking about children's books, that is not a way to make kids feel a connection.”Also on this week's episode, Tina Jordan looks back at Book Review history as it celebrates its 125th anniversary; and Elisabeth Egan and Joumana Khatib talk about what they've been reading. Pamela Paul is the host.Here are the books discussed in this week's “What We're Reading”:“A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki“The Lost Child of Philomena Lee” by Martin Sixsmith“My Family and Other Animals” by Gerald Durrell

Sur le radar de nos collaboratrices Valérie Gaudreau et Marjorie April et de notre collaborateur Marc-André Mongrain; regard sur la pandémie en Belgique avec Baptiste Hupin; entrevue avec Christiane Charette; entretien avec Robert Lepage; discussion sur Paris avec Michel Field, auteur de Paris émois, et Christophe Decloux; et chronique littéraire de Marie-Andrée Lamontagne sur l'amour des animaux de Gerald Durrell.

How do we make sense of the madness around us? Well, there's the rational, scientific approach: gather data, build models, keep refining and iterating, get closer and closer to the truth. Gautam Menon joins Amit Varma in episode 224 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe the exciting field of biophysics and his work in building mathematical models of infectious diseases -- especially Covid-19. Also discussed: the joys of science, and how Indian music is the best embodiment of the idea of India. Kumar Gandharva FTW! Also check out: 1. Gautam Menon on Twitter, Ashoka, IMSc and Google Scholar. 2. The Novel Coronavirus Variants and India’s Uncertain Future -- Gautam Menon. 3. How Do Scientists Model the Spread of an Infectious Disease? -- Gautam Menon. 4. Control, Consensus, Chaos: The Global Response to the Pandemic -- A talk on YouTube by Sheila Jasanoff. 5. The Big Question: Can India Find a Way Out of Its Covid Nightmare? -- Shahid Jameel interviewed by Bobby Ghosh. 6. Past episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on Covid-19, featuring (in reverse chronological order) Ajay Shah, Anirban Mahapatra, Ruben Mascarenhas, Chinmay Tumbe, Rukmini S, Vaidehi Tandel, Vivek Kaul, Anup Malani and Shruti Rajagopalan. 7. My Family and Other Animals -- Gerald Durrell. 8. A Cricket Tragic Celebrates the Game -- Episode 201 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ramachandra Guha). 9. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction -- Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner. 10. We Are All Gamblers -- Amit Varma. 11. Range Rover -- Amit Varma's column on poker for the Economic Times. 12. Demystifying GDP -- Episode 130 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta). 13. The New World Upon Us -- Amit Varma (on Alpha Zero). 14. Why Does the Pandemic Seem to Be Hitting Some Countries Harder Than Others? -- Siddhartha Mukherjee. 15. Episode Zero: The preview episode of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. Indian Scientists’ Response to CoViD-19. 17. A state-level epidemiological model for India: INDSCI-SIM. 18. Anup Malani on India’s COVID Second Wave -- Episode 13 of Season 5 of Grand Tamasha, hosted by Milan Vaishnav. Books recommended by Gautam Menon 1. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic -- David Quammen. 2. The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop -- Adam Kucharski. 3, Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From -- Tony Joseph, who also appeared on Seen/Unseen. 4. Lilavati's Daughters -- Edited by Rohini Godbole and Ram Ramaswamy, 5. The Man Who Knew Infinity -- Robert Kanigel. 6. Never Let Me Go -- Kazuo Ishiguro. 7. Half of a Yellow Sun -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This episode is sponsored by The Great Courses Plus. Check out their course, Mysteries of the Microscopic World, taught by Bruce E Fleury. For free unlimited access for a month, click here. Please subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It’s free! And check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing.

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Episode 21 — How To Deal With Feedback?THE WRITERS' ROOM - How To Deal With Feedback?“We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.” Bill Gates.In the Writers' Room this week, Pete and Laura chat about getting and giving feedback on our writing. Pete and Laura recognise how important it is to receive feedback, but through their conversation recognise how we ask for, and how we give feedback, can make all the difference to improving our writing. Also, importantly, how having empathy and understanding when being asked for feedback is critical to remember.OUR CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES - What writing projects are we working on & what's happened this week?Laura's Wedding Planning Book is in the ultimate stages, receiving the manuscript back from proofreading. Also, Laura has been busy with freelance writing projects for her clients. Pete finds this episode very relevant as he begins the second edit of - Rose-buds in Kerela - his travel memoir.LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED THIS WEEK - What have we learned about writing & publishing this week?Pete recognises the value of feedback, he shared he was missing some of the changes in point of view in a couple of sections of his book. Pete talks about Total Annarchy - the newsletter from Ann Handley.  Relearning how important each stage of the work is hard in its own way. Recommended Product of the Week - The Alliance of Independent AuthorsLaura talks about how valuable she finds being a member of The Alliance of Independent Authors. The advice, supportive guidance, and the range of resources she has found within a welcoming community of authors, she finds is worth exploring if you are an independent author. Not only can you join other developing writers if you become a member of The Alliance of Independent Authors, but by using our link, it helps support the work of Derbyshire Writing School. Thanks! BOOKS WE ARE READING AND RECOMMEND - What books are we reading this week?Pete continues reading ‘The Corfu Trilogy' by Gerald Durrell, and references a new book - A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy. Laura has The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday, and Laura also recommends a newsletter - 3,2,1 Newsletter by James Clear.WHAT'S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? - How are we building the business this week?Poetry for Beginners –WorkshopOur Poetry for fiction writers is the perfect place to develop your writing and push your boundaries. Charlotte Lunn, Derbyshire-based poet, workshop facilitator, and bookseller delivers this session. To find out more about Charlotte and how to get started with poetry, listen to her interview on the Derbyshire Writing School podcast.PERSONAL UPDATES - What's going on in our lives?Pete and Laura are grateful for the growing community of writers they are connecting with through the podcast and website. Feedback is a gift, you can accept it, re-gift it, use it for a while and pass it on, or you can graciously accept it and pop it into the charity shop bag. It's your work!

Episode 20 — How Can I Be More Productive?THE WRITERS' ROOM - How Can I Be More Productive?In the Writers' Room this week, Pete and Laura chat about productivity. How can you achieve more in less time? This is often a question we find ourselves asking.  But what does productivity mean for writers, and what systems ideas and methods can help? During the conversation, Laura mentions - The Checklist Manifesto and Pete Talks about - ‘Sane New World: Taming the Mind' by Ruby Wax.OUR CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES - What writing projects are we working on & what's happened this week?Laura is on the last stretch before publishing her Wedding Planning Book. Pete gets his latest work in progress - Rose-buds in Kerela - back from his editor, Alex Davis.LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED THIS WEEK - What have we learned about writing & publishing this week?Reminding Pete this week is the power that comes from words. How words can help and heal. Laura has been researching Nielsen the ISBN database.Recommended Product of the Week - AudibleLaura and Pete have benefited from having an audiobook subscription with Audible.  Have you tried ‘reading' the latest books while out walking or doing a job around the house? Why not try Audible for FREE for 30 days by using our affiliate link - Audible - Derbyshire Writing School. Not only will you have time to hear a book for free but using our link, helps support the work of Derbyshire Writing School. BOOKS WE ARE READING AND RECOMMEND - What books are we reading this week?Pete surprises Laura with his reading of ‘The Corfu Trilogy' by Gerald Durrell - remembering one of his all-time favourite books by the same author - ‘Rosy Is My Relative.' Laura is excited before reading ‘The Thursday Murder Club,' by Richard Osman.WHAT'S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? Laura tells a little of two new projects she is working on - The 3% Club and The Prompt Box - creative writing prompt subscription. Send us a voice message - through Speakpipe.

I have seen a thousand sunsets and sunrises, on land where it floods forest and mountains with honey coloured light, at sea where it rises and sets like a blood orange in a multicoloured nest of cloud, slipping in and out of the vast ocean. I have seen a thousand moons: harvest moons like gold coins, winter moons as white as ice chips, new moons like baby swans' feathers. ...... All this I did without you. This was my loss. All this I want to do with you. This will be my gain. All this I would gladly have forgone for the sake of one minute of your company, for your laugh, your voice, your eyes, hair, lips, body, and above all for your sweet, ever surprising mind which is an enchanting quarry in which it is my privilege to delve.

Avui dediquem el programa a l'escriptura. L'Adriano ens porta la sèrie "The Durrells" basada en els llibres autobiogràfics del naturalista Gerald Durrell. Tornem a portar a la Bea Casas per a que ens expliqui què és una ucronia amb el còmic "Mi Retiro" d'Abraham Martínez i publicat per Bang Ediciones. I en Pol Diggler entrevista al guionista i fundador del canal de Youtube "Escribe Mejor" Sergio Jimenez.

More than any other single person, Zac Goldsmith - or The Right Honourable Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park as he is properly known – is responsible for the UK Conservative Party’s relatively recent conversion to the cause of the environment.   Bio Zac Goldsmith has devoted his entire professional life to the environment – first as editor of the Ecologist magazine, then as an MP and London Mayoral candidate, and now as a Conservative life peer in the House of Lords, where he serves as Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.   As Minister of State, Zac Goldsmith is responsible for forestry and biodiversity, biodiversity and climate and illegal wildlife trade as well as the Pacific region. As Minister of DEFRA (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Goldsmith is currently working on getting COP15 on Biodiversity  and  COP26 closer. He recently formed the Global Ocean Alliance that grouped 30 countries to sign a pledge to improve the protection of the ocean by devoting 30% of area of global oceans covered by protection.   Zac Goldsmith was awarded a life peerage in 2019. Before that he was MP for Richmond Park between 2010 and 2016 and between 2017 and 2019. Zac Goldsmith worked at The Ecologist magazine – founded by his uncle Edward Goldsmith – for 9 years and was editor between 2000 and 2005. He cites Gerald Durrell and David Attenborough as early influences. About Cleaning Up Once a week Michael Liebreich has a conversation (and a drink) with a leader in clean energy, mobility, climate finance or sustainable development. Each episode covers the technical ground on some aspect of the low-carbon transition – but it also delves into the nature of leadership in the climate transition: whether to be optimistic or pessimistic; how to communicate in order to inspire change; personal credos; and so on. And it should be fun – most of the guests are Michael’s friends. Follow Cleaning Up on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLCleaningUp Follow Cleaning Up on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-up-with-michael-liebreich/?viewAsMember=true Follow Cleaning Up on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MLCleaningUp Links to other Podcast Platforms: https://www.cleaningup.live

Timestamps00:01 - Introduction06:13 - Jallikattu 25:08 - Quiz34:13 - Letters from listeners39:39 - Bhaag Beanie Bhaag50:44 - Letters from listeners57:10 - Girl like me by BEP ft. Shakira1:00:18 - Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog1:03:00 - Letters from listeners1:05:18 - Doc Morris ad1:07:30 - Diljit Dosanjh and Kangana Ranaut's twitter clashTalking about the Netflix series Bhaag Beanie Bhaag:Abhinandan: Rajyasree, what was your calling in life? I mean what would be your Beanie moment where you could just say, “I'm going to go pursue my dream!” Rajyasree: I wanted to work with animals. I wanted to work at the… Abhinandan: Oh, in the kitchen you keep killing them and cooking them.Rajyasree: That way only I was working. If I was given a job at the Gerald Durrell, this thing, there's a sanctuary that's there, like a zoo, I would have worked over there. Where the full island… Abhinandan: What would you have done?Rajyasree: I would have looked after the Pandas. I'd be like Tiger King.Abhinandan: You would've what? Hug the Pandas? Like what is the work? I mean just being something… Rajyasree: No, no, you hugging Pandas is also a job. I can be a Panda nanny.Abhinandan: Panda nanny nahi panny. Acha theek hai ji! You know I always wanted to be a dancer. Now at my age you can't coz you're old.Rajyasree: You can still be! Why don't you raise money for Newslaundry by having a channel which is Nikku dancing and people will pay money to watch you dance more and more and that money will then… Abhinandan: Jab tak paise chalenge basanti ke pao chalenge type?Rajyasree: Haa, like that!Abhinandan: Jude, what do you say? Jude, can we visualise a show like this?Jude: No.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the Malayalam film Jallikattu; Netflix series Bhaag Beanie Bhaag; game show scandal miniseries Quiz; Black Eyed Peas' new track Girl Like Me featuring Shakira; Bob Dylan selling his songwriting catalog to Universal Music; and Doc Morris Christmas ad.Song: Rooh by Tej Gill See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1 livre, 1 lecteur, émission présentée par Florence Berthout qui reçoit Jean-Paul Weuilly pour parler du livre « Ma famille et autres animaux » de Gerald Durrell

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Dues llegendes editorials tornen a les llibreries. Parlem amb la directora editorial d'RBA-Molino, Mar Peris, de la s

Portland-based Adventure Cartoonist Lucy Bellwood shares insight and anecdotes on how Gerald Durrell's book My Family and Other Animals planted the seeds of curiosity and wonder that she still carries with her today. Hear Lucy's thoughts on having a weird internet career, her early love of boats, and reflections on caring for the world! More about Lucy Bellwood: twitter @lubellwoo instagram @lubellwoo Patreon Mentions and References: 100 Demon Dialogues by Lucy Bellwood From Rim to River by Lucy Bellwood Deviced! Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World by Doreen Dodgen-Macgee "Part I - What is a Weird Internet Career?" by Gretchen McCulloch More about This Book That Book instagram @thisbookthatbookpodcast #thisbookthatbookpodacst email: thisbookthatbookpodacst@gmail.com

Today, Lucy Branch talks to Hamish Mackie,  brilliant contemporary wildlife sculptor who has works all over the UK including Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Cornwall and London as well as abroad. He recently won The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Fountains with The Goodman's Fields Horses sculptures in London. His work captures the personalities of all kinds of wildlife and no animal escapes his interest from owls to tigers,  hares boxing to camels.  Hamish discusses his creative journey and how he became a professional sculptor, his inspiration for his work and his love of bronze. Join us and BE INSPIRED BY SCULPTURE.  You can find images of Hamish Mackie's work and a transcription of the interview at https://sculpturevulture.co.uk If you are looking for your next great read, please consider one of my novels which you can find out more about at Sculpture Vulture. This podcast was brought to you by Antique Bronze Snippet from the interview: Lucy: Have you always been creative? Hamish: Yeah, I have. I grew up on a farm in Cornwall so early in my life I was always outdoors doing things on the farm, which was actually quite creative and practical. I used to make endless camps in the hay barn and that type of thing. Always doing things with my hands, life on the farm was full of creativity. It was great fun. Lucy: So it was a real outdoorsy, a kind of Gerald Durrell experience. Hamish: Yeah. Mum used to have a bell that meant it was either time to eat or time to go to bed. That used to be rung outside when it was time to come in. Lucy: That's fantastic. I need one of those. Though my children would just ignore me. Hamish: We've taken it up here. We've got one in the house instead of screaming at the children. It's good. Lucy: Brilliant. So was there a creative aspect like art or drawing that went alongside all the playing and things like that? Hamish: There was to a degree. I was lucky to have a really inspiring art teacher when I was young. I've never been particularly into words and English, but I've always been creative and I've always loved making things. My art teacher at school was very supportive of that. To the extent that when I was about 14, I made a little cow head out of wax and cast it in lead myself over an outdoor fire. I don't think health and safety would agree with it nowadays. So yeah, I had always enjoyed making things and I was surrounded by wildlife and animals on the farm so there was always lots of early inspiration. Lucy: But it wasn't your mum doing anything at home of that ilk? Or a family member that showed you the way? Hamish: Weirdly no, not really. Dad was in the army and then a farmer. Mum isn't a painter or anything. My grandfather was quite creative, he was always making things but that certainly wasn't considered the norm. I think a lot of our great grandparents' generation would have sketched and drawn and made things in the evenings when they weren't watching telly. Other than that, no, there's no history of it in the family. But my brother is also doing it so that's another weird one.

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Matthew Richardson a Canadian author "Threatened and Recently extinct Vertebrates of the World", primatologist and conservationist. "My forthcoming book, Threatened and Recently-extinct Vertebrates of the World, required me to assess and place some 15,000 species and subspecies within an updated biogeographic framework. I also had to coin common names for more than 5,000 of them; figure out an entirely new system of ecoregions based on elevation to nest within my "realms and regions." find a way to standardize language across the globe in a way that would be mostly acceptable to everyone; and somehow make it interesting for the reader. It is twice the length of "War and Peace." I've gone through three publishers, it took me ten years to write, and I've received zero funding in the process" Matthew Richardson. Ira Pastor comments: He began his professional career as a writer of historical non-fiction, although for the past several years he has mainly worked on academic projects related to wildlife conservation. In 2001 he published "The Royal Book of Lists: An Irreverent Romp Through Royal History from Alfred the Great to Prince William." For much of the next decade he worked as a primatologist and taxonomist for the U.S.-based NGO Conservation International, co-authoring various books and academic papers. Notable among these were Lemurs of Madagascar (book) and the massive primate volume to the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series (for which he also produced all the maps). He also lived and worked, for a time, at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands, named after British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter, Gerald Durrell. In addition to his writing and editing activities, he has consulted with scientists the world over on questions of conservation and taxonomy, helped to catalog the Royal Ontario Museum's primatology collection, gave lectures, and served as an active member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group. He currently has a new book in press entitled “Threatened and Recently-extinct Vertebrates of the World: A Biogeographic Approach” (quote from Matthew above). On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Matthew about: -His background and how he developed a long standing interest in conservation and taxonomy -An introduction to the topic and importance of biogeography studies within conservation -Interesting learnings and trends in his biogeographic studies -The need to reform the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species -The need to focus on wildlife conservation via protecting areas of strategic, biogeographic importance This interview text is in American English. Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Visit ideaXme: www.radioideaxme.com Contact the founder of ideaXme: andrea@ideaxme.com Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including on iTunes, SoundCloud, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio ,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

Lauren is back and fresh from June's Read Caribbean challenge and July's Sci-Fi July. We also talk summer reading, Women in Translation Month, and colonization.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 197: Surly Magnificence Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify New! Listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Dancing in the Baron's Shadow by Fabienne JosaphatThat We May Live edited by variousSoviet Milk by Norah IkstenaMountolive by Lawrence DurrellThe Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull Other mentions:Contribute to the 200th episode (words, not money)Chef by Jaspreet SingThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati RoyHadriana in All My Dreams by Rene DepestreEverything is Wonderful: Memories of a Collective Farm in Estonia by Sigrid RausingSecondhand Time by Svetlana AlexievichDublin Murder Squad by Tana FrenchJustine by Lawrence DurrellBalthazar by Lawrence DurrellClea by Lawrence DurrellMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellThe Durrells in Corfu (tv show)Arc of a Scythe trilogy by Neal ShustermanWayfarers by Becky ChambersDawn by Octavia ButlerUtopia Avenue by David Mitchell Related episodes:Episode 097 - Blank Spaces with Lauren WeinholdEpisode 123 - Godlets and Forests with Lauren WeinholdEpisode 133 - To Understand the World with Lauren Weinhold Episode 138 - Shared Landscape with Lauren Weinhold Episode 147 - Bonus Poetry Recommendations with Lauren Episode 161 - Women in Translation Month Recommendations with Lauren Episode 163 - Fainting Goats with Lauren  Stalk us online:Lauren at GoodreadsLauren is @end.notes on InstagramJenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy

As the UK prepares to relax some of the Coronavirus restrictions and many of us are returning to work - worried listeners have been asking how their pets will cope. In this episode, Dr James shares his 'Top Tips' for helping your dogs, cats and puppies deal with the 'new normal'. Plus we hear from two time Olympic Gold medalist Alex Gregory, MBE as he shares with us his fascination with wildlife, his childhood obsession with Gerald Durrell and recalls an awe inspiring Arctic rowing adventure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We brought our good friend Robin Whitten from Audiofile Magazine on to run through their (and our) selections for the best audiobooks of 2019. Take a listen! The Best Audiobooks of 2019 Akin by Emma Donoghue, narrated by Jason Culp   Full Throttle by Joe Hill, narrated by Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Neil Gaiman, Ashleigh Cummings, Joe Hill, Laysla De Oliveira, Nate Corddry, Connor Jessup, Stephen Lang, and George Guidall.   The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson, Narrated by George Newbern   The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer, Narrated by Scott Brick   Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, Narrated by Meryl Streep   The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman, Narrated by Michael Sheen   Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   The Aye-Aye and I by Gerald Durrell, narrated by Rupert Degas   A Dream About Lightning Bugs by Ben Folds   Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir   Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, Narrated by Xe Sands   Run Away by Harlan Coben   The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, Narrated by Ann Dowd   An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo

Narrator Rupert Degas joins AudioFile’s Robin Whitten to talk about narrating THE AYE-AYE AND I, English naturalist Gerald Durell’s memoir of his adventures in Madagascar. Rupert Degas beautifully channels Durrell’s voice, personality, and enthusiasm. Listen as he shares what he loved about narrating all of Durrell’s memoirs of travels around the world. Published by Naxos Audiobooks. 2019 Best Memoir Audiobooks: THE MOMENT OF LIFT by Melinda Gates, read by Melinda Gates TRAILBLAZER by Dorothy Butler Gilliam, read by January LaVoy THE AYE-AYE AND I by Gerald Durrell, read by Rupert Degas MAMA'S BOY by Dustin Lance Black, read by Dustin Lance Black FROM SCRATCH by Tembi Locke, read by Tembi Locke FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN by Randy Travis, Ken Abraham, read by Rory Feek For the full list of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, visit www.audiofilemagazine.com. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Paperback Classics, a new imprint from Oasis Family Media, bringing the best pulp and vintage paperbacks to audio, including 1960s cult-classic series Dark Shadows and Flash Gordon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a child, did you spend the summer days exploring? Gerald Durrell's memoir, My Family and Other Animals, is filled with the adventures he had as a boy studying the natural world on the island of Corfu. After reading it, I suddenly have a desire to go exploring in my backyard.

Mesél a múlt rovatunkban Katona Csaba történész egy régi adósságot törlesztett: Ács kolléga és a hallgatók is nagyon várták már, hogy jobban megismerjék Bíró László és a golyóstoll történetét. Buró Szilárd, az Equilor Befektetési Zrt. pénzügyi innovációs vezetője mondta el, milyen volt a nyitás a budapesti parketten, és milyen trendeket vetít ez előre. Kultmogul rovatunkban pedig arról beszélt Borbély Zsuzsa, a Fidelio vizuál és könyv rovatvezetője, hogy Gerald Durrell, a Családom és egyéb állatfajták írójának felesége volt Budapesten előadni. Durrellről és természetesen a mögötte álló asszonyról is szó volt.

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Season Four of *The Durrells In Corfu. Simon Nye, the creator and head writer of The Durrells In Corfu, doesn’t see Gerald Durrell’s books as necessarily sacrosanct, but his fictionalized family is awfully similar to the Durrells’ actual four years in Greece. Now, as the fourth and final season begins, Nye joins us for a conversation exploring the family’s journey from page to screen, with a special preview of what remains for everyone’s favorite Bournemouth Britons in sunny exile overseas.

A fascinating discussion with Dr. David Shepherdson about the role of zoos in conservation. As the Deputy Director of Conservation at the Oregon Zoo, David discusses how zoos are becoming an essential foundation of conservation success; from the most significant voices in conservation education to leading experts in endangered species recovery programs.  Link to books by Gerald Durrell https://www.amazon.com/Gerald-Durrell/e/B001H6MXJW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Alexis De Tocqueville's essay on American civil engagement in "Democracy in America" 1831: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/805328.html Video by the Oregon Zoo's Leland Brown advancing hunter awareness about non-lead ammunition: https://vimeo.com/318080907

Dominic Green talks to Simon Nye, who adapted the memoir-novels of Gerald Durrell into the television series ‘The Durrells of Corfu'. 

//Show notes//SztereoTrip évadzáró esemény részletek és regisztráció itt: https://www.facebook.com/events/876643766015323/Bede Márton FB oldalaKhívától Keletre blogPanamericana blog444 jó hely Budapesten könyvA 444 jó hely Magyarországon könyvet itt tudod megrendelniÉttermek: Inka Grill, Ázsiai night market, Ngon Street Food, Kao Niaw Ping KaiFesztivál, film, könyv: Kolorádó, The Botanist, Zabardast, Matylda az Induson, Gerald Durrell, John Gimlette: At the Tomb of the Inflatable PigAung Szan Szú Kji néhány nappal ezelőtti magyarországi látogatásaHa tetszett ez az adás, akkor iratkozz fel a csatornánkra és értékelj minket! Két hét múlva kedden jön az évad utolsó része.Ha kérdésed, javaslatod van, akkor írj nekünk a Facebook/Instagramon oldalunkon.Köszönjük az Ingame-nek, hogy biztosították az interjú helyszínét.

En el podcast de hoy hablaremos no solo de cómo recibir una crítica, sino también de cómo darla, encontrar los lectores beta adecuados, métodos para ayudar a digerir la crítica y mucho más. 00:30. Introducción. Premio Literario Amazon 2018 01:55. La crítica constructiva y la destructiva 07:15. La importancia de ser crítico con lo propio 16:30. Elegir bien los lectores beta 20:30. Pedir una crítica o reseña 26:15. Solo escribir no es suficiente: la mentalidad de mejorar 33:12. El libro de la semana. Mi familia y otros animales - Gerald Durrell (https://amzn.to/2lE4wp4)

En el podcast de hoy hablaremos no solo de cómo recibir una crítica, sino también de cómo darla, encontrar los lectores beta adecuados, métodos para ayudar a digerir la crítica y mucho más. 00:30. Introducción. Premio Literario Amazon 2018 01:55. La crítica constructiva y la destructiva 07:15. La importancia de ser crítico con lo propio 16:30. Elegir bien los lectores beta 20:30. Pedir una crítica o reseña 26:15. Solo escribir no es suficiente: la mentalidad de mejorar 33:12. El libro de la semana. Mi familia y otros animales - Gerald Durrell (https://amzn.to/2lE4wp4)

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON-https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monster-Hunter-Jonathan-Downes-ebook/dp/B015HR1QE4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1527481186&s==I hope that people reading this book have as much fun as I did writing it. I was inspired by Douglas Botting's biography of my hero Gerald Durrell. It told the story of nthe great man's life with wit and aplomb and was not afraid to reveal all the facets of his remarkable life - warts and all. My life and achievements are miniscule compared to Durrell's, but after fourteen years of running the world's largest cryptozoological research group I thought it was time its story was told - warts and all! And, golly! There are some warts!!

It has been called her finest novel, but what did Laura's book club make of Zadie Smith's Swing Time? In our regular interview we talk to The Divas, a close-knit group of women based in north-west London, about books, friendship and travel. And we finish as always with some fresh recommendations for your next book club read. • Get in touch with us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @thebookclubreviewpod, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod, or leave us a comment on iTunes. Drop us a line – we'd love to hear from you. Subscribe and never miss an episode. • Our bookseller recommendation comes from Carrie and Becca of The Bookstore Podcast. If you want to hear more check out their show on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts: we love it. •
 Books mentioned in this episode were Hot Milk by Deborah Levy, My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, Feel Free by Zadie Smith, You are Free by Danzy Senna and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. Plus if you stay listening for our extra bit at the end we discuss The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (we've come up with an ending – be the first to hear it!), Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Exit West by Mosin Hamid, Educated by Tara Westover and the collected works of Gerald Durrell. • 
Next up on The Book Club Review is Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien.

This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us awesome fiction and non-fiction reads for the still chilly days of August. Beverley Roos Muller re-reads with glee Gerald Durrell's The Corfu Trilogy, which includes the delightful My Family and Other Animals. More animals, though not so happily in John Hanks' richly rewarding review of Philip Limbery's Dead Zone – Where the Wild Things Were. Vanessa Levenstein is happily engrossed in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arandhati Roy's first work of fiction since she won the Booker Prize 20 years ago for The God of Small Things, and Jay Heale takes a close look at three locally produced picture books for young readers. Melvyn Minnnar talks to art historian Anna Tietze about her A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery – Reflections on Art and National Identity - the first comprehensive history of the 150 year old South African National Gallery. As always, the mean Mike Fitzjames sets your nerves ajangle with three terrifying crime novels - The Thirst by Jo Nesbo, The Caller by Chris Carter and A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly. Peter Soal takes a hard look at two very different busnessmen – Harry Oppenheimer and Brett Kebble. Finally Ina Paarman, perfectionist, praises Phillippa Cheifitz's brand new, grand new cookbook: Make it Easy, a collection of her truly tasteful recipes from Woolies Taste magazine.

Fine Music Radio — This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us awesome fiction and non-fiction reads for the still chilly days of August. Beverley Roos Muller re-reads with glee Gerald Durrell’s The Corfu Trilogy, which includes the delightful My Family and Other Animals. More animals, though not so happily in John Hanks’ richly rewarding review of Philip Limbery’s Dead Zone – Where the Wild Things Were. Vanessa Levenstein is happily engrossed in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arandhati Roy’s first work of fiction since she won the Booker Prize 20 years ago for The God of Small Things, and Jay Heale takes a close look at three locally produced picture books for young readers. Melvyn Minnnar talks to art historian Anna Tietze about her A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery – Reflections on Art and National Identity - the first comprehensive history of the 150 year old South African National Gallery. As always, the mean Mike Fitzjames sets your nerves ajangle with three terrifying crime novels - The Thirst by Jo Nesbo, The Caller by Chris Carter and A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly. Peter Soal takes a hard look at two very different busnessmen – Harry Oppenheimer and Brett Kebble. Finally Ina Paarman, perfectionist, praises Phillippa Cheifitz’s brand new, grand new cookbook: Make it Easy, a collection of her truly tasteful recipes from Woolies Taste magazine.

Todo empieza en una subasta. Peter Letting es librero anticuario, responsable de hallazgos importantes y acude a Sotherby's con su amigo Edward. Allí intercambia miradas con una bella joven francesa, Giselle. Ésta desaparece.Por la noche Peter escucha música en casa. Llaman a la puerta, es Giselle. El encuentro es algo inesperado y Peter está confundido. La joven le pide que catalogue los libros de la biblioteca de su difunta tía. Peter no entiende ¿Por qué acude a su casa por la noche? ¿Por qué no se lo pidió en la subasta? "Es una trampa", piensa... seguro.Peter esta está obsesionado con la petición de Giselle, el invierno pasa y vuelve a acudir a una nueva subasta con Edward. Le habla acerca de la extraña visita de Giselle hace unos meses y, sorprendentemente, Edward la conoce, es la condesa, la sobrina del viejo marqués de Teildras Villeray. Edward fue a catalogar hace años la amplia biblioteca del marqués, allí vivía también Giselle.... tendría unos 14 años, parecía tener miedo de su tío. La noche de su llegada se fue a la cama pronto, Giselle y su tío se quedaron. Escuchó una discusión. Era una familia extraña. Tan extraña como la biblioteca que poseían.Se acerca la primavera y pronto Peter volverá a encontrarse con Giselle ¿Qué oculta la joven francesa?La Entrada de Gerald Durrell.Adaptación: Mona León Siminiani.Con:Nacho Marraco como Peter Letting.Mabel del Pozo como Giselle.José Ángel Fuentes como Edward.Y las voces invitadas de: Teresa Rubio, Maria Bretones, Roberto García, Chevi Dorado y Fermín AgustíCon la colaboración en el programa de Juan Ochoa.Producción: Fermín Agustí.Realización y diseño sonoro: Mona

Todo empieza en una subasta. Peter Letting es librero anticuario, responsable de hallazgos importantes y acude a Sotherby's con su amigo Edward. Allí intercambia miradas con una bella joven francesa, Giselle. Ésta desaparece.Por la noche Peter escucha música en casa. Llaman a la puerta, es Giselle. El encuentro es algo inesperado y Peter está confundido. La joven le pide que catalogue los libros de la biblioteca de su difunta tía. Peter no entiende ¿Por qué acude a su casa por la noche? ¿Por qué no se lo pidió en la subasta? "Es una trampa", piensa... seguro.Peter esta está obsesionado con la petición de Giselle, el invierno pasa y vuelve a acudir a una nueva subasta con Edward. Le habla acerca de la extraña visita de Giselle hace unos meses y, sorprendentemente, Edward la conoce, es la condesa, la sobrina del viejo marqués de Teildras Villeray. Edward fue a catalogar hace años la amplia biblioteca del marqués, allí vivía también Giselle.... tendría unos 14 años, parecía tener miedo de su tío. La noche de su llegada se fue a la cama pronto, Giselle y su tío se quedaron. Escuchó una discusión. Era una familia extraña. Tan extraña como la biblioteca que poseían.Se acerca la primavera y pronto Peter volverá a encontrarse con Giselle ¿Qué oculta la joven francesa?La Entrada de Gerald Durrell.Adaptación: Mona León Siminiani.Con:Nacho Marraco como Peter Letting.Mabel del Pozo como Giselle.José Ángel Fuentes como Edward.Y las voces invitadas de: Teresa Rubio, Maria Bretones, Roberto García, Chevi Dorado y Fermín AgustíCon la colaboración en el programa de Juan Ochoa.Producción: Fermín Agustí.Realización y diseño sonoro: Mona

Tereket teremtünk Pintér Gergő matematikussal. Megtudjuk, mit keres az X a Röntgen-sugárzásban, vacogunk Szibériában, lakásokat építünk a Marson és lerántjuk a leplet Gerald Durrell első szobráról. A tökéletes ölelés matematikája – 1. rész 01:35 Vendégünk Pintér Gergő, matematikus. Az MTA Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézetének Algebrai Geometria és Differenciáltopológiai Osztályának fiatal kutatója, emellett pedig a Matemorfózis nevű ismeretterjesztő projektet menedzseli. 02:56 Mikor van szüksége az embernek egy olyan batyura, ami összehúzva körlap, kinyitva pedig gömb? Avagy Gergő Térteremtés című előadása a TEDxYouth@Budapesten. 06:55 Hogyan teremtett Bolyai a semmiből új világot? Miért volt ez akkor kuriózum, és hogy állnak a matematikusok most a térhez? A tekintély és a bizonyítás kapcsolata. 13:06 A topológiáról. A tér alakjai és közvetett hatásai a mindennapi életre. A tökéletes ölelés matematikája – 2. rész 18:42 Szilveszter éjszakai matematikai emlékfoszlányok: 2017 érdekességei egy matematikus szemével. 21:00 A képzelt barátok és a harmadfokú egyenlet megoldóképlete. 24:04 Mi volt a jele Gergőnek az oviban, és hogy lett matematikus? Péter Rózsa: Játék a végtelennel című könyve. 29:08 A Matemorfózis előadássorozatról. Tumblr itt. Facebook csoport itt. Hírkvíz – 1. forduló 36:16 Első kérdés: Mi volt a legalacsonyabb hőmérséklet, amit Szibériában mértek? 39:41 Második kérdés: Honnan jön a Röntgen-sugárzás “X” elnevezése? A tökéletes ölelés matematikája – 3. rész 44:55 A Matemorfózis előadásairól (folytatás a szünet előttről). 46:44 Milyen a tökéletes ölelés? 53:25 A (halál;orgazmus) zenekarról. Hírkvíz – 2. forduló 57:10 Harmadik kérdés: Miből építsünk házat a Marson? 01:01:36 Negyedik kérdés: Hol állítottak először szobrot Gerald Durrellről? Felhasznált zenék: Morgan TJ – Café Connection Podington Bear – Graduation

Author of Find Your Own Voice  Interview ‪starts at 16:18 and ends at 42:39 "I don't think books are going to evolve, because I think other things are there to take that slack up. And I think that's okay. The one thing I can tell you is I have a lot of print books in my life, even though I read mostly digital now. Every time I have a print book I always want to be clicking a link or something. I always want to be grabbing some text and dropping it into Evernote. There are a lot of moments where the technology of paper is frustrating to me. And yet, I write on paper every day. I have a paper notebook beside me at all times every day, and I like getting a physical book. I have the new David Eggers, and it's beautiful. It looks beautiful. It smells nice, and there's nothing like that. I don't know. I don't think the future of books is as cool as we thought it might be. There's no jet pack." News Up to $50 off Kindle eReaders - limited time offer for Prime members “Amazon Prime Reading gives members even more e-books” by Ben Fox Rubin at CNET - October 5, 2016 “Amazon introduces Prime Reading…and hits a sweet spot for many customers” by Bufo Calvin at I Love My Kindle “Amazon's Alexa group is on a massive hiring spree” by Jason Del Rey at Recode - October 1, 2016 Tech Tip IFTTT recipes for Amazon Alexa Interview with Chris Brogan Find Your Writing Voice: How to write more like your amazing self, for books, blog posts, and email by Chris Brogan Essential Zen Habits by Leo Babauta Trust Agents and The Impact Equation, by Chris Brogan and Julian Smith Canva free book covers Pressbooks The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and Word Dominators by Chris Brogan (2014) Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini How to Live a Good Life by Jonathan Fields The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know by Shawn Coyne with introduction by Steven Pressfield Assassin's Creed videogames Heroes of the Frontier by David Eggers Next Week's Guest Tina Pohlman, executive vice president and publisher at Open Road Integrated Media, which is releasing The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell on October 11, 2016 Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.  Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads! 

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Star Eugene Simon. Eugene Simon is a British actor born in London on the 11th June 1992. His series regular role as Lancel Lannister on HBO's 'Game of Thrones' has been running for six seasons, formerly alongside his lead role in Nickelodeon's 'House of Anubis' for three seasons. Eugene joined child agency Abacus at the age of eight beginning his career in theatre with the role of Archie in James Joyce's 'Exiles'. It was his childhood love for reciting poems from Roald Dahl's 'Dirty Beasts' that sparked his interest in acting. At twelve Eugene was the younger self to Heath Ledger's 'Casanova', and at thirteen performed his lead role as Gerald Durrell in the BBC's TV-film adaptation of 'My Family and Other Animals'. Eugene continued to worked throughout his years at Downside School in a number of comercials, and most notably as Young Ben Hur in Drimtim Entertainment's 'Ben Hur'. After filming he began modelling through UK agency Models 1, he continues to do so. On his 18th birthday Eugene was offered both his roles in both Game of Thrones & House of Anubis. Between filming the two shows Eugene debuted as lead American characters in his first US films; 'Before I Sleep' as fictional poet Eugene Devlin alongside 'Harry Potter' co-star Bonnie Wright, and Lord-of-the-Flies esque movie 'Eden' as US soccer player Kennefick. Eugene resides between London and Los Angeles throughout the year.    

Join us in this episode on the Greek island of Corfu as we meet ten year old Gerald Durrell and his eclectic relations in My Family and Other Animals. We're inspired by Gerald's childhood autobiography and flip the spotlight briefly to some of our own formative years.

1) Interview with Dr. Robert T. Anderson, creator of the Bailey Little Folk Stories 2) Mike Schwartz on folklore and fantasy in movies and books 3) Dan Hartmann on "Birds, Beasts, and Relatives" by Gerald Durrell 4) Neil's song of the week ("Black Hole" by Beck) 5) "The Bailey Little Folk (and The Orchard Street Circle)" by Candle-Ends

1) Interview with Dr. Robert T. Anderson, creator of the Bailey Little Folk Stories 2) Mike Schwartz on folklore and fantasy in movies and books 3) Dan Hartmann on "Birds, Beasts, and Relatives" by Gerald Durrell 4) Neil's song of the week ("Black Hole" by Beck) 5) "The Bailey Little Folk (and The Orchard Street Circle)" by Candle-Ends

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Former England footballer Graeme le Saux champions the life of writer, broadcaster and conservationist Gerald Durrell. Graeme and presenter Matthew Parris are joined in the studio by Durrell's widow, Lee. Gerald Malcolm Durrell (1925 - 1995) was a pioneering conservationist who took on the established "zoo community" by emphasising the need to preserve endangered species, rather than just repeatedly dip in to the natural world for more animals to amuse and entertain. His work culminated in the creation of his own zoo on Jersey. It was there that a teenage islander called Graeme le Saux helped out in the gorilla enclosure, before moving on to play at left back for Chelsea and England.

Lola Escudero nos habla del escritor y naturalista, Gerald Durrell.