Podcasts about Great Sandy Desert

Thanks to Catherine and arilloyd for suggesting the marsupial mole! Further reading: Northern marsupial mole: Rare blind creature photographed in Australian outback The marsupial mole, adorable little not-mole from Australia [photo from article above]: Grant's golden mole, adorable little not-mole from Africa: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we have a little short episode about a very small Australian animal suggested by two listeners: Catherine, who has the best name ever, and someone called arilloyd who left us a nice review and suggested this animal in the review. I'm not sure I'm pronouncing their name right, so apologies if not. The animal is the unusual but very cute marsupial mole. There are two closely related species of marsupial mole, one that lives farther north than the other. They look very similar, with silky golden fur, strong, short legs with strong claws for digging, a very short tail, no external ears, and no eyes. The marsupial mole doesn't have eyes at all. It doesn't need eyes because it spends almost its entire life underground. All this sounds similar to other moles, but the marsupial mole isn't related to other moles. Other moles are placental mammals while the marsupial mole is a (guess, you have to guess), right, it's a marsupial! That means its babies are born very early and crawl into the mother's pouch to finish developing. The marsupial mole has two teats, so it can raise two babies at a time. The marsupial mole grows around 6 inches long, or about 16 cm, and is a little chonky animal with a pouch that faces backwards so sand won't get in it. It has a leathery nose and small teeth, and its front feet are large with two big claws. We actually don't know very much about the marsupial mole because it's so seldom seen. Not only does it live underground, it lives in the dry interior of Australia, the Great Sandy Desert. It probably also lives in other desert areas of Australia. Scientists think the marsupial mole originally evolved to dig not in desert sand but in the soft, wet ground in rainforests. Over millions of years Australia became more and more dry, until the rainforests eventually gave way to the current desert conditions. The marsupial mole had time to adapt as its environment changed, and now it's extremely well adapted to living in sand. It sort of swims through the sand using its big paddle-shaped front feet, kicking the sand behind it with its back legs. Unlike other moles, the marsupial mole doesn't dig permanent tunnels and the sand just collapses behind it. While the marsupial mole can't see, and probably doesn't have great hearing by our standards, it does have a good sense of smell in order to sniff out insect eggs and larvae, worms, and other small, soft food. It probably searches mainly for insect nests where it can find lots of food at one time, like ant nests. There are also reports of it eating adult insects, seeds, and even small lizards. The reason the marsupial mole looks and acts so much like placental moles is due to convergent evolution. The mole's body shape and habits just work really well for an animal that wants to dig around and eat grubs. Like other moles, it has trouble regulating its body temperature since most of the time it doesn't need to do so. If it gets too hot, it can dig deeper into the sand where it's cooler. The marsupial mole is most similar to a completely unrelated placental mammal, Grant's golden mole, which lives in a few parts of coastal South Africa and Namibia in Africa. Grant's golden mole lives in sandy areas and swims through the sand like the marsupial mole does. It mainly eats termites and other insects, but it will also eat small reptiles. Its fur is a sandy golden color and it has no external ears, no eyes, and three big claws on its front feet. It only grows about 3 and a half inches long, or 9 cm, which makes it the smallest golden mole.

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The mid-week show brings all sorts to your airwaves (and ear holes). Marama Davidson dials in to talk to Rachel about the government's reprioritisations, the conversation around mitigation vs adaptation and the teachers strike tomorrow. Rob Bollix takes us to The Mind Trench, where we talk bees (on the b). Daniel Mateo, a dancer in an Auckland Arts Festival show Sandsong: Stories from the Great Sandy Desert comes into the studio to talk about the group's work. Riot Gull dials in from Ōtepoti to talk about their upcoming performances in Tāmaki Makaurau, and their soon-to-be-released album. Whakarongo mai nei!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 713, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Initially Yours 1: Fashion designer:YSL. Yves Saint Laurent. 2: Eccentric punctuator and typographer Edward Estlin. E.E. Cummings. 3: American artist and illustrator Newell Convers. N.C. Wyeth. 4: In 1972 this Texan became the first race car driver to win the Indy 500 for the fourth time. A.J. Foyt. 5: Via the White Star Line, the Titanic was owned by this U.S. banking tycoon, who had a private suite he never got to use. J.P. Morgan. Round 2. Category: Illinois 1: This Illinois airport is the busiest commercial airfield in the world. O'Hare. 2: Chicago mayor who said, "They have vilified me...crucified me, yes...even criticized me". Richard Daley. 3: This Democratic nominee was Illinois governor 1st time he ran for President. Adlai Stevenson. 4: This Illinoisan was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956. Adlai Stevenson. 5: Illinois' lowest point is 279 feet above sea level at the confluence of these 2 rivers. the Mississippi and the Ohio. Round 3. Category: In The Dictionary 1: A Portuguese word for "silly" or "stupid" inspired the name of this extinct flightless bird. the dodo. 2: Laymen rarely use this word that means abnormally swollen unless they're referring to veins. Varicose. 3: As ursine refers to bears, taurine refers to these animals. bulls. 4: "To douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum or cognac) and ignite". flambé. 5: The name of this corn and lima bean side dish is derived from an American Indian word for "boiled corn". succotash. Round 4. Category: New Video Games 1: You can download "Wheel of Fortune" onto the Nokia 3650, one of these devices. a cell phone. 2: Rolling Stone magazine's choice for Console Game of the Year 2002 is the third installment of this carjack game. Grand Theft Auto. 3: This 1982 cult film set in a computer was updated in 2003 with gameplay that includes the following. Tron. 4: A bright red Ford Torino and voice-overs by Antonio Fargas (aka Huggy Bear) are in the game of this '70s cop show. Starsky and Hutch. 5: In battles in the game based on this Oscar-winning film, you probably have to use the "Far East" button on your control. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Round 5. Category: "Great" Geography 1: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. the Greater Antilles. 2: At over 84,000 square miles, it's Europe's largest island. Great Britain. 3: Lewis and Clark National Forest is headquartered in this west central Montana city. Great Falls. 4: This depression in Africa and the Middle East is the largest fault system on earth. the Great Rift (Valley). 5: 1 of 2 Australian deserts that fit the category. the Great Sandy Desert (or the Great Victoria Desert). Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Balgo's Warlayirti, was the state's first Aboriginal art centre and has featured works from 400 artists from eight language groups.

Conversation with Frances Rings, Bangarra Dance Theatre's incoming artistic director, in Melbourne to mark the company's first performance in Victoria in three years; as part of their national tour of both SandSong: Stories from the Great Sandy Desert and the 10th anniversary of Terrain, choreographed by Frances.

¡Hola! Esta semana conversamos con la Dra. Yalimay Jimenez sobre su experiencia con la beca Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (CIPRS) durante sus estudios de doctorado en Australia. La Dra. Yalimay es una geo(bio)científica. Obtuvo una licenciatura y maestría en Geoquímica en la Universidad Central de Venezuela. Sus investigaciones de pregrado y posgrado estuvieron centradas en la exploración geoquímica, y por cerca de una década trabajó para un instituto de investigación en mapeo geoquímico enfocado a la exploración mineral y determinación de líneas base en el área ambiental en Venezuela. En 2015, se mudó a Perth, Australia Occidental, junto a su esposo y dos hijos para continuar sus estudios. En 2016 finalizó un diplomado en Hidrogeología y ese mismo año se ganó una beca para realizar estudios doctorales en Curtin University Australia. Sus estudios doctorales la llevaron a expandir su experticia a otras disciplinas, como ecología microbiana, geoquímica orgánica, y la ciencia de los datos. Actualmente trabaja como geólogo y geoquímica de exploración para una compañía en expansión dedicada a la exploración de oro y cobre en el ‘Great Sandy Desert', Australia. En GeoLatinas forma parte del Consejo de Liderazgo. Para conocer más sobre la Dra. Yalimay Jimenez y sus proyectos síganla en: Twitter: @yalimayjimenez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yalimayjimenez/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yalimay-Jimenez Les dejamos los enlaces oficiales de Curtin University, así como también las recomendaciones personales de Yalimay: https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/hdr-scholarships-funding/ https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/search/#!/ Seguro médico: www.oshcaustralia.com.au/ [Bupa: www.bupa.com.au/health-insurance/oshc / Allianz care: www.allianzcare.com.au/en/student-visa-oshc / Nib: www.nib.com.au/overseas-students / Medibank: www.medibank.com.au/overseas-health-insurance/oshc/ Algunas convocatorias de becas abiertas actualmente (Agosto 2021): · 2021 PhD Scholarship – WASM: Minerals Energy and Chemical Engineering · 2021 HDR Scholarship Optus-Curtin Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence PhD Scholarship · 2022 Strategic Exploring Australian Plant's Derivatives as Eco-friendly Inhibitors for the Control of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion · Centre for Transforming Maintenance through Data Science PhD Scholarship · Civil and Structural Engineering PhD Scholarship · 2021 HDR MRIWA PhD Scholarship for Women Anfitriona:Angela Meneses-Gutierrez (@GeoAngelaTweets) Embajadora de GeoLatinas, Japón Edición: Keyla Rosales y Rocío Quispe (GeoLatinas La Paz-Bolivia) Contactanos en podcast@geolatinas.org [Música de Pixabay].

Nyangumarta is a language in Western Australia that comes from the western side of the Great Sandy Desert, where the desert meets the sea, towards 80 Mile Beach. Nyangumarta is still spoken today. It is a very strong language and strong culture. Our way of life is hunting in the bush and going fishing in the seaside, during the right seasons. Song and dance are still carried out today and is very important to us Nyangumarta people.

Martu Wangka means 'Aboriginal language' and it is spoken by about 800 to 1000 Martu people around the Gibson and Great Sandy Desert area of Western Australia. The communities where a significant number Martu Wangka speakers live are Jigalong, Parnngurr, Punmu and Kunawarritji. Martu Wangkais also of the Wati subgroup/ a dialect of the Western Desert language of the Pama-Nyungan language family.

Associate Artistic Director Frances Rings takes us backstage at Bangarra's SandSong, and Australian Museums Unsettled is uncovering truths.

From backstage at the Sydney Opera House, Associate Artistic Director Frances Rings shares the inspiration behind SandSong.

Bangarra Dance Theatre's latest production is a story of cultural resilience in the face of adverse Government policy.

Bangarra Dance Theatre's latest production is a story of cultural resilience in the face of adverse Government policy.

Jen takes us on the 71day Australian Outback Adventure of Ricky Megee. We also learn about the amazing conservation work happening in the Great Sandy Desert and more about dingos and quokkas (forgive our mispronunciation)! Where to Donate: You can support the Community Ranger Program that provides employment for Aboriginal people to care for their country in the most remote areas. Find out more at clc.org.au The 10 Deserts Project an Indigenous land management collaboration across Australia's desert country. Sustaining the largest Indigenous-led connected conservation network on Earth, the project aims to keep Australia's outback healthy for the benefit of the entire world. https://10deserts.org/ Bush Heritage is an independent not-for-profit that buys and manages land, and partners with Aboriginal people, so we can protect our irreplaceable landscapes and our magnificent native species forever. https://www.bushheritage.org.au/

Scott Cane, Australian archaeologist and anthropologist, grew up in southern Tasmania before moving to Canberra to study at The Australian National University. There he completed his PhD examining the relationship between human behaviour and material culture among Ngarti and Kukatja people living in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. He works as a consultant having co-authored a monograph with economist Owen Stanley, Land Use and Resources in Desert Homelands, and has written over ninety reports and twenty-five published papers about Aboriginal cultural heritage, community life and relations to land. This long-standing interest in Aboriginal people, their culture and heritage led to Scott's involvement with the Spinifex People of the Great Victoria Desert in 1992 and, in turn, to the documentation and definition of their customary land tenure and the recognition of their native title. He has lived long periods of time with the desert people of Australia, including some of the last hunter-gatherers. He is the author of Pila Nguru: The Spinifex People. He appeared in the 2013 ABC TV documentary, First Footprints and authored the accompanying book of the same title. The documentary won the 2013 Walkley Award for excellence in documentaries. We discuss:-Human evolution-Sahulian ecology-Memory devices-Mnemonics-Giant, mysterious spirals in the desert-Megafuana-Indigenous Australia...and probably loads more stuff that is worth noting but I can't remember right now.SHOW NOTESScott's Book: "First Footprints"The "First Footprints" Documentary seriesBYRON JOEL'S WORK IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTUREwww.oaktreedesigns.com.auBYRON'S MUSIC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 40, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Animals Aloft 1: In the 1940s this singing cowboy took his animal co-star Champion on airplane flights Gene Autry. 2: As part of a 1940s Arctic search and rescue unit, these team animals were parachuted in to help rescue downed pilots huskies (or malamutes). 3: This German WWI flying ace flew with his Great Dane puppy until it became too big the Red Baron. 4: Animals first went aloft in 1783, when the Montgolfier Bros. sent a sheep, a duck and a rooster up in one of these a balloon. 5: Before airborne wireless equipment, these animals were hurled from planes with messages attached pigeons. Round 2. Category: Holiday Food And Drink 1: Mexican street vendors sell candy skulls on this day, November 2 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). 2: Poi and roast pig are traditional treats served on the June holiday named for this king Kamehameha. 3: This color beer is a popular beverage on Saint Patrick's Day green. 4: These Thanksgiving berries are also called bounceberries because ripe ones bounce cranberries. 5: Served in England at Christmastime, Lamb's Wool is a drink made of ale and the pulp of this fruit apple. Round 3. Category: "Great" Geography 1: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico the Greater Antilles. 2: Lewis and Clark National Forest is headquartered in this west central Montana city Great Falls. 3: 1 of 2 Australian deserts that fit the category the Great Sandy Desert (or the Great Victoria Desert). 4: This depression in Africa and the middle east is the largest fault system on earth the Great Rift (Valley). 5: At over 84,000 square miles, it's Europe's largest island Great Britain. Round 4. Category: The Fabulous Life Of... 1: It was the sweet smell of success for François Coty, whose wealth in manufacturing this let him buy up newspapers perfume. 2: If you're "as rich as" this 6th century B.C. King of Lydia, the son of Alyattes, you got it goin' on Croesus. 3: She had the bling bling from her Nov. 2, 1755 birth in Austria; she'd later wed the Dauphin of France Marie Antoinette. 4: This first lady from VA. called "Patsy" had serious coin, but she dressed so simply people took her for the maid Martha Washington. 5: This New Yorker was all about the boats and trains and was worth $100 mil, easy; even had a university named for him in 1873 (Cornelius) Vanderbilt. Round 5. Category: Plagues On Egypt 1: Plague No. 4, they were everywhere, including in my soup! Waiter! flies. 2: In plague No. 2 these went a-pharaoh courtin', uh-huh frogs. 3: Pharaoh could have used a pediculicidal shampoo to get rid of these in plague No. 3 lice. 4: This plague, No. 8, occurs every 17 years in some places locusts. 5: In 1991 Gloria Estefan was "Coming Out of" this, also plague No. 9 the darkness. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Over the course of the week, three pairs of shoes bite the dust, soles detached from uppers in the 45 degree heat, one microphone's glue melts and there are about a billion bush flies drinking from sweaty backs. But despite the heat, Karajarri country has a draw towards it stronger than the pull of the sun.

Over the course of the week, three pairs of shoes bite the dust, soles detached from uppers in the 45 degree heat, one microphone's glue melts and there are about a billion bush flies drinking from sweaty backs. But despite the heat, Karajarri country has a draw towards it stronger than the pull of the sun.

Over the course of the week, three pairs of shoes bite the dust, soles detached from uppers in the 45 degree heat, one microphone's glue melts and there are about a billion bush flies drinking from sweaty backs. But despite the heat, Karajarri country has a draw towards it stronger than the pull of the sun.

Camels, ninjas, and aliens are just a few of the topics we hit upon in this interview. We take a few side roads in this episode, but in the end we try to dig into Steve's desire for adventures, from being a firefighter to walking camels across the Great Sandy Desert.Let's get it.

"The most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision." We discuss Tracks by Robyn Davidson and her empowering 273-day, 1700-mile trek across the western Australian desert with four camels and a dog. Why she did it, what total solitude in the desert (without screens) would be like, why people care so much about names, and how exciting it is to get to know plants! Includes a can't-miss scary camel story from Uncle John.   For additional content follow Black Gold Cabin on Instagram @blackgoldcabin and find us on AirBnbRoyalty Free Music Provided By:"Without Limits" Ross Budgen (YouTube Channel) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License"Sands of Mystery" Trey VanZandt (YouTube.com/c/treyvanzandt) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseReferencesDavidson, Robyn. Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback (1980).Davidson, Robyn. National Geographic, “Alone Across the Outback,” May 1978.Tracks. Directed by John Curran, performances by Mia Wasikowski and Adam Driver, See-Saw Films, 2013.Nick Smolan, Inside Tracks: Robyn Davidson's Solo Journey Across the Outback (2014).

Margaret Broadbent rsm is a Melbourne-based Sister of Mercy and artist who carries within the mystical vision of Viriditas, Hildegard’s “greening power” of all things. After wanting to be an artist from the age of 6, Margaret’s dream was put on hold while she joined the Sisters of Mercy in the post-Vatican II era and became a teacher. Years in the wilderness of the Great Sandy Desert with an aboriginal community, solitary time in the Cathedral Ranges, and adventures into Russian Iconography were transformative experiences that are still taking expression in her artwork today. Margaret told us about a new phase for her life as an artist she is entering now, explorations into the Tree of Life.

Over the course of the week, three pairs of shoes bite the dust, soles detached from uppers in the 45 degree heat, one microphone's glue melts and there are about a billion bush flies drinking from sweaty backs. But despite the heat, Karajarri country has a draw towards it stronger than the pull of the sun.

Over the course of the week, three pairs of shoes bite the dust, soles detached from uppers in the 45 degree heat, one microphone's glue melts and there are about a billion bush flies drinking from sweaty backs. But despite the heat, Karajarri country has a draw towards it stronger than the pull of the sun.

Jane Sale is a station manager, business owner, wife, mother, and the brains behind the original concept for the Central Station website. From starting off with an undeveloped 850,000 acre block of land on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert with just 800 head of cattle, today Jane and her husband Haydn manage over 60,000 head of cattle on 8 cattle stations in the East Kimberley region.  In this episode, Steph Coombes sat down with Jane to find out how after spending the first 26 years of her life in the city of Melbourne, Jane came to be co-managing one of the largest pastoral companies in the Kimberley. You can find blogs written by Jane and the crew at Yougawalla Station here: http://www.centralstation.net.au/meet-the-crew/yougawalla-station/ 

Nyangumarta country goes from the central Great Sandy Desert to Eighty Mile Beach.

Nyangumarta country goes from the central Great Sandy Desert to Eighty Mile Beach.

Connection to Country : Fukushima to KintyreOn this weeks show we hear the strong testimony from Kenichi Hasegawa, a Fukushima dairy farmer who’s land, farm, life and community has been destroyed following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster that occurred in March 2011.  Hasegawa’s story was shared at the recent Making Waves event held nationally as part of the Peace Boat visit. Thanks to co-producer, Mara and the Adelaide Making Waves Forum for this recording of Kenichi Hasegawa’s moving testimony.   We will hear the powerful stories from Curtis Taylor, a young Martu leader, filmmaker and screen artist and Desmond Taylor, Martu man who’s connection to country is Kintyre and both share their stories on the threat of uranium mining on their country. Kintyre is on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert and the Little Sandy Desert. It is on the boundary of (and should still be included) in the Karlamilyi National Park.  Kintyre was excised from the Karlamilyi National Park (Rudall River) in 1994 - to allow for future mining.  The proposed Kintyre uranium mine project is jointly owned by Canadian company, Cameco (70%) and Japanese company, Mitsubishi Development (30%).  Cameco, Australia is proposing to construct and operate the Kintyre open-cut uranium mine, 270 kms north east of Newman. The project would include an airstrip, processing plant, waste rock dump, tailings storage facility, offices, accomodation and haul road.Today, they don’t have any final approvals, is not operating, needs further assessment and conditions to be met and the current uranium mine proposal is on hold because of the low uranium price. This proposal is still a long way off but as you will hear still causes significant stress and dissapointment as the Martu are still forced to negotiate over their lands, instead of this beautiful country being protected. The stories on this week’s show are powerful reminders of the damage that Australian uranium can do to the environment and communities both here in Australia and overseas.  We have a chance to learn from Fukushima and to ensure the same mistakes never happen again.  The only way we can sure that Western Australia uranium does not end up in nuclear weapons or radioactive waste is to keep it in the ground, and that is our responsibility.  Thank you Kenichi Hasegawa, Curtis Taylor and Desmond Taylor. Presented by K-AFor more information on stories covered this week go to: Peace Boat www.peaceboat.org/englishWestern Australia Nuclear Free Alliance (WANFA) https://nuclearfree.wordpress.comWA 2018 Rad Tour https://walkingforcountry.com/radtour/Kalyu Print : WANFA https://nuclearfree.wordpress.com/art/Kintyre : http://www.ccwa.org.au/kintyre 

Twenty years ago, Terry Murray, Walmajarri man, was the youngest artist to paint the historic Ngurrara Canvas. This year, to celebrate it's anniversary, the canvas coming out of the box and being woken up! Terry is the Project Co-ordinator. He chats to Kat Taylor about the history of this beautiful painting, it's significance and the event that will bring together standing artists and the next generation. The celebration is at Lake Pirnini, in the Great Sandy Desert, October 16th-20th. More information on the event: http://www.yanunijarra.com/news/2017/9/7/yanunijarra-wakes-up-the-ngurrara-canvas

The first Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) was established in 1998 in South Australia and the Indigenous Rangers program has been operating since 2007. There are now 60 IPA's and 109 Ranger groups employing 777 Indigenous Rangers. Earth Matters speaks with Chantelle Bowden, Ngurrara Indigenous Ranger and Sophia Walter from Country Needs People, about the significance of the IPA's, the Rangers program and the campaign to secure funding beyond 2018.Guests:  Chantelle Bowden (Ngurrara Ranger, Great Sandy Desert,www.klc.org.au/land-sea/ranger-ipa-map), Sophia Walter (Country Needs People,www.countryneedspeople.org.au).

The long awaited Songlines Series made for NITV brings a wealth of Indigenous heritage to the screen. Mark Moora of the Great Sandy Desert, Tanya Denning Orman of NITV, and other producers across Australia speak about the Songlines documentaries they worked on as part of this series.

Coral reefs, lakes and the Great Sandy Desert are featured in the fortieth edition.

The eight panels depict the Great Sandy Desert near Well 33 in Western Australia. Jan Billycan is a maparn (medicine woman) from this country. She can see ‘inside’ the human body, and is a renowned traditional healer. This is evident in her landscapes, as the visceral nature of her work is reminiscent of the internal organs of the human body. A living waterhole becomes a liver or kidney, while the tali (sand dunes) are stretched across the canvas like the human ribcage. The body is just an extension of the land. Billycan knows these things on a deep metaphysical level and does not like to discuss her talents. However, it is important for kardiya (whitefellas) to be aware of this in order to understand the significance of Billycan’s work. Jan Billycan, 2006