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3 episodes with margaret renkl
2 episodes with margaret renkl
2 episodes with margaret renkl
2 episodes with margaret renkl
2 episodes with margaret renkl
2 episodes with margaret renkl
2 episodes with margaret renkl
"They took all the trees, and put ‘em in a tree museum…”—Counting CrowsThat will kind of make sense in about 10 seconds. I should totally make a playlist for this podcast. Drop your recommendations in the comments.Music by James Milor from PixabayInformation provided by:https://extension.umd.edu/resource/serviceberry-early-flowering-maryland-native-tree/Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014)https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/amelanchier/Peterson Field Guides: Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America by Lee Allen Peterson (1977)The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl (2023)Magnificent Trees of Indiana by Caroll D. Ritter (2022)Trees of the Carolinas by Stan Tekiela (2007)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier
She has had various job titles in her career, but writer Margaret Renkl says one consistent role in her life for decades has been that of “a window-gazer,” someone who watches what’s going on out there. Even better, she gets... Read More ›
She has had various job titles in her career, but writer Margaret Renkl says one consistent role in her life for decades has been that of “a window-gazer,” someone who watches what’s going on out there. Even better, she gets... Read More ›
She has had various job titles in her career, but writer Margaret Renkl says one consistent role in her life for decades has been that of “a window-gazer,” someone who watches what’s going on out there. Even better, she gets... Read More ›
When we pause to observe the natural world more closely and record those observations and the way they make us feel, we gain a greater understanding of nature and ourselves. Writer Margaret Renkl, who has a new prompt journal out now as a companion to her best-selling book “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year,” joins me this week to discuss the benefits of a nature journal. Podcast Links for Show notes Download my free eBook 5 Steps to Your Best Garden Ever - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It's what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging conditions. Subscribe to the joegardener® email list to receive weekly updates about new podcast episodes, seasonal gardening tips, and online gardening course announcements. Check out The joegardener® Online Gardening Academy for our growing library of organic gardening courses. Follow joegardener® on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter, and subscribe to The joegardenerTV YouTube channel.
A fun chat with Rose Carlyle all about her new book No One Will Know, whale songs, swimming with sharks, and last minute epilogues. Plus – Dave rails against cyclists, Laura can't rely on painters, and Andrew is just very busy. We also recommend: The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl, The Artifact by David … Continue reading Ep. 269 How To Write A Last Minute Epilogue With Rose Carlyle
Danielle and Simone celebrate an author from Reese's Book Club with an all new installment of Shelf Life. Author and contributing New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkel joins the show to talk about her book The Comfort of Crows. She was Reese Witherspoon's high school English teacher and she shares what she remembers of Reese as a student as well as her love of literature and the power of paying attention to nature in our digital world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 25th season of Talking Volumes launches later this month. To celebrate, we thought we'd bring you one of our favorite conversations from last year.The 2023 season finale of Talking Volumes brought author and columnist Margaret Renkl to Minnesota hours after the first snow carpeted our Northern landscape.She declared it “magical” — a theme familiar to those who've read her New York Times columns or her newest book, “The Comfort of Crows.”In it, the self-described backyard naturalist details what she saw in her Tennessee half-acre backyard over the course of 52 weeks. She laughs at the bumblebees and fusses over foxes. She laments the absence of birds and butterflies that used to be proliferate. But she also refuses to give in to despair.For those of us paying attention, she told MPR News host Kerri Miller, it would be “easy for the grief to take over.”“But what a waste it would be if we did that,” she added. “If it's true, that we're going to lose all the songbirds — at least the migratory ones — how much more are we obliged to notice them and treasure them while we have them?”Don't miss this warm and candid conversation about the gift of nature, the solace of observation and the gospel Renkl finds in her own backyard. And get your tickets for the 25th season of Talking Volumes, which includes authors Edwidge Danticat, Alice Hoffman, Louise Erdrich and Kate DiCamillo, here.
Delve into the fascinating world of psychedelics with Dr. Harriet De Wit, a renowned expert in psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience. Discover what truly happens in the brain during psychedelic experiences, from the science behind microdosing to the potential of psychedelics as treatments for mood disorders and even PTSD. Dr. De Wit provides insights into the effects of MDMA and LSD, the history of these substances, and how societal perceptions are shifting. Plus, get a sneak peek into Reese's 100th Book Club pick, "The Comfort of Crows" by Margaret Renkl, and how it beautifully intertwines memoir and nature writing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we revisit a favorite conversation from the archive, “The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year," with author and backyard tender and observer, Margaret Renkl. Reminding us that even on days when we feel overheated and overwhelmed, there is always some comfort, intelligence, and agency to be found among the flora and fauna of this generous planet. Many of you will remember our previous conversation with writer and gardener Margaret Renkl about one of her previous titles, “Late Migrations.” Her opinion pieces in The New York Times document the nature of our humanity weekly. I am so pleased to welcome her back this week to share more about her newest title – what is aptly described as “a literary and nature- based devotional” from one of our favorite backyard nature devotees. Join us, this week. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Podcast. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.
The WildStory: A Podcast of Poetry and Plants by The Native Plant Society of New Jersey
Hosted by Ann E. Wallace, PhD Poet Laureate of Jersey City Co-host Kim Correro, Rutgers Master Gardener Special Contributor Dr. Randi Eckel Entomologist and Vice President of Membership of NPSNJ Do you have a question about native plants for Randi? Email: TheWildStory@npsnj.org In this episode, we reflect on the passage of time – as we hear from two authors who each created books that span the course of a single year, leading us into joy and sorrow, community and collaboration, nature and plentitude. First, poet and essayist Ross Gay (03:43) discusses The Book of (More) Delights. We reflect on the need for delight, and the ways in which we can stand in its light—as well as the human need to be in community, and to create abundance out of beauty. Ross also shares a pair of poems, written in collaboration with his friend and fellow poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil, from their collection Lace and Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens, first published in 2014, a project in which they commune through poetry and nature over the span of a year. In Ask Randi, Dr. Randi Eckel (38:38) answers a question from Kathy in North Bergen about native trees and the importance of paying attention to species native to our county and eco-region. We hear from Kazys Varnelis (46:15), the new President of NPSNJ, about his woodland native garden in Montclair, NJ, his blog the highland florilegium, and the new mini-grant program currently being offered to volunteer organizations, schools, individuals, and groups working to create pollinator gardens and wildlife habitats in open community gardens and public green spaces in NJ. He shares how to apply. Special guests Margaret Renkl and Billy Renkl (1:04:22) discuss their collaboration as sister and brother on The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, a book of weekly observations written by Margaret. Billy created 52 pieces of art, one for each week of the year, to accompany the text. We are invited into the rhythms of the changing seasons, as witnessed through the wildlife in Margaret's yard, and of the passing years, through the writer's keen eye, devotional gratitude, and reflective voice. To close out the episode, we celebrate the publication of The WildStory's co-host Ann E. Wallace (1:36:23) new poetry collection, Days of Grace and Silence: A Chronicle of COVID's Long Haul–which in keeping with our unexpected theme for this episode—tracks time through poems, each one dated and presented in chronological order, through the early years of her prolonged illness and of the pandemic.
MPR News host Kerri Miller has never skirted the topic of faith.On her former weekday show, she regularly dialoged with leaders like Jenan Mohajir from Interfaith America, activist and author Anne Lamott, theologian Jemar Tisby, Sister Joan Chittister, and evangelical disrupter Rachel Held Evans. She even did a year-long series with women from a variety of faith backgrounds in 2019. So it seemed fitting, during the 2024 winter member drive, to return to this theme and remember a few of the best conversations. Included are portions of Miller's recent discussion with Pastor Amy Butler, who penned the memoir, “Beautiful and Terrible Things;” Miller's 2019 conversation with podcaster Misha Euceph about being Muslim in America; and a snippet of the 2023 Talking Volumes season finale with author Margaret Renkl about why Renkl left the Catholic church of her upbringing and found a new one in nature.
Grab a warm beverage and settle in for an end-of-year books chat! Meagan and Sarah look back over our reading in 2023 to share what we've read, what stuck with us, and how our reading habits have continued to evolve. Meagan also shares an update about Paper Mill Books, the independent bookstore in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan that she helped open earlier this year. Join us – you may just find a new book or two to throw on your TBR pile for 2024!HELPFUL LINKS:Meagan opened a bookstore in July 2023.Episodes from the archives about books and readingSarah uses Goodreads to keep track of the books she reads (we hear great things about and The StoryGraph, too!)Sarah mentioned:Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (highly recommend this interview with Kingsolver on The Ezra Klein Show after you finish the book!)Honor by Thrity Umrigar (Sarah previously loved The Space Between Us by the same author)We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (whose writing on Substack is delightful and who IS, technically, our friend)The Emotional Lives Of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour (catch Dr. Damour's chat with Meagan in this episode, and check out her podcast here)Meagan's List of Books:Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo CampbellUnraveling What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater by Peggy OrensteinHey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy And The Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily PaulsonMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonBooks We Have On Deck for 2024:The Art Of Gathering by Priya ParkerTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Sharma VikesTom Lake by Ann PatchetMeagan's hosting a book club in her private community The Tea Circle. In 2024, they are reading The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl.OTHER HELPFUL LINKS:Visit our websiteCheck out deals from our partnersFollow us on InstagramJoin our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)Sign up for our newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This episode originally aired on December 28, 2020: This week we explore the meaning and significance of the winter solstice, reflecting on both the dark and the light so prominent at this time of year. The Terra Informa team shares what has made them thankful in the past year, and for inspiration we share "Praise Song for the Unloved Animals" by Margaret Renkl. Program log ★ Support this podcast ★
Slowing down, removing distractions and paying attention allows us to absorb the wildlife that's all around us, even when we otherwise feel that we are far removed from nature. Writer Margaret Renkl documents what she observed in her own suburban yard and how it made her feel in her series of 52 short essays collected in “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year.” Podcast Links for Show notes Download my free eBook 5 Steps to Your Best Garden Ever - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It's what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging conditions. Subscribe to the joegardener® email list to receive weekly updates about new podcast episodes, seasonal gardening tips, and online gardening course announcements. Check out The joegardener® Online Gardening Academy for our growing library of organic gardening courses. Follow joegardener® on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter, and subscribe to The joegardenerTV YouTube channel.
This week we chat with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichael's Bookstore. Each November we let her do the heavy lifting and share books that have come out and might be good choices for your holiday shopping. If you would like to check out Carmichael's Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister 2- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 3- Foster by Claire Keegan 4- So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan 5- Let us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 6- Fraud by Zadie Smith 7- Armor of Light by Ken Follett 8- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 9- Julia by Sandra Newman 10- 1984 by George Orwell 11- Reformatory by Tananarive Due 12- Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 13- A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 14- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 15- West Heart Kill by Dann Mcdorman 16- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 17- The Appeal by Janice Hallett 18- The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett 19- Stalking Shakespeare by Lee Durkee 20- They Flew by Carlos Eire 21- Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire 22- Wild Girls by Tiya Miles 23- The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl 24- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl 25- Watership Down (graphic novel) by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin 26- Watership Down by Richard Adams 27- Energy Follows Thought by Willie Nelson 28- World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy 29- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 30- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 31- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 32- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 33- Legend & Lattes by Travis Baldree 34- World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Jose Andres 35- Every Cook, Every Kitchen by Feed Louisville 36- Oldest Louisville by Kevin Gibson 37- Always Moving Forward by David Jones and Bob Hill 38- Back Page by Byron Crawford 39- Fathers by Richard Taylor 40- From the Heads of the Hollers by Shelby Lee Adams 41- Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson 42- Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys by DMS Fick 43- Rabbit Heart by Kristine S. Ervin 44- My Dark Places by James Ellroy 45- Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore 46- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 47- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 48- The Man who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Rescued his Career and Revived our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford 49- Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Casey @Caseys_reads 12 Months To Live by James Patterson and Mike Lupica Movie and Series Mentioned: - CODA (2021) - Apple + - Bodies (2023) - Netflix
We talk with Simon Worrall and Heather Dune-Macadam. About the fascinating and tragic story of a young Jewish artist in Nazi-occupied Paris. Their book is STAR CROSSED: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler's Paris. Then, New York Times columnist and author Margaret Renkl tells us about her acclaimed new book THE COMFORT OF … Continue reading A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler's Paris: STARCROSSED. Also, Margaret Renkl, THE COMFORT OF CROWS →
The season finale of Talking Volumes brought author and columnist Margaret Renkl to Minnesota, hours after the first snow carpeted our Northern landscape.She declared it “magical” — a theme familiar to those who've read her New York Times columns or her new book, “The Comfort of Crows.” In it, the self-described backyard naturalist details what she saw in her Tennessee half-acre backyard over the course of 52 weeks. She laughs at the bumblebees and fusses over foxes. She laments the absence of birds and butterflies that used to be proliferate. But she also refuses to give in to despair. For those of us paying attention, she told MPR host Kerri Miller, it would be “easy for the grief to take over.”“But what a waste it would be if we did that,” she added. “If it's true, that we're going to lose all the songbirds — at least the migratory ones — how much more are we obliged to notice them and treasure them while we have them?”Don't miss this warm and candid conversation about the gift of nature, the solace of observation and the gospel Renkl finds in her own backyard. Musical guest The Dollys rounded out the evening. Talking Volumes: Margaret Renkl, "The Comfort of Crows"Guest: Margaret Renkl is an award-winning author and a New York Times columnist. Her latest book is “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year.” Use the audio player or video player above to listen to the conversation.Don't miss a conversation! Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS.Love books? Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.
It's the sixth annual Fully Booked Holiday Gift Guide! Editor-in-chief Tom Beer and host Megan Labrise welcome Margaret Renkl, author of The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year (Spiegel & Grau), and Ben Nadler, author of The Jewish Deli: An Illustrated Guide to the Chosen Food (Chronicle Books), for some good cheer and gift book recommendations. And Kirkus' editors present their top books to give this holiday season.
Margaret Renkl calls herself a backyard naturalist—but not because she has any particular expertise. From the birds in her yard to the bugs in her flower beds, she has learned the art of attention. Nature has taught her a speed at which to live, to hope, to stave off despair. In this conversation, Kate and Margaret discuss: What we miss when we imagine we have to drive somewhere else to experience nature, instead of noticing it around us What birds teach us about what means to be a good mother How to learn to love even the mosquitoes and wasps Where Margaret experiences moments of holiness How we might all start to be besotted by beauty Perhaps, we can borrow some of Margaret's innate curiosity together and see how it might open us up to wonder and love and connectedness once again. Everything Happens is brought to you by Cologuard®. Are you 45 or older? Start screening for colon cancer with Cologuard, an effective and noninvasive screening option for adults 45 and older at average risk for colon cancer. Rx only. Learn more at Cologuard.com/everything Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by clicking here. Follow Kate on Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NYT bestselling author Margaret Renkl takes us through her new book, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, why "we are not despairing creatures," her views on faith, where she's finding hope, and that story about the mouse in the pantry. Links from Margaret's show: The Comfort of Crows (Spiel & Grau) NYT Columns Margaret on Twitter Margaret on Instagram Margaret on Facebook Birding links: Merlin Bird ID e-Bird Follow The Thing With Feathers: TTWF on Twitter TTWF on Instagram TTWF on Facebook The Thing With Feathers is produced by Courtney Ellis. Original music by Del Belcher. New episodes every Monday. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message
This week in this season of endings and beginnings again, we welcome back writer, backyard tender, and heartfelt observer Margaret Renkl joining us to share more about her newest, likewise heartfelt book: “The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year.” Many of you will remember our previous conversation with writer and gardener Margaret Renkl about one of her previous titles, “Late Migrations.” Her opinion pieces in The New York Times document the nature of our humanity weekly. I am so pleased to welcome her back this week to share more about her newest title – what is aptly described as “a literary and nature-based devotional” from one of our favorite backyard nature devotees. Join us, this week. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Podcast. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery with illustrations by Matt Patterson brings these wondrous creatures to the forefront as we learn about their personalities, complex ecosystems and their connections to humanity in a variety of ways. Montgomery and Patterson join us to talk about their love of turtles, the importance of local conservation and rescues, what we can learn from turtles and nature in general and more. Margaret Renkl's The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year is a literary devotional featuring beautiful artwork that follows the natural world week by week through the splendor of a year. Renkl joins us to talk about the importance of slowing down to appreciate the world around us, connecting to the plants and animals in our surroundings, the impacts of changing climate and more. Listen in as these authors speak separately with guest host, Jenna Seery. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). Featured Books (Episode): Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery with illustrations by Matt Patterson The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery How To Be A Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
My how times have changed. That's what I keep thinking looking around my own garden in recent years, and I've been struck by the same thought over and over as I read “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year,” the latest book by Margaret Renkl that takes us through a year in her garden, 1,000 miles to the south of mine, in Nashville. The “what happens when” of nature is all shifting in the face of environmental change, and how we each garden has shifted, too—for Margaret Renkl and for me and maybe for you, too, toward more native plants and messier fall cleanup and other contributions we can make to our beloved birds and the rest of natural world that's increasingly under pressure. Like many readers, I got to know Margaret Renkl in 2019, upon the publication of her book “Late Migrations.” Since 2017, she has been contributing a popular weekly "Opinion" column to "The New York Times" each Monday, which the newspaper describes as covering “flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South.” Margaret Renkl and I will be doing a webinar together about her new book and about our gardens on the evening of Nov. 7; I'll give more information about signing up for that over on awaytogarden.com with the transcript of this show – where you can also enter to win a copy of “A Comfort of Crows,” her latest.
My how times have changed. That's what I keep thinking looking around my own garden in recent years, and I've been struck by the same thought over and over as I read “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year,” the... Read More ›
My how times have changed. That's what I keep thinking looking around my own garden in recent years, and I've been struck by the same thought over and over as I read “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year,” the... Read More ›
Margaret Renkl inspires us to make an “untidy” garden that will nurture our soul and the natural world. She encourages us to fall in love with the natural companions in our lives: the spiders, the hummingbirds, crickets, and racoons, and all the other species who are living right beside us. When we fall in love with them, we can't help but want to save them. Renkl is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, where her essays appear weekly. She has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards for her writing. She is the founding editor of Chapter 16, a daily literary publication of Humanities Tennessee. A graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Carolina, she now lives in Nashville. She is the author of Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss (Milkweed Editions 2019), Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South. (Milkweed Editions 2021) and The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year (Spiegel and Grau 2023)Interview Date: 6/19/2023 Tags: Margaret Renkl, birding tradition, blue jays, crows, bird language, tadpoles, amphibians, frogs, toads, endocrine disruptors, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, monarch butterflies, Methuselah generation, Roundup, glyphosate, pollinator plants, rabbits, manicured lawns, spiders, hummingbirds, walking, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Writing
Margaret Renkl is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, where her essays appear weekly. She has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards for her writing. She is the founding editor of Chapter 16, a daily literary publication of Humanities Tennessee. A graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Carolina, she now lives in Nashville. She is the author of Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss (Milkweed Editions 2019), Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South (Milkweed Editions 2021) and The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year (Spiegel and Grau 2023)Interview Date: 6/19/2023 Tags: Margaret Renkl, untidy gardens, soil, serotonin, gardening, bumblebees, grasshoppers, bird watching, sheltering in place, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, coyote in the bathroom, spiders, Ecology/Nature/Environment
This episode first aired on March 31, 2022. New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl joins the show to share her joy of spring and talk over the polarization that she sees hindering our progress. Renkl is also the author of Late Migrations and Graceland, At Last. She tells host Khalil Ekulona “when the macrocosm is hard to bear, focusing in on the microcosm usually helps.” “I do still take an immense amount of pleasure and hope in the bluebirds building a nest in the nest box in my yard, or for the spring beauties poking up through the leaves left over from last fall,” she says. “It's hard not to feel your heart lifting in the presence of new life.” But first, we say goodbye to WPLN metro reporter Ambriehl Crutchfield.
This week we are focusing on butterflies and biking in book form. Sara Dykman is an adventurer and wildlife biologist whose focus is primarily amphibians. Several years ago, however, she felt a calling to bring awareness to the plight of the Monarch butterfly. So she took her adventurer spirit and migrated on her bike along with the Monarch from Mexico to Canada and back again. Her 10,000 mile journey is the focus of her memoir/ environment/ adventure/nature book titled Bicycling with Butterflies. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Bicyling with Butterflies: My 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman 2- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 3- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 4- Mark Rashid series about horses 5- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 6- Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
This week we are focusing on butterflies and biking in book form. Sara Dykman is an adventurer and wildlife biologist whose focus is primarily amphibians. Several years ago, however, she felt a calling to bring awareness to the plight of the Monarch butterfly. So she took her adventurer spirit and migrated on her bike along with the Monarch from Mexico to Canada and back again. Her 10,000 mile journey is the focus of her memoir/ environment/ adventure/nature book titled Bicycling with Butterflies. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Bicyling with Butterflies: My 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman 2- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 3- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 4- Mark Rashid series about horses 5- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 6- Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
Once upon a time, we took pictures in order to remember our travels—now we travel in order to get good pictures... so we can share on social media. At least, that's the take of opinion piece Tiffany happened upon in the New York Times, titled You're Pointing Your Camera the Wrong Way by Margaret Renkl. The piece hit home because Tiffany (like many people) often feels the urge to capture every moment, the need to pose photos just so, and even the sense of having missed out on special moments because she was too busy documenting them. The selfie, now so ubiquitous it has lost all irony, is the embodiment of this over-documenting epidemic. Have we stopped looking at the things we travel to see, in order to get a shot of our own smiling selves? Katy and Tiffany discuss. ------------------------------------- ADVERTISE WITH US: Reach expats, future expats, and travelers all over the world. Send us an email to get the conversation started. BECOME A PATRON: Pledge your monthly support of The Bittersweet Life and receive awesome prizes in return for your generosity! Visit our Patreon site to find out more. TIP YOUR PODCASTER: Say thanks with a one-time donation to the podcast hosts you know and love. Click here to send financial support via PayPal. (You can also find a Donate button on the desktop version of our website.) The show needs your support to continue. START PODCASTING: If you are planning to start your own podcast, consider Libsyn for your hosting service! Use this affliliate link to get two months free, or use our promo code SWEET when you sign up. SUBSCRIBE: Subscribe to the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode. Click here to find us on a variety of podcast apps. WRITE A REVIEW: Leave us a rating and a written review on iTunes so more listeners can find us. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: If you have a question or a topic you want us to address, send us an email here. You can also connect to us through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Tag #thebittersweetlife with your expat story for a chance to be featured! NEW TO THE SHOW? Don't be afraid to start with Episode 1: OUTSET BOOK: Want to read Tiffany's book, Midnight in the Piazza? Learn more here or order on Amazon. TOUR ROME: If you're traveling to Rome, don't miss the chance to tour the city with Tiffany as your guide!
If the grey days give you the blues, check out one of these ten books of "happiness, delights, and joy" recommended by Cheryl McKeon of the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza. Nonfiction suggestions are "The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study on Happiness" (Mark Schulz & Robert Waldinger, 2023); "The Comfort Book" (Matt Haig, 2021); "Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage" (Anne Lamott, 2021); "Book of Delights: Essays" (Ross Gay, 2022); "Inciting Joy: Essays" (Ross Gay, 2022); and "Late Migrations" (Margaret Renkl, 2019). Recommended fiction are "Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love" (Kim Fay, 2022); "The Fortnight in September" (R.C. Sherriff, 1931); The Little Paris Bookshop" (Nina George, 2016); and "The Little Village of Book Lovers" (Nina George, 2023). For more details, see www.bhny.com or call 518-489-4761. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
Margaret Renkl's new book "Graceland at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South is mix of graceful observations and practical solutions.
on 10/4/22, the world lost a dynamic woman in Country music and what a life to lead she had. From hardships to heroing tales of women empowerment, regardless of her passing this month, she was on the top of my list for #womentowatch because she was such a presence in all facets of her life and ours. Thank you for her family for producing some amazing words of the life and times of Loretta and a heartfelt article in the NY Times by Margaret Renkl, a contributor who got to sit and chat with her many years ago to form the instant love match between the two. I am gathering that literally anyone that had the time to share the air with THE Loretta Lynn instantly fell in and felt love in return. Long live the legacy, love and life of Loretta. Thank you so much for your powerful words and coming from a women who has risen from piles of ashes in her young 41 years, I appreciate the ability to soak up and disappear in your lyrics when I need too. I can't wait to blare some tunes and dance in my dining room in your honor. God speed darlin, we love you. Weekly Resources: Brief overview of her life via a family statement: https://lorettalynn.com/loretta-lynns-family-statement-and-obituary/ Margaret Renkl for the NY Times, Opinion essay 'How I Fell in Love with Loretta Lynn': https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/10/opinion/loretta-lynn-trump-feminism-love.html
New York Times editorialist Margaret Renkl has earned an F-grade from Saving America for her laughable leftist July 4th rant on Roe vs. Wade, guns, and climate change. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I'm a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I've also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures (2018) analyzes – and grades – the leadership qualities of the past 100 years of U.S. presidents. You can find my books on Amazon, and me on social media (Twitter @DSchein1, LinkedIn @DavidSchein, Facebook @AuthorDavidSchein, YouTube user/ClaremontManagement). I'd love to hear from you! As always, the opinions expressed in this podcast are mine and my guests' and not the opinions of my university, my company, or the businesses with which I am connected.
Writer Margaret Renkl doesn't have to travel far to appreciate nature. She basks in the nearby parks of her hometown Nashville to draw inspiration for her essays on the environment. Through a regular column in the New York Times, Renkl tackles climate change, racial justice and environmental issues from her "blue dot" hometown in a red state. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Writer Margaret Renkl doesn't have to travel far to appreciate nature. She basks in the nearby parks of her hometown Nashville to draw inspiration for her essays on the environment. Through a regular column in the New York Times, Renkl tackles climate change, racial justice and environmental issues from her "blue dot" hometown in a red state. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Writer Margaret Renkl doesn't have to travel far to appreciate nature. She basks in the nearby parks of her hometown Nashville to draw inspiration for her essays on the environment. Through a regular column in the New York Times, Renkl tackles climate change, racial justice and environmental issues from her "blue dot" hometown in a red state. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Author and New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl joins the show to share her joy of spring and talk over the polarization that she sees hindering our progress. She tells host Khalil Ekulona "when the macrocosm is hard to bear, focusing in on the microcosm usually helps." "I do still take an immense amount of pleasure and hope in the bluebirds building a nest in the nest box in my yard, or for the spring beauties poking up through the leaves left over from last fall," she says. "It's hard not to feel your heart lifting in the presence of new life." First up: @ Us! We respond to some comments we've received this week — about Nashville's queer scene, Newroz (the Persian New Year), the RaDonda Vaught verdict and food pantries.
En una cultura polarizada y de cancelación de quienes despreciamos, la idea de aprender algo bueno de quien no nos parece tan bueno puede sonar fantástica. Sin embargo, una reciente nota editorial de Margaret Renkl, publicado por The New York Times, nos presenta la figura históricamente ambivalente de Sir Thomas More, canciller del rey Enrique VIII de Inglaterra. Para los anglicanos, More fue fanático católico sediento de sangre. Para los católicos, es literalmente un santo protector de políticos y estadistas. Así que, existe la posibilidad de que alguien no sea tan malo para ser completamente rechazado, o que no sea tan santo como para que lo aceptemos de forma total y absoluta. ¿Se podrá aprender algo bueno, de alguien malo? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trying to write (and swing) myself out of some darkness. Gigs, getting older; Margaret Renkl and (what else) a cameo by Bob Dylan. Songs in this episode: Invisible (theme music - from Middlescence) You're Getting Old - early 90s demo from A One Way Ticket To My Life
This week Rachel would rather be reading about the American South. Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl This episode concludes season two. We'll see you very soon with more episodes!
Margaret Renkl is the founding editor of Chapter16.org and a weekly contributing Opinion writer for The New York Times. We recently spoke about her second book, Graceland, At Last, which is a collection of her columns for The Times.
Margaret Renkl's new book "Graceland, At Last" is a balm for anyone who has ever pushed back on Southern stereotypes. She has a true gift for finding unsung voices that push back on the stereotypes perpetuated by Southern politicians or national narratives. On the Reckon Interview, she offers lessons for making a better South day by day from your own backyard."Graceland, At Last" is available from Milkweed Editions at https://milkweed.org/.If you like this episode, check out our earlier discussion with Margaret Renkl in season one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What Matters Most podcast host Paul Samuel Dolman speaks with the memoirist and essayist Margaret Renkl about her latest work, Graceland, At Last. The post Margaret Renkl #897 appeared first on Paul Samuel Dolman.
This week we are focusing on butterflies and biking in book form. Sara Dykman is an adventurer and wildlife biologist whose focus is primarily amphibians. Several years ago, however, she felt a calling to bring awareness to the plight of the Monarch butterfly. So she took her adventurer spirit and migrated on her bike along with the Monarch from Mexico to Canada and back again. Her 10,000 mile journey is the focus of her memoir/ environment/ adventure/nature book titled Bicycling with Butterflies. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Bicyling with Butterflies: My 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman 2- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 3- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 4- Mark Rashid series about horses 5- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 6- Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
This week we are focusing on butterflies and biking in book form. Sara Dykman is an adventurer and wildlife biologist whose focus is primarily amphibians. Several years ago, however, she felt a calling to bring awareness to the plight of the Monarch butterfly. So she took her adventurer spirit and migrated on her bike along with the Monarch from Mexico to Canada and back again. Her 10,000 mile journey is the focus of her travel memoir/ environment/ adventure/nature book titled Bicycling with Butterflies. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Bicyling with Butterflies: My 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman 2- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 3- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 4- Mark Rashid series about horses 5- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 6- Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
In which Margaret Renkl—the author of Late Migrations and a contributing writer for the New York Times—wonders if the arc of the universe still bends towards justice.
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