By Bekah Simon
Fieldnotes And Folklore is a naturalist's view of science, nature, and culture. Naturalist Bekah Simon takes listeners outdoors to learn about what is out there and how different types of people ha
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Naturalist Bekah Simon covers a topic that some people love and some people dread, that four letter 'S' word - snow. Focusing on the conditions for snow to develop and snowflakes, Bekah goes into the science of snow. Weather is deeply tied to folklore around the world, and a few stories are told in the second half of the episode.
Special thanks to Billie Jo, daughter of Crystalina Peterson, for being my first guest on the show! Crystalina is also known as the Witchy Historian and is the host and producer of The Witchy Historian podcast. You can find her podcast here: https://thewitchyhistorian.podbean.com/
**Note on bird calls: I incorrectly identified a bird call! Oops! The bird that was making sounds like "peter-peter-peter-peter" is a Tufted Titmouse, not a cardinal. Though there was a cardinal nearby, the loud call that can be heard in the section talking about graupel is a tufted titmouse. Sorry for the misidentification!
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What represents both health and sickness? The color green! In this episode, Naturalist Bekah Simon continues the Color in Nature series with the color green. Green is abundant in nature and has just as much folklore and history surrounding the color!
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In this episode, Naturalist Bekah Simon finishes talking about Blue Jays, including a variety of different folklore on this special bird species.
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How are we already to our second Patron picked episode??? This topic was sent in by a listener and picked by the Patrons. Naturalist Bekah Simon covers the scientific aspects of the rowan tree and gives an overview of the vast folklore surrounding this magical tree.
Blue Jays Part 2 will be Episode 16 and will be released on Tuesday, January 9.
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Join Naturalist Bekah Simon as she begins talking about the Blue Jays. In this episode she covers how to identify these colorful and noisy birds, where to find them, gives information on their natural history, and talks about their life cycle.
Blue Jays Part 2 will be Episode 16 and will be released on Tuesday, January 9.
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This week we are continuing the Color in Nature series with the color yellow! Bekah discusses the "color of happiness," its many occurrences in nature, and how it's been used and/or viewed.
Congratulations to the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio for surpassing the Phase 1 goal for Land Back NAICCO! If you would like to donate to this excellent campaign or learn more, follow this link: www.naicco.com/donate
Audio editor: Dominic Bower
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Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain! For this special episode, Bekah dives into the topic of cryptozoology. She covers the many difference aspects of this field of study, and then describes a few different cryptids (one of which you may just want to give a hug to).
Origins of Halloween: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
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To many, poison ivy is a plant to be avoided, but it hasn't always been that way. This episode, Bekah goes into the biology of what causes the irritating skin rash, positive aspects of the plant, and some popular associations.
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Grab some marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers and pull up a seat around the campfire for the first cryptozoology episode! This episode covers the cryptid, Mothman, and the cultural phenomenon in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
The Fieldnotes and Folklore team is growing! Welcome editor, Dominic Bower!
Mothman Museum: https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/
Mothman Festival: https://www.mothmanfestival.com/
Monstrum PBS Special: https://www.pbs.org/video/mothman-americas-notorious-winged-monster-ivhuou/
Mothcam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pHJPMt1xAs
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Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) is a tree native to the Midwestern United States. This week dives into what little is known about this under-researched unique plant.
Mothman is coming in two weeks! Send your Mothman theories to [email protected] as well as any stories you may have with encounters with any cryptids.
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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.