A few thoughts about broadcast television (especially the commercials), see through the eyes of Alexis de Tocqueville.

Just a few thoughts on the societal and generational progression from data to wisdom.

If you’re a regular listener, you know that I’m interested in the sounds of the natural world and have interviewed quite a few sound recordists on this program. In this episode, you’re going to meet a guy who is more than just a sound hobbyist. He works all over the world for big movie studios—in fact, when we recorded this, he had just returned from a shoot in the Sahara Desert in Algeria for a big Hollywood production He also produces sounds for the video game industry, which is far more complicated than you may think.

My guest is George Vlad. I learned about George’s work a few years ago when I ran across a photograph of him standing on the lip of a volcano with a boom pole extended over the rim. He has recorded soundscapes all over the world: the Amazon Basin, Borneo, the Arabian Desert, the rainforests of west Africa, Madagascar, and all over Europe, including in his native Romania. You can learn more about George and his work, and listen to some great tutorials, at mindful-audio.com, or at his YouTube site. But first, meet George. I caught up with him for this interview at his home in London.

Episode 219 - Reef Renewal USA by Dr. Steven Shepard

Thomas Meinzen represents the best of several worlds: he's a composer, a musician, a naturalist, and an avid recorder of the sounds of the natural world. He agreed to sit down with me recently to talk about how he incorporates all his many interests with his over-the-top skills as a musician. And check out his music--you can find his work at https://thomasmeinzen.bandcamp.com.

If someone were to come to me and say, “I’m going to show you how an explorer, an engineer and a statesman shaped our Modern World,” I’d want that person on my show. Well, meet Brad Borkan, the author of two excellent books: “Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World,” and “When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-Making Lessons from the Antarctic.” He’s my guest on this program, and you’re in for a terrific ride.

One of the most important things to know about human generations is that, contrary to popular belief, they all want the same things from work and life—they just want it in different ways. All companies (other than sole proprietorships) are multigenerational, so the extent to which we all understand the differences among generations is a measure of how well we engage with all of them, attract them, motivate them, reward them, discipline them, and develop them—and that’s not to mention the degree to which we successfully attract them as customers and compete with them in the market. This two-part program describes generations and offers techniques for taking best advantage of the power and value that all generations bring to society and the workplace.

One of the most important things to know about human generations is that, contrary to popular belief, they all want the same things from work and life—they just want it in different ways. All companies (other than sole proprietorships) are multigenerational, so the extent to which we all understand the differences among generations is a measure of how well we engage with all of them, attract them, motivate them, reward them, discipline them, and develop them—and that’s not to mention the degree to which we successfully attract them as customers and compete with them in the market. This two-part program describes generations and offers techniques for taking best advantage of the power and value that all generations bring to society and the workplace.

An evening at the local wetland, punctuated by a symphony of spring peepers and an occasional round of applause from the resident beavers.

We rarely give much thought to water, other than when we're thirsty. But as it happens, it is one of the rarest of the rare compounds we know--not just because it is precious, and we're blessed with a lot of it on Earth, but because its chemistry is the stuff of Dumbledore. Have a listen.

You can find the episode transcript at https://steven-shepard.com/natural-curiosity-project/.