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One Heat Minute ProductionsCRITERION SESSIONS: ANORA + PRINCE OF BROADWAY w/ Isaac FeldbergHang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard & Isaac Feldberg will discuss the canonisation of Sean Baker with the special CRITERION COLLECTION releases of ANORA and PRINCE OF THE CITY.AnoraContemporary cinema’s foremost chronicler of American dreamers and schemers hustling on the margins of capitalist promise, Sean Baker, reaches new heights of mastery with this audacious anti–Cinderella story—a whirlwind neorealist screwball comedy with an aching heart. In an electric, star-is-born performance, Mikey Madison soars as Anora, an enterprising, ferociously foulmouthed Brooklyn erotic dancer and sex worker whose Prince Not-So-Charming comes along in the fo...2025-06-0737 min
Castle of Horror PodcastCastle Talk: Kier-La Janisse, curator of ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOLs 1 & 2Jason and Tony chat with with Kier-La Janisse. Janisse is a film writer, publisher, producer, acquisitions executive for Severin Films and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. She is the author of several books including House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (2012/2022); and a prolific editor. She wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021), and produced the acclaimed blu-ray box sets All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror (2021) and The S...2024-11-1838 min
We Hate MoviesLeprechaun 4: In Space (with James A. Janisse & Chelsea Rebecca of DEAD MEAT)
“It’s a very specific kind of dumb…” - Chris
On this week’s SPOOKTACULAR episode, we welcome back our Dead Meat buds, James A. Janisse & Chelsea Rebecca, to chat about the outrageous sci-fi FOUR-OR movie, Leprechaun 4: In Space! How cheap are these computer animated ship effects? What was with that Ray Charles joke? What’s going on with this Mittenhands character? Does having this extra bug monster crowd the field for our beloved monstrous Leprechaun? And how about those exploding genitals, huh? PLUS: Captain Picard turns down the offer to install a disco ball in 10 Forward for… reasons.
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The Origin Story PodcastArtist Shelley Helms Fleishman | ECOLOGY OF A CRACKER CHILDHOOD by Janisse RayThe Flock and Parliament NewsletterShelley’s Socials:Website: https://shfstudio.net/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shf_studio/
Show LinksPrevious TOSP show with ShelleyEcology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse RayMind Over Medium PodcastAtlanta Solo Show: TerrainMaster Naturalist ProgramJanisse RayJanisse Ray Youtube Video re: CRACKERGlass CastleBraiding SweetgrassJames DickeyThe Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
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Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to GardenA Devotion to the Mysterium of Place as an Antidote to Existential Homesickness, with Janisse RayWorking under the online name Trackless Wild, Janisse Ray is an American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist.
Just about everything she does speaks to me of the largest meaning and importance of what it means to be a capital G gardener in our world.
A moving storyteller, speaker, and teacher, her book titles include Ecology of A Cracker Childhood (1999), a memoir; Wild Spectacle, Seeking Wonders in A World Beyond Humans (2021), a collection of essays; Red Lanterns (2021), a collection of poems; The Woods of Fannin County (2023), a novel, and many more. Her most recent title is based on her many years te...2024-07-251h 04
Let’s Talk Memoir72. The Leaving Season featuring Kelly McMastersKelly McMasters joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the elusiveness of “home”, creating space for our children in our art, questions as writing tools, letting go of what we thought our lives would be, falling in love with narcissists, the critical distance necessary to our work, writing about exes, landscape as a foil, and her memoir in essays The Leaving Season.
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Story Made PodcastJohn T. EdgeOur first conversation of 2024 is with John T. Edge. He's an acclaimed author, the host of TrueSouth on ESPN/SEC Network, Director of the Mississippi Lab at the University of Mississippi, the founding director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, resident of Oxford, Mississippi and child of Jones County, Georgia. In this episode John T. takes us back to his childhood in Clinton, Georgia, talks about the infuence his mother and father have had on his life, explores the vicissitudes of his career, shares his fascination with lost worlds and underworlds and Underground Atlanta, gives us a lesson o...2024-01-151h 46
Hear-TellJames Murdock, ”Orange is the New Peach”In this episode, poet, educator and environmental writer James Murdock (MFA ‘21) discusses how using poetry, place and the natural world around him informed the reporting and writing of “Orange is the New Peach.” The piece was recently featured in Food Stories: Writing That Stirs the Pot, an anthology published by The Bitter Southerner.
James says good writing is built on the fine art of paying close attention and this article is no exception. Here is the link James’ story, “Orange is the New Peach:” https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2021/orange-is-the-new-peach
Here are a few of the poets and wr...2023-11-0831 min
Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael OlsonSeeding CivilizationJanisse Ray, Author The Seed Underground and Wild Spectacle
For a hundred million years, give or take, plants looked for a way to reproduce themselves. Those that found the most efficient ways to reproduce won the right to survive, produce seeds, and populate the earth.
A hundred thousand years ago, give or take, we showed up on the scene and began our search for ways to survive in this what’s-eating-what world. Then about 12,000 years ago, give or take, we developed the ability to civilize flowering plants, and by doing so, developed agricultur...2023-09-2247 min
The Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #12 | Michelle Dowd | ForagerShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast limited series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Michelle Dowd is the author of Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult. The book showcases her life growing up on an isolated mountain in California as part of an apocalyptic cult, called The Field, started by her grandfather. In the Angeles National Forest she learned to identify flora and fauna, navigate by the stars, forage for edible plants, and care for the earth. Her memoir details how she...2023-06-1614 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #11 | Susan Cerulean | Being with ShorebirdsWelcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
I want to welcome you to the show with a very special guest, the writer and my dear friend Susan Cerulean. Susan and I met in the mid-80s in Tallahassee, Florida, started a writing group, and basically still carry it on with a decades-long conversation about nature writing. In 2006 she published Tracking Desire: A Journey after Swallow-tailed Kites, which was named an Editors’ Choice title by Audubon magazine. Her book Coming to Pass: Florida...2023-06-0222 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #10 | Susan Usha Dermond | A Shedding SnakeShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Bio
Susan Usha Dermond is a teacher. She began her career teaching English in public high schools, then pivoted and taught for many years in the Education for Life system, mostly in the fourth through ninth grades at the first Living Wisdom School at Ananda Village in northern California. She is the author of a handbook for teachers and parents, Calm and Compassionate Children (Random House). She lives in...2023-05-2613 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #9 | Gary Grossman | Swimming with FishesShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Ep #9 | Gary Grossman | Swimming with Fishes
Gary is a scholar and multi-dimensional creator from Athens, Georgia. Gary recently retired as distinguished research professor of animal ecology at the University of Georgia, with most of his work in the area of fisheries. His graphic memoir is My Life in Fish: One Scientist’s Journey. He is a poet, musician, and a lover of sustainable writing pens.
...2023-05-1816 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #8 | Roseanna Almaee-Nejadi | Fog PeopleWelcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Bio of Guest
Roseanna is an activist who lives in the Olympic Peninsula, in Port Townsend, Washington. She is a full-time volunteer. Born in Texas, she spent 30 years as an educator, teaching English and reading, most of that time spent at Darton College and Albany State University. There she was editor of the Flint River Review. She and her husband retired to the Pacific Northwest, where she serves on many boards and co...2023-05-0514 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #7 | Mark Ray | Among Snow GeeseShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Bio
Although I share a surname with Mark Ray, we haven’t figured out a kinship other than our love of nature. Ray is a natural resources consultant who has managed over 500 environmental projects in 30 states. His jam is habitat restoration, but he also does endangered species surveys, mitigation banking, and much more. Both his paying job & his passion for nature combine to ensure that he’s outside a lot...2023-04-2819 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #6 | Jeanne Malmgren | A Frozen WaterfallShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Jeanne is an eco-therapist or nature-based counselor who practices in the beautiful mountain region of South Carolina, her native state. She holds a Masters in clinical mental health counseling from Clemson, and is a nationally board-certified Licensed Professional Counselor with 40 years of experience. Her specialty is partnering with Mother Earth to use the transformative power of nature in the healing arts. Jeanne writes a terrific Substack newsletter called Rx Nature—fiel...2023-04-2114 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #5 | Sally Ray Murphy | Under the SeaShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Biography
Sally is the author of the memoir, Turning the Tide, which tells her story as founder of a highly successful sea turtle restoration program in South Carolina and as an international leader in sea turtle protection. When Sally graduated with a Masters from the University of South Carolina, loggerhead sea turtles were dying at horrible rates. For example, In 1980 alone, 600 died in South Carolina. Sally was the fi...2023-04-1113 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #4 | Peter Peteet | Not Walking AwayShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast limited series about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Episode #4 | Peter Peteet | Not Walking Away
18 minutes long
Bio
In this podcast my friend Peter Peteet does something that few people will do. He took the bold and frightening step of reporting to authorities a major environmental crime taking place. Here he talks about his moment of reckoning and how he arrived at it, and he encourages all of us to not walk away.2023-04-0717 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #3 | Hermina Glass-Hill | Foraging While BlackShow Notes
Welcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about our ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Hermina Glass-Hill is like a rainbow or a bouquet--many things wrapped in one beautiful human. She’s a writer, historian, preservationist, sustainability advocate, Afro-Eco strategist, social justice activist, wife, mother, and friend. Hermina directs the Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center, an eco-sanctuary that flourishes at the nexus of research, experiential education, and empowerment. She is the preeminent scholar on the life of Susie King Taylor, a woma...2023-03-3017 minThe Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #2 | Anandam Kavoori | The Wild Monkey ChaseWelcome to The Wild Spectacle Podcast, a flash-cast series with host Janisse Ray about ongoing and meaningful participation in a world that matters.
Episode 2 | Dr. Anandam Kavoori
Andy is a professor of Entertainment & Media Studies at the University of Georgia, where he coordinates the Environmental Communication Initiative of Grady College. In his writing, Dr. Kavoori, who was born in India, engages with issues of place, identity, and media culture in a transnational context. He spent the summer of 2020 on a Fulbright in U.S. Studies at the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico. Dr. Kavoori is the autho...2023-03-1913 min
The Wild Spectacle PodcastEp #1 | Tina McElroy Ansa | On Ancestral SpiritsNovelist, publisher, and cultural icon Tina McElroy Ansa tells the story of visiting a plantation on St. Simons Island along Georgia's Coast, only to find that something was not right. As she says, "I didn't think it through."
Tina's first novel, Baby of the Family, earned all kinds of accolades, including New York Times Notable. Most recently she edited and published (through her DownSouth Press) an anthology called Meeting at the Table: African-American Women Writing on Race, Culture, and Community. Above all, Tina is an unforgettable human being and a friend I’ve known for two decades.2023-03-0219 min
SoundscapesWildness: Life, or Death?Apparently there’s nothing like trying to paddle a gravely ill child out of a swampy wilderness to remind us that death, in fact, is the ultimate wildness. But what does that mean for our lives? This episode of Soundscapes gives voice to Terrain.org contributors Janisse Ray, Robert Morgan, and Kim Parko as we explore the ability of the written word to engage with big questions. Listen to Robert Morgan read his poem "Portal," listen to Janisse Ray read her essay "I Have Seen the Warrior," enjoy a conversation between Miranda Perrone and Janisse Ray, and listen to Kim Pa...2023-02-2036 min
3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE: A Britflicks Podcast with screenwriter Stuart Wright5 Great Folk Horror Films with Kier-La Janisse, director of WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORRORScreenwriter Stuart Wright talks to Kier-La Janisse, director of WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR about:5 Great Folk Horror Films:
Il Demonio 1963
Eye of the Devil 1966
Legend of Hillbilly John 1972
As Filhas do Fogo 1978
Clearcut 1991
WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR is available now on SHUDDER and on blu ray at https://severinfilms.com/en-gb/products/wdadb-bluALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR [BLU-RAY BOX SET] https://severinfilms.com/en-gb/products/folk-horror-box?_pos=1&_sid=cf36826a3&_ss=r...2023-01-251h 07
Book Talk, etc.November/December Books On The RadarSend us a textIn Episode 75 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their Nov/Dec Books on the Radar. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their end of year reading goals/progress**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy H...2022-10-251h 01
BATCH, A Bitter Southerner PodcastOkefenokee, Heavy & Preciousin Episode 6, "Okefenokee Heavy & Precious," Janisse Ray almost whispers her cautionary tale. Her voice is mesmerizing, her writing takes our breath away, and the message of her story sets our hearts on fire to save the swamp. Janisse is an acclaimed author and environmental activist whose first book, the memoir Ecology of a Cracker Childhood won the American Book Award. Since then, there have been many books and stories, some in The Bitter Southerner. We launched "Okefenokee Heavy & Precious" on our website this past week. Now, on our BATCH podcast, you can listen to Janisse read her inspiring words.
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The City Lights CollectiveMargaret Renkle, Brenda Bynum and Janisse Ray - "Confluence 2022"Renowned authors Margaret Renkle and Janisse Ray join us along with actor Brenda Bynum. The three distinguished women tell us about Meridian Herald’s “Confluence 2022.” The program combines music, history, literature, science and spirituality and runs September 10th through the 17th at various Atlanta locations. Plus, WABE’s “Sounds Like ATL” showcase at City Winery is next week, and we’ll hear from one of this month’s performers, Brenda Nicole Moorer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-09-0952 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 382 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 15This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another round of Literary Therapy! Annie is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Taste by Stanley Tu...2022-07-2158 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 377 || Backlist Book Club: Pilgrim at Tinker CreekIt’s time for another installment of Backlist Book Club! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon (@shelfbyshelf) are talking about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Beloved by Toni Morrison
A Circle of Quiet by Margaret L'Engle
The Creation by E.O. Wilson (not available through us, check your local library)
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray
Wild Sp...2022-06-1653 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 372 || What Would Susie Read?, Vol. 4In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie sits down to chat with her mom Susie about books for more sensitive readers.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Think Again by Adam Grant
This Boy We Made by Taylor Harris
The One You’re With by Lauren K. Denton
Millennial Nuns by the Daughters of St. Paul
No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray
A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Ll...2022-05-1245 min
ASLE EcoCast PodcastASLE Spotlight Series 5: Public Engagement and PerformanceThis special episode features the audio recording from ASLE's Spotlight Series first 2022 episode, Public Engagement and Performance, recorded on March 18, 2022.
Co-hosts: Joshua Calhoun and Brandon Galm
Panelists: Janisse Ray, Odile Cisneros, Petra Kuppers, and Spencer Robbins
For more information on ASLE, including a look at upcoming virtual events, visit: https://www.asle.org/stay-informed/asle-news/
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Keep off the BorderlandsCovid, Call-ins & Lone Eons (episode 196)Featuring...Colin Green of SpikepitKes (1969) dir. Ken LoachCodi M of No Save For YouOrbital Blues by SoulMuppet PublishingCowboy Bebop by Hajime YatateMostly Harmless Meetings by Dan Sumption https://peakrill.itch.io/mostly-harmless-meetingsKarl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents...Anthony "Runeslinger" Boyd of Casting ShadowsThose Dark Places by Johnathan Hicks https://ospreypublishing.com/those-dark-placesJason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast...2022-03-1146 min
Land by HandSeed Starting + Eliot Coleman, Baker Creek Seeds, Richard Perkins, Barbara Damrosch, Charles Dowding, Joe GardenerIt's that time of year to start seeds for the garden (for us Northern folk) and this episode features some tips from various folks in the world of farming & gardening like Eliot Coleman, Baker Creek Seeds, Richard Perkins, Barbara Damrosch, Charles Dowding, & Joe Gardener to name a few. I hope your wisdom and seeds grow with this episode learning what approach works best for your context with whatever tools & materials you have on hand. Remember to keep it simple and just start growing more life in your world - it's what mother nature does best so ride the wave...2022-03-071h 34
The Severin Films PodcastEpisode 21 - OUT OF THE BLU-RAYWe promised you a March release that was OUT OF THE BLUE, didn't we?! David and Andrew are joined by filmmaker, Kier-la Janisse to discuss a Canadian film with a rich past and an iconic future. Join us as we break down this purely MASSIVE 2-disc release for the third film directed by Dennis Hopper.2022-02-141h 27
Mongabay NewscastIn search of wild spectacles and river journeys with Janisse Ray and Jordan SalamaIt’s a perfect time to pick up a great book, and this episode's got recommendations for you! We welcome to the show Janisse Ray, award-winning author of "Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonders in a World Beyond Humans," detailing her search for “heart-pounding flashes of wild spectacle.” Ray shares stories of the places she's traveled and explains why she did all that travel without getting on a plane. We also welcome Jordan Salama, whose new book is called "Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena." He discusses 4 weeks spent traveling down Colombia's Magdalena River...2021-12-2150 minMongabay NewscastIn search of wild spectacles and river journeys with Janisse Ray and Jordan SalamaIt’s a perfect time to pick up a great book, and this episode's got recommendations for you! We welcome to the show Janisse Ray, award-winning author of "Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonders in a World Beyond Humans," detailing her search for “heart-pounding flashes of wild spectacle.” Ray shares stories of the places she's traveled and explains why she did all that travel without getting on a plane. We also welcome Jordan Salama, whose new book is called "Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena." He discusses 4 weeks spent traveling down Colombia's Magdalena River...2021-12-2150 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 351 || Holiday Kids‘ TableThis week on From the Front Porch, Annie sits down with her cousin Ashley and her brother Chet to talk about what they’re reading, watching, listening to, and buying this season.
Annie’s List / Reading
Bright Evening Star by Madeleine L'Engle (not available)
Picking Cotton by Erin Torneo, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, and Ronald Cotton
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Annie’s List Watching
Merry Kissmas
The Holidate
Very Merry Bridesmaid
8-Bit Christmas
Love Hard
Annie’s List/ Li...2021-12-1651 min
Authors On The Air RadioLive from the Conroy Center with Janisse Ray, author of Wild SpectacleThe Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network proudly present executive director Jonathan Haupt in conversation with author and environmentalist Janisse Ray about her newest book, Wild Spectacle.
ABOUT WILD SPECTACLE
“Wonderful. Janisse Ray has a heart the size of a manatee and the tenacity (and laugh) of a pileated woodpecker. She is incapable of not loving this world and all that is in it. If you don’t yet know her work, today is your lucky day.”―Rick Bass, author of For a Little While: New and Selected Stories
“An urgent love letter to our wil...2021-12-0952 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 346 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 11Welcome to another episode of From the Front Porch! Annie is back to answer your literary dilemmas like a bookish Frasier Crane in volume 11 of Literary Therapy.
Before we get started, this is your friendly reminder that From the Front Porch is a production of The Bookshelf, an indie bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia. We’re in the throes of our second holiday shopping season held during a pandemic, and remarkably, our spirits are high. As you support indies like ours this holiday season, please remember to shop early, to be open to our suggestions when your first bo...2021-11-1150 minThe Severin Films PodcastEpisode 16 - WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHEDThe witches and warlocks at Severin are here again (twice in one month, crazy... I know) to discuss the upcoming bohemoth folk horror box set, ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS. We're extremely proud to discuss this incredible box with the curator of its contents, the director of WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED herself, Kier-La Janisse. We go disc-by-disc breaking down everything, including the world-wide blu ray debut of EYES OF FIRE which in undergoing a 4K restoration. As you listen, you'll learn just how much heart and passion went into not only the box, but m...2021-08-252h 40
Once Upon A Time: A Storytelling Podcast"Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" with The WoodmotherThis episode, we delve into the woods to learn about the Longleaf Pine Trees, our ancestral connection to land, and how stories can create change. Join TikTok’s The Woodmother and Talia Smith as they discuss “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood” by Janisse Ray. ...Show Linktree: https://linktr.ee/onceuponatimepodFeatured Artist/ CoHost: The WoodmotherInstagram/ TikTok: @thewoodmotherWebsite: https://linktr.ee/TheWoodmother....Resources:Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray2021-07-0955 min
Authors On The Air RadioConroy Center & Jonathan Haupt with author Susan CeruleanThe Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network proudly present executive director Jonathan Haupt in conversation with naturalist Susan Cerulean, author of the memoir I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird.
"In her tender and wise memoir chronicling both her end-of-life care for her octogenarian father and her stewardship of seabirds on an isolated Florida island, Susan Cerulean brings to the fore the responsibilities and rewards of bearing witness to and advocating for delicate lives in transition. I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird is both elegy and call to action, a beautiful remembrance o...2021-04-221h 01
Humanities ConversationsWhat We’ve Lost, What We’ve Found: Three Creative Writers on Responding to Environmental Change | Wyoming Institute For Humanities ResearchThe Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research strives to be an engine for producing interdisciplinary research in the humanities; a community for faculty, students, and the public; and a model of democratic education fit for our land-grant university.
This podcast is part of our Think & Drink series of talks, which are informal conversations by humanities faculty, researchers, and practitioners on a range of topics.
09 July 2020:
“What We’ve Lost, What We’ve Found: Three Creative Writers on Responding to Environmental Change”
This week’s Think & Drink topic is "What We’ve Lost, Wha...2021-02-141h 14
Over the HillOver the Hill #S1E02 Het Zuiden van Amerika: van Republikeins naar Democratisch? - Maarten ZwiersDeze aflevering staat in het teken van the South - het Zuiden van Amerika. Zorgen o.a. de demografische ontwikkelingen daar ervoor dat Republikeinse staten langzaam veranderen in Democratische bolwerken? En beslist die ontwikkeling ook de senaatraces in Georgia? Laila Frank is net terug uit Georgia en zit vol vragen over de ontwikkelingen in de zuiderlijke staten van Amerika. Samen met Maarten Zwiers, expert in het zuiden van de VS van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, kijkt ze met een historische blik naar de huidige ontwikkelingen in de zuiderlijke staten. >> Artikel SCALAWAG Magazine over Louisana >> Boekentips Maarte...2021-01-0347 min
Charlottesville Community EngagementOctober 19, 2020: Climate action, climate kits, environmental justice at DEQ and Janisse Ray on pandemic-related changeToday’s Patreon-fueled shout-out comes from The Local Energy Alliance Program. LEAP wants you to consider a Home Energy Check-Up as the first step toward lowering your energy bills. For a $45 consultation, Albemarle and Charlottesville residents can have their homes audited to see what can be done to reduce energy consumption. Sign up today!”*The Virginia Department of Health has reported 2,014 new cases of COVID-19 since our last report on Friday, with 1,114 Saturday, 900 Sunday and 690 today. Add in the previous four days and that’s a seven-day average of 1,037. The seven-day average for positive tests is at 5 percen...2020-10-1908 min
Get Lost in the World of Stories With Free AudiobookAll We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Audiobook by Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 438581
Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Author: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Narrator: Alfre Woodard, America Ferrera, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Bahni Turpin, Cristela Alonzo, Ilana Glazer, Jane Fonda, Janet Mock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Kimberly Drew, Sophia Bush
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15:06:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-22-20
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Social Science
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Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead...2020-09-223h 06
Download New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureAll We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438581to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Author: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Narrator: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ilana Glazer, Sophia Bush, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Kimberly Drew, America Ferrera, Cristela Alonzo, Janet Mock, Bahni Turpin, Jane Fonda, Alfre Woodard
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
Release date: September 22, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19
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Genres: Animals & Nature
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Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to...2020-09-223h 06
Download New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureAll We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Author: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Narrator: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ilana Glazer, Sophia Bush, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Kimberly Drew, America Ferrera, Cristela Alonzo, Janet Mock, Bahni Turpin, Jane Fonda, Alfre Woodard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions...2020-09-2210 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceAll We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Author: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Narrator: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ilana Glazer, Sophia Bush, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Kimberly Drew, America Ferrera, Cristela Alonzo, Janet Mock, Bahni Turpin, Jane Fonda, Alfre Woodard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions...2020-09-2210 min
The Daily GardenerJanuary 30, 2020 Good Garden Decisions, African Violets, George Ehret, Adelbert von Chamisso, Yerba Buena, Louise Beebe Wilder, Ann Taylor, The Seed Underground by Janisse Ray, Garden Cloche, and Elizabeth WirtToday we celebrate the botanical illustrator who was wrongfully fired from his first job and the French botanist who spent a month in California with a boatful of Russians. We'll learn about the botanical name of the city where people leave their hearts, and we’ll fall in love with a classic garden writer from Bronxville, New York. Today’s Unearthed Words feature an English poet who loved gardens and wrote many poems about them. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that talks about the revolution that will save our food. I'll talk about a garden item that I...2020-01-3034 min
On Second ThoughtAuthor Janisse Ray On The Magic Of Books And South Georgia's ForestsEach year, The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame inducts new members to its growing list of authors who have made significant literary contributions to the state. This year’s inductees – John T. Edge, A. E. Stallings, and Julia Collier Harris – will all be celebrated at the University of Georgia Special Collections Library in Athens on Nov. 17 . Author Janisse Ray was inducted to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2015. Her expansive body of creative works range from nonfiction to poetry, and her memoir, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood , came out with its 15 th anniversary edition last year.2019-11-0712 minOn Second ThoughtOST Full Show: Medicaid Waiver, Allison Moorer, Sesame Workshop, Voter Registration, Janisse RayGovernor Kemp recently announced his proposals for Medicaid waivers for the state. To help breakdown what the proposals could mean for your pocketbook, On Second Thought was joined by Andy Miller from Georgia Health News and Ariel Hart from the Atlanta Journal Constitution.2019-11-0646 min
The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your EarsIssue 75. Spring 2019 : CheyenneCattle auctions, pastures, and an old horse. These make up the world of Janisse Ray's essay "Cheyenne", about an old horse taken in by Ray's family. Ray's piece explores the nature of love, the connections between love and pity, and the discovery of grace.2019-05-0115 min
Dead Meat PodcastInterview with Jonah RayJames and Chelsea sit down with Jonah Ray (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Nerdist, The Meltdown) to discuss all things horror after a hell of a blunder derails our original plans.This episode is sponsored by ExpressVPN! Go to expressvpn.com/deadmeat for 3 months free with a one year package.Dead Meat Podcast ► http://deadmeatpod.libsyn.com/websiteThis video (including the awesome new intro) was edited entirely by Chelsea - I provided nothing but that sweet Dead Meat voice. Dead Meat...2019-04-301h 08
Where Audiobook Come Alive Through Sound with Free AudiobookHill of Beans: Coming of Age in the Last Days of the Old South Audiobook by John SnyderListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 381389
Title: Hill of Beans: Coming of Age in the Last Days of the Old South
Author: John Snyder
Narrator: Chris Abernathy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:16:19
Language: English
Release date: 04-15-19
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Genres: Biography & Memoir
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John Snyder's memoir of growing up the the Depression era south evokes a time gone by. It is written with affection and non-judgmental understanding of people dealing with hard times, sometimes with cruelty, sometimes with violence, including an unsolved case of arson that changed the author's life. In three parts, it...2019-04-158h 16
Dead Meat PodcastHouseJames and Chelsea review 1977's House, an indescribable movie about...a house.All footage from this episode is from the Criterion Collection Blu-Ray edition of HouseDead Meat Podcast ► http://deadmeatpod.libsyn.com/websiteThis video (including the awesome new intro) was edited entirely by Chelsea - I provided nothing but that sweet Dead Meat voice. Dead Meat on Social Media:Twitter ► https://twitter.com/deadmeatjamesInstagram ► http://instagram.com/deadmeatjamesFacebook ► https://www.facebook.c...2018-12-1956 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 167 || Bookshelf Reading Challenge 2018It's time to forge ahead into the wild unknown. Are you ready to earn 20% off a Bookshelf purchase? Follow along with Chris and Annie as they explain the terms of this year's Bookshelf Reading Challenge! Also, do we sound different? Mentioned this week: + Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly + The End We Start From by Megan Hunter + Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck + Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park + Encyclopedia Brown by Daniel J. Sobol + The All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor + The Familiar Enemy by Ardis Butterfield + Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen +...2018-04-1941 min
terrestrialIf you gave up flying how would your life change?There was a moment when Janisse Ray realized she couldn’t call herself an environmentalist and an activist and keep traveling by airplane.2017-12-1920 min
Ask a BooksellerAsk a bookseller: Atomic Books in BaltimoreEvery week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke with Benn Ray, one of the owners of Atomic Books in Baltimore.When Benn Ray was a teenager growing up in suburbia in the '80s, he'd occasionally stumble across the remains of a fire and a pentagram spray-painted on a tree.To adults at the time, that was terrifying."There was this paranoid wave that swept America, that Satanists were out there and they were coming for...2016-11-1902 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 89 || September Reading RecapAnnie talks about the effects of stress on her reading life and chats with Chris about the books she read in September. Last month's selections included:
+ Moo by Sharon Creech
+ The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
+ Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray
+ The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell
You can find these selections and more on our store website: www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
2016-10-0623 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 85 || Saints of Old FloridaFor some, life on the Gulf Coast is a religion, and now, we've got our very own Bible of sorts: Saints of Old Florida, a gorgeous new lifestyle book by Emily Raffield, Melissa Farrell, and Christina McDermott. Emily and Melissa chatted with Annie and Chris about life on the coast, their favorite coastal memories, and why collecting our Southern stories is so important.
For more information about Emily, Melissa, Christina, and their new book, visit their website, Saints of Old Florida. The book can be purchased online or through several locally-owned shops in and around the coast; a...2016-09-0826 min
The Writers' BlockThe Writers’ Block Episode 33Phineas mourns the Mets' loss in the World Series and explains the loss of Episode 32 while David voices his dislike for James Franco and his involvement in Hulu's adaptation of Stephen King's 11/22/63. They then discuss Regional Writing and listen to some Chicago Blues. Then Phineas sits down with award-winning author Janisse Ray at the Auburn Writers Conference in the Writer Spotlight. If you have questions for Phineas and David about writing or anything, ask them by tweeting them at @auburnMWC with the hashtag #AskMWC or e-mail them at askmwc@writersblockradio.com.2015-11-0300 min
Discover Most Popular Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Personal MemoirsEcology of a Cracker Childhood Audiobook by Janisse RayPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Subtitle: The World as Home
Author: Janisse Ray
Narrator: Janisse Ray
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-12-15
Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes
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Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along US Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a...2015-10-127h 40Listen to Full Audiobook in Bios & Memoirs, Personal MemoirsEcology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
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Release date: 10-12-15
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Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along US Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation and steeped in religious fundamentalism grew into a passion to...2015-10-127h 40Full Audiobook: Your Gateway to Knowledge and EntertainmentEcology of a Cracker Childhood: The World as Home Audiobook by Janisse RayListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 249650
Title: Ecology of a Cracker Childhood: The World as Home
Author: Janisse Ray
Narrator: Janisse Ray
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:41:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-22-15
Publisher: Lantern Audio, LLC
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology
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Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation and steeped in religious fundamentalism...2015-09-227h 41
Audiobooks in Biography & MemoirsEcology of a Cracker Childhood: The World as Home by Janisse RayPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ecology of a Cracker Childhood: The World as Home Author: Janisse Ray Narrator: Janisse Ray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation and...2015-09-2205 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 33 || Adventures on the CoastLearn about Florida's coastal islands as Annie interviews author and naturalist Sue Cerulean. Sue's newest book, COMING TO PASS, both inspires and informs readers about Florida's coast. In this episode, Annie and Sue discuss what makes this region of the country unique and where to go adventuring (including Birdsong Nature Center, Leon Sinks, Wakulla Springs, St. Marks Wildlife Refuge, and the Ochlocknee River State Park), plus Sue shares some her favorite writers and books, like Janisse Ray's ECOLOGY OF A CRACKER CHILDHOOD.
2015-07-2334 min
Food Sleuth RadioJanisse Ray InterviewGuest Janisse Ray, author of the The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food, describes hopeful, collective actions to protect our sacred seeds, farmers rights and the future of our foodJanisse Ray2014-11-1428 min
America's Home Grown Veggies04/12/14 Guest Janisse RayJoin Kate and her guest Janisse Ray as they talk about the importance of saving seeds .2014-04-1400 min
The Farm ReportEpisode 134: The Seed Underground with Janisse Ray, Part 2This week’s episode of The Farm Report is a follow-up with Janisse Ray, author of the new book, The Seed Underground. Tune in to hear host Erin Fairbanks and Janisse discuss the need for a return to an ecozoic mindset in regards to food production and conservation. Learn why Janisse thinks that the term “conventional agriculture” should not be used to describe the processes used by large-scale ag. Hear more about the genetic materials of seeds, and how they store information that can protect against climate variations and disease. Later, Erin checks in with Liz Carollo, the Publicity Manage...2012-08-1638 min
The Farm ReportEpisode 132: The Seed Underground with Janisse RayOn this week’s installment of The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is joined by Janisse Ray to talk about the importance our seed supply. Janisse is the author of the new book, The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. Tune into this episode to learn about genetic diversity in seed stock, as well as different types of pollination. How has industrialization and urbanization affected the range of seeds in our food system? Learn how to harvest and save seeds, and hear about the two different types of scientifically-enhanced seeds that are on the market today. Later, Erin ge...2012-08-0239 min