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Buzz Blossom & Squeak56 - Are You Speaking Birding Yet?56 - Are You Speaking Birding Yet? Ever get lost in bird chat lingo? Wonder what a “REVI” or “sparkbird” is? This episode is all about demystifying birding terms for newcomers and helping seasoned birders refresh their vocabulary. From bird codes to quirky nicknames, we’re covering it all. Bird Codes and What They MeanI break down the American Birding Association’s bird code system—how four-letter codes are built from bird names, how to read them, and what to do when the rules don’t quite apply. It’s a simple trick that unlocks a ton of c...2025-03-2717 min

Formula Indie AmericaFORMULA INDIE AMERICA 13.10.20242SLAV – Lost ControlA-ZAL – Lonely TownADAM ARONSON – Beat of a DrumANGEL SCARPELLINI – La TerrazaCASSIDY DICKENS – Church BasementDANNY MARBLE – WishDouble Star - Late At Night Inside My HeadELORA – Hazard LightsINGMAR KING – The Times We HadJOHN DORSCH – Save Just One More LifeLUDLOW CREEK – The CatacombsMARVIN DARK – Holdin OnMORRÍGAN – To Mom, with LoveNATHAN IRVING – CrosswordRASEAN PARKS – Long RoadRICH CAMPANELLA – Over and Ov...2024-10-131h 36

Formula Indie AmericaFORMULA INDIE AMERICA 11.10.2024AUSTIN CARR – Tame Me?BAMBII LAMB – overstimulatedBARRY MUIR – There You WereBILL CANTOS – SensibilityBURN LIKE STARS – JuicyCAMERON MIZELL – She wants to believeCATO – DreamerCHARLES EDWARD – SOLOCOLM DONNELLY – MoneyDanielMichaelDavid – The Love We Had DARCY MCMANN – Empty GraveDARK3ST R3AP3R – AFT3RLYF3DELIRIOUS – JuiceDR. HOLIC – CASINODRAMAMINE – Just a DreamDUSTIN NUTTALL – PassageEDGE OF PARADISE – DARKELEYET MCCONNELL – Gettin' By 2024-10-113h 47

Catalyst: A Creative Industries PodcastCreative Career Viewpoints in Film & TelevisionCatalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 12 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of t...2024-10-0346 min

Formula Indie AmericaFORMULA INDIE AMERICA 6.8.2024A Lens to the Sun – Everything I DoAleandro Valente – DivineAli Gilbert – Set Me FreeALXNDR – Degenerate (feat. Yung'Cid) AOIFE – Heavyarion's paradigm – Omnipotence Ashley Ave. - Mirror MirrorB.E.E.F. - lost your way Bardea – 00.VOIDSPACEBullet To The Heart – Black WidowCATDADDY – Disco LoveChristoph Tallerico - House of BlocksCozi Zuehlsdorff – Done This BeforeDaniel Bohn - The Red BlightDavid Fogel - Never Far Away DPF – ad...2024-08-063h 08

The Bird Joy PodcastWhy Birding?Chill with Dexter and Jason as they talk about the anticipation of Spring migration and why birding is an incredibly rewarding activity. They get into those formative and continuing birding experiences with a Tufted Titmouse sparkbird, various owls that sometimes sell you lollipops, and a single Red-Flanked Bluetail in New Jersey. They discuss how community and “Bird Nerd” euphoria are created through birding, for example, chillin' with some blinged-out (banded) Common Grackles. This episode is about why YOU deserve to be outside looking at birds, like the perfect American Woodcock. Be sure to follow our podcast on Instag...2024-05-0440 min

The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 584 - Emily RaboteauAfter a ~10-year gap, Emily Raboteau rejoins the show to celebrate her amazing new essay collection, LESSONS FOR SURVIVAL: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse" (Holt). We talk about her sparkbird and the Audubon Mural Project in Washington Heights that center the book, her transformation into a climate activist, the joy of the flaneuse, her scavenger hunt for Justin Brice Guariglia's environmental art, and the idea of pain with a purpose. We also get into the differences between mothering & motherhood, the reason she put "the Apocalypse" in quotes in her subtitle, how COVID lockdown made her realize her kids' lives had...2024-04-091h 15

Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Take That, Bad Thing That Happened!" w/ Stephan Nance (AKA Sparkbird)Stephan Nance is a singer-songwriter and writer based in Portland. They make music under the name Sparkbird and has toured all over Japan, Europe, the US and beyond. They also write young adult fiction and are an Oregon LIterary Fellow and mentee under H.E. Edgemond through “We Need Diverse Books.” They are an avid birder, are Jewish, and lives with their partner Adam and two parrots, Fred and Georgie. Sparkbird on IG HelloStephan on X Sparkbird on Spotify Sparkbird on Apple Music Tim on IG TimothyLenkoMusic on IG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2023-12-1359 min

Just the Zoo of Us217: Loggerhead Shrike & Five-lined SkinkEllen gets hooked on the loggerhead shrike & Christian makes a clean getaway with the five-lined skink. We discuss tomial teeth, impalement, dropping tails, and regeneration.Links:Check out Sparkbird and listen to their music on Spotify!For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Threads, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on TikTok! 2023-11-3049 min

The Breakdown®The Breakdown - 21st October 2023 The Breakdown - 21st October 2023 - Presented by Steve Vickers & John Murphy:Caroline Polachek - 'Dang'Kevin Abstract - 'What Should I Do?'Dream Nails - 'Ballpit'Pip Blom - 'Not Tonight'Sparkbird - 'November'talker - 'TWENTYSOMETHING'Carla J Easton - 'Never Belong'John's Treble 7:Bombay Bicycle Club - 'Rural Radio Predicts The Rapture'Office Dog - 'Gleam'Odetta Hartman - 'Dr. No'Sampha...2023-10-212h 57

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals PodcastPenguins Can Jump as High as Nine FeetThe Cardinals are struggling again, but Jordan Walker IS BACK. What should the Cardinals do with their roster? What is your sparkbird? Luken Baker is Luken Baker-ing! Carlson is coming back, but what should the outfield actually be? Flaherty and Mikolas are looking good (whew) but is that enough? If the Cardinals are "moving talent," who do they move? It's rough out there right now for Cardinals fan, but maybe some interesting facts can lighten the mood?!?! 2023-06-081h 26

De Vogelspotcast#43 RoversNa twee afleveringen de doelsoort niet te hebben gevonden, begint Arjan zich zorgen te maken. Kan die het nog wel?? Hij heeft laatst de wespendief gezien in het Amsterdamse bos en weet dat er een paartje broedt. Maar in het veleden behaalde resultaten garanderen niet altijd toekomstig succes... Zeker als het om vogelen gaat. Wie zal het zeggen?Iets anders...We zouden het ontzettend leuk vinden als je lid zou worden van de Vogelspotcast. Daarmee steun je ons in het maken van de podcast en krijg je vele extra's. Afhankelijk van het...2022-09-2230 min

Teaching Studio StoriesYou be YOU with Stephan NanceToday we’re talking to Stephan Nance, a musician, writer, and piano teacher in Oregon. Stephan jumped head first into teaching before realising how much work is involved, an approach I think many of us, including myself, can relate to. In this interview, there are so many lessons about self-acceptance, being who you are and running your own race. You’re going to love it. If you want more from Stephan, go look up their album Look at the Harlequins! on Spotify after this. I think you’ll love that too.Stephan’s performing credits under the name Spa...2022-01-1130 min

ThreatenedPuffins: Cute to CatalystAt Bempton Cliffs, on the Yorkshire Coast on the east side of the UK, about 3,000 charismatic little seabirds nest. The puffin is a sparkbird for producer Paul Drury-Bradey and many others that come to see them in the summer months. But these awkward flyers with colorful bills can spark more than just an interest in birds and birding. Conservationists hope they can also spark interest in addressing climate change, reducing and cleaning up plastic waste, and other human-caused challenges that threaten their existence. Related Resources:Video - A Day in the Life of RSPB Bempton C...2021-08-1022 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — Song for Santa (Jingle Your Own Damn Bells!)http://stephannance.bandcamp.com/ Music and lyrics by Stephan Nance Stephan Nance - piano, vocals Tim McLaughlin - bass, guitar Merlin Showalter - drums, percussion Mixing and mastering by Matt Greco, MGRECORDS Lyrics: Santa filled my stocking up with dust And my breakfast bowl with Nothing but a big chunk of pudding crust Scraped from the bottom of Rudolph's trough Most off-putting, gag-inducing, Oozing with a glowing red goo That's not to say it's not okay to be a reindeer Just the snot gets in the way of an already paltry meal Reindeer themselves most elves feel to be our...2012-12-1906 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — I am not a stranger hereI don’t know this town, But it’s your town— So it’s my town too; I don’t know that girl, But she knows you— So she’s my friend too; I don’t know my way, But I can count on you To show it to me; I am not a stranger When I’m with you, When I’m with you. (D-d-do do do do do.) Your mother seems to like me, And you tell me That it’s true; Your cousin makes me food That I have only ever Dreamed of trying!; I can tell that I Could be so ha...2012-10-0203 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — I am not a stranger hereI don’t know this town, But it’s your town— So it’s my town too; I don’t know that girl, But she knows you— So she’s my friend too; I don’t know my way, But I can count on you To show it to me; I am not a stranger When I’m with you, When I’m with you. (D-d-do do do do do.) Your mother seems to like me, And you tell me That it’s true; Your cousin makes me food That I have only ever Dreamed of trying!; I can tell that I Could be so ha...2012-10-0203 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — FallI saw you again For the first time in ages You looked just the same But you sounded so different Your manner of speaking and The tone of your voice Were so changed. If I were a bird I’d have fluttered away But as I don’t have wings I was required to stay In my place at the register Ringing you up In the most awkward way In that stupid café... I saw you again For the first time in ages You looked just the same But you sounded so different Your manner of speaking and The tone of yo...2012-07-2205 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — Song For LosersI’m a pretty good guy— I scrub behind my ears each morning, And I floss every night. I care about the environment— Nowadays people seem to admire that— And yet, It’s so hard to find a friend… If you don’t drink, If you don’t smoke, If you don’t wanna poke Everything with a pulse, You’re a loser, A disaster, They’re perpetually telling you to grow up faster. Well, if that’s what it takes to be cool, Someone needs to change the rules. I’m impossibly kind— I’ll never ever forget your birthday, And I’ll always car...2012-07-2204 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — Japanese Garden / Jardin japonais / Yaponskii sad[...] breaking through the ice, I scuttle down the riverbank till I espy the arboretum in your house… in your home… and covered in mud, I crawl into a carapace, and down the hallway you, the coniferous buoy bobbing on alpha waves, inspire a siren song, compose a nodding poem that will never see the light of day that will never see the light (but I) read in a dream Japanese garden head on the shoulder Japanese maple read in a dream Japanese garden head on the shoulder Japanese maple read in a dream… read in a dream… crossing crooked bridges, safe to...2012-07-2206 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — ResurrectionRain falls down, And the rain compresses all the sounds into the ground. When the clutter goes away like this, The silence can be found. A silent color guard routine Flows forth from the flowers as they sing. Do you see? The stamina are heavy, But the filaments are glistening. And this is why we need the rain. The raindrops falling on my head must remain, Because the leaves and debris are clogging up the drain to my brain — But a creek can carve a canyon, So I’m counting on a clean cut to christen me. I need the rain...2012-07-2204 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — One-Way SeaYou tell me that the boat is moving forward— Whatever that means when there is no land in sight. I’d always pegged you as a shorebird— But in light of certain facts, I’m inclined to take it back. Don’t underestimate me; This field of research is my specialty, my specialty! I will crack this hierarchy If it is the death of me, The death of me! The death of me… You tell me we are sailing on a one-way sea— I nod my head and hold my tongue. (You are an idiot!) You gave me a bum steer, crowing...2012-07-2203 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — The Song I Didn't WriteI can’t wrap my head around The notion that the present is a gift. You know me well enough by now To know I know that your devotion Has a tendency to shift. I can wait for you forever If that’s what you want. I can be a fountain for you Always filling, always spilling. I burnish every surface in the house But still I’m haunted by the dust. How much of it is your skin? How could I begin again? You know the words to all my songs And you prove it to me every night. But co...2012-07-2201 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — ImmunodeficiencyTrouble is, Nowadays, We go walking in the rain Protected by our plastic parasols. From the mists To the waves, We don't think we ever will implode again, The mighty leaden rollers rushing in to kill us all. But the ships are swiftly sinking, And the submarine in which I am Sequestering myself Is failing to produce a proper answer. I'm thinking to myself, I'm telling me that deftly I'll be Giving my advice to all the world, that The cells we're in are splitting So it's looking like It's likely that it's cancer. You looked sweet Standing there, Smiling...2012-07-2202 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — Paid By WeightSomeday, Maybe ten, maybe twenty years from now, There will be a knock at your door. There will be a man standing there with a clipboard. And you will sign your name on the dotted line. The man will hand over A parcel bundled up in wool. You will look down to consider it; You will look up to say thanks, And the man will be gone... But a plaintive cry will draw your eyes To a baby pelican Sitting on your welcome mat, And the pelican’s eyes will dilate, And the eyes of the trees will dilate, And yo...2012-07-2204 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — Made in VermontHermit was sleeping And dreaming Just like the maple syrup That was seeping So sweetly From the tree In which he was Soothed by the buzz Of a hundred honey bees Returning to the hollow From a red clover field Something’s sure sweet about that tree Something’s sure sweet about that Fuzzy warm reality It’s good enough for squirrels So it’s good enough for me I’m not aware of any substitute that I could ever want There’s no comparison, I’ve found the real deal Made in Vermont… credits from A Troubled Piece of Fruit, released...2012-07-2201 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — FirecrackerBlue-, blue-, blue-eyed Scruffy fella— Helicopters buzzed against Our cheeks and ears and necks and Turned us all around In terms of color: Blushing, queasy, spinning And irrevocably endearing Drinking fountains, puppies, penguins, Little lambs… Don’t you dare go Making me like you more; I hate you more and more Every second I’m with you; Every second you’re making me like you More and more, I hate you more I hate you more. Firecrackers have no choice: The fuse gets lit, The voice comes shooting out In sparks and sparkles— And a minute Lasts a lifetime, Lasts a heartbeat...2012-07-2203 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — SpringSpring, and still Leaves have not all fallen from the trees; Holding hands and skipping Stones across the river; Flowers open Wider than I've ever seen; You can see them too, If you hurry— You can see them too, If you come back to me. Spiral bound The pages that you wrote to me; In between the letters lies A secret that I'm meant to see; It has been a season Since I have seen the sea, But we can go there soon, If you hurry— We can go there soon, If you come back to me. When I sit and...2012-07-2202 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — FallI saw you again For the first time in ages You looked just the same But you sounded so different Your manner of speaking and The tone of your voice Were so changed. If I were a bird I’d have fluttered away But as I don’t have wings I was required to stay In my place at the register Ringing you up In the most awkward way In that stupid café... I saw you again For the first time in ages You looked just the same But you sounded so different Your manner of speaking and The tone of yo...2012-07-2205 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — FirecrackerBlue-, blue-, blue-eyed Scruffy fella— Helicopters buzzed against Our cheeks and ears and necks and Turned us all around In terms of color: Blushing, queasy, spinning And irrevocably endearing Drinking fountains, puppies, penguins, Little lambs… Don’t you dare go Making me like you more; I hate you more and more Every second I’m with you; Every second you’re making me like you More and more, I hate you more I hate you more. Firecrackers have no choice: The fuse gets lit, The voice comes shooting out In sparks and sparkles— And a minute Lasts a lifetime, Lasts a heartbeat...2012-07-2203 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — Made in VermontHermit was sleeping And dreaming Just like the maple syrup That was seeping So sweetly From the tree In which he was Soothed by the buzz Of a hundred honey bees Returning to the hollow From a red clover field Something’s sure sweet about that tree Something’s sure sweet about that Fuzzy warm reality It’s good enough for squirrels So it’s good enough for me I’m not aware of any substitute that I could ever want There’s no comparison, I’ve found the real deal Made in Vermont… credits from A Troubled Piece of Fruit, released...2012-07-2201 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — Paid By WeightSomeday, Maybe ten, maybe twenty years from now, There will be a knock at your door. There will be a man standing there with a clipboard. And you will sign your name on the dotted line. The man will hand over A parcel bundled up in wool. You will look down to consider it; You will look up to say thanks, And the man will be gone... But a plaintive cry will draw your eyes To a baby pelican Sitting on your welcome mat, And the pelican’s eyes will dilate, And the eyes of the trees will dilate, And yo...2012-07-2204 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — ImmunodeficiencyTrouble is, Nowadays, We go walking in the rain Protected by our plastic parasols. From the mists To the waves, We don't think we ever will implode again, The mighty leaden rollers rushing in to kill us all. But the ships are swiftly sinking, And the submarine in which I am Sequestering myself Is failing to produce a proper answer. I'm thinking to myself, I'm telling me that deftly I'll be Giving my advice to all the world, that The cells we're in are splitting So it's looking like It's likely that it's cancer. You looked sweet Standing there, Smiling...2012-07-2202 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — The Song I Didn't WriteI can’t wrap my head around The notion that the present is a gift. You know me well enough by now To know I know that your devotion Has a tendency to shift. I can wait for you forever If that’s what you want. I can be a fountain for you Always filling, always spilling. I burnish every surface in the house But still I’m haunted by the dust. How much of it is your skin? How could I begin again? You know the words to all my songs And you prove it to me every night. But co...2012-07-2201 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — One-Way SeaYou tell me that the boat is moving forward— Whatever that means when there is no land in sight. I’d always pegged you as a shorebird— But in light of certain facts, I’m inclined to take it back. Don’t underestimate me; This field of research is my specialty, my specialty! I will crack this hierarchy If it is the death of me, The death of me! The death of me… You tell me we are sailing on a one-way sea— I nod my head and hold my tongue. (You are an idiot!) You gave me a bum steer, crowing...2012-07-2203 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — ResurrectionRain falls down, And the rain compresses all the sounds into the ground. When the clutter goes away like this, The silence can be found. A silent color guard routine Flows forth from the flowers as they sing. Do you see? The stamina are heavy, But the filaments are glistening. And this is why we need the rain. The raindrops falling on my head must remain, Because the leaves and debris are clogging up the drain to my brain — But a creek can carve a canyon, So I’m counting on a clean cut to christen me. I need the rain...2012-07-2204 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — Japanese Garden / Jardin japonais / Yaponskii sad[...] breaking through the ice, I scuttle down the riverbank till I espy the arboretum in your house… in your home… and covered in mud, I crawl into a carapace, and down the hallway you, the coniferous buoy bobbing on alpha waves, inspire a siren song, compose a nodding poem that will never see the light of day that will never see the light (but I) read in a dream Japanese garden head on the shoulder Japanese maple read in a dream Japanese garden head on the shoulder Japanese maple read in a dream… read in a dream… crossing crooked bridges, safe to...2012-07-2206 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — Song For LosersI’m a pretty good guy— I scrub behind my ears each morning, And I floss every night. I care about the environment— Nowadays people seem to admire that— And yet, It’s so hard to find a friend… If you don’t drink, If you don’t smoke, If you don’t wanna poke Everything with a pulse, You’re a loser, A disaster, They’re perpetually telling you to grow up faster. Well, if that’s what it takes to be cool, Someone needs to change the rules. I’m impossibly kind— I’ll never ever forget your birthday, And I’ll always car...2012-07-2204 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — SpringSpring, and still Leaves have not all fallen from the trees; Holding hands and skipping Stones across the river; Flowers open Wider than I've ever seen; You can see them too, If you hurry— You can see them too, If you come back to me. Spiral bound The pages that you wrote to me; In between the letters lies A secret that I'm meant to see; It has been a season Since I have seen the sea, But we can go there soon, If you hurry— We can go there soon, If you come back to me. When I sit and...2012-07-2202 min

SparkbirdStephan Nance — CuddlefishAll my antics and my gibberish Put a damper on my sentences; I'm a [cuddlefish/cuttlefish] Trying to cover up my incompetence. Maybe your fancy just isn't ticklish— Maybe your heart belongs to another fish— But on your part that'd be foolish. Baby, I think you ought to think through this. The sea is big, big, big, And it's full of scary things! Like great white sharks, And colossal squid! And I'm worried about you... I don't want you to get hurt. I don’t want you to get hurt... I don’t want you to get hurt. If you love som...2012-07-2102 min

A Troubled Piece of FruitStephan Nance — CuddlefishAll my antics and my gibberish Put a damper on my sentences; I'm a [cuddlefish/cuttlefish] Trying to cover up my incompetence. Maybe your fancy just isn't ticklish— Maybe your heart belongs to another fish— But on your part that'd be foolish. Baby, I think you ought to think through this. The sea is big, big, big, And it's full of scary things! Like great white sharks, And colossal squid! And I'm worried about you... I don't want you to get hurt. I don’t want you to get hurt... I don’t want you to get hurt. If you love som...2012-07-2102 min