# Rachel Carson

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Episode 661: Your Life Needs More Awe

Rachel Carson wrote that those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. I have been thinking about that sentence a lot lately. In this episode I explore what awe actually is, drawing on Dacher Keltner's definition: the feeling of being in the pres‮…

Tony Wirt and Silent Creek

Rochester author Tony Wirt joins us for a great conversation about fake towns on the South Central Minnesota I-90 corridor, Mayo Clinic connections, and why you can’t repurpose a Rachel Carson title for your contemporary thriller. Silent Creek by Tony Wirt tonywirt.com Recommendations Minneapolis‮…

Same Soil, Same Hands: The Hidden History of Cannabis and the Organic Food Movement

Send us Fan Mail A tomato vine on a scrap-wood fence. A few chickens underfoot. And right there in the same Northern California garden, cannabis thriving in the exact same soil. That image unlocks a bigger truth: cannabis didn’t grow up as a separate cultural timeline. It rose beside the American ‮…

Rachel Carson: Silent Spring

Join Ben & Pia on a gentle but MEGA exciting journey into the life of Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring! This episode tells how a curious naturalist and careful scientist noticed birds and rivers growing quiet, gathered evidence, and used words to spark a new way of thinking about nature a‮…

with Rachel Carson Council

In this episode we're joined by Joy Reeves (Senior Director of Policy and Strategic Development) and MacEva Wright (Stanback Presidential Fellow/Marine Biologist) of the Rachel Carson Council (RCC) to discuss the legacy of Rachel Carson as well as present day environmental justice issues and how t‮…

Story of Writing September 27, 2026

Rachel Carson publishes "Silent Spring," one of the most important works of the 20th Century.

Old 97; Grand Slam; Liberty Ship; PRC Flag; Typhoon Vera; Yemen Republic; Silent Spring; Julie N. Spill; Google Birthday; Swiss Shooting; SMART-1 Launch; Artsakh Conflict

A Daily Dose of History (28 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad. Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf. The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becomin‮…

97-Year-Old Conservation Legend Oak Thorne on Saving Boulder's Open Space

How does an 18-year-old bird bander from Long Island become one of the founding fathers of Boulder's open space movement? In this episode of Bridging Generations, host Howard Snooks sits down with 97-year-old environmentalist, educator, and civic leader Dr. Oakley "Oak" Thorne II. Oak shares his r‮…

Ireland Has 60 Vegetable Growers Left with Kenneth Keavey #189

Kenneth Keavey has a PhD in chemistry and spent his early career in pharma and biotech. He now grows organic vegetables on twenty-five acres outside Galway, and he's the first to point out the irony: he was an organic chemist, and now he's an organic farmer. In this episode he takes Laura through ‮…

What We Can Do for Our Brains: Practical Ways to Cultivate Healthy, Agile Minds & Also Reduce the Risk of Dementia

Ep. 243 | In this outstandingly useful and timely conversation, Dr. Roger Walsh (more often the co-host of the Deep Transformation podcast) is our expert guest, sharing his passion for brain health and his knowledge about what we can do to keep our brains active, high-functioning, and well. With a‮…