# Roger Payne
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Roger Searle Payne (born January 29, 1935) is an American biologist and environmentalist famous for the 1967 discovery (with Scott McVay) of whale song among humpback whales. Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.
== History ==
Payne was born in New York, New York, and received his BA degree at Harvard University and his Ph.D. at Cornell.
6/19 Monday Hr 1: Lori is back and Brittany is in!
Weekend Claim to fame! Taylor Swift did something big 17 years ago today! RIP Dr. Roger Payne. Dr. Payne should us that we need to save the whales through song. How is the Idol till on the airt over at HBO?
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Episode 194: Animal Songs, with Meredith Michael
In this episode, Phil and JF are joined by Meredith Michael—musicologist, podcaster, and Weird Studies production assistant—for a conversation about animal songs. The phrase is intentionally slippery. Are we talking about songs about animals, or songs by animals? Both, as it turns out. Beginning wi…
The Most Influential Musician You Never Heard Of
When you think of Americans whose music has made a lasting difference, you might think of Scott Joplin, Woody Guthrie, Maybelle Carter, Harry Belafonte… or Roger Payne.
Who? I came across Payne in a June obituary, reporting that he’d died at age 88 (yes, I occasionally scan the obits, not out of mo…
The Sonic Whale
Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, daß er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.
He who fights the monster should be careful lest he thereby becomes a monster.
And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze…
6/19 Monday Hr 1: Lori is back and Brittany is in!
Weekend Claim to fame! Taylor Swift did something big 17 years ago today! RIP Dr. Roger Payne. Dr. Payne should us that we need to save the whales through song. How is the Idol till on the airt over at HBO?
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6/19 Monday Hr 1: Lori is back and Brittany is in!
Weekend Claim to fame! Taylor Swift did something big 17 years ago today! RIP Dr. Roger Payne. Dr. Payne should us that we need to save the whales through song. How is the Idol till on the airt over at HBO?
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A Crime of Evidence Alone: The Murder of Claire Josephs
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A newlywed found murdered. No weapon. No witnesses. No motive.
In 1968, 20-year-old Claire Josephs was brutally killed in her home in Bromley, England. What followed would change criminal justice forever.
With nothing but blood typing, fiber analysis, and emerging forensic science,…
Genomic Repeat: Calls from the Deep - A genomic whale of a story
This episode was originally released on November 15, 2022
Things aren’t always what they seem on the surface, especially when it comes to our oceans. So many mysteries hum below its watery surface. So, you may just have to use your ears when it's too dark to see exactly what's going on down there.…
A vast whale graveyard + Zombie sea cucumbers
Researchers just published details of a massive undersea graveyard of whales deep in the Indian Ocean. Spanning about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles), it contains whale remains dating back more than 5 million years—and at least five active whale fall sites still teeming with life. Fossil whale expert …
Clicks, grunts and squeals: the wonders of whale communication
Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails, rumbles, clicks, grunts and squeals of their communication. As technology improves, scientists are decoding the intricate patterns that make different species’ vocalisations distin…
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