Two Birds One Stoned podcast

28/01/2024

Hello, all! We just put out a new episode after a bit of a winter hiatus 😅 we hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, we chat about the Yellow Warbler and the amazing variety of subspecies that represent them!

Check it out on Spotify at:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TRf1YgCrEZx2Xx7XidD8H?si=QA6q28-GRPSkOg1RJz6dlA

18/12/2023

NEW EPISODE!!

In this special episode we talk about our favorite bird, the beautiful Piping Plover, to celebrate a local brewery's recently released ale inspired by these lovely birds 💖

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sDUKCqeJyVinOuzZfFZzS?si=0suSzSLRQD6S5iAO6qhSUA

23/10/2023

Hey babes we just put out a new episode on the world's most underrated thrush, the American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) lol and we definitely don't go on a deranged rant about cottonwood trees lmao check it out on Spotify! https://spotify.link/jav12Q5R8Db

Image source:
https://pixabay.com/photos/american-robin-bird-wildlife-fence-2126986/

13/10/2023

The American Bird Conservancy and other environmental groups have sued the FAA for allegedly failing to properly consider the environmental impact of allowing SpaceX to test rockets in Boca Chica, Texas. The areas surrounding Boca Chica are well known to shorebird conservationists as being critical shorebird wintering habitat. If successful, this lawsuit could be a HUGE win for shorebird conservation!! And a much needed L for eLon Musk 👁️👄👁️

Environmental groups claim the Federal Aviation Administration let SpaceX do its own environmental assessment before its rocket self-destructed above the Texas coast and debris rained down over a wide area.

13/10/2023

Hey all! We just put out a new episode!! Check it out on Spotify and let us know what you think! 💖

https://spotify.link/jmv2tbhSQDb

Here's a full version of the story of Ohi'a and Lehua:

https://web.archive.org/web/20161228194416/http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/peles_revenge.html

07/10/2023

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We put out another new episode!! Check it out on Spotify 💖 in this one, we talk about the Northern Goshawk! Rowan also goes on a tangent about urban ecosystems and talks about her most fascinating interaction with an urban raptor, the Red Tailed Hawk in this picture!

05/10/2023

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Just released Episode 4!! We forgot what number we were on so we say episode 5 at the beginning lmao I hope y'all like it!! It might be my favorite one personally

Listen to this episode from Two Birds One Stoned on Spotify. Rowan and Kat have a chat about the world's smallest penguin, the Kororā! And also go off on a crazy tangent about pigmentation and color in the natural world!

02/10/2023

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We put out a new episode!!! Check it out 💖 in this one we chat about the elusive Manumea and the challenges it shares with the people of Samoa

Listen to this episode from Two Birds One Stoned on Spotify. Kat (she/her) and Rowan (she/her) have an engaging talk about the world's rarest pigeon species who carries the legacy of the dodo, the national bird of Samoa, the Manumea or Tooth-Billed Pigeon! We also talk about the people of Samoa and....

28/09/2023

Hello all! We put out a new episode today where Kat and I chat about the Common Raven whose scientific name I get wrong! Listen to it on Spotify 💖 https://spotify.link/H4pGgv18sDb

In this episode, I retell the story of the Raven stealing the Sun, and talk about my absolute favorite sculpture by my favorite artist, Preston Singletary. This story belongs to the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest including the Tlingit and Haida peoples. I am NOT indigenous so I apologize if my retelling doesn't match up with your understanding of it and I hope I get the point across about how much I respect and admire this epic tale. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Plan your visit to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC for ​"The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans" exhibition, opening on September 22nd. ​On view until January 15, 2024.

Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), this exhibition brings together works by an intergenerational group of nearly 50 living Native artists practicing across the United States, including Preston Singletary.

​Learn more about this new exhibit: https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/upcoming.html

Raven Steals the Sun
Blown and sand carved glass
20.25" × 9" × 7"
​Photo: Russell Johnson

27/09/2023

Here's a follow-up for our first episode! I was slightly mistaken in my assertion that house sparrows can be found in every city in the world but they can indeed be found on every continent except Antarctica! Males (pictured below) look very similar to females except females have more plain facial plumage. Stay tuned for our next episode which I'm hoping to get out this weekend: the Common Raven! Check the image descriptions for details and sources

26/09/2023

Let us know what you all thought about the first episode!

Listen to Two Birds One Stoned on Spotify. Kat (she/her) and Rowan (she/her) chat about a different bird every episode and get absolutely wacky with it

24/09/2023

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Hello!! We just posted our first episode!!!! Come check us out on Spotify 💖💖💖💖💖

Listen to this episode from Two Birds One Stoned on Spotify. In our inaugural episode, Kat and Rowan chat about the not so humble House Sparrow and some other random topics sorta related to that lol