This is what happens when you put a microphone on the floor in front of Frida, our redfoot tortoise. 

Tortoise Sniffing the Mic

How a desire to record birdsongs drove the development of modern outdoor sound recording. Lots of sound effects.

Talkin' Birds (unaired): How Birdsong Influenced Sound Recording

Grand Canyon National Park ranger Ron Brown explains how he got to be a ranger and what Hawkwatch is all about.

Talkin' Birds: Ron Brown, Grand Canyon Ranger

I went to Hog Island Audubon Camp in 2018 for a class called "Hands-on Bird Science." Here's what happened in the class and why bird science matters.

Talkin' Birds: Hands-on Bird Science at Hog Island

Tice Supplee, Director of Bird Conservation at Audubon Arizona, tells the story of how the California Condor was restored to Grand Canyon National Park.

Talkin' Birds: California Condors in Grand Canyon National Park

Dr. Andrea Townsend, a.k.a. "The Crow Lady," on why crows matter--and who's studying whom.

Talkin' Birds: Why Study Crows?

Final project for the online class "Interviewing for Story" at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Music by Lobo Loco, "Night Emotions."

CDS_Intv_Fall2019_FinalProject

I hear signals we don't usually detect. Writer, editor, radio producer. 

Debbie Blicher