Some myth and science about our pollinator friends! *Correction note! 3 million years, in reference to cave art, should be 300,000.* Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses...
Apr 09, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Another look at some legends from the Emerald Isle! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: “The Boyhood Deeds of Cu Chulainn.” Ancient Irish Tales. E...
Mar 20, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 38
A little history of the fruits we take for granted! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: "Buddha's Hand Citron." Citrus Variety Collection. Univers...
Feb 19, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 37
The history and superstition surrounding our feline companions! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: "Black Cats Shunned for Purr-fect Selfies." BB...
Jan 22, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Greek deities for blustery days! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Forest Walk" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: "Anemoi/Venti." The British Museum. Accessed January 4, 2022. https://www.br...
Jan 08, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 35
The amazing story of a nomadic storyteller, frozen in time. Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Follow on Instagram @ursulalynnsongs Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: "Conservation...
Dec 18, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 34
The wandering apple advocate of legend! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Cornett, Peggy. "Encounters with America's Premier Nursery and Botanic...
Nov 27, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 33
A little look into the Hippocratic Oath while I recover from surgery. Thank you for your patience, friends! Apologies for a few little audio gremlins in the recording this episode! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution...
Nov 19, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Ghostly imprints and The Stone Tape Theory! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Babbage, Charles. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise . United Kingdom:...
Oct 22, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 31
One (of many!) strange stories preserved by the German folklorist brothers. Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Bronner, Simon J. The Meaning of F...
Oct 09, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 30
The legendary illusionist takes on the Spiritualists! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Andrews, Evan. "What Killed Harry Houdini?" History. Oct...
Sep 18, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 29
An ancient and legendary profession! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Brigit." Encyclopaedia Brit...
Aug 28, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The strange significance of hair! Check out some cool vintage hair products via the Smithsonian at https://www.si.edu/spotlight/health-hygiene-and-beauty/hair-care Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http...
Aug 14, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 27
The stories behind the signs! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Forest Walk" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Allen, Richard Hinckley. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. Dover, 1963. The E...
Aug 06, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Owls and the in-between! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Bachmann, Thomas and Hermann Wagner. "The three-dimensional shape of serrations at ba...
Jul 30, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The trickster Devil in folklore! Check out the song mentioned in the episode! "The Daemon Lover" by Alasdair Roberts, from the album Too Long in This Condition , released in 2010. Visit his website at http://www.alasdairroberts.com/. Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudio...
Jul 16, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Sea serpent of the Pacific Northwest! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Bassett, Fletcher S. Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors...
Jul 03, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 23
An introduction to the world of the fairy folk! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Fairy." Encyclop...
Jun 25, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 22
One of history's most fantastic frauds! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: "Differences Between Human and Primate Teeth." DC Dental. December 14,...
Jun 18, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Three noble pups of Greek myth! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Music: "Forest Walk" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Atsma, Aaron J. "Seirios." Theoi Project. 2017. Accessed June 2, 2021. https://www.theoi.com/Titan/AsterSeirios.html Bulfinch, Thomas. Bulfinch's Mythology. Avenel Books: New Yor...
Jun 04, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 20
The story behind your summertime brews! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Barnes, Christopher. "The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappi...
May 28, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 19
How a counterculture movement fell in love with the Hobbit folk! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Ashley, Mike. "The Golden Age of Pulp Fiction...
May 21, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Three cool ladies of mythology in celebration of Mother's Day! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Anderson, Rasmus Bjørn. Norse Mythology: Or, Th...
May 13, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Ghost photos explained! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Bell, Bethan. "Taken from Life: The Unsettling Art of Death Photography." BBC News . J...
May 05, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The surprisingly strange origins of these quirky statues! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Borzelleca, Joseph F. "Paracelsus: Herald of Modern ...
Apr 21, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The folklore of these oft overlooked birds! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Subscribe to Scholar Minor on YouTube! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Abbott, George Frederick. M...
Apr 14, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The stories behind the signs! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Forest Walk" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: "Aries, the Ram." StarDate. McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin...
Apr 07, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Three wild plants, just in time for Spring! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Say hello at ursaminorcontact@gmail.com! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Abbott, George Frederick. Macedonian Folklore. United Kingdom: Uni...
Mar 31, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Three mysterious spirits of Irish folklore! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Daly, Lilian. "Popular Superstitions in Ireland." The New Ireland Review . 1901. Field, Louise Frances. Eth...
Mar 18, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Otherworldly mischief-makers! Visit Scholar Minor at http://www.ursaminorcreations.com ! Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash. Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash. Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bibliography: Dagnall, Dr. Neil and Ken Drinkwater. "Eight things you need to know about poltergeists - just in time for Halloween." Ma...
Mar 11, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 10
