This week’s most noteworthy podcast episodes take up the subjects of the histories of significant plants, access to the commons in England, and a famous medical illustration.
Noteworthy Podcasts (Week Ending 19 September 2025)
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
The California Naturalist Handbook (Second Edition)
Substantially updated and expanded from the original 2013 edition, the new second edition of “The California Naturalist Handbook” provides very user-friendly introductions to and overviews of the plant and animal communities in the various ecoregions of the state.
Noteworthy Podcasts (Fortnight Ending 12 September 2025)
A sizeable portion of this past fortnight’s noteworthy natural history book podcasts have a decidedly medieval flavour to them.
Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island (Second Edition)
For those birdwatchers living in or visiting the Big Apple, Brandeis University Press has recently published an updated second edition of “Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island” by Deborah Rivel and Kellye Rosenheim.