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)
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Goats in America
Tami Parr’s newly published “Goats in America; A Cultural History” presents the long and multi-faceted relationship of these remarkable animals in America from the beginning of the colonial period right up to the present day.
Noteworthy Podcasts (Week Ending 8 August 2025)
This past week has been a particularly noteworthy one for podcasts featuring interviews with authors of books about nature and natural history, as well as a nature-themed artist and a discussion of a foundational work of science fiction.
Living with Lynx
For those who live in areas that have been without such large animals as lynx, wolves and bears for decades and even centuries, the proposition of them being returned to their former ranges is one fraught with a range of emotions, some positive and others no so much. Dr. Jonny Horton’s “Living with Lynx” explores these as well as the research and arguments behind re-wilding.