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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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.
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.
Introducing Medieval Animal Names
Ben Parsons’ “Introducing Medieval Animal Names,” the most recent addition to the superb Medieval Animals series from Gwasc Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press is now available in both the UK and the US.