Patrick Miner's Podcast

Monarch Butterflies and You

April 10, 2024 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

Tierra Curry is a scientist who has worked for each of us in the past 20 years. She is working in the field, and at a desk in an effort to protect animals from extinction. Yes, from extinction! Her important work ultimately protects our own place on the planet. In this episode the Monarch Butterfly serves as the gateway to the mix of threats facing thousands of animals. Tierra carefully shares the story of an insect which can fly well more than a thousand miles. The Monarch Butterfly’s jour...

NATURAL SCIENCE. Cicadas

February 17, 2024 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB

Dr. Gene Kritsky is much more than a most qualified entomologist! In this episode he will take us for a walk in a city park and carefully introduce the three cicada species that comprise the two broods due to emerge from the soil this May and June. The periodical cicada is not to be confused the the annual cicada which emerges in late summer. It is possible, it is easy and it is recommended that you download the App SICADA SAFARI. Submit photos of cicadas you find, and check the cicada acti...

CICADAS Periodical event last occurred in l803.

February 17, 2024 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB

Dr. Gene Kritsky is much more than a most qualified entomologist! In this episode he will take us for a walk in a city park and carefully introduce the three cicada species that comprise the two broods due to emerge from the soil this May and June. The periodical cicada is not to be confused the the annual cicada which emerges in late summer. It is possible, it is easy and it is recommended that you download the App SICADA SAFARI. Submit photos of cicadas you find, and check the cicada acti...

Chasing a GUINNESS WORLD: ,Youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe

August 23, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

http://www.two-wheels-round.com/#/ http://www.two-wheels-round.com Hey, let's follow her progress, and put fuel in the tank with her donation request at http://www.two-wheels-round.com/support.html#/ There is a definite thread connecting the 44 episodes on he podcast. That thread is sometimes described as competence, or it has been properly described as a Lifetime of Adventure. This episode puts us onto the "backseat" with Bridget McCutchen. A warning to Listeners; hang on tight and br...

Pioneer and Explorer on a bike!

August 23, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

http://www.two-wheels-round.com/#/ http://www.two-wheels-round.com Hey, let's follow her progress, and put fuel in the tank with her donation request at http://www.two-wheels-round.com/support.html#/ There is a definite thread connecting the 44 episodes on he podcast. That thread is sometimes described as competence, or it has been properly described as a Lifetime of Adventure. This episode puts us onto the "backseat" with Bridget McCutchen. A warning to Listeners; hang on tight and br...

Dangerous and Adventurous!

August 23, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

http://www.two-wheels-round.com/#/ http://www.two-wheels-round.com Hey, let's follow her progress, and put fuel in the tank with her donation request at http://www.two-wheels-round.com/support.html#/ There is a definite thread connecting the 44 episodes on he podcast. That thread is sometimes described as competence, or it has been properly described as a Lifetime of Adventure. This episode puts us onto the "backseat" with Bridget McCutchen. A warning to Listeners; hang on tight and br...

TRAVEL: On a motorcycle, through 82 countries, 20 years old

August 23, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

http://www.two-wheels-round.com/#/ http://www.two-wheels-round.com Hey, let's follow her progress, and put fuel in the tank with her donation request at http://www.two-wheels-round.com/support.html#/ There is a definite thread connecting the 44 episodes on he podcast. That thread is sometimes described as competence, or it has been properly described as a Lifetime of Adventure. This episode puts us onto the "backseat" with Bridget McCutchen. A warning to Listeners; hang on tight and br...

TITANS AND TRACTORS AT WAR

August 16, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

About Neil https://neildahlstrom.com/ Neil Dahlstrom is an archivist, writer, and speaker. He grew up and lives in the Quad Cities, once known as the farm implement capital of the world. Today the Quad Cities is a vibrant community of cities on the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Mississippi River with an exciting history of innovation in the farm equipment and automobile industries. Neil works at Fortune 100 company John Deere, as the archivist and historian. He is a member of the Kitchen...

TRACTOR WARS

August 16, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

About Neil https://neildahlstrom.com/ Neil Dahlstrom is an archivist, writer, and speaker. He grew up and lives in the Quad Cities, once known as the farm implement capital of the world. Today the Quad Cities is a vibrant community of cities on the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Mississippi River with an exciting history of innovation in the farm equipment and automobile industries. Neil works at Fortune 100 company John Deere, as the archivist and historian. He is a member of the Kitchen...

AGRICULTURE: competition in late 1800’s

August 16, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

About Neil https://neildahlstrom.com/ Neil Dahlstrom is an archivist, writer, and speaker. He grew up and lives in the Quad Cities, once known as the farm implement capital of the world. Today the Quad Cities is a vibrant community of cities on the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Mississippi River with an exciting history of innovation in the farm equipment and automobile industries. Neil works at Fortune 100 company John Deere, as the archivist and historian. He is a member of the Kitchen...

Our environment:A story of talent

June 23, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/ Our Mission To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds ABOUT US: Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the ...

Thousands of volunteer hours, a crew of 7 and dozens of river shorelines

June 23, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/ Our Mission To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds ABOUT US: Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the ...

Rivers cleaned, Yellow Submarine

June 23, 2022 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/ Our Mission To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds ABOUT US: Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the ...

Shorelines cleaned, bodies removed

June 23, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/ Our Mission To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds ABOUT US: Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the ...

ENVIRONMENT: action cleans rivers, maybe a Yellow Submarine

June 23, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/ Our Mission To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds ABOUT US: Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the ...

A CLEAN OLD MAN RIVER

June 23, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/ Our Mission To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds ABOUT US: Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the ...

They can stack buttons miles high!

June 04, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

In three successive years this small town produced more than a billion buttons annually. This episode is a remarkable story told by an equally remarkable Guest. Dustin Joy has the great responsibility to reveal the circumstances along the Mississippi River which was the Gold Rush of the Midwest! Muscatine Iowa was the PEARL BUTTON CAPITAL OF THE WOLD. https://muscatinehistory.org/about/ CLUSTERS OF CLAM SHELLS LIE on the banks of the Mississippi River in Muscatine, Iowa. Look close...

MUSEUM: Mississippi River and a mile high stack of buttons

June 04, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

In three successive years this small town produced more than a billion buttons annually. This episode is a remarkable story told by an equally remarkable Guest. Dustin Joy has the great responsibility to reveal the circumstances along the Mississippi River which was the Gold Rush of the Midwest! Muscatine Iowa was the PEARL BUTTON CAPITAL OF THE WOLD. https://muscatinehistory.org/about/ CLUSTERS OF CLAM SHELLS LIE on the banks of the Mississippi River in Muscatine, Iowa. Look close...

Natural science: mollusks stacked more than a mile high

June 04, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

In three successive years this small town produced more than a billion buttons annually. This episode is a remarkable story told by an equally remarkable Guest. Dustin Joy has the great responsibility to reveal the circumstances along the Mississippi River which was the Gold Rush of the Midwest! Muscatine Iowa was the PEARL BUTTON CAPITAL OF THE WOLD. https://muscatinehistory.org/about/ CLUSTERS OF CLAM SHELLS LIE on the banks of the Mississippi River in Muscatine, Iowa. Look close...

Natural science: mollusks - buttons

June 04, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

In three successive years this small town produced more than a billion buttons annually. This episode is a remarkable story told by an equally remarkable Guest. Dustin Joy has the great responsibility to reveal the circumstances along the Mississippi River which was the Gold Rush of the Midwest! Muscatine Iowa was the PEARL BUTTON CAPITAL OF THE WOLD. https://muscatinehistory.org/about/ CLUSTERS OF CLAM SHELLS LIE on the banks of the Mississippi River in Muscatine, Iowa. Look close...

Illinois State University; special collection, trapeze

May 27, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

M. Brunsdale, Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University in Normal Illinoishares a story which describes a thrilling feature of life under the circus tent. She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) [email protected] She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) https://news.illinoisstate.ed...

Two starts; trapeze and Abraham Lincoln

May 27, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

M. Brunsdale, Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University in Normal Illinoishares a story which describes a thrilling feature of life under the circus tent. She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) [email protected] She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) https://news.illinoisstate.ed...

ENTERTAINMENT and flying athletes

May 27, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

M. Brunsdale, Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University in Normal Illinoishares a story which describes a thrilling feature of life under the circus tent. She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) [email protected] She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) https://news.illinoisstate.ed...

Trapeeze and flying athlete falls 40 feet

May 27, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

M. Brunsdale, Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University in Normal Illinoishares a story which describes a thrilling feature of life under the circus tent. She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) [email protected] She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) https://news.illinoisstate.ed...

Illinois State University; special collection, trapeze

May 27, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

M. Brunsdale, Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University in Normal Illinoishares a story which describes a thrilling feature of life under the circus tent. She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) [email protected] She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) https://news.illinoisstate.ed...

Meditation and integrative medicine

April 28, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Donald Starzinski, M.D., Ph.D. has had the privilege of education in both Western and Eastern Medicine. Initial undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota was in Engineering and Social Sciences. Doctoral Studies resulted in a Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology with his thesis involving and aggression. Subsequent medical (M.D.) training led to a Neurology Residency and related Board Certification. Eastern Medical education has included Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine studies with Bo...

Integrative medicine: Meditation - Basics

April 28, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Donald Starzinski, M.D., Ph.D. has had the privilege of education in both Western and Eastern Medicine. Initial undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota was in Engineering and Social Sciences. Doctoral Studies resulted in a Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology with his thesis involving and aggression. Subsequent medical (M.D.) training led to a Neurology Residency and related Board Certification. Eastern Medical education has included Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine studies with Bo...

HEALTH :Meditation promoted health

April 28, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Donald Starzinski, M.D., Ph.D. has had the privilege of education in both Western and Eastern Medicine. Initial undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota was in Engineering and Social Sciences. Doctoral Studies resulted in a Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology with his thesis involving and aggression. Subsequent medical (M.D.) training led to a Neurology Residency and related Board Certification. Eastern Medical education has included Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine studies with Bo...

PT BARNUM, arson, resilience

March 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005. In 2010, the Barnum Mus...

ENTERTAINMENT: PT BARNUM, arson, resilience

March 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005. In 2010, the Barnum Mus...

PT BARNUM

March 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005. In 2010, the Barnum Mus...

PT BARNUM, arson, resilience

March 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005. In 2010, the Barnum Mus...

Arson, Civil War Terrorism

March 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005. In 2010, the Barnum Mus...

Entrepreneur, Entertainer: civic leader, circus

March 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005. In 2010, the Barnum Mus...

Genocide makes a canal

February 03, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

ERIE CANAL MUSEUM 318 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse, New York 3202 315-471-0593 Guest: ERIC PRATT Museum Educator There's no Place Like Home: Syracuse's Weighlock Building Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State—the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. Length |...

MUSEUM: Erie Canal; Culture, New York City

February 03, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

ERIE CANAL MUSEUM 318 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse, New York 3202 315-471-0593 Guest: ERIC PRATT Museum Educator There's no Place Like Home: Syracuse's Weighlock Building Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State—the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. Length |...

Inland waterways: Erie Canal

February 03, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

ERIE CANAL MUSEUM 318 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse, New York 3202 315-471-0593 Guest: ERIC PRATT Museum Educator There's no Place Like Home: Syracuse's Weighlock Building Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State—the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. Length |...

Erie Canal is the Internet of l850

February 03, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

ERIE CANAL MUSEUM 318 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse, New York 3202 315-471-0593 Guest: ERIC PRATT Museum Educator There's no Place Like Home: Syracuse's Weighlock Building Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State—the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. Length |...

Erie Canal, first steaming service?

February 03, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

ERIE CANAL MUSEUM 318 Erie Boulevard East Syracuse, New York 3202 315-471-0593 Guest: ERIC PRATT Museum Educator There's no Place Like Home: Syracuse's Weighlock Building Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State—the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. Length |...