In this episode, meet writer and musician Jonathan Meiburg, author of A Most Remarkable Creature, Professor of Sustainability Science Dr. Kimberly Nicholas, author of Under the Sky We Make, and Professor of Journalism Dr. Sonora Jha, author of How to Raise a Feminist Son.
Listen in as each of these authors shares the inspiration behind their books, whether that be a connection found with a remarkable bird of prey, bringing “climate change feels” into everyday conversations, or empowering feminist parents to raise feminist sons. Plus, hear what it was like for these authors to record their audiobooks.
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An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet’s deep past in their family history. A Most Remarkable Creature is a hybrid of science writing, travelogue, and biography, as generous and accessible as it is sophisticated, and absolutely riveting.
In her astonishing audiobook Under the Sky We Make, Nicholas does for climate science what Michael Pollan did more than a decade ago for the food on our plate: offering a hopeful, clear-eyed, and somehow also hilarious guide to effecting real change, starting in our own lives.
Through stories from her own life and wide-ranging research, in How to Raise a Feminist Son Sonora Jha shows us all how to be better feminists and better teachers of the next generation of men in this electrifying tour de force.
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