Hidden Wings and Bloodlust

Episode 16 - Interview with Macken Murphy of Species

Two months ago I interviewed Macken Murphy who runs the Species podcast. This is our conversation! 

Episode 15 - Ladybirds and Judaism Part 2. Interview with Trisha Arlin

Hi everyone, welcome to part 2 of Ladybirds and Judaism.  

This is my interview with Trisha Arlin, a Jewish liturgist and writer. You can find her work here: 

https://triganza.blogspot.com

Buy her new book Place Yourself: Words of Prayer and Intention here: https://dimus.parrhesia.press/shop/tkhines-paraliturgical-prayers/place-yourself-word-of-prayer-intention-by-trisha-arlin-foreword-by-rabbi-jill-hammer-ph-d/ 

You can also support her on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/trishaarlin 

 

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Music at the start of the show is by Debra Torrance. Music at the end is Boardroom Walk by 22-pistepirkko. 

Chag purim sameach to all my Jewish listeners, I'll try and bring out the new episode earlier next week, but may end up being later on in the week. 

Find me on the usual social media channels: http://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust
On twitter @hwabpodcast
On instagram @365.ladybird
You can follow me on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust 

Episode 14. Ladybirds and religion - Judaism (part 1)

Find out about the association of Judaism with ladybirds. Music is by Debra Torrance and 22-Pistepirkko. 

Sources used in this episode: 

http://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2019/1/9/shechita-pain-and-stunning

https://forward.com/articles/5541/the-adorable-moses-cow/

https://pre.haaretz.com/premium-word-of-the-day-parat-moshe-rabbeinu-1.5193869

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0449010X.1983.10704932?journalCode=rjeq20

https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/108335229/Her_haggling_nature_never_leaves_her_Dutch_identity_and_Jewish_stereotypes_in_the_writings_of_Nicolaas_Fran_ois_Hoefnagel_1735_1784.pdf

https://opensiddur.org/prayers/lunisolar/new-years-day/for-domesticated-animals/a-blessing-for-the-bugs-on-rosh-hodesh-elul-and-rosh-hashana-labehemot-by-trisha-arlin/

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/2366/joris-hoefnagel-and-georg-bocskay-ladybird-and-european-wild-pansy-flemish-and-hungarian-1561-1562-illumination-added-1591-1596/ - for an example of Joris Hoefnagel's artwork (not to be confused with Nicholaas Hoefnagel!) 

Episode 13. Chilocorus renipustulatus - The Kidney Spot Ladybird

All about the kidney spot ladybird, plus mentions of the pine ladybird, the twice stabbed ladybug, chilocorus kuwanae (probably the same species) and more. 

There's also a podcast recommendation - Let's Talk About Sects by Sarah Steel. 

Sources used in this episode: 
Field guide to the ladybirds of Great Britain & Ireland (Helen Roy and Peter Brown, illustrated by Richard Lewington, 2018)

http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2011/04/14.pdf

https://www.gbif.org/species/4452277

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327559877_Key_for_identification_of_the_ladybirds_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_of_European_Russia_and_the_Russian_Caucasus_native_and_alien_species

Coleopterists Day: https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/news/programme-2020-coleopterists-day

Episode 12 - Interview with Cassie & Koreena from CritterCast!

 Here's the interview I did last weekend with the hosts of CritterCast, Cassie and Koreena! The episode was produced by Vasil Zguri of SoundPulse (www.soundpulse.com). You can check out CritterCast at www.crittercast.com

We have a wide ranging conversation including ladybugs, dogs, and er...guinea pig and rabbit poo... :) Enjoy! 

 

Music at the start is by Debra Torrance and music at the end is Boardroom Walk by 22-pistepirkko. 

Episode 11. Harmonia quadripunctata - The Cream Streaked Ladybird

All about the cream streaked ladybird, Harmonia quadripunctata, and some information on its infamous relative.

This week check out the UK Wildlife Podcast (@UKWildlifePod on twitter) and the RSPB big garden birdwatch! 

Note: when I am talking about the ten spot i made a mistake and mention spot's on the ladybird's head rather than its pronotum. 

Sources I used for this episode: 

Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland (Roy et al, 2018)

https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Harmonia_quadripunctata_cream-streaked_ladybird.htm

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0013873816010012

Episode 10. Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata - the 16-Spot Ladybird.

Learn what makes the 16 spot ladybird so special, plus a promo for CritterCast (www.crittercast.com) and the Casual Birder Podcast (http://casualbirderpod.libsyn.com) 

Episode 9 - Ladybirds and Crime

Fictional and true cases involving ladybirds. Plus an announcement about a new ladybird discovered in Iran! 

Season 1 Episode 8. Subcoccinella 24-punctata. The 24-spot Ladybird

Sorry for the delay. Join me as I discuss the 24 spot ladybird! 

Season 1 Episode 7 - Interview with Jonathan McGhee of Let's Go Find A Bug

I've returned after the Jewish holidays with a new episode, interviewing the founder of www.letsgofindabug.com . Thank you to Vasil Zguri of sound-pulse.com for editing the episode for me, and to Shaun Hill and Sara Tisch for their help.