Historically, the California condor soared across the western skies of North America. But by the 1980s, the bird was on the edge of extinction — just 22 remained.
Thanks to decades of conservation work, the California condor population has rebounded to a couple hundred birds in Central California and Arizona. And this May, a large partnership led by the Yurok Tribe re-introduced the birds to Northern California.
Today, host Aaron Scott talks to Yurok biologist Tiana Williams-Claussen about the years-long quest to return the birds to their ancestral skies, and the importance of condor — who the Yurok call Prey-go-neesh — to the Yurok people and the natural world.
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NPR's Book of the Day - Hanya Yanagihara grapples with pandemics in ‘To Paradise’
Author of the wildly popular and, at times, controversial A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara, is out with a new novel. To Paradise is an epic – in three parts – sprawling over 700 pages and 200 years about a make-believe New York City. Yanagihara was mostly through writing her story, which features pandemics prominently, when COVID-19 first hit in early 2020. But Yanagihara told NPR's Scott Simon that she was able to keep her story and her fears about the pandemic in reality separate.
Read Me a Poem - “Nobody But You” by Charles Bukowski
Amanda Holmes reads Charles Bukowski’s poem “Nobody But You.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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Opening Arguments - OA608: Forget Church-State Separation, SCOTUS Mandates Christian Favoritism
The hits just keep on coming with this disgraceful, illegitimate Supreme Court. Andrew Seidel joins us to break down Carson v. Makin, and explains why precedent is meaningless, and the only thing that matters to this court when it comes to Church/State cases is: Christians win. Then, Ace Associate Morgan Stringer joins us to explain why the entire internet is wrong about Biden "banning Juuls and cigarettes."
Federalist Radio Hour - Michael Pack Sets The Record Straight On Justice Clarence Thomas
Author and producer Michael Pack joins culture editor Emily Jashinksy to discuss the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. They also discuss the left's attacks Thomas and his wife, Ginni. Pack is the co-author of "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words."
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Slate Plus Bonus: Praying at the 50 Yard Line and Dunking on the Libs
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern on Kennedy v Bremerton School District: a referendum on the status of truth at the high court, and another nail in the coffin of the establishment clause.
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The Gist - Is SCOTUS Illegitimacy Talk Legit?
After Dobbs, the Supreme Court can lay claim to a lot of pejorative: “extreme,” “unsafe,” “unfair,” “unkind” …but what about “illegitimate?” Also, how Chief Justice Roberts’ lonely status is entirely unsurprising. Plus Mike interviews Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter and host of KCRW’s The Business about the massive Netflix sell off, and how it changes what we, and Wall Street, thought about streaming.
Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Abortion Politics, Past And Present
Reset digs into the conservative movement that successfully overturned Roe. Plus, we look at the Democratic strategy to protect abortion rights at the federal level and what the Supreme Court’s ruling could mean for the midterm elections.
GUESTS: Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California, Davis; author of Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment
Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Abortion Rules In ‘Trigger Law’ States
Abortion is now illegal in at least 10 states. More total or near-total bans will go into effect soon. Reset checks in on states that neighbor Illinois where it’s now impossible or nearly impossible to have an abortion.
GUESTS: Molly Beck, Wisconsin politics and state government reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sarah Fentem, health reporter at St. Louis Public Radio
Aprile Rickert, health reporter at WFPL News in Louisville, Kentucky.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Religious Groups Divided Over Roe Decision
As the nation continues to react to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and debate a path forward, faith communities remain divided over whether people should have the right to an abortion.
GUESTS: Eman Abdelhadi, assistant professor of comparative human development at University of Chicago
Rabbi Amanda Green, associate rabbi at Chicago Sinai Congregation
Joanne Terrell, associate professor of Theology, Ethics & the Arts at CTS who is ordained in Christianity and Buddhism
Nadiah Mohajir, founder and co-executive director of HEART Women and Girls, a national reproductive justice and education organization