Episode 210: FOB Prehistory, Lost & Found

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Question: Why is the largest river in South America called the Amazon? I recently re-read some important source material, and got some surprises on that and other important topics I hope you'll share in this Episode 210: FOB Prehistory, Lost & Found.


A researcher linked research!


Here, the same thing happened!

In this episode, I read from: Albert Bates' book The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change; a Wikipedia entry on the Amazon's name; my computer's quickie dictionary; and one or two or three articles about biochar research. I also allude to Charles C. Mann's books on the impacts of the discovery and exploitation of the Americas, 1491 and 1493.


Biochar in close-up, from the third linked article!

Musically, I play: KMFDM, backing Mark Blyth in the opening; and I close with Julie & Rolf and the Campfire Gang doing "Over the Rainbow".

Episode 209: FOB Partners In A Symbiotic Dance

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At this rate, we humans face a hot climate blanketing the planet with the over two centuries of fuel exhaust we have already dug up and burned. There are solutions out there. I share a dirty, meaty one in this Episode 209: FOB Partners In A Symbiotic Dance.

In this episode, I read from: that completely ass-backwards website put out by the World Economic Forum; and from Joel Salatin's book, Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advise for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World, which I highly recommend.


See Joel!

I played: Joel Salatin himself (pictured and linked above), giving a videographer a tour of his techniques; and a bunch of animals. Musically, I played: KMFDM backing political economist Mark Blyth; I close today with Mistle Thrush.