Random Nature
I'm Christy Hyman and I am a geographer who loves birds and the outdoors. I talk to thinkers & educators about how they view nature and how much or how little they embrace it into their lives. I also reflect on how nature and conservation has positively impacted my life as a grieving parent. Views are my own and not reflective of my university/scholarly affiliations.
Random Nature
Latest Episodes
THE WATERFALL HUNTER
I sit down with the one and only Waterfall Hunter. He tells me about alligators that watch his cousins play basketball on the court. I hear all about his hometown of Cross, South Carolina. Fair warning — I giggle through most of this one, becau...
Misdirected fury at the Lab of Ornithology: Cornell's Reckoning
A fraternity on campus was involved in a major gender-based violence incident. The university administration? Total radio silence. Then, instead of going after the president’s office or student conduct—you know, the people who actua...
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Step into the treetops and discover the extraordinary life of Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874–1927), the brilliant American ornithologist and illustrator who revolutionized wildlife art and some amazing birders of Latinx heritage conti...
Miracles never cease in the garden!
In this episode, we hear how a litter box lid, some leftover charcoal, and a total refusal to do any research somehow produced a thriving romano bean plant from seeds obtained for free at a America250 thing in Brooktondale, NY. The host is just...
Tech Needs Limits: The Great Dismal Swamp Needs You!
Bonus episode that discusses a massive, power hungry data center that will destroy critical wildlife habitat and public health combined in the Great Dismal Swamp.Please note my cat is loud toward the end, sorry. He hates data centers too...