NaturallyScott
At least once a week, I’ll bring you the very best of America’s spectacular world of nature — from birds to mammals, to reptiles and amphibians. From soaring mountains to endless plains, from rugged coastlines to rivers and streams.
Each episode will feature an expert guest — a ranger, a researcher, a birder, or an adventurer — someone who has seen what we want to see and been where we want to go.
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E25 Al Batt — Stories, Squirrels & the Sacred Humor of Nature 🐿️📖
Some people see the natural world. Others listen to it. Al Batt — writer, speaker, humorist, and lifelong Minnesotan — has spent decades doing both.
In this heartfelt and hilarious conversation with Scott Harris, Al shares the gentle wisdom and wild humor that have made his newspaper columns and radio shows beloved across the Midwest.
🪶 Highlights include:
🐿️ Outsmarted by squirrels — and proud of it
📚 From farm life to storytelling and 4,000 columns later
💚 The gift of laughter and the love that made him a writer
🦉 What birds and people really teach each other
🎙️ His 35+ years on public radio and Birding with Batt
🎵 Why Janis Joplin, John Prine & Johnny Cash still shape how he hears the world
It’s a conversation about growing up surrounded by nature, finding joy in simple things, and realizing that humor may be the purest form of reverence.
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