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From Science to Song: Merging Music and Wildlife
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How can the worlds of wildlife conservation and music come together in perfect harmony?
This episode brings together longtime members of The Wildlife Society, Emily Thoroski and Merlin Shoesmith, to show how science and art collide.
Emily shares how she works with children in her school workshops to co-write songs about nature. Merlin brings a lifetime of wildlife experience, including an incredible story about facing over a dozen grizzlies in Yellowstone. Together, they explore the balance between the scientist’s need to explain everything and the songwriter’s goal to say just enough.
Their song “The Eyes of the Wolf” reimagines Aldo Leopold’s famous insight about predators and ecological balance, turning a key conservation lesson into music that connects with people everywhere.
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Learn more:
Stream “The Eyes of the Wolf” - https://youtu.be/xRsw7O5RPsw?si=xrlHgbuU13XwTRY8
Emily Thoroski - https://www.manitobamusic.com/theenvironmentalmusician
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theenvironmentalmusician/?hl=en
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FZNZOIrL1l2UlUMwzZZK2?si=ZTAP6vnCR4mU5tAJP6lZSg
Merlin Shoesmith - https://www.naturemanitoba.ca/award-recipient/merlin-w-shoesmith/
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Chapters
1. Music Meets Conservation (00:00:00)
2. Meet Emily And Merlin (00:01:06)
3. Yellowstone Stories And Grizzly Encounter (00:02:42)
4. [Ad] Nature Disturbed (00:06:47)
5. (Cont.) Yellowstone Stories And Grizzly Encounter (00:07:37)
6. Creating The Eyes Of The Wolf (00:08:08)
7. Music As A Science Translator (00:12:12)
8. Inside Emily’s Classroom Workshops (00:14:33)
9. Building A Career As An Environmental Musician (00:18:53)
10. Recording And Releasing The Song (00:22:05)
11. Advice For Aspiring Science Communicators (00:24:35)
12. Art In Academia (00:27:52)
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