TV & Radio – Shoba Narayan

Podcasts

By: Shoba Narayan September 1, 2019September 2, 2019

Bird Podcast, Birds, Indian Wine Podcast, Nature, Podcasts, Sanskrit PodcastLeave a Comment

I do three podcasts: on Sanskrit, Birds and Wine. The Sanskrit Podcast— where the ideas of ancient India meet the modern world. Listen to the Sanskrit Podcast on Youtube here and iTunes here Bird Podcast here Indian Wine Podcast here

Diary of a Foodie

By: Shoba Narayan October 2, 2018

Books, Food, Gourmet magazine, The Milk Lady of Bangalore, TV & Radio, TV shows1 Comment

What a delight to see this video that was shot nearly ten years ago for Diary of a Foodie. And here I am, hobnobbing with cows.

Talking wine with Anna Abbona

By: Shoba Narayan February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

Indian Wine Podcastanna abbona, arneis, Barbaresco, Barolo, ernesto abbona, gavi, langhe region, marchesi di barolo, nebbiolo, piedmont, roero, valentina abbona, wine1 Comment

Anna Abbona of Marchesi di Barolo winery was in India on a four-city tour to
promote her wines. I spoke to her about her wines

Radio New Zealand

By: Shoba Narayan January 17, 2018January 17, 2018

Radio New Zealand, TV & RadioRadio New ZealandLeave a Comment

I have been commenting for Radio New Zealand for a while now. You can see all my shows here and below. Nights’ Overseas – India Audio 11 Oct 2017 Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan from the second-most populated nation of the world, India. AUDIO Listen duration17′ :07″ Add to playlist Download Download as Ogg Download as…

Shashank Dalvi’s Big Year of Birding

By: Shoba Narayan December 21, 2017December 19, 2017

Bird Podcast, Birds, PodcastsAndamans, Big Year, bird species in India, birding, endemic birds, Indian birds, Nicobar islands, Northeast, Orange bullfinch, Rann of Kutch, Shashank Dalvi, western ghatsLeave a Comment

Shashank Dalvi’s Big Year of Birding all over India.

Interview with Dr. Jerry Jackson about Bird adaptation

By: Shoba Narayan December 20, 2017December 21, 2017

Bird Podcast, Birds, Podcastsbald cypress, Corkscrew Swamp, Dr. Jerome Jackson, Florida birds, ivory-billed woodpecker, ornithologistLeave a Comment

Dr. Jerry Jackson is a legend in ornithology, for his life-long fascination with the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. I met him on a windy evening in Lakes Park, Fort Myers for a chat about the birds of Southwest Florida.

The Peacock

By: Shoba Narayan December 19, 2017December 21, 2017

Bird Podcast, Birds, PodcastsAmotz Zahavi, Charles Darwin, Hindu mythology, Lord Muruga, peacock, peacock's tail, peafowl, Richard Dawkins, Ronald Fisher 0Leave a Comment

This episode is about the peacock, not because it is the national bird of India, which it is. But because it gave rise to the second most important work in evolutionary biology. I speak of course of Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection.

The Great Indian Bustard: can it be saved from the brink of extinction?

Can the Great Indian Bustard be saved from the brink of extinction?

Destination Bharatpur

By: Shoba Narayan December 19, 2017

Bird Podcast, Birds, PodcastsBharatpur, Bikram Grewal, Bittu Sahgal, herons, Indian birds, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, migrants, monitor lizard, Rajasthan, The Bharatpur Inheritance book, waterfowlLeave a Comment

The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is arguably India’s most famous national park for birds. This episode offers you a bird’s eye view of the park

Genius of Birds with Jennifer Ackerman

By: Shoba Narayan December 19, 2017December 19, 2017

Bird Podcast, Birds, PodcastsBirds, corvid, genius, Intelligence, Jennifer Ackerman, louie lefebvreLeave a Comment

Jennifer Ackerman has been writing about science and nature for 30 years. Her most recent book, The Genius of Birds (Penguin Press, April 2016), explores the intelligence of birds