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

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Having listened to several fascinating podcasts, I have been wanting to try it myself. I have to thank Aditya Mhatre of Indicast for helping me set up the podcast, and offering to host it at his Indicast website. I want to try a few things myself before taking him up on his offer. Here then are some of my podcasts.
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
Shashank Dalvi’s Big Year of Birding all over India.
Read MoreDr. 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreCan the Great Indian Bustard be saved from the brink of extinction?
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreJennifer 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
Read MoreI love wine. I drink wine. So hosting a podcast seems like a natural way forward. Ergo, the Indian Wine Podcast Indian Wine Podcast is hosted by Shoba Narayan. In which she talks to wine lovers mostly based in India, or of Indian origin about wine, tasting, terroir, vintage, and everything in between. This podcast…
Read MoreCheck it out here. A few years ago, I cold-emailed Jairam Ramesh, then minister of rural development, with one question: how could urban individuals contribute to rural India? He called me from Gumla, Jharkand. “Do you know where Gumla is?” he asked. Sheepishly, I said No. After some small talk—his mother lives in Bangalore— I…
Read MoreI am so thrilled to share a project that has been a secret labor of love for some time. My friend, Ulhas Anand and I are doing a “Bird Podcast.” The first few episodes are live. Please pass them on to your naturalist and birder friends. http://www.birdpodcast.com/
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