NatureMatchCuts

Feb 01 2024 43 mins 3

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NatureMatchCuts is the Podcast reconnecting you with nature by exploring marvels of biodiversity and fascinating cultural heritage. Listen to inspiring stories from the intersections of science and nature writing, cultural knowledge and art! Get the awe through an inspiring change of perspective as flora, fauna, and landscapes become actors and storytellers. Always on the last day of the month. Website & Community at naturematchcuts.net

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When Gardeners Run Wild II.

Feb 01 2024 57 mins

Discover an extreme element for gardeners and pollinators in Part II of Ep. 7! Let's dive into prehistoric times or the Caribbean Sea. I sing like Kermit to find marine pollinators. We meet the oldest clone organism on earth and cheerleaders mopping the seabed. My interview with a bat and a cactus reveals everything about this couple and why some plants build bat motels! Intro

Ep 08 Shifting Times

Sep 29 2023 49 mins

How can we live with change when even traditions of the annual cycle no longer work? Myths and rituals talk about nature and biodiversity of ancient times. But with climate change, we are confronted with the phenomena of shifting baselines and "planetary amnesia". Listen to how we could redefine the storytelling connections of time and space in our changing landscapes. At

Ep 07 When Gardeners Run Wild (part 1)

Mar 31 2023 70 mins

Finally, spring - gardening time! It is said that humans developed farming with the Neolithic Revolution and later gardening. Did the idea suddenly pop up like that? Follow me on the trail of our furred and feathered colleagues, the farmers in chitin, and the forgetful gatherers dealing with seeds and plants, whole forests and landscaping! Listen to the fascinating story of the ret

Season 01 Ep 06 Chatting With An Alien

Jan 31 2023 45 mins

Originally, I wanted to tell you how to experience a meadow with all your senses. A wonderful exercise to connect with nature or to get creative. Essential for Nature Writing. But then suddenly there was this strange alien who wanted to join in. An artificial, absolutely unnatural "thingy". Did it have any idea about human enthusiasm and the scents of grass and earth? What does it

Season 01 Ep 05 She Dies In Beauty: Why You Can Feel Both Eco-Grief And Hope

Dec 31 2022 34 mins

Did you ever feel eco-grief, this modern malaise, a mix made by knowledge and experience of biodiversity loss and climate crisis? How is it possible to feel hope at the same time? Come with me and visit a place of extreme ambiguity where a restricted area becomes a rewilding idyll. Learn about traditions of feeling oneness and interconnectedness with nature, from ancient times to M

Season 01 Ep 04 Sitting With Your Beloved Sourdough

Nov 24 2022 49 mins

Let us scratch the anthropocentric view of life again in our new episode! During the pandemic, many of you grew monsters in the fridge: homemade sourdough. I'll tell you about the secrets of our countryside traditions. How they used to feed these monsters even after midnight. Today, scientists are studying the dirt that makes this possible. A fascinating being will tell you how imp

Season 01 Ep 03 Sitting With Your Body Mates

Sep 30 2022 36 mins

After "deconstructing" our anthropocentric perspective of a tree and fungi in episode 2, let's now do it with ourselves! After this episode, you will look at your face with completely new eyes. Caress your cheek, take a selfie: you are never alone! Your skin is like the surface of a planet where little aliens live. They are nice, somewhat cute and keep your pores unclogged. B

Season 01 EP 02 Sitting With A Tree

Aug 25 2022 42 mins

Enjoy this more relaxed summer edition to learn to shift your perspective. Walk with me and my beagle Bilbo into the forest, where we will sit with a tree. In the beginning, it could sound strange. But believe me: after this episode, you will be able to look at a tree with different eyes as well as at your next pizza! Changing perspectives works toward all aspects of life. And it's

Season 01 EP 01 The Mess We Hate And The Beauty Of Brambles

Aug 04 2022 57 mins

Travel with NatureMatchCuts through times and spaces, and follow me deep into the brambles: Meet a pugnacious Madonna in the bushes and a sensitive Triceratops at breakfast. A beautiful creature fights against a garden of horror and teaches us more laziness. We look at hedges while having our perspective changed by a dog. Reconnect with nature with my scripted podcast between Natur

Precuts001: Polyplurimetacrisis – where’s your brake? / Dr Jane Goodall, A Role Model Of My Childhood And How We Come Into Action

Jul 06 2022 25 mins

Can we engage even with small means for planet earth? Learn about how we can overcome a feeling of helplessness and change from re-action to action. Find the text and all sources and links here. Music: Intense Dark Action Orchestra by DeVern CC Attribution 3.0 Licence Cinematic Piano by Tri-Tachyon CC Attribution 4.0 Licence from freesound More about Dr Jane Goodall: What