Ologies with Alie Ward

The world is confusing, but there are experts in everything. In our least funny episode ever, we thankfully convinced a global expert, professor, researcher, author, and Genocidologist (it’s a real word) Dr. Dirk Moses to answer the questions that we may secretly have: What exactly is genocide? How long has it been happening? Is it a war crime? Is it a crime of atrocity? Who makes up humanitarian law? What's self-defense — and what's offense? How is it litigated? Whose business is it? Why do we do this to each other? What can be done? It’s a dense, long episode with lots of asides for history and context, but it might be just what you need to give you perspective on the conditions — and cycles of trauma — that can lead to crimes of atrocities.  Follow Dr. Dirk Moses on  X [https://twitter.com/dirkmoses] Read his book, “The Problems of Genocide: Permanent Security and the Language of Transgression [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-problems-of-genocide-a-dirk-moses/14730813?ean=9781107503120]” A donation went to student tuition at City College of New York [https://giving.ccny.cuny.edu/donate-now] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://alieward.com/smologies] Other episodes you may enjoy:  Agnotology (IGNORANCE), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/agnotology]Genealogy (FAMILY TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genealogy], Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nomology], Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE),  [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/goodfire] Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE FOODS), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouscuisinology]Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE),  [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology] Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS),  [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology] Bryology (MOSS), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bryology]Black American Magirology (FOOD, RACE & CULTURE), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/blackamericanmagirology]Bisonology (BISON) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bisonology?rq=BISON] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and X [https://twitter.com/ologies] Follow @AlieWard on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and X [https://www.twitter.com/alieward] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/], Jacob Chaffee, and Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media [https://www.mindjammedia.com/] Additional producing and research by Mercedes Maitland Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

They are numerous. They are patient. They are COMING for the United States in droves this spring: They are cicadas. *The* Cicada guy Dr. Gene Kritsky joins to chat all about the annual cicadas you may see every summer vs. the periodical ones that cycle through the states in broods of giant numbers. Learn how they survive underground for decades, what they are doing down there, all about their lifecycle, why some cozy up underground for 17 years while others get moving 4 years quicker, plus get inspired to take a cicada safari, download Cicada Safari [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cicada-safari/id1446471492], and appreciate their songs, which can be as loud as an ambulance. By the end, you’ll want to don a bug costume and take a road trip to one of the 18 states expecting a periodical emergence this spring! Dr. Gene Kritsky’s new cicada book https://www.amazon.com/Periodical-Cicadas-Brood-Black-White/dp/0867271736/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=A Tale of Two Broods: The 2024 Emergence of Periodical Cicada Broods XIII and XIX [https://www.amazon.com/Tale-Two-Broods-Emergence-Periodical/dp/B0CRZ3WGD2?crid=35PRMDUG3JDC6&keywords=dr.+gene+kritsky&qid=1706799560&sprefix=gene+kri,aps,95&sr=8-1-fkmr0&linkCode=sl1&tag=cicadamania-20&linkId=c5a984eb730d3ddcc3904f2d3aec1f9d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl] Download the Cicada Safari [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cicada-safari/id1446471492] app at the Apple Store [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cicada-safari/id1446471492] or Google Play Store [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.msj.cicadaSafari]. Check out Gene’s website [http://genekritsky.com] Also see CicadaMania.com [http://cicadamania.com], and follow them on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cicadamania/] A donation was made to Mount Saint Joseph’s [https://www.msj.edu/give/index.html] cicada research in the School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences Full-length (*not* G-rated) Cicadology episode + tons of science links [http://alieward.com/ologies/cicadalogy] More kid-friendly Smologies episodes! [https://www.alieward.com/smologies] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, masks, totes! Follow @Ologies on X [https://twitter.com/ologies] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] Follow @AlieWard on X [https://www.twitter.com/alieward] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] Sound editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [https://www.maitlandaudio.com/], Jarrett Sleeper [https://instagram.com/Jarrett_Sleeper] of MindJam Media [https://www.mindjammedia.com/] and Steven Ray Morris [https://twitter.com/stevenRayMorris] Made possible by work from Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Kelly R. Dwyer, Emily White, & Erin Talbert Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

Mustard gossip. Knotweed recipes. Cow parsnips. Serviceberry appreciation. Hogweed warnings. Dead man’s fingers. The incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining Alexis Nikole Nelson a.k.a. @BlackForager walks us through Foraging Ecology with a ginormous bushel of tips & tricks for finding edibles at all times of the year, from blossoms to fungus. Belly up for this encore detailing invasive snacks, elusive mushrooms, magnolia cookies, mugwort potatoes, violet cocktails, foraging guides, weed trivia and tips to avoid poisonous berries. Also: finding community, history, land stewardship and why foraging is important, empowering and quite tasty. Follow Alexis @BlackForager on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blackforager/], TikTok [https://www.instagram.com/blackforager/], X [https://twitter.com/blackforager], and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/c/BlackForager/videos] A donation went to Backyard Basecamp [https://backyardbasecamp.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/foragingecologyencore] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://alieward.com/smologies] Other episodes you may enjoy: Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/goodfire], Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE FOODS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouscuisinology], Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology], Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology], Bryology (MOSS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bryology], Mycology (MUSHROOMS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mycology], Cucurbitology (PUMPKINS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cucurbitology], Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carobology], Pomology (APPLES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/pomology], Black American Magirology (FOOD, RACE & CULTURE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/blackamericanmagirology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and X [https://twitter.com/ologies] Follow @AlieWard on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and X [https://www.twitter.com/alieward] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/], Jacob Chaffee, and Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media [https://www.mindjammedia.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

The thrilling conclusion of PIGEONS, with Columbidologist and author Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon comics. It’s wall-to-wall listener questions and you’ll hear all about bonded pairs, the fate of the extinct passenger pigeon, the best cinematic pigeons, how to help their nubby feet, gender reveals gone very wrong, Las Vegas mysteries to boil your blood, and so much more. Also: did I just see a wedding bird escapee? Visit Rosemary’s website [https://rosemarymosco.com/] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rosemarymosco], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@rosemarymosco], and X [https://twitter.com/RosemaryMosco] Browse Rosemary’s books [https://bookshop.org/contributors/rosemary-mosco] including A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird [https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-pocket-guide-to-pigeon-watching-getting-to-know-the-world-s-most-misunderstood-bird-rosemary-mosco/15834011] and There Are No Ants in This Book [https://bookshop.org/p/books/there-are-no-ants-in-this-book-rosemary-mosco/20703445?ean=9781774881163] Read Rosemary’s nature comic Bird and Moon [https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon] and support on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/birdandmoon] Donations went to Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue [https://greatlakespigeonrescue.org/] and Palomacy [https://www.pigeonrescue.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/columbidology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://alieward.com/smologies] Other episodes you may enjoy: Ornithology (BIRDS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2017/11/7/ornithology-with-james-maley], Plumology (FEATHERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/plumology], Chickenology (HENS & ROOSTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chickenology], Oology (EGGS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oology2], Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urbanrodentology], Echinology (SEA URCHINS & SAND DOLLARS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/echinology], Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/egyptology], Scatology (POOP) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scatology], FIELD TRIP: Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/birdsofprey] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and X [https://twitter.com/ologies] Follow @AlieWard on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and X [https://www.twitter.com/alieward] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

You love pigeons. You might not know it yet. Espionage! Fancy breeds! Internal GPS! Weird feet! Should you be afraid of them? Should you adopt one? Pigeon advocate, comic artist and author of “A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching,” Rosemary Mosco finally joins to answer all of our questions in a beautifully mellow and melodious wall-to-wall pigeon exploration. I loved every minute of making this one and if you stick around for the secret, I’ll take you behind-the-scenes. Listen, then sit on a bench and watch your new friends. Visit Rosemary’s website [https://rosemarymosco.com/] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rosemarymosco], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@rosemarymosco], and X [https://twitter.com/RosemaryMosco] Browse Rosemary’s books [https://bookshop.org/contributors/rosemary-mosco] including A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird [https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-pocket-guide-to-pigeon-watching-getting-to-know-the-world-s-most-misunderstood-bird-rosemary-mosco/15834011] and There Are No Ants in This Book [https://bookshop.org/p/books/there-are-no-ants-in-this-book-rosemary-mosco/20703445?ean=9781774881163] Read Rosemary’s nature comic Bird and Moon [https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon] and support on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/birdandmoon] Donations went to Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue [https://greatlakespigeonrescue.org/] and Palomacy [https://www.pigeonrescue.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/columbidology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://alieward.com/smologies] Other episodes you may enjoy: Ornithology (BIRDS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2017/11/7/ornithology-with-james-maley], Plumology (FEATHERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/plumology], Chickenology (HENS & ROOSTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chickenology], Oology (EGGS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oology2], Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urbanrodentology], Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/egyptology], Scatology (POOP) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scatology], FIELD TRIP: Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/birdsofprey] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and X [https://twitter.com/ologies] Follow @AlieWard on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and X [https://www.twitter.com/alieward] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn