The Value of Names / The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee

The Value of Names / The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Today's podcast is for the word and language nerds out there. I've joined a growing trend in reading circles—the slow read! What is it all about? This leads into an interesting discussion about the importance of names. Then, since it is what I know as (the end of) bee season, I talk a bit about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, including my own long history with it and my take on the bee these days. Like what you hear? You can find me at www.RedBowTieEdits.com [http://www.RedBowTieEdits.com]. ///// Intro and outro music: "Soaring Sights" by Chronos. [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/1713f12d-4704-495a-b7f9-040caad62167/] Transition music: "overture" by dozeoff [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/21f927f0-b7a8-44b0-a4fb-62d87370dea6/]. Cover art: “29 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrippsbee/55300497893]” by Scripps National Spelling Bee [https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrippsbee/], CC BY-NC 4.0 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en]

Red Bow Ties and Lemon Posset

Today's podcast is a simpler one. We'll delve into the symbolism of the red bow tie—after which I named both my business and this podcast. And most deliciously, we'll explore a dessert that is somehow both quite recent and centuries old—one I hope you'll be inspired to make! Like what you hear? You can find me at www.RedBowTieEdits.com [http://www.RedBowTieEdits.com]. ///// Intro and outro music: "Soaring Sights" by Chronos. [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/1713f12d-4704-495a-b7f9-040caad62167/] Transition music: "overture" by dozeoff [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/21f927f0-b7a8-44b0-a4fb-62d87370dea6/]. Cover art: Scott Isaacs

The Soleus and Cognitive Function

Welcome to my second episode! This will be interesting for you anatomy and physiology nerds out there. The soleus, an underappreciated calf muscle, does much more than move the ankle joint. Let's look at a study that explored what else the soleus can do...and in the process, opened the door to a promising therapy for elderly dementia patients. Like what you hear? You can find me at www.RedBowTieEdits.com [http://www.RedBowTieEdits.com]. ///// Intro and outro music: "Soaring Sights" by Chronos. [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/1713f12d-4704-495a-b7f9-040caad62167/] Transition music: "overture" by dozeoff [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/21f927f0-b7a8-44b0-a4fb-62d87370dea6/]. Cover art: "Dave's calf." Photo by Ruth Hartnup [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthanddave/3501092650/in/photolist-6ko1So-6zSLr3-m31J5-2m4TWVR-7wDWXt-7KCPyd-4GUnD1-e6BPLD-5HshaQ-2552oL-5vPD6G-hoHC6k-25ak5-c8j2So-8KPJj5-5AMju5-2pRTpSp-85AW4V-uLhE-MHVnf1-8r8iJ3-dy4hci-2h5P8Vv-R6R7HY-2at7unm-pUT8j5-eS2vD-MdrQzq-2bR4DHB-R6R7zm-3ddNK-2noG2xS-2rki114-f544tZ-2deD7FV-V5JQdq-2deDrbF-g7L7Jk-716gx9-8E251K-2hsf9R-716oxE-eSTBi-yYv2SM-2bR4FhD-7vVDxc-716odL-2hcp5Eq-7vVDu2-e1KvfW].

Why I Narrate / Jane Austen

Welcome to my first episode! Here is why I narrate – quick and succinct! Also, completely oblivious to the fact that December 16, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, I recently read Pride and Prejudice. I have a few thoughts. Mainly admiring thoughts...more than I had as a high school junior! Then I get a bit more serious. Like what you hear? You can find me at www.RedBowTieEdits.com [http://www.RedBowTieEdits.com].. ///// Intro and outro music: "Soaring Sights" by Chronos. [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/1713f12d-4704-495a-b7f9-040caad62167/] Transition music: "overture" by dozeoff [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/21f927f0-b7a8-44b0-a4fb-62d87370dea6/]. Cover art: "It is a truth universally acknowledged... [https://www.flickr.com/photos/conejoazul/5948552013/in/photolist-a4DTgB-2rvdgzM-oxkRRr-ovnXTq-5E1WJ8-aJDMbv-rH2tQr-4ggbh-6aJcuG-4ZgY9X-e91Z8G-2nhswsy-2kVSfvy-6tUUGk-e91Zff-9rUxMe-e8Vk6g-2sQcis-65CKG6-6pZ98A-etCtcc-etBVdT-AoEX-GKVe39-etFwkb-d2HKU5-6kTPNr-etCdXB-dyTd5n-7qJ8bc-oz8MBr-iAAEYt-d1C3f3-fjRuUk-6F8VSz-77486w-bKW2aF-bKW29g-bRivZx-d1C2mN-b85AqD-b85yVa-b85xRF-9EM2P-d1C2yw-b85yqc-6swAET-d1BUtj-d1C33j-d1C2b9]" Photo by Andrea López.

Introduction — Red Bow Tie Edits Podcast

Want to find out more about Scott Isaacs, our intrepid narrator? Take a listen! You'll learn * what size shirt our narrator wears * what his opinion is of AI * why he's even here (though not in the existential sense) All in less than three minutes! You know you want to listen. So go on...give it a shot!