Episode 1: Animal Syntax in the Seas and Trees - A Conversation with Mason Youngblood

Episode 3: Waiting for Sound to Find You - a conversation with FM Forest

Welcome to Wild Resonance, a podcast exploring bioacoustics and the sounds of the natural world. In this third episode, host Stephen Griesgraber talks with photographer and sound artist Hunter Skowron about his series of LPs, released under the name FM Forest. Through photography, musical improvisation, and creative writing, Hunter chronicles the subtle micro-seasonal transitions that he's found over hundreds of hours of field recording across the U.S. Pacific Northwest; engaging in patient, thoughtful conversation with the environment as part of his artistry. Like and Subscribe to ensure you don't miss future content from Wild Resonance! Thank you for listening! For more information and content please watch like and subscribe to Wild Resonance on YouTube @Wild-Resonance and follow us on Instagram @a-wild-resonance

Episode 2: Surprisingly Beautiful Sounds - A Conversation with David Rothenberg

In this second episode of Wild Resonance, host Stephen Griesgraber talks with musician, writer, philosopher, and educator David Rothenberg about why animals vocalize, what constitutes music, and where to hear the wild squeaks of the Death's Head Hawk Moth.  Rothenberg has released ten full albums under his own name and has performed on countless others. He is known for his inter-species performances in which he joins with the voices of non-human animals. He has written or co-authored an equally impressive number of books including "Whale Music: Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound."  Like and Subscribe to ensure you don't miss future content from Wild Resonance! Thank you for listening! For more information and content please watch like and subscribe to Wild Resonance on YouTube @Wild-Resonance and follow us on Instagram @a-wild-resonance

Episode 1: Animal Syntax in the Seas and Trees - A Conversation with Mason Youngblood

Welcome to Wild Resonance, a new podcast exploring the sounds of the natural world.  In this inaugural episode, host Stephen Griesgraber interviews Dr. Mason Youngblood, a post doctoral fellow at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Dr. Youngblood is a specialist in the house finch, a species native to the western part of the United States and Mexico that now thrives throughout North America.  Dr. Youngblood and Stephen explore Mason's fascinating research on vocal efficiency in house finches and cetaceans. They also dive into Mason's work as a music producer and installation artist, before wrapping up with a playful round of “What in the World?”—a game where Stephen tries to identify mystery animal vocalizations curated by Mason. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to ensure you don't miss future content from Wild Resonance! Wild Resonance IG: a_wild_resonance Mason Youngblood: masyoungblood Thank you for listening! For more information and content please watch like and subscribe to Wild Resonance on YouTube @Wild-Resonance and follow us on Instagram @a-wild-resonance