I met Lisa Fenton at the Alberta Bushcraft symposium and was able to pull her aside for an in-depth chat on primitive earth/bushcraft skills and life itself. Dr. Lisa Fenton is a Lecturer in Outdoor studies at the University of Cumbria, UK, with a background in Ethnobotany, Anthropology and Ethnobiology. She wrote her PhD thesis in Bushcraft and its relationship to Indigenous Knowledges.
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Fortress of Solitude: The Loneliness of Superheroes
Superheroes can save us from many things including annihilation, evil, mutant viruses, and mad geniuses. But perhaps the most important one is these characters have something to teach us about loneliness.
Bigfoot, Part 3
In this third part of this three-part monologue, you’ll get a chance to listen in on a private discussion about one of the most befuddling topics North American society has entertained in many years.
Professional Cuddlers Wanted: Why Touch Matters
U Can’t Touch This podcast, but you can hear in this episode the reasons why touch matters.
Bigfoot, Part 2
Les Stroud produced a 10-part documentary series called Survivorman Bigfoot, now available on his YouTube channel – “Survivorman – Les Stroud.” The series itself has gotten a lot of respect over the years because it was an actual documentary series, not a reality show. In this second part of this three part monologue you’ll get a chance to listen in on a private discussion about one of the most befuddling topics North American society has entertained in many years.
The Young and the Restless: Why Being Social Is Not Just Media
How have those in the most social time of their lives adjusted to being indoors and isolated?
Bigfoot, Part 1
Les Stroud produced a ten part documentary series called Survivorman Bigfoot, now available on his youtube channel Survivorman – Les Stroud. The series itself has gotten a lot of respect over the years because it was an actual documentary series not a reality show. In this first part of this three part monologue you’ll get a chance to listen in on a private discussion about one of the most befuddling topics North American society has entertained in many years.
The Jimi Hendrix Dilemma: The Benefits Of Boredom
If you’re feeling a little bored these days, you’re not alone.
Doug Adams, Part 2
Raised in the rougher areas of Toronto Canada Doug Adams relied on his music and art, his martial arts and the love of his mother to break free from a pathway leading to jail and instead to travel a rock and roll highway into the halls of fame producing live special effects for the biggest stars in the world. In Part 2 Doug takes us to the stages of the world with the biggest acts in the world including Michael Jackson, Metallica and Paul McCartney.
S.O.S.: How Kindness Saves All Souls
How far would you go to end loneliness?