Ep. 177: Poison vs. Choppers
July 15, 2019
Description
Steven Rinella talks with Carter Smith and Janis Putelis.Subjects discussed: College epiphanies; a wrong turn at Waco; social ecologist Steve Kellert and sociobiologist E.O. Wilson; private land...
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Books Referenced
A Sand County Almanac
Author: Aldo Leopold
Context:
The speaker discusses reading this book in a literature class at university and how Leopold's elegant prose about the outdoors really resonated with him. He describes it as timeless writing that is as relevant today as when it was written seventy years ago, and mentions rereading it periodically. The book is discussed in the context of Leopold's stewardship ethic and its relevance to private land management in Texas.