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RED TOOTH, RED CLAW

Program 10-10-24-B

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Nature, red in tooth and claw. That line from Tennyson's poem still strikes a chord when we contemplate the natural world. Today, there's a divide in how we view nature. On the one hand, we swing through it like a playground, on the other, we're forced to step back to allow for nature's power in the form of giant waves, rogue tigers, or a simple pet ferret. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we come face to face with nature in full force.

SEGMENT 1:

John Vaillant tells Steve Paulson about his book, "The Tiger." It's about a rare Amur tiger who starts killing people in a remote corner of Siberia where there is a huge trade in tiger poaching because of demand in nearby China. Ironically, a unit dedicated to tiger conservation is charged with hunting the rogue.

SEGMENT 2:

Susan Casey, author of "The Wave," tells Jim Fleming about the recent research into the phenomenon of mammoth ocean waves. Casey moved to Hawaii to hang out with giant wave surfers including Laird Hamilton. Also, Gordon Grice is the author of "Deadly Kingdom." He talks with Anne Strainchamps about the wilder side of nature and why we overlook the ferocity of wild animals at our peril.

SEGMENT 3:

David Abram is an ecologist, anthropologist and philosopher, and author of "Becoming Animal." He visited the studios of Wisconsin Public Radio to tell us about the day he rented a kayak and set out to explore the waterways in Southern Alaska. The events of that day changed him forever.

CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 10-10-24-B.

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Books & CDs:

Gordon Grice, Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals (The Dial Press)
David Abram, Becoming an Animal: An Earthly Cosmology (Pantheon)
John Vaillant, The Tiger: The Story of Vengeance and Survival (Knopf)
Susan Casey, The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean (Doubleday)

Websites:

• David Abram:
  wildethics.org

Music:

• -Cello/Slowdive/Pygmailion/ Slowdive
  
• -Song of the Volga Boatman/St. Petersburg Balalaika Ensemble/The World's a Stage/ Sheridna Square Records
  
• -Russia/Magna Carta/ Sanctuary/ Intentcity
  
• -The Supine/ Andrew Bird/ Armchair Apocrypha/Wegawam Music Co.
  
• -Supermassive Black Hole/Vitamin String Quartet/Vitamin Records
  
• -Flute/Soundtrack from "The Ice Storm"/Mychael Danna
  
• -Native American Drums and Flute/Ahanu: Music for Yoga, Meditation and Relaxation/Healing Arts Recordings

Distribution dates: week of 10/24/2010 - hour 1 click HERE for timings and cues

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