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Slightly Foxed

Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader's Quarterly

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The independent-minded book review magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine. Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and ...
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BIRD HUGGER

Catherine Greenleaf

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Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gardening and restoring native habitat to help the birds and other wildlife in your backyard. Catherine Greenleaf talks about the natural history of birds and interviews the leading experts about how ...
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The Yards Podcast

The Yards Magazine

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The Yards is a quarterly magazine by the Oliver and Downtown Edmonton Community Leagues focusing on the Edmonton's core neighbourhoods. In each episode of the podcast we tape a conversation with someone influential or someone who just has some insight about the past, present and future of our neighbourhood. If you have an idea for the magazine or podcast, email editor@theyardsyeg.ca.
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Aid Station

Kevin Munt

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Aid Station is aimed at providing support, coaching advice, information, inspiration and motivation to mid and back of the pack ultra runners. Many of the episodes contain ‘on the trail’ interviews with runners and ‘in race’ commentary. Hosted by England Athletics qualified coach and long distance ultra runner Kevin Munt.
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The Break

Taniya Nayak

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Season One of “The Break” will feature Clinton Kelly (The Chew), Chris Cosentino (Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef America), Ty Pennington (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), Gretta Monahan (Gretta Style), Carter Oosterhouse (Million Dollar Rooms, Great Christmas Light Fight), Tanya Holland (Brown Sugar Kitchen), Gina Yashere (Bob ♥ Abishola, The Daily Show), David Moscow (blockbuster 1988 movie Big, From Scratch), Karen Akunowicz (Fox & the Knife, Bar Volpe), Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys), and Matt ...
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Sherlock Holmes fans who haven't yet read A Study in Scarlet would be delighted to discover this book in which the iconic detective makes his grand entrance into the world! From hence on, the deer stalker hat, his Stradivarius violin, the occasional descent into cocaine induced hell, the Persian slipper in which he stores his tobacco and of course, his meeting with the eternally loyal Dr. Watson and so many other details become common for generations of enthralled devotees. Strangely enough, ...
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Make Your Mark

Mark Moyer

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Mark Moyer is a business and career coach for athletes, guiding them through the challenging transition from sport to their next career. He wrote "Win Again", the first job search playbook for athletes. Mark & his guests offer the listener tips and advice on how to make a positive impact and achieve their greatest potential drawing from the athlete’s transition experiences. Check out much more at www.markmoyer.com
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Food Garden Life: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping

Steven Biggs & Donna Balzer: Horticulturists and edible landscaping experts.

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Want to grow your own food but need creative ideas so you can get the most from your space and your growing zone? Our passion is the edible garden. We help people grow food on balconies, in backyards, and beyond—whether it’s edible landscaping, a vegetable garden, container gardens, or a home orchard. There are many ways to approach edible landscaping. Find out how to harvest enough fruit, vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers. Get top tips for exotic crops. And learn how to garden in a way ...
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Is the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker really extinct? In today's episode, we talk with John Mittermeier, the director of the Lost Birds Program at the American Bird Conservancy. John travels the world seeking to confirm the existence or extinction of rare bird species. For more info go to searchforlostbirds.org or go to abcbirds.org. Join Catherine Greenl…
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It's the 139th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this week: :48 On the bench: A 1974 Alembic pre-amp, a Showman head in disguise…
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Send us a text In this episode Kev gets in the Tennessee vibe as he tackles two Backyard Ultras https://challenge-running.com/suffolk-back-yard-ultra/ https://www.and-overtrailevents.com/faccombe-backyard-ultra Aid Station website where you can find the episodes or leave comment https://www.aidstation.co.uk/ Please feel free to give the show some f…
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‘David at his worst was a liar but John le Carré at his best was a truth teller.’ These were the intriguing words with which his biographer Adam Sisman concluded the conversation when he joined the Slightly Foxed Podcast team at the kitchen table to discuss the life and work of the writer who was born David Cornwell but who is better known to the w…
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Today our guest is Sea McKeon, the Marine Program Director with the American Bird Conservancy. Sea is a biodiversity scientist, an evolutionary ecologist, a marine biologist, and a natural historian. In this episode, he tells us about the incredible value of seabird poop! Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of…
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In today's episode, we talk with Nancy Farwell, avid native gardener and marketing and advertising sales coordinator for Northern Woodlands magazine. Nancy approached the director of Northern Woodlands about creating a native garden in the front yard of the magazine's headquarters. We talk about the process of converting a workplace lawn to a nativ…
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Send us a text Kev takes on the Sri Chinmoy self-transcendent 24 hour track race incorporating the UK 24 hour track Championships. This episode goes around and around and around https://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/london-24 Aid Station website where you can find the episodes or leave comment https://www.aidstation.co.uk/ Please feel free to give the sho…
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It's the 138th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! This week, we pay tribute to Angela Instruments founder and former guest Steve Melkisethian (1950-2024); talk resistors and transformers; catch up on the 2024 Fretboard Summit; and much more. Want to be a part o…
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Today we speak with Basil Camu, author of the wonderful new book, From Wasteland To Wonder: Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth In The Sub/Urban Landscape. According to Basil, the way we currently landscape our urban and suburban landscapes is harming natural ecosystems. His book shows us easy techniques for bringing the beauty and functionality of na…
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In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Laurie Goodrich from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania about the latest findings of her satellite telemetry research into the Broad-Winged Hawk. Also included: An exciting update on HUGGER, the Broad-Winged Hawk we are sponsoring! Dr. Goodrich launched the collaborative Pennsylvania Farmland Raptor and The…
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Send us a text Aid Station pays a short tribute to Steve Chamberlain. Ultra runner, race volunteer, community contributor, family man, avid listener and lovely guy Aid Station website where you can find the episodes or leave comment https://www.aidstation.co.uk/ Please feel free to give the show some feedback on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.appl…
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It's the 137th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! This week, we talk to special guest, Steve Carr of Carr Amplifiers! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars, Ampl…
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Today we speak with evolutionary biologist Joan Strassmann from St. Louis, Missouri about her brand-new book, The Slow Birding Journal. She explains why there's no need to fly to Panama to watch birds. You can enjoy bird watching in your own backyard by following some fun and easy-to-learn techniques. See The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan at …
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ENCORE PRESENTATION: In today's episode, we talk with Becky Brewer from Prairie Moon Nursery in Minnesota about the many benefits of bare-root natives and how to plant them. Are you tired of finding Asian Jumping Worms in your soil? Tired of dealing with how to recycle plastic plant pots that can't be recycled? Bare-root plantings is the way to go!…
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It's the 136th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars, Amplified Parts, StewMac, and Grez Guitars. Don't forget, we have a Patr…
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife? Today we have as our guest Kai Williams, executive director of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, an organization serving wildlife rehabilitators worldwide with educational training and networking. For more information, go to www.theiwrc.org. O…
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Any mention of Barbara Comyns usually brings an ‘I know the name but I don’t know anything about her’ kind of response. In this quarter’s literary podcast, presenter Rosie Goldsmith and the Slightly Foxed Editors sit down with Barbara’s biographer Avril Horner and Brett Wolstencroft, Manager of Daunt Books, to discover who this fascinating and forg…
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Today our guest is Hannah Evans from Population Connection, a non-profit organization that promotes awareness about the impact of human population numbers on climate change and the Earth's resources. Hannah works to cultivate partnerships between Population Connection and international NGOs. Before joining Population Connection’s staff, Hannah work…
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It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this time around: 1:24 Another hopeful story; Winters, California 7:44 The fift…
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Today our guest is Dr. Arline Bronzaft, an environmental psychologist from Quiet Communities who specializes in the effects of sound on animals like birds and people. She tells us about ways to make your yard a quiet oasis for birds and other critters. For more information, go to www.quietcommunities.org. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildl…
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Think your climate is too cold to grow tender fruit? Find out how this grower harvests peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, and more…despite winter temperatures that can dip to -38°C (-36°F) and a short summer. In this episode, Donna and Steven chat with Saskatchewan fruit grower Dean Kreutzer. We talk about: Fruit adapted to cold climates Using unh…
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Today we have as our guest Megan Stolen, a forensic wildlife scientist from Blue World Research Institute in Florida. Megan was recently called in to evaluate a rash of unusual and suspicious pelican injuries and deaths in Brevard County. The case led to an investigation by state authorities. To make donations to the Florida Wildlife Hospital of Pa…
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Send us a text Kev is currently running the Suffolk Backyard Ultra. (Saturday 1st June) The UK’s biggest and most competitive Backyard Ultra. By way of an introduction to this Ultra running niche Kev gives you his ultimate guide in half a yard…you will get what that is by the end. Kev is also asking for a small donation to his favourite charity Fre…
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Do you have more seeds and plants than you can fit into your garden? It’s a common problem for the enthusiastic food gardener! In this episode, Donna and Steven talk about finding more growing space so that you can fit more crops into the same space. Get ideas for: Growing in ungardenable spaces…like the root-infested space next to hedges Reducing …
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It's the 134th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp. This week, we're joined by jazz guitarist Jonathan Stout where we talk EH-150s, field coil speakers and more! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com.…
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Want to grow great tomatoes? With the right transplanting and care, your tomatoes will be off to a great start. In this episode, Donna and Steven talk about: Transplanting tomato seedlings Protecting transplants from cold spring weather How to stake, train, and support tomato plants Pruning tomato suckers Watering and feeding Tomato challenges, inc…
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ENCORE PRESENTATION: In today's episode, we speak with award-winning author Dr. Doug Tallamy about his new book The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology Of Our Most Essential Native Trees. The native Oak tree is a keystone species and provides sustenance for hundreds of species of birds, butterflies and other creatures. Hear Doug explain the best way t…
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Send us a text Shane Morel recently completed a 106k ultra race around the Isle Of Wight. As it was Shane’s first time over 50k, I thought it would be of benefit to others, looking to step up in ultra distance, to hear Shane’s views on the build up to the event and how it went for him. https://www.ultrachallenge.com/isle-of-wight-challenge/ Aid Sta…
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Wondering when to plant vegetables? Not sure what to plant first? You don’t need to plant everything at once. In this episode, Donna and Steven talk about when to plant vegetables, and the Canadian tradition of planting the garden over the Victoria Day (May 24) weekend. (Sometimes it makes sense…though not for all crops in all zones.) If you’re loo…
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‘There was no voicemail. I was the voicemail.’ In this out-of-series special episode of the Slightly Foxed podcast Joanna Rakoff, author of the 2008 literary smash hit My Salinger Year (released as a Slightly Foxed limited-edition hardback in March 2024), joins us down the line from her home in Massachusetts for a conversation with our podcast pres…
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Your vegetable seedlings can look great indoors. Then fall like dominoes in the garden. If they’re not hardened off. But if you harden off seedlings, they stand a much better chance once you plant them in the garden. In this episode, Donna and Steven talk about: What hardening off means Why harden off seedlings How to harden off seedlings When to h…
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Today our guest is Judith Schwartz, award-winning author of the incredible book, Water In Plain Sight: Hope For A Thirsty World. Judith explains to us how trapping, slowing down and absorbing water on your property contributes to healthy small-water systems and helps decrease out-of-control flood and drought cycles in your region. To read more abou…
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It's the 133rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed: 1:14 Skip's 1950 Ferguson tractor, the Truth About Lawn Mowers 7:28 A zebra on …
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Wondering about fruit to grow in a cold climate? Today we head to Alberta, to find out how to grow saskatoon bushes. Arden Delidais grows in Zone 2—and doesn’t get any winter dieback on her saskatoon berries. Delidais’ orchard and winery, DNA Gardens, has a number of cold hardy crops including saskatoon berries, apples, plums, rhubarb, currants, an…
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Have you tried direct sowing but didn’t get good results? Wondering how to direct sow seeds? Direct sowing—a.k.a. direct seeding or direct planting—is when we sow seeds straight into the garden. We skip starting transplants indoors. It gives better results for some crops—because there’s no transplanting shock. And that’s great, because it saves you…
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Today's guest is Dave Crawford, creator of the marvelous new pet rescue app phar.org, as well as the wildlife rescue app animalhelpnow.org. Dave also tells us about the devastating wildfire that destroyed his home and his neighborhood during the Marshall Fire of 2021 and how he is rebuilding his lfe. Go to phar.org and/or animalhelpnow.org. For inf…
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Want to harvest more veg from the same amount of space? You can get lots more from a small space by growing in containers. (If you get it right…but that’s not difficult!) If you get these 4 things right, you’re on the road to container gardening success: The right container Good soil A suitable location Proper care In this episode, Donna and Steven…
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Sarah Langford, author of Rooted: How Regenerative Farming Can Change the World, joins the Slightly Foxed Editors and presenter Rosie Goldsmith round the kitchen table to tell us how and why she gave up her career as a criminal barrister to become a farmer, and about the woman who was her inspiration: Eve Balfour, the extraordinary aristocrat, foun…
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Don’t miss out on fresh figs just because you’re gardening in a cold climate. There are many cold-climate fig growers who defy zone boundaries with creative overwintering techniques. Figs can take quite a bit of cold. Not the extreme cold. A creative gardener gets figs through the winter by moderating the extremes. In this episode, Donna and Steven…
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Today our guest is Gina Kent, senior scientist with the Avian Research and Conservation Institute out of Gainesville, Florida. Gina tells us all about the Swallow-Tailed Kite. For more info on the Avian Research and Conservation Institute, go to ARCInst.org. For the ARCI Eyes On Kite program, go to: https://www.arcinst.org/eyes-on-kites. For more i…
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Can’t get enough pawpaw fruit? Want to grow a pawpaw tree? If you haven’t tried pawpaw fruit, many people describe the flavour of its silky, yellow flesh as tropical. While it’s the largest fruit native to North America, it’s difficult to find the fruit for sale. Yet it’s easy to grow. That’s why many gardeners and small farmers plant pawpaw trees.…
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