The ISRIC World Soil Museum displays 90 soil profiles from all over the world. The total ISRIC soil profile collection is over 1000. Check out and play our audio tour! You may use it during your visit to the soil museum or use it when doing the virtual tour on: wsm.isric.org
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Of the Earth is a podcast created by Cortney Chaffin and Ellen Larson, two art historians who have dedicated themselves to the study of over 5,000 years of material culture from China. The program’s title comes from the Chinese word 本土 (bentu), meaning “native soil.” In each episode, Of the Earth digs into a wide range of topics, introducing listeners to the many connections, complexities, and contradictions of Chinese art and culture, across time and space.
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Interview style, family friendly podcast covering topics on the Paradise, Magalia, Concow Ridge and Chico area. Connecting the Ridge to the Valley with commute length podcasts between 35 - 40 mins(half on the drive up, half on the drive down) covering topics that will help you and your family get the most out of life in our area, enjoying the drive all the way. Answering questions submitted by listeners such as: - What is a good date night plan for a middle age couple on the Ridge? In Chico? ...
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Episode Nine - Bob Fitzgerald - Owner Concours Elite, Local Legend, Philanthropist
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Today we bring some positivity to the podcast in the form of the great Bob Fitzgerald - plenty of laughs, lots of smiles, and maybe a few happy tears. Enjoy this conversation to learn more about the legacy Bob has created through his fundraisers, car shows, and toy drives. As with each guest, this fella is something special. We are all a little bit…
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Episode Eight - Lauren de Terra - Butte Fire Safe Council, World Traveler, New Paradise Homeowner
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Lauren joins the show to discuss topics that include Firewise Neighborhoods, moving to Paradise, the joys of working with children through the Ready Raccoon program, and of course - her puppy dog. Check out her program at https://buttefiresafe.net/ WELCOME to the Skyway Podcast an Interview style, family friendly podcast covering topics on the Para…
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Episode Six Part 2 - Don Criswell - Paradise Ridge Historian, Gold Nugget Museum, Do-Gooder
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WELCOME to the Skyway Podcast an Interview style, family friendly podcast covering topics on the Paradise, Magalia, Concow Ridge and Chico area. Connecting the Ridge to the Valley with commute length podcasts between 35 - 40 mins(half on the drive up, half on the drive down) covering topics that will help you and your family get the most out of lif…
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Episode Six Part 1 - Don Criswell - Paradise Ridge Historian, Gold Nugget Museum, Do-Gooder
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WELCOME to the Skyway Podcast an Interview style, family friendly podcast covering topics on the Paradise, Magalia, Concow Ridge and Chico area. Connecting the Ridge to the Valley with commute length podcasts between 35 - 40 mins(half on the drive up, half on the drive down) covering topics that will help you and your family get the most out of lif…
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Episode Five - Evolve Longevity and Wellness - Ryan Millard and Functional Neurology in Butte County
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WELCOME to the Skyway Podcast an Interview style, family friendly podcast covering topics on the Paradise, Magalia, Concow Ridge and Chico area. Connecting the Ridge to the Valley with commute length podcasts between 35 - 40 mins(half on the drive up, half on the drive down) covering topics that will help you and your family get the most out of lif…
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Episode Four - The Hatchet House - Andrea and Arianna Mathiopolous - Chico Entrepreneur Sisters with Grit
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Episode Three - Mothers on the Ridge - Staci Galla on growing from a Facebook Group to a Mothers Movement
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Episode Two - Business on the Ridge with Mark Thorpe, Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce
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Episode One - Why have a Skyway Podcast? - with guest Stephen Chollet, Mentalist, Emmy Winning Story Teller
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WELCOME to the Skyway Podcast an Interview style, family friendly podcast covering topics on the Paradise, Magalia, Concow Ridge and Chico area. Connecting the Ridge to the Valley with commute length podcasts between 35 - 40 mins(half on the drive up, half on the drive down) covering topics that will help you and your family get the most out of lif…
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China's Southern Paradise: An interview with Dr. Yiwen Liu of the Cleveland Museum of Art
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In this episode, Cortney & Ellen interview Dr. Yiwen Liu a research assistant at the Cleveland Museum of Art about the special exhibition China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta (open till January 7, 2024). If you are in the Cleveland area, be sure to check out this extraordinary exhibition! The exhibition catalogue is curr…
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Hidden Letters: A Conversation with Violet Du Feng (Part 2)
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Part 2 of our conversation with award-winning director and producer Violet Du Feng. We talk about her recent documentary film Hidden Letters, which follows the stories of two millennial Chinese women connected by their love of Nushu, a secret language of sisterhood that dates back hundreds of years. For more on Feng's film see: www.hiddenlettersfil…
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Hidden Letters: A Conversation with Violet Du Feng (Part 1)
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In part 1 of this two-part conversation, we sit down with award-winning director and producer Violet Du Feng to talk about her most recent film Hidden Letters, a documentary that follows the stories of two millennial Chinese women connected by their love of Nushu, a secret language of sisterhood that dates back hundreds of years. For more on Feng's…
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Zhang Hongtu: "Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?"
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What does Bodhidharma (founder of Zen Buddhism) have to do with Van Gogh? In this episode Cortney & Ellen sat down to talk about NYC-based artist Zhang Hongtu, political pop, and a series of ink paintings where Zhang Hongtu merges Bodhidharma and Van Gogh to challenge "East" and "West" dualities. The question "Why did Bodhidharma come from the West…
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In this episode of Of the Earth we chat about one our all time favorites, contemporary artist Xu Bing 徐冰. We share our experiences co-curating his 2012 exhibition at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, along with the artist's many Wisconsin connections. Considering works like Book from the Sky (1987-1991) and Background Story: A New Approach…
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An Otherworldy Murder Mystery: The Ghost Bride with Special Guest Yangsze Choo
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Just in time for Halloween, Cortney & Ellen sit down with New York Times Bestselling author Yangsze Choo to talk about her debut novel The Ghost Bride. We dig deep into the origins of this ghostly murder mystery that takes us on a journey from late 19th century Malaya into the Plains of the Dead and beyond. How would you feel if you received a prop…
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Bonus Episode: The Politics and Pyrotechnics of Cai Guo-Qiang's "Sky Ladder" with Shanny Luft
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Recently, Cortney & Ellen sat down with Shanny Luft, host of podcast No Cure for Curiosity and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, to talk about contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang and the Netflix documentary Sky Ladder. We discussed the impact and scale of Cai's explosion events, the collaborative nature of his work, and the prec…
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Prophetic Tortoises: Divination and Augmented Reality Through Time and Space
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In this episode, Cortney & Ellen dig into one of the earliest existing records of writing found anywhere in the world. Once believed to be dragon bones, these objects have evoked fascinating, even controversial links between the past and the present. So settle in as we discuss prophetic tortoises. Show notes: Curious about King Wu Ding's favorite w…
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Staging the Afterlife: The Temporalities of Lady Dai
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In this episode, Cortney & Ellen discuss everyone's favorite 2,000 year old Chinese mummy who dreamed of immortality. How was this ancient Han dynasty woman's body so well preserved? Why did she drink mercury regularly and how do we know? What do objects in her tomb have to do with lunar exploration and Netflix? Tune in to find out! If you enjoy th…
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Bonus: Learn the Chinese Dynasties with Cortney & Ellen!
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Ever felt overwhelmed by how many Chinese dynasties there are to learn?! In this bonus episode, Cortney & Ellen introduce the "Chinese Dynasties Song," an incredible tool for learning the names of the Chinese dynasties. Impress your friends at the next cocktail party! Fair warning--this tune is an earworm. Before you know it, everyone will be singi…
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Staging the Era: The Temporalities of Cao Fei
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In Episode 1, Cortney and Ellen discuss contemporary artist Cao Fei's latest retrospective organized by UCCA Center for Contemporary Art. Link to "Cao Fei: Staging the Era" virtual guided tour with UCCA's director and CEO Philip Tinari and Cao Fei : https://www.theartnewspaper.com/interview/cao-fei-ucca.…
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Series introduction to Of the Earth--A podcast that digs into the connections, complexities, and contradictions of Chinese art across time and space.
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. Explanation on how to use the player and find the locations in the museum associated with each section of the audio tour.By WSM
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Number 1 Soil Museum Intro (Stephan Mantel, Head of museum)
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. Word of welcome by Head of the World Soil Museum and curator, Mr. Stephan Mantel and short introduction to the audio tour.By WSM
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Number 2 Introduction To The World Soil Museum
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Soils are truly wonderful! They are the major support systems of human life and welfare. They provide anchorage for roots and hold water and nutrients, long enough for plants and micro-organisms to make use of them. In fact, most of the land’s biodiversity lives in the soil, not above ground. This audio tour guides you along the beautiful soils of …
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. Colour is one of the most outstanding properties of soil. The use of soil as a natural colouring agent, applied in visual art, the decoration of building, or as body paint, dates back to ancient times.By WSM
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. Soils are the basis for agriculture. Man manipulates soils and landscapes for the purpose of producing food. Management that affects the properties of soil are practices such as drainage, ploughing, irrigation, land levelling and fertilization. This part of the audio tour discussed soils that pose limitations to…
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. This part of the audio tour is dedicated to time as a factor in the formation of soils. Soils are not stable, they continue to change over time. We can say that soils go through development phases. So we may speak of young soils and of old soils.By WSM
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. This part of the audio guide highlights the life in the soil. The soil is the habitat for an incredible amount of diverse life forms. A teaspoon full of soil may have thousands of different organism species. So the soil may be considered a below ground factory of organisms with a high biodiversity, that has a re…
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. In this part of the tour the source material in which the soil forms, called parent material, is discussed. This may include volcanic rocks or ash deposits, sediments and organic material. It includes the story of the the dramatic eruption of the Laki volcano in 1783 and its effects on society and the climate wo…
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. This chapter of the audio tour explains how soils vary across landscapes. On sloping parts of the landscape, erosion and lateral flow of water often predominate. Altitude and direction of slopes, with respect to the sun, influences microclimate, such as temperature, rainfall and solar radiation. Soil formation i…
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. In this section of the audio tour the relation between soil types and climate is explained. Climate has a great influence on soil formation. Some major soil types are strongly associated with specific climate zones, especially at the global level. A top piece in this part of the exhibition is the beautiful soil …
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. ln this part of the audio guide we look at soils that have been deeply influenced by man. Household refuge and waste is often deposited on or in the soil. In the past household refuge was often used to fertilize agricultural land. The black soil from the Amazon created under the management by pre-Columbian India…
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. The major soils of the Netherlands are highlighted in this part of the tour. The landscapes and soils of the Netherlands are the results of geological forces and human actions. Variations in landscapes, especially in relation to drainage and water, have played an important role in Dutch settlement history. In th…
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Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. The major soils of the Netherlands are highlighted in this part of the tour. The landscapes and soils of the Netherlands are the results of geological forces and human actions. Variations in landscapes, especially in relation to drainage and water, have played an important role in Dutch settlement history. In th…
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