Downstream: Rivers Of Wonder + What Lies Beneath / David O'Hara
Just like David O'Hara's book Downstream, this episode is about so much more than fly-fishing. David imbues the conversation with great knowledge and wisdom, and speaking with him was a great pleasure in and of itself.
The topics touched in this episode are broad: fishing the rivers of Appalachia; empathizing with other creatures; studying and observing reef ecology in Belize; enduring and recovering from a major head injury; the wonder of it all.
A special thank you to Danielle Billing for introducing me to this wonderful human being.
Bio:
David O'Hara is a professor of Philosophy and Classics at Augustana University. David is the co-author of Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia and Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis.
Episode Notes:
David's book recommendations:
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water by Kathleen Dean Moore
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist's Journey by Kurt D. Fausch
Pick up his books Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia and Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis
