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: https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass
"Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water" by Kathleen Dean Moore: http://www.riverwalking.com/riverwalking.html
"Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness" by Peter Godfrey-Smith: https://us.macmillan.com/otherminds/petergodfreysmith/9780374227760/
"For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist's Journey" by Kurt D. Fausch: http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/for-love-of-rivers
- Find out more and purchase David's book "Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia": http://wipfandstock.com/downstream.html
- Also, David's book "Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis": http://www.kentuckypress.com/live/title_detail.php?titleid=2062#.WcUytL1MGEd
- The song featured in this episode is "Animal Tracks" by Mountain Man.
