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Bernie Wides recaps his trip to Puerto Rico this week on The Naturalist.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Tour of Puerto Rico! (12:52)
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Bernie WIdes, The Naturalist, Hearst Ranch, Puerto Rico, San Juan, eastern Caribbean, volcanic island, The Butterfly People, bombing range, snorkeling, bio luminescent bay, dinoflagellate, phytoplankton, pyrodinium bahamense, micro organism glows when the water is disturbed, Great South Bay, Long Island, Red Mango trees, pontoon boat, Vieques,Arecibo Observatory & Limestone Caves (9:46)
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TJ Ranch, radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory, limestone caves, karst, old German word that meant baron land, limestone is easily eroded, the radio telescope was put in Arecibo because there was a huge valley formed by a huge sink hole, Lago Dos Bocas,The Arecibo Telescope & The Coqui Tree Frog (16:27)
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Arecibo Telescope, the large optical telescopes collect as much light as possible, the bigger the telescope the bigger the mirror, electro magnetic spectrum, visible light is a small part of the spectrum, radio energy, radio waves, parabolic reflector, 1000 feet across, quasars, hands on museum, tropical rain forest, last March was a record month for rainfall, pigeon peas, carbonic acid, lactates, coqui tree frog, Eleutherodactylus, frogs are developed in miniature eggs,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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On the very first episode of Edible Brooklyn Radio, Rachel Wharton & Brian Halweil talk about the tradition of Jews eating Chinese Food on Christmas.
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Edible Brooklyn Radio Introduction: Jews, Chinese Food & Christmas (15:00)
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Rachel Wharton, Edible Brooklyn Radio, Fairway Market, Jews, Chinese food, Christmas, Brian Halweil, Edible Manhattan, Edible Brooklyn, Time Out Magazine, Village Voice, Rachel Blackwell, why is there such a long relationship between Jews and Chinese food on Christmas?, it makes Jews feel cosmopolitan, they can pretend it was kosher, because Chinese cuisine rarely has dairy, moo shu pork, Chinese food restaurants are open on Christmas, Buddhism, there is no indication of Christmas in the restaurants, Orthodox Jews sometimes eat pork, kosher cooking, Judaism is filled with exemptions, New York Jews, Peking duck, The Christmas Story, nobody can escape from Christmas, Christmas is a joke holiday, Pagan traditions, Chinatown, intensifying commercialism, Lazy Susan, smoked fish, Lox, Sable, Herring,Holiday Traditions: Cooking At Home or Eating Out (18:00)
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Fairway Market, cooking at home, eating out, Brazilian food, coquito, coqui, restaurant holiday menus, tradition, Thanksgiving at Tavern On The Green, farmers markets, the age of foodism, new food experiences, people want every event to be centered on food, the idea of sitting at home seem inferior, pork belly, elaborate presentation, the process of cooking becomes the backbone of the holiday, lamb shank, boiled eggs, outsourcing holiday meals, Pork For Passover, lefover matza balls boiled in bacon fat, Chinese food, Cantonese food, southern Chinese food, Dong Bai, Szechuan, James Joyce, Chinatown remains an exotic destination, culture shock, Peking Duck House, Pings, East Harbor, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Hong Kong Cantonese style restaurants,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
