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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Tamara Madison is a poet, an educator and a true quaintrelle. She is the author of Moraine, Wild Domestic, Along the Fault Line, and the award winning, The Belly Remembers. Her work has been featured in Garrison Keillor’s, The Writer’s Almanac; and several other publications, including Chiron Review, Your Daily Poem, A Year of Being Here, Sheila-Na-Gig, and Nerve Cowboy.
*Warning: Mature subject matter, strong language
SHOW NOTES:
Tamara Madison - Website: https://tamaramadisonpoetry.com/
Tamara Madison - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tamara-Madison-194490893949936
Tamara Madison - Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tamara-Madison/e/B0B2BM1DKH/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk
BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT: (All of Tamara's books can be found in the links above)
To a God Unknown, by John Steinbeck | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/God-Penguin-Classics-John-Steinbeck/dp/0140187510
Siddartha, by Herman Hesse | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Siddhartha-Novel-Hermann-Hesse/dp/0553208845
Trees: An Anthology of Writings and Paintings, by Herman Hesse | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Trees-Anthology-Paintings-Hermann-Hesse/dp/1737832712#:~:text=An%20elegant%20collection%20of%20Hermann,present%20in%20all%20natural%20life.
The Seasons of Life, by Herman Hesse | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Life-Companion-Poetic-Journey/dp/1623175062/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=1623175062&psc=1
Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope, by Mark Manson | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-cked-Book-about-Hope/dp/0062888439
FARMING AND CHEMICALS WE TALKED ABOUT:
Rachel Carson, The Life and Legacy: http://www.rachelcarson.org/
DDT - A Brief History and Status | EPA: https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/ddt-brief-history-and-status
History of the Controversy Over the Use of Herbicides | National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236351/
MORE:
Stanley Kunitz | Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/stanley-kunitz
Led Zepplin - Houses of the Holy | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Houses-Holy-Led-Zeppelin/dp/B000002J0B
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
In this part-2 of my episode with Chris Sullivan, photographer, writer, philosopher, citizen scientist, naturalist... Chris and I talk about everything from writing and journaling to photography. Raising Monarchs and how their seemingly imminent demise is a bigger message to humans about the impacts we are placing on the environment which put our own survival, as a species in danger. And, a message from God that arrives on the side of a box of Triscuits.
SHOW NOTES:
Not That It Matters (Chris Sullivan's website): https://www.notthatitmatters.net/work-avenue
BOOKS WE TALKED TO ABOUT:
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Lee-Anthology-Correspondence-1958-1973-ebook/dp/B014GBMI6W
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Greenlights-Matthew-McConaughey/dp/0593139135/ref=asc_df_0593139135/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509436355622&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11194850560524077264&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031078&hvtargid=pla-934417189158&psc=1
MORE:
Xerces Society - Monarch Conservation: https://xerces.org/monarchs
Project Monarch - What is OE?: https://www.monarchparasites.org/oe#:~:text=Ophryocystis%20elektroscirrha%20(OE)%20is%20a,the%20same%20characteristics%20as%20animals.&text=OE%20must%20live%20within%20a%20host%20to%20grow%20and%20multiply.
Pacific Islands Forum: Leaders Want to Focus on Climate Change, Not Geo Politics | United States Institute of Peace: https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/07/pacific-islands-forum-leaders-want-focus-climate-change-not-geopolitics
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Chris Sullivan is a deep thinker, writer, photographer, humanitarian, a truth-seeker, a steward to the planet, and an absolute treasure. He’s a former business analyst with degrees in philosophy, history, and Education. And, he became a brand-new grandfather this year.
In this first of a two-part talk, we talk about the process of gaining awareness of our reactions to various stimuli, especially those that take us out of our comfort zone. It is about dealing with life’s challenges, integrating experiences, and finding meaning, strength and perseverance from hardships. In many ways, this talk is just about LIFE. It’s endless progression of troughs and peak, and the realization that nothing is final.
Life is an immersive ride that’s meant to be experienced fully in all of its variations. It is hard, but it somehow, manages to be wonderful at the same time or redeem itself, shortly thereafter. It’s a teacher and sometimes, even an angel… never more apparent than when its students talk about, share and explore our situations and find the common and relatable threads among it all. We are not alone in our experiences.
*Trigger warning: abuse, chemical dependence, depression, suicide
SHOW NOTES:
The Inventions of Galileo Galilei | Thought Co.: https://www.thoughtco.com/inventions-of-galileo-galilei-1991872
Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Sword Fight | El Toro | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQKrmDLvijo
Lizzo Official Website: https://www.lizzomusic.com/
BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT-
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas S. Kuhn | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Scientific-Revolutions-Thomas-Kuhn/dp/0226458083
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, by Dava Sobel | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Genius-Greatest-Scientific-Problem/dp/080271529X
Thirty Rooms to Hide In: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock 'n Roll In the Shadow of The Mayo Clinic, by Luke Longstreet Sullivan | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thirty-Rooms-Hide-Insanity-Addiction/dp/0816679711
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, by Andrew Solomon | Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Noonday-Demon-Atlas-Depression/dp/1501123882
RESOURCES-
SAMHSA National Helpline | US Dept. of Health & Human Services: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
SAMHSA Resources for Families Coping with Mental and Substance Use Disorders | US Dept. of Health & Human Services: https://www.samhsa.gov/families
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Laura Helm is a jeweler and CEO of Three Pine Hill, as well as a computer technology instructor.
In this second of a two-part talk, we talk about technology and the environment. Learn why you should clean out your email box. Also, using nature's cues to gauge weather and atmospheric conditions to better understand and appreciate our environment. I will also briefly touch on the decline of Western Monarch Butterfly populations.
SHOW NOTES:
Three Pine Hill - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThreePineHill
https://www.instagram.com/threepinehill/
https://twitter.com/ThreePineHill
https://www.facebook.com/ThreePineHill
MUSEUMS, PARKS, & ORGANIZATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT:
Natural History Museum - Citizen Science - https://nhm.org/community-science-nhm
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - https://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - https://sbbotanicgarden.org/
Los Angeles Arboretum - https://www.arboretum.org/
Devil's Punchbowl (Devil's Chair) |LA County Parks & Recreation - https://parks.lacounty.gov/devils-punchbowl-natural-area-and-nature-center/
Switzer Falls via Gabrielino Trail | Alltrails - https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/switzer-falls-via-gabrielino-trail
APPS & PROGRAMS WE TALKED ABOUT:
iNaturalist App - https://www.inaturalist.org/
Merlin Bird ID App | The Cornell Lab - https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
Western Monarch Call to Action | Xerces - https://xerces.org/western-monarch-call-to-action
Fortran Programming Language - https://fortran-lang.org/
GIMP (Gnu Interface Manipulation Program) - https://www.gimp.org/
PLANTS WE TALKED ABOUT:
Five-Angled Dodder | U.S. Forest Service - https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/cuscuta_pentagona.shtml
Beware the Poodle-Dog Bush Following the KNP Complex Fire | KC3R - https://kaweahconfluence.com/hikers-beware-the-poodle-dog-bush-following-the-knp-complex-fire/
Narrowleaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis | Monarch Watch - https://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/milkweed-profiles/asclepias-fascicularis/
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Laura Helm is CEO and jeweler at Three Pine Hill, an eco-friendly and affordable shop. She holds a degree in mathematics and computer science, which she uses to craft unique and custom made jewelry. She is also a coding teacher, having worked formerly in information and technical consulting, and aerospace engineering.
In this first of a two-part talk, we cover the science and math of jewelry design, and its environmental impact, as well as giving back. As language "nerds" we take a dive into communication, coding language, books that have made an impact on us, and so much more!
SHOW NOTES:
Three Pine Hill: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThreePineHill
https://www.instagram.com/threepinehill/
https://twitter.com/ThreePineHill
https://www.facebook.com/ThreePineHill
BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT:
So You Want to Talk About Race by, Ijeoma Oluo | Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1580058825
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by, Susan Cain | Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352153
FILMS AND TV WE TALKED ABOUT:
Gosford Park Official Trailer, 2001 | Focus Features | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0m00hg1PKY
Derry Girls Trailer | Channel 4 | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFmFuXH0IRY
ORGANIZATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT and OTHER MENTIONS:
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium: https://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/
Torrance Craftsmen's Guild: https://torrancecraftsmensguild.org/
Word Hippo (my favorite online thesaurus): https://www.wordhippo.com/
Weebly: https://www.weebly.com/
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
In this, Part II of my interview with the ever-fascinating, Brooke Applegate, we cover the things that make us humans thrive as a species and delve deep into museum facts and details such as Victorian death customs; with an anthropological perspective, of course. We talk about Dinosaurs (by the way, the dinosaur I couldn't remember is a Triceratops) and Giant Ground Sloths; Dire Wolves and Saber Tooth Tigers. For a minute, we travel to Washington DC. But, the overarching arc of this episode is about seeking and cultivating that "lost, yet completely accessible" child-like joy and curiosity within us all.
Part I is, E33
SHOW NOTES:
Los Angeles County Arboretum - https://www.arboretum.org/
La Brea Tar Pits - https://tarpits.org/
Kidspace Children's Museum - https://kidspacemuseum.org/
Doctor's House Museum & Gazebo - https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-services-parks/parks-facilities-historic-sites/brand-park/doctor-s-house-museum-gazebo
California Science Center - https://californiasciencecenter.org/
22 Morbid Death and Mourning Customs from the Victorian Era, Lisa Waugh - Ranker | https://www.ranker.com/list/victorian-mourning-customs/lisa-waugh
The Yanomami | Survival Internations - https://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/yanomami
Dinosaur | Brittanica - https://www.britannica.com/animal/dinosaur
MOVIES WE TALKED ABOUT:
Night at the Museum (2006) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltba1_-tRT4
Jurassic Park Trailer | Kenny Moscinski | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA
SONGS AND POEMS WE TALKED ABOUT:
"Ride of the Valkyries" by Wagner (Royalty-Free Music) | RoyaltyFreeMusic | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKvalWABMU&t=23s
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas | Poets.Org - https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Brooke Applegate holds a degree in anthropology. She is Director of Education at the Los Angeles Arboretum, urban tour guide, world traveler, professional Whimsey Maker, and deep thinking Joy Seeker. She is also one of my dearest friends. In this first of a two-part talk, we talk about world travel, museum workshops, connecting with children, connecting with bugs, urban tours, and so much more!
SHOW NOTES:
Los Angeles Arboretum - https://www.arboretum.org/
WeVenture LA - https://weventurelosangeles.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral
Kidspace Children's Museum - https://kidspacemuseum.org/
TRAVEL LINKS:
Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures - https://sapasisters.com/
Wife-Pulling: Marriage Customs of the Hmong People | Vietnam Is Awesome - https://vietnamisawesome.com/news/wife-pulling
International Women's Day - https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
NOTABLE LOS ANGELES AND HOLLYWOOD LINKS:
Rise of Talkies: When Hollywood Learned to Talk, Sing, and Dance | The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/movies/homevideo/17kehr.html
Biddy Mason Memorial Park | Los Angeles Conservancy - https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/biddy-mason-memorial-park
(Lilian Disney's Secret Garden) Blue Ribbon Garden | DowntownLA.com - https://downtownla.com/go/blue-ribbon-garden
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel / Gallery - https://www.thehollywoodroosevelt.com/gallery
The Hollywood Museum - http://thehollywoodmuseum.com/
(Graumann's) The TCL Chinese Theater IMAX - http://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/
(The Egyptian) American Cinematheque - https://www.americancinematheque.com/
Hollywood Forever Cemetery | Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery
Miceli's Restaurant - https://www.micelis.restaurant/contact/
Boardner's - https://boardners.com/
Good Times at Davey Waynes - https://goodtimesatdaveywaynes.com/
The Bradbury Building | The Los Angeles Conservancey - https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/bradbury-building
(Chinatown Welcome Dragons) Chinatown Gateway Monument | Historical Marker Database - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=183620
NOTABLE BUGS AND INSECTS WE TALKED ABOUT:
Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches | Los Angeles Zoo - https://www.lazoo.org/explore-your-zoo/our-animals/invertebrates/cockroach-madagascar-hissing/
Introducing Decomposers | Science World - https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/introducing-decomposers/
Lady Bug Facts and Photos | National Geographic Kids - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/ladybug
MOVIES, BOOKS, & SONGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT:
Cleopatra - Reissue Trailer | Turner Classic Movies - https://www.tcm.com/video/88941/cleopatra-1934-re-issue-trailer
Rush Hour (1998) Trailer | Movieclips Classic Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMiFsFQcFLE
Shanghai Girls by, Lisa See - https://www.lisasee.com/books-new/shanghai-girls/
(correction: the book is called Shanghai Girls, not Beautiful Girls.)
"Ride of the Valkyries" by Wagner (Royalty Free Music) | RoyaltyFreeMusic | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKvalWABMU
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Walter McKinley Lewis is a Retired Coast Guard Hospital Corpsman Senior Chief Petty Officer. Here his story of escaping the segregated south to becoming platoon leader at Boot Camp and continuing to follow his passion in the Coast Guard, where he was a helicopter SARs medic and “Doc” on the ice cutter, Glacier which travelled to Antarctica three times while stopping at some of the world’s most amazing ports. There were sports, too: football on the ice at zero degrees, softball in New Zealnd, and a thrilling basketball game in Fiji that you have to hear to believe! Walter ranked out in the Coast Guard, retiring after 28 years of service, but his adventures and insatiable zest for life continue.
Please be aware that it carries a warning for historical recounting of a tragedy in Vietnam, in which Walter opens up about a friend’s death. It is hard to listen to and may be triggering to some, so please be aware of this subject matter.
SHOW NOTES:
Bunkie, LA | Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkie,_Louisiana
Cottonport, LA | Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonport,_Louisiana
Ho Chi Minh Trail | Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_trail
Drake's Passage | Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Passage
Admiral Richard E. Byrd - Self-Isolated at the End of the World | NYT - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/science/antarctica-byrd-distancing-expedition.html
Timeline Robert Scott's Expedition | American Museum of Natural History - https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/race-to-the-end-of-the-earth/scott/timeline
McMurdo Station | NSF - https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/support/mcmurdo.jsp
Race to the South Pole: Scott and Amumundsen | Royal Greenwich Museum - https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/race-south-pole-scott-amundsen
Amundsen Becomes First to Reach South Pole, December 14, 1911 | ScientificAmerica - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/south-pole-discovered-december-14-1911/
George Washington Gibbs, Jr. Defied Danger and Racism to Become the First African-American to Visit Antarctica | Smithsonian Magazine - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/george-washington-gibbs-jr-defied-danger-and-racism-become-first-african-american-visit-antarctica-180971568/
MOVIES & SHOWS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT:
Twelve Years A Slave - Official Trailer - Searchlight Pictures | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z02Ie8wKKRg
Bonanza (Ben Cartwright) - Death On Sun Mountain - Grjngo-Western Series | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwIraTNNZfk
The Help (2011) Movie Trailer (HD) - Movieclips Trailers | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOTkNsxhECY
Deadliest Catch Official Trailer - Original Productions | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnWa7bHOLI
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Soup Pha is a recording artist, entertainment TV host, Trusted Ambassador to the Royal Family of Cambodia, a humanitarian and historian of South East Asia. His father is a survivor of the brutal Khmer Rouge invasion of Cambodia, which Soup details in this episode. Warning: this episode is hard to listen to in its honesty and devastation of the Cambodian Genocide that occurred under Pol Pots dictatorship between 1975 and 1979. The material covered may be sensitive to some.
We also cover Soup's recording career, his experience as a 1st Generation American and a child of Cambodian and Thai refugees who is reconnecting with his roots. This is a heartfelt, touching and honest account that includes one of Soup's recordings at the end called, "Snam Kham".
FIND SOUP PHA -
https://www.instagram.com/soup_phaofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/soup.pha
https://www.facebook.com/khmertvinc/
9Khonong Media (Soup's video platform)| YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFKK6w4G9sTKXgJi2qhIdA
SHOW NOTES:
Khmer Rouge | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge
Pol Pot | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
Meet the Giant Rats That Are Sniffing Out Landmines | National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151006-giant-rats-landmines-cambodia-science-animals
Using Trained Pouched Mice to Detect Landmines: Another Victory for Operant Conditioning | NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3120071/
This is a scholarly article on how these mice are trained, their accuracy in detecting mines, etc. It is interesting to note that among the scholarly articles that are available, one includes political opposition to the use of these mice despite scientific data to their enormous benefit because old mine excavation methods are preferred by certain groups.
Angkor | Unesco: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/668/
Asian World Film Festival: https://asianworldfilmfest.org/
Angkor Exhibit: The Lost Empire of Cambodia | California Science Center: https://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/angkor-the-lost-empire-of-cambodia
The Aquarium of the Pacific: https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/
41st Lotus Festival - Los Angeles: https://www.laparksfoundation.org/laparks_events/2022-lotus-festival-2/
SONGS WE TALKED ABOUT:
True Love (song about Soup's grandfather who was never found) - Works Productions Films | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxT0_IaLFE
Kruosa Knhom Knong Robob Kmoa Ngor Ngnit (song about Soup's father's experience during the Khmer Rouge invasion)- Soup Pha | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVEBL38exS8
Christophe "Aline" Cover - Soup Pha | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5skC5odmERI
Snam Kham(Love Bite) - 9Khanong Media | YouTube: https://youtu.be/Njo5KUtyK2M
The song at the end of this episode is called, "Valentine" by Khanongsak Phaiboon & Soup Pha: https://youtu.be/-zpoel-WKLs
FILMS WE TALKED ABOUT:
First They Killed My Father - Official Trailer (HD) Netflix | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS3Vp_quGCw
Parasite - Official Trailer (2019) Bong Joon Ho Film | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xH0HfJHsaY
RECIPES - INSECT CUISINE:
Crunchy Cricket Granola - Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary: https://www.elizabethskitchendiary.co.uk/crunchy-cricket-granola/
Cricket Flour Brownies - Edible Michiana: https://ediblemichiana.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/cricket-flour-brownies
Chef Hugo Ortega's Chapulines (Grasshopper) Tacos - Edible Houston: https://ediblehouston.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/chapulines-tacos
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Melani Morose Edelstein is a librarian and information specialist, a former news journalist and Emmy winning television news producer, a current writer for Palos Verdes Magazine, and the CEO and personal historian of Legends and Legacies, a personal history service.
In this episode we cover so much about news, its transformation from pre-24-hour networks to today's endless information streams from a variety of sources. We also talk books and reading, how to find books that you will like, and especially how to help your kids find books that they will like, using the Five Finger Rule of Reading. We will also talk about the art of writing personal histories and the joys of reporting news and stories from a hyper-local perspective.
SHOW NOTES:
Legends and Legacies: https://www.melanimorose.com/
Selected articles by Melani Edelstein | Palos Verdes Magazine: https://palosverdesmagazine.com/author/melani-morose-edelstein/
Books And Reading Tips That We Talked About:
The Overstory by Richard Powers: http://www.richardpowers.net/the-overstory/
(*correction: we incorrectly called it, "The Understory")
"Why You Should Read, 'Moby Dick'", Sascha Morrell - TED Ed| YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmoFxVqZ9z4
Whichbook - A new way to choose books, where the reader has control: https://www.whichbook.net/about/
Reading Journal Ideas: How to Keep a Reading Journal | Master Class: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/reading-journal-ideas#what-is-a-reading-journal
16 Best Free Audio Book Websites | Lifewire: https://www.lifewire.com/free-audio-books-the-15-best-sources-online-1357952
Miscellaneous Mentions:
Plant a Tree in Israel | JNF: https://usa.jnf.org/jnf-tree-planting-center/