Is A River Alive? - Can a New Book Convince You?
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Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane joined us to explore that very question. From the chalk streams from his home in England to rivers across three continents, Macfarlane pursues his answers. In this episode, we move through his global journey, his new water literacy, and why he calls himself a teacher first.
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Dr Robert Macfarlane, University of Cambridge
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Film: MOUNTAIN narrated by Willem Dafoe
The poem Inversaid by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Universal Declaration of River Rights
River Seine in Paris and a Declaration of River Rights
Britain's Premier Nature Writer Cries Us a River
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