Episode 17 - Melissa Pons

Field & Foley - A podcast by Ben Reichstein - Wednesdays

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About this EpisodeToday, I'm honored to welcome Melissa Pons, a dedicated field recordist and sound designer from Portugal on a mission to capture nature's symphonies. At the non-profit earth.fm, she helps to curate submission to the now over 700 immersive natural soundscapes from all over the world. Melissa's own field recording adventures took her to the Rainforest and into a Wolf Rehabilitation Center, where she's documented the captivating sounds of our beautiful planet.Her commitment to preserving Earth's wonders extends to crafting concept albums from her recordings and I wholeheartedly recommend giving them a listen!Things we talked about on this EpisodeMelissa Pons: https://melissapons.com/earth.fm - Listen to nature sounds, fall in love with the Earth: https://earth.fm/Field recording - A plea for recording nearby: https://earth.fm/earth-stories/field-recording-a-plea-for-recording-nearby/Right to Repair: https://repair.eu/Meet the Iberian Wolf - Protected Animal in Portugal: https://blog.atlanticbridge.com.br/en/en-conheca-o-lobo-iberico-animal-protegido-em-portugalTowards a Tourism of Recognition by Jaime Martínez Luna: https://www.theendoftourism.com/essays/towards-a-tourism-of-recognitionDecolonizing Conservation in Africa & Beyond | Fiore Longo (Survival International): https://www.theendoftourism.com/episodes/decolonizing-conservation-in-africa-beyond-fiore-longo-survival-internationalThe Anti-Conquest, Travel Writing, and Planetary Consciousness | Mary-Louise Pratt: https://www.theendoftourism.com/episodes/the-anti-conquest-travel-writing-and-planetary-consciousness-mary-louise-prattBig oil coined 'carbon footprints' to blame us for their greed: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/23/big-oil-coined-carbon-footprints-to-blame-us-for-their-greed-keep-them-on-the-hookWild Ambience: https://wildambience.com/Listening after nature: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/listening-after-nature-9781501354519/Soundman OKM II Binarual Microphone: https://soundman.de/Melissa Pons - Mata Atl​â​ntica on Bandcamp: https://melissapons.bandcamp.com/album/mata-atl-nticaMelissa Pons - Nocturnal Sounds of the Atlantic Forest:

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