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Hi and Welcome! This audio includes 1 hour of beeswax paper tapping (first 30 minutes) and scratching (2nd half, 30 minutes) on a Blue Yeti Mic. Thank you and hope you enjoy!

Tonight Brendan and Richard talk about Israel and Candle Moulds that look like penis sex toys. 

Recorded on October 20, 2023.

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Brendan and Richard

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This week we tell Part 1 of the tale of the Manila galleon Santo Cristo de Burgos - alternatively referred to as 'The Beeswax Wreck' for reasons that will be made apparent.

This episode sets the background and historical context for Part Two, which will feature an interview with a special guest involved with the story of the wreck.

Sources:

Borao Mateo, Jose Eugenio. “The arrival of the Spanish galleons in Manila from the Pacific Ocean and their departure along the Kuroshio stream (16th and 17th centuries).” Journal of Geographic Research, no. 47

La Follette, Cameron, Dennis Griffin, and Douglas Deur. “The Mountain of a Thousand Holes: Shipwreck Traditions and Treasure Hunting on Oregon’s North Coast.” Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 119, no. 2, Summer 2018, pp. 282 - 313. 

La Follette, Cameron, Douglas Deur, and Esther González. “The Galleon’s Final Journey: Accounts of Ship, Crew, and Passengers in the Colonial Archives.” Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 119, no. 2, Summer 2018, pp. 210 - 249 

Lévesque, Rodrigue. “The Odyssey of Captain Arriola and His Discovery of Marcus Island in 1694.” The Journal of Pacific History, vol. 32, no. 2, Dec 1997, pp. 229 - 233. 

“The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship.” Drain the Oceans, Season 6, Episode 4, National Geographic, 2023. 

Tremml, Birgit M. “The Global and the Local: Problematic Dynamics of the Triangular Trade in Early Modern Manila.” Journal of World History, vol. 23, no. 3, Sept 2012.

Williams, Scott S., Curt D. Peterson, Mitch Marken, and Richard Rogers. “The Beeswax Wreck of Nehalem: A Lost Manila Galleon.” Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 119, no. 2, Summer 2018, pp. 191 - 209. 

Tom describes a near-perfect day in the beeyard. Laura asks, “Will there be a Season 2?”

“This beeyard has long been one of my favorites under any conditions, but on this particular day, it was absolutely mesmerizing. It's great to be a beekeeper, great to be alive.”

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald remembers his guiding days in the Flat Tops Wilderness. Tom and Laura chat about Lulu, miller moths and "bear" stew.

"Among the guests that evening, there were visions of steaming dishes filled with claws and hair and knowing glances shot between the regulars . . . "

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom tells an entertaining story. Tom and Laura chat about Notes from the Beeyard.

Like some reptiles, this critter feeds infrequently and Sunday is the day. A favorite of many of my friends, it holds a strange appeal for me as well, and yet I often find it intimidating, threatening, even dangerous. 

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald addresses pesticides. Tom and Laura chat about the challenges of keeping bees near agriculture.

“Our day is neither ending nor beginning, merely pausing as we enter the warm cafe for breakfast. We have been up since 2:00 A.M., closing in two yards of bees and after a good meal we will stop briefly at home . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald explains why it’s important to educate people about agriculture. Tom and Laura chat about the city mouse/country mouse situation in Boulder County, Colorado. 

“It’s easy to talk about the philosophy of farming. It’s more difficult to accept the economic restrictions that it brings. Particularly if you live in a county that’s adjacent to a metropolitan area . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald extolls an elegant solution. Tom and Laura chat about banking queens.

"I had a significant financial investment in these queens and I didn’t want any of those queens to fail because I didn’t get them into the colonies as quickly as I should . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald considers his place in the world. Tom and Laura chat about the Left Hand Grange and being part of a community. 

"Beekeeping is more than a profession. It was a profession for me, but it was more than that. It was an expression of my view of the world and my place in it . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom acknowledges the promise of spring and makes a dire prediction.

"The promises aren’t always realized, but that’s what we build our lives on. The promise that when we plant things, they’re going to come up, and we’ll have enough water for them to mature . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald tells a story about a chicken tending dog named Pye. Tom and Laura chat about parental feelings.

"I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when we opened in the incubator. But clearly Pye’s interest in these chicks was as a protector . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom and Laura chat about nesting birds, wrens, bluebirds, and native bee boxes.

"Anyone who is familiar with wrens knows that in the hot afternoons, when the rest of the birds are sulking in the shade, the house wrens are singing their hearts out . . . “

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

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Tom recalls a shimmer of bluebirds in the Flat Tops Wilderness. Tom and Laura chat about a well lived life.

"In the distance, through a driving snow, a haze of blue appeared against a snowfield, then faded out of sight. Light sheet lightning in a fog, the ghostly blue cloud dogged my path . . . “

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom and Laura chat about the pain of losing old friends and the beauty of working with bees.

"About halfway through the morning I took a break on the tailgate of the old Ford. As I sat there one of the many foragers in the air landed on my hand and proceeded to walk across my bare skin, probing here and there with its tiny tongue . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald hatches an eccentric idea. Tom and Laura chat about the oldest beeyard in Boulder County.

"I thought back to an ad I had seen for a golf chair. It was a one legged affair, like a giant golf tee, and it strapped to your waist. . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom Theobald itches to get his hands dirty. Tom and Laura chat about Front Range soil.

"I want soil so rich and friable that I can dip my hand in up to the elbow, soil that crumbles at the touch . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Tom and Laura chat about pain and bee stings. 

“I’ve had situations where I’ve had thousands of bees trying to drive me out of the beeyard and took between 750 and 1000 stings in about 15 minutes. I should have been horrified by that, but I found it very interesting . . ."

CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani