The Mohs Scale

Announcement: We're on hiatus!

Just a quick update to let you know we're taking a break! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Pesky Episode

In our first full episode actually recorded this year, we DIVE (get it?) into the topic of pescetarianism. Is it okay to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings, or are fish friends, not food? And how do you spell that again?Audio clips:'When the Boat Comes In', recorded by Alex Glasgow and Bob FoxHarp sound effects by SergeQuadrado on Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another OUTTAKES episode!

Panicky wasn't very well and is behind on editing, so it's another outtakes episode! We hope you enjoy.Follow us @themohsscale on twitter and Instagram or email us at themohsscale@gmail.com. Monkey Thieves is on waterbear.com!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

INTERVIEW: Barbara Keating, NE-based artist and beekeeper

This week we are indebted to the amazing Barbara Keating, a North East-based artist and beekeeper, who joins us to talk about her work, "beewashing", the causes of colony collapse, and the importance of forage for bee populations.Some of the websites Barbara mentioned:https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/https://www.bwars.com/https://www.buglife.org.uk/https://www.bbka.org.uk/https://irecord.org.uk/Barbara's citizen science project, Bees of Bensham:https://www.dingybutterflies.org/bees-of-bensham/Check out Barbara's work on Vimeo:https://vimeo.com/pmnogue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's Bee Friends

It says "bee", and there's a picture of a bee on it!In this, the last full ep we recorded in 2021, we talk about pollinators and biodiversity (but mainly bees).Here's Ashleigh's write-up on medium: https://altnaysmith.medium.com/the-bee-all-and-end-all-ba78e389553fFollow us @themohsscale on twitter and insta, or email us at themohsscale@gmail.comHarp transition effect via https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/harp-transition-music-cue-6984/Song clips from 'Buzz Buzz Buzz' performed by Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers and 'Beeswing' performed by Richard Thompson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.