About this episode
This episode explores the significance of bats, particularly in relation to Salem's Halloween culture, featuring discussions on foraging and bat habitats.
Bats have an interesting association with Salem, a place that celebrates Halloween pretty much year round. We're used to seeing multiple versions of Dracula around town. But a small colony of live Egyptian fruit bats living in a specially designed enclosure at the Peabody Essex Museum...that's something new. In this episode, we give much respect and appreciation to bats as vital living beings on the planet. Join host DInah Cardin, curator Jane Winchell and local artist Maia Mattson. The episode takes us foraging for plants in Salem, looking for bats in California and under a night sky in Maine.
People in this episode
Host: DInah Cardin
Guests: Jane Winchell, Maia Mattson
Topics covered
- bats
- Halloween
- Salem
- Egyptian fruit bats
- foraging
- night sky
Keywords
- bats
- Salem
- Halloween
- Egyptian fruit bats
- foraging
- California
- Maine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Peabody Essex Museum
Books & works: Dracula
Places: Salem, California, Maine
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