Nathan Taxel, Orange County Parks resource specialist and interpreter at the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, (https://www.ocparks.com/parks-trails/upper-newport-bay-nature-preserve), leads us around this special habitat, stirring our holiday souls with the wonders of nature.

In the second segment (minute 42:05), Linda Biehl, co-founder of the Amy Biehl Foundation, returns to the show to reflect on her family’s connections with the late and great Archbishop Desmund Tutu.

Music credits: Chimora, “African Americano,” Sounds of Africa – album; Sinne Eeg and the Danish Radio Big Band, “My Favorite Things,” We’ve Just Begun – album; Various artists, including Hugh Masekela, Miriam Mikeba, “NKosi Sikeleli Africa.”

http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/TaxelBiehlPod12-28-21.mp3