Kellie Raines

A Gather of Gatherings

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What do you call a group of hawks? A kettle. Rattlesnakes? A rhumba. Orangutans? A buffoonery. Welcome to A Gather of Gatherings , a story-rich, curiosity-fueled podcast exploring the wild and whimsical world of collective nouns. Each episode begins with a single phrase—like a murder of crows —and unfolds into something much bigger: interviews with experts and artists, imagined conversations with historical voices and animals, immersive soundscapes, folklore, poetry, and plenty of animal facts along the way. From language and literature to nature, culture, and the mysteries of meaning, this po...

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Kellie Raines

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04: Gatherlings: Full Tour of Save the Snakes — Rattlesnakes, Pythons, and a Green Unicorn 04.08.2025 28:58

Step inside Save the Snakes in Rancho Cordova, California, for a rare, unfiltered behind-the-scenes tour at Save the Snakes with host Kellie Raines and venomous snake coordinator and expert Amy Brumbaugh. This Gatherlings bonus episode — your companion to A Rhumba of Rattlesnakes — goes beyond rattlesnakes to explore pythons, kingsnakes, gopher snakes, and the stunning “green unicorn” rhino rat sn...

03: A Gather of Gatherings: A Rhumba of Rattlesnakes – Reckonings and Rhythms 04.08.2025 1:18:56

What do you call a group of rattlesnakes? A rhumba. And what do you call a podcast episode that blends snake encounters, medieval language, legendary women, and the soulful beat of an Afro-Cuban dance? This one. In this immersive episode of A Gather of Gatherings , host Kellie Raines waltzes past fear (and a few fangs) with expert Amy Brumbaugh from Save the Snakes, who introduces her to her very...

02: A Gather of Gatherings: A Kettle of Hawks – Feathers and Figures of Speech 02.04.2025 54:43

What do hawks have to do with language, myth, and medieval manuscripts? In this debut episode of A Gather of Gatherings , we take flight with a fun collective noun—a kettle of hawks—and explore the stories it stirs up. Join host Kellie Raines as she metaphorically skydives into the world of hawks (and the archives), blending rich storytelling, language, history, and real-life falconry with imagina...

01: A Gather of Gatherings Begins – Collective Nouns and Creative Curiosity 02.04.2025 8:34

Why is it a murder of crows? A dazzle of zebras? A rhumba of rattlesnakes? Welcome to A Gather of Gatherings , a poetic, playful, and story-rich podcast exploring the curious world of collective nouns—and the surprising stories they unlock. In this introductory episode , host Kellie Raines invites you into the heart of the show: where grammar meets folklore, where language spirals into wonder, and...