Nature and Science Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Stories that my father told us as children could be both comical and terrifying.  However, the stories that fascinated me the most were true stories about the sun the moon and the stars.  I would often ask my father unending questions about the wonders that I saw all around me.  In the 1950's, long before Bill Nye the Science Guy or Neil deGrasse Tyson, my father seemed to ha...

Send us Fan Mail On June 1, over 50 countries will celebrate Children's Day.  We would like to honor our children with this special episode about the love between a girl and her puppy.  The story will be read in Spanish and English.  Our theme music will be played by two of Don Murphy's grandchildren, 10 year old Teigan on cello and 14 year old Eldridge on violin.  It will be an episode...

Send us Fan Mail After reading a biography of Vincent Van Gogh and learning of his unrequited love for one of his cousins, Kee Vos Stricker, our storyteller recalls the deep and painful love he had for one of his cousins that was revealed during a Tom Thumb Wedding.  In part two of the episode Don Murphy tells the story of Baby and Boo, two family friends who his parents help migrate from the pine...

Send us Fan Mail In our third episode we begin with the story of a tyrannical school lunchtime monitor and what happened when once again the devil got into our storyteller and he ended up insulting the faculty showoff.  We conclude our storytelling with an epic hike taken by Don Murphy, former ranger and director of California State Parks and his family along the John Muir Trail shortly after his...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we share two stories from my father's journal.  The first story is about Little League Baseball and what happens in the bottom of the last inning in the last game of the season.  My father's team had lost every game.  This was their last chance to salvage one win and avoid the disgrace of winless season.  You don't want to miss what happens when my f...

Send us Fan Mail Our debut podcast shares the hilarious story of what happened when our storyteller’s mother attempted to bake a chocolate layer cake. The second story is about what happens when our host’s senior prom turned into a protest for social justice.  https:/natureandsciencepodcast.com