Episode 2: Nature’s Jukebox

Folklife rituals help us mark special occasions and celebrate our beliefs and values. We learn rituals not from textbooks or institutions, but by observing, imitating, and listening to others—including insects and animals. In this episode, host Kimi Eisele discusses rituals around “First Cicada Day” with Janet Miller and visits entomologist Gene Hall at the University of Arizona Insect Collection to learn about the sounds and seasons of cicadas.

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cicada,   commemoration,   entymology,   heat,   Insects,   listening,   monsoons,   rituals,   Saguaro National Park,   Sonoran Desert,