Behind the Bastards The Audubon Guy Was A Monster
Apr 21, 2022
David Bell discusses John Audubon, a naturalist and racist monster. They touch on managing expectations, frustrations of drawing birds, Audubon's controversial and deceptive practices including reliance on slavery, and the Audubon Society's attempts to address their racist history.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Managing Expectations and Birds
01:58 • 19min
The Deceptive Goodness
21:19 • 4min
John James Audubon and Lucy Bakewell's Shared Love for Science
25:06 • 20min
The Power of Birds and David Bell's Persistence
45:28 • 3min
The Career of a Dilettante Scientist and his Exceptional Bird Drawings
48:22 • 2min
Audubon's Controversies and Deceptive Practices
49:57 • 22min
Audubon Society and Addressing Racist History
01:12:19 • 4min
Passing around the bones of problematic people and grave robbing
01:16:15 • 3min