Podcast 35: Chivalry Takes Wing

In This Episode: Scott interviews author Rachel Dickinson, whose new book, Falconer On The Edge, explores the lifestyle of the men and women who hunt with birds of prey in today’s world, and carry on the traditions of this chivalric sport. Plus: A conversation about the game of chess and the philosophy of chivalry with Prof. Benjamin Hale, senior editor of Philosophy Looks At Chess; and some thoughts on honorable behavior in Zulu stick fighting.

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Segment 1: Chivalry, Zulu Style

  • Watch Battlefield Kali expert Burton Richardson training with Zulu tribesmen in a traditional stickfighting sport.
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Segment 2: Chess and Chivalry with Prof. Benjamin Hale

Prof. Benjamin Hale, assistant professor in environmental studies and philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Prof. Benjamin Hale, assistant professor in environmental studies and philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Prof. Benjamin Hale and show host Scott Farrell had a 40-minute conversation about the philosophy of chivalry which had to be edited out of the podcast. Listen to what they had to say:

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Rachel Dikinson, author of Falconer On The Edge

Rachel Dickinson, author of Falconer On The Edge

Segment 3: Interview with Rachel Dickinson, author of Falconer On The Edge: A Man, His Birds And The Vanishing Landscape Of The American West

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We would like to thank Greenoak Media for their technical support for the Chivalry Today Podcast. Show theme and incidental music composed and performed by Joe Novelozo.

Related posts:

  1. Episode 25: Chivalry, Feasts and Medieval Table Manners
  2. Episode 24: Monty Python and the Code of Chivalry
  3. Episode 8: Chivalry & Charny’s Laws of Arms
  4. Podcast 34: Werewolves Of Chivalry
  5. Podcast 38: Ideology of Chivalry

About the Author

Scott Farrell is the founder and director of the Chivalry Today Educational Program. He gives dozens of live presentations on the history and values of chivalry every year at schools, libraries, and civic and professional organizations throughout Southern California. His thoughts and conversations on chivalry can be heard worldwide every month on his Chivalry Today Podcast. His essays on the code of chivalry have appeared in numerous magazines and books, including Living A Life Of Value (Jason Merchey, editor) and the forthcoming Martial Arts And Philosophy (Damon Young, editor).