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A fictional birdwatching podcast. The smoke hasn’t cleared yet.
Created and sound designed by Julia Schifini.
Inspired by Kristen DiMercurio.
This episode's birdwatcher is Julia Morizawa (she/her).
Learn more about Julia’s work on her animated short film, Dragonfly at www.dragonflyshortfilm.com
Our theme is "Yellow-rumped Warbler" by Chad Crouch.
Consider donating to the California Wildfire Relief Fund.
Transcript:
[Theme Music Plays]
Julia S: Who Watches the Birdwatchers? A fictional birdwatching podcast.
[Theme music fades out. Wind hard, kicking up dirt and sand. No birds can be heard. Julia M. inhales and then lets out a sigh.]
Julia M: Mm. Still smoky.
[The wind blows, buffeting the mic.]
Julia M: Wonder if all the birds have been displaced… Awful quiet…
[There is little noise except the wind, and then in the distance, a woodpecker drills against a tree.]
Julia M: Wait, what’s that?
[The woodpecker continues drilling.]
Julia M: Oh, must be a woodpecker. Acorn woodpecker in this area. Don’t see it though…
[Julia M. takes a sip of a drink, exhaling slowly. The wind continues to blow hard, the woodpecker pecking in the distance.]
Julia M: Oh! Look at that. A yellow headed blackbird. Male, obviously. Hm, must be nesting.
[In the distance, a firetruck passes by, sirens going off. The woodpecker continues.]
Julia M: But, he’s not singing… Oh, I wonder if he’s injured. Got left behind. Or lost his nest, separated from his family. How sad…
[The firetrucks continue to pass by. The wind blows.]
Julia M: Hm.
[Julis M. starts singing]
Julia M [singing]: Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie,
Something something something,
Then everybody died…
Julia M [spoken]: No, that’s not right...
[The wind blows, the woodpecker drills. The firetrucks fade in the distance. We slowly fade into the theme music.]
Julia S: That was “Who Watches the Birdwatchers?”, a fictional birdwatching podcast. Our birdwatcher this episode was Julia Morizawa.
Julia Morizawa is a Los Angeles based actor, as well as the writer, producer, and director of “Dragonfly”, an animated short film about family, heritage, transformation, and the Tokyo Firebombing of March 9th and 10th, 1945. “Dragonfly” is currently crowdfunding on Seed & Spark, and you can support the film by visiting dragonflyshortfilm.com. Links to that, and more of Julia’s work, can be found in our shownotes.
Also, please consider donating to the California Wildfire Relief Fund, the link to which can be found in our shownotes.
Our theme song is “Yellow-rumped Warbler” by Chad Crouch. Edited and sound designed by Julia Schifini. Inspired by Kristen DiMercurio.
