Holly Wall talks Russian steak and virgin birth. Mark Brown gets lost in a beehive. Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Elliot Heyne has an itch for beekeeping. Natasha Ball takes a pilgrimage to the bat caves of Freedom, Oklahoma. And we top things off with a heaping portion of brisket and slaw.

More from This Land Press:

Article: “A Symphony of Bees” – Mark Brown
Video: This Land Presents: A Symphony of Bees
Article: “Begetting Bats”- Natasha Ball

Featured Music:

“This Land Theme Song” – Costa Stasinopoulos
“This Land is Your Land” – Woody Guthrie
“The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble-Bee” – St. Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum & Alexander Titov
“Eros Vibraphone” – The Books (from freemusicarchive.org)
“Leatherwing Bat” – Pete Seeger
“I’m an Animal” – Neko Case
Bat call – digifishmusic.com (from freesound.org)