Essential Multimedia
Scenes from an Immense Journey - An Introduction to the Naturalist and Poet - Loren Eiseley. Commissioned video animation and narration for the Loren Eiseley Society courtesy of Western Nebraska Community College and Charles Family Productions. 2011. [10:24]
Loren C. Eiseley reading 14 selections from "Notes of an Alchemist" at the Library of Congress. Listen to Eiseley reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Mar. 13, 1974. [53:50]
Ray Bradbury speaks about The Loren Eiseley Reader [4:05]
NET's Next Exit: "Bone Hunter" [3:46] -
a transcript is also available.
"Reflections of a Bonehunter" [57:20]
From 1994, the life and work of Loren Eiseley. His words are used to tell the story, with interviews--Ray Bradbury, Eiseley's Nephew, Michael Voorhies, Naomi Brill, his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. Written, produced, and directed by Christine Lesiak. Original Air Date: July 14, 1994.
Recorded LES Events
"Loren Eiseley: Anthropologist, Philosopher, Nature Writer, and Birdwatcher, Too." A talk by Tom Lynch to the Wachiska Audubon Society, March 14, 2024. Recording date: 3/14/2024. [01:05:20]
Mammoths and Christmas Cards - Eiseley Public Forum. Anthony Lioi, PhD, associate professor of Liberal Arts and English at The Juilliard School, speaks at the September 2023 Loren Eiseley Society public forum. Anthony Lioi discusses visiting UPenn's Eiseley archive collection this summer. Recording date: 9/10/2023. [01:03:48]
Loren Eiseley's 115th Birthday Reading. Several readers recite their favorite poetic works from Loren Eiseley in honor of his birthday. Recording date: 9/3/2022. [51:03]
Qianqian Cheng's "Animals in Me" Presentation. Qianqian's talk offers a concise analysis of how Eiseley fosters readers' ecological consciousness by focusing on the bonds between humans and nonhumans; and the reason why Eiseley needs to be appreciated as a necessary voice in the urgent mission to make individuals realize their responsibility to respond ethically to the living world. Qianqian Cheng obtained her PhD in English from the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France. She has taught English at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and Chinese at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. She has published articles on animal studies as well as on Loren Eiseley. Recording date: 3/26/2022. [49:57]
John Cimino's Star Thrower Opera Overview. John Cimino guides us through an overview of his Star Thrower opera inspired by Loren Eiseley's essay entitled "The Star Thrower" from "The Unexpected Universe". Recording date: 12/4/2021. [01:21:30]
Learn more about this event on the Star Thrower opera page.
Loren Eiseley's 114th Birthday Reading. Several readers recite their favorite works from Loren Eiseley in honor of his birthday. Recording date: 9/12/2021. [54:25]
Traces of a Vanished Nebraska. Prof. George Engelmann guides a discussion on archaeology, geology and Eiseley. The rocks and fossils of western Nebraska that captured Eiseley's scientist's mind and inspired his poet's soul. A look at the remarkable geological and paleontological record that forms the landscape of Nebraska and the complicated puzzles of Earth history and evolution they have posed and (to some extent) answered. Recording date: 6/26/2021. [49:59]
Storymapping Loren Eiseley's Nebraska. Prof. Tom Lynch guides a discussion on a digital story map project representing some of the major locations in Eiseley's life and writing. Visit Loren Eiseley's Nebraska to view this project. Recording date: 12/5/2020. [55:26]
"History of The Loren Eiseley Society" LES Treasurer Morrie Tuttle talks about the history of the Loren Eiseley Society on 12/12/2015 at the Heritage Room. [01:17:26]
"Dan Schneider Video Interview #3: The Loren Eiseley Society- Pt 1" Prof. Bing Chen and Prof. Tom Lynch speak with Dan Schneider on 12/14/2014 [01:25:02]
"Dan Schneider Video Interview #3: The Loren Eiseley Society- Pt 2" Prof. Bing Chen and Prof. Tom Lynch speak with Dan Schneider on 12/14/2014 [56:54]
"Metaphors of Loren Eiseley: Nebraska's Naturalist" Rev. Darrel Berg speaks on 4/18/2013 [15:00]
NET Radio Friday Live 9/7/2007 - Eiseley Centennial Event (MP3) Audio from the 2007 Centennial Event: NET Radio's William Stibor interviews Prof. Scott Slovic, Prof. Bing Chen and Ms. Christine Lesiak on Friday Live at the Mill Coffeehouse in Lincoln, Nebraska. [7:20]
All The Strange Hours - 1992 Nebraska Author Series Book discussion hosted by Rev. Darrel Berg and Prof. Bing Chen [54:25]
The Immense Journey - 1992 Nebraska Author Series Book discussion hosted by Rev. Darrel Berg and Prof. Bing Chen [54:48]
The Invisible Pyramid - 1992 Nebraska Author Series Book discussion hosted by Rev. Darrel Berg and Prof. Bing Chen [50:32]
The Unexpected Universe - 1992 Nebraska Author Series Book discussion hosted by Rev. Darrel Berg and Prof. Bing Chen [55:57]
