• 76: The Feather Thief Part 1 - Alfred Russel Wallace, also the horrific crime that occurred at the museum

  • Jan 20 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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76: The Feather Thief Part 1 - Alfred Russel Wallace, also the horrific crime that occurred at the museum

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  • We're doing something a little different—a mini-series focused on the book The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson. The book is part true crime, part cultural exploration, and it digs into the themes of obsession, beauty, and the lengths people will go to for something they can’t possess. It’s one of those true stories that’s so bizarre, you couldn’t make it up if you tried. In 2009, someone broke into the British Museum of Natural History, stealing hundreds of rare bird skins. He did it all to fuel his obsession with fly-tying for fly-fishing—a hobby very niche, but has a secret society on the dark web. This is for birders, nature-lovers, museum buffs, and true-crime fans alike.

    We are doing a mini-series that will break down parts of the book, and to sum it all up will be talking with the author Kirk Wallace Johnson.

    Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart for Birds of a Feather Talk Together.

    Please send us your questions for us to answer as well! You can send them to podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com

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