Summary: In This Episode: Scott interviews author Rachel Dickinson, whose new book, <a href="http://amzn.to/1TR1Qyd" target="_blank">Falconer On The Edge</a>, 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.<br> Plus: A conversation about the game of chess and the philosophy of chivalry with Prof. Benjamin Hale, senior editor of <a href="http://amzn.to/1TR1Xtq" target="_blank">Philosophy Looks At Chess</a>; and some thoughts on honorable behavior in Zulu stick fighting.<br> Segment 1: Chivalry, Zulu Style<br> <br> * Watch Battlefield Kali expert Burton Richardson training with Zulu tribesmen in a traditional stickfighting sport.<br> <br> <br> Segment 2: Chess and Chivalry with Prof. Benjamin Hale<br> 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:<br> <br> * Enjoy a selection of Prof. Hale’s <a title="Selected articles by Prof. Benjamin Hale" href="http://spot.colorado.edu/~bhale/writings.shtml" target="_blank">writings on philosophy, morality and social responsibility</a> on his website.<br> * Buy <a href="http://amzn.to/1TR1Xtq" target="_blank">Philosophy Looks at Chess</a> edited by Prof. Benjamin Hale.<br> <br> Segment 3: Interview with Rachel Dickinson, author of Falconer On The Edge: A Man, His Birds And The Vanishing Landscape Of The American West<br> <br> * Buy <a href="http://amzn.to/1TR1Qyd" target="_blank">Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West</a><br> <br> <br> * Follow Rachel’s ongoing involvement in the world of falconry and falconers on her blog, <a title="Falconer On The Edge Blog" href="http://falconerontheedge.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Falconer On The Edge</a>, which includes (seriously!) falconry haiku.<br> <br>
