A Gather of Gatherings

About A Gather of Gatherings

What do you call a group of hawks? A kettle. Rattlesnakes? A rhumba. Orangutans? A buffoonery. Welcome to A Gather of Gatherings, a story-rich, curiosity-fueled podcast exploring the wild and whimsical world of collective nouns. Each episode begins with a single phrase—like a murder of crows—and unfolds into something much bigger: interviews with experts and artists, imagined conversations with historical voices and animals, immersive soundscapes, folklore, poetry, and plenty of animal facts along the way. From language and literature to nature, culture, and the mysteries of meaning, this podcast is your invitation to wander where words take flight. Hosted by Kellie Raines—a writer, artist, and lover of linguistic oddities—this show celebrates the poetic strangeness of how we gather, name, and know the world and each other.

Publisher

Kellie Raines

Category

arts · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Apr 2025

Latest episode

4 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Aug 2025

   04: Gatherlings: Full Tour of Save the Snakes — Rattlesnakes, Pythons, and a Green Unicorn

   Venomous snake coordinator Amy Brumbaugh guides host Kellie Raines on a tour of Save the Snakes, showcasing pythons, kingsnakes, gopher snakes, and a rhino rat snake in this interview.

2. 

   4 Aug 2025

   03: A Gather of Gatherings: A Rhumba of Rattlesnakes – Reckonings and Rhythms

   Host Kellie Raines interviews Amy Brumbaugh from Save the Snakes, discussing rattlesnakes, medieval language, and Afro-Cuban dance rhythms, offering insights into safely coexisting with snakes.

3. 

   2 Apr 2025

   02: A Gather of Gatherings: A Kettle of Hawks – Feathers and Figures of Speech

   What do hawks have to do with language, myth, and medieval manuscripts? In this debut episode of A Gather of Gatherings, we take flight with a fun collective noun—a kettle of hawks—and explore the stories it stirs up. Join host Kellie Raines as she metaphorically skydives into the world of hawks (and the archives), blending rich storytelling, language, history, and real-life falconry with imagination and curiosity. 🦅 You’ll hear from Kate Marden, master falconer and founder of West Coast Falc...

4. 

   2 Apr 2025

   01: A Gather of Gatherings Begins – Collective Nouns and Creative Curiosity

   Why is it a murder of crows? A dazzle of zebras? A rhumba of rattlesnakes? Welcome to A Gather of Gatherings, a poetic, playful, and story-rich podcast exploring the curious world of collective nouns—and the surprising stories they unlock. In this introductory episode, host Kellie Raines invites you into the heart of the show: where grammar meets folklore, where language spirals into wonder, and where imagination is very much encouraged. You’ll hear how a single odd phrase—like a kettle of ha...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

15

Social presence

90

YouTube

63

Engagement

32