"Thirty-two Words for Field:" Memories of Manchán Magan

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Apr 27, 2026 · 23m

Linguist, filmmaker, world traveler, author and Irish nationalist Manchán Magan’s death at the age of 55 left a huge hole in Ireland’s heart. Magan’s friend and collaborator, anthropologist Wade Davis talks about Magan’s last book “Thirty Two Words for Field.”