A Tale of Two Spiders by Ser Anderson Broadcast 5.2021 and 5.1 & 5.4.2024 Listen: I’d like to say I like spiders, but if I did it wouldn’t exactly be the truth. For two weekends in May, I visited a pale yellow goldenrod crab spider living on a bright...
Dandelions: Weed or Wonder? by Cassie Sevigny Broadcast 4.2021 and 4.24 & 4.27.2024 Listen: I looked out my window one spring morning to see the solid green yard below devoid of any flowers. The landscapers came by recently – maybe mowing chopped the...
Thunder Chickens By Lars Chinburg Broadcast 4.17 & 4.20.2024 Listen: This past weekend, my brother and I went traipsing around on top of Mt. Sentinel above Missoula, sniffing ponderosas, arguing about who was more out of breath, and generally...
Buried Breath By Elizabeth Conway Broadcast 4.10 & 4.13.2024 Listen: Earthworms use their entire body to breathe. Burrowed deep in the ground — slow moving, slow metabolizing — their long frames tighten and relax and pull the air they need from soil....
Oil Beetles: One of Nature’s Tiny Celebrities by Charles van Rees of Nature Guys podcast fame Broadcast 4.2021 and 4.3 & 4.6.2024 Listen: It’s an odd feeling to meet a celebrity and not recognize them until later. There is a sudden...
