Ecology & Me

Ever wonder why the herbs you eat and drink taste so amazing?

I sat down with herbalist Sage Mauer to get some answers.

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh

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How hot does a wildfire get? What is that stuff that planes drop down on wildfires? What causes a wildfire in the first place?

I sat down with fire ecologist George Locascio to get some answers.

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh

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What’s up with our flipper-footed friend’s whiskered faces? Do humans have blubber? What does blood have to do with keeping warm in the water?

I sat down with marine ecologist Claire Nasr to get some answers.

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh

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What is a weed, anyway? Is it a scientific term? Is there something all weeds have in common?

I sat down with interdisciplinary artist Jill Sigman to get some answers.

Follow Jill at @thinkdance

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh

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What’s actually happening in metamorphosis? Why do so many insects do it? Are all butterflies descended from an ancient caterpillar or a ancient butterfly?

I sat down with professor Dr. Anurag Agrawal to get some answers.

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh

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Why have some plants evolved to be poisonous? Why do some plants have some poisonous parts and some non-poisonous parts? What does poisonous actually mean, anyway?

I sat down with herbalist Kathryn Solie to get some answers.

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh

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What are spider webs made out of? Why don’t spiders get stuck in their own webs? How similar are spiders to Spiderman, really?

I sat down with behavioral ecologist Dr. Linda Rayor to learn more.

Sources and links for this episode at katedouglasprojects.com

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

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What's the difference between crossbreeding and grafting? How do vines know to grow in certain directions? Do plants like music?

I ask botanist, plant ecologist and conservation scientist Jessa Finch these questions and more on in this bonus episode.

Learn more about Sam Van Aken's Open Orchard here: https://www.samvanaken.com/open-orchard

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

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What’s with all this grass? Why do we bother mowing them down over and over in a Sisyphean ritual? Whose idea was this?

I sat down with botanist plant ecologist and conservation scientist Jessa Finch to get some answers.

Sources and links for this episode at katedouglasprojects.com

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

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How and where and why do mushrooms grow?

We sat down with Olga Tzogas, founder of Smugtown Mushrooms, to learn more.

Follow Olga @smugtownmushrooms

Check out Smugtown Mushrooms & their amazing grow kits here: https://www.smugtownmushrooms.com/shop

Sources and links for this episode at katedouglasprojects.com

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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas

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