Force of Nature

Dave does his annual duties and tells us all about 2024's Fat Bear Week. It's the time of year where brown bears in Alaska fatten up for their several month slumber. And we get to vote for which bear we think is fattest. There was quite a a bit of bear drama this year too

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This episode we look into the creepy side of nature. We discuss what a rat king is, no, not a little rat sitting on a throne. It's when multiple rats have their tails intertwined with no escape. Then we look at the zombie ant fungus known as cordyceps. This will infect an ant and take control over it's body with the goal of infecting as many as possible. Enjoy the creepiness. 

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We welcome back Aaron Bodtcher as he tells us some old school Mountain Man. These stories have a heavy presence of grizzly bears. 

This episode we go over the good and bad of shark movies. There are so many shark movies out there, more than any other animal by far.  We talk about the best shark movie and one of the best movies of all time, Jaws. And it's less than stellar sequels. Then we quickly go over other shark movies we have seen and I list the names of dozens of silly shark movies. 

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This episode we have a special guest joining us, Matt's sister, Dave's wife... Dayna Bodtcher. Great white sharks are her favorite animal. We go over why people have a fear of sharks, which is called "galeophobia." Then we discuss great whites in captivity and why it has never worked out. Then go over conservation and leading causes of shark deaths. Then Dayna plans a shark diving trip for us. It's a lot of fun. 

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We go into the stats of all the shark attacks that happened in 2023.  And a quick overview of all the shark fatalities.

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This episode we look at one of the most iconic and famous animals on the planet... The Great White Shark. For part one we learn all about them... Their evolutionary history, where they live, about their bodies, the largest ones ever recorded and what they like to eat. This is a very informative episode and we hope you learn a lot about these amazing sharks. 

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We bring some other family members on the show.  Ryan is Dave's nephew and does a great job telling us about a mishap at a rodeo... and then we have Dave's brother-in-law, Marek... he may have been day drinking at the pool party.  He tells us his story about his encounter with a jellyfish.  

For this bonus episode we bring in Dave's dad, Aaron Bodtcher. Aaron was very excited to share his personal story about him being stung by a jellyfish and having a stranger pee on him. The pee thing is a myth... But Aaron didn't know that at the time. Aaron even wrote the entire script himself. 

During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, America and the Soviets were on the brink of nuclear war. And during this time a black bear jumped over the fence and into an American air base. The guard sounded the alarm thinking it was a Soviet spy nearly causing WW3.

Also, Matt gets heat exhaustion while recording.