Iowa gives her traveling companion a name, but their journey down river does not go according to plan. Stay tuned for a discussion about a very specific type of grasshopper with Dr. Rick Overson, Research Scientist at Arizona State University and Co-Director of the Global Locust Initiative.

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/locusts - More facts about locusts 

https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/global-locust-initiative/about/ - all about the work of the Global Locust Initiative

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Iowa and the dog escape Junktown down a dark well, and find themselves in a world bigger than she could’ve ever imagined. Stay tuned for a discussion about the effects of climate change on lakes and rivers with Dr. JT Reager (pron: Ray-ger), Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  

Suggested Links 

https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/ - Effects of climate change 

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2880/nasa-explores-our-changing-freshwater-world/ - Climate change and our freshwater world 

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Following the rhymes of an ancient song, Iowa and the dog set off for the legendary Haven. But their journey hits a snag in a dangerous town, “built on what’s been shunned.” Stay tuned for a discussion about urbanization and the rise of cities with Dr. Luna Khirfan, Associate Professor at the School of Planning in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment.

Suggested Links 

https://uwaterloo.ca/stream-daylighting/about - Stream Daylighting 

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/urbanization/ - Urbanization 

https://ourworldindata.org/urbanization - Urbanization facts and figures

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Iowa comes face to face with a real-life dog, and is deputized an “Agent of the Animals” so that she can deliver him to safety. Keep listening for a discussion about dogs, with Author, Naturalist, Journalist and dog expert Mark Derr.

Suggested Links 

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/video/brief-history-dogs/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/domestic-dog

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Visiting her secret collection, Iowa is trapped by Regulators and rescued…by a miraculous creature. Listen afterward for a discussion about the conservation of rare and uncommon animal, plant, and natural communities with Nathan Shepard, Eastern Regional Field Biologist with the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.

Suggested Links 

https://www.fws.gov/endangered/ - search for the endangered species in your state 

https://www.endangered.org/campaigns/endangered-species-day/ - Endangered Species Day

https://www.ncnhp.org/

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Iowa’s parents are taken away by the Regulators, but not before revealing a wondrous secret. Years later, Iowa, now living with her Aunt Callie, searches for remnants of the world as it used to be…but not everyone wants her to find them. Keep listening for a discussion about climate change with Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, Chief of the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

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