What do you do when you get the opportunity to travel and explore Kansas rivers and streams? You take it. Nicole Brown and Emily Davis share their stories about working on the Kansas stream team. Get ready for lots of water, lots of fish, and lots of sunscreen.

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Have you ever thought about how cool photosynthesis is? If you haven't, this episode is about to change that. Tyler Newman from Wichita State University nerds out with Lyndzee about his favorite... photosynthesis.

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What's better than being the King of Rock and Roll? Being the King of Snakes. In this episode, Deb talks about her favorite.. the Speckled Kingsnake.

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This time, hosts Rachel Roth and Lyndzee Rhine are joined by former Kansan Jean Aycock who worked at the Wetlands Education Center and has LEFT US for Mississippi. We still love her, and her love for interpretation. Join us for this exceptionally nerdy trip down Taxonomy Lane. This is our first attempt at long-distance podcast recording, so please excuse us as we work out the kinks!

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Prairie Dogs: nature's baked potatoes, terraforming engineers, and chatterboxes. Nicole Brown loves them, loves their mind-blowing communication, and loves the critical part they play in our prairie homes. Also: spiders. Lots of spiders. Spiders everywhere. Help.

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Salamanders are amazing, whether they are big or small! Emily Davis shares her love for this diverse group of creatures who have become legends. Learn about the weird stories told about these slimy boys and girls that led to them being a symbol of fire still used today and to stories of monsters in Asian rivers and streams. Lasagna lizards, devil dogs, and snot otters, oh my!

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Deb Williams loves the Cottonwood tree, and so did Native Americans and early settlers on the plains. With the whisper of their glittering leaves, their stately crowns, and their long history watching over the landscape, there's a lot to love. So honk at the old Cottonwood for luck, and listen for its reply.

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Roly Polies (an isopod) are fascinating, accessible, common, and adorable. That's why GPNC naturalist Amanda Alessi adores them. What more do you want from a critter--important ecological roles, strange habits, diversity, crazy parasitic relationships? One word: isopods!! These tiny cute animals make Amanda's case for turning over rocks and digging in the dirt an easy sell.

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In a world of birds, one single father stands above the rest. His name? Phalarope. Phalaropes are the best for two reasons, and yet GPNC bird nerd Rachel managed to talk about them for over an hour. Are we surprised? (No.) Nicole and Rachel talk gender roles, manic spinning, and throw lots of shade at Pixar. Enjoy.

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In this episode Nicole Brown, Naturalist at GPNC, takes hosts Rachel Roth and Emily Davis down the rabbit-hole that is the amazing world of a bess beetle. These tough little insects love frass, are great parents, and even inspired a little singing from our hosts.

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