I was recently reading the December 7, 2023 issue of "Smithsonian" magazine.

In this issue, I read the article "The Ten Best Science Books of 2023" written by Bridget Alex, Riley Black, Dan Falk, Shi En Kim, Carlyn Kranking, and Joe Spring.

In the article they shared their top nonfiction science titles from the past year, selected by "Smithsonian" magazine's editors and frequent contributors. In this podcast, we look at two of their selections:

"Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World" by John Vaillant

"Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell" by Sy Montgomery