Best Primordial Soup Podcasts (2025)

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3 things that made me change my mind about the NASB 2020... ep. 34 16:39

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In this video, after two years of studying the NASB 2020, I have finally changed my mind about this translation of God's Word. There were three major things that happened to me that helped me change my mind about the translation: (1) giving the Bible as a gift, (2) studying the Old Testament, and (3) learning Biblical Greek. #NASB2020 #bibletransla…

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Laying Our Children at the Feet of Jesus Christ (Sermon on the Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter) ep. 33 44:04

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In this sermon from September 7th, 2025, I preach verse-by-verse the passage in Luke 8:40-56, where Christ resurrects Jairus' daughter. Jesus also heals the woman with a chronic flow of blood on his way to heal Jairus' daughter. #apologetics #Christianity #atheism #scienceandfaith #christianpodcast #christianpodcasters #christianpodcasts #christian…

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Doing Ministry From a Reformed Perspective (A Restaurant Conversation on TULIP with Reed Chambers) ep. 32 44:36

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In this episode, I sit down at one of my favorite restaurants to discuss doing ministry with Reed Chambers from a Reformed perspective. Reed is a presbyterian currently serving in the field of youth ministry; he works diligently discipling others and proclaiming the Gospel in Rainbow City, AL. #reformedtheology #calvinism #apologetics #Christianity…

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Alien Evolution, Primordial Soup & JFK 56:48

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And that's a wrap - thank you to everyone who's joined us on our alien journey across the universe!! Hang tight - we'll see you all in September 2025 for Season 2. Until then, we'll leave you with one last episode: In this week's season finale, the girls discuss their very own alien theories *cue the music* Grab your tin foil hat, we're going to be…

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The Exchange of Love | My Recent Sermon on Matthew 27:11-26 | ep. 31 44:47

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In this sermon, which I recently delivered at Cowboy Church in Alexandria, I discuss the exchange of Jesus for Barabbas during the Passover feast. I begin by giving a brief contextual summary of Matthew 26 leading up to this event, which occurs in Matthew 27, where I share a verse-by-verse exegesis, and I end the message with some important applica…

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The Stanford UFO Abduction 45:00

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This week on Aliens with the Girls, we’re talking about the 1976 Stanford, Kentucky UFO abduction of Mona Stafford, Louise Smith, and Elaine Thomas. What was supposed to be a quick drive home turned into a mind-bending event involving a massive UFO, lost time, and memories recovered under hypnosis where the women described being examined by small, …

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The Kelly–Hopkinsville Alien Encounter 43:11

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This week, we explore the infamous Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter—one of the most bizarre UFO sightings in American history. We're going back to 1955. A rural Kentucky family claims their farmhouse was attacked by stout glowing, alien-like beings. Mayhem ensues. The story sparked small town police excitement, national media attention, and decades of …

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The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction 1:17:50

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We missed you last week - so glad you haven't been abducted!! In celebration, let's hit on a classic. This week on Aliens with the Girls, Michael and I dive into the legendary Betty and Barney Hill abduction — the first widely publicized alien abduction case in the U.S. Their story has it all — a mysterious UFO in the sky, lost time, vivid dreams, …

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Pyramids, Portals, and Ancient Aliens 40:36

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This week on Aliens with the Girls, we're digging deep into the age-old mystery: did ancient aliens help build the pyramids? We explore wild theories, forgotten technologies, and whether the Egyptian pyramids are part of an ancient intergalactic stargate system. From precision-cut stone to cosmic alignments, nothing is off limits. Are aliens the or…

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6: Tangled Up in Quarks 34:17

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In this special episode celebrating the United Nations' International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and World Quantum Day, we dive into the mysterious world of quantum entanglement—this time, at the scale of top quarks. Join us as we speak with Giulia Negro (CMS Experiment, Purdue University) and Yoav Afik (ATLAS Experiment, University of …

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Using a Science Experiment to Present the Gospel (pH Color Change) | ep. 30 15:49

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In this episode, I perform a simple pH color changing experiment to symbolize the beautiful picture of the Gospel. If you are listening over the podcast format, you will not be able to see the glass, but it starts clears, becomes pink, and then becomes clear again in the end. How we went from sinless in the garden, to sinful and deserving of eterna…

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Mississippi’s Most Bizarre Alien Encounter: The 1973 Pascagoula Abduction 51:41

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Pascagoula, 1973. Two men are fishing in Mississippi—they return with a story so chilling, you have to hear it to believe it. Secrets from a UFO. Other worldly alien creatures. And an examination that will leave you gagged. This week, we're talking about one of the most compelling alien abduction cases in U.S. history. Sources: Fox10 News: Pascagou…

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The Berkshire UFO: 4 Chilling Stories of Unexplained Encounters 56:59

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September 1st, 1969, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, multiple witnesses reported sightings of an eerie, silent UFO hovering over their town. Some experienced missing time, others recall being inside an UFO, all were left in utter disbelief. In this episode of Aliens with the Girls, we break down four firsthand accounts featured in Unsolved Mysteri…

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UFO Files | Roswell: Aliens, Conspiracies and Confusion 54:58

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In 1947, something crashed near Roswell, New Mexico—but was it a UFO, or just the world’s most suspicious weather balloon? This week, Sidney, Julia and Michael are diving into the infamous Roswell Incident, the government’s quick cover-up, and why Major Jesse Marcel probably regretted leaving his “UFO” materials unattended. From UFO debris to a sta…

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Feds Declassified Alien Survival Guide 48:29

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Is the truth finally coming out? The girls get to the bottom of it. This week on AWTG, we break down the U.S. congressional hearings on UFOs and the June 2021 declassified government documents about UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). What's happening in these congressional hearings? And are we any closer to full UFO disclosure? Join Sidney, Juli…

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The Girls have arrived... in New Jersey 50:29

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Welcome to Aliens with the girls — your new favorite alien podcast covering UFO sightings, extraterrestrial encounters, and paranormal mysteries! Hosts Sidney, Julia, and Michael introduce themselves, share their fascination with aliens, UFOs, and the supernatural, and reveal what’s in store for Season 1. In this episode, they break down the New Je…

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5: Exploring matter–antimatter asymmetry with LHCb 34:57

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Why does our universe seem to be made almost entirely of matter, with barely any antimatter in sight? Join us as we dive in this podcast episode of Early Morning Coffee at CERN (Emc2) into the fascinating world of LHCb, the LHC's beauty experiment, with two leading experimentalists, Yasmine Amhis and Patrick Koppenburg. We explore how the LHCb expe…

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The Fabulous Fungal Fiftieth: Health Kicks and Nutrients of the Lion's Mane Mushroom and the Greatest Prank in Mycological History 43:05

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Join Rustin and Aaron for there fiftieth episode of the primordial soup pot. In this episode Rustin starts us off with the Lion's Mane Mushroom. Learn about this delicious fungi's future in the biomedical industry. Aaron follows with the Kew Garden's once rarest fungi on earth that remained unidentified for over a decade. SPOILER ALERT (it was actu…

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A Saucy Joe Christmas: Red Crabs Raves of Christmas Island and the Biology of Everyone's Favorite Plant Parasite 50:32

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Christmas time! Everyone hang up the tapeworms! Aaron starts us off with the breathtaking migration of the Christmas Island red crabs. Millions of these crabs migrate across Christmas Island yearly, covering the streets and beaches. learn about these crabs' role in the environment and the threats these species face today. Rustin follows with the bi…

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4: Turning lead into primordial soup 35:39

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How can the Large Hadron Collider turn lead into primordial soup and why? Join us as we dive into the world of heavy ion collisions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In this episode, we connect with an expert from the LHC’s Beam Operations team and a researcher from the ALICE experiment to uncover the science behind colliding lead ions instead…

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Getting Sleepy: Hummingbird's Torpor and the Fish that lives in Acid and Sleeps through Wildfires 43:43

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Hibernation! Rustin talks about hummingbirds' torpor, a state in which their body temp can drop over 50 degrees in a single day! Learn about how these hummingbirds use this mini-hibernation to survive wintery nights, Aaron follows with the salamanderfish, aka the great value "we have a lungfish at home" fish. Learn about the extreme lifestyle this …

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Famous Animals: The Legend of Ol' Rip, the Limp Legged Lizard that Captivated a Nation and Clever Hans the Psychic Stallion (Get this Horse to a Casino STAT) 51:35

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Research Animals (sort of)! Aaron starts off with the legend of Ol' Rip the Horny Toad. This lizard supposedly survived 30 years sealed inside a time capsule, and went on to tour the country drawing in thousands of spectators. Learn how the "animal whose fame is second only to the serpent from the Garden of Eden" made history and still lives on to …

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Keystones Species: Runway Strips for Sea Urchins and the Deep Sea Shell Cracking Atlantic Wolffish 56:35

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Keystone Species! Rustin starts by discussing the mysterious die-off of the long-spined sea urchins and their impact on the coral reefs of the Caribbean. Aaron lowkey fumbles his bit on the Atlantic wolffish, but it's okay cause we all had fun with it.

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Escaping KJV Onlyism & the NIFB Church: A Sanctifying Journey | Part 1 | SFR ep. 29 1:16:51

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In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Shepard Merritt to discuss his experience with the New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (NIFB) Church as well as with the Church's insistence on using only the King James Version of the Bible. It's not merely that the church teaches you should use the KJV, but it also teaches that other versions are…

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Spooky Season Vol 3: Where the Devil goes down to Ponder and a Scientific Insight into the Tsavo Man Eaters 1:00:56

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Spooky season once again! Rustin starts us off with the devils tramping ground, a unique clearing in the middle of North Carolina. Join Rustin as he discusses the many theories behind the mysterious patch (everything from demonic presence to soil minerals). Aaron follows with a lengthy insight into the Tsavo man eaters, a pair of lions that threate…

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3: Searching dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider 35:03

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Can dark matter be produced at the Large Hadron Collider? On Dark Matter Day, discover how scientists at CERN are using cutting-edge technology and computing to tackle one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Hear from host Steven Goldfarb and our guests Baptise Ravina from the ATLAS experiment and Annapaola de Cosa from the CMS experiment. In this…

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17. Of Fairytale Soup and Female Storytellers - Kitchen Table Talks with Nao Sims (Part 1) 42:03

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Brew a cup of tea and join me and my dear friend Nao Sims— women's sacred dance teacher and lifelong lover of old stories— as we discuss some of our late-night ideas about the rhythms of female myth-telling, why fairytales are kind of like soup-recipes, and why they were the only thing Nao wanted to read while she was pregnant. All while her little…

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Ponds and Consequences: How Mosquito Fish destroy an Ecosytem but Bombing Runs somehow help 41:31

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Ponds! In this episode, Rustin and Aaron discuss how two different events drastically affected pond ecosystems in very different ways. Rustin opens with Mosquito fish. This species once commonly used for mosquito control has now become a widespread invasive species that has proven to cause more harm than good. Aaron follows with a piece on the sodi…

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Grab Bag: Scotland's Red Neck Inbred Wallabies and Brazil's Cocaine Shark Epidemic 49:46

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Season 3 begins! In this themeless episode, Aaron kicks things off with the population of wallabies living on Scotland's Inchconnachan Island. Learn about the history of their arrival, their impact on the native wildlife, and the natural history of competition between marsupial and placental mammals. Rustin follows with a new hot topic...Cocaine sh…

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NASB 2020 Review (1 Year Later) Follow Up | ep. 28 8:44

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In this video, I follow up on my first review of the NASB2020 translation by the Lockman Foundation. Honestly... this translation has not aged well for me. #NASB2020 #bible #Christianity #KJV #jesus --------------------------------LINKS--------------------------------- Listen to the Science Faith & Reasoning podcast on Apple Podcasts, Castbox or Sp…

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2: The Higgs Boson Special 51:27

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Take a deep dive into the past, present and future of Higgs-boson research at CERN. Tune in to a special podcast on the occasion of the enigmatic boson’s 12th anniversary. In this episode, 00:00 Teaser 00:13 Intro 03:29 4 July 2012 07:38 Why was this important? 14:29 Behind the discovery 28:19 Bosons and fermions 30:23 Books and metaphors 33:02 Sin…

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The Early Morning Coffee at CERN podcast brings you the hottest science topics straight from the scientists of CERN. Get a sneak peek into the new podcast series, Emc2, with a teaser of our pilot episode. Contributors Executive Producer: Jacques Fichet Director and Producer: Chetna Krishna Host: Steven Goldfarb Social Correspondent: Joni Pham Techn…

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Lakes: Carbonated Death Traps and the Freshwater Sharks of Lake Nicaragua 49:38

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Lakes! Rustin opens with the tale of Lake Nyos. Learn about the folklore and science behind this carbonated lake, along with the disaster caused by the lake's eruption. Aaron follows with Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake that many sharks call home. Learn about the freshwater habits of bull sharks, and how they ended up in this freshwater ecosystem…

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Two Science Teachers Talk about Their Faith - Interview with Richard Joiner | SFR ep. 27 46:00

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In this video, teacher-coach Richard Joiner and I sit down in my classroom to discuss how we, as Christians, don't see science as something that is necessarily opposed to our faith. We see science as something that is given meaning and purpose because of our faith.#apologetics #Christianity #atheism #education #scienceteacher #scienceandfaith #chri…

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Ants: Cannibal Nuclear Bunkers and Lazy Parasitic Coworkers 52:14

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We got ants! Aaron starts with the cannibal ants found living in an abandoned nuclear bunker. Learn more about how this ant "colony" adapted to these unique conditions and what researchers learned about ant behavior. Rustin follows with an overview of social parasite ants. Learn about all different types of social parasites, from kidnapping raiders…

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Top Gun's Reject Bugs: Stinkfly Lacewings and the Fecal Shielding Tortoise Beetles 39:38

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Bugs! Rustin starts off with the lacewing. Learn about this bug's usage by farmers, antipredator behaviors, and habit of wearing insect corpses. Aaron follows with the biology of tortoise beetle larvae and their....unique methods for dealing with predators.

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Weird Diets: The Frog Eating Epomis Beetles too Angry to Die and the Many Malpractice Suits of the Labroides Cleaner Wrasse 43:17

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Weird Diets and Niches! Aaron starts off with the Epomis beetles, a group of carabid beetles that have evolved to feed on frogs many times their size. learn about how these grubs manage to subdue their amphibian prey, and the unique environmental conditions that lead to its evolution. Rustin follows with the various species of cleaner wrasse fish. …

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Sights and Sounds of Springtime: Waterdancing Alligators and the Blue Ghost Fireflies of Appalachia 46:32

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Spring is here! Join Rustin and Aaron as they discuss some of the sights and sounds of springtime. Rustin begins with the mating calls of alligators (and a brief history of how they influenced a certain iconic dinosaur roar). Aaron follows with the biology of the elusive blue ghost firefly and the impacts of firefly-based tourism.…

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Christian & Agnostic Discuss Artificial Intelligence (Part 2) | The Belief Dialogues ep. 06 25:34

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In this episode, my brother John and I sit back and engage with the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from our two worldviews. This is part 2 of the discussion.The Thumbnail for the YouTube video was made with Artificial Intelligence (Craiyon).#apologetics #ai #artificialintelligence #Christianity #atheism #scienceandfaith #christianpodcast #ch…

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Christian & Agnostic Discuss Artificial Intelligence (Part 1) | The Belief Dialogues ep. 05 28:45

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In this episode, my brother John and I sit back and engage with the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from our two worldviews. This is part 1 of the discussion.The Thumbnail was made for this video with Artificial Intelligence (Craiyon).#apologetics #ai #artificialintelligence #Christianity #atheism #scienceandfaith #christianpodcast #christian…

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Succulents: The World's only Walking Cactus (The Creeping Devil) and Light Refracting Living Rock Lithops 41:57

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Succulents! Aaron Starts off with the biology of the creeping Devil cactus, Stenocereus Eurca. Learn about the the unique adaptions this cactus has to allow it to crawl, and the unique conditions that lead it its evolution, Rustin follows with Lithops plants. Learn about how these plants survive the harsh South African deserts through the usage of …

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7 Evidences for the Resurrection | SFR ep. 26 11:35

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In this short episode, I (Daniel) provide 7 Evidences for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Acquaintanceships: How the Honey Guide guides us to honey (and occasionally eat our Candles) and the 8 Mighty Mussels that help Protect Poland's Water Supply 50:18

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Human-Animal Coworkers! Rustin Discusses the mind-boggling Honey Guide. Learn how this bird has co-evolved alongside humans to aid in wild honey gathering. Aaron follows with how 8 mussels help protect an entire city's water supply,

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Back from the Brink: The Black footed Ferret and Kirtland's Warbler. How a Ranch Dog named Shep and Michigan Wild Fires saved two species. 56:57

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Back from the brink! Aaron and Rustin both cover two different conservation success stories. Aaron starts with the black-footed ferret, discussing the key reasons for their decline, their rediscovery, and the challenges they still face today. Rustin follows with the habitat restoration of the Kirtland warbler. Learn about how studying habitats infl…

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Streams: Beaver's Environmental Engineering and The Gillbach, Germany's Coal Powered Tropical Ecosystem 1:00:12

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Streams! Rustin starts us with a discussion about beavers and their role in habitat creation and promoting biodiversity through the construction of their dams. Aaron follows with the Gillbach, a unique German stream kept at tropical temperatures year-round. Learn about all the tropical fish that have established themselves in this man-made ecosyste…

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In 2 Deep: The Subterranean Sulphureous Lake of Movile Cave and a Tale of Two Fishes 43:53

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We return to the Deep! Aaron starts off with Movile Cave. This cave has been sealed off from the surface world for over 5 million years. Learn more about this incredible discovery and the rare wildlife that inhabits it. Rustin follows with a bit on a few of the deep sea's most fascinating fishes, the Whale fish and the Big Nose. Learn more about th…

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Crabs: Rap Battling Boxer Crabs and the Great Samurai Crab Conspiracy 48:39

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We're crab people now! Rustin starts off with a bit of the biology of the boxer crabs, a unique species that caries two small anemone in their pinchers.. Learn about how these crabs use their anemone symbiotic friends to catch food, defend from predators, and engage in vigorous dance-offs. Aaron follows with the bizarre evolutionary history of the …

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16. Swan Stories- A Conversation with Nao Sims 1:46:27

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In this special, first ever interview-episode, I'm sharing a recent conversation between myself and my beloved friend Nao Sims—teacher of women's sacred dance for over 25 years, beekeeper, gardener, homesteader, mother, and lover of poetry and myth— as a celebration and announcement for our March 2nd & 3rd in-person workshop on Vancouver Island, Sw…

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Amphibians: Pollinating Fruit Eating Tree Frogs and The Giant Japanese Peppery Salamanders 50:57

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Amphibians! Aaron starts off with a very peculiar tree frog, the only frog species known to eat fruits and (maybe) pollinate flowers. Rustin follows with the mythical Japanese giant salamander. Learn the unique biology behind this species, their conservation status, and how they influenced the legend of the Kappa.…

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Urban Wildlife: The Peregrine Falcons' Concrete Jungle Revival and the Trash Eating Water Monitors of Lumpini Park 1:07:05

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Urban Wildlife! Rustin starts with the Peregrine Falcon. Learn about the unique conservation approach that brought them into our cities and how they became the bane of pigeon owners everywhere (sorry, Mike Tyson). Aaron discusses the Asian water monitor, the second-largest lizard in the world. Learn how these lizards have surprisingly adapted well …