Minisode: National Pollinator Month extended cut
In this bonus episode, I discuss some of my favorite co-evolved plant-pollinator relationships. I also include a portion of my conversation with Dr. Lindsie McCabe that ended up on the cutting room fl...
9 Juni 202113min
Episode 12: National Pollinator Month with Dr. Lindsie McCabe
In celebration of #NationalPollinatorsMonth, my guest and I talk about the lesser known and under-appreciated pollinators--native bees and flies. I am joined by Dr. Lindsie McCabe, an entomologist wit...
2 Juni 202159min
Episode 11 Living under a rock has its merits with Dr. Jenna Ekwealor
Deserts are extreme places bouncing between too hot and too cold; too dry and too wet. But moss have found a way to buffer those extremes. Join Dr. Jenna Ekwealor and I as we discuss the strange lifes...
20 Maj 202149min
Episode 10 Wildfire Awareness Month with Dr. Mike Remke
In the United States, May is #NationalWildfireAwarenessMonth. To kick off this month, I welcome Dr. Mike Remke back to the show to discuss wildfire's past, present, and future. Check out this article...
5 Maj 202143min
Episode 9: The importance of disturbing events with Dr. Dave Lytle
Western North American landscapes are driven by ecological disturbances. That might mean wildfire, insect outbreaks, or gophers. In the Colorado River and other western North American streams, that me...
28 Apr 202130min
Minisode: WTF Biologist, Nancy Johnson
Regent's Professor at Northern Arizona University, Dr. Nancy Johnson is a world-famous mycorrhizal researcher. She has roughly 163 publication with over 13,000 citations (according to Google Scholar)....
21 Apr 202121min
Episode 8: Myco-who-sa?! Mycorrhizas with Dr. Mike Remke
Mycorrhizas are the dual organs created by plant roots and their associated fungi that form typically beneficial partnerships. These (usually) mutualistic symbiotic relationships are super important f...
14 Apr 202155min
Minisode: Extended Extended Phenotype (revisit of Episode 6: WTF Biologist, Richard Dawkins with Tom Whitham)
There is more to Richard Dawkins' books, the Selfish Gene and The Extended Phenotype, than I was able to cover in Episode 6, so I am revisiting this topic. If you haven't heard Episode 6, WTF Biologis...
7 Apr 202114min
