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There are 1.8 billion monthly menstruators worldwide. Better understanding the science behind period blood, as well as cultural stigma and period p...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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In surrogate partner therapy, a therapist, a surrogate partner and a client work together to understand and help resolve the client’s challenges wi...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
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I grew up in the land of the black walnut, Juglans nigra. And if you grew up in the eastern US, then you did too. It has a very large range in east...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:59
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Berberis fremontii is in the Barberry family or Berberidaceae…that’s fun to pronounce. Fremont barberry has quite a range north of the Salt River i...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:03
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The scientific name of the band-tailed pigeon is no longer Columba fasciata, but is Patagioenas fasciata. That’s too bad because I was hoping to st...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 04:59
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I spent so much time jabbering about my conversion to a desert rat and monsoon believer that I left out some fun stuff. Native bees that buzz poll...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 04:43
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This episode is a reminiscence sparked by some old photos. I’m pretty sure my father took the photos, because I can’t remember him ever being witho...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 04:42
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Here are some morning glory photos. Above is Ipomoea ternifolia var. leptotoma and the photo below is of some floral chaos featuring the red flower...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
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I like the phrase in Arizona Flora about the Loasa family Loasaceae ; it is “remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure of the hairs.” And...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: Little Rock Memorial , Credit: Steve Snodgrass under CreativeCommons license 2.0
This episode focuses on the social impact of Ernest Green’s life journey—a different type of travel experience--and his role in the civil rights mo...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 37:07