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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
This is the time of year when you see desert millipedes out and about on muggy overcast days. Sometimes even crossing the two lane blacktop roads n...
- Added: Aug 12, 2022
- Length: 04:03
I’m pretty sure I first encountered the plant called mala mujer in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson around 30 years ago. I had 10 years of ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2022
- Length: 04:30
The genus is now Hesperocyparis, but back in the olden days, I learned the rough bark Arizona cypress of southeastern Arizona as Cupressus arizonic...
- Added: May 04, 2022
- Length: 05:00
Avant interviews Pamela Schwartz, executive director at the Orange County Regional History Center. She shares her approach to collecting and curati...
- Added: Jan 25, 2022
- Length: 27:08
Who’s really threatened – kids who are assumed to be cisgender and heterosexual or LGBTQ students?
- Added: Oct 29, 2021
- Length: 03:30
What happens when these topics are left out?
- Added: Sep 30, 2021
- Length: 06:00
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
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
This is a rambling episode about the summer monsoon in the borderlands of southeastern Arizona. I know that I’ve rambled on like this for many year...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:45
I’m so lucky to live in the land of the ornate box turtle (Terrepene ornata luteola). For me it has been a wonderful journey with turtles, from my ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:52
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
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
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
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
Sharing our top five pieces of legislation submitted by students.
- Added: Jul 21, 2021
- Length: 20:47
Herbalism is seeing a huge rise in popularity, as more and more people turn to natural remedies to keep their bodies healthy. In this episode of Gr...
- Added: May 11, 2021
- Length: 17:38
From the Super Bowl to the Vaccination roll out we have seen great examples of leadership. In the Super Bowl we saw Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat one...
- Added: Mar 07, 2021
- Length: 54:10
Let’s make equations musical. Instead of visualizing equations on a graph, let’s listen to them on the piano, merging all our math and music knowl...
- Added: Dec 29, 2020
- Length: 49:30
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
Steve talks about being a message receiver and using music and meditation as his wellness tool.
- Added: Oct 20, 2020
- Length: 01:33
On her kids' last day of school, Laura draws from Susan Wise Bauer's research, writing, and experience on how we can rethink the way we approach ou...
- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 22:02
How did a man who never lived in Oklahoma come to be known as Oklahoma's favorite son?
- Added: Mar 05, 2020
- Length: :59
Jay talks about his experience with different mental health diagnosis and the benefit of going back to school and seeking faith based communities.
- Added: Jan 29, 2020
- Length: 01:04
The American Dream . . . Fact or fiction? For those who come to the U.S. undocumented as children, the future can seem uncertain.
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- Added: Dec 12, 2019
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
