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Bonus: Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins (With Dr. Oné R. Pagán) Dec 01, 2021

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This is a recording of Oné R. Pagán's book launch for "Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins" where a tipsy Melissa asks him about cocaine addiction in flatworms, "bouncer bees" who decapitate drunk bees coming back to the hive, a few side tracks into pjs and tattoos, then circling back to stoned dolphins, spiders on LSD, phobias, and misadventures in web-based randomizers. His incredible research is improving how we understand addiction in humans.
Find his book, "Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins" wherever you like to purchase books or at your local library.
Follow Oné on Twitter (@BaldScientist) or his website, https://baldscientist.com/

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Ep 53: Who's Your Daddy? Nov 28, 2021

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Melissa addresses sex changing animals who can do it all, condors who have had enough of their male cage mates, lesbian lizards, proposes a Finding Nemo #3, and the myth of the sexual binary.
I got today’s information from
Theresa Thorn of the podcast, "One Bad Mother" (the podcast that saved my sanity while parenting in the early years - profanity laced sanity for parents)
"It Feels Good To Be Yourself"
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250302953/itfeelsgoodtobeyourself
https://theconversation.com/what-we-learn-from-a-fish-that-can-change-sex-in-just-10-days-129063

The Oxford Dictionary
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/nature/article/2016/09/29/7-gender-bending-animals-animal-kingdom

https://www.inverse.com/science/animals-can-change-their-sex

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-is-same-sex-sexual-behavior-so-common-in-animals/

https://www.google.com/search?q=sea+turltes+climate+change+warm+temparatures&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS773US773&oq=sea+turltes+climate+change+warm+temparatures&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.6270j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://news.berkeley.edu/2010/03/01/frogs/
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/epa-widely-used-pesticide-atrazine-likely-harms-more-1000-endangered-species-2020-11-05/

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2021/03/09/biden-administration-may-change-epa

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/california-condors-surprise-scientists-with-two-virgin-births-180978983/

Links as always are in the description of today's episode

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Ep 52: Five Deer Nov 21, 2021

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Trigger warning: Today's episode discusses genocide, the dark truth behind America's most gluttonous holiday. Why you should be eating eel and deer instead of turkey and potatoes on Thursday, and how writers of the 1800's completely SQUAWKED up how we learn about Thanksgiving today. And we learn what they didn't teach you in school about the first feast. Buckle in, it's a rollercoaster.
Resources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-was-on-the-menu-at-the-first-thanksgiving-511554/

https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1621
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_dinner

https://time.com/4577425/thanksgiving-2016-true-story/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Josepha-Hale

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/book-review-lady-editor-literary-lady-complicated-proto-feminist/

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/05/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-native-american-communities/

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0819-covid-19-impact-american-indian-alaska-native.html

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/thousands-of-homicides-disappearances-of-indigenous-women-remain-unsolved-many-in-same-state-where-gabby-petitos-body-was-found/

https://mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/

https://native-land.ca/

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/11/25/native-americans-thanksgiving-mourning

Links as always are in the description of today's episode

Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org

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Ep 51: Africanimals Nov 14, 2021

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This week, Melissa has a special announcement and revisit of three African animal stories for the History Class of RSU 40 in Waldoboro, Maine. #GoPanthers
For information on Dr. One Pagan's book launch ("Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins: A Trip Through The World of Animal Intoxication") please visit @BaldScientist on Twitter, or Dr. Oné R. Pagán's website: https://baldscientist.com/
For full resources, please visit:

Episode 1: “These Bees are The Bomb!” (Segment 1 of that episode)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/painting-eyes-cow-butts-could-save-cow-and-lion-lives-180975601/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37316573

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-01156-0
Segment Two: Episode 12: Parachuting Yorkie Saves The Day (segment 1 of that episode)
https://mashable.com/article/stolen-lemur-san-francisco-zoo-safe/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maki-lemur-stolen-san-francisco-zoo-found-safe-nearby-city-n1243680

https://apnews.com/article/lemur-theft-san-francisco-zoo-962bb0064c2129c8da75cf4f5780b11b

Segment Three: Episode 23 “Dwarf Giraffes and Two Danny DiVitos” (segment 2 of that episode)
https://mashable.com/article/giraffe-dwarf-discovery/

https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-many-types-of-dwarfism-are-there-2860725

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dwarfism/symptoms-causes/syc-20371969#:~:text=Dwarfism%20is%20short%20stature%20that,different%20medical%20conditions%20cause%20dwarfism.

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s13104-020-05403-9?sharing_token=ntjvG3fP1wY_nrBV0eDdO2_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RO_hp-8Guw6xV7ywaIirtjhYCijpdOVcpcsRSq7HBvvCbScuMwHpvQOGkFiUA-k4_ttaOODkzWhYBOHXQo5ujaizGjqTke6RMmuFIZAkUUXjslcFxiMDL3g07YUIA8JPsA%3D
Links as always are in the description of today's episode

Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org
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Ep 50: Arson Pigeon Revenge (Olga of Kiev) Nov 07, 2021

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In this 50th episode, we meet Olga of Kiev, a PATRON SAINT who murdered a lot of people using earth, wind, fire, ale and homing pigeons. She inspired the character of Cersei Lannister, a death metal band's concept album, a ballet and the US Military in WW2. Let's go!
Resources for today's episode!
Rejected Princesses: Tales of History’s Boldest Heroines, Hellions and Heretics by Jason Porath - https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/olga-of-kiev

Moxie Labouche's "Your Brain on Facts" Podcast
Endless Thread Podcast (WBUR)
Fierce Females of History Podcast
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/

https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-bizarre-history-of-the-bat-bomb-437d6d33c27b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Griffin

https://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/10-25-13-lessons-from-a-farce-houston-grand-operas-idie-fledermausi-looks-to-restore-the-genres-good-name/

Encyclopedia Britannica

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Ep 49: Revenge of the Shaggy Pants Oct 31, 2021

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Today Melissa takes a series of shallow dives into more royalty who were killed by hubris which changed the world forever, and has some fun with the worst nicknames in royal history. Let's go!
Resources for today's episode include:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_France_(11O16%E2%80%931131)
https://allthatsinteresting.com/royal-titles-nicknames

https://www.britannica.com/list/7-monarchs-with-unfortunate-nicknames

http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/royal-deaths-from-horse-accidents/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Went_Hensley

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58623/60-historys-strangest-royal-epithets

A List of Loius’s https://www.neworleansbar.org/uploads/files/6_3_19%20A%20List%20of%20Louies%20Part%201%20Article.pdf
https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-died-of-animal-attack/reference

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/1066_01.shtml

https://bewilderbeastspod.podcastpage.io/episode/ep-28-the-flying-turtle-who-killed-a-guy
Links as always are in the description of today's episode

Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org

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Ep 48: The Story Of Room 8 Oct 24, 2021

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Today, there is a sign that says no pets allowed on the fence surrounding Elysian Heights Elementary - but the very foundation of this school's culture is built on the spirit of a cat named Room 8 who went to school every single day for 16 years. Let's learn about the most famous cat in the US that you likely never heard of because the Internet didn't exist in the 50s.
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Resources for today's episode:
https://www.thegreatcat.org/room-8/

https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-room-8-mascot-at-elysian-heights-elementary-school-20181127-htmlstory.html

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/room-8-the-cat-mural

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2008/04/02/classy-cat/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7374255/room-eight

https://www.imdb.com/

Erik Friedl, Los Angeles-based photographer who took the photos described in the episode. You can see some of Erik's work on YouTube.

And on the humble potato:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scientists-peel-away-potatos-dna-secrets-bmc09hd5hqb

https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine

https://genetics.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/chromosome-number-not-correlated-complexity
Melissa McCue-McGrath

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Ep 47: The Sheep in The Clouds Oct 17, 2021

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In 1783 a duck, a rooster and a sheep named Montauciel were heading straight for the sky. How does their unlikely story change lead to three Billionaires ending up in space over 200 years later?
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https://storytellershat.com/2016/08/30/montauctiel-the-flying-sheep/

https://time.com/3583782/hot-air-balloon-history/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hot-air-balloon-rooster-sheep-duck-first

Science Comics ROCKETS : Defying Gravity by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd

Stuff You Missed In History Class

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1780-1789/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Montgolfier-brothers

https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/joseph-michel-and-jacques-etienne-montgolfier
The Measure Of Things

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Ep 46: Housetraining Heiffers Oct 10, 2021

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Why scientists are looking to potty train 1 billion cows to combat a growing acid rain crisis.
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Resources on The Moo Loo:
USGS.gov
The Guardian
Chick a Pig board game
NPR
Beef Market Central

And if you want to watch a cow open a door, go pee - a LOT of pee, then get a treat, you can go to YouTube.com - the Telegraph has a great short video on the subject which you can also find on my Twitter feed for 10/5/2021

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Ep 45: Bone-y and Clyde Oct 03, 2021

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A Smithsonian Museum exhibit depicting the skeletal remains of Dr. Grover Krantz and his beloved Irish wolfhound, Clyde. But, who was Dr. Krantz, and why is he - and his dogs - at the Smithsonian? And, why is this photo of their posthumous posed parts circulating social media?
Resources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/grover-krantz-donated-his-body-to-science-on-one-condition-38726179/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/scientist-grover-krantz-risked-it-all-chasing-bigfoot-180970676/

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/summer-2018-our-town/man-myth-and-legend-grover-krantz

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-21-me-krantz21-story.html

https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/phil_of_religion_text/CHAPTER_5_ARGUMENTS_EXPERIENCE/Burden-of-Proof.htm

Intro and outro music is Tiptoe out the Back by Dan Liebowicz and interstitial music is by MK2. All additional music within the podcast is from Pixelbay.com, and sound effects are from freesound.org
More about Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, her book, "Considerations for the City Dog", and dog training services can be found at https://melissamccuemcgrath.com, and all episodes of Bewilderbeasts can be found at https://bewilderbeastspod.com

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