Close Other Tabs with Ani & Alex

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[UN-REDACTED] Case File 004: Invasive Species of the Northwest Sep 27, 2024

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Today I investigate Ani's vigilante action against "invasive" species of plants and animals including:

Her history targeting invasive plants in Jr. High and High School
Further radicalization as an adult after being injured by the hyper-photosensitivity-causing Hogweed
Pitting invasive species against each other
Invasive plants that can blind animals and humans (not cool)
Operating on baby hummingbirds
Regulating the very invasive species known as our house cat
Will I myself be made into a "human hoogle bed" to satisfy Ani's needs for habitat restoration?
How to start your own native garden

Music: Neko Case - Red Tide

Case File 004: Invasive Species of the Northwest Sep 24, 2024

Today I investigate Ani's vigilante action against "invasive" species of plants and animals including:

Her history targeting invasive plants in Jr. High and High School
Further radicalization as an adult after being injured by the hyper-photosensitivity-causing Hogweed
Pitting invasive species against each other
Invasive plants that can blind animals and humans (not cool)
Operating on baby hummingbirds
Regulating the very invasive species known as our house cat
Will I myself be made into a "human hoogle bed" to satisfy Ani's needs for habitat restoration?
How to start your own native garden

Music: Neko Case - Red Tide

Case File 003: Propane Torch With Push-Button Igniter Sep 10, 2024

This episode I investigate Ani's interest in a propane torch landscaping tool and uncover:

How important it is for ecology to let Ani set fires
Other helpful things you can do with fire in your yard
Is Ani going to burn our house down?
Other Spike TV-style gardening tools
The best way to do lawn care without thinking about the hundreds of tiny insects you’re killing with your every move

If you have a tab you want investigated, whether yours or your partners (please ask permission before going through their tabs) write to us at closeothertabspodcast@gmail.com

Case File 002: Mine-Sniffing Rats Aug 29, 2024

Today we investigate Ani's mysterious interest in Mine-Sniffing Rats

Are rats gross? Will Ani admit than any animal is gross?

What is R+ training?

Is it wrong to lord our superior eyesight over these rats?

Should American rats volunteer for this job since the US helped mine Cambodia?

What does Facebook think the phrase "mine-sniffing rats" implies? The answer may surprise you!

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Music: The Walkmen - The Rat

Case File 001: Crow Ocarina Aug 29, 2024

Today we probe Ani's interest in a "Crow Ocarina"

Is Ani trying to turn our neighborhood crows into an army?

Does she love the crows more than me?

What is an ocarina?

Why are crows cool?

Are crows destroying the nuclear family?

Should we do all that we can to serve the crows, knowing their offspring will remember our faces?

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Music: Low Dose - For Sure

An Introduction To Close Other Tabs Aug 29, 2024

Does your partner have interests? Why? What are interests?

Where do interests come from? What are they for? I know they are a threat to me, but in what way?

Have you ever done a 9th grade level research project on kei truck crumple zones while standing in line at the bank”

Have you ever tracked the evolutionary history of moles after seeing your neighbor post about blowing them up on Nextdoor?

Every week I, Alex, rifle through my wife Ani’s latest browser tabs and select one to investigate. Upon investigation, I will demand answers. How deep will this journey take me? How much will it change me? How long can this marriage last?

Tune in every other Tuesday, when we Close Other Tabs