Wild Ideas...the Podcast 215
Posted On : June 13/2013
Tagged as : Golden-fronted Woodpecker American Ruby-spot Geosmin Petrichor Weather Josh Drew Shark-tooth Weapons
Show Notes : Gordon’s Texas-sized Hummingbird is really a Golden-fronted Woodpecker. Gary describes the American Ruby-spot, a damselfly. Joann can smell the weather. Josh Drew talks about shark-tooth weapons from the South Pacific and how they inform conservation.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 196
Posted On : January 31/2013
Tagged as : Nature Play Green Hearts Ken Finch 51
Show Notes : Part two of 51 things to do before you are 12 years old. Ken Finch from Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood joins Gordon, Joann and Gary as they discuss the importance of nature play.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 195
Posted On : January 24/2013
Tagged as : Nature Play Childhood Ken Finch Green Hearts
Show Notes : 51 things to do before you are 12 years old part one. Ken Finch from Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood joins Gordon, Joann and Gary to wax nostalgic about nature play.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 193
Posted On : January 10/2013
Tagged as : Nature Play Childhood Ken Finch Green Hearts
Show Notes : Gary answers a listener request to chat about Black-crowned Night Herons, Gordon talks about plant olfaction in goldenrods, and Joann reads snowdrifts. That leads us to a chat with Jean-Pierre Anderson of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 161
Posted On : May 10/2012
Tagged as : Kettle hole bog Blue-eyed Mary eukaryotes black flies polyploidy Goldfinch seed dispersal
Show Notes : It’s the question show! Gary talks about the first eukaryotes. Joann is in another pothole or kettle hole. Gordon’s sentimental favorite is Blue-eyed Mary. Then on to questions: polyploidy, black flies, Goldfinches, seed dispersal.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 159
Posted On : April 26/2012
Tagged as : NASA David Ellis Cambrian Explosion Venus Old Growth Forest
Show Notes : Gordon visited a unique old growth forest. Gary talks about the Cambrian Explosion and the Great Unconformity. Joann discusses climate—on Venus. David Ellis from NASA Glenn Research Center is interviewed about NASA’s mission and future.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 158
Posted On : April 19/2012
Tagged as : Ruddy Turnstone Durian Terrestrial Isopods Aldo Leopold Buddy Huffaker
Show Notes : Gary talks about Ruddy Turnstones, Joann explores Durian fruit, and Gordon tells jokes involving terrestrial Isopods. The interview is with Buddy Huffaker, IV of the Aldo Leopold Foundation about the author of “A Sand County Almanac.”

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 149
Posted On : February 16/2012
Tagged as : Oldest Organism Red-headed Red-bellied King Vulture Turkey Vulture
Show Notes : The oldest living organism may be sea grass according to new research. Joann compares and contrasts Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpeckers. Gordon saw a King Vulture in Costa Rica. There is a minor mystery about this bird. Bill Lynch tells all about amazing Turkey Vultures.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 141
Posted On : December 15/2011
Tagged as : Kepler-22b Greater Roadrunner Jonah Evans iTrack Wildlife
Show Notes : Kepler-22b is the newly discovered planet with in the Goldilocks zone. Joann explains why everyone is so excited. Gordon talks about the Greater Roadrunner. iTrack Wildlife is a new app for smart phones. The interview is with Jonah Evans the biologist who developed the app.

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WIld Ideas...the Podcast 90
Posted On : December 16/2010
Tagged as : Kepler-22b Greater Roadrunner Jonah Evans iTrack Wildlife
Show Notes : Skunk Cabbage, predicting future forests, and adaptations to cold. We dust off our physics to talk about cold.

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