OBA Episode 13 - Big Mother

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03/01/17 • 66 min

This podcast would not exist without the guests, and I wouldn't exist without this guest. The family series continues with my mom! She is fierce and wise and definitely picked the right animal, which is the Big Mother. Appropriate, right? It wasn't planned like that, but these things happen. Other notable discoveries were about crazy males, manners, and Hillary's compassion. Most egregious error: I just love saying "genuses" even though I know it's genera. Science level: Extremely high! We had a bit of a time constraint so we packed in the max amount of science possible.

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OBA Episode 12 - Flexi Turn-Toothed Trailblazer

The family series continues with my sister, the fierce and formidable Geneva. There's nothing she can't take on, including the Flexi Turn-Toothed Trailblazer. Side note: I think this may be her spirit animal on just about every level. Besides that discovery, we also explored food aggression, Buster, and sibling vulnerability. Most egregious error: there were a couple of bad facts about wolves and bears, but the most egregious error was when I neglected to ask her more about vulnerability. She shared how she felt as a child, but I really should have asked her about that as an adult woman. Especially since she has lived in dorms and in many cities away from home. Science level: some speculation, but about 90% facts.

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