52 min listen
Opossumology (O/POSSUMS) with Lisa Walsh
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Teeth. Tails. Concentric nipples. This not-at-all-rodent has the distinction of being North America’s sole marsupial and so Alie hunted down lauded Opossumologist Dr. Lisa Walsh and launched an absolute torrent of giddy questions. How many ticks do they really eat, can we keep them as pets, how do we all convincingly feign death, opossum vs. possum, fingerprints, orphaned babies, the best possum jokes, the worst ones, venom immunity, bifurcated dongs, space portal vageens, being equally ugly and adorable, the rise of the memes, why we scream at our own asses, and more. Open a space in your heart for these critters.
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Donations went to: https://www.kidneyfund.org/ & https://opossumsocietyus.org/
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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of www.thewordary.com/
Website by https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/
Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Follow Dr. Walsh at Twitter.com/spoutsoffacts ,
Donations went to: https://www.kidneyfund.org/ & https://opossumsocietyus.org/
More links and info at alieward.com/ologies/opossumology
Sponsors of Ologies: alieward.com/ologies-sponsors
Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes.
Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies
Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of www.thewordary.com/
Website by https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/
Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Sep 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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