<description>&lt;p&gt;We honk at them in the street and shoo them away from our trash cans, but opossums are so much more than nocturnal nuisances. In today&amp;rsquo;s episode, Mango and Gabe get better acquainted with America&amp;rsquo;s only native marsupials, including the truth behind their famous talent for playing dead and their surprising connections to President Taft and Captain John Smith. Plus: A stirring ode to the opossum on Mango&amp;rsquo;s balcony and a tongue-in-cheek recipe for &amp;ldquo;planked possum.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Got a question or idea for the show? Call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email higeniuses@gmail.com.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow us on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/parttimegenius/"&gt;@parttimegenius&lt;/a&gt; and Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/parttimegenius.bsky.social"&gt;@parttimegenius.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photo by The New York Public Library via Unsplash. Thanks, NYPL!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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9 Awesome Facts about Opossums

FEB 17, 202633 MIN
Part-Time Genius

9 Awesome Facts about Opossums

FEB 17, 202633 MIN

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We honk at them in the street and shoo them away from our trash cans, but opossums are so much more than nocturnal nuisances. In today’s episode, Mango and Gabe get better acquainted with America’s only native marsupials, including the truth behind their famous talent for playing dead and their surprising connections to President Taft and Captain John Smith. Plus: A stirring ode to the opossum on Mango’s balcony and a tongue-in-cheek recipe for “planked possum.” Got a question or idea for the show? Call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @parttimegenius and Bluesky @parttimegenius.bsky.social! Photo by The New York Public Library via Unsplash. Thanks, NYPL!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.