To celebrate cicadageddon 2024, here's one of my favorite past episodes, this one on cicadapocalypse 2021: BROOD X has been waiting 17 years to emerge from the ground. What is Brood X? Should we panic? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: How is it fair that swarms of baby turtles are considered cute, but swarms of bugs are considered “horrifying?” 
Guest: Mara Wilson
Footnotes:
Cicada
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Cicada tymbal 
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Cicada sounds
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Holes left by mass cicada emergence (warning for trypophobia)
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Lots of cicadas!
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Mass sea turtle hatching! 
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Giant river turtle!
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Mass river turtle hatching!
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Soft coral
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Stony coral
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<description>&lt;p&gt;To celebrate cicadageddon 2024, here's one of my favorite past episodes, this one on cicadapocalypse 2021: BROOD X has been waiting 17 years to emerge from the ground. What is Brood X? Should we panic? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: How is it fair that swarms of baby turtles are considered cute, but swarms of bugs are considered “horrifying?” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; Mara Wilson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Footnotes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cicada&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3067%2F2607912292_150e08400e_z.jpg&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738675396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=GNn%2FRzjeg5Jg4fwJIvZlsQvKBWdr0JpHIJoIGxsdp1k%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://live.staticflickr.com/3067/2607912292_150e08400e_z.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cicada tymbal &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cicadamania.com%2Fimages%2Ftymbalanism.gif&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738685519%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=QCt0AnfxLsBdXpg7ZMpE%2FQwGJfaWa3AjYBMOg8Ozu4Y%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.cicadamania.com/images/tymbalanism.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cicada sounds&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMNJ6DL_1R9I&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738692611%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=nFXWSDRF7MjhH6bxHv2KSXe4KJCOsresNmK51WZEszw%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJ6DL_1R9I&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Holes left by mass cicada emergence (warning for trypophobia)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F07%2FA-e1373044330806.jpg&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738699235%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=LkzEb%2F5TfGfvvxssP6ZhMylxCDo%2BdytCf%2FwOQOR3MrY%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A-e1373044330806.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lots of cicadas!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mass sea turtle hatching! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Farticle%2Folive-ridley-sea-turtle-swarm-filmed-costa-rica&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738713732%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=vqldYvGdblJBzd7TI0sWfXiu0Fy%2BVD3N62hevbV%2Bkpw%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/olive-ridley-sea-turtle-swarm-filmed-costa-rica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giant river turtle!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzooinstitutes.com%2Fimg%2Fanimals%2F83%2F831567514683_33.jpg&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738720523%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=S6GKSJuQQ14kImgYB%2BkXBi8IEsGJSc3RBlDePeE9MKQ%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://zooinstitutes.com/img/animals/83/831567514683_33.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mass river turtle hatching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.treehugger.com%2Frare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738727260%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=qt46S26Kv9OGi6OHnPBi81NVdrwx9OATZFe1I71qX4g%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.treehugger.com/rare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soft coral&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fproxy%2F84bPOAlpoBNPmyhMTsbhJ-iF7UDOo1lCST_18GrEChIqlOg6CL-nO1yx_6AVw8g2FWgRFAndhaD3HAUw_zMrVDbbNGYQS2Uqob1196fcVrNv7bveRZTylg03CdBwB3BCnpQ&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738734091%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=Pzu6pQi92k0bJhlggRRlET2JIJkWC4yUw%2B7NANtwPUU%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/84bPOAlpoBNPmyhMTsbhJ-iF7UDOo1lCST_18GrEChIqlOg6CL-nO1yx_6AVw8g2FWgRFAndhaD3HAUw_zMrVDbbNGYQS2Uqob1196fcVrNv7bveRZTylg03CdBwB3BCnpQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stony coral&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecomagazine.com%2Fimages%2FNewsletter%2F0_2020%2FWeek_1-6-20%2Funderwater-photography-of-coral-reef-3100361.jpg&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cac58478c000543457a1208dc69e9785e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638501699738741121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=wOfb9BXPVN2LhP1R0TkM3b%2B6sTootQuCf7ZRxcJLlts%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.ecomagazine.com/images/Newsletter/0_2020/Week_1-6-20/underwater-photography-of-coral-reef-3100361.jpg&lt;/a&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>

Creature Classic®: Brood X!

You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice actress Janet Varney.
Guest: Janet Varney See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice actress Janet Varney.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; Janet Varney &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>

Backyard Science

They're in the air! There's billions of them! And they're tiny! We're talking about aeroplankton, what they're doing up there, and what happens when they get in your nose. 
Guest: Soren Bowie
Last week's mystery animal sound source: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DF8Phip5U-Wo&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cf1aacee11147448a92e308dc5ee97eb8%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638489604175852915%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k0HmOJsaY5hr4UY7gvQBuA5%2F3l1CRqQiGE%2BQ%2Bu6yo%2Bw%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Phip5U-Wo</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;They're in the air! There's billions of them! And they're tiny! We're talking about aeroplankton, what they're doing up there, and what happens when they get in your nose. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; Soren Bowie&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last week's mystery animal sound source: &lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DF8Phip5U-Wo&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cf1aacee11147448a92e308dc5ee97eb8%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638489604175852915%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=k0HmOJsaY5hr4UY7gvQBuA5%2F3l1CRqQiGE%2BQ%2Bu6yo%2Bw%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Phip5U-Wo&lt;/a&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>

Aeroplankton

Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? 
Guest: Jeff May
Footnotes: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C71927372cc5a4df0ef1e08dc58d64eea%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638482924682898711%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=i4Sol9vj1G6p1owlpYlKD34s5ftER9DXZJ4LGrRJtxA%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I/edit?usp=sharing</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; Jeff May&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Footnotes:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C71927372cc5a4df0ef1e08dc58d64eea%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638482924682898711%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=i4Sol9vj1G6p1owlpYlKD34s5ftER9DXZJ4LGrRJtxA%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I/edit?usp=sharing&lt;/a&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>

Rats In The Walls

We talk about wild human inventions inspired by animal designs!
Guest: Ellen Weatherford
Footnotes: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1ZEGyyeNn8trH-FmcchVthmmppq8-XiQlKILt-9fIISk%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C1e992e6630574150625508dc4ea099da%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638471698886001834%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2B88IPUbePwiubQNdHqstgpmfQ1DV9qYKkIKvyq%2BTSw%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEGyyeNn8trH-FmcchVthmmppq8-XiQlKILt-9fIISk/edit?usp=sharing</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;We talk about wild human inventions inspired by animal designs!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; Ellen Weatherford&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Footnotes:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1ZEGyyeNn8trH-FmcchVthmmppq8-XiQlKILt-9fIISk%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C1e992e6630574150625508dc4ea099da%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638471698886001834%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=2B88IPUbePwiubQNdHqstgpmfQ1DV9qYKkIKvyq%2BTSw%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEGyyeNn8trH-FmcchVthmmppq8-XiQlKILt-9fIISk/edit?usp=sharing&lt;/a&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>

Biomimicry

We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals

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