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Sidedoor
Smithsonian Institution
A Nature Lover Confronts Her Fear of Spiders
AUG 19, 202625 MIN
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Description
How do you stop being so afraid? Tracy Twombly had such a strong phobia of spiders, it was messing with her life — stressing her out while she was working at her native plant nursery or hiking through the woods. So, she embarked on a journey to make peace with her eight-legged neighbors (even the extra hairy ones).
This is a special episode from the Up From Dust podcast, produced by the NPR Network, KCUR Studios, and the Kansas News Service.
Artwork for this episode by, Jessica Cornelison

