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Welcome to Ellie's infodump on their special interest, volcanology! Come for the volcano facts, stay for...more volcano facts. Hey you like volcanoes, right? Where are you going?

We invited friend of the show Morgan DiCarlo to go up against Lauren in a trivia game all about environmental science! Who knows more random, useless bull crap about the environment? Listen to find out!

You know how some people have special interests? Apparently, one of ours is algae. Did you know some of this crap is poisonous?? We sure didn't. Come listen to us have a surprising amount to say about these little photosynthetic guys. We have SOME transcripts up on our website, speakingforthetrees.com. If you need/want more transcripts, please email us or tweet at us to light a fire under our butts!

Before we had environmental legislation, we had environmental disasters at every turn. Whether the river is on fire or dyed with car paint, the true enemy is probably greedy corporations.  Join us this week with special guest, PhD candidate Morgan DiCarlo, as we talk about how environmental policy has changed our water and air for the better, with case studies on the Hudson River and the Cuyahoga River.

We spent so much time laughing about Asian carp that we split the invasive episode up! For the second part, we talk about Stinkbugs and Octopus Stinkhorn fungus. Pee-yew! Have you drank water today? You should do that, we care about you. Also, terrific news! Our podcast was featured in a list of top environmental engineering podcasts! See it here in all its glory: Top 10 Environmental Engineering Podcasts.

This episode is a trip. Despite audio being a little unprofesh, you WILL laugh at this one. Asian carp are an invasive species in the United States and the lengths conservationists are going to get rid of them are....well, they're a lot. So sit back, relax, grab your favorite beverage, and enjoy this week's episode all about the Asian carp!

In this HIGHLY anticipated conclusion to our 2 part wetlands spectacular, Lauren tells Ellie all about vernal pools and the many fae beings that lie within.

In which Ellie cannot be normal about mangrove swamps, and also has a sinus infection. 

Season 2 is here! We're kicking it off with a bang with an episode about wildfires. Why do they happen? Why does it seem like they're on the news all the time? Are they getting worse? Listen to find out! Transcripts will be available at SOME POINT. We're sorry we're so slow on those, it's just that it sucks to do them and we don't make any money so we can't pay someone else to do them.

Lauren and Ellie feel bad for dragging their feet on episode 2, so here's a minisode about a cool lady that advocated for the wetlands! Listen or don't, we're not your dad.

"Environmental Racism? The SJW's are taking over!" I sure hope so. Let's make sure something like Flint, MI never happens again! Join us to learn how the government has f*cked over the black and indigenous communities in the US by placing toxic facilities and mining activities near and in these communities when white communities had the power to turn these activities away. Ellie rants ad naseaum about the Church Rock uranium mining spill on Navajo Nation land. As a bit of a mood lifter and reward for making it through the Frustrating Content, enjoy the return our Endangered Species of the Week segment, where we talk about the Kakapo! So sit back, take a swig of your favorite beverage, and learn why "not in my backyard" basically translates to "go ahead and put the toxic waste over by the brown people, please!" Transcripts will be available on our website - when we eventually get our s**t together -if you prefer text!!

You've heard lawns are evil, but where did they come from? Why are they evil? How can you get rid of your lawn? We answer these questions and more! So sit back, take a swig of your favorite beverage, and enjoy learning about why turf grass is stupid! Transcripts and sources will be available when we bother to get our act together and put up a ding dang website. Also apologies for the audio quality, Ellie had just moved when we recorded this one. 3