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So this is cheating a little bit, but we listened to it on a road trip in 2019, and it was by far the most impactful podcast we heard last year: Radiolab: From
by strictnein 7y ago
So this is cheating a little bit, but we listened to it on a road trip in 2019, and it was by far the most impactful podcast we heard last year:
Radiolab: From Tree to Shining Tree
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/from-tree-to-shining-tree https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/from-...
It's from 2016, but it's about the underground network of roots and organisms that connects a whole forest together and how it functions. And it's amazing. And it keeps getting more and more amazing as it goes on. My wife and I were giving each other WTF looks as we were listening.
Just a taste: "Apparently, bears park themselves in places and grab fish out of the water, and then, you know, take a bite and then throw the carcass down on the ground. The fungi, you know, after it's rained and snowed and the carcass has seeped down into the soil a bit, the fungi then go and they drink the salmon carcass down and then send it off to the tree.
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And the tree has evidence of salmon consumption. ... Salmon rings in trees."
- tegenlicht 7y agoHighly recommend watching this documentary called 'Trees will save our planet', if this is what fascinates you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDWLaGjGi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDWLaGjGi0