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Looking for mushrooms, finding happiness

Looking for mushrooms, finding happiness

FromBBC Earth Podcast


Looking for mushrooms, finding happiness

FromBBC Earth Podcast

ratings:
Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're journeying into hidden worlds, exploring nature that offers much more than what initially meets the eye. We travel to locations that continue to thrive against the odds.When Long Litt Woon's life drastically changed, she turned to the secretive world of mushrooms to manage her grief. She tells us how these visible fungi are just one tiny part of a vast and complex organism that lives beneath our feet.We'll hear how a crew member filming the latest David Attenborough series, A Perfect Planet, managed to document the life of a creature measuring the size of an apostrophe: the fig wasp.Finally we go to Ethiopia, where small pockets of forest surrounding churches continue to thrive.Thank you for listening to another series of the BBC Earth podcast.As ever, we love hearing from you on social media, so do share with us your favourite episode so far or a story that amazed, surprised or moved you…To find out more about David Attenborough’s stunning natural world series, A Perfect Planet, visit the BBC Earth website: bbcearth.com.Website: www.bbcearth.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/bbcearth/Instagram: www.instagram.com/bbcearth/Twitter: www.twitter.com/bbcearth Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Intimate stories and surprising truths about nature, science and the human experience in a podcast the size of the planet.Each week the BBC Earth podcast brings you a collection of immersive stories about our world and the astonishing creatures, landscapes and elements in it. Close your eyes and open your ears as you travel from the impenetrable forests of Uganda to research bases in the Antarctic; the edges of the Thar Desert to the Shores of Lake Tahoe. You’ll get up close and personal with jewelled beetles in the Namib Desert and soar with eagles in Rajasthan as you experience tales of human emotion, of encounters with animals, of the strangest corners of the Earth and breath-taking marvels. All carefully gathered together and delivered into your ear by the good people at BBC Earth.From the deepest caves in the world to the very edge of space the BBC Earth podcast transports you on an awe-inspiring journey in sound. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.