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Flower Power Garden Hour 5: Joel Ledford
Flower Power Garden Hour 5: Joel Ledford
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Marlene "The Plant Lady" talks to Joel Ledford, PhD arachnologist at UC Davis…that makes him a spider researcher to us lay people. Marlene & Joel discuss his varied pathway to becoming a leading expert in the field, including stops in the Marine Corp, time as an elementary school teacher and a post-doc fellowship at the California Academy of Sciences. Their conversation ranges from evolutionary mechanisms, unique habitats and survival strategies, arachnophobia, spider myths, and Joel’s adventures/travels as a researcher.
Released:
Mar 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Flower Power Garden Hour 1: Gardening Q&A: Marlene the Plant Lady answers listener questions by Flower Power Garden Hour