Radio recs: beetles, teacher career moves, and Dan Savage's mom

[rustydog]

* Terri Gross has an interview with biologist Douglas Emlen about the fascinating (really!) subject of dung beetles (no, really). They went off topic just a little near the end, and as an insect-lover, I was comforted to hear that even many entomologists don't like cockroaches. Note: if you want to keep drinking coffee made from pre-ground coffee

Comments

[sunbrae]

Oooh, thanks for the info on This American Life. I've downloaded the mp3 and can't wait to listen.

She'd just rather get up on a bar and dance to “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” and earn some money, have a good time, and meet interesting people her own age.

Ahahahaha. It's funny because it's true!

[rustydog]

It's funny because it's true!

I know! I nearly did a spit take when I heard him say that. Hee.

I hope you enjoy the TAL. The first act is a story of frustration, so you might skip that, and the third act is kind of sad, but I think he mixes in enough humor and just human experience that it's really worth a listen.

[ejg25]

Funny coincidence -- my friend is a contributor to Savvy Auntie. She writes about things like art projects.

[rustydog]

Cool! I haven't had as much time as I'd like to really explore, but I signed up for RSS feed of a couple of columns. I discovered it when I was voting on the Webby awards, of all things.

[phoenix64]

OK, I can guess about the pre-ground coffee. Which reminds me of something worse I read once about the process of making rum. I'll still drink it, but I'm a little leery of the stuff from Jamaica.

[rustydog]

Ew. I think I can guess about that, too. :)

[scarlettgirl]

I haven't yet listened to the dung beetle interview but I'm eying my Maxwell House Columbian with suspicion.

\o/

[rustydog]

It made me think more seriously about grinding my own, let me tell you! I'm hoping the roasted-grain substitute I've been drinking since my tummy went wonky is a little better, but who knows? *g*