GAR with Solomon David
5/21/202628 min
A long snout. Hundreds of teeth. Scales that could slice you. What is a gar and should we fear it? Should we hug it? One of the world’s most passionate and knowledgeable experts on this ancient, mysterious fish joins to make you fall in love with these slimy longbois. Dr. Solomon David is affable, charming, enthusiastic and absolutely shameless when it comes to fish puns. Slip into some hip waders and jump in the muck to learn all about a creature that -- despite decades of mudslinging -- is not a gar-bage fish. Also: why gar caviar is a very bad idea.
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Full-length (*not* G-rated) Garology episode + tons of science links
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Alie Ward· Host0:58
Oh, hey. It's your internet dad. It's Ally Ward. Gars. What's a gar? We're gonna find out. What's Smologies? Oh, Smologies are shorter, kid-friendly, classroom-safe, G-rated, good for all ages episodes of Ologies that we've cut down. They're a little more bite-sized, and again, listen anywhere, listen with anyone. This one, fish you may not have known that exist, but you will never stop thinking about them. Also, the most charming, enthusiastic ologist you might ever meet. Okay. Let's gar-get