The Red-Eyed Mascot: Loon Resilience in Minnesota
3/26/202631 min
What do loons have to do with courage and community? In January, we received a letter from two sisters in Minnesota - Jude and Mo. They wrote to us because their city was experiencing a lot of unrest, with immigration agents arresting members of their community and protests ringing loud in the streets as people tried to protect their neighbors. And in the middle of it all, an unexpected symbol began appearing on storefronts, stickers, and even as tattoos: the black and white, migrating waterbird known as the loon. Jude and Mo were curious: why are loons a good s...
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Lulu Miller· Host0:30
[upbeat music] Extra, extra. Read all about it. Monarch butterfly migration season is here. Hey, everybody. Producer Bud Ana here to tell you that we are putting together a super cool story all about monarch butterflies, and we need your help. If you don't know, monarchs are those big orange and black butterflies that fly over parts of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and we would love to know, have you seen one where you live? If so, you could be a monarch reporter for Terrestrials. Just head on over to terrestrialspodcast.org and click on the tab Monarchs to learn how you could submit your reports to us and maybe make it into an episode of Terrestrials. Again, that is terrestrialspodcast.org. Click on Monarchs, and learn how you can become a monarch butterfly reporter for Terrestrials. Thanks a bunch.
Walter Piper· Guest1:21
Oh, wait. You're liste- [laughs] Okay? All right.
Lulu Miller· Host1:27
Okay?
Walter Piper· Guest1:28
All right.