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    Footle and Grok

    Footle and Grok is a general interest podcast based on the blog by the same name. This short-form podcast (5 minutes) releases Monday through Friday and covers topics from science to odd holidays and everything in between.
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    Episodes (100)

    The Boxcar Children

    The Boxcar Children

    Ep. 98 The Boxcar Children

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    The Official Boxcar Children Site: https://www.boxcarchildren.com/activities/#quiz-section

    Mental Floss Article (with Twitter links): https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24491/quick-10-boxcar-children

    Gertrude Chandler Warner biography: https://www.ducksters.com/biography/gertrude_chandler_warner.php

    Gertrude Chandler Warner Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Chandler_Warner

    Books (Amazon Affiliate):

    The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner – Kindle (Amazon)

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Porcupine Facts

    Porcupine Facts

    Ep. 97 Porcupine Facts

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    Erethizontidae Article: https://nhpbs.org/wild/Erethizontidae.asp

    Hystricidae Article: https://nhpbs.org/wild/hystricidae.asp

    New World Porcupine Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_porcupine

    Old World Porcupine Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_porcupine

    Life Science article: https://www.livescience.com/56326-porcupine-facts.html

    Videos:

    Wildlife Safari Porcupine Video (Facebook)

    Teddy the Porcupine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILZ_cB3_so

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Why 26.2?

    Why 26.2?

    Ep. 95 Why 26.2?

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    Live Science article: https://www.livescience.com/11011-marathons-26-2-miles-long.html

    History of the Marathon: http://aims-worldrunning.org/articles/427.html

    History article: https://www.history.com/news/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Running with Sherman

    Running with Sherman

    Ep. 93 Running with Sherman

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    Books (Amazon Affiliates)

    Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero by Christopher McDougall on Kindle (Amazon)

    Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero by Christopher McDougall in hardcover (Amazon)

    Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero by Christopher McDougall on Audible (Amazon)

    Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall in paperback (Amazon)

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Exploring Submarines

    International Beaver Day

    International Beaver Day

    Ep. 91 International Beaver Day

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62316/11-fascinating-facts-about-beavers

    Live Science Article: https://www.livescience.com/52460-beavers.html

    International Beaver Day: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/international-beaver-day.htm

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Footle and Grok
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    Just a Second

    Just a Second

    Ep. 90 Just a Second

     

    Links:

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    15 Facts about Time:  https://www.buzznick.com/15-facts-about-time/

    Time Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second

    Book (Amazon Affiliate Link):

    Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation by Alan Burdick (Amazon)

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    The Movie is Better than the Book

    The Movie is Better than the Book

    Ep. 88 The Movie is Better than the Book

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    Movies: Amazon Affiliate Link

    Holes (Amazon)

    Big Trouble (Amazon)

    The Meg (Amazon)

    The Princess Bride (Amazon)

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Colorful Crayon Facts

    April Fools' Day

    April Fools' Day

    Ep. 86 April Fools’ Day

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    History.com Article: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day

    Livescience Article: https://www.livescience.com/54259-april-fools-day-why-we-love-pranks.html

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Great Narrative Non-fiction Books

    Great Narrative Non-fiction Books

    Ep. 83 Great Narrative Non-fiction Books

     

    Links

    Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

    Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

    Tiktaalik article: https://tiktaalik.uchicago.edu/meetTik.html

    Sawbones podcast: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/sawbones/

    Books (Amazon Affiliate)

    Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach (Amazon)

    Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (Amazon)

    Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human by Neil Shubin (Amazon)

    Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA by Neil Shubin (Amazon)

    The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Justin McElroy and Dr. Sydnee McElroy  (Amazon)

    The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan (Amazon)

    Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano (Amazon)

    Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox (Amazon)

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

    Make Your Own Holiday Day