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Maddie Lohman, a PhD student from University of Nevada-Reno and 2-time DU research fellow, joins host Mike Brasher to discuss her research on mallards, pintails, and blue-wings in the Prairie Pothole Region. She shares how an initial dislike of math turned into a fascination with quantitative ecology and how she hopes her research will inform conservation. The two also reminisce about their trip to Alaska with friends and colleagues to study black brant on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

 
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On todays episode, we talk about how convenience could cause the death of society, we try to pronounce tongue twisters, and we discus the best items from fast food places.

On todays episode, we talk about how convenience could cause the death of society, we try to pronounce tongue twisters, and we discus the best items from fast food places.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? How many times did the Batmobile get a flat tyre? Is cereal actually soup? These questions and more answered this week on Who Takes the Socks Off, the fortnightly podcast where a bunch of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed answering until you heard them.

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Hi, I’m Darcie T. Kelly and this is Story Time with Darcie! In every episode, you hear a piece of my own short fiction. I’m an eclectic writer, so you may be surprised by the genres and situations, but what these stories have in common is their exploration of big ideas. 

In February last year, we read Heart DisEase as Valentine’s Day called for a romance, but more importantly in honour of Organ Donation Month. If you haven’t signed your donor card, please, consider doing so today and while you’re at it, schedule a blood donation appointment. The past year has shown how inter-woven we are as a human species. Instead of spreading fear and disease, let’s spread love and health.

This February, I’ve chosen to look at love in a different way, with the fable Frankie and Freddie Froggie’s Fabulous Ferry.

Please join me in welcoming our three guest voices today. Allison Moro is a listener turned guest! She loves teaching and public speaking, and I was delighted when she reached out with interest in becoming a voice on the pod! Desmond Branscombe also joins us today. The Branscombe name should be familiar now as Desmond is the forth kid by that name to lend his voice to one of my stories. I love my nieces and nephews! Our final guest today is the always wonderful Nikolas Yuen who takes on not one, but two character voices. If you’re a new listener, Nik is a regular guest voice here. Check out October 2020’s Diary of a Deadman or last month’s The Value of a Journey to hear more of his work.

The only content warning today is some poorly performed tongue twisters. I hope you find my stumbles trigger nothing more than light mirth.  


Frankie and Freddie Froggie’s Fabulous Ferry is the first fable I’ve written. The challenge it was written for assigned a comedy and after a few false starts, this fable is what came out. I enjoyed the freedom to build exaggerated characters to tell the story. Which character did you most relate to?

I hope you enjoyed this episode of Story Time with Darcie. If you have, please, help me keep the podcast going by sharing it! Leave a five-star rating on Apple podcasts, write a review, or give us a shout out on social media to help more people find us. If a friend is looking for something new to listen to, suggest Story Time with Darcie. If an episode make you think of someone in particular, send it their way! Every time you share it makes a difference!

Thank you, Allison, Desmond, and Nikolas for joining me today! 

If you, dear listener, would like to become a voice on Story Time with Darcie, please, reach out! My eclectic stories need a variety of voices, and yours will be a welcome addition!

Thank you for listening. To read more of my stories and perhaps inspire my next one, check out my website: www.darcietkelly.me and join me on facebook @DarcieTKelly. If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of Musings: A Collection of Short Stories, get in touch through the facebook page or email me (you can find my email address in the episode notes). And please, subscribe on your podcatcher of choice for future episodes of Story Time With Darcie. 

Until next month, stay well, and keep smiling.

Direct Link to text version of Frankie and Freddie Froggie's Fabulous Ferry.

A Sweet, Kind, Engaging Weekday Podcast for Children of All Ages. A 10 minute educational conversation between Pinkie The Pig & Mildred the Cow  This Episode: Pickles + Peter Piper

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Practising Chinese tongue twisters can help you speak confidently with both accurate pronunciation and fluency.
We've compiled 4 tips to learn Chinese tongue twisters and 15 fun examples.

黑化肥/发灰/会挥发，灰化肥/挥发/会发黑
小牛扣扣/使劲揪，小妞扣扣/对准扣眼/扣。小牛/和/小妞，谁/学会了/扣纽扣？
一条裤子/八条缝，横缝上面/有竖缝。缝了横缝/缝竖缝，缝了竖缝/缝横缝。
有个小孩/叫巧巧，巧巧哥哥/叫乔乔，乔乔划船/带巧巧，巧巧乔乔/看姥姥。
牛郎/恋刘娘，刘娘/念牛郎。牛郎/年年/恋刘娘，刘娘/年年/念牛郎。郎恋娘来/娘念郎，念娘恋娘/念郎恋郎，念恋/娘郎。

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