Grass Apes
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Grass Apes

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202622 min

When you think about grass, what do you think of? Pool parties? Suburbs? Allergies? What about: human history? It turns out, unassuming grass, which exists on every continent, has an epic story to tell. One of transforming the planet, and … us. From what we eat, to how our body might be shaped and the ways we perceive the world. Senior Correspondent Molly Webster speaks to biologist and writer David George Haskell in this tiny ode to Grass. This episode was inspired by “Grass Fed”, a Radiolab outdoor theatre performance at Little Island in New York City. “Grass Fed” fea...

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Hey, I'm Molly Webster from Radiolab, and I am in studio today with Anisa Vizzo. I'm so pleased to be here. Hi, Molly. Who is our assistant producer, but also a really amazing artist.

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And so we have her do a lot of our cool visuals for the show. And Anisa, you're here to talk about this awesome thing you just made for us. What is it? I have been wanting a Radiolab fanny pack slash crossbody bag for probably as long as I've worked here,

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but everyone hated the idea. And then some listeners asked us for it, and now all of a sudden everyone's finally ready to do my vision. I will just say I am a good pairing for you on this fanny pack promo because I love a fanny pack slash crossbody bag. So what does this one look like and how often will I use it?

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