Ball is Life (Rubber)

Completely Arbortrary

Comedy, Education, Science

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Take me out to the ball game… the one where they bounce a solid rubber (Castilla elastica) ball between their hips. Today we take it way back for a discussion about rubber (the tree) and rubber (the substance) and an ancient ballgame that’s still played today.

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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0:00.0	Get the angelries special at McDonald's now.
0:02.0	Let's break it down.
0:03.0	My favorite barbecue sauce, American cheese, crispy bacon, pickles, onions, and a sesame
0:08.1	seed bun, of course.
0:09.8	And don't forget the fries and a drink.
0:11.5	Sound good?
0:12.4	I'm participating restaurants for limited time.
0:15.3	Good news.
0:16.3	We are holding a presale for a brand new long sleeve tea on our tea on our merch store, Arbitrarypod.com slash
0:23.6	merch.
0:24.3	Show your love for both our podcast and the Don Redwood by wearing this awesome black shirt
0:30.5	featuring an illustrated collage of Don Redwood highlights by artist Evan App Roberts.
0:36.6	There's even a breast pocket sporting a Don Redwood cone.
0:39.9	These are printed locally in Portland by icon artistry, our favorite.
0:44.7	We'll be holding the presale for three weeks, then sending these lovely shirts out to you.
0:50.0	Get yours while you can at Arbitripod.com slash merch.
0:54.1	That's A-R-B-O-R-T-R-A-R-Y-P-Pod.com slash merch.
1:04.3	What's up, Fungal Associates?
1:10.4	Bienvenitos.
1:12.6	Completely arbitrary.
1:14.4	Very good accent, Alex.
1:16.0	The podcast about trees and other related topics.
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