Oh, hey, it's the leg that's asleep and waking it up is only going to feel worse,

alleyward, and we're deep into autumn. A few weeks ago, we talked trash. And today, we're

dishing dirt. We got a soil episode. So what is soil made of? Why it's different colors?

What it smells like? If you should rub it on yourself. What happens after you mind stuff out of

soil? Do you need a PhD to be a dirt expert? What is dirt versus soil? Is mud soil is clay?

And how long does it take a soil scientist to go for a jog? So this Indigenous

pathologist is someone I've wanted to chat with for years and is so deeply revered and respected

in her field, in her actual field, doing field work. They have an associate's degree in biology

and undergrad degree in environmental science, technology, and policy and a minor in chemistry

from California State University Monterey Bay and just got a PhD from the University of Arizona

in soil microbiology with a minor in American Indian policy. So thisologist is now doing a postdoc

in community, environment, and policy. The University of Arizona in Tucson. And the most

gruntable coincidence is that after all these years waiting and waiting and finally just

recording remotely, I'll be in Tucson this week visiting Jared's grandma Sue. So Tucson people

get at me. Also, thank you to everyone who submitted questions for this via patreon.com slash

allergies. A dollar a month gets you in that club. Thank you also to everyone who tells friends

and subscribes and rates and leaves reviews that has helped allergies stay at the top of the science

charts. And I appreciate it so much that I read all the reviews and then I pick one to whisper at

you like this fresh one from the zebra emoji reviewer who wrote, I feel like if I randomly ran

into Ali at a sketchy gas station, I would recognize her immediately and she would probably give me

some of her cheetos she just bought. And those are facts I would. So thank you for those. Let's get

into the episode indigenous comes from the Latin meaning sprung from the land or native.

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