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MonsterTalk

Teaching with Monsters

MonsterTalk

Monster House LLC

History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In episode 182 of MonsterTalk, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Thor Hansen to listeners. For several years he’s been teaching a course at Western Washington University that uses monsters to teach science. I think you’re going to enjoy what he’s been up to — and I know some of you may want to reach out to him about similar projects or check out his course online. Listen to MonsterTalk via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, TuneIn, and Stitcher. Get the MonsterTalk Podcast App for iOS, Android, and Windows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.

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This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.

0:09.0

Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better.

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Like sneaking some chili into the gravy for some extra oint,

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service and award-winning entertainment.

0:59.5

Emirates, fly better. A giant hairy creature, part ape, part man.

1:15.0

In Lark Ness, a 24 mile long bottomless lake in the highlands of Scotland.

1:20.0

It's a creature known as the Loch Ness Monster. Monster Talk.

1:46.4

Welcome to Monster Talk, the science show about monsters.

1:49.1

I'm Blake Smith.

1:50.3

And I'm Karen Stolzner.

1:51.6

Hey there, Monster Talkers.

1:53.0

What follows is a fun interview with a guy who independently came up with the same kind of idea that

1:57.4

we had when creating this show.

1:59.7

Dr. Tor Hanson teaches at Western Washington University, and for several years he's been teaching

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