Terrestrials 07. The Stumpisode: The Wild World of Tree Stumps!

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Parenting, Education For Kids, Stem, Education, Pets & Animals, Radiolab, Podcast, Storytelling, Children, Kids & Family, Kids, Science, Terrestrials, Educational, Nature, Family-friendly, Fun, Animals

4.4 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As dead as they seem, tree stumps are hubs of life and interrelationships. Scottish author, artist, and lover of tree stumps, Dr. Amanda Thomson, leads host Lulu Miller on a “tour de stumps,” a journey across space and time to learn about some of the most magical stumps on the planet. We learn how these overlooked dead things actually sustain the living.

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0:32.0	Imagine you standing in the middle of a forest. Your arms break off and your insides hollow out.
0:39.6	Your skin turns hard and rough. Humans think of you as being dead, like a ghost,
0:46.0	but the birds and insects and rodents know the truth about you.
0:50.0	Inside, you are brimming with life you birth babies you fight fire you can even catch time
0:58.6	You have become a stump A stump.
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