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A murder mollusk, a fabled pearl, and a potentially clam-shaped future.

After a two-year hiatus, let's talk GIANT CLAMS.

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Episode 13 - Shell Yeah!
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Supplementary Material and External Links
[Please refer to the show notes for full attribution and licensing information.]

Picture 1 – The (Real) Pearl of Lao Tzu

Picture 2 – The Stunning Species and Color Diversity of Giant Clams

Article 1 – Read the Full Story of the Pearl of Lao Tzu

Article 2 – More on the History, Myth, and Future of the Giant Clam

Episode Cover – Picture credit: Dane Whicker. Retrieved from: My Own Dang Camera.

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Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music, and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YShZg4R4l3i2PU4zfdgg?e=D2pFkn

This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.

The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.

Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.com

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Episode 5 – Life In Plastic, Not So Fantastic

Plastic can brush your hair, today it’s everywhere
Without cessation, we’re hurt by our creation

In our final episode of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Dianna Cohen, a visual artist and co-founder/CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition. A fierce advocate for “shutting off the tap” of plastic pollution, her personal journey actually began with an immense appreciation for plastic as a material. Though plastic started off as a wonderful thing, today Dianna explains how a modern life in plastic may just be more costly than it’s worth.

Is plastic an enemy to to rioted against with torches and pitchforks? Is there really a Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific? And like, what the heck is carrying around a reusable straw even gonna do, anyways? Listen now to our final episode!

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Peak & Plunge Episode 5: Life In Plastic, Not So Fantastic
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External Links

Plastic Pollution Coalition Website

Dianna’s Art Portfolio

How to Be an Urban Packer

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

Information About the UN Plastics Treaty

Artwork Attributions

Podcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz.

Music And Sound Attributions

Out of the Skies, Under the Earth by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.

Special Thanks

Special thank you to Dianna Cohen for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission.

Special thank you to YOU! Our listeners. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to learn alongside us about these invisible connections.

Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.

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Full Show Notes available here.

Episode Transcript available here.

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Episode 4 – Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences

Every time we make our morning coffee, jump in a car, or turn on a light, we have prehistoric oceans to thank.

In episode 4 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Joanie Kleypas, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research based in Boulder, Colorado. As an inlander climate AND coral scientist, she’s the perfect person to help illuminate how fossil fuels, climate change, inland choices, and ocean health are all interconnected.

Why aren’t most fossil fuels actually dead dinosaurs? What the HECK even is coral? And what does our dependence on fossil fuels, inland or otherwise, mean for the future of the sparkling blue?
Listen and find out!

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Peak & Plunge Episode 4: Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences
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External Links

National Center for Atmospheric Research - https://ncar.ucar.edu/

Artwork Attributions

Podcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz.

Music And Sound Attributions

Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100393
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.

Special Thanks

Special thank you to Joanie Kleypas for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission.

Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.

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Full Show Notes available here.

Episode Transcript available here.

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Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com