Episode 64 – Halloween – Aliens and Bigfoot

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In this spooooky Halloween episode, we’re talking aliens and Sasquatch.

Olivia takes us through a study of the rise and fall of faraway alien civilizations, and what they can teach us about our understanding of climate scenarios here on Earth.

Then, Elise explores the story of Bigfoot and other favorite cryptids around the world. Will certain parts of the world start to have more Bigfoot sightings as the climate continues to change?

Other topics include breaking your cape in a haunted house, Mario-inspired costume ideas, and seeking a friend for the end of the world.

Story #1: Alien Civilizations (Olivia)

Image of a galaxy via Pexels

Sources:
The Anthropocene Generalized: Evolution of Exo-Civilizations and Their Planetary Feedback, published in Astrobiology Volume 18 Issue 5, May 1 2018
How Do Aliens Solve Climate Change?, by Adam Frank for The Atlantic, May 2018

Story #2: Bigfoot and other Cryptids (Elise)

via Pexels

Sources:
She wrote a Bigfoot book for kids. It was no small feat, NPR, Oct 2022
Will climate change kill Bigfoot?, The Outline, Oct 2019
Bigfoot study highlights habitat modelling flaws, Nature, July 2009
Why Do So Many People Still Want to Believe in Bigfoot?, Smithsonian Magazine, Sept 2018
Is global warming forcing Bigfoot to move north?, Scientific American, Nov 2018

The Dump

We’re reading (well, listening to) Hank Green books and What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristin Newman. We’re definitely going to do a book club someday for Adam Frank’s book Light of the Stars. We’re listening on Libby, and you can find our Bookshop page below.

Check out Elise’s vintage shop page Heiss Vintage if you live in Austin and want to know when she’s doing pop-ups!

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Ep. 82 – Cheese Caves and Banana Republics – World Is Burning

We’re digging into America’s deepest darkest secrets — when it comes to food, that is. Elise tells us how one president’s cheese became the next president’s problem, which might lead you to Google “American government 1.4 billion pounds of cheese in caves.” We explore how the cheese caves of yesteryear became the weird milk ads of our present. Then Olivia gives us a brief history of bananas, which involves quite a lot of railroad tycoons, bare minimum union demands, and good old American capitalism. Plus, our theory as to why slipping on banana peels was more common a century ago, and our next book club pick. Subscribe/follow/press the button to keep up with new episodes every Wednesday! You can also follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos. World Is Burning is hosted by Olivia Hamilton and Elise Nye. Our theme music is by Kaycie Satterfield, and our logo was made by Sonja Katanic.
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