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The Mikie Show #51, Margaret

From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
Length: 27:59

Join us as we speak with paleoecologist extraordinaire, Margaret B. Davis. She is one of the world’s foremost scholars of palynology, a branch of paleoecology that interprets the history of Earth’s ecology through studying its pollen fossil record. Specifically, trees. She’s brilliant and fun to speak with. And she explains how the pollen fossil record gives stark evidence that right now there are some dark clouds out there climate-wise; and that we need to address that in a serious and apolitical way. There’s more. Why? ‘Cause it’s The Mikie Show, there’s always more! Yes, we have a quiz and news from the outer galaxy! And a few guests that are a total surprise. At least to you they are! Just click the little play arrow and all your dreams about The Mikie Show episode fifty-one will come true! Read the full description.

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Join us as we speak with paleoecologist extraordinaire, Margaret B. Davis. She is one of the world’s foremost scholars of palynology, a branch of paleoecology that interprets the history of Earth’s ecology through studying its pollen fossil record. Specifically, trees. She’s brilliant and fun to speak with. And she explains how the pollen fossil record gives stark evidence that right now there are some dark clouds out there climate-wise; and that we need to address that in a serious and apolitical way.

There’s more. Why? ‘Cause it’s The Mikie Show, there’s always more! 

Yes, we have a quiz and news from the outer galaxy! And a few guests that are a total surprise. At least to you they are! Just click the little play arrow and all your dreams about The Mikie Show episode fifty-one will come true!

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Piece Description

Join us as we speak with paleoecologist extraordinaire, Margaret B. Davis. She is one of the world’s foremost scholars of palynology, a branch of paleoecology that interprets the history of Earth’s ecology through studying its pollen fossil record. Specifically, trees. She’s brilliant and fun to speak with. And she explains how the pollen fossil record gives stark evidence that right now there are some dark clouds out there climate-wise; and that we need to address that in a serious and apolitical way.

There’s more. Why? ‘Cause it’s The Mikie Show, there’s always more! 

Yes, we have a quiz and news from the outer galaxy! And a few guests that are a total surprise. At least to you they are! Just click the little play arrow and all your dreams about The Mikie Show episode fifty-one will come true!

Timing and Cues

Five second station break at 10:18

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
The Mikie Show Theme Music Michael Carroll 2009 01:00
The Mikie Show Sound Quiz Theme Michael Carroll 2009 00:30
The Mikie Show Sound Quiz Theme Michael Carroll 2009 00:30
The Mikie Show Sound Quiz Theme Michael Carroll 2009 00:30
The Mikie Show News Theme Michael Carroll 2009 01:00
Exoplanet Michael Carroll 2012 00:10
Claude Forest Theme Michael Carroll 2012 01:30
Slider Michael Carroll 2012 01:17
Lake Michael Carroll 2012 03:07
Fantom Michael Carroll 2012 04:09
Feather 2 Michael Carroll 2012 03:43
Tile Breaker Michael Carroll 2012 02:25
Island Michael Carroll 2012 02:54
The Mikie Show Theme Music Michael Carroll 2009 01:00