Episode 16: Flora and Fauna

Two Bit Geeks

• Episode: Episode 16: Flora and Fauna
• Website: Two Bit Geeks
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• Duration: 00:45:16
• Published: 2017-07-25 13:50

Ped invites Tom to try some vocal warmup, before moving on to fingers and hands, cursive redux, neuroplasticity and critical thinking, flora and pesky fauna, plus some brief Star Wars news.

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Vocal Warmup [00:37]

• Aerobics for your voice (NPR)
• Voice and Articulation by Kenneth Crannell – Tom’s college textbook

Fingers and Hands [11:48]

• Muscles of the Hand
• Neuroplasticity

What are today’s kids learning? [22:07]

• Teaching Controversial Topics
• Critical Thinking

Flora and Fauna [28:09]

• Mr. McGregor
• Procyon lotor on the porch
• Gift-giving crows
• That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think
• Fact or Fiction?: People Swallow 8 Spiders a Year While They Sleep
• Why Do Cats Bring Home Dead Animals?

Han Solo [39:00]

• Ron Howard filmography

Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)