Our Lively World
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur Lively World is a biology podcast hosted by Indigo Edwards and Jacob Fleenor focusing on interesting organisms and ecosystems, modern topics in biology, and how human beings interact with our world. We release new episodes every other Friday.
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Episodes
Weird Science Questions
August 08, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBMore quizzing and guessing! Indigo answers some strange science questions from the Internet. This will be the last episode of Our Lively World, at least for a while.
Our Lively Quizstravaganza
July 03, 2021 02:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIndie tests Jacobs knowledge...
Our Lively Morning Show
June 19, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIndie and Jake take on a new format, asking news style questions and discussing current events in the science world
Qritter Qommunication Quandaries
May 30, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBThe first episode recorded with Indigo and Jacob in the same room, and we're talking about orgies and pee! Season 2 Episode 3 focuses on the ways different animals communicate and different types of social behavior in animals, focusing on naked mole-rats, pheromones, and poisonous critters!
Trying to Talk Good
May 16, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBOn this episode, Jacob and Indie discuss language in animals and in humans, and how communication affects the way that we live, and understand the world.
Are You Smarter than a Bird Grader?
April 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWelcome back, normal friends! Have you ever wondered how scientists assess intelligence? Ever wondered what "intelligence" actually means? Join us in Season 2 for more reminders that science rarely has a single definitive answer for anything! Intelligence testing may only tell you how good an animal (or person) is at taking the test! Octopuses are smart, but you'll only believe me because they're little escape artists!
Season Finale: The Parts Are Squishy
April 02, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBWelcome to the final episode of Season 1! Viruses! Aliens! When does a life matter? Why does Indigo care so deeply about stuffed animals? Why is intense disrespect for literally everything an inherent component of capitalism? Also, Jacob gets a season review pop quiz!
It's Adam and Eve not Adam and Hairy Screaming Armadillo
March 19, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBThis week Indy and Jacob talk about extinction. It's depressing, it's upsetting, and it gets pretty wild towards the end. Enjoy S1E9 of Our Lively World!
Live Fast and Leave a Greasy Corpse
March 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBHappy Episode 8! In this episode, Indigo does a deep dive on how ecosystems form and change over time. After that, we go into some of the ways human beings affect ecosystems and our world as a whole, and the consequences of our terrible, terrible choices as a species! Alternate title: Possible Causes of the Apocalypse. Plus, another game that's just 10 minutes of Jacob being wrong about things!
Fancy, Dancey, Monkeys, Bugs
February 19, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBWe're back to the two of us, talking about art this week! Listen in for Jacob to be able to actually talk with authority about something. We talk about music and art in nature, and how human art is related to what animals do every day, and if nature is art in and of itself. Enjoy S1-E7 of Our Lively World
Apple Atcha Ft. Logan Roper
February 05, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBToday we talk about conservation and naturalism and why it's important to educate ourselves on even the smallest creatures, and Indie's fiancee Logan teaches us about how naturalism connects to Appalachian literature (with a bonus feature on how to pronounce the mountainous region correctly so you don't get hit with any fruit).
Let's Go Get Sued Ft. London Newton
January 22, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBJoin us and our very special guest, London Newton, SGA President of UNC Asheville, for episode 5! In this one, Indie gets the episode number wrong in the first thirty seconds, we talk about elephants and gorillas, and we spend an hour and a half trash talking capitalism!
Everybody Eats Different
January 08, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBThis one is about food! Our food, your food, vulture food! Come learn about why vultures are important little gross bald babies, what to feed your cats and dogs, some human fat science, and whatever the hell is going on with panda bears. Also, lots of Jacob going "...euhh." in this one.
We're Gonna Get Beat Up For This One
December 25, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBThis episode is about agriculture! From ants (again) to GMOs to regenerative agriculture, we give some facts and controversial opinions about farming! Someone's probably going to fight us over this one.
Everybody's Dissolving Everything?
December 11, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBThis one is about hunting and predation! Come learn about why sloths are so slow! Find out why praying mantises wake up every day and choose violence! Learn about the most successful mammalian pack hunters on the planet! Figure out what that title is about! Then, hear us talk about about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and why human beings are kind of bad at being social animals!
Bonus Episode: Dissecting Grant
December 04, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBJoin us for a bonus episode where we talk to Grant Alford about how his political views have evolved over time! We also poke fun at the Republican Party some, but when don't we do that?
Termite Simps Unite! feat. Grant Alford
November 27, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBJoin us for the first episode of the first official season of Our Lively World! In our first guest episode, we talk about hyena genitals, profess our love for termites, and hear from political science student Grant Alford! Learn about social hierarchies in animals and human governments!
Looking For Bugs (In All The Wrong Places)
November 06, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBJoin us for the pilot season finale, where we're talking about the big questions in life: death, the end of humanity, and whatever's going on with cats and cucumbers. This episode's topic is evolutionary wire crossings: the weird leftovers that you and most other living things have by virtue of being alive!
Monsters Are Real! (Halloween Special 2020)
October 31, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBHappy Halloween! In this bonus episode, we discuss monsters, myths, and whatever you call Rudy Giuliani! Come hear Jacob's thoughts about leeches!
Ronald Reagan Was A Parasitic Vine
October 23, 2020 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBCome listen to us talk about ants, then talk about ants, then talk about ants! In Episode 3, we're discussing community ecology, scaring Jacob with parasites, and making fun of famous Republicans!
Cacti, Camels, & Capitalism
October 09, 2020 19:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIt's Episode 2, and we're already getting political! Join us to hear about community ecology, Carolina flying squirrels, and food deserts!
What Is A Species?
September 25, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBThe inaugural episode of Our Lively World! In the first episode, we're starting our discussion of biology with some important basics: evolution and the concept of a species. Join us for Jacob being wrong about crocodiles and Indigo waxing poetic about death, and come back in two weeks for episode two!