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GrayRVA t1_j28jy23 wrote

Road trip to Roanoke and looking for a ~1 hour podcast episode. No politics. Lay it on me.

Edit: THANK YOU! The family carpool is blown away by the options. Especially the Tom Hanks of Trees.

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ManBMitt t1_j28oyvk wrote

Completely Arbortrary - a podcast about trees! Each episode they do a deep dive into one specific tree species, as well as one other tree-themed topic that is related to that episode’s tree. It’s great!

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coconut_sorbet t1_j28wd9h wrote

runs off to subscribe

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ManBMitt t1_j28x89c wrote

Hope you like it! I’ve become obsessed with trees since moving to RVA a couple years ago, and listening to the podcast has been super fun.

Word of warning though: the hosts are located in Portland, OR, and therefore have a bit of a west coast bias. For example, they admit that they generally like conifers more than hardwood trees - which is pretty clearly a wrong opinion if you ask me. They also get some facts wrong every once in a while when it comes to some of our local trees. But they’re generally very interesting and entertaining!

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Grizlatron t1_j28yzwy wrote

I too have strong opinions about slightly irrational things and I respect your bias towards hardwoods.

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coconut_sorbet t1_j294e5l wrote

> I’ve become obsessed with trees since moving to RVA a couple years ago

Wait, are you me? I stumbled across a chestnut tree soon after moving here and it absolutely lit up something in my brain!

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ManBMitt t1_j2a34dx wrote

Do yourself a favor and purchase a copy of the Sibley Guide to Trees.

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ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_j28lfx6 wrote

I love No Such Thing as a Fish. Funny British people going on deep dives into random facts. You can pick it up at any episode.

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tennisprofosho t1_j2a1ltv wrote

My wife and I loved this for years. Still do, but baby makes things harder on long car rides. What a great show... I laugh so hard every time and learn so much.

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eziam t1_j28q6xq wrote

I love 90 song that explains the 90s. Only podcast I listen to

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StarHeroPixels t1_j28p07n wrote

This American Life’s most recent episode (“Baby’s First Christmas”) was politics free, and the second story had me laughing out loud.

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orthopteran t1_j28lhdr wrote

This Is Actually Happening episode 227: what if you faced a terrifying beast? True survivor story of a bear attack, sad story but man it was all I could think about for a few days after I listened.

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PhoenixAshies t1_j28qu40 wrote

Black Box Down. It discusses plane crashes and why they happened. If you're weird like me and into that kind of thing!

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Weak-Calendar5497 t1_j28py99 wrote

Start The Foolkiller from The Constant.

Or gimlet media, Myster Show ep 3 The Belt Buckle

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Sunf1re96 t1_j28kfxu wrote

If you can handle true crime about murder, Sinisterhood

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legacybn t1_j29amby wrote

Shutdown Fullcast - any of the disaster episodes.

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