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Animals with extreme minimalist mindsets

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Could a legless lizard be 'minimalist of the year' for famous podcaster T. K. Coleman?

Ann Jones leads an unlikely gang of animal experts on a tidy dance through the philosophy of minimalism. There are moths without mouths, flies without wings, and a worm-lizard that will even declutter its own tail. 

Move over Marie Kondo, Minimalist Mother Nature is in town. 

Featuring:

  • T. K. Coleman, Co-host of the Minimalists Podcast.
  • Dr. Bryan Lessard, aka Bry the Fly Guy, entomologist and author of 'Eyes on Flies'.
  • Dr. George Binns,  Entomologist, Macquarie University.
  • Dr. David Wong, Ecologist.

Production:

  • Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
  • Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
  • Additional mastering: Russell Stapleton.

This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.

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