Thisweekweexamineoneofnature'smosthumblecreations:crabs.Turnsoutwhenyoulookcloselyattheselittlescuttlers,thingsgetsurprisinglyexistential—abouthowtocomeintobeing,howtosurvivechaos,andhowtolive.Weevenexaminethepossibilityofevolutionarydestiny.

Thisepisodeisatwo-parter,adouble-deckercrabcakeofsorts.Serveduponabedoflettuceandbeautifulweirdness.ThefirstlayercomesfromproducerRachaelCusick,andisastoryshetoldliveonstageatPop-UpMagazine (http://www.popupmagazine.com)asapartoftheirFallof2022tour.Itchroniclesacross-specieslovestorybetweenartistMaryAkers (http://maryakers.com/)andanoverlookedpetstorecompanion,a creaturethatevenChrisTudge (https://zpr.io/MyUNwPAaqewg)—thescientistdedicatedtothiscreature,youcouldsay—couldnotgetaringon.ThesecondlayeriscookedupbyLulu,whotriestounderstandwhycrabskeepevolving(accordingtorecentworkbyJoWolfe (https://zpr.io/2GftY9RjbLkF),HeatherBracken-Grissom (https://zpr.io/HhvMVfnThp5P)andJavierLuque (https://zpr.io/xBiQHEtNSKZr)).

Crackalegandseewhatwemean.

SpecialthankstotheentireteamatPopUpMagazine,RandiRotjan,JanPechenik,RenaeBrodie,SamanthaEdmonds,whosestory (https://zpr.io/ELQS4VkJGaSa)fromTheOutlineintroducedustoMary, 

EPISODECREDITS:

Reportedby-RachaelCusickandLuluMillerwithhelpfrom-AnnieMcEwenProducedby-BeccaBresslerwithhelpfromEkediFausther-KeeysOriginalmusicandsounddesigncontributedby-GhostGirl,JeremyBloomwithmixinghelpfrom-ArianneWackFact-checkingby-DianeKellyandEditedby -HaleyHowleandPatWaltersCITATIONS:

Articles:Ifyouwantmoredetailsabouthermitcrabbreeding,headovertoMary’sblogtoreadmore:http://maryakers.com/inthecrabitat/OrcheckouttheLandHermitCrabOwnersSociety:https://lhcos.org/ 

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