LuluMiller,intrepidhostandfearlessmotheroftwo,wentoffonherownandputtogetheralittlesomethingforkids.Allkids:hers,yours,andtheonestilllivinginsideusall. 

RadiolabforKidsPresents:Terrestrials

Andit’sspellbinding.Somuchso,thatwewantedtoputthisaudiogoodnessinfrontofasmanyearsaspossible. 

Whichiswhywe’rerunningthefirstepisodeofthatserieshereforyoutoday. 

It’scalledTheMastermind.Init,SyMontgomery,anauthorandnaturalist,sharesthestoryofacolor-changingcreaturemanypeopleassumedtobebrainlesswhooutsmartshishumancaptors.IfyouwantaSPOILERofwhatthecreatureis,readon:It’sanoctopus.Wehearthestoryofoneparticularlydeviousoctopuswholostalimb,wascapturedbyhumans,andthenmanagedtomakeanescapefromitsaquariumtank—backintotheocean!Thetaleof“Inky”theoctopuscallsintoquestionwhowethinkofasintelligent(andkissable)intheanimalkingdom.

Learnaboutthestorytellers,listentomusic,anddigdeeperintothestoriesyouhearonTerrestrialswithactivitiesyoucandoathomeorintheclassroomonourwebsite,Terrestrialspodcast.org 

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TerrestrialsisaproductionofWNYCStudios,createdbyLuluMiller.ThisepisodeisproducedbyAnaGonzález,AlanGoffinskiandLuluMiller.OriginalMusicbyAlanGoffinski.HelpfromSuzieLechtenberg,SarahSandbach,NataliaRamirez,andSaritaBhatt.Fact-checkingbyDianeKelley.SounddesignbyMiraBurt-WintonickwithadditionalengineeringbyJoePlourde.OurstorytellerthisweekisSyMontgomery.TranscriptionbyCalebCodding.

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