What’s a Salamander’s Superpower? with Emily Graslie

About this episode

The episode celebrates animals with unique abilities, featuring science communicator Emily Graslie.

It’s National Superhero Day, so we’re celebrating the animals who deserve their own Marvel spin-offs. Move over, Wolverine and Iron Man, we only care about mole rats, alligators, and salamanders now. Featuring science communicator and YouTuber Emily Graslie! Download  SAILY in your app store and use our code PTG at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For details go to https://saily.com/PTG . This episode originally aired on June 21, 2017. Got a question or idea for the show? Call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email higeniuses@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram  @parttimegenius and Bluesky @parttimegenius.bsky.social ! Salamander photo by Iuliu Illes via Unsplash. Thanks, Iuliu! Learn more about your ad choices at  https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Emily Graslie

Topics covered

• animals
• superpowers
• science communication
• Marvel
• salamanders
• mole rats
• alligators

Keywords

• salamander
• superhero
• Marvel
• Emily Graslie
• animals
• science
• mole rat
• alligators
• National Superhero Day

Sponsors

SAILY

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts, Kaleidoscope

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