Via Podcast Episode 6
Episode Description
On the latest episode of the Via Podcast, hosts Michelle Donati and Mitti Hicks explore a few of the incredible natural wonders located throughout the West—a dogsled excursion to view the northern lights in remote Alaska is just the tip of the awe-inspiring iceberg.
Guest Lulu Miller, host of the podcasts Radiolab and Terrestrials, takes you on a journey to discover the science behind these natural creations and reveals her own adventures in search of them.
Show Notes:
This episode delves into the following natural wonders, and more:
- Northern lights in Fairbanks, Alaska
- Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon NP, Utah
- California Redwoods in Avenue of Giants, California
Guest
Lulu Miller is a Peabody award-winning science journalist, co-host of the award-winning WNYC Studios show Radiolab, and cofounder of NPR’s Invisibilia—a show about the invisible forces that shape human behavior. She is the author of Why Fish Don't Exist, a nonfiction scientific thriller and memoir. Her written work has been published in the New Yorker, VQR, Catapult, and beyond. Her reporting interests include disability, mental health, and, inexplicably, entomology.
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