Podcasts by Wildlife, Cake & Cocktails
Welcome to WCC, the only podcast serving dessert and cocktails along with the best in Australian wildlife science!
The most entertaining science discussions often happen after dinner, usually over cake, frequently over cocktails, but always in a relaxed atmosphere. Grab some dessert, pour a tasty drink, and come join us at the table for a chat with some amazing wildlife scientists and our animal nerd buddies. Cheers & Enjoy!
Producer: Kristian Summers
Host/Nerd: Janne Torkkola
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WCC Ep.59. Quarantinis #3 - BFDV with Johanne Martens from 2020-09-03T03:18:02
We sat down with Johanne Martens, PhD candidate studying the ecology and evolution of Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) in Australian parrots. She is currently at the Centre for Integrative ...
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WCC Ep.58. Quarantinis #2 - Urban Cats and Wildlife with Prof. Sarah Legge from 2020-07-10T07:04:27
We’re joined by Professor Sarah Legge, ecologist and threatened species biologist, professor at #ANU, Principal Research Fellow at #UQ, member of the #NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, and c...
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WCC Ep.57. Quarantinis #1 - Snake Chat with Scott Eipper from 2020-05-12T08:21:35
#WCC Quarantinis is now in session with the audio only edit! For our first round we're joined by herpetologist and naturalist Scott Eipper. Along with his partner Tie, Scott runs the wildlife ed...
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WCC Ep.56. Black Cockatoos with Daniella Teixeira from 2020-04-19T04:58:02
We're joined by Daniella Teixeira to discuss Black Cockatoos! Currently completing her PhD at the #UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, Daniella has over ten years experience a...
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WCC Ep.55. Butterflies of Australia with Chris Sanderson from 2020-03-27T04:48:35
Chris Sanderson is an Ecologist and PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland. He joined us to discuss butterflies, birds, threatened species, and IT, over Mexican Butterfly cocktails. Chris...
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WCC Ep.54. Brisbane Python Project with Chantelle Derez (Ft. Scott Eipper) from 2020-02-01T01:51:03
We’re out in the field with Chantelle “Chilli” Derez, PhD student studying urban snake ecology at the UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, for the first #BrisbanePythonProjectBli...
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WCC Ep.53. Platypus eDNA with Tamielle Brunt from 2019-11-22T04:46:56
We’re joined by Tamielle Brunt, PhD student at UQ studying the distribution and habitat requirements of Platypuses around South-East QLD. Tamielle has a passion for these amazing aquatic monotre...
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WCC Ep.52. Spiders of Australia with Robert Whyte from 2019-11-01T08:23:29
We’re talking all things spidery with Robert Whyte, arachnologist at Queensland Museum. Rob is a scientist, author, editor, photographer, and science communicator with a passion for Australian s...
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WCC Ep.51. Feeding The Birds At My Table Booklaunch with Prof. Darryl Jones from 2019-10-18T08:34:07
With huge thanks to Avid Reader Bookshop in Brisbane’s West End, we were invited to have a discussion with the amazing Darryl Jones, Professor of Ecology at Griffith University, for the launch o...
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WCC Ep.50. Acid Frog Conservation with Alannah Filer, Debra Stark & Callum McKercher from 2019-09-16T08:01:27
We’re talking all things #Froggy with frog conservation scientists Alannah Filer, Debra Stark, and Callum McKercher! Alannah is a PhD student at the Uni of Queensland studying distribution mappi...
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WCC Ep.49. Student Conference on Conservation Science, Brisbane 2019 - Pt. 1 (Guests and Poster Presentations) from 2019-08-23T10:09:31
We’re super exited to share some of the amazing conservation students and researchers from the 2019 Student Conference on Conservation Science in Brisbane, Australia! WCC was lucky to score an i...
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WCC Ep.48. Sea Snake Conservation with Blanche D'Anastasi from 2019-07-15T03:25:38
We’re joined by Blanche D’Anastasi to talk Sea Snakes, along with some insanely decadent Ocean Cake and Negronis to finish #NegroniWeek2019! Blanche is a marine biologist, applied conservation rese...
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WCC Ep.47. Bats: From Myth to Mystery with Prof. Stuart Parsons from 2019-06-13T06:51:19
WCC joins Prof. Stuart Parsons, zoologist and bat specialist from QUT, to chat all things batty before his presentation at the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland’s Brisbane Branch! Prof. ...
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WCC Ep.46. Cane Toads, Goannas, and CTA with Dr Georgia Ward-Fear from 2019-06-05T08:47:45
We’re talking cane toads, goannas, and traditional ecological knowledge with Dr. Georgia Ward-Fear while enjoying caramel-vanilla slice and a Sweet Poison cocktail! She is a conservation ecologist ...
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WCC Ep.45. Cooloola BioBlitz 2019 from 2019-05-26T05:18:36
WCC is back out at Rainbow Beach for Cooloola BioBlitz 2019, organised by Cooloola Coast Care Inc. and the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation. Cooloola BioBlitz is a weekend of biological survey ...
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WCC Ep.44. Black-throated finch with Dr. April Reside from 2019-04-07T02:15:24
We’re back on the WCC couch enjoying Purple Finch cocktails and poppy-seed cake talking Black-throated finches with Dr. April Reside from the Uni of Queensland! Dr. Reside is a keen birder, ecologi...
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WCC Ep.43. New Spider Species from Cooloola BioBlitz with Robert Whyte from 2019-03-31T06:32:51
We chat with Queensland Museum’s Robert Whyte. Rob is a scientist, journalist, author, editor, photographer, and more, with a passion for Australian spiders. He was co-author of A Field Guide to Sp...
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WCC Ep.42. The Rakali with Cory Young from 2019-03-15T06:23:37
We cross over to Tasmania to discuss the Rakali, AKA the Australian Water Rat with Cory Young! Cory has extensive experience in wildlife rehabilitation with a broad range of species including the R...
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WCC Ep.41. Wildlife Rehab: The Good, Bad & The Ugly with Chantelle Derez from 2019-03-01T04:18:53
We're back for another presentation from the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland with their guest speaker Chantelle Derez! Currently mid-PhD at the UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservati...
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WCC Ep.40. Bats, Heatwaves, & Climate from 2019-02-14T03:06:25
In this bat-centric episode, our summer-heatwave continues, as does our climate-change focus. We're joined by Maree Treadwell Kerr from the Australasian Bat Society to discuss heatwave impacts on...
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WCC Ep.39. RantCast: Climate, Heatwaves, Bats, And Fish from 2019-01-31T03:41:32
In this episode, we discuss the ongoing summer heatwaves we're experiencing this in Australia. Specifically, we cover the impacts and mass die-offs of fruit-bats in around the country. We also disc...
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WCC Ep.38. Bees of Australia with James Dorey and Olivia Davies from 2018-12-18T05:25:52
NEW #WCC!! We're back on the couch with James Dorey and Olivia Davies to talk native Australian bees. Over some honey-cake and mead-based cocktails, we discuss Australia's diverse native bee fauna,...
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WCC Ep.37. Powerful Owls, Ziplines, Tourism Development: Conflict at Mt Coot-Tha from 2018-12-10T05:47:36
We're back on the #WCC couch for a special episode with @Cesar Puechmarin from @blueshroomstudios and @Jasmine Zelený from @Faunagraphic. We're talking about the new short film “Owls on the Line”, ...
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WCC Ep.36. Brisbane Powerful Owls with Faunagraphic from 2018-12-09T07:31:35
We're back out in the forests of Brisbane searching for the Powerful Owl with Faunagraphic! The Faunagraphic crew, namely Matt Wright, wildlife photographer and owl conservationist, and wildlife sc...
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WCC Ep.35. FrogID Week Field Show with Scott Eipper, Nicholas Wu & Callum McKercher from 2018-11-19T03:56:36
Nov 9-18 2018 was FrogID week, so we headed out #frogging in Main Range on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. Specifically, we were searching for the Red and Yellow Mountain Frog, Philor...
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WCC Ep.34. A Bat's End: Extinction of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle from 2018-10-11T04:43:57
Prof. John Woinarski from Charles Darwin University returns to WCC and discusses modern extinction and his new book A Bat's End: The Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Extinction in Australia, now av...
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WCC Ep.33. Cooloola BioBlitz from 2018-09-10T11:36:41
WCC is back out on the road for another field show! We're headed up to take part in Cooloola BioBlitz at Rainbow Beach, organised by Cooloola Coast Care Inc. and the Fraser Island Defenders Organis...
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WCC Ep.32. Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A Book of Hope #5 Plant Case Studies from 2018-08-24T03:53:09
WCC is proud to present the fourth installment in our Book of Hope Conservation Case Studies series. We’ll be exploring some phenomenal plant conservation successes from “Recovering Australian Thre...
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WCC Ep.31. The Eastern Curlew with Harry Saddler from 2018-08-13T08:55:56
We're at Avid Reader Bookshop talking to Harry Saddler for the launch of his new book “The Eastern Curlew - The Extraordinary Life of a Migratory Bird” First up is an interview with Harry, follow...
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WCC Ep.30. Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A Book of Hope #4 Fresh Water Case Studies from 2018-08-02T03:55:04
WCC is proud to present the third instalment in our Book of Hope Conservation Case Studies series! In this third series of case studies, we’ll be exploring some of the conservation successes in fre...
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WCC Ep.29. Owl Conservation with Faunagraphic from 2018-07-18T03:26:46
We're back on the WCC couch to talk Owl Conservation over some Sour Owl blackcurrant cocktails, along with muffins and macaroons! We're joined by wildlife photographer, naturalist, and owl conse...
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WCC Ep.28. Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A Book of Hope #3 Bird Case Studies from 2018-07-13T14:40:54
WCC is proud to present the second installment in our Book of Hope Conservation Case Studies series. In this second set of case studies, we’ll be exploring some of the amazing bird conservation suc...
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WCC Ep.27. Status of Conservation & Decline of Amphibians with Dr. Jodi Rowley from 2018-07-05T02:50:35
We're joined by our returning guest, the phenomenal Dr. Jodi Rowley for more froggy chats and to discuss her new book, Status of Conservation & Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and...
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WCC Ep.26. Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A Book of Hope #2 Mammal Case Studies from 2018-06-29T10:02:24
WCC is proud to present our Book of Hope mammal conservation case-study collection! Recently, a review of successful conservation projects in Australia, coordinated by the Threatened Species Recove...
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WCC Ep.25. The Cane Toad Challenge with Prof. Rob Capon from 2018-05-30T11:09:17
We head up to Brisbane's northside to chat with Professor Rob Capon from the University of Queensland's Institute of Molecular Biosciences and the Cane Toad Challenge. By studying the chemical eco...
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WWC Ep.24. REPX Brisbane Reptile Expo 2018 #2 Panel Interviews from 2018-05-18T13:16:07
Part 2 of our RepX Brisbane Reptile Expo 2018 podcast is here! After running around the RepX Brisbane Reptile Expo 2018 all morning, interviewing stallholders and demonstrators for Part 1, we fina...
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WCC Ep.24. REPX Brisbane Reptile Expo 2018 #1 Walking Show from 2018-05-18T13:07:07
It's finally here! WCC podcast is coming at you from RepX Brisbane Reptile Expo 2018. In this first part of the show, we explore some of the amazing reptile collections, demonstrations, and the pe...
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WCC Ep.23 Reptile Viruses with Dr. Shane Simpson and Dr. Josh Llinas from 2018-04-21T11:16:13
We caught up with Dr Shane Simpson aka The Reptile Doctor and Dr Joshua Llinas from HerpVet to talk reptile viruses! In March, Dr. Simpson was in town for a reptile virus talk and stayed with Dr. L...
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WCC Ep.22. Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A Book of Hope #1 with Prof. Stephen Garnett from 2018-04-04T13:09:59
In this episode we chat with the book's lead editor and Deputy Director of the TSR Hub, Professor Stephen Garnett from Charles Darwin University. We discuss the many successes in conserving Austral...
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WCC Ep.21. TSR Hub Early Career Researchers Special from 2018-03-13T15:11:54
For this special episode, the WCC team was invited by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the National Environmental Science Program for an afternoon at their Early Career Researchers Conference...
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WWC Ep.20. Mellbloms Spider Orchids with Dr. Noushka Reiter from 2018-02-28T05:46:33
Like us on Facebook for pictures and updates: www.facebook.com/WildlifeCakeCocktails/ For our first botanical episode, we cross over to Dr Noushka Reiter in Melbourne, research scientist with the R...
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WWC Ep.19. Christmas Island Reptile Convservation with Hamish Noller & Jason Turl from 2018-02-21T05:21:54
Like us on Facebook for pictures and updates: https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeCakeCocktails/ We cross over to Christmas Island to speak with Hamish Noller, reptile enthusiast and recent UQ Wildlif...
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WCC Ep.18. FrogID with Dr. Jodi Rowley ft. Scott Eipper from 2018-02-05T14:05:22
We had an awesome time with Dr Rowley talking frog conservation, the new FrogID citizen-science project, and much more, over some coffee and cupcakes. After checking out Jodi's talk at the Cabooltu...
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WCC Ep.17. Blue-tongue Colour Morphs with Joe Ball (Ft. Scott Owen from RepX) from 2018-02-02T04:50:12
This time we're talking Blue-Tongue Lizard morphs, RepX Brisbane Reptile Expo, and much more with our special guests Joe Ball and Scott Owen. Joe is an incredibly knowledgeable and innovative blue-...
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WCC Ep.16. Herping Mt. Glorious with the UQ Herpetological Society from 2018-01-31T06:23:14
We're herping Mt Glorious, this time with UQ Herpetological Society! WCC is back in the field, looking for nocturnal reptiles with Cameron Baker and other keen herpers. Cameron is a PhD student stu...
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WCC Ep.15. Wildlife & USA Forest Fires with Kerry Waldman from 2018-01-27T14:55:27
We speak with Kerry Waldman in San Diego, USA, discussing wildlife and fire, particularly the massive fires in southern California and their implications for ecosystems. Kerry is a former navy engi...
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WCC Ep.14. Herping Mount Tambourine with Scott Eipper from 2017-12-23T22:06:24
Here we go!! Kicking off the summer holidays here in Queensland, we're searching for Leaf-Tailed Geckos with wildlife education consultant Scott Eipper from Nature4You. We're joined by Lisa Owen fr...
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WWC Ep.13. Frogging Karawatha #2 with Callum McKercher & Lisa Owen from 2017-12-11T08:01:26
We're back in Karawatha Forest! After some wet and wild weather, we headed out to Karawatha again, hoping the local frogs would be out and about. I'm joined by Callum McKercher, UQ frog biology stu...
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WCC Ep.12. Night Parrot Conservation with Nick Leseberg from 2017-12-01T08:28:26
WCC Episode 12 is here for your Friday wildlife science fix! We're very lucky to be joined by Nick Leseberg, Uni of Qld PhD candidate and Night Parrot researcher for Bush Heritage Australia. Nick h...
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WCC Ep.11. Feral Cats And Native Birds with John Woinarski from 2017-11-28T11:29:16
Another WCC Audio Podcast coming at you! We discuss Feral Cats and Native Bird Conservation with Professor John Woinarski from Charles Darwin University. Prof. Woinarski has spent over 40 years in ...
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WCC Ep.10. Mined Land Rehabilitation with Corinne Unger from 2017-11-26T12:27:19
Another episode of WCC here for your Sunday night! We had a great time with the amazing Corinne Unger, geomorphologist and mined land rehab expert. Corinne has worked in the mining industry in a wi...
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WCC Urban Soundscapes: Rain and Lorikeet Calls from 2017-11-16T12:00:26
A collection of audio from suburban Brisbane, lorikeets calling while feeding on eucalyptus blossoms during a Spring rainstorm.
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WCC Soundscapes: Karawatha Frog Calls from 2017-11-01T06:21:36
A collection of captured audio from our herping trip to Karawatha Forest near Brisbane, Australia
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WCC Ep.9. Frogging Karawatha with Nick Wu and Callum McKercher from 2017-10-27T10:32:52
We're frogging in Karawatha! WCC is back with another herping podcast, this time joined by UQ PhD student Nicholas Wu and honours student Callum McKercher, both studying frog biology. After some lo...
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WCC Ep.8. Herping Mount Glorious with Hamish Noller from 2017-09-28T11:26:03
Hi folks! Welcome to the first of what will hopefully be many Herping podcasts, another WCC Conversations audio show. I'm joined by UQ Wildlife Science student Hamish Noller (a.k.a. That Reptile Gu...
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WCC Ep.7. Koala Rescue QLD with Ray Chambers from 2017-09-12T05:55:28
Here we go! WCC Episode 7. Koala Rescue QLD with Ray Chambers, another WCC Conversations audio podcast, now up for your enjoyment! Along with his brother Murray, Ray operates Koala Rescue QLD, a st...
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WCC Ep.6. Venomous Snakes with Scott Eipper from 2017-08-08T10:56:18
Here we go! WCC Episode 6. Venomous Snakes with Scott Eipper is now up :) Running Nature4You from southwest Brisbane, Scott is a a wildlife handler, education consultant, author of numerous article...
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WCC Ep.5. South Africa Crossover: Wildlife Conservation with Lisa Owen from 2017-07-21T08:02:59
We crossover to South Africa to chat with primatologist & wildlife scientist Lisa Owen, currently on tour as a teaching assistant for a wildlife management field course with twenty UQ students. We ...
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WCC Ep.4. Northern Quoll Conservation with Chris Jolly from 2017-06-21T01:33:25
For our first WCC Conversations Podcast, ecologist Chris Jolly joins us from the Northern Territory to talk Northern quoll conservation, cane toads, Targeted Gene Flow, and more. A PhD student at t...
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WWC Ep.3. Reptile Medicine Feat. Dr. Josh Llinas from 2016-11-20T09:26:36
Reptile Vet Dr Joshua Llinas drops by to talk reptile medicine including virology, paramyxoviruses, bornaviruses, the infamous Sunshine Virus from here in South East QLD, and much more. Hamish Noll...
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WCC Ep.2. Hamish Noller, That Reptile Guy. from 2016-11-16T11:36:09
Hamish Noller is wildlife educator, snake catcher/breeder, and wildlife science student. He runs facebook.com/ThatReptileGuy in Brisbane, Australia and is an avid conservation and herpetology fan. ...
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WCC Ep.1. African Wildlife Rehab Part 1. ft. Jasmine Zeleney from 2016-07-30T03:39:18
So we're off to a shaky start it seems, but what a blast! Had a great time with Jasmine, Lisa and Brenton. Much foolishness and we even managed to talk some science! Few technical hiccups, nonethel...
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