EPISODE SIX: THE CASE OF THE BIG GREEN SLIME MONSTER

THE CASE OF THE BIG GREEN SLIME MONSTER

In this episode, we learn how the biology of lemons, combined with the historic weakness of the Italian state, is tied to the rise of the Silician mafia. We’ll also learn about what it takes to grow lemon in present-day San Francisco. 

Guests: 

Alan Wilson — associate professor at Auburn’s school of fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic science

Ruth Kassinger — gardening author and botany expert, author of the book Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us. 

Source material: 

The green monster in Central Park by Ellen Airhart

Nutrient Pollution by the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Scientists think toxic algae may be to blame for Florida's stumbling panthers, bobcats by Chad Gillis

Gulf of Mexico/Florida: Harmful Algal Blooms by the National Ocean Service

Austin Officials Advise Keeping Pets Out Of Lady Bird Lake Following Deaths Of Two Dogs by Sangita Menon

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