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S2 E9 – Tree Octopi & Cool As A Cucumber?!

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Sorted becomes a trio in this week’s poddy but don’t you worry, the facts and lies are probably wackier than ever.
We chat about land octopi, running the world off of cucumbers and try to change the way you guys think about food.
Best soundbite: “I am a massive, massive, MASSIVE fan of David Attenborough and if he has not shown me this… I feel like he has massively failed me in life.” – Benjamin Ebbrell
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Avoid issues around cleaning a toaster and just use the grill! Also saves on space on the work top.
https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Tree Octopi are actually in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s the sight.
Whoops – just checked, not real.
Ahh I’m so happy Jamie used my fact! And both Ben and Barry got it wrong hehe
“Water is 100% water.”
Barry never fails to make me cackle.
I just subscribed and watched the first ep of season one I miss the video along with the podcast
And here I am trying to create sea sheep (after all there are already sea cows and sea horses). Turns out it already exists and is some sort of slug.
Things I did immediately once it was mentioned Clean the crumb tray…
I’m from British Columbia (Canada) and I can confirm that there are temperate rainforests on the coast here.
As a fellow Canadian, I can say we have almost all of the biome’s, its kinda awsome!
Thank you! I’m from the PNW too and came to say the same thing.
You should do an episode with all five of you. I think it’d be nice to hear all five of you on the podcast.
Tends to get a little crowded for sound quality unfortunately!
Means it’s time to utilize the talking stick!
I’m in for Shared Pants Thursdays. Temperate rainforests are a thing and I’d love to make arboreal octopi a thing.