• Episode 017: The Manchineel Tree / Deep Life

  • Feb 10 2025
  • Length: 51 mins
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Episode 017: The Manchineel Tree / Deep Life

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  • In this episode, Nick gets too close for comfort to a tree the Guinness Book of World Records called "the deadliest tree in the world." With poisonous fruit, toxic bark, and lethal sap, there's no doubt the manchineel tree wants you dead. Only one creature can survive in its branches, but you'll never guess what it is. Then, Dave takes a deep dive into the deep Earth, where there's no light, intense pressure, and unbearable heat, and yet life is thriving down there. These life forms are unlike anything we've ever seen and far outnumber the organisms that exist on the surface. How they survive in these extreme conditions will amaze you.

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    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

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