Ped has a doughnut-related crisis, Tom is visited by ladybird beetles, and they discuss the forthcoming Insect Apocalypse. This episode is brought to you by Patreon supporter Ossama Al-Alali from Germany. We thank you for your support! You are awesome sauce! Support the podcast on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/twobitgeeks" rel="payment">Patreon</a> or by <a href="http://www.twobitgeeks.com/store/">purchasing a T-shirt</a>. Discuss the podcast on <a href= "https://www.reddit.com/r/twobitgeeks">Reddit</a>. Review the podcast on <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-bit-geeks/id1187717820?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>. <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalypse.html"> The Insect Apocalypse is Here</a> by Brooke Jarvis (The New York Times Magazine)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/world/europe/krefeld-germany-insect-armageddon.html"> The German Amateurs Who Discovered ‘Insect Armageddon’</a> (The New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophic_cascade">Trophic cascade</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene">Anthropocene</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae">Coccinellidae</a> aka ladybird beetles, or ladybugs</li> <li><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FVuWXQK.jpg">Tom’s winter visitors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera">Hemiptera or true bugs</a></li> <li><a href="https://i.imgur.com/821sEAl.jpg">How many Stax lids are there?</a></li> </ul> Music by <a href= "http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/">Lee Rosevere</a> (CC by 4.0)

Episode 44: Lincoln’s Hoodie

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