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The Greatest Con in Mushroom History, Secret Weapon: Normal Dogs, a Bee's Benis

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week by Popular Science

Jul 15, 202677:43Science & Medicine

Bee scientist Kit Prendergast joins the show to talk about... well... the birds and the bees. Plus, Rachel explains how portobello (portabella?) mushrooms are not exactly real. And Sara Kiley tells us how a spotted lante...

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The Greatest Con in Mushroom History, Secret Weapon: Normal Dogs, a Bee's Benis is an episode from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week by Popular Science. Bee scientist Kit Prendergast joins the show to talk about... well... the birds an...

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Published Jul 15, 2026, 77:43 long, audio available.

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