Episode 13 with Becca Audrey: Mountain lions

Join Stevie Foxette and Becca Audrey as they discuss mountain lions, what the word “nimrod” actually means, our fake Game of Thrones house, our plans for Pleistocene Park, coexisting with nature, and how “fallow deer” sound like they hold dire prophecy.

Cosmopolitan Recipe:

• 4 oz vodka

• 1 oz triple sec

• 1 oz lime juice

• 2 oz cranberry juice

Shake over ice. Strain into two martini glasses. Make two cocktails.

Shoutouts:

• Ventura Spirits Haymaker Vodka: http://venturaspirits.com/#ourspirits

• Bugs Bunny & Nimrod: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4053d

• It Happened One Night: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Happened_One_Night

• Cassie at CARE Big Cat Rescue: https://www.carerescuetexas.com/meet-the-animals/cougars/cassie.html

• EATM Program: https://www.moorparkcollege.edu/departments/administrative/institutional-research-and-planning/student-learning-outcomes/program-15

• In Bruges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Bruges

• National Park Service Puma Profiles: https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/nature/puma-profiles.htm

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