A herpetologist and a conservationist join me to imagine life on a rainforest world. We decide it's run by a race of flying fish lizards who love community and pay for things with a toxic fruit. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (https://twitter.com/goastromo (@GoAstroMo)), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Chelsea Connor is a herpetologist, birder, artist, and science communicator who shares a love of lizards with https://www.anoleannals.org/author/chelsea-connor/ (#DidYouAnole). You can follow Chelsea on twitter at https://twitter.com/ChelseaHerps (@ChelseaHerps). Camila Delgado-Montes is an ecologist who studies carbon sequestration in the Amazon wetlands. You can follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/cdelgadomontes (@cdelgadomontes) and learn about her vital work https://cadillo.lab.asu.edu/camila-delgado-montes (here). MIDBREAK - Listen to Games and Feelings wherever you get your podcast or at https://www.gamesandfeelings.com/ (gamesandfeelings.com) - Get 15 days free on Backblaze cloud storage at https://www.backblaze.com/landing/podcast-exolore.html (backblaze.com/exolore) - BUY EXOLORE MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/exolore (store.dftba.com/collections/exolore) - Preorder my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/ (https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/) FIND US ONLINE - patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/patreon.com/exolorepod (patreon.com/exolorepod) - twitter: https://twitter.com/ExolorePod (twitter.com/ExolorePod) - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exolorepod/ (instagram.com/exolorepod) - website: https://www.exolorepod.com/ (exolorepod.com) - subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExolorePod/ (reddit.com/r/ExolorePod) CREDITS - Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/ (https://www.purple-planet.com) - Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/ (http://stephenjreisig.com/) - Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/ (https://www.mischastanton.com/) ABOUT US Have you ever wished you could travel to a different world? Exolore can help with that! In each episode, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how special our planet really is. Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.