Exploring the World with Da Potato Sisters.

Hello listeners! Here is another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode was requested by Noah and Adrian. It is all about the way the cookiecutter shark hunts! If you have an animal or a habitat you think we should make an episode about, or someone you think we should interview, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. To be the first to know about our upcoming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters!

Hello listeners!

Welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters!

This episode is all about the Rainforest! You will learn about corpse flowers, sloths, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode! If you have an animal or habitat you think we should make an episode about or someone you think we should interview email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com! To be the first to know about upcoming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters. Thank you!

Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is about the Temperate Forest, and also features Mr. Phillip Manlick who works for the U.S. Forest Service. We hope you enjoy the episode! If you know someone who would like to be on our podcast or a topic you think we should cover, contact us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. To be the first to know about upcoming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters.

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Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is all about Canada, as we recently went there. Please like, subscribe, and follow our podcast! Also, if you want to be the first to know about upcoming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters. Please tell us if you have any feedback for our podcast in the comments below! If you have someone we should interview, or an animal or habitat we should make and episode about, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. Thank you

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Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is about all the bloopers during the Antarctica series. We hope you have a good laugh, and please let us know in the comments if you liked it and if you think we should make another. If you have someone you think we should interview or an animal or habitat you think we should make an episode about, please email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. If you want to be the first to know about upcoming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters! Thank you!

Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is the last episode of our arctic and Antarctic season. In this episode, we interview Mr. Matthew Savoca, who studies human impacts on marine ecosytems. We hope you enjoy this episode! If you have someone you think we should interview or an animal or habitat we should make an episode about, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. To be the first to know about upcoming episodes, check out our instagram called @dapotatosisters.

Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is the next episode of our 3 part series about Antarctica. We will talk about the humpback whale, fin whale, minke whale, krill, and the ross ice shelf. We have a crazy "That's Crazy!" fact, and we hope you enjoy this episode. If you know someone who you think we should interview or an animal/habitat you think we should make an episode about, please email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. If you want to be the first to know about upcoming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters. Thank you!

Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the da potato sisters! This episode is all about Antarctica!!! You will learn about penguins, the tundra, and more. We hope you will enjoy this episode! If you have anybody who you think we should interview, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. Also, if you have a animal or habitat you would like us to make an episode about, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. If you want to be the first to know about up-coming episodes, check out our instagram, @dapotatosisters. Thank you!

Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is all about our interview with Ms. Arunima. Ms. Arunima is a professor and researcher at Svalbard University. She specializes in methane seeps from the sea bed and animals on the seafloor! Listen to this episode to learn more! Please let us know what you think and follow our Instagram, @dapotatosisters. If you have any questions for us or know someone who you think we should interview, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy this episode!

Hello listeners, and welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters! This episode is all about our latest adventure in Svalbard. Here you will learn about walruses, whales, and more! Please comment what you think and any feedback. If you have anybody you think we should interview or a question you would like us to make an episode about, please email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy this episode!

Hello listeners! This episode is all about Greenland. In this episode we will talk about narwhals, glaciers, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode, and check out our instagram @dapotatosisters to see some of the cool photos we took in Greenland. If you have a something you would like us to talk about, or someone you think we should interview, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. Please write any feedback you have in the comments below! Thank you!

Hello Listeners,

Welcome back to Exploring the World with Da Potato Sisters! Here in this episode, we got to meet Mr.Bryan Jessop, a local wild mushroom and plant forager who prioritizes ethical foraging. He supplies to Michelin star restaurants like Lazy Bear. Check out his Instagram @morchellawildfoods! We got to record while looking at his garden and it was absolutely beautiful!

If you are enjoying the podcast so far, follow our Instagram @dapotatosisters or email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com.

Happy March!

Da Potato Sisters

Hello Listeners!

Recently, the Wolf Conservation Center reached out to us about a potential interview with Ms.Leokadia George, the author of the Trumpet the Wolf Series. It was a wonderful and educating video about Mexican Gray wolves and Red wolves. If you would like an experience like this or you know someone who would love to be on the podcast, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com. In this interview, we learned a lot about their wolf conservation program and why Trumpet is such a miracle wolf. Check out our video on Instagram following this episode (@dapotatosisters)! Thank you for your support as we finish up our episodes for this year!

Happy Holidays!

Da Potato Sisters

Video Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSiXzY5jZ4M/

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Hello Listeners,

Welcome back to another episode of "Exploring the World with Da Potato Sisters". In this episode, you will hear an interview we had with Ms.Susie Spikol, a naturalist and author! We got to hear about Ms.Susie through our email dapotatosisters@gmail.com, so if you want an experience like this, or you have a recommendation of someone we can interview, contact us and check our our Instagram @dapotatosisters!

We hope you enjoy!

-Da Potato Sisters

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Hello Listeners,

Welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters. This episode features Ms.Alysa from Polar Bears International and guess what...this week (from November 3-9) is polar bear week, so this episode is being released on an extra special week! Also check out the polar bear cams on explore.org if you want to see some cute polar bears and for more information about these bears, please check out https://polarbearsinternational.org. Also, if you want to reach out to us about experts we could interview or about topics involving nature and the environment you are interested in and want to talk about, reach out to us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com and check out our Instagram @dapotatosisters.

Hope you enjoy this episode!!!

-Da Potato Sisters

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Hello Listeners!

Sorry for not posting for so long.

This episode is all about the Saltwater marsh and we were lucky enough to have a guest speaker come talk to us more about this topic. Her name is Ms.Rachel from the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Hope you are enjoying our podcast so far. Please feel free to leave feedback and contact us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com if you have any animal or habitat you would like us to talk about. Also, check out our Instagram @dapotatosisters to stay up to date!

Looking forward to hearing more from you!

-Da Potato Sisters

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Hi Listeners,

Sorry for not posting for so long. In this episode, Isha and I explore the islands of Tahiti, from traditional food to the biodiversity there. If you want us to make an episode about any animal/habitat that you are curious about, email us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com!

-Riya and Isha

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Hi Listeners,

Welcome back to another episode by the Da Potato Sisters. This weeks episode is all about manatees! If you want us to make an episode about a certain animal or habitat we haven't talked about yet, please reach out to us at dapotatosisters@gmail.com.

We hope you enjoy!

-Isha and Riya

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Hi Listeners,

Welcome to another episode of "Exploring the World with the Da Potato Sisters". Hope you enjoy this episode, and please share this podcast with other people if you are enjoying it so far!

-Da Potato Sisters (aka Riya and Isha :)

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Hello Listeners!Recently we went to Everglades National Park and we learned so much there that we decided to make an episode about it! Tell us what you think in the comments below and follow if you are enjoying the podcast so far.

-Da Potato SistersSources:

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