Description
Fayge and Isa sit down with Lucas Zellers, author of the new Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual "Book of Extinction" to discuss the life and legacy of the entomologist JD Tothill. What Tothill a hero or a villain? Why do the British always make a mess of everything? Will Fayge ever say "insect" instead of "bug?" (No.)
Get the Book of Extinction at: https://magehandpress.com/extinction
Episode sections:
Intros and Dungeons and Dragons - 1:02
Zeller's Inspiration - 5:54
JD Tothill's Early Life - 10:07
JD Tothill in Fiji and the Eradication of the Levuana Moth - 16:55
JD Tothill in Uganda and Sudan and the legacy of British Colonialism - 32:15
The Past and Future of Environmentalism - 37:50
Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs "Misfit" and "Grow Up" from the Album Mountainview. Find her album on Bandcamp.
The audio drop is the German folksong "Schnitzelbank"
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