Jake takes listeners on a full immersion into the Serengeti National Park - his favorite place on the planet. Having lived in Tanzania for three and a half months in 2017, Jake shares everything: what game drives actually feel like ripping through the endless plains at full speed, the unexpected beauty of seeing 100,000 wildebeest stretching as far as the eye can see, and what it/s like to camp in the wild with no fence between you and Africa's most dangerous animals.

Dean and Jake also kick things off closer to home - Snake Road in southern Illinois and a coyote hunt at dusk - before diving into the Serengeti's history, the Maasai people, and the Big Five, Little Five and Secret Seven. Closing out with the fan-favorite Music to Moments segment.

Key Moments:
*Dean's Snake Road adventure in southern Illinois - black rat snakes, waters snakes eagles and more
*Jake's coyote tracking story at a nature preserve at dusk
*What the Great Migration actually looks like from within the park
*The Maasai people and the conflict behind the park's creation
*Safari car life - why it feels like a rollercoaster and what's the best part
*Nine leopards in 4 days including a mother and a cub in a tree
*The hippo pool standoff - 50 hippos lining up to face the car
*The Cap Buffalo stare down within 30 feet at dark
*A pride of 13 lions walking through camp at night
*Blood on the ground - a leopard kill in the center of the tents
*A hyena stuck in the garbage can at camp
*The Milky Way with zero light pollution
*Music to Moments: sunrise, game drive and sunset picks from Jake and Dean

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Jake and Dean have special guest, Daniel Stolarek, on the show to talk some skiing, outdoor adventure and answer the question, "what's it like to be a zookeeper?".

Jake has been a zookeeper since 2018 and Dean since 2023. Daniel plays the role of the audience, asking Jake and Dean the pressing questions that give insight into the daily life of a zookeeper. You'll also get to hear responses to the most common question that people have on zoos, "are they bad?".

This week's "Music to Moments" prompt was to pick 3 songs to listen to while going down a scenic green skiing run in Colorado.

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Some of the biggest blockbuster films have been heavily inspired by nature. Think back to Jurassic Park, Jaws, Avatar and even Disney films such as The Jungle Book and Lion King. But just how often do artists draw inspiration from or reference the natural world in their art? Well, turns out it happens quite a bit.

On this episode, Jake and Dean cover a list of twelve different pieces of pop culture that reference nature. If you're looking to join in the fun and create your own "pop culture profile" follow the template below!

Choose 1 per category for each theme:
Movie:

• Adventure
• Wildlife
• Conservation

Song:

• Adventure
• Wildlife
• Conservation

Video Game:

• Adventure
• Wildlife
• Conservation

Celebrity:

• Adventure
• Wildlife
• Conservation

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