Oh hey, it's your forgotten half-can of La Croix. That's just cold, just fizzy enough to keep drinking it

and not throw it away, Allie Ward. Back with a very, very weird odd episode of Oligies. If this

is not your first Oligies rodeo, you know that each episode, I usually talk to one Oligist, but for some

reason, I don't know, man, Bison just threw us for a very rare loop. So this episode is kind of more

like a buffalo party. Four times the usual number of interviewase. Yes, that's right, four times.

So if you were actually listening to this, it means that this episode did not kill me, and I am

thankful for that. So other things I'm thankful for every week, of course, are y'all? Everyone on

patreon.com slash allergies for supporting the show, everyone in Oligies merch from Oligiesmurch.com,

and all the folks who tweet or tell a friend and are subscribed and rate the show, and of course,

review, because you know, I creep them every week and it's proof I pick a fresh one. Such as this

week, CMM says, Oligies is charming, informative, hilarious, and consistently good. This podcast

highlights the joy that comes from being curious with nothing dubbed too boring, because nothing is,

if you think about it closely enough, five stars, Ali. I've actually said at least two tears,

reading that into that cup, but really got me this time. Also, Hannah Christopher, thanks for your

review. I hope that your Tinder match, who recommended this, is a good one. Good luck out there.

Okay, bisonology. So bison, it's Baltic or Slavic origin. It comes from the word westwant, which

means the stinking animal, because of its musk, well-riding. And the word bison is distantly related

to the word weasel, which is also stinky. So weasel and bison, one is hulking, billowing steam

into the cold air, and the other is a sock with a face. Etymology, yo. Okay, so I had every intention

of just following my usual very comfy, broken-in denim, Oligies format, one oligist, but this episode

was just like a pair of jeans that just kept growing more pockets. And I first reached out to this

well-known archaeologist, who traces the history of bison across like tens of thousands of years

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