Hello, everyone, and welcome to talk nerdy. Today is Monday, March 17th, 2025, and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara, Santa Maria. And as always, before we dive into

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All right, let's just get into it. I'm recording this kind of late, so I'm not going to babble.

And it's a fascinating show, so why not? This week I had the opportunity to chat with Leanne Henion.

She is an author, a New York Times bestselling author.

Her previous book was called Phenomenal, A Hesitant Adventures, Search for Wonder in the Natural

World.

She's written for a bunch of different outlines, outlets even. See,

told you it was late. So you've probably seen her byline in a bunch of places, but she has a new

book out, and it's just wonderful. It's called Night Magic, Adventures among Glow Worms,

moon gardens, and other marvels of the dark. So without any further ado, here she is, Leanne Penny.

Well, Leanne, thank you so much for joining me today.

Thanks so much for having me.

I'm excited to talk about your new book, Night Magic, Adventures Among Glow Worms, Moon Gardens, and other marvels of the dark. And before we get

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