#043 Alaska's Bone Man: A Life Built From Bones - Lee Post

Lee Post is known simply as "The Bone Man."What started as a lifelong curiosity about the natural world eventually led Lee to the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, where he was handed a challenge: figure out how to put a whale skeleton back together.There was no manual. There was no YouTube tutorial. And as Lee discovered, there weren't many people in the world who could even tell him how to do it.So he figured it out.In this episode, Lee shares how that first whale skeleton launched a decades-long journey of articulating skeletons, teaching students, illustrating bones, writing books, and sharing his knowledge around Alaska and across the world.We talk about recovering a 41-foot sperm whale, working with students to build skeletons, the strange science of cleaning bones, some of the unusual requests Lee has received over the years, and how a self-taught passion became an expertise few people possess.More than anything, this is a conversation about curiosity, following the path in front of you, and what can happen when you find something you love doing and refuse to let it go.This is the story of Lee Post, The Bone Man.visit www.boneman.com to connect with Lee and learn more.Shoot me a text, what do you think?