Invasive Species and how bad trees are like Jurassic Park | Connor Larsen Show Episode 4

This week Connor digs into the invasive plants, especially the ones in Tennessee — and how almost every one of them got here because some guy went "this'll be great" and the government paid for it.In this episode: - Why kudzu is the Kardashian of invasive species (famous, but not actually the worst) - The tree in Connor's backyard the USDA officially describes as smelling like rotting fish, dumpster, and worse Chinese privet — the $4-million-a-year problem Home Depot still sells you - The Bradford pear: a "sterile" suburban tree whose wild offspring now grows four-inch thorns that puncture tractor tires The Jurassic Park arc every invasive plant seems to follow Plus: what the 2008 housing crisis, the death of rock bands, and a shade tree in your aunt's subdivision have in common. — Thanks for watching! Here's where to find more of Connor: I'll be opening for my buddy Dusty Slay May 1st at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas and May 2nd in Houston at the Cullen Performance Hall🎟️ Come see my live taping at The Lab at Zanies in Nashville 5/21/26 🎤 Website for live dates — ComedianConnorLarsen.com 📸 Instagram — instagram.com/connorlarsencomedy 🎵 TikTok — tiktok.com/@connorlarsencomedy 📺 Watch "Dusty and Connor React" with Dusty Slay — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QepninhUOd8