EPISODE · Oct 24, 2022 · 3 MIN
The United Nations Is Home To The World’s Countries, And Bees
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
It's United Nations Day, and UN headquarters in New York City is a pretty interesting place if you like geopolitics, world history or beekeeping. Here's a closer look at the UN's own beehives. Plus: a group of artists is raising awareness about the risks of "ghost gear" from fishing boats by making sculptures out of the lost material that resemble the marine life that's in danger. The United Nations Makes Its Own Honey (Untapped New York) Tons of Discarded Fishing Nets Are Formed into the Wildlife They Entangle in Sculptures by Ghost Net Collective (Colossal) Our Patreon backers keep this hive buzzing
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It's United Nations Day, and UN headquarters in New York City is a pretty interesting place if you like geopolitics, world history or beekeeping. Here's a closer look at the UN's own beehives. Plus: a group of artists is raising awareness about the risks of "ghost gear" from fishing boats by making sculptures out of the lost material that resemble the marine life that's in danger. The United Nations Makes Its Own Honey (Untapped New York) Tons of Discarded Fishing Nets Are Formed into the Wildlife They Entangle in Sculptures by Ghost Net Collective (Colossal) Our Patreon backers keep this hive buzzing
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