00:54 – Justin talks about new content, what this unique episode brings, and the supermassive low tide at a negative three. He talks about what you can find with low tide, Erik talks to Derek, the founder of the Tacoma Run Club, and shares his appreciation of the club. Derek talks about choking out a dog, what the goal of the race is, and Christopher talks about the history behind Destiny Dozen.

18:21 – Christopher talks about their Build A Bike program, the community service Secondcycle offers for the youth, and Justin drops into the best of episode. Luan introduces herself, and Justin gives props to the Union Club for GCP’s ability to record in person. They talk about their last recording at the Union Club, Luan explains her love of sea slugs, and how she gets her great shots of them.

33:28 - Luan talks about the specialness of the Tacoma Marina, the different types of sea slugs there, and shares when the best time to go see them is. Justin talks about the movie My Octopus Teacher, Luan talks about the places she was surprised to see the sea slugs, the stationary creatures at the places she visits, and the terrible things sea slugs can do to each other.

43:22 - Luan talks about what got her interested in marine life when she moved to Seattle, her first discovery of the tide pool, and things that have helped her foster her hobby. She talks about how she has made connections in the community, the actual size of the creatures, and the types of defense measures the nudibranchs have. She talks about the marine-themed tattoo she is getting, Justin asks a Coaster Question, and shares how Coaster Questions got started.

Special Guest: Luan Roberts.

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• Tacoma Runners | Facebook — The Tacoma Runners share a common interest in running and Tacoma. Conversations at: https://www.face
• Tacoma Run Club | Facebook
• Destiny Dozen | secondcycle — This is a fundraiser for Second Cycle. A tour of 13 of Tacoma's steepest hills. The course is roughly 40 miles long with over 3000 ft of climbing.
• Community Bike Shop | Second Cycle | Tacoma
• The Grit City Podcast: Exploring the Puget Sound Marine Life with Luan Roberts

01:21 – Justin and Scott kick off the show missing Jeff, Luan introduces herself, and Justin gives props to the Union Club for GCP’s ability to record in person. They talk about their last recording at the Union Club, Luan explains her love of sea slugs, and how she gets her great shots of them. She talks about how disrupting tide pooling can be to the wildlife’s environment, and how she came across PNW’s beautiful marine landscape.

11:22 – Luan talks about the specialness of the Tacoma Marina, the different types of sea slugs that are there, and shares when the best time to go see them is. Justin talks about the movie My Octopus Teacher, Luan talks about the places she was surprised about seeing the sea slugs at, the stationary creatures that are at the places she visits, and Luan talks about the terrible things sea slugs can do to each other.

21:15 – Luan talks about what got her interested in the marine life when she moved to Seattle, her first discovery of the tide pool, and things that have helped her foster her hobby. She talks about how she has made her connections in the community, the actual size of the creatures, and the types of defense measures the nudibranchs have. She talks about the marine themed tattoo she is getting, Justin asks a Coaster Question, and shares how Coaster Questions got started.

32:09 – Luan talks about things she’s ran across that seemed out of this world, her dream place she’d love to explore, and Justin talks about his past snorkeling experience. He talks about his horrid sunburn, Luan explains the purpose of the herring nets at Narrows Marina, and how exploration makes a perfect pandemic hobby. Justin talks about the old docs and buildings in the Rustin Way area, Scott talks about the PNW tree octopus, and Justin shares where listeners can find Luan online.

Thanks Luan for sharing your love of sea slugs!

Special Guest: Luan Roberts.

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• Boathouse 19 at Tacoma Narrows Marina
• Narrows Marina — Narrows Marina strives to be the optimal destination on the South Sound, where we offer high quality products and services provided by friendly and knowledgeable staff.
• Urban Wilderness | Nature Lookings — Wildlife observations & inquiry around the urban wilderness of Puget Sound and beyond.
• Luan Roberts (@luanimal) on Instagram — I'll show you where the wild things are
• My Octopus Teacher on Netflix — A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
• Bryan Kachel Tattoos
• Pacific Northwest tree octopus — The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by a humor writer under the pseudonym Lyle Zapato.