FIELD TRIP: How to Change Your Life via the Natural History Museum of LA

After last week's heavy episode, Alie takes a little break with a Field Trip episode to one of her favorite places, the Natural History Museum of LA County. Hop in her pocket to hear about singing trees, hungry harpy eagles, architectural antelopes, crows that know your car, a pelt vault, sea serpents, willow huts, why Alie started loitering around in a vest, her personal list of must-see hidden exhibits, "Secrets from the Vault," her new live series for First Fridays in April and June, plus excerpts from the NHM's new book, Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles -- and how volunteering could quite possibly change your life. Also: the worst shoes ever.

More info on the museum at NHM.org

First Fridays: Secrets from the Vault

Wild LA book!

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Editing by Steven Ray Morris

Ologies theme music by Nick Thorburn

Music beds by

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Drone In D," "Division," and "Garden Music"

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