Episode 603: Acting in Bat Faith

Episode notes

Elyse brings the case against her wife, Erin. Erin wants to install a bat box in their yard to help manage mosquitoes. But, Elyse is opposed. She is concerned about becoming the neighborhood’s weird bat people. Who’s right? Who’s wrong?

Thanks to reddit user u/DrColossusOfRhodes for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, keep an eye on the Maximum Fun subreddit at maximumfun.reddit.com!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Hee-Hee the Malayan Flying Fox bat on the Lubee Bat Conservancy’s Instagram page
The Lubee Bat Conservancy’s bat box FAQ page
Guidance on bat boxes from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Evidence from ACTING IN BAT FAITH

A close-up photograph of a very small Mexican free-tailed bat, held in an unseen person's hand between two or three of their fingers against a black background.

The most common bat in the Los Angeles area, the Mexican free-tailed bat (Wikimedia commons)

An example of a bat box (Wikimedia Commons)

A photo of a brown dog, which appears to be a German Shepherd. Her ears are sticking up. An unseen person is holding a phone next to her face, which is displaying a close-up photo of a tiny bat. The dog and the bat have similar faces.

Elyse and Erin's dog Brooklyn, who looks a little bit like a bat

A wide-angle photo of a grey pit bull, who is facing the camera. Her face has a white stripe of fur running from her forehead down to her nose, and her ears are folded back.

Kaya

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John Hodgman

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Jesse Thorn

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Jennifer Marmor

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Valerie Moffat

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Episode 603: Acting in Bat Faith

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