Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcast

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Want information on black bears or some laughs? Planning a trip to the Smokies? Check out the information below.

New! Hear Professor Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, as he makes frog noises. He learned to make the sounds to call frogs so he could capture them to study. Also, you will laugh when you hear him try to teach the Bushwhacker and friends to make strange noises.

Bullfrog
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Chorus Frog (Sound Made with a Plastic Pocket Comb)
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Chorus Frog (Sound Made by Dr. Van Devender)
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Gopher Frog
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Green Frog
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Tink Frog
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Narrow Mouth Toad
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Poison Dart Frog
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Sheep Frog
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Spring Peepers
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Toad
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Wood Frog
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Tiny Frogs Making Big Noises
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Sounds Frogs Make Underwater
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Different Species of Frogs Can't Hear Each Other
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Frogs are Attracted to Truck Noises....Uh Oh
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Clicking Sounds of African Bushman Language
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Bushman Clicking Sound Lesson for Bushwhacker
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Bear Blooper # 3: Skydiving Cub.
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There's a Bear in My Apple Tree!
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Bear Blooper # 2: What To Do If a Bear Wakes Up in Your Office.
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Bear Blooper # 1: Who's That in My Rear View Mirror?
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Bear # 75, the Most Famous Bear in the Smokies.
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A Famous Bear Escapade Inside a Dumpster.
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How Bears Learn to Get Into Dumpsters.
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How Bears Learn to Break Into Cars.
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Why Bears Follow People, Part 2.
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Why Bears Follow People, Part 1.
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How To Decide Whether a Bear is Being Defensive or Aggressive.
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What To Do If You Encounter a Bear on a Hiking Trail.
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What To Do If You Encounter a Bear in the Front Country, Part 2.
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What To Do If You Encounter a Bear in the Front Country, Part 1.
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Don't Run or Climb a Tree to Escape a Bear!
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What To Do If You See a Bear on Private Property.
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What To Do If You See a Bear at a Park Cabin.
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How Close Can You Safely Get to a Bear?
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Evaluating the 3 Kinds of Feeding Behavior of Smokies Black Bears.
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How Bears Lose Their Fear of Humans.
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The Natural History of the Black Bear.
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The Density of Bears in the Smokies in Proximity to the Density of Tourists in the Smokies.
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Introduction to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Supervisory Wildlife Biologist, Kim Delozier.
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The Post Hole Digger, a story from your Webmaster's new bestselling memoir, Heart in the Right Place

Falling and Crawling to Record Bird Calls

More Tough Days Chasing Birds

AT: Thru-Hiking or Through Hiking

Mental Toughness on the AT

Relativity Bushwhacker

Bird Brain Bushwhacker

Audio Driving Tours Planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains? Download these audio driving tours so you won't miss a thing as you travel some of the more popular roads in the park. Sugarlands Visitor Center to Newfound Gap Newfound Gap to Oconaluftee Oconaluftee to Newfound Gap Newfound Gap to Sugarlands Visitor Center

Mysteries from the Mountains Some things just can't be explained. Listen to these true tales from the Appalachians, taken from books available in our bookstore. A Cabin On Fire A mountain man has the habit of waking up in the night to discover he is writing prophetic poetry. From The Granny Curse & Other Ghosts and Legends From East Tennessee by Randy Russell and Janet Barnett. Read by Don G. Campbell and Carey Jones. Rachel An elderly mountain woman has a vision just before her death, revealing facts about her past. From Ghosts & Haunts from the Appalachian Foothills by James V. Burchill & others. Read by Joey Heath. Snowy Footprints A lost boy's life is saved when a rescuer follows mysterious footprints that lead him to the child. From The Granny Curse & Other Ghosts & Legends from East Tennessee by Randy Russell & Janet Barnett. Read by Carey Jones.

Songs & Stories by Doug Elliott Whether he's singing about catfish, pontificating on possums, or extolling the virtues of dandelions, Doug Elliott will take you on an unforgettable tour of Appalachian back country. He performs a lively collection of tales, legends, folklore, and outrageous personal narratives. He flavors them with regional dialect, lively harmonica riffs, and fact that's stranger than fiction. Blackberry Boogie Try to solve an old Appalachian folk riddle, enjoy a story, and hear a charming ditty. Catfish Enjoy an amusing song about catfish and assorted other animals. For more about Doug Elliott, visit www.DougElliott.com.