Ep. 079: From Taxes to Trout

Context:

Mike discusses this book during a conversation about geological time and extinction. He explains that John McFee wrote three books about geology that were eventually published together as 'Annals of the Former World.' He mentions a key quote from the book: 'if he had to sum up his trilogy in one sentence, it would be that the peak of Mount Everest is marine limestone.' The book is used to illustrate the vastness of geological time compared to human history.

Context:

During a discussion about rainbow trout stocking and Rio Grande chub, someone asks 'have you ever read the book arguing that that lays out a really lucid argument that the rainbow of describing the rainbow trout as a synthetic fish and entirely synthetic fish.' The response mentions 'Tealverston' as possibly associated with the book. The book apparently discusses the history of rainbow trout and how they've been spread around, describing them as a 'make believe fish' or 'synthetic fish.'