This Week on The Sapling, join host Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot, Senior Professor of Practice at Tulane University, as she gets down and dirty with dung beetles. Dr. Cheruiyot will discuss her interactions with the dung beetles and lessons beyond entomology. Beetles, a member of the insect order Coleoptera a will teach you the lessons you want to learn and those that you do not. Beetles come in all sorts of colors, shapes and sizes, are among the best decomposers, and the reason why herbivores are not buried in their own dung!

This Week on The Sapling join host Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot, Senior Professor of Practice at Tulane University, as she introduces listeners to one of Kenya's integral tribal brews, Busaa. This episode explores the beverage's production, cultural significance, and controversies, as well as some of Jelagat's earliest days as a budding scientist.

This Week on The Sapling join host Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot, Senior Professor of Practice at Tulane University, as she explores the fascinating world of termites—an insect with profound ecological and economic significance. This episode takes a closer look at the cultural role of termites as food among the Kalenjin people of Kenya, Dr. Cheruiyot’s own tribe, and draws connections to her current home in Louisiana, USA. Plus, enjoy a brief interview with a family friend who shares a bit about his personal adventures with termites.