Best Sara Tim And Ken Podcasts (2024)

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Trees for the Future With George Coombs – A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach – Nov. 4, 2024 27:34

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In the face of shifting weather patterns influenced by a changing climate, the garden can be a really confusing place these days. What stressors are coming next, and which plants will have the resilience required to stand up to whatever... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Oct 28, 2024 – Flora & Frost on Solving Garden Mysteries 28:06

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The garden is my favorite escape from stress, of course, but as I have confessed before on the podcast, I sometimes succumb to the lure of swiping my way through Instagram during non-garden hours, like so many millions of us... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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S2E2: The Gang Talk about Table Presence 1:45:32

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We look at games with a big WOW factor on the table, and how this differs from having a good theme?By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Oct 21, 2024 – Sara Weaner on Lawn Transformation 29:19

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Today’s guest, Sara Weaner Cooper, and her husband, Evan Cooper, bought their first home a couple of years ago, and before long undertook transitioning the front lawn organically from mown grass into a meadow. Sara’s here to tell us about... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Joan Strassmann on a Birding Journal – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Oc. 14, 2024 28:36

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It was almost two years ago to the day when today’s guest, Joan Strassmann, last visited me on the show, right around the time her book “Slow Birding” was released. Now, as then, I’ve seen what are pretty much my... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Tim Johnson on Native Seeds – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Oct 7, 2024 29:22

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When I read the other day that Native Plant Trust, the nonprofit plant conservation organization in New England, had successfully raised the money to complete the endowment fund needed to save its region’s most imperiled native plants in a seed... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Daniel Weitoish on Managing Invasives – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 30, 2024 28:53

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Increasingly in recent years, my garden “weeds” include more and more tenacious opponents – and the landscape along the roadsides nearby and pretty much everywhere I drive is one of hedgerows formed of a tangle of non-native shrubs and vines.... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Preston Montague on Ecological Landscaping – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 23, 2024 27:59

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If you have ever tried creating, and then caring for, a habitat-style garden with native plants … well, let’s just say it’s not exactly the same thing as combining a group of hostas with some astilbes an a couple of... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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TBGT S2:E1 The Gang Decides What to Play 1:33:32

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We catch up about our summer, and talk about how to pick games on the fly with established play groups.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Jared Rosenbaum on Native Plant Stories – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 16, 2024 28:05

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“Plants tell the story of a place,” says field botanist and native plant nursery owner Jared Rosenbaum. “If you want to be rooted on the earth you live on, you can look to plants to interpret that story.” With his... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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– Real Organic Project on Soil-Supporting Advice – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 9, 2024 28:11

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Organic farming and gardening have always been based on the principle of “feed the soil, not the plant.” In a recent interview, I got some expert advice for doing that, and also learn why our diligent soil-consciousness matters so much,... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Ken Druse on Bulb Shopping and Dividing – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 26, 2024 28:51

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Have you done your bulb shopping yet? It’s ordering time—both for fall-blooming treats like Colchicum, which you can only buy now if you hurry, and for the ever-wider assortment of fall-planted, spring-into-summer blooming species. Ken Druse and I both have... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Matt Mattus on Holiday Cactus – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 19, 2024 28:43

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I was scrolling through Instagram the other day – yes, sometimes I just cannot help myself – when I saw a post by Matt Mattus about Christmas cactus. Even though it was still high summer, it made me long for... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Daniel Weitoish on Extreme Weather – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 12, 2024 28:07

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I suspect I’m not alone when I say that weather extremes in recent growing seasons have made me feel a bit like a stranger in a strange land in my own garden—wondering what will bloom when, and when to do... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Carly Still on Medieval Herbs – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 5, 2024 28:14

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When most of us think of growing herbs each spring, what we probably put into our shopping cart, whether from online seed catalogs or at the garden center, are the culinary must-haves: the basil, the parsley, the dill and such. ... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Ken Druse on Hydrangea Time – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 29, 2024 28:36

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It’s Hydrangea season, and in the Northeast, in particular, this summer, it’s REALLY been a crazy hydrangea season in 2024, with billows of blue bloom from big-leaf hydrangeas on view everywhere, it seems—which is not always the case, in colder... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Amy Stewart on “The Tree Collectors” – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 22, 2024 28:20

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We’re going to talk about collectibles today, but not the kind you score at a flea market or from an online auction. We’re going to talk about collectible trees. Yes, trees. A new book by Amy Stewart called “The Tree... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Benjamin Vogt on Meadow Making – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 15, 2024 28:26

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Are you thinking about the possibility of transitioning an area of your lawn into something more diverse, like maybe a meadow? A question I’m asked a lot is how to go about it – the actual preparatory steps – so... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Lessons from the High Line – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 8, 2024 29:17

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It’s one of the best-known naturalistic gardens anywhere, and yet it’s perched in the most unnatural spot imaginable, 30 feet high above New York City traffic on an abandoned elevated railway line. The High Line on Manhattan’s West Side is... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Hortus Arboretum’s Unusual Fruits – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 1, 2024 28:49

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Some of the many unusual fruits that Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano grow in their arboretum in the Hudson Valley of New York, like goji berries or maybe Schisandra, are ones you’re more likely to see on ingredient labels of... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Rodney Eason on Auditing Your Garden – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 24, 2024 28:46

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Nobody wants to get the IRS notice in the mail that they’re being audited, heaven forbid. But when it comes to gardens, Rodney Eason believes that the occasional audit is a very positive process, and encourages us to perform one... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Ken Druse on Garden Visiting – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 17, 2024 29:27

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What’s one of the best sources of inspiration and information about gardening you can get outside of a classroom, and that is also wonderfully entertaining? By making time to go visit other people’s gardens, we can open ourselves up to... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Hardy Kern on Neonic Dangers – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 10, 2024 30:40

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I suspect every gardener has for years now, over and again, heard the warnings about the most widely used pesticides in the US, neonicotinoids – or neonics for short. In 2013 the American Bird Conservancy issued a report, warning of... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Neil Diboll on Prairie Plants – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 3, 2024 28:58

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Interest and awareness around native plants has been trending in recent years, and it makes them almost feel new. But of course natives are the original plants of an area—and even in certain specialty corners of the nursery industry they... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Basil Camu on Supporting Trees – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 27, 2024 28:59

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Most people call in an arborist when they think it’s time for a tree to be removed—a costly process both financially and environmentally, since trees are critical drivers of diversity. Today’s guest runs a tree-care company and also a tree-focused... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Discuss Licensed (IP-Based) Games 1:26:05

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We discuss games based on existing IP, whether they are good, bad, or ugly, with guest Jared from Meeple Mentor returning to share an informed viewpoint.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Apiary Studio on Regenerative Landscaping – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 20, 2024 28:44

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Landscape design may be part of the green industry, but sometimes rethinking a garden space, or creating a garden where there didn’t used to be one, can create a lot of very un-green waste material—especially true when you’re designing in... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Peter Zale on Native Orchids – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 13, 2024 27:58

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Today’s topic is orchids, but not the ones you might be growing as a flowering houseplant. Our subject is native terrestrial types that are more often than not under great pressure in the wild, their numbers dwindling. Now, thanks to... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Interview a Content Creator (Meeple Mentor) 1:19:19

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Due to the mysterious connections of Ken, we were able to score an interview way outside our weight class with Jared of the Meeple Mentor! We discuss his favorite games, how he built his channel, and his new book, Push Your Luck: The Board Game Dictionary.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Philadelphia Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 6, 2024 28:25

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The area around Philadelphia is well-known for its richness of public gardens, including many historic ones, but the region is also home to an impressive roster of distinctive private landscapes—from formal 19th century European-style estates to mid-century modern residences and contemporary... Read More ›…

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Mary Phillips on Rethinking the Lawn – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 29, 2024 28:01

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You’ve probably heard the expression No Mow May in recent years, a campaign borrowed from an effort in the UK meant to increase diversity by leaving lawns unmown for the one spring month, but is that the answer for US... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Runs Down the BGG Top 100: 69-60 1:14:32

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More Board Game Geek top 100 content. Because sometimes you want to hear about games from people who haven't played them.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Stephen Procter on Ceramic Garden Art – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 22, 2024 27:54

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It’s that time of year when we gardeners are shopping, shopping, shopping, often in hot pursuit of just the right plant that will make the design of a bed or the larger landscape hang together—that elusive missing ingredient. But what... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Hilton Carter on Propagating Houseplants – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 15, 2024 27:41

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I for one have a number of houseplants that would look a whole lot better right now if given a pinch or two or three, plus I could potentially enjoy the benefit of more plants from those trimmings, whether to... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Expands on Expansions 1:40:02

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We talk about board game expansions, including when and why you might consider contracting your wallet size for a few or twenty.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Japanese Maples at Mr Maple – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 8, 2024 28:38

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I confess to something of a weakness for Japanese maples, and I suspect I’m not alone. Now, thanks to breeding work by experts like today’s guests, there are more and more varieties being made available that are suited to a... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Madeline Hooper on Staying ‘GardenFit’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 1, 2024 28:04

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You know how it goes, especially in those tempting first spring-like days: You’re barely out of bed before you’re out in the garden having at it. And then, by day’s end, your body’s screaming that maybe, just maybe, you overdid... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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David Mattern on Container Design – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 25, 2024 28:52

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Wait! Before you find yourself at the garden center grabbing up every irresistible thing that calls out to you, figuring you can somehow find a role for it in this season’s container designs, think again: What’s your plan for this year’s seasonal... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Tim Johnson on Bio-Productive Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 18, 2024 28:20

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In a recent phone call, today’s guest, Tim Johnson, used the phrase “bio-productive gardens,” and it stopped me. What does he mean by that, I thought? And then he explained: There are ways to manage our landscapes, he said, so... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Darryl Cheng on Collectible Houseplants – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 11, 2024 27:40

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Some people collect art, others collect vintage cars, or maybe stamps or coins. Darryl Cheng collects houseplants, and in his latest book, “The New Plant Collector,” Darryl suggests some gorgeous possibilities, with detailed guidelines for figuring out how to make... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Sam Hoadley on Amsonias – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 4, 2024 28:33

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Early on in making my garden decades ago, I bought a nursery pot of bluestar, or Amsonia, at a native plant sale, and planted it in a border here. It has never asked anything of me, never had any pests... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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K Greene on Herbs – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 26, 2024 28:11

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When shopping the seed catalogs, I realize I’m probably more likely to consider a tomato or pepper I haven’t grown before, or some unusual annual flower, than to try some new-to-me herb. But what a shame. I need to modify that... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Rebecca McMackin on the Native Movement – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 19, 2024 27:56

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Maybe more than any other topic, the use of native plants has consistently figured among the top garden trends in recent years. Just how popular is the movement toward a more ecological focus in the way we design and care... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Runs Down the BGG Top 100: 79-70 1:34:51

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We continue working down the list, and offer to play some games with you if you have them!By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Be a Better Bird Watcher – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 12, 2024 28:38

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Watching birds lifts my spirits, as it has for decades, and who couldn’t use their spirits lifted right about now? But there’s another much bigger potential benefit, which is that sharing my sightings helps scientists understand what’s going on with... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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Don Tipping on Diversity of Zinnias – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 5, 2024 27:55

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What’s not to love about zinnias? Organic seed farmer and breeder Don Tipping of Siskiyou Seeds and I both vote an emphatic “yes” in favor of making zinnias a part of every garden year. But what goes into creating the... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Determine How Long Board Games Should Be 1:23:53

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We talk about game length, what we like and dislike about different lengths, and how that impacts our collection and what we get to the table.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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Nancy Lawson Asks Is Your Yard Undergrown? – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 29, 2024 28:01

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As she often does, naturalist and nature writer Nancy Lawson—perhaps known better to some of you as the Humane Gardener after the title of her first book—caught my attention the other day. “My yard isn’t overgrown and neither is yours,”... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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David Culp on Snowdrops – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 22, 2024 27:42

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David Culp is a self-professed Galanthophile—a lover, and passionate longtime collector, of snowdrops in all their various incarnations. He is also a host of the annual Galanthus Gala symposium, which happens the first weekend of March in Downingtown, Pa., and... Read More ›By Margaret Roach

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The Gang Determines How Complex a Game Should Be? 1:24:06

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We talk about what game complexity even is, and whether there is such a thing as too complex.By Sara, Tim, and Ken

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