BALL IS LIFE (RUBBER)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

Take me out to the ball game… the one where they bounce a solid rubber (Castilla elastica) ball between their hips. Today we take it way back for a discussion about rubber (the tree) and rubber (the substance) and an ancient ballgame that’s still played today.

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Louis S. Glanzman, National Geographic

Additional Reading:

The rubber tree (Castilla elastica)
Rubber tree info
Rubber processed in ancient Mesoamerica
Mesoamerican Ball Game

 
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