Alex Hofeldt is host of the inspirational science podcast, Beautiful Dust Specks. Alex is a science teacher, tennis coach, yoga and crossfit instructor, and today we discuss his podcast, his own journey, and his two rescue dogs, Cosmo and Hubble. We also touch upon topics he’s discussed, such as whale poop and carbon! If you want to learn more about Alex Hofeldt and Beautiful Dust Specks, go to our show notes at http://www.thisispawprint.com/58. Resources Website http://beautifuldustspecks.com Alex’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alex.hofeldt.3?ref=br_rs Beautiful Dust Specks https://www.facebook.com/beautifuldustspecks/ Yobility https://www.facebook.com/yobility/ Alex’s episode 11, when he discusses whale poop http://beautifuldustspecks.com/podcast/e11 Cool article on the “Power of Whale Poop” from Robert Krulwich, co-host of the Radiolab podcast http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2014/04/03/298778615/the-power-of-poop-a-whale-story Calvin and Hobbes is the beloved cartoon series by Bill Watterson Website http://www.calvinandhobbes.com The “Screamed the Dust Speck” cartoon that Alex mentioned http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/10/14 The four podcasts I mentioned at the beginning of the show Pawcast: Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge http://friendsoftheanimalsbr.org Sleep with Me http://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com The God Zone Show http://godzoneshow.com Alter Ego http://bealterego.com If you want the two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/ All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is a musician based in Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000 Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com