The Connor Larsen Show

Invasive Species and how bad trees are like Jurassic Park | Connor Larsen Show Episode 4

36 min · 28. apr. 2026
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This week Connor digs into the invasive plants, especially the ones in Tennessee — and how almost every one of them got here because some guy went "this'll be great" and the government paid for it. In this episode: - Why kudzu is the Kardashian of invasive species (famous, but not actually the worst) - The tree in Connor's backyard the USDA officially describes as smelling like rotting fish, dumpster, and worse  Chinese privet — the $4-million-a-year problem Home Depot still sells you -  The Bradford pear: a "sterile" suburban tree whose wild offspring now grows four-inch thorns that puncture tractor tires  The Jurassic Park arc every invasive plant seems to follow  Plus: what the 2008 housing crisis, the death of rock bands, and a shade tree in your aunt's subdivision have in common. —  Thanks for watching! Here's where to find more of Connor:  I'll be opening for my buddy Dusty Slay May 1st at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas and May 2nd in Houston at the Cullen Performance Hall 🎟️ Come see my live taping at The Lab at Zanies in Nashville 5/21/26 🎤  Website for live dates — ComedianConnorLarsen.com  📸 Instagram — instagram.com/connorlarsencomedy  🎵 TikTok — tiktok.com/@connorlarsencomedy  📺 Watch "Dusty and Connor React" with Dusty Slay — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QepninhUOd8

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