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Ferocious Friendships
7 december 2022 · 56 min
Sometimes the scary, tough, and slimy animals in the world just need a friend! From a friendly little shop of horrors, to the toughest animals in the world frolicking together, we find friendship and cooperation in the unlikeliest of places. Lees meer
Guest: Ellen Weatherford
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Pick Your Poison
1 december 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
There are lots of things we know we shouldn't put in our mouth: cyanide, parasites, a styrofoam coffee cup you got out of the trash. But some animals have found a way to expand their culinary tastes, or even benefit, from things that would make a human restaurant shut down and the chefs go to prison. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: why are scientists so mean to larvae? Lees meer
Guest: Adam Ganser
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Goofballs
23 november 2022 · 56 min
Some of the silliest most adorable animals out there, a furry tank, a rabbit deer, and a fish who smiles! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: do you want to vacation on a pile of poop? Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIp-VyPwAtCWjU9pXkL22Hed5pV6nUZJlwH5rtPCdT8/edit?usp=sharing
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Killer Cuties
16 november 2022 · 1 uur 10 min
Some of the cutest serial killers in the animal kingdom! Big ol' eyes, big ol' ears, and a sweet feathery fuzzball who are more devious than Jack the Ripper. Lees meer
Guest: Bridgett Greenberg
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRuJRXELHhZHG3jrUSG7uAxs82zrL6qJ8Jx1XrBp-8g/edit?usp=sharing
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Listener Q's: Mews, Blues, Deer Who Chews
9 november 2022 · 43 min
I answer your questions, from "can wild animals get the zoomies" to "vampire deer
?!?!" Lees meerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Creature Feature Halloweenisode 2022!
31 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 12 min
Hags, slime, frogs, and the boogie woogies who can kill you with a touch! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can we use ectoplasm as a substitute for egg-whites in baking? Lees meer
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Can Your Nose Pick Your Friends?
27 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 16 min
You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and your nose can pick your friends! "Smell ya later" can be literal in the animal kingdom, and some secret handshakes make sure URINE the clique. Lees meer
Guest: Jason Pargin
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Creature Classic®: Planet's Haunted
20 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
Welcome to spooky October! Katie's definitely not busy diggin up bones in a pet cemetery to create an undead guinea-cat-bird, but she is doing something innocent this week. So enjoy this rerun of one of her favorite spooky episodes, and we'll see you next week with a fresh one! Lees meer
Guest: Bridget Greenberg
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ikmVakjOrOSpD-9Ge4oRw9s11rIQS6cYOv35SquEXt8/edit?usp=sharing
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Warble Garble
13 oktober 2022 · 58 min
From flies who turn cows into swiss cheese, to the world's largest parasites, this episode is not for lunchtime! Content warning: really gross parasite stuff! Lees meer
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Dog Ears to Deep Sea Shrimp: Listener Q's!
5 oktober 2022 · 29 min
I answer your listener questions about how dog ears stick up or flop down, human fish, mammals during dinosaurs, and the mysteries of deep sea shrimp! Lees meer
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Don't Boop These Snoots!
28 september 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
I'm joined by Tiktok's favorite zoologist Mamadou to talk about animals who seem cute... right up until they absolutely wreck you. Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1izCgFfOxu-jNVbClQbmhEKvuuAs9Xn2zT__6z2WzOqQ/edit?usp=sharing
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When The Mouse's Away The Cats Will Play
21 september 2022 · 56 min
We're looking at the evolutionary history of the housecat, their wild ancestors, some murderous cousins, and the best way to entertain your overlords, I mean, the best way to entertain your cats! Join us and Mikel Delgado to learn more. Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11uo3M0yM6GstLHCmxbNFyuQ_n-8EJRsLAOKOegT9eJs/edit?usp=sharing
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Pretty Bird!
14 september 2022 · 54 min
Why is a bird of paradise so fantastic? Do the beautiful colors and crests found in birds and other animals have some secret purpose, or do they just like to look hot? Joining me today to discuss this question is science writer the New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, and many other publications, Ferris Jabr! Lees meer
Guest: Ferris Jabr
Footnotes:
Check out Ferris Jabr's article on bird beauty! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html
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Sweet Spider Dreams
7 september 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
If you don't like spiders, I've got bad news for you! Because today is all about spiders! From cute baby spider dreams, to spider catapults, and the friendship between a spider and a carnivorous plant! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what's ruder after mating, eating your partner, or yeeting your partner? Lees meer
Guest: Ivy Le, host of FOGO: Fear of Going Outside
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L6-fj-ZxyYBZ4aZQugZnbafE3V8Rc34er6ZNS6VmJf0/edit?usp=sharing
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Coral Reef Madness!
31 augustus 2022 · 56 min
I'm joined by the McElroy brothers to talk about CORAL! Why is it alive? Is it coming for us? Can you really get through life with only one hole? And can crabs teach us how to combine the art of cheerleading with that of boxing? Lees meer
Guests: Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, & Griffin McElroy
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19CROfPYR-ROWOQY4aFd8YMj6L5-LTkHCZU95ZXVDswM/edit?usp=sharing
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Listener Q's, See-Through Birds & Flying Fish!
24 augustus 2022 · 30 min
I answer your listener questions, from how eyeballs work, to whether toucans are transparent. And hey, are snakes just legless lizards? Lees meer
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Falling With Style
18 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Some animals jump, some animals fly, and some animals fall with style! All the best fallers in the animal kingdom, with stunts that would make Tom Cruise's stuntman blush. Lees meer
Guest: Alex Schmidt
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOlreqBJHJanozq9hsPeJYoDgN2eYdoB7heL9M5DUpQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Creature Classic: TEETH!
10 augustus 2022 · 56 min
Katie on the run from a group of bloodthirsty penguins, so here's a re-run of our episode on the freakiest teeth in the animal kingdom. And if you think it's silly to be afraid of penguins, wait until you see inside their MOUTHS. Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yE2Oh8FIciFwlW6l-dJbhc1FaK5XcwAdwQWe19TcGHA/edit?usp=sharing Lees meer
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Death Spirals & Gas Birds!
2 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
We're zooming way out and looking at animals not as individuals, but as herds, colonies, crowds, and flocks. And we're going to find out that animals, including people, share more in common with particles found in physics than we may like to believe. Discover this and more with Daniel Whiteson as we answer the age-old question: when does an ant mosh pit get deadly? Lees meer
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No Elephants in the Room
27 juli 2022 · 1 uur 6 min
We're addressing the elephant in the room... well, three elephants, who aren't actually elephants. The elephant shrew, the elephant fish, and the elephant bird! How can there be so many elephants?!? What are their secrets?? Can we boop their snoots?!!?! Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_sbovOjB-MPmirz8bqjbW1HTIWmm_4HXKnR8fe0q9pQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Listener Q's: Boulder Throwing Bears & More!
20 juli 2022 · 26 min
I answer your questions: combat between polar bears and great whites, turtle sleep, goat milk, turkey antics, and more! Lees meer
Footnotes:
Camel playing soccer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=nXMa4fsH9xQ&feature=emb_title
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Palms Sweaty
13 juli 2022 · 50 min
We're having a heat wave here, and I imagine a lot of you out there are dealing with the same. So let's cool down with some stories of how animals beat the heat with Joelle Monique! Lees meer
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Creature Classic: We Can Rebuild Them!
6 juli 2022 · 57 min
Katie is on a short vacation (no she hasn't been taken over by parasitic wasps, haha) so here's one of her favorite older episodes, about animals who rebuild themselves with Dave Schilling. Lees meer
Footnotes:
Self-decapitating sea slug!
https://vp.nyt.com/video/2021/03/08/92303_1_08tb-seaslug-video_wg_480p.mp4
Salamander limb regeneration!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lJNO-ZRuE1g/TF6bvuBV7cI/AAAAAAAACO4/lRDWA1VFymA/s1600/regeneration.jpg
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Wild Asses
29 juni 2022 · 54 min
From the domesticated donkey, to their wild ass kin, donkeys are an underestimated animal with a courageous heart. There are many varieties of donkeys, but all asses have one thing in common: a desire to kick ass. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what's the lamborghini of the donkey world? Lees meer
Guest: Andrew Ti
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1prV2OI4LB-SVFsFcfkVnjaSuJv397hut4wSpbLxmR1A/edit?usp=sharing
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Animal Pawception
22 juni 2022 · 1 uur 5 min
I'm joined by Ed Yong, science journalist for the Atlantic, Pulitzer prize winner for his coverage of COVID-19, and author of the book, An Immense World, which explores the hugely diverse way in which animals perceive our planet. Lees meer
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Economonkey
15 juni 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Do animals have money? Before you shake down your local squirrel, we're not talking about dollars, buttcoin, or whatever. Could animals have a currency, make trades, and understand when they're getting grifted? I'm joined by Brett McCully, an economist, who is also my husband. What a coincidence! Lees meer
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The Missing Lynx
8 juni 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
From lynxes that refuse to be the missing lynx, to extinct cats who have a cheeky surprise. Join us with guest, Jeff May, as we discover this and more answers to the age-old question: you can pick your friends, you can pick your cat's nose, but can your cat pick their friends out of a police lineup?
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_nXTK9auiwiPJZ9UvucBFQ69KyON_hNGvObhUXANZw/edit?usp=sharing Lees meerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Around The World In 80 Birds With Mike Unwin!
1 juni 2022 · 1 uur 8 min
I've got the author of Around The World In 80 Birds, Mike Unwin, on to talk BIRDS! Why we love these little feathery dinos, and some of the most surprising birds from around the world! Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for extra sound effects! Lees meer
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Listener Q's: Owl Eyes And Alien Guys
25 mei 2022 · 33 min
I'm answering your listener questions! Do owl eyes change colors? Would aliens be hot? What would a kraken look like? Lees meer
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Table Manners
18 mei 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
Etiquette is a manner of perspective and species, from flamingos with topsy-turvy eating habits, to the goats who have a more arboreal take on dining, you'll learn how to dine with the animals, and how to politely hold your termite-stick depending on your chimpanzee hosts's tastes. Discover this and more with Katherine Spiers as we answer the age-old question: Can Australia's version of the trash-eating racoon fly? Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10iFXcG4uUg4TuzMjuhA_FNJjHw9X7RT-Utv9lfJGBPo/edit?usp=sharing
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Uh Oh, Spicy Snakes!
11 mei 2022 · 58 min
From rattlesnakes to copperheads, we're talking about some of America's most dangerous cutie noodles! How does their venom work? Do they really want to bite your stinky ol' leg? And how to respect nature's most potent linguini. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question, why are we injecting horses with snake venom? Featuring naturalist and snake expert Alexi Grousis! Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuHcp1EU6xXdwVk1k2UPnVDLD1IG9mFVmL31NcsA3-k/edit?usp=sharing
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Bonus Feed Drop! Can The Eye See A Photon?
9 mei 2022 · 1 uur 13 min
Physics and biology collide! This episode is from the wonderful physics podcast, Daniel and Jorge Explain The Universe, on which Katie is a guest host. Discover whether the human eye can see a single photon, how eyes evolved, and check out the Daniel and Jorge Explain The Universe podcast! Lees meer
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Nature Is Pretty Thanks To Physics!
4 mei 2022 · 1 uur 5 min
Today I'm joined by my friend and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson of Daniel & Jorge Explain the Universe to talk about how the beauty of nature, from a tiger's stripes to a butterfly's wings comes down to photons bonking around your eyeballs! And are there people who can see UV light? Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2S4DJ75HSp1jNLIzoNRyCJeO5WSdJ4z9F6csOsR6dI/edit?usp=sharing
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Bloody Weird
27 april 2022 · 1 uur 8 min
Roses are red, blood is blue, blood is green, and transparent too??? Join us as we discover all the colors of the blood rainbow with Seanbaby & Robert Brockway. Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omHDiujE1aOr7FHnkukk61Fjnd0asnlXMDh0R1Dl7P8/edit?usp=sharing
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Firing the Easter Bunny
20 april 2022 · 1 uur
Today on the show, we're firing the Easter Bunny and looking for a replacement with Soren Bowie! That's right E.B., you're getting benched and we're sending another animal out there to make merry with the eggs and the flowers! Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uBq4b0mnk0TsQJfe5CqOZSg3Yk8CqCZ5vG5I1CgsYM8/edit?usp=sharing
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Doctor Spider MD
13 april 2022 · 1 uur 19 min
From bird spas crawling with ants to chimpanzee pharmacology, Anna Hossnieh joins us as we learn that a millipede a day can keep the doctor away! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: should you replace your doctor with a spider? Lees meer
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Lucky Horseshoe Bat: An Unextinction Event!
6 april 2022 · 49 min
We have a special guest, Dr. Winifred Frick, chief scientist of Bat Conservation International. The Hill's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hilli, had been feared extinct, as neither hair nor wing has been seen for forty years. But after a 5 year period of survey efforts, Bat Conservation International, and the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association, spotted a bat with an incredibly strange looking face... Lees meer
Hill's Horseshoe bat rediscovery link: https://www.batcon.org/press/conservationists-announce-the-rediscovery-of-an-african-bat-species-lost-for-40-years/
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Lap Camels
30 maart 2022 · 1 uur 23 min
Everything you could possibly ever want to know about camels with special guest Bridgett Greenberg! Plus: flesh balloons (romantic flesh balloons)! Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wzSqttUixtTsUlLPKKKmXWuHRQyUgko7TT9UUz6y33I/edit?usp=sharing
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Redhead Redemption
23 maart 2022 · 44 min
We're seeing red in a whole new light, from red fur to red hair to red scales! Join Maggie Mae Fish as we discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: why are red pandas? Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcPaLUqp6Eunc1LYwertLbAVbOvRs2-oroN9dYbpIQQ/edit?usp=sharing
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That Frog's Got A Knife!!!
16 maart 2022 · 1 uur 5 min
From dangerous booties to headbutts from hell, we're looking at froggies with some devilish secrets. Discover this and more with Chris Crofton as we answer the age-old question: Are my eyes up here, or are they down there? Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zs_MedD7Auz3U7l_A2cGSID5IBUVIT5nRDC6Q8FC6_g/edit?usp=sharing
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CF Swiss Cheese Trees
9 maart 2022 · 58 min
Big trypophobia warning for this episode, especially if your name is Pinocchio and you're made out of wood. From hidden delicacies within rotting logs, to nutty drama, to the story of a parasite's parasite, we're looking at what happens when the Giving Tree gives you nausea with Shereen Younes. Lees meer
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OZVHmrD_DNgYp5Kx3D2iZLslDd9JpvSWTXbpERFzqbU/edit?usp=sharing
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The Birds & The Parasites
2 maart 2022 · 1 uur 20 min
Sometimes mating isn't so straightforward! From parasites that take the scenic route to reproduction to some species boycotting normal mating altogether! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: does a nematode understand what a little freak it's being? Lees meer
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Helicopter Sausage: Conservation Gets Weird
23 februari 2022 · 1 uur 8 min
From bird humping helmets to toxic toad sausage thrown out of helicopters, sometimes conservationists have to get wild to save the wild. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: how do you keep a whooping crane from catching feelings for you; with guest Anna Salinas. Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pf3_5_UfDGV-m82Pm1PQULxv9lxt_AEYYWLlLNJqHd0/edit?usp=sharing
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Teeny Tinies Tootin Around
16 februari 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Guest: Pallavi Gunalan Lees meer
Summary: Life is tough on these teeny tinies, so they need creative solutions to get around the world without being immediately destroyed! From the world's itty bittiest snail, to dastardly little fish, to the world's lil'est cowboys doing a giddy-up in the sea, we're looking at some cuties who are sometimes surprisingly devious.
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c02vaTXLPLd0eMjrwGuxgtjHN70uK_iQakMHN-LhhaA/edit?usp=sharing
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Bermuda Triangle Eels!
9 februari 2022 · 30 min
It's listener questions day! A sexy game of rock paper scissors lizards, eels mating in the Bermuda triangle, and Doggie Bowser, M.D., all your questions answered! (P.S: No goats were harmed in the making of this podcast). Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xSwpxwMqsXRIrWt9zvZlwpmOg_IERaov0A9q9Ie5MTM/edit?usp=sharing
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The REAL Shark Tank
2 februari 2022 · 1 uur 15 min
Inventions versus animals! Can we innovate our way into being as cool as animals? Can animals inspire breakthroughs in medical devices? And what does one of history's greatest inventors and sharks have in common? Lees meer
Footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7QVe02iVmsXE83p9rJS-jzzhYL1f4XEd3F_lbKJlz0/edit?usp=sharing
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Risqué Fishqué Business
26 januari 2022 · 39 min
Sexy aquatic scandals! From the loudest fishy lovemaking in the world, to amphibians having a ball… discover this and more as we answer the age-old question, what does Ed Gein and marine biologists have in common? Lees meer
Footnotes:
Male gulf corvina singing a love song
https://dosits.org/galleries/audio-gallery/fishes/gulf-corvina/
Male western toad's saying "hands off!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2E-bcEJgLc
Last week's mystery animal sound:
https://sounds.bl.uk/Environment/Listen-to-Nature/022M-LISTNAT00077-0001V0
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Cool Animal News to Start 2022!
19 januari 2022 · 47 min
From giant bugs to monkey dog friendships, a trio of good news stories to start out 2022! Lees meer
Footnotes:
Giant millipede discovered
https://www.livescience.com/giant-ancient-millipedes-uk
Dog and monkey alliance
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-vervet-monkey-befriends-some-hostile-dogs/
Last week's mystery animal sound answer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TeStCgLUWE
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Creature Classic: Under Crabstruction
12 januari 2022 · 1 uur 22 min
Katie's flying back home this week (and boy are her arms tired) so we're playing a great episode from the past year! This one's about crabs, how they're taking over civilization, and WE (snap) ARE (snap) HERE (snap) FOR (snap) IT! She's joined by the incredible Kylie Brakeman. Lees meer
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Listener Q’s For the New Year
5 januari 2022 · 31 min
Are cats parasites? Do animals go to the gym? Have you ever been pranked by a monkey? All your questions answered! Lees meer
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