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Ep 72: Whoa, Uglies! Sep 05, 2022

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The Ugly Animal Preservation Society, the world's funniest biologist Simon Watt, and a Blobfish walk into a bar; Melissa is grossed out by sound effects. We're back, baby! Season 4!
#UglyAnimalDay is September 8th, 2022 - use the hashtag and let's DO THIS!
Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Animal_Preservation_Society

The Ugly Animals: We can’t all be pandas! (Go get it as a gift for your favorite little nature nerd, or to put on your shelf!)
https://uglyanimalsoc.com/ - go become a member of the Ugly AnimalPreservation Society-it's funny, it's nerdy, it's smart, and it's free!
https://www.edfringe.com/ Simon's show on the Ugly Animals Preservation Society

https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/british-science-festival

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24040130

https://web.archive.org/web/20130612051847/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10108195/Battle-of-the-mingers-why-ugly-animals-should-be-wildlife-pin-ups.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmyUm7n1U7k (Unusual creatures: The Incredible True Story of the Blobfish song)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88111/7-unattractive-facts-about-blobfish

Intro/Outro: Tiptoe out the back by Dan LIbowicz!
Interstitial music by MK2
All other music and sound effects by artists on Pixabay and Freesound.org.
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Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)

BONUS: Slaughterhouse Punk Rock Goat (Patreon Exclusive) Aug 16, 2022

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Let's dive into this episode pulled from the Patreon feed about a grindcore goat named Biquette. Rock on!
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BONUS (Patreon Exclusive!): Hungry, Hungry Hippos Jul 26, 2022

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A bonus episode pulled from Patreon to keep you company this summer. Learn all about how Pablo Escobar's bad choices led to the largest invasive species on the planet.

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Ep 71: It's Witch-ah-Tah May 29, 2022

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Season 3 Finale:
Three headlines from around the US: A javelina commits light B&E and steals a motor vehicle over Cheetos; a fugitive flamingo from Kansas is found in TEXAS; homeowners in Colorado file an unusual claim that Goldilocks would be envious.
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Resources:
Javelina Cheeto Caper
https://animalcorner.org/animals/peccary-javelina/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/javelina-traps-car-knocks-vehicle-neutral-pursuit-cheetos-rcna23839

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org

Fugitive Flamingo
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/flamingo-escaped-kansas-zoo-17-years-ago-spotted-texas-coast-rcna22129
DNA Exonerates Bear
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/5-hibernating-bears-source-california-crawl-space-snores-rcna25879

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/dna-evidence-saves-lake-tahoe-s-500-pound-black-bear-hank-the-tank-from-euthanasia-134094917710
FUZZ by Mary Roach: https://maryroach.net/fuzz.html

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Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org and my swearing parrot buddy, Poll.
More about Melissa McCue-McGrath can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and BewilderBeastsPod.com

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Ep 70: Betting on the Ponies May 22, 2022

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This week a look at the less-greats in horse racing, including a horse named after a fruit, a horse named after a tuber, and an announcer has to call a race with a horse evidently named by a 17th century pirate.
Let's GO!
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Resources for this week's episode:
Youtube video of Tom Durkin calling the ARRRRR race….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0wQzq9Yzg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing

https://www.livescience.com/14020-kentucky-derby-weird-horse-names.html

https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/sport/race-horse-names-betting-frankel/index.html
https://horseracingsense.com/why-are-racehorse-names-so-weird/

https://www.si.com/horse-racing/2021/04/29/kentucky-derby-best-and-worst-names

https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/sport/horsey-mchorseface/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_(horse)

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/08/how-did-rich-strike-win-kentucky-derby/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruler_on_Ice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pants_On_Fire_(horse)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey_Club_(United_States)

Pot8os
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/08/a-racing-horse-named-potoooooooo.html
https://www.grunge.com/144630/royals-who-married-their-relatives/

Measure of Things website
Intro/Outro: Tiptoe out the Back by Dan Liebowicz, Interstitial music by MK2
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Time Traveler (Ep 24)- Go Ask Alice May 15, 2022

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A personal note from Melissa re: Roe v. Wade and a throwback episode about feminism by way of First Daughter, Alice Roosevelt's pet garder snake, Emily Spinach. Also, panda cologne is eau d'number 2, and our favorite bad taxidermy, "Sad Otter".
All resources for this episode can be found in the shownotes of episode 24, "Emily Spinach"
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Ep 69: Shave and a Haircut May 08, 2022

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One sheep in Australia goes on the "lamb" and comes back from his "ram"springa needing a haircut of epic proportions.
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Resources:
https://slate.com/technology/2021/03/baarack-sheep-domestication-wool.html
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/baarack-a-rescued-sheep-getting-more-confident-every-day-after-losing-75-pounds-of-wool

https://www.edgarsmission.org.au/about-us/faqs/#

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/sheeps-wool-insulation/

https://www.nantucketconservation.org/when-why-and-how-we-shear-the-sheep/#:~:text=How%20do%20we%20shear%20the,the%20sheep%20and%20shepherd%20alike.

https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/why-do-we-shear-sheep-faqs/

https://www.britishwool.org.uk/assets/files/factsheets/2-Why-we-need-to-shear-sheep.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrSCnzR_mA (Mashable)

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-sheep-cant-stop-growing-their-fur-2015-9

https://www.livescience.com/52755-sheep-facts.html

https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/why-do-we-shear-sheep-faqs/

Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org

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Ep 68: Who Watches The Watchmen? May 01, 2022

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When violent militarized police attack school children protesting for the right to education in Chile, hundreds of homeless street dogs stand in the way. This story focuses on two of the hundreds of Chilean protesting dogs: the infamous Negro Matapacos (Bebe), whose likeness pops up wherever social injustice involving police brutality and injustice to kids around the world exists, and El Vaquita, the dog who needed a fake protest to see the vet.
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Resources:
https://blurredbylines.com/blog/el-negro-matapacos-riot-dogs-el-vaquita-loukanikos-kanellos-protesters/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Matapacos

DuoLingo has a GREAT podcast where I was able to get ½ of Maria’s story first hand, about how she met and loved Bebe through his life. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/duolingo-spanish/el-perro-que-protest%C3%B3-the-mjTYP_xl103/

https://thebark.com/content/how-chilean-dog-ended-face-new-york-city-subway-protests

https://historyofyesterday.com/the-chilean-street-dog-who-protested-for-educational-reform-bb8d43f09224

@midnucas on Twitter : https://twitter.com/midnucas/status/1213619610743758848 (the tweet where El Vaquita, "Little Cow" or "Cowie the dog"needed a fake protest to get him to veterinarian's for care.

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Ep 67: Doom Bloom Apr 24, 2022

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An invasive little bugger is murdering trees & plants in mid-Atlantic states by sucking them dry, then uses poisonous poop to finish the job. One hero rises above to turn poisonous poop lemons into delicious vomit lemonade.
Let's go!
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Resources:
PopSci podcast: https://www.popsci.com/animals/how-to-make-honey-spotted-lanternflies
Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-honey-pennsylvania

Philadelphia Bee - Doom Bloom Honey creators:
http://philadelphiabee.com/

BillyPenn.com https://billypenn.com/2019/09/13/10-worst-things-about-the-spotted-lanternfly-invasion/

PhillyMag.com
https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2020/11/23/spotted-lanternfly-honey-pennsylvania/

Extension Penn State U, how to comply with SLF active quarantine regulations: https://extension.psu.edu/how-you-can-comply-with-the-spotted-lanternfly-quarantine-regulations

More about the Spotted Lantern Fly: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly

A youtube video demonstrating pro tips and tricks, on how to kill the SLF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfNAjUnAZrA

And a facebook page because not everything on social media is a dumpster fire. Well, it is, but this should be helpful: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215404745415711/

For The Love of Nature: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-child/id1551899680?i=1000557222696

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Ep 66: Knights in Shining Flannel Apr 17, 2022

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The time LL Bean teamed up with a taxidermist and a woman from New Sweden, Maine, to make an unbelievably rare event come back to life for the masses. Plus, moose are hunted by an unusual predator, and one inebriated moose gets stuck in a tree.

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