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Odd Eggs Dec 14, 2023

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The weirdest, most expertly engineered eggs in the world! Not all eggs are, well, egg-shaped with Alex Schmidt!

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16kSwzHPVP2CaYDiXf0jYvP1pBw140Ep8rjv77hOjAno/edit?usp=sharing

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Listener Q's: Shrinking Ant Brains Dec 06, 2023

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I answer your questions, like why are there so many parasites? Do frogs really not have teeth? And what's going on with these ants?!?

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Creature Classic®: Please Scream With Your Butt Nov 30, 2023

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Katie got the stomach flu, so here's one of her favorite old episodes! We promise the title is merely a coincidence.

Guest: Will Poole

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJ2hX52ElPgYMGS8nVpxjDX1ioBmv5lIc1V_zDG9QII/edit?usp=sharing

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Fact Checking The Garfield Trailer Nov 22, 2023

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A deep dive into the factual accuracies and inaccuracies of the Garfield Movie trailer! Beat by beat we will examine the trailer, and talk about whether there are real life examples in evolutionary biology that can lend credence to the new Garfield Movie trailer. Sadly, we are not being sponsored by The Garfield Movie.

Guest: Joey Clift

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNPC0Xwqqh7W16Gy6mLciw1HSRy8YfddVuyYcq1N-cs/edit?usp=sharing

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Javelina vs. Golf Nov 15, 2023

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Joined by pro-Javelina guest Kylie Brakeman, we discuss the righteous fight of the Javelina against the golf courses of Arizona! And other animals who are bravely waging war against golf!

Guest: Kylie Brakeman

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uPIGPktJnmyjdY3xgSLjICSxXW-ZpnY7BP2QxPcGG6A/edit?usp=sharing

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Listener Q's: Mouse VR Nov 08, 2023

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I answer your questions, from how an elephant gets so big on grass alone, to animal schedules, witchy familars and suspiciously crab-like aliens!

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Who's A Good Fallout Boy? Nov 01, 2023

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From dog-fox hybrids, to radioactive doggies of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, we're talking about all the best boys and girls in the world! Also: dogs whose job is to save the turtles!

Guest: Andrew Ti

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Creatureween: Undead Fish Skin Oct 25, 2023

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Real Halloweeny tales of animal biology! Undead fish skin, vampire mice, and flying zombies!

Guests: Seanbaby & Robert Brockway

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1njNgJ35GLVLDYnPbfKM2hRFPOvxyj6K2wjOkEX17rus/edit?usp=sharing

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Witch's Brew Oct 18, 2023

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Eye of newt, tongue of toad, well, more like excretion of toad, we're talking about the poisonous witch's brews of the animal kingdom! From trippy toads, to petrifying platypuses.

Guest: Jason Pargin

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Interview: Forrest Galante! Oct 11, 2023

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An interview with naturalist/adventurer Forrest Galante!

Guest: Forrest Galante

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