Drunk Safari

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A Bird of Bad Moral Character Oct 12, 2018

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a.k.a. 'fucking Trevor' and 'dumpster peacocks'

Humanity's greatest achievement JOE WADLINGTON is back, and this time he's forced to abandon his sunny disposition to talk about his least favorite animal. We talk the animal kingdom's absolute worst citizens with iguanas and wild turkeys, who I think we can all agree are total jerks.

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Joe on Twitter
Joe's awesome weekly writing prompt
Joe's first and second pieces on The New Yorker
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Taco the Dog on Instagram

But It's Going to Affect Your Butt Oct 05, 2018

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a.k.a. 'Pain-Footed-Fur-Birds'

That's right. The correct plural of platypus is platypodes. Super special guest and science writer and human being far too fancy to be on this show CHRISTIE WILCOX is here to talk about the world's weirdest, tiny, venomous animal! We get into plurals in latin vs greek, what a platypus does when it's DTF, dropkicking animals and more.

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Merely *Posing* as Birds Sep 29, 2018

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a.k.a. 'Maybe-Wizard Head Ripper Offers' and 'Happy Good Time Friendship Birds'

It's all birds all the time in our newest episode! Excellent human and pretty ok guest, ADAM WOLF, is back to discuss which animals are and are not secretly wizards hiding in a birds' bodies, falconry, dog birds and things that go HOO in the night.

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Toxic Mooseculinity Sep 21, 2018

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a.k.a. 'horn puppies' and 'unforgivable asshole wasps'

ALLISON PAGE is here! And if, improbably, that was not enough to celebrate (it is) she's also here to talk about moose! Or meese. Is it moose or meese? It's meese. Anyway, we talk Dudley Moore, full racks, mind control and ovipositors. You know, normal stuff!

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Allison Page on Twitter
Killing My Lobster
Allison on Medium
Venomous by Christie Wilcox for more information on terrible neurotoxins, and the Emerald Cockroach Wasp
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Made Entirely of Teeth Sep 14, 2018

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Thylacines are only *maybe* extinct, according to guest scientist, best-selling author and all-around super hero, SEANAN McGUIRE! She's here to tell you all about these toothsome babies, her super powers, and also to gloat about being seeing Hamilton with the original cast. Twice.

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Seanan McGuire on Twitter
Seanan McGuire Website for information on all of her AMAZING BOOKS
Read the Wayward Children books, just because I told you to
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Jess Keating After Dark Aug 30, 2018

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Zoologist and author of Cute as an Axolotl, JESS KEATING is here to educate your faces off about this most winsome salamander! We talk regrowing spinal cords, souls, and what it means to be cute. AND, for the first time ever, this episode has ZERO cussing, so depending on your comfort level around scientifically accurate sexual reproduction talk about salamanders you are, it *might* be safe to let your kiddos have a listen to this one!

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Jess Keating on Twitter
Jess Keating Website for information on all of her great books on zoology for kids!
Buy CUTE AS AN AXOLOTL this VERY INSTANT
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Nana NO! Aug 17, 2018

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Living land mermaid MOLLY SANCHEZ is back, and this time she's here to tell you all about her sea-brethren the manatee. We talk nanas, Margaret Atwood, animals we don't deserve, and animals we should stop naming stuff after.

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Don't Blow-dry Salamanders Aug 03, 2018

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a.k.a. 'marshmallows'

Actual scientist and New York Times Bestselling co-author of Does it Fart, NICK CARUSO is here! Firstly, you should buy his book and also preorder True or Poo. But ALSO he's here to educate your face off about the salamanders he studies! They're squishy, they're adorable, and they'll eat pretty much anything they can fit in their mouths.

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Nick Caruso on Twitter
Buy Does it Fart!
Preorder True or Poo?
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Male Steps Up, Becomes a Woman Jul 27, 2018

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a.k.a. 'pinchy mc paralysis faces' and 'feminist life goal fishes'

ADAM WOLF is a dirtbag, and also he's back! We talk animals that grow up to 4.5 inches long, which is the only thing they have in common. Terrifying arachnids! Fish we should learn from! It's opposites day on the podcast, I guess.

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Kidnapping Babies Jul 13, 2018

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a.k.a. 'kidnapper ants'

Actual scientist NEIL TSUTSUI is here, and he's a *professor* at *UC Berkeley* and he agreed to be on this show, so. We're kind of a big deal now. He's an entomologist, and he's here to genuinely educate you about the polyergis ant! They're crafty little sneakers, and their lifestyle is fascinating. Stay for the ant facts, stay for hearing a scientist get SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE being forced to anthropomorphize an animal.

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