Creature Feature

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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?!? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/1KNPC0Xwqqh7W1...

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I answer your questions, from how an elephant gets so big on grass alone, to animal schedules, witchy familars and suspiciously crab-like aliens!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with naturalist/adventurer Forrest Galante! Guest: Forrest Galante   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the stretchiest mouthed reptiles, to sea creatures that are mostly mouths, we're talking about the most ghoulish gluttons on the globe! Guest: Katherine Spiers  Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TolY6_BOV5SNiN08aMnXTjeUi2Vq5CBwYWpHWwK34iE/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These animals did NOT forget leg day! From leg battles, to deadly runway assassins, to miraculous thighs.  Guest: Joey Clift  Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uMXBcVWbP2SsR00Gh4NUuXFZbPKlRpSFo2GOtjznN7k/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know Katie is the co-host on another show called Secretly Incredibly Fascinating? This week we're dropping an episode into the Creature Feature feed, because it's all about octopuses!!  Guest: Alex Schmidt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 I answer your questions about backstroking sharks, chimpanzee bottoms, and giant wasp stingers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Separating the facts from fiction about amazing animal spit!  Guest: Will Poole  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're slithering down the runway to talk about high animal fashion, from hats to outerwear to shabby chic, these animals are not born with it, they have meticulously crafted their fashionable attire from elements in their environment! Guest: Maggie Mae Fish Footnotes:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aH39L-0GNVWx8hf7uR9HOYI0LEXat0Z9K1-NcbSfsy4/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for...

I answer your questions, from dead wasp vengeance, cannibal babies, and adorable pets!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crustacean news station! All the crabby stories fit to print… or pinch. Lobsters not saying no to drugs, and crabs implicated in a famous disappearance. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can lobsters feel pain?  Guest: Ellen Weatherford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of the Oppenheimer movie, we're talking about explosive animals! From tiny explosions to a real WWII story involving animal bombs? I promise it's at least a little funny!  Guest: Adam Ganser See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of the Barbie movie, today's theme is: PIIIINK! All the fabulous fuchsias, the prettiest pinks, found in nature! Pink is sometimes maligned as an "frivolous" color, but as we'll find out, nature takes its pink VERY seriously.  From camouflage, to ambushes, river battles and poison, we're taking a look at the dark side of pink. Guest: Alex Schmidt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Top ways animals stay cool in the heat, your results may vary! From gular fluttering to a stinky cool down method, bee fans and mucus cocoons, there are all sorts of ways to stay chill in the summer heat!  Guests:  Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/197ka55555R0ejpocBcPs4je_ZKXen1aDLbwqcwfw9rY/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

I answer your questions, from otter armpit pockets to bugs that come back from the dead! Footnotes: Listener puppet maker bat video:  https://vimeo.com/778536169 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we’re going to be playing a little game: see if you can guess which one of these animals we’re about to discuss is more likely to kill you than to cuddle you? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can you trim your hedges with a crocodile?  Guest: Joey Clift  Footnotes:  Striped eel catfish:  https://lh6.ggpht.com/HPMmXXIdHNPICfAwmozv5rDOOO3isj6S4eCmO7xsAdh03ZvnetNJpowsN...

I answer your questions about speciation, weird eye situations, and swole gorillas!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has returned to her home nesting ground for a quick break, so enjoy one of her favorite episodes from the past! I'm joined by Patch, the creator of the amazing biology YouTube channel TierZoo, to discuss how animals might beat some of the toughest, most iconic video game bosses out there!  Guest: Patch from TierZoo Footnotes:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EqBX-Pmk6SpmRBxFIO6W_k8tflRs...