
140: Pangolins w/ Jack Baker!
Join Ellen & special guest, conservationist and podcaster Jack Baker, for a review of the charming and humble pangolin! We discuss how the pangolin’s unique adaptations tip the scales in favor of thi...
14 Apr 20221h 3min

139: Joro Spider & Day Octopus
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week's sixteen-legged episode, Christian weaves a web of truth about the Joro spider & Ellen pulls no punches with the day octopus. We discuss...
6 Apr 202256min

138: Phasmids w/ Shakara Maggitt!
Join Ellen & special guest, entomologist and animal scientist Shakara Maggitt, for a review of the gentle giants of the insect world: phasmids! You may know them as stick bugs, leaf insects or any of ...
30 Mar 202247min

137: Babirusa & Greenland Shark
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week's episode, Ellen wallows in the unique charm of the babirusa & Christian gives us a look into the mysteries of the Greenland shark. We di...
23 Mar 202251min

136: Cuckoo Wasps w/ Katie Goldin!
Join Ellen & special guest, fellow animal science podcaster and Cool Bug Appreciator Katie Goldin, for a review of the spectacular and delectably devious cuckoo wasps! We discuss what makes these glit...
16 Mar 202253min

135: Egyptian Vulture & Eastern Spotted Skunk
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week's especially odoriferous episode, Christian gives high marks to the Egyptian vulture and Ellen gives props to the grandstanding, handstan...
9 Mar 202248min

134: Hyenas w/ Dr. Christine Wilkinson!
Join Ellen & special guest, conservation biologist Dr. Christine Wilkinson, for a review of the oft-maligned powerhouses: hyenas! We discuss the diversity of the hyena family, eating bones, girlbossin...
2 Mar 202257min

133: Slow Loris & Cassowary
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week's episode, Ellen hangs out with the slow loris & Christian observes leg day with the southern cassowary. We discuss armpit alchemy, the p...
23 Feb 20221h




















