Pok-É – Giratina
Welcome ... to Pok-É! This year is the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, so we’re picking some of our favorite Legendary Pokémon and speculating upon how they – or something like them – might...
14 Feb 51min
Pok-É – Lugia
Welcome ... to Pok-É! This year is the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, so we’re picking some of our favorite Legendary Pokémon and speculating upon how they – or something like them – might...
7 Feb 58min
Episode 236 - Chalicotheres
The Cenozoic Era was home to many unusual ancient mammals, but few so strange as the “gorilla-horses,” the ungulates that swapped their hooves for claws, chalicotheres. This episode, we discuss the fe...
1 Feb 2h 1min
Episode 235 - Aquatic Plants
All plants need water, but some take it to the extreme. This episode, Dr. Aly Baumgartner joins us to explore the many life strategies of plants that live in the water. We’ll discuss the adaptations t...
18 Jan 2h 37min
Episode 234 - Snails and Slugs
From deep-sea trenches to your home garden, gastropods (snails and slugs) are among the most diverse and successful groups of animal life in Earth history. This episode, we’ll explore what makes these...
4 Jan 2h 24min
End of the Year Q&A 2025
Happy New Year! Please enjoy our annual question-answering marathon, now longer than ever! Thank you so much to everyone who listens, shares, and supports the podcast. Check out our website blog post...
31 Dec 20255h 51min
Episode 233 - Flies and Mosquitoes
Of all the highly successful and capable flying insects in the world, few are as successful or capable as those in the order Diptera. This episode, we’re joined by special guest Brandon Strauss to dis...
21 Dec 20252h 41min
Episode 232 - Vertebrate Origins
Today, bony animals are some of the most diverse organisms on Earth, but it wasn’t always that way. This episode, we explore what features distinguish vertebrates from their closest relatives, and we ...
7 Dec 20252h 16min
