Creature Feature
We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals
Episodes
I answer your questions, from what happens in a cocoon to the evolutionary history of bird bones!
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Leeches leeches leeches leeches! How big can they get? Can we really use them in medicine? And are they secretly... cuuuute?
Guest: Joey Clift
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XDOP0Auky-Ot2LdYBj0T6td_xGXm7wmyDrQy21nQWg/edit?usp=sharing
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Plants are just the hapless victims of herbivores, right? Wrong! Listen to how plants fight back in sometimes delicious fashion.
Guest: Dr. Vikram Baliga
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These critters have a taste for the weird, the morbid, and the wildly unethical. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what do you do with a cannibal boss baby?
Guests: Michael Swaim & Abe Epperson
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/111Bvmkr8zACAH3thS90DmvDLI0YqKQvunMMT_8Tzpv4/edit?usp=sharing
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Snouts, jaws, and eyeballs that look like they're about to break the graphics engine on the planet earth video game. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: what's an echidna's deal?
Guest: Chris Crofton
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RM6R3-Di9qnzxORJcPI6u83J75SnRdHBI3FWlBq4Feo/edit?usp=sharing
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AUKS! You heard me right. From puffins, to razorbills, to crested auklets, these seafaring birds may be a little AUK-ward on land, but they can cut through the skies and the seas like acrobats. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: what does bird cologne smell like?
Guest: Jack Baker
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IomXvjwFO1I0jUVubi-f0yv2S5ysOGH-pnuISSXEuYw/edit?usp=sharing
LIPS! The lovely luscious lips of living and extinct animals. Who has the best pout? Plus, a talking beluga! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: if you have a real long tongue, where do you keep it?
Guest: Anna Hossnieh
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hKwcP67esS0xOVIWmWJI9SXHbOByADpRbRMghZMCZHY/edit?usp=sharing
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Some worms like it cold, some like it hot, but what they all have in common is living life as a basic tube. That's right we're talking about worms who live in the most extreme places on earth, able to endure temperatures and chemicals that would easily kill a human.
Guest: Soren Bowie
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_0sOAU6eIBMyVGfW6KFU2IDu3TMVBnJ5kQLI1pW3FEI/edit?usp=sharing
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I answer your questions, from epigenetics to dog pee studies!
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Today on the show: dizzy apes, pirouetting spiders, and twisty birds. While these animals all have a different spin on spinning, they all share a love for the twirl. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: how do you get your lover back with the help of a bird?
Guest: Bridgett Greenberg
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DR6X_VIhyUJV1li5AKl1776jxBCDqfd24UAOsvT68f8/edit?usp=sharing
These non-alien lifeforms look more alien than the aliens in Avatar. From gloopy ghosts, to glowing alien eyes, these animals may give us a hint at what could be in store for us on alien planets. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: is the holy grail just a pile of snot?
Guest: Daniel Whiteson
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c6BwVI0pW24VOfG6DOK1mNc2hEIDR-jao4WzmlzusYc/edit?usp=sharing
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In this interview with infectious diseases expert Professor David Boulware, we discuss the real impact ophiocordyceps has on ants, and whether we humans should be concerned.
Guest: Professor David Boulware
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From insect repellants, to treating dangerous bites, we'll find out that animals can look at a tree and see a pharmacy. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: would you call an elephant midwife a more of a mega-wife?
Guest: Joelle Monique
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If you're a fan of weird internet culture you've probably heard of the SCP foundation, a mysterious compendium of top-secret (totally real) trans-dimensional paranormal phenomena! So I'm going to go through some real life documented animals who could easily be SCP entries.
Guests: Robert Brockway & Seanbaby
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZXDxLMqpCBvdndCJUvDf3El5wZylsjyBtkyt97j3SnY/edit?usp=sharing
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From massive dragon hoards of nuts, to the treasures of tiny kickboxers, we're looking at caches that these animals only hope to clear by eating them. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: can a giant weasel see into the future?
Guest: Joey Clift
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xBRxZgWar2_mKRKfpTlqn0Rle8BCud_wDsxalnMyPj0/edit?usp=sharing
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These animals enjoy a good moshpit, and have secret powers!
Guest: Danl Goodman
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxjuqCMmHt8wY53h-nJME9NfQmdZQXbCynuqcvej5wI/edit?usp=sharing
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We talk about some of the angriest, most frustrated, most peeved critters out there, and how they cope! Joined by the absolutely furious Alex Schmidt!
Guest: Alex Schmidt
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbuZSa8toAvXOTOv7JVt1fxLbLlgmzKh-cMCb-LsE8s/edit?usp=sharing
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I answer your amazing questions, including one about milking pigs, animal drunkenness, anime style critters, too many legs, rat facts and bird aliens.
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Animals who live the trash lifestyle, pretend to be trash, live inside trash, or are generally having a crappy day (and that's how they like it)!
Guest: Pallavi Gunalan
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-rA_E9WjWna6pEsuDmkfa9ZkFZ22m7myHd3_GUSB-k/edit?usp=sharing
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