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In this episode, Nathaniel and Randi discuss Wombats, and our love/hate affair with Australia continues. (Just kidding; it’s more a love/like affair). Join us to see if these bloody wombos are great, or just okay.
Episode 026: BOOBIES!
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the red-footed booby and the blue-footed booby. It’s a remarkably civil and mature conversation.
Episode 024: You Go, Glen Coconut Crab!
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the mighty coconut crab, Devourer of Amelia Earhart.
Episode 023: Kooky About Tanuki
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the mighty and mysterious tanuki–both the animal and the folklore figure.
Episode 022: Raiders of the Lost Monarch
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the majestic monarch butterfly. Many references to The Venture Brothers are made, and French accents are butchered. Join us to find out if monarch butterflies are great, or just okay.
Episode 021: Think Outside the Box Turtles
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the mighty box turtle. More specifically, they delve in the western box turtle, which Randi has actual, real experience with. Seriously, she’s kind of a box turtle expert, so hit her up, turtle scientists! Tune in to find out if box turtles are great, or just okay.
Episode 019: My Anaconda DO Want Some
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the deadly anaconda. Join our intrepid hosts as they make obvious cultural references and recount the plot of Anaconda (1997) in remarkable detail. Oh, and they spend a little bit of time talking about the actual animal. Tune in to find whether it’s great, or just okay.
Episode 018: Making the Tardigrade
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the breakout star of Ant-Man and the Wasp: the tardigrade. Also known as “water bears,” tardigrades are a phylum of microscopic animal. That’s right–our hosts are really testing the “all creatures” part of the title.
Show Notes
Tardigrades are a microscopic animal, maxing out at .4mm in length. They were originally discovered by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773; he gave the animal the delightful name “kleiner wasserbär” (little water bear). True to their name, tardigrades 1) live in water and 2) kinda look like bears if you squint a little. Join Randi and Nathaniel as they marvel over this creature, and find out if it’s great or just okay.
Episode 017: Dromedary Queens
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss camels. Like, all of them. Not just dromedaries.
Episode 016: The Black Bear Necessities
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In this episode, Randi and Nathaniel discuss the American icon that is the black bear. The two wonder over this food-stealing creature, and a special guest drops by the studio.