It's a listener questions episode which means I answer your questions about animal baldness, skin, and poop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Odd Eggs

1 Dec 14th, 2023 53m 47s

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=sharingSee omnystudio.com/lis

Listener Q's: Shrinking Ant Brains

Dec 6th, 2023 34m 49s

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.

Fact Checking The Garfield Trailer

1 Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 4m

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 Garf

Leg Day

1 Sep 27th, 2023 49m

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=sharingSee omnystu

Listener Q's: Upside down sharks and chimpanzee butts

Sep 6th, 2023 34m 56s

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

Fashion Beak

1 Aug 23rd, 2023 49m 20s

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: Ma

Crustacean News Station

1 Aug 9th, 2023 55m 3s

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: E

Creatureheimer

Aug 2nd, 2023 54m

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 GanserSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor

Naturally Barbie!

1 Jul 26th, 2023 47m 24s

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 cam

Leeches Are Okay!

1 May 31st, 2023 55m 30s

Leeches leeches leeches leeches! How big can they get? Can we really use them in medicine? And are they secretly... cuuuute? Guest: Joey CliftFootnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XDOP0Auky-Ot2LdYBj0T6td_xGXm7wmyDrQy21nQWg/edit?usp=

Don't Mind Me I'm Trash!

1 Jan 18th, 2023 46m 29s

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 GunalanFootnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-rA_E9WjWna6pEsuDmkfa9ZkFZ

Metal Heads

1 Jan 4th, 2023 57m 41s

Today on the show, we're talking about real life metal heads! These animals are literally metal, reinforcing their bodies with metallic armor. From spiders, to snails, to waspy tails, you don't want to find yourself on the bad side of these tou

Creature Classic® BEAVERS!

1 Dec 28th, 2022 1h 16m

Katie's enjoying Creature Kringletimes, so please enjoy this already-chewed on beaver episode! Guest: Soren Bowie Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNkvYjDL2PFuljk7GJ2P3MKTbydqcDym5pgcNZx3TAg/edit?usp=sharingSee omnystudio.com/li

Cave Santa's Sleigh

Dec 21st, 2022 56m 48s

We're sacking Santa's reindeer and replacing them with my favorite contenders from Kringletime's past… way past… millions of years in the past.Guest: Alex Schmidt Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-moJs64fD53QyE_xt77iNcMexcY-sP4P

Listener Questions: Elephant Accomplice

Dec 14th, 2022 32m 37s

I answer your fascinating questions, like whether there are more eyes or legs in the world, or if an elephant could be a witting accomplice!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can Your Nose Pick Your Friends?

Oct 27th, 2022 1h 20m

You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and your nose can pick your friends! "Smell ya later" can be literal in the animal kingdom, and some secret handshakes make sure URINE the clique.Guest: Jason ParginSee omnystudio.com/listen

Firing the Easter Bunny

Apr 20th, 2022 1h

Today on the show, we're firing the Easter Bunny and looking for a replacement with Soren Bowie! That's right E.B., you're getting benched and we're sending another animal out there to make merry with the eggs and the flowers!Footnotes: https

Redhead Redemption

Mar 23rd, 2022 44m 5s

We're seeing red in a whole new light, from red fur to red hair to red scales! Join Maggie Mae Fish as we discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: why are red pandas? Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcPaLUqp6Eu

Recasting Garfield

1 Oct 7th, 2020 1h 8m

Today on the show we’re scouring the animal kingdom to look for a new species of animal to cast as the replacement Garfield! Will it be the pygmy bluetongue skink? The gulper eel? Reticulated python? Or another candidate? Discover this and more

Invasion of the Murder Hornets!

1 May 13th, 2020 1h 8m

Today on the show: INVASION OF THE MURDER HORNETS! I’ll also be talking with Alex Schmidt about two of the world’s other most notorious invasive species, a big toad with a bad attitude, and an adorable little fuzzy noodle who just loves to kill

Superstition

1 Oct 16th, 2019 1h 10m

Today on the show, SUPERSTITION! Black cats, crows, ravens, and a mysterious demonic monster… where do superstitions come from? What are the facts behind the superstition? And are crows really conspiring against us. Discover this and more as we

David and Goliath

1 Jul 3rd, 2019 1h 9m

Today, we’re talking the classic tale of David and Goliath, unlikely matchups with even unlikelier conclusions. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what’s the best way to round-house kick a wasp? With special guests Alex S

Eat, Prey, Die

1 Nov 14th, 2018 1h 35m

Death is just another part of life... or is it? Let's explore some of the strangest ways of coping with death in the animal and human world. We'll look at freaky funerals, real-life zombies, brains in jars, immortality, and most importantly...