Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Just the Zoo of Us
Join us, Ellen and Christian Weatherford, while we review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics.
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Episode One: 1: American Alligator & Florida Manatee
This is an Episodic show. You can listen to it in any order, but episode one is always a great place to start.
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started: May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 294 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
281: Field Notes (2025)
01:13:17 | Episode: 281 | March 26th, 2025
Ellen & Christian share stories, observations and inspiration from special guest: you! We discuss Benedict Cumberbatch’s turkey gang, my squirrel mech grandma, Twitch plays deep sea ROV dives, hear me out cakes, smuggling budgies, house vultures, and more.
280: Eastern Gray Squirrel & Budgerigar (aka Parakeet)
01:21:59 | Episode: 280 | March 19th, 2025
Ellen goes nuts for the eastern gray squirrel & a little bird told Christian about the budgerigar (AKA parakeet). We discuss the MaxFunDrive, Pikachu, the e-nut, squirrel crime, fluorescent feathers, spicy air, Bluey, and so much more.
Ellen joins MFD Spring Break
01:18:53 | March 17th, 2025
It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV’s Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!
279: Brachiosaurus w/ Charles Nye!
01:13:05 | Episode: 279 | March 14th, 2025
In a continuation of our dinosaur double-feature, Ellen is joined by a paleoartist and marine biologist for a review of the ancient giants that towered over the late Jurassic world: Brachiosaurus.
278: Tyrannosaurus Rex (and Modern Dinosaurs) w/ Christian Flores!
00:59:57 | Episode: 278 | March 6th, 2025
Ellen & special guest, paleontology educator Christian Flores, review the towering icons of the dinosaur world: Tyrannosaurus rex. We discuss what we can learn about T. rex from the fossils they left behind and the similarities we can see in their modern dinosaur cousins, as well as bringing T. rex to life through art and narrative, Project Paleozoo, and so much more.
277: Kākāpō & Flying Fish
00:55:55 | Episode: 277 | February 26th, 2025
Christian gives a hoot about the owl-faced kākāpō & Ellen draws a line in the ocean over flying fish. We discuss ghosts of selection past, jug band beats, Pliny the Elder, pyramid eyeballs, Rihanna’s nod to an international maritime dispute, and so much more.
276: Jules Léon's Top 3 Pinnipeds!
01:13:34 | Episode: 276 | February 21st, 2025
Join Ellen & marine biologist Jules Léon for a review of his top 3 favorite pinnipeds. We discuss galumphing, Prada eels, a species made up entirely of geminis, walkout songs, beachmasters, super weaners (don’t worry, it makes SO much more sense in context) and so much more.
275: Albatrosses
01:06:59 | Episode: 275 | February 12th, 2025
Love is literally in the air as Ellen locks in with albatrosses. We discuss aspect ratios, snot gutters, dynamic soaring, romance, divorce, 18th century poetry, Taylor Swift, and so much more.
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started:
May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 294 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
