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
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started: May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 355 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
337: Tree Kangaroos w/ Lisa Dabek!
00:59:49 | Episode: 337 | May 21st, 2026
Join Ellen & special guest, senior conservation scientist at Woodland Park Zoo and founder of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Lisa Dabek, as we celebrate World Tree Kangaroo Day by putting these charming ghosts of the forest in the well-deserved spotlight. We discuss the diversity of Papua New Guinea’s cloud forests where dinosaurs still have the run of the place, life as a joey in the towering treetops, a look at what went into designing a tree kangaroo habitat in Woodland Park Zoo’s new Forest Trailhead exhibit, and so much more.
336: Crawfish w/ Jack Koch!
00:46:22 | Episode: 336 | May 15th, 2026
Join Ellen & special guest, technobiologist and professor Jack Koch, for a review of the iconic crustacean known and loved by many names: the crawfish. We discuss sea hare ink, a genetically modified super-soldier kaiju battle, the taxonomic classifications of rocks, bugs and squishy bags, the perils of growing up under the tail of a cannibal mom, and so much more.
335: Sand Cat
00:58:27 | Episode: 335 | May 6th, 2026
Ellen lets the sand cat out of the bag. We discuss dangerously approaching Hey Arnold, refusal to poop on unfamiliar toilets, blood gushers, a myth of dirty underwear, Cat Premium, and so much more.
Bonus Content Free Samples! (2026)
00:55:12 | April 30th, 2026
Curious about the exclusive bonus content for Maximum Fun members? Enjoy some free samples from special episodes: “All Fun and Games with Isaac,” “Just the Two of Us,” and Let’s Learn Everything’s “Frogs! II A Royal Rescue”
334: Animals in Space w/ Let's Learn Everything!
01:08:54 | Episode: 334 | April 29th, 2026
Ellen & special guests, Ella Hubber and Tom Lum of Let’s Learn Everything, turn our gazes to the skies and talk animals in space. We discuss the fruit fly fan club, the great big farm on the moon, which earthlings were ACTUALLY the first to make the trip around the moon and back, a spider escape where you least want it, why dentistry researchers had a snake room, shooting tardigrades out of a gun, and so much more. This one is truly out of this world.
333: Great White Shark
01:23:57 | Episode: 333 | April 23rd, 2026
Ellen jaws away about the great white shark. We discuss making our own planetary rings, performance-enhancing Speedos, how sharks sleep, the White Shark Café, IRL baby shark, and so much more.
Casters on Casters: Teylor Smirl and Ellen Weatherford
00:22:43 | April 20th, 2026
It’s MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters.
332: Asian Elephants w/ Kartick Satyanarayan!
00:50:40 | Episode: 332 | April 16th, 2026
Join Ellen & special guest, co-founder and CEO of conservation organization Wildlife SOS Kartick Satyanarayan, for a review of Asian elephants. We discuss the harm caused by wildlife exploitation, how they protect animals by uplifting human communities, how education can help tourists make more ethical choices, and of course our guest shares some stories of what it’s like living and working alongside these beautiful giants. He’s got feel-good conservation success stories, workplace comedy, an adorable baby elephant, truly what more could you want from a podcast episode?
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started:
May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 355 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
