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, 277 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
265: Leafcutter Ants
00:52:13 | Episode: 265 | November 27th, 2024
Ellen gets carried away by leafcutter ants. We discuss Disney mistakes, power scaling, farming, domestication, obligate symbiosis, air conditioning, existential crisis, and so much more.
264: Orcas w/ Fred the Orca Man!
01:02:11 | Episode: 264 | November 21st, 2024
In this week’s episode, we are joined by science communicator Fred the Orca Man for a review of the iconic wolves of the sea. We discuss whale taxonomy, menopause and motherhood, hunting strategies using fluid dynamics and straight-up lying, what’s up with the yacht thing, the dead fish fashion trend that’s taking the marine world by storm, and so much more.
263: American Lobster
00:48:05 | Episode: 263 | November 13th, 2024
Christian gets snippy with the American lobster. We discuss New England, split colors, immortality, flirting with pee, big meaty claws, grocery store tanks, and so much more.
97: Sea Otter & Blue-Ringed Octopus (REPLAY)
00:48:31 | November 6th, 2024
In this week’s re-broadcast of an episode from May of 2021, Ellen reviews the ocean’s most adorable monsters, sea otters, & Christian rates the dazzling blue-ringed octopus.
262: Jumping Slugs w/ Meaghan Wetherell!
00:55:50 | Episode: 262 | November 1st, 2024
Ellen is joined by biologist/paleontologist Meaghan Wetherell for a review of the slimiest breakdancers in the world: jumping slugs. We discuss science communication through video games, how slugs flirt, confusing Darwin, why a biologist’s fridge might be filled with mossy little salsa containers, and so much more.
Bonus Episode Preview: A Review of Vampires
00:11:13 | October 31st, 2024
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261: Ogre-Faced Spider & Honduran White Bat
00:55:16 | Episode: 261 | October 23rd, 2024
Ellen gets a really good look at the ogre-faced spider & Christian gets cozy with Honduran white bats. In this festively themed episode, we discuss ephemeral eyes, hearing with legs, casting nets, rowing through the air, huddling under leaves, navigating with sound, and so much more.
260: Ross Seal w/ Griffin McElroy!
00:47:58 | Episode: 260 | October 16th, 2024
In this week’s episode, we are joined by comedy podcasting and tabletop roleplaying legend Griffin McElroy for a review of the squishy pugs of the Antarctic seas: Ross seals. We discuss which ninja turtle we are, the Victorian era magnetic crusades, haunting siren calls below the ice, bagpipes, thick raptors, and so much more.
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started:
May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 277 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
