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, 275 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
138: Phasmids w/ Shakara Maggitt!
00:47:16 | Episode: 138 | March 30th, 2022
Join Ellen & special guest, entomologist and animal scientist Shakara Maggitt, for a review of the gentle giants of the insect world: phasmids! You may know them as stick bugs, leaf insects or any of their other many common names. We discuss learning to love bugs, what makes the abundantly diverse stick bug family so weird and wonderful, and even why you might want to consider incorporating bugs into your own culinary repertoire.
137: Babirusa & Greenland Shark
00:51:46 | Episode: 137 | March 23rd, 2022
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s episode, Ellen wallows in the unique charm of the babirusa & Christian gives us a look into the mysteries of the Greenland shark. We discuss teeth mutiny, Icelandic food, and life in the slow lane.
136: Cuckoo Wasps w/ Katie Goldin!
00:53:02 | Episode: 136 | March 16th, 2022
Join Ellen & special guest, fellow animal science podcaster and Cool Bug Appreciator Katie Goldin, for a review of the spectacular and delectably devious cuckoo wasps! We discuss what makes these glittering jewels of the insect world such perfectly crafted little menaces terrorizing a wasp nest near you in this exhilarating exposé of espionage, exploitation, and exoskeletons.
135: Egyptian Vulture & Eastern Spotted Skunk
00:48:26 | Episode: 135 | March 9th, 2022
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s especially odoriferous episode, Christian gives high marks to the Egyptian vulture and Ellen gives props to the grandstanding, handstanding eastern spotted skunk. We discuss where the pharaoh’s chicken ranks in the scavenging pecking order, how to ACTUALLY get rid of the smell from a skunk spray using chemistry, and why it’s important to appreciate even our stinkiest friends.
134: Hyenas w/ Dr. Christine Wilkinson!
00:57:32 | Episode: 134 | March 2nd, 2022
Join Ellen & special guest, conservation biologist Dr. Christine Wilkinson, for a review of the oft-maligned powerhouses: hyenas! We discuss the diversity of the hyena family, eating bones, girlbossing, how pop culture has missed the mark on hyena representation, and compassionate conservation.
133: Slow Loris & Cassowary
01:00:25 | Episode: 133 | February 23rd, 2022
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s episode, Ellen hangs out with the slow loris & Christian observes leg day with the southern cassowary. We discuss armpit alchemy, the pitfalls of cute animal videos, rumbles in the jungle, and real life dinosaurs.
132: Blanding's Turtle w/ Tharusha Wijewardena!
00:43:01 | Episode: 132 | February 16th, 2022
Join Ellen & special guest Tharusha Wijewardena for a review of the charming and endangered Blanding’s turtle. We discuss what to do if you see a turtle crossing the road, what cartoons get right and wrong about turtles, the perils of longevity and cute fluffy predators, and the conservation work that’s going into helping our tough-shelled friends.
131: Green Iguana & Blue Marlin
00:54:45 | Episode: 131 | February 9th, 2022
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s episode, Christian drops in on green iguanas and Ellen reels in the blue marlin. Topics include pendulous dewlaps, frozen lizards falling from trees, the powerhouse of the cell, and flailing knives.
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started:
May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 275 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
