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, 318 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
125: Crested Gecko w/ Dominique DiFalco!
00:55:34 | Episode: 125 | December 29th, 2021
Join Ellen & reptile keeper Dominique DiFalco for a review of the fabulously lashed crested gecko! Learn all about the joys of loving and caring for reptiles, the mind-blowing physics that keeps geckos clinging even to smooth glass, and what makes these wide-eyed, velvety soft lizards such special little friends.
124: Northern Giraffe w/ Ashley Hamer!
00:53:15 | Episode: 124 | December 23rd, 2021
Join Ellen and special guest, science communicator & podcaster Ashley Hamer, for a review of the towering leaf-eaters of the African savannahs: the northern giraffe! We discuss how giraffes keep their tongues from getting sunburnt, built-in compression socks, the perils of necking, and more.
123: Vampire Bats w/ Nate Marshall!
00:56:03 | Episode: 123 | December 15th, 2021
Join Ellen & special guest bat enthusiast Nate Marshall for a review of the not-so-sinister vampire bats! In this episode, we discuss leaf noses, Pope tweets, bat friendships, and more.
122: Tarantula Hawk & Vulture Bee
00:50:08 | Episode: 122 | December 8th, 2021
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s episode, Ellen squares up with the formidable tarantula hawk & Christian gives the buzz on vulture bees. We discuss why you should give the tarantula hawk plenty of personal space, their video game boss fight strategy, and putting meat back on the menu for some very interesting little bees.
121: Nine-banded Armadillo w/ Carly Haywood!
00:52:10 | Episode: 121 | December 1st, 2021
Join Ellen & special guest Carly Haywood for a review of the scaly, pig-snouted friends of the underbrush: nine-banded armadillos! In this episode, we discuss whether you should be afraid of getting leprosy from an armadillo, what “pancaking” is and why they do it, and little tiny clone parades scuttling through the underbrush.
120: Acorn Woodpecker & West African Lungfish
00:54:22 | Episode: 120 | November 24th, 2021
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s episode, Christian brings the acorn woodpecker to trial for its rampant vandalism & Ellen goes for a ride in a time machine with the West African lungfish. Along the way, we discuss the physics of using your face as a jackhammer, snot cocoons, and Sonic hedgehog.
119: Pigeons w/ Rosemary Mosco!
01:01:31 | Episode: 119 | November 17th, 2021
Join Ellen & special guest, science writer & naturalist Rosemary Mosco, for a review of the little grey guy strutting down a street near you: the pigeon! We discuss the history of why pigeons live alongside us, how they evade the clutches of even the world’s fastest predator, ways pigeon couples keep the romance alive, and the joy of appreciating these metropolitan doves.
118: Ocean Sunfish & Tanuki
01:05:05 | Episode: 118 | November 10th, 2021
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week’s episode inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Ellen basks in the unexpected glory of the ocean sunfish & Christian pays respect to the mischievous tanuki. You’ll learn what to bring to a sunfish’s dinner party and how the tanuki earns the title of power couple.
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Created by: Christian & Ellen Weatherford
Started:
May 14th, 2019
Status: Active, 318 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
