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Just the Zoo of Us

Ellen & Christian Weatherford

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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. More information can be found at justthezooofus.com 😊 Got a species you want us to review? Submit your animal friend to us at ellen@justthezooofus.com and when we review your animal we'll give you a shoutout! 😊 Cover art by Mrs. Brainbow (Taylor Gordon-Wood). Theme music by Louie Zong.
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Just a broke nerd talking about what he loves, movies, TV shows, comics, and stuff I able to get and read and get on a good budget lol Cover art photo provided by Josh Rose on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joshsrose
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Comics for Fun and Profit

Comics for Fun and Profit

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Just a quick intro to the Comics for Fun and Profit Podcast. We focus on Comic Books-What we love and Comic Speculation: buying comics to read, enjoy, collect and ultimately sell to someone else. We review the basics, discuss some of our strategies for sucess and learn from our past mistakes in the comic speculation market. We'd love your questions too - Email us at: Comicsforfunandprofit@gmail.com - Follow us on Twitter: @ComicsFunProfit Like us on Facebook: /ComicsForFunAndProfit
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Trek Talking is a live call-in podcast run by Trek fans for Trek fans! We discuss everything Star Trek related including the shows, comics, books, toys and more. Thursday nights at 7:30 eastern you can tune into Trek Talking and join the conversation LIVE on air by calling (646) 668-2433 during the show. Join us Monday nights at the same bat time, same bat channel for Trek Talking 2, our overflow show. Our growing Facebook community of almost 100,000 followers would love to have you! Here, w ...
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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. Links: Listen to Meaghan's podcas…
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TRICK-OR-TREAT, Happy Halloween, join Uncle Jim and his Trekspert as we share all the Star Trek news that came out of NYCC'24. Strange New Worlds dropped a clip, as did Lower Decks, we will give them both a listen and discuss them. Starfleet Academy got an update as did Section 31, we will discuss them both as well. Sit back and spend Halloween wit…
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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. Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to …
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts are joind by Aaron Waltke. He's is an American screenwriter and, Annie-nominated executive producer and showrunner. He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters (2016–2018), Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020), Unikitty! (2018–2020), and Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–present). In 2020, he was named by The …
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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. Links: Source of Ross…
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Episode 945 - The Beauty, Pilot Season, Voltron, Svengoolie, Absolute Bat, Marvel Misses, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- NIGHTWING #118 (W) Tom Taylor (A) Bruno Redondo (CA) Nicola Scott MOON KNIGHT FIST OF KHONSHU #1 (W) Jed MacKay (A) Alessandro Cappuccio (CA) Stephen Platt Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@comicsforfunandprofi…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts wrap up our season two review Star Trek: Prodigy with episodes: S2.E17 ∙ Brink As war looms between the Federation and Solum, Gwyn proposes to lead the cadets on an undercover mission to gather intelligence and rescue Ilthuran. S2.E18 ∙ Touch of GreyAdmiral Janeway devises a clever plan to liberate her crew from Asencia…
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Christian gets toxic with strawberry poison dart frogs & Ellen just keeps swimming with clownfish. We discuss the final evolution of oof, extreme motherhood, matching blue jeans, the conservation status of clowns, fact checking Finding Nemo, and so much more. Links: The Great Barrier Reef Foundation For more information about us & our podcast, head…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts are joined by MICHAEL DANTE, best know to Trekkies as Maab from TOS episode "Friday's Child". Micheal is a Award Winning Actor, Award Winning Author, Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host he has starred/co-starred in 30 films, 150 television shows and was under contract to 3 major studios; MGM, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fo…
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Join Ellen & special guest, podcasting powerhouse Steven Ray Morris, for a long-anticipated review of those furry little predators that have inspired devotion and admiration for thousands of years: the cat. We discuss the history of humans’ relationship to cats, ancient Egypt, fluid dynamics, how they manipulate the laws of physics, the future of c…
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Episode 944 - Jason Interviews Eric Palicki Dreamcatchers DREAMCATCHERS - A Horror Comics One-Shot - A woman who doesn't sleep hunts nightmares who've escaped into our world, only to find they may be harbingers of an even greater evil Buy It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epalicki/dreamcatchers-a-horror-comics-one-shot All Dana wanted was a c…
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Episode 943 - Snotgirl Returns, Witchblade, Necrosword, Symbiotes, The Moon Is Following Us, Image Launches DOLL PARTS: A LOVESICK TALE, DUST TO DUST, JUVENILE Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- CREEPING BELOW #1 BOOM! STUDIOS (W) Brian Azzarello (A/CA) Vanesa Del Rey BATTLE OF JAKKU INSURGENCY RISING #1 (W) Alex Segura (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) Ro…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts are joined by David Benjamin Tomlinson. Tomlinson is an actor and writer who played Linus in the second through fifth seasons of Star Trek: Discovery. He also played several other roles (usually aliens in heavy prosthetic makeup) in Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds). He pla…
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Ellen fawns over the viral pygmy hippopotamus & Christian goes big with the harpy eagle. We discuss the evolution of hippos, blood sweat, poocoptering, Moo Deng, smooch breaks, sloth staredowns, and so much more. Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website! Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Threads, Facebook, Instagram &…
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Episode 942 -Jason Interviews Yuan Twins Love Town First Comics In Love Town: The Long Take (Oneshot), Capt. Hiram "Subs" Moore tries to solve a murder that has no motive and no victim.is a cinematic tracking shot in comic book form, printed in a unique accordion style to create the longest interior splash page in comic book history! Buy It https:/…
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Episode 941 - Knull, New Champions, DC finest, DSTLRY Discussion, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION #1 BLACK MASK STUDIOS (W) Matteo Pizzolo (A/CA) Elisa Pocetta MASTERS OF UNIVERSE TMNT TURTLES OF GRAYSKULL #1 DARK HORSE (W) Tim Seeley (A/CA) Freddie Williams II Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@comicsforfu…
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Spider scientist Dr. Sebastian Echeverri returns to share with us his top 3 favorite spiders. We discuss spiders who go from moving like shadows to soaring through the air, spider cowboys with sick lasso moves, wife guy spiders who move in on the first date, how spiders appear in video games and movies and how they could be so much cooler, and of c…
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Episode 940 - Boom Studios 20 for 20, Ice Cream Man Optioned, First Ultron, 911 ASM Black, Trek 500, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- TIN CAN SOCIETY #1 (W) Peter Warren (A/CA) Francesco Mobili, Chris Chuckry STAR WARS DARTH VADER #50 (W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Leinil Yu Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@comicsforfunandpr…
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Join Uncle Jim and his Treksperts, we discuss Star Trek Prodigy second season episodes, S2.E15 ∙ Ascension: Part 1 Just as the Protostar and Voyager crews bring their mission to a close, a former enemy suddenly resurfaces with surprising new powers.S2.E16 ∙ Ascension: Part 2 Overwhelmed by Asencia's mysteriously advanced weaponry, the Protostar and…
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Christian hoots with siamangs & Ellen hollers with laughing kookaburras. We discuss defying gravity, how screaming fits into any good morning routine, birds' double-barreled voices, the true identity behind the SpongeBob dolphin sound, and more. Links: Audio source for siamang calls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Symphalangus_syndactylus_20170…
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Episode 939 - Jason Interviews Samuel Sattin - Unico: Awakening - Graphix Books Buy it: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/books/-9781339036335.html The Eisner-nominated writer Samuel Sattin reinventing creator Osamu Tezuka’s beloved character Unico for a new generation of readers. Beginning with UNICO: AWAKENING, an all-new, 224 page man…
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Episode 938 - 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, TMNT Overload, IDWhiff, AvA, Maxx, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- STAR WARS #50 (W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Leinil Yu WOLVERINE #1 (W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) John Tyler Christopher Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@comicsforfunandprofit5331 Merch https://comic…
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Join Ellen & special guest, science communicator Lucca of Lucca's BioHub, for a look back on the half-a-billion year history of bugs. We discuss ancient millipedes as long as a horse, whether we’d rather fight 2 million ant-sized humans or one human-sized ant, the arms races and tiny empires and intertwined symbiotic relationships that have shaped …
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts continue our review of Star Trek Prodigy's second season. We discuss episode 14 "CRACKED MIRROR" and episode 13 "A TRIBBLE CALLED QUEST". Find out what Star Trek actor you share a birthday with on Star Trek Birthdays, just how global is Star Trek, FAN SHOUT-OUTS goes around the world, Star Trek News Star Trek family loo…
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Episode 937 Jason Interviews Barbra Dillon and Jordan Hart-Ripple Effects Hardcover Back it https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fanbasepress/jordan-harts-ripple-effects-the-deluxe-edition?ref=74v43v Jordan Hart's critically acclaimed Graphic Medicine series, Ripple Effects, follows the adventures of a superhero whose invincibility is offset by an …
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Episode 936 - 15 Questions, Eye Lie Popeye, What is Terrifiers, Sonic Surge, Charlie Tidwell, AvA Surprise, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- WHAT IF DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1 (W) Riccardo Secchi (A) Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (CA) Walt Simonson DUCK & COVER #1 (W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts discuss Star Trek: Prodigy second season episodes 11 and 12, "The Last Flight of the Protostar" Find out who do you share a birthday with, on STAR TREK BRTHDAYS, what are the results of this week's Star Trek polls, FAN SHOUT-OUTS, tells us where fans are listening around the globe. Will Kate Mulgrew return to Star Trek;…
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Ellen gets the ball rolling with dung beetles & Christian jaws away about the giant moray eel. We discuss tiny boots, field trips to the planetarium, The Mummy (1999), secret jaws, why moray eels make that face, teamwork on the reef, fact checking The Little Mermaid, and more. Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our web…
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Episode 935 - Jason Interviews Josh Viola - Million Dollar Kickstarter Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Prequel Graphic Novel Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Returns in the All-New Official Prequel Graphic Novel: The Dead Shall Rise- BitBot Media Discover an untold tale from the events leading up to Soul Reaver just in time for the 25th Anniversary of the r…
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Episode 934 - Subscribe on YouTube, Crossed!, Gwenpool Skin, New ASM Team, Too Much Venom, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- PHASES OF THE MOON KNIGHT #1 (W) Ben Percy, Various (A) Manuel Garcia, Various (CA) Derrick Chew NYX #2 (W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Derrick Chew Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts take a deep dive into Star Trek Prodigy's second season episode "The Devourer of All Things part 1-2". Find out who you share a birthday with on Star Trek Birthdays, Fan Shout-outs, and poll results. Star Trek News brings us, Shatner says what!?, Star Trek Lower Decks cards game, Starfleet Academy will be a new format, …
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Episode 933 - Kyle's Big Deck Energy, DC's September Surge, Secret Power Fantasies, Daredevil's Muse Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- HUGE DETECTIVE #1 TITAN COMICS (W) Adam Rose (A) Magenta King (CA) Robert Hack SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT #1 Vault (W) Son M. (A) Cas MadCursed Peirano (CA) Cathy Kwan Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@co…
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We're out traveling this week! In the meantime, please enjoy this episode of Bugs Need Heroes, in which Ellen joined hosts Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman to settle a debate: are shrimps bugs? Are mantis shrimps shrimps? We discuss how they may or may not be turning into crabs and what they might think of sunsets. Tangents include Godzilla, weddin…
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Episode 932 Jason Interviews Award-Winning Comic Creator Erica Schultz Ringo Award nominated comic book writer (and editor and instructor and letterer). Creator of Forgotten Home (nominated for five Ringo Awards in 2020, published by comiXology Originals and Dark Horse Comics), Co-creator of Bylines in Blood with Aneke and Van Jensen from AfterShoc…
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Episode 931 - All Alone, Comic Favorites and Recommendations, Doom & Deadpool Domination, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Drew- BABS #1 AHOY COMICS (W) Garth Ennis (A/CA) Jacen Burrows HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY HC (MR) (W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips Patreon https://www.patreon.com/comicsfunprofit Merch https://comicsfunpr…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts continue to review Star Trek: Prodigy's second season, with the seventh and eight episodes, " The Fast and the Curious and "Is there in Beauty no Truth". Find out who you share a birthday with on Star Trek Birthdays, Star Trek is truly global, Fan Shout-Outs recognizes our fans, and we share our fans scores for this wee…
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Join Ellen & special guest, biodiversity champion Kai Gómez D'hers, for a journey through the skies of Argentina on some of the biggest wings in the world. We’re talking about the important role of scavengers as nature’s sanitation engineers, the cascading impacts of poison on entire ecosystems, how communities can work together to make ecological …
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Episode 930 Jason Interviews Austin Janowsky Killer and The Dead Killer and The Dead Kickstarter link. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/austinjanowsky/a-killer-and-the-dead-exclusive-comic A KILLER AND THE DEAD – HORROR COMIC The adaptation of the award-winning movie mashes up two of horror's bloodiest sub-genres! SLASHER AND ZOMBIES!!! Patreon…
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Episode 929 Jason Interviews Jordan Morris - Youth Group - FirstSecond https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250789235/youthgroup Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in this darkly funny YA graphic novel. When cynical, gothy Kay lets her mom talk her into joining the youth group at their church, she's prepared for the dor…
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Episode 928 - Doom Drivers, Deadpool Spec Spoilers, Iron Man Overload, Another Marvel War, Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew- RED BEFORE BLACK #1 Boom (W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Goran Sud?uka (CA) Dave Johnson COWL 1964 #1 IMAGE COMICS (W) Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel (A/CA) Rod Reis Patreon https://www.patreon.com/comicsfunprofit Merch https://co…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts review Star Trek: prodigy second season episodes "Observer's Paradox" and "Imposter Syndrome", for those counting, that's episode five and six. Find out what Star Trek actor you share a birthday with, Fan episode scores, and fan shout-outs. On Star Trek news, Kate Mulgrew wanted who on Voyager, Prodigy and Lower Decks w…
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Christian chews on the Gila monster & Ellen struts her stuff with the Indian peacock. We discuss Christian's Duolingo streak, lizard venom, yet another hot take from Charles Darwin, how to haze a peacock, and so much more. Real G's move in silence like the Gila monster. Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website! F…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts take a look at all the new information about the Star Trek Universe that came out of SDCC 2024. We have a teaser trailer for the Section 31 movie, extended look at Strange New Worlds season 3 and Lower Decks final season. We will play all these great trailers and discuss them. Let's see whats out there...ENGAGE!…
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Episode 927 Jason Interviews Adam Rose - Huge Detective - Titan Comics "Something HUGE is coming… When a string of murders and disappearances sweep the United States, a human and a giant with sizable detective skills are on the case. After a race of giants emerged from deep sleep beneath the earth, a bloody conflict ensued in what became known as T…
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Uncle Jim and his Treksperts discuss Star Trek Prodigy season two episode "Who Saves the Savior's". Traveling through the time rift, Dal and the crew search for Chakotay on Solum. With the support of her father, Gwyn challenges Ascencia. "Temporal Mechanics 101" The Infinity and Voyager crews try to help Gwyne and a Mysterious messenger reaches out…
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Join Ellen & wildlife educator Sarah Skebba for a review of a modern-day dinosaur with some pretty extreme approaches to life: the rhinoceros hornbill. We’re talking about bizarre beaks with built-in resonance chambers, the most unpleasant nesting situation I have ever heard of, how zoos are helping conserve endangered birds in the wild, and so muc…
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Episode 926 Jason Interviews Fred Van Lente Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games @clover_press The history of roleplaying games told in graphic novel format by Fred Van Lente and Tom Fowler. Back It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpress/gamemasters-the-comic-book-history-of-roleplaying-games?ref=9xcbze Thank you so mu…
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Episode 925 - We're ALL IN, JSC Witchblade, Who's Tag & Bink, Agatha All Along Sneak Peek at Next Week w/Kyle & Drew-Artgerm 2Fer NYX #1 (W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Artgerm ADDICTION DEATH OF YOUR LIFE #1 (W) Vincent Zurzolo, David Quinn (A) Claudia Balboni, Brad Simpson (CA) Artgerm COMIC-CON - The ONLY benefit c…
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Ellen gets back in the saddle with seahorses & Christian goes dumpster diving with raccoons. We discuss why seahorses are the chameleons of the ocean, how males give birth, corn etiquette, a surprisingly common myth about America's most iconic furry bandits, and so much more. Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our webs…
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