Ellen howls at the moon with the grasshopper mouse & Christian lures us in with freshwater mussels.

196: Grasshopper Mouse & Freshwater Mussels

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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Cover art by Mrs. Brainbow (Taylor Gordon-Wood). Theme music by Louie Zong.

Kids & Family

Science

Nature

Pets & Animals

Ellen earns her stripes with zebras & Christian DOES care about the honey badger.

240: Zebras & Honey Badger

Join Ellen & special guest, biologist Dr. Chris Anderson, for a review of the funkiest lizards in the world: chameleons!

239: Chameleons w/ Dr. Chris Anderson!

Join Ellen & special guest, conservationist and co-host of Mutual of Omahaâs Wild Kingdom Peter Gros, to talk about the iconic red wolf and their ongoing recovery from the brink of extinction.

238: Red Wolf w/ Peter Gros!

Ellen & special guest Isaac answer questions from young listeners!

237: Kid Questions with Isaac!

Join Ellen & corvid scientist Dr. Kaeli Swift for a review of the clever little goths rummaging through a trash can near you: American crows.

196: Grasshopper Mouse & Freshwater Mussels

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