Beyond Blathers

This week we're back with even more fun stories and facts about ants! In part two of this trilogy, we dive into slave-making ants, army ants, hell ants, and more.

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

This week we're kicking off a special three-part series on ants! They may be small but there is just so much to talk about with these creatures! In the first part of this series, we discuss eusociality, Edward O. Wilson, leafcutter ants, and more.

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

This week we're joined by marine biologist Charles Nye to talk about the coelacanth! We had a great time chatting with Charles about this fascinating creature, his research on eDNA metabarcoding and cetaceans, and palaeoart!

Make sure to follow Charles on Twitter and check out their palaeoart on Instagram and Twitter.

If you'd like to support the show, please check out our merch store over on Etsy where we sell stickers, postcards, and hand-made needle-felted ornaments.

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game. 

This week we're talking all about mussels! Listen to learn more about their beards, impressive glue, and the conservation issues facing freshwater mussels.

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

This week we're full on de-bunking Blathers and talking all about the dimetrodon! Spoiler alert: these prehistoric friends weren't dinosaurs, but they weren't actually reptiles either! Listen to learn more.

If you'd like to support the show, please check out our merch store over on Etsy where we sell stickers, postcards, and hand-made needle-felted ornaments.

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

This week we're talking about the evening cicada with hardcore cicada-lover Ferf Brownoff. Join us for a celebration of these amazing insects and lots of fun cicada stories! 

If you haven't listened to our first episode on the cicada, make sure to give it a listen here for lots more information and fun facts!

If you'd like to support the show, please check out our merch store over on Etsy where we sell stickers, postcards, and hand-made needle-felted ornaments.

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

On this Christmas Eve, we hope you enjoy this re-release of our episode on the beautiful and iconic snowy owl!

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

This week we're joined by Suzy Buttress of the amazing Casual Birder podcast to talk all about Gulliver, gulls, and birding in general! Tune in to learn lots and get inspired, and for lots of fun facts and birding tips and tricks.

Make sure to check out Suzy's podcast, The Casual Birder and follow her on Twitter and Instagram for lots more birding content! You can find the episode Suzy recorded in a garden in Mexico here.

If you'd like to support the show, please check out our merch store over on Etsy where we sell stickers, postcards, and hand-made needle-felted ornaments. Thanks again to everyone who supported our shop during our holiday sale — we really appreciate it!

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Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

This week we're talking about a very familiar animal — the goldfish! Do you know the history of how goldfish came to be pets? And did you know that they have THROAT TEETH?! Listen to learn more!

If you'd like to support the show, please check out our merch store over on Etsy where we sell stickers, postcards, keychains, and hand-made needle-felted ornaments. We're having a holiday sale where you can get 30% off everything in our store until December 15, so make sure to take a look!

Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. To stay up to date and see our weekly episode illustrations, make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter.

Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.