Bugs Need Heroes

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Bugs Need Heroes episodes

November 02 The Mean Queen (NAKED MOLE-RATS)
Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss an honorary bug, the naked mole-rat, which is only one of those three things.

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/mean-queen

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and all of the cats.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.
1 hr 37 min
October 19 Vanessa, the Wandering Witch (PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLIES)
Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about painted lady butterflies. Tangents include the Apothecary Diaries, alligators, and anime. We also discuss butterfly wings. The Monarch is the Patriarchy.

Bug discussion begins at 11:20

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/wandering-witch

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and the darling Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.
1 hr 29 min
October 05 Springald (SPRINGTAILS)
Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about springtails, which are not insects but are still very bugs. They are their own thing and they are a lot.

Bug discussion begins at 8:25

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/springald

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and the darling Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 7 min
September 21 The Elated Skip Jack (CLICK BEETLES)
Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about click beetles. These classic beetles deserve a classic superhero look. Tangents include Disney, dinosaurs, and social media (we prefer reddit).

Bug discussion begins around 11:00

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/skip-jack

Thank you to listener Maria for this suggestion!

Editor's Note: episodes may be out of order while we wrap up things from summer.

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Camazotz.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 10 min
September 07 Honey, I Shrunk The Podcast (GROUNDED!)
Amanda and Dr Kelly Z review the movie Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and the video game Grounded.

Editor's Note: episodes may be out of order while we wrap up things from summer.

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Camazotz.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 12 min
July 13 Whoops!
Producer Derek messed up the summer schedule so things will be intermittent until everyone gets back from family/travel/bug related adventures.
1 min
July 06 Dr Kelly Zimmerman on Spooko Podcast
Kelly guests on Spooko Podcast to talk about the film Prince of Darkness and discuss bug wranglers, 'pre'-biotics, and why so many horror movies about satan assume bugs are bad guys.

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And if you're keen for more Peach and Shag, check out our OTHER pod (it's about Gordon Ramsay): @peachandshagsnightmaremethod
1 hr
June 29 The Vampire Hunters? (LOVEBUGS) with Ellen Weatherford
Dr Kelly Z is out today and filling in for her is Ellen Weatherford of Just The Zoo of Us podcast to discuss lovebugs (Plecia nearctica). Many tangents in this episode including Florida mullets, Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos, "shadow daddies," and a history of Batman's sidekicks.

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and the darling Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 38 min
June 15 A Bug's Life Needs Heroes?
Amanda and Kelly share their thoughts about the 1998 Disney/Pixar movie A Bug's Life.

Movie discussion begins at 5:30

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and the darling Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 23 min
June 01 99 Episodes But an Itch Ain't One (FLEAS)
Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk discuss the order Siphonaptera. They talk about all the things fleas are famous for: jumping on cats, giving rats the plague, and singing about California. Tangents include Elvira, circuses, and orcas.

Bug discussion begins at 8:29

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/99-episodes-but-an-itch-aint-one

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and the darling Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 14 min

About Bugs Need Heroes

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On each episode of Bugs Need Heroes, an ecologist and an illustrator team-up to create a new insect-inspired super hero. The finished characters are posted to our social media pages and at BugsNeedHeroes.com