Charts & Hearts

We headed to “generic Africa” this week to discuss all things Gorillas with Mighty Joe Young! Show Notes: –Gorillas –Mountain Gorillas –How to help gorillas

We are wrapping up with Spooktober with Hocus Pocus! Full of spooks, devoid of science… ????‍♀️ Show Notes: –Witchcraft –Black Cats (Our Halloween episode last year!) –“Dusty” Moths

We are starting Spooktober off with a Christmas movie! It’s 1984’s Gremlins! Show Notes: -Gremlins the myth -Definition of mammals –Asexual Reproduction –Metamorphosis –Axolotl –Chinchillas –Mole Rats

We are back this week with Magic in the Water, a strange movie filled with the same tropes as other 90s animal movies but with less plot? Show Notes: –Ogopogo –Loch Ness Monster –Ichthyosaur

After two years and 50+ episodes we have finally arrived at our most formative movie; it’s The Little Mermaid (with special guest Nicole!) Show Notes: –Mermaids (See also our Splash episode) –Flounders (the real fish) –Little Mermaid Statue –Hans Christian Andersen -Where is The Little Mermaid Set: Coral Reefs and Species Distribution –Cacaelia

We are celebrating the return of September with a discussion of the fun animals and the rough but important plot of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets As we discussed in our last episode and at the top of this one, if you are uncomfortable with discussing Harry Potter right now please feel free …

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A classic story about spiders, pigs and death: it’s Charlotte’s Web! Show Notes: –The history of Charlotte’s Web –Barn Spiders –Orb Weaver Spiders –Pigs -More Spider discussion? Our Spider-man episode

We are celebrating Shark Week a bit early with a return to amazing shark monster movies (and a return from a special guest!). It’s Deep Blue Sea! Show Notes: –Mako Sharks  –Denticles –Shark Attack Summary  –Tonic Immobility  –Sharks Can Get Cancer –Things Deadlier than Sharks –Sharks Have Seven Senses

We are back this week with rants against bad science and bad scifi creature creation-its 1979’s Alien! Show Notes: –Xenomorph biology –How the Xenomorph’s life cycle resembles real creatures -Xenomorph life stages

Pack your bags-we’re going to Hawaii! This week we discuss the amazing Lilo & Stitch with special guest Matthew Vose from Eloquent Gushing! Show Notes –It’s not that bad if mosquitoes go extinct –Chris Sanders –The Queens of Animation –Coelacanths