On Being Animals

Download Episode! En francais?! In French?! Canada has two official languages and so does this podcast! This is a fully (mostly) french bonus episode and the rest of these words are going to be in French. Je l'ai essayer et j'espere que tu peux le comprendre. La joli et patiente Julie m'a enseingé du francais pendant qu'on decouvrait l'ursus monasticus pouceus. Les autre choses qu'on a decouvert: la financement des parcs, facebook, et comment retrouver la nature. Mon erreur énorme: les fautes de grammaire....cette texte y inclus aussi Niveau de science: tres haute! Julie a une intellect forte et on a explorer plein de coins scientifiques!

Oh wow. Just wow. It took us a while, but it was worth the wait. The sneakily insightful DJ had me over to the pinterest HQ. In this episode of On Being Animals, we take our time to fully explore the Whiskered Hot Clam-Sucking Penis Bone. Other notable discoveries include: male members, struggle-learning, and not sleeping with friends. Or sleeping with friends.   Most egregious error: I said sub-population when I should have said sub-species. There's a difference. I also probably miss-represented how much other animals have sex.     Science level: Lots of non-science tangents throughout. The tangents are pretty great, but I understand if it's a bit much. There are still lots of science discussions all the way until the end.

Finally introduced as On Being Animals! To celebrate, a sojourn Ash's lovely home was in order. Seriously, she has a pinterest home. Ash's keen intellect kept me on my toes with great questions on the Minute Sun Maker. On they way, we discovered things about diamonds, fluid dynamics, and hallway intimidation. Most egregious error: I said that the a colony female will be the grandmother to her babies. Sure, there are multiple generations of babies, but that doesn't make her a grandmother. She is still definitely the biological mother....even if she acts like a grandma. Science level: Real high. We left biology and crossed into other domains. Don't worry, we still had some nice non-science hits.

BONUS EPISODE!!! There have been so many more listeners than ever I expected and I want to show my appreciation - Y'all deserve a BONUS! My absolute favourite person to ever walk this earth helps me discover the Triple Humpy Weird Piss. Her shrewd mind led us on a discovery of: hotness, things that aren't made of horse pee, and gender research discrimination. The homework for all you amazing the listeners is: look up the definition of feminism and get down with it!   Most egregious errors: I might have miss-represented induced ovulation. Also, I described the inside of the mouth as though it was a giraffe. That still might be correct, but I can say for sure.   Science level: Very high! Miriam kept me on task and there is a very high concentration of science facts throughout. This gets the first 24 karat science rating, enjoy!

This is number 4, although it is the first episode that I introduce as "On Being Animals". Hurray for proper introductions! The engaging MP came to the home studio a taught me a thing or two about the ol' Sharpy Magic Fat Lover. Other notable discoveries: Florida water, swimming pool lines, and the "B" word.   The most egregious error: None that I know of......but my mind is terrible, so the errors are there. Let me know what I messed up!   Science level: Very high! Non-stop science all over the place.

We had to make another episode because good things come in threes! I introduced it as "We Animals", but trust me, it is definitely a podcast On Being Animals. This time we recorded at Trish's verdant apartment and we even managed to capture Manfred's heartwarming bark for posterity. We love you Manfred! Between the barks, we discovered all sorts of fantastic things about the Urinating Poison-comb Paperweight. Other notable discoveries: being dead inside, culture, and bicycle safety.   Most egregious error: I called vertebrates "invertebrates". I did it several times and without a conscience. Please forgive me. Also, the title should probably be "Venom" not "Poison", but that's just how it happened.   Science level: Lots of non-science tangents at the start, but don't worry, we get to the animal facts eventually.

A second, yes, a second podcast happened. This time, we got On Being Animals in a different studio and with the smart 'n sassy Audrey. Much was discovered about the Filter Bill Dancer and each other! Other notable discoveries: hair feelings, contraception, and kidnapping.   The most egregious error I'm aware of: not all animals have really short mating sessions. Giant Pandas have been recorded mating for over 20 minutes.   Science level: Pretty high, but there is a lot of non-science wandering.

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It is happening for real! This is the first episode of On Being Animals* and I had the smart as a whip Jovian on to discover more about the Milk-ooze Venom Swimmer. Other notable discoveries: macho fights, super sleep, and tickles. Most egregious error I'm aware of: Echidnas are definitely not birds. Not even close. Also, I may have over-shared a personal story. Science Level: Pretty high!   *at the time of recording, I was calling this "We Animals". I later fount out that someone had written a book by that title and didn't want to step on toes. I think the first 3 or 4 episodes are intro'ed as "We Animals".