Pawd Pod

Seahorses are wholesome, adorable slowpokes. They dance, they are romantics, and they blow like a t-shirt cannon. Legendary comedian Kat Gotsick joins me to discuss the sweeties of the sea this week, and we spend quite a bit of time pondering why anything needs water. 

Everything is better with bunnies, it's fact. America's sweetheart, and fellow funny guy, Christian Zierke joins me to discuss those little hoppers. Christian shares some scandalous secrets, and we discover the worlds worst ASMR. 

I'm not sure if there's anything Nicholas Hassebrock (CSz Theater Chicago) doesn't bring up in this episode. We discuss the perils of a vertigo diagnosis, the musical Hamilton, Texas a lot, whether dinosaurs are real or a hoax, Muppets, and oh yeah, mosquitos. Love them or hate them, they do have a purpose. I guess. 

Gila Monsters and I have three things in common - we primarily eat eggs, we love Katy Perry, and rumors have been spread that we don't have buttholes. Tara Egan, wonderful comedian and delightful human being, joins me to talk more about these magical desert critters and what makes them so dang special. But we do spend equal time talkin' eggs and animals. 

The original Hungry Hungry Hippos had names, and once you know this piece of trivia it'll drive you insane for the rest of time. For our hippo episode we HAD to have our other favorite Fiona as a guest - comedian and nice person Fiona Stephens! She's not that one, but she's much more fun at parties. 

Did you know koalas are born without ears, or that we call fanny packs "bum bags" now? Me either. Turns out there's a lot of really weird and interesting facts about koalas that range from butt thermometers to face-cheek storage. Comedian, writer, and model Rho Hudson joins me to talk about these very interesting critters. Check it out, and also check out Late Nite with Nate and Adrienne, a cool podcast and show that Rho writes for! 

Did you know puffins are the inspiration behind puff pastry? Or that the magic dragon was a puffin, not a dragon??? No, you didn't. Because it isn't true. Turns out there's a lot of puffin fake news, and fellow king of puns and comedian Alex DiVirgilio joins me to talk about these adorable animals. Plus, we do a pun free-for-all at the end, so stick around, because things get wild. 

Have you ever seen a red panda? Probably... or, did you?? We get to the bottom of the mysterious red panda effect, as well as discuss the perfect banana and the horrors of jellyfish in this episode. Amazing comedian, professional storyteller, and scholar to end all scholars Susan Haarman joins me to share some fuzzy, friendly, and fun tales.  And, sadly, just in time for Valentine's Day, we break up with the critters at the end. 

You know what they say. If the tree is screamin', that means a sloth is... well. Gettin' down. Host of the "Flirting With Failure" podcast, and amazing human being, Addison Brown joins me to takl about an animal that makes up a huge part of her identity. We also dabble into the vastness of the sloth butthole, and America's Next Top Model for some reason.

Puppeteer, playwright, and all around performer Camille Mitchell joins me to talk about one of the most beloved animals around - raccoons. We share some very personal raccoon moments, and even cover some fascinating raccoon history, including their presidential roots.