Listen to Episode 252 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Earth is a generally warm planet, but every now and then it is overtaken by ice. This episode, we explore the causes and effects of icy conditions over time, with a special look at the recent (and ongoing) event called The Ice Age.
Listen to Episode 250 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
This family includes some of the strangest and most impressive mammals in the world, from the Andean highlands to the Sahara desert. This episode, we explore the incredible adaptations and deep history of Camels.
Listen to Episode 248 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Most of the world’s felines are pretty small, but the largest ones are famously important to ecosystems and human culture alike. This episode, we explore the various faces of the official (and unofficial) Big Cats.
Listen to Episode 246 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Most living crocodilian species are overall pretty similar in their appearance, but one group really stands out with their bulging eyes and incredibly slender snouts. This episode, we investigate just what’s going on with Gharials.
Listen to Episode 242 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Our planet is very flammable. For hundreds of millions of years, life on Earth has evolved to survive and even thrive among the flames. This episode, we discuss the deep history and ecology of Fire.
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