To celebrate cicadageddon 2024, here's one of my favorite past episodes, this one on cicadapocalypse 2021: BROOD X has been waiting 17 years to emerge from the ground. What is Brood X? Should we panic? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: How is it fair that swarms of baby turtles are considered cute, but swarms of bugs are con…

Hyperion's ATLAS system selects the newly-minted team for their first official mission--investigating an anomalous reading north of Tampa. But first, a road trip. $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network. We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands and published by Evil Hat Prod…

You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice actress Janet Varney. Guest: Janet Varney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

They're in the air! There's billions of them! And they're tiny! We're talking about aeroplankton, what they're doing up there, and what happens when they get in your nose. Guest: Soren Bowie Last week's mystery animal sound source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Phip5U-Wo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? Guest: Jeff May Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio…

Kicking a smoking habit: the only thing tougher than onboarding at Hyperion. [CW: body horror, vomit] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network. We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands and published by Evil Hat Productions. Our cast is Ray Adams (@mr_ray_rpg) as the Keeper, N…

We talk about wild human inventions inspired by animal designs! Guest: Ellen Weatherford Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEGyyeNn8trH-FmcchVthmmppq8-XiQlKILt-9fIISk/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

We leave our hunters to catch their breath as the rest of us catch up on some behind-the-scenes action: leveling up, revealing our characters' beliefs about the world, and choosing a team playbook from The Codex of Worlds. $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network. We play Monster of the Week, a sy…

Today on the show, we're doing a re-broadcast of an Easter classic! We're firing the Easter Bunny and looking for a replacement! That's right E.B., you're getting benched and we're sending another animal out there to make merry with the eggs and the flowers! Guest: Soren Bowie Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uBq4b0mnk0TsQJfe5CqOZSg3Y…

I answer your questions, from the realism of Tarzan, to the details behind a frog Buffalo Bill, and how to best serve the birds of your community! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

Our ersatz crew sprint from apartment to observatory to take on a gigantic creature—only to find it might not be the biggest threat. [CW: violence, firearms, mind control] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network. We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands and published by Evil…

On today's show I subject my guest to a gauntlet of strange oddities, and he (and you) must guess whether these are animals, minerals, vegetables, or something else entirely... Guest: DJ Danl Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRUT2Ywx6B9XF-1SyNJ8lxVyLX94eY2n06FjiE4x-O8/edit?usp=sharing Mystery animal sound credit: https://www.youtube.c…

Today: we're turning animals into robots! All the weirdest and wackiest ways that roboticists and researchers have played robo-god with animals. From robosaurus, to robot bees, and robo falcons, Adam and Katie discuss whether robots will inherit the earth. Guest: Adam Ganser Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t7NmSAXc6vg0zMZkMHIZKlXSQI_…

Janine shows her home. Reno shows her face. Moth shows her hand. [CW: violence, firearms, heights] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network. We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands and published by Evil Hat Productions. Our cast is Ray Adams (@mr_ray_rpg) as the Keeper, Nye …

Today we're talking about animals that look like they jumped off of a page from Lisa Frank's notebook! Pink dolphins, rainbow squirrels, surprisingly fabulous pigeons, and the most beautiful butts in the world. Guest: Joelle Monique Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12uHLiRYjc0_-rKv_fCFSpkTMN8f4ysX9do1j_uLC0r4/edit?usp=sharing See omnys…

I dragged my husband on the show to talk about animals who give romantic gifts, like dead voles and nutritional secretions! Hope he takes the hint! Guest: Brett McCully Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Kn459lVK4NKOeLYcUM47R-EWo4RX6tgwp0cTvQBPFs/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

It's an all-out brawl in the hotel kitchen as strange creatures get their teeth into our three strangers. And how are we going to clean this up?! [CW: violence, firearms, body horror, vomit, light memory erasure] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network. We play Monster of the Week, a system creat…

Feed drop time! Check out this Let's Learn Everything episode I was a guest on! We talk about BIRDS. IN. SPAAAAAACE! Guests: Ella Huber, Tom Lum, Alex Schmidt, Caroline RoperFootnotes: Space quails video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7-hm3A7ayI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Strange things are going down at the Hotel Davenport. In fact, strange things are going down all over Reno. One highly-skilled agent is charged with looking into it...but keeping secrets is about to get a whole lot harder. [CW: car accident, firearms, body horror] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG …

It's a listener questions episode which means I answer your questions about animal baldness, skin, and poop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

I'm joined by naturalist, educator and author Heather Montgomery as we talk about her book "Sick" and the fascinating world of animal immune systems (and poop). Guest: Heather Montgomery See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

Summary: Happy holidays! I'll see you soon in the new year, until then, enjoy some of my favorite classic holiday episodes! This one's about weird ungulates. Guest: Alex Schmidt Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofN2BMRRxu3ITqZZZjcH7LSae9rq2umS0pJ39rHJlRU/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Happy holidays! I'll see you soon in the new year, but until then, enjoy a past episode... millions of years in the past. Who will pull Cave Santa's sleigh? Guest: Alex Schmidt Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-moJs64fD53QyE_xt77iNcMexcY-sP4Pis2g7KK5qmo/edit?usp=sharing Credit to Aaron Kenny for Creative Commons music See omnystudio.c…

From hibernations to teeny naps, these wintery animals know how to catch a few z's! Guest: Jeff May Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dEiKigGPXidNf5Jaa_LQ8HvJkP0h-9Tz6KNzC-OkFds/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

The weirdest, most expertly engineered eggs in the world! Not all eggs are, well, egg-shaped with Alex Schmidt! Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16kSwzHPVP2CaYDiXf0jYvP1pBw140Ep8rjv77hOjAno/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

I answer your questions, like why are there so many parasites? Do frogs really not have teeth? And what's going on with these ants?!? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

It's been six months. Zelda has found friends. Tammy Jo has found new fears. Eric has found a family. Jackson has found his fate. This is our final release of Season 2. We're going on break for the holidays, and plan to be back with Season 3 in late January—stay tuned! [CW: nightmares, imprisonment, loss] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podca…

Katie got the stomach flu, so here's one of her favorite old episodes! We promise the title is merely a coincidence. Guest: Will Poole Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJ2hX52ElPgYMGS8nVpxjDX1ioBmv5lIc1V_zDG9QII/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

A deep dive into the factual accuracies and inaccuracies of the Garfield Movie trailer! Beat by beat we will examine the trailer, and talk about whether there are real life examples in evolutionary biology that can lend credence to the new Garfield Movie trailer. Sadly, we are not being sponsored by The Garfield Movie. Guest: Joey Clift Footnotes: …

When does an innocent hobby become something more...sinister? Meet our three neighbors—quirky gardening podcaster Eleanor, cantankerous tinkerer Piddles, and the unnerving child known as The Kiddo—as they peel back the layers of a media mystery in The Building. Quinn Majeski, host of Monster Hour, joins us to run a game of Absurdia, his very own su…

Joined by pro-Javelina guest Kylie Brakeman, we discuss the righteous fight of the Javelina against the golf courses of Arizona! And other animals who are bravely waging war against golf! Guest: Kylie Brakeman Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uPIGPktJnmyjdY3xgSLjICSxXW-ZpnY7BP2QxPcGG6A/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for …

I answer your questions, from how an elephant gets so big on grass alone, to animal schedules, witchy familars and suspiciously crab-like aliens! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

From dog-fox hybrids, to radioactive doggies of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, we're talking about all the best boys and girls in the world! Also: dogs whose job is to save the turtles! Guest: Andrew Ti See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

All hell breaks loose at Lamont College when an unexpected guest crashes a Halloween party. Will our cast of students, staff, and townspeople survive a truly haunted frat house? Eric Crumrie, host of TheQueerXP, joins us to lead a creepy and comedic game of Slasher Flick, created by Cynthia Celeste Miller. [CW: supernatural events, violence, blood,…

Real Halloweeny tales of animal biology! Undead fish skin, vampire mice, and flying zombies! Guests: Seanbaby & Robert Brockway Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1njNgJ35GLVLDYnPbfKM2hRFPOvxyj6K2wjOkEX17rus/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

Join the crew as Louis (@Dadlywritten) of So Much Game guides our heroes to uncover the Trouble On the Circuit City Line. (This episode was previous feature on the So Much Game Youtube channel (https://youtube.com/@somuchgame6048?feature=shared). Luis has kindly given us the audio to feature here on our feed as well) $2 Creature Feature is an actua…

Eye of newt, tongue of toad, well, more like excretion of toad, we're talking about the poisonous witch's brews of the animal kingdom! From trippy toads, to petrifying platypuses. Guest: Jason Pargin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

An interview with naturalist/adventurer Forrest Galante! Guest: Forrest Galante See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

First up in our One Shot series is an adventure in Masks! Join the crew as Louis (@Dadlywritten) of So Much Game guides our heroes to uncover the Trouble On the Circuit City Line. (This episode was previous feature on the So Much Game Youtube channel (https://youtube.com/@somuchgame6048?feature=shared). Luis has kindly given us the audio to feature…

From the stretchiest mouthed reptiles, to sea creatures that are mostly mouths, we're talking about the most ghoulish gluttons on the globe! Guest: Katherine Spiers Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TolY6_BOV5SNiN08aMnXTjeUi2Vq5CBwYWpHWwK34iE/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

These animals did NOT forget leg day! From leg battles, to deadly runway assassins, to miraculous thighs. Guest: Joey Clift Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uMXBcVWbP2SsR00Gh4NUuXFZbPKlRpSFo2GOtjznN7k/edit?usp=sharing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

Even heroes need hugs. [CW: grief, difficult family dynamics, nightmares] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network (formerly known as QueueTimes). We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands and published by Evil Hat Productions. Our cast is Ray Adams (@mr_ray_rpg) as the Keeper…

Did you know Katie is the co-host on another show called Secretly Incredibly Fascinating? This week we're dropping an episode into the Creature Feature feed, because it's all about octopuses!! Guest: Alex Schmidt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

I answer your questions about backstroking sharks, chimpanzee bottoms, and giant wasp stingers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

It's time for our Hunters to be heroes. [CW: underground, exploitation, violence, gore, grief] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network (formerly known as QueueTimes). We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands and published by Evil Hat Productions. Our cast is Ray Adams (@mr_r…

Separating the facts from fiction about amazing animal spit! Guest: Will Poole See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

We're slithering down the runway to talk about high animal fashion, from hats to outerwear to shabby chic, these animals are not born with it, they have meticulously crafted their fashionable attire from elements in their environment! Guest: Maggie Mae Fish Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aH39L-0GNVWx8hf7uR9HOYI0LEXat0Z9K1-NcbSfsy4/e…

Zelda leads a charade. Tammy Jo finds something special. Eric takes charge of the situation. [CW: underground, firearms, violence, blood, mention of self-harm] $2 Creature Feature is an actual play podcast in association with the AltHaven TTRPG network (formerly known as QueueTimes). We play Monster of the Week, a system created by Michael Sands an…

I answer your questions, from dead wasp vengeance, cannibal babies, and adorable pets! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.iHeartPodcasts

Crustacean news station! All the crabby stories fit to print… or pinch. Lobsters not saying no to drugs, and crabs implicated in a famous disappearance. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can lobsters feel pain? Guest: Ellen Weatherford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…