Today on the show we’re gonna take a BITE out of TROGLOBITES! What happens deep in the cold, dark depths of caves? How does anything stay alive down there? What happens when you don’t need eyes? Find out with guest, Michael Swaim.




Footnotes:
Mexican blind cavefish!
Cave wolf spider!
Texas blind salamander! 
THE OLM! Aka "Human fish..." 
Cave leeches, oh dear...
White cave velvet worm :3 
All Yesterdays book!

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Today on the show we’re gonna take a BITE out of TROGLOBITES! What happens deep in the cold, dark depths of caves? How does anything stay alive down there? What happens when you don’t need eyes? Find out with guest, Michael Swaim. Footnotes:<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150911-blind-cavefish-animals-science-vision-evolution/">Mexican blind cavefish!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaua%CA%BBi_cave_wolf_spider">Cave wolf spider!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_blind_salamander">Texas blind salamander! </a></li>
<li><a href="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/creatures-of-the-world/images/2/2f/Olm-04.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20160806125653">THE OLM! Aka "Human fish..." </a></li>
<li><a href="https://speleologija.eu/velebita/foto/Velebita2005-Croatobranchus-Foto_D_Baksic4.JPG">Cave leeches, oh dear...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/472273_947050a901a8487e820af0e8691ec378~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_420,h_330,al_c,lg_1,q_80/472273_947050a901a8487e820af0e8691ec378~mv2.webp">White cave velvet worm :3 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Yesterdays-Speculative-Dinosaurs-Prehistoric-ebook/dp/B00A2VS55O">All Yesterdays book!</a></li>
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We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals

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Yum, Troglobites!

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These animals steal the food right out of your mouths! The most daring (and grossest) thieves in the world. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question, should there be spider butt dentists? 

Guest: Katherine Spiers 

Footnotes: This week's mystery animal sound source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPiFdOStVkM

These animals steal the food right out of your mouths! The most daring (and grossest) thieves in the world. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question, should there be spider butt dentists? 
Guest: Katherine Spiers 
Footnotes: This week's mystery animal sound source: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhPiFdOStVkM&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cf8f52913017b428a3bcb08dc8a344a1b%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638537204389145415%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IbXlWJnVjKM630UyHO8l3ziLPDVb53gRL8bfiqiGtDk%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPiFdOStVkM</a>

Mouth Thieves

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Today we're looking at the mutated creatures of the Fallout franchise and discussing whether they could actually exist in a nuclear wasteland! It's a real optimistic episode and we discuss BIG BUGS! How can we bring back big bugs?! 

Guest: Will Poole 

Today we're looking at the mutated creatures of the Fallout franchise and discussing whether they could actually exist in a nuclear wasteland! It's a real optimistic episode and we discuss BIG BUGS! How can we bring back big bugs?! 
Guest: Will Poole

Fallout Critters

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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

These animals did NOT forget leg day! From leg battles, to deadly runway assassins, to miraculous thighs. 
Guest: Joey Clift 
Footnotes: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1uMXBcVWbP2SsR00Gh4NUuXFZbPKlRpSFo2GOtjznN7k%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C2a80bbcbb6144002acd308dc7fd01994%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638525779009714845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2F%2FmHwZIssWusws%2BuImLtFbaclDcP1LbTAXZSa7phKT8%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uMXBcVWbP2SsR00Gh4NUuXFZbPKlRpSFo2GOtjznN7k/edit?usp=sharing</a>

Creature Classic®: Leg Day

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