Show overview
Life, Death, and Taxonomy has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 429 episodes. That works out to roughly 270 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 33 min and 41 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 25 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
Learn about all things animalia in this family friendly podcast. Each week Joe and Carlos dive deep into nature to find animals that have at least one amazing talent they use to survive. Gather up some animal knowledge and crazy nature facts to drop on your friends at parties with each new episode of Life, Death, and Taxonomy.
Latest Episodes
View all 429 episodesEpisode 425 – Sandgrinder Cicada: Machine Music
Episode 424 – East Asian Orb Weaver: Catfishing in Morse Code
Episode 423 – Brown Flower Beetle: Bumblin’ Beetle
Episode 422 – African Crested Rat: Dressed to Kill
Episode 421 – Eastern Long-Neck Turtle: A Little Stinker
Episode 420 – Pileated Woodpecker: Built to Bash
Episode 419 – New Caledonian Crow: Bird Nesting
Episode 418 – Snowy Tree Cricket: Nature’s Thermometer
Episode 417 – Titicaca Water Frog: Way of the Wrinkle
Episode 416 – Northern Fulmar: Fowl Play
Episode 415 – Black Footed Ferret: Back from the Brink
Episode 414 – Mountain Alcon Blue: Ant-Agonist
Episode 413 – Goldie’s Tree Cobra: Cobra High
“…and today we’re talking about danger from above. But more on that later.” In the African rainforest lives the King of Trees, gliding along the canopy, seeking prey in his sky domain. His crown is slight, but not his bite. One peck sends his subjects into an eternal slumber. Leave the ground to his cobra […]
Episode 412 – Phillip Island Centipede
“…and today we’re talking about an insect that doesn’t stay in its lane. But more on that later.” Squirming the soil of a windswept island, lurks a many-legged menace with a taste that…raises eyebrows. It’s a wriggling, writhing ribbon of ruthless efficiency, equal parts nightmare noodle and avian scourge. While most creepy crawlies shy away […]
Episode 411 – Harlequin Cockroach: The Prettiest Pest
“…and today we’re talking about a bug that is a real jokester. But more on that now.” Suggestion from Rowan via email The harlequin cockroach is a little like the bus boy at an underground speakeasy. It clears a low bar. This brilliant bug is striking for its mottled pattern and interesting hues… for a […]
Episode 410 – Brazilian Free Tailed Bat: Friendly Skies
“…and today we’re talking about a friendly sky rat. But more on that later.” Picture a dusk-drenched desert sky where the horizon starts to move. A clear evening gives way to a tornado. But it’s not the weather, it’s a living, breathing, leathery blizzard pouring out of caverns deep within the rocky substrate. That’s right, […]
Episode 409 – Canadian Lynx: Hares Eat Lynx?
“…and today we’re talking about a cool Canadian cat. But more on that later.” As iron sharpens iron, so does one man sharpen another. A friend can show you the way to a better you… but sometimes… so can a rival. The Canadian wilderness is the field for an eternal game of cat and hare… […]
Episode 408 – Spotted Ratfish: Water Rabbit
“…and today we’re talking about a fish that would shoot a guy in the back. But more on that later.” Lurking in the low-lit lounge of the Pacific lies the spotted ratfish, this silvery weirdo skims the ocean floor, callously crunching crustacean carapaces. Part shark, part rabbit, part catfish thing, it glides around with the […]
Episode 407 – Black Rat: Chew Chew
“…and today we’re talking about insistent incisors. But more on that later.” A black rat finds a brick stack that blocks his way back to a food sack that helps his rat pack get a good snack. There’s no flaw in a steady gnaw in the brick’s flaw with a rat jaw and a sharp […]
Episode 406 – Dementor Wasp: Put Me In, Roach
“…and today we’re talking about the worst thing about wasp prison. But more on that later.” Slender, shiny, and carrying the emotional energy of a horror movie villain, the Dementor Wasp floats through the insect world like a tiny eight-legged HR nightmare. This is not a creature that rushes, panics, or gets its hands dirty—this […]