The Zooquarium Podcast
Animal Education Through Art & Science
Mike Bennett Studios
Show overview
The Zooquarium Podcast launched in 2025 and has put out 32 episodes, alongside 5 trailers or bonus episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 7 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 16 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 31 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 31 episodes published. Published by Mike Bennett Studios.
From the publisher
The Zooquarium Podcast is a deep dive into all of the questions YOU want answered about the animals and habitats of the land, sea, and air. On each episode, artist Mike Bennett and biologist Chanel Hason use their background as educators to answer YOUR questions and invite guests from the wildlife and creative worlds to explore the convergence of science and art together. The Zooquarium Podcast explores the imagucational world of animals and ecosystems in a way that’s engaging and accessible to kids of all ages. Want more of The Zooquarium Podcast? BONUS content for each episode is posted every other Tuesday at thezooquarium.com/podcast and youtube.com/@mikebennettstudios
Latest Episodes
View all 32 episodesWhy Do Bookworms Eat Books?
Slime Time! More with Dr. Jann Vendetti
How Do Snails Make Slime?
Carol Cleveland MEOWS! More on Cats & Creativity with Gretchen Lohse & Thomas Hughes!
Why Do Cats Have Whiskers?
BONUS: Leapin' Lemurs with Dr. Tim Eppley
Why Are the Middle Fingers of Aye-Ayes So Long?
BONUS: Books Are Magic with John Sazaklis
Why Do Red-Eyed Tree Frogs Have Multiple Eyelids?
BONUS: Talkin' Tigers with Megan Hagedorn
Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?
BONUS: Crickets, Clay, and the City of Roses with Chuck Duke
Where Are Crickets' Ears Located?
Chanel in the Wild: Animal conversations with kids!
Why Are Orcas So Deadly?
BONUS: Animating Animals - More With Stop Motion Animator, Adam Taylor
Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
In Living Color: The Wild World of Chameleons with Jenna Lamping
How Can Chameleons Change Color?
Act Like an Animal: More with actor Derrick Baskin from Disney's The Little Mermaid on Broadway
bonusThis bonus episode features more of Mike and Chanel’s conversation with Derrick Baskin all about EELS! They continue their conversation about eels, the experience of performing on stage for kids, and embodying all different types of animals. PLUS, Chanel and Mike share their own experiences acting on stage for a live audience.Visit thezooquarium.com/podcast to download activity sheets and bonus materials, upload YOUR art, and submit YOUR animal questions!Visit Derrick's websiteFollow Derrick on Instagram: @derrick.baskinLearn about the Portland AquariumShop the Mike Bennett Studios storeFollow us on Instagram: @thezooquariumFollow Mike on Instagram: @mikebennettartFollow Mike on TikTok: @mikebennettartSubscribe to the Mike Bennett Studios YouTube ChannelFollow Chanel on Instagram: @pschanelLearn about The Elakha Alliance: elakhaalliance.orgThe Zooquarium releases episodes about different animals every other Tuesday with bonus content for each episode the following week. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube so you’re informed when new episodes come out! Video versions are available here on YouTube, Spotify, and thezooquarium.com/podcastCreditsHosted by: Mike Bennett & Chanel HasonGuest: Derrick BaskinProduced & Edited by: Jon RichardsonMusic by: Gretchen Lohse & Thomas Hughes of Carol Cleveland SingsIntro Animation by: Silas Bell & Kyle Bell of Castle AnimationArtwork by: FuzzzbrainSpecial thanks toAgatha & Agatha's family, Derrick Baskin, Tyler Maynard (Flotsam), Michele Kraus Bennett, Cayley Pater, The Elakha Alliance, Teddy Albertson, eels in general.