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They're cute and hungry and LOUD! Paul and Donna explore the world of Tasmanian devils this week! Sources: https://www.livescience.com/27440-tasmanian-devils.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AU7AtY-js https://www.aussieark.org.au/devil-ark/ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47659640 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/tasmanian-devil-island-fundraising-program-winds-up/9147124 Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.  

It's moth season! Cover your drinks and listen to Paul and Donna talk about fluttery little weirdos! Sources: Links to our sources coming soon. Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

Leopards! Paul and Donna love them. Join us as we talk about these amazing big cats. *Note, Paul and Donna discuss the appearance of a black panther in the Little House in the Big Woods, and thought this was probably a black cougar. After some research, though it appears that the cat in the book was either a jaguar (whose range was that far north at the time of the story), or, Grandpa Olsen made it up! We'll talk about that briefly next recording session. Cheers! Sources: https://www.positive.news/environment/three-good-things-animals-making-a-comeback/ https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/south-georgia-right-whale-project/south-georgia-right-whale-project-whale-tracking/ https://www.livescience.com/950-leopard-spots.html http://www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Wildlife-travel/kruger-park-wildlife-leopards.html https://blog.londolozi.com/2018/09/27/how-do-leopards-climb/ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15954/163991139 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Cat_Diary https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/inside-the-book-celebrating-leopard-print-in-pop-culture-history/   Featured image: "2013-08-14 11.21.20" by MaxH42 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

On this special follow-up episode Dr. Sarah McAnulty, we talk about squid butts, delicious squid recipes and Skype A Scientist! Sarah McAnulty, is the Executive director for the science communication non-profit Skype a Scientist and an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut. She is also an all-around squid nerd. It was a total delight to talk to her. Do visit Skype a Scientist. It's one of the most incredible free science resources we've ever seen. https://www.skypeascientist.com/ You can follow Sarah on Twitter and Instagram! She is @SarahMackAttack on both. We support Skype A Scientist on Patreon. You should consider it too. https://www.patreon.com/SkypeAScientist.    

Release the Kraken! Paul and Donna discuss squads of squid this week! Sources: https://www.change.org/p/noaa-office-of-science-and-technology-marine-ecosystems-st7-division-the-scientific-community-change-squid-scientific-name-to-a-squad-of-squid https://www.sciencealert.com/an-amazing-underwater-blob-turned-out-to-be-a-gelatinous-ball-of-squid-eggs https://aqua.org/blog/2017/October/Cephalopods-Arms-or-Tentacles https://www.nature.com/news/deep-sea-squid-uses-tentacles-to-attract-prey-1.13614 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/deep-sea-squid-can-break-off-all-its-arms-onto-an-enemy https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Inkling https://youtu.be/VbWXXWGomYk https://youtu.be/7yLxva_nSAU https://oceana.org/marine-life/cephalopods-crustaceans-other-shellfish/humboldt-squid https://thedishonscience.stanford.edu/posts/if-squids-could-talk/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fourteen-fun-facts-about-squid-octopuses-and-other-cephalopods-45444510/ Featured image: "Bigfin Reef Squid" by Doug Finney is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0  Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

This week our good buddy Clay Groves from the Fish Nerds podcast joins Paul and Donna to talk about the rare and mysterious fur bearing trout! About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

Once you're caught up on Varmints and you need things to listen to because you're stuck at home please listen to: The Soapy Madams Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soapymadams Checkin' In With Csomo: https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo Planthropology: https://www.planthropologypod.com/ Just the Zoo Of Us: https://anchor.fm/justthezooofus CritterCast: https://crittercastpodcast.blubrry.net/ Animals To The Max: https://corbinmaxey.com/podcast-1 Hannah and Erik Go Birding: https://www.gobirdingpodcast.com/ Strange Animals Podcast: https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/ Be safe, wash your hands, stay indoors and be nice to EVERYONE.  

Join us this week and guest Rob Lang from Underdone Comics to talk about those goofballs of the sea and sky, pelicans! Sources: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/McNary/Wildlife_Habitats/Pelicans.html https://www.audubon.org/news/how-brown-pelicans-dive-after-fish-without-breaking-their-necks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans https://pelicanbrewing.com/ https://youtu.be/NSE-Vt50UZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijWYAuOJjSg https://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es_kids/CA-Brown-Pelican/Documents/brown_pelicanbio.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxgEuvWKD8   Featuredimage: "Four Pelicans in Pelican Park Clontarf-1=" by Sheba_Also 46000 + photos-Videos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0  Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

Sources: https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a30382474/sea-lions-steal-boat/       https://www.sealion-world.com/sea-lion-social-structure/ http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/thermoregulation https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/rio-the-logical-sea-lion http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/san-francisco-pier39-sealions.html https://www.pier39.com/sealions/ https://youtu.be/M5pi6wB3Nak   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140820140023.htm   Hirschel the sea lion https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/animals-gone-wild/Content?oid=72236090 Featured image: "sea lions at Fanny bay" by marneejill is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0  Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

This week Paul is joined by his lovely daughter Baylee as they discuss that voluptuous Australian marsupial the wombat! Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/world/australia/wombat-selfie.html https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hero-wombats-australia-fires/ https://outline.com/2XGq7C https://www.livescience.com/52640-wombats.html https://www.wombania.com/wombats/wombat-behavior.htm http://www.jackiefrench.com/diary-of-a-wombat https://slate.com/culture/2016/08/fatso-the-fat-arsed-wombat-was-the-best-olympic-mascot-ever.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cO376yWrGc https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/ All other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe.  

Moooooove on outta here 2019. It's a new year and here's a new episode! This week Paul and Donna chat about cattle!----more---- Sources for this episode: Image "Cattle" was provided by Washington State Department of Agriculture under a Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 International (CC BY-NC 2.0) license. Unless otherwise noted all music is by Kevin McLeod and is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 International (CC BY-NC 2.0) license. https://www.icelandreview.com/society/icelandic-cows-escape-for-night-time-adventure/ https://animalcorner.co.uk/cow-anatomy/ https://www.nny360.com/opinion/how-do-cows-stay-warm-in-the-winter/article_10899c33-fc8c-540f-b995-5f34b1f3389b.html https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/70538715/cows-master-maze-making-mice-look-like-dimwits https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheStoryOfFerdinand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDKQ7_C88c8 https://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/aobriendvm/2014/july/amazing-and-wondrous-fistulated-cow-31867 https://www.statista.com/statistics/263979/global-cattle-population-since-1990/ All other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe.

Llamas and Alpacas! The chief Soapy Madams drama llamas switch gears and talk about those adorable real llamas (and alpacas) on this week’s show! But [...]

This week Paul and Donna talk about those venomous, poisonous, creepiest of crawlies: centipedes and millipedes! Yecch. Unless otherwise noted all music is by Kevin McLeod and is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. All other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe.

Your Podcast Or Mine Interview! This week we are sharing an interview we did with Sherry Thomas on her show Your Podcast Or Mine. Enjoy! [...]

Meerkats! Meerkats are super cute and smart. They are also violent gang members. This week Paul and Donna talk about these little beasties and monster [...]

Manatees and Dugongs! Things get more than a little gassy and silly as Paul and Donna talk about manatees and dugongs this week! Lettuce learn [...]

Condors! Paul and special guest co-host Chris Braaten join forces this week to talk about some uniquely awesome Californian birds: condors! Chris Braaten is the [...]

Lobsters! The show notes for our episode about lobsters are on the way. Please check back for cool/interesting/funny lobster information as well as links to [...]

Koalas! Koalas are cute, cuddly and NOT BEARS! Join Paul and Donna as they unpack the fascinating lives of these adorable little varmints from Down [...]

Tiger Sharks! To wrap up our very own take on Shark Week 2019 Paul and Donna talk about fantastic and interesting tiger sharks! Show notes [...]

North American Hawks! Paul and Donna wing it today talking about those beautiful, fast, and it turns out, smartypants predators, North American Hawks! We’ll hear [...]

WARNING: This episode contains one instance of a word that may not be suitable for kids, grandparents or people who are sensitive about adult language. [...]

Honeybees! Buzz on over to the Blazing Caribou Hive and join Paul and Donna today to discuss these smartypollenpants little critters, the honeybee! But first, [...]

Seagulls! Summertime means beaches and beaches mean seagulls! Hide your corn dogs! Clay Groves joins Paul and Donna to talk about these pesky, wonderful birds! [...]

Leeches! Do you think leeches suck? Well, you are right! Join Paul and Donna today to talk about these weird little worms today on the [...]

Coyotes! Varmints! podcast is thrilled to welcome back this week our very first guest, Dr. Seth Magle to chat with us about coyotes! Dr. Seth [...]

Dolphins! Everyone loves dolphins! Will Paul and Donna help you learn a little more about them this week? They dolphinitely will. But first the news! [...]

Dragons! Join Paul and Donna with our special guest, famous exotic animal rancher Cotton Shorts, to talk about those fiery, scaly reptiles, dragons! Dragon scales [...]

Cobras! Get ready to slither and hissss with Paul and Donna this week in our very first episode about a snek; the cobra! But first, [...]

Yaks! Paul and Donna are yakkin’ about yaks on this week’s episode! By the end of this episode you’re going to be a real brainy-yak! [...]

Finches! Cute, feathery dinosaurs are the topic today on the Varmints! podcast. Come fly away with us and enjoy learning about these tiny tweeters. But [...]

Groundhogs! How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Find out the answer to that and dig into lots of [...]

Camels! Paul and Donna are back with another episode of Varmints! to talk about the amazing world of those ancient ships of the desert: camels! [...]

Salamanders and Newts! This week on Varmints! podcast, Paul and Donna slither around on the subject salamanders and newts! Join us for amphibious fun! But [...]

Cats! Paul and Donna sharpen their claws and pounce on the topic of cats! Come swat the ball of yarn around with us this week [...]

Geese! Hey you silly geese! Paul and Donna are here to talk about the fascinating, misunderstood lives of another one of our feathered friends! But [...]

Earthworms! This week on the Varmints! podcast join Paul and Donna to talk about those squishity, squiggly dirt eatin’ chums, the earthworms! But first, the [...]

Brown Bears! This week on the Varmints! podcast join Paul and Donna for the much anticipated and long awaited brown bears episode! But first, the [...]

Badgers! This week on the Varmints! podcast Paul and Donna discuss those feisty burrowing European and American badgers! But first, the news! Maine… Badgers and [...]

Scorpions! This week on Varmints! Podcast, join Paul and Donna for a discussion of those skittery little weirdos, scorpions! But first, the news! Swaner EcoCenter [...]

Emus! Woo hoo! It’s our 100th episode and we have all sorts of fun stuff in store! First, we’re joined by nationally recognized biologist and [...]

Sea Turtles! Who doesn’t love sea turtles? Paul is joined by his smart, hilarious daughter Baylee on this week’s long awaited episode about them! In [...]

Crabs! Donna is on vacation so Mandy and Melissa from Moms and Murder join Paul to discuss those crabby (and delicious) crabs! Moms and Murder [...]

Tigers! This week Paul and Donna are discussing the largest member of the cat family: tigers! These big stripey guys are incredible! But first the [...]

Hyenas! This week Paul and Donna are talking about hyenas! These smelly savanna scavengers are surprisingly super! But first the news! Don’t invite hyenas to [...]

Dragonflies! We always notice and appreciate the lovely reviews you give us. Thank you. Thanks so much to Andrea Freitas for the recommendation this week. [...]

Iguanas! This week on Varmints! podcast, we delve into the world of the extraordinary iguanas. It’s much bigger, and way weirder than you thought! But [...]

Ants! We’ve got ants in our pants to talk to you about the amazing, adaptable, astonishing ant! But first, the news! Flying ant invasion has [...]

Hammerhead Sharks! Chris Green (Toph) from the GravityBeard podcast joins Donna this week to discuss those bizarre and wonderful hammerhead sharks! Thanks so much to [...]

  Hummingbirds! Suzy from The Casual Birder podcast joins Donna this week to talk about the incredible lives of hummingbirds! Thanks so much to Suzy [...]