• 76: Meat Reasons
    Jun 8 2026

    The Norwegians are coming! Satisficiers! De-enhance your games! Smarty bees! Artificial ears! Jack in the green! Moosup! Neuron speed! CERN update! Manhattants! Condors! Great big bunnies! Flying beavers! Poetry corner!

    Norway world cup team:

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7333438/2026/06/04/norway-world-cup-viking-photo/

    Maximizers:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/decision-making-herbert-simon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.l1A.YIhI.v7aFNO1-K6RQ

    Enhanced games:

    https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/clean-athletes-stole-show-enhanced-161747323.html

    Bumblebees:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-use-tools-to-solve-complex-problems-despite-not-being-trained-to-do-so/

    Edison killer:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/edison-may-not-have-been-the-first-to-record-the-human-voice-new-evidence-suggests/

    Jack in the green:

    https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/in-pictures-hundreds-turn-out-at-dawn-for-hastings-may-day-tradition-of-dancing-the-sun-up-8452913?page=2

    https://hastingstraditionaljackinthegreen.co.uk/

    Moosup noise:

    https://www.iflscience.com/mystery-of-the-moodus-noises-that-baffled-connecticut-for-centuries-73358

    Animal rhythms:

    https://www.earth.com/news/all-animals-communicate-using-the-same-universal-rhythm-according-to-scientists/

    CERN:

    https://home.cern/base-experiment-cern-succeeds-transporting-antimatter/

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 75: Βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ
    Jun 1 2026

    Tyrants! Little blue guy! Undersea Muppets! That's not your dog, Tom. Acorn! Black frogs, blue dogs. Invisible book talk. Frog sounds? Poetry corner. Observatory antics! Colorado?! Caedmon's Hymn.

    Unsustainable tyrants:

    https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-petty-tyrants/

    Little blue guy:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-alien-like-blue-octopus-discovered-lurking-off-the-galapagos-islands/

    https://youtu.be/174YABPY238?si=zEmsxw41iHfkhy1U

    S. Snuffleupagus:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-real-mr-snuffleupagus-meet-the-oceans-strangest-new-fish-species/

    Acorn video:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/17DD0pCtsqCBpbFSa5pimUYUN3TWBLiA_/view

    Black frogs:

    https://www.iflscience.com/chernobyl-frogs-have-changed-color-and-it-could-be-whats-helped-them-survive-73048

    Caedmon's Hymn:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-copy-of-the-oldest-known-poem-in-the-english-language-leaves-researchers-speechless/

    Frogs and their calls:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Sc78-TOFs

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 74: But why is the turtle crying?
    May 25 2026

    Moose Lick! Moose Jaw! Renewable roundup! Smithsonian: Origins. Cannibal: The Cafeteria! Spiderviper! Windy mountain! Slingerland! Poetry corner! Feet?! Requiem for a Troll.

    Colorado Cannibal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer

    Smithsonian: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/brief-history-smithsonian-institution

    Sodium battery: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/catl-sodium-ion-battery-aims-to-improve-ev-winter-range-loss/

    Geothermal energy: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/geothermal-energy-new-tech/

    Moosefight: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/world/canada-norway-moose-tall.html

    Moose licking: https://nowiknow.com/dont-let-the-moose-lick-your-car/

    Iranian Horned Viper: https://youtube.com/shorts/MkYluH1BtvU?si=uJdaX_4KAr0WgMAd

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 73: Impressive Fish Percentages
    May 18 2026

    Immortal honey. The Icelandic fishing miracle. Lunar gold rush. Attacking Joe specifically. Jellyfish too big. Brazilian dinos. High drama in the orchestra. Scratch: Origins. Viking nothing. Your attention is fine.

    Cursive v Joe:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/cursive-clubs-students.html

    Famous signatures:

    https://www.taminoautographs.com/blogs/autograph-blog/famous-signatures-top-100-celebrity-signatures-in-history?srsltid=AfmBOor127NdSbljO7iqgw0s1zzETJvUZu01MJBA2oRL2kFYBmJb3mZL

    Attention Spans:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-attention-spans-really-shrinking-what-the-science-says/

    Helium 3:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-helium-3-create-a-gold-rush-on-the-moon/

    Icelandic Fishing:

    https://reasonstobecheerful.world/great-lakes-fish-interview/

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 72: Not Soup.
    May 11 2026

    Tracy Arm Fjord! Not that boring! Similes! American Tea! Octofeet! Steve! Tybalt reports in! Prose corner? Saja! The Forks! Happy birthday to the OG animal interest haver!


    Comparisons:

    https://pudding.cool/2026/05/similes/


    Boring conversations:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123175


    Sir David:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/david-attenborough-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s


    Yaupon Tea:

    https://catspringtea.com/blogs/yaupon/the-real-story-of-ilex-vomitoria-and-yaupons-name


    Tsunami!:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 71: Dead Until the 7th
    May 4 2026

    Oops! All Kids! Popedrop! Smoking on the Whitehouse roof. Jesus Christ Frog. Your name in land. Believe? What are words? Tales of Typography. Clowncat. Thumbs up: An Investigation. What to do while making monsters.


    Poperave:

    https://youtu.be/XJuT27G5QEc?si=xiH2TKdc0xNNN1YO


    Dead frog/Alive frog:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLPeehsXAr4


    Your Name in Landsat:

    https://science.nasa.gov/specials/your-name-in-landsat/


    Fireball reporter:

    https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro/


    Samurai Crab:

    https://www.curiousspecies.com/my-species/samurai-crab


    Sonja, Monstermaker:

    http://www.sonsationalcreations.com


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 70: 19th Century Equivalent of Texting
    Apr 27 2026

    Movie Bracket! Shakespeare nerds, this is your episode! Cuthulhu real. D'Artagnan: dead. Frogs: mini. Sky: synthed. Horseblood! Poetry corner! Chirps! Van Buren?!?! Warm spots in a cold universe.

    Film Bracket:

    https://lithub.com/and-the-best-literary-film-adaptation-of-the-last-50-years-is/

    Shakespeare List:

    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/apr/22/every-shakespeare-play-ranked-lear-antony-cleopatra-hamlet

    The Majestic Giant Octopus:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kraken-fossils-show-enormous-intelligent-octopuses-were-top-predators-in-cretaceous-seas/

    D'Artagnan:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rew2dgzzo

    The Frog Guy:

    http://www.markscherz.com/

    Skysynth:

    http://skyviewer.app/skysynth

    3I/Atlas:

    https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-invader-comet-3i-atlas-formed-in-a-world-much-colder-than-the-solar-system

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 69: An Awkward Thanksgiving at Spidertown.
    Apr 20 2026

    Zeus Loose! Wild Spanish Horses! Wings: Good. The Lonely Lystrosaurus. I, Naturalist. Advice corner with Finlay. Bird mob! Mistletoe: Maligned. Lemon/Lemun. Sabotage! More tests! Risograph!


    Zeus on the Loose:

    https://youtu.be/-uHhzCTVV7E?si=KyWxh7XRxAnX04Al


    Brand New Spanish Horses:

    https://youtu.be/2puOUHPivH8?si=AXgpuZUfyDlngnUt


    Why Birds:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/why-birds-were-the-only-dinosaurs-to-survive-earths-worst-day/


    Egg Laying Mammals:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/250-million-year-old-fossil-proves-mammal-ancestors-laid-eggs/


    Joe's iNaturalist:

    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=theoriginaljoefisher&verifiable=any


    Pelican Spider:

    https://youtu.be/N92b8_r-L8o?si=YixesdEKcTSwRVPD


    Risotto Studios:

    https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/risotto-riso-club-graphic-design-spotlight-080426


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    1 hr and 5 mins