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| 07 Feb 2022 | Ep 61: Avengers, Assemble! (Prosthetics) | 00:21:23 | |
This week's show is all about the real life Animal Avengers, animal prosthetics, osseointegration, and the magic of 3D printing to save animals from euthanasia while advancing prosthetic technologies to help humans. https://www.discovery.com/science/artificial-limbs--pioneering-animal-surgery-may-hold-the-key-to https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/prosthetics-animals-rescued-3d-dogs-cats https://futurism.com/tortoise-gets-new-shell-thanks-to-3d-printing https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160314141412.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osseointegration_Group_of_Australia
Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 14 Feb 2022 | Ep 62: Winter (Prosthetics, Part 2) | 00:22:13 | |
This week is part two of the prosthetics arc where we look exclusively at one dolphin who lost her tail but not her spirit - how that dolphin's journey saved the wildlife rehabilitation center she lived in, helped humans with advancements in prosthetic tech, and saved countless animals after her death in 2021, all while schmoozing with Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr. Let's meet Winter the Dolphin. https://www.cmaquarium.org/winter-updates/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_(dolphin) https://twitter.com/WinterDolphin https://www.seeker.com/fuji-the-first-dolphin-with-a-prosthetic-fin-dies-1769268456.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fuji-the-dolphins-rubber-tail/ https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/rescuer-dolphin-tale-co-stars-remember-loveable-dolphin https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/winter-dolphin-reunited-rescuer-14-years-later
Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 21 Feb 2022 | Ep 63: Puckish Poultry and Cursing Corvids | 00:24:22 | |
McNugget, the coffee shop rooster; Cosmo, the rowdy raven who befriended an elementary school; an update on Magawa, the land-mind detection rat from episode 10; and scheduling updates! https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/beloved-issaquah-rooster-likely-killed-by-dog/ https://www.q13fox.com/news/mcnugget-issaquahs-favorite-rooster-killed-in-tragic-dog-attack https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/beloved-issaquah-rooster-likely-killed-by-dog/ Cosmo the Kid-Cursing Corvid MentalFloss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/653445/profane-crow-made-friends-grade-school-being-expelled https://ar-ar.facebook.com/KOMONews/posts/mcnugget-had-been-at-the-espresso-stand-for-11-years-and-was-well-known-in-the-c/863903653677968/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 06 Mar 2022 | Time traveler (episode 8): POLL! | 00:14:20 | |
In this fan favorite, we meet Poll - President Andrew Jackson's swearing parrot,-who makes frequent cameos through the episodes of Bewilderbeasts. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | Time traveler (episode 18): Don't Do Toads, Kids! | 00:21:09 | |
In this fan favorite, we revisit Melissa's failed foray into pharmaceutical advertising. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 13 Mar 2022 | Time traveler (ep 26): "Oh, He's The Dead Guy" | 00:24:58 | |
When Melissa's asked which story sticks with her the most, it's the one of the Border Collie who unmasked the terrible racists in Tennessee. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 20 Mar 2022 | Time traveler (ep 33): Napoleon's WHAT was stolen?!? | 00:28:45 | |
Missing historical appendages? Fierce women who get it done? Big goofy hero dogs? Quirky facts and serious history? It's all here. If there is one episode that encompasses Bewilderbeasts, it's this one. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 28 Feb 2022 | Patron Saint, Olga of Kiev | 00:29:25 | |
Replay of Episode 50: Olga of Kiev. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 04 Apr 2022 | Ep 64: Ciga-crows | 00:37:22 | |
Starting Season 3 : Swedish crows trained to pick up cigarettes in exchange for actual peanuts- it's proposed to save towns over 75% of the monetary cost of humans picking up trash, but what does that mean for the crows? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/505089/dutch-startup-wants-train-crows-pick-cigarette-butts https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds/is-it-ethical-to-train-crows-to-pick-up-cigarette-butts/ *normal cleaning animals, vultures, goats for fires, etc: https://www.dawn.com/news/1371300 https://boingboing.net/2022/02/01/crows-trained-to-collect-cigarette-butts-on-the-street.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45155818 https://boutique.puydufou.com/papeterie/page/2.html https://abcbirds.org/blog21/what-do-crows-eat/ And, my own life growing up with a smoker.
More about the show can be found at https://bewilderbeastspod.com
Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 01 Apr 2022 | April Fools-A-Roo! (The Yankee Vs Ostrich with Nick Charlie Key) | 00:16:20 | |
April Fool's Day is in full swing on this episode of not-exactly BewilderBeasts! Let's learn about a bit about by way of a New York Yankee's baseball player and an ostrich.
Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 11 Apr 2022 | Ep 65:The Queen's Cat and The Pig War | 00:17:09 | |
Three shorter stories that couldn't quite make an entire episode on their own: A cat on the Queen's payroll in the UK and a pig who started a nearly 13 year war over land in the Pacific Northwest between the US and Canada. Pig War :
Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 17 Apr 2022 | Ep 66: Knights in Shining Flannel | 00:24:29 | |
The time LL Bean teamed up with a taxidermist and a woman from New Sweden, Maine, to make an unbelievably rare event come back to life for the masses. Plus, moose are hunted by an unusual predator, and one inebriated moose gets stuck in a tree. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 25 Apr 2022 | Ep 67: Doom Bloom | 00:25:13 | |
An invasive little bugger is murdering trees & plants in mid-Atlantic states by sucking them dry, then uses poisonous poop to finish the job. One hero rises above to turn poisonous poop lemons into delicious vomit lemonade. Philadelphia Bee - Doom Bloom Honey creators: BillyPenn.com https://billypenn.com/2019/09/13/10-worst-things-about-the-spotted-lanternfly-invasion/ PhillyMag.com Extension Penn State U, how to comply with SLF active quarantine regulations: https://extension.psu.edu/how-you-can-comply-with-the-spotted-lanternfly-quarantine-regulations More about the Spotted Lantern Fly: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly A youtube video demonstrating pro tips and tricks, on how to kill the SLF And a facebook page because not everything on social media is a dumpster fire. Well, it is, but this should be helpful: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215404745415711/ For The Love of Nature: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-child/id1551899680?i=1000557222696 Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 02 May 2022 | Ep 68: Who Watches The Watchmen? | 00:32:17 | |
When violent militarized police attack school children protesting for the right to education in Chile, hundreds of homeless street dogs stand in the way. This story focuses on two of the hundreds of Chilean protesting dogs: the infamous Negro Matapacos (Bebe), whose likeness pops up wherever social injustice involving police brutality and injustice to kids around the world exists, and El Vaquita, the dog who needed a fake protest to see the vet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Matapacos DuoLingo has a GREAT podcast where I was able to get ½ of Maria’s story first hand, about how she met and loved Bebe through his life. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/duolingo-spanish/el-perro-que-protest%C3%B3-the-mjTYP_xl103/ https://thebark.com/content/how-chilean-dog-ended-face-new-york-city-subway-protests @midnucas on Twitter : https://twitter.com/midnucas/status/1213619610743758848 (the tweet where El Vaquita, "Little Cow" or "Cowie the dog"needed a fake protest to get him to veterinarian's for care. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 09 May 2022 | Ep 69: Shave and a Haircut | 00:24:27 | |
One sheep in Australia goes on the "lamb" and comes back from his "ram"springa needing a haircut of epic proportions. Resources: https://www.edgarsmission.org.au/about-us/faqs/# https://www.bobvila.com/articles/sheeps-wool-insulation/ https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/why-do-we-shear-sheep-faqs/ https://www.britishwool.org.uk/assets/files/factsheets/2-Why-we-need-to-shear-sheep.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrSCnzR_mA (Mashable) https://www.businessinsider.com/why-sheep-cant-stop-growing-their-fur-2015-9 https://www.livescience.com/52755-sheep-facts.html https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/why-do-we-shear-sheep-faqs/ Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org
Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 16 May 2022 | Time Traveler (Ep 24)- Go Ask Alice | 00:29:41 | |
A personal note from Melissa re: Roe v. Wade and a throwback episode about feminism by way of First Daughter, Alice Roosevelt's pet garder snake, Emily Spinach. Also, panda cologne is eau d'number 2, and our favorite bad taxidermy, "Sad Otter". Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 23 May 2022 | Ep 70: Betting on the Ponies | 00:41:08 | |
This week a look at the less-greats in horse racing, including a horse named after a fruit, a horse named after a tuber, and an announcer has to call a race with a horse evidently named by a 17th century pirate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing https://www.livescience.com/14020-kentucky-derby-weird-horse-names.html https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/sport/race-horse-names-betting-frankel/index.html https://www.si.com/horse-racing/2021/04/29/kentucky-derby-best-and-worst-names https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/sport/horsey-mchorseface/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_(horse) https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/08/how-did-rich-strike-win-kentucky-derby/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruler_on_Ice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pants_On_Fire_(horse) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey_Club_(United_States) Measure of Things website Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 30 May 2022 | Ep 71: It's Witch-ah-Tah | 00:26:03 | |
Season 3 Finale: Three headlines from around the US: A javelina commits light B&E and steals a motor vehicle over Cheetos; a fugitive flamingo from Kansas is found in TEXAS; homeowners in Colorado file an unusual claim that Goldilocks would be envious. ******************* Resources: Javelina Cheeto Caper Fugitive Flamingo https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/flamingo-escaped-kansas-zoo-17-years-ago-spotted-texas-coast-rcna22129 DNA Exonerates Bear https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/dna-evidence-saves-lake-tahoe-s-500-pound-black-bear-hank-the-tank-from-euthanasia-134094917710 FUZZ by Mary Roach: https://maryroach.net/fuzz.html Links as always are in the description of today's episode Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org and my swearing parrot buddy, Poll. More about Melissa McCue-McGrath can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and BewilderBeastsPod.com Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 | BONUS (Patreon Exclusive!): Hungry, Hungry Hippos | 00:17:44 | |
A bonus episode pulled from Patreon to keep you company this summer. Learn all about how Pablo Escobar's bad choices led to the largest invasive species on the planet. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 16 Aug 2022 | BONUS: Slaughterhouse Punk Rock Goat (Patreon Exclusive) | 00:15:23 | |
Let's dive into this episode pulled from the Patreon feed about a grindcore goat named Biquette. Rock on! Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 05 Sep 2022 | Ep 72: Whoa, Uglies! | 00:25:32 | |
The Ugly Animal Preservation Society, the world's funniest biologist Simon Watt, and a Blobfish walk into a bar; Melissa is grossed out by sound effects. We're back, baby! Season 4! https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/british-science-festival https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24040130 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmyUm7n1U7k (Unusual creatures: The Incredible True Story of the Blobfish song) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88111/7-unattractive-facts-about-blobfish Intro/Outro: Tiptoe out the back by Dan LIbowicz! Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 13 Sep 2022 | Ep 73: The Unkindness | 00:32:43 | |
The many kinds of unkindnesses at the Tower of London, including murders, treason, and some rambunctious ravens who have a big prophecy on their winged shoulders. https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/#gs.9boma6 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ravenmaster-christopher-skaife-tells-of-his-relationships-with-the-tower-of-londons-resident-birds/ The Ravenmaster: My Life With The Ravens At The Tower of London by Chirs Skaife Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 18 Sep 2022 | Sick Bay: What The Pluck? | 00:21:29 | |
Melissa is sick, so let's go back in the way back machine to when this show was a recording in a closet under the stairs. Throwback to Episode 42, What the Pluck, all about the Hollywood Highway Chickens. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 | Ep 74: Dartmoor | 00:42:35 | |
A matriarch looking for enough room for the entire family to call home buys a dilapidated zoo in England. It took 4 days before the Jaguar escaped. Then the wolves. Then the lynx. Welcome to Dartmoor. The book: “We Bought A Zoo” by Benjamin Mee http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6246342.stm https://www.livescience.com/homewrecker-condors-california.html https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahara-desert-Africa/Animal-life https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52437763 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-47322731 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-devon-33989483 http://www.knightfrank.co.uk/press/2006_news_stories/DartmoorWildlifeParksalecompletes.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20101120115131/http://captiveanimals.org/zoos/dartmoor1.htm (the 13 page report on the conditions the animals were dealing with in 2001, where 15 of the 16 charges against Ellis Daw were dropped) https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/heartbreaking-true-life-story-love-588037 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/6246342.stm And, THE full piece which attributes Scarlett Johansson as the author: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-daily-telegraph/20180324/282368335187515 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 03 Oct 2022 | Ep 75: Sharkboy | 00:29:03 | |
After a pod of dolphins saved Todd Endris from a Great White Shark, Todd went on to advocate for the sharks who nearly killed him. https://www.today.com/news/dolphins-save-surfer-becoming-sharks-bait-2D80555123 https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/kelp-forest-cam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Triangle_(Pacific_Ocean) https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-best-surf-leashes-in-the-world https://scaquarium.org/shark-fin-soup/ Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 10 Oct 2022 | Ep 76: Leavin' on a Jet Plane | 00:25:53 | |
As promised, another series of animal escapes - this time, airport edition, plus why cats love boxes so dang much, the most dangerous job at the Singapore airport, and the zoo escapees who found refuge at a Miami area airport. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/cat-lost-at-boston-airport-for-weeks-found-safe https://www.npr.org/2022/07/13/1111333510/cat-boston-logan-airport https://nypost.com/2021/12/13/two-lions-roam-around-singapore-airport-after-escaping/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/monkeys-florida-1948-zoo-escape-b1851084.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjbkm5/lion-escape-singapore-airport-sedated https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/escaped-dog-toronto-airport/ https://www.wired.com/2015/02/whats-up-with-cats-and-boxes/ https://www.lufthansa.com/cd/en/transporting-animals-as-excess-baggage https://www.dawn.com/news/528037/singapore-a-key-transit-hub-for-wildlife-smuggling https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjbkm5/lion-escape-singapore-airport-sedated https://www.livescience.com/african-monkeys-florida-zoo-escapees.html https://vervetproject.org/photo/ https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/dania-chimpanzee-farm.html Intro / Outtro Tiptoe Out The Back – Dan Lebowitz Interstitial music by MK2 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 17 Oct 2022 | Ep 77: The Horses Who Find The Missing | 00:24:22 | |
This week, we meet a 1600 pound animal who is also using their noses to find missing people, narcotics, and more. Giddyup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_search_and_rescue https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2013/06/horses_as_bloodhounds_lost_art.html https://dailybulldog.com/features/thoughts-from-the-summit-horses-in-search-and-rescue/ https://www.mainemountedsar.org/ https://measuringstuff.com/how-high-is-20-meters/ https://www.mainesearchandrescue.org/conference Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 24 Oct 2022 | Ep 78: Eau d'Poo | 00:19:01 | |
This week, we look at how scatological scientists use fake poop to save owls and commune with rhinos. Let's GO! https://www.optimistdaily.com/2022/02/fake-poop-helps-tiny-endangered-owls-find-new-homes/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/60234064 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Burrowing_Owl/overview https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/burrowing-owl https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rhinoceroses-poop-middens-communication https://www.seeker.com/plant-makes-fake-poop-to-fool-dung-beetles-1770322031.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/sparkly-zoo-poo Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org and introducing HappySoulMusic.com! Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 31 Oct 2022 | Ep 79: The Kitten in the Book Drop | 00:22:48 | |
In 1988, a librarian opened a book drop and was surprised by what she found. Let's hear the story of Dewey Readmore Books. http://www.spencerlibrary.com/p/dewey-library-cat.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Readmore_Books http://www.spencerlibrary.com/p/deweys-job-description-1.html https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ia/fort-dodge/KFOD/date/1988-1-18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer,_Iowa https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-01-02-dewey-new-cat_N.htm https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1987 https://oedb.org/ilibrarian/quick-guide-library-cats/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145419/ https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/05/does-your-cat-have-arthritis/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Ep 80: Camel Cam and Sheep View | 00:16:24 | |
A look at all the animals who make Google maps Google-possible, including a camel named Raffia and a whole lot of sheep in the Faroe Islands. https://www.boredpanda.com/google-street-view-animals/ History of the Google View Camera, including a giant camera strapped to a car. Article quoted by Yvette Tan: https://mashable.com/article/google-street-trekker-sg Youtube video of trike in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-4Aln1Il8 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 14 Nov 2022 | Ep 81: Avast! | 00:24:39 | |
Let's meet the "Little Boatman," the "Black Devil," the "Horse Inspirerer" -----the Schipperke, with Paul Csomo of Avast!. https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/schipperke/ https://www.schipperkeclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Revised2018_Schip_Club_leaflet.pdf https://www.schipperkeclub-usa.org/about-schips/breed-history/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 22 Nov 2022 | Ep 82: Going To The Dogs | 00:51:55 | |
The National Dog Show is a staple in many homes for the pre-Thanksgiving event - so Melissa (and special guest Paul Csomo from Avast) discuss all the terrible things we've done to purebred dogs in the name of beauty. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 28 Nov 2022 | Ep 83: Five Deer (DeerDucken remix) | 00:39:44 | |
A relisten to everything we got wrong about the first Thanksgiving celebration, including the animals on the table. Deerducken, anyone? Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 06 Dec 2022 | Ep 84: SQUAWK! We'll Do It LIVE! | 00:38:16 | |
This week's episode is a dry run of the live show that will take place at the Kennebunk Free Library on Dec. 6th at 6:30 pm. As this is an audio format, wild gesticulations, slides, and bad haircuts are all absent from this media - you need to come in person to get the full experience :) Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 13 Dec 2022 | Ep 85: Because, Alaska. | 00:21:37 | |
In 75 miles of winding roads in Alaska, Trooper Shanigan's GPS froze up, leaving him lost en route to a fire in his own neighborhood. He'd have to settle for GS to get him there - a German Shepherd named Buddy, who was looking for help and found it. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36754385 https://alaskapublic.org/2016/02/11/hero-dog-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/ https://ktna.org/2010/05/buddy-the-hero-dog-turns-into-poster-child-for-fire-prevention/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 19 Dec 2022 | Ep 86: Unicorns, Rainbows and Funeral Turkey Feathers | 00:33:26 | |
Episode updates; turkey feathers were a huge part of your childhood; unicorns are real in LA; a revisit of the nightMARE before Christmas. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 06 Mar 2023 | Ep 87: Polly Wanna Murder? | 00:33:25 | |
New season & BIG news, plus a quartet of parrots at criminality! Let's DO this thing! Hennady the policeman left for work, the bird surprisingly stopped a burglary. http://www.authorstevewillard.com/Green-Parrot.html (1940s, green parrot) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38859910/parrot-leads-law-to-killing-suspect/ https://thecinemaholic.com/max-geller-murder-where-is-robert-butler-now/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 13 Mar 2023 | Ep 88: Goodbye, Earl! | 00:23:52 | |
This week, an unusual employee shows up to work at the R & R Garage and ended up changing their logo. Meanwhile, Melissa has the early 2000s country/pop hit, "Goodbye, Earl" stuck in her head FOR NO REASON! https://www.thedodo.com/on-the-farm/rooster-works-at-autoshop Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | Ep 89: Cat Turned Brew | 00:28:10 | |
What does the Black Death, scotch whiskey, cats, the worst laws in Tennesee, and bad taxidermy have to do with each other? Oh, buckle in - we're going for a ride! https://iheartcats.com/protecting-breweries-ne-of-cats-many-noble-endeavors-throughout-history/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bristol-cat-pub https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-humane-brewery-working-cat-1.4998719 https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-real-reason-breweries-keep-cats-around/ar-AA125kNn https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/07/21/Feral-cats-defend-Chicago-brewery-from-rats/1661469111930/ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/3616831/fife-cats-netflix-lindores-abbey/ https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/06/lindores-abbey-distillery-seeks-names-for-new-kittens/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1715640115 https://lindoresabbeydistillery.com/test-5/ my favorite article title: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-bright-side-of-the-black-death - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague Stupid laws: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-laws/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 27 Mar 2023 | Ep 90: Key Largo Zombie Possums | 00:29:27 | |
An unusual team of bounty hunters, biologists, possums, mosquitos, and trash pandas are finally making a dent in the Florida Everglades Python Problem. But, can they save the Everglades before the snakes find refuge in Key Largo? https://www.livescience.com/gps-tagged-mammals-used-to-catch-pythons https://abc7ny.com/python-longest-nat-geo-florida/11984390/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 03 Apr 2023 | Ep 91: The Well Diggers of Death Valley | 00:20:06 | |
When we discuss an invasive species on this show, the discussion turns to the distruction by that species on the environment. But, here is an animal that has become part of the food web,is saving other species from a warming climate by digging 5' water wells, and is now part of the very fabric of America's desert. Federal biologists are faced with some inconvenient data thanks to an out of the box scientist, and now they have to answer an ethical question as to what to do next with the Death Valley Donkeys. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-donkeys-wells-life.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/science/donkeys-mountain-lions-death-valley.html https://www.salon.com/2012/04/02/hollywoods_long_history_of_animal_cruelty/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 10 Apr 2023 | Ep 92: A Wink to the Sky | 00:25:04 | |
A farewell to a good friend, and a revisit to the Dolphin who gave up pod life for the people of a small Irish fishing village in Ireland. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 17 Apr 2023 | Ep 93: Tiger Things | 00:42:17 | |
The history of Mike the LSU tiger, the dark reality of meeting tiger cubs, and a new law puts dumb criminals and America's worst behind bars. Undercover Cop https://www.newsweek.com/man-tries-sell-tiger-cub-undercover-cops-20k-gets-arrested-1776558 1 eyed hero tiger: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/machli-bengal-tiger-india-queen-ranthambore?loggedin=true&rnd=1679959419852 https://www.livescience.com/why-are-tigers-orange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tiger https://www.livescience.com/rare-white-tiger-born-in-zoo-to-orange-parents.html https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tragedy-of-the-white-tiger1/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-ethical-problems-with-breeding-the-white-tiger https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/09/tiger-cub-athens/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/263 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Ep 94: Rock Baby and Baby Jail | 00:30:27 | |
In this season finale, we'll catch up with the world's best dad - a 31-year-old bald eagle who wanted to be a dad. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/murphy-eagle-rock-chick-eaglet_n_642daa6be4b0859acb91e120 https://www.chincoteague.com/pony_swim_guide.html https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/st-louis-was-surrounded-by-12-tornadoes-last-weekend-39894615 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 22 Jan 2024 | Ep 95: Zombieland | 00:32:50 | |
Starting season 6 off with mind control parasites often found in kitty litter boxes around the world - so how is this parasite endangering monk seals in the Pacific Ocean? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/toxoplasmosis-risk-wolves-cats-mice https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/zombies-parasites-animals-science-behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis https://www.livescience.com/surprising-toxoplasma-gondii-facts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422000141
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| 29 Jan 2024 | Ep 96: The Maine 6 | 00:36:29 | |
This week we look at Maine's 6 dogs who might just end up on the front lines to save nearly every industry that gives Maine the name, "Vacationland. " https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-honors-young-scientist-who-was-subject-of-police-complaint/ https://twitter.com/YaleSPH/status/1617630181166047232 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/whats-so-bad-about-the-spotted-lanternfly.html https://6abc.com/bobbi-wilson-lanternflies-yale-invasive-species/12773431/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 05 Feb 2024 | Ep 97: Shockoe | 00:42:12 | |
Some dogs work to close decades-old cold cases. Others are tasked with finding long-lost burial grounds, shining a light on America's racist foundation while uncovering the truth that some today wish would stay buried. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 19 Feb 2024 | Ep 98: Buzzzzzzz | 00:19:41 | |
Bees make one last appearance on the show, this time getting hammered on college campuses to help scientists understand the neural pathways of human addiction. https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/animal-facts/animals-drunk-feature/ Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) Show a Preference for the Consumption of Ethanol Julie A. Mustard, Ramiro Oquita, Paulina Garza, Alexander Stoker found via https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PgBd-F0AAAAJ&hl=en Cocaine bees: Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 26 Feb 2024 | Ep 99: Rises and Falls | 00:25:30 | |
'We can never have luck without a cat on board' he said. If this were true, the crew would have been better off with a different cat. "
https://www.airships.net/first-attempt-fly-atlantic-wellman-vaniman-airship-america/ https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/paul-von-hindenburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(airship) https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hindenburg-adorned-swastika/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Vaniman https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/paul-von-hindenburg Look up Melvin Vaniman - his artwork and what he did before getting on these ships is a whole other story that someone else can tell. He climbed skyscraper poles to take photos, he was like, a stunt cameraman before getting into dirigible business! And there is a famous photo of him with Kiddo the “lucky” cat - he didn’t look unhappy given how upset he was with the cat at the beginning of their journey. I’d like to think they made up before parting ways. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 04 Mar 2024 | Ep 100: The Center | 00:40:27 | |
We close out the series by discussing the humans who dedicate their lives as the bridge between wildlife and education, and a left-hand turn into the vultures who perform sky burials. https://www.thecenterforwildlife.org/ambassadors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial https://radiolab.org/podcast/corpse-demon reported by Avir Mitra via RadioLab podcast. GO LISTEN to this RIGHT now. Maine.gov on rehabilitation
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| 10 Mar 2024 | BONUS: Luck o' the Irish Setter | 00:19:42 | |
Patreon exclusive number 9: Originally aired March 16, 2022 https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/irish-pubs-will-finally-have-beer-on-good-friday https://www.history.com/news/st-patricks-day-origins-america https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kavanagh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Behan https://www.wbur.org/news/2010/03/12/evacuation-day-holiday http://traleetoday.ie/greyhound-stadium-to-receive-boost-with-good-friday-drinking/ https://news.sky.com/video/irelands-wildlife-hospital-under-threat-12503946 https://www.independent.ie/life/the-curious-history-of-our-disappearing-dogs-35519917.html And for fans of Ted Lasso - Trent Crimm, the Independent would support this: Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 17 Mar 2024 | Bonus: Ukraine's Little Bullet | 00:24:00 | |
This Patreon Exclusive Episode first aired May 16, 2022 Patron started his life in entertainment by illustrating how dogs can be trained for search work. And now, he's employed by the government. He found over 200 bombs in the town of Chimigov since February. Let's meet Patron, the hero dog who has a similar entertainer-turned-hero storyline as Ukrainian President Zelensky himself. https://mymodernmet.com/patron-bomb-sniffing-dog-hero/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/tene3h/the_pups_name_is_patron_cartridge/ https://english.nv.ua/life/social-media-craze-about-ukrainian-sapper-dog-patron-50235197.html https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-61099213 @Patron_dns/instagram https://www.yahoo.com/now/meet-patron-dog-loves-cheese-173647625.html https://www.usip.org/public-education-new/dogs-detecting-landmines-building-peacehttps://www.theverge.com/2022/5/2/23053944/russian-troops-steal-millions-farm-equipment-ukraine-disabled-remotely-john-deere https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60506682 - the intentionally targeted misinformation attacks and straight-up lies in Russian state media - a common war tactic to get people on your side for terrible things, we see it here, too, will continue to persuade those who consume Russian media to believe this isn’t real. The attacks by Putin, using Russian tanks, bombs, and guns on the Ukrainian people is real. And a powerful interview, mandatory reading, I think, from Time Magazine with Volodymyr Zelenski: https://time.com/6171277/volodymyr-zelensky-interview-ukraine-war/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Bonus: Daddy Shortlegs | 00:18:12 | |
Patreon exclusive #6: First aired Dec 7 2021 Geneticists made Daddy Shortlegs. (WHY GOD, WHY?) Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Bonus: Oh, Evolution | 00:07:43 | |
The very first Patreon Exclusive episode was ....super short. It first aired on July 22, 2021. I wasn't sure if it would play or work at all. But, this test led directly to another 28+ episodes, so thank you, evolution ;) Xx Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Bonus: Pika Who? | 00:15:24 | |
This Patreon Exclusive episode (#2) first aired on August 4, 2021. This is a fun turn I never saw coming, that Pikachu is based on a squirrel and there are new species of real animals named after fictional Pokethings. My favorite? An animal called a Pika who survives on ...yak poop. Why didn't they show THAT in the kid's show? Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 08 Apr 2024 | Bonus: The Dogs Who Mapped Australia | 00:28:46 | |
First aired July 2023: These brothers loved their dogs and hated shirts but that didn't stop them from circumnavigating Australia several times by bike and car - often digging their own roads IN THE OUTBACK!
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| 15 Apr 2024 | Bonus: Gettysburg | 00:22:14 | |
First aired June 22, 2023:
https://civilwartails.com/the-homestead/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1yc1UFnVYY https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/civil-war-tails-at-the-homestead-diorama-museum https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.24404500/?st=text Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 22 Apr 2024 | Bonus: Longshot | 00:25:49 | |
First Aired June 8, 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Strike https://theathletic.com/3299361/2022/05/07/long-shot-rich-strike-wins-kentucky-derby/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donerail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDGFQDa_As Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 29 Apr 2024 | Bonus: Oh, Canada | 00:22:09 | |
First Aired on Dec 25, 2022 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/1/herd-of-fugitive-cows-frustrates-tiny-village-in-canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cows-captured-after-months-on-the-loose-1.6690530 https://www.tiktok.com/@matnessmtl Mathieu Murphy-Perron's TikTok where you can also follow #TeamCow hashtag and updates as they happen : ) Also, buy a shirt! Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 06 May 2024 | Bonus: Jail Birds | 00:23:32 | |
First aired July 28, 2022 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 12 May 2024 | Bonus: Monarchy Charlies | 00:13:01 | |
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| 19 May 2024 | Bonus: Methed Snails | 00:25:23 | |
First Aired August, 2023: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/snails-memory-molecules-spd https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vww3/scientists-are-repeatedly-fucking-with-snails-memory https://www.livescience.com/62559-snail-memory-rna-transfer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/science/memory-transfer-snails.html https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-have-managed-to-erase-memories-in-a-snails-brain-42331 https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs3/3981/index.htm https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/09/snails Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 27 May 2024 | Bonus: A Troubling of Goldfish | 00:14:39 | |
First aired Nov. 2022 https://largest.org/animals/goldfish/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2021/07/11/minnesota-goldfish-invasive/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 28 May 2024 | Bonus: Monique | 00:29:54 | |
One man dreams of being completely alone, but it turns out, companionship is human nature. An unlikely meal ticket doesn't just save his life - but saves his humanity in 70 days of darkness, in Greenland's icy solar night. Big thanks to The Outlook Podcast Archive from BBC World Service for a podcast called “The chicken who sailed the world” Fowl Play - a book I’m reading on the history of chickens by Sally Coulthard. So much of our language - cooped up, henpecked, cocky, flew the coop - comes from these tiny evolved dinosaurs. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36475672 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 03 Jun 2024 | Bonus: A Monkey Could Work Here | 00:13:16 | |
First aired April 19, 2022
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| 10 Jun 2024 | Bonus: BOTY goes Batty | 00:21:54 | |
First Aired: Nov 5, 2021 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2110/S00189/native-bats-cause-a-flap-entering-bird-of-the-year-competition.htm?fbclid=IwAR3B_D_QYsUdlLl848tHVjdzs_GWYV0sBPcr3YUueZMbT1Iu69UGmRJsAdQ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/stpeterscitymissouri https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/ https://www.livescience.com/bat-named-bird-of-the-year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_the_Year Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 17 Jun 2024 | Bonus:Dengue Chicks and the Grocery Store Walk of Shame | 00:30:23 | |
First Aired: January 20, 2023 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17540287 https://www.permacultureproject.com/belgium-offers-chickens-to-waste-cutting-households/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8539877.stm https://www.thebulletin.be/adopt-chicken-etterbeek
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| 24 Jun 2024 | Bonus: Mail Cats? | 00:12:20 | |
First aired: August, 2022
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| 30 Jun 2024 | Bonus: Great Escapes | 00:21:32 | |
First Aired: Feb 10, 2022 A series of the best and funniest animal escapes, all inspired by a police blotter where a camel chase was afoot on a Kansas golf course. https://www.livescience.com/wildest-animal-escapes-2021 https://www.facebook.com/BonnerSpringsPD/posts/211926681120376 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/true-californian-sea-lion-takes-94-805-freeway-rescue-rcna11428 https://www.newsweek.com/2016/06/24/orangutan-ken-allen-san-diego-zoo-escape-artist-469908.html Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 07 Jul 2024 | Bonus: Ursa Majors | 00:15:23 | |
First aired October 2021 Fat Bear Tuesday is the culmination of a week-long bracket-style event inspired by mega-chonk bears and March Madness. What is it? Why is it? Who is going to win? Let's go!
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| 14 Jul 2024 | Bonus: Butt Science and Twitter Bird Bans | 00:27:02 | |
First aired February 2023 Twitter bans an ornithological society for posting photos of "woodcocks" while Melissa gets banned for "Hairy Man"; The Media takes special care to protect the identity of one little jailbird with hilarious results; and, no post is complete without a little butt science. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 13 Sep 2020 | Ep 1: These Bees are the Bomb! | 00:15:28 | |
On this first episode of BewilderBeasts we explore why farmers are painting eyeballs on cow butts, and we do a deep dive on honeybees who are trained to find buried land mines in Croatia. Let’s go! If there are things you’d like me to talk about on the podcast, historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://gizmodo.com/croatian-bees-are-being-trained-to-hunt-down-deadly-lan-508877457 https://www.army-technology.com/features/feature-bomb-sniffing-bees-sting-out-of-landmines/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_War_of_Independence https://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/bees-can-be-trained.htm https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/police-abuzz-over-plan-for-sniffer-bees-5wz0pvvb2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-01156-0 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 14 Sep 2020 | Ep 2: Get Naked for Polar Bears | 00:10:48 | |
On today's episode of Bewilderbeasts we’re going to explore dogs who find whale poop FOR SCIENCE & why you might want need to strip off your clothes for polar bears. If there are topics you would be interested hearing about on the podcast, know of any historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: @BewilderedPod on TWITTER Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-dogs-sniffing-out-whale-poop-science-180958050/ https://www.npr.org/2012/01/07/144752385/dog-trained-as-ultimate-whale-pooper-snooper https://www.biology.washington.edu/news/news/1504634400/tucker-orca-poop-detection-dog-seattlemet
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| 16 Sep 2020 | Ep 3: Mrs O'Leary's Cow | 00:14:11 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts we’re going to talk about Mrs. O'Leary's cow and the Great Chicago Fire. OMG CROCODILES ARE FASTER THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED. Let’s go. bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.huffpost.com/entry/goat-takes-police-car_n_5f5722f6c5b6578026d26ad4 https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/goat-kidding-farm-animal-eats-police-papers-72873670 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-or-who-caused-the-great-chicago-fire-61481977/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Chicago-fire-of-1871 https://www.greatchicagofire.org/oleary-legend/ https://www.facebook.com/MissedInHistory/posts/10153307087699815 And if you want to hear a longer talk on the Great Chicago Fire, listen to the episode of Stuff You Should Know, another podcast you might enjoy :)
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| 23 Sep 2020 | Ep 4: Getting Loopy On Penguin Poop | 00:15:30 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts we’re going to talk about some amazing dogs who are detecting COVID19 & there’s something silly in penguin poop. Let’s go! If you have ideas for future episodes, know of historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-love-antarctic-penguin-poop-here-s-why https://www.newsweek.com/penguin-feces-laughing-gas-scientists-1505392 https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/08/18/dogs-sniff-coronavirus-detection/?arc404=true https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/07/first-dog-to-test-positive-for-covid-in-us-dies/ (Buddy the dog) Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 30 Sep 2020 | Ep 5: A Mathematically Inclined Equine | 00:22:34 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts we’re going to talk about an animal who has cubed poop (OW! And, EW!) and we talk about a mathematically inclined equine, and his owner - a former slave turned veterinarian in the 1800s who vowed never to teach animals with a whip. If you have ideas for future episodes, know of historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Jim_Key https://www.horseforum.com/famous-horses/doc-key-beautiful-jim-key-23031/ http://atthefair.homestead.com/pkeatt/jimkey.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78188/7-things-introduced-worlds-fairs findagrave.com/memorial/41646960/william-key https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/william-key/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 07 Oct 2020 | Ep 6: The Exploding Whale Fail | 00:17:18 | |
Today we'll discuss a whale fail that lives in infamy & the first cat to solve a murder (not the last). bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/625499/florence-oregon-exploding-whale-1970 http://www.offbeatoregon.com/H001_ExplodWhale.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/runaway-tortoise-tennessee_n_5f469a0bc5b697186e300 Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 14 Oct 2020 | Ep 7: The Pigeon Who Saved 194 Men | 00:11:10 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts, host Melissa McCue-McGrath introduces a pigeon who saved 194 people in WWI and goats who are fighting wildfires in an unusual way. bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/firefighting-goats.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_Ami https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cher-ami https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/630019/stink-bug-invasion-2020-could-be-headed-your-way Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 21 Oct 2020 | Ep 8: The Profane Presidential Parrot | 00:14:35 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts, Melissa talks about some foul-mouthed parrots who got evicted from a zoo (they won’t be the last) and another parrot whose F Bombs got him kicked out of a President’s Funeral. Let’s go! ************ bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://people.com/pets/parrot-stuck-on-roof-swears-at-rescuer/ http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/andrew-jacksons-pet-parrot/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/andrew-jackson-populist-even-deathbed-180962124/ The Memory Palace, episode 161 - Stories to Wash Your Hands By (Andrew Jackson’s bird) https://thememorypalace.us/music-to-wash-hands-by/ https://medium.com/omgfacts/the-true-story-of-andrew-jacksons-swearing-parrot-6189abaa3155 @animalsbehaving on Twitter for her animal behavior take on behavior modification for the separated birds - she’s a lovely follow for all things animal behavior Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 04 Nov 2020 | Ep 10: The Dogs Who Saved A Town At The End Of The World | 00:30:19 | |
Welcome to Bewilderbeasts! Today, we’re going to talk about Balto and Togo who saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak, a hero rat saving people from unexploded bombs, and some bizarre animal laws around the United States that are still - somehow - on the books.
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| 28 Oct 2020 | Ep 9: Political Animals Special | 00:22:19 | |
With 6 days before the 2020 national election in America, Melissa talks about animals in politics, including a berserker bunny who nearly sunk President Jimmy Carter's boat), why the two parties use a donkey and an elephant for representation, and animals who became town mayors in Vermont. https://www.vote.org/ bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23805/how-did-donkey-elephant-become-political-mascots https://www.wpr.org/how-did-us-political-parties-get-their-mascots https://www.dictionary.com/e/political-parties-animal-mascots/ https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-republican-and-democratic-parties-get-their-animal-symbols https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/01/us/goat-dog-honorary-mayor-election-vermont-town-trnd/index.html https://www.facebook.com/FairHavenPol Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 11 Nov 2020 | Ep 11: Why Goats Want To Drink Your Pee | 00:21:41 | |
Welcome to Bewilderbeasts! Today, we’re going to talk about the sloooooooooooowest two minutes in sports, why goats got banned from a national park, and how lobsters pee out of their faces. ***** If there are topics you would be interested hearing about on the podcast, know of any historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2
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| 18 Nov 2020 | Ep 12: The Parachuting Yorkie Saves The Day! | 00:20:37 | |
Smoky the 4# dog hero of WW2, a boy who solved the puzzle of the missing Lemur, and a national weather service announcement about falling frozen iguanas! Welcome to Bewilderbeasts! Today, we’re going to talk about a 4 Pound Dog who was the hero of World War II, a 5 year-old boy who solved the case of the missing lemur, and a national weather service announcement about falling frozen iguanas. ***** If there are topics you would be interested hearing about on the podcast, know of any historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2
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| 25 Nov 2020 | Ep 13: Sergeant Stubby | 00:26:58 | |
We’re going to talk about a frisky feline who left her prints ALL over history, a mutt who was promoted to sergeant in WW1 and a snake who sent a man to a hospital hours after the snake was beheaded. If there are topics you would be interested hearing about on the podcast, know of any historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2
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| 02 Dec 2020 | Ep 14: The Little Snot House That Could | 00:23:25 | |
Today Melissa discusses the rats of the Black Plague who got a bad rap ; the tiniest, but mightiest, snot house of the sea, and a common house pet who is banned from Queensland, Australia. bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.npr.org/transcripts/549005147 (Wow in the World transcript for the episode referenced) https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/dont-blame-rats-spreading-black-death https://www.shapeoflife.org/news/featured-crea Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 09 Dec 2020 | Ep 15: Christmas Carol Creatures | 00:32:09 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts, Melissa explores two popular Christmas Songs: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the 12 Days of Christmas. Why are the reindeer named “Donder and Blitzen?”; when DID Santa decide to go with reindeer instead of a nice mustang? And, we’re going to figure out why on EARTH someone’s true love gave them all those dang birds. BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reindeer-games/ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/female-reindeer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer https://tinyurl.com/livesciencereindeerfacts https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2015/12/reindeer_names_origins.html https://tinyurl.com/nprrudolph https://tinyurl.com/businessinsiderflyingreindeers https://tinyurl.com/FDAreindeerfacts (Alaska department of fish and game) https://tinyurl.com/AlaskaDFGreindeer Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 16 Dec 2020 | Ep 16: OK, Boomer | 00:27:29 | |
Today, Melissa explores other customs, like the "Boomers" who pull Santa's sled in Australia, how a video game about animals has given a place for practicing Muslims to find community in a pandemic, and what a confused Rooster has to do with Christmas in the Philippines. BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com Intro Music:: Tiptoe out the Back” by Dan Lebowicz https://onekindplanet.org/christmas-animals-around-world/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misa_de_Gallo https://tinyurl.com/dailymailboomer https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28094561 https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/05/15/ramadan-animal-crossing/ https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/what-even-is-animal-crossing.html Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 22 Dec 2020 | Ep 17: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: BewilderBeasts REMIX | 00:12:24 | |
For the last episode of the year, Melissa reviews all the creatures we talked about in a not-so-classic retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", but with more dogs, swearing parrots and an exploding whale.
BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com Intro Music: “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas
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| 06 Jan 2021 | Ep 18: Side Effects Of Toad Licking | 00:19:38 | |
Today on Bewilderbeasts Melissa explores Australia's hallucinogenic toads, New Zealand calls "fowl" in voter fraud, and a Salem, Massachusetts, landmark has its roots in animal history. BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com Intro Music:: Tiptoe out the Back” by Dan Lebowicz https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-true-story-behind-plymouth-rock-639690/ https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20120823/NEWS/308239750 https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/what-s-in-a-name-e8a1366f Dead Horse Beach https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/c/cane-toad/ https://arizonaaddictioncenter.org/toad-licking-trend/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-toad-licking-gets-you-high-and-then-kills-you-1642946043
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| 13 Jan 2021 | Ep 19: Armadillo Justice! | 00:19:28 | |
Melissa dives deep on how horseshoe crabs are saving us from COVID19 (this was recorded before the vaccines started rolling out), platypuses are WAY weirder than imagined, and a case of armadillo justice! Send in your topic ideas via: BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com Intro Music: “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz Sawbones https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/how-horseshoe-crabs-probably-saved-your-life/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 20 Jan 2021 | Ep 20: Quoth the Raven, "Baltimore!" | 00:20:51 | |
Today on BewilderBeasts, we’re going to meet a pig who wants to be a therapy dog, a headless chicken lives for 18 months & and the raven who haunted the grandaddy of creep, Edgar Allen Poe. Let’s go! **** Send in your topic ideas via: BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com Don’t forget to like, subscribe, review and share with your curious friends - you know, all the things the other podcasts tell you to do! https://www.ushistory.org/oddities/grip.htm https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grip-raven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allusions_to_Poe%27s_%22The_Raven%22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTOs1UrqIA4 Mike the Headless Chicken a la Josh from Josh and Chuck fame at Stuff You Should Know https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 01 Feb 2021 | Ep 22: The Skydiving Beavers of 1948 | 00:24:54 | |
Melissa talks about a monkey who killed the King of Greece, skydiving beavers, and one lizard earns the number one slot for the largest number 2. Let’s go! If there are topics you would be interested hearing about on the podcast, know of any historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to: bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com I’m Melissa McCue-McGrath with Muttstuff media, author of Considerations for the City Dog and cotraining director of the New England Dog Training Club, the oldest AKC Obedience Club in the United States - Now, go get curious! ******* I got today’s information from https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/skydiving-beavers/ https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2015/10/23/9604608/parachuting-beavers-video-idaho-fish-game https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-king-of-Greece https://historycollection.com/40-animals-that-changed-history/3/ https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SU19201026.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18832/royalty-and-their-strange-deaths/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Greece https://www.inverse.com/science/deceptively-chubby-lizard-breaks-poop-record
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| 08 Feb 2021 | Ep 23: Dwarf Giraffes and Two Danny DeVitos | 00:26:51 | |
Melissa talks about the cutest little toilet plunger thief, the tallest dwarfs in the animal kingdom, and how honey bees twerk murder the murder hornets while using the grossest tool to protect their hives. ***** https://mashable.com/article/giraffe-dwarf-discovery/ https://www.npr.org/2020/12/20/948056982/meet-beave-the-internets-most-famous-beaver https://mymodernmet.com/beave-the-beaver/ https://www.tiktok.com/@beaverbabyfurrylove?lang=en https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/12/honeybees-use-to Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 27 Jan 2021 | Ep 21: Fish Fart Diplomacy | 00:24:00 | |
How fish farts nearly caused a war between Russia and Sweden, how severed octopus arms continue to try to feed the octopus, and why we use a rodent to predict the future. About your host: Resources: No Such Thing As A Fish https://audioboom.com/posts/7771797-no-such-thing-as-potter-the-great https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/severed-octopus-arms-have-a-mind-of-their-own-2403303/ https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2016/10/07/5-reasons-the-octopus-is-the-coolest-animal-in-the-sea Scientific American: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/even-severed-octopus-arms-have-smart-moves/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/how-octopus-arms-regenerate-with-ease/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Ep 24: Emily Spinach | 00:24:13 | |
We meet Emily Spinach - the pet garter snake of wild-child first daughter, Alice Roosevelt. Also, the hilariously creepy, Wild Taxidermy Room in Melbourne, Australia, says goodbye and pandas throw the weirdest parties. Pandas Roll in Horse Poop: Melbourne's Wild Taxidermy Room: Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 22 Feb 2021 | Ep 25: The CIA's Failed Spy Cats | 00:32:17 | |
The one time the CIA tried - and failed - to use a cat as a spy (code name Acoustic Kitty), some cats need hypoallergenic humans, and what happens when cats bail on sea shanties. #AcousticKitty https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ernest-hemingways-cats/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/578211/cat-facts https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cias-most-highly-trained-spies-werent-even-human-20149/ https://www.history.com/news/cia-spy-cat-espionage-fail https://www.coolkidfacts.com/laws-of-motion/ https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/can-your-pet-be-allergic-to-humans/ Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 01 Mar 2021 | Ep 26: The Rebellious Runaway Reenacting Rooster | 00:25:14 | |
Today's topics: Civil War reenacting rooster flew the coop, a dark walk through history thanks to a Border collie who inherited $5 million from her dead owner, and pigs can play video games for science! And Zacharia Hickman with his song, "In the Sweet By and By" @peep_the_towel on Instagram https://nypost.com/2021/02/12/teen-reunites-with-pet-rooster-after-losing-it-at-alabama-cracker-barrel/ Lulu the Border collie and Bill Dorris Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Ep 27: Living His Best Afterlife | 00:30:41 | |
Sea cucumbers magic superpower, a bear found and ate 76 pounds of cocaine he found in the woods, and a flock of holy geese saved Rome. Support the show (https://paypal.me/muttstuff) Send in your topic ideas via: Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 15 Mar 2021 | Ep 28: The Flying Turtle Who Killed A Guy | 00:29:35 | |
Naked mole rats can save humans, horses killed a lot of kings named Loius, and eagle killed a playwright with a turtle. Resources: https://www.livescience.com/naked-mole-rats-have-seizures-without-carbon-dioxide.html. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/naked-mole-rats-bathe-their-bodies-carbon-dioxide-prevent-seizures-180974798/ Livescience Video on Naked Mole Rats and CO2 William III of Orange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXvvbmpz5i0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx9N0mrTPtw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/king-william-iii-of-orange Aeschylus Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||
| 10 Mar 2021 | BONUS: Balto, Togo and the Great Race For Mercy | 00:24:24 | |
The story of the 150 dogs and 20 men who raced against odds, weather, frostbite, fake news, and the worst storm in decades to save the kids and Indigenous people of Nome, Alaska, from a deadly diphtheria outbreak 5 years after the flu of 1919. Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz | |||