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BewilderBeasts!

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Host Melissa McCue-McGrath dives deep into the weirdest, funniest, sciency-est ways in which animals intersect at humanity. How is a horse responsible for the FDA? How did fish farts nearly cause bombs to fly between Russia and Sweden? Which pigeon saved 194 soldiers in WW1? Why are honey bees trained to find unexploded landmines in Croatia? Let's go!

PublishesWeeklyEpisodes138Founded5 years ago
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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... more

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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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.

Resources for today's episode:

content.time.com/time/specials/packages/artic... more

First aired: August, 2022

The Belgian government once used cats to deliver the mail. It went about as well as you would think.

Resources for today's exclusive episode:

www.mentalfloss.com/article/64025/time-cats-delivered-mail-belgium

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 35 ratings
  • Melissa is a wonderful story teller

    The thing I enjoy so much about this podcast is how well Melissa does the research and packages the delivery in a way that is totally family friendly. The information and stories are filled with facts, but never boring or overwhelming. Sometimes a bit emotional. Most of the episodes are just the right length to keep my attention without going overboard like a textbook would. Highly recommend especially for anyone with kids/ young adults in the home who have an interest in amazing animal and peop... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jennibomb1
    United States3 years ago
  • Fantastic

    Entertaining, educational, and absolutely fun!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ORPorp6877$
    United States4 years ago
  • Informative, funny, really well produced and a great new find! You can’t help but get into a good mood with this podcast. Lots to learn, lots to laugh about, and lots to love. Brill!

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    5
    Theshira Pather
    4 years ago
  • Love it!

    Informative, funny, really well produced and a great new find! You can’t help but get into a good mood with this podcast. Lots to learn, lots to laugh about, and lots to love. Brill!

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    5
    Theshira (Legendary podcast)
    South Africa4 years ago
  • Just listened to the Tesla episode , I never knew he loved pigeons so much! Great podcast :)

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    5
    Rachael Horwitz
    4 years ago

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