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Life is strange, naturally you want to hear about it. Strange by Nature is your guide to the strange, weird and unbelievable side of nature. Professional naturalists present weekly curated stories about just how strange nature can get.
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
This week Rachel kicks things off with a story about the amazingly fast growing invasive Japanese Knotweed. Our guest, Marika Bell then takes a fascinating look at how different animals perceive colors. Finally, Kirk rounds out the show describing a bizarre prehistoric fish that could cut you in half in less than the blink of an eye! We're all over the board this week and we couldn't be happier about it.
Listen to Marika's show: https://www.thedealwithanimals.com/
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Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
We have a ton of fun this week when Alicia Little returns to the show. Kirk kicks things off talking about living amongst real-life giants who are waging a war (no, really, he's serious), Alicia tells the amazing story of the unexpected natural source of the famous royal color purple and Rachel spins a tale of an entire ecosystem growing in the fur of a sloth.
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
We made it! This episode marks the end of year two of the podcast and the beginning of year three. Thanks for coming along for the ride. There have been almost 325 different topics on the show so far and we're not stopping. We are, however, taking a pause this week to bring back fan favorite naturalist Brett Sieberer. He takes over the show asking us bizarre questions and having us play games like Eat, Ride or Jacket. Here's your chance to get to know your hosts better. We resume regular programming next week. Thanks everyone!
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Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Rachel kicks things off this week with a story about an animal that, and I'm quoting Rachel here, kills things by "Being Slowly sucked into the mouth of your Cousin." Confused? You'll just have to listen.
Victoria then tries to unravel the mystery of a degenerative brain disease that perhaps ties together, flying foxes, mystery toxins, seeds, war, human diets and even alzheimer's and ALS.
Kirk wraps things up this week by detailing the unsettling life cycle of the Guinea Worm parasite. Be forewarned, infecting humans and bursting out of them like an alien is part of the cycle.
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Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This Week, Kirk kicks things off with LEECHES! Special guest Maura from All Around Science Podcast then tells us about mysterious Glass Frogs and Rachel rounds things out with the bizarre Suriname Toad.
You can hear more of Maura at https://allaroundscience.com/
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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
This week it's just Victoria and Kirk and they have stories to tell. Victoria does a deep dive on all the pseudo-milks made by non-mammals animals. Kirk tells the amazing tale of a woman frozen and brought back to life making scientists ponder human hibernation.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Happy Valentine's Week. This week's show features three stories of courtship and mating. Rachel starts things off with the mating display of the Sage Grouse. Victoria reveals the story of a surprisingly cuddly rat and Kirk rounds things out with the exhausting and fatal mating frenzy of the Antechinus.
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
What a fun show this week. We're all over the place. Kirk starts off with strange sounds recorded in the deep of the ocean, a mystery that may finally be solved. Rachel tells us about the bizarre velvet worms who will shoot sticky super glue on you and then digest you outside their body and eat you like a smoothie. Victoria rounds things off this week by talking about Tetanus and why you really really really want to be sure to keep up on your booster shots.
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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Victoria kicks things off this week with a story about nose picking that has us squirming in our seats. Kirk then keeps things moving by talking about a food that is literally called "rock excrement". Rachel rounds things out with strange tales of Komodo Dragons.
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This week we welcome special guest Ellen Waterford from Just the Zoo of Us podcast.
Kirk kicks things off with a wild story about how much all of the spiders eat on Earth in one year.
Ellen talks about serenading alligators with a tuba.
Rachel rounds things out with a story about a ghost sharks. Hint, they are neither sharks nor ghosts.
You can check out Ellen's show at https://www.justthezooofus.com/
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