EPISODE · Feb 22, 2026 · 1H 7M
Black History Month Spotlight: Tanisha La Guardia
from Gettin' Fishy With It · host Gettin' Fishy With It
In this episode, "Black History Month Spotlight: Tanisha La Guardia", the crew interviews Tanisha La Guardia, the Animal Ambassador Coordinator at the Tennessee Aquarium. Tanisha shares her heartwarming story about her early aspirations to become a midwife and how her fear of reptiles was overcome by curiosity and eventually love. Tanisha shares her love of ambassador animals with aquariumgoers and helps those around her to learn about the amazing animals that inhabit our planet!This podcast is brought to you by the upside down jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea. Upside down jellies lay on riverbeds and shallow ocean beds, allowing the sun to reach their undersides where photosynthetic algae inhabit their tissues, creating a symbiotic relationship. These are the only known species of jellyfish that are capable of sleep. Scientists found this out by observing tiny alarm clocks all over the substrate floor next to them. Upside down jellies spend most of their adult lives laying down, which makes me insanely jealous of them. Cheers to you, Cassiopea. Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our new website at www.gettinfishywithit.com. You can find us on Bluesky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social and on Instagram @gettingfishypod. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by FASSOUNDS. Our audio is edited by Amber Park Chiodini. Amber has her own podcast all about movies, called So What Happens Next?We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our seventy-second episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our Substack, or you can buy us a coffee!Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!
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In this episode, "Black History Month Spotlight: Tanisha La Guardia", the crew interviews Tanisha La Guardia, the Animal Ambassador Coordinator at the Tennessee Aquarium. Tanisha shares her heartwarming story about her early aspirations to become a midwife and how her fear of reptiles was overcome by curiosity and eventually love. Tanisha shares her love of ambassador animals with aquariumgoers and helps those around her to learn about the amazing animals that inhabit our planet!This podcast is brought to you by the upside down jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea. Upside down jellies lay on riverbeds and shallow ocean beds, allowing the sun to reach their undersides where photosynthetic algae inhabit their tissues, creating a symbiotic relationship. These are the only known species of jellyfish that are capable of sleep. Scientists found this out by observing tiny alarm clocks all over the substrate floor next to them. Upside down jellies spend most of their adult lives laying down, which makes me insanely jealous of them. Cheers to you, Cassiopea. Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our new website at www.gettinfishywithit.com. You can find us on Bluesky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social and on Instagram @gettingfishypod. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by FASSOUNDS. Our audio is edited by Amber Park Chiodini. Amber has her own podcast all about movies, called So What Happens Next?We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our seventy-second episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our Substack, or you can buy us a coffee!Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!
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