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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2025 · 24 MIN

Mouth Pregnancies & Fetal Twins: We React to Science’s Grossest Glitches

from Strange Scapes · host Adam and Ronna

We’re flying blind this week! As per usual, we haven't read these articles ahead of time, which means you get to hear our genuine horror and total lack of medical knowledge in real-time. It’s awkward, it’s unscripted, and it’s probably going to ruin your appetite.If you’re a fan of fried appetizers, look away now. We’re reacting to the skin-crawling story of a woman whose calamari dinner fought back. After a bite of parboiled squid, she felt a "stinging" sensation that turned out to be... squid spermatophores (aka sperm bags) embedding themselves into her tongue and cheeks. It’s a mouth pregnancy nightmare that brings a whole new meaning to "seafood to go."Then, we’re diving into the biological oddity of Fetus in Fetu. Imagine a Russian Nesting Doll, but made of people. We explore the rare condition where a malformed fetus is found inside the body of its twin. It’s a prehistoric-level mystery that happens in the womb, and we’re trying to wrap our heads around the "science" of a baby having a baby before it’s even born.

We’re flying blind this week! As per usual, we haven't read these articles ahead of time, which means you get to hear our genuine horror and total lack of medical knowledge in real-time. It’s awkward, it’s unscripted, and it’s probably going to ruin your appetite.If you’re a fan of fried appetizers, look away now. We’re reacting to the skin-crawling story of a woman whose calamari dinner fought back. After a bite of parboiled squid, she felt a "stinging" sensation that turned out to be... squid spermatophores (aka sperm bags) embedding themselves into her tongue and cheeks. It’s a mouth pregnancy nightmare that brings a whole new meaning to "seafood to go."Then, we’re diving into the biological oddity of Fetus in Fetu. Imagine a Russian Nesting Doll, but made of people. We explore the rare condition where a malformed fetus is found inside the body of its twin. It’s a prehistoric-level mystery that happens in the womb, and we’re trying to wrap our heads around the "science" of a baby having a baby before it’s even born.

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