All Episodes

336: Crawfish w/ Jack Koch!

335: Sand Cat

Bonus Content Free Samples! (2026)

334: Animals in Space w/ Let's Learn Everything!

333: Great White Shark

Casters on Casters: Teylor Smirl and Ellen Weatherford

332: Asian Elephants w/ Kartick Satyanarayan!

331: Jackrabbits

330: Cryptids w/ the Cryptonaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson!

329: Coelacanth

328: Apollo the African Grey Parrot w/ Dalton Mason!

327: Mandarin Duck

326: Moth Flies w/ Emily, your Certified Bug Friend!

325: Triops (AKA Tadpole Shrimp)

324: Egg-Eating Snake w/ Lyn!

323: Banana Slug

322: The Bird Hall w/ Shannon Hackett & John Bates!

321: Norway Lemmings

320: Vinny Thomas's Top 3 Urban Wildlife Species!

319: Tasmanian Devil

318: Jungle Jordan's Top 3 Friend-Shaped Carnivores!

317: Sea Angel

316: Southern Cassowary w/ Marco Wendt!

315: Kinkajou

314: Sarah Suta's Top 3 Dream Comebacks!

170: Wild Turkey (REPLAY)

313: Turkey Vulture

312: Common Snapping Turtle w/ Emma Ratway!

311: Cleaner Wrasse

310: Lindsay Nikole’s Top 3 Periods of Life on Earth

309: Hairy Frog

308: Cara Giaimo's Top 3 Surprises from the Animal Kingdom!

307: Jack Jumper Ants

306: A Review of Disgust w/ Nature Disturbed!

305: Galápagos Tortoise

304: Dr. Keriann McGoogan's Top 3 Primatology Stories!

303: American Dipper w/ Jason Hall!

302: Bigfin Squid

301: Lyrebirds w/ Dr. César Puechmarin!

300: A Badger + Coyote Adventure!

299: Nightjars

298: Katie Goldin's 3 Weirdest Shark Facts!

158: Pallas's Cat & Kiwi (REPLAY)

297: Red Fox

296: Leach's Storm Petrel w/ Melina Watson!

295: Giant Anteater

294: Speculative Evolution w/ Roxy Valdez!

293: Rhinoceros & Bird-eating Tarantula

292: Ivan Phillipsen's 3 Weirdest Birds!

291: Kid Questions with Isaac!

290: Rabbits w/ Zoe Feigen!

289: Parrotfish

288: Corals w/ Jessie Palmer!

Extremely Accurate Bird Songs: Mourning Dove

287: Mexican Jumping Bean Moth & Slow Worm

286: A Review of the Animal Kingdom in Miniature w/ Dr. Mark D. Scherz!

285: American Woodcock & Camel Spider

284: African Pygmy Hedgehog w/ Sarah Bessie!

283: Paddlefish & Pigbutt Worm

282: Brooke Hartman's Top 3 Cutest Killers!

281: Field Notes (2025)

280: Eastern Gray Squirrel & Budgerigar (aka Parakeet)

Ellen joins MFD Spring Break

279: Brachiosaurus w/ Charles Nye!

278: Tyrannosaurus Rex (and Modern Dinosaurs) w/ Christian Flores!

277: Kākāpō & Flying Fish

276: Jules Léon's Top 3 Pinnipeds!

275: Albatrosses

274: Dr. Alyson Brokaw's Top 3 Bats!

273: Flying Snakes

272: Dr. Chelsea L. Wood's Top 3 Parasites!

271: Box Jellyfish

270: Hazel Dormouse w/ Holly Daniels!

269: Christmas Island Red Crab & Elf Owl

268: Sea Turtles w/ Rushan bin Abdul Rahman!

267: Wood Frog & Titan Triggerfish

266: Thomas Green's Top 3 Animal Mating Relationships

265: Leafcutter Ants

264: Orcas w/ Fred the Orca Man!

263: American Lobster

97: Sea Otter & Blue-Ringed Octopus (REPLAY)

262: Jumping Slugs w/ Meaghan Wetherell!

Bonus Episode Preview: A Review of Vampires

261: Ogre-Faced Spider & Honduran White Bat

260: Ross Seal w/ Griffin McElroy!

259: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog & Clownfish

258: Cats w/ Steven Ray Morris!

257: Pygmy Hippopotamus & Harpy Eagle

256: Dr. Sebastian Echeverri's Top 3 Spiders

255: Siamang & Laughing Kookaburra

254: A History of Bugs w/ Lucca's BioHub!

253: Dung Beetles & Giant Moray Eel

Bugs Need Heroes: The Painbow

252: Andean Condor w/ Kai Gómez D'hers!

251: Gila Monster & Indian Peacock

250: Rhinoceros Hornbill w/ Sarah Skebba!

249: Seahorses & Raccoons

248: Hammerhead Sharks w/ Jasmin Graham!

247: Sand Boas & Black-Capped Chickadee

246: Giant Pacific Octopus w/ Sy Montgomery!

245: Hermit Crab & Flamingo

244: A Gay Animal Revue w/ Owen Ever and Laine Kaplan-Levenson!

243: Diving Bell Spider & Oarfish

242: Blue Jay w/ Dara Miles Wilson!

241: Peregrine Falcon w/ Sophie Osborn!

240: Zebras & Honey Badger

239: Chameleons w/ Dr. Chris Anderson!

238: Red Wolf w/ Peter Gros!

237: Kid Questions with Isaac!

236: American Crow w/ Dr. Kaeli Swift!

235: Coral Snake & Cuckoo

234: Electric Fishes w/ Dr. Kassandra Ford!

Bonus Content Free Samples!

233: Questions & Answers

232: Chinchilla & Walrus

Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Ellen and Christian Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, and Katie Goldin

231: Remora w/ Amani Webber-Schultz!

230: Solenodon w/ Owen Klessel

229: Fishing Cat & Rock Hyrax

228: Chimpanzee w/ Shannon Roivas!

227: Trumpeter Swan & Lovebug

226: Cicadas w/ Nick VanAcker!

225: Freddy Kreuger Frog & Bone-Eating Snot Flower

224: Ethereal Snailfish w/ Dr. Thom Linley!

223: Tiger Beetles & Giant Siphonophore

222: Bobcat w/ Jamison Cole!

221: Field Notes

220: Belted Kingfisher w/ Alex Troutman!

Bugs Need Heroes: Bug-Type Pokemon & the Bugs that Inspired Them

219: Star-Nosed Mole & Devil's Hole Pupfish

218: Pacific Lamprey w/ Ralph Crewe!

217: Loggerhead Shrike & Five-lined Skink

216: Sturgeon w/ Brenda Pracheil!

215: Bark Scorpion & Pūteketeke

214: Pigs w/ Kendall Long!

213: Stoat & Barreleye

212: Crowned Lemur w/ Ben Freed!

211: Mosquitoes w/ Kelly Zimmerman!

210: Snowy Owl & Polar Bear

209: Roadrunner w/ Alana Baliga!

208: Coati & Gharial

207: African Lion w/ Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant!

206: Daddy Long Legs & Vaquita

24: Tardigrade & Platypus (REPLAY)

205: Aardvark w/ Kailey Hart!

204: Leaf Sheep & Basilisk

203: Cuttlefish w/ Meg Mindlin!

202: Basking Shark & Glass Frog

201: Hoary Bats w/ Sophiane Nacer!

200: Sockeye Salmon & Grizzly Bear

133: Slow Loris & Cassowary (REPLAY)

199: Satin Bowerbird w/ Dr. Seth Coleman!

198: California Condor

197: Pterosaurs w/ Adele Pentland!

196: Grasshopper Mouse & Freshwater Mussels

195: Gray Wolf w/ Danielle LaRock!

194: Antlions & Trap-jaw Ants

193: Asian Water Monitor w/ Ivan Kwan!

192: Proboscis Monkey & Sarcastic Fringehead

191: Fireflies w/ Dr. Sarah Lower!

190: Pom-Pom Crab & Mourning Dove

189: Freshwater Megafish w/ Zeb Hogan!

188: Brown Pelican & Przewalski's Horse

187: Mangrove Rivulus w/ Brooke Fitzwater (AKA "Oceanfilly")!

186: Your Questions & Stories!

185: Megalodon & Thylacine

Planthropology: Grass-Type Pokemon & the Plants that Inspired Them

184: D&D Classes w/ Eric Silver!

183: Octopuses w/ Chelsea Bennice, the OctoGirl!

182: Greater Sage Grouse & Pistol Shrimp

181: Loggerhead Turtles w/ Jesse Gilbert!

180: Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle & Indian Muntjac

179: Spider Monkey w/ Dr. Michelle Rodrigues!

178: Vicuña & Cookie Cutter Shark

177: American Crocodile w/ Alec Baines!

176: Rio Cauca Caecilian & Rubber Boa

175: Cane Toad w/ Bethany Brookshire!

174: Narwhal & Snow Monkey

79: Reindeer w/ Olivia deBourcier! (REPLAY)

173: Rats w/ Let's Learn Everything!

172: American Beaver & Christmas Tree Worm

171: Chimney Swifts w/ Ralph Crewe!

170: Wild Turkeys

169: Tiger Sharks w/ Melissa Márquez!

168: Velvet Worms & Binturong

167: Huntsman Spiders w/ Caitlin Henderson!

166: Iberian Ribbed Newt & Australian Ghostshark

165: Wasps w/ Johanna Schwartz!

164: Bowmouth Guitarfish & Timber Rattlesnake

163: The Dodo w/ Natalie Sabin!

162: Spotted Lanternfly & Crown-of-thorns Starfish

161: Rufous Hummingbird w/ Alexander Vidal

160: Marine Iguana & Colugo

159: Moon Jellyfish w/ Sophie Wolvin!

158: Pallas's Cat & Kiwi

157: Fleas w/ Tom Sharpe!

156: California Sea Lion & Giant Isopod

155: Dolphins w/ Drew Smith!

154: Hognose Snake & Cone Snail

153: Sandhill Crane w/ Tommy Siegel!

152: Rough-Skinned Newt & Pumpkin Toadlet

151: Nominating the National Bird w/ Nick Lund!

150: Saiga & Alligator Gar

149: Red-Tailed Hawk w/ Maya Higa!

148: Japanese Spider Crab & Saharan Silver Ant

147: Assassin Bugs w/ Ilan Domnich!

146: Hedgehog & Bandicoot

145: Owl Monkeys w/ Alexi Grousis!

144: A Grand Scale Adventure

143: Muskox w/ Kirsten Engeseth!

142: Questions, Answers and Stories

141: Bigfoot w/ Elliot Helmer!

64: Emu & Whale Shark (REPLAY)

140: Pangolins w/ Jack Baker!

139: Joro Spider & Day Octopus

138: Phasmids w/ Shakara Maggitt!

137: Babirusa & Greenland Shark

136: Cuckoo Wasps w/ Katie Goldin!

135: Egyptian Vulture & Eastern Spotted Skunk

134: Hyenas w/ Dr. Christine Wilkinson!

133: Slow Loris & Cassowary

132: Blanding's Turtle w/ Tharusha Wijewardena!

131: Green Iguana & Blue Marlin

130: Turacos w/ Aeralyn Rudnick!

129: Icefish & Wombat

128: Ground Squirrels w/ Stephanie Martinez!

127: Bull Shark & Green Heron

126: Carnation Corals w/ Rosie Steinberg!

125: Crested Gecko w/ Dominique DiFalco!

124: Northern Giraffe w/ Ashley Hamer!

123: Vampire Bats w/ Nate Marshall!

122: Tarantula Hawk & Vulture Bee

121: Nine-banded Armadillo w/ Carly Haywood!

120: Acorn Woodpecker & West African Lungfish

119: Pigeons w/ Rosemary Mosco!

118: Ocean Sunfish & Tanuki

117: Flatfish w/ Dr. Kory Evans!

116: Painted Bat & Dracula Parrot

115: Myriapods (Millipedes, Centipedes & Pauropods) w/ Dr. Derek Hennen!

Meet the Neighbors: Just the Zoo of Us x One Bad Mother

114: Amazon Molly & Aardvark

Special announcement: We're joining Maximum Fun!

113: Freshwater Sponges w/ Mallory McNulty!

112: Mexican Mole Lizard & Echidna

111: Common Loon w/ Ivan Phillipsen!

110: Backswimmers w/ Gavin Campbell!

109: Philippine Eagle & Humpback Whale

108: Great Horned Owl w/ Ashley Bray!

107: Thresher Shark w/ Jaida Elcock!

106: Mudskipper & Hoatzin

105: Fossa w/ Asia Murphy!

104: Blue-Eyed Black Lemur w/ Dr. Jen Tinsman!

103: Malayan Tapir & Lone Star Tick

102: Plants w/ Dr. Vikram Baliga!

101: Mantis Shrimp w/ Alice Chou!

100th Episode Q&A Celebration!

99: Bald Eagles w/ Patch, creator of TierZoo!

98: Cockroaches w/ Charles Wallace!

97: Sea Otter & Blue-Ringed Octopus

96: Orangutans w/ Dr. Lara Durgavich!

95: Cape Stumpnose w/ Dr. Yanasivan Kisten!

94: American Black Bear & Scaly-foot Snail

93: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle w/ Alex Troutman!

92: Archerfish w/ Dagmar der Weduwen!

91: Periodical Cicadas & Portuguese Man O' War

90: Pronghorn w/ Vinny Thomas!

89: Vietnamese Mossy Frog w/ Gina Zwicky!

88: Stargazer & Pink Fairy Armadillo

87: Jumping Spiders w/ Dr. Sebastian Echeverri!

86: Copepods w/ Jimmy Bernot!

85: Opossum & Burrowing Owl

84: Cheetahs w/ Gabi Fleury!

83: Tarantulas w/ Tea Francis!

82: Olm & Maned Wolf

81: Barnacles w/ Elizabeth Mills!

80: Sea Stars w/ Dr. Christopher Mah!

79: Reindeer (aka Caribou) w/ Olivia deBourcier!

78: Ants w/ Aaron Fairweather!

77: Orb Weavers & Wolf Spiders w/ Madison Bush!

76: Olympic Torrent Salamander w/ Travis Kurtz!

75: Coquerel's Sifaka w/ Keriann McGoogan!

74: Scalloped Hammerhead w/ Ryan Hegseth!

73: Hagfish & Secretary Bird

72: Coyotes w/ Jazmin Murphy!

71: Dominican Anole w/ Chelsea Connor!

70: American Bison & Giraffe-Necked Weevil

69: Gopher Tortoise w/ Tori Wingerter!

68: Pigeon & Banded Sea Krait

67: Sawfish w/ Jasmin Graham!

66: Pika & North American Giant Millipede

64: Emu & Whale Shark

63: Waterfall Climbing Gobies w/ Kelly Diamond!

62: Golden Mole & Red-Bellied Piranha

61: Geladas w/ Patsy DeLacey!

60: Wolverine & Suriname Toad

59: Planarians w/ Prof. Oné R. Pagán!

58: Bold Jumping Spider & North American Porcupine

57: Snow Leopard w/ Charlotte Hacker!

56: Vampire Finch & Eastern Indigo Snake

55: Naked Mole Rat w/ Benjamin Lancer!

54: Texas Horned Lizard & Sperm Whale

53: Sharks w/ Dr. Catherine Macdonald!

52: Our First Anniversary Q&A!

51: Wrasses w/ Yi-Kai Tea!

50: Moose & Desert Rain Frog

49: Bobtail Squid w/ Dr. Sarah McAnulty!

48: Southern Flannel Moth & Chambered Nautilus

47: Tiger w/ Tyus Williams!

46: The Doomerang w/ Isaac!

45: Hippopotamus & Northern Mockingbird

44: Green Anole w/ Emily Bell!

43: Roseate Spoonbill & Tree Kangaroo

42: Tuatara w/ Thomas Rillstone!

41: Red Velvet "Ant" & Solomon Islands Skink

40: Harris's Hawk w/ Corina Newsome!

39: Fennec Fox & Horseshoe Crab

38: Rothschild's Giraffe w/ Kattie Stoneman!

37: Common Cuttlefish & Giant African Land Snail

36: Burmese Python w/ Corbin Maxey!

35: Dik Dik & Bobbit Worm

34: Anglerfish & Desert Kangaroo Rat

33: Luna Moth & Koala

32: Inca Tern & European Eel

31: Sudan Plated Lizard & Orca (LIVE)

30: Blue Footed Booby & Dingo

29: Delacour's Langur & Komodo Dragon

28: Great Potoo & African Giant Pouched Rat

27: Sentry Dragonfly & Leafy Sea Dragon

26: Black Widow & Vampire Squid

25: Capybara & Gaboon Viper

24: Tardigrade & Platypus

23: Roly Poly & Keel-billed Toucan

22: Mata Mata & Emperor Penguin

21: Coquí & Bombardier Beetle

20: Jaguar & Bearded Vulture

19: Quokka & Peacock Mantis Shrimp

18: Giant Manta Ray & Red Panda

17: Veiled Chameleon & Kea

16: Blobfish & Three-Toed Sloth

15: Flying Fox & Honey Bee

14: Botfly & Cownose Ray

13: Aye-aye & Raven

12: Golden Poison Frog & Tamandua

11: Meerkat & Warthog

10: Atlantic Puffin & Aardwolf

9: Axolotl & Goblin Shark

8: Florida Panther & Red Lionfish

7: Asian Elephant & Immortal Jellyfish

6: Canada Lynx & Shoebill

5: Blue Dragon Sea Slug & Water Moccasin

4: Osprey & Arabian Camel

3: Praying Mantis & Giant Panda

2: Electric Eel & Okapi

1: American Alligator & Florida Manatee