Podcast Episodes

Weed Shiner: A Comeback Story!

Season 6 Episode 25

Get to know the minnow that "has the most normal looking head of any minnow" - the Weed Shiner! There's a lot of mystery surrounding this overlooked …

7 hours ago

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Gizzard Shad!

Season 6 Episode 24

Get to know the Gizzard Shad, a native fish that eats mud, feeds sportfish, and has something in common with birds! On this episode we delve into the…

1 week ago

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Pahrump Poolfish: A Unique Nevada Native

Season 6 Episode 23

Get to know the only surviving member of genus Empetrichthys, the desert-dwelling Pahrump Poolfish! This Nevada native is not nearly as well-known as…

2 weeks ago

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Beachgoing Blacktip Sharks: Movin' North

Season 6 Episode 22

Get to know the habits of the Blacktip Shark and why they aggregate so close to shore. Just in time for summer, Katrina and Guy visit with shark expe…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Atacama Trench Snailfishes VS Abyssal Plains Assfishes!

Season 6 Episode 21

The scene is set: two neighbors with very different ways of living. One is large, long-lived, free-to-roam, blimp-like. The other: small, shorter-liv…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Gilt Darter Complex: Discoveries in Biodiversity

Season 6 Episode 20

Get to know the Gilt Darter complex! Katrina and Guy are joined by two guests from Yale University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: …

1 month ago

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Western Atlantic Torpedo Ray!

Season 6 Episode 19

This week we're heading to New England to get to know its very large, blobby, thick-tailed electric ray that's super cool but not well-understood. In…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Frowny & Fabulous Fat Sleeper!

Season 6 Episode 18

Prized for their blue spot and legendary as bait for big snook and other sportfish, the frowny-faced Fat Sleeper is valued wherever it is: judging yo…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Convict Cichlids & America's "Goldilocks" Waters

Season 6 Episode 17

In waters that are "just right" across America, you can find colorful, unfamiliar fish living on the edge. Embark on a weird treasure hunt with Katri…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Northern Pike in Southcentral Alaska

Season 6 Episode 16

Get the latest scoop on Northern Pike in Southcentral Alaska with Alaska Department of Fish and Game guest Parker Bradley. While this fish is highly …

2 months ago

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