Podcast Episodes

Snakes on the brain

Would you meet a stranger in a park with a pile of snakes? 

Comedian Craig Quartermaine took the risk in an attempt to overcome his fears.

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11 months ago

Hollywood bird sounds

Have you heard of the Kookaburra that conquered Hollywood?

Yes- that was a kookaburra at the start of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Bu…

11 months, 1 week ago

Spiders: the ultimate assassins

Spiders have gravity-defying ninja skills, they can hear without ears and they work together to gang up on huge prey.

Spiders are murder machines!

Feat…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pandas, penises and performance anxiety

A tiny penis, a 12-hour annual fertilisation window, picky females and strawberry bubble bath – these are just a few of the issues that pop up when m…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Coming out of your shell

There's a whole world of mystery, and quite a bit of maths,  inside the humble sea shell.

Forget ancestry searches online, shells can tell you the his…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Did Jaws get anything right about sharks?

Jaws (1975) was a massive hit that also created a whole lot of fear, but does anything in the film really stand up to shark science? 

Do sharks stalk …

1 year ago

Girl, so confusing!

Female lab mice have been bred to be passive and breed with ease. 

But, in the wild they're feisty and even pugnacious.

How much of our biological unde…

1 year ago

How we really feel about eels

Eels are mysterious and have a fascinating history. 

People in pre-medieval England used them to pay rent. Early 17th-century maps featured 'eel ships…

1 year ago

Why do animals have penises?

When it comes to sexual organs, the penis is really ‘out there.’  Name another organ that can change its form AND function in a matter of seconds! 

Th…

1 year ago

Hollywood lied to us: Babe

Aussie classic Babe turns 30 this year, and its story of the little pig that achieves his dream of being a sheep dog is still as uplifting as the day…

1 year, 1 month ago