Varmints!
The Varmints! podcast is an education/comedy podcast that’s all about animals! Every week a bunch of nerds a do a whole bunch of reading to bring you a mix of science, education, pop culture and comedy about all things that creep, crawl, slither, fly, jump, hop and swim on this planet one animal at a time.
Wrap-up Chat with Henry the Herpetologist!
Our last Frog-a-Day episode!
We didn't manage all 30 days but we only missed 2. We ended up learning a lot about frogs and we hope you did too!
Thanks for everything, especially to Henry, and until next time, be nice to animals!
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Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo
Zombie Frog
The final frog of our series is the newly discovered zombie frog! Learn all about it from Moss.
Striped Rocket Frog
Peep talks about the striped rocket frog!
Frog Respiration
Frogs have some interesting ways to get oxygen and Curt tells us all about it!
Tapir Valley Tree Frog
Moss tells us all about the Tapir Valley Tree Frog!
Wallace's Flying Frog
Moss introduces us to Wallace's flying frog!
Desert Rain Frog
Peep tells you all about the crazy peepin' desert rain frog!
Interview with Henry Adams, MS, Part Three
Part 3 of 4 of our chats with Henry the Herpetologist from the Lincoln Park Zoo!
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
What does the Red-Eyed Tree Frog have to do with the video game, Frogger? Come on along and find out!
Boreal Frog
Curt tells us all about the frog so nice they named it twice!
Pumpkin Toadlet
Megan tells us all about the troubles of the pumpkin toadlet.
Budgett's Frog
Curt tells us all about the Budgett's Frog!
The Phantasmal Poison Frog
This episode is about THE PHANTASMAL POISON FROG. And it's with Megan Danger. Listen to it now!
Frog Article Discussion with the Cast!
Join the cast of Varmints! Podcast for our series of Frog-a-Day shows to celebrate National Podcast Posting Month.
Today: we discuss a neat article about horizontal gene transfer (a really cool thing we'll explain in the episode) seems to happen like crazy between snakes and frogs in Madagascar.
Read the original article by Veronique Greenwood at this link:
How Genes Can Leap From Snakes to Frogs in Madagascar
Long-Nosed Frog
Join Megan for a paean of praise in honor of the redoubtable, remarkable resident of leafy litter and loamy loam, the long-nosed frog!
Crab Eating Frog
In your face, Wood Frog, the Crab Eating Frog also has a super power!
Wood Frog
Curt tells us about a species of frog with a superpower!
Indian Purple Frog
Curt tells us about the hpppenin' Indian Purple Frog!
World's Smallest Frog!
Hop around with Donna to talk about the ittiest bittiest frog in the whole ding dang world!
Red Spotted Toad
Join Curt for a little Colorado chat about our native Red Spotted Toad!
Interview with Henry Adams, MS, Part Two of Four
Part two!
American Green Tree Frog
Moss teaches us about the American Green Tree Frog!
Goliath Frog
Curt tells us all about the mighty Goliath frog.
Surinam Toad
Join Moss to learn about the lovely Surinam Toad!
Warning: Trypaphobia people might not want to look up pics of this one.
Diane's Bare-hearted Glass Frog
Come hang out with Curtis and learn about Diane's Bare-Hearted Glass Frog!
Dotted Humming Frog
It's a Frog A Day for NaPodPoMo!
Picture credit: By Andreas Schlüter - http://calphotos.berkeley.edu, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6767969
Mossy Frog
Learn about the Mossy Frog with Moss!
Interview with Henry Adams, MS, Part One of Four
Part one of a four part series of interviews with Henry Adams from the Lincoln Park Zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute!
The first show of our month long shows about frogs, A Frog a Day for National Podcast Posting Month.
Interview with Bill from Smiling Dog Farm
Join Donna, Curt, and Moss for a sheep chat with Bill from Smiling Dog Farm!
https://www.smiling-dog-farm.com/
Domestic Sheep
Varmints returns to the fold with a big, wooly episode. Join Donna, Curtis, Megan, and Moss and frolick like a lamb in springtime while you learn about domestic sheep!
Varmints Update: See You in September
Varmints Update with Donna, Curt, Moss and Megan. See you soon!
Cotton Shorts Diary of an Esoteric Animal Rancher - Maverick
Listen to the musings of Cotton Shorts about day-to-day doings on the esoteric animal ranch.
Animal Class: Quolls!
Join Curt and Donna for a new episode! We go to Animal Class and learn all about the strange and adorable quoll! "tiger quoll (3)" by herper715 is marked with CC BY 2.0.
Pronghorn!
The first full length episode for Varmints! 2.0, we jump right in and learn about pronghorn! Featured image is from the National Parks Service.
Cyclops!
Join us for a talk with exotic animal rancher, Cotton Shorts, to hear about his friend the Cyclops!
Image credit: "'I see you've noticed my patch.'" by internets_dairy is marked with CC BY 2.0.
Varmints! 2.0 "What's Your Deal" with Curtis Craddock
Come and meet new Varmints! cohost, Curtis Craddock!
What's Your Deal with Megan Danger!
Come get to know Megan Danger, a new cohost on Varmints! 2.0.
Varmints 2.0 "What's Your Deal" with Derek "Moss" Schmeh
Join us for an interview with one of the three new Varmints! Podcast cohosts, Moss, also known as the Science Dude.
Varmints! (2.0) What's happening, and what is next?
Chad from the PodFix Network interviews Donna about what is next for Varmints! Podcast.
Hippos Rerun for Fiona the Hippo from Cincinnati Zoo's 5th Birthday!
Back in 2017 when our podcast was still very new, we did an episode on Hippos!
This episode featured the lovely and charming baby hippo, Fiona from the Cincinnati Zoo.
As a celebration of her 5th birthday, we're republishing that episode!
Enjoy!
And Happy Birthday, Fiona, from the Varmints! Podcast and all our loyal listeners, the Varminions. We hope your day was super special!
Picture of Fiona credit goes to:
DarthBotto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
