Drunk Safari

Drunk Safari

Welcome to the world's premier, high class animal facts podcast full of information that's like, probably true? Each week Maggie hosts a special guest and we learn everything you could possibly need to know about two animals. Everything. You. Ever. Need. To. Know.

Episodes

October 2, 2019 75 mins

a.k.a.`Health boundary hogs` and `Butt Straw McGraw`

Fuck yeah. We're live with Drunk Safari veterans JOE WADLINGTON and SARAH GAILEY for a self-care animal extravaganza. We talk coping mechanisms, things that roll into a ball, mom being a bitch and so much more at our last live show. Adam makes a cameo and we play a game.

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a.k.a. Buzz Buzz fish

Fish scientist KASSANDRA FORD is here to electrify you with her knowledge of the ocean's vibrators. Or electric fish. Whatever. We get into little bitty buzzers and ALSO electric eels. 

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August 9, 2019 40 mins

Paleontologist and pal, LEE HALL is back to talk about the UNDENIABLY best dinosaur. We get into the T-Rex in all their tiny-armed glory, and learn my new favorite term: the cloacal kiss. So.  Hold on to your butts.

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July 26, 2019 37 mins

Anyone who knows me, Maggie, the host of this show, knows that spotted hyenas are my absolute FAVORITE animal. So it is with GREAT PERSONAL HAPPINESS that we have hyena scientist ARJUN DHEER here to 1.) correct my misconceptions about them and 2.) blow my gentle little mind about animals I thought I couldn't *possibly* love more.

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    July 12, 2019 40 mins

    a.k.a. 'Forest Hags’ and ‘Shouldn’t-be-tigers’

    TARA MARSDEN is here to talk about the world's undeniably greatest and most photogenic primate, the orangutan. We get into why you shouldn't use so much palm oil and also why you should NEVER make a liger, on our newest!

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    June 21, 2019 43 mins

    a.k.a. 'The Sociopaths of the Skies' and 'Fashion Alien Dogs'

    We get into animals sociopathic and weird, with special guest RYAN BOYD! You've probably been physically and emotionally assaulted by a Canada goose, but have you ever even heard of a maned wolf? Educate your face off about these animals both ubiquitous and obscure. 

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    June 14, 2019 46 mins

    It's our first ever live show! We had the best time ever at the Betabrand store with real humans! In an actual space! Thank you to all who came out, but especially to guests RED SCOTT-- who was a Mouse Deer Scientist-- and MEG ELISON-- who was a Moa Scientist. We project images and play game and talk about animals that would look great on instagram. 

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    May 31, 2019 41 mins

    a.k.a. “Iratus Alienus Equis (Angry alien horses)” and the “I’m not mad I’m just disappointed foxes”

    The charming and hilarious BECCA HENRY is here, with some of her best dating woes. And also animal information. Whatever, we're here for it. Her beef with camels gets *personal* and we also talk about foxes who look perpetually judgey, or stoned, or both. 

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    May 17, 2019 31 mins

    a.k.a. ‘round bellied bossy barkers’ and ‘SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE! fish’

    Fabulous and beautiful and talented comic book author and artist MARI NAOMI is BACK to talk with another adorable mammal! We get into prairie dogs (who can be pets???) and lionfish (who can also be pets, but it's like, not as exciting?) and animals who are cute and animals who are jerks. 

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    May 10, 2019 34 mins

    a.k.a. ‘babykillers’ and ‘my little burrow bois’

    Happy 69th episode of Drunk Safari, pals! We celebrated by having special guest BARUCH PORRAS-HERNANDEZ on to talk about bunnies and turtles, bc we LOVE YOU and we LOVE BARUCH and so this is our gift to you, the listener, on this the 69th episode of our show. 

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    May 3, 2019 34 mins

    a.k.a. 'whiskey jacks'

    Corvid queen and friend of the show KAELI SWIFT is back! She's here to tell us about the world's most adorable corvid the CANADA JAY. We get into smoky eyes, sticky sticky sticky sticky saliva and also objective adorableness as we deep dive into Kaeli's current studies. 

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    April 19, 2019 37 mins

    a.k.a. ‘weinerdog birds’ and ‘jamba butt juice dogs’

    Let's get into animals land-bound and stinky, with gentleman pal CASEY CHILDERS! We talk Kakapos-- a flightless parrot-- and lesser anteaters-- a odiferous mammal-- and also sex trenches. All the normal things you'd talk about with your normal friends, on a totally normal night. 

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    April 5, 2019 39 mins

    a.k.a. ‘misplaced furry pancakes’ and ‘the count of monte kitty-stos'

    Love of my life and beard face ADAM WOLF is back, to talk about the raviolis of the forest, SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS. Inspired by John Vaillant's amazing book, The Tiger, I cover Siberian or Amur tigers, who are *terrifying*

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    March 29, 2019 35 mins

    a.k.a. ‘fuzz captains’ and ‘our little miracle buddies’

    Stick it to big hamster, and listen to this episode featuring the magnificent CHARLIE JANE ANDERS, as we get into GERBILS and GOLDFISH! Learn more about your favorite pets and also erase that paper trail. We get into obscure Italian law and also California's prejudices. 

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    March 21, 2019 38 mins

    aka ‘idiokiwis’ and ‘OM NOM ursis’es’

    He's back! Friend, scientist, and mensch RED SCOTT is back to talk about the only animal he doesn't like-- the kiwi. We get into flightless birds, India's historically dancing bears, and also, the gently teasing of Ivan Hernandez. So basically, this episode is part of the BGASPU. 

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    March 8, 2019 38 mins

    a.k.a. 'snow floof’s'

    IMOGEN CANCELLARE: lady's lady, man's lady, lady about town. She's here to educate your effin face off about SNOW LEOPARDS.They're floofy. They're beautiful. They're mysterious. I know. We're excited, too. We get into it, and by it I mean poop.  

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    Come one and come all, and meet the world's most adorable and doting father, the THREE SPINE STICKLEBACK! We get into it with SciComm queen and absolute goddess SARA SMITH WUITCHIK. It may not be the world's most charismatic fish in the world, but it is a FASCINATING one. 

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    February 21, 2019 23 mins

    Join us with SciComm pal DUSTIN GROWICK as we explore what is true and what is not about Jurassic Park's wiliest villains: the velociraptors. We talk size, feathers, speed, and of course, cloacas. Hold on to your butts. 

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    February 14, 2019 21 mins

    a.k.a. ‘blue babies’

    Actual scientist EARYN MCGEE is here to, to educate you about some spiny lovely lizards! We get into toe clippings (it's more than you'd think), curiousity in STEM and also, poop. 

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    ‘tiny taters’ and ‘the accurate portrayal of heterosexuality-pus’

    First time guest TIRUMARI JOTHI is here to blow your mind with the world's hardiest and most lovable invertebrates! We get into some extreme situations, and some silly heterosexual ones with Blanket Octopuses. 

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