BewilderBeasts‪!‬ PodFix Network

First aired April 19, 2022Let's learn about the time an actual chimpanzee saved the Today Show, and changed morning news-ertainment forever. Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fred_Muggshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/j-fred-muggshttps://www.ebay.com/itm/324954729281https://www.grunge.com/598607/the-truth-about-celebrity-chimp-j-fred-muggs/ And an episode of Ridiculous Crime - a 99% murder-free podcast on capers, crime, and utter ridiculousness, where I first heard about J. Fred ...

First aired: Nov 26, 2023One man dreams of being completely alone, but it turns out, companionship is human nature. An unlikely meal ticket doesn't just save his life - but saves his humanity in 70 days of darkness, in Greenland's icy solar night. Big thanks to The Outlook Podcast Archive from BBC World Service for a podcast called “The chicken who sailed the world” https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct34pmFowl Play - a book I’m reading on the history of chickens by Sally Coulthar...

First aired Nov. 2022A man recently caught a goldfish the size of a 5th grader and Melissa is waiting for the goldfish food-delivery uprising. Resources: https://www.livescience.com/man-catches-enormous-goldfish-in-francehttps://largest.org/animals/goldfish/https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2021/07/11/minnesota-goldfish-invasive/ https://www.khq.com/news/thousands-of-goldfish-found-in-west-medical-lake-whats-next/article_15244861-1a80-5273-a27b-4e34db5160cb.htmlhttps://www.smithsoni...

First Aired August, 2023: A series of scientific studies to understand the human mind, but using a slimy gastropod in our place. Because using meth on a human is illegal. I got today’s information from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/snails-memory-molecules-spdhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vww3/scientists-are-repeatedly-fucking-with-snails-memoryhttps://www.livescience.com/62559-snail-memory-rna-transfer.htmlhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/memory-transfe...

First aired: Sept 13, 2022As promised - this week there was just TOO MUCH to put in a main feed episode. The Unkindness episode was really, really long. This 10-minute tangent was added after the Queen of England died last week and her son, Charles, ascended to the throne, assuming the name "King Charles III", but then promptly had to cut because of time. Also, it didn't fit as well as I had hoped, and I wanted to get to the buffet menu for the ravens. So, we look at what legacy he's looking ...

First aired July 28, 2022A bunch of stitchin' women in a Washington Women's Correctional Facility who have put their knitting needles to good use - helping the chickens who helped them in jail, plus some other unusual animals who find themselves behind bars. Support the Show.Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan LiebowiczInterstitial Music: MK2Additional music: Freesound.com, Pixabay.org Instagram: @EggAndNugget (chicken stan account) or @MelissaMcCueMcGrathWebsite: BewilderBeas...