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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

    Medium Black Hole
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Can’t fall asleep without the comforting glow of your devices?

    Watts Up Doc?
    Can’t fall asleep without the comforting glow of your devices?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Buzz off, lover boy.

    Spying Flies
    Buzz off, lover boy.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    From H-5…. to high five!

    Sense the Flu
    From H-5…. to high five!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Craving sweets? Blame your gut!

    Sweet Tooth or Sweet Gut?
    Craving sweets? Blame your gut!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Scared of Big Brother?  You should be!

    Big Brothers
    Scared of Big Brother?  You should be!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    We’ll harness the power of the sun!

    Photocopying Photosynthesis
    We’ll harness the power of the sun!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Room for dessert? I don’t have room to breathe!

    Sweet Tooth
    Room for dessert? I don’t have room to breathe!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Finally, we can talk smack—WITHOUT it coming back!

    A Loud Whisper
    Finally, we can talk smack—WITHOUT it coming back!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hit the gym before work, or after?

    Timely Training
    Hit the gym before work, or after?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t come any closer!

    Personal Head-space
    Don’t come any closer!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Snip snip -  good as new!

    Genetic Scissors
    Snip snip -  good as new!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Remember… BACTERIA never forget!

    Swarming Storage
    Remember… BACTERIA never forget!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is what’s good for the goose… good for the farmer?

    Friendly Fowl
    Is what’s good for the goose… good for the farmer?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could pregnancy be a walk in the park if it were… virtual?!

    Going to the Park, Virtually
    Could pregnancy be a walk in the park if it were… virtual?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Shock the system! In a good way?

    An Electric Eel-ing
    Shock the system! In a good way?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Don’t be a slouch! Get off that couch!

    The Golden Steps
    Don’t be a slouch! Get off that couch!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    The perfect origami figure is… a cancer treatment?

    Origami Therapy
    The perfect origami figure is… a cancer treatment?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You’re putting WHAT inside me?!

    Surgery Stickers
    You’re putting WHAT inside me?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Bears on the move? It's paw-sible!

    Bear-ly Apart
    Bears on the move? It's paw-sible!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Beginning surgery! ... Scalpel? Check! ... Forceps? Check! ... 3D printer?!!? What the—?

    Not SCAR-y!
    Beginning surgery! ... Scalpel? Check! ... Forceps? Check! ... 3D printer?!!? What the—?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Sorry, I can’t go out tonight… Got a date with my chatbot!

    Chatbots, Help!
    Sorry, I can’t go out tonight… Got a date with my chatbot!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Grow a backbone, will ya?

    Viral Backbone
    Grow a backbone, will ya?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh