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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
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    Apple
    Just WALK it off…but WHERE?

    Stop! And Smell the Roses!
    Just WALK it off…but WHERE?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do spiders dream of… eight-legged sheep?!

    Dreaming Spiders
    Do spiders dream of… eight-legged sheep?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Feeling eco-virtuous in that Leaf or Tesla?  Slow down!

    Dirty Electric Cars
    Feeling eco-virtuous in that Leaf or Tesla?  Slow down!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Here’s a cookie idea that’s LITERALLY bananas!

    Healthy Split
    Here’s a cookie idea that’s LITERALLY bananas!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES?

    Puppy Eyes
    Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Salad spinner? Too much effort!

    Light Wash
    Salad spinner? Too much effort!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You gotta fight for your right…to fix your iPhone!

    The Apple Falls
    You gotta fight for your right…to fix your iPhone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Morning sickness? *retch*!!

    Puzzling Pregnancy Puking
    Morning sickness? *retch*!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?!

    Piezo2 for Better Poo
    Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pee-yew! Is that the smell of…. greenhouse… GAS?!

    All About Algae
    Pee-yew! Is that the smell of…. greenhouse… GAS?!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Click click! Brain selfie!

    Photogenic Minds
    Click click! Brain selfie!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Six legged wallflowers don’t get… POLLINATED?!

    Deaf Mosquitoes Don't Dance
    Six legged wallflowers don’t get… POLLINATED?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

    Hot or Not?
    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How to kiss—ingest mints, pucker lips, tilt head?

    Right Smooch
    How to kiss—ingest mints, pucker lips, tilt head?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey guys, gals, non-binary humans—you think dating is hard?

    Hermaphrodite Horror Stories
    Hey guys, gals, non-binary humans—you think dating is hard?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

    Emoji Emotions
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Uh oh, spaghetti-o!

    Nano-Noodles
    Uh oh, spaghetti-o!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Sure, we’re honest!  But is that just about optics?!?  Literally?

    Someone's Watching
    Sure, we’re honest!  But is that just about optics?!?  Literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there life on Mars? Sorry David Bowie…

    Mars Water
    Is there life on Mars? Sorry David Bowie…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we save memories before they slip away?

    Memory Savers
    Can we save memories before they slip away?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!?

    Phosphate Fight Night
    Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You’ve heard of e-waste, what about Lululemon waste?

    Futuristic Fashion
    You’ve heard of e-waste, what about Lululemon waste?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh