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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
    Could the next wave in air conditioning be trees?

    Tree AC
    Could the next wave in air conditioning be trees?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the next trendy all-natural cure. . .   Dog pee… !??!

    Pup-PEE
    Is the next trendy all-natural cure. . .   Dog pee… !??!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the fountain of youth… a smoothie?!

    The Fruit-tan of Youth
    Is the fountain of youth… a smoothie?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Psychiatrists might be RAVING about a new treatment soon!

    Medicinal Molly
    Psychiatrists might be RAVING about a new treatment soon!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Beware the evil…  peanut?!

    Allergy Remedy
    Beware the evil…  peanut?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Aww... you have your mother's... poison?!

    Parental Poison
    Aww... you have your mother's... poison?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No dessert until you’ve finished your…MOLD?

    Moldy but a Goodie
    No dessert until you’ve finished your…MOLD?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can’t touch this…unless you’ve got ELKIN1!

    All the Feels
    Can’t touch this…unless you’ve got ELKIN1!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Would you take a cold plunge into a… better mood?

    Cold Plunge Awakening
    Would you take a cold plunge into a… better mood?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    In the insect world, are there new ANT-ibiotics on the way?

    ANTibiotics
    In the insect world, are there new ANT-ibiotics on the way?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I would walk five hundred miles …. with robotic help?!

    Walk Like a Robot
    I would walk five hundred miles …. with robotic help?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    When it comes to bedside manner, is your doctor “the biggest loser?”

    Weighing the Benefits
    When it comes to bedside manner, is your doctor “the biggest loser?”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Wait, what did you SQUAWK? I didn’t quite catch that!

    Babbling Birds
    Wait, what did you SQUAWK? I didn’t quite catch that!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Luke, use the force… to talk?!

    Jedi Talk
    Luke, use the force… to talk?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What if WE have the Midas Touch?

    Modern Alchemy
    What if WE have the Midas Touch?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Rufus, time for walkies!

    Toxic Poo
    Rufus, time for walkies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Homework or zombie battles? Why not … BOTH?

    Gaming Bookworms
    Homework or zombie battles? Why not … BOTH?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it me, or are these crossword puzzles getting SMALLER??

    Eye-deal Solution
    Is it me, or are these crossword puzzles getting SMALLER??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

    Micro Personality
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

    Seeing Red
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

    Genome Clutter
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What do you get when you cross a fish and a heart? Not a fart…

    HEART-a-FISH-ial Intelligence
    What do you get when you cross a fish and a heart? Not a fart…

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh