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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?

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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?!

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    Apple
    Could the key to preserving your brain be in … your bones?!

    Defenders Against Alzheimer's
    Could the key to preserving your brain be in … your bones?!

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    Apple
    Nature can heal itself? LLAMA tell you how!

    Llama Landscapers
    Nature can heal itself? LLAMA tell you how!

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    Apple
    With apologies to Mulan,
    Who is that MOUSE I see…staring straight back at me?

    Mouse Reflections
    With apologies to Mulan,
    Who is that MOUSE I see…staring straight back at me?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Which pet is PURR-fect for everyone?

    Whisker-ing Away Kidney Disease!
    Which pet is PURR-fect for everyone?

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    Apple
    Is it just me, or does being in nature make us feel more…rooted?

    Seeing Sounds
    Is it just me, or does being in nature make us feel more…rooted?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can depression be MELTED away??

    Temperatures Rise, Depression Falls
    Can depression be MELTED away??

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    Apple
    Oof! Was that a kick? Or a GUT feeling?

    Pregnancy Takes Guts!
    Oof! Was that a kick? Or a GUT feeling?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s SUPER cell!

    Master of Defense!
    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s SUPER cell!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    “Shake shake shake, shake your”--- boxes?!

    Shake Shake Shake!
    “Shake shake shake, shake your”--- boxes?!

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    Apple
    What’s more exhausting: meetings on zoom, or in person?

    Zooming Z's
    What’s more exhausting: meetings on zoom, or in person?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about?

    Cat-titude
    Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey Siri - want to go shopping?

    A-I Shopping Buddy
    Hey Siri - want to go shopping?

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    Apple
    It’s election season - time to get out the...sneeze?

    Super-Pack
    It’s election season - time to get out the...sneeze?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Happiness is ageless! Or is it??

    Happiest Age
    Happiness is ageless! Or is it??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Have I told you lately that I trust you?

    Trust Me?
    Have I told you lately that I trust you?

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    Apple
    Alexa, play “Baby Shark.” Alexa, PLAY “BABY SHARK”! ALEXA? 

    Hey Siri
    Alexa, play “Baby Shark.” Alexa, PLAY “BABY SHARK”! ALEXA? 

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    Apple
    Too hot! Too cold! Just right...?!

    Smart Clothes
    Too hot! Too cold! Just right...?!

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    Apple
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

    Web Designers
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

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    Apple
    Hey - isn’t it YOUR turn to take out the trash? 

    Killer Fungus
    Hey - isn’t it YOUR turn to take out the trash? 

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    Apple
    Green Acres...is the place to be! Oh yeah!

    Agro-forestry
    Green Acres...is the place to be! Oh yeah!

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    Apple
    GRRR!!! Keep your distance!

    Crabby Bellies
    GRRR!!! Keep your distance!

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    Apple
    Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas... am I still “adulting?

    Adulting is a Mess!
    Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas... am I still “adulting?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh