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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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 1:30
    Apple
    Who rocks the most fashionable hats!

    06/27/24

    Genetically Stylish Heads
    Who rocks the most fashionable hats!

    06/27/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why did the water cross the membrane? To get to the other side of course!

    Water Works
    Why did the water cross the membrane? To get to the other side of course!

  • 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?!

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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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Rufus, time for walkies!

    Toxic Poo
    Rufus, time for walkies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    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??

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

    Walk it Off!
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

    Elmer's Cells
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town!

    Lightning Thief
    Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Could we shoot down bacteria POINT BLANK? 

    Nanobullets
    Could we shoot down bacteria POINT BLANK? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    A DEEP DIVE into the cuttlefish diet

    Shrimply More
    A DEEP DIVE into the cuttlefish diet

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

    Big Brains
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    HR, IDK, LDOS….are #Acronyms helpful or confusing?

    Abbreviation Aggravation
    HR, IDK, LDOS….are #Acronyms helpful or confusing?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Imagine seeing ancient Athens in its prime!

    Virtual Exca-vacation
    Imagine seeing ancient Athens in its prime!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Are octopus the new boxing players in the sea ring?

    Eight Punches
    Are octopus the new boxing players in the sea ring?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Trees are the answer to fighting climate change!

    Into the Woods
    Trees are the answer to fighting climate change!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Are rivers really blue?

    Rivers of Colors
    Are rivers really blue?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

    Big Brains
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh