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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
    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
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

    Web Designers
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does putting a new word in the dictionary mean people will actually USE it?

    Counting Your Hens
    Does putting a new word in the dictionary mean people will actually USE it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Could the gene for addiction be found in our past?

    Viral Addiction
    Could the gene for addiction be found in our past?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    How animals view each other’s worlds.

    Seeing Eye to Eye
    How animals view each other’s worlds.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dinosaurs open wide, but they don’t stick out their tongues!

    Tongue-Tied T-Rex
    Dinosaurs open wide, but they don’t stick out their tongues!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Seen that new movie? It’s a gas!

    Suspenseful Gases
    Seen that new movie? It’s a gas!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fractured fairy tales from prehistoric times

    Once Upon A Time
    Fractured fairy tales from prehistoric times

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Picnic cutlery joins the self-healing movement.

    Plastic, Heal Thyself!
    Picnic cutlery joins the self-healing movement.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    These shrimp may need a 12-step program!

    Risky Red Tide
    These shrimp may need a 12-step program!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fish are more sensitive than we think!

    Fish Fingers
    Fish are more sensitive than we think!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Is there life on Mars? Sorry David Bowie…

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Can we save memories before they slip away?

    Memory Savers
    Can we save memories before they slip away?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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