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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
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

    Web Designers
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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 1:30
    Apple
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?!

    Rockin' Rockfish
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS!

    Squirrel Tricks
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Whispers, intrigue, secret love letters - oh my!

    For Your Eyes Only
    Whispers, intrigue, secret love letters - oh my!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Is it a horse...or a fashion statement??   

    01/22/24

    Rainbows and Unicorns
    Is it a horse...or a fashion statement??   

    01/22/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

    Smells Delish
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    01/03/24

    Freshman Fifteen
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    01/03/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

    Communication Breakdown
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    If you can potty train a dog, can you potty train... A COW?

    Potty Trained Cows?
    If you can potty train a dog, can you potty train... A COW?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time!

    A Tale of Two TAILS?
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What do you call a pink bird who loves to socialize? A fla-mingle!

    Fla-mingling
    What do you call a pink bird who loves to socialize? A fla-mingle!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Ring ring! Got a call from... the forest?

    Forest is Calling
    Ring ring! Got a call from... the forest?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    It all happens in a flash!

    Flash Dance
    It all happens in a flash!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh