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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
    Can love ACTUALLY make the world more beautiful?

    RX Love
    Can love ACTUALLY make the world more beautiful?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye?

    Cranium Cockin' Canines
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is this milk still good to drink?

    Scents and Scents-ability
    Is this milk still good to drink?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    One fish, two fish, red fish,...male fish?

    Fossil Fishing
    One fish, two fish, red fish,...male fish?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

    Very Hungry Caterpillars
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s “Tool Time!”

    Carpenter's Secret
    It’s “Tool Time!”

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

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s black, white, and LOVES siestas?

    Drowsy Penguins
    What’s black, white, and LOVES siestas?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Someday they’ll find it–the Rainbow Connection!

    Seeing Ret(inol)
    Someday they’ll find it–the Rainbow Connection!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Hm—how truly green ARE those green L-E-D’s?

    Green with Energy
    Hm—how truly green ARE those green L-E-D’s?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Your brain is a masterpiece!

    Brain Blowing
    Your brain is a masterpiece!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s tough being the new bird on the block.

    Chattering Chicks
    It’s tough being the new bird on the block.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Help! It's the attack of the zombie… leaves?!

    Resurrected Roots
    Help! It's the attack of the zombie… leaves?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Freaky Fractals!

    Fluid Fractals
    Freaky Fractals!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dude, where’s my neighborhood?

    Climate Migration
    Dude, where’s my neighborhood?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Windblown hair? Don’t care!

    Relaxing Drives
    Windblown hair? Don’t care!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does Jaws have taste buds? He did eat a helicopter…

    Bitter Shark
    Does Jaws have taste buds? He did eat a helicopter…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pain switch? Turn it off!

    Pain Off
    Pain switch? Turn it off!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Thirst trap? Water you gonna do about it?!

    Filtration for Hydration
    Thirst trap? Water you gonna do about it?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh