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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
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    Apple
    Chilly… frozen fresh… octopodes?!

    Temperature and Tentacles
    Chilly… frozen fresh… octopodes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Bananas just drive me… BANANAS!

    So A-Peel-ing
    Bananas just drive me… BANANAS!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who’s thirsty? Harry Potter says...AGUAMENTE!

    Who's Thirsty
    Who’s thirsty? Harry Potter says...AGUAMENTE!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Are those bats talking SMACK about ME?!

    Superhearing!
    Are those bats talking SMACK about ME?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s POPPIN’? Sounds like...snacktime!!

    9/06/21

    Perfectly Popped
    What’s POPPIN’? Sounds like...snacktime!!

    9/06/21

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You’ve heard of grass-fed meat, but how about grass-grown?!

    Meaty Greens
    You’ve heard of grass-fed meat, but how about grass-grown?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do our furry friends love to spice it up?

    Spicy Snackin Shrews
    Do our furry friends love to spice it up?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut?

    Sickly Sweet
    Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    “Just keep swimming..just keep swimming....”

    Surfing Sharks
    “Just keep swimming..just keep swimming....”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hunting dogs SEEM to enjoy it - but are we actually stressing them out?

    Working like a Dog
    Hunting dogs SEEM to enjoy it - but are we actually stressing them out?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

    Brontosaurs Bronchitis
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What do cheese, beer and sauerkraut have in common?

    Bio Friendly Bacteria
    What do cheese, beer and sauerkraut have in common?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Help, Siri! I need directions to my house - AGAIN!!

    Pole Positioning
    Help, Siri! I need directions to my house - AGAIN!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

    Take Your Time
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

    Ancient Energy Boost
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

    Pesky Pollen
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Doctor Doolittle isn’t the only one who can speak Pig Latin!

    When Pigs Talk
    Doctor Doolittle isn’t the only one who can speak Pig Latin!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are our kids doing a spit take?

    Drooling for Drama
    Are our kids doing a spit take?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click?

    Fast Friends
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Can you even imagine a time before...horses?

    Mysterious Bones
    Can you even imagine a time before...horses?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

    The Twilight Zone
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

    Electronic Waste
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh