Darcy and Lauren understand the importance of keeping up with world events...but they also love reading about water skiing squirrels! Looking for some levity from the hard hitting news? Join these animal enthusiasts as they share strange, silly, and down right tail wagging animal stories!
ep 10 These Animals Can Teach Us a Thing or Two About Perseverance!
Sorry for the delay everyone!
A lizard (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/08/monitor-lizard-thailand-7-11/) hankering a Slurpee, a demonic dog (https://www.today.com/pets/brutally-honest-adoption-ad-demonic-chihuahua-goes-viral-t214536) looking for a home, and rabbits (https://tanksgoodnews.com/2021/04/05/rabbits-unearth-stone-age-treasures/) doing more than eating carrots are featured in this episode!
29 Mar 2021
Ep 9: What's going on in Florida?!
Disclaimer: We probably offend Floridians and snake lovers alike. Sorry about that!
Listen to learn about crows (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alaska-costco-shoppers-say-ravens-steal-their-groceries_n_605f54d8c5b67ad387202cba) terrorizing a Costco, monkeys (https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/hot-springs-help-japanese-macaques-keep-stress-at-bay/) who know how to winter right, tiny animals (https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/tiktok-user-unknowingly-held-the-worlds-most-venomous-octopus-while-in-bali/?utm_campaign=skedlink&utm_medium=gallery&utm_source=skedlink) that pack a big punch, and of course, about what is happening in Florida (https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/How-do-so-many-iguanas-get-in-Florida-toilet-bowls-_163266036/)!
16 Mar 2021
ep 8: Humans are the Worst!
This episode inadvertently put Darcy and Lauren on a soapbox about how humanity is the worst thing to happen to animals... except perhaps meerkats (https://www.livescience.com/zoo-animals-react-to-visitors-after-lockdown.html#:~:text=Researchers%20studied%20the%20behavior%20of,journal%20Applied%20Animal%20Behaviour%20Science)! We're sure the bear (https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/cocaine-bear-the-true-story-of-a-bear-that-ate-70-pounds-of-cocaine/?utm_campaign=skedlink&utm_medium=gallery&utm_source=skedlink) and walrus (https://www.livescience.com/walrus-sighting-ireland.html) highlighted in the other stories would have a lot of opinions to share on the topic. Here are some cute penguins (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/17/penguins-coronavirus-shedd-aquarium/) to help you feel better.
9 Mar 2021
Ep 7: A Tale of 3 Cats
Cats on planes (https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/bizarre/cat-enters-hijacks-cockpit-attacks-pilot-in-sudanese-plane-forcing-plane-to-divert-back7212651/), cats on a tin roof (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cat-sat-125mph-train-roof-23607155), cats surviving disasters... Cats are litter-ally everywhere in this pawsome episode!
Disclaimers:
* Our recording set-up isn't purrfect. Please excuse the technical difficulties.
*Toddi the fish is still alive!
2 Mar 2021
Ep 6: The Rooster is a What?
You know what they say about birds of a feather flocking together? Well, one rooster wasn't a chicken and decided to fly the coop to do something that may beak your interest. Let's say his story (https://www.meridianstar.com/news/state/a-pretty-chill-peep-pet-rooster-reunited-with-owner-after-going-missing-in-alabama/article_39568d6e-dda1-5351-a946-f8e5ec0614e4.html) puts him at the top of the pecking order amongst his friends. If you want to put an end to these egg-cellent puns, just listen to the episode!
Oh, and there's a sweet story about a degu (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-56214555) looking for love!
21 Feb 2021
Ep 5: So many questions... listen for the answers!
Would you enjoy a goat (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-52103967)invasion? What does "lizard-ous" (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pet-iguana-baffles-vets-coming-23497326) mean? How can paper clips be used in a surgery for fish (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pet-goldfish-anaesthetised-undergoes-op-23487310)? What would make a dentist and koala (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-56107871) become friends? Get the answer to these questions and more on this week's episode of A Different Breed of News!
Ways to help animals in Texas:
Austin Pets Alive (https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2021/02/14/austin-pets-alive-asking-donation-supplies-keep-animals-warm/4478653001/)
Sea Turtles, Inc (https://seaturtleinc.org/shop/give/donations/)
Texas Panhandle Pet Savers (https://texaspanhandlepetsavers.org/about.php)
Pets Needing Parents Rescue (https://www.facebook.com/PNPWestTexasRescue/)
Follow Lauren's Insta for Granger to see more resources! Look for @Granger1715
14 Feb 2021
Ep 4: The One Where Darcy Makes a Lot of Cat Sounds
Do you have strong opinions about the proper way to eat gummy bears? Do you think local news stories are made better (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XehLZLOyVUc) by pets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iADeliu4Fc4) "Zoom bombing"? If your answer is a resounding, "yes!" than this is the podcast for you!
Darcy starts us off by sharing a story about a leopard and a dog getting trapped (https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/dog-and-leopard-get-stuck-in-bathroom-and-make-a-truce) in a bathroom together. Don't worry, there's a happy ending for the dog! Next, she talks about a crow (https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/clever-crow-learns-to-meow) who should have been nominated for an Oscar for his performance as "hungry cat #5." (This is where the animal impressions start).
Lauren ends the podcast with the viral story of the lawyer who turned into kitten on Zoom. It was too purr-fect!
1 Feb 2021
Ep 3: "Panda and Poop" and "Caring Canines"
Darcy and Lauren explore why pandas (https://www.sciencenews.org/article/giant-pandas-roll-horse-poop-warm-chemical)have been bathing in horse manure. Don't try this at home! Next we share some heartwarming "dogs (https://www.channel3000.com/loyal-dog-waits-for-six-days-outside-hospital-for-her-sick-owner/)waiting for their humans outside the hospital (https://mymodernmet.com/dogs-wait-for-owner-at-hospital/)" stories. These should have been their own Chicken Soup for the Soul books! Lastly, we celebrate #46 bringing animals back to the White House with some fun facts about other presidential pets (https://slate.com/culture/2021/01/presidential-pets-best-ever-ranked.html).
24 Jan 2021
Episode 2: "Chef Lenny" and "Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Dinosaur Butt Holes"
This week Lauren and Darcy take on two vastly different topics! First, learn about Lenny the bearded dragon (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lenny-the-lizard-cookbook/). He's used time in quarantine more wisely than many of us to become the star of a cookbook. Food and a beardie? Get me a copy (https://www.amazon.com/Chef-Lenny-Cooking-Humans-Comfort/dp/1098341856/ref=as_li_ss_tl?&linkCode=sl1&tag=goodnewsnetwo-20&linkId=f471486de2692181751e30005d3c2cd4&language=en_US) and find Lenny on Insta @whosagoodlizard to see ADORABLE pictures of him with tiny food!
Next, does cloaca mean anything to you? After learning about dinosaur butts (https://www.livescience.com/first-dinosaur-butthole-found.html) (yes, you read that correctly), you'll be able to break out this tidbit at your next Covid safe gathering. You'll either wow or disgust (or maybe a bit of both) your friends, co workers, and family!
18 Jan 2021
Episode 1 :"Get Your Goat "and "A Case of Stolen Identity"
1/17/2021
Have you ever wanted to snowshoe with goats? We're sure you're thinking, "Duh! Who hasn't?!" Learn about that and more with the origins (https://theweek.com/speedreads/960586/woman-starts-sanctuary-home-after-goat-wandered-driveway) of the Frederick Farm Goat and Rescue Sanctuary (https://www.frederickfarmgoats.com/). We're not "kid-ding" around, the goats are adorable! Next, we explore a case of international stolen identity. No, were not reviewing the next John Grisham novel... it's about a pigeon ( https://apnews.com/article/australia-joe-the-pigeon-faae5a66c336c8b2dc902b1ed4270345)! Intrigued? You should be!
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