Nature is Gay is a biweekly podcast all about the queer world around us and just how gosh darn normal it is. Every Monday we explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between!
Hey, what the hell is a heifer anyway? Why are people so obsessed with cows? Is #freemartin just a trend on Twitter? Find out in this week's episode of Nature is Gay!
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
Episode references can be found here.
18 Oct 2022
There's Something About Cassowary (Ratites and Androgyny)
Hey y'all welcome to episode 2! We're talking about cassowaries, which may be the world's most dangerous bird? They definitely have the most interesting genitals. If you can think of a more clever title, let me know because this one was tough.
Cassowary sound bite from Marc Anderson
Southern Papuan music from the Internet Archive
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
References for this episode can be found https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing (here.)
3 Oct 2022
Oh Deer, They're Queer! (White Tail Deer and Gender Expression)
We're back baby! For the season 2 premiere we're talking about how deer get down and dirty. Are male deer jerks or just misunderstood? What do some deer have in common with squirrels? Find out in this week's episode!
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
References for this episode can be found https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing (here.)
22 Aug 2022
BONUS - Interview with Hannah Hughes
Hannah Hughes is a wild animal keeper at the Bronx Zoo in New York and works in the ornithology department. She is also conveniently a close friend of mine! Yes, nepotism is alive and well here at the pod, and I'm lucky enough to know a very cool person who has loads of first-hand experience with penguins.
Listen to Hannah and I chat about throuples, egg stealing, and what people always get wrong about penguins.
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
17 Aug 2022
Black and White and READ All Over (Penguins and Normalizing Sex)
In the season one finale (WOW) we're talking about adaptive strategies, fat geese, and why penguin couples are the cutest.
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
References for this episode can be found https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing (here.)
2 Aug 2022
BONUS - Interview with Dr. Nikki Savvides
Dr. Savvides is an Australian environmental ethnographer whose new book, After the Forests, dives into her experiences with captive Thai elephants and the people who care for them. We recently sat down to discuss ethical tourism, herd behavior, and being queer in STEAM.
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
References for this episode can be found https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing (here.)
31 Jul 2022
We're Here, We're Queer, We've Got Big Ears (Elephants and Same-Sex Bonding)
Can an elephant outrun Usain Bolt? Are future historians going to describe female elephants pairs as "very good friends?" Why is it so dang important to do your own research?
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
References for this episode can be found https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing (here.)
12 Jul 2022
Just Two Gals Being Pals (Desert Grassland Whiptails, Parthenogenesis, and Pseudocopulation)
Have whiptails created a model society? How does reproduction work without sperm? Is sex really even necessary?
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday-ish to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Follow on Instagram @natureisgaypod
30 Jun 2022
Aching to Copulate (Monarch Butterflies and Pansexuality)
Are monarchs actually the king of butterflies? Why do they like milkweed so dang much? Am I using sound effects correctly or am I a washed up millennial? Listen to find out!
Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get it?) podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every other Monday-ish to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Episode sources here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing)
Follow us on Instagram @natureisgaypod
22 Jun 2022
BONUS - Interview with James from Science Night
We are off this week because life is hard and sometimes your apartment unexpectedly floods. But fear not! I have this lovely interview segment I did with the Science Night podcast for your listening pleasure. Pardon the audio, blame it all on me, even though we're still not sure why this happened.
And go subscribe to Science Night!
Instagram: @natureisgaypod @scinight
14 Jun 2022
Genderfluid Tomatoes? Genderfluid Tomatoes. (Solanum plastisexum and sex determination)
Why are plants so complicated? And why is Australia the most Australia of all the continents? Do scientists really know anything? Listen to find out!
Nature is Gay is a weekly podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Episode sources here. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dkcGp6Qk1wptQN2xoYWMT6PBgRjcxjyQQZlagRNd6Uk/edit?usp=sharing)
Follow us on instagram! @natureisgaypod
30 May 2022
Hermaphroditic self-eating devourer of the dead (Spotted Hyenas and Intersexuality)
I have a new animal to crusade for! Why does everyone in history hate hyenas? Are they just big gross dogs with a penchant for debauchery? Will I ever tire of talking about the clitoris? Listen to find out! Nature is Gay is a weekly podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
23 May 2022
The surprisingly kinky lives of macaques (Stump Tailed Macaques and Female Orgasm)
Do scientists even know what bears look like? Why are there old world monkeys in the new world? What do macaques have in common with that one time I was on Omegle? Listen to find out!
Nature is Gay is a weekly podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
26 Apr 2022
Are dolphins really just gay sharks? (Bottlenose Dolphins and Socio-sexual Behavior)
And does this episode even make logical sense? Was Douglas Adams right all along? Am I going to quit my job and research dolphin sex acts? Listen to find out!
Nature is Gay is a weekly podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Show sources here.
Follow us on Instagram! @natureisgaypod
20 Apr 2022
Trailer - Nature is Gay
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Music by Coma-Media
18 Apr 2022
Wait, Nemo is a...hermaphrodite? (Clownfish and Sequential Hermaphrodites)
And when is it okay to use that term? Do sea creatures have more interesting sex lives than we do? Am I too harsh on small children in strollers? Listen to find out!
Nature is Gay is a weekly podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Show sources here. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQyhHVAv5becpF6_Jjdu5ZsoiJPpntrf5I89l9KjDb--u42KN4QYjV4n9CaOfXkPwzOUAY1GhfB1KJY/pubhtml?gid=672990384&single=true)
Follow us on Instagram! @natureisgaypod
12 Apr 2022
Sorry Bro, Rams are Gay AF (Domesticated Sheep and Homosexual Behavior)
In this very first episode, we're going to be talking about sheep! Why are these fluffs criminally underrated? Have scientists found a "gay gene" in sheep? What came first, feta or felt? Listen to find out! Nature is Gay is a weekly podcast about the queer world around us. Join me every Monday to explore gender and sexuality in animals, plants, fungi, and everything in between.
Episode sources here
Follow us on Instagram! @natureisgaypod
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