Queerly Natural

Episode 19: The Platypus

Learn all about the duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from Ilana! This Australian animal shares traits with ducks and coconuts, but it's actually a mammal r

Episode 18: Lungwort

Join Ilana to learn all about lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria) from Sage. It (or should we say they?) is a charismatic photosynthetic organism that doesn't really fit labels

Episode 17: The Papaya

Join our hosts, two fruits, to learn all about one of the world's favorite fruits, the papaya (Carica papaya). Find out how the papaya breaks the norms of biological sex

Episode 16: The Green Frog

Join Ilana to learn about the green frog (Lithobates clamitans) from Sage. Ilana will find out that the green frog is very frog, but not very green, and they're always re

Episode 15: The Side-Blotched Lizard

Join Sage as Ilana teaches them about the side-blotched lizard, a very lizard-shaped lizard that is strangely good at rock, paper, scissors, even though they only know wh

Episode 14: The Bowhead Whale

Sage teaches Ilana about the bowhead whale, a large hard-headed maritime mammal.   Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting o

Episode 13: The European Honey Bee

Join Sage and Ilana as they learn about the queerness of the honeybee from guest Sreelakshmi Suresh! Sreelakshmi tells us all about the lives of honeybees and their uniqu

Episode 12: The Striped Maple

Join Sage as Ilana teaches them about the striped maple, a shrubby tree that does some pretty queer things on its deathbed. For more information, take a look at our sourc

Episode 11: The White Throated Sparrow

Join Sage in an informative look at the life of the white-throated sparrow, a very small borb that is abundant throughout North America.    For more information, take a

Episode 10: The Common Cockchafer

Sage teaches Ilana about the common cockchafer, or Melolontha melolontha, an adorable insect with a ciminal record (they did crimes and they be gay). Intro: 2:50-6:40

Episode 9: The Bucktooth Parrotfish

Ilana teaches Sage about the bucktooth Parrotfish (Sparisoma radians). Somethings fishy here and its very queer. Intro: 00:00 - 3:57 Physical description: 3:58 - 13:1

Episode 8: The Spotted Hyena

Hannah teaches Ilana about the most abundant carniverous large mammal on the African continent, the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Join us in learning just how queer th

Episode 7: Fireweed

Ilana teaches Elizabeth and Hannah about fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), a flower native to multiple countries in the Northern hemisphere. We talk about its many name

Episode 6: the Common Vampire Bat

Hannah, Elizabeth and Ilana, explore the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the common  vampire bat from Central and South America. Content Warning: talk o

Episode 5: Whiptail lizard

Elizabeth, alongside Ilana and Hannah, explores the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the small and quick scaled lizard found in the southeastern US and nor

Episode 4: Splitgill mushroom

Hannah teaches Elizabeth and Ilana about fungal basics and then the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the pale-gilled shelf fungus found on decaying wood ar

Episode 3: Black swans, Cygnus atratus

Elizabeth shares with Ilana and Hannah her knowledge about the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the dark-bodied waterfowl native to Australia and New Zeala

Episode 2: Plainfin Midshipman

Ilana teaches Elizabeth and Hannah about the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus), a fluorescent fish found along

Episode 1: Bonobos

Hannah walks Ilana and Elizabeth through the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the bonobo (Pan paniscus), a dark-haired ape found in the Congo Basin. Hint:

Queerly Natural Trailer

Ilana, Hannah and Elizabeth explain the concept of the show, its structure, and fun plans for future episodes. The pilot episode will release at 7 am EST on Friday August