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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 ready to paralyze it's foes at any moment.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 2:54
Description: 2:55 - 12:15
Habitat and ecology: 9:13 - 21:27
Reproduction and courtship: 21:28 - 23:14
Platypuses and people: 23:15 - 29:43
Conservation: 29:44 - 34:10
How it's queer: 36:15 - end
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Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 3:49
Description: 3:50 - 12:15
Habitat and ecology: 13:18 - 24:14
Conservation: 26:33 - 33:47
How it's queer: 35:25 - end
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Fehlende Folgen?
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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 even among plants, who are already known to not follow "the rules."
For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 3:21
Description: 3:22 - 9:01
Habitat and ecology/domestication: 9:02 - 19:23
How it's queer: 20:38 - end
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 ready for a fight. Sage answers the important questions like: are we turning the friggin' frogs gay, or have they been that way all along? Let's see what the research says.
For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 5:15
Description: 5:16 - 11:55
Habitat and ecology: 11:56 - 17:16
Life cycle + reproduction: 17:17 - 22:40
How it's queer: 24:45 - end
*** Content warning: homophobia and transphobia ***
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 what one of those three nouns is (probably rock)
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 9:07
Description: 9:08 - 14:30
Habitat and ecology: 14:31 - 20:17
How it's queer: 21:20 - end
*** content warning: description of anti-indigenous colonizer violence: 3:20 - 6:30 ***
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Sage teaches Ilana about the bowhead whale, a large hard-headed maritime mammal.
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Timestamps
Species intro and taxonomy: Start - 6:49
Description: 6:50 - 13:44
Ecology and reproduction: 13:45 - 26:26
Human impact: 26:27 - 30:40
How it’s queer: 31:27 - end
Content warnings: discussion of colonization and species loss 28:17 - 30:40
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Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 unique way of determining biological sex. For more information, take a look at our website.
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Content warnings: discussion of colonization, description of genitals
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Join Sage as Ilana teaches them about the striped maple, a shrubby tree that does some pretty queer things on its deathbed.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 1:54
Description: 1:55 - 9:16
Habitat and ecology: 9:17 - 15:08
How it's queer: 16:15 - endFind Us Online
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Join Sage in an informative look at the life of the white-throated sparrow, a very small borb that is abundant throughout North America.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:00 - 3:00
Description: 3:01 - 8:05
Habitat, ecology, lifecycle: 8:23 - 19:25
Human impact: 19:26 - 24:55
How it's queer: 26:06 - end
Content warnings: discussion of colonization 21:45 - 23:00
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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
Description: 6:41-16:29
Habitat and lifecycle: 16:30-24:06
Human impact: 24:07-34:21
Why it's queer: 35:51-endTrigger warnings: discussion of homophobia, graphic description of sex, mention of rape 45:43-end
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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 - 13:10
Habitat and ecology: 15:37 - 18:18
Culture and family structure: 18:19 - 20:30
Human impact: 20:31 - 23:23
Midway current events (Trigger Warning mentions of gun violence and queerphobia) 23:24 - 24:29
How they're queer: 24:30 - end
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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 these funny friends are.
Content Warning: discussion of sex, sexual organs and erections from 40:38 to 44:30.
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About Us
Queerly Natural is produced by Ilana Z, and Hannah Roden. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Ilana teaches Elizabeth and Hannah about fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), a flower native to multiple countries in the Northern hemisphere. We talk about its many names, ecology and and its temporal sex changes. Join us on our first dive into the wonderful world of plants! For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.
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Thrive Youth Center
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Hannah, Elizabeth and Ilana, explore the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the common vampire bat from Central and South America.
Content Warning: talk of explicit sex acts 34:12 - 34:59
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 northern Mexico. Hint: she's one of many!
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 around the world. Hint: they take biological sexes to the next level and beyond!
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 1:05
Overview of fungi: 3:34
Splitgill mushroom ecology: 22:10
Description of the mushroom’s looks: 33:07
Sex and gender in fungi overall: 38:28
Splitgill genderqueerness: 45:05
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 Zealand. Hint: they’re definitely #parentinggoals!
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 1:22
Description of the bird’s looks: 9:17
Black swan ecology: 16:01
C. atratus culture: 22:03
Queerness: 28:17
Content warnings: mention of homophobia (1:56-2:01), mention of colonialism (7:20-7:40)
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Ilana teaches Elizabeth and Hannah about the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus), a fluorescent fish found along the west coast of North America. Hint: for a little foreshadowing, their other common name is the California singing fish!
For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 1:29
Description of the fish’s looks: 5:24
Plainfin midshipman ecology: 12:37
Queerness of the California singing fish: 23:08, 25:42
General discussion: 24:42, 35:49
Content warnings: discussion of reproduction and reproductive organs (26:02-26:52), foul language (33:15-33:17)
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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: for a little foreshadowing, take a look at that genus name!
For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.
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Timestamps
Species introduction: 0:52
History of discovery: 2:11
Description of the bonobos’ looks: 5:55
Bonobo ecology (day-to-day life): 11:26
Bonobo ecology (social group formation): 17:35
Queerness of bonobos: 20:45, 33:04, 39:49
General discussion: 26:53, 37:22
Content warnings: white supremacy (3:16-3:52; 21:30-21:52; 22:32-23:00), animal welfare in captivity (7:52-8:12), human parenting in regards to kids leaving home (19:42-20:04), description of sex and explanation of the term missionary position (21:02-23:00), genitalia (23:28-23:44), homophobic science (31:41-32:43), frequency of bonobo sexual acts (33:52-35:20), description of sexual positions (36:55-37:17)
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About Us
Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578131/), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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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 20!
