Rhett and Brian talked to Zach Weinersmith about his webcomic series, SMBC, closed loop/space colony ecology, and why a space colony would probably be a miserable place to live. The space topics listed are focuses of his latest book, A City on Mars!

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Space Colonies are Really Interesting (and probably miserable) ft. SMBC's Zach Weinersmith

Be he snail or human scientist? Rhett and Io sit down with Dr. Brian Fisher himself to get to the bottom of this mystery, and learn a lot about the ants of Madagascar!

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DOCTOR FISHER GET OFF THAT MAN'S FACE! ft. Dr. Brian Fisher

Would you rather it be tiny or huge?

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Talking about the immortal snail in a Home Depot aisle

A practical guide for experiencing nature "as General Motors intended"! 

Wow we really seem to be on deep dive with roads these last two months. Will it continue??? Only time will tell...

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A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers AT FULL SPEED | Wild Green Book Club

It's the Good News Segment!

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The Good News Segment! | Artist Damaris Santos

We talk to Warren Carlyle of OctoNation to answer all our octopus questions!

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Why do octopuses ride other animals? / There's something going on in there | Warren Carlyle

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Sweet summer sounds of the Smoky Mountains


Wild Green Memeber Christina joins the pod to tell us about her skunks!

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The Adorable Trouble | Good News Skunkdate

Rhett speaks with author and senior contributing editor at Mongabay Jeremy Hance about the recent potential discovery of a Sumatran rhino in Way Kambas National Park in southern Sumatra.

The article: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/

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A rhino poo clue could bring new zoo breakthrough: if it's true blue

We speak with Cameron Duke of the MinuteEarth Youtube channel!

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Pollen isn't tree sperm, it's weirder ft. Cameron Duke of MinuteEarth!

A podcast about the ecology of memes!

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Space Colonies are Really Interesting (and probably miserable) ft. SMBC's Zach Weinersmith

Wild Green Streams for Ecological Fiends