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S5E31- The Movies That Made Us (Series Finale) 53:00

2+ y ago53:00

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The Cinematica Team finishes off their series by returning to the movies that inspired, guided, and helped them to become the people they are today. Join them one last time to discuss science and storytelling within a shared love of films. Thank you so much for listening and joining us over these last few years. It has been a joy to share with all …

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S3:E8 - 53 Miles of Maine, Episode 5 of 5 - Bringing Two Sides Together 54:37

2+ y ago54:37

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Welcome to the 5th and final episode of our series, 53 Miles of Maine, covering a very controversial transmission line to run through Maine carrying hydropower electricity from Canada into the New England grid that was approved by state and federal regulators but stalled by a pubic referendum. Throughout this series, we have covered several differe…

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S3:E7 - 53 Miles of Maine, Ep 4 of 5 55:25

2+ y ago55:25

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Today in Episode 4 of 53 Miles of Maine, we dive into the role competitive energy companies, such as NextEra, played in supporting the opposition efforts to the New England Clean Energy Connect. In doing so we’ll breakdown the playbook pioneered by fossil fuel giant Koch Industries that is being used by big energy companies all over the country to …

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S5E30- Red vs Blue (The Sea Beast- 2022) 57:05

2+ y ago57:05

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This week, the CA Team goes into the belly of the beast, The Sea Beast (2022) that is. It's a whale of tale as we discuss all things cetaceans. What would really happen if you got swallowed by a whale? What is whale culture? How were whales hunted and why? Libby also reveals what happens if Catholics stay under water for too long.TIME POINTS00:00:4…

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S5E29- Madmartigan's Maternal Mayhem (Willow- 1988) 54:55

2+ y ago54:55

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Raise your wands, prepare your blades, and grab your magic babies and join the Cinematica Team as they explore the world of Willow (1998). What would happen to humans if they were mouse sized? Could a brontosaur evolve a taste for meat? Is the Fantasy genre still profitable?All of these questions and more will be explored in the name of Elora Danan…

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S5E28- Crab-tivating Journey (Love, Death, & Robots: Bad Travelling- 2022) 32:49

2+ y ago32:49

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The Cinematica team gets "hooked" by the latest season of Love, Death, and Robots and "wade" into Bad Traveling (2022). Join them as they explore "shellfish" crews, basic "claws" of developmental ecology, and how short stories can "chitin" your day. Please don't be "crabby" and come join them.TIME POINTS00:00:36- Introduction and News00:03:00- Epis…

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S5E27- Squatch Out! (Exists- 2014) 56:59

2+ y ago56:59

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Check your sasquatch, because it's time to talk about Bigfoot. This week, the CA Team analyzes the found footage from Exists (2014). Adam walks in the creature's footsteps, exploring why these hairy Hendersons might be solitary; as well as why they ended up in North America. Dave's segment might be hard to find as he reveals the hidden patterns beh…

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S5E26- Book-In It 55:02

2+ y ago55:02

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The Cinematica team leaves the realm of movie adaptions and returns to the source material with an exploration of their favorite books they wish would be turned into films. TIME POINTS00:00:38- Introduction & News00:03:21- Literature Trivia00:05:56- Galactic Football League Series by Scott Sigler00:20:28- The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi00:32:20…

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S3:E6 - 53 MILES IN MAINE, Part 3 of 5 53:39

2+ y ago53:39

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Welcome back to 53 Miles in Maine, our 5-part series covering a controversial clean energy project that got shut down by a pubic referendum in Maine in November 2021 and is now being decided in the courts. In this series, we are looking into what happened in Maine as a lens into 3 broader themes impacting our much needed transition from fossil fuel…

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S5E25- Crit-ical Hit (Critters- 1986) 49:03

2+ y ago49:03

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What do you do when your local farm is invaded by a group of 80's aliens that don't want to phone home, help you become the last starfighter, or fight the decipticons? The answer involves homemade fireworks and a shotgun. Join the Cinematica team this week as they explore the world of Critters including the physiology of rolling, eating till your g…

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S5E24- Grabthar's Hammer Time (Galaxy Quest- 1999) 47:45

2+ y ago47:45

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By Grabthar's hammer and by the suns of Warvan, the CA Team goes intergalactic this week with Galaxy Quest (1999). Listen to our historical document as we probe into dick-headed octopus culture and the very real city of Octlantis. Adam proposes a theory of sentience matching body plans and breaks down the difference between convergent and homologou…

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S3:E5 - 53 MILES IN MAINE, Part 2 of 5 1:16:30

2+ y ago1:16:30

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Welcome to the 2nd episode in our 5-part series covering a controversial clean energy project in Maine. It’s a hydropower initiative that initially got approved by state and federal agencies, then voted down in a public referendum, and now being determined in Maine’s courts. While the project was is taking hydropower from Canada and moving it into …

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S5E23- For Crichton Out Loud (The Lost World. Jurassic Park- 1997) 1:02:16

2+ y ago1:02:16

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Time to get lost in a world full of deadly dinos. Join us as this week the CA Team takes an island vacation with The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). What should you do when you find a baby T-Rex in the wild? What is a "complete ecosystem"? Does Cretaceous Park have the same ring to it? And why is Dr. Ian Malcolm brought back from the dead? More i…

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S5E22- What to Expect When You're Expecting a Carnosaur (Carnosaur- 1993) 59:21

2+ y ago59:21

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Peace green brother! This week the CA Team is pregnant with possibilities as we give birth to our worst movie yet: Carnosaur (1993). What is a T-Rex's proper posture? Do anti-viruses actually exist? What is so shocking about an experiment with snails and genetic memory? And what is a mockbuster; but more importantly, how many Kung Fu Panda mockbust…

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S3:E4 - 53 MILES IN MAINE, Part 1 of 5 53:27

2+ y ago53:27

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Welcome to Part 1 of our 5-part series covering a very controversial renewable energy project that got shut down in a public referendum in Maine despite previously getting approval from state and federal regulators. While this energy was being purchased by the state of Massachusetts and generated by a hydropower company in Canada, it would require …

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S5E21- Don't Hate The Flayer, Hate The Game (Stranger Things S2/3- 2017) 1:02:20

2+ y ago1:02:20

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Things just got stranger as the CA Team take on both demi-dogs and the power of Billy's mullet in our continuation of Stranger Things (2016 - present). Could the Upside Down be a meteor impact site? What is a fungal shotgun and did Hopper take one in the face? Is a virus jumping species common? What does Jurassic Park tell us about writing from a c…

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S5E20- Dungeons And Demogorgons (Stranger Things S1- 2016) 1:04:52

2+ y ago1:04:52

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Hold tight and flicker the light, the CA Team is upside down this week and next as we explore all the dimensions of the Stranger Things TV series (2016 - present). What type of predator is the Demigorgon and what does it lam-prey upon? Why is our bipedalism more significant than our brains as homosapiens when looking at our history? Just how powerf…

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S5E19- Viva la Evolution (Evolution- 2001) 57:26

2+ y ago57:26

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Everybody Dar-wins this week as the CA Team explores Evolution (2001). We discuss why the universe doesn't really styles itself in one direction, no matter how much it paynes us to think there is a story of our lives. We divide the facts from fiction on the subject of cellular mitosis. We divide the facts from fiction on the subject of cellular mit…

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S5E18- Qilin Me Softly With This Wand (The Secrets Of Dumbledore- 2012) 1:07:27

2+ y ago1:07:27

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Say Expecto Patronum and hopefully summon another movie as the CA team returns for hopefully the final Fantastic Beasts film in The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). We have serious concerns about why the Qilin would bow. We ask if this is actually a Manticore? We worry about how the Wyvern would work. Finally, we explore paper thin world building.TIME…

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S5E17- Scamander Commander (The Crimes Of Grindelwald- 2018) 59:35

2+ y ago59:35

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Say Accio and summon a sense of patience as the CA team returns to the world of Fantastic Beasts in the Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). We cheer with the Zouwu and its’ new found freedom. We worry about the carnivorous implications of the Kelpie. We freak out about the death of the adorable Chupacabra and WHAT KIND OF SOCIOPATH DOES THAT!? Finally, w…

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S5E16- Newt, Scoot, and Boogie (Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them- 2016) 52:20

2+ y ago52:20

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Say alohamora to a menagerie of magical and mythical beasties this week as the CA Team casts themselves into part one of three fantastic episodes, starting with Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016). We can't get enough of Niffler and his bower bird tendencies. We harrumph at the erumpent's almost diminutive size comparative to actual gian…

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S5E15- Momster (The Monster- 2016) 1:05:13

2+ y ago1:05:13

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Exactly how many monsters are in The Monster (2016)? Just like a car on an old back road, we breakdown this week's canid-like monster and ask the hard hitting questions. How can burns kill so quickly? Do wolves understand paved roads? Is it healthy to snack on other carnivores? How is an allegory different from a metaphor? Can Sam pronounce the wor…

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S2:E3 - WHY OUR WESTERN COLONIAL MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MUST BE CHANGED 58:59

2+ y ago58:59

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The Northern Rangelands Trust, or NRT, is one of the largest conservation organizations in the world, setting up community conservations across nearly 10% of Kenya. Last year, they were called out in a scathing report from the Oakland Institute called Stealth Game, which put forth many allegations of wrongful behavior within the NRT, an organizatio…

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S5E14- Elden Ring Finger (Elden Ring- 2022) 1:10:21

3y ago1:10:21

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This week, the CA Team bares their souls in the world of Elden Ring (2022). We wrap our tentacled brains around the strange, amorphous beaked blob that is the land octopus, now known as an octoplonk. We simp for imps as we analyze ambush predation tactics and social structures. We yabby-dabby-do want to see more crayfish take the horrifying spotlig…

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S3:E2 - A CONVERSATION ABOUT ECO-ANXIETY 58:54

3y ago58:54

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If you care about this planet and are worried about where things are heading when it comes to global warming and biodiversity collapse, well, you're not alone. You've probably experienced some forms of climate anxiety or eco-anxiety because you care. For some, this feeling of worry and concern can be so severe that it can disrupt your life. Maybe y…

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S5E13- In Too Deep (Deep Rising- 1998) 56:27

3y ago56:27

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Out of the depths came Stephen Sommers's Deep Rising (1998) and you are in for a Treat (Williams). All aboard as the CA Team asks some unsinkable questions. How far back do human's tales of sea monsters go? What exactly are Archaea Ottoia? Why are octopi's brains located throughout their tentacles? Will this group of adults be mature enough to refr…

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S5E12- Bat to the Bone (The Batman- 2022) 1:20:10

3y ago1:20:10

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The city of Gotham flashed the CA logo in the sky and we answered. For our very special 100th episode of the podcast, we chose the nontraditional, The Batman (2022)! Breaking from analyzing monsters to create our very own DCinematica versions of a realistic Batman, Catwoman, and Penguin, with the help of a very special guest host. The original vete…

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S3:E1 - HOW WE CAN SAVE THE ARCTIC 57:27

3y ago57:27

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Welcome to Season 3 of the Animalia Podcast! We’re back! We felt the best way to kickoff this new season would be talking about the Arctic. As you’re probably aware, the Arctic is melting thanks to global warming. What you may not know is the unique role the Arctic plays in reflecting solar radiation back into space, a critical component keeping th…

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S5E11- Eagly Eyes (Peacemaker- 2022) 1:05:38

3y ago1:05:38

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You can't Cena me! It's time to make peace with CA's take on James Gunn's Peacemaker (2022). Are our flappy little foes, The Butterflies, really parasites? Where do bald eagle's fall on the eagle bad-assery scale (as ranked by an Australian)? Who are the Kazakh Eagle Hunters? What makes a redemption story redeemable? And will we ever get the song "…

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S5E10- Wheelie Time (Wheel Of Time- 2021) 1:08:52

3y ago1:08:52

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For this week's episode, the CA Team rolls with the first season of The Wheel of Time series (2021). We call bollocks on Trollocs and discuss the real world examples of persistence hunters and pursuit predation. We discuss how blight ain't right by exploring the inner workings of mangroves plus the ecosystem they support and protect. And finally, w…

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S5E9- Bru No, He Didn't! (Encanto- 2021) 1:07:27

3y ago1:07:27

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We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, but we do talk extensively about the magical house known as Casita in Disney's latest Encanto (2021). This week we look at mobile ecosystems and dirty sloths, learn two new $5 words (pyriscence and serotiny), find that Nemo is probably a pretty slimy boi, and ask the question, do stories really need a villain? Dav…

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S5E8- Blood, Fett, and Tears (The Book Of Bobba Fett- 2021) 58:13

3y ago58:13

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This week, the CA team collectively places one hand on The Book of Boba Fett (2021) and swear to protect the perpetually poorly treated rancor. We look at what a spin off actually is, sexual imprinting (not the Twilight kind), real life 6 meter/19.7 foot giant sloths, and why keeping a rancor on a desert planet, much less a dungeon, is excessively …

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S5E7- Mist Opportunity (The Mist- 2007) 1:04:46

3y ago1:04:46

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What does hentai-light, vengeful Jesus, and mislabeled fog have in common? All creep out of Stephen King's The Mist (2007). This week we are suckers for how tentacles suckers physically work. We theorize exactly how one might get caught in a caustic web. We are frank about four winged fabulously flying freaks that already exist in real life. We ask…

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S5E6- Why Halo There (Halo 2001-2021) 1:13:11

3y ago1:13:11

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As a Last Resort, we welcome our audience this week to the Valhalla that is the Halo franchise (2001-2021?) We look at Covenant species with their methane breathing, wormy boi bridge building bodies, and birthday skulls; why Adam gives sentient culture two tactile thumbs up; and whether or not decades long stories should be self contained. You real…

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S5E5- Night At The Museum (The Relic- 1997) 1:18:34

3y ago1:18:34

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Take a field trip to the Field Museum with us as the CA team analyzes the Kothoga from 1997's The Relic. Answered questions this week: Is our poor monster actually an addict? How did this movie get academia right and how did it get it very, very wrong? What are some real world South American cryptids? And what is a tepui? Gesundheit. TIME POINTS00:…

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S5E4- Rash Of The Titan (Clash and Wrath Of The Titans- 2010/2012) 1:15:37

3y ago1:15:37

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What's kraken CA fans? Take an epic journey this week with our double snake header, Clash of the Titans (2010) and Wrath of the Titans (2012). We look, but not directly at, Medusa's possible use of tetrodotoxin, djinns using advanced prosthetic technology, how civilization, not heroes, were the downfall of Greek monsters, the origins of Olympus, an…

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S5E3- As Good As It Fetts (The Book Of Boba Fett- 2021) 49:00

3y ago49:00

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When a worn out Bounty Hunter with dubious credentials gets lost in the sands of Tatooine, what happens? He meets a collection of creatures with dessert adaptations of course!Join the Cinematica team this week as they explore giant lizards, environmental catastrophes, and reptile-mammals in Disney's new The Book of Boba Fett.TIME POINTS00:00:39 – I…

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S5E2- Pitch, Please! (Pitch Black- 2000) 1:09:36

3y ago1:09:36

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This week, we turn out all the lights as the CA team, aka our little psycho fuck family, flies blind alongside the bio-raptors of Vin Diesel's breakout role, Pitch Black (2000). How does an entire species develop a sun allergy? What came first for bats: echolocation or flight, and why? What exactly is an antihero? Why the hell do we keep saying "ha…

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S5E1- Which Witcher Is Witched? (Witcher Season 2- 2021) 1:16:04

3y ago1:16:04

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Season 5 is here! So we decided to kick things off with Season 2. Of Netflix's The Witcher, that is. And while all of us are rightfully bewitchered by Henry Cavill, we deal with monsters, not hunky monster hunters. So this week the CA team talks invasive species, why Lamarckian evolution might help centipedes grow human hands, and the origins of th…

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S2:E36 - MY 3 REFLECTIONS ON 2021 IN OUR FIGHT TO SAVE THIS PLANET 31:43

3y ago31:43

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The final episode of 2021 and the final episode of Season 2 here on Animalia. To close things out, I’m going to share my thoughts on 3 different topics that I think are really important for everyone to understand: The 2 main things we need to do to save this planet Is “Greening” Your Life Important? The Intersection of Climate Justice, Biodiversity…

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S4E42- Everything Is Not Ok-Ja (Okja- 2017) 1:14:31

3y ago1:14:31

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Prepare to ugly cry as this week the CA Team discusses Bong Joon-ho's super pig Okja (2017). Learn all about hippo and pig teeth, the good and bad of GMO's, the depravities of factory farming, and how emotional storytelling can change your brain. Bonus, hear why Sam thinks he should be able to gatekeep chocolate.TIME POINTS00:01:15 – Introduction a…

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S2:E35 (Full Version) - WHY KELP FORESTS MAY HOLD THE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY 1:00:27

3y ago1:00:27

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Today on Animalia we dive into the wonderful, critical world of Kelp! A special type of seaweed that will likely, and hopefully as you’ll learn in this episode, be a cornerstone of our future food supply. This is because Kelp is a tremendously regenerative species full of nutrition. We also really need our kelp forests, and proper, ethical kelp far…

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S2:E35 (5-Minute Teaser) - WHY KELP FORESTS MAY HOLD THE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY 6:55

3y ago6:55

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Welcome to the 5-minute teaser episode about kelp forests and kelp farming! If you are interested in this episode, please go and check out the full version for the in-depth conversation with Tiffany Stephens, Chief Scientist at Sea Grove Kelp. We talk about value and role of kelp forests, the future of kelp farming, and how to introduce kelp more i…

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S4E41- Hell Boy Toy (Hellboy II: The Golden Army- 2008) 49:26

3y ago49:26

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This week the team dives into Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy 2. Join them as they explore rapidly growing plant gods, angel of death eye wings, and the ravenous tooth fairies. When things go bump in the night... Cinematica Animalia tries to explain them. TIME POINTS00:00:36 – Introduction and News00:05:45 – Movie Introduction and Discussion00:12:53- …

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S2:E34 - (5-Minute Teaser) WE CAN NOW BRING BACK EXTINCT SPECIES, BUT SHOULD WE? 8:28

3y ago8:28

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This is the short, 5-minute (ish) teaser of our episode about de-extinction. Now that the technology has arrived, larger questions loom about whether or not this is a good idea, what the consequences might be good or bad, and the potential role in our biodiversity and climate crises. We have three incredible scientists joining us for this roundtabl…

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S2:E34 - (Full Version) WE CAN NOW BRING BACK EXTINCT SPECIES, BUT SHOULD WE? 1:04:58

3y ago1:04:58

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Welcome to a very special episode of Animalia. Today we are talking about the merits, ethics, and potential outcomes good and bad with de-extinction. Earlier this year, a company named Colossal announced $15M in funding to create a new hybrid wooly mammoth species with plans of reintroducing them to Siberia in hopes of reviving their grasslands. No…

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S4E40- Stag-Nant (Antlers- 2021) 55:01

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This week we take a pronged approach to deconstructing the monster of the 2021 movie, Antlers. We ask who, what, where, why, and wendigo did the legend of this Algonquin creature first take shape. We look at every tine-y detail, from parasitic lifecycles to the ritualistic, cannibalistic side of human beings. Which part of the human body is the dea…

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S4E39- Slithery Slope ft. Scott Sigler (Slither- 2006) 1:06:20

3y ago1:06:20

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This week the Cinematica team joins New York Times best selling author Scott Sigler to explore the 2006 cult classic, Slither. Would the Lone One make a suitable parasite for humans? Would a hive mind be possible? How do authors like James Gunn and Scott Sigler come up with their monsters? Why is there no more goddamn Mr. Pibb?!Slither in and enjoy…

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S2:E33 (Full Version) - THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CLIMATE ACTIVISTS 1:13:26

3y ago1:13:26

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Today we are bringing you a very special and valuable discussion with two incredible young climate activists: Raeesah Nor Mohamed from South Africa Hussein Ali Ghandour from Lebanon Over the past few years, you've seen an uptick in protests, marches, and demonstrations from incredible people like Raeesah and Hussein from all over the world. At COP2…

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