Life on Mars?! Talking animals?! Well... maybe, but that's all before Alex and Ben delve into the disturbing biological implications of Pokemon evolution. Where do these "pocket monsters" come from, and why do they "evolve" as they do? Can we even call what they do evolution? We also explore Alex's inability to recognize criticism and Thing We Like. It's all Naturalish! -- medium.com/@Naturalish -- Special thanks to The Pokemon Company, Game Freak, Wizards of the Coast, Nintendo, the makers of Pokemon: The Series, and of course Baldo's Armory. Apologies to all the nerds that cringed every time we mispronounced Raichu. (No cats or pokemons were harmed in the making of this podcast)

Chimeras: Fact, Fiction, and Fantasy

Each week, scienceman Alex Duckles, author of the Naturalish blog on Medium, is joined by his trusty producer Ben Schultz to explore the amazing (and sometimes terrifying) real science hidden within myths, fantasy, and science fiction from the past and present. It's all Naturalish!