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. For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website. Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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.   If you would like to support trans youth in Texas, here are links to donate: Equality Texas Lambda Legal Transgender Educational Network of Texas Thrive Youth Center The Montrose Center   Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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 For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website. Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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!  For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website. Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.  

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! For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.   Please tell your friends about our show and review us on iTunes! Your quick feedback will be huge for us in spreading the word and producing the kind of content you want to hear. Thanks so much!   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   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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! For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our website.   Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   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)   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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.   Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   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)   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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. Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening!   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)   Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or check out our website! We also have a Patreon and Kofi if you’re interested in supporting our work.   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.

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!