Comfort Creatures

It's pinniped week! Seals! Walrus! Sea lions! Oh my! This week we enter the splash zone and learn all about these slippery friends! Some cute, some... less cute! And, of course, some seal mythology!

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After reading a book about possibly murderous animals, Alexis decided she wanted to know if any other animals tend to take on hedonistic behaviors. Namely- do any anials party? And if so, what sort of "drugs" do animals do? Ella then discusses some of the biggest party animals in mythology: the Satyr! We also have a very fun Ready Pet Go from Cassandra!

Don't forget to Ella's NEW book! ANDROMEDA by E.S. MCLEOD!

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We're back after a very exciting period away with SO MUCH NEWS. Ella and Alexis saw each other IRL, Ella met Crumb, Cricket, Millie and Maud and Alexis has a very special announcement that pertains to this week's Comfort Creature. 

We also met ALL of our MaxFun Membership Goals! Thank you ALL so much -- as ever, you're our really comforting creatures!

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It's week two of the Maximum Fun Drive! Who better to carry us through than some of our favorite fantastic horse-like creatures, unicorns and pegasus! That's right, it's a full fantasy creature episode! We learn all about the history and lore behind these majestic creatures! 

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Wow, what a week! Not only are we talking about BUGS but it's also the first week of the MAXIMUM FUN DRIVE! Making this a MAXIMUM FUN BUG DRIVE EPISODE! Ella and Alexis gab about their favorite bugs in books, TV, movies, and, of course, the classic debate: Antz or A Bug's Life! 

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96 - Wedding Gossip Bonus Episode!
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We decided not to delay any longer! After learning about the existence of bilbies in last week's episode, we needed to learn more! We learn all about these funny little marsupials and even share a little bilby myth! We also have a great Ready Pet Go from Wayne and Azdaja!

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A very EGGY EP! It's Easter weekend -- or maybe it's Ostara to you -- and we're talking about the source of new life. Big eggs! Small eggs! Strange eggs! Chocolate eggs! Gorgeously decorated eggs! It's going to be eggtremely eggcellent. (Sorry. So sorry.)

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It's April 2nd! And we all know what that means... IT'S NATIONAL FERRET DAY! To celebrate, Alexis has some fun ferret facts to share. Plus, Ella meets some exciting animals in Greece, and we discuss the most recent viral dog video and the drama surrounding it!

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Sorry you missed us last week -- we had a few personal things to attend to, but never fear, spring is springing, and we are BACK. This week we have a sly stowaway, some spy cameras and some excellent follow-up emails and messages from our fictional fish episode! What are your favourite woodland creatures? And what other fictional creatures do you find comforting? Tell us -- we wanna know!

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It's Pisces season and you know wthat that means, it's time to talk about FISH! This week we're not learning about a particualr fish, but instead discussion our favoirte fictional fish and breaking them down by what we think their High School superlative would be! Want to know who won biggest flirt? Most likely to be famous? Worst fish? You must listen to find out! 

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We have a new animal taking the lead in convergent evoluton! The Tenrec is a weird little dude from madagascar that comes in a shocking vartiey of shapes and sizes and colors that it's hard to believe they're all one creature! Then, Ella has some very fun mythology about Changelings!

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A new record may have been set this week! Ella may have cried the most times in an episode telling the story of Punch the Macaque and his plush monkey, but I promise it's not as sad as it sounds! Plus, Crumb gets a haircut that many are calling "bad," Cricket gets groomed for the first time, and we have a great Ready Pet Go from Jeremiah AND a local news story from Erin!

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This week the big news continues! This time it's DOLPHINS with a brand new spongy fashion trend! Plus, thanks to a very helpful coyote-related email, we decided to re-introduce ourselves because it's been a few years! If you're new to the show, this is a great place to start!

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We're back with more "hard boiled reporting!" This week we've got some very exciting local animal news involving a lone grey wolf that many are now calling Beyonce 2 and some brand new beavers in the UK! Plus we have a full fantasy Ready Pet Go from Jordan that we absolitely loved!

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This week we're talking toxins! Prompted by a stressful week with some pesky lilies, Ella and Alexis discuss household plants and food that you may or may not realize are toxic to your pets! Then we discuss animals that are toxic to humans. Did you know there's a poisonous BIRD?! Tune in to learn all about these surprisingly venomous critters!

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Marcy Jarreau is a comedian, a writer, a podcaster, but most importantly, Marcy has THREE cats. Marcy explains how she ended up with Mama, Buster, and Hunny (who may be feral), plus some wild childhood pet stories and even a cat psychic! Tune in!

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This week! The dogs need new harnesses, animals are nannying other animals, and apparently exercise is good for you?! Tune in for all of this and more!

*Note - this is the corrected version of this epsiode! A previous version was uploaded with the wrong audio! Apologies!

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This week we have a guest! Best-selling author, darling of the internet (and that's REALLY hard to achieve), and Cat Ambassador, Lex Croucher. Lex joins us to discuss their cats Cricket (a popular name, we hear) and Remi, fostering, and further animal misadventures. A new friend of the pod and a featured fav, tune in!

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Happy 2026! Welcome to the year of the Fire Horse! Alexis is having an identity crisis and Ella wants you to remember to work SMART, not HARD... like the fire rat! Also, wedding chat, pet catch-ups and an excellent email from Amanda!

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As 2025 comes to an end, Ella has put together her list of the top animal moments of the year! Featuring Orangutans, Pika, and even some shocked dolphins. Meanwhile, Alexis learns all about her new favorite Christmas pests, the Kallikantzaros! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all! Thanks for listening! 

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What has two massive teeth, a chunky body and a mouth like a hoover? THESE GUYS. Walruses people. In all their blubbery glory. Plus a myth from Greenland about the creation of all our favourite wintery marine creatures. If it's cold where you are, wrap up warm with a hot drink to keep Ella's lurgy at bay -- if it's not cold... well, aren't you lucky?

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To ease you into the holiday season, we've decided to look into Christmas Island and more specifically, some of the really cool creatures that live there. Did you know there are thousands of bright red crabs that live there and cover the island once a year? Did you know about the Brown Booby? Will Ella be able to tell you about the Brown Booby without laughing? Tune in and find out! We also have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Laura!

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Gobble gobble! It's Thanksgiving AKA Turkey Day in the US today and there's no better way to celebrate than to learn all about the Wild Turkey! Ella has some fun Turkey myths and a perfect turkey poem: Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah.

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It's November and we've accidentally done a Discomfort Creatures episode! This week we discuss scorpions and their unusual mating habits, the mythology behind the zodiac sign, and of course... worms! Tune in!

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Ella and Alexis haven't seen each other in a month so they have a LOT to catch-up on. They discuss Halloween costumes, European animal spotting, and plenty of well fed street cats. Plus, as good journalists, we also have some breaking whale fashion news! We also pay or respects to the wonderful Jane Goodall.

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We absolutely love it when a mythical (allegedly) creature pops up across cultures and this week we've hit the jackpot! A firebird that continually reincarnates? A chick born from the ashes? Or a very misunderstood pheasant? Tune in for some phoenix chat! Plus, a beautiful Ready Pet Go from Alex and Daisy!

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Another classic that we've ignored too long! The canine cousins of our dear friends Crumb, Cricket and Simba. Get ready to howl at the moon, run with the pack and have your patriarchal notions of alpha and betas totally eradicated!

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It's happened! It's finally happened! Ella watched 'Over The Garden Wall!' We chat the elite vibes of this excellent show, talk about our favourite characters and and break down why this series is an October classic for the ages. Plus, we have an excellent RPG from Jordan and Newton! Good on you, Newton!

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It's our favourite time of year and we're leaning in! It's time for black cats and Jack-o-lanterns! Can you believe these two classics have gone as of yet undiscussed by us? We chat gourds, rutabagas and the elusive cat sí!

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Tea time comfies! We're concluding our read along discussion of T.J. Klune's 'A House in the Cerulean Sea'. We chat Arthur's reveal, expectations of the sequel and how/why we relate to our favourite characters. What are your favourite parts of this book? Let us know! 
Also apologies for the technical difficulties! But hopefully they are somewhat amusing!

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It's October!! AKA Halloween month! AKA spooky season! So who better to kick us off then one of the classic creepy critters: The Death's Head Hawkmoth! You know the one that looks like it has a skull on its back? Well it turns out that these moths really capture the Halloween spirit so we learn all about it! We also discuss some moth myths and some extremly relevant Greek mythology!

Reminder! Our Livestream for part 2 of the House in Cerulean Sea will be THIS Sunday, October 5th, at 1pm PST. Link to youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ComfortCreaturesPodcast

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Hello! We just wanted to let you know that our Read-A-Long for the second (and final) part for The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune will be on Sunday, October 5th at 1pm PST. 

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In honor of the House in the Cerulean Sea and all of the fun cratures in it, we thought we should discuss Wyverns! We discuss what makes them unique, family crests, and preferred amounts of limbs on a dragon-like creature. Then, Alexis discusses the history of the Chihuahua and their magical ancestors!

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We hope you enjoy our discussion on the first half of The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! Thank you for tuning in to the livestream if you were able, but if not, here it is! We had so much fun and can't wait to finish the book and see if our predictions come true!

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Ella had a Scottish adventure and may have seen a mythical beast! Alexis has stumbled across a creature that really SHOULD be a mythical beast. We're back at it this week, as well as ramping up for our Read-A-Long! The live stream for the first half of The House on The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune will be on Sunday September 14th! Hope to see you there!

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Ella was trapped in Scotland for longer than expected, so we will be back with our regular animal content next week. We wanted to remind everyone that we are doing our Read-A-Long this month! We'll be reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! The livestream for the first half of the book (up to chapter 11) will be on Sunday, September 14th! We hope you can all join!

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While we do love chatting about how gorgeous certain creatures are -- check out our crossover episode with the gang from Reading Smut if that sounds like a bit of you -- today we mean hot as in temperate. Toasty. Real life phoenixes, if you will. Alexis teaches us about bugs in balmy climes and Ella explains that when people say "camels store water in their humps" they don't mean they attach straws to their humps and have a drink like hikers. Who knew? Plus a Ready Pet Go from Shannon, Vesper and Percy (a great name). 

Don't forget, September will be our Read-A-Long month! We'll be reading House of the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! Get your hands on the book now, and we'll loop you in with our schedule soon!

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We're not discussing scouse boys with funny hair in the '60s (greatest band of all time etc etc yes we know) but we ARE talking about June bugs, Ancient Egyptian amulets and the existential question of life and death. Beetles, folks! Beetles! We also have an excellent Ready Pet Go from Aly and the unruly mob! As ever, we want to hear from you, so do get in touch with your thoughts, feelings and animal anecdotes.

We're taking a break next week because Ella is heading off to do her best chipmunk impression, but exciting news - September will be our Read-A-Long month! We'll be reading House of the Cerulean Seaby TJ Klune! Get your hands on the book now, and we'll loop you in with our schedule soon!

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Nothing in the ocean should be bigger than a Megladon or a Blue Whale. You heard it here first: we're dying on this hill. And did you know that Zebra sharks can be partial to a belly rub? All this plus talk of banana-sized teeth, hidden mouths and more Titanic hot takes on this week's ep!

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Let's get historical with lions! This week, Ella does a little dive into pre-historic lions. Were they huge? You betcha! Were the manes the same? You gotta tune in to find out! Alexis learns some fun mythology about sphinx and their riddles! Plus, we discuss British game shows and we have an info-dump on mammals from Katrina!

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We've got a very fun one for you this week! The hosts of the brand new podcast SUPER SISTER SIGNS Brooke and Juanita join us to chat about their wonderful cats! Brooke has a brand new kitten named Possum and Juanita has an "ugly" cat named Taco! Plus, we chat the zodiac signs of our cats, good cat names, and what a marsupial is! Be sure to check out Super Sister Signs wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Not to alarm you but volcanoes are a real thing. Yeah. We know. This week we discuss how they contributed to the existence and potentially the extinction of our favourite pre-history pals and also wonder WTH is happening at Yellowstone (probably nothing but maybe a little something?) We also chat Millions of Cats and have a Ready Pet Go from Rowan and Trixie!

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This week we discuss Ankylosaurus! These "fused lizards" are tough when needed, but we suspect they mostly wanted to be left alone to graze! We also have an excellent Ready Pet Go from Nick and some Florida critters and Alexis has a spider-scare! PLUS don't forget to pre-order Ella's book at Barnes and Noble!!

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It's crab season! This week, we celebrate our cancer friends by discussing crabs! Another creature that has been around a long long time! Plus, the connection between corgis and crabs, a new spider friend, and a very simple myth!

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More dinosaurs! This week, we discuss the Parasaurolophus AKA duckbilled dinosaur with backwards hat! Ella also has some very interesting EGG information! Plus, the Easter Island Heads, digging as a job, and some gator stories from Amanda!

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This week, Alexis continues her search for her favorite dinosaur by learning about the Brontosaurus AKA Noble Thunder Lizard! This long necked friend is full of interesting traits! It's huge! It's got Forever Teeth! And it's discovery includes some excellent DRAMA! Plus we have a Ready Pet Go from Elisabeth and Domino, Donald, and Daisy the GOATS!

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Let's go girls! As promised, Ella has done a deep dive about VELOCIRAPTORS. Were they fast? Were the feathered? What did they do with their long, long claws? Could they fly? Find out all this and more! We also have a Ready Pet Go from Nikki and Jubilee!

Also, please forgive our congested voices, we both happened to be a little sick!

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We've called in the big guns! And by "guns" we mean one of our favorites who happens to have a Jurassic Park Podcast! Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right, Jordan Jesse Go, and more!) joins us to discuss dinosaurs both in the movies and some fun science! If you're looking to pick up some new party trivia, this is a great episode for you!

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Well if you haven't heard... ALEXIS IS ENGAGED! That means we've got two weddings on the horizon! We also happened to get an email about a DINOSAUR WEDDING so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss animals and weddings! We learn about different animal based wedding traditions from around the world as well as some fun ways to incorporate animals (and dinosaurs) into a wedding!

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Continuing our Dino Diaries - than you to listener Dana for that one! - we get big into birds. Alexis talks about how we could possibly have made it from the T - Rex to the tiny wee sparrow and Ella shares about some woodpeckermischief. Plus a Pre-RPG featuring a playground game of frankly epic proportions.

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In an attempt to limit her social media input, Ella has turned her attention to the important things: DINOSAURS! But before we can really get into dinosaurs, she decided to learn about our living dino-like friends, crocodiles and alligators! We learn all about the differences between them, their strength, and their link to their jurassic family. Plus, Alexis has an urban legend about an alligator and we discuss the importance of where the split must come in a human/animal hybrid!

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Grizzly Bears! The bear with one of the meanest reputations around! But is that fair? This week Grizzly Bears have popped up in the news so Ella and Alexis do a deep dive into these "Horrible" bears. We also have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Kelsey and the Camp Animals!

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Last week was Easter and while some may think of rabbits and chicks when they think of the egg filled holiday, we thought it was time to give some attention to the real holiday hero: The Donkey! Ella learns all she can about donkeys and Alexis finds a fun greek myth with some donkey themes! Plus, we have a fantastic Ready Pet Go from Eileen and the flower cats!

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BREAKING NEWS! Dire wolves are BACK! Which is a shock in many ways to Ella! This week we discuss what we've learned of the dire wolf news, learn about the norse myth of Fenrir, and Alexis and Ella give updates on their stinky (Or not stinky) pets!

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Sometimes you see a video of an animal and you realize they are not what you thought they were. This week that animal is none other than THE MOOSE. Did you know that they can be nearly seven feet tall at the shoulder?! We didn't! Naturally we had to learn as much as we could about these HUGE animals and even some fun mythology! We also have a Ready Pet Go from Lene and the Library Magpie!

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First, THANK YOU to everyone who joined us during the Max Fun Drive! We reached ALL of our goals this year and we are so excited! We are joined this week by the wonderful Molly McAleer (Trending Lightly, Mother May I Sleep with Podcast) who tells us all about her stunning cat Pigeon! We also discuss the emotional states of some of our favorite cryptids and the wild possibilities in the deep sea!

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It's the last week of the MaxFun Drive and who better to join us than one of the world's best person/dog combos? Renee Colvert and Tugboat the Fluffy Pit! We catchup with Renee, learn about Tug's latest walk shenanigans, discuss our childhood stuffed animals, and even talk musical theater!
Thank you to everyone who has joined the Drive so far! If you're craving MORE Renee you can listen to our BONUS episode with her by going to maximumfun.org/join!
 

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It's the MaxFun Drive! And one of the best parts of the Drive is the Bonus Content! Here's a little preview of our conversation with our pals from Let's Learn Everything! To hear the full episode (and our other episode with Renee Colvert!) join, boost, or upgrade your membership! Head to maximumfun.org/join

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HOLD ON TO YOUR PANTS! And maybe ask the kids and grandparents to skip this episode. We have the ultimate crossover episode special for the MaxFunDrive! We are joined by Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara from Reading Smut (and Reading Glasses)! We have fused our shows into everyone's favorite subject: Creatures in Smut! Werewolves, vampires, and tentacles? Oh. My...

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It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay.

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March madness continues this week with Ella's birhday just a day away! In celebration, we're talking about CATS. That's right, the classic house cat... as well as the musical! Alexis also does a little mythology moment on leprechauns and we have a Ready Pet Go from Gabi with Jack and Rufus!

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This week the countdown to Ella's birthday begins... and so does the countdown to St Patricks day! As a result, Ella brings a creature from Irish mythology that is sometimes comforting and sometimes... less so! Alexis shared some research on William Wegman, who is absolutely One Of Us and we have a RPG from Katie, Cadence and the artist Formerly Known As Biggie Cheese!

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Our little old man is actually older than us now, so this episode we put some respect in his name. Happy birthday Crumbo! We also catch you up on some creature news because this is a very topical news podcast, didn't you know? Also featuring a Ready Pet Go from Hallie and Lucy!

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Ella's made a new friend! He's small, blue, and occasionally deadly! So, we thought we'd learn a little more about Poison Dart Frogs so Ella can make a good impression! We also have some frog mythology and a sweet little frog poem!

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Once again, the animal world has blown our mind in it's long list of animals we've never heard of! First, we figure out WHAT a Springhare is. Then we learn, that not only do they resemble tiny kangaroos, but they are bioflourescent! Plus, Ella has moved houses and Percy is adjusting, Alexis had a birthday, we read a poem about a Hare, and we have a great Ready Pet Go from Lissa and her backyard bears!

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Big news! First, Ella saw a humminbird in real life! Second, Ella went to Jamaica! And third, we have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Jordan who is now proudly a comfy! All this, plus a lovely poem and some general life updates about this wild January!

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We've finally figured out a way to combine all of our interests into one episode! Animal poetry AND animal names that rhyme with each other? What more could you want?! In anticipation of National Poetry Day we've decided to do a little poetry and rhyming themed series! This week, we learn all about pudus and kudus, adorable deer (one big and one small) and read a lovely deer poem!

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It's been a minute since we've had a good old fashioned animal artist segment, so we've remedied that! Julia Wernicke was a fantastic Argentine painter and engraver most known for her painting "Los Toritos" or Little Bulls. So, naturally we also thought we'd do a little bull mythology! If you have another animal artist we should cover, please reach out!

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Funky Anteaters! What else is there to say? Well that and Tamarind margharitas, scream-snoring and a Ready Pet Go from Annaleisa and Esther!

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This week Ella learned something new -- Pottos are a thing! In light of this delightful discovery, we provide you with some excellent Potto info. Alexis provides some truly delicious mythology and we have a Ready Pet Go from Jess, James and Snickers!

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Happy New Year! We're manifesting, we're seizing, we're... we're auto-hemorrhaging when disturbed and waiting for the Spring Equinox to make any actual resolutions. It's 2025, the year of the snake, and we're talking wood snakes, working smart not hard and what we didn't know about the Chinese Zodiac! Plus, we have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Amanda and Kit Kat!

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It's our last episode of the year and what better way to wrap up 2024 and our Corvid Compendium with this, the Queen of the Corvids, the Magpie! We discuss superstition, nursery rhymes and learn that not all Magpies are the gothic babes we westerners might think of. 

Thank you all so much for supporting us this year! We can't wait to yap like magpies with you some more in 2025!

Happy Holidays Comfies xxx

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The compendium continues this week with some very cute cold weather corvids, this week we discuss Boreal Jays. This includes Canadian Jays, Siberian Jays, and Sichuan Jays! We also discuss the difficulties of moving with pets and we have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Meg and Francine, AKA the Lesbian Menagerie update we've all been waiting for!

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Tis the season for Sugar Plum Faries, dancing swans and, of course, Nutcrackers. But did you know the Nutcracker isn't just decorative wooden man, but actually a kind of CORVID? Well it is! And this week we learn all about the Nutcracker bird as we continue our Corvid Compendium. Plus, we have a very fun Ready Pet Go from Altaay and Mochi!

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We continue the Corvid Compendium this week with a chatter of Choughs... and a conversation about them too. We're also joined by Emilie -- artist, cat-mum and witness to a Miracle! Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate, we're very thankful for all of you! 

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This week we continue our Corvid Compendium with one of the most colorful corvid's, the blue jay! These beautiful birds are of course extremely clever, have great mythology and... may not actually be blue?! Tune in!

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Alexis has been working hard to become a city witch by befriending the neighborhood ravens. This made us curious about all of our corvid friends! So, we're starting the Corvid Compendium, where we take a deep dives into various corvids! We begin with the classic: Ravens! They're mysterious, smart, and full of some very fascinating mythology, some of which is still relevant today! Will London fall if the Tower of London ravens leave? Seems highly likely to us!

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One thing about us is that we LOVE a personality quiz and today we're discussing the ultimate one. We deep dive into daemons, chat about what exactly is required of an animal companion and share our own daemon results. Also a post-halloween update!

Link to QUIZ.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN COMFIES! This episode is full of myths as well as myth busting! Basilisks may be petrifying to look upon, but is it because they have a fatal stare... or just because they're so utterly bizarre looking??? And where did the whole Don't-Look-Them-In-The-Eye thing come from anyway? Could it be cobras and their gnarly, squirting poison? We also deep dive into some seriously cool snake-related stories and may or may not throw some shade at a certain fantasy series...

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It's frankly rude of us to have not devoted a full episode to these little dudes before -- especially as Alexis is obviously part raccoon. We discuss raccoon legends, the difference between racoons and racoon dogs and of course, provide you with much animal trivia. It's our love language after all!

Don't forget to send us your animals in halloween costumes! Or yourself in a halloween costume! Especially if it's an animal!

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We did it! We made it to the end of Redwall! Here is the final Redwall livestream for your listening pleasure! We had so much fun reading and chatting with you all for these!  And a special thank you to all of the Maximum Fun members for making this a reality! You're the best! Let us know what book we should do next!

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One of us! One of us! This week we are joined by Amy Castro, the amazing founder of Starlight Outreach and Rescue. She joins us to discuss her many fosters -- including ducks and donkeys! -- as well as her history of hilarious pet ownership. Don't forget our Redwall livestream is on October 13th at 12pm PST and 8pm BST!

You can learn more about Amy at www.amycastro.com or about Starlight at www.starlightoutreachandrescue.org.

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HOT NEWS! HOT NEW BABY! We can't get enough of the viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng! So, what better way to show our excitement for the cutest wet chunk we've ever seen than to talk about her on the show! Plus some fall recs and updates on Crumb's first day of work!
Don't forget - our final Redwall livestream on October 13th at 12pm PST!

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Alright folks, we've put in the work to finally bring you the list you've been demanding: The Coziest Creatures! Who's got the best den? Who's hybernating the longest? Who would look best in a little sweater? (They'd all look so cute tbh) Grab a mug and a blanket and tune in to find out! Also our final Redwall livestream on October 13th at 12pm PST!

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Not only is Jennifer S. Holland the author of the fantastic book Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence, but she's also the owner of two very cool dogs. Normally that would be PLENTY of interesting things, but Jennifer also has some incredible stories of her time working for National Geographic, including scuba diving and meeting orangutans! We discuss the power of dog noses, types of intelligence, cadaver dogs, and much more!

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Cosy season is upon us! Well it's upon Ella, who lives somewhere with actual seasons. Because Alexis can only dream of sweater weather, we're bringing the back to school vibes to her and discussing getting our ducks in a row. Packing out pets pack lunches. Sewing labels int their sports kits. Signing them up for drama club. That kid of thing. Elsewhere Alexis returns to school and is joined by some fish and we have a ready pet go from Rose!

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On this episode we discover that we have Big Feelings about cats that dont exist. TV show Arthur is once more subject to scutiny and criticism, we debate pets vs familiars and share our thoughts on those that aren't really cats but are in fact something Else masquerading as cats.

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We are joined this week by author Kat Dunn who supplies us with tales of many, many cats after which she is not named. We talk naming conventions, the joy of a feline being both graceful and goofy and whether meows can be accented.

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This week we become a very serious news podcast again, discussing everything from art and high culture to important medical discoveries. If you think this is us overstating somewhat well, we're offended quite frankly. Tune in to see how wrong you are.

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*ROAR!* 
You would be forgiven for thinking that that was our best lion impression. In fact it was our best Leoimpression because boy do those fire signs like to make their presence known! To demonstrate our love and appreciation for these sweet summer children, today's episode dives deep into Lions - we have myths, magic and much animal trivia because it is, after all, our love language 

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We were today years old when we discovered that the Asiatic Black Bear is also known as... the Moon Bear! We think this is adorable and as its Moon Bear awareness day, we thought we'd tell you all about them. You can thank us later. Also, Alexis teaches Ella all about "splooting", thanks to a Ready Pet Go from Hansie!

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This week we've listened to the universe - and our friends on discord - and will be doing a river deep dive on the most fearsome vegetarian that ever trotted menacingly across the land... The hippo! From their potential flying abiilities to their connection with Ancient Egyptian Goddesses tune in for our chat on these our favourite low riders. Speaking of which, we also have a Ready Pet Go about a very entitled Guinea Pig!

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Happy birthday to us! Happy birthday to us! Happy birthday to Comfort Creatures! Happy birthday to us! It's out 100th Episode and it could not be more perfect that today is our Red Wall Part 2 episode! Join us for cake, a large glass of wine and a deep dive. We debate anagrams, discuss foxy naming conventions and, naturally, crown Constance queen of literally everything. Tune in!

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We are joined this week by our first ever returning guest! Katelyn Hempsted returns to update us on her pet ownership status and we discuss the cat distribution system, being a new paw-rent and the potiential for a castle commune. Also Simba may join a band and Cricket has been keeping a naughty little secret.

Next week is not only our Redwall bookclub but also our 100TH EPISODE! Join us for our bookclub chat/birthday party on 21st July at 12pm PT/8pm BST- cake is heavily encouraged! Follow us on Discord or Instagram for the link!

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Happy (belated) Pride! This week we return to one our favourite subjects; those most comforting creature who wave the rainbow flag! We discuss Bonobos who like a bit of everyone, iconic lesbian swans, and penguin babies that have two dads! We also share an emotional Ready Pet Go, so get your tissues ready friends!

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It's summer time and you know what that means? FLYING KITES! And we don't mean the kind attached to strings. This week we do a deep dive on these distinct birds with some very rich, and occasionally dark, mythology! (WARNING: there is mention of some dark and potentially triggering themes in the greek mythology portion of this episode)

NEWS: Part 2 of our REDWALL LIVESTREAM will be July 21st at 12pm pst! Mark your calendars!

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Badgers! Are they adorable woodland creatures protecting other foresty friends? Well... maybe not! This week we learn that badgers are fascinating, tough, and surprisingly stinky! We discuss all things badgers, including our favorite and least favorite fictional badgers!

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Spoiler Alert! Make sure to watch The First Snow of Winter if you're planning to as we do talk in detail about the plot! It's on Youtube! Okay, did you watch it? Great! Because this week we talk about the adorable BBC short film The First Snow of Winter and to celebrate some of it's fantastic characters (Voley and Puffy) we discuss Water Voles and Puffins!

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