On this week’s episode, special guest co-host Claudia Shambaugh, Nathan, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about the word of the year, chinstrap penguin microsleeping, better coffee, methane digesters, net metering 3.0, rescuing the Marshall Islands, Cop28, nuclear energy, hydrogen from plastic waste, the LA to Vegas bullet train, old organs, anthrobots, wine fraud, 23and Me, Junior Walker and The All Stars, and so on.
The Most Invasive Animal on the Planet
On this week’s episode, special guest host Claudia Shambaugh, Nathan, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about a life-extension drug for big dogs, the Principal Odor Map, nanoplastics, the Crunch factor, flying disabled, a one-time stunt, the legal right to housing, reptile feed, Friends of Attention, CRISPR, Sports AI Illustrated, It’s a Small World, and so on.
Magnolia Satellites
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about canine infectious respiratory disease, coffee ground quantum dots, death metal orcas, Bolsa Chica Mesa, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the Fifth National Climate Assessment, not screaming into the void anymore, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, AI Controlled killer drones, the Kremlin’s crackdown, the International Space Station, marionette bowling pins, a 24/7…
A Green Monkey
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about unpopular science, pet vaccines, the world’s largest insect farm, a flesh-eating fungus, the carrot boycott, Southern California Edison, the Supreme Court’s Code of Ethics, hallucinations, Iceland’s volcano, gamma ray bursts, AI hyper-realism, tree theft, a dog named Simona, and so on.
The Flynn Effect
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about orcas having a bit of fun, culling cocaine hippos, the hottest year, power outages, the Jurupa Oak, insect extinction, a good day for democracy, Meta’s AI rules, the north hangar, robot homicide, Cruise’s recall, non-hallucinogenic psychedelics, virtual golf, grenades, frozen turkeys, and so on.
Siren Battles
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about vampire bats, California condors, thermoregulation, cooling a river, orca brains, lawn care pollution, Biden’s AI Executive Order, subpoenaing Crow and Leo, your noses, two mysterious “blobs,” the Chicxulub impact, light evaporation, and so on.
Low and Slow
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about fluorescent flying squirrels, platypuses, extinction, sunflower sea stars, the Mirounga-Nuyina Canyon, mosquitoes, malaria, vaccines, rapid intensification, Badwater Basin, irreversible tipping points, Mike Johnson, suing Meta, Alex Jones’s debt, the “Harlem Park Three”, The Debt Collective, Kamoʻoalewa, Cruise robotaxis, lowriders, one count of endangering an aircraft, a Halloween decoration, and so on.
Army Surplus
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about talking to animals, hunters and gatherers, piston-engine aircraft, Green Mountain Power, San Onofre, Army surplus, ghost guns, rolling coal, teledriving, baby hands, the whole foundation stone of conceptual art, a possible bomb on board, and so on.
Martian Real Estate
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about space life, Martian real estate, crashing into buildings, pink river dolphins, a palm oil alternative, groundwater pollution, a “decades-long campaign of deception”, where petroleum comes from, China’s maritime expansion, a dam report card, net neutrality redux, student debt, magic mushrooms, World Athletic Shoe Regulations, a Stevie Nicks doll, stoned sheep, and so on.
Flowering Plants and Fire Ants
On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about flamboyances, bait birds, fireflies, processed food addiction, night harvests, national hurt feelings, the Great Wall Society of China, Dimorphos’ orbital period, natural psychedelics, nonfunctional turf, autonomous trucks, Paw Patrol snacks, a ritual mass murder, a “biohazard issue,” and so on.





