Just the Zoo of Us

Author: Ellen & Christian Weatherford

Join us, Ellen and Christian Weatherford, while we review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics. More information can be found at justthezooofus.com Got a species you want us to review? Submit your animal friend to us at ellen@justthezooofus.com and when we review your animal we'll give you a shoutout! Cover art by Mrs. Brainbow (Taylor Gordon-Wood). Theme music by Louie Zong.
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Genres: Kids & Family, Nature, Pets & Animals, Science

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330: Cryptids w/ the Cryptonaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson!
Episode 330
Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Join Ellen & the Cryptonaturalist (Jarod K. Anderson) to talk about the ways that nature and wildlife can inspire our creativity and shape our stories, particularly the enticingly unknowable cryptids. We discuss being raised by a witch, the natural poetry in scientific facts about starfish, the value of enthusiasm, caked up Mothman and the tragic Squonk, getting emoted on by skunks, the surprisingly complicated history of dandelions, a vulture named Potato, and so much more. Links: Learn more about Jarod's work on his website Find Strange Animals and Jarod's other books on his Bookshop Follow Jarod as The Cryptonaturalist on Instagram Follow Jarod on Bluesky or Substack Check out The CryptoNaturalist Podcast For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website! Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord! Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky!