The Badgerpalooza: A Chaos of Questions!
From killer snails to flying beavers, our panel of experts answer your wildest questions!
At the end of every Terrestrials episode, we hand over the mic to our brilliant listeners to badger our experts with questions, and you’ve sent in SO many good ones over the years that we thought these badgers deserve their own special episode. So we gathered three very clever scientists—bug correspondent Dr. Sammy Ramsey, evolutionary biologist Dr. Ana Luz Porzecanski and planetary geologist Dr. Cynthia Phillips—and we let YOUR curious minds lead the way. Our very own factchecker, Diane Kelly, fact-checked the answers in real time and it was nothing short of thrilling!
This first ever Badgerpalooza gets to the bottom of whether pairs of swans really make hearts with their necks, what is the most venomous creature on Earth, what happened before the Big Bang, and, of course, the age-old question: is flamingo poop pink? Plus, a showdown for the title of World’s Filthiest Animal, and much more.
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a question! If you don’t hear yours in this episode, don’t worry, this Badgerpalooza won’t be the last. And if you have a question for an upcoming episode, you can submit one here.
Terrestrials was created by Lulu Miller with WNYC Studios. This episode was produced by Alan Goffinski and Tanya Chawla with sound design and editing by Mira Burt-Wintonick. Our executive producer is Sarah Sandbach. Our team also includes Ana González, Joe Plourde, and Natalia Ramirez. Factchecking (live and remote) by Diane Kelly.
