Strange by Nature Podcast

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• When Bats Hibernate in Snow

  October 7, 2026 · 41 min

  Rachel starts us off with a surprising tubenose bat that hibernates where you'd least expect it...in the snow. Victoria tells us about the strange locomotion and other adaptations of the Sidewinder rattlesnake. Kirk takes us to Movile…

• Testing Soil with 2000 Pairs of Underwear

  September 30, 2026 · 42 min

  There is still a tiny bit of time to get your submission in to be a part of the 300th episode. Use your phone to create a short voice memo and email it to contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com. Include your name, where you listen from and a…

• The Animal Who Shall Not Be Named

  September 23, 2026 · 43 min

  What a fun episode this week. We didn't intend to but all of our topics nicely tie together. Victoria starts us off with a creature feature on Bee Eaters. These fascinating birds eat stinging insects as a regular part of their diet and…

• Barf Out the Frog Babies

  September 16, 2026 · 43 min

  Rachel starts off with a nearly unbelievable story about frogs that raise their young inside their stomachs for six weeks. Victoria brings us...the Tuna! What's strange about tuna? You'll have to listen to find out. Kirk wraps things up…

• How to Carry a Rhino

  September 9, 2026 · 40 min

  Kirk kicks off the show talking about the Rock Hyrax. These little furry critters have a wide array of strange things about them including being closely related to two very surprising and different relatives. Rachel stays in Africa with a…

• A Strange New Kind of Spider Web

  September 2, 2026 · 36 min

  Victoria is back and she bring us the story of a new spider species with a bizarre web that flings ants into the air at incredible speed to trap them. It's a wild example of a novel solution to catching prey. Kirk then talks about how the…

• Hallucinating Voices Saved Her Life

  August 26, 2026 · 40 min

  Rachel starts us off this week with an absolutely wild story about a woman who heard voices in her head that somehow knew she had a brain tumor. Kirk then goes down a mind-bending rabbit hole exploring the question of just how long can an…

• Where Ice Grows in Summer

  August 19, 2026 · 41 min

  This week on the show Rachel and Kirk had a great time sharing their topics. Kirk starts off the show with a bizarre listener submitted tale of the Coudersport Ice Mine. In this bizarre mine, ice grows thicker in the heat of the summer…