Terrestrials

Terrestrials

WNYC
Country USA
Language EN-US
Episodes 62
Latest 12.11.2026

Terrestrials is a family-friendly podcast that explores the wonders of nature, hosted by Lulu Miller. Every other week, listeners are taken on a nature walk to discover surprising behaviors of plants and animals, such as squirrels that can regrow their brains and octopuses that outsmart humans. The podcast features original songs by Alan Goffinski and selects the best Radiolab episodes about nature. It aims to transport audiences into the beyond-human world, from oceans to forests, with vivid storytelling.

Episodes

  • The Badgerpalooza: A Chaos of Questions! 12.11.2026 39m
    The badgers take over.
  • Shenanigans from Weirdly Helpful 05.11.2026 21m
    Being silly for the thrilly.
  • The Green Goblins: Carnivorous Plants Bite Back 30.10.2026 34m
    A tour of carnivora flora
  • El escondite: Un misterio de la mariposa monarca 29.10.2026 37m
    Montañas, mamás, imanes, y…mariposas monarcas.
  • The Night Flyer: How Bats sPOOkily Revive Forests (Replay) 22.10.2026 26m
    The bats planting trees while we sleep.
  • The Scarecrow: Scaring Birds with Mary Roach 15.10.2026 23m
    The power of confusion.
  • The Goths: Befriending Clever Crows 08.10.2026 31m
    Un-haunting the crow.
  • The Hideout: A Monarch Butterfly Mystery 24.09.2026 34m
    Mexican mountains, moms, magnets, and… monarch butterflies.
  • The Snow Beast: A Mystery Animal (Replay) 10.09.2026 30m
    The unpredictable story of a globetrotter.
  • The Wallowers: A Buffalo Comeback Story 27.08.2026 32m
    The resurrection.
  • Celestials: A Bedtime Snail Story Experiment 20.08.2026 14m
    Slow down.
  • The Fuzzy Ruckus: The Power of Lichen (Replay) 13.08.2026 28m
    Artist Ashley (Ash) Eliza Williams was so shy growing up that they found it hard to speak to people. They found comfort scavenging in the forest. One day, Ashley discovered lichen, which quietly changed the course of their life.
  • The Jimothy: Seattle Raccoon Steals Hearts 06.08.2026 29m
    It’s a Hot Jimothy Summer.
  • Dung Beetles from Just the Zoo of Us 30.07.2026 34m
    All about poop. And the bugs who love it???
  • The Charmer: King Cobras' FANGtastic Powers 16.07.2026 35m
    Thank you bag.
  • The Travelers Update: A Moon Tree Grows in New York 02.07.2026 40m
    Breaking Moon Tree news!
  • The DADventure: Wild Animal Dads from Owl Monkeys to Seahorses 18.06.2026 33m
    Father Nature
  • BIG CATS 2: Leopards & Jaguars (2 Fast, 2 FURious) 04.06.2026 30m
    Fear, forests, felines.
  • BIG CATS: Lions, Tigers & Roars (Oh My!) 21.05.2026 25m
    The secret lives of big cats.
  • The Wicked Smoocha: Anglerfish Break A World Record 07.05.2026 34m
    Where does one creature end and another begin?

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