Episodes
Published 02/14/24
Published 03/03/21
In the long-awaited Season 3 finale, we're celebrating World Wildlife Day with a speed round of ten animals! In this episode we'll talk about two mammals, two reptiles, two fish, two amphibians, and two birds, in a raucous and rushed, round-robin style. So grab your drink and listen now!   Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 03/03/21
Check out this non-ground episode where we're moseying through the trees and flapping through tall grasses of South America. This week's animals are the three-toed sloth and the strange tailed tyrant!   Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 11/18/20
An adorable night monkey and a furry arachnid walk into a bar. But really, with a lot of fuzz to go around, today we're talking about the slow loris and Goliath birdeater tarantula.   Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 11/04/20
Whoa! There's flying snakes in those trees and giant manta rays in those oceans! This episode features two unique and very beautiful animals. And only one is lightly venomous.    Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 10/21/20
Fly into this avian episode while Maggie gets super drunk and Ashley talks about sitting on butter. It's time to learn about the great horned owl and helmeted hornbill!   Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 10/07/20
In Ashley's words, this episode's theme is, "animals, like, you know and can identify, but you probably don't know a lot about." So listen in to learn about the walrus and bactrian camel! Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com  
Published 09/30/20
In this episode, we challenged each other to come up with animals neither of us had ever heard of. Will we stump each other? Will we stump you!?  Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 09/23/20
What kind of monster lives in the US? And what kind of dolphin lives in freshwater? Tune in to this episode where we mix up our words and stumble over sentences while learning about the gila monster and the boto. Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 09/16/20
Are you ready for some of the most powerful jaws in the animal kingdom? How about two animals that often get a bad rap in movies? Get ready for the Great White Shark and Hyena! Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 09/09/20
We're kicking off Season 3 from remote locations (thanks, COVID-19!) so if you're ready for some audio lag, one of the largest amphibians, and the bird with the largest wingspan, we've got you! Tune in to learn about hellbenders and wandering albatrosses!    Until next time, connect with us!  Instagram: @TheWateringHolePod Email: [email protected] Website: www.thewateringholepod.com
Published 09/02/20
This week's special episode is brought to you in part by the 2020 DC Environmental Film Festival, which was postponed due to concerns over COVID-19. In place of the live recording event that would have occurred during the festival, we're bringing you three new animals and a special guest that are sure to entertain and lift your spirits. So join us as we learn about some furry, freaky, and scaly animals!     Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email...
Published 03/18/20
To cap off Season 2, we're getting totally twirly with the markhor and down and dirty with the dung beetle. Note: we recommend not listening while eating.    Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 01/29/20
In this episode, we're welcoming our second guest and good friend Dan, who reminds us what good research of animals can actually sound like! Join us for an delightfully intoxicated bout of lessons on the Potoo, Kakapo, and Spotted Salamander.    Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 01/22/20
It's our favorite kind of episode! The kind where we both chose to research weird ass animals. Join us as we learn about the platypus and the mola mola.     Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 01/15/20
In this episode, you'll learn everything you've wanted to know about kangaroos and then some! Plus a little bit about porcupines, the mythical Old and New World quill pig.   Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]  
Published 01/08/20
Our favorite howdy bird, the burrowing owl, and our favorite f**k turtle, the mata mata, make star appearances in this week's episode.    Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 12/18/19
In our unofficial Beauty Episode, we're talking about some really really ridiculously good looking animals: the clouded leopard of Asia and lilac breasted roller of Africa.    Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]  
Published 12/11/19
This episode gets three times the drunk as we welcome our first guest! Join us as we talk about three extremely unique (and rare!) animals: the okapi, binturong, and aye aye!   Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]  
Published 12/04/19
This episode gets crusty and sticky as we learn about the Marine Iguanas of the Galapagos Islands and the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog of the Sierra Nevada.    Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 11/27/19
Dive into this delightfully unintentional Under The Sea episode featuring sharks and manatees. Get to know the nearly 500 species of sharks and the gentle giants once believed to be mermaids.    Follow us on Instagram @TheWateringHolePod   Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 11/20/19
We’re kicking off Season 2 with more alcohol and more animals, starting with the world’s most dangerous bird, the cassowary, and the famed pig with a trunk, the tapir.   Follow us on instagram @thewateringholepod Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 11/13/19
In this bonus episode, Ashley and Maggie take listener suggestions to heart and get drunker. Listen in for some rapid fire* animal facts, including facts about sea lions, kangaroos, and cat penises to hold you over till Season 2.  *Rapid when drinking is entirely subjective.   Follow us on instagram @thewateringholepod Send us an email at [email protected]
Published 03/03/19
In Season 1's epic finale, we're talking about a beady-eyed amphibian that never grows up and a bird whose migration requires it to double in size. And while you anxiously await our return in Season 2, check out our Instagram @thewateringholepod where we'll be posting animal facts and photos periodically when we're not drinking.
Published 12/19/18