223 episodes

The Varmints! podcast is an education/comedy podcast that’s all about animals! Every week a bunch of nerds a do a whole bunch of reading to bring you a mix of science, education, pop culture and comedy about all things that creep, crawl, slither, fly, jump, hop and swim on this planet one animal at a time.

Varmints‪!‬ Donna Hume

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.6 • 146 Ratings

The Varmints! podcast is an education/comedy podcast that’s all about animals! Every week a bunch of nerds a do a whole bunch of reading to bring you a mix of science, education, pop culture and comedy about all things that creep, crawl, slither, fly, jump, hop and swim on this planet one animal at a time.

    Wrap-up Chat with Henry the Herpetologist!

    Wrap-up Chat with Henry the Herpetologist!

    Our last Frog-a-Day episode!
    We didn't manage all 30 days but we only missed 2. We ended up learning a lot about frogs and we hope you did too!

    Thanks for everything, especially to Henry, and until next time, be nice to animals!

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    Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo [https://www.lpzoo.org/conservation-science/science-centers/urban-wildlife-institute/]

    • 39 min
    Zombie Frog

    Zombie Frog

    The final frog of our series is the newly discovered zombie frog! Learn all about it from Moss. 

    • 8 min
    Striped Rocket Frog

    Striped Rocket Frog

    Peep talks about the striped rocket frog!

    • 5 min
    Frog Respiration

    Frog Respiration

    Frogs have some interesting ways to get oxygen and Curt tells us all about it!

    • 9 min
    Tapir Valley Tree Frog

    Tapir Valley Tree Frog

    Moss tells us all about the Tapir Valley Tree Frog!

    • 8 min
    Wallace's Flying Frog

    Wallace's Flying Frog

    Moss introduces us to Wallace's flying frog! 

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
146 Ratings

146 Ratings

Ron Paul 1111 ,

We are Motörhead!

Thanks for the Lemmy episode.

Legends never die. Even when they are killed by death ♠️🤘

5 ⭐️ rating ,

OtterJ review

I love this so much it’s the best thing ever

Thank you so much for coming back I love that you all made a otter episode, because my fave animal is an otter 😁

P.s PlEEEeEEEeEeEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSEEEEEE DONT STOP MAKING EPISODES!!!!!

AgitatedState ,

Such a good team

Paul and Donna do a wonderful job delving into the worlds of the various species they cover. I’m always learning something new - and laughing much of the time!

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