Queerly Natural

Queerly Natural is a science-based exploration into the diversity of sexuality, sex, and gender in the natural world. Join three young biologists as they chat about the huge array of LGBTQIA+ diversity among animals, plants, fungi and more. People may tell you that being queer is unnatural, but we’re here to show you that it queerly is. Join us each month as we make tons of terrible puns and generally have a nerdy good time. Check out our website or Patreon for more details.

Episode 19: The Platypus 04/03/2024

Episode 19: The Platypus Learn all about the duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from Ilana! This Australian animal shares traits with ducks and coconuts, but it's actually a mammal ready to paralyze it's foes at any moment. Please take a minute and rate our show! If you like Queerly Natural, you can support us by contributing to our or You can also check out our new Thank you so much for listening! For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 2:54 Description: 2:55 - 12:15 Habitat and ecology: 9:13 - 21:27 Reproduction and courtship: 21:28 - 23:14 Platypuses and people: 23:15 - 29:43 Conservation: 29:44 - 34:10 How it's queer: 36:15 - end Find Us Online Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , or or check out our About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/30659053

Episode 18: Lungwort 03/06/2024

Episode 18: Lungwort Join Ilana to learn all about lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria) from Sage. It (or should we say they?) is a charismatic photosynthetic organism that doesn't really fit labels. For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! If you like Queerly Natural, you can support us by contributing to our or You can also check out our new Thank you so much for listening! Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 3:49 Description: 3:50 - 12:15 Habitat and ecology: 13:18 - 24:14 Conservation: 26:33 - 33:47 How it's queer: 35:25 - end Find Us Online Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , or or check out our About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/30250883

Episode 17: The Papaya 02/07/2024

Episode 17: The Papaya Join our hosts, two fruits, to learn all about one of the world's favorite fruits, the papaya (Carica papaya). Find out how the papaya breaks the norms of biological sex even among plants, who are already known to not follow "the rules." For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! If you like Queerly Natural, you can support us by contributing to our or You can also check out our new Thank you so much for listening! Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 3:21 Description: 3:22 - 9:01 Habitat and ecology/domestication: 9:02 - 19:23 How it's queer: 20:38 - end Find Us Online Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , or or check out our About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/29836518

Episode 16: The Green Frog 01/03/2024

Episode 16: The Green Frog Join Ilana to learn about the green frog (Lithobates clamitans) from Sage. Ilana will find out that the green frog is very frog, but not very green, and they're always ready for a fight. Sage answers the important questions like: are we turning the friggin' frogs gay, or have they been that way all along? Let's see what the research says. For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! If you like Queerly Natural, you can support us by contributing to our or Thank you so much for listening! Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 5:15 Description: 5:16 - 11:55 Habitat and ecology: 11:56 - 17:16 Life cycle + reproduction: 17:17 - 22:40 How it's queer: 24:45 - end *** Content warning: homophobia and transphobia *** Find Us Online Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , or or check out our About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/29319828

Episode 15: The Side-Blotched Lizard 12/06/2023

Episode 15: The Side-Blotched Lizard Join Sage as Ilana teaches them about the side-blotched lizard, a very lizard-shaped lizard that is strangely good at rock, paper, scissors, even though they only know what one of those three nouns is (probably rock) For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! Thanks so much for listening! Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 9:07 Description: 9:08 - 14:30 Habitat and ecology: 14:31 - 20:17 How it's queer: 21:20 - end *** content warning: description of anti-indigenous colonizer violence: 3:20 - 6:30 *** Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can support us by contributing to our or or by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , or or check out our About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Sage Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/28950348

Episode 14: The Bowhead Whale 12/02/2022

Episode 14: The Bowhead Whale Sage teaches Ilana about the bowhead whale, a large hard-headed maritime mammal. Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Timestamps Species intro and taxonomy: Start - 6:49 Description: 6:50 - 13:44 Ecology and reproduction: 13:45 - 26:26 Human impact: 26:27 - 30:40 How it’s queer: 31:27 - end Content warnings: discussion of colonization and species loss 28:17 - 30:40 Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/25197378

Episode 13: The European Honey Bee 10/28/2022

Episode 13: The European Honey Bee Join Sage and Ilana as they learn about the queerness of the honeybee from guest Sreelakshmi Suresh! Sreelakshmi tells us all about the lives of honeybees and their unique way of determining biological sex. For more information, take a look at our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Content warnings: discussion of colonization, description of genitals Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/24827952

Episode 12: The Striped Maple 10/07/2022

Episode 12: The Striped Maple Join Sage as Ilana teaches them about the striped maple, a shrubby tree that does some pretty queer things on its deathbed. For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 1:54 Description: 1:55 - 9:16 Habitat and ecology: 9:17 - 15:08 How it's queer: 16:15 - end Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/24615786

Episode 11: The White Throated Sparrow 08/26/2022

Episode 11: The White Throated Sparrow Join Sage in an informative look at the life of the white-throated sparrow, a very small borb that is abundant throughout North America. For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Timestamps Species introduction: 0:00 - 3:00 Description: 3:01 - 8:05 Habitat, ecology, lifecycle: 8:23 - 19:25 Human impact: 19:26 - 24:55 How it's queer: 26:06 - end Content warnings: discussion of colonization 21:45 - 23:00 Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/24171546

Episode 10: The Common Cockchafer 07/29/2022

Episode 10: The Common Cockchafer Sage teaches Ilana about the common cockchafer, or Melolontha melolontha, an adorable insect with a ciminal record (they did crimes and they be gay). Intro: 2:50-6:40 Description: 6:41-16:29 Habitat and lifecycle: 16:30-24:06 Human impact: 24:07-34:21 Why it's queer: 35:51-end Trigger warnings: discussion of homophobia, graphic description of sex, mention of rape 45:43-end For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/23896203

Episode 9: The Bucktooth Parrotfish 06/30/2022

Episode 9: The Bucktooth Parrotfish Ilana teaches Sage about the bucktooth Parrotfish (Sparisoma radians). Somethings fishy here and its very queer. Intro: 00:00 - 3:57 Physical description: 3:58 - 13:10 Habitat and ecology: 15:37 - 18:18 Culture and family structure: 18:19 - 20:30 Human impact: 20:31 - 23:23 Midway current events (Trigger Warning mentions of gun violence and queerphobia) 23:24 - 24:29 How they're queer: 24:30 - end For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/23585300

Episode 8: The Spotted Hyena 05/06/2022

Episode 8: The Spotted Hyena Hannah teaches Ilana about the most abundant carniverous large mammal on the African continent, the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Join us in learning just how queer these funny friends are. Content Warning: discussion of sex, sexual organs and erections from 40:38 to 44:30. For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural is produced by Ilana Z, and Hannah Roden. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/23023580

Episode 7: Fireweed 02/25/2022

Episode 7: Fireweed Ilana teaches Elizabeth and Hannah about fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), a flower native to multiple countries in the Northern hemisphere. We talk about its many names, ecology and and its temporal sex changes. Join us on our first dive into the wonderful world of plants! For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . If you would like to support trans youth in Texas, here are links to donate: Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/22251251

Episode 6: the Common Vampire Bat 01/29/2022

Episode 6: the Common Vampire Bat Hannah, Elizabeth and Ilana, explore the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the common vampire bat from Central and South America. Content Warning: talk of explicit sex acts 34:12 - 34:59 For more information, take a look at our sources in the episode transcript on our . Please take a minute and rate our show! It will make a world of difference in getting our show out there for more people to know about. Thanks so much for listening! Find Us Online If you like Queerly Natural, you can help us increase our audience by spreading the word! Follow us @QueerlyNatural on , , and , or check out our ! We also have a and if you’re interested in supporting our work. About Us Queerly Natural was created by Ilana Z, Hannah Roden, and Elizabeth Fuhrman. We are biologists fighting queerphobia, promoting underrepresented perspectives, teaching ecology, and helping queer people relate to the diverse organisms we live among on this beautiful planet! Our music is "Lo-Fi Music Guitar (Short Version)" by Migfus20 (), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/21943241

Episode 5: Whiptail lizard 11/05/2021

Episode 5: Whiptail lizard Elizabeth explores the appearance, ecology and queerness of the small scaled lizard found in the southeast US and north Mexico with Ilana and Hannah. Hint: she's one of many! /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/21063920

Episode 4: Splitgill mushroom 10/02/2021

Episode 4: Splitgill mushroom Hannah teaches Elizabeth and Ilana about fungal basics and the ecology and queerness of the pale-gilled shelf fungus. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/20680427

Episode 3: Black swans, Cygnus atratus 09/17/2021

Episode 3: Black swans, Cygnus atratus Elizabeth shares with Ilana and Hannah the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the dark-bodied waterfowl native to Australia and New Zealand. Hint: they’re #parentinggoals! /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/20514149

Episode 2: Plainfin Midshipman 09/03/2021

Episode 2: Plainfin Midshipman Ilana teaches Elizabeth and Hannah about the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of the plainfin midshipman, a fish found along the west coast of N. America. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/20356301

Episode 1: Bonobos 08/20/2021

Episode 1: Bonobos Hannah walks Ilana and Elizabeth through the discovery, appearance, ecology and queerness of a dark-haired ape found in the Congo Basin. /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/20202308

Queerly Natural Trailer 08/14/2021

Queerly Natural Trailer Ilana, Hannah and Elizabeth explain the concept of the show, its structure, and fun plans for future episodes. The pilot episode will release at 7 am EST on Friday August 20! /episode/index/show/queerlynatural/id/20139689

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