#HalloweenSelectionBox – Tara Flynn & Paolo Viscardi

Martin, Rachel, Caroline, Ruth and Tony talk Comrade Britney, social distancing, the Covid-19 elephant in the room, the bare necessities and ways to get that beach body in time for summer, 2022. Not for little ears, but we had a great laugh. Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Paolo Viscardi & Dr. Ana Panigassi #Vaginas In an extra special episode of Natural Selection Box, Ruth, Paolo Viscardi and Dr. Ana Panigassi tackle the most festive of topics: vaginas. What even IS a vagina and why do samba dancers have the best ones? Did dinosaurs have vaginas? And why did Ruth give up on a successful career in dinosaur erotica? Gather your loved ones, sit by the fire and pour yourself a brandy, then find the answers to all these questions and more on this Christmas edition of Ruth’s Natural Selection Box. You can wish Ruth a happy birthday @RuthieFizz - Artwork by @Ciaraioch - Ana's videos are @ here and find out more about the National Museum’s current Jurassic Skies exhibit at here” Please support these podcasts by going to https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack, we really do need your help keep this pod on the road!

Vanessa Ifediora and Michael Fry #CrypticCryptids In this week Ruth's Natural Selection Box we ask: Why did the Nessy cross the road? Do Humany-Watery-People object to being called Mermaids? Is Navan built adjacent to a Big Foot colony? How did syphilis jump the species barrier? And Are Puma's Fenian's? To not really answer any of these questions we have Photographer and Humany-Watery-People Advocate, Vanessa Ifediora and Joe.ie trouble maker/Neanderthal Spokesperson, Michael Fry. And you thought Brexit was chaotic. Buy Vanessa's photos at vanessaifediora.com and harass @BigDirtyFry at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW6sLbjZBlnjHOlvJxvatUw Please support our podcasts at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack Artwork by @Ciaraioch Intro by Tomás O Máthúna

Ryan Dalton #DrunkAnimals In this episode of Ruth's Natural Selection Box, with comedian Ryan Dalton, we ask the important questions: Did Jumbo the elephant really need that bottle of whiskey EVERY night; why do Starlings think the drink flying laws don't apply to them; could bee's drink you and me under the table and does Ryan have a pigeon head in his pocket? Artwork by @Ciaraioch Please support our podcasts at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Linda Hayden & Ilaina Khairulzaman #ReadyCetaceanGo What do sperm whales dream of? How many Michael D. Higginses long is a blue whale? What are dolphins up to? To answer these questions - and many more - Ruth is joined in her Natural Selection Box this week by comedian, social and political activist, Linda Hayden, and by science communicator Ilaina Khairulzaman. Oh, and a bottlenose dolphin called Fred might also drop in. Please show love to Ruth by supporting her @ www.patreon.com/RuthieFizz - Artwork by the brilliant @Ciaraioch Please support our podcasts at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack