Millions of years of dangerous co-dependence, betrayed with diabolical precision. This is the story of figs, their wasps, the wasps' wasps, and Lyndzee & Rachel's descent into isolation-related madness.Show notes: https://naughtynaturepodcast.

Dinosaur Sex

Apr 4th, 2020 59m 13s

The title says it all, but this episode has everything Rachel loves: phylogeny, prehistoric Kansas, evolution, physiology, and (duh) dinosaurs--but all through the lens of the evolutionary history of copulation through penises. Duck penises are

Flying While Intoxicated

Mar 28th, 2020 41m 58s

From drunk birds to alcohol stealing monkeys, we debunk a common myth and practice our drunk whale calls. Grab a drink, this is the last (for now) alcohol episode, and it's about to get sloshy.Episode notes: https://www.naughtynaturepodcast.co

Explosive Sex

Mar 21st, 2020 59m 47s

Explosive erections, vaginal dead ends, seasonal penises, and vaginas in VR? It must be time for Rachel's favorite Naughty Nature episode so far: waterfowl and their co-evolving genital cold war. Hold onto your butts, because this one's a deep

Mucho Masturbation

Mar 13th, 2020 35m 36s

An ultra-caffeinated, glancing look at the different styles of masturbation in the animal world and the species that engage in these non-reproductive sexual behaviors. We took a break from the deep dives and upped the caffeine. Forgive us.Stay

Slurred Echolocation

Feb 22nd, 2020 40m 49s

A bat walks into a bar and says, "can I get a fruit cocktail?"We're back with another one of Lyndzee's "prairie dog tunnels," this one leads to fruit bats. Fruit bats getting (or not getting) drunk on rotting fruit. It's a shorty but a goody,

No Boys Allowed

Feb 8th, 2020 49m

All-female animal species bring to question the advantages of sex, but some all-female species reveal the importance of sex, even when no males exist at all. So what's the point of sex? Rachel removes males from the equation to discuss these bi

Nature's Beer Stein

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 7m

Humans aren't the only mammals out there getting sloshed in the woods. Lyndzee dives into one of nature's most successful breweries and how one species of small mammal avoids getting a CWI (climbing while intoxicated) after lapping up too much

Virgin Voles

Jan 10th, 2020 1h

Prairie Voles are the starstruck lovers of the great plains, but can you breed these prairie potato chips to murder babies?? Rachel explores the dark side of voles: the perils of single parenthood, incest avoidance, spontaneous maternal behavio

XXXmas

Dec 24th, 2019 47m 47s

We're going old school Naughty Nature on this special edition Christmas Eve episode. Lyndzee, Todd, and Rachel each share something naturally, naughtily Christmas. Hear why mushrooms may be the reason for the season, why gift-giving is natural,

Female Penis

Dec 1st, 2019 27m 24s

The episode should really be called "The One Where Rachel and Todd's heads exploded."Science is wild and nature is crazy, get ready to have your mind blown by a recent discovery. This podcast covers female barklice genitalia and it's a doozy.

Call of the Void

Nov 18th, 2019 48m 47s

In the depths of the Bermuda Triangle, an ancient call to the void echoes throughout America and Europe. Sexless eels feel it. They transform, and they vanish. Rachel dives into the sex life of freshwater eels in this episode of Naughty Nature,

Drink (for the Children)

Nov 1st, 2019 42m 33s

It's Todd's week! With such a short life, a lot is at stake for fruit fly bachelors. Maybe that explains their drinking habits, which even the children indulge in. Todd takes us through why fruit flies love red lights and red wine, and why you

Stabby Penis

Oct 18th, 2019 50m 58s

Just when you thought bed bugs couldn't get creepier, Lyndzee Rhine takes us down a rabbit hole of traumatic, violent sex. This sexual arms race involves infections, incest, sexually reproductive male-on-male stabbings, and (of course) stabby p

Altruistic Sperm

Oct 4th, 2019 43m 50s

When getting to the finish line matters most, sometimes sperm cooperate to make sure the winning guy is from their swim team. Rachel Roth takes a dive into sperm cooperation and sperm altruism in the animal world.Show info: https://naughtynatu