Feral by Design
Episodes
Dementia - When you can’t tell if it’s pain or panic | The Firefly Signal (S2E07)
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A man raises a glass for two people he's loved for sixty years. A woman stands in a car park, looking up at the sky, saying: I don't know wh...
S2E06 Moral Vertigo: When Distant Events Reshape Everyday Life
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A friend cancels a trip. Petrol prices climb. A flight route disappears. None of it looks broken, but something doesn’t quite behave normally anymor...
S2E05 - Weakly Electric Fish: The Signal You’re Emitting Under Threat
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I could feel them shut down. What happens when you feel yourself shift and can’t quite stop it? Weakly electric fish navigate murky water by emitt...
S2E04: A Feral Field Note: Biomimicry Explained
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most people have heard the word biomimicry. Very few actually know what it means.This short field note explains how the ideas in Feral by Design work ...
S2E03 Deadly Reflections: The Spider Design Solution
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nature has notes. Apparently, she delivers them in person.This week, Pia explores the "invisible" communication gap between human architectu...
S2E02 Scratching the Wrong Itch: Wombats, mange and why our systems won’t heal
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode came from noticing a place biomimicry could quietly change the way I work, thanks to a wombat called Chardonnay.I've treated wombats...
S2Ep01: Between the Flags
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A swim that went wrong. A lifesaver’s eyes locked on mine. And a question I couldn’t shake.Most safety systems are built for calm moments, but...
Dopa Drop #12 — Quokkas
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #11 - Wave
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #10 — Magical creature
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #9 — Cuttlefish
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #8 — Manta Ray
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #7 — Regifting
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #6 — Octopus
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #5 — Crab
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Ep10 - Snowflake Melting Moments (Christmas Special)
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode in the Feral Festive Special drifts into unexpected territory: snowflakes. This episode isn’t biomimicry — snowflakes don’t ...
Dopa Drop #4 — Lyrebird
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #3 — Peacock
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #2 — Blue-Tongued Lizard
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Dopa Drop #1 — Hermit Crab
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-Christmas Dopa Drop — one of twelve tiny, under-60-second December dopamine hits from Feral by Design.A short, deliberate experiment playing w...
Ep09 - The Raw Prawn (Christmas Special)
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of the Feral Festive Special: the prawn. Yes, really.This festive run goes rogue - nature-inspired, not biomimicry - a deliberately Feral detou...
Ep08 - Reality Bites: How Meerkats Make Learning Stick
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever taken a course, nailed the theory… and then fallen apart the moment it gets real? Same. And it turns out the fix lives in the Kalahari.In this ...
Ep07 - The Mussel Cup: Here for a Good Time, Not a Long Time
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt that tiny stab of guilt when you toss a takeaway coffee cup into the bin, even when you’re trying to do the right thing?In this episode, P...
Ep06 - Swooped: What Magpies Know About Handling Conflict
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever been swooped by a magpie? Turns out, you weren’t being attacked — you were being communicated with. And you probably missed the whole convers...
Ep05 - Hooked: How Burrs Inspired Velcro
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hooked: How Burrs Inspired Velcro — and Why Curiosity Is The Real Innovation.Ever spent an hour on your kitchen floor pulling burrs out of your dog’...
Ep04 - The Octopus Method: What Octopuses Know About Sharing the Load
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like you’re the bottleneck — the one brain trying to juggle every moving piece until the whole thing collapses?In this episode, Pia shar...
Ep03 - What Mosquitoes Know About Painless Design: The Sting Operation
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you were a kid, did you ever get jabbed with a needle so big it felt like a medieval weapon? I did — the kind that left welts and trauma in equ...
Ep02 - How Beavers Master Boundaries - Tips for 'Dam' Good Boundaries
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tips for Dam Good BoundariesYou know you’ve hit rock bottom when you’re jealous of a rodent’s boundary skills.This week on Feral by Design, Pia ...
Ep01 - Introducing Feral by Design: Welcome to the Wild
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not another true-crime podcast… unless you count Grand Theft Bio! In this 6-minute intro, Pia shares why she’s obsessed with stealing nature’s...
Trailer - Feral by Design
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feral by Design is a podcast stealing nature’s smartest strategies for everyday chaos. Short, playful episodes grounded in science, storytelling, an...