Nature is Gay
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
What Can This Moo Do? (Cows and Intersexuality)
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, what the hell is a heifer anyway? Why are people so obsessed with cows? Is #freemartin just a trend on Twitter? Find out in this week's episode o...
There's Something About Cassowary (Ratites and Androgyny)
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all welcome to episode 2! We're talking about cassowaries, which may be the world's most dangerous bird? They definitely have the most interesti...
Oh Deer, They're Queer! (White Tail Deer and Gender Expression)
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back baby! For the season 2 premiere we're talking about how deer get down and dirty. Are male deer jerks or just misunderstood? What do some de...
BONUS - Interview with Hannah Hughes
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Hughes is a wild animal keeper at the Bronx Zoo in New York and works in the ornithology department. She is also conveniently a close friend of...
Black and White and READ All Over (Penguins and Normalizing Sex)
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the season one finale (WOW) we're talking about adaptive strategies, fat geese, and why penguin couples are the cutest. Nature is Gay is a biweek...
BONUS - Interview with Dr. Nikki Savvides
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Savvides is an Australian environmental ethnographer whose new book, After the Forests, dives into her experiences with captive Thai elephants and...
We're Here, We're Queer, We've Got Big Ears (Elephants and Same-Sex Bonding)
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can an elephant outrun Usain Bolt? Are future historians going to describe female elephants pairs as "very good friends?" Why is it so dang important ...
Just Two Gals Being Pals (Desert Grassland Whiptails, Parthenogenesis, and Pseudocopulation)
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have whiptails created a model society? How does reproduction work without sperm? Is sex really even necessary? Nature is Gay is a biweekly (heh get i...
Aching to Copulate (Monarch Butterflies and Pansexuality)
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are monarchs actually the king of butterflies? Why do they like milkweed so dang much? Am I using sound effects correctly or am I a washed up millenni...
BONUS - Interview with James from Science Night
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are off this week because life is hard and sometimes your apartment unexpectedly floods. But fear not! I have this lovely interview segment I did w...
Genderfluid Tomatoes? Genderfluid Tomatoes. (Solanum plastisexum and sex determination)
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why are plants so complicated? And why is Australia the most Australia of all the continents? Do scientists really know anything? Listen to find out! ...
Hermaphroditic self-eating devourer of the dead (Spotted Hyenas and Intersexuality)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have a new animal to crusade for! Why does everyone in history hate hyenas? Are they just big gross dogs with a penchant for debauchery? Will I ever...
The surprisingly kinky lives of macaques (Stump Tailed Macaques and Female Orgasm)
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do scientists even know what bears look like? Why are there old world monkeys in the new world? What do macaques have in common with that one time I w...
Are dolphins really just gay sharks? (Bottlenose Dolphins and Socio-sexual Behavior)
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And does this episode even make logical sense? Was Douglas Adams right all along? Am I going to quit my job and research dolphin sex acts? Listen to f...
Trailer - Nature is Gay
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every other Monday we discuss gender and sexuality in nature. Available wherever you get podcasts! Follow Nature is Gay on instagram @natureisgaypod ...
Wait, Nemo is a...hermaphrodite? (Clownfish and Sequential Hermaphrodites)
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And when is it okay to use that term? Do sea creatures have more interesting sex lives than we do? Am I too harsh on small children in strollers? List...
Sorry Bro, Rams are Gay AF (Domesticated Sheep and Homosexual Behavior)
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this very first episode, we're going to be talking about sheep! Why are these fluffs criminally underrated? Have scientists found a "gay gene" in s...