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What is hamster fluff? How do fish get made? Where does all this pet food come from? All those questions no one but pet owners think of but never seem to ask. Tune in to hear pet journalist Mike Fallek talk about all these things and more

FQA: For Quality Assurance


    • Dec 6, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 49 EPISODES


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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2016 4:54


    The Rat Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 19:05


    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MQCRYVM/  LEARN ALL ABOUT THE HORRIBLE TANK THAT IS THE GOLDFISH BOWL IN MIKE’s DOCUMENTARY “GOLDFISH BOWL: DEATH BY GLASS”

    THE RAT PART 2: Rats before Reptiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 17:31


    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MQCRYVM/  LEARN ALL ABOUT THE HORRIBLE TANK THAT IS THE GOLDFISH BOWL IN MIKE’s DOCUMENTARY “GOLDFISH BOWL: DEATH BY GLASS”

    THE RAT PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 12:33


    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MQCRYVM/  LEARN ALL ABOUT THE HORRIBLE TANK THAT IS THE GOLDFISH BOWL IN MIKE’s DOCUMENTARY “GOLDFISH BOWL: DEATH BY GLASS”

    STOP ASKING ANNOYING QUESTION: Red Eared Sliders Part 3 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2016 28:22


    WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWIVHTX/

    STOP ASKING ANNOYING QUESTION: Red Eared Sliders Part 2 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 35:05


    WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWIVHTX/

    STOP ASKING ANNOYING QUESTION: Red Eared Sliders Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 35:22


    WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWIVHTX/

    Watch: What is ASMR? by Mike Fallek on Amazon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2016 0:47


    WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWIVHTX/ Preview in the feed. Mike explores the topic with What Is ASMR? on Amazon for free. No Episode this week. Watch the movie.

    Ferrets: Myths and Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2016 21:47


    WATCH CHESTNUTS FOR FREE ON AMAZON OR PRIME https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LPCNASK/ Documenary about the extinction of the American Chestnut.

    SQUIRRELS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2016 19:51


    WATCH KIJI FOR FREE ON AMAZON OR PRIME https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IDYPA9A/ Documenary about the strange world of pheasants.

    Rebroadcast: Not Easter Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 36:17


    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K0KDD3K/ FINALLY WATCH MY HAMSTER DOCUMENTARY FOR FREE!

    Face Pushing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 17:25


    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K0KDD3K/ FINALLY WATCH MY HAMSTER DOCUMENTARY FOR FREE!

    BIRD EMPLOYEES

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2016 15:00


    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K0KDD3K/ FINALLY WATCH MY HAMSTER DOCUMENTARY FOR FREE!

    WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING: Pheasants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 14:40


    WATCH KIJI FOR FREE ON AMAZON OR PRIME https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IDYPA9A/ Documenary about the strange world of pheasants.

    REBROADCAST: Betta Safe than Sorry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2016 10:40


    Mike can’t really say FSC 22000

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 14:56


    Flip a Koi and other bad fish jokes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 20:19


    Ourherocomic.com Sources: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/raising-koi-fish-profit-76421.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-1679650/How-to-invest-and-make-money-from-Koi-carp.html http://tomskoi.com/buildkoipond.htm

    Mazuri, not the state…also learn how to spell misssoorrrri

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2016 20:56


    WE TALK ABOUT Mazuri, it means good in Swahili but the episode means great in FQA

    Crickets on your own

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2016 20:13


    Http://ourherocomic.com Sources: http://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/2014/09/07/lightening-the-clay-ii/p

    Let’s be superheroes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2016 8:09


    Woah here She goes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 13:49


    Http://ourherocomic.com Watch out boy she’ll chew you up! We cover man eaters in this episode! Sources: http://www.unknownexplorers.com/beastofgevaudan.php http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/man-eating-super-croc-giant-croc-caught/

    Animal Convicts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016 18:36


    Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=R2LxCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=%22The+Law+is+an+Ass:+Reading+E.+P.+Evans’+The+Criminal+Prosecution+and+Capital+Punishment+of+Animals%22&source=bl&ots=g7V-a5MvBg&sig=1O7rIa-e_sRzWqhyNDjQJoN5l7Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjz_77L4fXLAhVBLyYKHezhA0MQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Law%20is%20an%20Ass%3A%20Reading%20E.%20P.%20Evans’%20The%20Criminal%20Prosecution%20and%20Capital%20Punishment%20of%20Animals%22&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_trial#cite_note-Evans-3 http://www.willharringtons.co.uk/Criminal-Law/dangerous-dogs.html http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/qa/cruelty_violence_connection_faq.html

    Easter- Buy DIFFERENT Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2016 5:11


    This week I have waaayyy to much fun talking about buying eggs on the internets. We reveal which eggs we WILL BE BUYING FOR THE PODCAST! The jnternet is crazy. http://wwb.co.uk http://butterflyworkx.com http://insectlore.com http://nilesbio.com

    Rebroadcast: Click to donate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2016 12:14


    Ever wondered where or who is getting that money that Pet stores ask for at check out? So did I! Listen in.

    Bird-oids and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 11:06


    SEE THE MOVIE THAT STARTED IT ALL! HAMSTERS: A History Mike’s documentary about the history of this little critter coming to America and Pet stores everywhere. All told in beautiful award winning stopmotion.

    Bible Donkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 18:14


    https://vimeo.com/ondemand/61512 See my movie! A podcast for all those small questions about Small Pets This week We talk about the strange world of donkeys and their rold in judeo/christian tales. I hope those of faith and those of science will love this examination of the cultural significance of these famous farm animals.

    Agility competitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 15:49


    https://vimeo.com/ondemand/61512 See my movie! A podcast for all those small questions about Small Pets We talk about the history of a strange sport. Animals and sport have always been a touchy topic. Sources kinda: www.ferretagility.com

    REBROADCAST: Kong King of Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2016 12:29


    https://vimeo.com/ondemand/61512 See my movie! THIS WEEK: Kong TOYS. One of the most popular Dog Toys but how did they start?! Sources: http://www.kongcompany.com/the-world-of-kong/the-kong-story/ http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/2000-2499/2032-giantrockastack.html

    PH Delight with our New Plant friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 13:10


    https://vimeo.com/ondemand/61512 See my movie! A podcast for all those small questions about Small Pets After having tanks with water animals in them on and off for 10 years, I do my first PH Test.

    [Rebroadcast] IT CAME FROM A FACTORY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016 13:08


    https://vimeo.com/ondemand/61512 A podcast for all those small questions about Small Pets In this episode, I explore the world of chew toys. What is your pet in danger of? In my opinion everything…or nothing if you do it right? www.ourherocomic.com

    MONDO DWARF GRASS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2016 13:46


    We are getting an aquarium of plants for the show! I settled on mondo dwarf grass and discovered a weird mystery too. sources?: http://mondodwarfgrass.org

    Rebroadcast: Dust Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2016 11:39


    In this episode, Mike tries to find out what 99% dust free means in Hamster fluff, explains a Rotap, misspeaks and calls the National Institute for Health the National Health Institute, and explains Canaries in Coalmines

    REAL GIANT BUNNIES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2016 8:08


    LEASE SUPPORT MIKES FILM https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tag-childhood-game-grown-up#/ https://filmfreeway.com/festival/FOC Sources: http://small-pets.lovetoknow.com/rabbits/german-giant-rabbits

    Poison Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2016 8:18


    PLEASE SUPPORT MIKES FILM https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tag-childhood-game-grown-up#/ https://filmfreeway.com/festival/FOC Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_bird

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: A pig by any other name would wear out this joke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2015 7:05


    PLEASE SUPPORT MIKES FILM https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tag-childhood-game-grown-up#/ https://filmfreeway.com/festival/FOC Sources: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/carib http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/12/how-did-the-guinea-pig-get-its-name.htm

    FQA For Quality Assurance: Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2015 11:25


    PLEASE SUPPORT MIKES FILM https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tag-childhood-game-grown-up#/ Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret-legging

    Professional TAG sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2015


    https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tag-childhood-game-grown-up/x/8491784#/ SUPPORT MIKE’S MOVIE! Stop motion movie about Tag being the most popular professional sport.

    Tanuki!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2015 11:02


    WE talk a mythological an real creature: Tanuki. Most known from a Sushi store or a strange Miyazaki movie that I haven’t seen. Check out the Monday post for my version of Tanuki in sculpture. Sources: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml

    Mike Fallek Gallery installation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2015


    On Display at ART CAFE+BAR BK DECEMBER 15 THROUGH JANUARY 15 OPENING NIGHT!:COME COMPETE THIS FRIDAY! http://powerpointimprov.peatix.com

    FQA: For Quality Asssurance: RAM’s Best Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2015 12:55


    WE TALK ROBOT DOGS!

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: Distemper Defeated

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2015 7:56


    http://www.theavcafe.com/product/145419 ASK FOR MIKE’S MOVIE ABOUT HAMSTERS AT YOUR LIBRARY! bibliography: http://www.academia.edu/3648311/_Saving_the_Lives_of_Our_Dogs_The_Development_of_Canine_Distemper_Vaccine_in_Interwar_Britain

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: What if it wasn’t TURKEY?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2015 2:34


    PLEASE ASK FOR MY MOVIE AT YOUR LIBRARY! http://www.theavcafe.com/product/145419 Host of the Program, Mike Fallek, made a documentary about Hamsters called Hamsters: A History. TELL YOUR LIBRARY TO GET IT! Also just check it out. I promise you’ll have fun and giggle: http://www.peafowl.com

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: Do not Shrimp from a Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2015 14:02


    PLEASE ASK FOR MY MOVIE AT YOUR LIBRARY! http://www.theavcafe.com/product/145419 How are those little Shrimp snacks made? Solenocera melantho is the Zoo med shrimp River Shrimp is the Fluker’s brand AND this isn’t the nicest one but it’s one of the few videos where someone catches one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjiDrItBVaU

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: FROG VOICE PODCAST!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2015 18:44


    PLEASE ASK FOR MY MOVIE AT YOUR LIBRARY! http://www.theavcafe.com/product/145419 I tried to learn all about Frogs as pets but there are too many things to learn about frogs. Email in if you want us to get a frog for the podcast ourherocomic@gmail.com SOURCES: http://savethefrogs.com/what-we-do/index.html http://exoticpets.about.com/od/frogsandtoads/qt/pettradechytrid.htm http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/info/doctor/first.html THE RIDICULOUS WIKIHOW: http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-a-Wild-Caught-Toad-As-a-Pet

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: KING KONG KING OF TOYS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2015 12:29


    THIS WEEK: Kong TOYS. One of the most popular Dog Toys but how did they start?! ALSO PLEASE GET YOUR LIBRARY TO CARRY MY MOVIE ABOUT HAMSTERS!: http://www.theavcafe.com/product/145419 Sources: http://www.kongcompany.com/the-world-of-kong/the-kong-story/ http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/2000-2499/2032-giantrockastack.html

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: How rude! Do you even have a filter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 12:51


    HEY MY MOVIE IS OUT: http://www.theavcafe.com/product/145419   Send us your pet stories/fishtanks to: ourherocomic@gmail.com   SOURCES:   http://www.baqualife.com/history_of_quarium.php   http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rv/feature/index.php  

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: The Spider Who Loved Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 5:51


    The main feature of today’s podcast is the pun in the title. Mostly… PLEASE SEND ME INFO ABOUT TARANTULAS!   Better episode next week.     check out these things: http://www.tarantulas.com/choosing.html http://www.tarantulaspiders.com/Tarantulas_-_Intro.html

    FQA: FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE: Not about Ferrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2015 13:36


    I didn’t really want to talk about this issue but everyone ferreted it out of me…I talk about ferrets and the NYC law…Sorry I made the easiest joke

    FQA: For Quality Assurance: Betta Safe than Sorry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 10:40


    This is technically a shrimp hatchery but I would search: Tropical fish hatchery images to see what I’m talking about.   Here’s the sedation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq65U-c2m00 And here’s the product: http://www.wchemical.com/tricaine-s-ms-222.html

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