Podcasts about octopodes

Eden sits down with the non-fictional representative of the book of webs, Jesse Kohn, to talk about the weird, beguiling, and bubbling Love Chronicles of the Octopodes by Karen An-hwei Lee! Gene editing, Emily Dickinson, internal monologue, cosmic adventures, the Moon personified, and more whirl in this unique and scintillating book! Music played - TWRP - Online (feat. Tom Cardy & Montaigne) https://twrp.bandcamp.com/track/online-feat-tom-cardy-montaigne

Rowan Ellis, Katie Steckles and Dani Siller ('Escape This Podcast') face questions about periodic poles, silly signs and iconic icons. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. RECORDED AT: The Podcast Studios, Dublin. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Jake Mellor, Christophe Latinne, James Hamilton, Patrick Lind, Dallas. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode we hear originals by:M-Pact - https://www.m-pact.com/N'Namdi Bryant - https://theacappellian.com/The Octopodes - https://www.jhuoctopodes.com/https://www.podpage.com/uncovered-a-cappella-with-brian-michaels/***ALL SONGS USED WITH PERMISSION***

With works like the documentary My Octopus Teacher appearing on Netflix and  National Book Award Finalist honors given to Soul of an Octopus, more and more people are coming to appreciate these graceful and intelligent cephalopods. But, what is a cephalopod, you ask, and what is it really that makes the octopus so amazing? And what's the plural of octopus, anyway? Casey and Sara answer all this and more as they geek out over the octopus on this week's episode!   Resources for this episode: Cephalopods (Smithsonian) Octopuses Keep Surprising Us (The Natural History Museum) Vision and Camouflage (Scientific American) Cephalopod Brains (Frontiers) The Case Against Octopus Farming (Arizona State University) World's First Octopus Farm Stirs Ethical Debate (Reuters)

Is the plural of Octopus, Ocotopi, Octopodes, or Octopuses? And what has that got to do with an ox cart? Well... it's complicated

On this weeks episode we hear originals byInsideOut - http://www.insideoutsingers.com/welcomeThe Octopodes - https://octopodes.johnshopkins.edu/Burgundy Blue - https://www.facebook.com/BurgundyBlueACap/*** ALL SONGS USED WITH PERMISSION ***

Twon Wood has seen 2 UFOS in the last 6 months--and has the cyberbullying receipts to prove it. We talk about upstate New York, panspermia theory, and how octopi are the REAL ancient aliens. We also play a righteous and decisive game of Monster Fight!

Today we are getting all in a tangle (and we will be entertaining the 8 legged type that has fittingly titled today’s episode) as we dive into the devilish world of plurals in the English language. We will watch our one foot transform into two feet, see a solitary goose find some friends and become geese, and find out why a mouse does not multiply into meese. Susie is on hand to steer us through this confusing, complex and sometimes plain incorrect history that will take us from the Germans, to the Anglo-Saxons, to the Greeks. Together with Gyles, she’ll take a look at the moments of pop culture and technology that have also added an extra element to this convoluted etymological terrain.  A Somethin' Else production. Susie's Trio:  Nuddle - to walk alone with your head held low  Croggie - to ride on the handlebars on your friends bike.  Slabsauce- person who enjoys eating fine food. Try 6 free issues of The Week magazine worth £23.94 today. Go to http://bit.ly/SomethingRhymeswithPurple and use your special code PURPLE to claim your 6 week free trial today. To buy SRWP mugs and more head to.... https://kontraband.shop/collections/something-rhymes-with-purple Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special shout out to Jahmilla from @thesoulfullveganista for this week's animal of the week suggestion. If you like tentacles, ink sacs, and super-smart animals you are in for a treat this week! The theme of this episode is octopuses with honorable mention of "Inky", New Zealand's most famous 8-legged escape artist. This episode talks about octopuses, the theories for the evolution of intelligence in animals and the dangers of animals escaping enclosures. SOUNDS FUN RIGHT? Have a listen, leave a review and be sure to check out the extra content each week over on Patreon.com/jauntingjay or daily more digestible wildlife content on my I.G. - @jaunting.jay.

The plural of bird is birds, the plural of dog is dogs, but what is the plural of octopus? Is it octopuses, octopi, or octopodes? In this episode, we'll discuss why no one seems to know the answer to this question, and look at the strange and confusing world of English plurals! Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/24/62-octopuses-vs-octopi-vs-octopodes-the-strange-world-of-english-plurals/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com Vocabulary List --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thinking-english/message

The boys are still recording apart, and apparently taking an interest in espionage...as well as one particular sea creature because Dec read a news article once.

Errata: 1. The best plural of octopus is probably octopuses. Octopodes is based on the idea that it's a Greek word and should have a Greek pluralization, but it's widely considered douchey. 2. People did in fact use strychnine in the Tour de France circa early 1900s. 3. The podcast I mentioned is the March 17, 2019 episode of Futility Closet that describes Prosper-Rene Blondlot's "discovery" of N-Rays.

On Episode 13, Margaret hosts our first minisode with rapid-fire misconceptions! Octopodes, tentacles, twinkies, bee hives, and swimming!

Touch! It's still that theme. But this is a Microtheticast, so we're playing a little game. A game we made up, called "The Good, The Bad, and The Answer." Sometimes, you touch something, and that's nice. Other times, you touch something, and it feels bad. This is a good example of the sort of off-the-wall zany unpredictable comedy that gets us the sick download numbers, and keeps you coming back for more.  We're asking plenty of touch-based hypothetical questions, so get your senses ready. Topics include: The Trash Lifestyle, "Could I Be the One?", It Would Feel Cool to Wash Yourself, Too Much Tang, and The Sweaty Cheese Spa Treatment.  *** Come chat with other fans in our FACEBOOK GROUP.  iTunes Facebook Twitter Instagram YOUTUBE Or, search for us on SPOTIFY if you think Octopusses is better than Octopodes.

With guests Thomas William and Jack Renton. We discuss a number of recent science stories including Lego Swallowing, and Octopodes on Ecstacy. We do some Yahoo Science with questions about a Wild Roomba, Poached Eggs, and Mustard Gas Tasting. There's also some non-peer reviewed research as Jack tells us about his research in to the Australian East German Friendship Society. You can find the Non-Peer Reviewed Podcast on iTunes, PodBean, Stitcher, and most other podcast apps. But you can also find it here: SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/nonpeerreviewed FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/NonPeerReviewed YOUTUBE: goo.gl/toX4re TWITTER: twitter.com/NonPeerReviewed RSS: feeds.feedburner.com/Non-peerReviewedPodcast

The hosts are 6-strong this week as we discuss Octopus supremacy, the new #Resistance Ben and Jerry’s ice-cream flavor, and the midterm elections! Enjoy the podcast debut of new hosts Maddy and Angela.

Tiger Woods walks away a winner, while the Bills and Titans killed parlays everywhere. The guys try to figure out where tryouts are for Drew Brees's flag football team before breaking down who is still allowed to play football in the NFL. L.J. debases himself to defend a mortal enemy, and Kevin's Science Corner asking why we'd drug octopuses… octopi? Octopodes? Octopicies? Whatever, all that and more, this week on Just Press Play. Show notes and more can be found on our website. Music provided by TRUTH. This week's episode is brought to you MyBookie.ag, use offer code JPP to double your initial investment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We get a visit from Anthony Von Dessauer, host and DM of the Curse of Silverlake Podcast. www.thecurseofsilverlake.com Anthony is a tenth level nerd, you're going to love him. We chat a lot about fishing, RPG neediness and of course we have a famous fish quiz. Hugo Jumps in on the show with a review of the Bosch Heated Jacket. We wrap up with some Fish in the News and get really excited about Sex with Octopodes... Enjoy. Support the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/fishnerds Book an Ice Fishing Trip with the Fish Nerds www.fishnerds.com Links to the News http://variety.com/2017/dirt/real-estalker/james-franco-silver-lake-compound-1202621098/ http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2017/11/21/police-find-body-silver-lake/887341001/ http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/worlds-deepest-fish-formally-described-for-the-first-time/

In this episode, octopus booty call and primate rochambeau.

John has a sleep paralysis update. Adam shares his nocturnal aviation experiences.  A mysterious figure haunts a crop circle. Is that Tony Orlando? Jesus appears in a sonogram. Or is that Tony Orlando? Did NASA fake every space flight ever? And why is there a human head floating in space? Hey, is that Tony Orlando? The Dodleston Messages: email from the sixteenth century.  Octupi... Octopuses... Octopodes...? Anyway, they're clearly aliens. And clearly assholes. Elon Musk warns the world of killer robots. 4chan... you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Trigger Warning: We read some of the 4Chan posts, which are... to put it mildly... offensive.   

You’re listening to WWRVN, Radio Ravenclaw   Good Morning, Ravenclaw, you’re tuned to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s Thursday, so get the recycling ready to go out tonight and meanwhile enjoy the Horoscope. Your Horoscope this week is brought to you by Haumea, the dwarf planet which is visually right near Arcturus at the moment. Arcturus is visible in the morning in this season, just follow the arc of the Big Dipper backward to the Really Bright Star. That’s Arcturus. Wave toward it and you’ll be greeting one of the Solar System’s favorite Trans Neptunian Objects. We used Haumeamancy to generate our predictions this week, so hold on for a stellar-fast ride! Octopodes 10+: “Dwarf planet, one-third the mass of Pluto”. this seems to indicate that you’re headed for a growth spurt. Alert your parents to fire up the crock pot and get yourself out there hiking, running, chopping wood, and carrying water. A growth spurt after about age 13 is all about putting down layers of muscle, so go do the things that your body is perfectly designed for! Get Strong, Stay Strong! Neon Tetras 20+: “Claims of discovery have been disputed and no discovery date or team is official.” My word. This week, Tetras, reinvent yourself! You’re not nailed down, you can rock the identity change. Here’s the thing. you discover yourself, decide what your major themes and minor motifs are then be yourself as hard as you can. thank you, Sir Terry Pratchett. Lions 25+: “Designated a dwarf planet and named after the Hawai’ian goddess of childbirth.” I don’t think it’s your height that could be growing. So, remembering that images of gestation and birth are about all kinds of creativity, it’s time to choose your next creative venture if you haven’t already, to block other creative ventures from happening if you take my meaning, to dedicate yourself to doing it the best you know how. That means swatch for your OWL, commit to writing 5K words/day then editing out 3K of them, or decide on some 25-year-plan goals. Fancy Goldfish 30+: “Its shape has not been directly observed, calculations from its light curve suggest it is an ellipsoid, with its major axis twice as long as its minor”. Well, I think this is clear - no one else can quite focus on you, use that air of mystery to your advantage, be a shapeshifter. Also, sort your Tasks into major and minor then give twice as much heart and love to the Things which are major. Narwals 40+: “Rapid rotation, high density, and high albedo.” OK, it’s going to be a heck of a week, Narwhals, full of high density and rapid rotation, but you will do really well at it and you’re gonna shine! Capybaras 50+: “Its gravity is sufficient for it to have relaxed into hydrostatic equilibrium.” Yeah. I’m with you, Sister Capybaras, a little extra gravity and a relaxed waistband are just about the price we’ve paid for the hydrostatic equilibrium. Would you care for a vodka martini while we wait for the children to grow up? Cougars 55+: “A surface of crystalline water ice”. Incoming diamond jewelry. Act surprised, but cool. Peacocks 60+: “the result of a giant collision, which left Haumea the largest member of a collisional family that includes several large TNOs and Neptune’s two known moons.” First, brace for family drama, and second if we are to be a bit less metaphorical, for the love of all that’s holy, buckle up. We care. Dragons 80+: Your mediation is requested, Ma’am. The Planetary Geologic Society is suing the International Astronomical Union for making decisions on sticking their noses into rock business instead of keeping with the burning gasses. I need some of that Frozen North action - She’s Natalya Arctica, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network!   SECURITY ALERT! SECURITY ALERT! LEVEL ONE! ALL AGENTS! Printers have been identified as a level one threat! They sleep most of the time, but when they break dormancy the best way to subdue them is to swat quickly and repeatedly at any paper that comes out. Printers become loud and angry and begin eating paper. The paper is changed after the printer has eaten it, and can not be trusted. It is not known whether or not the paper itself is a threat, so jump on it! Then, immediately lay on the paper until you know it is safe. There seems to be a great deal of printer unrest this morning, so be very aware, and protect your humans from the dangers of printers! Security Chief Andromeda Good Morning, Common Room, you’re listening to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s the Friday Fondoo Review! Here’s our Fondoo Recipe of the day - today a Very Savory Fondoo! If your household has fondoo tonight, remember We Want Pictures here in the Common Room because this is Extremely Magical Radio. With pictures. Tonight, we’re going old school: get out your Uno decks! This weekend, the Advanced Studies Team will be on alert to help you with those last-minute thoughts! And now, the weather. • It is snowing where I am. That is all. The Weather Report is brought to us weekly by Wimbledon’s WeatherWorks, guaranteeing excellent weather for your venue since 1877. And now back to the music. Any music. I am rolling my dice… Woo-Hoo! A magical choice indeed! She’s the White Welsh Witch herself, Stevie Nicks! 
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 and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network.   Goodnight, Tower! In the great bronze Tower There was a group of ‘Claws and skychairs to be inhabited soon And a picture of- a dragon jumping over the moon And there were three little narwhals decorating the walls And a few NEWTS And many many OWLs and BROOMs There are some Pantheons And a young Trickster God And of course a great many octopodes Goodnight, Tower Goodnight, ‘Claws Goodnight dragon jumping over the moon Goodnight Narwhals Goodnight NEWTs Goodnight to the OWLs and the BROOMs Goodnight Pantheons Goodnight gods Goodnight Octopodes Sorting’s coming soon Thank you, Handdrawnviolist Good Morning! You’ve tuned in to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s Wednesday, April 29th, except in Oceania where it is possibly 2017 by now. Just a few news highlights today - It’s raining in Devonshire it is not yet time to plant out your tomato seedlings, the Muggles will be confused when they thrive. Benjamin Bagby concert in Chicago Friday night! It has come to the attention of the Ministry that an Anistasis spell was illegally released in 2010 over many portions of the Wizarding World. If you have acquired a pet or familiar since then, watch carefully for signs that this creature could be an Animagus trapped in her or his animal form! Signs include, but are not limited to: vivid dreaming (evidenced by sleep-woofing); hypervigilance; constructing sandwiches out of human food. The Fresh Pot of Coffee is sponsored on Wednesdays by Weasleys’ Wizarding Wheezes - whether your wakenings are wailsome or wacky, our winsome wares will work out the wants of your workshop. We whizz the werewolf’s whiskers and wow the wildest widgeons! So wax their waffles, wobble their woolies, work up a list of wishes and wants, witches and wizards, and wander to Weaselys’ Wizarding Wheezes. Wednesday is WibblyWobbly Day - 10% discount to all patrons wearing a fez! Oh, dear sweet quaffle, it’s Wednesday, let’s get straight to the music. Taking it classic today, our nerves can’t handle much else - 
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and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network.   Tower, we have another letter from ChrisFixedKitty in Lindisfarne. Chris?   Dear Towermates, Hallo, everyone! My apologies for the delay in writing, but the regular postal owl convoy only comes to Lindisfarne once a week. Just as all the books about the history of medieval calligraphy say, this is a back-end-of-nowhere place, easier to reach by sea than by land, which is almost hard to tell from the sea much of the time, it’s so marshy. Yes, I said ‘postal owl convoy’, because lone owls are pretty much flying playtoys in the view of the younger dragons. No wonder poor Skrim was so raggedy when he brought me the directions here. The young ones do seem to understand that brooms sometimes bite back, so to speak, so flying in and out is pretty safe. Although there are a few dragons here that like to sniff all incoming visitors, in-flight, and say ‘hi’ at length. They really need to add a warning about that in the directions. Imagine a flying great Dane the size of a city bus jumping all round you and barking enthusiastic “hihihi!”as you enter a friend’s house. It’s like that, only include in your mental picture that said ginormous beastie has just barged straight up out of the treecover and nearly inhaled you and your broom and the airstream of its leap has flipped your broom over into barrel rolls. Yeah.  I don’t care if Walter is “a graaaate beeg softie, he couldnae love people more, here, have a towel for tha’ slobber. No, he rrrreallllly likes ya!” A warning would have been nice. I have no regrets about having thrown up on him during said barrel rolls. Walter, I mean. I do feel bad about hurling on Mr. C. Be assured that we arrived perfectly safely, although 2 days later than we were expected. So we were met some distance out from camp by one of the search parties, and it probably saved me another day of trying to pinpoint the camp itself. Preep has made several new friends among the drakelings and the preserve workers, but she-- yes, Preep has been confirmed as a she-- is still insistently huddling around the humans’ ankles every night after dinner. What –do- you do with a dragonlet who is afraid of being away from people in the dark? It turns out the usual answer is giving them a week to get over it and putting some magical nightlights around the camp. We’re on day 5. No change yet, fingers crossed. During the day, she seems happy enough here, scampering off after breakfast to play with the other dragons, and I’ve been playing Muggle tourguide around the Lindisfarne ruins and museum. One of the regular tourguides has been taken ill with dragonpox, and I’m already pretty familiar with the history of the place and Muggle vacationing expectations, so I’m going to be filling in for a bit. There’s a lot around here that they really shouldn’t be noticing, so there’s always one behind-the-scene illusionist and one up-front tourguide for every group. It works out pretty well. Some of the illustrations in the museum are like magical portraits, and a few of the monks have senses of humor about the tourists that are positively not helpful to maintaining wizardly secrecy! I expect to return with Skrim guiding me back a few days before the start of term. I should arrive the day before classes start. See everyone again real soon! -CFK Thank you, ChrisFixedKitty. Good Morning, RAVENCLAW!! Welcome to the Common Room for The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s Thursday and that means Horoscopes - Find your age, learn your Animal, and let the voices speak. 10+ Octopodes:They still do not expect Duct Tape! Use this to your advantage. We’re not quite sure how, but you still have the element of surprise going for you. 20+ Neon Tetras: The world is waiting for your leadership. This week, show them all how it’s done: hand knit socks and sandals. From strappy pumps to Birkenstocks, we count on you to answer the timeless question of “now I have these great socks, but no one will ever see them.” 25+ Lions:You have not swatched yet!!! Dear Sweet Quaffle go swatch for your OWL!!! 30+ Fancy Goldfish: Run, run, I tell you to the Prefects’ Challenge thread. We’re Crafting to the International Space Station! This is your term to knock back at least two miles of yarn. Yes it is. 40+ Narwhals: Project bags? check. Frozen meals? check. May and June schedule made out and on the wall/Google calendar for the family? check. Teacher gifts queue’d? check. You’re ready. 50+ Capybaras: Oh, dear one. It’s April. Almost May. Get another cup of coffee , you’re in for a bit of a bumpy ride. The stars say you’ll be close to caught up in about 10 days, but don’t aim for 100%. 55+ Cougars: There will be excellent … art… on Saturday morning on the green in town. You should go appreciate it. 60+ Peacocks: Today at 3:17 PM local time. They are going to mess up big time. Be there. Catch them in the act. Say nothing and let them blather on. Walk away silently. 80+ Dragons: We hope this met with your approval, Ma’am! Friends and Ravenclaws, the Fresh Pot of Coffee will be taking a term hiatus while we work on our Not-A-NEWT here in the station. This will be our last broadcast until August. We want you to know how much fun it is to serve you here on the airwaves. Keep the music rolling - we’ll leave you with some Serious Wizarding Power: They’re the Wyrd Sisters, I’m GazeboGal, And you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network!   Dear Ravenclaws,   This is station manager TindraTieren. I would like to let you know that despite the hiatus that the Fresh Pot of Coffee is taking, Radio Ravenclaw will continue broadcasting. We are constantly seeking fresh content, so if you have suggestions, ideas, or just want to drop us a line, please, let me know.   Thank you.

You’re listening to WWRVN, Radio Ravenclaw.   Good Morning, Ravenclaw - you’ve tuned in to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It looks like a beautifully sunny (or perhaps rainy) day out there, we suggest that it’s an excellent time to hang up some fresh laundry to dry (or get that softening effect of rainwater). What? the weather’s not until tomorrow! It is, in fact, Thursday, so time for your Horoscope! Octopodes (10+): That was really surprising, that thing you did! some of you are ahead on points and some of you lost them, depending on the thing, but you should know that your Surprise Factor just about doubled. This is an excellent way to approach the weekend, as your people have no idea what to expect from you and will be eager to give you permission to do things lest you do Other Things on your own. Ask - they will say yes! Also, i before e. Neon Tetras (20+): That thing that was making you anxious? There’s a right time to worry. In fact, the right time to worry is today from 17:45 to 18:00 local time. Worry as hard as you can. Burn serious calories with the amount of worry. At the stroke of 18:00, let it go. Any worry, concern, or anxiety after that point will have exactly zero effect. Lions (25+): Do your grocery shopping today (don’t forget safety pins) because Friday afternoon there will be an awesome opportunity offered and you want to be in a position to say “Yes!” You might even run a load of laundry tonight. Fancy Goldfish (30+): Sorting is Open! You have been going back and forth. Sign the form, buy the pattern, blow us out of the water. This is your term to Succeed Spectacularly! Narwhals (40+): Your weekend will be less simple, I’m afraid. There is an injustice in need of your tusk. Get a cozy Thursday and Friday evening to build up your spoons, kick butt on Saturday, then you’ll have all of Saturday evening and Sunday to recover and realize that you did a fabulous job and lots of people are going to be happier because you were so brave! Capybaras (50+): Good News: The chocolate stash that you forgot about is in the freezer. Less Good News: You’re gonna have to defrost the freezer. Worth it. Cougars (55+): You have worked very hard this week; you thought no one noticed, but the stars did. You have completely earned an at-home spa day. Salt scrub for your feet, lavender bubble bath, candles, favorite music, clean sheets, new brain-candy novel. Yes. Do it. Peacocks (60+): Public event Friday? You’re going to rock it! The stars suggest keeping your wand handy because there could be opportunities. You know what I mean. Dragons (80+): Do you need a driver this weekend, ma’am? The opening of your new wing will be lovely. The Fresh Pot of Coffee is sponsored on Thursdays by The DecRomancer, a new shop on Diagon Alley specializing in custom fortune-telling and tarot cards, delicious divinatory tea blends, and genuine Viking runestones. All your high-end Divinatory needs in one shop. Personal crystal ball attunements will be handled on Tuesdays by appointment. They’re located next to Flourish and Blott’s, and don’t bother knocking. Now on to your Thursday music, one of our most out-and-proud witches and the Muggles still don’t realize… She’s Bette Midler, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network. We have a special message from PICOT (Person In Charge of Testing), Spike:   Dropping a note here in your planning thread about some upcoming changes for next term and the term after. These are not just minor tweaks, please take note. First, as of now, we will no longer be accepting OWLs that are proposed based on just time spent crafting. You will no longer be able to propose a specific amount of time with an undetermined amount of crafting resulting from that time. We now will need an estimate of how much will be crafted by pattern, weight, or by yardage. If you require assistance with writing your proposal to fit these guidelines, please see your House’s Advanced Studies thread. Spring 2015 term is the last term that the Care of Magical Creatures: Option 4 (commonly referred to as the Bowtruckle option) will be available. It is still and always has been possible to learn a new craft with any of the other OWL subjects and options (a note that it is a new to you craft is something to put in the Considerations portion of your proposal). Thank you, Spike. Good Morning, Common Room, you’re listening to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s the Friday Fondoo Review! First and Foremost, here’s our Fondoo recipe of the week - complete with SCIENCE! It turns out that the white wine is chemically necessary, but it can be the cheapest stuff ever. Also, our kitchen wizard makes excellent observations about Gruyere and Emmentaler cheezes. If your household has fondoo tonight, remember We Want Pictures here in the Common Room. Because Radio. Also, we suggest “Apples to Apples” as your board game winner for tonight. Our Quidditch team is hosting a Broom Basics workshop this weekend. Captain SarahTheEntwife will staff the Broom Maintenance station, BrooklynMomDoc will teach us all on-the-pitch First Aid, FangAili and Gipcsoul are reviewing flying basics, and MrsWingnut has a quiet little activity on how to fold your own origami Snitch! And now, the weather. Ocean-going fans are going to be treated to lightning strikes a couple of times per minute for the next several days. Flooding in Atlantis - no one is likely to notice. Snow melt in Canada will, as ever, lead to those beautiful vernal pools. Let’s protect the delicate ecosystems which depend on these ephemeral sources of water by observing them without bright lights, sounds, or other interference. Perceptum incognitum spells only, please. Remember if the clouds are out not to hang up your laundry outdoors, the Muggles will expect it to get wetter, not dryer, and then the Secrecy Statue could be in danger. Weather wizard Inger Ingersson has published a fascinating new paper explaining how the effects of La Niña can be explained by the weak nuclear force. When asked “What exactly is the weak nuclear force?” Ingersson replied, ”Mumblety mumblety radioactive decay mumblety.” You heard it here first. The Weather Report is brought to us weekly by Wimbledon’s WeatherWorks, guaranteeing excellent weather for your venue since 1877. And now the music. Did someone call for earworms? I believe someone called for earworms, and who am I to deny our fans? He’s Burl Ives, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network. Public service announcement: there are some chapeaux that even a Hat Specialist like Martin Freeman cannot wear.  Sorry, Martin. Not this time. Thank you for your attention. This has been your daily Break Month Levity with Martin Freeman, I’m Cyprienne. appearance on The Hobbit panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2012   Good Morning, Common Room, you’re listening to The Fresh Pot of Coffee It’s Monday, so it’s time to Prep With Foxy! Time to consider Advanced Studies If you’re a NEWT student, we know you’re already well on your way to Glorious Victory! The rest of us, it’s time to choose the project which will define our term. Remember: one adult sweater in worsted or smaller weight is a worthy OWL. While we love to be spectacular, we work smarter, not harder. The Advanced Studies Advisory Thread is full of people to check your ideas with. They’ll talk you down from the edge, help you polish your proposal, and test your photo-posting skills. Let’s say that I want to make a sweater for myself and a matching sweater for my 8 year old niece and a matching sweater for her doll. I could do that in an OWL for 200 points. Or I could do the sweater for 200 points as an OWL, the child sweater as an Order of the Phoenix Mission for 100 points, and the doll sweater for a class earning 15 points plus yardage bonus. Which path is smarter? Check in the thread, because every case is different - the OWL examiners will see if you have a non-standard speed with your crafting. Also remember: the Order of the Phoenix is an excellent place for a beginning crafter to challenge themselves: teens and pre-teens, you can propose something there which might take an experienced knitter less than six weeks. Make it clear that you’re just starting out and this will be a skill-building Mission as well as project-producing one. Corollary: the Order chiefs do get a bit fussy1 when experienced crafters see a 12 year old getting permission to do 16 washcloths and want to propose the same thing. Guideline: see how long it took me personally to complete a project like yours, because my own crafting time is my instinctually-available measurement. Swatch Now! While acknowledging that swatches lie, Swatching saves lives. Draft your Proposal Now Check into the Advanced Studies thread now! The Fresh Pot of Coffee is sponsored on Mondays by Mrs. Madrigal’s Magical Knitting Emporium. They make many great tools for the crafty Witch or Wizard, including their famous Patented No-Snag, Self-Knitting Needles Now with Advanced Auto-Tinking Technology! Thank you for your continued support and good luck out there. Now back to the music. Screaming is called for. She’s Annie Lennox, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network.     I can say that, I’m one of them.   We have a message from Mama Eagle OmeletsMom: Calling all Ravenclaws! I know you love your House and all of its quirky traditions. Wouldn’t it be nice to share that love with a newly hatched Ravenclaw Eaglet? Why not volunteer to be a Big Eagle? We are looking for mentors for all lineages (see the current lineage chart here if you are not sure which is yours), especially those that have not been represented recently. Students from all years are welcome -- our Little Eagles can benefit from someone who has recently been a First Year as well as someone who has long experience in the ways of Ravenclaw and the House Cup. Please PM me, OmeletsMom, if you are interested in mentoring one of our newest Ravenclaws or if you have questions. Thank you, OmeletsMom.   Good morning! You’ve tuned in to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! Sorting is Open until Saturday! Information has leaked to our star reporter AnnieCC that the famous Thaumaturgical researcher Cascadienne will soon make an important announcement. The rumour goes that Casca has a successful prototype of her Poncho of Bee Summoning. Annie will remain poised on the doorstep of the lab for the press release. We here at the radio station are putting a few inches on a group-created project. It’s a Hug Shawl for one of the darling dragon-ladies of the church and we younger gals are putting on an inch and passing it on each Sunday. Question for our viewers: When you participate in a collaborative project, how do you account it in your project pages? Ignore it? Count it? Count it as done when your portion is finished? Make a page for it but keep it hibernating until it’s done? Write to us here at the station, we want to know! The Fresh Pot of Coffee is brought to you on Tuesdays by Geckito’s Garden Exotic Seeds: Are you tired of having a boring vegetable garden? Need to have the most interesting front yard on the block? Try Geckito’s Garden Exotic Seeds! New this year: Super Spaghetti Seeds!” As we say here at the station when contemplating the bounty of a Geckito Garden, “OMG! DIRT!” It’s kind of a “hazelnut, double cream, double stevia” day here at the station, if you know what I mean. Four typos in the previous sentence. So we’re going to fall back on that spectacular Siberian singer/songwriter to signify the start of a silly semester… She’s Natalya Arctica, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network!  

The Johns Hopkins Octopodes (ock-TAH-puh-deez) joined us in the mobile studio to talk about their ambitious (and amazing!) album of all-originals, about their processes for music and everything else, and about what the next few years have in store for the group, along with celebrating their 25th anniversary. They also sing some of their original music for us! Recorded in 2015.

The Johns Hopkins Octopodes (ock-TAH-puh-deez) joined us in the mobile studio to talk about their ambitious (and amazing!) album of all-originals, about their processes for music and everything else, and about what the next few years have in store for the group, along with celebrating their 25th anniversary. They also sing some of their original music for us! Recorded in 2015.

You’re listening to WWRVN, Radio Ravenclaw. You’ve tuned in to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s Laundry Day, folks. That’s right, just flick and swish your wand in the general direction of your wardrobe with a soft Tergeo and then it’s time to get the binoculars. Watching the Muggles wrestle with huge baskets of wet clothing baffles me every time. They hang them out, then it rains, then they take them in and hang them upinside their houses… We’d like to note that the after-full moon was not enough to wash out Arcturus last night - that kingly little star just kept shining past the moonglow! Today’s debate, folks - if you convert wooly fluff to yarn, does that technically add to your stash in a stashdown? Discuss! Some members of the station staff believe that heating season is over. This member of the station staff does not. Amusement is thin on the ground. In a recent interview, Cornelius Fudge, former Minister of Magic, revealed that he waits until our broadcast before making his own literal Fresh Pot of Coffee. He says that the sympathetic magic of our powerful signal boosts the caffeine in his double-mocha. The Fresh Pot of Coffee is sponsored on Wednesdays by Weasleys’ Wizarding Wheezes - whether your wakenings are wailsome or wacky, our winsome wares will work out the wants of your workshop. We whizz the werewolf’s whiskers and wow the wildest widgeons! So wax their waffles, wobble their woolies, work up a list of wishes and wants, witches and wizards, and wander to Weaselys’ Wizarding Wheezes. Wednesday is WibblyWobbly Day - 10% discount to all patrons wearing a fez! Now some music to get you through the morning - a new non-human duo making their coffee house debut anywhere that can accommodate juvenile dragons… They’re Mifwyte and Deedlebops! I’m Gazebo Gal and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network. The “does spinning contribute to or remove from stash?” debate rages on. KayPendragon posits that as long as the fluff is being used for its intended purpose, it is not increasing stash. TiggerishJen feels that spinning is simply an intermediate step on the way to ultimate stash removal. AnnieCC points out that undyed stash has triple the points-earning potential of yarn. Way to think smarter Annie!   Oh, you’re all talking about spinning fluff into yarn? Martin Freeman thought you were asking about who had a winning ruff. Well. That’s very different. He’s going to go change, brb. Thank you for your attention. This has been your daily Break Month Levity with Martin Freeman, I’m Cyprienne.   Nightwatching, movie still It is time once more for The Fresh Pot of Coffee! Here’s my personal note to all of y’all: when you’re hiding out in the Muggle world, you have to push the button on the coffee maker. Today’s lesson. Yes indeed. Also, an alert for the pen enthusiasts and Narwhals - there is a Narwhal Pen. Skip back to post 33749 in the Common Room. Sock Update: k1, p1, k1, p1, k1… Thursday is Horoscope Day! Octopodes (10+) - the stars say that this is a fabulous week to do that experiment with insects in your fridge. Neon Tetras (20+) - Alert! there is an important piece of paperwork which you forgot about! It is on your desk, but it got wedged under something over on the right-hand side. The stars are pretty insistent about this, so go clean the desk. Lions (25+) - It is exactly the right time to try that designer thing you were thinking about. Was it tea? Shoes? A new knitting pattern? Write back to us here at the station and let us know! Also, Sound Technician Sgiobalta has turned four, which is twenty eight in dog years, and she would like to show you all her zebra toy, in solidarity with her Lion-birthday sisters. Fancy Goldfish (30+) - Driving is on the dangerous side for you this weekend. The augury suggests stocking up on comfort food tonight, get home from work early Friday, and spend the weekend sorting your stash - you will find a surprise in there! if you do have to go out, public transit will be fine, so just hail the Knight Bus. Narwhals (40+) - if you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs… seriously, narwhals, you have earned a nice treat this week. Whether it’s a narwhal pen, your favorite place for dinner, or a quiet hour with headphones and your journal, please tell your subconscious “job well done.” Capybaras (50+) - The tea-leaves predict a sudden relocation to South Carolina. Probably temporary, so don’t put down your wand. Cougars (55+) - out into the garden this weekend! It needs you! Peacocks (60+) - They will be idiots again at 15:23 local time today. Be there with The Look. They will wonder how you always seem to know ahead of time. It will be our little secret. Dragons (80+) - your special order will arrive before tea-time today, ma’am. The Fresh Pot of Coffee is seeking a Thursday sponsor - if your business would like exposure on the most popular feature on magical radio today, reply here! It’s time this morning for our Bill-Paying playlist, so let’s enjoy one of the mellowest Muggles out there - He’s Jimmy Buffet, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network!  

This is WWRVN, Radio Ravenclaw. Today is the second of the Spring Break Month - time to relax those wrists, or get in those NEWT proposals! Go NEWTlings! Mad Science Coordinator PorcupineSnuggles would like to remind everyone to submit nominations for the Luna Lovegood Memorial Mad Science Award. Nominations will be closing on April 7th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13XQXl_NBeW09gHmtFzi3WoO_2bN1l1RC82dQ7Hhsug0/viewform?authkey=CK7m6ks&authkey=CK7m6ks&formkey=dDE3dy1OTHFwX0hGWWh0dl96ZWltbWc6MA   Up next: GazeboGal’s Fresh Pot of Coffee. Security Chief Andromeda has released this important public service notice: Wednesday was stolen. In the wee hours, witches or wizards unknown removed Wednesday from the week, never to be seen again. A substantial reward has been offered for information which leads directly to the capture of the parties responsible or to the safe recovery of Wednesday in our usual line up. As it was the Weasley Twins’ Birthday, we do have a few clues… Since this is Thursday, that makes it Horoscope Day! Octopodes (10+) - well done on that get-your-Mama prank on April Fool’s Day. She is still trying to get the squid ink out. Neon Tetras (20+) - you are miles ahead of your fellow-neon-tetra who recently told this reporter that his fanfiction was going to improve the work of her favourite author. Miles ahead. Just… take this free pass through the weekend, because you are all wonderful. Lions (25+) - Your luck is changing due to an intense dose of thaums you received when you ate that gazelle. So, however things have been going for you? Today it changes, at 9:47 AM. This change of luck will revert on Friday evening at 22:12. Fancy Goldfish (30+) - the stars (Antares and Altair) say things are looking up. The tea leaves (Lady Grey) say things are looking down. Your choice. The cards say “Jack of Hearts trumps King of Diamonds.” Narwhals (40+) - you are probably the only person who is going to remember that important thing. Everyone else is going to forget it. You are going to Save the Day! by remembering it! Also, brush up on your obliviate spell in case things are not quite panning out as predicted. Sometimes the fates need a nudge. Capybaras (50+) - speaking of the Fates - you know the Fates?? - they’re coming over for dinner Friday. Cougars (55+) - well done, you! (you know where of I speak) Peacocks (60+) - You are marvellous - and the stars suggest that this is an excellent weekend to find a whole new place to share your marvellousness! Try the opera or the opening of a hip little bistro. Wear the dragonhide strappy sandals. Dragons (80+) - Please ignore that comment about ethically-harvested-post-shedding dragonhide, ma’am. I’ll do a PSA on animal cruelty next week. The Fresh Pot of Coffee is seeking a Thursday sponsor - if your business would like exposure on the most popular feature on magical radio today, reply here! Whew! Barely dodged that one. Let’s change the energy with some Waking the Kids music fresh from Finland! They’re Varttina, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network!  

Good Morning, Ravenclaw - you’ve tuned in to GazeboGal’s Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s time for our awesome Friday line up - a discussion of kidneys is ongoing in the Candle thread where comfort and geeking go together like strawberry ice cream , chocolate sauce, and pretzels. Which they do, try it! it’s time to prep for fondoo, folks - whether your indulgence is cheese, chocolate, or old-fashioned beef-in-hot-oil, tonight is the night! Alert from Security Chief Andromeda: Paperwork Demons are on the loose! This alert has been confirmed here at the headquarters of Radio Ravenclaw, where my Friday morning was stolen -stolen, I say! - by said demons, causing this to actually be the Less Fresh Pot of Room Temperature Coffee, which is only a desperation measure to be tolerated during all out demon attacks. TGIF, say we here at the station, it’s finally time for our weekly horoscopes! Octopodes (10+): I must say that we are all grateful for the can-do attitude you displayed over the past week. It’s a good weekend to ask for special privileges, because you’re ahead in points. Neon Tetras (20+): Dear Sweet Quaffle finish your OWL!!! Lions (25+): your horoscope favors games of chance tonight but not on Saturday, so you should say “yes!” to the Poker Night invitation (unless you’re struggling with a gambling thing, in which case we love you, we believe in you, and you should consider yourself a Neon Tetra for the next 36 hours). Fancy Goldfish (30+): You are going to rock that Sunday project if you follow a few precautions: put away all the Legos first; hydrate; and stock up on Floo powder. These simple steps insure success. High chance of lambs to cuddle in the near future. Narwhals (40+): get your wands ready, unexpected relations are scattered randomly in your next five-day forecast! We can only hope that they’re scattered throughout time, not in some literal or tragic sense. Capybaras (50+): it’s all about choosing the right containers, Capybaras. Measure twice, cut once. Cougars (55+): Follow up on that Wednesday thing. Respond before Monday morning. Peacocks (60+): One soupçon of self control is worth a thousand words: if you’re quiet enough during your afternoon meeting, Those Other People are going to sound like absolute idiots all on their own. Just look wise and gently roll your eyes. Dragons (80+): That little matter with the gnomes is taken care of, Ma’am. What may we do for you next? Important Security Bulletin: Speaking of cats, the Security Chief wants to remind all cats that tomorrow is agility test day. Test all your humans by jumping out at the from behind furniture and walking closely with them, preferably between their feet. Andromeda has had her humans practicing for tomorrow’s trials all day. Roll into the Weekend Edition with the subtle song stylings of a Finnish-born witch who is winning world renown: she’s Natalya Arctica, I’m TindraTieren and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network.   Speaking of cats, the Security Chief wants to remind all cats that tomorrow is agility test day. Test all your humans by jumping out at the from behind furniture and walking closely with them, preferably between their feet. Andromeda has had her humans practicing for tomorrow’s trials all day.

This week; we hear about octopodes having temper tantrums when exposed to HDTV, explore why some people are genetically wired to feel more pain and how eyeless scorpions are not stuck down an evolutionary blind alley. Plus, how scientists can use a brain scanner to see what you're imagining in your mind's eye!