Episode notes
Join Ellen & special guest, digital artist and character designer Roxy Valdez, for a multimedia exploration of the intersection where real-world biology and ecology meets the imagination: speculative evolution! We discuss the world of the Amphiterra Project, the academic research and creative process that goes into designing creatures for science fiction and fantasy, and even team up to roll dice and make our very own creatures. Our guest provides illustrations and an interactive spec evo prompt generator that will be posted on our socials to accompany this episode!
Links:
- Follow Roxy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bighugefrog.bsky.social
- Find more of Roxy’s work and info: https://bighugefrog.carrd.co/
- Find the Amphiterra Project: https://amphiterra.weebly.com/
- Roxy’s Recommendations:
- Serina: https://sites.google.com/site/worldofserina/home
- Runaway to the Stars: https://www.runawaytothestars.com/
- The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades: https://archive.org/details/snoutersforml00stum
- Dougal Dixon: https://www.dougal-dixon.co.uk/
- Curious Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@CuriousArchive
- For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!
- Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!
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In this episode...
Guests
- Roxy Valdez
About the show
Just the Zoo of Us is an animal review podcast by Ellen & Christian Weatherford of Jacksonville, Florida. Every week, each host selects one animal submitted by a listener to research, review, and rate out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics. Guest episodes feature experts from all over the world sharing their knowledge and insight into the animal world.
This podcast is made with families in mind and contains no profanity or graphic language. Due to the nature of discussion centered around wildlife and their behavior, some topics such as reproduction, predation and parasitism may not be appropriate for very young children, so parents are encouraged to use discretion when listening with their families.
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