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Make the Yuletide gay with this blast from the past, recorded last Christmas (ayy) when we also talked The Skeleton Twins and Atlantis. Sadly any plague references are still relevant. Here we talk lionfish, why tank lids are essential in a world containing hairdryers, two surprisingly enjoyable Christmas flicks, and the treasure that is Dan Levy. If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com) Last Christmas - Wham!

We team up with Dr Sam Perrin from the Cinematica Animalia podcast to discuss why the premise of this film is a terrible, terrible idea; the complexities of invasive species; well-meaning movie racism; and the plight of salmon Extra reading on our Twitter If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Follow Sam on Twitter @BigDrFishBoi and the Cinematica Animalia podcast @c_animalia  Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com)

In our grand return (part two) we do something a little different and discuss how fish (and whales) can serve a narrative and symbolic function in film using Sundance Film Festival winner The Skeleton Twins. We also touch on Moby Dick, whaling, and run through our favourite moments from previous episodes. Content Warnings: suicide, child grooming If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit:  Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com) Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship 

In our grand return, we discuss adventure and colonialism, the moral lessons of the myth of Atlantis, and why the weird coelacanth is a symbol of wonder and biological connections to this day.   Check out our Twitter thread for further reading: https://twitter.com/FishMoviePod/status/1351851102271102978?s=20 If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com)

This time we discuss the funkiest fish in the sea, seahorses! Up for discussion is their unusual breeding strategy, their strange anatomy, why we are all fish, and dads at barbeques. We recorded this on Father's Day, so a belated happy Father's Day to all trans dads out there! If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com)  Further Reading: The Seahorse Trust: https://www.theseahorsetrust.org/ Save Our Seahorses (Seahorse Aquariums): http://www.seahorseaquariums.com/569/SOS-save-our-seahorses/ Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen Scales Male Pregnancy and the Formation of Seahorse Species by Adam G. Jones (message us for the PDF) Seahorse: The Dad who Gave Birth: https://seahorsefilm.com/ Romance of the Seas: Strange Mating Habits of the Seahorse: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/06/seahorse-reproduction-behavior-conservation/ New pygmy seahorse discovered, first of its kind in Africa: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2020/05/new-pygmy-seahorse-discovered-first-of-its-kind-in-africa The secret sex life and pregnancy of the seahorse dad: https://theconversation.com/the-secret-sex-life-and-pregnancy-of-a-seahorse-dad-46599 Seahorses click when "horny": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4DnPEjpsYc Science Today: Pygmy Seahorse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8962KC5IX80 True Facts about the Seahorse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYUTTqupOY How Animators Created the Spiderverse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-wUKu_V2Lk How Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Changed the Animation Game: https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/how-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-changed-animation.html

In this episode we discuss angelfish, mollies, drop several classical references, discuss the difference between animal rights and animal welfare, get interrupted by spiders and are more than a little unhinged. If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com) and Orinoco Flow by Enya Further Reading:  The Zoological Society of London: https://www.zsl.org/ The Critter Shed: https://play.acast.com/s/7307ff07-7cc9-5e1f-97bb-a5c236e6e412 Buy a Fish, Save a Tree: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/buy-a-fish-save-a-tree Meet the all-female fish wowing the world of science: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/meet-the-all-female-fish-wowing-the-world-of-science-1.3391737 Asexual reproduction in whiptail lizards: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/asexual-lizards/ and http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/05/the-new-mexico-whiptail-lizard-is-made-up-entirely-of-females/ Hatchetfish "flying": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk0zIMoiGSA The Queen Angelfish: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/q/queen-angelfish/ Angelfish: How Times Have Changed!: https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/angelfish-how-times-have-changed/ Keeping and breeding angelfish in the aquarium: https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/keeping-and-breeding-angelfish-in-the-aquarium/ It is Pride Month! So as we discuss asexual reproduction, check out human asexuality as well, which is a little different: https://www.asexualityarchive.com/

It took us three episodes to get here, but we finally discuss the most notorious fish flick of all time, Jaws. We talk sharks, scicomm under pressure (pushing down on me), defence mechanisms of New Yorkers, a cute little shark cafe, Orca families, and the sheer number of piercings you can get with a skeleton that's ALL CARTILAGE BABY! Also discussed is why sharks are cool punk friends who need our help. If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com); and Jaws by Lemon Demon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KH5QBZdvf0) Further Reading: Purse Search Ireland: https://marinedimensions.ie/purse-search-ireland/ The Irish Basking Shark Project: https://www.baskingshark.ie/ The International Shark Attack File: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/ BBC Shark (an excellent series): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3PQHSqX4NkFpsCysvfdbf5c/what-makes-a-shark The walking shark (feat. David Attenborough): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdlHMMsP_ZI The Shark Trust: https://www.sharktrust.org/ Voyage to the White Shark Cafe: https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/voyage-white-shark-cafe/ Great Whites Breaching (also feat. David Attenborough): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzxy3GtSzt0 Jaws, 40 Years On: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/31/jaws-40-years-on-truly-great-lasting-classics-of-america-cinema How Jaws Misrepresented the Great White: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33049099

In a spooky second episode, we learn about weird and wonderful cichlids and giant gouramis. Dani touches on the failures of the It film adaptation vs the book, and Aife talks about the birds and bees. Also, Pennywise as a metaphor for climate action?  If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email!   Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod   Email: [email protected]   Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com)   Further Reading:   The effects of pollution on cichlid breeding: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14855-love-is-blind-for-fish-in-murky-waters/   Cool senses of African cichlids: https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/cichlids-with-a-sixth-sense/   IUCN freshwater conservation: https://www.iucn.org/news/species/201807/freshwater-conservation-interview   The Big Fish Campaign: http://injaf.org/the-big-fish-campaign/   Water conservation tips for the home: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-conservation-tips/   We chose not to delve into it in detail, but this article sums up our feelings on the failure to appropriately tell a queer story in It Chapter 2 (content warning for discussion of homophobic hate crimes and domestic abuse):  https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/it-chapter-two-homophobic-killing-charlie-howard-opening-scene.html

In the pilot episode Aife and Dani discuss the history of goldfish, whether swearing should be allowed on this podcast, the movie Shazam!, and what would happen if a fish decided to keep a pet dog. If you enjoyed listening to this episode subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email! Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @FishMoviePod Email: [email protected] Music credit: Summer in Paradise from Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com)