Episode 17: How Much Ink Can a Squid Hold?
Mike and Chanel welcome Dr. Sarah McAnulty to talk about squid ink for the Zooquarium Podcast Season 1 Finale!
Watch the Episode
Discover the surprising secrets of squid ink and how squids use it to escape predators. Plus, meet squid biologist, Dr. Sarah McAnulty, and learn how she combines science, street art, and a love of squids to share science with everyone!
Watch the Episode
Discover the surprising secrets of squid ink and how squids use it to escape predators. Plus, meet squid biologist, Dr. Sarah McAnulty, and learn how she combines science, street art, and a love of squids to share science with everyone!
Zooquarium Educational Activities
Bonus Video!
Hear more from squid expert Dr. Sarah McAnulty as Mike and Chanel dive into squid ink art, squid with built-in puppets, and Skype a Scientist. Plus, discover how Sarah uses street art and science to connect people with the wild world around them!
Hear more from squid expert Dr. Sarah McAnulty as Mike and Chanel dive into squid ink art, squid with built-in puppets, and Skype a Scientist. Plus, discover how Sarah uses street art and science to connect people with the wild world around them!
Our Featured Guest
Sarah McAnulty is a squid biologist and street artist working to connect people with wildlife through art. She collaborates with neighborhood groups and local artists to create murals on philly biodiversity, and hosts events that bring science and art together to encourage environmental action. Her "Squid facts" sticker and wheatpaste project has reached over 186,000 people with facts about squid and cuttlefish since 2018.
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MIKE BENNETT
He/Him
An artist, educator, and immersive space designer, Mike turns old buildings, house-paint and plywood into cartoon worlds with animal education and creativity at the helm. Mike brings his colorful characters to life to help curious kids (and kids at heart!) learn, laugh, and explore the world around them. Whether its cryptids, dinosaurs, ocean-life or lawn alphabets, Mike is always ready to tackle his next creative endeavor!
CHANEL HASON
She/Her
Chanel is a marine biologist, environmental educator, and lifelong animal lover who yearns to understand, and teach about, the natural world around us. She has led hands-on marine science programs in Puerto Rico for Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment, represented the United States at the Miss Scuba International pageant in Malaysia, and now serves as Director of Outreach & Community Relations for the Elakha Alliance, where she’s helping restore Oregon’s sea otter population. Chanel shares her passion for wildlife and conservation through fun, curious, and inspiring conversations.
Patrick asks: How Much Ink Can A Squid Hold?
What a GREAT question for our SEASON ONE FINALE EPISODE! Luckily, Mike and Chanel are joined by Sarah McAnulty, an artist/squid expert to answer Patrick's question.
Sarah McAnulty is a squid biologist and street artist working to connect people with wildlife through art. She collaborates with neighborhood groups and local artists to create murals on philly biodiversity, and hosts events that bring science and art together to encourage environmental action. Her "Squid facts" sticker and wheatpaste project has reached over 186,000 people with facts about squid and cuttlefish since 2018.
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Credits
- Hosted by: Mike Bennett & Chanel Hason
- Guest: Dr. Sarah McAnulty
- Question-Asker: Patrick
- Produced & Edited by: Jon Richardson
- Music by: Gretchen Lohse & Thomas Hughes of Carol Cleveland Sings
- Intro Animation by: Silas Bell & Kyle Bell of Castle Animation
- Artwork by: Fuzzzbrain
Special thanks to
Patrick & Patrick's family, Sarah McAnulty, Michele Kraus Bennett, Cayley Pater, The Elakha Alliance, Teddy Albertson, and all of the squids on Earth!