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Comfort Creatures

Ella McLeod, Alexis B. Preston

Comfort Creatures is a show for people who prefer their friends to have paws instead of hands! Every week, Alexis and Ella talk to guests about their pets or creatures that give them comfort, discuss their favorite fictional critters, learn about pets in history, and discover differences between pet ownership across the pond. Whether you have a giant sloth, two siamese skinks, or just know way too much about unicorns, every animal friend is welcome on Comfort Creatures!

kids & family pets & animals

All Episodes

00:39:19

155: Wild Haggis and Red Lipped Batfish

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/09/11

Ella had a Scottish adventure and may have seen a mythical beast! Alexis has stumbled across a creature that really SHOULD be a mythical beast. We're back at it this week, as well as ramping up for our Read-A-Long! The live stream for the first half of The House on The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune will be on Sunday September 14th! Hope to see you there!You can find the livestream on our youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ComfortCreaturesPodcast

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00:01:42

Read-A-Long Reminder!

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/09/03

Ella was trapped in Scotland for longer than expected, so we will be back with our regular animal content next week. We wanted to remind everyone that we are doing our Read-A-Long this month! We'll be reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! The livestream for the first half of the book (up to chapter 11) will be on Sunday, September 14th! We hope you can all join!

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00:42:50

154: Hot Animals

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/08/28

While we do love chatting about how gorgeous certain creatures are -- check out our crossover episode with the gang from Reading Smut if that sounds like a bit of you -- today we mean hot as in temperate. Toasty. Real life phoenixes, if you will. Alexis teaches us about bugs in balmy climes and Ella explains that when people say "camels store water in their humps" they don't mean they attach straws to their humps and have a drink like hikers. Who knew? Plus a Ready Pet Go from Shannon, Vesper and

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00:44:56

153: Beetles and Beatles

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/08/14

We're not discussing scouse boys with funny hair in the '60s (greatest band of all time etc etc yes we know) but we ARE talking about June bugs, Ancient Egyptian amulets and the existential question of life and death. Beetles, folks! Beetles! We also have an excellent Ready Pet Go from Aly and the unruly mob! As ever, we want to hear from you, so do get in touch with your thoughts, feelings and animal anecdotes.We're taking a break next week because Ella is heading off to do her best chipmunk

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00:38:39

152: Sharks Not Cruise Ships

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/08/07

Nothing in the ocean should be bigger than a Megladon or a Blue Whale. You heard it here first: we're dying on this hill. And did you know that Zebra sharks can be partial to a belly rub? All this plus talk of banana-sized teeth, hidden mouths and more Titanic hot takes on this week's ep! Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us @comfortcreaturespodcast on Instagram! Join us on Discord:

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00:42:24

151: Big Old Cats

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/07/31

Let's get historical with lions! This week, Ella does a little dive into pre-historic lions. Were they huge? You betcha! Were the manes the same? You gotta tune in to find out! Alexis learns some fun mythology about sphinx and their riddles! Plus, we discuss British game shows and we have an info-dump on mammals from Katrina!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us @comfortcreaturespodcast on Instagram

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01:03:10

150: Possum and Taco with Brooke & Juanita

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/07/24

We've got a very fun one for you this week! The hosts of the brand new podcast SUPER SISTER SIGNS Brooke and Juanita join us to chat about their wonderful cats! Brooke has a brand new kitten named Possum and Juanita has an "ugly" cat named Taco! Plus, we chat the zodiac signs of our cats, good cat names, and what a marsupial is! Be sure to check out Super Sister Signs wherever you listen to podcasts!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to

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00:40:28

149: Volcano Watch and Artistic Cat Ladies

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/07/17

Not to alarm you but volcanoes are a real thing. Yeah. We know. This week we discuss how they contributed to the existence and potentially the extinction of our favourite pre-history pals and also wonder WTH is happening at Yellowstone (probably nothing but maybe a little something?) We also chat Millions of Cats and have a Ready Pet Go from Rowan and Trixie!

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00:48:42

148: Dinosaur Diaries: Ankylosaurus

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/07/10

This week we discuss Ankylosaurus! These "fused lizards" are tough when needed, but we suspect they mostly wanted to be left alone to graze! We also have an excellent Ready Pet Go from Nick and some Florida critters and Alexis has a spider-scare! PLUS don't forget to pre-order Ella's book at Barnes and Noble!!

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00:44:06

147: Crabs!

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/07/03

It's crab season! This week, we celebrate our cancer friends by discussing crabs! Another creature that has been around a long long time! Plus, the connection between corgis and crabs, a new spider friend, and a very simple myth!

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00:41:42

146: Dinosaur Diaries: Parasaurolophus

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/06/26

More dinosaurs! This week, we discuss the Parasaurolophus AKA duckbilled dinosaur with backwards hat! Ella also has some very interesting EGG information! Plus, the Easter Island Heads, digging as a job, and some gator stories from Amanda!

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00:23:55

145: Dinosaur Diaries: Brontosaurus

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/06/19

This week, Alexis continues her search for her favorite dinosaur by learning about the Brontosaurus AKA Noble Thunder Lizard! This long necked friend is full of interesting traits! It's huge! It's got Forever Teeth! And it's discovery includes some excellent DRAMA! Plus we have a Ready Pet Go from Elisabeth and Domino, Donald, and Daisy the GOATS!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us

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00:38:39

144: Dinosaur Diaries: Velociraptors

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/06/12

Let's go girls! As promised, Ella has done a deep dive about VELOCIRAPTORS. Were they fast? Were the feathered? What did they do with their long, long claws? Could they fly? Find out all this and more! We also have a Ready Pet Go from Nikki and Jubilee!Also, please forgive our congested voices, we both happened to be a little sick!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us @comfortcreaturespodcast on

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01:02:32

143: Dinosaur Diaries: Steven Ray Morris

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/06/05

We've called in the big guns! And by "guns" we mean one of our favorites who happens to have a Jurassic Park Podcast! Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right, Jordan Jesse Go, and more!) joins us to discuss dinosaurs both in the movies and some fun science! If you're looking to pick up some new party trivia, this is a great episode for you!Follow Steven on instagram @stevenraymorris and don't forget to check out @strangebirdart for good dino art!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at

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00:35:13

142: Animal Engagements

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/05/29

Well if you haven't heard... ALEXIS IS ENGAGED! That means we've got two weddings on the horizon! We also happened to get an email about a DINOSAUR WEDDING so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss animals and weddings! We learn about different animal based wedding traditions from around the world as well as some fun ways to incorporate animals (and dinosaurs) into a wedding!Send us YOUR pet stories at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow

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00:32:19

141: Dinosaur Diaries: That One Guy in Jurassic Park

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/05/22

Continuing our Dino Diaries - than you to listener Dana for that one! - we get big into birds. Alexis talks about how we could possibly have made it from the T - Rex to the tiny wee sparrow and Ella shares about some woodpeckermischief. Plus a Pre-RPG featuring a playground game of frankly epic proportions.

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00:46:39

140: Crocodiles, Alligators, and Dinosaurs... Oh My!

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/05/08

In an attempt to limit her social media input, Ella has turned her attention to the important things: DINOSAURS! But before we can really get into dinosaurs, she decided to learn about our living dino-like friends, crocodiles and alligators! We learn all about the differences between them, their strength, and their link to their jurassic family. Plus, Alexis has an urban legend about an alligator and we discuss the importance of where the split must come in a human/animal hybrid!

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00:32:45

139: Grizzly Bears

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/05/01

Grizzly Bears! The bear with one of the meanest reputations around! But is that fair? This week Grizzly Bears have popped up in the news so Ella and Alexis do a deep dive into these "Horrible" bears. We also have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Kelsey and the Camp Animals!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us @comfortcreaturespodcast on Instagram! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/PFVQXgMYWB

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00:42:18

138: Respect for Donkeys

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/04/24

Last week was Easter and while some may think of rabbits and chicks when they think of the egg filled holiday, we thought it was time to give some attention to the real holiday hero: The Donkey! Ella learns all she can about donkeys and Alexis finds a fun greek myth with some donkey themes! Plus, we have a fantastic Ready Pet Go from Eileen and the flower cats!

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00:43:34

137: Dire Wolves and Stinky Dogs

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/04/17

BREAKING NEWS! Dire wolves are BACK! Which is a shock in many ways to Ella! This week we discuss what we've learned of the dire wolf news, learn about the norse myth of Fenrir, and Alexis and Ella give updates on their stinky (Or not stinky) pets! Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us @comfortcreaturespodcast on Instagram! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/PFVQXgMYWB

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