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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

00:46:34

122: The Wood Snake

Comfort Creatures ·

2025/01/02

Happy New Year! We're manifesting, we're seizing, we're... we're auto-hemorrhaging when disturbed and waiting for the Spring Equinox to make any actual resolutions. It's 2025, the year of the snake, and we're talking wood snakes, working smart not hard and what we didn't know about the Chinese Zodiac! Plus, we have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Amanda and Kit Kat!

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00:49:28

121: Corvid Compendium: Just Two Magpies Yappin'

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/12/19

It's our last episode of the year and what better way to wrap up 2024 and our Corvid Compendium with this, the Queen of the Corvids, the Magpie! We discuss superstition, nursery rhymes and learn that not all Magpies are the gothic babes we westerners might think of. Thank you all so much for supporting us this year! We can't wait to yap like magpies with you some more in 2025!Happy Holidays Comfies xxx

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00:46:12

120: Corvid Compendium: Boreal Jays

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/12/12

The compendium continues this week with some very cute cold weather corvids, this week we discuss Boreal Jays. This includes Canadian Jays, Siberian Jays, and Sichuan Jays! We also discuss the difficulties of moving with pets and we have a wonderful Ready Pet Go from Meg and Francine, AKA the Lesbian Menagerie update we've all been waiting for!

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00:31:07

119: Corvid Compendium: Nutcrackers

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/12/05

Tis the season for Sugar Plum Faries, dancing swans and, of course, Nutcrackers. But did you know the Nutcracker isn't just decorative wooden man, but actually a kind of CORVID? Well it is! And this week we learn all about the Nutcracker bird as we continue our Corvid Compendium. Plus, we have a very fun Ready Pet Go from Altaay and Mochi!

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00:49:30

118: Chough Stuff & Emilie's Thanksgiving Miracle

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/11/28

We continue the Corvid Compendium this week with a chatter of Choughs... and a conversation about them too. We're also joined by Emilie -- artist, cat-mum and witness to a Miracle! Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate, we're very thankful for all of you! Find more of Emilie on instagram at @brightgardenstudioSend 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

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00:37:09

117: Corvid Compendium: Blue Jays

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/11/21

This week we continue our Corvid Compendium with one of the most colorful corvid's, the blue jay! These beautiful birds are of course extremely clever, have great mythology and... may not actually be blue?! Tune in!

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00:57:45

116: Corvid Compendium: Ravens

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/11/15

Alexis has been working hard to become a city witch by befriending the neighborhood ravens. This made us curious about all of our corvid friends! So, we're starting the Corvid Compendium, where we take a deep dives into various corvids! We begin with the classic: Ravens! They're mysterious, smart, and full of some very fascinating mythology, some of which is still relevant today! Will London fall if the Tower of London ravens leave? Seems highly likely to us!

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00:43:00

115: Daemon Debrief

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/11/07

One thing about us is that we LOVE a personality quiz and today we're discussing the ultimate one. We deep dive into daemons, chat about what exactly is required of an animal companion and share our own daemon results. Also a post-halloween update!Link to QUIZ.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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01:02:54

114: Snakes and Basilisks

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2024/10/31

HAPPY HALLOWEEN COMFIES! This episode is full of myths as well as myth busting! Basilisks may be petrifying to look upon, but is it because they have a fatal stare... or just because they're so utterly bizarre looking??? And where did the whole Don't-Look-Them-In-The-Eye thing come from anyway? Could it be cobras and their gnarly, squirting poison? We also deep dive into some seriously cool snake-related stories and may or may not throw some shade at a certain fantasy series...

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00:44:45

113: Mischievous Raccoons

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2024/10/24

It's frankly rude of us to have not devoted a full episode to these little dudes before -- especially as Alexis is obviously part raccoon. We discuss raccoon legends, the difference between racoons and racoon dogs and of course, provide you with much animal trivia. It's our love language after all!Don't forget to send us your animals in halloween costumes! Or yourself in a halloween costume! Especially if it's an animal!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org

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00:58:41

112: Redwall Part 3

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/10/17

We did it! We made it to the end of Redwall! Here is the final Redwall livestream for your listening pleasure! We had so much fun reading and chatting with you all for these! And a special thank you to all of the Maximum Fun members for making this a reality! You're the best! Let us know what book we should do next!

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00:53:35

111: Amy Castro and Starlight Outreach

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/10/10

One of us! One of us! This week we are joined by Amy Castro, the amazing founder of Starlight Outreach and Rescue. She joins us to discuss her many fosters -- including ducks and donkeys! -- as well as her history of hilarious pet ownership. Don't forget our Redwall livestream is on October 13th at 12pm PST and 8pm BST!You can learn more about Amy at www.amycastro.com or about Starlight at www.starlightoutreachandrescue.org.

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00:39:34

110: Moo Deng and Pygmy Hippos

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/10/03

HOT NEWS! HOT NEW BABY! We can't get enough of the viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng! So, what better way to show our excitement for the cutest wet chunk we've ever seen than to talk about her on the show! Plus some fall recs and updates on Crumb's first day of work!Don't forget - our final Redwall livestream on October 13th at 12pm PST!

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00:44:08

109: The Coziest Creatures

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/09/26

Alright folks, we've put in the work to finally bring you the list you've been demanding: The Coziest Creatures! Who's got the best den? Who's hybernating the longest? Who would look best in a little sweater? (They'd all look so cute tbh) Grab a mug and a blanket and tune in to find out! Also our final Redwall livestream on October 13th at 12pm PST!

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00:45:28

108: Jennifer S. Holland and Canine Intelligence

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/09/19

Not only is Jennifer S. Holland the author of the fantastic book Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence, but she's also the owner of two very cool dogs. Normally that would be PLENTY of interesting things, but Jennifer also has some incredible stories of her time working for National Geographic, including scuba diving and meeting orangutans! We discuss the power of dog noses, types of intelligence, cadaver dogs, and much more!Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at

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00:42:52

107: Back to School

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/09/12

Cosy season is upon us! Well it's upon Ella, who lives somewhere with actual seasons. Because Alexis can only dream of sweater weather, we're bringing the back to school vibes to her and discussing getting our ducks in a row. Packing out pets pack lunches. Sewing labels int their sports kits. Signing them up for drama club. That kid of thing. Elsewhere Alexis returns to school and is joined by some fish and we have a ready pet go from Rose!

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00:44:36

106: Fictitious Felines

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/09/05

On this episode we discover that we have Big Feelings about cats that dont exist. TV show Arthur is once more subject to scutiny and criticism, we debate pets vs familiars and share our thoughts on those that aren't really cats but are in fact something Else masquerading as cats.

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00:51:42

105: Kat Dunn and Unnamed Cat

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/08/29

We are joined this week by author Kat Dunn who supplies us with tales of many, many cats after which she is not named. We talk naming conventions, the joy of a feline being both graceful and goofy and whether meows can be accented.

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00:36:14

104: Banksys, Pandas, Beavers, and Toes

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/08/22

This week we become a very serious news podcast again, discussing everything from art and high culture to important medical discoveries. If you think this is us overstating somewhat well, we're offended quite frankly. Tune in to see how wrong you are.

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00:44:59

103: Lions and Leos

Comfort Creatures ·

2024/08/15

*ROAR!* You would be forgiven for thinking that that was our best lion impression. In fact it was our best Leo impression because boy do those fire signs like to make their presence known! To demonstrate our love and appreciation for these sweet summer children, today's episode dives deep into Lions - we have myths, magic and much animal trivia because it is, after all, our love language Send us YOUR pet stories (Ready, Pet, Go!) at comfortcreatures@maximumfun.org and don't forget to rate, review,

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