Discussion Thread: Zoohoplology (ANIMAL DEFENSES) is published! (Patreon)

**These episodes are published and ready to hear wherever you get podcasts. Let's talk about it in the comments.**

What a week. We have a lot or you:

– On Monday, we put out **Bonus Episode: ICYMI Moments of 2025 with newly beloved Ologists** with some of the best nuggets of last year. It’s a great teaser for the ones you never heard, and a happy little refresher on what you may have forgotten. Also a nice one to send to friends to get them hooked! I hope

– Also on that bonus episode, I announced **the first new merch we’ve had in a long time** and I’m so genuinely excited about it. Listener and friend of the podcast, Andrea Diaz, is a public defender here in LA as well as a great artist and offered to design some merch to keep our heads up and our resolve strong amid so many worthwhile protests. It features a quote from Revolutionology expert Dr. Jack Goldstone, which is surrounded by items that keep us stronger together: a whistle, a marker, a megaphone, a first aid kit, etc. **All proceeds from sales go to the National Immigration Law Center.** So please do check those out and spread the word to anyone who wants to support a great cause while inspiring others. 

– And lastly, this week’s episode is with the wonderful animal behaviorist Dr. Ted Stankowich, who runs through some wild **Zoohoplology facts about animal defenses.** Barbs. Spurs. Stinks. Scutes. Shrieks. Fashion. Drama. Plus: armadillos, skunks, pangolins, horned lizards, wombats, coyotes, kit foxes, poodles, porcupines, tigers, deer and the will to survive. 

So let’s talk about it all in the comments! Let me know if you’ve ordered the new merch, and feel free to tag us @Ologies on Instagram (or DM us a pic) in your merch so we can share it and spread the word. 

Okay, take care of yourself and keep looking for the wonder and the helpers all around you.  There's a lot of good out there.

Your father of the podcast,

Sir Alison Ann Ward