World of Fuzzy Rolling Frogs

Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya is joined by Em Meurer to imagine a world with elaborate funeral rituals. Together they create adorable creatures that roll around on bioluminescent moss and communicate emotions through smells.

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

• Em Meurer is a graphic designer, book reviewer, and death communicator. Find her socials, book reviews, and Good Grief on her website emmeurer.com

MIDBREAK

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HOUSEKEEPING

• Sign up for my worldbuilding class with Atlas Obscura! Class starts June 5th
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FIND US ONLINE

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• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.