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Mephitology (SKUNKS) Part 2 with Jerry Dragoo

Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 7m
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What happens when you've been sprayed nine times in the face by a skunk? Part 2 with Mephitologist Dr. Jerry Dragoo answers that question. Also on the agenda: pet skunks, lavender skunks, skunk family planning, Pepe Le Pew on trial, why some of us enjoy the stench, how to handle a skunk approach, if skunks can smell themselves, and the very bizarre circumstances by which this guest first rose to international skunk fame. Also: the proper way to watch a skunk. Check out the Dragoo Institute for the Betterment of Skunks and Skunk Reputations A donation went to Friends of Big Bear Valley “ We Meet At Last ” skunk shirt by jbstink.com More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Zoohoplology (ANIMAL DEFENSES) , Procyonology (RACCOONS) , Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) , Lutrinology (OTTERS) , Mammalogy (MAMMALS) , Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) , Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) , Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING) , Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) , Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF) , Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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