It’s a listener request! Axolotls are one of the more amazing animals roaming the planet right now – they can regenerate parts of their brains, can fight off tumors, are found in the wild only in one single lake? And did we mention they smile all the time?
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# Stuff You Should Know: Axolotls
This episode dives deep into one of nature's cutest and most scientifically remarkable creatures: the axolotl, a unique salamander native to Mexico with an origin story rooted in Aztec mythology and a name meaning "water monster" in the ancient Nahuatl language. While these adorable little amphibians are famous for their permanent smiles and come in vibrant bred colors like pink and lavender, the real mind-blowing part is their seemingly superhuman ability to regenerate entire limbs, organs, and even spinal cords perfectly throughout their entire lives—a superpower that has scientists studying them as a potential key to unlocking treatments for human diseases including cancer and spinal injuries.
A Minecraft Movie
2025
PG
1h 41m
★ 6.3
"And also shout out to Minecraft. That's a game that my daughter is obsessed with now as many youngins are. And there is an axolotl in Minecraft. — Josh mentions that Minecraft features an axolotl character that his daughter plays with."
— Josh
Finding Nemo
2003
1h 40m
★ 7.8
"That's like finding Nemo, right? Is that how Nemo got back into the wild? — Josh jokingly compares flushing an axolotl down the toilet to the plot of Finding Nemo."
— Josh
House Party 3
1994
1h 34m
★ 5.1
"Some of you know me as showboat from House Party 3. — Michael Coyer mentions his role in House Party 3 during a podcast advertisement."
"Some of y'all know me as Mr. Whitaker from Martin. — Michael Coyer references his role on the TV show Martin during a podcast advertisement."
The Fast and the Furious
2001
1h 46m
★ 7.0
"Including friends like Peter Brown, who did all the sound design for the Fast and Furious movies. — Advertisement mentions Peter Brown's work on the Fast and Furious franchise for a podcast called Car Stories."
Toy Story
1995
1h 21m
★ 8.0
"Maybe that's why the axol is suppressed. That might be a little too toy story that the kid sort of doesn't care anymore. — Chuck makes a reference to Toy Story's theme about a child abandoning their toy, comparing it to a child potentially abandoning a pet axolotl after 25 years."
— Chuck
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