{"podcast":{"title":"The Zooquarium Podcast","slug":"the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512","podcast_index_feed_id":7479512,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-zooquarium-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.thezooquarium.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5d6204d7-8b99-466c-b835-b81f1ee41a48/ZQP-THUMB-3000x3000.jpg","author":"Mike Bennett Studios","episode_count":29,"summary":"The Zooquarium Podcast is a deep dive into all of the questions YOU want answered about the animals and habitats of the land, sea, and air. On each episode, artist Mike Bennett and biologist Chanel Hason use their background as educators to answer YOUR questions and invite guests from the wildlife and creative worlds to explore the convergence of science and art together. The Zooquarium Podcast explores the imagucational world of animals and ecosystems in a way that’s engaging and accessible to kids of all ages. Want more of The Zooquarium Podcast? BONUS content for each episode is posted every other Tuesday at thezooquarium.com/podcast and youtube.com/@mikebennettstudios","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:17:37.007004+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512"},"episode":{"title":"Why Are Moray Eels' Faces So Long?","slug":"why-are-moray-eels-faces-so-long","published_at":"2026-03-31T07:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/why-are-moray-eels-faces-so-long","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512","url":"https://mikebennettstudios.com/pages/zooquarium-podcast-episode-06","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/212a5df8-8374-44a4-819e-0bcd55b0ddc0.mp3","summary":"Agatha asks: Why Are Moray Eels' Faces So Long? Seriously - they're SO LONG! But why? Mike and Chanel answer Agatha's question with the help of actor Derrick Baskin, who played Jetsam in Disney's The Little Mermaid on Broadway. Together, they discuss scientific facts about eels in addition to learning how Derrick embodied one of fiction's most famous eels for a live audience. Derrick Baskin is a Grammy and Tony Award-nominated actor best known for his performance as Otis Williams in the Broadway hit Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations . His Broadway credits include Disney’s The Little Mermaid , Memphis the Musical , and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . His television and film appearances include Law & Order: SVU , The Good Lord Bird , The Offer , and Marshall . As a former cast member of The Little Mermaid , he feels uniquely qualified to talk about life under the sea…including eels. Be sure to visit thezooquarium.com/podcast to download quizzes, activity sheets, and bonus materials, upload YOUR art, and submit YOUR animal questions ! RECOMMENDED: WATCH this episode on YouTube , Apple Podcasts , and Spotify ! Visit Derrick's website Follow Derrick on Instagram: @derrick.baskin Learn about the Portland Aquarium Shop the Mike Bennett Studios store Follow us on Instagram: @thezooquarium Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikebennettart Follow Mike on TikTok: @mikebennettart Subscribe to the Mike Bennett Studios YouTube Channel Follow Chanel on Instagram: @pschanel Learn about The Elakha Alliance: elakhaalliance.org The Zooquarium releases episodes about different animals every other Tuesday with bonus content for each episode the following week. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you’re informed when new episodes come out! Video version…","meta_description":"Agatha asks: Why Are Moray Eels' Faces So Long? Seriously - they're SO LONG! But why? Mike and Chanel answer Agatha's question with the help of actor Derr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/episodes/why-are-moray-eels-faces-so-long/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/why-are-moray-eels-faces-so-long.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}