Octopus

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Nov 6, 2026

Just the Zoo of Us

358: Nudibranchs

Nov 6 · 1 Mention

Top 5%

Ellen WeatherfordHOST

49:38

Because I mean, everyone talks about octopus.

Ellen WeatherfordHOST

49:40

Sure.

Ellen WeatherfordHOST

49:41

Octopus this, octopus that, whatever.

Ellen WeatherfordHOST

49:43

Okay.

Ellen WeatherfordHOST

49:43

We've heard about it.

British Comedy Devotee

#47 The Jon Richardson Edinburgh Specials with Matt Forde

Nov 5 · 4 Mentions

Top 20%

Jon RichardsonHOST

12:44

name your child off? I can't believe it's not a boy.

Jon RichardsonHOST

12:48

I suggested Octopus.

Jon RichardsonHOST

12:51

You know, it's a cool name.

Jon RichardsonHOST

12:52

It's going to get you noticed.

Jon RichardsonHOST

12:53

Octopus is a sweet name for a girl, but to ensure she benefits from the full force of children's cruelty at school, I suggest Octavia.

Jon RichardsonHOST

13:01

Proper posh ring to it to upset the poor kids.

Jon RichardsonHOST

13:04

Love to your mother from Joe.

Jon RichardsonHOST

14:25

What do you reckon was the best one we had? I like Arachnia.

Disruptive Influence: The Business Storytelling & Brand Communication Podcast

You Can't Sell What You Don't Believe with Marcus Chan

Nov 4 · 1 Mention

Top 40%

Marcus ChanGUEST

27:49

I'm like, let's build a compelling offer.

Marcus ChanGUEST

27:51

Let's order a bunch of little books called Annie and the Octopus.

Marcus ChanGUEST

27:54

And it's a kid's book.

Marcus ChanGUEST

27:55

And I'm like, let's get a bunch of little squishy octopus toys.

The BIG Show with Glenn, Angel and Tim

The WORD Of The Year[Full Show Recap: 4th Nov 2026]

Nov 4 · 9 Mentions

Glenn OngHOST

8:04

Dolphin.

Glenn OngHOST

8:06

Octopus.

Glenn OngHOST

8:09

Turtle.

Glenn OngHOST

8:11

Crocodile.

Glenn OngHOST

8:13

Dolphin.

Glenn OngHOST

8:15

Octopus.

Glenn OngHOST

8:17

Turtle.

Glenn OngHOST

8:18

Spy the lie.

Unknown podcast

New Species of Tiny Blue Octopus Discovered in the Galápagos - Time Magazine

Nov 3 · 5 Mentions

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0:10

Well, hello there, ocean explorers, and welcome back to Ollie the Octopus, the podcast where we dive deep, wave all eight arms, and celebrate the most magnificent, mysterious, magnificent creatures the sea has ever dreamed up.

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0:20

I'm Olivia, your host and very enthusiastic eight-armed guide, and I am just so glad you're here.

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0:25

Before we get into today's absolutely stunning stories, and oh, do I have stories for you, a warm wave of gratitude to our sponsors.

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6:15

Just contact.

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6:17

Marine biologists who reviewed accounts like this are careful to say we shouldn't over-romanticize.

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6:22

Octopuses are not forming friendships the way humans do, but what they do have is the capacity to recognize individual humans.

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6:28

Wild octopuses in documented studies have shown they can tell one diver from another even when the divers are wearing identical wetsuits.

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6:35

They respond differently to people they've interacted with before versus strangers.

Unprepared Casters

600 Feet Under: Episode 5

Nov 2 · 5 Mentions

Hailey WhipjackHOST

18:02

They're very attached, they just won't say it.

JohnGUEST

18:04

You just call it Octopus.

Amelia SomHOST

18:09

I'm going to take Octopus and put her on the ground in the center of the room.

Amelia SomHOST

18:15

Okay.

Amelia SomHOST

18:19

I'll be coming in from the left, yeah? Yes, because you exited right out of here.

Amelia SomHOST

19:12

Right.

Amelia SomHOST

19:12

You end up right back in the same room.

Amelia SomHOST

19:15

And Octopus is there? Yes.

Unknown podcast

Scientists Have Discovered a Brand New Species of Giant Octopus Hiding in Plain Sight - ScienceAlert

Nov 2 · 9 Mentions

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0:10

Well, hello there, ocean explorers, and welcome to Ollie the Octopus, the show where we dive deep into the weird, wonderful, and absolutely jaw-dropping world of eight armed wonders.

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0:19

I'm Olivia, your host and resident octopus, and I am thrilled you're here.

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0:22

Whether you're six years old or 60, whether you know everything about cephalopods or you just think octopuses are really, really cool, you have found your people.

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4:36

She would rest on his hand.

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4:38

She once draped herself across his chest when a pajama shark was nearby, using him, a human, as a safe place to hide.

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4:44

This was documented, filmed, and eventually became the film My Octopus Teacher, which won an Academy Award.

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4:48

And if you haven't seen it, the link is in show notes.

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4:51

But here's what I want you to sit with.

Unknown podcast

Trending Science: Do octopuses come from outer space? - CORDIS

Nov 1 · 3 Mentions

speaker_0UNKNOWN

0:10

Well, hello there, ocean explorers, and welcome to Ollie the Octopus, the podcast where we dive deep into the wild, wonderful, and sometimes completely mind-bending world of eight armed wonders.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

0:20

I'm Olivia, your host, an octopus with a microphone and way too many feelings about cephalopods, and I am so glad you're here.

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0:27

Before we get into today's stories, and oh, do we have some stories, a warm thank you to the sponsors who make this podcast possible.

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1:16

All right, let's kick things off with our first thread, octopus research and discovery, and I need you to prepare yourself, because this one starts with a question that sounds like science fiction but is being asked by actual scientists.

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1:27

Ready? Do octopuses come from outer space? Now, I know, I know, but hear me out, because this idea has been floating around the scientific community for longer than you might think, and it keeps coming back up for a very good reason.

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1:40

Octopuses are so biologically different from almost everything else on this planet that some researchers genuinely wonder how they got here.

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1:46

The theory, and it's a controversial one, let's be clear, is called panspermia, the idea that life, or the building blocks of life, can travel through space on comets or asteroids and seed new planets.

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1:56

And a few years ago, a group of scientists published a paper suggesting that the Cambrian explosion, this incredible burst of new animal life that happened about 540 million years ago, might have gotten a little cosmic help.

Nature Documentary For Sleep

How Octopuses Hide in Plain Sight | Nature Documentary For Sleep

Oct 31 · 2 Mentions

Top 20%

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23:44

Its eyes were thought to have other work, choosing a route, keeping watch for predators, matching the bottom it crossed and leading it home to its den at the end of a trip.

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23:55

Octopuses hunt on other reefs too.

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23:59

On coral reefs off Tahiti and off Palau, people filming foraging octopuses kept track of how well hidden each one stayed from moment to moment.

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24:09

That's patient work, keeping a camera on an animal so good at vanishing.

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29:03

The rock creeps on, a little at a time.

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29:06

Off north Sulawesi, the bottom is bare volcanic sand, a plain with few features.

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29:12

Octopuses of more than one kind hunt across it, going out twice a day, and there was no sign that food or dens ran short for them there.

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29:22

The octopuses there were left to grow used to divers first, so that what was filmed was ordinary hunting on that sand.

Unknown podcast

“OctoGirl” Shares Her Research and Passion for Octopus Biology – Thompson Earth Systems Institute - Florida Museum of Natural History

Oct 31 · 7 Mentions

OliviaHOST

0:10

Well, hello there, ocean explorers, and welcome back to Ollie the Octopus, the show where we dive deep into the world of the most magnificent, mysterious, and frankly, show-stopping creatures in the sea.

OliviaHOST

0:20

I'm Olivia, your eight-armed host, and I am absolutely beside myself with eight-armed excitement today because we have some seriously wonderful octopus stories to share.

OliviaHOST

0:29

Before we splash in, a warm thank you to our sponsors.

OliviaHOST

2:18

And that combination, passionate researcher plus serious institution, is exactly how breakthroughs happen.

OliviaHOST

2:23

And here's why it matters beyond just satisfying our curiosity, as wonderful as that is on its own.

OliviaHOST

2:28

Octopuses are extraordinarily sensitive to changes in their environment.

OliviaHOST

2:32

They're what scientists call bioindicators.

OliviaHOST

2:34

Their presence or absence, their health, their behavior, can tell us a lot about the health of the ocean around them.

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