Where Are Crickets' Ears Located?

About this episode

Willa inquires about the location of crickets' ears, leading to a discussion with Chanel and guest Chuck Duke about animation and his work on Pinocchio.

Willa asks: Where Are Crickets' Ears Located? Are the on their heads? Their wings? Someplace else?? Chanel answers Willa's question and tells Mike more cricket information than he ever though he'd need to know. Then, they welcome back guest Chuck Duke to talk about his experience animating Sebastian J. Cricket for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio . Chuck began his professional career in animation in his early twenties and has since contributed to a wide range of feature films and television productions in the animation and visual effects departments. Aside from James and the Giant Peach , his credits include Fantastic Mr. Fox , Isle of Dogs , G uillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio , as well as stop-motion animation and effects on Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu (2026). 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 Apple Podcasts , YouTube and Spotify ! Learn more about Chuck Duke Follow Chuck on Instagram: @cdook Learn about the Portland…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chanel, Mike

Guest: Chuck Duke

Topics covered

• crickets
• animation
• Guillermo del Toro
• Pinocchio
• children's education
• visual effects

Keywords

• crickets
• animation
• Pinocchio
• Chuck Duke
• children's podcast
• Mike Bennett Studios
• visual effects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guillermo del Toro, Mike Bennett Studios, The Elakha Alliance

Books & works: Pinocchio, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Isle of Dogs, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu

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