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Laura Sams
@laurasams.bsky.social
Science communicator, filmmaker and songwriter for kids and families. Happiest Animal Show. Mega Wow. Get Your Feet Wet. Music for Teletubbies and more. Cofounder of Sisbro Studios.
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Please enjoy my interview on the delightful “happiest animal podcast” for kids

open.spotify.com/episode/20qR... 🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
August 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Does your kid like sharks? And podcasts? We had a great time chatting with @whysharksmatter.bsky.social about great hammerhead sharks and his research! What did David see stuck in the face of a hammerhead shark? What does a Liberace inspired version of tBaby Shark sound like? #happiestanimalshow
August 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My brother came face to face with a rare, deep water shark, a SIXGILL SHARK in the Puget Sound today. So cool so cool so cool. ❤️❤️ #sharkweek #forreal #pugetsound
July 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
POV: You don't want to wake up in the morning. We filmed this bear in Alaska years ago and I still think about it and laugh. It did NOT want to wake up even though 16 other bears were awake around it. Head up, look around, flop down. For an hour. I can relate.
July 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Comedian David Gborie is the voice of Comedy Central and the guest on our latest podcast episode about Sleepy Animals. He loves sea turtles because he loves their vibe. What sleepy animal is making you happy today?? Listen to The Happiest Animal Show with your kiddos!!
July 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The world's biggest bony fish looks like a swimming head with fins. It can also leap out of the water, eat Portuguese Man Of Wars no problem and suck its eyeballs into its head. On our new podcast episode, we chat with Tierney Thys about why she studies and loves the ocean sunfish. #worldoceansday
June 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year

And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor

And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I wrote a pop song about giant pandas! If you are looking for a little pick me up, or have a kid who loves pandas, check this out. This is just a clip of the song. Find the whole song on The Happiest Animal Show Podcast episode Epic Earth Day Animals. @roshcpatel.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What springtime animal makes you happy? I once watched a mother goose build a nest on top of an outdoor pizza oven. I love baby geese and springtime. Listen to the story and more on our springtime animals episode! open.spotify.com/episode/3rkt...
The Happiest Animal Show: Springtime Animals
The Happiest Animal Show · Episode
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May 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Rosh Patel is a wildlife filmmaker who works at the National Zoo. He has also filmed wild filmed pandas, red wolves, elephants and more but when we asked him what animal is making him happy today we were hilariously shocked. The red backed salamander. Why? He tells us.
May 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Surprise baby whale sightings reveal there’s still much to learn about humpbacks
Surprise baby whale sightings reveal there’s still much to learn about humpbacks
UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 Australia Telephone: +61 2 93851000
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May 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I am most proud to be a mom. I am also excited about how our new podcast can spread joy about wildlife in a weird world. Check out our special Mother's Day episode about awesome animal moms with your kids! Special guest is comedian and actor and mom Kelly Vrooman
May 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New episode: Awesome Animal Moms is up on all the podcast places! With a new octopus song for kids, and special guest comedian and actor Kelly Vrooman who shares what animal is making her happy...Hint: it is small and can regrow a tail #mothersday
May 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Having a great time sharing our ocean documentary series and our giant basking shark with Montana kids. Thanks to the International Wildlife Film Festival for bringing us to Missoula! With Splash and Bubbles: Get Your Feet Wet with the Jim Henson Company #ocean #education #film #sharks
April 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Saw this tiny saw whet owl at a rehab center on a field trip today at the International Wildlife Film Festival. Smaller than my hand. Once upon a time, I filmed one in Michigan and it is really magical to find a tiny owl in the woods.
April 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I directed a short film for @noaa.gov called The Marvelous Musical Report of the Marine National Monuments...a musical tribute for kids to learn what they are. Please share with policy makers or anyone who could benefit. #science #ocean #filmsky #policy #education

youtu.be/05HuTtCkV4Q?...
The Marvelous Musical Report of the Marine National Monuments
YouTube video by Sisbro Studios
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March 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hmmm, I directed a short film for @noaa about the Marine National Monuments for kids, with a song to help them learn why they are important. Maybe the White House should see it...

youtu.be/05HuTtCkV4Q?...
February 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In happier news than the actual news, I've been thinking about the time I was walking by a pond, and a beaver stepped out of the water next to me, showed me its back and tail and farted the loudest, wettest fart you could imagine. Then it walked back into the water to swim away. #goodthingshappen
February 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM