The Bathtub Mermaid

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TBM2608-20-DDOP-AmphigoryBurrowbrockCamelocant.mp3 Description: You landwalkers call our mostly aquatic planet Earth. Your record-keeping is similarly questionable. Therefore I bring you this lecture series, introducing you to some of Aquatopia’s more notable creations. Today, let’s talk about the Burrobrock and Camelocant This pair makes the same argument for stubbornness from two opposite directions. One needs no water at all. The other needed almost none to begin with. Judge for yourselves which of them made the wiser bargain. #audio #short #humor #amphigory #daryaaban Links and References Dog Days of Podcasting Meles obstinatus and Camelus latimeria Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity. Bathtub Mermaid header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media Sound Effects are from Freesound. Ship’s Bell and Background Shore Sounds Contact BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social Facebook: MissMelysse Instagram: @Melysse Mastodon: @Melysse Email: [email protected] Or, leave a comment on this page.

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TBM-2608.12-DDOP-01-Aukiris-Frigidorum.mp3 Description: You landwalkers call our mostly aquatic planet Earth. Your record-keeping is similarly questionable. This month, I am introducing you to some of the creatures you seem to have misplaced. Today, let’s talk about the Aukiris — Aukiris frigidorum. Some centuries ago, a colony of auks looked at the sky, looked at the water, and made a decision the rest of us have been quietly admiring ever since. The wings did not disappear. They simply retired from flying and took up a more practical line of work. #audio #short #humor #amphigory #daryaaban Links and References Dog Days of Podcasting Aukiris Frigidorum Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity. Bathtub Mermaid header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media Sound Effects are from Freesound. Contact: BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social Facebook: MissMelysse Instagram: @Melysse Mastodon: @Melysse Email: [email protected] Or, leave a comment on this page.

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TBM-260812-DDOP-00-Calamities-and-Other-Updates.mp3 Description: So, MeMe del Mare is taking a well-deserved vacation and doing some field research for the Aquatopia Amphigory of Lost Creatures. In her place, Professor Darya Aban of Atlantis University, curator of the Amphigory, will be stepping in to introduce us to some of the remarkable creatures in the collection. I can’t wait for you to meet her. In about 12-15 hours. #audio #unscripted #lifeupdate #short #audio #short #humor #mermaidminute Links and References Dog Days of Podcasting Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity. Bathtub Mermaid header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media Sound Effects are from Freesound. Contact: BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social Facebook: MissMelysse Instagram: @Melysse Mastodon: @Melysse Email: [email protected] Or, leave a comment on this page.

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/260405-MermaidMinute-Easter-Patreon-.mp3 Description: Eggs. Bunnies. Chocolate logistics that raise more questions than answers. Meanwhile, under the sea, we’re imagining bioluminescent egg hunts, judgmental eels, and a holiday that glows instead of melts. Celebrate however you like—just maybe don’t drop the plastic grass overboard. #MermaidMinute #monologues #EasterVibes #OceanLife #KeepSwimmingAndResist Links and References: Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub and Mermaid Minutes are written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity. BathtubMermaid.com header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media Sound Effects are from Freesound. Contact: BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social Facebook: MissMelysse Instagram: @Melysse Mastodon: @Melysse Email: [email protected] Or, leave a comment on this page. Read My Stuff! Twice-Told Tides MissMeliss.com

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TBM-260310-Salt-Coffee-Showtime.mp3 Description: Three stories. Two guest readers. One mermaid, back from a very long bath. The Bathtub Mermaid returns with ‘Salt Logic,’ ‘Caffeine Theology,’ and ‘Fifteen Minutes to Showtime’ — flash fiction about oceans that apologize, coffee as religion, and the fifteen minutes before everything changes. Featuring readers Paul Maki and Jack Mangan. Excerpt: The ocean started apologizing on a Wednesday. I was halfway through reheating yesterday’s chowder when the first buoy pinged. Guest Voices: Paul Maki Jack Mangan Links and References: Salt Logic Caffeine Theology 15 Minutes to Showtime Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity. Bathtub Mermaid header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media Sound Effects are from Freesound. Music for this episode is from Uppbeat. Contact: BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social Facebook: MissMelysse Instagram: @Melysse Mastodon: @Melysse Email: [email protected] Or, leave a comment on this page.