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Frailmales

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Published May 13, 2022 9:00am

This week, we bring you two stories about little guys trying to do big big things.

First, self-proclaimed animal grinch producer Becca Bressler introduces us to perhaps the one creature that has warmed her heart: a cricket. And more specifically, a male cricket. This is a tale about a tiny Romeo insect trying to find a mate, and the ingenious lengths he’ll go to have his beckoning heard.

The hero of our story

 

And second, producer Annie McEwen journeys through perhaps the zaniest game of football that has ever been pla...

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