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A wildlife podcast set on not taking itself too seriously. I get a bit too drunk, and a bit too passionate about my favourite subject: wildlife and the environment.

Katya


    • Sep 26, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


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    Survival Mechanisms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 49:36


    This week Josh and Katya look at survival mechanisms - the weird and the wonderful - and why we have them. 

    Loose Ends 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 43:54


    Josh and Katya tie up loose ends from 2021 ... and 2020 ... and leave the episode with more questions than answers. Katya mispronounces "heron", and we discuss the worst snacks to eat while podcasting. It was fun!

    Eternal Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 46:13


    This episode we dive into what it means for life to be eternal, how the search for immortality alienates us from the natural world, and lobsters. 

    Eco-Friendly ... Sex!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 18:19


    Lambskin Condoms. Solar Powered Vibrators. Marrying the Earth. What more could you ask for in a podcast episode?!

    A Sit Down With Frank Forencich

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 53:55


    My oh my, a bit hard to summarise this episode! Katya sat down with Frank to discuss all things the human body, and it's relationship with nature and the environment. Movement, evolution, environmentalism as healthcare ... and so, so much more. Enjoy!

    Invasive Species!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 42:30


    Invasive species. What are they? Why are they invasive? Are they always bad? Join us as we discuss. 

    A "Bright Green Future" With Trevor Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 49:12


    "As climate change shifts our planet towards an uncertain future, a movement of unlikely heroes are building a blueprint for a better world. It's a world where clean power grows wealth for local communities, resources regenerate themselves, city planning is driven by the people, and healthy soil is our greatest asset" - Bright Green FutureThis week we sat down with author Trevor Cohen, co-author of Bright Green Future. He shares his stories of meeting the unlikely heroes that are working towards creating a better future for our planet, and at the same time inspiring its readers to do the same. 

    Carbon Choices: Sit Down With Neil Kitching

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 45:46


    WE'RE BACK! This week we sit down with author, Neil Kitching, and talk about his book, Carbon Choices. "This book will help businesses and consumers to influence governments to set the right regulatory framework; to encourage businesses to offer consumers better choices; and to empower individuals to make better choices for our climate and for wildlife". 

    THE MEG: How Cinema Influences Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 67:35


    WELCOME BACK! This week we're looking at how cinema influences our understanding of conservation issues and wildlife. Is it good? Bad? Do filmmakers have a responsibility to remain factual when creating entertainment?  Using "The Meg" as a case study, we talk about the vilifying of animals, "the Bambi Effect",  and whether or not the Jason Statham is a good marine biologist. 

    Comics & Conservation: A Sit Down With Alan J Hesse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 50:46


    This week Katya sits down with conservationist and story creator, Alan J Hesse. Alan identified his love for animals at a young age, but it wasn't until later that he combined his love for sketching cartoons and conservation into publication of graphic novels. We chat about the best way to reach an audience about the climate crisis, the process of creating a graphic novel, and the importance of combining science and art!

    An Apple A Day: Animals, Illness & Self Medicating

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 53:27


    Last episode we focused on how animals and nature affect our physical and mental wellbeing. This week, we're focusing on on how animals prevent illness (SOCIAL DISTANCING!) and infection in themselves, how they self medicate when they do get sick, and all the wonderful marvels of nature that heal us! It's fascinating and topical, so sit back, relax and enjoy! 

    The Wellbeing Episode: Animals, Nature & Your Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 54:48


    Hello, and welcome back! This episode dissects trauma, mental and physical health, and how nature and animals can be beneficial to your overall wellbeing. Eco-therapy, animal therapy, hydrotherapy and good old fashioned walking!

    Interview With Wildlife Biologist, Stephanie Schuttler!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 80:29


    This week we're back with an interview episode! Dr. Stephanie Schuttler joins us to talk about her research on forest elephants, conservation, her love for all animals, and what it means to be a wildlife biologist and what to expect. Her book "Getting A Job In Wildlife Biology: What It's Like And What You Need To Know" is available for purchase on her website!

    The Birds & The Bees: Sex & Love In The Animal Kingdom (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 80:29


    The gang is back and better than ever! This week we continue on our Valentine's Day theme. Josh has Tom and Katya guess the animal based on the description of their sexual organ,  PLUS: the anthropomorphism debate, and sex for pleasure in the animal kingdom! 

    The Birds & The Bees: Sex & Love In The Animal Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 61:16


    Happy Valentine's! In this week's episode, Josh and Katya are joined again by Tom! The gang tries to answer the big questions: what is love? Can animals feel love and other emotions, and feel like humans do? Plus: the weirdest mating rituals and courtship, and sexual selection and its significance!

    Monotremes: A Zoologist's Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 57:38


    Monotremes are egg-laying mammals ... yup, you heard that right. They have many features that qualifies them as mammals ... but they also don't. They're a Zoologist's nightmare, which is why it's a perfect week to bring our Zoologist and friend on to the show, Ellie Higgs! Despite their complexity, Monotremes are incredibly cool. Listen to us talk about their day to day, why they have evolved to be this way, and more! 

    Home Sweet Home: Animals & Shelters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 51:20


    Our first episode of 2021! This episode began as a dive into animals using other animals as shelter, but quickly expands and deviates into a discussion on animal co-habitation, the importance of shelter, and why setts are called setts. Enjoy!

    Loose Ends!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 51:42


    Goodbye 2020, hello 2021! Thanks everyone for a great year, despite all that's gone on! We hope you enjoy our end of year episode! Let's tie up all those loose ends! 

    Species' Faeces: Poop in the Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 59:14


    DIGESTION SESSION! Excretion in all its forms and identities and its uses in the natural world, from marking territory to gossip! (Give us your cleverest poop pun here). 

    Eating the World: Our Relationship with Food, Wildlife and Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 28:07


    Hello! We're back for round two! Eating the world! This week we're talking about the process of cooking and what it means to cook.  Do animals cook? What constitutes cooking? Is it fire? Listen in and weigh in with your thoughts!

    Eating the World: Our Relationship with Food, Wildlife and Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 42:30


    To feed or to eat?It has been argued that our relationship with food is one of the most intimate relationships we will ever have. All organisms need to eat to survive, but how does our relationship with food separate us from other sentient beings? The processes of digestion, the social and hierarchal relationship with food, and why taming fire and cooking is the main argument for what distinguishes us from animals. 

    No Man's Land: The Effects of War on Wildlife and the Environment (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 60:16


    This week, a continuation of the war and wildlife theme. Josh breaks down animals as mascots and symbolism, and Katya dips back in to her research on the Iron Curtain and the European Greenbelt!

    No Man's Land: The Effects of War on Wildlife and the Environment (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 49:43


    Strap in, this is a big one! In part one of this week's episode, Josh and Katya examine the ultimate consequences of war on the environment and wildlife, and also discuss animals that have directly taken in part in war efforts. The consequences of human conflict have both short and long term effects on the environment, and are present in all stages of war efforts.  Animal "soldiers" are given a variety of jobs to help humans in conflict, with some having more disastrous outcomes than others.Tune in and listen to why it's important that we learn about these effects, not just for our environment but for human beings and our way of life. 

    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: Caves In All Their Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 71:08


    Ever stopped to take a moment and think about how rad caves are!? Entrances into such deep and dark depths of the Earth, the Mayans used to think they were the entrance to the Underworld!  But they're so much more than that! Caves have their own ecosystems, filled with wildlife species! Join Josh and Katya this week as they attempt to uncover the mysteries of caves! 

    Back to our Roots: Rewilding the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 106:52


    Join Katya this week as she speaks with fellow wildlife enthusiasts about Rewilding! Rewilding is the large scale conservation efforts aimed at protecting natural processes and wilderness areas, and reintroducing species into habitats.The general theme of this episode is the balance between humans and nature, and stepping back and letting nature do it's thing! 

    In the Eye of the Beholder: Animals and Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 80:14


    "Most physicists agree that time is the hardest thing to study in the universe" - JoshTIME. What is it? Can animals perceive time? Can they plan for the future? So many unanswered questions that we leave unanswered, but have fun doing it! 

    The Framing Effect: A Conversation with Doug Gimesy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 80:14


    "The medium is the message" - Marshall McLuhanDoug Gimesy is a wildlife and conservation photographer based in Australia. Before his photography career he was on the board of Environment Victoria, and a governor of WWF Australia. He now runs a science/environmentally focused communication consultancy titled "The Framing Effect" that hopes to influence people more effectively, using both words and images.In this episode the discussion centres around environmental communication and the power of language. 

    Hidden Animals: Jo-Anne McArthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 46:59


    Canadian animal photojournalist and activist, Jo-Anne McArthur joins us this week. Listen  to us discuss the human animal relationship, being a woman in photography,  the trauma that sometimes surfaces within this line of work, and so much more in this week's podcast episode. 

    Folklore with Shoes: Cryptozoology & The Hidden World of Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 63:31


    An EXTRA SPECIAL EPISODE! Our good friend Tom joins us to talk about cryptozoology, the study of animals that may or may not exist! Nessie, Yeti, Sasquatch, Big Foot and more! Is cryptozoology beneficial to the conservation and scientific community, or is this just one big ploy to lure in the skeptic? Tune in to see what you think!

    Biological Blueprints: Biomimicry & Biomorphism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 33:32


    Biomimicry is badass. How do engineers, inventors and architects draw inspiration from the natural world? What can we learn from nature's billion year head start on finding solutions to its problems? Listen in!

    Special Guest! Preparing Your Pet For A Natural Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 34:55


    An extra special episode! Katya speaks with special guest Julie Cappiello from World Animal Protection to discuss preparing your pet for a natural disaster! Julie supplies some must know information and resources to give pet owners the knowledge to help their pets and provide some peace of mind during these hectic times.  

    Hay Fever is for Horses: Allergies & Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 58:15


    With hay fever in the air, we thought it was an apt time to do an episode on animals and allergies! This week Josh and Katya explore what it means to have an allergy, why we have them, and if dogs can become allergic to humans! Also: have wild animals evolved to not have allergies? All this and more on today's episode! Listen in! 

    Alcohol and Animals!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 51:17


    With the reopening of pubs across the UK, and the word "drunk" in our podcast title, it seems fitting that we do an episode on alcohol and animals. This week focuses on alcohol and how it's made, what it does to the brain, and why animals (and humans!) enjoy it so much. Which animal has the highest alcohol tolerance? Can fruit bats drink you under the table? Find out in this week's episode! 

    Tiger Selfie: The World of Animal Tourism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 48:06


    This episode is a very important one. Josh and Katya discuss animal tourism. Think tiger selfies, elephant rides and swimming with dolphins! Sounds fun, right? Think again. These practices use and abuse the animals involved. We'll break down the industry, what it means to practice ethical tourism, and tell you what you can do instead!

    Life Finds A Way: The Life & Lives of Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 49:28


    Life, uh ... finds a way. Join Josh and Katya this week as they become dinosaur experts ... or do they? Listen to them struggle through the pronunciation of dinosaur names, learn what an Archosaur is (maybe), and quote Jeff Goldblum. Covering all the different types of dinosaurs, their lives and their inevitable fall, this one is a must listen. Enjoy! 

    Extremist Environmentalism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 65:36


    This episodes discusses the ideology of eco-fascism,  incorporating discussions on ecoterrorism, the myth of overpopulation, the Extinction Rebellion, COVID19, and a few things more! Joined by co-host, special guest, and all around great dude, Joshua Comaish! It's a big one so strap in!

    Doe, A Female Deer: Music & Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 22:27


    Do animals enjoy music? Do they listen to music? Do they make their own music? Do crocodiles enjoy classical, or jazz? 

    The Devil Wears Synthetic Fibres: Exploring Fast Fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 37:04


    This episode is the second in our Living Sustainably series, and we're hitting the runway! Join us and educate yourself on fast fashion, and what you can do to fight it. 

    Sustainable Living: Eat! Your! Vegetables!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 40:47


    First episode of our Sustainable Living series! This week we're looking at what we eat, and how changing our diet may be one of our best chances at fighting climate change. Join us as we look at the agricultural industry, unpack veganism, and take a look into the animal welfare and ethics. 

    Bird Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 24:31


    What's in a bird brain? Find out in this week's episode! 

    Puppy Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 32:17


    “It seems to me that the good lord in his infinite wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable- hope, jokes, and dogs. But the greatest of these was dogs.” - Robyn Davidson

    Get Stuffed: Taxidermy 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 35:14


    Bring out yer dead!

    Crocodile Tears: Exploring Sociopaths in the Animal Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 27:35


    Is there a such thing as animal sociopaths? 

    Animal Masturbation: Sex for Pleasure in the Animal Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 13:40


    Do animals masturbate? What about having sex just ... to feel good? 

    The Exotic Pet Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 30:10


    Katya takes a look into the illegal wildlife trade, specifically the exotic pet trade. Lions and tigers and bears oh my!

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