How To Conserve Conservationists

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Conservationists can be lonely, burnt out and frustrated with the industry but nobody really talks about it. In this series of conversations, Jessie Panazzolo, the founder of Lonely Conservationists, chats with her IT nerd of a husband about the internal and external struggles of being a conservationist. Season one is based on the chapters from Jessie's book "How to Conserve Conservationists" and discusses some of Jessie's lived experiences. Season two is all about the issues other conservationists in the Lonely Conservationists community experience throughout their careers.

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    • May 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Having non-human colleagues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 53:51


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about the stories of Jennifer and Jake and their canine colleagues in conservation.  Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow Rogue Detection Teams and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Nature saved my life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 58:12


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about how nature saved the lives of both Stephanie and Oli. If you need them, here are some mental health resources :) Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow Oli, Stephanie and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Experiencing natural disasters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 51:09


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about what happens when conservationists face natural disasters, looking at the blogs of Sarah and Jessica. Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow Sarah, Jessica and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Battling stereotypes in conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 58:19


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about the stereotypes we have to battle in the conservation industry, from being a VSCO girl with María to cultural stereotypes with Nayla. Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow María, Nayla and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Alternative pathways into conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 50:29


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about those of us who have started out on another career path, but ended up in the world of conservation. This episode takes a look at the blogs of Amber and Lynette. Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow Amber, Lynette and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Racism and Restricted access into Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 73:53


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about all the ways that people can have limited access to the world of conservation because of the way they are perceived by others, covering the stories by  James and Sebastian. Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow James, Sebastian and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Experiencing culture shock in conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 55:38


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat all things culture shock and reverse culture shock,  deep-diving into the stories of Abigail and Angela. Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow Abigail, Angela and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Being LGBTQIA+ in conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 64:10


    In this episode, Jessie and Todd explore what it's like to be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community in conservation and take a look at Theia and Matthew's blogs to get a better insight into life in the community.  Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow Theia, Matthew and Lonely Conservationists on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Being a conservationist with a chronic illness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 49:06


    In this podcast, Todd and Jessie chat about Annabel and Roxanne's experiences being conservationists with chronic illnesses. Check out Annabel's blog and Roxanne's blog Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Follow us on Twitter here! Maybe get my book How to Conserve Conservationists? Join the community on Wondr and Support us on Patreon!

    Season 2- All about you!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 19:56


    Its season 2 of the podcast and we want to chat about YOUR experiences from the blog! In this introductory episode, Jessie and Todd welcome each other back to chat about what this season encompasses and the importance of this new voyage of discovery. Check out the website where all the blog posts live here Grab a copy of my book here Join the new Wondr Community here Or check out the Instagram and Twitter

    We have tried so hard and come so far and in the end it does really matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 72:55


    In the final episode of the podcast, Jessie and Todd chat about their How to Conserve Conservationists journey, what's in store for Lonely Conservationists next and how Todd feels about his new nickname. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    The power of community

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 87:06


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie chat about the Lonely Conservationists community and its importance, as well as the general perks of banding together to share knowledge and resources. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    Everybody poops

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 70:38


    In this episode, Jessie and Todd chat all things glorification and its impact on conservationists and the industry. Find out about Todd's crush, what compliment Jessie hates the most and how to leave a lasting legacy. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    What's in your field pants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 79:27


    Is this a conservation podcast or a wedding rant? Who really knows anymore as Todd and Jessie discuss sexism and how it has impacted their lived experiences of just...living. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    How many fish are really in the sea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 58:36


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie spill the tea about relationships in the conservation industry, the role of sugar daddies, and how they ended up in a relationship despite Jessies 20 reasons why not to. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    Just keep swimming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 65:33


    This week Todd and Jessie chat mental health and the stigmas associated with seeking help in the conservation industry. For a list of mental health resources, click here Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    Let me see your skills, let you see my what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 53:20


    In this week's episode all about chapter 5 of the book, Jessie and Todd chat about the array of skills that conservationists have and how even those outside of conservation have something to contribute to saving the natural world. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    Take the U out of failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 54:55


    In this episode, Jessie tries to convince Todd as to why failure should be celebrated, hear Todd's arguments as to why it should only be tolerated and find out about Jessie's failure wall. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    We are all impostors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 51:18


    In this episode, Jessie and Todd actually solve impostor syndrome, I know- pretty incredible right? If you follow our handy dandy tips, you may never have to experience impostor syndrome ever again! What a relief! Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    The art of talking to a conservationist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 41:28


    In this episode, Todd and Jessie discuss chapter two of the book and navigate questions and statements that you should and shouldn't say to a conservationist. There is also some software chat from todd and a life-threatening orangutan story from Jessie. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    Why should we conserve conservationists anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 22:28


    In this episode, you meet Jessie, the founder of Lonely Conservationists and explore the first chapter of her new book "How to Conserve Conservationists" with her fiancé Todd. You learn about Todd's perception of Jessie's conservation career, the perils of not being financially valued and what a conservationist even is. Check out Lonely Conservationists here Follow them on Instagram here and Twitter here Support Jessie on Patreon here Get the book now on: Amazon US, AUS and UK Barnes and Noble Apple ibooks Store Kobo Booktopia

    How To Conserve Conservationists (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 0:50


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