Ranked #1
Dr Kirsty MacLeod: Lizard mothers, nomadic academics, and The WEE Podcast
Dr Kirsty MacLeod: Lizard mothers, nomadic academics, and The WEE Podcast
This week I talk to Dr Kirsty MacLeod about lizard mothers, the importance of fika, the highs and lows of moving for aca... Read more
2 Apr 2021
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50mins
Ranked #2
Dr Adam Rutherford: Combatting race pseudoscience, glamorous lab work, and The Odyssey
Dr Adam Rutherford: Combatting race pseudoscience, glamorous lab work, and The Odyssey
This week I'm joined by geneticist, broadcaster and writer, Dr Adam Rutherford to hear about how he went from a PhD to t... Read more
19 Mar 2021
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47mins
Ranked #3
Dr Helen Scales: The Brilliant Abyss, freediving, and bone-eating worms
Dr Helen Scales: The Brilliant Abyss, freediving, and bone-eating worms
This week I talk to the incredible Dr Helen Scales, about her new books, The Brilliant Abyss and The Great Barrier Reef,... Read more
5 Mar 2021
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50mins
Ranked #4
Jack Ashby: Platypuses, museum careers, and decolonising natural history exhibits
Jack Ashby: Platypuses, museum careers, and decolonising natural history exhibits
This week I talk to the awesome Jack Ashby about why Australian mammals are the best animals, what it takes to get a job... Read more
19 Feb 2021
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44mins
Ranked #5
Sophie Pavelle: Beaver reintroductions, professional sci-comm, and 300-mile walks
Sophie Pavelle: Beaver reintroductions, professional sci-comm, and 300-mile walks
This week I talk to the amazing Sophie Pavelle about UK beaver reintroductions, her soon-to-be-published book, getting a... Read more
5 Feb 2021
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35mins
Ranked #6
Professor Chris Jackson: Sustainable geoscience, advocacy for equity, and the RI Christmas Lectures
Professor Chris Jackson: Sustainable geoscience, advocacy for equity, and the RI Christmas Lectures
In the first episode of Series 4, I talk to the inspirational Prof. Chris Jackson about the myriad meanings of sustainab... Read more
22 Jan 2021
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55mins
Ranked #7
Charles Emogor: Pangolins, poachers, and equality in academia
Charles Emogor: Pangolins, poachers, and equality in academia
In the last Us and STEMM of the series, I’m chatting to Charles Emogor about the elusive and adorable pangolin, how he m... Read more
4 Jan 2021
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42mins
Ranked #8
H S Sathya Chandra Sagar: Problems of the pet trade, the value of mentorship, and a life-long love affair with nature
H S Sathya Chandra Sagar: Problems of the pet trade, the value of mentorship, and a life-long love affair with nature
This week I’m chatting to H S Sathya Chandra Sagar (Sagara) about the effects of the pet trade on wild bird populations,... Read more
4 Jan 2021
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36mins
Ranked #9
Mairenn Collins Attwood: Angry birds, Miombo woodland, and aardvark holes
Mairenn Collins Attwood: Angry birds, Miombo woodland, and aardvark holes
This week I’m chatting to Mairenn Collins Attwood about why drongos are so aggressive, why avian victims of African cuck... Read more
4 Jan 2021
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22mins
Ranked #10
Michael Pashkevich: Spiders, palm oil, and research in lockdown
Michael Pashkevich: Spiders, palm oil, and research in lockdown
This week I'm talking to Michael Pashkevich about why we should love spiders, whether we should boycott palm oil, how to... Read more
4 Jan 2021
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28mins