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Season 4

Sept. 21, 2023

Season 4 Wrap Up!

We are dropping in to say thank you to our guests, our listeners, and our mighty little team. We appreciate that we are able to do this podcast because of all of YOU! We also talk about our overall take-aways …

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Aug. 15, 2023

36. Ravens: The Flying Primates | A Conversation with Cognitive Zoolo…

In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Mathias Osvath, Cognitive Zoologist at Lund University about all things corvids and specifically the raven. We’ve known how smart these birds are but, um, did not realize HOW smart! Y...

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Aug. 1, 2023

35. Tiny Wild Cats | A Conversation with Dr. Wai-Ming Wong, Panthera’…

In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Wai-Ming Wong, the director of small cat conservation science for the organization Panthera. Dr. Wong introduces us to only a few of the 33 small wild cat species (there’s a fishing c...

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July 18, 2023

34. Wilding England’s Forests | A Conversation with Rachel Gardner, C…

In this week’s episode, we speak with Rachel Gardner, the conservation translocation officer for the executive agency Forestry England, about her job in species reintroductions. Rachel takes us on a walk back in time into En...

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July 4, 2023

33. Digging Into Environmental Justice | A Conversation with Pennsylv…

In this week’s episode, we speak with Matt Rader, the President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. We dig deep into environmental justice and what it means for people to have access to green spaces and the many positi...

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June 20, 2023

32. Mist, Magic, & Mood | A Conversation with Wildlife Photographer M…

In this week’s episode, we speak with wildlife photographer Meaghan Garrahan. Meaghan talks to us about why she got into wildlife photography, what it means to her, and what she hopes to offer not only us but the world she …

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June 6, 2023

31. The Wolf Interpreter | A Conversation with Wolf Researcher and Au…

In this week’s episode, we speak with wolf researcher, interpreter, and award-winning author, Rick McIntyre. Wolves are one of our favorite beings to talk about and to be able to speak with Rick about them is an honor and an …

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May 23, 2023

30. ANTS: Going Underground | A Conversation with Entomologist Dr. An…

In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Andy Suarez, head of the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on all things ants. Although we didn't get a chance to cover ...

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May 9, 2023

29. An Arctic Update | Check-In with Dr. Kate Stafford of the Marine …

In this week's episode, we are checking in with Dr. Kate Stafford about the state of the Arctic. Dr. Stafford talks about her latest trip back and what's been going on with the Bowhead whale in the Chukchi and Beaufort …

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April 25, 2023

28. Wild Horses | A Conversation with Tracy Wilson, Nevada State Dire…

In this week's conversation, we speak with Tracy Wilson, the Nevada State Director for American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) on a critical subject we knew little to nothing about the wild Mustangs and Burros of the West and Nor...

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April 24, 2023

Season 4 | We Are Back!

Welcome back to Season 4 of The Kindred Podcast! We are so excited for this next season. We continue to explore the intricate and interdependent relationship that humans have with animals and the environment. And we dig deepe...

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April 14, 2023

UPDATE: Checking In with Shawn Heinrichs, Conservationist, Co-Founder…

We’ve asked Shawn Heinrichs to drop in and walk us through what has happened at a few of the big conventions, like COP 15, COP 27, and CITES, as far as what concrete action has been implemented in support of …

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