Ranked #1
Ep. 38 - Ants in Our Plants
Ep. 38 - Ants in Our Plants
Have you ever heard of myrmecochory? It may not pop up much in casual conversation, but this strange word is your doorwa... Read more
15 May 2019
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53mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 26 - Don't Hassle Me, I'm Local: Ecological Restoration and Local Ecotypes
Ep. 26 - Don't Hassle Me, I'm Local: Ecological Restoration and Local Ecotypes
Can one specimen of a native plant be more "native" than another? Plant populations that have adapted to local environm... Read more
13 Mar 2018
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58mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 03 - Hi-BEAR-nation
Ep. 03 - Hi-BEAR-nation
Episode Notes:I think the title speaks for itself...Questions that came up in the episode:Flying Squirrels More Populous... Read more
14 Dec 2015
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59mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 31 - Magic Cicadas
Ep. 31 - Magic Cicadas
Nearly every year, somewhere in the eastern US, a brood of periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) emerges for the first ti... Read more
8 Aug 2018
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58mins
Ranked #5
Ep. 04 - Brrrrrds in Winter
Ep. 04 - Brrrrrds in Winter
Episode notes:At one point we wonder if a bird we see is a grebe. We know that there aren't any grebes that have winter ... Read more
6 Jan 2016
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1hr 1min
Ranked #6
Ep. 18 - Sap! Nature's Junk Food
Ep. 18 - Sap! Nature's Junk Food
During this episode, Steve talks about EVERY SINGLE extant non-human animal that drinks xylem or phloem sap. Join the gu... Read more
21 May 2017
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57mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 25 - The Eastern Screech-owl
Ep. 25 - The Eastern Screech-owl
Steve and Bill start off 2018 with an episode about Eastern Screech-owls. The guys talk about the Eastern Screech-owl's ... Read more
2 Feb 2018
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 17 - The Sappiest Podcast Ever...
Ep. 17 - The Sappiest Podcast Ever...
During this episode, Bill and Steve talk about nature's junk food - sap! Join the guys as they cover how sap moves throu... Read more
4 Apr 2017
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56mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 16 - (Dont?) Feed The Birds, Nerds!
Ep. 16 - (Dont?) Feed The Birds, Nerds!
Episode Notes:This episode, Bill and Steve discuss whether or not we should be feeding birds. Do filled feeders stop bir... Read more
21 Feb 2017
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35mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 34 - The Downy-Hairy Game
Ep. 34 - The Downy-Hairy Game
Did you ever wonder why Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers look so much alike? No? Neither did we, but it was because we always... Read more
20 Jan 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 10 - Witch Hazel: An Explosive Late Bloomer
Ep. 10 - Witch Hazel: An Explosive Late Bloomer
Exploding seed pods?!? Flowers in the winter?! Many species have evolved unusual strategies for reproduction, and this m... Read more
4 Oct 2016
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32mins
Ranked #12
Ep. 19 - Ticks Suck The Big One
Ep. 19 - Ticks Suck The Big One
This episode is all about ticks! Bill and Steve describe the difference between Ixodidae (hard ticks), Argasidae (soft t... Read more
8 Jul 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 22 - Acorns and Corvids are MFEO (Made For Each Other)
Ep. 22 - Acorns and Corvids are MFEO (Made For Each Other)
This episode is nuts! Like peanut butter and jelly, Blue Jays and oak trees go together - they have a fascinating relati... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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54mins
Ranked #14
Bonus 05 - The Urban Cooper's Hawk Podcast
Bonus 05 - The Urban Cooper's Hawk Podcast
We hope you're ready to learn all about Cooper's Hawks in cities. Steve leads the discussion on cooper's hawk biology, h... Read more
16 Dec 2017
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42mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 12 - Pokeweed Every Day
Ep. 12 - Pokeweed Every Day
Episode Notes:This month's episode features Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana). This is a fascinating plant with some surpr... Read more
4 Nov 2016
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31mins
Ranked #16
Ep. 30 - Have You Seen the Light?: Foxfire and Bioluminescent Fungi
Ep. 30 - Have You Seen the Light?: Foxfire and Bioluminescent Fungi
Have you seen the light? This month, the guys take their first foray into the world of fungi, specifically bioluminescen... Read more
14 Jul 2018
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56mins
Ranked #17
Ep. 20 - Get the Buck Out!
Ep. 20 - Get the Buck Out!
So, how do you feel about deer? Over the past 100 years, populations of the White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) h... Read more
30 Aug 2017
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47mins
Ranked #18
Ep. 11 - Spruce Grouse in the House
Ep. 11 - Spruce Grouse in the House
Have you ever heard of a Fool's Hen? It’s just one of the many nicknames of the Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), ... Read more
26 Oct 2016
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37mins
Ranked #19
Ep. 28 - Spring Ephemerals: The Spotted Salamander
Ep. 28 - Spring Ephemerals: The Spotted Salamander
The great salamander migration has begun! ...and ended... Every spring there is a small window of time when adult spotte... Read more
7 May 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #20
Ep. 15 - The Subnivean Zone - A Winter UNDER-land
Ep. 15 - The Subnivean Zone - A Winter UNDER-land
Winter is often perceived as a time of dormancy and inactivity, but underneath the snow, in the subnivean zone, a comple... Read more
18 Jan 2017
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49mins