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All aboard the hype train! This week, Katya and Josh unpack The Last of Us, and step into the world of fungi, its uses, the zombie-kind, and Pedro Pascal. 

Josh and Katya chat about the monetisation of nature, how it's beneficial and how it is NOT.

"You have to stay positive, or else no one is going to listen to you".

A wonderfully insightful chat with debut author, Dana Rodney, as she sits down with us to chat about her new novel, "The Last Polar Bear". 

Right handed? Left pawed? Ambidextrous fins? Exploring the hemispheres of the brain in animals and what it means for their dominant appendage. 

we're back baby!! 

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

Zzzzz ... 

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!

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. 

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

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

"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 Future

This 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. 

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". 

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. 

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!

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! 

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!

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 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! 

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 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! 

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!

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! 

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). 

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!

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. 

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!

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. 

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! 

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! 

"Most physicists agree that time is the hardest thing to study in the universe" - Josh

TIME. 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 medium is the message" - Marshall McLuhan

Doug 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. 

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. 

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!

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!

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.  

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! 

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! 

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, 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! 

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!

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

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. 

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. 

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

“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

Bring out yer dead!

Is there a such thing as animal sociopaths? 

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