Let's Talk Turtles – Details, episodes & analysis

Episode 41! Old Friend Alert!!! Jordan Donini is back and he has been busy! Tom and Ryan talk Florida Box Turtle home range Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin nesting and the upcoming Herpeton conference!

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 40! Dr. Heather Smith joins the podcast to talk about turtles from 230 million years ago up to modern day tortoises breathing via tracheal gas exchange! Learn about long, lizard-tailed Baenid turtles, where to see their fossils and a lot more with Tom and Ryan on this episode of Let’s Talk Turtles!

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 31! In this episode we welcome Brian Horne to the show! Brian is a Turtle Conservationist who has been working with in situ programs all over the globe. Get to know Brian with us and follow along as he shares his unique perspective of the perils of turtles and how we can contribute to in situ conservation.

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 30! Tom and I catch up after a less than stellar February off. We talk electric fences and ex-situ conservation. Tune in!

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 29! Tom and I welcome James Terelle of James Terelle Turtles. James keeps a lot of unique and interesting species including Twist-neck Turtles and Snail-eating Turtles. Chill out and listen as he tells us all about them.

Gopher Tortoise Plates: https://wildlandsconservation.org/gopher-tortoise-license-plate/

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 28! Tom and I sit down, catch up and discuss the Endangered Species Act, species misrepresentation and of course, light bulbs! Download and listen to this one!

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 27! Tom and I sat down with Damon Barnes and had a great conversation! We discussed Kinixys, cypress substrate, duck eggs and more! Tune in and check it out!

Damon Barnes

IG: @knobcreeknaturalist

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 26! For those of you who keep turtles and tortoises, do you have a plan for them when you are gone? In this episode we talk to Shawn Fleming who has some experiences helping disseminate collections in an unfortunate event mentioned above. He shares his thoughts with us and we have a great conversation. Shawn is a great guy and I’m sure you will enjoy the chat!

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 25! How do people and turtle ownership intertwine? PhD student Zoie McMillian is studying this very question and it’s far more complex and fascinating than that single question would lead you to believe. She is really interested in learning more about what turtle owners have in common and what likely drives turtle consumption for those in the U.S. Hang out with Tom and Ryan as they get into the weeds with Zoie in Part 1 of this interview!

Zoie McMillian

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

In Episode 24 we’re talking with Ryan Young of Molecular Reptiles. Ryan is mostly known for his work with pythons, but he’s always had an interest in reptiles of the shelled-kind. He’s been building his collection of cool species and most recently hatched some Spotted Turtles! Tune in and listen to an excellent conversation!

Ryan Young

http://www.molecularreptile.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/molecularreptile

IG: @molecularreptile

Ryan:

IG: @RAD_Reptiles82

YT: @Rad_reptiles

Rad-reptiles.com 

Tom

IG: @twoturtletom

YT: @twoturtletom

Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove

Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282