Explore every episode of the podcast Tigress on tuk-tuk
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| The fine art of low waste living with Worm Rani (Vani Murthy) | 29 Aug 2024 | 00:46:31 | |
Do you know all the ways in which you could reduce your eco-footprint?? You could compost, vermicompost, grow your own veggies, recycle your recyclables, say no to single use plastics, be a champion of sustainable fashion, support locally grown produce…the list is only limited by your imagination and convictions. Vani murthy is the maharani of all of these things and more! If you’re an urbanite, wondering how the heck you can make a difference to the planet then this masterclass with the beloved WORM RANI is all you need! Listen up as she takes you through all the steps that can bring you closer to a low waste lifestyle. Oh, and this episode is also packed with a more-than-healthy helping of inspiration and optimism that you can draw on to navigate life itself! https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| In a #foreverrelationship with the planet's greatest Influencers: Mushrooms with Prithvi Kini & Jashid Hameed (Nuvedo) | 15 Aug 2024 | 00:58:01 | |
This week, Prithvi and Jashid take us on a trip into the Fungal Queendom - that abyss of awesomeness from which spring forth marvellous mushrooms and terrific toadstools. These filamentous beings have inhabited the earth for millennia; they continue to thrive in, on and around us, dominating both living and non-living realms in ways we cannot ever fathom. We barely have begun to understand these enigmatic entities. Nature’s greatest alchemists, powerful architects, the OG Influencers of our planet with their rule-bending, ground-breaking, rock-eating, chemistry-altering, states-of-matter-transforming ways. Fungi are fantastical, whimsical, quirky, manipulative, transactional, opportunistic, competitive but also relentless, resilient, altruistic, considerate. The more we unravel, the sooner we'd realise that we'd do better as a species if we pay heed to them, for the Future is Funga. https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| How to handle snakes? Try Krav Maga! (Part 2 with Kali, Gerry Martin and Gnaneswar) | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:57:49 | |
In the second instalment of the snakes episode TOTT slithers headfirst into the Indian snake scene with 3 super guests . Sara Mohan discovers Irulas and their brain-stumping snake tracking skills. Snake venom and it’s many confounding properties. Snakebite and some scary-as-hell stats. Gerry Martin gets into the nitty gritty of snake research - venom, behaviour; oh and also snake heartbeat (happy squeal)! Gnaneswar brings firsthand reports on snake bite stories, peoples’ attitudes and the dizzying diversity of snakes in India. Aaaannnd a helluva snake walk with Kali, as he magically tracks and catches snakes (almost conjuring them outta thin air) in a paddy field in suburban chennai. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31751-8/fulltext Snake Radio Telemetry: https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| We be so Jon Snow: Understanding Snakes with Gerry Martin (Part 1) | 22 Dec 2021 | 01:03:29 | |
Sara Mohan takes a trip to Hunsur (near Mysore, Karnataka) to meet world-renowned snake man Gerry Martin. In his cosy office, surrounded by tanks and tanks of snakes, Gerry unravels the mysterious world of serpents coil by marvellous coil. Who is the longest of them all? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_snakes Iranian Spider-tailed Viper: Eyelash Viper: How flying snakes fly? http://www.indiansnakes.org/mobileapp https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Don't go all Marie Kondo on the garden: Urban wildlife with Vena Kapoor | 08 Dec 2021 | 00:49:59 | |
How far would you go to see really cool wildlife?? https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Ocean's 6 : Real-life 'Planeteers' | 25 Nov 2021 | 00:55:22 | |
Crabs who live like hermits. Shells that look like sunsets. Stars that dress up in feathers. The beach is is a wondrous place. But how well do you know this familiar space and all its denizens? Probably not too well. TOTT catches up with the fondly and famously named Ocean's 6 for a seaside adventure in Chennai; it’ll leave you a little wiser about the magic land that is the ‘inter-tidal’. https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| TOTT Origin Story | 21 Nov 2021 | 00:02:28 | |
Why a Tigress? And what in the world is she doing on a Tuktuk? https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| TOTT - Ep 0 - Hello World | 20 Nov 2021 | 00:03:32 | |
Tigress on tuk-tuk meets the world! What is this show about? How was it born? Who is it for? https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Tree lessons on standing still and doing so much with Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli | 01 Aug 2024 | 01:09:18 | |
Ever noticed the trees around you? What do you reckon they are doing all day? Remember tree games from your childhood? Favorite tree treats? Do you think they communicate with each other? What trees are best for a city? How can you protect a tree? https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| 20,000 things under the sea with Chetana Purushotham | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:57:48 | |
For the season finale, we explore the underwater realm with wildlife biologist and ocean explorer, Chetana Purushotham. She takes us on a guided tour of coral reefs-these incredible ‘living-rocks’; plant-animal combos that support all kinds of life - lionfish, clownfish, yellow box fish… We even stop to listen to what reef fish sound like! We then float past lush sea grass meadows, slow down with nudibranchs, say hello to rays and sea cucumbers hanging out in the sand, swim through schooling fish and meet the cool creatures of the night-time seascape. Find out about unbelievable underwater partnerships and trace the origin of white beach sand back to a fish’s bum hole. https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| The Urban Wildlife Omnibus: A who’s who of city wildlife with Karthikeyan Srinivasan | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:52:52 | |
How well do you know your neighbours? No, not the human kind but other (more interesting!) creatures and critters that share city space with us. Leaf cutter bees who cut out chunks from leaves leaving behind perfectly scalloped leaf edges. Trees with wine goblet flowers and sticky seed pockets. Swallowtail butterflies that sashay about flower patches in busy roundabouts. Gorgeous geckos that hang out upside down on our ceilings. Bird songsters outside the windows. Wasp architects under the desk… Naturalist, photographer, writer and educator, Karthikeyan Srinivasan tells us story after story of many, many urban creatures. Inspired by Karthik’s blog and his first-hand accounts of various lifeforms, think of this as a collection of audio stories on the many celebrity critters and bird-next-door starlets hanging out around the ‘hood. https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Bird God Tricksters and Evolution Bribers: Bats with Rohit Chakravarty & Zareef Khan | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:53:19 | |
A mammal that can fly. Like proper flap-flap bird-fly. Bats are unicorn-level phantasmal creatures with Greek god fitness levels, living amongst us! This episode is dedicated to these marvellous, under-appreciated creatures and is a full blown effort to take on the undeserving bad raps that bats have. Dispelling myths, addressing batty Covid fears, getting into the true meaning of the term ‘batshit crazy’ and giving us logical, scientific suggestions to live considerate lives, making room for bats is a near impossible task. So we called the best man for the job - bat biologist Rohit Chakravarty who has worked with 100s of bats over the last 9 years. This episode also features Zareef Khan, a Van Gujjar from Uttarakhand and Rohit’s field assistant. He gives us incredible field stories on bats and banshees and keeps it real and relatable for regular (not-a-scientist) folks like you and me. https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| The Sticks, Leaves and Mudpies diet: Nature education with Chandini Chhabra | 02 Mar 2022 | 00:58:04 | |
Muddy hands. Sandy feet. Peaceful minds. Happy hearts. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00305/full https://childmind.org/article/why-kids-need-to-spend-time-in-nature/ https://www.childhoodbynature.com/going-local-why-kids-need-to-love-local-nature/ https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/07/children-local-nature-study/ https://www.davidsobelauthor.com/articles-and-film https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/nurtured-nature https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Magic wand spinnerets and Cliffhanger lifestyles: Spider stories with Samuel John | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:57:32 | |
Spiders give you the heebie-jeebies?? Make the hair on the back of your neck stand up? You running off to grab a shoe even at the thought of one? Hairy, Scary, Stealthy, ‘Scuttlers’ and messy Cobweb-makers, that’s what you’re thinking right? Ok, here’s the REAL, full, silken spider low down with Samuel John. How he went from shrieking, shoe-brandisher to big time spider lover. How Spiders are superb parents. How they produce crazy-valuable silk. How they are master-mind decision makers. How arachnophobia works and how humans actually have a rich history of spider appreciation and respect. Take a listen to some incredible spider stories and some live, edge-of-the-seat, spider action witnessed while walking around in a busy Indian neighbourhood. Also, this one’s got lots of laughs, guaranteed! https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Nature’s A cappella Band: Frogs & Toads with Dr. Seshadri K.S | 02 Feb 2022 | 01:02:49 | |
Amphibians are Nature’s best Percussionists, Beatboxers, Choral Singers and Vocalists. They are also Harbingers of the monsoon and Guardians of the earth’s life systems. Dr. Seshadri tells us all about these night-time superstars-how they sing, how they find love, how they parent, how he discovered new frog species and all the million ways in which we need these enigmatic creatures in our lives. Buckle up for a ribbiting story. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/comments/S0960-9822(06)02384-0 https://news.mongabay.com/2012/07/3000-new-species-of-amphibians-discovered-in-25-years/ https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/10/14/13147056/amphibian-extinction-frog-bd https://adamalonzi.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/amphibians-through-the-ages-why-frogs-matter/ https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||
| Drawing with hungry eyes: Nature Journaling with Sangeetha Kadur | 19 Jan 2022 | 00:43:51 | |
You a Writer? Artist? Doodler? Ardent notetaker? Scribbler of book edges? Post-it point-jotter? Paint brush wielder? Obsessive compulsive observer? Part-time portrait-maker? Full time Nature lover? Renowned artist and nature/wildlife illustrator, Sangeetha Kadur introduces us to the world of nature journaling. How to begin, techniques and tips, what art supplies to include in your kit, how to get out of your head, into nature and onto a journal page! This is a very hands-on episode..so feel free to whip out your art supplies (or just pen and paper), go find a little ‘sit spot’ and let her dulcet voice guide into trying out some fun stuff. http://greenscrapsjournal.blogspot.com/ https://www.instagram.com/green_scraps/?hl=en https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/blogs/what-is-nature-journaling https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/start-here https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Make-a-Date-with-Nature.pdf https://johnmuirlaws.com/sacrificial-pancakes-video/ https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en | |||