Birds & Nerds at SXSW 2026 | It All Begins With Birds | Ramona Schindelheim & Dr. Elizabeth Gray
This episode of the Birds & Nerds podcast was recorded live on stage at SXSW 2026 in Austin, featuring Dr. Elizabeth Gray, CEO of the National Audubon Society, and podcast host and journalist Ramona S...
31 Mar 40min
Birds & Nerds | Bestselling Author Amy Tan on Finding Hope and Beauty in Your Own Backyard
Bestselling author Amy Tan says ten years ago she was so overwhelmed with despair at the state of the world, she turned to the natural beauty in her own backyard — specifically birds — in search of ho...
10 Mar 36min
Birds & Nerds | The Transformative Power of Music and Birdsong | Eric Alper
A specific song can be our own powerful time machine — reminding us of a past experience — good or bad. And it can also help us make sense of the current world around us. In this episode of the Birds ...
3 Mar 32min
Birds & Nerds | Expats and Birds Take Flight
Have you ever fallen in love with a city hours after you first stepped off the plane? Did it make you want to pack your bags and move there, even if it was in another country? That happened to Mike Hu...
24 Feb 34min
Birds & Nerds | Birds Are Dinosaurs!
Did you know that birds are living dinosaurs? 66 million years ago, a huge asteroid struck Earth, triggering earthquakes, tsunamis, and global wildfires, plunging the planet into darkness, and wiping ...
20 Jan 33min
Birds & Nerds | Americans feel isolated, invisible, and insignificant and it's hurting our health
America is in the midst of a loneliness crisis. People of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds are feeling isolated, invisible, and insignificant. Social disconnection and digital isolation are ramp...
25 Nov 202536min
Birds & Nerds | A pencil is just a pencil... unless it is a Blackwing
A pencil is just a pencil… unless it's a Blackwing. Welcome to the Birds & Nerds podcast. In each episode, we explore a random topic — today, we're all in on the best pencil EVER made — and, as always...
4 Nov 202537min
