The Truth About American Black Bears (Classic)
Originally recorded in 2020, this episode dives into the fascinating world of the American black bear—one of North America’s most adaptable and misunderstood large mammals. From dense forests to subu...
13 Apr 1h 2min
Migration Collapse: The Alarm Bells Are Ringing
Chris reframes migration as a planet-connecting system that moves energy and nutrients and keeps ecosystems in sync—now facing a growing “migration collapse,” where patterns break down before species ...
8 Apr 52min
Meerkats: The Tiny Sentinels Guarding the Desert (Revisited)
In this re-release, Chris and Angie highlight why Meerkats may be small, but their world is anything but simple. Native to the arid regions of southern Africa, these highly social mammals live in tigh...
6 Apr 1h 2min
De-Extinction: A Scientist’s Perspective from Inside a Cloning Lab
Chris draws on his PhD-era experience at Texas A&M—including meeting Dewey, the world’s first cloned deer—to unpack de-extinction and why cloning is far harder and less efficient than headlines sugges...
1 Apr 58min
Living Nightmares of the Deep: Anglerfish (Revisited)
Chris and Angie venture into the darkest depths of the ocean to meet one of the most bizarre and misunderstood creatures on Earth—the anglerfish. In this episode, we explore how these deep-sea preda...
30 Mar 1h 25min
Secrets of the Bees with Dr. Sammy Ramsey
Chris welcomes Dr. Sammy Ramsey (“Dr. Bugs”), entomologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, to discuss Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic, Disney+/Hulu). They explore surprising bee inte...
25 Mar 40min
Monarch Butterfly- Revisited (Making a Comeback!)
Bringing back an older episode, but a classic! This week, great news as Monarch Butterfly winter populations have regained 60% of their population numbers vs previous years! Once again, conservation i...
23 Mar 1h 31min
Masters of Disguise: The Incredible Sea Dragons (From the Vault)
This was our 50th episode we did back in 2018. How far we have come over the years. Sea dragons are among the most extraordinary fish on Earth, found only in the temperate coastal waters of southern...
16 Mar 1h 9min
