Coffee & Geography 1x11 Lucy Eckersley (UK)

Kit talks to The Punk Biologist, Lucy Eckersley (she/her) over a classic brew of Yorkshire Tea (& kombucha!), chatting about amine, exploding leeches, living in Nagasaki, amongst other things! A certain 'mini geographer' also makes a cameo appearance! Lucy is a wildlife biologist by training and uses her knowledge to talk to young people interested in careers in veterinary and animal sciences. She is also a presenter and stand up comic, focusing on stories of field work gone wrong! Some links to things mentioned in the chat: - Lucy’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXHIGVcKmDfAVBlGA9FLEQ (includes the full video of the CBBC clip) - 'Walking The Wall for Will' fundraiser for CARE: https://www.justgiving.com/team/WalkingTheWallforWill - Live, Laugh, Lovecraft D&D podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-laugh-lovecraft/id1559124510) - 'Caper' outdoor educational app (https://www.caper.co/) Expand your Geography community by connecting with Lucy via Twitter (https://twitter.com/PunkBiologist), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/punkbiologist/) and her website (http://www.punkbiologist.com/) The chat was recorded on 6th June 2021 ==About Coffee & Geography== The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know. If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink! Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod. The Coffee & Geography Podcast is a 'Geogramblings' production, hosted and produced by Kit Rackley (they/them). The podcast is supported by generous donations via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley, and takes advice from an advisory board of volunteers.