
370-From Streams to Rivers with Ryan Skowronski
This week Ru sits down and chats with Ryan Skowronski, a PhD. student at Southern Illinois University. They chat about Ryan's path and his current project- looking at the spatial ecology of American P...
9 Aug 34min

369 - Identifying Individual Fish from Angler Photos with Sam Chasse
On this weeks episode Brendan is joined by Sam Chasse, a M.Sc Candidate from the University of Winnipeg with past guest Dr. Hasler! He's been working on a super cool project that involves Musky, mach...
26 Jul 55min

368 - Turning Passion into Purpose: Morgan Cleary's Unconventional Journey into Shark Research
Morgan Cleary's path to becoming a shark researcher wasn't defined by luck—it was built through hard work, determination, and an unwavering passion for marine science. From working three jobs to creat...
19 Jul 1h 6min

367 - Meet the new host Ru Bhattacharya
In this week's episode we chat with Ruhika Bhattacharya. Ru is just beginning her Master's degree at the University of Manitoba studying stress physiology in elasmobranchs. She will also be joining Th...
12 Jul 42min

366 - Navigating unintended consequences when a fish's name is changed with SCDNR's Assistant Fisheries Chief Lynn Quattro
This week, Preston chats with the Assistant Chief of SCDNR's Freshwater Fisheries Section Lynn Quattro. They discuss Lynn's meandering (riverine pun intended!) career journey and the myriad day-to-day...
5 Jul 46min

Episode 365 - GEN-FISH and using eDNA for phylogeography with Dr. Matthew Yates
On this weeks episode Brendan connects with Dr. Matthew Yates to talk about his work on GEN-FISH, a massive collaboration of researchers, professionals, and community-members who collectively worked t...
28 Jun 1h 25min

Episode 364 – Cobia, Tripletail, and Southern Flounder: The Importance of Bridging the Gap Between Anglers and Scientists with Dr. Dylan Kiene
This week, Conrad spoke with Dr. Dylan Kiene, a postdoctoral researcher at Mississippi State University and lifelong angler turned fisheries scientist. Dylan shares insights from his Ph.D. research on...
21 Jun 1h 9min

363 - Tennessee vs Alabama (Bass) with Tom Miles and Cole Harty
This week, Preston sits down with Tennessee Tech's Tom Miles and TWRA's Cole Harty to discuss the ongoing battle between Tennessee and Alabama. We aren't talking about football, but instead the invasi...
7 Jun 40min



















