Episodes: 44
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 763 subscribers
Instagram: 8.0k followers
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Scott Taylor - Evolutionary biologist who explores bird science, behavior, ecology, and conservation through accessible storytelling and expert interviews.
Andy Caven - Sandhill And Whooping Crane Conservation, Wet Meadows, Habitat Protection, Private Ranches, And The Platte River.
Ryan Terrill - Feather Replacement, Molt, The Biological Costs Of Growing New Feathers, And Migration-related Feather Demands.
Cody Limber - Feather Structure, Development, Cellular Biology, Pigmentation, Pattern Formation, And The Evolutionary Origins Of Feathers.
Etienne Rouby - Albatross Longevity, Life History, Fisheries-related Conservation, Seabird Monitoring, And Sex-specific Reproductive Patterns.
Anusha Shankar - Hummingbird Metabolism, Energy Budgets, Torpor, Migration, Feeding Ecology, And Field Research Methods.
Okay, but how terrifying were terror birds?
October 08, 2026
E43. For millions of years, South America’s top predators weren’t cats or bears. They were birds, some taller than a person. Paleontologist Dr. Federico "Dino" Degrange of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba joins us to ask whether terror birds really earned their name. In this episode, you'll hear about: The surprising weapon a terror bird actually used to bring down its prey What left bite marks on one of the biggest terror birds ever found Why the last terror bird standing was one of the s...
Okay, but what happens when a bird gets sick?
October 01, 2026
E42. Birds get sick too, and a lot of what happens next looks surprisingly familiar. Dr. Andrea Townsend of Hamilton College has spent two decades following American crows through outbreaks, and she walks Scott through what illness really does to a bird, from the family it belongs to down to the clever brain it depends on. In this episode, you'll hear about: The surprising way crows choose their partners, and what it costs them when disease comes around What a stomach bug does to one of the c...
Okay, but griffins, and ligers, and birds, oh my!
September 24, 2026
E41. Centaurs, mermaids, minotaurs: we have been inventing creatures that are two things at once for as long as we have told stories. Birds do it for real. Dr. Glaucia Del-Rio of the Florida Museum of Natural History studies two Amazonian antbirds that meet where a river runs out, and what their offspring say about where one species ends. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why a river can be an impossible barrier for a bird with perfectly good wings, and what researchers found when they carr...
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Okay, But... Birds typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Academic researchers, evolutionary biologists, ornithologists, avian ecologists, and conservation leaders with specialized expertise in bird biology or habitat protection and the ability to explain research accessibly. Common among recent guests: Advanced research degrees or university appointments; Published scientific research in avian biology, ecology, or conservation; Leadership roles at bird-focused research or conservation organizations. Recent guests include Andy Caven, Ryan Terrill, and Cody Limber.
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