181: Loggerhead Turtles w/ Jesse Gilbert!
^{00:43:24 | Episode: 181 | February 15th, 2023}

Join Ellen and special guest, President and CEO of the Texas State Aquarium Jesse Gilbert, for a review of the living tanks of the sea: loggerhead turtles! We discuss the challenges faced by sea turtles in a changing world, the aquarium’s work rescuing and rehabilitating loggerhead turtles and other marine life, and the magic of connecting with another species.

154 An Exeter garden awakes
^{30:58 | Episode: 158 | February 11th, 2023}

We captured this passage of time on a visit to some friends in Exeter last year in April during a spell of fine weather. It turned out to be a silky soft recording of a spring garden at dawn.

180: Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle & Indian Muntjac
^{00:59:16 | Episode: 180 | February 10th, 2023}

Christian throws down with the Japanese rhinoceros beetle & Ellen goes on a journey through evolutionary history with the Indian muntjac. We discuss the toxic masculinity of beetles and why the Indian muntjac’s bark is just as bad as their bite.

73 – Manta Ray / Tailor
^{00:14:50 | Episode: 73 | February 10th, 2023}

153 Freezing January rain under Britain’s highest pylon (sleep safe)
^{23:33 | Episode: 157 | February 4th, 2023}

At over 600 feet high, and visible for miles, this giant mass of steel pylon on Swanscombe Marsh on the Thames Estuary has a sister. They stand together, like monoliths either side of the sprawling Thames, holding up cables, and silently serving society’s insatiable thirst for power.

The Hidden Histories of Plant Science
^{00:19:47 | Season: 8 | Episode: 13 | February 3rd, 2023}

A Black botanist is on a mission to discover the hidden stories of Black plant scientists throughout history. Shawn Abrahams shares how Black people are responsible for vanilla cupcakes, and the microscopes you use in science class! Plus, hear how Shawn started their own journey to becoming a botanist and historian, with the help of Wikipedia.

72 – Mechanic / Manatee
^{00:14:37 | Episode: 72 | February 3rd, 2023}

On his private space station high above Earth, Professor Burkhead has begun conducting a ground-breaking social experiment. Each week, his “Unifier” pairs together two unlikely creatures and puts them in a room together where the two subjects (an accountant and a giant squid, one week; a porcupine and a ballerina the next, etc) talk, debate, get to know each other, and maybe learn something new about themselves in the process.

179: Spider Monkey w/ Dr. Michelle Rodrigues!
^{00:48:00 | Episode: 179 | February 1st, 2023}

Ellen & special guest, primatologist and biological anthropologist Dr. Michelle Rodrigues, review the ballerinas of the Central and South American rain forests: spider monkeys. We discuss what life in the treetops looks like through a spider monkey’s big beautiful eyes, the latest innovations in butt-scratching technology, and the power of friendship.