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National Parks’ Best Fangirl (ft Ashley Locke)
Episode 26: National Parks (ft Ashley Locke) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Our wonderful colleague Ashley Locke discusses her first and greatest love: America’s National Parks. In this episode, we’ll pick Ashley’s brain, which is chock full of National Parks history, trivia,…
Read MoreEight-Legged Drum Solo ft Dr. Dustin Wilgers
Episode 25: Eight-Legged Drum Solo (ft Dr. Dustin Wilgers) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Cassie and Allan talk to Spider Scientist Dustin Wilgers as he delves into the elaborate world of spider communication, as well as spider senses, arachnophobia, and what it’s…
Read MoreBlack Tailed Prairie Dog
Black-tailed Prairie-dog Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed prairie dogs, named for their black-tipped tails and dog-like “bark,” once lived throughout the Great Plains in “towns” that extended for miles and contained hundreds of thousands of individuals. Current dog towns seldom exceed 100 acres due to changes in land use and poisoning. They excavate a complex underground system…
Read MoreThe Smallest Falcon (ft. Deb Williams)
Episode 24: The Smallest Falcon (ft. Deb Williams) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Kestrels may be small, but they have plenty of attitude to survive and thrive in most of North America. Naturalist Deb Williams joins host Nicole Brown to dive into some…
Read MoreDanger Bugs (ft. Nicole and Alicia)
Episode 23: Danger Bugs (ft. Nicole and Alicia) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Cicada Killer – Photo by Dendroica cerulea on Flickr Join Naturalists Nicole Brown and Alicia Oberg as they delve into the world of dangerous insects. They talk wasps, sure, but also butterflies…
Read MoreBeat the Heat, Kick the Cold, and Stay Hydrated (ft Alicia Oberg)
Episode 22: Beat the Heat, Kick the Cold, and Stay Hydrated (ft Alicia Oberg) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Fuzzy flowers, tree popsicles, bumblebee shivers, nocturnal cacti, jackrabbit ears, and vulture poop. This episode has everything! Join Alicia and Allan as they…
Read MoreNative Plants (ft. Brad Guhr)
Episode 21: Plant Native! (ft. Brad Guhr) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Naturalist Nicole Brown is joined by Brad Guhr of Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston Kansas for a nerd session on why native plants are awesome. Tune in for information…
Read MoreThe Lure of Fishing (ft Hollie Sanders)
Episode 20: The Lure of Fishing (ft Hollie Sanders) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List This ridiculously wholesome episode features our friend and colleague from the Central Arkansas Nature Center, Hollie Sanders, who finds fishing absolutely alluring. Rachel and Hollie talk fishing stories,…
Read MoreShorebirds (ft. Allan Saylor)
Episode 19: Shorebirds (ft Allan Saylor) Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List Naturalist Allan talks about shorebirds and seabirds, their amazingly dangerous migration, and his adventures in getting pooped at. Shorebirds? Seabirds? Allan is a fan! Here he is building an exclosure around…
Read MoreOur Least Favorite Things
Episode 17: Our Least Favorite Things Subscribe for more episodes! Find That’s My Favorite on your favorite podcast app. < Back to Episode List In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, we got (almost) all of our naturalists to share about their LEAST favorite things. We’ve got cockleburs, snake poop, spiders, leeches, and more. These…
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