Latest Mamma Podcast Episodes
Back Porch Birdwatching - Red-shouldered Hawks
Walkin' on the Wild Side - June 15, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutesIt's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side and this episode literally fell from the sky for Gabrielle and I! We are fortunate to have a family of Red-shouldered hawks living in our woods and they put on a show recently, literally waking Gabrielle up with their loud shrieking. So...
Invasive Parrots
Extinction Event - June 14, 2024 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAfter the US made its own native parrots go extinct, we found ourselves wishing for those lovable chatterboxes once again. And so we got ‘em. We delve into the origin stories and survival techniques of red crowned parrots, monk parakeets and more on this week’s episode. Leave us a voice messag...
The language of whales
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - June 12, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about recent studies on whale communication - do they really have a "language"? Or is it all media hype? Find out in this episode. Contact [email protected] for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on t...
Can you swim the Dead Sea?
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - June 05, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Oded Rahav about his adventures swimming across the Mediterranean and Dead Seas to raise awareness about the importance of water. Contact [email protected] for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on...
Eastern Rat Snakes - Climbing Constrictors
Walkin' on the Wild Side - June 01, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutesHey everyone, it's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side! This time, tragedy at with our screech owl family prompted us an opportunity to talk about the sometimes seemingly "cruel" side of Mother Nature. Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the back porch to talk about the often misiden...
Science & education outreach opportunities in the Bahamas
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - May 29, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Ancilleno Davis from the University of the Bahamas. They talk about the impact of Hurricane Dorian, which destroyed much of the university campus, on students and research at the university. They also talk about the importance of having local Bah...
The Greenland shark - the oldest fish in the sea
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - May 22, 2024 04:01 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the fascinating Greenland shark, which may be one of the longest living ocean animals. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmas...
Invasive Burmese Pythons
Extinction Event - May 17, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFrom escaped pets to snake rodeos, the Florida Everglades are a hotbed of bizarre occurrences. And these dwindling wetlands have become a reptile paradise for Invasive Burmese Pythons. But while these pythons thrive, native animal populations are being hunted to extinction before our very eyes. ...
The Magical Periodic Cicada
Walkin' on the Wild Side - May 15, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHey Everyone! I know we've done a podcast on cicadas earlier, but I couldn't help myself, I had to focus on the magical periodic cicadas. I'm flying solo for this episode, so join me on the back porch "studio" for a "magical" episode. The 13 year cicadas are emerging and making a lot of nois...
Anne Bonny - pirate queen
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - May 15, 2024 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the infamous female pirate Anne Bonny, her fascinating life and swashbuckling exploits. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysm...
Mary Read - pirate queen
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - May 08, 2024 04:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the infamous female pirate Mary Read, her fascinating life and swashbuckling exploits. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmas...
Baleen whales calling
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - May 01, 2024 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Julianne Wilder about the whale calls, the effects of climate change and underwater sound research. They also chat about the new paper she co-authored: Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North A...
Conversations from the Road - San Antonio
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 30, 2024 23:00 - 27 minutesHey everyone! Join us for a podcast on location during an "impromptu" trip to San Antonio! Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they chat about the beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas. Over a weekend, we found ourselves right smack in the middle of the largest festival of the year and during our t...
Cape Lion
Extinction Event - April 26, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThe black maned lions that roamed the southern most regions of South Africa, were reportedly so huge that they only preyed on large animals, including elephants, and they were also kind of outcasts. Find out what happened on this weeks episode! Drop us a line at [email protected] or l...
Dolphin and manatee chat
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIt's citizen science month! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Emma Giles and Bob Hirshorn from SciStarter about dolphin chat and manatee chat, two ocean-themed citizen science projects that you can find at SciStarter.com. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep pro...
A fishy noise in Florida
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsWhat were the strange noises heard in Tampa that drove people and pets crazy? Find out in this week's episode when Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Bob Hirshon and Emma Giles from SciStarter about citizen science projects in the ocean. If you liked this show please support us so ...
Small but Fierce Eastern Screech Owls
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 14, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutesGabrielle is back in the podcast chair and this time, we're talking about my favorite owl, the Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio). These little owls may be small, but they are fierce and formidable predators that keep our rodent and insect population in check! Join us on our back porch "pod...
The old man of the sea - Hemmingway and Booze
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the Old Man of the Sea Ernest Hemingway and his secret booze smuggling days. Keep tuned for some fun cocktail suggestions at the end of the episode. If you liked this show please support us so we ca...
Is absinthe illegal in the US?
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 03, 2024 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the history of that favourite tipple of pirates, writers and artists - absinthe. What is it and why was it made illegal. Like all good researchers they also ask about the science behind absinthe. If...
Episode 48: Teledyne Marine Talks Acoustic Imaging Technology
Marine Tech Talk - April 01, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode of Teledyne's Marine Tech Talk, we talk with Pim Kuus, Senior Hydrographer, and Product Manager for Instruments and Imaging at Teledyne Marine. We will discuss Teledyne Marine’s cutting-edge acoustic imaging technology and multibeam echosounder solutions, including the Teled...
The Carolina Pleistocene - The Age of Mega Mammals with Dr. Steve Fields
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 01, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutesWell, with Gabrielle traveling, I had to do this podcast on my own, but I'm not flying solo, I have a special guest! Join Dr. Steve Fields and I on location from the Museum of York County for a fabulous exhibit and discussion about the Pleistocene Epoch in the Carolinas. It's hard to believe t...
The White Vault - Ocean science and horror
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - March 27, 2024 04:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsAn oceanography research vessel working to collect Antarctic deep-sea sediment cores pulls up something unexpected from the depths of the Southern Ocean... what has ocean science education got to do with eldritch horrors from the ocean depths - find out on this episode! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr ...
King Island Emu
Extinction Event - March 22, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt's one of the fastest extinctions we've ever done on the show. An Emu half the size of its mainland brethren on Tasmania and Australia will completely disappear in just a handful of years. And somehow machine guns find their way into this story, too... Leave us a voice message at: speakpipe....
Florida dolphins and toxic plastic chemicals
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - March 20, 2024 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Miranda Dziobak about the toxic chemicals from plastics that are being found in Florida's dolphins, and the threat that these chemicals pose to marine mammals. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 ...
The Fantastic Frozen Frog
Walkin' on the Wild Side - March 15, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWe're back! After a little "hiatus" due to technical issues (love today's technology), we're kicking off 2024 with a new podcast on the fantastic frozen frog. Wood frogs are small little frogs with some incredible adaptations to allow them a competitive advantage, such as explosive breeding, e...
Got Climate/Ocean Anxiety? Try Talking About the Climate/Oceans. Here is how I talk about Climate/Ocean Conservation.
How To Protect The Ocean - March 15, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAndrew Lewin shares his tips and experiences on effectively communicating about ocean conservation and climate change. He emphasizes the importance of communication in addressing climate anxiety and highlights his strategy for engaging listeners in conversations about ocean conservation. Tune...
Bridging Gaps: How FINstitute Connects Students and Conservation Projects
How To Protect The Ocean - March 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAndrew Lewin interviews Aliah Banshik and Luca Hoffecker, founders of FINstitute, a student organization at James Cook University in Australia. Aliah and Luca, both master's students in marine science and conservation, share their inspiration for creating FINstitute and how it supports students ...
Right whale stranding at Martha's Vineyard - grave concerns for an endangered species
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - March 13, 2024 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the recent right whale stranding in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and the continuing threat that shipping and lobster gear entanglement poses to endangered North Atlantic right whales. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep pro...
Navigating the High Seas Treaty: A Year in Review
How To Protect The Ocean - March 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAndrew Lewin is joined by Nichola Clark, director of the Ocean Governance Team, to discuss the progress made since the High Seas Treaty was agreed upon a year ago. They explore what still needs to be done to bring about ocean conservation beyond national boundaries. Tune in to learn about the...
Navigating Climate Anxiety: Tips for Coping and Taking Action
How To Protect The Ocean - March 08, 2024 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAndrew Lewin addresses the growing issue of climate anxiety and offers three research-based strategies to help cope with these feelings of powerlessness. Listeners are encouraged to take action and make a difference for the ocean despite the challenges posed by climate change. Link to article:...
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