Latest Primates Podcast Episodes
Make Travel Meaningful: Earth Day Special with NatHab's Ben Bressler | S3E52
Talking Apes - April 18, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDoes connecting to a planet require seeing it? And at what cost to the environment, the wildlife, and people? Join us for an Earth Day special on Talking Apes Podcast as we chat with Ben Bressler, founder of Natural Habitat Adventures, about the transformative power of purposeful travel. 'We'...
Empathy and Sympathy in Conservation with Dr Kathayoon Khalil | S3E51
Talking Apes - January 17, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGreetings, troop! Welcome back to Talking Apes Season 3. We're kicking off 2024 with a thought-provoking episode featuring Kathayoon Khalil, conservation psychologist and education professional with a rich background spanning zoos, aquariums, museums, and nature centers. This week, our chat exp...
Ancient Us: The Evolutionary Journey of Apes with Dr Sergio Almécija | S3E50
Talking Apes - December 06, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEvolution - Who are we, where did we begin? The evolution of us and apes like us - gorillas, chimps, bonobos, and orangutans - likely began long before any of us resembled the apes of today. For Dr. Sergio Almécija that journey begins in the Miocene some 5-23 million years ago. Dr. Sergio Alméc...
Color & Pattern - Shaping Our Intentions and Actions with Thomas Wilson | S3E49
Talking Apes - November 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsColor and pattern of hair and skin play a powerful role in how primates interpret and interact with others and the world. Primates are the most colorful and pelage-diverse of all mammals. Thomas Wilson studies how color is more than skin-deep; sharing with Talking Apes listeners how monkeys and...
'Sincerely, a Black Primatologist' with Thomas Wilson | S3E49
Talking Apes - November 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBeyond Biology: Primate Pelage, Racism, and Academic Triumphs Colour and pattern of hair and skin play a powerful role in how primates interpret and interact with others and the world. Primates are the most colourful and pelage-diverse of all mammals. In this episode, we dive into the vibran...
Color & Pattern - Shaping Our Intentions and Actions with Thomas Wilson | S3E50
Talking Apes - November 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsColor and pattern of hair and skin plays a powerful role in how primates interpret and interact with others and the world. Primates are the most colorful and pelage diverse of all mammals. Thomas Wilson studies how color is more than skin-deep sharing with Talking Apes listeners how monkeys and...
The Mystery of the Lion-Eating Bili-Apes with Cleve Hicks & Toni Romani | S3E48
Talking Apes - October 17, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPrepare for an expedition deep into the heart of Africa's dense and secretive rainforests. On this week's episode of the Talking Apes Podcast, we're joined by two extraordinary scientists, Dr Cleve Hicks and Toni Romani, as they lead us into the enigmatic world of the Bili-Ape. Dr Hicks, Prim...
The Mystery of the Leopard-Eating Bili-Apes with Cleve Hicks & Toni Romani | S3E48
Talking Apes - October 17, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn this week's episode of Talking Apes Podcast, we're joined by two extraordinary scientists, Dr Cleve Hicks and Toni Romani, as they lead us into the enigmatic world of the Bili-Ape and beyond. Few people have ventured as far and deep into the Congo's dark and secretive forests as Dr Cleve Hic...
What Does It Mean To Be A Human Ape? With Dr Briana Pobiner | S3E47
Talking Apes - October 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsUnraveling the Meaty Mysteries of Human Evolution with Dr. Briana Pobiner This week on Talking Apes we journey back in time to explore our ancestral roots with Dr. Briana Pobiner. As a distinguished paleoanthropologist, Dr. Pobiner delves deep into the evolution of the human diet and the pivot...
Saving the Congo's Last Giants with GRACE's Dr Katie Fawcett | S3E46
Talking Apes - September 18, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA World Gorilla Day Special Exploring the Fate of the Colossal Grauer's Gorillas Situated on the eastern edge of the expansive Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo, GRACE holds the unique distinction of being the world's sole sanctuary for Grauer's gorillas. The largest primates o...
CHIMP EMPIRE: The Making of, with Diana Kanweri Behind the Scenes | S2E45
Talking Apes - July 11, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDiana Kanweri closes not only our special Making of Chimp Empire series, but Season 2 of Talking Apes. The talented Ugandan chimpanzee field guide and camera operator was the first ever Ugandan woman to work on the Ngogo Chimp Project and made an invaluable contribution to the Netflix docuseries...
CHIMP EMPIRE: The Making of, with Primatologist John Mitani Behind the Scenes | S2E44
Talking Apes - July 05, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings‘When I arrived at Ngogo, it didn’t take me long to figure out this place was unusual.’ For the second installment of our Making of Chimp Empire Series, we were privileged to have the esteemed Professor John Mitani as a guest on Talking Apes. John shared intimate stories about his extraordinar...
CHIMP EMPIRE: The Making of, with Director of Photography Ben Sadd Behind The Scenes | S2E43
Talking Apes - July 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings‘Chimpanzees are just incredibly special animals and I think what makes them so unique is their individuality. It’s such a privilege to be able to spend so much time with them.’ The third installation going behind-the-scenes of Chimp Empire in our four-part series celebrating World Chimp Day 20...
CHIMP EMPIRE: The Making of, with Director James Reed Behind the Scenes
Talking Apes - July 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings‘We didn’t decide what we wanted the story to be. We wanted the chimps to tell their story, and document that with the highest level of authenticity.’ Director James Reed is a visionary filmmaker whose work has captivated audiences around the world. His 2023 Netflix docuseries, Chimp Empire, s...
Primates, Parasites, and Podcasting with PrimateCast Host Andrew MacIntosh | S2E41
Talking Apes - June 20, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn recent years, podcasts have emerged as an innovative and accessible medium for science education. With their ability to engage, inform, and entertain listeners, podcasts have become an invaluable tool for disseminating knowledge about various scientific disciplines...including the best one of...
Apes and Monkeys Are Being Tortured on Social Media - Let’s End This, with SMACC's Nicola O'Brien | S2E40
Talking Apes - May 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHeld captive as pets, dressed in human clothes, forced to perform tricks, and in some cases, even brutally tortured and killed. These are just some of the despicable ways that primates and other wildlife are being exploited online for likes, shares, and cash. The rise of social media has unfor...
How Human Apes Learned to Talk with Dr Gillian Forrester | S2E39
Talking Apes - May 04, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDid tool-use lead to talking? Dr. Gilly Forrester’s groundbreaking research has contributed significantly to our understanding of the evolution of language in humans. Her work, focused on the cognitive abilities of great apes, has highlighted fascinating discoveries about their use of tools an...
Your Phone is Killing Great Apes, with Eco-Cell's Eric Ronay | S2E38
Talking Apes - April 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGadget Recycler-Ape Lover. This is how Eric Ronay signs off on all his emails. From his warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, Eric works diligently to not only save gorillas and their habitats, but also to save our precious environment while enacting lasting culture change. Eric, whose vision ...
Your Phone is Killing Great Apes with Eco-Cell's Eric Ronay | S2E38
Talking Apes - April 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGadget Recycler-Ape Lover. This is how Eric Ronay signs off on all his emails. From his warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, Eric works diligently to not only save gorillas and their habitats, but also to save our precious environment and enact lasting culture change. Eric, whose vision is cl...
Gorilla Ecotourism with Praveen Moman | S2E37
Talking Apes - April 11, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMountain gorilla tourism owes its legacy to one man - Praveen Moman. A visionary conservationist and entrepreneur, Praveen is also called the father of great ape ecotourism in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of Uganda. Praveen grew up surrounded by Uganda's natur...
The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus with David Quammen - Part 2 | S2E35
Talking Apes - March 13, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings"Viruses are the dark angels of evolution, terrific and terrible, without which, the immense biological diversity gracing our planet would collapse." In 2013 veteran science writer David Quammen wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times titled, The Next Pandemic: Not if, but When? Seven ye...
Walking with Gorillas, with Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka | S2E36
Talking Apes - March 12, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is a vet, conservationist, and founder of Conservation through Public Health. Join us this week on Talking Apes where she tells us about her new book Walking with Gorillas, which chronicles her journey towards becoming Uganda's first-ever wildlife veterinarian, and det...
ZOONOSIS IN THE SPOTLIGHT with Disease Detective Dr Tony Goldberg
Talking Apes - March 10, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIN THE SPOTLIGHT is a quarterly feature where we revisit past Talking Apes episodes that focus on highly critical issues. For our March 2023 instalment we're featuring our Season 1 episode with disease detective Dr Tony Goldberg, accompanied by three brand new podcasts exploring disease ecology ...
Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic with David Quammen - Part 1 | S2E34
Talking Apes - March 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings"Twelve years ago I heard a phrase that changed my life. I was sitting at a campfire in central Africa and heard, 'thirteen dead gorillas'. I didn't know it at the time, but that phrase was launching me on a long quest to understand the ecology and evolutionary biology of scary viruses." Join ...
All Creatures Great and Small with Pangolin Podcast Host Jack Baker | S2E33
Talking Apes - February 21, 2023 22:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we're going HOST TO HOST as Gerry is joined by fellow wildlife podcaster Jack Baker. Jack is creator and host of Pangolin: The Conservation Podcast which features over 100 episodes highlighting pioneering conservationists at the forefront of wildlife protection. Pangolins are Jack's...
Saving Half the Planet with Carl Safina | S2E32
Talking Apes - February 09, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCarl Safina is an American ecologist and author. He writes about our relationship with the natural world and the other beings that share it. ‘In my writing I explore our relationship with the living world—and how it could be better. My more recent work also probes how free-living animals experi...
Illuminating the Dark World of Animal Exploitation with Jo-Anne McArthur | S2E31
Talking Apes - January 27, 2023 22:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJo-Anne McArthur is a multiple award winning photojournalist who has spent over two decades travelling the world to document and bring to light the disturbing truth about our relationship with the other sentient beings that share our planet. Her unflinching photography has been acknowledged with...
Behind the Mic of Talking Apes with Host Gerry Ellis | S2E30
Talking Apes - December 28, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGreat apes — gorillas, chimps, orangutans and bonobos — have been Talking Apes host Gerry Ellis's life long passion. Discover where it started and how it's evolved as guest host Eric Cain explores the world of Talking Apes with photographer, film-maker and podcast host, Gerry Ellis. Long before...
Behind the Mic of Talking Apes with Host Gerry Ellis | S2E8
Talking Apes - December 28, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGreat apes — gorillas, chimps, orangutans and bonobos — have been Talking Apes host Gerry Ellis's life long passion. Discover where it started and how it's evolved as guest host Eric Cain explores the world of Talking Apes with photographer, film-maker and podcast host, Gerry Ellis. Long before...
The Tiny Gorilla Who Changed My Life Forever, With Rachel Hogan | S2E29
Talking Apes - December 20, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAt 22 years old, Rachel Hogan never dreamed that a three month volunteering trip to Africa would result in her becoming the director of one of the world's largest and most well known primate sanctuaries. Over two decades later, Rachel remains on the edge of Cameroon's rainforests overseeing fif...