Latest Work-life-balance Podcast Episodes
Ep. 35: Taylor Hori
Bug Talk - November 04, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutesIn this weeks episode, Natalie talks with MSU Entomology undergraduate student, Taylor Hori. Taylor is returning to school for a second degree, this time in entomology! Taylor and Natalie talk about the pros and cons of being an older returning student, what led Taylor from English to Entomology...
Ep. 34: Jessica Kansman
Bug Talk - October 28, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode, Zsofia, Jennifer and Kayleigh talk to Dr. Jessica Kansman who got her B.S. in Entomology from MSU. She then went on to complete a Ph.D. at the University of Missouri and is now a postdoc with Dr. Sara Hermann (listen to Episode 14 for a chat with her) at Penn State. We talked ab...
Ep. 33: Willye Bryan
Bug Talk - October 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Zsofia talked to Willye Bryan about her career in entomology and her involvement in editing "Memoirs of Black Entomologists: Reflections on childhood, University and career experiences", a book published by the Entomological Society of America in 2015 and now available online fr...
Ep. 32: Bryan Stanley
Bug Talk - October 14, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesThis week cohosts Ariana and Natalie talked with Bryan Stanley, a second year PhD student in the physics department here at MSU and an outreach coordinator for Women and Minorities in Physical Sciences (WaMPS, follow them on instagram @msuwamps). We discussed Bryan's culinary skills and how he t...
Ep. 31: Ben Werling
Bug Talk - October 07, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutesIn this episode, Jen talks with MSU Vegetable Extension Educator Dr. Ben Werling. We talk about Ben's journey through grad school, what it's like to work in extension, playing cello in a music group about Michigan's Great Lakes, and advice for aspiring extension educators.
Ep. 30: Michael Kalwajtys
Bug Talk - September 30, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutesCo-hosts Andrea Glassmire and Zsofia Szendrei chatted with MSU Entomology undergraduate Michael Kalwajtys, who is starting his junior year in our department this fall. Mike discovered entomology after finding out that his passion for video games does not translate well to a career in computer sc...
Ep. 29: Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC)
Bug Talk - September 23, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutesIn this episode, we talked with Manpreet Kaur Kohli, Aaron Goodman, and Melissa Sanchez Herrera, three members of the Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC) initiative. We chat about the origin of EntoPOC, how you can get involved, and their future plans! We also get to know a little bit more about wh...
Ep. 28: Insects for Inclusion - Jessica and Magda
Bug Talk - September 16, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesThis week cohosts Ariana and Jen chatted with graduate students Jessica Maccarro and Magda Argueta-Guzman from University of California Riverside. We discussed their research, how the awesome idea for 'Insects for Inclusion' was started (follow them on Instagram @insects4inclusion), which is a p...
Ep. 27: John Clark
Bug Talk - September 09, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutesDr. John Clark is the recipient of this year's MSU Entomology Alumnus Award. He is a professor and environmental toxicologist at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In this episode Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to John about how he got into entomology, his experiences as a graduate student,...
Ep. 26: Joy Landis
Bug Talk - September 02, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutesIn this podcast Zsofia and Joy Landis - communications manager and assistant coordinator of the IPM Program - talked about how she got into communication, her interest in design, photography and relationship to digital and social media platforms. We also chatted about her family, travel, things ...
Ep. 25: Henry Chung
Bug Talk - August 26, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode Zsofia talked to Dr. Henry Chung, assistant professor in the MSU Entomology Department. He talked about his life growing up in Singapore, the cultural and linguistic diversity and school system, the geographic restrictions of a small nation. He then lived in Melbourne, Australia ...
Ep. 24: Ellie Camerato and Jenna Walters
Bug Talk - August 19, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutesThis week Ariana chatted with M.S. students Ellie Camerato and Jenna Walters. They discussed what led them to where they are now, with Ellie doing systematic research in entomology and Jenna studying pollination ecology in blueberries. They also discussed how COVID-19 and the campus shut down af...
Ep. 23: Dan Turner
Bug Talk - August 12, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutesIn this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Dan Turner, graduate student in the Wetzel lab. He is currently the graduate student representative on the Entomology Department's Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee so we touched on topics related to this issue. We talked about why he ...
Ep. 22: Oscar Castaneda
Bug Talk - August 05, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutesIn this episode of Bug Talk, Andrea chats with Oscar Castaneda, a GIS specialist at Michigan State University. In his spare time, Oscar is an activist for the civil rights of immigrants and is Vice President of the Action of Greater Lansing organization. Oscar was born in Guatemala and was edu...
Ep. 21: Marisol Quintanilla
Bug Talk - July 29, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesIn this episode, Ariana and Zsofia talked to Dr. Marisol Quintanilla, nematologist at MSU Entomology. Marisol talked to us about how she got an M.S. and Ph.D. in nematology in Dr. George Bird's lab, and her life as an entomologist in Guam. She also talked to us about her three children and husba...
Ep. 20: Felicia Wu and David Hennessy
Bug Talk - July 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourIn this podcast we talked to Drs. Felicia Wu and David Hennessy from the Departments of Food Science & Human Nutrition and Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics about their recent USDA grant investigating the relationship between the prevalence of aflatoxin and Bt corn. We also chatted with t...
Ep. 19: Marianna Szucs
Bug Talk - July 15, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutesThis episode's guest is Marianna Szucs, assistant professor in the entomology department. She and Zsofia chatted about her path from geology to entomology, why she chose evolutionary biology as her research theme and what life is like as a foreigner. Marianna also talked about her hobbies.
Ep. 18: Mary Gardiner
Bug Talk - July 08, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutesIn this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to Dr. Mary Gardiner, entomology professor at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in the Landis lab and since became well-known for her work on vacant lots. Mary is the incoming president of the Northcentral Branch ESA, starting in 2021, a...
Ep. 17: Rob Morrison
Bug Talk - July 01, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode of Bug Talk, Jen chats with MSU alumnus, Dr. Rob Morrison. Rob is currently a Research Entomologist for the USDA-ARS Center for Animal Health and Grain Research in Manhattan, KS. We chat about his work in stored product pest management and chemical ecology, grad school in German...
Ep. 16: Osten Eschedor
Bug Talk - June 24, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutesThis week cohosts Ariana and Jen talked with MSU undergrad Osten Eschedor. They discussed what led her to major in entomology, why she chose MSU, if eating insects is ethical, her favorite and least favorite field days, and how she ended up having a pet raccoon.
Ep. 15: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Julianna Wilson
Bug Talk - June 17, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutesToday's podcast guest is Dr. Julianna Wilson who is the applied tree fruit academic specialist in our department. She is also chair of the department's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee and member of the CANR diversity committee. We talked to her about the role of these committees and th...
Ep. 14: Sara Hermann
Bug Talk - June 10, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutesIn this podcast Dr. Sara Hermann, assistant professor at Penn State University, chats with Andrea Glassmire, Ali Zahorec and Kayleigh Hauri. Sara is an alumna of our department - Landis lab - earning her Ph.D. in 2019. In this episode she describes what it's like juggling a dual career position ...
Ep. 13: Marjorie Weber
Bug Talk - June 03, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutesOn this episode of Bug Talk, Ariana and Jen chat with Dr. Marjorie Weber, evolutionary ecologist and assistant professor at Michigan State University's Plant Biology department. We chat about the importance of art, diversity in science, and her career journey researching plant-arthropod mutualis...
Ep. 12: Colin Bailey and Ellie Darling
Bug Talk - May 27, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutesThis week our cohosts, Ariana and Natalie, talked with M.S. students Colin Bailey and Ellie Darling from MSU. We discussed their love for drawing, crazy things you can get from yard sales, if they are team Friends or The Office, and team Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. Listen in to hear our c...
Ep. 11: Jen Pechal
Bug Talk - May 20, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesIn this episode Ali and Zsofia chatted with Dr. Jen Pechal about maintaining insect colonies at home during quarantine, traveling to do research on different continents, her childhood inspiration for studying decomposition, her garden and animals in her backyard, and teaching.
Ep. 10: Logan Appenfeller
Bug Talk - May 13, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutesThis week Logan Appenfeller and Kayleigh Hauri discuss Zoom defenses and post-graduation plans, fantasy books, and real-life superpowers. Congratulations Logan, and good luck with the move and the new job!
Ep. 9: MSU ENT Postdocs
Bug Talk - May 06, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesIn today’s podcast Andrea Glassmire talks to four current postdocs in the Entomology Department, Drs. Eli Bloom, Kelsey Graham, Nate Haan, and Benjamin Jarrett, to find out what life is like as a postdoc at Michigan State University. Our conversation spanned many topics including how we found ou...
Ep. 8: Therese Poland
Bug Talk - April 29, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutesIn this podcast Ariana, Jen and Zsofia talk to Dr. Therese Poland about her life growing up in Canada, how she found a career in forest entomology focusing on chemical ecology, and running 20 marathons. We also chatted about the Michigan Entomological Society and her recently becoming the coedit...
Ep. 7: Brianna Alred
Bug Talk - April 22, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesThis week we chat with Brianna Alred, graduate student in the Szucs Lab, about the transition to grad school and best places to go hiking in Michigan. Hosts of this episode were Ariana and Kayleigh.
Ep. 6: Rufus Isaacs
Bug Talk - April 15, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutesJoin us this week as we chat with Dr. Rufus Isaacs and discuss hobbies outside of science, how to tell someone they have their facts wrong, and Detroit’s top museums. Hosts of this episode were Andrea, Jen, and Kayleigh. Rufus’s band recommendation: https://newenafrobeat.bandcamp.com/
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