The Wild Life with Jason Goldman

The Wild Life (EP28): Justin Gregg on dolphin myths, animal emotions & the culture-conservation clash

Jason Goldman — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:36:00 GMT

Dolphin researcher, author and voice actor Justin Gregg drops by The Wild Life! He and Jason talk about whether animals have emotions and personalities, what it's like to be a dolphin researcher, and what happens when cultural traditions come into conflict with animal welfare and conservation. Follow Justin on Twitter: @justindgregg.

Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of 'The Wild Life' features an in-depth conversation about animals and wildlife. Topics range from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the intersection of wildlife and art, the critters in your own backyard, and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 27): Melissa Cronin on gibbon songs, penguin poop & killer whales in captivity

Jason Goldman — Mon, 11 May 2015 16:00:00 GMT

Jason sits down with science writer Melissa Cronin to chat about gibbon songs and penguin poop. In this wide-ranging conversation they share tales of interacting with readers online, discuss their complex emotions regarding killer whales in captivity, and more. Formerly of The Dodo, Melissa is now producing a web series about our planet called "Down to Earth". Follow Melissa on Twitter: @melissa_cronin

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The Wild Life (EP26): Actress Christina Ochoa on scientific diving, pet snakes & balancing your passions

Jason Goldman — Mon, 04 May 2015 13:15:00 GMT

Actress Christina Ochoa stops by to chat with Jason about scientific diving, keeping snakes as pets (she's got a ball python named Riker!), and balancing her passions for both acting and science. Follow Christina on Twitter: @christina_ochoa.

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The Wild Life (EP25): Dani Dagan on fieldwork, mating lizards & being a wildlife intern

Jason Goldman — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:50:00 GMT

Jason chats with US National Park Service wildlife intern Dani Dagan about the differences between doing fieldwork in the Alaskan wilderness and in the Santa Monica mountains of Los Angeles. Bonus: learn all about the different strategies that side-blotched lizards use to mate! Follow Dani on Twitter & Instagram: @DaniDagan.

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The Wild Life (EP24): Entomologists, new species & a famous mountain lion

Jason Goldman — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:26:00 GMT

In this episode of 'The Wild Life', Jason makes yet another visit to the Natural History Museum in LA, where he hangs out and chats about bugs with entomologists Emily Hartop and Lisa Gonzalez. They talk about 30 new species of flies that they discovered in LA and about local mountain lion P-22's awkward run-in with the media.

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The Wild Life (EP 23): Michael Habib on dinosaurs, dragons & Game of Thrones

Jason Goldman — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:44:00 GMT

This week on The Wild Life Jason chats with palaeontologist Michael Habib about the return of the Brontosaurus and why we're so attached to that particular dino. Also, find out whether those super-sized dragons in the new season of Game of Thrones would really be able to fly. Don't forget to subscribe to The Wild Life! Follow Michael on Twitter: @aeroevo

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The Wild Life (EP 22): Alie Ward on insects, natural history research & making your bed

Jason Goldman — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 05:20:00 GMT

The always hilarious Alie Ward drops by 'The Wild Life' to gossip with Jason about insects. They talk adolescent wildlife antics, how natural history research is conducted and why Alie makes her bed every morning. Also, they catalogue all the animals and plants they saw while hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains. Follow Alie on Twitter and Instagram.

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The Wild Life (EP 21): Dan Blumstein on groundhogs, animal personalities & social dynamics

Jason Goldman — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:54:00 GMT

Evolutionary biologist Dan Blumstein stops by The Wild Life to talk about marmots (better known as groundhogs). Dan and Jason talk marmot behaviour, what it means to say that animals have personalities and how some animals avoid being gobbled up by other animals. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review The Wild Life!

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The Wild Life (EP20): Jennifer Hall on taxidermy, intersections & illustrations

Jason Goldman — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:45:00 GMT

Jason visits the Prey Taxidermy studio once again, this time to chat with science illustrator and taxidermist Jennifer Hall. They chat about the intersection between science and art, Jennifer's conservation work in South Africa and Costa Rica, and why illustrations are so valuable for palaeontology. Follow Jennifer on Twitter: @artandevolution.

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The Wild Life (EP 19): Elizabeth Long on butterfly mimicry, feral cats & Mammal March Madness

Jason Goldman — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:03:00 GMT

Lepidopterist Elizabeth Long brings her butterfly net to 'The Wild Life' this week to talk to Jason Goldman about her work studying butterflies along the California coast and the science of butterfly mimicry. They also discuss their strategies for predicting the winners of Mammal March Madness. Follow Elizabeth on twitter: @Chlosyne

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 18): Wildlife filmmakers Justin Grubb & Alex Goetz

Jason Goldman — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:18:00 GMT

'The Wild Life' is coming at you this week from snowy Sun Valley in Idaho! Wildlife filmmakers Justin Grubb and Alex Goetz are finalists in Nat Geo WILD's 'Wild to Inspire' film competition, which is part of the Sun Valley Film Festival. They talk with Jason about wildlife filmmaking in Central America, how films can be used to inspire conservation and more. Follow Justin and Alex on Twitter: @RunningWildTV.

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 17): Dave Steen on indigo snakes, conservation & turtle CPR

Jason Goldman — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:30:00 GMT

Jason Goldman heads to America's Deep South for this week's 'The Wild Life'! He catches up with wildlife biologist Dr Dave Steen, who is working on a project to reintroduce the beautiful indigo snake to the forests of southern Alabama. Find out how wildlife conservation projects like that work ... and hear about the time that Dave saved a turtle's life by giving it mouth-to-mouth! Follow Dave on twitter: @AlongsideWild

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 16): Allis Markham on frozen carcasses, bad taxidermy & the science of stuffing

Jason Goldman — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:00:00 GMT

On this episode of 'The Wild Life', expert taxidermist Allis Markham stops by to chat with Jason about the journey a specimen takes from frozen carcass to work of art, and her own journey to the fascinating world of taxidermy. Also, why is crap taxidermy suddenly so popular? Follow Allis on Twitter: @AllisMarkham.

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 15): Sophie Parker on conservation, biodiversity & why we should protect animals

Jason Goldman — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:33:00 GMT

Joining Jason this week on 'The Wild Life' is Sophie Parker, acting director of Urban Conservation in the Los Angeles office of The Nature Conservancy (Twitter: @Conserve_CA). They discuss why it makes sense to think of conserving not just birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and the rest, but also micro-organisms. They also break down recent debates over whether nature should be conserved for its own sake or for the benefit of humans. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review 'The Wild Life'!

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 14): Phil Torres on butterfly poison, cobra venom & mining in the Amazon

Jason Goldman — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:00:00 GMT

Entomologist, television host and butterfly lover Phil Torres joins Jason to get nerdy about male butterflies that present females with gifts of poison (it's sweet, really). Find out how illegal gold mining is devastating the Amazon rainforest and why there is still reason to hope that things will improve. Plus: Phil tells Jason about getting cobra venom in his eye and there's a bonus musical performance. Follow Phil on Twitter: @phil_torres

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 13): Jeff Cremer on wildlife photography, leafcutter ants & optical physics

Jason Goldman — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:03:00 GMT

Wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer stops by to chat with Jason while on a brief break from photographing animals in the Peruvian Amazon. He tells the story about the time he almost lost his photo setup to an army of leafcutter ants, and explains the optical physics that allow him to get such stunning shots. Follow Jeff on twitter: @JCremerPhoto

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 12): Greg Pauly on reptiles, citizen science & invasive species

Jason Goldman — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:20:00 GMT

Gecko enthusiast Greg Pauly joins Jason this week to talk about all things reptilian (and amphibian). They chat about his work as herpetology curator at LA's Natural History Museum, the critical role of citizen science in helping researchers understand urban biodiversity and how the Interstate Highway System suddenly allowed for the spread of invasive species like never before.

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 11): Brian Switek on dinosaurs, dead things & 'de-extinction'

Jason Goldman — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:15:00 GMT

Science writer Brian Switek joins Jason Goldman to talk about dead things. From Ice Age mammals trapped in tar beneath Los Angeles to dinosaur behaviour and the science of ‘de-extinction’, this week The Wild Life is all about death. Follow Brian on Twitter: @laelaps

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 10): Aaron Pomerantz on rainforests, cool insects & eating bugs

Jason Goldman — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:15:00 GMT

Having just returned from an expedition in the Amazon, entomologist and science reporter Aaron Pomerantz joins fellow Los Angelean Jason Goldman to talk all things insects. Aaron shares stories of eating strange bugs in the jungle, while Jason entertains with tales of strange meats in Africa. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @AaronPomerantz

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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The Wild Life (EP 9): Cara Santa Maria on lions, whale sharks & rodent neurobiology

Jason Goldman — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Cara Santa Maria takes a seat behind the microphone this week on The Wild Life. There's talk of lions and whale sharks, Cara tells Jason about her time studying rodent neurobiology, and Jason tests Cara's knowledge of dogs. Also, The Lion King. Follow Cara: @carasantamaria

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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