Today we sit down with National Geographic Explorer and Wildlife Ecologist, Dr. Rae Wynn Grant. She has spent her career exploring some of the wildest places on the planet, conducting research on animals like lions, tigers, bears and lemurs. In this episode Dr. Rae Wynn Grant inspires us and educates us on how we can all contribute to conservation. Don't fo ... Show More
Feb 26
357: Trail Tales 88 ft. Creeps and Crimes
Today’s stories include haunted cabins, fake moose, symbolic dragonflies, probable alien abductions and a whole lot of yapping. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers! For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us o ... Show More
1h 30m
Feb 2022
Carnivore Ecology (LIONS, TIGERS, & BEARS) with Rae Wynn-Grant
<p>Ah, charismatic megafauna! Teeth, claws, fur, hibernation, bear hugs, hiking, cougar attacks, nature preserves, and living your childhood dreams with Alie’s longtime -ologist crush, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. The large carnivore ecologist, researcher and TV presenter tells us all abo ... Show More
1h 34m
Nov 2022
There’s a Bear in My Backyard
Sure, we love bears when they show up in books or cartoons. But what if one is outside our window? Human-bear encounters are becoming far more frequent as development continues to spread and people and bears seek similar resources of food, water, and shelter. National Geographic ... Show More
35m 39s
Dec 2021
Gail Katz Bierenbaum: “Warning Letter” | MURDERISH Ep. 098
Relationships oftentimes seem fine, even loving, when viewing them from the outside. It’s difficult to know
what may be going on behind closed doors. For one woman, her relationship began this way, with mostly
everyone thinking she’d found a man whose future value would allow the ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2023
The Naturalist’s Art of Animal Encounters
<p>Whether you see some deer, have a fox cross your path, or spot a moose, there’s something disportionately delightful about encountering wildlife. Even seeing something pedestrian like a possum feels really fun.</p><p>If you’d like to have more of these kinds of encounters, and ... Show More
46m 10s
Dec 2021
Raccoonology (PROCYONIDS) with A Gaze of Raccoonologists
<p>Here we go: SIX more raccoon experts, because one episode is not enough for the wonders of these terrific trash bandits. Revel in the raccoon love and hear about presidential pets, neuronal density, why raccoonologists walk out on the job, their fabled intelligence, how Aesop ... Show More
27m 8s
Feb 2022
Dr. Teresa Sievers: “Lying in Wait” | MURDERISH Ep. 103
When an alternative medicine doctor was found bludgeoned to death in her Bonita Springs, Florida home
in the summer of 2015, friends and neighbors worried a burglar was on the loose, looking for his next
random victim. Detectives with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office told the publ ... Show More
1 h