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Wild Connection

Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Verdolin

I study animal behavior and I’ve had a bird’s eye view on how reconnecting with nature helps us live better lives. #WildConnection is a fun, engaging, and informative podcast hosted by me, Dr. Jennifer Verdolin, aka Dr Jen. No subject is off limits. You can expect a splash of humor and passionate conversations about humans, other animals, and how we are all connected. Episodes are released on Sundays. #WildConnectionPodcast is hosted by Podbean and available wherever you get your podcasts. Host:

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51:24

Molecules and Madness with Sara Manning Peskin

Wild Connection ·

2022/07/17

Not too long ago actor Bruce Willis was in the news. He is suffering from aphasia. Generally this is a loss of language due to some kind of injury to the brain. But there are many different types of aphasia. For example, in wernicke’s aphasia people can produce language but have an impairment in understanding words spoken to them. The types of injuries that cause aphasias can be strok, traumatic injury to the brain, infection, tumors, and of course proteins that attack the brain. This week's guest

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49:28

All Creatures Weird and Dangerous with Timm Otterson

Wild Connection ·

2022/07/03

My guest this week is all about the enchanted. Today I am talking to author and veterinarian Timm Otterson with an interest in wildlife conservation. He’s on today to tell us about his new book All Creatures Weird and Dangerous. It’s an autobiography of sorts that brings to life some of the animals that have remained in the shadows as legends and myths. Our conversation goes deeper than that though and reminds us that our past was far more enchanted and connected than our present. If you want to

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55:50

The Animal Crisis with Alice Crary and Lori Gruen

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2022/06/26

In March of this year The UK government declared that lobsters, crabs, octopuses and related species will be included under the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. This means that they can finally get legal protection that protects them from practices like being boiled alive and having the tendons of their pincers cut. All I can say is if you need a law to stop you from engaging in such horrific practices….shame on you. Today my guests are two renowned philosophers, Alice Crary and Lori Gruen who

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01:05:02

Into the Wild with Brooke Williams

Wild Connection ·

2022/06/19

Hi Everyone, welcome back to a new episode of Wild Connection. You may have noticed there was a short break and that is because I had some traveling to do. I also have some big news that is going to impact the podcast. I will be going to Uganda, to a place called Bwindi Impenetrable Forest soon and I am hoping to bring you new episodes from there. If people in the communities are willing to share their stories and experiences then you will get to hear them. So please support the podcast and spread

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51:28

Warming Up with Dr. Hans Rocha IJzerman

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2022/05/01

Summer is starting and things are heating up. And in some places temperature is exceeding human capacity for existence. What you may not realize is it is a lot harder to cool down than to warm up. And warming up is something that gets at the heart of human social behavior. Here to explain more about what this means is Dr. Hans Ijzerman. He is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Universitét Grenoble Alpes and a junior member of the The Institut Universitaire de France. And he wrote a fascinating

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01:17:23

Earth Day 2022

Wild Connection ·

2022/04/24

To celebrate Earth Day 2022 I am replaying my interview with author Nathaniel Popkin. We talk about his book, To Reach the Spring: From Complicity to Consciousness in the Age of the Eco-Crisis, that was released in 2021. In our conversation we talk about environmental advocacy, the inequality of influence, decolonization, and integration of the messiness of nature back into our lives. If you want to cnnect with Nathaniel check out his website, reach out on twitter @NathanielPopkin and get a copy

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01:00:18

Of Mice, Humans, and Tails with Dr. Jason Organ

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2022/04/17

If you’ve been listening for a while you know I have a fascination with bones. I have a rabbit cooking in a bush as we speak. But the truth is that I know so little about bones. That’s about to change because this week’s guest is in the know about bones, muscles, how they work and how they shape what we and other animals can do. Jason Organ is an Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where his research examines how the structure of

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52:11

In the Barn with Dr. Marty Edwards

Wild Connection ·

2022/04/10

This week we are celebrating National Farm Animal Day and it's going to be a party. We are talking horses, pigs, cows, goats, and even sheep. Joining us for this celebration is the incredible Dr. Marty Edwards. You may recall from last week’s episode she promised us some stories from her time learning about farm animals. So hang on, it's going to be a wild ride. To follow us on social media visit @wildconnectpod and @realDrJen for Twitter & @RealDrJen and www.jenniferverdolin.com for more. Love

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01:20:30

On the Road with Dr. Marty Edwards

Wild Connection ·

2022/04/03

This weeks episode features someone near and dear to me. She was my vet who helped me take care of my beloved Senor Antonio Buttones in his final weeks. In fact I am dedicating this episode to him. As you will hear in the Show veterinarians have one of the highest suicide rates by profession so be sure to check out the show notes for links to help support veterinarians. Dr. Marty Edwards is more than just a veterinarian, shes also a humanitarian as far as I’m concerned. She also is a veterinarian

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01:00:33

Shifting Seas with Lela Schlenker

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2022/04/03

March is Women’s History Month, at least in the United States so I am continuing to feature women scientists on the podcast all month. I thought I would start off with a little history about women in Stem. We women have a way of persisting and despite continuing to face barriers to professional advancement, we just will not stop. What lengths have we gone to? Like Rosalind, of Shakepeare’s As You Like It, who disguised herself as a young man in an effort to travel through the forest without fear of

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51:26

Community Led Conservation with Samantha Farquhar

Wild Connection ·

2022/02/13

This week’s guest is Samantha Farquhar. She is a dynamic interdisciplinary researcher with a focus on coastal systems in the Integrated Coastal Science Program at East Carolina University working on her doctorate. I got to talk to her about her past and present work and the importance of community led conservation initiatives. Here are links to some of Samantha's work that we cover on the podcast https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2021/12/industrial-fishing-distant-waters Nepal Aquaculture Madagascar

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55:23

In the Bone Room With Dr. Ann Ross

Wild Connection ·

2022/01/30

In another life I would have been a forensic anthropologist. I devoured books by Iris Johanson and her main character forensic specialist Eve Duncan. The truth is I like to solve puzzles and becoming a police detective or forensic anthropologist was high on my list. I still love crime/mystery novels and as you’ll here, who knows maybe there is a career change in my future. It is this love of forensics and solving of mysteries that drove this week’s guest to become a Forensic anthropologist. Dr. Ann

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50:41

Participating in Science with Dr. Caren Cooper

Wild Connection ·

2022/01/16

Today’s episode is part of the special WIS series. You may have heard me talking about this on other episodes and that is because I got a small grant from the AGU’s Sharing Science program to highlight some incredible women scientists. This week it's all about what does it mean to get involved with science for the layperson or nonexpert. What does it look like, why is it important, and what are the contributions that people make to science? My guest is Dr. Caren Cooper. She’s part of NCSU’s

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01:07:49

The Joy of Sweat with Sarah Everts

Wild Connection ·

2022/01/02

This week’s episode is all about sweat, smelling it, hiding it, and people whose job it is to decide what the nature of yours is like. Never let them see you sweat right? Not this week. And before I forget, this is the second in our special WIS series sponsored by the American Geophysical Union’s Sharing Science grant. Sarah Everts is the author of The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration and she is also a science journalism professor and chair of digital science journalism at

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46:47

Into Space with Dr.Katie Mack

Wild Connection ·

2021/12/26

It is post holiday and before New Years and this episode starts the launch of a special Women in Science Series. I want to acknowledge the sponsor of this series, the American Geophysical Union. Wild Connection was the recipient of their Sharing Science grant and I couldn’t be more thrilled. The James Webb infrared telescope successfully launched this week. You might be wondering why this is a big deal. It’s a big deal because this powerful, well the most powerful, telescope ever built will let

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01:14:48

Animal Magnetism with Dr. Andres Vidal-Gadea

Wild Connection ·

2021/12/19

This episode is a fun one for me because, well, I have ummm navigational difficulties. I should be more precise. I can navigate perfectly well in exactly the opposite direction I should be going. That means if I was a snow goose that was supposed to end up on Pea Island from Alaska I would end up somewhere near the Philippines instead. I have what I call directional dyslexia and I found out that I am not the only one. Dr. Andres Vidal-Gadea is an Associate Professor of Molecular Neuroethology at

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59:48

The Water Tree Way with Ruth Mendelson

Wild Connection ·

2021/12/06

My guest this week is composer, instrumentalist, producer, arranger, editor, and author Ruth Mendelson. She has written award-winning scores for film and television. She teaches at the Berklee College of music and she has written a fantastical, multi-dimensional, treasure hunt fairy tale for children of all ages called The Water Tree Way that will positively alter your trajectory through the world, pointing you towards joy, success and love. We talk about her book, relationships, and how to find

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59:53

Eco-Distress and Social Prescribing with Dr....

Wild Connection ·

2021/11/28

This week we are continuing the conversation around some of the issues that came up and din't come up at COP26. My guest is Dr. Katherine Kennet, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and is who is also the social prescribing lead at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Her and I talk about the psychological traumas associated with climate disasters and what we can expect in the future. We also chatted about what the UK is doing to pay attention to mental well-being, including social prescribing. To

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01:04:03

Nature, Beauty, and Conservation with John de Graaf

Wild Connection ·

2021/11/21

Back from Glasgow after attending COP26. It was intense which is why I am devoting 2 weeks to talk about some of the things that came out of it. I also made a few key observations while there and one of them was that Glasgow needs to clean up it's act. Literally. Pick up your trash. My guest, filmmaker, community organizer and author John de Graaf and I talk about a few more things people can and should do. He’s been a passionate advocate for the environment, written books and made films like

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01:07:39

The Call of the Trail with Claire Eckard

Wild Connection ·

2021/11/07

This week’s episode is all about horses. If we had to give a relationship status on horses, it might likely be “It’s complicated”. Using advanced genetic techniques and analyses, Scientists found a signature genetic event 4000 years ago that revealed that the ancestors of all modern horses were domesticated in what is now southern Russia. Scientists had been on this trail for a while and in 2016 a project known as Pegasus was launched to get to the bottom of it. What they have now pieced together

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