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NaturallyScott

At least once a week, I’ll bring you the very best of America’s spectacular world of nature — from birds to mammals, to reptiles and amphibians. From soaring mountains to endless plains, from rugged coastlines to rivers and streams.Each episode will feature an expert guest — a ranger, a researcher, a birder, or an adventurer — someone who has seen what we want to see and been where we want to go.

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51:33

E38 Peter Pyle — Molt, Feathers & the Hidden Science...

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2025/12/15

Send us a text From growing up in Hawai‘i and Washington, D.C. to spending decades on the Farallon Islands, Peter Pyle has lived at the intersection of birds, science, and curiosity. A founding figure in modern bird banding and the author of the definitive guides to bird molt and plumage, Peter joins Scott Harris for a wide-ranging conversation about how feathers shape everything we think we know about birds. Together, they explore what molt really is, why it matters, how birds replace their ...

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E37 – Kenn Kaufman – Conservation, Art, and the Joy...

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2025/12/11

Send us a text In this episode, Scott sits down with one of the most influential naturalists of our time: Kenn Kaufman. From hitchhiking across North America as a teenager to becoming a celebrated author, artist, field guide creator, and voice for nature, Kenn’s life is a masterclass in what can happen when curiosity is allowed to lead. We talk about his early years chasing rare birds with nothing but a backpack and a thumb on the highway, the origins of Kingbird Highway, and the moment he re...

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55:43

E36 — Dr. John van Wyhe: Charles Darwin, Myths,...

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2025/12/08

Send us a text Today, I’m joined by Dr. John van Wyhe, historian of science at the National University of Singapore and one of the world’s leading experts on Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. We break open the myths, misunderstandings, and surprising truths behind Darwin’s life, the Voyage of the Beagle, the long road to the theory of evolution, and why the Galápagos were not the eureka moment you've always heard about. John walks us through how scientists in the 1830s actually unders...

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E35 — Dr. Christine Webb: Rethinking Human...

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2025/12/04

Send us a text In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with primatologist and author Dr. Christine Webb to explore the ideas behind her powerful new book, The Arrogant Ape. Christine’s work blends primatology, psychology, philosophy, Indigenous knowledge, and lived experience to challenge one of the most deeply ingrained beliefs in Western culture: that humans sit above the rest of nature. Christine shares the roots of her fascination with animal minds, her academic path fr...

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E34 – Michael Goergen — Saving the American Chestnut,...

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2025/12/01

Send us a text In E34, Scott sits down with Michael Goergen, President & CEO of the American Chestnut Foundation, for a powerful and deeply hopeful conversation about restoring one of America’s most important lost trees — the American Chestnut. The American Chestnut once made up 25% of the Appalachian forest, feeding wildlife, sustaining communities, and anchoring entire ecosystems. Then a blight brought from overseas wiped out nearly every adult tree within a single human lifetime. Today...

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E33 – Chris Parish — Raptors, Condors, Lead-Free...

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2025/11/24

Send us a text In E33, Scott sits down with Chris Parish, President & CEO of The Peregrine Fund, for one of the most wide-ranging and compelling conversations we've ever featured. From California Condors to global vulture crises, from the San Joaquin Valley to India and the African savannas, Chris brings decades of experience, candor, humor, and unmatched field knowledge. Born and raised in California’s San Joaquin Valley as a hunter, angler, and football player, Chris’s life took turns h...

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69:11

E32 – Steve Mietz — Saving Redwoods, Rebuilding...

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2025/11/20

Send us a text In this episode, Scott sits down with Steve Mietz, President & CEO of Save the Redwoods League, for an extraordinary conversation about Redwoods, Sequoias, wildfire, tribal stewardship, and the future of America’s greatest forests. Steve traces his journey from Eagle Scout in New Jersey to environmental economist at Cornell, to a lifelong career across the National Park Service — including Grand Canyon, Great Basin, Point Reyes, Pearl Harbor, and Redwood National & Stat...

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72:18

E31 Taylor Butz — Whales, Wild Places & Life on the...

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2025/11/17

Send us a text From the Inside Passage of Alaska to the gray-whale nurseries of Baja and the volcanic shores of the Galápagos, expedition leader Taylor Butz has lived a life most nature lovers only dream about. In this episode of Naturally Scott, Taylor joins Scott from Neah Bay after a morning surf session—Starlink on the beach and gray whales cruising just offshore. Together they dive into: • Growing up on Washington’s Vashon Island 🌲 • His early years as a cabin steward & d...

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E30 Dr. Jerry Lorenz — Flamingos, Everglades & the...

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2025/11/13

Send us a text For more than three decades, Dr. Jerry Lorenz has been a voice for the Everglades — a scientist, teacher, and lifelong birder who helped lead Florida Audubon’s fight to restore one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems. In this conversation with Scott Harris, Jerry takes us deep into the story of the Everglades, its estuaries, and the pink-winged residents that symbolize both fragility and resilience — the flamingos. From his front yard in Islamorada to the farthest reaches...

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E29 Sophie Osborne — Feather Trails, Falcons & The...

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2025/11/10

Send us a text Sophie Osborne never expected to spend her life saving birds. With degrees in French literature and international relations, she seemed destined for diplomacy — not a tent in grizzly country, hand-raising peregrine falcons on the edge of extinction. In this powerful and moving conversation with Scott Harris, Sophie shares her extraordinary path from the University of Pennsylvania to the wilds of Wyoming, Kenya, Hawaii, and the Grand Canyon — all chronicled in her acclaimed book...

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E28 Susie Spikol — Fairies, Forest Magic & the Wild...

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2025/11/06

Send us a text Susie Spikol is an author, naturalist, and lifelong believer in wonder — a woman who bridges the world of science and story with grace and joy. In this charming and heartfelt conversation with Scott Harris, Susie explores how imagination and curiosity can reconnect us — and our children — to the natural world. From her beloved books The Book of Fairies and Forest Magic for Kids to her decades of work at the Harris Center for Conservation Education, Susie reminds us that nature’...

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E27 Cherryl Connally — Birds, Balance & Finding...

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2025/11/03

Send us a text Cherryl Connally is a lifelong naturalist, birder, and educator who has spent decades helping people slow down, look closer, and rediscover wonder in the ordinary. In this thoughtful and heartfelt conversation with Scott Harris, Cherryl shares stories from her life in nature — from childhood birding adventures to her work connecting communities with the outdoors. 🕊️ Highlights include: 🌿 Finding stillness and balance through birdwatching 📚 How curiosity can transform the way

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62:34

E26 Doug Peacock — Grizzlies, Wilderness & The...

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2025/10/30

Send us a text Doug Peacock has lived a life few could imagine — from serving as a Green Beret medic in Vietnam, to spending decades alone among grizzlies in the wilds of Yellowstone, Glacier, and beyond. A lifelong author, filmmaker, and conservationist, Doug’s story is one of survival, humility, and fierce love for the wilderness. In this intimate and powerful conversation with Scott Harris, he shares how encounters with grizzly bears helped him heal from the trauma of war and shaped a life...

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E25 Al Batt — Stories, Squirrels & the Sacred Humor...

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2025/10/27

Send us a text Some people see the natural world. Others listen to it. Al Batt — writer, speaker, humorist, and lifelong Minnesotan — has spent decades doing both. In this heartfelt and hilarious conversation with Scott Harris, Al shares the gentle wisdom and wild humor that have made his newspaper columns and radio shows beloved across the Midwest. 🪶 Highlights include: 🐿️ Outsmarted by squirrels — and proud of it 📚 From farm life to storytelling and 4,000 columns later 💚 The gift of

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E24 David Rothenberg — Singing with Whales, Birds &...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text What happens when a philosopher and musician listens to the world — and then plays back? David Rothenberg is a clarinetist, composer, and philosopher at the New Jersey Institute of Technology whose groundbreaking work explores the deep connections between music, sound, and the natural world. He’s performed live with birds, whales, and insects, written classic books like Why Birds Sing and Thousand Mile Song, and appeared in the film The Loneliest Whale. In this fascinating conv...

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E23 Mike Parr — Birds, the Tropics & the Mission to...

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2025/10/20

Send us a text Few people have done more to protect the birds of the Americas than Mike Parr, President of the American Bird Conservancy. In this conversation, Mike joins Scott Harris to explore the breathtaking landscapes of the Tropical Andes, the vital link between birding and conservation, and how ecotourism can transform local economies while protecting critical habitats. From ground-cuckoo quests to stories of Fair Isle adventures, Mike’s journey is equal parts inspiration and education...

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E22 Matt Patterson — Painting the Wild: From Fire...

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2025/10/16

Send us a text Few artists see the world like Matt Patterson. A lifelong wildlife illustrator and painter, Matt brings to life the hidden world of turtles, reptiles, and amphibians—creatures too often overlooked but central to the ecosystems around us. In this episode, Scott Harris talks with Matt about his lifelong love of nature, his creative process, and his collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery on their beloved Book of Turtles and The True and Lucky Life of a ...

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E21 John Fitzpatrick — Ebird, Merlin, and a Life of...

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2025/10/13

Send us a text Few people have shaped modern ornithology like Dr. John Fitzpatrick, the longtime Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and one of the visionaries behind eBird and Merlin. In this conversation, Scott Harris sits down with Fitz to explore the global transformation of birding—from field notebooks and film cameras to the data-driven citizen-science revolution that connects millions of observers worldwide. From his early research on tropical flycatchers to decades of conservat...

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E20 Peter Kaestner — From Peace Corps to 10,000 Birds...

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Peter Kaestner has lived one of the most extraordinary birding lives on Earth. From his early adventures as a teenager in India to his years in the Peace Corps, Peter went on to serve as a U.S. diplomat across the globe—while quietly becoming the first person in history to see 10,000 bird species. In this conversation, he joins Scott Harris to share stories from jungles and mountaintops, the discovery of the bird that bears his name, and the lifelong wonder that keeps him chasi...

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Ep 19 — Scott Weidensaul | Flight Paths, Wonder, and...

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2025/10/06

Send us a text n this continuation of Scott Harris’ conversation with bestselling author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul, we dive deeper into the breathtaking world of bird migration — the science, the mystery, and the fragile magic that connects continents through flight. From radar tracking and satellite tags to the sheer endurance of warblers, godwits, and Arctic terns, this discussion explores how birds navigate an ever-changing world and what that means for the future of conservation. If...

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