Hummingbirds are celebrated for their beauty and grace, but in some places, they are trapped in a dark and deadly tradition. In parts of Mexico, hummingbirds are captured and killed to be used in love spells called chuparosa charms, a practice that has crossed borders and made its way to the United States. Conservationists are working to save these birds from this brutal fate, enforcing laws and raising awareness.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly

Think of your grandest goals - in your career, in business, in your creative or artistic expression, and with your family - it's my contention that whatever you endeavor to do in life, you're not honoring those goals sufficiently if you are not regularly challenging your body. For our minds rot when our bodies go unchallenged.I interview a man who has taken THAT to the extreme and arrived at a surprising mindset takeaway - which we'll share at the end of this podcast. Jeffrey Weiss, an Ironman,

In this episode of Sasquatch Theory, Tricia takes us from the majestic Redwood Forests of California to the swampy lowlands of Savannah, Georgia — and into the heart of Bigfoot mystery.Her encounters include:• Strange footprints along a remote Idaho river• A massive tree snapped echoing through a canyon• A creature darting across the road in the Sierra Nevada Mountains — fur rippling, scent lingering• Tree structures and trunks wedged high where no humans could reach• Unsettling forest vocalizations

Hello, my friends in Monsterland. Join us tonight on The Untold Radio Network's Real American Monsters as we welcome Linda Sigman to the studio. Linda isn't just a witness—she's a survivor. In 1967, at just 16 years old, near the banks of the Ohio River (20 miles from Point Pleasant, WV), Linda had a terrifying, life-altering encounter with a massive cryptid she identified as the Mothman, alongside two unidentified flying objects (UFOs).This shocking event is only one part of her incredible story

Host Dave Schlom visits with brand new MacArthur Fellowship award winner Kareem El-Badry, an astrophysicist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-why-and-how-141407470 🏋️‍♀️A weightlifter’s blackout is a rare but potentially serious issue that can affect lifting performance. Despite its impact, there is a notable lack of specific research on the topic. Dr. Sinead Roberts shares her experience in successfully managing the condition among British weightlifters.Sinead is an SENR-registered Performance Nutritionist with a background in cell metabolism and exercise

Our final Halloween episode tackles a grizzly topic: Ritual Sacrifices. We explore some of the practices and reasons for sacfrifice throughout history. Note that there are somewhat graphic descriptions of some violent acts toward humans and animals. If you're going to sacrifice something, make it an inanimate effigy or other symbolic object. Happy Halloween 2025!RecommendationsAbraham: Novocaine: https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/novocaineShane: Nine Inch Nails - Tron:Ares OST

What happens when a retired battalion fire chief is driving through northern Idaho—and sees something in the river no man can explain? In this gripping episode of Bigfoot Society, we hear from Todd, a seasoned professional trained to write courtroom-level reports, who shares a firsthand sighting from I-90 near Kellogg, Idaho. A massive, dark figure walked effortlessly through the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River... and it wasn’t alone. We also dive into chilling stories from East Texas,

Today we’re talking about the challenges facing farm businesses after two very difficult years of crop establishment and a dry summer that has left many under significant financial pressure. That’s the picture here in the UK, but globally we’re seeing record harvests - and it’s not just arable enterprises under strain. Livestock producers have been severely affected too. So, what can farmers do to navigate this period and build resilience? To explore that question, we're joined by Lucy Braith...

In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we are joined by Etelle Higonnet, founder of Coffee Watch, a nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to the proposition that we should make the world a better place with each cup of coffee. We uncover the hidden environmental and social costs of the global coffee industry — from deforestation and ecosystem degradation to human rights violations in coffee plantations in tropical landscapes around the world, with a focus on the Western Ghats

Chris and Angie revisit the world of bats, focusing on the fascinating ghost bat. Known for its distinctive pale color and incredible hunting abilities, the ghost bat is a unique carnivorous species native to Australia. The episode discusses the ghost bat's behavior, echolocation abilities, and conservation status, emphasizing the threats they face from habitat destruction and predators like feral cats. With dwindling populations and various conservation efforts underway, Chris and Angie

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! From haunted castles to ghostly encounters in the most unexpected places, Theresa Cheung has seen — and written about — it all. An international bestselling author and paranormal expert, Theresa joins The Grave Talks to discuss her newest book, Haunted World: 101 Ghostly Places and Encounters, a chilling exploration of true hauntings across the globe. In this fascinating conversation, Theresa breaks down the four main categories of hauntings — residual,

How can we build a new Moon program while slashing science funding? Bill Nye takes the host’s chair alongside Chuck Nice to tackle one of the most urgent issues facing our future in space with Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, who’s been tracking and analyzing NASA’s funding for years. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/bill-nye-takeover/Thanks to our Patrons anthonee rolfson, David Moncsko,

Episode: 2909 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Providing Renewable Energy, A Comparison of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Lithium Ion Battery.  Today, a neat way to get energy.

A visitor from far beyond the solar system is getting better acquainted with the Sun this week. Tomorrow, it’ll make its closest approach to the Sun – just 126 million miles. After that, it’ll head back toward interstellar space. The visitor is 3I/ATLAS. It was discovered on July 1st by an automated telescope that looks for comets and asteroids. Calculations of its orbit quickly showed that it came from outside the solar system. That makes it the third known visitor from

Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode one, Nicola looks back on her first meeting with Tam while working on a feature about tea plantations in the UK. He was selling his award-winning Scottish-grown tea to some of the UK’s finest hotels, but something didn’t quite add up. And Nicola wasn’t the only person taking an interest in his story. Help support our independent journalism at <a

A family home built in the 1800s becomes the heart of a haunting that refuses to fade. When a young girl loses her grandmother, she thinks death means goodbye—until the night she wakes to find her standing by the window, glowing in blue light, wearing the same gown she was buried in. Years later, the house still breathes with memories. Footsteps echo in empty rooms, the air grows heavy on the stairs, and two siblings share the same nightmare—of a closet that doesn’t exist. When renovations uncover

Just when you thought the conversation couldn't get any more vulnerable, JT and Anthony are here to test your discomfort. From slang terms and personal experiences to best practices and their moral implications, they want to leave no stone unturned in this conversation around the great male organ. In all of our most male-oriented conversations, we must be bold, courageous, and readily available to help men of all ages understand their todger.LEARN

When author and illustrator Becca Rowland first started learning to identify bird calls, they were delighted to discover that owls say more than just ‘who’! In her new book Bird Talk: Hilariously Accurate Ways to Identify Birds by the Sounds They Make, Becca dedicates a whole chapter to the

<p>In "We Can Make a Difference," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the recent publication from CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project, an upcoming collaboration between CIDRAP and NEJM Evidence, and the latest measles and respiratory virus data. Dr. Osterholm also answers an ID Query about how the government shutdown is impacting public health surveillance and shares another "This Week in Public Health History" segment.</p><p><a