Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat Happens When AZA & Non-AZA Facilities Work Together?
Season 1 Episode 60
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In this episode, we explore the importance of community involvement in wildlife conservation, the benefits of collaboration be…
1 month, 1 week ago
RePlay - Everything You Thought You Knew About Bees Is WRONG!
Season 1 Episode 59
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(This is a RePlay from April 2026)
In this episode, TV talent, author and naturalist, David Mizejewski from the National Wildli…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Emotional Cost of Loving Animals for a Living Pt.2
Season 1 Episode 58
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(Part 2 of 2)
Most animal care professionals face grief that’s often silenced or overlooked. What if understanding and embracin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Emotional Cost of Loving Animals for a Living Pt.1
Season 1 Episode 57
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Most animal care professionals face grief that’s often silenced or overlooked. What if understanding and embracing this grief …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What is the Science of Animal Nutrition?
Season 1 Episode 56
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Ever wonder how a zookeeper knows what to feed a tuatara, a splendid sunbird or a red panda? In this episode, Dr. Andrea Fidge…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
What, Who, and HOW? Your Questions Answered!
Season 1 Episode 55
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In this 10-Minute Tuesday episode of Animals, Nature, and You, host Rick Schwartz jumps into the "mailbag" to answers some lis…
2 months ago
Orangutans: More Noble Than Humans. A Conversation with Leif Cocks
Season 1 Episode 54
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Most conservation efforts focus on facts and figures—but what if the key to saving endangered species also involved love, empa…
2 months ago
The Great Ape Approach to "Work/Life Balance"
Season 1 Episode 53
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In this episode, host Rick explores the true meaning of life balance by comparing human life to that of great apes, emphasizin…
2 months, 1 week ago
Elizabeth Johnson on Balancing Wildlife Work and Parenthood
Season 1 Episode 52
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Elizabeth Johnson shares her journey of starting the Mothering Wildlife podcast, exploring the unique challenges faced by moms…
2 months, 1 week ago
Be On The Look Out: Young Wildlife in Urban Spaces
Season 1 Episode 51
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In this episode, host Rick Schwartz shares insights on wildlife behavior, specifically focusing on the young animals we tend t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago