Podcast Episodes

54: UV or Not UV?

A deaf and blind dog missing for 5 years is reunited with its owners in yet another good news story from Brendan. Mark is enthused about the educatio…

7 years, 6 months ago

53: Mega-Macro what?

We put recreational fishing under the spotlight this week with discussion of an article on why catch and release is tough on fish. Singapore Zoo use …

7 years, 7 months ago

52: The Prophet Arnold

We are pleased, and relieved, to have Mark back from his recent ventures near Sulawesi in Indonesia. He was there at the time of the earthquake and s…

7 years, 7 months ago

51: Nasty Nine

Dinosaurs are alive –  at a new theme park in Portugal. Why do small dogs aim high when urinating? – Mark finds out! Brendan is concerned about a nei…

7 years, 7 months ago

50: Say hello to my little friend

We dig deep into the sticky issue of the reported medicinal properties of Manuka honey.

Our main topic this week is Unusual Pets: more specifically, …

7 years, 7 months ago

49: Can’t stand the heat?

A puppy undergoes a world first complex heart surgery in London. Are we heading for a world without turtles? We also try to answer patron Sandy’s tho…

7 years, 8 months ago

48: Rod

We welcome our new ‘beardie’ patron: Sandy from Canberra, Australia. A big shout out to Sandy for helping cover our production costs, and thanks for …

7 years, 8 months ago

47: Grass and Veggies

We investigate the New Zealand town that wants to ban cats. A huge drop of a king penguin population. Are Mumbai’s leopard’s good or bad? Thats the n…

7 years, 8 months ago

46: Clapping Birds

Pacific Chocolate and the koala genome – what’s the link? Listen and find out. Also hear about the vegetarian bear, dairy farming in India and finall…

7 years, 8 months ago

45: It’s not a tumour… (or is it?)

Dogs prefer reggae when stressed… apparently. Or did you already know that? How about teaching birds to collect litter? Or did you hear about the Den…

7 years, 8 months ago