Dr. Vikram Baliga, creator of the Planthropology podcast of Texas Tech University, joins us to talk about multipurpose landscapes, ridiculous videos about seed germination hacks, and podcasting about your passions.  Email us at [email protected] For more information https://www.planthropologypod.com/ https://www.npr.org/podcasts/957328815/in-the-grow https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

We chat with Katie Spurgin of the state’s unique Stewards of the Wild program.  Hear all about the work the Stewards program is conducting and how you can get involved.  Email us at [email protected] For more information  https://www.tpwf.org/sotw/ https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

Long version of Dear Me! No, Deer U! S2E12.  Joint episode with Bronson Strickland of Deer U podcast.  This is our whole conversation, and we talk quite a bit about using fire for deer habitat.  Some of the fire conversation was removed for the short version.   Take your pick!   Email us at [email protected] For more information https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/about/michael-j-cherry-phd https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

Joint episode with Deer U podcast—We ask Dr. Mike Cherry about managing white-tailed deer in the South Texas brush country, and how it may compare or contrast to managing deer in the forests of the coastal plain in the southeastern U.S. or the Appalachians.  Co-hosted by Dr. Bronson Strickland of Deer U.  This is a short version focused on deer.  We have a long version with a discussion of prescribed fire effects on deer habitat as a bonus.  Take your pick! Email us at [email protected] For more information https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/about/michael-j-cherry-phd https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

We hear from Dr. Amanda Adams, Director of Research Coordination for Bat Conservation International.  We learn about ecosystem services that bats provide, the growing problem of White-Nose Syndrome, and vampire bats too! Email us at [email protected] For more information https://www.batcon.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukIZRD1mzLg https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

In this episode we talk to Ashley Wahlberg about some of the East Texas spiders she studies, and the invasive brown widow spider.  We hear about the impacts of the brown widow on the ecosystems it’s invading.  We recorded this episode on Zoom also; you can find it here on our YouTube channel!  https://youtu.be/GOdMXJLKprs Email us at [email protected] For more information: https://www.sfasu.edu/sawdust/issue-22-spring/spider-lady-of-nacogdoches https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-spider-lady-black-widows/ https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

We hear from Mary Pearl Meuth, who is the Assistant State Coordinator for the Texas Master Naturalist program.  She tells us what it means to be a Master Naturalist, how to become one, and some of the great benefits of this state-wide program. Email us at [email protected] For more information: https://txmn.tamu.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFw9iMBfj2o https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

Ben Masters joins us in this episode for a discussion of wildlife filmmaking, and some stories from his latest film, Deep in the Heart.  He also shares a project near and dear to his heart—improving state regulations for more humane and ethical mountain lion trapping.  Email us at [email protected] For more information: https://www.finandfurfilms.com/ https://www.texansformountainlions.org/ https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/

We get the current scoop on the pronghorn populations in Texas from Shawn Gray, the Mule Deer and Pronghorn Program Leader at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  Learn all about this wild west icon's natural history and more!

We’re talking wild pigs in this episode.  Our guest, Dr. John Tomeček, is an Associate Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist at Texas A&M University.   We get into the mud with all the dirty details of wild pigs, the damages they cause to ecosystems, health concerns they bring, and methods of control.  Email us at [email protected] For more information: https://rwfm.tamu.edu/people/tomecek-john/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-tome%C4%8Dek-8415ab73/ https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/media/talk-wild-side-podcast https://www.rotarycc.com/harvey-weil/