HeyJaredBird Brain
Bird Brain is a podcast about bird characters from popular culture and their counterparts in the natural world. Expect ratings on the anthropomorphic interpretations, anecdotes, ornithologist guests and appearances from my Fairy Godson, Elliott, aged 10.
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Woody Woodpecker and The Urban Birder (opens the original)
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In this episode of Bird Brain , I'm joined by David Lindo, aka The Urban Birder, to take a closer look at Woody Woodpecker and his ever-changing appearance. There's a a meander through our various encounters with woodpeckers, the way nature is scapegoated and whether Woody Woodpecker was based on a distinct member of the woodpecker family. This episode is truly close to my heart, as David and I explore who gets to tell the story of conservation and why limited representation can create an “us ve
The Animals of Farthing Wood (opens the original)
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This week on Bird Brain , we're doing something a little different! Instead of focusing on a single bird character, we're taking a journey through the entire world of The Animals of Farthing Wood with conservation campaigner and MRes Biosciences researcher, Liliana Tarrant Snedden . More than thirty years after the series first aired, we explore everything from whether its central message about habitat loss is more relevant than ever, to who/what the modern villain might be? A few key things we
Bald Eagles and Sam Eagle (opens the original)
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I'm joined by Suzy Buttress from The Casual Birder Podcast to find out how closely Sam Eagle from The Muppets resembles a real bald eagle. In this episode we discuss: Why Benjamin Franklin would have preferred a turkey to be the national bird of America Frank Oz's illustrious career, beyond the Muppets Lead poisoning statistics in the Bald Eagle population At the end of the episode, Suzy recommends a few of her favourite episodes from The Casual Birder Podcast : Backyard Birds in Baja: https://o
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