We discuss all things mealworms, including farming, cooking, and the Ick Factor. Our panel includes Mealflour's Elizabeth Frank & Gabby Weimer, Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch's founder & CEO Wendy Lu McGill, and Scott Jost, founder of Space Coast Mealworms and The Mealworm Co-op. We have edible insect news from Europe in our European Buzz segment, and in the Cricketlicious Cafe, ChefPV creates a Hargol Cesar Salad.

We interview the co-founders of Ovipost, Trina Chiasson and James Ricci, who are working on cutting edge automation in insect farming plus a whole lot more. In our European Buzz segment, Florian tell us about an upcoming insect conference in Europe, in the Cricketlicious Cafe ChefPV is making Critter Crumble Sundaes, and on "As the Crickets Chirp", Ashley has a strange encounter.

Our guest is Aspire Food Group COO Gabe Mott who talks about their recent acquisition of the EXO Brand, the state of the edible insect industry, and the present and future automation and mechanization of one of the largest cricke tfarms in the world dedicated to producing crickets for human consumption.

In the Cafe, ChefPV creates Caramel Critterspheres and we get the latest edible insect news from Europe in our European Buzz segment.

Our guest today is the CEO and Founder of Livin Farms Katharina Unger. She is also the creator of some of the most innovative and cutting edge insect farming equipment the world has ever seen, including the world's first table-top mealworm farming system The Hive™, we'll talk about that plus other cool stuff in this fascinating interview.

In the Cricketlicious Cafe ChefPV whips up some Chirpchos, our friend Florian from France brings us the latest Ento news from Europe on the European Buzz segment, and on "As the Crickets Chirp" Samurai Cricket has doubts about Billy Bob.

We have a fascinating discussion with Black Soldier Fly (BSF) expert Marwa Shumo. You’ve heard it said that crickets are the Gateway Bug (Yay, Crickets!), the Cricket Man has dubbed the BSF the Money Bug.

In the Cricketlicious Café ChefPV shows us how to make Critter Crackers, our friend Florian from France is back with edible insect news from Europe in this week’s European Buzz.

And the on much anticipated 3rd Season opener of “As the Crickets Chirp”, Dung Beetle Corleone’s plans for Chip are backfiring. Meanwhile, a stranger from a strange land enters Bugton Hollow.

This week our guest is Nico Bery of The Cricket Lab in Thailand. Nico has been farming crickets in Thailand for years, and his company is now gearing up to produce and export cricket powder to the far reaches of the Earth. Nico was recently a presenter at the recent “Insects to Feed the World 2018” global edible insects conference in Wuhan, China.

In our European Buzz segment, our Friend from France, Florian gets us all caught up on the conference, as he was also a presenter, and gives us a live report from Wuhan, China.

In the Cricketlicious Café ChefPV creates “Kickin’ Cricket Energy Bars” for you to try at home, and then there’s a brief interview with me talking about “As the Crickets Chirp” to Chef Joseph Yoon, who turned the tables on me during my interview with him, and he began asking me questions.

Welcome to the Season 2 special of “As the Crickets Chirp” featuring all 9 episodes of Season 2, including an interview with creator Marc Sanchez aka the Cricket Man who talks about the secrets of the series while also giving us a further glimpse into the Bugton Hollow Universe.

“As the Crickets Chirp” is a semi-autobiographical, metaphorical, allegorical, parody web series that is full of hidden messages, social commentary, double meanings, and other secrets. There is a code to the Bugton Hollow Universe, and if one cracks the code even a little bit, one can receive many messages from ATCC…once again, as with our Season 1 special, we have added titles and an enigmatic yet clue-revealing introduction to each episode.

S2 E1 “Mr. Crypto”

Parasites, invaders, puppet masters…all seek one thing and one thing only….complete control…

S2 E2 “Mind Control”

Where do motivations come from? Who is really in control?

S2 E3 “Ashley Takes Control”

Never underestimate an angry cricket.

S2 E4 “KBUG”

Frequencies, wavelengths…they are all around us, all we need is the equipment to tune in…

S2 E5 “A Cherry Pie That’ll Kill Ya”

The owls are not what they seem…

S2 E6 “Nanobots”

Mind control is a wonderful thing…

S2 E7 “Thank you, Louie. Murray?”

Uncontrollable urges can put a real damper in your day to day…

S2 E8 “The Count”

It can happen to you only if you permit it…

S2 E9 “Night of the Bats”

The Season 2 Finale…control is an illusion…

Season 3 opens with a conversation with the brilliant and driving force behind the Brooklyn Bugs phenomenon Chef Joseph Yoon, who talks about some exciting edible insect events that are coming up on both coasts of North America. For the West Coast we talk with Chef Yoon about bringing Brooklyn Bugs to the L.A. Bug Fair, and also presenting his culinary artistry at the exclusive upcoming Ento dining event in San Francisco’s The Battery, a club of forward-thinkers.  For the East Coast, we discuss the upcoming “Eating Insects Athens” event happening this August in Athens, Georgia.

Over in the Cricketlicious Café, ChefPV whips up some “Vegan-ish Oatmeal Custard Cakes”, and we debut a new weekly segment that will cover the world of edible insects in Europe called “The European Buzz” anchored by our Friend “Florian from France”: Florian Nock, brand manager for Jimini’s, Europe’s largest supplier of edible insects.

Also, there’s good news for “As the Crickets Chirp” fans!

In our third Cricketlicious Cafe Special we present 3 recipes from our resident chef ChefPV, and one from our friend, part-time ento chef Steve Bailes. Find the actual recipes at the podcast page.

In our Season 2 Finale, we discuss the state of the edible insect industry as well as the state of the Ento Nation. We'll talk about what's in the near future for the Ento Nation, like our Ento Kids section, our online edible insect marketplace, and the Ento Nation Cookbook. In the Cricketlicious Cafe, ChefPV whips up some Akettananaple Chocolate Chip Muffins. And on the Season 2 finale of "As the Crickets Chirp" it is Night of the Bats.