It's Getting Hot Out Here

WE'RE BACK! In THIS episode of the podcast, we talk all about the history of forest fires and their effects! We also have a very neutral announcement about the future of the pod and Joe got a soundboard! Sorry! Special shoutout to @wahalawahalaband and @artistb_maisie for our intro and logo!

In the first WEE LIL' episode of It's Getting Hot Out Here, Beth Telford joins (once again) to talk about biosecurity, dirty boots and foot n' mouth disease! Shoutout to @artistb_maisie for our logo and @wahalawahalaband for our intro/outro!!

In our first GUEST episode, Harry Hirst, resident beaver expert (hehe), joins us to talk about rewilding! We're joined by a mysterious yet familiar guest midway through the episode too! Thank to @wahalawahala for our intro & @artistb_maisie for our logo!

In the FIFTH episode on It's Getting Hot Out Here, Imi and Joe get hot and heavy about DEFORESTATION and CLIMATE CHANGE! Holla up @artistb_maisie for our logo and @wahalawahala for our intro/outro!!!!!!! LOVE TREES

In the fourth episode of It's Getting Hot Out Here, Bethany Telford joins the pod to tell us all about storm drains and how to poop!! Shout out @wahalawahala band for our intro/outro and @artistb_maisie for our logo! *poop*

Things get scary in the THIRD episode of It's Getting Hot Out Here! Bethany Telford joins the pod to talk about how Halloween truly IS a scary holiday for the environment! Shout out @wahalawahala band for our spooky intro & @artistb_maisie for our logo!

In the SECOND ep of It's Getting Hot Out Here, Imi and Joe get down and DIRTY about ocean acidification, heavy elasmobranchs and inter-railing! Shout out to our creative bros - @wahalawahala band for our sick intro and @artistb_maisie for our AMAZING logo

In the FIRST EVER episode of It's Getting Hot Out Here, Imi and Joe tackle pesticides, bee impotency, government ignorance and scorpions! Shout to our creative amigos! @wahalawahalaband - for our sick intro/outro  @artistb_maisie - for our awesome logo! Studies referenced in pod: Friends of the Earth (2017) - https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bees/bees-and-neonicotinoids-problem Gibert et al (2015) Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies? https://peerj.com/articles/1402/ Fanny et al (2017) Selective bioaccumulation of neonicotinoids and sub-lethal effects in the earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to environmental concentrations in an artificial soil https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653517312699?via%3Dihub Sebastien et al (2016) Bees prefer foods containing neonicotinoid pesticides https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14414 New Scientist (2018) The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides https://www.newscientist.com/article/2167537-the-european-union-has-decided-to-ban-bee-killing-pesticides/#ixzz61huFr1A3 GOV.UK (2018) Further restrictions on neonicotinoids agreed https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-restrictions-on-neonicotinoids-agreed The Guardian (2018) Trump administration lifts ban on pesticides linked to declining bee numbers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/04/trump-administration-lifts-ban-on-pesticides-linked-to-declining-bee-numbers

Meet the hosts of It's Getting Hot Out Here: Imi Gavins and Joe Lawrence are conservation students, friends and afraid. In IT'S GETTING HOT OUT HERE they'll talk about scary things threatening our planet, and these issues are being tackled to save us from eternal hellfire!