Kindred

By Kate CoffinScience

Kindred episodes

October 25, 2022 21. Bugs: The Unsung Heroes | A Conversation with Entomologist Dr. May Berenbaum from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. May Berenbaum on all things insects and her work focusing on interactions between insects and plants and the intricate reciprocal relationship they have with each other, some of which is focused on honey bees. Dr. Berenbaum walks us through a field of information highlighting the extraordinary way bugs keep our world clean, and fruitful, and full of all the good things like flowers and honey.
About Dr. May Berenbaum
National Geographic: Stick Insects
Habitat Destruction: Death By A Thousand Cuts by William F. Laurence
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1 hr 6 min
October 11, 2022 20. Man's Other Best Friend | A Conversation with Dr. Kristyn Vitale, Assistant Professor of Animal Health and Behavior at Unity College
In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Kristyn Vitale, whose work focuses on companion animal behavior, specifically cat social cognition, cat behavior, and human-cat interaction. Kristyn walks us through why cats can be misunderstood and how we can understand them better, and busting myths that have persisted for far too long. Turns out Spot and Fido aren't the only ones who can be taught how to sit, stay, and roll over!
Dr. Kristyn Vitale, Instagram @maueyes
https://maueyes.com/
Netflix's Inside the Mind of a Cat
Mentioned in the Intro:
No, It's Not Actually a Murder of Crows by Nicolas Lund
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47 min
October 10, 2022 19. Season 3 Has Arrived!
Welcome back to Season 3 of Kindred! We are so excited to be back and sharing more great conversations. Look out for us wherever you listen to podcasts because we have excellent content coming your way. Thanks for listening and please share Kindred with your friends and family and strangers!
Lots of Love! Kate & Jenn
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15 min
July 19, 2022 Bonus Episode: The Trap King | A Conversation with Sterling Davis, Leader in TNR and the Cat Community (2021)
In this week's episode, we speak with Sterling "Trap King" Davis about his non-profit organization, Trap King Humane Cat Solutions, doing 'T-N-R' (Trap, Neuter, Return) in communities around the Atlanta area and the country, working to help support and control cat colonies. We take a deep dive into how he is working to break down stereotypes about cats, and those who work with them, in the white, black, and brown communities with the goal of bringing diversity and a new understanding to cat welfare.
Find TrapKing on Instagram.
Mentioned In Episode:
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Weruva
C.A.R.E. - 501c3 using evidence-based tools, stories & insights to inspire orgs & individuals to save lives by being inclusive
Smush - Instagram Rescue Cat Influencer
Dumb Friends League - The Dumb Friends League is the largest community-based animal welfare organization in the Rocky Mountain region.
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48 min
July 19, 2022 18. That's A Wrap! | A Conversation with Hosts Kate & Jenn
In this week's episode, Kate & Jenn look back on Season 2 and talk about what their big takeaways were, and how each conversation with guests impacted them.
We are so grateful to each guest for the time and care they gave to us this season. The knowledge, depth of understanding, and connection they have to the topics we covered are so inspiring and enabled us to go places and gain new awarenesses we would not be able to get otherwise.
See you all next season! Lot's of Love!
Kate, Jenn, & Kat
New episodes drop every other Tuesday morning (EST).
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22 min
July 05, 2022 17. From Time Beyond Memory | A Conversation with Willa Powless, Member at Large on the Klamath Tribes Council
In this week's episode, we speak with Willa Powless, a member at large on the Klamath Tribes Council from Oregon about how "land back" is a beginning to heal broken hearts and what land means to her and her tribes. Jenn and Kate were honored to speak with Willa and learn about the deep connection and obligation she feels to land, and how that connection stretches back to the time of her tribes' creation story.
Klamath Tribes Official Website
The Guardian article featuring Willa
Robin Wall Kimmerer Official Author Website
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37 min
June 21, 2022 16. Living In Reciprocity | In Review: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Knowledge, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
In this week's episode, Kate and Jenn take a deep dive into Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Knowledge, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer takes us beyond the science of plants and into the intricate reciprocal relationship we have to plants and plants have to us through her deep understanding and experience of botany and ecology and ancient indigenous knowledge.
Buy Sweetgrass on book or via Audible at Amazon
Robin Wall Kimmerer Official Author Website
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55 min
June 07, 2022 15. Saving Baringo's Giraffes | A Conversation with Rebby Sebei, Manager of the Ruko Wildlife Conservancy
In this week's episode, we speak with Rebby Sebei, conservationist and manager of Ruko Wildlife Conservancy. Rebby talks about her work uniting two warring communities and how through saving the endangered Rothschild's giraffes land and a deeply divided community can be restored and healed. A beautiful story of how giraffes became a sign of peace.
Baringo Conservancies
Save Giraffes Now
Northern Rangelands Trust
Kenya Wildlife Services
FGM World Health Organization Fact Sheet
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39 min
May 24, 2022 14. The Power of Language | A Conversation with Writer & Author Justin Coffin & Our Hosts Kate and Jenn
In this week's episode, Kate and Jenn have an open discussion with writer and author (and brother) Justin Coffin on the history and power of language. We talk about how language is used in science and media and why we think it's important to understand how it can give or take away agency and power and a deeper understanding of animals and nature. We aren't looking to answer questions or issues, but to open up a dialogue about how we speak in order to better support the natural world.
Justin Coffin - LinkedIn
@El_Bunny_Book Instagram
Robin Wall Kimmerer Website
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48 min
May 10, 2022 13. The Black Mambas & Bush Babies | A Conversation with Jr Ranger Vongani Masingi & Educator Lewyn Maefala
In this week's episode, we speak with Jr Ranger Vongani Masingi of the Black Mambas, the all-women's anti poaching unit, and Lewyn Maefala, education officer of the Bush Babies, Environmental Education Program. We talk all about what it's like working in the bush and in the local communities in order to combat poaching and at the same time educate these same communities and schools in and around Kruger, South Africa. A joy and honor speaking with these two incredible women about how and why they came to break boundaries and make history in their communities and country.
Show Notes:
Jr Ranger Vongani Masingi - The Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit
Bush Babies Founder, Lewyn Maefala
Highlight: Save Giraffes Now
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42 min