Mountain Conversations

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Join Charlie and Dr Natasha Phillips as they take you back to the oceans to talk about the weird and wonderful species of sunfish that can be found in oceans across the world!

To check out more about Natasha's work with Swimming Head Productions go to: Home | Swimminghead

Listen to the BBC Radio 4 'Wild Inside' sunfish dissection here: BBC Radio 4 - Scientifically..., Wild Inside: The Ocean Sunfish

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Join Charlie and her guest, professor of evolutionary biology, author and broadcaster, Ben Garrod for this special short episode as they briefly discuss what it means to make nature 'open access'. Nature is everywhere and we are part of it, but how can we ensure that nature is accessible for everyone to enjoy? This is a huge and important topic to cover and this is just the start of a larger conversation that will follow later in the series.

For more of Ben's work, go to HOME | Ben Garrod

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In this episode, join Charlie and the world's only heavy metal marine biologist, Tom 'The Blowfish' Hird as they take a deep dive into the seas surrounding the UK to explore the incredible diverse world of sharks. Find out about the different species we can see in the UK and the problems that these amazing species are facing and of course, what we can do to help!

Check out The Blowfish here: Tom "The Blowfish" Hird | Marine Biologist

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In this episode, Charlie chats with marine biologist, Dr Russell Arnott, about a really fascinating subject, plankton. Listen to find out how clouds and plankton are connected and what a world without plankton would look like. Most importantly, find out how we can get excited about and involved with protecting the incredible oceans.

To find out more about 'Incredible Oceans' head to Incredible Oceans › Home.

Check out the amazing collection of 'Incredible Oceans' videos (including plankton of course) on Youtube: Incredible Oceans - YouTube

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Come with Charlie and Louis as they take you on a journey inside the world of the widely misunderstood insects, wasps. Louis's exciting work focuses on discovering new species of wasps that are found in threatened prairie remnant habitats in Midwestern North America.

Use https://www.inaturalist.org/ to log your insect and plant discoveries and learn more about different species.

To find out more about Louis's wasp ID course, head to https://www.WaspIDCourse.wordpress.com/.

Follow along with Louis's wasp phylogenetic tree here: Podcast – Charlie Bingham (mountainconversations.co.uk)

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Charlie chats with artist, Jane Lee McCracken about her Drawing for the Planet, project which aims to harness creativity as a way of engaging children and adults with conservation and teaching them about the wonders of Earth. Jane uses art to empower people and ignite a passion for the natural world.

To find out more about Jane's work, visit: https://drawingfortheplanet.org/pages/how-to-help-wildlife.

To become a member and support the project go to: https://drawingfortheplanet.org/pages/membership

And to have your own conservation drawing featured on the online gallery, email your creation to: [email protected]

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In the first episode, Charlie talks with geneticist Tim Beard about food production and issues faced by the industry as the population numbers are rising. By 2050 we are going to have to produce at least 60% more food to eradicate food poverty, we also need to work to reverse the climate crisis we have caused. What can we do to ensure food production grows along with population numbers in a way that is sustainable and whilst reducing our environmental impact?

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Welcome to the Mountain Conversation podcast, the show that celebrates the beautiful planet we call home. Each episode, alongside an expert who is passionate about their subject, we will take you on a journey to get you excited about the topic and teach you fun facts that you never knew you needed to know. We want to you be excited about nature. This is a show about hope and positivity, and it’s my hope that by learning something new each episode about the work of amazing people dedicating their lives to making a difference, you will be inspired to take action and get involved in the efforts to preserve our beautiful home, planet Earth.

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