Naturally Adventurous

By Ken Behrens & Charley HesseSociety & Culture Places & Travel

Naturally Adventurous episodes

December 14, 2025 S6E20: Rediscovering Lost Indian Birds with Harish Thangaraj
Charley talks with one of India's top birders, Harish Thangaraj, about some amazing rediscoveries he has made this year

Jerdon's Courser recordings courtesy of P Jeganathan, XC294415. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/294415, and Harish Thangaraj, XC1038584. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1038584. License for both: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

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Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]

Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
1 hr 11 min
December 07, 2025 S6E19: New Britain with Charley & Ken
Charley tells Ken about his recent trip to the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

Golden Masked-Owl recording courtesy of Charley Hesse.

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Nature - Travel - Adventure

44 min
November 30, 2025 S6E18: Myanmar with Charlie Harcourt
Ken chats with Charlie Harcourt about the country of Myanmar; it's biological and cultural riches, as well as its troubled history (and present).
Charlie's organization for higher education access: https://www.myanmar-foundation.org
Support for democracy and public assistance in Myanmar: https://www.mutualaidmyanmar.org
Bird tours: https://www.myanmarbirding.com
White-browed Nuthatch recording courtesy of Frank Lambert, XC80394. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/80394. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel
56 min
November 23, 2025 S6E17: Ken in Ecuador - Part 2
Ken tells Charley about the second half of his recent trip around northern Ecuador. It started with a wisdom tooth removal, but was all uphill from there!

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
52 min
November 16, 2025 S6E16: Lebanon with Colin Conroy
Charley chats with Colin Conroy about birding in Lebanon.

Syrian Serin recording courtesy of Barry Edmonston, XC721507. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/721507. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0.

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]

Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding
56 min
November 09, 2025 S6E15: Indonesia with Charley & Ken
Charley and Ken chat about Indonesia, sitting in the Garuda lounge of Jakarta international airport, surrounded by clinking dishes and screaming kids (sorry about the abient noise).

Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo recording courtesy of Daan Drukker, XC964067. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/964067. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]

Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Nature - Travel - Adventure
1 hr 1 min
November 02, 2025 S6E14: Ryan and Derek Sallmann - North American Top 5 Destinations
Ken chats with Ryan and Derek Sallmann about their top 5 North American birding destinations, how to start international travel, and more.
These guys run the Badgerland Birding YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPOxZjoHULhsO95SRN4ScPg) and Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-badgerland-birding-podcast/id1722771407).
Theme music and outtro by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/
Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]
Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/
If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel
1 hr 7 min
October 26, 2025 S6E13: Ken in Ecuador - Part 1
Ken tells Charley about the first half of his recent trip around northern Ecuador. It was a sort of avian bioblitz around this incredibly diverse Tropical country!

Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]
Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure
1 hr 1 min
October 22, 2025 NEWSFLASH: What's Happening in Madagascar?!
Ken and Charley chat about what has happened in Madagascar in recent months: protests, the flight of the president, and the installation of a transitional regime. Is this a classic African coup? Is it dangerous to visit right now? Is this a good or bad thing for the country? All these questions are addressed.
18 min
October 19, 2025 S6E12: Cuba with Mollee Brown
Ken chats with Mollee Brown about birding in Cuba. Covering this country is long overdue on the podcast!

Check out Mollee's website, with information about her consulting services and tours that she guides: https://nighthawkagency.com/

Cuban Solitaire recording courtesy of GABRIEL LEITE, XC975391. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/975391. License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected] check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/

If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?fan_landing=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected]
Naturally Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel
1 hr 21 min

About Naturally Adventurous

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Charley Hesse and Ken Behrens have travelled all over the globe, and accumulated a lifetime worth of adventure stories, in pursuit of wild places and wild creatures. Both are lifelong birding and natural history fanatics, and professional guides. Charley was born in the UK, but has spent his life living in Japan, Ecuador, South Africa, and now Thailand. Ken was born in the US, and has lived in South Africa and Madagascar for the last decade plus.