Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

By RossifariScience Natural Sciences

Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation episodes

September 01 The Cheetah Chipmunks with John Kleoudis of NOVA Wild Zoo!
Today, the Safari welcomes a new facility to the pod! John Kleoudis is here to welcome us to NOVA Wild! This facility, located in northern Virginia, is both a drive-through safari and a standard walk-through zoo, and features a lot of incredible behind-the-scenes animal encounters designed to encourage a love of animals and conservation!
EPISODE LINKS:
@novawildz00
novawild.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com

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45 min
August 28 Rossifari Zoo News 8.28.26 - The Goodbye, Dolly Edition
Dateline: August 28, 2026
Rossifari Zoo News is back for a bit of a ramble. I start off talking about the loss of Dolly Parton and what it's like losing an artist that I'm in the middle of playing a tribute show for. Then I talk about the devastating flooding in Nepal before touching on a few other topics of importance this week. All that plus Animal Holidays!
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
rossifari.com
Support the pod at Patreon.com/rossifari
Join the Discord at https://discord.gg/hvWZguvu4
Find us on social media @rossifari , and @rossifaripod on TikTok
Email: [email protected]

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35 min
August 25 This Swiftie Wants To Save the World with Bailey Goebel of The Virginia Zoo
Today, the Safari heads back to Norfolk, VA, to visit with Bailey Goebel! You'll learn about their unique position at the zoo, why being a Swiftie has helped them in their career, and so much more!
EPISODE LINKS:
@virginiazoo
virginiazoo.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the new Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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42 min
August 21 Rossifari Zoo News 8.21.26 - The Pink Notebook for the Red Pandas Edition!
Dateline: August 21, 2026. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
We start off with a detour into some info about my drumming career y'all might find interesting. If not, skip ahead, I won't be offended.
In Zoo News, we have a headline story that is a spoiler alert for two initiatives that SAFE Red Panda will be announcing soon! Let's build hype early!
Then we get to our regular Zoo News stories featuring stories from Zoo Bojnice, Zoo Planckendael, ZooParc de Beauval, Zoo Miami, Virginia Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Houston Zoo, Zoo New England, Calgary Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, West Midlands Safari Park, and the Nashville Zoo.
Conservation News features stories about little blue penguins, a new initiative by The Civet Project, a sea lion that got attacked by a human, and a really cool story about North American river otters.
Other News takes a look at lawsuits from a company that I really like, but don't like what they are doing right now.
All that plus Animal Holidays!
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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43 min
August 18 House of the Dragon with Audrey Stallings of the Greensboro Science Center
Today, the Safari heads back to Greensboro, North Carolina, for a chat with the person who started it all for me there, Audrey Stallings. You'll get to hear her story, her incredible connection to herps and herp education, her work with venomous animals, another interruption by Bekah, why she is responsible for so much of the lore of the podcast, and so much more!
EPISODE LINKS:
greensboroscience.org
@greensborosciencecenter on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the new Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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42 min
August 14 Rossifari Zoo News 8.14.26 - The Piranha on the Pole Edition
Dateline: August 14, 2026. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!

We start off with a big announcement about the podcast and its future (which is bright, my friends)! Then we get to what's going on with my life, which is crazy as can be right now.
In Zoo News, we have a headline story that I just find so fascinating. Plumes is coming to the Philadelphia Zoo, and I have thoughts and feelings about it that are complex to say the least. Then we get to stories from Smithsonian's National Zoo, Zoo Montana, Espace Zoologique Saint Martin la Plaine, ZooAtlanta, Riverbanks Zoo, Oakland Zoo, The Wilds, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Buffalo Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, Capron Park Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, and more!
Conservation News features stories about sloths, box turtles, and a piranha.
All that plus Animal Holidays!
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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44 min
August 11 The One Who Says No with Kelsey Hughes of The Greensboro Science Center
Today, the Safari finally returns to the Greensboro Science Center after way too long of an absence. We talk to Kelsey Hughes about volunteers and the incredible impact they have on zoological facilities. We also talk about the fact that she won't give me a dang hoodie, but that's a different story.
EPISODE LINKS:
greensboroscience.org
@greensborosciencecenter on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the new Rossifari Discord:
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1 hr 13 min
August 07 Rossifari Zoo News 8.6.26 - The Science VS Edition
Dateline: August 7, 2026. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!

We start off with a quick catch up on my life, which is currently taking place in California. I talk a lot about my experience of appearing on the podcast Science VS to talk about my experience with weight cycling.
In Zoo News, we have stories from Welsh Mountain Zoo, Chester Zoo, Toronto Zoo, Santa Barbara Zoo, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Detroit Zoo, Nashville Zoo, the ZAA, Zoo Zurich, Tama Zoo, and Zoo Knoxville.
Conservation News features stories about beavers, box turtles, tree kangaroos, and a new conservation initiative!
All that plus Animal Holidays!
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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35 min
August 04 Transitions - The Season 7 Premier with Chris Jenkins of the Virginia Zoo
Today, the Safari heads back to the Virginia Zoo to sit down with new director (and friend of the podcast) Chris Jenkins. We talk about taking on this incredible role, what his years of growth at Natural Encounters, Inc. gave him in terms of preparedness for this gig, and so much more. It was a privilege to share the start of Chris' next chapter as the start of my next season!
EPISODE LINKS:
@virginiazoo
virginiazoo.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the new Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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1 hr 10 min
July 31 Rossifari Zoo News 7.31.26 - The Season 6 Finale Episode featuring Dani Larson of Southwick's Zoo!
Dateline: July 31, 2026. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!

We start off with a quick catch up on my life, which is currently taking place in California.
Then we dive into an interview with Dani Larson! We talk about what loss at a facility is like from the perspective of the teams that aren't directly involved, then share two really exciting bits of news about Dani and our friend Emily!
All that plus Animal Holidays!
EPISODE LINKS:
@southwickszooofficial
southwickszoo.com
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Rossifari.com
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
Join the Rossifari Discord:
https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

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33 min

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The Rossifari Podcast brings my love of zoos, aquariums, rescues, and rehab facilities to you! Each episode features an interview with someone who works at one of these facilities. We talk about…