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Ep. 96: Nature is a Mother

After a year off, Ashley is back! She's joined by her best friend and fellow wildlife biologist Hannah, and they're promoting their new podcast Up All Night: The Parentin

Ep. 95: Studying Bears After An Attack (feat. Amber Kornak)

(00:00:00) Ep. 95: Studying Bears After An Attack (feat. Amber Kornak) (00:00:25) Intro + Ashley's Life Update (00:08:32) Interview with Amber Kornak (00:53:30) Outro

Ep. 94: Wrongfully Terminated - Part 2 (feat. Liz Crandall)

In this episode, we're finishing our two-part series covering some stories from the recent wrongful terminations carried out by the U.S. federal government. In this episo

Ep. 93: Wrongfully Terminated (feat. Alex Troutman)

On February 14th, the Trump Administration wrongfully terminated tens of thousands of probationary federal employees. For all of these employees, their termination was bl

Ep. 92: Bovine Intervention

We've covered bears, cougars, wolves, tigers...but now it's time to cover a species we're all surrounded by: Cows. Did you know in many countries, second only to horses,

Ep. 91: Reddit Attacks

In this episode, Nick and Ashley take a deep dive on Reddit and share some attack stories told there, and discuss whether or not they think the stories being told are rea

Ep. 90: 2024 Attacks

In our final episode of 2024, as is tradition here on Get Out Alive, we're going over attacks that happened this year that we haven't had a chance to cover yet. Keep an e

Ep. 89: Dan Flores

Dan Flores is on this week to chat with us about the history of mankind in North America: How we as a species ended up here, what North America was like when we arrived,

Ep. 88: Death by Talons (feat. Tiddy Smith)

In this episode, Ashley speaks with Tiddy Smith, author of Death by Talons, the book covering the theory that an owl (or a raptor) killed Kathleen Peterson. If you want t

Ep. 87: Chimp Crazy Episode 2

Alright, we couldn't keep this one from you all so we decided to release it on our main feed as well. Please enjoy our coverage of Episode 2, Gone Ape, of the HBO Max doc

Ep. 86: Chimp Crazy Episode 1

You asked for it - our coverage of the HBO Max docu-series, Chimp Crazy. We'll post episode 2 next week, or it's available right now on our Patreon.  Related episodes: E

Nature's Archive: Wildlife Forensics

Please enjoy this crossover episode where Ashley appeared as a guest on the podcast Nature's Archive with Michael Hawk to discuss all things Wildlife Forensic Sciences! Y

Ep. 85: Imperfect Predators (feat. Antonia Cereijido)

Our special guest this week is LA-based journalist Antonia Cereijido, former NPR producer of Latino USA and now host of LAist podcast series Imperfect Paradise. She's on

Ep. 84: Surviving and Conserving Tigers (feat. Dr. John Goodrich)

Dr. John Goodrich is not only a Siberian Tiger attack survivor, he's a world-leading expert on tigers and big cats, and serves as Chief Scientist for Panthera, a world-wi

Ep. 83: Unprovoked and Unforgotten: Shark Attack Stories

This week's species was voted on by Patrons: Sharks! Ashley dives into recent shark attacks and offers tips on how to stay safe. The episode begins with a review spotlig

Ep. 82: Killed by Cougars (feat. Petros Chrysafis)

In this episode, Ashley returns from her summer break and is joined once again by wildlife biologist Petros Chrysafis. The discussion spans recent tragic and heroic incid

Ep. 81: Marauding Chimps

This episode was voted on by our Patrons, and they specifically requested Nick join us again for our least favorite animal topic: Chimps! This episode is mainly focused

Ep. 80: National Park "Tourons"

Touron (noun): A tourist who is also a moron Margie is back, and we're rocking one microphone to bring you stories of "tourons" in National Parks. This theme is inspired

Ep. 79: Venomous Rattlers (feat. Dr. Emily Taylor)

Dr. Emily Taylor is here to teach us all about rattlesnakes - How common are bites? And do they always envenomate people? How can you deter them from your yard? And what

Ep. 78: Bear Lady Kay

Kay Grayson was by no means a conventional woman. After leading a wild life living on boats and training attack dogs, she settled in North Carolina where she fell in love