Give Bats A Podcast

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On the Energetic Edge - Ep. 6 Dina Dechmann

Greetings, batfolk!! My guest this episode is Dr. Dina Dechmann, a Swiss ecologist that lives in Switzerland and then crosses the border to work in Germany every day at t

Nov 26 2021
1 h 01 min

Adventures in Peru and Bat Poop - Ep. 5 Dr. Melissa Ingala

Greetings, batfolk!! My guest today is Dr. Melissa Ingala. Among other things, I talked to Melissa about her projects at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural Histor

Nov 26 2021
1 h 10 min

Friends Don't Let Friends Die: The Vampire Episode - Ep. 4 Dr. Gerry Carter

Which came first: the vampire bat or the vampire cryptid? According to Dr. Gerry Carter, the cryptid is a cheap imitation of the real flesh-and-blood bat although the ani

Oct 29 2021
2 h 10 min

An Ode to the Bat Blitz

This is the first BONUS EPISODE of Give Bats A Podcast! It's just me this time talking about the phenomenal experience that is the Bat Blitz. If you're in the United Stat

Oct 22 2021
1 h 06 min

Kill a Stoat, Save a Bat! - Ep. 3 Ben Paris

What do Gondwanaland, the kōkako, bat walks, and eliminating New Zealand’s invasive animal species have in common? They’re all things Ben Paris spoke with me about in thi

Oct 15 2021
53 min

A Tale of Two Bat Heads - Ep. 2 Stefania Briones

Have you ever thought about the fact that someone has to, like, actually get the bones out of dead animals to study them? If not, then now’s a great time to start! It’s e

Oct 15 2021
59 min

Hoary bats and wind energy and beer: oh my! - Ep. 1 Dr. Erin Baerwald

Dr. Erin Baerwald was generous enough to be my first guest and it COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER. We talked about the best bat AKA the Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)(we also a

Oct 1 2021
1 h 10 min

GBAP Trailer

Hi! Nate from Give Bats A Break here. When you accidentally go viral for @-ing the Pope on Twitter to correct his bad take on bats and are subsequently adopted into th

Aug 20 2021
1 min

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#189 ▼ 47 Nature US

What listeners say

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Every new episode I think is my favorite, until the next episode comes out and then THAT one is my favorite lol. I’m so grateful for the amazing knowledge and thought provoking conversations provided. Thank you!

Persephones_Cave · Dec 2021

This is a fantastic podcast with a passionate host and wonderful guests! Nate has a great Twitter presence in advocating for bats and it’s so exciting to see that presence expanded! Can’t wait for more episodes, this is going to be incredible.

LeCalmar · Oct 2021

This is great podcast content & would love to hear more episodes. Interesting conversations about bats with a fun, enthusiastic host.

redsonola · Dec 2022

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