The Spark Bird Podcast

A Spark Person Story with Cara Benson

In this episode of the Spark Bird Podcast, Cara Benson joins our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally. Cara is a writer, hiker, and climate activist. She shares the he

Behind the Edit with Kayla Gajewski

In this very special episode of the Spark Bird Podcast, the microphone turns toward the person who has spent the past two years behind the scenes: our producer and editor

Becoming Emily 2.0 with Emily Nichols

In this episode of the Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome writer, photographer, and speaker Emily Nichols to share her story of recov

The Backyard Bird Chronicles with Amy Tan

On this weeks episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by bestselling author Amy Tan to share the connections between wri

Staying Curious In Nature With Nicole Jackson

Nicole Jackson joined our hosts, Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally, on this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast. Nicole is an environmental educator, nature enthusiast, and

Sketching a Life in Nature with Joe Feliciano

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally sit down with artist, nature journaler, and conservation volunteer Joe Feliciano. J

Finding Birds Through Trees with Georgia Silvera Seamans

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Georgia Silvera Seamans, environmental educator, founder of Local Nature La

Jeffrey Train and Our Tern: Building Community Through Birds

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Jeffrey Train, educator and co-founder of Our Tern in Hoboken, New Jersey. What

Life Lists and Nemesis Birds with Joe Trezza

On this week's episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally sit down with journalist, birder, and author Joe Trezza. Joe shares the unfo

Bird and Moon with Rosemary Mosco

On this week's episode of The Spark Bird Podcast our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome celebrated cartoonist, author, and naturalist Rosemary Mosco. Rosemar

Tom Ryan's Journey Into Ornithology

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by Tom Ryan, an ornithologist and former student of Janet's at Canisius

Being Feather Friendly with Paul Groleau

On this week's episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, we welcome Paul Groleau, President of Feather Friendly Technologies Inc., a company dedicated to reducing bird-window co

Beading Birdsong: Art and Activism with Nina Hale

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Nina Hale, a Minneapolis-based artist and activist who transforms birdsong

Sharing the Shore with Mel Julien

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally talk with Mel Julien, the Community Engagement Director for the NYC Plover Project.

Angela Schumpert on Backyard Birds and Building The Flock

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Angela Schumpert, also known as The Berd Nird! What began as casual backyar

Jamie Cunningham and The Biggest Week in American Birding

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Jamie Cunningham, Education Director at Black Swamp Bird Observatory and bi

Birds on the Niagara: Corina Newsome on Urban Landscapes and Creating Spaces

In this second special Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival feature, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Corina Newsome, a conservation sci

Birds on the Niagara: Marcus Rosten on Sky Dances and Wildways

In this special Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival feature, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Marcus Rosten, a birder and conservationi

Inked Warblers and Belonging with Eva Matthews Lark

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally sit down with environmental educator Eva Matthews Lark to talk about how winter warbler

Finding Wonder in the Dark with Leigh Ann Henion

In this episode of the Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally talk with author and naturalist Leigh Ann Henion about what it means to really pay atte