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  • The Half Acorn Paradox

    The Half Acorn Paradox
    May 13 2026
    When is half an acorn better than a whole one? The great Dr Karen Munroe joins the show to fill us in on one of the most chaotically fascinating squirrel-acorn-forest studies ever conducted, nut evolution and the scientific value of hoovers.

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    21 Min.
  • Saving the Underpants Bird

    Saving the Underpants Bird
    Apr 18 2026
    We shot them into oblivion for stealing our pants. But thanks to this week's guest, the incredible Dr Mike Pienkowski, red kites have made themselves a comeback. This is the story of how it happened, and why it changed one nation's outlook on conservation forever.

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    21 Min.
  • Easter Special - How Wombats Do Cube-Shaped Poos

    Easter Special - How Wombats Do Cube-Shaped Poos
    Apr 4 2026
    It's Easter and because eating chocolate is irresponsible we're doing an episode about the closest thing: wombat poos. This isn't an animal celebrity individual like our normal specials. This is a whole species fallen from grace, robbed of the spotlight. But one man and his robots are clawing wombats back to fame with some of the strangest headlines in science. This is Dr Scott Carver. And he's saving my all time favourite animal. Happy Easter everybody!

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    27 Min.
  • How The British Made Crocodiles Evil

    How The British Made Crocodiles Evil
    Mar 26 2026
    Once upon a time in Belize people worshipped crocodiles, swam alongside them, treated them as family. Then within two generations the nation turned against them and almost wiped them out. This is the story of how a greedy empire with an eye for gossip obliterated an entire country's wildlife - and what happens now - with ethnozoologist and crocodile wrangler Dr Marisa Tellez.

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    26 Min.
  • The Secret Sound that Hedgehogs Hear

    The Secret Sound that Hedgehogs Hear
    Mar 19 2026
    Hedgehog numbers in the UK have fallen from 30 million to less than 1 million since mid-last century. Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen is fixing that. She followed them around for a year peering into people's gardens to see where they went. She dissected hundreds peeled off roads to learn how long they lived. Now she's learning to communicate with them and keep them safe using sounds no one can hear.

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    24 Min.
  • Wild Stories Returns on Wednesday

    Wild Stories Returns on Wednesday
    Mar 14 2026
    Thank you everyone for your messages during the break! I've moved halfway around the world, taken up a new job and created some amazing films but now I'm back at the desk with more than a dozen fresh episodes of Wild Stories already lined up to share with you all. These are some of my favourite ever interviews so I really hope you enjoy. Wild Stories 'season 2' lands next Wednesday March 18.

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    1 Min.
  • Uncut - It's Hard to Sex a Porcupine

    Uncut - It's Hard to Sex a Porcupine
    Jan 5 2026
    Ex-zookeeper and wildlife creator Jordan Veasley a.k.a. Jungle Jordan swings by to reveal the chillest animals, why so many people think giraffes lay eggs, what okapis smell like and of course the challenges of sexing porcupines!

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    41 Min.
  • New Year Special - A Giraffe in Paris

    New Year Special - A Giraffe in Paris
    Jan 2 2026
    Happy 2026! To kick off a year of incredible stories here's the tale of the baby giraffe that walked to Paris and changed history forever. My favourite, Zarafa. And joining us on this cross-continental romp, special guest Heather Sharkey. Thanks for listening everyone!

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    27 Min.