16 episodes
Ecology & Me Kate Douglas
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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A citizen scientist podcast for curious humans hosted by Kate Douglas
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Why Do Herbs Taste So Good?
Ever wonder why the herbs you eat and drink taste so amazing?
I sat down with herbalist Sage Mauer to get some answers.
Follow Sage on social @thegaiaschoolofhealing
Become a patron of Ecology & Me to keep the questions going: www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe
Follow us on social @ecologyandme
Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh
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How Do You Put Out a Wildfire?
How hot does a wildfire get? What is that stuff that planes drop down on wildfires? What causes a wildfire in the first place?
I sat down with fire ecologist George Locascio to get some answers.
Become a patron of Ecology & Me to keep the questions going: www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe
Follow us on social @ecologyandme
Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh
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Why Do Sea Lions Have Whiskers?
What’s up with our flipper-footed friend’s whiskered faces? Do humans have blubber? What does blood have to do with keeping warm in the water?
I sat down with marine ecologist Claire Nasr to get some answers.
Become a patron of Ecology & Me to keep the questions going: www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe
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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh
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What Makes a Weed a Weed?
What is a weed, anyway? Is it a scientific term? Is there something all weeds have in common?
I sat down with interdisciplinary artist Jill Sigman to get some answers.
Follow Jill at @thinkdance
Become a patron of Ecology & Me to keep the questions going: www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe
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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh
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Which Came First, the Caterpillar or the Butterfly?
What’s actually happening in metamorphosis? Why do so many insects do it? Are all butterflies descended from an ancient caterpillar or a ancient butterfly?
I sat down with professor Dr. Anurag Agrawal to get some answers.
Become a patron of Ecology & Me to keep the questions going: www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe
Follow us on social @ecologyandme
Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh
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Why Are Some Plants Poisonous?
Why have some plants evolved to be poisonous? Why do some plants have some poisonous parts and some non-poisonous parts? What does poisonous actually mean, anyway?
I sat down with herbalist Kathryn Solie to get some answers.
Follow Kathryn @persephonespath
Become a patron of Ecology & Me to keep the questions going: www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe
Follow us on social @ecologyandme
Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Ecology and Me
Kate Douglas knocks it out of theCongenial park with her engaging interviews quizzing experts in the natural world. We look forward to every new episode where Kate and a remarkable person she chats with get to share their knowledge with us of curious topics and answer questions we have all had at one time or another about the world around us. Squirrels! Trees! Mushrooms! Water! Etc etc.
Accessible, warm & wonderful!
I can’t get enough of Kate Douglas’ warm and accessible way of thinking and talking about the world we live in. The guests seem wonderfully knowledgeable and they all they all have just the most delightful time talking science/ecology in a way that even I can understand. Kudos! Great podcast!
Informative and fun, I love Kate’s voice!
These snackable episodes make for a perfect reprieve throughout my workday. Kate’s quirkiness breathes life into topics I’ve embarrassingly forgotten over time, and her curiosity guides engaging conversation with experts, in an open and warm discussion, inviting us to get back to our roots(!!!). Highly recommend if you need an easy listen and want to (re)discover some fun facts about plants along the way.