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The Zoology Ramblings Podcast

by Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson

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Latest episodes

Episode 45: Skomer adventure, trilobite beetles, sea mice, wildcat updates, community shark conservation & good vulture news

October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

Welcome to the forty fifth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi recount their recent wildlife adventure to Skomer Island, where they were dodging toads and bombarded by Manx Shearwaters. For their…
Episode 44: Iberian lynx adventure & wildlife exploring kit

August 26, 2026 · 58 min

Welcome to the forty fourth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this unique episode, Robi and Emma record a podcast on location from a travel lodge in Malaga. They talk about their most recent wildlife adventure looking for wild…
Episode 43 (REWILDING DEEP DIVE): Dartmoor pony cull, summer heat waves, Malaysian rail babbler, Javan magpie & Eurasian eagle owls

July 24, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

Welcome to the forty third episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Robi starts by talking about the unusual fake news claiming that the government is planning to cull 95% of the ponies on Dartmoor. Emma discusses the…
Episode 42: Sponge of death, wild Moo Deng, fragile wolf genomes, David Attenborough turns 100, tamarin trafficking & rediscovered marsupials

June 19, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

Welcome to the forty-second episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi return with busy updates, including Robi's recent fieldwork adventures in Africa and Emma's bittersweet time at work wrapping up a…
Episode 41: Snot otters, giraffe weevils, guga hunt, toad patrols, forest elephant dung research, & Nepal pangolin conservation

March 23, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

Welcome to the forty-first episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi start by welcoming the newest Patreon members and sharing some exciting news about Robi's new research paper and Zoology Ramblings merch…

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Episode 40 (REWILDING DEEP DIVE): Merch launch, mummified cheetahs, Chinese mitten crabs, death by sex, elk reintroduction

February 15, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

Welcome to the fortieth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi share some exciting news about the launch of their new merch range on Teemill, featuring beaver t-shirts, bison hoodies, stork tote bags…
Episode 39: 2025 wrap up, to Beave or Not To Beave, festive reindeer and Arctic foxes, wolves sequestering carbon, European Young Rewilders, polar bear hunting and snowy owls

December 25, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min

Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi adopt a wintery, festive theme for this December episode. They start by looking back at their wildlife adventures from 2025. Robi also…
Episode 38 (REWILDING DEEP DIVE): build baby build, trees are older than sharks, BioShorts conference, Salt Creek tiger beetles, Yokozuna slickhead & European tree frog reintroduction

December 13, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min

Welcome to the thirty-eighth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi comment on recent updates to the UK's Planning and Infrastructure Bill, and myth bust the idea that sharks are older than trees. Robi…
Episode 37: beaver economics, remembering Jane Goodall, nipple-skinned frog, water opossum, tuna in Cornwall, Exmoor pine martens, forgotten leopards & hopeful journalism

October 30, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi start with some news, with Robi talking about a farmer who's used beavers not only to stop flooding, but boost income on his farm. Emma…
Episode 36 (REWILDING DEEP DIVE): big gay beaver day, eDNA and sniffer dogs, Ethiopian wolves, antbed parrot moth & Scottish wildcat re-introduction

September 27, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min

Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi talk about their recent meet up at the Ealing Beaver Project for a Big Gay Beaver Day. Robi also shares some exciting news of eDNA and…
Episode 35: reviewing Attenborough's Oceans film, Aesculapian snakes, proboscis bats, ladybird swarms, dholes in Europe, biofluorescent marsupials & little kiwi rediscovered

August 14, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min

Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this episode, Emma and Robi start with some news, including good news for spoonbills in Norfolk, and bat-friendly lighting in the Netherlands. Robi and Emma then…
Episode 34: (SPECIAL EPISODE): silver-backed chevrotain update, tool use in orca, Rhino Rewild initiative, basking sharks, Guam kingfisher & getting into zoology/conservation

July 30, 2025 · 1 hr 50 min

Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast! In this special episode, Emma and Robi answer their most commonly asked question: how did you get into zoology/conservation? Emma and Robi offer a personal dive into…

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About the show

Welcome to the Zoology Ramblings podcast! Join conservation biologists and wildlife filmmakers Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson as they ramble away about zoology, the pressing conservation issues of our times, the global climate and biodiversity crises, wildlife taxonomy, and everything in between! Robi and Emma met during their undergraduate studies and the Zoology Ramblings podcast grew from their infectious love for the wild world! The podcast was one of the recipients of the “Spotify Next Wave Initiative, 2021”, and they also co-founded The Biome Project, an educational filmmaking platform.