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 the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. Dina’s career and research has

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

Nov 19th, 2021 1h 10m

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 History and the American Museum of Natural History, why Nancy Simmons is such a

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

Oct 29th, 2021 2h 10m

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 animal was technically named after the mythical creature. In this episode, am

Bonus

An Ode to the Bat Blitz

Oct 22nd, 2021 1h 6m

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 States and have never participated in a Bat Blitz, listen to this episode to g

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

Oct 15th, 2021 53m 29s

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 this new episode! Find all of the Give Bats A Break merch, socials, and podca

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

Oct 15th, 2021 59m 11s

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 exactly what my guest does for her research and we talk all about it in thi

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

Oct 1st, 2021 1h 10m

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 agreed that all bats are good bats and there isn't really a best bat, don't

Trailer

GBAP Trailer

Aug 20th, 2021 1m 27s

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 the global bat community, you start a podcast. At least that's what I'm doing