Specimens (Elle Kaye)
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| 24 Jun 2021 | Dan O'Neill - BBC Wildlife Filmmaker | 00:57:41 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 019 Elle chats with Dan about how he fostered his love of storytelling about the natural world, some of the incredible experiences he has had in the quest for documenting it, like filming snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan, and searching for Harpy Eagles in Guyana, and what it's like to live his dream through this job. Dan’s socials LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-o-neill-319b5826/?originalSubdomain=uk IG - https://www.instagram.com/danowild Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanONeill_Wild Wilderland TV YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyKoalJu0SBDEwRpteoRf_A INews Article Snow Leopards: Ghosts in the Snow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE7dEshcnNo Queen of Birds Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPBh-KAd9k Blood Island Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FvZKT83Zt0 To Find A Harpy Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AjRaLpnjZI NHM Unit BBC https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/natural-world/ Kaieteur Falls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaieteur_Falls Wilderland Festival https://www.wilderlandfestival.com/ The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_World_(Doyle_novel) Elle Kaye Socials Podcast Socials Patreon Merch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 10 Feb 2025 | Luke Massey, Katie Stacey + Wild Finca | 00:48:43 | |
In episode 048 Elle chats with Luke Massey and Katie Stacey, the founders of Wild Finca based in Asturias in Spain. Six years ago, they embarked on a journey to transform an old dairy farm into a thriving sanctuary for nature. Through innovative and sustainable land management practices, they've created a haven for 113 bird species, 30 mammal species, including 16 bat species. Listen to them share an insight to their incredible work and life, now culminated in Katie's new book, "No Paradise with Wolves". Socials: Wild Finca IG - https://www.wildfinca.com/ No Paradise with Wolves pre-order – - Subscribe to the Wild Finca Newsletter and receive a free Quick Wins for Nature Guide, which offers simple yet impactful ways to transform your green space into a thriving haven for wildlife - https://wild-finca. - Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod wwww.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 22 Apr 2024 | Jack Baddams - Ornithologist + Wildlife Researcher | 00:41:54 | |
In episode 047 Elle chats with Jack Baddams: Ornithologist and Wildlife Researcher whose field work is focused on the tagging of different species of birds to learn more about their lives. He shares this work on social media where he talks about the birds he rings and shows off the diversity of the natural world. Socials: Jack's Podcast https://howmanygeese.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ac9xGSKV0FhtXeMFFSQHR https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-many-geese/id1555133269 'Arrow Stork' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeilstorch Operation Wallacea British Ornithology Organisation Springwatch/Winterwatch- BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012msk2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qgm3 Support Jack https://www.buymeacoffee.com/howmanygeese Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod wwww.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 23 Dec 2020 | Lara-Rose Iredale - Anatomical Pathology Technologist | 01:20:52 | |
TRIGGER WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES DEATH, HUMAN REMAINS, SUICIDE, MISCARIRAGE, STILLBIRTH AND SELF-HARM. Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 006, Elle chats with Lara-Rose about becoming an APT, working for an NHS mortuary, her experience during the Covid-19 pandemic and her passion around the subject of maternal death. Show Notes, IG Links and Further Reading Lara's Instagram www.instagram.com/deathbeforeduckface Lara's Twitter https://twitter.com/OnTheArrow Alder Hay Scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder_Hey_organs_scandal AAPT Website Human Tissue Act https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/human-tissue-act-2004 'Stiff' - Mary Roach https://www.waterstones.com/book/stiff/mary-roach/9780141007458 Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk Further Reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidential_Enquiry_into_Maternal_Deaths_in_the_UK Five X More MBRRACE and the disproportionate number of BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) deaths - AIMS Scientific Journal https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/item/mbrrace-bame Racial Bias in Pain Assessment - PNAS Scientific Journal https://www.pnas.org/content/113/16/4296 Post-Mortem Cancer Study https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/press-release/2016-05-13-post-mortem-cancer-study-goes-national Cancer Research PEACE Study https://www.wired.co.uk/article/cancer-research-peace-study Lara/APT Job Profiles https://www.prospects.ac.uk/case-studies/senior-anatomical-pathology-technologist-lara-rose-iredale https://sciencecouncil.org/showcasing-science-life-of-an-apt/ Louis Theroux - 'Mothers on the Edge' Documentary https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00052dk Elle Kaye IG www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Specimens Podcast www.instagram.com/specimenspod Music Harrison Amer - Giraffes via Premium Beat Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Title/Concept © 2020 Elle Kaye
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| 30 Sep 2021 | Danielle Belleny - Wildlife Biologist | 00:36:53 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 023 Elle chats with Danielle about her journey to becoming a wildlife biologist. She discusses her work co-founding the Black Birders Week initiative and how her birding pursuits led to her being coined 'The Cemetery Birder'. Danielle also shares her advice for getting into cemetery birding, and her plans and dreams for her future as a birder and wildlife biologist. Danielle's socials Twitter - https://twitter.com/bellzisbirding Plateau Wildlife Cemeteries https://tucsonaudubon.org/wp- Black Birders Week BlackAFinStem Birding communities in US Outdoor Afro Feminist Bird Club Elle Kaye socials Podcast socials Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 21 Jan 2021 | Dakotah Gould - Taxidermist | 01:10:52 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 008, Elle chats with Dakotah about her journey to becoming an internationally recognised, award-winning taxidermist, being featured in a documentary now on Amazon Prime called ‘Stuffed’, and her passion for working with venomous animals at MToxins Lab in Wisconsin. Show Notes, Instagram Links and Further Reading Dakotah Gould’s Socials www.facebookcom/dakotahrosetaxidermy Elle Kaye www.instagram.com.ellekayetaxidermy Stuffed Documentary https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H Meskwaki Settlement Iowa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meskwaki_Settlement,_Iowa Rainy Day Revival Oddities Shop – Atlanta https://www.rainydayrevival.com/ Troy's Conservation Sites Florida https://www.hiddenexoticsflorida.com/ The World Taxidermy Championships https://www.taxidermy.net/wtc/taxidermy/ MToxins Venom Lab – Wisconsin Specimens Socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music - Giraffes by Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Title/Concept © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 07 Oct 2022 | Nadeem Perera - Flock Together Co-Founder + Wildlife TV Presenter + Researcher | 00:33:59 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 037 Elle chats with self-proclaimed 'nature boy' and half of Flock Together, Nadeem Perera. Nadeem shares when he started paying attention to nature, and how it developed to become the foundation of what he does today. We discuss the ethos of Flock Together, and who this community he has helped built represents. Nadeem's socials instagram.com/birdnerdeem Flock Together https://www.flocktogether.world/ instagram.com/flocktogether.world linktr.ee/flocktogether.world Join FT https://mailchi.mp/41a0999a5b31/jointheflock FT Book amazon.co.uk/flock-together-outsiders-connecting-people/dp/1856754782 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nadeem-Perera/e/B09RN8ZZL7/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Press https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/theredbulletin/flock-together-birding https://inews.co.uk/news/flock-together-twitchers-of-colour-shaking-up-birdwatching-1718471 Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 13 May 2021 | Trevor Adler - Natural History Cameraman and Photographer | 01:23:17 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 016, Elle chats with Trevor about starting his career in action sports and commercial photography and transitioning to have more of an emphasis on natural phenomena that occur in nature. He discusses and explains documenting the fire falls at Yosemite, the bioluminescence on the shores of San Diego and the worlds oldest trees in California's White Mountains. Trevor shares insights into working around the elements and being at the mercy of mother nature, and how his work tells a story about our planet that hopes to inspire us to protect it. Trevor Adler Socials https://www.instagram.com/adlerstudios/ https://adlerstudiosphotography.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dontsteponmyflora/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1zBv5NBRf0Bs1_LMRkn2A https://twitter.com/adlerstudios San DieGLOW - Bioluminescence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L2tJaJEBtM Neowise Comet over the worlds oldest trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKyNpoKeYw Fire falls at Yosemite https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpN3JPgZCz/ Prints/Shop https://adlerstudiosphotography.com/pages/shop Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Specimens Pod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod www.instagram.com/specimenspod Specimens Patreon Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 27 Aug 2022 | Claire Morgan - Visual Artist | 00:39:14 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 036 Elle chats with internationally-recognised visual artist Claire Morgan about her work. Claire speaks about her multi-faceted practice; drawing, the use of taxidermy and 3D sculpture using natural and organic materials. She also shares her approach to these large-scale works, and how she finds patterns and rhythms through the installation of these pieces. Claire speaks about being an artist, Imposters Syndrome, and how working close to nature can reflect thoughts on life and death. TW: Death/Dying/Taxidermy/Dead Animals Claire Morgan socials www.instagram.com/clairemorganstudio www.twitter.com/clairemorganstu Previous exhibits https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Claire-Morgan/DC6FC94876E4EB50/Exhibitions Current exhibs https://dortmunder-u.de/programm/?cat=43 https://www.goodplanet.org/fr/domaine/vivant/ Nick Knight https://www.instagram.com/nick_knight/ Alexander McQueen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen Press + features https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/about-the-art-claire-morgan/ https://claire-morgan.co.uk/press-2/ https://saywho.co.uk/interviews/claire-morgan/ Film + talk https://claire-morgan.co.uk/films/ Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 07 Jan 2021 | Simon Moore - Natural History Conservator | 01:13:51 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 007, Elle speaks with Simon Moore about his incredible wealth of professional experience, the conservation techniques he has helped to develop, the specimens he has worked with over the years and the inside world of a museum conservator. Show Notes, IG Links and Further Reading Simon Moore Website http://www.natural-history-conservation.com/
Simon Moore Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Natural-History-Conservation-119346798095177
Elle Kaye IG www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Specimens Pod Socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod
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The Natural History Museum
UK Guild of Taxidermists
SPNHC – The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Natural History Sciences Association
NATSCA Biological Curators Group https://natsca.org/biology-curators-group-newsletter
Japanese Tissue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tissue
The National Trust https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
Beatrix Potter Cabinet of Natural History Specimens http://www.natural-history-conservation.com/BeatrixPotter.htm
Grant Museum UCL https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant-museum-zoology
Peacock Jumping Spider Dancing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qkzwG2lLPc
The World of Spiders – W.S. Bristowe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14893920-the-world-of-spiders
Brian Hargreaves - Illustrator
Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com
Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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| 28 Oct 2020 | Sarah Burhouse - Museum Conservator | 01:03:26 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 002, Elle chats with Sarah about her experience as an ecologist, working as a natural history restorer, and her work with orphaned wildlife in South Africa. Show Notes, Instagram Links and Further Reading RSBP BIRDWORLD https://birdworld.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2z3s3McqM_Sn1WzUngudfX4UZMbD0ke4k-s4_SyCTqyAymNYYE7EDZ_MY EMEC Ecology http://www.emec-ecology.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0VSWYC4Oo_JBjg_jGUSpbvtUJgknQENy4VP8wmdV39NcKHGlodutlMoLg DANES Nottinghamshire Wildlife Bird 'JIZZ' definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizz_(birding) African Conservation Experience Nottingham Natural History Museum https://wollatonhall.org.uk/hall-and-museum/natural-history-museum/ Access Artefacts Nottingham https://nottinghammuseums.org.uk/learn/access-artefacts/ UK Guild of Taxidermists Art of Taxidermy Piglet Taxidermy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yl9aNLWsD4 Sarah Burhouse www.instagram.com/birdhousetaxidermy https://birdhousetaxidermy.co.uk/ Elle Kaye/IG www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.instagram.com/specimenspod Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music - Giraffes by Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye
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| 25 Apr 2022 | Dr. Ben Garrod - Professor of Evolutionary Biology + Science Engagement | 00:48:05 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 033 Elle chats with Dr. Ben Garrod about his work: from primatology and evolutionary biology to broadcasting and lecturing. Ben discusses the objective behind his new children’s book series ‘Extinct’ and how he helps empower children about conservation. Ben discusses what it means to be a scientist and his thoughs on how the subject is intersectional and multi-faceted. Dr. Ben Garrod Socials Dr. Jane Goodall Institute ZSL Royal Vet Collage Darwins Finches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_finches University of East Anglia Norfolk Wildlife Trust https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/home Youth STEMM Awards Ben’s Books ‘EXTINCT’ https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/extinct Ben’s TEDX Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEzAHZJnp5M Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 28 Oct 2021 | Dr. Tommy McElrath - Entomologist | 01:06:01 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 025 Elle chats with Dr. Tommy McElrath about his journey to becoming an entomologist and insect collections manager at the Natural History Survey in Illinois. Tommy explains what his role entails and how he helps to look after the seven million specimens in the collection. Tommy also shares his advice for how we can get more connected to insects in our own lives, and the importance of having collections like the INHS. Dr. Tommy McElrath's socials Twitter - https://twitter.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/INHSInsects/ Bio Research Elle Kaye socials Podcast socials Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 08 Dec 2021 | Mariana Di Giacomo - Natural History Conservator | 00:45:28 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 027 Elle chats with Mariana about growing up in Uruguay and entering the world of conservation there, before moving to the US to pursue her education in the subject. She discusses moving into the field of Palaeontology and her role at the Yale Peabody Museum, and shares what specimens are housed at one of the oldest natural history establishments in the world. Mariana also talks about her new role as a science-communicator, and the methods she uses to get the word out. Mariana Socials https://www.marianadigiacomo.com/ https://twitter.com/MarianaDGiacomo https://www.instagram.com/marudigi/?hl=en
Media https://news.yale.edu/2021/02/22/peabody-renovation-offers-unique-view-iconic-dinosaur-mural https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Amid-Peabody-Museum-s-renovation-dinosaur-16434688.php https://iknowdino.com/tag/mariana-di-giacomo/ https://aboutbone.com/conserving-bone/
Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
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| 27 May 2021 | Alex Hastings - Palaeontologist | 01:04:42 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 017, Elle chats with Alex about his love for dinosaurs and how this led to him becoming a professional palaeontologist. He discusses some of the work he undertakes as Fitzpatrick chair of Palaeontology at the museum of Minnesota, but also some of the field work and external projects he has embarked on in the pursuit of discovery. Alex Hastings Socials www.instagram.com/@Dr_Crocogator www.twitter.com/@Dr_Crocogator https://www.tiktok.com/@dr_crocogator Early Blog from Science Museum Titanoboa - Largest Snake TPT TV Feature https://www.tpt.org/almanac/video/exploring-deep-time-with-alex-hastings-35541/ Alex's Palaeontology work in Minnesota https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2020/10/rare-fossil-found-in-new-ulm/ Science Museum of Minnesota Interview with Alex about his role at the Museum https://www.smm.org/pluggedin/hastings-Q%26A PBS Feature https://www.pbs.org/video/the-wrap-paleontologist-alex-hastings-35544/ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/ Age of the Dinosaurs Fossil Finding Facebook group for Northern Minnesota https://www.facebook. Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Specimens Pod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod www.instagram.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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| 31 Oct 2022 | Aoife Sutton - Archaeology Researcher | 00:46:33 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 038 Elle chats with Archaeology Researcher Aoife Sutton. Aoife is a doctoral researcher in archaeology at the University of Bradford. Her work looks at themes surrounding 18-19th century anatomical fluid preserved specimens in Britain - including death, dying and ethics. Aoife runs a blog called Pathological Bodies Project where she writes about many death related topics, including history of medicine, archaeology and bereavement. She has worked on death related projects - including the Dying 2 Talk project and the Continuing Bonds project. Aoife is also a trustee of Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford and has observed work in modern death industry settings. TW: Death/Dying Aoife Socials: https://pathologicalbodiesproject.home.blog/ https://twitter.com/pathbodies https://www.instagram.com/pathologicalbodiesproject/ Dying to Talk project https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoife-sutton-8249971b7/?originalSubdomain=uk https://continuingbonds.live/what-is-dying-to-talk/ The Feminine Macabre https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=237726661507630 Aoife features in Vol IIII due out Autumn 2022 Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 18 May 2022 | Dr. Ryan Terrill - Ornithologist | 00:45:38 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 034 Elle chats with Dr. Ryan Terrill about his work as an ornithological postdoctoral researcher and the work he does at the Moore Lab of Zoology in California. We discuss the primary focus of his research in molt and character evolution through feather replacement in birds; and the biogeography and natural history of the birds of the New World tropics. Ryan Terrill Socials https://www.instagram.com/terrilldactyl_ Research Simultaneous Wing Molt as a Catalyst for the Evolution of Flightlessness in Birds: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/711416 Feather growth rate increases with latitude in four species of widespread resident Neotropical birds: http://www.ryansterrill.com/uploads/1/0/3/7/103769142/auk-17-176_crx.pdf Threshold models improve estimates of molt parameters in datasets with small sample sizes: https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/138/3/ukab038/6304580?redirectedFrom=fulltext Evolution of breeding plumages in birds: A multiple-step pathway to seasonal dichromatism in New World warblers (Aves: Parulidae): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.6606 Moore Lab of Zoology https://www.instagram.com/mlzbirds/?hl=en https://twitter.com/oxymlz?lang=en Birding in California Ryan Terrill Profile Oxy https://moorelab.oxy.edu/person/ryan-terrill Further Reading Non-breeding changes in at-sea distribution and abundance of the threatened marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in a portion of its range exhibiting long-term breeding season declines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35446906/ A Matter of Timing: Can Birds Keep Up With Earlier and Earlier Springs?: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/spring-2022/a-matter-timing-can-birds-keep-earlier-and Birding Organisations California https://www.labirders.org/about.html https://www.instagram.com/fbc.la/ Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 09 Jan 2023 | Tea Francis - Arachnologist | 01:07:16 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 039 Elle chats with Arachnologist Tea Francis. Tea is a science communicator, Arachnologist and spider advocate. Her work includes working actively with contacts in the field of arachnology and taxonomy - which is her main area of interest. She works with a handful of museums and labs both within the UK & elsewher. In her advocacy she teaches through her Patreon, where she also shares her macro photography and resources for spider care. She is also an illustrator, multimedia artist and taxidermist. Tea Social Links https://twitter.com/tea_francis https://www.patreon.com/scienteafic https://www.instagram.com/scienteaficc
ICUN Redlist
Tring Museum https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring.html
Anthropomorphism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism
Pelican Spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae
Poecilotheria Metallica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilotheria_metallica
Imposter Syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
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| 23 Dec 2021 | Kaylan Reddy - Medicinal Plant Scientist | 00:44:29 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 028 Elle chats with Kaylan about his journey to becoming a medicinal plant scientist. From growing up in Pretoria in South Africa, and committing to Biochemistry, to moving to pursue study in Medicinal Plants in Stellenbosch. Kaylan talks about the uses of Sceletium, the plant at the centre of his study, and how it has traditionally been used as a mood elevator. We talk about sustainable practises for obtaining this endemic plant, and the Indigenous People who contribute to science through sharing their knowledge and traditions. Kaylan Socials https://twitter.com/Plant_Detective https://www.instagram.com/sceletium.sci.guy/ Kaylan Reddy Research and Scientific Articles/Press https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8577 https://www.britishcouncil.org.za/famelab/finalists Fees Must Fall ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FeesMustFall https://fundiconnect.co.za/fees-must-fall-south-africas-2015-student-protest/ Medicinal Plants Course http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/science/botany-zoology/about-us Khoi and San Indigenous People and Traditional Medicine http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?pid=S0259-94222017000300062&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/617459/ Medical overview for Sceletium https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1259/sceletium Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 19 Jun 2023 | Sophie Pavelle - Science Communicator + Author | 00:39:11 | |
In episode 042 Elle chats with Sophie Pavelle, science communicator and author. Sophie finds creative routes to storytelling, putting a contemporary twist on the natural history genre across wide audiences through her compelling science communication and candid approach. Sophie currently works as Communications Coordinator for Beaver Trust and presented their award-winning documentary Beavers Without Borders. She is also an Ambassador for The Wildlife Trusts, and sits on the RSPB England Advisory Committee. Sophie co-hosts The LodgeCast for Beaver Trust, and has narrated several independent natural history documentaries, as well as narrating her own audiobook for Bloomsbury. She also narrates the long-read articles for the Geographical podcast. Sophie has been a keynote speaker for festivals and conferences, including Kendal Mountain Festival, The Southwest Outdoor Festival, Top of the Gorge Festival, the Festival of Nature, the University of Exeter, University of Bristol and UWE. Her research into science communication via social media (2020) is peer reviewed, and published in academic journal Frontiers. Her data and related seminars have been presented at institutions including the University of Washington (USA), Brown University (USA) and UWE. Sophie’s writing has appeared in New Scientist, The i Newspaper, National Geographic Traveller, The Guardian, The Metro, BBC Wildlife, BBC Countryfile, Coast and The Scotsman. She has featured as an expert panelist and contributor on programmes for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as on Channel 4 News, BBC Points West, BBC Spotlight and ITV Westcountry.
Sophie’s social links Website: https://www.sophiepavelle.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiepavs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sophiepavs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Mmjm22GiY
Sophie Pavelle is the author of Forget Me Not: Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain, published in paperback by Bloomsbury on 22nd June. Pre-Order Paperback Forget Me Not! https://linktr.ee/ Audible Version https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Forget-Me-Not-Audiobook/B0B2F62Q2G
Guardian review/Book of the Day: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/24/forget-me-not-sophie-pavelle-review-britain-undersung-species-hares-salmon-climate-crisis Caught by the River review: https://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2022/06/sophie-pavelle-forget-me-not-review/ Geographical review: https://geographical.co.uk/book-reviews/forget-me-not-by-sophie-pavelle Podcast interviews: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5t2oWcDdlQj7QiEqucvHnG?si=a5e516a555c14eb2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Nxw2WIjuxQev5CaHI5dZG?si=524aadc483d0477c
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| 04 Feb 2021 | Madison Erin Mayfield - Scientific Illustrator | 01:02:48 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 009, Elle chats with Madison about leaving her background in Biological Sciences to become a Scientific Illustrator, moving to Australia where she begun training as a preparator and taxidermist and her thoughts on sci-art as a tool for conservation outreach. Show Notes and Further Reading Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.twitter.com/ Purchase Specimens Merch – Designed by Madison https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Elle Kaye/Specimens www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.instagram.com/specimenspod Field Museum, Chicago Sibley Field Guides https://www.audubon.org/sibley-field-guides Certificate in Natural Science Illustration at the University of Washington Further Reading on Scientific Illustration Queensland Museum, Brisbane California State University Monterey Bay Science Illustration Course https://csumb.edu/scienceillustration/ Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Madison's Book Recommendations for Beginners wanting to get into Scientific Illustration Scientific Illustration by Phyllis Wood The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 31 Jan 2024 | Jazmine Miles-Long - Taxidermist | 00:45:21 | |
In episode 045 Elle chats with Jazmine Miles-Long; Taxidermist, Artist, Educator and Natural History Restorer based in Hastings UK. Social media links https://www.jazminemileslong.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jazmine_miles_long/ https://www.facebook.com/EthicalTaxidermyLondon https://twitter.com/taxidermylondon Subscribe to Jazmine's mailing list https://jazminemileslong.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5041980cec6eb13ed8422bbc3&id=3d3aefd05e Jazmines work for sale https://www.jazminemileslong.com/For-Sale Videos https://www.jazminemileslong.com/Videos Recent Press https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-68129637 https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/01/26/booth-museum-to-unveil-first-new-display-in-92-years/ https://www.ryezine.com/articles/taxidermist https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/articles/a32430/how-taxidermy-became-cool-again/ https://www.qest.org.uk/alumni/jazmine-miles-long/ https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2015/oct/27/taxidermist-tales-from-the-career-job-art DYCP Funding https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp QEST scholarship ODDY testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddy_test SPNHC: The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Martha Maxwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Maxwell https://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/martha-maxwell/ https://americacomesalive.com/martha-ann-maxwell-1831-1881-naturalist-taxidermist/ Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod wwww.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 10 Dec 2020 | Gerard Geer - Skeletal Articulator Part 1 | 00:56:11 | |
TRIGGER WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES REMAINS OF BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL, AND ALSO HUMAN FETUSES AND MISCARRIAGE Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 005, Elle chats with Gerard about inadvertently committing criminal offences through his artistic practice, discovering diaphonization and skeletal articulation, and his recent work as a science educator across Australia. Show Notes, IG Links and Further Reading Gerard's IG www.instagram.com/articulated_imagination Gerard's Website Gerard's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gerardgeer.art/ Literature https://www.theboneman.com/ Workshops https://gerard-geer.com/ Brumby (for the UK folk) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brumby Elle Kaye IG www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Specimens Podcast www.instagram.com/specimenspod Music Harrison Amer - Giraffes via Premium Beat Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Title/Concept © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 30 Jan 2023 | Ben Rothery - Natural History Author + Illustrator | 01:01:24 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 040 Elle chats with Ben Rothery, natural history author and illustrator. He shares his journey of discovery, from growing up in South Africa to opening his art and plant haven 'Hidden Planet' in London. Ben discusses the pitfalls and postives of working across two genres - art and science - and how he copes with Imposter Syndrome. Ben social links https://linktr.ee/
Videos on Bens work https://www.youtube.com/watch?
John Audubon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_James_Audubon
National Audubon Society
Drypoint https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drypoint
Materials https://www.faber-castell.co.uk/products/castell-9000
Penguin Roundhouse https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/136755/ben-rothery
Ladybird Publishing https://www.penguin.co.uk/ladybird
John Lewis https://www.benrotheryillustrator.co.uk/pages/john-lewis-partners
Natural History Museum London
Hidden Planet Hackney, London https://www.instagram.com/hiddenplanetshop/?hl=en
Into the red BTO https://www.bto.org/our-science/publications/bto-books-and-guides/red
WWF
Pangolin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin
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| 04 Mar 2021 | George Dante - Wildlife Artist | 01:11:36 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 011, Elle chats with George about starting his career in his parent’s basement, to becoming an internationally recognised wildlife artist with clients like the American Natural History Museum, National Geographic and Oxford University, working with Lonesome George, and the incredible highs and the lows of the job. George Dante Edward Wilson Theory of Biophilia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_hypothesis Lonesome George https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George George Dante’s work with Lonesome George https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKbO2B7po0 https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/lonesome-george/lonesome-george-at-the-museum ‘Stuffed’ Documentary on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H Bryan Christy and Tracking Ivory https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tracking-ivory/article.html Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Specimens Pod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod www.instagram.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 23 Apr 2023 | Celina Chien - Intersectional Environmentalist + Visual Storyteller | 00:41:49 | |
In episode 041 Elle chats with Celina Chien, intersectional environmentalist and storyteller. She combines her work as an ecologist, photojournalist and artist to harness empathy for change and to advocate for biodversity. Celina contextualises her work within the climate and biodiversity crises, whilst also discussing enviornmental and social issues. As a photographer, Celina’s documentary work has focused on exploring the nuances of environmental topics from palm oil expansion to the zoo debate to the wildlife trade. She also releases her work as fine art pieces, most recently after a successful exhibition in October 2022 in support of leopard conservation with Dolce&Gabbana. This work strives to forge links between the fashion, artistic and conservation worlds with more collaborative releases to follow. In 2021, Celina placed in the prestigious 57th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition as a highly commended finalist in the photojournalism category. She sits on the judging panel of the same competition hosted by the Natural History Museum of London in 2023. Celina is a TEDx speaker and serves on the board and council of numerous international NGOs such as Panthera, Rewriting Extinction, Reserva Youth Land Trust, Girls Who Click and more. In 2021, Celina was a highly commended finalist in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and currently sits on its 2023 judging panel. She has a BSc in Biological Sciences and MRes in Tropical Forest Ecology from Imperial College London. Celina's social links
Website: celinachien.com Instagram: @celinaxchien Twitter: @celinaxchien
Panthera Exhibition + Press for 'Leopard Honouring the Muse': A Celina Chien X Dolce&Gabbana Photographic Exhibition https://panthera.org/leopard-honouring-muse https://celinachien.sumupstore.com/product/honouring-the-muse-a-visual-companion
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
Girls who Click
Outside reading + watching on Celina: 'In Conservation with...' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIx65y0bVc Wildlife Photographer of the Year - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-nature-through-a-different-lens.html TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRFP5SuaOB0 Women of STEM Interview - https://women-of-stem.medium.com/provoking-conservation-action-with-photography-celina-chien-19a02bd8d1bf Article in Wild Lens Magazine - https://www.thewildlensmagazine.com/past-issues
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| 10 Nov 2021 | Siobhan Leachman - Wikimedia Editor + Citizen Scientist | 00:40:43 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 026 Elle chats with Siobhan about her journey to becoming an Wikimedia editor and citizen scientist. Siobhan explains what her role entails and how she helps give visibility online to incredible people from the natural history world. Siobhan Leachman socials Citizen science hubs Smithsonian Transcription Center Te Papa National Museum Vernon Orlando Bailey - Naturalist Joseph Nelson Rose - Botanist iNaturalist Auckland Museum Bionomia Wilmatte Porter Cockerell Elle Kaye socials Podcast socials Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 26 Jan 2022 | Cat Irving - Human Remains Conservator | 00:57:39 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. TW: Death/Dying and Human Remains In episode 030 Elle chats with Cat about her work caring for anatomical and pathological museum collections for nearly twenty years. She discusses the transition between working in Edinburgh City Mortuary and moving to England to further train in wet tissue collections to returning to Scotland to work with pathology specimens in Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh. We also discuss shifts in perceptions around death and dying, and what that has meant for Cat. Cat Socials https://thesewanderingbones.wordpress.com/contents/ https://twitter.com/AnatomicalCat https://www.instagram.com/anatomicalcat/ Surgeons Hall Hunterian Museum Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/ Alder Hay Scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder_Hey_organs_scandal Authors Cat Mentions Ian Rankin - https://www.ianrankin.net/ Michael Sappol -https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691118758/a-traffic-of-dead-bodies William Burke Murderer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders Charles Anderson https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/the-tibia-of-charles-anderson/ Robert Liston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston The Lister Project https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2014/december/the-lister-project-update Cat Research https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/a-few-words-about-formaldehyde/ Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 22 Jul 2021 | Lucy Lapwing - Wildlife and Science Communicator | 00:56:09 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 021 Elle chats with Lucy about growing up in rural England and how this environment had an effect on her interests and career. She discusses the medical diagnosis which took her away from work and into the world of science communication, and how that has developed since her health has improved. Lucy also shares her advice for those wanting to feel a deeper connection to nature at home and how she combats eco-anxieties. Lucy Lapwing Socials https://www.instagram.com/lucy_lapwing/ https://twitter.com/lucy_lapwing https://linktr.ee/Lucy_Lapwing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rNJM35PvY8fq-eytAnFCg# Press related links https://www.bto.org/community/events/202105-nature-natter-lucy-lapwing Birdsong Lessons https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rNJM35PvY8fq-eytAnFCg RSPB – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB – Coombes Valley https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/coombes-valley/ BTO – British Trust for Ornithology Eco-Anxiety https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327354 Wildlife Trust App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wildlifetrusts.naturefinder&hl=en_GB&gl=US Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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| 01 Apr 2021 | Emily Graslie - Science Communicator | 01:15:11 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 013 Elle chats with Emily about her life 'before science' as an artist, and how discovering the world of natural history and science turned her world upside down. Emily also discusses the highs and lows of her successful Youtube channel, 'The Brain Scoop', and her work in activism, education and science communication. Emily Graslie Socials Website Instagram Twitter Vlog Bros The Brain Scoop The Field Museum Where my Ladies at? Prehistoric Road Trip Press Butterfly species named for Emily Videos CBS March for Science highlights 2017 TEDx Why Emily left the Brain Scoop | |||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Fran Ritchie - Art Conservator | 01:15:49 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 014, Elle chats with Fran about her work as an art and objects conservator, which has seen her work on some incredibly special items of historical significance including the torch from the Statue of Liberty. Fran also recounts some of the amazing projects she has undertaken which have seen her travel all over the world, and even led to her getting a tattoo inspired by a memorable experience she discusses in the episode. Fran Ritchie Socials https://www.instagram.com/conservation_hfc_nps/?hl=en-gb https://www.instagram.com/toughritchie National Park Service Island of Molokai https://www.nps.gov/kala/index.htm Statue of Liberty Restoration https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/statue-libertys-original-torch-gets-new-home-180970856/ Jimmy Carter Historic Site https://www.nps.gov/jica/index.htm California Condor Chick Success Story https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/california-condor-chick-1000-fledges-at-zion.htm Carter. G. Woodson Home https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm Fran Ritchie Press & Further Work https://www.oprah.com/inspiration/a-day-in-the-life-of-museum-conservationalist-fran-ritchie https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/blog/what-do-you-do-with-a-broken-orangutan-podcast-49/ https://museumbulletin.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/alaska-state-museums-bulletin-80/#1 https://blog.nmai.si.edu/main/2015/06/inka-road-arybalo-conservation.html https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/bringing-color-back-to-the-dead/ Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Specimens Pod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod www.instagram.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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| 29 Nov 2023 | Dr. Samuel Mitchell - Volcanologist + Marine Geologist | 00:43:26 | |
In episode 044 Elle chats with Dr. Samuel Mitchell, volcanologist, marine geologist and earth and ocean science communicator based at the University of Bristol, UK. His main research focuses on volcanic eruptions in our oceans, which has taken him across the world conducting field research on volcanoes on land and on the seafloor using oceanographic research vessels. Beyond academic interests, Samuel is an active science communicator across various social media platforms, podcast host, and chair of an international commission on submarine volcanism. Social media links https://www. https://www.instagram.com/smitchell_science https://www.tiktok.com/@sams_volcano_stories https://linktr.ee/smitchell_science https://twitter.com/smitchell_sci Samuel's podcast and socials https://www.volcaknowledge.com/ https://www.instagram.com/volcaknowledge/ School of Sciences at Bristol https://www.bristol.ac.uk/earthsciences/ Natural events mentioned by Samuel Sumatra–Andaman earthquake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami Mount Pinatubo - https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs113-97/ Hula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula Dante's Peak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Peak Watch via Amazon Prime TV, Apple TV or YouTube Further reading https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-surprising-history-of-hawaiis-hula-tradition Geological Society US - https://www.geosociety.org/ UK - https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/ Dr. Samuel's work https://www.smitchellscience.com/fieldwork Outreach https://www.smitchellscience.com/outreach Submersible Alvin and Research Vessel Atlantis https://www2.whoi.edu/site/seafloortospacestation/submersible-alvin-and-research-vessel-atlantis/ Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod wwww.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 12 Aug 2021 | Sarah Roberts - Author and Science Communicator | 00:50:00 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 022 Elle chats with Sarah about growing up in England and how this environment had an effect on her interests and career. She discusses her experience as an animal behaviorist working out in the field, from working with sharks in the Bahamas to grizzly bears in Canada; and how documenting our natural world became her primary focus, resulting in the publication of her children's book 'Somebody Swallowed Stanley'. Sarah Roberts Socials https://www.sarahrobertsofficial.com/ https://www.youtube.com/SARAHSREALJOB https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-roberts-45535383/ https://twitter.com/Sarahvroberts https://www.instagram.com/sarahsrealjob/ https://www.facebook.com/homeofcreature Somebody Swallowed Stanley - Sarah's Children's Book https://www.sarahrobertsofficial.com/somebody-swallowed-stanley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjs66M41-04&t=1s https://www.amazon.co.uk/Somebody-Swallowed-Stanley-Sarah-Roberts/dp/1407195107 Shark Lab, Bahamas https://www.biminisharklab.com/ 'A Plastic Ocean' documentary https://www.netflix.com/title/80164032 Big Predator Exhibition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6V3r7Y4iLI&feature=emb_title American Shark Conservationary https://www.americansharkconservancy.org/ Steve Irwin - Crocodile Dundee https://www.americansharkconservancy.org/ Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 22 Mar 2024 | Dr. Matthew Kasson - Mycologist + Plant Pathologist | 00:41:30 | |
In episode 046 Elle chats with Dr. Matthew Kasson: Mycologist and Plant Pathologist who studies fungus biodiversity centered around tree diseases and fungus-arthropod interactions. Socials: https://twitter.com/plantdisease Research, Sci-Comm and related press and media: Online media, Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life, Popular Science (PopSci) https://www.popsci.com/ Online media, How to keep your jack-o’-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween, The Conversation, How to keep your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween (theconversation.com). Single author piece on how fungi impact our seasonal celebrations and rituals particularly around Halloween. Oct. 6, 2022. Re-published by Scientific American, Popular Science, and PBS. Printed and Online media, Wild mushrooms are curious organisms that require respect, The Washington Post, Wild mushrooms aren't all poisonous, but they all require caution - The Washington Post. Single author piece on how our fears of a small number of fungi shape our willingness to interact with them. August 24, 2022 Online media, Beyond flora and fauna: Why it’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals, The Conversation, Beyond flora and fauna: Why it's time to include fungi in global conservation goals (theconversation.com). Co-authored piece with Brian Lovett (WVU PSS) and Patty Kaishian (Bard College) on how fungi are regularly excluded from talks on global conservation. May 17, 2022. Re-published in Indonesian. Online media, Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures. Nature. Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures (nature.com) Single author column on my mental health struggles in academia. Dec. 14, 2021.
Research Podcast with Online Media, Episode 25: “Of Peeps and People…and Plant Pathology” Plantopia, https://www.plantopiapodcast. Podcast with Online Media, Episode 4: How cicadas become flying saltshakers of death Overheard at National Geographic, Episode 4: How cicadas become flying saltshakers of death (nationalgeographic.com) May 25, 2021. National Radio with Online Media, Drugged Cicadas Mate Like Wild After Their Butts Fall Off, All Things Considered, National Public Radio., Drugged Cicadas Mate Like Wild After Their Butts Fall Off : NPR Coverage of Brood X and my lab’s research of cicada fungus Massospora. May 18, 2021. Online Media, Drugged, Castrated, Eager to Mate: the Lives of Fungi-Infected Cicadas, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/ Online Media, This Parasite Drugs Its Hosts With the Psychedelic Chemical in Shrooms, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/
SciComm Online media, These fungi demand more pumpkin in their pumpkin spice lattes. Popular Science. Some fungi are fans of pumpkin spice lattes, too | Popular Science (popsci.com). Coverage of my Sept. 9, 2022 viral tweet seeing which fungi preferred growth media with real pumpkin compared with pumpkin spice and pumpkin spice latte-substituted growth media. Sept. 15, 2022. National Radio with Online Media, A Disturbing Twinkie That Has, So Far, Defied Science, National Public Radio, Scientists Are Fascinated By An 8-Year-Old, Moldy Twinkie : NPR, Coverage of my viral Twitter experiment isolating fungi from moldy Twinkies. Oct. 15, 2020. Online Media, Injecting Marshmallow Peeps With Fungi, for Science, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/
Expertise Online and printed media, Janet Yellen ate magic mushrooms. Here's why she didn't get high. The Washington Post. Interview to talk about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China and consumption of a mushroom known as jian shou qing. Aug. 16, 2023. Janet Yellen ate magic mushrooms. Here's why she didn't get high. - The Washington Post Online media, The fungal threat to human health is growing in a warmer, wetter, sicker world. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/ Online media, We Asked a Mycologist About The Last of Us and It Got Weird. Esquire. https://www.esquire.com/ National Radio with Online Media, Finally, scientists have found a true millipede, All Things Considered, National Public Radio., Finally, scientists have found a true millipede : NPR Coverage of my colleague’s discovery of the first true millipede with commentary from me. Dec. 20, 2021. Finally, scientists have found a true millipede : NPR
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| 07 Oct 2020 | Ken Walker - Taxidermist | 01:10:39 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 001, Elle chats with Ken about growing up in rural Canada, building a life-size recreation of a Sasquatch, and becoming a three time world champion taxidermist. Show Notes, Instagram Links and Further Reading Taxidermist Carl Akeley https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/history/carl-akeley https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-E-Akeley
eBook Leon Luther Pray- Taxidermy http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29691/29691-h/29691-h.htm
First Class Trophy Article on Ken Walker’s World Titles
Ken Walker’s Wilderness Studios https://www.facebook.com/Walkers-Wilderness-Studios-921048654631298/
Taxidermy Associations https://www.canadiantaxidermistsassociation.com/ https://www.taxidermy.net/assoc/assoclist1.html
World Taxidermy Championships https://www.taxidermy.net/wtc/taxidermy/
Stuffed Documentary https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H
Patterson Gimlin Film of Sasquatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us6jo8bl2lk&feature=emb_title
BigFur Documentary https://www.facebook.com/bigfurmovie/
Women Entering Taxidermy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48386470
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| 13 Jan 2022 | Kristi Dranginis - Bird Educator | 00:53:27 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 028 Elle chats with Kristi about her journey to becoming a bird educator. She discusses the moment she fell in love with birds, and how this became the foundation for everything that she now does. Kristi talks about her word as a 'Bird Mentor' and what that means for participants to her courses. We talk about the For Love of Birds festival which Kristi hosts, which brings together some of the most influential voices in the avian world. Kristi Socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-dranginis-76b0908b/ https://twitter.com/birdmentor https://www.instagram.com/birdmentor/ For The Love of Birds Festival Tickets Bird Mentor https://birdmentor.com/project/2-the-bird-mentor-team/ EBird Cedar Waxwing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing John Young Book https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Robin-Knows-Secrets-Natural/dp/054400230X Tom Brown Jr Tracker & Survivalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod Merch www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 01 Aug 2023 | Leif Bersweden - Botanist, Author + Nature Communicator | 00:45:30 | |
In episode 043 Elle chats with Leif Bersweden, botanist, author and nature communicator. Leif Bersweden is a writer and botanist with a lifelong interest in nature, focusing on wild plants from the age of seven. He grew up in rural Wiltshire where he taught himself how to identify the local flora, eventually becoming a botanical tutor for The Species Recovery Trust. In 2016, Leif graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Biology and has completed a PhD at Kew Gardens. In a world where an interest in botany is becoming increasingly rare, he wants to help put plants back on the map and is endeavouring to do this through his teaching, research and publications. Leif’s first book, The Orchid Hunter was published in 2017 and his second, Where the Wildflowers Grow in 2022. Social media links Twitter: www.twitter.com/LeifBersweden TikTok: @leifbersweden Instagram: www.instagram.com/leifbersweden Website: www.leifbersweden.com
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| 29 Apr 2021 | Gary Staab - Paleoartist | 01:05:03 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. TW: There is an extremely brief mention of suicide in this episode when Gary discusses working at a mortuary. In episode 015 Elle chats with Gary about his path to becoming an internationally recognised paleoartist, how he began with taxidermy and made the transition to sculpting non-living dinosaurs. He also discusses his incredible work making a replica of 'Ötzi - The Iceman', a replica of 'King Tutankhamun's' mummy and a life-size 'Megalodon' for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Gary Staab Socials www.instagram.com/staabstudios Making the Iceman https://www.youtube.com/watch? Iceman full length film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1P4Dvrl5SI Making Quetzalcoatlus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMO1Wfv_zy4 Making King Tutankhamen https://www.youtube.com/watch? Making Megalodon for the Smithsonian https://www.youtube.com/watch? Sculpting a portrait of one of Gary’s scientific heroes E.O. Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch? Gallery of Gary’s work https://www.staabstudios.com/ Gary Staab PaleoNerds Podcast Interview https://www.paleonerds.com/ National Geographic Article https://www. Additional Press | |||
| 09 Jun 2022 | Dr. Michelle Taylor - Marine Biologist | 00:50:35 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 035 Elle chats with Dr. Michelle Taylor about her work as Director of Marine Biology at Essex University in the United Kingdom and President of the Deep-Sea Biology Society. She discusses her journey into marine biology, and where around the world her research and exploration has taken her. She shares details about her research in deep-sea corals deep-sea ecosystems, what drives their biodiversity and how we can limit human impacts in vulnerable habitats such as coral reefs. Dr. Michelle Taylor socials https://twitter.com/Dr_MTaylor https://www.instagram.com/dr_mtaylor/ Dr. Michelle Taylor’s research https://taylorlab.science/publications/ https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/taylo51908/michelle-taylor Reef Doctor Madagascar DSBOC Resources https://dsbsoc.org/deep-sea-resources/ International Seabed Authority Nautilus Camera E.O Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson Additional links/videos https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=10155175070021819 https://www.facebook.com/uniofessex/videos/10155162616986819/ Shackleton's Discovery Greenland Shark Discovery https://www.livescience.com/rare-greenland-shark-uk-stranding Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 13 Feb 2025 | Ryan Dalton + Nadia Shaikh | 00:45:51 | |
In episode 049 Elle chats with Ryan Dalton + Nadia Shaikh, co-hosts of Into the Wild podcast. Socials: Into The Wild Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/intothewildpodcast/ Ryan Dalton - https://www.instagram.com/mrryanjdalton/ Nadia Shaikh - https://www.instagram.com/buteblackbird/ Listen: Description: In episode 49 Elle chats with Ryan Dalton + Nadia Shaikh, co-hosts of Into the Wild podcast. Nadia is a naturalist, ornithologist and land justice campaigner for Right to Roam (@right.2roam) and Ryan is wildlife and conservation broadcaster and presenter, comedian and naturalist. Together, they speak on hard-hitting climate topics, to dismantle and help problem-solve ways we can make meaningful change in our own lives. Journey back to Namibia Across 4 episodes, Ryan & Nadia will explore the impacts of the climate crisis in rural Namibia & share words, experiences & stories from those most affected. Episode 1: Episode 2: Support Into the Wild: Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 04 Apr 2022 | Dr. Allison Shultz - Ornithologist | 00:51:51 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 032 Elle chats with Dr. Allison Shultz about how she became Assistant Curator of Ornithology at NHMLA. We discuss her research in colouration and plumeology, and she gives us an education in why birds look the way that they are and what are the genes that make up colours. We discuss plumage evolution and micro-structure, as well as the role, form and function of feathers. Dr. Allison also discusses her role at the museum and the types of specimens and study-skins she works with. Dr. Allison Shultz Socials https://www.instagram.com/ajshultz622 https://www.Instagram.com/tauraco.designs https://twitter.com/ajshultz622 Profiles NHMLA https://nhm.org/person/shultz-allison https://nhm.org/stories/our-bird-curators-new-perch La Brea Tar Pits Museum Natural History Museum of Los Angeles San Diego Zoo (live cams link, because, well, live cams) https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams Great Frigate Bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_frigatebird Structural Colour Article https://nhm.org/stories/how-and-why-colorful-feathers Turacin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turacin Museum of Vertabrate Zoology “Meet the Scientist” by (NHMLA) video interview with Dr. Allison Shultz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7i6KBEB8E Articles/Research on Coloration https://www.allisonshultz.com/research Leucism https://www.audubon.org/news/why-bird-half-white Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 18 Feb 2021 | Divya Anantharaman - Taxidermist | 01:07:11 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 010, Elle chats with Divya about her journey to becoming an award-winning, internationally recognised taxidermist, whose work has been used for high-end clients including Tiffany & Co., being situated in New York City, and her commendable outreach and activism to make the industry more inclusive and accessible. Divya's Socials https://www.gothamtaxidermy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gotham_taxidermy/ https://linktr.ee/GothamTaxidermy Stuffed Animals: A Guide to Modern Taxidermy by Divya Anantharaman and Katie Innamorato Walter Potter Anthropomorphism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Potter Charles Walterton Taxidermist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Waterton Tiffany and Co Butterfly Commission https://www.gothamtaxidermy.com/taxidermy-portfolio/tiffanyad Feminist Bird Club/Divya's Talk with FBC https://www.feministbirdclub.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&autoplay=1&feature=youtu.be&mute=0&v=VHf1vBnfhFQ Resources for Taxidermy https://www.gothamtaxidermy.com/education Divya's Home Tour for The Weird Homes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1z2c3tA-rY&feature=youtu.be Divya's Scholarship Programme for QTBIPOC gothamtaxidermy.com/qtbipoc-scholarships Wunderkammer Showcase Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Specimens Pod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod www.instagram.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 10 Dec 2020 | Gerard Geer - Skeletal Articulator Part 2 | 00:51:38 | |
TRIGGER WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES REMAINS OF BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL, AND ALSO HUMAN FETUSES AND MISCARRIAGE Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 005, Elle chats with Gerard about inadvertently committing criminal offences through his artistic practice, discovering diaphonization and skeletal articulation, and his recent work as a science educator across Australia. Show Notes, IG Links and Further Reading Gerard's IG www.instagram.com/articulated_imagination Gerard's Website Gerard's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gerardgeer.art/ Literature https://www.theboneman.com/ Workshops https://gerard-geer.com/ Brumby (for the UK folk) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brumby Elle Kaye IG www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Specimens Podcast www.instagram.com/specimenspod Music Harrison Amer - Giraffes via Premium Beat Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Title/Concept © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 10 Jun 2021 | David Lindo - Urban Wildlife Educationalist | 01:05:46 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 018, Elle chats with David about his journey to becoming 'The Urban Birder', his birding adventures that have taken him across land and sea, and how to find connectivity in the natural world. He also offers advice on how to get into birding, and what to look for. David Lindo Socials Website Twitter IG Youtube 'In Conservation With' 'In Conservation With Elle Kaye' Science Focus Article Countrylife Article The Guardian Article during Lockdown The Art Of Urban Birding The Art Of Finding Birds Day Trips with David Courses/Masterclasses with David Elle Kaye Socials Podcast Socials Patreon Merch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 08 Jul 2021 | Travis de Villiers - Taxidermist and Sculptor | 00:57:51 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 020 Elle chats with Travis about growing up in Zimbabwe, moving to, and life in South Africa and his journey to becoming an award-winning taxidermist and anatomical sculptor. We also discuss his features in the documentaries Stuffed and Trophy - both streaming worldwide via Amazon. Travis's Socials www.instagram.com/travisdevilliers https://www.facebook.com/traviscdevilliers/ Website https://www.traviscdevilliers.com/ Trophy Documentary https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trophy-Shaul-Schwarz/dp/B077DZPK7Q Stuffed Documentary https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/stuffed/id1499943026 Stuffed Press https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/movies/stuffed-review.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-world-taxidermy-ae-0528-20170527-column.html Splitting Image Taxidermy https://www.splittingimagetaxidermy.co.za/ https://www.instagram.com/splittingimagetaxidermy/ Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 12 Nov 2020 | Susan Askew - Entomologist | 01:05:15 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 003, Elle chats with Susan about becoming an entomologist and lepidopterist, breeding and raising moths at home, and why we really shouldn't fear bugs. Show Notes, Instagram Links and Further Reading Moth Movie NHM London NHM Butterfly House https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/sensational-butterflies-bringing-the-jungle-to-london.html Stoned Affection Susan’s Moth Blog Susan's Social Handles https://facebook.com/stonedaffection Elle's Social Handles www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.instagram.com/specimenspod Specimens Pod Twitter www.twitter.com/specimenspod Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/
Music - Giraffes by Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Title/Concept © 2020 Elle Kaye
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| 18 Mar 2021 | Mickey Alice Kwapis - Natural History Educator | 01:23:45 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. TRIGGER WARNING - THIS EPISODE MENTIONS SUICIDE. In episode 012, Elle chats with Mickey about following a potential career in law, to trying taxidermy one evening with a friend and having her entire world changed. Mickey talks about political and social causes she supports through her activism, travelling around the world to teach taxidermy workshops, and how experiencing grief and loss growing up informed her memorial artwork. Show notes and further reading Kintsugi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi Gen Saratani, the only traditional Kintsugi artist in the US Dally in the Alley Organisation https://www.facebook.com/dallyinthealley/ Audubon Zoo https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo Vulture Culture https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/vulture+culture?sort=top Martha Maxwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Maxwell Carl Akeley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Akeley Chuck Testa Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJP1DphOWPs Chicago Period Project https://www.chicagoperiodproject.org/ ACLU 360 Nation Organisation https://www.instagram.com/360__nation/?hl=en Transportation Riders United (TRU) https://www.detroittransit.org/ Galentine's Day Market and Crampus Holiday Market Sign up to Mickey’s mailing list for updates as they do not have websites Specimen Museum https://www.specimenmuseum.org Art Ledger https://www.gofundme.com/f/Art-Ledger-international-village-wildlife-museum https://clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2950 Jessi Woska https://www.instagram.com/jwoska Mickey’s Website https://mickeyalicekwapis.com/ Mickey’s IG https://www.instagram.com/mickeyalicekwapis/ Mickey’s DIY Insect Kits https://mickeyalicekwapis.com/educationaltools Mickey’s Memorial Jewelry https://mickeyalicekwapis.com/memorials Press about Mickey https://news.wttw.com/2019/09/19/mickey-alice-kwapis-wants-you-love-taxidermy-much-she-does Elle Kaye www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Specimens Pod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © Madison Erin Mayfield 2020 http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Concept/Title © Elle Kaye 2020 Music – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat Produced and edited by Elle Kaye | |||
| 03 Mar 2022 | Tom Hanner - Wildlife Filmmaker | 00:51:50 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 031 Elle chats with Tom about how he became head over heels for the natural world. He shares how at a hard time in his life, he found solace in nature and discovery and how this helped him to heal. We discuss his filmmaking projects and their conservational objectives, and his science communication plans for the future. Tom's Socials https://www.instagram.com/tom.hanner/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-VfEa8b3oYV5-ov-u57xA Tom's Films https://vimeo.com/user99652098 BBC Earth BBC Natural History Unit https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/natural-world/ Elle Kaye socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||
| 26 Nov 2020 | Lauren Kane - Pet Mortician | 01:02:33 | |
TRIGGER WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES DEATH AND REMAINS BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 004, Elle chats with Lauren about becoming a pet mortician, coping with her death anxiety, and her experience in death positive situations such as a living funeral. Show Notes, IG Links and Further Reading Lauren’s Website http://www.preciouscreaturetaxidermy.com/ Lauren’s IG www.instagram.com/preciouscreature Steady Waves End of Life Care – Living Funeral Ceremonies Bolivian Funeral Celebrations https://frazerconsultants.com/2017/10/cultural-spotlight-bolivian-funeral-traditions/ Día de los Muertos https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/dia-de-los-muertos/ Further reading on cultural practices that honour the dead https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/00000153-3e1f-d365-a5d3-3f5f4a300000 https://www.britannica.com/list/7-unique-burial-rituals-across-the-world https://ideas.ted.com/11-fascinating-funeral-traditions-from-around-the-globe/ Elle Kaye IG www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Specimens Podcast | |||
| 14 Oct 2021 | Dillon Jones - Evolutionary Biologist | 00:46:29 | |
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 024 Elle chats with Dillon about his journey to becoming a wildlife and Evolutionary biologist. Dillon discusses how a growing up in Texas with a fear of critters was transformed by exposure to them, and ended up becoming his greatest passion. Now studying for his masters, Dillon shares how he successfully creates and holds down his incredible science communication, whilst working towards his qualification. Dillon's socials Twitter - https://twitter.com/BiologistDillon Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DillonTheBiologist Bio Eat guest speaker Research Press Environmental science site Learn adventurously server Elle Kaye socials Podcast socials Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye | |||