15 Best Natural History Podcasts

1. Extinction Event

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A comedy podcast about extinct stuff. Join Melissa & Jack as they attempt to uncover the natural histories of bygone creatures and other things.
Hosts Melissa Thomas, Jack Collier
Producer/Network Melissa Thomas, Jack Collier
Email ****@peglegdeer.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 50Twitter 122Instagram 224 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. BIRD HUGGER

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Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gardening and restoring native habitat to help the birds and other wildlife in your backyard. Catherine Greenleaf talks about the natural history of birds and interviews the leading experts about how to turn your backyard into a native oasis for birds and pollinators.MORE Host Catherine Greenleaf
Producer/Network Catherine Greenleaf
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Women Birders (Happy Hour)

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Have you ever wished you had birding friends you could happy hour with? Hannah does... In each episode, expect an interesting interview with an artist, or a professional, or maybe a naturalist - all of which are women who love birds. Also, in the spirit of a good happy hour, Hannah will come up with a different alcoholic concoction based on a bird mentioned in the interview. Check out Women Birders (Happy Hour) each month. And connect with me on Twitter (@WomenBirdersHH) or by email: ****@gmail.com.MORE Host Hannah Buschert
Producer/Network Hannah Buschert
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 25Twitter 453Instagram 2.2K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

4. The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

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Are you passionate about natural history? Join these nerds as they explore the most amazing, & often oddest, organisms & news that natural science offers! The cupboard is open, come on in...
Hosts Gareth Thomas, Aaron Watts
Producer/Network Gareth
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 493Twitter 480 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

5. Natural Connections

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Natural Connections is a weekly newspaper column created by Emily Stone, the Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum in Cable, Wisconsin. In each episode, Emily reads her fun and informative weekly column about Northwoods Nature.MORE Host Emily Stone
Producer/Network Emily Stone
Email ****@cablemuseum.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

6. The Science of Birds

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The Science of Birds is a lighthearted exploration of bird biology. It's a fun resource for any birder or naturalist who wants to learn more about ornithology. Impress your birding friends at cocktail parties with all of your new bird knowledge! Hosted by Ivan Phillipsen, a professional birding guide and passionate naturalist with a PhD in Zoology.MORE Host Ivan Phillipsen
Producer/Network Ivan Phillipsen
Email ****@scienceofbirds.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 893Twitter 320Instagram 20.6K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

7. The Single Acorn

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This is The Single Acorn podcast, a podcast for those of us who love to ponder the world around us, who slowly walk through a forest with the question 'Why?' as our constant companion, who are drawn to the tough, weird, gross, and fascinating questions about the natural world.Each season will cover a topic within natural history (Season 1: Symbiosis, Season 2: Scat, Season 3: Urban Wildlife)...MORE Producer/Network Crow's Path
Email ****@crowspath.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 26Facebook 619Instagram 902 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

8. The Nagging Naturalist

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This podcast explores various wildlife species and their conservation through the lenses of environmental, cultural, and economic value.
Producer/Network The Nagging Naturalist
Email ****@thenaggingnaturalist.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 588Twitter 1K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

9. NatureNotes

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Naturalist Rudy Mancke, the late host of SCETV's long-running NatureScene, shared his knowledge of plants and wildlife for nearly 25 years on NatureNotes. These 1-minute snippets offer you a chance to find out about diverse topics having to do with the natural world. From the inner workings of our world's ecosystems to plants & animals unique to South Carolina, you'll learn more about the world around you on NatureNotes.MORE Producer/Network Rudy Mancke
Email ****@sc.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 32Facebook 7.1KTwitter 8.6K Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Since May 2021 Get Email Contact

10. Highland Wonders

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Join Okanogan Highlands Alliance in learning about the ecosystems and wildlife of the Okanogan Highlands of north central Washington! In this podcast, scientists and educators share their stories and knowledge of the natural history of our unique area - the Okanogan Highlands. To learn more about OHA, please visit our website okanoganhighlands.org.MORE Producer/Network Okanogan Highlands Alliance
Email ****@okanoganhighlands.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 1.8KTwitter 51Instagram 378 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Carpet Cliff Notes

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This podcast is a supplemental podcast to Morelia Python Radio. We cover everything that has to do with Carpet pythons. From their care in captivity, natural history, the history in the hobby, and much, much more.MORE Producer/Network MPR Network
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 3.6KTwitter 234 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Chesapeake Almanac

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Join retired Chesapeake Bay Foundation Senior Naturalist John Page Williams every Wednesday for inside accounts of our Bay's creatures and seasonal events. Follow the Bay through the seasons. Williams' fascinating natural history will enable those who love the Chesapeake to tune in to life around the Bay. The fishing enthusiast will discover things that help him or her catch more bluefish or white perch; the bird watcher and the hiker will learn when to look for the appearance of the ospreys in the spring and the geese in the fall...MORE Producer/Network Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Email ****@cbf.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Twitter 28.5KInstagram 69.3K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

13. The Natural History Podcast

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A podcast all about natural history. Trying to cover a bit of everything. Trees, tyrannosaurs, climate change and contours, anything that may take our fancy.
Producer/Network James Mills
Email ****@hotmail.com
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Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact