Wild Connection

This episode is a special one as I got to interview a personal scientific hero of mine, and fellow great ape researcher, Dr. Richard Wrangham. He shares his findings and heartwarming stories of some of the chimpanzees he's gotten to know over the years. He's also a prolific write and champion of chimps and communities. Check out the links below to find out more about the important work he and his colleagues are doing in Uganda.  Richard Wrangham [https://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/richard-w-wrangham]  Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) [http://www.un-grasp.org/] https://kasiisiproject.org/ [https://kasiisiproject.org/]

This episode features Dr. Susan B Eirich— author of Whispers from the Wild: An Invitation Stories from the Rescued Wild Animals of Earthfire institute. Susan’s work in Reconnection Ecology invites us to see animals not as ‘other,’ but as beings with whom we share this planet in a profound and reciprocal way. Check out the incredible work of the Earthfire Institute here [https://earthfireinstitute.org/] and learn more about Susan on her website [https://susanbeirich.com/] If you are digging the show subscribe and share it so others can enjoy it too. You can follow the show on Itunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also follow the show on Twitter: @WildConnectPod You can also follow me on  Twitter: @realdrjen Instagram: @readrjen Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen [https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen]

George Makari is the author of a recent book titled Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia. He is also a psychiatrist and historian, who is the Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, and the Arts,Weill Cornell Medical College, where he has a clinical practice.

Today we have science writer and author Emma Marris here, and we’re going to be talking about her amazing experience and her book, Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World. You can keep up with Emma by visiting her website [https://www.emmamarris.com/] If you are digging the show subscribe and share it so others can enjoy it too. You can follow the show on Itunes, Spotify,  or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also follow the show on X: @WildConnectPod You can also follow me on  X: @realdrjen Instagram: @readrjen Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen [https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen]

Today I am lucky enough to talk to award winning photojournalist and filmmaker Ami Vitale who’s works will move you and compel you to reconsider your relationship to nature. Most recently her not for profit Vital Impacts collaborated with the Jane Goodall Institute to celebrate women photographers, specifically, 90 of them in honor of Jane Goodall turning 90 last year. It was launched on April 1st 2024 and ran for 90 days. Vital Impacts is just one of the incredible concrete actions Ami has taken to create change and I’m thrilled to have her on the show hoping she will also inspire you. Check out her website https://www.amivitale.com/ [https://www.amivitale.com/] and keep up with her on Instagram: @amivitale You can also keep up with us  If you are digging the show subscribe and share it so others can enjoy it too. You can follow the show on Itunes, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also follow the show on Twitter: @WildConnectPod You can also follow me on  X: @realdrjen Instagram: @readrjen Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen [https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen] Song Credit: Kichwamba High School Music Dance and Drama Club  featuring The Krunk Movement (Queen Nairobi, 412SHxM, Chell E, Amina Rasid, and DJ Loveasy). Produced by DJ BKB.