We interrupt your regularly scheduled Conservation Connection content to bring you this special look into the background of your favorite podcast hosts!

This summer we were interviewed by Mark Titus for his podcast, Save What You Love. We had an absolute blast telling the story of how our marriage, nonprofit, and podcast came to be!

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Heavy metal music seems to attract sharks, but do you know why?

On the final episode of Season 10 we sit down with the world's only Heavy Metal Marine Biologist! Tom "The Blowfish" Hird tells us all about his his wild stories from the field, including how he performed heavy metal music at sea to get a closer look at the ocean's coolest predators!

Enjoy this episode and stay tuned for Season 11 of Conservation Connection, coming October 1st 2024.

This episode was recorded at EarthX2024 in Dallas Texas!

New tools allow us to collect more data than ever before, but is that always a good thing?

When it comes time for policymakers to make decisions, a complex system of stakeholders, limited resources, and unclear goals can make it hard to figure out the best way forward. That's where decision scientists like Dr. Jennifer McGowan swoop in to save the day!

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This episode was recorded at EarthX2024 in Dallas Texas

Rainforest sounds recorded by by AdrienPola, accessed on FreeSound dot org