Best Evolved Primates Podcasts (2025)

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Nature's Apothecary: Monarchs, Milkweed, and the Art of Self-Medication with Dr. Jaap de Roode 1:12:14

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Send us a text Today's episode is all about royalty. No, not those odd primates shuffling around palaces in crowns and robes, but the monarchs of the butterfly world. We're joined by Dr. Jaap de Roode, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University, who's one of the world's experts in insect self-medication. Yup, you heard that right…

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Transforming Science Engagement: Amanda Mathieson on the Power of Escape Rooms and Playful Learning 1:02:40

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Send us a text In this episode of The PrimateCast, your host sits down with science communicator Amanda Mathieson, Head of Public Engagement, Education and Communications at Biorbic, Ireland's National Bioeconomy Research Centre. She's also a pioneer in the space of developing STEM-themed escape rooms. And that was the main topic of discussion in t…

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Evolving Zoo Animal Welfare Science with Dr. Lance J. Miller of Brookfield Zoo Chicago 1:17:52

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Send us a text Explore zoo animal welfare with Dr. Lance J. Miller, a leading authority in animal welfare science at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, formerly Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo. Lance is Vice President of Animal Welfare Science at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, but he also holds a slough of other appointments. He’s Chair of the Alliance o…

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From Conventions to Culture: Social Cognition in Techno-Baboons with Dr. Nicolas Claidiere 1:16:04

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Send us a text In this episode I sit down with my friend and colleague, cognitive scientist Dr. Nicolas Claidiere from the Center for Research in Psychology and Neuroscience at Aix-Marseille University. Nico was on the podcast once before, in episode 30 when we recorded from the International Primatological Society's conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, b…

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A Primatologist's Journey from Japan to the Wilder West (And a call to action!) 22:16

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Send us a text What happens when a primatologist and podcaster leaves behind an academic career in Japan to embrace a new chapter in wildlife conservation in Canada? Crickets on the show, for one... Join me as I share my emotional decision to move on from Kyoto University and take up the role of Senior Scientist, Wildlife Conservation at the Wilder…

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From Cacophony to Symphony: The Harmonious Interplay of Animal Cognition and Communication with Dr. Tecumseh Fitch 1:08:16

1+ y ago1:08:16

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Send us a text In today’s installment of the podcast, I’m really excited to share a fascinating conversation I had with Dr. Tecumseh Fitch about the evolution of cognition and communication. Tecumseh Fitch is Professor of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna where he co-founded the Department of Cognitive Biology and plays a leading role i…

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Unraveling the Secrets of Cold Adaptation and Hybridization in Primates with Evolutionary Anthropologist Dr. Laura Buck 1:19:45

1+ y ago1:19:45

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Send us a text For this episode, I sat down in the studio with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Laura Buck in the Research Centre for Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology of Liverpool John Moores University. Dr. Susumu Tomiya of CICASP also joined the conversation. After waxing on the plausibility that some ancient hominins in cold climates m…

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Exploring Human-Primate Coexistence with Dr. Paula Pebsworth: A Journey from the Vineyards of Napa Valley to the Wilds of Africa, Asia and Beyond 50:19

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Send us a text In today’s lecture, Dr. Paula Pebsworth joined us from her home in Texas to give a lecture titled “You never know where life will take you: an interdisciplinary and unconventional path”. This lecture was extra special for me, because Paula and I were grad students together at Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute over a decad…

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Change: Primate Populations in an Anthropogenic World with Primatologist and Conservation Biologist Dr. Colin Chapman 35:22

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Send us a text In today’s origin story, Dr. Colin Chapman joined us over Zoom from his home on Vancouver Island to talk about, quote, “A Few Fun Things I have Learned Studying Primates". Colin Chapman has a whole bunch of titles that are worth a quick once over: he is a Killam Research Fellow, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a fellow at Hu…

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Understanding the Ins and Outs of Tool Use in Capuchin Monkeys with Professor Patricia Izar 51:01

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Send us a text In this episode of The PrimateCast origins, we’re sharing a lecture from primatologist and cognitive ethologist, Patricia Izar from the University of São Paulo. Pat is one of the eminent Latin American primatologists, and along with her close friends and colleagues Drs. Dorothy Fragaszy and Elisabetta Visalberghi - see episode #68 fo…

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Exploring Comparative Primate Cognition with Dr. Reggie Gazes and Dr. Ikuma Adachi 1:02:33

1+ y ago1:02:33

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Send us a text In this episode, comparative cognitive scientist Dr. Reggie Gazes and my office neighbor Dr. Ikuma Adachi. Reggie is an associate professor of psychology and animal behavior at Bucknell University in Lewisburg Pennsylvania. She and Ikuma overlapped as trainees in the lab of Dr. Robert Hampton at the now-named Emory National Primate R…

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From Gorillas to Elephants: Dr. Ian Redmond on Wildlife Conservation in Africa 1:33:37

2y ago1:33:37

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Send us a text In this episode of The PrimateCast origins, we’re sharing a lecture given by wildlife biologist and conservationist Dr. Ian Redmond, OBE. Ian is renowned for his work with gorillas and elephants in Africa. Through research, filming, ecotourism, and conservation science and activism, he’s spent over 40 years cultivating the wisdom and…

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Journey into the Wild with The Orangutan Conservation Project's Leif Cocks 1:07:21

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Send us a text In this episode, conservationist, author and founder of The Orangutan Project, Leif Cocks. Leif is a tireless conservationist who seems to be involved in innumerable conservation projects throughout Southeast Asia, but most notably The Orangutan Project, which he founded in 1998. We talk about Leif’s path to conservation, which began…

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Tarzan meets Darwin in conservation and evolution with conservationist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Fred Bercovitch 1:10:39

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Send us a text This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Semina…

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Born Free USA's Devan Schowe on animal advocacy, ethics, welfare and conservation in the USA 1:38:16

2y ago1:38:16

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Send us a text This episode features a conversation with Devan Schowe, Campaigns Associate with animal advocacy and wildlife nonprofit, Born Free USA. Born Free USA, and its parent Born Free, are charitable organizations advocating for animal welfare and compassionate conservation, with the ultimate goal of ending human exploitation of animals for …

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Walking with gorillas and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian 53:07

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Send us a text This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Semina…

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What teeth can tell us about the life histories and behavior of extinct species (and cool science communication!) with Dr. Tesla Monson 1:36:47

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Send us a text This episode features a conversation with Dr. Tesla Monson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University. Tesla was in Japan visiting our own Dr. Susumu Tomiya to start some work with our collection of primate bones, so I asked Susumu to join us in the studio as well. Tesla runs the Primate E…

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Fairness and economic behavior in human and nonhuman primates with distinguished professor and primatologist Dr. Sarah Brosnan 50:53

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Send us a text “You should always collaborate with your friends!” - Sarah Brosnan In this episode I am really excited to be able to bring to you an interview with Dr. Sarah Brosnan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Philosophy and Neuroscience in the Language Research Center at Georgia State University. Dr. Ikuma Adachi, from Kyoto University'…

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A Conversation about animal cognition and emotions, anthropomorphism versus anthropodenial, and the power of storytelling in science with distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Frans de Waal 1:07:26

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Send us a text This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Semina…

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Why you should care deeply about primate eponyms with Dr. Elaine Guevara 1:11:40

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Send us a text This episode is all about where, how and why primates got their names! No, we won't be talking about popular primates like Kanzi the bonobo or Pan-kun (if you're in Japan), but rather the terms we use for the common and scientific names of primates across their taxonomy. Dr. Elaine Guevara is a Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology a…

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A half-century journey into primatology and wildlife biology with Professor Mewa Singh 1:22:44

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Send us a text This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Semina…

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A conversation about what makes us human, paleontological time machines and bigging up science education with Dr. Briana Pobiner 1:06:49

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Send us a text This episode features paleoanthropologist and science educator Dr. Briana Pobiner. Briana works in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She is also Associate Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington University. Briana’s anthropological research focuses …

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A life among the apes with primatologist Dr. John Mitani 58:52

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Send us a text This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Semina…

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A conversation about what music means to us, and monkeys, with Dr. Charles (Chuck) Snowdon 33:19

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Send us a text This episode features distinguished primatologist Dr. Charles Snowdon, or Chuck Snowdon, as he’s maybe better known by. Chuck is Hilldale Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and he’s widely known for his work on primate social development, communication and cognition. He ran the Snowdon Primate C…

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Language, anthropomorphism, and metaphor in science, and translating Kinji Imanishi and the flow of Japanese primatology with Dr. Pamela Asquith 1:15:00

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Send us a text This episode presents an interview with Dr. Pamela Asquith, and anthropologist and meta-primatologist who has studied how primatology was done historically in Japan, and tackled the challenge of language, metaphor and anthropomorphism in science. In March 2022, she delivered an excellent talk for CICASP in our International Primatolo…

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Weaving between theory and practice in behavioral ecology and conservation with Dr. Karen Strier 1:16:33

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Send us a text This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Semina…

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Bonobos, Wamba Village in the DRC, and building theories of human behavioral evolution with Dr. Takeshi Furuichi 1:39:48

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Send us a text This is podcast #69 with Dr. Takeshi Furuichi. I was really excited about this interview. I've known our guest - Dr. Takeshi Furuichi - since I was a grad student in the Section of Social Systems Evolution at Kyoto University's now rebranded Primate Research Institute. He was the Section Head until this year when we were all redistri…

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Being a Primate, Becoming a Primatologist with Dr. Elisabetta Visalberghi 55:01

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Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those very individuals. The lectures…

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Paleontology, the past, present and future of biodiversity, beardogs, and doing and communicating science with CICASP’s Dr. Susumu Tomiya 1:25:09

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Send us a text This is podcast #67 with Dr. Susumu Tomiya. It's such a pleasure to be able to share my interview with Dr. Susumu Tomiya, my colleague for the past 3+ years in the Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology (CICASP). Susumu and I have worked closely over that time toward developing our capacity at Kyot…

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How the social brain evolved with Dr. Robin Dunbar 52:51

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Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field.. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those very individuals. The lecture…

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Comparative Cognition and Managing a Chimpanzee Research Program with Dr. Ikuma Adachi 1:17:50

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Send us a text This is podcast #65 with Dr. Ikuma Adachi. Before getting into the interview, I announce with great sadness the passing of Dr. Steve Ross, as announced by Lincoln Park Zoo. Steve was a formidable figure in chimpanzee conservation and animal welfare science in general, in addition to being an all around good person and key figure at C…

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On NOT being a primatologist with Dr. Ramesh "Zimbo" Boonratana 35:22

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Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. "Dreams are not destinations, they're journeys. So, dare to dream" - Zimbo In the third podcast in this lecture series, we hear from Dr. Ramesh Boonratana, Zimbo, talking about why …

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Zoos, conservation, and empowering Earth's future guardians with Drs. Chia Tan and Fred Bercovitch 38:33

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Send us a text This is podcast #63 with Drs. Chia Tan and Fred Bercovitch - and was recorded in March 2015. The setting for this interview was one of the symposiums for our Primatology and Wildlife Science graduate program at Kyoto University, where students and wildlife professionals gathered to share their research and efforts towards conservatio…

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The making of a field station with Dr. Vernon Reynolds 56:34

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Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. "Expect Problems; you won't be disappointed" - Vernon Reynolds In the second podcast in this lecture series we hear from Dr. Vernon Reynolds, in a talk entitled "Budongo: The Making…

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Social networks, fieldwork fails and open science with Dr. Julie Duboscq 40:17

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Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Julie Duboscq, researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research based at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, in the department of EcoAnthropology. I interviewed Julie just before she left Japan to join the CNRS after a five years of postdoctoral stud…

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On Learning to Be a Monkey by Dr. Michael Huffman 52:14

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Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we introduce a new series that CICASP launched in June 2021, the International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures deliv…

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Sayonara, Cécile! A send off interview with former student, now colleague, and Conservation Voices cohost Dr. Cecile Sarabian 59:04

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Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Cécile Sarabian, co-host of this very podcast and producer of Conservation Voices for The PrimateCast. I interviewed Cécile just before she departed Japan to begin the next stage of her life and career... Cécile spent the better part of 9 years with us here in Inuyama City at Ky…

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Importance of Sleep with Julian Jagtenberg - Episode 5 43:35

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A conversation with Julian Jagtenberg, founder and CEO of the world’s first sleep robot, about the importance of sleep. Sleep myths are debunked and practical tips and tricks are given that you can implement in your own life right away. For the show notes, visit evolvedprimates.com/episodes . Enjoy!

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Digital Ethics with Lawrence Ampofo - Episode 4 47:39

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In this episode with Lawrence Ampofo, we’re talking about digital ethics. Lawrence is the founder of Digital Mindfulness and an expert on responsible AI and Digital Ethics. He is a data scientist and political scientist and is a Doctor of Philosophy. We talk about where the responsibility for good and fair artificial intelligence and usage of data …

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Meditation & Meaning with Suresh Patel - Episode 3 47:29

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Suresh Patel is a personal development coach, who coaches people on finding meaning in their life and work. He is also the father of a good friend of mine, Ishit. In the episode, we talk about meditation, how to find meaning in your personal life and working life, how to gain more focus and how to prioritize in order to reach more meaning. Suresh i…

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Digital Wellness with Nina Hersher - Episode 2 38:39

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In this episode with Nina Hersher, we talk about digital wellness. What is digital wellness, what are the effects of digital tools on individuals and society at large and what can you do to counter these effects? We talk about research into the effects of technology, touch upon things you can do about it, speak about the topic of parenthood and how…

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Human Connection with Patrick McAndrew - Episode 1 45:46

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In this episode with Patrick McAndrew, we talk about human relationships. What makes them valuable, what’s important in retaining and growing them and what is their impact on our own mental wellbeing? We also talk about loneliness and ways to deal with it, the impact of technology on our human relationships and Patrick’s experience with human relat…

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Introduction 5:31

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An introduction to the topics that will be discussed during the podcast, where the name Evolved Primates comes from and how the podcast came to be.

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Talking EcoHealth and unexpected chimpanzees with Dr. Anne Laudisoit 55:37

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Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast and Conservation Voices is Dr. Anne Laudisoit, senior scientist at EcoHealth Alliance in New York City, who visited us at the Primate Research Institute last month between two field trips in eastern DRCongo. Plague, monkeypox and more In the podcast, Dr. Laudisoit starts by coming back…

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Behind saving the golden lion tamarins with Dr. Valeria Romano and a host of experts protecting an endangered Brasilian primate 1:11:47

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Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Valeria Romano, who shares with us a series of interviews she conducted with conservation scientists during a meeting on the “Strategic Planning for the Conservation of Golden Lion Tamarins” run by the Save the Golden Lion Tamarin Association in 2018. Have a beer on the golden l…

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Intel Keynote - The Power of Adversity & The Importance of Finding Your Why 12:45

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Intel Keynote - The Power of Adversity & The Importance of Finding Your WhyAs you listen to this podcast, ask yourself a question.What have you survived that you thought you would never make it through?How has that adversity effected you, your co workers and family?In this special behind the scenes you hear part of my keynote at the Intel campus fo…

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The Power of Podcasting with the Outlier Podcast Festival Team 28:29

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As many you may know, I am a huge fan of podcasting and the medium as a way to share content. I am honored to be keynoting a special festival focused on Podcasting in just a few weeks. The founders and I did a Facebook Live interview to discuss the power of sharing a message as well as the upcoming event. Details: The Outlier Podcast Festival is an…

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Reezy Resell from Highschool Drop Out to $5 Million on Amazon 22:14

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Reezy Resell from Highschool Drop Out to $5 Million on AmazonDo you know the one thing that most all successful people have in common?The uncanny ability to do the work! I don't mean talk about working, I mean getting up and putting in the hours needed to master a craft.Our next guest embodies that!Please welcome our guest Mr. Reezy Resells to the …

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Just Create Interview with Thomas Duran 38:35

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I have known Thomas for a few years and he has been my go to for on the road video projects. The dude is a stud! He launched a new VLOG series called Just Create. Had the opportunity to join him for an interview around content creation. This is a tactic session where we dive into creating video! For those that have a fear of video, want to know how…

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Neva Lee Recla Spreading Light, Love, and Pixie Dust 16:57

7y ago16:57

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What were you doing at 8 years old?Were you knee deep into a business venture?This young lady is changing the world. Please welcome one of my favorite people - the wonderful Miss Neva Lee to the show! In February 2012, Neva got her first business cards...at age 2. She attended CEO Space International Business Conference 312 and never looked back. S…

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