Beste Chris Morgan podcaster (2025)

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A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins (reprise) 30:16

2d ago30:16

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Behind most wildlife documentaries is someone who has spent countless hours, often in challenging conditions, waiting for that perfect shot. Chris talks to filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith about their experience filming Adelie penguins for four months in Antarctica. With wind gusts up to 150 miles per hour it is one of the coldest and harshest…

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Zoë Schlanger: Do plants think? Why eating a salad may never feel the same again 50:59

10d ago50:59

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Maybe you’re eating an apple, or a piece of lettuce right now. Could be a broccoli stem or perhaps a lovely juicy tomato. If you are, are you wondering how intelligent that plant is? I’d guess not. But here’s a conversation that might make you think twice. Zoë Schlanger, a science writer for the Atlantic, has written an eye-opening book on the topi…

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Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river 47:47

17d ago47:47

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Melting ice is usually bad news, but this place in Alaska has turned from frozen to flourishing in just 200 years. Nestled in southeast Alaska, the stunning and famous Glacier Bay National Park is often called a “living laboratory.” Scientists from all over the world come here to study ecological succession: the step-by-step return of plants, insec…

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The Wild presents How Wild: Solitude 30:01

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We are taking a break over the holidays in order to finish up our series about national parks. We’ll be back in your feed on January 7 with a visit to Glacier Bay National Park in southeast Alaska. We’ll learn how the trickles of chilly glacial meltwater are creating a flourishing ecosystem. But in the meantime, I wanted to share an episode from a …

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A river runs through it ... once again (reprise) 29:51

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It started as a glacier. Then, about 13,000 years ago, it was a trickle, then a stream, and eventually a rushing river meandering through the Olympic Peninsula. For thousands of years, life thrived off the ecosystem served by the Elwha River that fed into to the Strait of Juan De Fuca. Then it stopped. A century ago, a dam was built to harness the …

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Leigh Ann Henion: Darkness, and the creatures of the night 28:39

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Nature writer Leigh Ann Henion has spent countless hours uncovering mysteries of the darkness that unfold while we’re asleep. She’s explored bats, moths, glow worms, spotted salamanders, and she’s written a new book about it called Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark. Today, Chris talks with Leigh An…

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Fireflies in synchrony 47:21

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Once a year they come out, by the thousands. Fireflies. But these aren’t just any fireflies. These are Photinus Carolinas, also known as synchronous fireflies They blink on and off together. It’s an amazing site. On this episode, I head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to experience the synchronous fireflies and learn how light from human dev…

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Caroline Tracey: How this tiny bird could save salt lakes 46:47

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Four times in the past decade Lake Abert has completely dried up, a barren lakebed encrusted with salt. Salt lakes are among the world's most threatened ecosystems. Lack of water could lead to many of these lakes permanently drying up in the American West. But there is one tiny bird that could change all that. The Wilson’s Phalarope depends on salt…

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Chris remembers Bear 399 3:26

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Chris remembers Bear 399, "The Queen" of Grand Teton National Park that was struck and killed by a vehicle near Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Tuesday, October 22. You can see the trailer of the PBS Nature documentary on Bear 399 here. Team 399 Facebook page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Everglades National Park: Invasion of the Burmese pythons (reprise) 50:59

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In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python is an invasive species that's close to triggering an ecological collapse. We'll head out with python hunters who track down these massive snakes for a bounty. Then we wade through the waste deep murky waters of the Everglades to see what researchers are learning about Burmese pythons in their waning hop…

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Toxic wasteland to ecological champion 36:29

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park is nestled between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio. It once was an industrial wasteland, filled with debris from the nearby auto factories. The Cuyahoga river was so polluted that it literally caught fire. That fire was a moment that sparked an environmental movement. But I'm headed upstream. I'm going to follow the river an…

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The Wild presents The Wide Open: Balancing the needs of endangered species and humans 45:10

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We’re on a short break as we finish working on our stories for our series about America’s National Parks. I can’t wait to share with you what we’ve learned. Amazing stuff. We’ll be back with new episodes on October 15. But today, I’d like to play an episode of a podcast from our friends at Montana Public Radio and the Montana Media Lab. It’s called…

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The Wild presents Outside/In: Not everyone is wild about wild horses 28:57

4M ago28:57

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We’re taking a short break from releasing episodes so we can work on more new stories for our series on our National Parks. I hope you’re enjoying it! In the meantime, I wanted to share a special episode of a show I think you’ll really enjoy: Outside/In from our friends at New Hampshire Public Radio. Each week, the show explores topics around scien…

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A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins (reprise) 30:16

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Zoë Schlanger: Do plants think? Why eating a salad may never feel the same again 50:59

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Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river 47:47

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The Wild presents How Wild: Solitude 30:01

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A river runs through it ... once again (reprise) 29:51

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Leigh Ann Henion: Darkness, and the creatures of the night 28:39

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Fireflies in synchrony 47:21

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Caroline Tracey: How this tiny bird could save salt lakes 46:47

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Chris remembers Bear 399 3:26

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Everglades National Park: Invasion of the Burmese pythons (reprise) 50:59

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Toxic wasteland to ecological champion 36:29

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The Wild presents The Wide Open: Balancing the needs of endangered species and humans 45:10

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The Wild presents Outside/In: Not everyone is wild about wild horses 28:57

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